Wild Charges Of Hampering. Business False   OPA Says Manufacturers’ Profits Higher Than in 1944

Brother of LeMars Man Living in 'Rotterdam Learns This Is Small World   Rock Valley Bee Tells Of Surprising Experience

Navy Planes And B-29’s Blast Kure, Osaka And Nagoya   Greatest Fleets Ever Sent Aloft In Pacific Heap 5,000 Tons of Bombs On Cities And Naval  Base. seeking Remnants Of Japanese Fleet.

Greatest Assault by Carrier Forces And More Than 600 Superfortresses Rips 260-Mile Stretch of Main Island

URGE TRUMAN MAKE CABINET CHANGES SOON   Advisers of New President Want Sweeping Shakeup

arly, Sweeping Cabinet Change Being Urged   Byrnes Likely to Get Stettinius’ Berth and Shifts in Labor, Justice. Treasury Are Possible

Broad Shifts   In Cabinet  Are Expected Advisers of Trumai  See Byrnes Taking Sec. Stettinius’ Job

Triman Urged To Shakeup Cabinet   Wallace, Forrestal, Stimson Might Stay; Byrnes May Replace Stettinius.  3S yaerewl gears

Truman Urged to Make Changes in His Cabinet  - Shakeup Foreseen Within

CABINET POST SHAKEUP SEEN   Truman’s Advisers In Demand For Broad Alterations

Advisers Ask Truman to  Shift Cabinet   Insiders Indicate Byrnes May Replace Stettinius

URGE TRUMAN TO SHAKE UP HIS CABINET   Byrnes Is Prominently Mentioned for Sec’y of State

Shake up in cabinet is urged  Truman’s aides  Se enadint mlenteames

‘Disorders, Bombs Mark Italian Political Crisis .   Convicts, Accused Fascisis Break from Cells; Cabinet Orders Extraordinary Sessior

DISORDERS IN ~ ROME SPREAD   Bomb Explosions Heard In Political Crisis

Disorders Spread to Prison; Cabinet Considers LeftWing Demands It Resign

PRISON RIOT QUELLED IN ITALIAN UPHEAVAL   Bombings Follow Tuesday's Clash At Royal Palace

DISORDERS GRIP BIC ROME AREA   Bomb. Explosions Ara’. Heard Throughout City—Crowds + Stage Demonstrations

Disorders Spread in Rome   Sporadic Bomb Blasts Throughout City Today

NEW DISORDERS IN ROME AREA   Prisoners Revolt; Cabinet Considers Demand for Resicnation

RIOTING SPREADS TO ROME PRISON   Bomb Explosions Continue In Italian Capital

Disorders In Italian Crisis Reach Prison   Convicts, Persons Waiting Trial Break Out Of Regina Coeli Prison In Rome,      CROWDS DEMONSTRATE

DISORDER IN ROME   Bombs Explode in City; Riot Within a Prison  Quelled

FOUR AMERICAN FLEETS MAY ~ SOON CONVERCE AGAINST IKPAN   GREATEST NAVAL STRENGTH BV ASSEMBLED MAY. JOIN “IN BATILE AGAINGT ‘JAP HOMELAND ..

JAPS MAY BE HIT BY FOUR FLEETS   Battle Tested Sea Forces Realigning to Smash Foe’s Defenses

LABOR PARTY MAY BE FORCED: TO CHANGE FOREIGN POLICY   BRITAIN'S "FOREIGN POLICY _ MAY.BE FORCED TO MAKE CHANGE JN POLICY

ASK CONGRESS TO ENLARGE JHE RECONVERSION PROGRAM   MUCH WORK ISGSCHEDULED FOR CONGRESS WHICH WILL BE RECALLED IN  _ SEPTEMBER

WIDER PLAN OF RECONVERSION IS DEMANDED   Sen. Burton Proposes Expansion of Program to Include Tax Cuts

JAPANESE QUSTED FROM VITAL POINTS   Important Places North of Sichwan, 380 Miles From Chunoking.

TRUMAN CALLS FOR DEDICATION   Couples V-E Declaration “With Stern Warning to Japan

President Truman In Victory Message Stresses War Is Only Half Won

QUEEN ESTHER CLASS MEETS AT SANDOVAL METHODIST  CHURCH, FRIDAY, AUG. 3

TOKYO REPORTS CONVOY ATTACK   Say Jap Planes Raided American Ships Near_two; Announce Ryukyu Raid

Wants Brake Set on House Building   Runaway Boom Feared in Costs

500,000 Close Down Buenos Aires In Protest ‘March’ Against Govt.

‘Two Armies Pound Lines On Frontier   First And Third Troops Make Gains Inside Germany

Overrunning Hnemy Posts On Both Sides Of The German Border   RESISTANCE STIFFER AS YANKS ADVANCE   No Major Changes Else. wher eOn The Long Western Front

AMERICANS FDGE WTO WEST WAL      Wedge Through Outposts Of Siegfried Line On 40 Mile Front, Advance Carries One Te Three Miles In 24 Hours   PATTON ARMY IN OUR RIVER DRIVE

OFFENSIVE BELIEVED TO BE FEELER   Six Armored and Infantry Divisions Bumping Against Strong Bulwarks.   BULLETIN

ADVANCES INTO. GERMANY MADE SEVERAL PLACES   Enemy Outposts Overrun on Both Sides of Nazi Border; Resistance Stiffens in Some Quarters

Yanks Attack Nazis Along 40-Mile Line   Advance One to [hree Miles Into Reich On Wide Front

U.S. First and Third Armies Advance Three Miles Into Siegfried Line’s Outposts      By BOYD D, LEWIS Unitea Press War Corresponden

ist Army Is Sheiling West Wall   Doughboys Tighten Grip on Cluster of Villages, De fense Posts

More :Than. 200,000 American First and Third Army Troops Battle inte Outer Works of Siegfried Line on 40-Mile Front — Advance Three Miles into Germany.

Wainwright To Lead Parade In Victory Fete  Co: Pf BASES   San Francisco Will Pay Honor To Hero Of Corregidor

Wainwright To Tell Stories Of Atrocities   Corregidor Hero In Washington Today To Relate Facts

WAINWRIGHT 10 GET HOME TODAY   America’s Most Famous Prisoner Of War Reaches West Coast This Aftgrnoon; Big Celebration *In Frisco Sunday.

Bataan Hero Arrives in His Homeland   Will Be Followed by Thousands of Other Ex-Prisoners

Wainwright Returns to  U. S. Today   Stream of Freed Allied  Prisoners Grows

Vietory Celebration and Parade Await Heru of Corregidor and Bataan

Wainwright To Arrive In California Today Soon After Liberated Men

Wants Sentence Carried Out   Wainwright to Give Report OnTreatment By Jap Guards

Wainwright In Vanguard Of Returning Prisoners   Hero Of Bataan And Corregidor To Reach Hamifton Field, California, This Afternoon: Others On Way

‘WAINWRIGHT COMES HOME AS U.S. COLLECTS EVIDENCE AGAINST JAPS   BATAAN HERO RETURNS-IN VANGUARD OF STREAM OF RELEASED PRISONERS; 64 NAVY MEN BACK

MOST FAMOUS WAR PRISONER REACHES HOME   Thousands of Released Americans Following Leader From Japan

Demand Death of  Seven Defendants   Charged With Murder  of Poles, Russians

Hirohi*~ Must Tell Forces. to Cease Firing and Then Accept Allied Chief’s Orders Himself

Authority Will Be Subject Te Supreme Commander Of The Allied Powers Who Will Ef fectuate Terms   TEXT OF REPLY IS MADE PUBLIC TODAY

Reply Made To Japan's Plea, V1 Day Now Believed To Be Only Few Days Distant.

BUT OUR COMMANDER WILL RULE, TROOPS OCCUPY THEIR COUNTRY   ~ Answer to Peace Bid Sent _ Today Through Switzerland

Nippon Emperor Subject To Commander’s Order   Enemy Armed Forces Will Be Orderec  Cease Active Operations Immediately

Can Rema n, Allied Rule —   HIS AUTHORITY WOULD BE UNDER: THAT OF ALLIED MILITARY == LEADERS; REPLY SENT TO TOKY'

War’s End Depends On Enemy’s Answer Expected in Few Days   vite Potsdam Provision Tha Japs to Vote on Form  of Government

Our Rule Remains Supreme, Insists Answer Of Allies   Tap Condition Not Rejected

Japs Confused By Control Plan   Expect MacArthur To Lose Face In Tokyo

Fear Expressed MacArthur May “Lose Face”  Control Plan Said   Control Plan Said To Have Caused Some Confusion

New Control Plan For Japan Is Hurting MacArthur   Big Three's Program for Governing Nippor Is Causing Confusion, May Result In American Commander Losing Prestige

'Big Three Plan Confuses Japs, Tokyo Asserts   Setting Up Control  Commission May Cause General MacArthur to Lose Face, Delay Work

MacArthur Objected to Jap Set-Up   Promises He Will Do His Best to Make New Plan Work Although Not a Party to Agreement

See Big 3 Plan Hindering Yanks  - Will Cause MecArthur To Lose Face in Japan, Dispatches ‘Say.

Slackening Of Nation’s Effort Seen By M’Arthur   Byrnes Plans Trip, Ignoring Complaint

‘TS LEADING TO CONFUSION   Control Scheme for Japan Is Slackening Efforts of Tokyo to Put MacArthur Directives Into  ‘Effect. 

MacARHTUR RAPS PLAN FOR JAPAN   ACTION TAKEN OVER PROTEST, SAYS GENERAL

Agreement Madi Over Protests, Chieftain Avers   Confusion Is Caused Among Japanese, One Official Claims

Opposed to Action Taken At Moscow   Japanese May Slacken Efforts to Put Into Effect His Directives

Big-3 Rule Plan  Confuses Japan   MacArthur Saps Plan Made Over Protest— May Slack Jap Efforts

Loss of ‘Face By MacArthur Feared in Tokyo   Sources Close to General Say New Plan Confusing

'Big-3' Japan Control Plan Brings Chaos   Japanese Fearful They Will Have to Make a New Staré

5 CONFUSING   Some Believe It May Cause MacArthur to Lose Face in lanan.

‘Big Three’ Plan: For Japan Peril MacArthur Rule   Japanese Confused; May Cause General To Lose Standing

MACARTHUR IS NOT HAPPY ON NEW JAP SETUP   Says He Was Not Consulted But Will Co-Onerate Fully

New Nip Control Plan Said Cause Much Confusion   ‘Arthur Denies  He Ever Okayed it

Control Plan Is Made Behind His Back and Over His Protest Says Gen. MacArthur  Not Consulted      Not Consulted   Press Inf ormation Is Chief Commaider’s Only Source of News

Control Plan May Cause MacArthur ‘to Lose Prestig:   Supreme Commander De nies Having Part in Big Three’s Scheme

Big 3 Plan May Impede MacArthut   Nips Confused; General Says Policy Set up Behind His Back.

SKF Sues Union And Officials — For $2,000,000   Also Asks Injunction Prohibiting Union From — ° Pick -ti,...

File Big Suit Against Union  ClO Group Officials Are  Defendants i

OHIO EGG SHORTAGE AVERSION PLANNED   Possibility Attributed to Three Reasons

143-Mile Winds Turn Northward; All State Threatened: 200 Hurt   Flames Menace World’s Largest Blimp Hangars; Two Factories Destroyed In Second Blaze; Hurricane Warnings Out Almost To  Sq GCanaroia

50,000 Seek Shelter In South Florida   Flames Threaten te Destroy Navy Blimp Hangars At Richmond, Fla.

Worlds Largest  Hangers Aflame In Driving Winds   50,000 Persons Seek Emergency Shelter As Storm Lashes Florida

WIND WRECKS HOMES: 30,000 SFEK SHELTER   WARNINGS HOISTED AS FAR NORTH AS GEORGIA LINE

To Destroy Giant Navy Blimp Hangars At Richmond, 30 Miles From Miami Flames Driven by Hurricane Threaten °

143 M.P.H. Gale Rips Key Area   200 Reported Injured as Fire Engulfs Hangars

FLORIDA FIRE IS WHIPPED BY HURRICANE   Destruction of Giant Hangars Threatened— Doctors Rush Through Storm to Scene.   RELIEF WORKERS ENTER THE KEYS   High Winds Drive 50,000 Persons to Emergency Shelter—One Death Is Reported.

Three Hangars, 6 Blimps Aire   More Than $7,000,000 Worth of New and Private Planes Periled; Wind of 125-Mile Velocity; Heavy Damage to Citrus Crops

WINDS PH THREATEN VACATION CITY   200 Persons Injured In Fire at Richmond Navy Blimp Yard

Hurricane Whips Florida; Over 200 Persons Injured   Richmond Navy Blimp Base Burns; Furniture Tile. Factories Razed

200 Are Injured When Fire Sweeps Naval Blimp Base At Miami   50,000 Driven To Emergency Shelter As 143 M.P.H. Wind Hits Keys’ Area; One Death Reported; Northern Section Expects To Feel Storm

More Than 200 Persons Hurt  Gale Sweeps Inland . Across Florida Keys

F ires And Wind Taking Toll Of Much Property   Giant’ Richmond Blimp   Base 30 Miles From   Miami and Downtown Area in Flames   Homes Demolished Sailor Loses Life   143 -Mile-Per-Hour Gale Sweeps Inland, Gripping . Thousands With Anxiety

200 Injured When Blast Rips Hangars   - Tropical Gale Sweeps Inland Across Keys As 50,000 Persons Driven to Seek Emergencv Shelter: One Death Renorted

Homes, Fruits Are Damaged; South Georgia Gets Warning   143 Mile-An-Hour Wind Is Recorded

50,000 Seek Shelter as Blow Comes   Screaming, 143-Mile Winds Reach Coastal  Area as Storm Warnings Twtetal at Tarnkecanvilla

Navy Hangars Aflame in Fierce Storm   Fifty Thousand Seek Shelter, Rescue Squads Aid Needy

Storm Roars Over  State At 143 MPH   Weather Bureau Warnings Are Displayed As Far North As Georgia Line: Miami Hit By Domage To Buildings, Flooded Streets

Blimp Hangars Afire As Hurricane Blows   Many Injured as Navy Base Aflame; Violent Wind Sweeps Inland Across Florida; Core of Store Over Everglades

Over 200 Are Hurt in Path Of Hurricane   Fire Caused by Great Winds Breaks Out at Navy Blimp Base in Florida — Tropical Storm of 143 M. P. H. Sweeps Inside State; 50,000 Seek Emeraency Shelter.

200 Are Injured  in Fire at  Navy Blimp Base   Warnings Are Posted Over the Whole Peninsula; 50,000 Persons Seek Shelter; At Least One Death Reported

BLIMPS BURN AS HGH WIND. HITS HANGAF   One Death. Reported While 50,000 Seek : Shelter from Storm...)

Flames Hit Blimp Base Near Miami, Injuring  200 During Wind Storm   50,000 Seek Shelter From Terrific Winds. Many Buildings, Vehicles Reported Damaged ; Warnings Are Hoisted Over Wide Area of Coast

Car Dealers Deny Asking Profit Hike   Just Object to Absorb: ing Production Boost

BOILS AGAIN   White House Advisors Are Charged With Effort To  Curtain Information

Pearl Harbor Battle Gains Impetus  G. O. P. Members Fight Effort to Gag Witnesses

PEARL HARBOR INVESTIGATORS ARE IN DISPUTE   Republican Senator Say: Members Blecked By White Heuse Advisors   BARKLEY DENIES THAT COMMITTEE IS GAGGED

Pearl Harbor Dispute Boils Over Again   Devilish Ingenuity Used In Effort To Hinder Probe, Said

PEARL HARBOR BATTLE BOILS UP IN CAPITOL   INFORMATION BEING RESTRICTED, SAYS GOP SOLON

BYRNES REPORT GETS APPROVAL   SENATE COMMITTEE BACKS THE SECRETARY

SENATE COMM. HAS PRAISE FOR BYRNES   Hears His Account of London Conference

VISITS MOTHER CN BIRTHDAY   President Truman Pays Surprise Visit to Missouri Upon Oceasion of Mother's 98rd Aninversary — Makes Trip by Plane.

Names 2 Men, One Now With Gen. MacArthur, as Backing Chinese Reds

Hurley Charges Diplomats “‘Sabotaged’’ His Efforts   Former Ambassador Testifies Two Career Men Favored “Collapse” of Present Government of China—Asserts  Britain Opposed U.'S. Policy for Unification of mas dt —Voice Flares With Anger as He Relates Story.

ANGRY HURLEY TAKES RAP AT U.S. DIPLOMATS   BRITAIN OPPOSES UNITY IN CHINA, ENVOY CHARGES

Hurley Charges Diplomats Sought To Destroy Chiang’s Rule In China

Hurley Claims  British Oppose  Unified China   Asseris Two Men He Fired For Baching Communists Civen Kev Pre

Men Who Opposed Chiang Became MacArthur Aides, Hurley Declares   Former Ambassador to Chungking Says British Opposed U. 5. Policy for China Unification

Hurley Flays Diplomatic ‘Career Men’   Names Two He Sent Home Now on MacArthur's Staté

Hurley Charges Two Envoys Favored China Gov't Fall   Former Ambassador Further Charges That Great Britain Opposed United States Policy in China

Men Assigned To ‘Offices In Tokyo   Testifies That His Subo rdinates In China Favored Collapse Of Pr esent Government

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Congress Told Atomic Bomb Secret Cannot Be Kept By U.S. Very Long

"National Congress” of Azerbiajan Asks Autonomy of Iran Government

A TOTAL OF 24,689      Tommy Ryther Is Champion Can Collector in Recent Drive

SENATOR BARKLEY — STARTS NINTH YEAR" MAJORITY LEADER  DEMOCRATIC HARMONY   DEMOCRATIC HARMONY CLAIMED AT HIGH TIDE IN SENATE AT PRESENT

North Luzon : Pounded; U. S. Has Davao Gulf   Two Landings Made In South Mindanao By 10th Corps

Attack Seals Enemy’s Exit On Mindanao   Americans Scize Vital Davao Gulf. In Amphibious Stab

Seize Control of Davao Gulf   New Landings Made On Southern Mindanao

NEW LANDINGS ON SOUTH MINDANAU   Sealing Escape For Jap Forces Still On The Island

YANKS SEIZE DAVAO GULF, MINDANAO   New: Landings Are Made‘On Southern Part:of istand

War Powers Act Cut to 6 Months   G.O.P. Solons Defeat  One-Year Extension

Local Draft Board Calls 36 for Pre Induction Exams   Local and Vicinity Draftees Will Leave Kane July 25

Local Draft Board Calls 36 for Pre Induetion Exams  Local and Vicinity

First Peace-Time Christmas  In Years Widely Celebrated   Birth of Christ Re-Enacted for Many Pilgrims Attending Services at Church of Nativity in on . Rethlahem ——

Demonstration Staged by 4,000 Manila Soldiers   Gls Help Brighten Christmas For Kiddies in War-Torn Lands

Parliament Bldg. of Syria Is in Ruins   French Troops Battle Partisans in Streets Of Damascus After Truce

REDS BATTLING IN OUTSKIRTS OF OLD VIENNA   Germans Fighting For Every House As Russians Drive In

Vielent House-to~ House Fighting in Capital of Austria   Reds Threaten to Sur‘round Vienna as They Have Other Cities

Russians Battle In Vienna Streets   House-to-House Fighting Reported In Bitter Fight for Austrian City

GERMAN TROOPS FIGHT FO we HOUSEIN VIENNA   Soviets , End avoring to Encircle City With Men, irc and Guns

HIGHT HARD IK AUSTRIAN CITY   Germans Battle for Every House in Vienna; Shoot From Windows.   SOVIETS PUSHING AHEAD

Big Force In Attack   Street Fight On In Vienna  Nazis Battle Fiercely For Austrian Capital

Street Fighting Rages in Vienna   Russians Threaten To Surround City With Tanks, Men. Artillery

\Naugatuck Sailor Who Survived Sinking Of American Cruiser, Now Stationed Off Tokyo ‘As Navy Supports Occupation Of Nin Homeland

J. POLLACE IS WITH OCCUPATION FLEET   Juno Witnesses Surrender Of A Japanese Island Garrison

FAILS 10 GET QUT OF STANDING TRIAL   Evidence Allows Jury te Conclude Joyce Is British Subiect.

Tigers Take Big Lead in Fourth Game   Big Fourth Inning Gives Detroit Edge At End of Seventh

Fundamentals of — Investing Seen   ROGER BABSON ADVISES - WOULD-BE MONEY INVESTOR.

Disclose results of  big raids Few Nip plants  Peonramie Hann gor

SUPERFORTS HIT JAP FUEL AREAS      Photos Reveal Damage to Tsushima District on May 10

LARGEST OIL STORAGE AREA IS DESTROYED   Japan's Oil Resources Are Badly Crippled By May 10 Super” fertress Attack

STORAGE AREAS AND REFINERY WRECKED   Bomber Crews Believe Nogaya’s Industry Also Ruined

RIDER TO-END DRAFT FORESEEN   Recruitment Bill Is Studied; Mandatory Discharge Suggested

CONGRESSMEN SEEKING REPEAL OF DRAFT LAW CLAIM  THEY HAVE NECES* * SARY VOTES

CONFESSES BEH CRIME   Rebers Smith h May E Be Tried For Life in Chicago

FRENCH-ITALIAN FRONT POPPING   Offensive May Menace Rear Of Enemy Line In Po Valley

Australians Drive Inland At Balikpapan   Closely Supported By Warships, Planes

Aussies Move Forward On AJ  (Borneo Fronts   Mect Only Sporadic Japan. ese Resistance In Balikpapa Sectors; U.S. Warships Aiding

ADVANCE ON. ALL BORNEO FRONTS   JAPANESE BATTLE DESPERATELY FOR RICH OIL FIELDS

Aussies Advance Qn Borneo Fronts   Yank Warships. Plane: Offer Support—Jap Resistance Sporadic

Navy Supporting General Drive In South Borneo  "Units Ron nge Along   Invacion

U.S. Warships, Aircraft Support Aussie Push  On All Borneo Fronts

Reatfirm Desire To Try Proposed Housing Program   Industry Is Bitter  In Its Criticism  Of Truman‘s Plan; OPA Princinal Tarneat

Federal «Officials Would Try Out Housing Program   Comention fs Made There Is No Basis for Bitter Industry Feeling  Toward Plan ©

Industry Raps Federal Housing Program In Wake Of Two-Day Parley: Trial Asked

Truman Planning Month-Long Tour Ending in Berlin   President Takes Off Next Week; San Francisco Ist Stopping Place   RIVALS ROOSEVELT AS WORLD TRAVELER   Expected to Visit Governors’ Conference At Mackinac Island, Mich.

TRUMAN TAKES  TO AIRWAYS: NEXT WEEK   To Hop Across Continent Before Going to Europe

BIG 3 MEET IS ANNOUNCED FOR BERLIN ARES   President to Witness Eisenhower’s Homecoming Tomorrow

PRES. TRUMAN A BUSY MAN FOR NEXT FEW WEEKS   Takes to Airways for Trip to San Francisco, Berlin

PATTON MUST EXPLAIN HIS: NAZI POLICY   EISENHOWFR CALLS GENERAL  TO HEADQUARTERS ‘{O EX4, PLAIN BETUP IN BAVARIA  -

PATTON CALLED TO EXPLAIN NAZI REGIME   Bavarian Commission Expect ed To Resign

PATTON 10 GIVE ACCOUNT OF RULE   Will Answer Charges ‘Of De. Nazification Laxity

AMERICAS WILL STAND TOGETHER   Inter-American Conference To  Protect Boundaries

a PROTECT BORDER BY JOINT MICHT   To Serve Notice On All Aggressors Of New Policy

Negro Convict Admits the Slaying of Woman, 23, Wife Of Banker at Santa Fe, N. M.

HITLER ISSUES ORDER OF DAY   Warns Soldiers Fighting Russian Troops

Hitler Warns Reich Fate in Balance   SAYS REDS TO PERISH IN FRONT OF BERLIN AS BIG DRIVE STARTS

Hitler ¢ Orders: s. “Berlin: Detarise: War ns-Of-F rate   Says’ Russians Lannch Last “Auack But. ‘They Wilt "Perish At City’s: Gates

Hitler Is Desperate! Appeals to Soldiers! Officer Plot Feared   Harangue About Russian Menace and Enslavement of Women Prefaces Orders to Kill Any Who Quit Fighting To Save Nazi Gang as Allies Close in on Berlin

Hitler Says  Berlin Readv   Declares ‘Bolsheviks Will Perish In Front Of German Capital.’

Fochrer Claims Reich Has Expected Eastern Offensive Sinee January; Grders Nazis to Fight

BOLOGNA FELL WHEN ALLIES ~ USED PINCERS   AMERICAN FIFTH AND BRITISH EIGHTH ARMIES SURGED INTO ITALIA CITY TODAY

HOUSE UPROAR BEING HUSHEL   COMMITTEE PLANS TO SIDETRACK DEMANDS RANKIN AND HOOK BE CENSURED

HOUSE FEUD IN LAST. STAGES   Leaders Predict Censure Resolutions — Will Be Pigeon-Holed

Yank Warplanes Hit Berlin Heavy Blow   Crushing Weight of Bombs Delivered Sunday, Then RAF Takes Over at Night; Witten and Hanau Smashed

Berlin Still Smoking as Raiders Attack   Heavy Strike at Communications in Blasted Germany

Air Blasting Of  Reich Continues   Two Vital Communication Centers, Berlin Hit By Record Load.

RECORD DAY RAID BATTERS BERLIN   1,300 U.S. Bombers Blast Capital; Blows Go On

Nazi Centers Take Heavy Beating From RAF Bombers  Mosquitoes Find Berlir Still Smoking From U. S. Daylight Raids

BRIDGE-BUS TOLL 2 DEAD. 4 HURT   Vehicle Breaks Through Span into Creek in Virania

Two Killed As Bus  Plunges Into Creek Infant And Soldier Victims; Many Hurt

DEMS FAIL T0 FILL UP SLATE   Absence Of ‘Bossism’ Is Carried to Extreme  At Confab

Se ee ee ee  Cratty Coy Coyote To Be Objective In Big Hunt Sunday   Aerial, Ground Offensive Arranged for Pawhuska Area's Stock, Poultry Killers

THREE QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED AT COURT MARTIAL   SURVIVORS REPORT LATE DISCOVERY WAS ACCIDENTAL

Navy To Probe Sinking Of Cruiser Indianapolis   Three Key Questions In Tragedy To Be Asked Officially At Hearing on Monday

American-British Experts Probing Rubble of A-Bombed Nagasaki  For Clues to Secrets Loosed in Earth -Shaking Blast of Aug. 9

NAGASAKI RUINS BEING PROBED BY SPECIALISTS   Allies Searching Acres Of Devastation To Learn Bomb’s Secrets

Truman Calls For World  Press Freedom   Free Flow of Truth Among All Nations Declared Necessary

GERMAN PRESS AND RADIO PLEAD FIRM STAND AGAINST SURRENDER AS PANIC SPREADS IN CAPIT4L

German Press, Radio Cry ‘Remember 1918’ Anti-Hitler Posters Reported in Cities

Germans Beg People Not to Surrender   “REMEMBER 1918” THEME OF BROADCASTS TO PANICKY NAZIS

TO STAND FIRM, REMEMBER 1918   Russia Calls. For Allied Attack “In West .

Nazis Appeal to People Not to Surrender   ‘Remember 1918 Is Slogan; Reich in’ Chaos, Choked With Refugees

Germans Urged To Stand Firm   Report Anti-Hitler Posters Appearing in Large German Cities

All-Volunteer Armies of Occupation —  Considered by Many U. S. Senators

EARLY SENATE DISCUSSION OF PACT IS ASKED   Republicans Call For Action After Plea By Vandenberg

Republicans Ask Right-of-Way for  Action on Charter   Caucus Urges Plan After Vandenberg Plea for Approval

SPEEDY ACTION ON ‘CHARTER IS ASKED   Republicans Ask Senate Books be Cleared for Document Vojye

Republicans Ask For Early Action On Peace Plan   Vandenberg Promises Strong Support of ‘Frisco Charter

Republicans Ask Immediate _  Charter Debate   Michigan Senator Asserts He’ll Support Document’s Ratification With All the ‘Resources at My Command’

AN EARLY VOTE ON ——- GHARTER IS ASKED   Republicans Give Green Light to Speed the Consideration.

All But Nine Of 50 Over-Age Destroyers Traded To England In 1940 Are Still In Active Service

Old US Destroyers Still In Service In British Navy  Nine Of 50 Lost In War Action

GJINGIL STUDIES ITALIAN TREATY   Yugoslavia Preserts Claims Acainst Italy to Foreign Minis‘ers

LAUSCHE FOR ~ SMALL RAISE   GOVERNOR REPORTED TO FAYOR THREE MILLIONS MORE FOR SCHCOLS—OPPOSED  TO SENATE BILL .

Lausche Favors 3 Millions Added School Aid, Repor   Will Submit Budget Figures to General Assembly Next Week

Was Against ‘Aggression Of Germans   Laval Testifies Alliance Signed After 1936 With  Mussolini

PIERRE LAVAL I WITNESS IN PETAIN TRIAL FOR TREASON  ADMITS HE SAID, “HERE  _ WHERE WE OVERTHROW

Laval Admits Plot To Defeat France   But, He Says Remark Was in Jest When He Is Brought from Prison To Testify at Petain’s Treason Trial—Ex-Nazi Collaborator Also Bares Complicated Secret Agreements

Laval Denies He’s Fascist   Says Gamelin Signed Seeret Italian Pact

Laval Admits Statement ‘Here Is Where We Will Overthrow French Rule’   Declares at Petain’s Trial It Was Only In Jest; Discloses Secret Pact With Mussolini ‘Against Nazi Aggression’   RY RELWAN MORIN

Laval Denies Being Nazi: Loves Republic   He Said “Here Is Where W Overthrow French Repub  lie’? As Joke.   AT PEUAINS TEA t

LAVAL A WITNESSE   Former French Chief Says Remark Was Only a  Test

Laval Denies He Ever Was Fascist   Vichy Chief Admits ‘Overthrow of Republic Planned

Pierre Laval Admits Saying ‘In 1940 ‘Here ls Where We ‘Overthrow French Republic’   Contends Remark War Jest; Testifies At Treason Trial Of Marshal Petain

Professes Love For  Republic   Laval Insists Remark fr 1940 On Death O Republic Was Mad As A Jest

Laval Admits ‘Joking’ About Republic Upset   Tells Of Secret Accord With Italy ‘Against Ger man Agocression.’

Here’s Where We Overthrow French Republic-Laval  Former French Leade Admits Remark But

Laval Lover Of France, He Contends  Numerous Secret   Numerous Secrets Of Country Are Revealed At Trial

LAVAL DENIES PLOT AGAINST FRENCH GOVT.    Love the Republic,’ Says Former Chief Of Vichy Rule

Pierre Laval Witness at Petain Trial      Former Vichy Chief Says Remarks on Overthrow Of France Made in Jest; Raps Naval Treaty

Overthrow Plot Gets Admission  From Laval   However, He Says Statement Made As Pure Joke

Lava/l Hates War  Secret French Alliances With Italy, Britain Bared

Laval Tells of Days Leadingfc Fall of France   Vichy Premier Testifies In Trial of Petain; Denies He is Fascist or Nazi;  ‘I Love France,’ He Cries

Laval Says Fateful Words Were in Jest   Crowd Laughs When He Says He Is Nata Fascist

Laval Denies He Wanted Overthrow Ofthe Republic   Reveals Secret Military Alliance Against Germany

Laval Ruefully Says Overthrow Remark Was ‘Jest   Recounts Numerous French Secrets As Witness At Petain Trial.

LAVAL SCREAMS HE'S NO FASCIST AT PETAIN TRIAL   Admits He Said “Here's Where We Finish The French Republic,” But Says He Was Joking; Spectators Shout  “Insolence.”

Haggard Laval Shouts ‘Il Love The Republic’   Contends Prior Remarks Were Just a Jest

TELLS JURORS HE WAS JOKING ON “OVERTHROW’   Former Senate Members Tells Of Laval’s Words in Taking Over Government,

LAVAL ADMITTED REMARKS MADE AGAINST FRANCE   Said “Here Is Where We Overthrow the French Republic,” He Told Court.   WAS ONLY AS A JEST   [Am Nota Fascist; I Am Not a Nazi; I Love the Republic, He Said.

Pre-War Ireaty Meant fo Stop Nazi Aggression   Vichy Leader Denies Plans to Overthrow Republic of France

Secret Pacts Bared By Laval As He Shouts Denial Of Being Nazi Or Fascist   Tells Of Italy Pact

Laval Contends  Treasonable Words  Came as a Jest Shouts sd  Am Not   Shouts “! Am Net  A Fascist” betore the Court; Recounts Secrets of France

Laval Admits Boast France  Was Finished   Former Premier Denies. However, He Is Either Fascist Or Nazi

LAVAL TELLS OF SECRET PACTS AT TRIAL OF PETAIN MILITARY ALLIANCE WITH MUSSOLINI IN  ss é7aweee ABAAIBICOT Ul

End Of France Republic Aim  Vichy Chieftain   Testifies Plan Made While Pushing Through Acts Making Marshal Petain  Virtual Dictator   Says Remark Jest; Spectators Angry   Discloses Making Military Pact With Mussolini After 1936 “Against German Ageression”’

LAVAL TELLS OF ALLIANCE WITH ITALY   Former .Vichy Chief of Government Says Pact Was To Oppose German Aggression  CPADKIC ACER MAPRCHIAIL

Overthrow France? A Jest, Says Laval; Tells Petain Jury of Secret War Deals   Late Bulletins

Laval Claims Love For Country While on Witness Stand   Contends 1940 Remarks Only a Joke; Reveals Secret Pact Details

Laval’s Remark OnRepublic Fate Stirs Courtroom   Pushed Through Acts Making Petain Boss; Ravenle Duce Deal

Laval Denies He Ever Was Fascist  Vichy Chief Admits  ‘Overthrow of   Vichy Chief Admits ‘Overthrow of Republic Planned

AL ADMITS » HE MENTIONED DRASTIC ACTS   @Ex-Premier of France Says He Was ‘Just Joking’ About Overthrow

Laval Called fo Stand in Petain Trial   Tells of Efforts Made to Block Nazi Aggression

Laval Ruefully "Admits ‘Joke’ of French Downfall   “Here Is Where We Overthrow Republic’ Told at Petain Trial

Military Treaty With Mussolini Bared At Trial   Former Vichy Chief, Tired Face Heavily Lined, Turns Back On Petain

Laval Admits He Said,""Here ls Where We Overthrow the French Republic"

[Laval Says Remark About Overthrow Of French Republic Was Said In Jest

Laval. Admits Statement ‘Here Is Where We Will Overthrow French Rule’         Declares at Petain’s Trial It Was Only  In Jest; Discloses Secret Pact With Mussolini ‘Against Nazi Aggression’

Laval Testifies At Petain Trial   Declares “Overthrow Of French Republic” Was Spoken in Jest

LAVAL ADMITS TELLING JEST OF ‘OVERTHROW’   Claims Terms Made With Mussolini ‘Against Nazi Aggression’

FACTS SOUGHT ONU.S. PRE-WAR PACIFIC PLANS   Jap Admiral Says He Persgonally Set Pearl Harbor, Attack

U.S. Pre-War Plans Against Japan Sought   Senator Asks if Attacks on Nip Bases Plotted

Nazi Cruiser Koeln Sunk in U.S. Raid   Other Vessels Damaged At Wilhelmshaven, Bremen

German Fleet. Badly Wreckec By Warplanes   Cruiser, U-Boats and 21 Other Vessels  Qaienke ar Damaanel

Soviets Take More Islands   Stalin’s Forces Speed Up Their Occupation of Kuriles West of Aleutians

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Reds Take Over Islands West of Aleutian Group  mantinn   Soviets’ Occupation Of Japanese Territer Nearly Complete

Red Flag Over 3 More Isles   Gen. Stalin’s Forces Speed Occupation Of Japanese Territory,

“TRUMAN DECLARES 'HE’S COMMITTED ‘TO FOR’S PROGRAM   Fells Quartet of Demo Solona, Known As “Big Four” That He Stands Behind and Will Continue Roosevelt Legislative Policies

Truman Supports Roosevelt Plans   Tells “Big Four” He Is Committed To General Legislation

BARKLEY TAKES UP DEMO HELM   [Summons Party Members In Senate To Pledge  = Loyalty to Truman

TRUMAN TO FOLLOW ROOSEVELT PROGRAM   Tells Democratic ‘Big Four Of His Legislative Plans

NO ADVANCE SCORED ON CENTER LINE   Jap Artillery Holding American Troaps In Check

Yanks Edge Down Okinawa Coasts   Jap Artillery Checks Center of Line—L. 5. Makes Gains in West

Yanks Edge Dowr Okinawa Coasts   Jap Artillery Holds Center of Line  In Check

Infantrymen Edgins Down Coasts In Okinawa Battle  Jap Artillery Holds Center of Yank Lines Without Gain

Yanks Edge Dowt Okinawa Coast: Jans Hold lines   Nips Hurl Artillery Fire Into Division In  Center Of Island.

Jap Artillery Balking Yanks   Infantrymen Edge Down Coast But Center of Defense Line Holds

98 Per Cent Drop In 1945  Cotton Is Seen   Crop Reported Thirty Per Cent Below 1934-43 Average Yield

Wants Black Mar! Leaders Jailed   Senator Wheeler Desires “Good Stiff Sentences” For Criminals.

Wheeler Reprimands OPA Officials , Unchallenged Black Market Activities Rage In Nation

Black Market Blamed on OPA By Wheeler   Senate Probers Hear Pittsburgh Newsman Tell of Operations

OPA IS TO BLAME FOR MEAT BLACK MARKETS   Ringleaders Should Be Jailed With Good Stiff Sentences, Wheeler States

BLACK MARKET IS NATIONWIDE   Sen. Wheeler Demands Changes In OPA,  Jail Sentences

Conference on War Crimes to Begin on May 31   International Meeting  To Take Place in , British Capital 

Nazi Atrocity Trial Parley Is Scheduled   Special Agents Gathering Evidence of Naz Crimes and Identifyine Pernetrators

At Least Five Bridgeheads Thrown Across Erft River; Ninth Makes New Advances

Powerful American Armies Cut German Defenses in Drive   Ninth Army is, Making Spectacular Gains at  Edge of Ruhr

Rhine City’s Last Defense Lines Ripped   Patton Men Enter Trier;  Spectacular Ninth Army Gains At Edge Of Ruhr.

WORK OR JAIL BILL SLIPPING   Freeze of Property Surplus Proposed by Lawmaker

WORK-OR-JAIL LEGISLATION SLUMPED TODAY   Some Senators Doubt Measure To Be Enacted

Work-or-Jail Bill Stalled in Senate; Opposition Strong   Hearings Cause Many to Fear Law Won't Clear  Committee

PROSPECTS FOR  “WORK OR JAIL”  BILL DOUBTFUL OPPONENTS ARE  IN THE SADDLE, BACKERS CLAIM

WORK OF JAIL LAW BACKERS GLOOMY   Opponents in Saddle ‘Say! Supporters; (Expect ‘Some Kind of Bill? Barkley Reports

Washington Roundup  Work-Jail-Fight Law May Finally Die on the Vine

YANKS MAKE — - SLOW GAINS ON OKINAWA   THREE DIVISIONS ARE CLOSING IN ON SHURI AS DES ‘ PERATE BATTLE  ‘CONTINUES

MARINES SCORE HALF MILE GAIN   77th Doughboys Now Only Few Hundred Yards North of Town

EADE BRITON NOW IS IN CUSTODY   Baillie-Stewart Found Hidin Luxurious Spot in Austria

2 Deny Guilt In Erie Case   No Intention of Murder, They Tell Alderman

COLLETT PAYS FOR MURDERS   TRIPLE-SLAYER DIED IN ELECTRIC CHAIR LAST NIGHT 18° MONTHS AFTER  CRIMES ‘°°

CHAMPAGNE REVOLT!   Germans Scared When Freed ‘Slaves’ Go on Spree

GOV. BLUE NOW HAS HIS OWN ADMINISTRATION   Many New Laws Effective on July Fourth

162 New State Laws Went Into Effect ‘Independence Day   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

Strike Wave  Flares   Ford Company Lays Off 50,000 Employes, Production Halied

Unions To Force Showdown Fight Using Huge Automotive Industry As Testina Ground For Copnllici

160,000 Idle In U. S. As Unions Seek To Increase Wage Levels   Ford’s Production Halted As Work Stoppages Hold Up Materials; UAW Threatens System-Wide Walkouts

Wave of Strikes Flares Into > Fconomic Battle  160,000 Idled in " Struggle to

THOUSANDS OF WORKERS NOW OUT ON STRIKE   Postwar Strike Wave Flares Into Major Economic Battle

Bill Affects 41 Federal Corporations   House Measure Puts Them Under Control of Congress

Using o One Cent Of Huge Loans   Roosevelt Scion Suys All Of $600.000 Went Into Financing Texas  Radio Network

Not One Cent of Loan Was Put to — Personal Use. Elliott Roosevelt Says

No Personal Use Made of Money  - Elliott Says Funds  oY Shore a Gane Se, o ata epee ae

Price Ceilings A Little Higher   OPA Says The Price Ceilings On Certain Cars Released Next Week

Auto Prices  To Be Given   Ceiling on Additional Makes of Cars Will Re Made Next Week

CHECK ON NAZI DEATHS   Russians Continue Search for Bodies. of Leaders

BODIES OF NAZIG EXAMINED CLOSELY   No Official Word That Hitler’s Or Goebbel’s Have Been Found.

Allies to Transfer 6 Million Germans   Mass Migrations Set For 4 Occupied Zones

RECONVERSION’S PROGRESS SKIDS WITH WALKOUTS   Output Crippled in Many Sec tions of Industry, Including Coal, Steel

ECONOMIC CURBS ARE BEING USED BY GOVERNMENT   Fear OF Inflation Still Persists After Four Months  Of Reconversion   INDUSTRIAL STRIFE IS STUMBLING BLOCK

WORK STOPPAGES SEEN AS THREAT TO RECONVERSION   Bright Prospects of Twa Months Ago Fade as Strikes Cripple Steel, Coal and Other Industries.   GOVERNMENT STANDS PAT ON WAGE POLICY   Boosts Allowed Only Where No Price Increases Result —Ban on Home Building Goes Off Monday.

Labor. ‘Strikes. Din Picture. of Reconversi sion   Progress: Stilt Considered Good, :in Terme of Get-' ling War Debris Out-of  Factories

Government Swings Back To Controlled  Economy   Tightens Controls In Effort To Halt Inflationary  Trends in Nation

BUSINESS CURBS ARE TIGHTENED BY GOVERNMENT   End of Fourth Month of Re conversion Finds U. §S., Swinging Back to Economic Controls.   MEASURES GROW OUT OF INFLATION FEARS   Steps Represent Change in President Truman’s Policy —Labor Affected by  Program.

Optimism Wanes As Strikes Slow Basic Industries   Requests for Walkout Votes Soar to 600 as First Test. To Settle Cases Proves Failure

Labor Disputes Fade Rosy Reconversion Hues In U. S. Two Months After End Of World Conflict   List 28 Dead, 70 Missing, 423 Injured In Typhoon

Strikes Slow Reconversion   2d Month of Peace Finds Labor Onarrel Ravine

Administration To Crack Down ~~ With Controls   U. S. fs Swinging Back Te Tighter Grasp) On  Risclnaee False

Administration Is Tightening Labor  AndBusiness Curb   End Of Fourth Month Of Reconversion Finds U. S. Swinging Back To Economic Controls With Inflation Fears Persisting

OPTIMISM ON RECONVERSION BEING CHILLED   Stakes In Basic Industries Are Taking Toll

Strikes Halting Postwar Plans  Reconversion Hope is Badly Chilled

Strikes Delay Reconversion   Jitters Besets Administration At Washingon

Many Shackles Are Knocked Off Building Trades   Mood Of Caution Is Reflected In Meat Rationing; Strikes Continue

Reconversion Progress Still Considered Good Despite Strikes and Work Stoppages

Tighter Curbs on Labor, Business Seen  Reconversion Has _ Turned Into _ Lusty Problem Chile

Reconversion Optimism Chills As Strikes Tie Up Basic Industries —

LABOR UNREST HOLDS UP U.S. PEACE OUTPUT   OPTIMISM CHILLED BY RECONVERSION DELAYS

Optimism Has  Chilled In:   Officialdom   Administration Fails It First Big ‘Test of Persuasion lo Settle Strike Cases. Reseris to Seizures

Warm Optimisin On Reconversion Is Being Chilled   Production in Basic !ndustries Slowed by Strikes

Reconversion Is Slowed Up Due To Strikes   Work Stoppages Hamper PostWar Progress

End Of Fourth Month Of Reconversion Finds U. §. Swinging Back To Controls

Optimism Over Reconversion Is Chilled   Strikes And Work Stoppages In Basic Industries Spoil Peace-time Program

U. S. Does ‘About Face’ With Curhs   Tadusirial Suife Menace Te. Réeeeiteraian

Curbs On Business And Labor Again Asked In Reconversion   Industrial Strife May Smash Rapid Return to Peace. time Production if Not Checked, Truman Fecre

Reconversion Hopes Chilled In Many Official Quarters — By Strikes, Work Stoppages

Washington’‘s Warm Optimism over Reconversion Is Chilled by Strikes

SOLDIERS T0 DECIDE ON CIVILIAN LIFE   Congress Asked That in New Discharge Plan

NAVY COMMANDER TOLD 10 GET IN WAR DEPLOYMENT:  AGREEMENT CALLED FO! U. S. TRUK ATTACK

Dec. 7 Setup Not in Line With Orders   Admiral Says Warning Should Have induced Fleet Snread-out.

Hearing to Las!  To Mid-February   Barkley Believes All Evidence Could Be Taken by Then   ‘A DISPUTE IN NAVY   Not Certain Who Should Have Kept Fleet Commanders Posted

British - American Nava Agreement Of 1941 Envisioned Attack By U. S. On Truk

Investigators of Pearl Harbor Ask Extension of Time   Senate Votes to Give Committee Until Feb. 15 to End Probe

Testifies Pacific Fleet Should Have Been Spread Out  “Is ‘Assertion’ of 1941 “Chief of Navy War

Fleet Should Have Been Spread Out, Not Tied Up In Harbor, Turner. Says 

PACIFIC FLEET HAD BEEN TOLD TO SPREAD OUT   _ Admiral Says-Ships Should Not: Have Been All at ‘Hawaii

HAWAII INQUIRY BARES CONFUSED NAVY AUTHORITY   COMMITTEE SEEKS SENATE APPROVAL FOR MORE TIME

Turner Says Fleet Should Have Been Spread Out   Congress Votes Extension of Time for Pearl Harbor Probe After Hearing of Secret Naval Pact; British Set Deadline for Japs

NAVY COMMANDER TOLD 10 GET IN WAR DEPLOYMENT   AGREEMENT CALLED FOR U. S. TRUK ATTACK . IF JAPS MOVED

Says Admiral Didn't Follow  Instruction:   Pearl Yarhor Witness Declares Pacific Fleet Stroutd Have Been Spread Qut Under Or ders lesued Provinudy

LIKE ACTION NOWREQuIRED IN THE HOUSE   Barkley Believes All Evidence Will Be in by Then, Although More Time May Be Needed to Draft a Report.

High Conimand in Washington Believed Admiral Kimmel Had Facilities for Decoding Jap Messaves, Witness Reports

STORY OF WAKE FINALLY TOLD   Marines Who Escaped Japs Were on Island

NATION MOVES TOWARD GREAT TRADE PERIOD   Davis Gives First Survey Of Situation Since End of War

GLOBESTER TAKES OFF FOR CHINA   STARTS FLIGHT FROM CALCUTTA—10,368 MILES OF TRIP COVERED.

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GLOBE GIRDLERS CET OVER HUMP   Leg Of Round-The-W orld Plane Reaches To Luliane. China -

ster Leaves ulta Enroute iang, China  Girdling Plane thedule on Leaving India

WORLD FLIGHT ON SCHEDULE   “Globester” PI Plone Roars Out of Calcutta For Luliang, China

GLOBESTER IS EN ROUTE 10 CHINESE CIT)   New Transport Put Into Service With 12,769 Miles To Go ~

New Planes Takes Up Global Flight At Indian Stop   Change in Planes Is Made According To Advance Schedule

Superfortresses Smash at Jap Airfields  More Than 50 Squar   More Than 50 Square Miles of Main Nip Cities in Ashes

Superfortresses Smash at Jap Airfields   More Than 50 Square Miles of Main Nip Cities in Ashes

Refinery Operations Stranaled By Strike   Production Cut Almost In Half By Emergency Order; Protests Start

Marshall Won't Retire until Japs Are Defeated, Kirke Simpson Says

$25,000 TAG Oh HOOPER KILLER   State Posts Big Rewarc To Avenge Slaying Of Solon

Senate Reward For Slayer Of Hooper 75,00   Amount Boosted From $10,000; Police Eliaible

Russian-Jap War Is Predicted   Mansfield Says Red: to Join Conflict

Mansfield Predicts Reds to Fight Nips  Adds Unless: China Unified Soon, Such

Prediction Is Made Russia Will Join War Against Japan   Development Might Split China, if D Is  Not Overcome in Quick Order

Russia To Assist Allies Against Japan, Predicts Late Roosevelt Observer

Mansfield Declares  Russia Soon to  Fight Against Nips Montanan Says China  Faces Split Into Two Separate States

Montana Democrat, Al Same Time, Warns China  May Be Split Inte Two Separate States

REP. MANSFIELD PREDICTS REDS TO FIGHT JAPS   Congressman Says USSR Will Join In Fight Against Japan

PREDICTS REDS TO FIGHT JAPS   Montana Solon Fears Serious Situation Unless China Is Unified

Montanan Says Russians Will Fight Japs   Danger of China Being Split Into 2 States Revealed by Mansfield

Solon Thinks Reds To Fight Japs Soon   Rep. Mansfield Says, However, That Unless China is Unified, Such Soviet Action Might Split Oriental Nation Into Two States.

‘DIRKSEN FAVORS CHANNEL FROM DEPUE TO RIVER   Congressman Offers Bill To Authorize Survey Of Plan To Dredge Channel From Lake DePue To Illinois River.

CONNECTING CHANNEL FROM LAKE T0 RIVER   Cong. Dirksen Asks En gineer’s Survey Of Lake De Pue

YOUTH SUFFERS UNDER NAZISM   Bishop Says” Youngsters Can Be Won Back To Normal Life

Hoard of Nazi Loot Worth Five Billion Found in Bank  Includes Securities, Gold, and Jewels of Prisoners

Main National Wealth of, Austria and Bavaria And Loot Stolen from Death Camp Victims And Churches Found At Regensburg   Ry AUSTIN BEALMEFAR

YANK TROOPS FIND LARGE NAZI HOARD   Treasure Valued at Fiye Billion Dollars Is Uncovered

TREASURE HOARD OF NAZIS WORTH 5 BILLION FOUND   Cache Includes the National Wealth of Austria and Ba- _  varia and Loot From  Deathcamp Victims.   GREATER PORTION IS IN SECURITIES   However, Gold and Silver Bullion, Jewelry and Other Valuables Are Bared by American Troops.

UNCOVER NAZI HOARD OF OVER FIVE BILLIONS   Wealth Of Austria And Bavaria, Prisoners,  Churches Found

NAZI TREASURE OF FIVE BILLION + FOUND IN REICH   Main Wealth of Austria and Bavaria With Loot from Prisoners

STOLEN LOOT UNCOVERED IN BANK VAULTS   PURE $50,000 GOLD CACHE DUG UP IN HAYSTACK

q  Nazi Treasure Hoard Found:  Americans Seize $5,000,000,000  j he  In Securities and Stolen Gold

BYRNES REPORTS TD TRUMAN ON MEET   Gives President First-Hand Report on Stormy Sessions in London.

Byrnes Will Submit Report   President Truman Will Get First-Hand Report Of Big 5 Parley.

BYRNES WILL REPORT ON MEETING TONIGHT   Broadcast At 9:30 To Give Data On Ministers’ Talks

REPORT NAZIS ABANDONING EAST PRUSSIA   Germans In_ Desperate Fight To Reach The Port Of Pillau, On The Baltic

GERMAN CITY IS BY-PASSED BY RED FOR(I   Battle for Encirclement of Frankfurt Pressed

Soviets Seek Encirclement Of Frankfurt  Pravda Says Reds   Pravda Says Reds Now Only 34 Miles From Reich Capital

RUSSIANS BY - PASS GUBEN; FIGHT 10 RING FRANKFURT   Soviet , First Ulraine Army Seizes More Than Fifty Towns in Advances Up to 13 Miles.   SURPRISE NAZI DRIVE GAINS IN EAST PRUSSIA   Berlin Radio Reports Corridor Established From Koenigsberg to Escape Port of Pillau:

‘Soviets By-Pass Guben, Alsc Reported Pressing Battle For Frankfurt Encirclement

Soviets Bypass Nazi Defense Town of Guben  Russians Drive to  tne flee amne aft   Russians Drive to Confluence of Neisse, Oder Rivers

GERMAN CITY SBY-PASSED -BYRED FORCE   Bottle. for -Encirclement of Frankfurt  Pressed

REDS BYPASS BROAD FRONT   Soviets Also Pressing Fight for Encirclement of Frankfurt

REDS BYPASS GUBEN, CIRCLE ON FRANKFURT   MOSCOW ANNOUNCES ARMY 34 MILES FROM BERLIN   Oder River Crossed

Dispuised Nazis Try Infiltration.  Of American Lines  ' Detected and One Patrol Sho? Up

Disquised Nazi Patrols Fail in Move To Infiltrate Allied Lines in Italy

Allies Agree on Voting Procedure At Yalta Parley   Decision Fills Missing Chapter in Dumbarton Oaks Plan of a World Security Organization

Pattern For Peace To Be Laid Before United Nations Meet At San Francisco During April

Allied Unity Achieved For War And Peace   Compromise Reached On Dumbarton Oaks - Aqreement

Fliers Strike Jap-Held : Chinese Ports   MacArthur Reports Doughhboys Continue Advance Toward Manila. Wongkong, Swatow and Amoy Raided By Naval Flicrs

THIRD FLEET PLANES MAKE BOLD ATTACK   Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Raided; Luzon Gains Reported

TWO STATE ~ DEPTS. RENEW THEIR FEUD   Civil Service Head  Makes Charges Against Hghy. Dept

HIGHWAY DEPT, IS UNDER FIRE   CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MAKES CHARGES

Giant Assault Aimed At Destroying Bulge   _ Von Rundstedt Retaliates, Hurls 10 Tresctans Avainst Patton’s Wedge ~

Burst Threugh North ' Flank Of Nazi Salient Below Grandmenil  ALLIES PROGRESSING ALL ALONG THE LINE  Heavy Tank And Infantry Fighting On Allied Attack Front

GEN. CLARK RETURNS FROM WAR IN EUROPE   Commander of Allied Armies is Italy Files From Paris to Chicaro in Carro Plane.

CONVICT GIRLS IN NAZI GASE   MICHIGAN GRLS FOUND GUILTY BY FEDERAL JURY OF AIDING PEISONERS TO ESCAPE

Confusion in Germany May Increase If Hitler Is Dead, Simpson Asserts

Plenty Of New Tires Due Soon   Rubber Executives Claim Tire Rationing To End By December 31

SEE END Ot TIRE RATION   Two at Industry's Tep Men Give Goad News to Publle — Goudyear President Says Rationing Will be Ended by December 31.

TIRE RATIONING MAY END SOON   Synthetic Rubber to Be Used for Long Time

More Butter, Meat, Cheese By Sept. Ist   Cut In Red Point Values Assures Increase; 2.000.000  Lose fobs.   MOST NEWS GOOD

Red Points Will Get Mote Meat, Butter, Cheese   ‘Increased Supplies Will Bring. Changes tfoctive Sunday ~~

House Members  Urge Treaty Making Change  Three-Week Deadline For Presenting Bill For Action in Senate

Yankees Slowed In Their Drive  Across Okinawa   Japanese Well Organized in Their Resistance Against 24th Corps.   Masbate Is Overrun  And Capital Liberated

SS eee OQ Ee——————eeeeoOoererre  JAP ARTILLERY AND MORTAR FIRE SLOWS YANKS DRIVING ON NAHA   TWENTY-FOURTH CORPS WITHIN 3000 YARDS OF MACHINATO AIRSTRIP, 4 MILES OF CAPITAL

SLOWS DRIVE ON CAPITAL CITY OF NAHA   Heavy Artillery And Mortar Fire Halts Army Units

Japs Stiffen Resistance in Naha Defense   Okinawa Battle Becomes Clearer Drawn; Marines Advance Three to Five Miles Unopposed  Pm

JAP RESISTANCE STIFFENING ON OKINAWA ISLAND   Forces Driving Toward Capital Encountering Some Difficulty; Marines On North End Of Island Vir tually Unopposed.

RESISTANCE ON OKINAWA IS. STIFFENING   Marines on North Side of American Wedge Work Forward from Three Toe Five Miles   'NAHA DRIVE SLOWS UP

Resistance On Okinawa Grows  Americans Head For Major Ryukyus Airpor

Yanks Slowed On Okinawa   Fire From Well Organized Positions Encountered

Resistance of Japs Slowing Okinawa Push  Artillery Used to Put Brakes On

vou SOU AVAW A—  Yanks: Facing Stiffer  “Japanese Resistance   army Units Slowed In Drive On Capital City Of  Naha While Marines’ On North Side Of Amer ican Wedge Gain Three To Five Miles

Some Fighting On Okinawa   Resistance on Part of Island Stiffens, Advances Sweep On Elsewhere

Army, Marines Keep Pressure  On Okinawa   Heavy Artillery, Mortar Fire by Japs.Puts Brakes on U.S. Drive

Japs On Okinawa Cut Yank Advance   Resistance Stiffens as Troops Drive Toward Capital of Island’

Yanks Slowed On Okinawa By  Nip Resistance   Heavy Artillery and Mortar Fire Pot Brakes Un 2-Hth Corps: Marines Advance

JAPS SLOW U.S. TROOPS ON OKINAWA   Units Driving Toward the Capital Meet Stiffening Resistance, but Force on North Side of the Wedge Advances.

Resistance Slows Drive On Okinawa   Infantry Units Slowed iv Push on Naha But Marines Continue Advance.

CAPITAL DRIVE SLOWED ON ISLE   But Marines to North Meet Little Resistance

‘Yank Drives On Okinawa Are Slowed.  Near Capital   Japanese Organize Heavy Resistance

THIS IS MY STORY   Wainwright Tastes First Raid As Japs Bomb Clark Field

Jap Bombs Hit Clark Field on Day ‘Hell Breaks Loose’   This Is My Story

Wainwright Sees First Blood Spilled In Futile Defense Of Philippines

RUSSIA HOLDS UP UNRRA CASH   WANTS TO KNOW HOW MONEY WILL BE USED

Underground Chiefs Held By Russ: Eden   Some Eligible for Polish Government, Minister Reveals

Japs and Yanks Use Bayonets In Close Combat   Blozing Gasoline Sears Defenses Of Resisting Foa@

Fierce Okinawa Battle Raging   Yanks and Japs Fight Hand to Hand; Marines Drive Into Suburbs of Naba, Tenth Army Pushes Forward Slowly

Yanks Only Lis Miles  From Reds Along Oder   Engineers Strive To "The ow Bridge Over Elbe So Race East Can Continue

NINTH ARMY TANKS REACH ELBE RIVER   Engineers Racing to Throw Bridge Across Stream So Americans Can Continue Drive.   ARMAMENT CITY OF ESSEN SEIZED   Patton’s Men Fight Into Exrfurt—Nazis in Ruhr Pocket Surrender in Great Numbers.

9th Army Tanks Plunge Eastward 50 Miles in Day   -Simpson’s Men Racing to Bridge Stream to Continue Onslaught; Essen, Bochum Fall; Early Juncture With Reds Forecast

Mercy Fliers Get Gas, Wine, Curses, Insults But No Fight In Korea

Allied Mercy Crew Lands on Korea In the Midst of 50,000 Japanese

JAPANESE GIVE CREW GASOLINE   Mercy Crew Landed in Korea in Midst of 50,000 Enemy Soldiers.

Mercy Crew Threatened, Fed By Japs   Cursed, Wined, Sent Back Without Seeing Allied Prisoners At Keijo

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM . BUREAU NEWS LETTER   (By County Extension Director)

BALL DECLARES CHARTER ‘WEAK’   Senator Wants Overhauling To Suit Atomic Age

BOY'S SKULL FRACTURED   Gravely Wounded Yank Sergeant Mans Machine.Gun, Routs Tank

MANY ADVANTAGED CITED FOR TH0ot ENLISTED BY NOV. 21   RECRUITING OFFICER IS ) NOW AT LOCAL   POSTOFFICE  7

TRUMAN, AIDES IN CONFERENCE ON PEACE FLASH   No News From White House on Surrender of Germany

Announcement af V-E Day Held Up By Truman   Chats With Veteran As Newsmen Await His Formal Statement

White House Has Nothing Official To Say on V-EDay   Truman Conferring With Aides When News of Ces sation of Hostilities Came.

Fall of Manila Is ‘Believed Nearing   -sMacArthur's Forces Reported But 17 Miles From Philippine Capital In New Advances 

Yank Column Ts Only 18 Miles Away   Plans Are Now Being Made for Entry by U.S. Officials

‘McARTHUR PREPARES  __ HIS ENTRY   Yanks Near Malolos, 17% Miles From Capital

MacArthut Plans For Comeback   Triumphant Entry Looms As Japs Crumble; Yanks 17 Miles Away.

Allied World Joins  Americain Mourning   Roosevelt Called Champion Of All Freedom Loving PeoplesEisenhower Issues Orders

Humble And Great Of World Pay Mournful Tribute As News Spreads Across Globe

Flags Of Nearly Every Nation Flying At Half-Mast.....  Humble And Great Around The World Pay Tribute To Roosevelt

THE HUMBLE AND THE GREAT AROUND WORLD PAY TRIBUTE TO DECEASED U.S. PRESIDENT           TRUM LEADS  NS STRAIGHT CORN ROW TO THE WHITE HOUSE

STRIKING STUDENTS BACK IN SCHOOL AFTER PRINCIPAL GIVEN ‘VACATION’

80, 459 Nippon Troops Die In Okinawa Fight   Survivors Giving Up In Large Numbers As Campaign Nears End   Jap Civilians Are Told How To Kill

Japs Remain Unconvinced They’ve Last   U. 5. Observers Won dering Whether Surrender: Before Invasion Will Result in Net Saving of Lives iv Long Run .

JAPS BEATEN BUT NOT FULLY CONVINCED AND THEIR WORDS HINT OF PLANS FOR FUTURE

ssociated Press Analyst:  Have We Really Won The War Against The Japs?

Japan Burns For Revenge   Truman Plan to Give Foe No Opportunity

JAPAN, LIKE GERMANY IN FIRST WORLD WAR, HAS BIG UNBEATEN ARMY STATIONED IN HOMFI.AND

Japs Beaten But Rot Convinced  Cry of Germans After Last War Is Recalled

CONNOLLY URGES RAPID RATIFICATION   Opens Drive For Charter Approval By Mid-August

Senate Urged To Speed Vote On Ratification   President Scheduled To Transmit Charter To Senate Next Monday

’ £ te Opened ‘S, 5. Senate — On Security Pact   Date of Peace May “Depend On: Decision, -Senator Declares - —

SEN. CONNALLY ASKS SPEEDY RATIFICATION   Addresses Senate On Charter; Vandenberg  Speaks Tomorrow

SAYS SECURITY DEPENDS ON OUR PARTICIPATION    Signing Hoped By Mid-August

Connally In Plea For Charter   SOLON MAKES ADDRESS IN UPPER HOUSE TODAY

E ‘yes of the World Watch For U.S. Ratification of Charter: Connally

CONALLY PLEADS FOR RATIFICATION OF PEACE CHARTER   Responsibility For Success or Failure of World Peace Efforts Rests on Senate, Says Texas Senator.

Debate Is Started By Connally   Impassioned Plea For Prompt Approval O} World Security Plan Delivered By Texan

Speedy Ratification Held Necessary To Spur Acceptance By World   ‘Fate Of Peace’ Depends On U.S.   Truman Expected To Transmit Charter To Senate Early Next Week

SEN. CONNALLY OPENS DEBATE ON SECURITY   First Formal Report Being Made on San Francisco World Peace Conference.

CONNALLY OPENS CHARTER DRIVE IN U.S. SENATE   Senator Aims To Spur Ratification Of Gaenyity Document

New Crucial Test Facing  Nazi Nation   Germany's Ability. To Maintain Any Organ ized Defense Within Roofless Citadel May Soon Be Evident

United Grand Drive To Crush Nazi Army ‘Put Into Full Swing  Inter elation  Kirke ( Simpson

TORNADO HITS N. ILLINOIS; 40 PERSONS HURT   Property And Crop Damage Over Million

40 Injured As Tornado Hits Illinois Area   Farm Homes Razed And Crop Damage Heavy In Two Counties.

TORNADO SWEEPS NORTH ILLINOIS, 40 PERSONS HURT   CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN BUREAU, LA SALLE COUNTIES

K. U. FROSH BUSY THRU NEXT WEEK   Orientation Program to Get Underway on Fill Tuesday

THRU NEXT WEEK   Orientation Program _ to Get Underway on Hill Tuesday   FRATS INTO ACTION

BARKLEY IS RENAMED MAJORITY LEADER   Lister Hill Chosen Party Whip— McKellar Nominated for President Pro Tem of Senate.

New York Gives Mighty Welcome To Eisenhower   General Proves He’s Diplomat a: Well as Warrior

EPTION ONE OF GREATEST IN CITY'S HISTORY   “Ike” and His Party Taken on 50-Mile Parade of Triumph

EISENHOWER HONOR GUEST OF NEW YORK      FIFTY-MILE PARADE THROUGH CITY PLANNED AS WELCOME TO VICTORIOUS GENERAL

FAIL TO GET — Raid OVER. THE CHARTER   BARKLEY ABPEALS FOR /SENATE SPEECHES “AR BENA-"~ . TORS SHOW LITTLe ‘INTEREST 2

UNION SAYS WAGE DEMAND 15 MAJOR ISSUE IN DISPUTE   Officials Indicate Ballot, if Approved by Labor Board, Will Be Held October 24,   MORE THAN 235,000  ARE IDLE IN NATION   Walkout of Oil Workers Brings Gasoline Pinch and Steps by Cities to Conserve Supplies,

$550 Millions Increase For UNRRA Aid Asked   Truman Requests Added Funds To Meet Europe’s ‘Acute Need And Privation’

TRUMAN SEEKS MILLIONS FOR WORLD RELIEI   Only $20,000,006 Left ir Fund—More Needed To Feed Europeans

TRUMAN SAYS HARD WINTER          \President Asks Additional 550 Millions to Meet “Acute Need and. Privation” Abroad. Oy

Welfare of European Pcoples Depends on Outside Help, Truman Saves.

President  Asks Funds for UNRRA   $550,000,000 More Sought to Meet Needs of Europe for Winter

Truman Seeks $550,000,000 More. UNRRA   Life Abroad in Coming Winter Will Depend on Assistance U.-S., Other  Natiane Give Ha Save

$550,000,000 Mor 'e Asked For Eur ope Relief   Truman Says Only $20, “000,006 Of Country's $800,000,000 Remains  - Uncommitted Aug. 31

CHICAGO BEEF DELAYED   Truck and Street Car in an Accident in St. Louis

Canada Will Send ‘Only Volunteers ‘In Japanese War   King Embarks On Reelection Campaign, Says Emphasis Be On Production.

CANADA’S POSITION IN JAP WAR IS UP   Only Volunteers May Join Fight, Premier Says

SOVIETS DRIVE WEDGE INTO VIENNA AREA   Third Ukrainian Army Meets Savage Resistance, However

RED UNITS DRIVE WEDGE IN VIENNA BY SAVAGE FIGHT   Outflanking Russian Move Cuts Main Nazi Road of Escape

SOFT COAL MINERS RETURNING TO WORK   Wage Contract Dispute Will Go to WLB for Settlement.

Soft Coal Miners Returnine To Pits As Trend Indicate: Dispute Will Go To W.L.B

Miners Foresee Wages Dispute on Way to W.L. Boar   Many Return to Work to Await Pay Decision; 12,584 Sutl Of at Idle Mines

Army Troops To Be Speeded To Far Pacific  Millions: of Men To Be Added to

SIZEABLE FORCE TO BE IN PACIFIC IN 3-4 MONTHS   General Declines Te ay How Many Troops To Be Transferred From Europe  To Pacific.

Four Gils Have 2 Husbands Each First Mates Reported Killed: in 1 War

Hitler Gang On Trial at Nuernberg   Twenty Men, Including Goer ing and Von Ribbentrop, At Bar of Justice

America Ur ved To Keep Secret Of Manic Bewk   Congressional Committee Recommends Retaining I Dntil Studies Conducted Of All Phases Of Power; Also Ask Retaining Of Islands

WOULD KEEP ISLANDS INPACIFIC   Congressional Com. Recommends ‘Their Retention

Commission for Atom Study Urged   Suggestion by Truman Will Be Given Congress

Solons Back  Island Bases   Committee Favors Permanent Possession

REGIONAL WLB HAS TWO MAJOR LABOR JISPUTES BEFORE IT  SHEFFIELD STEEL COM.   SHEFFIELD STEEL COMPANY AND TECHE GREYHOUND LINES IN TROUBLE

REGIONAL WLB HAS  TWO MAJOR LABOR  HISPUTES BEFORE IT SHEFFIELD STEEL COM  PANY AND TECHE GREY HOUND LINES IN TROTIRII

Reds Encircle Stronghold  of Grudziadz  Violent Battles Rage on Berlin Approaches

SOVIET CAPTURE OF GRUDZIADZ BELIEVED NEAR   Other Russian Forces Drive To 15 Miles of Goerlitz, Second City of Silesia

RED TROOPS ENTER RIVER STRONGHOLD   Konev's Army in Fierce Struggle On Muddy Approaches to Berlin

GRUDZIADZ IS NOW ENCIRCLED   Other Soviet Forces Advance Nearer To Goer litz In Silesia

Integrity Of Attlee Vell Known to All   Whole Approach of Muster Chemist of Britain's’ Leftist-Eeonomie Experiment Ts Said to Have Been VWeabafenacse

MACKENZIE FINDS PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE VERY RELIGIOUS AND WELL KNOWN FOR HIS INTEGRITY -

BRITISH GOVERNMENT PLAYING WITH UNTRIED MIXTURE; FINAL RESULT OF EXPERIMENT UNSFEN

Attlee Known For Integrity   Honesty Important in Experiment in Government Now Under Way

FEARS POSTWAR CRIME PROBLEM   Scheidt Addresses Senate’s Summer Session; Ander. son Lists Traffic Safety Points.

MEN MAY NEED 3 DAYS 10 GAIN AREA OF BLAST   Trapped Workers Believed Victims Of Explosion Or Of Carbon Monoxide

Still 3,600 Feet From "Trapped Men  Explosion Victims  Are Believed Dead

PRODUCTION DROPS DURING THE MONTH   War Program Reported Two Per Cent Behind Schedule

January War  Output Lags   Draft Order to 30-33 Age Group Further Complicates Program

CRITICAL WAR ‘SCHEDULE ET   Weather, Labor Shortage Set Back Productive Drive

V-E DAY, DESPITE ITS ARRIVAL AS AN ANTI-CLIMAX, STILL BIG MOMENT IN MITTIONS OF TIVES

WAR TODAY   General Upheaval of War Ushering in New Fra for Mankind, and ¥-E and V-J Days Cease to Mean Finalities.

- End of Fighting is Incident in Birth of New Era— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/   Great Task Of Rebuilding Must Follow V-E

BONUS BILL ~- UNDER FIRE   HEAD . OF - V. 'F. W. ATTACKS  PROPOSAL OF REP. RANKIN   _ NOW, BEFORE COMMITTEE

ANOTHER ZERO NIGHT      State Digs Out of Snowdrifts—May : Warm Up Temorrow

Weatherman Predicts  Gradual Warmup   Snows End; South Winds Blow In; Tuesday Night Wa« Stnote’< Cealdact

Lewis. Opposes Truman Proposal.   Says Plan Would Put Labor In Irons i Sy

LEADER OF “MINE” WORKERS +) BAYS, PRESIDENT’S. PRO-. ~ . POBAL WOULD PUT UNIONS EN “IRONS”

Henchmen ol Adolf Hifler Hear ‘Charge   Score of Top Nazi Go on Trial Tuesday in Nuernberg Court

Murray Makes His Wage Case Public   Capital Parley Unable To Work out Substitute

CIO Takes Hit © xyher Pay Fight Direet To Public   Labor-Management Conference Sidetracks Murray's Resolution By Referring lt And Two Proposed Substitutes; Murray Refuses Place

Conterence Group Fails Substitute   Murray Resolution On Wage Issues is Sidetracked

; "f ajc r’ Clashes in China Loom    Fighting Rages Between Government Forces and Communist Troops Near Hangchow Bay

BREAKS OUT IN NO. CHINA   Communists Charge Kuomingtang Troops Attacking Brigade

DECISION HALTS ACTION UNTIL AFTER HOLIDAY   President's Plea for Adoption Is Denied By Committee

 Recess earings Labor Bil   > Chief Says 5. Industrial lure "Explosive"

Murray Assails Traman’s Plan  Fact-Finding   CIO President Describes Industrial Picture Ae ‘Explosive;’ Calls On Pres ident to Face Facts -.

Decide to Close Hearings on Labor Dispute Measure   Resume Work on  _ Fact-Finding Bill After the Holidays; Not Enough Time

Shelve President’s Fact-finding Bill Until After First of Year; Strike Epidemic to Gain 200.000

ANOTHER HUGE STRIKE IS VOTED FOR NEXT YEAR AS LABOR LEGISLATION LAGS

Depression ~  On the Way   : Says _Lessening -TFake-Home -Pay Is’ ‘Disastrous

Will Halt  Hearings on  Strike Bill Won't Resume Hearings Until   Won't Resume Hearings Until After First  Of Year

U.S. SENATE GROUE ENDS HEARINGS OK FACT-FINDING BIL   President. Truman. Suffers Reverse; Murray Raps  Legislation

End Hearings on Labor Disputes   No Legislation Due Before Christmas

SENATE GROUP ENDS HEARINGS ON LABOR BILL   Truman Loses Wish for Legislation Before Holidays

Situation is Explosive, States Murr: ‘ay   Opposes Truman *Fact-Finding’ Board Request

TO END HEARINGS UNTIL JANUARY 1   Congress to Consider Labor Measures After First of Year   PICTURE IS EXPLOSIVE

End Hearings  On Labor Bull   Will Not Resume Until After First Of Year; Truman  Denied Wish.

"-RUMAN’S HOPE ENDS ‘Labor Committee Recesses Hearinas on Disputes Bill

To Drop Hearings on Labor Measure  Senate Committee ta Resume Next Year _

Murray Opposes Truman Program   CIO Head Says Enough Facts Known, Cooling Off Long Enough

SENATE HALTS TRUMAN LABOR p11 HEARING   Kuls Chance for Early Action; Cl0’s Murray Calls Pictiro “Explosive.”

10 END LABOR HEARINGS FOR AEST OF YEAR   No Christmas Biil Present for Truman; Murray Sees Danger.

Fact Finding Disputes Bill Hearings End   CIO Leader Says Picture Is Explosive

Senate Labor Group Halts Hearings Today   Electrical Workers Vote to Strike

Will Halt Hearings on Strike Bill   Won't Resume Hearings Until After First  Of Year

Senate Ends Fact Finding Hearing Today   CIO President Terms National Industrial Picture Explosive. Scores Fact Finding

Truman Won't Get His Wis! For Approval Of Action Before Christmas

16 POINT VALUE ON BUTTER SEEN   Sharp Reduction in Sugar Supply Is Likely

MAY SOON CUT RATION POINTS FOR BUTTER   At Same Time Sharp Reduction In Civilian Sugar Supplies Later  In Year Looms

Butter, Sugar Ration Values  Cut Possible   In Last Three Months Of Year

Laval’s Enemy Goes On Stand At Petain Trial   Case Expected To Go To Jury By End Of This Week

Eleven Thousand School Children Carry Victory Banner In Cullman County This Week

Schools Out To Sell $133,000 In Bonds   Eleven Thousand School Children Carry Victory Banner In Cullman County This Week

THE WORLD TODAY Story of De Valera’s  Escape from Prison By DeWit Mackenzie 

SEAN O'KELLY, PRESIDENT OF — EIRE, QUIET AND SCHOLARLY, BU} MOST DETERMINED FIGHTER

‘Sean0” Kelly Ts Colorful Eire Figure   WearsFriendly Smile, But He Has Jack-theGiant-Killer Records --De Valera’s Escape.”

MacKenzie’s Column Mow Eee State Bult   New Eire State Built Around President, Sean 0’Kelly

12 TRUSTIES ESCAPE AFTER VISITORS DAY   Prisoners Taken to Soldiers Home for Farm Work

NATIONAL ANTHEM “SUNG BY PICKET   Non-Strikers Stay Inside of Studio After Violence in Hollywood.

Iwo Brothers, Age 11 and 14, Admit Murder  Father Forces Boys to Confess Glendale Crime

JAP SEA POWER “WAS CRUSHED DURING. RAIDS   ENEMY BROADCASTER MAKES PEACE BID AFTER TWENTY WARSHIPS BLASTED  AT NAVAL BABE -

NAVY SMASHED IN ALLIED ATTACK   Unofficial Source  Seeks More Lenient American Terms

PRESIDENTS  PROGRAM SENT TO CONGRESS   What Is Done Now Will Affect Our Life for Decades, Says Chief Executive.

11-Billion Quota  Is Reached In  V-Loan Campaign Sale Of E Bonds

Over 10 Billion Sales Recorded   Victory Loan Drive In Na. tion Is Near Goal Of 11 Billion Dollars Todav

520 Forts Bomb Osaka Industries; Twice Bomb Tonnage to Be Dropped on Japan in Year Than Total on Nazis

Osaka Is Again Hit By Supers   Twice Tonnage of Rombs Noxzis Had To Hit Japanese

‘Knockout Blow Aimed at Osake   520 Superforts Blast Great Jap Factory City With Two Million Tons of Explosives

RAIDS ARE 1ST rn NEW DRIVE AGAINST JAPAN   U. S. Air Forces Plan to Drop 2 Million’ Tons of Bombs in Year

OFFENSIVE TO WIPE OUT JAP INDUSTRY BEGINS   3000 Tons of Fire Bombs Dropped on Steel Piants and Other Key Factories *

Victory in Sight af Okinawa   Australians Push Toward Oil Fields at Seria, Miri

Assault Opens Drive to Erase Jap Industries   Bombers Drop 3.000 Tons Of Bombs On Steel Plants And Other Factories

Superforts pen Raids on Industries  Gen. Arnold Tells of Attack Plan to Shorten War

520 Super-Forts — Open Knock-Out Drive on Japan   Drop 3,000 Tens of Fire   Bembs on Steel Fac  tories in Osaka   B-29s BEGIN 2nd YEAR OF ASSAULT   Radio Tokio Admits Fires Are Raging in Big Jndustrial City

520 Big. Planes Drop 3,000 Tons of Fire Bombs   ‘Steel: Plants, Other . ‘Key War Factories In  ‘Osaka, Amagasaki Hit

520 Superforts Open 2,000,000 Ton Offensive With Osaka Fire Raid

Battleships Tennessee and California Given Rousing Welcome at Singapore

MacArthur Reports Fighter Bomber Attacks on West Coast of Kyushu

STH AIR FORCE PLANES AGAIN HIT AT KYUSHU   Fighter-Bombers From Okinawa Meet No  Interception

Fifth Air Force Hits Again At Jap Homeland   Japs Say U. S. Has Put 11,000 Planes Into Assaults

Gen. MacArthur Reports  Continued Blows Against  Formosa: Blockade Still On   Blows at Kyushu Are Made by 45 Mustangs Which Bombed and Strafed Omuta Against Moderate to Heavy Opposition; Japanese Broadcasts Sav Tokvo Airfield« Bombed

Vet Service Board Named   Will Supervise One-Stop Service For Assistance to World War II Vets

UP ASKS PROBE OF FAKE FLASH   Offers $5,000 Reward for  Arrest and Conviction

FBI Probing False Flash   _ UP Offers 58,000 -..  For Name of Sender

Seek Source Of False Flash On War’s End   $5,000 Reward Offered For Identification Of Person Who Sent Out Flash Over U. P. Wires

False Flash Puzzles UP Officials   FBI and FCC Asked To Check Source

United Press Seeks Source Of False Flash   Report Started Victory Celebrations; FBI Probe Asked

UP Offers $5,000 Reward For Information —  Seek Clue To False Peace Flash

Other Allied Armies Nearly Complete Break-down of  Hitler’s Defenses

Signs Reciprocal Trade Legislation   Gives More Liberal tariff-Cutting Authority

REVEAL HOW STALIN INFORM ED ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL OF SOVIET DEMAND

Conferees Accept Curzon Line as Russia’s Western Boundary   Molotov Scores Major Diplomatic Victory at San Francisco Meeting   By EDWARD KLEINLERER and PIERRE LOVING  or ohne hks CMe tee Ymtaweatianal wlawe Garuiza)

‘Recognition Of White Russia And Ukraine As Sepa rate Republics Ends 25-Year Problem,  Reds Assert; Poles Concede

Prices Drop 50 To 15 Cents: Car Shortage Acute   Shipping Facilities Far Short Of Needs; Congestion Mounts

PEACH M IS CONGESTED   Heavy Volume And Lack of Iced Cars Cost Growers $25,000

United States Decides to Abolish Shinfoism as Japanese State Religion

U.S. to Abolish Shintoism as Japs Religion   Dangerous Cult Is to Lose Its Government Suppor

Government Support of Cult to End   Shinto Religion of Individual Japs Not To Be Affected

Shintoism As State Religion Must End   To Lose Government Support, Special Taxes, Place In Schools, Continue Only as Individual Matter; Militarists Used Control for Own Purposes

U.S. to End Jap State Religion   Shintoism to Lose Government Aid, Special Privileges, Place in Schools Under New Policies to Free the People

New Move By Allies Drastic   State Religion Seen As Boom to Military Minds

STATE RELIGION OF JAPS DOOMED: WEAPON OF ARM]   U. S. Decides to Cut Shintoism Off From Government Support and Special Taxes.   ORDER NOT TO AFFECT INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM   Step One of Most Drastic Yet Taken in Drive to Remake Nippon Into Peaceful Nation.

New Order Clips Wings Of Old Cult   Move Called Most Drastic Imposed On Defeated Enemy

United States Bans Shintuism as State Religion of Nippon   Cult Will Lose Government Support, Taxes Place in Schools

Cult Will Lose Taxes, Support Of Government   Occupation Policy Report Is Presented By State Department

Shintoism Will BeAbolished By United States   Action One of Most Drastic Yet Determined Upon in  Remaking of Defeated Nipponesc Nation   Individual Faith — Not Disturbed   Cult io Lose Government Support, Special Taxes, Place in Schools and  Official Bufercement °*

Chinese HaveBegut Counterassault To Save Chihkiang  Japanese Are Fought To Standstill in Drive on U. S. Base

Chinese Launch Attack On Japs   Counteroffensive Aimed At Saving Big American Air Base.

Chinese Launch General Offensive To Protect Air Base at Chihkiang

CHINESE HELPING OUT   Launch Counteroffensivye Attempting to Save Airfield

Germans May Lose Three Great Cities   Konigsberg, Poznan, Breslau May Soon. Fall To Russians

Navy Man Says It’s Up To Japanese Now   And He Doesn't Care if. They Choose Extermination

Adm. Sherman Says Japs Are Facing Extermination Now  Carrier Commander Scoffs at War Lasting 10 Years

WAR TODAY   Aims of Allies in Mighty Offensive In. to Heart ef Germany Surveyed as Decisive Battles Shape Up

The War Today   hy PEWIET MAMOAPENZIP Anen@iated Press War Anmaivat

- German Strategy Is To Wage Delaying Action— —By DeWitt Mack:  : Immediate Objective Is Capture Of Ruhr

WAR ANALYST CONDUCTS HIS OWN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COTTIMNS ON NEW WAR PHASE

BOMBERS BOME NEUSS YARDS; RAIL JUNCTION  Oi il Plant Also  anes Los

Neuss Raided By 200 Forts’  500 British Heavies Deliver Night Blow

FLYING FORTRESSES BLAST AT IMPORTANT GERMAN RAILYARDS   TWO. HUNDRED AMERICAN - HEAVIES IN -FOLLOUD.... OF NICHT RAF RAIDS”

200 FORTS HIT YARDS AT NEUSS   14 Fighters Lost in Transport Attack

YANK FLIERS — BLAST NEUSS   4,158 Pieces Of German Transport Smashed By Allies

B-17s Pound at Ruhr Rail Point   Neuss Target of Vast Divebomber Attack Damaging 1,000 Cars

Food Shortage   Shortages Of Past And Pres ent Often Reflect Uneven Distribution.   (Third of Four Articles) By OVID A. MARTIN _

Battle Underground   Nazi Resistance In Northern Italy Collapses

PATRIOTS FREE ITALIAN TOWNS   General Uprising Reported * Spreading In North Area

Uprising Breaks North Italy Grip:   ‘Major Towns: ‘Are Free. by Revolt

Report Italian Patriots  Liberate Milan, Genoa, Turin, Verona in Uprisina

German Grip In Italy Cut By Uprising   Milan, Genoa, Turin Liberated by Patriots, Reports Claim.

GENOA ARE LIBERATED   German Resistance In North Italy Collapses

Patriot Uprising . Claimed Breaking Nazis’ Italy Hold.   Mussolini Reported ©  Trying To Make Deal To Save His Life _

German Grip On N. Italy Is Shattered   Patriots Reported To Have Freed Milan, Genoa And Turin In Uprising

GERMAN GRIP IN ITALY IS BROKEN   Italian Patriots Free Cities of Milan, Genoa, Turin

MILAN, GENOA LIBERATED BY PATRIOTS   Greatest Port, Second City Reported Freed

MAY ASSESS NEW BLAST FURNACE; SALE IMPENDING   Believe Transaction Is Under Way For Purchase From Government

To Assess New Blast  Furnace  * Government-Owne Plant Likely To   ’ Government-Owned Plant Likely To Change Hands, Evidence Discloses

TAKE HEAVY SHIP TOLL   U. S. 5th Air Force Hit 1,569 Jap Vessels in 1944.

DE GAULLE T0 ARRIVE HERE ON AUGUST 22   French Leader Visiting Truman To Discuss French Problems

BUILDERS READY TO MAKE 200,000 AUTOS THIS YEAR   Answers Call As WPB Grants Quota, If Material Is Available

Automobile ‘Go Ahead’ Will Offer Little Relief to Car-Hungry Public

PREPARE FOR . RECONVERSION   Auto Manufacturers Given Green Light

AUTHORIZE START OF  AUTO MFG.   Firms Can Make 200,000 During Rest of 1945

ght Baseball   pkins and Davies Are Declared 5! Men To Deal with Russia

U. S. Likely to Have Less Trouble Than British, Russians— —By J. M. Roberts, Jr. (4”)  German Occupation Means Many Headaches

‘OUR ATTITUDE CHANGES WHEN RUSSIANS AND BRITISH TAKEOVER GREATER PART OF GERMANY

nce Now Worried Ah out Size OF Occupation Zone   Americans Now V

Occupation Of Reich Is Serutinized  Fear Expiecsed Be     Fear Expressed Be, canse American Ideals Will Rule Lesser Area Than Ejther  Russia Or Great Brit-

PEPER OEE EEO OPEREEEHS EEE EROCEHESHS SECEDE HE OES  THE WAR TODAY

GERMAN OCCUPATE:BY BIG THRE PRESENTS MANY P...LEMS WHICH MAY AFFECT FUTU:=*<0E WORLD —

Score Against Kramer Mounts   Polish Girl Rivalled Germans In Cruelty.

TEST STRIKE TO BE AT GENERAL MOTORS   No Comment Is Made By Management On Wage Hike Bid

FIGHT BEGUN BY UAW FOR PAY INCREAS   DISSENTION WITHIN RANKS OF UNION INDICATED

VAW-C10 Faces Complaints Of Own Officials   Local Leaders Criticized  for Not Séttling Worker Grievances

Auta Workers Open Batlle -Fur Wage Hill   Dissensis.s 1 in Labo Ranks Over Idlt.itss os  Some 302,000 Jorless

Union Fails To Seitle — Auio Strike   ‘Dissension Grows Within Ranks Of Automobile Workers

82,000 Men Idle  In Detroit Area, But Dissension Enters Union Rank

Top Officers Of UAW-CIO  Are Criticized   Internal Trouble Throws Hitch in Battle for Increase In Detroit Wages

UAW IS FACING DISSENSION AS TT OPENS FIGHT   Top Officers Hit B Locals as idleness ‘ Spreads

President Dies Having Portrait Made At Home   Washington Stunned At News Of Chief  Executive’s Death,

PRESIDENTS DEATH SHOCK TQ CAPITAL   Truman Attends Emergency Cabinet Meeting, Called at Once   EARLY GAVE THE NEWS

AUTO INDUSTRY AWAITS GM REPLY TO UNION PLAN  Answer Promised - On Arbitration on mm p.s..g hie. 473

GENERAL MOTORS T0 REPLY TO PROPOSAL AUTO UNION FRIDAY  UNION PROPOSAL CALL ED FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADDITDATIAN BOARR

New 1946 Model Buick Displayed   Langston-Wroten Has First Postwar Buick Here For Inspection

Smut Protests Confusion At Security Meet   South African Prime Min ister Also Deplores Exodus of Top Statesmen From Conference

JUSTICE DEPT. OPPOSES SALE   Declares Ruiioads Cannot Fully Meet Court Terms On Pullman Co.

Conditions on Prison Ship So Bad That Jap Crewmen Never Came Below Deck; Death Rate Is 30 a Day

Conditions Aboard Jap “Hell Ship” Revealed  Prisoners Die At Rate Of 30 Daily

Hoover Proposes Anderson Become  Absolute Food Cza   Former President Makes Proposals For Ending Shortage

GOP Mayors Win In Hartford, New Haven   Fourteen Year Reign of New Haven‘s Mayor  a Ended

Was Thirty Willes inside Border  BOMBARD AREA 5  SOUTH OF BUIKA   Both Manchouli and Chal- ainor Are Seized By Storm   United Press Staff Corresponden BY W. R. HIGGINBOTHAM

AUGGIAN ARMY INVADES KOREA ANQ SAKHALIN   Moscow Reports One Column Has Thrust 30 Miles Into Manchuria.

RED ARMIES ENTER KOREA AND SAKHALI}   Six Russ Columns Are Advancing In Manchuria

HGHTING FORGES OF RUSS!A SMASH INTO JAP TROOPS   American Bombers And Fleet Units Continue To Bombard Enemy As Peace Rumors Flash Around World.   CARRIER PLANES STRIKE AGAIN IN TOKYO AREAS   Russians Invade Korea And Jap Half Of Sakhalin Island And Attack At Three New Points In Manchuria.

SovietColumns Thrust Deeper In Manchuria   Heavy Fighting Underway, Says Tokyo; Reds Approach Rashin

Red Army Engulfing Korea And Manchuko   Reinforced Soviet Troops Swarm Over Sakhalin Island: Tokyo Concedes Battering

Reds Lunge Into Korea, Manchuria   Reinforced Soviet Armies Also Attack On Sakhalin Island

Jap-Held Sakhalin And Korea Invaded By Russian Armies   Two More Sections of Manchuria Attacked By Columns of Red Forces

SOVIET FORCES EXPAND DRIVES, INVADE KOREA   Japs Counter-Attack Heavy Fighting in Vianchuria Seen

2 MORE SECTORS OF MANCHURIA ALSO ENTERED   Second Day of RussoJap War Finds Armies on Mar¢h

KOREA IS INVADED BY RED TROOPS   Russians Also Enter Two Sections  Of Manchuria

NO-STRIKE PLEDGE VIOLATIONS CITE   Collective Bargaining Rights Of Unions To Be Forfeit

UNION CONTRACT VIOLATIONS HIT   “HOUSE GROUP VOTES PENAL TIES FOR FAILURE TO KEEP  NO-STRIKE PACTS.

Would Penalize Unions Breaking -No-Strike Pledge   House Military Group Moves To Help Emolover

Penalties For - Violations 0f Pledges Voted   House Committee Favors Action Against Unions

House Group Votes Penalties Against Unions   Military Committee Places Them Under Corrupt Practices Act: Must Honor Contracts

‘Penalty on Unions » For No-Strike Pact  . Violations Favored   Loss of Collective Bargaining Rights For Year Approved by House Group; Favor Applying Corrupt Practices Act

Anti-Strike Law Gets New Teeth In House Plan      Committee Votes Penaltic For Violaters,  bere is Bete aN

House Group Votes Curb on Strikes by Unions   Military Committee Would Impose Severe Penalties

Applies Specifically To No-Strike Pacts; . House Battle Expected

TO-SAFEGUARD U. S   Hoover Proposes 10-Point Policy for Protection  While Aiding World

Hoover Proposes 10-Point Policy for Protection   While Aiding World

Hoover Urges Safeguards For U. S. Economy   Favors Certain Policies, Safeguards, Limit on Foreign Commitments

Hoover for Safeguarding U.S. Economy   Certain Policies and Limitations on Foreign Commitments Recommended

HOOVER URGES U.S. SAFEGUARD ECONOMY WHILE HELPING WORLD   SAYS LOANS TO BE ONLY PARTLY REPAID POOR ROAD TO FRIENDSHIP; ASKS DEBT DISPOSAL

Hoover For War Debt Moratorium   Former President Offers Plan To Safeguard American Economy

Hoover Advises Limitations On Foreign Loan:   Safeguard American Economy, Former President Cautions

Loans ‘Poor Road to World  Friendship’   Hoover Suggests Safeguards for Amierican Economy

No Action Can Be Taken Against News Agency for Correspondent’s Act

AP ‘Restored’. To European Wire Service   But Suspension Still Applies to Edward Kennedy Who “Beat the Gun” On Surrender

No Action Can Be Taken ‘Against News Agency For‘ Act OF Individual

Binghamton Man Find: $1.300 in His Car and it Had His Name on It

OUTPUT LIMIT IS 200,000 IN PRESENT YEAR   AUTOMOBILE PLANTS MAY ORDER THEIR MATERIALS NOW

French Charge Meddling in Syria Crisis   Fresh Outbreaks of Violence Reported in Near East

MIKADO IS CONCERNED   His Feeling Has Existed, He Says, Since War Was Declared

HIROHITO IS “EXTREMELY CONCERNED’ QVER CONFLICT  Mikado Has Been Bothered Ever Since

MOTOR INDUSTRIES UNION T0 HOLD THIRD VOTE IN FORD FACTORIES ON NOVEMBER 7   First Tabulations Show Members Favor Strike By a Majority of 8 to 1, With More Than 20-1 Landslides in Other Cities   DISPUTE IN MOTION PICTURE CENTER TERMINATES

Tabulation Of Ballots Shows 8 To 1 Margin   Landslides of 20 to 1 Reported Ai General Motors Plants In St. Louis, Atlantsa and Memphis   Corporation and Union Optimistic   Express Hope That No Strike Would Be Called Although Sull Far Fram Agresment

POLL CHRYSLER EMPLOYES ON STRIKE ISSUE   G-M Ballot Shows Over whelming Majority Favoring Strike

Balloting Shits To Chrysler Plant   106,000 Cast Votes—Picture Strike Ends—Airlines Plane: Grounded by Walkout

First of Big 3 Auto Industry Walk-out Votes   Federally - Conducted Election Costing An Estimated $250,000 .

Workers In 22 Chrysler Plants Mark Ballots As General Motors Count Shows Strike Trend

First OF Trio Of Ballots Is Inaugurated   General Motors Workers Voting On Increase

General Motors Employes Favor Work Stoppage   Chrysler Vote Affects 125,000 Workers _ In 22 Plants; 30 Per Cent Wage Hike Sought

Poll Among General Motors Employes Yesterday Favors Strike.   FORD VOTE NOVEMBER 7

125,000 CHRYSLER WORKERS CAST STRIKE BALLOTS   GM Voting Indicates Large Majority for Work Stoppaqe

UAW Crews Balloting 8-1 For Walkout   Chrysler Workers Taking Vote After Poll of GM Plants

Strike Vote Being Taken Today Among Employes of C. M. C.   Union Spokesman Says Walkout Not Necessary Sequel of Election

GM Workers Vote For Strike, 6-1; Chrysler Ballots  But Walkout May Yet Be Avoided, Avow Both Sides

General Motors First, Chrysler and Ford Next as UAW Presses Demands.

«—_p.ABOR—   Chrysler W orkers Cast Strike Ballots Today   Early Count Shows General Motors Employes In Favor Of Work Stoppage

Chrysler CIO Casts Vote   Workers to Decide on Strike; G.M. Ballots Favors Work Stoppage

Auto Worker: Taking Seconc Strike Vote   Chrysler Employes Ballot; Workers of GM Favor Strike

PEACE REACHED IN MOVIE FIGHT: PLANES TIED UP   Both Parties Express Hope No Strike Will Be Called At Key Auto Plants

G. M. Workers Heavily In [Favor Of Strike; Voting Today By Chrysler Hands

Wark Stoppage Favored, Company Admits; Union “Hopeful Walkouts May Be Ayerted

GM Workers Vote Today On Strike   Chrysler Men to Vote TomorrowFord Workers On Nov. 7

Chrysler Men Voting Today   Early Count Indicates GM Workers Voted in Favor of Strike

GENERAL MOTORS WORKERS FAVORABLE TO CALLING STRIKE  EMPLOYES IN 22 CHRY SLER PLANTS EXPECTED Trawr cqABEr CTALIT, TAN, 4 *

GM Employes Vote Today For Striking  Stoppage May Not Occur If Agreement

Believe Employes Of General Motors To Approve Walkout   Chrysler Workers To Ballot Thursday On Issue, Ford On November 7

Chicago-New York Planes Grounded by Labor Difficulties And Losses from Ship Tie-up Called ‘Terrific’ —CIO Union Sued for $2,000,000 Damages by Steel Co.

Returns at OM Plant Indicate Work Stoppage   Majority in Favor; Take Strike Ballot At Chrysler Corp.

Vote Favoring Work Stoppage  Seen Certain   Light Turnout of GM Employes for Balloting Seen—30 Percent Wage Boost Is Issue

Strike Vote Taken In Big Auto Plants On Pay Boost Issue   Number of Idle Because Labor Disputes Drops Slightly But Threatening Clouds Remain on Industrial Horizon; Most of Arguments Concern Wages

10 ITE FAVORS RIKE AT GMC   jon Overwhelmingly for zraut; Second Pow at sprysier Plant Today.

BIG MAJORITY SEEN FAVORING WALKOUT PLAN   AFL Executive Council Corts siders Peace Efforts In % Movie Violence i

G-M Poll Indicates Huge Majority Ready To Stop Production   Chrysler Corp. Employes Cast Ballots In Federal Vote: Movie Strike Ordered Ended; Walkout Of American Airlines Spreads

AUTO WORKERS BALLOTING IN CHRYSLER CORP,   Early Returns From GM Vote Indicate Huge Majority Favors Strike

Long Strike in Hollywood Ended by AFL, Producers  At Cincinnati Conference

Strike Demanded By Early Voters In Chrysler Poll   Ballots Marked By 125,000 “Workers In 22 Plants; GM Votes Walkout 81

Chrysler Workers Vote On Strike: See Walkout OK'd at Several Motors

Chrysler Worker: In 22 Factories Bailot On Strike   Work Stoppage Favored By Vote In GM Plants

G.ALC. Workers Expected to Sanction Strike   Federally-Conducted Bailot Taken; Ford, Chrysler Next

Chrysler Auto Workers Cast Strike Vote  Punhs Daduweee   Early Returns On GM Balloting Favor Walkout

First of Three Strike Votes in  Automobile Unions  GM's UAW Ballots, Officials of Movies Talk to Executive AFL Council, Planes Grounded

Chrysler Plant Workers Cast Strike Ballots   Returns From GM Voting Yesterday Indicate Sentiment for Walk-out

Elections Held In All Plants  Of Corporation; 30 Percent Wage Boost Real Issue: Number of Idle Drops Markedly

Strike Vote Is Held Today At  General Motors .         Jverwhelming Approval of Workers txpected.

GENERAL MOTORS WORKERS FAVORABLE TO CALLING STRIKE  EMPLOYES IN 22 CHRYSLER PLANTS EXPECTED TAKE SAME STAND TODA’

General Motors Workers To Vote Today For Strike; Labor Disputes Keep 225,000 Away From Jobs In U. S.

RETURNS IN STRIKE VOTE ARE POSITIVE   General Motors Employes Favor Walkout; Chrysler Vote Polled

Chrysler Crews Vote To Strike - For Higher Pay   Ballot By Majority Favors Stoppage O: Work; More Wage: Asked

GM Workers Vote Today On Strike  Chrysler Men to  Vate Tamarraw._   Chrysler Men to Vote TomorrowFord, Workers. _ On-Nov. 7

VOTE IS TAKE IN CHRYSLER PLANTS   Early Returns Show G. M. In Favor Of Strike   HOLLYWOOD STRIKE   Ends At Confab In Cincinnati: Airline Maintenance Men Out

King’s Drat! Poliev Gets Vote Rebutt   McNaughton Defeated In Bid For Seat In House By  Garfield Case.   ZIT TER CAMPAIGN

Dissolution In Prospect.   Canada’. Government Changes: In‘ Offine ©

CANADIAN GOVT. FACING GENERAL ELECTION SOON   Early Parliament Dissolution Is Prospect Due To By-Election

Canada Must Hold Election   McNaughton Defeat in ByElection Carries. Rejection Of Conscription Policy

Political Blow ‘Handed King By Canadians   Rejection of Canada Draft Plan Implied By Election Outcome

VOTERS REJECT CANADIAN POLICY   DEFEAT SUPPORTER OF CONSCRIPTION IN A BY-ELECTION

Voting Implies Draft Rejection   Leader Is Defeated— Canadian Parliament Sees Early Dismissal

Report Red Army Shoves Off on Final Big Push to Capital: Oder Defense Hit

ODER RIVER DEFENSE LINE IS STORMEL   All Indications Are That Big Soviet Push In East Is Under Way.   Rio Push On.

Powerful Forces Storm Ger Line, Berlin Reports   Moscow Indicates Zhukov’s  Army Has Opened Big ! Push on Capital   TANKS HAMMERING KUESTRIN DEFENSE   Other Forces Strike Nosth Of Frankfurt, West Bank Stronz Point

Germans Say New Russian Drive Bequn   Enemy Reports New Push on Oder Defenses

Storming Oder River Defense Line 30 Miles irom Capital SOLID BRIDGEHEAD  ACROSS THE RIVER  Strong Russian’ Forces Are Attacking In Relays

Oder River Line Being Siormea By Red Troops   Powerful Offensive Claimed Under Way By Russian Troops

Battie Near Kuestrin, Frankfurt   German and Russian Re ports Agree on Powerful  Offensive Opcrations

REPORT RED ARMY DRIVE ON BERLIN   Nazis Say Soviets Storming Oder Defense Line

REDD olARl BERLIN PUat NAZI CLAIM   Oder River Line Stormed 30 Miles East Of Reich Capital; Marshal Zhukov's Army Shoves Off, Is Report   SEEKING TO GAIN BASIC POSITIONS

Soviet Chiefs Still Silent As Zhukov's Front Shows Activity; Furious Battles Opening Up

BIG PUSH TO BERLIN BEGUN, GERMANS SAY   Reds Storming Oder Bastions

Volk ofa BATTLES HAGE CN ALL ROADS   Nazi High Command Reports Hammering Kuestrin, on East Oder Bank.

Offense Hits Oder River 30 Mi. Away   Russian Forces Hammer Fortifications Near Kuestrin.

BERLIN CLAIMS REDS OPEN BIG DRIVE ON CITY   Final Push for German Capital May Be Under Way

Reds Storm Oder River  Defense Are   Attacks Are Made Around Kuestin And Above Frankiui

Note Threatened To ‘Cut Throat’ Of Auto Dealer  Demanded Hillsboro   Demanded Hillsboro Man Leave $3,000 In Rural Mail Box; Officials Silent

O INSPECT SOUTH PACIFIC FOR DEFENSE   NEW YORK NEWSPAPER STRIKE EXPANDS   MACARTHUR O.K’S FILIPINO SELF-RULE

Ups Estimate Of Living Costs To 33 Per Cent   Meanwhile, GM and Auto Union Resume Negotiations Over Strike   w-_awryr we eee ret r.OCO6STethCU YOK Or

Collett Boosts Estimates of Living Costs  gy i b> Th   Closer to 33 Per : Cent Rise Than the Accepted 29.5

Living Costs Increase 33 Per Cent, Says Official, Wage Talks Resumed

U.S. Living Costs Upped 33 Per cent   Increase In Federal Estimate May Provide Wedge For Reopening Wage Controversies

Living Costs Estimate Up   33 Per Cent Figure May Setile Disputes

Ups Estimate Of Living Costs To 33 Per Cent   Meanwhile, GM and Auto Union Resume Negotiations Over Strike

Wedge Offered For Reopening Wage Disputes   Administration Boosts Estimate Of How Mach Living Costs Have Advaneed Since ‘43   EmployersMay Ask  Price Increases   Can Seek to Offset Pay In creases Granted; Cost Of Living Up 33  Pereent

Wage Increase Order Revised By U.S. Official   Price Boosts May Be Granted After Pay Is Lifted

Cost of Living Figure Boosted   Government Hike in Estimate May Pry:Qpen Ocadlocked: . Wage Dieputes.

Possible New Wedge For Reopenins Deadlocked  Wage Row:.'s Provided

Estimates Cost Of Living Rise Is 33. Per Cent   Mobilization Administrator Says Employers Way Use Factor In Giving Pay Increases:

NEW KEY GIVEN TO OPEN PAY DISPUTES   Ggvernment Ups Estimate Of Living Cost Jump   GUARANTEE   Of Higher Ceilings Given By Government; 33 Per Cent Figure Given

SupportGiven Price Increases  Government Policy Undergoes Change

Living Costs Increased 33 Per Cent Since 194)   Government Boosts Previous Estimates; Wage Discussions Moy Re Paenneansy

COST-OF-LIVING HIKE MORE THAN ADMITTED WEAPON FOR UNIONS  EMPLOYERS MAY RAISE PRICES IF WAGES GO Tie IW PROPORTION

Living Costs Estimate Goes Up 3 Points   Provides Possible New Edge For Reopening Deadlocked Wage Disputes.   UP TO 83 FERUCEXRNS

v. S. EASES ORDER ON PRICE RAISES   ESTIMATE ON COST OF LIVING RAISE JUMPED TO 33”

REVISE LIVING COST INCREASE      Up 33%, Gov't Indicates; Report May Reopen Wage Disputes

Living Cost Rise  Hiked To 33 PC  - In New Estimate   Possible New Wedge Seen. Provided For Reopening’ ) Deadlock Wage Disputes ,

U.S. Provides Opening for Wage Talks   Hike to 33 Percent Official Estimate of Living Cost Rise

NO MORE RAIDING OF ONE JAP TOWN   ‘Town Was Really Burning’ Bomber Crewman Says

Nazi Troops Race to Meet Rhine Pocket   50-Mile Square Bridgehead Holds Against Assaulis

First, Third Armies Join Near Coblenz; Trap 20,000 Huns   Rush Doughboys Over Remagen Span To Reinforce 50-Square-Mile American Bridgehead

Nazis Try To Halt Crossings   First and Third Armies Trap Enemy Force Near Coblenz.

ONLY 2 MILES FROM COBLENZ   Doughboys Speed Over Rhine Bridge To Meet Advancing Germans

Enemy Throws in Tank-supported Infantry in Vain Attempt To Check Troops at Rhine.   ALLIES HOLD RHINE BANK FOR 150 MILES

NAZIS STOPPED AS DOUCHBOYS STREAM ACROSS   Trap Being Closed at Coblenz And Russians Increase Pressure from East

YANKS REPULSE HRST ATTACK ON BRIDGEHEAD   Steadily Bolster Position ~ On East Bank of Rhine;  Near Coblenz

Americans Hold 90-Square-Mile Area Over Rhine   Doughboys Streaming Across River To Meet Expected Enemy Counterattack; Third And First Armies Join Up North Of Coblenz

Yanks Crush Nazi Counterattack at Rhine Bridgeheac   Third Army Tanks Smash to Within Two Miles of Coblenz Today

Yankees Cross Rhine to South Of Bridgehead   They Are Using Small Boats to Cross Western Front Barrier.   Germans Strike Back At American Forces

DOUGHBOYS RACE ACROSS RHINE AS ENEMY MOVES UP  THIRD ARMY TANKS SMASH WITHIN TWO

Churchill Denies Pact With Petam   Discloses Secret Talks Held With Vichy Rep. resentatives In 1949,

DENIES PACT WITH PETAIN   Churchill Explains Some ODealings With Vichy Government

Nationalists Pp: a. ee  + hn aad Fall ‘i ould Ope n  9» Smee es ae   Fall Would Open Port To Troops

@ FOR HEALTHIER MATTOON  Vaccination Rate in City’s Schools Climbs

@ PUR FPIEALT PIER MAT TC wwth onsen ein nen  Vaccination Rate in City’s Sehools Climbs

LIBRARY TAX ELECTION SET FOR TUESDAY   Additional Funds to Provide Better Service Sought

BRAKE TEST ~ BILLED HERE   Part of Nationwide Program For Traffic Safety

HALSEY REVEALS  NAMES OF SHIPS  IN THIRD FLEET 133 AMERICAN AND  BRITISH VESSELS IN FINAL ACTION

Dver 133 American, Brit bhips in Pacific Fleet Admiral Nin?‘z Reveals

Mighty Allied Pacific Fleet Included "133 American and British Warshios

SURVIVORS REACH FLOOR OF VALLEY      Dress Rehearsal of Proposed Glider Rescue is Held At Biak.

GOP ASKS VOTE ON SERVICE BILL   Recruiting Act, Proposed By Trumod, Boosted By Sen. Vandenberg

GOP SEEKS QUICK VOTE ON BILL TO AID RECRUITING  SAY DELAY HOLDING BACK LEGISLATION

Voluntary Enlistment Action Urged   Already Passed By House 341 To 0

Republicans Plead for Opportunity to Speed Truman Plan   Want to Vote on Enlist. ment Bill; Navy Liberalized Policies

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Two Red Armies Ready in East  They Are Equipped With Best Materiel

Third Anniversary of Awwsla.eawset Alliance      Mother, 26, Jumps to Death After Hurling Children in River

MotherDrowns Four Children, Selfin River   Throws Them in Stream; Fifth Saves Self By Swimming to Shore

Young Mother Hurls Four Children And Self to Death in Montana River

MOTHER DROWNS 4 CHILDREN AND SELE   Fifth One. Thrown Into River Escapes By Swimming To: Shore.

Mother Drowns 4 Children, Self   Fifth Child Escapes Death by Swimming To Shore

Kurls Four To Death And Then Ends Own Life By High Plunge   Fifth Child Saves Himself By Swimming Ashore; Crazed Mother Hit Children On Head Before Hurling Them Into Muddy River.

‘MOTHER DROWNS 4 OF 6 CHILDREN; COMMITS SUICIDE   FIFTH CHILD THROWN INTO MONTANA RIVER STRUGGLES TO SAFETY

 Mother Hurls 4 Children to Death,  Jumps in after Them; Another Saved

CAMDEN BOY DROWNS IN GRAVEL PIT WHILE SWIMMING ON SUNDAY   17-YEAR-OLD YOUTH LOSES LIFE WHILE SWIMMING WITH 5 FRIENDS:

Drive to Baltic Traps 200,000   Red Army Fighting on Edge of Konigsberg; Konev’s Forces Fight for Other Bridgeheads

Allies Closing  In on Bologna  Sth and 8th Armies Make New Advances

Allied Drive On Bologna  Is Painiul   Nazis Fight Behind Heavily. Mined Terrain

BRITISH THRUST NEARS BOLOGNA   Yanks Also Gain in New  Italian Offensive

Clan ARMY TEN MILES OF BOLOGNA   Gaining Painfully Across Terrain Against Foe In italy

Gateway to Tokyo Bay Penetrated   Fourteen Battleships Comprise the Backbone of Supporting Force; Halsey’s Flagship Leads Armada

BRITISH JOIN MIGHTY ARRAY OF SEA POWER   Fourteen Battleships Lead 383 Vessels Into Strait

Halsey Using 401 Warcraft   Mighty Naval Array Sparking Occupation

Johnson Prods Labor Assembly   Seeks To Pump New Life Into Parley

HART SAYS ONLY FACTS WANTED   Chairman Of Un-American Activities Committee Issues Policy Statement; May Resign.

Merger Hearings Scheduled   Expenditures Committee Will Consider Bill For Unification

House Set To Renew Battle Over Merger   Committee Will Open Hearings on Unified Command in January

 Controversy Is Not Yet Ended     Battle Over Army-Navy Merger To Be Resumed In House In Few Weeks

HEARINGS ON MERGER SLATED   Rep. Randolph Raps Com-peatitiveArmy-Navy *~ ' Building

House Group W ill Hold Hearings On ‘ArmyNavy Merger   Set For - Mid-Januarv; Gov't Said Losing Miltions Because of Com:  __ petitive Bidding. af  ee  aeces.

Arms Merger Comes Before Funds Group   Will Resume Controversy In January

OPA Capitulates To Miners’ Demands  For More Points   Strikers to Get 50 Meat - Points and Pound of  Sugar Per Month More  Than “Ordinary” Peo; mle.

2 DESTROYERS SUNK BY JAPS   Navy Reveals Names of Vessels Lost With Total Of 244 Casualties

TWO DESTROYERS ARE SUNK BY JAPANESE   USS Porter And Twiggs Lost With 244 Casualties Of Okinawa Last Month

Early Reports Indicate Fourth ‘Safe and Sane’   2 U.S. Destroyers Sunk by Japs Of Okinawa With 244 Casualties

NIPPONESE SINK ~ TWO DESTROYERS   Twiggs and Porter Sent Down in Jap Aerial Attack

2 NEW AMERICAN DESTROYERS SUNK   THE TWIGGS AND PORTER SENT DOWN BY JAPS WITH 244 CASUALTIES,

Porter and Twiggs; Pleasantville Boy On Latter Vessel, Survives Sinking

Two of Navy's Newer Destroyers Were Sunk With 244 Casualties in Final Days of Okinawa Fight

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Navy Reveals Names Of Two Vessels Lost   Destroyers Twiggs And William D. Porter Sunk By Japs

FIERCE BATTLE QUTSIDE MANILE   Doughboys Fight Desperate Enemy in Marikina Hill Area.

38TH BATTLING DESPERATE FOE   Over 3,000 Japanese Killed In Hard Fighting In Hills East Of Manila.

JOUN THE MEGHEY SENENESE   Nips Battling Desperately In Marikina Hills East Of Manila

Yanks Fight  Near Manila   Desperate Japanese Met East Of Capital

Fight Raging East Of Manila 3,000 Japs Killed;  8th In New Landings

Desperate Japs Fight in Hills   Battle Fiercely East Of Manila—Yanks Make  New Mindanao Landing

DOUGHBOYS KILL OVER 3,000 JAPS   Enemy Fighting Desperately In Markina Hills

Over 3,000 Japs Killed in Marikinas Eighth Army Makes  Two Landings, Seal Of Davao Gulf Completely

3,000 OF JAPS KILLED DURING HILL CLASHES   Yanks Fight Desperate Foe Through Marikina Mass

Bombers Return to Capital   City Still Ablaze From Visit Made Earlier in Week

1,000 Tons Of Incendiary Bombs Dropped On Capital  12 B-29’s LOST TO ENEMY ACTION  In Previous Fire Attack Made On Wednesday, May 23rd

Jap Army, Navy General Staffs To Be Dissolved   Breaking Up of Nip Militarism Proceeds Swiftly

) — OCCUPATION — War Trials Stage Being Set   Togo to Surrender; All Nip Press Control Banned

Jap General Staffs Will Be Dissolved   Mac Arthur Strips Government Of All Power Tc Contre] Press, News Services; Fair Trials Pledged Accused War Criminals

Admiral McCain Taken By Death   Commander Of Task Force 38 Dies In California Enroute To Wash. ington

COMMANDER OF TASK FORCE DIES ARTER-RETURN HOME   ee ADMIRAL 1 McCAIN OF K FORCE 38 SUCCUMBED TO SUDDEN HEART ATRACK

VICE ADM. M'CAIN EXPIRES AT HOME   Famous Task Force Commander Returned to U. S. Wednesday

DEATH CLOSES CAREER Of ANM MW CAIN   Famed Commander 0! Task Force 38 Dies of Heart Attack

HEART ATTACK CLAIMS M’CAIN   Admiral Commanding Famed Task Force 38 Expires In San Diego

WLB Holds Aloof In Lumber Dispute   Management, Labor Urged to-Settle

WLB Relinguishes Some of Powers In Wage Disputes   Tells Management And Labor to Settle  Cwn Problems

WLB Penalizes ITU For Stand  On Shutdowns   Orders Suspension Of Consideration Of Pending Agreements With Papers

Strikes Hit.  Two Fronts   Civilians, “War. Moves ‘Injured By Stoppages

CHINA TO STRIKE AS YANKS LAND   HALF MILLION MEN TO BE DRAFTED FOR ALL-OUT DRIVE AGAINST JAPS.

Tropical Storm Likely fo Miss Larger Cities   Winds at Center Reported as High As 150 Miles an Hour

RUSSIA REIECTS IRAN REQUEST 10 ADVANCE TROOPS   Premier Threatens to Quit Unless Provincial Dispute ie Settled

DELAY SEEN IN TAX CUT   SENATE ECONOMY CHAIRMAN SAYS NO STIFF REDUCTION _ EXPECTED DUELING WARK

Bill on State Advertising Is Announced  30-Day Divorce Plan   30-Day Divorce Plan Is Noticed by Can Sherman Smith

Bill on State Advertising Is Announced   30-Day Divorce Plan Is Noticed by Sen. Sherman Smith

RUSSIANS TRAP HUNS IN VIENNA   Berlin Says Reds 42 Miles Beyond The Capital City

Soviet Forces Now in Control Of Most of City   Hurdle Canal and Storm Across Danube within City Limits

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REDS SEIZE NEW AREAS IN VIENNA, CUT ESCAPE ROUTE   Nine-ienths of Capital Lying on Danube’s South Bank is Cleared of German ‘Trcops.   BUELDINGS CRASH AS BATYLE RAGES   Moscow Reports Hitler’s Troops Are Blowing Up Priceless Architectiral Monuments.

Russians Cut Escape Road From Vienna   Shock Troops Cross Danube Canal, Take Control Of Bridges

Nazi Escape Route From Vienna Cut   Shock Troops Storm Across the Danube Canal—Mas sive Tank Battle Rages Northeast of Austrian Capital

Russians Cross Danube Canal  inside Vienna   Massive Tank Battle Rages Northeast of City; Germans Report Soviets Have Driven 42 Miles Toward Linz and Munich

Red Army Drives 42 Miles From Austrian Capital Toward Linz And Munich Along the Danube

NAZI ESCAPE ROUTE SEVERED BY SOVIETS   More Than Nine-Tenths Of Vienna In Russian Hands; Battle On Marchfeld Piain

THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN  WHEN JAPAN ACCEPTS TERMS   Several Days May Intervene Before President Truman Proclamms V-J Day—Preclamation Will Formally Mark Close Of All War Hostilities

DEMS NOMINATE: ELECTION LIST   Factional Differences Unharm Structure, Re-Elected Chairman Officially Remarks

Petrillo Decree is FM Radi   Musicians’ Union Orders Orchestras Doubled for Programs

BOOST IS PROPOSED IN PAY MINIMUM      Senate Committee Holds Wages Under 65 Cents Sub-Standard -

Solons Favor Wage Minimun  Of 65c¢ Hourly   Labor Subcommittee Asks Legislation And Change by WLB

§5-Cent Minimum Wage Plan Gets Endorsement of Senate Labor Group

65 - CENT FLOOR UNDER WAGES IS RECOMMENDED   Committee Would Make Hourly Stipend Under That  Amount “Substandard”

BACK 65-CENT MINIMUM PAY   Senate : Sub-Committee Members Recommend New Wage Floor

Senate Group Okays65-Cent Minimum Pay   Proposed Wage Scale Se As Permissive Level  a i

ALLIES MENACE HANNOVER AND TAKE DUISBERE   Mannheim Reported Taken by Am erican 7th After Surrender By Telephone.

Situation So Fluid That Sensational Gains May Lie Behind News Blackout

Security Blackout Cloaks What May Become Sweeping Gains; Nazis in General Retreat

Resistance is Compared to Tarawa Battle   Americans Split Enemy Forces with Push Across Island

Rich Prize Falls After Bloody Fight   Japanese Forces  Are Split In Half

Admiral Nimitz Announces Oapture Of Sonthern Iwo Air Field, Richest Single Prize Of Bleak Island   RESISTANCE VIOLENT BUT MARINES ADVANCE

Also Beat Back Japanese Counterattack Down Its Runway  BLOODY BATTLE SIMILAR TO TARAWA  American Battleship: Hurl Shells In Jap Positions All Night

U.S. Marines Split Forces Of Japanese On Iwo Isle   Invaders Slash Across South End Of Narrow Island To Gain Airport

U. S. THRUST SPLITS JAP DEFENDERS   C ounterattack On Airfield is Halted by Marines

BLOODY BATTLE IS RAGING FOR ‘STRATEGIC ISLE   Jap Counter-Thrusts Biunted As Invasion Forces Press Forward

Nazi Forces Are Fighting To Death   Last-Ditch Resistance In Bastogne Area Is Costing German Forces High Price   YANKS FIGHTING FURIOUSLY NOW

Angry Americans “Settling Accounts” With Nazis in Forests Near Bastogne

Kight to Death   Il-Clad German Corpses Show Nazis’ Desperate Stand

DEFERRED FARM WORKERS ARE TO  BE DRAFTE   Will Come Under Age Class of 18 Through 25, It Is Announced.   364,000 MEN IN CLASS   Hershey to Draw as Much as Possible on This Largest Remaining Reservoir.

Farm Workers, Age 18 fo 25, May Be Drafted   Byrnes Asks Selective Service to Take Fast Induction Steps

Byrnes Orders End Of Farm Deferment   Order Issued Despite Objections of War Food Administrator Jones; 264 000 Youths Face Induction

{4,000 GEORGIANS AFFECTED BY NEW DRAFT ORDER WHICH WILL INCLUDE 364,000 IN NATION

Selective Service Gets White House. Directive To Call Deferred Farmers

F.R. Directs Induction of  Farm Youth   Calls on Selective Service to Act Under Fall Extent of Law

Byrnes Order To Hit Farms   Calls For Immediate Induc: tion of Farm-Deferred 18-25 Year Olds

2 of 18-25, ‘arm Deferred, To Be Inductec   Army and Navy’s Need for Men Leads Byrnes to Ask Draft Of Farm Workers

Tap New Source Of Manpower    Farm Workers Below Age OF 26 Will Be Callec Into Service Unde New Program

MEN IN FARM WORK CALLED FOR SERVICE   »Byrnes Makes Request to Gen. Hershey For Men in 18-25 Group.   ‘Marvin Jones Opposes Drafting of Farm Men

Men 18 to25 ° To Be Drawn  For Service   FR. Directs Hershey to Press Drafting ‘To Full Extent of the Law’

1870 25 CLASS MAY COME OFF DEFERRED LIST   Largest Remaining Reservoir Of Potential Fighting Men To Be Tapped Under Plan

Deferred Farm  Workers To Get Drait Notices   FDR Approves Plan Direeting Hershey To Call 364,000 Men Now Holding Farm Deferments.

DRAFT BOARDS ASKED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY   Group Represents Largest Untapped Source Of Men   364,000 YOUTH   Estimated In That Group: Mobilizer Says Services Must Have Men

May Draft Young Farm  Workers   Byrnes Cajls On Se-  lective Service to  Tap Largest Remaining Reservoir of Men In 18 to 25 Age Group

Many Face Call Under New Ruling   Order Results From Need For More Service Men

Induction of All Agriculturally Deferred Asked   Manpower Director Byrnes Calls For Immediate Steps By Selective Service.

FARM WORKERS TO BE DRAFTED   FDR Orders Speedy Induction of Farmers In 18  To 25 Age Group

Catches All From 18 To 25   Estimates 364,000. Thus Deferred In _Country._

Farm Workers 18-25 Face Early Draft Call   Byrnes Orders Hershey To Utilize 340,000 Now Deferred

BYRNES CALLS FOR INDUCTION OF FARN DEFERRED MEN 18-25  THERE ARE 364,000  MEN IN THIS CLASS AND

White House Backs Byrnes in His Demand   Selective Service !s Told To Press for 18-25 “.- Group

Young Farmers Face Call To Army Service  Asricuitural   Agricuitural Deferment Off

Young Farmers  To Enter Service  Orders Go Out for Inducting   Orders Go Out for Induction Of Youths Now in Agriculture

BOARDS TOLD TO CALL MORE FARM WORKERS   Exempt Agricultural Groups,  8-25, to Be  Reconsidered

F.R. Directs Drafting of Deferred Farm Workers. in 18 Throuah 96 Awa Clace

Selective Service Instructed To Call Men To Full  Extent Permitted      360.000 Affected By New Order   Action Taken Because Of Army And Navy’s Needs For More Manpower

White House Gives Support fo Draft Of Deferred Men   Those in 18-26 Age Brackets To Be Called Soon

18 10 26 AGE {LAO TO GET RUSH CALLIN   Group Affords Reservoir of 346,000 Men Badly — Needed in Army. ;

Byrnes Calls on Selective Service For Quick Action   Army and Navy Are Demanding the Estimated 364,000 Within Age Group

BYRNES REQUESTS DRAFT CALL FOR FARMERS, 18 T0 25   PROPOSES TO TAP LAST REMAINING SOURCE OF YOUTH

18 Through 25 Years Of Age To Be Called   364,000 In This Age Group With Deferments: Largest Manpower Source.   EXEMPT ESSENTIALS

MEN DEFERRED BY FARM WORK FACE INDUCTION   Byrnes, Acting With Support Of Roosevelt, Sets Draft © Of 18 Through 25

Selective Service Ordered to Draft ~ Farm-Worker Class   Deferred Group, Biggest Remaining Source of Men, to be Tapped

Byrnes Asks Induction Of Farm Youths   Directs Draft Boards to Take Available Men

BYRNES ORDERS DRAFT OF DEFERRED FARMERS   ARMY, NAVY DEMANDS NECESSITATE TAPPING OF LARGEST REMAINING SOURCE OF YOUNG MEN

TO CALL MEN ON “FARM DEFERMENTS   Selective Service Ordered to Tap Last Reservoir of Fighters ©  IN 1825 AGE CLASS

Byr rnes Orders Induction Of  Young Farmers   Calls For Drafling Of Mex Between 18 and 25 Now Deferred; Group In. eludes 364,000

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS 10 BE DRAFTED   Selective Service Called on to Start Inducting Farm Laborers in 18 - 25 Age Class  FATHERS WILL BE NEXT

SCHOOL FACULTY ‘NOW COMPLET   Ten New Teachers Sign Contracts For Next Sehonl Year

Twenty-Four Present Teachers and Ten New Teachers on School Faculty   Completes Corps For Next Year Except One Part Time

Noted Motion Picture Director Mark Sandrich Dies of Heart Attack

FRENCH SUPPORT MONETARY ISSUE   Bretton Woods Agreement Given Full Backing by Affairs Commission

FRANC 15 PARED MORE THAN HALF   DEVALUATIQN, DECREED BY FRENCH GOVERNMENT, EFFECTIVE TODAY.

France Reduces Value of Franc ~ More Than Half   New Rate Ser at 119 To Dollar, 480 to . Sterling

FRANC DEVALUATED BY FRENCH ASSEMBLY   ¥alae Is Reduced Mote Than Hats: Effect On Domestic Economy Is Uncertain

A ie Sia A Ae ee SE Ne i AS in ae Seal  Coast Guard To Be  Here For Interview

POLIO CAUSES — SCHOOL DELAY   ROCKFORD KEEPING SCHOOLS CLOSED—DDT SPRAYING RE-' BULTS AWAITED

WLB CALLS MINERS: OPERATORS MEET   To Meet Saturday Morning On Present Contract Extension

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Reds Drive Near Nazi Supply Base   Nazis Thrown Back In Counterattacks

WORLD LABOR UNION FORMED   ORGANIZATION STARTS WITH 75,000,000 MEMBERS

MANAGEMENT, LABOR PARLEY OPENS TODAY   Truman To Strike KeyNote Of Conference This Afternoon

President Is Expected To Speak Frankly af Parley; Schwellenbach and Wallace To Talk

Chief Executive Expected to ‘Lay It on Line’   Spokesmen for Both Sides Already Have Pledged Co-operation and Voiced Optimism Over Results to Be Expected

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Labor Parley At Capital to Start Today   President to State Views on First Day

Truman's Talk Will Keynote Labor Parley   Speech Expected To Focus Attention On Responstbilities Ahead

Truman Pins Hope OnLabor,Business   President to “Lay It on the Line” at Conference

MANAGEMENT, LABOR 10 BE REPRESENTED   President Will Sound Keynote at First Parley Session

Management And Labor  Set To Open Parley Today   President Truman To Sound Keynote With Address Shortly After Noon

“Scout Week” Feb. 8.14 Has [New Meaning   REBIRTH OF SCOUTING SEEN AS COUNTRIES ARE BEING LIBERATED

Commend boy scouts on anniversary week   Local scouts set enviable record

Veterans’ Aid Set Up in New OPA Planning   “Scouts of the World -- Brothers Together’

MIKAOO STATUS 5 IN QUESTION   This Accounts for Time Consumed By Allies in Replying to Tokyo.

ALLIED REPLY TO JAP OFFER GIVES .NIPS FACE SAVING DEVICE THEY =. NEED TO COMPLETE CAPITULATION ~

WAGE AGREEMENT HOPES FADE FOR UMW, OPERATORS   Prospect Of Intervention By The Government Is Raised 7 Anew

NO AGREEMENT. YET IN COAL SITUATION   Government Interveution Raised Anew Toda¥ As Negotiations Fail

Americans Holding Italian Positions   Despite Nazi Resistance, American Fifth Army Tightens Hold On Coastal Towns

epcomeriuerm emery “cme mara marc  Keep Buying Bonds, Oklahomans Urged

Drop 1000 © Tons Bombs On Targets’   PLANES HIT ENEMY AT. POINTS ALL THE WAY FROM THE KURILES TO BORNEO  _

News Day And Night   1.000 Tons Of Bombs Blast 16 Targets Along 5,000 Mile Front   Japanese Confess Okinawa Is Los!   U. S. Paratroops Land Be. hind Enemy On Northern Lazon

U.S. Battle For Luzon Is Near End   Gliders and Parachute Troops Used in Philip pines for First Time

1,000 TONS OF BOMBS LOOSED ON 16 TARGETS   Tokyo Admits Loss Of Oknawa With Casualties Topping 110,000 Mark

Airborne troops Land Successfully in Luzon Try-Out   Nips Go Inland as New Borneod Invasions Are Getting Under Way

AIR BORNE ATTACK HITS LUZON NIPS   Fierce Rattle Rages For Linuchow

SIX AIR FLEETS BATTER JAPS IN WIDE OFFENSIVE   Airborne Force Gains on Luzon

16 NIP TARGETS ON 9,000 MILE FRONT HIT BY EXPLOSIVES   More Than 1,000 Tons Of Bombs Hit Targets From Kuriles To Borneo; Japs Admit Loss Of Okinawa, New U. S. Superfort Base

Vast Wall of Fire Would Have Met (German Attempt To Invade England

WERE SET FOR INVADERS:   British Intended Releasing Burning Oil on Channel

Britain Relied On Flame Wall  Defense by Fire Devised During Critical 1940 =

Destructive wall of flames ready for Germans attempting Britain invasion

JAP BEATING “OF GENERALS. “TS REVEALEL   EX-PRISONERS BITT BITTER AS RE: SULT: OF TREATMENT WHILE. 4 IN PRISON CAMPS.) >

NEW TAX PLAR FACES TROUBLE   Legislatures Sharpen Axe To Cut Down Proposed Bond Program

SOLONS, MAYORS HIT KELLY'S TAX PLANS   Proposed Highway Bond; New Luxury Taxes to Have Rough Sailing in House

OPA IS SAVED BY FAST PLANE FOR SIGNATURE   Byrnes Named Secretary of State - - Military Training Issue Faces Showdown

JUMEBODY MUST HAVE ~ BEEN SPOOFING THEM   About Meteor Fragment Falling at Trevose   SOURCE NOT TRACED

“METEOR FRAGMENT” IS BIT OF “HANGOVER   Deviates from Usual Procedure, Dissipating Into ‘Gas’ After Hitting the Earth   THE TREVOSE ANGLE

British Fleet Makes Ready  In Pacific   Powerful Force To Join In War Against Japanese

GERMANS SPURN SOVIET SYSTEM   Berlin Communists Ask Boost For Private Enterprise

Communists of Germany Ask for Democratic Rule   Soviet System for Present-Day Reich Held Unsuitable

—WINSTON CHURCHILL Attlee Is Urged Not To Try To Put Pressure On IInited Statec.

Rooming i Huse F ight Fatal to Stanford Boy   Mystery Seen in Death of  OFFinnw Reale Dane.   WEiiter wath 2 Pon  Pacific Duty

PATTON’S TANKMEN TALK TO.RUSSIANS BY RADIO  Sater Rr ser 7 ot avereew , mek € Patek eh at

PATCH RUSHES SEVENTH ARMY TOWARD ITALY   New Allied Linkup at Linz Seen as Patton Menaces City

Spy Caught in FBI’s Dragnet   Famed Aviator Aids In Counter-Espionage

Appeal To Russia On lran Crisis Is Made      Information on Operations of Red Forces is Souaht

U.S. Appeals To Russia in Iranian Case   Seeks Information; Big Three Relations Involved in Crisis

FOR DATA ON ARMY IN IRAN   i. dS. Note § Sent Moscow As Dispute Nears Critical Stage

Red Army Operation   Information Sought   Friendly Relations Of Big 3 Involved As Affair There Approaching a Critical Point

U. 5. Seeks Information On Red Army Operation In Iran from Moscow

Troops Continue To Pour Into Tokyo Bay Area and Move Inte Other Districts   Landings Without Incident

HEAVILY ARMED TROOPS SPREAD OVER BIG AREA   Few Bomb Craters Are Found In Jap Capital and Tojo : Is Still Hiding

Naval Base Of Tateyama Is Taken Over   Unarmed Americans Walk Through Tokyo Without Incident

UNARMED AMERICANS WANDER THRU STREETS DAZED TOKYO AS JAPS STARE AT INVADERS

COLLECTION.OF OLD CLOTHING TO START JANUARY 7   s Central Committee Sets Up Machinery For Relief In War Areas

Need For More Clothing For War  Sufferers in Devastated Countries.   ‘Victory Clothing Collection Committee Named For County

AMERICANS MAY HEAR BIG THREE MEETING REPORT   Debt Limit May Be Hiked To 300 Billion

 PY USIMNGtOM ROUNGUD  Big 3 Parley Report Expected from FDR; Byrnes Says Plans Call for More Men   Plans Call For More Men

Believe F. R. Will Report  Names 4 Legislators To U. S. Delegation

F.D.R. EXPECTED. TO TELL NATION OF BIG 3 PLANS   NAMES VANDENBERG, STASSEN DELEGATES TO SECURITY PARLEY

PRISONERS ABOARD LINER GRIPSHOL   Three Upper Michigan Soldiers Are Among Those Returning.

Indo-Chinese Now yw Pay for Loyalty  Natives Turn on French  and  Servants Who Stayed  Who Stayed With Them When Revolt Flares

‘Annamite Natives Who Have Remained Loyal To French During Revolt Pay Dearly, In Fears

CLAIM BACKING FOR WOODS PACT   House Ways and Means Committee Approves of New Tariff Power for President

6 Escaped Convicts Retaken By Police  Tunnel Way To Freedom ’ From Penitentiary

4 Leaders Urge Charte Approval   Green, Dulles, Thomas, Murray Appear—Others  Are Opposed

Senate Body Puts Okeh on World Charter   Unanimous Vote in Com mittee; Johnson Not Present

Ask Quick Passage of Charter to Get U.S. Responsibility   Four Big Leaders Push Ratification Move for Lasting Peace

Leaders With Varying View: Back Charter   Union Heads Give Backing to Quick Plan Acceptance

Political Leaders Endorse United ‘Nations Charter   William Green, John Foster Dulles, Normar Thomas and Philip Murray Testify

Political Leaders  See Alike   Agreed Senate  Onght to Ratify Charter Speedily As Peace Move

World Charter Given Further ' Endorsements   Four Leaders of Different Politicai Views Urge Senate to Ratify Document

LEADERS DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS IN FAVOR CHARTER   FOUR PROMINENT AMERICANS SAY SENATE SHOULD RATIFY PACT

More Leaders Back Charter   Green, Murray, Dulles and Norman Thomas Swing Support to Ratification

y Approva Charter Urger U.S. Senate  Labor Chiefs, Top a.tetene bdnla Plan

GREEN, MURRAY. DULLES, THOMAS INDORSE CHARTER   FOUR LEADERS OF DIFFERENT VIEWS FOR RATIFICATION

Green, Murray, Dulles And Thomas Speak For Ratification Of Charter

SPEED CHARTER, 4 LEADERS URGE   Green, Dulles, Thomas And Murray Ask Approval

Senate Urged To Act Quickly On World Pact   Four Leaders Of Varied Views . Heard at Inquiry

FOUR POLITICAL LEADERS FAVOR PEACE CHARTER   Quick Approval Urged By Greene, Dulles, Thomas, Murray

Charter Ratification Urged By Four Leaders All With Different Political Views .

Charter Wins New Favor In Meeting   Former Dewey Aide Is Among Those Supporting Treaty

FOUR POLITICAL LEADERS URGE RATIFICATION   Dulles Among Group Favoring Speedy Approval of Peace Charter

Four Leaders Urge Senate To Accept Charter   Men Affiliated with Different Political Views Express Approval of Charter Acceptance.

Final Witnesses Heard on United Nations Charfer   Union Heads and Other Leaders Add Support to Pact

Political And  Labor Heads Baek Charter   Dulles, Thomas, Green And Murray Ask Early Senate Ratification

FORECASTS REPORT FOR RATIFICATION   Action May Come Tonight; Four Leaders Urge Approval

LEADERS WITH VARIED VIEWS BACK CHARTER   Four Outstanding Witnesses Urge Senate Ratification of United Nations Treaty   MAY REPORT TONIGHT

Members Of 4 Political Groups Back Charter  fleas Ratiticatian   Urge Ratification  - At Senate Hearing; Green, Thomas, Dulles, Murray Hear

Political Leaders ‘Back Pact   Urge Senate Act Speedily To Ratify Charter.

Green, Murray, Dulles, "Thomas _. Favor ‘Charter      Four Leadéis Of Different Political’*Views “ Heard By Senate’. Committee

Four Political Leaders Urge Charter Qkeh   William Green, John Foster Dulles, Norman Thomas, Philip Murray Ask Ratification

Allies Arrest  o poy x7 Japanese   Defendants Accused Ol Atrocities

Gain High Ground To Guard Against  Counterattacks   Berlin Reports Yanks Have Crossed Rhine  South of Honnef _

Germans Open Strong Artillery Bombardment Of Bridgehead;   Counter-Attack Against North Flank Of Bridgehead   ROUNDUP NAZIS IN EIFEL MOUNTAINS

Argentina Comes  Back Into Fold   20 American Nations To Resume Relations

U.S.,19 OTHER AMERICAN NATIONS TO RESUME ARGENTINE RELATIONS   DECISION FOLLOWS DECLARATION OF WAR ON AXIS, ADHERENCE TO CONFERENCE ACTS

Argentina Is Baek in  Good Graces   20 American Nations and Britain Reeoenize Farrell

24 Names Are Listed   Top Nazi and German Military Leaders Named in War Crimes Indictments

Dutch Join Fight for Balikpapan  Colonial Troops Land at Inner Sartore af Rav

TWO AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS MADE BY COLONIALS   Dutch Troops Secure Positions In Inner Limits  Of Balikpapan Bay   AUSTRALIANS ARE STILL ADVANCING

New Landings on Borneo Are Effected   Dutch Colonial Troops Meet Small Arms Fire

Dutch Colonial Units Make Two Borneo Landings   Positions in Inner Limits of Balikpapan Bay Secured

DUTCH SECURE TWO HOLDS ON BORNEO COAST   Amphibious Landing: Made in Balikpapan Bay Region

DUTCH FIGHTING JAPS ON BORNEO   TROOPS MAKE TWO LANDINGS IN INNER LIMITS OF

Proposed Change In Governor, Aide Election Issue   Merger of Candidates Only Political Contest of Note; fo Insure Cooperating Men

Democrats Fight Four Proposed Amendments; Get Back of Two and Proposed Housing Subsidy Boos

Effective Next March:  Enlisted Men With Two Years  Service To Be Given Discharae:

Two-Year Plan Set For Mareh   All Army Enlisted Men With Two Years Service Will Be Eligible.

ARMY TO DROP TWO-YEAR MEN   Releases to Start Next March, Says Officer

New Discharge Plan for Vets   Enlisted Men in Two Years Out in March

All 2-Year Army Men Elivible For Discharge In Mar.   Policy ‘Will Apply Only “To Enlisted. Men..

ARMY ENLISTED MEN WITH 2 YEARS SERVICE ELIGIBLE FOR DISCHARGE IN MARCH

MALAYA TIGER MAKES APPEAL TO HALT TRIAL   Yamashita Wants High Court To Restore Military Prisoner Status

Yamashita Asks Philippines Court For Return to War Prisoner Status

Y amashita’s Defense Asks To End Trial   Attempt Made To Save Tiger Of Malaya From Execution For Crimes

Yamashita Asks Court To Halt War Crimes Trial   Appeal Seen As 11th Hour Move To Save Him From Death

YAMASHITA SEEKING — A WAY OUT   Appeals to Filipino Court In Odd Move

YAMASHITA IN MOVE TO HALT CRIMES TRIAL   Appeals To High Court, Saying Army Has No Jucisdietion

Yamashita Asks Manila Court to Halt His Trial   Appeals for Order Restoring Him to Status of Military Prisoner

Yamashita Wants His Trial Halted   Nip Butcher Wants Status As Military Prisoner Restored

Vamashita’s Defense  Asks Halt In Trial   Appeal Made To Philippines Top Court As Mountain Of Evidence Is Piled Up

APPEAL MADE TO SUPREME COURT BY YAMASHITA   Tiger of Bataan Seeks to Cheat The Firing Squad

Jap Guns Used By Javanese   Yamashita Asks Cour To Halt Manila Tria

‘Tiger of Malaya’ Appeal To Court to Halt Trial   Will Complete Case Friday.

FACT-TINDING BOARD 1 HEAR CASE   By JAMES L. KILGALLEN  International News Service staff Correspondent

REPRESENTATIVES OF  UNION AND CORPORATION TO TES. TIFY BEFORE FACT. o  FINDING. BOARD o

NAZI REPARATIONS COME UP SHORTLY   U. S. ECONOMIST PUT ON BOARD THAT WILL DECIDE. HOW FOE SHALL PAY.

Lubin On Board (f Reparations   To Represent America On Commission In Moscow To Determine Nazi Amends.

  Neutrals Report Germany Is  Nation i in Chaos  ' Gente Ruthlessly  Exterminates  All Who Waver

Stage Set For Push on Berlin   Nazi Defenses Crumbling on Oder River; German Armies in Trap

Big Three May Talk  Terms For Germany   London Newspapers Refer To Meeting As ‘De Facto Peace Conference’

‘Big 3’ Seen Fixing Terms   Peace Table Lenienc; Believed Precluded

Bis 3 Deciding Future of Reich, Observers Hint   Long-Range Plan Would Prevent Nazi Bid for Leniency Later

PEACE TALK BELIEVED OPEN      Diplomatic Observers Say Allied Big Three May be Deciding Settlement Which Will be Forced on Defeated Germany.

Believe “Big Three” Parley Fixing Peace Terms To Foil  German Pl

BS 3 MEET 1S CALLED PEACE CONFERENC?   Reich’s Immediate and Long Range Future Believed Topies

Big 3 Plan Reich Future, British Say   Not Only Peace Terms But Long-Range Policy ~ Reported Topic

Believe Allied Big Three Map Peace Terms for Germany   Action Now On Future Of Reich Will Stem  Leniency Plea

DISMISS SEVEN PRISON HEADS   Corrections Comish Acts After Prodding By Dethmers

TEMPERATURES:   Warden Jackson, 6 Others Dismissed   Corrections Commission Takes Reluctant Action Only After Prodding By Attorney General

ARMY OFFICIALS LOOK INTO CRASH   Eight Persons Killed As Army Transport Plunges Into Hangar

Substitute Bill On Employment To Be Delayed   Conference Committee To Draft Final Version Of Proposed Legislation

Substitute May Come After Christmas   Full Employment Bil! As Asked By Trumanls Dead

BRITAIN HAS LESS. CUTBACK      NEARLY MILLION  ‘STILL: ‘eM.  PLOYED-IN AVLATION IN-,  “"“pustryY tn thar’ °*" COUNTRY. ~

BRITISH FAR AHEAD IN AIR PRODUCTION   4as Million Employed On Planes; U. S. Only 146,238  QD. laecank A Rane

GREECE FACES MORE TROUBLE   ELAS-HATING GENERAL MAY GET HIGH POST

New Crisis In.  Greece Threat   Gonatas To Be Named Macedonia, Thrace Head

GREECE IS FACED WITH NEW CRISIS.   Leftist-Hater “To Rule Thrace And Macedonia

Mercy Flight By Fortress Brings Oklahoman Here   OPA Placid Despite Odessa Mayor's Ire

ARMY DISCHARGE SCORE IS REDUCED   Only 60 Points Are Needed Now, Washington Rules

ARMY DISCHARGE SCORE CUT T0 60   900,000 Additional Soldiers to Get Out

900,000 More Men Eligible For Discharge   Only 60 Points Now Are Required For Release From Army

Bay State Is “Mother” Of U.S. Senators   Four Others Stepmothers

MOTHER OF SENATORS   Massachusetts Was Birthplace of One Out of Every 16

EUROPE APPROACHES CRISES PERIOD WITH GREAT HUNGER FACING PEOPLE; MUCH FOOD NEEDED TO SAVE MASSES

Star vation Crisis Near  For Europe   Dangerous Food Shortage Emphasized By Petition to Truman For Quick Shipments Necessities to Avert Thisustar : .

Million Men Hit Crack Kwantung Army In Far East   Strike First Blow Nine Minutes After Declaration Becomes Effective; Reveal Jap Effort To Negotiate Peace In Middle Of July.

Offense Follows War Declaration   Japanese Say Soviet Air Force Is leading Attacks of Infantrymen Along The Border

Stalin Proclaims Nazis’ Collapse   Premier Says Hitler's  ‘Insane Ideas’ Smashed

30,000-Round Victory Salute Roars From Moscow Artillery as Premier Hails Complete Smashing of Nazidom

Babson’s Outlook To Be Published. Business, Finance.  1946 Predictions

MOVE. TO.END LOANS BY FSA   PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO AGRICULTURE BILL WOULD ALSO ELIMINATE AID FOR SCHOGCL LUNCHES

NEW COURT TERM TO OPEN MONDAY   Grand Jury to be Organized, Lawyers Will Hold Annual Meeting.

PLANS MADE FOR ~NEW COURT TERM   Grand Jury Will Be Organized And Lawyers Hold Their Annual Meeting,

QUICK TRIALS BEING URGED   SENTIMENT IN GRITAIN FOR SWIFT JUSTICE FOR WAR CRIMINALS BEFORE TRIBUNAL

POLISH GROUPS IN AMERICA ~ CONDEMN BOUNDARY DECISION   OPPOSE USEING 1 5 “CURZON LINE” BOUNDARY OF POSTWAR POLAND

NORMAL FLOW OF STEEL IN 1O DAYS SEEN   Mills Ready Te Begin Full Operations If  Miners Return

WAR CASUALTY TOLL DECLINES   Latest Figures for U. S. Show Total for Army, Navy 1,069,632

WOMAN BEARS SCARS OF- NAZI BRUTALITY   Story of Mass Slaughter of Prisoners Recounted

Two Rescue Ships Reach 11 Army Men Marooned on Greenland Since Snowslide Wrecked Their Station Nine Months Ago

WINTER'S COLDEST WEATHER STRIKES EASTERN SEABOARD  NEW YORK BORE BRUNT SEVERE WEATHER WITH

WINTER'S COLDEST WEATHER STRIKES . EASTERN SEABOARD  ' NEW VORK RORE RRIINT

County Attorney of Wettest Area Says Let’s Enforce Law or Kill it

DISGRACE TO STATE   Leavenworth County At torney in Blast at Prohibition Law

Premier Ofters To Accept Plan United Nations   Would Abide By Th Decision Of Group

Sec. Anderson Begins War on Hunger, Want   2 Out of 3 Don’t Get Enough to Eat, Says Aggie Chief

SECRET ENEMY NAVAL BASE IS BIVEN SHELLINC   31st Division Advances Within Eight Miles Of  Valencia Airdrome   AMMUNITION, FUEL DUMPS ARE BLASTED

Yanks Head For Air Base On Mindanac   Shelling Of Jap Naval Base On Eas Coast Announced

SET CANNING "SUGAR QUOTAS   Will Be Rationed On Basis Of 71/2 Pounds Per  Person

Prisoner Toll Soars Rapidly 1,142,224 Germans Taken Since Dec. 16

Prisoner List   Since Von Runda«stedt Launched Dee. 16th Of. fensive Against Allies,

WAR TRAINING VOTE 1S NEAR   SENATE PREPARES TO -PASS LEGISLATION AFFECT. ° “ING 18-YEAR-OLD SOLDIERS

French te Cheek Credit Operations   Bill to Nationalize Bank tc Be Debated Tomorrow

JAPANESE SCHOOL STUDENTS - MAKE DEMANDS FOR REFORM   DENUNCIATION OF MILITARY BYSTEM AND CHANGE IN SCHOOL SYSTEM BEING ASKED

LEND-LEASE MUST GO ON   Stimson Says It Would Be Disastrous Mistake to Stop It —

WAGE CONTROLS EASED AS LAST ACT BY VINSON   Plans To Get Maximum from Civilian Manpower Being Considered

FRINGE WAGE LIMITS FIXED   Vinson Pares Boosts Urged By War Labor Board

Pearl Harbor Hearing Given An_ Extension   Continues to Feb. 15; Hear U. S. British Plan To Attack Truk

American-British Naval Agreement Set Truk Attack  Tan Mave Mificarc Nicanree   Top Navy Officers Disagree About Responsibility for Forwarding Warning Messages

vate Agrees Extension War Probe   estiqation ly Continue Hil Feb. 15

Agreement on Truk. Attack Told Probers   Disagreement Among Top. Navy Officers Revealed

SENATE AGREES TO FEB. 15 DATE; NAVY PACT TOLI   firitish-American Agreement On Dec. 6 Envisioned U.S, Attack on Truk   Officers Disagree

HOMELESS MAY TOTAL 3,500 IN CAROLINA FLOOD   Red Cross Estimates 2,500 Already Evacuated; Worst of High Waters Should Be Over During This  Afternoon.

Flood Sweeps Caroline Area.   Thousands Homeless, Crop Damage Heavy In Favetteville Section

CONGRESS MAY GIVE SERVICE MEN TAX CUTS   Claim Vets Whe Missed Big Wages Entitled To Extra Benefits

Plan Large Tax Reduction For GI   Congress Heaps Words of Praise On Soldiers

WOULD GIVE VETS SOME TAX RELIEF   Sen. George Would Provide Exemptions For a Year

Jap Cabinet Criticized For Lack Of Vigor   Fails To Recognize Spirit Of People

2,507 Farms Now Tn This County   Total Land In Farms 229,783 Acres As Comnared To 215.274.

RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN FORCE ASSURES DECISION SOON ON HITLER’S DEFENSE

Will Test Hitler’s Defense Soon   Russian Columns Consolidated Into Solid Front

Nazi Officers ‘Tell All’   Show Maps, Charts of German Military, Naval Installations in Norway

Hollywood Strike Shuts 4 Studios   May Put 30,000 People Out of Their Jobs

Paralysis Threatens Movie Industry As Union Spokesmen Push Strike Maneuver:

Offers Plan To Protect Against Wildcat Strikes Ford Motor Co.,  UAW To Open Talke Ni Arianne ax)

CIO Offers to Ban Wildcat Strikes at Ford   Company Ready to Open Wage Parley After Union Proposes Penalty for Workers in Unauthorized Walkouts

Nazi Railways Again Blasted  Bomber Fleet Makes Fourth Day Raid On Southern Reich

BLAST RAIL TARGETS   U. S. Air Force Makes Its Fourth Successive Day Raid on Nazis

Hun, Railroads In South Reich Areas Bombed   Czechoslovakia Transpor tation Systems Also AL tacked: Berlin’ Pounided In Relays

Bombs Drop On Railways   British And Russian ‘Pilots Cooperating

Gen. MacArthur Suspends Press For Rapping U.S. Atom Bomb Attack on Two Nip Cities   ‘Occupy Japan for 20 Years,’ General Wainwright Urges

He'd Occupy For 20 Years   Wainwright Tells of Being Knocked Down by Jap Private; Wants Firm Policy

Se iw SUB COMMITTEE FINDS TYAT MEN AT LINCOLN, NEB,, AIR FIELD WERE MISTREATED.

LANDON FALLS IN LINE FOR PRESIDENTS PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE POLITICAL BICKERING

Army Insists Men Not Needed To Go Senator Says Discharges Too Slow

ARMY'S NEED OF MORE MEN i$ DEBATED   Army General Says 2,500,000 Men Are Needed

Henry Says Congress Can Cut Force But Must Take Responsibility   Demobilization Will Accelerate   13,000 Of Army’s 45,000 Doctors Will Be Released From Service

Sen. Johnson Clashes With Maj. Gen. Henry, Chief Of Army  Personnel, Over Need For OFAN AnH Armacr   DEMOBILIZATION RATE DOUBLE FORMER PLAN

COMMENT ON RUSSIA   Denunication of Treaty Stirs Much Speculation

Servicemen Stranded On West ( Coast   See Little Prospect Of Transportation Problem Being Solved Until The End Of Holidays

O Operation Snafu  168. 000 Pacific Veterans Stranded on West Coast

150 000 Service “Ment Stranded ont _ pacific Coas'   Expect No Improvement dn..Travel Until Atterten ) >

190,000 VETERANS STRAN DED IN PORT   WEST COAST JAMMED WITH RETURNEES AS SNARL DEVELOPS

Situation Will Grow Worse Over Holidays   Mare Servicemen . Arriving Than n Are Pe

Gls Stranded on West Coas   Jam. Expected to. Continue Well Inte: the Mew Year: ™-

Rail Lines Swamped by Reeord Rush   Coast Ports Jammed With Returned Service Men With Relief in Sight About January 1

168,000 Veterans Wait For Trains   Stranded Soldiers Are on West Coast

Report 2 New Cases Of Polio  Two City Children Taken To Hospital

Navy Getting Ready For Big Day Tomorrow   ‘Gobs’ Polishing Up For Truman Visit

Truman Also Favors More Pay for Congress, Cabisnot Mambers. Courts

Force Is Added To President’: More Pay Call   Cangress Told Truman’: Proposal For Federal Workers’ tncrease In  Line With Industry .

All Fighting in hina Ceases;  Reds Withdraw   Action Preceding Council Meeting of Communist, Nationalist Chiefs Seen As Forerunner of Final Peace Terms

VET DISABILITY DEGREES REVISED   New Schedule Includes Disabilities Peculiar to This  on EE on

a] JAPS ADDED TO LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   New Suspects Named as Three Prominent Nips Surrender

Philippines May Be Jap  Invasion Base   End Of All Fighting On Philippine Isles

Philippines to Be Base for Invasion Japan   MacArthur Reveals Japanese Lost 23 Divisions in Camoaian

Philippine Campaign Has Ender In Great Yank Victory; Japs Sustained a’ “Great Disaster: .

PHILIPPINES S10 BE BASE FOR JAP INVASION   Aussies Capture Big Oil Port of Balikpapan  and Press On

PHILIPPINES COMPLETELY LIBERATED   Far Eastern Islands May Be Major Base for Invasion of Jap Homeland.

To Capture Entire: Port.   BORNEO BEACHHEAD IS NOW EIGHT BY.TWO MILES; = °° PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN ENDS

MacArthur Indicates Philippines May Become Invasion Base  AUSSIES TAKE MOST OF BALIKPAPAN  Fighting Against Moderate Opposition Through Streets

BALIKNPAPAN CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS   Gen. Mec Arthur Hints Piilipzines To Be Maicr Base

‘Aussies In Push From Center of 'Balikpapan Town   End of. Philippines ‘Campaign Announced; 23 Divisions Destroyed

Most of Balikpapan Won; Philippine Campaign Ends   MacArthur Indicates Recaptured Islands to Become Major Base for Japan Invasion; Announces 23 Japanese Divisions Destroyed

ie i) nas, tat ori sled Oe ee g  COMMUNITY CHURCH AT OAKLAND MILLS

Prosecutors Say Main Case Rests On Ten Papers   Punishment Of Of Hitler's Top Aides Demanded On Charae Of Plotting To Murder Millions

Introduce Surprise Documents   Counsel for Nazis  On Trial Protest; United States Demands Punishment

Counsel Of 20 Accused Protests   Session Adjourned; Industrialists Hit :

10 Surprise Documents fo  Confound Nazis   Punishment Is Asked For Top 20 German War Crimes Fiqures

‘SURPRISE’ DATA HURLED AT NAZIS   10 Documents Will Be Made Main Case Against Group

Surprise Proof of German Plot for War Bared   U. S. Prosecutors Say Mair Case Rests on New Documents on Nazi Plans.

Main Case Against 20 Top Germans Rests On 10 Documents ‘Never Before Revealed’

German Industrialists’ Part in War Unveiled   Financial Aid Tendered Before Rise to Control

LID IS LIFTED ON FINANCING OF NAZI PARTY   Veil of Mystery Around Powerful Industrialists Who Plotted With  Hitler Unfolding  KEITEL ENTERS DENIAL

U.S. Demands Punishment  Of Top Nazis   Twenty Listed of Spreading Doctrine Of Aggressive Warfare

Charge Nazis With Plot to Kill Millions   Case to Rest on 10 Documents Never Before  Revealed

Flames Visible 125 Miles After Osaka Assault   Second Largest City In Japan Converted Into Mass of Fire

Spea Of Flame In Great Jap War Center Visible For 125 Miles   Heavy Industries Reduced To Ruins   Fleet Of 300 Superforts Drop 2.300 Tons Of Bombs On City

OF FLAME REPORTED   24 Square Miles Of Three Jap Cities Are Burned Out

MAMMOTH B-29 FIRE RAID BURNS HEART OF OSAKA   2300 Tons Of Bombs Dropped On Japs’ Second Largest City

B-29'S LEAVE FIRE VISIBLE 125 MILES   Raid Burns Out Five Square Miles Of Osaka

B-29s Leave Sea Of Flame To Gut Osaka   Raid By 300 Super-Forts Is Third Great Attack Made Within Five Days

* 1, S. PLANES SEI OSAKA ABLAZE   FLAMES VISIBLE FROM 125 MILES At SEA

SEA OF FLAME BURNS OSAKA, JAP WAR CIT)   Super-Fort Raid Destroys Five Square Miles of Big Production Center.

Osaka Fire Destroys 5 Square Miles  Japan's 3 First   Japan's 3 First Cities Hard Hit by Bomb Attacks

be occ HRS REE, SRSA SR PERO  ON GREAT NIP WAR ARSENAL LEVELS FIVE SQUARE MILES   Mammoth Assault Is Crippling Blow

JAPS BIGGEST WAR PRODUCTION CENTER TARGET   Grand Total of 24 Square Miles of Japan’s Three Largest Cities Wiped Out in 96 Hours

FIRES RAVAGE OSAKA, JAPS’ THIRD CITY   Five Square Miles Of Warplant, Cente: _A Sea of Flames

Solid Sea of Hame Visible 175 Miles   Total of 24 Square Miles In Japan’s Three Largest Cities Are Laid Low

Pallersen Asks For Merger of ~ Army and Navy   Trute- to. Urge Mrudt in Peacetime for U.S. Securilv.

URGES ARMY, NAVY MERGER   Patterson Says Plan I Best Way To Preserve  American Security

Army, Navy Merger Put To Congress   President ta Place Peacetime Training ‘Before Lawmakers

ARMED FORCES MERGER ASKED   Truman Will Try To Put Over Peace Military Training Program

Patterson Asks One Army-Navy   Congress Faces Truman  Appeal for Draft

FANATICAL RELIGIOUS BELIEF MAKES JAP DESPERATE ENEM)   JAPS TAUGHT GLORIFICATION OF DEATIL IN ESTABLISH. ING JAPANESE WORLD DOMINATION

COMMON MAN'S WAR WRITER KILLED BY JAPS      Dies On Ie, Island Off Okinawa Was 44

Jap Bullet Finds Famed War Reporter   G. Is. On All Fronts Lead Nation In  Mourning Death Of Famed Buddy.

Was Known Asfriend Of Douchboy   President Truman Has High Praise For The Famous Correspondent

JOBLESS PAY PLAN ASSAILED; BACKER PREDICTS DEFEAT   Declares No More Than Six ot 24 Members of House Committee Will Support Measure.   SENATE GROUP, TOO, Is SAID TO OPPOSE   Six Hundred Thousand Claims for Unemployment Compensation Filed in Week Ended Aug. 26.

FOR JOBLESS ‘PAY HIKE BILL   Martin Voices Opposition to Federalizing Benefits

Opposition to Jobless Pay  Raise Mounts   Some Supporters of Bill Concede Its Prospects To Be Poor

Oppnsition Rises To U.S. Control -Ofloldess Pay  nae plain us Had Al wudy Buen Filed By

(Opponents Hit Kailgore’s Bill : To. Aid Jobless   Members Believe Proposal Will Be Beaten Down  Th Caomoimiitter Rename

U.S. Control Of Jobless Pay Plan Hit   960,913 Claims Are Turned in by Last Week by Ex-Workers

FDR Asked For ‘Full Accounting’ Of United States’ Foreign Policy   Recall« First Aime

President... Promisés Use Of More Atomic ‘Bombs  MAKES REPORT  Reveals Further Facts On Potsdam Con taveance.

YIELD OR FACE NEW SLAUGHTER TRUMAN WARNS   In Report On Big 3-Parley

President In Radio Address Warns Japs More Atom Bombs On Way If Thev Refuse to Surrender

JAPS WARNED BY PRESIDENT TO QUIT WAR   (The text of the president's addresn will be found on page ay

More Atomic Bombs Promised By Pres. ‘Truman Unless Japan Surrenders Now   Gives Historic Radio Talk T Nation On Potsdam Conference

TRUMAN GIVES SUMMARY OF POTSDAM MEET      Promises Japan :  More Atomic Bombs Unless She Gives Up

President, Justifying Use Of Atomic Bomb, Says More On Way   Allies To Guard Secrets Of Atom   Terms Of Potsdam Agreement On Boundaries And Reparations Explained

Japs Given Stern Warning By Truman   President Promises Nips Will Be Blasted Ry Atomics Until End

Bomb Japan To Moment Of Surrender   President Promises More Surprises In Radio Talk

President Warns Japs Of More Secret Weapons; Reports On Conference

May Soon Know Other Military Secrets Agreed On At Berlin   U.S. BASES WILL BE MAINTAINED   Favors Adoption of Big Five Council of Foreign Ministers

TRUMAN TELLS OF CONFERENCE   President Makes Radio Address to American Public

Master Peace Act Could Develop Rapidly In Senate   George Claims Treaty Would Eliminate Need for  Any Interim Proposals.

On Peace League   Treaty Submission Would Likely Solve Unsettled Questions

Bypassed Japs In Pacific Giving Up   120,000 Abandoned Troops Estimated To Be On Islands

Surren der Of By-Passed Jap  Forces Starts   Estimated 120,000 Oceupy Bases In Marshalls and Carolines; Truk Outstanding One

ISOLATED JAPS SUBMIT SLOWLY   120,000 ON BYPASSED ISLANDS IN PACIFIC ADMITTING DEFEAT

Japs By-Passed On Islands  Surrendering   Over 3,000 On Mili Capitulate

Island Delegates Sign Surrender   Mili First Bypassed Garrison in Pacific To Begin Capitulation

Bypassed. Garrison Gives Up      Surrender Of Japs At Mili May Start Flood Of Capitula-: tion In South Seas *:

Surrender Uz Estimated 120,000 Japs In Central Pacific Isles Under Way

50,000 Allied Troops Will Land in Week, Japs Told; . — By-Passed Nips Giving up

JAPS QUITTING IN BY-PASSED ISLAND AREAS   An Estimated 120,000 Enemy Troops Are on Central Pacific Bases— Forces on Mili Surrender to Yanks.

By-Passed Japs Surrendering   First Of Estimated 120,000 On Central Pacific Islands Quit.

aps On Pacific ‘Islands Give Up To Yank Forces   BYPASSED NI NIPS os FIGHTING IN MA? AREAS

JAPS GIVE UP ON BYPASSED ISLES   Some 120,000 Troops On Various Islands Are Surrendering.

Bypassed Nips Are Giving Up   Mili Garrison Starts What Navy Expects to Become Flood of Surrenders

Japanese On Islands Begin To Surrender   Garrison -On Mili In Eastern Marshalls Is First To Sign Papers Of Capitulation

Bypassed Japs Start Surrender; Mili is First   2,500 Troops, 1,000 Sailors, 1,000 Civilians Affected hy Signing Aboard U. §. Levy

20 VESSELS HAMMERED BY AIRMEN   Shree Destroyers Are Damaged In Assault On Formosa Area

Carrier Planes Sink, Damage . 100 Jap Vessels   Nimiiz Reports on Attacks Against  FParmoda. Okinaower

Carrier Planes Sink, Damage . 100 Jap Vessels  Nimitz Reports or   Nimitz Reports on Attacks Against Formosa, Okinawa

agp a a aap  GOODLAND SGN 2 BULLS FRIDAY   One Extends Free Hunting, Fishing Privileges to Soldiers.

Truman Asks Emergency Conversion Extension Of Jobless Compensation

CONGRESS ASKED 10 AlD WORKER WHO LOSES JOB   ¥ Truman Urges Wider Unem. ployment Conpensetion in ‘Transition Period’

Truman Would Widen Coverage Jobless Benefits   Calls On Congress To Take Emergency Action In Special Message.

50 Are Injured In Fighting Before Hollywood Studio   Battle Follows Etfort of Group to Enter Paramount

STUDIO PIEKET LINES CRASHED   Fifty Injured In Melee At Paramount: Idle Lose $15,000,000

Posed as Man 16 Years, Woman Held for Living With Youna Man of 21

Home Islands Severed From Riches   Heavy Bombings Soon To Hit Wealthy. Mainland Resources

Supreme Court Expected to Work Overtime  Decisions in Many Cases Are  Expected Monday

Supreme Court Expected to Work Overtime Decisions in Many  Cases Are nein ii. A mee ee oe

SUPREME COURT WINDS UP WORK   Momentous Decisions To Be Made In Overtime Sessions Monday

Supreme Court Sets Overtime. Session Monday   Seek to Complete Work Before . Summer Recess

Supreme Court Facing Heavy Schedule Monday In Windup Of Historic Term At Capital

Highest Court Ma y Finish Up Term Monday   , Members Expeet To Work   Overtime on Cases of Wide. National  [ luterest

CRASH. LANDING: - SAVES LIVES   FILOT ‘OF  PASSENGER “PLANE ‘MARES. “LANDING. - AFTER

AIRLINE PILOT  AVERTS TRAGEDY   Lands Plane Crippied In Collision With Bomber

BOTH HOUSES TURN BACKS ON ECONOMY   Governor’s Recommendations Probably Will Be Approved

Simpson's Men and Canadians Push Into Wesel Pocket on Lower Rhine

(Large Rhine City Taken By Americans   With U. 8. First Army (7) The fall of Cologne was officte Rily announced tonight.

First Army Troops Near Heart Of City As Nazi Holdings Along Rhine Shrink   WITH U. 5, FIEST ARMY \AP; — The fall ef Colague was afficlally ampoenred tenirkht.

FALL OF CIT) IS EXPECTED VERY SOON   German Resistance Is Sur: prisingly Light   DEEP BREACH   Made In Nazi Lines Northeast Of Kyllburg: Many Attacks Repulsed

Third of City — Captured By U. S. Troops   Weary German Defenders Pull Back in Old Walled Section

Americans Fight Through Cologne To Bank of Rhine  Patton’s 3rd Army   Patton’s 3rd Army Spurts 25 Miles In Coblenz Drive

Third Army Gains 25 Miles Toward Rhine River as City Falls fo Hodaes (st

Rhine Left — Bridgeless For 70 Miles   Resistance Surprisingly Light in Heart of Reich’s dth City   DEAD, SAY FLIERS   Other American Forces Sweep Up to River North of Cologne

Cologne’s Defenders Fall Back   Third of Famous Cathedra: City Captured by Americans

Patton Drives 25 Miles Ahead Toward Coblenz  — Three U. S. Divisions In Cologne; City No   Three U. S. Divisions In Cologne; City No Longer Useful For Military Purposes   WITH THE U. S. FIRST ARMY —(AP)— The fall of Cologne was officially announced tonight.

Nazi Defenders Retreat To Old Section Of City   Three American Divisions Reach Ringstrasse . Against Surprisingly Light Opposition

MAIN FORCES INCATHEDRAL CITY WHIPPED   Patton's New Advance Carries Within 20 Miles of Rhine

GERMANY’S 41H LARGEST CITY SEIZED   Third Army Cut Thru Nazi Line Toward Rhine

First Army: Takes Bomb. Smashed City   Third-Army Seuth of City Also Makes a Sensational Drive

Defenders Thrown Back Into Old City   Three Divisions Encounter Only Light Opposition

Yanks Capture Cologne; Patton Pushes Forward   Push to Coblenz Area as Spectacular as Fall of Great City _

Temperatures   Nazi Commander, 1,500 Men Surrender; R. A. F. Heavy Bombers Hit Salzbergen Oil Refinery, Bomb Chemnitz and Berlin

Head for  Coblenz in Fast Pace   Third Army Now Only 20 Miles of Rhine in This Area.

GERMANS FLEE ACROSS  hk, FIVRAVEW  RHINE; 3RD U.S. ARMY RACES ON 23 MILES

Simpson’s Forces Eliminate Pocket   Three Divisions Reach Ringstrasse “Against Surprisingly Light Defense; Last German Stand in ‘Old City’

Light Opposition  Is Met By Yanks   United States Pilots Describe Cologne As ‘Dead City’; Germans Attempting To — Patch Up Bridges To Aid Escape

DRIVE AGAINST HEART OF CITY FROM 3 SIDES   Armies Joined To Wipe Out Nazi Remnants Still West Of Rhine

YANKS OCCUPY CITY ON RHINE   Three Divisions Reach Ringstrasse Against Light Opposition. -a   OTHER TROOPS ADVANCE   BULLETIN:  With U. S. First Army—(7%— © The fall of Cologne was official ly announced tonight.

Resistance Is Surprisingly Light as Germans Strive  'To Hold Rhine East Bank

First Army’ S Forces Press Gains Inside German City   West Bank Of Rhine Seizure Is Extended

REACH CENTER OF REICH’S 4TH LARGEST CITY   Churchill, At Front, Says Only Strong ‘Heave’ Needed

Only Slight German Resistance Inside Reich Metropolis   First Army Within Six Miles of Bonn; Ninth Mopping Up Nazis South of Duesseldorf Suburbs

Yankees Fight Through Germen’s Fourth City And Reach Rhine As Black-out Lift Shows Third Has Made 25-Mile Gain on Coblenz

Nazis Fall Back to Old Town Rubble   Great Traffic Center of Enemy Battle Scene for Cathedral City

Americans Fight Jhrough City To Banks of Rhine   Patton's Third Army Makes Gains In Coblenz Area

AMERICANS FIGHT WAY THRU TO RHINE AND U. S. THIRD NOW DRAWS UP IN COBLENZ AREA   COLOGNE, ARROGANT SYMBOL OF NAZI MILITARISM CRUMBLING AS GERMAN SITUATION BECOMES MORE CRITICAL

‘Great Rhine City Falls To First Army; Coblenz Threatened By 3rd Army

U. S. Third Army Spurts 25 Miles Toward Rhine in Coblenz Area, Headquarters Announces.   COLOGNE HAS FALLEN, IS OFFICIAL REPORT

‘AMERICAN TROOPS FIGHT THROUGH BiG CITY TO THE RIVER  FURTHER SOUTH U. THIRD SPURTS  25 MILE  TAWADN DUI

Patton’s Third Army Smashes German Lines Guarding Middle Rhine And Vital Coblenz Area

zis Retreat      “As Na   3 U.. Se. Divisions. At: Ringstv asses “Ast Army: 4. Miles: From Bonn;. -- Allies Push Into Wesel Pocket:

THIRD SPURT TOWARD RHINE NEAR COBLENZ   Ninth Army Reahces Rhine in Cologne; _ Fights Past Cathedral  maint FF weike

Hodges Armot Goes Through Great City   Third Army Tanks Are Halfway to Coblenz; Germans Reeled Back

TANKS AND INFANTRY ROLL THROUGH INDUSTRIAL AREA IN ANCIENT RHINELAND BASTION   German Communique Says Lt. Gen. Patton's "Blacked Out" Third Army Has Achieved Deep Breach in Lines Guarding Middle Sector   AMERICAN FIRST IS SEVEN MILES FROM BORN

3d Army Gains 25 Miles in Coblenz Spurt   With U. S. First Army — (?)—The fall of Cologne was officially announced tonight.

Third Army Spurts Ahead 25 Miles in Drive Toward ‘Coblenz Area; Mop-up Starts

Patton Army Makes Gain Of 25 Miles   WITH U. 5. FIRST Army, March 6 (The fall of Cologne was officially announced tonight.

City Is Declared Fallen For Military Purposes; Nazis Retreat to Bonn

Germans Fight in What Was Formerly a Walled Section of Metropolis

CATHEDRAL CITY IS CLEARED BY FIRST ARMY   8rd 20 Miles From Rhine

Fight Through City To Rhine; 3rd Gains 25 Mi   Tanks, Infantry Overrun City; Patton’s Troops Racing For Coblenz

Pattons Troops Race 25 Miles in Breakthrough   Germans Retreat From Rhineland Citadel; Third Army Smashes Out of Kyll Bridgehead in Spectacular Push Halfway to River

Doughboys Are At Rim of Rhine City’ S. ‘Heart      American s Capture At “Leas Third of Cologne and Fores Germans Jnto Walled Section   Patton Achieves New Penctrations   Scores Deep Breach In Ger“man Lines Guarding Middle Rhine and Coblenz

2" Ee ees  Capture Of Shattered Rhine Metropolis Is Expected Hourly   Three American Divisions Drive German Defenders Into Walled Section; Other U. S. Armies Smashing Ahead

3rd Army Tanks Surging Toward —Coblenz On The Middle Rhine   x kK k * Charchill  Visits Germany   Reds Reach Stettin Bay

Almost Entire West Bank Rhine In Yank Hands   March 6—(AP)~—The Army announces that Cologne has fallen.

Great Cathedral City Is Mass Of Wreckage, Similar To Stalinarad Devastation

YANKS DRIVE TOWARD HEART OF COLOGNE   Tighten Trap On Nazis Pinned  Against The Rhine

TROOPS FIGHT THU GHTY 10 ALINE BANKS   Patton's Army, to the South, Drives East 25 Miles Toward Bhine.

Russians Storm Outer Defenses At Koenigsbers   [5.000 Prisoners Seized Soviets Push Deeper  Bea: WS:

United States To Help Reviey  J ew Question   Will Make Further Review of the Palestine Situation

U. S. to Sift Jewish Issue   Britain Shares Role In Palestine Problem

U. S. to Take Part In Palestine Study   Will Examine Question of European Jewry in General and Make Further Review of Palestine Problem in Light of Probe.

Wallace Suggests Increase in Coal Wages and Prices   Snyder and Schwellenbach Also Studying Wage-Price Relationship

Bla THREE MAP PEACE -BLUEPRINT   O‘ficial Statement Names Black ea Area as the Meeting Place

BIG 3° PONDER QUICK K.0, AND LASTING PEACE   FDR, Churchill and Stalin Plan World Structure, Backed by Force

B-29S BLAST SINGAPORE AGAIN TODAY   Three Individual Sorties Over Jap Homeland

4-H Rally Day Report Submitted   Mrs. Helen Sage Main ‘Speaker at Annual 4-H Club Event

Large Crowd At 4-H Girls 2Z\st Rally Day   Gladys Allen Elected President of County Organization

Many Present At Rally Day Event Tuesday   B. W. Lathrop of Havelock Initiated -As Honorary 4-H Member

Blast Kills 31]   Senate Demands Shake Down Inquiry Into Navy Courts Martial System

NAVAL BLACK MARKET CASE STIRS INQUIR}   SENATORS DESCRIBE COURT MARTIAL AS WHITEWASH

He Supplied Pigs for Party Officer's Loot Brings Demand  For Navy Courts Martial Probe

“~ MEAT — Boost Seen  In Subsidies   OPA Expected To Extend  More Aid To Meat  industry

New Subsidies Ma v be Made to ; Meat Industry   GPA Is Understoad te Have Worked Out Fortiula Designed to Settle Meat Priee Controversy

OPA Order To Grant Packers Subsidy Boost   Senate Leader Says Formula Complete to Settle Price Controversy

Subsidy Increased For Meat Industry   Sugar Rationing Tightened for Both Industrial and Domestic Users—Livestock Feeders and Packers in Line For Government Help

Cattle Subsidies May Be Increasec  Further Move to Solve Meat Problem

Higher Cattle Subsidy Seen  OPA Order Expected To Aid Meat Industry To Ease Situation

NEW SUBSIDIES NEAR  FOR MEAT INDUSTRY Action Will Meet Objections Of Packers and Cattle Feeders

High Jap Army Officers Believed Fleeing Luzon   Destroyers Sent To Rescue Them Are Intercepted

DESTROYERS TAKING OFF. CERS TO. FORMOSA ARE BOMBED--YANKS CLOSE ON MANILA

DIVERS SEARCH FOR SCHOOLBUS   Only Two Bodies Of 15 Recovered; Water May Be 500 Feet Deep

Divers Recover Second Child’s Body from Lake But Fail To Find Bus

NEXT MOVE UP TO GOVERNMENT IN AKRON STRIKE   Order Officials to Appear in Washington for Hearing

U. S. DEFIED BY RUBBER WORKERS   Akron CiO Council Backs Goodyear Strikers

PLENTY OF CATTLE IN RANGE AREAS   However Farmer Should Size Up Sit  uation Closely Before Buying

Fall of Kassel And Industrial  Ruhr imminent   3,000 American and British Tanks Crash Through Riddied Defenses   TWO ALLIED ARMIES READ FOR JUNCTURE   Remnants of Five German Divisions Reeling Back Between 2 Forces

3000 TANKS (RASH THRU NAZI DEFENSE   Fall of Ruhr Basin and Kassel Imminent

Yank Junction With British In Ruhr In View   American Tanks Crash Through Riddled Nazi Defenses Within 170 Miles Of Berlin As Allies Continue Big Advance In Reich

3,000 TANKS TEAR THROUGH ENEMY’S RIDDLED DEFENSE   Fall Of Industrial Ruhr Basin, Weser River Stronghold Of Kassel ‘Imminent — Five German Divisions Reeling Back

High Nazi Official Says Berlin Road Lett ‘Wide-Open’   Awe-Inspiring Advance Continues With Unabated Speed; Kassel Soon To Fall  RY DMmWM Mm ICUS

City Is Pounded By Heavy Bombers   Armored Wedge 75 Miles Wide Being Pushed Steadily Behind Nazis Facina Russian Army

Outskirts Of Capital Reached   Squeeze Play Is Made on Desolate German Capital

U.S. Armies Near Union  With Reds   Bulk Of Remnants Of German Armies Face Entrapment

STERN MEASURES   Jap Diplomats Said Cleared   Pearl Harbor Attack Reported Tojo’s Job

NIP DIPLOMAT KEPT IN DARK   Nomura Uninformed About Pearl Harbor Attack

Allies Have Proof Tojo Kept Information From Jap Staff in Washington

Finds Tojo Kept War Plans Secret  Withheld Facts From Diplomats in U. S.

GAINS SCORE AGAINST STIFF OKINAWA LINE   ISLAND OF BALABAC IN PHILIPPINES IS SEIZED

Stalemate On Okinawa Broken, Yanks Advance   Americans Seize Balabac Island i Thrust Towards Borneo; Cotabato Taken In Lumopog Drive

Nazi Activity Increases on Italian Front   Heavy Counterattack in Serchio Valley Halted by Fifth Army

Effect On The War With Japan   Strike At Wright Plant Investigated By W. L. B.

Allied Board Takes Full Governmental Control ‘in Reich   Four Occupation Zones Set Up; Churchill Wants Three-Party Syria Meet   Hitler's ‘Sacred’ Mountain Retreat Becomes Haven For GI Rubbernecks

However Controversy Ended Today With Explanation By Col Hoover, Chief Of Staff — Referred To Baillie Speech   STORY APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION

Baillie Talk Is Censored In  Tokyo Papers   Army Finally Consents To Publication Of Speech After Delays

British Expect Stalin ToAddress Ultimatur   Observers Doubt Early Collapse; Awesome Aerial Destruction Seen

RED FORCES NEAR. - AUSTRIAN BORDER      Armor-Paced Reds Within 61 Miles of Vienna

Herd Nazis Back Upon  Austria   Crash Into Center aol Danzigp, Germany’s Baltic Naval Base. Fall Ot Gdynia Also Ap_pears Imminent. Start Drive ‘Yoward Moravia

RUSSIANS PUSH NEARER VIENNA   Now Only 61 Miles Away As Reds Charge Across Tableland of Hunaarv

Russians, Paced By Heavy Armor, Plunge within 61 Miles of Vienna   Other Red Forces Gain Center of Danzig and Fight through Streets of Gdynia

RED FORCES NEAR. ~ AUSTRIAN BORDER   Armor-Paced Re Reds With: in 6F Miles. of _ Vienna -

Fall of Danzig And Gdynia — Appears Near  Germans Say Reds Within 23 Miles. Of Austrian. Borde

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FIRE- BLACKENED DANZIG ENTERED BY RED TROOPS   Neighboring Polish Port 01 Gdynia Also Occupied By Russians   SOVIETS WITHIN 23 MILES OF AUSTRIA

Big Three — Nations In Agreement   BYRNES REVEALS DECISION * (REACHED AT MOSCOW AFTER 12 DAYS OF CONFERENCES 

BYRNES ANNOUNCES U. S., BRITISH, REDS AGREE ON PROGRAM   ‘No Other Phase of Atomic Problem Discussed’ Secretary Says At End of Long Big 3 Meeting; Communique Due Tonight

Accord Told By Byrnes: Parley Ends   American Says Cordial Relations Created; No Seciet Pact,

Commission For Control Announced   America, Russia and Britain Agree on Proc:dure,  Says Byrnes

Control Group To Function Within UNO Jurisdiction   Communique Due At 10 Tonight; No Secrets, Says Sec. Byrnes

‘Big Three Chiefs Reach Accord On Major Problem   -Moscow Conference Ends; Communique To  ‘Be Released Tonight

Byrnes Says Commission Ils Provided   Detailed Communique On Ministers Parley To Be Released

News Given At Press Conference Which Winds Up 12-Day Meet ing of Big Three Foreign Ministers.   MAKE REPORT OF MEETING TONIGHT

INVESTIGATORS OF SLAVING ARE SILENT   Completely Sitent Concerning Progress in Hooper Casa.

Blizzard Swallows Fighters   U. S. “Hell on Wheels” Division Involved in Titanic Struggle   Western Front

First Army Winner of Tank Battle   Road Center, Samree Captured; Germans Evacuating Bulge   Western. Front

Say Philippines Struck By B-29’s   Installations In North: Luzon Hit, Say Japs

SUPERFURTS BONE NORTHERN LUZON   Liberators Also Attack Iwo For 52nd Straight Day

Rush Is Charged in Patterson Killings  Trial in September; Held Without Bond

> (H PARTIES r CK TOWNSHIP CANNINATES   Several Spots Left Vacant on Both Tickets. However

Civilians On Board Gripsholm Grilled   Many Servicemen Say Some of Americans Had No Appreciation of U. S.

A THREE-MAN CREW   Army Officers at Rosecrans Names Group Aboard Plane

COLORFUL ‘LEADER OF THIRD. ~ ARMY AIDED. SCORES OF TIMES BY CENSORSHIP .

Reds Cut  Into Naz Defenses   Stalin Announces Major Russian Winter Offensive

EXPAND BREACH IN ENEMY LINE TO 37 MILES   Whole Front Ablaze: Berlin

Solve Berlin Food Problem   Three Allied Powers Reach Friendly Settlement On Feeding of Berliners

Allied. Powers: ‘Amicably Solve:F eeding ‘Problem: For Germany’s:3 Million

Solve Problem Of Food for  German People   Occupation Zones In Germany Will Contribute

TO FEED GERMANS   Allies Work Out Plans for Distribution of Food  in Berlin

TEMPERATURES   BREAK DEADLOCK ON JOINT BERLIN OCCUPATION RULE   WILL SUPPLY FOOD FROM ALL ALLIED OCCUPATION ZONES

SOLVE: BERLIN FOOD CRISIS   3 Major Powers Reach  Amicable Settlement

Allies Agree on Feeding of Berlin Germans   All Occupied Zones to. Contribute Under Solution-to Problem

Problem of Feedinc German Civilians Solved Amicably   Berlin’s Food Supplied By Contributions Fram All Occupation Zones

> Powers Solve Berlin Feeding   Food Will Be Supplied By Contributions From Allied Occupation Zones.

All Zones Of Occupation Will Assist   U. S.-British Demands For Feeding Entirely By Par Tie acsnael

lron Out Problem Of Ruling Germar Capital L Divisions  yrry 6 6CU6[}WWVhUAPa

Three Allied Zones Will Give Supplies   3,000,000 Civilians Will Be Helped; Big Three Meeting to Start

Allies Reach Agreement On Berlin’   All to Contribute  To. Fuel and Food Supplies for City;.. Ready for Big Three:

Three Powers Settle Berlin Food Problem  ee   Supplies To Come From All Occupatior Zones In Germany, Officials Announce

SOLVE BERLIN FOOD PROBLEM   To Be Supplied By Con tributions Froin All Allied Zones

Beri in Food      Three Allied Powers Agree to Contribute in Occupation Zone:

Problem of Food In Berlin Is  Solved by Allies   U. S., Britain, Russia Reach Agreement on Feedin: Nearly 3,000,000 Conquered Germans; Work Is Started on Solution of Serious Coal Shortage

Berlin Food Problem Settled When Allies Decide All Z ones WillHelpIn Meeting Demand

Allied Powers Solve Problem Feeding Berlin   To Supply Food By Contributions From All Oecupation Zones

Biri Island Is Occupied; Walls Manila Cracked   House- I'o-House Fighting Rages For Sector

ANOTHER ISLE ~ FALLS 70 U.S   Americans Complete Straits Control

RUSSELL GIVES N FINAL CONCER] Y OF SEASON   Talented EnglishBorn Tenor Pleases Large Audience

SENTIMENT IN CONGRESS SPLIT      Solons’ Opinions Divided On Universal Service Proposal

Truman Presses For Idle Aid   Urges House Democrats Not to Let Him Down On Jobless Pay

President Says Senate Let Him Down On Pay Ac   Does Not Expect House To Let Him Down On Jobless Pay Question.

Truman Says Senate ‘Let Him Down   President Stands On Orig: inal Proposals For Expanding Jobless Pay

Stands Pat On Jobless Pay Kor Workers   Talks To Ways And”Means Committee Democrats: Speaks Vigorously.   VIEWS FULLY OUTLINED

President ‘Stands Pat’ On 26-Week $25 Issue   Senate ‘Let Him Down’ on Measure, Democrat Committee Group Told

 Truman Telis Committee Senate Let Him Down on Jobless Pay Legislation

Chief Says Senate “Let Him Down’   Chairman Doughton Obviously Angry After Conference

TRUMAN FIGHTS TO AID JOBLESS   Pleads With House Unit Tc Reconsider Measure

TRUMAN FEELS. THE SENATE HAS LET HIM DOWN   President Will Continue Fight for Compensation Bill

Expects House Support for Jobless Pay   President Stands Pat on Proposal To Committee

Pr esident Szys S Senate Action ‘Let Him Down   Does Not Expeet Same Treatment Ou Jobless Pay Liberalization From House

Truman Firm For Pay Bill   Tells House Committee Senate Let Him Down, Doesn't Expect House To

Truman Says Senate Let Him Down   Calls in House Leaders and Tavs Down Law

TRUMAN PLEADS FOR PAY BILL   Senate ‘Let Him Down; Asks House Not To Do So

Truman ‘Let Down’ On Job Bill By Senate   Stands Pat On Unemployment Aid Measure; Asks House Suport

ASKS DEMOCRAT GROUP “NOT TC LET HIM DOWN’   President Renew . Fight for Measure Asking 14 to 10 Vote Be Reconsidered

Truman Is Angered by House Vote   sectures Committee or Shalving Unemployment Bill at White House

TRUMAN THINKS HE HAS BEENLET DOWN   By The Democratic Members of the llouse-Ways Means Committee

Truman Says Senate Let Him Down, Asks House Members to Back Jobless Pay Bill

President Stands Pat on Original Unemployment Compensation Plan, Urges House Committee Reconsider

HOUSE ASKED BY PRESIDENT TO BACK BILL   Truman Tells Committee Democrats That Senate “Let Him Down" On  Pay Liberalization  , Oo a ee . — = 3 _._ » © sf ae ee pe

Truman Asks House.to Vote Jobléss Pay   Pfc, Donald C. Bowden, Others From This Area Return to United States

Truman Says Senate Let Him Down On Jobless Pay Liberalization but He Looks for Support from Hous:   Crowley, Holder of Nine Jobs, Is Out

Truman Requests Approval For His Jobless Aid Bil   Solons Are Urged Tc  Reconsider

Senate ‘Let Him Down -Truman  ge PERE Ae Vim   Expects House To Pass Jobless Bill

CHIEF RENEWS PLEA FOR BILI   President Asks Ways, Means Committee To Consider Jobless Pay Plen

 AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING LUZON ‘INVASION SHOULD NOT LULL US INTO IDEA NO HARD FICHTINC

de Daring Young Yanks, With The Flag In The Breeze— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7)  ‘ We Landed On Luzon With Greatest Of Ease

BITTER FIGHTING 'N PHILIPPINES ‘SEEN AS ALLIES TIGHTEN GRIP ON ‘JAP LIFELINES AND HOMELAND

MEAN FIGHT DUE IN PHILIPPINES   Some Of Most Bitter Fighting Of Whole Pacific War May Come, “And That Means Bitter.”

HUDGE RULES ‘FOR COMPANY AT CHIGAGL   FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE HOLDS ROOSEVELT WITH : OUT AUTHORITY To  i ORDER SEIZURE

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  ood  MONTGOMERY-WARD SEIZURE RULED “VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTION’

, ARMY SEIZURE HELD ILLEGAL "BY FED JUDGE   » Violation of Constitution  eer cen a  : WLB IMPERILED  S namentiieeetinendl  Decision To Go Down In History

Court Decision Rules Against Ward Seizure   Seizure Of Montgomery Ward & Co. Properties Ruled Violation Of Constitution

CONSTITUTION VIOLATED, JUDGE SAYS   Historic Decision Upholds Guaranties in Bill of Rights. ~

Armies Close In On Other Vital Cities   Chinese Register 70-Mile Advance Northward From Foochow; Invaders Flee.

Made to Bain 600 Bombs Per Hour,  Y¥-3 Site Discovered in Nick of Time

Nazis’ "7-3 “Vou.t =ave firec 9.7 ‘4oc<e7 $12 § an —our a* _oncon

FARM LAND INCREASE NOTED IN OHIO AREA   There Are Fewer Farms o1 Record Now, However

SEVERAL BANS WILL BE LIFTED AT TIME VICTORY ARRIVES  AMERICANS TOLD OFFICIALLY THAT VICTORY Il EUROPE “IS IN SICHT”

War Controls To Be Relaxed After V-E Day   Brownout, Curfew, Race Ban Will Also Be Lifted—Byrnes

Byrnes Says V-E Day in Sight   But Reconversion Pace Slow to Permit Eneter Pacific War

Reconversion After V-E Day Will Be Slow, Byrnes State; To Lift Curfew And Brown-Out

—RECON VERSION—  Nazi Defeat. Will Bring ~ Ban Lifting        Of War ‘Restric. ‘Is:P¥omised In Byrnes ‘Report

V-E DAY IS IN SIGHT — BYRNES   Reconversion to be Slow; Curfew and Brown Out  Will Be Eased

SEVERAL BANS WILL BE LIFTED AT TINE VICTORY ARRIVES  _ AMERICANS TOLD OFFICIALLY THAT VICTORY I

‘More Gasoline, No Gurtew—  ~ Thev’re Likely When European War Ends

Ease‘Clamp On V-E Day   Curfew, Brownout and Horse Racing Ban Off: Slow On Reconversion

More Civilian Goods Due Soon After V-E Day   But General Reconver: sion At Home Will Be  Slow, Byrnes Warns.

Allies Prepare for Start of Major Offensive   Battle of Ardennes Bulge Officially Is Declared Ended; Seventh Army Drives Nazis Back Across Moder River

4 Armies Lined Up To Start   Solid 20-Mile Front Forms As Germany Retires From  Roer Line.

BRITAIN, ITALY BASED PLANES HELP RUSSIANS   Allied Air Chief Say: German Aijir_ Force Is Virtually Grounded

AMERICAN AIRMEN SUPPORT RUSSIANS   SHIFT ATTACKS TO EASTERN GERMANY—BERLIN AGAIN HIT BY BRITISH.

Bombers Strafe Japs on Luzon   Last Enemy Stand In Cagavan Valley Hit »As Yanks Close In

Trapped Japs Slaughtered By Warplanes   Yanks and Natives Of Luzon Close In far Kill

Fifth Air Force Rips Jap Defenses At Luzon   Upper Cagayan Becomes ‘Death Valley’ As Americans And Filipinos Close For Kill

FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS BLAST JAPS ON LUZON   Carnage Among Enemy Territic—Superforts In Greatest Demolition Raic To Date-—3,000 Tons Hit Honshu Taraet«

AMERICANS CLOSING IN FOR KILL   Ripped, Ravaged Japs Trapped In Cagayan Yalley

Jap Troops Making Last Stand In Cagayan Valley Harassed By Air Forces

Fifth Aerial Force Ravages Cagayan Japs   Fly 300 Sorties Daily As Ground Troops Close In For Kall.   FIGHTING FANATICAL

AIR RAIDS TURN JAP STANDINTO ‘DEATH VALLEY   Fighters And Bombers Lash Enemy Still Holding Out In Cagayan Region

Planes Riddle Japs Holding Out in Luzon   American and Filipino Troops Closing in on Valley for Kill

Death Trap On Luzon   Yanks and Filipinos Close in As Planes Blast Cornered Japs

FLIERS ATTACK JAPS ON LUZON   Fly 300 Sorties, Blast Enemy Making LastDitch Stand

CLOSE IN ON JAPS   Fifth Air Force Is Bombing Enemy in Upper Cagayan Valley

U. 5. AIR FIGHTERS RIPPED, RAVAGED, LAST STAND JAPS  AMERICANS AND FILIPINOS CLOSING IN ON LUZON FOR KILL

FORGES GLOSE IN FOR CLIMAX   Fifth Air Force Aids Luzon Battle By Its Daily Attacks.

JAPS ON LUZ HIT 300 TIMES DAILY BY AIR   Yanks Find Nips Dazed And Hungry

Closing In For Kill In Cagayan   Fighters-Bombers Ravage Japs Pinned In “Death Valley” Stand.

DOUGHBOYS CLOSE IN ON NORTH LUZON   Fifth Air Force Bombers Rip And Ravage Enemy Mak.ing Last Stand In Upper Cagayan Vailey   DEFENSE IS FANATICAL

Airplanes Rip Into Japs In “Death Valley”   Liglunings, Mustangs and! Thunderbolts Give Most Striking Example of Effectiveness   Signs of Carnage  For Eight Miles   Doughboys Find Surviving Japs Dazed, Starving and Unable to Offer   Resistance

22,000 Oilers In State Are Now Off Jobs   Governor Receives Many Letters From Gasoline Consumers

RESTAURANTS CLOSE IN ILLINOIS TOWN   Ten of Mattoon's 12 Major Eating Places Say They Are Foodiess, Pointless and Helpless.

'B.Y.O.L. Town Hard Hit: Many Restaurants in Mattoon, Iil., Closed because of a Lack of Food

Kane Police Chief Dies Unexpectedly Of Heart Attack   Named Chief Several Months Ago and Was Active in Crime Circle

Drive w edge Into Okinawa Plateau   - Demolition Charges, ‘Hand Grenades Used  To Blast Forward Path

NIPS REPORT NEW LANDING ON OKINAWA   Japs Split Into Two Shrinking Pockets

AMERICANS CAPTURE BRIDGEHEAD ANCHOR OF HONNEF ON RHINE  _ GERMANS REPORT ABOU! 100,000 RUSSIANS HAVE  PaACAGrr AAEM

Yanks Capture Honnef, Drive Against Nazis   Enemy Planes Score Hits On Bridges Over Rhine

Capture of Honnef Gives Yanks Solid Anchor; Nazis Savy Ludendorff Bridge Hit

First Army Units Near Highway   Germans Claim Direct Hits On Bridges, But Repairs Quickly Made; “Try Moselle Crossing”

G. M. to Make Parts Under Union Truce   Giant Corporation to Resume Manufacture Of Items fer Competitors Following Acreement with 225.000 Auto Strikers

GM to Make Parts for. Other Plants   Union Accepts. Propasal of Company to Do Outside Work

Union Agrees To Operate GM  Parts Section   Pullman Walkout to End; Peace Near in Pacific Lumber Sioppave

Idleness Fear Facing Nation  Appears E ased   Threat to Entire Automo hile Industry Ends With Union Accepting GM Proposition Proposal   Other Strikes Are  Near Settlement:   Many of 550, 060 Worker Now Idle May Soon Return to Employment in Four Industries

Nation Stays On War Jobs fc Celebrate 4th   War Bond Rallies, Entertainments for Wounded Veterans, Parades Mark Day

America’s War Workers Skip Holiday   Most of Nation Follows President’s Example by Working; Few Rallies,  Entertainments Held

AMERICANS OBSERVE ANOTHER WARTIME. FOURTH OF JULY  WORKERS GENERALLY RE     MAINED ON THEIR JOBS  Tr, BIC ph CBC wWwAbD

U, S$. FOR MOST PART STAYS ON JOB FOR FOURTH   Viost War Plants Running; Vicksburg, Miss., Spiritually Rehurne To Union With First Celebration In 82 Years.

Nation Spends Fourth On Job To Speed War   Rond Rallies, Entertainment For Wounded Mark Celebrations In U. 5S.

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPENT ON THE JOB   President Truman Sets Example by Working at His Desk:

U.S. Agrees To 3-Power © Talks on Spain   Willing to Discuss Franco Regime With France and Britain

United States Read To Discuss Franco With France, G. B   Readiness Revealed In Reply to Note Sent by the French

Three Nations Will Discuss Aspects  Of Franco Regime  _U. §. Ready to Talk With France and Britain on Problem

HALSEY RIDES NAG IN TOKYO SUNDAY   Admiral — eps Ambition But ‘ere Not Emperor's, is Not White

HALSEY RIDES HORSE BUT NOT EMPEROR'S   Admiral Mounts Cavalry Nag For Trip Around Bivouac Grounds; Savs He Was Scared

Connersville Soldier Marches 150 Captured Germans 3 Miles To Turn Them Over To Nearest Post Center

Publicity Bill Goes To Governor   Legislative Leaders Would Expedite Work

FR. fo Visit France Late This Spring   President to See De Gaulle, Also Go Te England on Trip

Compromise on $2,275,000 tor Direct Relief   ‘Missouri Legislature Clears Way for Recess Until:September

SOME FAINT SIGNS THAT CHINA MAY YET BE ABLE TO SETTLE HER INTERNAL TROUBLES AGREEABLY

CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY PLEDGE FOR CHINA BY CHIANG NOW THAT JAP WAR EMERGENCY HAS .BEEN FINISHED.

Chiang. Will Reco: on ize  Communists      Generalissimo. Pledges Constitutional - -Democracy With Red Delegates LrAssembly For. First’ Time In (hina -° .: =

Partitioning Of Prussia Is Predicted   To Be Broken Into _Autonomous States

Old Isolationists Attempt To Make Out FD Was War  Monger Says Rosenman

Truman Fighting Liberalism Fight Says Rosenman   Teiis How Roosevelt Wavered on 3rd Term

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Engineers Write History in Ferry Service Over Rhine   Command Post Hit; Sets Off Ammunition; Mo. Seamen Fighting

Navy Men Help Ferry Troops Across Rhine   U. S. Army Engineers Write Chapter In Colorful Saga

Duke of Windsor Reaches England      Arrives In Camouflaged Dakota Transport Plane

. 4 SC FF Swe ee eS LE Te A  “Tiger of Malaya” Gloomily Predicts He’ll Be Hanged

“MALAYA TIGER” EXPECTS DEATH   Yamashita Gloomy About His Future Outlook

Mercury Dips to 44 Here Early Today   l\Vamashita Gloomy Over Prospects of Being Hanged as War Criminal ,

@ THE FEELING IS MUTUAL  “Tiger of Malaya” Gloomily Predicts He’ll Be Hanged

NEW VET GROUP “SPLIT ON BONUS   CONTROVERSY IN . PROGRESS AT FIRST ANNUAL MEETING  : OF NEWLY FORMED  :. , ORGANIZATION  :

SUICIDE AND SHINTO BLOW ~~ SHOCKED JAPANESE PEOPLE   TWO. WEEKEND DEVELOP. MENTS IN, OCCUPATION REFLECT THE “NO CODDLING" POLICY   By HOWARD HANDLEMAN  Wee Stein: Sep ec:

Prince Konoye Ex - Premier *Is Suicide   Takes Poison Rather Than Enter Prison as War Criminal

Western Union Workers Hold  Demonstration   Offices In Three Eastern Cities Have Five-Hour Work Stoppage  4

Envoys Head West; Facing Big Problem Over Poland   Seong Is Included Under Broad Setup

BG FOUR FOREIGN  MINISTERS FLY WEST  PROBLEM UNSETTLED DELICATE POLISH QUES TION STILL UNSOLVED AETER CONFERENCE

Foreign Ministers Fly to Parley   . Big Three Take DehkcotePalich leena

No Solution Of Polish Question   Next Move. Apparentl; Up. ie Stalin . Aa Big “To Reach Agreement

Ministers Of Big Four Fly To West Coast   Apparently Unable To Solve Polish Issue At Sessions

MANY TO. BE ASSIGNED IN U, S   Only 20 Percent From Europe to Be Sent to Pacific

BOMB VETERANS REMAIN IN U.S.   Air Force Will Send Only 20 Percent Of Men To Pacific

PFC. KELLY IS KILLED   Newportville Soldier Reported Killed In Action in Germany

PFC. JOSEPH KELLY KILLED IN GERMANY   Machine Gunner Had Gone Overseas in August,  1944   HOME, NEWPORTVILLE

Quiz Forcing Merger Plan   Group Named to Sift Pearl Harbor Blow

PEARL HARBOR PROBE COVERS MUCH GROUND   May Force Issue Of Merging Army and Navy

Pear] Harbor Probe Forcing  Merger Issue   Army Expected To Claim Disaster Due To Split Command

PROBE MAY FORCE: DEFENSE ISSUE   Army-Navy Merger Hinted Due ' For Consideration

EXPECT PROBE TO FORCE ISSUE   PEARL HARBOR TO EMPHASIZE ARMY-NAVY MERGER

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington - +. ~~. + Eay Tucker New York - «+ Albert N, Leman

BRITISH BLAST GREAT NAVAL BASE IN JAVA   INDONESIANS TURN DOWN ULTIMATUM FOR SURRENDER

Warships Shelling Bio Port   Ultimatum From British Turned Down By Natives

Big Guns Blast At Soerabaja   Indonesians Refuse tc Surrender Arms  as Ordered

INDONESIANS CLAIM DUTCH PORT INRUINS   ‘Attackers Use Bombs, Tanks, Heavy Guns Against City

British Blast At Soerabaja; Troops Atfack   Native Spokesman Says Many Are Killed, Other Flee, Carrying Out  Seorched Earth Policy 

British Launching Major Attacks Qn Indonesians  Rejection of Power’s Ultimatum Followed by Strong Measures

Indonesians Reject Surrender Ultimatum   British Warplanes And Indian Troops Make Attack On City Of Soerabaja

British Shell Soerabaja As Indians Attack   Andonesian Nationalists Reject Ultimatum For Surrender Of Weapons. ,   BOMBARD NAVAL BASE

British Open Heavy Attack   Warplanes, Artillery, Naval Guns Open Up, Troops Drive Into Soerahaja

‘Thousands Said Killed, Many Flee: Indonesian Reinforcements Enroute

Orders Attack As Protection  For Advancing Indian Troops   Area Is Devastated, Thousands Killed

Thousands Die in Attacks  on Soerabaja  Attacks by British Reportedly Have Leveled City

‘British Planes And Guns Blast J ava Navy Base   Indiair Troops At Same Time Attack Toward Heart. of Soerabaja ’ Against Indonesians

British Blasting  Soerabaj a   Many Are Killed And Families Are Reported Fleeing From Naval Base

Strong Native Forces on Way in Java   Indonesians in Fligh' From Naval Base Bombed by British

Big Base Battered As Ultimatum Rejected   Thousands Said Killed, Many Flee; Indonesian Reinforcements Enroute

Barricaded Indonesians Refuse To Surrender After Ultimatum   English Gaining In Street Fight   Warships In Harbor Oper Up On Strong Points Held By Indians

CIVILIANS FLEE SOERABAJA, CITY OF HALF MILLION   Indonesians Fight On in Face of Bombardment and Aévance @f Indian Troops With Tanks.   AREA DEVASTATED,  DEFENDERS REPORT   E.,lish Forces Launch Alk Out Assault as Their Sur render Ultimatum Is, Turned Down,

B295 IN DRIVE TOCUT ENEMY LINE TOBURME   Smash Bridge Vital to Japs, Blast Port Of Saigon

Fierce Battles Are Reportéd Raging Between Americans And Japanese   MACARTHUR’S MEN HAVE ROUTED ENEMY FORCES ON BATAAN   Reconquest Of Bataan Has - Wiped Out One Of Worst American Defeats

Leaves From a Far Corresnonden?’s Notehook  A Tribute To Ernie Pvle

Hal Boyle Pays Tribute to  Late Ernie Pyle, With Whom He Adventured in the Field

 A Wat Reporter’ 's Notebook  Ernie Pyle Was Only Writer to. Reach the Soul of Fighters °:   RY HAL ROYLE

Solons Gain  Needed Rest   Congressmen Leave  Capital Until Fall

CONGRESS GETS LONG VACATION   House Recess To Oct. Is Longest Since War Started

Stilwell Heads Ground Forces   General Succeeds Lear $n Command Setup

STILWELL WILL COMMAND ARM\ GROUND FORCES   Named To Succeed Lt. Gen. Lear

Temperature Drops To 26 Degrees Here      Cold Wave Changes the Minds of Blooming Fruit Trees

Temperature Drops Jo 26 Degrees Here   Cold Wave Changes the Minds of Blooming oo ss Epait Trees

Southern California, Minnesota, — Texas, Purdue All Suffer Defeats

FIGHTING REPORTED TO HAVE -REACHED POINT ALMOST ' COMPARABLE TO Two JIMA

Marines Control Half of West Coast Peninsula   Casualty Ratio Second Only to Iwo and Saipan

MARINES UCCUPY HALE OF MOTOBU   Japs Fight Fiercely; Airmen Blast Shipping ard Tighten Blockade.

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Ser   JAPS’ DRIVE DOUGHBOYS FROM STRATEGIC RIDGE ON CHAM

BATTLE SECOND ONLY TO WO AND SAIPAN   Japs Fighting From “Artful and Fantastic’? Defenses

HOUSE-SENATE CAUCUSES HELD TUESDAY NIGHT   Rep. Elizabeth Deering of Bath Assistant Floor Leader

Labor, Employment Bills Block  Congress Dockei  Capitol Hill Leaders Lose Hopes for Christmas at Home

HOLIDAY UPSET FOR CONGRESS   Labor And Employment Bills Threaten To Create Jam

Bitter Fight Looms on  Labor Bills   Rows May Upset Yule Holiday Of Coneressmen

French Occupation Of Rhine Demanded   Internationalized Ruhr Also Asked by DeGaulle

Brazilian Cruiser  Sinks Off Coast   Caused By Explosion Attributed To a Mine

Blast Sinks  Cruiser Baia  es Heavy Loss: Feared S” On Brasilien Vessel

ARRIVE IN KANSAS   Father and Mother Greet Three War Evacuee Children

Police Seek Mystery Slayer   Oshkosh Business Man Is Shot to Death at Side of His Car _

MacArthur Visits Penal Colony Isle   General Sees Where Bodies Of Marines Found After Tortured to Death

BYRNES SAYS ALL-OUT DRIVE TO REACH CLIMAX IN MARCH   DECLANES ALLIES WILL HAVE GREATEST STRENGTH OF WAR IN FIELD NEXT MONTIE

FINAL DRIVE: ON NAZIS FORESEEN:        *Brynes Predicts...” “Crushing Military’ * Blow in March:

Big Push Set for March To Complete Conquest of Germany, Byrnes Reveals

FINAL DRIVE ON NAZIS FORESEEN   Brynes Predicts Crushing Military Blow in March

Measure Now Returns to Lower House   More Than $2,500,000,000 Provided for Government Agencies and U.N.R.R.A.; Pay Increase Amendments Are Rejected

Senate Boosts Foreign Relief  167 Million Approved for Housing War Vet:

MORE GAMBLING DEVICES ARE FOUNE   Raids Made on 15 Establishments in Five Badger Counties.

Top Commander Says Surrender Only Recourse   Germans Are Whipped On Land, Sea And In The Air

Hun Thoroughly W hipped.  Only Recourse Is to Quit, Declares Gen. Eisenhower

U, Se Britain May Divulge  Atom Secrets   Truman And Attlee Expected To Decide To Give It To All United Nations

JAPS CAST ASIDE EX-PREMIER TOJO   MAN WHO STARTED WAR UNHAPPY—SOME PREDICT HE WILL KILL SELF,

Chickasha Woman Dies At Manila   Had Been Freed From Santo Tomas Internment Camp

VETERANS OF WAR SPEAK AT PLANTS   Five Soldiers Tell Need for Increased Pro- -duction

VETERANS OF WAR: SPEAK AT pLANTS   Five Soldiers fiers Tell Need for. Increased Pro- : See duction...“

TRAVEL CURB TD CIVILIANS ANNOUNCED   ODT ORDER MADE TO ACCOMMODATE MEN FROM OVERSEAS SERVICE.   Effective July 15   Non-Military Pullman Travel For Less Than 450 Miles Js Banned.

Civilian Travel in  Pullmans Banned   Limit Placed on Runs Of 450 Miles or More

RAIL TRAVEL BY PULLMAN  IS REDUCED   CIVILIANS NOT TO GET SLEEPER ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TRIPS UNDER  48 MESES 

Truman Plans Statement On Wages, Prices   To ‘Diseuss Matter With Cabinet Tomorrow; Happy Lewis Called Off  : Mine Strike

Truman Happy. That Lewis Called Off Strik:: Plans: Wage-Price Policy: Talk

Wage-Price Situation to Be Discussed   Speculation on Effect of Ending  Miners’ Strike

GOVERNMENT PLEASED BY LEWIS ACTION   Truman Prepares Public Statement On Wage. Price Policies

President Plans New Wage-Hout Policy, Hails End of Coal Strike   Truman Will Discuss Situation With Cabinet Friday, With Public Statement to Follow; Government Relieved by End of Mine Walkout

TRUMAN T0 AIR WAGE POLICIES   Lewis Makes President Happy In Calling Off Nation's Coal Strikes

Coal Strike End a Relief   Shipping From Area Resumed; Trunfan to ‘Make Wage-Prit‘e Policv Statement Soon

Visions Farmer Put on a Seesav  Indiana Man Asks for New Legislation

SENATE INTO RECESS TODAY   Many Pressing Problems Await Solution When Body Reconvenes October 8th.

AMERICANS PUT NUTCRACKER ON HUB OF ST. VITH   Sending Staggering Nazis Back to Sieefried Line

PREDICTS END OF ‘COLD’ WAVE   Showers, Warmer Weather in Store for Ohioans

Richberg Urges New Labor Legislation Making “Political” Strikes Unlawful

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1,000 More Ema. ated And Starving Prisoners: ?each American Rescue Vessels

All Suffer From: Malnutrition; Survivors’. 0! Submarine, Tang Found: “Also-.” B-28 Crewinei; Men Tell of : ‘Tortures i in “Hellhole.’

000 MORE ARE LIBERATEL   Rescuers Find Every Pri. soner Suffering From Malnutrition.

Many Emaciated Prisoners Begin To Reach Safety   Starved, Beaten, Threatened, and Many Confined in Dark Dungeons, American Prisoners Are Given Aid Without Delay—Tell Stories of Horrors at Hands Of Japanese Captors

1,494 RESCUED PRISONERS ALL SUFFERED MUCH   All Injured By Malnutrition; Many Tortured

ONE THOUSAND MORE ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR RESCUED  EMACIATED AND STARVING MEN TAKEN ABOARD EVACUATION SHIP

Rescued Men All Suffering Malnutrition   Allied ‘Prisoners Tell of Brutal Mistreatment at Camps in Japan

'PAPPY'S COMING HOME’: STARVING PRISONERS OF \WAR BEING LIBERATED

1000 Rescued Prisoners Tell Torture Tales   Emaciated, Starving Men Report Vicious Treatment By Japs

All Of 1,494 Released Prisoners Suffering From Malnutrition; “Pappy” Boyington, Others Tell Of Beatings At Hands Of Japs

‘Horrors of Jap Prison Camps Related ‘By Emaciated and Starving Prisoners

Survivors Of U. 5. Submarine Tan ¢ Found   Among J,49d4 Prisoners Liberated in Japan; Show  100% Malnutrition; Beaten and Tortured

1000. Prisoners: Amplify Repori is ‘Of Jap Brutality   Hianery; Emaeiated Groups Tell Of ‘Months. Spent Jn Solitary Confinenient

1,000 Freed Men Reach Mercy Ship   Many in Solitary Confinement  Under Constant Threat of Death

U. S.-Red Policy On Forced Labor May Be Extended   Rescue Of POW’s Uncovers 100 Per Cent Malnutrition:

1,100 More Prisoners  Reach Ship   Total of Those Rescued At 1,494; All Suffer From Malnutrition aud Many Have Scars

Emaciated Allied Prisoners Rescued-Spent Months In Solitary Confinement

All Suffer Krom Matnutrition; Survivors — of Submarine Vang Found: Also B29 Crewmen; Men Sell of Tortures in “Hellhole.”

1,000 Prisoners Tell Stories Of Brutal Treatment  B-29 Crewmen, Sub Men Badly Treated; fSmdr O\'Vane Receued

1,000 Starving Prisoners Freed  From Jap Camps   Filth ‘Indescribable’,  Stassen Reports

Starved Men Being Freed From Japan’s  ‘Hell Holes’   1,000 More Allied  Prisoners Counted

Government Swings Axe on: All Sides to Get Out of Woods   High Government Official Says Frankly There’s No Master Blueprint Chatting Every Action of the Future

(Wartime Curbs Torn To Bits In Four Days Since Jap Defeat; Unemployment Soars As Plants Ou;

ENGLISH FOG NO JOKE; GRIM WINTER, WITH FUELS SCARCE, AHEAD FOR BRITAIN. EUROPE

BRITAIN AS A WHOLE SUFFERING “FROM COLD AND FOG; LITTLE OR NO COAL AVAILABLE-MACKENZIE  .

‘METEOROLOGICAL RECORD   War-Torn Europe Is in for Winter of Cold and Hunger

 Gr im Winter Cont: ronting  “All Eneland   Terrible - Shortage’ of  - Coal Prevails to Add to... Widespread Dietress Aggravated by Unusual November Fors

New Surprises Await Japs Truman Determined to Force Early Surrender

USS Franklin Defies Death: Back in Port   Details of Bombing ef Carrier March I9 Finally Released

Carrier Franklin Crippled  \Great Ship Limps Home After One Of Severest Ordeals In Pacific War

Electoral College Elects Roosevelt President; Truman Vice President

Brass Hats Help Electoral College Celebrate: Wallace Is Entertainer

Electors Do Their Stuff   Washington “Royalty” Attends Shindig at Mayflower to Hear Official Votes Cast

B. Schomacker Old Resident Dies  Had Lived In LeMars Sixty Years

B. Schomacker _ Old Resident Dies  Had Lived In . _ LeMars Sixty Years:

Attack News Blackout At  Big-3 Meeting   London Newspapers Criti ceive Luxurions Menus and Accontodations  For Delegates

London Press Raps Secrecy At Potsdam      Seek Parley News, Get Lavish Menus

Conference News Blackout Brings British Criticism   Public Is Denied Bio Three Facts

ACTION ON WORK  BILL DELAYED   O’MAHONEY OBJECTS TO BYRNES POWERS

Has New Plan for Exported Crops  2-price System Urged by Oklahoma Senator

Strike News Cools Off; Total of Idle  is Lowest in Week   Half a Dozen Walkouts End in 24 Hours; Others Continue

SOVIETS OPEN BIG. ATTACK ON BERLIN FRONT   Moscow Says Troops Speed - Push Aimed At Cutting Off  Stettin From Sea

REDS REPORTE STRIKING ALONG KUESTRIN ZONE   24-Hour Artillery Barrage Clears Way For Troops; Oder River Crossed

Artillery Barrage Precedes Assault   To Northeast Of Reich Capital, Russians Hammer At Approaches Of Stettin After Capturing City Of Wollin.

WARSHIPS RAID KURILE ISLANDS   Largest Of Paramushiru Airfields Bombarded; No Vessels Damaged

SPEED A LUZON VALLEY IN PURSUIT OF JAPS   Last Large Japanese Force On Luzon, Two Divisions   JAPANESE FEARING ANOTHER INVASION   Japs Burn At Least 20 Oil Wells And Retreat Inland

U. S. TROOPS GAINING IN NORTH LUZON   Aussies on Borneo Push Toward Oil Town of Tutong

Yanks Pursue Last Big Enemy Force On Luzon   American Naval, Units Pound Beach Defenses In Northern Borneo. 

War Chest Drive Not Necessary. Says K, B. Welty      SURPLUS FUNDS FROM FORMER DRIVE — SUFFICIENT

STRIKE-CRIPPLED TEXAS GETS RELIEF IN POWER SHUTDOWN  STILL WAITING, HOWEVER TO SEE WHAT COMPROMISE RRINGS TO. OIL

Strike. —_ Cities In Texas - Get Power Aga   LCRA Says Men Whe Initiated Walkout Will Not Get Jobs Back

Churchill in declaration  of intentions Dedicated to a powerful league

PLANS LISTED IN MANIFESTO   Prime Minister Outlines Pol. icies Of Future  Ry Phil Aull

More Deferment: For Workers On Farms Favored:  Military Committee - Of Senate Adds To U. S$. Draft Law

DEFERMENT OF FARM WORKERS STIFFENED   Resolution Puts Matter Squarely Up To Local Draft Boards In Determining Essentiality

Action Ends Bitter Fight led By Britain   Recommendation By Committee Faces Vote By Assembly 

UNO Headquarters To United States   ‘Motion Carried by Bare  Margin of Only One  Vote.

Lausche Plans Radio Appeal To Strikers   Will Urge Rubber Workers to Return To Their Jobs

Gen. Eisenhower Urges Unified Military Force  Says Era of Atomic Weapons Makes Merger ‘a Must’

General Asks For Union Of Armed Forces      Eisenhower Says Atomic Power Makes Army-Navy Merger Necessary

URGES UNITY OF COMMAND   Atomic Era Has Made Action Necessary, General Says

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Reveals Stark First Opposed Attack Warning   Miles Tells Probers of Dec. 7 Scene in Marshall’s Office

Stark Opposed {1th Hour Warnine To Pearl Harbor   Navy Chief Thot Tipoff Unnecessary, Probers Are Told

General Hits Reports That Returning Soldiers Form Possible Crime Potential

Two More Strikes. Shaping In Natior   GM Workers Vote 6 To 1 For Walkout _ ‘Montgomery Ward Faces

Union Will Wait ‘Opportune Time   Auto Walkout Ts Delayed  Pending Conferences

More Strike Threats Edge Into Picture   GM Workers Favor Strike; Montgomery Ward Faces Tieup

Two More Big Strikes In Prospect   Montgomery Ward, General Motors  May Be Tied Up

Strikes Threaten _ Against G-M And Montgomery-Ward   Nationwide Walkout at “Opportune Time”’ Is Voted Against Mail Order House While G-M Workers Cast Strike Ballot

Strikes Against Ward and G. M. May Be Called   Picketing Continues In Hollywood Against Warner Bros. Studio

COUNTY FORESTRY PLAN A PROGRAM   Fayette County Has Timber Acreage Which May Be Developed as a Source of Income

B-29s Mine Jap Inland Sea: Fires Still Buming in Tokyc   U. S. Carrier and Land-Based Craft Strike New Blows Over Wide Area

Impossible To Make Large ScaleBombings   Fast Carrier Forces Intercept And Shoot Down Lnemy Planes Saturday.

Chinese Troops Knter Nanking   To be Site of Formal Surrender—Chiang To Make City Capital

Chiang Troops Enter Nanking   Prepare To Accept The Formal Jap Surreder; Will Be Capital.

Chiang’s Men In Nanking  For Surrender   Reds Seize Shanghai Distgict, Chunckineg : Hears

\Chinese National Government  Troops Enter Nanking Where Japs Will Sign Surrender   Chiang Plans To Reestablish His Capital At Nanking; Communists Three Miles Away

Japs Install New Cabinet Amid Bombs   Suzuki's Inaugural Is Most Pessimistic From High Official

Army Trainee Fatally Hurt   Gunshot Wound Kills Bridaman Soldier

Terror Raids Over Germany  Decided Upon   Bombings of Great Reich Populations as Ruthless Expedient to Hitler’s Doon

  Allied Air Bosses Plan Deliberate Terror  Bombing of Germany   Raids Designed to Create More Confusior In Nazi Traffic Tangle, Sap Ebbina Home-Front Morale of Reich

ALLIES ADOPT TERROR BOMB RAID TACTICS   Accept Ruthless Move To Hasten Doom of German Leader

Merciless Terror Bombing — Chosen by Allied Leaders ~ “To Crush: Morale of Nazis   Aerial Attacks on Crowded _ Population Centets Intended to Hasten Victory

Allies to Adopt Terror Bombing   Ruthless Expedient To Hasten Victory

Allied Air Bosses Decide on Terror Bombina:   Charge Allies With Oroanized Murder

INCREASE IN PAY IS PROPOSED 10 GET VOLUNTEERS   Congress Also Faces Other Major Issues Such as Tax Cuts and Atom Plans

Share Atomic Bomb-Truman   Report Springs Up In Washington That President Favors Sharing.

Capitol Hill Roundup:  Military Matters Grip Attention Ot Congress Among Other Questions

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Summarized by Associated Press

Congress Awaits Word From Truman Who 's Said to Favor Sharing Atom Bomb Secret

MANY MATTER BEFORE SOLONS   Truman May Recommend Sharing Atomic Bomb With Other Nations.   WORK ON DRAFT ISSUE

Tokyo Reports Karafuto Island Shelled  Says U.S. Warships Attacked  Warr Reletn Craeet

SAY KARAFUTC IS BOMBARDED   Japs Report Their Half Of Sakhalin Shelled By U. S. Warship

FIVE AMERICAN WARSHIPS SHELL KARAFUTO BASE   Japs Claim Deepest Penetration Of U. S. Units Inte Northern Waters   NIPS’ FOOD SUPPLIES REPORTED DWINDLING

AMERICAN WARSHIPS SHELLED NORTHERN JAPANESE ISLAND   BIG NAVAL UNITS REPORT  EDLY TRAINED GUNS ON  WAR INSTALLATIONS

U. S. Vessels Shel Japs; Venture Far Toward Nippon  American Warships Pound Heavily At Enemy Targets

YANK WARSHIPS IN DEEPEST JAP SEAS   Unconfirmed Reports Of Action Only 120 Miles Off Asia

Tokyo Reports Karafuto Island Shelled  Says U.S. Warships Attacked Nenr Aciatic Caceat

Japs Say Karafuto Shelled By U. S. Fleet   Jittery Foe Reports Warship Attack From North; B-29s Celebrate Fourth With 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Four More Cities.

Declares Submarine and Five Other Vessels Blasted Nip Half of Russo-Japanese Island in Deepest Penetration to Date of Her Nerthern Waters—Other Broadcasts Tell of BeltTightening as Nation’s Food Supply Shrinks. :

TOKYO REPORTS ATTACK ON ISLE IN HOME WATERS   f Confirmed, Would Be Deepest Penetration Yet Of Japanese Waters; Say War Installations Hit.

U.S. Ships Reported Deep In Jap Waters   Jap Half of Russo-Japanese Island Close to Asiatic Coast Shelled by Americans—Submarines Reported Active

Hoey, Bailey Endorse Judge   Decline To Disclese Name of Choice Recom mended To Truman,

“OVERSEAS UNITS IN GOOD HEALTH   ~ Army Surgeon Declares Men In Europe Better Off Than ‘Home Troops’

Masked Bandits Rob Park Hotel   Secure $600 i in Night Robbery at Madison

VALLEY MAN ~ DIES OF INJURY ON LUZON   Pfc. Arnold McElroy  - Died In Service   March 14  

(COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FORECAST SAYS   Little Immediate Relief Is Seer In West, Mercury To Ease In East

CONGRESS SETS UP FOOD CZAR   Agriculture Secretary To Get More Powers Over Pricing

Anderson Gets New Powers to Control Food  House Tentatively Approves Fund for the OPA

OPA Measure Being Shaped  In Conference  Senate-House Group Modify Some of

Conferees Ask Higher Powers - For Food Czar      Anderson ‘Told to Report ‘Remedial Measures” fla COPA Dreslerc

COMPROMISE REACHED ON OPA MEASURE   New Powers Given to the Secretary of Agriculture

ANDERSON MAY BE GIVEN NEW FOOD POWERS   House Conferees Reach Compromise In OPA Row Yesterday

NIPSBATTLE SAVAGELY ON TARAKAN ISLE   Australian Invasion of Borneo Not Going So Well.

Savage Battle Develops For Oil Fields On Tarakan Island;  Marines Gaining On Okinawa

German Minister To Sweden Said To Hand Them Over   Dispatches State That After Their Delivery Capitulation Of Germany Would Be Announced By Allied Capitals.

Reich Minister Said En Route With Surrender   Purported Capitulation Is Without Any Confirmation, but Indications Are That Important Developments Are Near

Little Resistance Given By Four Of  Nazi Divisions   Streets Of Birthplace Of Nazi Party Linec With White Flags. Hitler’s Beer Garden In This City.

Make kntrance Without  Nazi Resistance   Third Army Drives Deeper Into Austria; British Second Army Threaiens to Cut Off Denmark on North End of Front

Revolt-Torn City Appears Due for Quick Conquest   British Cross Lower Elbe in Drive To Cut Off Nazis in Denmark; New Yank, Russ Link Reported

WEST VIRGINIA PAIR REPORT $265 HOLDUP   ‘Charles Town Couple Claim They  Were Kobbed After Leaving Knoxville Clad

Heart Of City Is Reported In Flames As 200 B29s Follow 1.000 Plane Carrier Strike

Reds Strengthen Bid For Voice In Mediferranean At Potsdam Parley

Stalin Opens Door at Big Three Meeting to Make ‘Mediterranean Soviet Dominated.

Stalin Opens Door At Potsdam For Russia’ s Possible Future As Great Mediterranean Power

Stalin Makes First Bid for Power In Mediterranean  Disposition of Former Italian Holdings To Cause Controversy

Russians Eye Htalian Isles   Chain of Controlled Bases Seems Object

SOVIETS MAKE BID FOR VOICE IN MEDITERRANEAN   Reds To Participate In Meet To Decide Status of Tangiers

Russia Wants Door On Mediterranean   Stalin Starts Maneuvers at Potsdam During Discussions of Disposition of Italy’s One-time Possessions — Move to Open Dardanelles Indication of Ambitions

Italian Islands in the Spotlight  Sta lin Seeks + Rights In Mediterrane

TO MEDITERRANCAN   Stalin Opens Door at Potsdam for Extension of Russian Power

STALIN EXPECTS GREAT ROLE IN MEDITERRANEAN   Soviets Paved Way for Wide Powers ot Big-Three Conference

What About Italian Possessions? ... .  Stalin Has Opened Door For Russian Emergence As Mediterranean Power

Russians Reach Ou For Power in The Mediterranean   Italian Islands May Be Center of Political Storm

Stalin Makes First Bid for Power In Mediterranean  Disposition of Former Italian Holdings

Russia Eyes Mediterranean   Increasing. Interest In Key Bases Shown At Potsdam Parley

More Than 2,700 Germans Killed In Budapest In Past 21 Hours  RUSSIANS TAKING NO MORE PRISONERS  To Slay The Encircled Enemy Garrison To The Last Man

PRISONERS NOT TAKEN BY SOVIETS   Two Russians Killed @ Under Truce Flag, Moscow Asserts

REDS AVENGE NAZI MURDERS   Determined to Erase Nazi Garrison in Budapest

Wreck   ‘No Quarter Fight Rages Amid Ruins   Reds Slay Nazis Following Murder Of Two Emissaries

Reds, Crying Vengeance. For Envoy Murders, Give ‘No Quarter’ In Budapest

Soviets Will Kall Germans To Last Man   No Quarter Will Be Given Foe In Budapest In Avenging Murders

American Troops Only 25 Miles From Clark Field   Armored Columns Push Inland 50 -Miles ‘Along Road To Manila:

No Safety for Nazis East of Rhine, Eisenhower Declares in Broadcast

NEW YORK GREETS GEN, WAINWRIGHT   30,000 Meet Hero of: Bataan at Airfield. Reception Is Held

New York Welcomes Gen. Wainwright?   Tumultuous Tribute Is Paid To Gaunt Hero Of Bataan And Corregidor

LEGISLATIVE MINORITY HITS WORKING HOURS   Strikes Emergency Clause To Extend Ross Act For Two Years

9000 ENGINEERS DISEMBARKEL IN MANILA   First Redeployed Group Travels Straight to Pacific

[Clark Says One Of Eight Saboteurs ‘Landing Here June, 1942, Tipped FBI

Details of Capture of 8 Nazi Saboteurs Disclosed   Attorney General Clark Reveals That One of Group Landing on East Coast in 1942 Tipped Off FBI About Enemy Plot—Germans Intended, Not Only to Attack Plants, but to Place Bombs in Stores to Create Panic.

TEXAS COAST IS LASHED BY ~ HURRICANE   Six Persons Die As ' High Winds ' Rage —   Communication Lines Are Down In Texas

High Winds Move North:  ward At Three To Four Miles An Hour   Telephone Lones Are Swept Away   Corpus Christi - Portland Causeway Flooded And  Closed To Traffic

Six: Are: Dead In Wake. of   Hurricane ©   New England Told” Tt “Is. in: No: Danger. Of Téxas: Storm

SIX KILLED      }  INTEXAS ~  HURRICANE,   Storm Moving Northward at Slow Pace

HURRIGANE iN TEXAS CAUSES DEATHS, DAMAGE   Gulf Coast Is Lashed By Tropical Storm Since Yesterday

6 Texans Die As Hurricane Moves Inland   Z 100-Mile-an-Hour Winds Sweep Flat Coastal Territory  Se ais

Six Dead in Wake Of Hurricane Along Texas Gulf Ceast   Unharvested Rice Crop Feared Total Loss; Communicaticns Lines Down

109 IN COUNTY GET BENEFITS   Receive Old-Age and ‘Survi vors Insurance; Many Do Not Know Their Rights

GRAVES OF W4UL$. FLYERS FOUND IN OSAKA CEMETERY   Americans, Shot Dawn in June, Were Executed: by Jananese

Graves of 14 Airmen Killed by Japs Found   FLIERS CAPTURED AFTER BAILING OUT ON OSAKA EXECUTED MINUS TRIAL

DISCOVER WEED COVERED GRAVES OF U. $. AIRMEN   Superfort Fliers Believed Te Have Been Tortured By Japanese’

Americans Slain Two Days Before Surrender Offer   Fate of Airmen Is Pieced Together by Sixth Army Officers

ROCKFORD HAS 2 MORE DEATHS   Brings Total to 22 in Polio Epidemic

JOE MEDLEY. SOUGHT IN’ 3 KILLINGS   ‘Latest Is Death Of Mrs. Nancy Boyer, Chicago

Charter Bill Called Up   Vandenberg, Connally Join to Push Measure Making U.S. An Active United Nations Member

PRESS UNITED NATIONS BILL   Vandenberg and Connall; Work to Make U. S. An Active Member

Connally, Vandenberg Lead Drive To Place U.S. In Council Of United Nations

Senator Team Is Again Lined Up   Connally and Vandenberg To Drive For Approval Of UNO Membership

Charges Made ‘Against Nazis   Indictment Prepared for Presentation to Inter_ national Court 

NAZIS CRIMES LIST DRAFTED   Massive Indictment Will Be Submitted Monday To 4-Power Court

CHARGES AGAINST TOP NAZIS DRAWN   ‘INDICTMENTS AGAINST 24 TO BE HANDED FOUR-POWER COURT IN BERLIN.

Fisenhower Due In London Today   British Honors to Follow on Russian

Want Flag Day Biggest Bond Buying Day   Deficit of $3,000,000 in E Bond Sales

GULF REFINING PLANT WORKERS TO JOIN STRIKE   Some Goodrich Employes Pian to Enter Plant With Police Protection

WLB TO ALLOW HIGHER PAY FOR TEXTILE WORKERS AND THOSE IN MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY

WLB Bows To Meai Workers on Wages   Grant Pay Boost To Textile Men

Textile Heip To Have Pay Adjustment   Substandard  Rate Increase

MEAT, TEXTILE WAGE REVISIONS GRANTED BY WLB   COOL OFF SERIOUS STRIKE THREAT BY PACKING HOUSE MEN

Meat Packing Pay Boosted   Textile Workers Also Affected WLB Ruling; Fees Strike Threat

Level Increased 5c Hour... .  Higher Pay Is Granted Mill Workers By WLB

WAGE INCREASES GIVEN APPROVAL   Workers in Packing Houses And Textile Mills Benefit

Pearl Harbor Blowup Over Code Message   Believed to Have Been Notification of War to Fleet

PEARL HARBOR RECORDS GONE   Senator Claims Important Oocuments Missing From Files

Reduce Ranks of Generals   70 OFF Active Duty.   70 Off Active Duty; To Process 100 More

Army Generals Face Reduction To Peace Rank  70 Out, 100 More Due For Grade Cnt

Cut-Back In Generals Told   Since V-E Day Seventy Have. Left Active Duty Or Told fo Do So, 

Army Reducing General Ranks  eMany Being Placed on Inactive List

U.S. To Keep Seized Nazi, Jap Property   Disposal Up To President, Congress

Hopkins Overseas Planning Conference;  “Surrender Now” Call May Be Made

'mmediate Surrender Call to Nazis May Grow from Big Three Confah

HOPKINS MAPS ‘BIG 3° PARLEY   Presence In London Dis closed After British Conferences

SURRENDER NOW EDICT POSSIBLE   FDR’s Advisor Revealed ir Europe Planning Confab

Hopkins In Paris Forming Plans For ‘Big Three’   Surrender Demand Soon To Be Given Germans. is Resort

HOPKINS MAKES PLANS FOR NEW BIG3 MEETING   Goes To Paris After Parley In London; Rome And Moscow Visits Seen

HARRY HOPKINS IN PARIS WITH BIG THREE PLANS   Hint Leaders May Offer Huns Surrender Terms at Conference

Big Three’s Conference  Is Nearing»   Hopkins In France; Ultimatum Rumored

Soviets Oppose Relaxation Of Big Five Veto Controls   Moscow Stands Firm as Stettinius Seeks Adiournmen?é Early This Month

RUSSIA STANDS PAT ON VETO FORMULA   Security Conference Being Pressed To Climax

AUoIA STANDS FIRM ON ISSUE   Has Rigid Interpretation. of Veto Controls on Plans To Keep Peace.   BIG ISSUE REMAINING

Russia Against Relaxation Of Veto Controls   New Soviet Note Ap: parently Intensifies Big Five Differences.

DeGaulle Unwilling To Conter At Present; Russia Firm On Veto   Moscow Supports Peaceful Settlement Of Syrian Trouble

RUSSIA FIRM ON BIG 5 VETO   MOSCOW FIGHTS ANY RELAXATION OF POWER

Russia Is Standing Firm on Veto  Control Problem  Big Five Delegates At Conference Are to Meet Daily

RUSSIA OPPOSES ANY RELAXATION OF VETO POWER  Po) aero oe oe ee ee od Lael   SOVIETS STAND FIRM ON BIG-FIVE CONTROL OF PEACE MACHINERY

Veto Powers Among Nations  Still An Issue   New Note on Russian Attitude Is Handed to Big Five Powers at San Francisco Conference.

Russians Stand Firm on Rights To Veto Powers   Will Permit No Relaxation of Original Formula

RedsStanding Firm on Veto   British Ask Less Rigid Interpretation

Russian Veto Control Stand Handed Big-5   Understood to Firmly Oppese Relaxation of Big-five Power

Firm Stand On Veto   ‘Russia Opposes Any Relaxation of Power _Of Big Five to Control World Peace Machinery

Russia Standing Firm For Rigid Interpretation Of Veto Conrols Of Big-Five   Moscow Firmly Opposes Any Relaxation Of Powers; Big-Five To Meet Daily

Russ Stand Firm on Veto Controversy   Rigid Interpretation Of Big Five Control Insisted Upon by Moscow

RUSSIANS FIRM ON RETENTION OF VETO POWER   Attitude Clarified In Note To Other Conference Deleaates

Russia Stands Firm On Veto Controls Issue   Altitude Revealed in Note Handed to Other Big Five Delegate at Conference

Russia Stands Firm On Rigid Interpretation Of Big-Five Veto Controls

Russians Oppose Any Relaxation. Of Bio Five Veto   Truman Is Notified Conference Will Not End June Sixth

Stalin Stands Pat on Veto Controls Over Peace Setup   Pledge for Peaceful Set: tlement of Disputes Before Conference

SOVIETS: STAND FIRM ON VETS   Stettinus Urges Speed to Bring Conference to Conclusion

REDS AGAINST ANY RELAXATION OF VETO POWER   Soviet Delegation Reveals New Attitude to Stettinius

Firm Stand Is Maintained On Veto Control:   Russia Is Opposed To Any Relaxation Of Big-Five Veto Power  . In Security Set-Up

RUSSIA STANDING FIRM ON CONTROL BY LARGE POWERS   SOVIET DELEGATION CHIEF HANDS NEW NOTE TO STETTINIUS AND OTHERS

RUSSIA FIRM ON LEAGUE VETO RIGHTS   Moscow Opposes Any Relaxation of Power to Block Any Decisive Step by World Council Which It Might Disapprove.

RUSSIA STANDS FIRM ON BIG-5 VETO CONTROLS   Syrian Crisis Prime Subject Of Conference

Moscow Firmly Opposes Change In Veto Power   Work Completed On Preamble for. Peace Organization

Soviets Firm On Big-Five  Veto Control   Opposes Relaxation Of Power, May Objee To Receipt of Complaints By Council

Reds Stand Firm on Big 5 Veto Power   Firmly Opposes Any Relaxation Of Veto Power By Council

RUSSIANS FIRM ON VETO CURBS   Red Envoy Hands New Note On Attitude Of Soviet

FORRESTAL BACK FROM SLE. TOUR   Jap Dead Counted Now Total 12.864

MOLOTOV- TRUMAN CHAT POSSIBILITY   Soviet Commissar Expected to Pause on Way to Contab

Molotov Expected to Confer With President Truman While En Route to San Francisco Conference

Soviet Official Likely To Visit  New President   Molotov Expected Enroute to Meeting At San Francisco

Assembly to Oper Third Week Monday Afternoon  Longer Hours, More Work Predicted  Eee Caming Weeks

AWAIT REPORT OF DAMAGE T0 HIROSHIMA   World Faces New Era Because of Atomic Bomb

OF DAMAGE TO HIROSHIMA ©   World Faces New Era Because of Atomic Bomb *

Truman asks  approval of  peace pact Hopes U.S. will  he first to act

Laval Arrives In France to Face Court   Expected to Testify ai Petain Trial in Few Days

Laval T6 Testif y In Petain Trial   Arrested After Flight From Spain

SUSE SERS CECT SST T ESET RSET E ET PESTS MSSCC RESETS SEE RS ee CEST SEEPS Steere ee  WAR IN BRIEF

Jap Admiral Wrote FDR In March Before Committing Hara Kiri On Iwo Jima Isle

Anglo-Saxon Race Blamed For Japan’ s Tricky Acts —   Admiral Sees East Ferced Into Fight.

Jap Blames FDR For War  In Pacific   Says US Seeks World Monopcly

Conference Sees Proof Nations Can Get Along   Compromises Boost Peace Hopes

MEET IN HOME STRETCH WITH BRIGHT HOPES   iB: ¢g Five Seeks Support Of : Small Nations On Veto Voting Forumla

Hopes Brighten At Conference For World Peace   Big Powers Show Ability to Patch Up All Differences

New Signs Of Big-o Unity   United Nations Conference Goes Into Home Stretch  With Hopes.

_ -—PARLEY— World P Peace. Is Brighter   United Nations Parley In ‘Home Stretch With Hopes High - :

PARLEY HOPES ARE BRIGHTER   Signs Indicate That Big  Powers Can Compromise

Group At Parley Sees Possibility -Of Future Peace   Settlement Of Differences Gratifies Delegates As Conference Nears End

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE GOES INTO HOME STRETCH  FRESH SIGNS THAT BIG POWERS CAN COMPROMIS}

Big Powers Able to Agree   Fresh Signs Displayed At San Francisco of Ability to Compromise

Veto Voting Plan Before Committee   Signs That Big Five Can Compromise  + Brightens Hopes For Future

WORLD FUTURE HOPES BETTER   Fresh Signs Show Big-Powers Can Compromise Sharp Differences.   ONE PROBLEM REMAINS

Conference Now In Home Stretch   Problem of Winning Small Nation Approval Of Veto Plan Remains

Bright Peace Hopes As Conference Goes Into Home Stretch      Ability of Big Powers to Compromise Even Sharp Differences Clears Way To Future Peace

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE GOES INTO HOME STRETCH  _ FRESH SIGNS THAT: BIG POWERS CAN COMPROMISE EVEN SHARP DIFFERENCE!

Conference Is Believed Headed To The Finish   Problem Remains of Winning Small Nation Acceptance of Big Five Veto Voting Formula.

Vote Formuls Still Disputed   World Conférence “In Home Stretch’

Frisco Parley Starts Down Home Stretch   Outleek Brightened by Agreement Among the Big Five Powers

Conference Starts Last Lap Assured Of Suecess   Bie Powers Prove Working Abilities

BRIGHT HOPES ARE HELD FOR WORLDFUTURE   Prospects Based Upon Indications That Major Powers Can Compromise Sharpest Differences at Security Meet.

Big Powers Ability To Get Along With Each Other Brightens World Future   Problem Of Winning Small Nations On Veto Vote Formula Still Remains

AUSTRALIA LEADS FIGHT FOR RESTRICTING VETO   ‘Proposal for Immediate Acceptance Of the Voting Formula Is Blocked __

NEW PROOF THAT BIG POWERS CAN WORK TOGETHER   COMPROMISE SPIRIT BRIGHTENS HOPES FOR WORLD FUTURE

Big Powers Stand Solidly Against Evatt In Battle To Restrict Veto   Connally Appeals For Spirit of Unity Underlying Whole Conference.

Big 5 United Against Further Change In Veto   Connally Leads Fight To Carry Through : Bia Powers’ Idea

FRISCO MEET STARTS DOWN HOME STRETCH   Compromise on Veto Issue Brightens Hope for World Future

Conference In Final Drive   New Proof Big Powers Can Compromise Differences Speeds Closing Work

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   NEW RAIDS MADE ON JAPANESE BASES

Bombers Blast Formosa And Nearby Targets   Admiral Nimitz Announces Attacks Made By Carrier-Based Planes  — wan 2A YY mew — se ee we A OY

Get Complete Instructions As To  When And How MacArthur  Will Lead Occupation Army  vite Japanese Homeland Scon   MACARTHUR ABSENT PROM CONFERENCE

MacArthur fo Enfer Japan Within 10 Days   Tokyo Asks Chieftain To Intervene in  Chinese Civil Conflict

MARTHUR TO Uot FORCE IF T 1S NEEDED   Jap Envoys Leave for Tckyo; Secret Orders to Prepare for Surrender.

Occupation  Army Ready To Enter ~*~      JAPANESE ENVOY EN ROUTE. BACK TO TOKYO WITH PAPER : OF SURRENDER AND OCCUPATION

Americans May Land in Japan Within 10 Days   Nippon Government Asks MacArthur to  Intervene in China

Victory Believed Winding Up Long Island Hopping Job Of Americans

Payoff Invasion Next, Experts Say   U.S. Forces Through With Their Island Hopping, ts Beliaf

eNEXT INVASION AGAINST JAPAN?   Nip Homeland Moy Be Next In Line for American Landings

ISLAND HOPPING PROGRAM ENDED   Experts See Invasion 0 China Or Japan Next

Next American Move in Pacific to Be Payoff, Military Men Believe

SHOWDOWN IN PACIFIC. NEAR   Island Hopping At End: Japan, China Targets For New Thrusts

Island-Hopping Over, Military Experts Believe   Impending Okinawa Conquest , to Set Stage for Pay-off— Invasion of China or Japan

Japs Blame JU. S. Defense Against Suicide Planes   Yanks Announce Capture Of Naha Airdrome; Further Compress Remaining Nip Garrison      Okinawa Conquest To Wind Up Arduous “Island Hopping” Started With Guadalcanal   Next American Move In Pacific, Military Observers Believe, Will Be The Pavoft

OkinawaToEnd Hard Island Hopping, Next MoveToBe Payoff Observers Say

Sand Hopping Nearing End With Next Move by Americans ‘het to be the Pay Off   Ample Bases Secured to Warrant a Major Thrust Against China or the Mainland of Japan; Nippons Appurently in State of Doub?

Okinawa Conquest Will End “Island Hopping Warfare   Experts Say Next U.S. Move Will Be “Payoff” In Pacific

THINK ISLA HOPPING OVER IN PACIFIC   Next American Move, Military Observers in Washington Believe, Will Be the Pay-Off Blow Against Jans.

Pacific Island Hop ping Ends ItIs Believed   Military Observers Are Of  Opinion Next American Move Against Japs Will Be the Payofl

Conquest of Okinawa to End Arduous Pacific Campaign Island-Hopping

Next Move The Payoff   Military Experts Believe Island Hopping Task To Be At An End With Fall Of Okinawa

JAP RESISTANCE HERGE ON LUZON   American Doughhboys Battle Toward Center Of Baguio

Fall of Baguio Said Imminent   Doughboys ‘Battle  Toward Center of City

BAGUIO'S FALL BELIEVED NEAR   24th Division On Mindanac 20 Miles From Davao

YANKS GAIN IN BATTLE OF BAGUIO   Little Resistance Met By U. S. Troops On Mindanao

Premier Talks to Peonle   Last Japanese On Okinawa Are Pushed Toward Sea

Enemy Still is Resisting Desperately   Over 71,000 Have Been Killed on Island—Japs Warn  of New Offensive

RADIO. TOKYO — WARNS NIPS OF NEW OFFENSIVE   Whether Japan or China Will Be Next Allied Goal Is Upsetting Enemy Caleulation

2,100 Allied — Planes Hit Reich   Munich, Nuernberg, Regernsurg Blasted

“Hell-on- Wheels” Army Now Only 6 Miles From Berlin   Only Five Miles From Elbe River, Last Water Barrier to Capital

TRUMAN POLICIES ARE UNDER FIRI   PRESIDENT’S PROGRAM “SOUNDS LIKE C, I. 0. HANDOUT,” SENATE HEARS,

Truman Policie: Under Attack By Sen. Wiley   Says Legislative Program Sounds ‘Like CIO Handout’

RAPS POLICIES QF PRESIDENT   Wiley Says Program Laic Down by Truman Sounds  Like “CIO Handout’

PRESIDENT IS CASTIGATED BY SENATOR WILEY   Administration’s Pro gram “Sounds Like C10 Hied:   HATCH SAYS PEOPLE WILL JUDGE TRUMAN

Hatch Strikes Back as White House Program Is Dubbed ‘CIO Handout’

BADGER SOLON RAPS TRUMAN WAGE POLICY   PROGRAM LIKE CIO HANDOUT, SAYS SEN. WILEY

Senator Opens Fight Against Truman Policy      First Senatorial Criticism - Compares Program to “CIO Handout

Administratior Policies Are Criticized   Charge Program Sounds Like ‘C.I.O. Handout’

Truman Policies Evoke Crilicism Within Senate   Sewstor Suys- Proves Of President Sounds _~Like CIO Handout

Row Breaks In Senate  Over Truman Policies   Sen. Wiley Says President’s New Deal Outdoes Old One, Sounds Like A CIO Handout

AsT Policies (riticized By Sen. Wiley   Marks First Time  Has Been {sailed in Senate pn, fx4 olleagues

GOP Senator Opens Fire On Truman   Sen. Wiley Charges . Program Sounds Like “Handout From ClO”

Tojo Improves; Pennsylvanian Donates Bleod   Wants Japanese  War Leader to Live To Pay for His 17 Months in New Guinea

General Tojo Gains Ground   Condition of Former YP Premier Reported  Satisfactory —

- TS IMPROVED   American Doctor Says ExDictator’s Condition “Very Satisfactory”

Tojo’s Condition ‘Improved’ After Receiving GI’s Blood   TOJQ’S TRY AT SUICIDE Strengthens Jap Fairy Tale

LEBANON TENSE AS FRENCH ARRIVE   PARIS SAID TO BE WAVERING IN STAND FOR FIVEPOWER CONFERENCE,

French said weakening  in demands Report Lebanon  situation tense

French Wavering in Demand for Big Five Meeting   Need for Haste in Settling Crisis in Lebanon Reported

46,319 Casualties Sustained By U.S Ryukus Campaigr   U_ S. Navy Sinks 5 Ship Convoy In Okhotsk Sea.

Ryukyus Campaign Cost U. 5. 11,897 Killed or Missing   Nimitz Announces Navy's First Venture Into Okhotsk Sea

11,897 DEAD OR MISSING   Figures Include Capture of Okinawa Island and Several Associated Strikes at Jap Homeland by Carrier Forces.

Casualties in Ryukyus Area Total 46,319   Navy Reports 4,907 Killed Or Missing

ENEMY CONVOY SMASHED NEAR KURILE ISLANDS   Australians Capture Railway Terminus of Beaufort and Occupy Oi Port.

Ryukyus Campaign Costs Navy 9,733 Officers and Men Killed, Wounded. Missing

FLEET LOST 9,73! MEN IN RYUKYUS   THIRTY-THREE U. S. SHIPS SUNK AND & OTHERS DAMAGED IN CAMPAIGN.

RYUKYUS COST U8, 9,731 MEN   Stilwell Arrives On Okinawa As Head Of 10th Army

U. S. Losses In Ryukyus Drive Total 46,319 Men   11,897 Listed Dead By Admiral Nimitz

U.S. CAMPAIGN IN RYUKYUS COST 46,319 CASUALTIES   INCLUDES CAPTURE OF OKINAWA; 11,897 KILLED OR#MISSING

U. S. Casualties High In Ryukyus Campaign   Total Casualties Number 46,318 Including 11,897 Wounded Or Missing In Action

Casualties In Ryukyus Campaign Total 46,319   Adm. Nimitz Gives Figures On Drive For Pacific Isles

Nav y Discloses Ryukyus Losses   Campaign, Capture Of Okinawa Cost U 46.319 Casualties

OKINAWA COST SET AT 46,318   11,897 of ¢ Casualties Killed Or Missing

Naval Force Hits Foe In Okhotsk Sea   K. O.’s 5-Ship Convoy North Of Japan; Tokio  Announces Special Inera a= Se ry.f when e eee

Ryukyus Battle Costly In Lives, Lost, Wounded   US Lists 46,319 Men As Casualties, 11,897 Killed Or Missing

PACIFIC FLEET SUFFERED 9.731 DEAD, WOUNDED   Naval L osses Increase Casualties In Ryukyus Campaign To 46,319   33 SMALL WARSHIPS ARE REPORTED LOST

Ryukyus Campaign Cost United States 46,319 Casualties; 11,897 Dead

RYUKYUS BLOWS COST U.S, 46,319   Task Force Blasts Jap Ships In First Okhotsk Thrust

Total American  Casualties46,319 During Campaign   Navy Reports Casualties Of 4,907 Killed Or Missing And 4,824 Wounded

Cut Ration Board Staffs 50 Percent In This Area  Price Activity To Re Imnoartant Inh

Cut Ration Board  Staffs 50 Percent  In This Area Price Activity To  Be Important Job AI .w se Ke wae UK7....]}-3

Cut OPA Staff 50 Per Cent  30-Day Notices Are Given U. S$. Workers

CHIANG RESIGNS AS PREMIER, T. SOON SUCCESSER   Generalissimo Remains es Head of Government: Kung Quits Yuan Post.

United States Will Rely on Books, Records   Rather Than to Convict Nazis on Testimony of Foes

Will Convict On Records   Nazi Leaders Kept Own Records—tTestimony Of Foes Not Needed, Jackson

U.S. To Attempt To Convict Nazis  On Their Records   Jackson Opens For Prosecution

Mediation Move Abandoned In Canada Strike   Possible Action Against GM Plants Suggested By CIO

GENERAL MOTORS STRIKE HINTED   MEDIATION ABANDONED IN CANADIAN PLANT

3000 MEN, WOMEN ARE BADLY NEEDED   American Red Cross Needs Them for Services Overseas.

SYRIAN CAPITAL IN CHAOS AS ALL NIGHT BOMBARDMENT TAKES MORE LIVES: FEELING IS HIGH

Damascus In Chaos   ‘Outbreak of Violence .In Syrian Capital ‘Leaves ‘Over 300 Dead

Syrian Capital In Chaos After French Shelling   Fighting Takes 300 lives; High Tension Preceded Outbreak; Look ¢5 Britain JT} ¢

Syrian Capital In Chaos Affer French Attack   Damascus Battered By Shellfire; Many Lives Believed Lost

300 Slain in Damascus   French Troops Fire On Crowd; Fighting Spreads Through City

Bloody Battle Ends With Huge Loss to Enemy   Jap Stronghold In Philippines Target of Drive

Balete Pass Falls to Yanks   Way Open to Northern Luzon After Weeks of Bloody Fighting; Going Is Tough On Mindanao

BALETE PASS FALLS TO U.S   U. S. Losses ‘Sobering’ In Luzen Battle

U. $. Casualties ‘Sobering In Bitter Struggle   Japanese Death Toll May Reach 20,000; 7,000 Counted In Narrow Defile

Balete Pass Captured in Bloody Fight   Yanks Now Moving Down Cagayan Valley in Northern Luzon

Balete Pass. Is Captured After Weeks Of Fighting   Yanks Are Pressing Advance Upon Luzon

BLOODY BALETE PASS FELL TO AMERICANS IN HARD FIGHTING   SEVEN THOUSAND ENEMY DEAD COUNTED IN NARROW LUZON DEFILE

U.S. Seizu. OF Bloody. Balete Pass U=-ens Way Into North Area: Luzon

BLOODY BALETE PASS CAPTURED   20,000 Japs Believed Dead In Defense of Key to North Luzon

Bloody Balete Pass Taken   Doughboys Win Heavily — Defended Defile, On Downhill Drive Now in Luzon

BLOODY BALETE PASS FALLS 10 THE AMERICANS   Two U. S. Divisions Take Point In Philippines After Weeks Of Bitter Fighting.

DOUGHBOYS PUSH THROUGH TOWARD GAGAYAN VALLEY   COUNT 7,000 JAP DEAD IN NARROW MOUNTAIN DEFILE

7,000 ENEMY DEAD COUNTED   Doughboys Fight Down 80+ Mile Mountain Road in Northern Luzon.   YANK LOSSES SOBERING

Jip Bodies At Scené — of Carnage “May . Total 20,000; Yanks. ~~ Lost  . Hleavily. andl

Luzon Balete Pass Falls to Americans   Capture of Mountain Road Opens Way for Mechanized Warfare to Take Cavagan Valley Stronghold

Airfield’s Fall Opens Way For Final Smash   Doughboys On Luzon Push Toward Cagayan Val. ley After Winning Balete Pass.

TANKS oMAG NIP BLOCK T0 LUZON PLAIN   Sealed Cave Count Expected to Increase Enemy’s Loss to 20,000.

AMERICANS COUNT 7,000 ENEMY DEAD   Doughboys Now Fighting Down Mountain Road

RIOTS KILL 10 IN PALESTINE   Jews With Automatic Arms Attack British Offices in Three Cities

Report Ten Dead In Outbreaks In Palestine Cities   Thirteen Others Are Reported seriously Wounded Or Mussing Following Attacks

Goebbels Urges Unrestrained War by Germans  Declares All Rules _ of Fighting ' Should Be Discarded

Throw Away Rules of War, Goebbels Tells Nazis on Eve of Hitler's Birthday

JAP PUBLIC NOT TOLD OF OFFER TO SURRENDER   Citizens, However, Warned Tc Remain Calm In Any Contingency

Japs Uninformed  of Surrender ~   Receive Hint of Things Not Moving Smoothly

JAP GARRISONS ARE ISOLATED   Enemy Groups on_ Island Separated From Each Other; Aid Cut Off.   ‘LANDING IS UNOPPOSED

Surprise Operation Leaves Bukidnon Units Incapable Of Serious Opposition.

Cut Off From Outside Help Says MacArthu:   New American Landing On Island Reported; Swarm Ashore Unopposed At Macajalar Bay

‘Yank Landing On Mindanao  Tsolates Japs   Garrisons Cut Off From Outside Help By Surprise Movement

New American Move Surprises  Mikado Troops   iInvasion of Second Largest Island in Philippines Made Without Onmasitiow   Jap Resistance : At Davao Fierce   Doughhboys, However     ; Gain Against Euemy Nips Fight Tigerish on Targkan, Berneo

New Landings On Mindanao Island   MacArthur Reports Jap Garrisons Isolated From Each Other   SURPRISE THE ENEMY   Yank 24 Division Gains ' Against Stiff Japanese Opposition

U.S. Troops Isolate Japs. On Mindanao  M Arthur Reports  New.Landingsin. Dee l222 Bo ene

nited States roops Make w Landing   Nips Cut Off From Outside Assistance

New Landing Surprises The Enemy Japanese Garrisons On Mindanao Are Cut Off From All Outside Help

Isolate Jap Mindanao Units   New Landing Made On Northern Coast Of Island

New Landing Isolates Japs On Mindanao   40th Division Move Puts Yanks At Back Of Retreating Enemy In Philippine Fiaht

Isolate Jap Garrisons   Foe Caught Between © Yank Units By Landing On Mindanao; Japs Cling to Tarakan Oil

New Yank Landing Isolates Jap Mindanao Pockets  Enemy Garrisons Will Get No Aid From Outside or Each Other

Yanks Land Behind Japs On Mindanao   Enemy Fights Hard In Philippines And Borneo

New Yank Landing Isolates Jap Mindanao Pockets  Enemy Garrisons Will Get No Aid From  Pr. cheat alan , Paal nu

Isolate Japanese Garrisons Located On Mindanao Isle   Nips Are Cut Off From Gutside Aid By U. S. Landing;  Resistance Fierca

JAP GARRISON ON MINDANAO ISOLATED MACARTHUR REPORTS  BATTLE-SEASONED YANKS OF 40TH DIVISION IN eretuEr F ABITATATC SS

MINDANAO JAPS ARE ISOLATED   New Landing Made On Philippine Isle

Jap Forces on Mindanao Isolated From “utside;  Cut Off From Eac? Other

New Bogart Romance!   Tough Guy of Movies Comes to Ohio Farm To Tell of Love for - Leading Lady - - Wife Not Yet Heard From

V-J Day Is Near Officials State   Peace Must Wait Upon Formai Delivery  Of Message to Tokyo Officials

Allied Commander To Enforce Peace   Gen. MacArthur Is Expected To Be Named To Accept: Surrender From Japanese Officials

MAIN ROADS ARE OPEN   Warm Weather Rapidly Clearing State of Snow

RECONQUEST OF MIRI OIL FIELD IS COMPLETED   300 Wells Have Been Blaz. ing For Three Weeks; Town Deserted   TOKYO RADIO CLAIMS ALLIED FLEET ACTION

JAPS LOSE GREAT BORNEO OIL FIELD   AUSTRALIAN TROOPS COMPLETE CONQUEST OF AREA WITH 300 WELLS.

Mitscher, Family Have Reunion at Breakfast   GOVERNOR SENDS MESSAGE TO ADMIRAL

Admiral Mitscher Returns Home For Wisconsin Reunion  eRe Sage EE Moat   Mother, Son Mee’ After 11 Years

(President Lights Community, Tree  saiah’s Prophecy Recited Ad Onal fas Weanl.t

Must Gird  Ourselves For  Work Ahead.   Lights Christmas White House ‘Vree First Yime In Four Years

UNGEASING WORK TO PREVENT WAR URGED BY TRUMAN   Declares U. S. Must Strive to Make Real Prophecy Swords Will Be Beaten Into Plowshares.   LIGHTS CHRISTMAS TREE IN WASHINGTON   President Listens to Carols and Receives Greetings of Residents of the Capital.

De eS eee ge ee a ee eS eR  Seek Increases for Sfate Sugar Quota

Meal, Buller And All Oils Ralion-Free   Sugar and Tires Still on List, OPA Announces

Butter, Meat Rationing Ends Today  OPA Tire, Sugai Controls Only Ones Not Killed

MEAT, BUTTER RATION FREE   Last of Food Commodities, Except Sugar, Removed From Ration List

Rationing of. Meats, Buller Comes to Ene   [Action Leaves Sugar, Tires Only Hems Remaining On Ration List

HALT RATIONING OF ALL FOODS EXCEPT SUGAR   All Meats, Butter, Fats And Shortening Are Ration Free Today

Meats, Butter Removed From Rafioned Lis!   Sugar is the Only Food Commodity Requiring Points

Meat, Butter, Shortening Off Ration   Sugar and Tires Only Items Left On Wartime List

Rationing Ends ‘On All Meats, Butter and Oil   Tires, Sugar Only Tlems Left on List After -Friday Midnicht

Sugar and Tires Only Items Still Rationed  All Other Products Again Can Be Purchased Freely

Rationing of Meats, Fats Is Now Ended  Only Sugar and Tire Sales Are Still

MEAT, SHORTENING AND BUTTER WIPED OFF RATION LISTS   Sweeping Order Leaves Sugar Only Food Commodity Remaining Under Government Control.   DECISION FOLLOWS TALK WITH TRUMAN   Rubber Authorities Say Restrictions on Tire Sales May Be Lifted After First of Year.

JAPAN EXCUSES OKINAWA LOSS   Suicide Planes Saved T« Protect Homeland, Radio Reports

‘Sharply Worded’ Russian Nofe Sent To Spain About Aid to Axis, Report

Company Officials Will Confer With Conciliation Chiefs   First Signs Of Compromise Appear In 10-Day Old Strike; Ford Canadian Workers Reject  Government Arbitration

Peace Hopes Revived By GM’s About-Face  Company Sending Personnel Chief  » To Confer With U. 8. Conciliator

SOLONG PONDER VINSON SHEET   Expect Leo T. Crowley, Foreign Economic Administrator, to Succeed RFC Chief

Senators Nervou: Over Confirming Vinson for Post   Washington Roundup

-H GIRLS OF COUNTY — PARTICIPATE IN °45 CONTEST, JUDGING   AWARDS MADE IN FOOD PREPAR. ATION, CLOTHING AND BAKING

Carroll County ea 4-H Club Contest - ~ Winners Lised   First Place Winners To Represent ' County In District Meet  Next Tuesday

County War Deaths Reach Total Of 201      Casualty Figures Given in New Tabulation by Draft Boards

Traffic Jam, As Every GI Wants To Cross Rhine  ~ OF Ne % . .   They Know It Means More Fighting, But Tha Doesn't Bother Them

“We'll Beat Russians Into Berlin Yet.”’ Yank Across Rhine Shouts

Republicans Pick Issues For Party’s Next Battle   Control Of Congress Is Sought For 1946

Greater Atr ao Power Will —  Be Necessary   Gen: Arnold Contends U.S. Will Be First -Taraetinthe Future

CONTROL FUND   Floor Fight Is Planned Tc Restore River Projects To Deficiency Bill

Supply Bill Is Sent to House Floor   River and Harbor And Flood Control Projects Excluded, Also Vets Housing

Committee Eliminates Strike Election Fund ‘In Appropriation Bill

Flood Control Funds Cut Out Uf House Bill  Williamsport Project included in Those

Production Up To 4,000. 000. For October      OPA And WPB Admit Ra tioning May End Within Two Or. Three Months::”.       I'TRUCK. TIRES SOONER

Tires in Next Ninety Days, Outlook Now   Truck Needs to Be Met Sooner; Other Rub ver'Goods Gradually.” wy

Production Up To 4,000,000 For October   OPA And WPB Admit Rationing May End Within Two Or Three Months.   TRUCK. TIRES SOONER

Tires Within 90 Days Held Possible As Plans Are Made fo Double Production

WPB Predicts Big Increase in U, S. Tire Production   End of Rationing May Come Within The Next Quarter

Break in Shortage 'Of Tires in 90 Days   Predict Production Jump of 2 Million; Truck Casings S$oaan

Tire Shortage May Be Ended in 3 Months   WPB Predicts Production Will Double at Once

North Burma Battle Ends   Fight to Reopen Overland Supply Route To China Nearly Over

Spectacular  15-Mile Gain Wins Control Of Rhur Area   Blackout Of News Temporarily Lifted

Drive Into Suburbs Of Dusseldorf As Town After Town In Jampacked Western Edge Of Ruhr Fall; German Retreat Is Rout.

NEW YORK WALKS   Workers Forced to Walk Upstairs by Elevator Operators’ Strike.

More Labor Unions Walk Out For Less Work And More Pay   Gasoline Scarcity Grows More Serious Over Nation; Elevator Strike Hits New York; Unrest Spreads in Auto Industry

320,000 Workers Idle as Strikes and Strike Threats Continue to Spread

PHIL M. DONNELLY WAS INAUGURATED GOVERNOR TODAY   Forty-Second Chief Execu tive Went Into Office at Noon Today.   INAUGURAL PAGENTRY   Donnell’s Staff of Honorary Colonels Wore Yellow and Silver Arm Bands.

Executive Office  Returned to Control Of Democrats After Republican Regime

AAA Chief "Outlines 45 ~ Crop: Plans      A. R, ‘Appenheimer Tells Farmers Of Practices Which Bair Federal Prior ‘Approval. -

FARMERS NEED APPROVAL, SOME AAA PRACTICES   Prior Approval Necessary Part Program, Other Practices Same.

Yamashita Trial Bares Atrocities   Defendant Shows No Emotion In Couri; Plea For Dismissal Denied

GEN, YAMASHITA PLACED ON TRIAL   WITNESSES TELL HOW JAPS KILLED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN MANILA.

Yamashita Grim as Recital of Ja Bloodlust in Manila Is Presented

Horrors Told At War Trial Of Yamashite   Witnesses Accounts; Le gal Quibbling Feature Opening Session

Orgy of Lust Told in Trial Of Yamashit:   Move to Dismiss Charge: Overruled by Court Of Cenerals

YAMASHITA UP FOR TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINAl   MANILA RED CROSS MASSACRE STORY TOLD IN COURT

Cotton Crop Estimate Cut  fm 48 ¥.   Total Is Smallest Since 1934

U. 5. COTTON CROP FOR 1945 FORECAST 10,134,000 BALES  ESTIMATE IS OVER TWO MILLION BALES LES THAN LAST YEAR

9 779,000-Bale Crop Estimated   Lowest Cotton Yield Since 1934 Forecast By U. S. Government

Torrential Rains Over Entire Belt Cause Crop Losses   _OUISIANA YIELD IS ESTIMATED 420,00C  Weevil Darmage Runs High in Central and Southern Sectors

Declares Law of Land Violated  Rail Leader Attacks Anti-trust Action

WILL STAY PLEASANT   to Break Indicated “But It Can’t Last,” Says Flora”

MARINES HOLD ALMOST HALF OF TWO JIMA   Three Divisions Driving Toward Capture Of  Second Airfield

EXPECT SEIZURE OF CENTRALIWO AIRFIELD SOON   Planes Support New Intensified Push by  3 Marine Divisions

Fall Of Iwo’s Second Plane  Field Is Nea:   Marine Drive North On Islaud Intensified As Suff Encounter Enfers Second Werk

Three Divisions Of Marines Drive North on Iwo   New Assault Follows Artillery and Warship Bombardment of Japs. Close Air Support

FALL OF SECOND JAP AIRFIELD ON ISLAND IMMINENT   DEVILDOGS LAUNCH NEW ASSAULT; JAP DEAD TOTALS 2,827

fanks Seize Almost Half 0 Island As Fierce Battle Enters Second Week

Fall of 2nd lwo Airfield Seems Near   Marines Drive * North Under Considerable Air Support

: MARINES HOLD *NEARLY ALL OF FIGHTER STRIPS   Battle For Isle Seen Lasting ‘For Many Weeks To Come’

‘Three  Marine Divi“sions ‘Drive ‘North On Jap Isla Island  AIDED BY BY PLANES  Yanks Grimly Hold Almost Half Of  Tepe Teen

IMPERIL [WO AIRFIELD NO. 2   Three Marine Divisions Aided By Airplanes In Big Push

Yanks Grimly Hold Almost Half Island  Three Marine Divisions      Three Marine Divisions Drive North With Heavv Air Support   WARSHIPS ALSO AID   East-West Runway Taken, ~ Two-Thirds of Other Enveloped

3 Divisions  Drive North With Strong Air Support   Yanks Are Holding To Half Of Island

WO AIRFIELD CAPTURE NEAE   Three Marine Divisions Drive North Wtih Strong Air Support.   HALF OF ISLAND TAKEN

Fall Of Island's Second Airfield  Seen Imminent   Marine Divisions Advance With Considerable Air Support In An Intensified Drive

MARINES PUSH NORTH, ATTACK IS INTENSIFIED   » Get Considerable Air Support in Battle To Clear Island

MarineDivisions GivenAirSupport In Drive North   1200 Planes Blast Tokyo; Shell Last Two Enemy Strongholds In Manila:

One Runway and Part of Another Taken — In Heavy Fighting; Jap. anese Using Deadly Modern Weapons

Fall of Iwo  Airfield to Yanks Near   Americans Hold Half of Island; Warships Aid Big New Assault

SECOND AIRFIELD ON TWO JIMA IS ABOUT TO FALL   Three Marine Divisions Drove North With Considerable Air Support.   IN INTENSIFIED PUSH   Stiffest Fight of Pacific War Into Second Week; Yanks Hold Half of Island.

Capture of Second Airfield Imminent In lwo Jima Battle  Secretary of Navy Forrestal, on Iwo, Predicts Long Fight

Marine Divisions Intensify Drive For Iwo Airfield   Hold Half Of Island; Planes Aid In Assault

Taking of Second Airfield Is Near   Marines Battle Fiercely for   Enemy-Held Airstrip on Iwo   THREE DIVISIONS IN   Second Week of Fight Sees Yanks Making Progress Northward

MARINES REACH * OUT FOR IWO’S NO, 2 AIRFIELD   Beapture of Objective in Conter of Isle Is Near; Planes Help

Marines, In Intensified  Push Nort: ward On Iwo, Capture Mos. Of Airstrip

Fall of Second Air Strip on Iwo Jima Reported Imminent   Marines Push North; Battle of Manila is Officially Over

Marines Capture  Second Airfield   Motoyama No. 2, Fighter Strip, Almost Completely in Hands of Yanks as Iwo Fight is Speeded

U. S. Troops Fight For Second Big Field on Iwo Jima  Americans Now Hold Half of Island, Progress Continues

Marines Nearing Capture Of dnd Airfield On Iwo   American Forces Drive Ahead Despite Heavy Enemy Resistance

EXPECT FALL OF 2NDIWO JIMA AIRFIELD SOON   Marines Hold Nearly Half ot Island; American Losses Increase

Marines Renew Push   Capture Half of Central Airfield On Iwo And Press Steadily, But Slowly. Northward

FALL OF WO 2ND AIRSTRIP IS IMMINENT   Marines Reach Halfway Mark In Conquest Of Tiny Island

Open Big Push For lwo Field  3 Marine Divisions Given Air Support

Foresee Early Fall Of Iwo's Airfield No. 2   Marines Hold Practically All Runways In Bitterest Pacific Battle.

Marines — Hold Half Of Island   Artillery And: Warship Batteries Aid Infantry In Stiff Fight

CAPTURE OF SECOND STRIP iS IMMINENT   Yanks Grimly Holding Almost kaif of fsiand 750 Miles From Tokyo in Second Week   ENEMY DEAD MOUNTING

Capture of Second Iwo Airfield Neat   Three Marine Divisions Drive North With Considerable Air Support in an Intensified Push—Hold Half of Island.

Marines Hold Bulk of Last Iwo Airstrip   * Tanks, Flame Guns Clearing Enemy Ten Plane Field

Marines Drive North In Push On Key Island   Yanks Hold Half of Island, Make Grim Progress In Stiffest Fight of Pacific War

Fall Second Iwo Airfield Is Near   Toll of Jap Dead Rises To 2,827; Air Support Heavy      Waves of Superforts and Carrier Planes Hit Honshu and Tokyo

‘Truman Views On Wage Rates, Prices Awaited  President’s Speech     :   President’s Speech Tomorrow Night May Be Key   Auto Union Leader Is Hostile To 45-Hour Week And Raise

U.S. STRIKES IMMINENT   Expect President To Urge Higher Rates of Pay

Parley Reaches Agreement on Polish Boundary, Schedules United Nations Conference in San Francisco Avril} 25

Doomed Germans Warned Holdout  Increases Cost   Acree Tentatively On Polish Boundary, Full Accord On Other Vexing Problems; Call Full Allied Conference For April 25.   Reds Advance On Dresden, Complete Budapest Job

FINISHING TOUCHES  BEING APPLIED TO  SAARLAND. VICTORY FULL FURY OF ALLIED  AIR MIGHT TURNED ON NAZIS MASSED IN RIJBR

Drive Nazis into Pockets On West Bank   Allied Airmen Hammer  Enemy Massed In Ruhr

88,335 Nazis Are Already Captured; — Merciless Air Fire Turned on Others

1,300 Planes Lash Nazi Targets   Troops Massed to Meet Impending Offensive Bombed Mercilessly; Mop Up Saar Pockets

ENEMY FAGING ROUT AS FINAL PUSH IS BECHIN   Germans West of Rhine To Be Rubbed Out—Soviets Bombard Germans

WAGE POLICY TO GO ON AIR NEXT TUESDAY   PRESIDENT REVEALS AGENDA FOR LABOR CONFERENCE

Names Dr. John Steelman, Noted as a Peacemaker, As His Spetial Assistant   Truman Also Made Public a Proposed Agenda For the Labor-Management Conference Which Begins Nov. 5; Says Director Snyder,  Upon Whom He Depends, Not Resigning

Truman to Give Wage-Price Plar In Tuesday Talk   Also Appoints Aide As Trouble Shooter In Labor Disputes

Will Broadcast Wage, Price Plans   Labor-Management Parley Shapes Up~ .

President Acts In Labor Unrest   Networks Will Carry Hie Gneech at 10 Po MO

Will Outline New Wage Price; Steelman Given T..L   SNYDER NOT QUITTING GOVERNMENT SER VICE

APPOINTS AID TO HELP CURB STRIKE WAVE   Wresident Names J. R Steelman Trouble Shooter as He Arranges to Gc  > On the Air Tuesday.   DENIES REPORT SNYDER WILL QUI   Executive Makes Public Proposed Agenda for Labor-Management Con ference Starting Nov. 5.

Truman Names John Steelman His Assistant   President Is Anxious for Quick Passage; Con-* : gressmen Doubtful —

To Announce Wage-Price Idea Tuesday   President Appoints Dr. John R, Steelman As Special Assistant and Cuneiliator

Wage Plan: To Be Tole On Tuesday   Truman To Talk; Names Steelman as Aide in Anti-Strike Fight.

Truman Picks Labor Trouble Shooter, Slates Radio Renor   GM Workers Vote Strike

Trouble Shooter Named And Radio Address Is Set For Tuesday Night

Wage-PricePolicy On Air Next Week   Truman Broadcast Of Government Future Strike Handling To Be Heard Tuesday At 10 p. m.

President Moves To Curb Labor Unrest   Trouble Shocter Named And Radio Address Is Set For Tuesday Night

Names Special Assistant For Mediation Job   Dr. John R. Steelman Selected As Trouble Shooter in Labor Disputes; Date Set For Wage-Price Policy Broadcast

Endof Fighting Means Hard New War Job   Allied Soldiers Will Be Compelled to Quel! Riots, Distribute Relief Items Among Victims of Long, Ruthless Struggle

‘ Ration-Freed Driving Week End Lists Few Casualties ‘With Record for Stalled Motorists’ Calls for Help

Ration Freed Drivers Crowd U. S. Highways Over Weekend; Death Toll Low: 29 Persons Killed

GOODRICH STRIKERS VOTE TO START WORK   6,000 Employes Have Not Made Decision Yet

NRFIELOS HIT   Objectives in Czechoslovakia, Southern Germany Bombed.

1350 U.S. Planes Batter Czechoslovakian Rails And Fields Of Luftwaffe

Bombs Fall Near Hideout   Railyards Blasted Only 25 Miles From Mountain Stronghold

Two Powerful Red Armies Are  Near Junction   "Massive Ovtflanking Move. ment Apainst Berlin From South Appears As Imminent   RUSSIANS SMASH TOWARD DRESDEN

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Massive Outflanking Drive South of Berlin

Konev's Army Near Junction With Zukov's   Southern Arm of Pincers Within 90 Miles of Goal

Snyder Urges Tax Reduction Action At Once   War Mobilization And Re. conversion Director Cails Upon Congress For Action   RECONVERSION PICTURE GIVEN

SAYS ECONOMY NEEDS TAX CUT   Would Aid Reconversion, Snyder Declares

Snyder Advocates Slashes in Taxes   Discharge of 9,700,000  Servicemen Indicated

700 Nazi U-Boats Sunk in Atlantic   U. S.-British Report Gives War's Total

700 GERMAN U-BOATS; SUNK DURING WAR’   Less Than One Out of Every 1,000 Ships Convoyed by U. 8. Were Tact th Snhmarinsc

700 GERMAN U-BOATS SUNK IN ATLANTIC   Navy Announces That Less Than One Out Of Every 1,000 Convoyed Ships Was Lost

700 U-BOATS SUNK IN OCEAN WARFARE   Allied Cooperation Pre. vents Convoy Losses in Atlantic

HOOVER ASKS RATIFICATION FOR CHARTER   Sees Flaws, But Holds It Best That Could Be Obtained Now

(HARTER APPROVAL URGED BY HOOVER   Senate.Ratification Asked Weakness of Set Up ’ Outlined

Hoover Believes Senate Should Ratify Charter   Ex-President Finds ‘Many Weaknesses

Warns Congress That It Should "Never Part With Powers To Declare War"

HOOVER SPEECH URGES CHARTER   RATIFICATION URGED _ DESPITE “WEAKNESSES”

Ratify Charter, Hoover Advises   As Good as Could Be Obtained, He Says

Houver Veclares - Senate Show... ~~ Ratify Che ter  Declares Pact as-Gead AS Could Be Obtained arrests We Senne

rO CONFER WITH BRADLEY    Hoover Finds [Many Weaknesses In UN Charter

Hoover Calls For Approval Of World Char   Probably as Good As Obtainable, Says Ex-President: Sees Change Made Later

Hoover Urges Senate to Ratify Charter   Favors Definition of Powers of U.S. Representative

Herbert Hoover Advocates Senate’s Ratification Of World Charter -

Vote For Charter, Says Herbert Hoover   Has Many Weaknesses in Formula, He Thinks, But as Good as Could Be Obtained

Hoover Ask: Approval Of Peace Plan   Former President Says Charter Good As Could Be Drawn

RATIFY CHARTER DESPITE NUMBER OF WEAKNESSES   Ex-President Hoover Says Pact Is-Best That Can Be Obtained Now   DOCUMENT SHOULD BE AMENDED EVENTUALLY

Allies Make Second Split In Westwall   3rd’s Troops Cross Our and Sure Rivers  From Luxembourg

YANKS SMASH OVER 2 RIVERS   3rd Army Crosses Our and Sure to Enter Reich In 10 Places

Main Defenses Of Siegfried Line Breached By Yanks; Big Drive Nea:

First And Third Armies Both Strengthen Their Holdings   TROOPS CROSS OUR AND SURE RIVERS

Elements of Four Divisions Move on 24-Mile Front  SIEGFRIED LINE BREACH EXPLOITED  First. Army Doughboys Capture Town of Hellenthal 

THIRD ARMY IN” 24-MILE FRONT DRIVE IN DAY   Elements Of Four Yank Divisions Cross Two Rivers At Ten New Points Wednesday

U.S. 3rd Army Enters Reich or  24-Mile Front   Other Forces Exploit West Wall Breach as Ist Cracks Final Line; Nazis Predict Offensive

U.S. Units Stat Into Germany  At Ten Places   Crossings of Our and Sure Rivers Into Luxembourg Made by Four Divisions -

TROOP SHIFTS WEAKEN NAZIS AT WESTWALL   GERMANY ENTERED AT 10 PLACES ON 24-Mile Front

Patton Storms Border: Along 24-Mile Front   Germans Suv Allies Await Good Weather for Big’

PATTON'S TROOPS INVADE GERMANY AT 10 NEW POINTS   Third Army Units Cross Our and Sure Rivers Into Reich From Luxembourg on 24-Mile Front.   FIRST RIPS HOLES IN SIEGFRIED FORTS   “Bhine Fortress City of Neufbreisach in Alsace Stormed and Captured by Americans.  -

Third Army Cracks Last Of Siegfried   Doughboys Swarm Across Our, Sure Rivers In Germany

Germany Predicts: All-Out Offensive   First Army, Moving Up In Heavy Rain, Cracks Siegfreid Emplacement's Innermoct De fancac

Third Army. Plunges Into Nazi Land   Crosses Our and Sure Rivers At Ten Places On A 24-Mile Front, First Breaks Siegfried Linc

GERMAN PARENTS WAIT   Are Warned Not to Ask For News of Evacuated Children

EIGHT PACIFIC VETERANS HURT   MICHIGAN SOLDIERS INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK

CIO Workers Walk Out on Hearing At Firestone  16,000 Are on  Strike at Big Rubber Plant

UNION LEADERS BOLT WLB MEE]   Walkout Protest Against Call. ing Committeemen as Witneseee

LANCASTER MARKETS   CLASSES, GRADES AND RANGE . Or PRICES   RIGHT-OF-\WaAay

UnitedNation: Jurists Meet. . To Plan for — World Court   ‘Recommendations. Will Be Submitted To: Big ¢ Conf erence ,At Frisco, April 25

JURISTS DRAFTING WORLD (COURT PLAN   United Nations Judges Urged to Work for © Justice

United Nations Jurists Assemble to Draft Plan for World Court   Implications That Body Is Building Important Foundations for Future Comes From Stettinius

HV) YANAS GAIN UY ALL SECTORS; HAP WARSHIP HITS   PT Boats Des‘ray " Enemy Draft; Iafantry © ‘rees Two Luzon Towns

Yanks Inch Forward on Iwo Against Survivors of Jap ‘Fighting Demons’

CAVITE NAVAL BAot, MANILA CAPTURE NEAR   Third Amphibious Landing Poses New Threat to Jap Defenders.

PINCERS CLOSE ON MANILA AFTER THIRD ASSAULT.   Eightth Arniy Units“: Réported Only 15 Miles Southwest of Cavite: .

Yanks Rolling Relentlessly On Toward Manile   Third Surprise Landing On Luzon Puts Japanese In Precarious Position   FALL OF MANILA BELIEVED NEAR

NEW LANDING T0 THE SOUTH OF OBJECTIVE   TROOPS DRIVING FROM BELOW CAPITAL REPORTED CLOSE TO CAVITE NAVAL BASE

DE GAULLE SET TOVISIT U.S. A,   Exact Date Fe rip Not Yet Fixed; Truman Will Not Extend Tour

German SS Officer Who Ordered Shooting Of 100 American Prisoners Is Captured

Doughboys Find Personal Enemy No. Who Ordered Slaying of ‘Infantrymen in Malmedy Atrocity

Industry Raps Truman Program As Unrealistic   Builders Protest Meet Was Railroaded by Government

Industry leaders hit government's housing program   Construction men brand it   i . ye 6UetlCD

Grand Jury Indicts Three Eldora Employes, Charges Brutality and Bestiality

JURY CHARGES FLDORA SCHOOL IS MISMANAGED   Five Persons Indicted On Eight Charges, Attorney Says

Planes Strate Airfields in Formosa Raid   Jap Premier May Be Ousted Because of Military Reverses As Luzon Push Continues

CARRIER-BASED U.S.  WARPLANES RAIDED  FORMOSA MONDAY GROUND FOF CES ADVANC]  IN THREE DIRECTIONS ON LUZON ISLAND

American Carrier Planes Hit Formosa in New Raids  Yank Troops Advance in Philippines; Japs May Oust Premier, Tokyo Hints

Advance On Luzon Unchecked   Planes Raid Formosa As MacArthur’s Men Continue Advance Toward Manila .

STEADY GAINS MADE BY SINTH ARMY IN LUZON   British Offensive In Southeast Asia Gains In Amphibious Advance

Attacks Support ‘6th Army Drive In Philippines   Jap Report Ascerts Supply Line To Luzon Blasted For 4 And 1-2 Hours

Air Blow ‘Again at Formosa   Advance © Continues. ir Philippines; Jap Govericoment “May. Fall

LUZON ADVANCE MADE WITHOUT TOUGH FIGHTING   Nothing New Reported by Navy on Smashing of Jap Convoy Off China

Koiso's Regime ls Reported Tottering   American Forces Continue Advance To Seize Damortis

FORMOSA GIVEN NEW POUNDINGS   Battered Two Days In Row: Honshu Also Attacked

ENEMY REGIME . MAY, COLLAPSE   Fall May Be Result of Continued Jap Reverses in Pacific, ==+a, ¢   LUZON GAINS REPORTED

U.S. 6th Army Expands Lingayen Gulf Beachhead   B-29s Hit Formosa, Jap Mainland Report All Return Safely

Formosa Blasted, Yanks Advance © in Philippine Area  ernment   Jap Government May Fall as Result Of Military Losses

Objected to Nippon control plan before Moscow agreement   Commander over Japan denies that he was ‘kept fully informed’

His Objections Made Known Before Parley   However He Will! Try to Make Arrangements Work

Not Consulted On Control Plan. General Says   Objected Previously; To Try To Make It Work. MacArthur Says

M’ Arthur Hits Moscow-Made Jap Blueprint   General Voiced Opposition To Advisory Commission Blan 39 Manthe Aun

QBJECTED 10 BY M ARTHUR   View Stated In Radio To Chief Of Staff, General Says

Allied Commander Will "Try To Make It Work”: Blake’s Assertion Is Denied by MacArthur

MacArthur Hits At Big Three’ Jap Control Plar   Declares He Made Objection Before Arrangement Voted

MACARTHUR OBJECTS TO 4-POWER RULE ©   General. Says He Told Washington it Was Unacceptable, Hasn't Been Consulted Since

ARGENTINA ADMITTED TO CONFERENCE   - Point is Won Over Objection Of Molotov

Ru ! ia Loses        “Molotov Ts Voted : Down’ 31 to 4  On Admission

CONFERENCE ALMOST READY FoR Buses   Stymied Again Today By Speeches; Big Four Iron Out Question Of Commission, Committee As ied aucarepeaen ice   ARGENTINA GIVEN CONFERENCE SEAT

Argentina Invited To Frisco Meeting   Molotov Voted Down 31 to 4 On Issue

Speeches Halt Work  At San Francisco   Conference Near Serious Business After Vote To Seat Argentina

WASHINGTON, (UPi— The agreement for a U. S. loan to Great Britain was signed formally today at the State Department.

PAGT IS SUBIECT TO RATIFATION IN BOTH NATIONS   Opposition Is Anticipated in House of Commons as Well as Congress   LOAN IS -IN TWO PARTS   First Section Is ‘New Money’ and Second to Pay for Late Lend-Lease

Term Kept Under Cover In Capital   Attlee Is Expected To Announce Loan Of $4.400,000,000

Center Lake Farmers Lose Much Stock      ALGAE POISONED WATER KILLS ALL ANIMAL AND BIRD LIFE

POISON LAKE WATER KILLED LIVE STOCK   Center Lake Proves Death-Trap To Domestic Animals and Wildlife

Ships Set To Land Mighty Allied Forces  Fleet Units Take   Fleet Units Take Vital Role In Occupation

Adm. Nimitz May Join Third Fleet   Marines Ready To Plunge Ashore For Occupation

Yanks Advance Slowly On Luzor  Hundreds Of Civilians Still Held In Baguio

YANKS MOVE FORWARD ON PHILIPPINE FRONTS  Monkeys Annoy U. S. Troopers By Frequent Rock Bombardment:

Labor, Plant Heads Start Parley Today   Conference Begins In Capital With 265,000 Men Idle

More Drivers Join Growing Greyhound  Bus Strike  New Orleans AFL . Demands Probe   New Orleans AFL Demands Probe By Government Of Misoins’ Action

‘Labor, Management Go  To Washington To Find  ‘Help In Reconversion

GAPITAL-LABOR CONFERERCE 10 TO OPEN TODAY   Bowles Advocates Minimum Pay Increases For Nation   265,000 WORKERS ARE STILL AWAY FROM JOBS

Washington Is Focus of Labor Turmoil  Greyhound Strike Spreads Into C wwtlheggees Casas.

265,000 Still Idle Over U.S.   ‘Greyhound Strike Spreads To 3 More Stales

\. J. Higgins, Sr., Closes Three New Orleans Plants as Answer to Strike; City-wide Walkout Threatened.

Greek Election. Held Need Now   Three Powers Agree Vote Be Taken Soon

Occupation Army Will Be Prepared For Jap Tricks   7500 Men °<¥ FS)  Teeth to Spearhead Landing at Atsugi

7,500 Men Will Accompany  Gen. M Arthur  350 Sky Giants Are Readied for

At Least 7,500 Men Armed To Teeth To Spearhead First Island Landina

7,500 Men Will Accompany Gen. M'Arthur   350 Sky Giants Are Readied for Initial Landing

President Hours Late In Missouri for Family Reunion and Vacation

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MARKS FLIGHT OF PRESIDENT   But Executive Makes Journey Home For Christmas

President Braves Sleet To Fly Home For Holiday   Has Not Missed Christmas at Home In 27 Years;  Surprises Mother

Old Tradition Is Kept Intact By Mr. Truman   “Sacred Cow” Makes - Rough Journey on Christmas Day

TRUMAN DEFIES RAIN AND SLEET TO SEE MOTHER   President Flies To Missouri To Spend Christmas With His Family   CAROLERS SERENADE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

TESTIMONY IN FOR CHAMPAIGN RELIGION SUIT   Fither Losing Side To Appeal  To Supreme Court

Army Urged to Rush Planes From Europe   Mead Proposes Aircraft Use for Redeploying Troops

Army Urged To Return 1,000 Planes In Effort To Break Railroad Jam

Urged To Rush Planes To U.S.   Necessary To Relieve Transportation Jam

CHURCHILL PLEDGES AID IN JAP WAR   Prime Minister Tells His People Of End of War

HIT JAPS NOW, BRITISH TOLD   Churchill Tells) Commons Of Task Ahead

Churchill Pledges Aid Against Japan   British Prime Minister Proclaims End of War In Europe With Promise

Churchill Pledges Concentration of Forces On Japan   “Prime Minister Tells. Britain To Celebrate ‘Defeat of Germans

Second Russian-American Junction May Split Germany North to South

ASSERTS PEACE DEPENDS UPON STRONG FORCE   PRESIDENT DECLARES NAVY AND AIRPOWER MUST BACK UP DESIRE FOR WORLD PEACE ~

L000 HEAR PRESIDENT IN NEW YORK   Truman Says Nation Must Stay Armed to Support Peace

U.S. to Keep Strong Navy And Air Force to Guarantee World Peace, Says President   Governments imposed on Any Country By Force Won't Be Recognized by U. S., Trumon Tells World in Navy Day Speech

Temperatures To Drop Again ~ During Night   Range Of 15 Below Zero To 5 Below Forecas! For Wisconsin By The Weather Bureau

SOME NAZIS ARE STILL FIGHTING   Third Army Headquarter: Admits Guerrilla War: fare After Correspond:ent Uncovers Facts.

Border City Won; British Advance In Hongen Area  on 7 A-A 2] A. oeelAse. D,.-k   Ist And 3rd Armies Push Germans Back Toward Border

REICH INVADED BY BRITISH IN NEW OFFENSIVE   American Third Army Opens Fresh Assault on South Side of Salient

Three Red Generals Join Forces to Storm Through Poland in Gigantic Offensive

Former Convict Held On Charge Of Murdel   Man Admits Taking Part in New York HoldUp-

CE BREAK MURDER CASE   Report Confession Secured From Ex-Con for Part In Boxer’s Death

Suspect Held In Shooting of Bummy Davis   Former Convict Said To Admit Being in Holdup Party -- Has Bullet in His Neck

Billion Bushel Wheat Crop Seen      Conditions For Winter Growth Said Favorable

Red Fighters Enter Danzig. Peril Stettin   Zhukov’s Warriors Span Oder at Sides Of Siered Kuestrin

RUSSIANS SEND MORE MEN TO KUESTRIN AREA   Moscow Says Soviet Troops Enter Outskirts of Stettin, Danzig

Russians Extend OderBridgehead   Troops Also Reported In Danzig, Stettin

0 Years With  av T. Glass Fire Fighters   Served Five Years as Chief; Charles Johns Describes Him

LINKS GEN, JODL TO NAZI POLITICS   U. S. Staff at Neuernberg to Introduce Mystery — Witness

JODL LINKED WITH NAZIS   GERMAN GENERAL ‘STAFF CHIEF'S DEFENSE HE ACTED AS SOLDIER GIVEN  BLOW ‘

BLAST JODL'S PLANS FOR DEFENSE   Prosecution Links General to Hitler Politically

Bevin Detailed Presentation ()f  War Trial Facts   Specific Evidence Is Started Before War Trial Court At Nuernberg   MYSTERY WITNESS TO BE PRESENTED

Next Civic Forum Meeting On Friday  Sander Genic Of Ss Dail Te T acturar

Next Civic Forum: Meeting On Friday  Sander Genic Of St Darl Tel antirary

Trapped Japs On Tarakan Stage Counterattacks   Savage Fighting For Island Near Borneo Virtually. Completed

TARAKAN FIGHT NEARING MOPUF   Primitive Weapons Used 3y Trapped Japanese Troops

DESPERATE JAPS FIGHT SAVAGELY ON TARAKAN ISLE   Roll Artillery Shells Down Hill on  Allied Troops

Mother First To Greet ‘Ike At Kansas City   Four Brothers Also Are Present For Welcome Of Eisenhower

MOTHER GREETS IKE WITH KISS   Famed General Arrives at Kansas City Airport

“Ike” Welcomed At Kansas City   83-Year-Old Mother -Greets Army General

Eisenhower Arrives In Missour!   General Welcomed At Kansas City After Plane Flight Today From West Point

[Eisenhower Is ‘(riven Welcome  By Tis Mother   All of Family Greets Ike In Kansas City

HOMECOMING SON WELCOME GIVEN “IKE   Leader of Allied Armies In Europe Receives Hug and Kiss From Mother.

‘Secret Army’ Fought Behind Nazi, Jap Lines, Helped To Finish War

Tremend ¢ Contribution To Allied Victory Revealed  “Secret Army” Plays Heroic Role

SESSIONS UNDER WAY   Expect Potsdam Parley To Shorten Jap War, Decide Fate Of Europe

Truman To See Allied Heads Today   President Arrives In Berlin To Meet Churchill, Stalin

BIG '3' MEET OPENS TODAY AT POTSDAM   Truman Joins the Allied Chiefs for Parleys -on World Cooperation

Sessions May Decide Fate of Europe   Truman Finishes Drafting U. S. Proposals

Conference Ot Big Three Opens Today In Potsdam   Pacific To Figure In Discussions; Meeting with Stalin First for Truman

Talks Open Today On Europe’s Fate   Truman, Churchill and Stalin May Shorten War on Japs '

‘Truman Reaches Berlin Area For  Big Three Meet   President to Sit Down Today With Churchill And Stalin to Tackle World Problems; Pacific War to Figure in Talks   R. ERNEST RB. VACCARO and DANIEL DE LUCE

Europe's Fate To Be Settled By Conference   Boundary Lines to Be Set In Pattern to Assure Lone Era of Pence

Big Three Discussions Will Commence Today In Castle Of Ex-Kaiser In Potsdam   PRESIDENT FLIES TO BERLIN FROM BELGIUM

Burning Oil Being Poured On Japs In Old Pits and Tunnels On Islanc

German Pocket Battleship Adm Scheer Sunk   Sent Down in RAF Raid On Kiel Naval Base April 9

NAZI BATTLESHIP SUNK ON APRIL §   Admiral Scheer Sunk in RAF Attack on the Kiel Na~ yal Base.

Poland Seeking To Repopulate Reich   Program Advoeated hy Organ of Warsaw Provision. al Government

HURLEY 18 ASKED. TO RELATE FACTS TO HOUSE CROLE   ‘Committee: on’ Un-American ‘Activities Extends :Invita- tion to Ex-Envoy."* ’   MAY BE CALLED: MONDAY.   Otherwise Recently Resignec ‘Ambassador Will Appear. - as Soon as Possible

2 Congress  Groups_ Call Hurley   House, Senate Committee Hecrings Slated Next Week .

Hurley Is Invited To Appear Before House Committee   Asked to Tell What He Knows About Pro-Com munists in State Dept.

Un-American Group Plans Bureau Quiz   Senator Wherry Charges Inquiry  Beinz Soft-Pedaled

Hurley Invited To Tell Story of  Pro-Communists   House UnAmerican Activities Group Requests Hearing

HURLEY TO G0 BEFORE HOUSE GROUP   To Tell of Pro-Communists In State Department

Committee Asks Hurley to Tell Ahout Pro-Reds   Possible Communisin In State Dept. « Hinted By Request

MINSTREL SHOW AMATINEE PLANNED    Grade. School’ Pupils to: See Présentation -‘ ou -Mond:yv: Aftcrnonn

MINSTREL SnQW MAIEE PLANNED   Grade School Pupils to See Presentat_on on Mond:y Aftcrnoon

Contends Full Employment Is Vital To Peace   Reconversion Chief Says Peace Will Not Mean Much Unless All Are Able To Obtain Work

SNYDER: ADVOCATES: WORK FOR ALL   Senators Told Peace To Mean Littie If Plan Fails ©

Snyder Urges Adoption Jobs For-All Bill   Says Would Be Insurance Against Future Depressions

PEACE HINGES ON EMPLOYMENT   RECONVERSION CHIEF WARNS THE SENATE

Fall Employment Peace Necessity, Commtitee Tole   Snyder Says Treaty Will Mean Little Unless All _ Have Jcbs

REDS A OBSERVE YALTA   U. S. Urges Principles Be Applied In Balkans

Consultation Over Balkans Held Urgent   Russian-Foslered Governments Cause Of Present Tangle

U.S. Prepares To Request Russia To Apply Yalta Theory In Balkans

NEW POLICY IN BALKANS ASKED   U.S. Prepares Polite Note to Russia on Subject

Yanks Raze Malmedy in Tragic Error   CIVILIANS, SOLDIERS KILLED IN BOMBING OF ALLIED-HELD TOWN

“One Of War’s Tragic Errors”... , Allied Bombings Twice  Smash Friendly Town

Malmedy Hit In Tragic Error   Soldiers and Belgian Civilians Killed by Allied Bombs

Raid Malmedy By Mistake   American Liberators. Marauders Nearly Destroy  Town In Allied Hands.

C. A. Kennedy, 52, Dies in Bus, Car Crash   Dr, W. J. Sullivan of Butte Is Critically Injured

C. A. Kennedy, 52, Dies in Bus, Car Crash   Dr. W. J. Sullivan   ' Dr. W. J. Sullivan of Butte Is Critically Injured

US. TO BE SITE FOR UNO CAPITAL   Vote Made Unanimous After Roll Call Vote of 30 tol4

Select U.S. as Site For UNO   Decision Follows. Conference Battle

S. TO BE SITE  FOR UNO CAPITAL   Vote Made Unanimous Aft“er Roll Call Vote of 30 tol4   HARD FOUGHT BATTLE

FDR Supports Byrnes in Draft of 4-Fs   Congress Leaders Favor Action At Opening Session

Legislative Program Prepared by Mobilizer Is Endorsed by FDR   Other Governmental Agencies, Such as WLE Treasury, Disclaim Any Responsibilities For Proposals as Made by War Mobilizer

Drait of 4-Fs’ GivenSupport By Roosevel:   Porty Leaders, Back Plan But Kilgore. Others

F.D.R, APPROVES ‘BYRNES’ PROGRAM FOR HOME FRONT   -Plah Provides for Drafting Men in Class 4-F Into War Jobs or Limited Military Service.   FiGHiT IN CONGRESS OVER ISSUE PREDICTED   ‘'reasury Disclaims Responsibility for War Mobilizer’s Proposals for Tax Revision.

FDR To Back ‘Byrnes Plan   WLB, Treasury Disclaim Approval; ‘Conaress Starts New Session Today

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Byrnes’ 4-F Draft Wins FDR Suppor   Number Of Senate, House Members Wary Of Proposal

GENERAL APPROVAL FOR BYRNES’ PROGRAM   President Supports “Home - Front Legislative Plan Of War Mobilizer

Indonesians To Seek Republic      Leaders Ask Javanese to Help Battle Dutch Sovereianty

Java Leaders   Hurl Threats   Call on Isle’s 70,000,000  People to Oust Duteh

EVEN POISON USE THREAT   Indonesian Leaders Call For Full  Resistance

ARITISH DEFIEN BY INDONESIANS   Attempts To Reinstate Dutch Sovereignty To Be Resisted

Resistance hy Javanese  Is Called for   Annihilation of Dutch Forces Threatened

Indonesians To Continue Resistance      “Leaders'in Java'Call’ For Use of Poison To Gain Their Ends

General Tells Antiaircraft Gunners Last Shot From Brilain Probably Fired

PLANE TAKES BONG’S. BODY TO WISCONSIN   SILENT CROWD WATCHES TRANSPORT ARRIVE WITH REMAINS OF NATION’S GREATEST ACE-

BODY OF HERO REACHES HOME   FUNERAL TODAY FOR MAJOR RICHARD BONG

MAJOR BONG'S BODY FLOWN TO WISCONSIN  Nation’sa Greatest   Nation’s Greatest Air Ace Brought Home for Burial

HEAT WAVE HITS MIDWEST U.S.   TWO DEATHS REPORTED  MONDAY IN MINNEAPOLIS

GAY PARTY ENDS WITH EXECUTICK   Murderer of Wife And Child Hears Revelry During Last Few Hours.

Screntist Says Russia in 1965 Can Press Button, Destroy U. S.   Vr, Langmuir Not Trying to Stir Up Red Fears But Only Cites Facts

Scientist Says Atomic Secrets Can’t Be Kept   Russia Believed Embarked Upon A Program Of Research Greater Than Any Other Nation

Scientist Tells Committee That Atom Bomb Secret Cannot Be Kept   Dr. Irving Langmuir Asserts Man Must Control His Machines of Destruction in Co-operation with His Neighbors

Big Electric Strike Looms   Westinghouse and Gener. al Electric Workers May Quit ,

Vosr War Bond Investment Fs Your dnvestment An America « «+   MAN HAD BRICK IN HIS _ STOMACH FOR 10 YEARS

‘Nation Will Not Be Divided Into Military Zones   Would Restore Control  To Government As Soon  As Deemed Possible . —

ALLIES TO GIVE GONTROL BACK TU ITALY SOON   Occupation Forees Small

Allies To Control Ttaly Until Govt. Proves Its Ability   See AMG Relinquishing Occupation By The End of September

Italy To Have Own Form of Occupation   Zone System as In Germany Will Not Be Used

Army Executes An ‘About Face   Greenville Air Field Is Reactivated, Then Ordered Closed Again

Greenville Army Air Field Inactivated Again And Will Close March 31

German Dragon in  Final Death Throe      Nazi Planes Strike Pr ague As’ Reds March In—Channel  Ports ‘Surrender to French

Melotov Wants 3-Power Study Of Balkan Issue   Commissar Says France and China Should Be Excluded From Talks

Would Exclude France, China  In Balkan Talks   Deadlock Threatens To Break Up Parley  In Hopeless Impasse

New Hitch  on Balkans Appears   Molotov Says France, China Excluded From Treaty Discussions

CHINA ASKING FOR ACTION OM FATE OF JAPS   Want Definite Date for Big Five Consideration of Problem,

U.S. Forces Are Now Mopping Up Jans In Manila   All Japs In City Are Doomed By Yanks. Being Completely Surrounded

acArthur Hails Fall of The City: “End of One Great Phase of Struggle”  OPPING UP ENEMY  any Areas of Metropolis Offer Ideal Hiding  Places

Fortress City of Bitche Captured As Patton, Patch Forces Near . Junction to Trap Foe in Saar Basin

Surrender Or Die’ Ultimatum Given To Coblenz: Patton’s 35-Mile Advance In 24 How Puts Defenders In Untenable Position.

U.S. PAYING OFF ON WAR DAMAGE   Property Losses Do Not Have To Wait on Bombs or Shells

‘ay Damage  Clains Paid   \ Insurance Collected By American Owners

Insurance Claims. For War Damage on U.S. Mainland Paid  wbc Protects. Loss From. Enemy Attack,  1] & Bacletina Framy

Nar Damage Insurance Is  i a3 3eing Paid By Corporation On A   Nazis Frustrated On Adriatic Front

40,000 CASUALTIES   ‘Insurance Claims For War Damage On  United States Mainland Are Paid

New Air Attacks Follow Blows At Nazi Luftwaffe   At Least 1,305 German Planes Destroyed Or Damaged In Assaults

NEARLY 1,000 GERMAN PLANES ARE DESTROYED   Coup De Grace Adminstered To Dwindling German Air Force

Kirke L. Simpson's Interpreting the War News   RATTLE OF BERLIN OPENED

Hight To Pass Manpower Bill Before V-E Day   Pressure May Boomerang Byrnes Renews Demand For Enactment,

Manpower Bill Races Victory  Administration Urge:  eae: es: Ulex

ORLANDO, UMBERTO CONFER IN ROME   Political Crisis Arlses { as Premier Parri Resigns

Wartime Housing Shortage Carries Over into Peace   Kansans Looking For Dwelling Places; Cities Seek Means Of Easina Situation

7 W arships In Hiding Damage  By U.S. Airmen   45.000-Ton Superbattleship and Bight Aireraft Carriers Among Men. O-War Struck   475 Nip Planes Destroyed In Raic   Hundred Others Damaged; One U. S. Warship Damaged: Others Suslain Minor Blows

Carrier Planes Find Home Flee’ In Nippon Sea   Warships Crippled Include 45,000-Ton Superbattleship And Eight Aircraft Carriers

‘World's Largest Task Force Penetrafes Enemy's Untouched Hitherto Thought Safe Area.

9/9 Japanese Planes Blasted   Super-Battleship, 8 Carriers Among Enemy Craft Hunted Dewn in Home Waters; No American Vessels Lost, Some Damaged

Bulk of Enemy Fleet Hunted Down in Raid   Fliers Pierce Area Considered Safe By Japs—Yank Combat Loss Extremely Light

U. 5. BOMBERS HUNT JAPS IN HOME WATERS   \lake Audacious Blow At Enemy, With  Few Losses

BAG 475 PLANES AND CRIPPLE 17 ENEMY WARSHIPS   FIND BULK OF JAP FLEET HIDING IN NIPPON INLAND SEA

Super-Battleship Among Nip Vessels Hit: Yanks Also Blast 575 Plane:

FIND NIP HOME FLEET HIDING IN INLAND SEA   1,000 American Bombers Also Bag Nearly 600 Aircraft, Do Other Damage in Darina Strike.

Carrier Planes Hit Bulk of Jap Home Fleet Hiding in Nippon’s Inland Sea   At Least 17 Warships Damaged; 475 Planes Are Destroyed and Well Over 100 More Are Damaged

17 Warships, Including Super Battleship And 8 Carriers, Crippled   Foe Found Hiding In Japs Inland Sea   175 Enemy Planes Downed; One U. S. Ship Sunk, Plane Losses Light

17 Tap Warships Blasted By Bombs In Daring Attack   'U. S. SUBMARINE '” REPORTED LOS’   LABOR TRANSFER U.S. § SSUE SPURRED REP

Mitscher Sends His Carrier Planes Against Main Enemy, Fleet; Many Auxiliary Ships Sunk

Jap Home Fleet Hit ‘And Badly Damaged   Carrier Planes Go In After Warships, Cripple At Least 17 of Them From Superbattleship On Down To Sub

Mitseher’s Task  Foree Makes Most Daring Raid of Pacific War Without Losing a Single Shin

{7 Enemy Ships Knocked Out In Epochal Battle   U.S. Task Force Makes Boldest Strike Off Nippon Mainland

17 NIP SHIPS — CRIPPLED IN DARING RAID   A Superbattleship and & Aircraft Carriers Damag ed by Bombers   U.S. Planes Hun Out Fleet in Inlar  Sea

U. S. Planes Wreak Havoe Upon Japan’s Home Fleet   Invade Base Areas In Monday’s Raids

500 Aircraft Also Bagged   Task Force Flyers Hit Jap North Coast

17 Jap Warships, Crippled By 1000 U.S. Navy Planes   Losses Include 8 Huge Carriers, Super Battleship

CARRIER PLANES IN JAPAN'S INLAND SEA MAKE BIG HAUL OF VESSELS AND AIRCRAFTS   Audacious Raids From Vice Adm. Mitscher's Task Force Penetrate a Hitherto Untouched Area Considered Safe by Nipponese   J. S. WARSHIPS ESCAPE WITH SOME DAMAGE

Fleet Planes Cripple 17 Enemy Ships   Over 1,000 U. S. Carrier Aircraft Ferret Out Nippon Navy Units Hiding at' Home Base

17 Or More Japanese War Ships Crippled By U. S. Carrier PlanesOn Monday

PLANES SLAM 17 JAP WARSHIPS   Superbattleship And Eight Carriers Among Those Crippled

Superbattleship Included in 17 Warships Crippled Monday.   HUNT FOR HOME FLEET

‘45,000-Ton Superbattleship, 8 Aircraft Carriers are in Toll; Yanks Invade Nips’ Home Lair

Mitscher Cripples 17 _ ‘Warships In Audacious ‘Inland Sea Invasion

1,000 U. S. Planes Hammer Fleet Hiding In Waters OF Nin Inland Sea

TOLL OF JAP WARSHIPS HIT REACHES 17   Total of 475 Planes Downed, 100 Damaged in Blows by Carrier Craft Against Nip Fleet Near Homeland.

17 Warships Are Damaged, 4.75 Aircraft Destroyed in Attack in Home Waters

45,600 TON JAP WARSHIP IS CRIPPLE   8 Aireraft Carriers Are Also Damaged, 4175 Planes Wrecked

Mitscher’s Task Force Mauls Nip avy in Inland-Sea   Over 1000 Carrier » Based Planes Take  Part in Attacks;  “AH U.S. Shine Cafe

J.S. Assault ripples 17 Jan Ships   Big Battleship, Eight Carriers Pounded By American Fliers

NEW 45,000-TON DREADNAUGHT I! BADLY CRIPPLED   Enemy Naval, Air Bases Heavily Bombed Eight Carriers  Damagcad

ONLY ONE U. § SHIP BADLY DAMAGED   Superbattleship, 8 Carriers Among Toll   475 NIP PLANES   Downed In Two-Day Attack; Strike At Area Believed Safe For Nip Fleet

WORLD’S LARGEST TASK FORCE DEALS DEVASTATING BLOW TO BULK OF ENEMY’S HOME FRONT

Americans Blast 17 Jap Warships   1,000 Carrier Planes in Successful Raid on Nip pon’s Fleet   DESTROY ENEMY PLANES   Raid Is on Territory Japanese Thought Was Safe for Fleet

YANKS CRIPPLE 17 WARSHIPS IN QUICK ATTACK   Combat Losses of Planes Very Light: No U. S. Shins Sunk

Jap Fleet Crippled By Carrier Blows   17 Japanese Warships Damaged as Admiral Mitscher Hunts out Foe; 575 Damaged Plane Toll Registered

eMitscher’s Men Hit New Area to Blast {7 Ships  Not One Warship Lost in Daring

Former Head Vichy Militia is Put to Death Early Today   Faced Firing Squad as Laval’s Attorney Requests New Trial

LEADER KILLED      Joseph Darnand Is Executed Today By French Firing Squad.   LAVAL SEEKS NEW TRIAL

FIRING SQUAD KILLS DARNAND   Other War Criminals  Face Indictments

Darnand, Vichy Militia Chief, Dies before Firing Squad; Trials Pushed

3000-Ton Bomb Load Dumped on Vital Factories   Enemy Claims Allies Plan New Borneo Invasion

BIG ARMADA OF BOMBERS TN ATTACKS   : INDUSTRIAL PLANTS LOCATED IN AND NEAR FOUR CITIES BLASTED BY HUGE AiIR - CRAFT. ‘

TEN TARGETS ON HONSHU   Largest Number Ever Tackled on Single Superfort Mission

WIL1, STUDY TAXATION   W. H. Vernon  is s Chairman 39-Man Executive Committee in Session

WILL STUDY TAXATION      W. H. Vernon is Chairman 39- Man Executive Committec in Session

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RAPPED   International Competition : Flayed By Forrestal

To Launch An 8th ‘War Loan Next October   Need for Billions in Getting Men Home From Fronts, Care Is Cited

FORCE [S STRONGER   Plan Calls for Four Times as Many Officers as Farmerly

Eisenhower Asks Relief  For Europe   Must Help Overcome Economic Disorganization To Avoid Strife, He Says

Ike Tells U.S. Job  in Europe   General Points Out Job to Avoid Disaster as Postlude to War

Yankees, British Set Twin Traps in Burma  Seek to Cut Off and Annihilate Thousands of Tavs

Warning to Hawaii Held Up 4 Hours   F.R. on Nov. 26 Listed Attack Points; Pearl Harbor Not Named.

PEARL. HARBOR PROBE   War Department Knew 4 Hours Before Warning Hawaii

Far East Points Were Listed As Attack Targets   Testimony Reveals — British Provided With Key To Jap Code

Jap Messages Indicating Hostilities Near Intercepted Before Sneak At tack.

War Department’ Expected Japs to Attack Thailand   Knew War Was Imminent When Peace Talks Ended,  Committee Told   GEN. MILES STILL ON WITNESS STAND   Says Stark Believed U. S. Forces Did Not Require © New Alerts

IMMINENCE OF WAR INDICATED BY JAP ACTION   High Command Thought It Meant An Attack On Thailand

WAR DEPT. MADE BAD GUESS ON SNEAK ATTACK   Thought It Would Be Aimed At Thailand, Not Pearl Harbor

ARMY PICKED THAILAND AS JAP TARGET   Gen. Miles Says Nipponese Act Misinterpreted

Thought Jap Line Of Action Would Be Into Thailand   Disclose Warning Sent  To Short Differed From MacArthur’s

Alert Took  Four Hours on Dec.    Last Hours Before Jap Attack Told to Committee

WARNINGS TELD AS WAPS STRUGH   imminence of War Not Told to Pear! Harbor Forces as Soon as Known

WAR DEPT. KNEW OF PLANS PRIOR TO JAP BLOW   Roosevelt Note To Manila In November 19-411 Warned Of Attacl

Delay in Hawaii Warning Told    Jap Message Showing War Imminent in U. S. Hands Four Hours Before Pearl Harbor Told

FDR Sent Note To Philippines Listing Targets   Probers Told Took Two Hours to Locate Marshall

Roosevelt in Warning to Philippines   sent Message, but Did Not Include Pearl Harbor as  a Possible Target ‘+.

WarGriminal Trial Enmasse Plan Divulged.   “Military Tribunal Agreement Signed to Mete:Punishment

Sign Plan for Mass Trial of  War Criminal:   Nazis Lose Status Of Prisoners: Are Civil Criminals

PLANS COMPLETED FOR A MASS TRIAL   German War Criminals Will Be Brought Before Tribunal of Four:   HAS SWEEPING POWERS

Agree on Plan For Trial of  War Criminals   Ast Case to Be Heard In Nuernberg; Technicalitics Banned

Tribunal Is Set Up to Try Nazi War Criminals   Permanent Seat of Alhed Court to Be Established in Berlin.   Given Sweeping Power  To Punish by Death

Master Plan Signed to Try  War Criminals   {Four to Sit on Court; First Trial to Be Held at Nuernberg

Sign Pact For Mass War Trial   Document Signed By Four Powers Defines War Crimes, Sets Up Tribunal Machinery

Plans For Trial Of Nazis Complete   War Criminals To Be Tried in Berlin; Extraordinary Powers Granted Court

Master Plan or Trial of  Nazis Arranged   Arch War Criminals To Be Tried Before International Military Court in Nuernberg

Nagasaki Target of New Blast   Sea and Rail Terminal Hit; Superforts Busy

More Than 1 ‘Dropped In 2nd Attack?   No Details Yet; Super. forts Score Against 4 Other Jan Cities.

Atomic Bombing Is Followed by B-29 Attack on Tokyo Area, Japs Say

Second Deadly Bomb Loosed: Tokyo Raided   More Than One Atomic Bomb May. Have Been Loosed on Densely Pop.ulated City;. B:29s Hit Jap Capital.

Vital Center Hit in Second  Use of Bomb   Results Said ‘Good’ but No Details Available As to Damage Done by Fearsome New Weapon

Nagasaki Latest  Target   “Results Good” Says Spaatz, But No Details Are Given; 80 B-29s Hit Oil City

ATOMIC BOMB USED SECOND TIME ON NIPS   World's Most Destructive Force Is Sent Against City of Nagasaki.

Good Results’ Observed Over Important City   Japs Report Nearly Every Living Thing on Hiroshima Destroyed

SECOND ATOMIC BOM DROPPED ON NAGASAK WITH GOOD RESULTS  NEW ATTACK BY DEVAS_ TATING FORCE FOLLOWS RUSS’ WAR DECLARATIO!

Nagasaki, Western Kyushu Seaport and Rail Center dit With ‘‘Good Results’

Nagasaki Hif With One Or More Missiles   Superfort Attacks Kept Going As New Explosive Strikes

‘GOOD RESULTS CLAIMED AFTER SECOND ATTACK   Southern Nipponese Port Blasted With Powerful New Weapon      Public Jitters Over Bomb Described As Uniustified

Nagasaki Second To Feel Atomic Bomb   ‘Good Results’ Reported By Observers; Japs Admit That Practically Every Living Thing Destroyed at Hiroshima

Nagasaki Hit By Powerful Weapon   “Good Results” Are Reported By Observers

(Mtomic Bomb Dropped on Second City   Tokyo Also Raided . By About 100 _U.S. Superfortresses

Good Results Reported As Explosive Hits   Four More Cities Left Burning After B-29 Assaults; Three Supers Listed Lost

Tokyo Reports Raid By 100 Superforts On Capital Sector   Guam Hints More Than One Atom Mis sile Dropped on Key Kyusku Island City

Atomic Bomt Dropped On Nagasaki   “Good Results”  Obtained—More Than One Bomb May Have Fallen

‘Hint More Than One Bomb Hits ‘Industrial City   Term Results as “Good;"’ B-29s Step Up Attacks Hitting Refinery, Tokyo Area

MORE THAN ONE BOMB MAY HAVE BEEN RELEASED   ‘Good Results” Reported In New Attack By Devastating Weapon, But No Details Of Raid Are  Announced.

Good Results Are Claimed; Follows Reds’ Entry In War   Details Are Lacked; Bie Plants In Area 

Nagasaki Target For Second Use Of Mighty Atom   Air Crewmen Observe “Good Results” As Missile Explodes

More Than One Bomb May Have Been Dropped ©   Good Results Reported By B-29 Crewmen; Four Other Jap-Cities Reported Aflame

Important City Nagasaki On Kyushu Island Hit; — “Good Results” Observed

Nagasaki, Port And Rail Point, Target of New Super- Missile   More Than One May Have Been Loosed, Communique Hints

ATOMIC BOMD STRIKES AGAIN   Nagasaki Is Second Target; Fliers Observe ‘Good Results.”   DETAILS NOT REVEALED

Powerful Weapon Hits Sea of Roofs   Death Blow Given Major Enemy Port, Railroad Terminal 9 Hours After Rus sians Issue War Declaration

Stricken City Site of Many War Industrie:   _ Area Also Huge Marshalling And Shipping Center

Second Atomic Bomb Hits Japs; Results Good   Important Kyushu Island City Of Nagasaki Latest Ty. Ra Hit.

BUOD ReoULTS REPORT FROM PLANE GREW:   Spaatz Says Kyushu Seanort Bigger Military Target Than Hiroshima.

“Good Results’”’ Observed; More Than Single Bomb May Have Been owe  ~_@e— wT lUCUhaeellUc ere, (CUhS OS ee w=, =>, BE pee,   THREE B-29’s LOST   In Attacks Ou Four Major Targets: 2.300 Tons Of Bombs Dropped; Little Opposition Offered

RESULTS OF NEW ATTACK CLAIMED GOOD   City of 225, 000 Dotted With Many Vital Military Industries

Cold Wave In Northern Midwest  Ohio River Flood Still Tauch and Ga

UMW Act Enables Them Legally To Call Coal Strike   Notify Three Federal Agencies That A Dispute Exists

LEWIS, POLICY COMMITTEE TO CONVENE TODAY   Will Decide How Vigorously T% Fight For Wage Tnucrease

Seek Legal Move To Call Strike   Federal Agencies Told Dispute Now Exists

UMW Sets Up Machinery for      Formally Notify Federal Agencies That Dispute Exists

LYNN BUTCHER ISRECOVERING FROM WOUNDS   Concord Lieutenant Injured On Island of Luzon; In Service Seven Years —

JAPS TO LOSE... — CHINESE PORT   CHINESE ARMY UNITS SOON TO OCCUPY WENCHOW ON THE SOUTHEAST COAST

Comments On China Resistance   Pledges U. S. To Help Achieve Full Democracy

Mexican Foreign Secretary Padilla Resigns  Urges Supporters   Urges Supporters to Halt Their Presidential Drive

Mexican Foreign Secretary Padilla Resigns   Urges Supporters  to Halt Their i Presidential Drive

Ward Dispute Is Taken To Court   Refusal To Cooperate Is Termed Threat To Nation

TRUMAN ON SuIP HEADED FOR HOME   STARTS JOURNEY AFTER LUNCHEON CONFERENCE WITIL KING GEORGE.

Truman Starts Home After Luncheon With King George   British Monarch Meets President at Plymouth; English People Cheer; One Shouts ‘Good Old ’Arry

Truman Lunches with King George, Then Starts Home aboard Cruiser

President Sees King, Heads Home   Homeward Bound Truman Obviously In High Spirits

Truman Starts Return Home      President Leaves Conference With King George for Voyage Home

Truman Set: Sail for U. S. Shores  Begins Journey After Meeting British Monarch

Pres. Truman And King of England Meet   American Leader Now En Route Home on Cruiser Augusta

RETURN TRIP TOU. 5. BEGUN BY PRESIDEN]   TALK WITH BRITISH MONARCH HELD ON WARSHIP

TRUMAN SEES KING, STARTS ON WAY HOME   President - Appears Ir High Spirits When  Aucusta Sails

U. S. Steel Rejects $2 Day Increase   Spokesman Says OPA Ceiling Forbids Making Raise In Wages

New Plan Speeds Troop Returns   Nearly 2 Million to Arrive by Christmas

ROBERT HANNA GETS NAVAL COMMISSION; ‘WILL REPORT S00)   JUDGE Ww. B. SMITH GIVEN Pow' ER. OF ATTORNEY. OVER BUS LINES

Europe Peace  Confab Slated   Series Of Meetings Will Plan Structure

Peace Setup  May Emerge During 1945   Parleys May Decide “ World's Pattern for Cenerations Ahead

New Year Due To See European Peace Structure Arranged In Meeting Serie:

CHURCHILL. . PAYS TRIBUTE. T0 ROOSEVELT   Eden to Attend : F uneral; Cabinet e

CHURCHILL TO CALL SPECIAL CABINET MEET   Wants To Consider Effect of Roosevelt’s Death On Affairs

BIG THREE ENDS WITH THE DEATH OF ROOSEVELT   Churchill Calls Cabinet To Discuss The New  Situation

British House Adjourns Out Of Respect   London Troubled Over What F.D.R.'s Death Mav Aueur

King George And Churchill Lead Grieving Britain . In Paving Tribute To F.D.R.

News Day And Night   Hack’s Single And Greens berg’s Error In 12th Wins For Chicago   Borowy Checks Detroit Sluggers   ligers Tie Up Game In Eighth But Lack — Final Punch ~

WHIP BENGALS  IN 197TH FRAME   Final Game of 1945 Baseball Classic to Be Played Wednesday.   IHACK HITS PAYING RUN

GAME TIED UP BY GREENBERG HOMER IN 8Tk   Sixth Game of Series is Slugging Match Before Record Chicago Crowd

Cubs Tie Series At Three All   Schuster Running For Secory Who Hit For Merullo Scored  On Hack’s Single

CUBS WIN, 8-1, IN 12 INNINGS T0 KNOT COUNT   Hack Drives Home The Winning Run With Two Men Out

Cubs Even Series With Big Score In Long Contest   Hack Hits Single In Twelfth to Score Winning Run

Hack’s Single Scores Schuster To Win Thriller   Tomorrow's Contest Promises to Be Real Battle for Crown

Cubs Win 8 to 7 In Twelfth; Series Knotted at Three   ae © @ © ¢.¢ 2s. = =  Cubs 00004120000 1—8 15 8 Tigers 0 100002 40 0 0 O—718 2   RY SID FEDER

Chicago Extends World Series To. Seventh Game By Scoring In Extra Innings After _. Detroit Ties Score In Eighth.

CHICAGO WINNER IN SIXTH GAME IN {2TH INNING ON MONDAY  STANLEY HACK PLASTER  En LIT WTO LT eET RIKIN

Cubs Win 8 to 7 In Twelfth; Series Knotted at Three   BY SID FEDER

Cubs Win, 8 To 7 On 12th Inning Single By Hack   Series Is Now Tied At Three Games Each   TENTH INNING

BRUINS TRIUMPH ON 12TH INNING DOUBLE BY HACK   SERIES GOES FULL ROUTE; FINAL TILT TO BE PLAYED WED.

CHICAGO WINNER IN SIXTH GAME IN 12TH INNING ON MONDAY  STANLEY HACK PLASTER  ED HIT INTO LEFT FIELD

Take Sixth Game from Tigers 8 to 7   Winning pitcher—Borowy. Losing pitcher—Trout. Time of game—3:238.

Senator’s Bill Would Have Congress Favor Trial Of Hirohito As Wa. Criminal

Wants Hirohito To Stand Trial  : Emperor Guilty Ce As War Criminal

Complaints On Pacifie ‘soft Peace   Senator Russell. Demands Arrest Of Emperor as War Criminal

Approve Service  Act, Nurse Draft   Amendment Would Not Exempt Married Women

TWO TOP JAPS ORDERED HELD   Ex-Premier, Stooge for Em peror, Named; 7 Other Leaders on List.

TWO POWERFUL JAPS ORDERED ARRESTED BY MACARTHUR   List Of Nine Includes Kido And Konoye 2 Top Figures

Allies Arrest Two Top Jap Political Men   Konoye, Kido Considered War Criminals  By Own People—Seven Others on Wanted List

Prince Konoye, Marqis Kido ‘And Seven Others Orlered Held As War Crimes>uspects   Konoye Has Been Premier Tree Times; Kido Served As. Hirohito’s Rjht Hand Man

KONOYE ONE OF SEVEN TC BE INTERNED   “ Marquis Kido, Right-Hand Man to Hirohito During War, Another Wanted by MacArthur as War Crimes Suspect.

Konoye and Kido Are Arrested; Japs List Emperor, Wife   MacArthur Order Followed  Quickly by - Japanese Communists’ Own Indictments

MacArthur Asks Arrest Of Top  Japanese, Leaders   Are Suspected Of War Crimes

Prince Konoye Ordered Nabbed For War Guilt  Marquis Kido Also Named By M’Arthur

M’ARTHUR PUTS FINGER ON TWO JAP BIG - WIGS   Prince Konoye, Member c Royal Family, and Kido Ordered Under Arrest

Allied Chief Arresting Konoye, Kido   Powerful Jap Political Leaders Considered As Top War Criminals

‘Konoye and Kido Seized As Suspects   MacArthur Orders Arrest ef Powerful Political Figures; War Crimes Charced

Orders Two Top Japs Arrested   Konoye, Kido Sought By Gen. MacArthur

Three-Times, noy and Marquis Kido,  Hirohito’s Adviser, to Be Arrested’ 3

PRINCE KONOYE AND OTHER TOP POLITICAL ‘FIGURES ORDERED ‘ARRESTED AS WAR CRIMINALS

High Japs Under Arrest   Prince Fumimaro Konoye And Marquis Kido Added To War Criminal List

Konoye and Kido On MacArthur's Criminals List   Three-Time Premier And Right Hand Man To Emperor Accused

Prince Konoye On MacArthur's  Criminals List   Marquis Kido, 7 Other Jap Leaders Also Or. dered Arrested.

Two Top Japs To Be Seized   Konoye, Prominent “Front Man,” and Kido, Hirohito’s Right Hand Man, Listed

KONOYE, KOU ARE SUSPECTS   Powerful Political Figures Ordered Arrested By MacArthur.

KONOYE AND KIDO ORDERED JAILED   MacArthur Adds Nine More Names To War Crimes Suspect List; Communists List Emperor And Empress As Criminals.

Prince Koyone One of Nine Nipponese Ordered in Custod:   Gen.MacArthur Demands Their Arrest as War Crimes Suspects

Prince Konoye Among Latest  War Criminal:   Marquis Kido and Seven Others Also Listed by MacArthur as He Reaches into Nippan’s Highest Circles

Konoye And Kido Seized  Hield As ‘War: Crime 4 ‘Suspects. By- Yanks

Konoye and Kida fo Be Arrested  MacArthur Charges Political "Greats"

Japanese Aristocrats Are Sought   Prince and Marquis Among Those Orderec Arrested As War  Criminals By U.S.

HIGH JAPANESE ORDERED “SEIZED   Prince Konoye Among Nine Named By Gen. MacArthur

Three-Times Jap Premier Faces Trial    Communists Want Emperor's Name Added to List

Prince Konoye, Marquis Kido Put On Criminal List   Tokyo Jittery as New Arrests Are Ordered By MacArthur Staéf

AIDU, KUNOYE FACE JAIL Aa WAR BANDITS   MacArthur Pickup Lists Nine Top Japs; Commies to Name 1,000.

See Indefinite Delay On The  Labor Action   Senate Military Committee Reverses Earlier Dectsion. Order Hearings.   *  INVITE WITNESSES

Draft Legislation  Into New Hearings Cabinet Officers   Cabinet Officers To Testify Aqain

Manpower Bill Faces Some Delay   Order Hearings Controls Under Byrnes, War Dept. View Now

Hearings Set For Manpower.  Senate Committee to Coll Witnesses on Necessity for Law

NEW ATTACK ON MANPOWER ACT   Patterson Reaffirms War Dep’ts Backing Of Bill

WORK-OR-JAIL BILL ATTACKED      Senator Calls It Attempt To Seize Control Of Private Lives

Senate Calls kor Hearings  On Draft Bill   Delay In Passage Of Man. power Act Seen Ac Committee Reverses Self

ACTION ON MANPOWER LEGISLATION MEETS INDEFINITE DELAY   SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE REVERSED DECISION NOT HOLD HEARINGS

Work-or-Jail Bill Passage Delayed By New Hearing   Senate Military Committee to Hear War and Navy Department Heads

Legislation on Manpower Is Due for Delay   Senate Committee’ Reverses Decision, Orders  Hearings on Bill

DELEGATES GET DOWN TO WORK   Molotov To Leave Peace Conference Soon For Trip To Mescow

Molotov to Leave When Conference Preliminaries End  Earnest Work Today  fy Pres itled Peahkleme

Rest Defense Case In Tsuchyia Trial   Death Penalty Demandec For Jap War Criminal

Sick, Disabled PW's To Be Sent Home   About 8,000 Italians, Germans Start Soon, Others Held White Labor Needed

Sick, Disabled  War Prisoners  To Be Sent Home 8.000 Going To  Cermanv Italy

SHIRAR URGES COUNTY TO BACK YANKS WITH AN EXTRA $100 BOND   LISTS* NEEDED ITEMS WHICH . EXTRA BOND WILL BUY FOR FIGHTING MAN

Takijiro Onishi Qut By Hara-Kin   Originator Of Kamikaze Pilot Attacks Join Hon. able Ancestors

WEATHERMAN SAYS SNOW «PALL APPEARS CERTAIN FOR OHIO STARTING ° TOMORROW —

Return of Pacific Troops Speeded   Army Diverts More Ships From Atlantic

NEGOTIATIONS ON AGREEMENT BREAK DOWN   Union Leader Says Strike to Continue, Even Against U. S.  SS ae ei tl eee re oe ee ee Ss oe

First Array Launches New Offensive; Patton’s Drive Halted North Of Bastogne

First Passes Its Initial Objectives   Violent German Counterattacks Halt Third Army

Violent German Counter-Attack Against Famous 101st Airborne Division Halts Patton’s Drive Near Bastogne

New Offensive Overruns Village, Key High Points   Fighting In Blinding Snowstorm Aaainst Stiffening Nazi Resistance

First Army Passes — Initial Objectives In New Offensive   Nazi Counter-Push Halts. Patton: U. S. Palatinate Holds Lost; “Enemy Augments South Flank

First Army Forges Ahead, As Impassi Holds at Bastogne  Mighty Yank, Nazi Forces at Grips in Blinding Snowstorm

Cousin of Hirohito Will Sign ~ Final Jan Surrender Tomorrow      1 rl ;. e y_ 'Renorter Discovers Tokyo Rose Was Several Girls

Delegates’ View: Said Pessimistic “At San Francise   Russi “Seeks. “Dominant Influence In Creation . Of World’ Peace Plans

Crises Seen Over Soviet Domination;  Plans Upset   Steering Group To Hunt For Solution

Conference Faces Its First Crisis   RUSSIANS BID FOR BIG PLACE IN FUTURE IS VEXING

Russia Covets Stellar Role In San Francisco   Anger And Suspicion Already Threaten Security Program

Big Powers Hope For An Farly Break In Security  ‘Conference Deadlock

BIG 4 CHIEFS IN HUDDLE ON PARLEY LEADER   Molotov Blocks Move T Make Stettinius Conference Chairman

Deadlock On Chairmanship Causes Stir   San Francisco Conference Hears Opening Addresses but the Russian Delegate Raises New Question.   UNITED NATIONS TODAY

DISPUTE FLARES OVER CHOICE OF U.N. C. CHAIRMAN  COMMISSAR MOLOTOV  _ BLOCKS ELECTION OF EDWARD STETTINIUS

Russians Will Try 16 Poles on Terrorist Charges  Polish Government In London Raps - Bia Three Session

Moscow Announces Earl y Trial For 16 Arrested Poles   Will Be Tried Within Kew Days On ¢ rave) Charges Against Red Army. 

Polish Democrats Must Face Trial, Russians Declare   Sixteen Men To Be Tried Soon For “’Terrorism”

Plans For ‘Action Are Disclosed —   President Wants To Take Pact With Him To Big “Three Meeting

frate Exiled Poles Protest Plans for Provisional Order   Russia Announces Trial of 16 Polish Leaders Will Begin Shortly

ACCUSED POLES 10 FACE TRIAL WITHIN NEXT SEVERAL DAYS  - POLISH GOVERNMENT It   - POLISH GOVERNMENT IN LONDON EXPRESSES INDIG. NATION AT PROGRAM

Big 3 Relations May Be Upset by New Action   Diplomatic Repercussions Seen on Eve of Meeting Of 3-Power Chiefs 

Reds to Try 16 Poles   Impending Trial Announced On Eve of  Parley in Moscow to Discuss Polish Issue

10 WILL FACE  AMY CHARGE ~ TN FEW DAYS   Accused of Terroristic Acts Behind Lines: Having illegal Radios.

Poles Held” By Russians  Face Trials   Moscow Radio Announces 16   Political Leaders Are Charg  ed with “'Terroristic Acts” Behind Red Army Lines

Terroristic Acts Behind Russian Lines Will Be Charge Against Group Held At Moscow

Irate London Poles Protest Plans For Provisional Regime   Exiles Defy Big 3, Will Place Case Before World

Poles May Ask World Opinion On Nation’s Fate   Exiled Government Riled At Big 3; Conference In Moscow Tomorrow

ACCUSED POLES T0 FACE TRIAL WITHIN NEXT SEVERAL DAYS   POLISH GOVERNMENT IN LONDON EXPRESSES INDIGNATION AT PROGRAM

Organized Terroristic Acts, Charge   London Poles Indignant Over Meeting on Future of Poland

16 Poles Will Face Soviet Trial Court   Political Leaders Accused Of Terrorist Acts Behind Russian Lines

POLISH PROBLEM NEAR SHOWDOWN BY BIG THREE   Churchill Says Relations Improving as Reds Plan To Try Polish Prisoners

Poles to Face Trial Soon, Reds Report   Warsaw Delegates tc Moscow Conference Arrive in City

CE ‘FRINGE’. WAGE EN DECISION NEAT   TEST ON PEACE 1 PLAN IS SEEN 1   Break in Deadlock Between War Labor Board and  Vinson is Seen

Fringe Wage Adjustments Seer   Agencies Deadlock Reported Broken

THE WAR TODAY  There’s Still Some Distance To Go Hy Dew Ateckensiea

 German-Held Ports Are Biggest Threat To Allies— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (4   Spring Housecleaning In Europe Takes Time

THE  WAR. TODAY   Much Fighting Ahead For Russia and Allies  _ it Germany Unless Hitler Surrenders As lfead of Nazis

EVEN WITH JUNCTION BETWEEN ALLIES AND RUSSIANS AT HAND DATE FOR V-F DAY NOT CI FAR

ARMY SPEEDS DEMOBILIZATION   Snlicted Men With 59 Points to Be Declared Surplus

ARMY SPEEDS» PLANS TO RELEASE VETS   Men With 50 Points, On Femporary Duty Declared Surplus

Enlisted Men With 50 To 59 Points Will Be Eligible for Discharge

Demobilization  Plans Speeded   Present Discharge  Score Is 60 Points

Enlisted Men With 50 to 59 Points and Who are on Furlough or Temporary Duty, are Now Eligible for Discharge

CUT POINTS ON OVERSEAS VETS   ARMY GIVES NEW RULES FOR DISCHARGES

Allied Armies Race Through North Italy   Brescia And Bergamo Are Captured; Genoa Liberated: Nation Bisected

Future Polish Regime Unknowr   London Exiled Group Anticipate Withdrawal Of Recognition.

Future Of Pole  Army Unknown   Remained Loyal To London Poles But Fate Of Regime Not Decided.

London Poles Undecided   Spokesman Doesn't Know What Steps Will Be Taken

Future For : Exile Regime Is Unknowr   Big Three Recognition of New Warsaw Govern. ment Expected

London Regime Claims Support Of Polish Army   Big Three Expected To Recognize Lublin Cabinet Momentarily

LONDON POLES ‘OUT IN COLD’   Exile Government Not Certein Whet It'll Do When Recognition Lost

TO EXPAND SCHOOL         Beth Tells Kiwanians of Plans In Journalism

American Ninth Army Breaks Five Miles Across Weser River  BRITISH ACROSS IN GREAT STRENGTH  American First Army In New Offensive East Of The Ruhr

IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT PRINTED JERSEY NIGHT GOWN: WADELYN’'S.—Ad.   AY. WMWCOTITT ONIOCW

UOT I DAMAGED NN HRE SUNDAY   Loss In Farm Blaze caturday Is £everal Thousand Dollars

ROOF 1S DAMAGED IN FIRE-SUNDAY   Loss In Farm Blaze Saturday Is Several Thousand Dollars

WMC TO CLOSE SHOW THAT DEFIES CURFEW   Toledo Theater Stays Oper Until 4 A. M. Today

PURE STREAM BILL IS VOTED   House at Harrisburg Passes Brunner Measure by Vote of 177 to 24

Need More Help   To Take a Farm Census Prior to March 1; Many  Vacancies Exist.

State Senate Decides to Reconsider Bill Prohibiting Pernicious Politics

OFFICIAL END OF WAR UNCERTAIN   May Be Long While Until War Is Officially Declared Over; What Happens To War Agencies, Powers In Meantime?

Gen. Yamashita To Be Tried For  War Atrocities   Gen. MacArthur Announces Trial Will Be Started Soon After October 8   CHARGE CRIMES IN PHILIPPINES

— OCCUPATI ON FRONT — Yamashita to Be Tried For Barbarity to Yanks

YAMASHITA’S TRIAL T0 OPEN AFTER OCT. 8   Charged With Permittinge Brutalities in Philippines

Jap Commander Permitted Acts, Charges Assert   Five-Man Commission Named to Hear Case; Two Orders Issued

ML ARTHUR SETS YANIASHITA TRIAL   Jap General Is Charged with Permitting Brutal Atrocities.

FIRST TRIAL OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS SET   MacArthur Restricts Communications, Orders Hands Off Korean Affairs

sovernor Kerr Editors’ Host Lake Texoma   Newspaper Men of Three States Go Over Texas-Oklahoma Lake in Army Boat

Kerr Host To Newsmen   Tells Them President Pushing Development of Arkansas, Washita Watersheds

Bennett Clark Weds, Truman  His Best Man   Ceremony In Episcopal Church At Berryville, Va.

BENNETT CLARK ~ MARRIES ACTRESS   TRUMAN, BEST MAN AT WEDDING, GETS MORE ATTENTION THAN BRIDE.

LOAN CAMPAIGN AT $2,916,000,000   700,000,000 Subscribed In E Bonds To Date

Strike Idle in Nation Set af 475,000 Men   Return of Coal Miners Monday May Cut Total to 210,000

Monday Crucial In Three Major Labor Disputes  Coal, Gas, Electric Involved; Michigan Power Workers Gain

END OF MINE WALKOUT DUE IN 6 STATES   Monday Also Deadline For Action in Two  Other Industries

Number Of Nation’s Strike-Idled, Takes Drop But Monday Is Crucial. Day In Some Disputes

MONDAY TO BE CRUCIAL DATE ON STRIKE LINE   Miners To Return; 15,000 Glass Workers Set To Walk Out

, Bottles Slated ¢ Monday, March 26   Sabotage and Unrest Spreads  Thru German y 25,000,000  Homeless  les Qa

Sabotage Spreads Through Norway  ! Do eb te Rb Cn Mit   Breakdown of German Communication Lines Brings Threats Of Hunaer Throughout The Reich

URGED F.D.R. TO GIVE JAPS FINAL WARNING   Promised Joint Declaration on Behalf of Great Britain

SECRET MESSAGE TO. ROOSEVELT. BEFORE PEARL HARHOR MADE PUBLIC AT.  ' “HEARING

TO GIVE JAPS. FINAL WARNING   Promised Joint Declaration on Behalf of Great Britain -_

Reveal Churchill Urged Roosevelt Warning To Japan   Secret Message Of Novem ber 1941 Disclosed At Pearl Harbor Hearing

SIDETRACK BILL CURBING UNIONS   HOUSE VIRTUALLY KILLS * MEASURE AIMED AT CONTRACT-VIOLATING STRIKES.

House to Vote OnBill Against Labor Rackets   Proposal for Swift Action ke Measure

Right Of Way Given Bill Outlawing Labor’s Alleged Racketeering; Defeat Move To Penalize Unions’ No-Strike Violations

House Rejects Proposal For Union Penalty   Anti-Racketeering Bill, However, Given Rightof-Way

House 0.K.’s Bill to Outlaw Labor Rackets   Measure to Penalize Contract Violations Shelved for Present

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HOUSE GIVES RACKET LAWS RIGHT OF WAY   MOVE TO PENALIZE UNIONS IN STRIKE SIDETRACKED

Union Curb  Bill Gets .  Right of Way Labor No-Strike  Penalty Move Suffers Defeat

EASTERN KENTUCKY ~ HIT BY FLASH FLOOD   Hundreds ‘Homeless Witt Damage Widespread

Senator Directs Fight Challenge _ At Columnists   Calls Pearson “Liar,” Mellet “‘Nincompoop”  On Senate Floor

“INSINCERITY” CHARGES MADE BY GM, UNION   Ford And UAW Chiefs Renew Wage Discussions At Detroit

Fleet Admiral Nimitz Arrives  In Tokyo Bay   Preparing To Represent U S. At Formal Japanese Surrender On Sunday   MAKES LONG AIR TRIP FROM GUAM

H-Hour Set for 6 A. M. Tomorrow; MacArthur  To Lead Troops   FIELDS ARE PREPARED   Bb ch 4k oF FREE § BNE SOREN EUASY  “‘Missouri’”’ Leads Majestic Parade of Battlewagons Into Tokvo Rav

Army Defeating Plans For Peace Draft, Says Unit   Mounting Friction Between Congress, War Department Cited

Army Defeating Own Peace Draft Proposal, Charge   War Department-Congress Friction Mounting, Military Group Savs

Claim Army Policy Cause Of Distrust   Friction BetweenArmy And Congress Soars  To New High

1-5 WEBB WRITES: OF IAP SURRENGE   Tipton Girl Works . With Staff That Dealt With Emissaries

CITY'S ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM SET   Services Slated for Wednesday Afternoor in High School Gym

Giant Liner Furopa  Docks In New York   Once Proud Flagship Of German Merchant Fleet Brings Home 4.514 Americans

200,000 New Cars  For 1945   Wartime Controls Over Production Loosening; Outlook Bright After July

ARE NOW RELEASED   Ban Off Production But No Materials Are Available   SITUATION MAY CHANGE JULY FIRST   Automobile Manufacturers Expected To Get The Go-sign Soon

They Are Said To Have Been Tortured Before They Were Executed  UNDECLARED CIVIL WAR IN CHINA IS GATHERING FORCE  Opposing Factions Are Reported To Have Resumed Peace Talics

‘Hindenburg’s ‘Last Testament’ Urged Hitler To Restore German Monarechy,--Von Papen

Hindenburg’s Original ‘Testament Asked  Restoration of Monarchy, Says Von Papen

Hindenburg Urged Hitler To. Restore Monarchy In Germany   Von Papen Testifies Before International Wer Crimes Tribunal on “Last Testament” of Lote Field Marshal

Hindenburg Will Hidden By Hitler   Last Testament Urged Adolf T« Help Restore Hohenzollern Monarchy In Germany

Von Papen Reconstructs Hindenburg’s Will Showing Hitler Failed to Carry Out Trust

BRITISH PLANES HIT BERLIN AGAIN   FIVE U-BOAT YARDS IN NORTH SEA PORTS BLASTED BY AMERICAN AIRMEN.

U-BOAT YARDS ARE BLASTED   British Follow Up Record U. S. Attack With New Raid on Berlin

Night raiders rap Berlin in strong force  19 Vank nlanac   12 Yank planes lost in day blew

YANKS LAUNCH MIGHTIEST AIR BLOW OF YEAR   2,300 Ejighth Airforce Planes Wreck U-Boat Yards In North Sea Ports

HITLER U-BOAT YARDS BLASTED   American Aerial Force Of 2.300 Bombards Reich Targets

RAF Skeeters Hit Berlin 38th Rap in39 Days   2.300 Allied Planes Shower 4,000 Tons o Bombs on 5 U-Boat Yards on North Sea

American Servicemen May Have To Wait Until SHHEG For British Wives

British Wives Being Delayed  Transportation To U. S. Next Sprina

BILL THRU HOUSE   Only Nine Votes Against School Reorganization Measure

INDUSTRIAL RUHR ATTACK TODAY   Oil Plants And Rail Road Yards In Germany’s Industrial Center

Charter Becomes Law of Nations   Soviet Becomes 29th To Ratify World Pact

U.S. TRAYSPORTS  REPORTED MOVING °  TOWARD INVASION OKINAWA EXPECTED TO BE NEXT AMERICAN. VIC

Knock Out 47 Jap Vessels   Tokyo Senis Plywood Roats Against Mighty hwiesing Flea

Yank Okinawa Landing Looms   Transports Ready to Move In, Says Tokyo as Guns Blast Beach; Negros Island Invaded

47 MORE SHIPS KNOCKED OUT IN PACIFIC AIR WAR   Battleship: Sweeping Beach Defenses of Bulwark in Nipponese Defenses   ‘Re ASSOCIATED PRESS)

15 Germans Captured with Map Case  Shell Fragment Sets Fire to Matches in Doughboys Pocket—Fist Proves Good Weapon

Was Former Chief Of Naval Operations; Tells Of Actions OF President In Sending Force To Azores   FIRST WITNESS AS HEARING RESUMED

Adequate Warning Given to Pacific  Area, Says Stark   Former Naval Chief Defends Himself Against Charges OF Omission   COMMANDERS KEPT INFORMED, HE SAYS   Asserts U.S. Was Already At War in Atlantic Before Pear] Harbor

STARK CLAIMS WARNINGS SENT PACIFIC. CHIEFS   Former Naval Leader Defends Self Against Charges Of “Faults Of Omission”

STARK SAYS HE GAVE ADEQUATE PH, WARNINE   Insists Commanders Received Complete Alerts

ADMIRAL STARK INSISTS PACIFIC NAVY HEADS HAD ADEQUATE WAR WARNING

Former Naval Operations Chief Defends Self   Admiral Says He Felt U. S. Was Already At War In Atlantic

Stark Denies War Warning Not Adequate   Admiral Reports FDR Ordered Azores Coup Before Pearl Harbor

Stark Defends: War Warnings   Says Pacific Commanders Kept Informed  on Developments; That Officers Knew Dange

Reveals Roosevelt Planned. . To Seize Azores Six Months Before Jans: Attacked Hawaii

ADM. STARK SAYS KIMMEL WAS WARNED   Testifies He Felt U.S. Wes at War Before Dec. 7, 1941

Dec. 7 Probe Hears Stark Defend Self   Admiral Says Warnings Ample; F.R. Ordered Seizure of Azores.

TARK INSISTS HE GAVE KIMMEL VERY WARNING   Reveals Plan To Seize Azores

Rev. Stonesifer Reported Prisone1   Missing Since Dec. 16th, Former Smithsburg Pastor Is Prisoner Of Germans.

MKIM TO HELP LOAN EXECUTIVE   Truman's Assistant To Be. come Federal Official Under John Snyder

Washington Roundup  Expect Decisive Voting on Manpower Legislation Soon

YOUNG GIRL SAYS JAPS BAYONETTED HER MANY TIMES   11-Year-Old Girl Tells How Her Father Was Killed by Japanese Who Then Attacked Her.   PRIEST TESTIFIES OF JAPS ABUSING WOMEN   Other Witnesses Tell of Seeing Hundreds Beheaded Stabbed, Burned Alive, And Assaulted by Japs.

11-Year-Old Girl Tells of Japanese Torture in Manil:   Father and Mother Killed During February Massacre in Walled City 

Witnesses Tell How Japs Burned Filipinos Alive   11-Year-Old Girl ° Relates Tragic Story ‘of Parents’ Deaths

Witnesses Tell of Slaughter of 4,600 Civilians by Japs Durine Battle of Manila ~~

Deaths of 4000 Manila Citizens Listed At Triat   11-Year-Old Is Star Witness in Charges Against Yamashita

Evidence Piles Up Against Gen. Yamashita   11-Year-Old Girl Tells of Bayoneting; Thoneands Rurned

Small Girl Tells How Japs Bayonetted Her 38 Times; Shows Court Horrible Scars

WITNESSES TELL HUW JAPS SLEW ACID FILIPINGS   Victims Were Burned Alive and. Beheaded in Ma-nile-Walled City

20 FALLEN TOP * LEADERS LISTEN TO INDICTMENT   Face United Nations Tribunal At Nuernhere Conrt Palace

News Duy And Night   ‘Hermann Goering Leads - Procession Into Nuern berg Courtroom   Hess. Feigning Loss Of Memory   Lengthy Indictments Read To Defendants And Trial Adjourned For Day

WORLD'S TOP WAN GRIMES TRIAL OPENED   Listen Uneasily ie Four Main Conspiracy Charges in Indictment.

20 FALLEN NAZI CHIEFS GO ON TRIAL   Listen Uneasily To Reading of Indictment

Indictment  Is Read 10 Nazi Chiets   Twenty Heads of Failen Regime Placed on Trial

Trial of Twenty Nazis Opens In Nuernberg’s Old Palace of Justice

INDICTMENT IS READ TO DEFENDANTS   l'wenty Fallen Leaders Listen Uneasily as Shocking Charges Are Presented.

lndictment Ot 22 Men Opens Tria!   Defendants Charged With Plunging World Into World War Ul

Goering Uneasy During Reading of Long Indictment   Hess Remains Impassive, Clinging to Claim He Remembers Nothing

Trial Seeks To Prove Aggressive Warfare A Crime Against All Mankind; Two Men To Be Judged In Absentia   ALL DEFENDANTS TOP NAZI FIGURES

Indictment Holds Men Responsible ‘For World War   Two Defendants Are Missing In Biggest Trial In History

Fallen Leaders Hear Indictment   Case Attempts for First Time in History to Prove Aggressive Warfare a Crime.

20 Nazi War Chiefs Listen Uneasily To Indictments Of Allies   Goering Heads Group Of Top Germans Accused Of Crimes Against World; Two Former Leaders Being Tred In Absentia

Indictment Read Today fo War Criminals   TWO BIG SHOTS TO BE JUDGED IN ABSENTIA BY COURT

GOERING, HESS TRIED ON MASS MURDER COUNT   Fallen Nazi Leaders Held: Responsible for Starting War

Ist Day Taken Up by Reading Of Indictment   22 Fallen Supermen Accused of Plunging World Into War

Germans First Ever Tried For Guilt In War   Long Indictment Read By Americans, French And Russians   MAY PLEAD TODAY   Goering, Hess, Schacht, Von Papen Among Those Present

MacArthur Says Japan Will Never Again Become a World Power; in Every Way She Is in State of Complete Collapse   American Occupation of Korea May Last as Long As 15 Years, Maj. Gen. Arnold, Military Governor Says

Japan’s Day as World Power  kinded, Gen. MacArthur Says   By HUGH BAILLIE

Her Punishment For Sins, He Says, Will Be Long And Bitter  JAPANESE ARMY. WILL BE ABOLISHED . ‘SOON, HE STATES  Remnants of Navy, The  Munitions And Munitions Plants Will Be Destroyed

Officials Fear Mob Action ‘Against Laval   Four Airports Heavily Guarded

Fears for Safety of Pierre Laval Lead to Precautions by Officials

House Forees Renew Battle On FEPC Bill   Backers Will Attempt To Override Action By Rules Committee

Still Question Whether Adm. Halsey Will Ride Emneror's White Horce

SLIP  Of the Tongue Causes Some Comment About Girl with Good Figure!

Dem. ‘Grass Roots Organization in State is Started   Mrs. Marty, Monroe, Named to Group at Milwaukee Saturday

GOVERNOR ACTS "TO SAVE NEGRO  WAITING GHAI    Kerr Stays Execution of Cliff Norman, 29, Who Raped . Waitress

Japs Claim Defenses  P er ‘fee te d _   EXPECT INVASION OF JAPAN TO BE NEXT MOVE BY ALLIED FIGHTING MEN

Broadcast States Homeland Ready  To Meet Invasion   American Fighters Bomb, Strafe Enemy . Air Bases Near Tokye

RADIO STATES EMPEROR MAY TAKE COMMAND   Fighter Planes Strafe Enemy Air Bases in Tokyo Area Saturday

HIROHITO MAY TAKE COMMAND IN INVASION   100 American Fighters Help Soften Jap Territory, Bombing and Strafing Air Bases

Hirohito May Lead Defense   American Fighter Pianes Strafe Enemy Air Bases

Emperor May Lead Nips in Crisis   Thousands of Enemy Surrender on Okinawa; Yanks Raid Tokyo Area

EMPEROR MAY TAKE COMMAND ‘OF DEFENSE   Phantom Army Mops Up Luzon

Tokyo Claims Jap Defenders Wait . For US. Invasion   Okinawa and Iwo-Based Fighters Batter Air Bases On Tokyo

Temperatures   Hirohito May Take Command in Hour  Of Supreme Peril

Foe Boasts Readiness To Meet U.S. Invasion  New Army Commands Established;   New Army Commands Established; Allied Moves in China Reported

TROOPS LEAVE FOR FAR EAST   Bases to Be Built for Combat. Forces to Follow

Yanks Sail For Far East From France   Thousands Wait At Marseilles For Shipping

Troops Leave For Far East   Build New Bases For Following Combat Units

YANKS LEAVE ~ MARSEILLE FOR THE FAR EAST   First Announcement of Troops Going Direct to Pacific Theater.

U. S. Service Troops Move  To Far East   Men From European War Will Build Bases For Combat Forces

Allied TaskForces Blasting Japan’s Defenses 25 Miles Off Homeland   Closest Approach To Japan Allied Warships Yet Reported

Report Navy Force 25 Mi. From Japan   Tokyo Reports Ships Off Tanega Island; B-29s. Raid Capital Again.

GAS COMPANY DROPS CASE   APPLICATION FOR INCREASED RATE AT LORAIN DROPPED AFTER COURT RULING

(0-Year Struggle To' Hike Lorain © Gas Rates Ended   Faced With Need to Show Books, Company Withdraws Application

THREE MAJOR WAR TYRANTS ARE SUICIDES   END OF OCCUPATION WITHIN YEAR FORESEEN

JAP RESPONSIBLE FOR BATAAN DEATH MARCH IN CUSTODY   General Homma, Held by Nipponese Police, Says He , Will Surrender to  MacArthur.   SIX ON “WANTED” LIST HANDED OVER   Group Includes Doctor Accused of Conducting DeathResulting Experiments On Captives.

WARD CO. WILL END CHECKOFE   Poticy Will Be Effected With Govt. Return Of Mail Order Firm

Ward Company To Terminate Two Provisions   Army Labor Policies To Be Dropped When Control Relinquished

ARMY RETURNS STORES TO WARD COMPANY   Company Announces That Maintenance Of Membership And Dues Checkoff Will End

WARDS CANCELS DUES CHECK OFF   Control Of Mail Order Firm Given Up By U.S. Army

Union Rejects G-N Pay Offer; Delays Reply fo Truman   Reuther Declares Answer Formulated But Remains Secret

OFFER IS REJECTED   General Motors Proposed.a Ten Per Cent Hike  in Wages

M Arthur Strips Mystery From Nippon Throne   Also Abolishes Tokyo's Powers Over Jap Publications

Abolished Powers Japnese Regime Had Invoked Supressing News Of Emperor

Mystery Of Jap Throne Stripped By MacArthur  Orders Newspapers T: Resume Publishing,   Orders Newspapers  Resume Publishing, Distributing Editions ‘Forbidden’

Removes All Control Of Communications   Bluntly Charges Government Banned Editions to Keep Jap From Seeing Stories, Picture of Hirohito Visit

VOIDS ALL JAP. POWERS OVER TOKYO PAPER:   MacArthur. Removes Control of Communications from Gov't.

Order Strips Off Mystery of Throne And Establishes © Freedom of Press.

M’Arthur Tells Japs To Keep Hands Off Pres:   Tells Suspended Newspapers to Re: sume; Assets of Imperial Householc To Be Given Close Scrutiny

Jap Censor's Ban ReVOKEG  By MacArthur   Nippon Government Thwarted In Attempt To Throttle Press

Japan’s Press Ordered Freed Of Nip Control   MacArthur Ukase Release Five Papers Suspended Ry Jan Government   Briton Orders Meeting Of Dutch, East Indians

Mae Arthur Orders New: Circulated   Papers Containing Full Accounts of Hirohito Views on Democracy  Are Halted at First

Lets Papers Print Story Of Emperor Making Trip   Ministry's Seizure  Of Editions Nipped

Nips Suppressed 5 Papers Using Story   Supreme Commander Orders Publications To Resume Operation And Distribution Of Copies Recording Historic Occurrence

Clamps Put On Japanese  By W Arthur  1   General Revokes Powers Of Government For Banning Papers

M Arthur Rips Mystery From Japan's Threne   All Powers of Nips’ Imperial Government  Have Been Abolished

Freedom Of Speech, Press Is Restored   Newspapers Resuming Publication; <: Assets Of Royal Family Studied >,

JAP CENSORSHIP OF PRESS HALTED BY ALLIED CHIEF   Distribution Is Authorized of Seized Newspapers That Told of Emperor’s Call Qn MacArthur.   COMMANDER ACTS TO RELIEVE HUNGER   Calls On Non-Combatant Shipping to Stay on Job 7 Days a Week to Move Needed Supplies.

MacArthur Takes Over  News Sources   Issues Strongest Order Since the Occupation Began, Lifts Ban) On Censorship

Allied ‘Commander Lifts Powers of Censorship, Once in Enemy's Hands

Imperil Told To Keep Hand: Off Jap Press   Home Ministry Had Seized All Copies Of Five Tokyo, Osaka Papers.   TOLD TO GO AHEAY

Strips Mystery From Hirohite In ‘Crack-down   Japanese Ministry Ban On Newspapers Is Lifted; MacArthur Conference Kept From People    Food Shortages __ Feared In Japan   “Forbidden” Editions of Nip Papers Distributed As Censorship Power Is Reseinded

Resume Heavy Aerial Assaults Against Japar   ySiant Superforts Strike At Industrial Targets On Main Island Of Honshu   BELIEVE TOKYO CENTER OF RAIDS

WAR PLANTS ARE TARGETS OF BOMBERS   SAIUPAN-BASED SUPERFORTS REPORTED TQ HAVE BLASTED TWO INDUSTRIAL CENTERS 

CHINESE GET ROAD JUNCTION   Push Japs 55 Miles  Past Kweilin in Drive

CHINESE IX EW GAINS IN HUNAN   Capture Junction 50 Miles Southeast Of Kweilin

Pinglo Road Junction Is Captured By Chinese Advancing on Kweilin

BABY GIRL BORN 24%  MONTHS PREMATURELY AT MASON CITY. DOING FINE

Back of the Headlines   Japs Prepare for Siege as Allies Step Up Isolation   By LOUIS F. KEEMLEUnited Press War Analyst

BACK OF THE HEADLINES   By LOUIS FF. KEEMLE  STeshdesl Banca BE A orealdar nt

INSIDE PICTURE "OF NAZI PLOTS TO BE SIVEN   Most Sensationa)  Revelations Yet  Made May Re Heard

Nazi Secret Service Heac To Testify   Lahouser To Giv: War Crimes Tria! Inside Picture Of  Plots And Deals.

Nazi Intelligence Chief Called To  War Crimes Trial   Evidence Shows Nazis Planned Two-Front War In June, ’37

High Nazi Will Tell of Plots   Testimony Discloses Germany Planned 2-Front War in 1937

Nazi Secret Agent First Witness in Nuernberg Trial   Lahouser’s Testimony Expected to Be Most Sensational to Date   GERMAN TWO-FRONT PLAN IS REVEALED   Prosecutor Shows Nazis Were Prepared to Fight Double Action

First Witness Is Summoned In Trial of Nazi War Criminals   By FREDERICK OECSHANER

First Witness Is Summoned . In Nazi Trial   No. 2 Man In Nazi Secret Service Mav Give Sensational Testimony

Court May Be Told of Plots, Secret Dealings   Maj. Gen. Lahouser Expected To Reveal Inside Picture

lo Give Inside Picture Nazi Secret Plots   Germany Prepared For Two-Front War

Nazi Intelligence Agent To Testify In Criminal Trial   Inside Picture of Nazi Plots, Secret Deals May Be Disclosed

NAZI NO. TWO MAN SUMMONED AT NUERNBERG   His Testimony May Be The Most Sensational Of Trial To Date

Nazi Secret Agent Will Reveal Plots   Gen. Lahouser to Be a Witness at Trials At Nuernbeg

Nazi Secret Service Agent  Will Testify   Maj. Gen. Lahouser Is To Be Witness At War Trials

AMERICANS CUT GERMAN ESCAPE GAP TO 17 MILES   2 U.S. Divisions Attack Rhine City Of Remagen From Three Sides

First Army Secures Firm Footing Along East Bank Of River South of Cologne

Surprise Night Maneuver   Firm Footing Secured Over Great Barrier

Reds Demand Place for Poles { Bay Parley   Vote Question Also May Prove Stumbling Block

Reds’ Demands Pose Touchy Problems. at Frisco Conference   Moscow Now Insists Warsaw Polish Government be Represented

Russia Wants Warsaw Poles Represented      Britain Hints Oppositior As Moscow Demands Early Reply.

SOVIETS DEMAND POLISH SEAT AT FRISCO =MEETING   Want Warsaw Provisional Government Represented; Britain Reported Unwilling To Accede To Such A Reauest.

Moscow Insists That Poland Be At Conference   Soviets Seek To Have the Warsaw Polish Government Represented at San Francisco Meeting.

REDS DEMAND SEAT FOR POLES ATU. S. TALKS      London Sources Declare Britain Will Reject Reauest

Moscow Demands Warsaw Poles Be Invited To Meet   Russia Has Been Informed Britain Will Not Accede To Request.

Demands Warsaw Poles Be Present At San Francisco   Mascow Broadcast  Asserts Soviet Stand Behind Provisionists; Report Britain Balks

LONDON FIGHTS SOVIET DEMAND   Won’t Accede to Request Poland Be Bid To  Frisco

REPRESENTATION OF POLISH IN S. F   British Refuse the Polisi Request for Place m Security Con ference.

New Discord in Big Three Over Poland   Russia Demands an Invitation to Poles for Frisco Parleys

Moscow Demands Lublin Poles Attend Meeting   Britain Opposes Move, States Crimea Pact of Joint Regime Needed to Gain Representation

’i_.ondon Source Asserts Britain  .Won’t Accede   Confer Today With  American Representatives Churchill

PRESENT ALLIED PROGRESS IN WAR IN EUROPE NO GUARANTEE OF AN FARLY OR EASY VICTORY

CHURCHILL RUNS INTO CRITICISM   Prime Minister’s Challenge Of Attlee Is Scored By Opposition Press

Churchill Runs  Into Criticism:   Challenge Attlees Right To Attend Conference

SAVING CORN CROP IS FIRST PROBLEM   LLY 1 ESTIMATE LAST YEAR WAS LOWER THAN THAT OF THIS YEAR

Truman Asks. Nation's Unity in Whipping Axis To Unconditional Defeat

TRUMAN ASKS HELP OF UNITY IN WAR. PEACE   New U. S. President Pays High Tribute to Franklin Roosevelt

IN FIRST ADDRESS TO CONGRESS TRUMAN CALLS FOR UNITY FOR DEFEAT OF AXIS; TO WIN PEACE   MEMORIAL SERVICES ALL OVER WORLD FOR LATE PRESIDENT FDR

President Truman Calls On Natic::. For Unity In Ending War, «. n. -king Peace

President Asserts Grand Strategy Of War Will Continue Unchanged Under Present Leaders

President Requests United War Effort   United States Pledged to Fight _ For Freedom until Unconditional Surrender of Jananese. Germans

President Asks Americans To Follow Closely Ideals Of Franklin D. Roosevelt  UNITY URGED   Great Nations Which Join To Defeat Fascist Enemy Must Cooperate  After War, Congress Told

New President Asks Nation For Complete Unity   Pledges U. S. To Fight Until Axis Foe’s Uncon: ditional Surrender.

Pays High Tribute to Roosevelt   Must Shoulder Responsibility Of Making Future  Peace Secure

Unconditiona! Surrender Fight Against Axis Is Pledged by New Leader

Grand Strategy of War Will Continue With No Change In Leaders; Goal a Strong Peace

President Says This Country Must Be Willing To Fight For a Real Peace for World

War Strategy Unchanged, He Tells Solons   Appeals For Support In Building Strong, Lasting Organization Of United Nations

Truman Asks Nation For Unity — In Fight For Victory, Peace And Security

WHIPPING AXIS   Unconditional Surrender Remains Goal, He Tells Congress.   REMEMBER SACRIFICES

President Pledges America Will Keep on Forward Course   Makes First Appearance Before Congress Since Accession to Office

War Strategy Will Be Same, Chief Pledges   Punishment for Criminals to Prevent Plotting Aggression Promised in First Address to Joint Congressional Session

Declares War Strategy Remains Unchanged; Lauds. Roosevelt   ‘President, In First Message To Congress And Na ,  tion, Says Axis Must. Be Whipped Into Uncons ditional Surrender

PRESIDENT TRUMAN PROMISES STRATEGY OF WAR BE UNCHANGED   NEW PRESIDENT ALSO DECLARES NATION FACES RESPONSIBILITY OF PEACE

Grand Strategy of War Unchanged  Executive States   To Accomplish Objective of Future Peace New Leader Says United States Must Join in Punishing Those Guilty of Starting Conflict   HIGH TRIBUTE IS PAID TO HIS PREDECESSOR

U. S. Steel Refuses Wage Boost  CIO Chief Told  Increase of $2 Fy.:). ft...” wT

ACCIDENT FATAL TO FISHERMAN   Choteau Grocer Killed, 13 Hurt Returning From Trip to Grand Lake

SCHILLING HAS 24 TO CREDIT   LOCAL FLYER LISTED NEAR TOP IN PLANES DOWNED

DIFFERS FRG OAKS’ VERSION   Dumbarton Oaks Plans Formed Basis for Document Though.   (STILL GAN BE CHANGED

DIFFERS FRO} _ FIRST PLAN STUDIED   Dumbarton Oaks Program Basis For Document   MEMBER NATIONS   Pledged To Work Together For Peace: 18 Chapters Are Included

United Nations Charter Differs From Dumbartor 'Plan in Giving More Power to General Assembly

World Security Charter Points kre Outlined   Small Nations See Victory For Them

Smar> *.uns   Secure Gains In New Charter   General Assembly of All Member Nations Is Granted Increased Power in Fina] Draft

CHARTER OF UNITED NATIONS DIFFERENT DUMBARTON OAKS  SAN FRANCISCO SECURITY LEAGUE DRAFT BASEL ON OAKS PLAN

Mop Up Patrols To Clean Out Okinawa   Charter To Go To Senate Soon   Final Draft Of San Francisco Charter Differs In Manv Wave From Basic Dumbarton Oaks Plan

Increased Powers Would Be Provided. General Assembly   Clause Considered As Major Victory By Small Nations; Trusteeship Rule Also Fixed; Final Draft Must Be Passed At Conference’s Final Session

‘UNITED STATES CHARTER WRITTEN © “AT FRISCO DIFFERS FROM DRAFT OF DUMBARTON OAKS SECURITY PACT

SMALL NATIONS SEE A VICTORY IN LEAGUE PLAN   Greatest ’ Difference From Dumbarton Oaks Proposal - Is Increased Power for All Nations.   WORLD COURT AMONG CHANGES ADOPTED   International Trustee ship Rule of Dependent Areas Also Included in Draft of New Charter.   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWFR, Associated Fress Diplomatic New:

HongKong Colony Functions Again   Now Acts As Working Link In British Empire

HONS KONG IS SURRENDERED   Jap*Parti@ffants Released From Jail for Ceremony

Surrender of Hong Kong Is Completed   Japs Formally Give Up Crown Colony To the British

Hone Kong Is Again British Crown Colony   Two Jap Officers Released Long Enough  ~~ i- 3

U.S. Budget Cut By 15 Billions   War Reduction Offset By International Cost

Budget For Next Year 85 Billions   Government Plans For Extended War Against Japanese

NEW FEDERAL BUDGET IS SET AT $85 BILLION   Based on Assumption War to Last Till  Next Summer

War Spending To Be Reduced By 20 Billions   Tax Receipts to Drop 7\4 Billions Revised Figures Show; World Finance Boosts Total

‘Congress Gets Revised  U. S. Budget  Federal Spending Figured at 85 Billion Dollars.

U.S. Budget Estimated At 85 Billion   70 Billion for War On Assumption It Will Run for Year

FEDERAL BUDGET FOR 1946 PLACED AT 85 BILLIONS   Revised Estimate of Outlay in Fiscal Year Assumes War Will Last Until Summer or Longer,   }CONFLICT TO COST 82 PCT. OF TOTAL   Deficit of 46 Billions for 12 Months Predicted—Sharp Drop in Receipts {s Forecast,

Revised U.S. Budget Shows Spending Cut  Decline in Federal =" . Ne a A YF

1946 Budget Set At 85 Billions, Assuming Jap War Lasts Another Year

20 Billions Cut  From War Costs   Revised Budget Far Below Last Year's; Federal Receipts Drop 7 Billions

Budget Given Boost; Eighty Billion Asked   Revisions Made in Anticipation of Fighting in 1946 .

New Budget of 85 Billion Is  Issued on Assumption War Will Last Another Year

FEDERAL BUDGET SLASH PROPOSED   20-Billion Reduction  Contemplated In New  Estimates

Martin Warns Against Haste In Training   GOP House Leader  Says Peacetime Army Training, Tax C change Should Await Victory

Martin Warns Against Hasty Action   Compulsory Military Training on Congress’ Schedule

House Republican Leader Warns Against Haste On Peace- Time Draft Action

Peacetime Training Held ‘Imperative’ by Eisenhowe1   Only Through Conscription, General Tells Congress, Can Nation Be Made Secure Against Aggression—Issue of Defeat or Victory, He Says, Will Face Country in Next Conflict Before It Can Train Men to Fight.

EISENHOWER FAVORS YEAR OF TRAINING   Expresses Peace Hope But Warns Nation Must Be Ready

Service Draft Key to Peace, Ike Testifies      raining for Ever Youth ‘Imperative,’ He Tallk 7 oe

General Asks Preparedness      Year's Peacetime Train:ing for Every Youth is Uraed -

NEED TRAINING TO KEEP PEACE   Gen. Eisenhower Hopes For World Peace, He Tells Congress

Kisenhower In Favor of  Training Law   Commander of Allied Armies Says Peace  May Rest on Strength Amassed by the U. 8.

Trained Men Key to Peace, General Says   Eisenhower Declares. ‘U.S: Will Never Again Have Time to Prepare

Eisenhower Sees Peace Hope, But Urges Training   Young Men Should Be Ready for Defense,  General Tells Sclons

Chiang Makes Outright Unity Plea   American Commission Would See That Arinistice Is Obeyed

Suggests. Marshall As Arbiter   Chiang Offers Counter Proposal to Commun-. ist True Plan; Opens Government to Reds

MARSHALL REQUESTED  TO ACT AS ARBITER  IN CHINA CONFLICT — CHIANG ANSWERS RED  TRUCE F:-AN WITH NEW PEACE OFFER

Gen. Marshall To Help End China War   U. S. Envoy May Be Called Into Peace  Conferences

Move to Br ‘ing Marshall Into  Discussions   Chiang Kai-Shek Makes Bid for National Unity

WOULD HAVE GEN, GEO. MARSHALL AS AN ARBITRATOR   Chinese Central Government Countered a Communist Plan.   INSPECTION MISSION   Would Serve As Impartial Observers to See That Any Armistice Was Obeyed.

Chiang Calls Qn Marshall As ‘Arbiter’   Central Government Offers Counter Plan For Truce  In China War

Clothing Plan Will Continue      PL Barta Nel mae IN Gta leh RM erty, AE  Industry Head Flayed  For Demanding Repeal

Demobilization Near Half Mark  Further Reduction Seen in Point Plan

Demobilization Of Huge Army Of 8,300,000 Now ~ Nearing Half-Way Mark

Job Of Demobilizing America’s World Wat Army Expected To Be Half Done By Dec. I

ARMY DISCHARGES PASS 3 MILLION   HALF-WAY MARK IN DEMOBI. LIZATION TO BE REACHED BY MID-DECEMBER.

Demobilization Of Army Nears Half Way Mark   Fifty Percent of 8,300,000 Expected To Be Muster: ed Out,by MidDecember

Demobilization to Be Half Complete Dec. 15  Point System Drop to Become Effective Dec. 

DEMOBILIZATION HALF OVER BY DEC. 15, 1S All   Change in Point System T Make 783,000 Eligible for Release

ob of Demobilizing Army ears Halfway Mark; Drop n Discharge Points Slated

Discharges Be Stepped Uy      Is Expected HalfWay Be Reached By Mid-December

Half way army cut  now seen Mid.December tc   Mid-December to see goal reached

Near Hall-Way  On Discharges   By Mid-December Half Of Army Will Be Released;  Points Lowered,

DEMOBILIZATION  New Army Discharge SculeTo Halve Goal by December

Demobilization of U.S. Army Due To Be Half Complete by Mid-December

HALF OF ARMY TO BE HOME BY MID - DECEMBER   Discharge Rate Expected To Increase With New Point Drop

Demobilization to Be Half Complete Dec. 15  Point System Drop to Become

o Be Released  alf of U.S. Army By December 15   Another Cut in Points, New Regulation: Will Accelerate Discharge Rate in Demobilization Proaram

Army Nears Half Mark In Releases  3 Million Gain Discharges Since May 12

HALF OF ARMY TO BE HOME BY MID-DECEMBER   Demobilization of U.S Troops Nears  4,000,000

Half of U.S. Army o Be Released By December 15   Another Cut in Points, New Regulations Will Accelerate Discharge Bata in Demoabilization Proaram

TIE-UP IN STEEL SET FOR JAN, 14   Union Chiefs in Pittsburgt Laying Battle Plans for Strike

Truman Conferring With Cabinet Members, Men Who Developed Atomic Bomb

Nearly All Foods Likely Will Be Point-Free Soon   Only. Fats, Sugar Will Remain’ , On Scarcity List

Predicts End Meat Rationing In Few Weeks   Anderson Secs All Food Ration-Free Except Sugar, Fats

Meat Rationing To End This Fall   Sugar, Fats To Remain Scarce For Some Time

Early End of Food Ration Is Predicted   Meats to Go Off Rationing List Soon, But Sugar And Fats Stay On

FOOD RATIONING MAY END SOON   Officials Expect Only Sugar And Fats To Be Critical

MOST FOODS 10 BE RATION-FREE IN SHORT TIME   Sagar, Fats Are Seen As Only Rationed Food Shortly

Meat Rations Slated to End   Only Sugar and Fats May Require Points

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Expectant Air Pervades Berlin   Tense Atmosphere In City On Eve Of Conference Of Big Three

Deughboys Push Through Snows To Within 3 Miles Of German Border Third Moves Up To Siegfried Line

CAPTURE THREE TOWNS ON PUSH TO WEST WALI   Say 3rd Probably Near Border or -Into Saarbrucken

On German Border    _ Forces On 200-Mile Front in Position  For Onslaught Agains' Ruhr and Rhineland

DEPLOY ALONG OR BEYOND 200 MILES OF SIEGFRIED LINE   FIRST ARMY TROOPS PUSH ACROSS WITHIN MILE OF FRONTIER

Gain Two Miles in Deep Snow N'East of St. Vith   U.S. and French Troops Are Almost to Outskirts of Colmar

US. Guns on West Wall   First Army Scores Gain N.E. of St. Vith in Heavy Snow Drifts

First Army Gains In New Drive  On Western Wall   Troops Advance Two Miles in Deep Snow During First Assaults; ng ee  Re 4h cmkks& S&B. Aha rdawmba 4! lLamrlave

First Army Gains In New Drive  On Western Wall   Troops Advance Two Miles in Deep Snow During First Assaults; Opposition  a. tf) te Bhmslewreta '! lanedoere Sau

YANKS GAIN 2 MILES IN ST. VITH REGION.   Plow Through Deep Snow to Capture Three Towns and Reach Outer Works of Sieafried Tine.

Take Three Towns, Near Siegfried Line; Many Germans Taken by Surprise

Fighting in Bitter Cold and Deep Snow, Americans Pull Up to Within Mile of Germany.   ONE TOWN IS TAKEN WITHOUT A CASUALTY

Allied Planes Plaster Nazis’ Rear Sectors   Doughboys Plow Ahead In Worst Weather; Snowdrifts 7 Feet High

YANKS ADVANCE TWO MILES IN ST. VITH AREA   Draw Up Before Siegfried Line; Three Cities Are Captured

Deep Snow Fails To Stop Yankees   First Army Advances Two Miles Northeast of St. Vith   THREE TOWNS TAKEN   Allied Troops Are Thru the Siegfried Line in Many  laces

YANKS DRIVE ON NAZI LINE      Gain Two Miles In Deep Snow To Capture 3 More Towns

MOVES WITHIN MILE OF REICH   Infantry Division Takes 3 Towns in Area North-  east of St. Vith. .   BITTER COLD WEATHER

Through Blinding Snow, Allies Edge On Sieafried Line   German Resistance “Light to Moderate,’ Eisenhower Reports

DIVISIONS OF FIRST _ ARMY ADVANCED IN ‘ST VITH SECTOR  NINTH AND BRITISH SEC.   NINTH AND BRITISH SECOND ARMIES INTO SIEGFRIED LINE MANY POINTS

First Army Within Mile Of Germany   Presses Attack Above St. Vith; Allies Gain Along Entire 200-Mi. Front.

First Army Makes Two Mile Advance Despite Deep Snow   Three Towns Fall; Troops Within Mile Of Siegfried Line

Capture Three Towns; Mile  From Germany   Main West Wall Now Within Six Miles Range of Artillery

THREE TOWNS CAPTURED AND FIRST ARMY MOVES UP TOWARD OUTER WORKS SIEGFRIED LINE

American {st Army Advances in Deen Snow   Forces Now Deployed Along 200 Miles of Sieafried Line

U.S. Forces Northeast Of St. Vith Fe:age Through  Snow To Poi Near Reich

DIVISIONS OF FIRST ARMY ADVANCED IN ST. VITH SECTOR   NINTH AND BRITISH SECOND ARMIES INTO SIEGFRIED LINE MANY POINTS

First Army Plows Ahead Two Miles   Capture Three Towns In Advance through Deep Snow to Area Near Sieafried Line

BULGE VICTORS PRESS ATTACK NEARER REICH   Allied Forces at Nazi Frontier All Along 200-Mile Front

CHINESE CAPTURE LIUCHOW AIRFIELD   Troops Take South Rail Station; Fight Throughout Suburh-

INTO LIUCHOR   Capture Main Airfield Of Abandoned U. S. Base And Rail Station

Atomic Bomb Tops Agenda At Moscow   Iranian Question Enters Conference At Early Stage

ATOM BOMB IS TOPIC AT BIG 3 MEET   Second Meeting of Foreign Ministers At Moscow Today

BIG THREE OPEN A BLUNT PARLEY ON ATOMIC BOME   Cards Will Be On The Table at Moscow Conference

Considered Strictly on Policy Basis   Not to Liscuss Technical Details — No Atomic Ex. perts With British

BYRNES, BEVIN AND MOLOTOV MEET OND TIM!   ‘Poliey’ Not Scientific Details to Concern Conferees

FOREIGN  SECRETARIES  IN SESSION Agreed Oi  Procedure at First Meeting

Foreigi » ve fiefs Open fp Talk '‘OnA 2 cBomk   Scientific ~petails Not Tp Be Discussed At ‘Moscow Parley

Policy Talk  on Atom Set Today   Technical Details Settled at Meeting of Foreign Ministers

Big Three Begins Blunt Talks On A-Bomb Today   Scientific Details May Be Omitted; Policy Is Disenssed

awn —_————oooooeeeee ee  C ‘hinese Open Power Drive On Hangchow   Army Captures Pukiang Moves On Area Where Japs Fear Invasion

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON HANGCHOW   Drive for Former American Airbase

Chinese Close On Hangchow: Japs Retreat   Airmen Attack _ Enemy Fleeing in Tunks and Sampans

FORCE CAPTURES PUKIANG, MOVES IN ON HANGCHOW   piaps Prepared For Allied Landing At Heavily  Fortified Bay   KWEILIN CAPTURE NEAR   Chinese Leader Says Former U. S. Airbase City Will Fall By End Of July

Push Closes Where Japs Fear Landins   Hangchow Bay Area Heavily Fortified Against Invasion

CHINESE TAKE  PUKIANG FROM JAPANESE   Town Is. 60. Miles Southwest Of Hangchow

CHINESE TAKE PUKIANG IN CHEKIANG   General Predicts Recapture of Kweilin Soon

Pukiang Taken, Chinese Close In On Hangchow Bay   Kweilin To Be Taken By End of July,  General Declares

Chinese Clese in on Alerted Area   Kweilin May Be Evacnated Next

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON HANGCHOW   CITY MAY BE LANDING SPOT FOR AMERICANS

Chinese Capture Pukiang: Closing On Hangchow Bay   New Gams Reported in Drive on Kweilin, Former VU. S. Airbase

Pukiang Is Cantured By Chinese Troons   (;ains Are Also Made In Drive on Kweilin

NAVY RELEASE PLAN APPROVED   THIRTY THOUSAND OF OLDER MEN ARE TQ GET DIS-  CHARGES, BY NEXT  ' DECEMBER 4

” BOND SALES CONTINUE TO LAG   Other Sales to Individuals Brisk in War Loan Campaion

FREE GERMANY UNIT DISBANDS   Group Organized by Soviet “To Help Defeat Hitler No Longer Needed

Russia Disbands ‘Free Germany’ Organization   German Officer Union Also Is Abandoned As ‘Superfloous’

Anti-fascist  Red groups  will disband Resolution ends fntnre ewictenre

Free f German -bintuishand:   Soviet. Organ Arinounces Dissolution of Anti i Committee ~tn Russia 7

Reds Dissolve  German Units   ‘Free Germany’ Committe  Offfeers Groun Ended

German Anti-Fascist Groups Abandoned As “Superfluous’   Committee of Free Germany, Union of German OFfficers Dissolved As Defeat of Hitler Regime Believed Completed

HUNGARY GETS BETTER TERMS   RUSSIA LOPPED HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR “OFF HER ORIGINAL DEMAND

MARITAL TROUBLES OCCUPY THE TIME OF JUDGE BOYER   “Other Woman” Results In Heavy Support Order Being Issued   John H. Custer Claims His Wife Stuck Her Chin Out and He Had to Hit It

MARITAL DIFFICULTIES ARE HEARD BY COURT   “Other Woman” Results In One Heavy Allotment   ONE MAN STRUCK WIFE

BOROWY WINS SERIES GAME   Hal Newhouser Sent to Showers After Three Innings of Tilt.   WINNERS GET 13 HITS

Cubs Beat Tigers 9-0 in , Series Opener   Newhouser Knocked Out of Box in Third . By Chicago Sluggers

Host Team Shut Out by 9 to 0 Score   Extra-Base Hit Barrage That Includes Homer by Cavarretta Gives Borowy Victory in @pener

Get Big Lead With 4 Runs In First   Lefty Newhouser Driven from Box In Third  Inning

CUBS SWAMP TIGERS NINE TO NOTHING IN FIRST SERIES GAME   CHICAGO HAMMERED NEWHOUSER FROM MOUND BOROWY HOLDS DETROIT   The Box Score

Tiger Southpaw Sent to Showers; Borowy Pays Off      Cuns Vigers  rages by innings: R. + AUN     000-000-1000

CHALK UP 9 10 0 VICTORY, BOROWY WINNING PITCHER   LEFTY NEWHOUSER, MOUND STAR FOR DETROIT, IS LOSER

Detroit Bows To Powerhouse  Chicago Blows   Hal Newhouser Driven From Mound In Third Inning   BOROWY IS WINNER   Bruins Score In First. Third. And Seventh  Innings

Cubs Win Starter 9-0; Newhouser To Showers in3rd   Gallop to Victory Behind Six-Hit Hur! ing Of Hank Borowy As 1945 Worl Series Opens in Detroit Today

BOROWY - GIVES TIGERS 6 HITS AN FIRST TILT   ~ Underdog Cubs Kriock : Newhouser From Mound, * Garner 13 Hits

Newhouser Fails on Hill, Borowy Stars   Chicagoans Score Four In First Inning, Three in Third to Rout Lefty

Chicago Cubs Win World Series Tilt From Detroit, 9-0   Shell Hal Newhouser From Mound in Three Innings; 13 Hits for Bruins

Hank Borowy Is Victor in World Series Opener —   Hal Newhouser Chased in Third by Barrage * of Chicago Hits .

CUBS TAKE OPENER FROM DETROIT 9-0   National League Club Takes Lead in the 1945 World  Series   ONLY SIX TIGER. HITS   Hal Newhouser Was Driven From the Mound in  Third Inning

BRUINS CHASE NEWHOUSER IN THIRD INNING   Bengals Held to 6 Hits; Cavarretta Hits Home Run

Cubs Win Opener 9to0 >   “Mound in Three Innings Behind Borowy’s Six-Hit Pitching

Chicago Wins First Game of World Series   Newhouser is Shelled  By Underdog Cubs For 9-0 Victory

News Day And Night   Underdogs s Shell Famed Hal Newhouser From Mound In Third   Borowy Handcuffs Detroit Sluggers   Winners Take Lead In First Inning Uprising And Are Never Threatened

Chicagoans Off to Four-Run Lead In First Inning; Borowy Mound Star

Newhouser Is Routed in Third Inning   Hank Borowy Shackles Tigers with 6 Hits; Cavarretta Homers.

Underdog Chicagoans Rise Up Against Newhouser To Shut Out Feared Host Team

Promotion Of This County’s Eighth Graders  Diplomas For 120 Thursday, May 31 Te T alta ra

TTERURAL EIGHTH GRADERS HONORED   Promotion To Be Held At LeMars High Auditortum Thursday

AL ISSUE “FOR DELEGATES   Ri or Universal Line ma Confronting Conference

Kind of Peace Organization Critical Issue Questions Involve Russian Stand on

Churchill Viens Oui Campaign   Includes Hard Hitting Personal Tour of Britain,  Cleavage Widens.

Tour Mapped By Churchill   British Crisis Stirs Bivchting Campaign

Churchill Maps Fighting Campaign Against Laborites; Big 3 Must Wait

Churchill Maps Stiff Campaign To Retain Power   Political Rift With Labor Party Reported Widening

CHURCHILL SET FOR CAMPAIGN   Prime Minister Planning  Vigorous Tour of Eneland

Java Premier Is Fired Upon  Dutch Officials Talk With Attlee In London

Vinson Outlines Broad Postwar Economic Charter  Drop in Munitions   Drop in Munitions To Cause Immediate Unemployment

Vinson Asks High Wages, Lower Taxes   Repor® to Congress Outlines "Postwar Ecoromic Charter"

Postwar Economie Charter! For U.S. Outlined By Vinson   Plan To Prepare Against Possibility Japan Will Fall Quickly Stresses High Wages, Lower Taxes And Public Works .

Postwar Era Visualized By Fred Vinson   High Wages, Lower Taxes, Public Works Program Is Outlined By War Mobilizer

Vinson Outlines Postwar Economic Charter  Says United States Must Prepare for Quick Victory

Vinson: Lays Out economic Chart  For Post V-J Day   OWMR Chief Stresses High Wages, Low Taxe For Nation Following Defeat of Jepan, In Bulky Quarterly Report Before Converess

Will sign peace on  U.S. ship   Allies silent on occupation terms

Surrender Will Be Signed Aug. 31 on U. S. Battleship In Tokyo Bay, Japs Report   Japanese Radio and Press Offer Solace to Homeland, Saying Allied Terms May Be "Somewhat Lenient” Compared with Those Given Germany; Limited Occupation Is Seen

British Arrest 76 German Industrialists   Men Are Described as the Most Dangerous in Reich

British Police Staged Raids Thr rough Ruhi   Arrest German Industrialists In  The Roundup

British Roundug Success   Champagne Parties Broken Up, Many Biaqwias in Bed

BRITISH SEIZE NAZI LEADERS OF INDUSTR}   Strike Secretly to Nab 76 Leading German Manufacturers

NAZI STEEL GZARS SEIZED IN RAIDS   SEVENTY-SIX TAKEN BY BRITISH WILL BE SENT TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

HIGH GERMANS ARE ARRESTED INNIGHT RAID   INDUSTRIALISTS ARE SURPRISED, FACE CRIME TRIALS

Seventy Six German Financial Czars Are aught in All - Day Round-Up. Face Charg-

British Security Police Round Up ‘Dangerous Men   Czars Of Steel And Iron Surprised I Luxurious Food-Stocked Mansions

Reich Steel Leaders Are Under Arrest      76 Industrialists Held As Most Dangerous in Germany After Surprise Move by Security Police

Prisoners Caught — Tn Odd Situations   Group Held Representative Of ‘Danveraus Class”

Seize Nazi Industrialists   British in Surprise Raids Grab 76 of “Most Dangerous Class in Germany”

FLY TO LONDON W 23 HOURS   New Flight Makes Twn Cities Day Away From Britain

Superior Coach To Get Army-Navy 'E   Presentation Of Award To Be Made At Lima Factory In Ceremony Set For Mar. 29 *

SEN. JOHNSON VOTES NO ON PEACE SETUP   Aged Republican Makes Trip to Oppose

Johnson Is Only Member Voting ‘No’   Californian Stands Alone in Committee; Ratification Assured

en. Johnson anters Ballot \gainst Code   ‘Connally Postpones Senate Floor Action On Plan Till July 23

Ceiling Asked On Home Sales      Price Controls on Existing Houses Suggested by ' Bowles -

Five Of Britain’s Twenty Million Voters Located In Capital City  Daottnwnen ‘hin Uses   Britons To Visit Polls Thursday      Prime Minister Asks Labor What Controls Planned If They Should Win

Ch urchill And Attlee Win ding Up Campaigns   Leaders of Britain’s Major Parties Concentrate On London In Final Vote Drive

Churchill, Attlee to Talk in London   Conservatives, Laborites Face Vote Test Thursday   Russian Troops Leave Prague; Czechs Ponder Outcome of Boundry Shifts

Assassination Stirs Iranians   New Note Requests Reds to Withdraw

IRAN ASKS REMOVAL OF RUSS TROOPS   Sends Note to Soviet Gov't In Friendly Tone

IRAN AGAIN ASKS WITHDRAWAL OF PUSSIAN TROGPS   Assassination of Govern_. ment Official Causes tarrancart Tancan

MAN URGE SOVIE  ARMY WITHDRAWAL   Assassination of High Government Official In Azerbaijan

lran Renews Her Protest To Soviet   New Note Urges Russian Withdrawal From Border Province

IRAN ASKS REDS TO WITHDRAW   CHARGES RUSSIA WITH FOMENTING TROUBLE

Iran Sends Second Note To Russians   Demand Permission To Send Iranian Troops Into Rebellious Province

Iran Urges Soviet To Withdraw   Uneasy Calm in Province Is Broken By Assassination Of High Official

Withdrawal Of Soviets  _ From Iran Is Requested   a pega  Government Seeks To Move Own Troops” ito” bellious- Province

V. ADM, M’CAIN DIES SUDDENLY   ‘Combat Fatigue Claims Noted  Task Force Commander

M'CAIN IS DEAD OF EXHAUSTION   Famous Task Force Chief Ends_ Brilliavt «Air Raid Carocer

Fighting Heart of Adm. McCain Gives Out After Victory   Peppery, Jap-Hating Master of Carrier Strategy Dies of Sheer Exhaustion

McCain Dies As Result Of Heavy Strain   Sheer Exhaustion From Combat Duty Blamed For Sudden Death Of Task Force Commander

ADM. MCCAIN, LEADER OF TASK FORCE 38, DIES   Heart Gives Out With War Combat Exhaustion Arrived Home Wednesday

McCain Dies of Exhaustion from Combat Duty; Able Commander of Famed US Carrier Task Force 38

Exhaustion Takes Life Of McCain   Task Force 38 Leader Victim of Strain of Last Days of War.

Combat Exhaustion Ends Naval.Career Of Admiral McCair   Complete Fatigue From Wars Causes Death of Great Air Commander

Wainwright To Say ‘Plenty’  Plans To Make Report On Prison Treatment   Hirohito's Guard Commander Slain Reveal Young Jap Officers Tried To Ward Off Surrender

McCain, Bitter Nemesis of Jap Admirals, Dies  Combat Exhaustion Tokes Life of Great Task Force Leader

Admiral M’Cain Passes Away Of Sheer Fxhaustior   Heart Of Great Carrier Force Strategist Gives Out With Battle Strain

Admiral McCain Dies, Exhausted By Combat Duty   Leader of Famous Task Force Victim Of Heart Failure

Adm. McCain, Task Force 38 Officer, Dead   Combat Fatigue is Fatal To Veteran Carrier Commander

McCain Is Dead   Combat: Exhaustion Fatal te Commander Of Famed Task, Force

ADMIRAL JOHN W’CAIN DIED LAST NIGHT OF EXHAUSTED HEART   COMMANDER FAMED CAR. RIER TASK FORCE 38, PASSED AWAY SAN DIEGO

Death Takes Vice-Adm, McCain, Chief Of Famed Task Force 38   Naval Chief Dies From  - Overwork and Exhaustion; Had Just Returned To States After Witnessing Surrender.

ADMIRAL M'CAIN DIES AT AGE 61   Died Of Exhaustion, Physician Says; As Leader Of TF-38, He Did Much To Heln Defeat Japan.

‘ Death Ends Colorful Career Of Admiral McCain Who Hated Japs Bitterly

Admiral McCain Dies On Way To His Home   Exhausted From  Combat Dutv

Task Force 38 Commander Dies   Admiral John §. McCain Succumbs To Heart Attack. War Exhaustion

BITTER ENEMY OF JAPS LED FAMOUS TASK FORCE 38   ARRIVED IN STATES WEDNESDAY AFTER SEEING SURRENDER

McCain Dies of Sheer Exhaustion   Too Much Combat Duty; Famed leader Of Task Forca 38

VICE ADMIRAL McCAIN DIED LAST NIGHT   Was Leader Of Big Task Force 38 In Jap War

Adm. John McCair ls Taken by Death   Sudden Death Follows Triumph over Japanese

lowans Donate 3649. Pints Of Their Blood   State Health Department. Reports On Serum-Piasma Werk During World War No. UP:

Concert By Sioux Symphony Here ~   Date Is Wednesday, - March 14

HURRICANE HITS EASTERN COAST   Crosses Florida, Moving To  ward Carolinas. Virginia

V-) STOPPED COAST RAIDS   GILES SAYS “JAPAN HAD ‘PLANNED. SUICIDE. BOMBER RAIDS FOR THE NORTH . WEST 

NAVAL COURT OPENS TRIAL OF OFFICER   Commander Alleged at Fault in Sinking Of Warship

Captain Of Indianapolis Blamed For Loss Of Life   Commander Of Cruiser Which Sinks With Loss Of 880 Men Accused Of ‘Negligence’ And ‘Inefficieney’ As Courtmartial Begins

CAPT. MC VAY ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE   Navy Charges Man Lives Lost Due to His Inefficiency

Capt. McVay Blamed For Loss of Lives In Sinking   Ry Donald J. Gonzales

CAPTAIN ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE IN LOSS OF 880 ON INDIANAPOLIS      NAVY CHARGES McVAY WITH HAZARDING VESSEL, FAILING TO ORDER PROMPT SHIP ABANDONMENT 

Navy Blames Capt. McVa For Heavy Loss Of Life In Indianapolis Sinking

Captain of Lost Cruiser Charged With Negligence   Navy Puts Blame on McVay  For Heavy Loss of Life On Indianapolis

Navy Skipper Faces Court   Negligence Charged In Sinking of Ship

Navy Officer Accused Of Being Responsible For Sinking Of Cruiser

HOU MEN OIED IN PAGIFIG Ad. CRUISER SANK   Naval Court Martial Charges Skipper Was Negligent and Inefficient.

Navy Accuses McVay In Sinking Of Indianapolis   "p80 Persons Lost-When The Ship Exploded And danke

CAPT. McVAY FACES GRAVE CHARGES      Accused of Negligence Which Cost Many Lives

Indianapolis Loss Blamed Directly On Commander   ; Captain McVay Accused Of Inefficiency Negligence In Charges

MVAY CHARGED WAH NEGLIGENCE “WL WARSHP-LOSt   Indianapolis. Commander c Faces Court-Martial at Washinaion

Charge Told  As McVays Trial Opens   Negligence, Inefficiency Cited in Tragic Fate Of indianapolis.

Navy Olliecer  Before Court   VieVay Is Accused In Loss Of Cruiser

y NAVY CAPTAIN ON TRIAL FOR LOSING SHIP   Skipper Charged With Negligence and Inefficiency

Less of Many Men in Sinking of Cruiser Indianapolis Charged to Skipper — Ship Exloded and Sank Of Philippines on July 30.

Capt. Charles B. MeVay, lil Being Directly Responsible  FOR THE LOSS OF ABOUT 800 MEN  Capt. McVay’s Pleas Is Expected to be Entered Tomorrow

gf Jal “ange In Setup ‘ outine Operation   Military Developments Cut General Bradley Off From Leadership

Meet President Truman:  Tll Do My Best and Keep My Feet on the Ground

LOYALTY, INDUSTRY HAS ALWAYS MARKED CHARACTER TRUMAN   PRESIDENT’S POLITICAL. START WAS UNDER BOSS TOM PENDERCAST -_.

TO KNOW OUR PRESIDENT: PENDERGAST WAS BOSS-TRUMAN. ‘COUNTRY BOY’

NORTHEAST HiT BY COLD WAVE   Blizzard Swoops Down On New England And New York

POLITICAL TREND: America Is Now Asiatic by Fact  Of World War II

World Security Is Great Need  Kiwanis President  Te Queeriar Mase:

OFFERS TO RESIGN   Dr. George Taylor Is Chairman of the War Labor  Board

oWLB CHAIRMAN WANTS TO QUIT   ®@ Dr. George Taylor Offers Res. ignation to Labor Secretary Schwellenbach

George W. Taylor Resigns from WLB   Schwellenbach Seeks To Maintain Board By Continuing It as Indenendent Agency

WLB Chairman Taylor Offers  Resignation    Tendered While Labo: -Secretary Was Trying ‘To Hold Board  Together: -

Taylor Quits As WLB Head  Schwellenbach Tryin To Keep Board Intac

WLB Chairman Resigns Post  Schwellenbach Drafts Policy After Heated

WLB Head Offers to Resign Post   Labor Secretary Seeks to Hold Board as Virtually Independent Agency

WLB Chief Offers Resignation After Arguments  Labor Secretary Has New Declaration  @®E Ravarnmean?t Palicy

George oe Taylor. WL BC ‘hairman Plans To Quit   Labor Seeretary Seeks Te Hold Board Together For Later Use

WLB HEAD OFFERS (RESIGNATION   Schwellenbach Seeks To Hold Board Tovrether

Taylor Offers WLB Post Reisgnation   Secretary Seeks to Hold Board Together As Independent Unit

Taylor Resigns His WLB Post   Chairman Wants To Return To Teaching

WLB Chairman Resigns; Agenc In Labor Dep t  Schwellenbach Tries To Keep WLB As Independent Body

TAYLOR RESIGNS AS WLB’S HEAD   Schwellenbach Seeks To Hold Board Together By Continuing It As Virtually Independent Agency.   —BY HAROLD W. WARD-—

Taylor Quits As Chief of Labor Board   Secy. Schwellenbach Prepares Policy To Hold Board Toaqether

Wallace Chances Of Confirmation Are Now Brighitel  House Committee Give Unanimous Approval

GEORGE GE BILL GETS, ~ COMMITTEE'S 0. K.   Chances fo? Wallace to Obtain Commerce Post - Im praved:

Panking Grouy Approves of George Bill   Brightens Prospects Of Wallace’s Taking Over Secretaryship

GEORGE BILL GETS COMMITTEE'S 0. K      Chances fot Wallace to Obtain Commerce Post Improved

LARGE SOYBEAN’ CROP   Third Largest Yield in History Has een Forecast

Opposition From Snyder is Seen   Expect He Will Be Against House Curb

EX-OHI0 U. S. SENATOR DIES   Charles Dick Stricken While Visiting Daughter in Akron

Col. A. T.'Lobdell Will Visit County - Next Monday   He Will Meet With Several Groups During Day, and Address Meet Here at Night

FIRST ARMY WILL MEET RED TROOPS BY SATURDAY, OFFICERS THINK   Juncture Might Even Come By Tomorrow

140 Blocks of Tokyo's Industrial Area Devastated by AmericanBombs

DAMAGE HUGE INTOKYO RAID   Results Indicate Jap War Production Faces Complete Destruction

Reconnaissance Photos Show Tokyo Raid Left Vast Sections Of City In Ruins

Indonesian National Council Rejects Dutch Proposal for Partnership Rule

BOTH CITY, COUNTY POLL TAX MUST BE PAIN VOTE TUESDAY   QUALIFICATIONS TO CAST BALLOT MUNICIPAL ELEC TION ARE EXPLAINED

BOTH CITY, COUNTY POLL TAX MUST BE PAID VOTE TUESDAY  ALITATLIOCATINAC TH FAG   QUALIFICATIONS TO CAST . BALLOT MUNICIPAL ELEC. TION ARE EXPLAINED

Quisling Pays Death Penalty   Former Puppet Premier Of Norway Dies Before Fir ing Squad

JAPAN TAKES FIRST STEPS TO CARRY OUT ORDERS FOR FREEDOM  ONE OF LEADING AUTHOR. TIES ON CONSTITUTION MADE CABINET ADVISER

JAPAN ACTS TO CARRY OUT LATEST EDICT   Leading Authority Within Emperor's Circle Named As Advisor to Masquis Kioche Kido   SHELTERS DEMOLISHED

FOOD SHORTAGE ACUTE IN JAPAN   First Steps Taken To Put Reforms Into Effect

Japs Take First Step To Change Ruling System  Moving Towerd Ful  Ben so, Po MB

J apan Prepares To Revise Hei  Constitution   Prince Konoye Says lt May Be Clarified to Take Nearly All Power From Emperor Mirohite

Japan Carries Out Commands   Begins Constitutional Revision For Establishing People’s Freedom.

Japs Follow U. S. Orders   Advisor Appointed; Rice Imports, Asked

Jap Constitution Revision Starts   Sasaki Named Advisor To Mikado Consultant In New Freedom Step

First Step By Japan Toward New Freedom   Name Expert to Aid in Drafting of  Democratic Constitution

Japs Take Step: To Revise Old Constitution  Rice Badly Needed For Typhoon-Swept Areas Of Honshu

Authority. On. T yrannical     “Advise ‘Hirchito on Possible Revision.

IDr. Soichi Sasaki, Constitutional Authority, Will Advise Emperor

JAPAN ACTS ON FREEDOM EDICT   Moves to Revise Constitution; New Counsellors Named

Japs Act Or Revision Of  Constitution   Import Rice To Meet Food Crisis

JAPAN SEEKS TO IMPORT RICE   CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERT MADE MIKADO ADVISER

SSL. Re  LABOR, MANAGEMENT ‘LOAD’ CALLED EQUAL   Schwellenbach Makes First Speech As Secretary

Yanks, British Again Plaster Inland Points   Nimitz Hikes Number Of Damaged dep Ships To

Admiral Also Avers Jap Shipping Hit Severely In Wednesday's Raids   Tuesday’s American Carrier Hit Inflicted Greater Damages Than Previously Reported

Carrier -Plaiies Renew Attack on ~ Kure-Kobe Areg  No Details Given By _Nimits Who Revisas   No Details Given By Nimitz Who Revises Previous Report

THIRD FLEET PLANES AGAIN BLAST NIPPON   Heavy Attacks Made in Vital Kure-Kobe Area After 2-Day Pause Due to Bad Weather.   ADMIRAL NIMITZ GIVES NO DETAILS   List of Enemy Warships Damaged in Previous Blows in Same District Raised to 25.

New Raids By Allied Forces Open At Dawn   Infand Sea Area Is Attacked, Admiral Nimitz Announces—Details of Strikes on Wed- : nesday Also Announced

CARRIER PLANES BACK ATTACKING JAP HOMELAND   Heavy Toll Taken Of Combat And Merchant Ships  In Previous Raids   CRIPPLED RAILROAD LINES ARE POUNDED

Raid Damage Is Extended — 'To Land Areas   Revised Tabulation Of Earlier Attacks Released by Nimitz

Kure-Kobe area is again hit by U.S. and British planes   Late reports show at least 25 Nip warships damaged earlier this week

DOUBT THAT COMPULSORY = 7 TRAINING IS NECESSARY   REPRESENTATIVE MAY DOES NOT THINK COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING WILL BE NEEDED

Yankees Invade ‘Mindanao; B29s Strike Nagoya   Americans Drive Rapidly Toward Airfield North east of Zamboanga.   Jap Airplane Center Is Left in Flames

YANKS INVADE MINDANAO; TAKE FOUR VILLAGES IN SWIFT DRIVE   Jap Resistance Light; Americans Now Only 200  Miles From Bornec

. +PHILIPPINES—  Yanks Sweeping. Ahead On Mindanao Island   Opposition Light As’ Americans, In New Philippines Invasion, Drive Toward Important Airfield Near Zamboanga

AMERICANS GET PRIZE AIRFIELD   U. S. Forces Grab One Objective on Mindanao, Moves Toward Another

Yanks Invade Mindanao, Win Wolfe Airstrip  Initial Opposition Light; Open Swift Drive For Zamboabg  a

TAKE AIRSTRIP ON MINDANAG   First Opposition Is Light As American Drive Deeper Inland

Yanks Making Progress on Invasion Of Mindanao; Opposition Don’t Stop ’Em

SECOND AIR BASE NEARED ON MINDANAO   U. S. Invaders of Philippine Island Take Coastal Towns and a Flying Field—First Opposition Tioht.

Troops Take Airstrip On Mindanao   Little Opposition Has Been Met So Far in Drive

KEY AIRSTRIP FALLS 10 U. S. INVASION ARMY   Battle Weary Marines Pre. pare for Final Assault On Iwo Jima

YANKS HAMMER INLAND TOWARD MINDANAO BASE   Light Enemy Resistance Met To Date In 21st Invasion Of Philinnine Groun

Seize Key Mindanao Air Strip   Yanks Drive Toward Second Field Against Light Resistance After Landing Last Friday

INFANTRY ME PROGRESSING ON MINDANAO   Naval, Air Bombardment Chases Jap Garrison To Hills Before Landi.g of Americans

TANK-LED YANKS IN QUICK CAPTURE OF MINDANAO AIRSTRIP  FIRST OPPOSITION TO NEWEST ISLAND INVASION REPORTED LIGHT

AIRFIELD TAKEN IN LANDING ON  MINDANAO ISLE   U.S. Tanks Sweep Over Airstrip, Push On Toward Another

JAPANESE OFFER WEAK RESISTANCE TO U. S. ADVANCE  8-DAY BOMBARDMENT

Yankees Swarm O’er Mindanao: Japanese Flee   Op eration, "Strengthens American Blockade Of South China Sea; 200  ' Mi. From Borneo é

Yanks Land On Mindanao   Tank-Equipped Troops Sweep Over Airstrip; Opposition Light

U.S. FORCES ON MINDANAO DRIVE TOWARD AIRPORT   Important San Roque Airfield Is Next Goal Of TankEquipped Yanks; Wolfe Airstrip Already Taken; Jap Opposition May Stiffen.

OCCUPY FIELD ON MINDANAG   Yanks Drive Rapidly Toward Another Airfield Near 7amboanga.

Mindanao Invasion Is Rapid   American Position Is Widened to More Than Twelve Miles

21ST PHILIPPINE ISLE INVADED;  TOWNS TAKEN   Tank-Equipped Troops Near Second Airfiesd

LAMBOANGA IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE   Doughboys Near San Roque Airfield Outside Chief City

Tanks Sweep To North Airfield   Drive Against Light Jap Opposition From Mindanao Island Tip

TANK-LED YANKS IN.  QUICK CAPTURE OF  MINDANAO AIRSTRIP FIRST OPPOSITION TO NEWEST ISLAND INVASIO!  7?ArRAR Tr F

a Caan  Seize Air Field, Four Towns In Fast Strike  Tank Fauinned Troao §

Tank-Equipped Yanks Capture Mindanao Airstrip   Drive Half Mile  Inland from Invasion Beach Against Light Japanese Recictunca

Important Wolfe Air Strip Already Overrun; Initial Jap Opposition Light.

LEOPOLD FACES NEW DISORDERS   Belgian Communists Threaten General Strike

LEOPOLD FACES NEW TROUBLES   Communists Threaten Strike Over Premier Choice

NEW PERIL TC LEOPOLD GOVT   Strike Threatened If Van Der Meersch Is Named  Premier

King In Hot Water Over  New Premier   Belgian Communists Threaten General Strike; Polish Settlement Near

Compromise Plan Offered to Halt Soft Coal Strike   Operators Meet Today With Miners’ Chief to Study New Proposal   SHERIFFS SMASH FILM PICKET LINES   Deputies Arrest 600 Persons; New York Docks Are Still Tied Up

27,000 DYERS RETURN TO THEIR WORK IN EAST   CIO Steel Workers Open. Conference in Wave Demands

MOVIE STRIKERS ARE ARRESTED IN HOLLYWOOD   Schwellenbach, Operators, Miners Holding Another Conference Today   LABOR HEAD OPTIMISTIC   Matter Of Language Said To Be Only Difference Between Parties

FIVE-DAY SIEGE OF WARNER STUDIO ENDED; UNION MEN SUBMIT PEACEFULLY TO AUTHORITIES

600 STRIKE PICKETS ARE ARRESTED   Five Day Sieae Of Film Studio Lifted By Police

Government Compromise Proposal May End Coal Strike  ATTEMPT TO END BUS DRIVERS STRIKE Soldiers Called to Unload  Boats At New York Docks

MINE STRIKE   Government Would End Nation's Riggest Work Stoppage — MovioMaking Halted at Warner Brothree Studios,

BUD PICKETS ARRLOTED AT WARNER BROS   Deputies Act to Enforce Injunction Obtained by Studio.

COAL STRIKE IS COSTING MANY TONS PER DAY   Near-Normal Production in 52 Oil Refineries

Schwellenbaeh Offers Truce In Coal Strike   Labor Secretary Says Operators, Union Near Agreement

SEES HOPE OF ENDING COAL STRIKE   Compromise Plan Proposed By Schwellenbach

SCHWELLENBACH AND JOHN LEWIS TO. MEET TODAY   429,000 Workers Still Off Jobs in Labor Crisis

Miners May  Compromise Se hwellenbach  fl Seen 2 Gees . eee era nae

Dispute Over Size of Army Rages Among Capital Leaders   Johnson, Taft Attack Army’s Plan for Men

SMOKE AND FIRE DELAY WORK OF RESCUE CREWS   Pit May Be Sealed To Extinguish Blaze If Further ~ Efforts Fail

Weary Rescuers Drive Through Flames And Smoke In Attempt To Reach 31 Entombed Miners

City, County Bond Goal Is Still Short   9 Official Days Remain in Which To Reach Quota

McKean Victory Bond Goal Is Still Short   Only a Few Days Remain in Drive Which Closes Dec. 8th

BIG THREE 10 HOLD MEETING IN BERLIN   TRUMAN - CHURCHILL - STALIN TALKS TO TAKE PLACE B=TWEEN JULY 5 AND 26.

Date Not Fixed Vor Parley Of Allied Chiefs   Gathering of Truman, Churchill and: Stalin Scheduled After July 5—-Announcement Is Made in London

Berlin Site Of Big Three Meet   Expected To Take Place Between July  Sth and July 26th

BIG - 3 MEETING WILL BE HELD SOON IN BERLIN   Victory Session Set F or Ruined Capital Of Hitler’s Reich

Big Three to Meet In Berlin in July, Churchill Reports   Washington Admits Session Will Be in Vicinity of Nazi City

Peace Talks To Be Held In Germany   Big 3 Meeting Set for Vicinity OF Berlin

Ike Is Confident of Red Harmonv      Capital of Conquered Reich Host to Big Three Session

Conference Of Big Three To Be Heldin Ruined Berlir   Date Not Revealed, But To Take Place Between July 5-26; Attlee To Attend

Hub Winner Rolls Up Most Impressive Victory In. Non-Partisan Contest

United Press Correspondents Accompany Yank Troops   Eyewitnesses Tell Invasion Storic

USE TRAINED ANTI-WHITE AGITATORS   British Indian Troops Battling Inside Soerabava

AMERICAN ARMY... INTELLAGENCE OFFICERS FIND EVi-': “L DENCE. OF. AGITATION: AGAINST WHITE RACE

Asiatic Agitators Foment Trouble   U.S. Intelligence Chief Says Japanese-Trained Agitators Stir Up Violence

Indians Work  For Freedom   Release Is Expected From British Rule

PETAIN TREASON TRIAL DUE SOON   French Prosecutor Tc Ask Death Penalty With Clemency

Paul Reynaud Delivers Two Nofes fo High Court In Petain Treason Case

RAIN ON THE WAY   ‘Unsettled Ww eather Is Forecast for  Tomorrow

Occupation Force Size Remains _ Question: Truman   ‘Aceurate Forecast Impossible At Present, Asserts President

TRUMAN SAYS SIZE OF OCCUPAtion FORCE IN JAPAN CAN'T BE ECTIMATED LINTH CPOING

U. S. Army Strength © Is Delaved   Truman Modifies Army Strength Set By MacArthur

Truman Hits  At M’Arthur   President Says Army Size Is Uncertain

No One Knows Size  Of Occupation Force   President Calls Attention To Supreme Commander’s Shifting Ideas af Necessarv Armv

He Points Out That Earlier Estimates Are Being Constantly Revised  CITES MACARTHUR'S VARYING ESTIMATES IN THIS MATTER “There Will Be No Padding  In Our Armed Forces,'’ President Asserts

TRUMAN SAYS ARMY NEEDS UNCERTAIN   Cites Variance In MacArthur's Estimates

Mina Re Reis is, Arie ‘BurgGraat Wed Wed’day   Pretty Home Wedding Took Place: At Howie of Bride’s Parents On Wed., March 28th

Reyelts-Winter Wedding Held Monday   Pretty Church Wedding Took Piace At St. Pant Lutheran Charch in The Evening

JAPANESE ADMIT “MISSING BOAT   Success Of Pearl Harbor Attack “Amazed” Them

JAPS EXPECTED STIFE OPPOSITION AT PEARL HARBOR   Tokyo Official Says Success of Raid Amazed Leaders—Had No Plans to Make Landing.   WAR'S TURNING POINT CAME AT MIDWAY   Nip Naval Ministry Secretary Believes Lack of Air Power Resulted in Nation’s Defeat,

Fleet Ordered To Hit And Run, Official Claims   35 Warships Used In  Operation; Defeat At Midway Turning Point In Pacific War

MacArthur Order Received by Nips   War Lords Must Use the Word ‘Bataan’ As Pass Through U. S. Lines

Password For Jap Plane Is ‘Bataan’   Surrender Party To L eave Southern Kyushu For Manila Friday M ornina. Japanese Time

Japs Ordered to Send  Representatives   Supreme Commander Orders Nips to Leave Kyushu in White Plane, Marked With Green Crosses; ‘Bataan’ to Be Password

TO FIGHT FOR NAHA   Pillboxes And Trenches Guard Capital And Two Airfields

Facts Board Ends GM Strike Study   Report by Thursday if Possible Is Promised

Truman fo Gef Strike Report Next Thursday   Both Sides Make Statements on Detroit Walkout

D BANK PLAN PASSED BY SENATE   Bretton Woods Legislation Wins by 61-16 Vote

PLAN PASSED BY SENATE   Bretton Woods Legislation Wins by  61-16 Vote

HOUSE TAKES. ~ FAST ACTION IN APPROVAI         FINAL RATIFICATION STEP ‘TAKEN TODAY AFTER SENATE VOTED APPROVAL 61 TO 18°

TRUMAN TO SIGN BRETTON WOODS AT "BIG 3° MEET   House Completes Legislatior by Accepting Senate Amendments

Leipzig Falls, Ruhr Trap Is Closed In Biggest Nazi Defeat Since Stalingrad

Chiang’s Son May Be In Big Three Meet   Report That Chinese In Moscow To Confer With Ministers

Chiang’s Son on Trip fo Moscow   Expected to Be on Consultations About Sino-Soviet Problems

Chiang’s Son Reported Off  For Moscow   Newspaper. Links Mission “With Big Three ‘Parley

NO SURRENDER IAPANESE CRY   U. S. Expert Says Unconditional Terms Only Possible Solution

NOMURA BLASTS FULL SURRENDER   Says Unconditional Terms Will Cost Allies Dearly

Unconditional Surrender Is  Sull Terms   Admiral Nomura Says Enemy Must Shed Blood As Long As Those Terms Last   SEE BIG-THREE UNITY

‘Ask Enactment of Nurse Draft   Serious Shortage Now Says Secretary Stimson

Stalin Using  GermansToHely Rebuild Russia   Reparations Issue Adds New Problem In Foreign Relations

REACH AN AGREEMENT   Gen. Sir Harold Alex nder and  Marshall Tito in Meeting

UM. ASKS UNION TO RESUME WORK IN PARTS PLAN'   Items Turned Out Would Go to Other Auto Manufacturers—Reply May Be Forthcoming Today.   PICKETING DISPUTE REMAINS UNSETILEL   Two Sides Confer on Issue Without Reaching Agreement—Second Conference to Be Held.

GM WANTS T0 REOPEN PART. — OF INDUSTRY   Mukes Proposal fo CIC  That Ace-.eri--— Ang  Pals Vivision Go fito Productia;,

STRIKE-BOUND GM WANTS 10 SUPPLY PARTS   LIFTING OF TIEUF TO HELP OTHER PLANTS ASKED

Production of parts asked for benefit of other manufacturers   Wilson declares G.M. willing to limit operation to outside work

GM PROPOSES PARTS PLANTS RESUME WORK   Would Operate Plants Only for Others, Union Is Told

Proposal Made To Begin Work   GM Head Wants Parts Made for Other Manufacturers

GM Asks Union To  Make Parts   Auto Head Urges Work Continue For Other Mcnutacturer:

Propose Parts Division of GM Resume Work   To Make Accessories for Other Automobile Manufacturers

GM Would Open Its Parts Plants For thor Autos   Proposes Strikers Return to Posts For  This Work Only

No Indication C10 Workers Will Accept   No Work io Be Done Except For Outside Manufacturers. 225,000 Men Remain Idle

UAW May Reply Today; No Agreement Reached On ‘Iilegal Picketing’

Girl, 16, Who Killed Boy With Knife, Faces Second: Degree Murder Trial’

Navy Reports On Casualties  To Be Speedier   Quicker, More Detailed Information To Be Dispatched to Next of Kin

General Makes Predictior As Americans Near City Portals For Final Smash

A mericansMay Be In Manila By Early Today   MacArthur Predicts Troops To Reach Philippines Capital Sunday Morning

Yank Troops Race Toward Capital .   Smoke Billows Above City as Japs Begin Destruction of Rails and Harbor; MacArthur Visits Advanced Fighting Unit

Advanced American Elements Are Believed to Be In Outskirts of City; Jap and U. S. Losses Are Placed at Ratio of 6 fo 1 in Luzon Drive

TWO COLUMN STAGING RACE TOWARD CIT}   Front Reports Indicate Japs Destroying Docks and Rail Facilities.

YANK PATROLS HAVE SMASHED TO OUTSKIRTS   Luzon Action Costs Japs 33,000 in Three Weeks

Yanks Likely Fighting Way Into Suburbs   Nation Expects Capture of City Within Few Hours

Advance Yank Units Believed At City’s Edge   37th Division And First Cavalry Race For Philippines’ Capital; ‘1 Believe We'll Make It Sunday,’ MacArthur Predicts

MacArthur {s ‘pin bout Battle   British Hear Reports £Yonks At Outskirts Of City On Saturday

General MacArthur Makes Prediction Following Tour Of Front   Patrols Reported In The Outskirts   Jap Casualties For L08-Day Luzon Campaign Placed At 33.000

American Troops Invade 3 Southern Philippine Isles   Superfortresses Attack Tokyo And Other Jap Cities

Yanks Invade Islands at Tip Of Philippines   Drive on Okinawa Still Races Ahead; B29s Bomb Tokyo

41ST DIVISION HITS SOUTH OF PHILIPPINE IS.   Land on Tawi Tawi, Sanga Sanga and Bongao; Japs Report Other Threats

J.S. Leap-Frog Landings  ose New Threat to Borneo Yanks Push Ahead on Okinawa;  Cumarfaréc Anxatinmn iach tanan

Leap-Freg Invasion Is New Threat te Jap-Held Bernee Just 30 Miles Away.

U5. ASSAULT TROOPS INVADED THREE MORE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS  MARINES AND INFANTRYMEN TAKE OVER MORE OF OKINAWA ISLAND

Pose New Threat To Borneo   Seize Former Nip Naval Base And 2 Airfields

YANKSLANDING 30 MILES OFF BORNEO COAST   Seize Jap Bases Near Big Island; Okinawa Gains Highlight General Offen sive in Pacific.

SHOWDOWN NEAR ON OKINAWA AS YANKS DRIVE IN   Widely Separated Attacks increase Pressure on Japs In Stolen Empire

Yankees Invade Three Islands Close to Borneo  Two Jap Airfields, wl... dt +r...  C2 a. e   Two Jap Airfields, Naval Base Taken; 300 B-29s Hit Japan

YANK INVADERS STARTING NEW BORNEO THREAT   10-Square Mile Area Is Scooped Up In South Central Okinawa

ODT Flays Army For Railroad Jam   Transport Needs Kept Secret, Solons Told

Airliner, With 22 Aboard, Is Long Overdue   Search Under Way In Heavily Wooded Mountain Around Marion, Va.

Will Speed  Veterans Home   Seek to Get Men Landin; Before Saturday Home For Christmas

STEEL WORKERS FAVOR WALKOUT   Demands For $2 A Day Pay Raise To Be Given Emphasis

Thiaa Gaunt Yank Heroes of Famed Doolittle Raid on Tokyo Begin Lire Anew

Three Doolittle Raid Fliers Reach Chungking   End Journey Which Began From Aircraft Carrier Over Three Years Ago

Three Of Doolittle’s Flyers Emerge From Jap Prison Camp Gaunt, Hungry And Crinkled

Three Heroes Of Doolittle Land in China   Men Who Survived Jap Prison Receive Enthusiastic Welcome In Chinese Capital

Tokyo Raiders Tall Stories   Three of Liberated Doolittle Men Taken To Chungking; Fourth Left Behind Ii; One Reveals Death Sentence by Japs

Three Heroes Of Doolittle Raid Free   Out of Japanese Confinement To Get Good Food

SCHOOL CLINICS HELD   County Health Director te Repent Visits Wednesday

TEMPERATURES:   Flames Subside As Trap Closes On Beaten Foe   Japan Has Suffered Its Worst Defeat, Asserts Gen MacArthur

Manila Snipers Being Wiped Out   U. S. DOUGHBOYS PICK OFF JAP TROOPS IN CITY

Fires Blaze As Japanese Seek Escape  From Manila   Americans Mopping Up Last Defenders

General MacArthur Lands Troops For Japan's Worst Defeat In History

Barricaded Japs Under Attack In Manila’s Heart   Flames In Business District Subside; Enemy Started Fires’

Draft of Deferred  \Group to Increase   Number Reaching 18 Fails to Meet Quotas

NO REPORT ON FLEET ACTION AROUND JAPAN   FOUL WEATHER MAY BF HOLD_ING UF. ACTION AS. FLEET 4, AWAITS WORD FROM:  PIG THREE MEET: *

Expect the Big Three To Break Silence At Potsdam Today   KOREA IS AGAIN HIT   Vital Seisen Ko River Span, Gateway to Manchuria, Ils Damaged

TAX RELIEF BY NOVEMBER PLAN   Congress Expected To Give Some Relief To Business And Individuals

Left Assumes Rule In France   Sweeping Nationalization Program is Proposed

LEFT-WINGERS REFORM FRANCE   Sweeping Nationalization Program Demanded In New Constitution

Sec. Stettinius Raps Wheeler  Assails Criticism Of Unconditional Terms

Pickets Bar Flint Executive; Demands  Are Taken Up Again   UAW And Executives Resume Negotiations In Effort To Find A Settlement Applicable To Automotive Industry As A Whole.

Auto Workers Bar GM Official From Garage At Flint .   UAW Resumes Meetings With Manufacturers On Wage Demands

End Is Near For Truce in Auto Strike   Wage Increase Battle Looms In Detroit

Buick Plant Pickefs Bar Executives   Negotiations To Be Resumed Today

GM Pickets End Yuletide Truce: Official Barres   Ruick Executive’s Car Halted Cutside Deircit Piant; Talks Resumed

Strike Problem Suspended For Holiday Period   Auto Union To Use Time to Prepare Demand Data

UAW Prepares New Data In Wage Fight   GM Picket Lines To Be Abandoned

PICKETS BAR GM HEAD FROM CO. GARAGE   Incident Occurs At Flint; Resume Negotiations

PICKETS HALT GM EXECUTIVE   Company Official Barred From Flint Garage

Holiday Truce At Auto Plants Ends   UAW Has Resumed Negotiations In Wage Increase Demands

G. M. Executive Barred by Union   Company Reports 25,000 Office Workers Cross Picket Lines; Wage Talks Renewed

TO RESUME BATTLE   CIO United Auto Workers Seeking a 30 Percent Pay Hike

HOLIDAY TRUCE ON LABOR FRONT 1S ENDED TODAY   Unions and Management Resuming Battles

Strikers Have A Brief Truce For Christmas   Labor Disputes Hanging Fire With Government Ready To Step In

‘9th Army Checks Fierce Attack: Patton Storms  Chemnitz Near Border

Iwo Keystone Cities Are Captured After Bloody Street Fighting   Double Victory Threatens Nazi:   German Central Front Now Faces Collapse From Repeated Losses

Score Twin Victories : Over Nazis.   CITIES WERE STRONGHOLDS OF DEFENSIVE SYSTEM. .... IN CENTRAL GERMANY

Centrai Front Broken   Twin German Strongholds Fall To U. S. Troops

Double Victory Presages Full German Collapse   Keystone Defensive Cities Captured After Terrific Struggle -.

DOUBLE BLOW THREATENING GERMAN LINE   First Army Takes Two Towns in Bloodiest Street Fighting of War.

Job Guarantee Is Disputed _ Congressional Clarification  ‘Of Veteran Rights Is Asked

Job Guarantee Is Disputed sasiahnmaremmaisiaetirl Ee)  Congressional Clarification  (Of Veteran Rights Is Asked

No Defense For Atomic Bomb Seen   Dr. Staley Says All Major U. S. Cities Could Be Leveled In Half Hour

Jap Carrieys, Other Ships AreDefected   Breaking Of Radio Silence Is Debated By American Crew

Not Sure Boise Saw Jap Fleet   Brewster Declares Navy Story of Disaster Was Prepared to Clear Seeretary Tull

CASUALTY LISTS TO BE SPEEDED   ‘Newspapers and Radios Te Receive Latest Reports © From Fronts Daily

Lutheran Group  Meet Here Friday  Expect 400. ‘Women In Attendance

Final Peace Signing Is Sef Sunday, Jap Time   Arend Forces Will ’ Arrive Sentember 1

Coal Shortage Putting Steel At Lowest Ebb   Strike Leaves Only 3-Day Supply For The Mills

BEWILDERING ATTACK BY GROUP OF AIRBORNE JAP TROOPS COST DAMAGE TO SOME YANK PLANES

Destroyer Ingraham Will Split Seas Again After Damage by Nips Is Fixed

USS Ingraham Tn Drydock At  H unter’s Point   Japanese Suicide Planes Rammed Into Her Side

USS INGRAHAM SURVIVES RAID   Direct Hit By Suicide Plan  Fails To Sink : Destroyer

Shattered Ingram Will Sail Again Against Japs   Despite Bombing, Gaping Hole, Famed Destroyer Was Saved By Crew

Suicide Plane Hits Destroyer   Ingraham Back Under Own Power—15 Killed, 30 Wounded

Murray resolution on wages opposed as ‘too conservative’  T ets clenluwne Kevetwoace and lahar   Lewis declares business and labor are entitled to ‘what they can get’

SCHOOLS WILL GET PROPERTY   State Agency Designated To Secure Surpluses From Government

CUBA REVOLT PLOT FOILED   FORMER ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF AND 29 OTHER ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS ARRESTED

SPEAKS ON RESORT TOURIST BUSINESS   Kelly Demands That People _ Awake to Importance of Travel Industry,

New And Eerie Antics Of A-Bomb Explained By Arnold Scientists Denounce Proposed As Invitation For Race

Atomic Power Control Bills Are Attacked   Gen. Arnold Predicts How New Bomb Will Be Used on U. S.,

Scientists score bills for control of atomic energy  { / e ry . Declare they are invitation fay warld ta cet into race

i New And Eerie Antics Of A-Bomb Explained By Arnold \Scientists Denounce Proposed IControls As Invitation For Race

Tass Confirms Contact Made  Himmler’s Surrender Offer True. Report

Russ Contirm  Peace Otter   Moscow Says Himmler Proposed Surrender To U, 8.. Britain. Was Refused.

RUSSIANS STATE SURRENDER TALK BASED ON FACT   Tass Reports Himmler Offered To Surrender to U. S$. And Britain

MEXICO PARLEY PLANS ARE SET   Solons Will Attend Meet As : Special Advisors

Inter-American Delegates Named   Congressmen to Attend Mexico City Session

JOINS NEW YORK IN CURFEW RULE   Byrnes Admits Inability to Force Observance

New York Is Almost Alone Defying U. S.   Haverhill, Mass., Only Place Shifting To LA. M. Curfew

Neighbor City Also Balking   Haverhill, Ma: Joins Extension     Sas

HITS IN WES   Bh j s tril D } t As Part of East Digs Out From Snow

PROPOSE SUPER SPY SYSTEM FOR THE-POST WAR PERIOL   BHIG. GEN. WILLIAM J, DONOVAN HS BEHIND MOVEMENT FOR SUPER SPY NEW DEAL

CLAIMS SUPER PY PROPOSAL GIVEN TO FOF   Washington Paper Says Plans Would Coordinate -All Intelliqence Units.

WALLACE IN COMEBACK AT PREDECESSOR   Proposes Congressional Probe o RFC Lending as Administered Ry Jesse Jones.

‘POWER TO UNDERSECRETARY   Jesse Jones Issues Instructions to Wayne C. Taylor

‘Russian Forces  Drive 120 Miles   Reds’ Surprise Plunge Rolling Toward Harbin

BRUTAL BEATINGS OF PRISTNERS BY ENEMY REPORTEI   500° Allied. Prisoners. Are Taken Aboard. American Rescue Ships At Yokosuka Naval Base.   MOST ARE SUFFERING FROM: MISTREATMENT   Maj... Gregory Boyington. Marine Fighter Pilot Thought Killed, Is Among Those Liberated.

PRISON CAMP AREA   Described As One Of The “Blackest Hellholes” Of The War   ALL SUFFERING gem. FROM INJURIES           Rescue Boat Brought Tears To Their  Eyes 

AGREEMENT ON PROBLEMS IN BERLIN NEAR   U.S. Commander Says “It Takes Time to Understand Each Other”

ADMITS ORDER TO KILL WOMEN   pap Officer Shows Apparent Pride in. Testimony at War Trial

Japanese Army (Officer Admits Cruelty Charges   Admits Urging Men To Kill Women And Children If They Opposed  FEmperor   MASSACRE TOOK PLACE ON PALEWAN

ORDERED ACTS OF BARBARITY   Col. Fujishige Confirms Evidence With Apparent Pride

Lashes Cynics Who Forecast Future Wars”   Barkley For Charter -and Senator Wheeler Also Will Vote Yes

Barkley Sure World Lineug Will Succeed   Senate. Leader Flays Cynics, Says People “Can Cuaranice Peace

ITISUPTOTHE PEOPLE TO MAKE GOOD CHARTER   Democratic Leader Barkley , Criticized the “Cynics” in Senate Today.   ONE OPPOSITION VOTE   Sen. Hiram Johnson, R. Calif., Il at Hospital Is Opposed to It.

Senator Barkley During Debate on World Charter Criticizes ‘Cynics’ Who Predict More Wars

PEOPLE’S WILL KEY TO PEACE, BARKLEY SAYS   Slaps At ‘Cynics’ Who Think There’ll Always Be War In Charter Debate 

Barkley Flays. ‘Cynics’ In His Charter Plea   Says Organization Will Succeed “EH People Of World Will. That Tr Shall”?

Charter Will Suceeed if  People so Will   United States Must Cooperate or May be Destroyed

Charter, Attacks ‘Cynics On War   Democratic Leader Says Charter To Work lf Peanles Will It

TROOPS Phtaa  HUNT FOn TOP HITLER AIDES   Seek Himmler After Capture of Skorzeny, Rescuer of Mussolini.

Big Manhunt Under Way In Germany.   Himmler Heads Fugitive List; — Dr. Ley Caught

Every House, Every Mountain Chalet Searched For Fugitive Nazi Criminals

Yanks Seize Nazi Rescuer Of Mussolini   Allied Net Clesing Tighter on Leaders Facing Wor Trial

 Hunt P Pressed  F or Three High Nazi Officials   Himmier, Ribbentrop and Streicher Sought; No. 2  Man Tai Himmier’s Re gime Captured '

Yress Search For Top Nazis Still at Large   Capture of Himmler’s No. 2 Man Spurs Hunt for Gestapo Chief and Others

Houses Searched in Effort To Turn Up Himmler, Ribbentrop. Streicher—-Ley Caught

UNRELENTING SEARCH BEING CONDUCTED FOR HEINRICH HIMMLER  _ HIMMLER, RIBBENTROP  AND STREICHER MOSTWANTED WAR CRIMINATC

Big Search On For Himmler. Ribbentrop   Lt. Col. Otto Skorzen. No. 2 Man In Himmler’s Organization. Taken.   LEADS SABOTEURS

Nation’s Clocks May Be Set Back By End of Month   Congressional Leaders Promise End of Daylight Saving Time By Sept. 30.

Daylight Time To End Sept. 30   Congressional Leaders Promise Change Back Rv End Of Month.

Standard Time Returns Sept. 3)   Congress Promises Return To Old Time

‘CONGRESSMEN PROMISE TO SET CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR BY SEPTEMBER 30

RADIO SURVEY NAMES LEADERS   ‘Information Please’ Wins Top Honors In Poll Of Editors  And Writers Fer Year

P. M. Asks F or Accord In Trade    Attlee Speaks Before Joint Meeting of U. S. House and Senate; Argues for Cooperation

Prime Minister of Britain Speaks to US Congress Today   Seeks to Remove Some Apprehensions About Labor Party Policy

Attlee Appeals For U. S., Britist Economic Unity   Tells Congress There Is Ample Room For Trade Without Rivalry

No Need For U. §.-British Rivalry—Attlee  Prime Minister In Talk To Conaress;   Prime Minister In Talk To Congress; Predicts An Era Of Cooperation

Attlee Speaks Out Against “Undue Rivalry”   Stresses Cooperation Between Britain and U.S. as Means  Tou Better Warld

Prime Minister ls Speaker In Congress   Atomic Bomb Draws Only Passing Mention; British Chief Sees Era of Increasina Co-Operation of Two Nations

BRITAIN’S PREMIER SAYS NO REASON FOR ECONOMIC RIVALRY  FOUNDATIONS FOR PEACI MCT PE poncorBbITy aur   FOUNDATIONS FOR PEACE MUST BE PROSPERITY AND GOOD NEICHBORLINESS -

War Costs DuetoDrop Next Year   War's Progress May Alter Budget Figure Of 83 Billion Dollars

Submits Budget Of 83 Billions   President’s Guess On War Costs For Fiscal Year 1946 Is 70 Billions; Total Government Spending Estimate Lowest In 3 Years.

83 Billions Needed to See Government  “Through 1946: FDR   Lowest F igure in Three Years is Submitted to Congress for Study

AN 83 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET  SENT TO GONGRESS   It Might Swing $10,000,000 Up or Down, It Was Announced.   DEPENDS ON THE WAR   President Roosevelt Refused to Predict When Shooting Will Stop.

FDR’s Budget Asks For 83 Billions   President Places Year's Costs Before Congress

BUDGET (a SET AT S00 BILLION   May Swing More Than $10 Billion Up Or Down, De-~ pending on War. f   $70 BILLION FOR WAR

83 Billion Dollar Budget to Congress  a on) _~ m —~ nN 1 ff eA Ted:   F. R. Bases Figure On Guess War Will Cost 70 Billions

F. R. Request: 83 Billion in New Budget   Increase or Decrease Of 10 Billions During Coming Year Possible

Sum Represents 13-Billion Drop From Present Fun With Chief Cut In War Spending

Chief Sends Up 83 Billion Dollar Budget   Estimate Might Swing More Than 10) Billion Dollars Lp Or Down.   LOWEST IN 3 YEARS

83 BILLION BUDGET SENT TO CONGRESS   President Says It Could Fluctuate 10 Billions Either Way.   He Refuses to Say When War Will End

New War Budget Sent to Congress   At 83 Billions, It Is Lowest Submitted in Three  Years   MAY GO UP OR DOWN   Federal Revenue Is Expected to Shrink in Coming Year

E5-BILLION BUDGET SENT 70 CONGRESS   President Says F Figure Mighi Swing Up (or Down) bj Jen Billions

83-BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET WAS SENT TO CONGRESS TUESDAY  PPRECIDENT CAVE IT wre’

Roosevelt Sends Congress 83-Billion Dollar Budget; War To Require 70 Billion   Predicts Enemies Will Be Totally Defeated Before Arms Are Laid Down

PRESIDENT HITS ON 7OBILLIONS FOR WAR   Battle Costs Due To Drop In Fiscal 1946 On Shift  To ‘Maintenance’

Budget Of 83 Billion Sent To Congress   Roosevelt Declines To Predict When War Will End

SHIFT UP OR DOWN IS PROVIDED   &nemy’s Total Defeat Only Prediction Of Chief Executive

Total Of Eighty-Three Billion Dollars Asked In Message Submitted To Congress Today

May Swing 10 Billion Up or Down, Depending On War, SaysPresident   FDR Wace Congress His Only Prediction on  n Shooting Will Stop is That Our En emies Will Be Totally Defeated Before We Lay Down Our Arms. ~

BUDGET ASKING 83 BILLIONS 1S GIVEN CONGRE ESS  ATE a AE Matin      Neads Of Nation Are Outlined By Presi- Aant   ANNU-AL MESSAGE   Refuses To. Predict When End Of The War Will.Come-. :

FDR’S BUDGET LOWEST IN PAST 3 YEARS OF WAR   Asks for 83 Billion; Says Trend of Conflict May Change Request

ee Ee ee Oe  WAR NEEDS SET AT 70 BILLION  Makes No Prediction When Shooting Will Stop In Eurepe      President Says War ’ Spending Expected To  Drop In Fiscal 1946

FDR Submits $83-Billion Budget To Congress; Asks $70 Billion For War

'46 Budget Lowest in 3 Years   FDR Message Requests 83 Billions, But Says Amount Spent Depends On Progress of War

PRESIDENT SUBMITS BUDGET OF $83,000,000,000 12 CONGRESS; “MAY VARY BY $10,000,000,000

FDR Visions Decrease in Cost of War   Spending May Vary Greatly He Tells Conaress in Message

83 Billions Budget Sent To Congress   May Go Up Or Down De. pending On War; FDR Silent On Ending

LOWEST BUDGE] IN 3 YEARS IS ‘SENT CONGRESS   $83 Billion Dollar Spending Bill Would B $17 Billion Drop

Od BILLION IN 1045 BUDGET TO CONGRESS   Estimate for Fiscal Year to Rise or Drop as War  Job Dictates.

10 BILLION OF SUM TO BE FOR WAR   \Figure, However, May Be Up or Down 10 Billion, Depending Upon Changing Trends, Budg at Moacearva Fvniaing.

Roosevelt Sends Congress _An 83-Billion-Dollar Budget; Estimate is Lowest in 3 Years

Eighty-Three  Billions Asked By Roosevelt   Estimated. War Will Re quire $70,000,000,000 Of Total, Depending Extent Of Couflict

83 BILLIONS REQUESTED IN ~ 1946 BUDGET   War Costs Are Pu At 70, and Other Expenses at 13

Congress Gets  Kighty-Three Billion Budget   Ten Billion Dollar Difference Depends On War. Says FDR in Annual Budget Specel

TEN BILLION “SWING” FOR FISCAL YEAR   Spending Depends on War.—Total Defeat For Enemy Pledged in  : President's Message.

83 Billion. Budget Sent To Congress   Might Swing 10 Billion DoJlars Up Or Down

Tota! Costs Depend Unon Length of War   Figures Lowest In Three Years

83 Billion Dollar Budget to Congress   By R Pp. eae «Se < I” 2 See U/ ne Wl Coot 70 Billinnc

SUM IS LOWEST IN 3 YEARS   Roosevelt Savs War Conditions Can Jump Or Lower Figure 10 Billion

83- Billion-Dollar Budget Sent to Congress By President Roosevelt

Congress Gets FDR. Budget of 83 Billior   President Advises War's Course May Alter Total Asked

83 Billions Asked In Latest Budget   President Submits His Report On Government Needs for Next Year

Warto Require 70 Billions, 13 for  ‘Government Cost   President Roosevelt Tells Congress His Only Prediction Is That Our Enemies Will Be Totally Defeated

President Asks For  69-Billion   Budget That Might Swing up or Down Ten Billion Dollars  Sent to Congress

JAPANESE AIRPLANE WITH 10,000 MILE RADIUS REPORTED  TWO SUCH PLANES BUIL} AND SCOUTING OF U. S. BEEN PLANNED

Call For Single Food Authority   Beef Shortage Blamed  On “Poor Management’

Another Big 3 T. Meeting Said S Being Arr anged 8:   3 Tars, Spars 1 Show Listed at ved 8:30 p.m. Today

TESTIMONY OF JESSE JONES TO BE HEARD TODAY   Ousted Commerce Secretary to Testify Agains' Successor Henry Wal. lace.

B-295 MAKE RAIDS   Targets in Indo-China and Japanese Island of Hon shu Bombed

Honshu Takes Air Pounding   Yank Superforts Stage Heavy Blow at Military And Production Targets

American Superforts Blast Enemy-Held Indo-China, Honshu   Military Installations Suffer Pounding From B-29's; Industrial Areas Reel Lnder Dav Attack: Japs Fear for Tokyo

Jap Military Targets Blasted   Possibly Gunning For New Jap Shipping Intended For Luzon.

Superforts In Twin Assault   ‘Big Bombers. Hammer Targets in Jap-Held Indo-China and On Island of Honshu -

Aim To Whittle  Plane Output  Gurney Asks Hearing On Universal Training

TAX CUT BILL ABOUT SET FOR FINAL: APPROVAL   Full Employment Program And Food for Europe Add To Lawmakers Worries

Congress Studies Gut in Navy ‘And Plane Output   Fast, Hard-Hitting, But Smaller Fleet Catted for in Bill

House Debate On Peacetime N avy Started   President Truman  Declares People Own Science Secrets

Airplane Output Is Discussed   Powerful Two-Ocean  Fleet Fixed In Bill

House Studie Bill fo Cut Size of Navy  Military Training And Tax Cut Bill

CONGRESS TO WORK ON SIZE OF PEACETIME NAVY FOR U.S.   Will Also Study Postwar Needs Of Aircraft For Nation This Week

SOLONS START WORK ON SIZE OF U.S. FLEET   Open Hearings to Decide Number of Aircraft Plants to Retain

War Plants Get Attention Of Congress   Airplane Production Is.To Be Decreased

House Acts To Cut Navy Air Power    Bill Calls For Postwar Fleet Of 1082-Ships

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in Nation. al Capital Summarized by Associated Press

Congress Whittling at Size of Navy  And Airplane Production Facilities

RESOLUTION ASKING . THAT EMPEROR BE TRIED AS CRIMINAL RUNNING , INTO OPPOSITION

TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES DRIVE FOR VIENNA   Berlin Admits Evacuation of Vital Harbor of Stettin

TWO ARMIES — ARE DRIVING ~ FOR CAPITAL   RED FORCES NOW SMASHING ENEMY RIVER DEFENSE  LINE C0 MILES FROM GOAL

RUSSIAN FORCES STORMING FINAL VIENNA BARRIER   Stettin Falls; Nazis Admit e Breslau and Kuestrin Withdrawals

TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES CLOSE INON VIENNA  Within 60 Miles of Goal  > DANZIG ENTERED  2 Miles From Czecho-

Russian Armies Sweep Forward On All Fronts   Soviets Reach Raba River in Austrian Drive

PASSES AWAY IN HOSPITAL AT HEIDELBERG   Had Been Reported On Highroad To Recovery, But Complications Set In Weakening His Heart; Death Peaceful   DEATH OCCURRED AT 11-30 A.M.

Loses Fight Against Injuries Suffered in Car Collision De cember 9

Gen. Geo. Patton Dies; Pneumonia Set in Thursday  “Blood and Guts” Well Described Army Man

Bronchial Infection Is Fatal Today   Injured in Collision Dec, 8 While Motoring Near His Headquarters

GENERAL LOSES FIGHT FOR LIFE IN HEIDELBERG   Heart Complications Develop After War Tandae Wac Calning

HEART, LUNG COMPLICATIONS FATAL TO HERO   Injured Dec. 9 In Auto Crash

Heart Was Unequal To Strain   COMPLICATIONS SET IN FEW HOURS AFTER FAMED MILITARY LEADER WAS PRONOUNCED  OUT OF DANGER

World-Famed Warrior Succumbs To Respiratory Complications that Became Serious Only Thursday

Kansas City Greets General   Arrives In City 12:16 Today; Mother, 4 Brothers Meet Him.

lt Gun  Salute to General   ‘Hello Mother:’  “Hello Ike.” is Greeting, Then Famous Son Kisses Mother

ROUSING WELCOME GIVEN EISENHOWER IN NATIVE MIDWESI   Meets Family. in Kansas Cit Before Going to Abilene

Kansas Greets lke With Open Arms   65 Members of Famih Assemble for First Reunion in 20 Yeors

“General “tke” Is Star of Kansas 9City Welcome   Two States Take Part in Eisenhower Homecoming; Family Reunion at Airport

Kansas Turns Out To Honor General ‘lke   EisenhowerGreetedBy Aged Mother At Kansas City; Throng Welcomes Him

A RIP-ROARING HOMECOMING FOR GEN. EISENHOWER   The General's Plane Landed at Kansas City Airport at 12:16 p. m. Today.   TREMENDOUS OVATION   17-Gun Salute Roared Forth a Greeting to the Supreme Commander.

GENERAL ‘IKE ARRIVES IN KANSAS CITY   Comes Home to Middle West to Receive Tumultuous Two-State Celebration and Greet Members of His Family.

GEN, IKE LANDS IN KANSAS CITY   Allied Chief Given Big Ova tion—Greets Mother and Brothers

Eisenhower Clan Gathers To Meet ‘Tke   General Rushes To Mother As He Leaves Plame

Tokyo School  Fostered Nationalists   American Counter-Intelligence Uncovers College Where Discontent Taught Conquered, Nips Learn Subservience

Occupation For 20 Years Recommended   Another List Of War Criminal Suspects To Be Announced Soon

ap School To ain. ‘Asiatics  Rebel Found             Prepated For Day ren Allies Returned to’   achings Carried ut in East Indies            :plosions from “Intellect zal Land Mines” Going Off Now: Tried to Cullivate Indonesians

U. S. Uncovers Jap-Trained School For Asia Discontent   ‘Intellectual Land Mines’ Are Exploding Against Occupation By Allies

Trained Natives to Foment War:  Americans Uncover Japanese Schools

Mrs. Ramo Rossi, Active Charleroi Clubwoman and Former School Teacher, Struck at Crossing While Walking Home to Lunch   BODY REMOVED FROM TRAIN HERE aT 12:3

Turkey heeds Big Three’ Edict, Declares War On Axis To Gain Riaht To Vote At Peace Table

BOTH GERMANY, JAPAN INCLUDED IN ACTION   OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES MAY ACT BEFORE MARCH 1, DEADLINE SET BY BIG THREE; DESIRE TO GET IN AT “KILL” MAIN REACON

TURKEY VOTES WAR AGAINST NAZIS, JAPAN   Declaration Is Effective Next Thursday

POLES TO SEND MANY TO FORMEF NAZI TERRITORY   7,500,000 Persons To Be Moved, All Germans May Be Ousted

SENATE 0, K. OF FRISCO CHARTER MAY TAKE TIME   U. S.-Britain Plan To Push  Ratification

Senate Hearings InBig Role   May Play Vital Part in Big Three Meeting

Expect Charter Approval When Given senate   Report on San Francisco Conference Due Next Week Before Senate, With Debate Following.

Senate Group Hearings on Charter May Influence Big-3 Meet i in July

Senators May Discuss United Nations’ Charter Durina ‘Bia 3’ Meeting

Senate Action On Charter to Be Important   May Play Heavy Part in Meeting of Rie Three in Berlin

HEARINGS SET ON WORLD PLAN      May Play Big Role I Big Three Meeting

SENATE COMMITTEE  HEARINGS SET FOR  WORLD PEACE PLANS HEARINGS MAY PLAY BIC  PART IN PLANNED BIG THREE CONFERENCE

HEARINGS MAY PLAY BIG PART IN BIG 3 MEET   Senate Hearings On San Francisco Charter May Not Be Complete Until Sep tember.   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER—  (Associated Press Diplomatic BP Aditar:

SENATE HEARINGS ON CHARTER MAY 4NFLUENCE BIG 3  CONNALLY PREDICTS

Senate Hearings On Charter May Affect Big Three   Revision May Be Made In Program

Senate Hearings On Charter May Affect Big Three  Alithongh Approval Expected   Alihongh Approval Expected Ratification Vote May Come As Late as in September

Senate Hearing on World Charter May Affect ‘Big Three   Quick Ratification Would Play Important Role in Their Meeting

Senate Hearings On World Charter May Play Major Role In Big-3 Meeting

Truman Contident Of Ratification Of Peace Charter   Senate To Hold Hearings, Final Action Seen In Sept.

Father And Son Confessed Murder At Arnolds Park  Pair Picked Up Ag  Tics Ma ecb as

Yamashita Trial Brings Out More Atrocity Details   7,000 Civilians Saic Burned, Killed

Alhes score big victories on all fronts  Del Monte air center cantured

NO NIP TROOPS FOUND ON KUME  :   United States Forces Have Occupied Island West of the Okinawa Group.

ALLIES SEIZE NAZI LEADERS   Doenitz and Other German Chiefs at Flensberg Arrested

Doenitz, Other German Leaders Arrested  Nazis Are Taken to Undisclosed Prison bv Allies

ADMIRAL DOENITZ AND OTHER NAZI LEADERS SEIZED   Allies Destroy So-Called Flensburg Government and » Remnants of German High Command.   VON FRIEDBERG, JODL AND SPEER IN CUSTODY   Guards Offer No Resistance as British Arrest 400 Officers and 2,300 Knlisted Men.

Allies Destroy Rest of Nazi High Command   Doenitz, Other Chiefs Placed Under Arrest In Flensburg Cleanup

German Leaders Arrested: Doenitz, Jodl, Friedeberg, Speer Held in Custody of the Allies

REICH LEADERS   Allies Take Doenitz, Jodl And Others to Destroy Flensburg Regime

German High Command Is Dissolved By Eisenhower; Doenitz Put Under Arrest   Gen. Jodl, Admiral Von Friedeberg And Production Chief Speer Are Imprisoned; Field Marshal Keitel Captured Ten Days Ago

ALLIES ARREST GERMAN CHIEFS   Admiral Doenitz And Other High Nazis’ Go To Prison

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DOENITZ AND JODL ARRESTED BY ALLIES   Other High Nazis Taken Into Custody By Control Commission at Flensburg

Food, Clothing Earmarked For Jap Civilians   Gen. MacArthur Commandeers Weapons of Enemy For Use of Qeeupation Forces   Other Equipment To Be Destroyed   Uneonfirmed Reperts Say Eun perar Will Mect Allied Commander 'fomorrow

Single Superfort Raid Knocked Out Jap Oil Base  : Enemy’s Biggest Supply  Area Blasted on  =QSeecthe Ebecnolece falenndl

SMASH JAP OIL STORAGE AREA   B-29s Wreck Fuel Station in One Raid

Superforts Knock Out Japanese Oil Storage Area   Puts Dent in Empire’s Vital Supply of Fuel; 400 B-29s in Raid With Alf Returning

One Powerful Raid Destroys 12 Giant  Tanks, Major Fuel Reservoir Of Nips

B-29 Raid Devastates Japan’s Greatest Gas  And Oil Storage Areas

85 PER CENT TARGET AREA DEVASTATED   Destroy Major Source Of Jap Oil, Gas Supply

PHOTOS REVEAL ONE RAID MADE HASH OF DEPOT   Destruction Wreaked On Greatest Oil Storage Area In Japan Estimated At 85 To 90 Per Cent.

Single Superfort Raid Knocked Out Jap Oil Base  Enemy’s Biggest Supp!) Area Blasted on

Devastate Oil Storage Area In B-79 Raid   85-90% Destruction Reported In Single Blow; No Superforts Lost On Mission

Japan Loses Oil Storage   Single Raid Knocks  Qut Honshu’s Plant

JAP OIL STORAGE AREA DESTROYED   B-29’s Blast Fuel Centers Of Both Army, Navy

JAPS’ GREATEST OIL SUPPLIES WIPED OUT      B-29S LEAVE 85 TO 90 PER CENT DEVASTATION IN RAID ON HONSHU; ARMY, NAVY PLANTS HIT

B-29s Wreck . Japanese Oil . Storage Area:   Devastated By Just On “Fuld. Seate, Raid On Southeastern Hon. - . shu May 10

ONE B-29 RAID DEVASTATES BIC JAP OIL DEPOT   Photos Show § & To 96 Percent Destruction On Senth Henshu

SUPERFORTS KNOCKED OUT JAPS’ BIGGEST OIL STORAGE AREA IN RAID, PHOTOS REVEAL

Superforts Wipe Out Japan’s Greatest Oil Storage Areas   Single Raid On May 10, Destroyed 85 to 90 Per: .cent of Supplies:in Huge Honshu Storage Aréa. 

Superforts, Wreck Japan’s Greatest Os.” ‘Storage Areas In Singn Big Raid

SPURN LAVAL AS TRIAL WITNESS   Prosecution, Defense Agree To Speed Petain Hearing

Hoover Encourages  President Truman  Vandenberg Joins United ‘ort

Consumers Will Get Goods at Pre-War Prices   Store Earnings to Come From New High Sales Volume

Washing Machines, Kitchen Ware Soon To Reach Store:   Production Of lroners To Be Slower — Controls Taken Off Deliveries, Ending Annoyances

High Sales Volume Wil Provide Excellent Profit, Opinion Of Director Of OPA

Conversion Price Leve To Be Held Under Rule   Rush Change-Over Will Not Bring Hike In Cost

Reconversion News Gets Biggest Play in Washington Now   Speedy Production of Civilian Goods at Normal Costs Aim

A RULING BY OPA   New Goods Will Be a About Same Price as  Before the War

Durable Goods Will Cost Same ‘As Before War   That's What the OPA Says About Such Items as Washing Machines

Firm Hand On Prices ©   OPA Order Will Hold Household Goods Cost To Pre-war Levels

Most Important Postwar Decision Announced While Government Offer: -952 Idle Plants  To Manufacturers

Army Offers 252 War Plants To Industry As Contribution Towsrd Civilian Employment

Prices of New Goods Held at Pre-War Level   One of Government's Most Jmportant Statements Issued by OPA in Conversion from War Production

Goods To Be At Pre-War  Price Levels   Incentive for Production! Provided by Return of 250 War Plants by Army To Privaie Indusiry

Consumer Goods Ordered Held To Post-War Levels   Swift Action Taken To Nip Inflation In Retail Markets

Durable Goods Prices To Be Held, Says OPA   252 War Plants Called Surplus; Ease Curbs On Transportation; Relax Lumber Control

More. Materials To Be Available At Pre-War Cost   Clothing Will Appeai In Stores Soon As Many Other Items Return

TO BE AT FAIR PRICES   OPA Declares Such Things as Washing Machines to Be at Pre-war Levels, or Only Very Little Hicher.

OPA Expects To Hold Check Over  Civilian Goods   Director Bowles Announces That Pre-war Prices Will Be Maintained for Most of New Items.

Rule Laid Down to Keer Prices From Getting Out of Hand.   IMPORTANT STATEMENT

Norway Remains In Gers man Camp With No Indication Of Capitulation   Enemy Battling Yanks, Russians   Fighting Still Continues In Czechoslovakia, Part of Austrian Area

Two Armies "n South Give Up To Allies   Fighting On Continent Isolated In Czech. oslovakia—Reds Take Swinemuende

Pattons Army  Only Yanks Still Fighting   Norway Becomes Holdout Camp of 300,000 Remnants of Once-Powerful Wehrmacht, Doenitz Reported There

FINAL ACTION. ON LEGISLATION AGAINST WALKOUTS MAY BE AGAIN  ‘DELAYED

21 WARSHIPS DAMAGED BY TYPHOON   Navy Reveals Halsey Fleet Hit Near Philippines

Gale Hits Navy Harder Than Action By Enemy   Only One Vessel Not Repaired, Back In Fight Against Nips’

Big 3rd Fleet Is Battered   Cruiser Loses Bow But Makes Way into Port

ALL EXCEPT ONE NOW  ARE BACK IN ACTION  Battleships and Cruisers  Damaged But Have:  Raen Pannijrard

TRAPPED BY TERRIFIC STORM BETWEEN OKINAWA AND PHILIPPINES JUNE 5   No Vessels Lost, and Majority Have Now Been Repaired and Returned to Action Against Japan

Typhoon Damages 21 Yankee Warships   Halsey’s Third Fleet Hit June 5; Most Of Vessels Repaired And Back On Duty

Reveal  ypheon Damages Flee   Twenty-One Warships Of Halsey's Fleet Damaged In June 5 Storm   MAJORITY OF SHIPS BACK IN ACTION

Halsey’ s Fleet Caught in Pacific By 120- Knot Storm; Cruiser Pittsburgh Lost Bow, Is Saved

21 Warships Are Damagec None Is Lost   Cruiser Pittsburgh Loses Entire Bow; Only One Life Lost

Halsey’s 3rd Fleet Is Badly Battered by Tropical Typhoon   British Price For Survival In War Revealed

anlPs TO3at LIKE TOY BY TYPHOON FURY   Cruiser Pittsburgh Shorn of. Bow; One Fatality Called Miracle.

STORM-WHIPPED WAVES CLAIM ONLY ONE LIFE   Scatter Force Over 125 Miles

SHIPS ARE NOW REPAIRED AND BACK IN ACTION   International News Service =taff Correspondent

Three Battleships, Five Carriers Included Among Damaged Ships; Only One Man Lost Report States.   TYPHOON HIT BETWEEN PHILIPPINES, OKINAWA

MOST OF CRAFT BAGK IN ACTION   Cruiser Loses 100 Feet o Bow, Makes Guam by Own Power

Only ¢ ‘One Life Lost as Storm  Lashes Fleet   Damage F ails To Halt. Operations — Asainst Japan

Over 21 Warships Buffeted, Only One Life Lost   U.S. S. Pittburgh Loses Her Entire Bow

MORE INTERNEES LEAVE FOR HOMES   3,170 American and British Nationals Leave Philippines.

ELMER EASTBURN IS FATALLY STRICKEN   84- Year-Old Andalusian Dies When Returning From An Errand

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Silver Bow Takes Slight Lead In War Bond Sale  Lewis and Clark Nov,

Silver Bow Takes Slight Lead in War Bond Sale  Lewis and Clark Now  Holds Second in  Four-County Contest

Millions Trek to Polls in Britain   Election Results to Be Announced July 26

PRESIDENT WILL ASK FOR COURT-MARTIAL PROCEEDINGS FOR ALL ACCUSED OF DUTY  DERELICTION IN PEARL HARBOR DISASTER

ACCUSED WILL. “GET A CHANCE FOR DEFENS   FULL DETAILS OF PEARL HARBOR DISASTER TO BE BROUGHT OUT DUR. — ING TRIALS

Further Probe (f Pearl Harbor Disaster Seer   President Reported To Favor Court-Martial Proceed. ings For Accused   CONGRESSMEN SAY nest NOT ee  2aeat* ae

Truman to Press for Action  To Fix Pearl Harbor Blame   Marshall Hopes to Retire as Chief of Staff, Demand Court Martial to Clea: His Name; Army and Navy Reports Fail to Satisfy Congress Members

PEARL HARBOR TRIALS SOUGHT IN HIGH CIRCLES   Marshall to Retire and Ask Court-Martial to Clear Name

House Passes Community Property Bill   Supporters Declere Will Reduce Federal Income Tax Payments Of Oklahomans

JOnN H. OANDS oTRIGKEN WHILE RETURNING HOME   Well-Known Yardley Resident Is Victim of Heart Attack   BORN IN SOLEBURY TWP.

ARMS OUTPUT LEVELING OFF   Cuts Ordered In Ammunition, Tank Production

Army Or -ders Cutbacks In Arms Output   Most -Of Increases Urged Last Winter Are Now Being Eliminated

Probers Check On Advance Hints Of Japanese Attack   Aimy Intelligence Slow In Relaying Warnings, To Commanders At Pearl Harber Base

x «KK KK * Yankee Sergeant Quits Throne for Jail   The Story of Yalta

INVASION OF OKINAWA DECLARED  ONE OF VAST STRATEGIC VALUE  IN WAR ON MIKADO'S DOMAIN

WAR TODAY   Okinawa Most Impott“ant Japanese Island Yet Invaded; Puts Yanks Almost In Nippou Front Yard

JUNITED STATES INVASION OF OKINAWA MEANS WE ARE REALLY ‘GOING INTO JAPANESE HOMET AND

City Attacked After Germans Get Ultimatum   Withdrawal Plan Of Nazis Imperiled By Rapid Advance

Two Divisions Cross Oker River: Salzeitter Falls   Bradley's Armies 57 Miles From City of Leipzig

Colepaugh “Owed No Allegiance To ve . Identifies Gimpel As Important German Spy

Says Spy Pal Nazi Official   Gimpel, One Of Two Being Tried, Appeared To Be Important.

REDS DISLIKE WAY ALLIES TREAT NAZIS   Handling of War Crimi nals and Doenitz Ad ministration at Flens burg Eyed Critically by the Soviet Press.

Soviet Hits Allied Rule   Handling Of War Criminals. Doenitz A dm in istration Viewed Critically.

Reds Crificize Allied Handling Of War Criminals   Russians Include Japanese on List Of Wanted Persons

Assert Justice Is Moving With ‘Its Brakes On’   Demand Speedup in Trial. Punishment of Nazis: List Japs

LIBEL SUIT IS FILED)   Montgomery Ward Brings Action Against Labor Organization

FIVE ARE CALLED FOR INDUCTION BY COUNTY  Tes ace dole alae nta eeeitiie ice aed ere

GLASS WORKERS MAY QUIT JOBS   UNION OFFICIAL SAYS STRIKE OF 15,000 CAN BE EXPECTED  BY MONDAY,

Vote To Strike  It Necessary   Believed Wrong Time To Settle Wage Issue

Sixteen Thousand Westinghouse Workers Vote to Strike If Necessary

Ford Turns Down Wage Settlement   Tells Union This Is Not Tim to Settle Issue — 275,000 Workers Idle

Evacuation of Singapore Planned by Japs  Allied Airbases   Allied Airbases New Threats to Enemy Held Port

Evacuation Of Singapore Planned by Nips   To Remove Civilians As Allied Power Rolls Dangerously Close

CIVILIANS TO MOVE OUT OF SINGAPORE   Japs Announce Plans for Evacuation as Allied Air Power Approaches Closer ta Base,

JAP CIVILIANS ARE EVACUATING MALAY CAPITAL   Enemy Taking Action A: Allies Get Dangerously Near Singapore   50 SUPERFORTS IN RAID ON REFINERY

Evacuation of Singapore Planned by Japs   Aulied Airbases New Threats to Enemy Held Port

Jap Evacuation OF Civilians At Port Is Hintec  Nip Radio At Java Say: Allies May Move On ef...

JAPANESE MAKING EVACUATION PLANS      Announce Civilians Will be Moved From Singa———""nore Soon

NEW RULE SETS SECRET BALLOT FOR VENEZUELA   Pledges Democratic Ideals And Hemispheric Unity; Foreign Rights Safe

Cabinet Pledged To Democracy Heads Venezuela   All Resistance to _ Junta Stamped Out; Former Newspaper Columnist is Leader

REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA SELECTS NEW CABINET   Betancourt Vows, Venezuela to Help Keep Hemisphere Unity

‘Venezuela Coup Is Complete   New Cabinet Pledges Free Secret Election -To Establish Fully Democratic Regime

PAN- AMERICAN SOLIDARITY PLEDGED   Former Columnist Assumes Role Of President   Marked Week-End, Reports Saying 2,000 To 9,000 Persons Killed

Pledge Democratic Ideals In Venezuela   Revolutionary Junta Stamps Out Important Resistance Over Weekend, New Leader Promises Free, Secret Ballot

Rebels Set Up New Cabinet  In Venezuela   Junta Stamps Out All Resistance and Democratic Leaders Take Office

Revolt Wins In Week End Battle   New Cabinet in Venezuela Pledged to Demo- .  cratic Rule   EX-COMMUNIST LEADER

NEW CABINET TAKES POWER IN VENEZUELA   Junta Stamps Out All Opposition Revolutionary

Former Newsman IsNew President. inferior Minister  Cabinet Is Pledged To Democratic Policy

Pledge Democratic Ideals, Venezuela   Betancourt Assumes Dual Role in Gov't.

Rebels Win In Venezuela   New Cabinet Named As Military Junta Consolidates Power

New Venezuel Cabinet Takes  Over Control   Junta Sponsors New Government, Pledges Democratic Ideals— Betancourt Is Head

Resistance To Junta Is Stamped Out   Former Newspaper Writer Takes Over, Promises Protection to Rights of Foretgen Investors

Revolutionary Junta Firmly Rules Venezuela   New 10-Man Cabinet Pledged To Maintain  Democratic Ideals.

New Venezuela Chief Pledges Liberal Rule   Former Newspaper Columnist Becomes Chief Executive

ATOR A NEW GABINE]   Newly Appointed Venezuela Regime Pledged to Democratie Ideals.

Venezuela Rebel Government Is Firmly Seated   Betancourt, New Chief, Pledges Democratic Rule of Nation

NEW VENEZUELA REGIME PLEDCED TO DEMOCRACY   Democratic - Minded Cabinet Takes Over Reins Of Oiul-Rich Country Following Bloody Weekend  Revolution.

Venezuelan Government Now Under Control Of  Revolutionists’ Cabinet 

New Cabinet Outlines Way in Venezuela   Free, Direct Universal Sufferage by Secret Ballot Promised

Cabinet Pledged To Democratic.  Ideals Takes Helm Venezuela :   Trials Slated For Ousted Gjov't Leaders Charged With Dictatorship and Malfeasance.

New Cabinet Now in Char "oC In V commis   Resistance Ends After Clashes Over Weekend

New Regime Takes Control In Venezuela   Revolutionary Changes Give Country First Free Presse In History

Rebellion Junta Rules Venezuela as Fighting Ends   New Cabinet Pledged To Democratic Ideals After Coup d’ Etat

Democratic Government Is Pledged By.Leaders   Venezuela President wtts-Up New Cabinet

R evolution In Venezuela Is Complete      Betancourt Junta Stamps Out Opposition In All Quarters

Democratic Cabinet Takes Over Reins in Venezuela   Revolutionary Junta Sponsors Government

BETANCOURT 10 PLAY DUAL ROLE IN NEW SETUP   Pledges Free, Secret Ballot; Report Thousands Killed in Rioting

Revolutionists Say Resistance ) Virtually Ended; Ex-Col umnist New President.

RABEL LEADERS SEIZE CONTROL OF VENEZUEL!   Cabinet Head Promises Gov ernment To Carry Out Democratic Ideals

Ex-Journalist Head Of New Regime: Vows ‘Universal Suffrage’   Romula Betancourt, One-Time Communist Whe Renounced Party, Installs Cabinet Pledged To Democratic Ideals, Hemisphere Unity

REBEL RULERS PROMISE VOTE IN VENEZUELF   Want Universal Ballot Junta Government  Tells Nation

New Cabinet In Office As Revolt Ends   Universal Secret  Ballot Promised

A DEMOCRACY IS PLEDGED IN VENEZUELA   Universal Suffrage by Secret Ballot Is One of the Reforms Promised by the New Revolutionary Regime.

Cabinet Pledged To: ea atte ‘Ideals Takes: Helm. Venezuela   Ta, Slated For Ousted Gov't Leaders. Charged With: Dictatorship and  SO NAalleacanna:

VENEZUELA WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE FOREIGN MONEY   NEW GOVERNMENT WANTS TO PROVE SINCERE MOTIVES

Venezuelan Revolt Ends; Rebels Hold Control of Country   New Cabinet is Pledged to Democratic Ideals and Secret Ballot

New Regime In Venezuela  Cabinet Pledged to Democratic Ideals Takes Over

One-Time Red Is President, Interior Chief   Junta Stamps Out Resistance, Pledges New Deal For Oil-Rich Nation

Betancourt - Takés. Up ” Presidential Duties; Favors Unity of  Hemisphere

CABINET PLEDGED TO  DEMOCRATIC IDEALS  FOLLOWS UPRISING REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA  STAMPS OUT RESISTANCE IN VENEZUELA

New Cabinet ls Pledged ToDemocracy   Betancourt, New Head Of Government, Says Nation To Work For Hemispheric Unity

New Regime In Venezuela Cabinet Pledged to  Democratic Ideals Ce eo Pee

Revolutionary Junda Names  10 To Cabinet   Bespectacled Romulo Betancourt Takes Over Presidenev Role.   DEMOCRATIC IDEALS

MICHIGAN FACES UTILITY STRIKE   Gas and Electric Employes Scheduled to Walk Out Today.

Also Acts to Halt Stoppage In Steel Works   Urges Congress To Enact Law To Curb Strikes

GM EMPLOYES ARE ASKED T0 RESUME JOBS   Calis On Congress For Speedy Steps To End Labor Strife

STRIKERS ARE. ASKED TO END THE WALKOUT   PRESIDENT ALSO NAMES “FACT FINDING” BOARD AND ASKS CONGRESS FOR LABOR LEGISLATION

DRAFT BATTLE NEARS CLIMAX   Two Key Figures In Hot  Senate Debate Are  Absent

Janan’s Weakness Begins To Show   By DeWITT MacKENZIE  Acennintan Pence Wap Analect

Flame Swirl Over 10 Miles Into Stratosphere  Atom Bomb Blast Seen 250 Miles

NAGASAKI WIPED OUT IN INFERNO   Smoke, Fiames Swirl 19 Miles Into Stratosphere

Fire Swirls 10 Mi. High At Nagasaki   Entire Built-Up Area Of Jap City Believed Completely Razed

NAGASAKI GOES MILES INTO AIR   Results Of Second Atomic Bomb Raid Seen From 250 Miles Away

Nagask! Erased With Inferno In Atom Bombing   ENTIRE BUILT-UP AREA OF CITY BELIEVED OBLITERATED

Atom-Blasted City Vanishes   Nagasaki Explosion Seen 250. Miles Aways

SECOND BOMB OBLITERATED NAGASAKI   Smoke of City Seen Over 250  Miles Away

Nagasaki In Ruins Army Reports; Japs Call Atom Attacks Lawless, Inhuman

ATOM BOMB OBLITERATES NAGASAKI   Smoke, Flame Swirl 10 Miles Above Voided City

Second Sun Bomb Smoke 10 Miles High   Nagasaki Apparently Obliterated by BPlect

BISMARCK SEA DESTROYED IN AERIAL ATTACK   731 Nipponese Planes Blasted in Raids  March 18-19

731 Nip Plane: Destroyed by U.S.in3 Days   MacArthur Reports Capture of Another Great Port in Luzon

American Carrier Planes Raid Jap Island Bases, According to Tekyo Report

NORTH LUZON — WAS BLASTED IN B-29 RAID   GROUND TROOPS TUSH FORWARD TOWARD MANILA AS TOKYO REPORTS SUPERFORT BLOWS   By INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICER

SEVERAL GERMAN TOWNS ARE TAKEN   Report Carrier Based Planes  Raid Sumatra

Third Fleet On Rampage   SMASH 331 PLANES, 95 ENEMY SHIPS IN 48-HOUR OFFENSIVE

Carrier Pilots Of Admiral Halsey’s Fleet Play Havoc With Jap Ships And Planes   Pacific Fleet Headquarters Reports 331 Enemy Planes And 95 Enemy Ships Were. Destroyed Or Damaged In An Offensive

HUFFMAN APPOINTED SENATOR FROM OHIO   States Director Of Commerce Is Selected To Succeed Harold Burton

COUNTYWIDE FARMERS UN ION MEETING   Session Will E Be held In Community Hall At Hinton

raitler Reported in Hiding — ee ing,  State Department Checking Story Of Nazi Is Argentina

U.S. State Department Will Probe Report Hitler Fled to Argentina

fhtier Neporied in riding  State Department Checking Story Of Nazi Is Argentina

AP WILL ASK FOR REHEARING   Petition Wiil Be Filed With Supreme Court on Or Before Sent. 1.

State Department Favors Financial Aid for German)   Allied Powers Called Upon to Send Goods to Reich for Next Two Years With View to Placing Country Back on Feet Economically and Industrially by 1948—Cost to U. S. Probably Would Run Into Hundreds of Millions,

Allied Nations to Finance Nazi Imports   State Department Declares Aid Needed at Once

U.S. Reveals Policy of Financial Aid To Germany  Asks Other Allies To Help Prevent  Disease and Unrest

Plan for German import outlined  Noarecearvyv ta nrevent disease   Necessary to prevent disease and unrest. department says

Must Help GermansPay For Imports   U. S. and Allies To Aid To Prevent Disease, Unrest in Reich.

State Department Says U. S. Must Finance German Imports  Will Be Necessary to ‘Prevent Disease and

U.S. Share ln Aid For Reich Will Be Heavy   Two-Year Plan to - Get Germany on Its. Feet: : Announced ©

REICH 10 BE PUT BACK ON ITS OWN FEET   COST TO U. S. MAY BE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS

US. WHT Ne Av in TH RCH   State. Derortaient Aim To Restore Gerntun . Economy By. 1942. _ Through Lean

FINAL APPEALS ARE CENT EISENAOWER      Seek Clemency for Pfe. Colby, Who !s Under Death Sentence.

Coal, Coke, Prices Up 10 Cents a Ton Other Costs Set   New Mexico Brick And Tile Rates Going Up $2 a Thousand

PRICE OF CRAL GOES HP AGAIN   Raise Effective Jan. 2 New Cars Still Lack Spare, Says OPA

Retail Coal Price Increased by OPA      Idaho-Produced Brick And Tile Also Boosted

YANKS SHELLED CHINESE TOWN   VILLAGE’ PUT UNDER FIRE WHEN SLAYER OF MARINE WAS GIVEN HIDEOUT

Murder of Marine In China Revealed   U. S. Forces Retaliate With Shelling of Village

CLAMPS TGhT CENSORSHIP ON JAPAN’S NEWS   Most Top Militarists In Yank Custody, Homma Held

Have No Right To Be Classed As Civilized   All But Few Of Suspected War Criminals List Are In Custody

JAPS REMINDED THEY ARE BEATEN NATION   M’‘Arthur Clamps Lid On Nation’s News Industry; More Guilty Caught

Censorship Is Clamped Upon News  Distribution   Most Suspected War: Criminals In Custody

Grip Tightened On Jap Press   Nippon Not an Equal of Allies, Says General MacArthur; Most of Top Enemy War Criminals Rounded Up for Trial   Gen. Homma Denies Guilt in Infamous Bataan Death March

Japs No Equal Qf Allies Savs Gen. WArthur   Lt. Gen. Marsharu) Homma. Creator Of ‘Death March’ _Is Apprehended.   LAUREL ARRESTED

Jap News Censorship ls Tightened   MacArthur Scores Domei Agency for Coloring Picture

Yanks Tighten Hold on Japs’  News Sourees   Homma Gives Himself Up, Asserts Bataan March “Wach’t So Bail’

Brands Japs  As No Equal Of The Allies   MacArthur Declares Nips Have No Right to Place Among Civilized Nations. Occupation Spreads

MW Arthur Clamps Tight Gag  On Nippon’s News  All Bat Few of Top ‘Militarists Now —

Nips Are Bluntly Told They're Not Equal In Any Way   Supreme Commander To Dictate Orders To Government At All Times

MacArthur Halts Practice of Nips ‘Giving Impression U. S. is Negotiat‘ing With Mikado   Told Commander Dictates Orders   Jap Told They Have Dem onstrated They Could Not Be Entrusted With tnposed Rules

Japs Are Told They Are Not Allies’ Equals   Tight Censorship Clamped on Nip News Industry

Censorship Is Clamped on Jap News Industry   General MacArthur Declares Japanese Not Equa! to Allies; Leaders Arrested

Not Qualified Yet As Civilized Nation   MacArthur Bluntly Tells People He's Not Dealing With Government—He Is Dictating to Government; Strict Control Slapped on News Services; Gen. Homma Gives Up

Censorship Reveals That Japan ‘Lost’   Nation Defeated Instead Of Equal as Militarists Rounded Up for Trial As War Criminals

Homma Denies He Ordered March but Says It Wasn't so Tough; Jap News Industry Censorship Clamped Down

Reprimands Nips Says They're Not “Equals Of Allies   Domei Resumes _ Limited Service Under ¥ Full Censorship

360,000 German Troops Give Up To Red Armies      Moscow Places German Dead or Captured in War at 12,600,000

Soviets Take 360,000  Nazi Prisoners   Czechoslovakia and Austria Are Completely Freed

TWO COUNTRIES ARE. LIBERATED BY RED TROOPS   German Die-Hards Cleared From Czechoslovakia And Austria.   NEARLY 3 MILLION GERMANS CAPTURED

360,000 Nazi Soldiers Give Up To Soviets   Bag of Prisoners Since Last Tuesday Swells to Over 1,060,000, Including Ninety-one German Generale

South Already Benefitting Fror Rate Decision   Freight Equalization Helping Industrial Development Of South.

E BONDS STILL SHY   Douglas County Still Has Rest of December to Come Thru

Japanese Open New Offensive In Hankow Area   60,000 Troops Led By Tanks Seek To Seize Wheat Crop

WAIT FOR BREAK IN SUDEN CASE   Chance Recovery of Body, Or Kidnap Note Hoped

Six Marine Planes Lost Over China   Report Wreckage of Five Located, With At Least Seven Mon Dead

ENEMY TROOPS STILL BATTLE DESPITE PEACE   Refuse to Quit On Luzon and On Manchurian Front

JAPS STILL FIGHT ON NORTH LUZON   Despite Efforts To Convince Them The War Is Over

Japs Keep On righting in Philippines   Russians Report Fierce Resistance On Asia Mainland

Peace News is Broadcast   Americans Use Radio. Banners. Leaflets To Convince Kmperor

Japs Continue To Fight On Luzon   Use Nisei Troops To Talk To Enemy Units

{tf Passengers For New Airshir  Stratocruiser Will Haye B-29 Features

ENEMY PUSHED BACK IN ITALY   Eighth Army Hammers Westward; Landings Made Behind Lines

Many Notables To Be Here For The Installation of President Hawkins

Ceremony To Be Honored By State and Visiting Dignitaries Tuesday

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Accent Indefinite Postpenement of Conference

Delay of Parley At Rio Attacked   Inter-American Meeting “May Have Helped,’ Claim

CARE URGED IN ARMY-NAVY MERGER STUDY   Navy League of the U S. Believes Congress Should Survey Proposa a Year Before It Takes Any Action. :

Navy League Of U.S. Wants Proposals To Merge Armed Forces Studied For Year   Senate Committee Learns Two Top Admiral: Have Changed Their Minds Over Merqer

Navy League Hits Proposed Armed Service Merger  Two Top Admirals Bock On No” Side

High Officers Divided Over Merger Plans   Nimitz, King Against Program; MacArthur Favors Proposals

CORRAL SCHEDULE   College Body Will Have Student Gov't in Future

MICHIGAN BELL FIGHTS ORDER   Declares Rebates and Rate Cut Will Jeopardize  Service

p Mie fie io Nn Men the Hie Se He he ie He He a ee a : Bond Message

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT FAILS   British General Unhurt by Grenade Blast

GENERA! ESCAPES ATTEMPT ON LIF   Grenade 4s Hurled as Plane   Alights Carrying Allied  Chief in Java

Assassination Attempt Fails   Hand Grenade Blasts  Hole In Hangar Door

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT FAILS   J _ Situation Remains Tense In  Indonesian Disorders

Strategic Okinawa  Hill Falls   Six Japanese Tanks Knocked Out in First Armor Fight of Drive

Note Written By Tojo Before Suicide Attemp'   Says That in Death He Was To Become  Guardian of. Nation

Europe Wounded Nearly All Home   But Rail Travel Will Groy Heavier Beeanse of Redenloyvment

UAW IS PRAISED BY COMMITTEE   CITIZENS’ GROUP CHECKS STRIKE INFORMATION

COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS FILES REPORT  a, .  Fee   Recommends That Collective Bargaining .  Be Resumed

Large Textile — Plants Closed’ ~ Down In East   Lewis Demands Showdown on Foremen’s Dispute as Oil Strike Poses Tough for the Secretary of Lehor

90 Percent Of Workers For Strike   Action Prompted by Efforts to Secure Increase in  Pay by Company

CONSTITUENTS SWAMP THEIR CONGRESSMEN   Letters And Telegrams Demand Vets Be Let Out Of Army; Others Protest Draft

Congress Gets Floods of Mail Opposing Draft   Other Letters Ask Fast Discharge of Veterans, Warrted Salanc Sav

Congress Facing Tough Issue Of Military Service   CLASH LOOMS   Labor Unions and Veteran: Seen at Odds on Peacetime Work

Service Men's Problems Bese! Congressmen   Returning Members Flooded With Letters On Who'll Get Out or Ir

Draft Issue Now Top Legislation   Congress to Resume Sessions Wednesday

Congressmen In Quandary Over Draft Question   Who Shall Be Taken In Or Kept Big Issues For Solons

Jap Defenders Race to Refuge In Nearby Hills   Vietors Push ‘on: Manila; Corregidor, ‘ Cavite * ~~... Bose Bomhed

Clark Field Is Captured by Americans   Warplanes Continue to Soften Up Correqidor, Cavite

Great Air Base Falls in Drive To Take Manila   Major Setback For Japanese

Clark Field Is Captured by Americans  Warplanes Continue to Soften Up_

YANKS CAPTURE MAJOR AIRFIELD IN PHILIPPINES   Clark Field, Lost In 1941 Offers Base To Hit China Coast   OTHER FORCES MOVE ON TOWARD MANILA

PACIFIC ~=WAR'S RICHEST PRIZE FELL THURSDAY   13-Airstrip Field And Adjacent Fort Only 40 Miles From Manila

Clark Field Is Captured By MacArthur   With Its Thirteen Airstrips, Field Is One of Richest  Prizes of Pacific

U.S. Soldiers Capture Great Luzon Airport   Americans Continue to Draw Closer to Philippine Capital

10-DEFEND AIR CENTER   MacArthur’s Fliers Bomb Corregidor and Cavite to Soften Capital’s Defense Zone.   BITTER FIGHT ON AT SAN MANUEI   Americans Take Part of Town in Day-Long Battle With Tanks, Infantry and Artillery.

YANK FORCES 40 AIR MILES FROM MANILE   Land Base to Use in Blasting Chinese Coast is Won

»Fort Stotsenburg Taken As Sixth Army Smashes Within 40 Miles of Manils

Clark Airfield Is Captured By Yanks      Prize Air Strips Along With Fort Stotsenburg Seized on Luzon tsland—QOther Units  Puch Toward Manila

Corregidor Is BombedAgain By U.S. Pilots   One of War's Richest Prizes Grabbed By Southward Driv ing Yanks Who Are Now Only 40 Airtine Miles  Tram Manila

WPB Acting To Prevent Unemployment In Period  Needed For Reconversion

“Sky's Limit” — Plan In Effect  On Reconversion   Most of WPB’s Orders To Be Lifted Shortly, Says Agency Chief

WPB Aiming For Full Employment Within 18 Months   Reconversion Plans Seek to Provide Higher Standard OF Living

am ce mR eh A TTL A TTT TL TT. — Se  WPB Launches “Sky? s the Limit” Reconversion Plan

RU FR EUV IEE EP UER RUPEE BPE = ment Within 12 to 18 Months  “SKY’S THE LIMIT” RECONVERSION PLAN  * Lift Ceiling on Production Of Automobiles And Necessities

RECONVERSION PLAN IS MADE   WPR Says ‘Sky’s the Limit’ to Provide Employment

WAR SHACKLES ON INDUSTRY LIFTED RAPIDLY   WPB Puts Rush Sign On Its “Sky’s The Limit” Reconversion Program

Business Shackles Cut As Jobless Ranks Rise  Reconversion Plan Put in Effect:   Reconversion Plan Put in Effect; Higher Livine Standard Made Coal

WPB Gives Green Light  On Allout Reconversion    Aim Is To Provide Full Employment Within Nex 12 To 18 Months And A Standard Of Living 50 Per Cent Higher Than Ever Known

Wartime Controls  Are Lifted   WPB Begins Huge Plan To Reconvert; Full Employment Expected Next Year

Pro-Russian Seen as Next Tran Premier   Hakimi to Resign, Is Rumor; Reds Quit Tehran

Resignation Of Tehran  Premier May  Be Planned.   ‘Russian Withdrawal  Cause For Surprise

RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ARE LEAVING TEHRAN   Iran Hears Premier Will Resign Within Week in Favor of a Pro-Soviet Leader.

Europe Food Basket Bare   Normandy Peasants’ First to Stage Riot

Lack Of Food Causes  Revolts Among French   Whole Of Europe In Serious Situation Over Short ages Of Grains, Coal And Housing

Back of the ‘Headlines   First Food-.Riot “Occurs in France Harvest Crop Poor

Mine Workers Union Hits Labor Program      Truman's Proposals Angrily Denounced in Statement

LEWIS ATTACKS TRUMAN STRIKE CURBING PLANS   Mine Leader Charges President Wants T o Transplant Jap System

UMW Attacks Program to  Curb Strikes   Say Legislation Same as MacArthur Law in Japan

Ten Convicts Escape; Six Recaptured   Two Wounded By Prison Police

Four Convicts  Still At Large   Ten Affect Escape  From Penitentiary

10PrisonersEscape Pen’; 6 Captured   Eastern Penitentiary Scene of Break Through 50-Foot ‘Tunne?

Patton Given Gate, Failed To Be Tough   Removal by Eisenhower Result of Failing To Crack Down On Nazis Di Bavaria; Remark “Unfortudate”

Blood and Guts Patton . Was Not Tough Enough   NAZIS MUST RE REMOVED

Patton's Removal Received By Public With Relief Mingled With Misaivinas

TRANSFER OF GENERAL PATTON SUBJECT OF A. P. ANALYST AS PUBLIC UNHAPPY OVER NEWS

British Examine FR Memorandum   Attempt to Clarify Situation Reported

British Experts Study Memorandum Sent by F.D.R on American Policy Toward Liberated Countries

ee Ne ee a CS NN SI AS:  Destr over Sinks U-Boat In Hand-To-Hand Battle      Coffee Mugs, Hand Grenades And Empty Shell Case Used In Fight To Death In Atlantie After Sub Destrovs Aircraft Carrier Block Island

Bare Battle By Sailors To Sink Sub   Crew of U. S. Ship Used Coffee Mugs, Shell Cases in Fight.

; How Coffee Mugs Helped Sink U-Boat  ‘Hand-To-Hand Sea Battle Bared

LEWIS WALKOUT NEARS DECISION   Labor Secretary Thinks Union And Operators Will Agree Today

Secretaly fers, Plan in Effort — JoHalt Shikes   Schwellenbach Submits Compromise in Soft Coal Sto-page

Strike Accord Believed Neat   Lebor Secretary to Offer Compromise to End Mine Walkout _

Compromise offer planned by secretary  Lewis’ terms are made public

Compromise Offer  To Be Made Today   Soldiers Unload Troopship As Longshoremen Quit

Schwellenbach Confident of Coal Settlement   Drafts Compromise After Operators Shun Offer from Lewis

Labor Secretary Schwellenbach  Engaged In New Effort To  Restore Pit Operations

SENTENCE GERMANS TO HANG FOR CRIME   Two Civilians Convicted of Mob Slaying of Two Allied Fliers.

German Civilians Sentenced To Die   Two Convicted of Slaying Two Allied Fliers

BABSON’S WEEKLY REPORT..   BRITISH ELECTIONS AND THE STOCK MARKET

STEADY DROP ALONG OHIO   PORTSMOUTH REGARDED A5 SAFE FROM DEVASTATING FLOOD--STILL WATCHING FOR BREAKS

POWERFUL NEW SOVIET DRIVE IS UNDER WAY   Moscow Hints Final Offensive About To Explode

Soviets Ready To Start Last Big Offensive   Reds Expect to Capture Stettin In Near Future

U.S, RELEASES NEW POLICIES FOR GERMANY   Stern Peace Is Seen But Economic  Rise Due

U. S. Reaffirms Stern Peace  Vor ( rermany Hard Winter Is  Prornised Germans  This Year

Allies Girding To Deal Japan Its Final Blow   Generalissimo Says 1 Yanks Defeat Nips On Homeland Chinese Wil  Win Asiatic Maintand

Guy With Gleam in His Eye Left in Jail With Memories      VAN WIE, HELD ON BIGAMY CHARGE, REMEMBERS SEVEN WIVES, BUT POLICE BELIEVE NUMBER IS 11

Bucharest Riot Halted After 5 Persons Killed   Communists And King Mihai Supporters Clash For Six Hours

Troops, Crowd: Riot Before Mihai’s Palace   Red General Breaks Lp Riot ~ 5 Dead

Communists and Supporters  of King Battle   Russian General in Charge of the Allied Control Commission in Bucharest Finally Breaks Up Bloodiest Part of Riots

Rioting Breaks Out in Bucharest; Romanian Troops Fire into Crowds

Romanian Troops Fire On Rioters   Fight Rages For Hours As Communists In Bucharest Protest Tribute To The King

DEMONSTRATION ROCKS ROMANIA   Tr Fire Point-Blank Into Crowds Halling King’s  oe «ee had

Romanian Troops Fire Machine Guns Into Royalists   Russians Intervene To End Bloody Mihai Birthday ‘Celebration’

FIRST ESTIMATES PLACE DEAD AT 5, WOUNDED AT 104   Russian General Intervenes, Silences Guns, and Puts End to Demonstration on King’s Birthday.   COMMUNISTS HAD SET ON RULER’S BACKERS   Fists Fly, Guns Bark and Trucks Are Overturned in Disorders—Soviet Troops ~ Remain Aloof.

LARGE T IS FIRED UPON IN BUCHAREST   Communists And Supperters Of King Mihai Battle  TIncidea Ramania      SIX PERSONS KILLED NEAR ROYAL PALACE

RIOTS FLARE IN ROMANIA: 6 ARE KILLED   Over 100 Wounded As Troops Fire Into Huge Crowd

Romania Uneasy As Friends Fete Young Monarch   Soviet General Halts Machinegunning of Celebrators

Russian Halts Royalist Riots  In Bucharesi   Ariny Machine-Gans Crowd (itil Geuerd eps dns Five Reported Killed

Troops Fire Into Crowds At Royal Palace   Communists And Supporters Of King Mihai Clash

Reds Cause Bloody Fight In Romania  Te ee eee   Communists Try To Break Up Ovation to King

Romanian Troops Break Up King Demonstration   Mihai’s Birthday Celebration Is Occasion For Suppression By Communist Government

Blood Spilled During Rioting In Bucharest   Romanian Troops Fire Into Capitol Crowds Before Royal Palace

Ray Denies Robberies   Youth Held in Bank Looting Claims Money Found in His Posession Won Gambling

Accused. Denies: Participation in Bank Robberies   Claims Money Found ‘On His Person Was  Gambling Winnings;  Questioned All Niek+

UNDECIDED ON __ NURSES’ BILL   MILITARY ' AFFAIRS COMMITVEE UNABLE TO DECIDE ON THE NURSE DRAFT BILL

15 Navy Ships To Return Gls   Have Been Converted To Bring Back Men  From Europe

OE ON A. A TT eee  15 Warships Will Bring Veterans Back From Europe

To Return Cis   Have Been Converted To Bring Back Men  From Eurone

House Passes Limited Service Bill  Substitute Plan tor Manpower    Substitute Plan for Manpower Needs Is Killed

LABOR DRAFT BILL PASSED BY HOUSE   Proposed Changes in the Manpower Measure Brushed Aside

HOUSE PASSES MANPOWER ACT   Changes Brushed Aside In Work-Or-Fight Bill For Men 18-45

BILL TO COERGE LABOR INTO WAR PLANTS ADOPTED   House Approves Without Amendments Measure President Asked   VOTE WAS 246-165; MOVES ON TO SENATE

Passed hy House, ~ Sent to Senate  Committee Wishes on Measure Followed and

HOUSE VOTES LABOR DRAFT BILL. 246-165   Effort to Substitute Voluntary Plan Defeated, 187-177

MANPOWER BILL "PASSED BY HOUSt   MEASURE TO COERCE MEN 18 TO 45 INTO WAR PLANTS GOES TO SENATE.

House Approves Manpower Draft Bill, 246 to 165   Turns Down Open Shop, Voluntary Amendments By Decisive Votes

House Passes Work, Fight Legislation   Amendments Fail Tn Bill To Force Men Into Plants

House Passes  Labor Draft   Bill Sent to Senate Following Rejection Of Voluntary Program

Two Substitute — Plans Defeatec   ‘Fair ~ ‘Employment — Policy, Open‘Shop Left Gut

House Passes Manpower Bil Without Chanae   Weould Coerce Men Between 18 and 45 Into-‘War Plants

House Passes, Unchanged, Limited National Service Act Asked By Militarists

WORK-DRAFT MEASURE APPROVED BY HOUSE   Sends To Senate Legislation To Coerce Men Between 18 And 45 Into War Plants; ‘ Vote 246 To 165 .

House Passes Bill to Draft Labor   Staves Off Mighty Drive to Shift Te Voluntary Plan

Representatives Anderson and Fernandez (D., N. M.) voted for passage of the National Service

Mounting Shortage of Meat is Cause of Black Markets   Dealers Buy All Meat or Poultry in Sight to Reap Profits

Chamber Of Commerce Urged To Step Up Efforts To Bring New Industries   Jobs For Veterans Also Are Stressed   Efforts Asked To Increase Agriculture, Realize More On Resources

New Soviet Drive Cracks German Line   38 Mile Advance on 75-Mile Wide Break In Salient Near Warsaw

Start Russian Offensive From Vistula River  New Push Is Opened South Of Warsaw: Fc   New Push Is Opened South Of Warsaw; Fos Admits Schlossberg Lost In East Prussia

Germans Lose Schlossberg ‘In East Prussia To Another Red Drive. :

TO-MILE WIDE BREACH MADE IN NAZI LINES   Schlossberg, Inside East Prussia, Bagged —44 Generais Leading Red Power Drive.

ep New Penetration Is ade By .~viets Between arsaw And “ath Poland

TEMPERATURES:   RUSSIAN VICTORY DRIVE ON   Schlossberg, 13 Miles Inside Germany, Is Taken Today

RUSSIANS SEIZE TOWN, 13 MILES IN EAST PRUSSIA   RIP GAPING HOLES IN NAZI DEFENSES ON 600-MILE FRONT

Soviats Are 49 Miles from Nazi Silesian Border   Russian Army Thrusts To Within 21 Miles  y Of Krakow; Rip Gaps In Nazi Defenses

75-MILE WIDE SALIENT DRIVEN BY RUSSIANS NEAR WARSAW AND EAST PRUSSIAN TOWN IS TAKEN

Reds Advance 38 Miles In 75-Mile Wide Breakthroual   Soviet Offensive Penetrates Deep Into East Prussia

Soviets, Led by at Least 44 Generals, Attack Between Warsaw and Of_ fensive Already Under. Way in Southern Poland, Which Is Within 49 Miles of German Silesia and Within 21 of Krakow—Nazis Report * Russians in East Prussia.

Red Drive Mounts In Fury   Rip Holes in Nazi Defense Lines Along 600 Miles of Newly Erupting East Front

Millions May Pay  For War Crime   Reich's People Face Personal Punishment

More Than Four Million Germans May Be Punished for War Atrocities

MANY VETERANS NOT SATISFIED WITH PREWAR JOBS, SAYS BRADLE   GENERAL DECLINES TO STATE OPINION OF “FULL EMPLOYMENT” BILL AT HEARINGS

MANY VETERANS WILL NOT BE CONTENT T0 RETURN PREWAR JOBS  GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE IN SECURING USEFUL

HEARINGS ON EMPLOY MENT BILL START   Administrator Thinks Many Veterans Will Not Return to Pre-War Tahc   SUPPORT IS CLAIMED

Hearings Begin On Bill Aimed At Jobs For All   Representatives F rom Veterans’ Groups : Testify

Bradley Asserts Many Vets Won't Want Pre-War Jobs   Hearing Begin on Bill Designed for Full Employment

BRADLEY BELIEVES MANY VETS WON'T WANT “OLD JORS”   Declares They Are More Likely to Want ta Use Service Experience to Qualify for Better Positions

Think Many Vets Won t Return to Their O!d Jobs   Gen. Bradley Is Non-Committal on Employment Bill

Many Vets Not To Be Content With Old Jobs   To Prefer to Apply What They Learned In Service!  lo Qualify For Bet ter Positions. :

CHARTER PLEA BY CONNALLY OPENS DEBATE   Recalls ‘Slaughter’ O! League in Asking Senate Action

Dolnny =e Pre ied S226  ome» wee vat  e . Mle “ew “Dae Some Mag wong

PEACE CHARTER PASSAGE URGEL   Overwhelming Approva Of Pact Foreseen In Senate

Asserting That the League of Nations Was Slaughtered in the Senate, Connally Calls for Charter Ratification

Senate Debate Opens On Charter Approval   Senator Connally Begins Formal Discussion on Document by Reminding “League of Nations Was Staughtered Here’“—Easy Ratification Seen

SEN CONNALLY OPENS DEBATE FOR CHARTER   Ratification of Pact - Assured; Galleries Join in "Applause

Peace Paci Debate By Senate Opens   Connally Asserts League Of Nations Slaughtered By U, S.

Connally Asks For Convincing Charter Vote   Texan’s Speech Opens Week of Discussion on Document: Senator Also Tells His Story

REPORT ON CAR PROFITS SIFTED   Indust ry Challenges Commerce Office Data On Costs

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)        SOVIETS MAKE SWEEPING ADVANCES TOWARD RERTIN

Duesseldorf Under Fire As. Yanks Take Trier, Venlo; Air Fleets Strike Blows

Ancient City Of Trier Capture? y Security Blackout Lifted Fe vealing Doughboys Greatv®* Triumph On Western Front   ALLIED LEFT WING ~ --:  BLAZES INTe AUTIO®

Open Big Gun Battle With Defenders of Duesseldorf: Krefeld and Trier Taken

Ninth Army Forces Dig In At Neuss After Dash To River Bank   Artillery Duel Now Under Way   Big Guns Hurling Shells On Duesseldorf, Key Ruhr Stronghold

Trier Falls To Americar, Third Army   irtillery Begins Pounding Duesseldorf, Key City  Across River

Allies Advance on Duesseldorf, City of 500,000   Yank Forces Start Big Gun Duel With Nazis Across Rhine

YANKa LAUNGH BIG-GUN DUEL AGHOSS RIVER   Opposite Duesseldorf, Key Ruhr City; Trier Falls te Third Army.

THIR?: ARMY CAPTURES TRIER   Dutch Stronghold Of Venlo Also Seized

Gun DuelOpens  With Defenders Of Duesseldorf   Kev Ruhr Stronghold Under Attack As City Of Trier Falls To Third Army

Duel Ae C ross The River’   BATTLE WITH GERMAN  : DEFENDERS OF DUSSELDORF; THIRD. ARMY SEIZES TRIER -

RED CROSS TO     HOLD MEETING   Thompson to Speak at ‘Volunteers’ Dinner Session This Evening

Large Navy, Army Cutbacks Planned For Reconversion   Five Million Jobless Forecast in 60 Days After Japanese Quit

25-BILLION SLASH IN WAR NEEDS LOOMS   Building. Of 95 Ships Halted; Reconversion Speaded

WAR GUT BAGK PLANG oT AEs J0B PROBLEN   Navy Halts Work on 95 Ships; Army Needs Cut; Big Deluge to Ceme.

Navy Calls Off Construction Ot More Than Billion in Ships   Army Plans for Huge War Order Cutbacks;  Program Indicates Millions to Lose Jobs

Cutback Talk Is In Billions   Navy, Army to Slash War Buying; Millions of Munitions Workers Face Job Loss

Navy Cuts Bac! Halt Building Of 95 Vessels   War Purchases to Be Cut by Amount of More Than $25,000,000,000° A Venr Offieare “nv

NAVY HALTS WORK ON SHIPS COSTING MORETHAN BILLION   Army Lays Plans to Cut War Purchases by Amount Exceeding $25,000,000,000 on Yearly Basis.   JAP OFFER BRINGS RECONVERSION SPEED   Officials Predict 5,000,000 Arms Workers Will Lose Jobs 60 Days After Nins Surrender.

Navy Orders Cufback In Building Of 95 Shins: Army Plans War Purchases Cut

Building of 95 Navy Ships Ordered Halted  Army Plans to Cut War Purchases by $25,000,000,000

Navy Halts Construction Of 95 Ships   25 Billion Slash In Army Materials le Predicted

Go nstr uctron Of: 95 ‘Vessel: Halted:by Navy   Ships Were. Costing St, 200,060,000; Arniy May Make Cutbacks Exceed25 Billion Per Year

25 Billions Cut In War Orders   Navy Makes Heavy Shipbuilding Slash; Battleship Affected

Halt Building 95 Ships As  Peace Nears   Plan To Cut War Purchase: By Over 25 Billion Dol. lars On Yearly Basis.   3’ BATTLESHIPS OUT

Constrution of Warships Is Halted by Navy   ®Army Tells of Plans to Decrease Purchases; Many Will Lose Jobs

Big Cutback Te Halt Building Of 95 Ships   Army Officials Talk Of Slash In Buying Munitions

Building of 95 Navy Ships Ordered Halted  Army Plans to Cut   Army Plans to Cut War Purchases by $25,000,000.000

WAR ORDERS ARE CUT BACK BY 25 BILLION   AROUND 5 MILLION TO LOSE JOBS IN MUNITIONS WORK

Five Million Workers May Be Released   Officials Estimate Many Will Lose Jobs Within 60 Days of War End; Gas To Be Plentiful

Cutbacks in War Contracts to Total 12 Billion   5 Million Workers Expect To Shift Jobs in 60 Days

ARMY REVEALS PLANS TO CUT SOSTS OF WAR   \Vork Stopped on Ships Costs $1,200,000,000; New Cutbacks Ahead

Florida Hurricane  Moves Northward   8 Dead; 60 Million Total Damage Reporte

Hoover Warns U.S. To Fear World Trend   Calls British Election ‘‘Creeping Socialism”

Morgenthau Asks Treasury Policy Be Changed Now   Wants Successorto Have Control Over Spending, Lendina, Insuring

Morg genthau Hits Treasury Setup. ‘Says. Resignation Was Requested.

Co-ordination of Units  Recommended Morgenthau Seeks  Policy Changes,   in Final Report

Morgenthau Says Truman Asked Resignation; Makes   . Recommendations 

Morgenthau Say: President Asked Him To Resign   ‘x- Treasury Secretar) Urges Co-ordination of Fiscal Units

PUBLIC WORKS LIMIT IS SEEN   “Full Job” Bill Advocates Hold Other Use Of Funds Possible

Full Job Plan ToBeDebated   Broadening of . Federal Fund Objectives Will Be Soucht .

ARMY TO ASSIST RETURNING VETS   Eisenhower Reveals Program To Prepare Soldiers for Civilian Life

ARMY EDUCATION PROGRAM BEGINS   Training for Occupatior Forces Is Underway

Education For GI’s   Army Sets Up Vast rogram For Benefit Of Troops In Europe

History’s Greatest Manhunt Tracks Down Hitler’s Gang   Ry EDWARD V. ROBERTS. United Press Staff Correspondent

YAMASHITA WILL FACE WAR TRIAL   Japanese General Will Be Given Trial Before Special Body.

Jap General In Philippines Faces Trial   Yamashita Let Troops Commit Atrocities, Charges Claim

Singapore s Conqueror Is Facing Death   Permitted Men To Commit Atrocities

Jap General Faces Court In Manila   American Military Commission Named To Hear Charges

STRANDED VETS LAMENT DELAY   100,000 To Spend Xmas On West Coast As Rail .  System Bogs Down

‘Same Old Army’ Say Stranded Vets   Returnees Camped on Ships Face Cheerless Christmas

It's Hurry Up And Wait,’ Lament Some Of 100,000 Stranded In West For Christmas

Bottleneck On Coast Tighter   120,000 Veterans Are Stymied Today

Thousands Of Vets Stranded In Port Cities   Warriors Coming Home So Fast Transportation Is Inadeg uate.to Get Them Home

1120 900 Yanks Stymied On West Coast jens ofymice Un bt est Coast  ‘It’s Same Old Army-(Hurry Up And Wait!  “

New Addresses Of Men And Women In Service      (We are net permitted te publish complete addrees of men evereeas. Please ceatact § relaaves for unit identification, ete. ;

(We are not permitted to publish or divulge complete address. of men overseas. Please contact relatives for unit identification, ete.)

New Addresses Of Men And Women In Service    (We are not permitted to publish or divulge complete address of men overseas. Please contact relatives for unit identification, etc.)

Work Ruling Is In Doubt    Hearings. Decision ‘Reveals Opponents

ID oubts Raised Over Work Bill  Becoming La Ww   Senate’s Ahout-Face Decis. ion to Hold Hearings On Measure Creates Uncertain Sitnation

Hearing Threatens  Work Draft  Proponents Gloomy Over About Face By Committee

Work-Or- Jail Bill Halted By Hearings   Some Legislators Doubt If Measure Will Ever Become Law

FRANCO OUSTS NINE IN CABINET   EXPECTED TO PROCLAIM BOY, ALFONSO, AS KING

Falangist Party Ministers Purged In Franco Move   Major Step Toward Restoring. Monarchy of Spain Foreseen

Franco lakes Big Steps To Please Allies  Cabinet Shuffle Points To New Regency Rule

FRANCO CABINET 1S REORGANIZED, FALANGISTS OUT      Step Seen As Restoration Of _ Monarch, Reapprochement . With Allies

GEN. FRANCO REORGANIZES HIS CABINET   Interpreted As  Step Toward Restoring Monarchy

FOOD SLASH TO MEAN END OF STEAK HOUSE   Allotments To Restaurants, Hotels Are Cut By OPA

BURMESE ARMY AIDED BRITISH   TRAINED BY JAPANESE, THEY SECRETLY CO. OPERATE WITH ALLIES

28 ARE PRESENTED MEDAL OF HONOR      Ceremony by President Held At White House

‘Truman Bestows Congressional Medal iOn 28 Army Heroes Today;  Largest Mass Ceremony of Its Kind

War Heroes ! Are Honorec   Truman Bestows 28 Congres. sional Medals in Largest Mass Ceremony of Kind

Highest Award Of’ Nation to Army Troops   Bestowed on 28 In Largest Mass Ceremony of Kind

Truman Bestows Medal of Honor On 28 Heroes   Is Largest Mass Ceremony of Its Kind; Large Audience Watches Proceedinas

8 Decorated By President  Congressional Medal Awarded at Ceremony

28 Heroes Decorated   Congressional Medal Of Honor To Soldiers In Mass Ceremony

President Truman Bestows Highest Honor On 24 Men; Two In Chairs, One Blind

Congressional Medals fo 28 Army Heroes   Truman Makes Presentations in White House Ceremony

Truman Ties (MH Upon 28 Army Heroes   Impressive Ceremony Takes Place in Famed East Room in White House in Capital

MEDAL TO 24 HEROES   Award is Bestowed on Large Group by President Truman

COMMUNITY CHEST CITY-WIDE CANVASS TO START TUESDAY  KICK-OFF BREAKFAST SCHEDULED FOR 8 A. M.

COMMUNITY CHEST CITY-WIDE CANVASS TO START THESDAY  KICK-OFF BREAKFAST SCHEDULED FOR 8 A. M. AT NAVARRO HOTET

HOUSE TO RECEIVE NATIONAL SERVICE   Deferred -Registrant. Must Work in War Production or Face Fine. Induction

BILL TO DRAFT LABOR REACHES FLOOR OF HOUSE   WOULD REQUIRE 18-46 REGISTRANTS TO WOR} WHERE NEEDED MOST

Planes Assault ive Airfields On llomeisiand   Japan Says Mounting Air Attacks May Force Martial Law In Empire

ord Fieet Is Back In Action   Martial Law May Be Declared in All of Jap Isles

IAPS DEGLARE MATIN LA “APOSSIBILIT   Mighty Third Fleet Back in Action Strikes New Blows at Japan.

Truman Hits at Annapolis Clique   President Plans Series Of Sweeping Changes

ARGENTINA SAID PREPARING FOR NEW CONFLICT   CIO Tells Unions ' Reich Must Be Punished

Commission 45,000-Ton Super Carrier Named in Honor of President Roosevel

Skyscraper Open To Public Today   Officials Probe Crash Of B-25 into Building

ARMY PROBING TRAGIC CRASH   Empire State Building Is Reopened While Board Studies Accident

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IS REOPENED TODAY   Mayor La g ua rdia Places Blame on Dead Pilot

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING 1S REOPENED   Army Air Forces Board Staging Probe of Crash

ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE   General Eisenhower and Staff Will Be in New York Tuesday 

GRILL FATHER IN AX-SLAYING   Police Still Seek Killer In Sadistic Pontiac Murder

Quiz To Follow Funeral Today Of Ax Victim   Sheriff Says Letter Tells Of Threat To Life Of Detroiter

Mansfeldt judge Refuses To Cite D. A.   Defense Charges Witness Suicide Try to  Se anne cp

FINAL MESSAGE BT HAWAII PUT INTO RECORDS   Gen. Marshall Will Be Called  Before Committee

CONGRESSMEN MAKE REPORT ON ATROCITIES   Say Germans Engaged In Colossal Scheme Of Extermination

CONGRESSMEN SAY MURDER  CAMPS WERE PART OF ORGANIZED “EXTERMINA. TION" PLAN 

SOVIETS MOVE - JO RULE PARLEY   Actions Believed Taken To Influence Current Talks

RED MOVES DURING PARLEY BEING GIVEN-CLOSE STUDY   DIPLOMATIC , OBSERVERS WATCHING, WITH INTEREST PROPAGANDA LINE IN MOSCOW NEWSPAPERS

‘Bottalions of Damned Being Used by Germans dare Suicide Eiahting

MAN ONCE KNOWN AS  HIMMLER OF FRANCE  IS PETAIN WITNESS AGED MARSHAL NEVER  BELIEVED FRANCE OWED ANVTUING TO PDITAIN

‘Himmler Of France’ Testifies   Only Reproached By Aged Marshal Petain Once, - Is Testimony Given Today

Labor-Management Accept Bargaining      Full Accord Reached on _ Principle, ‘Taylor An'* nounces:

Taylor Sees Conference  Accord Soon  Labor-Industry Meet Accepts

Collective Bargaining Is Approved By All Sides   Committees Busy On Other Problem: At Conference  On Lahor Strife

Labor-Management Accept Bargaining   Full Accord Reached on Principle, Taylor Announces

Agreement On Busié Labor Relation With Management Is Reach ed. No Report Made

Major Barrier Said Cleared By Conferees   issue Of Collective Bargaining Seems Near Solution

Progress Made At Parley on Labor Affairs   Conference Secretary Finds Accord Cause for Optimism

LABOR MEETING CLEARS HURDLE   Collective Bargaining Principles Approved; Strikes Studied

CIRCUS ACROBATS HURT IN PLUNGE   Eight Women Performing High Ladder Act in Gotham

WINTER STARTS IN HODGE-PODGE   Midtown Manhattan Hot At 71; Alberta, Canada, Spots 34 Below

WINTER WEATHER IS EVIDENT IN MIDWEST   34 Degrees Belew Zere Reported im Alberta; Heavy Snewfall Ie Arinesa

Temperature Rises To:72 Degrees Here   Rain, Snow and Sub-Zero Weather Elsewhere in America

LARGE WARFLEET WAITED SIGNAL   Greatest Naval Force In History Assembled To Strike at Tokyo

U.S. and British - Nearing Gateway To Brenner Pas:   Strike for Verona in Race To Trap Nazis in Bavarian Alps

Allies Strike North From Po Toward Verona   Armies In Italy Within 50 Miles Of Gateway To Brenner Pass

DRIVE NORTH OF PO ON ITALIAN FRONT   Within 30 Miles Of Ver. ona Gateway To Brenner Pass

Nazis in Italy Racing North   Sth Ariny 30 Miles From Brenner Pass

Allied Armies Are Nearing Brenner Pass   Troops Less Than 30 Miles To Backdoor To Ba varian Redoubt

Allies Drive Nazis Toward  Brenner Pass   Bottom of Alpine Trap Being Closed On Germans

Congress Hears Attlee’s Warning To End All Wars   British Premier Asserts Discoveries Outrun Normal Progress, Asks Security For All Men

Liberty Clothing Collection Monday   Trucks, Manned by Boy Scouts, to Comb Every Block in City

Wrote Views in Letter To War Secretary Stimson; Roosevelt Loath To Increase Manpower

Halsey’s Surface Force Steams Boldly Into Suruga Bay To Bombard Military Establishments. Airmen Lash 300-Mile Stretch Of Honshu.

Destroyers Boldly Enter Suruga Gulf In New Coastal Bombardment: U. S., British Warships Shell Industrial Center

CARRIER PLANE ATTACK SWEEPS ENEMY COASTS   Bombardment Severs Main Rail Lines From Tokyo

Halsey Force Steams Boldly Into Suruga Bay to Hit Shimizu; 138 Nip Aircraft Destroyed or Damaged

Reconvening of Congress Slated   Lawmakers to Tackle Many Bills Sept. 4 or 5

Murders Denied By "Beast Of Belsen’”   Kramer Says He Tried ‘to Improve Prison Camp = Life =

“Seas: 0: 3e sen” Senies A. la . i 1 1 : Glarges 0: Crue.-y, ‘ass ‘“urcer

Beast of Belsen Admits None of Mass Murders   Jesef Kroaer Claims He Tried to Re:nedy All Camo Ce ditions

Kramer Claims He Tried To Remedy Conditions at Belsen Concentration Came

Beast’ Denies  Mass Murders   Says He Knew Nothing About Conditions

BRETTON WOODS PLAN FAVORED BY O’NEAL   Head Of Farm Bureau Says Agreement Is Necessary For In ternational Cooperation

LABOR OPPOSES DRAFT MEASURE   Trade Unions See Threat In Peacetime Plan Of Conscription

Labor Attacks ‘Peace’ Draft   Want Fighters, Worker  T., Therite leanne

Labor Unions Oppose Peace Draft Poposals   Vigorous Opposition Expressed by AFL,  CIO and LAW Agents Before House Group

UNIONS FIGHT PEACE DRAFI   House Group ‘Hears Laboi  Spokesmen Oppose Training Plan

MISS REVA REYNOLDS WED TO CARL CRAIN, KINMUNDY, SATURDAY EVE., JUNE 30

MANDALAY SEIZED BY BRITISH FORCE   Fabled City Secu Secured After Fanatical Resistance Ende

Mandalay Taken By British Army  Burma’s Second City -Falls to Indian, British Force

20 REPUBLICS FORM ALLIANCE   New ‘Monroe Doctrine’ Backed By Alt Nations

Twenty Nations, Including United States, Agree at Mexico City to Act Together to Keep Peace in Continent—Provisions for Use of Force to Quell Disputes to Be Geared to World Security Organization. ‘ °

20 Republics Of Hemisphere Accept Pact   Agreement Made for Using Force if Necessary for Peace

Republics Pledge Resources Of All To Hemisphere’s Liberty, Frontiers

Parley Adopts Chapultepec Ac   Frontiers of Republics  Guoranteed; Treaty of   Peace Also Assured

Hemisphere Peace Pact Agreed  eed Upon  20 Nations ons Approve Act of Chapultepec i in Action   BINDS LATIN STATES   Guarantees Territorial Integrity ‘and Independ.ence of Each

REPUBLICS IN UNITY PLEDGE   Act of Chautelpec Is. Passed by Unamimous Vote at Mexico City.

Americas Sign Peace Agreement   Chapultepec Act Is New Monroe Doctrine, Gays Senator Connally

Americas Are United   Twenty Nations Agree To Firm Alliance to Keep Piece of This Hemisphere

REPUBLICS MAKE HISTORIC PACT   Act of Chapultepec Aimed at Mutual Protection of Frontiers, Lasting Treaties After War

DEATH BUS RETRIEVED.EROM LAKE   Two Self-reliant Tipton G. I.s  Operate City’s Newest Indusiry

Allied Soldig Honer Mefniory of _ Fallen Comrades  “Mark First Anniversary   Mark. First Anniversary Of D-Day in Simple Ceremonies

Allied Soldiers In D-Day Tribute   Anniversary Marked By Simple Ceremonies

D-Day Anniversary Quietly Observed  France Pleads For Lasting Unity

Hive Persons Killed When Auto Crashes   Car Ran Into Rear Of Tobacco Truck Near Mebane

ac Fermits Sla.gtiterers to Kill As They Like; Early End Rationing Seen

MEAT RATIONING MAY END SOON   Livestock Slaughtering Limits Removed; More Going To Market

Drop Limits On Slaughter Of Livestock   Action Means More Meat For Civilians: Upturn In Animals Marketed.   MAY END RATIONING

Lift Limits On Livestock   More Animals to Market As Result, More Meat For Civilians Soon

ALL SLAUGHTER LIMITS ERASED   Order by OPA Means More  Meat for Civilians

More Livestock Goes to Marts With End of Ban   Limits on Slaughter Revoked; Passing Of Rationing Is Seen

LANDING SITES ONLY 300 MILES FROM JAPAN   Chain Stretches to Within 80 Miles of Nips’ Home Islands

‘BIG THREE MASTER  PLAN TO HASTEN END  OF WAR IN EUROPE PATTERN FOR PEACE  TO BE LAID BEFORE SAN ERANCIC(?NN CONErD ENE

United Nations To Meet Further  At San Francisco Leaders Say ‘Opportunity’   Leaders Say ‘Opportunity’ Given For ‘Secure Peace’

“Big Three” Agreed on 9-Point Charter For Victory Peac   Crimean Meeting Offer: the World New Hope For Future Peace

ARRANGE PLANS FOR CONFERENCE INCALIFORNIA   Results Offer World Renewed Hope; to Protect Small Countries of Europe

Outlines For Secure Peace Mapped At Crimean Meetins   Sovereignty Of Liberated Nations Assured At Parley; New Conference Due April 25

World Is Offered New Hope   United Notions Meeting Called For April 25

Yalta Parley To Hasten War’s End   Agreement Provides  Beginning of a Secure Peace Patterned after Dumbarton Oaks Plan

United Nations Conference In April Slated   Renewed Hope Offered World As Result Of Leaders’ Meeting

BIG THREE MASTER PLAN FOR ENDING WAR AND ESTABLISHING PEACE BEING PUT INTO EFFECT

‘Big Three’ in Agreement on Nine-Point Master Plan To Hasten Victory Over Germany and Make Peace Secure

U.S. Officials, Skeptical When Roosevelt Left for Conference, Now Saying Agreements Reached in Crimea More Far-reaching Than They Had Dared Hope for;  Polish Problem Settled; France and China Given Place in Set-up for Future

Pattern OF Peace Will Be Laid Before Mecting In San Francisco April 25

BIG THREE DOOM NAZIS AND PLEDGE TO HASTEN END OF WAR FOR AN ENDURING PEACE   Generations of International Security Are Assured In Agreements Reached at Confc:c>>>s Hold In Crimean   MIGHTY NEW BLOWS AGAINST AXiS DECIDED ON

BIG THREE AIM + TO MAKE PEACE SECURE LAUDEL   BPumbarton Oaks Plow Will Be Laid Before Frisco Parlay April 25

Allied Armies Now On Move I Heart Of Reich   FDR’s Mode Of Travel Is Secret

Move To Hasten German Defeat, Establish Peace   U. N. Delegates To Meet At San Francisco April 25 To Study Crimea Aims

AGREE ON NINE POINT PROGRAM   Plans Will Be Placed Be-: fore United Nations Mect Set for April 25.   THAILED BY LAWMAKERS

TO LAY PLAN BEFORE NATIONS AT CONFERENCE   Dumbarton Oaks Proposal for New League Endorsed

Master Plan For Defeat of Nazis Already At Work   United Nations To Meet April 25 At San Francisco

Are Massing Materials And Men For Offensive In Accord With Strategy

United Nations To Meet In San Francisco April 25; ‘Bie Three Reach Detailed Agreement On War, Ponce’   10 Trucks To Haul Paper From Schools Wednesday

Reich Criminals Will Be Brought To Trial Soon; Polish Boundary Accord

Allied Plan For German Liquidation Is Readied   Big Three’s Chiefs  See Victory, Peace

Nine-point Program Agreed Upon by Three Leaders and Another Meeting Is Called for April 25.

Big 3 Doom Nazis, To Work Together For World Peace   United Nations Parley Set For U. S. In April

Dumbarton Oaks Proposal Will Be Pattern of Peace  Reach Agreement On Mighty Blows

; Allied Armies Advance Under Master Plan of Big  Three to Shorten War and Secure Permanent Peace

In Accord On New Polish! Boundaries; France Ag-  sured Qeeupation  Zone Control :   U.S. Committed To  New Foreign Role        Plan Joint Military Action  “to Shorten War: No  Mention of the War Against Japan

To Hasten End of War, Make Lasting Peace   Big 3 Decisions Commit U_S. to New Role; San Francisco Next

Historic Black. Sea Session Between Roosevelt, Churchill And. Stalin Brings Renewed Pledge Of Cooperation

Secure Peace Program Laid   Big 3, Verging On A Total Victory. Will Doom Nazis

Master Plan on War, Peace Given World   Pattern of Peace to Be Worked Out by Allies April 25

Parley Produces Master Program For European Victory Along With Guarantee Of Sovereignty For. All Peoples Who Are Liberatex

Russo-Jap Treaty Comes Up in April   Will Run Another Five Years If - Denounced  en   YALTA MEET APPROVED   Nine-Point Agreement Generally Commended in Washington

Allies Massing To Strike Knockout Blow In Germany   Armies Preparing Offensives Pledged By Big Three To Speed End Of European War; Peace Program Offers Renewed Hope Of Security For Generations

» Allies Gird for Final Smashes Under Big 3 Plan to Shorten War, Hasten Secure Pe

San Francisco Meeting To Get Peace Pattern   Nine-Point Master Plan Offers World Hope Of Living In Freedom From Want And Fear

Armies Carry Out Big Plan   While Big Three Master Pian For Peace To Be Laid Before April 25 Meet

Big Three Agree On Liberation Plan   Pattern for Peace to Be Taken Up in San Francisco, April 25

AGREE ON A PLAN 10 CRUSH NAZISM, DISARM GERMANY   CLAIM RESULTS OF CONFERENCE OFFERS NEW HOPE TO WORLD

Full Agreement Is Reached On All Major Problems; Long-Term Plans Made  ELECTIONS GUARANTEED   lo People Of All Liberated Countries; United Nations Meeting Booked April 25 In San Francisco

Nazis Doomed In New World Security Draft  9-Point Program Adonted      9-Point Program Adopted at Yalta “Offers Hope   for Generations”   AGREE .ON POLAND   Conference in San Francisco in April to Consider Dumbarton Pact

GREAT DRIVES INTENSIFIED 10 CONQUER NAZIS   Tough Problem of Plebiscites in Freed Countries is Solved by Agreement.

MEETING OF BIG THREE COMES TO END; FAR REACHING, SOLID CONCLUSIONS ARE AGREED TO   Defeating And Pacifying Germany Is One Of Main Factors; France To Be In On Control Of Europe

Nine-Point Program Calls For Victory Over Reich and Right cf Europe’s Liberated People

MEADOWS GIVES ” FIRST MESSAGE + TO LEGISLATURE   Governor Lays Down Policy Of Paying Bills, Saving For @ Rainy Day   MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT   Points to Balanced Budget Within Revenues Without Any Changes in Tax Struc ® ture; Senate, House Trans act Routine Business

CONGRESS ENDS FIRST SESSION   President Not Pleased With Handling Of His Labor Bills

CONGRESS, IN ANTAGONISM TO TRUMAN, QUITS   Solons Adjourn U nti 1946 With Many Truman Bills Ignored

Congress Ends   Varied Session   : B08 Lawmakers Fail to Finish Presidents Program

79th Congress Comes To Ene   Fair Employment .L a w Left Wrangling in Senate

79th Congress Concludes Its First Session   Relations Between President and Solons None Too Friendly

LEFT HANGING BY CONGRESS   Session Ends Without Enactment of Many Request Laws

Ray burn:-Pleased  “With Its. Accomplishments But Many  ‘Laws Asked. by Truman Not Passed.

First Session Saw History Made in War and Peace; To  Reconvene on January 14th   Many Recommendations by Truman Are Left Hanging Fire; One, in Which Senate Was Wrangling at End, Was Proposal to Make  Permanent Fair Employment Practices

CONGRESS QUITS; TRUMAN PROGRAM LEFT UNFINISHED   Session Makes History, but Fails to Enact Many Important Bills Executive Had Recommended.   RECORD PLEASES G. O. P. SENATORS   End Finds the President in “Open Break” with Southern Congressmen of His Party.

Congress Ends Historical  First Session  Failed to Write Laws on Many Important Matters

Congress Closes Historic Session   Many Issues Pending For January Reopening

Congress Closes ‘Proud of Itself’   Battles Over Some Items Will Break Out Anew After Holidays

Congress Takes Pat On Back As  Session Adjourns   Chavez and Bilbo Clash In Senate Over FEPC Bill in Fina! Minutes

Occupation, Boundarts Cause Sp lit   Big Four In Disagreement Over Terms And Lines Of Control tn Germany

Reds Reject Discussion  Of Policies   Zhukov Demands American Troops Leave Soviet Zone

‘Sherwood Appointed ‘Flood Chief’ 'To Cope with State's Emergency

FLOODS SWEEP 5. SOUTHERN STATES   PARTS  -OF  NASHVILLE ARE INUNDATED—26 INCH SNOW -FALLS IN IOWA,

Flight of Doolittle ~ Nearly Sels Record   2,400 Mile Trip Meade In Six Hours, 59 Min-utes

Suicide Weapons Feature Japan's Defense Tactics   Philippines Cleared, MacArthur's Forces Ready to Hit Tokyo

Meantime, Yankee War Power Blasts At Tokyo’s Door; US. Officials Seem Bit Puzzled By Lack of Quick Acceptance by Japs

Japs Report Allied Note Just Received   Hirohito Confers With Foreign Minister on Monday but No Details Given as to Progress

Allied Forces Tighten Their Stranglehold While Awaiting Word Of Japan’s Intentions

Sea; Air Forces Putting Strangle Hold On Enemy As He Ponders Over Reply

‘Japs Study Terms As War Continues   Announcement of V-] Day by Midweek Is Latest  Guess   WILL FOLLOW SIGNING   Sunday Filled With Ru  mors: Expected News: ‘ Didn't Come

‘American Bombers Hammer Tokyo as Nippon Dallies Over Surrender Question

‘WAR CONTINUES’ OFFICIAL WORD AT WHITE HOUSE   JAPANESE REPORTED SUFFERING CASE OF ‘INVASION JITTERS’

ALLIES TIGHTENED NOOSE ON JAPAN AS PEACE DALLIED WITH  NO REPLY TO ALLIED DEMANDS HAD BEEN RE

ALLIES TIGHTENED NOOSE ON JAPAN AS PEACE DALLIED WITH   NO REPLY TO ALLIED DEMANDS HAD BEEN RECEIVED AT 3 P.M.

HOPKINS HAS POLISH PLAN   PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY ENROUTE HOME AFTER CONFERENCES. WITH PREMIER STALIN

POLISH PROBLEM MAY BE REOPENED   Hopkins Reported to Have Worked Out New Necotiations Plan

moe PONE PRE EMITS ee  Veto, Designed To “Sell” U.S. Senate, Turns Boomerang

_ A KILLING FREEZE   Kansas Fruit Crop Was Probably Severely Damaged Last Night

YANKS DRIVE TO ERFURT 130- MI. SOUTH OF BERLIN   Allied Armies of West Now Only 180 Miles From West-Bound Soviet Columns; Kassel Overwhelmed

SHOCK TROOPS OF 4 DIVISIONS OPEN ATTAGH   Sure River Crossed at Seven Points in Rubber Boats

Allies Pound Nazi West Line Along a 10-Mile Front   New Offensive Being Carried on Across  Luxamboura Line

Veteran Troops Push Into Reich On Broad Front   Cross Our and Sure Rivers At Seven Points Under Heavy Rifle Fire

Patton’s Army Within 65 Miles Of Czechoslovak Border   NEARING JUNCTION WITH SOVIET ARMIES   Partial Security Blackout Cloaks Progress Of Allied Columns

‘Patton Army Rams Toward Leipzig And Juncture With Reds 180 Miles Away As French Enter Karlsruhe

SOVIETS GOAL OF NEW PLUNGE   Northern Armies Race Toward Seacoast, Menacing Great Reich Ports

YANKS EXPLODE NEW OFFENSIVE INTO GERMANY   Cross Our And Sure Rivers Te Battle Into Siegfried On 22.Mile Front

4th Armored Division Vanguards Enter Gotha; Ruhr Ring Is Watched Closely By Allies —

Gen. Eisenhower May Be GOP Presidential Pick   Lt. Gen. James Doolittle And Other Military Leaders Also Prominently Mentioned At National Committee Meeting

Eisenhower Proposed As ‘48 Nominee   Other Military Leaders Considere: At National Meet

SUGGESTS IKE AS CANDIDATE   General Mentioned by GOP Leaders Among Possible Standard Bearers

MICHIGAN HUNTING IN ITS FINAL WEEK   Lower Deer Hunter Fatalit) Rate Is in Prospect This Year.

Dispatch Says Nazis Abandon Submarine Base   Allied Threats To Hannover, Bremen Growinc

WLB WILL TAKE HAND IN SOFT CCAL DISPUTE   Operators, Mine Workers ‘Are Ordered To Report This Afternoon

WLB May Enter. Coal Dispute   United Mine Workers, Operators Ordered to Report To Board Today

EUROPE RELIEF “REPORT FILEL   {ROSENMAN “REPORTS AMERI CANS MUST “T{GHTEN BELTS",  ',. TO PREVENT CHAOS ¢ ; ABROAD — .

‘Czar’ Hays’ Successor — to Be Named   DIRECTORS SIDESTEP DIRECT STATEMENT ON ERICK JOHNSTON

BYRNES OUTLINES JOB PRIORITIES FOR DRAFT BOARD   COMMITTEE NEARS END OF HEARINGS ON WORK OR FIGHT

Washington Roundup  Revised List of Essential Activities Expected Soon  ee rr ee

PREPARES NEW ESSENTIAL LIST IN DRAFT ISSUE   Foreign Policy Gets Congress Attention

J0B-PRIORITY LIST SENT DRAFT BOARDS   Labor Development Keeps House Busy; Senate Debates Foreign Policy Moves

FIND BODIES OF GOEBBELS AND BORMANN   Red Discoveries in Berlin Identified With Fair Certainty—One of Four Others May Be That of Adolf Hitler.

4 Hitlers?  Russians Admit Four Bodies Found, One May Be The Fuehrer

Any One Of 4 Bodies May Be Adolph Hitler’s   Russiaus Eneounter Diffiemily In Establishing Identity; Goebbels? Body Found

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   FIND ATLEAST 4 BODIES THAT MAY BE HITLER

Goebbels’ Body Reported Found By Red Troops   _Fail-To Identify Any of Berlin’ Corpses As That of Hitler .

IDENTIFICATION OF GOEBBELS ABOUT SURE   Positive Report On Fuehrer Not Likely   STALIN HAILS   Complete Victory, Says He Will Not Destroy Germany Or Its People

Four “Hitler” Bodies Found by Russians in Berlin Ruins   Ry JOSEPH W. GRIGGS

Any One of Four Bodies Found in Berlin Might Be Hitler’s But None Definitely Identified as Fuehrer’s

‘Soviets Still Search For Hitler's Body   By JOSEPH W. GRIGG, JR. Representing the Combined American Press

RUSSIANS HUNT HITLER'S BODY   Remains of Other High Nazi Leaders Located

Russians Find 4 Bodies; One May Be Hitler   But Doubt He’ll Ever Be Identified; Believed Dead in Flames

Reds Find Four Bodies In Berlin   All Blackened and Charred — May Never Be Able to Identify Hitler

‘BODY OF GOEBBELS AND OTHER HIGH NAZIS IDENTIFIED BUT NONE RECOGNIZED ‘AS HITLER’S

Goebbels’ Body Found; Four Corpses Being Investigated, May Be Hitler's

SOVIETS SEEK IDENTITY OF 4 ~ BODIES FOUND   Destroyed City Yields Bod. ies of Goebbels, Other Nazi Chiefs

Hitler Body May Be Among Those Found in Berlin  Identification Is Not So Certain as That on Goebbels

Four Bodies ‘Possibles’   Sut None of Charred Bodies Definitely Identified as That of Hitler

Russians Find Bodies,  One May Be Hitler's   KESSELRING SURPRISED HITLER STAYED IN BERLIN

FIND 4 BODIES WITH LIKENESS OF ADOLF HITLER   Identify Body of Goebbels, Family With Fair Certainty

May Have Found Body Of Hitler   Goebbels’ Body Identified With “Bair Certainty”

5,000 Workers Are Affected By Plant Shutdown   CIO Union Denies GM Statement Blaming A ‘Work Stoppage.’

PRODUCTION AT AUTO PLANT IS HALTED TODAY   Buick Shutdown Blamed on Work Stoppage: General Motors Makes Pay Boost

Steel Wage Dispute at New Impasse   Industry Now Preparing To Submit to President Its Stand on All Major Issues Before Confab

Work Stoppage Cause States GM Statement   Dispute Between Sieel Core poration. CLO, USW Comes To New Impasse.   REJECT PROPOS AL

H000 INVOLVED IN SHUTDOWN   ClO-UAW Dispute That ‘Work Stoppage’ !s Cause.   PRODUCTION IS HALTED

Arrest German  Naval Officers   Believed In Charge of Subs Between Ports

Nazi ‘Butcher of Warsaw’ Is Taken At Hideout in Japanese Resort Town

FIND GERMANS IN YOKAHAMA   SEVERAL NAVAL OFFICERS ARE UNDER ARREST

Night Baseball   200 Casualties Reported in Street Battle between French and Syrians

FEAR GENERAL CLASH MAY BE NEAR IN SYRIA   Report Fight Between French, Syrians Is Now Spreading

Syrian Premier Fears Clash  With French May Be Spread   News of Street Fighting in Hama May Start Further Uprisings—Action Reported in Homs Following Early Friction

FRENCH-SYRIAN FIGHTING SPREADS   TROOPS CLASH IN TWO TOWNS —TWO HUNDRED CASUALTIES REPORTED IN ONE.

French Battle Syrian Forces InTwo Towns      » Oth Army Ur lervene in War: Clash Feared

FRENCH CLASH WITH SYRIANS STIRS UNRES   GENERAL OUTBREAK IS FEARED; OVER 200 CASUALTIES

MONTY WANTED FOR COAL CZAR   Reports Say Truman Asks British Marshal Be Given Job In Reich

Requests Naming Monty Coal Czar   Successful Handling of Crucial Importance

RUHR COAL CZAR IS CONSIDERED   Montgomery Mentioned As Europe Cries For Fuel

OWL, WALKOUT.” "END FORECAST: BY UNIONISTS   LEADERS: OF AUTO: WORKERS SAY MEMBERS OVERWHELM. INGLY IN FAVOR OF GENERAL STRIKE

STRIKES THROUGHOUT MAYIGN CONTINUE; UAW PETITION MAY HIT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS

Union Petitions for Chrysler and Ford Vote, General Motors Already Filed With NLRB   N.Y. Skyscrapers Hit by Strike

Some Hope Seen For Oil Industry Strike Settlemen!   Auto Strike Threatens T Spread To Other Big Companies---Vote Is Asked   /PICTURE IS DARK FOR RECONVERSION

IL WORKERS STRIKE JAY BE SETTLED. AT ‘OMING CONFERENCE   all For. Strike Vote In Auto  ~ — Industry

Russia Hits Alhed Supervision Of Foreign Elections   Britain Joins U. S. Ir Protest To Bulgaria On Arrangements

British Break Through to Baltic in 50-Mile Drive; Danube Front Folds Before Onslaught of Patton’s Tanks

HOLLAND TRUCE HELD; AUSTRIA REDOUBT FALLS   Marshal von Runsted Captured; Czechs Tottering

War Rolls Close To End In Europe, Baltic Reached   Million Nazi Troops Surrender On South Front, Only German Resistance Left is In Czechoslovakian Natural Fortress.

Yanks Fall Back In Italy Before Sharp Assaults  U.S.. Relief Distributec To Worst Devastated Italian Pravincac

FACT-FINDING UNIT ENTERS G.M. STRIKE   Question Of Price Makes Role Uncertain   Urge Continuance Of Work Stoppage; 30 Per Cent Still Demanded

PRICE VERDICT HAS BEARING ON STRIKE PICTURE   Fact-Finding Board Opens First Action In General Motors Walkout

‘Fact-Finders’ Move Into GM Labor Dispute   Its Role Appears Tied To White. House Decision * On Consideration  Car Prices .

Government Fac Board Gets Busy   Takes Up GM Strike, Eventual Decision Likely Up To President Truman

BOARD TAKES UP GM DISPUTE   Fact-Finding Panel Studies Union Wage Demands

Truman Decision On Car Price Issue Awaited  Si Wakes  Rath Dienute Price

’ AIRPORTS ARE ROPOSED IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKS   fablishment of Network 289 Airports in Penna. Proposed   NO FOR BRISTOL   Tal Cost of the Local Ones - Would Amount To $332,500

LEWIS DEMANDS POST FOR UMW AT LABOR MEET   Wins First Test In Conference On Makeut Of Committees

Executive Committee Plan Balked   Mine Union Leader Returns Proposal To Rules Group

Lewis Wins First Test In National Labor Conference   AFL President, Head of CIO Clash Over  Executive’ Cominittee

Lewis Wins First Test In L-M Parley   Murray and UMW Chief Engage in Spirited Verbal Battle.

LEWo VICTOR IN PARLEY TIFF WITH MURRAY   Labor-Management Meeting Heads Into Dispute on Committee.

PARLEY HAS SETTLED TO BUSINESS   Lewis, Murray Clash Over  Committee

MINE LEADER WINS OPENING FLOOR FIGHT   Complexion of Executive Committee Basis Of Argument

All Rail Lines To Italy Cut   Fighting Limited To Patrol Actions

1,600 P!. ANES HIT REF'NFERY   800 Fortresses Aided it Attack on Nazi Target

"IT NAZI SUPPLY LINE   Brit'sh-Baced Arcerican Bombers  Are in Tenth Day of Attack

More Than 1,600 Planes Swarm Or Reich (il Plant   Refinery Struck Hard  By American Bombers; Cohlenz Rail Avan Hie

Yanks Bomb Nazi Supply Lines Again  ~ Gestapo Headquarter: - In Oslo, Norway ‘ Also’ Reported Hit

Fortresses Out in Force   Hundreds of Them Attack Oil Refinery; RA.F. Goes After Rail Yards

German Targets Blasted From Air  Supply Lines and Industries Smashed

AIRPOWER HITS GERMANY AGAIN   More Than 1,600 American Airplanes Join Assault On Enemy Rails And Sup niieag

REICH POUNDED BY U.S. FLIERS   Enemy Supply Lines, Industrial Targets Hit 10th Day in Row

BUT 1ST YANKS MAY STILL FLY IN TOMORROW   MacArthur To Land Next Thursday; Signing Ie Set For Sept. 2

SUPER FORTS HIT TOKYO IN HEAVY ATTACK   More Thousands ‘Of Tons Of In. cendiary Bombs Are Dumped On City

MISSION FLOWN BY COMMAND FROM MARIANAS   ‘Thousands of Tons of Incendiary Bombs Leave Much of Nip Capital in Ruins

‘Very Large Force Lashes At Capital   Much Of Jap City Is In Ruins After Previous Attacks

Thousands Of Tons Of Bombs DumpedOnTokyolnFollowUp Of Canital Shatterino Strike

Saueriiraut Breath, No Soap.  Yanks Slow to Fraternizein Germany

Yanks Discuss Me ‘aning of Frater nizing   Change in Ruling Has Made no Special Difference

Stagefright, German Soap Shortage, But GI's Don't Do Much Fraternizing

Cheese, Sauerkraut Do Not Make for Breath Of Spring Among German Girls, Yanks Learn

Gls, Able To Talk To Germans,  ¢ ot Lose Nerve To Go After Girle

Relaxing of Ban on Non-Fraternization Sees Little Change Among GIs In Reich

Non- Fraternization Ban Is Lifted  And the Major Dicedihes leslie

G. L.’s Find Life No Bowl Of Cherries As Frauleins Cool To Fraternizing Approval

Naval Flyers Account for 20 Jap Ships   Raid Off Korea: Brings.Good Results To Search Planes

4-H Fair Features Three Night Shows At Pocahontas   Parades, Entertainment By Radio Stars, Stunts And Games Included

Jap Newspaper Defies Orders, Feels U.S. Ire   WaArthur Suspends Asahi For Mocking Stories of

Jap Newspaper Suspended For Mocking Order   Censorship Whips Crack for Printing Inflamatory Meterial

Big Tokyo Paper Suspended Over Atrocity Stories   Mocking Hints Bring MacArthur Action; New Cabinet Official Named

Nippon Air Transport Ban Is Eased At Tokyo   Japanese Press Raps Fallen War _ Leaders, But Hints Stories To Offset Yank Atrocities

Big Tokyo Newspaper Suspended  Mocks U. S. Orde:   Mocks U. S. Orders -To Print Stories Of Jap Atrocities

Chinese Attack Jap Civilians   Three Reported. Dead In Clash in Little Tokyo Area of Peiping

Jap Civilians Are Beaten   Chinese Give Way to Feelings at Peiping and Tientsin Against Nips

Chinese War On Jap Civilians In ) Peiping Sector   Three Killed, Others Beat“en, Stoned; Korean Assagsinaled Th Outbreak wt Violence

Violence Flares’ In Peiping   Japanese Attacked By Chinese Mob; Similar Outbreaks Last Week Oce in Tientsin

Angry Peiping Chinese Attack Jap Civilians   Three Dead; Transport’s Crash Kills 50 Chinese Troops. Yank Crew.

Three Slain In Violence: Police Step Street Riot   Japanese Are Sent To Their Quarters

Crowd of Chinese Attack Japanese Civilians in City   Violence Breaks Out In Little Tokyo Part Of Peiping; Beatings Cause Three Death<«

CHINESE FIRE ON JAPS IN PEIPING   Report Three Deaths in Disorders; Also Stone Nips

Three Are Slain as Chinese Rioters Jump Janagnese Civilians in Peining

3 Killed, Others Hurt In Chinese Attack On Japs   Civilians Stage Melee In Peining

Three Deaths Reported In First Outbreak of Violence in Surrender Of Japanese Forces

Chinese Attack Jap Civilians At Peiping   Three Killed and Others Beaten And Stoned

CROWD OF CHINESE  ATTACKED JAPANESE  CIVILIANS IN PEIPING OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE  FOLLOWED SIMILAR DISTIPRANCES AT TIENTSIN

DR. CULLEN NAMED GROUP PRESIDENT   State Sanatorium Head Is Selected by Tuberculosis Society

DR. CULLEN 10 HEAD TB GROUP   Superintendent Of State Sanatoria Honored By National Body

JAPS FALL BACK EAST OF MANILA AS YANKS STRIKE   MacArthur’s Mounting Offensive Brings Destruction of Nips on Verde

Planes Support Yank Troops As Japs Fall Back to Fight in Watershed East 5€ Manilo

J aps Retreat Befor e Heavy Luzon Attac!:   Gth Infantry Units Take Mt. Pawagan; Yanks \ Clear Verde Island

ROUT OF JAPS IS CONTINUING IN PHILIPPINES      Enemy Falls Back On Ten-Mile Front East Of Manila

Japs Fall Back East of Manila   Enemy Remnants on Verde Destroyed; Clark Field in Use

American Planes Join Assault of Japs On Luzon   Enemy Forced Back On 10-Mile Front East of Capital

YANK TRODPS FORCE JAPS BACH ON LUZON FRONT   REMNANTS OF ENEMY ON VERDE ISLAND WIPED OUT

Japs are Driven Back East From Manila   Swarms Of Fighters And Bombers Support Ground Troops In Attack

NIPS PUSHED BACK EAST OF MANILA   Few Hundred Japs Remain On Corregidor

Hungary Quits Hitler, Signs Allied Terms   Mighty Russian Drive Cutting Off East Prussia Today

Plunge Into Action Along Whole Front  at Geran Borders   Fresh Series of Victory Announcements by  Stalin Likely

Plane Sprays Illinois City With DDT In Effort To Halt Epid emic of Polio

Military Might American Policy   President Hopeful Of United Nations

YAMASHITA ASKS TRIAL BE STOPPED   CALLS ON SUPREME COURT TO BRING HIM TO WASHINGTON FOR HEARING.

Jap General’s Lawyers Request Writ Of Habeas  Corpus To Remove Case From U. S. Military Committee

BRIBERY TRIAL NEARING. JURY   Defense Rests Its Case Ir Clark-co Hearing

Yank Raids Leave Japan Smouldering   B.29's, Carrier Planes Give Nippon Cities Their Worst Week-end

MUSTANGS HIT CENTRAL JAPAN   Air Assaults On Nippon Homeland Continue For Fifth Straight Day

Communists Say Chiang Is Backing Revolt  Charges Made in Broadcast _ by Chinese Group

Communists Point Finger at Chiang.   Accuse Chinese Leader Of Civil War Leanings

Communists Say Chiang’s ‘Fascists’ Preparing Chinese Civil War Strife

MANPOWER IN BETTER SHAPE   Shortage Not So Critical Now, Officials Report

NATION'S LABOR SITUATION EASES   Deficiencies Are Not De®perate Like Those Last Winter

LABOR CRISIS NEARLY PAST   MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN IN. DUSTRY: BEING RAPIDLY EASED BY PRODUCTION CUTBACKS

Manpower Situation Improved   Production Cutbacks Offer Further Relief

SLIGHT EAS OF MANPOWER SHORTAGE SEEN   176,000 Workers Are Needed, Compared With 700,000 Four Months Ago

Jap Nf Fe £7; Losses Thre #imes As Hea, _~As Yanks   At Least 333 Warships Lost Since Pacific  Battle Was Launched

YANK GETS WET CLAIMING KISSES OF WELCOME FROM BOAT FILLED WITH WACS

SUBSTITUTE T0 MANPOWER BILL   Measure Throws New Shadow On _ Proposed ‘Work Or Fight” Legis lation.

SEIZE MORE PROPERTY   Did Genuine Hitler Speak? .... Some Good Explanations Of The Fuehrer’s Talk

Hitler Speech Causes Much Speculation   By LOUIS P. LOCHNER (Former Chief of The Associated Press Bureau in Berlin).

GERMAN EXILES AND REFUGEES IN DOUBT. WHETHER IT WAS HITLER ‘WHO MADE SPEECH ON NEW YEAR'S

Hitler Speec th Causes € ontroversy As exiles, Refugees Aroue Authenticity

HITLER'S SPEECH IS  FURORE FOR EXILES   Some Say He Made It; Others Say He Didn’t

Speech FromGermany Reveals _ Hitler No Longer Real Leader   Sone Germans In Exile Believe Fuchrer Spoke While Others Feel Sure He Did Not

DISCUSSION OM HITLER SPEECH   All Agree It Shows He Definitely Is No Longer Real Leader.

SOME GERMANS THINK HITLER DID NOT TALK   Several Reasons Given; Dialect Not German

Admiral McCain Dies of Heart Attack  Was Commander of Fast Task Force 38 in Pacific

Adm. McCain Dies Suddenly Ai Home      Navy Man Who Returned Home Wednesday Suffers Fatal Attack

ADMIRAL M’CAIN, HEAD OF FAMOUS TASK FORCE, DIES   Hard - Hitting Fighter Succumbs to Heart Attack at His Home in Coronado, Calif.   ATTENDED SURRENDER CEREMONY OFF TOKYO   Physician Reported He Was Worn Out by Strain of Past Four Months in Pacifie Theater.

TASK FORCE 38 CHIEF IS DEAL   Vice Admiral Me Cain Stricken With Fatal Heart Attack

Admiral McCain Is Heart Attack Victim   Dies in California; Just Back From Tokyo

Adm. McCain Die: Of Heart Attack   Famed Naval Leader Succumbs Suddenly

ReunionUnsighted In “Kiss On Bus” Affair      Another Sailor Volunteers _ to Pinch Hit for - Mate

ReunionUnsighted In "Kiss On Bus’, Affair   Another Sailor Volunteers to Pinch Hit for Mate

OPA Says There’s No Time To Lose On Gas Application   Tractor Fuel Requests To _ Be Returned At  -Once

HIGHEST PER CAPITA  APPORTIONMENT FOR  SCHOOLS IN HISTORY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO  SHARE FORTY-FIVE MILLIONS NEYT YEAR - .

House Passes Highway Measure   Vote Is 66 to 55; Object to Penny Raise on Gas Tax

Highway Bill ToGovernor   Senate Concurs After Measure Squeezes Thru House By Close Margin

New Highway Bill Goes to Governor   Houses Pass Measure Raising Gasoline Tax : One’ Cent   APPROVED BY. SENATE   Measure Will Place One . Cent Tax on Non-High way Fuel

Enemy Homeland Blasted by Planes  Daily Since July 1   Far Eastern Air Force Sets Up Headquarters On Okinawa for ‘Saturation’ of Japan; Aussies Keep Up Pressure in Borneo Push

Mikado Fears Throne Loss   Jap Emperor ‘Concerned By Changes in Laws

Domei Predict: Revision of Constitution   Emperor Reported Concerned Over His Ability to Remain in Throne After Change

SOCIAL CHANGES DUE FOR NIPPON   Jap Constitution To Be Overhauled, First Time In 57 Years

Japanese Diet May Overhaul Constitution   Emperor May Lose Nearly All Powers, Prince Konove Says

IN JAPANESE CONSTITUTION   Emperor’s Power Will Be Curbed; Social Reforms Made

ap Constitution Due For Over lvaul Before Year-End  lo Be Grdrid to U.S. Demands for Social,

Zhukov Says Hitler Weds Eva Before Berlin Falls, Whereabouts Unknown

: Zhukov Says Hitler Married Eva Braun (Before Berlin Fell; Whereabouts Unknown

Chinese Invade Indo-China On 85-Mile Front   Hitler Married Eva Braun Two Days Before Berlin’s! Fall, May Have Fled To Spain By Plane. Say Soviets “   Troops Drive On Caobanag In North

Hitler Weds. Flees Berlin, Zhukov Says   Body of Fuehrer Still Unfound, Commandant Says

ther Sources lace Fuehrer  ith Franco   Soviet Marshal Finds No Trace Of Nazi Leader In Berlin— Marriage Disclosed

Married at Last Moment .  Lovers Adolf and Eva Fled Berlin--Zhukov

‘Here’s Your Infantry’ To Show At Stadium Next Thursday Night   Great Bond Drive Feature Hailed Nation Over As Most Realistic Demonstration Of Fighting.

“Here Is Your Infantry!” Coming aes Str Sntantry:  -oming  War Show Will Be Presented : At Local Stadium June 14

BY-PASSED JAP GARRISON QUITS   NIPPONESE ON ATOLL IN MARSHALL ISLANDS SURRENDERS TO AMERICANS.

NIPPONESE QUIT IN MILLE ATOLL   Bypassed Garrisons Give Up Aboard Warship, U.S. S. Levy

Bypassed Jap Garrison Is Captured  Surrender Takes Place = BRhaard Waechin

Ry. Passed Japs - Sign Sturender -Ahgard Qestroyer   Nips Stulled 2. Pacific : Atoll Give Up To  Bobeecsar AAs...

JAPS SURRENDER ON MIL) ATOLL   First Of Bypassed Isles Te Capitulate To U. S. Navy

Japanese Garrison  On Mili Surrenders  Papers Signed Aboard an American Warship

Jap Garrison On Mili Gives Up on Warship   Instance First Such Surrender by Atoll Since Japs Quit War

Bypassed Jap Garrison Is Captured   Surrender Takes Place Aboard Warship

12-Year-Old Polish Stowaway Waits for Friends to Cut Legai  1. Ua May Leave Ship: Tulsa Couple Wants Him —

Upton Close Speaks To Big Crowd 8 SN TOWO  Reds Seeking To Communize World, Noted Speaker Says

Upton Close Speaks To! Big Crowd   Reds See cin To Communize  World, Noted Speaker Says

Schwellenbach Seeks To End Coal Stoppage   Lewis And Operators Are Summoned  To Parlev

VOTE NOTICE 10 BE FILED SOON   Mayer, Counsel for Long Line Qperators, Makes Announcement.   TO DEMAND PAY RAISE?

Strike Vote Notice To Be Posted   Workers Uneasy Because Telephone Firm Taking Stubborn Attitude in Current Wage Crisis

Telephone Union Chiefs in Public Disagreement  Strike Vote Sought but Statements on Purposes Differ

Phone Workers To Take Strike Vote By Oct. 21   Probably Will. Demand 30 Per Cent Wage Tn‘crease and Raise Not Less Than $2 Weekly.

Telephone Strike te Be Called   Strike Vote Motice to Re Filed Shortly

Phone Workers To Take Vote; 155,000 Miners Idle; Hollywood Quiet

Oil Tieup Ends In} Hub Plants;  Reopen Monday   Telephone Union Petitions . LEB For. Strike’ Vote; . All Quiet In: Studios

Within 15 Days Operators Will File Vote Notice   Government Orders May Cut Strikers Less Than 400,000

Count Krosigk Advocates Admiral lo Keep Whipped  Germans In Hand.

Doenitz Seeking To Rule Germany   Would Avert Danger of Reich Swinging to Bolshe vism, Says Krosigk.

SEA AND AIR. ASSAULTS ON MAJOR SCALE   SUPERFORTS HIT HOMELAND ISLAND WHILE TASK FORCES ROCK RYUKYU DEFENSE BASES

ALLIES KEEP UP REICH BOMBING   Vast Aerial Fleets Bombard Communications Areas Behind Front

Record Allied Aerial Attacks Show No Hall   Reports Indicate Raids On Berlin Have Caused Disorders In Capital

Blows At Shanghai Hit Very Roots Of Japan’s Vital Position In Asia

Jap Position In Asia Threatened By Bombing Main Gate at Shanghai

Japan’s Ma jo. Invasion Area Under Attacks   MacArthur’s Airmen Beginning Big-Time Assaulis on Shanghai Port, Vital Nip-Held Port

Big-Time AAF Bombing Attacks on Shanghai May Crack Invasion Funnel

YANKS OUT TO FREE SHANGHAI   Loss of China’s Key City Would Be Big Loss  To Jans

Allies Seek To Open Gateway To East China   Drive At Port Is New Threat To Japanese Position In Asia

‘Funnel City’ Of Shanghai Gets Priority      U. §. Out to Blast Japs’ Key Invasion Point of East Asia

Shanghai Raids Designed To Crack Major Invasion Point   City Is Port Through Which Japs Pour Its War Machine Into China

WADSWORTH IN FAVOR OF KEEPING ISLANDS   Pacific Bases Won By U. S. Blood And Treasure Should Be Retained After }.ar

SOLON URGES RETAINING OF PACIFIC ISLES   Wadsworth Suggestion Brings Cheers in the House

Suggesti ion That U. §. Keep Hard-Won Pacific Islands Wins House Applause

Suggestion U.S. Keep Islands Is Applauded   Made by Wadsworth; New Russian Note  On Poland Received

Urge U.S. Keer Captive Isles  Delegates Lean To Mandating Islands

KEEP ISLANDS   Wadsworth ‘Not Captivated’ By Idea of America Acting As Trustee

Wants Seized Pacifie Islands Kept by U.S.   Wadsworth (R-NY) Not Captivated by Idea They Should Be Held In Trust for Allies

Solon Wants U. S. Keep Jap Isles   Wadsworth Says To Keep Peace We Must Hold Our Position,

soldier From Emporium Predicts Ten Yoar U.S. Ouciipating of, Lermany.  Says Fnemy Must Pay War Debt.

Jap Tarakan Air Base Falls  @ To Aussies Field Being Put in Use For Fighters; Center Of City Seized

Japs Avoid  Showdown On Tarakan   Aussies Chase Enemy Into Hills After Capture of Airfield; Yank Planes Bag 20 Shins

Halsey Predicts Yanks Face Tough Kieht On Iwo      Hard-Boiled Admiral Tells Reporters He Doubts Japs Will Come Out Of Hiding To Interfere: Would Ride Emperor's Horse

Halsey Predicts Tough Iwo Battle   Doubts Jap Fleet Will Come Out To Fight

Flight Becomes Routine   Historic Globe-Circling Trip Ending Last Night Initiates Regular Weekly Service

World- Girdling Flight is Over   Regular Global Service Starts AF A CLARICE-

World-Circling Plane Arrives Home ‘on Time’   Second Regular Run By ‘Globesters’ Will Start This Afternoon

Pioneer Flight Proves Success   23,279 Miles Flown In 115 Hours 23 Min

Petain Given Death Verdict   Aged Marshal Of France Condemned By French For ‘Treason

Southern Coal. Producers Petition Labor. Rela-.. ‘ tiens Board —

TRY TO BLOCK MINERS’ VOTE   Southern Col Producers File Petition With War Labor Board

SEEK TO HALT. STRIKE VOTE ONMARCH 28   Southern Coal Producers Petition Labor Relations Board

MOVE TO BLOCK MINE STRIKE VOTE   SOUTHERN COAL PRODUCERS CALL ON LABOR BOARD TO PREVENT BALLOT.

De Gaulle Firm In Regard fo Cabinet Choices   Refuses to Place Communists In Key Positions

Quisling Is Put on Trial By Norwegians   High Nazis To Give Testimony

Testimony of Germans To Be Used in Prosecution of Norway’s No. 1 Traitor Who in His Defense, Claims Hitler War Right and Insists German People Cannot Long Be Subdued and Predicts Germany Will Get Revenge

Nazi- Testimony Brought Against Vidkun Quisling   Puppet Premier Goe: On Trial; Says He Was Patriot, Noi Traitor

Nazi Leaders To Give Testimony Against Quisling   Surprise Disclosure Made As Quisling Details His Own Defense.

PUPPET HEAD OF NORWAY DENIES GUILT   Surprise Disclosure Comes  As Vidkun Presents 21,- —  000-Word 69-Page Statement

GOERING, RIBBENTROP 0 TELL OF HIS ACTIVITIES: QUISLING FILES LONG DEFENSE STATEMENT

Nazi Testimony ° Against Quisling ‘Offered At Trial   Query Goering, Ribbentrop ‘And Other Germans On Niicodiaie — Api:

Quisling Goes On Trial In Norway On Treason Charge   Nazi Officials Testify Against Puppet Premier

Norway Traitor Goes On Trial For His Life   High Ranking Nazi Leaders Will Be Surprise Witnesses fn the Trial Of Vidkun Ouisline

Quisling’s Trial Starts   High Nazis To Testify; Norwegian Puppet Is rrogant In Defense

Quisling on Trial for Life  In Norway   Testimony of Goering, Von Ribbentrop and Others to Be Heard

Quisling Tried By Norwegians For Treason   Prosecutor Charges Nazi Puppet Talked To Hitler On Invasion

Testimony Of Goering, Other Nazis To Be Usec Against Vidkun Quisling In Trial Opening Day

MacArthur Due To Arrive in Tokyo in 10 Days   Quisling Goes on Trial On Charae of Treason.

Quisling Defends Regime; Aimed af Soviet Bolshevism   Prosecution Will Use Testimony of Nazi Higherups

High Ranking Nazi Officials Will be Used for Quisling   Norwegian Traitor Will Face Testimony of Several Nazis

QUISLING FACES TRIAL FOR LIFE   Former Norwegian Premier  Is Charged With Treason

Nazi Officials to Give Testimony  Quisling Presents 69-paqe Defense

QUISLING IS PUT ON TRIAL FOR TREASON   Testimony of Goering, Von Ribbentrop and Other Nazis to Be Introduced Against Former Norwegian Puppet.

Quisling Treason Trial Commences   High-Ranking Nazis’ Testimony Will Be  Against Ex-Premier

— OL tet enemeeineiieennitt  Defiant Quisling Says  He’s Norway’s Savior

HIGH-RANKING NAZIS TO TESTIFY AGAINST VIDKUN QUISLING  ALLEGED NORWAY _ TRAITOR DEFENDS HAS ACTIONS IN 21.000 WORD

Quisling Goes On Trial For His Life   Norwegian Traitor Is Defiant at Opening of Action

-Quisling Goes “On Trial For , Life In Norway   Testimony Of High-Rank Nazis To Be Introduced  Against Him. 

Quisling Goes On Trial For Treason   Nazis’ Testimony Will Be Used In Case At Oslo

GOERING WILL TESTIFY AGAINST ~~ VIDJUN QUISLING   Von Ribbentrop and Other High-Ranking Nazis Will Also Be Used.   WAS DISCLOSED TODAY   The Former ‘Puppet Premier of Norway Went on Trial Today.

Quisling Trial Under Way   Testimony of Former High Ranking Nazis To Be Presented

OPEN TREAS TRIAL AGAINST VIDKUN QUISLING   To Use Testimony from High German Officials, Prosecutor Says

QUISLING TRIAL IS UNOER WAY   Testimony of Goering, Oth"er High-Ranking Nazis Being Taken.   CHARGED WITH TREASON

Says Need Is For More Of His Kind   Evidence, From Goering, Ribbentrop To Be Presented

Nazi Testimony to.Be Used at Cuisling Trial   Puppet Premier Planned Invasion, State Charges Defendant Defiant

W hen Thieves Fall Out.. ‘Testimony of High Nazis to Be  Used Against Vidkun Quisling

Testimony of Nazi Leaders To Be Read at Quisling Trial  Ex-Puppet Premier of Norway Basec Canrt an Traacan Charas¢

QUISLING FACES NAZI TESTIMONY AS TRIAL BEGINS   PICTURES SELF AS ‘PATRIOT’; CLAIMS ‘WE SAVED NATION’

New Witnesses Will Testify   Testimony of Goering, Ribbentrop, Other to Be Introduced Against Quisling   Negative Role

Many Allied Officers Ready to Bet European War Will End in 60 Days

New threats Appear Upon Labor Front   Electrical and Telephone Workers Strike Probable

TWO NEW STRIKES NOW. THREATENED   Would Involve 200,000 Electrical and Telephone Employes   MAY START NEXT WEEK

Electrical  Strike Is ‘Inevitable’   Time Running Short for US to Soothe Workers; Nationwide Telephone Stoppage “Gaan After WE Walkant

‘Threatened Strike ‘Of Electrical and © ‘Telephone Workers “Would Idle 500,000

Walkout of 200,000 Electrical Workers Seen as Inevitable   Nationwide Sirike of Telephone Workers Thought Possible

Two Large Strikes Loom   Electrical ‘Workers And Phone Employes May Go Out

More Strikes May Begin in Karly January   Electrical Workers’ Walkout Would Idle 500.000 And Affect Plants in 22 States

Threatened Strikes, if Carried Out 100 per Cent, Will Increase Idle in Nation by About 500,000

Tieups Seen In Electric, Phone Strife   Walkout of 200,000 in Former Industry Is Called Inevitable.

Electric, Phone Strikes May Idle Half Million More   Early January Walkouts Loom; No Motor Peace

C10 Electrical Workers May Close 3 Plants  ‘Nationwide Walkout - Of Phone Operators Also Possible

Nation’s Labor Picture Dark By New Threat:   Electric Workers, Phone Employes May Walk Out

THREATS OF 2 MORE STRIKES PLAGUE NATION   Electrical And Telephone Workers Hint Walk outs Imminent

Nation Faces Phone Strike   Walkout May Follow Electrical Shutdown

4ndustrial Picture Is Darkened by Pendina Strikes :   Two Huge Employe Walkouts May Involve 500,000 Electrical, Telenhane Unionists

Electrical And Phone Workers May Walk Quit   Time Running Short For Government To Take Action

500,000 MAY HALT WORK WITHIN WEEK   Walkout of 200,000 CIO Workers in Electri¢al Industry's Big Three” "Inevitable"   TELEPHONE AFFECTED

NOW THREATENED   Would Involve 200,000 Electrical and Telephone  Employes   MAY START NEXT WEEK

Electrical And Telephone Workers May Quit. ... .  500,000 May Be Idled By Two Threatened Strikes

Strikes Loom In Electrical, Phone Plants   Electrical Industry Walkout May Involve 200,000; Act Called ‘Inevitable’ By Union

TWO MORE BIC STRIKES LOOM   Electrical and Telephone Workers Threaten

Huge Strikes W oad Involve About 900.000   Electrical and = elephone Company Employes

ELECTRICAL STRIKE THREATENS TIEUP OF 500,000 TELEPHONE ‘AND iL CTRICAL. WORKERS —

Government To Try To Settle Wage Dispute   Only Few Days Remain Before Electrical Workers Strike; Deadline Jan. 3

Strikes May,Involve Half Million Fleetrie Walkout Is ‘Inevitable’

Nation’s Labor Picture Smudged by, Threats of Two New, La’xe Strikes

Would Involve About 500,000  In 2 Industries   [. S. Ready to Act to Prevent Walk-Outs in ‘Big 3’ Plants 

Unionists Say Big Electrical Strike Certain   Nation-wide Walkout O: Telephone Workers Alsc Dire Possibility.

Threat:of Two Huge Strikes ‘Face Nation   Electrical and Telephone Company Employes Might Call Out Nearly 500,000 Workers; Electrical: Industry Strike Called ‘Inevitable’

Would Involve About 500,000 Electrical and Telephone Employes.   LABOR PICTURE IS DARK

500,000 Are Involved In Two Branches   Electrical And Telephone Hands May Quit Jobs

Huge Strike Of Electrical Workers Due   Union Leaders Say Walkout Knevitable and May Call It Next Week as Labor Picture Darkens

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   RED ARMY FORCES SLASH TO WITHIN SIGHT OF DANZIG AND ALTDAMM

GERMANS CLAIM ZHUHOV'S BERLIN DRIVE REPULSED      Reds Sight Danzig, Enter Altdamm as Stettin Battle Rages

RUSS SLAM T0 WITHIN SIGHT OF DANZIG   Battle for Stettin Also Roars Into High Gear

Jap Diplomat Says F.D.R. Sought Peace   Hull's Actions Are Also Defended by Niv Statesman

KURUSU TELLS OF WARNINGS TO ROOSEVELT   NIPPON DIPLOMAT REVIEWS PEACE TALKS OF 1941

CHAPLIN ADJUDGED FATHER BY JURORS   Verdict Returned After Over Two Hours Deliberation

Escapes from Germany: ‘Maryland Girl Who Married German  Professor Flees to American Lines

Berlin Evacuee Tells Experiences cacao ahaa  Maryland Woman And Small Children On Road 4 Weeks

LONG FIGHT IN REICH IS SEEN   Military Experts Believe Nazis Will Battle on After Berlin Falls

BOWLES THINKS CARS WILL SELL AT 1942 PRICES   They May Even Cost A Little Less, OPA Chief Predicts

NEW CARS MAY NOT BE HIGHER   OPA Chief Bowles Predicts *Reconversion’ Autos May Be Cheaper

New Aut 2s $yiles May Core. SS Than 4° fe * dodels   Forr Announced By. . For Prices On Reconversion Cars

NEW CAR COST. ABOUT SAME     AS’42 AUTOS   Price Formula  Should Result in Little Change

Cost Of New Autos Equal To ’42 Price   May Even Cost Little Less, Manvfacturers Given Formula

KING WINNER IN CANADIAN VETO   Prime Minister Gains 116 Of 245 Commons’ Seats

Russian News Agency Reports U.S, Puttinc Pressure on Iceland and Iran for Air Bases

US. REPORTED SEEKING BASES   Soviet Tells Of Pressure Or Both Iran And Iceland

Security Unit Stays as Top Arm of UNO   Reds, U. S. Team Up To Reject Assembly As Supreme Organ

U.S., Russia In Agreement On One Issue, Making UNO  Security Council Powerful

Four-Fifths Of lwo in U.S. Hands   Remainder of Jap Garrison Fighting Om Shrinkine Strin

FOUR-FIFTHS OF IWO JIMA CAPTURED   More Than 15,000 Japs Knocked Out By U. S. Marines

BLOODY BATTLE ON WO ISLAND IN THIRD WEEK   U. S, Marines Complete Capture Of Four-Fifths Of Island

FIERCE FIGHT ON IWO COSTS ENEMY 15.000   ‘Marines Battle Hand-toHand in Volcanic Inferno and Seize Four-Fifths of ' Bloody Island.

BATTLE OF © IWO ENTERS. THIRD WEEK   Marines Have Taken Four Fifths Of Island ..

FIGHT FOR ISLAND IS INCREASING   15,000 Japs Knocked Out; Marines Near Northern Coast

Four Fifths lwo Taken By Marines  15,000 Enemy Troops Killed  tate VAs. .

Japs Battle . Hard in Iwo Death Pocket   “Banzai” Suicide Charge by Trapped Foe Likely on North Coast

\Four-Fifths of — Iwo Island Now In Marine Hands   Bloody Battle Enters Its Third Week On Rising Not of Fury

FOUR-FFTHS WO TAKEN BY MARINES   Bitterest Battle Of The Pacific Enters Its Third Week

Yanks Gain Few Yards Of Gory Isle   More Than 15,000 Of Enemy Garrison Now Knocked Out

Thailand Was At War Against Allies, But— Top Thai Leaders In Dangerous Game To Help Defeat Japanese

STRIKE NOTICES INCREASING, AP SURVEY SHOWS   Totol Soars Since John L Lewis’ Demands for Miners’ Action

Freedom House Makes Attack On Mrs. Truman   Blasts First Lady On Racial Eauality

Yamashita Believed Trapped on Luzon; Yankees Within Six Miles Of General's Last Known Hideout

Yanks Near Hideout of Yamashita   RIDGE CAPTURED AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HEAVY AIR, ARTILLERY BLASTS

Wily Yamashita Still Safe But Yanks Close fn   Suicide Jap Troops Guard General

Yanks Within 6 Miles of Hideout   Near Yamashita’s Hideout After Two Weeks of Heavy Fire

Gen. Yamashita Escapes Heavy Shelling And Seizure As Yank Force Captures Bloody Ifugao

Yanks Neari ing Headquar ters  Of Yamashita   Wily Jap General On Luzon Escaped Two Weeks O£ Heavy Artillery and Aerial Assaults

‘American Tanks Within Six Miles Of Last Known Hideout ‘Of Jap General Yamashita   Leader Of Enemy Forces On Philippines Escapes Two Weeks Of Heavy Artillery

Yamashita Escaped Bombardment: Last Hideout Near Fal   Nips Reinforce Hopeless Garrison on Bougainville: MacArthur

Yanks and Filipinos Close in Against Yamashita In Hills of Philippines; Many Japs Are Killed   Japs Reinforce Hopeless Garrison On Bougainville; Fighting Bitter

LEAHY WON'T SPEAK AT PETAIN’S TRIAL   Marshal Seeking Help of Truman’s Aide

CIVILIAN FOOD MAY BE REDUCED FOR LEND-LEASE   ‘Vacated War Mobilization Office and Draft Take Spotlight in Capital

CROWLEY MENTIONED AS NEW LOAN LEADER   Byrnes Resignation Caught Congress By Surprise

AWAIT FILLING OF  ae POST HELD . BY FRED VINSON        Every. Indication ‘of : “Speedy Confirmation of Vinson: for: ; the Byrnes Post.       ‘AN EARLY APPOINTMENT   ‘Chairman Geprge Said He *Hoped President: Would ’ Name a Good Man. .

Senators Are Jittery Over Bank Position   Every Indication Of Speedy Confirmation For Byrnes’ Successor.   MENTION CROWLEY

Senate Awaits Vinson Successo  Newest Gov't Shift Is Surprise To Most

Reds Converge On Baltic Sea Port of Danzig   Soviets Advance Within 29 Miles Of Reich Capital

GERMAN FOOD STOCKS RUNNING VERY LOW   Supplies Will Be Exhausted In From 3¢ To 6@ Days; Ait OF Europe Affected

Efficiency in Torture: Cruel Germans Murder Thousands Of Civilians in Prison Compound

EE EE OTR ONNE M ANIM OE CoN TERE,  Posthumous Award of Air Medal to Samuel Garver

Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Lovegren Receive Posthumous Award of Medal For Son Who Died in Air Combat

Wheeler Backs Williams For REA Position   Montano Senator Praises NYA Work; Delay Elliott Vote

Aub Williams Finds Ally In Sen. Wheeler   NYA Offered Most Construetive Of Any Relief Programs Administered,   DIP INTO Fitege

Williams’ Opposers Fight to Keep REA Job From Him:   Elliott’s’ Promotion: - Delayed; Search Dies Committeé Files

QUISLING MAY PLEAD INSANITY   Life May Be Saved in His Trial for Treason

PRESIDENT TRUMAN MADE SECRET. VISIT. TO MOTHER SUNDAY  PRESIDENT TAKES UN HERALDED TRIP TO MIS. SOURL BIRTHDAY VISIT

PRESIDENT TRUMAN MADE SECRET VISIT TO MOTHER SUNDAY  PRESIDENT TAKES ITN.   PRESIDENT TAKES UNHERALDED TRIP TO MISSOURI, BIRTHDAY VISIT

TRUMAN PAYS MOTHER VISIT   Makes Unheralded Trip to Visit Mother on Her 93rd Birthday.

Newsmen Miffed By Truman Flight   President of White House Correspondents Moices “Disapnoroval”

One Fourth of Goal  ls Met in First  Day of Campaign Community Chest Gets   ——  a a ae 5 oa saee

One Fourth of Goal is Met in First Day of Campaign  Community Chest Get:   Community Chest Gets Wholehearted Beginning in Helena

Aircraft Plant And Arsenal in Capital Blasted   Steel Center of Yawata Rocks Under 1,000-Ton Daylight Assault

Superforts Drop Bombs On Tokyo, Other Areas; Steel City Destroyed

HANAU BLASTED BY RAF FLEETS   British Follow Up Raid On Rail Centers By U.S. 8th Airforce

ALLIED PLANES BLAST -REIGH   Railway Centers, Berlin Shewered In Day, Night Attacks

1,000 Heavies Pound Reich   Rail Supply Centers For Eastern Front  Blasted by British

BERLIN BLASTED; RAIL CENTERS HIT   R. A, F. Raids Intended to Prevent Movement of Large: Bodies of Troops to East.

RAF Planes Hit German Targets  Follow Up Strong Raid by Americans

SOVIET TROOPS TAKE KOMARNO   RUSSIANS GIVE GROUND BUT HALT BREAKTHROUGH

Prosecufion — - Proposed a ~ Work Slackers   Fine. or: Prison® Better Than Army‘Induction=. . Knudsen Testifies: -

Job Slackers May Receive Prison Terms   Knudsen Suggests It In Lieu Of Laduction Into The Armed Forces

Anudsen Would Put Men in Jail If They Refuse Jobs   By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST

PENALTIES ASKEL FOR QUITTERS   NATIONAL SERVICE LAW FAVORED BY KNUDSEN  >

Nonworkers May Be Fined, Imprisoned   Instead of Draft, May Use Penalties

Knudsen For  Penalty Use   House Committee Also Swings Away From Forcing Army to Accept Reluctant Workers

May Apply Criminal Law to Men Who Refuse to Take or Keep Needed Jobs

Would Make Work Refusal a Crime   Knudsen Suggests Remedy for Current Manpower Shartoce

GRIMINAL ACTION MAY BE INSTITUTED AGAINST SLACKERS  _ GEN, KNUDSEN BELIEVES FORCING MEN TO FIGHT WOTLITN RE RAD ENP ARM’

Commander of Allied Forces That Crushed Germany Is Given Tumultous Welcome i Washington as He Rides Through Cheering Throngs That Line Streets To Capitol Where Joint Session of Congress Addressed

RETURNS FAD EUROPE TODAY   Tells Congress His Soldiers Believe Peace Problems Can, Must Be Met.   CROWD FILLS CAPITAL

General Gels. Huge Ovation In Washington   Says Troops Sere Peace Problems . Will Be Solved

THOUSANDS TURN OUT TO PAY © HOMAGE TO MAN WHO DEFEATED GERMANY ON FIELD OF BATTLE

Washington Turns Out to Honor V-E Commander   Eisenhower Climaxes Glorious Homecoming With Speech Before Session of Congress

Wild Welcome (Greets Hero on Return Home   U. S. Commander Tells Congress Soldiers Have Faith in New Peace

NATION'S CAPITAL GIVES BIG WELCOME TO GEN. EISENHOWER  ALLIED LEADER TELLS CONGRESS HIS SOLDIERS WANT PEACE SOLVED

Army Chieftain Returns Home Triumphantly   Conqueror of Germany o Western Front Addresses Joint Session of Congres: After Welcoming Parade

Task Can Be No Greater  ‘ Than That Faced By Nation Three Years Ago, Says General

U. 5. Must Meet Peace Problems, Eisenhower Says   Kansas General Receives Rousing Capital Welcome

Peace Problems Can And Must Be Met, Belief Of Soldiers; Eisenhower: Says

To Capital To Address Law Makers   Tells Joint Session  Of Congress and Supreme Court Problems Of: Peace Must Be Met

Capital Gives Gen. ‘Ike’ Great Ovation in Tumult of Voices   Supreme Allied Commander Addresses Joint Session Congress

General Tells Lawmakers All  Of His Soldiers ‘Passionately’ Believe Problems , Of Peace and War Can Be Mastered

Rescue Forces Shift To South Of Tokyo Bay   Hamamatsu Area Now Being Cleared Of Allies

W’Arthor Tells Prisoners to  Rule Camps   1500 Held by Japs Now Freed by Allies in Tokvo Area

FLORIDA BRACES FOR HURRICANE; ISLAND HARD HIT   Thousands in Exposed Areas Seek Satety—Public Buildings Thrown Open to Refugees.   AIRPLANES SPEED FROM DANGER ZONE   Storm’s Velocity So Great That It Threatens Major Disaster to Any City It May Strike.

Massive Tropical Hurricane.  Is Swirling Toward Florida   Thousands in Exposed Areas Seek Refuge as Warn. ings of 150-Mile-Per-Hour Sform Is Issued Throughout Southern Florida

Florida Battens Down Hatches For Hurricane   150-Mile Winds Create Colossal Havoc In Turks Island

Colossal Havoc  Is Reported at Turks Island   Thousands in Areas Exposed to Storm Begin Trek to Safety; Warn Fishing Boats

FLORIDA MAY BE HIT TODAY * BY HURRICANE   ;Thousands Seek Safety As Great Storm Nears Miami

Great Tropical Hurricane Heading for Florida Keys   May Strike Miami; ‘Colossal’ Havee Reported Created On Turks Island

HURRICANE MAY STRIKE FLORIDA   Thousands Flee Exposed Areas; Howling Winds Menace Miami

Core of Storm Expected Over Florida Today   Warnings Hoisted Along Entice Const-——Di saster

Satins:  <——FINNISH PARTY BACKED BY RUSSIAN PRESS TRAILING  Re hi, Att Ss

OF PHILIPPINES IS LIBERATED   MacArthur Says Only Includes Local ArmThree Small Groups ory. Funds; Back of Japs Left on Luzon in Senate

HOUSE P PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET BILL   MacArthur Says Only Includes Local A Three Small Groups ory Funds; Back of Japs Left on Luzon in Senate

Solon Urges New World Conference  Says United Nations Charter Inadequate

MEDICAL CARE BILL OFFERED   Plan To Aid Mothers. Children Backed By 10 Senators -

CHURCHILL AND EDEN IN ATHENS   Stirring Ovation Given _ By Greeks; Speech Is   Full Of Optimism

CHURCHILL AND EDEN ARRIVE IN ATHENS   Thousands Gathered in Constitution Square Give Britons Stirrine Ovation.

‘Tortures More Vicious Than Those Found in Medieval Dungeons \Heaped on U. S. Prisoners in Japan

‘New Manpower Law With Teeth Favored By FDR   Work-Or-Jail Measure Is Preferred To .Voluntary Help Enlisting Method

FDR FOR TOUGH MANPOWER ACI   Widely Varying Plans Voted By House and Senate

F.R. Prefers Power in Job  Control Bill   Favors Authoritative Legislation Rather Than One of Voluntary Tyne

President Prefers Work-or-Jail Bill   See Deadlock Over Manpower Control

PREFERS LAW WITH AUTHORITY IN IT      FR Tells News Conference There Is Stili Shortage . Of Men.

FOR PREFERS HOUSE BILL °   Says America Still Short of Mlannewer

FDR Reaffirms Need For Stiff Labor Draft Act  House And Senate Bill«s Conflict

House, Senate Far Apart on Job Control   President Renews Request for Work or Fight Measure

F_D.R. PREFERS MANPOWER LAW WITH AUTHORITY  STILL SHORT OF MEN   STILL SHORT OF MEN. PRESIDENT DECLARES AT NEWS CONFERENCE

Roosevelt For House-Passed Manpower Bil   Wants Measure With, Au: thority In It Rather Than Rely On Voluntary - Methods

3rd, 7th Armies Driven Back By German Attacks   U. S. And British In Fiercest Fighting Of Wa: To Gain On Bulge; 21 Counter Attacks Force Patton To Yield Two Miles.

War’s Fiercest Fighting In the West Rages   Nazi Armored Wedge Knifes 15 Miles Into Northeastern France Below Biche and Sends Battalion Into Strasboura Area

Sioux City Woman Stricken While — Driving Her Car   F ound Unconscious   F ound Unconscious In Automobile . By A Passerby

Sioux City Woman Stricken While Driving Her Car  F ound Unconscious In Automobile By A Passerby

Kramer Denies Murder Claims  Lauds Irma Grese For Fulfilling Duties

Says Irma Grese Did Her Job Well  Kramer Flatly Denies He Mistreated Any Inmates Of Concentration Camps

Kramer Denies Cruelty Charge  Never Mistreated Prisoners, He Says

Kramer Denies Mistreatment Of Prisoners  Praises - Worst  Of SS Women

@ WAR NEVER LIKE THIS   600 Sailors Spend 18% Hours on Antiquated Train in Chicago

s WARK NEVER LIARE [Pt  600 Sallens Spend 18'2 Hours on Antiquated Train in Chicago

3 KNOWN KILLED AS STORM HITS HARD IN TEXAS   Two Fishermen, Houston Man Dead—Hurricane Is Abating in Intensity

GULF HURRICANE MOVING INLAND   INTENSITY ABATES AS.STORM CENTER: NEARS HOUSTON

Gulf Hurricane Takes Death and Damage Tall   Count Three Dead; Property Losses Rise As Winds Diminish Inland Near Houston

AT LEAST THREE DEAD AND MILLIONS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE LEFT IN WAKE OF DIMINISHING GULF HURRICANE

Gulf Hurricane Is Diminishing   Three Die, Millions In Property. Crop Damaged, In Raging Storm.

Storm Batters Coastal Towns: Damage Costly   Winds Blow Inland; ‘Worse Than Atom Bomb’; Three Lives Lost

Heavy Rains in Houston Stop Traffic; Cotton And Rice Crops Suffer Heavy Damaae, Reported

Fury of Storm Spent Before Hitfing Houston   Torrential Rains Follow in Wake of Texas Hurricane. ©

Out   After Lashing Texas Coast, Causing Heavy Damage, Some Loss of Life

Fury of Texas Rurricane Wanes, Three Said Dead  Damage in Millions as Forze of Storm Subsides Before

Hurricane Diminishes   Three Killed and Heavy Damage Caused in Texas; Storm Moves Inland

Hurricane Abates As It Moves Into Interior Of Texas   Causes Three Deaths, Millions Dollars Damage

Hurricane Fading Out   Winds Down to 50 Miles An Hour After Battering ‘Texas Coast

Storm In Texas Has Diminished Its Intensity   Hurricane Warnings Order. ed Down; Three Lives Lost; Property Damage In Millions

GULF HURRICANE RAPIDLY ABATING   Three Deaths And Millions In Property Damage Counted As Storm Wears Out In Texas.

REPORTED DYING. OUT IN INTERIOR   Storm .That Caused Three Deaths and. Huge Crop and Building Damage Naw West of Houston and Fading Fast

Texas Gulf Storm Goes Inland To Blow Self Out   Four Hundred Miles  Of Coast Line  Hit by Hurricane

Tropical. Storm, Moving Inland, Said Diminished   Gulf. Hurricane. Caisses 3 ‘Deaths. And. Property “Damage In Millions

STORM DIMINISHING RAPIDLY INLAND IN HOUSTON DISTRICT  '. CAUSED AT LEAST THREI DEATHS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DAMACE

Hurricane Toll: 3 Dead, Many Without Homes   Waning Gale Damage To Crops, Property Reported in Millions

Enemy Navy Almost Helpless in Wake Of Carrier Raids   Present Strength No More Than Match for  Our Destroyers

New B-32 Goes Into Climactic Offensive   LeMay Emphasizes Warning To Nips As His Air Giants Now Fly From Iwo

Konev Reds Near Berlin Forest Line   Flank Secured.   Stettin Drive.

Soviets Smash Toward Berlin Qn New Front  Ukrainian Army Sweeps From _ Silesia At Ranid Clin   NEISSE SHATTERED   Russians Also’ Pushing Down Elbe Toward Dresden

Reds Shatter , Neisse River _ Defense Line   Armored Mass Bears Down on Berlin’s Spree River Defenses

BERLIN FACE WITH TWO-WAY SOVIET DRIVE   German Neisse River Lines  Shattered

Reds Nearing Spree River Defense Line   Russians Indicate Neisse River Defense Broken After Fierce Battles

REDS BEA      Threaten Berlin Defenses 31 To 52 Miles Of Capital

Russians Outflank Germans   Key Bastions of Nazi Capital’s Southeast_ern Defenses Fall

Outflank Capital’s Defenses   German Bastions Southeast Of Reich Capital Fall.

Russians _Bear Down -On City’s Spree River Defenses  SURGE FORWARD  Ukrainian Army Is Linked With White '  Riresian Trnare’

KONEV FORCES BREAK NEISSE RIVER FRONT   Correspondents Say Bulk of Southern Army Turned Toward Capital

Konev’s Drive Turns Toward Reich Capital   Bears Down on Spree River After Effecting Junction With Zhukoy

Flanking Red Drive Heads for Berlin   Berlin-Aimed Russian Forces Link For Assault on Reich Capital; Chief Threat Comes from South

Neisse Line Shattered in Fierce Frays   Main Weight Thrown Toward Berlin After  , Linking Up

Smash Within  31 To 52 Miles Of Nazi Capital   Russians Shatter Neisse River Defenses After Fierce Battles In Gorst, Guben Areas

BEAR DOWN Ot SPREE RIVER DEFENSES   Neisse Positions Wrecked After Fierce Battle   LINK FORMED   With Legions Of Zhukov; Gain 16 Miles In Push Toward Stettin

Niesse River Lines Broken   Powerful Armies Turn Toward Berlin, Fianking Germans Along Oder

Konev's Push Makes Berlin Plight Acute   Ukrainian Columns Smash Near Capital; Refugees Jam Roads

SOVIET ARMOR BEARING DOWN ON SPREE LINE   Konev And Zhukov Consolidating Front For Final Assault i German Capi+a

» Russian Armies Jomed   Armored Forces Continue Releiitless Drive Toward Capital

KONEV’S UKRAINIAN * ARMY SMASHING INTO BERLIN'S DEFENSES  TWO GREAT RUSSIAN ARMIES FORM LINK FOR  ATTACH DEICELI CADITAT

KONEV DRIVES UPON COTTBUS AND BEESKOV   Neivsse River Defenses Shattered on Front 31 to 52 Miles from Berlin

DRIVE COMES SOUTHEAST OF CAPITAL   Russians Smashing Toward Beeskow and Cott . bus, 31 and 52 Miles,  ( Respectively, From the Reich Metronolis.

elanks and Cavalry Hit at Spree River   Neisse River Defenses Shattered; Flank Nazis Blocking Zhukov’s Army

RUSSIAN UNITS ATTACK SPREE RIVER DEFENSES   Reds Smash Nazi Positions in Towns Guarding Frankfurt

ALLIES THRUST ALMOST MILE INTO LOWER RHINE IN FACE OF FLOOD OF NAZI RESERVES   American Third Army Carves Out Half Mile Gains In Pruem Sector, Slowly Reducing String of Axis Fortifications   GROUND MISTS INTERFERE WITH AIR SUPPORT

Russian Armies Shatter Defenses In the Southeast   Zhukov Forces Join With Konev For New Assault

NEW RED DRIVE PERILS BERLIN RIVER BARRIER   Konev’s Army Rips Into Spree River Defenses From Southeast

First Army 31 -- 52 Miles From Berlin   Marshal Konev’'s Forces Marching On Spree River

Soviets Bear Heavily on Nazi Defense   German Lines Are Weaker; Red Troops Rush On

Neisse Defense Said Shattered In Heavy Battle   ‘Ukrainian Army Bearing Down On Spree River From Southeast Today

mies Link For Assault _ On Capital   jumns of Soviet Tanks vavalry Roll Through Shattered Villages   EAR SPREE RIVER!   iis Being Jockeyed Into Position for Knockout

Konev Turns Weight In Berlin Direction’   ave ee 2a   Thousand Heavies Batter Oil, Rail Targets In Western Reich

SEE BEGINNING OF SHOWDOWN DRIVE ON CITY   Two Armies Linked in Concerted Thrust Against Capital

FIRST UKRAINE ARMY es UPON BERLI   in 30-Mile Breakthrough Marshal's Troops Topple _ Brandenburg Province Stronghold \  CHECK NAZIS ON ODER

Reds Shatter Defenses On Neisse   Armored Trains Used In Red’s Assault On Capital

2 RUSSIAN ARMIES CONVERGE ON BERLIN'S. SPEE RIVER LINE FROM SOUTHEAST IN NEW MOVE

Red Armor “Smashes To Spree River   Konev Turning -Toward Berlin After Flanking  Drive From Southeast.

Auditorium, Gym Proposal Debated Se ea  New Memorial High School Suggested For Hagerstown

Auditorium, Gym Proposal Debated ineenieaiaiaileinnis Se detliaiialer triebsindsiembatahal  New Memorial High School Suggested For Hagerstown

Approve U of W Building Plans   Borrow $2,080,000  For More Housing

SUNSHINE IS FORECAST   Temperatures Tonight Will ‘Be 25 to 28 Degrees

POINT SCORE ADJUSTMENT FOR INDIA-BURMA THEATER TROOPS AFTER CHRISTMAS

Jurymen Run Out On Trial   Press Flays Conduct of _ Court i in Trial of Leval —

JURORS RUN OUT   French Press Flays Conduct of Court; Defendant ’ Wav Not Appear

JAPAN TO ROCK UNDER GREATER BOMB BLASTS   68,400 Tons a Month to Be Dropped on Strategic Spots

‘Surrender’ Reporter Disciplined  Kennedy Disaccredited And Ordered From Europe May 17

Edward Kennedy ls Ordered Home   Associated Press Man Who Filed Surrender Story Disciplined

Edward Kennedy Is Ordered Home For News Release   Other War Correspondents Also Disaccredited in Army Order

WAR WRITER IS REPROACHED BY ALLIED HEADS   Kennedy, Ordered Back t U. S$. After Scoop’ Incident Is Closed

Kennedy Sent Home By SHAE  He And Gudebrod Loss Official Credentials

Edward Kennedy, ‘Discredited, Is ‘Ordered Home   Morton Gudebrod Also included in  SHAEF Statement, A Closed Incident

Sennecyv orcerec. ~ “ac< <0 9. OF 'Surrencer Szorv: 2 -iers ° us-e¢

‘AP-MEN ORDERED BACK 10 STATES   SHAEF Says Kennedy and Gudebrod Guilty of Confidence Break

Prospects for Greek Peace Brighten as Parleys Begin   Ry JAMES E. ROPER

Greek Regent Moves To Form New Cabinet  ELAS Reported Accepting British

Lewis Attacks Figure Claims Of Operators   Denies His Contract Demands Would Cost 400 Millions A Year.

Patton’s Army Moves Against Last Defense of Nazis in Mountain Area; Tanks Gain 26 Miles in 24 Hours

dom’s Last Redoubt In Bavarian Alps  NEAR JUNCTION WITH RUSSIANS  33,000 Startled German Prisoners Taken In Few Hours

THAD WG THIRD ARMY AT NAZI ALPS REDOUGT   Reports That First Army Has Met Russian Troops Not Confirmed.

Forces Only 125 Mi. from Bertchesgaden   Bewildered Germans Scatter in Path Of New Offensive

Jap Resistance. On Iwo Falters   Marines Roll Back Enemy  To Capture Motovania

GAINS SCORED ON IWO JIMA ISLAND   Main Town yn of Motoyama Overrun by the  Yanks —

MOTOYAMA TAKEN   Nimitz, M’Arthur Both Report Successes In Pacific Theaters Of Action

Overrun Main Town on Island In Hard Battle   Americans Now Hold Half of Objective, but Japs Still Fight

Marines Overrun Motoyama In New Gains On Iwo Jima   All Three Divisions Report Gains—Uncompleted Airfield Reached By Third Division—Ten Enemy Prisoners Taken In Eight Days 

$1,000 CHICKEN DEAL LANDS MAN IN JAIL   Biggest Black Market Sale in Five States

Chinese Civil ‘War Averted By Chiang's Recognition of Independence for Mongolia

Decision May Avert Civil War in China   Chiang Gives Up Big Slice of Territory to Reds

Decision May Avert Civil War in China  Chiang Gives Up  Rie Slice af

China Alters Map of Asia   Free Outer Mongolia May End Red Cfisis

Mongols Get Freedom  Chiane’c Act Hailed   Chiang’s Act Hailed As ‘Heroic Decision’

Acheson Replaces. Secretary Grew In State Department   Official. With Liberal Record Beconies Under. secretary; Other Changes Possible.

Acheson Named lo Succeed Grew   Further Changes in Control of Foreign Polievy Are Probable

MORE CHANGES ARE FORESEEN   Dean Acheson Named to Succeed Undersecretary Of State Grew.

ACHESON GIVEN GREW’S POSITION   EX-AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN COMPLETES 41 YEARS’ SERVICE

Jos. Grew, Veteran American Diplomat,  Out After 41 Years   Quits as Undersecretary of State; New Tokyo Cabinet Sworn In

Joseph Grew Succeeded By Dean Acheson   Undersecretaryship Of State Is Given Up By Grew After Serving Government 41 Years

Start Shakeup in State Department  Grew Resigns With Acheson as Suzcesso

Troops Clean Up Remaining Nazi Pockets   Stiff Mainz Battle Enters Third Day; German Losses Great

Enemy Hint New Crossing of River By Allies; Hundreds of Planes Smash North of Ruhr

THREE ALLIED ARMIES POISED FOR NEW DRIVE   2 U. S. Armies Crush AN But Scattered Resistance West of Rhine

Germans Say Allies Massing Units For Invasion Of Ruhr   Yanks Capture 88,335 Prisoners in Saar Offensive; First Army Reaches   Sieg River

‘Allies Reported Planning New Rhine Crossing   Germans Say Allies Massing Strength To Cross River North Of Ruhr Region

American Drive Costs Nazis Over 100,000 Men; Only Few Germans West of the Rhine.  2 - @ Se. Seer aes ee, “an Ge ah aa ae @ 2s eae   ANOTHER BIG PUSH LOOMING IN NORTH

Enemy States Allies Mass  For Crossing   Only Remnants Remain To Be Cleaned Up In German Chemical Capital.   LOSE 100.000 MEN

Blistering Defeat Administered By Third, Seventh Groups Under Patton and Patch; First Drives On Toward Ruhr Arec While 3 Allied Units Are Poised To Cross River

Planes Pound Steadily at Key Targets   Only Disorganized Resistance Continues West Of Rhine; Up to 7,000 Bombers, Fighters Hit Nazi Army Camps in Prelude to New Drive

‘AMERICAN THIRD AND  SEVENTH ARMIES IN MOP-UP ACTIVITIES  ATE RIT REWIDERED   ALL BUT BEWILDERED POCKETS GERMANS WEST OF RHINE WIPED OUT

ONLY DISORGANIZED POCKETS REMAIN; GERMANS SAY NEW CROSSING OF RIVER IMMINENT

AMERICAN THIRD AND SEVENTH ARMIES IN MOP-UP ACTIVITIES   ALL BUT BEWILDERED POCKETS GERMANS WEST OF RHINE WIPED OUT

WESTER BN FRONT   American Triumph In Saar Costs Hitler More Than 100,000 Men

Yanks Crush Nazi Remnants   Powerful Forces Massed For New Crossing of River After Crushing Victory

Germans Lose 88.335 In Prisoners   Only Disorganized Elements Remain In Battle Sector

Strength Massed On Rhine   Germans Predict Invasion As Planes  Blast Rich Area.

Allies Smash Nazis’ Stand West of River   Only Remnants Remain To Be Cleaned. Up in Isolated Pockets; Bombers. Scourge Retreating Foe Relentlessly.

ALLIES MAS3 NORTH OF RUHR      New Crossing of Rhine By Canadian, British, Ninth: imminent.   BOMBERS GIVE SUPPORT.

Planes Help In Clearing Up Pockets  Near Stream    Three Great Armies Poised For Jumpoff

Patton Mops Up Big City Of Ludwigshafen, Takes Most Of Mainz: Ist Gains Groun’

ONLY POCKETS OF NAZIS LEFT WEST OF RHINE   More Than 7,000 Allied Plane Smash at District Ahead of Massing Allies

GERMANS CLAIM YANKS MASSED TO CROSS RHINE   3rd Army Clears Most of Mainz; 7th Speeds North

All Organized Resistance on West Banks of River Is Crushed '  AT ATTACH C OAT DIWID      AIR ATTACKS ON RUHR   First Army Seizes Nine Miles of Steg’s South erm Bank

New Crossing Of Rhine: Looked For   Bombers Pound Area—3d and 7th Clean Up Nazi  Remnants in Trap

MASSIVE PUSH WEST OF RHINE IS NEAR FINISH   Two American Armies Form Junctions in  Captured Area

Germans Report Allies Are Massing Power for New Crossing of River

Third And Seventh Armies Smash All But Scattered,  Disorganized Nazi Groups

All Organized Resistance on West Banks of River Is Crushed   AIR ATTACKS ON RUHR      First Army Seizes Nine Miles of Sieg’s South ern Bank

Only Disorganized German Pockets Are before Rhine   Third and Seventh Armies Busy Cleanin: Up Remnants; First Army Pushes +a Slang

U. §. Third Army cavelops German Chemica! Center   Three Allied Armies Poised For New Blows

Third And Seventh Armies Crush All But Disorgans ized Enemy Pockets   Smoke Shrouds Northern Front   Planes Hammer Ruhr On Pattern Indicating Offensive In Making

Few Bewildered — Pockets Remail   American Third And Seventh Armies Form Numerous Junctions In Saarland And. Palatinate; Foe Loses Heavily 

DOUGHBOYS STAMP OUT ALL BUT BEWILDERED POCKETS OF GERMANS WEST OF THE RHINE   Numerous Junctions Formed In Saarland and Palatinate In Mighty Conquest Costing Enemy Well Over 100,000 Men and Two Complete Armies   7TH DEBOUCHES ONTO PLAINS CLOSE TO WORMS

Auto Wage Argument Continues   CIO Chief Maintains G. M. Could Allow Wage. Increase, Still Lower Cost of Cars

Wage Arguments of Unions and Kutomobile. Makers Aimed More At J.Q. Public Than at Each Othe:

New Clash By Union, GM   Two Days Remain Before Start Of Strikes In Big Three Plants.

Automotive Siarl  Is Near’ Deadline   Both Sides ‘Negotiate Through ‘Press, Aim: Talk at Public:

STRIKE VOTE NEARS; UNION, GM CLASH ANEW   Corporation Says Price Boosts Must Go With Wage Rises

Strike Vote Set For Auto Plants Within Two Days   Union, Managers Take Appeal To Public

AUTO MANAGEMENT AND UNION LEADERS CONTINUING TALKS  BOTH SIDES APPEAR TO ' BE AIMING WAGE ARGUMENTS TOWARD PUBLIC

LABOR BIDDING FOR PUBLIC All   Management, Too, Appears To Be Seeking Sympathy In Detroit Area

CIO-GM STILL ARGUE VOTE ON STRIKE NEAR   45-Hour Week Proposed By Head Of Corporation

Disputants Aim Wage Arguments At the Public   Two Days Remain Before Strike Votes In “Big Three’ Auto Plants; Leaders Differ

Auto Industry Wage Dispute Nearing Climax   Strike Votes Due To Begin Thursday In ‘Big Three’ Plants.

 Company, Union Otticials of Big 3 Point Toward Public   Only 214,000 Stay Away from Work Across the Nation

UNION AND G-M BATTLE ANEW   Both Sides Beam Wage Arguments At Public As Vote Nears

Special Facilities Given To Hart For Deciphering   Washington Officials  Thought Pearl Harbor Chief Fully Equipped

Nazis Know War Is Lost Generals Say  Civilians Show ee Signs  rartrtr .

Reich Public. Grows Unruly   Civilians Threaten To Fight Own Troops

GERMAN PEOPLE NOW RESENTING ARMY'S POLICY   Authentic Reports Show Publi Opposed to Further Sacrifice in Defense

Signs of German Revolt Growing, Reports of Two Nazi Officers Disclose

German Civilians Threaten To Take Arms Against Nazis   Reports Furnished By Two Captured High Ranking Nazi Officers

FDR Wants 18-45's In War Effort   Congress Urged To Pass Measure Without Quibbles

FDR CALLS FOR SWITF ACTION ON SERVICE ACT   Urges Congress To Pass May’s Proposed Bill Without Further Quibbling

Swift Action  On Manpower Measure Asked   FDR Tells Congress Every Man 18 to 45 Must Aid War Effort

FDR Presses For Action on War Service  Head of Committee Promises Results

F.D.R. Asks Swift Action On National Service Law   Urges Enactment. _  _ OF May. Legislation ,  Putting All 18 to-45 ~ Into. War Effort  ASKS NO OUIBBLING

QUICK ACTION DEMANDED ON LABOR DRAFT      Roosevelt Urges Congress to Pass National Ser vice Act

House Vows Labor Draft Action Today   FDR Tells Congress War Effort Needs All Men 18-45

F.D.R. Urges Passage of Service Bill   President Backs Up Request With Army, Navy Appeals

oor  fo _ Sars Scrain o- “ora O-Zense’ "N17 _ a7 ona. Service Veecec

President Asks 18-45 Service Law Be Passed   Chairman of House Military Affairs Body Sees Quick Action

MANPOWER BILL SPONSORS ABANDON HOPE OF SUCCESS   “WORK OR JAIL" BILL TO BE GREATLY WEAKENED AS PASSED BY ATE

SENATE PLANS TO CONTINUE VOLUNTARY MANPOWER SETUF   DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ABANDON HOPE FGH PASSAGE OF “WORK GR JAIL" LEGISLATION

1,200 B-29 RAID OVER JAPAN NEAR   8,000 Tons Bombs To Be Dropped In Single Raid

Tribunal Says Atrocity Acts Were Planned   Japanese General Dazed by Sentence; Subject to Review

YAMASHITA I$ SENTENCED 10 DIE BY HANGING   Jap Leader Held Responsible For Philippine Atrocities

Death Sentence Is Imposed On Gen. Yamashit   American Military Commis. sion Decrees Hanging For Jap Philippine Commander   VERDICT GIVEN IN TRIAL AT MANILA

U.S. Army Cour Blames Tiger for Atrocities   Verdict Subject to Review by Styer, Westetn Pacific Chief

Jap General Held Responsible For Atrocities   Hears Death Verdict With No Show of Emotion

YAMASHITA SENTENCED TO DEATH   Will Be First Top Jap War Criminal To Go to Death

YAMASHITA IS SENTENCED TO HANG   His Wife Says She Is Satisfied With Court’s Decision

YAMASHITA IS FOUND GUILTY, DEATH PENALTY   Convicted By Five Man U. S. Military Commission At Manila

JAP GENERAL FACES DEATH AS CRIMINAL   “TIGER” I8 FOUND GUILTY OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR ATROCITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Jam Commander In Philippines Dazed By News   Wantonly Murdered 60,000 Civilians And War Prisoners

Yamashita Given Death Sentence   Execution by Hanging Ordered by U. S. Court

JURY DECREES IAP GENERAL MUST HANG   Trial Testimony: Had Told of Slaughter.” of Filipinos

FIRST JAP WAR CRIMINAL TO BE TRIED GUILTY   Nip General is Dazed By Verdict Returned At Manila Trial   BLAMED FOR MURDERS   Atrocities In Philippines Attributed To Commander Of Jap Troops

YAMASHITA GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ATROCITIES   Verdict Based on General's Failure to Keep His Troops in Line

Decree Death Of Yamashita By Hanging   First Jap War Criminal Sentenced to Execution For Philippines Brutality

Truman Offers France Part of German Zone   President Expresses Desire to Meet Gen. DeGaulle

TRUMAN SAYS FRENCH HELP IS WELCOMED   U. S. Offers to Turn Over Part of Occupation Zone in Germany

LARGER GERMAN ZONE FOR FRANCE   TRUMAN OFFERS TO TURN OVER PART OF AREA NOW OCCUPIED BY YANKS.

HERE’S HOW TO CLEAN OUT CAVES   Truman Offers French Part Of U.S. Occupation Zone

FRENCH ENVOY   Voices Desire to Meet DeGaulle, Offers France Part of Reich Zone

Truman Yows To Aid France  Reeover Glory,   President Offers Bidaul Portion of U. S. Zone Te fClnnaneread Raich

Truman Offers France Part Of American Zone Of Occupation In Reich

@ HE KEPT HIS PLEDGE  MacArthur Covers 2,000 Miles of Jap Territory in Year

SS Ge AEE E Fels Fer e a ee ey  MacArthur Covers 2,000 Miles of Jap Territory in Year

Sale OF Victory Bonds In County Ts Far Behind   Only 22 Percent  Of $2,800,000 Figure Raised To Date

Bond Quota In County Stull Behind   Only 22 Percent of $2.800.000 Figure Raised to Date

‘SPHERES OF INFLUENCE” BRING , BIG FIVE COUNCIL INTO STORM -AREA-AND-ITS- FUTURE UNCERTAIN.

COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS  MEE TING WITH DIFFICULTIES — THAT WERE FORESEEN. HOWEVER

Conference Of Big Five  Storm Tossed     ee tw cc oe Phewneh: Bhd   Matters Reach Point Which bupels London News paper to Say “It Is Clear First Meeting Nas Not Suc waved 22

MenacedIn_East. By Red Offensive    Patton Pursues Routed Germans; U.S. Ist Army 3 Mis. From Bonn; Nazis Say Sovicts Open Drive

ALLIED ARMOR AND INFANTRY SWARMED OVER RHINELAND   GREAT RHINE BARRIER ON ROUTES TO BERLIN ARE BEING MENACED

COLOGNE FALLS TO FIRST ARMY AS THIRD DRIVES FOR COBLENZ   Reds Renew Attacks on Flaming 70-mile Front To Get Jumping Off Place for Full-fledged Surge on Berlin; Gigantic Air Assault Roars Into 23rd Consecutive Day

Ist Army Is 3 Miles of Bonn   Reds Go W. estward on Baltic Coast

Reds Open New Drive, Berlin Savs   Third Army Pushes Ahead. First 3 Miles From Bonn

Bill To Abolish CumulativePoll Tax Law Killed   Another Measure To Eliminate Levy Altogether Also Relegated To Discard

PLAN RALLIES ON ATH OF JULY   First Independence Day Since European Victory

NAZI WOMAN GUARD LASHED, COURT TOLE   Testimony Reveals Camr Supervisor Loved Inmate

Germany Strippec Of Arms, Borders Cut by Allies   Cut Down to Pre- 1937 Size and Virtually Becomes a Protectorate

ALLIED COUNCIL ASSUMES CONTROL — OF BEATEN REICH   Strips Germany of All Hitlerian Conquests and Reduces Nation to Its Pre1937 Size.   DEMANDS SURRENDER OF WAR MATERIALS   Country Divided Into Four Occupation Zones—All Allied Prisoners Ordered Set Free.

Victors Take ‘Lite, Death Power Over  All Germans   Seek To Nullify very Bit of Power Once Wielded by Hitler Government!

Council Takes Over Shattered Germany   Once Haughty Nation Is Virtually Reduced To Status Of Protectornte

BEATEN REICH IS PRUNED 10 PRE-1937 SIZE   FOUR POWERS TAKE OVER FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT

German Territory Is Reduced to 1937 Frontiers  PACT ANNOUNCED ON CONTROL MACHINERY  Nation Stripped of Arms and Hitlerian Con-quests

‘ SAW AMERICAN FLAG, IT CUT RIGHT THROUGH ME,” AND YANK SOBS THANKS

Ban on Non-Essential Conventions in Effect   Nation's Hotel Keepers Greet Innovation with Relief ond Aporebencian

County War Finance Groups Meet to Plan Launching Victory Loan Drive

VICTORY WAR LOAN SET FOR KICKOFF MONDAY, OCT. 29   State Quota 135 Million Dollars; lowa County's Quota Is Set at $569,000

Petain Asks Time To Call Laval as  Defense Witness   Vichy Aide Gives Up Weygand Admits He Sought Armistice

WANT PETAIN’S TRIAL HELD UP TO QUIZ LAVAL   Surrender Of Marshal's ‘Evil Genius’ Gives Case New ‘Twist’

Petain's Fate May Be Decided By Pierre Laval   Marshal's Defense Wil Ask Postponement of Treason Trial

Weygand Takes Blame For Surrendet   French Soldier Says Le Brun. was Talking Peace With ‘Nazis~ -

Postponement  To Be Sought  In Petain Trial Laval To Be Called   Laval To Be Called As Defense Witness; Weyzgand Testifies

PETAIN TRIAL DELAY SOUGHT   Defense Lawyers Want To Call Laval to Stand As Witness

Mackenzie King Wins By Ballots  Of Servicemen  ,    Canadian Premier Loses Home Seat

Bloody Battle Declared  Nearing Climax   Nips Seeking to Land Behind U. S. Lines Wiped Out to Last Man; Enemy Fire Freezes Marines in Foxholes on Iwo Ridge

Resistance Said To Be More Fierce Than On Iwo Jima   Admiral Nimitz’s Communique Frankly Said “Few Changes” Noted In Naha Sector  Due To Fierce “Resistance.”

ENEMY JITTERY OVER POSSIBLE DESTINATION   Suggests Flotilla May Be Proceeding Toward Kyushu '

ENEMY CANNOT DECIDE WHERE FLEET HEADED   TOKYO BROADCASTS SAY POWERFUL VU, 8. ‘NAYAL” FORCE MAY RE ENROUTE TO KYUSHU ISLAND

Jittery Nips Fear Yank Attack; Marines Gain in Bloody Okinawa Fighting   Chinese Clear Important Regions Of “Invasion Coast;” Formosa Hit

TOKYO EXPECTS NEW BLOWS AT KYUSHU AREA   Marines Drive Forward In Bloody Battle To Smash Shuri Defenses

FEAR BLOW IN MAIN ISLANDS BY NAVY UNIT   Bloody Okinawa Fight Still Rages as Ma rines Gain   By GERARD R. HIMMELSBACH  International News Service Pacific Cable Editor

TAX PROGRAM IS ADVANCED   Republicans in Legislature Smash Democratic Opposition to Plans

Democratic Opposition  To Martin Tax Program  Smashed Down by GOP   Bills Re-Enacting Emergency Taxes on Liquors, Cigarets, Gross Receipts and Corporate Net Incomes Pass 2nd Reading

AKRON “PLANTS” ~~ IN OPERATION   RETURN.” “OF. _FIRESTONE- EM  PLOYES ‘PUTS ALL MAJOR © ‘FACTORIES IN-.PRO-* “2 DUCTION

AKRON PLANTS AGAIN NORMAL   Toledo and Detroit Labor Fronts Also Resume: Production

450 Superforts Bomb Japs Second Largest Port In Daylight Fire Raid

FROM COLOGNE TO FRANKFURT   Now Within 2 Miles; . Widen Bridgehead to Depth of Five Miles

TO SEVER ROAD FROM COLOGNE TO FRANKFURT   Now Within 2 Miles; Widen Bridgehead to Depth of Five Miles

BEEF AND LAMB POINTS REDUCED   Civilian Meat Supplies to Increase ] Per Cent

BEEF AND LAMB POINTS LOWERED   New Reductions Will Be Effective On July 29

Jan Attack Probe Wi! Open Nov. 15   Committee Requests More Liberality in Officer Testimony

Pearl Harbor Hearings To Start Nov. 15   Committee Asks Truman To Modify Order On  Code Information.

Hitler Stayed In Chancellery. Secretary Says   Sweetheart Remained In ‘Suicide Pact,’ High Aide Declares

AIDE CONVINCED HITLER IS DEAD   Fuehrer’s Sweetheart Died With Him, Says Civil Servant

Strikes Halt Production  In All Ford Motor Company ‘Plants Throughout Nation   Company Blames Shutdown On Strikes Against Plants Which Supply Parts

Fai Production   U. A. Ws Executive Board Seeks to End Wildcat Layoff Before Launching Drive Which “Could Wreck” General Motors Business

Stoppages In Industry Leave 218.000 Idle   Union ‘Hopes’ Strike Won't Be Necessary To Force Decision On GM Waoae Increase

Supply-Crippling ‘Strikes Halt All Ford Production   50,000 Employes Are Out of Work; Union Moves to Discipline Wildcat Strikers

50,000 Ford Workers Idle   Supplies Shutoff by Strike Force Closing Of All Auto Plants

325,000 Auto Workers Plan Strike Ballot   135 General Motors Plants Affected Union Men Report

Halt Ford Co. Production   50,000 Workers Idle— Firm Blames Strikes In Supply Co.

Strikes Halt All  lord Production   Shutdown Announced As UAW Makes First  Disciplinary Move

Shortage Of Parts Cited; Auto Union Set To Start Pay Raise Campaian

50,000 OUT OF WORK AS FORD CLOSES PLANTS   Halts All Work as Strikes Cripple Supply System

Ford MotorCo. Closed As Supplies Are Cut By Strikes, 50,000 Are Idle

Decision Comes Less Than 24 Hours After New Ford Strike.   TQ GIVE NOTICE MONDAY

Ford Plants Shut Down   Unjons Crack Down On: Wildcat Strikers As 80,000 Quit: Work

United Auto Workers Plan Strike Vote   Ford Reconversion Is Stopped, Officials Blame Walkouts

All Production Halts in Ford  Units in Nation   Strikes Mount Following CIO Demand For 30 Per Cent Wage Increase.   Claim Stoppage Due To Wildcat Strikes

Blame Put On Wildcat Strikes Stopping Parts   Union Makes Move Tc Discipline Wildcat Strikers; Wage Test Scheduled For GM

Ford Hits Striking, Closes Up   CIO Demands Big Wage Increase as 50,000 Men Fired

WAGE. INCREASE DEMANDS MADE   General Motors Put on Spot For Over-all Showdown

135 Plants Face VAW Strike Vote   218,000 Idle Tn Nation From Work Stoppages

50,000 Idle As Ford Motor Co.  Closes Plants   Wildcat Strikes Against Suppliers Bring General Production Halt.

Ford Plants Closed When Labor Disturbances Halt Supplies; 50,000 Off Joh:

PETITION HITS 135 PLANTS OF CENERA MOTOR   325,000 Workers Will Be Affected; 50,000 Out at Ford

(Picture of Henry Ford, Il, announcing layoffs carried on page 20.)

Ford Halts All Production As Strikes Grow   Blames Shortage of ~ Parts; 50,000 Employees out in Auto Plants

Ford Plants Quit Owing to Strikes In Allied Industry  UAW Announces It VAsstt Tact Dian Lae   UAW Announces It Will Test Plea for Wage Hike With GM

218,000 Idle; Ford Company Forced To Shut   General Motors Plants © Singled Out As Most  Strategic Spot To Strike.  WANT MORE MONEY

90,000 Ford Workers Idle In Shutdown   Strikes In Other Plants Forces Action On Company

UAW to Shoot the Works  If Needed for Wage Raise; Idle List Reaches 218,000

90,000 FORD WORKERS CUT IN WORK HALT   Strike In Parts Plants Blamed For Shutdown

ClO Asks Strike Vote in General Motors Factorie:   Production in Most Ford Plants Has Been Halted

FORD SUSPENDS PRODUCTION IN ALL FACTORIES   50,000 Employes Out o! Work; Blame Strikes  Against Suppliers

FORD CLOSES ALL PLANTS; BLAMES WAVE OF STRIKES   OFFICIAL, DECLARES COMPANY CAN’T GET ENOUGH SUPPLIES

JAPS DAMAGE UNITS * OF BRITISH FLEET   Major Warships, Including Battle ship King George, Under Air Attack Off Sakishima Islands.

U.S. Forces Are Clearing Enemy From Luzon Area   Corregidor, Bataan And Manila Battles Continue As Yanks Smash Jans   NAVAL UNITS NOW IN MANILA BAY

BATAAN BEING: CLEARED OF IAPS   Corregidor, Manila : “Swept of Enemy ‘After Fall of Ft) McKinley

YANKS STORM MANILA FORT   FORT McKINLEY CAPTURED ANG MOPPING-UP. CONTINUES IN THREE AREAS  OF DISTRICT

BATAAN BilNt CLEARED GF JAPS   Corregidor, Manila Swept of Enemy After Fall of Ft. McKinley

CHELAN PLANS MASS FUNERAL   -ommunity of 2,300 Mourn Tragedy Victims

Funeral Rites Arranged For 15 Children   Services Are Scheduled For Wednesday But Bodies Of Nine Remain In Watery Grave

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Germans Give’ Up ‘After Blows That Wreck Conquest Dream; Crush Hitler’s War Machine

Nazis Surrender Unconditionally To Three Allies   Chiefs of State of Big Three to Proclaim Victory This Morning; Capitulation Made At Headquarters of Gen. Eisenhower

Nazis Sign Full Capitulation Pact in French Schoolhouse; Truman, Churchill to Speak

Surrender Of Germany _ Ends European Phase  D,.. ale emmatiane nwt altel VU. wbemes LL an      Proclamations of Allied Victory To Be Made By Chiefs; AP Scribe Breaks News

‘White House Announcement Is Scheduled for’ A.M.; Capitulation Takes Place in R’ cims Schoolhouse

World Awaits ‘Big Three’ Announcement Of V-E Day After Germany Surrenders

Official Announcement Will Be Made from All Three Capitals at Once

Germans Surrender To Allied Military Heads  in French Schoolhouse

Churchill To Proclaim V-E Today And Ask Commons To Recess For Thanksaiving Fete

Surrender Signed in Eisenhower  Headquarters   5 Years. 8 Months Of War Terminate; Official Big Three Proclamation Toda‘

If the Army Can't, How Do They Expect Ward's to Do It?   Army Says Can't Pay Retroacactive Salaries to MontgomeryWard Employes Because Store: Don’t Earn Enough.

U. S. Will Not Suffer Famine. Jones Pledges   Tightening Of Belts Seen. But No Hunger: Bowles Says Meat Seareer

STILL PLENTY OF FOOD IN U.S. DESPITE DIRE TALES, SAYS JONES   HIGHER RETURNS WOULD NOT RELIEVE SHORTAGE, PRICE CHIEF SAYS; SCARE STORIES SCORED

WHERRY ASKS ACHESON S VIEWS   REPLY ON CRITICISM OF MacARTHUR SOUGHT

Wherry Raps Acheson On His Stand   Senate Vote Delayed Questions Put To Acting Secretary

Conservatives in Parliament Try - ToBlock US Loan as Congress Is Wondering Whether to Approve It

MANY BRITISH OPPOSE LOAN   Lord Beaverbrooks’ Paper Urges Defeat By Congress And Parliament

Press Joins Opposition To Proposal   Motion To Reject Bretton Woods Pact And Loan Is Tabled

Hull Endorses Loan Plan For - Great Britair   Meanw hile, Aduinistration Marshals Forees For Expected Battle Over $4,  400,000,000 Pledge.

Conservatives In Parliament Frown On Loan   Favor Rejection  Of Bretton Woods

Conservatives Against Plan For U.S. Loan   Also Opposed Administration

ASK NATIONS STATE AIMS   Bevin Appeals for Open Diplomacy to Dispel World Suspicion

BEVIN ASKS FOR FRANK STATEMENTS   Says Nations Could Dis Fel” Suspicions By Stating Aims  Opanly ard

Jap Shipping Suffers  Heavy Losses  2,117,482 Tons Are Sunk, Damaaded

2 Million Tons Japanese Shipping Sunk, Destroyed   New American Division Is In Action

Jap Shipping Suffers Heavy Losses   2,117,482 Tons Are Sunk, Damaged in Last Five Months

RIFT NOW LOOMS WITHIN UAW-CIO      Thomas Summons Strategy Board Into Emergency Session

an SPLIT IS LOOMING   ‘PRESIDENT OF AUTO WORKEES DID NOT SIGN LETTER IsSUED OVER Hi8 SIG?  . NATURE

HEAD OF UAW DENIES HE KNEW OF DOCUMENT   Letter as to Making of Parts Brings Protests From Ranks

{ntra-UAW-CI0 Rift Is Looming   Disclose Union President Thomas Did Not See Or Authorize Letter Of Approval!

Marines Take Naha Airdrome And Peninsula   Drive Southward To Crush Last Jap Resistance

woyo Precision Works Also Target; Raid Made at Mid-Day  LOW-HANGING FOG argest Fighter Force Is The Escort for The  Cc ccnek pate

A-Bomb Promises ‘Limitless — Power to World   One of Scientists Who Worked on Explosive Sees Vast Possibilities; Many Plans For Use of Atoms Are Being Kept Secret

Former Eastern and Western Fronts Erased As Future Fighting Is Separated On New Fronts.   BALTIC PORTS MUST BE TAKEN IN NORTH

Junction Of American And Russian Force: Frees Three Armies For Other Tasks

AMERICAN-RUSSIAN TINCTURE HAS LEFT THREE ARMIES IDLE  BELIEVED BY LEADERS, HOWEVER, THERE STILL earere Se Te BASTING TVeMrrTraie

ALLIED LINK-UP PAVES WAY FOR SHIFT TO SOUTH   Nazi Commentator Predicts War’s End Near - - Redoubt Area Called Myth

Speculate On Resistance End  Front Line Reports  Say Matter Of Weeks

Dramatic J unction Of U.S. And Russian Forces Leaves 3 Armies Out Of a Job

Junction Brings Big War Change  Three Armies Out of Acti ion as Result

War InGermany May End In Few Days--Or It May Last For Several Months

Allied Junction Puts Three Armie: In Unemployed   Speculation Mounts as to Redeployment Plans for Units on Now Inoperative War Fron?

Still Plenty Of Fighting Left. Chiefs Believe   Reich Has 200 Divisions to Battle in North and South Fronts

Three Armies Temporarily Jobless As Result Of East-West Juncture

Still Plenty Of Chiefs Believe   Reich Has 200 Divisions to Battle in North and  South Fronts

 Many Isolated Pockets Still To Be Mepped up Before European War le Ower.

Three Big Armies Areldle But New Activity Seen  Speculation on Enc Of War Varies From Days to Months

GIVES FIRST CALL TO VETS   Will Get First Chance On New Homes Built  In Coming Year

Low Cost Home Program Adopted   $10,000 Maximum Pledged in New Plan

Low-Cost Vet Homes Pledged   "Fair Share” of Units Will Sell for Less Than $10,000

UA. Will: Soe. ton] That Fair Share of Houses to Sell. for  a “tes T mdi $10,000:

Veferans Will Gel First Call On New Houses   New Program Announced iby Federal Adminis~ trotor

Veterans Given First Call On Homes to Cost $10.000 Which Will Be Built in 1946

“Fair Share” of New Homes Built ‘An “46 Will Sell for under $10,000

Argentina’s   Leaders Act   Set Date For Vote ‘To Name President

Argentina To Hold Election Next Year:  Civilians Say Decree Is Insufficient

U. S. Troops As Peace Aid Is Discussed   Senators Support Delegate’s Power, To Call For Force

senate leaders Onnose Curbs on US. Delegate   tate He Should Have Right to Commit U.S. Troops

WANT POWER FOR DELEGATE   Three Senators at Charter Hearing Back Grant Of Right to Call Troops

SOLONS BACK PLAN FOR USE OF U.S. FORCE   Senate Leaders Oppose Curb on President's Power in Charter

POWER TO COMMIT TROOPS 15 ASKED FOR LEAGUE ENVOY   Senators Connally, Vandenberg and White Say U. S. Representative Should Have Authority.   TEXAN QUESTIONED BY HIRAM JOHNSON   Californian Told America Can Hold Islands in Pacific Seized From Japanese.

Senate Leaders Would Give Delegate to United Nations Powers to Commit U. S. Troops   Position Is Taken by Connally. Vandenberg and White at Hearing on Charter Ratification

SOLONS CLARIFY PEACE CHARTER   Right To Call Troops Cited As Power Of U.S. Delegate

SOLONS BACK WORLD FORCE   Senators Say Delegate Shou'd Have Right to Commit Troops

Thru Defenses at The Neisse River   Red Army Bearing Down on Berlin From the Southeast   Attacking 30-Mile Stretch Between Beeskow and Cottbus

Thru Defenses at The Neisse River   Red Army Bearing Down on Berlin‘ From the  Southeast’   ARE NEAR THE SPREE   Attacking 30-Mile Stretch ' Between Beeskow and  ttbus

"00 Sweep Across 770-Mile Are, Virtually Unopposed By Enemy Craft   Japs Declared  Afraid Of Fight   Foe Believed Hoarding Planes For Suicide Attack When Invasion (lomes

British Navy Bombards  Nicobars   Carrier Planes Join In Attack On Islands Off Malay Coast; Jap: Fear Landings There

Navy Plans New Schoo! ‘At Monterey   institution Would Help Train Officers For Post-War Fleets

High Court Opens Way For Test of Utilities Death Sentence Clause

Court To Act On Utility Case  Will Decide ‘Death Sentence’ Clauce

FORMER CONSERVATIVES QWerPern Votre’ FAROoR TY      CANDY DEMAND NOT MET

Senate Has: Some Hard Work Ahead   Barkley Lays Down “Must” Legislation

CONGRESS FACES HEAVY SCHEDULE   DRAFT, PRICE CONTROL, LEND-LEASE ON SCHEDULE

British Hold Dutch Officer Accused of Arnhem Betrayal   CHARGED WITH TIPPING OFF GERMANS ABOUT AIRBORNE ATTACK WHICH COST 6000 LIVES

Brilish Aecuse Him. on Basis of Fvidenee. of Tipping Germans to” Airborne Invasion

Dutch Officer, Accused Of Tipping Off Enemy, Facing Treason Charge   On Officer, Held In Tower Of London, Britain May Seek To Place Blame For Failure Of Arnhem Airborne Attack.

Dutch Officer Held as Spy   Trusted Agent in Tower of London as Arnhem Tipster

DUTCH TRAITOR AWAITS TRIAL   British Claim He Setrayed Allied Military Secrets

British Hold Dutch Officer For Treason   Accused of Tipping Off Nazis to Arnhem Airborne Attack

Albion Solon Is  Found Shot To Death In Auto   BODY FOUND IN BURNING:CAR NEAR SPRINGPORT; WAS TO HAVE BEEN WITNESS AGAINST. McKAY, FITZGERALD

Senate Votes Salary Boost For Mayors   Measure Affects Only Seven lowa Cities Goes to House

Army Newspaper Says Germans Attempted to Blast Vew York With V-Bomb Launched From Submarine

Germans Tried V-Bomb Attack on New Yor Last Election Day, Army Newspaper Says

Deny nazi attempt to bomb New York   Stars and Stripes reports Germans made effort from U-boat off coast

GREEK CRISIS. NOT SETTLED   OFFICIAL END. TO HOSTILITIES  BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND REBELS 15 AWAITED

IOWA ASKED TO PURCHASE BOND ISSUES   Drive for $15,800,000 in Month of February

Bond Quota Set ror February In County   $106,000 Allotted to The County; ald Concerted  Nyriva

UARY WAR BOND QUOTA   IOWANS ASKED TO KEEP BUYING BONDS BETWEEN THE DRIVES

B29s Bomb 5 Airfields On Kyushu   Second Attack in 24 Hours on Japanese Home Islands

Strike Now At Hidden Factories   Allied Bombers Switch Back to Strategic Targets In Two-Way Blow

Allied Bombers Hunting Out, Blasting Nazi Underground Factories And Warehouses   Formation Sighted Over Western Front And Flying North Over Austria From Italy

New Goal For Allied Bombs   Planes Assigned Task of Hunting Out, Bombing Underground Factories

Pla..cs Blast Nazi Plants Underaround   British Masquitos Attack Berlin for 34th Straight Time; Yanks Hammer Nazi

/ nother’ 2-Way Attack Begun On Reich; Planes: Will Help  In Ferreting. Out Warehouses

Airmen Hunting Hidden Plants In Germany   Blasting Underground Factories Of Reich Will Be Tough Assignment.

HINTS CONVICT GOT NIGHT OFF TO SLAY SOLON   Possible Under Condition: At Jackson Prison,  Hevns Says

Attorney General Says Murderer May Have Slipped Out of Prison.  RETURNED TO JAIL LATER

TEMPERATURES:   Convict Would Have ‘Perfect Alibi’, Says Atty. Gen. Dethmers

(dobe-Girdling Plane to Make Fewer! anding:  York, Missouri Have Raon Eliminated

Big Job Ahead On Homes For  Next 5 Years   More Than $1,090,000 Expected to Be Spent In Remodeling And Repairing in County   Majority Need Repair.

COUNTY HAS HUGE HOME REPAIR JOB   More Than a Million Dol-lars to Be Spent During Next Five Years 

VAST BUILDING PROGRAM SEEN   Over Million Dollars May Be spent in Ottawa County Within Five Years

This County To Spend $787,000 On Home’ Repairs  Over. 50'Percent OF Housés Need “Outside Paint

Big Remodeling Era Predicted  Home Repairs To Climb Here, Estimate Of Council Shows

HOME REPAIRS BIG JOB AHEAD   Remodeling Work Needed Along with New Homes

MRS. CHARLES HART DIED IN HOSPITAL   Was Visiting in’ Towa City When Stricken By Fatal Heart Attack Sunday

Negro Who Killed Bride Is Executed   Folkes Convicted Of Slaying Woman On Sleeper

France to Keep Force on Rhine  DeGaulle Announces After War Policy

De Gaulle Not Invited To Allied Conference; France To Maintain Watch On Rhine After Wa

FRENCH WILL PATROL RHINE   De Gaulle Expresses Regret at Not Keing Invited to Conference Of the “Big Three.”

France Will Guard Rhine De Gaulle   Will Keep Forces On River After War Not Asked To Big 3 Meet

France Plans  Rhine Guard   Troops Will Be Mainiained After War, Declares De Gaulle

France Will Guard Rhine After War   DeGaulle Regrets No Bis 3 Bid

FRENCH TO KEEP ARMY ON RHINE   De Gaulie Not Invited to Big Three Confab

DEGAULLE SAYS NOT INVITED TO COMING BiG THREE MEETING  SAYS FRANCE INTENDS  TO MAINTAIN POST-WAR GUARD ALONG RHINE

France Plans Guard Along Rhine River   De Gaulle Notes He Was Not Invited To Conference

De Gaulle Says French Want Troops On Rhine In Peace; Left Out Of ‘Big Three’ Chat

France to Garrison Rhine Border; DeGaulle Omitted From Big Three

Twenty Leave: For Induction   Go To Jefferson Barracks Sunday. Night .

Check Blader’s Story That He Fired to Stop Amberson s  Advances.

DRIVE ON BAGUIO PHILLIPINE CITY   U. S, ARTILLERY ROLLS WIHIN 8 MI. OF SUMMER CAPITAL

American Division Pushes Ahead In Philippine Area  U. S. Units Press Foe From Two Sides In Relentless Move

YANKS TIGHTEN GRIP ON BAGUIC   Former Summer Capital Within Gun Range

BAGUIO STANDS IN GUNS’ RANGE   Yanks Press On Philippines Base From West, South

YANK FORCES EIGHT MILES FROM BAGUIO   ‘Artillery Is in Position to Drop Shells Into the Former Philippine Commonwealth’s Summer Capital. —

Yanks Pushing Toward Baguio   33d Division Tightens Nutcracker Around Former Summer Capital

Americans Shel Japs In Baguio  33rd Division Closes On Summer Capital

BAGUIO IS IN RANGE   Americans Advance ? Northward on Enemy on Luzon

YANKS NEARING CITY OF BAGUIO   Can Drop Shells Into Form. er Philippine Summer Capital.

Train Guns On Baguio   City, Nip Staff Headquarters, So Far Has Been Spared By Yanks. Smash in South Luzon

MacArthur’s Heavy Guns Rolled Up to  Position at Baguio   Jap Headquarters = on Luzon:in Range of  Yankee Shells

Fresh Gains  Are Recorded In Philippines .MacArthur’s Men  Compress Japs Into Small Area

WISCONSIN LEGION ELECTS OFFICERS   Select Racine for 1946 Annual Convention of Legion.

YANK BOMBERS BLAST AT JAP WAR FACTORIES   D Marines Stalled On Okinawa; Task Force Hits East Indies Islands

HUGE FLEET OF SUPERS HIT JAPAN   U. S. Casualties On Okinawa Now Put at 2,695

B-29 ARMADA HITS AT WAR PLANTS IN TOKYO AREA AND AT KORIYAMA   Okinawa Invasion  Stalled 4th Day

CROP INSURANCE — (FFERED HERE   Rates, Yields Announced by Harry D. Turner, County AAA Chairman.

Truman Favors Drive For Armee Forces Merger  Army, Novy Would Have Sinale Head

Army and Navy Merger Drive Gains Support  ~-~-Revelations of Pearl   Revelations of Pearl Harbor Report Adds New Pressure

ARMED FORCES MERGER URGED   Pearl Harbor Report Shows Weakness Is Claimed

Truman Favors Unification of Army and Navy   Declines To Amplify His Views; Renewed Drive For Merger Is Seen.

DRIVE TO MERGE ARMED SERVICES   Pearl Harbor Report Sparks New Congressional Campaign for Unified Command: Truman Favors It.

Congress Starts New Movement Te Merge Army-Navy   Sparked By Pearl Harbor -Report New Drive Gaining Ground.

Chief Favors Unification Of Armed Forces   Truman Throws Support To Renewed Drive to Merge Army, Navy

Croiser, Several Destroys ers and 12 Transports Loaded With Nip.  ponese Sunk   No Damage To US, Vessels Suffered   Jap Troops Were Intended to be Thrown Against Amerieans Now Overrumning Larsen

Cruiser, Destroyer, Dozen Transports Are Written Off   Flect Moves Clese Enough to Asiatis Mainland to Send Raiders Inland; Battleship Is Sunk

Enemy Vessel Toll Includes 38 Ships   Halsey’s Fleet Raced to Latest Exploit after Destroying 100 Of Jap Convoy in Formosa Raid

Enemy Fleets Found Massed in China Sea  Nip Armadas Still Under Assault; 9° TT aoan.t aden Vessels Destroyed

Furious Assault Is Continued By  Carrier Planes   Japanese Cruiser, Several Destroyers And }2 Transports Loaded With Troops Are ‘Among Vessels Sunk During Attacks By Planes Of ‘Admiral Halsey’s Fleet

NIPSHIPPING IS. BADLY DAMAGED   Naval-Air Assault Along French Indo-China Coast Smashes 38 Ships. ,   25 OF THEM ARE SUNK

Attacks on 4 Jap Convoys Roar On   38 Nip Vessels Already Sunk or Damaged by Carrier Planes Smashing at Enemy Concentrations Along Indo-China Coast.

Reinforcements To Hit MacArthu: Badly Scattered   Troop Transports, Destroyers Among 38 Jap Ships Sunk

Sink, Damage 38 Ships Off Indo-China   Cruiser, Destroyers and Transports Included in Toll: Japs Surprised

Still Roared on According to Latest Navy Reports With Third Fleet Planes Dropping More Bombs.   ALREADY SMASHED 38 ENEMY VESSELS   Troop-Laden Transport Was Among the 25 Ships Sunk Thursday, the First Day at the Attack.

U.S. Navy Continues Furious Assault On Enemy’s Convoys   Japs Lose Shocking Tonnage in Indo-China Waters, Reveal Stunning Weakness; Attack Supports MacArthur's Inland Drive

SMASH 38 JAP SHIPS FIRST DAY OF AIR ATTACK   Cruiser, 12 Full Transports, Several Destroyers Sent to Bottom

Reinforcements For Philippines Meet Disaster   Planes And Ships Hurl _ Might Against Nips  Off Indo-China

Third Fleet Planes Fire Deadly Missles at Ships Of Indo-China; Bag 38

In Air Attacks   Cruiser, Destroyer, Transports Are Among Vessels Destroyed  Ry Halcev’s Forces

Bomb Convoys on Indo-China Coast   Third Fleet Planes Sink Cruiser, Destroyers, Transports   ‘HIT JAPS NEAR BASES   With 38 Enemy Ships Already Smashed, Battle Roars On

Air Attack Goes Into Second Day   Luzon Reinforcement Effort Cracks Up With 38 Nip Ships Sunk or Damaged

Great Naval Battle Still Roars On   Cruiser, Destroyers Among 25 Ships Sunk By Halsey’s Carrier Planes: Saigon Hit

38 Foe Craft Damaged or Sunk in Fray   Navy Planes  Bomb Saigon— No Damage to Fleet Reported

‘Furious Assault on Four — Jap Convoys Continues as _ 38 Enemy Vessels Go Down

RAID ON FOUR NIP CONVOYS CONTINUES   Cruiser, 12 Loaded Transports Among Sinkings   To U. S. Craft Announced; 33 More Nip Vessels Sunk At Formosa

Third Fleet Planes Keep Up Attacks   191 Jap Vessels Sunk or Damaged in Great. Aerial Offensive

U.S.PlanesPourDeathon © 4 JapConvoysMassed. .Along Coast of Indo-China

Battle Off indo-China Still Raging   Halsey’s WideRanging Fleet Keeping Up Barrage On Relief Convoys

CARRIER PLANES AND B- 29°S HIT FORMOSA ISLE   Okinawa Also Pounded As Japanese Fear ‘Quick’ Decision’ in War

Formosa, Okinawa Pounded   MacArthur Announces Another Success in Journey to Luzon

Yank Planes  Raid Formosa   Hundreds of Carrier Planes and China-Based B-29s Launch Attack

Japanese Report   New U.S. Offensive  Carrier Planes Raid Formosa As Activity Mounts in Pacific Area

ENEMY LINKS ATTACKS WITH MINDORO ACTION   500 Planes Said In Yesterday’s Blast, 400 Today

weE AULP EU 42m MAE  Carrier Planes, B-29s Batter Jap Islands In 2 Day Strikes    Hundreds Of U. S. Aircraft Hammer Important Enemy Base Close To Jap Homeland; Nagoya Smashed By B-29s

Co-ordinated Air Blows Widen Hold By U. S. in Pacific  Planes From Navy's  Carriers Strike at > £.. 65.58 28. 8.

Heavy Raids On Formosa   Carrier Planes, ChinaBased Bombers in Hundreds Assault Jap Base

Japs Suspect New Yank Thrust   xk *& *&k * Japs Chatter About Task Force

Air Blows Struck At Jap Islands   Southern Japan, Ryukus   And Formosa Serve   As Targets—Reinforce Mindoro Garrison

900 AIRCRAFT IN ISLAND ASSAULTS, SAYS JAP RADIO  TWO NCW  ANNINGS

hundreds of U. 5. Planes Raid Formosa   Japanese Radio Declares Americans Are Preparing for Nev Daring Offensives

Japanese Broadcast Reported Okainawa Islands Were Also Attacked.

Japs Report Heavy Raid On Formosa   In Preparation for “Daring Offensives”, Says Tokyo Radio; New: Mindoro Landing:

Formosa I[s Hit Second Time By 400 Big Planes   Okinawa, Another Strife: gic Nipponese Island, Attacked Wednesday and Today   Superforts Leave Nagoya In Flames   Saipin-Based B-29s Kindle Large Fires and Attain Good Results In DayJight Smash

House Is Seeking Vote on Aid Fund   Swift Action Urged on More Money for UNRRA

Lt. Albert Wiligen Presented Wings  Received Training  At Turner Field

One Jap Officer ‘Sees the Light’; Predicts Victory for Americans

STEEL RING BEING DRAW TIGHTER AROUND KASSEL   “os . British Army Practically Isolates Great  Ruhr Industrial Valley   FRENCH FIRST ARMY CROSSES RHINE   Hint Allies Closer To Berlin Than Headquarters Spokesmen Say

Superforts Hit Tokyo 11th Time   Large Force Blasts Strategic Area In Davlight Raid

More Than 200 Super-Forts Believed Taking Part In 11th Air Attack Against Janan’s Capital City

Superforts Strike'Urban’ Capital Areas   Tokyo Says. Yokohama. Nagoya and Shizuoka Districts Are Bombed   ‘VERY LARGE’ FORCE   Great Industrial and Metropolitan Districts — Again Under Attack

SUPERFORTS RAID TOKYO; TARGETS IN URBAN AREAS   More Than 150 Planes, Flying From Marianas Island Bases, Take Part in  Daylight Attack. —   ONSLAUGHT 11TH ON CITY BY SKY GIANTS   : Japanese Report Surrounding Districts Blasted—Assault Still On Hour After It Began.

Marianas-Based Bombers Smash Jap Homeland   Attack Is 11th Aimed to Crippling Enemy Industry

Record B-29 Force Pounds Jap Capital   Marianas-Based Super-Fortresses Attack For At Least 20 Minutes Early Sunday

, Strikes in Daylight, Flying Up From Marianas; Called “Very Large’ Group

TAoK FORLLS FLYING FROM SLAND BASES   Tokyo Reporis Attacks Also on Yokohama, Nagoya and Shizuoka.

200 Supers Hit Tokyo In Devastating Attack   Japanese Capital Hit For 11th Time By Aerial Giants: Washington Says Strategic Targets In Urban Areas Pounded; Enemy Radio Hints Prolonged Raid

TOKYO BLASTED FOR 11TH TIME BY B-29 FORCK   Over 150 Superfortresses in Mighty Assault on Capital of Japan

LARGE TASK, FORCE BLASTS TOKYO AGAIN   Bombs Find Mark On Strategic Targets

Schedules For Meetings or Campus Organizations Made By Student Council

SULTS FROM CONFERENCE   Big Three Conference of Foreign Ministers Make Headway

Conference At Moscow Nears End   Feeling of Optimism are Forecast of “Good Re suits’ Made Today

Big 3 Conference Nears Termmation   Observers See Gceod Re sults From Parley

American Observers Optimistic   Byrnes, Bevin, Molotov Are Approaching End Of Discussions Of  International Issues

Three Sessions   “Good - Results’ Sec By U. S. Observers At Moscow Parley .

Many Problems May Be Settled, Observers Claim   Big Three Ministers Nearing Conclusion Of Historic Talks

MINISTERS END TALKS LATE TODAY   Many Problems Are Said Solved In Meet

Air Of Optimism Pervades Closing Conference Hours   Byrnes, Stalin Talk For Two Hrs.; Believe Wide Understanding Due

OPTIMISM PERVADES BIG 3 MEET   Americans Indicate Good Results Likely At Moscow Parley

{ ensorship Still Covers  Discussions   Byrnes Holds Talks With Premier Stalin: Bomb In Spotlight

GI’s Appetite Cutting Down Army Food Supply “Bottomless Stomach’’ Problem

Soldier With a Bottomless  Stomach Puzzles Medicos; Ate 36 Pork ‘Chops for Lunch

Inside Gloomy Germany— Fear Grows Ruhr, Silesia  Loss May Bring War End

DREAD IS DOUBLE FOR NAZI PEOPLE   Berlin Ft ars Allied Threat in West as Much-as Russian in East, Is Report

Germans Gloomy Over Outlook As Eastern And Western Fronts Keep Boiling

Walkout of Bus Union Continues  Leaders Will Meet at Fort Worth Thursday

PRODUCTION OF AUTOS SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER   Smaller Appliances Will Be On Market After July

War Department Alone Slashes B Billions Off Supplies Orders As Fnd of the War Is Proclaimed

War Production Cut 23 Billion a Year   Sum Represents Outlay for Munitions and Supplies—Output of Most Types of Weapons Halted Entirely.

¢93 Billion Munitions  Cut Slated   War Department Slashes Procurement of Army Supplies

War Contracts Slashed By U. 5.   Twin City Plants Are Not Affected

Vast Army Cutback In Procurement Of Munitions, Supplies   Lops $23,500,000,000 With More to Come As Army Is Being Demobilized

A MUNITIONS DROP   War Department Announces a $23,500,000,000 a  Year Cut-Back

Army Buying Program Cut 23 Billions   Reduction Is Chiefly On Munitions and Military Equipment

35 Persons Are Reported Killed In Train Crash   Scores Injured in Great Northern Wreck in North Dakota

50 to 100 Injured in  Night Crash   First and Second Sections Plummet Together in Michigan

‘Swiss Diplomat’s  Trips Across Rhine In Rowboat Usually Halt War's Fury.

Li. Gen. Bradley Says Huge Nazi Losses in Counterdrive are Likely To Shorten War on Western Front

NAZI LOSSES ARE REPORTED SERIOUS   Likely To Affect Materially The Course Of The Western Front War

Bradley Says. Nazi Losses in Drive Serious   German Prisoners Total More Than Americans Missina

Bradley States German Losses In Drive Serious   Says Reversals May Materially Affect Length of Warfare

Germans Lost Heavily, Says Gen. Bradley   Casualties Are So Great As To Materially Affect Course Of The War, Asserts U. S. Officer

NAZI LOSSES MAY SHORTEN END OF WAR   Bradley Claims Losses to Affect Course of War

Grave Nazi Losse: On Western Freni  Cited By Bradley   May Serve to Shorten War, He Says, But Much Fighting Is Ahead

Bradley Says Nazi. Losses High Enough To Affect Course Of War In Enrope

STATE: RECENES: ROAD CONTRACTS   Only: One Parcel A of -Land. Unacquired for Stats Road 19

SATE RECEIVES ROAD CONTRACTS   Only One Parcel of Land Unacquired for State Road 19

Resent -Cancellation Of Ship Sailing for Home Banners  Carried, Saying  . “We Want Ships.”

Soldiers Protest Delay in Manila   Demonstration Held at Headquarters

4,000 YANKS PROTEST DELAY IN TRIP HOME   March in Manila to Show Ire Over Cancellation of Scheduled Transport Sailing.

Planes Drop Supplies To  Paratroopers   Fighting Rages East Of Rhine Near Wesel   RECORD AIR ATTACK   Fighter Planes Support Assaults Made By Infantrvmen

American Fliers Report Gigantic Battle in Ruhr   200 Liberators Drop Sup plies to First Airborne Army East of Rhine

COLOSSAL GROUND BATTLE RAGING AROUND WESEL   So Report Airmen Returning From Raids

Air Fleets Pour Supplies Over Rhine   ROME —U.P)— Italy-based American heavy bombers today bombed Berlin for the first time.

Latest War Developments   Pilots Supplying Airborne Army East of Rhine Say ‘Colossal Ground Battle’ is Underway in Ruh

os als, pe goal  GENERAL . ‘MOTORS  CANCELE UNION CONTRACT AND FORD . AND UAW DISCUSS STRIKE PENALTIES

Union Offers Ford Security From Strikes   Split Widens With GM But Parallel Negotiation Brings New Peace Plan

Arraign Woman On Charge Of Manslaughter  Charged With Slaving Sailor

Pretty Wife of Paratrooper Held In Slaying Allegedly Committed In an’ Aura of Sex Recrimination’

Clothing Merchant Dies, Avoids Prison   Tax Conviction ‘Victim’ Takes Overdose of Pills

Merchant Charges False Conviction, Commits Suicide  Victim of Political Ambitions of Public Officials Reported;  Gaeee Gamnias al Porcarniioan

U.S. FORCE CUT DOWN IN JAPAN   Occupation Army Near Peak At 460,000; Men Going Home

Yanks Stopped Von Rundstedt Asserts Monty   British General Pays Tribute to American Troops in Describing  How He Met Offensive

Says Allied Teamwork And Courage of Yank Forces Stopped Nazi Drive

MONTGOMERY PRAISES U. 8. FIGHTING ME   Asserts Yank ‘Courage Allied Teamwork Stopped Nazis

‘fon-v Crecics A. iec “eamworx Anc ..S. So cier cor —a “ing  ‘azis

Monty Praises Yank Courage   Said American Fighting Had Halted German  Drive Into Belgium.

‘Montgomery Declares Allied Teamwork and ‘Courag, ‘and Good Fighting Quality’ of American Troops Halted the German Offensive Into Belgium

Montgomery Says Belgium Drive Halted   Allied Teamwork, Courage, Fighting Of Yanks Praised

Legislature Called Into Special Session   Seek Means to Meet Financial Emergency in Baltimore

Legislature Called Into Special Session      Seek Means to Meet Fi nancial Emergency in Ba

Pope Declares Effects Of War Will Last Lon:   2 New Cardinals Named By Holy Father Include Four From This Nation

Peace Is Not. Real, Asserts Pope Pius XI   Church Is Called Unifier—32 Named Cardinale

Pope; Hatred, Devastation of War Will: Lona Remain Impressed on World

Pope Warns War Will Leave Its Mark On World   doly Father Lashes At Totalitarianism As Poison To Community Of Nations

Brownshirts Called To Defend Reich   Sacrificial Effort Asked in The Name of Hitler

Plan Little Reconversion After V-E Day   LAST OF FIVE ARTICLES BY ELTON ©, FAY AND JOHN M HIGHTOWER

AFTER V-E DAY   FEW NEW RADIOS OR IKONS UNTIL JAPAN IS BEATEN   (Last of Five Articles)

All Civilian Items Will Be Back in Production Within a Year After European Victory

Plans Of Services For After V-E Day   iLast of Five Articles) Ry FLTON ©. FAY and JOUSN M HIGHTOWFRER

After V-E Day Peace Will Require Best Statesmanship   And After Germany Beaten, Answer to Civilian Problems Is “When Japan Folds’

WILL BE SLOW AFTER V-EDAY   Will Take Some Time To Get New, Civilian ‘Gobds   IMUST LICK ‘JAPS   War In-.-Paerfic Will Hold Attention of Industry

SUGAR SHORTAGE WILL CONTINUE   Rationing May Extend Into °47, Official Says

Sugar Rationing May Last Unt 1°47, Savs Broker   U. §. Ups Bid on Cuba Crop to Stimulate Cane Production

Eggs-actly!...    War Over, Chaplains Could Pray Better On Ball Stamacrh

NO OIL STOVE YE   Schoeppel Hopes To Ge Report from Cpl. Norville Sanders

Drive To Point Near City Of Kustrin Where The Oder, Warthe Rivers Join

[wo Red Armies Are Poised To Leap Upon Berlin As  cast Barrier Surmounted

Moscow Issues Report   Destruction of Nazi Germany Is Near, Reds Say

Tries To End Ford Strike   epeieg ts Maintain 1.500) ‘ar Barricade Near Plant [ Windsor. op 

Workers Refuse to End Blockade  Efforts Renewed to End Windsor Strike

BUTTER COST GUT 8 POINTS T0 16   CLVILIAN SUPPLY INCREASED AS ARMED FORCES REDUCE REQUIREMENTS.

Ration Value Of Butter Is Cut From 24 to 16 Red Points in New OPA Order

BUTTER RATION VALUE SLASHED   B-Point Reduction Follows Boost tn Supply

BUTTER POINTS REDUCED 10 it   Cut In Military Needs Increases Supply For Civilians

8-Point Cut In Butter Ordered   Aimed to Prevent Spoilage of Food in Retail Stores

Butter Cut To 16 Red Poimts   Farm, Country Butter Remains At 12 Points: Has New Meat Program.

Butter Reduced 8 Points Pound   Cut In Ration Value Goes Into Effeet Today

CUT IN ARMY'S NEEDS ADDS TO CIVILIAN STOCK   Too Rapid Movement Will Bring Higher Valuation Back

Creamery Now Made Available For 16 Points         Farm and Country Butter To Remain at 12 Points Per Pound, OPA  *  Announecs   Change Becomes —  Effective Today   Increase in Civilian Supply Resulting’From Cut in Military Requirements Reason’

Ration Value Of Butter Cut Eight Points   Creamery Production Reduced From 24 to 16 Points; Country  Ricttar Pamnine at 19

Butter Value Cut 8 Points   10 Million Pounds increase Forecast For Use of Citizens

Slash Butter To 16 Points: Supply Gains   Government Plans To Drop Subsidies, Shift Crct Ta Consumer With Ceilings Increased

» Patch Warns Japan Won't _ Quit at Once   Genero! Tells Famous ‘Bleck Hewk’ Enemy Not To Surrender Suddenly—He Finds Skill, Morale of Troops High At Cemp Gruber.

EXTRADITION TO BE SOUGHT TO TRY “TOKYO ROSE’ FOR TREACON IN IMC ANICEIEC ADEA

Asst. See. MeClay Geis Cose-Up Of Jap Prison —   By RECTHAIID EO OMALLEY

M’Cloy Meet: War Leaders Of Japanese   Visits Homma, Toio In Prison

No Starvation In This Camp   ~ Jap War Criminals Live Bleakly Where American Prisoners Suffered Tortures

REJECT U. S. SUGAR PRICE   Cuban Producers Are Asking 3.25¢ a Pound For Crop

SEX ORGIES   RUN WILD AT MICHIGAN STATE PRISON. INVESTIGATION SHOWS

PRISON SCANDAL IS UNCOVERED   Sensational Charges Made Against Administration Of Largest Penitentiary

Prison Held ‘Cupid Club’   Sensational Charges Follow Investigation

CUPID CLUB FOR THE LOVELORN IS DISCOVERED   Investigation Uncovers Startling Conditions Among Prisoners

Michigan State Prison , anal Into ‘Love Nest’   World's Largest Penitentiary Converted Into ‘Cupid Club’ Where Dope, Liquor And Special Privileges Provided For Those Who Could Pay, Atty Gen, Says

VWNeURIEF PNP BUA AUN ES Re  30 Pasadenans Bar Door, Wai For ‘Last’ 5 Days on Earth’ 

Montgomery’s  Post Changed   : Eisenhower Shifting ' Command Of Armies

Mass Production of Accurate Distance Rockets Was Near as Nazis Surrenderec

ee Oe a ime wee. O. WITH SUPER 2        Ip Saeco nccaes spur reec tra muse orpogrmretomc e TTE —_—__—_____  OCKETS—ASSEMBLY PLANT FOUND DEEP IN GERMAN MOUNTAIN  Nazis Were Rushing 3,000-Mile RangeV-2 Bamh<  Sones ERS great enough to “neutralize any aa. ok or Wr rere tore tea a ee Sea ee ee

CLASH OVER GOP ATTEMPT TO BAN UNION SPENDING   REPUBLICANS SEEK TO CURB ELECTION ACTIVITIES OF CIO

CIO Political . Spending Held Not A Violation   Senate Probers Split Over Plan To ‘Prevent Union Spending.

Senate Group Splits Over PAC Funds   GOP Members Would Limit Labor Donations

Would Halt Union Political Spending   Senate Probers Split Over Issue

UNION POLITICAL FUNDS RAPPED   Senate Split On Proposal Te Check Future Spending

PEST ON GOP DEMANT   Corrupt Practices Act Revision Opposed By ‘Democrats

gy ae Ww ould Prevent!  _  Union Outlays In Campaigns      Republican Proposal Splits; Senate Lavestigation Com:  mittee: “No Clear Cut   Violations?’

Senate Group Finds ‘No Clear-Cut’ Instances Of Corruption By PAC.

Parties Split Over Political Spending by Labor   Republicans Seek  Prohibition Against “Expenditures” by  Union Organizations

Union Spending In Elections Is Before Senate   Group Investigating Cam ’ paign Divided Over Republican Plan To Prevent Future Contributions.

Proposal For Unions Splits _ Senate Grour   Republicans Would Pre vent Future Political Spending by Labor

Embargo Order Halts Freight In Des Moines  Blame Truck  23. 7 a e Pe a   Blame Truck Strike for Shipping Jam

All Living Things Human And Animal Literally Seared To Death Savs U.S.

ce Atomic — Kills and Wounds                    Japs Say - Internationa Law Violated

60 Per Cent of Target Vanished,PhotosShow  Tokyo Radio Admits Wave of Heat  a * = 1 Titeteteorated Evervthing

Erased Four Sq. Miles Of Hiroshima   AERIAL PHOTOS SHOW HARDLY A TRACE OF A BUILDING LEFT IN ENTIRE AREA AFFECTED

Enemy Strength Ebbs on Okinawa   British Sink Big Nippos Crniser, Hit Destroyer

Gains Reported By Nimitz; Say Fleet On Prowl   [Nips Claim Allied Task Force Approaching Homeland

JAPS SAY TASK FORCE MOVING IN   Enon ee eports Superfort Raid  On Toleo Ares Foe Cruiser in Straits

. FOUR DIVORCES SOUGHT IN NEW COURT ACTIONS   New Trial Refused in Case oof Burnett vs. Spiker; Plaintiff Takes Land

3 NEW ACTIONS FILED IN COURT   Lot Partition, Two Divorces Sought; Property Sale In  Hillsboro Confirmed 

Nazis Accuse Cliveden Set   May Call Lady Astor, Lord Beaverbrook

2.00 ALLIED WAR PLANES OUT AGAIN   5th Straight Day Of Heavy Bombing Raids On Germany

2,000 PLANES STRIKE GERMANY   Hit Leipzig, Halle, . Mainz Rail: Centers

Union To Seek Strike Ballot   ClO Electrical Workers Act as G. E. Refuses $2 Daily Pay Boost .

Production Resumption At GM frks  Few Unions   Violencé Is Feared In Reopening Move

LABOR DISPUTE 7 ‘Union Asks GM Anvestigated By.Tom Clark Workers Contend’ ~~  Big Control of Fuel — Pimnac Forme Monopo

Control of Fuel Pum Manufacture Work Against Public, Thomas Savs

Auto Workers Ask Attorney To Probe GM   Company s Control Of Large Part Of Fuel Pumps For Industry Is Monopoly.   OPPOSITION MOUNTS

Asks Investigation Of Mo tor Corp; Some Oppose Plan To Reopen Plants

Prehe Is Asked By Union   Genera! Motors Making Parts for Other Car Firms

Rank And File Irked By Union Okayed G-M Plan   Accepted Proposal Fo. Parts Production Meets Opposition

Union Asks GM Inquiry   Motor Concern Charged With Violation of Anti-Trust Laws

Union Hints GM Monopoly On Fuel Pumps   Asks Attorney Generc Investigate; Return To Making Of Parts Up To Locals

STRIKERS TO VOTE WHETHER OR: NOT TO'RETURN TO. WORK MAKING ACCESSORIES FOR GM RIVALS

Investigation of General Motors on Alleged: Anti-. Trust Acts Asked by CIO

ClO Asks U. §. To Investigate General Mofors   Auto Union Contends Corporation Violates Anti-Trust Status

Anti-Trust View Is Taken By “s  Wire To Clar   Opposition Mounting In Union Ranks Te Plan For Resuming  Parts Work

Truman Intervenes In Auto Strike; ClO Invites Probe of GM, Charges a Monopoly

Operation 01 Some Plants ls Opposed   Locals Indicate Plan Would Lead To Violence

UAW Charges GM Has Proves Self Monopoly   Thomas Asks" U.S. District — ‘Attorney To Act

STRIKE LEADER CONTENDS GMC ~ HAS MONOPOL!   Attorney General Asked T Investigate for Possible Anti-Trust Charges

‘Contends Firm Has Monopoly on Fuel Pumps   Opposition Mounts In Ranks Against Making Parts for Competitors 

Federal Probe Of . Detroit Cc 0. Is Called For   U.S. Attorney General Asked to hivestigate With  View to Anti-Trust Proseceution   Cite Letter From Wilson As Evidence   Union President Says ‘Control of Single Vital lem Gives GM Control Qver Competitors’

U.S. Afforney General Asked For GM Probe   Auto Workers Charge Control of Fuel Pumps For Auto Industry Makes Monopoly

UNION CHARGES G-M MONOPOLY   CIO Asks Gov't To Probe Production of Fuel Pumps

Union Charges General Motors Has Monopoly   Ask Attorney General To Investigate Hold On Fuel Pumps;  Cantrale Camnatitare

New Angle in the Automobile Tieup   C.I.0. Workers See a Violation of Anti-Trust Measure   CONTROL FUEL PUMPS   Some 225,000 Employes  Are Idle in Nation Wide Strike

Union Charges GM Has Monopolistic Control of Pumps   Asks Justice Department to Investigate; News From Labor Fronts

Rank-And-File UAW Union Men Voice Objections   Union Officials Favor Plan For Resuming Parts Production In.Some GMC Plants

New Angle in the Automobile Tieup   C.I.0. Workers See a Vio~ lation of Anti-Trust Measure   Some 225,000 Employes Are Idle in Nation Wide  Strike

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  GIFU PRACTICALLY DESTROYED BY BOMBS

Many Await  Liberations   140,000 Are Likely Prisoners Of Japan -

About 140,000 Await Liberty   That Number Of Allied Nationals Held As Prisoners

140,000 Hele Prisoners by Japanese   33,000 Americans Await Liberation, Red Cross Reports

Ration Book Five To Be Printed   Present Stamps To Last Until Autumn

Dh ital recreate elena eternal  COLUMBUS HOLD-UP KILLING CONFESSED

Force’s Dr. Belly Vacations; Miners ~ Remain on Strike Dass OF fi cials to  * Live Us.ler Prasent Caneitions

First Ukrainian Army Advancing Towards Gueber   Charging Across Last Approacnes To Nazi Center Only 51 Miles From Berlin   OTHER RED ARMIES ALSO SURGE AHEAD

RED TANK FORCES DRIVE ON RUEBEN   London Reports Entrance into Breslau, S.lesian Capital.

AN ARM ONLY 8 MILES FROM GUEBEN   Moscow Admits German Counter-Action Has Slowed Drive

LAUSCHE ASKS TAX RETENTION   Message Monday to Urge  No Basic Changes in Revenue Now

Lausche to Ask Re-enactment o Tax Measures   New Governor Opposes Change In Tax Laws

Fires Sweep  Osaka Result of Fort Raid   Five Square Miles of Japan's Second City Laid Waste

FIRES SET BY B-298 DESTROY OSAKA SECTOR   Five Square Miles of City ir Ruins; Japanese Officials Meet   PACIFIC FRONT

Allies Maintain Pressure On Japanese from Honshu To Iwo, Luzon and Burma

Five Miles Of Fire Lett In Osaka Attack   Stubborn Jap Soldiers Cling To Iwo Jima, Mandalay, Philippines.  én   MEET LOTS OF FLAK

B-29 Flames Gut Large  Osaka Area   Yanks Gain on Iwo, Philippines;  British Take Maymyo

RAIDERS BURN FIVE MILES OF OSAKA PLANTS   Ground Forces Reduce Iwo Defense, Gain In Philippines

Damage by Growing Attacks From Air So Great, Nips Increase Relief Measures

JAPANESE TAKE NEW REVERSES IN WAR ZONES   Osaka’s Industrial Area i Ruins After Bombing; Land Gains Scored

Five Square Miles of Industrial Area of Osaka Wiped Ou      Superforts Kindle Devastating Fires; Iwo Japs  Whittled Down

Allies Break Down Stubbort  Jap Fighting   Marines Seize Jap Mortar Position Off Iwo Jima—Resistance Bitter on Mindanao

SUPERFORTS START FIRES THAT SEARED INDUSTRIAL OSAKA ALLIED GROUND FORCES  WHITTLE ENEMY DOWN 01  WED AT LCRDORTC

Japanese Suffer Heavy Damage In Superfort Raids   Fire Bombs Burn Out Large Areas Of Enemy Cities

TO PRESENT FIRST CONCERT OF SEASON   Hurley Band to Give Program Wednesday on Hamilton Club Lawn.

HURLEY HIGH BAND TO GIVE CONCERT   Tomorrow ~ Evening at 8 O'clock on Grounds of Lincoln High School.

OPA GRANTS HIKE IN MAKERS’ PRICE FOR FURNITURE   SEEKS RETURN OF MORE ARTICLES IN LOW-COST BRACKET

MORE FuihiTURE IN OPA’S PLANS   Program To Increase Output Of Low And Medium Priced Furniture Announced By OPA.

OP A INCREASES FURNITURE PRICE   Allows Plants to Charge More, But Not Dealers as Yet

Violence Breaks in Film Strike  Dozen Men Beaten tm Burbank Outbreak

- Government To Export 500. Million Pounds _ I E, Easing of Meat Situation Expected

MEAT OL OUTLOOK MORE: GLOOMY   EXPORT MAY PREVENT LIFTING OF RATIONING

GOVERNMENT TO UP MEAT BUYING   Relaxing Of Rationing Expected Despite New Demands

RELAXATION OF MEAT RATIONING   Larger Supply Of Meat Is Seen, Requisitions To a Re Greater

er tre ee ere cone wt Me  MEAT CONTROL PROGRAM HITS NEW HANDICAP   Relaxation of Rationing is Likely But Abolishment Now Looms Impossible As Shipping Demands In PRA yay ca 

REPUBLIGANS IN CONGRESS — ~ HAVE “POLICY? DIFFICULTY   DISAGREEMENTS IN BACKGROUND AS ELECTIONS “PLATFORM” I8 BEING  - DRAFTED

Former King of England to Step Down in April After Holding Colonia! Office Nearly Five Years—Has No Plans for Immediate Future-—-Worked Hard to Solve Islands’ Economic Plight—Wife Active in War Projects.

Effective Next Month; , Even Duke’s ‘Household. ‘Didn’t.Know of Plans 

Duke of Windsor Resigns PostasBahamas Governor  _ The Future; Kept News Secret

Windsor Quits Bahamas Post   Londen Says Ex-King Will Live in France

A JAP GHTIb BLAZE ATE Ho ATT AGK   Tokyo Reports Bombing of Hireshima, Nip Naval Base.

Hiroshima Is  Given A Taste   As Air War Mounts In Intensity Against Japs, New Forces Arrive To Prepare For Knock-Out Blow — Canadians Are Joining American Forces Against Japan

VISIBLE FOR FOUR MILES   Cities Were on ‘Death List’ of U.S. A rees

Tokyo Area Is Hit Hard By B-29s   Other Super Forts Blest Targets on Three Main  Enemy Islands

580 Big Forts Put Torch to 4 Jap Cities   ‘Towering Fires’ Reported; Canadian Forces Reach Guam

580 Supertforts Make Raids On Four Jap Cities   Industrial Centers Blazing Furiously, Say Returning Airmen

Blazes Are Visible 100. Miles Away          580 SUPERFORTRESSES USED 2. IN ATTACKS; WHEREABOUTS: OF: THIRD FLEET HAS JAPS PUZZLED_

Super Forts Set New Record In Blasting Targets On 3 Islands   Equals 2.000 B29'c

Fighter-Bombers Hit Tokyo, Five Surrounding Prefectures Few Hours After Assault By 580 Sutverfortresses. Ie Renort   CANADIAN SOLDIERS IN CENTRAL PACIFIC

ABDICATION OF LEOPOLD SEEN   Expected to Take Action Before End of Week

LEOPOLD MUST GIVE UP CROWN   Abdication Of Belgian King Predicted By Communists

mist  eager daes Leopold Mist Abdicate   at Announcement *King Has Quit fore Weekend.

Pfc. Mat Ruba On His Way Home  Released From Jap Prison Camp Sept. 15

Thrown Back Ninth Army  Crosses Again   German Resistance On Direct Road To  Berlin Stiffens Considerably Sunday

Push for Berlin   U.S. Ist Advances South of Capital To Within 77 Miles of Russ Lines; — Loss of One Bridsehead Djeclaced

ne -ONE MARGIN VER JAP FLIERS   U. $.:Navy and Marine Pilots Have Three-Year Record of © “9 ,819 Enemy Planes   LOSSES FOR YANKS 1,882

Jap-U. S. Plane Loss Ratio ls 5-1   Navy, Marine Pilots Superior to Germany

JAPS’ AIRPOWER GROWS WEAKER   Navy and Marine Corps Fliers Outscore Enemy Over Five to One

We Are in the Midst of Greatest _ Military Surrender in All History

THE  WAR TODAY   Germany's Failure To Fight For Key Cities Will Stand As Great Climax of War Driwinv to Close

VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS OF V-E DAY. WHEN IT WILL COME AND WHETHER IT HAS PASSED

mpulse Is To Write That This ls V-E Day— —By J. M. Roberts, Jr. (P)  We Now Are In Middle Of Greatest Surrender

Emergency Meet  Called By Hitler Say Dispatches   Leaders To Convene At Berchtesgaden, Information States

Hitler calls his leaders;  reich tense  Will confer at Berchtesgaden

HITLER CALLS IN HIS CHIEFS   CALLS EMERGENCY MEETING FOR TONIGHT

Hitler Summons stooges   Meeting Called For Tonight at  Mountain Home

Germans Set For Receipt Of Bad News   Berlin Reports Increased Jitters From Air Assaults

HITLER TLER GALLS STAFF PARLEY   Ministers. Gauleiters Wil Meet At Berchtesgaden

Say Hitler Calls Aides To (Hear “Unfortunate News” ‘At Emergency Meet Today

Hitler Calls His Leaders  To Emergency Session As Bombing Dements Berlin

Bomb-Dazed Berlin Waits ‘Worse’ News   Youth of Nation Called to Bolater Crumbling Military

Claim Hitler Calls Emergency Meeting To Prepare Germany For “Bad News”

New England Due For Cold Blast Tonight   Low Temperatures To Bring Frosts

Judge Ben H. Rice Gets Clark's Okay For Federal Post      Tom Connally Also Gives Approval

Clark Recommends Rice for Judgeship —   _Connally’s Choice Sent to Truman : For Approval

Swing Of Mining To South In Near Future Predicted At Chapel Hill Meet

Paris Denies That De Gaulle Invited   Follows Rumor Big Three Asked Him to Conference

Report Big Three Invite De Gaulle  Germans Mav Learn   Germans May Learn War ‘Price’ Soon

DE GAULLE SAID INVITED TO REST OF 'BIG 3’ MEET   Paris Radio Says Conference Thus Becomes ‘Big Four’

Black Sea Parley Believed Awaiting Major Setback For Enemy; Meeting Is Longer Than Expected

DENY DE GAULLE-HAS A BIG 3 INVITATION   Paris Officially Discounts Earlier Broadcast Saying Leader Called to Conference.

Abe Dismissed As Korea Head   Act of General Hodge Is Hailed by the Koreans

MacArthur Criticism Brings Charges Against Administratio ‘By Republican Alf Landon

Gulf Storm Is Showing Little Movement Today   Expected To React Coast Tonight Ir Port Arthur, Lake Charles Area

FREEDOM OF PRESS URGED BY AP HEAD      Tendency Toward Government Control Is Cited

Urges Demand Be Made For World Freedom of Press   Cooper Points to Tendenc ies Toward Government Control of Radio, Press, — Movie

AP Head Warns Americans To Guard Freedom of Press   Agency Director Calls. for World News Intérchande

Cooper Calls Fo Press Freedom  Warns Of Expanding Government Control

Public is Urged to Demand Permanence of Press’ Freedom   Attention — is is Called to Tendency Toward Government Controls

Cooper Asks Free Speech   Public Demand Seen As Greatest, Of Forces

Patton’s Army Still Under’ Bradley’s Command—Slight Gains Reported   WAGE BATTLE IN BITTER WEATHER

Gen. Eisenhower Announces High Command Move   Gen. Montgomery Now Commands First And Ninth U. §S. Armies On Northern Flank   GEN. BRADLEY'S FORCE DIVIDED

BIG COMPANY. MAY BE SPLIT   ATTORNEY GENERAL URGES ALUMINUM. CO. SUBDIVI- B{ONS BECOME SEPAR. ATE CORPORATIONS

Organized Jap Resistance On ‘Luzon Ending   Instead Of Fighting To Death At Least Half Of 20,000 Enemy Withdrawing to Hills

Organized Jap Resistance Is_ Approaching End   American Soldiers And Philippine Guerrillas Near Junction In Valley

Enemy Troops Seek fo Avoid . Final Showdowr   American Forces Converge on Japs Trapped on Islands

Guerrillas Are  fr And  0 Miles Apart   10,000 Nipponese Withdrawing To Mountains

REMAINING JAPS WITHDRAWING INTO MOUNTAINS   Organized Resistance Of Enemy Rapidly Approaching End; Borneo Attack Un confirmed.

JAP RESISTANCE  IN PHILIPPINES IS  NEARING AN END 20,000 LUZON JAPS  TRYING TO WITHDRAW FROM AMERICAN TRAP

Jap Resistance In Philippines About Ended   Enemy Withdrawing On Luzon; Mindanao; Reach Position In Talomo-Davao

Jap Resistance Is Nearing End   Philippine Campaign Closing As Yanks 20 Miles From Jap Force

End Near Fo: Organized Japanese Resistance Jn  The Philippine Islands

JAP RESISTANCE ON PHILIPPINES ALMOST AT END   Yanks And Guerrillas Drive Only 20 Miles Apart In Cleanup Of Enemy

Japs On Luzon Info Mountains   Nips on Mindanao in Same Condition—Space and Time Running Out Rapidly

U.S. Soldiers fn Push To Jom Up With Guerrillas   Nips Are Withdrawing To Mountains; Rea Guard Is Left Te Delay Drive

Philippine Fray Nearly Won   Yanks and Filipinos Within 20 Miles Of Junction

JAP FIGHTING IN PHILIPPINES NEARS THE END   Aussie Forces Control Miri Oil Fields

NIP RESISTANCE 5 NEARING END   Less Than 20 Miles Separates Scldiers and Guerrillas Now.   ENEMY IS WITHDRAWING

U. S. Forces, Guerrillas — To Converge  Upon Island   Japanese Withdraw To Mountain Areas

Resistance In Philippines Is   Nearing End   Less Than Twenty Miles Separate American And Guerrilla Forces In Northern Luzon

Jap Resistance Nearing Finale In Philippines  Enemy Withdrewinc On North Luzon

JAP OTAND ON MINDANAD AND LUZON ENDING   Withdraw to Final Lines of Defense on Each. Island,

Philippines Resistance  Nears End   Japs Report Renewed Attacks On Borneo Port

Organized Jap Resistance On  Isles Near End   Enemy Withdraw To Mountains On Philippines; Aussies Take Miri.   SAME ON MINDANAO

Organized Jap Resistance is Approaching End   20 Miles Separate Converging   20 Miles Separate Converging Yank, Filipino Columns on. Luxzen: Speedy Mindanao Gain:

Nip Resistance In Philippines Approaches End   On Luzon American Soldiers and Filipine Guerrillas Near Junction; Japs Retreat

Recco Pilots Land In Japan   Out of Fuel, Make First Landing On Jap Home Soil Since Hostilities Ended   B-17 Brings Fuel

First Yankees Land on Japan  By Accident   Forced Bown on Kyushu While on Seouting Flight; Japs Friendly; Greet Them on Equal Basis

 To ret Together By Tomorrow   President Meets Premier, . Views: Ruins Of Berlin; Japan Seen. Main. Topic’

Truman On Tour Of Berlin   President and Prime Minister Churchill Mark Time, Awaiting Arrival of Mr. Stalin

Meeting Waits On Arrival of Stalin   President Truman and Churchill Are on Hand  in Potsdam   TRUMAN TOURS BERLIN   “Terrible, But They Caused It Themselves,’  He Says

Truman Sees Wreckage of Nazi Capital   President Meets Premier Churchill, Makes Short Tour of Berlin; Confab Delaved Until Tuesday

TRUMAN SEES WRECKAGE OF NAZI CAPITAL   President Tours Heart of Berlin After Visit From Churchill—Big Three Meet Is Due to Start Tuesday.

PRESIDENT MAKES BERLIN TOUR AND TALKS WITH CHURCHILL ON EVE OF MOST EPOCHAL MEETING

Churchill Makes Courtesy Call on U. S. President—Stalin Ha: Has Not Yet Made Appearance—War Against Japan Expected to Be One of Main Topics for Discussion

Jap Defeat Appears to Be ‘Main Issue   Military and State Advisors Accompany Two Chiefs: Stalin Awaited

Truman Talks With Churchill, Tours Berlin   Stalin Believed To Be In Potsdam; Meet May Not Get Under Way Until Tuesday  By DANIEL DE LUCE and

FULL SCALE OPENING OF BIG THREE CONFERENCE DELAYED BY ABSENCE OF RED PREMIER   Except For Brief Visit of British Prime Minister President is in Continuous Discussions With His Staff   HIERARCHY OF THREE POWERS NOW IN POTSDAM

TRUMAN, CHURGHILL AWAIT THIRD MEMBER WORLD TRIUMVIRATE  FULT. SCALE OPENING

Truman Tours Berlin Before Big 3 Session   ‘Prime Minister Churchill Meets Truman and First Session with Stalin Is Due on Tuesday.

Hint War With Japs Will Be Key Subject Of Potsdam Talks   First U. S. President To Visit Germany: Meets Winston Churchill for Quick Greeting

Visits With Churchill, Talks With Advisers, Awaits Stalin Arrival

BIG 3 CONFERENCE APPEARS DELAYED UNTIL TOMORROW   WAR WITH JAPAN iS EXPECTED TO BE MAJOR ISSUE

"PRESIDENT WILL JOIN IN BIG-THREE * TALKS TUESDAY   Stelin and Molotov Are Re® ported at Potsdam for Vital Parley

President, Churchill Confer; Red Premier Delayed, Postponing Conference Opening

President Truman Tours. Wrecked Heart of Berlin   Views Adolf Hitler’s Ruined and Looted Chancellery; Churchill Pays Courtesy Cail

EXPECT SOVIET CHIEFTAIN 10 ARRIVE TODAY   President Tours Wrecked Berlin After Visit From Churchill

Opening of Parley of Truman, Stalin, Churchill Delayed   May Convene Tomorrow; President See Damages. in Berlin

Big Three May Meef Tuesday   President Truman Churchill, Tour Berlin; Stalin Generally Believed in Potsdam

First Big Three Meeting Is ToBe Tuesday   Prime Minister Churchill Pays Courtesy Call Qn American Leader; Two-Hour Trip Discloses Extent of Damage to Nazi Capital

Stalin Late In Arriving W ith His Advisers   War With Japan Likely Te Be Leading Topic When Conference Opens Temorrow   Truman buspecis  Wrecked Berlir   Makes Four of City Afte  Courtesy Calt On Charechill and Talks Sectetary Byrnes

Truman-Churchill Meeting; Tour of  Desolated Berlin Stalin May Have Reached Potsdam But It’s Secret

FORMAL START OF PARLEY DELAYED   President, Waiting For Stalin, Tours Berlin   WAR WITH JAPAN   Likely To Be On Conference Schedule: Other Leaders Present

Parley Delayed; War With Japan Is Leading Topic   U.S., British Leaders Await Stalin; President Tours Wreckage Of Berlin

U. §. President Tours War-Torn German Capital   Churchill, Stalia Meetings Expected To Be Held Tuesday

Jap War May Be Leading Issue At Conference   Truman, Churchill ‘Await Arrival Of — -Premier. Stalin .

FORMAL OPENING OF BIG 3 MEET MAY BE TUESDAY   First Session Of Historic Conference Apparently Delayed  ntil Tomorrow; Churchill Calls On  ‘Truman.   —BY DANIEL DE LUCE AND ERNEST B. VACCARO—~

Truman Sees ( Churchill; Makes Tour Of Berlin   Stalin and Advisers Believed To Be in Nazi Capital; Discussions Scheduled ‘To Get Under Way By Tomorrow .

Momentous Session Sei ForOpening On Tuesday   Churchill Calls On Truman Socially At Potsdam

TRUMAN, CHURCHILL AWAIT THIRD MEMBER WORLD TRIUMVIRATE  FULL SCALE OPENING OF CONFERENCE DELAY_ ED UNTIL TUESDAY

Truman Talks With Winne;  Tours Berlin   War With Japan Likely To Be Leading Topic: Start Probably Tomorrow.   NO WORD OF STALIN

Truman Ta”. Ss With Prime Minister Chur’. Jl And. Tours War-Smasi::d Berlin

Big 3 Parley Due to Open. Tomorrow   Churchill and Truman Await Stalin's Arrival

President In Brief Session With Churchill   Stalin-Molotoy Fail To Put In Appearances

FIRST SESSION SCHEDULED 10 BEGIN TUESDAY   Stalin Will Be Ready For Opening, Red Official Says

Truman Tours War-Ravaged Berlin Areas   First Session of Conference Delayed Until Tomorrow

President Sees Churchill® Tours Heart of Berlin   Conference Opens Tomorrow; Stalin Believed in Potsdam

TRUMAN CONFERS WITH CHURCHILL, TOURING BERLIN   No Word of Arrival of Seviet Premier; Japan to Be Topic; First Visit in 25 Years   By DANIEL DE LUCE and FRNEST BRB VACCARO

s First American President fo Pay Visit fo Germany   Sees Ruined, Looted Chancellery, Other Scars of Warfare

Indications Are Sessions Will Begin Tuesday  Truman Sees Ruin Vicitead On Raich

AUMAN TOURS WRECKED GITY   President Has Opportunity To See Ruined and Looted Berlin.   STALIN HASN’T ARRIVED

Stalin Is Late; Big 3 Delayed   President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill Meet for First Time, Then White Waiting Inspect Ruins of Berlin

Big Three Meet To Be Resumed, Potsdam Today   Conference End Is Only Few Days Away

BiG 3 10 RESUME TALKS TODAY: PARLEY IN FINAL DECISION STAGE   ATTLEE TO,REPLACE DEFEATED CHURCHILL; RUSSIA'S VERDICT ON WAR CLOSELY GUARDED

Big Three Will Resume Parley Today, Belief   Truman, Stalin Await Attlee’s Arrival as Conference Nears End

Potsdam Meetings To Be Resumed On Arrival of Attlee   Prime Minister Expected Today; Conferences to End in Few Days

Fast Pace Of Red Army Puts Nazis Off Balance; Konev’s Forces Fan ut

First Ukrainian Army's Fast Pace Throws Nazis Off Balance    CANADIANS AGAIN BREAK THROUGH TO THE RIVER RHINE   General Patton's Men Repel Nazi Counter - Attack; Mostly Patrol Action

RUSSIANS REACH NEISSE RIVER ON SAXONY BORDER; GERMANS SAY REDS HAVE BROKEN ACROSS IN TWO PLACES   Ruswtdhs Driving Thru Silesia Now Only 62 Miles South of Berlin; Entire Army Said to Be West o!  Oder iver.

‘Mounting Shortages Are Noted   Sugar, Lard And Some Can Fruits Increase Concern

FOOD SHORTAGES MOUNT IN CITIES   Meat Problem Gets Worse. Federal Survey Shows

‘Food Supply  Decreasing 2   Shortages Of Meats, -Sugar, Lard Spread:

FOOD SHORTAGES MOUNT.IN CITIES   MEAT SITUATION IS ACUTE; BAKERY GOODS MAY BECOME SCARCE

SHORTAGES HIT LARGER CITIES   Sugar, Margarine, Lard Canned Foods, Tighter  Over Nation

Food Shortages Mounting Higher  Survey Reveals Starting Situation

FOOD SHORTAGE IS SPREADING Ih LARGE CITIES   Sugar, Margarine, Lard Are Now Adding to Meat Problems

Food Problem  Grows Acute   Shortages of Granulated Sugar, Margarine, Lard And Meat Mounting

Food Shortage Hikes In Cities   Meat Situation ITs Bad In Large Towns: Many With. out Any Kind.

Foo Te Shortage Acute. In ‘Cities:  N. E. Hit Hardest      / Congresamen, Discuss OPA’ Distribution: Plan

Accentuate the Scarcity  ‘Sugar, Margarine, Lard and Canned Fruit Shortages Rise

SCHWELLENBACH 15 NAMED SECRETARY OF LABOR BY PRESIDENT  - TOP LABOR LEADERS AP. PARENTLY NOT CONSULT. ED ABOUT APPOINTMENT

RAID CAPTURES NAZI GESTAPO   French Military Police Cite Radio Contact With Agents in Spain

BILL IS APPROVED FOR WOMEN JURORS      Measure Passed by House, Faces Uncertain Senate Fate

POPE PIUS CALLS TOTALITARIANISM ROOT OF MISERY   Declares It Drives Thousands From Homes and Lowers Man to State of Mere Pawn.   GOOD WILL ESSENTIAL “TO LASTING PEACE”   Pontiff’s Christmas Message to World Pleads for Outlawing of Hate and Persecution.

Pope Says Real Peace Unrealized   Christmas Message Outlines Steps For Lasting Peace

Armor Spearhead Plunges 15 Miles   Huge Saarland Iriangie Will Bottle-Up Thousands

aE  Americans Refuse To Let Russians Occupy Narrow ‘Strip In Czechoslovakia

AMERICAN PLANES OVER TOKYO FIRED ON BY JAPS WHO ALSO ATTACKED ALLIED TRANSPORTS

Twelve Transports Hit Near Shikoko   Nips Say Vessels Came too Close Before ‘Cease Firing’ Order Had Been Given

TEXAS OBSERVING NATION’S BIRTHDAY. IN VARIOUS WAYS  BORDER MEXICANS AND ENGLISH CADETS JOIN IN CELERRATIONS

Texans Observing Busiest Fourth Of July Since Attack On Pearl Harbor

Wisconsin Solon Avows OPA Has Started  Grass Roots Prairie Fire of Rebellion

BADGER LAWMAKER (5 CRITICAL OF OPA   Inflation Promoted and Produced By Price Fixing Policies.

Jubilant Danes Seek Place In United Nations   Some Sporadic Fighting In Capital As New Government Is Formed.

Nazi Warships Open Fire On Danish Patriots    Resist Ef forts to Disarm; All Denmark Jubilant Over Liberation

Labor Parley Storm Brews   Pay Action Sought On Last Day of Talks

Flareup Is Hinted as Capital, Labor Parley Nears End; Reports of Three Groups Accepted

Disputes, EF a ee Final $ éssion ‘Labor Meeting   Relation of Wages to Storm of  Reconversion  Con  troversies Major-Point .,  a In ‘Washington Parley

Murray Will Raise Wage Issue  Final Session Of LaborManagement Conference May Be Stormiest Of All

CONF ENTERS FINA SESSIONS   CIO President To Raise Wage Issue On Floor

ROWS LOOM IN FINAL SESSION   Labor-Managemert Groups To Report On Points Sull At Issue

Labor Parley Nearing End   Turn From Peace and Harmony Session to Controversial Points

New Boss, Labor Issues Threaten Capital Meeting  Matter of Waaes Is   Matter of Wages Is Principal Cause of Last Session Alarm

Pay Issue Flares In Last Sessions  Of Labor Parley   CIO Chief To Demand Action On Wages

Labor-Management! Differences {fo Be Aired on Ficor   Philip Murray, Balked in Commitiee, to Present Wage Issue Before Full Conference

New York’s ‘Little Flower’ Screams Like ; An Eagle Over Tires for Garbage Trucks

Truman Talks To  American Troops   Takes Day Off To Visit Ike’s Headquarters —

TRUMAN VISITS IKE AND TROOPS   PRESIOENT TELLS SOLDIERS WHY WAR WAS FOUGHT

President Visits American Troops  Near Frankfurt   Mountbatten Attends Conference, Russian-Japanese Question Raised

New Gun Director Really Hush-Hush   Even Presidents of Companies Making Parts Haven't Seen Finished Product

Konoye Memoirs Claim Hirohito Saw War In 1941, Refused Family Member Premier’s Job

Hirohito Gave Approval For Tojo As Premier  Emperor Helped Plot War On U.S

Memoirs Reveal Plans For War  Hirohito Refused  Name Prince Pramiar

Wanted Planes In Philippines  Marshall Thought In ’41 That 100 Bombers Could Stop Japan’s Aggression

Gen. Marshall Says Only 100 Bombers In Philippines Would Have  Been Enough

Marshall Believes 100 Bombers Might Have Stopped Japan   General Says Every Effort Was Being Made Tc Bolster Hawatian Defenses in 1941; Describes Information Given Dewey

Aviators Placed in High Posts  Adm. Towers Heads Bcentttce DO poss:

Japs on Second Floor, Americans on First Of Manila Hotel Where Fighting Rages

Inch by Inch Struggle For Manila      Hotel and Post Office Scenes of Bitter Fight: Japs On Corregidor Commit Mass Suicide

—PHILIPPI > PINES—  YANKS AND WS IN HOTEL GLAS   Nips Trapped On Corregidor Blow. Themselves Up In Tunnels

Corregidor Japs Killed in Bitter Stand   Enemy Holding Second Floor of Famous Manila Hotel and Yanks First

Last Fight Rages In Manila Hotel   Americans Hold First Floor, Battle Japanese on on      JAPS OFF OF BATAAN   Mass Suicide of Enemy Forces Trapped in Cor regidor Tunnels

Japs Defend Manila Hotel   Only Scattered Enemy Remmants Left On Corregidor; Bataan Cleaned Out.

Few Scattered Japs Still On Corregidor But Enemy Fights Fiercely In Manila

Jap Garrison In Corregidor Blows Self Up   Famed Manila Hotel Now Hottest Battle Spot In Capital.

Only Scattered Enemy Remnants On Corregidor   Trapped Japs Commit Wholesale Hari Kari In Fortress Tunnals; Battle for Hote]

ONLY A FEW JAPS LEFT ON CORREGIDOR   Fanatically Resisting Troops Still Hold Out on Second Floor of the Famed Manila Hotel in the Capital, However.

Bataan Has Been Cleared Of Japanese   Garrison In Corregidor Blows Itself Up

BATAAN IS CLEAR OF ALL LIVING JAP SOLDIERS   Only Scattered Jap Resistance On Corregidor

MANILA HOTEL: BATTLE SCENE   Fanatically Resisting Japs Fight From Second Floor Of Building.   BATAAN AREA CLEARED

[rapped Japs Blow Up Tunne   Commit Mass Suicide In Corregidor Fort

FIGHTING FLARES IN MANILA HOTEL   Japs Occupy Second Floor, Americans Hold First

Inch by Inch Battles Mark Manila Fight   Fierce Struggles Occurring in Manila Hotel and Postoffice

Corregidor’s Japs Blow Themselves Up   Nips Mahing Last Stand in Manila in Hotel

Hotel Scene of Manila. Yank Fight   Niponese Destroy Themselves In Corregidor Cave

Only Remnants Of JapsStill  On Corregidor   Americans and Japs Figh In Manila Hotel, AQ daps Dead On Bataan  Says MacArthur

Japs Battle To Death in Manila Hote:   Ist Cavalry Troops Hold First Floor; Foe Fights in Halls and Rooms

CORREGIDOR DUMP BLOWN UP BY JAPS   Only Scattered Remnants Are Sealed Up In Vast Network of Tunnels On Fortress Rock

Japanese Stage Fight on Second Floor of Hotel   Yanks Hold Ground Floor of Manila Hostelry; Hunt Out Nips in Door-to-Door Battle

Struggle For Manila Hole!   Japs Cling to Second Floor; Bataan Clear; Japs On Corregidor Blow Selves Up

CORREGIDOR FOE BLOW THEMSELVES  UPINTUNNELS   Fanatical Japs Hopelessly Sealed up in Rock Touch Off Mam Underground Amauetien Dumes.

FIGHTING CONTINUES IN MANILA   Japs Holding Second Floor Of Famed Manila Hotel

MANILA BATTLE NEARING CLOSE   Japs Seal Selves In Corre. gidor Tunnels; Bataan  Mopped Up

Yanks Battle Nips in Hotel   Foe Holds One Floor Of Building; Bataan Has Been Cleared

Manila Mopping Up Continues      ONLY SMALL JAPANESE TROOPS LEFT IN CITy

Few Japs Left On Corregidor   Blow Up Underground Arms Dump—Bataan Clear of Foe

BATTLE RAGING IN MANILA HOTEL   JAPS, YANKS HOLD PARTS OF BUILDING

CLEAR BATAAN, CORRECIIOR.   + Yaiiks Fighting in: Hotel Corridors- «

CORRIGEDOR ISLE VIRTUALLY CLEAR   FAMED MANILA HOTEL IS HOTTEST BATTLE SPOT IN THE CAPITAL

Japs Penned In Fort Stage Mass Suicide   Corrégidor Fanatics Ignite Ammunition Dump Under Selves

Bataan Cleared of Japs; Garrison In Corregidor Tunnels Blows Itself Up   Valley Forge Hospital _2nd Anniversary Falls On Washineton’s 213th

Corregidor Japs Choose Suicide: Bataan Cleared  Ammunifion Dumps

AMERICAN ASSAULT RENEWED WITH SUPPORT OF RESERVES POURING UPON THE ISLAND   Numerous Enemy Gun Positions Are Knocked Out In  Slow Advance Toward Vital Fighter Strip With Little Change on Front   NIP GARRISON INFLICTING HEAVY CASUALTIES

Japs Battle In  Hotel Corridors   Yanks Occupy First Floor, Japs Second— Bataan Free of Enemy

MORE POWERFUL THAN 20,000 TONS OF TNT SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN REVEALING STORY

 Atomic Bomb, World’s Most Destructive, ‘Being Used On Japan By U.S. Airmen

Hiro Shima’s Base Target Of Deadliest War Weapon   Truman Annotnees Ruin For Japanese

HIROSHIMA’ NAVAL BASE HIT BY NEW BLAST   White House Makes First Announcement of This New Bomb

Temperatures   Missile Is More Powerful Than _ 20,000 Tons TNT   Momentous Discovery Harnesses the Power Of the Universe; U. S. Is Now Prepared To Obliterate Nippons., President Declares

EXTRA!   Mysterious Sun Forces Loosed Against Enemy   Power Is More Thon 20,000 Tons of TNT, Pracident Reveals 

More Powerful Than TNT Charge -OF.20.000. Tons   ‘Troman Says Hiro Shima Blasted 16 Hours Ago By Fantastic Explosive

Truman Bares Terrific New - Yank Weapon   Missile 2,000 Times More Powerful Than Largest Bomb Used Before; U. S., Gambles $2,000,000,000 On ~ Experiment---and Wins.

More Powerful Than 20,000 Tons Of  T. N. T.   BOMB WIPES OUT WHOLE CITY IN ITS FIRST PERFORMANCE

‘Utter Destruction, Promised in Potsdam Ultimatum, Unleashed; Power Equals 2,000 Superforts

‘One Bomb Contains More  Power than 20,000 Tons of  TNT, President Tru man Says Today.   UTTER DESTRUCTION THREAT TO JAPANESE

U.S. Releases Atomic Bombs On Jap Cities   It Produces More Than 2000 Times Blast of Any Bomb Ever Used Before

New Explosives Are Most Powerful Made   Truman Says Scientific Development Will Speed Allied Victory Over Nipponese Forces

REPORT TO LEAVENWORTH   One Left Yesterday for Induction; 2 Go for Exams

REPORTS FOR INDUCTION   ‘Marvin Earnest est Ball to Leavenworth Yesterday

REPORT TO LEAVENWORTH   One Went For Induction: Another for Physical Exam

1E..AND MRS. WM. “THIEMAN: NNO@UNCE ENGAGEMENT . OF THEIR DAUGHTE)

Rooting Japs from Caves Tough Jobs on Okinawa  Maj.Gen. Bruce from Temple Lauds American

175,000 Workers In 102 Plants Are in Walkout   Government Official Seeks To Get UAW, Company Together

LABOR OFFICIAL SEEKS TO RENEW GM BARGAINING   Nearly Half Million Idle At Plants; Total Mav Grow

‘Peace’ Envoy Acts Swiftly In GM Strike   Federal Mediator Calis Conferences  As Idle Rolla Grow

Picket Lines Abandoned For Holiday   Government Mediato Seeks Conference Of Principals

USO Adapts to Meet Changes   Both Seymour Clubs Plan Open House on Anniversary Sunday

Bombings Cut Dowr Jap Food Reserves   Even More Powerful Blows In Store As Nips Announce New Ration Slash

Raids Cutting Jap Food Reserves   Rations Reduced Ancther 10 Per Cent

35,000 Troops Will Arrive In New York On Transports Today   Record Westbound Trans-Atlantic Troop Trave Set; Liners Queen Mary, America Account For 23,250 Of Total, John Ericsson 7,493 More

35,000 Yanks To Land Today   Record for Westbound Troop Travel Set-— 8 Ships Docking

New Atlantic Troop Trave  Record Is Set   Eight Transports Dock In N. Y. Area

ICKES TO QUIT — CABINET POST   STORMY FIGURE IN POLITICS FOR MANY YEARS IS PLANNING TO RETIRE

Goebbels, Gen. Krebs Commit Suicide; High Nazis Are Taken Prisoners

HITLER TOOK HISOWNLIFE, GERMAN SAYS   Soviet Communique Alsc Reports Goebbels Suicide

‘Goebbels Aide Is Quoted On Deaths Of High Nazis   Doenilz Pledged War’s Continuation By Nazi Leaders  In Northern Areas

Nazi Official Says Leaders Killed Selves   None of Bodies of German Chieftians  Yet Found by Reds

JAPS WARNED MOREA UNDER ALLIED RULE   GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO '? HEEP HANDS OFF KOREAN  AFF ALRS—NEW -COM- \ _- MUNICATIONS ORDER ©“  i

JAPANESE GOVT ORDERED TO KEEP _ HANDS OFF KOREA; COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES RESTRICTED   MacArthur Draws String of Isolation Tighter Around Defeated Nation — Communications Order Made Leak-Proof — Americans in Japan Forbidden To Send Messages for Japanese.

CONTROL PLAN > FOR FAR EAST NEARLY READY   NINE “POWERS WHO HAVE ' AGREED TO COMMISSION  Now aAwarr worp 1)” FROM RUSSIA

CHEFS DE GARE OF FORMER YEARS HONORED AT FETE   Voiture 676 Meeting Brings Out Charleroi And District Legion Figures

Senate Ratifies World Charter  Truman Ascures Senate of Fin,   Truman Assures Senate of Final Word on Army Use Under Charter

Congress Given  Control Over  Troops for UNO   Truman Sends Message on Eve of Senate Vote; Charter Approval, Perhaps by Unanimous Ballot, ls Expected by Niahtfel

Three Nations Seek. Postwar Leadership   Russia Reported to Be Making Major Gains Behind Scenes

Big-5 Leadership  Moves Developing   Russia Reported With Major Gains in Rapid Maneuvers at Meeting

BALANCE SEE AS BIG HOPE AT SAN FRANCISCO   Anglo-U. 8. and Soviet Maneuvers Moving at Top Speed—Some Success Seen   To Use Full Power

3-Way Maneuver For Leadership Hits Top Speed   American And British Study Russia’s New Role In World Politics   USE RUSSIA BIDS  By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER  Associated Press Diplomatic New: LBAttianw

Postwar World Leadership Is Behind Scenes   So Far Russia Seems To Be Making Major Gains in Moves Behind San Francisco Conference.

RUSSIA MANES BID FOR LEAD AMONG POWERS   Soviet Union Moves Swift: ly to Place Itself Among Deciding World Powers Of the Future.

Allies Credit Russ With Maior Gains   Soviet Union Working For Leadership In Postwar World

Assi CREDITED WITH UWCIQ GAINS   Soviets Are Busy Building Up  Defense Ring of Nations  Around Borders

SOVIETS DOING WELL AT FRISCO   Russians Credited With Some Major Gains In Conference Maneuverings.   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER—  Associated Press Diplomatic News Paitor

Russia Makes Major Gains. At Parley —   , Pushing Toward “Three Objectives in Foreion. Policy

Russia Gains: ‘Dominance Af San Francisco   -USSR’s Foreign Polic ~ Has Three Objective: a” ) ne ee  eee

MANEUVER FOR TOP BILLING IR POSTWAR WORLD  RUSSIA IS CREDITED BY WESTERN ALLIES

2 NU GIN EING Ei  Gains Made By Soviets   Postwar: World -Leader ship Plans Develop Be ‘hind The Scenes   By JOHN M, HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic  Weer BESlin.

‘Big 3’ Maneuver For Top Role In Postwar World   Soviets Make Their Case; Seeking Three Main Obiectives.

THREE BIG NATIONS MANEUVERING T0 GET POSTWAR LEADERSHIP   RUSSIA IS CREDITED _ WITH SAME MAJOR GAINS  IN THAT DIRECTION

Russia Gains Ground at SF. Parley   3 Main Objectives Believed Sought in Toreign Policy Plan

RUSSIANS GAIN AT CONFERENCE   Big Three Maneuver Fer Leading Positions

Find Reds Seek At Least Three Main Objectives   Anglo - American » Russian Moves For Leadership Develop At Top Speed

Big 3 Sparring For ] Major Role  In Postwar Era   So Far, Ruasia Is Credited By Her Western Allics With Some Major Gaiis

MANEUVER FOR  TOP POSITION   Big-3 Plans for Postwar World Leadership Move Fast.   RUSSIA MAKES GAINS

MANEUVERS BY BIG 3 DEVELOP BEHIND SCENES   Russia Credited With Major Gains at United Nations Peace Conference

‘Angle-Anverican Officials See Russia Winning Her [See Ru at §. F. Conference

ANGLO-AMERICAN-RUSSIAN MANEUVERS FOR POST-WAR LEADERSHIP DEVELOP RAPIDLY

San Francisco Conference  “Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL trom the ASSOCIATED PRESS

BIG 3 FIGHTS FOR CONTROL   Russian Gains In Battle  For Postwar World  Leadership

-MANUVERS BY BIG THREE FOR POST-WAR WORLD LEADERSHIP ARE: DEVELOPING AT TOP SPEED

WORLD SECURITY TUG-OF-WAR ON   U.S. and Russia Maneuver For Postwar Leadership

‘Big 3’ Jockey For Leadership Role In World   U. S. And Britain Credit Russia With Some Major Gaine To Date.

RUSSIANS LEAD ALLIES IN BID FOR TOP ROLE   Committees Busy Clearing Vital Issues on World Security Setup

Anglo-American-Russian Maneuvers For Top Role In Postwar World Developing   Russia Credited By Western Allies With Some Major Gains: Three Objectives Sought

Reds, British, U.S. Maneuver  For Top Role   So Far Russia Credited By Western Allies With Ma.  ior Gains.   SEE THREE OBJECTIVES

UNITED NATIONS ss TODAY: :   “By John M. Hightower Associated Press. Diplomatic  wre dda

Russians Maneuver for Leadership in Post-War Politics   Have Made Some Gains Her Western Aijlies Admit at ’Frisco

Russia Seeking Larger Place in Postwar World   Her Foreign Policy Being Developed at Security Conference

German Workers Told To Seek Safety From Marked Area   Eisenhower Warns of Merciless Bombing Attacks Scheduled for Reich’s Bomb-Producing Conquest Weapons

U. S. Admits.  Prisoners Died   ‘Say Germans: -Suffocated While Enroute To Camps

“OLD HICKORY” DIVISION WILL BE SENT HOME SOON   May Include 53lst AAA (AW) Battalion Commanded by Lt. Col. Rector Mace of Neosho.

DEADLOCK ON VETO ISSUE IS BROKEN   Russie Capitulates In Dispute Over Discussion Right

RUSSIA BREAKS DEADLOCK OVER VETO FORMULA   Officials Hope To Complete World Charter Work Within Two Weeks

Russian Capitulation On Veto Issue Breaks UNICO Deadlock   Raises Hopes For Early Adjournment Of The Conference

Stalin Yields in Big Five Velo Power  Hopkins Persuad   Hopkins Persuades Soviet to Permit Free Discussions

WORLD CHARTER SPEEDED AFTER MOVE BY STALIN   Russia Gives In On Veto Question After Long Delay

Hope To Wind Up Frisco Parley  In Two Weeks   Russia Capitulation On Voting Issue ‘Breaks Deadlock

Stalin Ends Soviet Block On Free Talk   Hopkins’ Appeal Brings Reversal Of Red Position

AUGolA DROPS DEMANDS FOR VETO POWER   Unites Big Five After Frank Request from U. S. to Settle Dispute.

Stalin Agreemen On Veto Breaks Big 5 Deadlock   Officials Aim At World Charter Completion Within 2 Weeks

STALIN MUVE ENDS DEADLOCK ON VETO ISSUE  Big Five United Again After Split Lasting:      Step Up Program To Complete World Charter

Big Five Deadlock  Broken   Stalin Approves Freedom of Discussion in World Council

Stalin Agrees To Big-3 Talk   British Say London Should Be Chosen

STALIN AGREES TO CONFERENCE OF BIG THREE   Believe Time and Place for Meeting Have Been Selected

STALIN AGREES TO MEET WITH QTHER ALLIES    Meeting Place Picked Claim: , Broadcast—Will Not Be London

YANKS DRIVE DEEPER INTO NORTH LUZON   General MacArthur Announces Filipino Guerrillas Have Cleared One Whole Province of Nipponese Troops.

Guerrillas Kill Thousands of Japs ; In Northern Luzon; Manila Cleared

ONE PROVINCE ABOUT CLEARED   Mountains of Area Reported to Be Headquarters Of Yamashita.

Push Deeper for Yamashita’s Base In North Luzon   Yanks Overcome Last Nip Fighters In Manila and Seize Two lelande

Yanks Push Into Luzon Mountain   Headed for Reported Headquarters Stronghold Of General Yamashita

- —PHILIPPINES—  FILIPINOS HELP. — DRIVEQUT JAP   Entire Province Cleared Of Nips By Guerrilla Bands

Japs Retreat ~ In North Luzor   Guerrillas Aid Yank: * Clean Out: Enemy

Push Deeper Into North Luzon Hills   Yanks Close in On — Baguio, and Filipinos Clear a Province;  Take 2 More Isles

One Northern Province Is Cleared of Nips; Yamishita Is Reported To Be in Mountains

Yanks Advance In North Luzon   Filipinos Clear Out One Northern Province Of Jap Troops

YANKS SEEKING JAPS’ GENERAI   Troops Push Inte Hills Of Northern Luzen

MacArthur’s Men Driving Deeper Into Mountainous Luzon To Clear Out Japs

Carry Fight Deeper Into  . Luzon Hill:   Donughboys Approack Jap anese Stronghold As Filipino Guerrilias Clear One Whole Province

Manila Cleared: Americans Push Deep Into Luzon  Filipino Guerrillas Clear One Province

Doughboys Push Deeper Into Northern Luzon  Filipino Guerrillas Clear One Entire Province of Enemy

Filipino Guerrillas Clear Northern Luzon Province Of Japs; U.S. Troops Advancing   Doughboys Clear Manila Of Last Jap Resistance: Islands Occupied

Yanks Press Much Deeper On Northern Luzon Front   Resistance Ceases fn Manila Section

YANKS DRIVE ON IN LUZON FIGHT   Americans into Mountains To Wipe Out Yomashita’s Lest Forces

LIE DETECTOR TESTS ARE NOT SATISFACTORY   Husband and Secretary Do Not Satisfy Officers

HUSBAND IN PONTIAC CASE   . His Secretary Is Released in  Murder Proke

Prosecution Expected OverVanNattaDeath  Ehrlich Says He'll Seek Release on Writ by Tomorrow

DR. J. KREMER APPOINTED   Will Succeed , Ruth Lindquist At Kansas State College

FIND WRECKAGE OF ARMY PLANE IN ARGENTINA      Fourteen Occupants Of U. § Army Plane Are All Dead

Wreckage of U.S. Transport Found   Report 14 Occupants Died In “Argentina Crash

M issingC ‘47Found: All beat Dead   Army Plane Crashes In Argentina

Tropical Storm Is Heading \Northward After Causing Slight Damage In Florida

TROPICAL STORM HITS COAST AREA   Moves Over North Florida Centers 75 Miles Off Georgia

InP PRINCE S TO SIGN FOR ENEMY   EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR HISTORIC EVENT ABOARD BATTLESHIP IN TOKYO BAY

Formal Signing ()t Surrender To Occur Tonight   Last-Minute Arrangements Are Completed For Ceremonv Aboard U_ §. &. Missouri   ALLIED LEADERS HAVE CONFERENCE,

ewe Te ee se ee ee ee ee ee te met a  \Everything In Readiness: For Japs to Sign Dotted ‘Line in Tokyo Tomorrow

California Pearl Harbor Survivors Await Orders, Describe “Day of Infamy”’

Lend-Lease Arms Recovery Sought   War Weapons Loaned to Allies Wanted Back to Use Aqainst Japs

Senate Committee Says Material is Needed in Pacific   Failure to Use Arms Now Idle Boosts War Cost

Seeks Recovery Ot Lend-Lease War Equipment   Senate Committee Demands European Allies Return Arms To Help the U. S. Against Japanese.

WEAPONS NEEDED IN PACIFIC WAR, SENATORS CLAIM   PROMPT RECOVERY FROM EUROPEAN ALLIES IS URGED

Senate. Probe Shows Lack Of Materiel   Report Demands Recovery Of Lend-Lease Arms

"Regain Lend-Lease Arms For Pacific Use”--Solons   Yanks, Short on Shells, Received Unneaded Bombs

Lend-Lease Arms Sought For Future  Pacifie Use   Senate Committee Airs New Problem

SENATORS ASK ARMS FOR USE AGAINST JAPS   ‘War Investigators Rap Failure To Use Ger man Weapons

Demand Return  Of Arms   Lend Lease nud Captured Materiul Needed To Fight Japanese

Asks Recovery of Lend-Lease Arms   Committee Says All Sources of Supply Needed in Pacific Wat

ASK ACCOUNTING OF LEND-LEASE   Senate Group Wants Weapons for Pacific

LEND - LEASE ~ RETURN ASKED   Group Demands Supplies Be Sent Te Pacific

Senate Investigators Say Lend-lease Materiel Could Be Used Against Japs at Saving and Conduct of War Supply Criticized in Report—Appropriations for War Agencies on Shuttle

Ask Lend-Lease Arms Return by Allies of U. S.   Senate Demand For'Goods to Aid In War on Japs

SENATE COMMITTEE DEMANDS RECOVERY OF LEND-LEASE ARMS  SENATORS WANT WAR MATERIALS RETURNED FOR USE AGAINST JAPAN

Prompt Recovery of Lend-Lease Arms ‘For Use in Pacific War Demanded

Senate Group Demands Immediate Recovery Of Lend-Lease Weapons For Use In Pacific

LEND-LEASED AAS SOUGHT FO AP WA   Senate Committee Demands Action to Recover - U. S. Stocks.

eturn of War Lease Arms Seen   Senate Committee Seeks Materials for Use in Pacific

Senate Demands Lend-Lease Arms Be Recovered For Use In Pacific War

Senate Group Demands Return Lend Lease Arms   War Investigating Committee Wants Arms From Europe In Pacific Area.

Demands Lend Lease Arms Be Returned   Senate Committee Asks Allies to Give up Loaned Materiel

Solons Want War Goods Transferred   Committee Members Demand Use of Material in Pacific

Quick Recovery Of Lend - Lease  Arms Demanded   Probers Declare Prompt Transfer From Europe To Pacific le Vital.

Return Lease-Lend Weapons Committee Demands of Allies   Senate’s Investigators Want Them Used War Against Japs

Demand Lend Lease Arms be Used in Pacific   Senate Investigators Cail for Return From Europe: :

LAUSCHE SEEKS SECOND TERM   Governor Announces He Will Run for Reelection

GIVES VICTORY CREDIT 10 AIR, SEA ATTACKS   Adm. Sherman Says Nip Fleet Wiped Out, Production Halted

Flame Throwing Tanks Lead Drive In Luzon Advance  Manenver Used First Time to Storm Formidable Movatain Ridge in Manila Watershed

NEW OFFENSIVE TACTICS IN USE   Flame-Throwing Tanks Used in Luzon Island Campaign First Time.   ADVANCES ON MINDANAO

AMERICANS STORMED MOUNTAIN RIDGE ON LUZON WEDNESDAY   FLAME-THROWING TANKS USED FOR FIRST TIME TO PACE DRIVE  #§©—©

Malabalay Occupied By Yanks, Woodpecker Ridge Costs Japs 300 Dead

Malaybalay On Mindanao Isle  Falls To Yanks   Jap Opposition Reported Wilting; Fierce Fight‘ing Under Way On Luzon

Key Japanese Ridge Stormed  Hurl Flame-Throwing Tanks Against Enemy

FLAME-THROWING TANKS LEAD YANKS TAKING LUZON RIDGE   U. S. TROOPS OCCUPY MALABALAY ON MINDANAO; SPECTACULAR NEW TACTICS LEAVE 330 NIP DEAD

Storm Ridge Near Manila      Flame-Throwing Tanks Lead Successful Drive; Take Mindanao Town

FIRE TANKS AID LUZON ADVANCE   Mountain Ridge Stormed In Watershed Area

CLEAN OUT RIDGE   ‘lame-Throwing Tanks Are Used for First Time on Luzon Island

RIDGE FALLS NEAR MANILA   Woodpecker Hill Barrier In Drive  For Wawa Dam

Tanks Lead Luzon Attack   Flame-Throwing Tanks Head Successful Storming Of Mountain Ridge

Japs Call Atomic Bomb ‘Diabolic  Propaganda Reply Reflects Much Damage

 Mee Ransenelt Lashes at U. §. Communists for Practicing Deception

Compromise Seen On Region Action   U. S. Offers Plan That Latins May Accept

Negional- World Security Issue Nears Solutior  Nine American Nation: Anrne Wisk 11 Ra   Nine American Nations Agree With U.S. On  Compromise Plon

DRAFT PLANS FOR SECURITY OF AMERICAS   Stettinius, 9 Nations Agree on Regional System

SECURITY SYSTEM FOR LATINS ALONE IS TAKING SHAPE      Nine Foreign Ministers Agree With Stettinius on How Proposal! Can Fit Into World Organization,   AUSTRALIA VOICES OPPOSITION TO PLAN   Formula Yet to Be Placed in Writing—May Reach Entire Conference by Tonizht.

fesonal-World eur ty Issue \ear Solution   Nine Latin American  Sloan Reported to ave Reached Accord  Sa iaeaey of State

Ministers reported in. accord   Latin-Americans meet Stettininge

LATIN NATIONS ASK REGIONAL PEACE PACTS   CONFERENCE WORKS DAY AND NIGHT TO FINISH CHARTER

a On BLAZE IN   Entire Block Threatened by Thanksgivine Dav Fire

$190,000 BLAZE IN TUSCOLA; FOUR IN HOSPITAL   Entire Block Threatened by Thanksgiving Day Fire

Nazis Charged With Cruelty   War and State Departments Protest Treatment Received  by American Prisoners

Third Airstrir on Borneo Is Captured   Last}ap Positions on Labuan Island . . Reported Reduced

Civilian Cabinet Has Been Formed For Argentine   New Violence Reported In Buenos Aires; Suburban Rail Lines Ripped tp

Form Civilian Cabinet to Rule Jn Argentina   Buenos Aires Bridges Closed Fearing March By Pro-Peron Group

Great General's Last Christmas  ‘Impossible’ Mission Was Completed

Great General's Last Christmas  Tmoncahle’ Mican   ‘Impossible’ Mission Was Completed

Over 86 Square Miles — Of Nippon City Areas ~ Ruined by Fire Bombs

SUPERFORTS BURN PART OF OSAKA   MORE THAN 86 SQUARE MILES OF JAP WARK CENTERS LEVELED IN RAEDS.

Government Faces Tests Of Postwar Labor:Plans   Meeting In Chicago To Act In, Oi! Rift

Parley At Chicago Seeks Solution To Oil Supply Tie-up   Federal Coneihiator Mects With Industry and Union teaders.

Nazis Arrogant In Surrender   Apparently Expected To Keep Cars, Amazed Gls Learn

Gl's Find Arrogant Bunch Of Germans Who  Drive Into Camp In Fine Cars To Surrender

'Haughty Germans Expect To Have Wine and Women While Prisoners .

Borneo Beachheads Established; Japs Taken by Surprise   Allies Advance Toward Marakan; Progress Reported on Okinawa

OPEN A CAMPAIGN   Allied Troops Are. Out ic Recover Rich Dutch East Indies:

Allies Sweep Toward Lingkas   Head for Tarakan’s Airdrome From New  Beachheads Off Borneo.

Allied Troops Open Campaign to Recover Dutch East Indies; Japs Surprised in Tarakan Landings

Open Debate or Aid To Jobless  Leave State System. Alone. Georae Says 

YANKS CLOSE IN ON JAPS AT BAGUIO   Philippines-Based Planes Bomb Canton, Hong Kong

THREE-YANKEE: COLUMNS CLOSE IN ON BAGUIO   Soldiers Approaching City From Three Directions—Seize Carraray

AMERICANS ARE NEARING BAGUIC   Cagraray Isle Off Southern Luzon Seized By Yanks

JAP DEFENSE WEAKENING ON BORNEO   Nips Steadily Forced Back By Australiars

lananese Units Pressed Back In Eastern Borneo   Tactical Aircraft Are Supporting Australian Troons

Troops Push Jap Forces  From Bases   Sepinggan Airfield Near Balikpapan Used By Fliers

AUSSIE TROOPS PRESS JAPANESE SLOWLY INLAND   Tactical Aircraft Support Action in Eastern Borneo

Strike Comes as Dickering Fails   Over 200,000 Out in Chain Strikes

Gasoline Slows to Trickle as 20,000 Workers Walk Out in Strike on Oil Industry

Yanks Invade Another Isle, Kobe Burning   M’Arthur Sets Enemy Losses in Pacific  At 282,000

Yanks Invade Basilan Isle: Fires In Kobe   Japan Loses 282.000 Troops Thus Far In Philippine Campaign.   BOMBARD MATSUWA

Two Committed To Jail in Theft of Tires   Held in Bail Default For Next Criminal Court Term: 20 of Stolen Tires Returned

Bradford Tire Thieves Confined To County Jail   Thirty-three of 35 Tires Stolen Have Reen Recovered

Hlames Devour Miles of Ship Yards, Plants   Clouds Help Hide Homeward-Bound Yanks After Bombing Second to Tokyo Raid   War Plants Targets.

12 SQUARE MILES HIT IN RAID ON KOBE   Area Either Set Afire or Reduced to Ashes by More Than 300 B-29’s, Which Dropped 2,500 Tons of Incendiaries.

Jap Shipbuilding Center Set Afire By 300 B-29's   Drop 2500 Tons Incendiaries on 12 Square Miles

12 Square Miles of Kobe Burned   Fires Visible for 100 Miles Started by B-29s in Aircraft Plant, Dock Area

B-29s Rain Destruction On Kobe; Twelve Miles Of City Left In Flames

Great Area Of Kobe Shattered By B-29 Attack   12 Square Miles Of City Burned; Heavies From India In Blast  At Ranaoon

KOBE IS ATTACKED _BY GIANT BOMBERS   Five. Mile. ‘Area. in: Japa: nese re City Hit by Yank   Airmen. -

300 SUPERFORTS BURN JAPANESE SHIPPING CENTER   42 Square Miles Of Kobe Left In Ashes After Great Raid

el2 Square Miles -Jurned To Ashes   Great Sweep Knockout Blow to Vital Jap Shipbuilding Center

Fires Are Visible 100 Miles   Twelve Square Miles Of Japan’s Chief Ship Building City Seared By 300 Sunerforts

SUPERFORTS SET LARGE SECTION OF CITY AFIRE   Fliers Drop 2,500 Tons of incendiaries on Nips’ Plant Center

Flames in Japan’s Shipbuilding City Seen for 100 Miles   Fire Devours Miles of Factories, Shipyards, Other War Plants

Shipbuilding Center Fired By Superforts   B29s Set Kobe Aflame in Daring And Effective Road

Superforts Rip Japan's Biggest Shipyards Aree   Many Hundreds Of Tons Of Incendiaries Are Drepped On City

B-29s Set Huge Kobe Area Afire   Jap Shipbuilding Center Raided by  300 Superforts with Tons of incendiaries

KOBE IS ATTACKED BY GIANT BOMBERS   Five. Mile- Area in- Japa. Nese’ City Hit by Yank Airmen

HEAVIEST AIR BLOW T0 DATE DEALT JAPAN   Sky Giants Shower 2,500 Tons on Nippon’s Sixth Largest City From Mile-High Altitude.   CONGESTED AREA HIT BEFORE DAWN   Targets Pounded for Almost 2 Hours — More Than 300 Planes Believed in Raid.

Great Section Of Kobe Fired By 300 ‘Forts   Twelve Square Miles Left Burning by Pre-Dawn Attack With Incendiary Bombs      Flames Visible For Hundred Miles   Among Fired Targets Were Airplane Plant and Locomotive Works: Osaka Hit Seeond Time

KOBE LATEST B-295° TARGET   12 Square Miles of Japan’s Greatest Shipbuilding City Afire .   SEE FIRES 100 MILES

NIPPON PORT IS SET AFIRE IN BIG RAID   Conflagration in Shipping Center Created by 2,500  Tons of Bombs.   Several Square Miles Are Reduced to Ashe:

tsland Firmly In U.S. Hanas; 12 Square Miles Of Kobe Set Afire By 300 Supertorts

300 B-29'S FIRE GREAT JAP SHIP CENTER AT KOBE   12 Square Miles Aflame Or Reduced To Ashes After Super-Fort Assault

Esrge Area of Industrial Kobe Blazing or Burned Out-by..B-29: Incendiaries

12-5Q. MILES OF KOBE LEFT AFIRE IN RAID   300 B-29s Start Flames Visible 100 Miles;  Decks, Plants Hit

Shipbuilding Area Fired by Superforts   - Twelve Square Miles of Kobe In Flames or Reduced to Ashes In Fourth Great Sunerfort Attack

SHIPBUILDING CITY HIT BY 300 PLANES   Great Fires Are Visible For 00 Miles   NINE BOMBERS   Make Emergency Landings On Iwo: None Reported Missing On Raid

Iwo Jima Battle Ends: 4.189 Marines Slain    B-29s Lay 12 Square Miles Of Kobe In Ruins

Terrific fire Follows Raid on Kobe   Great Industry City Suffers Keenly After B-29 Attack

Atomic Test Vay Be Seen By All Nations   Progress of Control Plans Will Determine Who Will Be Witnesses

U.S. Prepares For Gigantic Naval Atomic Bomb Test   Whether World Views Explosions Depends On Atomic Parley

MOVE FOR NEW TRIAL 1S SEER   Four Hooper Murder Plot Defendants Are Given Prison Terms.

Conviction of Four in Murder of Michigan Senator May Be Appealed

HOODLUMS ASK FOR NEW TRIAL   Detroiters Convicted In Hooper Murder Plot Claim Errors

Four Convicted Of Conspiracy. To Kill Hooper   Defendants Plan To Carry Their Fight To Higher Court

JURY CONVICTS 4 INVOLVED IN  HOOPER DEATH   Defense Will Appeal Verdict; Given Five  Year Terms

British Troops Enter Rangoon   Allied Troops Sweep Ahead on Tarakan— Yanks Gain on Mindanao

British Soldiers Drive Into Capital of Burma  Air-Borne Operations Are Preliminary T,. Dannann Fntrance

Rangoon, Burma  Capital Entered      Way Prepared By Airborne Operation, Landtaog On Rangoon River.

British Troops Enter Rangoon, Burmese Capital  Airborne Operation Aids In Assault

SIX CIRCUS MEN SENT TO PRISON   SENTENCED FOR TRAGIC FIRE LAST JLLY

N.Y. Stocks   N. O. Cotton   New York Cotton   Six Circus Men Sentenced For Hartford Fire

FOR nnn BU   Defendants Plead Plead No Contes to Chafges Following

Ringling Officials Plead No Contes!      Cireus Group Would Be Held an Warrant

Cireus Officials Awaiting Sentence   Haley And Others Enter Pleas Of Nolo ¢ ‘ontendere

Six Sentenced For Circus Fire   Vice-President Gets One To Five Year Term

Six Ringling Chiefs Given Prison Term:   Hartford Judge Imposes Severe Sentences for Circus Fire Guilt

CIRCUS FIRE PRISON TERMS   SIX OFFICIALS OF BARNUM & . BAILEY. CIRCUS. SENTENCED IN HARTFORD COURT

HARD WINTER IS SEEN IF MINING ISN'T RESUMED   Government Esti. mates Production Off 1,044,403 Tons  Dailv

Japanese Strategy Indicates That Borneo Oil Holdings Written Off

Prison Rioters Defend Selves ‘In Court Trial   One Testifies Rumors Of Impending Riet Smolderéd Long Before _ - Outbreak -

PINE’S PETITIONS OUT   Sixth Ward Councilman Will Be Candidate for Re-Election

Plane Starts ~~ World Flight   C-54 Begins Regular Ser. vice Over 23,000  Mile Route —

"Round World Plane Lands at Bermuda Field   First Lap of Globe Girdling Journey Completed -- Is Due Home Again Thursda

BIG PLANE LEAVES CAPITAL ON FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD   Weekly Globe-Girdling Serv’ ice Inaugurated With TakeOff — Eight to Make Coroplete Trip.   HOUR-LONG PROGRAM HELD BEFORE STAR!   Passengers to Eat and Sleep in Their Seats — First Stop Will Be at Bermuda.

Big Army Plane Off on Regular World Flight   Planes To Take Off From Capital Fridays For 23.000-Mile Trip

Plane Starts World Flight   C-54 Begins Regular Service Over 23,000 Mile Route

CRUISER SUNK WITH 1,196 MEM BY TORPEDOES   Loss of Indianapolis One of War’s Worst  Disasters

Cruiser Indianapolis Goes Down In Pacific With 1196 Casualties   Worst U.S. Naval Disaster Of War Or Peace Time   TORPEDO HURLS MEN FROM BUNKS   880 Men Listed As Killed Or Missing; Others Wounded

Worst Disaster in U. S. Naval History Sends Cruiser Indianapolis to Bottom

Indianapolis Sinking Causes 1,196 Casualties   Two Torpedoes Sent Heavy Cruiser to Bottom Julv 20

880 Seamen Dead Or Missing In Cruiser Disaster      Indianapolis Sunk July 30; All 1,196 Aboard Were Casualties

CRUISER SINKS, BB) YANKS Dit   SHAFTER MAN SURVIVES TORPEDO EXPLOSIONS

. Disaster One of Worst In U. S. Naval History  880 Die In Sinking of Cruiser

‘Yamashita on stand in. own defense  ‘Never supreme Philippines head

Yamashita Denies He Ever Was Top  Philippine Boss   Jap General Takes  Stand to Defend Himself at Manila

Disabled Vessels Carrying Troops in Tow y For Port   Third Ship Said To Be Helpless

Transport Taken in Tow by Tug   Drifting Vessel Found. Rolling in Heavy San OF Bermuda

Tug Reaches Troop Ship   Helpless Vessel Taken In Tow; Rescue Tug Aids Another Vessel

Navy Rescue Tug ~-Reaches Vessel  a   Helpless Troop Carrier Is Taken in Tow  fae Bormndes =

Helpless Ship In Tow Of Tug   Troop Transport Had Been Rolling In Heavy Geas Since Tuesday

TROOPSHIP IS TAKEN IN TOW   Second Ship Carrying GI’: Also In Trouble Off  Bermuda

President Truman Issues Fourth Of July Statement  Chief Asks Nation To Honor Its Creed of Liberty

F reedom Dear ‘to Hearts ‘of All--Truman   President Praises Those Carrying Creed to the World

NATION IS URGED TO HONOR LIBERT)   PRESIDENT ASKS FOR KESPECT FOR THE CREED IN JULY 47TH PROCLAMATION,

Assail Labor Parley   UAW Chief Says WagePrice Policy Should  Be on Agenda; Independents Claim Brush-off

CHAMBER HEAD OPTIMISTIC ON LABOR PARLEY   Expects Unions and Bosses Will lron Out Troubles

Conference On Labor Peace Is Under New Fire   Ignored Independent Un. ions Threaten To Picket Washington Parley.

To Protest Omission From Discussions Of Wage-Price Policies   International Leaders May Have To “Sneak In Back Door’ To Avoid Violation Of Picket Lines Planned By New Jersey Heads.

Unaffiliated Unions Threaten to Picket Washington Parley   Protest Government’s Failure to Invite Them to Labor-Employer Meet

Lesser Unions Are -Wrathy Because No Attention to Them   Say Big Labor Chiefs Must Walk Through Picket Lines Monday

Labor-Management Peace Conference Under Fire From Nation’s Top Labor Leaders   Reuther Wants ‘Key Question’ Of Wages And Prices Included In Program

Both Sides Anxious To Yield on Points   Independents Threaten to Picket Parley, not Represented; Omission Of Wace-Price Discussion  aamented

Labor-Management Meet Under Fire   Leader Warns Those Attending Parley Will] Cross Picket Lines

Predicts Progress Labor Difference   Johnston Heads Visiting Group

Small Unions May “Picket” Labor, Management Talks   Independents Protest Govt. ‘‘Brush-Off’’  On Conference

ERIC JOnNGTON TRUMAN GALLER      Predicts Labor - Management Conference Will Make Progress.   SESSIONS OPEN MONDAY

PROTEST EXCLUSION FROM MEET   AFL, CIO Chiefs Will Hav To  Cr vnal,  sures

Leaders Optimistic on Eve of Labor Parley   President of Chamber of Commerce Predicts: “Notable Progress’ At Next Week's Conference; Cech Coals Heaped Upon Waqge-Frice Fire

Union Group in Threat to Picket Talks   Independents Irked by Labor-Management Non-Invitation.

Labor Leader Complicates Wage Parley   Independent Unions May Picket Coming Price Conference

INDEPENDENT UNIONS NOW PERTURBED~      Not Invited to Labor-Management Conference

PRESIDENT OF U. 8.  CHAMBER COMMERCE  PREDICTS PROGRESS ERIC JOHNSTON VISITS  WHITE HOUSE IN LABOR WMANACEMENT DIAN

SMALL UNIONS PLAN TO PICKET CAPITAL TALKS   Left Out, Independents Say Reuther Raps Omission Of Pay-Price Issue

Small Unions Not Satisfied  Charge Government   Charge Government  Brushed Them Off

Labor Chief Heaps Fresh Coals on Wage-Price Fire   Disappointed Parley Omits Discussion Of Mojor Issues;  Incdenaondantc Cmun

NO IMPROVEMEN) IN WAGE-PRICE ARGUMENT SEEN   Top Laber Leaders Meap Fresh Coals on Fire With Parley But Two Daye Away

abor Chiefs Ask Action on Wages-Prices   Washington Parley To Be Pressed for Stand Upon Question

More Fuel Added To Pay-Hour Fire Up for Quenching   Independent Labor Groups Threaten to Fight Biq Unions

ClO to Fight Big. Hike in Auto Prices   To Ask Injunction if OPA Grant Is Reaarded Toe Hiak

SMALL UNIONS PROTEST NO BID TO SESSIONS   WLB Returns 1,000 Disputes For Settlement By Collective Bargaining   NEW AUTO DISPUTE SEEN   Union Leaders Point To Report To Support Wage Demands

Independent Union Chief Says Small Organizations Out   Monday Session in Washington To See Attack Made on Omission of Wages and Prices; OPA Criticized

UNIONS HINT AT PICKET-LINE FOR TRUMAN PARLEY   Groups Peeved Over No Bid; Executive Backs 26 Pc. Wage Rise

WILL PICKET LABOR PARLEY   INDEPENDENT UNIONS WANT TO BE REPRESENTED

Non-Affiliated Unions Protest Being Ignored   Omission of Wages And Prices Problem Scored by Reuther

WAGE-PRICE FIRE GIVEN REFUELING   Top Flight Labor Leaders Protest Omission of Question at Labor-Man. agement Parley Due te Open Monday.

Labor Parley At Washington  Faces Turmoil   ‘Peace’ Conference Will Open Next Week With Picket Lines

CHARGE SMALL GROUPS LEFT OUT OF MEET   UAW Leader Says Union Will Battle Auto   Price Increase

C. of C. Leader Thinks Conference On Labor Will Be Held in ‘Spirit  Of Good Will’

More Trouble Brews For Labor, Employers   Ruether Of UAW Protests Lack Of Wage Issue On Program; Independents Plan Pickets

Reuther to Ask %  Court Injunetion   C.1.0. Leader Calls Key Omission Tragedy of Canference

NATION’S TOP LABOR: LEADERS HEAP FRESH COALS ON WAGE-PRICE FIRE.

THEFT OF STATE AUTO FEES BARED   TOTAL MAY REACH THOU: SANDS—RECORDS ALTERED: OVER PERIOD OF YEARS.

Separation of Shinto — And State Is Momentous   ee eee  REGARDED AS LIVING GOD

‘ABOLISHING OF OF SHINTOISM AS STATE RELIGION OF JAPAN MAY PROVE KEY TO REFORMATION

‘Shinto Curb ‘By M?At thur  Momentous   Ultimate Effect of Separation of Religion  ssi Prove Mighty Strid Towar d Westernization of Orient

Japanese May Worship as They Choose   U. S. Plan Merely Takes Religion  From State Control

awe ese 8 eee er yee ore Owe.  Separation Of Shinto, State Momentous

30ARD 2 SENDS 21 TO ARMED SERVICE   One Enters Navy; One The Marine Corps; Balance Enter the Army   ENTERED ON MONDAY

NEWTOWN BOARD HAS 16 ENTERING SERVICE   Age Range of The Trainees Is Listed As From 18 To 25 Years   NOW IN THE ARMY

© ENTER THE ARMY FROM BOARD NO. 2   Four of Group from Newtown Area Are 18 Years of Age; One is 24

WAR ANALYST DISCUSSES FRANCE AND HER POSITION AMONG BIG NATIONS AND NASTY SUSPICIONS

Breach: With France Laid To Suspicion   Meeting, Badly Needed, Between Troman and deGaulle May Solve Differences With Some <Allies, Is Belief

OOS OEDS SESS SESSS SHEE ASSESS SOSE SSS ODODE OO GEO ON  THE WAR TODAY

s France Struggling to Maintain Her Prestige— —By DeWitt Mackenzie ve)   Truman-De Gaulle Can Iron Out Differences 

LaGuardia Tells Washington “You Can't Feed Headlines to Children’

JAPAN WILL BE INVADED SOON, OFFICER AVERS   Lieut. Gen. Richardson Indicates Major Assault Due Shortly o.. Empire

Invasion Of Japan Due Soon, General Richardson Hints   British Landing Traps Garrison At Rangoon

Jap Forces At Rangoon  Are Trapped   British Invasion Of Burma Follows Drive Ashore On Borneo

INVASION OF JAPAN COMING SOON, SAYS AMERICAN OFFICER   BRITISH PARATROOPERS  AND SEABORNE INVADERS TRAP RANGOON GARRISON

JAPAN TO BE INVADED SOON SAYS US GENERAI   Nip Garrison at Rangoon Is ‘Trapped by Air-Sea Invasion

American Genera Says Japan Will Be Invaded Soon   British Invade Burma; Rangoon Japanese Trapped

General Hints Japan Faces Invasion Soon   Progress of Drive on Borneo Cloaked in Official Silence

INVASION TRAPS RANGOON NIPS   LANDING ON JAPAN PREDICTED BY GENERAL

Invasion Of Japan Will  Happen Soon   High Ranking Yank General Indicates Action; Forces Land On Rangoon.   -ENTERING NEW PHASE

WAR WITH JAPS IN NEW PHASE   British Make Two Invasions as Yanks Gain on Okinawa

SMASH AT JAPAN INDIGATED SOON   General Promises Invasion; Foe Caught In Rangoon

E-X-T-R-A-! Berlin Falls, Stalin Annour io   Japan To Be Invaded Soon: Ranking U. S. General Says

British Air Soldiers Cut Off Rangoon   Enemy Hold On Southern Empire Crumbling

Hints Early Invasion  Of Japan       Army Chief Says Pacific War Into New Phase; British Trap Japanese in Rangoon

Pilotless B-29 Is Sought After Crew Bails Out   11 Men Jump When Gas Fumes Fill Plane in Training Flight

Hunt Is Started for Pilotless B-29  Crew of I Forced to Abandon Ship

NAZIS GAIN NORTH OF STRASBOURG   Poor Weather Hampers Allied Air Force Operations

Nazi Threat To Alsace Grows Daily   Seventh Army Slows Second Offensive Of Winter

7th Army Fighting Stubbornly To Hold Off New Threat; Snowstorm Slows Ardennes, Roer Drives

GERMANS DRIVE TANK SPEARHEAL TO ZORN CANAL   Weight Of German Assault In Strasbourg Area Is Growing

GEN YAMASHITA FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED 10 DIE   Japanese Leader Convictec "of Permitting Atrocities  jn Philinntinnce

FORMER JAP COMMANDER IS CONVICTED   First Top War Criminal of Pacific To Be Found — Guiltv and Sentenced  To Die  MAPAii rc BRhiwraA hl ttre

Tribunal Says Nip Leader ToBeHanged   Japanese Leader Held Responsible for Brutalities of Men

Responsible For Horrors. Court Rules   Setting Of Date For Execution Held Up Pend tna Anneale

First Sentence of Top Pacific Criminal in War   Conqueror of Singapore Held Res sponsible for Atrocities and “Hich Crimes”

First Jap War Leader  ‘Is Convicted   * Commander. ‘in Philippines Says 'He Had Fair Trial

Finds General Is Responsible For Atrocities   Japanese Leader First Top War Criminal of Pacific To Be Convicted

CAPTURE HALF OF AIRDROME ON IWO JIMA   Brave Concentratior Of Enemy Gunfire Near Offices

Final Victory On Okinawa Is Now At Hand   Yanks Ready For Next Jump As Mopup  Cantinme.e

1000 Give Selves Up to Americans Within 24 Hours   Nips Cut Ropes on Which Naked Civilians Tried to Escape

Scores of Nip Troops Quit as Defeat Looms   Americans Smash into Pockets of Enemy Survivors

Last-Ditch  Japs Lear Over Cliff   Throngs of Beaten Enemy Troops Bow to Yank Infantry

BATTLE OF OKINAWA iN MOPUP STAGE   Scores of Japs Leap to Deaths From Cliffs

Tenth Army Pushes Last 2000 Japs Into Tiny Pockets; Many Leap To Death From Cliffs

Jap Troops, Civilians Surrender   Over 400 Enemy Soldiers uive Up, While Others  Are Suicides

Jap Civilians Surrendering on Okinawa  Flame- Throwers Mopping-Up on

(Many Plunge Over Cliffs in Suicide   Tokyo Reports Large U. S. Convoy Prepares for New Move.

Scores Jump From Cliffs  Into Ocean   Great Number Give Up As Battle Nears An End

American Victory Complete   Japs Surrender Or Hurl Selves Over Hiah Cliffs

Many Soldiers Die on Rocks Below Cliffs   Japanese Report. Large U. S. Convoy In Keramas Islands

Many Japs Surrender  To Yanks  MORE THAN EVER BEFORE GIVE: SELVES UP; OTHERS LEAP FROM HIGH CLIFFS INTO THE SEA >

BEATEN JAPS SURRENDER ON SUICIDE CLIFFS   Cthers Dive Into Ocean

DEFENSES OF TRAPPED JAPS COLLAPSING   Scores of Enemy Leap to Deaths from the Cliffs; Others Surrender.

Hack Last 2,000 Japs Into Tiny Isolated Pockets  FINAL VICTORY NOW AT HAND  Preparing For The Next Amphibious Leap Toward Japan

Many Commit Suicide By Hurling Themselves From 100-Foot Cliffs Along Southern Shore

[Maay Defeated Nippon Troops ‘Commit Suicide,   —Throngs of Beaten - Jap Soldiers Surrender To American Forces.

WITH U. S. NINTH ARMY, April 2.—1"—This army is 100 miles east of the Rhine today.

British Race to Trap Nazis Fleeing Holland   100,000 Germans in Ruhe Pocket; Patton’s Men Enter Kassel. Fulda

‘Othman Wants Atomic Furnace, So He Won't Have To Wait For John Lewis :

Come the Atomic Furnace, John L. and Coal Mine Pals Can Argue as Long and Loudas Thev Wish

Othman, Covering Coal Strike Parley, Dreams of Atomic Furnace, To Be Stoked Every 15 Years

WAR ANALYST ASKED PERTINENT QUESTION BY PUBLISHER ABOUT SOME FOREIGN SOLDIFR MATTERS

UP-T0- PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS      BRITISH JOIN RUSSIANS ON BALTIC AND OCCUPY HAMBURG

BILL TO INCREASE COUNCIL APPROVED      Action “Taken. by "Senate Group After Prolonged oo " Bieeuecign

BILL TO INCREASE COUNCIL APPROVED   Action Taken by Senate Group After Proloriged Discussion

State Governors Convene Sunday On Mackinac Isle   During Four-Day Mee! Delegates Will Study Post-War Problems

TRUMAN CANT ATTEND MEET   President Unable To Telk at Governors Conference; Duties Too Pressing

HISTORIC ISLE BUSTLES FOR NEXT 4 DAYS   RECONVERSION AND POSTWAR IDEAS ON PROGRAM

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest Tc All In The Various  Communities   GLEANED BY SCRIBES

CLUB IN DUBLIN TOLD ABOUT OLD FIREARMS   Harold VanKirk Speaker At Meeting of Lions   DISPLAYS TWO RIFLES

ONE OF 3 ESCAPED PRISONERS FOUN      Jap ls Recaptured Yesterday at Prairie Du Chien, Wis.

Halsey Placed in Over-All Command of Huge Combined Task Force as Nimitz Issues Final Challenge to Nippon; B-29s Raid Four Cities

Nimitz Hails Control of Enemy Sea And Air in Final Challenge; Halsey Commands Allied 150-Ship Armada

Greatest Fleet In Pre-Invasion Stage At Tokyo   150 Fighting Vessels Haunt Homeland Waters, Strike With Terrific Air Power; Follow Closely Assault By 450 Superforts.

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Food Rationing End Far Away   Won't End With V-E Day; War Ration Bock Five Being Prepared.

RATION BOOK 5 READY FOR USE   Nothing Tentative About _ Program After VE-Day   By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH

Germans Bitter Over British Bombing Tactics   US Methods More  Effective. Humane

YANK BOMBING MORE EFFECTIVE, BERLIN REVEALS   Germans More Bitter Against British Whose Technique Wiped Out Whole Areas

DR. PRETTYMAN IS DEAD AT 85   Former Pastor Of Main Street Methodist Church Here Dies In Maryland After Long Illness. 

YANKEES DETAIN 70,000 GERMANS   Al! Nazis Ordered Ousted From Government Posts

Ban Extends ToKey Jobs In Industry   U. S. Commanders Told To Discharge All Nazi Officials

May All Be Subjected © To Trial ~   TOTAL WILL BE E AROUND 100,000 “IN AMERICAN ZONE OF 07  &  OCCUPATION, IT IS DISCLOSED

Arrests of Nazis In U.S. Zone of Reich Ton 60.000   Tetal Probably Will Reach 100,000, Says Gen. Clay, Deputy Commander   WHOLE NAZI PARTY MAY BE INDICTED   Eisenhower Holds German Industry Responsible for Purge in Plants

U.S. FIRST ARMY “CUTS SUPERHIGHWAY CTO HEART OF RUHR  me watery. ABmBBGrT AFAR.   THIRD ARMY STORMED ACROSS MOSELLE TOWARD BESIEGED COBLENZ -

CUTS SUPERHIGHWAY TO HEART OF RUER  THIRD ARMY STORMED ACROSS MOSELLE TOWARI '  BESIEGED COBLENZ

15th Army Reinforces  Bridgehead   Berlin Reports Americans Across Six-Lane Ruhr-Frankfurt Road--100,000 Yanks snow on Rhine's East Bank

SHOWERS FORECAST   Kaw Is Expected to Handle Waters From Republican and Blue

Captured Enemy Newspictures Show Berlin Papers Got Geod Coverage Of Nazi Drive But Also Point Moral

LOCKER OWNERS FIGHT OPA RULE   Snooping Into Meat Storage Opposed By Operators

All But General Motors Up One To Nine Percent Over 1942 Price Scale

Average Car Prices Set at  1942 Figure   G-M Cars to Cost  2.5 Percent Less: Ney Fords, Studebakers And Chryslers Rise

Most Prices Up One to 9 Percent Over 1942 Levels; GMC Prices Cut

Price Ceiling Schedule on Autos Released Average Retail Cost  to Be About

Retail Prices For New Cars Announced By OPA Official   Fords, Chryslers and Studebakers Advance While General Motors Autos Cut Slightly, Administrator Bowles Savs

RETAIL PRICES FOR NEW CARS ARE ANNOUNCED   On Average Motorist Will Pay No More Than In January 1047   DEALERS’ DEMANDS REJECTED BY BOWLES

pre Grants Slight Raises In Case of Three Firms, Cuts General Motors _

OPA Announces Ceiling Prices For New Autos  GM Retail Listings Down; Chevcler. Ford Un 1-2%

Cost Is Near *42’s Average,  BowlesClaims   Hikes Range One to Nine Pereent, OPA Chief

OPA Price Ceilings On New Cars Are Released   Dealers’ Demands They Be Exempt From Absorbing Price Raises To Manufacturers Ignored

Fords, Chrysler-Builf Cars,  — Studebakers Will Be  Up; Prices of GM Machines Will Be Cut

AVERAGE NEAR 1942 CEILING   ‘Dealers’ Discount Margins Cut 2.5 Points

Auto Prices Up 1 To 9 Percent Under OPA Rule   Chrysler Built Cars Up 1 Fords Up 2 And Studebakers About 9

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DENIES CLAIMS CF REPUBLICANS   Chairman of Peart Harbor Investigating Committee Denies that Presidential Order of Committee Rules are Hampering Work.

DENIES RULES HAMPER PEARL HARBOR PROBE   Barkley Claims Fears Felt By Republicans Are Groundless

DENIES ORDER © HAMPERS WORK   BARKLEY SAYS _ PEARL HARBOR PROBE NOT AFFECTED

Barkley Denies Republican Claim   Rules Hamper Work On  Investigating Committee

Allied Landing Is Reported Off  Malay Peninsula   Bitter Fighting Along. Shoreline Claimed In / Tapanese Broadcasts /

Jap Report Allied Landing On “Puket Is.”   New Invasion Site Off West Coast of Malav Peninsula

ALLIES, LAND ON MALAY PENINSULA   So Says Tokyo Radio, Which Reports Bitter Fighting .

Allies Land On Malaya, Japs Report   Bitter Fighting For Island Is Claimed

ALLIES LAND IN MALAY, SAY JAP REPORTS   First Return to Peninsula Since the Fall of Singapore to Nippon Forces.

First Landing in Zone Since Fall of Singapore Reported By Enemy Radio

Japanese Report Allied Landing ‘Near Waistline of Malay Peninsulz

Report Allies Hit Malay Peninsula   Japs Claim 500 Troops Land On Puket Island

Allies Land On Mala . Japs Report   Enemy Radio Says Bitte Fighting Rages Along Puket Island Shores

JAPS SAY ALLIES LAND IN MALAYA   Report Fighting In Progress On Shore Of Puket Island

‘Black Damp’ Gas Met By Rescuers In Kentucky Mine  Mothers, Wives Huddl Around Bonfires

GIVE MINERS SLIM CHANCE   Official States It Would Be Miracle If Any Of 30 Are Found Alive

Mine Superintendent Eslimates Distance, Says It Would Be “Miracle” if Any Men Are Alive

Little Chance That Any of 31 Are Alive   Rescue Workers Are Still 7,000 Feet from Entombed Miners

Meat oh ALOT   SENATE COMMITTEE: AGREES BOG INCIDENT SHOULD _ NOT AFFECT PRO-, MOTION

25-Mile Advance Is Made   Birthplace of Adolf Hitler Reached By Yanks

BRENNER PASS THREATENED BY TTH'S ADVANGE   Patch’s Men Smashing On From Captured Munich Toward Innesbruck: British Gain

Seventh Strikes Against Innsbruck And The Brenner Pass   Allies Overrun Southern Reich   Tanks And Infantry Now Pouring Into Austria And Czechoslovakia

Gasoline, Blue Point Foods Freed; Big Push To Reduce Unemployment

Dealhs of US. ‘Fliers Confirmed ~By Nip Document  Disclosed in Cap, tured Records’

JAPS SHOOT 3 OF DOOLITTLE RAID CAPTIVES   REPORT REVEALS 64 OF 80 MEN GOT BACK HOME

JAPS SHOT THREE DOOLITTLE FLIERS AFTER BRIEF TRIAL   Captured Nipponese Document Gives Details of Farcical Court-Martial That Condemned Irio.   ACCUSED OF VIOLATING MILITARY REGULATIONS   Put to Death in Old Chinese Cemetery—Death Sentences Given 5 Other Raiders  Were Commuted.

Jap Document Tells Details Of Executions   3 Doolittle Fliers Shot Oct. 15, 1942, After Farcical Trial

Japs Executed Three Doolittle Fliers in China   Nip Document Reveals Defails of Farcical Court Martial

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1,525-Ton Submarine Harder Lost While on a Patrol, Navy Declares

ord, 7th Armies Close in   Germans Retreat From Saar Section In Great Confusion

U.S. First Army Pushes From Rhine Bridgehead   Advance On Southern Flank of Ruhr Coordinated With Huge Air Offensive

‘Yank Armor “Plunges Into Bulge Center   Renewed German Assault Gaining ta Alsace Sector

RUSH TOWARD REICH BORDER   Snows Ground Aerial Forces; Battle Rages In Alsace Sector

MOTHER CONFESSES BEATING CHILDREN   Daughter, 7, Flogged To Death With Rubber Hose

Reds Arouse Tope Of War's End Soon   Astounding Progress in Drives May Result in German Collanse

Slashing Offensive Threatens toCut Off All of East Prussia   Reds Plunge Into Action Along  Reich’s Entire Eastern Front; ee 8. Di es ane Nazia’ Rorder   Te End in Weeks Seen Possible

Big Red Drive May End War   Military Circles in London Express No Surprise at Collapse

5,000 Ton Raids Coming   \cuney Waias Japs Tle Ave Near; Won't Betis Usable Bridge or Road In Japan

Japs Told of Bigger Blows   Far East Air Force Chief Promises Foe 5000-Ton Air Raids

A Warning To Japan   Gen. Kenney Says U. S. Ready to Hit Nippon With 5,000 Ton Raids

Japan Warned Terrific Raids  Are Planned   (ould Hit Them With 5.000 Tons In Single Attack

Japan Warned Of 5,000-Ton Air Raids Soon   General Kenney Says American Planes Can Smash-Nippon Daily

General Kenney Warns Japs of Huge ‘5,000 Ton Raids upon Homeland

5, 000-Ton Air Attacks Ahead  Growing Allied Might Noted By Gen. Kenney

Nation's Eyes Turn Toward E.R. Stettinius   Future of Secretary Expected to Be Known Within Next Few Days

Ty ruman Flies ey ‘To: Conference  -Phis Afternoor   ‘Success Of -World ‘Parley i; Chance - For. Stettinius _. Lo Retain Secretaryship

‘Await Truman’s Arrival at San ‘Francisco Meeting   Signing of Charter Starts Tonight; Hint President May Reveal Steitinius’ Status

} rv a — Sw det, ae  Truman Arrives In Frisco: Stettinius Out Of Cabinet?   BRITAIN JOINS MASS TRIAL PLAN

PRESIDENT EXPECTED SOON TO CLARIFY STETTINIUS STATUS AS TO HIS FUTURE POSITION -

Future Plans For Stettinius Are Uncertain   With Conference at San Francisco Closing, Speculation Also Looms Over Secretary of State.

STETTINIUS’ FATE MAY HINGE UPON CLOSE OF PARLEY   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic New  ae ea

PRESIDENT ON WAY TO MEF]   Stettinius’ Future Expected to be Bared  7 Gann

Stettinius’ Future is  At Stake   Truman May Shif State Secretary As Parley Ends

Truman May Shift Jobs  For Stettinius   Watchers Vision Bymes As New State Secretary

Speculation Rife (ver Stettinius’ Present Status   Truman Expected Indi cate Plans Before He Leaves San Francisco.

Conference To End In Round Of Speeches   Truman’s Arrival at Meet May Also Decide Fate of Stettinius— Byrnes May Be Namec

S. F. Conference Ready to Close   President Truman’s Arrival Today To Wind Up Lenathy Sessions

TRUMAN MAY SDLVE RIDDLE. OF SECRETARY   Coast Task Done, State Department Head May Be Handed New Assianment. .

PEACE PACT SIGNING 10 BEGIN TODAY   Ceremony Probably Will Continue Through Tomorrow, With President Truman Addressing San Francisco Delegates.

Truman Arrives in San Francisco for Conference Windup   Hope for Settlement of Stettinius’ Future as Sec. of State   By AOHN MM. HIGHTOWER

TRUMAN. ADDRESS TO. DELEGATES. TO CLOSE CONFERENCE TOMORROW   - Stettinius’ Future: ‘Role Causes Spéculation “As He Finishes Arduous Tack .

Truman to Help Close S. F. Parley   Future of Stettinius Also at Stake As President Reaches Scene

Final Hours For World Parley   Charter to Be Signed Tonight and Final   Session, Addressed By Truman. Is Tomorrow

Action Near On Selection Of Secretary;  Byrnes Seen   Ceremonies, Talks: Planned At Frisee

Set Goal For 'Pig Production   Farmers May Be Asked To Raise 87,000,000

2,639 Enrolled In Farm Bureat   Berrien Membership Is Highest In State

FARM BUREAU HITS RECORD   Berrien Stands Highest In Michigan With 2,639  Members

PRINCE KONOYE ENDS HIS LIFE   Act May Have Repercussions in tmperial Househeld and Politics.   NEW, POWERFUL BLOW

KONOYE SUICIDE BLOW 10 RBLER   MAY PRECIPITATE = HIROHITO’S ABDICATION

Konoye Suicide Powerful Blow  To Hirohito   Prince’s Death, With Rule Against Shinto.  May Eventually Cause Emperor to Resign

Konoye Death Mighty Blow To Emperor   Prince’s Dramatic Suicide Seen Hurting Prestige Of Imperial Household

Konoye’s Suicide Blow to Prestige Of Jap Emperor   Expect Repercussions In Imperial Clique; May Precipitate’ Hirohito’<s Recianatian

Suicide of Konoye Held Blow to Position of Hirohito; May Prove Factor Precipitating Resignato:

KONOYE DEATH HITS EMPEROR   Power of Imperial Throne Is Visibly Cracking On Several Sides

Konoye Suicide Blow To Emperor  MacArthur Wipes Out Official Shinto

Konoye Suicide Heavy Blow To Mikado Prestige   May Prove Final Factor In Forcing Emperor’s  Resionatinn.

SUICIDE OF PRINCE KONOYE MAY AFFECT IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD  PRESTIGE AND POSITION OF HIROHITO STRUCK

Konoye's Suicide Newest Blow At Emperor 's Prestige   Repercussions in Household, Politics

SUICIDE OF PRINCE  KONOYE MAY AFFECT  IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD PRESTIGE AND POSITION  ’ OF HIROHITO STRUCK POWERETIT RINW

Suicide Of J ap Pri inte Blow To. [Ruler Hir ohito}   Kouoye’s Death hy Poisou May Have Profound Repercussions in Liperial Houscholi

Deep Reaction Ir Japan Is Seen In Konoye s Death   Blow To Mikado’s Prestige, Politics In Nippon Empire

9OLTICAL: UPHEAVAL: Konoye Suicide ‘May Be Blow fo Emperor. Prestige  Jap Diet to Dissolve Tuesday; New  Law P&lartiva

Konoye’s Dramatic Suicide Seen Blow at Mikado’s Reigr   May Have Profound Repercussions in Japan’s Political Future

KONOYE DEATH IS NEW BLOW TO HIROHITO   Suicide of Prince Fumimaro May Have Profound Re percussions In Imperial  Household   RESIGNATION POSSIBLE

KONOYE'S SUICIDE POWERFUL BLOW AT JAP EMPEROR   Prince’s Death May tead to  Abdication of Hiroeer oe

Konoye's Death May Be Blow To Imperial Family   Dramatic Suicide May Hit Prestige Of Emperor; Might Bring Resignation

Konoye’s Suicidé Blow To Emperor   May Preciptate Hirohito's Resiqnation

Konoye’s Suicide Might Bring Big Changes in Japan   Prince's Self-Destruction Might Cause Emperor's . Resignation; Kido Surrenders

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES ARE CALLED   Finance Groups To Meet Ahead of  Special Session

LEGISLATURE T0 MEET JAN. 28   Governor Kelly Will Ask Special Session For  37 Millions

Wallace's Fate Up To President Alone   Friends Admit Only Word From Roosevelt Can Save Nomination For Him; Enemies Think FDR to Be Silent

BELIEVE ONLY FR EGAN HEL   President Asked to Move or Approve Legislation Separating Jobs.   CONFIRMATION DOUBTED

FDR’s Helping Hand May Win Job For Wallace   Warm Praise For Appointee

DEPENDS ON F. D. R.   Confirmation of Wallace Hinges on Divorcing  RFC From Finance

FDR May Save Commerce Secretaryship But Not RFC Duties For Henry Wallace   Nomination Comes Up In Senate Thursday Uniess President Acts In Meantime

WALLACE POST IS UP TO FOR   President Must Take Hand In Row to Get Nomination Past Senate

ROOSEVELT MAY RESCUE WALLACE   * DECLARES FORMER VICE PRESIDENT IS A USEFUL MAN

Wallace OK: Depends On FDR Active Support   Want President's Backing On RFC Split  From Commerce Deo‘t

FDR’s Help Alone May Aid Wallace  In Contest   Future Is Hinging On Chiefs Action

200 Superforts Hit Near Tokyo   Fires Out -of Contral According To Japs .

ATOMIC POWERED AUTOMOBILE CLAIM OF BRITISH INVENTOR   GOVEENMENT EXPERTS ARE -INTERESTED IN CLALM ENERGY CONTAINED IN SMALL BOX

Work-or-Fight Poll Is Begun   Senators Sound Leaders On Mannawer Venusure

FIGHT T0 SAVE WORK OR ELSE BILL STARTED   Recheck of Top Policy Making Officials Gets Under Way

Agreement Reached on  Tax Measure   Senate, House Conferees In Accord on Bill to  * Cut $5,920,000,000 Off SxtuwsE OT wack acs

Conferees Put Approval on Big lax Reductions   Law Next Year To  Cut Federal Taxes By $5.920.000.000

Conferees Agree on Cutting Tax   $5,920,000.000 Slash. Higher than Either Original Bili

NATIONAL DRAFT LAW POSSIBLE   ROOSEVELT MUST DECIDE ON SERVICE LEGISLATION

MANPOWER NEED MAY BRING F.D.R RENEWAL OF SERVICE LAW REQUEST   ANNUAL MESSAGE SATURDAY AWAITED FOR VIEWS ON FOREIGN POLICY, DRAFT COVERING ALL

BIG. DECISION . CONFRONTS FOR   Must Decide Whether or Not to Request Congress for National Service Legislation. —  Amnual Message on State of Union Being Awaited, -

hooseveit Faces Decision on Labor Draft Law  FDR %. TW eee   F.D.R.’s Manpower Plans Anxiously Awaited By Nation

Belsen Gas Chamber Ho/rors Recounted At Trial ...  Thousands Die At Blonde’s Hands

OPERATORS OF TWO CARS EXONERATED   Wife of 80-Year-Old Drive: Was Killed in Crash; Mrs. J. Schmell a Victim   A QUAKERTOWN CASE

ERONEAATE 2 DRIVERS IN HIGHWAY FATALITY   Aged Resident of Lansdale Was Killed in the Crash   ON BETHLEHEM PIKE

Pres. Truman Enjoying First Homecoming In. Missouri; Will Receive Honorary Law Degree’

Truman Given Great Ovation At Kansas City   President Faces Heavy Schedule But He Takes It In Stride

TRUMAN WORKS AS HONORS COME   Kansas City Joins Rest Of State In Paying Tribute To Chief Executive

Truman Returns To Old Haunts In Kansas City   Goes to Washington Sunday; Presents Charter on Monday

Kansas City ays Honors  ‘To President   Ceremonies Planned For Homecoming ' Occupy Most Of Day

Oklahoma Objects To Booklet, Too   OWI Mention of State as Afterthought in Midwestern Grouping Irksome

Churchill Lauds U. S. Victory   Yanks Lose 80 Soldiers to Britain’s One in Nazi Offensive; Confident of Victory

Churchill Says Ardennes Battle Likely To Shorten War Instead of Lenethen It

CHURCHILL IN Wan REVIEW LAUDS YANKS   Says Action May Shorten War; Pleads for Unity in Allied Ranks.

/HURCHILL RAISES YANK IRDENNES ROLE   . Says Battle {Will Speed War

U.§. LAUDED FOR STOPPING NAZIS BY CHURCHILL   Calls Ardennes An Ever-Famous American Victory

‘Churchill Terms Ardennes American Victory; Calls On Nazis, Japs To Surrender; Lashes ELAS

CHURCHILL HAILS ARDENNES BATTLE 'AS YANK VICTORY   Prime Minister Has Great Praise

(Asserts Battle’ of Adrennes May Shorten Struggle   Germany, Japan Called Upon To Abandon War Unconditionally

Churchill Hails U.S. Victory, Praises Red Army, Lashes Greek Communists

 Churchill Says Ardennes Battle Turned Into Famous U. S. Victory

American Loss Exceeds British §0 to 80 Times   Calls on Germans q And Japanese to “™ Abandon the War

Churchill Lauds Yankees for Halting Germans   Stalin Is Punctual .   Stalin Is Punctual On East Front Drive, Says Briton

HAILS YANK VICTORY IN ARDENNES   Calls On Axis to ‘Surrender Unconditionally .

Gen. Patton Will Explain Remarks   Calls Conference To Clarify Statements ©

PATTON ASKED 10 CLARIFY REMARKS   Statements About Denazification Cause Repercussion in U. S.

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Commerce Post Goes Jo Wallace   Jones Asked to Resigr So FDR Could Present Job to Former Running Mate

Jones Forced Out Wallace to Take His Cabinet Job   Commerce Secretary, Fired by Roosevelt, Declines Legate Post

Jones Is Fired So Wallace ‘Can Have His Job   Commerce Secretary Resigns at F. D, B.'s Request

JONES QUITS UPON REQUEST   Accedes to FDR Bidding He Make Way for Wal lace in Commerce Job

Jones Resigns as Secretary  Of Commerce at Request of FDR; Wallace Due for Post

Jones Asked To Quit Job For Wallace   President Makes Request In Letter To Commerce Chie

JONES 1S OUSTED, WALLACE TO GET POST IN CABINET   Roosevelt Asks Commerce Secretary for Resignation; Protest Expressed in Reply

Wallace Gets Commerce Post   Jones Quits At F.D.R.’s Request, Says Wallace Unfitted For Job.

JONES RESIGNS AT REQUEST OF FDR   Commerce Post Will be Turned Over to Henry C. Wallace

FBI KNEW JAPAN WOULD DECLARE WAR ON NATION   Heover Quoted As Saying Ageacy Was Aware Of Attack November 26, 1941   MILITARY OFFICIALS FAILED TO HEED TIP

‘Rep. Gearhart Says Hoover   Told Him No Action Was Taken by Military on  Information

Charges Armed Services Failed to Act After FBI Bared Jap War Intentions

FBI Learned Of Jap War Intentions 11 Days Before Pearl Harbor, Says Solon

Says FBI Knew Of WarBefore Pearl Harhot   Hoover Quoted as Turning Data Over to Armed Services:

SAYS REPORT WAS HANDED TO MILITARY   Tapped Wire Revealed Imminence of War,  Gearhart States

FBI ‘Alerted Army, Navy Nov. 26, °4]  Harbor Prober - Vows to Solve ‘Failure to Act’

Plans For Aitack Told 11 Days Early   Gearhart Reports Facts After Meet With G-Man Chief

High Command Failed To Act On FBI Warning Of Japanese Attack   Mysterv to Be Solwed

FBI Chief Drawn into Pearl Harbor Controversy   Knew Jap Plans  1] Days Before Raid And Told Military,  Rep. Gearhart Savs

Hoover Said to Have Told Armed Services But That They Failed to Act on Tip   Rep. Gearhart, Member of Congressional Committee Which Opens Investigation of Pearl Harbor Attack Thursday, Says FBI Leader May Be Called to Witness Stand

BiG ROOSEVELT LOAN CHECKED   Income Tax Return Of A&P Official Lists $196,000 Loss

INCOME TAX RETURN * IS TO BE STUDIED   Congressional Committee Would Call Principals To Testify In Deot Case

ILOLIO FALL FINDS DOCKS ALL INTACT   Valuable Harbor At Capital Of Panay

Jap Resistance on Panay Said Crushed   Americans Find 70 Per Cent of Capital Is Burned

AMERICAN LEGION ENDS. CONVENTION WITH NEW LEADER   John Stelle Elected As The 1916 National Commander   MEETING ENDS IN PERFECT HARMONY   Concluded Their 27th Annual Session Late Wednesday

A. L. Backs  Unification   Convention Affirms Long-Time Policies

865,056 WEAPONS ARE LOST BY AMERICANS   81,379 Vehicles And Considerable Engineering Equipment Also Destroyed

SAYS HIMMLER ACTED STUPIDLY   CITTMAR BELIEVES HE WAS KILLED FOR MESSING UP PEACE PLANS

HIMMLER DEAD T00, VENTURES KURT DITTMAR   ‘Ex-Commentator Believes Gestape : Chief May Have Been Assassinated

NIPPONS YIELD T0 HARSH TACTICS OF ALLIED HEAD WITH NEW ARRESTS MADE

Complete Order in 48 Hours   Cabinet Fills MacArthur’: Order—Lowers M:n’s  Voting Age

JAP CABINET GIVES WOMEN RIGHT TO-VOTE      First Time In History Of Japan —MacArthur Order Approved

New Cabinet Follows Rule  Of MacArthur   Ages Of Voters And Office Holders Lowered; More  Officials Arrested.

BALLOTS OPEN TO 21,000,000 IN NEXT VOTE   Other Democratic Proposals Of McArthur Studied By Diet

Enacted At Request Of MacArthur   NEW CABINET TAKES ACTION 48 HOURS AFTER 'GENERAL SPEAKS; AFFECTS 21 MILLION

JAP WOMEN TO GET BALLOT BY M’ARTHUR ORDER   Americans Establish Woman Suffrage In The Empire

JAPAN FORCED 10. GIVE WOMEN VOTE ALONG WITH MEN   About « 21,000,000. Wormer Are: Expected to ‘Become Eligible to Vote’ in Next Japanese Election.   VOTING AGE OF MEN IN JAPAN REDUCED TO: 2¢   Police Chiefs Are-Put Out of Office by New American Order.-Nine High Puppe' Officials Held.

Grant Vote To Japan’s  Women   Shidehara’s Cabinet Approves Women’s Suffrage; 21 Millior Are Eligible

VOTE RIGHT IS FIRST TIME IN JAPAN HISTORY   Cabinet Approves Bill Following Demand Made by General MacArthur

OTHER CHANGES IN VOTE MADE BY M’ARTHUR   Feminine Voters Will Outnumber Males in Election

JAP WOMEN GET RIGHT TO VOTE   Cabinet Approves Meesure Ordered By MacArthur

Cabinet Extends Voting Rights to  Women of Japan   Universal Suffrage Decreed For First Time in Nippon’s History    AGE FOR BALLOTING ! LOWERED TO TWENTY   4,000 Police Chiefs Gusted In Compliance With MacArthur Order

NEXT DAIRY PAYMENT TO COVER JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH   Roy A. Denzler Urges Good Filing Place to Save Your Sales Slips

CONGRESS BACK TOMORROW   Many Politically-Dangerous Problems Await Solution.

Congress To Reconvene Tomorrow; Faces Many Reconversion Problems

CIO Oil Workers Give No Indication as to Whether They Will Return to Work

Navy Now Boss Of Strike-Bound Oil Refineries      No Statements Yet From C. I. O.

UNION LEADERS ARE SILENT ON RETURN OF MEN   Plans Speeded For Meeting Of Labor-Management; Fight Hits Shipping

President Takes (Over Oil Plants In 15 States   Job of Resuming Production Given To Navy

NAVY GETS JOB THAT FEW CARE TO TACKLE NOW   Truman Places Oil Refineries In Service Hands, Expects Operation Soon

DRASTIC ACTION TAKEN AS LABOR STRIFE SPREADS   More Coal Mines Close and Violence Flares in Row Threatening Movieland

Navy Placed In Contro] Of Striking  Refineries   Government. Intervenes In Coal Mine Dispute

26 Companies Are Seized  Navy Takes Over Job Of Running Third Of U.S. Oil Refinery Capacity

Nation’s Phone Service Impaired  Entire U. S. Affected; Navy Takes Oil Plants

iN avy vy Now Boss Thir d Nation’s ‘Oil Capacity   Twenty-Six Companies Are Taken Over by Truman Order; Interruption On  Phone Service Today

Strike-Bound Plants Taken Over By Trumar   Acute Shortages In Supplies For Armed Forces

Strike-Bound Plants In 15 States Taken   President Says Strike Of 43.0 (000 Workers Caused ‘Serious Shortages’ In. Fuel Supplies

26 COMPANIES IN 19 STATES ARE SEIZED   4-Hour Phone Interruption Scheduled Today   Invites Lewis To Confab On Coal Crisis: Over 122,500 Miners Idle

STORM STRIKES IN ENID AREA   Standing Wheet Damaged by Wind—Rainfall Delays Harvest Again

Hirohite Asks That His People Be Cool, Calm   Emperor Sends Reseript To Extraordinary Raccian af lan lias

County Donations $1,288.37 For 12th Annual March Of Dimes And Dollars, Inf. Paralysis Drive   - Chairman Moyers Reports Theatres Raised s°°544.92; Individuals and Groups $843. 45; Last “Years Contributions Exceeded by $550.94

Rode 5 Hours at Gun Point Before Imprison-. ment: Search for Trio   German Army’s Plan for ‘Surprise’  Attack on Austria Told at War Trial   RY WES GALLAGHER

GOERING BRANDED TOP CONSPIRATOR AGAINST AUSTRIA   GERMAN ARMY PLANS FOR ‘SURPRISE WAR’ TOLD AT HEARINGS

Nazi “Surprise War” Plans Against Austria Laid Refore War Crimes’ Tribun’ ~~

Early Nazi Aim To Take Austria Bared At Trial  Scheme Matured A: Far Back As 1938

NAZIS PLANNED “SURPRISE WAR   Pians for It Placed Before International Military Tribunal.

Nuernberg Military Tribunal Given German Army Plans For ‘Surprise War’ On Austria   Goering Described As Man Who Directed Blitz Invasion Of Little Country

ALLIES NAME GOERING AS THE LEADER   German Army Scheme for Conquering the Country and the Reich’s Fifth Column Plots Laid Before War Crimes Court.

German Army’s Plan for ‘Surprise’  Attack on Austria Told at War Trial

HOLD SESSION CIRCUIT COURT HERE FRIDAY   Judge Dailey Enters Orders Four Cases In Short Session

SHOWDOWN IS EXPECTED IN ~ -FEPC-DISPUTE   VOTE: 18 EXPECTED IN HOUSE _oNn- DIGPUTE-' WHICH: is HOLD} ING UP WAR FUND “AG. ° ENCY APPROPRIATIONS . 

COL. DEVEREUX ON WAY HOME   Famed Wake Island Commander Reaches U. S.  Carrier

APPOINTEE Llal CENT TO SENATE   Governor Names Senator W E. Burchett of Williamsor As State Police Head; Others Named

Burchett Heads State Police   Meadows Sends Nomines List to Senale

Dr. Gwinn Gets Pinecrest Appointment; Williamson Man To Head State Police

Japs Lose 161 Planes in Okinawa Raid:  Desperate Assault Is Opened on  ry. .4 TTteetinx

AERIAL FRACAS OCCURS ABOVE RYUKYUS ISLES      Fleet's Big Guns Shell Garrison" Cn Okinawa

Lose 161 Planes To Carrier Guns; Action Continues   American Ships Are Hit As One Of Most Import ant Air-Fleet Actions Of War In Pacific Is Believed To Be Under Way Off Ryukyus.

Reveal Nazis Trained Group of Assassins Who Were to Do Away With Eisenhower

Picked Nazi Gang Under Skorzeny Plotted Last Winter To Kill General Eisenhower

Plot To Murder Gen. Eisenhower Brought to Light   Professional Nazi Gan¢ Trained by Himmler Hatchetman

NAZIS PLOTTED TO ASSASSINATE GEN.EISENMOWER   Professional Political Kidnaper Picked By Hitler  For Miecinn:   AMERICAN INGENUITY THWARTED ‘BOLD PLAN

PICKED NAZI GANG PLANNED TO KILL GEN. EISENHOWER   Disclosure cf Himmier’s Plot Against Highest Allied Official Was One of Supreme Headguarters’ Top Security Secrets

Nazis Tried To Kall Eisenhower   Last Winter Gestapo Plot Had Front on Alert for Months

REPORT SAYS HIMMLER HAS BEEN TRACED   London Newspaperman Declares Gestapo Chief Not Yet Arrested, but Can Be Taken Into Custodv Anv Time.

Picked Nazi Assassins Under Skorzeny’s Guide Plot to Kill Eisenhower

ITH ARMY SEIZES: NAZI TERRORIZER   Assassination’ Plot Is’ Revealed; Ardennes’ Infil- tration Explained

German Gang Plotted Death Of Eisenhower   Top Security Secret Revealed At Paris Today

Capture of Nazi Kidnaper Reveals Secret Plot To Assassinate Eisenhower

Picked Nazis Were To Slay  Eisenhower _   - Skorzeny, Now ~ Taken, Believed Leader of. Plot’

PLAN HATCHED BEFORE NAZI ~ OFFENSIVE   Otto Skorzeny, Head 0 Gang, Is Captured   For Himmler Continues; Other German Leaders Seized By Allies

Nazi Plot To Kill      Abortive Scheme Is Revealed After Capture Of Gestapo’s Hatchet Man

NAZI PLOT TO KILL GEN. IKE FRUSTRATED   Scar-Faced Political Kidnaper and Gang Keeps Western Front on Alert  For Months   OVERLORD IS CAPTURED

Skorzeny,. Lead : dee Of.        Supreme  ‘Allied “Hi ‘Headquarters _ “Diséloses: Scheme Which Kept Western’ Front “Alert’ For Months

Plot to Murder Eisenhower Is Revealed  7th Army Capture: Professional Political Kidnaper

Hatehetman: For Himmler  Was Leader   AV Western Front -Alerted for Months During Last Winter

Reveals Nazis -_  Plotted Death Of Eisenhower   Arrest Of Himniler-Near; German Leaders’ Fate Seen Decided.May 31

Picked. Gang Of Germans Had Trained For Killings   General Eisenhower  Marked For Slayers

Plot To Kill K.aisenhower is Disclosed      Skorzeny, Nazi Kidnaner. Head

GENERALS JOIN NAZI MANHUN1   Himmler, Von Ribbentrop, Streiche:  Believed Hiding in Austria ' or Southern Bavaria   Skorzeny Capture Bares Plot To Assassinate Gen. Eisenhowe

ALLIES DISCLOSE NAZI PLOT T0 KILL GEN. EISENHOWER   Assassins Picked and Trained for Task Were Led by Otto Skorzeny, Professional Kidnaper.   WESTERN FRONT ALERT FOR MANY MONTHS   Scheme Thwarted by Capture of Some of Gangsters in Early Stages of Ardennes Rattle.

Plot to Kull Eisenhower Is Revealed   Hunt for Leading Naz: Criminals Continues  In Wide Area

U.S. Fleet Sailing Worries Tokyo; Foil Plot On Ike   Japs Make Banzai Charges On Okinawa And Mindanao

LT. COL. OTTOSKORZENY AND PICKED GANG OF NAZIS PLANNED 10 ENTER THE ‘AMERICAN LINES

Reveal Nazi Plot to Kill Eisenhower   Attempt Made Last. Winter by Himmler’s Hatchetman Skorzeny

Reveal Nazi Plot To Kill Eisenhower   Picked Gang Of Assassins Under Gestapo Hatchetman Kept Western Front In State Of Alert For Months. —

Nazi Plot to Kill Eisenhower Told; Suspect Caught   Was Kept Secret Since December During  Search for Kidnapers

Nazi Plot To Kill Eisenhower Foiled   Abortive Scheme Is Revealed After Canture Of Gestapo’s Hatchet Man

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A Plot on ‘Ike’ Made by Group Of Nazi Forces   Scar-Faced Skorzney and Picked Gang Had Made  Liaborate Plans.   German Leaders at Large Being Sought

Assassination Of Eisenhower Pletted-By-Hun   Gestapo’s Giant Political Kidnaper. Detailed To’ - Assassinate Him Last Winter

Reveals Secret Of Nazi Plot To Kill Eisenhower   Army Releases Story With Capture of Skorzeny

Eisenhower Murder Plot Leader Captured      Americana used to foil plot, Story on Page 4-A,

Reveal Details Of Murder Plot   Story Of Plan To Kill ‘Ike’ Is Told

GEN, EISENHOWER WAS PICKED FOR SLAYING BY HIMMLER'S GANG   FAD ELCIIDITV CLESDErT   TOP SECURITY SECRET OF SUPREME HEADQUART ERS BEEN REVEALED

GERMANS FAIL IN PLOT TO KILL EISENHOWER   Special Trained Nazi Group Selected by Hitler, Himmler

REVEAL PLOT 10 KILL EISENHOWER   DISCLOSE SKORZENY PICKED BY HIMMLER TO LEAD ASSASSINS

Plot to Murder Eisenhower Is Revealed  7th Army Cashier   7th Army Captures Professional Political Kidnaper

YANK THRUSTS CRUMBLE NAZE DEFENSE LINE   ALLIES UNCHECKED IN GREAT SWEEP TO BERLIN

Allied Forees Drive Toward  Reich Capital   Veterans of Seventh Hit Without Artillery or Air Pre: paration in Surprise Assault—Limburg Is Entered by Ist Army Tanks

First Army Gains 35 © Miles In Day   Seventh Army Men Cross River Minus: Planes, Artillery

Hodges’ Troops Plunge 35 Miles and Third Races 10 East of Frankfurt, Twin Thrusts Threatening to Split Nazi Front in West— Ninth Advances 17 Miles and Enters Suburbs of Duisbure.

35-Mile Gain Is Made From  Remagen Area   Germans Reel From Multiple Blows of Big Allied Offensive

Patton's Men Racing Ahead For Berlin   All Seven OF Allied Armies Inside Reich Make Rapid Advances

Seventh Army Hurdles Rhine as Six Others, Paced By First's 22-Mile Break-Through, Advance Rapidly And Threaten fo Split All Foe’s Forces in West

Allied Forces © Drive Toward  Reich C apital        Veterans of Seventh Hit Without Artillery or Air Pre poration in Surprise Assault—Limburg Is. _ Entered by Ist Army Tanks  f

Breakthroughs Up To 35 Miles Ram Towards Berlin   First Army Sets Pace Pouring Tank Teams Out Of Remagen Bridgehead Into Open

Blackout Covers 3d Army Thrust   German Lines Break on Whole Western Front AG) ve-Blows Sweep Enemy Aside

[Sux other groups sweeping ‘on Berlin fronted by First army’ s 35 mile breakthru   Nazis say push biggest ever hurled as enemy lines crumble at all points

Patton Units Rip Up to 80 Miles Into Reich Heart   Hodges Forces Surge Unchecked Into Limburg, Others Race On; British Second, Ninth Stab Ahead

Other Forces Continue Smash Through Ruhr; Nazis Say Drive Greatest in Size and Intensity Ever Mounted by Allies

Seventh Army Across Rhine In Surprise Thrust; Essen Is Being Bypassed   REICH ACKNOWLEDGES INTENSITY OF ATTACKS

Greatest Push Of War, German Radio Declares   American Crossing Made Without Aid of Planes or Artillery

First Advances 39 Miles, as Seventh Goes Across Rhine   Allied Fighters Roll Into Limburg, 225 Miles From Nazi Capital, Threaten to Split German Forces; Reds Advance on Back Door

News Blackout Covers Some of  Allied Drive   Frankfort-on-Main Entered; 3rd Army I: 126 Miles Inside of Reich; Ist 85 Miles

Hodges Mystery Column’ With Huge Tank Forces Crashes on Past German Lines; Karlsruhe Struck

First Army Makes Gain Of 35 Miles fn Wild Dash   FrankfurtBypassed, OffensiveThreatens To Split Germans On Western Front

DOVER STRAIT SWIRLS WITH VIOLENT WIND   Hospital Craft Rolls Near ‘Graveyard Of Ships’

ANTI-RED RIOT IN ISTANBUL,   27,000 Shout. “Down Wath Communists”

Turkish Mob Wrecks Red  Newspapers   Crowd Marches - Through Streets— Tran Pleads Again

COOL AIR MOVING IN   Average Tempersture Over State  Tomorrow Will be 80: to 85 i

TROOPSHIPS BRING 5,635 HOME TODAY   Transports Arrive in StrikeBeund N. Y. Harbor

NEW YORK HARBOR IS STRIKE BOUND   Six Troopships Scheduled To Arrive With Trops Today

BRITISH PUSH AGAINST MOBS ININTERIOR      Women and Children Butchered During Break-Through

8,000 Threatened By Mass Massacre   Howling Native Warriors Throw Themselves . Against Lines To Reach [nterned Dutch

JAVA NATIVES BUTGHER NINE AT ANBARAW   Howling Warriors Threaten Lives of 8,000 Dutch in Prison Camp.

Indonesian: Threaten Massacre   British Troops Battle Extremists At Ambarawa Camp

BuickClosesDown,  4,000 Men Idled   Industry-Wide Steel Strike Forecast

RECONVERSION WOULD BE HIT BY WALKOUTS   Fisher Body Plant Is Closed as Steel Is Missing

Statement Of Tokyo Causes Celebrations   Announcement Brings Early-Hour Victory Observance In U. S.

War Continue: On All Pacific Fronts Today   Tank-Led Russians, B-29s To Pound Japs Until Direct Order To Stop Is Given

Celebrations Far Flung as Report Come:   Jubilation Marked From New York City to Guam and Manila

JAPAN POUNDED BY SUPERFORTS   Enemy Homeland Quivers Und r 5,000-Ton Bomb Atteck as Peace Nears

Battle Flames on Every War Front around Japan Despite Reperted Dispatches of Peace.   ‘SOVIET ARMIES TOLD TO CONTINUE ATTACK

Tokyo's Early Morning Announcement Starts ‘Additional Celebrations

V-J Celebrations Break Out After Tokyo Broadcas   Wave Of Joy Sweeps Across World

1000 U.S. PLANES POUND JAPAN AS NEWS OF SURRENDER AWAITED   ‘ONLY_DIRECT ORDER FROM ALLIED OVERALL ~COMMANDERS WILL STOP“PACIFIC FIGHTING

Huge Bombers Strike Again   Naval Force Idles Off Japanese Shore

War Continues in Pacific as Japan Hints at Surrender   Allied Blows Will Not Stop Until the Enemy Capitulates

Supers Drop Heavy Loads On Homeland   Indicate Blows Against Nips Will Continue

Victory Fiestas Enliven Nafion, Pacific Islands   Reaction to Tokyo Broadcasts Causes Premature Refoicing

Forts Keep Up Aerial Attack  Against Enemy   Strike Japan With 5, ,000. - Ton Demolition Assaults Jap Attack On Fleet  . . ‘Repulsed

Crushing Blows Will Continue Until Nips Quit   B-29’s Hit Enemy as Tokyo Radio Flashes Reply to Allies

Tokyo's Report Sets Off Presumed Victory Celebrations Across Nation

Superforts Make 5.000 Ton Attack   Raid by Hundreds Of B-29s on When Tokyo Broadcast Acceptance

5,000-Ton Demolition Raid Made On Japan By B-29’s   Washington Mystified By Jap’s Delay In Sending Word; Tokyo To Broade: ast News “Of U npre ecedented Importance” To People Tonight At 100 ‘clock   ' Japs’ Announcement Of Surrender Touches Off V-Celebrations From New York’s Times Square To Far Parts Of Allied World

Forts Strike to Continue Deadlv Blows   Raids to Continue Until Official Notice of Surrender Received

Tokyo's Capitulation Report Spurs Wave Of Celebrations From N, Y. To Guam. Manila   Japs Promise Text Of An Imperial Message Accepting Potsdam Proclamation

B-19s By The Hundreds Hit Enemy Targets   Mighty Naval Units Off Shores Ready To Attack

Tokyo Broadcast Starts Nation on Victory Splurge   Impromptu Parades Begun in New York; San Francisco Goes Wild.    In Los Angeles Large Bonfires Are Started

Early-Hour Victory Celebrations Held As Tokyo Radio Announces Probable Peace

Supertorts Get In Their Last Licks   Five Thousand Tons of Bombs Rained Down on Tactories and Military Base:

TO CONTINUE BLOWS UNTIL SURRENDER   Superforts Hit With 5,000-Ton Demolition Raid

TANK-LED RUSSIAN ARMIES PACED WAR ON PACIFIC FRONTS  GREAT WAVES OF SUPER FORTS HAMMER JAPAN  HOMELAND ALSO :

FORTS STRIKE HOMELAND IN BIG ASSAULT   Headquarters Indicate Attacks Will Continue With Crushing Blows Up to Capitulation  FLEET STANDING BY

Crushing B-29 Attack Goaded Japs To Decide   Japs Also Knew Combined U. S.-British Fleet Hovered Off Coast.

Jap Broadcast Starts Victory Celebrations   Demonstrations Rage from New York City to Guam; Crowd At Victoria Gets out of Hand

Superfortresses Hammer Anew at Jap As Fliers Hurry to Get in Final Blows Before Surrender Comes

Reds ‘Pound Japs Mercilessly’ as They Surge Througt Manchuria as Waves of Superforts Blast Japan; Thousands Of Nips on Islands Scattered Over Pacific Make No Move To Cease Firing

B29s Continue. Crushing Blows Avast Japan   5,000 Ton Demolitior Attack Hits Tokyc As Nips Delay Thei Reply

Tokyo’s First Flash Sets Off Merry Celebrating From Gotham to Manila

Dump 5,000 Tons  of Bombs on Foe   Soviet Troops Threatening Harbin, Capture Linkow, Score Big Gains

Joy Reigns After False Peace Flash ‘Ts Sent By Domei   Relief and Jubilation Sti#. red Allied Peoples Earls Today.

Japs Trying To Frustrate Allied Plans  Of Invasion   Chinese Militiamen  Fight With Invader

Jap Marines Land in China   Seek to Head Off Allied Landing, Chinese Militiamen Tackle Invaders

Jap Marines Land on China Coast   Apparently Testing Preparations for U.S. Invasion

May Attempt To Frustrate Yank Invasion   Marks Second Japanese Move Against Asiatic Coast Within Six Weeks   Chinese Militia Tackles Invaders   Australian Troops Push Six Miles Beyond Balikpapan On Borneo

JAP MARINES LAND ON CHINESE COAST WEST OF FORMOSA   Move Seen As An Apparent Attempt to Frustrate Any Allied Plans to Invade Asiatic Mainland.   INVADERS ATTACKED BY LOCAL MILITIA   Heavy Fighting Reported Under Way—Chiang Widens Battle Front on IndoChina Border.

Japs Land on China Coast  Nips Attempt to Frustrate Possible Invasion by Allies

REDS CONTROL MOST OF CITY   Soviet Troops Push Enemy Back to Occupy FourFifths of Budapest

00 BOMBERS am OKINAWA ISLAND TODAY    Formosa Also Attacked by 3rd Fleet Planes

Tokyo Reports Halsey’s Flee! Renews Raids on Japs’ China Sea Strongholds

Ryukyu’ Island Hit By Yanks, Tokyo Reports   Philippine-Based Bombers Extend Attack: To Coast of China:

Air Assaults On Outposts  Gains Power   Third Fleet Craft Bomb Ryukyu Chain Of Jap Island Bases

THIRD FLEET IN NEW OFFENSIVE ON CHINA COAST   Hits Formosa, Okinawa With Carrier Planes, Fires Started

US. Cruiser Sunk: 883 Die   Indianapolis Lost After Atom Bomb Dash; 315 Survive

Go Through Nightmare Of Horror   Men From Torpedoed Cruiser, Crazed From Pain, Kill Each Other During Days.In Sea

CRUISER INDIANAPOLIS SUNK BY JAPANESE GUNFIRE; 823 MEMBERS OF CREW LOSE LIVES  me ee Of Med Cmeed Bun Ear Delivery To Lavte OF Firct Atomic BRamb Iced In War

Graphic Story Told of Loss of Indianapolis   _ 315 Survivors Rescued After Five Terrible Days at Sea Following Sinkina of Cruiser

Q acerfere ~  FON _ a; GEEViVGTs i Cli ‘  (OF Sinking Of  Indiana polis   Say: Torpedoing of Unes corted Cruiser by Japs With Loss of 883 Men  , ge Ears we eae ae

305 Enlisted Men And 10 Officers Live  intima Calin   Cruiser Believed Victim Of Enemy Sub Off Leyte

Indianapolis Sank Within 15 Minutes   Torpedoed, July 30 Of Leyte, 883 Are Dead  or Missing   IN SCENES OF HORROR   Many Who Survived Sinking Became Crazed, Drifting Away From Mates

Two Great Explosions Cause Cruiser Indianapolis To Sink; Survivors Of Disaster Relate Horrible Details

Indianapolis Sank Within 15 Minutes   Torpedoed. July 30 Off Leyte, 883 Are Dead  or Missing   Many Who Survived Sinking Became Crazed, Drifting Away From Mates

Crazed Seamen Off Indianapolis Kill Each Other   Just 315 Of Torpedoed  Crew Survive

883 Men Lost As Cruiser Is  Sunk By Japs        Indianapolis n ; Leyte July 30 After Delivering First Atomic Bomb to Guain.

Cruiser Indianapolis Sunk By Japanese Submarine;  Tragedy On July 30 Cost U. S. 883 Dead, Missing

Indianapolis Sunk Delivering First Atom Bomb   883 Missing When Sub Sinks U.S. Cruiser En Route to Guam

Great Cruiser Went Down In 15 Minutes      EEE EEE Oe  Jap Submarine Sank The Indianapolis: 883 Dead

883 Lives Lost As Cruiser Indianapolis Hit By Jap Submarine, Sinks in 15 Minutes

NOTHING BARS YANK ADVANCE INTO MANILA   PHILIPPINE CAPITAL TO BE LIBERATED WITHIN HOURS

YANKS CLOSING ON MANILA FROM TWO DIRECTIONS   One Column 18 Miles Away, , Other 24, With Both Moving Swiftly Against Weak Resistance.   TWO FORCES IN RACK TO REACH CITY FIRST   All Main Roads Connecting Nipponese in North and South Luzon Cut by . Americans.

Two Yank columns race toward Manila with little opposition   Leyte veterans score sensational 32 mile drive: Nippon destroyer is sunk

Yanks Near Manila In Lightning Drive   One Column 18 Miles From Copital While Another _» Advances 32 Miles to Form Second Threat—  Main Connecting Roads Cut — ~

Jap Offering Only Slight  Resistance   One Enemy Destroyer Sunk, Two Others Seriously Damaged

Another Sub . Lost by Navy   Scamp Is 42nd Undersea Craft Reported Overdue or Sunk During World War II

Japanese Aircraft Production Suffers Punishing Attacks   Superforts Pound Two Cities Today; Okinawa Battle Continues

PEACE TALKS STOPS WORK ON WARSHIPS   Over Billion Dollars Will Be Saved By Stoppage

COMMITTEE MEETS ON LABOR BILL   Deadlock Feared in Effort to Reconcile Far-Apart Measures.

Sub Pens, Ship: And Planes Heavily Hit   Japs Claim Fleets Engaged Off Okinawa Nimitz Silent  About Invasion,

HUNTING TOLL ~ HITS 21 MARK   Snowfalls Ranging Up To  26 Inches Blanket Up per Peninsula. —

Postal Inspectors Find 5,000 Unopened Letters In Trash Pile Near Dixon

MEXICAN PARLEY IS BOGGED DOWN   Delegates Await Plan For Voting Procedure

SUPERFORTS ‘PRESS DRIVE AGAINST FOE   Plants on Honshu And Shikoku Targets  Of Americans

5 Million Japs Left Homeless by Air Attacks  B-29s Hit Osaka, Kobe and Nagoya

LIVE MILLION SAID HOMELESS FROM U.S. RAIDS   Assault Coineides With Knemy Appeal to Factory Workers to Step Up Production

U. §. AIR RAIDS ON JAP CITIES CREATE HAVOr   B-29s Resume Attacks With 3-Way Blow at Osaka, Kobe. Navova

Heavy Losses. Are Admitted [By Tokyo Radio   B-29's Resume Attack, Hitting ‘Three Major Cities In One Raid 

FIVE OF LARGEST CITIES BOMBED; NEW BLOWS LAND   Tokyo Appeals For Greater Production By Aireraft Workers

Super-Fortresses In Daylight Raids — 0a 3 Jap Gties   All- Explosive Attacks Blast Targets in Osaka, Kobe And Nagoya

Five Million Or More Japartese Have Been Left Homeless In Wake Of Raids On Five Of Japan’s Largest Cities   MUSTANG FIGHTERS IN HONSHU RAIDS

MANY BILLS PASS GENERAL ASSEMBLY   Legislature May Finish - Work for Session >.) Toniaht

LEGISLATURE IS HUSTLING BILLS THROUCH HOPPER   1945 Session Of Assembly Hopes To Adjourn This  Afternaan   FIRST BILL DRAWS GOVERNOR’S VETO

MANY BILLS PASS GENERAL ASSEMBLY      Legislature May Finish -. + Work for Session 2: $2 2 Teniehe:

Churchill  Pays Call On Germany   British Prime Minister Inspects Part. of Siegfried Line; Visits Aachen, Juelich

Mal 30° -.c€I Mr. Churchill   Prime Minister of Britain Pays Visit To Germany, Confers With Allied Chiefs

Churchill Realizes Long-Awaited Triumph ‘As He Enters Germany to Inspect Ruins

\Churchill Visits ‘Hitler’s Germany   Fuehrer Not on Hand To Receive Prime  Minister in Trip Se Nealiaks: Aeaeboow

“Strong Heave Will Win War, Says Churchill   Visits Front Line Troops in Germany; Sees Ruins of Juelich

VICTORY MARKED FARLY IN LONDON      Public Celebrates Surrender Without Official Announcement

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BRITONS HAVE CELEBRATION   European War End Brings Wild Outburst in Jubilant London

MILLIONS SURGE THROUGH LONDON, CHEERING VICTORY   Streets Fill Soon After Germany’s Surrender Is Announced and Scenes Eclipse Those of 1918.   VE-PROCLAMATION TO BE ISSUED TODAY   King George Congratulates Eisenhower—Bobbies Clear Path for Churchill as Throngs Press Close.

War-Scarred London Jubilantly Celebrates End of European War   Millions, Including U. S. Soldiers, Begin Peace Demonstrations Unable to Await Official V-E Day

Start Changes For \One-Front War   “False Armistice” Report Spurs Action

Baseball Results  >... Win Acecenriataed Pemsce   Americun League

Truman Signs Bills Committing U. §. to International Cooveration

Married In Akron Thursday, Sept. 20  Betty Boetger Bride Of Leonard Halweg

Mid- Term GOP Platform - Gets Party. Favo1   National Cominittee'to De  velop and, Augment 31; : Brownell Raps British   ~~ Laborite’s Views

SOLONS FRAME GOP PLATFORM   Ideas Outside Congres: To Be Added To Document

CHICAGO CONFERENCE oo GOP National Committee _ Approves Group to Gather Party Member’s Opinions —

UO, P, LEADERS BACK ‘PLATFORM’ OF CONGRESSME)   Committee Decides to Augment Declaration From Time to Time With Ideas of Others.   AIM IS TO KEEP ABREAST OF EVENTS   Document Demands Open Diplomacy and Hits at “Great Power Domination of World.”

Patton’s MenDrive Into Sudetenland; Magdeburg Falls   Two and Half Million Russians Reported Entering Approaches to Berlin; Capture Of Leipzig Believed Near; Close in on Hamburg

Magdeburg Falls To 9th Army; Leipzig Tottering   Fierce Fighting Raging Inside Nuernberg; Unexplained Lull Noted In Advanced Posts

Russians Get Set For Final Berlin Blow   Two Big Armies Maneuver for Advance; Others Gain on Flanks

Red Forces Get Set for Berlin Drive   Two Armies Maneuvering For Final Jumip-off

RED ARMY THREATENS CORRIDOR   Soviet Armor Thrusts In 51 Miles Of Sea; Germans Withdraw

Sweeping Gains Give Russians Control  Of Wide Nazi Region   Soviets Penetrate Deeply in Baltic Drive And Threaten Large Coastal Corridor; Germans Are Plunged Into General Retreat

Reds Maneuver For Berlin Push   Soviets Also Gain On Flank Attacks

Signs Point To Terrific Offensive   Several Thousand Russians Killed, Germans Assert

Russian Forces  Only 51 Miles  FromBalticSea   Two Great Soviet Armies Reported Maneuvering For Great Berlin Push

Zero Hour May Be Near For Big  ‘Drive On Berlin   Two Great Russian Armies Mansauver For Assault On Reich Capital.

RED ARMY TROOPS STORMED ON TOWARD BALTIC ON MONDAY NEW SOVIET ASSAULT  AIMED AT SEALING OFF TARCE ENEMY FORCES

Red Army Drive To Baltic Coast Gains New Ground   Germans Report Russians Near Hammerstein Area

Russians Make Gains W ithin ~ 5] Mi. Baltie   Threaten to’ Cut In’ Two  °225-Mile Long Coastal  : Corridor Germans ‘Are Holding

huss Forge New Baltic Drive Wedge Armored Thrust Threat: ens fo Cut Nazi Coastal Corridor GERMANS RETREAT  Red Army Reaches Area Drater 21 Ulan. Trenyes

Russian Armies Maneuver For Approaching Drive On Berlin; Gain On Flanks   Signs Indicate Coming Offensive Against City Will Be Strongest Loosed By Reds

Second White Russian Army Reaches Area Of Hammerstein, 51 Miles From Sea, Says German Announcement

Reds’ Armor Drives Into Baltic Zone   Coastal-Corridor from E. Prussia Endangered by Russians’ Slash

Soviet Army Drives Deep Toward Baltic   Clear Corridor For Full Attack On Nazi Capital

Russians Reach Llammerstein, 51 Miles From Baltic, and Threaten to Cut German Coastal Corridor.

‘Reds Score New Penetration in Drive to Baltic   Soviets Reach Arec Of Hammerstein, 51 Miles from the Sea; Force Naz] Ratraat

DEEP NEW PENETRATIONS MADE IN DRIVE TOWARD BALTIC: REDS PLAN LONG COASTAL CORRIDOR

Reds Gain in Push Toward Baltic Sea   Thrust Threatens To Sever Coastal Corridor Held  By Germans

RED ARMY TROOPS STORMED ON TOWARD BALTIC ON MONDAY  NEW SOVIET ASSAULT   NEW SOVIET ASSAULT AIMED AT SEALING OFF LARGE ENEMY FORCES

Soviets Drive Toward Baltic  Reach Hammerstein; Berlin Push Near

2 Red Armies Maneuver For Nearing Drive   Other Soviet Forces Make Important Gains On Eith. Poe od  yy Seay   BATTLE FOR BRESLAU

Soviets Pose New Threat To Balties   Germans Report Penctration In Push That Reaches Area Of Hammerstein

Russians Plan Final Offensive   TRAPPED GARRISON IN MANILA TO FIGHT ON

REDS ARRAY FORCES FOR BERLIN DRIVE   Two Great Armies Ma neuver for Position: From Which to Strike a Capital—Gains Made or Both Flanks.

Russ Prepare Berlin Assaull   Two Great Armies Maneuver for Final Drive on Nazi Capital

Two Soviet Armies Set For Drives  Upon Nazis   Gains Are Recorded Upon Enemy Flanks

‘DRIVE TOWARD BALTIC   7 ee Durie Russian Armor Threatens German Coastal Corridor

RUSSIANS GAIN IN BALTIC DRIVE   50,000 REDS THROWN INTO NEW ASSAULT

Reds Closing Corridor in East Prussia   2nd White Russian Penetrates Deeply Toward Haammerstein

Reach the Area of Hammerstein   Threaten To Cut Germans’ Coastal Corridor

REDS MOUNTING NEW OFFENSIVE   Two Russian Armies Gei Set For Berlin Push

Reds Prepare For Big Push  Drive Aaainst   Drive Against Berlin Near

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE OKEHS ‘TAX CUTTING BILL      Formal Approval Given Today  - By Group ‘to  Measure Slashing’) Taxes —' Would Give Taxpayers Saving of Over Five Billion _

Senate Committee Gives Appreval ta New Measure Cutting Nation's Taxes

Senate Finance Group Approves Bill to Lop Off 5 Billions in Taxes

Yanks Capture ‘Paniqui,  Move  - Nearer Manilz   Foe Driven FromUrdanetu; U. S. Planes Qperate * OFF Lineuven Field

AMERICANS SEIZE KEY TOWN ON MAIN ROAD TO MANILA   Storm Into Urdaneta After Smashing Nip Tanks and Artillery Concealed in Thickets.   U. S. FLEET SHELLS ENEMY AT ROSARIA   Stiff Fighting Continues in Area—U,. S. Planes Now Operating Off Airfield at Lineaven.

KEY TOWN SEIZED IN LUZON FIGHTING   Main Highway to ‘Manila Opened by American Forces

YANKS ADVANCE DOWN - CENTRAL LUZON PLAIN   section Of Main Road To Manila Opens U; For MacArthur's Steamroller; Enemy Positions Cleared :

MAIN HIGHWAY TOMANILAIS PARTLY OPENEL   Sixth Army Captures Ur daneta Against Firs’ Strong Jap Resistance   NO LIVE JAPANESE FOUND IN VILLAGE

MacArthur Opens Main Highway or Route to Manila   Sixth Army Meets More Resistance

ANOTHER DISCUSSION PLANNED TOMORROW   Russians, Americans And British To Try And Iron Out Berlin Difficulties

Agreement on Berlin Issue  Is Expected   Meeting To Be Held Wednesday to Seek Final Solution

RUSSIANS STILL RUNNING BERLIM   No Hunger Yet: Soviets Must Make Food And Fuel Available

TO RULE BERLIN   Arrange Meeting to Talk Over Food and Fuel  Situation

May Head Off Farmer Call   “House Committee Plons Move to Keep Tydings Act In Full Operation

Committee Bids for Support of Farm Blee   Will Re-ernphasize Principles of Tydinas Formula

‘Farm Workers Get Attention    Manpower Legislation - Reemphasizes Formula

Revisions in Dratt Plans Are Expected   Tydings Formula to Stand fer Deferring Werkers on Farms

May Bids For  Farm Backing Work-Or-Jail Action Coming Up This Week

WORK - JAIL BILL FACES BIG HURDLE   Committee to Resume Work On Measure Monday   HOUSE GROUP MOVES   Reemphasize Principles of Tydings Formula for Farm Worker Deferment

HOUSE AIMS AT FARM WORKERS   Military Group Moves To Support Principles of Tydings Formula

‘Work- or-Jail’. “To Be Revised   Hings : Proviso on Farm Torkers To Prevail 7

May Moves To Protest Farin  Labor In Rule   To Reemphasize Work-Or. Jail Legislation The Prin. ciples Of Tyding.   GROUP IN: RECESS

FARM OK 1S GOAL FOR SERVICE LAW   House: Drafters ‘Seek to Preserve Tydings' Amendment in Work-or-Jail Bill ,   LABOR SQUABBLE CERTAIN

Work - Or- Jail Act To Favor Tydings Plan   House Will Write Farm Deferment Formula Into Draft Bill

INDIVIDUAL QUOTA PLAN FOR DRIVE   County Chairmen and Solicitors Giv« en Instructions for Campaign Beginning May 14

Instructions Given 5 Italy Nazi Generals   CLARK ALLOWS BEATEN CHIEFS TO KEEP ARMS AS PROTECTIVE MEASURE

DOWN TO 50 TONIGHT   Sub-Normal Cool Weather Holds  - On in Kansas

Judge Will Not Dismiss Murder Charge Against “Kidnaper” of Infant

Officer Found Dead In Hotel   Wave Lieutenant, Uncon. scious, on the Floor . ‘Nearby —

Wife Says MacFadden Dipped Their 3-Day-Old Baby in Cold Water   Testifies Publisher's Edicts Endangered Health of Their Six Children

MacFadden’s Health-Eliciting Ideas Caused Family Clashes, Wife Says

Admiral Horthy Pleads with Allied Correspondents To Protect Hungary

Horthy Pleads for Hungary  Fallen Regent Asks for ‘Understanding

GIRLS ATTEMPT PRISON BREAK   2 Teen-Aged Youths  Discovered in. Time”

Foil Escape Of Two Girls Who ‘Sprung’ Boys   Ft. Dodge Pair Try to Flee Home; Helped Boy Friends Break Jail

Pvt. Arthur Krotky With “Blue Devils’ In Northern Italy   Local Soldier Sees Heavy Fighting On Mt. Battaglia With 350th Regiment

CHINESE REDS RETURN SIX U. $. AIRMEN   Forced Down In Communist Area Last November 

CHINA REDS WOO U. S, FRIENDSHIP   CALL ATTENTION TO ‘GOOD TREATMENT’ OF DOWNED FLIERS

REDS RELEASE. YANK FLIERS   Group Had Made Forced Landing in Communist Area Nov. 1.

Chinesé Reds Surrender Six  Yankee Fliers   Crew, Forced Down In Communist Territory, Are Returned to Tientsin.

A BiG DiivE BY CHIANG $ MEN NEAR   Chinese Communists Say Central Government Of. fensive by 100,000 Troops to Take Place in Two Provinces.

Chiang Forces Launch Assault In 2 Provinces   Chinese Communists At Same Time Announce  Yank Airmen Freed

Chinese Reds Return Airmen To Tientsin  Americans Receive   Americans Receive Good Care At Hands Of Communists

Glider Rescue of 1 Became Another   Trio From Shangri-La Almost Tragedy When Craft Grazed Trees

Glider Rescue of Trio From Shangri-La Almost Became Another Tragedy When Craft Grazed Tree:

British Cabinet Hurriedly Meets   Diplomats Agree Suryerder- Question Revolve About Emperor Status.

ALLIED NATIONS COMMUNICATE   Whole Question of Jap Offer Revolves Around Hirohito Status.

ALL NORTHERN FUROPE FREED “IN AGREEMENT   EisenhowerAnnounces Victory Reported By Montgomery

Refiguring of Nation’s Freight Bill By ICC Is Vital Move To South, West

South, West Gain By New Freight Rates   Sweeping ICC Orders Re_ Compute Figures on a Uniform. Basis

Freight Rates Cut for West   ICC Oriters Basis Tariffs Equalized With Eastern Chiarees

ICC ACTION IN ORDERING NEW FREIGHT RATES FOR SOUTH IS SEEN AS BOON T0 THIS AREA

ICC Freight Rate Order Regarded as Mos! Important in 58 Year History of Agency

South, West Win Freight Rate Battle   Rate Classifications Wiil Be Made Uniform Throughout Country.

EQUALIZED FREIGHT RATES ARE FINALLY SECURED FOR SOUTH  LONG-AWAITED ORDER CONCEDED BE MOST IMPORTANT IN HISTORY ICC

Nafion’s Freiaht Bill Being Refiqured In Licht Of-ICC Deciosion Saturday

JVUUTTL ATW TG) Freight Rates Are Lowered  ICC Orders Change In Surprise Move;

ICC Orders Basic Freight Bill Recomputed, A Move Sianificant to South, West

EQUALIZED FREIGHT RATES ARE FINALLY SECURED FOR SOUTH  LONG-AWAITED ORDER _ CONCEDED BE MOST IM-

Freight Rates Being Refigured  fiediese Ratec tar   Orders Rates for South and West Equalized with East

Nation's Railroad Freight Bill Is _ Being Refigured   ICC Orders Basic Rates Of South And West Equalized With Eastern Rail Charaes

Rail Rates For Nation Re-Figure dl      South Hails Parity Tariff As Boon To Industry And Business

Local Temperature   Freight Rate Action Will Mean Much To The South

South, West To Get Relief As Rails Refiqure Freight Rates On ICC Order

ICC Orders Freight Rates Reclassified   East-West Charges Must Be Equalized

South, Midwest Win Victory on Freicht Rates.   Order for-Uniform System to Wipe Out East’s :Advantage

NATION'S FREIGHT BILLS ORDERED ON A UNIFORM BASIS   DECISION BY I. C. C. HAILED AS VICTORY BY SOUTHERN STATES

FREIGHT RATES REVISED BY ICC   Orders South Equalized With Eastern Rail Charges

FELGHT RATES BEING STUDIED   Interstate Commerce Commission Plans Changes In Setup.

JAM OF BILLS SLOWS WIND-UP OF LEGISLATURE   Distribution of Sales Tax Funds Center of Interest At Final Session

_A NET LOSS OF 122.   Sunflower Plant Has Critical Shortage of 722 Employees

Mine-Laying Superforts and Yank Submarines Block Japs’ Harbors As Planes Make Their Daily Visit

“Considerable Number” Of U. S. Undersea Craft And Mine-Laying Superforts Said By Tokyo To Be Trying To Blockade Harbors — Raiding Planes Continue Daily Strikes On Nippon — Enemy  Resistance In Air Increases

YANK U-BOATS PARTICIPATE IN BLOCKADE   Submarines and Mine-Laying Superfortresses Are Tightening Squeeze On Homeland   NEW TARGETS SOUGHT

Mission Of Yank Force Is To Find And Destroy Remnants Of Japanese Air And Sea Power

U. S. Fliers Are Swarming Over  N ips’ Mainland   ‘Tokyo Reparts 200 Yank Planes Are Continuing Datly Strikes On NMatarlageld   Honshu. Kyushu  Are Major Targets   American Subs and Super.  forts Attempting To  Blockade Jap  Harhors, Enemy Says

JAPS SAY UL S. SUBS AT WORK   Report American Submarines Trying ‘ko Blockade Jap Harbors; Claim Seven Sunk.

Japanese Claim Sinking 7 U.S. Subs Recently   Report Subs and Mine Laying Forts Attempting Blockade Jap Waters.

Men and Tanks Fight To Center of Goch   Siegfried Line Fortress Under Attack From Two Sides After Heavy Bombardment

Scots Break Into  Goch   Germans Fighting House. to House As Infantry Use Flame Throwers

Scot Riflemen, Flaming Tanks Break into Goch   " West Wall Defense Fortresses Become Death Trap for Nazis

U.S. 3RD ARMY ADVANCES INTO WESTWALL LINES   Patton’s Men Break Through Seven-Mile Stretch of Siegfried Fortifications; Threaten to Cross Preum

SCOTTISH TROGPS BREAK INTO GOCH; THIRD ARMY MEN FORGE DEATH TRAt   Besieged City Is Siegfried Fortress

Fight To Center Of Town Against Fierce German Opposition  AMERICAN 38RD ARMY GAINS HALF MILE  Over 8,000 Nazi Prisoners Are Taken In First Nine Days

RIFLEMEN, FLAME THROWING TANKS FIGHT IN GOGH   Far To Souta Third Army I Advance Half Mile Or More

Bayonets, Clubs Wielded During Clashes, Report   Unprovoked Attacks On Navy Men Claimed Cause of Uprising

1,000 U. 5. SAILORS RIOT IN HONLULU   Retoliaie for Uriprovoked At tacks by Islanders

U.S. SAILORS IN HONOLULU RIOT WITH NATIVES   Claim Islanders Make Unprovoked Attacks On Yanks

U. 3. SAILORS IK HONOLULU RIOTING   For ‘Unprovoked Attacks’ By Local Islanders Kuown As Gooks

Sailors in Hawaii. Protest Against Islander Attacks   1,000- Riot Through Honolulu in Retaliation for Assault-By Gooks

SAILORS RIOT IN HONOLULU OVER ATTACKS   Claim Unprovoked Assaults Are Made By Local Islanders

Force of 1000, 000 Men May Take Part In Forthcoming Occupation of Japan

American Planes - Again Smash at ~ Wwodima Base  Foudee: alfi Rai de n Ww 7   fourdeentfi Raid sn Iwo This Mouth, Kuriles Ales Bombed_.

Sixth Army Units Surge Forward Over Agno River   Veteran Jungle Troops Fight First Sizeable  Japanese Resistance

Americans Roll Toward Tarlac In Luzon Drive   Expect Strategic Highway Hub to Fall Without Fight

Two Unopposed 6th Army Columns Pound Across Central Luzon Plains   Within Easy Artillery Range Of Tarloc, 65 Miles Of Manila   By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press War Correspondent By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

U. S. Troops Seize Scores of Towns; Completely Shatter Siegfried Line; Canadians Break North Resistance.

NAZIS FLEE OVER RHINE IN DISORDER   German Siegfried Line Broken By Yanks

woe SO Y Vat ESI se  Truman To Unveil Sw eeping Change Tn Labor Agencies

‘Cornhusker State’ By Act   All That Remains To Make It Official ls Governor's Signature.

CLAIM LABOR FUSS: SETTLEMENTS ARE SLOWED BY WARD'S   Government Accusation Made in Plea to’ Federal Cour Asking Ward Co. Be Restrained Interfering Wiitk Army Operation

INDUSTRIES GIVEN BASIS FOR RETAIL PRICES WHILE  : ‘STARTING CIVILIAN  ! PRODUCTION

YALTA AGREEMENT GETS TEST TODAY   Suspicion That Communists Meddling With Romanian Politics Brings First Test o' Good Faith.

Bill to Curb Strike Violations Endorsed   House Group for Union Penalty; Would Ban Walkout Vote, Politics

STRIKE VOTE REPEAL SEEN BY COMMITTEE   Unions’ Political Activity Also Surveyed

Ask Transfer Of Hearings On MVA Bill   Regional Group Requests Sessions Be Conducted Somewhere in Valley

EYE WITNESS  DESCRIPTION OF LANDING GIVER   War Correspondent Says Materiel Moved Smoothly on to Shore

Troops, Supplies Pour Ashore on Luzon Island   Enormous Quantitie ee es   Enormous Quantitie: Are Being Piled Smoothly on Shore

Troops, Supplies Pour Ashore on Luzon Island  Enormous Quantitie: Are Being Piled Smoothly on Shore

SAYS NEW LAW MAY CLOSE SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS   County Superintendent So Indicates in Report To School Directors   SOME. NEW PROBLEMS   New Law Offers Inducements in Increased State Appropriations

Naval Casualties In Okinawa Drive ~ Now Total 5,551   Ground Fighting Has Reached Another  * Deadlock

COAL PRICE RISE IS HINTED BY OPA   Soft Coal Producers Are Asked To Confer

BERLIN ATTACK ~ KILLS GOEBBELS   ‘Prague Radio List Includes Goebbels, Family, High Nazi Aides

HITLER APPEALS 10 NAZI SOLDIERS   To Hold Until A New German Offensive Is Launched

Asks German Soldiers to Hotd Until New German Offnesive Can be Launched — Address Presumably Intended to Raise Hopes of Nazis.

Hitler in Person Appeals for New Stand, but Tears Down His War Mans

Hitler May Hold Allies as Hostage: for Nazi Leaders.   Appeals to Soldiers to Hold New Nazi Offensive

REPORT HITLER TELLS GERMANS TO STAND FIRM      Asks Them To Hold Until New Offensive Is Launched Soon

SENATE PLANS QUICK ACTION ~ ON VOLUNTEER ENLISTMENTS   ARMY RECRUITMENT BILL 18 SLATED FOR FINAL PASSAGE DURING NEXT WEEK

ECRUITM BILL HEADS FOR SENATE   Passage of Measure Next Week Is Expected

RECRUITMENT BILL HEADS FOR SENATE   Passage of Measure Next Week Is: Exnected se

Navy Strength Bill Offered   Legislation Would Fix Roll at 558,000 Officers and Men

New Cold Spell  Moves Eastward   Sleet in Midwest Causes Accidents

SOUTHERNERS MAY BLOCK NEW DRAFT LAW OVER ISSUE OF CLOSED SHOP   Opposition To Unions Likely To Slow Bill

Separate Studies of Exploits of Col. Roosevelt and His Dog Blaze Decided Upon by Committee

Promotion List Goes Before Senate Tuesday,  ‘Blaze’ Ride Up Later

PROBE DOG'S AIR TRIP NEXT WEEK   ATC OFFICIAL SAYS WHITE HOUSE REQUESTED SHIPMENT OF BLAZE,

BREAK ENEMY DEFENato 1 TAKE BUBLIT,   Stalin Announces ‘Advance of 43 Miles in 4-Day ’ Drive West.

DAMASCUS POUNDED IN EVER-WIDENING SCRAP By FRANK O'BRIEN  ee a ee ee ee ee

Lewis Gives AFL Terms  On Reunion   UMW Chieftain Believed Seeking To Retain District 50 Chemical Workers Unit Which Might Eclipse Miners’ Strength In Future

Lewis Replies To Proposal To Join AFL   Miners’ Leader Would Arbitrate Disputed Issues

Green Council Weighs Lewis’ Miners’ Terms   Submits Conditions For Reafliliation With American Fedcration of Labor

AFL PRESENTS REAFFILIATION REPLY TO LEWIS   Return Of Lewis To Federation  Would Aid Labor

Lewis Submits His Terms For  Return To AFL   Details Are Not Disclosed

AFL Considers Lewis’s Terms For Reaffiliation Of United :‘Mine Workers

LEWIS’ TERMS CENT 10 AFL   Meeting of Executive Council Will Determine Read- mission of United Mine  Workere

OPA Plans Tc Hold Prices At 42 Level   Dealers Protest  New Goods Cost

OPA Lists Good: at 1942 Levels   Retail Prices of © 3 Years Aqo Stand

Physician Not Nazi Member   Denied That He Had Ever Been Hitler's Physician or Ever Joined Nazi Party

War Workers To Get Pay For Days Off   President Truman Decrees Time and Half for Men Who Worked Aug. 15, 16.

Russians Shot Down B-29  Over Korea   Strong and Vigorous Protest Lodged by Gen. MacArthur

“Report On the War  q By General George ( Marchal} . .j   TAPAW'S ORIETCTIVLC]S

"Repo On the War  q By General Georee ( Marchall   JAPAN’S OBJECTIVES

Nip Leaders leap Honors )n Students   ‘ Dead on Okinawa Used to Inspire Young Recruits

Wife-Beater Takes Lashing in Silence   Spouse Says She Is Ready To Welcome Him Home

1946 License Plates To Go On Sale Dec. 1   But You Can’t Have Your Pet Number, County Treasurer Rules

ODT Director wr Says Army To Blame For Rail Jams   Total Of 60,000 Troops Landed Week Ago Without Prior Knowledge He Tells Senate Investigators; Testimony In Conflict With Previous Statement

ARMY CREATES OWN RAILROAD JAMS 1S CLAIM   ODT Director Claims He Gets No Notice Of Men Coming

Army Blamed For Jam of Railroads   _ ODT Head Says Men Landed Without ° Notifvine Him

Vinson Approved By Senate Group   In Discussing Byrnes’ Reconversion Report Expressed Agreement.

3063 Wounded; Loss Greater Than at Tarawa   Leathernecks Advance 1000 Yards Under © Heavy Fire

AUTO UNREST CONTINUES   OD. PICTURE DARKER   39 Dead, 94 Hurt In Train Wreck

LIQUOR PRICES TO BE POSTED   Bars And _ Restaurants Required To Display Ceiling Lists

Russia Joins War  Trial Conference   Reds Reverse Attitude, Attend Parley Today

Russian Envoy Joins Parley   Takes Part In War. Criminal Conference In London.

Ist Army Captures Honnef   Germans May Be Withdrawing from Saar Basin Area

Honnef Captured Strengthening U.S. Bridgehead   Patch’s Seventh Army Drives New Wedge Into German Triangle

First Army Troops Have Taken Town      ~MOVE ANCHORS NORTH FLANK  _OF REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD tO: TIGHTEN FOOTHOLD ACROSS © RIVER a

TOKYOIS — TARGET FOR SUPFERFORTS   650 Jap Planes Wrecked By Navy In Three Days

Little Hope !n View For Draft In Peacetime   Truman Will Give Recem mendation On Universal Military Training Later.

POST-WAR DRAFT PLAN TURNED DOWNBY TRUMAN   May Favor Universal Military Training; Conseription Out

Postwa Military Tring Again Up Before! awmaker  tac at woven Progra

Draft Plan For Peacetime  Is Abandoned  Truman Has Alternat   Truman Has Alternate Plan to Provide Military Training

CONSCRIPTION PLAN OPPOSED BY PRESIDEN]   Will Propose Training Plan But Declares Against Draft

\Extra Hour for Fun: ‘LaGuardia Announces New York's ‘Amusement Places Close af 1 A. M.

ALLIED AIRMEN HAMMER REICH   Daylight Blows Follow RAF Night Attack On Berlin

Allied Bombers Scourge Reick   Great Fleet Of Planes Batters Targets

Allied Bombers  Striking Again Daylight Raid Follows Heavy Night Blows

Allies Seize Major Cities   Nazis Retain Few of Cities With Pre-War Populations Of More Than 100,000

‘Mighty Fracas On House Floor  @ Fierce Fight  Leese go Minute —

Our Dignified Congress ~~ ‘Dirty Liar!’ Cry Brings On Tussle On Floor Of House

COMMITTEE HEARS MARSHALL   Accounts For Last Hours Before U. 8. Plunged Into War

Gen. Marshall Gives Account Of Pearl Harbor   Charged With Failing To Inform Short Of Almost Immediate Break With Japan

Russians Hear News of End ‘Of Great War   Military Action Reported After Hostilities End

Prague Is Liberated  By Russians  War Apparently Continued After

Liberate Czech Capital 4 Hours After Deadline   Report Nazi Planes Bomb City; Three German U-Boat Bases Surrender

THREE HOLDOUT FRENCH PORTS SURRENDEREL   Dunkerque Only One of Important Submarine Bases Still Putting Up Fight

PRAGUE STILL  BEING BOMBED BY GERMANS    Group of Nazi Fliers Igore  Lapp PEER IRIS a So a ~ Stirrender Gruer

Germans Keep Fighting After Deadline   79,000 Nazis Surrender In Three Ports

Prague Is. Liberated By Russians   Czech Capital Freed 4 Hours After Official Surrender Deadline

Red Army Liberates Prague      Nazi Garrison Gives Up Four Hours After Surrender Deadline; Yield French Ports

RUSSIANS ENTERED PRAGUE WEDNESDAY; CHANNEL PORTS FREE  GERMAN PLANES, HOWEVER, BOMB PRAGUE AFT

SOME FIGHTING IN CZECH AREA   Radio Reports Germans Bomb Prague After Russians Enter the City

MANY GERMANS REFUSE HIGH STAFF ORDER   Bombing and Fighting Re. ported in Czechoslovakia and Other Sections of War-torn Europe.

Ports Yield Their Forces With Allies Taking Over   Holdout Groups End  Sieges Over Europe

RED TROOPS ENTER PRAGUE AFTER FIGHT   Occupation Of Capital Proclaimed 4 Hours After War’s End, Indicating Some Germans Continued Battle.

Action Four Hours Following Deadline   Red in Czechoslovakian Capital Bombed by Holdout Nazis; Russians  Celebrate Berlin Sionatures

German Planes Bombing Czechoslovak Capital And Two Other Cities .  IN OPEN DEFIANCE OF SURRENDER  Last German Ground Re. sistance Has Been Virtually Crushed

Russians Free Prague, Capital Of Czechoslavs   German Surrender Terms  Are Ratified In Berlin

Soviet Troops Reach Prague, Stalin States   Hostilities In Europe Ended As Germans Give Up Arms   PORTS SURRENDER   Participants In Last Minute Action Face Fxvecution

Report Keds Enter Prague, Are Bombed by Nazi Planes 179,000 Huns, Isolated in French Ports,      Final Act of Military Surrender of AllGermany’s Armed : Forces Signed Todayin Berlin Suburb by Allies

Nazi Aircraft Bomb Capital, Radio Reports   Germans Surrender Chan nel Ports as Hostilities   Officially End

THREE FRENCH U-BOAT BASES SURRENDERED   Prague Radio Says Russian Troops Have Entered City As Germans Continue Bombing   TERMS ARE RATIFIED

TERMS RATIFIED IN CEREMONIES IN BERLIN RUINS   Nazi Die-hards Make Futile Effort To Split Allies by Bombing in Czechoslovakia

Nazi Planes Bomb Prague and * Nueremberg — Formalities otf Signing Surrender Terms’ Completed Wednesday.

Patriots Report City Bombed By Germans Today   DU LES aN  LONDON — Premier-Marshal Stalin tonight announced the liberation of Prague.   ‘By ROMNEY WHEELER Associated Press Correspondent

-RED-SQUARE FILLED TODAY AS POPULACE GETS NEWS GERMANS HAVE: GIVEN UP THE CONFLICT.

PRAGUE TAKEN BY RED ARMY   Capture Announced From Moscow by Stalin

Russians Quell Foe In Prague   Resistance Ended tn Czechoslovakia

Deadline for End of War Passes as  Reds, Nazis Fight   Soviets Free Prague Four Hours After Surrender Hour

FINAL MOP - UP UNDER WAY IN EUROPE   Soviets Take Prague After Official Deadline   n French Ports Give Up; Russians Finally Announce End Of War

Four Hours After the Official Deadline for AH Germans to Lay Down Their Arms.   STRUCK SWIFTLY BY NIGHT FROM NORTH   Warfare Between Germans and Russians Apparently Continued Beyond Time Set for Cessation of Hostilities.

Czechoslovak Capital Bombed By Nazi Planes   German Resistance Outlawed Under Terms Of Surrender; To Execute Participants

Russian Joyously Procaim Unconditional Surrender of Germans In Dawn Ceremonies   Station Calling Itself Prague Radio Said Today Russians Had Entered Czech Capital

Tug-of-War Develops In Administration Drive  To Adicurn Assembly

Tells of Trap For Yamamoto  Wilkinson Set Trap Despite Danger to  PS fo 3

Angry Republican Raises Political issue’ Al Dewey. Mention In Pearl Harbor eli.

YAMAMOTO TRAP TOLD AT HEARING   POLITICAL SQUABBLE DELAYS TESTIMONY

Witness Tells of Setting Death-Trap for Jap Admiral  Says Nimitz Gave Go-Ahead Order; Mantion of Daewev Touches OF Debate

WILKINSON tT AQEATH TRAP   Feared That Japs Would Thereby Learn U. S. Was Cracking Codes.   MEMBERS IN SQUABBLE

P.H. Probers Tangle Over Future Plans   Proposal to Call New York Governor brings Controversy

SQUABBLE DELAYS CONGRESS PROBE OF PEARL HARBOR   Keefé Demands to Know If Goverrior Dewey is Be« ing Inveactinatead

ADMIRAL TELLS OF DEATH TRAP SET FOR JAPANESE LEADER  TESTIMONY DELAYED BY POLITICAL SQUABBLE AMONG COMMITTEEMEN

Tells of Trap For Yamamoto   Wilkinson Set Trap Despite Danger to Code Cracking

News Day And Night   Manenver Devised At Risk Of Letting Japs Know Code Was Cracked   Politics Flare Up During Hearing   Republican Wants To Leart Whether Pearl Harbor Or Dewey Investigated

Former Director Of Naval Intelligence To Take Stand Next   Keefe Asks If Joint Committee Is ‘Investigating Pearl Harbor or Governor Dewey’

—PEARL HARBOR—  Controversy  Stirs Pearl Harbor Quiz  Greaves Center Of Political Flareup

Navy Felt Trap Would Reveal Code Breaking   Committee Wrangle Delays Opening of Admiral’s Testimony

Probe Of Dewey Charges Hurled In War Hearing   Politics Again Flares Over Pearl Harbor

Death Trap Set For Jap Fleet [Admiral ByU. S.   Operation to Get Yama   moto Carried Ont Despite Fear Nips Might Learn Code Cracked

Senator Wants to Know ‘If Pearl Harbor or  Dewey Is Being Probed

Clash Upsets Harbor Quiz   Politicians Threaten To Investigate Aides

Yamamoto’s Name Arises   Wilkinson Says Trap Set Although Feared Japs Wouid Know Secret.

Chance ‘Taken: When Admiral   Wilkinson. Testimony ' Delayed. by Gatanines Sonahkble

CODE TRAPPED JAP SEA LORD   Navy Set Snare { for Yamamoto Despite Fear of Uncovering Secret

Trapping of Yamamoto Is Discussed   Wilkinson Tells of Fears That Interception of Jap Admiral Would Reveal VU. S&S. Cade Crackins

FearedY amamoto  Trap Would Tell   Wilkinson Risked Revealing Code Crack to Get Jap Admiral   IN POLITICAL FLAREUP   Keefe and Lucas Have Ver. bal Set-To Over Committee Employes —

Yamamoto Trap Sprung Despite Fears On Code   Navy Knew Japanese  Might Learn Secret  Had Been Cracked In Operation, Claim

Trap for Admiral Revealed   How Navy Baited Trap for Top Jap Admiral Explained

Controversy Arises Over Committee Employes And Course Of Inquiry —Admiral To Testify

PROBER HURLS DEWEY CHARGE   Keele Asks Whether G.0. P. Chief or Pearl Harbor Is Being Investigated.

Investigators Hear How Trap was Laid for Adm. Yamamoto   Pearl Harbor Probe is Delayed by Political Sauabble Today

DEWEY’S NAME IS DRAWN INTO HEATED CLAS   Solon’s Question Starts Politi. cal Fiareup at Committee Hearing

Keefe Claims Attempt Made To Turn Quiz Upon Dewey   Sen. Brewster Employs GOP To Sit At Table

ADMIRAL TELLS OF DEATH TRAP SET FOR JAPANESE LEADER  TESTIMONY DELAYED BY POLITICAL SQUABBLE

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New Head for REA Opposed   Three Farm Groups Urge Rejection of Aubrey Williams

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CHINESE MAKE FRESH GAINS   JAPANESE SUPPLY ROUTE TO INDO-CHINA .UNDER ATTACK —FOOCHOW CHANNEL *  CLEARED  .

CHURCH PLAY LEADS TO SUIT FOR $75,000   St. Louisan Charges Make-Believe Romance 12 Years Ago Led to Loss of Wife's Affections.

PLANES ATTACK JAPAN ISLAND   Hundreds of Carrier Vlanes Hit Okinawa, Enemy Naval and Air Base — Raids Still Continue After Eight Hours.

Carrier Planes Attack Okinawa   Tokyo Reports Assault Came From Fifth Fleet

Carrier Fleet Attacks Japs  Okinawa Base   Tokyo Reports Assault On Naval And Air Installations   DAMAGE INFLICTED   Mitscher’s Task Force Strikes 300 Miles From Homeland

PLANES ATTACK JAPANESE BASE   CARRIER FORCE BLASTING OKINAWA ISLAND

Tokyo Broadcasts U.S. Fleet Plane Raid On Okinawa   Island Is Important Link In Jap Defenses of Homeland

Tokyo Reports Hundreds of Carrier Planes Hit Okinawa 300 Miles South af Janan

HUNDREDS OF PLANES HIT OKINAWA ID.   Attack Naval : and Air Base 300 Miles from Japan

Okinawa Raided by U. S. Planes   Tokyo Reports  U. S. Carrier Plane Attacks On Island 300 Mi, Off Japan

First And Ninth Armies In Forward Drive To Junction; 40,000 Germans Endangered

First Army In Swift Advance   Drive to Meet 9th Army Fastest of War: British Head Toward Northern Port Cities

Over 60,000 Quit Battle In 48 Hours   Security Blackout At Front Hides Allied  Armies’ Advance

40,000'Enemy Troops Trapped in Great Arsenal Zone; Tanks Run. Unchecked Along: Clear Roads.

Hodges’ Tanks Streak Ahead In Swiftest Advance of War   Contact With Rear Headquarters Lest As Yanks Push For Linkup With British

QUEEN MARY NOW IN NEW YORK DOCK   Refuse To Release Men Needed For Critical Home Industries

QUEEN MARY © DOCKS WITH MORE TROOPS      Brings Another 14,000 Men Back  Fo America >

Queen Mary Hits Port With 14,000 Troops Aboard   Steams Into New  York Harbor Today

No Ruling In - Ward’s Case   Supreme Court Refuses To Take Action In Validity Test

WARD'S SEIZURE RULING REFUSED   Supreme Court Awaits Decision Of Circuit Bench

Court Refuses To Rule Qn Ward Store Seizure   Supreme Tribunal Says The Review Petition In Case Was Filed “Prior To The Judgment Of The Cireuit Court” In Assigning Reason For Refusal To Act

U. 8. Court Refuses To Rule  — On Validity Of Ward Seizure   Stand Taken Beeause Re: view Petition Was Filed “Prior to Fudgment of Cireuit Court Appeuls”?

Validity Of U.S Seizure Still Moot Questior   Appeals For Speedy Decision Rejected By Tribunal

Won’t Rule on Ward Case   Supreme Court Refuses To Rule Before Circuit Court Reaches Decision

REFUSE TO RULE ON WARD SEIZURE   SUPREME COURT SAYS” CIRCUIT COURT MUST HEAR THE CASE FIRST

DELAY FINAL WARD VERDICT   Supreme Court Refuses to Review Validity of  Seizure

SUPREME COURT REFUSES REVIEW ON VALIDITY OF WARD SEIZURE   HIGH TRIBUNAL’S REASON GIVEN THAT PETITION FILED BEFORE JUDGMENT OF CIRCUIT COURT

Supreme Court Refuses Ruling In Ward Seizure  Awaits Outcome “yf TT Cc ee

“On Ward Case   a Review Petition Filed Prior To Judgnient Of “Circuit” Appeals’. Court

COURT REFUSES ACT ON WARD'S   High Tribunal Declines To Pass At This Time On Army Seizure

DECISION HELD IMPOSSIBLE TILL AFTER OCT, FIRST   Tribunal Also Refuses te Make Decisions on Gypsum Company's Request

Supreme Court Refuses To Rule  In Ward Action   High Court Says Review Petition Was Filed Before Judgment of Circuit Court of Appeals.

HIGH COURT REFUSES TO AGT IN WARD CASE   Says Review Petition Filed Prior To Circuit Action

SUPREME COURT WON'T RULE ON WARD SEIZURE   Jurisdiction Is Asked To Shorten Legal Battle After Appeals Court Decision

JOHN L. LEWIS PREPARES UMW WAGE DEMANDS   Plans Meeting Of Policy Committee To Complete Draft

WAGE CONFERENCE crT FOR FEB. 2   Lewis Calls UMW Policy Group to Complete Draft Of Wage Demands.

LEWIS CALLS FOR, NEW WAGE DRAFT   SUMMONS UMW POLICY GROUP TO MEET FEB, 26; INCREASE SOUGHT

ALLED BLOWS HITTING NAZI   Security Glackout Obscures Details Of Battle Raging in Ardennes Area

Landslide for Labor Party Sweens Conservatives Out Of Office in Great Britain   Attlee Certain to Take Churchill's Place as Prime Minister as Result Of Leftist Swing in Recent Election

A ARE KILLED IN EXPLOSION IN ROME   24 Are Soldiers of All-Negro 92nd Division Or Attached Units.

Auto Industry Continues To Monopiolize The Labor Picture   SAGAS R & SW USME DW  PREDICT HOLIDAY. DEVELOPMENTS  In Several Major Wage And Industrial Disputes

500,000 on Strike As Nation Opens Holiday Season   Break in Log-Jam of Stalemated Walkouts Expected After Christmas   CIO OIL WORKERS ABOUT TO SETTLE   ‘May Set Pattern for Bringing End to Stoppages In Auto Industry

320,000 AUTO WORKERS IDLE IN ~ STRIKE PICTURE   Government Officials Optimistic Over Ending Labor Trouble

Quick Action On Walkouts Seen   173, 000 FAuto V Workers: Continué Idle On.» _U. S. Labor Front 

Break May Come In Short Time After Christmas Holiday   Retroactivity Date Of Wage Increase Is Only Drawback In Settlement Of Long-Drawn Out Greyhound Bus Strike.

U.S. Officials Hope For Post - Holiday Action On Strikes   99 Nominations For Santa Anita Derby

OUTBREAKS IN PALESTINE - BAUSING GRAVE SITUATION   WIDESPREAD SABOTAGE BY JEWISH TERRORISTS BRINGS STRICTER. MILITARY CONTROL BY BRITISH

Fuels Tax Refund Delayed   Counties Failed To Maintain ‘Proper Accounts’, Auditor Reports

B-295 POUND - A JAP CITIES   450 Superforis Catcl Foe By Surprise

FOUR JAPANESE CITIES AFLAME   Pre-Dawn Raids By 450 Svper-Forts Smash Industries

Superforts Attack Four More Nip  Industrial Cities  Surprise Raids Made By About 450 Bia Yank Ramberc

4 Of JAPAN'S CITIES FIRED   459 Superfortresses Make Pre-Dawn Raids on In- — dustrial Centers. 

4 Jap Cities Hit by B-29’s   Pre-Dawn Assaults Start-Raying Fires

SUPERFORTS CATCH NIPS BY SURPRISE   Accurate AA Gunfire Met Over One Target

Four Small . Industrial  Cities Hit _ By Bombers   Superforts Surprise Japs In Early Morn

FOUR SMALLER JAP INDUSTRIAL CITIES OBJECTS OF ATTACK  SUPERFORTS TO NUMBEI 450 TURN ATTENTION OUTLYING WAR PLANTS

FOUR FRE sOHNE IN B-29 RAID   SUPERFORTS MAKE MAJOR STRIKES AGAINST PAPA. NESE INDUSTKIAL CENTERS ON TWO ISLANDS

Four of Japan’s Smaller Cities Fired by B-29’s   450 Superfortresses In Pre-Dawn Raid; Air Crews Describe Results as Excellent

B-29s Blast Jap ‘Backyard’ Shops On Kyushu, Honshu   21st Command’s New Plan Is to Attack Small Cities Harborina Plants

Four Jap Industrial Cities Are Set Afire   Raid by B-29’s Catches Enemy by Surprise. but the Anti-Aircraft Fire is Accurate— Total Bomb Tonnage Not Announced.

Four Japanese War Industrial Centers  Under Air Attacks   Superforts Concentrate on Smaller Cities; Results Excellent

Japanese Cities Are Left Ablaze   Smoller Areas Taract of Bambse

FORTS POUND JAP FACTORY CITIES TODAY   Tons of Bombs Rained on Busy War Plants For Hours—New Program Opens

TOKYO REPORTS SPIES IN JAPAN   People Warned Against Revealing Military Plans

McAuliffe Hails Spirit, Courage, Ability of Men Who Did ‘Impossible’

l01st Airborne Troops Deny  Being Rescued   They Figure They Had 7 German Divisions by Throat

L01st Airborne Troops Deny Being Rescued They Figure They  Had 7 German  a a a a

Pacifie Fleet Warships Sail  Near to Japan   Attack On Okino Daito Takes Ships 300 Miles Closer Than Ever Before

MARINES SEVE 3 MORE JAP ISLANDS   No Opposition On Heanza Or Kouri Islands, Some On Yagachi

YANKEES BREAK STALEMATE ON SOUTH OKINAWA      Important High Position’ Taken. Tachikawa Plant Is Destroyed

em a me acer ae en eee  American Troops Have Broken ‘Stalemate On South Okinawa

YANKS GAIN NEW HEIGHTS ON OKINAWA   Marines Land On Three Nearby islands

Yanks Advance Against Japs Holding Naha   Bombardment Paves Way Through Forts For Infantry

Yanks Seize  Okinawa Hill   Stalemate Is Broken In Fight For Naha

Seventh Division Breaks Stalemate In South Okinawa   New Height Seized ° “By American Troops ~In Drive On Naha

Several Warships Carrying Troops Back to America ©   Japs Who Tortured Any Yanks to Be Delivered to MacArthur for Trial —

First Troops On Way Back  From Japan   Gen. MacArthur Expected To Move Headquarters To Mip Capital Shortly After Forces Move In

FIRST CAVALRY TO LEAD WAY INTO CITY.   British Enter Singapore Without Incident   MAC ARTHUR   Soon To Move Headquar ters To Tokyo: Demobilized Men On Way Home

COURT MARTIAL ACTION 10 HIT WAR CRIMINAL   Sth Army Forces To Liberete All Prisoners—Some Troops Returning

FIRST CAVALRY TO MARCH INTO TOKYO ON NEXT SATURDAY  DEMOBILIZED AMERICANS START HOMEWARD ON Trinn Cerner’ CLrripc

Veteran Unit To Occupy Tokyo   First Cavalry Will  Enter Capital Friday; First Demobilized Men Are Homeward Bound

First Cavalry Is Assigned to Go Into Tokyo   British Forces Enter City of — Singapore Without Incident.   Japan Prostrated by Tight Allied Blockade

ALL PRISONERS ORDERED FREED WITHOUT DELAY   Japs Surrender Wake Island To Small Marine Force; British Retake Singapore

Orders Issued To Liberate All  U: S. Prisoners   Court-Martial Action Planned Against War  Ae  Criminals in Camps :~

Mrs. Amos Guilty Of Manslaughter   Putman County Jury Finds Miner’s Widow, Who Killed Her Mate, Guilty Of Misdemeanor

Marshall Convinced Any Jap Attack Meant War   Says U. S., Bntish, Dutch Plan Called For Actio If Certain Line Was Crossed

Time Needed By Marshall To Get Fall Chinad Facts.   Doubts . Increasing Of An Early: Peace

AUBBING' 13 FOUR YEARS OLD TODA      Youngster Is Fighting a Seemingly Fatal Kidney  Ailment.

‘Nubbins’ Is  A Years Old   Game Kid Wants ‘Brother To Fight With, Little Sis.  ter To Love.’

Boundary Formula Appears   Friendly Nations May Make Treaty Settling Dispute

Entertainment Spots Hit by New Midnight Closing Order   Byrnes Clamps Curfew on Night Spots To Conserve Fuel, Labor, Transport

Enemy's 12th Largest City Struck af Noon  - Crew Reports Good Results in Kyushu Attack

FRUIT GROWERS REVERSE STAND   Vote In Favor of Ad Tax On Sour Cherries At Hort Meeting

Cherry Growers Reverse Stanc   Vote In Favor Of Tax For Advertising

Truman Deals Strictly On Give- fake Plan   U.S. Demands Something In Return For Pouring Out Wealth To Neighbors.   Japs Speculating On Reds Joining Enemies

Boys Sacrificed By Fourth Term  Backers, Claim   Indiana Representative Voices Opposition To Compulsory Work Act

WORK-OR-FIGHT BILL ATTACKED   Halleck Says Fourth Term Politics Behind It

WORK Of ELot BILL AT TAGKED CN NEW ANGLE   House Told Lives Sacrificec “on “Altar of Political Expediency.”

Halleck   Offers His Views   Urges Labor, Management, Army, Navy Settle Down to Work It Out

Two Bodies are Found in C-46 That Was Lost   Both Were in Plane When it Left Sedalia Airfield

German Prisoner Paints Portrait Sa  Cpl. Peiffer Arrives Home: With Valued War Souvenir

German Prisoner Paints Portrait eee eae eet  Cpl. Peiffer Arrives Home  With Valued War Souveni:

Fleet Meets Strongest Assault   Yellows Make Desperate Attack During Attempt To Land Behind Yanks.

PORT OF AMOY ISOLATED BY CHINESE ARMY   East Coast City Now Cut Off From All Communication With Jap Force.

READY TOQUIT TITO'S DOMAIN   Americans, British Alertec To Prepare to Leave In Trieste Dispute

Tension Mounting  In Trieste ‘Area  Diplomats And Civilians Are Alerted -:

Allies Alert Embassies  In Belgrade   Tito Reported Moving From Trieste, Austria

DIPLOMATS IN YUGOSLAVIA ARE BEING ALERTED   Americans And British Prepared To Evacuate In Event Of Trouble   TITO REJECTS MOVE TO OUST HIS TROOPS

U.S.. British Alerted for Trieste Dispute   Told to Be Prepared For Evacuation of Por If Necessity Arises

U.S., British Warned To Be Ready To Leave Belgrade as Tension Over Trieste Dispute Increases

Patton Hastily Rejoins Troops   Allies Seen Moving Toward Showdown With Tis

U. S., British Personnel In Yugoslavia Alerted To Leave in Hurry

GENERAL AVERS GERMANS STILL BATTLING HARE   U, S. Ninth ond First Ar. mies Advance Neorly 5 Miles Beyond Roer

12 Known Dead In N. Y. Harbor Blaze   Three Ships Burn After Tanker Explodes In Harbor Today

12 Dead, 20 Missing  As Three Ships Burn In New York Harbot   80 Others Injured as Explosion Follows Collision of Tankers, Igniting Liberty Ship

MAKE POWERFUL BID TO BLOCK DEATH STAND IN BAVARIAN MOUNTAINS   Patton’s Third Army Opens Assault on Chemnitz, Key to Dresden Defenses, and Juncture With Russians

Converging Battle Lines Only 70 Miles Apart  THOUSANDS OF NAZIS TRAPPED IN LEIPZIG  Military Blackout Covers Progress Of Ninth Army

Tail-First Fighter Flies 400 Mi. An Hr   New ‘‘Ascender’’ Hailec As Significant Design

Sees Hard Fight For Tariff Bill   George Believes Opposition To Center On Provision for 50 Per Cent Cut.

ol (Hopkins Seeks cuts ToSoothe Red   Reviprecal Agreements 4c ny “Towgsh Fight

TARIFF FACES SENATE FIGHT   Rough Going Is Predicted On Measure Passed By . House Saturday

darif Bill Faces Fight ; Opposition Is Centered-On — 50 Percent Siash In Rate;

Tough Fight on Tariff Bill in Senate Predictec at Centers Or  50 Per Cent Cut In Present Rates

Big New Ship Takes Part in Tokyo Raid   45,000-TON DREADNQUGHT TAKES BIG GUNS ALONG TO PROTECT GARRIERS-

Yew Battleship In Action   USS New Jersey in First Major Carrier Strike Against Tokyo

JAPS ANTICIPATE CELEBES ATTACK   Expect Allies In Borneo To Hop Makassar Straits

Radio Tokyo Fears Invasion of Celebes Is Next  _ Enemy Is Continuing _ Unconfirmed Fight - For Ternate Island

Radio Tokyo Fears Invasion of Celebes Is Next  Enemy Is Cantinuing linconfirmed Fight

OKINAWA LAND FORCES SCORE MARKED GAINS   NIPPONESE LOSSES INCLUDE = 36,555 KILLED

Christianity May Réplace Shinto Faith   Japan, According to Church Observers From United States, Appears Ready To Abandon Wistorie State Religion ‘

FOUR-HEKS URGED TO GO THE LIMIT IN CHECKING FARM ACCIDENT HAZAKDS

‘Action Takes Place Off The  Ryukyus Isles   Big Jap Del Monte § Airdrome In Mindanao Comes Under Yankee Guns.  ENTER CAPITAL CITY

U.S. WARSHIP IS DAMAGED IN RYUKUS FIGHT   Marines Enter Suburbs Of Capital City in Okinawa Battle

LARGE U.S. NAVAL VESSEL IS DAMAGED   Americans and Japanese Battle Off Ryukyus— Several of Our Craft Are Hit.   MARINES REACH NAHA SUBURBS   General Attack Continues Along Four-Mile Southern Front on Okinawa Island.

MARINES SCORE IN BATTLE FOR OKINAWA ISLE   Units Enter Suburbs of Naha; Jap Aircraft Bagged Off Ryukyus

Marines Fight Way Into Suburbs of Naha; Doughboys Land on Little Tort Island

Marines Into Naha Suburb   Japs Lose 165 Planes But Damage One Major Fleet Unit off Ryukus

10) Japanese Planes Downed Off Ryukyus   6th Marines Drive Into Naha; Island O1 Tori Seized; Minami Daito Bombarded

Charge Five Japs With Murdering 8 Allied Nationals   American Military Board To Open Death Trials In Yokohama Monday

Flood Water Spills Over Wide Areas   Rain - Choked Mississippi. Arkansas And Tennessee Rivers Still Rising

FRENCH  Attitude. Or French Hit   Charge “French Obstructing Allied: Drive” To: ward Nazi Redoubt

Refuse to Move From Stuttgart After Request   Declare Big 3 Have Not Taken’ Action on PostWar Occupation Claims

Other Areas Still Held.   French Remain In Stuttgart, Obstruct Drive

French First Army is Obstructing Allied South Push  Stuttgart Occupation Being Backed by Council of Ministers

French Political Stand Bars Allied Southern Attack  Refuse to Move From Stuttgart

SHAEF Says French Block Allied Drive   Persistance in Occupying Stuttgart Agains U.S. Request to Move Out Obstructs Push Against Nazis’ Southern Redoubt.   Re JOHN MW. HIGHTOW ER.

GATES 10 REPORT ON TOUR OF CHINA   SAYS RECOMMENDATIONS TO NAVY MAY AFFECT U. s. POLICY IN COUNTRY.

Plays and Orchestra Music Favored For Assemblies   Movies, Band, Sing-Songs, and Etiquette Are Runners-up

Plays and Orchestra Music Favored For Assemblies   ‘Special Occasion” Programs, Movies, Band, Sing-Songs, and Etiquette Are Runners-up

Bodies Recovered from Army Plane  Crash Fatal to 12 Men Neor Salt Flat, Texas

ALEXANDER GIVEN: POST IN CANADA   FIELD MARSHAL NAMED GOvERNOR GENERAL OF DOMINION BY KING GEORGE.

Canadian Post Given To Hero   Field Marshal Alexander Named New Governor General

ALEXANDER IS CANADA'S NEW GOV. GENERAL   Allied - Mediterranean Leader Honored By High Appointment

‘Alexander Is Appointed Governor General of Canada by King George   3ritish War Hero Will Succeed Earl of Athlone

MAJ, BONG STILL THE LEADING ACE   According to War Depart ment Compilation Disclosed Yesterday.

CAPTURED BY YANKS   Fierce Battle Rages As Vital Heights Are Seized

Yankees Tear Big Holes in German Lines   Lunging Through Siegfried Line in Drive Toward Rhine

Resistance Of Germans Tight Along Front   Some Gains Made By Americans In Push Toward Rhine

ALLIES MEET RESISTANCE ON WEST WALL   Fighting Reported Heavy; Nazis Hid  In Bunkers

Yanks Surge Through Nazi Defense Line   3-Mife Gains Scored Along Western Front

German Resistance Grows Heavier On West Wall Front   Fierce Fighting Rages on Sector Southeast of Monschau; Yanks 10 Miles Inside Reich

Liberator  Lost On Atlantic Route   Carries Attaches of English Government

MORE RAIN FORECAST   Temperatures Are Expected to Drop to 65 Tonight’

Casket Of Pretty Ann Dreyer Of Fayette City Is Sealed—Services This Afternoon Are Prieh hae.   TRACE FINGERPRINTS ON SLAYER’S BELT

POLICE HUNTING PAIR IN SLAYING OF PENNA. GIRL   Seek Information After Finding Body  In Bushes   VICTIM ONLY. 17   “Sunshine” Girl Had Been Missing Since Last Saturday

Bologna-Edible Kind, Is Plentiful   Motorists Amazed by New ‘Oder’ Crossing

Towering Fie Sweep Japettias New Threat Hits   Cities Burning From B-29 Attacks Previously

Assault Follows Raid By 8-295 On 5 Major Targets   130 Iwo-Based Mustangs Swarm Over Greater Tokio Area in Two Waves

OUU Supertortresses Se Fire To Five Major Targets  ALONG 550 MILE Softening Japan For Other Blows In Marking Sofetening Japan For Invasion

FLIERS BLAST TOKYO AREA AGAIN TODAY   Follows Attack By 580 B-29s On 3 Main Islands

600 B-29s Hit 5   Canadian Vanguard Reaches Pacific; Air Squadrons, Warships Coming

130 MUSTANGS FOLLOW UP RAID OF SUPERFORTS   ‘Good To Excellent’ Results Reported In Attack On Gas Plants    HOME ISLANDS BLASTED   B-29s In First Strike Or Three Main Islands At One Time

Fighter-Bombers, Following B-29's, Raid Tokyo Area   Dispatch Reveals 3rd Fleet Still Lurks Off Jap Coast

SET FIRE TO FIVE TARGETS   Almost 600 Superfortresses Hit Stretch of Japan in Pre-Dawn Assault — Bomb and Shelf Milltary and Transport Objectives.

iat Wei 3a1Iowr goes to nr. re ae a ¥ Pats FBG Lyi SUICLae UPaat  ‘Massed For Feared Invasion

American People Are Fed Up With Industrial Strife  “ACHIEVE LASTING  PEACE—PROGRESS   Must Resolve Their Differences Without Stopping Production

TRUMAN STATES PUBLIC ‘FED UP   President Urges Industry And Labor To Settle Differences Now

Industrial ‘Peace Up To Managem. Labor: Truman      Conference Is Warned People Are Tired Of Delays, Strikes

VOICES HIS WAKING AS EET OPENS   Says People Are Fed Up With Industrial Strife And Expect  Contending Parties To Achieve Bermsnent Pasra   CONFERENCE OUTCOME MAY DECIDE ROLE

U. S. Subs Rack Up 10 More Jap Ship Sinkings In Pacific War Score

Navy Cuts Warshit Construction Program Sharply  Only Dozen Carriers To Be Built in Place of Battleships

Navy Slashes Ship Building   Program Reduced From 48 to 12 Warships, All Escort Carriers

72 Combat Vessels MliminatedBy Navy   Ships Originally Planned As ‘Insurance’ In Pacifie

Navy Cuts Off Construction  Of 72 Ships   Joint Chiefs Of Staff Also Pondering Slash In Merchant Ships

FUNDS ARE VOTED — US. WAR AGENCIES   House Republicans Lose Fight to Cut OWI Ap._ prepriations

War Agency Bul Passed With GOP Losing OW! Fight   Barring WLB From Farm Labor Control ‘Vicious,’ Says Morse

JAPAN PREPARES TO YIELD NAVAL BASE OF QMINATE   Submarine Lair on Honsim's East Coast Soon to Ba Under Control of Americans.   CAPITAL INDIFFERENT TO TROOPS’ ENTRY   Nip Intellectuals Say People May Wish to Add Names to Allied List of War Criminals.

Jap Intellectuals Offer War Guilt List Additions  Scheduled Triumph

Japs Announce New Schedule. Of U.S. Moves      Faction Offers to Ai¢ U.S. Compilation of Jap Alroeity Perneirators

TD TAKE OVER MAJOR CITIES AN FEW WEEKS   Jap Intellectuals Ask That Tojo Be Placed on ‘Criminal List.

Soldiers, Tanks, Guns Pour In   American Flag Floats Over Jap Capital After Simple 10-Minute Ceremony Led By General MacArthur; Nips Are Calm

Occupation Spreading Out   People Pay Little Attention To American Columns; Parade Cancelled

U. S. Soldiers Stream Into Japan, Korea   Dramatic Occupation: Take Place Throughout Empire

FLAG PROUDLY FLYING ABOVE BOMBED CITY   MacArthur Takes Over Capital in Simple Ceremony

American Flag Is - Raised In Capital   Jap Radio Says U. S. Rule Over Homeland Will Reach Up To Limits Of Hokkaido By October 4th

Additional *U. S. Troops, Tanks and. Guns Stream Onto: Janawece Hameland %

More of Tokyo Brought Under Yankee ~ Control   Other Soldiers Swarming Ashore to Liberate Korea

(Occupation Troops Spread Over Tokyo, Korea; 'North Japanese Port To Be Taken Over Today

Allied Troops Land In Korea   Honshu Naval Base To Be Taken Over

Yankees Spread Control  Over Nip Capital  Other Soldiers Are Swarming Ashore in Occupied Korea

Yanks Fan Out Ready For Trouble   U.S. Troops Move Along With Fixed Bayonets As More of Subdued Nip Capital Now Occupied

American Rule Will Reach All Areas By Oct. 4   Jap Intellectuals Want War Criminal List Announced To Add Names

American Flag Flies Proudly Over Capital   Additional Men, Tanks and Guns Streaming into Subdued Japanese  Mainland      Tokyo Announces Occupation Table   American Forees Will Be in Contro! Many Strategie Points of Empire hy October

MORE TROOPS POURING INTO NIPPON EMPIRE   Rule Over Homeland To Be Complete By  ctober

TROOPS OCCUPY GREATER AREA; MORE LANDING   American Flag Flies over Toyko—Rule To Extend To Hokkaido Shortly

SOVIETS STILL COUNTED IN ON AID FROM U. S.   Reds to Get “Supplies Under Curtailed Lend-Lease

RUSSIA COUNTED: -INONTLEND-LEASE   European Countries Warring On Japan Still to Receive Goods

Lend-Lease For Russia Te Coniir ne '      List End of Shipments For German Fighting; Means General Slash In Over-All Program

Russia Still To Get Lend Lease   Shipments To Continue To Countries At War With Japan.

Southern Okinawé Deadlock Broken By Yank Forces   Fleet Joins with Shore Troops in Attacking Nipponese

Yanks Break 13-Day Impasse  On Okinawa   Gain. Up to 800 Yards In Powerful Assault; Planes and Guns Help

Yanks Break Jap Defense On Okinawa   24th Army Corps Launches Powerful Attack On Solid Japanese Line In Southern Seetor. Marines Advance

U.S. Army Is Ready To Hand Control Of German Area Over To Civilians lune 1

Duke Returns  To England   Almost Mobbed By Enthusiastic Crowd Of People At Mother's Home.

Some Committee Members Cool To 3 Pet. Tax Repeal   Relief For Low Income Brackets Faces Stormy Fight  :

Tax Program Stirs Fight Ip Congress   — 0 cans Oppose To Repeal Normal Ta»

BATTLE BREWING OVER TAX RELIEF   Issue of Applying Tax Relief To Low Income Brackets

LAST DITCH STAND _ NEAR MUNICH SEEK   Stocks of Supplies Being Poured in Mountain _ Stronghelds

Hitler Said Fortifying Hill Strongholds For Final Stand   Travelers Say Himmler Will Join Hitler Ir Mountain-Top Bastion At Berchtesgarden; Huge Amount Of Supplies Stored

German Mountain Retreat Reported Heavily Stocked For Fuehrer’s Last Stand

Swiss Report Hitler Now Preparing ‘Last Ditch’ Stand For Life In Munich

NAZIS PILE UP SUPPLIES FOR DEATH STAND   Huge Stocks of Goods Put in Strongholds Near Munich

HITLER PREPARES: FOR LAST STAND   SUPPLIES REPORTED POURING INTO STRONGHOLDS IN MUNICH AREA.

HITLER 10 HOLD OUT IN MUNICE   Huge Stocks Of Supplies Sent Te Mountain Area For Last Stand ,

Claims State Budget Means Higher Taxes   Maryland Public Expenditure Council Sounds Warning

TAXPAYERS COUNCIL PROTESTS TAX BOOST   Increased State Budget Means Higher Taxes, Council  Says In Review

Secret Yank Air Line Flew 3,000 Out Of Sweden In Daring Operations

Operated A Secret Airline   Yanks Flew More Than 3,000 Important Persons Out of Sweden Under Neses of Nazis

- --RESCUES— U.S. Airline. _ Aided Many   "More. Than £3,000: Flown Out Of Norway. In Last Year: Of: ‘War i yh

REVEAL SECRET U. 8. AR LINE   Daring Airmen Evacuated 3,000 From Sweden During War

“Secret Airline” Thwarts Germans  Thousands Flown Out of Sweden in Year

Secret Airline Under Noses Of Germans   U.S. Army Fliers’ Daring Operations:ir Sweden Revealed

Secret Airline Now Revealed   Over 3,000 Important Passengers Flown From Sweden

U. S. ‘Secret’ Airline Flew 3,000 Important People From Sweden Under Eyes of Nazis

U. S. “Secret Airline” Evacuated 3,000 From Sweden Under Noses Of Germans

‘Secret Airline Moves  Over 3,000 Persons From  Sweden Under Nazi Noses

U.S. Airline. Ran To Sweden  Fliers Changed To Civwvies In Landina

Army’ s Secret Airline Under Nose of Nazis  finn at eee $ orc: f   One of Greatest Military Operations Of European War

Freezing Drizzle To Turn to Snow as Mercury Plunges Downward, Reported

Seek Home For Reedy Family   WANTED: Home for family made homeless by fire December 21 in which three of their children were burned to death.

WANTED: Uome for family made homeless by fire December 21 in which three of their children were burned to death.

Major Stevens To Stick By Wife   Prepare To Face Charges In Slaying Of Young  Sailor.

Maj. Stevens To Stick By His Wife   Facing Charges Of Manslaughter

Major to Stick by Wife, Held for Slaying Sailor  Army Officer Embraces Accused Wife As Beunian ia Connecticut Prison

Kpidemic of influenza Threatening   On First Sign of Flu Patient Should ‘Take it Easy’

Association Turns Down Regent's Offer   Woodward Asked Chairman Harris To Meet With Them

Want Renewal . Fuel Oil Forms Returned Now   To Enable Dealers to Give Better Service

Urge Fuel Oil Users To Return Renewals Early   Forms Being Mailed Latter Part of Week; BRasily Anewered

Duke Of Windsor Resigns : As Governor Of Bahamas   Former King of England Plans to Quit Public Service and Live in France, It Is Understood— Successor Named

Duke of Windsor Resigns as Head Of British Government in Bahamas

WINDSOR ‘OUT AS GOVERNOR OF BAHAMA ISLES   Duke Apparently Knew Nothing Of Move To Retire Him To Private Life

DUKE OF WINDGOR TO QUIT BAHAMAS   Colonial Office Announces Resignation as GovernorGeneral; Duke Uninformed, Nassau Savs

PHYSICIANS ON STAFF SUPPORT PLASMA CLINIC   Value of Plasma Is Stressed By Chief of Staff, Dr. Sickman

BUSINESS GAIN HERE REMAINS STATES BES]   Survey Places Altoona Area at Top for Fourth Month In Succession.

Hopkins Status Is Perplexing   State Department Officials In Dark On Policies Presented In Europe

ROAD TO RERLIN   (Japanese Diet Session Prolonged by Air Raid Emergency

POLL TAX REPEAL  MATTER HEADED FOR  LEGISLATIVE ACTION TWO STATES NEARING   SHOWDOWN, TWO OTHERE CROWING RECTLESS

As Prerequisite For Voting. .... Poll Tax Issue Faces Showdown In 4 States

CARRIER-BASED PLANES IN AID   Continue Lashing of Nippon Hometand for 2nd Consecutive Day.   SILENT ON BIG ACTION

Carrier Task Force Reported Bombing Japan Third Straight Day In Defiance Of Nip Fleet

Carrier Planes Lash Out At Jap Shipbuilding City Of Kobe, Kure Naval Bas:

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RADIO WALKOUT HITS NETWORKS   All Programs Stopped As Engineers And Technicians Quit

RADIO PROGRAMS ARE HALTED FOR TIME BY WALKOUT   Engineers of National and American Broadcasting Companies in Wage Controversy.   SERVICE RESTORED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS   Union Officials Announce They Will Make Effort to Get Men to Return to Jobs Today.

Network Broadcasts Stopped By Walkout   Radio Engineers Expected to Return to Work - This. Mornina

NEALE LOE eee  Austrian Occupation Puzzle Still Unsolved. British Say

British Press Challenges U.S. Crities of British  Foreign Policy in Greece

British Editors Hit U.S. Critics   Say This Nation Needs A Policy of Its Own

British Editors Bitter against American Critics   Say U. 5. Lacks Definite Policy

Britain's Press Steps Up Attack OnU. 8. Policy   Challenges American Critics of Greek And Polish Affairs

16 PASSENGER BUSES BOUGHT   City Lines, inc.. To Operate Latest Models

U.S. Foreign Loans In 1946 Expected To Surpass Credits Extended During Past Year   Legislation Calling For Loan To Britain To Reach Congress Early in New Year

FOREIGN LOANS DUE FOR A RISE   Loans To Other Nations In 1946 Expected To Far Surpass Credit Extended In 1945.

Foreign Loan Boost Likely   Great. Britain ‘Asks Three Billion ‘Grant

FIRST OF BOMBERS, CREWS THAT BEAT REICH FLY HOME FOR REDEPLOYMENT

Pravda Attacks Rep. 0’Konski   ‘Uses Fascist Talk’ On Poland and Baltic

Secretary Voted Full  Control   House Measure to Make Agriculture Chief Dictator

Suggests Forces Be Consolidated   MacArthur's Views Revealed By Group

MacArthur Favors Integration of US. Arnied Forces  General Urges Swi tpg   General Urges Swi tpigy Changes in Service Academies

MacArthur Backs Service Merger   Nimitz and Halsey Shift to Opposition

Integration   ‘Sweeping Changes In Academies And Wearina Of Standard Uniforms Asked

MacArthur Proposes Service Integration   Sweeping Changes In Academies And Wearing Of Standard Uniforms Asked

ARMED FORCES UNITY FAVORED   One Uniform — Suggested By MacArthur; Nimitz Changes His Mind

Merger Plan Is Supported By MacArthur   Evidence Shows That Nimitz and Halsey Have Changed Views

NEW INVASION ON MINDANAO IS SURPRISE   Enemy Strongholds Naha And Shuri Hard-Pressed In Drive

Americans on Okinawa Press Closer to Naha   New Mindanao Landing Takes Japs by Surprise

NEW ATTACK IS LAUNCHED ON OKINAWA   AMERICAN TROOPS STEADILY CLOSING ON ISLAND. CAPI-. TAL—NEW MINDANAO  LANDING -.   “By Titernational News Service Warelen Writer . .

a . ains Scored Against The  Japanese Forces’ Naha Line   ARINES ON MOVE   ,469 “Japs” Slain Sincé Opening of Okinawa Invasion

Communist Stand Likened to U.S. Civil War Policy   House Committee to Study Broadcasts of All News Commentators

POST-WAR NAVY GETS APPROVAL   House Supports Plan For Keeping 1,082 Fighting Ships

Big Postwar Navy Favored by House   Okay Action to Maintain 1,082 Ships

PETAIN GOES ON TRIAL FOR M LIFETODAY   Death Penalty Asked For French Traitor.

SCALP RINGWORM SITUATION BETTER   Epidemic Being Brought Under Control by Dermatoloajcte

SCALP RINGWORM SITUATION BETTER      Epidemic Being Brought Under Control by _ Dermatolocisitc

HOME FRONTS ARE GREATEST TRUMAN TASK   At End of First Six Months President Remains an Optimist.

Truman Appears Supremely Confident that International Probleom “Wilk Work ‘Themselves Out — Rather Anxious, Howeve About Conditions at Homa, .

lruman Is Anxious on Home Front   President Confident of International Future Settlement

WORRY OVER CONDITIONS AT HOME IS PROMINENT  IN “PRESIDENT’S RECORD

Truman Assumed  Nc 1x Months Ago   Chief Is Confident Despite Trouble .On Domestic Front

Truman Has Been ‘In Office Six  Months: Political  Hesaniniaain: Chine

TRUMAN-ENDS SIX MONTHS AS‘PRESIDENT   Took Oath of.  Office April 12 Of This Year

PRESIDENT IS SURE PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED   @international Situation Is Viewed Optimistically By Chief Executive   ‘MR. MAIN STREET’ BUSY   First Six Months In Head Office Of Country Has - Brought Headaches

T ruman After. Six Months As ‘President Is Anxious About Pressing Problems At. Home

MIDAIR BOMBER CRASH KILLS 18   Big B-29s Collide Over Texas Town; Only Two  «€rerremen Survive

Stern Measures for 4Fs Sought   Byrnes Proposes Program to Force More Mer Into War Work or Armed Services; Says Reconversion Must Be Shelved for Present

OLD MEMBER OF BOARD AT DEPUE RESIGNS POST      J. A. Gurnett Quits As Trustee As Complete New Council Takes Over Affairs In Village Last Week.

“ VILLAGE BOARD TAKES OFFICE   J. A. Gurnett Resigns As Trustee After 10  Years Service

B-29's With Escorts Blast Industries   Two-Hour Daylight Attack Made By Huge Armada From  Nearly Won Iwo.

Can Bring in Cotton, Oil, Salt   Amounts Will Depend On Supply; Ability To Pay

Japanese Allowed To Import Food As Trade Opener   Cotton, Petroleum, Salt Are Added to List; Amounts Depend on Shipping

MacArthur Tells Japan She Can Start Imports   Grants Nip Governmen! Permission For Food Imports

JAP GOVERNMENT ‘GETS PERMISSION TO IMPORT FOOD   Nippon Also Granted Right to Bring in Cotton, Salt, ” « Sete dercny. :

Japan Granted Permission To  Import Foods   Cotton, Petroleum and Salt Also To Be Purchased, Clearing Way for Forelen Trade Revival

Japan Granted Import Rights   MacArthur Act Opens Way for Revival of Foraion Trade

Allies Allow Japanese to  Import Food   Gen. MacArthur Permits Shipping in of Needed Supplies; Another War Lord Gives Self Un

CLEARING WAY FOR REVIVAL OF TRADE   MacArthur Grants Japs Per. mission to Import Faod, Other ttems.

J aps’ Trading Ban Removed   Importation of Food Oil. Cotton Allowed

Japan Grantec Privilege to Import Foods   MacArthur Action Clears Way for Revival of Trade

ALSO COTTON OILS AND OTHER NEEDED THINGS      Quantity To Be Allowed Depends On Shipping Facilities And Jap Ability To Pay,

Major Provisions Designed to Liberalize Loan and Education Sections of Overall Veterans Benefit Measure Enacted Year Ago—Makes Few Changes in Hospitalization and Unemployment Compensation—Now Goes to Senate.

Revised Gl Bill Of Rights Skims Through House   Members Complain as Measure Comes Up without Notice

MARINES CROSS ASA RIVER ON SOUTH OKINAWA      Large Naval Aircraft Plant Struck in Second Day of Renewed Offensive to Cripple Jan Air Foree

Bus Station Stabbing Case ‘Is Sent On   Man Faces Grand Jury For Attacking Driver

$375 Robbery Case Sent On To Grand Jury   Halifax Co. Man Held On Charge

Colored Boy Walking Alone Street Shot       Hit In Arm, Three Unhurt; Man Held For Grand Jury

McPeak Case Is Sent To Grand Jury   Fails To Testify At Robbery Hearing

3 Men And Woman Held In Robbery   Two Storekeepers Charge They Were Attacked, Robbed

British Press Hails 4 Billion Loan from US.   50 Years for Repayment: No Interest for First Five   6.4 Billions Still Due  From War Il Laan

New York Back In Curfew Hold   LaGuardia To Explain Short-Lived Rebellion

NEW YORK T0 OBSERVE ED. CURFEW   ‘Night Spots to Ignore Mayor’s Additional Hour,

NEW YORK JOINS NATION'S CURFEW   Mayor La Guardia Will Broadcast To Nation This Evening

MAJ, GEN, BEIGHTLER LANDS — FROM TRANSPORT LATE TODAY   COMMADNEE OF 37TH DIVISION AND UNITS OF DIVISION ARRIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO

U. 3. Marines Protect Beachhead For Landing Of Chinese Nationalist: Moving Against Communist Army

KAI-SHEK TROOPS __ INNORTH CHINA   Take No Part in Drive Against Communists, However.

Guarantee Of Profits Considered   Removal Of Price Fears Necessary To Gain Full Food Production, Asserts Anderson

Guaranteed Farm Profits Sought Of Army, Agencies  Anderson Proposes Contracts at 10468 Faad Reanivemenic ho

Anderson Calls For Guarantee “Of Form Profits   Would Remove Price Fears as Barrier  To Production Hike, He Tells Committee

Army, Foreign Food Claimants May  Be Called To Guarantee Farm Profits

ANDERSON MAY CALL ON ARMY FOREIGN FOOD AGENCIES FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS

Farm Profits Guarantee fo Be Next Move   Army Moy Help In Plan to Insure Greater Supplies

Anderson Would Remove Farmer Price Fears as Possible Barrier To Maximum Production of Foot

Anderson May Call on All Agencies to Contract for Food   Food Czar - Designate’s Plan Indicated Tuesday Duriue Hearing

Anderson May Call Upon Army, Foreign Food Agencies To Join In Farm Profit Guarantees

Would Guarantee Farmers’ Profits  Anderson Wants Price Fears Removed

Anderson May Call On Army, Foreign Food Claimants To Ease Price Fears Of Farmers   Urged To Join In Guaranteeing Farm Profits; Wants All-Out Food Production

—FOOD— Farmers May Get  Guarantee   Anderson Discusses Plan He May Advocate As Food Boss

Anderson Calls Army To Issue Food Contracts  New. Agriculture Hea   New. Agriculture Heac Suggests Food Prices Be Guaranteed Ahead

Government Would Be Asked To Buy Food Contracted for Even If Need Ended

OVER 8,000 NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMP VICTIMS PERISHED IN SHIPS SENT TO SEA TO BESENT TO BOTTOM

No LONGER MERE OBSESSION: GETTING HOME HAS BECOME MANIA WITH YANKS ON OCCUPATION DUTY

YAMASHITA ENTERS _ PLEA OF INNOCENT   Jap Conqueror of Singapore, Accused of War Crimes, Arraigned in Manila.

Jap General “Is Arraigned   Yamashita, “Tic a iger: of Ma lay,” Pleads -In-—. mocence §~; 

Jap General Is Arraigned   Yamoshita, “Tiger-of Ma lay,” Pleads In-nocence

Gen. Yamashita Placed On Trial  _ Tiger Of Malay’ ~ Says ‘Not Guilty’

HILLSBORO PLANS FOR MITSCHER VISIT   Vice Admiral Planned tc Slip Into Town Without Notice.

US. Airmen Stir Up Big Battle in Friday's Allacks   RAF Heavy Bombers Hi Cologne to Support Yank Troops

Big Sky Battle Rages as 6,000 Planes Hit Reich   More Than 100 Naz Aircraft Destroyed As Blitz Continues

‘Old Maud of Texas Aggies, Taken When Japs Seized Corregidor, Among Texans Liberated With Wainwright

FINE NONINI $500; SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS SUSPENDED   Commonwealth, — Lacking Sufficient Evidence, Discharges Jury   ‘TWO PEOPLE KILLED   Defendant, Driving Car Minus License, Strikes Four Pedestrians

Driver Who Was Operating Car After Losing License, And Killed Two, Released

ADMIRAL TALKS TO CONGRESS IN JOINT SESSION   Hopes Nation Never Again Will Be Unprepared for War

California Church Hit By Bolt Of Lightning   Damage Caused To Dome 0 First Presbyterian Church l Yesterday

hegulations set up for  Eisenhower Order parallels  Potsdam terme

U.S. POLICIES WITHIN REICH ARE REVEALEL   EISENHOWER TOLD TO CRUSH NAZI MILITARISM

Orders to Ike on Nazi Treatment Are Made Public   Parallels Good Part of Potsdam Big Three Communique

DIRECTIVES MADE PUBLIC   Order To Eisenhower On Treatment Of German Nation Revealed

Proposal OfferédSend ing Wives, Families Over — Seas to Boost Morales

JAP GUARD GUILTY OF KILLING YANK   FIRST WAR CRIMES SUSPECT TRIED IN NIPPON GETS LIFE SENTENCE.

Jap Sentenced To Hard Labor   Tsuchiya Convicted of Killing American Soldier

CONVICTED OF KILLING   First Wor Crimes Suspect To Be Tried in Jupon Draws life Ssintence

Jap Gets Life For Slaying Yank Captive   Guard Convicted Of Murdering Bataan Survivor

First Prison Camp Guard to Stand Trial in ‘Japan Is Sentenced to Life at Hard Lahor

CONGRESS IS OPENED WITH SOLEMN AIR   ‘Both Chambers Are Gavelled Into Being at Noon as Nation Girds for Critical Year, Both at Home and Abroad.

Major Tasks Ahead for New Congres:   79th Session Opens With Swearing-in Of New Members

ssension eaksOut Senate   lon Opening Rift  Hag of Indians 79h Congress

A New Congress Begins Its Work   New Members Are Inducted After Gavel at Noon

79th Congress Convenes for  ® e Grim Session Members All Agreed War Far From Won; Split  rr... we ... ...4e. ee ._ 8s... .

79th Congress Solemnly Convenes Today; Nation  Girds For Critical Year

NEW SESSION IS ON   79th Congress Gets Under Way as New Manpower  Call Is Heard

79th Congress Opens Overcas! By Controversy   All Members Are Agreed, However, War Far from Wor

CONGRESS OM J08 TO HELP WN VICTORY   New Members Sworn in and Major Business Left Until Later.

Conaress Is Gavelled Info Session   Convened Solemnly With Critical Year Ahead, Farm Draft Call Need Heard

79TH SESSION OF CONGRESS IS CONVENED   Lawmakers Assemble With War-born Solemnity As Nation Girds for Critical Year Here and Abroad  CALENDARS ARE BRIEF

7th Congress Convenes for *Vital Session   Routine Business Holds Attention Durina First Day

79TH CONGRESS OPENS TODAY WITH WAR-BORN SOLEMNITY AND MANY IGRAVE PROBLEMS AWAITING ACTION

Rayburn Named Speaker Of House For Fourth Time As 79th Congress Begins Seasion

Controversy Over Universal Service Legislation Confronts New Congress

New Congress  Begins Work   Senators Girded For Critieal Year. Both At Home And Abroad.

Stiff Draft Order Greets New Congress   Wartime Solemnity Marks Lawmakers’ Brief Opening Session

WAR-BORN SOLEMNITY PREVAILED TODAY AS CONGRESS CONVENES  NATIONAL LAWMAKERS GIRDED TO CRITICAL YEAR AT HOME AND ABROAD

7STH CONGRESS MEETS; FACES CRITICAL YEAR   Both Chambers, Called to Order at Noon; New Members Are Inducted

Congress Meets As Nation Gears For Critical Era   Galleries Are Crowded to See Newly Elected Members Inducted. *   Political Dissension Arises in the Senate

Congress Has Crowded Opening Day   initial Gathering Finds Manpower, War Main Problems

Battles Loom as. Congress Comes fo Life   Divisions Forming on Universal Training and "Work or Fight"

73th Congress Opens; Universal Service Paramouni  President Roosevelt Allows Discussion of Subject;

79th Congress Assembles In A Vital Session   Spectators Crowd Gal. leries To See New Mem bers Inducted.

T9TH CONGRESS IS CONVENED   Legislators Preparing To Gird Nation For Another Critical Year

Congress Convenes   Singing Senator From Idaho Pleads For Home In Sad Solo

79th Congress Convenes Today   Most: Business Will Be Postgoned Until After FDR-Message Saturday

Maxine Beardsley,  Leo Anderson Wed  Groom Recently Home From Military Service

Folly Delays End, Truman   Let Japan and Germany Understand Meaning of Events

"Let Japan Understand as Well as Germany," Says Truman in Messaqe:

TRUMAN FEELS END IN SIGHT   President Says ‘Only Folly’ Chaos Can Delay’ Final Nazi Defeat

President Truman Says ; Only Folly, Chaos Can ‘Delay Final Victory

Collapse of Military Tyranny in Italy a Forerunner to Victory in Europe, President Declares

Blunt Warning To Japan As Nazis Give Up   President Truman Announces Victory, Con- , gratulates Allied Troops

“Truman's Announcement«Only Folly, Chaos Delays Full: German Surrender”

NAZIS IN ITALY, WEST AUSTRIA QUIT STRUGGLE   Nearly Million Ger. mans and Fascists Involyed in Surrender   Only Folly Can Delay —  Capitulation-- Truman

Truman Confirms Surrender of Nazi *  Forces in Italy   Only Folly and Chaos Can Now Delay General Capitulation, Statement Declares

TRUMAN HAILS SURRENDER IN ITALY   Only Folly And Chaos Can Delay Capitulation, President Adds

pups acy ADVANCE TO WITHIN 10 MILES OF HITLER’S BIRTHPLACE TO BE MADE

TRUMAN. TELLS OF SURRENDER   White House Congratulates Gen. Clark On Truce On Italy Front

Documents Signed in Presence of Group cf Allied Officers — NegoHiations Under Way for Past Several Days.

ANNOUNCES SURRENDER   President Comments on Axis Fold' Up in Italy

Harry Truman Congratulates  Italy Chiefs   ‘No Praise Is Adequate For Heroic Achievements, Courage.’   TRYING CAMPAIGN

Truman lelis Japs They Are Doomec  “Unconditional” Terms Met South of Alps Border

Enemy Forces Leave Communities in Hong Kong Area     PPLI ERI RTA Rae   CHINESE NEARING BASE OF LINCHOW   Big Battle Still Rages for Possession of the City

JAPS ABANDON 4 INDUSTRIAL TOWNS IN HONGKONG AREA   Enemy Contracts Lines Along South China Coast as Result of Invasion Threat,   GREAT BATTLE STILL RAGES FOR LIUCHOW   Fwo of Chiang’s Armies Move to Encircle Former American Base Held by dapanese.

JAPS PULL OUT OF 4 CHINESE CITIES   China Forces Within 21 Miles Liuchow Highway Center

Nippons quit four cities on reriled coast  Chinese sweep nearer Liuchow

JAPS GIVE UP FOUR TOWNS   Foe’s Holdings on Vulnerable China Coast Further Contracted

Tribute to 3rd Fleet, Adm. Halsey   Excuse Fighting Men from Ceremonies—Lucky Leave  For Centers

SAN FRANCISCO HONORS HALSE}   Pays Tribute to Third Fleet  In Formal Ceremony

SAN FRANCISCO cREETS HALSEY   Detachments From 13 Warships March in Long Parade

Victorious Third Fleet Is Welcomed   San Francisco Plans Big Celebration While Some Vets Hurry Home

Truman Puts *Wear Up for _U. S. Attorney   Nominates‘Him To ‘Replace Milligan Now Holding Job

Earl Wilson Is Shot After _ Escape From Jap Prison   DELPHI BOY HAD SERVED. IN NAVY 8 YEARS; WAS ON FLAGSHIP, MINDANAO’

—SExoq”™” &i & :”:”:” ”.. -__ SHENANNIGANS START ax FOREIGN LOANS

POWERFUL JAPANESE -’ CRUISER DESTROYED   Vessel Of 10,000-Ten Natl Clas Sunk In Malacea Straits By British Aircraft

WALK OUT AT ‘1900° PLANT   Workers Reported Protesting Company’s New - Wage Setup

Opinion on Labor Law is Promised   Case Involves Florida Closed Shop Rule

No Change Yet In Draft Law   House Committee Approves Extension; Told Why FiveMonth Soldiers in Combat

Present Drait Bill Voted To  Remain Intact   House Military Committee Recommends One-year Extension With No Changes Suggested.

House Group Extends Draft Law   No Changes Proposed For Service Bill; Vote Is Due Shortly

House Group  Favorable To  SS . Extension Quickly Approves  Added Year For Tieeefs «af VYarith

EXTENSION OF DRAFT OKAYED   House Group Approves Measure After Brief Hearing

SEEK RENEWAL OF DRAFT LAW   Must Be Extended Or Be. come Inoperative After May 15

Federal Draft Law Extension Sent To House   Committee Recommends Continuance Without Any Modifications

EXTENSION OF DRAFT VOTED      House Committee Passes i Jt Without Change

EXTENSION OF DRAFT FAVORED    House Unit Approves One-Year Law Without Changes

WOULD EXTEND DRAFT MEASURE   House Committee Approves One-Year Extension Without Changes.   INOPERATIVE ON MAY 15

Draft Law Extension Approved   House Military Group Votes Continuance for Year Without Changes

Nips Would Try Own War Criminals   Jap Premier Thus Seeks to Avoid Allied Courts.

U. S. Invades Panay Isle In Philippine:   Yanks Strike Out For Capital; Opposition Light

Carrier Planes Continue Raking Homeland of Japs  ‘Practically No Loss’ Suffered in Latest MacArthur Invasion

U. S. Is Ahead in War Trials Plans  Other Allies Behind in Preparations

Beat Yank to. Death, Charge   “Little Glass Eye” And “Mushmouth” Named in Trial.

Streator Soldier Beaten to Death in Camp Hospital   Brutal Death of Illinois Man Described in Yokohama Trial

YANK DESCRIBES FATAL BEATING IN JAP PRISON   COMMENCE TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS IN YOKOHAMA COURT

Yank In Hospital Beaten To Death   Private Relates Jap Treatment at Trial

U. 5. Brought About Those Indictments   Three Major Allies Opposed Indictment of Individual German Officers

OPA Lowers Ration Value on Steaks, ‘Raises Values on Pork, Hamburger

March Ration Values For Meat Changed   Beef items Lowered, But Pork Low-Point Items Are Raised

OPA to Increase Ration Vaines of Reé-Point Food:   March Charts, Effective Sunday, Indicate Real Shortage of Meat

TIGHTER MEAT RATION DURING MARCH IS SEI   Low-Point Cuts Moved Higher, Top Steaks And Roasts Lower

°# ints Lowered : ys Quality Beef; Pork Values Up   Meat Shortage Now Becoming Reality, Says Price Chief

POINTS RAISED ON MOST MEATS   BETTER CUTS OF BEEF ARE SLIGHTLY REDUCED

Point Price of Better Steaks and Roasts Is Lowered as Values on Other Items Increased

Polish Chiefs eld by Reds, Mololoy Says  16 Under Arrest; Revelation Blow to ‘Frisco Pariey

Peace Meet dipset as Poles Jailed   Repercussions Loom At United  Nations Conference

Big Three Polish Discussions Blown Up By Soviet Revelation Of Arrest of 16 Polish Leaders

Soviets seize 16 Leaders Of Rival Group  Discussion Of Pact To End Dispute Is Suspended  cmrenT Trsta rita i wshal hb   SBRETTINIUS TOLD   Anglo-Americans Have Been Trving To Solve Mvsterv

aciatar cramer seaaaaias caster emaeenaamaaaa  No Date Set For End of Rationing

NOT ENOUGH MEAT TO DROP RATIONS   COMING TWO WEEKS WILL DECIDE OCT, 1 AS POSSIBLE DATE

MEAT RATIONING END’S IN SIGHT   Control Mey Terminate Oct. 1 No Agreement Reached ‘By OPA

Bloody Fighting Flares Up Again Around Soerabaja   First’ Truce Lasts Overnight; Another Truce is Effected

Fighting in Java Halted By New Truce   British Say Situation At Naval Base Tense; Soekarno Flies Back

New Fight, New Truce   Situation At Soerabdja Tense, Soekarno to Talk With Dutch Officials

Fight Resumes At Java Base But Truce Made   Soekarno Arranges For ~ Second Armistice As First Fails

PEACE LOOMS IN JAVA’S STRIFE   Nationalists Request Fighting Halt At Bandoeng

JAVA WARFARE. \ MAY END SOON   NATIONALIST FORCES RE. (QUEST ARMISTICE AT ONE OF THE TROUBLE SPOTS °

Blanket Of Snow Covers Most Of Nation Today   New Mass Of Cold Air Moving Into Midwest; 40 Below In Alberta

"Snow Blankets Wide Area of Nation;  Temperatures Drop; One Serious  Accident Is Blamed on Frost Threat

RECOGNITION IRKS POLES IN LONDON   Call-On 250,000 In. Armed Forces To:Remain Loyal

Liguidation Of Polish Unit Starts   Government In London To Be Dissolved Soon

BRITISH DISBAND POLES IN LONDON   Records to Be Given to Ambassador of Newly Recognized - Government

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JAP STRENGT SHATTERED ON VITAL ISLAND   AIRFIELDS ALREADY USED FOR ATTACKS ON MAINLAND

YANKS ENCOUNTER LIGHT OPPOSITION IN PRE-DAWN STAB   Thrust Made by Seventh Division After 2-Week Rest— 75,000 Yanks Now Fighting on Island.   MUD SLOWS ACTION NEAR NAHA AND SHURI   Marines Repulse Counter-Attack on West Flank—15 Enemy Planes Attack Fleet, 8 Shot Down.   BYTE TIWN.

‘Brown-Out’ Will Include Fhis Town   NEW COAL CONSERVATION TC DARKEN DISPLAY SIGNS AND WINDOWS

Not Many Leff To Wear Citation   Only 48 of Original 150 Still With Regiment That Clung to Beachhead

FRANCO BLAMES REDS FOR ‘PLOT   Announces Spanish Nation May Isolate Itself

SPAIN ATTACKS HATE CAMPAIGN   Communists Blamed In Effort To Defame Nation

Hoover to Talk With Truman On Food Crisis   Conference Hints Ex-President Mav Get Key Post

Truman Plans To See Hoover   Monday Parley To Diseurs Ferane’s Faad Needs

Truman, Hoover Set Conference On Food Relief   Former President May Be Offered Executive Post

Herbert Hoover Is Invited To Confer With Truman On Europe’s Food Situation

Truman, Planning To Feed Europe, Calls In Hoover For Information

HOOVER DUE TO MEET TRUMAN   White House Conference On Food Scheduled Monday

Truman, Hoover To Discuss Food Needs Of World  Ex-Administrator’s Fynerience Sanaht

HOOVER PLANS FOOD MEETING. WITH TRUMAN   Accepts Invitation to Visit White House Monday Morning

Hoover May Get Food Post  Proposed Talk With   Proposed Talk With Truman on Monday Rouses Speculation

Truman Summons Hoover For A Conference On Food Relief for Europe

Truman Asks Hoover's Aid   Former President Accepts Invitation, Will Confer on European Food Relief

Truman Calls In Hoover For Food Parley   Brings Speculation That Ex. Chief May Be Made Food  Executive.   rOOD CZAR UN 1914

HOOVER CALLED ON FOOD RELIEF   Former President Will Confer With Truman, May Get Job

President To Get Hoover’s Views On Food   Former President Accepts Invitatior To White House

Hoover Accepts invitation to Taik Over Food Problems With Truman

TO YOKOHAMA PRISON    Warlord Tojo Will Be’ Moved As Soon As He Is Able

Hideki Tojo Will Be Moved  Into Prison   To Join Members Of Pear! Harber Cabinet

Put:Tojo In Jail Soon   Will Join Rest of “Pearl Harbor Gang” As Soon As Recovered From Bullet Wound

Tojo To Join Gang In Jail   Notable Jap Prisoners Have Enough Food, Cell With Cot te Sleep On

WILL JAIL TOJO AFTER RECOVERY   32 Jap War Criminals in Yokohama Prison

TOJO WILL BE MOVED TO YOKOHAMA PRISON   To Join ‘Pear! Harbor Gang After Wound Improves

xK «* *K YX Tojo Will Be  Jailed Next Week   «K >. ¢ « * Pearl Harbor. Guilt Fixed

Improved Tojo Will Be Held In Yokohoma Jail   8th Army Imprisons 32 Suspects

Japan Warlord To Join Others Of His Cabinet   Will be Removed From U. 'S. Evacuation Hospital : ‘as Soon. as Bungled " Suicide Wounds Heal    Simple Comforis Provided Inmate:   Meanwhile, Korean - Hated Japs Being Ousted and Confusion Is Rapidly ‘Being Eliminated

Key is Turned On Thirty-two  War Criminals   Yanks Believe it Is Most Interesting Jail in the World

TOJO WHEN HE IS WELI   Pearl Harbor Premier to Occupy Prison With His Former Cabinet When He Recovers From Gunshot Wounds.

Government Forces Are Advancing On City of Mukden  Chinese Communists Fail to Fight Manchurian Battle

G.0.P.MapsPlans For 1946 Election   Public Opinion Viewed By Republican Leaders

U.S. Moves To Complete Plans   HARRY HOPKINS SENT TO RUSSIA FOR MEETING

45 Nazis Enter  Innocent Plea   Josef Kramer, “Beast Of Belsen’’ Concentration Camp Among Grou

45 NAZIS DENY WAR CRIMES   BRITISH COURT BEGINS TRIAL OF SS HENCHMEN

Nazi Horror Camp Guards Fate Trial   . Others, Including 21 ‘@men Plead Innocent

Belsen Chief On Trial For Horrors. Pleads Innocent   $4 Pienchmen oat Infamous Camp Also on Trial.

Beast of Belsen Pleads Innocent  ‘44 Other SS Men In Plea In Mass Trial

Horror Films Are Part of  Case Evidence   War Criminals Plead Innocent in Military Court

‘BELSEN GANG’ ON TRIAL TODAY   Director of Camp, SS Guards Pleads Innocent

Belsen Gang Is On Trial Before British Tribunal   Kramer Leader  Of Camp Guard

Use Distribution’ Line To Telephone  Project Suggests To REA Offices:

Approve > Big Tax Reduction   Total Tax Cut For Next: Year Will Probably Be Almost 6 Billion

Senators Vote Relief  In Taxes   Finance Committee Approves Reductions of $5,629,000,000

Bill fo Reduce Taxes by $5,629,000, 000 Gets Final Senate Committee Approval

Senate Group O.K.'s. Tax Cut Of 5 Billion For '46   Plan, Proposed Would Give Servicemen Specia Benefits; Excise Levies May Remain

APPROVAL OF SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE GIVEN TAX-CUT BILL   TOTAL REDUCTION OF $5, 629,000,000 LISTED, AL MOST HALF INDIVIDUALS

Committee Q. K.s 6 Billion Cut   Individual Taxpayers To Get Over 2 Billion Dollar Break Next Year.

SENAT KPPROVES FIVE BILLICN SLICE FROM TAX BILL   Cut In Luxury Taxes Does Not Get Approval It Got In The House

FINANCE GROUP GIVES OKAY TO MEASURE   Corporations Would Gain More Than Individuals   $5,629,000,000   Involved In New Proposal; Use Tax On Autos Would Be Abolished

Additional Tax Reduction Voted By Senate Group  Individuals’ Payments Parec   Individuals’ Payments Pared Soldiers’ Tax Forgiven, Big Cut in Corporation Levies

Senate Group Votes Heavier ‘Income Tax Cut   New Bill Would Lop Off $5,629,000,000 In  Federal Revenue.

$9,629,000,000 TAX SLASH SET   Senate Finance Unit’s Plan Faces Chamber Action

Senators Favor Further Income Tax Reductions   Committee Votes for Corporation and Individual Aid

Committee- approved Measure Would Lop Off Five and Half Billion—Corporations Get Slightly: Better Break Than Individuals—Social Security Levy Is Frozen

APPROVAL IS GIVEN FOR CUT IN TAXES   Measure Would Abolish Use Stamp and Freeze =  Social Security   IN: SENATE COMMITTEE

‘Senate Finance Committee 0. K.’s Tax-Cutting Bill   Individual Taxpayers Get $2,648,000,000 Break; Corporations Get Even More

Individuals Get Slash of $2.6 Billions   Would Freeze Security Payroll Levy at 1 Percent

Senate Committee Plans  $5 629,000,000 Tax Cut   Individual Benefits Nearly Equal To That Of The Corporations

Senate Committee's Approval Given Tax Cut of 512 Billions   Group Increases Reduc tion Passed by House; Action Wednesday

Tax Cut Measure Given Approval  Corporations Win Rianact Radueiane

Total Levy Reduced by 5) Billion   Measure Has Yet to Pass Senate and Conferences Reduction of Special Taxes Is Delayed

‘Senate Finance Committee ‘Lops Off $5,629,000,000 In Revenues In Tax Cutting Bill   Individual Tax Payers Given Over Two And Half Billion Dollar Break

Approve Tax Cutting Bill   Senate Committee Approves Measure — Benefits for Veterans

Individual Tax Relief Boosted By: Senate Unit   Gives Them $2,648,000, 000 Reduction Alone; Corporations Are Granied More

SENATE TAX BILL WOULD CUT LEVY ON AUTOMOBILES   REDUCTION ACT NOW THREE-SIXTH OF WAY TO PASSAGE

CORPORATIONS RECEIVE HUGE BENEFIT IN CUT   War Veterans Granted Special Reductions; Wipe Out — Federal Use Tax

House Group Approves big Tax Slash   Use Tax on Cars. Boats Would Go. Luxury Tax Stays Vets To Benefit

a ee      GENERAL GROVES SAYS SCIENTISTS. KNOW OF NO WAY TO EXPLODE MISSILE AT DISTANCE 

Atom Defense Story Denied   Project Director Says ‘Remedv’ Unknown

NO DEFENSE YET FOR ATOM 80MB   SCIENTISTS DENY NEW WEAPON CAN BE STOPPED’

Congress To Wait And See   Many Still Opposed to Com. pulsory Military Training In Peacetime

Conaress Is Still Cool To © ‘Peace Draft’   Wait and See’ Sign Greets Marshall Plea For Forced Training

Hitler’s Supermen in Cologne Deserted Their People, Fleeing for Interior Under Allied Bombings

NAZI SUPERMEN TURNED YELLOW DESERTED CIVILIANS AND FLED COLOGNE AS: AMERICANS ENTERED

Nazis Fled Cologne   Shattered By Bombing Officials and Police Pulled Out Before Yanks Entered City

Supermen In Cologne Fled   Couldn’t Take Saturation Bombing, Got Out Three Days Ahead of Yanks

Nazis Desert Cologne Folks  ‘Yellow’ Foe Ran 3 Days Before Attack

Hitler’s Supermen Left Cologne After Air Assault  Residents Were Left Without Food  R., Dasrvanrtinan Alagvic

‘Supermen’ Show True Color—Yellow  Nazi Troops Fled Cologne Before Doughboys Entered

Superforts Set Kawasaki and  Tokyo Afire   Three Yank Columns Converging on Baguio In Philippines; Japs Repulsed on Okinawa

B-295 AGAIN PUT TORCH 10 TOKYO PLANTS   Second Big F: ire Raid In 2 Days; Deadlock In Okinawa Battle

One Elbe Crossing Lost; Soviets Rip New Gains; Okinawa’s Lines Static

CEASE-FIRE ORDER GIVEN U. 8, FLEET   INSTRUCTIONS TURN BACK CARRIER PLANES HEADED FOR FOKYO AREA.

U.S. ENGINEERS RUIN), BRIDGE ACROSS RHUINF, IN NINE SHOR'THOOURS

Ratification League Gets Richt of Way   Hearings to Get Under Way July 9, Other Business to Be Sidetracked

SENATE TO OPEN “LEAGUE CHARTER HEARINGS JULY   Barkley Informs Chamber I Will Be Held in Continuous Session Until Final Action Is Taken.   TRUMAN TO PRESENT DOCUMENT MONDAY   Will Make Brief Address Which Will Not Be Broadcast — Committee Ses ~ gions Open to Public.

PEACE CHARTER GETS PRIORITY   Truman Delivers World Security Document To Senate Monday

Charter to Get Senate Priority  Hearing Opess July 9; Truman Wilt Deliver VAlarld Pact B orcanaliv

Dates Fixed For Hearing   Charter Discussions Set To Begin July 9

Sef Hearings On Charter   Truman to Present It to Senate Monday, Open  Hearings Begin Week  Later

COURT UPHOLDS CARR SENTENCE   Declines to Dismiss Contempt of Court Imposed on Grand Rapids ‘Banker

Bribe Grand Jury Upheld By Court   Banker's Plea To Voic Sentence Denied

Labor Rifts  Decreasing   Only 40,000. Workers, Idle Acrdss Country -

WORKERS IDLED BY WALKOUTS CUT TO 40,000   Take Steps to End Two More Strikes Involving 15,000 Employes

Nation’s Strike Thermometer Simmers Down   Number of Workers. Idled By Labor Disputes Drops to About 40.000

Labor Picture Takes on More Roseate Hue  seHlemen + of Strikes  seae ldla Emmiaweae   Settlemen? of Strikes Reduces Idle Employes to 40,000 Mark

40,000 REMAIN OUT ON STRIKE   Lumber Yard, Distillery : Disputes Are Near Settlement

MORE STRIKERS BACK TQ WORK   Number of Idle Drops to Approximately 40,009, Low-, est Total in Week.

Powers Detied To Stop Java's  Independence   usurgent Chief Tuvites Anglo-Aneviean Poll CH Rebel

U.'S., British To Be Asked To Make Investigation Indies Leader Says "No Power On Earth” Can Stop Movement

ADMIRAL KING. TELLS OF NEW AIR WEAPON   Retiring Fleet Chief Praises Navy, Marines, Coast ~ Guard: Seahers.

ARMY OPERATES ELECTRIC PLANT   UNION ORDERS MEN TO RETURN TO JOBS

ELECTRIC POWER PESTORED TO CLEVELAND AFTER ARMY TAKES. OVER TO END STRIKE OF 400

WALKOUT HALTED AY ARMY SEIZURE  Tian Officials Ovdor AM      Union Officials Order 400 To Return To Jobs In Cleveland   POWER RESTORED   Electric Illuminating Company Scene of Government Action

Power Service Resumed After ~Kriny Seizure   Cleveland: Strikers Back to Work Following President's. Action

NORMAL POWER BACK IN ELECTRIC LINES AFTER PLANT SEIZED  MEN ORDERED BACK TO WORK AND THREATENED

Intervention By U.S. in Strike is Now Predicted   GM-CIO Conference Breaks Down; Idle Count is 225,000

Far East Air Forces Set Notable Record   Destroy or Damage 2,846,932 Tons of Enemy Shipping

FEAF AMASSING HEAVY JAP TOLL   Nearly Three Million Ton: Shipping And 1,375 Planes Listed

MARTHUR AIRMEN TAKE HEAVY TOLL      BAG 2,846,932 TONS OF JAI SHIPPING AND 1,375 PLANES IN 7 MONTHS.

FEAF Bags 1375 Jap Airplanes   Million Tons Of Enemy Shipping Sent To Bottom

Courage No Avail Now During War   A-Bomb Brings War, Once King’s Sport, to Ultimate Horror of Completeness

THE  WAR TODAY   America Might Force the Surrender of Japan Proper and Suill Have Task of Beating Nips On Continent

‘OUR WAR AGAINST JAPAN IS (DIVIDED INTO ASSAULT ON HOME HISLANDS AND FIGHT FOR CHINA

FULL MIGHT OF ALLIED AIR POWER TG CAUSE NIPPON TO SUFFER FAR MORE THAN GERMANY FROM: BOMBING

 Answer To Puzzle Is To Crack Homeland Wide Open— ——BDY VOW I WiSCRCNSte Vt.  Jap War Lords May Seek Empire On Mainland

B-29's Make Second ‘Mercy Mission’ To Prisoner of War Camps in Japan

WEST COAST TRAFFIC JAM — WILL BE BROKEN SHORTLY   RAILROAD OFFICIAL SAYS ALL AVAILABLE: EQUIPMENT BEING PUT ON JOB

Wallace In Severe Test   House Final Vote on Legislation May Moke or Break His Cabinet Chance

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington - + ~~. -~- Ray Tucker New York . -- Albert MN. Leman

SUSPEND FILING OF DISPATCHES   Possibility That An Embargo  Might Have Been Im posed at SHAEF.

AP DISPATCHES ARE SUSPENDED   Rival Agencies Announce Allied Clamp on Further Surrender News

Claim Suspension of AP News from Eurone   UP and INS Report Major News Service Penalized For Surrender “Szoop”

Outlook Brightens on Home Front For Fuel, Meats, Sports   Labor Situation Worse With War Factories Shuttine Down

Meat Rationing May Be Droppec in September :   Coal Outlook Still Uncertain; Labor To Demand Higher Pay

LIFT BANS Of SPORT TRAVEL   Government Rocketing Americans Toward Road to Normal Living.   OTHER STEPS ARE TAKEN

Sports Travel Ban. Lifted; Okay Wage Hikes; More Coal .   Reconversion loday

WLB May Go Out Very Soon   Instrument Used To Keep Industrial Peace

Aussies Win All Of Oil Metropolis   Enemy Defenses in.  Refinery Area Broken

Aussies Seize All of Port of Balikpapan  Capture Airfield _ in Five-Mile  Drive Down Coast

JAPAN'S OFFER EXPECTED 10 BE ACCEPTED   Navy Secretary, on Leaving White House, Says “Hope It’s Over”

PATTON SPRINGS FRESH ATTACK NEAR MOSELLE   Ten Towns Are Captured; British Empire Offensive At Goch Stopped by Nazis

‘Stymied’ In Strike   Hard Coal Miners  Are Well Advised; FBI Unable to  Find Law Violation

Conquest Of Manila Ends; Marines Gain   Devil Dogs Drive Ahead In Face Of Murderous Fire On lwo Jima

Marines Score Gains in Bitter Iwo Jima Battle; More Than 12,000 Enemy Dead Are Counted In Philippine Capital; Mitscher Hits Tokyo

Marines Gain On Iwo And Manila Cleared      Manila Cleared Of Jabs, 3,000 Freed -

Germans Organize To End Plundering Of Murder Gangs   “Watch”? Groups Stand Guard During Night

COALCONTRACT MEET RESUMED   iEarly Signs of Agreement Between Miners, Operators Blur

Subcounmittees of Union and Producers Reassemble fn Finat Effort io  Rench Agreenient

CHURCHILL RETURNS TO GREAT BRITAIN   Prime Minister May Speak In Commons Tomorrow

Charchill To Report On Yalta   Biitish Prime Minister Returns To London

YANKS HAMMER WEST WALL ON (A0-MILE FRONT   New French Offensive Breaks Nazi Threat In Strasbourg Area

YANKS STREAM INTO BELT OF WEST WALL   Pour Across Luxembourg and Belgian Borders

Carve Up  Tottering  Wehrmacht   First Army Units Head For Juncture With Red Army, Smashing West Beyond Doomed Vienna

THREE U. §. ARMIES  SURGED EAST TODAY  IN DIRECTION BERLIN . FIRST ARMY TANKS AND  “INFANTRY BURST INTO PLAIN NEARER RERIIN

8th Army in Italy Opens Big Drive on Wide Front   Russian Troops Oust Hun Forces from Three-Fourths of Vienna

Move In To Japan Tuesday   Full Air And Ocean Fleets To Cover Twin Landings; Details Of Surrender Released

5 OTHER NATIONS WILL SIGN TERMS ISSUED BY BIG 4   JAPAN CONTINUES PREPARATIONS FOR ALLIED LANDINGS

General MacArthur To Land in Japan Tuesday, Aug. 28   Detailed Orders Given Japanese to Effect Surrender

Allies to Make Double Barrelled Landing Tuesday   All Japanese Aircraft Must Remain Out of Air, Commander Says.   To Sign Surrender Terms on August 31

Allied Forces Into Japan by Seaand Air   Detailed Surrender Terms Given Foe; Signing on Aug. 31

Allied ’Chutists To Drop Near Capital Sunday   Navy, Marine Forces to Go Ashore Two Days  Later

FULL POWER OF FLEET WILL "BACK UP LANDINGS; TREATY SIGNING SET FORAUGUST 31

Battleship Missouri Capitulation Scene   “Surrender Will Be Aug. 31Orders for Movement of “Vessels. Planes Given  -

PAPERS WILL BE SIGNED AUG, 3t IN TOKYO AREA   MacArthur Has Informed Japanese Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands, New Zealand Will Join Big Four In Signing.

MacArthur Announces Duo Landing In Japan Next Tuesday; Troops to Go Ashore Near Tokyo Backed by Fleet; General to Land with Airborne Men

MACARTHUR DISCLOSES THAT NIP EMISSARIES HAD BEEN FURNISHED WITH INSTRUMENT   Tokyo Radio, Doing Most of Talking, Says General Will Set Foot on Enemy Territory Some Time Next Tuesday   VERSION OF SERIES OF EVENTS FORTHCOMING

GENERAL MACARTHUR DISCLOSES TERMS BE IMPOSED UPON JAPAN  SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER TO LAND IN JAPAN TUESDAY. AUG. 28

Signing Will Take Place On Aug. 31   Exact Site of Historic Event Not Yet Clear

AIR AND SEA FORCES WILL TAKE PART   MacArthur Announces Plans for Occupation by Parachutists and by Troops Backed by U. S. Fleet in Tokvo Bay.

Landing Tuesday, Savs MacArthur   Announcement by Supreme Allied Commander Corroborates Earlier Information Issued from Tokyo

Document Will Be Signed In Tokyo Aug. 31   Gen. MacArthur Says He Will Land In Japan On Aug. 28; Japs Have Copy Of Paper

Surrender Terms To Be Formally Signed. August 31 ‘In Tokyo Area;’ Japanese Already Know Contents  Of Instructions That Mean Peace

MacArthur To Lead Occupation Landings _- Tuesday; Reveals Order To Japanese

Air and Sea Forces Will Take Over   Supreme Commander Makes Known Surrender Orders Handed tou Japan

Directives Are To Be Put Into Effect Friday   Allied Leader. Will Latid In Japan August 28 as Occupation Begins oe

Document Will Be Signed in  Tokyo Aug. 31   MacArthur Will Arrive in Japan Tuesday With  Airbourne Troops

Instructions ForLanding Are Revealed   MacArthur Says He Will Land in Japan Tuesday, Finish Surrender Formalities; All Ships, Planes in Nip Control Are to Be Inactivated

Douglas MacArthur Says He Will Go To Japan Next Tuesday   Document Will Be Signed By Japanese In Tokyo Area; Permits Limit Use Of Nip Planes

Document Will Be Signed in Tokyo Area Aug. 31, Allied Commander Discloses—Nippon Told Airborne Troops To Land Sunday Near Capital—Conquered Empire Must Keep Planes Out of Air.

CEREMONY SEI FOR AUG. 31 NEAR TOKYO   MacArthur Says He Will Enter Japan Tuesday   OTHER NATIONS   To Join Big Four In Signing; Messages Sent To Ships At Sea

Great American Fleet Will Back Ground Forces   Surrender Document Sent To Tokyo With Peace Delegation

MARTHUR WILL FLY TO TOKYO NEXT TUESDAY   Signing of Surrender Set For Aug. 31 Aboard Battleship

General Will Reach Japan Tuesday, 28   Japanese Given Copy of Instrument They Will Be Required to Sign to Officially End War

Signing Is Set For Aug. 31 In Tokio Area   Nipponese Planes Grounded, Ships Disarmed And Immobilized, Artillery ‘Spiked.’

JAPS WILL SIGN ON SHIP AUG. 31; LANDING SUNDA’   Strict Instructions Given Concern ing Sea Craft, Report All Fronts Quiet

MacArthur To Land In Japan Next Tuesday   Pact Will Be Signed In Tokyo Area Japs Have Terms

Yankee Soldiers to Go Ashore Near Tokyo With - Fleet Backing   MACARTHUR WILL FLY   Airborne Troops Will Land at Nearby Atsugi Airdrome

M ARTHUR TO LAND MONDAY ON APS SOI   Doug Announces Landings ‘by Air and Sea in Area That Day.

Copy Of Terms Given Defeated Foe At Manila   Informs Nips Australia Canada, France, The Netherlands and New Zealand Signers   MacArthur Going To Tokyo Tuesday   Japanese Sourees Claim Allied Supreme Com  mander Will Follow   ' Airborne Troops

TO TAKE PLAGE IN TOKYO AREA   MacArthur Tells That Dou« ble Barrelled Landing is Planned.   HE’Il ARRIVE TUESDAY

Miss Your Paper?   Supreme Leader Due To Arrive Tuesday, Aug. 28   Japs Have Surrenders  Directions Copy

Gen. MacArthur Discloses Terms Handed To Japs   Supreme Commander Will Land On Soil Of Empire Tuesday August 28

Document Signing  August 31   MacArthur Diseloses Terms of Surrender: He Will Land in  Japan on August 28

YANKS TO LA NEXT SUNDAY ON SACRED ISLANDS   Enemy Laying Down Arms But Several Trouble Spots Still Being Watched

General Will Fly To Tokyo Next Tuesday   Jap Planes Grounded, Ships. Submarines Ordered Into Allied Ports.   ARMADA IS IS PREPARING

Document to Be Signed August 31   Japs Ordered te Put Directives Into Effect Friday Night

Signing Sef for Aug. 31 InTokyo Area   Allied Airborne Force To Land In Japan Sunday, MacArthur To Arrive Tuesday

Paratroops Will Descend Ten Miles from Capital City, and Ships Will Enter Tokyo Harbor.   FULL INSTRUCTIONS IN HANDS OF JAPS

Full Power Of Fleet Will Support Landing Of Americans To Begin Occupation Of Japan

Senate Given Revamped Liquo Measure Today   Caucus Last Night Results in Recommendations Which Are Expected To Be Given Approval.

POLES CONFESS ANTI-RED ACTS   Home Army Heads Admit Crimes Against Soviets During Trial

Poles Tell Of Sabotage  More Testimony   More Testimony In Moscow Trials

TESTIFIES POLES CONSIDERED RED ARMY AN ENEMY   POLISH JOURNALIST SAYS UNDERGROUND ISSUED DIRECTIVE

Polish Witness Tell: Of Blowing Bridges And Killing Russians   Journalist Says Soviet Army Was Considered “Enemy and Aggressor;”’ Poles Admit Thais Activizies Hampered Allied War Effort

Underground Fought Reds, Say Poles   Claim London Regime Considered Russians As Enemies

Aimed to Foment Hate Against Reds, Polish Underground Leader Testifies

Poles-on Trial Tell Of War « on Russians  oO Ff _ a wa   Sabotage of Trains, Slaughter Of Red Soldiers Admitted By Undersround Members

Declares Poles  Saw Red Army As Aggressor   Journalist Gives Testimony At Moscow Hearing On Underground Activities

FIFTH COLUMN SHOWN IN TRIAL      Witnesses Tell of Slaying of Russian Soldiers

Deputy Prime Minister of London Polish Regime Admits Guilt on Stand; Other Pgles Tell of Wrecking Red Trains, Blowing Bridges, Kill. ing Russian Soldiers.

MORE EVIDENCE 15 HEARD IN TRIAL OF 16 POLES IN MOSCOW  POLISH JOURNALIST TESTIFIES RED ARMY  AABRICTIAPrHART rr FBIrege

POLE ATTACKS ON REDS TOLD   Polish Witnesses At Trial In Moscow Reveal Terror:st Activities

@ ° SPOLES—. Press Trials  Of 16 Poles   Polish Journalist Witness At. Today’s Session In Moscow —

Polish Witnesses Tell of Trains, Bridges Destroyed   Journalist Claims Underground Army Told Red Army an Aggressor

Poles Describe Sabotage Acts Against Soviet   Trial of Group Enters Its Second Day in Moscow

Pole Home Army Kilied  Russians   Moscow Trial Told Red Army Considered Enemy and Aggressor

Poles Tell Of Killing Russians  Trains Wrecked.  Rissovnc Rinwen

Senate Votes For Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Congressional Investigation Assured; Truman Approves Move .

Pearl Harbor Probe Assured   Truman Puts His Inflnence ind Invest

Congress To Get Prohe Of Pearl Harbor   Truman Puts Weight Behind Demand For New Report On Raid

Senate Votes Pearl Harbor Joint Inquiry   House Acts Monday; Democrats Set Ball Rolling: Due Jan. 3

Pearl Harbor Investigation Is Assured  Senator«e Decide an   Senators Decide on Joint Committee of Both Houses

HOTELS FOR JAPS ARE FROWNED ON   American Legion Protests Luxurious Quarters

¢ Force Poised For Takeoff At  Command Post   (General Patton Smashes 28 Miles Toward Bavarian Stronghold

AMERICANS SET TO MEET REDS   ‘Junction Patrol’ Held Ready As Radio Conversations Are Exchanged

LOCAL OPTION BILL DELAYEL   House Adjourns After 2! Amendments Filed

‘Local Option’ Beer Bill Hits Snag In House   Representatives Beat Down Proposed Amendment on Measure

Decides On Reorganizing Department   In Effort to Avert Widespread Luadustri:] Strife. Detroit Situation First On Program

Reorganization of Lahor Department Sei   President Will Make Plans Known at Parley

To cope with increasing  labor trouble  Announcement planned today

Americans Seize  Two Islands  in Philippines First Army Corps  Is Closing Rapidly on Baguio

Danish Nazi Police Ignore Surrender, Fire On Civilians   Patriots and German Troops Fight Nazis Side By Side

M’ Arthur Clamps Iron Hand On Japs   Abolishes Headquarters ‘And Clamps Censorship On Newspapers, Radio.

Arthur Bans Jao Army H.Q.   Blow Struck at Nip Militarism; Muzzle Placed on Radio, Newspapers of Empire; Trainloads of Foe Troops on Way Home

Censorship Clamped On Enemy Press   Koreans Demonstrate As Americans Leave Japanese Officials As Administrators

Press, Radio Placed Under  Censorship   American General Orders Imperial Headquarters, Established to Direct War, Abolished

MacArthur Says Japs Who Conquered Independent Korca Will Be Retained in Office; Occupation of Japan Progresses.

M’ Arthur Order Dissolves Jap High Command   Head of Nip War Machine Eliminated, Strict Press and Radio Censorship Established as Allies Tighten Control

General MacArthur Dissolves Japan's Main Headquarters   Snaps Press and Radio Censorship on All Imperial Sources

BRIDLE CLAMPED ON TOKYO PRESS   Imperial Headquarters Tc Close By Wednesday

MACARTHUR ORDERED JAPANESE IMPERIAL GENERAL HQ CLOSED PRESS AND RADIO CENSORSHIP; KOREA PEEVED AT  RITRIZ. nh APTA:

MACARTHUR ORDERED JAPANESE IMPERIAL GENERAL HQ CLOSED  PRESS AND RADIO CENSOR  SHIP; KOREA PEEVED Al  Pik APMMMS a

CLAMPS PRESS CENSORSHIP ON BEATEN ENEMY   Koreans Resent Order Keeping Japanese In Office

CLOSE IhiPERIAL OFFICE: CLAMPS ON CENSORSHI   Tactica! Organization for Empire's Armed Forces Abolished; Korea Plan Attacked

Enemy GHQ ls Ordered To Dissolve   Korean Friction Caused By Retention Of Nipponese Officials.

Supreme Commander Also Clamps Press And Radio Censorship On Beaten Empire

SAYS GENERA HDQ. MUST BE ABOLISHED   “Gloved Hand” Peace Plar Announced For Japan   NIPS PERMITTED   To Keep Own Government; Korea And Australia Protest Ruling

[MacArthur Ordered the Imperial Headquarters Abolished; a Press Censorship.   A DIRECTIVE WAS ISSUED BY THE GEN.   Headquarters Must Dissolve by Sept. 138; Was Set Up in 1940 to Coordinate Army and Navy <Aetivity.

Abolishes Imperial Jap Headquarters   Simultaneously Clamps On Press and Radio Censorship

MacArthur Order Is Death Blow To Nip Militarism   Imperial General Headquarters Ended; Press, Radio Censored; Koreans Rebel at Jap Regime

Koreans Irate As MacArthur Lets Japanese  Stay in Office   Press, Radio Censorship Clamped on Beaten  Nippon

PRESS, RADIO PLACED UNDER CENSORSHIP   MacArthur Deals Death Blow to Nipponese Militarism by Ordering the Imperial General Headquarters Abolished,

S > i . ° . a3, LL ecacs No,  . canad : ‘ cosine New p'as'" Are é- Acts:  a, ene sev  e ry . Ni- rags. yet? Jeogoat

EAVING NIPS IN OFFICE NOT PLEASING 10 THE KOREANS   Are Told That Japs Will Only Do As Told By  American Force

MacArthur _ Clamps Down On Nipponese   Koreans Angered As Former Enemy Stays in Control

Allied Chief Swings Hard Blow at Foe Militarism: Unrest in Korea Feared

Angry Koreans Protest Use Of Jap Officials   Koreans Call Retention Of Jap Officials ‘Slap In The Face;’’ Hodge Explains He’s Giving Orders Through Them; MacArthur Issues  Two Statements.

HEADQUA ENDED; KOREA PROTEST RISES   Continuation Of Enemy In High Office Touches Off Wave Of Indignation

DEATH BLOW DEALT JAPAN WAR-MAKERS   MAC ARTHUR TAKES ACTION TO CURB NIPPON UNREST

MacArthur Order Deals Death Blow To Jap Militarism   Abolishes Imperial Headquarters; Clamps Strict Censorship On Press, Radio Of Defeated Nip Government

Press, Radio Censorship  Clamped On   Staff Must Be Dissolved by Sept. 13: Set Up In 1940 Before Dee. 7.   SPARKS FLY IN KOREA

JAPANESE TOLD MUST DISSOLVE IMPERTAL GEN, HEADQUARTERS  ‘DEFEATED EMPIRE ALSO PLACED UNDER PRESS AND RADIO CENSORSHIP

Army, Navy Clique Must Be Dissolved   Censorship Rule Invoked by Gen. MacArthur

U.S. TO OCCUPY USAKA, BIG NIP INLAND BASES      Treacherous Imperial Army Headquarters Is ‘Disbanded

Gen. MacArthur Turns An Iron Hand On Japs   Americans Arrive At Northern Honshu Bu Trouble Still Brews Over Korean Setup

Abolishes Jap-Ceneral  Headquarters   Clamps Striet Censor: ship On Newspapers And Radio Stations Publicizing False Propaganda and = Lying Stories

ABOLISHES IMPERIAL JAP HEADQUARTERS   General Also Clamps Censorship On Nip Communications

MacArthur Deals Death Blow to — Japan Militarism   Imperial General Headquarters Abolished; Censorship Clamped on Jap Press, Radio; Korea Protests Rentention of Nip Officials 

Move Is Death Blow To Enemy Milifarism  Koreans In Protest Over ‘Kid Glove’   Koreans In Protest Over ‘Kid Glove’ Occupation Policy

MacArthur Directs Foe General Headquarters Be Abolished by Sept. 13   Koreans Protest MacArthur’s Policy of Retaining Japanese Official in Office — Blow at Jap General Staff Will Erase Symbol of Japanese Aggressiveness

Japs Ordered To Dissolve War Setup   MacArthur Also imposes Press and Radio Censorship

Strike Death Blow At Japanese Militarism By Order Dissolving Tactical Organization

CLAMPS DOWN ON JAPANESE RADIO, PRESS   Sparks Fly in Korea Over Retaining of  Japanese Officials

Death Blow s Dealt Japanese  Military Clique   MacArthur Clamps Press, Radio Censorship On Japan.

Gen. M’Arthur's Method of Jap  Gov. Control Is Criticized In Asic

Death Blow To Nip War Power By MacArthur   Supreme Commander Orders luperial General Headquarters Abotished by September 13   Censorship Put On Beaten Enipire   Meanwhile, Sparks Fly da Koren Over MacArthor s Policy to Permit Japs ie Stav in Offiee

MacArthur Acts To Kill Symbol Of Milifarism   U.S. Forces Spread Control; Policy in Korea Draws Protest

Clamps Light Censorship On Press, Radio   Sparks Fly in Korea. As U. S. Leader Retains ' Japanese Officials

[Yanks Prepare For Occupation Move in Osaka   Protesting Koreans Learn Their Rights Are Safe

SOFT PEACE JAPAN UNFOLDS   Yanks Quietly Take Control of Most of Nip Isles, Korea

TROUBLE BREWS IN KOREA OVER ‘KID GLOVE’ PLAN   Occupation of Home Islands Expanding Smoothly as  More Troops Disarmed

Last Symbol Of Nip Aggression Has Been Erased   Demobilization Under Way; Beaten Nation Bows To M’Arthur s Edicts

Japanese General  Hg. Is Abolished   MacArthur Takes Militar. istic Center of Empire Apart   -MORE TROOPS MOVE IN   Koreans Angry Because - Japanese Officials Stay on Jo

‘Tron Hand’ Is Employed By MacArthur   Firmer Decrees Are Laid Down By Commonder

Death Blow To Japan’s  Militarism   MaeArthur Orders Entire Japanese Military Setup To be Dissolved

ALLIED COMMANDER STRIKES AT HEART-OF JAP MILITARISM IN’ DRASTIC ORDER ISSUED TODAY

Milifarism Dealt Death Blow Today   Press, Radio Cencorship Also Decreed

Feel Steel Of “Gloved Hand”  Occupation Forces Ta Gnraad Cantral

Jap Military Is Given Death Blow   MacArthur Demand: Closing of Imperial Offices

MacArthur Places Censorship On Nip Radio, Press Stories   Yanks Expand Occupation Rule; Tension High in Korea as Japs Work Under U. S. Forces

MacArthur Order Is Death Blow to Jap Militarism   Koreans Protest U.S. Policy in Using Jap Reaime

Nip Militarism Hit Death Blow By MacArthur   Orders Imperial General Headquarters . Dissolved; Policy In Korea Assailed

MacArthur’s Softly Stern Contro! Put Over Nippon   Koreans Objecting, To Japanese Usage

Americans Extend Control in Japan as Chinese at Nanking Accept Japanese Surrender   Koreans Protest as MacArthur Announces Japanese Will Be Permitted to Work Out Their Own Destiny, Subiect te His Orders

JAPAN OFFICIALS REMAIN AT JOBS WITHOUT POWER   ALLIED CHIEF SAYS MEN CAN COME HOME WHEN WORK IS DONE

DISSOLVED GROUP PLOTTED ATTACK QIN PEARL HARBOR   General Clamps Censorship on Press and Radio—Acts to Quiet Unrest in  . Korea.   INLAND SEA BASES TO BE OCCUPIED   American Control Also Will Spread to Osaka — Nips Report Fourth of Home Army Demobilized,

Censorship on Press,  Radio Set   Sparks Fly in Korea Over MacArthur's Using Nip Officials

ORDERS GIVEN BY MACARTHUR   Imperial General Headquar« ters Must Be Dissolved By Sept. 13.   CENSORSHIP TIGHTENED

MacArthur Puts Censorship On _ Papers, Radios   - Abolishes Japanese Imperial Headquarters;  Orders Naval Bases In inland Waters Taken’

INLAND NAVAL BASES NEXT ON LIST   Demonstrations Break Out in Capital Of Korea   SURRENDERS   Signed In Other Parts Ot Pacific: More Released Prisoners Going Home

MacArthur Orders Japan To Dissolve War Organization   Press, Radio Censorship Imposed On Beaten Foe

General L Deals  Crushing Blow  To Militarism   Army-Navy Clique Is Ordered to Dissolve by Wednesday—Allied Decree Also Restricts Enemv Radio and Precce

MacArthur Deals Jap Militarism Quick Death Blow   Imperial Headquarters Dissolved: Press, Radio Get Stern Orders

MAP FIGHT ON LABOR MEASURE   Opponents Want House To Ac  gept Senate Conipromise

Work Or Fight lk oes Mapping Battle Tacties   Movement To Seuttlhe Manpower Legislation Gains Momentum

New, Longer War Criminal List Slated  For Japanese   Carriers Will Rush Yanks To THemeland

BRITISH NAVY — SEIZES SHIPS IN SKAGSERAR   Penetrates Deep Intec Germany’s Northwest Defense Zone

 American Casualties Since Pearl  Harbor Totaled 912.4788 April 7th

Rhine Crossing Made At Cost Of 47.023 Men   Figures Ineludes 6.214 Killed, 35.413 Wounded And 5.3606 Mi-sing

Rhine Battle Cost U. S. 47,023 Men   Losses Cover Fight for Stream and the Crossing of It, Stimson Says—Casualties Are for Operations of Army Ground Forces.

U.S. CASUALTIES ON RHINE 47,023   GROUND LOSSES IN WEST 473,215 SINCE D-DAY

Rhine River Battle Costs America 47,000 Casualties  Figures for March List 6,214 as Killed in Germany

Our Casualties Total 47,03 In Rhine Campaign   Number In Al! Theaters Since Pear! Harbor Is 912.478

47,023 CASUALTIES   Stimson Reports on Battle and Crossing of the Rhine

47,023 YANKS RHINE GASUALS   Casuals Since Pearl Harbor Reach 813,870 Stim son Savs

RHINE BATTLE COST 47,023 MEN-STIMSON   March Figure Includes 6,214 Killed, 35,443 Wounded, 5,366 Missing

Judges Named by Martin Defeated   83 Jurists Elected In State, 18 Without  Opposition

Yanks Close  On Vergato  High Ground Held   High Ground Held About Italian City

Japs Report U.S. Forces Open Attack   Possibility Seen Americans May Hit Homeland

Japanese Radio Says Americans Assault Island   Tokyo Fears An Invasion Attempt On Jap Homeland

HiT (WO JIMA AS TOKYO AGAIN IS BOMBARDED   Powerful American Fifth Fleet Continues Assault On Nippon

Frantic Foe Fears U.S. Units May Land On Home Isle Shores   Japanese Broadcasts Claim Attack On Tiny Fortress Isle Beaten Off; Industrial Canital Maas of Flames

Great Carrier Air Force Still Lashing Tokyo   Japanese Claim Twd Landings On Vital Island Repulsed; Feat Homeland Invasion

Nipponese Say, Yank Attempts Are Repulsed   Meanwhile, Powerful U. &,  Fleet Continuing to Res kindle Fires in Tokyo With Carrier Planes   Japs Warn Landing OuMaintandLoomes   Tokye Radio Says lwo  Jima Landings Made Under Support of “Furiaus Naval Gun Barrages”

1500 Planes Blast Japanese Capital  For Second lime No Official Word On New Invasion From Allied Source

—TOKYO— — Over City More Than  Five Hours   Industrial Fires Raging In Tokyo Rekindled By Raiders

Japs Say u. S. Invades Iwo Jima   American Carrier Attack into Second Day; Japanese Fear Invasion of Homeland

Tokyo Says Two Landing Attempts Repulsed; Nip Capital Is Bombed Again

Making Two Landings: onfoe's Strategic Fighter Air Bases   [Attack on Tokyo. Continues Through. Second Day. Rekindling - Yesterday's Fires; Air : Battles Over'the City”

May Strike At Japan, Papers Say   Carrier Planes Continue to Pound Foe Capital

'NO OFFICIAL WORD  OF INVASION OF IWO  ISLAND BY AMERICANS BLASTING OF TOKYO AND  NEARBY POINTS IN PROGRESS ACAIN TONAY

U. S. Planes Refuel; Pound — Jap Capital for Second Day   Yanks May Land at Two Points on Home Islands, Frantic Radio Tells People. _ Shy Jap Fleet Still in Hiding —

Continue Attacks On:Tokve   Powerful American = Fleet, Planes Carry. “ Assault On Jap Cap ital Into Second Day

REPORTS TWO ATTACKS ON THE ISLAND   Enemy Asserts Both Attempts to Obtain Foothold Are Repulsed— Jittery About Homeland Invasion Now.

REFUELED PLANES PEKINDLE RAGING TIRES IN CAPITAL   SECOND ATTACK ON . JAPAN HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED 5 HOURS

TOKYO ATTAGK 5 CONTINUED   Doublebarreled Hit on City And Its Approaches Enss ter Second Day,”   2 LANDINGS REPULSED?

Fleet Pounds Japar As Nip Ships Hide   Navy Plane Blasting of Tokyo Continued into Second Day; Jap Radio Fears Homeland Invasion

JAPS CLAIM U. S. FORGES INVADED iWO JIMA TODAY   ‘But There Was No Official Word of Such Action Received at Guam.   TOKYO AGAIN ATTACKED   Domei Said Two Landings Were Made But Both Were Repulsed.

Naval Forces Continue to Bomb Capital   Japs Report Two Landings on Iwo Jima by Yanks;  Say Both Repulsed.   Jans Express Fear  Of Homeland Assault

NEW BRITISH SOCIALIST REGIME IS — MODERATE AND HER FOREIGN POLICY NOT LIKELY TO UNDERGO CHANGES —

A Mild Form Of Socialism. ... .  No Radical Upheaval In Policy Is Coming From British Swing To Left

Government Is Moderate   Moving Along Line Not Very Far “Left” Of Center; Policy Echoes That of Late Conservative: Churchill Recime

POLICY PRONOUNCEMENT FROM BRITAIN’S FOREIGN SECRETARY GIVES LITTLE THATS RADICAT.

New British Government Is’t Very Far ‘Left’ of Center, Bevin Talk Reveals

Britain's Foreign Policy Again Shows No Basic Change   Bevin’s Speech Echoes Policies of Churchill  Conservative Rule

First Cavalry Will Lead Way Info Capital  Focilities Ordered   Facilities Ordered Put at Call of U. S. Forces

MacArthur Plans To Establish ‘His Headquarters At U.S. Embassy; All Jap Soldiers Are To Lay Down Arms by Oct. 10

GEN. MARTHUR TO SHIFT BASE INTO CITY, TOO   Japs Told To Give Up Arms By Oct. 10; Orders Go To Enemy Leaders

First Cavalry Division To Leac Way Into City   MacArthur Expected To Moye Headquarters To U.S. Embassy Building In Jap Capital

DIRECTIVE DEMANDS NEEDED INFORMATION FOR SWIFTLY DISARMING JAP WAR MACHINE   Supreme Commander Expected to Move Headquarters From Yokohama to Embassy Building in Tokyo After Occupation of Capital Friday   EIGHTH ARMY TO TAKE OVER NORTHERN HONSHU

FIRST CAVALRY TO OCCUPY JAP CAPITAL CITY      New MacArthur Directive Drives Home to Japs Total Defeat

BEATEN NATION GETSORDERFOR VAST FACILITIES   - 1st Cavalry Prepares for Occupation of . . Top Japanese City

Directive Calls On Japs For All Vast Facilities   First Cavalry Given Honor Of Taking Over Bomb-Ruined Tokyo

1st Cavalry Division First To Enter Tokyo   Occupation Of Beaten Enemy Capital Begins Friday As MacArthur Moves Headauarters

‘Division First To Enter Manila Is Given Honor; Directive Issued

YANKS TO START MOVING INTO TOKYO FRIDAY   Expect Gen. MacArthur te Transfer Headquarters on Same Date

Honor Bestowec On Veterans Of Manila Battle   MacArthur Will Move Headquarters Into - Jap Capital Friday.

First Cavalry Will Enter Nip Capital   MacArthur Starts Vast Job of  Ticareming Enamv

MOVE INTO U.S, EMBASSY OFFICE   New Directive by Commander Orders Japs to Place Vast Facilities at Our Call

OCCUPATION TOKYO TO BEGIN SATURDAY, FRIDAY, U. 8. TIME  _ MACARTHUR ORDERS QUICK DISARMING AND Al

M’Arthur Issues Stern Directive  Occupation Order Hits War Machine

MacArthur Gets Tough In Directive   Drives Home Full Impact of Defeat  On Japan; Ist Cavalry in Tokyo Firs

IS EXPECTED IN CAPITAL THIS WEEK   Allied Chief Plans to Move Headquarters From Yo. kohama at About Same Time First Yanks March In.

Plan Finished For Tokyo Occupation   MacArthur Will Move Headquarters; Issues New Orders

SET DATE FOR TOKYO MARCH   Troops to Start Occupation Saturday, Cavalry First

st Cavalry Troops:to Enter City    Expect MacArthur Ta Move Quarter? To U. 8: Embassy ’ Building

First Cavalry Accorded Tokyo Occupation Honor   «kK Ke Ke Ke Japs Not Beaten’  Says Carrier Admiral

U.S. Occupation Of Jap Capital Begins Friday   MacArthur Issues Stern Directive to Beaten  Enemy

5, CAVALRY TO TAKE OVER TOKYO FRIDAY   MacArthur to Move to U. S, Embassy in Capital ‘at Same Time. :

Tokyo Occupation Begins Saturday; Japs Get Orders —   UvS. Ist Cavalry. Div. Will Be First to Enter; MacArthur ‘Issues Sweeping Commands.

Americans Set For Oceupying  Japan Capital   U. S. First. (Dismounted) ‘Cavalry Division, First ~ Into Manila, to Enter  Tokyo Friday ;

“Ast Cavalry  Troops to Enter City   } Expect MacArthur To Move Quarters To U. S. Embassy  »> Building

Yank Occupation Of Nippon Capital Will Begin Friday   MacArthur’s GHQ To Be in United States Embassy

U.S. Takes Nip Capital This Week   Famed First Cavalry To Move Into Tokyo on Friday

Ist Cavalry Leads Way Into Tokyo   Troops To Enter Tokyo Friday (U. S. Time); MacArthur Will Move _ Into American Embassy This Weekend.

Veterans To Enfer Friday   MacArthur Makes More Demands, Driving Home to Japs Completeness of Defeat

MacArthur Expected To Move to U. S.  Embassy Building in Tokyo at Same Time

Dismounted Cavalry To Enter First   Long Directive Is Penned By MacArthur

MaeArthur’s New Orders Have Effect Upon Japan   More Troops Landed; Thousands Fy Route

First Dismounted Cavalry Gets Honor   Directive to Japanese Demands All Information Including Code Be Placed at Disvosal of Yanks

M’ Arthur Expected to Move Quarters Into Tokyo Friday   Supreme Commander to Follow First Army Into Jap Capital

ENTERS FIRST   MacArthur Will. Move His Headquarters About Same Time.   / MOVING IN SATURDAY

All Facts For Immediate Disarming Cf Jap Forces  Is Demanded By MacArthur

Directive Issued By MacArthur On Disarming Plans  Military-Naval   Military-Naval Commanders Told  Whom to Report To

JAPS MEET FULL  FORCE-OF DEFEAT  INNEW COMMAND ALLIED COMMANDER  TELLS BEATEN NIPS WHAT THEY MUST DO

First Cavalry Will Enter Tokyo Saturday; Disarm Japs by Oct.10   Jap's Hack Off Flier's Head, Pour Gas On Captive's Feet; Set Them Afire; Break Arms for Taking Food

OCCUPATION OF TOKYO WILL BEGIN SATURDAY   U. S. First Cavalry Division Will Enter the Capital First

Clamps Strict New Orders On Conquered Foe   U. S. First Cavalry Division Ready To March Into Tokio Friday.

Honor Given To Ist Cavalry Div.; Will Disarm Jap Troops By Oct. 1

First Cavalry Division Will Take Over City   MacArthur’s Orders Drive Home Full Impact of Defeat To Japanese People

Orders Bring  Ful Impact of  Defeat fo Japan   MacArthur to Move Headquarters To Embassy-in Tokyo

‘TokyoOccupation Ts Set for Friday   Honor of First Entering Jap Capital Goes to First Cavalry   DIRECTIVE TO NIPPON   MacArthur Demands All Facilities Be Ready for Use of Victors

General MacArthur to Set Up Headquarters in U.S. Embassy Building; Drastic Orders Issued

Occupation Of Tokyo By U.S. First Cavalry Will Get Under Way Saturday

First Cavalry to Move Into Jap Capital   Saturday Selected as Date for the Occupation of Tokye

RAINS TQ BE LIGHT   Temperatures of ‘rom 60 to 7 Forecast tir Tonight

2697 War Criminals  Indictéd ©   Commission Meets In London  To Plan Trials

War Crimes Commission Indicts 2,657 Persons      ‘Lord Wright Opens 16-Nation Conference By An nouncing Indietments; Start Of Trials Within Measurable Future Is Predicted By Speaker

Men Left For Physical Exams Monday Night  5 Sixteen In Party Largest. Group To

‘Half Million in New York Require 'New Accommodations, Survey Shows

Half Million Need Homes in State, Survey Indicates   No Estimate Is Obtainable ou Specific Needs; Saratoga — Cites" ‘Buck Passing’

Nation’s Labor Picture Cloudy  Wou Tienutec Raice Tata   New Disputes Raise Tota On Sirtke to 46.000

British Deliver Java Ultimatum   Declare Intent to Disarm Indonesians. Restore *“‘Normaley”

12 Indonesians Die In Renewal  Of Java Riots   Two British Officers Stabbed To Death; Disorders Brought Under Control

ORDER TELLS BRITISH INTENT   To Enter Soerabaja, Disarm People, Restore Normal Conditions.

Get Tough In Java   British Declare Intent To Send in Enough Men To Quiet ‘Lawless Mob’

British to Send Troops  To Indonesia   General Says Forces Will Disarm Soerabaja Mobs. Reestablish Order and Secure Property

BRITISH ULTIMATUM ISISSUED   Britain Ready To Move Troops Into Java

Chinese Communist Accidentally Shot, Not Assassinated, General Chen Says

Police Say Chinese Not Assassinated   Communist Leader Said Shot After Hit-Run Accident

Reich Bankers Are Rounded Up   Accused of Giving Assistance To Nazis

Nationalists broaden hold in Manchuria  Reds strengthen esrip on interior

REDS ADMIT LOSS OF CITY   Confirm Nationalists Have Taken Shankaikwan On Manchurian Border

NATIONALISTS GAIN © AGAINST COMMUNISTS   Chinese Goverament Treeps Brvad en Foetheld On Mancharjan Border

Reds Infiltrate   In Russian Zone   Shiang’s Men Ocenpy City Enemies Withdraw

Trainces Would Form Group Separate From Army or Navy, but Under Officers  ier esa: ez    Four Phases Seen   Basic and Specialist, Prolonged,  Combat Training Planned

DRAFT WOULE TAKE MILLION   ‘Army Estimates Yearly Total Under President's Pian; Trainine Outlined.

Nearly 1 Million Youths Would be Trained Each Year   Would Drill Under Regular Officers But Separate Force

Million Youths Would Be Trained Each Year Under Proposed Program

Lewis Move To End Strike Big Relief To Govt.   Much Speculation Over Motives Of Mine Workere’  eader.

Government Is Relieved Over Lewis Strike Move   Speculation Caused Regarding. Motives

Lewis-Motive In Calling Of Strike Sifted   UMW Spokesman Says Action Taken. In Public Interest

Coal Strike End Comes As Relief To Government  None Is Disposed To Probe For Reasar

GOVERNMENT SHOWS PRANK RELIEF OVER ENDING COAL STRIKE   MINERS’ STRIKE HAD THREATENED COMPLETELY HALT RECONVERSION

John L. Lewis’ Decision To Halt Coal Strike Takes ‘Biq Load Off Government   Federal Officials.Leave Speculation Over Union Leader's Motives To Others

LEWIS’ ACTION TO EASE GOV'T LABOR WORRY   Miners’ Return to Work Monday Ends Threat   To Reconversion

Covernment Officials  Relieved As Lewis Calls Off Soft Coal Strikes.   Washington Hopes 216;000 Idle-Miners Will Return To Digging Coal Monday

Threat Of Fuel   US Welcomes Actior Of Lewis Ordering Miners Return Tc Work

Speculation Over Lewis Motives In Halting Strike   BY HAROLD W. WARD

Covernment Is Relieved Over  Lewis Action   Stull Wrestling With WagePrice. Other Labor Problems.   ‘IN PUBLIC INTERES?

Goering, Von Ribbenthrop and Other Nazi Leaders Now in Nuernbera Jail

IN BARE JAIL CELLS   German War Criminals Awaiting Their Calls to Trial

War Criminals  Face Full Price   Promises Punishment For Jap Criminals As Well As Germans, Satellites.

Pickets Al Movie Lols Are Arrested   Ballots In Labor Board Election To Be Counted Today

Pickets Seized By Officers In Film Walkout   Further Disorders Feared  Taday in Hollywood — Dispute

Backs Turned On Palace   Picketing Halted At Movie Studios With 150 Arrests

326 MOVIE STRIKE -PICKETS SEIZED   UNION DEMONSTRATION BEFORE WARNER STUDIO IS HALTED BY ARRESTS,

WARNER BROS. PICKETS PUT UNDER ARRES]   Jnion To Retaliate By Calling Out 20,000 Lockheed Workers

Os We Oe Nose oc eg ame STATE TAX COLLECTIONS UP FOR FISCAL YEAR

Revolt Breaks Out As Czech Patriots Rise To Liberate Prague   Allies Expected To Address Final Unconditional Surrender Demand To Remaining Nazi Forces

Norway Pocket Only One Remaining; Surrender There is Expected Soon

Report Says Marshal Now ‘In Forefield   Germans Rush All Available Reinforcements to Threatened Sector

Annual Meeting — Red Cross Monday Night Tn LeMars ©  A. T. Peters Is : New Chairman, Of   fe

Annual Meeting Red Cross Monday Night In LeMars ©  A. T. Peters Is New Chairman Of County Chapter

INITIAL LANDING ALSO IS DELAYED BY FOUL WEATHER   Gen. MacArthur Announces 48-Hour Delay in Surrender Schedule Because of 3 Typhoons In Pactfic.   SUPREME COMMANDER TO REACH JAPAN THURSDAY   Japanese Headquarters Tell MacArthur Storms Have Turned Landing Fields in Home Islands Into Morass

Sept. 2 Is New Date — Of Signing      THREE TORNADOES DELAY FIRST LANDINGS IN JAPAN 62254 UNTIL TUESDAY, MacARTHUR SAYS

Spearheads Poised To Fly When MacArthur Order Changes Plans   Condition Of Air Fields Due To Three Storms May Force Further Postponement Of Schedules For Landing And Signing.

THREE TYPHOONS SWEEP JAP HOMELAND, FORCE MACARTHUR TO DELAY LANDINGS

MAC ARTHUR TO ARRIVE THURSDAY   Postponement Is Caused By Storms On Jap Islands

Three Typhoons Cause Delay — Until Tuesday   American Troops To Prepare Mass Air, Sea-Borne Landings

Surrender Terms Will Not Be Signed Until Sept. 2, MacArthur Announces Delav

MacArthur Postpones Landings Of All U. S. Forces For 48 Hours   American Leaders Confident All Arrangements Can “Be Completed On Time; Enemy Press, Radio + And Photographers Restricted

Occupation Is Delayed By Storms   MacArthur to Arrive or Thuyjsday—Prepare for Troop Landings

Surrender Terms Will Not Be Signed Until September 2, Supreme Commander Announces; Kyusho Landings Are Delaved   LANDING AIRFIELDS TURNED INTO MORASS

U.S. Landing in Japan Put Off for Two Days   Airborne Troops Will Arrive Tuesday, Followed by MacArthur Thursday; Formal Surrender Now Slated to Be Signed September

AMERIC# NS W LAND TUESDAY: OTHERS SEPT. 3      No Definite Assurance New Schedule Will Be Followed Due to Weather Uncer- : : teinty. Is Renort

LANDING OPERATIONS IN JAPAN HELD OFF UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY   JAPANESE SUICIDE UNITS STILL FIGHT

ALLIED DRIVE IN ITALY GROWS   EIGHTH ARMY ADVANCES ON TEN MILE FRONT

Yanks Within 22 Miles of Bologna   Armored Forces Push Out of Solid Front

CAPUL ISLAND CAPTURED OFF TIP OF LUZON   SQUEEZE TIGHTENED ON JAP REMNANTS IN MANILA

Yank Forces Invade Tiny Capul Island   ¥elerans Meet Little Opposition hi ‘Taking Key Point to the Straits Main  Navigation Route to Manila

AMERICANS LANG ON GAPUL ISLAND   Small Island Commands San Bernardino Straits; Yanks Continue Extermination of Japs on Corregidor

TINY ISLAND IS SEIZED BY YANK FORCES   Capul, Off Tip of Luzon, Inyaded by Americal Division

Veteran Yank Troops Invade Capul Island   Move to Clear Japs From Main Shipping Route to Manila

AMERICANS INVADE CAPUL ISLAND OFF SOUTHERN LUZON   Move Designed ‘to. Clear Japs From Main Shipping Route From United States to Manila. .   LANDING FORCE MEETS LIGHT OPPOSITION   Enemy Troops Being Killed by Hundreds in Battle Be-. fore Walled City in Canital. .

CAPUL INVASION BEGUN BY YANKS   Island Below Manila Saic To Control Sealane To States

a am . TE= kS _. an Oran ve ‘Sen  ry . xg tt ge _— cl. ae Ff a mena ell “4 4a

Veteran Yanks Invade Tiny Capul Island  Move to Clear Japs From Main Shipping Routes

Homecoming At Western Union  Is Observed  Student Body — Celebrates Event  “we 2e P ce

Manchurians Charge Loan To Buy Arms   U.S. Funds Aiding Southern Chinese, Communisis Assert

TRAGEDY ott AMONG oLAVE LABOR CAMPS   Tale of Mass Extermination  Told by Investigating  Committee.

Verily Many Of Worst Atrocity Stories Being Told  HOLD FORTH HOPE OF FUTURE JUSTICE  Bodily Tortures Were Not Described In Account

Committee Makes Report On Tour lof Prison Camps   Tragic Tale of Filth,   ~ Disease, Starvation,

Punishment Of Germans Is Demanded   Committee Verifies Many of Worst Atrocity Stories

CONGRESSMEN, BACK FROM TOUR OF HORROR ICAMPS, DEMAND SWIFT..SURE PUNISHMENT

Atrocity Stories —  Verified.   12-Men Committee Reports To Congress On Visit To Nazi Prison Camps ,

Congress Hears Full Report Qn Nazi Atrocities   Committee Tells Story of Filth and Murder in German Camps

. “* “= *  Committee Gives Congress.  First-Hand Story Of  German Atrocities   Swift Punishment Asked For Crimes   Prisons Constituted Cal. culated Program Of Torture, Extermination

Conaress Hears Nazi Brutalities   Returning Group Describes Horror of Slave Camps

CONGRESS INFORMED OF NAZI TORTURE   Hears Stories From Members Back From  Slave Camps

Conaress Hears First Hand Story of German Atrocity Camps from Solons Who Saw Horrors on Tour of Reich

Congressmen Report on Death Camps   Washington Gets Official Statement Of Atrocities .

De Gaulle Accepts Invitation te Visit Truman in Washinaton, D.C.

SEVEN Dic IN TEXAS SHIP EXPLOSION   Biast Rips Hull Of Tanker; 11 Are Injured

Explosion On Ship Kills 8   Swedish Tanker Torn By Blast While Taking On Load of Gasoline

EXPLOSION OF TANKER KILLS SEVEN   Eleven Others  Injured at  Texac City, Tex.

Explosion On Tanker Fatal To Crewmen   Seven Or Eight Men Who Were Trapped In Engine Room Believed Dead——11 Are Injured

Explosion Rips Swedish Tanker At Texas City   9 Men Reported in Serious Condition At Marine Hospital

Truman Urges Quick Approval By Nations   Highlights of v ows Pr rompt Tn ~ayman Talk:U. S. Action _

NO TAKERS FOR U. S. THIRD FLEETS - OFFER TO ‘ALL-COMERS; PLANES FROM CARRIERS BLAST 154 ‘JAP’ AIRCRAFT   Task Force Moves To Within Easy Distance of LandBased Planes   ‘AN OPEN CHALLENGE   ‘Nip’ Ships Refuse To Come Out from Area of The Enemy Capital

NIMITZ HINTS NEW INVASIONS ARE IN MAKING   Task Force Striking At Tokyo Area Destroys 154 Nip Aircraft

GENERAL DECLARES MILITARY “TRAINING PROGRAM WOULD HAVE .PREVENTED  SNEAK. ATTACK .

YOUTHTRAINING SUPPORTED BY EISENHOWER   “No Time to Wait If War Comes Again,” Says General

Next June 1 Set as Date For Civilian Government to Take Over in Germany

AMG NAZI RULE MAY END JUNE 1   That’s Goal Set By Trumar For Ending Of Control

Germany To Have Civil Government  By First Of June   Truman Approves Eisenhower Plan

Germany to  Civilian Hands Next June 1   Occupation by Military as Long As Necessary

PRESIDENT SETS DATE ON ADVICE OF EISENHOWER   GERMANS SAID TO BE GROWING RESTLESS IN AMERICAN ZONE

Truman Gives Okay To Plan  By Eisenhower   But Military Occupation is To Be Continued As . Long As Needed

Set Goal For  ;  Rule Transfer   lune 1 Date Set For Transferring German Government To Civilians.

GOAL ANNOUNCED FOR SHIFTING 10 CIVILIAN HANDS   Truman Tells Plans in Letier to Eisenhower: Favors Shift in Japan

RUSSIANS LAND ON KOREA COAST TO DOWN JAPS   Radio Khabrarovsk, Voice of Soviet Command, Gives News

Soviets Press Drive On Coast Of Korec   High Command Says Japs Still Fight Furiously De spite Surrender Proclamation

HOUSE ON MONDAY PASSED TO THIRD READING VOTE BILL   AMENDED SENATE-APPROVED SECRET BALLOT BILL IS BLOCKED

FOUR KILLED IN ARGENTINE RIOTS   200,000 Demonstrate Against Peron Candidacy

AT POTSDAM IS DELAYED   New Developments Are Reported at Conference

RESUUE SOLDIERS IN GREENLAND   Eleven American Soldiers Have Been Trapped Since Jan. Sth

OIL WAGE TALKS TO BE RESUMED   UNION AND 10 COMPANIES AGREE TO MAKE NEW EFFORT TO SETTLE DISPUTE.

Oil Interests Plan = To Resume Darleys   Companies and Union Are Willing to Negotiate © on Wace Increases 

Oil Companies, Union Apree To Resume Parleys  Properties Back to 10 Oil Fiuns

Negotiations  To Resume  In Oil Strike “Navy Is Anxious  To Drop Control Of Ten Companie:

MICHIGAN PRISON WARDEN IS FIRED   Action Result of Scandal Disclosures

WARDEN, SIX OTHERS REMOVED AT PRISON   fichigan Officials Dropped Without Public Hearing

Seven of Southern Michigan Prison Officials Are Remved from Office

CROP OUTLOOK STILL’ NOT BAD   Good Yields Anticipated ir Spite of Reverses, However

EUROPE FACES BEST YULETIDE IN SEVEN YEARS   Wartorn Nations Too Occupied With Problems For Much Celebrating ©

Europe Faces Cold, Hungry Yuletide Day   Christmastime Still Brighter Than Any Of Last Seven Years

Smash Across Brandenburg Within 66 Mile   Twenty-Five Mile Advance From Silesia Nears Guben And Cottbus.

BERLIN FACES NEW RED PUSH ON SOUTH SIDE   Wedge May Separate Capital From Dresden

ANDERSON GETS “FULL SUPPORT FOR HIGH POST   Scommitteee Votes Unanimously To Place New Mexican in Cabinet

ANDERSON IS GIVEN UNANIMOUS APPROVA! AS FARM SECRETARY  SENATE COMMITTEE ORDERS HEARINGS ON

France Wants Conference on Levant Issue   LU. S. and Britain Are Both Cold to De Gaulle’s Plan

ON LEVANT IS NOT FAVORED   Powers Not Likely To Accept Invitations Of France

JAPANESE NEWS SETUP ORDERED TO CEASE WORK   MacArthur Calls for Complete Suspension of Foe’s Domei Agency

MacArthur Orders Suspension of Jap News Agency  No Explanation Has Been Given by Allied Commander

Domei News Agency ‘Out’   MacArthur Suddenly Suspends Jap Semi-Official News, Propaganda Outlet

M Arthur Orders Jap Domei News Agency Closed   No Explanation Given; Served About Sixty-five Papers In Japan.

DOME! NEWS AGENCY SILENCED BY ORDER   MacArthur Takes Action Without Wapning

HELD-PADGETT NUPTIALS JUNE 30   Couple Will Make Home For Present at Logansport, Indiana

Dorothy Held And John Padgett Wed Last Saturday  Married In Washingto1 Will Live In Logansport, Ind.

NAVY TO RELEASE 839000 MEN BY NEXT CHRISTMAS   PERSONNEL CHIEF CITES NEED FOR CAREFUL MOVES

Navy Will Release 764,000 Men  Before Christmas  - Pledge Also Includes  : 75,000 Officers   Under Newest Plan

Navy Speeds Discharges      Promises to Muster Out 839,000 By: Christmas: Defends Program

NAVY 10 SPEED UP DISCHARGES   Promises to Have 839,000 In Civilian Clothes By Christmas. ‘

NAVY PROMISES . RELEASES SOON   839,000 Tears, Officers T Be Civies by Christmas, Admiral Decleres

Navy fo Release 819,000 Enlisted Men and Officers   Admiral Denfield Says Men Will Be Home by Christmas

Navy Plans To Release 764,000 Men   75.000 Officers Also To Be Returned to Civilian Status by Christinas, Senators Promised

To Release 764,000 By  Christmas   Discharges From Navy Will Be As Fast As Possible, Promise To Senate Committee

Navy Sets High Release Figures  764,000 Men Out by Christmas Day

an Reduclon 0 200,00 Men In Near Future   Gen. MacArthur For Slashing Forces Within Six Months

839,000 Navymen Released by Dec. 24   New Demobilization Program Includes 75.000 Officers

*764,000 Naval Enlisted Personnel *Out by Christmas   75,000 Officers Will Also Get Discharges; Pledge Is Made by Vice Admiral Denfeld

Navy to Free 839,000 Mer By Christmas   Detailed Plan To Be Ready Seon for Congress

Navy Pledges to Release 835,000 By Christmas   Recruiting Billin House May Stir Up New Fight on Draft

764,000 Navy Men fo Be Out By Christmas   75,000 Officers to  ' Be Discharged by That Time, Admiral Denfeld Promises .

Navy To Rush Discharges   Senators Told of Plans to Release 764,000 Enlisted Men, 75,000 Officers Soon

Navy to Free 839,000 Men   Enlisted Men and Officers Will Receive Discharges by Christmas

Navy Will Release 764,000 Men Before Christmas  Pledge Also Includes 75,000 Officers

Navy To Free $39,000 Men By Christmas   Ships and Bases Still Need Force,  Clammittioan Tald

Navy To Release 764,000 Men By Christmas  House Committee Offers Inducements For ‘Army Enlistments

NAVY IN A PLEDGE   Will Release 764,000 Men and 75,000 Officers by Christmas

NAVY TO LET — OUT 839000   Will Be Back In Civilian Clothes By Christmas, Senators Told

‘Red Apple’ Bill Opens House Debate   Makes Army-Navy Enlistments More Attractive; Speedier Discharges.   NEW PLANS Giv- EN

NAVY TO SEND  000,000 HOME BY CHRISTMAS   Chief of Personnel Pledges . Return at Hearing by Senate Group.

Navy Telis Senators Some 680,000 To Get Discharges Net Later Than Christmas

Hook and Rankin Offer Apologies  Fist Fight Incident _ Brought to Finale

SOLONS EXTEND APOLOGIES FOR FIST FIGHTING   Hook and Rankin Close In cident That Ruffled  House’s Dignity

LONG AND BITTER DEBATE LOOMS ON MANPOWER ISSUE   REPUBLICANS HAPPY OVER DEMOCRAT FIST FIGHT IN CONGRESS

Battling Democrats Apologize To House, Closing Fisticuffs Incident

ipals In Fistic Battle  ogize to House Members  ocratic Flareup Ends With Both aressmen Offering Their Rearets

PONDER REAL ADUGE FIGHT PENALTIES   Fisticuffs Between Reps. Rankin’ and Hook Upset. Conaressional Dianityv

Double Apologies Close Fist-Fight  Incident in House   Hook Apologizes For Scuffle. With Rankin Over CIO Outfit

Apologies End House Action  Over Scuf fle   Reps. Hook and Rankir Offer Regrets After Call For Then to Beg Pardon of Membership

 —HOUSE FIGHT—  Apologies Offered By  House Foes   Incident Closed As: Par _ticipants In Fist Fight _ Apologize

Negros Capital Siezed Intact   Japs Haven't Time To Set-Off Bombs

U.S. FORCES TAKE CAPITAL OF NEGROS   Bacolod Falls to Philippine Invaders Only One Day After : Their Landing.

Capital of Negros Seized Saturday   Yanks Move So Rapidly Japs Can‘t Blow Up City

NAVAL FORCES LASH RYURYUS WITHOUT RES!   OKINAWA LANDING IS PREDICTED BY TOKYO

Yank Forces Take Capital City of Nearos   Brush’s 40th Division Moves With Such Speed Japs Are Unable to Carry Out Demolition

Brush’s Infantry Wins Bacolod;AerialBlockade Of China Coast Pursued

Fleet Still Pounds Japan   Tokyo Jittery, Fearing Attempted Invasion As Air Battering Continues

Japan Reports American Fleet Is on the Prowl   Attempting To Approach Hyushu Island, Radio Statement Says

Se SESE Re So OR Sea: Ay at Be ie AR SSS  American Task Force Near Kyushu, Japs Say

ISLE’S OiL IS GOAL OF OFFENSIVE   Tokyo Claims Are Not Confirmed; Eastern Coast Is Invaded

SEE AM FORCE REMOVAL INNORTH CHINA   General Wedeineyer. Says Evacuation by Mid-November.

U.S. Keeps Men Out of China War   Evacuation Will Be Done By Middle of Month, Says Chief

THE FREE PRESS WILL DISTRIBUTE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR I WITH SATURDAY, OCT. 20 ISSUE

SCORCH EARTH, GERMANS TOLD   Nazi Rulers Order Destruction As New Drive by British is Reported

Atomic Bomb Is Cause of Senate Tug of War Today   Military and Foreign Affairs Committee Want Control of New Energy.

Tug-Of-War For A-Bomb Control  Senate Committees Vie For Authority

UAW Threatens Strike Closing General Motors   Blockade, CIO Boycott May Back Demands on Whole Industry

BIG 5 COUNCIL BEING FORMED   Winant, Dunn And Cohen Leading Choices For U.S. Deputy Posts

Names Of Winant, Dunn, Cohen Are Mentioned For Deputy On Council

Grocers Warn Of Potato Famine In Eastern U. S.   Carloads of Potatoes Moved Without Ice Decay In Transit

SLASH IN 1945 DIET INDICATED   Americans To Get Fewer Calories, Important Vitamins

LONDON SWEPT BY CRIME WAVE   Scotland Yard Rounds Up Clues In Series Of Dragnet Raids

Morgenthau Steps Down  Vinson Nomination   Vinson Nomination To Be Made Monday

RUSSIANS ARE ‘MYSTERIOUS’ ~—-INHITLER BUNKER GHECKUP   SOVIET INVESTIGATORS STILL CONTINUING BEARCH FOR CLUES IN. HIDEOUT

JOBLESS JAM UCC OFFICES      Estimate 150,000 Apply For Compensation In _ Detroit Alone

Leading Germans Reported Fleeing   High Officials Said Seeking Swiss Refuge

Nazi Leaders Taking Refuge In The Alps   Von Ribbentrop And Hitler’s Private Physician Among Those To Flee

Hitler’s Doctor In Party   European Reports Say Officials Head tor Alps

SAY TOP NAZIS FLEE TOWARD SWISS BORDER   Swedes and Belgians Report Escape Attempt as Europe Awaits Victory Expected Soon.

Nazi Chiefs Reported i in Flight South   Hitler Aides Seeking Refuge in Alpine Biideouts

lliver Works For Hog Floor  Price of $13.75   prt Action Secured from ar Food Administration

D-DAY CANE YEAR AGO IN NORMANDY   First Anniversary of Invasion Fittingly Observed

TRUMAN CONFERS WITH HOOVER   Hint of National Unity Wish Seen in Invitatior Extended Dewey anc Landon.

Truman Confers with Hoover; Landon and Dewey Also  Invited to Executive Mansion

HITLER'S HIDEQUT BOMBED BY ALLIES   Possible That Hitler Was In Berchtesgaden At Time Of Attack

Rockets, Bombs Hit Hideout   Mountain Retreat Given First Blast By Allied Planes

Rail Yards In Village Are Bombed   Berchtesgaden May Have Been Hit In Surprise Attack

Hitler’s Mountain “Rat Hole” Has Been Bombed by Allied Planes From Italian Airfields

Beneitte Fund Is..$179,022; - Big. Meeting: Tonight:   Ulster County, Towns Will ” Bring. in -Reports ait _ Final Meeting” Tonieht

Japs at Tule Lake Fight Deportation   - 1000 Who Renounced U.S. Citizenship Now Sue for Restoration

CHARGED WITH TERRORIST ACTS AGAINST SOVIETS   SIXTEEN ARRESTED POLISH LEADERS FACE POSSIBLE DEATH IF FOUND GUILTY BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT.

Hub Welcomes 6000 Members Of 15th Airforce   Qne Vet Says. Some Nazis Grieved’ At F, D. Death; Group Going To Pacific

PROMPT VOTE IS EXPECTED FROM SENATE   Ickes, Stimson May Be Next to Go In Shakeup

To Name War  Mobilization And Conversion Chief After Conference.

Fred M. Vinson Named to Treasury Post  Nomination Will Be  Sent to Senate —

Fred M. Vinson Named to Treasury Post  Nomination Will Be   Nomination Will Be Sent to Senate .After Big 3 Meeting

More Meat Ils Aim   Seeking an Equal  Distribution of All Available Supplies All Areas, Classes.

Revision of Livestock Slaughter and Meat Distribution System Effected

PROBE SINKING OF HUGE PLANE   Impact of Forced Landing Cracks Ship's Hull

ENGINEERS ARE SALVAGING THE BIGGEST PLANE   Hawaii Mars Sinks After Making Fast Forced Landing

ENGINEERS BEGIN RAISING “HAWAII MARS” LARGEST PLANE. SUNK IN CHESAPEAKE SUNDAY

NORLD'S LARGEST. AIRPLANE SINKS.   High Speed Emergency Landing Sends Mars Into Chesapeak Bay

Marshall Zhukov’s Assault Troops Have Established Unspecified Number Of Footholds On West Bank Of Oder River   ARMORED VANGUARDS RIP INTO KUVESTRIN

Violent Battles For Bridgeheads Reported Raging   Flanking Drive To Cut Frankfurt-Berlin Road Staged By Russians

RED FOSCES ENTEs EDGE.  OF KUESTRIN   Violent Battles Rage At Oder River Bridgeheads

RIP INTO EAST FRINGE OF KEY ODER BASTION   Widen Foothold On West Bank

Reds Driving To Outflank Frankfurt; Gather West Of Oder To Renew Berlin Push

Fate of Berlin in Balance   Zuhkov Ready to Move Army Across Oder in Force

Battle Rages For Bridges Across Oder   Reds Develop Flanking Drive On Road To Berlin

Move Would Cut Road © Le To Berlin ©   VIOLENT BATTLE OF BRIDGEHEADS ACROSS ODER RIVER DEVELOPING

Threat to Berlin Grows With Battle on5)-Mile Front   Seek to Cut Frankfort Road to Isolate: ~ Bastion on River

Youd Wause INO Surprise If Germans Gave Up Berlin  MOSCOW BROADCAST REPORTED TODAY  German Broadcast That Soviet Bridgeheads Have Been Widened

START FLANK MOVE TO GUT: BERLIN ROAD   Nazis Admit Zhukov Troops Established Along Arc Facing Capital.

Lhukov Seeks Isolation of *Key Bastion   Battle Rage:. for Bridgeheads on West Bank of Oder

OoTH WON'T MOVE TO PACIFIC AREA   Orders for Movement of Division Are Cancelled Wednesday.

CHURCH ANN ATTLEE CLASH   Censure Of Labor Party Defeated In House Of Commons

COMMONS REJECTS CENSURE MOTION   Churchill Effort Defeated By Predominantly Labor House

HEART OF KOBE, JAPANESE PORT, STILL BURNING   Enemy’s Fifth Largest City Left An Inferno By B-29s

Chief Port  of Japan s Blazing Ruin   Twelve Square Miles of Fire Set By Bombs

RANGOON IS BATTERED FROM INDIA   12-Square-Mile Area Of Fifth Largest City Burned Out

Biggest B-29 Raid Leaves 12 Square Miles of Kobe, Several War Plants Burninc

12-Mile Dock, Factory Ablaze After Attack   300 Super-Forts Drop 2,500 Tons of Incendiary Bombs

12 SQ. MILES OF KOBE, IN-JAPAN, AFIRE   Blaze F ollows Biggest B-29 Raid of War

BIGGEST B-2 RAID DESTROYS HEART OF KOBE   Burn 12 Miles Or More O!3 Principal Jap Port; Ne Guam - Based Bombers   Are Lost.

12 Square Miles of Installations  Said In Flames   Fires Visible More Than 100 Miles At Sea, Returning Pilots Say -

Kobe Is Flaming  Inferno   12 Square Miles In Heart Of City Left Burning  Or In Ashes

B-29s Leave 12 Milecaf Main  VELA UE LIRRERE  Jap Port Afire   Major Lowry, San Cartos Tells Devastation in Riggest Raid

Gunar Fnete Rin JUpul ivitd itp  Port City Heart; Ranagon Is Hit

300 Aerial Giants Set 12 Square Miles Of Jap City Aflame   Conflagration Visible 100 Miles; Only One Major City of Nippon Yet Tintanched by Stunning B-29 Raids

Vital Area Is Left In Ruins By Attackers   City Is Nippon’s Fifth Largest  wet ™ © BaATEee

FOR REITERATES SUPPORT CF BILL UN LABGR CRAFT   Imessage Sent to Sen. Berk ey Will Be Read Before Military Group

FOR REITERATES SUPPORT OF BLL GN LABOR DRAFT   - Kessage Sent: to ‘Sen. Bark ey Will’ Be Read Before Military Group

Truman’s Radio Talk January 3   Broadcast to Take About  Half Hour—Starts Back to Washington

Truman Returns From Christmas ‘In Missouri   President Will Make Report To Nation In January 3 Address

IP.F.C. NED PHILLIPS AT 'REST CAMP IN CALIFORNIA iSAW SERVICE IN NEW GUINES

Civil Rule Restored To Manila   “Enemy Wantonly Fixed Pattern Of Own Doom”

MacArthur Lifts Military Rule in Freed Philippines   Civil Rule Restored to _Osmena Government in Moving Ceremony

MacArthur Names Manila Democracy’s Citadel In East At Impressive Rite

Manila Again Capital of ‘Government   MacArthur Turns Over Civil Rule to Osmena ~ As Filipinos Cheer - .

HALT CONGRESS VETO ON ATOMS   Issue of Cooperation With Foreign Interests To  Be Aired In House

Military Committee Refuses To Impose Congress Veto On Proposed Atomic Com  miccian      —RY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST-

HOUSE GROUP OPPOSES VETO ON SHARING ATOM   House Floor Debate Likely on Licensing Bawer of Commission

Committee Refuses to Give Proposed Atomic ‘Commission Vers Potcer

HOUSE COMMITTEE TAKES CONGRESS OUT ATOMIG BOMB VETO:  ISSUE OF COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN POWERS BE SOUGHT ON HOUSE FLOOR

Conaress Veto On Atom Power Unit Set Back   Military Committee Declines To Impose Veto Authority

House Military Committee Turns Down Congress Veto On Sharing Atom Secrets

Cat That Hypnotizes People Given High Honor by Feline Society, Inc.

Britain Is Expected To Seek Postwar Lend-Lease Arrangement With U. S.

Britain to Ask New Lend Lease  Economic Tatks to Start Coming Week

BRITISH MAY WANT POSTWAR LEND-LEASE   U.S. May Offer A Free Empire Trade Proposal

British Seeking Free U. 5. Help On Reconversion  Danratima  snd. «a,   Peacetime Lend-Lease Aid Object of Talks Planned Here Scon

BRITISH SEEKING FREE AID IN U. S.   ESTABLISH CLAIM . ON BASIS OF LOSS *) SUFFERED IN WAR *

british Lo Ask  Viore Lend-Lease   Argument For Postwar Aid To Be Based On Sacrifices In War

BRITISH BID LIKELY FOR HELP ON TASKS   Expected To Make Request During Economic Talks

British Statesmen Seek U. S. Help, ‘Without Cost, In Reconversion

Britain May Ask U.S. Future Help   Aid in Reconversion May Be Asked; Reactions Are Varied

U. S. Ready For Lend-Lease Talk   British Want Continuation Without Obligatine Empire.

Expect Britain To Seek U. S. Postw ar Help   Ohsetvers Declare Kind of Lend Lease Arrangement Will be Asked at Eeonomies Talk

CHAIGE-OVER AT PENSE OFU.S. AIM   Gim War Scrifices Make elp Justified

BRITAIN SEEKS POSTWAR HELP   Will Ask Peacetime LendLease-Aid; U. S. Has   Counter Plan ©

British Expected To Ask U. S. Help Free of Any Cost   U. S. Wants Free Trade in Return For American Aid

Britain Seeks Free Aid For Change Over   Argues U. S. Owes Obligation to Nation for War Sacrifices

Britain Will Seek U. S. Aic  Free of Coast   Another Lend-Lease Arrangement for Postwar Reconversion Desired

Britain to Try Next Week to Get Free U. S. Help for Reconversion

Britain Wil! Try For Financial Aid From Washington   Ask Help Virtually Free of Cost; Argue British War Sacrifices Justify Such Action

PAUL MW'NUTT BACK 70 THE PHILIPPINES   Praised As “The Man Who Knows Our Needs” By Filipinos

FILIPINOS SEE FREEDOM SOON   Romulo Praises MeNutt As ‘A Man Who Knows Needs’ Of Philippines

W PEACE FEELER BY JAPAN IS PROG OF MILITARY LICHT   Bid For More Lenient Terms Is Heard Over Tokyo Radio   NEWSWEEK LISTS TWO PROPOSALS   Few Here Exepct United States To Consider Offer

Japs Plead For Lenient Peace Terms   Hint Willingness To Quit If America Will Modify Unconditional Surrender

JAPS IN BID FOR LENIENT PEACE TERMS   Military Plight Seen In Hint For Less Harsh Terms

Tokio in New Bid For More Lenient Surrender Terms   Japs Admit Critical Military Plight in Broadcast Beamed to U. S.   STATE DEPARTMENT SILENT ON REPORT   ‘Stalin Said to Have Brought  Enemy’ s Formula for End ing War to Potsdam

Japan Hints Peace Terms  Are Sought   Tokyo Broadcasts Bid For Modification Of Surrender Terms

Japan Hints Willingness To Ask Peace   Bid for More Lenient Terms Broadcast by Tokyo Radio

JAP GARRISON INSIDE NAHAIS BEING BYPASSED   High Ground ‘Dominating ‘hime Secured By 77th Division Units   STRONG RESISTANCE BEING ENCOUNTERED

SEE VICTORY ~ FOR BRADEN   SENATE COMMITTEE ‘PUT ON SPOT BY°CHANGES IN. THE ARGENTINA. ‘SITUATION © 

ARMY CUTBACK AFFECTS M. & S.   Plant Here ‘Hopes Teo Keep Its Employes

Contract Cuts Tn Artillery  Ammunition Made  7500 Workers in 93 Planis fo he Released; Jamestown Steel Partitions to Cut 160

Shell Contracts Are Cut Back   About 7,600 Workers In 83 Plants Will Be Released

Blinding Flash, Plume Of Smoke And Dust: \F eri Dropping Of Atomic Bomb On Japs'

Texas Flyer Makes Historic Flight With Devastating New American Wearon

FLYERS DESCRIBE TERRIFIG BLASTS FROM NEW BOME   Eye-Witness Account Is Given By’ Flyers - Who Dropped First Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima.   PLANE HURRIED AWAY AFTER DROPPING BOME   Entire City Was Blotted Oui By Black Smoke . Anc  ” Debris Rising As High As 40.000 Feet Into Air.

Terror Bomb Horrifies Crewmen   Eye-Witness Account of What Happened Is Told By Crewmen

- Eye-Witness Stories Of Men Who Dropped First Atomic Bomb On Japan

FARMERS MAY INSURE WHEAT AGAINST LOSS FOR 3-YEAR PERIOD   URGED TO SIGN AT AAA OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

DIES OF HEART ATTACK   Edward Mason Was Vice-President of Kaw Valley Drainage Board

To Climax Present  - Bombing, Shelling   U. S. Leaders: Promise All- Time _ Destruction Record; Jap. Fleet. - “Isn't Any More;” Rails Bombed

Jap People Told What To Expect   Unprecedented Dosage Of Destruction Is To Rain on Ninocn

Japs Promised Unprecedented Dosage Of Destruction With Invasion Following Up Raids

Greatest Force In Military History To Invade Japan, Fleet Spokesmen Say

Unprecedented Destruction Followed by Invasion Is the Promise of Military Chiefs   Fleets of More Than 1,000 Superforts Soon to Be Sent to Complete the Utter Destruction of Japanese Cities

AMERICAN MILITARY  LEADERS PROMISING  INVASION OF JAPAN UNPRECEDENTED DOSAGI OF DESTRUCTION TO BE  QiIemerm MAB MCT ALIAO

AMERICAN MILITARY LEADERS PROMISING INVASION OF JAPAN  INPRECENENTEN DNOSAG   UNPRECEDENTED DOSAGE OF DESTRUCTION TO BE VISITED ON ISLANDS

National League  FP TG Sa a ee LP Le OC eT ae   U. S. Chiefs Promise Japan Unprecedented Death Blow

ATTACKS MARK OPENING OF BIG DRIVE   Ramsey, Spaatz And Lemay Issue Warnings   B-25 FLEETS   Of Over 1,000 To Be Sent Into Action Soon: Six Of 11 Cities Bombed

Record Force Readied for Powerful Blow; 1,000. plane B-29 Raids Slated  Rann.

Lemay Declares Bombing Precedine Raids To Continue   Hopes Jap People Will Realize Further Resistance Senseless

3 U. S. Military Leaders Reveal Destruction Only le im Store for Japanese

Further J ay Resistance Senseless   Warned by Three High American  Leaders What is Ahead fr Them

ASSURE NIPS OF OVERWHELMING INVASION FORCE   Says 100 B-29s Soon ‘to Hit Japanese in Single Raids

Invasion Will Come After Poundings  Overwhelming Force To Be Sent   Overwhelming Force To Be Sent Against Nips

Three High American Military Leaders Let Japs Know Unprecedented Dose of Destruction to be Followed by Seizure of Home Islands Unless They Surrender Unconditionally

3 U.S. LEADERS PROMISE JAPAN HARDER BLOWS   Warn Foes That Invasion In Overwhelming Force Will Follow Raids

Japs Warned Invasion Due   U. S. Draws Decisive Program for Nipnon

Invasion of Japan Already Begun In Effect, Declares Admiral Ramsey

Bombings Sef Invasion Stage   Japan Now Facing. Utter Destruction -

Createst Force In History To  Invade Japan   Fleet Spokesmen Warn Nips That Most Overwhelming Troops Prepare.  WA Wc ee me ee ere ol mt 7 Te ar a   JAPS REFUSE TERMS

aerepenmemnemeeeeaneammeamtl  Attlee Returns Home From Potsdam Parlev

8th Army  Vanguard in Tokyo.   Reconnaissance Men to Prepare City for Occupation Saturday

Block Road To Berlin      Masses of Bart_cades Are Thrown Up Along Refugee-Clogzed Route

Crowds Roam Streets of Big Cities   Both Jewish And Arab Shops Aro Attacked

City in Panic As Angry Mob  T 1 oO, Wrecks Siores   Both Arab and Jewish Shops Objects of Attack

New Rioting Reported at Cairo Today   Arab and Jewish Shops in Egyptian Capital Attacked and Robbed

CROWD RESUMES CAIRO RIOTING   Shop Windows Smashed After 18-Hour Lull

Crowds Resume Rioting In Cairo After 18 Hr. Lull      Over 300 Arrested In Police Round-Up Of  Riot Instigators

JEWISH AND ARAB SHOPS RAIDED BY DISORDERLY MOBS   fen Reported Killed, itun. dreds Injured. in Yesterdav’s Outhreok

Rioting Flares Anew In Center of Egypt Capital   Crowds Roam Streets Attacking Jewish, Arab Shopping Area

RIOTS IN CAIRO RESUMED TODAY   ARAB MOBS DESTROY JEWISH PROPERTY

Rioting Flares In Cairo   Crawds Roam Streets Attacking Jewish And Arab Shops Alike

Cairo Raids Extendec to Arab Shops   Rioting Flares Again indiscriminate Blows To Jews and Arabs.

FIGHTS START AGAIN AFTER 18"HOUR LULL   b Panic Breaks Out As Police Attempt To Quell Mobs On Cairo Streets   ARAB EXTREMIST BLAMED   Peace Restored In Port Of Alexandria After Day Of Street Riots

Jewish and Arab Shops Attacked By Street Mobs   450 Persons Killed Or Injured During Clashes on Friday

Flare Up Aimed At Jews, Arabs: Stores Looted   Fighting Is Quelled In Alexandria After Day Of Trouble   90 POLICE ARE HURT   Palestine Immigration Seen As Cause Of  Violence

05 PREPARE TO SEIZE CITY   Communists Say Sympathizers Ready to Take Manchurian Capital.   ‘WILL FORESTALL TROOPS

MANCHURIA RUB EYED BY REDS   Communists Claim Capital City Will Fall to Sympathizers Dec. 1

Reds Ready to Seize Capital   Move to Forestall Nationalist Army Advancing From Soutk

Nationalists Widen Toehold  ln Manehuria   thinese Reds Say Sympathizers Ready ‘To Seize Manehuria’s Capital.   [oO GAPIURE DEC.

Chiang Troops Broaden Hold  Qn Manchuria   Plunge 12 Miles Beyond Fallen Communist  Citadel

TO SEIZE CAPITAL   Communists Mean to Take Chungking to Forestall Nationals

wa ell bill il = bl  Sino Reds Ready To Seize Capital From Nationalists

el  News From Battlefronts  In China, Iran and Java Crisis In China Iran BRevalé

NATIONALISTS ARE DRIVING IN MANCHURIA   Spokesman Declares “Popular" Troops Are Going to Take Over Capital ef Chanachun   COMMUNISTS HALTED

SEIZURE CAPITAL OF MANCHURIA DEC. t BY REDS THREATENED  COMMUNIST SPOKESMAN SAYS NATIONALIST

Nationalists Broaden  Toehold In Manchuria   Communist Sympathizers Preparing To Seize Capital To Forestall Army Push

CHIANG'S ARMY RIPS RED LINE   Communist Symp athizers “To Seize Manchurian  “Capital Dec. 1

CHINESE REDS SEEK CAPITAL OF MANCHURIA   Communists Declare They Are Ready to Seize the City When the Russians Pull Out Around Decemher 1.

Sino Reds Will Fight For Capital   Sympathizers Are Ready to Seize Changchun: Capital of Manchuria, Communists Sav. s.   Prediction Made   First Big Battle 1s to Be Fought at Rail City

Ballie Brews In Manchuria  Chinese Reds Plan   Chinese Reds Plan To Seize Capital as Nationals Advance

Reds Ready To Seize Capital  uaplitds  ‘Of Manchuria   Chinese Conumumnists Declare They Will Move Into Changchun When Ruagiong Leeve   Nationalists Pour  Through Line Gap   Mushrooming Gut In Threc Directions Against Culy  AULILe     Sporadic Ca ist Fire

COMMUNISTS READY 10 TAKE CAPITAL      Reds Determined To Fight For Rich Country

Reds Ready to Seize Capital, Of Manchuria   Move to Forestail Nationalist Army  12 Miles Inside of Industrial Area

SEIZURE CAPITAL OF MANCHURIA DEC.  BY REDS THREATENED  COMMUNIST SPOKESMAN SAYS NATIONALIST THAARC DBATIDIAG ¥

Russian Forces Due To Leave Changchun Soon   Nationalist Troops Plunge 12 Miles Into Industrial Region

Communists Said Ready To Move In      Nationalist Troops Push Ferward After Breaking Through Defense Line Along Great Wall

Chinese Reds Plan to Seize Changchun  Control of Manchurian   Control of Manchurian Capital Sought to Forestall Nationalists

Changchun’s F all Looms After Reds’ Withdrawal.   Popular Forees Are Involved In Battles

Polar Bear Back in Cage After Spree   Wrecked Baggage Car During 24 Hours Of Freedom

Thirty Hour Week and Tax Repeal is Before Convention   Ask Sales Tax Repealed; Five Six-Hour Days, Double Overtime

I, S.F. L, Proposals Urge 30 Hour Week, Repeal Of State Sales Tax

SUBMARINE CHASER LOST IN PHILIPPINES   Navy Reports Casualties Were Light—Two Motor Torpedo Boats Also Lost. .-

New Ice-Breaker Escorts Cargo Ships in Historic Clearance of Soo ‘Locks

Three Cargo Vessels Move  Through Lock:   Icebreaker Clears Lane In Lower St. Mary's River And Straits Of Mackinac Today

SAM CURRY NAMED CONSTABLE HERE BY COMMISSIONERS  ROAD BONDS IN SUM $11,000 ORDERED CALL

SAM CURRY NAMED CONSTABLE HERE BY COMMISSIONERS  ROAD BONDS IN SUM $11,000 ORDERED CALL ED FOR PAYMENT

INDIVIDUAL BONDS WILL AMOUNT TO HALF OF TOTAL. STATE AND COUNTY QUOTAS BE RELEASED SHORTLY

Seventh War Loan Starts May 14 With $14 Billion Quota   Individuals Asked To Purchase Half of Quota of New Loan

Fact ct-Finding Plan Studied   Bill Seen Remedy For Labor Disputes

FACT-FINDING TEST PLANNED   New Scheme To End Indus: trial Strife Lacks © Parley Okay

Schwelienbach To Try Fact-Finding in Labor Dispute  Will Get Test In Oil Wace Matter

FACT-FINDING MAY BE TESTED   Government May Try Out System As Remedy For Industrial Strife, Although Not Approved By L-M  Parlay 

PLANS MADE TO END WAR IN S. CHINA   Chinese First Army Will March Into Canton Tuesday to Accept Formal Surrender of Jap Forces in the Region.

CHINESE FIRST ARMY  MARCHING TO CANTON  TO TAKE OVER JAPS DECISION TO MARCH  MEN IN INSTEAD OF FLYING DELAYS ARRIVAL

Chinese Delay  Canton Entry Decide To March Into Citv For Surrender

Home Front Picture Is Brightening   Rationing Off Cheese and Canned Fish Soon— More Shoes, Clothing

250,000 Yanks Die In Action   Over-All Picture Shows Casualties; Brighter  Future Outlook

WAR COST NEARLY 300 BILLION AND OVER 250,000 DEAD   HERE’S A PICTURE OF THE HOME FRONT AS FIGHTING STOPS

HOME FRONT PICTURE IF WAR ENDS   Vast Expansion For Civilian Goods Expected

MORE CLOTHES TO APPCAR ON SHELVES SOON   And That Includes Nylons and Two-Way Stretch  Girdles.

ARREST FATHER IN AXE-SLAYING   Grand Rapids Man Kill: 5-Year-Old Child In  ‘Fit of Rage

First Total  Solar Kelipse In U.S. Today   Early Risers in State May Get Look at 7:06 a. m.

Total Eclipse ~ Occurs Today   Scientists Will Examine Event from Planes

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE DUE THIS MORNING   First Complete Blotting Out Of The Sun In United States Since 1932

‘Home of Jap Parents of Gold Star Hero and Two Cverseas G-l’s, Burned

Game of ‘Beaver’ in Bali Too Easy  meee en cee ne er em  American Sweater Girls Couldn’t Make e Grade Against Such B are Competition

Mrs. Mussolini Speaks: ‘I Was Never Close When He Was High. Always When He Was Down’

‘Mrs. Mussolini Sums Up Life with 11 Duce with Regret They Did Not Come to America

IL Duce Once Planned Emigration to U.S. Widow of Slain Dictator Reveals in Talk

Dead Mussolini ls Defended By His Widow   However, Donna Rachele Tells of Her Hate for His Red-Haired Mistress

Mussolini's Widow Always  With Duce When Low   Spouse, However, Never With Him When He Was In High Spirit; Has Ouly Contempt For Paramour, Glad She Was Hanged; Defends Other Acts Of Husband

U. S. Interests Duce’sWidow   Hope of Emigration Voiced in Interview

Mrs. Mussolini Says She Was Never Close to Duce When He Was High Always Near When He Was Down

Spoke To Husband Before Killed  Widow Tells of Life With Il Duce

POLICE USE TEAR GAS ON NAVY RIOTERS   MUSSOLINI BLAME FOR WAR UNJUST. SAYS WIDOW:

of] Duce’sWite Tells Story "Of Her Life  eWith Benito   ‘I Was Never Close When He Was High: Always Near When He Was Down’

Mrs. Benito Mussolini Stolidly Defends Her Husband Except for Final Infidelity

Broken Widow of Mussolini’ Dreams of Coming to U.S., i\Raisine Children in Freedom

Il Duce Once Planned to Come To America to Live, Says Widow   By ANN STRINGER

Eclipse Seen In Clear Sky   Moon Blots Out Sun Thirtv-Four Secouds

Scientists Aided By Clear Weather In Observing This Mornina’s Eclipse

SIBERIA REDS — GET UU. S. AID   Lend-Lease Supplies Are Being Shipped There

UPPLIES GOING TO SIBERIA NOW      Lend-Lease Aid Shipments Made at Request of U. S. Military Leaders.

Lease-Lend Aid Sent to Siberia, Crowley Reveals   Possibility of Red Entry Into War Justifies Aid

War Supplies Being Shipped To Siberia Ports   Lend-Lease Aid Being Continued For Russian Ally

U.S, WAR GOODS BEING SENT TO SOVIET SIBERIA   Aid to Russians Continued At Request of American Military Leaders

Lend-Lease Is Going To Siberia Now   Shipments Being Made at  Request of Military Leaders

Lend-Lease Supplies Shipped To Russian Siberia On Plea Of American Military Chiefs

U. S. Lend-Lease Supplies, No Longer Sent to Western Russia, Are ‘Being Shipped Steadily to Siberia

Lend-Lease Arms Go to Siberia  Shipments Made at Plea of U.S. Military

Supplies Sent Tc Russian Siberia  Lend-Lease Cut Off  In Furnnenn Thenter

MDENIA GkIS SUPPLIES AID IN NEW MOVE   Lend-Lease Shipments Being Made on Military Advice; Crowley Tells Group Such Has Been Asked.

Lend-Lease Sent To Russian Siberia   Crowley Says Shipments Of Military Advantage To United States

Lend Lease to USSR, Cut Off at Demise Of Nazis, Now Going to Soviet Siberia

Ship Lend - Lease To West Russia   U.S. Military Leaders Want Material In Siberia

Russian Siberia Gets Shipments   Lend-Lease Supplies Sent at Request of U. S. Military Heads

LEND-LEASE GOODS GOING TO SIBERIA      Shipments Resumed After German Surrender

U.S, SENDING LEND-LEASE 10 SIBERIA AREA   Reveal Transfer of Russian Supplies After Nazi Surrender

Goods Flow To Russian Siberia   Lend-Lease to That Area Considered to Be of Military Advantage to United States

LEND-LEASE SUPPLIES BEING SENT TO RUSSIAN SIBERIA ON THRESHOLD OF THE JAP WAR

Requested by Army Heads, Crowley Says   Feel Shipments Of Military Advantage to United States

CHO WORKERS IN HARVESTER PLANT FAVOR STRIKE.   Subcommittees at Manazement -Conference Turn in Reports

Strikes Loom af Harvester Plants   16,194 Employes Favor Walkout, Ballot Shows

LAIPO RETAKEN BY CHINA TROOPS   Other Points Captured in Drive to Kweilin

REICH ZONES ARE DELAYED. "BY DEAULLE   FRENCH LEADER WANTS COLOGNE AND FRANKFORT IN FRENCH OCCUPATION AREA

ERENGH BALK Al CONTROL TERMS   Disagreement Over Occupation of German Cities Delays Plan

Kentucky ‘Colonel Makes German’ Civilians Remove Hats'In Tribute to Burnt Corpses

NEARLY 4,000 JEWS REPORTED KILLED IN CONCENTRATION CAME  LOUIS P. LOCHNER DESCRIBES YET ANCTHER

Execution Camps For Jews Close lo Hitler Jail Cell  German Civilians Also Learn They

4000 Jews Slain by Nazis   German Civilians Ordered to Bury Camp Victims

BUS SERVICE WILL RESUME ON THURSDA\   Striking Drivers Will Return While Panel Studies Dispute

FAMILY MOVES IN FREIGHT GAR   Cattle, Car And Dog All Packed In With Pair To Cross Country

Truman’s Plea Spurs Action For Approval   Chairman Connally. Senator Vandenberg Will Work For Promptness.   50 NATIONS StGa

Move Under Way to Speed Ratification of Charter  Senate to Hear Reports This Week

U. S. Bids for Quick CharterRatification; Senate in Spotlight   Work of San Francisco Conference Ends With Signing of Peace Paper; Lawmakers Slated to Hear Reports

PREPARATORY COMMISSION MEETS AT 11 A.M. (PWT.)  DELEGATES PILE OUT OF CITY BY TRAIN AND PLANE.

Truman’s Pleas  Speed Move To Ratify Charter   Fifty United Nations Sign Security Treaty

Seek Speed In Ratification Of World Charter   Move Spurred By Urgent Truman Plea For ‘Living’ Peace Plan.

 President Admonishes  World to Use Charter ‘And Save Future Lives

TRUMAN MAKES FINAL ADDRESS   Spurs Group in Plea to Make New Peace Plan ‘a Living Thing.’   ON WAY TO CAPITAL NOW

Delegates Seek Quick Charter Ratification   Truman Wants.Plar Activated as Soon as Possible

PECURITY CHARTER . D] “Make Peace 4 coey IA Living Thing:    my Dia is Truman’s Pled         Stettinius and Senators Return To Washington to Press For Earliest Ratification

ve For Speedy Approval urred By President's Appeal For Peace   Nations May atify This Year   man, Heads Of Amer n Delegation Leave oast For Washington

World Charter Ratification Next U. 5. Step   Truman Hopes For Early Action On Peace Document

MAKE PEACE PLAN “A LIVING THING,” PRESIDENT URGES   , CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIES PACT TO SENATE IN PERSON

A Plea for New Peace Plan Asked By Pres. Truman   Movement Grows for Quick Ratification of United Nations Charter.   Sentiment Favorable In U. S., Says Truman

Speedy Ratification Sought... ..  Quick Approval Of Charter By Senate Sought

U.S. Ratification Of Peace Pact Starts: Monda}   Senate To Receive Charter .. Now. On Way To Capitol

Truman Makes Plea For Quick Charter Approval   Delegates Applaud P resident’s Speech Al Final Meeting In San Francisco

HOPE FOR A QUICK CHARTER APPROVAL   Ratification Movements Are  ‘Spurred by President's Address   TRUMAN STARTS HOME

Truman Wants Peace Plan Made ‘A Living Thing’   Movement For Quickest Possible Approval Of Charter Grows-Among Delegates

TRUMAN SPURS TREATY OKAY   Conference Delegates Te Press Ratification  In 50 Nations

Movement Grows Among Delegates; Spurred By Plea Of U.S. President

Spurs Quick Ratification Of Charter   Truman Tells Final Parléy Session World Must Now Use Charte1 Or Betray Hero Dead

Seek Quick Ratification From All Nations  a. itt i £2924: 22°R' ss 4a OO

Quick Ratification for World Charter Sought by Framers   Two Senators to Begin Drive by Senate Approval This Week

MOVE STARTS FOR APPROVAL BY NATIONS   A. P. Poll Shows 20 of 26 Deiegates Reached Predict Immediate Ratification

SEEK SPEEDY RATIFICATION OF PEACE CHARTER   Truman Spurs Quick Actions Stettinius Leaves for Washington

QUICK ACTION ON CHARTER IS TRUMAN'S PLAN      President Tells World Nations Conference He Is Hoping For Early Ratification of Proposal.

TRUMAN URGES PLAN BE MADE ‘A LIVING THING   President To Put Document Before U.S. Senate On Monday For Action

Make ‘Living Thing’ Of It. Truman Plea»   President Stresses Effectiveness of Unity in War and Other Cooperative Efforts, Says “World Must Use” Instrument

Spurred by Appeal of Trumar Delegates to Security Pact Will Seek Early Ratification   Delegates From Yarious Nations Agree That Difficulties Have Been Overcome to Bring a Better Understanding Than Ever Before

Next Step Will Be Ratification  Of New Charter   Pres. Truman, in Closing the San Francisco Conference, Calls Upon Peace Plan To Be Living Thing.

SEEK QUICK APPROVAL OF PEACE PACT   Desire for Early Ratification of Plan for New League Spurred by Truman’s Hope Ii Wiii Be Living Thing.

Truman Begins Return Trip; Lauds Charter  President Stresses  Need For Unity At ' _-Final Session Of  PO, Fe EEE

TRUMAN'S PLEA SPURS NATION 10 RATIFY QUICKLY   More Cenfertoce News on Pages 3.4 and 9  By JOHN M. HWIGHTOWER

Speed Sought In Ratifying World Pact;  Truman Acts.   Senate To Receive Charter On Monday

Early Vote On Charter Is Sought   Prompt Ratification Of United Nations Charte Urged By Truman Ir San Francisco Addres:

MOVE SPURRED BY TRUMAN’S URGENT PLEA   “Make Charter Live,” President Emphasized in Closing Address

RATIFICATION OF CHARTER {8 BEING PRESSED   President Confident America Wil Quickivy OK World Document for Peace

BOOM ANN BUST THREATENS 4. $   Price Contre!'s Must Be Extended, Declared Chief Of OPA

Keep Controls, Bowles Warns   Says Price Control Must be Retained to Prevent Blow-up 

Papers Suspend When Printers Go On Strike   Labor Disputes Affecting Newspapers Headline Strike News.

‘Newspaper Labor Dispuies Hold Nation's Strike ‘Spot’   Printers Refuse Contract Without Full ITU Code

POOR BIRMINGHAM—NO LI'L. ABNER: PUBLICATION OF THREE PAPERS IS SUSPENDED AS RESULT OF STRIKES

‘NEWSPAPERS FACED TROUBLE IN STRIKE ‘SITUATION THURSDAY  FOUR OF DETROIT’S SEVE?

Newspapers Are Being Plagued By Labor Strife   Dozen Strikes Hamper Other Industries

ANOTHER PAPER JOINS WALKOUT   Birmingham Plants Close; Fort Wayne Still Out

Birmingham, New York Paper: Affected By Labor Troubles; 4 Detroit Disputes Are Setled

ABOUT 42,00 ARE STILL IDLE   Labor Disputes Affecting Newspapers Headline Strike News. — _

Disputes Affecting Papers In Birmingham, Ala., and New York City Head Strike News

FACE-SAVING OBSESSION   Carville to Fly to Washington to ‘Vote for UN Charter

Gen. De Gaulle to Arrive At Washington, Aug. 22 For Parley With Truman

RON Seeds NG Ta Sin tes   French WwW riter Dies : At the Age of 78

‘Says A-Bomb  Ends Dreams  Of Expansion   Adee On Eve Of Departure Sees Chaos If World Relations Unimproved

ATTLEE ON WAY TO WASHINGTON   British Leader Says He'll Talk About A-Bombs

a. A     Attlee Flies To U.9.forAtomic “nergy Parley   London, Nov. 9.—(AP)—Prime Minister Attlee departed from Northold airdrome near London for the United States at 6:30 pnp. m. (1:30 np. m.. EST) tonight.

ATTLEE HOLDS HOPE FOR AN ERA OF PEACE   Says He Is Not Going to Washington Downcast or Depressed, but in a Spirit of Trying to Serve Mankind.

ATOMIC BOMB MAKES DOMINATION DREAM VALUELESS. SAYS ATTLEE   PRIME MINISTER SAYS VISIT MEANT TO DISCUSS WORLD AFFAIRS IN LIGHT OF ENERGY DISCOVERY

NO OFFERS RECEIVED      Acting Secretary Grew Answers Statement Made by Capehart

Japs Make No Peace Offer   Acting Secretary of State Grew Denies Report Second Time

§11,406.67 Lacking In Red Cross Quota  Only Few of 44 Areas Out of County Have  Sant in Rannarte Yot

$25,034.71 Needed To Reach Local Red Cross Quota   Much Work Reported Done on Employes Lists In Business Concerns

Net Closes On Doomed Nips   Japanese Rig Crude Last-Stand Weapons

Yanks Closing Okinawa Vise   Doomed Japs Being Forced Back Onto Edge of Sea Cliff

Okinawa Push At Standstill   Japanese Situation Becomes. Desperate

Last of Japs On Okinawa Under Attack   Enemy Continues to Fight Furiously  Aeainst Americans

Ni ps Pocketed In Okinawa Tip Facing Defeat   Enemy Being Pounded Frou Sea, Air and Land With Tremendous Bombardment      Suicide Charges Will End Campaign   Expected Alnioast Hourly by American Comiand: ers Because of Dexperate Resistanee of Foe

Argentine Army Gives Ultimatum   Calls On President Farrel To Oust Nine Of His Ministers

ARGENTINE ARMY TRREATENS MARC ON BUENOS AIRES   ‘Four- -Point Ultimatum Requires Farrell Remove Nine of Ministers

ARGENTINE ARMY IS POISED FOR ACTION   Farreil Given Until 10 A. M. To Remove 9 Ministers Ry Perry Foreter

Work To Start Soon On $4,000,000 Unit   Potomac Edison to Install Addition at Wil-  *:.  lhamsport al

Work To Start Soon ~ 0n$4,000,000 Unit   Potomac Edison to Install Addition at Wil fiamsport

Pres. Truman Prepares for Big 3 Talks   He Confers with Elliott Roosevelt, Anna Boettiger

Stalin Holds Key To Next Meeting of “Big Three”.      President Confers i With Son, Daughter of Late Executive

Sen. Wheeler Says Russia Is Worst Isolationist  Montana Solon Assert World Co-Operation Must Be 2-Way Street

No Down Payments Home Buying Scheme Proposed  Equity to Be Acquired Through Rental In 48-Month Time

No Down Payment: Home Buying Scheme Proposed  Equity to Be Acquired Through Rental

Yanks Capture Vital Heights on Okinawa   Surprise Maneuver by U. S. Troops Panics Japs Who Fire on Own Men

BEWILDEHED MIPS FIRE ON OWN POSITION   Flame-Throwing Tanks Pace Final Push Against “Fort of Death.”

Crazed Nip Gunners,  Fire on Own Troops Yanks Take Three Ke y Hei ghts;  ee en ee

More and More Frenzied  Japs Surrender  Tokyo Sees Possible New Invasions in Ryukyu Islands

Okinawa Campaign Ending   Japonese Pressed In Tiny Pocket On Huge Island

Jap Losses Pass 73,000 As End Nears   Beaten Nipponese Suicide Or Surrender mn Growing Numbers

YANKS SEIZE VITAL HILLS AT DEAD-ENT   Frenzied Japanese Surrender or Kill Selves

ALLIED LINK 10 SPEED RELEASE OF PRISONERS   Many of 50,000 Still Held by Nazis Close to Our Lines

Clay County Men Head For Service  At Fort Snelling   Group Honored At Breakfast Held In Legion Memorial Hall

Clay County Men Go To Snelling ©   Group Is Honored At Legion Breakfast ©

Ist Army Takes Two More Towns ~On-West-Front   Smash Halfway Through Siegfried Line Defenses . In Area South Of Aachen

Yanks Surge Into Open Country   Two Divisions Are Two Thirds of Way Through Double Siegfried Line  As Battle Tempo Rises

Yankees Burst Through First Pillbox Belt Of Siegfried Line   Drive Into Open Country Two-Thirds Through Defense System

Plow Half-Way Through Strongest Section Of Siegfried Line East Of Monschau, Now Near Towr Of Schieiden   HALF DOZEN GERMAN TOWNS ARE CAPTURED

YANKS PL THROUGH FIRST PILLBOX BELT   Surge Over Open Country 2-3 of Way Thru Nazi Defense Svstem

2 U. S. Divisions Burst Through Siegfried Line _   Surge Across Open Country; May Be Start Of New Offensive.

YANKS SCORE 4-MILE GAINS. IN WEST WALL   \Smash Half-Way Through Strongest Part Of Siégfried Line And Capture Half Dozen Nazi Towns.

YANKS DRIVE HALFWAY INTO SIFEFRIED LINE   German Resistance Is Growing As Reds Consolidate Lines For Final Push To. Berlin

>BURST THROUGH 1ST PILLBOX BELT «OF DOUBLE LINE   SURGE ACROSS OPEN COUNTRY AND GAIN - AS MUCH AS 3 MI,

Burst Completely Through First Pillbox Defenses   Forces Two-Thirds  g Of Way Across Whole West Wall; Report Gains. of Three Milac«

Breach Siegfried Line Defenses In New Breakthrough   U. S. Divisions Approach Last Of Concrete Barriers

Smash Past Pillboxes of  Defense Line   Surge Across Open Country Past Double Siegfried Line Belt

U. S. Fighters Lash Into Enemy Land   German Resistance Is Tough But Americans Advance

Increased Air Activity And Artillery Fire Hints At New Allied Assault

First Army Forces Take Two Towns   Fighting Termed Heaviest Since December  Breakthrough

German Resistance Reported Stiff On ~ Siegfried Ramparts          x ed: “Since: Nazi" OICHRVE: ~ In'Mid-December. °

GERMAN TOWN OF SCHLEIDEN   Two Divisions Half Way Thru Siegfried Line .

2 {MILES FROM NAZI ANCHOR . OF SCHLEIDEN   Doughboys of Second,and Ninth Infantry Rip Two-Mile Breach in German West Wall Defonceac

Push Carries Yanks Almos To Schleiden   Siegfried Line Cut Half Way in Two at Strongest Section

) Yank Divisions Vault Sieafried Wall in New Push  Surge Across Open Country in What May Be New Drive

Are 2 Thirds Way Through  Defense Line   German Resistance Stif— fens Along 40-Mile Sec : tor of Forts

Nazis Strenethen Their Resistance Along 40-mile Sector of the Besieged  West Wal.   PARTICULARLY FIERCE FIGHTING IS REPORTED

Two Divisions Surge Through Siegfried Line   Pillbox Belt Passed, Gain Three Miles

Germans West Wall Cracked By Yank Atfack   Nazi Resistance Mounts As Americans Hit Main Defenses

—WESTERN FRONT2 Divisions Register  Big Gains   Yanks Smash Through Pill Boxes, Surge Into  2 Open Country

Death Penalty Faced by Two Men, One an American, Who Were Caught After Slipping Ashore in Maine—Case Heard Behind Closed Doors

—SPY TRIAL— _  DALLEGED NAZI *CBIES ANTI   U, §. Military Commission Hears Evidence Behind Locked Doors

2 PUT ON TRIAL AS NAZI AGENTS   Charged With Being Placed Ashore From U-Boat

POINT 1S SCORED FAVORING PETAIN      Witness Admits Defend. ant May Have Tried to Save Indo-China

Petain Scoring Vital Point At — Dramatic Tria   Old Marshal Smiles A Testimony

PETAIN'S MOVE IN INDO-CHINA BARED   Witness Testifies Aged Mar shal May Have Tried to Save Country

He tallt AUG ii  fstablishes Good. - Point. for Clie Marshal May Have Tried  To Save Indo-China, Witness Admits -

Petain Tried to Save Indo-China, Roux Says   Fired French General Who Negotiated With Japs, Asserts Ex-Foreign Ministry Official at Trial

Point in Favor Of Petain Marks Treason Trial   Witness Testifies Agec Soldier Tried To Save Indo-China

Petain Scores Point In Trial  Witness Discusses Indo-China Story

Petain Stand In Indo-China Wins Point   Marshal Resisted Japanese Pressure, Witness Says

Witness. Brings Out Point in Petain’s Favor  Former Premier Accuses Him of Treason

MILITARY BASES QUESTION MARK   Army Men Think U. S. Should Keep Air Fields In Western Hemisphere

URGES PRICE CUTS BE MADE   Sen. Murray Would Reduce Ceilings of Firms That Have Labor Cutback

Senator Proposes Price Cuts When Wage Rates Dring  Plan Would Poss an to

Cut prices te offset loss  of overtime Is proposal of  é Sen. Murray

Proposal To Enforce Price Cuts Advanced By Senate   Proposal of Senator Murray Comes as Labor Picture Brightens—Settlements Achieved in Strikes Involving Thousands

Raise Wages Or Cut Prices, Solon Demand:   Senator Offers Plan Whereby OPA Would Act in Labor Issues

70 PERCENT OF EQUIPMENT  ARMY PLANS TO BRING OUT LEFT AFTER GERMAN  EFEAT

Army To Move 70 Pc. Of Equipment From Europe To Pacific After V-E Day

AFTER V-E DAY   ARMY NOW PLANS TO GET 70 PERCENT OF EQUIPMENT BACK OUT OF EUROPE   (Fourth of Five Articles)

After V-E Day— : Army Hopes To Bring Back 70 Per Cent of Equipment To Be Left Over After Germany ‘Out'

After V-E Day, What?   : Hope to Salvage 70% of European ‘War Materiel for Use in Pacific

After Germans Beaten, What?  Most of Equipment Used in Europe To Be Sent To Pacific

After V-E Day, What? Army Plans to Get 70 Percent of Equipment Out of Europe

Plans Of Services For After V-E Day   (Fourth of Five Artieles) By ELTON ©. FAY and JOHN M HIGHTOWPRER

AFTER V-E DAY E quipment In Europe To Be Salvaged   Army Plans To Move At Least 70 Per Cent : Out Of Europe

MacArthur's Capture of Manila Lifts Jap Military Yoke from Its People

Strikes Spread In Nation Today   New Rows Increase Idle Ta Over 50 000

50,000 Idle As Strikes Start Anew Over Nation   I. wee ry elphia Scene OR” éor Troubles.

Angry Words, Fists Flyin  Lower House   Rep. Hook (D Mich) Faces Censure After Tangling With Rankin. Mississippi Democrat

SOLONS CLASH ON  FLOOR OF HOUSE   Rankin and Hook Clash After Calling of Names

FIGHT IN HOUSE STIRS CONGRESS   ‘Hook Is Facing Censure ’ After Tussle With  Rep. Rankin

Two Democrats Trade Blows As Debate Waxes Hot In House Of Represenatives

HOUSE MEMBERS COME 10 BLOWS   Fist Fight Flares Between Representatives Hook and Rankin; Disciplinary Action Looms

Cpl. James Flora, 20, — Killed In Flight-Over Germany On Jan. 29

Set Schlobohm Died 3 in Action In August 1944.   Had Been Awarded Two Medals for  Missions in Europe

Two Sharp Nazi Thrusts Across Senio River ‘Turned Back by 8th Army

GERMAN THRUSTS IN HTALY STQPPED   Allied Forces Make Further Gains In Drive North a.

WOMAN CALLS TAX! AT MT, CLEMENS, MICH., FOR BIDE TO PALM BREATH FLA.

Capital Gives Eisenhower Thunderous Welcome   Half of Population  _ Of Washington Out ToCheerConqueror Of Nazis in Europe

Gen. Eisenhower Arrives Home In Triumph; Tells CongressGI’: Feel Peace Can Be Achieved

‘Ike’ Asserts Lasting Peace Is GI Demand   Victorious Leader Gredite American Fighting AlKes With Trinuenh

EISENHOWER GETS (GREAT OVATION _ IN WASHINGTON   Half of the Capital’s Population Turns Out to Pay Homage to Kansan in Triumphant Parade.   HE RECEIVES HONORS AS- SYMBOL TO GIS   General Tells Congress Soldiers Feel Peace Can Be Worked Out—Decorated  by President Truman.

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Eisenhower Is Given Rousing Welcome Home   Tells Congress Gl Feel Peace Can and Must Be Worked Out

NATION S HERO FORESEES END OF ALL WARS   COMMANDER TELLS CONGRESS WHAT HIS MEN THINK

Multitude Waves, Shrieks As Hero Rides Tc Capitol; Accepts Honors in Name of His Troops; Tells Congress What Gls Want

GLORY GOES TO Gl, EISENHOWER AVERS   Ike’ Cheered in Nation’s Capital as He Rhine For Homaae of a Hero

Fisenhower Says Soldiers Want Secure Peace  Tells Congress of Problems Ahead;  Rare eel

Eisenhower True Hero Of America Mighty But Plain’   Ike Accepts Washington’s Welcome For His 3,000,000 G. I’s., Rather Than Himself

Buckner Killed On Okinawa   Dies in Watching Campaign Windup   -War Leader in Triumphant Return—  ‘Cheering Throngs Welcome General Ike at Capital

Tributes Paid To Eisenhower  In Washington   Cheering Populace Welcomes Hero in Triumphant Pageant at Capital—General Tells Congress Peace Can and Must be Worked Out

-Prediets Vast Problems Of Peace Will Be Solved. Decorated By The President

Eisenhower Is Accorded ~ Due Honors   Thunderous Welcome At The Nation's Capital; Says Japan Next

Sub-Zero Cold Takes 58 Lives Throughout U. $   Temperatures Slowly Rising In Midwest And Eastern Areas

COLD WAVE EASES AFTER 58 DEATHS IN EAST LAND MIDWEST STORMS DURING PAST FEW DAYS

Invaders Penetrate Defenses At One Of Japs’ Air Bases; Losses May Run High

Battle Mounts: Marines Fight Way To Airfield   Japs Struggle Fiercely To Retain Bastion On Route To Tokyo

Take Beachhead And Move Up Under Fire   Carrier Planes Carry On With Raids On Japanese Homeland

YANKS SECURE FIRM FOOTHOLD ON JAP ISLAND   supporting Fleet Of 800 Warships Cover Invasion By Leathernecks On: Vital Spot In Japan's Inner Defenses.

Carrier Plane Force Destroys 509 Enemy Pianes In Daring Two Day Foray Over Tokyo, Sinks Ships, Damages Factories.

MOVE SWIFTLY TO PLACE BASE BACK INTOUSE   ‘Final End’ Of Battle Comes In Sight As Japs Admit Kamikaze Has Failed

‘Final End’ of Okinawa Battle Near, Japs Say   American Tactics Against Suicide _ Planes ‘Too Good’

Yankees Take Naha Airfield ‘On Okinawa   Final Battle for Island in Sight; Suicide Plane Defense Perfected

Showdown Is At Hand On Okinawa   Japs Blame Defeat On Perfected U.S. Defense Against  Nip Suicide Planes

» Yank Defense Against Jap Suicide Planes To » ShortenOkinawa Fight

Big Naha Airfield 325 Mi. From Japan, Captured by Yanks   Americans Perfect Defense Against Jap Suicide Planes

SUICIDE PLANE DEFENSE SPURS OKINAWA FIGHT   Final End Of Campaign In Sight; Largest Airfield Seized

SUICIDE . ATTACKS FAILED TO STAVE OFF U.S., JAPS SAY   NIMITZ ANNOUNCES AMERICAN CAPTURE OF NAHA AIRDROME

‘Tokyo Says Our’ Rocket Planes Have Been Effective in Halting Suicide Aircraft Attacks.   JAPAN SEES TURN OF  WAR AGAINST THEM

End of Battle for Okinawa Sighted As Yanks Perféct Defense Against Suicide Planes Employed by Japs

‘Tokyo Admits End of Okinawa Battle In. Sight  nt: Yanks Hold Nahe Airfie

PREPARING FOR ANPAN STRIKES   Field, Prime Objective of 68-Day Drive, Taken Over Yesterday.   JAPS SEE = “FINAL - END’

End of Okinawa Battle in Sight   Capture of Big Naha Airport Reported by American Authorities

Defense Against “Suicide” Planes Perfected By U.S. Japanese Disclose

NAHA AIRFIELD COMPLETELY IN U.S, HANDS NOW   Will Be Major Air Strip For Attacks On Japan, Only 325 Miles Away; Japs  Planning Suicide Stand In Small Area

Naha Airfield And Two Finest Harbors Seized   End of Campaign Speeded Because Americans Perfeetcd Defense Againat  Suicide Planes   Jap News Agency Aduiils Battle Lost   Newspaper Comments Sit uation So Grave Every Bir of Strength Should  Be Used On Island

NAHA AIRPORT IS SEIZED BY TENTH ARMY   "Final End" of Battle for Okinawa Nears as Yanks Perfect Defense Against  Suicide Planes   DEFENDERS SQUEEZED

SAY SUICIDE FLIERS ARE FRUSTRATED   Radio Tokyo Concedes U, S. Has Perfected a Defense Which Prohibits Nip Planes From Reaching Their Targets.

Smash Toward End Of Bloody Okinawa Battle   Captured Naha Airfielc Being Prepared For Big Blows At Japan.

Fight’s End — On Okinawa Is Nearing;  Field Falls   Nippon Compressed Into Small Rezion

Tokio Admits U. S. Rocket Defense Against Suicide Raids Has Won Okinawa

U.S. Engineers Speed Work On Naha Field   Japs Say Americans Have Perfected Kamikaze Defenses

LONG ISLAND HOPPING GAME [NEARS END WITH ASSAULTS — ON JAPAN PROPER INDICATED

Baffle Nears; Airport Taken   Defense Perfected Against Suicide Plane Attacks Enables Yanks to Conquer

Yanks Beating Suicide Plane System—Tokyo   Defense Perfected, Foe Reports; End Of Okinawa Fight Near Enemy Admits

Yank Tactics Death Blow To Japanese   Perfect Defense Against Nips’ Suicide Planes

U. S. CAPTURES AHA. AIRBASE. "MOP UP ISLAND   Suicide Tactics Thwarted  By U. S. Defenses, Japs Reveal

“Final End’ For Okinawa In Sight   Americans Have Perfected Defense Against Sucide Planes   \   NAHA AIRPORT TAKEN   Japs Report War “Becom ing More Disadv antageous to Our Side” :

Air Field Captured   15,000) Remaining — Japs Gaird For Suicide Stand Under Yank Squeezc: Defense Perfected Against Kamikaze  \ttacks.

Okinawa End Near Say Japs   Tokyo Says Perfected Defense by Americans Blocks Suicide Planes

FINAL END OF BATTLE FOR OKINAWA ISLAND DECLARED IN SIGHT   ARMY ENGINEERS CONVERTING NAHA AIRDROME INTO EFFECTIVE U. S. BASE

Yanks Perfect Fight Against Suicide Planes   Capture Big Naha Airport, Compress Remaining Nip (CJarrison.   MAKE SUICIDE STAND

FINAL END OF OKINAWA FIGHT NOW IN SIGHT   Yanks Announce Capture Of Big Naha Airport

MAIN AIRFIELL ON OKINAWA “ CAPTURED   Outlook Disadvantageous, Japanese Announce   15,000 NIPS   Squeezed Into 25 Square Mile Area On Southern End Of Island

‘Vinson Expected to Act For Reduction of Tax Load on U. S. Business

VINSON SEES — NO TAX RELIEF   NEW SECRETARY Of TREASURY !8 PESSIMISTIC

New Treasurer To Favor Big Businesses   ‘Little Man’ Must Pay Through Nose

VINSON FAVORS INCOME TAXES   New Secretary Of Treasury Wants Excess Profits Tax Repealed After War

TOSUGCEED — MORGENTHAU.   ‘Will Become Sec Of Treasury ; Next Month ©

Vinson Chosen For Cabinet   2 Morgenthau’s Successor Believes In Broad Base  For Income Taxes

Vinson Choser fo Succeed Morgenthau   Treasury Nominee Favors Low Base for Income Taxes

VINSON CHOSEN AS SUCCESSOR TO MORGENTHAU   Virtson Believes Income Tax Exemptions Should Be Low

Fred M. Vinson, Slated to be Secretary of Treasury Next Month, Favors Excess Profits lax Removal

MAY CHANGE TAXING SETUP   Fred. Vinson, Chosen Next Secretary of Treasury, Believes Excess Profits Taxes dn Business Should be Repealed.

Fred Vinson Likely Head Of Treasury   War Mobilizer Recommended By President Truman

U.S. INCOME TAX PAYERS CAN EXPECT LITTLE FRON TREASURY. SECRETARY

Little Income Tax Relief Seen  Under Vinson   Director of OWM. Will Step Into Morgenthau’s Job

Vinson Likes Broad-Based Income Levy   Plans Prompt Repeal Of Excess Profit Tax When Named to Post

Vinson to Head Treasury   Favors Excess Profits Tax Repeal, Broad income Levies Base

Vinson Supports Broad Tax Base   Low Exemptions Favored by Man Chosen to Head Treasury Department After ‘Big Three’ Meeting

VINSON FAVORS WIDE TAX BASE   “Assistant President” Chosen To Succeed Morgenthau

BARBARA HUTTON IS GRANTED A DIVORCE   Husband ‘Did Not Like Mi Friends’ She Claims

22 Boys Still At Large After Eldora Escapes   Official Probe Into Conditions At State Training School Intensified.

22 Bovs Still Are Hunted   Still At Large After Last Wednesday's Dining Room Riot At Eldora.

Snecumbs 16 Extended Il. ness in Washingion Hospital at Age of 71 Yours

John Thomas, Idaho Solon, Dies Of Illness   First Appointed To Fill Unexpired Term Of Borah

 Army Spokesmen Say Defeat Of Japan Is Now On, Or Ahead, Of Schedule

ARMY STATES SPEED-UP. OF WAR ASSURED   Spokesman Says Troops and Weapons Will Reach MacArthur on Schedule

U.S. SPEEDS TIMETABLE OF JAPAN'S DOON   Army Assures Senators Troops And Weapons Will Be Moved

U.8. 10 SPEED UP WAR AGAINST JAPS   ARMY MEN SAY TROOPS AND GUNS WILL REACH M’AKTHUR ON SCHEDULE.

Army Men Assure Speed-up of War   Promise Troops, Weapons Will Reach Forces On Or Before Schedule.

BRITISH RAID ENEMY ISLAND NEAR SUMATRA   Carriers Pave Path For Landing on Car Nicobar

Hornet Damaged By Huge Wave   Forward Corners of Flight Deck Folded Back by Impact

Carrier Hornet Evades Jap Guns But Not Heavy Storm  Famed Ship Limps Home for Repairs; Plaime Bacard in Action Acainst Foe

Mountainous Wave Lifts Up and Smacks Down Big Carrier Hornet and Sends Her Home for Repair:   B-29 Tailgunner With 108 Misions Missing in Raid on Eve of Discharg:

Carrier Hornet Heavily Damaged By Great Wave   Nature Is Tougher Than Japs

MOUNTAINOUS WAVE DAMAGED U.S. CARRIER HORNET OFF OKINAWA  _ JAPANESE HAD BEEN UN_ ABLE TO DAMAGE BIG  FLATTOP IN 14 MONTHS

USS Hornet’s Flight Deck Corners Folded Down On Carrier’s Sides When Hit By Mountainous Wave

Famous Aircraft Carrier Battered So Hard by Gale and Mountainous Waves She Has To Come to San Francisco for Repairs

Huge Vessel Hii So Hard In Typhoon Forward Corners of Flight Deck  Folded Down —

CARRIER HORNET UNDAN AGED BY JAPANESE, HIT HARD BY MOTHER NATURE IN PACIFIC TYPHOON

Gallant Carrier, Warring Japs 14 Months Without A Scratch Crumpled By: Storm

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IOIN ACTION PLAN Will CUR] IROUBIT, BIG TLIRET RELILVI   Russians  lail Crimean Pact

Goebbels Urges Nazis To Resist Yalta Decisions      Official Soviet Press Hails Crimea Agreements; Three Leaders Each Reported Pleased With Results

Soviet Press Lauds Work Of big Three   Pravda Asserts Parley Proves Alliance Has Magnificent Future

7610 UNDERGO SERVICE CHECKS   Group to Be Examined Includes 66 Men in” 2.0 19 in Class 1A

To 10 UNDERGO SERVICE CHECKS   Group to Be Examined Incluces 66 Men in > <-C, 19 in Class 1-A

Sen. Johnson Attacks Water Treaty, Charges WL. Clayton Owns Large Tracts of Land‘in Mexicali Valley « .

CLAYTON MEXICO INTERESTS TOLD   TEXAN PREDICTS FIGHT UNLESS TREATY RATIFIED

Probe of U.N.R.R.A. Demanded, 1-Man Surplus Control Asked   WANTS SURPLUS CONTROL  TarTrnmnn mer ”.lUC A hk

SEEKS INVESTIGATION  OF UNRRA ACTIVITIES:   Rep. Dirksen Asks Answers To Number Of Questions About Relief Organization

San Francisco Tempers Cool   Harmony Restored At Allied Conference

SMALL NATIONS SEEKING POWER   Compromises By Russians Brighten Conference Hopes

Sets Jap Losses At 282,000 In Philippines   Americans Invade Basilan Island Near Zamboanaa

YANKS LAND ON BASILAN ISLAND AN SULU STRAITS   Enemy Losses In Five-Months Philippine Campaign Tota] 282.000   U. §. ARTILLERY HAMMERS JAP POSITIONS AT BAGUIO

Japan Loses 445,000 Mer UponLuzon —   Entire Philippines Campaign Cost Japs Total of 282,000, MacArthur Reports

Americans Cross Strait, Invade Basilan Istand  282,000 Japa Killed, Captured

Jap Josses On Luzon Heavy   Loses 145,000 in Nine Weeks; Artillery Shells Japs Around Baguio

Yanks Invade Basilan Isle, Off Zamboanga   Japanese Losses in Philippines Set at 282,000 Men

Yanks Invade Basilian Isle; Jap’s Losses _ Are Revealed   ed e = ‘Navy Hits Matsauwa; Iwo Japs Desperate

DEATH CLAIMED DR, THOREN ON NOV. 28   First President of Western Union College Buried in Chicago Friday

Former College President Dead  ',Dr. H. H. Thoren ‘Succumbs In Chicag:

SPANISH MONARCHISTS GET ENCOURAGEMENT   Goverment May Be Transferred From France Te Friace Den Juan te View Of Patsdam 7”

SPANISH POWER CHANGE RUMORED   Hint Military Group Seeks Tranferring Rule to Prince

Spaniards May Kick Franco Out  et wT “Dtwerers "Tix:   Exiled Prince To Take Over Post, Reports Indicate

Lode Names Helped Allies to Keep Secret Their Great Strategic Plans

Enemy Forces On Okinawa Retreating   Rear Remnants Hammered; Jap Admiral Dead

Enemy Forces Retreat From Yaeiu Plateau   American Guns Hammer Japanese On Okinawa Front

Jap Admiral Kills Himself  Okinawa Forces Are Split Under Heavy —

JAP GARnISON BEING THINNED   Southern Okinawa Is Cut in Two Segments By American Units.   NIP LEADER KILLS SELF

Nips Retreating From Plateau: Adm. Ota Killec      Admiral Nimitz Reports That 80,459 Japs Have Been Killed Since Aoril 1:

YANKEE WEDGE CUTS OKINAWA FORCE IN TWO   200 American Guns Hammer Retreating Foe; Navy Chief Kills Self

Okinawa Japs Cut Into Twin Forces   Yanks Using 200 Guns In Mass Attack on Remaining Defenders

Naval Base Force Leader Found Dead InUndergroundPost   Kamikaze Air Attacks Sink U. S. Light Unit, 1.600 Nips Die Daily

U. S. Masses Heavy Guns In Fighting Upon Island   Commander Found With Threat Slash

THINNING JAPANESE OKINAWA GARRISON HAS BEEN CUT IN TWO   MORE THAN 80,000_ ENEMY SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN KILLED ON ISLAND

YANKS CUT FORCE INTO TWO GROUPS   Most of Nips Retreating to a Last-Stand Ridge —Are Dying at Rate of 1,600 a Day—One Commander a Suicide.

ENEMY FORCES FLEE FROM PLATEAU   Nip Naval Base Commander Takes Own Life   HALF OF YAEJU   Held By American Troops: Kamikaze Air Attacks Are Resumed

JAP GARRISON ON OKINAWA IS SLICED IN TWO   Nips Retreat From Yaeju: Peninsula, Battered By U. S. Artillery 

Japs Retreating Before Yank Fire   Enemy Garrison on Southern Okinawa Cut Into. Two Segments   QUIT YAEJU PLATEAU   Nimitz Announces 12,75€ Nippons Killed in. Eight Days

laps On Okinawe Split Into Two Seoments foday   Retreating From Pleteau, Japs Are Hammered Ry American Guns.

U.S. Guns Slaughter 1,600 Defenders a Day   Thirst Crazing Last of Garrison; :  Admiral Minoru Ota Takes Life

Yanks Cut Thinning Jap Garrison Ia Southern Okinawa Into Two Groups

Enemy Forces Retreat From Yaeju Plateau   200 Massed American Guus Hammer. Japs’? Renrguard; Adm. Ola Suicides   Jap Daily Death  Rate Put Atl600   Remuining Troops Fall Bebind “Last-Stand”? Ridge At End OF Plateau

YANKS SPLIT JAP ARMY ON OKINAWA TIP   Mikado's Army Dying as Americans Pour Tons of Bombs and Shells On Positions   ONE U. S. VESSEL LOST

Jap Garrison On Okinawa Cut In Two Segments   Nip Forces Retreat From Plateau; 200 Massed Guns Hammer Enemy Troops

ENEMY DYING AT RATE OF 1,600 A DAY. SAYS NIMITZ   12,756 SLAIN IN 8 DAYS; TOTAL NUMBER OF JAP DEAD 80,459

Admiral Ends Life — As Americans Press For Early Victory _   Nips Are Dying At Rate Of 1,600 A Day With Total Enemy Killed On Island Now 80,459; 200 Mass-ed U. S. Guns Hammer Foe

Nip Remnants Fall Back for Final Battle   Nip Admiral Takes Own Life; 8000 to 12,000 of Foe Left

BRITISH GALES KEEP QUEEN MARY AT SEA   Big Liner, Carrying 1,000, Among Ships Battered

Queen Mary Held In Storm Peril  Giant Liner Held at Anchor far 9nd Dav

Queen Mary Lies At Anchor in Big, Mine-Strewn. Seas   Fourth = Day-. of. Gale: Prevails. ii AngloAreas -Waves ‘Are  50. Feet High

Great Storm Tosses Queen Mary Akout   Unable to Dock at Southampten; Has 1,000 Passengers;  Freee maa

LINER ANCHORED iN [MINE-STREWI SEA      Fourth Day of Gales Keeps Queen Mary Near Isle Of Wight.

GALES LASH BIG LINER, QUEEN MAR}   Ship Rolls at Anchor Of! Isle of Wight in Storm Which Has Wrecked Four Vessels and Tak: en 14 Lives.

Wild Mines  Miss Liner   Queen Mary Anchored Until Gale Ends; Waves Break Up Mine Fields

oose Mines Menace Ships, Beaches As  Four-Day Storm Blasts Enaland

Liner Queen Mary Fights Out Storm at Anchor Amid Mine Swept Waves

Queen Mary is Rocked in Gale   Tempestous Seas Keep Ship With 1,000 at Anchor

Liner Rocksin Mine-Strewn Seas Off Britair   Four Small Vessels Lost In Four Days Of Raging Gales

MINES ARE ADRIFT   Sea Storm Loosens Them: Queen Mary Unable to Enter Harbor

Big Liner Unable To Dock As Storm Lashes Mined Seas   14 Lives Lost In Worst English Gale In Years

NAVY ADMIRAL WARNS END OF JAP WAR IS NOT IN SIGH   COMMANDER WARNS AGAINST . OPTIMISM OVER EARLY END OF WAR AGAINST JAPANESE

WAR LISTS 3 DEAD, 6 HURT, 3 MISSING   Lamb. Krusinger and Meitz Make Supreme Sacrifice  This Week

WAR DEPT. LISTS 2 DEAD, 6 HURT THIS WK   List Heenen and Helsteri as German Prisoners  of War

3 DEAD,  LOST AND 4 HURT IN WAR THIS WEEK   Zuidema, Carlson, Shepard Make Supreme  Sacrifice

School Funds Plan Proposed   Educators, Legislators Getting Together On Sche>l Financing Plans

Hope You Have a Taste For These   Onions, Carrots, Beets, Cabbage, Oranges, Apples To Be Plentiful in April

‘Goering Takes It on the Lam!   Bragging Nazi Air Chief Reported To Have Fled Berlin by Plane With Wife and Loot Valued at $20,000,000 :

Goering Resign: From Luftwaffe  Reported To Have Fled, Or Been Executed

Report Goering Fled With Riches  Said to Have Escaped Wiéeh 20 Millian

GOERING GIVES UP THE FIGHT   No. 2 German Leader Resigns As Air Chief — His Heart ‘Weak’

Goering Resigns ‘As Nazi Air Chief   Moscow Says German Leader Has Fled 

GOERING RESIGNS AS AIR CHIEF OF REICH; REPORTEDLY HAS FLED: ONE REPORT SAYS HAS BEEN SLAIN

GULUMBIAN 1a ELECTED HAD UF UNO GROUP   Preparatory Commission in Brief Session O. K.’s Agenda, Rules.

Colombia Delegate  Heads Preparatory UNO Commission   Brisk Campaign Expected On Selection of Permanent Headquarters

20 T0 40 DEAN IN TRAIN WRECK IN NORTH DAKOTA   ‘More Than 50 Injured as One Section of Passenger Crashes Into Another  Santinn _   ALL OF VICTIMS IN OBSERVATION CAR   Doctors and Volunteers Give First Aid—Relief Trains Dispatched to  Scene.

Heavy Death Toll In Railroad Wreck      Great Northern Trains Crash Near Michigan, North Dakoto

25 to 40 Killed In Rear End Train Crash   50 to 100 Are Injured ly Great Northern ' Railway Wreck at, Michigan, N. Dakola

GET TOP SECRET DATA SN A-BOME   Truman and Premiers May Announce Policies Tomorrow

Atom Confah Nears End; Facts Soon   Truman, Attlee, King Expected to Air Views Thursday or Friday.

Joint Communique On Atomic Policy Due Thur. or Fri.   Dr. Vannevar Bush Sits In As U.S. Expert On  Bomb Discussions

PRESIDENT AND PRIME MIN _ BTER ARE GIVEN SCIENTI FIC INFORMATION DUR_ ING THEIR CON- FERENCE ~

ALLIED CHIEFS MAP POLICY ON ATOMIC ENERGY   Joint Communique Is Expected Thursday Or Friday

Final Talks Begin Today ag A-Bombs   Decision Expected On How Secrets Of Atomic Power  Can Be Best Utilized

F gi Phases of — f aic Energy caferente Open   Joint Communique On Bomb. Policy Due Thursday Or Friday

TRUNAN, ATTLEE BESIN FINAL ‘ATORIC’ TALKS   To Decide About ABomb Secret. in Final Meet

TRUMAN, KING AND ATTLEE RESUME TALKS   Atomic Energy Expert Sits In  At Meeting

Yanks Capture Olongapo Naval Base On Luzon   Manila- Bound Sixth Army Across Pampanga River, Capture City 28 Miles From Capital

Red Cross Drive Opens In County   Nearly 300 Workers Hope To Collect $63.300 Here.

RED CROSS DRIVE OFFICIALLY OPENS   Kickoff Meeting of Workers Held at Hotel Alexander

RED CROSS DRIVE OFFICIALLY OPENS   Kickoff Meeting of Workers Held at Hotel . =" Alexander . _

Wife Of Sailor Is Found Slain  Near Lorain, 0).   Body Of Mrs. Helen Duftield Found In Ditech After Ke cetving Fatal Wound

LORAIN WOMAN . “1S SHOT DOWN   AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR MAN. WHO PUSHED VICTIM ' INTO AUTO BEFORE . SHOOTING ° 

SENATE KILLS LABOR DRAFT BILL, 46-29   Upper House Overrides President on Manpower Issue .

SENATE DEFEATS MANPOWER BIL!   LEGISLATION THAT ROOSEVELT HAD ASKED IS REJECTED, 46 TO 29.

Senate Beats Manpower Bill By 46-29 Vote   More Discussion Ordered. Bur Rejection re 1. Pith ale

Senate Overrides President Roosevelt With Crushing 46-to-25 Rejection of Bill Providing Job Freeze

SENATE REJECTS iMANPOWER PLAN IN SUDDEN MOVE   Crushing 46 To 29 Vote Recorded In Quick Test Of Support   JOHNSON’S DESERTION CRITICIZED BY HATCH

Senate Kills Labor Draft Rebuffs FDR   Despairing Leader Call for Unexpected Vote on Manpower Bill

Senate Overrides Presiden’ By 46-to-29 Vote in Defeating Measure

JAP: GENERAL TELLS COURT PRISON CONDITIONS ‘GOOD’   KOU DENIES KNOWING AMERICAN PRISONERS ON LUZON: FORCED TO EAT RATS

Britain Would Revise Dardanelles Pact   Condition ‘Good’ in Jap PW Camps. Claim

Conference Is Planned At Embassy   Japanese Emperor Did Receive President’s Peace Plea In 1941, Reports Adviser

Japanese Emperor Said By Well-Informed Sources To Have Scheduled Visit To Allied Commander At Latter’s Residence—Atomic Bomb Research In Japan Banned Under New Directives Which Also Require Rigid Control Of Economic Life In Nippon

Temperatures:   High Command Blocks Atomic Research In Japan, Clamps Control on Enemy  Economic Life, Moves Toward Free Press

Je jap. ‘Emperor Will  ‘Leave His Palace   - Decision Makes History— Supreme Connijanger Tightens  RKegnomic Control -

First Time in History Mikado Sought Another   MacArthur Blocks Any Study of Atomic Bomb by Controlling Jap Laboratories

Hirohito fo Call on MacArthur   Precedent-shattering Visit; Atomic Bomb Research Blocked

History-Making Audience Betweer Conqueror and Conquered As Ye Unconfirmed by . MacArthur; New Invasion ‘Orders Given Japanese

Emperor Will  Pay Call On U.S. Chief   Allied High Command Imposes Rigid Control On Japanese Economic Life; Steps Are Taken to Insure Free Press for Nippon

Hirohito To Pay Visit To Gen. WArthur   Allied High Comman di Blocks Any Atomice-Bomb Research In Japan.   NOCONFIRMATION

‘Emperor Will Visit MacArthur   Hirohito Planning Precedent Shattering Act, Japs Report.

NO ABDICTAION PLANS MADE BY EMPEROR WHO SEEKS TALK WITH GEN. MARTHUR AT HIS HOME

Precedent To Be Smashed By Emperor   No Date Named For Call At U.S. Embassy

TEMPERATURES:   Nippon’s Ruler Will Go Before Allied Leader   Precedent-Shattering Visit Scheduled; New Restrictions Told

Conference To Be Held In Embassy   Allied Command Directs Rigid Control Over All Japan’s Economic Life \In New Directive

HIROHITO REPORTED T0 HAVE ARRANGED TO PAY A CALL ON MacARTHUR   Atomic Research Banned in Japan; Rigid Economie Controls Set Up

Time of PrecedentBreaking Call Has Not Been Specified   Supreme Commander Establishes Strict Control Over Economics

Jap Atomic Research Halted; Government Told To Free Papers   Emperor’s Visit Would Shatter Precedent Of Never Calling On Another Ruler For Audience: Export, Import Of Nip Assets Is Banned

REPORT LACKS CONFIRMATION OF OFFICIALS   High Command Blocks Atomic Research By Japanese

Declare Hirohito To Pay Precedé:. (Shattering Visit On “en. MacArthur

A Precedent-Shattering Visit to MacArthur By Emperor Hirohito Soon         Date Not Specified; Allies Bear Down With New Restrictions; Block Atomic Bomb Research, Order Press Freedom

Japan's Emperor Arranges a Visi With MacArthur   Precedent- Shattering Call to Take Place at U.S. Embassy Building

attfohifo to. Make Callon MacArthur   Japanese Emperor To Break Precedent To Visit Supreme Allied Commander.

Hirohito May Pay Visit To MacArthur  Allies Crack   Allies Crack Whip on Jap Appointments

ORDER BLOCKS JAP RESEARCH ON ATOM BOMB   Informed Japs Say Emperor Will Make Precedent - Breaking Call On MacArthur At The American Embassy; Abdica tion Denied.

NO ABDICATION PLANNED, KIDO SAYS IN DENIAL   Close Advisor to Mikado Reveals, However, He Did Receive FDR Peace Plea

Hirohito to Make Call on MacArthur   Emperor to Shatter Precedent by Action; Abhdication Renarte Denied

Hirohito To Visit. MacArthur   Call (Not Officially . _ Verified) Would Break All Precedent; Allies  Tighten Control Reins .

Hirohito Abdication Rumor Killed; Emperor Said to Visit. General

SAY EMPEROR “WILL CALLAT U.S. EMBASSY   ‘Supreme Commander Puts Strict Control Over  Jap Economics

Official Confirmation ls Lacking   Visit Would Shatter Precedent— Allies Direct  Economic Control

Trip To Meet Conqueror Is Unprecedented   Atomic Bomb Research In Japan Prohibited By Allied High Command.

Move Would Shatter All Precedents   No Date Specified, But Course Arranged By Grand Chamberlin

JAPANESE SOURCES. SAY EMPEROR PLANS CALL ON COMMANDER  ALLIED HIGH COMMAND:  ISSUES NUMBER OF CON. TROL ORDERS

Emperor May Pay MacArthur a Call   Visit Which Will Shatter Precedent Forecast by Japanese   NEW CONTROLS ARE ON   Press, Wages, Prices anc Research Affected  by Order

No Date Given For Conference At U. S. Embassy   Decision On Meeting Place Reached At Meeting Of MacArthur And Admiral Fujita

ACTION WOUL SHATTER ALL PRECEDENT   Any Atomic Bomb Research In Japan Blocked   RIGID CONTROL   Ordered For Jap Economic Life: War Criminals’ Trials To Open Soon

Precedents Would Be Smashed By jap Emperor's Action   Any Atomic-Bomb Research ir Japan Blocked; Government Must Leave Press Alone

Meeting Will Be AtUS.E Rinbasegs Ne Date Given   Would Be First Time tr Modern History That Any Nip Ruler Had Visited Conaveror   Atomic Research  By Japan Blocked   Allied Commander Alse Direets Rigid Control Of Enemy Economic Lifes Free Press Planned

JAPS SHUT OFF FROM ATOM BY RIGID CONTROLS   Enemy’s Economic Life Also To Be Guarded Carefully Under Allied Order

EMPEROR WILL MAKE TRIP TO U.S, EMBASSY   High Command Orders Rigid Control of Japanese Economic Life

Hirohito Plans To Pay Visit to Gen. MacArthur   No Date Has Been Set For Precedent - Shattering Call by Emperor.   Block Any Research On the Atomic Boral:

Hirohito Plans For Conference  With M’Arthur   No Date Specified For Meeting At U S Embassy

Hirohito May Visit MacArthur   Rigid Control Slapped on Jap Economic Life; Imperial News Direction Banned

Export or Import Of Gold, Silver  Or Securities of Japanese Banned

Meeting To Take Place At Embassy   Adviser Says Emperor Received Peace Plea From Roosevelt But  lanored U. S. Word

NEW STRANGLE,  PUT ON JIPAN AY U.S, ORDER   Blocks Atom Bomb Research and Freezes Traffic in All Assets.

Block Any Research Of Atomic Bomb By Japan’s Scientists   Allied Commander Establishes Strict Control Over Japanese Economics With Wage Rulings, Rationing

Visit Slated — By Emperor T o M’Arthur   Will Set Precedent: No Date Specified

JAPS SAY MIKADO WILL VISIT CHIEF AT U.S. EMBASSY   WOULD BE NEW ROLE FOR NIP EMPEROR IF PLANS GO THROUGH

Meantime U. $. Cracks Whip on Jap News Chief   Hirohito Said Ready To Make Personal Call on MacArthur

Emperor Hirohito Arranges to Call ‘On MacArthur   Precedent-Shattering Meeting Will Be Held in American Embassy, Is Report

Atomic Bomb Research In Japan, Currency Traffic Halted By Allied Orders

Hirohito to Pay MW Arthur Visit Tokyo Reports   Allies Block Jap Atomic Bomb Research; Impose New Rules

Hirohito To Call On MacArthur At Embass'   First Time In Modern History An Empero: Has Gone To Another Ruler For Audience

Emperor May Pay MacArthur a Call   Visit Which Will Shatter Precedent Forecast by Japanese     Lr CANTTOOAIC ADELE ON   NEW CONTROLS ARE ON:   Press, Wages, Prices and Research Affected by Order

DECISION FOR MEETING OF CONQUEROR AND CONQUERED 1S DECIDED AT CONFERENCE   Allied High Command Blocks Any Atomic Bomb Research In Japan and Directs Rigid Control  at Eeanamio I tifa   REGULATES WAGES, PRICES AND ALL TRAVEL

‘Heavy Bombers Blast Germans in Support of Invasion Armies Bearing On Berlin From Both East and West

ALLIED AIR FLEETS HIT NAZILAND   Attacks Support Armies In Eastern, Western Fronts

NAZI] WESTERN FRONT SEVERED BY AMERICANS   Greatest Yankee Victory Since St. Lo Reported By Eisenhower   RUSS TRAP 200,000 HUNS   Red Spearhead Plunges Ahead To Cut Trunk Line Along Baltic

2,200 Planes Swarm Into Battle Spearhead Allied Attack O1 Cologne, Fighters Shepherd By Bombers   AID ARMIES IN EAST AND WEST

2,200 BOMBERS POUND GERMANS      Give Direct Support tc Allied Armies

All-Out Attacks Made On Germany   Massive Air Fleets Thread Skies Across Reich

Col. Devereux On Way Home  Hundreds Of Allied  Prisoners Rescued

House Approves Bill to Extend Lend-Lease Plan   Measure Is Written To Prohibit Use For Post-War Efforts

House Passes Lend-Lease By Wide Vote   Continues Program Another Year; For ‘War Use Only’

lend- ease Given Year’s Extension But House Prohibits Use  For Post - War ReWak Diem

House Votes Another Year of Life For Lend-Lease for War Purposes

House Accords Lend-Lease Year’s Life   Labels It “For War  Use Only;’ Bill Now Goes to Senate: Rich Touches Off Debate

LEND-LEASE GIVEN YEAR'S EXTENSION   House _ Overwhelmingly Continues Program for  a. “Wer Use”

House Extends Lend-Lease For War Only   Bill Has Prohibition Against Use for Postwar Relief

JURORS INDICT FORMER JUDGE   Three of Johnson's Sons And Six Others Held on Conspiracy Charges

Judge, 2 Sons Indicted _ Charged With Conspiracy To Defraud U. S. Gov’t.

Former Judge, 9 Others Named  In Indictment   Johnson, His 3 Sons And 6 Others Face Charge of Conspiring To Obstruct Justice

Barkley Calls Caucus on Wallace Issue   Majority Leader Plans To Leave Sickbed in Effort to Arrive at Appointment Accord

WALLACE FIGHT TO BE STORMY   Compromise Sought In Senate Dispute Over Appointment

WALLACE FIGHT NEAR SHOWDOWA   DEMOCRATS SPLIT WIDE OPEN — BARKLEY CALLS EMERGENCY CONFERENCE.

Majority Leader Barkley (atis Democratic Senators Into Conference In Effort To Seitle Dispute Over Wallace Post

SEEKS COMPROMISE “ON WALLACE CASE   Barkley Calls Democratic Senator to Parley Today

Demo Leaders Try to Settle  Wallace Issue   Compromise Sought by Barkley Who Gets Out of Sickbed

BARKLEY GALLS SENATE CAUCUS   To Leave Sick Bed Today For Conference On  Wallace

Compromise on Wallace Issue Sought  Barkley Summons Democratic Leaders to Ceuneue

Hold Yanks From Prague   Way Wide Open But Line Dividing U. S. and Soviet Fighting Zones Prevented Advance

Americans Stand By While Czechs Are ‘Slaughtered Because Of Russian Dictate

‘American Troops Were on Open Road To Prague But Were Halted by ‘Order Despite Appeals From Czechs

Yanks Halted Near Prague Despite Pleas For Aid From Patriots’ Radio

Government Silent on Demand by Lewis for Increase in Miners’ Pay

SCAN WAGE DEMANDS OF MINE UNION   Stabilization Officials Silent on Pay Boost, Coal Royalty

LEWIS SEEKS. BIG INCREASE   UMW HEAD ASKS MINERS RE GIVEN TWO DOLLARS MORE PAY PER DAY

Industry, Labor Continue Meeting To Halt Strikes   30 Per Cent Increase In Wages Sought By Oil Workers In 15  Companies

U. S. Heavies Again Hit Reich Marks   Germany Shudder: Under Roaring Aerial Attacks

Rail Yards Being Bombed   Five Major Freight Points Pounded by 1.100 Yank Bombers

MORE THAN ELEVEN HUNDRED AMERICAN BOMBERS IN RAIDS  ' FIVE MAJOR FREIGHT  ~ YARDS.IN AREA BEHIND RHINE WERE RILASTED.

Firestone Plant In Winston Idle   Workers Stayed Home After Walkout Started By Utility Employees.

Relief and Thanksgiving in Britain Equaled by Feeling New And Different World MustArise

SICKELL REC OWES DOLE AR   Great Farben Plants Seized By U.S. Army In Germany

24 (ERMAN WAR PLANTS SEIZED   AMERICAN ARMY TAKES OVER FACTORIES OF VAST G. 1. FARBENINDUSTRIEE.

Grasp at War Roots  U.S. Army Seizes Control of Vast Farben Works in Germany

PLANTS TAKEN   Yanks Seine Assets, Man. agement in Move to End Reich War Power

Canada Plans Rationing of Meat Supplies  Agitation Grows That Dominion  a mn 

ROSS CARRIER PLANT LAUDED   Production Record Prais. ed At Presentation of ‘E’ Flag

Loan Chief Named To Mobilizer Post   John Snyder Appointed As Vinson’s Successor

BILL HAMSTRINGING GOVERNING BOARDS KILLED RY SENATE   HOUSE DEBATES TAX EXEMPTION FOR PENSIONERS BUT ADJOURNS

Senate Votes Out Aikin Legislation   Members Decide Rule To Resign if Miss One-Fourth of Meets

Army. Will Discharge Men Rapidly As Possible, New Secretary Of War States

Army To Cut Below Size  of 1,950,000   Patterson Says Discharges Will Be Speeded; Asks Retention Of Draft

ARMY STRENGTH TO BE GREATLY CUT RY WILY    May Be Below 1,950,000 Whict Is Goal Of White House

Army To Cut lis Force  More Rapidly   Patterson Changes Figures Given By Truman

Army Cut to 1,630,000 by July, U.S. Goal   Patterson Warns We Must Not Shirk Duty of Enforcing Peace

Patterson Sees Newer Army Cut   U.S. 10th Giving Up Post, Freeing 13,793

Well Below Two Million By Summer   New Secretary of War Says Future Siz: to Be De termined Later

Army To Be Cut Below 1,950,000  By Next Summer   Patterson Appeals For Continued Draft In Justice To Gls

Army of Only 1,630,000 Seen July 1   Patterson Estimates Size of Service at Conference

Indicate Cut in Army Strength  _ Reduction By July 1 Mines ta  heonnwy

Pope Is Told Hitler Shifts Nazi Capital   Papal _ Representative I Germany Has Moved To Bavarian Alps

MOVE NAZI HQ INTO BAVARIA   VATICAN SAYS HITLER HAS WIPED OFF REPRLIN

‘dazi Government Reported Located In Bavarian Alps   Town 120 Miles From Berchtesgaden, Hitler Mountain Retreat

RIOT FOLLOWS ESCAPE OF NAZI COLLABORATOF   Thousands March on Palace Carry ing Red Flags—Bonomi Regime Tottering

Rioting Romans Attack Italy’s Royal Palace   Shout “Death to The King;”’ One Killed as Crowd Clashes with Guards

Rome Now In Big Uproar   Romans Protesting Escape Of Roatta Attempt to Attack Royal Palace

Romans Try . toAttack _ Royal Palace   “One Killed After Large Mob Protests Escape of Roatta-:

CIVILIAN DIES AS BIG CROWD STORMS PALACE   Political Crisis Looming In Wake Of Gen.  Roatta’s Escape

Prince Is Unhurt As Romans Riot   Civilian Killed, However. As They Storm Palace

One Killed In Rome Riots   Romans Waving Red Flags Attack Palace; Crisia Grips City

IVILIAN DIES IN ITALIAN UPRISING   British Soldier Is Wounded in Attack on Royal  Palace  TWO BOMBS THROWN

Crisis Looms In italy As Romans March On Palace   Angry Crowd Calls For King’s Death, Kill One Civilian

Rome Tense As Political  Crisis Looms   Civilians With Red Flags Demonstrate After War Crime Leader Escapes

TENSION GRIPS ITALIAN CAPITAL   Demands For Changes May Topple Bonomi’s Government

ROMANS ATTEMPTED TO ATTACK ROYAL PALACE TUESDAY   ONE PERSON KILLED WHEN CROWDS WITH RED FLAGS MARCH ON OUIRINAL

Residents of Rome Wave Red Flags In Palace Attack  Crowd Protests Escapes Of General Roatta;  One Perean le Killed

Romans Storm Royal Palace; Protest Escape of General During His Trial

Romans Try Attack On Royal Palace   Crisis Generated by Escape of General Accused Wor Crimes

Romans Attack  Roval Palace   One Person Killed In Clash By Bomb Explosion As Carabinieri Fires.

MOB BATTLES WITH POLICE NEAR PALACE   War Criminal's Escape Cause of Uprising By Romans

Attack Italian Royal Palace  Bonomi’s Government Of Country Totters

Query Browder On Communism  Says U. S. Reds Had No Outside Contacts

UN-AMERICAN INQUIRY OPENS   Browder Denies Contacts  Outside U. S.

Gripsholm Returns      Sixth Mercy Mission Brought 1206 Servicemen And Some Civilians

EXCHANGE: SHIP REACHES PORT   GRIPSHOLM DOCKS WITH 1206 SERVICEMEN AND CIVILIANS RETURNING FROM  EUROPE ‘

Truman Opposes Cost-Plus Provision Bad; GOP Asks 6-Months Limit On OPA

TRUMAN FROWNS ON COST PLUS SYSTEM   President Wants Amendment Thrown Out

ASKS STRONGER RESORT GROUPS      Kelly Stresses Importance Of Tourists To  Michigan

STRONGER TOURIST GROUPS ARE URGED   Kelly Addresses 700 Members of West Michigan Association.

snl TOD         A “CHERISHED  FRIE        “she! ‘Stood : Alorie.

Bish House 5 Adjouined  dia. eum a ol   Churchill Is Deeply Moved; Mourns Loss Of ‘Cherished Friend’

England Feels Sudden Death  Of President   Roosevelt Had Won Unique Place In Hearts Of British During the Last 5 Years

HOUSE OF COMMON ADJOURNS TILL TUESDAY; CHURCHILL MOURNS DEATH OF “DEAR AND CHERISHED” FRIEND

British Pay Deep Tribute  ‘ To Roosevelt   Cherished Friend Lost, Asserts Churchill At Brief Session Today Of House Of Commons

British House Of Commons Adjourns In Respect To [Roosevelt; Churchill Sad   Britons Mourn That President Has Been Denied Triumph Of War Leadership

Honor Paid.  By( Commons   Adjourns Following  ‘Charchill’s T ribute

FIRST ‘TIP’ ON JAP ATTACK = CAME FROM ‘GOOD NEIGHBOR   INFORMATION FURNISHED BY DIPLOMAT FROM PERU YEAR BEFORE. ONSLAUGHT WAS DIA. COUNTED

HULL ADMITS EARLY PEARL HARBOR WARNING   Naval Intelligence Placed No Credence In It   LOOKED FOR TROUBLE

Claim Peru ‘Tipped U.S. On Jap Attack   Report Branded As ‘Rumor’ By Intelliaence

World League Representatives  Blackball Spain   Franco Regime Banned By Unanimous Vote At Frisco Conference.

Franco Spain Is Barred From Joining League   United States Joins With 49 Other Nations In Blunt Notice.

World League Bans a Spain Under Franco   Action, Launched by Mexico, Adopted Without Dissent

United States - Joins Nations In Franco Ban   Spanish Regime’s Link With Axis Cited In Move io Keep Him Out of League

SPAIN WILL BE BARRED FROM CONFERENCE DUE TO FRIENDSHIP ‘AND SUPPORT OF NAZI GERMANY

NEXT VICTORY ~ LOAN GALLS FOR $816,000; HARDIN   County Goal Set at $816,000; E. Bond Quota $516,000,

‘VICTORY LOAN QUOTAS FOR HARDIN COUNTY   County Goal Set at $816,000; KE, Bond Quota $516,000°

10.500 Soldiers  Home from Europe   Seven More Ships Arrive At New York Today

Little Hope For Trapped Miners   Rescue Crews Toil In Kentucky Pit

Rescue Crews Toiling to, Reach Trapped Miners as Relatives Stand Silently

Vigil Maintained In Cold at Mine   Friends, Relatives Wait To Learn Fate

Work Goes on to Rescue Thirty to Fifty Miners Trapped by Explosion

FD. R. URGES WORLD FINANCE PLAN APPROVAL   Asks Ratification of International Monetary Fund and Bank

POSTWAR FUND ACTION. ASKED BY ROOSEVELT   PRESIDENT SEEKS HENATE APPROVAL OF U. 8. SHARE IN INTERNATIONAL ECONQ MIC ORGANIZATION

WORLD FINANCE PLAN APPROVAL   Asks Ratification of International Monetary Fund and Bank

YANKS CAN HEAR BOOM OF GUNS BLASTING CITY   Americans and Russians Now Only 35 Miles Apart; Drive  i... Isolate Hideout On

TOKYO REPORTS SAKHALIN ISLE TOWN SHELLED   Philippines to Be Assault Base

YANKEE FORCE REPORTED NEAR SAKHALIN ISLE   Soviet Talks With Chinese And Mongolian Leaders Cause Anxiety

Hit Enemy Mainland 30th Day   Our Planes Sink Many Ja; Stips—Liberation of  Philippines Finished

‘Yank Bombing Of Jap Homeland Goes in 30th Day   MacArthur Reports Philippine Campaign Ended With Destruction of Enemy Forces

Japan s Invasion Jittery in 30-Day Bombing Raids   _ Captured; Russia and China Talk Paaca

New Fire Raid Made On Japan   32 Jap Ships Are Sunk; Cut Made In Food Rations

Killing Of Red Troops Told At Trial Of Poles   Witnesses Also Relate Train-Wrecking Activity Against Russians.

Poles Admit Sth Column   Witnesses Describe Details of Sabotage At Moscow Trial

Vitness at Trials in Mos cow of Alleged Polish Saboteurs Says Information Given Him by Warsaw Command.

In Pledge: For Peace   Attlee and Stettinius Dedicate Nations. to Make World Pact Work

U. S. And Britain  1. Pledged To Peace   Plan To Make Security Or ganization Work

Attlee States World Security .Now Mandatory   Prime Minister And Stettinius. Talk On World Peace

Chiefs Pledge World Peace  Stettinius and Attlee Dedicate Nations to

ATTLEE, STETTINIUS DEDICATE NATIONS TO WORLD SECURITY  UNITED NATIONS ORGANI  ZATION PROGRAM MUST WORK OR WORLD DOOMET

Job Guarantee Gets Approval   Subcommittee Hears Endorsements of - Full Employment Bill

Approval Of Work Measure Is Registered   Argue Private Enterprise Not Sufficient Alone

Empire State Digging Out Of Snowfall      Two Deaths In Middle West

24 NAZI WAR CRIMINALS TO BE TRIED   Goering, Hess, Von Ribbentrop Keitel Head List

WAR CRIMINALS 10 GO ON TRIAL SOON   Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop Head List of 24 Nazi Criminals

GOERING, HESS, RIBBENTROP AT HEAD OF ROLL   Names Made Public in Four Capital Cities; Trials Start Soon

Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop Top List To Be Tried   Nuremberg Will Be Scene Of Hearings Starting Next Month

Big Four Announces Names Of 24 Top Nazi W ar Criminals Late Today

GOERING LEADS WAR CRIMINALS IN TRIAL LIST   Capitals Of Big 4 Notified Of 24 To Face Military Tribunal

Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop, Raeder, Von Papen, Doenitz Head List of Naz Criminals Who Go on Trial in Sept.

ap Balloons oss Pacific o West Coast   orest Service Chief Tell: How Nips Manipulate Gas-Filled Bags

JAP BALLOON BOMBS JUST MORALE BOOSTER   MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM NIPPON FACTORIES; PARATROOPERS ON WATCH FOR FOREST FIRES

Balloons Launched In Japanese War Plants Reach United States   Fantastic Effort To Bomb U.S. Over 5000 Miles Away

Declares Nips Fight Leads Only to Suicide   Solemn Words Mark V-E Message; Work Is Watehword

Enemy Suffers Heavy Losses  At Hsi-Hstakow   9.) Casuatiies Inflicted Ow Nipponese in Battle

Coal Trickles Into State as FEreightStarts   Restrictions Made More Stringent in Many’ Communities

Cpl. Doud, Oyens, Given Bronze Star  Honored : For Heroic Achievements

Cpl. Doud, Doud, Oyens,  Given Bronze Star   Honored‘ F or. "-Bleroic. Achievements

Big Five Conference Proceeding Slowly   Not a Single Major Decision Reached in Nine Sittings So Far, Say London N ewspapers

MONEY-STUFFED BRA IS FOUND ON BODY   Girl and WMan_ Discovered Buried in Wheat Field

SEIZURE OF WARD PLANTS UPHELD   CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS REVERSES KULING IN FAVOR OF COMPAN =

NO HOPE SEEN FOR SETTLEMENT AS WAGE NEGOTIATIONS IN BUS STRIKE HIT COMPLETE DEADLOCK   PICKETS MASS TO CLOSE TWO MORE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

Churchill Wins Signal Triumph  By 413-0 Vote   Commons Approves Prime Minister's Decisions At Yalta Conference

U s.. Britain Give Approval To Y ugoslavia   Recognition To Regime. However. Does Not Give Nod To Policies

New Yugoslavian regime is given U.S. recognition  Similar support announced   Similar support announced in Great Britain statement

Tito’s Regime Gets Sanction   America and Britain Extend Recognition

Tito Regime Recognized by U.S., Britain   Acceptance Does Not Imply Approval Of Policies

Germans Say Soviet Uniis Breach Oder   Moscow Announces Troops Surge Up To Banks Of River

FOUR HONSHU CITES TURNED TO ASH HEAPS   AERIAL SWEEP BAGS 116 SHIPS AND 278 AIRCRAFT

Nippons lose 116 vessels, carrier raids  Final report on Monday sweeps

As Nimitz Issues Final Report on Damages Inflicted in Monday's Carrier Plane Attack, Mustangs and Thunderbolts Strike Industrial Areas

B-29 ASSAULT FIRES 4 CITIES AND REFINERY   Radio Tokyo Reports Vital Transportation Links Hit

Days Sweep Over Honshu Sad For Japs   Far East Air Forees Spread Destruetion Across Kyushu’s - Harbor of Nagasaki

CARRIER PLANES SINK OR DAMAGE 116 JAP VESSELS   Nimitz Reveals Toll Taken in Monday’s Sweep Over Honshu--33 Warships Among Those Knocked Out.   278 AIRCRAFT BAGGED, 2 DESTROYERS SUNK   Four Cities Smashed by Superforts Still Smoulder— Fires Were Visible 180 Miles.

Nimitz In Final Report’ On Raid   Japanese Navy Practically Wiped Out; 37 Of Vessels Sunk, Or Damaged, Were Warships

Vessels Were ink by Carrier anes Motiday imitz Reports   8 Aircraft Destroyed or Damaged; Fires Visible for 180 Miles Are Kindled by 820 B-29s

Army Fighters Continue Raid Against Japan   As Nimitz Issues Final Report on Damages Inflicted in Monday's Carrier Plane Attack, Mustangs and Thunderbolts Strike Industrial Areas

Seven Armies Set at Oder, Berlin Says.   Says Russians Held ByCounter-Attacks; Kuestrin Assaulted

SOVIETS OPEN ATTACK FROM LINE OF ODER   Seven Russian Armies Reported Massed in Big Offensive

ARMIES SMASH AHEAD   Germans Tell of All-Out Frontal Attack From the West Bank of Oder River

Eisenhower Drive Timed To Coincide With Soviet Smash   American Troops Seen Reaching Rhine River Within Few Hours: Reds Hit Spree, Neisse Lines

Power- Thrust Is Aimed To Reach Rhine   Russians Resume Heavy Assault On East Front

RED ASSAULTS COINCIDE WITH PUSH IN WEST   Americans Surging Across Cologne Plain While Nazis Stunned by Attacks

Metal Pipe From Target Kills Man   Blown Loose 10,000 Feet in Air, Falls On Fishing Boat

AUSTRALIANS IN STEADY ADVANCE TOWARD LINGKAS   Tank-Led Aussies Meeting Scant Resistance; Fall Of Davao Near

Australians Make hood Progress in Borneo Invasion   Americuns on Mindanao Penetrate Port City Of Davao

Nips Reported Giving Up Okinawa Defense Lines; Attempting New Stand

Nazi officers called on to 6 bd 5 reconsider  ‘End is merely matter of time’

GERMAN SURRENDER ASKED BY GENERAL   Eisenhower Calls on Army Officers to Reconsider © . Situation —

CALL ON GERMANS TO GIVE UP FIGHT   EISENHOWER HEADQUARTERS URGE NAZI OFFICERS TO END BLOODSHED.

"ANNOUNCED      Miss Isabel Warren Betroth' ed to Herbert Gale — Pratt. 2nd

Challenge By Small . Nations   Seek Greater Voice In Security Council; Three Votes to Soviet, Polish Crisis Eased

PARLEY READY FOR BUSINESS   ' Spokesmen Urge Responsible Roles For Small Nations

Big Nations’ Domination  Challenged  Small Powers Seek Added Authority  In Peace Council

Small Nations Seek To Share Spot In World   San Francisco Conference Hears From Smaller Nations Wanting To Make Their Contributions.

Savecll-Nations “Roles In. Work   ‘Harmony At Conference; _ May. Reorganize Polish  Government Of Warsaw

Small Nations Challenge Big Four at Meet   Ask For Responsible Roles For Smaller States In Effort To Shift Power Balance

Small Nations ‘Open Bid for Greater Power   Ask for More  Responsible Roles; Harmony Restored Among Big Powers

Small States Urge Greater Role in Body   Parley Hopes Brightened by Compromises By Russians

Little Nations Ask Bigger Role  In Peace League   Compromise On Parley Chairmanships Restores Big-Power Harmony.

Smaller. Nations Seeking More Power, Conference  Challenge The “Big Four

SMALL NATIONS OPEN BID FOR MORE POWER   Conference Delegates Urge More Responsible Roles In Security Program

 Conference Gets Over First Rouch Spot: Harmony Raetarad   omall Nations Squawk At Frisea

LENGE OF SMALE NATIONS   Spokesmen Urge More Responsible Roles for Smaller States.

Little Nations Open Fight For More Power In League As Conference Hopes Brighten

Small Nations Seeking Peace  League Power   Russian Compromises Bright Prospects at San Francisco Parley

Harmony. Restored Among Big Powers _at Frisco Par'es   Little Nations Battle for More Responsibility vos .  in New League

SMALL STATES WANT ROLE IN WORLD COUNCIL   Countries Urge More Responsibility:  in Postwar Plans

Another Snag to Front at Frisco Parley   Smaller Nations Now Asking Larger Role in Security Body

Small Nations Challenge Big 4 At SE.   More Responsible Roles Sought By Smaller States

Small Nations Voice Plea for Stronger Role   Harmony Resored Among Big Powers At San Francisco

Executive Committee Jumps To 14 Members As One _ Result Of Campaign

Small Nations Challenge Bi 2 Four At Parley   More Responsible Roles for World’s Smaller States Urged by Spokesmen ‘From Three Nations

Little Nations Open Fight For More Power —   Russian Compromises Bright Prospect Of United Nations Parley.

BIG FOUR NATIONS CLOSER TOGETHER; FACE NEW TROUBLE  SMALLER NATIONS OB  SMALLER NATIONS OBJECT ORGANIZATION DOMINATED BY WAR VICTORS

Domination Of “Big 4” Challenged   3 Smaller Nations Plead for More Important Roles

Small Nations Want Say Af Conference  Effort Made To Shift Balance

Challenge Powers Ot Big Four   Smaller Nations Put In Their Bid For Greater Recognition In World Security Council

Small Nations Ask Better Roles In Security Meet   Conference Executive Committee Expande To Meet Demands of Australia, Belaium, Bolivia; Other Nations Named

SMALL NATIONS Ask PAINFEREN CE. POWER   Executive Committee Is EnLarged to 14 Members to Include Three More Nations

Little Nations Fight For More Power; Reds’  Compromise Cheers Parley

BRING PRESSURE FOR MORE SEATS   SOVIET WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE HAS RESTORED HARMONY

What Are The Possibilities? ... .  The Commercial Use Of Atomic Energy Is Long Way Off, Stimson Says

Glimpses Into New Era of Progress Opened by Atomic Energy Discovery

BRETTON WOODS DECISION NEAR   Senate Approval By Nightfall Expected; No More Than Score Of “Nos’’ Anticipated.

Early Approval of World Bank Fund Expected   Hope for Decision By Nightfall as Senate Meets Early on Measure

Final Vote On Bretton Woods Pact Up Today      Decision May Come By Nightfall

BRETTON WOODS VOTE EXPECTED BY LATE TODAY   Senate Approval Anticipated On World Benk Fund; ° Opposition Heard

VOTE DUE TODAY ON WORLD BANK   Stiff Senate Battle Expected On ‘Woods’ Amendments

Administration Leaders Drive Toward Final Vote On Bretton Woods World Bank-Fund Plan   Approval Expected in Senate, But Not Without Stiff Fight On Series of Proposed Amendments

Driving Toward Final Vote On World Bank Plan   Senate Approval Expectec Today, But Not Without A Stiff Fight.

Japanese Premier Says Nip War Situation Bad  oe tre on. we ie bs a ee) ee ee ed

Koiso Warns Japs Invasion Expected   Premier Urges People To Help Save Nation

Premier Koiso Calls On People To Sacrifice “Everything’’ For War

Southeast Asia Fighting Comes To End   Initial Surrender -Negotiations Begin

 SIDEWALK GETS REPAIRED   Pickets Are Pulled Off Line at Missouri State Capitol

1,300 Bombers Hit Nazi Targets   Oil, Tank Plants, Rail Yards Blasted

GUARD SHAKEUP BLAMED ON FEUD   White House Detail Removed, Inducted Into Army

Red Apple’ Service Bill To Draw Fire   Recruit, Discharge Measure Sure to Be Controversial Issue

House Debates Re-enlistment  ‘Red Apple’ Bill   Inducement Plan May Touch Off Big DraftDemohilization Ficht.

1946 AUTO PLATES ON SALE DEC. 1ST   Only One Metal Plate for Jowa  Motorists Next Year; Stickers Are Abandoned.

NORTH COAST OF MINDANAO IN OUR HANDS   Gateway to Northern  Luzon Captured   By Yanks

Yanks, Guerrilla: Now Control North Mindanao   Japanese Driven Back Into Rough Country

U.S. Controls All North Mindanao   Vital Balete Pass Won By Yanks on Luzon

TELEPHONE WORKER WALKOUT DELAYED   Union Officials Withhold Strike Call in New York

Phone Strike Is Called Ott  Temporaril ’   Decision Follows Conference With Army, Navy, WLB

The National Whirlisis   News Behind the Newe  Washington «+ .-.- Ray Tucker New York «-- Albert N. Leman

Demobilization Going — - Too Fast For Safety, Gen. Marshall Thinks

Frenzy to Demobilize Dulls US. Concept Of World Responsibility, Marshall Warns

Marshall Flays Demobilization  Of Armed Forces   Chief of Staff Warns Present Policy Is ‘Disintegration’

FOURTH DIVISION GAINS 12 MILES AS NAZIS BUCKLE   Americans Use Artificial Fog to Cover Advance Farther North

‘Two Cities’ Industries Will ‘Increase Employment To Meet Production Demands

Solons Get Byrnes Nomination Today   Confirmation of New. Secretary Assured

Bronze Star Medal To Be Awraded To Father Of —Laredoan Who Died At Front

Flame Effective In War On Japan   Next In Effectiveness to Atomic Bomb; New Incendiary Techniques More Deadly

NUTRITIONAL PLAN UNDER DISCUSSION   Administration Designing Program Te Kaise Dietary Standards Of  Satien

Dallas Bonehead Club Denied Permission To Send Mastiff Bu Plane To President

Dallas Bonehead Club Tries to Send St. Bernard Dog to Roosevelt by Air

Bonehead Club Tries to Send Huge Doc By Air Express to President Roosevelt

ALL DELEGATES REACH MOSCOW   British Hope Mystery 0: 16 Poles to Clear

LEADER NEEDED IN NEW POLAND   Former Premier Arrives In Moscow: May Form Government

CHAPLIN ORDERED TO SUPPORT BABY   Court Directs Him to Pay 8% Weekly and $5,000 Fee to Joan Berry’s Attorneys.

YANK FORCES ? ARE CLOSING ON AIRFIELD   NETWORK OF RUNWAYS ON ‘LUZON NEW OBIECTIVE— FIRST CASUALTY REPORT 15 ISSUED

AMERICANS SRL GLARK ric UN DRIVE TO MENA   Yanks Cverrun Town oj Bainban on Perimeter ci Air Cenver

GLENN MARTIN IS - ACCUSED BY GOV'T   Airplane. Builder Charged "With Excessive Grain  Prading

CHARGE AIRPLANE MAKER BROKE RYE TRADING RULES   Anderson Issues Complaint Against Glenn L. Martin and Agent for Excessive Purchases,   BOUGHT 3,300,000 BUSHELS ON JUNE £   Teaieattions of “Manipulators’’ Recently Termed “National Scandal” by Congressman Keefe.

MARTINACCUSED OF VIOLATION BY GOVERNMENT   Plane Manufacturer Claimed To Have Exceeded Trading Limit In Rye Deal

McKellar Attacks REA Appointee As Waster, Red   Cites Dies Reports On Aubrey Williams At Senate Hearing

TOLL OF ATOMIC BOMBS 480,000 IN TWO CITIES  Number Of Dead Mounting Jap ;

VICTIMS OF TW( ATOM BOMBS   Half-Million Killed, Wounded or Left Homeless—Domei

SET CASUALTIES OF ATOM BOMBS ABOVE 480,000   Japs Say Death List Grows Daily Due to Uncanny Effect of Blast

‘480,000 Killed, Wounded, Homeless After : Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki

JAPS REVEAL FULL EXTENT OF BOMBINGS      DOMEI. AGENCY.’ SAYS “Two * ATOMIC BOMBS KILLED, WOUNDED OR MADE HOMELESS 480,600

Jap Estimate of Atom Bomb Toll:  70,000 Dead, 120,000 Wounded, 290, 000 Homeless

Domei Claims That Number As Killed, Wounded Or Homeless In Atomic Bomb Raid«

JAPS REPORT 480,000 ARE DEAD, WOUNDED   Large Areas Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Are Wiped Out, Wor'd ts Told

480,000 Hit By  A-Bombs      60,000 Japs Killed In Hiroshima; Toll Mounts, Says Domei

38 HARA-KIR. DEATHS IN JAPAN   Ultra Nationals in Japan Haye ¢ Gruesome Ceremonies

SUICIDE WAVE IS SPREADING   THIRTY-SIX HIGH JAPANESE COMMIT HARA-KIRI

36 Japanese Leaders Die In Mass Hari-Kari   Traditional Method Used In Most Cases With Use Of . Daggers

American Republics Will Insist. on Priorities to Setile Own Disputes at World Peace Conference

Business Profits, War Worker Income  Will be Cut Soon   Great Cutbacks in War Spending Expected in Coming Fiscal Year

20-Billion Cut In U. S. Spending Seen Hitting War Labor Income And. Reducing Business Profits

Slash Affects. Profits, War Workers’ Income   146 BUDGET AT GLANCE

$20 Billion Cutback In War Spending Due   Greater Slash Planned if War Ends Before Nex! Summer: 5.000.000 Workers May Lose Jobs

Budget Bureau Say: Government to Reduce Spending  War Workers to Get Smaller Incomes In New Fiscal Year

To Cut War Spending By 20 Billions. .... Business Profits, War  Workers Incomes To Be Reduced Some This Y ear

Profits, War Worker Wages To Be Reduced   Budget Bureau Cites Result of 20 Billion Dollar Slash—Urges  Speedy Reconversion

BUSINESS PROFITS AND INCOMES 1946 WILL BE CURTAILED  TWENTY BILLION DOLLAR

Profits and Wages Heading for Slumr    Budget Bureau Says Slash in Government Spending Will Bi Reflected in War Industries But Civilian Production Expected To Take Up Part of Slack

BUSINESS PROFITS AND INCOMES 1946 WILL BE CURTAILED   TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS SLASH IN GOVERNMENT WAR SPENDING PLANNED

U.S. Spending Down Sharply In Next Year   BUDGET AT A GLANCE  Total tederat spending, 85 hilfion dollars,  War spending, 70 billlons,  Receipts, 38 billlons,  Public debt, to increase from 26 biitions Io 295 bitlinns,  Deficit,

Budget Director Warns Situation Will Be Much Worse if War Ends Suddenly.

Budget Based On Expenses Fo War For Year   Budget Director Warn Of Sharp Cuts In Jobs If War Ends Earlier

War Incomes, Business To Face Big Cuts   Wages, Profits To Be Reduced By $20,000,000,000 Slash in Spending

Workers Will ‘Feel Slash In War Spending   Profits and Incomes to Be Redueed By. 26 Billion Dollars In the Next, Fiscal Year

Business Profits and Incomes Will Decrease   Result of 20-Billion Slash in Government War Expenditures

INCOME, PROFIT CUTS SEEN BY BUDGET BUREAU   Urge Speed In Reconversion to Make Up Slash In War Spending

Business Profits, War Workers’ Incomes fo Reduce  ‘Budget Bureau Tells   Budget Bureau Tells OF 20-Billion-Dollar Cut in Federal Spending

Budget Will Be Cut 20 Billion   Quick Reconyersion Major U. S. Problem

Huge Slash In Spending   Government to Cut 20 Billions from War Budget in °46

— Profits and Incomes of  War Workers Will Be Reduced by  Huge Cut in Government Spending

i0-Billion Cut Ordered in War Spending byU.S,   Budget Bureau Urges Plans for Fast Reconversion

Explanations of Government’s New Wage-Price Policy Given by Stabilization Director Collett

Collett Issues Explanation of Truman Policy   Sets Forth Questions, Answers in His Statement

WORKING OUT POLISH PLAN      ‘BIG THREE” GIVING MUCH AT. TENTION TO POLAND PRIOR * TO MOLOTOV's DE ; PARTURE—

MOLOTOV STAYS HOPING TO SOLVE POLISH PROBLEM   Wed Premier Not to Leave San Francisco Parley Till Tuesday

Bll THREE STUD! POLISH PROBLEM   Molotov Postpones Return; Discussions Proceed in Secret.

Molotov Delays Start for Home   Settlement of Polish Problem Attempted

New Drive Aims At Black Market   Heavy Fines, Stiff Jail Sentences Threatened

Quisling Case Given To Jury  Denies Plot To Delive: Norway To Germans

QUISLING CASE GOES TO JURORS   SAYS HITLER LIKED HIM AND WANTED T0 ‘USE HIM IN EUROPE

QUISLING CASE ~ TO THE JURY TODAY   His Plea In His Own Defense Occupied Two Days at the Hearing.

Quisling Says Hitler Took Deep Interest ba Him. Wanted Him For Other Tasks

Headed Carrier Force   Treason Case of Vidkun Quisling Sent to Jury

7. Man. Court. Gets Treason Case  Against Norway's Vidkun Ouisling

SPRING TO CONTINUE   Flora Reports No Particular Cold Weather in Sight

MANY JUVENILES  STAY OUT LATE AT  NIGHT FOR DANCES GIRLS SHOULD BE CHAP. ERONED, ACCORDING TO  TA Hepp

MANY JUVENILES  STAY OUT LATE AT  NIGHT FOR DANCES GIRLS SHOULD BE CHAP.  ERONED, ACCORDING TC CTATE PEPPECENTATIUE

House Votes fo Strip OPA of Food Pricing  Action Is Subject to Later Roll Call Ballot

FEUD ON FOOD IS STIRRED UP BY SHORTAGES   BILL WOULD STRIP AGENCY OF POWER TO FIX PRICES

House Votes To Cut Powers Of The OPA   Solons, Uprising Against Shortages, Would Put Food Pricing in Hands of New Secretary of Agriculture—Showdown Due Today

HOUSE GOP REVOLTS   Food Pricing Is Turned Over To Agriculture Sec. Anderson

U.P.A. Authority Over Food Prices May Be Lessenet   Agency's Jurisdiction To Be Placed Under Aariculture Dept.

HOUSE VOTES TO END OPA FOOD PRICING   Bitter Uprising Flares Against Meat, Sugar Shortages

HOUSE UPRISING STRIPS OPA OF MOST AUTHORITY   Jurisdiction Over Food Pricing Would Be Given Agriculture Department   FINAL SHOWDOWN IS SCHEDULED TODAY

Tentative Vote Kills OPA Food Price Controls   House, in Revolt Againsl Shortages, Would Strip  a ee

House Stripped WPA of Authority   Food Pricing To Be Placed In The Agriculture Dept.

House Measure Strips OPA of  Food Pricing   Passed 145 to 142. Bill Subject to Later Roll Call Vote: Toda  Set for Showdown

Responsibility of Control Over Meat, Sugar and Other Shortages Placed in Hands of Agricultural Department by Vote of 145 to 142—Whole Program, Pressed Through by G. 0. P., Subject to Roll Cali.

BATANGAS FALLS TO AMERICANS   Provincial Capital of Luzon Yields Big Harbor

Luzon Provincial  Capital Captured   Yanks Also Occupy 4 Mindanao Villages

Jap Resistance on Mindanao  Is Increasing MacArthur Now Has   MacArthur Now Has Another Harbor at His Command

mau  Mexico's “Iron Man" Expires   Plutarco Callas Expires in Hospital on Fridav

vv  Mexico's  “Tron   Plutarco Callas Expires in Hospital on Fridav

Suicide Bases Smashed   357 Jap Planes Wrecked in Raid On Homeland

Yanks Still Fight Japs On Okinawa   Bloody Battle Rages for Naha — Mindanao 90 Percent Liberated

Japan "Brownsout’ Public Schools   Students to Stop Studies When Called to Help War Effort

West Virginia House Favors Sale Of Liquor by Drink in Real Clubs

NIPPON CONVOYS MAY BE TARGET OF YANK ATTACK   Scene of Action Appears Between Saigon and Camranh Bay

eu A eee  U.S. Carrier Planes Attack Japs Off Coast of French Indo-China

YANKS SEIZE NAZI PERSONNEL FILES   CARDS LIST 8,000,000 PARTY MEMBERS, INCLUDING MANY LIVING ABROAD.

SEIZE NAZIS MASTER FILE   List Of 8 Million Party Members By”. U. S. Officials

Nazi Party Master Files  Uncovered   Include Members Of Nazi Groups In United States

Files Contain List Of Nazis   Army Reports Seizure of Papers Naming Adherents

The National Whirligig    News Behind the News  Washingten - --..- Ray Tucker New York . +--+ Albert N. Leman

Cancels Dozen Plant Expansions      Developes Program For Larger Truck Tires

CHURCHILL HINTS BIG THREE FAIL TO PROGRESS ON POLISH SOLUTION   ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE DRAFT OF MEN TO FIGHT JAPAN TO PROVIDE FOR MANPOWER REALLOCATION

He Declines Statement  On Policy   Eden Expected Back In England During Next Week

Churchill Implies Powers Stymied On Polish Issue   Difficulties Brought About Before End Of War In No Way Relieved; Conscription To Stand  Until War In Pacific Is Won

Churchill Implies Big Three Made No Progress on Solution of Polish Problem; Postpones Radio Speech

Churchill Implies Big Three Fail to Make Progress on Polish Question

No Progress Made in Row Over Poland   Churchill Also Says British Draft To Continue

No Progress On Polish Issue   Conscription will Continue in Britain For the Pacific War

TKE’ TO REMAIN AT SAME POST   Truman Spikes Rumor General Moy Not Return To France After Trip

Ike to Return To Europe   Truman Scouts Rumor General May Stay in U.S. in Marshall's Job

PvtEdw.Ridenour Killed In Action   Former C. & P. Telephons Co., Employee Meets Death In Eurone.

Union vs. Draft   House Committee Warily Circles the Question Of Forced Membership

"Work or Fight” Bill is Amended  “Fight” is Out With Fine as Substitute

WORK DRAFT IS DROPPED   HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES FoR FINES AND IMPRISONMENT INSTEAD OF ARMY INDUCTION

NEGRO SOLDIERS LAND ON 6 ISLES   AMERICANS GO ASHORE In MARIANAS-MOP-UP ON OKINAWA CONTINUES.

Heavy Bombers Strike Seven  Nazi Airfields   1,300 Planes Are Escortec By 850 Fighters On German Missions

15th Army Into Action At Remagen   Other German Reports Claim 9th Army Crossing of Rhine Smashed; Third Across Moselle

RATION CARDS FOR CIGARETS   MANUFACTURERS WILL PUT PLAN INTO EFFECT

Dealers Okay Rationing Of Cigarettes   Plan Not Feasible For Some Outlets, May Stop Hoarders

DOOLITTLE IS A SANTA   Presents Distributed by General at Walter Reed Hospital

Over 18,000 U. S. Soldiers AWOL   Great Deficiency In Europe Noted

“MARRIAGE AT   Miss Barbara Bartlett Bride - of Captain Winthrop Lee of Concord

GERMAN BULGE SLASHED WITH FALL OF TOWN   Enemy Abandoning Whole Tip Of Ardennes Salient As Allies Roll

GERMANS ANNOUNCED WITHDRAWAL FROM TIP OF SALIENT.  DPHIL NKRAT Hh? a   BRITISH PATROLS STABBED TEN MILES INTC WEAKENED SECTOR

‘Allied Units Advance on Three Sides   Weather and Terrain Aid Germans in  Wik drawal

GERMANS ANNOUNCED WITHORAWAL FROM TIP OF SALIENT  . BRITISH PATROLS   BRITISH PATROLS STABBED TEN MILES INTO WEAKENED SECTOR

‘Allies  Capture La Roche   Germans Pull Out of Western Tip of Bulge, Apparently Planning Stand Farther East

Text of Japan's Messages Sent fc Gen. MacArthur   Nip Attack on Allied Vessels Mentioned in Cease Firing Orders

Notes Of Nips Changed Tone   From Wordy Messages To Plain Speaking After Chiding From MacArthur

FOR REBUILDING CHINA   President Truman Is Sending. Edwin Locke, Jr., To China

Dostler Given = Death: Sentence   Condemned for Shooting “OF 15 American  SCs:

Nazi General Convicted of War Crime   Gen. Dostler Is First Teo Be Tried, Sentenced to Death for Ordering 15 Yanks Executed

TEMPERATURES:   Military Court Finds German General Guilty   Death Of American Commandos In Italy Loid To Commander

HIGH NAZI WILL PAY WITH LIFE   Gen. Dostler Sentenced Te Die for Ordering Execution of 15 Yanks

U.S. Sentences Nazi General  Chief to Die for Slaughter of 15 Yanks in Italy

Gen. Dostler Due To Die   German General Tried As War Criminal For Ordering Execution of 15 Yanks

GEN, DOSTLER FOUND GUILTY   Sentenced to Death for Slaying 15 Yanks

German Genera ls Slated To Die  Ordered Death of 15 Yanks in Italy

DEATH SENTENCE 1§ GIVEN GEN: DOSTLER      First German Genera! Tried in Western Europe as War Criminal.

Nazi General Sentenced To Pay With Life   Convicted by U.S. Military Court For Death of 15 Yanks

German General Sentenced to Death For Execution of 15 U. S. Soldiers —

Dostler Given Death Sentence      Condemned for Shooting Of 15 American ‘Commandos

Gen. Anton Dostler, Germany’s First General To Stand Trial, — Sentenced To Die As Criminal 

German General Sentenced To Die   Found Guilty Of Ordering Death Of.15 Captured U. S. GI’s

Dhamer Trial May Go to Jury Today: Closing Arguments   Defense Counsel Quotes Deathbed Statement to Refute Star Witness

E. P. Swenson Dies at Home in  New York State   Was One of the Swenson Brothers Who Started Stamford in 1900

Gunner Says Three Servicemen Rated Below Roosevelt Dog in Air Priority

46  3 Servicemen “3umpec. 2-2” » are 3v So. 2ooseve.”’s -riorizv log

Col. Roosevelt's Dog Rated Ahead Of Servicemen   Pooch Rides Plane, Three "Bumped Off”

Sailor Put Off Plane; Dog Stays On   Colonel E. Roosevelt Had Sent Pooch To Bride From Abroad

Have Only *C? Priority, Dog in Crate Has ‘A’; War Dept. Admits Case

Roosevelt Dog Gets Travel Priority 7 ee  Service Men Put Off Plane While Dog Continues Trip

‘Navy Gunner Says He Was Put Off Plane To Make Room For Col. Roosevelt’s Dog

31 Put Off Plane, Big Dog Stays On Col. Roosevelt’ § Pet Has Priority

JAPS WILLING   Accept Turk Challenge and Will Declare War, Says Tokio.

“—enneneteneenenieeceentesainineaitatemmneiton rnin inheainenienacenntinains  HIROHITO BRANDED AS WAR CRIMINAL  Congress Gets Busy on Enlistments. Jobless Aid

TEXAS UNIVERSITY  CONTROVERSY CAME  TO FORE IN DEBATE SENATE DEBATE CONSTI.  TUTIONAL AMENDMENT CTARTC WARCH WORDS

Marshal Tito Says Yugoslavia ls To Defend Rights  Allied Officers Assert Friendly Spirit Is Prevailing Now

BORNEO INVADERS SEIZE BARRACKS   JAPS STIFFEN RESISTANCE-YANKS FIGHT HOUSE TO TIOUSE IN DAVOA.

House-to-House Fighting Rages in Davao  Australians Seize Jap Barracks in Tarakan City

well Thinks” cific War Will Last Long Time  us Has Not Made th of a Deiit=in . emy Manpower ~~

LONG WAR IN ORIENT SEEN   Not Much of a Dent in Jap Manpower Made So Far, Stilwell Says

Vinegar Joe’ Stilwell Thinks Pacific War Likely. To Last A Long, Long Time

Stilwell Sees Long, Hard War In the Orient   Jap Manpower Nof Dented, He Says

U. S. Flag Raised At Our Embassy By Ist Cavalry   MacArthur Attends Hoisting of Stars And Stripes After Military Parade; Occupation Forces to Spread Rapidly

U.S. Flag Is Unfurled Over Tokyo   MacArthur Enters City for Raising Of Stars and Stripes

Same Flag That Signaled Victory In Rome, Berlin   Advance Units Park in Front of Palace at 5:25 P. M. Friday

MacArthur Fulfills His ‘On-To. Tokyo’ Vow At 10 O’Clock Friday Night (EWT)

POINT CHANGES ON MEATS DUE   High Value Beef Steaks Tc Be Reduced, OPA Says

DOUNTY EXCEEDS DVER-ALL QUOTA IN 7TH WAR LOAN   E Bonds Are Trailing By $126,619.39; This Week Purchases Count

FURNITURE PLANT PFPA DELAYED)   ; Rebuilding of ‘Damaged Structure Depends on - Insurance Settlement: -.

FURNITURE PLANT REPAIR DELAYED   Rebuilding of Damaged Structure Depends on Insurance Settlement ~

Heavy Bombers Over Germany  fas ear eget   U-Boat Pens Are Under Attack

YANKS ADVANCE 9 MILES ON LUZON   PUNCH FIVE MILES TOWN OF BAGABAG, HIGHWAY JUNCTION

seeneesieememnesneenememnenteneamnnenaseneneemieanannanmmnematenmmenaameanmmnammmamen ete mnanmaae  37TH DIVISION PINCHES NIPPON DEFENDERS INTO NORTH -LUZON   ADVANCE CARRIES FIVE MILES PAST HIGHWAY JUNCTION TOWN IN MOP-UP ACTION

Yanks On Luzon Seize Bagabag   Push Toward Cagayan Valley Isolates Large Body Of Japs.

ROAD JUNCTION TOWN (5 TAKEN   U. S. 37th Infantry Advances 9 Miles; Captures Bagabag.

Nine-Mile Gain Made In Luzon   Philippine Drive Moves At Fast Pace

31TH PUSHES ON IN PHILIPPINES   Infantry Makes Swift NineMile Advance, Capture Highway Junction In Luzon.

Oder Defense Line Protects Door To Austria— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Nazis Fear Retribution At Hands Of Beds

‘THE. REASON FOR HITLER'S FIERCE RESISTANCE ON EASTERN FRONT REVEALED BY NOTED WAR WRITER   RED VETERANS OF STALINGRAD AND BUDAPEST BATTER WITHIN FOUR MILES CENTER OF CITY

WAR ANALYST DISCUSSES NAZI STRONG STAND ALONG EASTERN FRONT AGAINST REDS ATTACK

afew IVS se ewesweoseerT US oe”  Hitler Feared Russian Breakthru Most

Veteran Russian Fighters Within Four Miles Of Church In Middle Of Vienna   THE WAR TODAY - By Dewitt    ‘OT WHOLE sToary

15-Cents-An-Hour ‘Tncrease Rejected By Ford Workers   UAW Director Terms Company Proposal, “Completely Unacceptable”   ‘PICKETS BAR GM CLERICAL EMPLOYES   Disrupt Firm’s Campaign to Return 50,000 Non-Strikers to Jobs

DENY HITLER RM HAMBURC   BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS  -SA¥ RUMORS ARE EFFORT.  “TO CREATE HITE ER WYTH

Attempt To Open Picket Lines _   Clear Way For Entry of 50,000 Office Workers

PICKET LINES ARE OPENED TO NON-STRIKERS   25,000 Office Workers Are ‘Back; Attempt To Open 93 Lines

NUMBER OF GM PICKET ‘LINES OPEN   Way Cleared for 25,000 NonStriking Workers

Tin Shortage Biggest Obstacle In Auto Industry's Reconversion Plan

Homefolks To Welcome Gen. Bradley   Moberly Plans Big Celebration

A Hilarious Welcome For General Bradley   Moberly, Mo., Goes All Out for Ifustrious Son; Plane Beering General Due at Noon

11-Ton Bombs Rattle Germany   5000 Aircraft Strike Reich Holdings

Rail Viaduct Is Target of Super-Bombs   5,000 Allied Planes Pound at Germany Throughout Day

NEW SUPERBOMB SMASHES GERMANY   ELEVEN-TON BRITISH EXPLOSIVE,, TALL AS 2STORY HOUSE, MAKES DEBUT,

Allies Shower Town-Buster Bombs on Foe   5000 Planes Blast Germany in Merciless Assault

rts the Day On the South Plains”      111-Ton ‘Town-Busters’ Make Debut In 'West, Capping 5,000-Plane Air Blows

HUGE BOMBS USED IN REICH ATTACKS   11-Ton Explosives Used in Raids by Allied Airmen 

11-Ton ‘Town-Busters’ Make Debut In ‘West. Capping 5.000-Plane Air Blows

11-Ton Bombs Blast Germany For First Time   "Town Buster’’ Makes If Debut in Terrific Attacks

New Superbomb Blasts Germany   Earth-Shaking 11-Tor Bombs Are Hurled Against Foe

Troops From India Land in Singapore   Begin Occupation of One-Time Bastion of British Empire Which Was Surrendered To the Japs February 15, 1942.

BRITISH TROOPS START-LANDINGS AT SINGAPORE   DAMAGE TO HARBOR REPORTED SLIGHT; PRISONERS FREED

Indians Land At Singapore   Begin Occupation Unopposed Of One-Time Bastion Of British Empire.

British Land At Singapore   Wildly Cheered by Allied Prisoners Still Behind Barbed Wire

Prisoners in Camp Near by Pressed  Against Wires and Cheered Liberators

LIGHT CRAFT AT MAIN DOCK   Japs Set Fire To Oi! Tank Farm At Port Dickson

Indian Troops Make Landing At Singapore   Japanese Violate Terms Of Surrender; Set Fire To Oil Tank Farm

Indian Troops First To Land At Sigapore   Prisoners Of War Cheer Loudly As Members Of Fifth Division March Past Their Camp

LAND AT SINGAPORE   Indian Troops Start Occupation of Land Once Held by British

INDIANS LAND AT SINGAPORE   Troops Begin Occupation of British Bastion Surrendered in 1942.

Naval Bastion Yielded by Jap: One Day Early   Japanese Burn Oil Farm in Violation of Surrender Terms

PRISONERS HAIL LIBERATORS AT FORTRESS DOCK   English As Landing Craft Pull Up In Harbor

Reds Land On Korea’s Kast Coast   Attempt Made To Cut Off Main Body Of Fleeing Kwantung Army

Soviets Move to Cut Off More Than Million Jap ‘Troops   Desperate Resistance Is Met Despite Official Surrender; Suicide Units Are Fighting With Fanaticism

Reds Plan To Bar Japs From Flight   Jap Kwantung Army Continues Resistance Despite Surrender

ASKS FOR A TRANSFER   Attorney. Wants Zurbueken ‘Trial Moved From Wichita to Topeka

Attorney - ‘Wants—Zurbueken— ‘Trial Moved From Wichita te Topeka

BRIBERY TRIAL DEFENSE OPENS   Efforts To Obtain Dismissal Are Denied By Court

Strikers Gather Forces for Clash’ With Government   Union and Company Officials Meet for Rejection Of Truman Appeal   NO PROGRESS MADE IN AUTO DISPUTE   Canadian Union Waits Reply from Ford on Its Peace Proposal

FDR DENOUNCED FRANCO REGIME   Basic Policy Statement 01 Late President Revealed

Late President Told ‘Policy To  Envoy Armour   Said American Sentiment Strongly Against Franco Government

Roosevelt’s Declaration Of Policy Toward Franco Government Is Released

FDR Note Knocking Franco Released   Letter to Ambassador Says No Place for Them in Community

No Place for Franco, F.D.R Declared   Basic U. S. Policy Set Forth by Late President

Anti-Franco Stand by F.R Disclosed   Letter Giving Late President's Basic Policy Made Public

FDR Stand on Franco Revealed   No Place in Community of Nations, FDR Declared

No Place For  Franco Spain   Roosevelt Declaration Of Policy Stating This Is Released,

State Department Re-. leases Letter from   Late President Giving Declaration of Policy 

REVEALS PLANS FOR U.S. ROLE IN POSTWAR WORLD   KNOWS NOTHING OF PLANS FOR BIG 3 MEETING SOON

NO PLACE FOR FRANCO — FDR   Late President Assailed ~ Policy of Spain Gov't, Tieup With Axis

F. D.R. POLICY ON SPAIN TOLD   STATE DEPARTMENT RELEASES DECLARATION

Roosevelt Letter Says Spain Has ‘No Place in Community of Nations’

STRIKE SETTLED IN MINE FIELDS   72,000 Hard Coal Diggers Tc Resume Work Monday

NATION'S HARD COAL CRISIS ENDS   Pennsylvania’s Miners To Return To Jobs Monday

NEW HARD COAL CONTRACT SEEN   Both Parties Agree to Plan Suggested by Ickes

Miners to Return  To Work Monday   Ickes Proposal Breaks Deadlock in Coal Parley

“Army In Pacific Will Be Double  Present Numbers   Nipponese Threatened With Steadily-Growing Air Raids On Homeland

_APPEALS TO CONGRESS AND TO NATION AGAINST LEFDO\ TELLS PLAN OF WAR ON JAPS

JAPS ADVISED TO SURRENDER OR LOSE ALL   Truman Says We'll Destroy Nation If War Continues

TRUMAN oAto NATION MUST BAGK EFFORT   Congress Review Describes Four-Point Policy in Prosecuting War.

President Truman Calls on Nation For Renewed and Increased Effort In Prosecuting War Against Japan

Truman Presents War Status   Urges Renewed Effort by Nation, Warns Japs in Message Today

WARNS NATION EFFORT MUST BE RENEWED   Ships, Manpower Losses to Grow

National Effort Is Urged   ANY in Pacific Be Larger Than Jb Used in West

Pacific Army tobeDoubled Tells Strateqy  Warns Nipponese They Will Suffer  Fate of Germany

Temperatures   U.S. Will Double Pacific Force, President Avers  He Warns Nips to  vw   He Warns Nips to Desert Cities Gr Face Air Death

Tells Japs Only Surrender Can Prevent Ruin   American Force Of 4 Million Men Will Subdue Japan

Army Of Nearly 4,000,000 Will Be Used To Subdue Japan   URGE JAPANESE TO LEAVE THEIR CITIES   Special Message To Congress On The Status Of The War

Truman Asks America Not To Let Down   Bigger Army Than Hit Nazis Will Be Used to Crush Japan

Roosevelt Divided His Traveling To Big : Between Warship And Plane. No Close Call.

American Troops Burn Path Thrn Japanese Fortifications Atop Yaeju-Dake Plateau With Plame Throwers   JAPANESE CARRYING DYNAMITE SATCHELS

Fire Guns Blaze Path  atOkinawa   Mountain-Scaling Yanks Halt Banzai Attacks by Foemen

Burn Path To Top of Plateau   PEARL HARBOR, June 13 (UP)—The end was in sight on Okinawa today after the [Oth Army cracked the last enemy line.

Americans Burn Path Through Jap Fortifications   ‘Artillery Barrage Shatters Enemy -Troop Concentrations

Desperate Jap Attacks Broken Up   Defenders surrounded— Australian Advance Is  Slow on Borneo

(reatest Artillery Barrages Of Pacific Shatter Fortifications  ATOP YAEJU-DAKE ISLAND PLATEAU  Marines Scale Top Of Plateau On Rope Ladders

U.S. Troops Burn Path Through Jap Defense   Speciaf\Flamcethrewers Brought Tu Bear Against Jap Suicide Stand On Okinawa  Re WIRE TAM FF TYREE

JAP BANZA! CHARGES THROWN RA(K   Last 10,000 Japs On Okinawa Are Squeezed By Yanks

PLATEAU IS SCALED BY AMERICANS   ‘Banzai’ Charges Are Smashed In Furious Combat, Report

FINAL BATTLE FOR OKINAWA IS UNDER WAY   American Assault Is Being Pressed With No Quarter Asked or Given.   BULLETIN

US. Eases Restrictions Of Wartime   Beginning Toward Reconversion Program Announced by Vinson

VINSON LIFTS CONTROLS ON U. $. BUSINESS   “Brownout", Racing and Food Bans Among Many Abolished By Victory

Ease War Controls A Little   Here Is Situation  On Home Front As The Nation Enters “Phase Two” Of War

The War--Phase Two )  VINSON OUTLINES WHAT CIVILIANS MAY. EXPECT IN NEXT YEAR. a

Borman, Hitler Aide, Arrested  Berlin Reports Laie In Allied Handle

HITLER'S TOP AID CLAIMED SEIZED   Bormann Held, Berlin Says 1 Of 24 Facing Trial

BORMANN IN ALLIED HANDS SAYS REPORT   Nazi Party Chief Deputy Prisoner In Russian Zone, Is Belief

REPORT BORMAN SIN ALLIED HANDS   No Details of Where He Was Or What Official Announced Arrest.

HITLER'S CHIEF AIDE NOT DEAD      Once Reported To Have Died At Hitler’s. Side

REPORT ALLIES HAVE BORMANN   serlin Radio Says Chief Deputy Of Nazi Party Now In Custody.

Hitler Deputy Believed Held   Berlin Radio Says Rormann Is Alive

Bormann, Chief Hitler Deputy, Is In Custody   Once Reported To Have Met His Death With Hitler.

Report Bormann In Custody   British Believe Hitler’s Deputy in Russian Zone

Martin Bormann In Allied Hands   Hitler's Chief Deputy Among Top War Criminals

Martin Bormann Is  Russian Prisoner  Hitler's Chief Nazi Deputy to Face Trial

NAZI CHIEFTAIN MARTIN BORMAN NOW IN PRISON   Name Appears First Amon German War Criminals To Be Tried

Chief Aide of Hitler Held   Martin Bromann Once Reported to Have Died In Hand« of Allies

HITLER'S DEPUTY REPORTED SEIZED   BERLIN RADIO SAYS MARTIN BORMANN 18 A PRISONER OF THE ALLIES.

i “Sy e- ca i . oy Chief Denuiv Of Nazi Partv.. : 1 2 : wv?   Reported Dead, Found Alive

NIPS ASK ALLIES TO GIVE ASSURANCE REGARDING HIROHITO’S SOVEREIGNTY   Russia Has Huge Secret Force On East Frontier

Study of Agricultural Resources ~ To Be Made by State Commission Created by Bill Dewey Approves

 Churchill Lists British ‘War Casualties as ‘More than 1,128,000

British Troops Suffer 1,128 315 War Casualties   Churchifl Gives Commons Report On Conflict Toll

Churchill Announces Casualties   Less In War II Than In First War

1,128,315 CASUALTIES   Of This Number 307,201 of British Forces Were Killed During War

Winne Gives Casualty List   Empire Suffers 1.128.315 Casualties During War With 307.201 Killed.

BRITISH WAR CASUALTIES 1,128,315, WITH 307.201 KILLED, SAYS CHURCHIL

Farmers’ Part In Meat Control Is Important   in Securing Even Distribution of Meat Supply

Extricate Ed Yeggy From Quick-Sand   Had Gone Fishing In binglish River — Remained In sand Overnight   Farmers’ Part in Meat Program

Jap Ambassador To Germany.  Staff Captured   Top-Rank Nazis Also Arrested by 7th Army

U.S. 7TH ARMY ARRESTS JAPS   Ambassador To Germany Taken In Custody With Top Nazis

YANKS SEIZE JAP ENVOY IN GERMANY   AMBASSADOR OSHIMA AND 13¢ MEMBERS OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS ARRESTED.

Japanese Envoy Seized in Europe   U.S. Seventh Army Grabs 130 Other Nips

Jap Diplomats Taken By Seventh   General Qshima, 130 Per. sonnel of Diplomatic Corp: Included In Roundup.

BLAGK MARKETS TO CRUMBLE AS CHISLERS 60   Hope Of More Products Helps Honest Dealers

 Black Markets Crumbling; New Autos To Sell At 1942 Prices: Used Cars Cheaper   More Peacetime Goods Coming Up Fast To Put Crimp In Chiselers’ Rackets

Black Markets Crumbling; Used Car Prices Lower; 2 Million Jobs Lost Already

New Cars To Sell At About ’42 Level Two Million Jobs Lost Since Japs Quit

REPORT BLACK MARKET IN U.S. FADING   Rapid Crumbling of Once Flourishing Wartime Racket Results From Rapid Increase in Peacetime Goods.

BLACK MARKETS CRUMBLE WITH GOODS RETURN   “New Auto and Plenty _.of Chickens Cause Ilegal Prices ‘to Go

Trading ‘Goes Into History   Peacetime Goods Drive Wegal: Ones. From Seene

Black Markets Crumbling With hoods Coming  Peacetime Output Putting Crimp In Chiselers; Move To “Keep Prices Down

Black Markets Crumbling As War. Time Regulations Are Lifted; Nylons By Xmas

Prices Start Crumbling   Coming Flood of New Goods Puts Black. Market On the Skids

Black Marketing In Cars and Chickens Seen Disap.pearing By Dealers.

Black Markets Crumble Into Thin Air As Peacetime Goods Start Reappearing Rapidly

New Goods Give Death Blow to Black Markets  And New Cars at“42   And New Cars at “42 ‘Prices Cause Tumble in Used Car Values

Reconversion Is Putting Big Crim In Black Market   Chiselers Disappearing As Flow Of Peacetime a Goods Speeds Up.

BLACK MARKETS ARE CRUMBLING BECAUSE OF PEACETIME GOODS  GOOD NEWS FOR PUBLIC ABOUT BOTH USED AND NEW CARS TODAY

Black Markets Crumble in Wake Of Reconversion as Peace Time Goods Cramp Style of Chislers

Flow Of Peacetime Goods Puts Crimp In Black Markets ’   New Cars to pe at 1942     Now igs

Black Marts Crumbling Over Nation  With Peace   Government Lifting  Most All Controls

ee ae senha ION      AUTOS ON WAY AT OR NEAR 1942 PRICES; PLENTY OF CHICKEN PROMISED “SHORTLY”

Black Markets Crumbling Before  Rush of Returning Civilian Goods

Black Markets Crumbling Fast   Disappearing With More’ Peacetime Good: Coming Up Fast

Black Marketeers Dealt a Death Blow   Returning Goods Does It; Used Car Dealers Expected To Lower Prices

Black Markel Believed on lis Last Legs   No Room Left for Chiseler as Peace Goods Come Back

EXPECT EARLY END OF BLACK MARKETS   Rapid Return Of Peacetime Goods Causes Illicit Trade To Fade—Chicken Shortage TO Be Relieved

Black Markets In Many Items Are Vanishing   With More Peacetime Goods Coming Up, Government Officials Predict End _ to Market Chiselers.

Black Markets Are Crumblint Under -Peacetime Production   -Reputable. Dealers Say Supplies Now Balancing Prices.

Reconversion Picture Today  Black Markets Crumble Rapidly As More Goods Reappear On The Shelf

BLACK MARKETS “FADING AS NEW _ PRODUCTS NEAR   Automobiles Coming Soon To Wipe Out High Prices For Used Cars

Black Markets Crumble  In Reconversion Wake   Flow Of Peacetime Goods Will Put Crimp In Chiselers Over The Nation

New _ ods Strike At Black Market    Illegal Dealings in Used Cars, Chickens Stop; New Autos to Sell At 1942 Price. Old Ones Cheaper

KROCOMVOTSION KROUNGUDP  Black Markets Crumbling as Rationing Is Witherina; Cars Sell Below Price Ceiling

Black Markets Now Having Tough Time Finding Customers   Honest Dealers Finally Driving Crooked Men  Out of Business

Ample Supply Of Goods Hits Black Markets  Plenty Of Chickens For Dinner Tables Soon Predicted

LAND REVISION   Want Some Former Residents Now in Czech Territory

Distribution N.Y. Papers Still Tied Up   Deliverymen Not To Obey WLB Order

AGENT QUOTES ALLEGED SPY   FBI Man Testifies at Trial Of Two in New York on Espionage Charge

Says Colepaugh Came to U.S. to Get Information   News Was To Be Sent  Back to Berlin, FBI Aaent Tostifies

HOUSE EXPENSE BILL ON FLOOR   Séek to Ward Off Demand for Vote, Criticize Senate tor Deserting Cause:

3 Witnesses Tell Of Atrocities By Yamashita’s Mer   Massacre At Red Cross Rooms Described As War Crimes Trial Opens

Manila Trial Of Jap War Lord Opens   Three Witnesses Depict Civilian Massacre in Red Cross Office.

Atrocities Blamed _ to ‘Yamashita   Jap General Hears Witnesses Tell of Slauchter

Yamashita  Cruelties Are Jold   Witnesses Tell of Philippine Death, Torture by Japs

Witnesses Tell How Japs Slew Helpless People   123 Charges of War Crimes Are Facing ‘Tiger of Malaya’

Witnosres Say They Saw Civilians Bayoneted and Shot to Death in  Red Cross Quarters During Battle of Manila.

Yamashita Trial Opens   ‘Tiger OF Malay’ Held Responsible For Deaths Of 57,000 Persons

YAMASHITA ON TRIAL FOR WAR CRIMES   Three Witnesses Tell of Civilians Slain In Manila

Tell About Atrocities In Manila   DESCRIBE SEEING ] DEFENDANT'S TROOPS BAYONET AND SHOOT” 40 CIVILIANS LAST FEBRUARY:

YAMASHITA ON TRIAL FOR LIFE      TROOPS’ SLAUGHTER OF CIVILIANS TOLD

Yamashita Had 40 Bayonettedat Red Cross in Manila  Iintended_o Kill All Whites om “ene meten Sates ..

War Crimes Trial Of Gen. Yamashita Gets Underway Today   One Witness Said Japanese Captain Told Him Months Before That Japs Intending Killing All White People.

Yamashita’s Trial Opens   Atrocity Charges Pile Up Against Former Jap “Tiger of Malaya.”

UJ. S. Blames 123 Atrocities Jn Yamashita   ‘Malay Tiger’ Hears ‘War Victims Relate Sreries of Brutality

YAMASHITA BLAMED FOR ATROCITIES   Tokyo Intention Was to Kill All Whites In Orient, Witness Saves.

YAMASHITA'S. MEN SLEW 50  IN RED GRass   Witnesses Tell. of Bayonets » Jabbed in Bodies. of Helpless Women.. «

‘Witnesses Tell® of Brutal Killing of 40 Civilians   General Yamashita Faces 123 Charges of War Criminality?’

JAP-BUTCHERY IS RECOUNTED   . WITNESSES TELL STORIES IN TRIAL OF YAMASHITA

Forty Civilians Bayoneted, Shi To Death During Battle ( Manila Last February, Mo Were Women and Children   ACCUSED. UNSMILING AS WITNESSES SPEA]

YANKS CRASH JAP LINE CN: OKINAWA   21,259 Japs Killed: US$. Casualties... Total 7,424

Jap Defense Line Broken on South Okinawa   Nimitz Announces 21,269 Japanese Killed in Campaign

First Major Jap — Line In South — (Okinawa Smashed   - Key Terrain Anchoring Defenses Captured By. American Troops

YANKS CRASH JAP LINE ON OKINAWA    21,269 Japs Killed; U. S. Casualties Total 7,424

Gen. Yamashita, In Petition, Asks Supreme Courl Hearing in U. 5.   Jap Commander Appeals fo Tribunal To Hall Trial before American Milifary Commission

Asks Philippine Trial Be Halted   Seeks Status Under Rule: Of Geneva Convention

Ie SLAs BE SLASHE   New OPA Price Listings To Be Effective In Few Days

Expect 100,000 lowans at Long Beach Aug. 11 to Hear Herbert Hoover

MEATS OFF RATION LIST NEXT MONTH   Only Sugar and Fats to Remain On Ration List. Is Prediction.

Halsey’s Fleet Shells Japanese Steel Center   STEEL PORT SET AFLAME

Planes Invade ‘Safety Zone’   Hokkaido Island Hit for First Time

1,000 Carrier Planes Seek Hiding Place Jap Air Force on Hokkaido

FRANCO MAKES CABINET SHIFT   Replaces 2 Members Unfriendly to Falange

FRANCO SHAKES UP SPANISH CABINET   Dictator Drops Two Ministers, but Names Falangists to Five of 12 Posts.

Grip Is Tightened On Spain By Franco   Long-expected Shuffle of Cabinet Viewed as Paving Way for Return of Monarchy

Ss pain Cabinet  mae Along  Monarch Lines   Franco Appoiuts Five Ministers Considered Monarchist Sympathizers; Retains Premiership

Franco Makes Changes tn Spanish Cabinet   Five Monarchist Sympathizers Chosen; Step Towards Monarchy

FRANCO NAMES NEW CABINET   Consider Five Appointees as Monarchist Sympathizers

Ministers Are Considered Monarchist Sympathizers—Generalissimo Remains Head of the Government.

Franco Shakes Up Cabinet   Replaces Two Not Friendly With  Falangists

Rev. John Qerter New Presbyterian Pastor In LeMars   Extended Call By .  Local Church At  — RAflaating Sundaw

Rev. John Qerter New Presbyterian Pastor In LeMars  Extended Call By . Local Church At  NA wxti«wn Gensel nw

President Gives 50-Ahead for  Wage Increases         tley for Industrial Peace Slated,  a i Steel’ pay Ceilings Lifted;  Jnions Move to Reopen Contracts

Labor, Industry Urged to Extend ‘No Strike Pledge   Wage Raises Approved If Prices Stay Same; WLB to Be Abolished

GEN DOSTLER 1 FOUND CULTY OF DEATH OF FLYERS   Defense That He Only Obeyed Orders of His Superior Officers 's Not Given Consideration.   TRIAL SETS PRECEDENT FOR MORE WAR TRIALS   Hundreds of Germans Are Accused in Similar Cases And Trial Procedure May Become A Model.

German General Faces Firing Squad For Orderine Execution of 15 Yanks

Destler Is Given Death Sentence   Tribunal in Italy Orders Execution of Nazi General

et _iOOUUOlLLQG OOS  Death Sentence For Murderer Of U.S. Soldiers

GEN. DOSTLER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ITALY   Had Ordered Summary Execution Of Fifteen U.S. Soldiers

BIG PLANE DOWN AT SEA: 7 KILLED   EIGHT RESCUED AFTER FORCED LANDING—TWELVE UNACCOUNTED FOR.

Good Gasoline Due Back Soon   Materials Available Fox Manufacture Of Octane Ratings.

New fires fo Be Available Before Long   Motorists Promised Pre-war Quality Gasoline Very Soon

Expect Pre-War Gasoline Soon   Some “A” Card Holders May Obtain  New Tires

TIRES RELEASED: BETTER GASOLINE PROMISED SOON   PRE-WAR QUALITY AUTO FUEL SHOULD BENEFIT ENGINES

‘Knock out the Knock  High Octane Gas Soon to Be Back for Your Auto

UP STANDARDS OF GASOLINE   Some ‘A’ Card Motorists Will Be Able to Get  Tires Soon

Strategic Bombing Is Over in Europe,  General Declares   Spaatz Says U. S. Planes Will Be Transferred to Pacific as They Are Needed

WIVES MAY JOIN MEN IN EUROPE   FAMILIES TO GROSS OCEAN NEXT SPRING

HEAVIER BLOWS PROMISED NIPS   Enemy Production Will Bi Paralyzed, Airmen Say

U.N.O. Delegation Is Confirmed  Opposition Voiced to Mrs. Roosevelt

Senate OKs UNO Group After Debate About Widow of FDR and Ed: Stettinius

Flood Losses In Millions As Ohio Begins To Recede   Still Touch and Go A Portsmouth; Red Cross At Work

Emphasize Five Point Program   Hope To Have Orderly  Transition of Production

FIVE-POINT PLANKEY T0 RECONVERSION   Truman Orders WPB to Emphasize  Orderly Transition

TRUMAN ORDERS O-POINT PLAN   WPB Told To Work Toward Orderly Transition From War To Peace

President Seeks Orderly Transition To Peace Economy   Truman Asks WPB to Emphasize Five-Point Program to Pave Way

British Units Lined Between Lagoon, Adriatic   Nazis Struggle to Flee Northern Yugoslavia Before Austria Shut Off

EIGHTH IN JUNCTURE    Mop-Up Has Cleared Out Area in Valli di Comacchio Region

TWO UNITS OF OTH ARMY ARE JOINED   Land on Both Sides of Nar. row Strip of Land on Italian Front.

JAPS WISHING YANKS WOULD RETURN HOME   Tokyo Radio Says Japan About: to. Open Way for American Unconditional Surrender

Sam Eilers Died Thursday Noon  _ Lived. In Plymeuth County 58 Years

Lt. Gen. Smith Says Marines Will Take iwo Ne Matter What the Cost

Allied Armies Steadily Reduce Bulge Remnant   New Offensive Of British Army North Of Salient Makes Headway  SEVENTH ARMY

GERMANS STIFFEN RESISTANCE IN LESSENING BULGE   Newly-Launched British Of fensive at Maastricht Gains   '7TH ON THE OFFENSIVE   'Nazi Bridgehead North of Strasbourg is Cut Down

NAZIS RESIST STRONGLY ON WEST FRONT   However, New Britist Offensive North of — Bulge Progresses

Control of Japan Ranks 2nd To Aton At Big 3 Meeting   Observers Feel Parley Can’t Hope To Settle All World Problems

Japanese Control Problem Is Main Issue At Moscow   Russia Hints It Will Insist On Voice In Conduct O: Allied Occupation Program

Far Eastern Settlement Is Moscow Issue   Big Three Foreign. _ Ministers to Open _ Meetings Tomorrow

SETTLEMENT OF FAR EASTERN RELATIONS ISSUE   Control of Japan Disputed by Russia, U.S and Britain

GREATEST ISSUE Ih FOREIGN MINISTERS SESSION SATURDAY   Settlement of Far Eastern Relations Among Soviet Russia   RANKS SECOND TO : ATOMIC ENERGY   * . ‘ . Russian Sources Maintain Complete Silence   About Issues

Meat Supply For Next Year To Be Short   Slaughter of More Cattle Will Not Meet Nation’s Demands

Hit Five Military Targets   Sixty Percent Of City Destroyed By “Mighty Atom”; Ruin Equal To That Of 1,000-ton Raid

‘MONTES: IN EUROPE   Lt. Robert HL. Price Had : Four Missions as Glider - Pilot ;   WILL BE REASSIGNED

' HOME AFTER 16. - MONTHS IN EUROPE   Lt. Robert H. Price Had Four Missions as Glider  ot

Lt. Gen. Harmon Reported Missing In Pacific Area  Plane on Which High Officer Was Riding  a2 7 #§ oe

GENERAL HARMON REPORTED MISSING   Air Force Commander in Plane Reported as Overdue

LT. GEN, HARMON REPORTED MISSING   PLANE OF U.S. ARMY AIR COMMANDER IN PACIFIC SAID TO BE OVERDUE.

AIRFORCE CHIEF LOST IN PACIFIC   Plane Carrying General Reported Missing After Crash

Gen. Millard Harmon Is Missing On Pacific Flight, Capital Hears   Commander of Army Air Forces in Pacific Area  I< Veteran of First World War's Aerial Battles

Maj. Wermuth, One-Man Army Of Bataan, Comes Home After Four Years

Goering Starts Making Excuses; Gen. Kesselring Had Been Commander In Chief On Western Front Since March   DETAILS LACKING ON MEN’S CAPTURI

Herman Goering Reported Taken By Seventh Army   ‘Marshal Kesselring, “Western Front Chief, Also Yank Prisoner

Goering, Nazi Air Arrest Alleged Slayer Chief In Hardest: In Monroeville Case

U.S. Tries To Conciliate  Labor Strife   Strike Lines Expand With Fresh Disputes As Survey Shows Over  415.000 Now Jobless

Gov't. Conciliators Speed Efforts to Catch Labor Strife   200,000 Telephone Workers Will Cast Strike Vote Friday

Union, Industry Study Plan To  End Oil Strike   Situation In Coal Field Is Approaching Climax

Strike Wave In Country Increasing  Striking CIO Oil Workers Studying Peace Offer of

CONCILIATION EFFORTS ARE BEING PUSHED   Government Making Extreme Effort to Catch Up With Mounting Strife Making 415,000 Idle   DECISION DUE TODAY

Telephone Strike Looms   200,000 Workers to Quit Four Hours on Friday to Take Vote

Oil Workers Preparing To Accept Terms   Shut Down At Consolidatede Vultee Aircraft Plant In Fort W orth.   423.000 ON STRIKE

GOVERNMENT HOPES TO STEM LABOR TROUBLE   Mounting Strife Sets  High Mark For po Strikes  nog: cplietl = yhie? tien   Showdown Is Seen - Near In Oil Controversyv

REPORT WORKERS READY TO ACCEPT U. S. PEACE PLAN   TELEPHONE STRIKE THREATENS; MORE OUT IN COAL FIELDS

CONCILIATION PLANS OF GOVERNMENT MOVE FORWARD IN STRIKES  STRIKE LINES EXPAND TO TOTAL OF 423,000 WORKERS ON WEDNESDAY

Fresh Disputes Expand Strike Lines Today   oal, Oil Fields Hottest Spots; Telephone Strike Threatened.

Schwellenbach Offers Terms In Oil Dispute  Further Walkouts In Coat, Textile Inductrise Forecast

CIO May Accept Gov't Terms In Oil Dispute  Telephone Operators   Telephone Operators To Halt Work For Strike Vote Friday

Government Has Conciliation Program Speeded As Labor’s Strife Mounts Across Nation

Strike Wave In Country Increasing   Striking CIO Oil  . Workers Studying Peace Offer of Schwellenbach

Labor Secretary’s Peace Proposal is Being Considered   Indications Are Situation In the Broadening Stoppage Of Operations In Coal Fields May Reach Climax Soon   FRESH STRIFE PUSHES NUMBER OF IDLE TO 352,000

Postwar Wave Of Labor Rows Surges Onward   Coal, Oil, Lumber Industries Hit

MINES CLOSING AND TELEPHONE TIE-UP BREWING   Labor Difficulties Increase On Nationwide Scale With Estimated 415,000 Idle

Coal, Oil Fields Hottest Spots; Telephone Strike Threatened '* .-.

415,000 Idle As Result of New Disputes   Bright Spot Comes With Possible End of Oil Centroversy

200,000 Telephone Workers To Strike Friday;  U. S. Seeks Conciliation As Disputes Spread 

STRIKE WAVE CONTINUES 10 GROW IN U. S.   Score Of Texas Cities Without Power; Miners Threaten More Waikouts

PETAIN CONFINED IN PARIS FORT   French Receive Former Chief In Frigid Silence

PETAIN HELD FOR TREASON   GUARDS AT SWISS BORDER RE.  VERSE, ARMS AS FORMER  ~” GENERAL CROSSED FRONTIER

America Most Powerful of All Nations   Grew Says Power Must Be Used For Human Freedom

oU. S, WILL USE MIGHT FOR LAW "AND JUSTICE   Acting Secretary Of State ® Urges Correct Use Of oe rang  on   NO THREATS EXPECTED   "*Peace Might Fail If We Hoard Our Power’ Graduates Told

Denied Gasoline For Passenger Car   Resident On Route 1, Wayland Affected

By Jimmy Hatlo   Denied Gasoline For Passenger Car   Resident On Route 1, Way. land Affected

PLAN TO TREAT VETS AT HOME   Contract Is Negotiated By VA With Physicians In State of Michigan

Home Doctors Can Treat Vets Under New Plan   Veterans Administratior Signs Contract with Michigan Medical Unit

VOTE TO EXTEND RUBBER STRIKE AT GOODYEAR   Walkout Back in WLB’s Lap: Employes Ignore Gov. Lausche’s Appeal

LAVAL EXECUTED AS TRAITOR BY A FIRING SQUAL   Former Premier Fails in Last: Minute Attempt to End His Own Life by Taking Poison,   ‘SHOT AS HE SHOUTS  “VIVE LA FRANCE”   Faces 12 Riflemen in Courtyard of Fresnes Prison— Declines to Be Blindfolded.

Bullet of Executioner Snuffs Life of Laval; Suicide Attempt Fails

Pierre Laval Executed by  I iring Squad   Former Vichy Head Had Tried to End Life by Taking  Dose of Poison

Poison Try Fails, Laval Executed   Firing Squad Does Job When Vichy Chief Loses in Attempt at Suicide

BULLETS END LAVAL'S LIFE   Ex-Vichy Premier Executed By Firing Squad For Nazi Collaboration

Laval Shot After Effort At Suicide   Vichy Leader Dies Maintaining That He was a Patriot

Laval Dies  As Traitor;  Suicide Fails Refuses Blindfold And Last Words Ars  . Vive la France’

Laval Fails Suicide Attempt _ -. Before Facing Firing Squad   Traitor Takes Vial, of Poison in Unsuccessful Effort to Avoid Death as Traitor by French 7  ; Executioners 

Stimson Talk Roils Senate   Committee Drafting Own Manpower Bill

Senate Group Drafts Own Manpower Bill   Bill Would Give Byrnes Power To Shift Labor To Needed Areas.

Admit Hawaii As 49th State, Urges Secretary H. Ickes   Congress Will Have Final Say Concerning Idea

‘Ickes Urges Hawaii Become 49th State In "Immediate Future”; Move Up To Congress

ICKES URGES STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII SOON   Says Hawaiians Showed Ability By War Record

interior Secretary Ickes Recommends That Hawaii  Be Admitted As 49th State

Secretary Says I’s Time to Raise Status-of U. 8S. Mid-Pacific Territory

Ickes Proposes Hawaii be Voted Forty-Ninth State  War Record of People Cited by Secretary of Interier; He Farlier Suanested Delay

Ickes Supports Hawaiian Hope AS 49th State   Interior Secretary — ;Recommends Action -On Wartime Record

ICKES ASKS STATEHOOD FOR HAWAIL   Interior Secretary Says Islands’ Conduct During War Shows Further Postponement of Step Will Be Unnecessary.

Ickes Recommends Statehood for Hawaii   Asks Action itn the Immediate Future; Cites War Record

Ickes Recommends Hawaii ‘Be Adinitted To Statehood ‘In The Immediate Future’      Declares Record Of People Of Hawaii During War Deserves Such Action

Statehood Suggested For Hawaii   Ickes Recommends Admission To Union In ‘Very Near Future.”

Ickes Urges Statehood For Hawaii   Ready to Take Place Now as 49th State, He Says

WANTS U.S. T0 ADMIT HAWAII AS ATH STATE   Secretary Ickes Suggests Action in ‘Immediate Future’

Impressed by Island Record in the War ..  Reaction to Statement Is One = Of Additional Cause for +

Statehood For Hawaii Recommended In Immediate Future By Sec. Ickes

jekes Suggests Statehood Rights Be Given Hawaii   treonoinie Hold Exercised aby Few Can Be Handled, Secretary Declares

CKES SUGGESTS PROMPT ACTION ON 49TH STATE  SAYS WAR RECORD  ERASES ANY NEED OF HESITATION

Postponement 0! Admission Held As Unnecessary   Economic Control By 5 Families. Disturbs Secretary of Interior

Ickes Asks Statehood ror Hawai   ‘Economic Control of Islands by Five Families Assailed

Urges Hawaii Be Given Statehood   Secretary Ickes For Immediate Action

Action Urged At Once  Ickes Recommends That  Hawaii Be Immediately Admitted To Statehood

DEADLY PERIL FACING WORLD. EDITOR STATES   Scientists Ofer No Hore 0 Specific Defense Against Atomic Bomb

Sees Improved Food Situation   Truman Makes Forecast  _ At News Conference’

” Situation to Be Aided by New Director   Praises Congress For Renewal of Trade Agreements

Bettering Of Food Situation  Is Foreseen   ‘New Food Administrator To : Aid Problem, Truman : Believes

Truman Forecasts Greatly Improved Situation in Food   Believes New Secretary of Agriculture Will Better Conditions

President Confident Of Change   Expects Improvement In Situation Soon After. Anderson Takes Over Administrative Duties

TRUMAN SEES FOOD OUTLOOK IMPROVEMENT   Says Crisis Near Solution

Food Relief  Expected by Truman   President Hails Trade Act, UNCIO in Olympia Talks

Big Planes Released To 3 Airlines  Commercial Flights May Begin Over N. Atlantic Within Next Six Weeks

Three Airlines Ready For Ocean Flights Shortly   Awarded Four-Engine Surplus Transports; May Be Ready In Two Months.

Airlines To Begin  Sea Flights Soon   Commercial Lanes Over North Atlantic Seen In Six Weeks

TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE IN ABOUT SIX WEEKS   THREE COMMERCIAL LINES GET PLANES FROM AIR FORCES

Twin City Man Tours Germany   Russians Sovietize Zone They Occupy

Quiet Under Soviet Rule   U. S. Correspondents Find Most Germans in Russian-Occupied Area Content With Program

Sovietization Of Russia-Held  Reich Gaining   Planned Economy For In dustry and Business and ’ Revision of Land Ownership Basis Prograut

Sovietization Carried On In Russian Zone   Planned Economy, New Land Ownership Plan Is In Operation In Russian Zone

PRESIDENT MOVES TO CUT EX.   PENSES AND FOR WAR  CRIMINAL TRIALS— »° CONVINCED HITLER DEAD

HUGE PLANES . OVER CAPITAL DURING RAIDS   TWO HUNDRED SUPERFORTS COOPERATED WITH CARRIER PLANES IN DE‘VASTATING AERIAL ©  BLITZ

Study Reports Of Damage In Tokyo Raid   Superforts And _ Carriers Both Take Part In Bomb- © ing Of Jap Homeland ~~

REPORTS CF TOKYO RAID ARE AWAITED   Ninth Strike on Jap Homeland May Well Be Still Continuing

YANK DRIVE: OPENED EAST OF THE RHIN      Bridgehead Widened and Deepened — Germans Report 40,000 Ameriy cans in Push.   MUNITIONS BASIN: OF RUHR PERILED   Two More. Towns Captured by Hodges’ Forces —Nazis Hurled From Heights Near River. “:

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Cains to 2'5 Miles Scored Kast of River as Hodges Throws 40.000 Into Fight   Yanks Now Control 23 Towns of Rhine; Americans Less Than 25 Miles From Southern Region of 600-Square Mile Ruhr Basin; Patton’s Troops Carve Out 4-Mile Gain

Cuts One Enemy Supply Line, Gains 2.5 Miles   Men, Machines Pour Across River At ‘Many Crossings,’ Foe Says; Dimout Veils News of Other Fronts   Heavy Arms Traffic Pours Into Rhine Brideehead

BLITZ ATTACK ROLLING EAST OF THE RHINE   GERMAN FACTORIES IN PERIL; 40,000 TROOPS IN PUSH

Ruhr Munitions Basin Facing Greatest Peril   First Army Expands Bridgehead to Five Miles Deep, 11 Miles Wide in Newest Assault

FIRST ARMY ASSAULT EAST ~ OF RHINE RIVER   Bridgehead Expanded To Depth Of Five Miles And 11-Miles Wide   ADVANCE THREATENS MILITARY HIGHWAY

Gains Made In Allied Attack; 2 ‘Towns Held   American Forces Expand Bridgehead to Nearly Five Miles Deep and 11 Miles Wide—Offensive by Montgomery Predicted

Gain 3 Miles, Seize 2 More German Towns   Bridgehead Now Five Miles Deep and Eleven Miles Wide

Allied Might Concentrates On New Blow   Montgomery's Forces Expected To Cross River At New Point

Joins First Big Allied Assault   Two More Towns Taken. Ruhr's Munitions Basin Faees Grayest Peril of War. Vhird One Mile From Coblenz

Germans Say Across River   Factory Cities Of Ruhr. Basin In Greatest Peril Yet

First Army Jumps Off; Takes 23rd East Bank Town   Expand Remagen Bridgehead, With Strength Put At 40,000 As Other Crossings Hinted

Gains Made In. Allied Attacks. 2 Towns Held      American Forces Expand Bridgehead to Nearly id Miles Deep and 11 Miles Wide—Offen- ae sive by Montaomery Predicted 

Nazis Say 40,000 Yanks Involved In Surge Toward Ruhr Munitions Basin

2 More Towns Are Seized By Hodges’ Forces   Nazis Report 40,000 Yanks Across River; Ruhr Area in Dire Peril; New Gains Made by Patton   By AUSTIN BEALMEAR

Yanks Throw 40.000 Men Into Drive, Germans Say   Bridgehead Grows © To Five Miles Deep And 11 Miles Wide, 2 More Towns Fall

U.S. Forces Advance From  Bridgehead   Ruhr Factory Cities Are Threatened by Lt. Gen. Hodges Men

Big Three May Meet In Berlin   Diplomats Think Parley Will Be Held Between June 18 And July +4

Claim Big 3 Meeting Aid For Churchill   Can Gain Votes While Attending Conference, Politicians Say

Berlin May Be Scene   Meet Is Scheduled To Be Held Between June 18 and July 4

PLACE FOR BIG THREE MEETING NOT YET KNOWN   May Be Somewhere In Europe Or Middle East In Few Weeks

Big Three Meet Expected To Be Before July 4   Truman, Churchill Stalin Gathering  May Be In Berlin

LOOK FOR BIG. THREE MEET LATE IN JUNE   Between June 18 And July 4 Thot Probable Date

‘BIG 3° PARLEY DATE RUMOREL   Meeting May Take Place Ir June 18-July 4 Period

Expect Big Three To Meet Between June 18 and July 4   Berlin or Middle East Sug_ gested As Possible Site Of Conference

‘Where, When of Big 3 Meet Is Object of Speculation; ‘Berlin Mentioned as Site

“BIG 3” MEET IN EUROPE SEEN BEFORE JULY 4      Churchill's Attendance Expected To Boost His Chances In Election

Big-3 Parley Political Plun For Churchill   Date of Forthcoming Session Significant; Berlin Mav Be Site

Session Likely June 18-July 4   German Capital Would Be ‘Dramatic Spot’ Observers Point Out.

CONFERENCE Io OBSERVING DAY   Capital Watches Big Industry for Next Move in Industrial Relations.   ‘ARMISTICE DAY RECESS

U. 5. Steel Plans Further Pay Talk Study Proposal  Labor-Management

Steel and Motor Industries Hold Key to Situation  Parley’in Recess;  Avalanche of Polls On Strikes Noted

UNIONS PRESS DEMANDS FOR HIGHER WAGES   Labor-Management Delegates Hold Armistice Day Recess

Big Industry Asked to Make Wage Move   Labor Secretary Seeks GM-UAW Reneooctiction

Big Industry to Make Next Move   Steel Leaders Will Consider Request to  Resume CIO Talks

Labor-Management Conference Taking Armistice Day Rest; Big Industry Move Held Likely

Next Moves In Steel And Auto Strife Awaited   Labor - Management Conference In Armistice Davy Recess.

Labor Parley in Holiday Recess  UAW Strike Threat Is on 24-Hour Basis

BIG INDUSTRY IN SPOTLIGHT   Labor Leaders Watch U. S Steel, Auto Field for Break as Conference Recesses.

Big Industries — Watched for Move In Labor Strife   WU. S. Steel President Wires Schwellenbach Company Will Study Reauest to Resume Talks

L-M Conference Takes A Holiday  Steel And Auto Plants Watched For Next Move On Labor’s Chessboard

LONG-SHOT WINNER   Big Industry's Next Move Eyed   Labor-Management in Recess at Capital

STEEL AND AUTO MOVES AWAITED   Labor-Management Parley Recessed For Holiday

Capital Watches New Labor Moves  Main Interes? in Automotive and Steel

Steel And Auto Industries ‘Hold Spotlight As Unions ‘Press Demands For Wage Hike   Labor-Management Conference In Armistice Day Recess; U. S. Steei To Negotiate

Industry, Labor Marking Time   Capital Conference Is Now In Recess

U.S. Steel Ready To Resume Wage Talks With ClO   Reply on $2 a Day Hike Depends First On OPA: Fairless

BigIindustry Watched for Next Moves   Steel, Automotives ‘Are Expected to Giye Indication of Status of: Relatians © z   Blames O.P.A.   Fairless Says Burden Rests, Squarely -on _O.P.A, Shoulders

Steel Workers Repeat Demands For Wage Hikes   $2 Dailv Increase Tc Be Discussed

Strike Clouds Hover as Auto And Bus Workers Remain Out; 270.000 More Ask Strike Vote

Capital Waits Steel Union’s Strike Action   Reply to Request For Wage Session Expected Shortly

28 Real Estate Transactions Are Recorded   List Includes 14 Homes, Four Farms,  7 Lots, 1 Apartment

U.S. Subs Average 2 Sinkings Daily   25 More Jap Vessels Destroyed in Pacific

INDONESIAN POLICE IN BATAVIA OUSTED   British Disarm Native Officers fo1 Having Co-Operated With “Lawless Elements.”

All Indonesian Police Without  Arms In Java   British Troops Round Up Disarm and Disband Poree in Series of Swift  Synchronized Raids

Indonesia Cops Are Disarmed   Step Taken By British Because Police Cooperated  With Lawless.

FALL OF BERLIN NEAR AND YANKS CUT UP AUSTRIA   Allied Victory in Italy To Release Strong Forces for Knockout Blows Elsewhere

600,000 TROOPS LAY DOWN ARMS   Nazi General Von Vietinghoff Unconditionally Surrenders All Sea, Land and Air Forces in North Italy, West Austria

Terms Call for Complete Immobilization of Enemy Ground, Sea, Air Forces

Terms Force Nazi Troops To Disarm      Ends Hostilities in North. Italy and Western Austria.

Move Demobilizes 600,000 or More  German Troops   Force in Western Austria Affected, Too; Move Uncovers Trieste Army’s Flank

Formal Surrender Also includes West Austria   Between 600,000 and 900,000 Enemy Troops Lay Down Arms Under Terms

Nearly Million Mien Agree To Lay Down Arms   Allies Can Now Advance Toward Alpine Redoubt

Western Austria Included   Formal Ceremony Today Ends War On Italian Front

Surrender Affects Between 600,000 And 900,000 Men   IUU,UUU WOH  EFFECTIVE TODAY  AT SEV EN THIS A. M.  Cessation of All Hostili ties On Land, Sea And Air

Some 600,000 to 900,000 Troops Lay Down Arms   INCLUDING WESTERN AUSTRIA, SURRENDER AL_ LOWS ALLIED TROOPS UNOPPOSED ACCESS  TO WITHIN TEN MILES OF BERCHTESGADEN.

900,000 Nazis Lay Down Arm: Th Surrender   All War Ends in Italy Takes Yanks to Austria Border

Butter Wastes, Black Market Flourishes in Meat  INS Survey Shows Problems Facing New National Food Czar

MEAT GLUTS MARKETS IN SOME AREAS   High Ration Point Values Also Keep Butter on Shelves

BUTTER, MEATS GLUT MARKETS   survey Shows High Points of ‘Scarce’ Itdms Cause Lack of Buying

THE  WAR TODAY   Allied Slowing Down In Drive On Berlin No Cause for Alarms Huge Supply Lines Needed by Forces

SLOWING DOWN OF EISENHOWER’S OFFENSIVE IS NORMAL AND NEED INOT CAUSE ANY DISAPPOINTMENT

TOUGH BATTLE FOR BERLIN SEEN AS AMERICANS SLOW DOWN WHILESUPPLIES CAN BE MOVED FORWARD

FIGHT LOOMS ON LOAN PROPOSAL   Many Congressmen Doubt Ob jectives Can Be Attained

HELP BLOCKEN FOR BUDAPEST   Reds Hold Four-Fifths Of Burning Capital, Repulse Relief

Reds Advance — ~~ In- Budapest   Germans Bring ‘lroops  rom Norway to Italy

REDS SEIZE NEW _ BUDAPEST AREAS   NOW CONTROL FOUR-FIFTHS OF CAPITAI—NAZI RELIEF UNITS REPULSED.

Soviets Hold Four-Fitths Of Budapest   Germans Sacrifice 16,000 Men In Ten. Days Of Opposition

GAINS ARE SCORED BY-SOVIET FORCES   Reds Drive W Within. 2c Blocks of Center of Budapest

Reds Control Four-fifths of Budapest   German Infantry, Tank Thrusts Reported Stopped

Khaki-Clad Visitors Join Pilgrimage To Spot Where Christ Was Born

Ml 10. BETHLEHEM   Annual Pilgrimage Scene Attracts Thousands; Many in Khaki

War Profits To Be Taken  In New Levy   Program Designed To Demonstrate ‘War Does Not Pay

Heavy Tax Is Imposed Upon Japan   $6,666,000,000 Levy Will Affect Every Person Profiting From War

High Tax Set On Japan War Profits  Over 6 Billions Expected by WMW’Arthur Edict

1900 BELIEVED DEAD IN BLAST ON SUPPLY SHIP   Munitions Explode In Bari Harbor; War Pereannel Victims

Say 1,900 900 Killed In Italy Blast   . Munition Ship. Explodes Tn Italian Harbor

267 Italians Killed in Alliec Ship Blast   CASUALTY TOLL 1900 IN MUNITIONS VESSEL BARI HARBOR EXPLOSION

Munition Ship Explosion Kills and Injures 1900  Bari, Italy, Was Scene of Blowing Up of

Almost 1,900 Italians Killed When Munitions Ship Blows Up at Bari

Munition Ship Explodes   1,900 Italian Civilians, Allied Personnel Killed And Injured

Four Die In State Traffic Sunday   Collisions Account For Three, Fourth Found Dying Under Overturned Truck

TRUMAN WONT GO TO PARLEY   Tremendous New Duties to Prevent Journey to San Francisco

U.S. WORKERS GET HOLIDAYS   Truman Edict Affects Federal Employes

V ANDENBERG EXPECTED 10 GO TO PARLEY   Assured : by Roosevelt Of Freedom of Ac tion at Meet

Roosevelt Says  No Strings On Security Envoys  “7... 3. Leow Benacta:   Vandenberg Expected To Accept Appointment On That Basis

FDR Assures Vandenberg Of Free Hand   _ Asserts No Strings Attached to American Delegates

Vandenberg’s  Hands Fr ‘ ‘      Is Assured Freedom Of Action by FDR as  Delegate to Conference

‘Free agent’ status given  Vandenberg  Expect senator  tn attonad mopt

F-.D.R. Assures , Vandenberg Free Hand at’ Conference    Senator Is Expected  ToAcceptInvitation  ToBecomeDelegate -To Frisco Parley

F. D. R. Assures Vandenberg of Free Hand  _ Michigan Senator  Expected to  Accept Appointmen

Heart of Nagoya Ts Burned Out  Five Square Miles Consumed by Fire

Yesterday's B-29 Raiders Ran Into Hottest Reception   WASHINGTON, (UP) — The 20th Air Force today disclosed that 12 B-29’s were lost to enemy action in the fire attack on Tokyo May 23.

TOKYC-YOKOHAMA MID BAY ATTACK   Tokyo Claims 27 B-29’s Shot Down And 30 Others Were Lost

KWOS Program  Affiliated With The ~ MUTUAL BROADCASTING  we mm tn

N.Y, NIGHT SPOTS TO CLOSE AT 12   LEADING CLUBS, CAFES AND HOTELS TO IGNORE LA GUARDIA’S DECREE.

Leading N. Y. Night Clubs To Close at 12   Navy Orders All Sailors to Leave at Midnight

A NET EMPLOYE LOSS   S.0.W. Terminations Were Eigh' Ahead of Hirings

EMPLOYES FALL OFF   Net Loss of 210 Workers at S.0.W, ; Report in Week

Opposing Forces Disagree On Amendment Outcome!   Governor Sparks And President Duncan Of Auburn Plead Adoption Of Proposal; Commissioner Poole Asks Defeat Of School Money

U. S. Supreme Court Denies  AP Rehearing   Petition Of Chicago Paper _ Also Thrown Out By Tribunal

AP Asks for Re-Hearing  Asks Court for   Asks Court for Re-Hearing on By-Law On Admission

‘SUPREME COURT DENIES PETITION OF A. P. FOR . IREHEARING DECISION

Court Denies AP Re-Hearing   “Won't Rule Again On Amending of BRv-Laws

AP IS SEEKING ANOTHER TRIAL   Press’ ~ Astetiation “Aski"Supreme Court for Reheoring on Trust Suit

SUPREME COURT BALKS, IGNORES PLEA OF PRESS   AP and Chicago Tribune De feated on Their Request For Rehearing

Newsgathéering © Ovganization Must Amend , ByLaws Affecting Admission Members

Supreme Court Bentes Rehearing ‘On AP Decision   Also Turns Thumbs Down on Tribune’s Petition; No Reason Given for Refusa!

LASTING PEACE — URGED BY FOR      ‘Message To Pan- American Union Gives Feelings

F.D.R. LEAVES MESSAGE OF PEACE UNITY FOR NATIONS OF AMERICA   STETTINIUS READS TRUMAN, ROOSEVELT NOTES PRAISING GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY TO UNION

Conference Hears Words Of Roosevelt   Late~President’s s Message Read to Fan-Amierican Unton

)  Z1-GUN SALUTE RY TO MARK END TEN QF WAR HERE   Legion Arranges for Mortars, Audible for Many Miles

Mentall vo ll Children Ma v (G,et Attention   Committee Recommends Taking Them Out Of Re-— form School In State

Veteran Third Division Lands At Critical Hour, Bolstering Hard Pressed Fourth, Fifth   45,000 Leathernecks Lining Up Against Enemy as 3 Divisions Face Difficult Terrain and Determined, Dug-In Nips

7 ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN; NEW LANDING ON ISLE   U. S. CASUALTIES RISE TO 4,553 IN DESPERATE BATTLE

United States Fleet Units Near Iwo Jima Have Sustained Some Damage From the Japs.   CASUALTIES OF THE U. S. MARINES 4,553   Of This Number, 385 Were Killed in the Battle for the Island, Admiral Chester Nimitz Said Today.

Nip Attacks On Island. Beaten Back   “Some Damage” Sustained By US Fleet Units

4 553 Yankee Casualties In Fierce Battle   Another Division Of Marines Lands; U. S. Advance Checked; Nip Defenses Batterec

lwo Baffle ls Desperate   Jap Planes Damage Fleet, Another Division Lands, Casualties Rising

Some Fleet Caits At lwo Jima Sustain b<mage; Jap Counter-Attacks Repelled

Damage Some  Ships At Iwo       When the Nav@aerenee In Some Buck Teeth

Jap Planes Damage U.S, Fleet Units   Little Change  In Front Line Positions, Communique Says

Heet Suffers Some Damage tn Jap Air Fights   Reinforcements Land To Aid Battling Marines

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   Marine Casualties MountTo4,553 As Japs Counterattack

U. S. Fleet Sustains Some Damage in Attacks In the Iwo Jima Are:

U. S. Fleet Struck By Enemy Planes In lwo Vicinity   Nimitz Reveals Total Marine Casualties 4,553 In New Pacific Operation — Third Yank Division Lands on Embattled Isle.

Jap Drives Beaten Back As More Marines Landed: U. S. Casualties 4,553

Iwo Jima Battle Costs U. §. 4,553 Marine Casualties   Some Naval Units Damaged by Enemy Bombing Attacks

Jap Planes In Strong Attack On Fleet Units   Marines Ashore Beat Back Counterattacks; Caenualties Soar.

U.S. Admits Some Damage  To Warships   Ground Losses In Bitter Battle With Foe Reaches 4.553

CASUALTIES UP TO 4,553 FOR 3 DAY BATTLE   Jap Planes Attack , Naval Units in ” Viatty of Icland

Marine Casualties Rise To 4,553 In Desperate Battle   Some U.S. Warships Sustain Damage From Attacks By Japanese Fightérs And Bombers

American Vessels Suffer Losses In Drive To Capture Iwo Jima; Casualties 4,553

Jap Planes Attack US. Fleet Off lwo   Losses Sustained; Fighting Remains Furious on Island

Fleet Units Damaged By Jap Attacks   Marine Casualties on Iwo Rise to 4,553; More Men Landed

COUNTERDRIVES BEATEN BACK ON ISLAND   Yank Casualties Include 4,168 Hurt, 385 Dead   Land And Launch Attacks; Heavy Gunfire Comes From Nip Positions

Casualties of » U.S. Troops Rise to 4,553   Reinforced Marines Hurl Back Repeated Enemy Counter-Assaults

U. 8, FLEET UNITS IN WO ISLAND AREA HAVE BEEN DAMAGED  JAPANESE AIR ATTACKS STAGED FOR FikS! TIME SINCE INVASION

Fleet Suffers  Some Damage In Iwo Battle   Third Marine Division Committed: Casualties 4553

ord Marine Division In  Big Battle .   American Killed And Wounded Now 4,553,  Nimitz Reports :

U.S. FLEET SUFFERS SOME DAMACE BY JAPS   Third Marine Division Lands  At Critical Hour

WO INVASION NUMBER 4393 CASUALTIES OF   Japs Hold Reinforced U. S. Marines Virtually At Standstill

Third Division Enters Smokin; Battle for Tiny Island: Smith Savs It Will Be Taken

Some Damage Reported By UJ. §. Admiral   Enemy Counter-Blows Beaten Off On Land In Stiff Battles

TEMPERATURES:   Marines Casualties Reach 4,553; Enemy Planes Bomb Fleet

Fleet Units Damaged In  Air Attacks   Nimitz Announces Marine Casualties Have Risen To Total Of 4.553.      HEAVY RESISTANCE

Casualty List Rises But Yanks Gain   Japanese Planes Make First Attack But Enemy Loses Heavily

Third Marines Land on lwo; Fighting Bitter   Fleet Units Have Been Dar.aged; Casualties Heavy

U. S. FLEET UNITS DAMAGED IN JAP AIR ATTACKS, [WO   Marine Casualties Rising in Desperate Battle for Stony Island; More Mari

SOME DAMAGE TO U. 5. SHIPS IS REPORTED   Casualties Among Marines Rise t« 4.553 in Desperate Battle, Nimitz Says

Casualty Figure Given By Nimitz Jumps To 4553    Heavy Jap Counterattacks Pushed Back By Yanks; . Offensives Are Resumed

Jap Fighters In Attack on Fleet   American Ships Suffer Some Damage in the  Iwo Jima Area.   CHECK COUNTERBLOWS   Marine Casualties Reach 4,553 in Desperate Isae land Battle

Jap Planes Damage  U.S. Ships      Seyen Enemy Planes Shot: Down in Attack On: Fleet Off Iwo; 3rd Division Into Battle

Bombing Craft Raid U. S. Fleet Offshore of Iwo:   Marines Beat Back Nip Counter-Attacks; American Battle Casualties Are 4.552

U. 5, FLEET UNITS IN 1WO ISLAND AREA HAVE BEEN DAMAGED  TADANRCr Atop ATTALYS   JAPANESE AIR ATTACKS STAGED FOR FIRST TIME SINCE INVASION

GERMAN BROADCASTS INDICATE NAZIS SUFFER FROM JITTERS   ae TROOPS ON WESTERN  FRONT GETTING BIG KICK OUT OF RUSSIAN DRIVE

War Today-  Southern and Eastern Offensives May Signal End of Wehrmacht

Catholic Educator Urges Federal  Aid for Science  mes —_ ~~,   Notre Dame President Fears “‘Misguided Scientists’ ” work

38,857 Enemy Troops Die on Okinawa   10th Army Makes Limited Gains on Southern Front

NIPS HIT FLEET UNITS   10th Army Taking Its Time To Kill Japs On Okinawa

Petition Sent To Labor Board To Start Auto Showdown; Oil Strikers Urged To Hold Up

Oil Workers Urged By Union Head To Go Slow, Pending Outcome of Meet

Oil Workers Union Chief Urges Delay In Striking   Chicago Conference Settlement Is Seen

Union Chief's Appeal Fails To Halt Men   Shortage of Gasoline in Various Parts of Nation More Aciite

Oil Workers Head Asks Hold Up On Further Strikes Pending Mediation

Unionists Advised To Wait   Auto Workers Ask Strike Vote In GM Ptants

A MESS OF WEATHER   Snow. Sleet and Freezing Rain in Western Kansas

Peace is posing tougher problem than former war  U.S. government takes rest from hangovers of conflict

BAA K Pal Rep Dain Weis + as waite Bich   ~ (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction in Pull of In part Strictly Prohthitea }   WAS HINGTON.—- A GOVERNMENT

Byrnes Strikes Back at Gen. Hurley   Secretary of State Declares Charges Were Not Sustained

BYRNES DEFENDS POLICY AGAINST HURLEY CHARGES   SAYS GENERAL HAS NOT PRESENTED ANY SPECIFIC PROOFS

Byrnes Snaps Back At Hurley   Says Hurley Has Failed to Back Up His Charges

Diplomats Attacked by Hurley Defended by State Secretary   Byrnes Hits Back Sharply in’ Upholding Two “Career Men”

SECRETARY HAS GOOD WORD FOR ACCUSED PAIR   Tells Committee He Has No Evidence Of Disloyalty On Part Of George Atcheson And John Service; Denies Hurley's Charge On’ Police  Statement.

No Evidence Furnished to Back Charges   ‘Says ‘Hurley Never Asked For Statement  Of Policy

Byrnes Refutes Hurley Charges  Concerning Aides Absolutely Fails To Sustain Claims

Byrnes Hits Back at Hurley  For Criticism   Asserts Hurley Failed To Uphold Charges, Defends “Career Men”  Scored By Diplomat

Secy. Byrnes C hallenges Statements  Asserts Hurley Failed to Sustain

Secretary Denies All Charges, Says General in Error   No Evidence Whatever Of Disloyalty He Tells Committee

Secretary Byrnes Defends State Department Envoys 7 Against Hurley’s Charges

BYRNES HITS BACK AT EX-AMBASSADOR, DEMANDS EVIDENCE  _ DIPLOMATS UPHELD AS LOYAL; NO REQUEST FOR POLICY MADE

State Official Upholds 2 Men   Says Former Ambassador Fails to Sustain His Charges Against “Career” Diplomats

[Brynes Asserts No Evidence of ‘Aides’ Disloyalty   Hurley Never Asked Staiement of China Policy, Secretary of State Reporis to Committee

STATE SECRETARY. UPHOLDS ACTIONS OF “CAREER MEN’   Finds No Evidence That Us. Policy in. China Was  rT ee Pe ef” ee

Byrnes Upholds Two Under Fire  Former Envoy   Secretary Tells Senate Group He Hus Not Found: Any Evidence of Dis-.. loyalty By Acheson *      Challenges Former China Ambassador   Says Hurley. Never Asked Siatewent On American Policy; Traman Does  Not Reeall Request .

Former Ambassador To China Has Failed Tc Sustain His Charges, Official Asserts

Byrnes Hits Back At Pat Hurley's Red’ Charges   Secretary of State Defends His Career Men in Department

Byrnes Hits Bael At Hurley; Says Charges Are Empty  Byrnes Also Takes Crack si; tdhicwmreniurase ye om   Byrnes Also Takes Crack at Assertion Hurley Could Get No Statement

WAR CRIMINAL TRIALS SET   Pact Setting ing Up Machin ery for Hearings  ! Is Signed

PACT SIGNED BY FOUR MAJOR POWERS FOR TRIAL WAR CRIMINAL   DETAILS OF PLAN WITHHELD FOR SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE

SOLDIERS GATHER IN CHICAGO AREA   Ordered To Keep War And Civilian Goods Moving Despite Strike

AT CHAMPAIGN DEFENDANT   Case Started by Wife of University of Illinois Professor

BIBLE CLASS <. ~ COURT FIGHT   CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES TO DE, CIDE ON RELIGIOUS CLASSES IN PUBLIC  . “BCHOOLS

CHURCHILL WATCHED YANKS CROSS RHINE   Prime Minister and Other Notables Stood Within Range of German Artillery Fire.

RIVERS RECEDE AT PORTSMOUTH   Still Refuse Citizens to Return to Low Areas

Ohio River Flood Is Receding Slowly   Dikes and Sandbags Keep Water Oyt of Portsmouth But Return of Evacuees to Low Areas Delayed - - Red Cross Still Caring for Hundreds of Refugees

ODT Takes Over Control Of All Passenger Train Cars For War Traffic

ALL PASSENGER COGARS ARE TAKEN OVER BY THE ODT   Civilian Travelers Face Risk of Being Kicked Off Trains

UIVILIANS NOW TRAVEL AT OWN RISK   Can Be Put Off  Train to Make Room For Service Men

CAN TRAVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK   Civilians Riding on Trains Hereafter Will be Tossed Off Anytime or Anywhere It’s Necessary to Make Way for War Traffic.

TRAVEL CURBS ARE TIGHTENED   ‘ODT Puts All Passenger Cars At Army’s Disposal

Civilians Run Risk of Being Tossed Off Trains Anytime, Anywhere Under New ODT Regulations

Travel Rule Tightened  Civiltance Take   Civilians Take Their Own Chances

HINT REDUCTION IN-MEAT VALUES   Cut of Few Points Seen full 29 On Beef, Lamb-

Expect Ration Value On Meat To Be Lowered   Improved Supplies To Ease Shortage For Civilians:

  Point Values Beef ee May Be Cub.:°      Reduction Not to\~ Be Great and No Cut to Be Made in Pork Ration Value

See Less Points For Some Meats   Meat Supply Situation Improves; Cut May Come By August.

Cuts Are Due for Red Point Values   Improved Meat Supply Situation Is Reported

Lower Point Value Expected  On Some Cuts Of Beef, Lamb And Mutton In August Period

Points Io Be Reduced On Some Meats   Some Cuts of Beef, Lamb and Mutton Will Be Reduced July 29.

Lower Point Value Seen in August on Beef, Mutton, Lamt   No Reduction on Pork Due to Low Level Hog Market

MEAT SUPPLIES SHOW INCREASE   Point Values May Be Cut On Beef, Lamb And Mutton

BRITAIN LOSES EX-BISHOP LANG   Churchman Who Opposed King’s Marriage Dies

Britain, U.S  Defy Russ  In Balkans Take Firm Stand   Take Firm Stand On Eve of London Parley

13 Below Zerc Coldest Mark In Indiana   No Major Relief From Cold Wave Due for 24 Hours

24 DEATHS BLAMED CN COLD WEATHER   No Major Relief From Worst December Cold Wave in Years

PLAN ATTAGKS NU. o. WITH STRATO BOME   Will Assure Victery or Make Many More Heroes, Newspaver Says.

Convert Naval Airforce into Suicide Corps   Halsey Dismisses Suicide Planes as Only a Nuisance

Japs To Use Strato Bomb Against U. S.   Piloted Balloon Attacks Threatened; Airforce Now A Suicide Corps

Suicide Task Given Nip Navy Air Force.   Blows Against America by Aerial Miceiles Promised in ‘Near Future’

BLOW IMMINENT, NIPS CLAIM   Halsey’s F liers Again Raid Kyushu; Enemy Fleet Challenged

[Nips Converting ‘Naval Air Force to Suicide Corns   Tokyo Believe Other _Pilotless Balloons. Creating Destruction

TOKYO REARS BUGABOO     OF PILOTED BALLOONS HITTING U.S. MAINLANI

Has Converted Her Entire Naval Air Force To Suicide Squads   NUISANCE RATHER THAN MENACE   Admiral Wm. F. Halsey Says, And Welcomed The Enemy Announcement

Japs Say They Plan to Attack U.S. With Piloted Balloons; Form Suicide Corps of Navy Fliers

Naval Foree Is Prepared  For Suicide   Piloted Balloons To Attack Mainland In ‘Near Future’

Entire Navy a Suicide Defense Arm  ~ Sent Since Marc ~ Balloons from Isle

Entire Jap Navy Force Converted To Suicide Corps   iy . ew Present Attacks Were Only Experimental, Says Nip Spokesman

Norman Schroth Killed in Car Crash Near Tuna Early Last F riday  Morning; Arlene Lee Dies of Injuries

Investigation of Accident Near Tuna in Which 2 Were Injured Fatally Continued   Funeral Services Sunday for Norman Schrotl Of Smethport: Miss Arlene Lee Rites on Monday: Four Others Injured as Car Hits Wrecker in Fog Near New York State Line

Advancing Marines Control 28 Miles Of Zamboanga Coast: Take 16 Towns

MINDANAO YANKS TAKE 15 TOWNS; IWO JAPS HANG ON   U. S. Divisions Encounter Electrically Controlled Landmines

JAP ‘SECRET’ DIDN'T HELP   SMALL BOATS DESIGNED TO BLOW UP INVASION SHIPS CAPTURED ON SMALL ISLAND

Jap Nobleman May Trade Title For Democracy   Prince Konoye Said Central Figure In Jap Government

Prince Konoye May Seek Role In New Regime   Former Premier Rumored as Dropping Title in Bid for Political Favor

YOUNG OFFENDER IS AGAIN IN THE TOLS   After Parole He Went West, Got Into Trouble   IS BROUGHT TO BUCKS

YOUTH IS AGAIN IN TOILS OF LAW   Paul Cooper, St. Louis, Mo. Is Committed To The Bucks County Prison   BROUGHT TO COUNTY

UNDELIVERED NOTE. ADDS TO THEORY SLAIN WOMAN _ HAD BEEN RECEIVING ---THREATS wot

COL. ROOSEVELT VOTE HELD UP   Senate Delays Action On Promoting Son Of President

Three Airmen Who Lost Legs Flying Again   An Armless Veteran of Overseas Duty Also Back in Air.

Wage-Price Policy Revision  To Be Dehated   Reconversion Advisory Board Called As UAW Takes Strike Vote ___.

NEW POLICY. ON WAGES DEBATED   Gev't Prepares To Issue Agenda for Labor- Management Meet

Wage-price Plan Study Under Way  Advisory Board Meets in Special Session

Believe Truman Commifted To Higher Wages   Expected Policy To. Attempt Holding Of ‘Consumer Prices

Snyder's Staff Compiles Data On Living Costs   Reconversion Board Will Study Problem, Submit Figures to President Ahead -of Schedule   Truman to Issue Statement Later   Labor-Management Peace Conference Slated To  : ‘Begin Nov. 5; Seck   To Ban Strikes

Federal Price And Wage Plan Given Study   Reconversion Advisory Board Will Consider Pay, Living Costs

Wage-Price Problem To Be Debated   Reconversion Advisory Board Meets Today

W age-Price Plan Change Discussion  Is Arranged   Motors Employees Mark Strike Votes

Reconversion Boare  In Special Session  ~ CIO Auto Workers ~ Take Strike Vote

Lower Rates on Power Is Given   Another Reduction Is Made by Southwestern Public Service Company

vernment Guarantee: 3.50 Floor Price r 1946 Sugar Beets   daho Growers’ Spokesman Voices isappointment With Figure ‘Announced to Boost Production

STEEL STRIKE APPROVED BY ~~ ClO MEMBERS   FIVE-TO-ONE VOTE IN FAVOR OF WALKOUT—PACKING HOUSE RALLOTING  TOMORROW 

‘JOE’ FAILS TO ATTEND PARTY   Stalin Absent as Soldiers, Civilians Celebrate the Socialist Revolution

Stalin Fails To Attend Big Parade Celebrating Socialist Revolution In Red Square   Breaks Precedent By Allowing Molotov Deliver “State Of Nation” Address

Premier Allowed Molotov Deliver “State Of Nation” Address At St. Andrew.

Stalin Not At Celebration   Allows Spotlight to Rest On Molotov As Revolution Anniversary Celebrated

Stalin Fails ‘To Attend Red Fete   Soviet Leader Absent From Celebration of Revolution For First Time In His Career

Stalin Fails to ‘Attend Parade ‘Of Red Might   Massive Celebration Marks the Soviet Revolution; Report Premier in Moscow

Stalin Sits Back As Molotov Takes Revolution Bows   Generalissimo Fails To Appear for Huge Red Square Affair

Stalin Fails To Attend Parade As Holiday Observe?      Absence Is First Dari: Premiership: Molo Urges Werld Coc  tier.

li- YEAR-OLD SON GROOMED AS SUCCESSOR      Royal Household’s Aides Insist Story False

ORGANIZED BATTLE STOPS   Tito Reports Small Groups Con) tinue to Be Captured

Advance on Manila Still Unhampered   Twin Tank And Infantry Columns Advance Japs May Make Stand in Northern Section

Limited Output Of Parts Will Be Made For Competitors   Settlement Of Wage Issue Still Remains Remote Company Plans Action To Halt “Tllegal Picketing”

First Definite Peace Action Taken in Strike   But Settlement Of Wage Disput Is Still Remote

BRITISH FLEET ADMIRAL DEAD   LUNG AILMENT SUFFERED IN PHILIPPINES FATAL

Red Troops Break Into the City of Kuestrin’ ° MOSCOW IS SILENT ON NEW ADVANCES  More Than Fifty Towns Taken in Silesian Drive

Germans Reveal Red Forces Control Seven Oder River Crossings on Capital Road

IVE ON CIT UNDER WAY      Russians Begin Shelling Railway Leadi ng - to Capital From Positions Near Kuestrin.         7 BRIDGEHEADS <2 SET UP ON ODER   'Moscow Tells of Bloody Fighting With the Ger mans Losing 5, 000° in Killed Alone. oS

ODER CROSSED THIRTY MILES FROM BERLIN   REDS BREAK INTO KUESTRIN, JUMP RIVER BARRIER

Red Troops  ‘Break Into the City « of Kues- end  Opin’.   MOSCOW iS v 1S SILENT: ON NEW ADVANCES   More: Thom Eity Teves Taken i in Silesian © Drive °°:

Canada CIO Seeks Joint Union Move   One-Day ‘Strike Appeal Made In Support of Windsor Walkout.

Sympathy Strike Urged In Canada By UAW Worker:   Frisco Threatened With Bread Famine As Drivers Walk Out

DRIVE TO TRAP 80,000 NAZIS WEST OF RHINE   Third And Seventh Armies Within 45 Miles Of Closing  Trap On Germans

Trap. Around 80,000 Men  Is Fashioned By 3rd Army   Confused Germans Lose Many Towns

3rd Army Tanks Dash Within 14 Miles of Mainz   Third and Seventh Armies Near Junctior Which Would Close Trap on Germans

THIRD, SEVENTH ARMIES HASTEN SAAR ‘CLEANUP’   First Troops, Across River, Continue Expansion Of Vital Bridgehead

Yanks 14 Miles From City; 80,000 Nazis Facing Encirclement   Escape Gap From Palatinate, Saarland Is Squeezed Down To 45 Miles; Fighting Of Germans In Retreat Is Confused

Bevin Says Europe Must Be Helped   Liberated Areas Must Be Aided to Head Off Disease, Anarchy, Bloodshed

Weapon Shown At Murder Trial  Police Found It In DNefendant’c Home

British Planes Enter Battle for Ambarawa   Indonesian Forces Still Fight in Batavia, Soerabaja

British Fliers Enfer Battle   Indonesians Attacked at Ambarawa by Airmen

4 Crewmen Die in lowa Wreck:  Great Wastern Freigh Mates Deadhead Eanine

 Shattering Air Blows Hit Jap Homeland 34th Day; ‘New Naval Task Foree Seeks Showdown Sea Battle

40,000 Tons Hit Japan   1,000 Tons A Day Dropped on Jeps During 40 Days

Air Forces in: Twin Strike. on Honshu, Kyusha   American Fleet to : Join Pre-Invasion Bombardment of Japan

Double Aerial Attacks Batter Nippon Islands   Fleet Unit Sent Out to Destroy Enemy's Sea, Air Power

7  Tons Hit Janan   1,000 Tons A Day Dropped on Japs During 40 Days

U.S. Task Force Ranges Pacific Seeking Fight   B-29s Alone Rain Bombs On Japan At Rate Of 1.000 Tons Daily

GOP Charges Demo ‘Gag’ in  Trade Records   Want Secret Files on Reciprocal Trade Negotiations Opened

YANKS PLUNGE ON TO BAMBAN   Within Few Miles of Clark Field Discover Graves of Jap Victims

Yanks Fight More Grimly on Luzon After Finding Graves of Jap Prison Camp Victims

Yanks Discover Graves Of Victims Of Jap Atrocities   P Drive On Luzon Is Pressed With Infurifted Zeal By U. S. Forces   AMERICANS CLOSE IN ON CLARK FIELD

LUZON CAMP WAS BURNED ‘BY JAPANESE   HUNDREDS OF AMERICANS WHO SURVIVED BATAAN - DEATIT MARCH BURIED AIT CAMP O'DONNELL

YANKEE GRAVES AT PRISON SPUR LUZON ADVANCE   37th Moves on After Fall ‘* of Camp Where Bataan Dead Buried

Manpower Bill Hits Big Snag  Fa need oPre ositio n Amona Senators

Manpower Bill Runs Into Snag   Senate Survey Shows Majority Opposed

Coal Miners Requested To Stay On Job   Ickes Urges Truce During April Pending New Wage Contract

Reveal Plot For a Revolt In Argentine   Peron Says It Is Gaining Support and Makes Appeal to Army

Tension Spreads in South American Nation for Change   Elections for Majority Rule Promised

Argentine Revolt Move Gains Support   Col. Peron Charges Overthrow of Government Plotted in Appealing for Army’s Loyalty

Argentine Leader Calls On Army To Repel Revolt   ~ Plot To Overthrow Government Reported Gaining Headway

PLOTTING ARGENTINE REVOLUTION   Move to Overthrow Government Ia .. Gaining Support

Argentine Army Urged to Resist Revolt Appeal:   Peron Reveals Plans in the Making for Overthrow Gf Government

ARGENTINA IS FACING REVOLT AGAINST PERON   Dictator Admits Plot to Overthrow Government is Growing

Peron Issues Proclamation  To Military   Conspirators Charged With Seeking Backers Among Armed Forces

ARGENTINE PLOT IS REVEALED   Peron Urges Army To Resist Attempts To Overthrow Present Government

NPMONIGLE FACES ADNAPING COUNT AN GIRI’S DEATH   Indictment Will Be Asked of Grand Jury Under State - ‘Lindbergh Law’   WOULD RETAIN CUSTODY   Authorities Seek to Keep Ex: Wood River, Ill., Man in San Quentin Prison

RAF: BOMBERS POUND REICH   Hit 300-Mile Front From Ruhr to Czechoslovakia

Says Congressmen Are Misunderstood Group ‘Getting Poorer By Year

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Americans Capture lwo Jima’s Southern Airfield

COMPROMISE SIGN APPEARS IN HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE   RIFT IN CLOUDED FUTURE OF WALLACE IN CONNEC’ TION GOVERNMENT

RIFT SEEN IN "WALLACE CASE   House Committee Appears Ready for Compromise   On RFC Bill

COLD SHOULDER DUE REDS’ PLAN   U.S. Delegates Expected To Balk At 3-Vote Proposal

Reds May “Stand Alone In Bid For More Votes   American Delegates May. Balk At Giving Prelimin_ y ary Help When Question Arises At San Fran <gisco Peace Conference

ENGEL WOULD LIFT TAX BASE   WARNS OF DANGER FROM LOW INCOME GROUPS

Millions Ma v ry ry” furn To Isms  Member Warns   Congressman Engel Pleads For Financial Relief For Small Wage Group

JAPS IN KURILE. ISLES COME IN FOR NEW ATTACK   Airfield On Paramushiro Is Bombed

BOWLES STICKS TO PRICE PLAN   REFUSES TO BUDGE FROM ORIGINAL DRACRRAM

().P.A. Head Stil Penalizes Retail Groups on Policy.   Allows Manufacturers Higher Prices

Maj. Gen. E. D. Patrick Is Killed By Japanese In Philippine Theatre

Gen. Patrick {s Killed By Japs   Machine Gun Bullets Cause Fatal Wound

Hoosier General  Killed on Luzon   Maj. Gen. E. Patrick Commanded Sixth Division Near Manila

Jap Shells Check Yanks Before Naha   Tokyo Radio Says American Cruiser Sunk Off Island

STALEMATE CONTINUES ON OKINAWA   Rains, Heavy Jap Artillery Fire Check. Yank Drive

RAIN HAMPERS U. S. DRIVE ON OKINAWA ISLE      Stalemated Battle Now In It Fourth Day, Marines Advance

Mortar Fire, Rains Slow Okinawa Push  U.S. Casualties In First 9 Days — Total 2.695

Republican Chosen As  Alternate   Truman Asserts ft Is Silly To Claim Loan To Britain Would Be For Socialization

Truman Makes  Appointments  Biddle to Be U. S. Member of Court to . Bese PP ntentmala

ASKS ‘JUSTES IN THE SUGAR’   Irate Applicant Question: ‘Conchus’ of Board

Jobs-for-All Bill Scorned   Manufactarers Call Measure ‘Defeatist’

NAM Offers Program For Assuring Jobs   Administration Proposal For Preventing Unemploy ment Labeled As “Defeatist”

JOBS FOR ALL BILL CRITICISED BY NAM   National Association ol Manufacturers Offers Own Plan

HITLER WILL STAY IN BERLIN   Nazi Controlled Radio Renorie b vakeae Decks...

CLAIM HITLER [S IN BERLIN   GERMAN PROPAGANDA STORY LOCATES FIJFHRPER

BALKAN POLITICAL TROUBLES ~ DESCENDING LIKE PLAGUE ON LONDON BIG FIVE CONFERENCE

BALKAN PROBLEMS LOOM LARGE AT BIG THREE CONFERENCE AND MAY BRING DEFINITE SHOWDOWN

Big: 3 Facing Tussel. Over Balkanites   Political . Troubles Of Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary Descend Like Plagne of Locust On London Confer. pee ~

TROOPS NOW ARE 64 MILES FROM BERLIN   Approach to Capital Comes At Magdeburg— Other Forces Capture Essen and Are Near (Conquest of Brunswick.

LaGuardia Blow At The Midnight Curfew Stirs Criticism Othér Places —

N. Y, CURFEW IS EXTENDED HOUR   4a Guardia Takes Bull By Horns, Moves’ Closing. Hour We To 1 A. Mi; Other Big Cities Sowing 

U.S. to Punish Violation of Curfew Rule   Byrnes Says ‘Sanctions’ Will Be Applied to Midnight Offenders

[LaGuardia Can Do An thing, It Seems  /Mavor Extends N. Y. Curfew One Hout

La Guardia Cracks Midnight Curfew  Sets Closing Hour at One Hour Later

EXTEND CURFEW IN NEW YORK   Extension Stirs Criticism fromm Other Cities

NEW YORK MAYOR EXTENDS CURFEW IN CITY ONE HOUR   LA GUARDIA ASSERTS MIDNIGHT TOO EARLY FOR THE METROPOLIS

LaGuardia Defies Byrnes In New York   Pushes Up Close Time One Hour; Says Won’t Work

LaGuardia Extends Curfew an Hour in Greater New York   Mayor’s Action Arouses Criticism in Larger Cities of Nation

LUCK OR PATRICK _ Fearless Woman Says She  Will Fly Back to States -

OHIO RIVER THREATENING TO ENGULF HUNDREDS OF TOWNS, FLOOD DEATH TOLL HITS NINE

“GREAT T9 BE BACK, SAYS JOHNSTON   Mattooner Home After Three Years as Prisoner of Japs

LANDING FORCE GAINS AGAINST STUBBORN FOE   American Casualties in First 24 Hours Are Reported Light

Pank-led Yanks Jam Within Two Miles of City   San Roque Airstrip Two-Thirds Taken In Momentous Drive

AMERICAN INVADERS DRIVE TOWARD TOWN OF ZAMBOANGA TODA!   TANK-LED INFANTRYMEN TAKE AIRSTRIP HALF. HOUR AFTER LANDING

AMERICAN INVADERS DRIVE TOWARD TOWN OF ZAMBOANGA TODA  TANK-LED INFANTRYMEN TAKE AIRSTRIP HALF

Big ‘Three Meeting Said Likely at an Early Date   No Vote, No Fight Altitude Toward the Mechanism for Keeping World Peace Gains Strength Among the $mall Nations

BROADCAST FROM GERMANY 1S FIRST SURRENDER REPORT  DOENITZ ORDERED UNCON DITIONAL SURRENDER AL! FIGHTING NAZI TROOPS

Nazi Radio Tells Nation Of Surrender   Unconditional Surrender. of All Fighting Troops Ordered By Grand Admiral Doenitz

 ‘Nazi i Chief Tells German People  To Unite For Future; Appeals  For Reconciliation In Europe

Nazi Radio Announces Surrender   Doenitz Orders All Troops to Give Up Unconditionally

Von Krosigk Broadcasts To German People On Surrender of All Troops  "Talle Tham Mansus Ganeoifin.g. Usiit 2.   Tells Them Heavy Sacrifices Will Be Demanded; Gives Sympathy To Soldiers

GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER. TELLS PEOPLE TERMS HARSH BUT THAT GERMANY HAD TO ACCEPT THEM

PFC. GEORGE T. CLARKE SKILLED IN BELGIUM   Bristol Soldier Previously Was Casualty in France   DAUGHTER IS SURVIVOR

PFC. G. T. CLARKE IS KILLED IN BELGIUM   Son of Councilman Had Twice Been Wounded In European Area   WIFE LIVES IN PHILA.

Win Crest Of Ridge Above Shuri   Marines Close in On Fortress City of Okinawa in Hand-to-Hand Cave-By-Cave Struggle

TANKS PUSH 800 YARDS THROUGH FEROCIOUS FIRE   Over 48,000 Japs Killed In Battle Of Okinawa [Through Last Thursdav.

After Japanese-held Hillside Defenses Are _ Cleared, Marines Fight Enemy Hand to Hand.   CITY ITSELF WRECKED BY CONTINUAL BOMBING

Shuri Is Reduced To Rubble by U.S.  Marines Advance   Japanese Are Disintegrating in Fighting on Okinawa Island.   Japs Fail to Bring Aid to Doomed Men

ELABORATE JAPANESE HILLSIDE DEFENSES CLEARED ON ISLAND  FIRST MARINE DIVISION, :; AIDED BY TANKS, DRIVE ( ON SHURI FORTRESS

ASTRIDE LAST RIDGE BEFORE THE FORTRESS   Marines Reach Crest in a Tank-Led Drive Through 800 Yards of Ferociously Defended Ravines and Draws.

MARINES MOVE UP ON OKINAWA   Tank Units Gain 800 Yards, Near Shuri

Score Gain Of $00 Yards In Fierce Fight   ‘Some Indication’ Japs Are Folding; Mortar Fire Slackening

3 Divisions Bear Down On Key Cifadel   General Says Enemy Disintegrating As Fighting Unit; Foe’s Aid Cut Off

Marines Drive To Crest of Okinawa Ridge   Shuri Fortress City Is Next Target For American Tanks

TE JAPANESE HILLSIDE DEFENSES CLEARED ON ISLAND  FIRST MARINE DIVISION, AIDED BY TANKS, DRIVE ON SHURI FORTRESS

Okinawa Fortress City Nearly Fiat From Bombardment  Of Guns, Planes

‘Crest of Hill Is Reached by Y anks   American Flame Throwing Tan, “lear Out Oki na va Defenses   HAND-TO-HAND BATTLE   General Hodge Reports - Japs Are Firing Fewer Shells

Tanks Lead Through Ferocious Defenses   Japs Yield Only in Death; Yanks Press Near Shuri On Three Sides; Ridge Taken in Hand-to-Hand Struggle

Capture Last Hill Overlooking City Of Shuri   Advance To Crest In Tank-Led Drive Through Ferociously Defended Ravines

3 U. S. DIVISIONS DRIVING ON KEY TO OKINAWA LINE   Drive To Crest Of Last Ridge Before Shuri

Marines Take Vital Ridge On Okinawa   Shuri, Fortress City, Ringed by Yanks as Result of Tank Drive

Marines Drive To Crest of Okinawa Ridge  S. O28. Wai A   Shuri Fortress City Is Next Target For American Tanks

ARMOR-LED DRIVE TURNS INTO HAND TO HAND COMBAT   JAPS DISINTEGRATE AS FIGHTING UNITS, SAYS GEN. J. HODGE

- Flame-Throwing Tanks Clear Enemy as Far as Possible and Riflemen  Finish Clearing Caves

Marines, Army Troops Winning Okinawa Fight   Drive To Crest Of Last Hill Leading To Enemy’s Citadel

CAPTURE LAST RIDGE BEFORE OKINAWA CITY   Campaign Costs Americans : 30,526 Casuals, 8,310 Killed Or Missing

Marines Drive To Top 9! Last Ridge Before Jap Fortress City On Okinawa

Okinawa Defenses Disintegrating  “Dadin Okinawa”   “Radio Okinawa” Dedicated By Army

Weary Marines Battle Hand to Hand 8) Yards Up Steep Inclines Under Heavy Mortar Fire; Other Divisions Close In.

First Division Marines Meet Jap Forces In Hand-to-Hand Fighting For Fortress City

Third Largest Okinawa City Within Sight   American Leathernecks Drive to Crest of Last Ridge Before Japanese Fortress   felropolis Only ” Pile of Wreckage   Japs Defending Feraciously From Commanding Ridges and Hills: Cap ture to Be Hard

ARE ELABORATE   Tank-Led Drive Clears En« emy Positions With Flamethrowers.   ICAVE-BY-CAVE BATTLE

Flame Throwers Clear Defenses Of Jap Troops  vw Flaktin.   Heavy Fighting Continues Today On Okinawa Isle

Marines Drive To Crest Before Fortress of Shuri   Battle Threugh 800 Yards of Ferociously Defended Ravines:  Use Flame Thrower<

Tank Flames Clear Enemy Out Defenses Before City   Nips Disintegrate As Fighting Unit

Hopkins Is On Mission In Europe   ‘Goes To Rome Following Meetings At London And Paris As Prelude To Big-Three Parley

Hopkins Gets Big 3 Data   Making Information Tour, Sees Churchill, De Gaulle and Pope

Hopkins Touring Foreign Capitals  In Rome After Visits to London and Paris

Hopkins Visits London, Paris; Now in Rome   “Information Tour” May Presage Surrender Call at Big 3: Meet

Hopkins Is In Europe   On “Information Tour’ For President Before Big-Three Conference

TO VISIT POPE ON LONG TOUR   FOR'S. Aide. Has, Talked. to Churehilt, be Gaulle; Seeks: Infoimotion’

HOPKINS PAVES WAY FOR THREE POWER MEETING   Pope Pius XII Visited; Meets Gen. De Gaulle

‘Hopkins Studies Allied Situation ‘In Preparation for Big Three Parley

HOPKINS SETS CONFAB STAGE   FDR’s Envoy Visits Chur chill, DeGaulle; En  Route to Rome

Hopkins Paves Way For ‘Big 3’   Hinted United Nations Chiefs May Call For  Nazi Surrender.

“Big Three” May Call upon Hitler For Immediate Surrender to Allies

Hopkins Makes European Tour For Roosevelt   Visits London and Paris; Goes to Rome to See Pope Before “Big Three” Parlev

HOPKINS LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR “BIG 3” MEETING   Has Visited With Churchill and DeGaulle in Calls at London and Paris—Goes to Rome ta See Pope Pius

Hopkins Visits Churchill, DeGaulle  On “Information Tour” for President

Hopkins to Rome On U.S. Mission   London, Paris Visited by President's Emissary

Hopkins Is Sent On Big Missior   FDR's Advisor Goes To London, Paris. Rome

Hopkins Sees Allied Chiefs About Parley   In London, Paris, Rome on Information Tour For ‘Big 3’ Conference

Hopkins’ Visit Seen As Prelude To Big 3 Huddle   Meeting in London, Paris Precedes His Talks With Stalin

Hopkins on bee Big- 3Europe Toul   En Route to Meet Pope Immediate -Nazi Surrender Call Foreseen

Harry Hopkins In London, on Way to Rome  Meets Churchill,   Meets Churchill, Eden, King; Will Visit With Pope

Hopkins Arranging For Big 3 Meeting   Has Gone to See Pope Following London and Paris Visits—Allies Expected to Hand Nazis “Surrender Now” Demand.

HOPKINS VISITS LONDON, PARIS   MEETS CHURCHILL AND DE GAULLE ON ‘INFORMATION TOUR’

Forecasts Trans-Atlantic Air Voyage At Fare As Low As $100 Each Way

U. §. Will Maintair Air Force of 2,500 Planes in Europe   106,000 Officers and Men Will Police Skies over Germany

Victor Johnson Legion Armistice Banquet Speaker   Annual Event Will Be Held At Coon High School Saturday Night.

Johnson Speaks Annual Banquet Legion Tonight   Department Commander To Address Armistice Banquet; Dance After

Jap Troops Guard Highways as Yanks Take Over  Residents Credit U. S. Bombings With Shortening Nip War

Jap Troops Guard Highways as Yanks Occupy Yokohama   City Heavily Damaged By Bombs; American Consulate Untouched

Occupation of Yokohama Done Quickly   750 Americans. Take Over Japan’s Sixth City Without Clash

Jap Troops Guard Highways as Yanks Take Over  Residents Credit U. 5   Residents Credit U. 5. Bombings With Shortening Nip War

Allied Bloodless Invasion !s Going Along Splendidly   Admiral Halsey Transforms Nippon Naval Base Into  leadquarters.   British Fleet Moves In to Take Hong Kong

750 Men of 1th Airhorne Take Over Yokohama   Move Accomplished Unspectacularly; Find American Consulate Undamaged by Raids

HOME BUILDING EASING SOUGHT BY LABOR GROUP   AFL Asks Materials Be Made . Easier Of Access To Small Owner

Nip Education System   To Lose Warlike Spiri   Paper Asahi Says Dissolution Pla Of Industrial Giants -- — Is Blind

JAP COMBINE TO BE BROKEN   End of Great Industrial Monopoly Is Promised; Move Called Blind

Bit JAP TRUSTS PROMISE 10 G0 , OUTOF BUSINESS   Tokyo Newspaper Declares Announcement Is Blind to Evade Responsibility for Way.   W’ARTHUR ORDERS CHANGE IN EDUCATION   General Directs Instruction in Militarism Give Way to Teaching Ways of Peace,

Jap Industry To Liquidate   Family Owned “Industrial Monopolies Will Go Out of Business

Jap Big Business Monopolies Promise to Disband: Move Is  Called a Blind by Newspaper

Churchill to Insist Upon Levant Parley   British Chief Rejects French Plea for “Bio Five’? Talk

CHURCHILL IN FIRM STAND ON FRANCE - SYRIA   De Gaulle Suggests A 5-Power Discussion  On Middle East

Churchill Firm For Immediate Levant Peace   Asks Prompt Mediation By U.S. Britain, France Despite Latter’s Plea For Big 5 Conference

BRITISH FIRM ON MEDIATING LEVANT CLASH   Don’t Favor Request Of De Gaulle For 5-Power Parley

Levant Settlement _  Method Is Disputed   Churchill Stands Firm on Three Party Conference— DeGaulle Demands Russia and China Collaborate on Decician

Japs Are Ordered To Cease Fighting   Proclamation Issued by Hirohito to Nipponese

Hirohito Tells Chiefs To Sigr Allied Terms   Commands All People Forth. with To Cease Hostilities. May Down Arms.   INPROCLAMATION

Hirohito In Peace Orde:   Directs Laying Down of Arms, Faithful Carrying Out of All Provisions

Here’s Official Text Of Surrender Proclamation Issued By Emperor

Yarmouth Man Directs Naval  Supply Service Carter’s Crew  , ._  .% en

NAZIS HAMMER AT FIFTH ARM}   Yanks In Coastal Area Are Forced Back By Enemy

FIFTH WITHDRAWS ON ITALIAN FRONT   Enemy Counterattacks Force Them Back at Massa

Americans Fall Back From Massa   Withdraw After Nazi Counterattacks

New York rats can whip the toughest "Frisco rodent. dock watchman claims

TO HOT SPRINGS   Sgt. Edwin E. Bowe Has Gone There for Reassignment

—WEATHER— June Stays In Reverse   Temperaturé Tumbles To New Ohio Low; 34 Degrees Here

President Confers With Top Advisors   Capital on Alert For Developments

TRUMAN MEET STIRS. CAPITAL   Visit To Pentagon For Military Conference Alerts Nation

Speculation Rife Over President's Pentagon Parley   Exciting Development Seen on Western Front Junction or in Fighting Against Japanese

PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO PENTAGON PUTS CAPITAL ON ALERT   POSSIBLE MOMENTOUS DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD ARE BEING FORECAST

Visit of Truman to Pentagon Puts Capital on Alert for News Break

»residential Call to Pentagon Puts Capital on Alert for Possible Transcendent Events Abroad —No Clew Given.

Pentagon Visit Of Truman Seen As Significant   Puts Capital On Alert For Possible Break Soon; See Jap Peace Offer.

Truman Meets With Highest War Officials   2nd Meeting in 3 Days At Pentagon Takes Place: Grew Present

2nd Truman  Visit Is Made   President Confers  With High Leaders

Pres. Truman's Conference With Army, Navy Chiefs  Indicates Climactic Events

Truman’s Pentagon Visit Puts U. S. On Alert for Possible War Break

Capital on Alert For Battle News   Truman At Pentagon. Visits Highest War. Diplomatic Officials

SIX AIRFIELDS NAMED   Topeka Base Will i. L. Operated b “u the 2ist Bomb Wing .

GERMANS HAD FUSE   Duplicated Second Most {Important Weapon of U.S:

Drive At Manila Is Widened   Spearhead 77 Mile From Capital;  Advanced Units Are Much Closer.

Commercial Strangulation Seen By Senator Aiken Unless Seaway Development Has Approval of U. S.

Asserts Project On St. Lawrence  _ Needed By U.S   Commercial Strangulation, Economic  St¥aitjacket Seen Only Alternatives

UAW Will Carry Wage Demand To Ford Co. Today   Union Extends Fight  For Pay Increase

FORD DISPUTE IN SPOTLIGHT   Plan For Penalizing ‘Wildcat’ Strikers Is Called Good

Company Security Guarantee Drawn  Up By ClO-UAW   Protection Against Unauthorized Work Stoppages And Slowdowns Demanded

FIGHT ON BIG POWER VOTE FADES AT MEET   U. S. Regional Agreemnt Wins Support at San Francisco

Invite Americas To Form Mutual Defense System  New Defense Treaty Would Be Part Of World Security Plan

Group Defense Plan Has Enough Support To Pass   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News Fditor

DEFENSE PLAN FACES BATTLE   Eventual Approval by Peace Conference Assured

Pan-American Plan Assured Of Parley 0. K.   Permits Any Group O) Nations To Map Collec: tive Defense.

U.S. Plan For Right To Organize For Defense Goes Before Conference

U.S. Regional Agreement Plan Wins ‘Support At San Francisco Conference

Defense Plan Assured Votes At Conference   Right of Group of Nations To Organize Collective Defense Expected To Get Approval.

DEFENSE PLAN BEFORE PARLEY   U. S. Suggestion Support: ed By Majority of World Powers

7 ik Conferes = Conside: s  Collect“ § ¢ Defense® =:t   Would Grant Rights For United Actions

REGIONAL PACT INTACT UNDER WORLD SYSTEN   U. S. Invites Other Nations in Hemisphere to Vote Defense Treaty.

Fight On Big Veto Fading   U. S. Regional Agreement Wins Support; Organize Collective Defense.

1 AI  U.S. Prepares Tor Part In Trials on War Crimes: In Europe    Fight on Big Power Veto Fades  Back U. S. Resional ‘Agreement At "Frisco

Regional Plan Wins Support   U. S Plan Guarantees Any Group Right To Organize   By JOHN M HIGHTOWER Associated) Press Diplomatic NEWS FODITOR

Frisco Parley Finally Solves Big Problem   Right to Organize for Collective Defense Practically Assured

UNITED NATIONS »: TOON:   By John M. Hightower  Associated Press Diplomatic théinecetsar  PAline

CONFERENCE—  Defense ise Plan Passage Seen   World Security Confer. ence, -Expected_ To Approve. Program ;

Pan-American Defense Plan Takes Hurdle   Eventual Approval At San Francisco Is Now Assured

Fight on Big Power Veto Fades Back U. S. Regional Agreement At ’Frisco

Opposition to Big Power Veto Fades at Frisco Meeting   Proposal for Regional Security Pacts Wins Support

Pan-American Defense Vote At Conference   ‘Plan Gives United Nations Groups Right To Protect Themselves

Defense Plan OFU.S. to Get Approval   Pan-American System Expected to Be Given Strong Backing

5. SECURITY PLA PASSAGE EXPECTED   Enough Votes to Pass Lined Up: Conference at Door of Major. Problem

‘United States Backs Move On  Def ense Group   Pan-American System “Of Collective Security Due For Approval At ‘Conference

U.S. Collective Defense Plan To Go Before Parley   Backed By Enough Votes To Assure Eventual Passage

U. §. Proposes New Pan-American Plan For Mutual Defense   System Would Operate Within World Framework

AMERICAN PLAN FOR COLLECTIVE DEFENSE ASSURED   GIVES PAN-AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEM A PLACE IN COUNCIL

Defense Pact Berore Parley   Measure Giving Pan-American Nations New Security in World Family, Backed by Sufficient Vetes for Certain Approval

AMERICAN PLAN OF MUTUAL AID TO BE APPROVED   San Francisco Conference Certain To Okay Plan Guaranteeing Right To Organize For Defense.

U. S. Regional Defense Plan Gains Support   Guarantees Any United Nations Group Right To Organize Collectively

Approval Indicated for Security Proposal Giving‘Any Group of Unitec Nations Right to Organize Defense

WORLD P GETS PLAN T0 ASSURE RIGHT   U. S. Proposed Plan to Guarantee Organization for Collective Defense Sure of Adoption.

SETTING UP TRUSTEESHIDS LAST HURDLE      United States Wants Bases Necessary To Security

APPROVAL OF PLAN EXPECTED      Formula Guarantees Right To Organize for Coliective Defense.   HAS BACKING OF MANY

TRUSTEESHIPS MAIN OBSTACLE ATFRISCO MEET   U. S. Plan For Pan-American Defense Gains

UNITED STATES PLAN COLLECTIVE DEFENSE BY NATIONS HEARD  DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO GIVE PAN-AMERICAN SYSTEM STRONG POSITION   Associated Press Diplomatic News By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

VOTE TODAY ON SECURITY PLAN   Conference Approval Ex. pected On Defense Agreement

American Regiona: —" Plan Wins  Conference Favor   Fight On Great Power Veto Fades At Frisco

U.S. Plan Of Defense Faces Vote   Approval Would Put Conference Over 8ig Hurdle

U.S. Detense Plan Betore Meeting Today   Would Give Pan-Amer. ican System Strong Position—Eventual Approval Is Assured

PAN - AMERICAN SYSTEM STANDS   One of Biggest Hurdles of Security Conference

BiG REWARD S OFFERED   WwiDow OF SLAIN MAN IN PARK AVENUE MYSTERY POSTS $10,009 REWARD .

Jury Rules Chaplin Father of Joan Barry's Daughter; One Woman Votes Acquitta

Chaplin Father of Joan Barry Child   Comedian Loses Fight By 11-to-1 Jury Vote

CHASE IS LEAVING SUNFLOWER PLANT   Present Manager Is Taking New Position at Wilmington, Del.

CHASE IS LEAVING SUNFLOWER PLANT   Present Manager Is Taking New Position at Wilmington, Del.   TO 5-DAY WEEK SOON?

“~~ ft: bad : . _ —0.C8 3re—on “Voocs 2 an ‘or *{conomic Sice 0: “Vor.c eace”

Tokyo Reports Peace Signing Due August 31   Says Ceremony Will Take Place on an American Warship

Last, Lingering Battles Die on Isolated Fronts; Japs Told How To Behave

19 DIVORCEES GRANTED MARRIAGE LIGENSES   Applicants Here Came From Eleven States   AVERAGE AGE WAS 25

SEPTEMBER MARRIAGE LICENSES DROPPED   Smaller Number Than Aug: ust, But Increase Is Anticipated

AIR GROUP 82 ACCOUNTS FOR 105 JAP SHIPS   Adm. Mitscher’s Airmen Run Up Amazing Toll In Four Months

AIR GROUP TAKES BIG PACIFIC TOLL   Sink or Damage 105 Jap Ships in Four Months

Copenhagen Celebrates tree Denmark  7,090 Quislings Listed for Trial; King Urges Unity

Collaborationists Being Rounded Up In Denmark   ‘Danish Nazi Police . Disregard Surrender, Battle With Patriots

Newsmen Invited To ComeandSeeCamps   Eisenhower's Chief of Staff to Use Plane to Fly’Men On Checkup Tour, See Displaced Persons, Notably Jews

WPB To Limit  Curfew Action Will Act Only If Job Ceiling Is Violated

MIDNIGHT CURFEW RUNS INTO TANGLE   Enforcement Problem Takes Sudden New Turn

Final Pleas Being Made For Petain   France’s Most Important State Trial In 150 Years Nears Close

AIM KNOCKOUT AT REMNANTS OF JAP FLEET   Carrier Planes Assault Honshu Bases For Nipponese Suicide Corps

KNOCKOUT OF. “SEVEN SHIPS” ~ [S$ REPORTED   HUNDREDS ‘OF AMERICAN. AND “BRITISH CARRIER PLANES -BAYTERING NAVY BASE   - AND ATkDROMES   By HARRY. N. JOHANESEN International Newa Service

AMERICAN AND BRITISH AIRMEN SEEK TO DRIVE HOME KNOCKOUT BLAAW CIN “NIP” FLEET REMNANTS

Carrier Planes Hunt Sources o! Suicide Attacks   Seven Enemy Airships Hits in Raids Yesterday

BIDS READY FOR FRISCO PARLEY   At Least 39 Nations To Be Asked To Play Roles In Vital Conference

1200 Representatives of 39 Nations Expected at Parley   Ry RORERT J. MANNING

FRISCO PARLEY BIDS TENDEREL   Thirty-nine Nations to Be Invited to Meet

VET RE-EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS — CAUSE STRIKE IN DETROIT   ALUMINUM PLANT SHUTDOWN AS RESULT OF DISPUTE INVOLVING MEN RETURN ‘ING TO OLD JOBS

ASK HUGE RELIEF SUM FOR EUROPE   Truman Expected to Place Billion and Half Request Before Congress

FRITZ HOWELL HEAD OF CLEVELAND AF      ‘He Succeeds Arthur Bostwick  As Correspondent

Final Victory Over Japanese Forces Thought To Be Matter Only Few Hours

V-J Day at Hand as Enemy Appears Ready to Give In; Mikado to Be Figure-Head

Japs Are Given Counter-Offer   Face Bitter Decision Of Peace, More War

Experts Assert Japs Will Take Allied Orders   Tokyo Fuaees Decision of Imuuediate Peace or More War; Latest Terms Given To Nippon      Emperor Hirohito Would Be ‘Bossed’   “Bie Four”? Advises Tokyo Allied Commander To Control Japanese Threngh Monarch

Japs Acceptance of Stern Allied Surrender Terms Believed at Hand   Big Four Demands in Reply to Enemy Peace Offer Are Transmitted to Tokyo   ~~ JaRp6 EXPECTED TO ACCEPT

PEACE OR WAR DECISION SENT BACK 10 NIPS   Americans to Rule Japs (Through Emperor, Allies Declare

Allied Reply Now in La  Of Jap Heads   United Nations to Give Orders to Emperor If Surrender Is Accepted By Jananese Nation

Orders Will Be Given to Puppet By Yank Chief   Allied Reply to Jap Offer Is Delivered; Victory Appears Near

High Diplomatic Circles Believe Japs Will Accept Allies’ Latest Peace Plan

Pacific Peace  Up To Tokyo   Allies Dictate Orders To Emperor After Surrender; Japs Expected To Snap Up Offer

Diplomatic Experts Held Opinion Japan Would Realize Hopelessness of Continuing Struggle and Accept Terms 

Quavering Japs Told Allies Will Dictate Orders To Hirohito   Latest Declaration Of Allied Terms Transmitted Thru Switzerland; High Officials Expect Nip. Answer To Be Forthcoming Quickly

Emperor to Do as He Is Told, Allied Reply to Tokyo Declares; Early Jap Acceptance Expected

Is Only ‘Term’ Given By Big 4; Throne Not Guaranteed To Diety  World Awaits Answer From Japs Warlords

Hirchito To Take  Orders From How Foe Surrenders   Big Four’s Reply to Conditional Bid by Tokyo Is Sent to Enemy via Switzerland; Capitals  Of Allied Nations Believe Final Victory at Hand

Emperor Must Take Orders From Allies   Most Diplomatic Experts Hold Opinion That Nips Will Accept Surrender Terms

‘China's Undeclared Civil War Largely A ‘Paper Offensive’; Situation Described Delicate   Communist And Nationalist Forces Jockey For Position And Occasionally Clash

The Situation in North Ching  China and Manchuria Described as “Delicate”

North China’s Case Called ‘Delicate’   Japs Wait to Be Disarmed, Marines Await Orders,

Situation In China Is  “Delicate”   American Marines Wish for Home: Wonder Why They Were Sent There

SITUATION IN NORTH CHINA IS DELICATE   Communists and Nationalist Forces Jockey For Position and Clash For Territory   MARINES ARE IMPATIENT

CONDITIONS IN CHINA DELICATE   Future of Chiang-Red Relations Hinge .On Meet Next Week

Situation Delicate In Northern China   Civil Strife Thus Far Battle of Wits and Maneuver But Threat of Full Scale Civil War Hangs Over Region

China Situation is Paper Battle But Has All Elements of Long Strife

Chinese Factions Massing Forces For Big Campaign   Paper Offensive  Due To End Soon

Chinese Civil War Largely ‘Paper Offensive’ As Reds, Nationalists Jockey For Positions

Youth Fatally Stricken Between Halves Of Game At Sykesville Saturday.

TRANSPORTING TROOPS HOME — REDUCING LEND-LEASE BILL   BRITISH ACCOUNT BEING CUT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH BY SHIPPING

Gen. MacArthur Central Figure In Controversy Over Demobilization

MACARTHURS POLICY STIRS CAPITAL ROV   Political Controversy to Flare In Vote In Acheson Confirmation.

MacArthur Mam Figure in Fight Over Discharges   Acheson’s Rebuke Directed At General Looms As  Issue in Senate

M’ARTHUR MADE THE CENTER OF POLITICAL ROW   Looks Like Battle Between State Department and General

GERMAN LEGATION BURNED   ‘Fire of Undetermined Origin Leveled Building in Lisbon

Repayment Will Be Over o0-Year Period   Official Announcement of Agreement Reportedly Will Be Made Today, Simultaneously in London, Washington

US. to Cut Spending by One-Third   House Committee Ahead of Truman On Reduction

Moves To Cut Federal Costs Under Way   House Group Seeks 52 Billion Dollar Reduction

CONGRESS AIMS TO CUT BUDGE! BY ONE - THIRD   House Appropriations Group Urges Slash Of $52 Bilion

Lonpsess Fialis To Cut Spending ~~ By Governmerr  Con.uittec Repos Bil   Con.niltec “Repos Bill To. SI «ah Exps..dituzes By Gwe Third

PLAN 10 CUT U. 5. SPENDING $52 BILLIONS   Huge Slash Authorized In Measure Offered By House Bloc

War Spending Cut Scheduled   House Commitlee Plans €52 Billion Saving

Bill Proposes Sharp Cuts In iJ. S. Spending   Committee Reports Measure To Slash $52.000,000,000

Allowed To Pass Thru Picket Line   POLICE NEEDED AT FLINT AND LANSING BUT NO VIOLENCE IS REPORTED

Retreating Nazis Torn To Pieces  By Air Attacks   All-Out Aerial Assault Is Made On Nazis Trying To Quit ‘Bulge’ Area

CLEAR SKIES. GAVE FLIERS BIG CHANCE   RETREATING NAZIS ARF CAUGHT IN’ DEADLY HAIL OF BULLETS AND BOMBS   By THURSTQN MACAULEY: International News Service

ALLIED PLANES TEAR TO PIECES RETIRING NAZIS   Tactical Air Force Blasts 3,000 Vehicles Pulling from Bulge 

REDS BATTLE INTO VIENNA: HUNGARY FREE   BRATISLAVA, SLOVAK STATE CAPITAL, IS CAPTURED

Russians clear last nazis from Hungary; ‘Slovakia free soon’   Score successes on entire southeast front: hurl foe back in VWnuooclavia

Sensational Red Blows Clear Way for Finale   Armor Reaches Central Reich Plain   3rd Races To Split Nazis Along 100-Mile Front

FDR in Direct Appeal For Work— Or-Else Measure   Wyoming Senator Introduces Alternate Plan  For Proposed Bill.

Analysis of New World Charter Made by Jan Christian Smuts   By FIELD MARSHAL JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS

New Charter Corrects League Weaknesses, Marshal Smuts Says   BY FIELD MARSHAL JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS

Smuts Points To Advantages Of World Plax   Veteran Compares Charter To Old League Covenant Ae TImnernved Fffart

Field Marshal Smuts Analyzes Proposed World Charter -- MixtureofRealism, Idealism

Security pact merits ardent  study—Smuts  Highlights of 2 parleys traced

Smuts Analyses Charter To Clarify Public Mind; Idealism Is Not Enough   Field Marshal Of Union Of South Africe Endeavors To Put Main Issues In Their Proper Proportion

Prepared to Enforce Government’s Seizure of 1,700 Transport Lines   TO ERECT WAREHOUSE

NIPS CLAIM 28 U. 5. WARSHIPS SUNK, DAMAGED   Marines Open Renewed Drive On Central Fichter Strip

Tokyo: Claims 28 Warships    Waters Of Iwo Jima Held Scene Of Raid

Stassen Proposes UNO Use Atomic Bomb S:uadrons To Preserve Peace

Stassen Proposes A United Nations Policing Program  Control of Manufacture VAs aw clel Dn Cmetesiats

May Arm United Nations Forces With Atom Bombs   Wants Five Squadrons Planes To Have Bombs

Stassen Proposes United Nations Armed Air Force  To Maintain World Peace

Russia Demands Voice In Armed Rule of Japan  Wante MacArthur   Wants MacArthur Removed As  Commander

OSITION SAID OUTMODED BY DISARMING   Subject Omitted by Five Powers’ Meeting

GERMANS TO MAKE STAND IN COLOGNE   Tightly Packed Ruhr Valley Factories Under Fire of American Guns.

CHINESE MOP UP KWEILIN AREA   Aussies Hammer Disorganized Japs On Borneo; Seventh Fleet Planes Busy _

Student Aid Fund HONOR ROLL   Chinese Pursue Japs   Fight Takes Shape Above Kweilin

CHINESE CHASE JAPS 15 MILES FROM KWEILIN   Mop Up Those Remaining in Former Yank Air Base.

New Navy Weapon Used in Tokyo Raid   ROCKET-CARRYING BOMBER UNLEASHED IN TASK FORCE STRIKE

Senate Votes One-Year Reenlistment  Denies Increase Of $25 in Army, Nayy Pay

BELIEVE MIAMI DEFINITELY TO ‘Miss WORST OF STORM AS IT ‘NOW RAGES TOWARD THE KEYS

Hurricane Core Nearing Key West ‘Winds Increasing   Full Force of Storm to Exceed 100 Miles Per Hour

HURRICANE MOVING ON FLORIDA   Dangerous Storm Bringing Winds Of 150 Miles Per Hour

CITY MAY MISS WORST IF WIND KEEPS COURSE   Hospital Moves Patients. Other Precautions Taken As Storm Arrives

Hurricane Approache: Miami District, Whips Florida Coast   Core of Storm Moves at 150 Miles Per Hout With Winds Increasing Hourly; First Casualty Is Sailor on Honduran Schooner

WindsJump To60MPH JustOutside Resort City   Pressure Is Going Down As Winds Race In City

Forecaster Says City Will Miss Worst of the Storm, Though.   WIND BLOWS 150 M-P.H.

WORST WINDS WILL MISS MIAMI   ‘ore Of Storm Is Near Florida Keys   WARNING FLAGS   Hoisted Along Coast From Keys To Naples: Many People Go Northward

Hurricane To Pass Miami;  Lash At: Keys   Storm Roars at 150 MPH Toward Southern Florida Coast

Steel Workers Map Plans For January Strike   Union Claims Its Wage Demand Is A Negotiable Proposition

USW Leaders Assemble’ to Plan Strike   Policy Committee Names January 14 as Walkout Date

Army Camp Guard Killed   Three Prisoners Wounded During Riot and Fire At Fort Hartison

ARMP POST RIOT BELIEVED PLANNED   Guard Killed, Prisoners Injured In Prison Fires

Prisoners Riot At Ft. Harrison  One Guard Dead  Im Ecera Rintina

Guard Slain, Captives Shot In Riot, Blaze   Army Prison In Indiana

Army Guard Killed, Three Military. Prisoners Wounded in Camp Riofing

Prisoners Riot, Burn Barracks -AtFt. Harrison   § Wounded, Guard Killed. Col. Winlock Injured.  Civil Flreman [Hes

Prison Barracks Swept By Fire   Four Prisoners At Fort Benj. Harrison Reported Shot During Riot.

RIOT, FIRE BREAK OUT ATINDIANA BARRACKS   Guard Killed And Three Of Prisoners Wounded

Fort Harrison  Riots And Fire Under Control   American Soldiers, Held Prisoners, Stage Outbreak, Leaving One Dead and $100,000 Fire Loss.

180 To Face OPA Inquiry   Renters Of Storage Lockers To Be Checked On Meat Supplies

PROBE STORAGE LOCKERS AFTER ILLICIT BEEF   OPA Summons 180 Renters To Trace Carcasses of Frozen Beef

FDR EXPECTED TO VISIT COUNTRIES      President May Confer With Gen. De Gaulle  in France

Believe FDR Will Visit France. Italy   Expected to Outline L.S. Attitude Toward France for DeGaulle

Roosevelt expected to visit France and Italy; to confer with de Gaulle

Expect FOR to Visit France On Return Trip   To Confer with De Gaulle On French Aspirations ‘In Postwar Era

FDR 10 VISIT PARIS, BELIEF   President Also Expected to Stop in Italy on Way Back From Parley

LARGEST ROCKET — PLANT GREW FAST   Original Plans for 3-Line Plant Were More Than Doubled

LARGEST ROCKET PLANT GREW FAST   Original Plans for 3-Line Plant Were More Than  Doubled   FIRST POWDER IN 1943

Phone li ~ Jp [threats Put Heat iu Labor Pot   Oil Impasse Holds; Government Threatens To ‘Talk Tough’  And Seize Refineries

SCORE FRESH SUCCEssFs   Chinese Troops Have Recaptured  ungkow From Japs

Peacetime Crash  Kills War Hero   Commodore Kiefer in  Six Navy Plane Dead

Commodore Kiefer, Five Others, Meet Tragic End Sunday   Officer Was Survivor of Ten Major Wounds in Two World Wars

‘Captain Dixie’ Among Victims Of Plane Crash   Pacific War Hero Identified As One Of 6 Killed As Bomber Hits Mountain

“Captain Dixie,” Pacific War Hero, Killed in Crash   Naval Plane Hits Into Mountainside; Five Others Dead; Famed Carrier Office

Famed F lier Killed in Crash  Commodore Kiefer Is Found  Dead Amid Plane Wreckage

BOMBER CRASH IS FATAL 10 DIXIE KIEFER   Famed Skipper of Ticon _ deroga Meets Death  On Mountainside

NEAR PLANE IN NEW YORK   Former Aircraft Carrier Officer Had Survived Ten War Wounds

COMMODORE KIEFER, PACIFIC WAR HERO, NIE PLANE CRASH   FIVE OTHER MEN KILLED AS NAVY PLANE STRIKES MOUNTAINSIDF

Dixie Kiefer, ) Others Die At Beacon, N. Y.   Former Captain Of ‘Fighting Lady’ Is Accident Victim

PACIFIC HERO DIES IN CRASH   Commodore Kiefer Found Dead in Plane Wreckage

““ncesrucii) e '/an” “ounce ea "Ni-1 “Ive ~ 71ers in 2 ane ’/rec<

Dixie Kiefer, Pacific Ace, Is Killed   One of Six Dead in Crash Of Plane at Beacon, N. Y.

PACIFIC NAVAL HERO KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE   Body Of One Of Six Killed When Plane Crashed On Mount Beacon, N. Y., Identified As That Of  Commodore Dixie  Kiefer.

Dixie Kiefer Identified As One Of Dead   Wreckage Of Craft Spread Over Wide Area

Pacifie Hero Killed When  Plane Crashes   Widely Known as ‘Captain Dixie’ of  ‘The Fighting Lady’

‘Indestructible’ Pacific Hero Killed In Short  Peacetime Plane Trip

Kiefer, Captain Dixie Of ‘Fighting Lady,’ Killed   Famous Naval Commodore, Called ‘Indestructible Man,’ Dies In Plane Crash On Mountain

Crash On Side Of Mountain Fatal To Six   Dixie Kiefer Among Those Who Perished

CRASH VICTIM   Commodore Dixie Kiefer,  Five Others Killed At Mount Beacon, N. Y.

COMMODORE KIEFER,  PACIFIC WAR HERO,  DIED PLANE CRASH FIVE OTHER MEN KILLED AS NAVY PLANE STRIKES  MIOLTINTAINCING

Kiefer Is Killed In Plane Crash   Pacific War Hero's Plane Hits Mountain

CAPTAIN DIXIE KILLED IN NAVY PLANE CRASH   - 5. Other. Persons: Kilted With:Famed.Head - OF The:Fighting Lady’

‘Pacific Hero Dies as Plane Hits Mountain   Commodore Dixie Kiefer Among Six Dead in Crash, Commande: of Quonset Point Air Station

Comm. Kiefer Is Killed; in Crash  meme Danese thaws   Famous Pacific Hero One of Six Victims

Plane Wreck Ends Life of Navy Leader   Commodore Dixie Kiefer, Hero of Two Wars, Among Six Killed in New York State;  ~ Noted Officer Aboard Carrier Yorktown When It Was Sunk in Pacific:

‘Capt. Dixie’ Crash Victim Commodore Kiefer Killed In Plane  a =e oo SO oe

Dixie Kiefer Pacific Hero, Crash Victim   Kansas City Manis Among Six Aviators Killed in New York

WAR HERO DIES IN PLANE GRASH   Dixie Kiefer Lived Through 10 Wounds In 2 Wars

DIXIco KIEFER DIES IN CRASH   Pacific Hero Had Lived Through Two Wars; 5 Others Killed. >

Dixie Kieter. Pacific Hero. Dies in Crash   5 Others Also Die When Navy Plane Crashes in Rain, Fog

Captain Kiefer Of The Fighting Lady Killed In Crash   Famed Officer of Carrier Yorktown Among Vic. tims of Plane Crash.

Central Figure of “The Fighting Lady” Survived 10 Major Wounds in Two Wars

Famed Flier Killed in Crash eee ee SD  Commodore Kiefer Is Found  Dead Amid Plane Wreckage

SIX KILLED © IN CRASH OF NAVY PLANE   Commodore Kiefer, Pacific War Hero, Among Victims

Killed al: Beacon In: Plane’ Crackuy   Pacific. War Hero, Famed      Accident

County Women Attend Meeting Held at Spencer   Farm Bureau Women Hear Mrs Carlton Smith

Farm Women Ot County to Conference   Mrs. Carlton Smith of Associated County Women. Sneaks

Threaten To Sever Ruhr Area From Germany As 1st Army Spurts 40 Miles

Drive Threatens To Place Ruhr’ In Allied Vise —   Other Armies On Loose In Sweep Eastward Toward Nazi Capital

SPEARS NORTH TO FORM VICE   Developing Pincers Threat to Germans Already Wilting Under Hammer Blows by Swiftly-Moving Tank Columns; Blackout Still On.

American {si Clamps Vise Around Area   British Second, U.S. 9th in Fast Eastward March

Rich Rubr Area ls Cut Off From Rest of Germany   Allies Rush Forward, Buf News Blackout Prohibits Detcils

BOMB SHELTER FOR PRESIDENT CONSTRUCTED EARLY IN WAR      VAULT BENE A‘TH TREASURY BUILDING WAS CONNECTED WITH WHITE HOUSE BY TUNNEL

PREDICTS MORE UNEMPLOYMENT   WMC SEES 4,800,008 IDLE BY JULY FIRST

C PREDICTS 1,800,000 IDLE   7,700,000 To Lose Jobs By July 1, 1946; Some Get Civilian Work

JAP PAPER FEARS RUSSIA MAY ENTER PACIFIC WAR  wm acer wre aerrar

Wards to Get Back Plants   Government Will Release Control of Properties Tonight

Ward’s Gets Plants Back   Government Relinquishes Properties Seized During Labor Disputes Last December

Ward Will Get Property Back   Army To Relinquish its Control Tonight

WAINWRIGHT LIBERATION IS DELAYED   Postponement Is Attributed to Rail Tieup

SEE VICTORY IN TARIFF BATTLE   Democrats Expect To Win Approval Of Measure To Permit Tariff Reductions.

Night Baseball  AMERIC ge LE AG U E Louis 5. Washin  NATIONAL LI AG E Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 4  2+ ri   Ith War Loan Drive ls a Barometer Measuring Faith, Adm. Murray Says

Reds Seize 123 German Towns; Circle Breslau   Two Armies Are Poised to Start Berlin Assault

Nazi Wants To Bring Ir British Men   Von Ribbentrop Says He Will Prove Britain Planned Attack

GERMANS CALL U.S, WITNESSES   CLAIM GREAT BRITAIN PLANNED TO ATTACK NAZIS

Ribbentrop Says Britain Planned To Attack Reich   Requesis Testimony Of U. S. General, To Prove His Point

Legislature Concludes Session,  Did ‘Grand Job, Gov. Martin Says

ENDS SESSION   “A Grand Job Done,” Says Martin As Windup Meeting is Held

Soviets Search In Ruins for Trace of Hitler   Are Hindered by Fire; Nazi Dead Litter Floors

SEN. WHEELER ASSAILS THe RUSSIANS  Says U.S. Must Quit Appeasing 

WHEELER FLAYS RUSSIAN POLICY   Condemns Appeasment of Reds in UNO Debate

Quit Russia Appeasement  Says Wheeler   Montanan Calls On U. S&S. To Let Soviets “Know Where We Stand”

Demand U. S. Quit Appeasing Russia   Wheeler Gives Speech Directed At Soviets

WOULD HALT APPEASEMENT OF RUSSIANS   Pre-Pearl Harbor ) Non-Interventionist Directs Attack at —— : — Soviets.

Passage Sure; Expenditures Face Trimming   Nearly Six Billion Saving Looms For Citizens, Business   How New Income Tax Will Affect. U.S. Wage Earner

JAP DIET ASKED TO SURRENDER MOST OF POWERS   NIP GOVERNMENT FACED WITH "GRAVEST CRISIS IN HISTORY”

_ Gravest Crisis of Empire Said Ahead —  Jap Cabinet Asks More Power

UNPRECEDENTED POWERS SOUGHT FROM JAP DIET   Premier Suzuki Says “Graves Crisis Since Forming Of Empire’

Yanks Get 159  German Planes   Luftwaffe Bases Pounded Bey Ric Ranh Fleets

Germans Losing Heavily in Allied Air Raids  159 Nazi Aircraft Shattered in  >, Sh Ses ai I i el

LOSSES HEAVY FOR LUFTWAFFE   Little Effort Made TT Halt Great Sweep Of Allied Planes

NAZI PLANES ARE WRECKED IN AIR RAIDS   At Least 159 Are. De. stroyed by Allied Bombers

GERMAN PLANES ARE DESTROYED   159 Are Bagged On Run. ways By Alert Allied Air. men; Sub Shelters Hit

Patton Receives Huge Reception   General Pays Tribute To Third Army Heroes.

GEN. PATTON WELCOMED BACK HOME.   Million People Paid Him Tribute  In Boston

FIRE HELD AS GREATEST AIR RAID ‘KILLER’   } na Chief Menace Against Which People Must Be Protected

Minesweeper Lost In Philippines, Navy Announces  YMS Is Sunk By Action Of Enemy

U.S. MINESWEEPER LOST   YMS 48 Went Down in Philippines; Was the 272nd Vessel Lost in War.

MINESWEEPER LOST      N nces Lose in the Borneo Navy Anpeune in Pacific.

MINESWEEPER LOST   Navy Announces Loss in the Bornec nye Aree Ie Padiiie.

MINESWEEPER SUNK BY JAPS   ‘Salute’ Downed in Borneo Area, Navy Reports

THE SALUTE IS LOST   Mine Sweeper Sent Down in Borneo Area by Enemy Action

Mine Sweeper Lost In Borneo Region   Six Killed, Three Missing; Loss Brings to 261 Naval Vessels Sunk By Enemy

MINE SWEEPER I LOST NEAR BORNEO   Casualties Were Six Killed And Three Missing, Navy Announces.

Capital City Of Cebu Taken  By Americans   Second Largest Town In Philippines In Yankee Hands   GREATLY DAMAGED   Repairs To Be Made In vick Time And Harbor Used

Cebu’s Capital {s Captured By Americans   Second Largest City In Philippines Is Radiv Damaged hv Nine

Capital City Cebu, Second Largest in the Philippines Taken by Yanks   Port Found Undamaged And Will Be In American Use Immediately

Americal Takes  Cebu Capital   Second Largest City In Philippines Falls

CEBU CITY NOW IN YANK HANDS   CAPITAL LEFT IN RUINS  BY RETREATING tTApSG

Philippine City Taken by Yanks   CEBU CAPTURED BY U. S. FORCES IN NEW ADVANCE

CEBU CAPTURED Y AMERICANS   Capital Damaged Nearly As Badly As Manila

CEBU CAPTURE BY YANK TROOPS DRIVING NORTE   City Damaged Almost aa Badly as Maral ‘in Raid

CAPITAL  OF CEBU YANK HANDS   Second Largest Philippine City. Has Fallen

JAPAN CUT OFF FROM MAINLAND   FLEET AIRWING KEEPS ENEMY SHIPS IN PORT

U. S. To Keep Possession Of Atomic Bombs   Some, No Request Has Been Made

ATOMIC BOMBS NOW  BEING MADE IN U. 8.  WILL REMAIN HERE UNTIL UNITED NATIONS att ON WORLD CONTRO!  BA MAUVE MEA

U.S. To Keep Atomic Bombs Made Here   Weapons Will Remain ‘Here For Vine Being, But Britain Wants To Make Them or Get  Some Ready «made from Ty «

To Remain Here Until United Nations Act   American Policy Pegged To International Handing OF All Atomic Problems

Congresswoman Demands A-Bom! Meet Of Big 3   U. S. To Keep All A-Bombs Turned Out Until United Nations Controls Are Put Into Motion

Al Atom Bombe  INow Produced   Not to Release Any To Others Until United Na. tions Act On Proposed Control Measures

Not Even Britain is Getting Any Uf [hem.....  ALL ATOMIC BOMBS NOW BEING MADE IN U. S. WILL STAY HERE

"U.S. KEEPING ATOMIC BOMBS   @ May Change Policy After Control Board Set Up

BombsWillRemain In U. S. Pending Adoption of Rules   No Division Will Occur, Even With Britain “Until Controls  Are Established

U.S. 10 KEEP ALL A-BOMBS MADE UNTILCONTROLLED   No Question Has Risen Of Sharing Physical Pascession of Bombs

U.S. To Keep All  Atomic Bombs   Will Not Give Them Up Until United Nations Controls Set Up

5. ToKeep All thom Bombs Til (atrots Set Up   Will Not fe To Co-Developers

Water Treaty Ratification Gets Praise   TRUMAN GOES ON RECORD FOR “GOOD NEIGHBOR” POLICY AFTER APPROVAL

WORK ON DRAFT BL UNDERWAY   Iiouse Group Hammeis Gut Modified Plan Beluind Closed Doors

'WORK- FIGHT’ BILL ACTION   LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO MAKE MEN 18 TO 45 DO ES.BENTIAL WAR PRODUCTION WORK

Seek To Speed Legislation On Work Or Fight   House Committee Spurs Consideration Of Measure Sought By President

TOGO DENIES ADVANCED SNEAK ATTACK KNOWLEDGE   Yanks Quiz 3,000 Nazis In Japan On Hitler Rumor

Home Front Weakening for Lack of Real News, Says Visitor to Europe

Tour Of Europe Brings Plea For Lifting Of Semi-lanorance Veil On Home Front

—CASUALTIES— U.S. Losses Pass Millior   Army And Navy Casual. ty List Of 1,002,887 Announced Today

American War Casualties Pass Million Mark   Up-to-Date Totals Givén by Army and Navy   Jap Balloon Bomb Kills Woman and Five Children at Lake View. Oregon

U. S. Combat Casualties Pass Million   ARMY LOSSES TOTAL 890,019, TO 112,868 FOR NAVY DURING WAR

Casualty List Passes Million   Army Has Lost 890.019 Men, Navy 112.868 Total Of 1,002.887.

Casualties Pass Million Mark  Total Now 1,002,887; 890,019 for Army And Navy 112,868

Combat Casualties Pass Million Mark   45th Division Among Five “Hardest Hit’ Divisions Of War

CASUALS PASS MILLION MARK   Woman, Five Children Per.  ish After Discovering i Missile In Oregon

U, 8, CASUALTIES ABOVE MILLION   Patterson Reports Army and Novy Figures Total 1,002,887 Now

CHANDLER MAY BE REPLACED AS COMMISSIONER   Major BasebalLeagve Owners Reportedly Dissatis fied

Claims Petain Backed Franco onHitler Move   Opposed Pushing Nazi Troops Through Spain Agalns? Gibraltar.

Friend Of Petain Gives Testimony On Franco Angle   Another Defense Witness Says Petain Served Own Interests By Serving Germans.

Hitler Sought   Spain’s Aid To Attack Allies   Petain Witness Says Mav. shal Feared Stab In Back From Franco When France Collapsed.

Hitler Made Demands On Franco In 1941   Spanish Situation Brough’ Out In Testimony At Petain Trial.

Hitler Planned To Attack ‘Rock’   Witness At Petain Trial Reveals Demand To Attack Thru Spain.

PETAIN BALKED GERMAN PLANS   General Says He Backed Franco On Troop Refusal

PETAIN OPPOSED HITLER SCHEME   Serigny Says Marshal Fought German Demands For Permission To Cross Snain.

Testifies Petain Resisted Nazis’ Order To Spain   Gen. Serigney On Stand At Trial; U. S. Vets Send Greetings To Marshal

TD ENCOURAGE REGULAR AnMY ENLISTMENT?   House Military Committee in 0.K. for Inducements to Volunteers.

Plan Legislation To Encourage More Army Enlistments   Army Begins Big Recruiting Drive For Postwar Force

Enlistment Legislation  Approved   Measure Designed  To Encourage Men To Join Army May Come up Next Weel

Committee Votes Army Enlistments   Discharge of Veterans Past 34 Hinted in New Orders

House Committee Approves Measure 'To Encourage. Enlistments in Army

Legislation Is Intended to Encourage Enlistments In Army.   HAS SEVERAL PROVISIONS

Overseas Point Plan Is Adopted   Troops With 45 Points Or More On May 12 Will Not Be Sent Overseas, Says Army

Army Men Over 34 45 Points May Get Out Within Year   House Group Favors Bill to Encourage Army Enlistments

Legislation To Encourage Enlistments   House Military Group Approves Program; Army Planc More Discharges

Hal Boyle Presents Unknown Author's Parody of Remarks by the Air Hero Coming Home

60-POINT VETS TO LEAVE EUROPE   ARMY SAYS ALL WITH SCORE WILL BE HOMEWARD BOUND BY NEW YEAR'S.

60 Point Men Home By Jan.    By Next Spring Occupation Forces Will Be Reduced  To 7 Divisions,

U.S. EUROPEAN FORCES 10 BE CUT SHARPLY   60- POINTERS GOING HOME; ONLY SEVEN DIVISIONS STAY

6()-or-More Point Men Home By ‘46   Army's Master Plan Reveals 7 Divisions To Be Kept in Europe

Redeployment Schedule Given _  Men With 60 Points  to Be Sent Home

Army Releases Plan to Speed Men to Homes   Points Will Govern Orde: Tn Which Men Retarn;  sie:

European Army Units Will Be Cu  Men With 60 Points Home in Few Months

Newest Redeployment Will Send Hordes Of Soldiers Home Soon   All Enlisted Men With 60 Points or More Are Virtually Sure of Starting for U. S. By New Year; Occupation Army to Be Reduced

60-Pt. Men on Way Home Soon   New Years Will See Them U. S. Bound

Reds Drive Wedges Into Kuestrin   Nazis Report Soviets In Drive to Crush Oder River Line

Ten Home Front War Agencies Are Stripped of Funds by House as Result of FEPC Baitle

10 War Agencies Stripped of Funds   Fight Over F.E.P.C. May Make Pay. less Paydays for Some

House Knocks Out War Agency Funds   Drastic Action Taken In Battle Over FEPC

Ten More Home Front War Aaencies Stripped of 1946 Fiscal Year Funds

Ten Agencies Are Stripped of 1946 Funds in House  FEPC Ba skort Atte one To F Showdow 8 5 obi

WAR AGENCY FUNDS BLOCKED IN HOUSE   FEPC Backers Farce Showdown by Eliminating Other’s Money

Conquerors on German Soi! Face 3 Great Enemies   Big Worries Include Hunger, Disease, Unrepentant Spirit

/German Peasants Picnic.on Banks Of Rhine, But Cities Are in Chaos

VETERAN PROGRAM SENT TO ASSEMBLY   Legislation, Ba Backed by Government, Offered in Senate :

WITH GRAPEVINE BOYS IN THE SERVICE   WE WANT LETTERS FROM LOYS IN SERVICE

Tojo Tries To Kill Self   Rushed To Hospital And  Given Transfusion

Pistol Is Used In Attemp! To End Own Lite   Suicide Effort Occurs As U. S Officers Arrive To Take Him Into Custody   NO HARA KIRI METHODS USED

War Lord Given Yankee Plasma And May Recove   MacArthur Ordered Ex-Premier Jailed; Bullet Enters Chest

T0JO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AS SCORES OF POLICE, NEWSMEN LOOK ON; SHOOTS AS OFFICERS ARRIVE TO ARREST HIM   Shoots Self in Abdomen with Army Pistol — Resists  Doctor’s Efforts to Cleanse Wound, Muttering “My Rodv is Mv Own’”—Opposed Being Photographed

SHOOTS SELF IN CHEST, BUT MAY RECOVER   Jap Premier at Outbreak of War Given U. S. Blood Plasma

Chest Shot: Fair Chance To Recover   Acts After Yanks Come To Seize Him; Blood Plasma Is Given.

PISTOL USED BY. WAR LORD.  IN-HIS HOME   PREMIER AT" TIME OF. PEARL :MARBOR SOUGHT TO. AVOID: “PRIAL~OHLO SUR " GEON IN CHARGE

Big Planes Forced Down at Sea; 23 Rescued, 12 Missing   7 Known Dead; Surface and Aircraft Seek Survivors of Transport Crash

Big 3 Meet Slaps at Franco Spain   Official Communique From Big Three Meeting Makes No Mention of War Against Japs; High Degree of Understanding Said Reached

Potsdam Parley Report Critical Of Franco Regime  a Mention binding Of Wer

COUNCIL OF FIVE WILL DECIDE ON EUROPEAN PEACE   Document Issued after Potsdam Makes No Refer‘ence to Jepen

Create Big Five Council to Write Peace Treaties   Made Up of Foreign Ministers; Take Slap At Franco’s Spain;  No Action on Janan

EXTRA   Big Five Council to  Write Peace Terms   World Leaders Take Slap at Spain, But Do Not Discuss War Against Japan; Set Up Joint Control of Germany

Big-5 Council of Foreign Ministers to Write Peace Treaties, Bia-3 Decision   London to Be Permanent Headquarters of Council and First Meeting Will Be Held Sept. ; Jepan Mentioned Only Incidentally

OFFICIAL BIG3  REPORT CHARTS  AIMS IN EUROPE INCLUDES SLAP AT  FRANCO; JAP WAR IS NOT DISCUSSED

War With Japan Not Mentioned In Potsdam Note   Franco Regime In Spain Given Rebuke in Report

Krug, WPB Chief, To Visit Fairchild   Will Speak To Workers And Present Awards For Production Suggestions.

Three Pacific Divisions to Leave  For Home Soo:   Three Are 31st, 38th anc 37th; 43rd Already Loading.

Time Table for Victory Is Shortened   ber in Controls Now Operate Smoothly,

Liberated Newsman Says Germans Believe Hitler Was Killed July 20

Correspondent, Freed from Germans, Tell Story of Last Days Before Reich Fall   By EDWARD W. BEATTIE, JR. United Press War Correspondent

MANY GERMANS BELIEVE HITLER DIED LAST YEAR   Think Generals Succeeded In Plot, Writer Just Out of Prison Camp Says:

CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICERS “OCCUPY” 20  CALIF. CITIES IN “MOCK INVASION” TO PREPARE MILITARY RULE OF JAP CITIES

Food Agencies Merger Urged   LaGuardia, Republican Uni Strack OF A Omerutian

Single Control Over Food Supply Urged in House   Republicans Offer Plan; LaGuardia, Sen. Wheeler Attack Black Markets

COUNTY SAILOR REPORTED LOS}   Seaman John T. Flook, My: ersville, Missing In Pacific Theater

1, 000 United Fuel Workers Walk Out In Wage Squabble   All Compressor Stations Now Idle In West Virginia and Kentucky; War-Vital Plants Face Shutdown

Get Livestock Ready for 4-H Fair August 22   Baby Beef Entries Nearly Com. plete; Expect 100 Pigs

4-H Boys Livestock Exhibit Wed. and Thurs. Morning   More Than Twenty-Five Baby Beef Entries; Also Dairy. Heifers

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President's Mother Takes First Airplane Ride for White House Visit

Storms Keep Many Autos Olt Highway   Two Children Die In Fires Caused  By Christmas Lights BY UNITED PRESS

INFANTRY POSTS GAINS IN EVERY PACIFIC SECTOR   First Jap Defense Line on Okinawa Broken by Yank Forces

AMERICANS RIP HOLE IN JAP OKINAWA LINE   B-29’s Hit Jap Home Island Of Shikoku First Time

INFANTRY GAINS ON 3 PACIFIC FRONTS REPORTED THURSDAY  SUPERFORTS BOMB JAP HOME ISLAND OF SHIKOK' EOR FIRST TIME

Jap Defense Line Broken  On Okinawa   Breakthrough Not Sweep: ing But It Is General; B-29s Hammer Shikoku

Yanks Gain In Three Hard  Pacitic Fronts   Japs Being Eliminated on Luzon and Okinaw:

Jap Lines Cracked In Okinawa Battle   Yanks Now Control Ridge from Where They Can Start Annihiliation of 40,000 Nips Holding Secondary Defenses - - Last of Japan’s Home Islands  Bombed by Sunerforts

PENETRATE NIP DEFENSE LINE ON LOWER OKINAWA   B-29s Attack Japs’ Home Isle of Shikoku for First Time

RIP OKINAWA DEFENSE LINE   Yanks Score New Gains On Two Other Pacific  Fronts

NAZI ATTACK      But Germans Are’ Pouring ‘Reserves Across Rhine

Nazis Massing Strong Force At Strasbourg   Germans Put More Troops Over Rhine For New Offensive

7th Hurls Back Savage Assault On Maginot Line   Ficid Dispatches, However, Indicate Sericus Danger in Alsace   NAZIS SHOW VIGOR OF ARDENNES DRIVI   Mass Strong Offensive Forces on Bridgehead North of Strasbourg

NAZI RESERVES © “POUR ACROSS RHINE IN DRIVE   Offensive Resembles German Drive Into Ar‘dennes; Snowstorm Blankets Entire Western Front This Morning

Bomb Parleys Prelude To World Program, Attlee Says   British Prime Minister Pleads for World “Good-Neighborliness”—-Congressmen: Praise Speech for its “Franknescs”

ALL NATIONS TO SHARE IN ATOMIC TALKS   TOLERATION URGED TO BRING PEACE ON EARTH

Says Bomb Talks Making Progress   Prelude To Talks With Other Nations

Bomb Talks Prelude to World Parley   Solons Reserved in Comment on Attlee  Address

Atomic Bomb Talks Are Prelude to World Peace Plans   Prime Minister Clement Attlee Airs Views in Address Before Joint Meeting of U.S. House and Senate

Others To Have Voice In Decision   Prime Minister Predicts Meeting Of World Nations

ATTLEE URGES COOPERATION      Asserts Nations of World Must Get Together For Mutual Security

Briton Pleads For Unity Of All Nations .   Calls For Closer Go: operation Between the United States and EngJand In Address Before Congress

Closer Cooperatior Between Britain And United States Sought by Attlee   British Premier and President Truman Reported in Agreement on Atomic Bomb Policy

vac te  2 See.  baal   Tells Congress Atom Bomb Talks Drelude to World Security Effart

PRESIDENT ATTLEE AGREE ON ATOMIC BOMB   Communique Giving Results Of Talks Is Expected On Friday   PRIME MINISTER IN TALK TO CONGRESS

Attlee Sees World-Wide Discussion  On A-Bomb   Talk to Congress  Is Complimented,  But Some Policies _Draw Criticism

NAZI FAILURE». ~~ 1$ DESCRIBED   FULL DETAILS OF HITLER'S ILL-FATED ATTEMPT TO INVADE ENGLAND ARE TOLD

FATHERS OF THREE EXEMPT FROM DRAFT   Selective Service Bans Their In. duction at Request of Army and Navy.

Quisling Calls On Norwegians To Obey Orders   Attacks From Outside To Be Resisted, He Says; Capitulation Of Nazis Near. Belief

CUT OFF FROM MAJOR ROUTE (iF ESCAPE   sritish “Desert Rats’ Slash to Within 12 Miles of Bremen

JAP CITADEL OF BAGUIO STORMED BY U.S. TROOPS   7,000 Civilians Freed In ast Three! Weeks; Capture Four Collaborationists

Americans  Storm Edges Of Baguio   Many Civilians Are Rescued by Filipino Guerilla Fighters

U.S. TROOPS STORM INTO BAGUIO CITY   7,000 Civilians Are Rescued By Guerrillas

American Troops Said Storming . Edge of Baguio —   FE ‘iiping Guerillas Rescue Over 7,000  Civilians. From Japs

YANKS STORM EDGE OF BAGUIO   _Igorotes Capture 4 Filipiao Traito#s

‘DEMON DOCTOR’ OF UMEDA: HOODOO MEDICINE MAN TREATED U. 8S. MARINES

JAPS SAY YANKS INVADE RYUKYU, CLOSE TO JAPAN   Essmy Terms Invasion a: Assault

2 Small Islands West OfOkinawa Said Objectives   Nippon Reports Say Sites’ ~ Sought As Springboards  For Assault Ou Japan.

May Be Invading Ryukyus   Japs Report Strike Against. Islands  Between Formosa And Japan Proper

oh Enemy Reports Islands Being Occupied As SpringBoard To Japan   Nimitz Is Silent On Ope ‘ations   Nips Advance In China But Are Repulsed In Attacks On Luzon

Springboards For Attacks on Nip Homeland   Say American Sea-Borne Forces Hit Toka, Aka, West of Okinawa Island

Japs Say Yanks Are Attempting Ryukyu Invasion  Air And Naval Attacks K. O. 25 Nip Ships, Crip: nle War Industries.

Report American: Invading Ryukyus  Japs Say Invasien Eallawed Sea Victory

Japs Claim U. 5. Forces Attempt Ryukyu Invasion   Carrier Planes And Battleships Bombard Islands

UNCANFIRMED JAP” BROADCASTS TELL OF NEW INVASIONS   CLAIMED U. S. AMPHIBIOUS FORCES ATTEMPTING INVADE RYUJYU ISLANDS

Tokyo Says Yanks Attempt Invasion  Of Ryukyu Islands   Air, Sea Raids Damage Jap Ships, War Plants

JAPS REPORT AMERICANS ATTEMPTING TO INVADE TWO RYUYU ISLANDS; GET BLASTING

DOENITZ, AIDES NOT RECOGNIZED AS GOVERNMENT   Merely Using Them For Necessary Duties, SHAEF Says

GERMANS WILL DIRECT OWN CIVIL AFFAIRS   Allies Won't Administer   Beaten Nation, Chur  chill Says

Doenitz and Others Work Under Allies   His Use Is Not Recognition of “Flensburg Group.”

DOENITZ HANDED JOB BY ALLIES   Admiral Has Temporary Posi Caring for Germany's Armed Forces

DOENITZ AND OTHERS BEING USED TEMPORARILY TO CARRY OUT JOB OF FEEDING. DISARMING GERMANS

Doenitz Helps Feec  Germany   Officers Carry Out Allied Orders; Not Given Recognition

SHAEF Declares Doenitz, Aides Assigned Duties  Group Unrecognized As “Government”

Allies Promise Thorough -Parge Of Germany    Unterstitzen on The Bleiweis

Germans To Operate Own Nation   Churchill Asks Time to Reply On Doenitz Rule

Nazis Will Have Military Rule, Clay Declares   United States To Stay in German

Naziism . Will Be Smashed   U: S. Going To Stay In Germany'A Long Time, Says Gen. Clay

Girls Tell Of Mass Assault By Japanese   Yamashita Trial  Closed To Public

Mass Raping of 15 Manila Girls Is Told at Trial   Japanese Selected Filipino Beauties For Lustful Orgy

GlRLo TELL OF JAP ORGIES IN HORROR NIGHT   Manila Beauties, Some 12 to 14 Years Old, Testify at Tiger's Trial.

Filipino Beauties  Attacked by Japs   Twenty-five Selected from 400 For Orgy, Witnesses Relate in Trial of Gen. Tomovuki Yamashita

Gruesome Story of Mass Raping of Manilc Beauties Told at Trial of Yamashita

WOMEN TELL OF BEING ATTACKED. ~ BY BRUTAL JAPS   All-Night Orgy of Rape of Women of All Ages by Japanese Soldiers Is Described by Victims.   TESTIMONY IS GIVEN AT PRIVATE SESSION   Press And Radio Barred From Hearing to Spare Feelings of Women Who Were Abused by Japs.

Mass Raping By Jap Soldiers in Manila Related   Filipino Women and Girls Victimsof Brutal Crimes

Japanese Orgy of Mass Raping i Manila Told   Twenty-Five Beauties Between 12 and 14 Passed From Jap’ to Jap In All-Nieht Atincks

Manila Beauties, Some Only 12 Years Old, Testify Aasinget Yamashita

Details Of Mass Attacks Related   Horrible Experience Of Manila Women At Hands Of Japs Told to Court

NIGHT-LONG JAP ORGY IS DESCRIBED   25 Filipinos Chosen From Among 400 Rounded Up

Jap Offenses Against 25 Manila Girls Told “at Vamashita Trial On War Guilt Charges

VICTIMS TELL OF MASS RAPE BY JAP TROOPS   25 Manila Beauties Picked For Orgy By Yamashita’s Soldiers

Some Of Them 12 To 14 Years Old  Details Of Mass Raping Of 25 Manila Beauties Told At Yamashita Trial

Women Tell Of Orey Of Rapine   Relate How 25 Manila Beauties Were Passed From Jap To Jap

Give Details of Mass Raping of 25 Manila Women by Japanese Soldiers

TESTIFY ABOUT LUSTFUL ORG)   26 Manila Beauties, Many 12 to 14 Years Old, Tell Of Jap Treatment.

Mass Atrocities By Japs Told   25 Manila Girls Abused by Yomashita’s Troops in All-Night Revels as U.S. Forces Drew Near, Witnesses Say in Secret Trial

WITNESSES TELL OF MASS RAPE BY JAPS INMANILA   COURTROOM CLOSED AS GIRLS RELATE ALL-NIGHT ORGY

Mass Raping _ By Japs Told   Public Barred from Trial of Yamashita While Victims Give Sordid Testimony

Manila Women Testify fo Nighf-long Jap Dray of Rapine in Gen. Yamashita 's Trial

DETAILS OF MASS  RAPING FILIPING  GIRLS AND WOMEN MANILA BEAUTIES PASSED FROM JAP TO JAP It  RIICUT TANS ARCY

Orgy of Lust Told By Manila Beauties in Yamashita Trial   Mass Rape by Jap Offic. ers and Men Before Quitting City

DETAILS OF MASS RAPING FILIPINO GIRLS AND WOMEN   MANILA BEAUTIES PASSED FROM JAP TO JAP IN NIGHT-LONG ORGY

LUSTFUL ORGY BLAMED UPON JAP GENERAL   Details of Mass Rapings of 25 Manila Beauties of Tender Age Told at Trial   FIRES BRING FREEDOM

LONG ROAD TO TRAVEL: FREIGHT RATE EQUALITY IS STILL TO BE ACHIEVED

RUNAWAY LAD AND CAT RETURN HOME   Grandfather Gleich Glad to Rocraver Part of Monev

Dickie Mason, 14, Claimeg He Left Home Recause His Cat ‘Cookie® Was Being Alsuscel

BONG REPEATS WEDDING VOWS   Biggest Marriage Ceremony ‘In Town's History

Fall Of Manila ToU.S. Forces ls Believed Neat   Liberating Armies Of Gen. MacArthur Inexorably Closing In On Capital Area   JAP LEADERS MAY HAVE TAKEN FLIGHT

TWO WILL BE HANGED AS AGENTS OF REICH   U-Boat Landed Spies Found Guilty On Three Counts

1 U-Boat Spies Doomed To Hang   Death Sentence Imposed By Military Court

DEATH PENALTY FOR NAZI SPIES   GIMPEL, COLEPAUGH ARE FOUND GUILTY: SENTENCED TO HANG

Death Sentence Of Nazi Agents To Be Reviewed   Pair Doomed To Hanging

Holds Ship Confab With Top Advisers   ‘President Will Disembark at _ Northern European Port and Proceed by Plane to Potsdam

—MINERS— Extension Of Pact Sought   Operators Ready To Ex’ tend Mine Contract Until May 1

WAR LABOR BOARD  DIRECTS THAT COAL  PRODUCTION GO ON ANY WAGE INCREASES  GRANTED BE RETROAC. TIVE AS OF TODAY -

WAGE CONTRAGT OF MINERS EXTENDEL   Operators Agree to Make Any Wage Adjustments Retroactive.

WLB ORDERS LEWIS AND OPERATORS TO CONTINUE OUTPUT   Board Directs U.M.W. Chieftain and Bituminous Operators to Keep Up Uninterupted Production of Cost TIindear Peosant Canteact

DIRECTED TO WORK   WLB Tells Coal Operators and Miners to Continue Production

WLB DIRECT MINERS TO CONTINUE COAL PRODUCTION UNDER PRESENT CONTRACT PENDING NEW SCALES.

WLB Directs Mines To Keep On Producing   Would Make Payment Of Pay Retroactive To Today; Contract Expires At Midnight

Coal Operators Assent to WLB Contract Plan   Agreement Extension Until May  to Push Negotiations Given Management Approval

Mine Chief Asks Contract Guarantee   Heated Exchange Follows Demand

JAP IMPERIAL PRINGE HEADS PARADE OF NIP WAR CRIMINALS   59 Top-Ranking Suspects Ordered To Surrender And  Come At Intervals

More Wanted Japs Surrender  fo ga ied od OE oe PER E e   Jap Civilians Signing  Appeal for Sparing of Yamashita’s Life

DIET CRITICIZES ARRESTS: IMPERIAL PRINCE HEADS WAR CRIMINALS PARADE

Imperial Prince Leads Parade of Japs To Sugamo   Prison Gates Open To Receive Enemy Slated For Trials

Steady * -cession of Ja, var Crimes Suspects at Prison   Queue Headed by Aged Princ’ Nashimoto of J. -erial Family

Prison Gates Are Closed On Accused Japs   Prince Nashimoto Is One OF Group Of Japanese Placed Under Arrest As War Criminals

Imperial Prince Nashimoto Heads Parade of Topranking Japanese In Mass Surrender

Jap Leaders Surrendering  Imperial Prince Heads Parade Of Suspects

Japs Checking in For Jail Lodging   Tokyo Residents Sign Appeal to MacArthur To Spare Yamashita

Jap War Crimes Suspects Enter Prison at Sugamo   Solons Meanwhile Candidly Told of Lack of Sovereignty

Imperial Prince Heads Parade Of Jap War Crimes Suspects Surrendering At Sugamo Prison   Prince Nashimoto First Member Of Imperial House Ordered Arrested By MacArthur

Hawaiians Happy Over Ickes’ Plan   Celebrate Prospect Of Being 49th State

Airliner Down In Storm Near Florence, S. C.   Base Loses Radio Contact With Big Ship In Trouble

Craft Located In Vicinity Of Florence, S. C.   EAL Official In New York Confirms Tragedy

Plane Sighted Li Swamp 10 Miles East of Florence, S. C.; Twenty-Two Persons Aboard

Plane With 21 Aboard Is Wrecked   Air Liner Carrying Eight Military Personnel, 10 Civilians and Crew of Three Crashes

Airliner Crash Caused Probable Death of 22 Occupants Early Today

MISSING LINER SEEN IN SOUTH   Plane With 22 Persons Aboard Appears To Be Complete Wreck

22-Passenger Plane Lost   “Believed Wreckage Of Air Liner Found Near Florence. 5. ©.

PLANE CARRYING 22 IS SAID 10 HAVE CRASHED   Wreckage of Eastern Airline: Believed Sighted in South Caroline Areca

(Air Liner drashes With 99° “aboard      Missing E.A..L! Plane Sighted: Ii Pee Dee Swamp. East of. Florence,a Complete Wreck.

Air Liner  Crashes With 22 Aboard   Missing EK. A. LL. Plane Sighted In Pee Dee Swamp East of Florence,a Complete Wreck.

WRECKAGE OF MISSING AIR LINER SIGHTED   Large Passenger Plane Carrying Civilians and Military Personnel Crashes  In South   FLYING OFF THE BEAM

PLANE CRASHES IN FLIGHT FROM N.Y. TO FLORIDA   Ten Civilians and Nine Military Passengers on Flight; Wreckage in Dense Swamp

Huge Air Liner Crashed Early Today; 22 Aboard   Missing Eastern Air Line Discovered In Pee-Dee Swamp Near Florence.

Big Airliner Is Wrecked; 22 Aboard   Ull-Foted Plane Located in Dense §. Carelina Swamp

22 Believed Dead Tn Big Air Liner; Wreckage Sighted   Eastern Air Line Plane Missing Over South Carolina Since 2 A. M.

_ otKage of Plane Seen in Dense Swamp   Eastern Air Liner With 22 Persons Is Believed Wrecked In South Carolina

Sight Wreck Of Plane in -§. Carolina   Eastern Air Liner Missing On Flight to New York

Airliner Missing; Wreckage Sighted   Aerial Searchers Report Airplane Which Had 22 Aboard a ‘Complete Wreck’ in Dense Swamp East of Florence, S. C., On Route from New York to Miami, Florida

Wreckage Of Missing Plane  Sighted Today   22 Persons Believed In Ship Crashing in South Carolina Swamp

Wreckage of Missing Air Liner Found   Spotted by Army Plane: Near Florence, S. C., 29 Persons Aboard

AIR LINER FALLS WITH 22 ABOARD   Wreckage Reported Seen In. South.Carolina

‘Soviet Armor Hurdles Oder Below Stettin   ‘Infantrymen Within Sigh Of Burning City—Fight In Meurer Oni

REDS EXPECTED IN SUBURBS OF BERLIN FRIDAY   People Are Told To Brace Themselves For Strug gle Inside City   FIRES ARE OBSERVED INSIDE REICH CAPITAL

Nine Armies Drive Into Approaches   Correspondents Report Huge Fires Burning In German Capital. Reds Nearing Junction With American Feorecs In the South

Lonely Markers on Beach Bear Evidence Of D-Day Landings on Europe a Year Ago

D-DAY DEBRIS STILL EVIDENT   Lonely Symbols Mark Site Of Mighty Invasion

?  CHEESE AND BUTTER DUE   Increase to Civilians Will Be Effective Sunday— Pre-War Store Services Are Beginning to Come Back.

BETTER LIVING SIN PROSPEGT   OPA, Starting Sunday, Wil Hand Out More Meat, Cheese, Butter.   NUMBER OF IDLE CLIMB

BIGGER BUTTER, MEAT RATIONS START SUNDAY   2,000,000 Defense Workers Lose Jobs Since Fall of Japanese

Meat Ration Point Value Is Reduced   RECONVERSION AT-A-GLANCE  Bigger meat, bulter, cheese rztions start Sunday, 2,000,000 war workers laid off  , since VJ-day. Ocean travel will open up in & months, «

Bigger Meat, Butter, Cheese Rations Start Sunday; Two  ‘Million War Workers Jobless   Travel By Ship Across Ocean May Be Fairly Easy Within Six Months

2,000,000 War Workers Out of Jobs   Some Already Rehired; News From Government,  Industry Generally Good

Food Supply. Will Become Ample; Point Cuts Neared   2 Millions Of War ’ Workers Held Idle

MORE MEAT, MORE CHEESE AND MORE BUTTER DUE SUNDAY  A SOBERING STATEMENT   A SOBERING STATEMENT, HOWEVER, THAT 2,000,000 WAR WORKERS OUT

WMC Reveals 2 Million Jobless since Jap Fall; AAore Meat Is Foreseen

MORE MEAT, MORE CHEESE AND MORE BUTTER DUE SUNDAY   A SOBERING STATEMENT, HOWEVER, THAT 2,000,000 WAR WORKERS OUT

OPA Promises Increased Meat, Butter, Cheese   Living To Be Better But Two Millions Jobless Since Wat Ended

OPA Will Hand Out More Meat, Butter Sunday   Climb Toward Better Living Gets a Boost With Bigger Allotments.   Industry Has a Rich Mart in Farm Area

RECONVERSION ROUNDUP STILL POINTS UPWARD   Lay-offs Come But Rich Market Looms Up Ahead

ee ere Or Oe ee  nangnEEREEIEennneeetnemeemmeenmeenmnenneeeeeeeee  Most Everything Looks Fine But 2 Million Lose Jobs; Tires Won't Be Plentiful Soon

LAY-OFFS SINCE  JAP SURRENDER  TOTAL2 MILLION OCEAN TRAVEL TO BI  AVAILABLE WITHIN SIX MORE MONTHS

Climb to Better Life In America Gets Governmental Boost   OPA Announces Reduced Ration Cost for Meat Cheese and Butter; Only Tire Situation And Unemployment Are Dark Srots in Nation

Points on Meat Butter, Cheese  To be Decreased  2,000,000 War Workers are Out of Jobs Since ¥-J Day; Paymnore Loom 2c Bia Marke

OPA Hands Out More Meat, Cheese   But WMC Announces 2,000,000 War Workers Lose Jobs Since V-J

Farmers Seen As Buyers Of Many Products   Better Living For All On Way; Added Butter And Meat Supplies.

Better Living Gets a Boost From the OPA   Release More Food; WMC Announces Two Million Jobiess Since Japan’s Fall

Meat Ration Point Values Slash Sunday   More Meat, Butter and Cheese Promised Nation's Housewives

First Reaction To Program Favorable   Nine-Point Formula For Post-War World Is “Announced By Leaders Of Three Bia Nation:

Jeep Patrol Finds 30,000 Prisoners  In German Camps   Whole Columns Of Nazis Disarmed By Small Force

Graves In Internment Camp Stand as Mute Evidence of Japanese Crueity

Truman Names Biddle to War  Crimes Court   Hits Crities of U. S.  Aid to Béithin: Nine Other Appointments Also Are Announced

BIDDLE NAMED TO JOB ON WAR CRIMES COURT   Nine Other Appoint. ments Are Made  By Truman

TRUMAN IN 10 APPOINTMENTS AND INTERVIEW   President Tells Korea And Australians To ‘Be Patient’

Biddle Made  War Crime  Trial Judge Truman Picks 9  Others, Vows Korean Policy

President Has Full 10 Minutes   Appoinis 10 To Posts, Comments And Talks Politics

Judge Parker Accepts Post On Commission   Ten Appointments Are ‘Announced By President’

Truman Reports On Appointments   Many Topics Covered In Brief Conference

Truman Tosses Off Ten Appointments  Biddle Named U. 5. “Judge to-

Truman Tosses Off Ten Appointments  Biddle Named U.S. ~ Judge to Try War Criminals

Biddle Named To Try Axis  War Criminals   President Announces Nine Additional Appointments

Biddle Gets War Crimes Court Post.   Truman Comments On Foreign Affairs And Talks Polities

President Names Biddle, Parker to ‘War Crimes Fut  Clark Nomined Par - _ Justice » of D.C C. AplL. Pa.

U.N.O. Measure Passes 65-7  in Senate Vote   Amendments That Would Limit Powers Defeated

SEEK CAUSE JF SO. CAR. PLANE CRASH   Of Airliner , Killed: Outright”

Seek To Identify Victims of Crash   Bodies of 22 Persons Taken From Wreckage

PROBE CRASH OF AIRLINER   Seek Identification. of 2? Charred Bailie

‘CHINESE VICTORY MARCH CONTINUES   Nips Believed Abandoning Corridor; Many Prisoners Admit War Is Loet

Ezra Whitman To Leave Pos!   Road ‘Commission Head to Retire When Suc- — ; cessor Is Named.

BOY, 12, CONFESSES SHOOTING PLAYMATE   ‘Billy Started Teasing Me About a Girl,” He Says

American Planes Blast Column Of Nazi Vehicles Seeking Escape Route   Berlin Reports Two New Red Offensives

Berlin Reports Two More Big Soviet Drives   Attack in East Prussia and Along Southern Front

‘Hero’ Held By FBI On OpenCharge   Pvt. Walker’ Revealed Te Be Karl Horst Wacker, Deported Alien

Hero Fraud  Disclosed  ‘Pvt. William Walke   ‘Pvt, William Walke Is Enemy Alien

Brescia, Bergamo, Genoa Seized; Frontier Town Of Como In North Falls To American Troops

Striking CIO Union Auto Workers Ask President To Intervene In G-M Dispute

ASK GM AGAIN TO MEET WITH THE STRIKERS   Want Pres. Wilson to Arrange LaborManagement Meeting

Asked To Use Power To Bring GM Chiefs Into Negotiations   Union Chiefs Return From Capital Parley Ignored By Management Leaders; Packinghouse Workers Will Ballot Friday

Strikers Appeal For Truman Aid "In GM Shutdown   Take Case Directly to -the Whitehouse With. Plea  For Intervention   SAY POLICY TENDS TO PROLONG STRIKE   Labor Heads Renew Efforts To Restore Negotiations In Deadlock

UAW Strikers Appeal To ‘Truman For Intervention   By Allan Dowling

ASKED FORCE GM RESUME WAGE TALKS   Stee] Workers Authorize Walkout

OVERWHELMING VOTE FAVORS STEEL STRIKE   Union Leaders Win 5 to  Margin in Balloting

UNION MAINTAINS ‘IS HELP NEEDED ~TOEND DEADLOCK   Number of Idle Across: Nation “si Rises: to 631,000, Highest ” in Weeks Picture ts  ‘Clouded: hy USW Vote -:   STEEL WORKERS BACK ; WALKOUT IN ELECTION   Meanwhile Ford Stoppage in Windsor, Ont., - Involving 10,000 Appears Near Ena After 10 Weeks :

STEELWORKERS VOTE FOR STRIKE OVERWHELMING   30 Per Cent Wage Increase Objective of Labor

Ask That Truman “Use Power and Forees At His Command  HANDS OFF POLICY WILL ONLY STALL  Studebaker Starts Today Ford Expected to Start Monday

Gen. Motors Heac Asks Conciliator Come to Detroit  Says Strike Scene Is  Place far Parlay

Half Of Indusiry Tied Up As Peace Efforts Fall Down   WARREN HOPEFUL FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT  Union Leaders Also Reported Irked By Labor Department

Reds Demand Concessions   Chiang’s Son Tries To Patch Up Trouble

French Forces Repel Germans At Strashourg   Nazis Continue Their Retreat in Ardennes Region

YANKS ADVANCE SOUTH OF ST VITH   British and French Continue March on Eastern Front

FRENCH ADVANCE IN ATTEMPT TO AID STRASBOURG   Believed Supported by The American Units; Make Headway   BRITISH ADVANCING   Germans Continue To Retreat From Deflated Ardennes Salient

French Troops Make Headway In  Strashourg Area   Advances Are Reported By » French First Army North Of Colmar   NAZIS IN ‘BULGE’ STILL RETREATING

BUT MINIMUM FORCE WILL BE INVOLVED   MacArthur Reveals Occupation Plans Through Official Spokesman, Denying Idea of Leaving Entirely in Six Months.

Doug Denies Talk of Six Months Job   Minimum Force Hope; “Occupation Might Be Many Years.”

Statement Says Allies Leader Was Misquoted   Domei News Agency May Fold Up Due To New Regulation

Occupation Might Last Many Years   However, MacArthur Announces Minimum Forces  May Be Used   -ARGER GROUND FORCE   Navy Reports 48 Ships Carrying 20,000 Men Ready to Start Home

Denies Claim Of Withdrawal In Six Months   Domei, Jap News Agency, May Be Dissolved

20,000 DUE TO LEAVE FOR HOME TODAY   important Development In Pacific Includes Expansion of Invasion of Northern Honshu  maALZ Zs ARPT UD]? h Fh hCUCUhMF

SENATOR WHERRY   M’Arthur Denies -Months Report  Occupation to Last Yeors, Always Held

MacArthur Hints Minimum Occupation Army Will Stay In Islands   General Denies Texas Statement   Combat-Clad Veterans Of Palau Dash Ashore At Aomori On Honshu

UCCUPATION EXTENDS TO THE NORTHERNMOST FIP OF HONSHU ISLAND   MacArthur Denies He Said the Occupation Misht End in 6 Months

Foresee J apan Occupation For Many Years   Minimum Forces Will Be Kept There, However, Asserts MacArthur In Clarifying Statement

MAY CONTINUE A LONG TIME   Explains That Forces Could Be Reduced to Minimum in 6 Months.   SHIPS TAKE MEN HOME

M Arthur Says (Occupation May Last For Years   But Adds Minimum Forces To Participate

‘May Last For [Many Years Says 'Gen. MacArthur      Combat-Clad Veterans Of Palau Dash  Ashore On Northernmost Tip Of Honshu

More Controls Are Clamped  Upon Japanese   Domei Agency Expected To End Service

May Stay . In Japan Many Years   .,MacArthur Says While ‘Forces May Be Cut in  - Six Months, Occupation Must Last Much Longer

Occupation May Last For “Many Years”   Ne Decrees Free Jap Press, Forbid Making Arms, Ammunition, Aircraft

Occupation Of Japan May Last For Many Years   Minimum Forces Will  Be Needed

Occupation to Last for Years  MacArthur Denies Poanncet That TRS tx

M Arthur Asserts Minimum Forces Will Be Necessary   Clamps Japan's  Political And Economic Life

Occupation May Last For Years, MacArthur Says   Denies ‘Six Months Report, But Visions Minimum U. S. Forces

Says: He Did Not Say. o-Month Occup ation Would be Sutticient; 20,000 Men Sail for Home: tor Discharge; More Stringent Economic Controls - Placed on Japan.

WAR CRIMINALS WILL GET TASTE OF OWN PRISONS   Factories Forbidden To Make Anything Resembling Implements of War

Occupatior Extended To Aomori   MacArthur Now Says Troops May Remain In Japan for Yacire

Occupation Of Japan May Last Several Years  More U S. Troops Land On Territory

PALAU ISLAND VETS LAND ON TIP OF HONSHU   18 Warships, With 20,000 Troops Leave Pearl Harbor for States

Yanks Land At Aomori on Tip of Honshu   48 Warships Due to Sail From Pearl Harbor With 20,000 Veterans To Be Discharged

Troops May Stay Years:In Japan  MacArthur Denies ‘Six Month’ Story”

Minimum Foree May Be Employed; MacArthur Corrects Editer: Aomor. Oceeupied

M’ARTHUR SAYS OCCUPATION 10 BE LONG TIME   Clarifies Earlier Statement; States Minimum Force to be Used

Allied Occupation Of Japan Might Last Many Years   MacArthur Says; Minimum Forces Will Participate; Ashore at Aomori

OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN DECLARES SIX MONTHS STATEMENT AN ERROR  COMBAT-CLAD VETERANS   COMBAT-CLAD VETERANS OF PALAU EXPAND OCCU. PATION FORCES   HOLD OF JA OF JAPANESE EMPEROR ON HIS THRONE STILL STRONG BUT ‘HIS ABDICATION MAY YET COME

Temperatures   Occupation of Japan May Last Many  Years, Says General

Occupation Of Japan to Last Years   General MacArthur Says Size of Forces WHl Re Reduced

Allied Forces To Be Cut In Six Months   Palau Veterans Take Firmer Control Of Honshu Island

DENIES REPORI OF BRIEF JAP OCCUPATION   MacArthur Declares Allies May Remain For Years   COMBAT VETERANS   Expand Hold To Northern Tip Of Honshu: 20,000 Troops On Way Home

Allied Occupation of Japan May Last Years-MacArthur   Supreme Commander Corrects Statement by Texas Publisher

Japs to Face Long Contro Under Allies   MacArthur Denies Occupation to End Within Six Months

Statement Of Texan Is Denied   48 Warships Carrying 20,000 Vets to Leave  Pearl Harbor

Cen. MacArthur Sees. Occupation   Allied- Leader Quoted As Saying Only Minimum ‘Forces To Participate

GENERAL DENIES HE PREDICTED A 6-MONTHS STAY   Says Texas Newspaper Man Misquoted Him; Now Declares Allies May Have To Remain In Japan For  Many Years, With  A Minimum Foree.

But Allied Force Could  Be Cut to Minimum Size   MacArthur Tightens Controls on Jap’s Political and Economic Systems

Expand Forces at Honshu as 20,000 Start for Home  From Pearl Harbor

YANKS EXPAND HOLD ON JAPAN TO HONSHU TIP   Allied Commander Corrects Report Troops Might Be Home In Six Months

U. S. Broadens Occupation Of Jap Homeland   Palau Vets Land at Aomori; 48 Ships Take 20,000 Men Back to States

State Benefits Systems Snag Jobless Aid Bill   Federal Payments Would Reduce Aid Given by States

ICKES SEES NO” GOAL SHORTAGE   BELIEVES THERE 1S ENOUGH TO GO AROUND

Believes Plenty of Coal For All   Some May Not Be Able To Have Favorite Brand

ENOUGH COAL TO 80 AROUND IS SEEN BY ICKES   Fuel Administrator Is Now Relaxing Most Of Its Controls

Solid Fuels ‘Administrator Ickes Makes Statement — Says Consumers May Not be Able to Get Favorite Brands.

Coal Supplies Seen Ample   Shipment Controls Reine Relaxed Nov. 1

FBI Captures Nazi Spy After Long Search   Described as an Associate Of Two Other Agents Now in Custody

Truman Issues Second Warning To Japanese   President, Reporting To.Nation On Potsdam Parley And War In Pacific, Declares U. S. Wil] Keep Sea Bases

U. S. to Keep Seized Isles   Truman’s Radio Talk Bares Nation's Aims

Nip Decision To End Wai Comes Shortly After President Truman’s Talk

Truman Warns Japan Greater Attacks Due   President Says Thousands Of Nip Civilians To Die Unless Nation Quits; Reports On Big 3

Tokyo Surrender Offer Came After Truman Warning   More Atomic Bombs Promised For Jap Cities

Truman Warns Japanese Citizens To Leave Their Cities   VEVaHESe SULiCiMuel SECURE PRACE

President Truman In Broadcast to Nation Emphasizes Need of Lasting Peac

Truman Says Cities ‘Are Doomed   Barring Surrender, War Industries Will Be Wiped Out, Says President. In Speech

President Warns Foe And Tells Americans Berlin Meet Results      Beat Eeethel At Lakeside Says ‘Events Have FE ernie 58 Year Of ‘Destiny’

NEW BOMB 10 HARASS THEM   President Declares Industries to Be Destroyed if Enemy Does Not Surrender—Warns Citizens to Flee Cities.

Truman’s Warni ning To Japs May Bring Swift Surrender 0 Gr Doom   Tells People to Flee Jap Cities; Reviews Pot dam Agreements.

Truman Warning To Japan Ushers In Final Phase.   People Told to Flee For Lives in Bomb Finale to the War

President Says Only Japanese Unconditional Surrender Will Stop Us

NIP BID COMES AFTER TRUMAN BOMB WARNING   Says Atomic Raids to Continue Until Enemy Quits

FLEE FOR LIVES JAPANESE TOLD "BY PRESIDENT   pier d Promised Steps ¥ Will be Taken to Safeguard Use of Weapon

TRUMAN WARNS JAPS TO FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES   Says U. S$. To Use Atomic Bomb To Blast Japan Out of War

Truman Gives Warning to Japs   Only Surrender Can Save Complete Destruction of Cities

Truman's Warning Ushers ‘In Final Phase of Atomic Bomb Drive to Force Peace

Tekyo Peace Bid Follows Truman's Final Warning   In Radio Speech, President Tald Nips To Quit Doomed Cities and Fiee

TOKYO'S ACTION FOLLOWS STERN TRUMAN WARNING   President Promised Atomic Bombs Would Wipe Out City After City

Truman Warn: Japs To Quit; Reveals Plans Of Big Three.   Complete Destruction Is Facing Japanese

President In Message Gave Vital Warning   Pres’ Truman Last Night, Speaking to Nation, Promised Japanese Destruction by Atomic Bomb.

Surrender Follows Truman Talk   President’s Address Doomed Jap Cities; U.S. to Keep Bases

Truman Warns Japanese To Flee And Escape From  Atomic Bomb Destruction

PRESIDENT TRUMAN WARNS JAPAN THAT CITIES ARE DOOMED  NATION’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE GIVES REPORT ON DATCHARZ CARECCDrarcr

Truman Warns Japs fo Flee Busy Centers  Reports on Events Of Rarlin MAeatina

‘Surrender Overtures Follow Truman's Threat to Erase Japan City by City

Truman Says Responsibility Fully Realized   Atomic Bomb Must Be Used To Keep World Peace—Russia Pledged Unaware OF Invention

Reported Tokyo Surrender Follows Fast On Heels of Truman’s Warning

NAZIS CARTED OFF TREASURES OF HIGH VALUE   Plunder Included Art, Rare Books, Material Wealth

alropean Countries Of Art “ing Period Of Occupation   Germans Pillag And Literature

TOKYO ADVISED TS DIPLOMATS T0 END PARLEY   Message Speaks ol ‘Things Happening Automatically’

Pearl Harbor Probe Reveals U.S. Intercepted Important Messages to Jan Dinlomate

Nip Messages ‘Laid Before  ‘Probe Session   Tokyo Cables to Envoys ‘Here-Decoded Nov. 28, 1941

Jap Diplomatic Reports Made Public At Hearing   Things Will Happen Automatically, ‘Envoys In Washington Were Informed

Testimony At Pearl Harbor Inquiry Says They Expected It Dec. 7   Evidence Found In Jap Messages   Documents, However, Did Not Indicate What Nations Involved

Jap Messages Read at Pearl Harbor Inquiry   Indicate U. S. Knew Diplomatic Relations to End

Pear! Harbor investigation Proves U. §. Knew That Japs Were Ending Negofiations   Message Was intercepted on November IR 1041 Recnansibilitv to he Fixed

Japan Warning or Relations Break Heard on Nov. i    Things to Happen Then Message Said

Nip Messages Tell Steps to Hostilities   Volume of Papers Introduced Showing Country Ready to Fight to Carry Out Expansion

Nippon Envoys Were Aware Of Impending Stab   Had Been Told To Keep Up Appearances Of Negotiating

BRITISH - AUSTRALIAN RELATIONS STRAINED   Australians Feel Snubbed by War-end Policies

Australia Protests Exelusion By British In Peace Discussions   Wants Equal Footing In Interests Of Whole Commonwealth

Australians.  Displeased   Want E qual’ Footing At Peace Gathering

Australia Denied Equality In Peace Talks, Says Evatt  Blames I Britain wy. . ee

ENGLAND RAPPEN BY AUSTRALIAN   CHARGES ATTEMPT TO DENY POMINION VOICE IN PEACK DISCUSSIONS,

Red Armies Are Driving Toward Vienna   Soviets Threaten Supply Road in Late Advance

U. S. May Step In In Coal Dispute   Intervention In 72 Hour Now Expected

Federal Coal Action Near   Intervention Within 72 Hours Predicted

Truce Reached In Blood; Civil War In ‘Greece; Battle To Stop Monday

TRUCE HALTS VIOLENCE IN CITY ATHENS   ELAS Will Confer With Greek Government in Quest for Settling of Differences.   Rv STEPHEN BARBER

Greek Civil War  Truce Reached   ELAS and Government To Discuss Issues As Warfare Stops Sunday

Pfc. Thomas T. Pretasky Is Not Missing, Report   Scobie, ELAS Leaders Agree On Truce ToEnd Greek Civil Strife

Truce Is Sought In Bloody Grecian Civil Warfare   Would Enable Left-Wing ELAS and Greek Gov ernment to Talk Issues.   ELAS to Withdraw Its Military Force

Greeks Make Truek With Greek Rule   Representatives Hostilitie s Will Cease At 1 A. M. On  January 14th,   SURRENDER PRISONERS

Truce uce Reached In Greek War’   British, ELAS Agree To Cease Hostilities

TRUCE REACHED IN GREEK FIGHT   Hostilities Will Halt Monday In ELAS, British Pact

Truce Reached In Greek Strife  Terms Agreed To See:  Csahla fanvarnmant

TRUCE REACHED IN GREEK WAR; SIGNED THURS,   Hostilities Will Cease At 1 A. M. January 15

Truce To End Civil War In Greece Reached   Hostilities To Cease Jan. 15; Elas To Surrender Military Prisoners.

Greek Warfare To End Monday  ELAS Agree to Truce With British and Talk With Government

SIGN TRUCE TO END GREEK WAR   Hostilities to Cease Next Monday, European Time

Truce Signed by British. and ELAS   Hostilities to Cease January 15; Factions Discuss Differences

Reach Truce in Greek Strife   Hostilities Will Cease on Jan. 14, Says Official Statement

Truce Reached  In Greek War   Hostilities Will Cease Mon. day Under Order Signed Today

REACH TRUCE IN GREEK CIVIL WAR   HOSTILITIES WILL CEASE ON SUNDAY, JAN, 14, AT 6 P.M,

British General And Elas Leaders Agree On Truce To End Civil Strife In Greece   Hostilities Ta Cease On Jan. 15 At 1 A. M., Official Statement Says

Deadline Set In Greek Tilt   Hostilities to End Sanday With Truce

Lewis and Clark Forges Ahead In 7th War Loan  This County Has Sold 90.5 Per Cent  Of Its Bond Quota

Lewis and Clark Again Leads In War Bond Race   Montana Has Attainec  98.1 Per Cent  Of Its Goal for 7th

Suggest Agency Probe War Crime:   Congress Aroused Over Nazi Atrocities; Senate Approves Delegation.

VAS ED “PROGRESSIVE PARALYSISS  -Ciano Describes Duce Slur  At 10-Year FDR Peace Plan

Ciano’s Diary—No. 4  Alliance Is Signed; New Gossip About Hitler’s Love Life

Battle Upsets Merger Plan a a een  Pamphlets Cause Fireworks At Army-Navy News Session:

ADMINISTRATION'S g23/*: PER " WEEK PROGRAM OF BENE- ‘ FITS 18 TURNED DOWN

Eisenhower Visits Front, Sees Victory in Offing   First Army to Lick  Everything in _ Sight, He Asserts

Fisenhower In High Spirits As Men Advance   First Army Can _ Lick Everybody They Come Up Against,’ He Asserts

Kisenhower In Happy Spirits   Visits U. S. First Army East Of Rhine: Praises Hodges’ Troons.

IEISENHOWER JUBILANT, EXPECTS FIRST ARMY’ TO LICK EVERYBODY THEY COME UP AGAINST NOW

EXPECT YANKS TO LICK ANYONE THEY RUN INTE   Allied Commander in Chief Stays At Hotel Where Chamberlain and Hitler Met.

Eisenhower Sees Steady Yann Gains   Expects First Army to Continue “To Lick Everybody’

Oct. 15 Set For Lifting  Restrictions   Other Structures Also Affected; Price Lids Are Not Provided.

Limitations on All Construction — To End October 15   Bowles Asks For Price Ceilings On New Dwellings

Private Homes And Business Get Green Light   Six-Point Program Designed to Speed Expansion of. Building Industry As _. Atd to Reconversion   Omits Ceiling On Dwelling Prices   OPA Urges Top to Prevent “Biggest Price Boom” Ever: Some Food Rationing May Return

Six-Point Plan Doesn’tInclude Ceiling Prices   OPA Warns of ‘Biggest Boom’; Restrictions Go Off on October 15 7

OCTOBER 15 SET FOR LIFTING RESTRICTIONS ON HOME BUILDING   Designed to Speed Expangion of the Building Industry— Prices ‘Sky High.’’

Home Building Restriction Off On Oct. 15   Seek More Materials To Make Industry Best Source of New Jobs

ALL OF BUILDING CURBS WILL END   Restrictions To Go Oct. 15: Price Ceilings Rejected

Bowles Asks Congress for Price Limits   OPA Also to Revoke Its Famed L-41 Regulation Governing Construction Of Public Buildings

Restrictions on Building Are Lifted   Six-point Program Outlined by Snyder; No Ceiling Prices Set

O-POINT PLAR TO STEP-UP EXPANSION   Ceiling Prices On Homes Urged By 0. P. A.   fo Increase Supplies Of Scarce Items, Prevent Hoarding Of Materials

WPB To End Limit on Home, Store, Office  Construction   Snyder Announces SixPoint Plan to Speed Work

Limits On Building Are Lifted   Private Home, Business Construction Gets ‘Go Ahead’ Oct. 15

RESTRICTIONS ON CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES, LIFTED   Will Become Effective Oct. 15, Director John W. Snyder Announced.   It Is Designed to Speed the Expansion of the Building Industry.

BUILDING RESTRICTIONS TO BE LIFTED OCT. 15   Plan to Speed Expansion of the Building Industry is Announced

Lift Restrictions On Construction Program Oct. 15   Plan Speedy Increase Of Materials For Home Building

Restrictions on Home Building End October 15   Stabilization Director Announces Six-Point Construction Program

Order Goes Into Effect on October 15   Six-Point Program Designed to Expand Building Industry

NO CEILINGS ON PRICE; 6-POINT PLAN IS TOLD   Controls to Go Next Month, Reconversion Chief Snyder Says; WPR Order Out

REVEAL FEDERAL  PROGRAM AIMED  10 SPEED WORK WPB REVOKES LIMIT  ON STORES, HOTELS AND APARTMENTS

CONSTRUCTION CONTROLS Ott   Order By Reconversion Director Becomes Effective Oct. 15.

U. S. To Lift Retrictions  On Building   All Controls On Construe: tion Will Be Removed October 15

Restriction Over Home Building to Go Off Oct. 15   Director Snyder Also Lifts Ban on Construction of  Other Buildings.   Building Expansion Program Designated

Weather   Six- Point Plan Drawn To Speed Up Construction   Campaign Planned To Increase Supplies of Scarce Materials

Restrictions On Home Building To Be Lifted Oct. 15   Six-Point Plan To Aid Industrv

RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING TO BE LIFTED   Six-Point Program Designed To Speed Expansion of Construction Industry Announced   FAMED ORDER REVOKED

Restrictions Removed From Home Building   Order Effective Oct. 15 Did Not Contain Ceiling Price on Homes

Restrictions Will Be Off October 15   Program For Expandec Construction Includes No Ceilings On Price: Of New Dwellings.

Curbs on Homes Will Be Lifted  Restricting to End On Building Oct 15

LIFT CONTROLS ON BUILDING OCTOBER 15   In Campaign To Expand Industry

Six Point Program fs Announced   Price Ceilings, Sought by OPA Not Included  In Plan

Take Action On Building Regulations   Government Has Program To Speed Expansion of  U. S. Construction

Seek to Speed Expansion Of Building   Actien Is Taken To Boost Supply Of Materials

Building -Restrictions‘On= Homes, Other Types: Will Be Lifted On October 15

Curbs on Building To End October 15, Snyder Announces   Ban to Go Off Home and Commercial Construction  And Public Works

Ceiling Prices Omitted From Home Program   Reconyersion Chief Clears The Way For New Construction

BAN ON BUILDING HOMES NEARS END   gestrictions On Construction  of Houses And Private Buildings Will Be Lifted October 15

BUILDING CURBS TO BE REMOVED   Action Planned To Prevent Hoarding by Dealers

Building Bans Off Oct. 15   - Snyder Announces   @ix-Point Program  3 Po: ‘Spéed: Activity;  No Home Price Lid

Limits Off Construction For Nation   Restrictions Removed On Private Homes, Other Construction By Snyder

All Restrictions On Building Go Off Oct. 15   No Recommendation For Home Price Ceiling Is Made

All Restrictions On Building Go Off Oct. 15  Ne Recammendatic   No Recommendation For Home Price Ceiling Is Made

OCT. 15 1S SET FOR REMOVING BUILDING BANS   Snyder Sets Up 6 Point Program to Hasten Construction Industry

WPB Also Revokes Order Curbing Construction of Stores, Office Buildings

Bowles Urges Price Limits On Dwellinas   Plan Announced By Reconversion Chief Makes No Reference To Costs Of Buildine

RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING LIFTED   Private Homes, Other Structures May Be Erected Oct. 15, Is Ruling

Restrictions on Private Buildine lo End Oct. 15   Director Also Gives * Six-Point Program To Speed Work

BUILDING BAN T0 BE LIFTED OCTOBER 15   All Restrictions on Construction of Private Homes and Other Struc ‘tures Will End on That Date, Snyder Says.

BUILDING IS GIVEN BOOST   CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES ‘COMMERCIAL. BUILDINGS GET GREEN LIGHT SGGN

DPENG WAY TO HOME OWNERS: AND INDUSTRY   Restrictions Go Off Oct. 15; “L-41” Order Revoked on Same Date.

Home, Building Construction Restrictions End On Oct. 15   Bix-Point Program To Speed Expansion Of U. 8. Construction

CONTROL OF RUBBER PLANTS UNCHANGED   Akron Firms Remain Under U. S. Navy Direction

j Americans Still — Lack Opposition  Additional Towns Ovenpied   Additional Towns Ocenpied By MaecArthue’s Men

JAP RESISTANCE IS STILL LIGHT - ON LUZON ISLAND   American Patrols 20 Miles In . land at Two: Points—Ait and Naval Blows Support Advance.   NIPS ATTACK SHIPS IN LINGAYEN GULF   Enemy’ Planes’ Succeed ‘in Causing Only Minor Damage—Twenty Blasted From Skies.

Yankee Forces Penetrate Luzon 20 Miles   Japanese Continue Unwillingness to Offer Challenge

LUZON FRONT. REACHES TWO RIVER TOWNE   Jap Resistance Continues to Be. Light: in.’ Drive to Central Plains..

U.S. Forees 20 Miles  Into Luzon   Motor Patrols Push Inland At Two Points Along Invasion Front.   STRONG AIR SUPPORT

Beachhead Now ls 18 Miles Wide  U. S. Forces Reach New Road Junctions

AMERICANS ARE * NEAR 2 TOWNS WITH NEW PUSH   “Gains of 8 Miles Reported Within 24 Hours—Road Centers Menaced

Motor Patrols Well Inland   As far as 20 Miles Into Luzon, Resistance Continuing Light

PATROLS REACH INLAND TOWNS   Push Bight Miles in Day to Important Road Junctions on Agno   It   Sixth Army Progress Continues Unchecked; Jap Resistance _ Still Light 

U.S. P’zrols Push Inland Z0 Miles On Luzon Island   Light Joponese Resistance Continues, General MacArthur Says as Yonks Reoch Vicinity of Two Key Towns

8-Mile Gain In 24 Hours   Resistance Continues Light as U.S. Troops Reach to Road Hub Towns on Agno River, First Natural Barrier

Push Inland 20 Miles On  Luzon Island   Motor Patrols Reach Towns On  Road Junctions

BATTLESHIPS SHELL RYUKYU JAP ISLANDS   Hit Coastal Targets On Nippon’s Guardian

U. S. Carrier Planes Hit Okinawa   Fast Battleships Attack Some Island Positions

WARGHIPO AND UARRIERG HT AYUKYU (SLES   Heavy Guns Blast Objectives on Okinawa; Fleet Hunts Shipping.

NAGOYA IS BLASTED BY 225 PLANES   Return Visit ls Made to Big Japanese City

German Outlaws in Prague Wiped ‘Out as Russians Close In ‘on Nazis Who Refuse to Surrender

Nazis Annihilated In Postwar Battle   Reds Smash Outlaw Fighters in Prague

TRUMAN NEWBERRY DIES ON WEDNESDAY   Deceased Was Former Re publican U. S.. Senator From Michigan.

Lane In Race For Governot      Hagerstown Man Mails His Certificate of Candidacy 

LANE DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNORSHIP   Hagerstown Democrat Says He Is Opposed To More Than Two Terms   O’CONOR’S INTENTIONS ARE STILL UNKNOWN

LABOR TALKS TO END SOON   Labor-Management Confab To Quit Saturday With Little Accomplished

LABOR PROGRAM HOPE OF PARLEY   Reconciliation Sought On Sharply-Divided Reports

MANAGEMENT. LABOR MEET TO END SAT.   Program Agreed Upon May Avert Some Future Strife

GOVERNMENT TOAPPEAL  WARD RULING   Also Wants Congress to Take Action

Administration To Seek Seizure Power Clarification   Coal Rationed In QOne-Ton Lots To Lima Residences

Expect Senate To Pass 160 Million  Housing Measure   Bill, Okayed In House. Provides Temporary Homes For Vets

WORK OR JAIL "PASSAGE SEEN   Rep. May Predicts Majorit) of 2-1 as Amendments Defeated

DRAHT BILL 15 OVER THE HUNIP   Measure Headed for Passage After Cne More Major Test

DRAFT BILL S) OVER THE HUMP   Measure Headed for Passage After Gne ‘More Major Test ©  j

YOUR BABYS PICTURE TO BE PUBLISHED FRE:      Photo To Be Taken at Odd Fellows Hall, Mayrtard September 29. -

—PHILIPPINES—  MANILA FIRMLY HELD BY YANK   Battle For Philippines’ Capital Is Over; Fight. ing Spreads

JAPS HANG ON IN PHILIPPINES   Enemy Holds Two Buildings ln Manila — Corregidor Nips Kill Selves

MANILA JAPS FIGHT BACK ANEW, IMPROVING POSITIONS IN TRUCE   FOE IGNORES AMERICAN SURRENDER ULTIMATUM; CORREGIDOR SHAKEN BY SUICIDE EXPLOSIONS

Move East On Luzon   With Battle for Manila Virtually Over, Main Fighting Edges To the Fast and North

JAPS HOLD TWO MANILA POINTS   ‘Foe Uses Truce Period  Ta Improve Position

Japs Still Hold Two Buildings In Manila  Blow Themselves Up In Corregidor;  Tl © Preteen le Beemisin

Manila Sti I Rumbles From  Blast of Gun:   American Artillery Cuts Down Japs Who Used Surrender Period toa ‘Improve Positions

Predict Hard Fight East Of Manila  Nips Still Hold Two Buildings In the Canital

UNDERGROUND BLAST SHAKES CORREGIDOR   Officially Battle is Over, But Manila Rumbies as Jap Marries Commit Mass Suicide  C—O srl ae as = a toma s4ctlUcCrel lr;

JAPS STILL HOLD 2 MANILA SPOTS   Use ‘Surrender Period’ To Better Their Positions

MANILA BATTLE IS OFFICIALLY OVER BUT JAPS ACTIVE   Artillery Pounding Nips Who Used Surrender Period to Better Their Positions~— More Suicide Explosions Heard on Corregidor

Japs Continue  Mass Suicide   Corregidor Fortress Shaken Anew By Under. ground Explosiens.

Manila Fight Officially Over   Japs Still Hold Out In Two Buildings; Commit Mass Suicides.

OFFICIALLY END MANILA BATTLE   Japs Use Surrender Period To Improve Positions in 2 Buildings.   'REPORT MASS SUICIDES

Blast Lust-Ditch Nips Holed Up In Two Buildings   Trapped Enemy Turn Down Surrender Bid; Corregidor Shaken  By Tunnel Exnleciance

Japs Commit Mass Suicide On Corregidor   Set Off Ammunition Dumps Deep In Rock; Manila Snipers Fight On

MANILA BATTLE IS OFFICIALLY OVER, YANKS PUSH EAST   JAPS SET OFF NEW SUICIDE BLAST ON CORREGIDOR ISLAND

Yanks Pound Jap  Manila Remnants   Enemy Uses Surrender Period To Improve Stand in Buildings

Machinists Suspended In AFL. Row   Jurisdictional Dispute Brings Action Which Affects 750,000 Men

A.F.L. SUSPENDS — MACHINISTS UNION   Jurisdictional Dispute Cause at Action

Austrian Border  Is 36 Miles Away   Russians Have Already Overrun Four-Fifths of Hungary   LAUNCH NEW ATTACK   First Army. Continues tc Grind Thru Moravi jan  Mountains

Stalin Opens Fourth Big Soviet Drive   Nazis Moving Troops From Italy to Defend Vienna Front

Soviets Open Fourth Drive Upon Austria   Four-fifths of Hungary Overrun; Troops Now 346 Miles From Border

Russians Begin New Offensive Toward Vienna   Drive Launched North Of Danube; Silent On Berlin Front .-.

Shift Troops From West, italy, Claim   Moved in to Defend Vienna Attack Expected Soon

Reds Spring Assault Toward Nazi Hideout   Germans Forced To Shift Divisions From Italy And West Front To Defend Vienna, Berlin Admits. 7

Germans Shift Divisions To  Defend Attack   Berlin Reports New Assault in Slovakia As Reds Continue To Advance in Mountains

Reds’ Assault Loosed North Danube River   Aimed Toward Redoulst Alountain Tn Southern Germany: Described  AL-Out Offensive      Russians Within 36 Miles of Austric   Mennwhile Germany Gird: For Defense of Vienna: Moves Troops From Ltaly and West Front

NEW OFFENSIVE IS OPENED NORTH OF DANUBE IN-SLOVAKIA _ NEW DRIVE IS FOURTH  LAUNCHED BY RUSSIANS IN VIENNA CAMDAICN

SOVIETS LAUNCH NEW OFFENSIVE ON SOUTH FRONT   SPRING ASSAULT ON LOWER REACHES OF HRON IN SLOVAKIA

NEW OFFENSIVE 15 OPENED NORTH OF DANUBE IN SLOVAKIA  WCU Mpgtrre   NEW DRIVE IS FOURTH LAUNCHED BY RUSSIANS IN VIENNA CAMPAIGN

Reds Launch New Offensive  In Slovakia, Germans Say  Nazis Transfer Troops From Italy

Russians Launch New Offensive In Drive For Vienna   Red Blow Falls North of Danube In Czechoslovakia

PUSH IN SOUTE PERILS VIENNA   Moscow Says Hitler Rushes Troops From Other   Fronts to Defend Key to Mauntain Stronghold.

Nazis Shifting Divisions From Italian Sector   Russians Overrun Four-Fifths Of Hungary

Reds Launch New Drive  In Slovakia’  Spearhead  Is. 77 Miles  Ff... 4s? Le:

GERMANS REPORTED SHIFTING TROOPS FROM WEST FRONT AND ITALY TO DEFEND VIENNA

Germans Shift — Troops to Meet Russian Offense   Attempt to Be Made to Defend Vienna Against Impending Attack.   No Word Put Out on Red Drive on Berlin

Soviet Armies Launch Fourth Big Offensive   Russians Drive Toward Vienna To Seal Off Mountain Retreat

ENEMY SHIFTS FORCES FROM ITALY AND WEST FRONT TO DEFEND ATTACK ON VIENNA   Two Russian Armies Already Overrun Four-Fifths of Hungary With Spearheads Aimed at Austrian Border But 36 Miles Away   BERLIN REPORTS “ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE" MOVE

New Offensive In Slovakia Is Announced   Banska Bystrica, Former Czech Underground Quarters. Captured,   NORTH OF DANUBE

Rassians Reported in Fourth Offensive Toward Mountain Redoubt.   ENEMY SHIFTING TROOPS

‘Two Soviet. Armies Push ‘For Border > Of Austria   Attack Upon Vienna Is Seen From News

REDS 77 MILES FROM VIENNA IN NEW OFFENSIVE   Soviet Columns Within 36 Miles  Austrian Border

Soviets Open Fourth Drive Against Nazis   New Offensive Aimed At Germany's Southern Mountain Redoubt

Russ Launch ‘A Offensives In Slovakia   Moscow Says Huns Drawn From Ltaly and West to Defend Vienne

Germans Shift ; Italian Forces  “To Save Viena      Reds Push 4ih Offensive Toward Nazi Redoubt In Southern Mountains

Launch Offensive  Aimed at Mountains In South; Other Units Drive Toward Vienna

Fourth Russ Drive Aimed ‘At Vienna   Germans Shift Troops From Italy and Western Front to Defend City

Stalin Discloses ’ Fourth Russian — Danube Offensive   Moscow Says Enemy  Moying Strength to Defend Vienna

NAZIS SEND DIVISIONS FROM ITALY   Offensive Launched - Toward Germany's Mountain Redoubt

Reds Open New Drive in South Against Vienna   Fourth’ All-Out’ Offensive Started Along Hron  River

Reds 36 Miles From Austria In New Attack   Two Russian Army Groups Fight Through Hungary; Foe Reports Czechoslovakia Push

NAZIS SHIFTING MEN FROM ITALY AND WEST FRONT   Revorted Withdrawing Troops From Other Fronts To Defend Vienna Against Imminent Red Assault.

BERLIN MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW THREAT   Moscow Says Nazis Shift Men from Italy, Western Front to Defend Vienna

New Drive Bursts Out In Slovakia As Russians Overrun Four-Fifths of Hungary In Hard Fighting.

GREAT RUSSIAN ATTACKS MOVE TOWARD VIENNA   Germans Claim Reds Begin Fourth Big Assault For Mountain Redoubt

4th Red Offensive Hits South Reich   Hitler’s Mountain Redoubt Under Attack by Newest Russian Drive; Hungary Overrun in Big Advance

STALIN REPORTS NEW OFFENSIVE ABOVE DANUBE   Germans Shift Troops From Italy to Meet Coming Vienna Assault

Berlin Reports Russians Open Powerful New Offensive Aimed At Austria; Germans J Shifted  From Italian Front

RUSSIANS ADVANCING ON VIENNA   Red Army Forces Are Within 36 Miles Of  Austrian Border

NAZIS REPORT RUSSIANS OPEN ATH NEW DRIVE   Blow Aimed At Scuthern Mountain Area; Vienna Assault Expected

FOURTH SOVIET DRIVE OPENED TOWARD VIENNA   Four Fifths Of Hungary Bejow Danube Is Overrun By Russian Forces

Soviets Aim New Offensive Toward Southern Reich; Vienna Imperilled

New Soviet Offensive In Slovakia North Of Danube River Is Aurd At Vienne

New Drive Opened by Red Forces   Stalin Announces Fourth Offensive Aimed for Reich’s Southern Fortress

FOURTH RED OFFENSIVE IS REPORTED   Germans Say Russians Start an All-Out Drive in Slovakia Against Germany’s Southern Mountain Redoubt.

Reds Launch New Assault In Slovakia   Four Soviet Offensives In South Now Converging On Vienna.

Russians Open Fourth Attack   GERMANS SHIFT TROOPS FROM ITALIAN FRONT

A Fourth Russian Offensive   New Drive Toward Austria May Call For the Defense Of Vienna Soon

100,000 Troops and 1,400 Ships Score Swift Success in Bid to Win Bases Only 325 Miles from Foe’s Homeland

Named As Boldest American Exploit  In All History   Americans Quickly Capture Two Airfields And By Evening Were Three Miles Inland On An Extended Beachhead.

Lewis Attacks cIo   Delegates Wrangle Bitterly At Labor Conference Over Waaqe-Price Issue

WAGE ISSUE ° MAY EXPLODE CONFERENCE   CIO Demands It 4. Be Included Ww On Agenda * *

LEWIS 1S WINNER IN CAMPAIGN FOR COMMITTEE POST   ClO is:Standing Alone in-Effort’ to Have Issue of Wage Increase Consideredvat Conference,   WILLIAM GREEN JOINS ~ WITH LEWIS IN FIGHT   Lewis And Philip Murray, Head of ClO, Exchange Angry Words During Debate at Conference.

ClO. DEMANDING WAGE ISSUE BE PUT TO PARLEY   Bitter Civil War Rages Among kabor Delegates At Meet

Reveal a Lop-Sided sSphit Among wavor Delegates  SHOWS CLEARLY CIO WITHOUT SUPPORT  John L. Lewis Attacks CIO President Murray Bitterly

C10 Is Battling AFL, UMW and Railway Unions   Murray Presses for Inclusion of Wages On Meet’s Agenda

Management Looks On As Labor’s Delegates Engage In Strife At Peace Parley

“Can’t Answer Now,” Says Discharged Sailor At Uniontown Jail To Add New Mystery In Killine   WILL BE TAKEN TO DEATH SCENE TODAY

Schools Will Back Change In Tax F onl   Proposed Amendment Gives Legislators Authorit To Appropriate Money

Bond Premiere  And Amateur Show  Two Performances On  Tuesday. June 12

Bond. Premiere .  And Amateur Show  Two Perfirniances On Tuesday, June 12

NATION’S OUTLOOK FOR MEAT IS VERY GLOOMY   Livestock Agents Repert Prespects Poer Fer Any Mere Beef, Pork Or Lamb This Year

4 Robeson Towns In Proposed Pos? ‘Office Projects   Maxton, Fairment, Rowland and St. Pauls in List Proposed to Con ’ gress.

105 N. C. Towns To Get New Post Office Buildings   PBA To Authorize Appropriations for 4,020 Federal Building Projects

Foe Digs in On Front in   Prepure for tend _on Bank of Reno River-~ “On Custer: Part  — Of Front.

Three-Fifths Ot Troops In Europe Idle   Divisions Sweating It Out To See Who Will Go Home. Pacific, Stay.  RPM THT) SEVEN UOAAN

TROOPS GETTING DESERVING REST   More Than Three-fifths of U. S. Men in Europe Are Now Idle

Three-Fifths Of U. S. Troops In Europe Now Idle  Soldiers Wonder About Next Move

60 Per Cent U.S. Troops Now Idle   Await Reassignment To Guard Duty or  Pacific Service

Mark Time Along Elbe   Some 50 U. S. Divisions “Sweat It Out” As . ‘War Draws to An End

Maj. Stevens To Aid Wife      Vet Of Battlefield  Reaches Bridgeport

Stevens Predicts Wife's Vindicatior  In Youth's Death   Paratroop Officer Strikes at Gossip Accompanying Case

HUSBAND TO AD ACCUSED WIFE   Paratroop Officer Confident Mate Will Be Acquitted

Stevens To Fight To Save Spouse   Overseas Major Joins Wife Held In Slaying

[Hitler's Gang Is Named Murderers   Were Individually Account: able for Breaking the World's Peace   SHAWCROSS IS ACCUSER      30,000-Word Address Sums Up Crimes of Ribben trop, Goering, Hess

BRITON SCORES NAZI LEADERS   Goering, Hess, Et Al Accused As Murderers

BRITON PICTURES NAZIS AS BRUTAL WORLD VILLAINS   SAYS DEFENDANTS GUIDED GERMANY INTO WAR ROLE

British Case Against Nazis Given Court .   Leaders Charged Witt .Fraud-in Laying Plons for Murder, Robbery

British Take Over Prosecution of 20 Nazi War Criminal:   Appallingly Costly War Blamed Upon Principal Plotters

Nazis Hear Additional Charges   British: Open Their Case Against Twenty Former Leaders Now On Trial  For Lives

Shawcross Says Nuernberg Defendants Put Hitler in Power, Made Aggression Possible

Hitler Henchmen Denounced As ‘Murderers And Robbers’ By Head British Prosecutor   -Held Personally And Individually Accountable For Breaking World Peace

BRAND CHIEFS DELIBERATE WAR-MAKERS   Twenty Defendants Before War Crimes Tribunal Termed “Murder: ers and Robbers” by Empire Prosecutor.

Britain Says. 20 Caused — Second War.  Declares Defendant  Tq awaphed A wees wet es

LEADERS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR CONFLICT   Chiefs Called “Murderers and Robbers”; Individually Responsible.

Britain Opens. Case A gvainst War CH iminals   Once Mighty Nazis Excoriated As “Murderers and Robbers” For Breakine Peace

British Assail NaziLeaders As‘Killers’   Prosecutor Charges Accused Men Plotted’ Warin Hitler's Name

British Case Opened at Nuernberg   Nazi Leaders Termed Murderers And Robbers. By Attorney

BRITISH PROSECUTOR  ‘DENOUNCES NAZI LEADERS ‘AS MURDERERS. ROBBERS:

War Criminals Excoriated By Great Britain   Prosecutor Opens Eng: land’s Case; Brands Nazis as ‘Murderers’

British Present Charges Against Nazi Criminals      USS. Finishes Pestimonys : Two Counts Remain

BRITAIN BLASTS ONCE KEY NAZIS AS MURDERERS   Commonwealth Begins Case Against 20 Germans On Trial At Nuernberg

Top Nazis Denounced By British Attorney   Defendents At Nuernberg Are Accused Of Plunging Entire World Into War

Nazis Excoriated in Nuernberg Trial by  British Prosecute:   Called “Murderers and Robbers” by Sir Hartley Shaweross

Nazi Leaders On Trial Are Called Murderers, Robbers   War Crimes Court Told They Piloted Germany Into Aggression, Naked and Unashamed, Plunged World Into War

British Open Case Against Nazi Leaders   Hitler Henchmen Described As ‘Murderers’

“Murderers, Robbers” Are Terms Applied   British Prosecutor  Scores War Criminals Holds Them Personally Accountable for War

Hitler Henchmen Called Robbers And Murderers   Termed “Willing Tools’ By British In Opening Case Against Fallen Leaders

British Open ‘Case Against 21 ‘Nazi War Guilty  _ Chorges a a pey broke Up World P

War Criminals Excoriated By Great Britain   -rosecutor Opens Eng: land’s Case; Brands Nazis as ‘Murderers’  RY DANIFT, NDF Tick

NAZI LEADERS EXCORIATED AS KILLERS —   British Open Case Against Hitler’s Henchmen   VIOLATIONS   Of International Law Are Stressed: Charge War Long Planned

WAR LORDS SCORED AS CRIMINALS AT NUERNBERG TRIAL  PROSECUTION OPENS WITI BITTER INDICTMENT OF

British Attorney Excoriates Nazis   Calls Them ‘Murderers and Robbers’ Who Are Accountable For Breaking World Peace

Britain Opens Case Against Nazi War Crime Defendants   They Planned and Made Possible Hitler's Acts of Aaaression, Says Prosecutor

Shaweross. Opens Anglo Case Agains 20 Nazi Leaders      Altorney General: Call Men Murderers and Robbers; They Built Hitler’

BRITISH OPEN CASE AGAINST NAZI LEADERS   English Prosecutor Denounces Huns as ‘Murderers, Robbers’

HEAVY CHARGE AGAINST NAZIS   British Open Case, Call Germans ‘Murderers And Robbers.’   ‘ACCOUNTABLE FOR WAR

GERMAN CHIEFS ARE DENOUNCED BY PROSECUTOR   Britain's Attorney Brand Nazis as ‘Murderers, Robbers’ at Nuernberg

EACH CALLED MURDERER AND DOBRED   Defendants Were Men Who Supported Hitler, Is Charae

Britain Opens Case Against Hitler’s Gang   Charges Them With Piloting Germany Into Aggression, Unashamed

British Open Case in Nazi Trial   German Leaders Seen As Murderers and Robbers by Attorney

British Open Their Case Against 20 Nazi Leaders, Charge Murder, Robbery

NAZI LEADERS * CALLED THIEVES AND MURDERERS   British Open. Case Against. Once Mighty Germans —   Trace. Course ° Taken An, Violation’. Of: Peace Treaties

Nazi Defendant: Active in War Crimes, Charge   Hitler Henchmen Are Excoriated by Briton as “No Mere Tools”

British Present Charges Against Nazi Crininals   U. S. F inishes Testimony: Two Counts Remaiin :

British Case Against Nazis Is Set Forth   Prosecutor Calls Them Murderers And Robbers

Nazi Leaders Denounced As Killers, Thieves  Defendants Piloted Aggression; Course Of Broken Treaties,

BRITISH FLAY WAR CRIMINALS   Denounce Nazi L eaders As ‘Murderers And Robbers’

British Prosecutor Calls Nazi Chiefs  Murderers, [hieve:   Shawcross Says Group  Broke Peace Of Worid

Nazi Chiefs Excoriated By Britisher As Slayers   Rlamed For Ending Of Peace Of World.

Brands Hitler Aides ‘Robbers And Murderers   British Prosecutor Ir Opening Address Tc War-Crimec Tribunal.

NAZI LEADERS DENOUNCED AS MURDERERS AND ROBBERS BY PROSECUTOR FOR BRITISH   Attorney General's 30,000-Word Address Introduces Nation's Citation of Proof That Accused Are Guilty of Crimes Against Peace  . lierTts. we ea ce ot tek kee it Oe ~- Mm £46214 @emmeae « — =—_ om —_ a ae 2 oe

BRITISH TAKE UP PROSECUTION: IN NUERNBERG TRIAL OF NAZIS WITH 30,000-WORD INDICTMENT

Chinese Lose Foochow Hold  Forced To Withdraw Under Jap Pressure

Foochow Lost As Yanks Gain On Okinawa   Marines Battle Toward   Shuri, Key to Entire _ Campaign on Island

Chinese Lose Foothold  In Foochow   Heavy Reinforcements Are Thrown Into Fight for Treaty Port

U.S. Casualties Now Over Million   Total Increased 13,560 During Past Week

Casualties Hit. Million Mark   220,840 Killed During Present World Conflict

U. S. Casualties Rise To 986.214   Increase of  13.560 Reported During Week

U. 5. Combat Casualties Are Listed AY 996.214, Uo 13.560 in Past Week

Military Chiefs Submit Report On New Sefup   More Efficiency Sought in Armed Forces of U.S.

UNIFICATION OF ARMY AND NAVY RECOMMENDED   “Conflicts ‘And Jealousies” Between Two  Branches Cited

Defiant Pickets Bar Maintenance Men From Mines   Mine Owners Charge ‘Sabotage;’ Will Ruin Mines, They Contend

PICKETS DEFY UNION HEADS   Refuse To Allow Main. tenance Workers To Enter Pits

FAMOUS RESEARCH ORGANIZATION CRITICIZES BREAKING OF CONTRACTS BY +  . UNION GROUPS

OUNIHED LABOR POLY CHARGED   Bargaining Power Objectives Hit; Parley Reconvencs Tuesday

Unitied Labor Poliey Lacking By Government   Such Is Charge Made By One Of Staff Of Brookings Institute  <5  es ees ee Se  ces Snes Sam SAU nelle, Pree   LITTLE IS DONE TO BIND AGREEMENTS

Employes Vote To Join Walkout   Bus Workers Notice Filed On November 6

C. & O. Draws Merger Plan   Nickel Plate, Pere, w &T. E. Get Offer

RAILROAD EMPIRE PROPOSAL REVIVED   C. & 0. Directors To Submit It to Other Three Boards

Truman Issues Statement About Use In Future   Fresh Surrender Ultimatum With Likelihood Of Acceptance Being Predicted By Military ‘Authorities — President To Recommend Commission To Contro] Bomb

U. 8. to Control Atomic Power, Truman Declares  _ Bomb Has Power to - Kill Within ’ Four-Mile Radius

NAVY SPLIT OVER SINGLE ‘DEFENSE DEPT.   ‘Seizure of Austria Done by Phone, Captured Nazi Records Show

Reveal Goering Dictated Words Inviting Nazis Into Austria   By DANIEL De LUCE

Transcript Of Conversations Which Began German Blitzkries Found In Berlin Ruins   By DANIEL DE LUCE Copyright, 1945, By The Accociated Pree.

Nazis Dictated Telegram From Austrian 'Punnet Leader Inviting German Forces In

Goering Wrote Wire Asking Nazis to Occupy Austria   Newsman Recovers Record of Conference Between German Officials and Trojan Horses Inside Beseiged Country

‘Transcript Of Conversations Which Beg: am (German Blitzkries Found In Berlin Ruins   ‘By DANIEL DE LUCE Copyright, 1945, By The  q pee ee ee ee, a  me

Goering Dictated Agreement Telegram To Puppet  Records Bare March On Austric

The Weather   Goering Dictated Telegram Inviting Nazis Into Austri   Folder Reveals Chronological History Of Biggest Blackmail Of Its Time

Additional Business — Concerns Support Farm -Bureau 100 Per Cent

Forrestal Cites Nazi Failure at Merger Hearing   Senate to Name Atom Committee

Chinese Reds Marching Totn Suiyuan   Communist Troops Attack Capital City of Kweisui

Communists Advance in  North China   3-Pronged Drive Under Way on Suiyuan Province

OHIO RIVER FLOOD THREAT DIMINISHES   Lowland Residents, However, Prepare To Move Out

2 MURDER CHARGES LODGED IN CASE   Suspect Taken After 36-Hour  Manhunt By Police of  Two States

PRESIDENT STATES.  AMERICA TO KEEP  BIG NAVY, AIRFORCE WILL SEEK TO USE MIL! TARY STRENGTH SOLELY  TA RRLCrHD Dp

The National Whirligis   News Behind the News   Washington «+... Ray Tucker Wew York «-- Albert N. Lemar

Canada’s Navy To Help In Jap War   Dominion To Send Numbr of Ships Against Japan After V-E Day.

Exploits Of One Of The War’s QOutstanding Sub Patrols Come To Light

Submarine Patrols in Pacifie Hailed As One of Most Outstanding of War

Kittery Sailor Sees Action On ‘Sub In Pacific      David Pettigrew Helps Beat Jans

Make Year-End  Operation Review   Railroads May Find Difficult Operating

Officials Agree Dog Got His Plane Priority by Mistake, but Don’t Know Who to Put Blame on

SEIZE GERMAN FIRMS   Steps Underway in Shanghai to In> tern All Teutons

India To Purchase Surplus Property Of United States  Has Book Value   Has Book Value Of Half Billion

U.S. Surplus Property  Valued at $500,000,000 Will Be Sold to India

Capital Gives Allied Chief Hero s Ovation   Thousands Cheer as Victor over Nazis Comes Back Home

General Now in Capital   Allied Commande: Given Ovation By Grateful Nation

Russians Tear Into Heart  of Manchuria  Quick Liberation of American Deicanare PvnartaA

Russians Gain  On Big Front   Marshal Vasilevsky Leading Asia Force

Pile-Driving: Red ‘Troops Cover 155 Miles in . First Two Days of "2..." -Batle- F

RUSSIANS SMASH O0 MILES DEEPER INTO MANCHURI   Plunge Across Khingan Mountain Range and Into Valleys Leading to Arsenal City of Harbin.   THREE SOVIET ARMIES THROWN INTO BATTLE   Fightning Advances Promise Quick Liberation to Many Americans Held in Prison Camps.

Russ Armies In Swift Gains   Savage Manchurian Drives Break Through dJao Defense Lines

Reds Hammer Ahead Despite Surrender Talks   Burst Across Khingan Mountain; Converging On Arsenal of Harbin

Russian Armor Bursts Across Mountain Range   Break Into Valleys Leading to Harbin ‘War Arsenal Center

‘Soviet Pile Driver Nearing Harbin   Advance Brings Hopes For Early Liberation Of Americon Prisoners, If-War Is Continued

Pile-Driving Tactics Used By Russians   155 Miles Made In Two Days By Red Armies

REDS GAIN 90 MILES, IGNORE PEACE MOVES   Natural Jap Defenses Fail to Halt Drive  Into Manchuria

*Russian Armies Smash Swiftly Into Manchuria   155 Miles: Covered In Two Days; Nip Defenses Ripped

Russians Rip At Large Through Japs   Thousands of Crack Troops Cut Off by Plunges

Soviet Army Pushes Ahead in Manchuria  Two Day Drive Nets   Two Day Drive Nets Advance of 130 Diles: Some Japs Battling

Russians Tear Into Heart of Manchuria   Quick Liberation of American Prisoners Exneciad

Reds Rushing Toward Harbin   Soviets Cover 155 Miles In Two Days; Tear Natural Defenses.

Russian Troops Drive On Harbin: Pincers Tightens   / Spearheads Burst Across Mountain Range in Manchuria; Hope Springs For Liberation of Yank Prisoners

Red Armored Forces Driving Toward Harbin  Army Rolls Ahead 155 Miles In 2 Dav:

SOVIETS MAKE J0-MILE PUSH IN MANCHURIA   GREAT ARMIES HEAD FOR ARSENAL CITY OF HARBIN

Reds Across Khingan Mts.   Smash Into Valleys Leading To Harbin, Arsenal City; Three Soviet Armies on Mave

Soviets Rip Through Japs; Gain 155 Miles In Two Day:   Three Tank- Tipped Russian Armies Smash  Across Manchuria, Threaten Arsenal

SOVIETS CRUSH JAP. POSITIONS IN MANCHURI   Red Armies Lunge Ahead 50 Miles, Menace Foe's Vital Arsenal City

HEAT WILL CONTINUE   Flora Says Mercury Will Range From 95 to 100 in Kansas

Report On Nazi Atrocity Camps Made By Solons   Stories Of Horrors  Verified By Mission After Prison Tour

Nazis Used a Calculated Extermination Program, Reports Congressmen

A Warning In Death Camps   Returned Congressmen Say World Must Never Again Tolerate “isms” That Debase Mankind

Nazis Carried Out Planned Torture And Extermination, Congressmen Say

Say Nazis Planned Torture   Congressmen Report On Inspection of Concentration Camps

Calculated And Diabolical — Program Of Planned Torture Carried Out By Germans   Congressional Mission Makes Report Of Inspection Of Concentration Camps

German Atrocities Termed  “Extermination Program” ~ By* Congressional Mission

TERM PROGRAM PLAN AGAINST CIVILIZATION   Commission Visited Camps at Buchenwald, Nordhausen. Dachan

-Report Advocates Swift, Certain, Adequate Punishment for Those Responsible for Reich Atrocities

CHARGE NAZIS CARRIED OUT ‘CALCULATED PROGRAM OF PLANNED TORTURE’ ’   Swift. Adequate Punishment Is Advocated

Mission Asks Quick Justice For Those Responsible In Camp Murders

Death Setup Of Germans Is Pictured By Mission   Organized Program Planned By Chiefs

Nazi Program Of Atrocities Were Planned   Congressional Mission Says Descriptions of Torture Camps Do Not Por. tray Conditions

‘Diabolical’ German Atrocities Described in Congress Repori   SYNTHETIC NAZI OIL PLANTS — MAY LEAD TO OHIO INDUSTRY

Planned Torture In Concentration Camps \s Charged  U. S. Solons in Report of Vast

Congressmen Make Report After Visit To 3 Horror Camps   Term German Program ‘Organized Crime Against Civilization and Humanity’

! Germans Carried Out Planned Torture, -Extermination State Members Of Tour

U. S. Mission Urges ‘Swift’ PunitiveAction   Finds ‘Calculated, Diabolical Program of Planned Torture, Extermination’

U.S. Congressional Mission Declares Nazis Carried Out Diabolical Plan of Torture   Delegation Which Visited Concentration Camps in Europe Finds Treatment "No Less Than Oraanized Crime Aaainst Civilization’

Congressional Mission Reports Nazis Carried Out a Calculated Scheme of Planned Extermination

Solons Report On ‘Calculated  Nazi Tortures’   Call For Swift Punish ment For Concentratior Camp Atrocities.

Congressmen Report Nazis Planned Deliberate Tortures, Extermination

ATROCITIES REPORT OF CONGRESS MISSION CONDEMNS GERMANY  CONCLUSION REACHED NAZIS CARRIED OUT DIABOLICAL TORTURE PLAN

Committee Reports On Nazi Brutality   Congressional Group Charges Planned Torture and Extermination, Asks Swift, Adequate, Certain Punishment

Congressmen Tell of Visit ToNazi Camps   Deliberate Torture And Starvation of Prisoners Described

  Congress Group Gives Full Accounting Of Visit to Nazi Horror Camps, Recommends Unflinching Punishment

Solons Aghast At Nazi Horrors   Congressional Committee That Viewed Dochou, Buchenwald Report Diabolical Program of Tortszre and Extermination

Congressional Report Reveals Nazi Atrocities   Mission Visits Torture Scenes

PLANNED TORTURE CHARGED   Senate, House Grour Gives Report On Tour Of Reich

NAZI PROGRAN DESCRIBED AS " DIABOLICAL   Called “Organized Crime Against Humanity”   HORRORS   Of Dachau, Buchenwald, Nordhausen Pictured By Returning Solons

SOLONS SEE A SCHEME OF EXTINCTION   Lawmakers Who Visited Concentration Camps Declare Germans Had Organized Crime Against Humanity.

SOLONS REPORT ON INSPECTION OF NAZI CAMPS   Evidence Reveals Germans Practiced Wide Torture And Death Program

Official Story of Nazi Atrocities Told to Congress   Committee Reports on Diabolical Torture and Extermination

Congressmen Report Nazis Carried Out Program Of Planned Torture And Deaths

SOLONS REPORT ON NAZI GAMPS   Find Conclusive Evidence Germans Carried Out Planned Program Of Torture And Murder.

Nazis Carried Out Calculated Plan of Torture   Lawmakers in Repor' On German Camps; Describe Activities As Organized Crime

Congressional Mission Reports After Looking Over Notorious ‘Dachau, Buchenwald, Nordhau

MONTHS OF PREPARATION FOR 3RD ARMY CROSSING   Patton Foresees Detailed Needs And Promptly Delivers Goods

Patton Crossing ls Described   Opposition Light as Assault Boats Take Men Over Barrier

3rd Army Crosses Rhine River in Daring Assualt   RY EFDWARD PD. RALIT.

Germans Given 100 For 1 By American Artillery As Yanks Cross The Rhine

Patton’s Hold Is  Firm   Third Army Rapidly Extends, Bridgehead Follgwing the Most Dramatic Coup of War

U. S. Third Is Rapidly Expanding Bridgehead On East Side Of Rhine

Gen. Patton's Bold Crossing Of Rhine Takes Germans Completely By Surprise

YANKS BREAK FIRST JAP LINE ON OKINAWA   Take Ridge Dominating Large Area of Battle Before Naha.

Titled Britons Not Likely to Testify In Trial of Nazis   Lady Astor Calls Preposal “Absurd” 5 Restrictions Reported to Bar Defense Plans to Put Foreigners on Witness Stand

Chinese Forces Still Advancing   New Spurt In Northwest; Pursue Retreating Japs Near Coast.

Chinese Make New Spurt in Bid To Retake Liuchow  Twin Forces Battling Jap Defenders on Two Sides of City

HUSBAND QUESTIONED ABOUT WIFE'S DEATH   Girl from Pike County Is Killed In Detroit

JAPAN TRIED 10 BUY OFF REDS   TOKYO OFFERED CONCESSIONS TO HOLD TREATY

Report Japan Offered Concessions to Russia to Prevent Pact Denunciation

Report Tokyo Made Moscow Large Offer   Moscow Rumors Declare Nips Ready To Give Rack Port Arthur   HELD UP TO SCORN,   Molotov’s Statement bCarefully Studied By Observers

mr BPE WAT RPT ome  Rumor Japs Tried Desperately To Blackmail Russia

FRENCH TAKE REFUGE BEHIND YANK GUNS   Annamese Terrorists Besiege Saigon Hostel

Chinese Forces Said Waiting To Enter Nanking   Paratroopers Prepared To Move Into Capital: When Signal Received

BUDGET SLASH AND TAX HIKE FACING JAPAN   Postwar Currency Council Warned by Newspaper Radical Steps Necessary For Stabilization  ARMIES CONSOLIDATED

Anti-Inflation Steps In Japan Are Ordered  Occupation Forces To Be Combined 5  —_, ge i gy...

Japan Must Boost Taxes   “MacArthur Announces  Consolidation of Two Armies

6th Army Now In Japan Slated To Be Deactivated       Many Men. To Return: Home; - ‘Land Refort ms. Planned for Japanese.

oth Army Now In Japan Slated To Be Deactivated   Many Men Vo Return Home; Land Reforms Phianned for Japanese.

Japan Ordered To:Cut Budget, Raise Taxes; U.S. Armies: Consolidated

dap Occupation Force Is Reduces Yy Gen. M Arthur  Sixth Army Slated Ter Demobilizction

BONOMI HOLDS ITALIAN REINS   Leaders Of Six Parties At Odds On Successor

Possible Kight Million be Unemployed  In Prediction John   In Prediction John W. Snyder Still Is Optimistic

8 Million To Be Out Of Work by Next Spring   High Unemployment Through 1946, Reconversion Chief Reports

Asks Congressional . Ac: tion For Full Employ ~ ment,Tax Adjustments ‘Increased Jobless Pay.  : Higher. Minimum -,. Wages. -

Sees 8 Million Unemployed by Spring of 1946   Director Snyder Says Reconversion Well Under Way, However

Three-Ply Program To Reduce Idleness Offered By Snyder   Reconversion Director Predicts 8,000,000 Unemployed b Next Spring in Report to Congress and Recommends Plan To Head Off Jobless Problem

‘High Unemployment’ May Continue Through 1946   Congress Must Act

8 Million Jobless By Spring, Snyder Predicts   Political Peace Hopes Are Brighter In China

Says Jobless To Increase   Snyder Expects High Figure Through 1946 But Thinks Can Be Worked Out

Millions Seen Idle In Spring   Reconversion Director, However, Optimistic of. Future

RECONVERSION STUDY GIVEN PRESIDENT   Claims Unemployment Will Remain High In °46   Unable To Keep Pace With Demobilization: Nation Must Work As Team

Snyder Foresces Many Out of Work Thought 194  lobless iC anne 9S

8,000,000 May Be Idle Next Spring Predicts Snyder   Forecast Based on Jobs Avoilable at Pace of Discharges

High Unemployment Through 1945 Seen by John W. Snyder   Reconversion Director Visions 8,000,000 Idle by Next Spring

EIGHT MILLION MAY LOSE JOBS   High Unemployment To Be Inevitable, Says Reconversion Boss

Snyder Predicts Many Jobless, But Is Optimistic  Reccnversion Director  Outlines His Views For Coming Year

Snyder Predicts 8 Million Jobless By Next Spring   High Unemployment Through 1946; fs Optimistic if Nation Works as a Team

Keconversion Keport  Snyder Estimates Eight Million To Be Jobless By The Spring Of 194¢

UNEMPLOYMENT FOR 1946 ESTIMATED AS HIGH AS 8.000.000   -RECONVERSION DIRECTOR JOHN W.SivvDEn's PIC. TURE NOT BRIGHT

Snyder Gives Idle Estimate   May Be 8 Million Unemployed by Spring, Report Says ~

8 Million Seen Idle by Spring   Suyder Offers Four-Point Plan for Ree rsion

Views 8 Million’ In Idle Ranks ~ By Next Spring   High Unemployment Seen ~ Lasting Through *46°By - Reeonversion’ Leader

--RECONVERSION~  Sees Eight — Million In U. S. Idle   Reconversion Report Presented By Snyder

Snyder Predicts 8,000,000 Idle By Next Spring   Reconversion Chief is ‘Optimistic’ if Nation Will Work as a Team

Reconversion Head Sees 8.000.000 In Unemployed Ranks By Next Spring

Eight Million To Be Unemployed   Snyder Sees Many Jobless Thru ‘46 —

8,000,000 Jobless Loom By Spring, Snyder Says; Warns Strikes Must End   Reconversion Director States That ‘High Unemployment’ Probably Will Last Through 1946; Feels Future Looks Good If Country Works As A Team

8 Million Jobless By Spring   But Snyder Says Full Employment Is Possible If Nation Will Work Together As Team

Eight Million Unemployed In ploy [I G46 Forescen   High! ‘Unemployment’ Ex, pected Lo. Persist Throngh Next Year; Reconver ‘ sion Director Saye

Government To Move To Check Strikes Spread   Reorganization Of Federal Labor Machinery To Cope With Current Situation

President May Give Schwellenbach Full Power Over Disputes   Labor Secretary Expected To Announce Plan To Head Off Open Warfare Between Unions And Industrial Management

New Powers for Schwellenbach Are in Prospect   President Moves to Avert Shutdown of Key Industries

Truman Slated To Take Action Against Strikes   Wage Hike Demand Is Carried Into Oil Industry

GIVE NEW POWER TO LABOR OFFICE   Conference of Government, Union, Management Expected

WO OKINAWA ISLANDS INVADED   Bombers Support Leap-Frog Thrusts Across Mindanao

YANKS LAND ON TWO SIDES OF OKINAWA:   Strategic Island Bracketed as Bitter Fighting Rages

NEW LANDINGS ~ OFF OKINAWE   MARINES GO ASHORE ON SMALL ISLANDS FLANKING SCENE OF THE MAIN BATELE

Intrepid Has Four Brushes  With Disaster  Carries on Despite Four Hits by Bomb i i's Gaatnijils. Diawes

Intrepid Takes Big Pounding But Has Made The Enemy Pay   Valiant Carrier Has Destroyed 80 Enemy Ships and 650 Aircraft—Vessel Suffers Damaage Four Times

Inirepid, Most Heavily Hit Carrier, Has 80 Ships, 650 Planes To Credit

Intrepid, Damaged 4 Times. Is Sending Planes Against Japs  Again; Has Sunk 80 Jap Ships

Trapped In Bus Which Hits Tree Near Ayer USO   Gasoline Ignites Before Aid Crews Can Free Men:  ee PT OpeR Vera

Four Veterans Killed, 98 Hurt in Bus Crash   Men Heading Into Fort Devens. For Discharge or Furloughs ’ Fat] To Escape From Flames

BIG LABOR DEPARTMENT CHANGE DUE   Schwellenbach Will Step Into Hot Auto Case

Truman Act  Awaited in Labor Fight   Schwellenbach Heralds Announcement of Big Shakeup of Dept.

British Indian Troops Employing Sherman Tanks for First Time in Their Hot Offensive at Soerabaja

BRITISH TANKS. HIT SOERABAJA   “INDONESIAN RESISTANCE MELTS BEFORE BIG PUSH

BRITISH USE TANKS   Troops Now Hold Two-Thirds of Soerabaja Naval Base

‘British Praise Fighting  Qualities of Japs; 150 ' Indonesian Patriots  Killed At) Amarawa ' Against 10 British Cas.  / palties.

BRITISH TANKS HIT SOERABAJA   Indonesian Rebels Routed By Gurkha Battalion

County Will Pay Over Million In Taxes Next Year  Higher Mairitenanc   Higher Maintenance Costs. Accounts F or "Much. of Increase

County Will Pay — Over Million In Taxes ‘Next Year  os Higher Maintenance _ Costs. Accounts For "Much: of. Increase

FTRRENS GET (WEB WARNING   PENALTIES TO BE INVOKED IF i MEN “ARE NOT BACK TO WORK  MONDAY ‘MORNING 

STRIKE PERILS UNION BENEFITS   Warning Given Firestone; Four Close in Detroit; Willys Affected

President Talks. With His Cabinet   No Selection Made   President Has Not Made Choice * for -Chiairman of Conference

Atomic Bombs Future Talked  a HOSS taal ae oll  Eagar soy   Truman and Cabinet Discuss New Weapon

President anc Cabinet Ponder Atomic Bomk   Wallace Reported for Letting Russia Have Secret

Wage-Price Policies Discussed   Truman Slated Te Have Statement After Session

PRESIDENT MAY BARE DECISIONS ON ISSUES SOON   Ross Says Statement About New Program Might Be Held Up Till Monday

Truman, Cabinet Discuss Policy Of Wane-Prices   News Of Agreemen! May Be Deferred Until Monday

Truman To Tackle WagePrice Policy   President Will Take Up Problem With Cabinet Today.

Truman Discusses Wage-Price Plans With His Cabinet   Policy Statement Expected Monday

Truman Talk: Wages, Prices WithAdvisor:   Butter To Cost Fewer Red Points But More Cold Cash Due Te Halting Of Subsidy

Wage-Price Policies Discussed By Truman and His Cabinet, but Word of Any Results Is Held Uj

U.S. Drafts Plan to Throw 6 Million Picked Soldiers Into Conflict Against Japan   To Act on New Program After V-E Day; Hard-Pressed Nipponese Continue Fierce Resistance on Okinawa, Tarakan, Bornec

U.S. To Hurl Six Millions Into Jap War   Tremendous Offensives Planned For Pick Of America’s Fighting Men

6 MILLION MEN TO SMASH NIPS AFTER V-E DAY   Army's Plans for Final Campaign in Pacific Bared By Legislators

CIANO’S DIARY      Attempt on Hitler Branded a Fake   And Mussolini Wasn’t too Happy That Der Fuehrer Escaped

CIANO’S DIARY  Hitler Balks Over Il Duce Blackmail   Mussolini Wants 17 Million Tons of! Supplies as Price of Italy’s Help

LIANO SS DIARY  Russ Intervention Surprises ltalians   Duce Fattens on Neutrality, Yet Orders Kerosene Poured on Fire

YANKS SLOWED AFTER CROSSING OF ELBE RIVER   New Offense Rolls on in Italy And Yanks Nearing Junction With Russians

Gls Within 8 Miles. of Bisecting Reich   Deepen Elbe Bridgehead Despite Initial Setback   Canadians at North Sea, Trap Huns in Holland; Bordeaux Besieged

Reich. Nearly Cut Asunder By Americans   NX Russians Open Drive for Berlin; ltalian Front Flames

Yanks All But Split Reich in Two   Russians and Americans But 75 Miles From  Junction

AMERICAN FORCES ALMOST SPLIT REICH WITH EASTWARD PUSH  ALLIED ARMIES IN ITALY HAVE STRUCK FORWARD IN GENERAL ASSAULT

Capture Hof In Drive Which Will Cut Germany In Two — Russians Unleash Mammoth Push Toward Berlin -— General Offensive Started In Italy 

5 79 MILES FROM JOINING WITH YANKS   One Bridgehead Over Elbe Thrown Back To Nazis   HOF TAKEN   as Third Army Advances Within Eight Miles Of Czechoslovakia

AMERICAN FORGES  ALMOST SPLIT REICH  WITH EASTWARD PUSt ALLIED ARMIES IN ITALY  , HAVE STRUCK FORWARD ' IN CENERAT ASSATITIT

‘Reds Push Within 33 Miles Of  Berlin’s City Limits; Eighth Air  Foree Lays Aerial Siege To  Germany's Capital   'ONE CROSSING OF " RIVER ACKNOWLEDGED

Bids Received On Road Work   Summer State Highway Program Includes Several Projects in This Area

COAL SUPPLY DWINDLES AS STRIKE HOLDS   Many Industries And Schools Appeal To Fuel Agency

Coal Famine Hits Western Part of State   Nearly Half Nation’s 100.000 Miners Are Idle in Six States; Railroads Also Hit

Col. De Paolo Is A Civilian Now  Officer Mustered  Out “Alter Complaint  eee: a ee

Old Ruling Set Aside By lowa Court In Decision On Cocklin Estate Forfeiture

High Tribunal Rules On Will  Contest Case   Holds Beneficiary Who Contests in Good Faith Shall Share

DE GAULLE IN CAPITAL FOR CONFERENCE   Mediterranean High on List of Topics for Discussion

X TABLES REVISED BY SENATE VOTE   Truman Will Sign Reduction of Levies

ARGENTINE CABINET CHANGES DEMANDED   Army and Navy Officers Also Vote to Call Upon Farrell to Arrest Colonel Peron.

Chiang-Communis: Fighting Reported  Three Armies Attack, Yenan Sources Assert

Counterteiters Busy With Mea Sugar Coupons.   Shift to.Food Black Market When Stopped in Gasoline Racket

Ration Coupon Counterfeiters Make Shift  From Gasoline To Food, Say Investigators:

RECONVERSION DIRECTOR OUTLINES ‘ADMINISTRATION _ PLANS. 10 MEET THREAT i OF INFLATION. —

BIDS SOUGHT ON Sl BY CIT COMMISSION   100 to Be Multiple Coin Type, Others Standard 5-Centers

Court Told Men Trapped Below Decks By Blast   Indianapolis’ Damage Control Office: Testifies; Defense Presentation Due

American Heads  international Aviation Group  Meeting Goes Qn In Canada

Hear 7 Cases In Court Here   Three Other Actions Are Filed on Docket

Full Story Of 3 Messengers  Related Today   Carried Fuehrer’s Last Testaments But Never Reached Destinations

Seized in British Zone, Is Report   Allied Officers Won’t Confirm Or Deny Report, Dispatch Says

CZECH PAPERS SAY BRITISH HOLDING HIM   News About Hitler’s Deputy Party Fuehrer Is Not Confirmed or Denied by Allied Security Officers.

Pay Battle Takes New,Sharp T urn; Solution Baffles   Truman Urges 20 Per Cent Boost In Pay for Bulk of Government Workers; Senator Byrd Protésts

FEDERAL PAY RAISE PUSHED BY PRESIDENT   ACTION THREATENED BY CIO TO BLOCK CAR PRICE RISE

Steaming Wage Battle Takes New Turn  HST Asks Big Boost For Federal Workers

Truman Would Hike Federal Workers’ Wages; Byrd Says Increase Would Set Standard

TRUMAN SEEKS PAY RAISE FOR CIVIE SERVICE   Sen. Byrd - Takes Issue With President’s 20  Per Cent Demand

20 Percent Pay Raise Asked — - For Civil Service Workers   Tryman Favors Salary Boost for Gov't Workers—$10, 000 Yearly Increase Sought for Congressmen, Federal Judges, Top Executives

Raise Would Be Keeping in Conformity with President's Program; Also Advocated Is $10,000 a Year Raise for Congressmen and Federal Judges: Sen. Byrd Enters Protest

20 PCT. PAY RAISE FOR U, $. WORKERS ASKED BY TRUMAN   Byrd Protests Increase, Af. fecting 860,000, Would Set Standards for Entire Country.   PRESIDENT WOULD GIVE CONGRESSMEN MORE   Suggests Their Salaries Be Doubled—Whole Program Would Cost Taxpayers $415,570,000 a Year.

Truman Seeks 20 Percent Civil Service Pay Increase  ’ Sen. Byrd Protests    Sen. Byrd Protests Such Boost Would Set Up Standards ©  For Entire Country

CITIES ASK THAT HIGHWAY 6 BE FEDERAL ROUTE   Resolution Adopted At Recent Meeting In LaSalle Calls Upon Government To Designate Superhighway.

CITIES WANT ROUTE SIX TO BE FEDERAL   Seek To Have It Part Of Nationwide System

ALLIES REACH PQ) RIVER IN ITALY   BRITISH CLOSING IN ON FERRARA AGAINST STUBBOKN NAZI RESISTANCE,

ALLIED FORCES ON PO'S BANKS   Smash Ahead in Effort te Trap and Destroy Flee ing Germans   ROULLETIN

ARMIES REACK PO RIVER BANKS   Terror - Stricken Nazis Losing Race To Their Back Door Escape

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5th, 8th Drive To Po’s Banks   Britixh Storm to Ferrara: Planes Maul Enemy

Alhes Break Into Ferrara   British Fiehth and American Fifth Armies Reach Po River Line.

Three Jap War Centers Pounded By Superf orts   Clark Field At Manila And Targets On Formosa Also Hit: Enemy Reports U, S. Transports Heading For Luzon; Mopping Up Operations Continue On Leyte

Jap War Factories Are Blasted Again   ‘Superforts Drop Bombs in Bright Sunlight - - Reports from  Philippines Indicate Invasion of Luzon May Not Be Far Off - - - Mop-up of Leyte Continues

JAPS REPORT RECORD FORCE HITS FACTORIES   Japanese Tell of U. S. Invasion Convoy Near Luzon Island

Rip Nagoya, Osaka And Hamamatsu   Tokio Reports New U. S. Transport Movements  Ralaw J wyaiTtnors.

First Big "45 Raid  on Japan   B.- 29s Smash 3 Cit less Invasion Threatens Luzon

90 FORTS FROM SAIPAN BOMBED NIPPON AS OTHER PLANES IN BIG RAID HAMMER MANILA AREA

BOMB AIRCRAFT CITY OF NAGOYA   OSAKA, HAMMAMATSU ALSO HIT, MANILA'S CLARK FIELD BLASTED

Superfortresses Smash At Three Japanese Cities  3 SE ee r ———   Enemy Reports New Transports South of Luzon

3 JAP CITIES BOMBED BY SUPERFORTS   Land-Based U.S. Planes Also Raid Clark Field At Manila

Jap Mainland Smashed by B-29 Fleet   Three Important Industrial Cities Target in Raid

Industrial Areas  Targets of Forts: Transports Moving   MacArthur's P: Planes Extend Operations to Formosa Bases

Big Formation OFB-29's Hits Jap Factories   Nagoya Battered Again, Tokyo Radio Reports

Strong B-29 Waves Blast Japs’ Cities   Tokyo Claims New U. S. Transport Movements South Of Luzon Isle.   INVASION APPEARS

U.S. SUPERFORTS  OPENED CAMPAIGN ON  JAP WAR INDUSTRIES THREE IMPORTANT MANU FACTURING CITIES ON JAP MAINI ANN PIAcTrn

B-295 SMAS AT JAP CITIES IN NEW RAIDS   American Transports In New Movement, Tokyo Reports

Dresden Hit  In Direct Aid  To Russians 3,000 Big Bombers Blast at Germany

8,000 Warplanes Blast Nazi Industrial Areas   Tremendous Blow to Dresden Dealt to Support Russians

Lack Of Fuel Downs B-29’s In Chicago; Predict Many U. S.-Japan Flights Soon

B-29s Beaten by Fifty to One Shot In Attempted Non-Stop Flight from Sapporo, Japan, to National Capital

Superforts Had To Stop At Chicago For Fuel As Matter of Caution.

iperforts Land at Chicago for Fuel but Leader Flight Predicts Tokyo-to-Washingion Air Line

3 SUPERFORTS REACH CAPITAL   Land At Chicago for Gas; Non-Stop Flights to Japan Seen Soon

Three B-29’s Beaten By a 50 to 1 Shot in First Attempt.   PLANES LAND IN CHICAGO

Non-Stop Hops To, From Japan To Be Common, Savs Lieut. General Giles

Japan-America Non-Stop Flights Soon To  Be Commonplace, Flying General Asserts

Gen. Giles Thinks Nonstop Flights Will Go Both Ways  Weather Forces Three Superforts to Sit Dawn at Chicaao

B-29'S BEATEN BY HEAD WINDS   Big Planes Stop At Chicago As Matter Of Caution

Superforts Miss Goal   Planes: Attempting  Non-Stop Flight, Japan to Washington, Are Foiled* By Head Winds

General GilesSees Non-Stor Japan To AmericaAirplane Flights As Coming Shortly

Japan-U.S. Flight Will Be Common, General Predicts   ‘Superfortress Hop ‘To Washington . Foiled By Headwinds

 Nonstop Hops To and From  Japan Soon To Be Routine Says Disappointed General  > 

‘Non-Stop Runs Between America and Japan By Big Planes Declared “Sure” in Future

Sees No-Stop Hops to, From, Japan as Being Commonplace   General Who Failed in First Attempt Makes That Prediction

JAPAN TOU. S, FLIGHTS SEEN   Hops in Both Directions Envisioned by Giles

Japan to Washington Fliers Reach Chicago   Beaten by 50 te 1 Shot; Fuel Shortage Caused by Headwinds

SUPERFORTS ON NONSTOP TRIP REACH CHICAGO   SHORTAGE OF FUEL FOILS ATTEMPT TO SPAN 6500 MILES

Gen. Giles Believes Japan To America Non-Stop Run Soon Will Be Flown Often   Fails To Reach Washington tn B-29s Without Pause; Forced To Refuel At Chicaao

B-29 Stop Was Just Caution   Beaten By 50 to 1 Weather Shot; General Sees-Japan- 7 to-U. S. Non-Stop Run Soon

Marine Wants To Go Back   One of Surviving Iwo FlagRaising Sextet, Says Can Do More Good Overseas

Iwo Jima Hero Returning At Own Request      Arizona Indian, Survivor 0 Historic Flag Raising, Seeks Action

Open Fight On Veto Stand In Prospect Now   Reds Stand Firm But Are Expected to Lose at ’Trisco Parley

Voting Issue Heads Toward an Open Fight   Russia Expected to Continue Opposition to Free Discussion

SOVIET DEFEAT LOOMS ON VETO   'U.S.-Russian Dispute Heads For Open Parley Fight

—BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER— (Associated Press Diplomatic Race Editar)

Tieup Poises Soviet Defeat On Veto Issue   Open Fight Certain: As Moscow Remains Qhdurate in Policy

Defeat of Reds on Veto ‘ssue Looms   U. S.-Russian Differences Seem Headed for Open Fight

RUSSIA FIRM ON VETO ISSUE   Signs Point to Reds’ Defeat in in Conference Fight

OPEN FIGHT ON THE VETO ISSUE LOOMS   Reds Expected to Lose in Proposal That Big Five Could Block Discussion of a Dispute by Seeurity Council.

U. S., Russians Near Open Fight Over Veto Issue   Soviet Position Remains Unchanged, Reds Facing Defeat

Russia Refuses To Budge On Veto Issue Points; Def In Conference Fight Seen   Soviet Delegation Expects No Wor Moscow To Change Its Decision

HIGHT DUE ON VETO CONTROL   American-Soviet Differences Over Issue Heads Toward Debate.   RUSSIA SEEN AS LOSER

Differences — Over Veto Seem Headed Into Open   Reds Facing Defeat Over Yalta Formula

RUSSIA WILL NOT BUDGE ON VETO POINTS   U. S.-Soviet Differences Getting Hot

Veto Discussion Heads For Fight   Moscow Not Expected To Change Decision; May Be Overruled,

See U.S., Russia Battling Openly  In Conference   View Moscow Authorities Holding To Decision On Free Discussion Right

DEADLOCK ON DEBATE CURB BREEDS FICHT   No Sign of Moscow. Backing Up on Veto -to Halt "Any Discussion.

Soviet Refusal To Budge On Veto Issue Points To Defeat In Parley Fight

Open Debate On Veto Powers Is Now Anticipated   San Francisco Conference Expected To Throw Matter Open for All Nations To Decode Policies.

RUSSIA STANDS 0 LOSE OPEN FIGHT FOR VETO CONTROL   U. S. DELEGATION FAVORS DISCUSSION BEFORE VETO VOTE

U. S.-Soviet Disputes Head To Open Fight   Russian Refusal To Budge on Veto Issue Points To Her Defeat In Conference Debate

ATSUUL RUNWAY CAPABLE UF HANDLING 200 GIANT PLANES IN ONE DAY'S OPERATION

HAMMER NAZI SUPPLY LINES   Yank Bombers Blast Road Hubs, Railways Leading To Belgian Bulge

Great Sustained Winter Air Offensive Continuing  ROUTES OF SUPPLY _ HEAVILY BLASTED  industrial Targets Are Bombed by the RAF

Great Sustained Winter Air Offensive Con- a tinuing   ROUTES OF SUPPLY HEAVILY BLASTED  Industriol Targets Are Bombed by the  '- PAE.

Planes Keen. Up Bombing Of Railways   Greatest Winter Air Offensive of War Continued by  . Heavies

U.S. Will Not Share Secret Of Atomic Bomt   Russia Has Not Asked For Engineering KnowHow, Says Truman.

RECONVERSION DIRECTOR LEAVES TRUMAN PARTY FOR UGENT WASHINGTON TRIP

John W. Snyder Leaves President For Washington   On ‘Urgent Business;’ Know-How of Atomic Bomb Will Be Kept Secret, Truman Saves

\Schwellenbach Reports ‘Progress’  \As 5 ,000 More Coal Miners Sir ike   Big 3 Fail to Break Deadlock Of Their Foreign Ministers

[Block Market Has roth Grip on Poultry, State Told   FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS

BEFORE YANKS RETURNED: /  CHINESE ARE USED TO SUFFERING IN SILENCE

Bicycle Collision Between Jap, Chinese in Indo-China Illustrates Fortune of War

WEEK-END LULL RULES STRIKES   Resume Negotiations Next Monday; New Labor ’ Laws Delayed   STRIKES AT GLANCE 

Industrial Picture for  Nation Calm   Principals of Major Labor Disputes Ready For Further Sparring

Strike Picture Appears Calm: ,   Negotiations. Expected : “Moniday-in Dereier =: Industrial Strife

LABOR DISPUTES CALMON SURFACE, BUT ‘EXPLOSIVE   EFFORTS TO PASS NEW LEGISLATION ENCOUNTERS SNAG

Industrial Scene Calm, but Fresh Outbursts Likely   Labor Legislation Delayed Until After Yule Holidays

LABOR FRONT IS __ QUIET BUT NEW: BATTLES BREWING   Peace Hovers Over’ Industrial ‘Scene Although Philip MaurFay Calta it “Explosive? — Further ‘Sparring in Major

CLO to Resume Talks on Two Fronts Monday   Negotiations with GM and Ford Company, Rre Hackad

LABOR PICTURE APPEARS CALN   But Principals in Major Disputes Prepare for Further Svarring.   NO NEGOTIATIONS TODAY

Labor Front Calm; More Sparring Seen   Pay Negotiations Are Recessed Over Weekend

QUIETS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS   No Labor Laws Likely Before End Of Holidays

Calm Spreads Over Nation's Labor Picture        sqotlations. AN ostponed Until. “the Coming Week

U.S. Industrial Strife Enters Calm Weekend   Principals. In Major Dis. putes Prepare For Further Sparring; New + Lepislation Stymied

Strike Picture Appears Calm   Negotiations Expected Monday in Detréit’s Industrial Strife

Truman Labor Bill Stalled In Committee   Nation’s Industrial Picture ‘Explosive’, Says Murray; Talks I Biq Disputes Near

False Calm Appears In Labor Picture Described By CIO As Explosive

Labor Law By Christmas New  Very Unlikely   House Group Meets to Decide if it Should Hold More Meetings Before Christmas

Scouts Find Seven Fires Yet Burning   Fifteen Square Miles Of Industrial Area Turned To Shambles

B29 Fire Raid Reduces Tokio Industrial Heart To New Record Of Ruin

Capital Is Left Burning   3,500 City Blocks In Tokyo Completel: Razed By Supers

15 Square Miles of Tokyo Are Laid Waste  pene Revea  GQraat Raid Left

British Stay Out Of Area   Food Production Territory Under Russian Control

Three Power Occupation Of Berlin Breaks Down And Russians Run The Whole City   Charges Reign Of Terror In Greece

BERLIN TO GET ALLIED CENTRAL RULE IN WEEK   Present Contusion Claimed Due to Lack of Plan

Red Army In Full Control All of Berlin   Three-Power Rule Breaks Down Over Complex Problems

AlliedGroup May Govern  Berlin Area   Acute Difficulties Develop In City Over Joint Control

RUSSIANS RUN WHOLE CITY IN ROW OVER FOOD   Sectional Governors Disagree On Overall Program

Ply Rule Over ~ Berlir Yet Full Of Difficulties   Differences Among Allies Acute Over Feeding and Goveming Capital   REPORT OF BRITISH QUITTING DOUBTEL   American Officer in Charge Optimistic After Consulting Russian

RUSSIANS RULE DBERLIN WHILE ALLIES LOOK ON   Feeding and Governing German Capital Runs Into Trouble

OF NAZI CAPITAL   The Three-Power Occupation Of Berlin Has Broken Down   RUSSIANS ARE IN CONTROL OF CITY

Berlin Occupation Plan Breaks Down   Chiefs Of Three Allied Powers Disagree On Wh Are Problems Causing Conflict

Berlin Problem Acute   Coordination Is Needed Among Three Occupying Forces In Capital

Russians Continue to Govern City Of Berlin as Allies Disagree On Methods of Control

Soviets Running Entire Capital, Allies Report   ‘Big Three’ Action May Be Necessary to Solve Problem

RUSSIANS GOVERN ALL OF BERLIN WITH CONFERENCE OF POWERS APPROACHING

Action May Solve Difficulties In German Capital   Feeding, Governing of City Creates Big Allied Problem

BIG U. S. GROUPS THROW WEIGHT BEHIND CHARTER   Taft Battles Bretton Woods Proposal But Supports ,» ° San Francisco

ORGANIZATIONS .: REPRESENT ING CHURCH, EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S GROUPS “URGE SPEEDY, RATI FICATION; -

CAPTURED IN NAZI HOSPITAL   Armies Race South Anc North Into Last Nazi Pockets

No Place For Nazis To Go   Some Fleeing Through” Shells, Bombs Trying to Reach Safety in Denmark

Nazi Troops In Mad Race  For Denmark   British in Elbe Breakthrough About to Cut Off Corridor

Germans Fiee To Denmark   British Drive Threat. ening To Seal Off  Denmark.

‘British Troops Threaten Cut Off of Denmark   Germans Flee Madly Through Shell Raked Corridor; U.S. 7th Fights in Alpine Passes

BRITISH DRIVE CUTS DENMARK FROM GERMANY   Patton Races South Toward ‘Juneture With. ‘Russians in:Austria

British Push North fo Cut  Off De~ bt yore SS   aati Sg  aay o hasion ~%iazi General, S,aftindtedt 3rd Drive oward Salzburg

BRITISH DRIVING = *  NORTH OF ELBE T0  CUT OFF DENMARK IN SOUTH SEVENTH AND  THIRD ARMIES CONTINUE THEIR MOPPINC IP i.

British Seal Off  Denmark   . Capture of Luebeck. On Baltic. Splits German Pocket in North; Plunge On in South

REDS PRESS FOR BERLIN'S FALL TODAY   Already Holding Reichstag, Soviets Are Attempting to Deal Death Blow to Capital as a May Day Achievement.

MUNICH, CRADLE OF NAZI BEAST IN AMERICAN HANDS: BRITISH CUT: OFF DENMARK

Racing to Escape  British and Reds   German Troops Are Flee: ing Madly Toward Dan: ish Border   30 MILES OF SALZBURG   Seventh Army Within Ten Miles of Austrian Tyrol Capital

ALLIES MAKE BID 10 SEAL CFF DENMARK   Former Field Marshal Von Rundstedi Is Captured By Seventh Army

LUEBECK IS IN DANGER OF ALLIES   American Forces Are Smashing Ahead In Southern Redoubt

Russians Mav Announce  Fall Of Berlin Tonight   Red Banner Already Flying Over Reichstag; Soviet And German Reports Both Indicate Imminent Decision: Victory In The Air In Moscow

ALLIES SPLIT NAZI POCKET IN THE NORTH   ‘apture Luebeck on the Baltic, Sealing Off Denmark —Seventh Army Yanks Take Von Rundstedt Prisoner.

British Drive To Cut Off  Denmark And Isolate Nazis   ’ Pu bl " . . > roy ‘Germans Fleeing From Russians And English Through Corridor, Reported Shrinking Hourly Before Allied Advances

ENGLISH SHAPE DENMARK TRAP   Smash To Cut Off Country; Yanks Hammer Ahead

Allies Isolate Denmark in Sharp Thrust   Prime Baltic Cities Fall, Cutting Germans From Area

Russians Aim May Day Death Blow At Berli:   ‘Final Assault’ As Red Victory Banner Floats Over Reichstag Ruins.

Germans Flee Madly Toward Denmark   British Within 9 Miles Of Cutting Off Countries

Nazis Racing For Denmark Via Corridor   British Cul Across Germany in North; Rundstedt Arrested

Nazis in Denmark, Schleswig May Be Trapped by Allies   Today’s Activities on the Western Front Briefed by AP Editors

BRITISH DRIVE NORTH FROM FLBE RIVER   German Troops Fleeing Madly Toward Denmark Through Shell Racked Corridor

British Seal Off  Denmark   Elbe Breakthrough Menaces Fleeing German Troops

‘“azis in Alpine Area Threatened By Third Army   In Flaming Berlin Russians Make Determined Stand to Take Capital.   Reds Are Celebrating A May Day Victory

ALLIED ARMIES ATTACK TO END WAR IN EUROPE   British Troops Shell Germans Attempting to Flee to Denmark

BRITISH SEAL OFF DENMARK   PATTON’S MEN CAPTURE BRIDGE OVER INN RIVER

BRITISH CLOSING IN AS GERMANS FLEE FOR LIVES   Meanwhile, U. S$. Forces 10 Miles From Innsbruck, Near Brenner Pass

Germans Flee lo Denmark As lommies Gain  —. oe ape Mh Army Clo i

ALLIES RACE SO. D-NORTH INTO GERMAN POCKETS   THIRD ARMY DRIVES DOWN LAST 44 Mi. TO BERCHESTGADEN

British Troops Pursue Germans Toward Denmark   Seventh Army Fighting Today In Alpine Passes

Soviet Troops Renew Drive On Dresden   Three, Allied Prisoner of War Camps Captured   PLANES .FILL SKIES   Poznan Capture Virtually Completed; 6,000 Nazis Seized °¢

Soviets Take Medieval Fort City of Sagan   Spearheads Within 62 Miles of Dresden; Poznan Siere Ending

RETURN OF DOCTORS SOUGHT BY BROWN   Ohio Congressman To Ask Investigation

Al Jennings Loses His Suit   Former Outlaw Denied $100,000 Damages

Loyalty Will Save Nation, Japs Told   People Urged to Rally Around Their Emperor

TAFT OPPOSES BRETTON WOODS   SENATOR WANTS PARTICIPATION HELD IP

Taft Asks Bretton Wood Proposals Be Delayed By Senate   Declares Plans Would Commit Country to LongRange Policies

DRINK LINED UP ~ FOR GOVERNORS   Mackinac Island Hote Gets Extra Supply For July 1-4

Syria Adamant, Says Speaker  YWCA Secretary Tell Of Near East Tangle   Michigan To Be Unstinting Host At Governor's Parley

Soviets Jab Deep Into Mecklenburg   Aoussiane Commit Reserves For Capital's Knockout

FIERCE FIGHT FOR BERLIN IS NEAR ITS END   Two Red Armies Join To Clean Up North ern Germany

2 Soviet Armies Drive 20 Miles North of Berlin   Berlin Battle Near End; 11,000 Germans Quit: Reds Smash Toward  Link With Montgomery

Troops Smash Within a Half Mile of Berlin Chancellery      MANY TROOPS QUIT CAPITAL STRUGGLE   Announce the Capture of Anklam, Northeast of Stettin

Reds Converge on Flaming Berlin s Heart  Two Armies Link for Cleanup

FIERCE BATTLE CONTINUES T0 RAGE IN BERLIN   ‘Battle-Grimed Veterans Ot Stalingrad Converging On Heart Of Capital   TWO SOVIET ARMIES HAVE LINKED FORCES

Nazis Pressed Info a Small Area of City   Waves of Suicides and Many Desertions Mark Sunday in Capital

Reds Converge on Flaming Berlin's Heart   Two Armies Link for Cleanup Drive in the North

RED TROOPS ARE BOUND FOR VIENNA   A New Army Group Has Joined Offensive

New Group Pushes Over Hron River   Soviets Only 35 Miles From Austrian Border

New Force Seized A bridgehead Across Hron River   PUSHING GERMANS BACK IN DISORDER   On The Berlin Front, Russians Are 33 Miles Of Berlin

Red Army 96 Mi. East Of Vienna   Russians Bid to Thwart Nazi Plans For Death Stand  In Bavarian Alps

Force Gains Hron River  Bridgehead   V ienna-Bound Drive Within 35 Miles Of Austrian Border

Religious Education Banned in Schools of Wayne County Towns On Order from State Department

President . Gives Ground In USES Row With Senate   June 30 Suggested For State Control

Tr uman ‘Giving Gr ‘ound On His U S E Ss Measure re      Proposed June 30-Be. Set As Deadline For Reiurn= ing Service t6 Pre-War  _Control of States“

On USES Dispute   Schwellenbach Suggests June 30 For Return To Control By States

‘Truman Appears \Giving Ground  in USES Dispute   Schwellenbach Proposes June: 30 As Deadline for Transfer of Offices to States.

[PRESIDENT GIVING GROUND IN FIGHT ‘OVER USES STATUS    Schwellenbach’s Suggestion   That ‘Deadline Be Set As Next June 30 Believed To Have Come From Truman

Doughboys Establish Firm Bridgehead On East Bank Of Rhine   First Army Makes Sudden and Sensational Crossing South of Cologne; Men and Materials Pouring Across Great Barrier

—WESTERN FRONT—   Patton Believed Near Coblenz As Great American Triumph Is Seen

Foe Caught  Napping By Yanks   Lack of Enemy Fire Indicates Germans Are In Complete Confusion as They Fall Back; Hodges Men Expanding Bridgehead

Secure Firm Hold On East Bank in Sudden Crossing  Yanks Pouring Reinforcements   Yanks Pouring Reinforcements Across River

SEIZE STRONG HOLD ON NAZI SIDE OF RIVER   Men and War Materiel Moved Across in Steady Stream

Sudden Assault Opens Climactic European Battle   Americans Pouring Over Great Water Barrier and Firm Foothold Reported Established—Enemy Is Caught by Surprise and Opposition Light—Russians Launch Grand 0 ffensive for Berlin

Firm Footing Obtained By Hodges’ Men   Maneuver Made South Of Cologne In Darkness

Firm Bridgehead Held on East Bank After Crossing Ic Effected in Darkness

FIRST ARMY SECURES FIRM BRIDGEHEAD IN COLOGNE DISTRICT   GEN. HODGES POURED INFANTRYMEN ACROSS BIG NAZI BARRIER RIVER

Foe Caught By Surprise Night Attach   Sensational Crossing Made At Night; Firm Footing Obtained;  Pattan Pushes Ahead

German Forces Are Taken By Complete Surprise SOUTH OF COLOGNE   Announced As Site Of Yanks’ Move; Half Of Bonn Is Captured

Night Move Takes Germans By Surprise   Hodges Pours Men And Supplies Into East-Banl Bridgehead South Of Cologne; Firm Foothold Wor  Against Disorganized Foe.

Military Secrecy Shrouds Location    Gem Hodges’ Men Secure Firm Footing On East Bank Of  Stream; More Troops Pour Across River; Meet Light Opposition.   NEWS BRINGS CHEER TO EVERYONE IN ARMY

Catch Enemy Off-Guard   Sensational Crossing Made Under Cover of Darkness; Get Firm Footing On East Bank

Sensational Crossing In Darkness Takes Germans By Surprise   Troops Stre aming Over In Full Foree   Exact Location Of Bridgehead Shrouded By Mil itary Censorship

Great Barrier Being Penetrated In Surprise Move .   Crossing Reported South of Cologne and Firm Footing on East Bank Has Been Secured.

Only Light Resistance Is Offered By Germans As Infantrymen Gain Footing

Report 2 Americar Armies Closing Tray On 500,000 Germans   Say Patton’s, Hodges’ Men Within 1% Miles of Junction; Yanks Mass Near Coblenz

PATTON PUSHES THRU TO RHINE; COBLENZ WITHIN GRASP OF YANKS   Tanks And Troops Move Too Fast To Count Thousands  Of Nazi Prisoners.  RIITIT EE TIN

Twelve Mile Gains Made By Ist Army  To Remagen   Coblenz Is Neared; Blackout Continues

Gets Firm Stand On East Bank   Crossing of River Barrier Effected Last Night at Goiogne

Temperatures   Germans Surprised And Unprepared, Opposition Is Light

Infantrymen Are Poured Across River by Hodges; Bridgehead Is Secured

First Army Forces Crossing of Rhine in Cologne Vicinity and Establishes Bridgehead   Crossing Made Quickly Following Fall of Great City and Meets Light Opposition; 50,000 Germans Facing Possible Entrapment

TEMPERATURES:   First Army Leaps Great River Barrier In Surprise Attack

Secures Firm Footing Against Stunned Nazis On East Bank of River

Stem Quarter-Mile River Against Rather Light Opposition; Half of Bonn and Godesberg Seized by First Army.

Yanks Breach German Water Defense Line South of Cologne As Nazis Flee in Confusion From City; Bonn, Bad Godesberg Are Captured; 50,000 Nazis Face Trap in Rhine Salient

First Army Gains Firm Hold on Bank   Bridge River South of Cologne Late Wednesday   Germans in Utter  Confusion; Feat Is  Classed as One  Of War's Greatecs

Gen. Hodges Pours Troops Over River  Renna Gormrncs   Daring Surprise Move May Cut Months Off War

Firm Foothold Won By Yanks  Infantry Pours Across To Rhine’s East Bank

Yankees Secure Firm Footing to South of Cologne   Sensational Crossing Made in Darkness by Genera Hodges’ Army.   Enemy Confused as He Flees Across Stream

st Army Doughboys Cross Rhine, Establish Firm Bridaehead   Great Victory, Near, SHAEF Hints; 1st, 3¢ Closing 17-Mile Gap

Infantrymen Span River With Light Opposition, Build Up Strong Foothoid

NEW ENGLAND STORM KILLS 33   Millions of Dollars Worth of Damage Is Caused

35 Persons Die In Heavy Storm   Two-Day Northeaster Strikes New England, Causing Much Damage

35 LIVES-LOST IN — EASTERN STORM   Twelve Reported -Missing CHE Bactan Harhor

STATE INCOME TAX . CUT BILL OFFERED   Measure Would Continue the One-Third Re . ducKan

BILL TO EXTEND INCOME TAX CUT IS INTRODUCED   Senator Funk Sponsors Plan Announced Recent ly By Governor   FOLLOWS PROCEDURE OF PAST 3 YEARS

BIG 3 SAID IN MEET ON FDR'S @RD BIRTHDAY   U. S. Says “Happy Birthday” With Dimes;  Stoettinins Awav

Berlin Says ‘Big Three’ Are Meeting   Churchill Not In House Of Commons

(Russia Likely Site of War Parley  Nazis Report Big ‘3’ Meeting Under Way

REPORT BIG 3 MEET STARTED   Churchill Is Absent From Commons; High U. S. Officials Away

NIP PLANES SINK   118 Jap Aireraft ’ Baggec in Suicidal Attack Off Okinawa

JAPS ATTACK HUGE CONVOY   . ‘ MORE THAN. HUNDRED ENEMY “SUICIDE” PLANES WERE SHOT DOWN OFF GRINAWA

Father, M. E. Spurgeon, Resides at 1021 N. 11th St.   FOR SALE, VERY CHEAP, ONE SCRAPPY KANGAROO

POWERED BOMB RIPS CONCRETE   German Submarine And E-Boat Pens Blasted By NewWeapon

JAP AIRPLANES ATTACK YANKEE SUPERBOMBERS   Two Enemy Fighters Shot Down Over Tokyo Bay

Photo Planes Shoot Down Two Enemies   Four Superbombers On Reconnaissance Attacked; One Badly Damaged.

SUPER BOMBERS ARE ATTACKED BY JAP PLANES   Two Jap Fighters Shot Down; Super Bomber Is Hit

Superbombers On Photo Mission Are Blasted DOWN TWO NIPS  Attack Made Today Over Tokyo Bay Sector

BEGINNING FRIDAY ~ VOTERS MAY REGISTER   Commission Will Resume Activities During Regular Office Hours

MAY TURN.TO SNOW   Weather to Be “Anything hut Nice” Over Weekend

Two Families Ordered To Vacate As Flames From Burning Fire Break Through Surface 0: Street   STREET BARRICADED BY CITY OFFICIAL!

BOARD TO Gall  DEFERRED FARM MEN FOR EXAMS   ‘Workers 18 Through 25 To : Take Preinduction Test  At Early Date

Truman May Ask WLB For. Postwar Wage Formula Like Wartime ‘Little Steel’ Plan   Six Members To Talk Over Present Rash Of Management-Worker Unrest With President

Pay Formula Is Considered   ‘Truman May Decide To Wield Yardstick

WLB Called To Consider Labor  Trouble Spread   President May Ask Board To Fashion A Postwar Wage Plan

TRUMAN MAY ORDER PAY FORMULA TODAY   Six Members Of WLB Hold Parley With President

WAGE FORMUL!   Reconversion Code Would '  Resemble ‘Little  Steel’ Pledge

US, NINTH AIR FORCE BROKEN UP IN EUROPE   Some Of Units Will Be Sent Into Fight Against Japs

Ninth Air Force Is Breaking Up   Parts of Famous Ninth Heads For Home July 1.

Large st Air Force  Being Broken Up   U. S. Ninth Redeployed— Some To Fight Japs

NINTH AIR FORGE TO GO TO JAPAN      Some Groups To Leave for States on July 1

Halsey’s Capital Ships Complete Run fo Anchorage Off Yokosuka   Warships Fly Huge Battle Flags; South Dakota Will Serve as Adm. Nimitz’s Flagship

M’ Arthur Leaves Manila For Surrender Signing   Airborne Troops At Tokyo Fields And Fleet Units In Tokyo Bay Speed Occupation Schedule

Whip Cracked : ) Uvet Congress  On Work, Fight   FDR Will Tell Lawmakers To Act Immediately On Service Legislation

FDR Set On Work Draft   Prepares Message De-manding National Service Legislation Be Passed

FOR Wii ASK      President Cracks Whip Over Recalcitrant Concress

FDR Cracks Whip Over Congress On Work Or Fight   President's Views To Committee Will Mince No Words

Work-Or- Fight ‘Bill Demanded ByRoosev elt   Message Today Expected t Declare Time For Aetion. Not Talk, Hus » Arrived

PRESIDENT ASKS SOLONS TO ACT   Military Committee Expects Work-or-Draft Legislation To Be Rushed

Congress Awaits Word From FD On  Service Measure   Work-Or-Be-Drafted Bill Is Sought By President

CRACKING WHIP OVER WORK OR FIGHT PICTURE   F. R. Expected to Tell Congres Time for Talking Past, It's Now Time For Action.

ANE RVICE LAW—  CONGRESS AWAITS ~ FOR'S BEQUEST   Chief Executive To Ask  Enactment Of Nation al Service Law

FDR Cracks: Whip to Gair Service Law   Sizzling Letter Due To Break Congress” Omounsition to Draft

Roosevelt Cracks Whip Over Congress Balking At Work Or Fight Legislation   To ‘Lay It On The Line Orally’ To Congress In Message Today

ROOSEVELT BIDS FOR SERVICE ACT   Congress Waits View After Leaders Get ‘Oral’ Push   See job list on Page 11,

President Cracks Official Whip  Demands Work or Be Drafted Legislation

SCHOOL COMMITTEE NAMED BY O'CONOR   1. Keller Shank Member of Group to Report on Financing ©

FUNK IN GROUP. TO FIND FUNDS   Governor Names Eight To Study Financing Of School Plan

Truman Lauds Armed Forces In V-J Speech   Radio Addrese Is Beamed To Service Men, Women Throughout World

U. $. Must Work With Its Allies  To Keep Peace, Truman Asserts   President, in V-J Day Address, Declares Civilizalion Cannot Survive Another War

President Speaks to.  Servicemen   V-3} Day Celebration Is Quiet as Truman Tells The World Occupation Must Keep Full Peace

V-J Day Is Formally Preclaimed By President In World-Wide Talk   RESTRAINT MARKS OBSERVANCE OF DAY

Truman, DeGaulle Schedule Talks —   French Chief to Arrive In Washington Aug. 22

JAPANESE 15TH ARMY DEFEATED   HAS BEEN LIQUIDATED IN BURMA THEATER

GERMANS ADMIT PERIL TO BERLIN   Signs Of Hysteria Reported From Inside Homeland

HYSTERIA IN GERMANY SEEN IN BROADCAST   Hour Of Greatest Peril Is Here;  Fear Soviets

Broadcasts Indicate Hysteria in Reich   Nazis Do Not Try to Conceal That “the Hour of Greatest Peril to the Fatherland Has Struck”—Refugees Storm Trains.

‘Signs Of Hysteria Inside Reich  Revealed In German Appeal;  View Final Stand Before Oder

U.S. FORTS DROP 3390-TON LOAD OF FIRE. BOMBS   Yokohama 44 Pct. Destroyed by Recent Heavy Strike Photos Reveal

Destruction fo Yokohama Seer In Photographs   Second Largest City in Japan is Latest Target

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   VOKOHAMA 44° DESTROVED OR DAMAGED

JAPS READY TO FOIL INVASION   Koiso Tells Diet Lost Islands Will Be Retaken

Next Move In Big Three Row Over Poland Appears Squarely Up To Stalin   Delegates Look To Moscow For Unity On [Issue Before Conference Opens

Stalin Holds Key in Big Three Row Over Polish Government   Foreign Ministers Unable to Agree; Move ant to « 9 PEiSco Meet .

Stalin Holds Key To Big Three Unity On Eve of United Nations Conference

Stalin Holds Key To Big 3 Unity   Next Move in Dispute Over Poles Up to Moscow Say Parley Delegates

Next Move Un to Stalin in Parley Regarding Poland  Observers Report Some Chance for Compromise Action

Foreign Ministers. Leave for Frisco After Discussions At Capital   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor

NEXT MOVE IN BIG THREE POLISH ROW ISTP TOSTANIN   WASHINGTON CONFER. ENCE FOREIGN MINISTERS FAILS REACH AGREEMENT

Stalin Holds Key To Big Three Unity   Negotiations Among Ministers End; Head For San Francisco Parley.   ‘ROW OVER POLAND

Delegates to San Francisco Conference Look Toward Moscow To Solve Fateful Polish Issue.

Next Move Is Up To Stalin   Big Three Unity On Eve o Conference Hinges On Polish Settlement

POLISH PROBLEM IS UP TO STALIN   Next Move Apparently Up To Russian Premier; Foreign Ministers On Way To Frisco For Historic Conference.   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER— Associated Press Diplomatic News B® ditar

a  Stalin Holds  Key To U nity  Of Big T hree   Next Move In Battle Over Poland Appears Squarely Up To Marshal

Stalin Holds Key to Unity On Pole lssue   Conferees Head for S. F. Without  Reaching Agreement

Polish Situation Seen As Ticklish Problem Of San Francisco Meeting

STALIN HOLDS KEY 10 UNITY   Next Move on Polish Issue Up to Reds’ Boss

Next Move Up To Stalin In Polish Policy   Conference Delegates Hope for Big-Three Unity on Issue Prior To Opening Session   Arrange Control.

Stalin Holder of Key To Big Three Unity on Eve of Security Parley

Big-3 Dispute Over Poland Up to Stalin   Foreign Secretaries, Failing to Agree, Move to Frisce

BlG-3 TROUBLE ABOUT POLAND   Next Move Appears to Be Squarely Up to Marshal Stalin.   THREE HEAD FOR MEET

Next Move On Poland Seems  Up To Stalin   Anxious Delegates to Frisco Meeting Look to Moscow For Unity On Dis:  puied Issuc

WORLD SECURITY MEETING KEY IN STALIN'S HANDS   Big Three Leaders Head for San Francisco; Conference Opens on Wednesday

Question of Poland Threat to Frisco   Big Three Unable To Settle Matter. Before Opening Of Conference Tomorrow

UNSOLVED POLISH PROBLEM IS UP TO "FRISCO MEETING   Pre-Conference Talks of the Big Three Fail te Clear This Most Sericus Tangle.

NEXT MOVE IN POLE PROBLEM UP TO STALIN   Delegates Await Foreign Ministers for Report On Split

Next Move in Big Three Row Is Up to Stalin .   Molotev to Consult Government Followin: Discussions with Stettinius and Eden

Principles At World Cons ference Anxious Over Seriousness of Breach.

MOSCOW HOLDS KEY 10 DISPUTE ON POLES RULE   Capital Talks Fail To Bring Settlement On Eve Of Security Parleys

Next Move in Big Three* — Dispute Over Polish Issue Appears to Be Ub to Stalin

Solution to Polish Question May Be Up to Stalin  Moscow May Unrave Puzzle Before Conference Opens

Polish Issue Remains Unsettled With Eden, Stettinius Unable To Agree With Molotov

BIG o BATTLE OVER POLAND UPTO STALIN   Delegates Leave for Parleys with Question Not Yet Decided.

STALIN HOLDS KEY TO UNITY AS MEET OPENS   Next Move Is \quarely Up To Joe It Appears

MOLOTOV PUTS POLISH ISSUE UP 10 STALIN   Problem Unsettled as Ministers Head for Frisco Parley

END OF GERMAN MILITARY LEADERS FINALLY IS TOLD   Suicide Played Important Role In End of Some As Nazi __ Displeasure Reached Climax.   HITLER’S TWO , CHILDREN SOUGHT   Future Nazi Uprisings May Hang On Success of Allied Manhunts.

CHURCHILL'S ~ CONSERVATIVES HAVE NEW HEAD   In Charge of: Man Who Once Said He’d Like to See German-Russians Exterminate One Another.

Will Turn, Mines Back to Owners   No Bearing on Waae Necotiations

Government To Return Mines To Operators   Seventy to be Turned Back on Eve of Negotiations “for New Mine Wage  Contract ~~

Kennedy Makes Statement Today   Considers Action Was His Duty And Is Still Of That Opin ion; Says It Is Completely Incorrect To Say He ' Admitted Any Breach Of Confidence.   TWO OTHER AP CORRESPONDENTS SUSPENDED

Kennedy Denies He Admits Breach of SHAEF Confidence   AP Office i in New York Gets Roundabout Report on Great Scoop

No Breach Of Confidence In  AP’s ‘Scoop’   Kennedy Denies Charge; Refused to Suppress Surrender Story

WAR IN EUROPE OVER, ASSOCIATED PRESS ASKS ABOLITION OF ALLIED. MILITARY CENSORSHIP OVER NEWS

Kennedy Denies  Confidence Breach   Eisenhower Said Kenned) _Aclion Violated ~ Regulations

ONLY ONE NEW SUPERVISOR   He is Charles Blumrich From Third Ward of Benton Harbor   (Detatls of elections tn Berrien county's townships will he found on page 6.)

One New Board Member Namec   Chas. Blumrich Named  By Third Ward

‘Japan Trembling Under Mighty Allied Attacks; Nips Call Conference

But So Far Japs Have Given No Hint That They Will Surrender  RUSSIANS DRIVE AGAINST ENEMY ON MANCHURIAN. LINE  Japs Have Finally Lashed  Back At Adm. Halsey’s Task Force

NEGROES BATTLE ALONGSIDE WHITES   SEE FIRST COMBAT ACTION IN WEST — GIVE GOOD ACCOUNT OF SELVES.

V-J Day to Be Proclaimed at Time When Formal Documents of Unconditional Surrender Are Signed by Jap War Lords.

Hirohito Ready To Carry Out Orders   Gen. MacArthur, ‘The Man Who Came Back’ Is Named To Accept Formal Japanese Surrender

Jap Surrender Ends Fighting   Announcemnt of V-J Day Is Postponed Until Siqning of Official Papers

New York May Buy 5 5,000 Quonset Huts To Ease Present House Shortage

FILLED BY VOLUNTEERS   Draft Call to This County Had Already Been Met

Sinclair Oil Strike Ended      Navy To Release 11 Properties On Monday Midnight

“CORP. STRIKE COMES TO ENI   Navy Seized Plants To Be Turned Back To Firm Tonight

Oil Strike Ended For Sinclair Firm   Situation Still eilbettlend i in Nation's Auto Industry

Navy Gives Up Sinclair Oi! Plants   Settlement Provides 18 Per Cent Wage Raise For Employe

Jap General ls Soughtby  U. S. Troops   Costliest Battle of Pacifie Warfare Brought To Close After 82 Days; Only Two Small Pockets of Resistance Are Left on Island

After 82 Days of Fighting   Two Pockets of Die hards Still Being Dug Out; Conquest Is Most Costly of Pacific War

Conclusion Of 82 Days Of Savage Fighting In Costliest Of All Central And Western Pacific Operations Officially Reported—American Toll Up To Four Weeks Ago Included 35,116 Killed Or Wounded— More Than 90,000 Of Enemy Forces Slain

Nimitz Reports Destruction of Organized Lines   10th Army Forces Mop Up Two Small Japanese Pockets; A Strategic Base

Affords Base Only 325 Miles  From Japan   82 Bloody Days of’ Battle Over; U.S. Toll 35,116; Foe Loses 90,000 Dead

ALL ORGANIZED DEFENSE OVER, CHIEF REPORTS   Victory Cost American Forces 35,000 Losses, Gives Vital Bases

STILWELL IS NAMED CHIEF OF 10TH ARMY   Jap Casualties Are Estimated At Over 90,000

 E      RUWITZ ANNOUNCES BATTLE OVER   Base 325 Miles From Japan Costs U.S. 35,116

Nimitz Announces End of Okinawe Resistance After 82 Days; Enemy Losses Exceed 90.000 Men

2-DAY DRIVE IS COSTLIEST OF WAR   More Than 35,116 Americans Killed, Wounded   TWO POCKETS   Of Disorganized Jap Units Remain: Nips Lose Over 90,000 Killed

82-Day Campaign Cost Japanese 90,000 Men   Yanks Continue Mopping Up; Stilwell to Command U.S. 10th Army

Halt artillery fire as Yanks poise for kill  Foe death total sraws to $7,343

Stilwell to Command 10th Army   Succeeds General Buckner Seq. >  Killed on Okinawa,  on Monday

TOKYO ADMITS VITAL ISLAND BASE IS LOST   TRAPPED NIPPONESE JUMP INTO SEA TO ESCAPE YANKS

GEN, STILWELL IS TO COMMAND MOP-UP FORCES   30,000 Japs on Luzon Being Herded Into Death Trap; War’s Progress General

Victory Ends 82 Days of Bloodiest Fighting; Gen. Stilwell Heads 10th Army

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR —  (By International News Service)  NIMITZ SAYS BATTLE OF OKINAWA IS WON

395 MILES FROM JAPAN   Conquest of Island, Except for Mopping Up, Costliest Drive in Pacific—Casualties 35,116 a Month Ago.

Vital Base Is Taken by Yanks After Struggle   Costliest Of All Islands Finally Falls

DEFEAT OF JAPS ON OKINAWA IS HELD IMMINENT   Nimitz Makes It Evident That Finish Is Short Time Awav   REMNANTS OF ENEMY BEING ANNIHILATED

Okinawa Battle Won In 82 Days Bloody Fighting   Vinegar Joe Returns As Tokyo Prepares For Home Fight

Stilwell Named To Commanc Victorious Tenth Army   cK Kk Ke Ke: Doolittle to Groom Sth AF for Jap War

NIPPON ISLAND SECURED AFTER 99 DAY FICHT   Enemy Garrisons In Two  Small Pockets Being Mopped Up

Nimitz Reports Bloody Isle’s Conquest; Japan  Girds For War Climax

U.S. Forces Mop Up Remnants of Enemy; Stilwell Named _ to  Command In Coming Attack on Japanese

EIGHTY-TWO DAYS OF BLOODY FIGHTING ON ISLAND OVER   MacArthur Appoints Stilwell to Succeed Late Lt. Gen. Bucker: Monpning-I/pn Work Continues

Americans Lost 35,116 And Japanese 90,000 During Battle Which Lasted 82 Days

Nimitz Reveals Island Victory   Okinawa Big Guns Silent After 82 Bloody Days as American Casualties Hit 35,116

2-DAY BATTLE. COMES 10 END   35,116 Americans Killed, Wounded Up to Four Weeks Ago. ,

a ea a ae A  Late General Buckner Predicted Isle’s Fall   Nimitz Announces Completion Of Campaign 82 Days After Invasion; Japs Lost 90,000 Men

Island Battle Lasted 82 Days   Communique Follows Announcement Stilwell to Lead Tenth Army; Most Costly Battle of Pacific

VICTORY GIVES U. S. BEST BASE FOR INVASION   Carrier Planes Blast Wake

Costly Battle Comes To End. Nimitz Reports   Tokyo, Forecasts Nex! Blow Will Fall On Mainland

Full Conquest Of Island Told By Adm. Nimi‘ ' $7,000 Japs Killed In 29.Dav Battle

Triumph Gives Yankees Base for Invasion Of Nip Mainland, Only 330 Miles Away; U. S. Casualties 35,116, Japs Lose 90,000

90,000 Enemy  Troops Slain Or Captured   Costly Campaign Ends, New Post For Stillwell

‘American Victory Over Japs Comes After 82 Days Of Savage Battling

U. S. Casualties Hit Record In $2-Day Battle   Tanks and Flamethrowers Used On Small Poekets Of Japs In South Aren of Island   Guns On War ships ‘Ein Bombardment   Report Over 87,000 Nips Killed In Compaign; American Deaths to  Exceed 10,000

Yank Losses For 82 Days of Battle 35,116   More Than 90,000 Japanese Killed; Small Pockets Being Mopped Up

Japanese Fought Desperately Until Supplies Failed   Admiral Nimitz Announces End of Campaign For island Today; Carries Out General Buckner's Prediction   SMALL POCKETS ARE NOW BEING MOPPED UP

Eighty-two Day Campaign Was Costliest of Central and Western Pacific, Officials Report.   MINOR OPERATIONS ALL THAT REMAIN

Names Stilwell To Take Over Command Of U.S. 10th Army   Doolittle, 8th Air Force To Join 20th In Raids on Japan; Yanks Gain in Philippines

U.S, GRIP FIRM ON BLOODY ISLE   Base for Air, Land and Sez Operations Only 972 Miles from Tokyo

TOTAL OF 89,998 NIPS NOW DEAD; 2,503 CAPTURED   American Artillery Ceases Fire in Order to Avoid Hitting Yanks, Fleet Headquarters Reports.   CONQUEST OF ISLAND IS NEARLY FINISHED   Remaining Enemy Force Cut Into Three Pockets, the Largest of Which Is 1,200 Yards in Diameter.

Japs Trapped Into Three Pockets   Artillery Stops Fire In Order Not to Hit the Yanks Total Nip Dead Te 27 949

90,000 Japs Die in Defense of Strategic Island  U.S. Sashalties, lew RQ>_ Dav Deiva      U.S. Casualties In 82-Day Drive Exceed 35.000

87,343 Dead Japs Already Counted: 10th. Army Victorious; Tokyo. Sees Invasion Soon

Nimitz Announces Fall of Key to Jap Homeland After 82 Days o¢ Eiahting

Nimitz Announces /82-Day Campaign  ~In- Pacifie—Eloses   MacArthur Pieks Stilwell To Take » Over Command Of 10th Army; Allies Report Gains In All Areas

Veteran Takes Over as Battle of Okinawa Ends   Remnants of Two Jap Pockets Being Mopped up, Nimitz Reports

Stilwell Heads Tenth Army   Flame Throwing Tanks Still Burning Japs Out of Suicide Pockets — 82-Day Campaign Costliest of Pacific—Progress Reported on All Pacific Fronts

News Day And Night   Nimitz Announces End Of Organized Resistance By Japanese   2 Small Pockets Being Mopped Up   Enemy Loses 90,000 In Battle; U. S. Losses lleaviest In Pacific

BEGODIEST CAMPATGN ENLINT PACKTIC WAR WON 82 BAYS (FTER TROOPS SWARMED ASHORE

VICTORY GIVES U.S. BASE 325  MEFROM JAPAN   Costliest Campaign In Pacific Ends After 82-Day Fight

Nimitz Makes Announcement as MacArthu in Surprise Move Appoints ‘Vinegar Joe’ Stilwell as Chief of Ground Forces in Battle of Janan

Admiral Announces Islanc Is Taken After 82 Days  of Battle      325 MILES FROM JAPAN   Tenth Army Troops Are Busy Mopping Up on Southern Tip

182 DAY OLD CAMPAIGN ENDED — OFFICIALLY TODAY: AMERICAN CASUALTIES TOTAL 35,000

Gen. Joseph Stilwell Named to Take Over Command of 10th Army Succeeding Buckner

Jap Garrison Of 90,000 Have Been Killed Or Captured With Enemy Fighting Stubbornly Until Last, Nimitz Announces.

82-DAY CAMPAIGN FOR ISLAND BASE IS OVER: NIMITZ   ENEMY RESISTANCE IS CRUSHED EXCEPT TWO SMALL POCKETS

Adm. Nimitz Says Yanks Mopping Up Two Small Pockets of Stubborn Japs   Costlies! Campaign  Remaining Japs Compressed So Closely Yanks Can’t Use Big Guns

After 82 Days Of Battle Isle Falls To U.S.   Costly Battle Took Toll Of 35.116 Americans Killed, W onnded.   10TH STILL HAMMERS

END OF DRIVE FOR STRATEGIC ISLAND REPORTED THURSDAY  ADMIRAL NIMITZ ANNOUNCES ORGANIZED RE

ALL ORGANIZED RESISTANCE HAS ENDED   Approximately 90,000 Japs Killed; 35,000 U. S. Casualties

U.S. 10th Army Completes Conquest Of Island After 82 Days; Gen. Stilwell Succeeds  Buckner As Commander By WILLIAM F, TYREE  _ GUAM, June 21 —(UP)— The Americar

japanese on Okinawa Cut fo 3 Pockets   Costliest Campaign of Pacific Declared Officially Ended

EIGHTY-TWO DAYS’ CAMPAIGN COSTLIEST OF PACIFIC SECTOR  MORE THAN 90,000. JAPS   MORE THAN 90,000. JAPS KILLED OR CAPTURED; AMERICAN LOSSES HEAVY

American Casualties Are Unusually Heavy   Two Small Pockets Of Japs Remain To Be Wiped Out. As Mopping Up Continues

Bloody Battle Ended   90,000 Japs Lost In Defense of Keystone Island

Victory Is  Proclaimed  By Nimitz   AMERICAN TENTH ARMY ENDS_ 82 DAYS OF BLOODY BATTLE; STILWELL SUCCEEDS BUCKNER

LAST POCKETS OF JAP TROOPS BEING CLEARED   82-Day Fight Caused 124,000 Casualties; Philippines Clean Up Speeded

ARTILLERY STOPPED TO PROTECT YANKS   89,908 Of Enemy Have Been Killed, Taken  By Americans

NIMITZ SAYS MOPPING UP HAS STARTED   CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN COSTLIEST IN MEN AND SHIPS IN PACIFIC WAR TO DATE

Flame-Throwing Tanks Are Still Burning Japanese Out of Suicide Pockets.   82-DAY CAMPAIGN WAS A COSTLY ONE   More Than 90,000 Japanen Were Killed or Wounded; The American Loss Also  Was Heavy.

Flame-Throwing Tanks Burning Japs Out of Pockets: Campaign Was Costly

Bloody Fight Cost U. S, 35,116 Troops Killed or Wounded    se Casualties Set at 70,00" of Savage Defenses Up 2 Small Pockets  Japane During 82 Days Wankse Movping

BITTER ISLAND BATTLE FINALLY COMES TO CLOSE   Campaign Lasted 82 Days; 90,000 Japanese Killed Or Captured By Allied  Forces.

Long Struggle on island Cost Japs 1,009 Casualties   Gen. Stilwell Takes Command Of the Tenth Army

Strategic Base Costs 24 Ships, 35116 Casualties   U. 5. Artillery and Big Guns of Fleet Fall Silent as 10th Army Infantrymen Attack Last Handful of Japanese

Organized Stand Ends:  Yanks Prepare to Invade Mainland, Nipponese Say

Strategic Base Won After 82. Days Of Fightin«   U.S. Tenth Army Forces Still Hammer At Two Smali Pockets Of Japanese

Cosily Pacific Island Battle Claims 90,000 Japanese Lives, Causes 35,116 U.S. Casualties; 2 Small Pockets Of Enemy Stil Resist Yankees

NIMITZ REPORTS END OF 82-DAY FIGHT FOR ISLE   90,000 Japs Killed or Taken Prisoner—Gen. Stilwell Heads 10th Army

Nimitz Says Okinawa Is ‘Ours at Last   More Than $7,343 Jap Dead Counted—. Tr. §. Lascses Heavy

10th Army Wins Base After 82 Days; Tekyo ‘More Invasion-Conscious

ADMIRAL NIMITZ SAYS ORGANIZED FIGHTING OVER   Yanks Kill 87,343 Japs In 82 Days Of Savage Fighting On Island  ‘imetcrssatasinatimaaiiidiialia   JAPS FEAR NEXT STEPS   Superfortress Attacks On Transportation, Other Raids Expected

STILWELL TO HEAD TENTH ARMY UMTS   Drive To Clear Luzon Given New Impetus

General Stilwell Chosen 10th Army Commander   Warfare On Island Ends After 82 Days of ‘Toughest Fighting In P scifi

Battle Ends For Island, Says Nimitz  Pe eee   90,000 Japanese Kiled.or Taken Prisoner ta $2 Day:

ALL ORGANIZED RESISTANCE [o VER: NIMITZ   Only Remnants of Japanese Left for Tenth Army to Mop Up.

Yanks Obtain Strategic Base Near Nippon   Enemy Losses Top 90,000; Americans Cleaning Up 2 Small Pockets On Island

ILnd Came 82 Days After U.S. Troops Invaded The Island  ONLY 330 MILES OFF COAST OF JAPAN  Gen. Stilwell To Command Climactic Battle Of Japan

Yanks Mopping Up Two Small Pockets Of Resistance As Admiral Chester W.  Nimitz Announces Conquest Of Strategic Island Only 325 Miles From  Tow Tasnlenn

8)-Day Campaign Costs Japs 90,000 Killed or Captured    Aussies Invade Another  Brunei Area, Nippons Sictcent Along Wenchow

ALL PACIFIC SWEPT CLEAN OF JAP NAVY   Air Forces Move In As Fleet Leaves

Pachiic Swept Clear From San Diego To Japan  ALLIED FLEET TO RESUME ATTACK  Land Based Bombardment Softening the Homeland For Invasion

“Japs Admit 104 Vessels “Knocked Out   Land-Base Planes Strike Kobe, Osaka During Daylight

BTH ARMY TROOPS DRIVE NORTHWARD   Troops in Vicinity of Porte Garibaldi on Narrow Coastal Strip.

British Troops Consolidate ‘Gains In Italy   Stab Northward To Porto Garibaldi

Interpreting The War News— Both Axis Nations Beyond Hope; Finat Round In Pacific At Hand

Gen. Eisenhower Rests in Hospital   Improvement in Cold Reported Satisfactory

» Raise Flags Over Baguio, "New Drive On   American Troops Have "Fitting Ceremony On Hirohito's Birthday

Paratroopers first outsiders in Hidden’ [Valley attempt to rescue crash victims

MAILERS BLOCK SUNDAY PAPERS   Strike Crippies Early Editions In New York City

Combined Food Board Continued   Controls Allocations Of Scarce Foodstuffs; Terminate Two Boards

Combined Food Board Is Continued   Scarce Foodstuffs To Be Allocated

Powers Agree To Keep Food Board   Three Will Reiain Control Over Allocations Scarce Foodstuffs”

Red Arnty in Terrific Drive Across Poland Seeks to End War in Hurry, Berlin Fears, Rushing Troops East   Greatest Russian Assault ‘of War Seen in New Intense Drive

Russians Split German Forces in Poland: 60 Miles of Nazi Border   OV,000 Reds Thrown In Strongest Offensive , Of The War  RED ARMY OUT TO BRING END TO WAR  Slaughtering Germans By The Thousands In Series Of Battles

RESERVES SEEK TO STOP DRIVE   \Russian Armored and Infantry Divisions Still Roll Unchecked Across Plains of Poland.

Let's Hope Santa's Papers Are in Order When He Hits Boundary Line

Open Gates Of Dam As Canadian Army Drives For Kleve   Oth U.S. Army In Threatened Area; Allies Hit Siegfried’s Secondary Defense In Great Power Drive

GERMANS FLOOD ROER; TROOPS NEARING KLEVE   Allies Threaten To Slash Line Behind Rhine

ALLIES BURST THRU CONCRETE DEFENSE LINE   Assaults Now Being Made On Earthworks In Rear Of Bastion

CRACK MAIN BELT OF THE WEST WALL   Now Assaulting Siegfried Line’s Secondary Defenses—N azis, Meanwhile, Flood Roer on Ninth Army’s Front.

Ninth Army Front Gets HighWater   Canadians Strike to Within Two and Half Miles of Kleve

Structure May Be Blown Up By Nazis   Forces Battle Way Through Concrete Belt Of Line

Plunge Closer To Kleve   Canadians Within 2'4 Miles of Northern Anchor of Siegfried Line: Nazis Flood Roer

Canadians Break Line Before Kleve  Drive Threatens To Envelop Rubr   Drive Threatens To Envelop Rubr industrial Area

Canadians And British Assault Earthworks Of Siegfried Line’s Secondary Defense — Germans Flood Roer River Valley On U. S. Ninth Army Front, Opening Spillways Of Huge Dam—American Third Army Units Less Than Mile From Preum

Canada Army Lashes at German Line   Allies Are Gaining Despite Enemy’s Treacherous Threat

Kleve Anchor Is Threatened By Canadians  (nr Vihpcfen fa Tt, a      Power. Drive for Ruhr Jolts Secondary Forts . of Siegfried Line   iYANKS NEAR PRUEM   First Army Reaches One Side of Roer Dam as Water Level Rises

CANADIANS HIT INNER DEFENSE OF SIEGFRIED   American Troops Reach Side Of Great Dam; Its Capture Imminent; Canadlans Smashing  Through In North.

‘NAZIS DESPERATELY TRYING TO HALT CANADIANS WHO SMASHED “THROUGH MAIN CONCRETE BELT

Canadian Attack Continues While First and Third  American Armies Pull Forward For Offensive Pushes Nazis Blast Dam To Flood Valley

Germans Unleash Impounded Water   Ninth Army Haltered by Blasting Of Schwammenauel Dam; U. S. First Circling Important Nazi Barrier

Open Spillways Of Dam As GI's Reach Its Edge   Canadians SmashThrough Main Concrete Belt of Siegfried Line

IST ARMY MEN ATTACKING AT BIG ROER DAM   Other Americans of Third Within Three-Fourths of a Mile From Pruem

Water Rises Foot and Half Ih Roer; Canadians Burst Through North Wall, Approaching Klev2

Allies Attack 2nd Defense ~ InWest Wall   Yank Infantrymen Reach One Side of Dam, Prepare for Capture

Canadian 1st Army Bursts Main Forts   Major Concrete Belt of Siegfried Cut by Offensive   Attacking Forces Are 2% Miles from Kleve; Germans Flood Roer  By Opening Floodgates

Nazis Turn Flood Water on 9th Army   Canadians Break Through Concrete Siegfried Line

Rip Through Main German Defense Belt   Nazis Open Great Roer River Dam To Flood U. S. Ninth Armv Front.

Canadian 1s Army Marks Up Gains On Kleve   British Forces Assist Crack At Earthworks Of Siegfried Line Secondary Defense

BREAK THROUGH  FIRST BELT OF  SIEGFRIED LINE GERMANS FLOOD THE  ROER RIVER ON U. S. NINTH ARMY POCT

Troops Drive Nearly to Kleve; Nazis Flood Roer On US Ninth Army Front

U.S. Troops Battle  For Strategic Dams   Canadians and British on North Break Through Defenses To Threaten Enemy Flank

N azis Open Dam To Flood Roer River In Front of 9th Army   Allied Troops Drive Through Second Defenses of Siegfried Line on Kleve Front

Through Gushing Spillways of Schwammenauel Dam; Canadians Within 2%, Miles of Kleve.   DRIVE ON EARTHWORKS  OF SIEGFRIED LINE   Other Units Battled in Millingen, Six Miles Northwest of Kleve in a Threat to Slice Behind Rhine.

NORTHERN END OF WEST WALL   Germans Flood Roer River Through Gushing Spillways of Dam. , ;   3RD ARMY NEARS PRUEM

GERMANS OPEN FLOODGATES OF BIG ROER DAM   U. S. Third Army Closes In On Prize City of Pruem

Roer Floods Are Pitted Against U. S. Ninth Army  Canadians Plunge Into Second Wall Of Siegfried Line

Nazis Flood Roer River On Sth Front   Third Army Units Near Pruem — 16 Towns, 2,500  Prisoners Taken

GERMANS OPE FLOODGATES OF ROER   Capture Of Dam By Yanks Expected Today   2,500 PRISONERS   Taken By Canadians Since Start Of Drive: Pruem River Again Crossed

Yanks Reach One Side Of Roer River Dam, Advance Up To Mile Toward Pruem

Germans Flood Roer River On Front Of Ninth   16 Towns Taken As Canadians Continue Gains

WARSHIPS SET FOR NAVY SHOW   Truman to Review  Ships in New York

U, S. Battle Fleets Are Prepped For Navy Day Celebrations; . Truman Set To Make Review

Navy Might On Display InN. Y.   Seven-Mile Line of. Ships Drawn Up for Inspection On Biggest Navy Day in History

Fleet Gathers to Observe Navy Day  n Mile Display wien val Might

NATION TO HAIL NAVY SATURDAY   President Will Review Mighty Armada—Fleets Steam Into Position Today

NATION HONORS NAVY SATURDA)   President to Review Huge  Armada at New York

NAVY PREPARED FOR ITS BIG DAY            a A See Ree ee  Truman To Review 50 Vessels  In Hudsdn River

SEVEN MILE REVIEW ~ OF SHIPS NAVY DAY      Truman Will Commission Roosevelt Carrier

Persons Who Work As Foreign Laborers Have Best Chance. To Get By

Foreign Agent's Life In Germany Is Tough   By CHRISTER JAFDERLUND

Gestapo Hard Pressed by Germany's Underground   BY CHRISTER JAF DERLUND

SOVIETS JUMP OFF IN WAKE OF BARRAGE   OFFENSIVE ON MOVE FROM ODER RIVER BRIDGEHEADS

REDS DRIVE TOWARD CITY FROM EAST   / Leap From Oder Bridge '" heads, 30 to 40 Miles Away, After 24-Hour Artillery Barrage. .   NAZIS REPORT 7 ARMIES IN THRUST   Declare Onslaught, Extending Over Frontage of 100 Miles, Is Being Held in Check.

Soviets open frontal drive toward Berlir  Zhukov hurls 7  . . . armipe In onrtion

No Tax Reduction To Be Expected.   Fear Serious Inflation,   Endangering of Morale

Harry Hopkins Bringing Home Good Report   Believed To Have Wor Stalin Compromise On Polish Question

 Peace for Poland:  U.S. and Britain Said To Have Swung around fo Russian Plan

Jap War Cabinet Is Criticized  Munitions Indusiry Taracet of Blasi

War Crimes Tribunal Postpones Prosecution Of Ailine Gustav Krupp

Elder Krupp’s Crime Trial Postponed   DECISION ON SON’S SUBSTITUTION DEFERRED BY 4-POWER TRIBUNAL

SNOW FALLS IN LAKES REGION   Wintry Weather Felt Thruout  Wide Area

SNOW BLANKETS NORTHERN AREA   January in June Picture In Part of Country

Soldier Who Got Raw Deal Would Sock Nazis Again   Pvt. Joseph McGee Is Returned To Duty After Investigation

GM Offers Unien Plan for Partial Work Resumptior   Company Suggests Parts For Cars Be Made for  Other Manufacturers

Union Has GM Request To Make Part:   Company Would - Produce for Its. Competitors

GM Offers To Provide Parts   Reuther Getting Poor Response From Bids To Attend Review

GM MAKES BID FOR PARTIAL RESUMPTION   Also Expresses Hope for Success Of Negotiations

C-M PROPOSES TO BUILD PARTS FOR CUSTOMERS   Work Resumption Up To UAW Company Says; Hopes For End Of Strike   NO ‘BREAKDOWN’ SEEN   Company Thinks Government Intervention Is Not Needed Is Belief

Asks Senate Speed Debate So Charter Approval May Be Made Late Saturday

Senate Must Spur Debate to Ratify Charter Saturday   Barkley Asks That Sessions Be Lengthened to Permit Vote by 5 p. m.

Asks for Charter Vote Soon  Barkley Wants Ratification   Barkley Wants Ratification By 5 P. M. Tomorrow

Destruction of Nips Progresses   Tokyo Admits Situation on Island Most Serious; Forecasts Early Invasion of Jap Homeland

Portsmouth Near Victory in Fight Despite River Rise Above Flood Wal

Ohio River Expected to Reach Crest at Portsmouth Tonight; Sandbags Keep Water Behind Wal   State Guardsmen and Volunteer Workers Apparently Winning Fight To Keep Flood Waters Out of City

“CLOTHESLINE” TO BE OPENED FRIDAY MAY 1°   Parents Invited to In: spect Youth Center on First Dav

0 FRIDAY, uy It   Parents Invited to Inspect Youth Center on First Davy

ONE PASSENGER KILLED, 11 HURT IN BUS ACCIDENT   Car on Wrong Side Of Road Causes Bus To Go Off Bridae -

CORSICANA YOUTH IS ONE OF {1 HURT AS BUS LEAVES BRIDGE  DALLAS-BOUND BOWEN CRASHES, KILLING ONE PASSENGER

Congress Moves To Fix ‘Duration’ Date   Termination Date Would Cancel Much of Broad © Authority Held ByPresident

‘Congress May Fix Date Of ‘Duration’   Seeks To Regain Truman’s War Power:

‘Army Cracks Down on Enterprising Gl Making Fortunes on Trade With Reds; Honest Crap Game Okay

3rd Cuts Through Ludwigshaven As  Air Blitz Rises   Hodges Drives Four Miles Into Open East Ot Rhine With Help Of Armored Reinforcements; Nazis’ Losses Continue To Be Terrific.

96,000 Enemy Casualties Counted as Patton Men. Reach Rhine at 2 Points

Ist Army Gains Three Miles East of Rhine   Gen. Patton’s Raging Third Army, Still Running Wild, Clears 20 Towns in Advances of Up to 10 Miles in One Day

FIRST ARMY DRIVES FOR RUHR REGION   Third Army Seizes Chemical Center . In Saar

Truman Assumes Duties, Confers With War Chiefs   New Chief Executive Gives Pledge to Work Vigorously for Victory   CONGRESS PLANNING FOR JOINT SESSION   President Would Make San Francisco Meet a Mem orial to FDR Aims

War Chiefs  In Session To Contirm  First Pledge   New President Goes To White House  To Continue Work Of Late Commander

MINERS GRANTED $1.30 PAY RAISE   Agreement Reached As Captive Pits Are Seized

239 MINES SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT   After Uncertainty Of Six Weeks Of Wage Discussions

AGREEMENT REACHED IN COAL DISPUTE   Must Still Be Approved By Government

NEW CONTRACT AGREED TO FOR ONLY ONE YEAR   Must Receive WLB Approval Before Final Acceptance

U.S. Seizes 935 Struck Mines  a a ae   New Wage Contract Represents Daily Average Raise of $1.30 to Miners

UMW, PRODUCERS SEEK TO RATIFY NEW COAL PACT   Means Daily Wage Raise Of $1.30: Government Seizes Mines

Rescue Efforts In Mine Disaster  Pushed Forward   Crews Work Doggedly Through Inferno : of Flame, Smoke

RESCUERS FIND 9 MINERS ALIVE   "Workers Bring Out Men From Pit Trap

SCORES OF BRITONS KILLED OR TRAPPED   Toll Taken as German V-Bombs Smash Factories, Office Buildines and Homes.

19 MORE JAP SHIPS ARE DAMAGED; JET PLANES JOIN FIGHT   Naval Battle May Now Be Underway

Navy Battle At Okinawa Is Rumored   Japanese Report Indicates Sea Fight—Japanese  Ships Damaged

STALIN ARMIES NOW ONLY. 22) MILES FROM BERLIN   ‘Soviet Tanks In East Prussia Headed For Insterburg and Koenigsburg   OTHER COLUMNS NEARING BRESLAU   180 Russian Divisions Punch at Northern Ind of 600-Mile Front

NAZI ARMIES FAIL TO HALT GIANT DRIVE   ‘MULTE-PRONGED RUSGIAN OFFENSIVE CONTINUES TO [> ROAR AHEAD TOWARD * BERLIN

Lublm Must Not Persecute London  Poles, Says Eden   Negotiations Under Way in Moscow on New Government for Poland

PEARL HARBOR PALL IS OVER CONGRESS   Demands Are Renewed for Investigation

Shadow Of Pearl Harbor Tragedy Over Congress   Demands For Full Inquiry Increase As Lawmakers Convene For First Session Since Victory-In Europe And Orient

Renew Demang For Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Secretary Byrnes Defends Hull

Congressmen Want Further Probe Into Pearl Harbor  Details of Disaste: Are Demanded by Convening Lawmakers

SHADOW OF PEARL HARBOR HANGS OVER CONGRESS   Renewed Demands For {nvestigation of Tragedy Heard as Lawmakers Meet For First Peace-Time Session Since 1041]

World Won’t End Friday, Declares Swami, As Lone’s Followers Fast

SAYS M'LEOD NOT JO BE PUNISHED   Co-eds On Florida. Trip in Custody af Porente

SHIPS ARE BASED ONLY © 300 MILES OFF JAPANESE COAST; BOMBARD IWO 

Japanese Believe Landing Opera tions On Iwo Jima Will Be Tried “In Near Future’; Admit Dam.   age Done   JAPS STEPPING STONE OF IWO IS BOMBEL

HUGE. FLEET ONLY 300 MILES FROM ENEMY MAINLAND   1,000 Or More Tons Of Bombs Dropped On Enemy Air Bases—Second Task Force Strikes Hard Blow At Iwo Island

Big Naval Armada Rocks Jap Capital ~9 Hours From Air   Honshu Airf ields, Docks and War Arsenals Battered by 1,000 Tons of Bombs; U.S. Warships Shell Iwo

Ships Launched F rom Fleet Only 300 Miles Away   Raid Heaviest Ever Made On Jap Capital, Early Reports Reveal

1300 PLANES FROM CARRIERS” 300 MILES AWAY   New Challenge To Jap Fleet

Miitscher’s Foree  Only 300 Miles Off Coast of Japan   More Than 1.300 Task Force Planes Pound Tokyo Area For At Least Nine Hours As Ships Shell Iwo Island

1.300 Bomb Jap Capital For 9 Heurs   Raiders Launched From Mighty Fleet Only 300 Miles Off Japanese Coast

Carrier-Based Raid Is Heaviest Ever To Strike Jap Capital   750 Miles Farther South Another Task Force of Battieships and Other Craft From Marianas Hits Iwo

WAR BOND SALES ARE STILL SHOWING A LAG   Slow Actual Porchase of E Bonds Put Fayette County Down In Sixteenth Place

UMW Chieftain Backs  Demands of Foremen Industry Faces Sympathy Strikes; Mine Union to Buck AFL and CIO

Top Officials © Enter Oil Fight   Lewis to Organize Supervisory Employes in Mines; Warns Sympathy Walkouts Due

Would Organize Supervisors In _  Soft Coal Mines   Government Officials Move Into Deadlock In Petroleum Industry

LEWIS REQUESTS TALK IN DISPUTE   Asks Coal Operators Group To Meet Him ‘Or Else’

Lewis Announces Plan to Organize Mine Supervisor:   Decision Seen As Opening Drive to Form 3rd Major Labor Movement

Full Weight Of UMW To Aid Supervisors   Lewis Will Do Every Thing Possible To Help In Orvranization

LEWIS HINTS HE'LL ORGANIZE SUPERVISORS   Washington Parley Saturday Will Seek To End Oil Workers Walkout

LEWIS BACKS ORGANIZING OF FOREMEN   Miners’ Union To Put Full Weight Behind Move

UMW Opens Third Front In Mine War   Negotiators Asked To Meet Monday To Settle Question

Lewis Plans To Organize   Mine- Foremen      ‘Move. “Séensas” New. Challenge’ to. AFL and. C10 -

68 Niines Are Tied Up in West Penna.   UWM Contends Bosses Are ° ‘Only Traffic Cops,” Both Part  Of Management.

JOHN L. LEWIS OPENS NEW MINE  ‘TIE-UP CAMPAIGN   Government Officials Apparently Helpless in Fear of Powerful Mi nority Groups.

COAL WALKOUT THREAT LOOMS IN LABOR RIFT   Lewis to Organize Supervisory Employes in Nation’s Mines

Lewis Issues Veiled Threat Of Coal Strike   Warns Operators To Meet Him To Discuss Dispute

Lewis Drops Hint Of Coal Mine Strike   Would Be Part Of Plan To Organize Supervisors; Oil Status Critical

UMW's John Lewis Threatens Strike In Nation's Mines   Oil Workers, Refiner: Take Wage Dispute To Washington

John L. Lewis’ Mine Workers Add Voice to Strike Situation; Textile Industry Threatened by Walkout

LEWIS WANTS UNION BOSSES   Hopes to Organize Mine Supervisory Workers

UNION BOSS MAY ADD 10 STRIKE WAVE   Gasoline Strike Parley Is Moved To Washington

Charges They Helped Finance NaziMachine, Exploitation   Institutions Served ‘Virtually as Spies’ in Economic Affairs   British ‘Establish’ Hitlor Wae Snirid.,

Hitler Really Dead (They Say)  New British Report Says It Is Certain

Task Of Arranging Atom Energy: Controls.May- Be. Handéd ‘United Nations 

CANADIAN ARMY GAINS GROUND NEARER KLEVE   Berlin Says Troops Massed Along Roer River for Offensive

Germans Seek To Prevent Yank Atfack —   Main Schwammenauel Dam Still Intact, — Under Ist Army Fire

GERMANS BLOW U DAM INSTALLATIO TO NIP U. S. DRIV      Reer Rising Rapidly But Main Dam, Unde Yank Artillery Fire, Still Stands; 3rd Army Outflanks Pruem

Germans Rushing Up Reserves To Dam Canedian Breakthrough That Threatens “Soft” Northern Corner Of West Wali    NAZI RESISTANCE SLOWLY STIFFENS

Power Station, Bridge of Main Dam Blown Up   Canadian First Army Seizes High Ground Overlooking Kleve

FIGHT RAGES FOR CONTROL OF ROER DAM   Nazis Blow Up Power Station And Bridge

School Nurse Has  Resigned Position Mrs. Zickefoose Will Go To Fort'Dodge

School Nurse Has.  Resigned Position  - Mrs, Zickefdose Will Co To Fort!Dodge _

TRUMAN PREPARING FOR ’FRISCO VISIT   Friend Sent to International Mee to Arrange for President's Appearance Next Week.

18 War Plants Are Closed By Labor Disputes   Total Of 85,000 Out On Strike In Nation As Unrest Mounts   No Jurisdictional Controversy Here

Marines Take Southern Tip of lwo Jima   Mt. Suribachi Falls to American Forces to Remove Big Danger

SHAKEUP MAY BRING PEACE TO INDONESIA   New Premier Seeking To Halt Fighting At Naval Base

Sutan Sjahrir New Premier Of Indonesia      Young Socialist Leader May Fly te Soerabaja to Try To Halt Fighting

Sutan Sjahrir, New Premier, To Try To Halt Bloody Fighting in Java

NEW JAVANESE LEADER SEEKS TO HALT WAR   Youthful Premier Will ‘Cooperate’ With British Forces

New Premier Seeking Peace   Indonesian Leader Moves to End Soerabaja Battle

Program Planned by Bowles to Give Assistance to Returning Veterans

OPA to Set Program to Aid War Veteran:   Advising Service, Rationing Re vision Will Assist Vets

Norman Named Head   Acting Vet Advisor Will Help in OPA Overall Job of Aid To Returning Men.

Pole Arrest Causes Stir At ’Friseo      Offhand Revelation By Soviets Sets Off Fire. Endangering Parley

Ano U. 3, AND BRITAIN OVER JAILED POLES   Statement that Underground Leaders Face Trial Causes Crisis.

Reds Reveal 16 Leaders Face Trial   Polish Democrats Accused Of Activity Against Red Army

16Arrests Stir Eden, Stettinius   " Security Parley Threatened Over . Political Steps

POLE LEADERS ARE ARRESTED BY RUSSIANS   America, England Demanding Answer To Old Question

To Hold AAA Elections From  December 1-7   Farmers to Vote for Local and County Committeemen

G10 SEEKS NEW WAGE CONTRACT WITH BIG STEEL      Demands $2 Day Increase For Its 1,000,000 Wembers

Klatt Expected To Take Stand In Trial Today   His Duty to Be ‘Master of Any Situation’ Court Told By Witness 

British Forces Advance in Italy   Toscanini Recital ey oe y Dancer Who Couldn’t Resist Musi

FOOD LEAGUE BEFORE SENATE   Debate On Peace Charter Will Open On Monday

Final U.S. Test of Cooperation In Peace Plan   Senate Takes Up Question Of Membership in World Food, Ag Unit

Senate Takes Ur Food Problems  Other Measures Sent For Trumon’s OK

Fires Machinegun  Into Tent Killing  Eight Germans 20 Others Injured By Burst of Bullets  gm

PRISONER OF WAR  CAMP GUARD KILLS  SLFEPING GERMANS WHY SOLDIER TURNED " LOOSE MACHINEGUN  TIT AX Wa & BTA Tree.

Shooting in Prison Camp Unexplained   American Guard Held After Killing 8 Germans, Wounding 20°

‘CAPTIVES ARE ‘SHOT BY YANK   'wenty Others Injured ir Salina, Utah, Prisoner. of-War Camp When Sol. dier Guard Opens Fire Unexpectedly.

 uo ° s German Prisoners Machinegunned  ' By Yank Soldier Guard in Utah

Soldier Goes Berserk, Kills 8 Nazi POW’:   Turns Machine Gun On Sleeping Men; 20 Other Germans Injured

NAZI PRISONERS MOWED DOWN AS SOLDIER GUARD AT UTAH PRISON CAMP GOES BERSERK

Yank Soldier Kills, Wounds  Nazi Prisoners   Looses Machine Gun Fire on Sleeping Germans—POWs Had Been Working on Farms

Guard Sprays Sleeping German Prisoners With Bullets, Killing Fight

U.§. Guard Kills Nazi Prisoners  Suddenly Fires Gun Into Sleeping Tent

BERSERK SOLDIER KILLS 8 GERMANS IN PRISON CAMP   FIRES MACHINE GUN AT SLEEPING TENT; 20 OTHERS INJURED

8 Nazi Prisoners Slain In War Came   Soldier Turns His Machine Gun On Germans Asleep in Barracks

Guard Kills 8 Nazi Prisoners   Burst of Machine  Gun Fire Unexplained By Officials

GUARD KILLS 8 NAZI PRISONERS   Reasons Behind Action Not Revealed By Army

‘Temperatures   Eight Killed, 20 Hur As Slugs Spray Sleeping Prisoners

PRISONER OF WAR CAMP GUARD KILLS SLEEPING GERMANS  WHY SOLDIER TURNED  TOMCO RTASCLIINCOCTIAT

Eight Prisoners Of War Slain By American Guard   Soldier Goes Berserk: Fires Machinegun At Men Asleep in Camp

Soldier Kills  Eight Prisoners Sprays Sleeping Nazi: With Machinegun

American 61 Machineguns German Prisoners   Eight Killed, 20 Others Injured While Sleeping Early Sunday at Utah

YANK KILLS 8 WAR PRISONERS   Soldier Machineguns Nazi Captives Sleeping In Camp In Utah

American Soldier Fires on Germans in Prisoner Camy      Fires Three Machine Gun Bursts Through Prisoners’ Tents

Machine Gunning 01 German POWs Still Unexplained   Private Who Killed Eight, Wounded Twenty under Arrest After Sleeping Workers Shot

REPORT GAIN IN FLU CASES   Weekly Increase Sharpest Since Epidemic of °43, U. S. Officials Say

Flu Cases Rise Sharply in Eleven States   Mild Type Influenza Reported: Kentucky Is Hardest Hit

SHARP RISE IN FLU EPIDEMIC   94 Percent Of Cases In 11 States, Health Serv ice Announces 

FLU CASES RISE IN TT OF STATES   Sharp Increase Reported  ut Mild Type le Noted =-

FLU CASES RISE SHARPLY IN U.S,   MORE THAN 49,000 BECOME ILL IN WEEK—DISEASE ISA _ ' “MILD” TYPE, 

Big 3 Parley’s Success Hailed: Disputes Settled   Achievements Greater Than Byrnes Expected; Stalin Gives ‘Atomic’ Toast, But U. S., Britain Keep Secret

G3 PARLEY” GAINS BRING BYRNES CHEER   Reach Compromise On European Peace Settlement _

STATEMENT MOSCOW PARLEY DUE TOMORROW   Communique Will Be Issued At 6 P. M.; Several Agreements Reached   BYRNES PLEASED WITH CONFERENCE RESULTS

Byrnes Highly Pleased With Parley Results      Much Reported Gained During Talks in Moscow

Byrnes Highly Pom Over Resulis   Peace Settlement Accord Highlight of Big Three Meet

Foreign Ministers Have Agreed On Many Issues   Byrnes ‘Pleased’ With Accomplishments At Moscow Details Of Meeting To Be Made Public At 6 O'Clock Tonight

Byrnes Highly Pleased Over Results  Peace Settlement Accord Hiahlicht   Peace Settlement Accord Highlight of Big Three Meet

BYRNES PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF BlG THREE TALKS   informants Say Far More Is Gained Than Secretary Had Hoped For When He Left Wasnington.   AGREEMENT REACHED ON SEVERAL ISSUs   Three Principals Hold Christ‘mas Day Session—Communique on Conference Expected Today.

Woman To Testify Via Television   She’s Bed-Ridden, Unable To Go To Courtroom

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  Tokva Renorts I c Rai de a Two Home Islands

Sen. Pepper Believes U. 5. Exporters Would Benefit From Helping Russia

CIANO’S DIARY  Stage Set for War  As British Turn  To Appeasement Axis Waits Only for End of Fighting in Spain and Signing German-Italian Alliance

Moscow Calls  For Hanging  Of Goering   Russians Object To vu. §S Reporters Interviewing ® Reichsmarshal

DESIGNER OF HUN PLANES IN ‘LUXURY’   Manufacturer Is Given Freedom of Roaming London

Reds Urge Noose For High Nazis   Hit Coddling; Messerschmit Living in London

Reds Protest At ‘Coddling’   Messerschmitt Said Reposinyg ‘in Luxary

Moscow Radio Denounces Coddling Of Nazi Prisoners   Broadcast Says “Only Fit Way Of Dealing With Such Criminals Is Hangman’s Noose: Man Who Designed  / German Bombers Lives In Luxury In London

——————————— i el Oe Orel ee ere  A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA:   eport Lead Stolen from tones in Cemetery

DEWEY ENTERS HOT CONTEST   ‘GOVERNOR THROWS SUPPORT TO GOLDSTEIN’ IN NEW YORK’'S ELECTION RACE

Nanking, Canton In Chinese Hands Again As Japs Prepare Surrender

Chiang’s Troops Retake Cities of Nanking, Cantor   Former Japanese-Held Huge Metropolitan Centers Reoccupied

CHINESE ENTER 2 LARGE CITIES   Two Great Jap-Held Cities, Nanking And Canton Reported Occupied By Chinese Forces.

Plane Crashes At Lakeland ‘Two Missing   Senator Barringer of Sarasota Is One of Two Persons Missing In Crash.

The National Whirhoio   News Behind the News Washington ««.---+ Ray Tucker New Yark . Albert N. Leman

MASS TRIAL OF NAZI WAR CRIMINALS STARTS TOMORROW MORNING WITH ALL ALLIES JOINING

Russian, French ‘Moves For Delay Are Turned Down   ee a  French Want. Nazi ‘Industrialist In a Court Alen

HUGG COLONEL NAMED 10 olT FOR HUDENKL   List of Defendants Down to 19 with Hliness of Kaltenbrunner.

Nuernberg Trials To Open Tuesday   Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Defendont, Taken III

No. 4 Nazi Has Brain Hemorrhage   Kaltenbrunner Will Not Be in Court Tomorrow

Courtot A Nations Is Agreed   Last Minute Parley Makes Decision To Begin Trial

Nuernberg Trials * ” May Be Postponed   Late Developments May Cause Delay; Political World Turbulent in Many Countries.

‘Harbor Virtually. Intact But Most OF City Burned: 11 Towns Liberated

CEBU CITY FALLS TOU. 5. TROOPS   VITAL HARBOR FOUND INTACT --JAPANESE ON ISLAND. PUT TO FLIGHT.

Jap-Wrecked Cebu Seized   ‘Harbor Virtually Intact But Most OF City Burned: 11 Towns Liberated

SEIZED THREE BRIDGE READS NEARER BERLIN   Berlin Reports Zhukov Holds Positions 32-35 Miles from Capital.

Reds. Establish Bridgeheads On Last Nazi Line   Gloomy German Radio ' Broadcasts Report _  Enemy Massing Forces

PLUNGE ACROSS IN SILESIA FOR FLANKING DRIVE   Seize Toeholds In North, Too

BERLIN ADMITS THRUSTS OVER RIVER BARRIER   Closest Only 32 Miles From Capital City, Germans Say

Japs Set Cebu City Afire As Yanks Push In   Intensified Bombardment Of Ryukyus Sets Stage For Okinawa Invasion.

Masurian Lakes Nazi Defense Is Gone, Soviets Say   Germans Destroy War Plants in Silesia as Russians Approach

RED ARMY CLOSES IN ON BERLIN   Russ Reach Obra River Near Capital; 295,000 Germans Killed

The River Which Is in Brandenberg Province Runs 75 to 95 Miles East of Berlin,  It Is Announced.   ONE ARM OF DRIVE IS AT SCHNEIDEMUEHLI   As Located by Berlin Thi: Spearhead Was Storming Across Shortest Route to German Capital.

British, Yanks Tighten Hold on Roer West Bank      Americans in Center Sweep to German - Border on Broad Front; Nazt -" ~ Drive in Alsace Dwindles

MOSCOWLISTS 361,000 OF FOE DEAD OR SEIZED   Germans Say Soviets Have Reached River 75 To 95 Miles From Capital

Big Four Nations Warn Delegates They Must Not Fail or Civilization Will Be Destroyed in Next War

Frau Himmler And Daughter Are Taken   Much-Wanted Nazi War Criminal, Dr. Robert Ley. Cantured hv Yanke

WIFE, CHILD CAPTURED   Dr. Robert Ley, Top Nazi Official, Is Also Seized

Dr. Robert Ley Is Seized By Yanks   Frau Himmler Believes  Heinrich Is Dead

Himmler’s Wife Thinks Husband Died In Berlin    Spouse of Gertans Chief Being Held In Northern Italy

Argentina To Be Invited to Join Allies    Foreign Ministers at Mexico City Approve Invitation

SMOOTH PATH PREPARED FOR JAX REDUCTION   Bill to Lop Over Five Billions From Nation’s Tax Burden Ready For Pas sage.

Bad Blizzard Hits Northern Part of State   Transportation Clogged And Schools Closed; Tamnerature Takes Dror

Ist Army Comes Within Mile Of Siegfried Line Breakthrough   Drive Threatens Germans On Roer   Kew Enemy Die - Hards Hold Out In Colmar On South Front

AMERICANS GAIN THREE MILES IN DRIVE ON REICH   Powerful Enemy Forces Defending Cok jne Plain May Be Outflanked

Westwall Crumbling At 1 Point   U.S. First Army Already 11 Miles  Inside Germany

Congress Awaiting Battles. —   Legislators See Stormy Session To Follow the Holiday Interval.

CONGRESS MEMBERS ‘ON VACATION   Stormy Weather Ahead In Session Beginning Jan. ]

Accomplishments Of 1945 Congress Praised by Leaders   Bills Next Session Plainly Indicating Rough Times Ahead

Congress Comes to End W ith [Eulogies; Chavez Will Bring ‘Up FEPC Early Next Session

Congress Rests Looking Ahead To Stormy Year   Battles Loom  Over Issues in 1946 Session

CONGRESS OFF FOR VACATION BEFORE STORM   Trouble Ahead For legislators When They Reconvene January 14th After Holiday Period.

CONGRESSMEN OFF ON 23.AV WINTER VACATION   Solons Leave For Homes To Rest Up For ‘Stormy, Sessions Coming Up — Leaders OF  es, a ee 

Congress Prepares For Stormy  Meet in January  Recess of 23 Days To Give Solons Chance for Rest

Storm Brews For 1946 As  Solons Recess   Con gress Quits for 23-Day Rest; Fireworks Await End of Vacation

Congr ess Session — Ends With Stor my New Year F orecasl   Full Employment — Bill FEPC and Other Tru: man Requests on 194¢ Agenda.

Congressmen Off On 23-Day Vacation   Expect Stormy Session When They Return; FEPC In Sunsitacle

CONGRESS TAKES OFF TO REST UP FOR BAD ROWS AHEAD IN 1946  . FEPC, LABOR LAWS, * JOBS STILL AMONG . CONTROVERSIES

Centers All Rule Held by Various Groups on Labor   Virtually Unifies Control in One Man

SECRETARY OF LABOR 10 GET EXTRA POWERS   Will Be Most Powerful Secretary Of Labor In History Of Nation Under President's New Order   REORGANIZATION TO  BE ANNOUNCED TODAY

Truman Steps Into Growing  ‘Labor Strife   President’s Order May Sign Death Warrant for the WLB

Labor Head Will Acton Auto Strike   Complete Revamping of Labor Dep't to Be Made by President

TRUMAN WILL BOOST LABOR OEP T POWER   Prepares Order to Group Al Labor Functions with Schwellenbach.

Late News Bulletins      Sec. Schwellenbach To Get Great Labor Power; ‘Will “Step Right In Middle” of Detroit Trouble

Stewed Oysters? For Shame!  Raw Bivalves Defended By  Stieff, Baltimore Gourmet

Hog Support Price Slashed   Average Cut of $1 Per Hundred Pounds Effective October 1

‘To Cut Hog Price Support In 1946   Average Price Cul Of Dollar Per Hundred

REDUCING HOG PRICES   Government Announces Average Drop of $1 Per Hundred

New Hog Support Price Announced  Guaranteed Price Lowered Dollar

Llog Support Price Cut   Reduction of $1 Cwl. Effective October 1 Is Announced

HOG SUPPORT TO BE LOWERED   Price Support To Drop To $12 A Hundred; Price Variations Planned

HOG SUPPORT PRICE CHANGE   SUPPORT PRICES STARTING IN. OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR TO AVERAGE $12 PER CWT

HOG GUARANTEE SCALE DROPPED DOLLARLOWER   Order Effective Oct. Next Year, Official Report Says

HOG SUPPORT PRICE GUT $1   Average for Next Year $12, Chicago Basis, Starting on Oct. 1, 1946

REDUCTIONS TO AVERAGE $1 PER 100 LBS. :   U. S. Support Figure to Average $12 Until Sept. 30, 1947 —

CUT GUARANTEEC PRICE FOR HOGS   GOVERNMENT LISTS $12 PER HUNDRED AS NEW FIGURE IN '46

SUPPORT PRICE ON HOGS IS GUT   $1 Per Cwt. Is Topped Off of Guarantee to Farmers

Support for Hog Prices Is Lowered   Gcvernment Takes Action Effcctive Next Year— Yearly Average $12

GOVERNMENT CUTS HOG PRICE   Reduces Support Quotation: to $12 Per Hundred

ABDUCTOR OF MARION-BABY = - CLAIMED FRIEND AS HUBBY   WOMAN HELD IN KIDNAPING  .CASE PLEADS GUILTY-AND  ke UNTANGLES HUSBAND MIXUP .

FOUND NUDE     NED   Former Nazi Foreign Minister Had Poison, But Didn’t Use It

YOUNG ROCKNE A MARINE   Son of Famous Notre Dame Coach Enlisted in Service Today

WESTERN FRONT CLAINS 332.912 U.S, CASUALTIES, STIMSON SAYS   Includes Total On Ardennes Battle

West Front Casualties  At 332.912   L.S. Total Includes Losses in Nazis” Ardennes Offensive

Ground Forces in: West Lose 332,912   Stinison Reveals 106th’s War. Toll

GROUND FORCES LOSSES 332.912   FIGURE COVERS ACTION FROM D-DAY TO JAN. 1

GROUND FORCES LOSE 332,912   STIMSON ISSUES LIST OF LOSSES SINCE DDAY

4562 U.S. Dead In-France Since Invasion D-Day   332,912 Casualties Also Include 45,678 Missing in Action

Western Front — (Casualties For  U. S. Hit 332,912   _ Nazi Lesses Greater _ neln-Past Weok-At Or-. Yanks Regpen Attack

U.S. Ground Forces:Losses' on Western Front From June 6 to Jan.1 Listed By Secretary Stimson at 332.912 —

Hook, Rankin Apologize for Congress Fight   Two Representatives Come to Blows Over Communistic Charge

MANUFACTURE ERASED FROM OPTION FIGHT   House Wades Througk Mounting List of Beer Proposals

WARNING OF ~ HARD FIGHT   STIMSON SAYS EXTENDED CAMPAIGN AND HARD FIGHTING AHEAD ON LUZON

Defenses In Ruhr Sector Are In Chaos   Allies Now Control 15 Mile Stretch Of Rhine At Uerdingen

Germans Flee Across Rhine  im Wild Rout   Nazi Defenses In Western Ruhr Area Reported In Chaos Before Allied Push

Merciless Air Blows Rip Retreat Columns   Yanks, Canadians Unite for Full Destruction of Two German Armies

Pin Remnants of Third Unit Against Rhine   West Ruhr, Defenses ‘In Chaos;’ 5,200 Planes Lash Reich

Ruhr Area Defenses In Chaos   Allies Press on as Huns Frantically Flee Across River

EARLY PRIMARY 13. PREDICTED BY KELLY   Considers Repetition of 1944 Campaign Advanced for Sarvicemen.

Laborer Eats Way Into Jail   Appetite Gets Him in Dutch With Police

JUSTICE 16 NAMED TO PROSECUTE FOE   Robt. HJackson Will Be This Nation’s Representative ta Deal with Hitler Cohorts   LOOK FOR MORE CABINET CHANGES

Black Markets In Meat Held Out Of Control   Packers Say All Detectives In World Couldn't Stop Racket Now

JACKSON URGES SPEEDY TRIALS   Calis For Sure Punishment Of Axis War Criminals

‘Sure Punishment Of War Guilty Urged By Robert Jackson, Chief Prosecutor

Printers Back On Job After One-Day Layol:   Jackson Urges Sure Punishment For War Crimes

Quick Punishment Of War Guilty Sought by Jackson   Chief American Prosecutor Favors Fair Trials But No Dilatory Tactics; International Military Court May Try Enemy War Criminals

Jackson Urges Quick War Crime Trials    Axis Prisoners Cannot Expect To Delay Proceedings by U.S. Canehtntional Method.

Punishment of War Criminals Certain, Jackson Promises   U. S. Prosecutor !s Oppesed to Dilatory Tactics in Trials, He Tells Truman

Speedy Axis Trials Asked By Jackson   Prosecutor Urges Sure Punishment of Guilty In Message to Truman

FAILURE TO TRY WAR CRIMINALS BE MOCKING THE DEAD   SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JACKSON RECOMMENDS SURE PUNISHMENT

Opposes Delay In War Trials   Jackson Urges Sure Punishment  For War Guilty

FAILURE TO TRY WAR CRIMINALS BE MOCKING THE. DEAD  SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JACKSON RECOMMENDS  CHIIDE DIINICLIRBMECAT:

SURE PENALITIES URGED FOR RIGHT ONES BY TRIALS   Thousands of Yanks Paid Lives to Beat and Bind Them, Prosecutor Reminds

For Swift Justice      Jackson Says Punishment Of War Criminals Should Be Quick, Sure

TO HASTEN TRIALS   Jackson Would Proceed Promptly Against the War Criminals

Speedy Trial Urged for Axis War Criminals   Justice Jackson Makes Report to Pregident Truman

PROSECUTOR URGES SURE PUNISHMENT FOR THE GUILTY   Declared Against any Dila tory Tactics in ‘Trial of War Criminals,   FAIR HEARINGS HELD   Failure to Try Accused Would Mock the Dead, Said Jun. tive R. W. Jackson,

Jackson Suggests Sure Punishment For War Criminals   Says Failure to Try Them Mocks Dead, hAakec Living Cynics

AXIS CRIMINALS TO GET JUSTICE   But Robert Jackson Indicates Defendants’ Alibis Won't Go Far

Picketing an Insult, on. Hart Bocheres   Demands Arrest, Declares Behavior Is Contemptuous

125,000 Tons of Nip Ships Hit   3rd Fleet’s Blow Best of the War

Carrier Planes Make Heaviest Strike Of War   125,000 Tons Of Japanese Shipping Wrecked In Formosa Raids

Senators Warn Spruille Braden   Told To Keep Out of Internal Spats

Senate Confirms Braden, Tells Him To Step Lightly 'In Latin-American Affairs

Braden Gets: Senate Okeh   New Latin-American Chief Busy At Desk

BRADEN TAKES UP NEW DUTIES   Assumes Direction Of State Department's Latin American Division.

BRADEN BECOMES CHIEF   Gets Warning on Dipping Into Latin-American Internal Affairs

To Review Textile Wage Adjustments   OPA To Act Before Chanaes Effective

Gen. De Gaulle Forms Cabinet   Communists Are Given Posts In Government Headed By General

Nazis Prepare Germans for  Fall of Capital   Zhukov’s Army 57 Miles From Stettin; 3rd Army Penetrates Reich at 2 New Points

U. S. Third Army Pushes Into Reich at Two Points; Reds Menace Pomerania   American First Army Forms Own Bulge Aimed At Germany; 2000 Allied Bombers Attack; Soviets Continue Rapid Push With Major Gains

Enemy Is Given One-Day Respite From Poundings   523 Jap Aircraft Are Destroyed in Third Fleet Strike

U.S. Forces To Continue Fight For Surrender   Fleet, Planes stay at bases Today But On Guard against enemy Trickery

AMERICA’S PACIFIC FLEET, SUPERFORTS CONTINUE ACTION  NO LET-UP IN WAR IN PACIFIC UNTIL JAPAN DEFINITELY OUT sit;

‘Warships: and: Planes. to.  Continue: Attacks. on.. Japan Until War Ceases

Superforts And Pacific Fleet Idle   Hold Back Punches as Allies Debate Surrender; Halsey’s Fighters Active

To Resume Raids After Day’s Rest   Superforts Will Pound Japan Until War Is Definitely Over   WATCH FOR TREACHERY   ‘Seven Enemy Cargo Vessels Were Damaged in Fleet Attack

U.S. Armed Might to Stand By   Superforts, Warships And Carrier Planes Will Hammer Foe Until Cease Fire

Fleet And B-29s To Hammer Foe  Until Subdued   Pacific Commander Makes Clear Intentions After _ One Day Respite Given Jananese   To Keep Watch On Nip For Treachery   Atom, Demolition and Fire  Bombs To Be Hurled  Against Enemy Until Surrender Is Made

To Hammer Japs Until War Lords Definitely Quit   Both Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet And B-29s Give Nippon One Day Rest

Weak Treason Case Against Petain May Bring Collaboration Conviction

PETAIN TREASON CASE WEAKENS   Conviction May Be Sought On Charge Of Collaboration

Second Charge Is Menacing Petain   Prosecution Fails in Treason Count, Claim

SUBMARINE GOT BABY GARRIER   Destroyer Then Bagged German U-Boat One Year Ago Today

CARRIER SUNK AN ATLANTIC   Block Island Lost Year Ago Today; Destroy Attacking Sub

Baby Flat-Top Sunk By Nazis,  Navy Discloses   Action In Atlantic Year Ago Today

December Fourth s uccessive Month That Japs Lose  Over 1000 Planes

Opal Hummel Ask:  Divorce Decree  They Operate _ ‘Store In Westfield

4-H Fair Elects  Officials For  This Year’s Show Exhibition Held In  LeMars August 22, 23 And 24

4-H Fair Elects” Officials: For This Year’ $ Show  Exhibition Held In  » LeMars August 22-23 And 24

‘Marines Open Fire On Chinese After Killing Of Yank ‘In Cold Blood’

FIRE ON A VILLAGE   Action by Americans After One Marine Is Killed

FRAT INQUIRY ~~ 1S -UNDERWA)   FIRE IN WHICH RUTGERS STUDENTS: AND GIRL LOST LIVES BRINGS’ PROBE'

Probe Fraternity House Fire Deaths   Three Are Dead And Six Others Injured In Fire At New Brunswick   ONE OF DEAD IS YOUNG WOMAN

THPFE KILVED IN FRATERNITY FIRE   Rutgers Officials Probe Blaze Involving Giris

OHIDANS NAMED TO COMMITTEES   Cliff Clevenger Member o Agriculture Group

CLARENCE BROWN ON COMMITTEES      Representative Member o Foreign Commerce, Rules

AUSTRIAN DOMINION WILL BE RESPECTED   Russia Regards People As Friends And Has No Intention Of Grabbing Territory

NEW LANDINGS ON MINDANAO   TROOPS PUT ASHORE AT ‘TWO POINTS AT ENTRANCE TO THE DAVAO GULF

Other Forces  Drive Into Nazi Land   Reinforeements an d Supplies Continue “To Pour In Ludendorft Bridge Not Blown Up. Seventh Opens Attachk

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THIRD CLEANS OUT MOSELLE RIVER SALIENT   Americans Building Up Pressure All Along Far-Flung West Front Lines

GERMANS GLAIN SPAN DESTROYED   Huge Ludendorff Bridge Still Standing, Declared   SEVENTH ARMY   Opens New Attack Against Last Nazi-held Area West of the Rhine :

BRIDGEHEAD Is BEING WIDENED NEAR REMAGEN   Reinforcements And Supplies Continue To Flow  Across Snan   AMERICAN THRUSTS NORTH OF DUISBURG

Bridgehead OnRhines Strengthened   Nazis Claim Bridge At Remagen Blown Up By German Bombers

Americans Are Near Major Nazi Highway   Reinforcements and Supplies Pour Across Two Bridges

Doughboys Drive Ahead from East, North and South   Reinforcements Steadily ~ Pouring into the American Area

Tanks, Men_ Put Power In Bridgehead   ‘Seventh Army Hits Last Enemy Troops Left West Of Rhine

ATTACK BEGUN IN SAAR AREA BY 7TH ARMY   GERMANS MASS FOR COUNTERBLOW AT BRIDGEHEAD

Hold on East Bank of Rhine Strengthened   Doughboys Advance on All Sides of Bridgehead; Seventh Army Drives — Four Miles in New Assault

General Hodges’ Donghhoys ~ Punch For Gains Up To _ Mile—Fighting Extended —

Bridgehead Expanded , fo More Than 10 Miles In Gains Through Hills

Planes, Ships Lash 400 Miles Of Coast   60 Surface Vessels And 138 Planes Wrecked Or Damaged In Fiery Raids

Long Stretch Of Coastline  Is In Flames   Recent Attacks by Carrier Planes Hurt Jap Navy, Air Forces

Long Strip Of ‘Nippon Coasts _ Still Blazing   Fiery Storm Unleashed by Carriers—Bold Foray Into Confines of Suruga Gulf Made by 11 © Vaeccele

Shimizu Follows Hamamatsu Under Third Fleet’s Shells; Nimitz  Recapitulates Damages

Carrier Planes Bag Seven Ships And 65 Aircraft In Tokyo Strike   Nippon’s Navy Is Dealt Death Blow with 68 Warshins Blasted in 18 Action-Packed Days

Drive inta Nip gulf  confines   Carrier nlanes   Carrier planes take heavy toll

‘Town Shelled in Daring  Raid by Fleet   65 Nip Planes Destroyed; 73 Are Damaged in Widespread Air Raids Seven Vessels Sunk: 53 Battered

Destroyers Shell Town Of Shimizu   Fleet’s Planes Sink Seven More Vessels Drop Bombs on 53

DESTROYERS HURL STEEL ON SHIMIZL   Aluminum - Producing Center Bombarded After Vessels Boldly Plunge Into Suruga Gulf,   CARRIER PLANES RAKE EAST COAST   Four-Hundred-Mile Strip Left Aflame—68 Nip Warships Knocked Out in 18 Davs.

INVASIONPATH IS BLASTED IN FIERY ATTACK   FLEET TURNS RAIL BOTTLENECK CITY INTO INFERNO

400-Mile Strip Of Coast Afire   Carrier Planes Leave Destruction

OFFER TEACHERS NEW CONTRACT   Seven Offer Resignations— Possibly a Few Additonal Changes

Annual Meeting Of LeMars School Board Held Monday  Offer Contracts To 28 Teachers;  Accept Resignations

140,770 SHORT OF E-BOND GOAL   Large Sale of $1,000 Bonds Could Put County over Top in a Hurry

Wilbur P. Lee ls Templar Official   Adan Grand Generalissime Of Oklahoma Templars

Luzon Campaign In “Final Phase”   ane EUGEWE F PM  "Yanks Regroup to Go After Four Nip  Tiivicianc im AAMimenim:

Luzon Campain Nearly Over, Says MacArthur  Devil-Dogs Launch   Devil-Dogs Launch ' All-Out Push on , Iwo; Tokyo Bombed

Yanks Entomb Nipponese Soldiers By Sealing Off Caves and Tunnels

LAST PHASE OF LUZON FIGHT ON   Over 10 U, S. Divisions Are Massing for Smash at Nips in Mountains

‘Final Phase’ Manila Fighting MacArthur Says   58-Day Campaign Coming to Close As Yanks Regroup

AXIS DEFENSES IN BUDAPEST FALL   Nazi Garrison Pushed Back Into Two Narrow Pockets

Germans in Budapest Appeal for Help; Greek Civil War to End Mon.

CLIMAX NEAR IN BATTLE OF BUDAPEST   Soviets Intercept S. O. S. From Nazi Commander

NAZIS HOLDING OUT IN BUDAPEST RADIO FINAL APPEAL FOR HELP   Position Of Enemy Declared Desperate

Germans In Budapest Radio Plead For Aid   Red Armor Shoots Way Through Streets In Converging Drive On Two Pockets

Budapest Nazis Pushed Into Narrow Pockets   German Strongpoints Are Heavily Shelled Ry Ruesian Cannon

AUSSIES POUND APPROACHES 10 SAMARINDA OIL.   Knock Out Several Japanese Positions—Sink Two Freighters

Field Guns Softer Up Approaches (Near Samarinda   Believe Japanese Have Written Off Holdings North of Balikpapan

AUSSIE GUNS SOFTEN BORNEO OWL. FIELDS   Observers Say Japa Have Written Off Loss to Aussies

Field Guns Knock Out Jap Emplaced Positions  JAPS REARGUARD ACTIONS DESIGNED  Merely To Give Enemy Better Chance To Withdraw

Australians Pound Approaches to Oil Area at Samarinda   Japanese Believed Withdrawing Main Columns From Eastern Borneo

Australian Guns Batter Japanese  Nips in Vital Oil Area Of Samarinda Pounded

AUSTRALIANS GAIN NEAR BALIKPAPAN   Krock Our Jap Positions 11 Miles Northeast of City

Only 2,000 Yards Separate Marine And Infantry Forces Southeast Of Naha, Captured Okinawa Capital

Main Defenses of Enemy  Said Broken   Heavy Rains Make Quagmire of Battlefield, Hampering Going of Marines, Soldiers, but Also Limit Nip Air Attacks on U. S. Fleet

Russian Forces Surge Westward In Swift Drives   Reach Points More Than 40 Miles Beyond Oder River In One Advance   OTHER PROGRESS IS ALSO REPORTED

BEEF DRAFT ISSUE BY AAA COUNTY CON,   To Eligible Feeders and Slaughterers

Beef Production Drafts tof "Feeders Can Now Be Issued by the AAA   “Plan Explained By County Chairman 

Subsidy Program Is Explained By Chairman Ellis   Few Minor Changes Since Program Was First Announced, Chairman Ellis Says

AAA CAN NOW ISSUE BEEF SIGHT DRAFTS   Announce Minor Changes Made Since Program Was Pirst Announced

Condemned Man Escapes Jail   Convicted Slayer Of High School Girl Escapes During Night

HITLER’S BODY HIDDEN WHERE IT CAN’T BE FOUND NAZI PROPAGANDIST SAYS

No Relief in Sight from Cold Wave   Covers Midwest and Snow Forecast—Has Caused at Least 660 LCeaths

SEEK TC LINK TOP NAZIS WITH CRIME!   Prosecutors To Stress Individi val Roles

RUSSIANS CHASE BATTERED NAZIS TOWARD AUSTRIA   Reach Point 31 Miles From Border in Three-Pronged Offensive Aimed at Vienna.   VITAL STRONGHOLD OF DEVECSER SEIZED   One Column Plunges Across Czechoslovakia — Great Transport Center in Hungary Threatened.

Reds Within 31 Miles of Qld Austria  Mighty Offensive Rages on Entire Eastern Front

RED SPEARHEADS ONLY 36 MILES FROM AUSTRIA   Second Mighty Soviet Army Joins Russia’s ViennaBound Offensive   HEILIGENBEIL FALLS -TO STALIN’S TROOPS

Reds Chase Nazis Across Hungary   Great Soviet Drive Is Supported By — American Bombers From Italy. Reds In Two Miles of Port of Danzig

Great Red. Offensive  Moving On Vienna   Russian Tank Spearheads. Pursue Nazis Across Hungory—Berlin Discloses Big ThreePronged Push by Soviets

Russ tank units push on Vienna   Second army is hurled into fray

2nd Russian Army Launches New Assault on Vienna  oc ee ee   Russ Race 28 Miles Into Hungary To Near Danube River Key, Launch Fresh Offensive in Poland

TWO RUSSIAN FORGES DRAW NEAR AUSTRIF   AMERICAN BOMBERS FROM ITALY BACK UP RED SMASH

ROLL OVER HUNGARY   Two Soviet Armies In Race To Austria; Baltic Ports Tottering

Russians Open Triple Drive Toward Germany's Back Door Only 31 Miles From Austria

Russians Launch Terrific Drive Across Hungary   Three-Pronged Push foward Germany's. Back Door under Way

Red Army Tank Forces Advance In Vienna Drive   Race to within 36 Miles o Austria in Unchecked Offensive

Red Spearheads Only 31 Miles  From Austria   Great Three-Pronged Push Toward Reich’s Backdoor Underway; Many Towns Topple

3 Red Prongs  Gain in Push  On Austria Aiming at Vienna in Drive Toward

Three-Pronged Push on Reich Gets Under Way   Austrian Frontier Only 31 Miles Ahead of Russians

RUSSIAN TANK. SPEARHEADS IN NEW ADVANCES   Soviets Within 31 Miles 0 Austria And 69 Miles From Vienna   DRIVE IS EXTENDED BEYOND DANUBE RIVER

Red Tanks Race to Within 36 Miles of Austria   Russia's 2nd and 3rd Ukraine Armies Sweep Unchecked on 90-Mile Front Across Industrial Western Hungary

Soviet Threat To Austrian  Capital Grows   Russian Drive in Western Hungary Is Continuing Unchecked

HIT REIGH'S BACKDOOR   Soviets Lunge Within 31 Miles Of Austria And 69 Miles Of  Vienna

GERMANY WITHOUT ORGANIZED DEFENS!   Captured Officer Tells Americans the Reich Will Dissolve When Yanks Reach Berlin.

Yanks Slice Off Ruhr, Capture Paderborn      Luxembourg Radio Says Revolt Against Hitler Regime Imminent; Patton’s Men 186 Miles From Berlin at Bad Wildungen, Near Kassel

GAPTURED NAL TELLS DEFENSES   High Ranking Officer Tells American Captors No Organized Line of Defense Between Yanks and Berlin

High Ranking Nazi Claim: There Is No Organized System Of Government

———eeee  CHEST DRIVE STARTS TODAY   Auditors Are Tabulating First Reports From Solicitors

Fifth Army Into Genoa      Whole Itlaian. Front Fluid As Allies Push Toward Alpine Area

Yanks Enter Genoa, Rush Sealoff Drive   Other Americans Push Within 35 Miles Of Milan

Yank Fifth Army Troops Enter Genoa   Other Forces Nearing Of Nazis’ Alpine Redoubt

—ITALY— ° Nazis In Retreat To North   Italian’Front Surges To. ward Sealoff Of Alpine Redoubt

ROUT OF ENEMY UNITS IN NORTH ITALY GROWS   Yanks Within 35 Miles o Milan; Sealing Redoubt From South

Americans Surge  To Entire Sealoff *On Italian Front   Nazis Are Abandoning Mussolini's Blackshirt Troops to Their Fate.   Brenner Pass Blocked  For Germans in Italy

FIFTH DRIVES TOWARD MILAN   Entire Italian Front Surges Toward Sealoff of Nazis’ Redoubt.

Fifth Army Troops Enter Genoa, Italy   DISPATCHES INDICATE NAZIS FLEEING TO JOIN BAVARIAN DEATH STAND

ROME, April 27 (#)—American Fifth army troops entered Genoa today.

Reme, April 27 — (AP) — Americana Fifth army treepe entered Genea teday.

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U.S; FIFTH ARMY TROOPS SMASHED TO 35 MILES OF MILAN  ENTIRE ITALIAN FRONT SURGED TOWARD SEALOF!

Italian Front Surges Into Violent Action   Fifth Army Soldiers Are Only 35 Miles From Milan

Allies Move up on Italian Front  Fifth 40 Within 35 Miles of Milan

5TH ARMY WITHIN 31 MILES OF MILAN   RACE FORWARD TO SEAL OFF REDOUBT ON ITALIAN FRONT

U.S. TROOPS ARE NEARING MILAN   The Fifth Army Smashed t¢ Within 35 Miles or Less of the City.   .. Rome, April 27. (A.P.)— American Fifth army troops entered Genoa today.   : “"* Bulletin  With U. 'S..Third Army. April ‘27. (A.P.)—Regensburg fell to General Pat-. ton’s troops today.

Yanks Into Genoa And: Near Milan   Kome (7)—-American Fifth army troops entered Genoa toiy

Yanks Smash Over Germans in Italy   Nazis Withdraw Toward Redoubt

Fifth Army Moves Info Genoa Today   Other Americans Sweep Closer To Milan

Fifth Smashes 35 Miles From Town OF Milan   Entire Italian Front Surge: Toward Sealoff Of Nazis Radanhbt.   NAZIS ARE FLEEING

Clark Says War In Italy Ended   Declares Nazi Armies In Italy “Virtually Eliminated As Force”

Yankees Enter [talian City Early Today, Free Lilan Radio Says; Germans Retreating

U.S. 5th Army Pushes Within 35 Mi. Of Milan   Allies In Italy Surge Toward Seal-Off Of Hitler’s Alpine Hideout.

U.S. FIFTE ARMY UNITS ENTER GENOA   Historic North Italian Port Reached in Swift Advance as Whole Front Moves Toward Seal-Off of Nazis’ Redoubt.

Fifth 35 Miles Or Less From Milan  At Captured Verona,   At Captured Verona, Allies About 100 Mile:  From Brenner Pass

Allies Strive To Seal Ott Alpine Road  Yanks Plunge to   Yanks Plunge to Genoa—Gernians  In Fall Flieht

Allies Step Up  Haly Conquest As Nazis Flee   Alpine Redoubt Nearly Sealed OF   ROME (AP) — American Fifth Army troops entered Genoa te aay.

First Balloon Launched on Jap Army Day, March 1   Nakajima Says Hundreds Released From Japan Since Then Each Day

Jap Propagandists Say Bomb-Carrying Balloons Manned by Suicide Pilots Will Be Loosed on U. S. Soon

Japs Predict Raid On U.S.   Strato Balloon Use Threatened By Nips

Japs Say Balloons With Pilots Soon Will Attack U.S.   Somb-Cerrying Stratosphere Craft Will Be Manned by ‘Death-Defying’ Japs,- Broadcast By Domei News Acency Declares

JAPS PLAN U. S. ATTACK WITH SUICIDE BALLOONS  Great Gas-Bags Manned by Pilots To Be Used Says Enemy Broadcast

MORE BALLOON RAIDS THREATENED BY JAPS   Enemy Says Suicide Pilpts To Hurl Big-Scale Blows

Bomber Balloons Manned By Suicide Pilots To Be Hurled Upon America

Suicide Pilots to ‘Man Jap Balloons   Nip Propagandists Warn United States To Be Bombed Soon

BOMB CARRYING STRATOSPHERE. BALLOONS 10 ATTACK AMERICA IN NEAR FUTURE: JAPS PREDICT

i(LoneMan Str ratospheric [Attacks to Be Made Soon [Ag gainst U.S., Nips Promise

APS CLAIM ABILITY 10 BOMB U. S.   Propaganda Chief De clares Stratosphere Bal. loons Will Be Sent Ove Nation, Manned by Nig Suicide Pilots.

Jap Propagandists Are Predicting New Type Of Balloon Raids On U.S.

Pilot - Manned Bomb-Carrying Balloons Aim   Stratasphere Type io Be Loosed Against America “Ty Near Future,” Agency Says   Pilotless Bags Launched Mar. 10   Enemy Places Ceiling O£ Balloons At 15,000 Met_ers; ‘Fake 100 Hours To Reach U. 3.

Atfacks on America by Balloons Manned By Jap Pilots Predicted by Tokio Spokesman

Regime in Brazil Promises Liberty  Police Chief Pledges   Police Chief Pledges No Political Prisoners

ISSUES RULINGS   Brazil Prepares For Polls, Dec. 2   Authorities Deny Communist Arrests

PROMISE RIGHTS FOR BRAZILIANS   Civil Liberties Guaranteed By Interim Government Which Is Paving Way For Elections.

BRAZILIANS SAY ELECTION FIRST   Balloting Guaranteed by New Regime for Dec. 2; No Prisoners

Departments Ar Ordered To Let Full Quotas in   Orphaned Children Are Favored Under Plans of President

Admission Ordered by President   Truman Hopes Majority From Europe Will Be Orphaned Children.

Orphans Get Top Priority To Enter US   Maximum Number Of 3.900 Monthly Under Existing Laws

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INFORMATION SERVICE ON AMERICA IS PROPOSED .

States Will Never Join Intrigues Against Russia, Declares Byrnes

Recognize Interests Of Soviet Union   Byrnes Says U. S. Won’t Join in Intrigue Aaainst Russia

3,000 Allied Tanks Crashing On To Capital 150 Miles Away   UNCHALLENGED ALONG MAIN ROADS   Germans Abandoning All Of Holland Including V-Bomb Bases

cael Allied Tanks tace Toward Berlin  Only 150 Miles Away   Latent of German Disaster is Growing Rapidly  As Reports from Fluid Fronts Pour Into GHQ

REPORT ON FRENCH LOSSES   130,554 Killed in France, Africa and Italy

PANAY CAPITAL AIRPORT TAKEN   Enemy Puts Torch Tc Iloilo, Port City Of 90,000

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ILOILO AIRDROME IS HELD BY YANKS   Swift. Eastward Drive Is Made on Panay - Island

VITAL AIRDROME FALLS TO YANKS   40th Infantrymen Take Hoilo Field In Drive On Capital

MRS. STUART FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD  Mrs. C. G. Stuart has filed for the School Board. Clerk Tal Gug TY Hae annnounesd,   Guerrillas on Panay Clear Way For 40th Infantrymen

AIRDROME ON PANAY TAKEN   Yank Infantrymen Drive Into Outskirts of Capital City of Iloilo

SENATE HOSTILE TO LABOR BILL   “Work Or Jail” Measure {s Passed By House

House-Approved Work Draft Bill  Goes To Senate   Senate Military Affair: Committee Takes Up ‘Work Or Jail’’ Measure

HOUSE FINALLY PASSES MEASURE DESIGNED TO INCREASE.WAR PLANT MANPOWER

WORK OR FIGHT BILL APPROVED BY HOUSE VOTE   Measure Passed 246 to 165 and Rushed to Senate Committee

HEALTH PLAN HEARINGS SOON   Early Congressional Attention Promised but Action May Be Deferred.   MEDICAL GROUP REACTS

Defer Healt Plan Action   Hearings May Start Within Two Months; Reaction Indefinite

Delay Seen 7 Tn Action On Health Plan  - House Committee:   To Hold Hearings

Truman’s Health And Medical Program To Get Early Attention In Congress

HEALTH PLAN ACTION IS DEFERRED   Compulsory Health Insurance System _ Is Proposed

Truman Health Plan I Eyed  Piaknta Ca   Debate Soon on Bill Highly Controversial

U. S. Shies at Truman Health Plan Socialized Medicine Fear Voiced

Health Plan ‘Faets Asked   Congress Will Give Study Ta Prannaale

SLATE HEALTH PLAN HEARINGS   Speedy Passage of Con troversial Measure  Seen Doubtful

EARLY ATTENTION ASSURED TRUMAN'S MEDICAL PROGRAM   DEFERRED ACTION,   HOWEVER, ANTICIPATED  wee AIT IWC

TRUMAN HEALTH PROGRAM HEARD BUT ACTION Is TO BE DELAYED   Congressmen Will Hold Hearings To Learn More About  Health Insurance

Expect Congress To Give Early Attention to Bill   Action on Health Program Will Be Slow, Representatives Warn: Reactions Vary

PLANNING EARLY HEARINGS FOR HEALTH SETUP   Will Consider Program Soon Bet Likely to Delay Official Action

Health Plan Draws Mixed Reaction   Medical Journal Both Approves and Disapvroves

HEALTH PLAN FACES DELAY IN CONGRESS   Solons Promise Early Attention, but Deferred Action, in President Truman’s Five-Point National Program.

Hlowever,Spcedy Passage Appears Doubtful As Congress Indicates Desire to Study Measure.

ley to Tackle  steeship Issue   Major Question Far “rom Solution at S. F.

United Nations Conferees Prepare to Take Up (Trusteeship Issue Upon Which Powers Disacree

Georgia Leaf Marts Open Tomorrow   New Crop Second Largest On Record

Suicide Attempted By Many Infernees   Germans and Others Try to End Lives, Dispatches Say

GERMANS IN MASS SUICIDE ATTEMPTS JN SWEDISH CAMPS   Hundreds Attack Themselves as Their Deportation to Russian-Occupied Europe Begins.   KNIVES AND RAZORS, BITS OF GLASS USED   Serious Wounds Suffered by 1,000—Others Tear Clothes and Are Taken HalfNaked to Ships.

Germans Suicide Rather Than Be Deported Into Russian Occupied Areas

TRY SUICIDE RATHER THAN BE DEPORTED   Hondreds Of Germans And Mili tary Internees Fear Returning Te Russian Zone

Hundreds Of Germans Atte :pt' Suicide Rather Than Be Turned Over To Russic

serman Deserters Try Mass Suicide — To Balk Return to Red-Occupied Reich

Pass Another School Code Revision Act   Senate Turns Attentior To Other Matters After Vote

Senate Approves T-member Board  ' Passes First of 20 School Code Bills

Senate Votes 46-0 to Permit School Teachers to Have Contract Hearings

TEACHERS MAY HAVE HEARINGS   Jowa Senate Passes  2nd School Code Bill

Live Prisoners Targets for Jap Bayonet Practice   Allied Officers Forced To Watch Atrocities, Evidence Reveals

Japs Used Live Allied Prisoners For  Bayonet Practice Targets, Records Say      Detailed Report At MacArthur’s Headquarters Tells Grisly Stories.

New Atrocities Revealed ....  Use Of Allied Prisoners Of War For Live Bayonet Practice Is Confirmed

ALLIED PRISONERS USED FOR BAYONET PRACTICE BY JAPS.   ALLIED OFFICERS FORCED WATCH HORRIBLE MUTILATION OF THEIR MEN

Allied Prisoners Used As Targets   Worst Atrocity On Guadalcanal

Ja ps Practice With Bayonets On Live P. W.s   Allied Officers Forced To Witness Enemy Butcher Helpless Prisoners

Use of Live Allied Prisoners as Bayonet Tarqate Fully: Verified: Jap Tells Story

Allied Officers Forced tc Look On; Worst Such, Atrocities On ‘Guadalenual

Allied Prisoners Used as Live Targets for Jay Bayonet Practice, ATIS Investigation Reveals

Prove Use of Live Allied Prisoners Jn Bayonet Drills   Officers Were Forced To Look On; Tell  Of Three Mutilated As Practice Targets

Live Prisoners As Targets   New Record of Atrocities of Japs Been Revealed

MacArthur Confirms Japs’ Use Of Live Allies For Bayonet Practices

Japs Used Live Allied [Prisoners As Bayonet Practice Targets, Revealed

; NEW ATROCITY RECORD: ALLIED PRISONERS USED JIN RAYONET PRACTICE

Prisoners As Bayonet Targets —   Authentic Records Disclose Japs Used Live Captives for Troops to Practice On

JAPS USED CAPTIVES FOR BAYONET DRILLS   Allied Officers Were Made To Watch Atrocities

Jans’ Use of War Prisoners as Targets In Bayonet Practice Officially Proven

Live Allied Prisoners Of War Used By Japs As Bayonet Practice Targets

Pearl Harbor ProberHears Cruiser Saw  Foe’s Warships   Failed to Report Enemy's Fleet Because of Radio Silence Order

Helweg Tells Of Experiences   Kiwanis Club Hears Watervliet Officer

ARMY PLANS CALL FOR 3,100,000 TO MOVE QUT IN YEAR   Majority Will Come to U. S. and Be Given Furloughs Before Reassignment to Pacific.   800 TRANSPORT PLANES TO AID IN EVACUATION   American and British Troop Ships, as Well as 400 Converted Cargo Vessels, to Be Used.

Redeployment of Men to Begin Army Plans Troop Evacuation  ‘From Europe; 400,000 To Stay

THE WAR AT AGLANCE ©  VU ECTED RE BIFCCLAN_PACIFIC_ITALLAN FRONTS:

HONOLULU RIOT THUGS HUNTEE   Trouble-Making Retween Sailors And Civilians Traced By Police

Police Double Hawaii Patrol   Hoodlums, Suspected of Provoking Riots, _ Sought

SPAIN BARS NAZI ~ PLANE LANDINGS   Accedes to U. S.. Reouest That Prohibits Authorized Air Traffic

Spain Agrees to Prohibit Landings Of Axis Planes in Spanish Territory

SPAIN BANS NAZI PLANE LANDINGS   Authorized Traffic Be. tween Spain and Germany Ended

Bern. Fails To Get  Nipponese Answer  To Surrender Note   Allied Attacks Emphasize Need for Decision  By Japanese Emperor and Enemy Cabinet;  Baneetarnns af Tew, B..

No Word Comes From Emperor Hirohito Since Allies Told Him He Might Stay But Would Be Only a Figurehead

SAYS STATEMENT FALSE   4 B. Priestly Apologizes to American Troops —

29,990 TON CRAFT SENT TO BOTTOM IN RAID ON KURE   JAPS OFFER AIR OPPOSITION TO M’CAIN’S FORCES

OGAKI IS BOMBED   Was One of Jap Cities Listed vars ais a Target

Superforts Smash First of Eleven Nipponese Cities   Jap Airfields, Kure Naval Base Targets of Attack

U.S. War Plane: Hammer Ogaki  First of  1 Cities On Doom List Hit on Schedule

OGAKI IS BOMBED   Was One of Jap Cities Listed Yesterday as a Target

Unified Air Forces Beat Broken Navy   Fighters From Iwo Jima Rake Tokio Airdromes;  Strike Factories.

PLANES BLAST JAP WARSHIPS AT NAVAL BASE   29,990 Ton Japanese Battleship Destroyed in Pre-Invasion Attack

Alleges: White Slave Ring Case to Be Taken to Federal Grand Jury

Larger Hospital Staff Planned  Bill Provides for Increased Funds

Wrecked Beyond Repair It Ils Another Coventry, Stalingrad, Aachen

Appropriation Bil Now Carries Reclamation Funds  7 Other New Provisions  Aid Veterans; Strike Rider Passed

BILL GOES TO SENATE   Deficiency. Appropriation Measure Is Passed by House

House Approves River Funds  Adds 122 Million To Deficiency Supply Bill

Senate Accepts Pleasant Chore  liberalize Parts of   Liberalize Parts of GI Bill of Rights

SENATE STUDIES AID TO VETERANS   NEW BILL DESIGNED TO INCREASE LOAN AND SCHOOL. HELP

Senate Considering Liberalization Of Veterans’ Loans  Education Provisions In Bill of Rights Also to Be Changed

Gestapo Chief Excludes Russia in Peace Plea   Appeal to Capitulate to U. S., England Rejected, Says Report From Churchill Unconfirmed by Governmental Sources

Attempt to Form New German Government Fails  Former Nazi Minister Of Economics  Makes Futile Effort

German Army Reported Fighting SS Troops at  Salzburg _ fe     A NEW REGIME. FAILS  Effort to Set Up Now Government Suppressed by Gestapo 

Establishment New German  Ruling Fails   Walther Funk Is Leader; Heavy Fighting Between (sermans. SS Troops.   ASK TO STOP FIGHT

Was To Have Been Under Leadership of Walther Funk, President of the Reichshank

Monessen Candidate Gets A Retraction; Not Satisfactory   Political Campaigning Lends Into Controversy Over Draft Rtatuag

Lt. Boyer Is Given _ Air Medal, Cluster   Local Soldier's Group Lauded by High Army Officiale

Li. Boyer Is Given Air Medal, Cluster   TE a  Local Soldier's Group  Lauded by High Army Ato.

HOUSE POISED 10 OVERRIDE VETO   Capital Improvements Bill Is Given Approval

539,000,000 for Central Valley. Asked   STATE AUTHORITY ‘URGES IMMEDIATE START ON PROJECT

Swiss Officials Deny ‘Receipt Of Nip Note   Byrnes Will First Receive Official Text Of Document And Relay It To President

Evidence From Jap Broadzasts Indicates Enemy Has Had Enough. More Than She Can Take

CH I E F-OF-STAFF(’E ‘STIMATES FORCE NEEDED UW GER’ MANY AND.IAPAN IN 1947 °

Goering sought means to  stop ‘mouths of arrogant’ Asked for planes capable of carrying  five-ton hbomh loads ta New York

Clamor I Increases for U.S. to Hold Jan Pacific Bases in Postwar Era

CONGRESS EYES PACIFIC BASES   Demand For Retention o: Islands Marks Hearing On Navy Bill

House Hears Demands For Retention Of Jap Island Bases Taken In Pacific

‘KEEP ISLANDS, OFFICIALS URGE   Retention By U.S. Of Majo Pacific Bases Pressed

Clamor Grows In Capital For U. S. To Retain Jap Islands In Pacific

Islands Wrested From Japs Termed Essential Toward Maintaining Peace

Retention Of Nip Isles ts Demanded   Congressmen Clamor For “Positive Steps’

KEEP ISLANDS, SOLONS DEMAND   Post-War. Retention Of Pacific Bases Urged

Favor Retention of Pacific Isles  Strong Demands Are Heard in the House

OT, JOSEPH WINS INNATIONAL PEN COMPETITION      LeMars School First Over 486 Competing Schools In Natian

St. Joseph Parochial School Places First in National Penmanship Contest   Announcement Made Of Award To School Past Week

Weygand Says ‘40 Armistice ‘Saved Africa For Allies; Deniés Petain Is a Traitor

BAGUIO BOMBED BY U. S. PLANES   Attack Made On Supposed Headquarters Of General Yamashita.

Jap Headquarters Hit by Series Of Yank Air Raids  Bombers Strike Daily  From New Guinea  ) Ta Earmace AAnininna

BAGUIO SECTOR GIVEN POUNDING   Raid Highlights Blows Fromm Formosa To New Guinea

Japanese Army Headquarters Or Luzon Bombed   Heavy Air Blows Hit From Formosa On ~ Down to New Guisea

DROP BOMBS ON JAPS AT BAGUIO   HEAVY ARTILLERY BATTERS AT BASE FROM 8 MI, AWAY

337 Ton Bombing Of Baguio Tops Latest Air Blows   Formosa, Nagoya and Jap Homeland Struck Again; Luzon Advance Continues

POSTTIONG NEAR BAGUIO BOMBED   Raid Highlights Series of Blows From Formosa To New Guinea.

Japanese Positions Around Baguio, Philippine Summer Capital, Are Heavily Bombed   Other Targets From Formosa To New Guinea Hit By U. S. Airmen

Air Blows Hit Baguio Formosa   Raid Supports Troops Battering at Jap Chief’s Headquarters

JAP FORCES ARE BOMBED AT BAGUIE   Attack on Supposed Headquarters of Nip General One of Series of Blows From Formosa to New Guinea.

MILLIONS TO BE 1SED IN ENLARGING TELEPHONE. SERVICE   LARGE PART TO :CLEAR UP APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE

Soviets Batter Last German Hole On Lower Oder; Open Fire On Stettir

Activity on East Front Mounting   Significant Developments Expected Soon-Stettin Under Fire

ACTION MOUNTS ALONG ENTIRE EASTERN FRONT   Berlin Reports New Red Offensive on  West Hungary Lines

RED FORCES STORMINTO ALTDAMM   Last Nazi Point -On East Bank of  Lower Oder River

Baltic Coast Crisis Nears   Guns Blast Stettin; Reds Pierce Altdamm

BIG NEWS IMMINENT, REDS HINT   Soviet Troops Menace Last Nazi Toehold East Of Oder

Steitin Being Shelled by Russian: —Serlin: Reports Violent New Offensive Over  Wide Front in Western Germany.

RED BLACKOUT COVERS ACTION ON ODER FRONT   In The North Russians Open Direct Fire  On Stettin

Reds Open Fire on — Stettin   Zhukov's Forces Storming Into Altdamm On East Oder Bank

SOVIETS OPEN FIRE ON BIG BALTIC PORT   Last German Toehold on East Bank of Oder River Is Being Stormed.   Fypect Breakthrough.

SOVIET ARMIES PUSH ON STETTIN, BIG BALTIC PORT   Altdamm, Across rer City, Stormed; Guns Open Fire

JAPANESE CROWD DEMANDS BREAD   DEMONSTRATORS CALL ON SENIOR STATESMEN OF EMPIRE TO END LIVES.

Japs Demand Food, Government Change   Nation Involved In Greatest Mass Movements Cf People In History

Working Class Party Urges Senior Jap Statesmen To Commit Suicide

JAP MASSES DEMONSTRATE NEW FREEDOM   Handbills Passed Out Urging Suicide Of Elder Statesman

_ Japanese Stage Demonstration oFor MoreBread   Call On All Senior Jap Statesmen To Commit Suicide

Million And Half Koreans Provide One Of Greatest Mass Movements Of People In World History

Japs Take Advantage _ Of Freedoms  500 Demonstrate For More Bread;

DODGE STRIKERS TO REMAIN IDLE   PROPOSAL THAT 13,500 RETURN TO JOBS VOTED DOWN IN MEETING.

5,000 Warplanes Batter the Crumbling Reich  American Heavies Strike at German ‘Zero Zone

Death Toll Still  Undetermined   Typhoon Hurls Over 130 Vessels Onto Beacl

U. S. Spending Cut 19 Billion By War’s End   Reconversion Going Better Than Expected: Bill Meets Difficulty  

Reeonversion Better Than ‘Expected   Federal Spending Trimmed 19 Billion Dollars By End Of Conflict.   ICOAL. SUGAR BLACK

House Passes Extension Of Draft Ruling   Extends Law For One Year Beyond May 15, 1945; Sent To Senate.   MMINUILE DEBATE

House Passes Legislation Calling For Year's Extension of Draft Law

INDUCTION -   Draft Extension Bill Is Passed By House   Senate Today. Gets Legislation’ To Continue Selec. tive Service Act; Figures Show Need of 405, 000 Inductions Soon

HOUSE: UNANIMOUSLY PASSED LEGISLATION FOR EXTENDING DRAFT  MEASURE DISCUSSED LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES BE-

HOUSE FAVORS ADDING YEAR TO DRAFT LAW   Objections Fade Away As Army Shows Need for Men

Congress Drops Opposition To  ‘Draft Extension   a6 000 Inductions “Nec  ed In Next 3) Months, But Rate May Drop After July 1.

House Approves One Year Extensior Of 1940 Draft Law   Army Figures Show Need For More Inductions

House Passes Draft Bill   Extension of Act Voted Ungqnimously After Less: Than Five Minutes Talk

405,000 MEN TO BE TAKEN   Armed Forzes Will Make Heavy Demands on Manpower Before July 1

HOUSE EXTENDS DRAFT LAW   Sends, Bill to Senate By __. PianinioyssVote -

Opposition To Extending Draft Law Dissolves   Figures Show Need For Over 405,000 Inductions By July 1.

Draft Law Extensior Gets Unanimous Approval of House  Five-Minute Debate Is Sufficient to Get Swift Passage

Draft Extension Law Opposition By Congress Melts   Figures Show Need For Over 405,000 Inductions by July 1

Extension of Draft  in Senate   Bill Passes House After Figures Showing Need of 405,000 Men

House Votes  Draft Law   Extension for One More Year Approved; Cut in July Seen

HOUSE PASSES DRAFT MEASURE   Slash In Monthly Calls Indicated After July

One-Year Draft Law Extension  Gets House 0.K   Unanimous Passage Re flects Need For Heavy Inductions Now.

HOUSE RUSHES DRAFT RENEWAL BILL TO HOUSE   Passes Selective Service Extension in Five Minutes Without Opposition

Figures Dissolve Congressional  Opposition To Draft Law-Extensior

House Passes B ill To Extend Dr ‘aft One Year   Measure, Sent to Senate Would Keep Law In Operation Until May 15, 19:46

EXTENSION OF "DRAFT PASSED   House Vote Unanimous Senate Gets Bill

BILL EXTENDING DRAFT LAW GETS HOUSE PASSACE   Sends Measure to the Senate After Short Discussion and Voting—Will Continue Federal Draft Act for One Year Beyond May 15

Requests by Army Dissolve Congress Draft Objections .   House's Military Commitice Votes Law Extension without Attaching Qualifyinig Strings

House Votes To Keep Draft Law   Extended To May, 1946 Or End Of War

Opposition to Draft Law Extension Vanishes as Need for Men Is Shown

House Passes Bill Extending Draft One Year   Opposition Fades in Face Of Figures Showing Need for 405,000 Men

HOUSE QUICKLY EXTENDS DRAF}   Senate Given Bill Retaining Law Until May 15, 1946

Draft Law Extended Year by Lnanimous House Vote   Opposition To Unrestricted Extension Dissolves In Face Of Figures Showing Need For More Than 05,000 Inductees Between Now And July 

Truman Denies FDR Made Deal On Atom Bomb      Prime Minister Attlee And Canadian Premier Will Come To Washington

Truman Denies  Report Secret Pact On Bomb   Report Macle In House Of  Commons

FRENCH NATION HEARS DE GAULLE   Socialists Back . Leader; Resignation Letter Msde Prnhiic

PRENGH NATION HEARS De GALLE   Socialists Back Leader; Resignation Letter Made Public

Gen. DeGaulle To Carry Political Crisis To Nation   Letter Indicating Determi nation To Resign As In terum President Made Pihhlie

De Gaulle Seeks To Break Down Reds Position   Pleads Case on Radio; Socialists Lend Support

Mistress of Mussolini Was Real Power   Edda Ciano Says Clara Petacci Was Tremendous Influence

Bataan Death March Is Something Unforgettable   Wainwright Classes Japs As Depraved Beasts Whom Yanks Had Considered Human Beings

OF TRAFFIC COP   Smith Backs Ryherd, Commissioners Back Stand of Brown

Mayoral Battles in Three Major Cities Occupy Center of Stage as New York's Electors Go to Polls

O'Dwyer Ts Expected to. Carry New York; ~-~-Gyracuse: “Has! Bitter Fight

AWAITS REPORTS BY COMMITTEES ON INSTITUTIONS   bel Proposal For Session to Revise Penal Institution Laws Made by Interim Committee

lowa Assembly May Meet In A  Special Session   Revision Of Laws Governing State Institutions Is Suggested.

BLUE UNDECIDED ON EXTRA TERM   Reports to Determine Call Of Legislature

LEGISLATURE OF lOWA MAY HOLD SPECIAL PAREFY   Interim Group Asks Session to Study . Institution Laws

Notorious Jap War Crmmnal  Ends Own Lite   Gen. Baron Shigeru Honjo. Named Yesterday As War Criminal Commits Hara-Kiri

JAP WARLORD ~ STABBED SELF      NOTORIOUS BARON HONJO COMMITS HARA-KIRI TO. ESCAPE TRIAL AS. WAR CRIMINAL’

House Plans To Approve Succession Bill Today; Senate May Kill Measure

HOUSE TO VOTE ON SUCCESSION   Expects Passage Despite Senate Opposition

KONF’) ARMY DRIVES FOR DRESDEN   Nazis Admit Red Army Seven Miles Beyond Bober River

German Front Is Crumbling   Million Troops Set For Berlin Assault

KONEV'S ARMY ADVANCES ON DRESDEN      “Is Spreading Out Thru  Silesia.

Million Men Massed For Assault on Berlin   Isolation of Stettin to Set OfF Full Attack Against Capital City

Highway to Dresden Is Wide Open   That Is Claim of Russians Today — Plan Against  Nazi Counter-Offensive

THE NEWS; DOH  nen Dain Marry   (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction in Fall a Prohittted >

U.S. Rebuffs Indirect J apanese Efforts to Learn of Terms Short of Unconditional Surrender

Japs Reported Rebuffed in Peace Approaches to U.S   Enemy Attempted to Learn Terms Through Neutrals, London Reveals

SHOWERS ARE ON WAY   ownpours in Central Kansas Further Delay Harvest

Nazi General Pleads for Peace   Directs Remarks To Chie of Staff, Says War  Irrevocably Lost.

FIGHTING ENDS, PRAGUE IS FREE   St. Nazaire, re, LaRochelle And Lorient Port Garrisons Quit

Liber ation Of Prague Announced By Moscow   Germans Sent In To Clear Out Wood: Held by SS Troops North of Hamburg

DIE-HARD GERMANS RESISTING REDS IN CZECH AREAS   Stalin Announces Nazi Capitulation to Russians Is Proceeding on All Other Battle Fronts.   CAPITAL OF PRAGUE FINALLY LIBERATED   Enemy Garrisons in French Ports of La Rochelle, St. Nazaire and Lorient Surrender.

STILL RESISTS IN CZECH AREA   Liberation of Prague Announced in Moscow Communique  wea Pa ae ee ae ae a

Small Nazi Group In Czechoslovakia  Still Resisting  Moscow Says Army Will Ouickly End It:   Moscow Says Army Will Quickly End It; Prague Is Liberated

PRAGUE FREED OF GERMANS BY SOVIET TROOPS   Small Group Of Die-Hard Germans Resisting In Czechoslovakia   ATLANTIC GARRISONS CLEARED OF ENEMY

Prague Freed; Large French Ports Cleared   Capitulation on All Fronts, Except Czechoslovakia, Proceeding, Stalin States—Final Communique of Nazis Issued at Flensburg

U.S. Aleutian Air Force Small  Two Army, One Navy   Squadron Tied Up ‘Tenth of Jon Plane

: Hirohito Prays At Tomb Of His Father;  ‘Newsmen See First Ceremony In 3 Years

Japs Quitting Southern Asia Area Rapidly   Allied Drive Soon To Clear Sphere

Southern Asia Rapidly Being Lost to Japan   Enemy Forces Withdrawing With Suicide Delaying Action

Japs Retreating Swiftly From Southern Asta   Area Should Be Easily Recovered By Hard Pressed Campaign.

Dratt of State Guard Asked by Senator Shipley   Induction of Marylanc Men Advocated at Annapolis

WOULD INDUCT MEN INTO STATE GUARD   Bill Introduced To Bring Organization Up To Normal 3,500 Strength

AUTO ACCIDENT FATALITIES ‘JUMP 19 PER CENT DURING ‘OCTOBER OVER YEAR AGO

SS Guard Says Her Dog Was  Not Ferocious   Prisoners Played  With Canine Pet

BLONDE WITH TWO "HUSBANDS 70 fi BACK TO NO.    Believes Sergeant She Thought Dead When She Married His Uncle Will Want Her to Return.   ANNULMENT SUIT TO BE HER NEXT STEP   Mrs. Ann Birdwell-Marshall Comes to Decision After Talk With No. 2 About Marital Snarl.

SUPER-FORTS BLAST TOKYO, INDO-CHINA   Navy Reveals 21 More Jap Ships Sunk By Subs

Angeles Taken As Americans  Advance South Toward Manila   First Army Crushes Bloody Jap Attack

Fourteenth Corps Beyond Clark Field—Bloody Counter-Attack Is Crushed

Luzon Force Wins Battle For Angeles  ee ef om      6th Army Units Storn Into Pampanga Town as Filipinos Cheer   BLAST CORREGIDOR)   Furious Battle Waged for Control of Road to  Baguio in: North

Natives Cheer As Tanks Clalter 'Fhrough — the Streets of Angeles. Tons yt Bombs Are Dropped On Cprrepidar

‘Angeles Falls as 6th Army 'Drives Ahead   Americans Now Are Only 44 Airline Miles From Manila

Yanks Seize Town 44 Miles From Manila   Tanks Rush Through Central Plaza While Crowds of Filipinos Cheer Douahbovs

Angeles Falls To. Yanks On Manila Drive   Sixth Army Captures Town On Main Highway Only d+ Miles from  Capital *

AMERICANS SEIZE ANGELES IN PUSH TOWARD MANILA   Crowds Cheer and Wave Flags as Troops and Tanks of the Sixth Army Move Into Town.   ENEMY ATTACK NEAR ROSARIO CRUSHED   Nips in Hills Near Clark Field Being Cleared Out—New Air Blows Dealt Corregidor.

Yanks Capture Angeles 44 Miles from Manila   Corregidor  Is Bombed

ANGELES TAKEN WITHOUT FIGHT IN PUSH SOUTH   MacArthur’s Men Clearing Area Below Clark Field

Americans Take Town 44 Miles North of Manila   Other Forces Are Near Surmmer Capital of Baguio

YANK ADVANCE NOW 40 MILES FROM MANILA   JAP GUNS AROUND CLARK FIELD MOPPED UP

Phere Ride Into Plaza   Enemy Assault Near Rosario Is Beaten Back

PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE TO ADDRESS JOINT CONGRESS SESSION WHILE ON ‘ATOMIC’ ‘VISIT

Clement Attlee To Address Congress   Expects Speech To Be Broadcast Internationally

Congress Invites Attlee to Speak At Joint Session   ‘Prime Minister to Arrive in U. S. Saturday for  Discussions

STORM LOSING FORCE   Warnings ‘Are Hoisted as Wind Moves North: Along Coast

Tropical Storm Is Losing Its Force   Moving Up Atlantic, North Carolina Has Crop Damage, Roads Flooded

Coast Storm Loses Force   Heavy Rains and Squalls Whipped By 50 Mile An Hour Gales

4,500 Tons Of Bombs Hit J ap Capital   Shinagawa Sector And Its Rail Yards Important Target

Vekyo Targets Again Blasted By 500 B.29’s   4,500 Tons Dropped on Industrial Areas of Capital in Mammouth Attack Launched From Marianas Bases Before Dawn Wednesday

Greatest Aerial Attack Causes Heavy Damages   Big War Birds Drop 4,500 Tons of Bombs on Easy Targets

HAVOC HEAPED UPON CAPITAL BY 550 B-295   DEADLY MISSILES SEAR FACTORY DISTRICT

Deadly Fire Bombs: Blanket Larce Area   Over 550 Superforts Join In Blow Called Heavier Than Any In Europe   Both Flanks On Okinawa Buckle As Yanks: Lash Out Flercely Through Rain And Mud.

Strategic targets in  raid area Record load of   Record load of tonnave hurled

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Over 550 Superforts Join In Blow .. Called Heavier Than Any In Euinas

Drop 4,500 Tons of Bombs On Nip Capital   Assault Equal to Two 1,000 Plane Raids on Berlin From England: Use Tons of Fire Bombs

GIANT BOMBERS AGAIN HIT TOKYO   DEOP 4,500 TONS OF BOMBS, GREATEST LOAD T0 DATE, REFORE DAWN.

‘European Businessmen Must Be Handled  ‘As Shell-Shocked Advises Oil Executive

STANDARD OIL HEAD,  FORMER TEXAN MAKES  PLEA FOR EUROPEANS SAYS BUSINESSMEN THERE  ARE “BUNCH OF SHELLSHOCKED PROPI rE”

Europeans Suffer From Strain, American States  Business Leaders Are Reported In Poor Health

Standard Oil Head Says U. S. Must Deal With 'Shell-Shocked Europeans’

, W 7 7 e Tells Of Assignment To Bataan InSecond Ge he Fr al atnuwr ld ht. Dramatic Chapter Of ‘This Is Mu Story’   ace Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright  {Pictures On Pace Three)

Ranks Split Over Bill   Walter Wheatley, Native of County, Dies in Hospital

Famed "Tokyo Rose” ls Under Detention   Woman Announcer Turned Over for Questioning, Investiaation

ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETE, MEN’S BANQUET   Christian Men’s Banquet I: Febrnary 8 At Wyoming High School.

Some Japanese Chose Spectacular Suicid: Of Jumping Into Crater of Mt. Suribachi

MacARTHUR'S MEN CAPTURE JAP AIRFIELDS   Invading . Americans Suffer Light  Losses

Tax Program Of Congress Perplexing   Pension Plan Bobs Up To Add To Difficulties

Tax-Problems in Congress Path; Quick Action Due  Income Levy Cuts And Payroll Matter Confront Solons

Conaress Gets $4 Billion Tax Reduction Plan   Faces Early Decision On Whether To Allow Payroll Levies To Be Hiked On Jan. 1

LAWMAKERSMUST DECIDE QUICKLY ON SECURITY TAX  sane 4&4£ eee Prrai tai Aes   JAN. 1 DEADLINE ON BILL TO PREVENT AUTOMATIC HIKE’ *

CONGRESS MUST ACT ON TAXES   Payroll Levies Eyed—They’'ll Climb, Unless Solons Revise Figures

Types of Cuts In Tax Levies Before Solons   Bitter Debate Foreseen Over Relief Methods

NAVY HIS CHOICE   4 Billion Tax Cut Considered  Payroll Type of Tax

Congress Hears New 4-Billion Tax Cut Plan, Must Speed Pavroll Levies Bill

Tax Slash of Four ~ Billion Dollars is ~ Urged in Congress   Lawmakers Face an Early Decision on Letting Payroll Levies Jump

Congress To Decide Gn Payroll Taxes   Some Policy Must Be Established in Few Months

Naval Capfain Will Be Given Court Martial   Skipper of Cruiser Indian. apolis to Answer Charaes

M VAY FACES NAVY COURT   Hearing of Charge Against Cruiser Commander To  Be Started Today

MeVay Faces Courtmartial in Cruiser’s Loss   Indianapolis Skipper To Hear Charges  At Hearing Opening  In Capital at 10 a. m.

COURT MARTIAL INDIANAPOLIS SKIPPER TODAY   Big Cruiser Suffered Casualty List Of 100 Per Cent

Captoin McVay [aces  “Couthiurtial” for - Exe. _plosion Upon Ine “ dianapolis .- -

Indianapolis Captain Faces Court Martial   To Answer Charges Growing Out of Loss  Of Ship and 880 Men

 Without Soviet Stand Hitler Would Have Won— —By J. M. Roberts (A   Who Won War Question May Cause Trouble

WAR TODAY   Old Question of “Who Won the War.? Making Rounds Again, Bidding Fair to CanseSome ‘Vroulte

OLD QUESTION OF WHO WON THE WAR MAKING ROUNDS OF ALLIED NATIONS AGAIN: TROUBLE NEAR?

The War Today   Old Query “Who Won the War?” Threatens Trouble for Allies Arain

Rangers Thrill Yanks By Raid On Prison Camp   Heroes [ell  Experiences

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DR. 0. L. SMITH TUESDAY MORNING   PROMINENT CORSICANA DENTIST FATALLY STRICK. EN HEART ATTACK

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DR. 0. L. SMITH TUESDAY MORNING  PROMINENT CORSICANA -. DENTIST FATALLY STRICK

Milton S. Hershey, Founder Of Chocolate Business, Dies   Philanthropist, Who Gave Mil. lions To Educate Orphan Boys, Expires At Age Of 88 — Founded Town Bearing His Name

MILTON HERSHEY DIES AT AGE 88   Made Millions in Candy Bars and Cocoa, Gave It All to Orphan Boys.

CHOCOLATE KING SUCCUMBS AT 8   Hersey Leaves Estate 0 $84,000,000 To ‘Ornhan Boys’

Milton Hershey, Who Gave Millions to Boys, Dies in Town He Built

ORPHANS TO GET HERSHEY ESTATE   Chocolate King Dies, - Leaving Fund Of 84 Million

Millionaire Chocolate King Is Dead   Milton S. Hershey Leaves $80,000,000 For Use of Orphans

Chocolate Man. Hershey Dies   Made Millions And Gave It- Away: To Orphan :. ‘Boys: :Was: Aged 8&8

Winds, Snow  Seen Tonight   Stock Raisers Warned As Continued Cold Forecast For Area.

Blizzard Hits Buffalo, N. Y.   40 Inches of Snow Covers City; Cold In Rsate Will Continue

48 INCHES OF SNOW BLANKET BUFFALO AREA   Declare State of Emerg: ency In City; Montana City Is Coldest

WLar ‘ge Patt Of Nation Chilled By Cold Blasi   Buffalo Under Snow Blan ket Up to 48 Inches; School Closed ;.Telephone, U: Limited

Police Search For Four Fugitives   Three States Included; U. S. Marine Has Part In Capture of One Escaper

OHIOANS SPENDING MORE THAN EVER   $3, 300, 000,000  ,000 Retail Sales  In State in 1944

Nagaski Damage ls Beyond Belief  Half of City Wiped Out by Atomic Bomb

Buildings Over Bomb-Hit Areas Gone Entirely   Foundation Markings Only Clune to Block After Block Of Structures That. Stood Roof to Roof   Nota Living Thing ‘Seen From Plane   Correspondent Stunned By Sight of Once 253,000Poputated City of Tanan

Destruction Caused by Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki Indescribable

NEWSMAN’S AIR VIEW FINDS NAGASAKI FLATTENED OUT WITH SINGLE ATOMIC BOMB

Bus Drivers In Capifal Strike   Washington Walks As Dispute Flares

Ford Drafting New Wage Scale; May Aid in Settling Costly GM Strike —

Japan’s Leaders Preparing Country For Surrender, Ex-Domei Writer Says

Domei Writer Predicts Japs Will Give Up   Former War Reporter Says Naval Chiefs Dominate Decisions

Says Japan ‘Prepared For Surrender   Capitulation Seen Within Few Weeks

FIRST ARMY If OUT FRONT IN BERLIN DRIVE   Weser And Leine Defenses Blasted As Battie Nears  Reich Capital

Start at Daybreak on 30-Mile Front as American Third and Seventh Armies. Also Launch New Drives

CHECKS IN MAIL SOON   Treasury Plans to ‘Send Refunds * for 1943 Income Tax  r

REFUNDS WILL BE PAID SOON   Gov't Streamlines Proced. ure for Returning Tax Overpayments

Income Refund Checks In Mail Before March 15   Uncle Sam Will Demand His Own Rebate Later, If Check Too Large

House Rejects Valley Power Plant Funds   Elliott Fights Transmission Lines From Shasta Project

House Accepts  Dannrt Raiacting (* wv ‘ bivywel awn  cyp Project Kid

KESSELRING'S MOVE NOT TO AFFECT ITALY   \t Least That Is Opinion  of Allied Intelligence Officers, Who Expect No Change in WarFront Operations.

Kesselring Replaces Von Rundstedt As Supreme Commander Nazi Army

House Banking Committee Okay: George Measure   Three Amendments To Impose Further Restrictions Lose

House Committee Approves.George Bill   Proposed Amendments Are Rejected As Senate Measure Goes To House Floor

STAB DEEP INTO ENEMY TERRITOR'   Patrol Activity Stepped Ur With Better Weather In Italy.

More Patrol Activity On Italian Front   Americans Stab Into Nazi Lines

STAB INTO NAZI        Yanks Gain With Adven of Better Weather © -

LONG-RANGE FIGHTER PLANES BASED ON IWO JIMA TOOK PART IN ATTACK  TODAY

Montgomery Replaces Bradley Over First And Ninth Armies: Germans Retreating Slowly

Sought Time To Prepare For Conflict   Sumner Welles Tells Committee Of Talks With Late Prasident

Hull Says U. S. Officials Spent Months Before Pearl Harbor Grabbing at Straws for Time to Prepare for Inevitable War

DENIES ANY ULTIMATUM TO JAPANESE   Welles Says He Had No Hint of Raid On Pear]

DRAFT FAVORED BY COMMITTEE   Legislation Faces Bitter Fight In Both Houses  Of Congress

Enactment Of Peace Draft Is In Doubt   Committee Approval Of Measure Seen: Fear Senate Turndown.   'LONG, BITTER BATILE

POSTWAR DRAFT FACES STRUGGLE   } Committee Seen Backing it But House ts Split

Truman Says A-Bombs Are Still Made   President Indicates Bombs May Be Used For Peace Later

Atomic Bomb Still. ‘Being Manufactured   Truman Hopes Weapons May be. Scrapped  1 ater

German Salient In Belgium Has Almost Vanishec   Americans Take Vianden, Repulse Counter-Attacks

ALLIES CAPTURE LAST KEY POINT IN NAZI SALIENT   French Score Advance ai North of Pocket Near Strasbourg

Bulge Remnants Crumble Rapidly In Allied Attacks   Likely That Third Army Has Already Recaptured Town Of Vianden   WEATHER IN BATTLE AREA UNFAVORABLE

PLANES BLAST WITHDRAWING NAZI ARMIES   » Deal Out Terrific Punishment  serene  FRENCH GAINING  4 connie  ‘Americans 5 Miles From Germany

NAZI SALIENT 1S FLATTENED  IN ARDENNES   LAST COMMUNICATIONS  CEN“TER IN AMERICAN HANDS— WARPLANES RAID RETREATING WAZIS

Boyington Among 500 Rescued At Yokohama   SIX WAKE SURVIVORS REFSCUFD AT SHANGHAT

Tokyo Broadcasts That Lone Superfortresses Make 4 Nuisance Raids

Nuisance Assaults By Lone Super-Forts Reported By Tokyo; Fires ‘Put Out  ~ Immediately.’ ls Claim

Two Lubbock ‘Lost Battalion’ Men Reported Safe With U. §. Forces

FRED NESTLER IS CASUALTY IN GERMANY   Spring Valley Young Man Killed On March 19

Party Heads  Enjoy Outing Upen Island With Truman   Members Of Cabinet. High Demos Present

Scars Of Wai Stand Forth  In Normandy   Monuments To  Allied Victory

Normandy Sad, Ravaged Monument To Allied Victory, Havoc Of Battle

Safe To Live  In Hiroshima   No Evidence That Anyone Who Entered Area Died  From Radioactivity. 

HIROSHIMA SAFE FOR JAPS NOW, OFFICER FINDS   Brig. Gen. Farrell Says No One Has Died There From Redicactivity

Safe To Reside In Atom-Razed I apanese City   U. S. Mission Finds No Evi dence That Anyone Who Entered Hiroshima  After Blast Died . .

SAFE TO LIVE IN HIROSHIMA   No Evidence Is Found of Fatal Radioactivity, Researchers Say

Safe to Live in Center of Bombed Hiroshima Now   Disprove Nip Report Persons Entering City After Bombing Died From Radioactivity

eevee 8  Damage Slight at 3 Miles Radioactivity Not Fatal after A-Boml

Hiroshima Now Safe. To Live In   U. S. Expert Says No. Evidence Rays Cat Death After First Day; To Examine Nagasaki:

JEW CAMPS CLEANED UP   Believe President's Request Based On Old informetion

CHINESE RIVALS REMAIN AT ODDS   Communists Reporte dls Defy Kai-Shek’s  Directions

CHINA HARRIED BY COMMUNISTS   Chiang’s Troops Regain “ontrol Of Nanking And Shanghai

DEFY CHIANG   Gen. Chu Teh Gives Orde: To Japs Conflicting With Govt. Edict

Communists Bid For Control of Chinese Cities   Asks Japs Give Them Planes, Arms: Defy Gen. Chiang’s Orders

 . Extension Of Mine Contract   May Be Asked   Secretary of Labor, Expected to Request Continuation to Stave Off Nalionwide Strike

Representatives’ Vacation Plans Changed... .  Month Extension Of Coal Contract Sought To Nip Nationwide Mine Strike

Dee. 7 Peaee Env oy Denies  Pearl Harbor ‘Double Play   Did Not Know Of Attack At Time He Took Note To Secretary Hull On Fateful Day, Jap Says; Blames ‘Young Fire Eaters’ For War

WAR . TODAY   Liberation of Holland and Capture af Emden, Bremen and Minnburg, North Sea Ports Remain Big AlHed Fob

: Capture of Holland, North Sea Ports Big Job— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/   Allies Expect Delaying Action At Big ry

GERMAN STRATEGIC POSITIONS ON WESTERN FRONT ARE. BEING LIQUIDATED IN RAPID MANNER

Nazis Expected To Make Stand At Ports   By DeWITT MaCKENZIE  Acenninted Prese War Analvet.:

Nationwide Drive to Reduce High School Grid Fatalities Warns of Pass, Kickoff Plays

MRS. ROOSEVELT TO WARM SPRINGS   EAPRESSLS SORROW FOR COUNTRY AND WORLD OVER PRESIDENT’S DEATH.

BIG THREE TIMETABLE UPSET BY. DEFEAT OF CHURCHILL BUT DOES NOT GIVE ANY COMFORT TO JAPS.

Twenty-SevenShips Blasted  To BottomJust Off Hatteras DuririgTragicPeriodOfWar

27 SHIPS LOST IN “BATTLE” OF CAPE HATTERAS   Large Number of United Nations Vessels Sunk By U - Boats Within Sight Of North Carolina Coast.

Non-Aggression Agreement Seen   Three Key Nations Accept U. S. Plan

U.S. Stipulations For Hemispheric Peace Accepted  American Adherence Without Congress’ Ratification Fixed

Dissolution of Japan’s Four Largest Family Holding Companies   In Compliance With A Directive From Gen. MacArthur.

MacArthur's Edict Breaks Japan Trusts   Giant War-Making Family Combines Ordered Dissolved

FOUR MULTI -BILLIONAIRE INDUSTRIAL EMPIRES HiT IN MACARTHUR DIRECTIVE

Japan Dissolves Top Companies on  MacArthur Order   Directive Breaks Power of Four Major Multi-Bil lionaire Firms

The Great Game of Politics   — OY FEXSAANIN INe ENDING.  Repairs Become Vital

Beverage Agents Seize Over 70 More Devices In Nine State Counties

Thug at Ft, Dodge Taps Clerk on Head with a 4 Heavy Wrench,jPockets $685, Says.not Goodbye

Bulge Battle Said American Victory Over Nazi Arms   Prime Minister Assert: Nazi Doom ‘In No Wise Delayed’

Churchill Says Yanks Did Fighting. Lost 60 to 30 Men To Each Briton

AMERICAN VICTORY  SAYS CHURCHILL   Americans Have Lost 60 To 80 Men For Ey ery British C asualty

America Lose:  60 to 80 Men To Britain's 1   Churchill Says Victory Will Belong To Yanks

Yanks Have Done Almost All Fighting Since Break-Through, Churchill Reports To Commons

Yanks Carry Most Of Load   American Armies In Majority In Battle

IVs Doughboy: s Have Done Almost All the Fighting Since Nazi CounterOffensive

All Credit To Yanks   Battle of Belgian Bulge “Ever Famous’ As American Victory Says Mr. Churchill

TOLL DECLARED 60-80 FOR EACH OF BRITISH LOST   Prime Minister Commends Bradley, Montgomery In Meeting Threat

Churchill Reveals: Western Front is  All-American Show   Says Yanks Have Done Most of the > Fighting Since Nazi Drive

Yanks Did If, Says Churchill   Did Almost All of Fighting, Suffered Almost All Losses In Bulge Battle

Churchill Tells Of American Battle Losses   Declares U. S. Has Lost 60 To 80 Men To Every Briton

US. Lost 80 To British {   American Toil Ratio In Bulge Revealed By Premier to House

Churchill Lavish In His Praise   Americans Lost 60 To 80 Men For Every Briton, Says Prime Minister In Addressing House

CHURCHILL SAYS AMERICANS ARE COING FIGHTING   U. S. Losses Are Muck Heavier  Than British

Yonik Losses On West Front Terrific   American Armies Overshadow Allies

Churchill Says 60-80 Yanks Killed For Each Britisher Since Nazi Counter - Blow

JIM CROW REPEAL  BILL IS PASSED      Senate Sends, Measure, to Uncertain House Fate

Mine Walkout Conference To Resume Today      Labor Stalemate Holds Over the Week end

MineWalkout Conference To Resume Today   Labor Stalemate Holds * Over the Week- °  and

MINE WORKE AND OPERATORS MEETING TODAY   Lewis Refuses To Send Men Back To Work; 507,000 Idle In Nation   LABOR SITUATION BASES IN DETROIT

Oil Workers Begin Return To Their Jobs   But 507,000 Persons Remain Idle in U. S. Over Week-End

507,000 IDLE IN STOPPAGES OVER NATION   Expect Number To Be Cut By Return Of Oil Workers

Nearly 507,00 ‘Ale But 43,000 mel Work Soon  Leese uve 7 Minas or Inkle-x

Manpower Bill Decision Sought   Senate Hopes To End Controversy By Night

American Troops Push. Ahead Beyond Prized Clark Field. .  Americans Massing Ships for New  . hatha Im Biktiianninace Talun Cause nw ©

Seek Direction, Not Compulsion  Manpower Bill May Take on New Form

NO INVALIDATION OF  CREDITS INVOLVED IN  UNIVERSITY ACTION DR. T. S. PAINTER, ACT ING PRESIDENT, REGRETS ASSOCIATION ACTION

NO INVALIDATION OF CREDITS INVOLVED IN UNIVERSITY ACTION  DR. T. S. PAINTER, ACTING PRESIDENT, REGRETS

U.S. Delays Trial Of Jap Leaders   ‘International Aspects’ Bring Halt in Action

Trials of Top Nip Officials Delayed   International Aspects Given as Reason

Washington Says It Is Necessary to Consult With Other Governments Before Former Japanese Premier and Other High Officials Face Charges of Committing War Crimes —Cases Involving Acts Against Civilians to Be Pushed.

Strikes Spread; Midwest Again  Rations Gasoline   Walkouts by Oil Refinery Workers Close Hundreds of Filling Stations; Nation’s Auto Fuel Supply Threatened

GAS RATION RESUMED AS STRIKES HIT   Auto Fuel Supply Is Threatened by Walkouts

OFFICIALS AGREE TO END WALKOUT   ‘will Submit Contractual Is sues to War Labor  Board.

Hearings on United Nations Charter Are Exnected to Be Finished Today

Approval Of Charter Urged ByEx-Senator    Solon Confident Russia’ Wiil Fulfill Her. Document  Obligations—Number of Backers Increases ~~~ ~ as Committee Hearing Nears End

SEIZE TWO MORE. PHILIPPINE ISLES   CAPTURE OF BALABAC PUTS YANKS ONLY 45 MI, NORTH OF BORNEO

Two More Philippine Islands Taken   Americans 45 Miles North Of Borneo

YANKS SEIZE 44TH AND 45TH ISLANDS IN PHILIPPINES   Capture of One, Balabac, Puts U. 5. Forces Only 45 Miles Off North Borneo Coast—  Tiny Carabao in Manila Bay fa See ee

Yankees Seize  Two Islands   Wipe Out 500 Japs On Carabao; Balabac landing Not Ovposed

Yanks Seize 2 More Islands   Take Balabac, Off Borneo and Carabao In Manila Bay

YANKS TAKE 2 MORE ISLANDS   Capture of Balabac Put . Them Only 45 Miles North of Borneo.   JAPS FIGHT FIERCELY

Step Nearer To Borneo   Yanks Seize Balabac Isle, 45 Miles North; Carabao Islet Taken

Yanks Take Island 45 Miles North of Borneo Oil Fields   Capture Means Japan’s Oil Supply From East India is Ended

Doughboys Are Only 45 Miles  From Borneo   Invasion of Balabae Island Poses Second Threat to Oil-Rieh Area Ju Japanese Hands

Two Philippine Islands Taken By Americans   44th, 45th of Archipelago Under Yank Control as New Menace to Borneo Oil Posed

SEIZE 2 MORE PHILIPPINE IS.   Capture of Balabac Brings Borneo 45 Miles Nearer

2 More Isles in Philippines Fall  Yanks Gain Control Of Borneo Straits by  Saivtire nt RBalabac

Doughboys Seize Balabac, Carabac Isles In Pacific   . Fierce Jap Counterattacks In Sector of Baguio Were Repulsed

Balabac Off Borneo Seized  Possible Attack On Indies May Be Near

Yanks Capture Two More Islands In Philippine Drive  Mindanao Doughboys Gain 22 Miles; Troop Transport Sunk

New Uncertainty Hits Conference   Broader Big Five Veto Power Asked

Becomes Legendary Figure With Air Forces  Pappy Gunn Dynamite To Nippons

First Yank In Tokyo To Get Miami Award   Pfc. Davis of Fairland to Receive $1,000; Award To First in Berlin to Be Decided Among Four Claimants

Get $1,000 As First Soldier To Enter Tok ye   Pfe. Paul E. Davis Wins Half Of The  Berlin-Tokyo Award

PICTURE IS CHANGED    Senator Lucas Doubts If He Would Vote to Override Veto

"Rainbow Regiment Division Awarded Unit Citation   Ruston Boy.in 2nd’ * Battalion With  eh gPfal tena

Fleet of 550 B-29s Shower: Fire Bombs on 5 Jap Cities   Marianas-Based Bombers Cause Heavy Losses to Industriel Centers

Giant B-29 Force Rips Five More Japanese Cities  Industrial Areas Are Taraets Acain

TRIPLE RITES FOR VICTIMS   Three Die in Dwelling Fire ir Findlay

Halsey Planes “Attack Kanoye   Mustangs Follow Up ‘Superfort Raids

HONSHUIS ATTACKED BY B-29’S   Carrier Planes Lash Kanoya; Mustangs  Strafe Airfield

Aviation Fuel Plant Blasted   Yanka and RAF Lash At German Targets

U. S. Air Fleets Hit Nazi Lines   Strike Coordinated With New Offensive; RAF Blasts Polietz Oil Works.

WPB FE Halts.  Production   Industrial Machinery Manufacture Banned

Stop Output  Machinery For  Post-War Use   WPB Halts Production Of Industrial Machinery. Plant Kaqutpment.   HITS MANUFACTURERS

Army to Slash Release Points To 70 on Oct.    60 Points Will Call For Discharge After Nov. 1 - Marshall Tell Reason for Holdup

Army Revamping Discharge System. Witt Point Plan Soon To Be Dropped Entirely

Army Announces New Point Plans   Points Needed For Discharge To Be Reduced Rapidly. And Soon Discontinued Entirely

Army Is Dropping Point System For Discharge Basis   All Soldiers With Two Years’ Service To Return Home

POINT SYSTEM END IN. WINTER NOW PLANNED   All With Two Years’ Service Then To’ Get Discharges

SOLDIERS GET RELEASES FOR — D-YEAR DUTY   DISCHARGE SPEEDUP IS REVEALED BY GEN. MARSHALL

Army to Reduce Discharge Points Oct. 1 and Noy. 1   Two Years Service To Mean Automatic Discharge by Spring

General Marshall Announces  Speed-Up Of Demobilization   By October  Enlisted Men With 70 Points, Officers With 75 Eligible for Discharge—Point Svetem Discard Due

Points for Discharge Are Pared   Army Down to Its Postwar Size by Next July 1

ARMY TO ABANDON POINT DISCHARGES   SYSTEM TO END LATE IN WINTER—6 TO GET SOLDIERS OUT BY NOV. 1.

Two Years’ Service All To Be Needed  Near Winter’s End, Gen. Marshall Says

Army to Drop Point System This Winter   Marshall Announces 70 To Be Enough By October 1

Austria Forms New Government   Dr. Karl Renner, Social Democrat, Named Chancellor, Foreign Minister.

Quisling Is Hysterical  Nazi Puppet Says   Nazi Puppet Says He Fought Beth Side:

VIDKUN QUISLERS HYSTERICAL “ft TREASON TRIAL   Cries Out “I Did it to Save My Country”

QUISLING GROWS HYSTERICAL AS TRIAL PROCEEDS   Traitor Seeks Refuge in Excuse He “Dit It For My Country” Plea.

Quisling Is Hysterical At Treason Trial   Last Four Years Have Been A_ Nightmare, Asserts Defendant In Court At Oslo

Quisling Gets Hysterical af Treason Trial   Contends Wrote Hitler Letter To Save Country

Quisling Becomes Hysterical During  Treason Trial      Declares Messages To Hitler Aimed At Saving Norway

SES an eae oe AM, eG ee oe  Victory To Be Sierail For Strikes by UAW

MAKERS OF 8-29 ENGINES STRIKE   Grievances At Cincinnati Plant Add 23,000 To Idle Labor List

WN 48 PLANTS   War Time Labor Disputes Reach New High for Several Weeks.

SECURITY PLAN T0 BE EXPANDED   Truman’s Proposals Awaited By Congress

‘SOCIAL SECURITY LAW EXPANSION AIM OF TRUMAN   Message Possible Next Wee} Plans May Be 8 Pet. Payroll Tax

ASt WIDER SOCIAL SECURITY ACT   May Send Special Message to Congress Next Week

TRUMAN TO AS WIDER SOCIAL SECURITY ACT   May Send Special Message to Congress Next Week

TRUMA EXPANSION OF SOCIAL SETUP   PRESIDENT TO SEND MESSAGE. . ASKING CONGRESS TO MAKE SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES 

Lubin Given New U.S. Job   Named Representative - On \Reparations Commmission In Moscow

AT LEAST 72 DEAD; TRAVEL AT STANDSTILL   Fourth of U.S. In Winter's Grip

SNOW ISOLATES EASTERN TOWNS ALONG CEABAARD   Buffalo Rail Yards Remain Snarled, Tying Up Food and Fuel Shipments   TRANSPORTATION SLOW   Most Planes East of Chicago Grounded; Trains Are Behind Schedule

BLIZZARD GRIPS MOST OF NATION; 72 DEAD; MANY ARE SNOWBOUND   STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN BUFFALO WHERE STORM CAUSES SHIPPING BOTTLENECK

12 Dead as Storm Grips East With’ Suffering Threat   Zero Weather and Heavy Snows in Midwest

WINTER HOLDS MOST OF U.S, IN COLD GRIP   At Least 72 Known Dead, Snov Blankets Much Of Nation

SNOW BLANKETS. ALL STATES FROM ~GOAST 10 KANSAS   Buffalo Faces Meat Shortage; New. York Lashed be Hieh Gatos

12 Die, Suffering Acute As Blizzard  Sweeps Seaboard   Troop Arrivals On Both Coasts Stalled; No Relief This Week

12 Diein Big Storm of Winter   Northeast Quarter of Nation Tied  up By Snows

COMMUNITIES IN EAST ARE SNOWBOUND   Winter Grips Most of Nation; Cold in Midwest

SNOWSTORM RAGING ON EAST COAST   Thermometers Cling Near Zero In the Midwest

ICY TEMPERATURE GRIPPING NATION   72 Persons Known Dead, Planes Grounded, Trains Late

Blizzard Hits Eastern U. S.  70-Mile Gale Whips Snaw Thraneh WN. Y.

Snow Isolates. Scores of Eastern Cities   At Least 72 Dead;Acute Suffering Appears in Prospect

BONN IS TARGET OF RAF BOMBERS   Important Rail Center Hit In Night Raids

RAF BOMBERS :HiT!12 DIE, 80 INJURED GERMAN TARGETSIN TANKER BLAZE

Calcutta Has New Outbreaks   Twenty-Four Injured When Police Fire Into Demon. strating Crowds

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES STRIKE IN MIDST OF GUNFIRE AND . OTHER VIOLENCE IN CITY

Calcutta Mobs Protesting Trial Attack U.S. Soldiers: Police Fire on Crowds

NO SHOWERS AHEAD   Kansas May Have Drying W enced Until Next Week

Endless Burial Follows Sinking Of U.S. Carrier   Franklin Blasted by Own Explosives After Struck by Jap Bombs.   More Than Thousand Killed and Injured   lnder Own Power

Bowles of OPA Lashes Back at Meat Packers      Defends Price Policies Before Senate Group

ADMINISTRATOR. DECLARES MEAT. PACKERS USED “ILL-CONSIDERED ACTION” IN PRICE DISPUTE

CONGRESS ASKS OPA TO EXPLAIN PRICING POLICY   President to Report Friday on Nation’s Food Situation

Reds Refused Right Tc Take U.S. Held Land   Americans Continue In Control Of Narrow Corridor Ir Czechoslovakia

Russians Kept Out Of Area   Americans Give Up Ground Taken By Ninth Army

Yanks Halt Reds At Czech Border   Russians Kept Out Of  U.S.-Held Territory

Yanks Deny Soviets Right to Send Army To Western Frontier   320 Square Mile Sector Given Up To Russians East of Mulde River; Thenute Tract Is Narrow. Corridor

Eisenhower Denies Area To Russians   Misunderstanding Delays Transfer; Other Shifts Made

YANK FORCES REFUSE TO MOVE OUT FOR REDS   Russian Occupation Of Strip Of Czechoslovakia Is Delayed By Move   OCCUPATION SHIFTS START   American Troops Remain Uninformed As To Exact Territory Lines

REDS AND YANKS FUSS OVER STRIP CLECHSLAVIA   Americans Refuse to Permit Russians to  Take Over 

Yanks Refuse To Yield Czech Strip To Soviets      Russians, However, Begin Occupying American-Held Sections Of Central Germany: Ninth Army Troops In Chemnitz Area Pulled Back Across Mulde

LIBERATED AREAS   Reds Denied Right To — Send Troops To West ) Czech Border   LACK OF ORDERS GIVEN AS REASON

Soviets Take’ Over Territory From Yanks   U. §. Troops Hold to Western *Caechoslovakia

American Naval Forces Shel! Area at Davao   Airfield on Western Shore of Gulf Is Seized by Yanks

HAMELIN, ‘PIED PIPER’ TOWN. IN ALLIES’ REACH   American, British Units in Solid 40-Mile Front 23 Miles from Hannover

Allied Divisions Smash up Weser   Third Army Beats Way Toward Czechoslovakia and Junction With Russians. Close on Berlin

Steady Progress Is  Made in Advances on All Fronts; One Group 158 Miles From Berlin

Armored Spearheads Well Out On ‘Thiringian Plains, Béat.Down Last 55 Miles In Drive To Join Russians

22 HURT IN COLLISION OF LIMITED, FREIGHT   7 Of Commodore Vanderbilt Cars Are Tipped Over

22 HURT WHEN N. Y. CENTRAL TRAINS CRASH   Locomotive And Seven Cars Overturn Near  Lydick, Indiana

20Hurt in NYC Flyer’s Wreek   ‘Commodore — Vanderbilt Hits Frejelet

19 Are Injures In Wreck of  De Luxe Train   Locomotive and Seven Cars Overturn Following Collision

19 Are Injured In Train Collision   ——————a  Passenger Sideswipes Freight In Indiana

19.Are Injured In Train Collision      Passenger Sideswipes Freight In Indiana

22 Injured As Crack  N. Y. C. Train Is Wrecked   ‘Commodore’  Sidewipes Freight After Latter Spills Over Onto Tracks

SEVEN CARS TIP ON CRACK TRAIN   Freight Sideswiped By Commodore Vanderbilt; 22 Injured

22injured in crash  on N.Y.C,   Train runs into derailed freicht

22 PERSONS INJURED IN TRAIN DERAILMENT   Fwo Engine Crewmen In Serioms Cendition; Passenget Train Hits Freight

Many Injured In Rail Crash      New York Central Express _ Sideswipes Freight ' Train

ar Bag 22 Hurt   ’ N.Y.C. Flyer Smashes Into Wreck West of Gauth Bend. Ind.

Fast Main Car Victim Still Unidentifiec   Amiel Zaar, Emil Mye: Are Ordered Held For Negligent Homicide

ODD ACCIDENT IN HARBOR HAS FATAL ENDING   Unidentified Woman Killed By Auto Being Pushed Bv Another

County Youths Are Inducted   Fifteen of Seventeen In Group Accepted By Army, Navy

Eleven Accepted In Armed Forces   Kight County Men Inducted in Army A: Three Enter Navy

Music At Cafes Amid Rubble And Stench Of Death, Account Is By First Scribe To Reach Budapest

DESPITE STENCH OF DEATH CITY OF BUDAPEST STILL ENJOYS ITS NIGHT LIFE AS ORDER RETURNS

Veteran Held In Murder Of Woman   Bell Hops Fail To Identify Pair In Hub Hotel Slaying

More Than A Faint Hope Of Unanimous Approval  Of World Peace Charter

senate Plans Srisk Airing ‘or Charter   Green Believes U. S. Isolationism Dead; Stettinius to Talk

100%’ CHARTER BACKING URGED   Some Senators To Ask For Unanimous Ratification

Senate Expects’. Unanimous Vote  “For Ratification   Public Favors Peace Pacts Hea      “Stettinius First. Witness

DECLARES PEOPLE FOR CHARTER   Poll Shaws More Than Two-Thirds Mapjority For

Possibility Seen That Charter May Be Given  Unanimous Senate Vote

SENATE MIGHT UNITE TO RATIFY   Unanimous Approval of Charter a Possibifity

Unanimous Vote Seen on United Nations Charter   Rhode Island Senator Voices Optimism; Poll Reveals no Opposition fo Ratification

Holding Hopes For Unanimous Charter Vote   Senator Green Says Its Re ception Will) Differ From League Of Nations Fate

PEACE CHARTER CONSIDERATION STARTS MONDAY   Funds for 16 War Agencies Held Up by House Deadlock In Fight Over FEPC

Unanimous Approval of  Charter Seen   Committee Member Voices Strong Hope for Vote By Entire Senate; No OQnvponents Found

New landing spells doom  of Japanese Rain fire bombs  creme Den ee oe eR

Spells Japs’ Endin South, Gen. MacArthur Asserts; Forts Hit Foes HomeLand

Contractor Is Ready ‘for Construction of IWaka- .   'AT THE COUNTY FARM

WANTS 5 WORKERS AT SITE OF BRIDGE   Contractor Is Ready for Construction of'Wakarusa Span

Jap electric  mines retard  Pacific gains Widen Mindanac hold to 28 miles

RAINBOW GIRLS IN CONCORE   Assembly To Be Instituted February 10; Fifty Girls Sien Up

Polish Leaders — Held By Russians   Charge Diversionist. ‘Acts Against Reds

GERMANS USED MACHINE GUNS ON OWN FOLK .   Sought to Keep Civilians from Surrendering

GERMANS SHOOT OWN CIVILIANS   MACHINE-GUN THEM TO PREVENT SURRENDER

LAUNCHING WILL BE ~ HELD ON TUESDAY   SS Hagerstown ' Victory to Slide Down Ways on . Eebh. 12

LAUNCHING WILL BE. ~ HELD ON TUESDAY   ss Hagerstown " Victory to zalige Down yy oye o} on Feb 72.

Super-Super Bomber Among New Developments  More Secret Weapons Revealed

ARNOLD QUTLINES NEW WEAPONS OF FANTASTIC DAWER   United States Already Has Developed Many New Weapons That Have Never Been Used.   EVEN MORE POWERFUL WEAPONS ARE COMING   Head of Army Air Forces. Who Says He Will Resign, Paints Lurid Picture ot Air Wars of Future.

REVEAL SUPERSUPER BOMBER   ‘Atomic’ Model Moves Over to Give Newcomer Room

Range of Newest ~Warplane 3 Times That of the B-25   Will Cover All Asia, Pacific And Atlantic, General Arnold Reveals   ROCKET WILL FIND ITS OWN TARGETS   Bombs Guided By Television Also Among Secret Weapons Announced

Arnold Reveals New Secrets of U.S. Air Force   Include Rocket That Seeks Out Target Super-Super Bomber

GEN. ARNOLD LISTS NEW WEAPONS   Super-Super Bomber Rocket That Seeks its Taraet

MGKAY SEEKS. VENUE CHANGE   SAYS INGHAM COLNTY IS ALREADY PREJUDICED

World's Biggest Thief: Goering Known To Have Stolen  Millions in Occupied Sections

EVIDENCE IS FOUND OF GOERING THEFTS   Correspondence Shows Plan for Looting of Museums

CANADIANS TAKE ANOTHER TOWN   Capture of Sant’ Alberto Climaxes Drive in Po Cartor.

PUSHING ON NORTE   Canadians Gain in Po Valley; Patrol Clashes on Fifth Front

DOUGHBOYS FIND MAINZ IN RUINS   CITY HAS LESS THAN 100 HABITABLE BUILDINGS—BOMBS MISSED HOSPITAL,

‘Announcement by  Secretary of Agriculture Andersor   Only Sugar Will Remain On List After Today.

Restrictions Lifted n Meats, Butter,  Fats, And Oils   SUGAR WILL BE ONLY ITEM LEF TO REQUIRE RATIONING STAMPS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

lt’s a Mad-House in Tokyo. These Days, as American. Correspondents’ Soon Finds”

Writer Describes Life in Tokyo ‘Wacky-Go-Round’, Where Firemen Apologize for Coming to Put Out Fire

‘Tokyo World's Wackiest’; Belated Firemen Apologize For Coming to Fight Blaze

‘Life ls Wacky In Japan... Rice Fills Pillows, Firemen Apologize For Having To Ficht Fires

STATE'S SOLONS KEPT GUESSING BY GOV. LAUSCHE   Speculation Over Who Wil Sponsor Bills Wanted By Him Grows

SENATE GETS ~~ PAY PROBLEM   EXPECTED TO FOLLOW LEAD OF HOUSE MEMBERS IN $200 PER MONTH INCREASE

SENATE COMMITTEE.  APPROVES EXTENSION  PRICE CONTROL ACT CHANGES IN ACT. ADVO- .  CATED BY INDUSTRY, ADMINICTRATOR REJECTED.

Price Control.Act Extended 1 Year   O.P.A. Promises. to Right Its Policy Practices

Support Price Control Plans  Senate Committee Approves Extension

Java Sugar Supply Goes Down Fast    U. S. and Britain Bid for Share; Civil Strife Causés Trouble

REPORT JAVA SUGAR STOCKS OWINDLING   Experts Disclose [t ts Because of Current Indonesian Unrest.

STRIFE IN JAVA AFFECTS SUGAR   OFFICIALS REPORT SPIRITED BIDDING FOR SMALL STOCKS

Sugar Stocks in Java Dwindling   Indonesian Unrest — Is Given as Reason

Marines Capture 2 Runway: Of Iwo’s Central Airfield   Nimitz Discloses 2,827 Enemy Dead Counted: Americans Drive Northward

Delay in Trying Nazis Defended   Indictment of 24 Is 43 Pages Long   World War  Vel Backs Stand Of ‘Conchy Son   Dock Men Stay Out

WILL REORGANIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS   Otto Hack, A. D. Van Tries  and Arthur Heck Have __ Been Appointed   FOR FEWER SCHOOLS   Expect Some Discussion

WILL REORGANIZE ' SCHOOL DISTRICTS   Otto Hack, A. D. Van Tries and Arthur Heck Have Been Appointed   FOR FEWER SCHOOLS

400,000 Being: Discharged Each Month, Is Report   Pace To Be Stepped Up As More Separation Centers Are Available

400,000 Month: Leaving Army, Senate Told   General Says Six Million Will Be Out by Next July

Army Chiefs Plan $00,000 Discharges Per Mo. By Dee. 1   Bottleneck At Present Biamed On Too Few  Separation Points

DEMOBILIZING I$ BEING SPEEDED UP   Discharges Have. Reached Rate of 400,000 a Month

RELEASE RATE HAS INCREASED, ARMY REPORTS   Going Twice as Fast as Was Expected, Says High Official

Give Up Hope For {7 Trapped Miners   Rescuers Abandon Hope Of Finding Men Still In Kentucky Mine Alive

Yankees Attack Siegfried Line Along 40 Miles   French Launch Drive on 50 - Mile Front in Alsace Area

IGNS POINT.TO NEMY RETREAT OM SIEGFRIED   Some Sections Of Line Empty

NEAR SILENT SIEGFRIED ON BROAD: FRONT   Growing Indications of Nazi Withdrawal Farther Into Reich .

Third Army Unit Overrun Four German Towns.   American Divisions Fight Into Outposts of Siegfried: Line

Paralroops Find Empty Pilldoxes   Heavy Fighting Reported Around Monschau Area

Patton Nips Into Reich For 4 Miles   French Open New Assault In Alsace To Break Ene my Threats.

PILL BOXES ARE FOUND DESERTED   Patton's Troops Overrun Four More Towns in Germany

a  Nazis Fleeing Malmedy Area   Two U. S. Armies Fight in Siegfried Line Outposts; French Open New Alsace Attack

WOMAN GUILTY IN DEATH CASE   Mrs. Mansfeldt Convicted Of Manslaughter

BLAST 397 JAP PLANES IN U. S. CARRIER RAID   Fierce Hand-to-Hand Struggle Rages for Naha

TANK-LED AMERICAN COLUMNS CONVERGE ON MANILA GATEWAY   SUPERFORTS CONTINUE TO POUND IWO ISLAND, ON WAY TO TOKYO

HISTORIC CONFERENCE TO PLAN INTERNATIONAL OfGANIZATION DESIGNED + DOP REY ENT FU TURE WATS > -~        By WILLIAM K, HUTCHINSON Txternations? Niwas Seecnss

Senate Commits America To United Nations Organization; Votes 65 To 7

Senate Favors Participation In The UNO   UNRRA Appropriation Under Consideration In Washinaton

‘Senate Takes Up UNRRA Bill After Passing UNO Measure By 65-7 Vote   Only Wheeler, Taft Langer, Moore, Revercomb, Shipstead, WherYy Vote Against LING Ppa

Votes Active Participation  In UNO Plan   McKellar to Try For Speedy Approval of $550,000,000 UNRRA  Appropriation Pledge

Senate Turns to Relief.” For War Victims. After Voting UNO Participation

SENATE TAKES ‘UP UNRRA BILL   ‘Approve U.S. Participation In United Nations Organization

Senate Votes  U.S. Into UNO   Turns Then to Further Relief For Victims of War By Voting UNRRA Funds

Senators Turning Attention to War Relief Bill  Active Participation {In United Nations’ Proaram Is Approved

Senate Turns To Relief Of War Victims   Seeks Speedy Approval Of UNRRA_ Request After Okaying UNO

Senate Votes U.S. Entry in UNO by 65-7   Plan for Active Part In Peace Organization Faces House Test

Senate Takes  Up UNRRA Bill _ UNO Measure Sent To  House By 65-7 Ballot

Senate Turns  To War Help              Takes Up UNRRA Measure To Provide Relief For Other Nations,

Senate Approves U.S. Role in United Nations  Active-Participation:   Active-Participation: Voted 65 to 7; Take Up UNRRA Fund

Captain Kramer Ready to Testify   Now a Patient at Bethesda Hospital

Jap Leader Hoots Surrender Terms, Says His Country Will Never Be Conauered

Japanese Await Address by Premier Suzuki  Expect Nip Leader to Reject

DECLARES JAPAN WILL FIGHT ON    HEAD OF POWERFUL NIP PARTY SPURNS ULTIMATUM —FREMIER TO SPEAK.

Jap Leader Says Nation To Fight on   Ultimatum Aimed At Revitalizing Allies, Domei Says

Jap Speakers Saying ‘No’   Government Officially Silent on Surrender Ultimatum From Potsdam

Japan To Refuse Ultimatum, Says Totalitatian Party’s Head; Government Is Silent

JAP POLITICAL FIGURE SPEAKS   Gen. Jiro Minami Asserts Nation Will Not Accept Allied Ultimetum

Ultimatum Rejected, — Says Jap Party Chie!   Government Silent on Edict Issued From Potsdam Meet

MORE JAPS NAMED CRIME SUSPECTS   Member Of Imperial Family In New List of 59

LIST 59 JAP LEADERS AS WAR CRIME SUSPECTS   MacArthur Names Prince And Eight  Rarmor Police Chicfs

NAME PRINCE — BS CRIMINAL TN NEW LIST   MEMBER OF JAPANESE ROYAL FAMILY INCLUDED IN LAT. — «+ EST GROUP FACING £ CHARGES E

Label More Japs  War Criminals   Fifty-Nine More Jap Lead ers Are Placed On List Of War Crimes  Cienarte

SS ee  Army E Kxpected Half-Hour Delivery On 11th Hour Message To Hawaii

GERMAN PLANES BATTLE RAIDERS   THIRTY-NINE ENEMY CRAFT SHOT DOWN AS GREAT AIR FLEET POUNDS REICH,

German Brutality  Warning Is Issued      Nazis Supposedly Will Leaye War ‘Prisoners Behind

Nazis Told Not io Mistreat Allied Prisoners   Solemn Warning Is Seunded by Big Three Leaders

Big Three Warns All German: Matltreating of Prisoners Will Bring Sure Punishment

SPEEDY ENACTMENT TAX REVISION LAW. IN SENATE IS DARK  _ HEAVY AND IMPORTAN’   HEAVY AND IMPORTANT CALENDAR FACING UPPER HOUSE CONGRESS

Senate’s Crowded Schedule Darkens Prospects of Quick Reconversion Tax Revisions

BUSINESS: AID BILL PASSED BY HOUSE 245 TO 9   Rail Issue to Be Renewed in Senate—Sponsor Says Government Won't Lose

Business Aid Bill Approved   House Sends Measure To Senate and Darkens  Tax Revision Picture

Tax Relief to Senate After House Action   Consideration Must Await Discussion of World Charter

TAX BILL FACES SENATE DELAY   ‘Business - Aid Measure  Approved In House

Japs In China Using Defense Strategy Now   Allied Successes In Burma, Philippines Forces Quick Change

Nippons Reported On. Defensive Throughout China   Philippines, Burma Successes Force Japs  To Shift Troops

NO Miracles  So Goebbels Aide Tells German People; Decision Has To Be Fought Out

Mid-Winter ‘Heat Waves Spreadins   More Rain Seen For San Antonio

‘Heat Wave’  Over Nation   Springlike W eather Sends Temperatures Up In Wide Area Over Country.

Yanks Repulse German Raid on Italian Front   Enemy Makes Attempt To Blunt Spearhead of Sth Army Position Pointed at Bologna

RAID REPULSED NEAR BOLOGNA   Fifth Army Hangs On To Gains In Heart Of Po Valley

Washington Roundup  After Approving FDR's Peace Plea, Solons Move On

Nation To Give Thanks For Victory   Kannapolis Churche: And Citizens Will Observe Day

‘Tke’ Reviews  Red Athlete:   Visiting U. S. General Honored by Stalin

Chicago Truck Lines Wait U. $. Seizure Order   Army Troops Moving Into City; Strike Is Now In Seventh Day

U.S. Seizure Of Chicago Truck Lines Imminent   Troops Arrive In City To Take Over Movement Of Vital Goods.

ARMY  [O HEADY TO TAKE OVER   Presidential Order Seizing Trucking Facilities Is Awaited.

Await Seizure Order in Chicago Trucking Strike   Army Moves Into City as Drivers Continue Walkout

Army Troops In Chicago For Truck Strike   Await Presidential Order Seizing Facilities as Goods Pile Up

ARMY WAITING TO TAKE OVER TRUCK LINE!   Expect Truman Order on Ke; Freight Lines Operating in Chicago.

Army Troops Ready to Operate Truck Lines in Chicago   Presidential Order to Seize Strike - Bound Companies Awaited

U. §. Seizure of Truck Lines Seer  Army Troops Moved Into Chicago

A any ea nant   Troops From Ft. Custer Arrive In Chicago; Wait Truman’s Order

1 Killed, 2 Hurt In Car Crash On Kane  Bradford Road   Two Others Are Injured As Car Crashes Fence, Leaps Brook, Overtuns

1 Killed, 2 Hurt In Accident At Tackentine   Car Crashes Fence. Hurtles Brook and Overturns as Driver Falls Asleep at Whee

German Military Men May Yet Choose  Own Conquerors   Grim Choice of Nazis Likely to Be Reflected On Battle Fronts in Coming Days Or Weeks at Latest, Observers Predict

German Military Men May Yet Choose Own Conquerors  ~~ Mb. Cf pImete Pibalss tr Ra Ratlartoe   Grim Choice of Nazis Likely to Be Reflected On Baitle Fronts in Coming Days ; Or Weeks at Latest, Observers Predict

Nazi Staff May Decide Final Blow   In Position to Decide Whether I+ Be East or West

Last Lap of Drive to Bisec! Germany Is Without Opposition  RUHR VICTORY GROWS        Germans Lost More. Pris. oners [here Than at . Stalingrad      Rulletin

JAP INDUSTRY BEATEN BY U.S, AIR INVASION   7,000,000 Japs To Have Starved If War Went On

‘MILLIONS WERE FACED WITH STARVATION ee SAR VATION  AIR INVASION WRECKED JAPAN

AIR ASSAULTS CREDITED WITH JAPAN'S DEFEAT   Industry Is Paralyzed and Starvation Imminent, They Now Admit

Jap Industry Was Paralyzed  industrialists Claim Nation Would Starve

Jap Industrialists Say  Air Power Beat Us Before Atomic Bombs Were Dropped

Hunger Forced Jap Surrender, Say Executives   Industries Paralyzec By Air Blows Anc Blockade, Revea!  Businessmen

Industrialists Say Seven Million Japanese Would Have Starved In Ancther Year Of War

7 Million Would Have Starved In Japan If War Continued For Year, Industrialists Say   Militarists Kept Jap People In Dark, Vice Premier States

7,000,000 NIPS FACED DEATH BY STARVATION   Less Than Year’s Supply of Food on Hand at End of War

Jap Industrialists Say Hunger Stalked Nation After Air Raids   Estimate Seven Million Of Their Countrymen Would Have Died If War Had Lasted Another Year: Blockade Most Effective.

Japan Beaten Industrially   Japanese Admit They Were Beaten Before Atomic Bombing

U.S. AIRPOWER DEFEATED JAPS   Nip Industrialists Say  Million Would Have Starved In Year

I Million Enemy Faced Starvation Through Bombs   Yank Invasion by Planes Paralyzed Nippon Industry

JAPAN WAS BEATEN TO KNEES BEFORE FINAL SURRENDER  AMERICAN AERIAL INVAS. ION PARALYZED INDUSTRY AND BLOCKADED ISLANDS

JAPAN WAS BEATEN TO KNEES BEFORE FINAL SURRENDER  AMERICAN AERIAL INVA   AMERICAN AERIAL INVASION PARALYZED INDUSTRY AND BLOCKADED JSLANDS

SOVIET A-BOMB SEEN IN 3 YEARS   SAYS RUSSIANS TIPPED ON SECRET LAST JUNE

ARMY GAVE RUSSIA IIPOFF 10 SECRET   Scientist Tells Congress Russia Has Atom Bomb Secret

Russians Will Have Atom Bomt In Three Years   Scientist Predicts Atomic Armament Race

Says Russia Coul Start. Atom Bomt Production By “4§   Dr. Langmuir Thinks Soviet May Be Able to Exceed U. S:-Manufacture

Action Gave  Reds Tipoff, Savant Says   Passport Cancellation Russia Seen Making Bomb in 3 Years.

Rancher Asks Shakeup of Ickes Regime   Senators Told Publie Lands Badly Managed

Forrestal Raps Forces Merger   Says It Is ‘Revolutionary. ‘Unsound’: Offers Substitute Plan.

Army And Navy Merger Viewed   Navy: Secretary” ‘Forrestal . Offers War Department . “Substitute Postwar: Plan

FORRESTAL HITS AT MERGER PLAN   Navy Advises Security Unit In Substitute Proposal

Forrestal Opposes Army-Navy Merger   Declares Proposal Revolutionary and Unsound, Offers Substitute Postwar Plan With National Security Council

Forrestal Not For Merger Of Army and Navy   Secretary Tells Senate Cont mittee Proposal Is ““Revolutionary”? aod  “Unsonund?

Forrestal Offers Plan Which Would Create a National Security Setup

Forrestal Flays Merger Proposal   National Security Group Suggested by Navy Chie!

Cabinet Head Claims Plan Is ‘Unsound’  _ Substitute Program Is Offered Senate

Navy Head Against © Army Pian   Merger Plan ‘Revolutionary” And “Unsound” Senators Told

Says Joint Dept. Scheme Is ‘Unsound’   Secretary Offers: Substitute Idea Of National Security Council.

'To Push Army-Navy Merger   President Truman Is Said to Favor Move Along With Universal Training

Navy Secretary Objects fo Plan Merging Services   Counters With Idea Of Security Council For National Safety

Forrestal Hits Plan for Merger  Navy Secretary Proposes Substitute

HEAD OF NA SAYS PROPOSED PLAN UNSOUND   Offers Substitute Program For United States Armed Forces

Merger Plan Is Opposed By Forrestal   Secretary Raps Proposal ‘Of War Department and Offers Substitute for Post-War Program

FORRESTAL SAYS PLAN “UNSOUND"; HAS SUBSTITUTE   Would Create National Security Council With President at the Head

20 Enemy Warships Damaged   Halsey Declares ard Fleet = Embarked On Final Plunge Into Tleart Of Japan. Nips Fear Invasion

Tokyo Speculates On Allied Landing   Bombardiers Single out Industry-Packed Kawasaki On Tokyo Bay For Latest Attack

flirohito Says Japs Now Qn New Road; Wants Nips To Appreciate Democracy

EN WEST MEETS EAST   Hirohito Affable As He Talks to U. P. Chief.

Sunday Loading Ban on Fruit Retained   Military Needs Declared Greater Than Growers’

The Third, Driving to’ Middle Rhine, 20 Miles  From Coblenz  BATTLE IN A POCKET Germans Fight to Release 20,000 Trapped Troops  Near Wesel

Third Army Said To be Near Monreal: Fourth Within 20  Miles of Coblenz

First Army Moves within Two Miles Of Beethoven’s Birthplace on Rhine; Third Dashes to Less than 20 Miles Of Coblenz; Impose News Blackout

POWERFUL AMERICAN THIRD ARMY DRIVES FOR MIDDLE RHINE  FIRST ARMY, UNDER NEW:   FIRST ARMY, UNDER NEWS BLACKOUT, KNOWN TO BE NEARING BONN

Closing On Large City From All Sides; Wesel Pocket Being Wiped Out   News Blackout On  Third Army Less Than 20 Miles of Cobfenz; 70 Miles Of Rhine Bank Cleared

FIRST ARMY DRAWS NEAR CITY OF BONN   Third Army Forces Are Only 20 Miles From Coblenz—News Blackout Suggests Impending Big Developmenis.

First Army Closing Fast  On City Where Nazis  Of Coblenz Fled   Lt. Gen. Captured By Men Of Fourth   Von Rothkirk Whines War Will Be Over In Four Or Five Months

‘Patton 14 Miles From Middle Rhine; Blackout Operations of Ist Army; Seal Enemy Trap

'Patton Lunging Toward Rhine River: ‘Ist Army Troops Advancing On Bonn   Right Flank Behind

GREAT PUSH S GLOAKED ANEW BY CENSORSHIF   First Army Near Rhine City, While Patton's Forces Approach Coblenz

First Army Only 2 Miles From Bonn; Third Nears Middle Rhine and Coblenz

Hirst Army Advances Upon Bonn   Censorship Blackou Hides Extent of American Gains

Censorship Blackout Is Suddenly Imposed; Yanks  Seize Many Settlements

SRD. PUSH LESS THAN 20 MILES FROM COBLENZ   Security Blackout ’ Covers Exact Movement of Ist Army Troops

NAZI PRISONER TOLL SOARS IN OVERRUN AREA   Germans Flee to Bonn After Yank Victory At Cologne

Secrecy Placed On Ist Army That  Is Nearing Bonn   Americans Overrun Dozen Settlements in Germany South of Cologne.   Allies Capture Over Million Nazi Soldiers

‘Blackout ‘on News Hides Fast Movement of American Armies As They Clean Up Rhine Banks

First Army Moves On Bonn: Patton's Third Nears Rhine   Germans Fight Fiercely To Save Encircled Troops

LESS THAN 20 FROM COBLENZ   First Moves Toward Rhine City of Bonn; Blackout Surrounds Unit,   DOZEN PLACES OVERRUN

GRAVEYARD OF GERMAN CITIES STRETCHES ALONG RHINE NOW AS U.S. TROOPS-CLOSE IN

Cologne Garrison In Flight   Pation’s Troops. Effect New Breakthrough; Germans in Rout

Cologne Victors Pushing To South; Patton’s Outfit Nears Middle Rhine

News Clamp Cloaks First Army Moves   ' First Army Chases Cologne Garrison Toward Bonn; 3rd Within 14 Miles of Rhine

Auto Pricing Plan. Defended by OPA   Bowles Says Dealers Use Pressure Tactics

British Disclose Gold Moved When Invasion of Isles Was Threatened

BRITISH GOLD RESERVES MOVED — ELSEWHERE FOR SAFETY DURING TIME NAZIS THREATENED ISLAND

U.S. Bombers Strike at Formosa Area  Aerial Gap Betweer Philippines co.1d China Closed

Applications for Canning Sugar to Begin on May    Requests will be Received at Stamford, Anson and  Hamlin Offices

Decisions at  Yalta Okehed   Unanimous Vote of Confidence Given Prime Minister Churchill by House of Commons

GIVE CHURCHILL: UNANIMOUS VOTE   Full Endorsement’ for Bis 3 Plans

Churchill i is Given Unanimous Vote Of Confidence by House of Commons

British Commons Gives Unanimous ‘Confidence Vote   Result Is 413 to 0 To Support Churchill And the Big Three Decisions at Yalta

Churehill Wink Unanimous OK Of Commons   Plans Prepared to Muzzle German Press, Ratio, Eden Says

Commons Gives Churchill Unanimous Confidence Vote   Ry ALEX H. SINGLETON

JAPS REFUSE OCCUPATION CURRENCY   Issuance of Money Legal Under Geneva Convention

Milton Young Is New N.D. Senator   Selection Spikes Rumor of Nye Appointment

SENATE VOTES     JOINT PROBE   Presidential Message Long One—16,000 Werds In It

Ration Points Being Sold at §6 Per Thousand   Governor Says Meat Consumption Report Is Wrong

IPOINTS $6 A THOUSAND   Senator Wheeler Relays Informatien to Food Investigators

Red Ration Points $6 Per Thousand in East, Senate Hears   Sen. Wheeler Relays Report to Food Investigating Group

SENATE FOOD PROBERS TOLD RED POINTS ARE BEING SOLD NEW YORK  ALSO STATED THAT 90 PER CENT OF MEAT SOLD NEW VYNPY RIACK MARKET

HUN TERRORISTS CLAIM KILLINGS   Werewolves Tell About Ambushing Americans In Occupied Towns

MANILA BURNS FOR EIGHTH DAY; U.S. BOMB HITS ROCK CORREGIDOR   HUNDREDS OF JAP DEAD COUNTED IN CITY'S STREETS; TOUGH FIGHT AROUND CEMETERY

BITTER, BLOODY BATTLE FOR BURNING MANILA IN NINTH DAY: YANKS SQUEEZE IN ON FOE   Blackened, Fire-Swept Streets Littered With Dead Japanese, But Cunning Trapped Defenders Keep Up Fight, Destruction

MANILA JAPS FACED WITH ANNIHILATION   Bitterly Resistang Nip Defenders Trapped in Nar  rowing Triangle Between  Bay and Pasig River  SWEEP VITAL AIRSTRIP

MANILA BURNS: FOR STH DAY AS FIGHT CONTINUES   Yanks Plough Slowly Ahead, House by House, Street by Street. 

QUEEN CITY Ia STILL BURNING   Downtown Manila, South of Pacly River, !s Scene of Desolation.   HOUSE BY HOUSE FIGHT

Manila Japs Battered by Yank Troops   Infantry and Armor Advances as Artillery And Planes Attack

Fight For Manila Continues As the City Still Burns   Entrenched Japs Give Way Slowly In Deadly Battle

YANKS POUR INTO POCKET FOR KILL   ARTILLERY SHELLS AND ROCKETS RAKE ENEMY POSITIONS

Bloody Fight  Inside Manila City Still Burning; Both Sides Pay Price

Downtown Portion of Great Island Capital Reported To Be Scene of Wreckage and Desolation.   MANY DEAD JAPANESE REPORTED IN STREETS

Japanese Trapped  In Manila   American Troops And Armor Pour In: Shells Rake  Enemy Positions

Cunning Enemy  Taking Heavy Toll As He Withdraws From Isle Capital

NAZIS END LIVES AS LEIPZIG FALLS   SEVEN COMMIT SUICIDE IN CITY HALL—CROWDS GLAD FIGHT 15 OVER.

Resistance Now Light   City ‘For Ali Military Purposes Has Fallen’, Declares Front Dispatch   Fall Came Quickly   Patton’s Third Army Breaks Through Nazi Lines Northeast of Kyllburg

EXPECT YANK CAPTURE OF: CITY HOURLY   First Army Troops Reach Ringstrasse Rimming Ancient Heart of Metropolis Against Light  Nagi Omnnocitian.

MORE LIKE DECEMBER   Lower Temperatures and Less Sun. shine Are Forecast

Major Carley Interviewed in  Italy By Miles  Tells Of Treatment Of Nazi Prisoners After Capture

Major Carley Interviewed in Italy By Miles  Tells Of Treatmen  Of Nazi Prisoners ff fe.  -f™% gf.

TRUMAN PLANS TO PUT HIS PROBLEMS UP TO THE PEAPLE   Holiday At Home Nearing End ~TFurns To Battles Over Lahor, Other Legislative Is:

Truman to Carry Fight to People  To Go on the Air After the Holidays

Truman to Start Work On Address   Plans Radio Talk To Nation on Major Problems Before Congress

President Plans Talk To Nation After New Year   To Put Proposals Squarely Before People of U. S.

President to Return Friday To Capital   Visits Home-Town Newspaper as  Holiday Ends

Truman Prepares  Radio Address   President Expected To Put Labor Issues Before the People

PRESIDENT GETS PLANS IN SHAPE FOR RADIO TALK   Truman's Holiday Will Come To Close Today at Kansas City

TRUMAN NEARS END OF VISIT   President Visits Newspaper Staff, Goes To Office In Independence

Truman To Carry Fight To People In Radio Address   President Returns To Capital Friday

President Giving Serious Thought To Proposed Radio Talk To Peopl   Plans To Put Struggle With Congress Over Labor, Peacetime Draft And Other Legislative Proposals Squarely To People

PRESIDENT TRUMAN PLANS TO BEGIN RETURN. TRIP TO WASHINGTON TOMORROW

President  Plans Air - Trip Back   Truman Works Today in Kansas City as Holiday Ends

Nation-wide Talk Planned by Trumar   President Places Proposals Squarely up to the People

TRUMAN PREPARES FOR RETURN TRIP   President to Check Hi Struggle Over Labor to the People   TO ADDRESS CONGRESS

President Will Ask For Board To Find Facts   Chief Executive Will Return To Capitol Friday

Truman Plans State Of Union Talk to Nation   J To Carry Legislative Pro: gram to Public; Bringing Christmas Holiday At Home Toward Close

President Will Follow His Radio Talk with Message To Review His Proposals

Truman Address In January Wil! Cover Labor Ills   Military Training Also to Get Boost From Chief Executive

Truman Plans Public Appeal   He Will Report On Labor, Other Issues

 Spends Last Day At Home Visiting. ... .  President Will  Put Matters Up  To The People

TRUMAN PLANS  ‘FIRESIDE’ TALK      Rounds Out Christmas Holiday With Chat To  Nation Pressing

ROE AN mm President  Plans Talk To Nation.   Will Discuss His Legislative Setup

Truman Prepares To Take Problems Direct to Public   Plans to Make Radio Address Early January

TRUMAN PLANS RADIO ADDRESS   Will Talk To People On His Legislative Program

Truman Holiday; Back To   Winding Up Christmas President To Go Washington Friday

Holiday Over, Truman Eyes Radio Speech   President to Place Fight With Congress Squarely Yo Public

Truman To Put Congress Row Up To People   Planning Address After Holiday End

President To Fly Back To Washington  Radio Address Ti People Planned After Holidavs

President Will Talk to Country Soon to Give His Proposal:   Plans Discussion of Hi: Legislative Program Before People

TRUMAN PLANS RETURN FRIDAY TO WASHINGTON   Will Divide Last Day At Home Between His Family, Friends

yman’s gram  People   vent Will Make Talks; Strike  “ttiteh on Lisi

Truman Will: Fly Back To Capital Friday   President Preparing To Put Legislative Struggle Up to. People

TRUMAN PREPARES FOR RETURN TRIP      President to Check His Struggle Over Labor to the People

TRUMAN BACK TO CAPITAL TOMORROW   Enjoying Last Day of His Christmas in Mo.

TRUMAN VISIT TO FARILY IN MISSOURI ENDS   Back in Washington Tomorrow; Will Work on Radio  ~ Speech

GREEN SUBMITS  REMAPPING PLAN  TO LEGISLATURE CALLS FOR 13 COOK COUNTY DISTRICTS  ALAIN 19 NOWACTATEO

WINTER LANDS FOUL PUNCH   Strikes Iowa After Perfect Easter Sunday

FARMER’S: EYE IS ALL ON DEFLATION   Local Group Fears Drop for _ Farm Stuff, Hike for Other Goods ©   NO REMEDY ADVANCED

FARMER'S EYE IS ALL ON DEFLATION   Local Group Fears Drop for Farm Stuff, Hike for Other Goods

Army Brass Hats Target in Discharge Row   Voluntary Recruiting Failure Wanted Is Charge in Capital

Sen. Johnson Says High Command Against Volunteers  Congressmen Getting Steamed Up on Delay in Releases

SOLONS: ATTACK ARMY SYSTEM OF DISCHARGES      Say Brass Hats Want Voluntary Enlistment Plan to Fail

Johnson Assails Army Brass Hats   Charges Brass Hats “Love Draft’? and Want Recruiting To Fail.

Yanks Capture lpo Dam, Valencia Air Base; Aussie ‘Troops Conquer Tarakan

SEIZE TWO-~ PHILIPPINE. OBJECTIVES.   Dam On Luzon and Airfidld On. Mindanao Taken

AMERICANS TAKE TWO OBJECTIVES IN PHILIPPINES   Ipo Dam On Luzon, Valencia Airfield, On Mindanao. Fall

Manila’s Dam, Airfield Both Taken By U.S.      In Borneo Australians Finish Occupation Of Tarakan Island

IPO DAM TAKEN BY U. S. TROOPS   Aussies Complete Conquest Of Tarakan Island

RESTAURANTS REPORT} POST-CURFEW TROUBLE   Baltimore Operators Claim Their Establishments Are Being Vandalized By Crowds

FRANCO MOVE NOT WELCOME   ALLIES NOT IMPRESSED BY SPANISH GOVERNMENTS  * PLAN ‘TO DECLARE WAR *

Franco's Move To Break Relations  With Japan Questioned By Allies

Russians Seek Part of Ttalian Islands  - Nations at War With Italy Asked to Submit Views

fies May Ask  Italian Isles   32 Nations to Draft View Oa Peace Trealy

RUSSIANS WANT ~ SLICE OF ITALY   Dodecanese Islands Off Turkey Coast Interest Soviet Nation

RUSSIA SUBMITS CLAIM FOR AREAS OWNED BY ITAL   Asks for Share of Defeated Nation’s Mediterranean Possessions at Meeting in London.   DETAILS OF DEMANDS ARE NOT GIVEN OUT   Belief Held Reds May Want Strategie Dodecanese Islands Off the Turkish Coast.

CLAIM 1S MADE BY SOVIET FOR ITALIAN AREAS   Reds Are Believed To Want Strategic Dodecanese Isles

Smith Named President Of LDS Church   75-Year-Old Head Of Council Chosen To Succeed Grant

Clo Assault To Take Over Inflationary Economy Seen Behind Jobless Pay Bill

‘Show Boat’ Is Memorial To Kern   Famed Composer Dies After Long Career In New York And Hollywood

ARMY TO SLASH POINTS IN JULY   Chief of Staff Assistant Says Figure Will Be Between 70-85

ARMY TO GUT POINT BASIS   LESS THAN 85 POINTS BUT MORE THAN 170 TO BE NEEDED FOR DISCHARGE

Partition’ Occupies Dominating _ Place in Entire History of Poland

Allies Step Up Attacks.as Nips Delay Reply   Russians Land on Sakhalin; Third  Fleet Hammers Foe

ALLIED FORCES STEP UP ATTACK AGAINST JAPAN      Landings Made On Jap Half Of Sakhalin; Enemy Air—— eraft- Bit

ALLIES STEP Ut GROUND, AIR CAMPAIGNS   Carrier Planes Roecime Assanlt

Attacks on Japan Are Intensified   Russian Landings on Sak halin Reported—Homeland Islands Raided

AceLongReported Dead Is Rescued   Tells of Torture at Captor’s Hands

TORTURE TOLD BY BOYINGION   Describes Secret Imprisonment and Baseball Bat Treatment

Pappy Boyington, Marine Aerial Hero Of War Avoainst Japan. Tortured With Baseball Bats

JAPANESE PRISON CAMP ATROCITIES BEING REVEALED   MAJOR GREGORY BOYING TON, AIR ACE, TELLS OF ENEMY CRUELTIES

BOYINGTON TELLS OF HIS. PRISON CAMP      Famed Major Was Given Beatings  With Baseball Bat

Boyington Tells of Torture   Ace Marine Flyer Beaten With Baseball Bat, He Says

Marine Air Ace Boyington Slugged on Jaw 300 Times, Beaten With Baseball! Bat

(Marine Ace Boyington Tells of 20 Months in Jap ‘Prison and Torture Treatment With Baseball Bat

American Ace Survives  Jap Bat’ Treatment   Maj. Boyington Tells Harrowing Experiences; Roeatan with Rall Bat

Marine Ace Tells of His Ordeal   Maj. Boyington Says Treatment By Japs Cruel

Twenty Months of Imprisonment And Torture Boyington’s Fate in Jap Hands; Ace Tells His Story

‘Pappy Saved From Japanese   After 20 Months Of Secret Imprisonment, To r ture. Bovington Rescued.

BOYINGTON, MARINE ACE, IS RESCUED   Major Survives 20 Months of Quizzling And Torture

Yankees Drive Northward From Davao   Sasa Airdrome Is Captured; Jap Losses Totaled

Yankees Drive Northward From Davao  Sasa Airdrome Is - Captured;

Angered Motorist Stared Something   Tulsan’s Act Sets Move to Make Clear Parking Rights Of ‘Backer In’

THIRD 10 TSK OF COBLENZ   Nazis Say “Situation Acute On Left Bank Of Rhine  River”

TANK COLUMN IN DASH TO TRAP GERMANS   atton’s Armored Forces Cut Across Last Enemy Escape Routes to East.

United Nations Going Concern; Now in Formal Being, on Paper   yn, Oct. 25. UP)\—The United Nations is a going concern-

Charter A Going Concern   Signed Into Formal Being Yesterday; First Meeting of Assembly in Decembe   Washington, Oct. 25 (AP) The United Nations is a go-

United Nations.Is Now A Going Concern ‘= On Paper: Came Into Being Wednesday

USSR Last of Big Five And 29th World Power To File Approval of Pact in Washington

United Nations Going Concern   Organization for World Peace Becomes Official with Russia’s Ratification

Byrnes Signs S. F. Charter   United Nations Becomes Going Concern on Paper; Russia Gives Approval

United Nations Now ls Going Concern   First Meeting in London, December

United Nations Charter is Law   Russia Ratifies Pact; 29 Signers

DENFELD DISCUSSES DEMOBILIZING PLAN   Congress Members Satis: - fied It Is Being Conducted Proneriy.

Congressmen Hope Complaints About Navy Demobilization Will End Soon

Associated Press By-Laws Violate Anti-Trust Laws   U.S. Supreme Court  Holds News-Gathering Group Guilty

Big > Meeting In Closing Hours   President Truman Likely To Leave Immediately

END, oF HISTORIC, OONFERENCE ‘IS ONLY HOURS” AWAY AS. MAJOR DECISIONS  ARE REACHED. :

MANOR SSUES BEUEVED DECIDE Al CONFERENCE   Meetings Enter 13th Day; Truman Plans to Return Directly Home

REDS BATTER NAZI POCKET   GERMANS TRAPPED ON NARROW BEACH IN “SMOKING HELL" OF RUSSIAN FIRE

RUSSIAN BOMBS RIP FOE CAUGHT AT KOENIGSBERG   Hordes, Huddle With Se to Backs, Unable to Retreat

RED BOMBERS BLAST AREA OF KOENIGSBERG   Panicky Nazis Seek Cover   STETTIN STANDS   100,000 Soviets Massed Before City

RUSS NIP NAZIS SOUTHWEST OF KOENIGSBERG   Bombers Shredding Last Refuge of Foe in That Sector

yy the Mediterranean-bDased Crait, the COMMMURIGUE f°  Russians Rip to Shreds Last Nazi Refuge South of Koenigsberg

ENEMY TOWNS FALL IN ITALY   Fifth Army Captures ¢ Strongpoints; British Gain 4 Miles

BRITISH BREAK LOOSE IN ITALY   Allied Forces In s In Action Along Entire Front

Tax Office Here To Help War Veterans   Instructions Received by Deputy Allen H. Mumma

Tax Office Here Io Help War Veterans      Instructions Received by - Deputy Allen H.,  ' Mumma

British Fleet Lashes Truk  Carrier-Based Planes, Warships Strike

Carricr Planes Destroy Airfields, Docks, Ships In Harbor, Defense Batteries and Other InstaHations

Remember Truk: It's Back in News   Bypassed Stronghold Given Real Working Over by British Planes, Warships

Allies Ready To Begin Trust-Busting In Reich To Blast War Potential

Allies Mean To knd Way To Make War   Nations Have Agreed That Nazi Combines Must Be Eliminated

3 Gl’s, Lieutenant Met Konev’s Men   Men From 273d Regiment of 69th Infantry Division First Joined Russians.

First Cavalry Division Into Tokyo Sunday--British Take Singapore   Jap City Expected to Be Under Complete Occupation by Saturday; Japs Disarmed   NIPS MADE FUTILE _ APPEAL TO RUSSIA FOR AID LAST JUNE

“STEP ONT”, IS GENERAL'S BLUNT ORDER   FAMED U. 8S. CAVALRY UNIT FIRST TO ENTER TOKYO

 Navy Starts Ships Home  From Japan   First Cavalry Formally to Enter Japan Capital On Saturday

Prepare for Entry of MacArthur   To Take Over Censorship of Press and Radio—Japs  To Run Utilities

Gen. MacArthur Is Expected-To Move His Headquariers into Tokyo about the Same Time

BLUNT ORDER GIVEN FOE 10 STEP ON IT   MacArthur Directs Nip Army and Navy Leaders to Get in Touch at Once With Yanks.   CALLS ON ENEMY TO SUPPLY LABOR   Prison Camp Commanders Instructed to Turn Control Over to Senior Captive or Internee.

First Cavalry Will Formally Enter City Saturday Afternoon   Reconnaissance Squads Selecting Buildings in Bomb Torn Capital To Be Occupied By MacArthur And Battle Seasoned Veterans.

lLiberators of Manila Will Enter First”   M’Arthur’s Directive Brings Home Full Empact of Defeat on Japs

Japs Are Ordered T Speed Up Activities      Nips Say Tokyo Entry Set Friday; MacArthur Tiahtens Instructions 

Veterans Of Admiralties, Leyte And First American Troops To Occupy Manila To Enter Tokyo Within 48 Hours   HEADQUARTERS WILL BE MOVED TO TOKYO

MacArthur Speeds Demobilization Of  Japanese Troops   Fleet Units Leave For U.S. With Navy Men To Be Released

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8th Army To Enter Saturday   MacArthur Due to Move Headquarters To Capital City

Chinese In Nanking, Brilish In Singapore As Jans Give Way   Gen. Eichelberger Says 400-000 Men Needed  Toa Orcuny Janan

VANGUARD OF LARGER FORCE IN CAPITAL   Buildings Are Being Selected for Pers manent U.S. Heads quarters.

FORMAL ENTRY IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY.   MacArthur To Transfer Headquarters As Occupation Plans Are Speeded

Will Prepare City For Occupation  By First Cavalry   Battle-Seasoned Men Move Into Jap Capital Sometime On Saturday

Ready Tokyo For Entry of U. S. Troops   Occupation Set for Saturday; Scouts Hunt Allied Quarters.

Reconnaissance Squads Prepare For Ist Cavalry’s Entry Friday   MacArthur Also Will Move In   Fleet Units Begin Leaving Japanese Waters For Home Ports

Way Paved For Cavalry  On Saturday   MacArthur Expectec To Enter Capital With Troops

Crack U.S. First Cavalry Will Occupy Tokyo Within 48 Hours.  ORDER DISARMING OF ALL JAP TROOPS  Part of American Navy On Way Home With Discharged Men.

Order Aimed At Smoothing  Occupation   Jap Commanders Told To Report To Allied Leaders

IST CAVALRY WiLL OCCUPY TOKYO SAT.   Veterans of Leyte Will March Into Capital In 48 Hours

Cavalry Unit Is Given Honor of Holding Capital   Main Force Due to Take over Friday; Fleet Leaving Area

After Berlin What?  Hitler Plans Bitter Fig In Effort to Save Nazis

House-to-HouseFight Likely In Berlin; City’s Fall Will Not End War in Europe   Hitler Resigned to Loss of Capital; May Sacrifice Northern Germany, Centering Armies Around Munich

Sacrificing Of Berlin May Be Plan Of Hitle   Huss Believes Hitler Stalling For Time To Stave Off Total Defeat

New Cars Won't Be Rationed OPA WPB Announce   No Longer Any Danger of Traffic Tieup; Silent on Price

DECIDE NEW CARS WILL BE RATION FREE   Agencies Hold Danger To U.S. Transport System Is Past

NEW AUTOS ARE FREED FROM RATIONING LIST   Late Models To Be Moving at Fast Clip Soon is Belief

Rationing Of New Cars Is Ruled Out   Dealers, However, Asked To Consider Hardship Cases

46 Model Cars, ue Soon, Will of Be Rationed, overnment Says   ger of Breakdown ir Automotive Transpor: fation System Has Pass: ed, OPA and WPB Say

No Ration For New Automobiles   Cars Soon To Go On Sale Will Increase Num ber Of Good Used Cars

RATIONING OF NEW AUTOS RULED OUT   MOTOR CARS WILL BE SOLD ON A FIRST-COME-FIRSTSERVED BASIS.

New Autos Will Not Be Ralioned, Government Says  In. Transpostestioi _.Past, OPA Says

NAZI SURRENDER CHANCES SLIM   AP Reporter Interviews German Prisoners, No Qne will Make Péace. ae

Formal German Surrender Unlikely, Says Lochner After Prison Camp Visit   Can Be Hastened By Disintegration Of Army And Piece-Meal Surrender

Peace with Germanv Hinges on Fall Of Army; Surrender Seen as Unlikely

Speedy Peace Depends On  _ Disintegration Nazi Army; — Formal Surrender Unlikely

Nazi Peace Plea Appears Unlikely   Army To Fight To End A. P, Writer Holds

Peace Depends Disintegration  Of Nazi Army   Formal Tender Of Peace Offer By Germany Seems Quite Unlikely,   TALKS TO PRISONERS

EARLY PEACE ONLY If ARMY DISINTEGRATES   Germans, Taken Prisoners, Are  Ready To Quit

Disintegration of Nazi Army Will Be Main Factor in Quick German Surrender

Sacrifice Many To Save Selves. .... War Is Now Personal Matter To Hitlerites

Disintegration of Army, Giving Up By Units Predicted   Lochner Explains No Political, Military Government To Remain to Deal With

Piece-Meal Surrender Of Disintegrating Nazi Army Said Likely Road To Peace

Peace Offer by Germany ~ s Unlikely   Only Pjece-Meal Surrenderof Armed Units to End War, Lochner Says

PEACE. WITH GERMANY CAN BE HASTENED ONLY \BY BREAK-DOWN OF GERMAN ARMY LOCHNER

‘LOCHNER DECLARES PEACE WITH GERMANY NOT. YET IN SIGHT   DISINTEGRATION GERMAN ARMY AND PIECE-MEAL SURRENDER ONLY WAY

ODT Puts Ban On Shipping of Race Horses   Wartime Traffic ’ To Benefit From Federal Order

HORSES TO GET MORE EXERCISE   ODT Bans Rail Transportation To Nags—Show Animals Also Affected

Rail Travel By  Horses Banned   Race. Show Animals Cannot Be Shipped By Rail Until July. 1946.

NEW RULING: HITS RAGES      RACERS AND SHOW HORSES CANNOT HE TRANSPLANTED BY RAIL OR CONTRACT TRUCKS

TRANSPORTING OF HORSES BANNEL   New ODT Order Is Made Effective Wednesday

SHIPPING TIGHTENS FOR RACE HORSES   New Restriction Is Clamped - Down by ODT

Spain Interns Pierre Laval  Will Be Turned Over to United Nations

8.500 V-Lers To Be Released   Remaining 25.500 Students Fither Will Graduate Or Continue.

‘WERE RE-ELECTED   Board of Education. Held feorganization: Meeting Last Night _

” WERE REELECTED   Board of Education Held Reorganization Meeting Last Night   FOUR TEACHERS RESIGN

British Blamed For Palestine s Jew-Arab Crisis   Author Makes Plea For ‘Open Door’ In Troubled Near East

Takes Over Important Job.   Named President of New  1-Man Committee

SEN. McHAHON HEADS ATOMIC ENERGY COMM.   11-Man Senate Group Named; . Vandenberg Listed

Probing edge of enemy lair Anticipate heavy  e . navi. Kwnacictanna

GEN. PATTON'S TANKS SMASH INTO AUSTRIA   Americans Also Strike At End of Hitler’s Alpine Redoubt

Yanks Drive Into Austria, Western Edge of Redoubt  Tank Columns Withi 26 Miles of Munich,

Western End Of Redoubt Penetrated   U.S. Tank Columns Close to Junction With Reds in South

3rd Army Less Than 85 Miles From Red Lines; Adolf Told War Is Over   Nazi Generals, Admirals, Party Leaders Advise Hitler Of The Hoplessness Of Struggle

CITADEL CITY OF MUNICH IN PATH OF PUSK:   THIRD ARMY MEETS NO OPPOSITION ON DANUBE

ShirdArmy fankColumns Race Within 26 Miles Of Munich, Head For Redouhi

AMERICAN TANK SPEARHEADS ARE INSIDE AUSTRIA   Tenth Armored Division Only 26 Miles East Of Munich   CANADIANS MEETING FANATICAL DEFENSE

Seventh Army  Driv es  ‘Toward Munich   Another Column Races 14 Miles Straight South Into Bavarian Alps, Pushing 10 Miles Into Hitler’s Inner Fortress

Gain 26 Miles West of Nazis’ Munich Citadel   American Tank Columns Not Opposed in Austrian Drive

AMERICANS CRASH INTO GERMANY’S ALPINE FORTRESS   Third Army Tank Columns Drive Unopposed Into Austria and Contact Reds by Radio.   SAVAGE RESISTANCE EXPECTED AT MUNICH   Germans Mowed Down by Thousands in Struggle Before Ports of Emden and Wilhelmshaven.

Tank Columns Advance “West of City of Munich  FURIOUS FIGHTING. _ RAGING IN NORTH  Fanatical Nazis Hurl Themselves Agairist ~ Canadians

 A COLUMN. ABOUT IOWA   Average of Ten Iowans Die Daily in Battle

Father Fights for Custody of Tet Kidnaped Then Offered by "other To Officer's Wife Who Stole Her

Wants To Give Kidnaper Baby   Mother Saelrs To Give Accused Woman Two  Month Old Child.

Fen ee we ee hee RHEE  20,000 Allied Planes Raided Janan in July, Tok

U.S. 9th Fleet is Poised Off. Honshu Island   Naval Unit Waits to Take Over Mutsu Bay Base — Veteran Division Given Tokyo Honors as Occupation Spreads Smoothly

Yank forces will take control of 40 square miles  Tokyo newspaper criticizes   Tokyo newspaper criticizes Japanese military elements

Americans Waif On Green Light To Enter Tokyo   Newspaper Charges Jap Army, Navy, Fought ' Each Other

Yank Entry Tnto Capitol Due Friday   Japanese Services Openly Criticized” ByNewspaperAsahi

IAP PRESS RAPS NIP MILITARY DISPUTES   General MacArthur Lets Enemy Know Who’s Boss Of Empire

More POW's Released By Allied Units   Tokyo Newspaper Says Army, Navy In Row During War

39 GOVERNORS ARE SPEEDING TO MACKINAC   ~Fhree-More WillArrive Later For Conference

ARSENAL, PLANE PLANTS BOMBED BY SUPERFORTS   Raids Launched While Nips Watch Two Naval Forces Near Sakashima Islands   OKINAWA TOLL REVEALED   90,401 Japs Killed, 4,000 Captured: American Casualties 36,588

OKINAWA COST U.S FORGES OVER 40,000   Chines Storm Liuchow Field

Big Bombers Pound Great Kure Naval Arsenal  GUERILLA ATTACK _ IN NORTH LUZON  Australians Make Third And Most Important Landing

150 Bombers Pound K 7 Naval Arsenal, Plane — Plants On Honshu   Jap General Hole: Up On Okinaws   Island Cost U. 8. 36,58! Casualties: Japs Lose90.401 Killed

Raids Came While Japanese Were Trying To Keep Byes On Naval  ‘Task Ferees   NAVAL ARSENAL, PLANE PLANTS WERE TARGETS

Yanks Try ~ fo Avoid Civil War   Wedemeyer Gives Policy Statemnet for U. S. Forces

BRITISH LAUNCH ATTACK ON INDONESIANS; ADMITS AMERICAN TROOPS DRAWN INTO CHINESE FIGHTING

Wedemeyer © Confers  With Chiang                ADMITS AMER. FORCES HAN 1 DRAWN INTO ISOLATED CLASH COMMUNISTS MAKE CHARGE!

General Admits U.S. Clashes With China Reds   Wedemeyer Insists America Seeks to Avoid Involvement

U. 8. To Give China Planes For Transport   Wedemeyer Makes Clear  Yank Troops To Hold Aloof From Strife   ADMITS CLASHES   American Army Chief Sees Gen. Chiang At Chungking

AMERICANS IN SOME ‘CLASHES’ GENERAL ADMITS   Chinese Communists Charge $64,000,000 Munitions Loan To Aid Chiang   CHINESE MAY GET PLANES   Gen. Wedemeyer Says No Troops Being Taken By Air To Manchuria

U.S. Policy to Avoid Fight Told   Wedemeyer Admits Minor Clashes; Battle Rages at Great Wall

ADMITS YANKS ARE INVOLVED IN ‘CLASHES?   Wedemeyer Says U. S. ‘Troops in China Figure in Fighting

LL LLL LO LEE LE ALLL LLL LL LED LL ALLL LIE ALLL LL DLL! LT, NN  U.S. To Furnish Transport Planes For Chiang Troops

SAYS AMERICA TO AVOID REAL INVOLVEMENT   U. S. Will Furnish Chungking Gov’t With Transport  Planes

Communists Say U.§. Provided $64,000,000 Munitions Loan to  Finance General Chiang’s Drive

Avoiding All Involvement In Civil War   Goverament Troops Taken to Area to Disarm and Re patriate Japs

Wedemeyer Hints Transport Planes To Be Provided   Chinese Communists Charge U. S. With Supporting Kai-Shek

NO INVOLVEMENT WEDEMEYER SAYS OF U.S. POLICY   ‘Isolated Clashes’ Are Under Investigation; 9 Millian In Bottle

WEDEMEYER REVEALS CLASHES   Says U. S. is Bent On Avoiding Involvement

CHINESE BREAK THROUGH SOUTH GATE OF YANGSO   FIGHTING RAGES IN STREETS OF FORMER AMERICAN AIR BASE

Chinese Enter Town of angso   Break Through South Gate of Key Town Near Jap-Held Kweilin

ENTER TOWN OF YANGSO      Walled Town Site Of Former U. S. Air Force Base

Chinese Enter Walled Yanaso   Street Fighting Marks Bat tle For Former U. S. Aj: Base Site ~

ENTER GATE OF WALLED TOWN   Chinese in Yangso, Site of ¢ Former U.S. Air Force Base.

Chinese Break Into Yangso   Fighting Reported In Former Site of  U. S. Air Base

A.W.0.L. Yanks Skyrocket Crime in Paris  ‘Lost Regiment’ of Bhan 3 0NN

PHEY LIVE IN SHADOWS  Yank ‘AWOLS’ Haunt Paris, Swell Petty Crime Wave ©

A.W.0.L. Yanks Skyrocket Crime in Paris  ‘Lost Regiment’ of About 2,000 Emerges at Night

AGENCIES HOPE TO END STRIKES IN OHIO PLANTS   Order Union Leaders of Rubber Workers to Appear in Cleveland

eS U.S. Acts In. Ohio Strikes   War Production Is Hampered In Score Of Buckeye Cities ,

PENALTIES SOUGHT FOR JOB EVADERS   Knudsen Calls Drastic Steps Rather Than __... Draft

Civilian Penalties Urged If War Jobs are Refused; Labor Battalions Opposed

JAIL SENTENCES FOR DODGERS OF ESSENTIAL JOBS   Knudsen In Favor Of Criminal Penalties And Not Draft For Offenders   LABOR LEADERS WILL TESTIFY ON MONDAY

Knudsen Supports Move for Civilian Penalties for Men of Draft Age Who Leave Their Jobs

PLAN INQUEST ON FRIDAY IN CIRL’S DEATH   Slaying Of ‘Sunshine Girl Will Be Probed By Coroner

HURRICANE I$ BELIEVED 10 BE ABATING   Wind Diminishing in Intensity as It Moves Inland in Texas—Death Toll to Date Is Three Persons.

Hurricane In Houston Area. Moving Inland   Storm Reported Abating In Intensity As  Death Toll Mounts To 3—Hundreds Homeless

Gulf Hurricane Claims 3 Lives   Storm Decreasing in Fury as it Heads to Houston, Galveston

Storm Moving On Galveston, Houston Area;  Fury Abating   Hundreds Homeless, Three Deaths Occur

Houston Braces For Gulf Storm Moving Inland   Three Dead and Millions In Property Damage Caused By Hurricane,

Worst Part of Gulf Hurricane Believed Over  Storm Abating as It Heads Towards Manctan_—Galvactnan

HURRICANE IS SUBSIDING AS DAMAGE GROWS   3 Dead; Homes Flattened By Tides And Gale

Sub- Freezing Weather Gri ips M ost Of U.S.   No Relief Yet In Sight: Temperature Down To  21 Here Today

LO 108 FOR ANOTHER DAY   Cold Moves Eastward to Chill New England, With Low Temneratures.

OFFICER WAS HELPLESS   Army Group Held Power of Life + : and Death Over Prisoners

(AP GENERAL WAS HELPLESS      Yamashita Says One of, Hi: Army Groups Had Power Over Prisoners.

Phones May Be Silenced OE SeRced  Local Telephone Employes Slated To Walk Out Today

Phones May Be Silenced  Local Telephone Employes  Slated To Walk Out Today

Chesnut Warns Against Drift Of Industries   Pittsburghers Hear © Removing Industrial Presperity

Battleship lowa Has Made Notable Record in World War 2 Action   Many Local Men Have Served On This Famous Ship

[rue Japan Showed Its Face at Nichols” Field Work Camp, War Reporter Insists

; Savage Brutality of the Japs .Revealed in Hitherto Untold ‘Detail Related by Reporter

/LEE TELLS HOW “WHITE ANGEL” KILLED HIS SECOND  ANAERICAN BY BEHEADING HIM WITH MILITARY SWORE

@ PEOPLE YOU WON'T LIKE  Lee Tells of Jap Savagery at Nichols Field Camn

@ SO SORRY THEY MISSED HIM  HisN ickname, White Angel, Was Slightly Misleading

52 U-Boats Lost During 2-Coast War   Submarines Account for 1,187 Enemy Veasels With Follkead Last To Be Reported Missing

NAZIS OF TORTURE   Charges Slave Labor Starved to Protect Secrecy of Weanons

Nazis Killed Y-1 Slave Laborers   Mrs. Luce Claims Captives Were Starved, Tortured To Protect Secrets.

Plain ‘Pulling Out’ Can Explain Why Eees Gei Bald, Expert Claims

DEJECTED NAZIS IN AUSTRIA QUIT   March All Night And Day To Give Up To Third Army

Back Of The Headlines Germany Pays for Grab at Polish Corridor, Danzia

Public Will Get More Than Food ‘Leftovers’  Anderson in Survey Says Supplies ATsct Remain Short for Months Yet

‘Just Share of Nation's Food Supply Promised Civilians bv Anderson

CIVILIANS ARE y PROMISED FAIR SHARE OF FOOD   Secretary Anderson Pledges Nation An Ample Diet

CIVILIANS TO GET AJUST FOOD SHARE   Anderson Says It Will Not Be  Just Leftovers

CIVILIANS WILL GET JUST SHARE OF FOOD SUPPLY      Secretary Anderson Pledges Tha Neews Will Be Given Recornition

HAVE FULL SHARE OF NATIONS FOOD   New Food Boss Promises Civilians Full Share of Foood

COL. ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS RELEASE   Eldest Son of Late Presiden Survived Enemy Fire in Parifie Action

Record Ballot Cast; De Gaulle Group Winning   Women Take Advantage Of New Suffrage Rights

French Voting In Favor of  4th Republic   Signs Point to Record Vote Overwhelmingly In Favor of Republie And New Constitutinast

VOTERS BACK NEW FRENCH CONSTITUTION   Early Ballot . Returns For Abandonment Of Fourth Republic

FIFTH ARMY LOSSES TOTAL 109,163 MEN   Stimson Reveals Casualty Cost From Time of Allied Landing in September, 1943, Until April 28, Last.

ITALY CASUALTY TOTAL 109,163   OVERALL LOSS FIGURE REPORTED AT 950,472

ITALIAN VICTORY COST REPORTED   U. S. Had 109,163 Casual ties, Stimson Says

Total American Casualties for Both Services Since Pearl Habor 950,472

U.§. Combat Casualties Near Million  ltaly Conquest Cost America 109 000 Troons

21,577 American Soldiers Died In 20-Month Battle for taly   i e e e German Atrocities in France  ‘On Scale Unequalled in History

21.577 Yanks Died in Fight To Win Italy   War Casualties Total 950,472 as of Apr. 21

U. S. Fifth Army ltaly Casualties Total 109,163   Ail Theaters Now Aocrevate 848.089

109,000 Casualties  Listed by U.S.  In Italy Campaign American War Losse:  In All Catagories Now Exceed 950,000

Consider Post - War Welfare... . . Germans Curry Favor Of Jews And War Prisoners

Nazism Enters Twilight Of Obiivion  Berliners Seek Favor Of Jews, Russians ’~ As Defeat Nears: Hitler ‘Foraotten Man’

Hitler, Discussed More Abroad Than At Home, Is ‘Forgotten Man’ To Nazis

Hitler "Forgotten Man” In Reich; People Talk About Him Very Little

Berliners Forget Hitler, Goering ‘But Now Court Friendship of Jews

ADOLF HITLER 1S FORGOTTEN MAN IN GERMANY TANAY   MORE AND MORE EACH GERMAN IS BEING LEFT TO OWN RESOURCES

FORGOTTEN _MAN Few Germans Are Talking About Hitler   Nazis, Left To Own Resources, Are Looking Toward Future

Hitler A “Forgotten Man” to German People;  Discussed More Abroad

Little Talk Of Hitler   “Forgotten Man” in Reich, As Germahs Face Hour of, Crisis

One-Week Truce Permits Evacuation of Civilians From City Of St. Nazaire

Byrnes Hears Appeal From King Peter   Allied Claims Against Italy Are Expected Before Friday

TOUCHY BALKAN PROBLEMS PUT BEFORE BIG: 5   Foreign Ministers Gather in London While Byrnes Sees King Peter

REPRESENTATIVES CONSULTING WITH SEC, BYRNES TODA)   Urgent Consultation on Nu merous Touches on the Balkan Situation.   NOW BEFORE COUNCIL   Byrnes Had Consulted Several of the Foreign Ministers.

;  Believe King Peter Trying For American Support   Against Tito’s Regime

STUDY TOUCHY BALK AN SSUES   U. S. Representatives in Area Meet With Byrnes: In London.   BYRNES SEES KING PETER

Balkan Situation Being Studied By Big Five Council      Sec. Byrnes Meets With Officials

U. S. Envoys to Meet Byrnes   To Consult on Many Touchy Balkan  Situations

Representatives Gather To Talk On Balkan Issue   Byrnes Confers With Yugoslavian King At London Meet

REPRESENTATIVES OF UNITED STATES GATHER IN LONDON   MEN NOW LOCATED IN EUROPE TO SEE SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES

CONFERENCE OF BIG FIVE TAKES RECESS   Foreign Ministers Study Set Of Plans For Internationalization of the Ruhr   TRANSLATING PAPERS

Byrnes Receive U. 5. Officials From Balkans  Secretary of State's Talks Linked To  Dance Treonty Mavae

Reach London To Talk About Balkan Snar!   Will Confer With Byrnes On Subiect

Touchy Balkan Affairs Object Of U. §. Study   Byrnes Confers With American Officials, Yugoslav King And  Greek Regent   Gray To Arrive

REPRESENTATIVES OF UNITED STATES GATHER IN LONDON  MEN NOW LOCATED IN   MEN NOW LOCATED IN EUROPE TO SEE SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES

Byrnes Probes Into Delicate Balkan Issues   U. S. Representatives In Southeast Europe Hurry: ing To London.

U. $. Leaders in Europe Called tc london Parley   Balkan Situation Before Meeting of Big-Five Ministers

BYRNES TO CONFER   Balkan Situation Will Be Subject of Meeting With  Diplomats

Cold Wave Follows in Wake of Floods,  Tornadoes, Storms   8 Persons Known Dead in Deep South; Damaging Frosts Predicted

Cold Wave in Western States   10 Inches of Snow In Cheyenne—Six In Denver

Storms, Tidal Waves Strike Gulf Regions  Three Dead, Mar Homeless; Flood

8 KNOWN DEAD AFTER STORMS   Southern States Swept by Tornadoes and Floods

TWISTER, FLOODS TAKE B AN SOUTH   Rivers Rise, Threatening to Rip Out Levees in Many Places Along Streams

COLD WEATHER ON ITS WAY   Floods, Tornadoes, Tidal Waves Hit U. S.

@ KILLED IN FREAK STORMS   Floods, Tornadoes, Tidal / Waves Inundate Gulf States

Storms, Flood Plague South   Tornado, Tidal Wave Snuff Lives of Fight

RAIN INCREASES FLOOD QANGER   Tornadoes, Floods, Tidal Waves Take at Least 8 Lives in South.

Rains Increase Flood Danger In South   Eight Dead In Wake Of Storms; Levees In State Menaced

STORMS TAKE EIGHT LIVES IN THE SOUTH   Hundreds Are Homeless and Property Damage Mounts as a Result of Tornadoes, Floods and Tidal Waves.

Floods And Storms Hit Deep South   Eight Killed And Hundreds  Are Homeless

Slow Time To Be Legal In State After March 11   Legislature Adopts Bill, Governor To Sign It Into Law

APPROPRIATIONS BILL APPROVED   Senate-Passed Measure Now Goes Before House

1,090,000 JapaneseTroops In China Surrender To Chinese Sunday   Truman To Secure Bases In Pacifie   Wainwright Refuses Comment On Reports He Was Beaten By Foe

TRIUMPHAL PARADE BE LED BY CAVALRY BAND LATE FRIDAY   CHINESE AT NANKING “PREPARE TO ACCEPT SUR. RENDER 1.090.000 JAPS

FIRST CAVALRY WILL PARADE THRU STREETS   Chinese Prepare To Accept Surrender of Million Japs Sunday

CAVALRY BAND'S TO BE AT HEAD OF YANK UNITS   General into Tokyo ot 9 p. m.; Nips Give Up te Chinese Sunday

Will Parade Three Miles Thru the Streets of the Japanese Capital Saturday Morning, Japanese Time.   WILL ENTER THE CITY PROMPTLY AT 11 A. M.   The Parade Through the City Will Start From Railroad Station and End at the U. S. Embassy.

Domei Reports MacArthur Entrance Will Beat 10p.m.   Chinese to Receive Jap Surrender in Nanking on Sunday

MacArthur’s Parade Through Tokyo to U. S. Building Starts  Near Sacred Palace

Gen. MacArthur Led Into Tokyo By Cavalry Band   Truman Says U. 8, Te Take Needed Pacific Bases; McNutt For Philippines

Bandits Rob Pair, Leave Them Tied   Use Bailing Wire To Truss Couple At Jenks

SIEGE OF FIRES CONTINUES HERE: THREE HOMES BURN   Department Gets Two Outside Calls

Work-or-Fight  Law Imperative,  Say Army,-Navy 900,000 Men for Arme  Services, 700,000 for Industry by July 

Army, Navy Plan te Double Demands for Fighters   Federal Officials Urge Labor Draft To Provide 700,000 Workers; Military to Invade Industry Ranks

Government Officials Disclose Plans to Increase Inductions From Present 110,000 and Announce: 200,000 of 900,000 Needed Before July 1 Will Be Taken From Essential Industries—Vital Plants to Be Protected From Inroads.

Draft Quotas"  To Be Boosted Through! Next Six Months ~   Workoor Fight Laws ‘Urged by Officials .  To Fill Resulting Gaps In Production: Ranks  LABOR HOARDING HIT

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DRAFT QUOTAS WILL BE HIKED   Step-up in Calls Revealed As “Work or Fight” Law Is Urged

Work-or-Fight Need Stressed By Army, Navy   Double Draft Demands Set For First Half of 1915

NON.COMBATANT SHIPS   Draft Quotas Go Up For 6 Months; Armed Forces Want 900,000

Work or Fight Legislation Is Imperative   Draft Quotas to Be Doubled in First Six Months of Year

Increase In Draft Quota Is Disclosed   Work or Fight Bill Uraed by Patterson

Burlington to Enter Air Field  Extensive Helicopter Service Is Planned

Route to Run From Omaha To Des Moines   Believed Helicopters Will Stap At Smail Towns Along Way

‘Treaty of Salvation’ Solon’s Aim   Effective Peace Pact Pledged ; By Vandenberg

TEXAN KILLS 6 NAZIS AND WOUNDS 3 OTHERS   “‘Most - Decorated” Combat Soldier Proceeds To Take  Five Prisoners   IS AWARDED D. S. C.

FIRST LIEUT. AUDIE MURPHY THE WORLD'S MOST DECORATED COMBAT SOLDIER TELLS SECOND STORY

FOOT SOLDIERS WILL NEVER FORGET FIGHT   Campaign In France Was Constant Battle For Every Inch of Ground

Reds Forty Miles from Baltic Port   Advance Toward Danzig and Enter the Suburbs of Duben

Reds Battle Way Through Guben Suburbs   Last 20 Miles of Foe's Bober River Line Shattered

‘ B-29 ESTABLISHES NEW NON-STOP RECORD OF 8,198 MILES, ! PROVES U. S. VULNERABILITY TO LONG-DISTANCE ATTACKS

LEAD SUPPLY IS BECOMING ACUTELY LOW   Bureau of Mines Says TriState District Exhaust. ing Richer Veins—Predicts Higher Prices in   Betuee.

TELLS PARLEY NOTHING MUST SLOW INDUSTRY   President Makes Three Proposals To LaborManagement Meet

Truman Says Strife Must Be Checked   Three Proposals Are Made; Independent Unions Picket Meet In Washinaton

Management, Labor Delegates Hear Truman   Declares Industrial Strife Cannot Be Allowed To Slow Production Drive —

Delegates Are Warned Public Expects Action   Can’t Allow Differences To Impede Reconversion, President Says

3-POINT PLAN OUTLINED FOR LABOR PEACE   Parley Told Public Expects Solution of Differences

Truman Says Public Wants Rows to End   White-Collar Pickets at Door Withdraw to Let President Enter; Some Go in by Side Door

 ABOR-MANAGEMENT TOLD BY PRESIDENT PRODUCTION MUST NOT BE SLOWED BY STRIFE   Chief Executive Tells Conference Worried Public Expects Them to Find a "Broad and Permanent Foundation for Industrial Peace”   THREE BROAD PROPOSALS TO REMEDY SITUATION

Tells Conference Of Management And Unions That Industrial Strife Must Not Slow Production Drive

‘Truman Proposes Procedure For Ending Strife In Industry   Declares Strikes Cannot Be Permitted To Slow U. S. Drive Toward Peacetime Production; Reminds Lobor Peace Parley Participants Of Previous Pledae Of Cooperation; Soys Public Expects Results

TELLS LABOR AND MANAGEMENT TO FIND BEST WAY’   OPENS PARLEY WITH URGENT REQUEST TO BOTH FACTIONS

Pickets Don’t Try To Stop President   Public Expects Management, Labor To Find Foundation of Industrial Peace Without Government Control

Opens Parley Of Labor,  Management   Must Solve Differences That Slow Reconversion

‘Cannot Be Allowed’ To Slov Drive Toward High Peacetime Production, Conference Tolc

Chief Submits Peace Proposals   Independent Unions Picket Auditorium; President Upholds Collective Bargaining

Outlines Three Broad Proposals For Labor Peace   Truman Warns Unrest: ‘Cannot-Be Allowed’ To Slow Reconversion

Must Find Way to End Strife   Tells Delegates Their Job te Work Out Means To Solve Disputes With No Work Stoppages

Must Solve Differences, Says Truman   Disputes Can’t Be AIllowed To Balk Reconver sion, President Warns.

Informs Conference Public Expecting Basis For Peace   Offers Three General Proposals For Way Back To Industrial Stability  NOT FIXING BLAME  But Does Want Them To Reach Understanding Without * Government

WARNED ABOUT WORK DISPUTES   Says They Cannot Be Allowed to Slow Drive Toward . High Production.   36 DELEGATES AT MEET

‘Management  And ! abor Get Warning   Controversies Cannot Be Allowed to Slow Reconversion, Says President

President Says We Cannot Have Strife to Slow Production   Management-Labor Conference Opens First Session in Washingten

President Asserts Industrial Strife Can't Be Allowed   Would Slow Drive Toward Peacetime Production; 3 Plans

President Calls — For Management, Labor to Acree   Gives Three Broad Proposals; Outside. Pickets of Independent Unions Hold Karsh

Truman Opens Conference To Settle Strife   Representatives Of Management, Unions Meet In Washington

Tax Reduction Plan Made Law By President   Federal Revenue Slash Becomes Effective On 1946 Incomes

TRUMAN SIGNS TAX GUT INCOME BILL   First Tax Cut in Sixteen Years. Effective January Ist.

12,000,000 ON LOWEST WAGES TOPAY NOTHING   Average Of 10 Per Cent Is Whittled From Others; Luxury Taxes Stay

Tax Slash  Is Signed by Truman   Individuals Will Save Money Under January  Law

President Signs Tax-Cutting Bill At White House  Timo le TA   First Time In 16 Years Overall  Tax Slash

Tax Slash Bill Becomes Law As Truman Signs   12,000,000 Taken - . Off Tax Rolls; ) Others Get Cuts

Measure Becomes New Law   Twelve Million Taxpayers Are Cut from Rolls

TRUMAN SIGNS BILL SLASHING. INCOME TAXES   But No-Change Made: ‘In Excise Levies‘on:. So-Called Luxury. tein

Truman Signs Tax Cut Bill   Gives Individuals And Business Slash of More Than Five Billion in 1946

FIRST GENERAL REDUCTION IN SIXTEEN YEARS   Sponsors’ Claim Bill Will Aid Business, Create Jobs

Truman Signs First Tax Cut In 16 Years   Bill Slashing Six Billion Becomes Law

$5,920,000,000 Cut From 1946 Levies   First Reduction In Sixteen Years

Truman Signs Tax Slash Bill; 2nd President 16 Years To Reduce Taxes

TRUMAN SIGHS TAX CUT BILL   Slashes 5 Billions From 1946 Taxes of Individuals. Industry

Sponsors State All Businesses  Will Be Helped   Nearly Six Billion Slashed From 1946 Payments; Many Go Off Rolls

President Signs Tax Slash Bill For Six Billion   First Chief Executive In 16 Years To Approve General Reduction Plan

PRESIDENT SIGNS _ NEW TAX MEASURE   Bill Provides for Slash in 1946 Payments of $5,920,000,000   FIRST CUT SINCE 1929

Truman Signs Tax Slash Bill   Reduces ‘46 Taxes by $5.920.000.000

Truman Signs Tax Bill   First Levy Reduction Measures In 16 Years Takes 12,000,000 Persons Off Of Tax Rolls

Will Save Taxpayers Nearly ‘Six. Billion Dollars In. 1946  LIST PROVISIONS  Is First ‘General Tax Reduction In Sixteaan Weare

Five Billion Dollar Cut Authorized  First General Tax Cut In 16 Years

TRUMAN SIGNS ACT REDUCING U.S, TAX BILL   Individuals and Business Tc Realize Savings of More Than 5 Billions

Six-Billion Cut Signed By Truman   First General Reduction In 16 Years; Seen as  eS ie

‘Truman  Signs Tax  Slash Bill   Will Become Effective Jan. 1, 1946  Complete Tax Payment Table on Page 2

Action Means $5,920,000,000 Annual Savings To Public   12 Million Exempt  From Payments   Congress Believes Cut Will Help Business And Promote Employment

TRUMAN SIGNED TAX REDUCTION BILL YESTERDAY      First President To Sign Tax-Cut Law In 16 Years

First Since 1929 Christmas Present   Business Would be Stimulated In Reconversion Period, Assert Snonsors of Slach I eoislation

Truman Signature Makes Tax Cul Law Effective Jan. 46   “Burden of American

INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS BENEFIT BY LOWER LEVIES   Nation Gets Nearly Six. Bil. lion. Cut, First. { in Six. tear, Yaoare

BILL WILL GIVE $9,920,000,000 SLASH IN 1946   Truman Becomes First President in 16 Years  ‘toa Sien Tax Reduction

Truman Is First President in 16 Years to Sivn Tax Reduction Bill

President Signs Bill To Reduce ‘46 Income Tax   Almost Six Billion Dollars To Be Cut From Nation’s Taxes

Trumati sas Bill Cutting Burden of Tax   Truman Becomes First President in 16 Years To Sign General Tax Reduction Measure

Tax Slash Bill Signed by Truman   First Cut in 16 Years Will Aid Reconversion

President Truman Signs Tax-Cutting Measure into Law   Gives Individuals: and Business a Slash of $5,920,000,000; a Boost to Prosperity

Truman Signs] Fir st Vax Cuil                    Measure Reduces Individuals’ and Busiziess Levies $5,920,000,000 On 1946 Incomes

Truman Signs Bill Cutting U. S. Taxes   Measure Provides Slash of $5,920,000,000 for Individuals and Corporations on Assessments for Next Year.

PRES. SIGNS 1946 INCOME TAX BILL   Gives Nation Six-Billion Dollar Tax Cut

FIRST SUCH ACT TO GO INTO LAW SINCE HOOVER   Measure Lops $5,920,000,000 From Nation's Tax Bill; No Change Made In Ex cise  evies.

First Measure To Reduce Taxes In _U.S. For 16 Years   Cuts $5,920,000,000 From Revenue For 1946; Sponsors Claim Legislation Will Increase Business

Truman Signs 1946 Income Tax Bill   $5,920,000,000 Tax Cut Becomes Effective Jan. 1

Ist Tax Reduction Bill in 16 Years Signed By Truman   President Approves Measure Calling for Six Billisn Dollar Cut

President Signs Tax Relief Bill  Marks First Reduction in Sixteen Years

FIRST GUT IN SIXTEEN YEARS   Gives Individuals and Susiness Reduction of Nearty $6 Billion.   APFECTS. -1946 LEVIES

Measure Is First Cut In 16 Years   Twelve Million Folk Will Be Removed From Tax Rolls; Veterans Are Considered   Business. Benefits   Three Billions Will Bo Lopped Off Taxes  * on' Business.

President Puts His Signature on Bill To Cut Income Tax      Nearly Six Billion Slash Will Bring Relief to Many People

First Cut ‘For Taxpayers In Past 16 Years   $5,920,000,000 Slash Will ‘Stimulate Business, Create New Jobs’

President Signs Bill Giving Individuals and Business a Tax Slash of $5,920,000,000

Tax Cutting Bill, Giving Individuals, Business   Bis Reduction, Now Law

Tax Slashing Bill Signed By Truman   Individuals and Corporations to Gain  $5,920,000,000 Benefits

TRUMAN SIGNS BILL CUTTING INCOME TAXES      Measure Becomes Effective Or January 1—Applies To 1946 Earnines

ax Reduction ill Signed 'y President   Measure to Slash $5,920,000,000 From 1946 Totals

Reduces 1946 Levy Nearly Six Billion   Takes 12 Million ‘Low Income Persons from Rolls — Aids Veterans

$5,920,000,000 Tax Reduction Bill Signed   Truman Becomes First President in Sixteen Years to Approve General Slush in Levies; Sponsors Hope Act Will Stimulate Business

Over 5 Billion Dollar Slash In New Bill   First President In 16 Years To Sign General Tax Reduction Measure.   NO EXCISE CHANGE

ROT B16 GUT bIVEN PEOPLE SINCE HOOVEE   Congress Hopes Stimulation to Business to Make Up Gov’t Loss.

Truman Signs 1946 Income Tax Bil Giving Nation 5 Billion Dollar “Break”

Effective January 1st 12,000,000 Persons Will Be Exempt   BILL ALSO FREEZES SOCIAL SECURITY TAX AND LIFTS AUTO USE TAX FROM OWNERS

BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS GIVEN REDUCTION IN TAXES   SLASH OF NEARLY   SLASH OF NEARLY SIX BILLION DOLLARS IN 1946 LEVIES MADE

Tax Slash Measure  Is Signed   First President In 16 Years to Sign General Tax Reduction Bill

Truman Signs Tax Cut Bill   First Reduction Since 1929 Now Law; Removes Tax from 12 Millions.

Truman Signs Income Tax Bill   Gives Nation First Cut In Sixteen Years

FIRST OVERALL CUT APPROVED SINCE 1929   Slash Of $5,920,000,000 Involved In Measure   To Be Stimulated By Reduction, Sponsors Of Bill Believe

“Conchies” Submit To Scientific Tests —  Living Skeletons ‘On Road Back

34 Volunteer ‘Living Skeletons’ Near  End of Tests to Help Food Research

MASSIVE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE TIMED WITH ALLIED CROSSING ‘OF RHINE DEFENSES IN WEST

NAZIS REVEAL OUTFLANKING OF KUESTRIN   Transocean News Broad _ cast From Capital Says  , Russians Reach Seelow,  ~ Which Is 12 Miles West of the Oder.

GERMANS DECLARE NEW RUSSIAN DRIVE 20 MILES BERLIN ©   FIGHTING REPORTED FLAMING ALONG ODER FRONT OF 125 MILES

RUSSIANS ONLY 25 MILES FROM CITY OUTSKIRTS   Fighting Flames Along 25-Mile Front From  Stettin to Crossen

Germans Report Russian Troops Outflank Kuestrin   Zhukov’s Massive Offensive Reaches Seelow on West  Side of Oder River

Red Army Strikes Closer to Berlin in Renewed Drive   Russian Troops Reach Point 25 Miles From City

REDS LAUNCH DRIVE ON BERLIN NAZIS REPORT   Reds Within 29 Miles Of Berlin According To Nazi

Nazis Claim  Heavy Gains By Russians Across Oder   Fortress Of Keustrin  Outflanked In Move

Within 25 Miles Of Nazi Capital   Russians Mies Resched Seelow on West Side of Oder River   I BAS! OF ~ BERLIN   Red Troops Have Smashed Within 19 Miles of  Danzig

New Offensive Reaches Rail  Point on Oder   Verrifie Fighting Reported in Goerlitz Area As Reds Breach  Enemy Line in South

Quiflank Kuestrin Reach Seelow, 12 Miles of Oder   Fierce Battle Reported From Stettin Bay to Crossen 25-mile Area

KEY FORTRESS CITY, KUESTRIN, IS OUTFLANKEL   Other Russian Forces Under Zhu kov Only 2 Miles Away Farther North

REIGH REPORTS BED ADVANCES   Russians Said to Be Within 25 Miles of Berlin’s City Limits.   KUESTRIN OUTFLANKED

Russians Outflank Kuestrin   Berlin Admits Foe Within 25 Miles Of Nazi Capital.

SOVIET TROOPS REACH SEELOW, WEST OF ODER   Germans Disclose Advancing Units Outflanked Kuestrin In Mighty Push

Reds Within 25 Miles of Nazi Capital   125-Mile Front on Oder Aflame; Danzig Free State Invaded

CONFIRMATION OF NEW PUSH IS LACKING   Heavy Attacks Announced Southwest Of Zehden   INVASION   Of Old Danzig Free State Reported; Stepenitz, Starograd Taken

Soviets Stand 25 Miles  From Berlin   Troops Outflank Fortress Kuestrin and Reach Seelow on Oder River; Massive Drive Is Synchronized With U. S. Battle on Rhine

Russians Only 15 Miles From Berlin, Repor   Reds Bypass Kuestrin German Fortress On Road To Capital

Soviet Forces On West Bank Of Oder River   Russians Reach Seelow, According To Nazi Reports

ZHUKOV SIGNALS ATTACK T0 TIME WITH RHINE DRIVE   BERLIN RADIO SAYS REDS HAVE RIPPED KUESTRIN DEFENSES

Germans Report Surging Russians Outflank Kuestrin And Reach Seelow

EASTERN FRONT—   Russians: Reported At Seelow      Massive ‘New Offensive Is Timed With Allied Drive On Rhine

Soviets’ Assaults Outflank Kuestrin   Seelow, West: Side of Oder River Attained; Terrific Fighting for Bridgehead Gained at Goerlitz

Fortress Of Kuestrin Is Outflanked   Massive New Offensive Timed With Allied Ad vance In West.

Zhukov Advances 12 Miles West of Oder, Outflankino Kuestrin   Moscow Indicates Great Offensive Begun Aguinst Hitler Capital; Fierce Fighting Flares Along 125-Mile Eastern Frout

Kuestrin Flanked; Spearheads Within 5 Miles of Berlin   125-Mile River Front Flaming; Assault Follows 48-Hour Siege Re Field Cuns: Moscow Silent

NAZI REPORTS HEAVY SOVIET BLOWS ON ODER   Moscow Silent; Germans Say All-Out Drive Is Under Wav

Reach Seelow On West Side Of Oder River   Russian Forces Outflank Fortress OF Kuestrin To Drive 12 Miles Beyond Oder

Red Army By-Passes Kuestrin   Units Swéeping Around . Oder Basiion Reported Within 25 Miles of Berlin City Limits

Report Soviets !2 Miles OverOder,25 of Capital   Massive Russian Offensive, Timed with Allied Drive in West, Engages in Hard Fighting with Desperate Germans.

Advance 12 Miles West of Oder River Outflank Kuestrin   Heavy Fighting Reported Along 125-Mile Front

FLANKED. NAZIS SAY   Red Army Drive Timed With Great Allied Push To Rhine

REDS OUTFLANK KUESTRIN, PUSH INTO SEELOW      Fighting Flames Along Front From Stettin Bay to Crossen

eelow is directiy east of berlin ang is t4 miles west of the Oder. It is on the main railway skirting the Oder which connects Stettin and  a. =»

Germans Claim Seelow Reached In Soviet Drive   Kuestrin Outflanked; Terrific Fighting In Progress, Says Nazi Account Of Offensive

Russ 25 Mi. From Berlin: Across Oder   Zhukov Army Flanks Kuestrin, Main Obstacle To Drive on Capital

Reds Outflank Fortress of Kuestrin, Germans Claim: Soviets Reach Seelow

Massive New Soviet Drive Gains Speed  Red Army my Reaches Sce low Directly East of Reich Capital *  CUESTRIN FL ANKEL  New Assault ault Timed Witl Allied Drive to Rhine in West         CUESTRIN FLANKED

REDS REPORTED ONLY 25 MILES OUTSIDE BERLIN   Transocean Says Russians Have Struck To Seelow On Oder’s West Side

Soviets Drive Nearer Reich Capital Limits   Outflank Fortress Krnes. trin and Resch Seclow ' On West Side of the ! Oder River   Soviel Offensive Declared Massive   German Broadeast Says Terrific Fighting Taking Place Al Goerlitz; Bat de Termed See-Saw

Reds Race On Berlin   Marines Tighten Squeeze On Iwo   RUSSIANS PAY TRIBUTE TQ WOMEN RY ENDHNY CILVORE   British Fight Into Mandalay

REDS OUTFLANK KUESTRIN EAST OF HUN CAPITAL   Report Russians Reach Seelow 12 Miles West of Oder River

Ground Exchanged In Bloody Fighting   Zhukov’s New Offensive Timed With Eisenhower's Slamming Drive in West

Soviets Reach Seelow, West Bank of Oder   Russians Outflank Fortress of Kuestrin, In Drive on Capital of Germany, Nazis Assert

Reach Seelow, 12 Miles West of The Oder and Directly East of Berlin

PASS FORTRESS OF KUESTRIN, REACHSEELOW   German Radio Tells of Gains Made In New - Zhukov Offensive

Red Drive On Berlin Launched   Russian Forces Within 25 Miles of City Limits of Reich Capital

OUTFLANK FORT OF KUESTRIN: REACH SFFLOW   Transocean Broadcast Reports Russians on  West Bank of Oder

BERLIN REPORTS REDS 25 MILES AWAY AT SEELOW   Moscow Remains Silent On Reported New Offensive

Reds 25 Miles From Berlin, Slash Two Gaps In Kuestrin Line, German Radio Admits

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Winter Slashes Production in Pennsylvania   3 Million in War Goods Tied Up in Erie; Army Sends in Equipment; More Snow, Cold Due

SOW? = ACES INSn.* dlENNA, SAYS BERLIN   Second Ukrainian Army to Encircle City From North

KEEP LID ON  Failure to Keep Garbags Can Lid On In Rainy Weather Slows Disposal

Rebs Bir we  Failure to Keep Garbags Can Lid On In Rainy Weather Slows Dizpstal

Solons Agree To ‘F orgive’ Soldier Tax   Senate-House Conferees In Accord ou Twe Other Provisions of Measure, Differ on Four Parts

Joint Committee On Tax Reduction. Bill Vote To — Forgive G.I. Income Toll

Enlisted Men Are Forgiven War Levies   Conferees In Agreement On Tax Reduction

Congressional Redistricting Plan Is Read’   Proposal Would Dismember 2nd District; Move Rando! ph Into 9th

Oil Tanks in Borneo Fired by Japanese   Yanks Scale Cliffs in Okinawa to Sear Japs With Fire Hose

FIRE LIGHTED TWO PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS DURING WEDNESDAY  JAPS SET OIL TANKS AFIRI ON BORNEO AS YANKS BURN ENEMY FROM CAVE!

10th Army Beats Back. Enemy Counter-Attack   Chinese Evacuate Ishan Railroad  Junction West of Liuchow -

U. S. Tankmeni Scale Cliffs;  Hurl Flames   Carry 500-Foot Extension Hoses; Cut Deep Inte Foe’s Diminishing Hold

Trouble Ahead For British Loan  Faces Defeat If Early Vote Taken

Trouble Looms on Proposed Loan to Britain  i Defeat Forecast   Defeat Forecast if Brought to Early Voie

Trouble Ahead For Proposed Loan to British   Some Administration Friends Privately Concede It J Might Be Defeated in Early Vote

OPPOSITION T0 VAST LOAN HAS GROWN IN U, S.   Some Administration Backers Fear Proposal To Aid Britain in Danger

PROPOSED BRITISH LOAN FACES FIGHT   ADMINISTRATION BACKERS SEE DEFEAT IF IT IS BROUGHT TO EARLY VOTE.

Trouble Looms on Proposed Loan to Britain  ,, — eee Ree oer ee   Defeat Forecast if Brought to Early Vote

Hull Worked To "Delay Showdown   ‘Warned’ Cabinet — Japan Might Attack Anyuhers  ‘Any Time ©   SENT NO ULTIMATUM   Former Secretary of  State Gives: Account: of  ,  Negotiations

Instead of an Ultimatum Hull Tells Probers He and FDR Played Desperately for Time   Declares Cornerstone of Their Efforts Was to “Avoid a Showdown" Until Country Had a Chance to Strenathen Defenses

Knew of Jzp Plans To Attack   Former Secretory Of State Witness In Senate Probe

Ex-Secrefary Of State Bares Peace Efforts   Tells Committee He And F.D.R. Played For More Time

HULL Raat hil Ud. TRIED TO AVERT GRIGIS   Wanted io Delay Showdown, Former Sec’y Tells Senate Prebe.,

PEARL HARBOR BOARD HEARS TESTIMONY   Hoped To Build Defenses While Negotiating

FDR Played Desperately  To Postpone Nips’ Attack   Cabinet Was Warned During Negotiations

Hull Says FDR Stalled For Time To Prepare US   Roosevelt Sought Tc Delay Jap Attack By Negotiation, He Testifies

Hull Asserts F.D. Played For Time Before Jap Rait   Pearl Committee Told Only Yielding Of Principles Could Prevent Attack

Attack Could Have Been Avoided Only if U. S$. Had Yielded on Vital Principles   ‘Overt Act’ Cited   Original Jap Advance Into Indo-Chinn Was Real Cause

HULL TESTIFIES ON DIPLOMACY WITH JAPANESE   Claims Joining With FDR in Playing for Time Before Attack

Sparred For Time. Says Hull   Former State Chief Gives Day-By-Day Re port of Events Which Led to Pear] Harbor   TO CALL WALKER

News Day And Night   Cabinet Repeatedly Warned Prior To Dec. 7 That War Was Imminent   All Hope Vanished  ForUnderstanding   Information At Hand Indicated Attack Would Be In Asia, Dutch Indies

Cordell Hull Tells How America Played For Time Before Pearl Harbor’ ‘Sneak’ :

No Ultimatum Sent To Japs, Hull Testifies   Ailing Former Secretary Of State Tells of Events Leading to the War

Only by U. S. Yielding Fundamentol Principles Cauld Attack on Pearl Horbor Been Prevented, Hull Testifies

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JEWESS POINTS QUT MURDERERS   Nazis On Trial For Mas: Killings And Torture Are Identified

Belsen Killers Are Identified  Woman Doctor Points Tc Defendants

Witness Describes Mass Nazi Murders   Polish Jewess Identifies 15 Offenders at Trial  Seccion

Polish Jewess Identities Nazi Murderer:   Stench of Death Sill Hangs Over Belsen Camn

MacArthur Sees Battle On Borneo   General Goes Ashore a: Australians Encounter  Little Opposition

Victory Girl Problem Is Tackled ‘By Kansas Solons; Bills Considered

Legislature Has Problem, V ictory Girl  Identified as  aww *« «   Identified as One Who Follows Camps and Plants

Calls Loss on Loan to Roosevelt Private and Personal Business Deai

It’s Always Poor Dad Who Has to Do ‘Without—But There’li Be Some for Mom

Women Better Dressed At Less Cost Than Year Ago But Men’s Clothing Short

Sleep-Shift Train Approved   Troops Toke Turn in  Pullmans, Doy Coache As Army Tests Plan

Flying from Bases in the Philippines   Tokyo Reports Kobe Indus trial Area Hit—Nagoya Still Ablaze

United States To Investigate General Motors   To Examine Corporation Under Anti-Trust Laws

Gov't Starts Probe Of GM   Investigation Under Anti. Trust Laws Is Being Launched

Federal Probe Of GM Trust Status Disclosed Friday   Department Of Justice Confirms A UAW-CIO Contention It Is Inquiring Into Union Claims Company Violates Statutes

Government Starts Probe Of GM Trust   Little Progress Made In Attempt Reach Pay Accord

ANTI-TRUST LAW INVESTIGATION OF (1. M. UNDER WAY   Department of Justice Discloses It Is Making Inquiry —Union Had Requested Probe.   TWO SIDES WRANGLE IN WAGE DISPUTE   Session Recesses Until Monday With Little Progress Made in Efforts to Settle Strike.

U.S. Probing GM Structure   Anti-Trust) Law Violation aree Sernutinized

U.S. Probing GM Status As Monopoly  Reuther Visions Firm Finally  Agreeing an 20%

UNION ASKS ANTI- TRUST PROBE OF Gy   NO PROGRESS MADE IN WAGE DISPUTE BARGAINING

General Motors Investigated by Government  Little Progress Is Reported by Company, Union

NATION-WIDE STRIKE CALLED IN ARGENTINA   Workers’ Group To Protes! Any Rule ‘Of Oligarchs’

Argentine Labor Organization Calls Nationwide Strike   Protest Action Of Government

Argentina Labor Calls General National Strike   Strike Will Be For 24 Hour Period Beginning Tomorrow.

Labor Unions In Argentina Call Strike   Unrest Seethes As Peron Backers Ask His Release

a sh a Fe » ue rT. : ; bed Japanese People Are Enduring The Impossible

Japs Tense After Raids   Broadcast Give Description Of How Citizens Respond To B-29 Raids

Nip Broadcasts Fully Reveal The Terror Of Life Under Terrific Bombardments   Army Turns to Airlines To Help Move Troops

JAPANESE PROPAGANDA BROADCASTS REFLECT TERROR OF PEOPLE IN LAND WRITHING AND BURNING.

New B-29 Blows      Enemy Broadcasts Hint of Terror Gripping Japan As B-29, Navy Attacks Mount

Enemy Broadcasts Reveal Terror’ Of Life:In Japan ; Under Sea, ‘Air Assaults 

Enemy Radios Tell Of Horror Under Attacks   Enduring The Impossible With Clenched Fists, Nipponese Propagandist Declares

 Enemy Broadcasts Hint of Terror Gribping Jaban As B-29, Navy Attacks Mount:

NIPPONESE RADIO BROADCASTS LIFT CURTAIN ON TERROR OF LIFE LAID BARE BY BOMBERS

Broadcasts Reveal Terror of Nips  +  Crllione “Bedure the ienpessilie”

LIFE OF FEAR FOR NIPS SEEN IN BROADCASTS   Reports Show Need of Food and Medicine In Bombed Land

>ropaganda Of Se laps Reaches O1 critical Stage Is   ‘Secret Pier Of America Is Revealed

Jap Propagandists Disclose Full Meaning of Terror as Raids on Homeland Increase

CURRAN NAMED TO ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP   Baltimore Democratic Pollitical Leader Is Succes sor To Walsh

Democratic Leader Says He Will Not Be Candidate in Next Election

CURRAN APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL   O’Conor Names Baltimore Lawyer to State Position

HALIFAX URGES STRONG UNITY   British Ambassador Tells Tulsans Victory Against Germany in Sight

Many Shortages Face Housewives Until Next Spring   Meat, Sugar, Fats, Oils Will Remain On Hard-To-Get List

Food Ration Is No Better  Clartaqac Claitad   Shortages Slated Until Next Spring

Food To Be Scarce Until Next Spring   Treasury Is Deprived Of $500,000,000 Each Year, Congressmen Told

NO RELIEF SEEN IN MEAT SHORTAGE   Until Spring Of Next Year, Government Survey Indicated

FOOD SHORTAGE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SPRING   Outlook For Civilians Remains Dark, Survey By Federal Agencies Shows

DEWEY PRAISES GOP CHAIRMAN   BROWNELL OUTLINES  ORGANIZATION PLANS AT PARTY CONFERENCE

Japanese Premier Is Granted Dictator Powers  Wartime Measure Puts Suzuki at Helm, Leaves Diet Useless

Jap Diet Gives Premier Decree Power   Girds Nation For Gravest Crisis

JAP PARLIAMENT ALL BUT VOTES OUT OWN POWERS   Practically Puts Itself Out of Gevernment aa Extra-Ordi. nary Session Called to Consider Drastic Meanures Caomen to End

FULL CONTROL «GIVEN SUZUKI   Jap Diet Finally Approves Dictatorship Rule

FIVE ALLIED TASK FORCES PAVE THE WAY   Blast Path For Invasion O  Okinawa Island

TASK FORCES BLAST JAP* APPROACHES   Tokyo Says 18 Battleships in Naval Assault

Nips Say Four Allied Task Forces Near Jap Approaches   Invasion of Okinawa By Americansc Seen

TIME FOR FIGHT FINALLY HERE JAP PAPER SAYS   Southern Approaches To Enemy Home Islands Under Fire

Five Fleets Attack Japs   Kighteen Battleships Are Engaged In Assault On Southern Approaches

JAPO REPORT FOUR FLEETS OE AYUKYUS   Pound Southern Approache: for Eighth Straight Day, Foe Says.

Invasion Of  Okinawa _ Isles Seems Certaint)   “Time for Decisive Battle Between Japan and America Finally Has Come,” Say . Tokyo Papers

Tokyo Says 5 Task Forces Blasting Southern Ryukyus to Begin Okinawa Invasion

Five Allied Task  Forces Claimed Hitting Jap Isles   Time For Decisive Battle At Hand, © Says Tokyo Radio

Tokyo Reports 5 Task Forces Shell  Ryukyus 8 Days   Adm. Nimitz Announces British Ships Join  In Bombardment

Army Cancels Its Contracts.  For Gasoline  oe oe ee a ee ee ee oa 6    Drops $19,011,468 In Deliveries to East  And West Coast Points

Gasoline Contracts Cancelled By Army      Army Will Rely on Buying in Open Market for Many Items

Labor Unions’ Gross Income $383,686,000, List of Tax-Exempt Agencies Discloses

ALCOHOL BILL HAS TRIPLED   STEADY INCREASE IN EXPEN DITURES FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SINCE. REPEAL

U. S. Hangover   Claimed to Have Doubled, Cost More Than Tripled In Past 11 Years

RADIO BROADCASTS FROM TOKYO OF “ANNIHILATIVE BLOW" REVEAL FEAR OF  HOMELAND INVASION '

Trade  Prisoner For Every Soldier Getting Discharge   Army Plan Will Bring Home 845,000 Yanks In Next 3 Months

\Prisoners Will  Be Released As  GI’s Come Home   Seek To Get 400,000 Germans, Italians Here  Out of U. S. Quickly

WILL SEND BACK AXIS PRISONERS   RETURN ONE FOR EVERY AMERICAN SOLDIER WHO IS DISCHARGED

EUROPEAN WAR ‘BOWS OUT’ WITh NAZIS DEGRADED   Stalin Gives Victory Broadcast Stating Russians Will Not Destroy Germany

Russian Dies  In Air Crash      Soviet; “Ambasiudor* To U. Sv Is. ‘Killed:

Survivor Tells Of Bloody Orgy      Gen. Yamashita’s - Charges Killed Women, Children ‘In Red-. Cross Station

Witness Tells How Japs Killed 100   ‘Four Sailors Held Orgy in Red Cross Aid Depol;  WVamashita ni Trisk

JAP GENERAL'S TRIAL {5 BEGUN   Woman Tells of Manila Atrocity in Yamashita’s _ Trial.   WOMEN WERE VICTIMS

Testimony Links  Yamashida To  Jap Atrocities War Criminal’s Trial Underway

Yamashita Goes on Trial: Deaths Of 100 Women, Chil¢ren Pictured By Survivor of Unresisted Org:

SAYS NIPS KILL WOMEN AT RED GROSS STATION   Claims 4 Jap Sailors Murder or Wound 100 in Bloody Orgy

Yamashita Loses as Trial Opens  Defense Overruled in Early Skirmishing

 Murder of 100 Women, Childrer Is Described   Yamashita Placed on Trial for Atrocities in Philippines

More Nip Atrocities Revealed As Trial Of General Yamashita Opens In Manila

Bayoneting Orgy Told at Trial Woman Reports Sailors Killed, Wounded 100

Japs Bayonet 100 Women, Children; Trial Testimony      famashito’s War Criminal Trial Goes Bad 7 For Him

Bloody Orgy Revealed  Four Jap Sailors Killed © Or Wounded 100 Women And. Children In Manila

Jap Crimes Are Disclosed At  Nippon Tria   Gen, Yamashita Hears Wii ness Tell of His Soldiers Bayoneling Women and Childreug

Testifies Japs Bayoneted, Shot 100 Women and Children in Aid Station

Relate Jap Oray As Trial of Gen. Yamashita Opens   Defense Motions Stifled; First of Trials in Pacific

Witnesses Tell of Massa: cre At Red Cross Aid Station At Manila. )

Yamashita’s Trial Opens   Woman Survivor of Bloody Jap Orgy Takes Witness Stand

Jap Sailors Kill 100 In Bloody Orgy   Attack Revealed In Court Martial Of Yamashita

Bloody Orgies Told At Trial Of Yamashita   Survivor Describes Bayo neting Of 100 Womer And Children.

Survivor Tells Of Bloody Orgy Of Jap Sailors   Trial of Jap Gen. Yamashita, Charged As War Criminal, Opens

Yamashita’s Trial Opens At Manila      First Witnesses Tell of Wholesale Murders as Defense Lays Careful Groundwork for Anpeal

Testifies to Sav age Orgy Tn Aid Station   Gen. Yamashita’s Soldiers Were in  Brutal Killings

Witnesses Say Men Under His Command Slaughtered 100 At Station   Wo men, Children Stabbed To Death   Bloody Orgy Continues For Hour, Say Survivors Of Atrocity

Bloody Orgy in Red Cross Station Laid to Yamashita  Woman Witness ot Jap General's

BLOODY ORGY AT RED CROSS STATION TOLD   100 Women, Children Bayoneted by Jap Sailors

KILLINGS BARED AS YAMASHITA GOES ON TRIAL   Survivor Relates How Japs Slaughtered Women And Children At Manila

Taft Calls For "Strategy Parley , With MacArthur   Urges General Be Consulted On Final Plans Ta Reat lene

Talt Suggests Gen. WArthur To Washington   Declares General Should Be Consulted On Final Strategy To Defeat Japanese.   NIMITZ WAS IN CAPITAL

URGE REPORT BY MACARTHUR   Taft Wants General To Help Map Strategy In Pacific

Taft Would Bring MacArthur Home   To Help Determine Final Strategy Against Japs

Senator Taft Backs General MacArthur As Best Man to Be Appointed Supreme Commander in Pacific War

Asks MacArthur's Views Be Sought  Sen. Taft Wants Him Consulted on Strategy

MacArthur’s Help Sought   Taft ‘Would Permit ‘Advisor At Capital

Taft Urges FDR to Bring M’Arthur Home to Chart Plans Against Japs

THIRD ARMY DRIVING INTO SIEGFRIED LINE   Yanks Reach Our Rive Frontier; British At Roer

PE Strikers Warned. To Return To Posts      Men, Will Lose. Seniority Rights, Company State- "i ment Savs —-

ULTIMATUM GIVEN CUMBERLAND DRIVERS   Potomac Edison Company Says Men Must Return To Work Sat urdar To Hold Senicrits

PE Strikers Warned To Refurn To Posts   Men. Wiil Lose Seniority Rights, Company State: ment Says

Millions Chaar HCL  General   People Throng 38 Miles of Caravan Route

New York’s Millions Pay Hero’s Tribute To Gen. ‘Ike’ Eisenhower   Business Almost At Standstill A: Nation's Hero Is Honored

17-GUN SALVO FOR ARRIVAL OF U. S. HERO   Business In World’s Greatest Metropolis Comes to Halt for Big Day.

New York Pays Great Tribute To General Ike   . Thousands Of People  Line Streets To Give ‘Eisenhower Welcome

New York Pays Hero's Tribute To Eisenhower   People Line Famous Avenue of Heroes To View Big Parade

MEN TO BE DRAFTED AFTER JAPAN FALLS   Army Discharges and Need of Strong Occupation Forces to Prolone Concrrintinan

Chennault End: Command of  14th Air Force   To Retire From Army When Reorganization Of Unit Is Complete

Flying Tigers Tounder Prepzaes  Toleave China   Che.f.ault Resigns 14th Air Force Command,  Plans to Retire

Gen. Chennault Reveals Plans  To Leave China   Changes in American Air Effort in China Seen After Resionation

Canadian _ Troops Make Gain in italy  Repulse German CcAtviwtbta vAttR Ee bk

Canadian Troops Gain In Italy   Less Than 2 Miles From San Alberto

Suzuki Picks Nip Cabinet   Warns No Optimism for Japan's Survival Seen in War Situation

BARROW GUNMAN’ IS HELD IN WEST   HARDEE D. BRAZZIL SURREN DERS—SAYS HE COMMITTED MANY ROGBERIES.

Death March Survivor Tells How Comrades Restored Hi: Sight While in Prison Camp

HARDY L, HOPKINS SENT TO MOSCOW   Truman Directs Special Missions; Davies to Leave for London

Hopkins Will Undertake New ‘Mission to Moscow’ As Delegate of Truman

HOPKINS SENT TO SEE STALIN   nouncement Tells Of Special Mission

DULLES TO AID SECURITY MEET   Will Attend Session As Adviser  To Vandenberg

German Prisoners Sign Declaration Denouncing Nazism   Few Weeks Ago, Camp Showed Evidence of Nagi Influence

PARIS, April 4—(AP)—The French announced the capture of Karlsruhe today.

RUSSIANS ARE CLEANING UP BALTIC AREA   .Wiping Out Nazi - Pockets Before Assaulting Berlin

25 Red Army Forces Ram East Defense   Germans Expect Massed Assault On Oder Points

Drive Aims To Destroy Nazi Pockets   Danzig, Gdynia And Koeninsberg Are Under Assault

WITNESSES OF HOOPER DEATH SFE SUSPECTS   Resume Questioning of 4 Men Arrested By State Police

Grill Suspects In Hooper Death   State Police Hold Four Men Without Charge

SMASH NAZI DEFENSES Ik RHINE VALLE}   Sensational Gain Beyond Moselle Places Two German Armies in Danger of Annihilation. .   HODGES CUTS BIG RUHR HIGHWAY   Forces Beat Off CounterBlow and Drive Toward Reich Plains— Seventh Captures Bitche.

Third Makes Twenty Miles Breakthrough   Sets Up Two German Armies For Imminent Anuithilation, Seventh Is Crashing Into Germany rem the South

First And Third U. S. Armies Staggering Foe Into Reeling Retreat   Moselle- Rhine Triangle Falling Apart Under Terrific Impact Of Third And Seventh

Third Makes Sensational Penetration  Past Moselle   First Cuts Across Ruhr Super-Road As It Continues Drive East of Rhine

TwoEnemy Armies Faced With Imminent Annihilation After Ist, 3rd Pierce Moselle Area

RHINE BULGE DEEPENED 10 SEVEN MILES   MOSELLE TRIANGLE COLLAPSES UNDER YANK ATTACK

» Big Ruhr Superhighway Crossed at Two Places East of Rhine River—

2 NAZI ARMIES SET FOR ANNIHILATION   Two Slashing Yank Armies Deal Body Blows   SEVENTH CRASHES   Through into Germany From, South; Moselle - Rhine , Triangle Collapsing’

Yanks Astride Key Ruhr Road At Two Places   Breakthrough of 3d Army Threatens Big Foe Forces With Annihilation; 7th Army Captures Bicthe

Reeling Nazi  Forces Dealt — ~ Fierce Blows   Third Army Breakthrough Imperils Two Germen Ar mies—Moselle-Rhine Triangle Collapsing ~ Under American Impact 

Yanks Dealing Terrific Blows To Reeling Foe   Third U. S. Army Makes Sensational Gain Beyond Moselle

THIRD ARMY IN BREAKTHROUGH NEAR MOSELLE   Two German Armies Confronted By Immediate  Annihilatinn   RUHR SUPERHIGHWAY IS CROSSED BY FIRST

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Annihilation of Two German Armies in Moselle River Area Said Imminent as Moselle-Rhine Triangle [s Crumbling Under American Blows

eteran Troops To Tol! Knell for Japanese Forces   BRILLIANT RECORD   ight on Okinawa is High lighted by Struggle for Shuri

Back of the Headlines   Japan's Hope of Salvation Lies in Rift Between Allies   By RALPH HEINZEN United Press Ware Analuat

$50,000,000 In Orders Cancelled. ... .  UNRRA Free Press Rider Termed “Slap At Russia” And Its Defeat Forecast

Thomas Predicts Rider Strikeout In UNRRA Bill   Says Slap At Russia Should Not Come In Such Form

May Strike Rider From UNRRA Bill   Cpposition to insistence On “Free Press” Arises; Slap at Russia. ts Claim

Atom Policy Up fo Pres. Truman   To Submit His Views Before Congress Soon

President Not Setting Self Up As Sole Arbiter,  Ross Asserts   He Will Take Full Responsibilify, Though, for Polieyv

HOUSE STATEMENT   Ross Says Truman Won’ Be Sole Arbiter of Atom Bomb Secret   CONGRESS WILL DECIDE

President Will Decide Policy On Atomic Bomb   Denies Cabinet Row Over Russia

FINAL DECISION TO BE MADE BY SOLONS   ‘ecommendations Will Be Made By President   RESPONSIBILITY   For Secret To Be Taken By Truman Until Congress Acts On Measure

White House to Outhne Atomic Policy   TRUMAN NOT TO BE “SOLE ARBITER!” CONGRESS TO DECIDE

Future of Afom Bomb Rests With U. §. Legislators   Truman, However, to Make His Wishes . Known to Congress

CONGRESS WILL HEAR TRUMAN'S PLANS ON ATOM      Story That President Plans ‘Lone Hand’ On Control Denied At Capital

PRESIDENT WILL DIRECT CONTROL OF ATOM SECRET   BUT SAYS HE WON'T DICTATE POLICIES, ONLY GIVE ADVICE

Recommendations On Atomic Bomb ¥  Use to Congress   President Is Not to Play a Lone Hand; Final Say-So Will Be Up to Solons

Truman Guardian  Ot Bomb   President to Submit his Recommendation As to its Future

Congress To Get ‘AlTruman Data n Use Of Atom   President: Not Setting Salt . Up As Sole ‘Arbiter. Of : Future Of Bomb: Secret

Not Playing Altogether Lone Hand  Truman To Give Atomic Bomb Recommendations To Congress Presently

Truman Will Determine Atomic Energy Policies   President Takes Responsibility For Control And Development Of Secret Force

Alom Policy Up fo Solens  President to Assume   President to Assume Burden of Making Proposal to Congvess

CLARIFIES WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT   Ross Says Truman Won't Be Sole Arbiter of Atom  Secret   CONGRESS WILL DECIDE

State Department To Control Surpluses   Truman Says He Alone Will Determine Administration Policy On Atomic Bomb

Truman To Be Sole Arbiter ‘On Atomic Bomh   President Will Soon Submit Recommendations For Development

Congress Soon To Get Truman Atomic Views   Reeonmendations For De velopment and Use Of Bomb’s Energy to Be Submitted by President

To Submit Plans for Atomic Bom   Truman, Cabinet Study Proposals

Truman Alone Will  Be Responsible For Atomic Policy   His Recommendations To Congress for Final Decision Expected Soor

Final Say ~ Atom — T o Congress   But Truman Says He Alone Will Decide  What Administration Policy Is Going to Be

Most Markets Are Reported Blocked With Farmers Satisfied By Prices

Heavy Sales On Opening Bright Belt   Prices Range rom $1.00 to $4.00 Per Itundred Over Last, Year, Farmers Satisfied

U. S., Britain To Reappraise Food Supplies   Civilians Receive Conflicting Reports From OPA and WFA

U.S, BRITAIN PROBING FOOD SITUATION   Meat Problem _ Appears to Be  Only Real Concern

U. S., BRITAIN WORK ON REHASH QF ENTIRE FOOD SUPPLY PROBLEM   SPOKESMAN FOR PACKERS PREDICTS GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO “TAKE OVER” MEAT INDUSTRY

17-Year-Old Mother Seeking Custody Of Her ‘Gift? Baby   .. Child Given To Omaha Satior During Train irip

May End CaseAgainst Guard   Hold First War Crime Trial In Jap Homeland

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   (By Internationa: News Service)   SMASHING ASSAULT LOOSED BY U.S. IST ARMY

CROWD FLOCKS TO SCENE OF WRECK   Large Truck and Rock Crusher Overturn at . fersection .

CROWD FLOCKS T0. SCENE OF WRECK   Large Truck. and Rock Crusher Overturn at . - Intersection     <>) reanrere rT Part? Bare

MANPOWER CONTROL BILL 1S CRITICIZED   Gives One Man Power tc Shackle and Bind Labor, Manaaement.

IS AGAINST MEASURE   Senator Brooks Says Manpower Bill Gives Too Much Power

Canned Musical Programs And Commentators Substituted On NBC And ABC   355 STATIONS ARE AFFECTED BY ACTION

U.S. Troops Smash Within Five Miles Of Great Nazi Arsenal   Germans Report Main Defense Lines Hold Firmly Along Approaches To City; American Ninth Hits Nearer To Rhine’s West Banks; Reich Raided Again

Allied Armor At Approaches To City   U. S. Ninth Army Pushes Closer To Rhine Banks

JAP ‘TIGER’ DOESN'T LIKE = AUS CELL IN MANILA JAIL   VAMASHITA COMPLAINS OF TREATMENT AND DENIES ATROCITIES IN PHIL _ IPPINES

DOESNT LIKE TREATMENT IN PRISON   Insists He Doesn't Believe Accounts of Nip Atrocities

Baltimore Tax Bill Will Be Considered   State Assembly Will Dis. cuss Reyenue-Producina Measures

LEGISLATURE. 10 CONVENE TODAY IN ANNAPOLIS   Special Session To Assisi Baltimore And Cumberland To Last One Day   GOVERNOR MAY SEND MESSAGE BY LETTER

CONGRESSMAN  DEMANDS OPA ACTIANON MEAT   Weiss Says No Meat In Butcher Shops Back Home    Cannot Understand Situation Due To Other Facts ©

U.S Casualties Reach 1,070,672   Reveal Reduction of 594 Over Last Week

Ohio Legislators Equalize Benefit Pay For Jobless   Return Home Following Stormy One-Day Special Session

ASSEMBLY HOME AFTER CHANGING JOBLESS LAW   Governor Signs Emergency Bill Making Benefit Pay Retroactive To V-J Day   LAWMAKERS TO RETURN   Lausche Says He Will Call Another Special Session Before January

J ap Troops Dying by Thousands   ‘Casualties Terrific ‘On Seas and in Invaded Islands; Millions Fiee Bombed. Cities

JAP PRISON SHIP SUNK BY BOMBERS; O00 AMERICANS DIE   Vessel Loaded With U. S Captives Goes Down Off Luzon After Attack by Yank Airmen.   HUNDREDS SURVIVE TO BE RECAPTUREL   Officer Who Escaped Says Toll Would Have Been Greater Had Men Remained in Suffocating Holds.

British Gains Menace Jap Burma Forces   Communication Lines Severed

Slash Rangoon And Mandalay  Contact Lines   Take Eight Airdromes Intact—MacArthur Reports 90,000 Jap Dead on Luzon Island

8 Airfields  Captured in Burma   90,000 Japs Killed on Luzon; 2050 Yanks Die on Iwo Jima

DASHING ADVANCE BY BRITISH UNITS ENNANGEREN) JARS   EVERY ENEMY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MANDA. LAY-RANGOON SLASHED

Smashing British Assault Threatens All Japs in Burmé   85-Mile Advance Slashe: Communications Lines, Kills 1,600 Nips

Foe’s Position Is Endangered By Maneuver   American Casualties on Luzon, Iwo Heavy, But Yanks Continue to Gain

QSITION I ENDANGERED   British Armored, Airborne Units Make 85-Mile Advance in Rurma.   REPORT IWO CASUALTIES

British Gains in Burma Hits Nippons Hard   Dashing 85-mile Advance Endangers Entire Position

British Menace Japan's Whole Burma Position   Big Push Slashes Every Mandalay-Rangoon Com mimication  ine.

Entire Jap Situation in Burma Threatened; One Marine for Six Japs Slain on Bloody Iwo

British Drive Endangers Jap Hold On Burma   2,050 Marines Killed So Far In lwo Battle

British Score 85-Mile Gain  Reveal 2,050 Marines Dead On Iwo Jima

BRITISH SCORE SWEEPING GAINS IN BURMA AREA   Gain 85 Miles, Seize Eight Airdromes; Kill 90,000 Japs on Luzon

8 JAP AIRPORTS CAPTURED INTACT   MAC ARTHUR SAYS 90,000 JAPANESE KILLED ON LUZON

YANKS DRIVE DEEPER INTO GERMANY   First Army Strikes on Road to Euskirchen; 3d Nears Open Sector

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationai News Service)   U.S. FORCES HAMMER DEEPER INTO REICH

CIO Demands Are Rejected By U.S. Steel   Union Head Calls For $2 Increase Through Entire  American Industry

PAY INCREASE TURNED DOWN BY U.S. STEEL   * Letter Of Corporation Cites Inability To Meet Demands

U. S. Steel Rejects Demana F ora$2-a-Day Waze Boost   Union’s Policy Committee to Meet Friday to Consider Corporation’s Stand—Murray Expresses Hope Workers Will Take No Precipitate Action—Company Asserts Increase Would Cause It to Operate at a Loss.

Wage Increase Is Refused To Ste él Workers   $2 Per Day Boost Demanded by CIO Called _ “Staagerina” -

Pay Demand Turned Down By U.S. Steel   Corporation Says Increase Asked Is Staqgeringd 

Steel Worker Demands Are Turned Down   President Murray Says U. S. Steel Can Well Afford To Pay Wage Boost

Union Leader Says Boos Is Needed for Sake o' "Peacetime Prosper: ity’

Strike Order Appears Certain As Motor Plant Workers Ballot;  Wage Increase in Steel Denied

(10 Policy Group To Convene Friday      Furray Cautions Against *Precipitate Achon’

EDR WORKED TO LIFT U. S. FROM DEPRESSION: LED NATION; AT WAR   “our-Times Presidential Career Spanned Tur. bulent Years Of Peace And War; Many Unprecedented Moves

‘Tradition-Breaking Years of F. D. R.  Covered Peace, War   During Turbulent Career, President Worked to Defeat Depression, Dominated Charting of Allied Victory

Yanks Take Most ‘Of Northeast two  Remaining Jap Defenders Fight Hard to Hold

FIGHT ON IWO NEARING END   Japs in Small Pocket al Island Tip Continue To Battle Fiercely

Most of [wo Now in Hands  OfU.S. Marine:   Heavy Resistance Still Encountered in North

BLOODY IWO FIGHT ISIN FINAL PHASE      Rugged Northwest End of ‘sland Taken by - os MAapimes

NORTHEAST ENE OF ISLAND HELO BY DEVILDOGS   Remaining Jap Defenders Fighting Desperately To Hold Northern Tip   ENEMY’S BONIN BASES UNDER AERIAL ATTACK

BLOODY IWO FIGHT 1S IN FINAL PHASE   Rugged Northwest End of ‘Island Taken by Marines

Near final phase of  Iwo fight  Defenders battle for northern tip

Vet Return  Machinery Is Studied   Patterson Sends Specia Group to Pacific To Look into Matter.

Three Babies Burn To Death in Fire   Two Are Children of Soldiers Stationed At Pyote Field

Suspect To Return With Local Sheriff      Samuel. Ewing, Wanted Here for Questioning - Will be Returned

Suspect To Return With Local Sherifi   Samuel Ewing, Wanted Here for Questioning Will he Ratuenad

TAX REDUCTIONS DUE AFTER WAR   Senate Finance Chief Lists 3 Prospects For Revenue Cuts

TAX REDUCTION AFTER WAR SEEN   SENATOR GEORGE SAYS TOTAL ELIMINATION OF SOME LEVIES

TRUMAN WILL MEE] WITH FRENCH ENVOY      President Talks With Hul On Hospital Visit

senator Contends World Charter Contains Half-Dozen Glaring Faults but He Will Support Jis Ratification and Also Seek Reservations

Senator Bushfield Asserts. However, That He Will Support League Plan

Senator Would Make Changes In World Plar   Bushfield Promises Vote Bat Points to ‘Fault. Te Parlev Document

Sen. Bushfield Reports Flaws  In United Nations Charter  But Says He Will Support It

 Senator Bushfield Sees At Least Six ‘Glaring Faults’ In United Nations Charter, But Stil] Pledges Support

75,000 SOUGHT FOR R. R. WORK   Senate Quiz Chief to Ask U. S. Agencies Join to Solve Tangle

COMMITTEE FAVORS 175,000 IN. CREASE IN NUMBER OF ‘ EMPLOYES ON RAIL LINES:

CALLS FOR NEW RR, MANPOWER   Senate Committee Suggests  75,000 Added Workers

CANAL THREAT   Rebuilding Of Waterway I: Held Possibility For  Security Reasons

Atomic Bomb Discovery May Force United States to Completely Rebuild Vulnerable Panama Canal

PANAMA CANAL OUTMODED NOW   Atomic Bomb Sours Study of  Project For Its Reoe buildina

Report That Eisenhower, Field Marshal Montgomer Hold Important Confab

ALLIED MILITARY CHIEFTAINS CONFER   Eisenhower, Bradley, Simpson and Others Meet at Montgomery’s Headauarters.

NEW LABOR HEAD OK'D BY SENATE   Pass Schwellenbach: Anderson Vote Due Monday

Senate Confirms New Labor Chief   Schwellenbach OK’d  As Perkins’ Successor

DEMANDS DEAT FOR YAMASHITA   “Tiger's” Fate Rests With 5 Man Commission

Court Pondering Yamashita.s Fate  Sentence of Death Is Asked by Prosecution

Death By Noose Demanded For Gen. Yamashita   Verdict Scheduled For Return Friday

DEMAND DEATH FOR YAMASHITA   Five-Man Commission Expected To Give Verdict Friday

YAMASHITA CASE IN JURY’S HANDS   U.S. Commission Is Slated to Return Hs Verdict in Manila Friday

DEMANDS DEATH OF YAMASHITA   CASE GOES TO U. S&S, MILITARY COMMISSION

ACTION IS EXPECTED “ANY HOUR’   Montgomery, Doenitz Plan To Confer In  Denmark, Claim

EXCITED LONDON FXPEGTS VE DAY SUNDAY MONDAY   Members of Parliament Anticipate Speciai Session; Stand on Call

STAFF SGT. MILLER RETURNS TO STATES   Local Man, Held Prisoner for Three Years, Back in U. S.

STAFF SGT. MILLER RETURNS TO STATES      Local Man, Held Prisoner -_ for. Three Years, — Rack in U. S.

Unexplained Explosion Wrecks Cafe in Hammond, Ind., 17 Persons Injured

SOUTH AGAINST CONFIRMATION OF MR. WALLACE   Opposed Nomination For Re-Election For Vice-President; May Block His Appoint ment.

‘Corregidor “Grows Green Again ;With Grass, Carnage Is Forgotten”

United China Demanded By  Pres. Truman   Chief Executive Furnishes Gen. Marshall With Specific Program for Putting an End to Factionalism in Divided Nation

China War End  Marchall’e Inh  PIU oo JV  President Calis for Conference of Ali Factions for Unity

Full Economic Pressure Put Behind Policy   Nation’s Chief Juatifies U, S. Intervention: on Ground. Such Unity Is  Vitalie World Peace .  Marshall to Try to.  End Factionalism   U. S. To Consider” Favor:  ably Chinese Request for -Gredit if President’s Program is Adltered To =

\Marshall’s Objective in China to End  'Hostilities Between Nationalists, Communists

MARSHALL GIVEN TASK OF ENDING CHINESE WARFARE   Truman Discloses General's First Objective Will Be to Halt Communist-Nationalist Strife.   UNITY HELD ESSENTIAL TO PEACE IN PACIFIC   President Says U. S. Will Be Willing to Make Loans to Country When Factionalism Is Erased.

Truman Tells Marshall His Tasks In China   Object Is To End Hostilities Between Nationalists. Communists.   'ATIANG SPEAKS

President Says Marshall fo End China Civil War   Calls for Conference tc Set Permanent Policy

Marshall Given Job of Uniting China Factions   General with Rank Of Ambassador Flies to Chungking

CHINESE IS MARSHALL S FIRST BiG JOB   AMERICAN ECONOMIC AID LINKED WITH PEACE PROGRAM

Truman Tells Marshall to End “hinese Fighting   U. S. Won't Grant Credits Until Nation Can Attain Unity

Marshall Seeks Peace In China  Truman Calls For Dalit:ical Sattlamant

Find Unity,  China Told By Trumar   Marshall’s First Job Tc Be To Promote Peace, President Warns.

MARSHALL WILL TRY.10 END CHIN) HOSTILITIES   Truman Says US... Ready to Make Loans As China Wins Peace

Marshall Will Seek Unity  Of Chinese   New Envoy To Chiang Has His Orders On Poliey

U. S. SEEKS TO END CHINA WAR   Marshall's Main Objective : To Halt Hostilities, Truman Discloses

Marshall's Goals Named   First Is End of Hostilities In China; Urges Conference of All Factions

Policy On China Giver   Asks for Meeting Of Both Sides in The Near Future

Mexico Makes Proposal That.... .  Would Bar Franco Govt. Permanently From World Organization For Peace

W ould Disbar Franco From  World League   Mexiern Delegate Plans T+ Pat Proposition Before Public Session Of Confereuce

U. S. Suspends All ‘Set - Aside’  Military N eeds   Armed Services No Longer Have Priority Over Beef, Veal and Pork Ham Supplies   Pork Loins, Lard, Shoulder Reserved   Prospects For Moderately . Priced Clothing Given Jolt by WPB; Release Materials Caneelled

GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS “SET-ASIDE” ORDERS BRINGING NEARER FINAL — END OF MEAT RATIONING ERA

End: of-Meat! Rationing   Nearer. as Government: Suspends ‘Army Priority

U.S. Suspends Set-Aside Beef Orders   MOVE BRINGS END OF RATIONING NEARER; SOME CONTROLS KEPT

‘Set-Asides’ Of Military Meat Bannec   Armed Forces Must Buy Beef, Veal, Ham In Open Market Now

Government Lifts Set-Aside Orders On Beef, Pork Ham   Action Paves Way For Final Lifting Of Meat Rationina

Meat Allocation fo Army Slashec  "Set Aside” Orders to Be Discontinued

Army to Take Less Food, Chief States   Government Suspends Set-Aside Order — For Military Supply

ARMY CANCELS MEAT ORDERS   ‘Hopes For Early End Of Ra: tioning Grow Brighter

FILE PETITIONS SATURDAY FOR SCHOOL BOARD   No Contests In Either High Or Grade School Boards Of Education.

ESE EEE RN: MRS: SSI MAT  SCHOOL BOARD PETITIONS ARE DUE SATURDAY   Few Petitions Have Been Filed For Members Of Either Local Board.

Truman Studying Automotive Strife   President to Meet With Top Assistants

Goes Into Court With Petition   ACTION COMES AS NEW PRESSURE IS BROUGHT AGAINST PRICE — CEILINGS ON 1946 AUTOMOBILES: =e

ATTEMPTS TO HALT ‘ILLEGAL PLANT PICKETS   Wage Issue Discussion Held Up; 1946 Car Ceilings Hit

Would Stop Picketing by Injunction   Proceedings Started in Cleve. land Court — Strikebound for 23 Days

General Motors Goes To Court In Strike Case   Would Enjoin Union Against Interfering With Plant Traffic

First Court Move Against Strikers Whose Picket Lines Have Kept Non-Strikers Away From Offices   CHARGE HOLDS UP WAGE DISCUSSION

3 VT Tne VAVY against interfering with the right of anyone to enter the plant through the use of  force or vinlencea

SENATE ERASES LAUSCHE’S VETO   House Prepares To Follow Suit On School Measure

Lausche Veto Is Overridden - By Senators   Similar Fate In’ School Budget Fight Predicted In House

Ohio School Bill On Way to Passage Over Lausche Veto   House Gets Set To Follow Senate Which Overrode Governor’s Disapproval — Other Measures Acted on By Legislature

Commander of Calaut Wi7- 1.  Po esttrrtise sts CFA FF AKG  Island: Defenders in Peking

Servicemen Disc harged From Armed Forces May Get Sunil Gas Rations

ILLINOIS STILL CUT OFF FROM “LONG DISTANCE’   Attempt to Settle Strike Fail.

Northwest Nazi Targets Blasted   Two Allied Plane Fleets Continue Raids

Future Of Japan Causing Concern In Tokyo Circles   Stark Reality Of Defeat Must Be Driven Home To Japanese People   JAPANESE LEADERS FACE TOUGH TASK

Attlee Puts ‘Bomb Issue Up to Reds   Proposes Pool of Atom Facts if Cooperation . Pledged by Russia.

ATTLEE PROPOSES WORLD _ POOL: OF WAR SECRETS— IF RUSSIA COOPERATES

REDS MAY SHARE SECRET IF THEY WILL COOPERATE   Prime Minister Proposes Pool Of War Secrets At Conference   SAYS SOVIETS SUSPICIOUS   Big 3 Conference Would Settle Disposition Of Feared Weapon

ATTLEE PROPOSES POOL 10 CONTROL ALL WAR SEGRETS   Admission Limited to Power: Giving Full Support to United Nations

MORE EVIDENCE OF COOPERATION OF REDS SOUGHT   Attlee, “Truman and McKenzie King Confer Yesterday

ATTLEE WOULD PUT WEAPONS IV BIG POOL   All Nations Would Place War Secrets In Collection

Before Giving Russia Access To The Aiomic Bomb Secrets   » BRB BARBARA NAH  ~ PLAN TO PRESIDENT  MacKenzie King, Attlee and Truman in Conference Avain Today

U.S. and Britain Seek Russ Unity For Atom Accord  Putti ng AN War 70 crets  rARrRAC HSE

ATTLEE HAS HAS PLAN FOR ATOM CONTROI.   But Wants To Be Sure of Russia’s Cooperation

British Want Evidence of Red Cooperation   Attlee Proposes International Pool Owf War Carraia

Proof of Reds Willingness Is Asked by Attlee   International Pool Of War Weapons Is Proposed by Briton

Pool of War Secrets Is Proposed   British Want More P-pof That Russia Will Give Full Cooperation

Attlee Proposes International Pool of War Secrets, Including Atomic Bomb, For Those Who Cooperate   SECRET WEAPONS TO GO INTO POOL

Attlee Wanis Pledge Before Reds Gei Bomb   British Prime Minister Proposes International Pool Of War Seerets

ATTLEE WOULD HAVE NATIONS POOL SECRETS   Wants Better Cooperation From The Russians First

WMC CHIEFS TO VIEW LAYOFFS   Business Remains Inactive: For Victory Holiday :

SHOE RATIONING NOW AT AN END   Increase in Prices Becomes Hot Issue in Wake

MANUFACTURERS ASK HIGHER PRICES FOR SHOE!   Says Costs Boosted by Loss of Army Contracts, Less Non-Rationed Sold

Increased Shoe Prices Seen As Rafioning Ends   Manufacturers Give Rising Production Costs As Reason

Shoe Manufacturers Ask O. P. A. For Higher Prices As All Rationing Ends

' . s ‘Higher Prices » Sought As Shoe Rationing Ends   Manufacturers Ask OPA Vor [Higher Prices.

(Quarter Million Are Idle As Labor, Management Take  Up Truman’s Sugvestions   [RATIONING OF FOOTWEAR ENDS AT MIDNIGHT  FREE SHOE PRICES ARE DEBATED

Higher Prices For Shoes iBecomes War Issue As OPA ‘Ends Rationing Of Footwear   Manufacturers Contend Rising Production Costs Warrant Increase In Price

SHOE MANUFACTURERS TO ASK HIGHER PRICES   Made Money on Military and NonRationed Shoes, Now Face Losses

Increased Shoe Prices Sought   Dealers Want OPA To Permit Markup

Boost In Shoe Prices Sought   Producers Say That Production Costs Warrant Increase

Higher Prices For Shoes. Being Argued   Production Costs Are Climbing, Say Manufacturers

SHOES TAKEN FROM RATION LIST TODAY   Shoe Makers Say Production Costs Demand Price Rise

SHOE RATIONING END BRINGS UP PRICE PROBLEM   Manufacturers Tell OPA Rising Cost« Warrant Boost in Sale Price

SEEK HIGHER PRICES AS SHOE RATIONING ENDS   Manufacturers Claim Rising Production Costs Warrant Increase

Seek Increase in Shoe Prices   Manufacturers Plead With OPA as Ration Program Ends -

PRODUCERS ASKING HIGHER SHOE PRICES   Manufacturers Claim Rising Production Costs Warrant Increase.

Demands For Higher Prices Follow Shoe Rationing’s End   Producers Claim Their Costs Are Going Up In Appeals To OPA For Boost; Report Profit-Makers Gone

HIGHER SHOE PRICES SOUGHT   Rationing of Footwear  Ends After 32 : Months

kok kkk kkk *&   __ WHAT OUR BOYS EZ ARE DONG TO \% WIN THE WAR  a et et ee et ee

ae ee ee ee ee oe. ae aoe 6. Fe we eS ee  __ WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO Ze WIN THE WAR  Se ee ee

To Spend $35,000 in 8-Point Program To Bring New Industries to Joplin

PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM FOR CITY SHAPED   $35,000 Will Be Used ta Land New _ Industries and for Other Purposes —CCouncil Is to Be in Charge.

Duisburg Falls To Speeding Ninth Army   Third Driving For Leipzig In Effort To Bisect Germany

Tanks, Infantrymen Fight Into Anti-Aireraft Ring Near City   Americ: Ww Troops  48 Mi. From Berlin   Eisenhower’s Forces Take Duisburg, Outflanking Demark, Hamburg

Ninth Army Is 45 Miles From Nazi Capital   Tank Dash Outflanks Denmark, Hamburg.  Places Troops Within 90 Miles of Red Lines

OTH ARMY GIRDS FOR BERLIN PUSH   3rd Army Drives for Leipzig; Russians Invade Moravia, Seal Vienna

HOUSE RUSHES TO PASS NEW TAX BILL TODAY   Members Start Work Twe Hours in Advance of Regular Schedule

HOUSE WANTS TC PASS TAX CUTTING BILL BEFORE NIGHT   Proposal Will Slice 5 Billion Plus From 1946 Taxpayers’ Bill

0. K. Of Tax Cut Bill Seen Today    House Plans To Speed Approval Of Bill Senate Already Has Passed

Solons Expecting  To Pass Measure Before Nightfall   Individual Incomes Reduced At Least 10 Per Cent; Some Off Rolls

.  —TAXES— Tax Slash Ap proval Speeded  10 Per Cent Cut F. ce ml ee 2 na

Tax Cutting Bill Pushed   House Members Meet Earlier; Vote Nearing

TEMPERATIRES:   Approval Would Bring Reduction To Ali Payers   Some Persons Would Be Eliminated From’: Payments Entirely

House Sets Out To Pass Tax Cutting ‘Bill By Nightfall   Zarmers Union, 14 Other Groups Attack “Windfall” for Big Firms and “Meager” Relief for Average Man.

HOUSE SPEEDS ACTION ON BIG TAX MEASURE   Bill Calling for Reduction of Over 5 Billions Assured Approval

House Works Long Hours On Tax Bill   Seek To Finish Legislation By End of Day

Hoitse Works To Pass Five Billion Tax Cui   Twelve Million Low Income Persons Would Be Swept Off Rolls.

House Rushes To Pass Tax Cutting Bill   Calls Members To Work Two Hours Earlier Than Usual Today.   OVER $5 MILLION CUT

SOLONS ACT TO APROVE BILL BY NIGHTFALL   Measure Would Slash Over Five Billions From  Federal Levies

10 Per Cent Tax Saving Bill May Be Passed Today   Congress Goes to Work Early in Try For Quick Aproval

200,000 General Motors Employes Leave Jobs; over Demands for 30 Per Cent Pay Boost

All Other Car Makers Exe cept Ford May Be Forced to Shut Down if Tieup Lasts Week.   Picket Lines Appear at Many Factories — Strike Most Far-Reaching Since 37 Sit-Downs.

Strike Shuts Scores of  GM Plants   200,000 Leave Jobs in Pay Scales Dispute

US. LABOR AID ASKS TALK WITH UAW'S LEADERS   Union Reports 96 Per Cent Of Firm’s Plants Closed In Pay Raise Battle

STRIKE ORDE CLOSES DOWN 75 GM PLANTS   CLOSE TO _ 200,000 WORKERS LEAVE THEIR JOBS

Resumption of Negotiations  Being Sought   Nearly 200,000 of Company’s Employes Ca™-d Off Jobs

Federal Officials Seek Solution to GM Wage Dispute   96 Per Cent of Far Flung Industrial Empire fs Shut Down hu Ssribe

ATTENTION! Christmas Mail for Aleutians Through APO 729 Seattle Lost

Highway Comm. Shakes Up Personnel To Obtain “Maintenance Efficiency”

SESSIONS OF d NEAR CONCLUSION   May Adjourn Over Week-End and Meet Again in November

(Third of five articles)  By DOUGLAS B, CORNELL  (Copyright, 1945, by the Aecsoctated Press)

Story of Yalta   Members Took Time Out For Bit Of Social Relaxation At Conference.

Lewis Flays Proposal Of Murray   Closed Session of Exe cutive Committee Re: ported to Be A Stern; One. Action Is De: ferred .

Labor-Industry  Session Stormy   Lewis Blast CIO's  Wave Resolut ion

LEWIS SLAMS ClO PROPOSAL   Calls Murray’s Resolution In Conference “Feeble” And “Namby-Pamby”

Lewis Fights. (10 Propesal —-OnWage Pian   Murray. Suggestion De nounced as Feeble and Namby-Pamby

Lewis Fights C10-Backed Wage Proposal   Murray Resolution Favors President Truman's Views

Lewis Denounces Murray's Wage Resolution  Deep Rift Revealed in Conference's Labor Delegation

RESOLUTION   Calis Proposal Feeble, -Namby-Pamby, Says AFL Conewrs in, Opinion

John L. Lewis Denounces  Wage Resolution Offered ‘To Conference by Murray   Rift in Labor Delegation Is Revealed; UMW Chief Indicates Committee Session Was Stormy One

Lewis Denounces Wage Resolution Offered at Labor Parley by Murray

WAGE PROPOSAL IS DENOUNCED BY MINE LEADER   Deep Rift In Labor Delegatien At Conference Is Revealed   INCREASES IMPERATIVE CIO PRESIDENT CLAIMS

Lewis Fights C0 Pronesal OnWaeePlay   Murray Suggestion De. nounced as Feeble and Namby-Pamby

ANOTHER GIRL DISAPPEARS FROM SMITH COLLEGE   All Three Disappeared On Friday, Former Two  On a Thirteenth.

NAZIS WEEDED ~— QUTINBERLIN   U. S. And British Take Over 12 Boroughs Krom Ruesians

YANKS TAKE OVER ZONE IN BERLIN   AMERICANS AND BRITISH ASSUME CONTROL OF 20 OF CITY’S BOROUGHS.

U.S, BRITISH RULE BERLIN. BOROUGHS   Take Control in 12 Areas, Russians te Handle Oth‘ or Eioht

Surface Raiders Send Salvo After Salvo of Shells Crashing Down Into City’s Sprawling Docks

First Surface Blow at Homeland: Steel Center  Blitzed: Carrier Attach

U. S. Warships Steam 3 Miles Off Honshu; Destroy Steel Port   Enemy Forces Ignore Challenge As Big Guns Strike First Blow Against Nippon Proper

U.S. Battleships Mercilessly Hit Honshu Targets   History's First Big Naval Blow At Japan ‘Includes 1,000 Planes

Warships 5 Miles Offshore Batter Kamaishi As 1,000 Planes Blast Hokkaido 

1000 Carrier  Plarres Cover Warships’ Blow   Navy, in Merciless Two-Hour Bombardment, Sets Fires in Jap Steel City; Aircraft Hits Chain of Airfields Studding Island

Gunners Open Attack Five Miles Off Shore   2-Hour Blow Staged Unchallenged; Carrier Planes Smash Air Dromes

Kamaishi ~~ Aflame feom End to End .-.  FIRST BIG NAVAL BLOW AT JAPANESE MAINLAND; 1000 : PLANES FROM CARRIERS STRIKE FARTHER NORTH

Third Fleet Steams Within 5 Miles of Enemy Shores fo Pound Kamaishi   Unchallenged Surface Raiders Shell Key Steel Center for Two Hours, Leave City in Flames

Have Cover of 1,000 Plane Carrier Strike. Bombardment of Honshu Port Continues For Two Hours Today   SHIPS UNCHALLENGED BY JAPANESE FLEET

ENEMY STEEL CITY TURNED INTO INFERNO   Port of Kamaishi Hammered From End to End In Historic Bombardment,

Flier Rescues 2 Navy Pilots from Sea of Japan Despite Nip Gunboat

SHUTDOWN IN COAL REGIONS. 1 SPREADING   MORE THAN THIRD OF EASTERN OHIO. MINERS HAVE JOINED IN THE WALKOUTS

Delegates Study Pacific War  - Reports Rushed to Rr. Plheenner RAR’

BERLIN PARTY WATCHES NEWS FROM PACIFIC   President Confers Often With Chiefs

Big Three Keep Eyes On Pacific   y Leaders Watch War News Closely And Truman Confers Often With His Military Advisors

DETROIT LABOR PICTURE. EASES   Ford Plant Reopens De spite Kelsey-Hayes Strike

SENATE PASSED AND SENT SERVICE BILL TO HOUSE MONDAY  WOULD EXEMPT HONORABLY DISCHARGED SER-

SENATE PASSED AND  SENT SERVICE BILL  TO HOUSE MONDAY WOULD EXEMPT HONOR.  ABLY DISCHARGED SERVICE VOTERS FROM TAY

Jobs Measure Debate Begins   House Expected to Give Bill Roneh Treatment

Yanks Cross Pasig, Clean Up Last Japs Trapped In Southern Manila

Yanks Cross Pasig River To Rout Japs   Wide Bridgehead Is Established On South Bank

Pasig Forded. ‘Manila Battle In Last Phase   Americans Swarm Into South Sector Of Bleckened City

STORM RIVER IN MANILA   To Root Out and Destroy Japs In Southern Half

Yanks Swarm Into Southern Half of Manila   Cross’ Pasig River To Root Out Japs Wantonly Burning City

Yanks Root  Out Manila Nip Forces   U. S. Troop Column Near City on South, Radio Tokyo Says

MANILA BATTLE ENTERS FINAL, BLOODY PHASE   Donghboys Cross Pasig River Ir Amphibious Tanks, Japs Resistance Weak

Battle Of Manila Enters Last And Bloodiest Stage Today   American Infantrymen Swarm Across Pasig River To Root Out and Destroy Japanese Trapped In Southern Half Of Bombed, Blasted and Burned Capital

Pasig River Is Crossed   Street Battles Rage as Pall of Smoke Rings City

Battle of Manila Bloody As Yanks Push Over Pasig   Seek To Destroy Jap Troops Trapped -In South Half of City

Yanks Win Pasig River Bridgehead   Infantry Swarms Into Southern Part of Manila

YanksRout Ou Last of Japs Tn Old Manila   Men Swarm Across Pasig: Great Part of City Rarzad

Start Mop-up Of Japanese Remnants In South Half Of Capital  JAPANESE PUT UP WEAK RESISTANCE  Herding Jap Survivors Back Slowly Into Waiting Guns

Convicted of Murdering Pretty Wife, Epes Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Epes Gets Life; Asks New Trial  i hes tenant Is Convicted Of Killing Rae. Ac. Rurvine Her In Foxhole

Investigate Use of Inflammables   13 Persons Burned To Death In Explosion

Reds Accept Full Debate In Parley T o Speed Ending   By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL

Russia Agrees To Compromise  On Debate Plan   Australian Idea Aveepted To Remove Big Barrier he Natians’ Parleow

U.S. Soldiers Occupy Half Of Capital City; -Press Advances On Cavite Base

Gain Section of Capital Late Saturday Night; About 3,700 Prisoners Liberated By U. S:   Finally Arzange Truce

MacArthur's Men Hold Over Half Of Capital City   Troops Press Against Little More Than Sniper Fire; Release Many of Prisoners 

THOUSANDS Cr . PERSONS FREED   Troops Meet Litte M Than Sniper Fire in Liberation of Manila.   PARATROOP UNIT HELPS:

Final Liberation of Capital Held Up Only By Sniper Fire   Thrilling Story Told of Rescue of 3,000 _ Internees From Santo Tomas Camp After 3 Years Imprisonment

Free Thousands Of U. S., British  Civilian Prisoners   Yank Columns: Press Against Little More Than Sniper Fire Toward Complete Liberatior

Americans Free Allied Civilians Held By Japanese   Enemy Controls Southern Sector Of Capital City

LUZON FORCES PUT PINCER ON SOUTH SECTION   Paratroops Spear Toward City After Dropping To South

Full Seizure Of Filipino Capital Near   Paratrooper Drive From Southwest Helps To Seal Fate OF City.

U. S. Flag Flies Over Manila After Conquest   Feeble Resistance Allows Americans to Entet Philippine Capital Fast; Troops Free 3.700 Interned Citizens of Allied Nations

Half Manila  In Hands of U.S. Troops   Palace Seized.   May Deliver Kayo.

Yanks Battle Sniper Fire in — Rest.of City   Ist Cavalry Wins Race Into Capital; Paratroopers Land on South

Paratroop Landing Upsets Jap Defense   3,700 Civilians Freed from Nips; MacArthur Duplicates Jap Feat Of Taking Capital in 26 Davs

Half Of City In Yanks’ Hands Today; 3,700  Civilian Prisoners Free

Thousands of American And British Civilians Are  Freed from Internment

THOUSANDS OF CIVILIAN PRISONERS LIBERATED   Yank Columns Drive Toward The Complete Liberation of Cannal

Thousands Set Free By Yanks   U. S. Forces Press Against Little More Than Snipina   Freed Nurses Go To Work

ERICANS MEET BUT LITTLE POSITION IN OCCUPATION NORTH AREA OF MANILA   Cavalary and 7th Infantry Division Forces Penetrate as Far South as the Wide and Deep Pasig River Dividing City   ERNEES ARE RELEASED FOLLOWING A TRUCE

MOST OF CITY IS TAKEN OVER BY AMERICANS   270 Internees Used by Japs for Bargaining to Assure Safety of His Men Under Truce

Thousands of American and British Civilian Prisoners Freed Last Night by Yank Columns.   INCLUDED A NEW PARATROOP REGIMENT   They Landed to the South, Pressed On Against Little   More Than Sniper Fire  Toward the Capital.

Stars and Stripes Over Freed Capita   First Cavalry Enters City After Rescuing 3700 Raqaed Prisoners

HALF OF CITY LIBERATED BY YANK TROOPS   3,700 U. S., British Civil. ians Freed From Concentration Camp

Thousands of Civilian Internees in Santo Tomas  Camp Freed   FAST DRIVE IN NIGHT   Liberation Forces Converge on Capital From North ‘ and South

Snipers Resist Liberation Of Capital City   Guards at Camp Where Internees Held Are Killed In Battle

3,700 Civilian Prisoners  Liberated As Yanks Drive Into Philippines Capital

City Garrison Offers ‘Only Token Defense   ” Drive Through Capital Liberates Thousands of Civilian Prisoners;

Still Encounter _ Scant Resistance   Thousands Of Freed American And British Civilian Prisoners Made Deliriously Happy; Filipinos Pleased

AMERICANS WIN CONTROL OVER HALF OF MANILA   Paratroop Units Land South of Capital; Free Many Civilian Prisoners

U.S. WOMEN AND CHILDREN   Yank Columns,  Including Freshly-Landed Paratroopers, Must: Now Clear Section: South: of Pasig River.

Yank Units Hold Half Of Manila   Thousands of U. S.-British Civilians are  Set Free

New Parachute Regiment Lands on Luzon In Surprise Attack as MacArthur Leads U.S. Troops Triumphantly Into Capital

HalfofPhilippines Capital In U.S. Hands; Thousands Of Allied Civilians Liberated   Cavalry Wins Race With 37th Division: Internees Freed After Sharp Fighting; Paratroons Join Rattle Acoiast Jans

HALF OF CAPITAL IN U. S. HANDS   Paratroops Land Southwest Of City: Pasic River Seen As Barrier

Major Part of The Philippine Capital Is Free   THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS HAVE BEEN LIBERATED BY MAC ARTHUR; TAKE SANTO TOMAS PRISON CAMP

Little More Than Sniper Fire Is Directed at Troops Now Completing Liberation of Capital.   PARATROOP REGIMENT ALSO MAKES LANDING

Thousands Of Prisoners Are  Freed By Men   New Paratroop Regiment Lands To South; Sniper Fire Pressed.   JAP GUARDS KILLED

Byrnes Takes Oath, Pleads  Strong Peace   Crowd Packs White House To See Secretary Of State Installed

Byrnes Takes Office   Oath Token At Crowded Ceremony This Morning

Cancellation Of All Conventions  Of More Than 50 Persons Is Asked

Byrnes Cancels All iLarge Conventions :   Meetings of Over 50 Persons Affected

U.S. Submarines Sink Large Enemy Carrier  Two Destroyers and Eight Other Jap Ships Are Sunk

Grew Reveals Offers Made. To Japanese   Says Country Seemed ‘Hell Bent’ On Its Military Conauests

‘Declares Japs Controlled  iby War Clique   Grew Says Nippon Was Offered  All They Foucht Fo:

GREW AND HULL DAY JAPAN IN “41 WAS BENT ON WAR   Former Ambassador Testifies U. S. Offered Tokyo “Everything She Ostensibly Was Fighting For.”   BOTH DEFEND KEEPING FLEET IN PEARL HARBOR   Ex-Secretary Asserts Any Peaceful Nation Would Willingly Have Accepted His Proposals,

Magia as US  —-- w=  g-a- got ty”  moe wey 4°  Ce ad  _3a~ re qc Sa va ay 4 So “8 I

Declares Japs Hell Bent On Making. War   Grew “Backs  Up The ‘Véstimony . of Former Secretary of State

e Grew Takes Hull's View That Nips ‘Hell-Bent’ On Conquest Of World

"U.S. offered N ippons all they ostensibly fousht for’   Adm. Kinkaid commands eee ee a oc.

PEACE OFFERS TO STOP JAPS PROVE FUTILE   NIPPON ‘HELL-BENT ON CONQUEST, SAYS HULL

‘U. S. OFFERED JAPS ALL THEY WANTED'-GREW   Hull Tells Probers Of Pearl Harbor, Japan ‘Hell-Bent?’ On War

Hull Declares Japanese Were “Hell Bent” For War   Former Ambassador Grew, in Testimony Says Nipponese Offered Much by U., S. in Efforts to Maintain Peace

Grew Outlines Nip Maneuvers  To Balk Peace   Ex-Ambassador Says Japs - Offered Much by U. S.  Ws We, EF

Japs Said Unwilling To Listen To Reason   « Grew Takes Hull’s: View That Nips “Hell-Bent’ On Conquest Of World

FREED YANKS CAN STILE "WISECRACK   COME UP SMILING AFTER 3 YEARS IN JAP PRISON CAMP

Prisoners Rescued from Japs Took Everything Enemy Gave Three Y eayé But Were Still Able to Wisecrac  Zz

MATT PREBISH DIES SATURDAY EVENING   Funeral Not Arranged Pending Word From Sons in Service.

Atrocity Charges Are Prepared For Many Japs  Commanders Holding Great Amount of

Atrocity Charges Are Prepared For Many Japs  Commanders Holdin:   Commanders Holding Great Amount of Damaging Evidence

Death Comes Unexpectedly — To Chief Executive At Pine  Mountain Cottage In Georgia

Funeral Train Bearing : Body Of Chief Back To Washington   Services Planned At3 PM Tomorrow   Great Leader Will Be Laid To Rest In Garden Of Hyde Park Home

Funeral Rites In Capital Tomorrow   Burial Will Be Sunday 10 A. M. At Hyde Park

Painless Death At Warm Springs Ends FDR Career   Funeral Tomorrow; Burial At Hyde Park

Hemorrhage Of Brain Ends iis Colorful Life   Nation’s Chief Excentive   Dies Painlessiy At Warm  Springs During Restful Vacation   Funeral Rites To     ‘Be Ileld Tomorrow   Services to Be Conditeted  Atal P.M. Burial Str.  day At Hyde Park: Body Enroute to Capital

Roosevelt Rites To Be Held at 3 O'Clock Saturday   President's Colorful Public Career Halted by Tragic, Painless Death.   Burial Arranged For Sunday at Hyde Park

President Dies Unexpectedly At Warm Springs:   Denied By Death From Seeing Fruition Of Plans For Bringing Lasting Peace To World

He Is to Return To Capital for § Homage of U.S.   Funeral Rites to Be Held at White House With Burial At Beloved Hyde Park

PAINLESS DEATH ENDS COLORFUL PUBLIC CAREER   “Massive” Cerebral Hemorrhage Given as Cause of Death at 3:35 P. M. Thursday.

Cerebral Hemorrhage Fatal at 3:35 Yesterday  Afternoon  WAS AT WARM SPRINGS        Funeral Services Tomorrow; Burial at Hyde  Park Sunday

Arrange Rites At White House  For Roosevelt   Body Of Stricken President Is En Route Back To Washington Aboard Special Train — Plans Are Made For Funeral Services Sat: urday Afternoon, With Burial Sunday

Funeral To Be Held Saturday   Body to Hyde Park For Burial Sunday; Had Been at Warm Springs for Rest.

SERVICE SATURDAY   Burial Sunday At 10 A.M. In Hyde Park Family Plot

Funeral Rites At Capitol To Be Simple   Mrs. Roosevelt, Cabinet Members, Heads‘of Agencies, With Body: ©

Services Will Be Held At 3 Saturday   Mr. Roosevelt In Warm Springs For Rest When He Dies

Cerebral Hemorrhage Fatal at 3:35 Yesterday  Afternoon      Funeral Services Tomor row; Burial at Hyde Park Sunday

FUNERAL RITES FOR PRESIDENT SATURDAY P.M,   Burial Planned Sunday In Family Plot at Hyde Park

Body TakenTo White House   Plans For World Peace Near As President's Life Ends

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Long and Colorful Public Career Is at an End

Roosevelt Stricken at Warm Springs, Dies In Short Time; Had Been Usual Jolly Self Thursday Morning; Grief Spreads Across Nation, Over Other Lands, As News Flashed

Life Story Of Franklin D. Roosevelt... ..  Simple Funeral To Mark End Of Colorful Career Of Departed President

Roosevelt Dies Alter An Attack   Tragic Though Painless Death Halts Quickly His Long and Colorful Life of Service.   CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE CAUSES HIS DEATH

TEMPERATURES:   Roosevelt Services To Be Held Saturday At The White House

Special Train Bears Body of 3ist President From Warm Springs to Nation’s Capital

ws ede ok ee ee te Ee Gets So: Cold  vice’ Men Wra _ - Aliout His az Ladys ‘Shoulders -.-

Truman Roots for Both Army and Navy Elevens as They Clash in Philadelphia

TRUMANS CHEER FOR BOTH SIDES   President Has Disabled Veterans As Guests At Army-Navy Game

Next Move On Veto Issue is Up fo Moscow   Big Four Stands Pat After Split At Frisco Parley

NEXT MOVE ON VETO ISSUE UP TO MOSCOW   Major Powers Take Up Other Problems in Meantime -

DEADLOCK ON — _ VETO SYSTEM   “BIG FOUR” AWAITING FURTHER WORD FROM MOSCOW ON MAJOR CONFERENCE ISSUE

SMALL CHILD KILLED   Ticklish Man Couldn’t Take It. He Used Naughty Words. 2,300 Went On Strike

Steel Boss Was Tickled Once Too Otten So WLB Has a Ticklish Problem

Kaiser - Frazer Object of UAW Assault Today   Negotiations for Pay Plan Start as Talks Resume With Ferd. GW

DEMOS SPONSOR FEDERAL ‘JOBS “FOR ALL’ BILI   ‘Measure Aimed To Solve Post war Unemployment Meets. GOP Opposition :

U.S.-Directed Full Work Bil Asked By Administration Blox   Proposed Legislation Would Have Goyernment.Step—tia If Complete Employment Proves To Be Lagging

INTRODUCES ‘FULL EMPLOYMENT’ BILL   Would Establish Right as a Federal Policy; Need for (60,000,000 Post-War Jobs

Employment Bill Is Ready   ‘Domestic. Economy: Revision ‘Is Neared

BILL FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT IS ASKED SENATE   Would Set Right To Job As Federal Policy, Responsibility

Right to Job As U.S. Aim   Proposed Law Would Make Full Employment Federal Responsibility

RIGHT-10-J0B BILL INTRODUCED   DEMOCRATIC SENATORS SEEK FULL EMPLOYMENT

New-New-Deal Policy Presented   Senate Bill Makes The Right toa Joba Federal Resnoncjhil:ay

Full Employment Bill Introduced   Murray Bill Lays Base For New Deal In Nation’s Domestic Economy.

Murray Offers Sweeping Bill  On Employment   Senator Says Base For Potential New New Deal In Domestic Economy

SWEEPING “FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL” BEEN INTRODUCED   SENATOR MURRAY OF  MONTANA LAID BASE FO}

NEW PROBLEM INCOA! STEFL   Drastic Situation Adds Tc Concern About Manpower Draft

People Are in the Dark on Phases Of U. 5. Policy, GOP Chairman Says

NEW CHARGES BY BROWNELL   G. 0. P. CHAIRMAN SAYS REPUB LICANS DEMANDING EXPLA“NATION OF. POLICIES

Amerieans in dark on vital  policy phases  Brownell claims ‘oreal’ mysteries

‘Americans Are In Dark on Vifal Phases of Policy’   Republican Chairman in Demand That Acts Be Clarified

EXPLANATION   Brownell Ajserts Mysteries Exist In Domestic, Foreign Policies

Italian Princess Died in Prison  Newsmen Shudder crt Ateracitey Telec

Italian Princess Died in Prison   Newsmen Shudder at Atrocity Tales

DETROIT LABOR SCENE DISMAL   21,762 Idle In Motor Cit; As Strikes Continue To Plasue Nation

21.762 Strike In Detroit's War Plants   . Half of Nation’s Idle in Single City

DETROIT STRIKE NUMBERS DOWN   End Graham Paige Dispute, - Five Others Continue

DETROIT STRIKE HOT SPOTINU. S.   Over 21,000 Of 49,000 On Strike Are In Motor City’s Limits.

DETROIT LEADS U.S. IN STRIKES   21,762 OF NATION'S 49.711 IDLE IN CITY

POLAND MAY BE RECOGNIZED BY U.S, AND BRITAIN   Action Awaits. Guar antee of Free and Unfettered Hlections

Big Three Due To Recognize Polish Regime   Early Action Indicated; First Meeting Held By New Government

Big Three Powers To Recognize New Polish Government   Exiled Leaders Deny They Seek Sanctuary

Big Three Is Expected to Grant Early Recognition To Polish Provisional Govt

Pole Government Recognition Near   Await Guarantee of Free Elections ©

New Life For Freed Prisoner      teeta  Yank Flier’s Mind Blank Until on Way Home - - Surprised To Learn He Has Wife and Baby

Fight on Texas’ Labor Law Droppec  AFL and CIO Won't ‘Apeal From Lower Caurt’s Ruling

BASH GET PLAN FROM INDONESIANS   “Republic” Leaders submit Suggestions. to-Allied Head

“ARMERS OF THE NATION SUPPORTING BOND DRIVE   TREASURY ESTIMATES TEN PERCENT OF NET INCOME BEING INVESTED IN BONDS

Many Sent To Army And Navy   Local Draft Boards 1 And 2 Announce Those Inducted March 15.

Many Inducted Into Army, Navy   Two Local Draft Boards Announce Names And Service Assignments.

Local Inductees Are Assigned   . Hagerstown Draft Board 1 Announces Names Of Those Accepted Jan. 25.

Many Accepted For Induction   Draft Board One Gives Names, Branch Of Service To Which Assigned.

Inductee List Is Announced   All But One Of Those Drafted On May 9th Assigned To Army.

Men Accepted For Induction   Draft Board Announces List And Service To Which Assigned.

Announce List  Of Inductees   Names Of Local Boys Inducted And Branches  Aasioned Announced.

Many Sent To Navy And Army   Both Local Draft Boards Announce Inductees Accepted April 2.

Inductee List Is Announced   Local Draft Boards Announce Lists And Assignment To Services.

ANKS OCCUPY SAN FERNANDO   U. S. Patrols Are 30 Miles From Manila in Luzon  Island Campaign

San Fernando Swept Upin  Luzon Drive   Yank Patrols Believed Only 30 Miles from Manila; Widespread Air Attacks Reported

San Fernando Fall: To Luzon Sweep;  - Lose 25,000  n Cas naltie ies a at 4254 He Air Blows Con

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   CERMAN TROOPS. CIVILIANS IN CONFUSED ROUT

Lith Successful American Invasion Made In Philippines  VINTH TARGET AW   FIFTH LARGEST OF THE PHILIPPINES   And Westernmost Pentration Of U.S. Forces Across Pacific

ISLAND SEIZURE CUTS STOLEN EMPIRE IN TWO   Yanks Now Can Throw Ai And Naval Blockade Across Nip Lines

PALAWAN IS RETAKEN BY U.S. TROOPS   Seizure Cuts Japs' Stolen Empire In Two

AMERICANS LANL UNOPPOSED ON PALAWAN ISLE   Jap Philippine Empire Virtually Cut in Two  by Yanks

Philippines Now Sliced In Two   U. S. TROOPS LANDED ON PALAWAN ISLAND

JAPAN'S STOLEN EMPIRE SPLIT   Palawan Invasion Means Air, Naval Blockade Of Shipping Lanes

Jap Empire Is Virtually Cut in Two   Fall of Palawan Gives Americans Important Rases for Overations

Japs’ Empire CutinHalfby Isle Capture   Yanks in’ Fill’ Conttol'ot 275-Mile-Long Palawan; ‘ Three Airfields

YANK TROOPS HAVE LANDED ON PALAWAN   Unopposed in New Invasion  Of Philippines

Chrysler, UAW. IN Wage Parley   Union Proceeds With Strike Vote Plans as Detroit Parley Opens

No Decision On Big Question Yet Announced   Overall Command Sull Rests With The Joint Chiefs Of Staff In Washington.

Nimitz Still Okinawa Chief Tn New ‘Complex Command’   Navy, Marine Personnel Still Under Admiral, Fleet Announcement Says

Tragedy In New York Harbor  Death Toll In Oil Tankers Disaster May Hit 40 Mark

FEAR 40 DIE IN SHIP COLLISION   121 Injured in Disaster in New York Bay

Tanker Fire Death Toll May Reach 40   126 {njured In N. Y. Blast

BAY IS SEARCHED FOR 22 MISSING   Gasoline Loaded Tanker Explodes; 40 Dead

40 ARE FEARED DEAD IN SHIPS’ BLAST, FIRE   18 Bodies Already Counted 121 Others Known Hurt

COAL SHORTAGE IN N. G. I$ BAD   Lack Of Fuel Acute In Some Sections Of State; Seek Action In Washington.

CAPPER BACKING PEACE CHARTER   Voted Against League In 1919: Kansan, Now 80, Reverses Stand

Senator Capper Backs Charter, Opposed League   Many Members Still to Be Heard On World Program

CHARTER APPROVAL VOICED IN SENATE      Capper, Who Disapproved beague: of Nations, : Favors Treaty--

Sen. Capper Will Support Charter   Says Organization  Better Than League

Senator Capper, ‘fil! eagueroe,  ravors Cirarter  (Says United Nations Perce Orgs Wal War

CHARTER APPROVAL VOICED IN SENATE   Capper, Who Disapproved League of Nations, Favors Treaty” ~

Objectives of Allies Must Be Supported   Civil Population Gets Promise to Exercise Rights

CLOSE GONTROL KEPT ON JAPAN   Vanquished Enemy Given Chance To Correct Errors Of Past

MacArthur Says Japs Must Back Allied Goals   Un popular Governincstt Wil flint. Rg mpaced On Nips, He States--

WILL OF JAP PEOPLE VOICE IN NEW RULE    MacArthur Reiterates Allied Objectives  In Country

Banzai Charges Fail To Stop Luzon Drive   Americans Win Flank Battle; Japanese Jittery Over Further Raids on Homeland

Germany Beaten As Military Powe   Complete Conquest of Reich Becomes Primary Objective of Allied Armies

Star Witness in  Probe Falls Il   Condition of General Short Termed Serious

Future of investigation is in doubt  Maj. Gen. Short is seriously ill

Gen. Short's Illness Alters Plans _of Pearl Harbor Investigators

6 f P, JUSTICE. “S FORECAST   DEMOCRATS GETTING BEHIND ~ TRUMAN ON APPOINTMENT OF VERMONT SENATOR

Russian Tank Forces L Drive      Other Soviet Troops Threaten to Split Nazi Defenders os “of Big Baltic Bases of Danzig. and Gdynia

Russian Tank Forees Drive Close To Stettin   Other Soviet Troops Threaten to Split Nazi Defenders of Big Baltic Bases of Danzig» and Gdunia

Russian Tank Units Drive Near Stettin   Three Great Baltic Seaports Are Threatened

Menace Three Greatest Of Baltic Ports   Soviets Make ‘Two Mile Gains In the German East Prussian Pocket. Capture Rosengarten. Danzig Front Blazes

Soviets Smashing Through Stettin’s Inner Defenses’   Russians ‘Also Threaten To Split Nazi Defenders Of Big Baltic Ports Of Danzig, Gydnia

Russian Tanks Get Close to Baltie Port   Red Army Advances to Four and One Half Miles of Stettin

Soviet Forces Near Stettin In Great Drive   Reds Reported within Si) Miles of Both Danzig and Gydnia

Red tanks knife thru nazi lines   Split threatens Baltic garrison

STETTIN BEING THREATENED BY RUSSIAN DRIVE   Soviet Tank Assault Forces Smash Bitter Enemy  Resistance   INNER DEFENSES OF PORT PENETRATED

GOV. LAUSCHE CITES ROLE OF PUBLIC WORKS   Former Cleveland Mayor Becomes Ohio’s 55th Chief Executive

CHINA OFFENSIVE LOOMS PROBABLE WITH YANKEE TRAINED FORCE LEADING

Invasion of China Coast Takes Form   Wedemeyer Tells of Preparations Under Way for Offensive

Britain Slashes Income Tax Rate   10 Percent Cut Removes 2 Million from Roils

POLIO FATAL T0 B. H. CHILD   Use of Iron Lung Fails to Save Sever-Year Old Girl

44 GERMAN PLANES ARE SHOT DOWN BY ATTACKING ALLIES   Enemy's Frantic Attempts to Halt 1,300 Heavy U. 5. Bombers and 850 Fighter Escorts Costly—Heavy Com a ec A er ere

Forty-Four German Planes Downed By U. S. Fighters  American Bombers  Pound Targets

BIG LEADERS ISCUSS FATE “Or PERMIAN   BASIC QUESTION IN TALKS AT POTSDAM PARLEY TODAY.   Unifieation Favored   Chief Executives ‘Are to Decide How Long Reich Will Be Occupied.

BIG 3 TAKES UP FUTURE OF GERMANY   Fate of Nation for Generations May Be Determined

JONFERENCE TODAY. CENTERS ON WHETHER COUNTRY SHALL BE SPLIT INTO  .» PRINCIPALITIES

Auto Dealers Wait Prices   Bowles Is Charged With Overlooking Of Labor Situation

Auto Dealers View Strikes  Charge Bowles Not Considering Walkout:

Strikes May Hall Car Production   Dealers Say Bowles Forgot This Point

“Bare Chance” For Car Prices Now   Ceilings For Makes Of Autos Were to be Announced Tonight

ROAR RRS, tea .,careenaRRANNReiaana MOTHER DESCRIBES CHILDREN'S MURDER

Woman Tells of Jap Stabbing Of] Her Family   Tied Together In Groups. Nips Siood Behind Them and Sank. Bayoucte - :  <4) Jute -Vietin

OF FILIPINOS CITED AT TRIAL   Bayonet - Scarred Mother Accuses Yamashita of Killing and Burning Four Children  era RPSOrRrm iFFAEID FILLE CC

‘MALAYA TIGER’ BLASTED ANEW   Filipino Woman Testifies Japs Siew Her Four Children And Mother

Brood Lust in Manila  Mother Tells How Japs Knifed, Burned Children

Woman Screams Her  “Hatred of Japanese  - General’ at End © of Testimony

Witness Describes How Japanese Killed Her Family  Filipino Woman Say: Japs Stabbed, Burned Her Children

THE  WAR TODAY   Both Fronts in Enu rope, Swelling Like a Bomb to Bursting Point, Are About Ready to Explode

\SITUATION ON-BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN FRONTS ONE OF MUCH CONCERN TO HITLERITES

[LIKE BOMBS AND SHELLS THAT SWELL BEFORE BURSTING, TWO 'WAR FRONTS READY TO EXPLODE

The Western Allied and Russian Fronts Are About Ready to Explode

Remagen Bridgehead Mushrooming Through The Hills— —By DeWitt Mackensi  Both Fronts Swelling And Ready To Bust

POINTS To DROP NEXT, MONTH AND TWO-YEAR LIMIT.  : 18 EXPECTED IN.  SPRING :

NEW DISCHARGE PLAN FOR ARMY   Latest Regulattion in Effect By Dec. 1, Hope

Army Plans New System To Speed Up Discharges   Lowered Point Score And Length Of Service Factor Expected To Govern Releases

ARMY TO LOWER POINTS ON DEC. 1   Length of Service Factor for Discharge Also Will Be Discussed

HOME FRONT TO GET MORE   FRODUCTION OF CIVILIAN SUPPLIES TO BE SPEEDED UP IN COMING MONTHS

COSHOCTON 60, STRIKERS ARE STILL DEFIANT      Await Action Of Executive Board On Lifting Of Charter

SHARP CUT MADE IN PRODUCTION OF MILITARY PLANES   War Office Cancels Orders for 17,000 Scheduled for Manufacture in Next 18 Months.   LEND-LEASE REVISIONS LOP OFF LARGE NUMBER   Most of Nation’s Leading Producers Affected—Saving May Reach Four Bilion Dollars.

AIR FORCES SLASH PLANE PRODUCTION   Estimated 17,000 Aircraft Eliminated by the Cut-Back

Drastic Cutback In: Aircraft Is Ordered      “Emphasis To Be On Superbombers As ‘Knockout Blow For Jans Takes Form

Plane Production Will Be Reduced Thirty Per Cent   B-29 Construction Wil Continue despite Cut, Officials State

ORDERS CUT IN PLANE MAKING   War Department Announc: es Reduction of 17,000 Craft for Year

Philippines Campaign Declared Over   23 Jap Divisions  Virtually .  Ware AnnihilaitadA

ENTIRE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FREED, MacARTHUR STATES   Approximately 450,000 Enemy Troops “Practically Annihilated” Since Campaign Was Launched At Leyte Last October: 54,000 U. S. Casualties

YANKS ANNIHILATED 450,000 JAPANESE   MacArthur Declares Philippine Campaign “Virtually Closed’

‘Campaign Is Closed,  He Announces   Not More ‘Than 36,000 Japanese Believed Left Alive With. 450,000 PracticaHy Aunihifated

AMERICAN ARMY LOSSES PLACED AT 54,000 MEN   Casualties Include Dead, Wounded and Missing—All Islands Liberated in 250-Day Drive.   YANKS FOUGHT FOE SUPERIOR NUMERICALLY   Seventeen Divisions Used te Destroy 23-~Minor Isolated Guerrilla Actions Are Ahead,

M Arthur Says All Philippines Now Liberated   Declares Campaign Can Be Regarded _As Virtually Ended

250-Day Philippine Campaign Is Reported Nearly Ended   MacArthur Says Entire Islands Are Liberated-—54,. 000 American Army Casualties Listed— - 450,000 Japs Practically Annihifated

Workers Turn Down Proposal  Made by G. E.   “Grossly Inadequate” Say Workers as 10 Percent Increase Is  Offered to 89,000

Wage Increases Of Ten Per Cent Refused by UEW   Electrical Union Wants $2-a-Day Pay Boost From Company

Union Committee Rejects Offer of _ Renera Flectric  Workers Lall G Proposed Boost

Union turns down G.E.’s  wage offer  10 percent hike held inadequate

Union Spokesmen Declare Proposal Is “Inadequate” — Say It Took Form of Ultimatum.   89,000 EMPLOYES OF FIRM AFFECTED   Condition Was Laid Down That U. E. W. Should Not Impose Limitations on Increased Production.

WEATHER IS GLOOMY   Skies Are Cloudy Over Most of ‘Kansas on- V-E Day

Nation Keeps Strone Force  To Help All   Atomic Bomb Secret Will Not Be Shared With Other Powers

‘President Tells Navy Day Crowd World’s Greatest Fleet, Air Force Stands Ready to Stop Aggression

"BAD DEBT” TAX   Doushton Concerned Over Reports of Loan to Son of FOR

Colorful Parade Held to Arouse Red Cross Drive Interest   President Roosevelt Appeals to All Americans to Contribute Generously to Red Cross Campaign

Roosevelt Makes Red Cross Plea   ‘Need Never Greater,’ He Tells Country

GOVERNORS END CONFERENCE AT MACKINAC ISLE   Hint Food Problem Will Be Major Political Issue In Fall

POLITICAL ISSUE LOOMS FOR OPA   Governors’ Conference Hears Private War Report

FOOD PROBLES BEFORE PARLE   Governors Indicate Ra tioning Looms As Big  Political Issue

Rationing May Be Vote Issue   Governors to Name Three to Confer With OPA Authorities

Prices, Rationing Loom As Issues   Governors Consider Food Problems—May Enter Political Field

Price Controls And Rationing May Become Prime Issues In Nearing Political Campaign   Nation’s Governors Take Hand in Growing Food Controversy

OPA MAY BE BIG POLITICAL ISSUE   Rationing “May Play Big Part In Coming Campaign, Events At Governors’ Conference Hint.

Price Control May be Big Issue for Coming Campaign   Governors Talk About Prices, Rations in Annua! Conference

GOVERNORS URGE QUICK SOLUTION OF FOOD CRISIS   PRICE CONTROLS AND RATIONING LOOM AS ISSUE IN POLITICS

OPA Looms as Big Issue in Next Election   Governors Express Dissatisfaction With Working of Agency

Governors lake Hand in Growing Food Wrangle  Indications Are OPA

Governors Take Hand in Growing Food Controversy   See OPA Controls As Prime Issues In Next Campaign

German U-Boat Bound for Japan Captured  Aboard Are Three High Luftwatte Generals: Twolaps

German U-Boat Bound for Japan Captured  Aboard Are Three High Luftwatfe  Ganarale: Turn lone

Jap Army Headquarters Obeys Dissolution Order   Gen. MacArthur To Broadcast At § O’Clock Tonight On Military Phases Of The Occupation

General Staff to Pass From Picture - Allied Chief to Report by Radio to United States

Longshoremen End New York Walkout  Stevedores Back At Jabs Today   MacArthur Broadcasts On Jap Military Rule

NipponPower To Wage War Comes to End   General Staff Is Abolished; MacArthur to Speak

Japan’s GHO Is Dissolved      Prelude to General Abolition “Pose

Ritual Closes General Staff Of Jap Force   Imperial Headquarters Dissolved Prior To Com‘plete Demobilization ~

ITALY 1$ FIRST ON AGENDA OF BIG 5 MEETING   Atomic Bomb Isn't on List, Byrnes Says At Conference

ITALY FIRST TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT CONFERENCE TODAY   Foreign Minister of Five Al. lied Nations Meeting This Afternoon.   SESSION IS IN LONDON   Byrnes Says U. S. Would Ask That Bulk of Italy’s Colonies Stay Under Control.

Big 5 Will M: ap Future Of Italians   Byrnes Says Atomic Bomb Not On Agenda For Study By Ministers

Ministers Will Tackle Problem Of Italy Firs   Atomic Bomb Is Not On Agenda States Secretary Byrnes  Today

Italy First Topic for Big Five; Atomic Bomb Not on Agenda   LEAGUE COMMISSION MAY MEET NOV. 15

Italian Treaty  Jor Subject Of Big 5 Talks   Council Of Foreign Ministers In Parlew

Italy To Be’ First Topic: Of Discussion. At Big-5 Conference Of Ministers

<r eee a Wo meee suerrnmiateannt Big > Ministers Plan Discussion  Of Htaly’s Status   Byrnes Declares Neither A-Bomb, Reich's Future On Agenda At London

Italy’s Fate First Topic Of Conference   Big Five Ministers ¢ Hold Initial  AMipeting

ltaly Topic Today as Big Five Open Meet   Atom Bomb Not on Foreign Ministers’ Agenda Says Byrnes

“Big Five” Ministers Meet ‘Today      Italy First.On Agenda; Will Not Discuss Atom ‘Bomb Nor Future of Germany at This Time

Italy is First Topic of Big  5 Conference   L. S. Will Ask Italians Control Theri Colonies

ltaly First Topic Listed For Ministers   Atom Bomb Not On Agenda, Nor Future of Germany; Fear Unrest in Greece i

ITALY WILL BE HAST SUBJECT   Conference of Foreign Min: Listers of 5 Nations Starts Today.

London Parley To Consider ltalian Issue  U.S. Would Let   U.S. Would Let Nation Keep Mest of Colonies

Italy Will Be First Topic Of Group   United States Will Press For Better Balkans Government

Five Allied Binisters Meet   Italy First Topic — Atomic Bomb Not on Agenda, Byrnes Says

Foreign Ministers’ Conference Takes Up Halvy First   Big Five Secretaries , Meet Under Potsdam ’’ Provisions; Discuss Varied Differences

Italy First OnProgram Of Big Five In London   Atom Bomb Is No! On Agenda For  Discussion.

Five Ministers Will Not Take Up Atom Bomb   Bulk Of Italian Colonies May Be Under United Nation: Supervision

Foreign Chiefs Meet; Discuss Future of Italy   U. S. May Ask Bulk of: Nation’s Colonies Remain under Trusteeship

aly Is First On Agenda of Big 5  Parley Starts Peace ~Praaram of Potcdam

Italy fo Be Firs! on Agenda of London Parley   Foreign Ministers Opening Sessions Tuesday Afternoon

ITALY FIRST TOPIC OF BiG 5 MINISTERS   Atom Bomb Not on ‘ie Agenda of Talks dy Russian, American, Chinese, British and French Foreign Secretaries,

ITALY 1S FIRST TOPIC TO COME BEFORE “Bic 5"   Byrnes Reveals Atomie Bomb Is Not To Be Discussed At Foreign Ministers’ Conference; Other Items  Listed.

3 IN FAMILY VICTIMS: 2ND COUPLE KILLED   Group Returning From Delphos Struck At Cole-st By Pennsy Flyer

BIG METEOR TS SIGHTED IN THE EAST   ATLANTIC COAST ROCKED BY EXPLOSION AND BLINDING FLASH OF FIRE, SEEN

Union Proposal Being Studied By CM Official:   Find Increased Picketing Enforces Idleness . In Automotive Operations

STUDY .UNION PLAN   New Proposal Urges Public Negotiations Before Federal Men —

GMC Studies New Union Proposal To Negotiate ‘Their Dispute on Waades

Jap General Who Allowed ‘Death March” Arrested   MacArthur Tells Japs to Stop Acting Like Equal of Allies

Tells Foe: Stop Acting Like An Equal of Allies   Homma, D-eath March Chief, Laurel, Philip pine Puppet, Arested

Pair in Hands of ‘Japanese Police   ‘Homma and Laurel Surrender Together; Others Are Captured   CONTINUE THE SEARCH   MacArthur Tells Enemy . They Are Not the Equal of Allies -

7 Wanted Japs in U. S. Custody   ~ Nips Warned Country Not Equal of Allies; S* Stop Distorted Stories of Occupation

Told. To Quit  Acting As One Of The Allies   Four More Of Japan’s Big-Shot Militarists Surrender: General Homma In Allied Hands

Nippon Bluntly Told She Is Not Equal Of Allies   Meanwhile, Gen. Masaharu Homma, Conqueror Of Philippines, and Puppet  President Arrested   Four Others Seized Or They Surrender   Japan’s Press and Radio Heads Ordered to Cease  Distorted Stories Of Occupation

Gen. Homma Seized by Yanks Today   General MacArthur Bluntly Warns Japan to Stop Acting Like Allied Equal; Nip Who Took Philippines Denies He Ordered Death March

Temperatures   Filipino Puppet President Among Seven Men Taken Into Custody as War Criminals; Distorted Propaganda Must Stop, Foe Told.

Homma Is In Custody At Tokyo   Denies Giving Order Of Bataan Death March But Acknowledges His   = Responsibility

Puppet of Philippines Also Taken      Japan Bluntly Told She Is Not Equal of Allies And Will Have to Quit Acting Like One

‘Bataan Beast’ HeadsPrisoners  Jailed by U.S.   Philippines Puppet Presi= dent Seized in Ronndaun

ADDITIONAL WANTED JAPANESE LEADERS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY  GEN. MACARTHUR BLUNT LY TELLS JAPAN SHE IS Bank AM CAITAT ME ARTICC

Homma, Conqueror Of The Philippines, Jose Laurel, Puppet President, Taken

BiG SHOT ROLE NOT FOR JAPS, NATION TOLD   Lt. Gen. Homma and Jose Laurel, Philippine Puppet. In Custody

zen. Homma And Filipina PuppetRule Head Taken   Seven Men Seized As Criminals For Trials

Col. Hashimoto, Blamed for Panay Sinking, Arrested  Omeo.  Nowe A cwene w   Domei News Agency Placed Under 100  Percent Censorship

High Jap War Lords in U. §. Net   Honma, Phillipine Conqueror, Nabbed; M'Arthur Warns Nips

Homma, Laurel In Custody  Japs Told To Quit Actinc Like An Equal Of Allie:

PUPPET LEADER OF FILIPINGS GIVES UP   Netorious General Homma Questioned By Allies   Tells Japs To Quit Acting Like Equal To Allies; Tojo Recovering

ARE DENIED EQUALITY WITH ALLIES   General MacArthur Bluntly Informs Defeated Nas tion It Is Not an Equal and Must Quit Acting Like One.

FILIPINO PUPPET HEAD ALSO TAKEN   MacArthur Bluntly Tells Japan She Is No Equal Of Allies

CONQUEROR OF PHILIPPINES IN NEW GROUF   Roundup Goes on as MacArthur Warns Japs to Quit Acting Fqual of Allies   Be THE ASSOCTATED PRESS)

JAPANESE POLICE ROUNDING UP MEN WANTED BY M’ARTHUR FOR QUESTIONING AND WAR TRIALS

Japan is Informed She is Not Equal of Allied Nations   MacArthur Bluntly Puts Nips in Their Places; Generals Surrender

General Says He Would Be ‘Good Loser’   Nip Also Surprised MacArthur Put Him On Criminal List

Arthur Raps Jap Arrogance   ‘Keep Your Place,’ Nips Told in Order Against False Propaganda Carried in Enemy Papers, on Radio

JAPS WARNED TO STOP ACTING AS ALLIES’ EQUALS      Blunt Reminder Handed To Japanese; Homma And Laurel Among Seven Wanted Criminals Arrested Today.

Bataan March Not So Bad, He Declares   Japan Bluntly Told She Is Not Equal of Allies and to Stop Acting Like One — Jap Press and Radio Instructed to Stop Distorted Stories of Occupation

Senate Fights Gov't Changes   Another Agency Approved for List of Reorganization “Untouchables”

14th Agency -Frempted int ~ Senale Move   “Engineers Corps ne ¢_Untouchable  “In Reornaitzetinn  Legislation ~~~

SENATE GUARDS ‘SACRED COWS   Army Engineers Civil Functions Left Out In Reorganization

NIGHT WATCH KEPT FOR JAP ANSWER   SWISS TO SEND {fT TO WASHINGTON WHEN AND IF If 1S RECEIVED.

SWISS AWAIT NIPPON REPLY   Foreign Office Maintains  All-Night Vigil For  Word on Peace

Union Proposes “Security” To Ford; G-M May Seek Similar Work Guarantee

Ford Company. Union, Nearing  Strike Accord   Company Agrees to Discuss 50 Per Cent Wage Hike Demand— GM Still Strike Bound

Union Plan For Curbing Wildcat Strikes Opens Route To Ford Wage Talks

CIO  Girds For Long Battle   UAW Asks Members tc Contribute to Fund  To Aid Strikers; See  A “Lengthy Duration”

Union Ask: Members For Funds   Predict Strike Will Be of Long Duration: Steel Workers Call Strike January 14

UAW ORDERS ~ STRIKE LEVY   Asks ‘$1 From Each Member To Support G-M Strike

MemEers Asked For - $1 Each   International Union Is Of Belief Strike At General Motors Will Be Lengthy One —

Ask S1 a Membel For Strike Fund   Expect GM Walkout To Be Long Affair

Ford Company Gets Union Plan to End ‘Wildcat’ Walkouts   Negotiations Appear to be Moving Smoothly; Other Strike News   BULLE Tim

Plan By Union May Pave Way For Ford Talks   See Some Similar Method Used In Effort To Solve Other Labor Deadlocks 

Plan To Curb ‘Wildcat’ Strikes And Slowdowns   ‘Similar Method Might Be Used In Solving Other Car Industry Labor Deadlocks

Long Strike Seen By Auto Workers   Anticipating “Lengthy Duration” of Walkout at General Motors, U. A. W. Asks Members to Contribute to a Strike Fund.

Curb Strike Idea By Unions Opens Ford Peace Talks   Officials to Discuss Wage Increase; May Furnish Pattern

Auto Union’s Company Security Plan Paves Way For Wage Talks With Ford

Ford Studying Union Plan To Curb ‘Wildeats’   Would Subject Instigators to Discharge;“Wage Talks ‘Possible; GM 'Terminates Contract

Ford Wage Talks Cpen Wednesday   Union's Security Plan Draws Favorable Reaction -

Ford Agrees to Talk Over CIO Wage Request   Company Reacts Favorably to Anti-Strike Proposal

Union Offers Plan To Curb Wildcat Strikes   Ford Company Reacts Favorably to Offer of Method Of Discouraging Instigators

Union’s ‘Security’ Plan  Paves Way For Ford Talks   Company's Favorable Reaction May Mean Solving Of Other Deadlocks

VON RUNDSTEDT MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED   German Marshal Might Have Lost His Life During Allied Raid Last Week

Wainwright Is Honored   General Is Departing For Tokyo Ceremony -

GEN. WAINWRIGHT IS ACCLAIMED AS HERO THROUGHOUT MANILA  RELEASED GENERAL AND   GROUP FELLOW OFFICERS ARE KEPT pricy

Hero To Join MacArthur At_ ‘Surrender Table   To Be Accompanied By Group Of Fellow Officers With Him As Prisoners Of Japs

Sgt. H. Carroll Gets New Uniform   Says Paris Will Look Good but Doesn't © Want to Miss Tokyo

$10,000 OFFERED FOR MURDER CLUE   Langford’s Wi Widow Announces Reward for News of Slaver

‘Move to Unsnarl Strikes Spreading ‘Throughout Nation   Number of Persons Off Jobs Jumps to 350,000; Increased’ Waaes Lead Demand:

Government:Moves:ToUnsnarl Increasingly ~  Heavy Maze:.Of Strikes

RIVAL LEADERS OF UNIONS IN SCRAP IN OHIO   New Yorkers Forced To Climb Stairs and Ohioans May Have To Walk - - Unless

GOVERNMENT IS ACTING TO STOP BIG OIL STRIKE   Some 350,000 Workers Idle In Various Strikes; N. Y. Elevators Still Grounded: Oil Groups To Meet.

350,000 Idle As Strike Wave Continues; 100,000 Quit In Last 24 Hours

U.S. MOVES TO UNSNARI LABOR TANGLE   As Government Steps Into Oil Strike, However, There Is No Indication of Early End to Other Walkouts.

Conference in Chicago Tackles Major Walkout   House Group Shelves All Proposals ToLiberalize Benefits

MORE MONEY BASIS OF TROUBLES   New York Business Partly Paralyzed Ry Service Strike

More Join In Strikes Over Part Of Nation   Government Seeks ‘To End Walkout In Oil Industry

U.S. Takes Action @To Untangle — Strike Situation   Increased Wages Is Main Demand; 350,000 Now Idle

Number of Workers Off Jobs Hits 390,000 Mark: Increased Pay Main Demand in a Majority of Disputes

Government Moves To Ease Situation Menacing Supplies In Oil Industry

Government Moving To Unsnarl Strike Situation Over U.S.   Work Stoppages On Increases Along Labor Front; Settlement Of Oil Strike Be Taken Up in Conference Opening Today

Government Moves to Unsnarl Labor Strikes; —  New York Elevator Walkouts May Hit Hotels

Workers Leave Jobs Demanding Higher Wages   Government Steps In In Attempt To Affect Settlement Of Spreading Oil Strike

HALF MILLION ARE NOW OUT OF WORK NUS. STRIKES   While Labor and Management Battle Over Wage Increases   GENERAL MOTORS IS MOST SERIOUS   Labor Department to Send Special Representative To Detroit

350,000 Idle Over Nation   Government Seeking To Unsnart Troubles

Increased Wages Remain Main Issue Of Disputes   Government Attempting To Settle Oil Strike; New York In Spotlight

US Moves ToSettle Spreading Strikes, 350,000 Quit Jobs   100,000 Join Idle Army Ranks In Past 24 Hours

ee 350,000 OUT ON STRIKE —INULS. TODAY   Spread of Labor Idleness Reeches a New High; Lumber Area Hit

25 COUNTY MEN DRAW 1-A TAGS   Draft Boerd Also Grants Two Farm Deferments in Recent Meeting 

15 COUNTY MEN sDRAW 1-A TAGS   Draft Board Defers 10 in 2-C Bracket at Recent Meeting Here

New Homes Wait Outcome of 3-Way Agency Argument   WPB, OPA and NHA Put Matter Up to Snyder, Reconversion Chief

a alameda IT Em ae a  How Soon You Can Build New Home Depends on 3-Cornered Govt. Fight

CROWDS THROW BOMBS BEFORE ROME PALACE   Angered By Escape Of Fascist War  Criminal

Fascist Chief Escape Starts Riots. Against Italy Leaders   2 Bombs Explode at Palace, Crowds  Seek Ouster of Bonomi Government

tl, May Deplete ‘Resources, Hal. - Watts in Senate  - Bargai aining a a aig Penis

Proclamation Will Come In 3 Or 4 Days   Even If Jap Conditior Is Accepted, lime Will Be Needed  For Dealings.

EASES RULING ON HIRING OF WOMEN   Regulations Are Lighter as Cutbacks Increase Labor Supply

3 Ocean-Going Cargo Ships to Journey from Superior, Wis., to Gulf of Mexico

‘Decreased Japanese Artillery Fire ‘In Fierce Okinawa Fight Reported

Jap Shelling on ‘kinawa Drops  Marines Mopping Up   Marines Mopping Up Small Pockets in Northern End

Jap Artillery Fire Declines   American Lines in Southern Okinawa Remain Unchanged, Says Nimitz

Jap Artillery Fire Slaws On  Okinawa Isle   Noe Change In Lines Or South Of Front; Yenth Army Overruus Northern Tin

Jap Artillery Hre On Okinawa Now Decreasing   Tenth Army Men Dead locked In South For Ninth Straight Day.

Japs Pulling Back, Belief   May Be Abandoning ' South China Coast

BIG PLANES FROM CHINA HIT ENEMY   HOME ISLAND BLASTED BY CHINA-BASED 3-29'S8—TASK FORCE RAID DETAILS  . TOLD

California Forest Fires Spreading   Wind Carvies Flames Over 10 Counties; Timber, Livestock Destroyed

82 Days of Hell and Glory on Okinawa   42 DAYS OF HELL AND GLORY

Veterans Delay Train, Demand Better Conditions   Water Is Taken Aboard ‘Broken Windows Are Repaired — at Fort Wayne

‘Sailors Refuse To Board Troop Train; No Water, No Light, Often Sidetracked

Merrill Couple  Celebrate Event Mr. and Mrs. Phillip:  . Married Fifty Years

MINDANAO Io a0 PER CENT FREE OF JAPS   Hand-to-Hand Fighting Now On Near Davao City, Last Nin Pocket.

Yanks and Japs Locked in Battle Near Davao City   Ninety Percent of Mindanao Liberated But Clean-up Is Costly

Mindanao Is 9) Per Cent liberated   Fighting Around Davao City Is Reported Desperate

MINDANAO ISLAND ALMOST LIBERATED   Cleaning Up Last Pocket Of Japs. 90 Per Cent Liberated

SLUGGING IT QUT WITH JAPS FOR MINDANAG   90 Percent of the Job Is Over, Says Gen.  Douglas MacArthur

Nazi Airports Fully Wrecked  Nearly 800 Planes Destroved In 4 Days

Allies Blast At Airfields   Continue To Wreck Planes And -Strips

2,150 Bombers Sweep Across German Bases   63 Airdromes Blasted In Four Days, 798 - Planes Downed

GERMANY TAKES ANOTHER HEAVY AERIAL ATTACK   About 2,150 U. S. Bombers, Fighters Rain New Blows On Enemy

TARGETS IN SOUTH GERMANY POUNDED BY BIG AIR FLEET   J. 8. Fliers in 2,150 Planes Swarm Over Southern Reick to Blast Airfields, Rail Yards, Oi1 and Munition Depots at Three Cities

German Luftwaffe Loses 403 Aircraft In Tuesday's Raid   Allies Destroy Almost 200 Plones a Day for Past 4 Days’ Average

Allied Airmen Swarm Over Germ anyAgain   Continue Biggest Airfield Wrecking Jol In: History; 63 In Last Four Days

American Bombers Deal Heavy Blows  German Airfields   Massive Attacks Continue After Destruction of 800 Nazi Planes In 4 Days.

OVER 2,000 U. S. BOMBERS, FIGHTERS ATTACK AIRFIELDS   RAILROAD YARDS, OIL — AND. AMMUNITION DEPOTS ALSO HEAVILY BLASTED

Bombers Continue Massive Drive On Nazi Airfields  Fleet of 2,150 Craft Hits Ammunition, Oil Sites, Railyards

Nazi Airfields Under Powerful Yankee Blows  2,150 U. S. Planes Lash Out; 798 Enemy Craft Destroyed In Pact Four Dave

Gasoline Pipelined Under Channel   Twenty of Them Supplied Most of Fuel for Allied Armies in Europe

China-Based B-29s fit Japan   Batter Industrial Targets on Kyushu, Base Of Jap Homeland

“Forts” Renew Raids on J apan  War Industries   Aerial Giants From China Bases Smash Targets on - Island of Kyushu; Nanking Also Attacked

Strike Anew at Jap Production   Superforts from Ching Bases Bemb Industrial Cenéars

B-29'S SMASH JAP INDUSTRIAL CENTER   Target on Island of Kyushu, Daylight Raid

NEW NAVAL AND AIR SLAUGHTER USHERED TN NEW JAP CABINET   LARGE FORCE FIGHTERESCORTED, SUPERFORTS BLASTED TOKYO ALSO

Superbattleship Yamato lost, 3 Yank sea craft  Big navy battle in Pacific takes fourth of Jap fleet

BIS BATTLESHIP YAMATO 1 10 6 WARSHIPS SUNK   Three U.S. Destroyers Lost in Sea. Air Fight Only Fifty Miles From Jaran

Air-Sea Battle Costs  391 NipponesePlanes, Three U.S. Destroyers

Naval Planes Hit Japanese Fleet In Battle Near Japan   Sink 45,000 Ton Battleship, Get 391 Enemy Planes

in Climatic Fight   3 U.S. Destroyers Sunk in 2-Day Air-Sea Clash    300 Fighter-Escorted Superforts S pill Record Bomb Load on Jap Capital

Wainwright, Aides Fly To Tokyo Today   Noted ‘1-Man-Army’ Liberated At Kukden

DEMAND DEAT FOR FORMER LEADERS   Commander Hails Complete Defeat Of Enemy   DEMOBILIZATION   Finished In Record Time; Nips Show Big Weapons That Would Not Work

Powerless Japan Starts Qut Upon Peaceful Career   Has No Standing Among Nations

BEATEN NIPPON PLODS TOWARD WORLD SOCIETY   Revising Constitution For A Peaceful Japan In Which Government Will Serve Rather Than Dominate The People; Japs Enjoying New  ound Freedom.

CRUSHED JAPAN BEGINS BATTLE FOR RECOVERY   Working Party Asks Suicide ’ Of Former Ruling Class, Appeals For Bread

NEW JAPAN BEGINS LONG ROAD BACK TO SOCIETY OF NATIONS  NIPPON POVERTY STRICK   NIPPON POVERTY STRICK: EN, CRUSHED AND WITH. OUT VESTIGE OF ARMY

Japan’s Defeat Total    Reduced to Complete Military and Industrial Impotence, Nation . Starts. Down New Road

Japan Starts On Long Road Back To World Society   New Workers Party Celebrates

Humbled Japs Head Back on Road To Peace   Leaders Outdo Each Other in Cooperation; Cemmon People Showing Life.

NEW JAPAN BEGINS LONG ROAD BACK      Without. Vestige Of Armed Force. For First Time

JAPS APPEAL TO MAC ARTHUR FOR MORE FOOD   Nation Without Army; Nip Officers Admit Trouble With Weapons

MASS HARA KIRl OF OLD CLIQUE HOPE OF PEOPLE   New Silver Cache Found by Yanks - - China Flooded With Worthless Jap Currency

Japan Again  Seeks Favor   Country Now Stripped Of All Armed Force

Seeking Path For A Peaceful Japan   Disarmed and Poverty Stricken Nation to Revise ‘Constitution   FIRST CRY FOR BREAD   Military Men Disclose Many Weapons Which Wouldn't  ork

Leaders Trying to Work Out Government That Would Serve, Not Dominate People; One Labor Group for Mass Ruler Suicide

Japan Starts” Road Back To  World Society   Poverty Stricken and Spir “itaally Crushed Nation Without Standing Among Countries

NIPS START TRIP BACK TO REGAIN SPOT IN WORLD   Japs Revising Constitution to Build Peaceful Country

CO REFUSAL OF CM OFFER FAILS: TA HALT PARLEY   Both Sides Anxious to Forestall Truman’s Intervention Plan

ALLIES SILENT ON NIP CLAIM; JAPAN BOMBED   Halsey’s Carrier Planes in Attack —— Foe Increases Premier's Powers

Premier Avers Nippon Crisis “Most Critical   Yanks Dig Deep Into Foe’ Okinawa Line—Chinese At Indo-China Border  am A

Enemy Report Of Allie Landings In Borneo Lack Confirmation   Okinawa Battle Rages In Fur   Gains Made In China; Ai Raids Leave 4,900,000  Japanese Homeless

Fierce Battle Is Raging (On Okinawa   Nip Losses Approach 70,000 Mark On Doomed Island

Allies Land On Borneo,  Tokyo Says   Dictatorial Powers Granted Suzuki In National Crisis By Ray Cronin [A, P. War Editor

Okinawa Battle Is Fierce, Gains Light   Chinese Reach Indo-China Border; Nip Premier Says Empire in Most Critical Situation in Its History; B-29’s Busy on Big Cities

See-Saw Battle Rages for Fukier Invasion Coast   Other Jap Columns Push 60 Miles Past Tinpac to Yeunkong

Chinese Halt Yunsiao Push   Japs Unable to Close Fukien Invasion Area

LAUSCHE BUDGET BILL REVAMPED BY COMMITTEE   Cut of $33,280,000 Mad But Reduction Offset By Additions

Employment Of POWs Draws Blast   Farm Jobs Go Begging, Millions Idle, Solons Told

BREWSTER RAPS USE OF GERMAN PRISONERS FOR LABOR ON FARMS   SENATOR BLAMES LACK OF CO-ORDINATION  mh FOR FAILURE TO MEET AGRICULTURE WORK NEEDS

Jobs On Farm A re Plentiful [And No Takers   Senator Brewster Says German PW’s Used To Fill In Gaps

1945 Crop Predicted 2nd Largest   Output Of All Farm Products Promises To Be Near Alltime Records

Crops Expected To Tié Previous Peak Seasons   Output of Livestock Products To Exceed Last Year’s Record

Farm Crops  Near Record  Proadieitnn Far 1QA%   Production For 1945 Is Second Highest

British In Praise Of Gen. Eisenhower   Continue to Heap Praise On Unassuming General

LAST JAPANESE SIGN SURRENDER   Forbidden City Within Peining Is Scene Of Ceremony

F. D. R. Comes to Aid of Wallace  e Executive Counts on _Nominee’s Help

Wallace Is NeededNow   President. Makes First. ‘Public Announcement “A On Cundidacy Since ’ Adverse Vote .

Roosevelt Says He Needs Aid of Henry Wallace   Roosevelt'« Message

Need Fast Start In Legislature   see Me QISIUMIGIS  Bill Would Legalize  Pre-Session Caucuses Canetdew Vac.

3 St. Louis Papers Resume Publication   Reach Agreement To End Strike Which Began Aug. 16

Moscow Still Holds Answer fc Veto Question  Stettinius Says Conference's Success Assured

FRENCH PROPOSAL S$ AGREED UPON   Russ Withhold Veto Issue Reply; Stettinius Assures Parley Success

SOVIETS STILL HOLD ANSWER TO VETO ISSUE   “Big Five’ Reaches Agreement On Regional Military Agreements

Weather Continue: To Disrupt Traffic In Northeast  Rail Embargo Begins; ew Reetrictions on   Rail Embargo Begins; New Restrictions on Amusement Places

Wealher Causes . Interruption of ~- Normal Activity   WP? Forbies Amusement Places to Use Gas  7 In Many Areas -

3 AIRFIELDS ON OKINAWA TAKEN BY U. S. FORCES   Dozen Towns, Villages Alsc Seized in Face of Light Nip Opposition

Landing Is Made Easily; Foe Flees   200 Superfortresses Raid Tokyo Today; 307,000 Japs Die in Philippines

Overrun Airfields And Towns   Harder Fight Anticipated Later From Big Jap Garrison On Isle 325 Miles From Japan

Japanese Have Yet To Show  Signs of Fight as Heart of  Empire Brought Under Attack

Push Inland on Okinawa;Little Jap Resistance   — Over-run Three Airfields, Y Many Towns; Hold Wide Beachhead

Tokyo Claims U. S. Forces Landed on Southern Kume Isle   Americans Overrun 3 Airfields, Dozen Towns Unopposed

DRIVE 3 10 5 MILES INLAND, JAPS MISSING   Invasion Meets Least Opposition Offered In Pacific War

HEAVY DEFENSE EXPECTED FROM ENEMY IN HILLS   Nearly 80,000 Jan Soldicrs Believed To Be On Invaded Islands— B-29's Blast Tokyo

SEIZE SECTOR 9 MILES LONG, 3.5 MILES DEEP   Greatest Amphibious ‘Operation of Conflix; 325 Miles From Japan

‘Okinawa lavasion Larges! Ht Ampbibions Pacific (War; 1,400 Ships, 1,500 * Bhames 160.000 Men.

AMERICAN FORCES INVADED OKINAWA ISLAND WITH EASE   THREE AIRFIELDS AND DOZEN TOWNS. OVERRUN WITHOUT OPPOSITION

JAPS REPORT NEW LANDINGS ON KUME ISLE   U. S. Invasion Army Moves Westward Into East China Sea

invasion of Okinawa Was Supported by 1400 Ships And 1500 Carrier Planes   Three Airfields and A Dozen Towns  Overrun Without Jap Opposition

Pic. Clifford Demonia Returns From Service In The Pacific Area   Notice

WORLD CHARTER IS ~ HIT BY SHIPSTEAD   Minnesota. Solon Speaks After George Asks . Approval 

Senate Moves For Vote On World Charter   Shipstoad Voices Sharp Criticism Of Document

Shipstead criticizes charter  Cnu.w;ntann OCdnwna   Senator George urses approval

Sharp Assault  Made on Charte:  By Shipstead Senator Says Peace  Cannot Be Enforced  Wish nact Creaonting War

CHARTER HIT BY SHIPSTEAD   Says “Peace Cannot Be En. forced Without Creating War”

600 PLANES: RAID OSAKA WAR PLANTS   Fire, Demolition Bombers Dropped On Factory District

Supertorts Blast Osaka, Start Fires   Bombing Througt Clouds, Meet Little Flack

U.S. Bucks Latins Argentina Plea   Against Official Post In World Conference

Oppose Giving Argentina Official Post   Americans Say She Must Prove Good Neighborliness

Opposition to official post for Argentina  Must first prove a ‘good neighbor’

U.S. Opposed to  Giving Argentina  Conference Post Russia Trying for  Way to Curb Latin  A ene donel sine ieee WP ict nis ance

NO PEACE SEAT FOR ARGENTINA   South American Nation Must Prove She Is “(Good Neighbor”

SAVAGE ATTAG BY JAPS DRIVEN OFF BY MARINES   Half Of Enemy Force, Disguised In American Uniforms, Wiped Out   BITTER RESISTANCE BEING ENCOUNTERED

Japs Suffer Heavy Losses On Okinawa   Some Enemy Wear Marme Uniforms,  Carry U.S. Weapons

77th division  takes Tairain  surprise jab Buckner’s Tenth in general gains

Yanks Repulse Enemy Troops, Nimitz Reports   Some of Fiercest Fightinc on Okinawa Goes against Nips

Yanks Drive Within 900 Yards Shuri   Japanese Units Attack Wearing Marine Uniforms

Fierce Action — is Reported In ~ Naha Section   Some Nipponese Soldiers Garbed in Uniforms of American Marines—Slight Advances Made, Admiral Nimitz Reports

FIERCE ACTION FLARES ALONG WHOLE FRONT   Yanks Make Gains At Flanks and Center Of the Line

Fierce Fight Rages Along Entire Front   Enemy Suffers Heavy Losses in Attempts To Dislodae Yanks

NIPS WEAR AMERICAN UNIFORMS AS RUSE   Marines Repulse Fierce Enemy Blows; Gain  All Along Front

MORE DISTRICTS ARE NOW OVER IN MIGHTY 7th   Pleasant Valley and Clermont Join Top Ranks

First Army Gains Despite Blizzard   Threat of Nazis to StrasbourgDeccribed by Allies as Lessened

Control 15-Mile Stretch Of Nazi Supply Highway   U.S. Counterattacks Lessen German Diversionary Threat To Strasbourg

Neck of Salient Closing on Three Crack Panzer Units   Doughboys Beat Back German Spearhead in Strasbourg Region

FOR TRIAL OF FALZONE   Resolution for Setting Up Machinery for Unprecedented Action Against Solon Introduced in the State Senate.

Falzone Trial Ordered By Senate Following Its Probe   Formal Charges Not Drawn Yet; Committee Savs He Sought $1,500 For Bill Passage

JAMMED A BROADCAST   Japan Wouldn't: Listen to Russian aration of War

JAMMED A BROADCAST   j Japan Wouldn’t Listen to Russian Declaration of War —

NATIONWIDE PHONE STRIKE THREATENS   _ Negotiations Fail; UAW Awaits GM Repl; - to Arbitration: Offer .

Telephone Strike In Ilhnois May Spread In Nation   Seek Te Remove Impasse

Back of the  Headlines   Need for “Further Exchange of Views” Of Big Three Evident

Staab-Berendes Gotto-Holzman Nuptials Tuesday  Two: ‘Remsen ‘Men Take Brides :At Church Weddings

CHARLES W. BRYAN DIES IN NEBRASKA   Brother of “Great Commoner™ Expires, Aged 8 Years

CHARLES W. BRYAN DIES IN NEBRASK   Governor of State 3 Times; Brother of Late Wiiliam Jenninas Bryan.

Colorful Figure for Many. Years  Served Three Teams as Nebraska Governo!

Young Woman Confesses Stealing Infant From Hospital, No Harm Meant—She Merely Wanted Baby, Police Tola

‘POST-WAR PLAN COMMITTEE AT DEPUE IS NAMED   Chairman Russell Bansch Completes Organization To Handle Immediate And Long-range Projects In Village.

SELECTED FOR POSTWAR PLAN   Chairman Bansch Outlines Needs Of The  Community

“Buy Pullmans,” Say Soldiers In Day Coaches.  GI's Complain Cars Stifling Hot, And Trip Miserable

 AA AAAA SABA AAAS Wor Veterans ‘Boiling Mad’ at  Teain Candisian

New Train With Boilino Mad GI:  At Salt Lake   ‘Buy Bonds — Buy Pullmans’ Boys Chalk on Dusty Cars

Toio Backer, Jap Terrorist. Gives Up    wo of ] New War  Crime Suspects in Jail

Two Prominent War Criminal  Suspects Jailed  we WW ae Dk tn   Former War Premier And Terrorist Leader Surrender in Tokvo

Li. Col. Springer is Given Transfer To indiantown   North Charleroi Man Veteran of More Than 25 Years Service

Work Or Jail Bill Reported  By Conferees   Compromised Measure Is Signed By 8 Of Ten Members; One Refuses

Work-or-Jail Act Completed but Held ‘Dangerous   Approval Assured As Manpower  Compromise Fixed ,

Killer Is Nabbed By Crowd   Incident Occurs After Premier Makes Address

Gen. Marshall May Fill Double Bill   Likely to Be Asked for Preview of China Policies

To Quiz Marshall On Pearl Harbor,  Chinese Policies   Congressional Committees Want Low - Dowr On State Department, Pre-War Facts And Dewey Incident Of 1944

Marshall Is Cast In Twin Feature Role by Conaress Quiz Committees   general Will Testify in Pearl Harbor Inquiry and May Also Reveal Policies toward China

Marshall May Fill Double  _ Engagement On Capitol Hill   Five Star Officer Will Testify Before Pearl Harbor Committee—Expected to Also Give Preview of China Program

PLAN 10 QUIZ MARSHALL ON JAPS’ ATTACK   Barrage of Questions Prepared by Pearl Harbor Probers

Marshall Due For Busy Weel: Of Testifying   Views To Be Sought On Pearl Harbor And Mission to China

Group To Ask About Chinese Policies, Harbor   Truman Back From Potomac Cruise; Patterson Says Volunteers Not Fnonoh

Liberated Nationals To Come Home As Soon As War Situation Permits

VENGEFUL JAPS APPLY TORCH T0 BUSINESS AREAS   JAPAN HANDED WORST DEFEAT IN HISTORY, SAYS GEN. M’ARTHUR

Liberated Internees to B Allowed to Come Home as Soon as It's Safe

War Department Informed That Persons Liberated At Manila To Be Home ‘Soon’

FEAR NIP-HELD CIVILIANS DEAI   But Yonks Are Using Old Tactics To Rout Japs, Save Others

Seal Corregidor Japs In- Tunnel   Enemy Cosualties Rise To. 24.000 In Week

SIEGE TACTICS BEING WAGED AGAINST JAPS   ‘MacArthur Announces a  Week of Fighting in Manila Has Cost the Enemy 24,000 Men  PULVERIZE INTRAMUROS

BELIEVE JAPS MAY ALREADY HAVE KILLED CIVILIANS WITHIN AREA NOW UNDER SIEGE BY AMERICANS

Medieval Siege Tactics  In Modern Guise Used Against Trapped Japanese   Japs Continue Desperate Battle Inside Intramuros And On Corregidor

JAPS’ MANILA LOSSES REACH 24 THOUSAND   Cannon and Howitzers Biting Into Thick Intramuors Walls to Save 7,000.

Yanks Trying to Save Civilians in Manila's Intramuros District   American Tanks and Infantry

Yanks Use Cannon Against Japanese Trapped in Manila  Announce Nipponese Loss of 24,000 Men During Past Week

MANILA FIGHT COSTS JAPS 24,000 IN WEEK   Medieval Siege Tactics Are Employed By MacArthur

MANILA BATTLE ASSUMES AIR OF MEDIEVAL WAR   Japs Said Suffering 92,000 Casualties On Luzon

Shells Rip Inte Jap Hideout °   Artillery Blasts Outer Wall Of The Intramuros In Manila

Yanks Wipe Out 14,000 Japanese In Manila Battle   Seal Garrison On Corregidor In Island Tunnel

NIP CASUALTIES HICH IN MANILA   Japanese Losses Total 24,000 in Past Week

Batter Walls  Ot Intramuros   MacArthur Announces Past Week's Fighting Cost Japs 24.000 Men.

Americans Employ Medieval Plan In Manila Fight  Japs Are Squeezed Into Tighter Corner by Cannon

Medieval Siege Tactics Used Against Corregidor, Intramuros 24.000 Jap Losses In A Week

Medieval Siege Tactics Used On Inframuros  Nips Lose 24,000 In Past Week’ $s

Siege Tactics Employed against Trapped Japs   U.S. Artillery Fire Gnaws Steadily at 40-Foot-Thick Outer Wall of Iintramuros

Yankees Pressing Attack on Manila  Medieval Tactics Used on Japanese

Medieval Siege Tactics in Modern Guise Used Against Japs.   WOULD SAVE CIVILIANS

Modern Type of Medieval Seige Tactic: Being Employed at Corregidor, Manilz

Trapped Garrison Keeps Up Savage Battle As . Yanks Wit Ancieut Stone Barricr

gaps Placed  Under Siege   Kaemy Losses Fixed At 24.000 Soldiers

Americans Try To Save Lives Of Civilians   Japs May Already Have Killed Those Trapped In Manila

Guns Pound Manila Walls   Air Power Not Used to Save Civilians—Slain By Japs, Some Think

Medieval Siege Tactics Used In Manila Battle   On Corregidor Both Entrances Of Main Tunnel Blocked.

Take Slow Way to Finish the Enemy   Americans in Manila Try to Save. Civilians in  Walled City   IT MAY BE TOO LATE   Japanese on Corregidor Are rapped in Tunnels  in Rock

American Siege Forces Hammer Japs In Manila  Medieval Tactics Used Aaainst Walls

Tyrus Cox Named Director Infantile Paralysis Drive   Appointments Announced By State Chairman For January 27th Observance Here

Porter Franks Appointed Director For Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive

INVALID AFTER NOV. 30      ‘Canning Sugar Coupons Must Be Used This Month :

INVALID AFTER NOV. 30   ‘Cannin Sugar Coupons Must Be i Bleed This Month

ayless Paydays \reSeen for ‘ederal Workers  Congressional - Battle Over FEPC Hinders  e@.... Areereanry  et aAne

U.S. Agencies Funds Halted   $548,264,450 Blocked For 10 War Bodies in House Fight on FEPC

House Eliminates Appropriations For 10 Agencies:   Is Renewal of Fight Over FEPC; Comes As Parliamentary Move by Supporters

FEPC SUPPORTERS WOULD CRIPPLE HOME FRONT WAR AGENCIES  APPROPRIATIONS FOR TEN AGENCIES ELIMINATED IN

REFUSE FUNDS -TO10 AGENCIES   House Eliminates Items ir  Battle Over FEPC

Payless Paydays Are Avoided As Bill Is Passed  ' FEPC Controvers y

Race Fight Entangles Money Bill   House Whacks Appronriations in FEPS Row

FEPG SUPPORTERS WOULD CRIPPLE HOME FRONT WAR AGENCIES  APPROPRIATIONS FOR TEN AGENCIES ELIMINATED IN PENEWAT ag ricur

FEPC’s Battle Snarls up War Agencies’ Pay   Kederal Workers Face Payless Paydays as Congress Fights On

10 Agencies Lose Funds  Temporarily   Friends Of FEPC Strike Out Appropriations To Force Vote On Own Project

Appropriations for 10 War Agencies Stricken From Bill   Eliminated in Effort To Win Eventual Favor Of Funds for FEPC

FEPC Fund Fight Threatens Thousands Of. S$. Workers With Payless Paydays

House Refuses To Vote Funds ‘For 10 Agencies   Workers Face Payles: Paydays As Result Of Fight Over FEPC.

Where Communist And Nationalist Are Locked In Civil War  LEAVE OCCUPATION TO WARRING CHINESE  Indication Of Thin Hope For Early Settlement Reflected

Russian Troops Reported Moving From Manchuria  2,000,000 Communists And Chinese Locked   2,000,000 Communist: And Chinese Locked In Bitter Civil War

Red Army Quitting Manchuria   Soviets Withdraw To Leave Warring Chinese Factions Settle Disputes

Two Million Chinese In  Civil Wartare   US Forces Alerted To Fight Back Ii Attacked

REDS LEAVING MANCHURIA IN 3 DIRECTIONS   Mass Withdrawal Seen In Maneuver by Russians

RUSSIANS START MANCHURIA EXE   Mass Withdrawal of All Red Forces Started, Reports State.

RUSSIAN FORCES ARE WITHDRAWING FROM MANCHURIA   Soviets ' Lenve Occupation Issue ‘Up to Warring Chinese Arrniet

CHIANG CALLS FOR MORE HELP TO HANDLE REDS   Russians Start Mass Withdrawal From Manchuria

U. S., RUSSIA ‘DRIFTING TOWARD WAR’  * Johnson Swings to Support of Bil » To Deleaate Troons to Keep Peace

U.S. “Drifting Toward War With Russia,’’ Senate Told   Johnson of Colorado Calls on Administration to Stop “Trying to Bluff Moscow With Conscription of Teen-Age Boys’ —Supports Plan to Allocate Troops to Security Council of United Nations Organization.

Urges Stronger Policy by U. §. Toward Russia   Colorado Solon Says Our Course Will Bring Soviet War

U.S., Russian War Looms, Johnson Says  Stand Up to Reds. Quit Bluffing, Senator Warns

Solon Says U.S. Drifting to War  Urges Nation Stop  Bluffing Russiq

Drifting Rapidly. To Soviet Break, Senator Asserts   Sees Disaster in Bluff and Suspicion

“Stop Bluffing, Talk Frankly’"—Johnson U.S.-Soviet War In Makina, Solon Says          Grew Says FDR-Konoye Talk Might Have Averted Clash

Homefront Picture Brightens as War Nears Completion   Gas, Shoe, Tire Rations to End in Two Weeks to Two Months

Conferences Held With Six Top Advisors On Post—War Labor And Wage Stabilization

Federal Agencies Await Civilian Production Sign Emergency Plans Completed;   Emergency Plans Completed; Some Controls to be Lifted Meat, Sugar Still Scarce

President Confers on Reconversion  Canvasses Labor  And Wage   Canvasses Labor And Wage Stabilization  Problems

Truman Turns Attention To Postwar Plans   Confers With -Production. And Labor Officials

RECONVERSION MEETING HELD   President Truman Calls in Top Advisors to Discuss Problem.

Truman Talks To Advisors   Discuss Postwar Labor And Wage Stabilization Probleme at Meeting

Pawnee Boy Comes Out Of Leukemia   Fully Recovers From Disease Usually Offering Little Hope

Hope Expressed Plan Will Break Dispute Log-Jam   4000 Bus Employes Join Ranks of Strike Idle in Nation

Grevhound Bus System Is Paralyzed   Top Labor Leaders Use Truman Policy To Break Disputes

Drivers, Baggage Mmandlers and -Maintenance Employes  ENFORCE DEMANDS FOR WAGE INCREASE  266,000 Workers Idle Throughout the Nation In Strikes

Walkout Cripples Transport System  In Eastern U. S.   1,000 Buses Idle, Would Accomodate 40,000 Persons Daily

BUS STRIKE HITS EAST; LABOR 10 USE NEW WAGE-PRICE POLICY   CONCILIATORS DISCUSS S. F. MACHINISTS’ LAYOFF; TELEGRAPHERS SLATE 5-HOUR STOPPAGE

6 Greyhound Lines Tie Up 4 000 Buses   Labor Leaders Plan To Use Wage-Price Policy To Break Log Jam Of Disputes.

GREYHOUND WORKERS IN EAST STRIKE   AFL Western Union Workers Plan Five Hour 'Sitdown'

Legion Initiation For War Veterans   World War II Men Now Discharged Invited to. Join Group

BRIBERY TRIAL NEARING CLOSE   Final Arguments Offered In Clark-co Case

Cargo Ship ‘Strike’ Threatened Unless High Point Veterans Are U. S.-Bound By Christmas

New Tax Aid  For Veterans   Extra $1,500 Income Tax Exemption for Two Years Proposed

Veterans May Get Tax Break  Preferential Action Suaaested in Senate

Preferential Tax Treatment For Veterans First Year Or Two After Discharge Is Urged   - Senator George Wants To Give Them An Extra Income Tax Exemption

Advocates Tax Help For Vets   Extra Exemption To ~ Give Them New Boost

George Proposes Extra Income Tax Exemption to Help Veterans For Year or Two After Discharge

Urges Preferential Tax For Veterans   Senator George Makes Proposal

ASK PREFERRED VET TAX PLAN   May Get Extra $1,500 Ex emption For 2 Years After Discharge

Sen. George Favors Tax Preference For U.S. Veterans  Extra Exemption Seen As Help for Men Returning From War

George Advocates Preferentia! Tax Plan For Veterans   Extra Income Tax Exemption

JAPS AGAIM STALL YANKS ON OKINAWA   Marines in North Seize Submarine Base from Japs

Push on Naha Stalled by Jap Resistance   Enemy Submarine Pens At Unten Bay Are Captured by Marines

YANKS TAKE ‘SUB’ BASE ON OKINAWA   Army Forces In South Stalled By Jap Artillery

IS INVADED BY YANKS   Submarine Base Taken By —— Forces On North Coast

JAPS STALL YANK PUSH TOWARD NAHA   Americans Take Sub Base Farther North on Okinawa

RESISTANCE ON OKINAWA HEAVY   ATTACK ON NAHA STALLED BY ENEMY ACTION

MARINES TAKE SUB BASE ON OKINAWA ISLE   Jap Resistance Stalls 24th Army Corps In Push Teward Naha

Main Okinawa Assault Force  Halted By Japs   Enemy Resistance Is Found As Tough As On Iwo   MARINES TAKE BASE   Submarine Depot In. North Of Island Is Captured

Jap Resistance Stalls Push On — Okinawa Capital   Submarine Bases In  North Part of Island Seized By Marines

FIERCE JAPANESE RESISTANCE HALTS AMERICAN DRIVE IN SOUTH OKINAW!   Yanks Gain Easily In Other Sectors

Japs’ Bloody Stand Stalls Push on Naha   Americans Overrun Islet Off Okinawa Tea Cet Naval Base

GOOD MANAGEMENT SAVES TAXPAYERS   Navy Has Less Than $16.000,00¢ Worth Of Equipment Left In Africa And Europe

Food Management lessens Surplus, _ Committee Say  House Group Lauds Navy   House Group Lauds Navy ~ Planning in European Fiahting Areas

U. S. Suspends Lend-Lease to Soviet Union  Only Countries at  War With Japan

Japs Get Assistance   Crowley Says All American Resources  Needed in East: Halts Rail Shinments

U. S. Suspends Lend-Lease to Soviet Union  Only Countries at War With Japan  Now Receiving Aid

Lend-Lease To Russians Is Suspended   Shipments To Europe, Except Nations At War With Japs Held Up

Charge Petain For Murder   Michel Clemenceau $a vs Marshal Handed Minister To Germans.

Petain Accused Of Responsibilit In Mandel Death   Clemenceau’s Son Take: Stand Against Aged Vichy Collaborator

PETAIN ACCUSED OF TURNING TWO OVER TO GERMANS   Son of Clemenceau Indirectly Charges Marshal of Responsibility for Murder  of Martyr.   FOUR OTHERS TESTIFY AGAINST DEFENDANT   Girl Relates Details of Plot to Overthrow Third Republic and Make Petain a Dictator.

No Formal Surrender of Germany Is Likely, Gen. Eisenhower Declares

PLAN TO OCCUPY ~~ ALL OF GERMANY   ELSENHOWER SAYS WAR PROBABLY WILL NOT END UNTIL THAT IS DONE.

CONDUCT OF YANK TROOPS =~ S IMPRESSING THE JAPS   LACK. OF ARROGANCE IN FPOLICING JAPAN IS BEING NOTICED BY. THE NIP PONESE »«   By HOWARD HANDLEMAN Tnlewiatinnel Newa: Berulox ”

32 INJURED AS BUS SMASHES STALLED TRUCK   Decatur Youth Is Victim of Collision; Trucker Is Held

WRECK VICTIMS REMAIN SERIOUS   Nine Persons Still in Iowa City Hospitals

TWO KILLED AS BUS HITS DITCH   SEVEN HOSPITALIZED IN DOWAGIACG CRASH

THREATENS PROBE OF GOV. DEWEY   Pearl Herbor Probers Exchange Threats

Politicians On P-L. Hearing Exchange Sneering Threats   Lucas Wants To Know Who Gave Gov. Dewey U. S. ‘Top Secret’’

POLITICS FLARES IN INVESTIGATION AF DEAR) HARBAR   Members of Rival Parties Threaten to Quiz Aids and Gov. Dewey   FERGUSON OPENS FRACAS   Lucas Wants to Know Who Tipped Off N. ¥. Governor on Code-Cracking

Brothers Met in  Southwest Pacific   Harold and: Clifford. Horton ’ Met-on April .28,-They ¢ '  . Write Parents.

More Gasoline For Civilians In June   “A” COUPONS TO INCREASE ®* TO 6 GALLONS JUNE 22

JAPS ORDERED ~ TO AID-NEEDY   MACARTHUR TELLS GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH RE-LIEF ORGANIZATION AT ONCE

Airborne Russian Troops At Darien, Port Arthur   Soviet Gains Major Objectives In 13-Day War; Japs Surrender

TTH'S YANKEES POUR THROUGH BRENNER PASS   Salzburg and Innsbruck Taken; British Push Into Denmark

Only Norway, Czechoslovakia Remain Where Germans Could Possibly Make Last Death-Stand

Nation Ready For New Era As Soon As Peace Is Con- firmed; Many Changes Are Planned.

Emergency Plans Ready To Start Manufactures On Civilian Production

Safe Handspring Puts ‘Acrobat Out of  Daal x  ‘Business in Hurry

GREAT CARRIER FORCE REPORTED NEAR HAHA ISLE   U. S. Commanders Ignore Japan’s Nava! Report

Wasmer-Powell Wedding July 10  ‘Bride Is' Former ' FLeMars Woman

ALOYSIUS WASMER WEDS AT CHICAGO   Former LeMars Girl Becomes Bride of An Army Lieutenant

‘Back of the:  Headlines   Japan Will be Cut To 4 Home Islands; Lose Place in Sun

Globe Plane Starts Home   Jump China “Hump” In Passing Half-Way Mark of Air Route

AROUND-WORLD HOP HITS HOME STRETCH   Globester Starts Down Long Pacific Trail For U.S.

'Globester Jumps Hump Of China   Reaches Manila On Trail For Home

THIRD PLANE USED IN GLOBESTER RUN   New Plane Took Off from Philippines

GLOBESTER HOPS HUMP; HITS AIR TRAIL HOME   Hula Dancers Will Entertain When Big Plane Stops in Hawaii

Globe Girdlers Hit Long Pacific Trat! For Home   Bataan Meteor Takes Over at Manila and Heads For Guam and VU, S.

GLOBESTER ON WAY TO GUAM   ’Round-World Plane Heads Out Over Pacific After Manila Stop

Globester Past Half-Way Mark   Globe-Circling Plane ‘Jumps the Hump’; Now On Way to Guam

e “POTSDAM DIARY”   Truman Met by Eisenhower as Vouaae Ends at Antwerp

9 linac siesta VIAKT  Truman Met by Eisenhower as Voyage Ends at Antwerp

ADVANCES REPORTED   Huge Shipping Losses Of Japs Revealed By MacArthur

Yanks Attempt To Reopen Water Supply of Manila   1,892,082 Tons of Jap Shipping Destroyed In Four-Month Period

YANKS CLOSE IN ON LUZON TODAY   AV Arthur Says 1,892,082 Tons of Jap Shipping Damaged

FILIPINOS REGAI CIVIL RULE AS MACARTHUR KEEPS PLEDGE TO PEOPLE   Marines Knock Out 10,000 Nips On Iwo

U.S. Intends To Punish  Jap Criminals   State Department Tells How Enemy Burned, Buried Alive and  Beheaded Prisoners

United States Moves Swiftly. To Punish Jap War Criminal:   American and Allied Crimes Commissions Completing Lists of Alleged Offenders—Quick Action Is Indicated in All Cases

Reveal Jap Butchery Of U. S. Prisoners Of War   Punishment Is Pledged By State Department In Detailed List Of Incidents And Names

CAPTIVES ARE BURIED ALIVE BY NIPPONESE   SWIFT PUNISHMENT PROMISED FOR JAP WAR CRIMINALS

US. CAPTIVES BURIED ALIVE AND BURNED   Criminals Named by  State Department as It Reveals Steps to Punish  the Guilty.   AIRMEN BEHEADED  AS NIPS HOWLED   Grenades Used to Slaughter Americans in Ship Hold—Others MachineGunned in Sea.

State Depat bent, Gives Detas Of - Tor lures by Japs  Prisoners Wer e Burned, Rusti ied Aly a and.

U.S. Acts Swiftly To Punish Japs   240 Protests Over  Atrocities Revealed

NAZIS ORDERED FOREIGN SLAVES BE WORKED TO DEATH: MANY DIED OF HUNGER LIKE FLIES

Slaves Worked Until Death   ‘Extermination. By, Labor. Was Uimmler’s Plan:

Extermination Through Work, Himmler's Idea   Goering Recommended That Slave Laborers Furnish Own Food

“Work To Death Orders Issued ~*~ By Nazi Leaders   War Criminals Trial  Reveals Treatment of Camp Inmates

Blame for Death Of Slave Workers Put on Himmler   ; Testimony At Nuernberg He Gave “Work to Death” Order   EAT CATS, GOERING URGED PRISONERS   Air Marshal Said Inmates Should Supply Own Food  From Animals

No Immediate Break in Cold Wave © sighted for Eastern United States

Cold Wave Spreads  Over Eastern Area   Sub-Freezing Temperatures Extend Into Deep South

Tokyo Radio Says Some (Officers  Resent Surrender   MacArthur Expects Peace Signing and Occupation in 19 Days

‘Dead’ Husband Of Now Re-Marrled Woman Is Freed In Rangoon Hospital

CHURCH SHIPPING CATTLE TO EUROPE   Group Plans Sending 5, 000 Head; 700 Enroute to Greece

CHURCH OF BRETHREN SUPPLING LIVESTOCK   §,009 Head Being Raised By Religious Group To Rehabilitate  European Farms

Justice Jackson, U.S. Prosecutor Of War Criminals Chooses Expert Aid

ADD TEETH 10 LABOR MEASURE   Congress Called Back To Consider Compromise

NO STRIKE BILL HITS AT-MINERS   House Members Called Back to Consider Measure

MANPOWER BIL SEEN AIMED AT MINE WORKERS   Compromise Legislation Up For Consideration Tomorrow   Soviets Gain 28 Miles Toward Vienna   Enemy Morale Said Sinking; Austrians Flirt With Revolt

Aim New Bil At Miners   Compromise Manpowe? Legislation May Hit Coal Strikers

Blow af Miners’ Strike in Clause Of Worker Dratt  Compromise Manpower Bill   Compromise Manpower Bill Before House Invokes Threat fo John L. Lewis’ Followers

SOLONS CALLED FROM VACATION   Easter Recess Delayed Te Consider Manpower Bill

B-29's Pound Hamamatsu   300 Super-forts, Blast War Plants, Sow Mine Fields

Ike Denies Talk of Political Job   Wants No Reward, Says U. S. General

‘Eisenhower Makes  No Political Plans   MacArthur Denies Firing Eisenhower!

EISENHOWER. WELCOMED — TO ABILENE   Says He Wants ‘Nothing to Do With Politics

lke Spikes Talk of Political Job   Says He'll Remain a Private Citizen, Relax

Gen. Eisenhower Wants To Be Private Citizen, Not An Office Holder

33 Bituminous Mines Seized   Total Number Taken Over Now 272; Ickes Appeals For Speedy Return,

HOUSE POSTPONED  CONSIDERATION OF  ENDING OF SESSION FURTHER CONSIDERATIO! OF ADJOURNMENT GOES  QUECD TINTIT 4D RE

CONSIDERATION OF ENDING OF SESSION  FURTHER CONSIDERATIO! OF ADJOURNMENT GOES OVER UNTIL 4 P.M.  cn POSTPONED

MAJ. ARTHUR INMAN RETURNS TO PLANT   Succeeds Lt. Col. Shubart as Commanding Officer at Sunflower   WAS IN WASHINGTON

MAJ. ARTHUR INMAN RETURNS TO PLANT   Succeeds Lt. Col. Shubart  as Commanding Officer at Sunflower     WAC TAI WHACLIINGC TON

5 OUT OF 6 BOND PROJECTS CARRIE      Unofficial Returns: Show 7 Swimming Fool Pool Propos  ONLY 1875 VOTES CAST

5 OUT OF 6 BOND PROJECTS CARRIED   Unofficial Returns Show Swimming Pool ProposI Lost   ONLY 1875 VOTES CAST

ENTERS ITS FOURTH AND FINAL WEEK.   Auto Union Seeks Early Meeting With General Motors —

Dewey Asks Full Light on Action At Big Three Meet   Americans Behind Roosevelt and Want to Know Decisions, He Say:

TWO ARE HELD IN ERIE DEATH   Re en aes ee  Williamsport Men Facing Murder ge in Campying

Two Arrested For Slaying Of Erie Man   Charges to Be Filed Within Next Few Davs Savs Sheriff

Reds Press Berlin’s South-East Defenses      Heaviest Pressure Felt on 60-Mile Arc 20 Miles East of Capital According to German Reports

Soviets hike pressure on  Berlin front  Pour thru break in German lines

SOVIETS MOVE ON CHY FROM 2 DIRECTIONS   Millions of Russians Said to Have Crossed Oder and Neisse Rivers in Advance.   FIRES REPORTED RAGING IN CITY   Terrific Tank Battle Being Fought Near Saxon Border—200-Mile Section of Front Ablaze.

AVER REDS ON LOOSE   Germans Claim Break Through Has Put Allies But 44  Miles Apart

Reds Pouring Over Oder And Neisse, Berlin Says   Germans Hint Foe :  Within 44 Miles  geet A... w* LO OY eee

‘Breakthrough ‘Menaces Nazi ‘Capital Lines   Reds Said Within 44 Miles Of Link With Americans

PUSH TOWARD NAZI CAPITAL GAINS POWER   MILLIONS OF SOVIET TROOPS POUR INTO CITY ENVIRONS

Tanks, Automatic Guns, Throwing Tons of Shells   Soviet Forces Pouring Across the Neisse and Oder Rivers

Russians Pour Across Oder,  Neisse Rivers   Nazis Imply Soviets Within 44 Miles of U. S. First Army

Eisenhower Lauds Soviet Attitude  General Denies Army Halted At Elbe On Russian Request

Eisenhower Lauds Soviet Attitude $$$ tite  General Denies Army Halted At Elbe On Russian Request

“Tke” Wins Reds   He, In Turn, Is Much Impressed With Sincerity and Good Will Of: Stalin Toward U. S

GEN. EISENHOWER 15 CONVINCED STALIN AMERICA’S FRIEND  “U. §: ARMY. LEADER... " GREATLY PLEASED WITH HIS VISIT TO MOSCOW

Stalin Wants To Be Friends Of Americans  —EISENHOW   Had Not Halted His Troo At Elbe Because Of Ri  sian Request.   WINS CONFIDENC

Eisenhower States Russia’s Main Goal Is Friendship  Soviet Entertains U. S. General On Moscow Visit

Chief Soviet Wish Is to Be Friends With America, Gen. Eisenhower Say:

Gen. Eisenhower is Convinced of Reds’ Friendship   Talks with Stalin During Moscow Visit; Explains Why Yanks Halted at the Elba

Ike Convinced Stalin Wan. U.S. Friendship   Eisenhower Says Allied Troops Not Halted At Elbe at Red Order

Eisenhower Will Visit Leningrad While In Russia   “Ike” Convinced Russia’s Paramount Desire Is To  Be Friends With U. S,

Yankees Were Not Halted At Elbe because Russians Asked It, Eisenhower Says

Eisenhower Is Impressed By Moscow Reds   Declares He Did Not Halt Troops At Stalin’s Request

Russ Friendship Impresses {ke   General Expla‘ns  Reason for Halting   bee Bae at Fibe

IN RIGHT PLACE SAYS LYNCH   But Broadway's “Out” as Lovers’ Lane for G. I.’s and Gals

LOVE ALL RIGHT IN RIGHT PLACE SAYS LYNCH   But Broadway’s “Out’ as Lovers’! Lane for — G. I.’s and Gals

MacArthur Rocks  Do-nothings In Washington With Bomb For Unified Service

WILL CONSIDER BILL THURSDAY   Thomson Measure Wouid Empower Official to Enforce Gambling Law.

Probers Get Marshall's Two Notes to Dewey   Governor Told Of Army Request For Code Secrecy

Gen. George Marshall Before Commitiee Again Today  SECRET LETTERS TO GOV. TOM DEWEY Most Secret Documents of  War and Navy Departments

Silence Urged Of ’44 Candidate  For Presidency   Letters Asked Dewey Not To Reveal Jap Codes Had Been Solved

TELLS OF CALL TO OFFICE ON FATEFUL DAY   Probe Board Charges Sunday Morning Ride Delayed Raid Warning.~

Plea for Silence on Broken Code Told to Probers   Ex-Staff Chief Asks Parts Be Deleted for Security Reasons

Cline Charged With Murder » in Dallas   Police of Six Cities To Be Called to S.F. in Inquiry

DEATH IN DALLAS CONFRONTS CLINE   San Francisco Police Hold Susnect; Four Other Towns Involved

American Casualties Two and Half Times Those Suffered During First World War

U. S$. Losses Over Double World War     Casualties To Date Are’  686,380 Compared To  259,735.

All-Service Casualties In Present War Reach Total Of 686,380, Figures Show

COMBAT LOSSES MUCH GREATER THAN IST WAR   All-Service Casualties Have Now Reached, 686,380, Study Diseloses

Casualties in War Il Nearly Triple 1st War   686,380 Compared With Grand Total of 259,735 in War 1

U. S. Losses Twiee Those  For 1917-1918   Total Of 686.380 Casualties Reported For 36 Months Of Fighting

Losses 2! Times Greater Than In First World War   Figures Cover 3614 Months of American Participation In Fight

STRIKES IN OHIC FACE SHOWDOWN   Seizure of Goodyear Plants by Government Looms

Employes. To: Act On WLB Work Order   Union Leaders Ignore ‘Pleas Of Labor Board Officials .

UNION OFFICIALS DEFY WLBIN RUBBER STRIKE   Goodyear Employes Meet This Afternoon on Return to Work Issue

Eisenhower Asks Congress To Vote More Europe Aid   New Chief of Staff Appears Before House Committee Despite Heavy Cold

Announce 2-Point Program To Break U.S. Railroad Jam   Will Release Railroad ' Men From Army, Use  Planes For Troops

WAR DEPT. TOGIVE AID TO RAILROADS   To Discharge Several Thousand Railroaders from Army

Realtors Hold Annual Meeting On Wednesday  Present Officers ‘All Reelected And  Pra rant  7 Serre 

Launch New Sarr Attack   Germans Pulling Out of Western Part of Bulge

But Stage Drive ToSoutheast   RETREAT FROM WESTERNMOST BULGE BUT STRENGTHEN FRONT BETWEEN SAARLATY AND UPPER RHINE .

Attack Strongly Between Saarland  And Upper Rhine   Nazis Fall Back From Western-Most Bulge Cf Belgian Salient But Apparently Are Building Up A New Offensive On Front Of 50 Miles In Bitche Area Of France

 Germans Active Throughout Area  From Bitche To The Rhine; At tack Launched In Area Of Wulferdingen   FLEE WESTERN BULGE OF BELGIAN SALIENT

ENEMY PUSH CENTERED IN BITCHE AREA   Nazis Reported Fleeing from Westernmost Bulge of Belgian Salient.

Center of Push In Bitche Area On Upper Rhine   Other Enemy Forces Reported Fleeing In Belgian Salient

THIRD ARMY CRUSHES NAZI COUNTER ATTAGK   Americans Advance Eastward Against Light Rear Guard  Resistance

Germans Cut Roer in New Bitche Attack   Germans Believed Gathering Panzers for Nev Breakthrough Attempt; U S. Seventh Army Loses Ground in Face of Foe’s Attacks

Nazis Reported Fleeing Belgian Area, But Hit South of Saarbrucken   Ardennes Salient Recaptures  Anchor Town of Moircyv

New Drive Centers in Bitche Area  3rd Army Gains in Attack on Southern Flank

Fnemy Flees From Bulge Into Belgium   Patton Gains Two Miles in Chopping Up Southern Flank

Withdraw From Part Of Salient   Patton’s Army Gains Twt Miles on Southern Flank, Is Reported

Germans Open New Offensive To Southeast   Third Army Overruns Three Towns In Bastogne Area Of Belgian Front

GERMANS RETREATING IN BELGIUM   New Push Centers In Bitche Area in France

FLEEING Weal BULGE; ol ART NEW ASSAULT   Pull Away from Patton Push but Make Gains Along Bitche Sector.

Denmark Becomes  Parley Member   Security Conference  Admits 50th Nation

Denmark Is Voted Membership in World Conference  Formal Procedure Set Aside  in Takina Vote

Opposition To  , US. Ist. And 3rd Armies Light   100,000 Doughboys Breast the Nazi Frontier Along An Assault Arc From Monschau to Vianden

Nazis Speed Exodus From Border Lines   Army Abandoning Deep Defense Belt Of Siéegvfried Wall

See No Raise In Steel Prices   Producers Petition OP/  For $7 a Ton Increase

TOLEDO AREA ESPECIALLY HARD HiT BY GAS SHORTAGE—MANY SCHOOLS CLOSING

OHIO'S FAMINE ~~ IN FUEL WORSE   War Plants Hit by Coal and Gas Shortage Due to Cold Weather

FUEL FAMINE CONTINUES AS OHIO MENACE   UU ViLNAUL  ec i  Conditions Becoming Worse     DISTRESS GROWS     Schools, Theatres Being Closed

Fuel Shortage Critical as Winter Maintains Icy Grip on All of Ohio

Somervell Calls for  More Arms   Supplies Must Be On Hand to Outfit New French Troops

BERLIN VICE DRIVE. OPENED   Moral Values In German Capital Hit Lowest Level

Four Powers Occupying Reich Pushing Concerted Drive Against Vice In Berlin

BROWNOUT 1D START TONIGHT   Order Is Expected to Resuit In Saving Two Million Tons Coal.

BLASTS 128 NIP VESSELS AND 0) PLANES   Grim Naval History Recorded in Weekend Action

Nimitz Announces 3 More Industrial Cities Wrecked   128 “JAP’’ SHIPS SUNK   Third U. S. Fleet Moves Literally Into Shadow of Japan’’s Outline

CONDITION IS BETTER   Texas Corporal Has Been Hanging o Life by a Thread

NEW HIGHWAY TO CHINA OPEN   Military Traffic Begins to Roll Over Ledo Road  To Kunming

New Ledo Road fo China Officially Cleared of Japs, Opened to Traffic

Domei Suspends Home Broadeasts  241-Hour Period   Says Japan Burning With  Righteous — Indignation  Over Atomic Bombing  Fears Invasion.

Domei Suspends Home Broadcasts 21. Hour Period :   Says Japan Burning Wi Righteous Indigna Over Atomic Bombing?  _ Fears Invasion.

WRITER CITED  FOR CONTEMPT   Defends Articles Attacking  Veterans Administration

CHIEF RUNS INTL FRESH TROUBLE ON CAPITOL HILL   qearings On Compulsory Military Training Disrupted By Enemies; Merger Fight Continues; Roundup Of News  In Congress.

Committee Vote On Youth Drill Is Sidestepped   May Defers Meeting Of House Group Until Tuesday   AVOIDS SHOWDOWN   GI Bill Of Rights Amendments Pass : In Senate

Doolittle Tells Congress Army Air Force Needs   Proposal To Build Up Military Reserve Is In Trouble In House

400,000 Fliers  In Peacetime JOLITTLI  cee   Lt. General Says A Reserve Of 1.000.000 Should Back Force.

—CONGRESS—   New Trouble  For Truman  Military Training. Hearings Disrupted

FOES DISRUPT HEARINGS ON TRUMAN PLAN   Today's Draft Session Off it Drive To Delay Action Till Next Year.

Congress To MakeTroubl  For Truman   Military Training  Bill Strikes Snag; . Pearl Harbor Hearing: To Open Thursday

Training Bill Study May Go Over to 1946   Truman Bill Foes Believed to Have Blocked Hearings

DRAFT OF YOUTH GETS INTO SNARL   Opponents Force Hearings On Bill To Suspend

DELAY DECISION ON MILITARY TRAINING PLAN   Ferguson Says Officers Change Stories About Pear! Harbor Raid

ARMY "AIR FORCES WANT MANY MEN AND MILLION RESERVES   ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSAL TRAINING PROSPOSAL, HOWEVER, IN TROUBLE

TIGERS EVEN SERIES WITH 4-1 VICTORY   Runs Bunched In Fourth Inning

Detroiters  Even Series by 4-1 Win   Tront Hurls Tigers to Victory in 4th World Series Game

WARREN _ PHONE STRIKE 1S ENDED   Workers Vote To Return After Hearing Before WLB

JAPAN RIPE FOR INVASION, SAYS GEN. GEIGER   Superforts in Heaviest Raid

CITIES BURNING 8 YEARS AFTER WAR STARTED   Gen. Geiger Says Nippon Now Ripe For Invasion By Allied Forces   AUSSIES GRAB OIL CENTER   Balikpapan Bay Area Taken; Chinese Forces Make More Progress

Rain Bombs On 5 Enemy War Bases   Great Fires Started in Cen. ters of War Produc tion on Honshu

De THMERS WILL PRESS CHARGES   Attorney General to Appear Before Civil Service Commission.

DETHMERS 10 PRESS CHARGES   Will Present Case Against Prison Officials At  Hearings

ee 0? a Eastern Area   Poteau River Goes Over Banks and High Water Isolates _ Town of Cameron

FLOODS RETURN TO STATE; TWO ROADS CLOSEL   Poteau Area Hard Hit by Rising Streams—Low Temperature Here 40

Threats Of Strikes Cloud Labor Picture   Nation’s Idle in Labor Disputes Remains at  235,000

STRIKE VOTE WILL BE TAKEN ~ IN GE PLANTS      . Electric Union Action ~ Further Unsettles Labor Situation

Unions Plan Strike Votes In Plants of  GE and GMC   Would Add 200,000 Te 235,000 Idle; Chrysler Workers  Favor Stonnave

Sports Festival For The Family Will Be Saturday  Sponsored By Plymouth County

Sports Festival For The Family Will Be Saturday  Sponsored By ‘Plymouth County  Ton ce PR. man“:

U. S. Rounds Up Suspects. Over Japan; Two Suicide   Reds’ Destruction Of B-29 Protested:

31st, 37th, 38th -S, Divisions To Return U.S. Soon  MacArthur Protests   MacArthur Protests To Russia Her Destruction of B-29

Leader May Follow Tojo, Tokyo Hints   American Successes Fore ~ ing’ Crisis in Nips’ War Gov't

JAP PREMIER MAY BE FIRED      KOISO MAY BE FORCED OUT OF HIS POSITION

Money Isn’ t Wealth—Not i in Germany  Barter Rapidly Gaining i in Favor Between ‘American Soldiers and German Populace  

House Prepared To Pass Tax Cut   Approval Due Today, In Senate Thursday

37TH VETERANS SORE ABOUT STAR   Returned Colonel Says They Want Another

YOUTH SENTENCED, KILLED HIS MOTHER   James Smiley Relates How He Killed Foster Parent With Gun.

No Sign Of Truce In Auto Strike   Labor Secretary Plans New Appeal For ‘Bargaining’

Set. H. 0. Robbins Wounded tn France danuary 21th   Telegram Received Here Sunday, January 28.

Three Survivors From ‘Shangri-L@’ Arrive in U, S. by Plane En Route To Homes After Crash Fatal to 20

WAC Says No Romantic Attachments, No Throne Offered in Shangri-la

John F. Horne, Forsher Ser. viceman and Florence L. Gormley Wed Sunday

Official Confirmation —  Of Proposal: Not Made   Rumor Capitulation Would Be Only . ToU.S., Britain With Reds Excluded

Report Himmler Offérs Unconditional Surrender To Great Britain, America

Russian Excluded In Peace Proposal, Luxembourg Says   British Officials Refuse to Confirm or Deny Reports from Eurore   CHURCHILL HINTS NEW BID MAY COME   Prime Minister Reported in Readiness to Receive Capitulation Offer

Government Takes Official Cognizance, Without Affirmation Or Denial, Of Offer To Surrender Germany Unconditionally   EXPECT SURRENDER OFFER AT ANY TIME

Himmler Bids. For Separate Peace With Britain and U.S.; Luxembourg Radio Reports

HIMMLER OFFERS SURRENDER TO U.S, BRITAIN   Told He Must Include Russia

SAY HIMMLER OFFERED TO SURRENDER’   But Only to Americans And British.

Jap Women ‘Rescued From Hell’ When Taken by Americans, Army Nurse Says

WEATHER BRINGS RAILROAD SNARI   DEWEY CALLS OUT GUARDS IN NEW YORK IN TRANSPORTATION CRISIS.

Southern Fields Strike Rift Seen  Shutdown Developin:  REEL Gach  Se SRE ERE

‘Peace Hinges: Upon Charter   Truman Warns World » In Speech Upon Coast

"THE WORLD MUST USE IT’: — TRUMAN SAYS CHARTER IS ONLY FIRST STEP

Only First Step Taken Toward World Peace, Safety, President Truman Warns

‘Millions Surely Will Die If We Fail Now to Use Charter --Iruman

TRUMAN WARNS CHARTER ONLY INTIAL STEP   World Must Now Use It’ He Says In Address To Conference

TRUMAN SAYS WORLD MUST USE CHARTER   Urges Immediate Approval By All United Nations

Millions Living Will Die If New Charter Falters   Truman Sends Weary Authors Home With Stern Admonition Use Charter.

Quick Ratification Urged by President   Chief Executive, Addressing Closing S. F. Conference Session, Repeats Drafting Only First Step; Delegates Applaud Speech

President Stirs Confidence In - Finale Speech   Accents Theme That Draft ing of Charter fs Only First Step To Pence

ASKS BACKING FOR WORLD CHARTER   Dare Not Falter, He Says In Appeal For Action   LAUDS AUTHORS   in Final Act At Conference; President Seeks Quick Approval By Senate

Yanks Press Flank Attack On Shuri Japs   Town Garrison Still Fighting Bitterly Against Two Divisions

Japanese Troops Almost Encircled   First Division Marines Press _ Flank Attack Against Enemy   ARE KNEE-DEEP IN MUD   Tenth Army Troops Are ‘Carrying Supplies to Front Afoot

Marines Press Attaek Against Jap Garrison   Nips Fanatically Defending Shuri As Americans, North and East, Ap » proach Ruined City   Encirclement Of  Town Imminent   Advance Patrols Meet Slight Opposition As They Shove Ahead Through Mud

FLANK ATTACK BEING WAGED BY MARINES   Advance Patrols of Fifth Regiment Meet Slight Opposition as They Stage Bloody Advance  OLD GLORY ON CASTLE

Defenders of Okinawa Still Bitterly Resist Advance of American Attackers.   ‘OLD CONFEDERATE  FLAG RAISED ON SHURI

U. 5. MARINES PRESS  FLANK ATTACK UPON  GARRISON OF SHURI FIRST DIVISION RAISED  AMERICAN FLAG OVER  SHURI CASTLE ALSO

PRESS FLANK ATTACK ON SHURI   A.ittle Opposition Is Met By Advance Patrols   Except Harbor Area Held By Yanks; Two Light Vessels Damaged

Japs In Shuri Town Fight Fanatically   American Flag Floats Over Castle, Yanks Pressing Fiank Attack Nearing Juncture to Cut off Garrison In Town; Marines Kill 50 Jap Troops Found in Castle

Marines Heist Old Glory Over Castle on Okinawa Island   Encirclement of Enemy Garrison at Shuri is Thought Imminent

FLANK ASSAULT AIMED AGAINST HOLDOUT UNITS   Okinawa Mud Gets Deeper; Most Of Naha Cleared Nf Ninnonese Units

Jap Garrison Putting Up Suicide Resistance; U.S. Flag Planted Atop  - Shuri Castle.

Flag Is Raised Over Okinawas Chief Fortress   Enemy In Fanatical Effort To Hold’ On Aqainst Americans

Marines Open Attack To Outflank Nips.  In Shuri. Town   American. Flag Raised Over Ancient Okinawa. For' tress’ As U, S. 10th Army Battles Ahead. Slowly In Rain And Mud

Marines Flank  Shuri   Attack Pressed After ‘Old Glory’ Placed on Castle

Town's Garrison Holds Out North And East Of City   Advance Patrols Meet Slight Opposition In Drive On Western Flank Of Enemy

LANK AGAINST JAPS   American Flag Raised ir Victory Over Shuri Castle Yesterday.   muD SLOWS CAMPAIGN

* Marines Press Attack Against » Shuri Garrison   Japanese Fanatically Holding Out as Two U.S. Divisions Close in Mud Slows Proaress

YANKS PRESS SHURI TOWN FLANK ATTACK   Having Raised American Flag Over Shuri Castle, Troops Now After Nips Holding Out Beyond the City Itself.

Marines Pressing Attack on Okinawz   American Flag Flies Over Shuri, Troops Now Drive Against Garrison

Advance On Shuri Town Garrison   Scant Opposition Is Encountered By Americans

MARINES DRIVE INTO FLANK OF JAP GARRISON   Nippon Troops Withdraw In China To Meet  New Offensive

U, 5. MARINES PRESS FLANK ATTACK UPON GARRISON OF SHURI  _ FIRST DIVISION RAISED  MERICAN. FLAS OVER... ”"SHURI CASTLE‘ALSO

Ring Tightened About Shuri As Castle Captured   Knee-Deep Mud Made More Soupy By Fresh Downpours On Okinawa.

American Flag Waves Over Shuri Castle   U. S. Forces Pressing Ahead Against Holdout Garrison

Marine. Pressing. Attack Against «suri Town As  Fortress ki ‘\s To U. S.

Attack on Shuri Pressed; Stars and Bars First To tiy From Castle’s Battlements

MARINES HOIST U.S, FLAG ATOP SHURI CASTLE   Knee-Deep Mud Has Slowed The Okinawa Battle

Probe Seeths With Fight Of  Politicians   Roosevelt's Personal Papers Among Those Alleged Missing By G. O. P.

Truman Edict Held Obstacle   Brewster, Ferguson Stir Committee Tilt

Probe Group is Embroiled in Political Fight   Democrats Stave Off Individual GOP Investigations

Pearl Harbor Committee Members In Fight; Some Records Said Missing

COMMITTEE ROWS OVER PROCEDURE FOR THEIR WORK   Pearl Harbor Committee 's Split Along Party -Lines As - Republicans Charge Cover-Up Efforts.   CLAIM PAPERS ARE "MISSING FROM FILE   Republican Members Want Right to Investigate Personally Any Missing Papers But Are Voted Down.

POLITICAL FIGHT UPSETS PROBE   GOP Members Charge Files Are Missing

PEARL HARBOR COMMITTEE 1S FEUDING   Argue Over Personal Papers  Of Roosevelt

PEARL HARBOR COMMITTEE BATTLES OVER “MISSING” US. RECORDS, FDR PAPERS

PEARL HARBOR PROBE GROUP SEEKS RECORDS   Barkley Says Whole Group Will Look Into Matter

Committee Is Seething With Party Strife   Pearl Harbor Group Becomes Entangled

Senate Votes Salary Boost — For Governor   Proposal to Raise Pay From $7,500 ‘to $10,000 Carries Easily

Senate Votes Governor’s Salary Raise   Measure Approved by 42-4 Margin, Now  Goes to House

BAAGK FUNERAL SUNDAY P.M,   Well known Struble Resident Died At Age of 76 Years

Funeral Services  For Fred Baack  Died Thursday After Long Illness

NOT MUcH TO PLOT TO KILL MAC ARTHUR  Just Strange   Just Strange Twist of  Jap Mind

HUNT SLAYERS OF TWO YANKS   Military Police In Berlin Conducting House-toHouse Search

Hunt Slayer Of Two Yanks   American Soldiers In Berlin Area Killed On Christmas Eve

Yanks’ ‘Slayer Being Sought   Two Americans. Shot *:Down By Berliners

TWO AMERICANS SLAIN IN BERLIN   Make House - To - House Search For Slayers Of Two U.S. Soldiers.

Search Conducted In Berlin for Slayers of Yanks  German Girl Declares Killers Wore Russian Uniforms

Search Conducted in Berlin for Sfayers of Yanks  German Girl Declares Killers Wore

TwoMen Drown,15 Marooned onLake Texoma Isle: Tornado Hits Pittsburg

TWO MEN DROWN IN ARM OF LAKE TEXOMA IN SUNDAY’S STORM  _ COLDER WEATHER FOL— LOWS HIGH WINDS AND  BRAIN OVER PARTS TEXAS

British Lash Near Maas; Yanks Gain   Americans Capture Houffalize; Bulge fs Shrinking

Allied Winter Drive, Disrupted by Heavy German Counter-Offensive a Month Ago, Is Picked Up Again In Dutch Appendix as Americans to South. Occupy Houffalize and Reduce the Once-Bad Belgian Bulge to Thin Shadow of Itself. -

Tommies Attack North Of Sittard   Narrow Bulge To 15 Miles West Of German Frontier

British Troops Attack Near Maas as Houffalize Is Seized by Americans

ALLIED WINTER PUSH RESUMED, REDUCE BULGE   British Launch Driv Near Meuse River,  Houffalize Falls

British Second Army Shoves Off In Attack Near Aachen; Patton Also Makes New Attacks Against German Territory

GERMANS CRACK ON-SALM RIVER:   Yank ‘Armies’ Pound - Nearer'to St. Vith ¢ -

British Troops Launch Push Month After Rundstedt’s Big Counterblow; Register Gains

Ike Resumes Offensive on West: British Army Strikes   Patton's Third Advances Around Strasbourg; U. §. 7th Army Also Attacks

New Attack By British Second Army   Belgian Road Center Falls Without Fight; Carmanse Falling Back

Troops of the British Secon Army Attacked Near the Maas River, 18 Miles of   City of Aachen.   HOUFFALIZE IS TAKEN BY AMERICANS   British Struck Above Aachen a Month After Enemy Had Attacked in Belgium, Disrupting the Ruhr Attack.

\British Start “Great Attack” [North of Aachen   Simultaneously Yanks Take Houffalize; Reduce Bulge to  Thin Shadow; RAleawie held C+ Leta

BELGIAN BULGE ATHIN SHADOW   British Attack Near Maas’ River; Americans Cap- , ture Houffalize. ,    MONTH AFTER NAZI DRIVE

Eisenhower Forces Back On Offensive   Americans Take Houffalize, Vital Belgian Road  Center.

Houffalize, Nazi Hub, Captured By First Army   British Open New Offensive Against German:  Nea r Ma as,   Allies Cut Belgian Bulge to Thin Shadow

Yank Assault Team Drives On St. Vith    Hitler Had Told Generals Offensive Might Knock Out One _ Of Allied Powers; Wrecked Enemy Equipment Slows Allies

Attack Is Started North Of Sittard By British Army   Belgian Bulge Is Narrowed To 15 Miles West Of German Frontier When Second (rmored Division Enters Road Center Of Houffalize Northeast Of Bastogne

Gen. Ike Resumes. Offensive   British Strike Above Aachen As Capture of Houffalize Further Flattens Belgian Bulge

Rolling Artillery Barrage Precedes Blow: Houffalize Falls to Allies, as Bulge in Bel gium Narrowed to Few Miles.

FIRST ARMY UNITS TAKE HOUFFALIZE, MENACE ST. VITH  PATTON’S 3RD ARMY  CTADC 9 AAL AllONCS   PATTON’S 3RD ARMY STABS 2 MI. ACROSS THE GERMAN BORDER

Allies on Offensive Agai n   Houffalize Captured by Yanks; Third Army Takes Six Villages

Americans Capture Houffalize, British Attack Near Meuse   General Eisenhower's Mighty Forces Regain Initiative on Western Front — Belgian Bulge Dwindles to a Shadow Under Allied  Pounding; Troops Strike North of Aachen.

Houffalize Falls to U. S. Ist Army   British Start Attack Near Meuse River Above Aachen

Three Divisions Beating Toward Base At St. Vith   Germans Now Have But 400 Square Miles Of 2,000 They Held A Peak Of Offensive

British Launch Smashing Attack Near Meuse; German  Hub Of Houffalize Falls

Blow Is Struck as Belgian Bulge Is Materially  Reduced  ENEMY IS IN RETREAT        Belgian Drive Costs Ger’ “mans 2 to  in Manpower Losses   ENEMY IS IN RETREAT

‘Blow Is Struck as Belgian Bulge Is Materially Reduced      Belgian Drive Costs Ger> mans 2 to  in Manpower Losses

BRITISH SECOND ARMY ATTACKS NEAR SITTARD   Yanks Take Houffalize, Reduce Bulge To Shadow

AMERICANS CAPTURE HOUFFALIZE, ROAD CENTER NAZI BULGE  TROOPS OF BRITISH SECOND ARMY ATTACKEL  NEAD MAAC DIVED

Red Cross Drive Goes To $15,000   Chairman Fleming Announces Campaign Is  Nearing Half Way Mark.

WOULD REQUIRE YEAR FOR ALL BOYS 18 1020   Asks Legislation in: Address at Joint. Session of Congress ‘* -

Urges 6-Year Period Subject to Draft Calls   Male Youth Would Get Education for Arms Between Ages 18-20

CHINESE WAIT EARLY ARRIVAL OF WAINWRIGHT   General Found By Paratroops Near Mukden; Health Reported Good

Food Trades Will Expand   Will Expend Millions On Plants, Equipment

FOOD DEALERS PLAN EXPANSION   Grocery Equipment Orders Total Over 600 Million .

Vast Expansion Expected in Food Trades:   Hundreds of Millions May Be Spent On Program Next Year

Cruelty, Sadistic Practices Leave Many Maimed, Sick and Starving; Victims Ask Harsh Peace for Nipvor

Many Tell of Jap  Prison Horror   Fate of Lost Submarine Revealed by Survivors

"State Mover To Protect Resources, Slashina Heavily Into Allowables 

Texas Sharply Cuts Back Oil Production   ‘State Mover To Protect Resources, Slashing Heavily Into Allowables

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STRIKE MIXUP HITS MOVIES   CONTROVERSY BETWEEN RIVAL UNION GROUPS MAX CLOSE THEATRES OVER NATION

THREATEN MOVIE STRIKE SPREAD   Union May Close Most Of Nation's Stage, Film Houses

LEVEES BREAK IN AED RIVER BASHA   General Exodus of Dwellers Follows Flood Spread in Central Louisiana; Relief Calls Made

MISSISSIPPYS LEVEES BREAK OVER LOUISIANA   Red Cross Expects To Shelter 150,000 Flood Families

‘Briton Suggests  Rhine, Danube \Valley Authority   Sir Walter Citrine Urges Full Control Of Defeated Germany In Talk Today

Urges ‘TVA’ System For Beaten Reich   World Trade Union Speaker Wants Rhine. Danube Authorities

Full Control Of Germany Is Proposed   Outline Plan For Lasting Supervision

Urges ‘TVA’ System For Beaten Reich   World Trade Union Speaker Wants Rhine Danube Authorities  PY %Mmitin © OLlrbeoTnip

/FOR' CONTROL OF NAZIS   Sir Walter Citrine Talks at World Trade Union Conference

New Deal Hits On Final? Key   Veterans’ Official’s Kin Tells D. C. Desk Life

BENNETT IS — OUSTED FROM FORD POST   Had Been Close Confidante of Hienry for 25 Years

YOUNGER FORD FIRES BENNETT   JOHN S BUGAS WILL TAKE HIS POSITION

BEIGHTLER DUE IN OHIO TODAY   37th Chiet Flying to Columbus for Giant Homecoming Celebration.

Personal Rule By Emperor Is Predicted   Nips Fear Americar Invasion of Asiatic Mainland

Unprecedented Crisis Forcing Sterner Action   Threat of Invasion Deepens Worries For Nip Homeland

"FOUNDATIONS LAID FOR SURE JAP TRIUMPH’   War Minister Boasts as Tokvo Radio Declares U.S.-Chinese Forces Ready to Strike

CRISIS GRAVE, -HIROHITOSAYS   Jap Emperor May Assume Personal Rule Of  Nation

Hirohito May Take Charge Personally  Jap Resistance   Jap Resistance Off Borneo Is Liquidated

Personal Rule Is Considered By Hirchito   Great Concern Shown By Emperor Over Unprecedented Scope OF Crisis In Japan

Jap Emperor Tells People — Nation Is In Real Jam >   MIRACTILOTIS RERCTIIF

Japan’s Crisis Unprecedented   Hirohito May Assume Fer sonal Rule of His Invasion Threatened Islands,

Truman Is Back Home From Big Three Meeting  Presidential Party Immediately Heads for Washington

Greyhound Bus Strike Will End   Long Strike In Chicago Also To Be Ended—U. A. W. Seeks New Negotia. tions

OUTLOOK ON LABOR FRONT BRIGHTER   Union Willing to. Reopen Negotiations: With G. M.

Returned Vets Have Questions Regarding Meat, Gas, Smokes; Face Furloughs, More Action

14,000 GI's Of Famed ‘Black Hawk’ Division Head For Furloughs Home

Continue Search for Cook, Giles  Federal, State Men Join in the Search

Attack Fails On Nip Minister   Kamikaze Pilots in Assassination Try

Jap Assassin Try:Failure   Minister Unhurt, Says Attempt Reflects Unrest, Food Center of Problem

TWO FLYERS TRY TD ASSASSINATE TOKYO OFFICIAL   Former Kamikaze Airmen Held After Attempt to 3] baaeiboey

Grocers Protest Panel ‘Fines’   Frederick Independents Threaten To “Strike” But Table Move.

LOCAL GROCERS PROTEST ACTION OF PRICE PANEL   Threat To Strike Against OPA “Fines” Tabled At Meeting Here   REGULATIONS OBSCURE. THOSE PRESENT CLAIM

Second Massive Raid Cripples Aircraft Center   Smoke Towers Miles Into Sky Over Target

PLANTS HIT IN SECOND STRIKE   Nippons Lose 357 Planes Dure ing 3-Day Carrier Blow On Homeland

ARGENTINA HIT BY NEW TENSION   Women Demand Censorship Of News'Be Ended

NEW TENSION IN ARGENTINA AS OUTBREAKS ARE QUELLED   Police Charge Into Crowd Of Women Who Are  Demonstrating

New Tension Grips Argentina; Police Charge Into Women   Demonstrators Attacked by Mounted SaberWielding Officers

NEW TENSION GRIPS AGENTINA RESULT ATTACK ON WOMEN  GOVERNMENT MOUNTED POLICE CHARGE INTO CROWD OF 500 WOMEN

New Tension Grips Argentina As Mounted Policemen Rout © 500 Women Demonstrators   One Woman Injured By Sober Blow; Decree Closes University Of Buenos Aires .

Argentine Woman Injured by Saber Blow When Mounted Police Attack 500 Demonstrators

New Tension In Argentina   Revolver-Wielding Mounted Policemen Charge Crowd Of Women Demonstrators

NEW TENSION IN ARGENTINA   Revolver - Wielding Policemen Charge Into Crowd   Of 500 Women

Site of Atomic Bomb Test to Be Made Monument   Ickes to Reserve Lands Surrounding Alamogordo Area

150 Technical Specialists Arrive at Atsugi Airfield To Arrange Mass Landings   48 Transport Planes and Flying Fortresses Carry Advance Party and Special Equipment fo Nippon; Control Towers To Handle Hundreds of Planes and Radio Station Will Be Set Up by Technicians

First Yanks Land In Japan From Air   150 Technical Experts Preparing Airports For MacArthur’s Arrival On Thursday

Navy Clearing Path of Fleet To Tekyo Bay   Seaborne Troops Anchored At Sagami in Readiness For Thuraday Orders

COLMAR POCKET HOT FOR ENEMY   Troops Pull Out Across Rhine; Allies Hammer Escape Routes

GERMANS FLEERNG COLMAR POSITION   ‘ a : Hail of Artillery Fire .Pelts Nazis ag’ Allies Close on Railroad Center   BATTLE NEAR STRASBOURG

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REDS GAINING IN POMERANIA   Breakthrough to Baitic Would Cut Off German Forces

Berlin Says Reds Leap Neisse River   Roll Up 25 Mi. Gain In Drive To Baltic Sea

Pomeranian And Neisse Areas Totter   Berlin Admits Gain Of 25 Miles Made Toward Baltic

Russians Gain  95 Miles   Moscow Reports Great Tank Battle Between Neisse River and Dresden

Red Armies Crash German Lines in Central Pomerania   Defenses Along Neisse River Southeast of Berlin Also Pierced   TANKS JOIN DRIVE TOWARD DRESDEN   Russians Push to Fringes of Bublitz and Rummelsburg Nazis Say

Will Take Potsdam Demand If Hirohito  Can Remain Emperor   Official Surrender Offer Believed in Hands of Sweden and Switzerland—Victory Celebrations on Okinawa, Chungking   Allies in Communication Already, Decision on Condition Of Emperor Remaining Not Announced Until Bid Received

To Capitulate Under Potsdam Declaration   Surrender Offer Transmitted By Official Domei Agency And Picked Up By Monitors   Truman Warns Jap People To Flee For Lives To Escape Atomic Bomb Destruction   To Destroy Jap Industries To Shorten War And Save Untold American Lives

Aoscow Reports Offer of Surrender Made to Soviet Ambassador Asking Assurances Regarding Emperor Hirohito; London in Touch With Allies.

Emperor's , Status and Privileges Is At Issue: Official Surrender Offer is Awaited.

‘Right to Keep Emperor Asked In Tokyo Offer   Nippon Willing to Give up Conquests, Radio Asserts in Broadcast; Stipulation Will Not Hinder Negotiations, Allied Observers Say

ACCEPTANCE OF POTSDAM TERMS SEEN BY DOMEI  SWISS AND SWEDES  ~~ Aerie iAF FIA AS   SWISS AND SWEDES RECEIVE OFFICIAL NOTES FOR ALLIES

Potsdam Demands  Accepted by Japan Under ‘Conditions’   Offer Communicated to Allies Through Neutral Countries; Washington, London, and Russia Await Official Confirmation;  Hirohito May Be Stumbling Block   By The Associated Press

British In Touch With All Allies   Nothing Official Received By British Either As To Jap Offer — Comment  Being Withheld

Nips Want To Keep Hirohito   Sweden, Switzerland Act as Intermediaries Between Japan and Allies; Fighting Continues; Cabinet Meets With President

Allies Consult On Unofficial Offer of Japan   U. S., Britain, Russia  And China Discuss Tokyc  Broadcast Statement of illinqness to: Yield

Mppenees Desire Only That Emperor Be ~ Allowed To Retain His Prerogatives; --Domei Gives First Surrender Hint.   ‘By The ‘Associated: Press”

Plea Transmitted To Neutral Nations   Tokyo Radio Station Announcement Shut Off in Middle of Broadcast; Farlier Offer to Soviet Recalled

Russians May Balk At Plan For Emperor  No Official Word Jap Surrender Off   No Official Word On Jap Surrender Offer To U. S., Britain And China Reported

Agreement With Emperor Might Be Worked Out By United States, Britain, Russia and China

Tokyo Radio Sets  Off Confusion On Awaited Notice   Consultation Between Big Four Allies Is Necessary Once Official Offer Received Before Acceptance, Rejection Can Be Made

Offer To Accept Potsdam Surrender Terms Being Transmitted To Allies Via Sweden And Switzerland, Says Domei.   Emperor May Be Stumbling Block

Broadcast Broken In Midst Of Announcement And Ene my Capital Silent Hours Afterward; Japanese Make Reservation Retaining Mikado As Ruler   No Mention Made Of Disposition Of Emperor In Surrender Edict    Specifications For Ending Of War Provide For Occupation Of Nippon And Stripping Country Of Ability To Make War And Handing Over Of All Armed Forces

Most Diploinats ly London Agree Acceptance’ Of  Tokyo? s Offer: Hinges On Status Of Ruler   Some Hold Tok yo  Wants ‘Conditions’   Opinions Expressed Enemy Move Aimed At Cléaring Emperor of Any Blame For..Nation’s Policy

Pres. Truman And Cabinet Meet, Await Proposal No Letup In Pacific Fighting Yet.

Jap Surrender Offer Is Made Through Domei   Japan's Official News Agency First To Broadcast Report

Tokyo Broadcast Brightens Hopes For Early Peace   Washington, Moscow And London Await Official Word Of Offer

Japs Offer Peace On One Condition   Emperor Hirohito Would Retain His Rights as a Jap Sovereign in Peace Bid; Sweden and Switzerland Hand Official Communication to Allies

Japanese Domei News Agency Declares Japan Has Acted in Obedience to Hirohito Who Wants Hostilities to Cease

Japanese Minister Of Foreign Affairs Offers Terms to  Soviet Ambassador

[Accept Potsdam Terms If Hirohito Can Remain ‘Ruler with Prerogatives

London and Stockholm Siill Without Official Word From Japan on Surrender Offer   British Leaders See Jap Proposal As “Conditional” te Clear Emperor Of Responsibility For Aggression

U. S. in Touch With Allies ‘On Enemy Proposal; Cabinet In Meeting With President

Official Statement Front London That Four Powers are In Communication

Tokyo Radio Transmits Offer To Quit Struggle, Providing Hirohito Remains as Emperor

BRITAIN HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF OFFER   Attlee Said His Government Had Not Been Notified of Japan’s Move.   JOHNSON NOT NOTIFIED   American Minister Said th Swedish Government Had Not Informed Him.

Willing to Yield to Terms If Emperor Hirohito Is Permitted to Retain Throne   Appeal for Peace Made Through Swiss and Swedish Governments to United States, Grect Britain, China and Russia

Loo  - a= ion fati VY ssc  /_ & 8  Fo aan rae a  - Soviet Envoy Of Jap Offer   Ready to Accept Potsdam Terms, Subject to Maintenance of Emneror As Sovereign

Dome Surrender Broadcast Ended With-“Stand By”   No Further Word Since News Agency Broadcast Was Interrupted.

Official London: Says Allies Are  Discussing Offer   Attlee Calls Cabinet Meet; Swiss Have No Word Offer. ono

Conditional on Hirohito Retention; War Goes On, Pending Action by Allies

ATTLEE KEEPS IN CONTACT WITH ALLIES   Acceptance of Peace Of. fer Centers on Status Of Jap Emperor

ne United states By the Associated Press and government monitors. ough official diplomatic channels and the White House said at 9:40 A.

Tokyo Plea to Keep Hirohito  Says Offer Transmitted Through Swiss, Sweden

Willingness To Accept Potsdam Ultimatum Terms  Broadcast By Tokyo Radio   Surrender Means Disarmament, Return Of Man. churia, Formosa To China, Withdrawal From Malaya, Netherlands East Indies, China

Allies iz Touch, London Beclares   Allied Officials in Switzerland, Sweden Have No Ofhesl Word

IN RAIL MISHAP   60 Others Hurt Following Great Northern Crash In r Marth Dakota

34 Bodies From Train Wreck Are Recovered  Approximately 50 Others Are

34 Bodies From Train Wreck Are Recovered  Approximately 50 Others Are Hurt, 10 Seriously

EMPIRE BUILDER WRECK TOLL 34   About 50 Others Injured In North Dakota Train Tragedy

VICTORY JUBILEE AT PLAIN CITY   BUSINESS MEN SPONSORING THREE DAY EVENT THIS WEEK BEGINNING SEPT. 28

Homma Among Many Japs Who Give Selves Up  Denies He Ordered Death March, “Not So Bad. Anyway”

ACHESON SAYS HE DID NOTHING TO RUIN POLICY   State Department Official Answers Hurley Charges Before Senate Group

Never Upset Policy tn tran Says Acheson   Undersecretary Denies Charges by Hurley At Committee Hearing

Jap Attacks One Per Cent Effective   Vice Admiral Blasted By Two Suicide Planes

RED OFFENSMVG MEANT FREBDOM FOR CAPIIVE AMERICANS  Atlanta, Ga., Editor Describes Conditions In German Prison Camp And Joy At Arrwal Of Russian Troops

Atlanta Editor, Freed From Nazi Prison, Sees Hope For Other Americans In Poland

OneAmerican Group Held In  German y Freed   Liberation Comes Eight Days After Russian Army Had Launched Swift. Powerful Offensive

American Prisoners Being Freed By Reds in Dash into Germany      By WRIGHT BRYAN

Wright Bryan, Asso. Editor Of The Atlanta Journal, Is Liberated In Poland

Released Newsman Reveals Details of -. “Soviet Liberation   Drive *Empties Szubin Prison Camp Eight Days After Lauuched

Liberty Comes To Szubin Russians Free American  - War Prisoners In Reick

Prisoners In Reich Freed In Red Drive   U. S. Writer, Others Liberated in First 8 Days; Hold Hope for More

Wright Bryan, Liberated From Prison Camp, Writes Of Arrival Of Russians On U.S. Armor

Russians Free Yank Captives Held By Nazis   Liberated Man  Gives Details

‘U.S. OFFICIALS CONCERNED OVER GROWING NUMBER OF SKIRMISHES IN N. CHINA

U. S. Marine Force Doubled As Tension Increases Over  ~ Yank-Red Clashes In China

Allies Urged To Pass Up ‘Half-Terms’   London Times Says Nips May Strike Out At Rosasian Threat

Hitler Plans Death at Head Of SS Troops   Elite Guardsmen Already Selected  For Honor Of Dving With Fuehrer

Captured German’ General Gives Plans — Especially Picked Elite Guard Troops Being Picked for Honor of Dying with Fuehrer — Says Goering is Dead.

CLAIMS HITLER PLANNING DEATH   Expects to Die at Head of Troops, Says General

HITLER READY TO FACE DEATH   RUMOR SAYS HE WILL LEAD DEATH CHARGE

SENATE UPHOLDS TRAVEL BENEFIT   Refuses to Cut Provision  From Employment Bill

Conference Told To Settle Dispute By Sat. -- Or Else   Elevator Strikers And Management Appear  Before WLB Today

J, 5. SEIZURE POWERS MAY BE INVOKEL   Work Stoppages Over Nation Still Keep Some 671,000 Workers Idle.   FLASH!

Yanks Invade Cebu: Ryukyus Avain Attackec   MacArthur Announces New Philippines Move As Nimitz Reports Air, Sea Attacks Continue

Island Capital Destroyed ‘by the Enemy   Ryukyu Invasion Claimed by Japs Is Not Mentioned

Jans Destroy City  Of Cebu, Second  In Size to Manila Planes, Warships Hit  Islands South of T Lunn Gese Mienste

Veterans to Use Civilian Hospitals   Space Borrowed for 40,000 Army Patients

Vets Placed In Private Hospitals   3,400 * -stitutions to Provide Beds to Meet Growing Demand

HOSPITAL SPACE BEING BORROWED   Veterans Administration Desperately Needs Beds For Disabled Men

CLAIMS YANKS WERE WELL FED   JAP SAYS PRISONERS  HAD ADEQUATE RicTr

Luzon Camps  Called “Good  .   Jap Denies Charges Of Starvation Diet

POWs Ate Better Than Jap Troops, General Declares   Kou, in Charge of Manila Prisoners, Testifies At Yamashita Trial

UMW Maps Fight In Coal Deadlock   Negotiations Collapse; Lewis Calls Meeting

British Renew Bandoeng Attack On Indonesians   Deny Armistice Report; Throw Tanks And Ar~ tillery Against Natives.

EXPECT NO SERIOUS CONVERSION PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA   Birthday List Of 3 Million  Being Prepared By Secretary Of State

END NEAR IN BATTLE OF PHILIPPINES   Jap Casualties In Islands Near 400,000 Mark

Philippines War In Final Stages   More Than 400,000 Japan ese Killed To Date

JAPS LOSE 0101 MORE SOLDIERS   508 Prisoners Also Taken In Philippines Drives

Wants Wheels on Fieet    Halsey Broadcasts Yearning To Chase Japs  Inland After Thev Are Driven From Coast

Japanese Doomed Declares Halsey  Y re whe Abbamle bee, €2 CG Elwnend   Current Attack by U. S. Fleet “Final Plunge Into Heart of Japan’

MALE TY nants WHEELS: (NAVY WANTS ACTION INLAND AFTER DRIVING JAPS AWAY FROM COAST

Halsey Wants His Fleet on Wheels   Would Like to Chase Japs Inland, Says  wT ot EClvabt Race

HALSEY WISHES SHIPS HAD. WHEELS $0 HE COULD CHASE JAPS INLAND. AFTER DRIVING THEM FROM: COAST

Navy Starts Final Phase   Halsey Yearns for Ships With Wheels To Chase Foe Inland

Halsey Years  To Run Ships Into Jap Cities   Nation Doomed, He Says In Broadcast From Off Nin Onact

GUILD, TIMMCKE PLAN PROGRAM TO SERVE MEN   USES Purpose Is To Provide Better. Employment

JOB FOR EVERY VET WHO WANTS ONE IS AIM OF USES HERE      6 - Point Program to Aid Ex-Service Men Told at 2-Day Parley

Estimates Forces Later Will Total Between 400,000 And 500,000 .  WILL BE FINISHED SAYS MAJOR DUTIES BY END OF OCTOBER  Predicts There May Be No Need For Kectipitiey In  Wane

LOCAL SOLDIER SERVES WITH VETERAN OF MOUNTAIN © *’ FIGHTING IN JFTALW © * re

Naval Units Searching For   U.S. Prisoner:   Two U.S. Destroyers Enter Dairen, Manchuria, In Quest of 123 Missing  Naval -Perscunel

DAIREN UNDER RUSSIAN RULE   7th Fleet Forces, Seeking Prisoners, Find City Almost Undamaaed.

123 Americans from Guam, Wake And Corregidor, Sought by Fleet ~ Unit, Include Officers of High Rank

Americans find Dairen In Hand: Russian Troons   Modern Port Virtually Undamaged; Seek U. S.  Navy Prisoners.

Dairen, Found in Soviet Control, Undamaged   Search Unsuccessful For 123 U.S. Navy Prregners of War

UPHOLDS Lt SENTENCE FOR YOUNG SLAYEE   Supreme Court Denies Appeal ef Dorn Machevec, Now  * at Boys Town.

MACARTHUR SAYS REGULAR ARMY FODCES 1A) MAKE UP MOST OF ESTIMATED 200,000 MEN NEEDED   PRESIDENT TURNS ATTENTION TO ABINET SHIFTS

BELLE VERNON GOP BURGESS TOPS DEMOCRAT   John Perry Won Despite Demo erat Registration Majority, Finals Show

Koreans Protest Leaving of Japs Tn Office There   Stage. Demonstrations; Told by MacArthur It Is Only. Temporary

Korea Voices Objection To Jap Officers   Demonstrations Break Out as Army Keeps Enemy : in Office

KOREA GREETS YANKS; RAIL AT JAP RULE   Koreans Demonstrate Against Keeping Foe In Office

Nips Will Act Only on Army Orders   Rights of People to Be Protected, MacArthur Asserts

YANK ACTION IRKS KOREANS   Leaving of Japs in Office By U. S. Army Called “Slap in Face”

TOR ASKS SUPFCR UR PEAGE BASED  PEL ARTY RATION D ‘HI aN TEAR HD PAG   U. S. to Disca d Iscla icnism, Help. Izrszre World f£ecrrity7

FRIENDLY FOES CONDEMNED   Order Results From Facilities Granted 3 Big-Wig Germans

TMENT AS FRIENDLY FOES CONDEMNED —   Ordez Results From Facilities Granted 3 Big-Wig Germans

LeMars Public Schools Report Small.  Decre ease In First Day Enrollment Fiaures   Ten Per Cent .Drop In Tuition Pupils Also

DROP IN ENROLL. MENT OF SCHOOLS   Public System Lists 846 As First Day’s Tally

HOOVER LAUDS TRUMAN, DENIES OFFER OF POST   ‘New Regime’ Draws Praise of Former Executive

COLUMBUS SURVEYED FOR PRIVATE WELLS   Water Shortage Only Eased And Not Overcome

News of the County Seat   EUROPEAN VETERAN IS NEW CLERK OF COURTS

SPANIARDS FEAR ULTIMATE BREAK   Denunciation Of Franco May Be Followed By Economic Sanctions.

SPANIARDS FEAR TRADE. BARRIERS   Break in Diplomatic Ties To Allies Also Looms

SPANISH FEAR ALLIED ACTION   Afraid Shipments of Food And Fuel Will Cease

Spainards Fear Allied Break   Newspaperman Says Three ‘Tougher With Spain Than With Germany’

“BIG 3° EDICT PUTS SPAIN IN STATE OF FEAF   See Diplomatic and Economic Re percussions; Reaction in Other Nations Told

Fear Shipments of Less Coal   Believe Denunciation  May Break Relations

MAYOR'S RACE CLOSE BETWEEN DEM, AND REP,   G. 0. P. Intrease of Prestige to State Lies in Balance

TAYLOR LEADS EASLEY STILL IN LOUISVILLE RACE   Democratic Control of Ky. House Guaranteed; Senate Un-'  eertain

War Department Chief Backs Up Army Officers in Expressing Their Views

Patterson Says Army Officers May Express Views Without Reservations

SOLONS READY CHARTER PLAN   Urge Appointment of Delegate Without Limitation On Troop Usage

Senate Maps Security Plan   Truman Set io Have Free Use of Troops

Issue of President's Authority fo Use Troops Expected fo Be Put to Congress

Would Place No Limit on Use of Troops   Leaders Will Ask Congress to Vest Power in President

Security Council Delegate Office Without Limit On Troops Use Authority Urged   Decision To Bring Issue Squarely Before Congress In October Reached By Barkley

Conaress To Pass On Security Council Choice   Senate Leaders Want President To Maintain Unlimited Authority

Propose Ambassador Status For Stettinius As Deputy To President.

Leaders Decide On Security Course... .  To Ask Congress To Give President Free Hand In Matter Of Using Troops

Limit On Army. Use Is ‘Opposed   ‘Free Hand Likely. in Council Setup

Senators May Ask Setup of World  Security Council   President Would Kee; Power to Call For Use of Troops

No Limit On Authority To Use Troops   Senate Leaders Plan To Ask Congress To Set Up Such A Provram.   AWAIT CONFERENCE

‘U. 3. THIRD ARMY CLOSES IN ON FULDA IN DRIVE 198 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERLIN

Noted War Correspondent Laid To Rest With Simple Military Ceremony

TAPS T0 SOUND FOR ERNIE PYLE   Noted Columnist Will Be Buried On le Island Among GI Friends

Note Business Women’s Week  District Meeting  Of Chhah At Anamne:

Manpower Bill Badly Tangled   Senate, House Versions Widely Different, Each Staying With Its Own

Prisoner From DuBois Leads Successful Sunday Night Attack On Turnkey.

MORE PEACETIME ¢00DS   'Most Will Be Back on Market in  Six Months

Mighty Struggle Comes to End at Gen. Eisenhower's H.Q.      (Civilian Goods to Be Available in 6 Months; Curfew, Racing Ban Lifting, More Gas Likely

Civilians Will Get Most Peacetime Goods Within Six Months--More Gasoline Coming

BREEN LIGHT FOR INDUSTRY ING MONTHS   Peacetime Goods to Be Back on Markets but With Supplies Limited.

Goods Will Be Back On Mark   Within Six Months Of Today's Momentous Victory In Europe.

Hitler Writes Mussolini About His Decision to Wage War With Russians

iLetters From One Dictator to Another Hitler, in Letter to Axis Partner, ‘Tells of Decision to Invade Russia

Aireraft Attacking Enemy Between Saigon And Camranh Bay  INDICATION OF BIG NAVAL BATTLE SEEN  Possibility That Jap Flees Engaged In Force For Showdown

U. S. Penetration is Deepest Yet on South China Sea to Seek Japs

Carrier Planes Attack   Planes from Third Fleet Hit Enemy In Coastal Waters

‘Patrols Cross First River Barrier; Nimitz Reveals New Air-Sea Clash

BIG BATTLE BELIEVED UNDER WAY   Halsey’s Third Fleet Penetrates Deeply Into Enemy Area

Nimitz Hints Sea Showdown Is Imminent   Halsey” s Rampaging Third Fleet Sails Dee p Into E nemy Territory

INDICATIONS POINT T0 BIG NAVAL BATTLE   Admiral Chester Nimitz Has Reported Third Fleet Hurling Carrier Planes Anainet Tan Forces.

Sea Battle Is Believed  In Progress   Third Fleet Hurls Hundreds Of Planes Against Japs Off China

Enemy Convoy Or Warships Under Attack   Halsey Challenges Japs Between Saigon And Camranh Bay

YANK PATROLS ONLY 90 MILES FROM MANILA   Beachhead 200 Square Miles

Coast of French Indo-China Hit By Navy Planes   Big Naval Engagement Believed Under Way Or About To Start

Temperatures   Nip Ships Attacked In Daring Raid In South China Sea

THIRD FLEET PLANES RAID COCHIN-CHINA   Biggest Naval Battle Since The Philippine Fight Now Imminent

Big Naval Battle May Be Shaping Off Coast of JapHeld French Indo China

LEOPOLD MAY CHANGE MIND   KING OF BELGIUM REPORTED RECONSIDERING ANNOUNCED PLAN TO  AGAIN RULE 2

LEOPOLD DELAYS THRONE VERDICT   Seeks Further Views On Political Situation At Home

DECISION ON HIS COURSE   Belgian King’s Abdication Not Ruled Out as Possibility

Leopold to Sound Out Public Opinion From All Angles  DECISION 'N 48 HOURS  Belgian Leaders Give King Views on Political Situation

Allied Soldiers Pour Into Japan   Our Correspondents Wiil Attend Session Of Jap Parliament

Carrier-Borne Planes Strike Jap Home Bases   Surviving Remnants of Enemy Fleet Are Crippled At Attack

Six Hundred Enemy Planes Wrecked, 17 Warshi Damaged in Inland Sea Raids; Our: Losses Lig

Task Foree 53 Bags If Ships. 600 Airerait   Raids On Kobe. Kure And Other Bases Cripples Remnants Of Japanese Fleet

HEAVY LOSSES MARK RAIDS ON JAPANESE FLEE)   17 Warships, 600 Air craft Listed Destroyed or Damaged

DAMAGES O00 AINGHATT ANE 17 WARSHIPt   Deals Enemy Body Blow with Daring Atiack in Jap Home Waters.

17 Jap Warships Damaged, 600: Planes Shot Down _ By Task Force 58’s Smash ©

600 ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED   Task Force 58 Blasts Nippon’s Fleet In  Own Home Waters

7 Aircraft Carriers In List Of 17 Warships Blasted By U.S. Fleet   Japanese, Resisting Attack In Home Sea, Wary Hurl Air Blows On Task Force \LIBRAR But Damage Only 1 Ship

Crippled Surviving Remnants Of The Japanese Fleet  ATTACK MADE IN JAP HOME BASES  American Losses Are Reported To Be Extremely Light

600 Enemy Planes Are  Wrecked .  Toll Of Foe’s .   Toll Of Foe’s . Ships Greatest Since Battle Of Philippines in Oct.

17 Jap Warships Blasted; Sea Power Crippled   600 Aircraft Wrecked in Daring Assault in Inland Sea, Blasting Enemy’s Hopes of Rebuilding; Seven Carriers in Bag

Jap Home Waters Entered   U.S. Task Force In Dering Raid On Jap Fleet

Air Attacks on Jap F leet Damage At Least 17 Ships and Wreck 600 Planes; Aircraft Carriers Are Hit

GM Rejects Ultimatum Of Auto Workers   All Makers Except One Band Together To Resist Strike

Can't Agree On Balkan  Peace Pacts   SITUATION THREATENS TO BRING REAL CRISIS AT: SESSION NOW ON IN LONDON.

Big Five Council Deadlocked Over Balkan Proposal   Situation Threatens to Bring Crisis, Ending Meeting On Sour Note   SOVIET-HUNGARIAN PACT IS EXAMINED   Today’s Session Postponed; Molotov Expected to Leave Londzn Soon

DEADLOCK OVER BALKAN TREATY   BIG FIVE CONFER. ENCE HITS SOUR NOTE

Council Snags on  Balkans   Anglo-American Delegates Concerne: Over Soviet Moves Within Hungary

Postpone Session To Prevent Crisis From Causing Sour-Note End   British Examine Soviet-Hungarian Economic Pact, Ask U, §. Help; Molotoy May Leave Without Considering All Items On Agenda.

Balkans Balk Agreements —  By Big Five.   Russian Treaty With Hungary Stumbling Block

MINISTERS IN DEADLOCK OVER BALKAN MOVES   Proposed Peacé Treaties May End Conference On Sour Note

B-29 Blasted Japs See '200 Ship U.S. Armada, ‘Expect Amami Landing

Nip Political Party Hits War Conduct   SUZUKI WARNS JAPS THAT DECISIVE HOUR APPEARS IMMINENT

Nippon Premier Urged To Take Stronger Action   Japanése Broadcast Speculates At Strike” On Amami, Kikai

Last Look at Picture ; Of Wife and Baby Saves ‘GI from Nazi Firing Squad

Photo of Wife, Child Saves Airman From Nazis At Self-dug Graveside

Rumors Circulate Of Another Coup  Against Peron   Campo De Mayo Garrison Reported Planning Fresh Move Immediately   MILITARY COLLEGE SCENE OF ACTIVITY   Otherwise Country Is Reported Quiet Following Victory Strike

SEES NEW MC AGAINST PERON IN ARGENTINA   Follows Demonstration Outside U. 8. Embassy, Office In Buenos Aires

AVIATION PLAN   “Monopoly” Charge Stirred By Proposal for Control By Three Concerns

BRITIOH AIRLINE PLAN ANNOUNCED   Proposal to Turn Empire’s Air Transport Over to Three Big Companies Brings Monoply Charge

British Plan Brings Char ‘ges Of ‘Monopoly’   Would Turn Post-W; ar Air Transport Over To Three Companies

 British Announce Master Plan For Postwar Airline  Network With Steamship Lines, Railroads In Big Role

British Advance Master Air Plan   Postwar Program of Transport Development Brings Monopoly Charges

Two Soldiers Slightly Wounded On Battle Field   Pfc. Raymond Monkelien Is In European Theatre While Cpl. Donohoe Is In Philippines

Pledges for Bonds Not Good Says Chairman Watts.   Laurens-Swan Lake SHN Lag in Purchases; Only Short Time to Go

County Reaches Fifty - One Per ~~ Cent of Quota   Citizens Reminded That Only 14 Business Days Remain “In Which to Buy

ay Toward  d Only Half Its Bond Quota   Be $20,000 a Day to wach Goal by Dec. 8

DEN. VANDENBE RG WANTS FREE HAND   Plans to Ask Roosevelt if Any Strings Attached to Invitation to Become Security Conference Delegate 

Friends Believe Vandenberg lo Make Query   String Attached To Acceptance Of Delegate Post

Senator Asks  Freedom At Peace Meet   Vandenberg Seeks Information on Advance Promises

SENATOR CAREFUL ON PARLEY PLACE   Vandenberg to Ask if Strings Attached to His Appointment to Conference   SEEKING FREEDOM TO ACT

Sen. Vandenberg to Ask President if There Are Any Strings Attached Before Accepting Invitation to Be Delegate to Security Meeting

‘Not Guilty’ Pleas Given  By Nazi Chiefs   Goering Began To Talk But Court Interrupted Him For Answer.   RESS TELLS NOG

‘Innocent’ Is Plea Made by Nazi Leaders   Deny They Unleashed the Bloodbath Which Enguifed the Worid

IN BATAVIA   TWELVE PERSONS DEAD AFTER <ANOTHER CLASH IN. REVOLT AGAINST DUTCH

WLB ORDERS 460 RETURN TO JOBS   Dieplores Dubuque Strike as Reconversion Setback

50 Jap Ships Sunk By Subs   100,000 Tons Destroyed in Last Unmolested Sea Lane ©

AMERICAN SUBS SINK 50 SHIPS IN INLAND SEA   Emperor’s Own Back Yard Riddled By Daring Raiders

Waaner Bill Extends Socia Security Aid  Brings 15 Million More Under Law;

Sen. Wagner Again Urges  Health Fund   Social Security Extension _ Proposal Also Would : Hike Jobless Pay

Introduce Bill to Extend Social Security Benefits to Millions   Unemployment Compensation Health Insurance In New Bill

Bill To Extend S-S Act Offered   Additional 15 Million Would Be Affected

Solons Propose  U.S. Join  a World State Suggestion Meets With Quick  Bipartisan Rebuff

“Occupation Warriors” Fill Tokyo With Red Tape, as Combat-Trained Officers Leave for the States

BLAST FURNACE AT MONESSEN WILL BE SOLB   Declared Surplus Property By RFC — Its Cost Was $8.000.000

STRIKE WAVE HITS U.S. AGAIN   14,000 Extend Detroit Tieup at Chrysler Plant

STRIKES SPREAD _JINULS.-TODAY   Walkout at Chrysler Plant In Detroit Involves 14,000 Employes ‘

Strikes Halt Rocket, Gun Production   DETROIT PLANT IDLE THIRD DAY AS 14,000 PROTEST DISMISSAL

STRIKES SLASH WAR MATERIAL   14,000 Stay Out At Detroit For Third Straight Day

hy GEN MAULRICR G GAMELIN  ‘Copyright, 1945, by the SMesevciated Press }

Gamelin Explains What Was Known As ‘Phony War’   By GEN. MAURICE-GUSTAVE GAMELIN (Cc opyright,  1945, by The Associ — Ts 

TWO HUNDRED BOYS ESCAPE AT NOON HOUR   Jump Through Windows After Wrecking All Dining Room Eaiupment

STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOYS RIOT   200 Boys Escape; Jump Through Windows, Wreck Dining Room Equipment.

US MARINES TAKE OVER YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE   Leathernecks Wade Ashore Past Wreckage of Japanese Warships

Benumbed Nipponese Accept U. S. Occupation avith Oriental Stotcism

Patterson Named War Secretary   Capitol Hill Resounds  Praise of Nomination —

SON IS APPOINTED AS WAR SECRETARY   Named By President Truman T: Head Nation’s War Department

PATTERSON  NAMED AS SEC. OF WAR   Quick Confirmation By Senate Is Expected

APPOINTMENT OF PATTERSON IS sWELL RECEIVED   Capital Praises Naming Of Undersecretary To Top War Position   TWO PARTIES CONTINUE   pearly Approval Of Seventh Cabinet Change Made By Truman Seen

Nips, Afraid Of Invasion, Rehearsing  On Beaches   Col. R. W. Robinson . Dies In Plane’s

Jap Home Guard Ordered Ready To Repel Yanks   Nippon Leaders Warn People Invasion Is Certain Soon

Increased Supply of Cheaper Clothes Boomerangs To Buyers -Pocketbooks

Cotton Apparel Costs Rise As Supply Expands   Government Plan Hits Cansumer

«MORE CLOTHING, BUT PRICES UP   g Inexpensive’ Cotton Garments Will Clip ‘the Consumer’s Pocketbook

CHEAPER CLOTHING ~ MAY GET EXPENSIVE   Efforts To Increase Supply Boomerang - - on Consumer

EMPLOYED IN LANDING   Close-Range Combat Claimed By Tokyo; Victory Is Near

FLANKING MOVE BY U. S. TANKS 1S ANNOUNCED   Landing Would Put Yanks Behind Last  Japs on Okinawa

JAPS SAY NEW LANDINGS MADE ON SO, OKINAWA   Last Pockets of Nip Resistance Being Cleared Up

PLANE CRASHES, “14 ABOARD KILLE   NAVY TRANSPORT CRAFT HITS MOUNTAIN IN FOG AT PAGE, OKLA,

WEDGE DRIVEN INTO LINE SIX MILES FROM CITY   Three U.S. Divisions Storm Fortress City . As Enemy Stiffens

FINAL REFLECTIONS’ OF H. G. WELLS ARE SET FORTH IN “LIFE AND MAN'S FUTURE; NOTED FOR PREDICTIONS   in “The World Set Free,” Written 31 Years Ago, Noted Author Predicted With Uncanny Precision the In strument of Destruction Known As Atomic Bomb

WELLS, NOTED PHILOSOPHER, SEES END  NEAR FOR “EVERYTHING WE CALL LIFE’

OPPOSITION TO PEACETIME DRAFT ALREADY HEARD   Senator Johnson Calls It Conscription Regardless of Sugar-Coating.

Govt. Officials Fear: Strong Congressional Opposition To Military Training Plan

HANDWRITING MAY LEAD 10 ARREST   Police Renew Questioning of Forty Year Old Butcher

SNAKEHANDLERS INDISTED IN VA.   Wise County Grand Jury Acts in Death of Woman

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Americans Fail to Capture Two Prime Ob- : jectives  GRENADE DUEL 1S WAGED BY COMPANY  Heavy Losses Being Suffered by Enemy Forces

Fierce Resistance Of Foe Thwarts American Drive   Nipponese Fight On Despite Evidence  Commanders Realize Defeat Is Certain Eventually

Some Hills Change Hands Frequently   Japanese Realize They Are Defeated And Beain Suicidal Attempt 5 to Stop Americans

NO PROGRESS ON OKINAWA ISLAND BY AMERICANS   Fierce Jap Defense And Fanatical Counterattacks Balk Yanks   ARE NO NEARER TO  PRIME OBJECTIVE

Yanks Take Hill 3 ‘Times, hen Lose It   Marines Secure Sugar Loaf Hill After § Assaults

Bitter Battles Waged For Hills; Foe Planes Again Appear Over Area

Robber Sentenced To Ten Years  In Penitentiary  Pleaded Guilty To Larceny Upon

Robber Sentenced To Ten Years — In Penitentiary  Pleaded Guilty To Larceny Upon His Arraignment

U.S. BRITISH WILE PROBE JEW PROBLEM   Truman Personally Wants Quota Exceeded

TO HOLD PRESSURE COOKER CLINICS   Akron, Hawarden And LeMars Will Be Scenes During Next Week

Pressure Cooker Clinics Scheduled For Several Plymouth: County Points   County Nurses To Demonstrate Treatment Of Burns

OPA FACING NEW LEASE OF LIFE WOBBLES   Banking Commitee of the House Votes Today on Extension of Price Control Plans

OPA EXTENSION UP FOR BALLOT   Fight Expected On GOF Bid to Hold Continu ance to Six Months

Extension Of Price Control Seems Assured   How Long And In What Form Are Questions To  Re Decided.

OPA’s Fate Hangs In Air   No Doubt OPA Act. Expiring June 30, Will Be  Given New Lease.

ZHUKOV THINKS HITLER'S FATE STILL MYSTERY   No Corpse Has Been Found That Can Positively Be Tdentified

Solon Claims OPA Not Obeying Law   Demand for Officials’ Removal Threatened

Workers Meet At Elks Club To Hear Talks By Fort Pitt Area Chairman: West Penn Power Company Frecutive   CHARLEROI QUOTA SET AT $439,300

VICTORY LOAN CAMPAIGN TO OPEN TONIGHT   Dinner At Elks Club To Usher In Final Loan Brive

To Use Okinawa For Invasion Of Jap Homeland   MacArthur Takes Over Command Of Islands Captured By Forces Under Admiral Nimitz

MacArthur Extends Base of Operations in Preparation for Final Blow Against Japs   Takes Command of Entire Ryukyu Island Chain From Which Invasion Force Will Be Forged; Air Arm Is Greatly Strengthened

GENERAL MACARTHUR TAKES OVER ENTIRE RYUKYU ISLAND CHAIN  WILL BE MADE INTO BASE FOR MIGHTY ALLIED INVASION FORCE

M'ARTHUR TAKES OVER ALL OF THE RYUKYUS CHAIN   Increasing Importance Of Okinawa Emphasized In Statement; 3th Air Force Moved Into  The Area.

MacArthur Takes Over  Ryukyus   Shift from Nimitz’ Command _ Stress Importance of Isles As Invasion Bases

All Ryukyu Chain Under His Command   Mighty Invasion Force Being Forged for Enemy Subjugation: Thirteenth Air Force is Moved

OKINAWA INCLUDED IN BASES. ‘TO BE USED AS SPRINGBOARD IFOR KNOCKOUT OF THE NIPS-

MacArthur Takes Command Over All Conquered Bases to Draw Up Huge Force For Invasion

MacArthur In Command Of Ryukyu Isles   Takes Over Bases To Be Used In Massing Mighty Invasion Force To Strike Japanese

Takes Charge All Islands in Ryukyu Group   Newly-Won Points to Be Bases for Final Attack on Homeland

MacArthur Is Given Command Over Islands   Okinawa and a Dozen Other Conquered Islands Placed under His Jurisdiction, It Is Announced.

MacArthur In Command  Of Ryukyus   Says Island Chain Will Be Used as Bases for Mighty Invasion Force

‘Ryukyu Chain To ‘Be Invasion Base   U. S.-Occupied Islands  , * > In Group  mais Commands All   OKINAWA MAIN BASE   13th Air Force to _Join  Fifth te venth in. Ryukyus

General Gets Ready To Move Upon Japanese   Mighty Invasion Force Now Is Being Forged

Mighty Force Being Forged There to Beat Down Japanese   13th Air Force Shifted Up. from Philippines And Indies

TAKES OVER ISLANDS WON BY ADM. NIMITZ   Eight Air Units Are Poised For Invasion, Knockout of Japan

MacArthur Is In Command Of Force Whict Is Assembling On Okinawa And Othe! Islands For Forthcoming Invasion 01! Japanese Home Islands

USE CONQUERED JAP ISLANDS AS INVASION BASES   Announcement at Manila Tells o Recent Shifting of Air Forces to Jap Attack

GEN. MACARTHUR TAKES COMMAND OF RYUKYU BASES   INCLUDES OKINAWA WHERE INVASION FORCE IS GROWING .

More Aerial Power Turned Against Japan   Invasion Base Already Being Put in Readiness

Ryukyu Chain To Be Invasion Base   MacArthur Commands All — U,S.-Occupied Islands  in Group   OKINAWA MAIN BASE   13th Air Force to Jou Fifth and Seventh in Ryukyus

General Calls For Arrest Of Head Japs   Tojo Heads Culprits’ List; 39 Others Are to Stand Trial

MacArthur Orders 39 Others Arrested   Cabinet Which Designed Pearl Harbor Attack as Well as “Cenmans Ta Re Annrehended

Order Arrest Of 39 Former Jap Leaders   Shigenori Togo, Member Of Tojo’s Cabinet Is Among Those Listed By Gen. MacArthur

M'ARTHURORDERS 30 JAPS ARRESTED   MEMBER OF TOJO'S CABINET INCLUDED ON LONG LIST

—— A TVA for the Missouri Valley?——-2 —— PUTTING A RIVER TO WORK

Bombers Raiding Toky« Hit Part of Emperor's Palace, War Factories   Americans Take Two Towns East of Manila, Push Southward and Toward Bagnio in North; Allied Airmen Hit Japs in Central Burma Area

B-29s Follow Navy Planes  In Heavy Attack   Slight Gains Reported In Face of Fanatic Jap Fighting on Iwo Jima; Manila Cleanup Nears

QUAKER CITY TO GREET OFFICERS   Bradley, Spoatz, ‘Hero o Bastogne’ Head Gala Victory Porade

New Commanding Officer For 7th   Philadelphia Prepares Big Welcome For Bradley, Snaatz

13,000 DOCTORS TO GET RELEASE   Pians Call for Discharge Before First of Year

FAMILY “DOCTOR IS COMING BACH   Army Reports Plan To Speed Up Medic Releases

CHINESE ADVANGE IN INDO-CHINA      City Is Recaptured a Week After Japs Took It

A CRISIS IN HOLLAND   Reports of Resignations of Cabinet Members Are Heard

NAZI TANK EXPERT CAPTURED SUNDAY   Col. Gen. Guderian, Former Chief of Staff, Taken By Seventh.

CAPTURE GEN. GU DERI. AN  -_.... eeae_ [ eae aa Te ee Ul  vee ee

WERE MARRIED AT UNITARIAN ON SUNDA’   ‘Miss Joanna Ballou Bride = of Edward W. Savery,  i Westchester, Pa.

Miss Joanna Ba Ballou Bride ius Edward W. Savery, . 1 Westchester, Pa.

Mandalay's Fall Said Imminent  British and Indian Troops Reach City

BRITISH DRIVE TO MANDALAY   Fall of City is Believed Imminent as Jap Resis tance Disintegrates

JAPS.- MAKING FULL RETREAT   31TH DIVISION ADVANCES THREE MILES AS ENEMY FLEES THROUGH : VALLEY

Taft Offers Plans To Provide Job:   Program Would Favor Private Enterprise Over Huge Spending Of Federal Government Funds

DISCHARGED VETERAN TRIES TO KILL WIFE   Mrs. Evangeline R. FPaners, 26 Martinsburg, W. Va. fo  wtertane £anditing

Wife, Husband Hurt In Double-Shooting   Veteran Fires Upon Wife After Argument; Shoots © Self in Side

SEVERAL SCHOOLS REOPEN MONDAY   CLOSING WON'T HELP STOP ILLNESS WAVE, STATE DOCTOR SAYS

New Step For Aggie Schools   Junior Colleges to Have Experiment Stations Under Revised Plans

Okinawans, Sick and Ragged, Trudge Wearily Toward Camps for Civilians

Negro Dies In Chair For Rape   Raped And Robbed Young White Mother

MASS REVOL! IN GERMANY ‘DOSTUIBIE’   Germany's Plight More Desperate With Each Week

Observers Believe  Stuff Fight Ahead   Optimistic View Prevails On Nazi Army Collapse

enagetlll eeneneeeniieenumntititemeen ements  Inter-American Bloc Troubles Conference

REGIONAL PACT CRISIS BREWING   Inter-American System  At Stake At Conference

Inter-American Issue At Stake in Parley   Future Relationship Is Top Stake In Decisions At San Francisco Meet

U.S. CAUTIOUS IN PARLEY ON REGIONAL ISSUE   Fear Autonomy May Nullify Council Anthority

Crisis Reached On Explosive U.S.- Latin Issue   Relation of Inter-American Defense Plan To World-Wide System Creates Problem Which Could Virtually Wreck New League

OWNER OF DEATH SCOW ARRESTED   Operator of Boat Livery Who Towed 43 Children Out into Tawas Bay Held

SINGAPORE 19 LATEST TARGET      Good Results Reported By _ War Department in New B-29 Raid.   THINK ENEMY OFF GUARD

Superforts Raid Malay   Singapore Base of  Japanese Believed to Have Reen Target

SUPERFORTS DRONE OVER BAY OF BENGAL   india-Based B-29s Stage Boid Strike Against Installations on Malay Paninscula   TOKYO IS ALSO RAIDED

B-29’s Stage Raid On Malay Peninsula   Singapore Is Believed Target of Superfortresses, Striking From Bases in India, AIthough the Objective Is Not Announced.

Superforts Hit Malay   Jap Naval Units Hiding Out in Singapore May Have Been Targets

TEMPERATURES:   Superforts Sweep Over Malaya For Attack On Singapore

B-29's Bomb Malay Targets  Singapore Probable Superfortress Goal

Supers From India hor Nip Tarsets on Malay Peninsula   20th Bomber. Coiiniand $ Planes” Believed to: Have Hit Singapore:

Singapore Shippine Blasted by India Based Superforts  Damaged Jap Fleet Being Repaired Attack Target as

B-29s Thunder Across Bay Of Bengal To Hammer Jap Targets On Malay Peninsula   Japan’s Major Naval Stronghold Of Singapore Believed Blasted

Japanese Military Installations On Malay Peninsula Hammered By Super:

JAP MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BOMBED BY B298   Believe Superforts Gunning For Grand Enemy Fleet

Surerforts Hit Malayan Targets  B-29 Raid on Tokyo   B-29 Raid on Tokyo  Reported by Jap Radio

JAP NAVAL BASE OF SINGAPORE WAS BLASTED TODAY   Superfortressen Bombed Ship: ping Installations for the Second Time.   REPORT GOOD RESULTS   Upwards of Forty Superfor tressen Hit From India unen,

Malay Peninsula Lashed By B-29s Sent From India  Sinaapore Naval Base   Singapore Naval Base Believed Target Of Superforts; Nips Say Tokyo Raided Aaain

Japs On Malay Peninsula Hit By Superforts   India-Based B-29s Strike ’ Boldly In Daylight; Singapore May Have Been Target

DAYLIGHT RAID ON MAYLAY PENINSULA   Singapore Was Probable Target of: IndiaBased B-29s

Superforts Hif Malay Peninsula In Daylight Raid  Japanese Report

B-29s Continue . Clock-Like Raids   Units of Nipponese Fleet at Singapore Are Passible Targets

Superforts Hit Jap Targets On Malay Peninsula   India Based Planes Struck By Daylight; Singapore Likely Target.

Exempt Draff Labor From Closed Shop   Committee Rejects Amendment to List Farm Labor Critical

Anti-Closed Shop Provision Put in Work-Fight’ Bill   Group Refuses to List Farming  As Critical Work

Where Are the Missing Yanks?  Japs Took No Prisoners in Okinawa Fieht

Majority Of Scientists Who Worked On Bomb Were Under 35   both to get talent. DRAFT HURT

SCIENCE NEEDS YOUNG EXPERTS   Majority Of Scientists Who Worked On Atamie Bomb Were Under 35; Crying Need Now For Many Youthful Experts In Nuclear Physics.

Joe Hawks Win  Over Cherokee — ‘St. Joseph School. -Victots :By 38-22:

Joe Hawks Win Over Cherokee —  St. Joseph School Victors By 38-22

Japs Driven Out Of North Burma By Allied Forces   Yanks, British and Chinese Administer Crushing Defeat

Failures in China Caused Pacific War  a   Nip Admiral Says Tojo Feared People

Power Attack Is Launched In Kleve Area   Russians 35 Miles From  Berlin On Eastern Front

CANADIAN UNITS DRIVE THROUGH CONCRETE BELT   Tackle Secondary Defenses Near Kleve; First Army Gains After Barrage

CONCRETE BELT OF SIEGFRIED LINE 1S RIPPED BY CANADIANS  RUSSIANS CONTINUE DRIVE   RUSSIANS CONTINUE DRIVE ON BERLIN FROM EASTERN FRONT LINES

Typhoon Hits Preparations, Japs Declare   Make No Direct Request for Postponement  Of Landings

TANKS OF 3RD ARMY PURSUE FLEEING FOF   Net Drawn Around 2,000 in Saar and Hundreds of Others Are Killed by, U.S. Airmen,   FIRST AT PLAINS LEADING TO RUHR   Seventh Breaks Through Siegfried Line, Moving Into Reich on 60 “Mile Front.

N inth Army Clears Way For Plunge  Over Rhine   Nazis Blast Bridges At Mainz, Dooming Many of 80,000 Stullin Saar land

FOE ROUTED IN SAAR DISTRICT BY U.S. TANKS   Big Enemy F orces Are Doomed by Blasting Of Mainz Bridge

One of Three Traps Closed ByU.S. Armies   Germans Destroy Bridges In Mainz Area to Doom 80.000 Nazi Troon.

Rhine Bridges At Mainz Blown Up by the Nazis   Germans Abandon Guns and Tanks in Wild Efforts To Escape

Enemy Stand West of Rhine May Collapse   Germans Forced to Destroy Two Bridges Located at Mainz

THOUSANDS OF NAZITROOPS BEING TRAPPE[   Three Yank Tank Divisions Paralyzing German Stand  East Of Rhine   FRENCH FIGHTING ON ENEMY TERRITORY

Nazis Abandon  Tanks, Guns in Hurried Retreat   Warplanes Batter Fleeing Enemy Columns as Third Army Closes to Shear Off Last Escape Avenue

U. S. Third Army Bids To Crush Any East Rhine Stand   Many German Troops Doomed When Enemy Blows Two Rhine River Bridges At Mainz

Third And Seventh Almost Snap Vise On 80,000 Troops  Re ATISZTIN REALMEAR

TANK DIVISIONS RACE 15 MILES OVER SAARLAND   Third Army Makes Strong Bid to Prevent Stand by Enemy East of River Line

Saarland s Overrun By Tank Forces   Nazis Doom Own Men Ey Blowing Bridges On Rhine At Mainz

ITY-WIDE PLAN   Fire Prevention Week to Observed From October 7-13

Nation’s Task Ahead Defined By State Chiefs   Will Prevent Revival Of Militarism, Revive Democracy In Japan

COMMUNISTS OPPOSE JAP GOVERNMENT   Seek Socialist Aid In Ousting Shidehara And Cabinet

Reds-Socialist - Bloc May Fil  New latin. ‘Contnuasists Seek Help  Of fc..0r Foes to Oyppose Premier

2 Jap Parties May (Oppose shidehara Rule   Communists Seek Aid of Socialist  Reply Is Received

Tank Columns Thrust Forward, Cut Reich in Two   LONDON—U.—The Allied army radio said that the German pocket in the Ruhr basin has been cut in two by converging American forces.

Hitler Retreat Roads Severed   Nazi Escape Roads From Berlin to Bavarian Redoubt Cut; Yanks 45 Miles From Capital

25 Million Britons Will Visit Polls   English To Choose Between Conservatives, Laborites In Bitter Election

Butter Shortage Will Continue   Extension Into 1946 Predicted by Leader ot Dealers’ Group

Germans Say U. S. Troops Found Bridge Which ‘By Chance’ Was Not Destroyed

Labor Secretary Says Assurance  Of Jobs Is Vital        tion Cannot Risk Unemplovment.

U. S. Must Watch Jobs  Secretary of Labor   Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach Says Federal Action Necessary

Prosecutor  Of Criminals Is Appointed By Churchill   But Prime Minister Contends Trials Should Not Begin Until Plans Ready

Churchill Names  I'vfe Prosecutor   Foresees Delays in War Criminals Trials— Powers Should Agree

BRITON NAMED TO PROSECUTE NAZI LEADERS   Churchill Preliminaries Of Trials To Take  Time

Churchill Names British Prosecutor of War Criminals But Tells House Delays Foreseen

Movies Beckon Donald Nelson   Former WPB Chief 'Is Going To Hollywood: .

Shift In Command Of Firs And Ninth U. S. Armies To Montgomery Confirmed   EMERGENCY MOVE MADE IN BELGIUM

FD COMMENTS ON ARMY SHIFT   Implies Gen. Bradley   Not Relieved  Blames Break In Communications

AGAINST GERMAN CARTEL PLANS   Says They Never Would Have Been Able to Wage War Without Aid of Allied Cartels.

Landings Made On Okinawa By Forees Of U.S.   Army and Marine Divisions Meet Surprisingly Light Resistance—Invasion Follows 10 Days of Heavy Blastinas

S37: “iy es _ yu nw a4 vs  Jim WE 23627 “8  a a i   rive “aire “Nav Across -s.anc, “ase 3 Aire Cs: Losses i917

American Casualties Surprisingly Light; Three Airstrips Captured Intact; Island Defended by 80.000 Nips; Admiral Nimitz  Savs Final Decisive Victory Is Assured

New Tenth Army Lands On Okinawa   100,000 Doughboys Hit Beaches, Take Three Airstrips

Yanks Secure Beachhead, © Push Three  Miles Inland   Possibly 100,000. American Troops  In New Tenth Army In Ryukus Landing

Landing Beaches Made Secure By New 10th Army   Veteran Doughboys and Marines Push Three Miles Inland at Places Against Light Resistance By Japanese Defenders   By MORRIE  ANDSRERG

NEW U. S. 10TH ARMY LANDS ON OKINAWA ISLE   Easter Morn Attack On Strategic Island Is Only 325 Miles From Japan

INVASION SITE IS SURPRISE T0 JAP DEFENDERS   American Casualties Light; 100,000 Troops Believed In Landing   BRITISH FLEET UNITS ARE PARTICIPATING

Southern Gateway To Jap Homeland Partly Occupied   Yanks Seize Eight Miles of Beaches and Drive Inland Three Miles

G. 0. P. SUPPORTS BRETTON WOODS MONETARY PACTS   HOUSE APPROVAL IS FORECAST; DEMOCRATS ASSAIL TRADE PACTS

Washington Roundup  GOP Aids Bretton Woods; Demos Fight Reciprocals      Neekse Review

Big Three Will ‘tackle Atomic kmergy Control   Foreign Secretaries ‘Lo Confer In Moscow

Atom Parley in Moscow Dec. 15   Foreign Ministers of Big Three to Talk . Over Problems

Ministers To Talk Atomic Control   Foreign Secretaries To Meet At Moscow December 15

Big Three To Parley   U. S. British, and Soviet Minister to Moscow December 15

Atomic Bomb on Parley Agenda   Foreign Secretaries To ‘Meet at Moscow On December 15

Atomic Bomb To Be Discussed af Moscow By Big 3   Exchange of Views On Subject To Be Held During Parley

Conference Will Begin Dec. 15 in Moscow, Report   Strife in Iran and Allied Program for Japan May Be Viewec

Showdown on Atom Bomb Control Seen  in Moscow Parley   Secretaries of Big Three to Meet in Soviet Capital December 15th

BIG 3 POWERS MEET DEC. 1   Showdown On Atomic Bomb Likely Outcome Of Moscow Parley

A-Bomb Is On ‘Agenda For Big 3   Foreign Sceretaries Will   Meet in Moscow on   15th3. Byrnés . Leaves Next Week   Slate Is Large   Tran,’ China, Japan and Peace Are Other * Vital Points

Big 3 Foreign Secretaries To Meet In Moscow   Exchange Of Views On Subject Of Control OF Atomic Energy Will Definitely Be Held

Showdown'on Atomic Bomb May © Stem ‘From ‘Meeting (Of “Big: Three” ‘Secretaries

To Discuss Control of A-Energy   Big Three Foreign Secretaries Will Approach Subject  Iw Ahawcewaiag BARR ETE

Atomic Control Talks Planned By ‘Big Three   American British, Russian Representatives To Meet At Moscow Next Week

BIG THREE STUDY OF ATOMIC BOMB   Other Matters Up at Meet of Foreign Secretaries in Moscow   TO OPEN DECEMBER 15   Problems in Iran, Japan and China May Be Discussed

Big 3 Plans Discussion  Of A-Bomb   Foreign Ministers Meet in Moscow Next Saturday

Big Three to Talk Atomic Energy Soon   Meeting of Foreign Secretaries Is Hailed as First Joint Approach to Ominaus Subiect

Big Three Foreign Secretaries Plan Talks In Moscow   Conference To Open On December 15:  Secretary Byrnes To Leave Early : Next Week

‘Big 3 Nations Will Hold Atom. Talks in Mosgow   Byrnes Will Leave Next Week to Meet Bevin, Molotov

Meeting to Be In Moseow on December 15   Foreign Secretaries To Exchange Views on Atoms, Current Matters of Importance

Many Other Subjects To Be Taken Up   Peaceful Solution Of Problems I<e Sousht

STATE DEPARTMENT TOLD RUSSIANS ARE STICKING TO EARLIER AGREEMENT

Russians Reject lran Withdrawal   Suggested Jan. 1 Date Turned Down by Soviets

FORMER HUNGARIAN PREMIER CONVICTED   Bela Imredi Sentenced to Hang for Treason After Trial Lasting 10 Davys.

Leopold Seeks New Leader; Franco Says Spain Victimized, Asks Accord

Van Zeeland Considered As Successor  To Leopold    Likely To Attempt To Re-Form Cabinet

NONE’ ARE LOCAL More. Rabbits Than  Pheasants Are Re-. ‘ported In County

Pope Backs Conference With Prayers  Special Letter Urges A Just and Fair

POPE PIUS BACKS SF. CONFERENCE   SPIRITUAL WEIGHT PUT BEHIND CONCLAVE

Pope Uphold League Plan; Asks Prayers   ‘Warns of New War Unless Fair, Just Peace Is Reached

Tokyo Admits Morale Falls   Unofficial Spokesmen  Debate Whether Allied Fleet  Ready For Invasion.

More Than 600 Supers Blast Vital Targets   Third Fleet Pounds Tokyo's Harbor Entrance

ENEMY ADMITS AIR, SEA BLOWS SHAKE MORALE   Even Small Towns Begin To Feel Effects Of Sweeping Allied Fire Attacks

Tokyo Admits Morale Shaken   Speculation Rife on Meaning of Allied Fleet Bombardment of Islands.

TokyoRadioAdmitsMorale Shaken By Air, Sea Attacks AndSpeculatesOnInvasion

Air, Sea Bombardments Hurt Morale 'Of Japanese, Tokyo Radio Admits

lokyo Admits \ip Morale Jadly Shaken   Conflicting Accounts Of Home Troubles Broadcast to World

Ability to Read Jap Code Won Baitles  Gen. Marshall Read: Letters Written to Governor Devray

‘CODE-CRACKING SUCCESS AIDED SEA VICTORIES   Dewey Warned About Politics Threat To Safety

British Push into Germany ° As Great Russian Armies Move Rapidly toward Berlin   Germans Sent Reeling Backward on Western Front Except Far te the South; Three Great Soviet Armies Move Forward of 250 Mi. Front

JAP COMMAND ISSUED ORDER                Witness At Yamashita’s Trial Tells How Manila’s Fate Was Sealed By Official Order.

WTNESS CLAIMS: ‘VANASHITA DEAF TO MERGY PLEAS   Former Filipino. Collaborator - With: Japanese Gives Most - Damaging : Testimony : Yet * Against Japanesé Leaders   YAMASHITA LISTENS: © > “AND SMILES. WEAKLY   ‘er Refused Repeated Plea to Halt Inhuman Behaviol  of His Soldiers, :  eae Telis- How-Jap Lead:

Blames Massacre Tn Manila To Jap High Command   Former Collaborator Relates Experiences At Atrocity Trial

i ed Se 7~ - FF *F FE K  Says Jap Command Issued Manila: Massacre Orders

Japs Issued Order To Destroy Manila, Filipino Testifies   Former Collaborator Says _ Invaders Planned to Wipe : Out the City   RICARTE PLEA FOR MERCY REJECTED   Secretary of Revolutionary General Puts Full Blame “On Yamashita

PRETTY GIRL SCREAMS FOR JAP’S DEATH   ‘Cut in Pieces’ She Cries in Court Uproar

‘Filipino Testifies Nips Ordered Destruction Of -Manila,.Mass Massacre

Includes All Non-Combat Supply Forces in Theater   LT.-GEN, WILHELM STYER WILL HEAD COMMAND; ANNOUNCEMENT FORESHADOWS COMPLETE CONQUEST OF OKINAWA, AND NEW INVASIONS.

GROUP T0 TRIM JOBLESS PAY BIL   Decision Believed Final; Major Features Agreed on Are Jiisted

SENATE COMMITTEE TURNS DOWN PROPOSAL FOR §25 , FER WEEK IN ALL STATES

Texas Baptists Criticize Truman €or Gambling, Drinking Attitude”

BAPTIST MEETING RAPS PRESIDENT   ‘Adopt Resolution Opposing “Drinking And Gambling” of Mr. Truman.

BAPTISTS POKE TRUMAN OVER LIQUOR ATTITUDE   Also Object to Ris Tolerance of Gaming; College to Refuse Degree

Dewey urges cancellation of war debts  Bretton Woods plan endorsed

Cancel World War 1 Obligations, He Says; Asks Tariffs Be Reduced

Dewey Calls for Cancellation Of Old War Debts, Settlement Of Lend-Lease Obligations

Dewey Proposes Debt Cancellation   Would Wipe Out All World War I Obligation:

July Fourth Death List Is Climbing   Total Of Seventeen Fatalities Reported By Mid-Morning

YAMASHITA TRIAL INTERPRETER OUSTED FOR TWISTING EVIDENCE   DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION JOIN IN CHARGING WITH '_ MAKING FALSE TRANSLATIONS

Grand Jury Finds ALL Institutions In Good Condition   Returns 24 Prue Balls.

Japanese Seek Barter System To Obtain Food   Also Want to Revive Wobbly Economy By Export Trade

Nips Propose System to Pay Off Bill   Barter System Is Proposed with the United States, Other Countries

Army Track Blast Kills 3, Hurts 17   Caused by Collision In Luton, England

3 KILLED, 17 HURT AS BOMBS EXPLODE   Blast Follows Collision of Trucks Near Luton, England—Countryside Devastated.

UMW QUESTION TO BE SETTLED   Green Says Fate of Lewis to Be Known by Tomorrow

HUMBLE OIL & REFINING CO. TO BROADCAST SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL GAMES THIS FALL

Jail Breakers Are Captured in Forest Co.   Sheriff Jones Rounds Up Iwo Youths Hiding Near Cook's Forest.

Truman, National Guard Vet,  Dreamed of Being Artillery \Colonel, But Army Said ‘No’

Meet President Truman:  3 Great Loves Have Guided, Influenced Executive’s Life

Meet the New President  a tniecinetindiedl  He Tried to Bea Colonel. Now He Is Commander-in-Chief

Mr. Truman   Tried To Be Colonel, Was Rejected—-Now He’s Commander-In-Chief.

Meet President ‘I’rumanHe Tried to Be a Colonel and Was Rejected-Now Commander-in-Chief

pect President Truman  Three Great Loves Influence and  iGuide the Life of President Truman

Dock Strike Is Spreading  triation Pian   Repatriation Plans’ Are Threatened

Resolution Calling on Argentina To Change Policies Waiting Approval!

PLENARY SESSION THURSDAY EXPECTED TQ END CONFERENCE   APPROVAL OF INVITATION TO ARGENTINA FOR COOPERATION PLANNED

COUNCTL 10 0 ARGENTINE NOTE   Inter-American Conference Comes to End; Approve Stripped Economic Charter

NEW LIAISON ISFORMEDBY REPUBLICANS   ‘House-Senate Co-ordino- tion Provides Solid Front

GOP Plans Solid  Front in Congress   House and Senate Liaison to Be Set Up

Strong New Front Forged By GOP's   Leaders In Senate and House To Confer At Least Twice Monthly.

ILLINOIS FARM PRODUCT PRICES AT 195 PER CENT   Figure Unchanged As Of May 15, But Average Is Seven Points Above That Announced On 1 Year Ago. }

FARM PRICES UP SIX POINTS ABOVE LEVEL YEAR AGO   Federal And State ‘Survey Shows. That Prices As Of April 15) Were Unchanged Compared ma Index The Month Before. :

WORKING ON RULES FOR .$, DELEGATE   Vandenberg Has Proposal for 7-Poin! Legislation

WANTS CURB ON U.S. DELEGATE   VANDENSERG SUGGESTS SEVEN-PCINT PLAN

Vandenberg Offers Plan  To Govern Phase Delegates   Senator Tells Byrnes He Believes The Power Of Representative To Security Council Should Be ‘Clearly Established And Bounded By Law.’

RECEIVED 19c POUND   Lindborg Youth Sells His Champion Pen of 4-H Steers

Police Charge Rioters in Buenos Aires   Four Are Killed and 200 Hurt in the Disorders

POLICE SMOTHER ARGENTINA RIOT   Four Killed, 200 Iniured In Four Days Of  Disturbance

Police Charge Rioters in  Buenos Aires Four Are Killed   Four Are Killed and 200 Hurt in the Disorders

YOUTH IS CONVICTED   Found Guilty of Manslaughter in DeSoto Slaying

British Troops Capture Argenta   Bologna Under Shell Fire; Allies Closing In On Town From 3 Sides.

ath 8 Miles  From Bologna   Seize Monte Adone. Monte Rumici In Bitter 60-Hour Battle,

Yank Troops Near Bologna   Crack Outer Defenses Of City and Capture Two Key Heights

Open Way To Bologna   Fifth Army Seizes Key Heights Eight Miles From the City

YANKS WIT EIGHT MILES OF BOLOGNA   Fifth Army Troops Crack Outer Defenses of the Great Italian Industrial Center After Taking Kev Heights.

AMERICAN STH ARMY TROOPS SRACK OUTER ROT OGNA DEFENSES   BRITISH EIGHTH ARMY ALSO STORMED THROUGH ARGENTA GAP

FIFTH CRACKS DEFENSE LINE AT BOLOGNA   Drives Within Eight Miles of Great Italian City After Seizing Key Heights

ARE NEAR BOLOGNA   American Fifth Army on Are Within 8  iles of City

AMERICAN STH: ARMY  TROOPS CRAEK OUTER  BOLOGNA DEFENSES BRITISH EIGHTH ARMY  ALSO STORMED THROUGH ARCENTA CAP

Two Killed When Boiler Explodes   But No Train Passengers  Including Soldiers, Were Hurt.

2 Are Killed  In Explosion   Passengers Escape Locomotive Wreek.

LAVAL LAWYERS ASK TRIAL DELAY   France’s Most Despised Traitor Still Pleads In hocence.

LABOR UNIONS, EMPLOYERS IN SHOWDOWN   Crisis Centers in  Auto Industry, But  Spreads Over Nation BY IN’ ERNATIONAL NEWS

Nation May Be Faced with Gas, Oil, Steel, Transportation Shortages Because of Strikes

Spreading Strikes Endangering Life Blood Of American Economy, Says  Schwellenbach Demanding Settlement

Vital Japanese Aircraft Plants Smashed by U.S   Carrier-Based Planes Destroy or Damage 233 Enemy Airplanes Sink 31 Small Craft

Vital Jap Aircrafi Plants Wrecked  Enemy Airmen Are Chased to Cover

Soldiers Without Overseas Duty Ge Across by May 1   Those Abroad Less Than Six Months Are Included in Order

Foreign service for soldiers with less than six months overseas duly

HOME PERSURAEL 10 GO OVERSEAS   Returning Veterans to Replace Them Under Army Proecram

FOREIGN DUTY LISTED FOR THOSE IN STATES   Military Personnel With Less Than Six Months Overseas Service To Be Replaced

SOLDIERS GET FOREIGN DUTY   Returning Veterans To Take Place Of Army Men In States

MRS. ELSKAMP OF MERRILL CALLED   Pioneer Resident Had Been In Failing Health For  Some Time

Mrs. J. R. Elskamp Died At Merrill  Resident Of That Vicinity Many Years

HE ISN’T SUPERSTITIOUS   Governor Just Doesn’t Believe in Tempting Fate ,

40,000 Return to Jobs in Detroit   Strikers Obey Order Of Union President

219 BILLS PUT IN ASSEMBLY. HOPPERS   Legislature Organizes und “s Adjourns: “Until:

219 BILLS PUT IN ASSEMBLY HOPPERS      Legislature Organizes and Adjourns Until Monday

219 BILLS ARE INTRODUCED IN STATE CAPITOL   Two Most Controversia Measures Are Dropped Into Senate Hopper   TO ATTEMPT REPEAL OF “JIM CROW” LAW

Pound Reich From Air   Allied Heavy Bombers Carry Offensive Into 24th Consecutive Day

1,350 U. S. Bombers Follow 1,250 RAF Night Planes in Sustained Air Drive.

1,350 BOMBERS HIT OIL PLANTS   Ruhr Rail Yards Pounded  By American Planes

GIANT BOMBERS HAMMER REICH   1350 U. S. Heavies Assault Essen, 11 Other Targets

REICH RAIL AND OIL AREAS GET ANOTHER BLOW   Over 1,300 U. §. Bombers Blast at Plants—Raids  Into 24th Day °

1,250 BOMBERS ATTACK REICH   1350 American Plane: Follow RAF Assault

GOO DISCHARGES A DAY ARE REPORTEL   New High for Number o1 Men Being Released at Camp McCoy.

Disapproves Of Proposal InCongress   FOR Believes Insurance Firms Shoutd Cone Under Anti-Trust Regulations

INSURANCE BILL OF O'MAHONEY BACKED   Roosevelt Against Exemp. tion From Anti-Trust ° ; Laws

Panicky Germans Stumble All Over Each Other . Fleeing From Holland

Charge Pearl Probe Halted .  GOP Members Claim Access To Files Denied

TWO GOP MEMBERS PEARL HARBOR PROBE SAY ACTION BOCKED   CLAIMED TRUE INVESTIGA  TION CTADDEKR TUDNOATY,

TRIAL STARTS FOR 40 GERMANS CHARGED WITH TORTURE AT DACHAU   WEISS, OTHER OFFICIALS OF CAMP WHERE 200,000 CREMATED, SHOW RIGID MILITARY BEARING

FORTY NAZIS FACE TRIAL FOR DACHAU CAMP ATROCITIES   Inmates of Notorious Prison To Testify Against Defandante

40 DEFIANT GERMANS GO ON TRIAL FOR LIFE   Charged With Torturing Anc Killing At Dachau Camp

Forty Germans Charged With Torture  Death of Prisoners at Dachau Concentration Camp Are Put on Trial

Forty Nazis Are Defiant Before Court   Trial Starts of Group Charged With Torturing, Killing Prisoners At Dachau

JAVANESE REBEL FORGES MASSING AROUND BATAVIA   British Planes Smash Moun tain Village; Indonesiarrs Raid Convoy

Batavia May Be Attacked By Natives   Uprising Reported Planned Dec. 14; Planes Used

Thousands of Indonesians -Reported_ Mobilizing ~ Around Batavia.

NIPS REPORT U. §, LANDING MADE ON JOLL   Honshu Targets Blasted by B-29's Several Enemy Planes Are Shot Down.   Ry ASSOCTATED PRESS)

Congress Hopes to Strengthen Truman  Hand at Big 3 Mee!   President Already Has Power to Negotiate. Trade Plans With Allies

Congress Hoping To Help Truman’s Hand   Will Clear Legislation Destined As Aid In Bargaining At ‘Big 3’ Meet

Congress Plans Help For Truman at Big Three Meeting   United Nations Charter, Bretton Woods Monetary Bill, Reciprocal Trade Acts to Be Bargaining Points

Hopes To Clear Legislation Strengthening Truman's  Hand In Berlin.

Congress Hopes To Arm Truman  For Big 3 Meet   Will Rush Bills To Passage Before Berlin Conference

‘Leaders to Arm Trumar  With Clubs   Passage of Bretton Woods Bill Would Have Great Psychological Effect on Other Nationa

Leaders Ask Three Clubs   “Want Truman Armed At Big Three Sessions

Hope To Arm Truman With Three ‘Clubs   Would Help Lim te Bar gain with Churehill and Stalin at Berlin Meetine

Truman May Go To Parley With Powers   Congress Hopes To Give Him Legislative Clubs To Bargain On Peace

Congress Seeks to Strengthen The Presidents Hand In Big 3? Meeting

CONGRESS BACK OF PRESIDENT   Bills Strengthen Truman's Position With Big 3

Lake Vessel fire Burns 150 People; No Fatality   Passengers Escape By Jumping Over Side Of Ship

Great Lakes Liner Flares In Flames; None Known Killed   Sarina, Ont., Hospitals Crowded With Burned and Injured Passengers Who Leap Overboard — Many Fayette Countians Have Taken Cruises on Hamonic Now Believed Total Loss

Great Lakes Luxury Liner Destroyed By Fire--Many Injured, No Fatalities   Probable Effect of Proposed Shoals  Dam Traced at Rotary Club Meeting

MANY INJURED AS SHIP BURNS IN GREAT LAKES   Harmonic, One Of  ' Largest Passenger Liners On Lakes, Destroyed By Fire At Docks; Believe All Got Off.

Liner Burns; Many Of 255 Aboard Hurt   The 360-Foot Great Lakes Passenger Ship Hamonic Destroyed in Canada, but No Loss of Life Is Reported.

Many Hurt When Lake Passenger Liner Burns   Great Lakes Harmonic, With 225 Aboard, Burns At Ontario Docks.

Passengers Escape Fire  On Lake Ship   At Least 150 Treated For Burns; Dock Area Leveled

Fire Destroys Lake Steamer; Many Injured   Passenger Liner Hamonic Swept by _Flames While Tied Up At Point Edward

Fire Destroys Great Lakes Passenger Ship   No Deaths Reported _ But Many Persons  Burned and Injured

MANY ARE HURT AS LINER BURNS   Great Lakes Ship Destroyec As Fire Sweeps Docks

AND BURNED NONE LOST   Ship Enveloped By Flames As It Docks On Lake

Great Lakes Cruiser Burns. Many Injured   Passengers Jump Into Water As Fire Sypreads from Pier

Many Injured As Lake Liner Burns At Dock   255 Passengers Flee Freight Fire Flames

Lakes Cruise Ship Burns;  Hundreds Aboard Injured    ‘Big Excursion Boat Catches Fire From Flaming Docks: Passengers Slide Down Cables To Safety; Hospitals - Jammed With Injured, Burned; No Known Dead

255 Passengers. Escape: Blazing Great Lakes Shiy   Vessel Destroyed ‘At Dock; Many Burned: In Panic As Flames Sweep Deck

Lake Steamer Burns in Dock; Many Injured   No Lives Believed Lost on Hamonic in Scramble to Safety

150 on Lake Liner Hurt as Craft Burns To Water at Docks   Fire Starting in Freight Sheds Spreads to 360-Foot-Long Hamonic: Many Jump Overboard in Panic

276 SCRAMBLE FROM FIRE ON paWISE LINER   Many Burned and Injured as Flames Destroy Great Lakes Craft.

Passenger Liner  Afire, Many Hurt   Great Lakes Craft Is Destroyed By Flames as It Docks in Ontario

Great Lakes Ship Burns; Many Hurt   Liner Hamonic Destroyed While Tied Up at  Sarnia, Ont.   German Prison Camp Under Yank Control

360-Foot Great Lokes Craft, Freight Docks Razed; Many Persons Are Injured and Burned

225 Escape As Fire Destroys Luxury Liner   Hospitals Crammed With Burned, Injured; No Fatalities Reported

259 Passengers Panicky Aboard  Flaming Vessel   Believed All Scrambled Te Safety: Ignited By Burn‘ing Dock, Which [s Leveled   Victims Jamming Outario Hospital   Many Lying On Corridor Floor: Liner Had Just Begun Cruise From Detroil

Great Lakes Passenger Ship Burns   No Lives Said Lost; Fire Destroys Vessel and Docks

FDR SPENDS BIRTHDAY AT HIS WORK   Convinced People Want Vigorous Foreign Policy, President Determined to. Act With Force and Tact.

Workers Defy Union Call To Stop Striking   Kelsey-Hayes Auto Parts Workers Continue Idle in Detroit

Strikers Refuse  to Resume Work  80,000 Men Idle in Detroit Area

Kelsey-Hayes Workers Balk At Returning   Ford Shutdowy, Continues General Motors Silewt On PAW Strike Threat

Detroit Strikers Ignore Work Call ’ Of Union Leaders   Walkouts and Shutdowns In Area Make 80,000 Idle; More Troubles Threaten; CIO Puts : Big Fund In Fight for Wage Boost

Workers In Auto Plants Remain Idle   New Reconversion ‘Week Opens With 80,000 Strikers

Auto Strike Lines Threaten To Grow   Labor - Employer Battles Over 30Per Cent Wage Increase Bid By Unions Tightening Up

) Production — sed Down by Wheel Strikers   imistic Note  Ac \W-: ullce tits - Fine

Strikes Make 8.000 Idle in  Detroit Area   Auto Workers Lnion Pledges Huge Fund To Fight for 30°¢  Increase in Wages

80,000 Are Idle As Auto Industry Starts New Week   Strikes Involving 500,00 More Workers Are Threatened

Stettinius’ Future May Be Disclosed At Frisco   Truman, Arriving to Help Wind Up Parley, May Reveal Plans For Secretary Of State.

President Taken On Portland Parade   Waves Hat, Smiles at Crowd Which Responds With Cheers and Clapping

90-MINUTE PARTY GIVEN FOR TRUMAN   President Is on His Way to Address United  Conference

Speculate On Future Status Of Stettinius   Truman, In Portland, Says Veterans Will Run The Country In The Next Generation

EXECUTIVE TO HOLD WIND-UP CONFERENCE   Brilliant Round of Ceremonies and Speechmaking Planned in ‘Frisco For Closing Day   GIVES CLOSING TALK

Truman Flies Into Portland   On Way To San Francisco To Talk At United Nations Meeting.

Truman in Portland on Way to Meet   Will Bring Parley to Formal Close with Talk On Tuesday

Truman Peps Up Portland On Way - To Address Frisco Conference   Stettinius’ Situation Nearing Climax

Truman Enjoys First Formal Parade In A Short Ceremony In Portland

PRESIDENT FLIGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO   Plane Due to Arrive At Hamilton Field at 2:30 P. M.

President lo Reach Parley In Afternoon   Each Delegate Will Be Greeted By Truman; Speaks Tomorrow

Senate Charter Poll Gives Hope  Question of Time Seen Big Problem

Virginia Voters Will Trek To Polls Tuesday   Party Candidates For High Offices Make Final Pleas

Strong Plea For Return Of Democrat Rule Heard   Fdwards Confident Of Fuesday Victory

Acute Jobless Situation Due  At Talladega   Only Nine Of Nation’s 169 Principal Labor Marts Face Danger

China Asks U.S. For Old Warships   Craft Believed Wanted For Customs Duty

Now Within Artillery Range of “Goeerlitz, Silesian Gateway to Dresden and Prague — General Slowdcewn in Tempo of Fighting.

'UNDERTAKING REACHED BY BIG THREE IN EIGHT-DAY MEET IREPRESENTS TREMENDOUS WORK

THE  WAR TODAY   Undertaking Reached By ‘Big Three’ Viewed As Representing Greatest Task Ever iE ed by Man

POULTRY, TURKEYS TO BE PLENTIFUL      May Show Way for Further Easing—If Not End—of Meat Rationina.

Poultry May Show Way to Easing of Meat Rationsby End of Next Month

BIRDS TO FILL MEAT DEMANDS   Chickens, Turkeys Flood Market; Other Sup  plies Up

Rationing Of Meat May Be Ended Nov. 1  Poultry, Turkeys  Face Situation

Meat Ration Kase Expected   Poultry. Turkeys May Show Way For Further Easing  By November 1.

Bumper Crop Of Poultry   Supply of Poultry And Turkeys to Help Ease Meat Rationing

U.S. DEMANDS TRIALS FOR NAZI BOSSES   Racial, Religious Criminals on Early  List

Spain Abolishes Fascist Salute; Step Is Taken Toward First Election

SPAIN ENDS ITS FASCIST SALUTE LAW.      Cabinet Also Takes Steps Toward Holding Elections

ALLIED THREAT HURRIES SPAIN TO TAKE ACTION   Abolish Fascist _ Salute and Plan An Early Election

SPAIN CABINET TO ASOLISH FASSIST SALUTE   Tentative Ste ps Toward National Election Are Taken

FASCIST SALUTE BANNED IN SPAIN   Nation Moves To Get In Good Graces Of Allies

WAS KILLED ON LUZON   Word of Grover Denlinger’s Death Was Received Yesterday

WILLIAM, DENLINGER FREE   Former Prisoner of War Is Re. turned to Military Control

WITH Y RRTY POMP, CEREMONY   Members Settle Down, to: Business Without Delay   Committees

Hard Tasks Ahead. For Legislators in 51st General Assembly    State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

Battle Is Raging Inside Mandalay      Japs And Indians Engaged In Hand-To-Hand Fight

Japs Fight — Hard to Hold Mandalay Hill   Fierce Hand-to-Hand Bat. tle Rages as* Indian Troops Converge

Japs Savage In Burma Fighting   Punjabi Troops Face — Fierce Delaying Action

Mandalay Hill Fighting Rages   50,000 Japs Believed Trapped in Sector

BlG BATTLE NOW RAGING IN MANDALA’   Punjabi Troops Are Fighting Desperately to Dislodge Japanese,

BATTLE RAGES FOR MANDALAY      HAND-TO-HAND STRUGGLE INSIDE THE CITY

There's A Need For 1,000 Additional Workers In Twin City Area This Month

REPORT LABOR SHORTAGE HERE   Forty-One Employers Seek 1,000 More Workers This Month

YANKEE AIR ACE DIES IN CRASH   Maj. Bong Killed While Testing Army Jet Piane

MANY POINTS ~ ARE TOUCHED IN MESSAGE   RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE CHANGES 'IN TAXES, DRAFT LAW. AND BENEFITS FOR JOBLESS .

‘Truman Gives Reeonversion  ‘Plan To Solons   Program Designed To Speed Era Of Peace in America.

Urges 18-25 Two Year Dratt, Higher Mininium Wage and Larger Unemployment Benefits

21 PROPOSALS COVER DRAFT, PRICES, TAXES   President Warns of Inflation; Asks New Labor Laws

DESIGNED FOR PEACETIME PROSPERITY   Asks “Limited” Tax Reduction, Checks Against Inflation

To Use Japanese Ships For Atom Bombing Tests  Damaged Warships Ma:

Remnants of Japanese Fleet May Be Used as Targets for Atom Bombs

Japanese Vessels _ May Be Used For AtomBomb Tests   U. S. Command Waiting Only the Go Ahead Signal From Washington

YANKS READY TO MAKE TESTS ON JAP SHIPS   American Command In Tokyo Awaiting Go-Ahead Sign From Washington   NIP STRIKES SPREAD   Workers Demand 300 Percent Wage Increase: 40 Percent More Food Rations

GREEN LIGHT AWAITED FOR A-BOMB TES]   Remnants of Japanese Fleet May Be Used for Experiment In Pacific.

U.S, MAY TEST ATOMIC BOMB (CN JAP FLEET   Damaged Enemy Warships Would Be Taken To Isolated Section Of Pacific For Tesis.

CRITICS OF AID TO BRITAIN HIT   President Declares Talk Of Underwriting Socialism Is “Silly”

RWLB ACTION TUESDAY MAY AVERT STRIKE   Penelec Case Will Be Taken Up Tomorrow, Chairman Says

Decision On Penelec Wage \wrease Dispute May Be ached Tuesday by RWLB   Threatened Strike. Which Will Affect Many Home and Industrial Users in 16 Counties —  in State and One in Maryland, Is Called  For Thursday: Ryan Sends Telegram to RWLB

Motor Strike Spreads Fast   Indications Are Entire Irdustry To Be Affected

AUTO INDUSTRY HAS ALLEYES ON WASHINGTON   Strike Strategy Upset By Added Layoffs In  Parts Industries

Auto Strike May Close All Planis   Union Heads Fear Blow To Strategy If Idleness Grows

Baillie Advocates “Bill of Rights For The Press of All the World”

BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES LISTED   162 Added To Bring War’s Total To 804

Ae British Naval Losses In War Hz:   Cruiser Cut In Two By Transport Queen Mary

New Bomber  ols Unveiled   Neptune Surpasses Other Patrol Planes

Criminal Court Was in Session  Here Monday   Court Adjourned After Three Cases Were Heard

DETERMINED TO KEEP MARIANAS   Navy Wants Islands for Postwar Base

Socialists Get Bitter Attack   Churchill Sets Pace ¥or Fiery Election

Bitter Campaign In Britain Seen   Churchill's Attack On Socialism Brings Sharp Comment

CHURCHILL SETS ELECTION PACE   Believe Speech to Touch Off Fierce Campaign

Served lowa As Governor And Senator   Death Caused by Heart - Ailment; Body To Be Sent to Des Moines.

NOTED IOWAN SUCCUMBS TO HEART ATTACK   Was Only lowa Democrat tc Be’ Elected Governor — . --and Senator..

Airborne Chinese Save U. S. Air Base   Nipponese Army “Perilang  Chihhkiang Thrawn Back

PATCH FUNERAL AT WEST POINT SUNDA   Military Rites Held at Olc Cadet Chapel of Army Academy.

CHARGED WITH ATTACK ON NEIGHBORS   William Lane Arrest ed for Beating Ben Figgens Family

4. Jews Die n Uprising y Arab Mob   300 Others Wounded; Disturbance At Tripoli Rag. ing Since Sunday

[4 Jews Reported Killed in Violent Riots in Tripol   British Announce 300 Casualties in Outbreak By Mobs of Arabs

MW Casualties Are Reported in Libya Uprisings   False and Malicious Rumors Are Blamed For Demonstrations

Rioting Spreads To Tripolitania   Report 74 Jews Killed In Serivus Outbreak

New Rioting Uncontrolled  At Tripoli   Violence In Libya Follows Flareup In Egyptian Towns

74 Jews Killed In Tripoli Riot   183 Injured as Arabs Burn Zionist District

AIR PORTIONS OF . SCHOOL SITUATION.   Meeting Guarded bySecrecy  Was Held by Board  Last Night   EMPLOYES ARE HEARD

AIR PORTIONS OF — ~ SCHOOL SITUATION   Meeting Guarded bySecrecy / Was Held by Board Last Night

Shidehara, Foe Of Militarism Is’ New Premier Of Japan   Elderly Baron Promises Liberal Administration

The Weather   AGED JAP BAROM TAKES REINS Of TOKYO REGIME   Shidehara, Who Fought Japanese Aggression From The Start, Summoned From 14- Year Retirement To Take Office As Premier.

BARON KIJURO SHIDEHARA IS AT THE HELM   Having Fought Nipponese Aggression From Start, Aged Ex-Diplomat Hopes to Make the New Government Liberal.

Shidehara Is New Japanese Premier   One of Japan’s Leading Liberals Picks Up Reins   73-Year-Old Baron To Select Cabinet Favorable to ‘Daug;: Opposes Militarists

LEADS NATION AFTER YEARS IN RETIREMENT   Promises Hirohito New Gov't Will Be Truly : Liberal

Aging Baron Called From Retirement   Enemy Of Nip Military Aggression Plans  Lib eral Government.

73-Year-Old Shidehara Made Premier   Fought Jap Military Agression From Start: Will Form New Cabinet

Japan's Great Liberal Leader Named Premier   Shidehara, Enemy of War Lords, Takes Office in Crisis

Baron Shidehara, Liberal, Is Made Premier of Japan   His Selection Believed Satisfactory to Allied High Command

Aged Baron. Long-Time Foe Of Militarists —   Promises Emperor To Do His Best To Form ‘Government Favorable To Allied Authorities

Aged Shidehara Named Premier ‘Crisis’ Regime   Baron Brought From (14  Yeats Retirement Foreei ou Him by Militarisis _ Whom He Opposed      New Regime May Be Br icf, Is Belief   Sourtes at Allied Cam.  mander’s Headquarters of  Opinion Japan Evades Steong Government

—OCCUPATION— Baron, 73, Picking Cabinet   Ex-Envoy to U.S. Follows MacArthur Democracy Pian

Hopes to Make ‘Truly Liberal’  Reign in Japan   ‘ Aged Nobleman Comes ; From 14 Years of Retirement To New Task

Shidehara s Made Premier  Mikado Names Aged Diplomat to Head A  pnrny.

Anti-Militarist,   - Baron Shidehara, .Forced to Retirement : for 14 Years, Appointed

FORMER ENVO MADE PREMIER OF NIPPONESE   Hirohito Sanctions MacArthur Approved Baron Shidehara As Head Of! Jap’s New Government.

- New Regime May Prove * Short Livec   Japs May be Holding Back Strongest Man For Future

Shidehara Is New Premier of Japan   Fee of Military Aggression From Start Named by Emperor   FOR’ LIBERAL REGIME   73-Year-Old Baron Callec Front’ Retirement to —  Take Charge

Shidehara  Becomes New Jav Premier  Opponent of Military   Opponent of Military Aggression Picks Up Reigns of Government

Liberal Of 73 Forming Cabinet To Govern Japan  Shidehara Leader; Retired 14 Years Aao:   Shidehara Leader; Retired 14 Years Ago; Fought Militarists

RETIREMENT T0 SERVE   Cabinet Will Be Selected Within Few Days   HOME MINISTRY   Holding On To Old Posts: Yoshida Reappointed Foreign Minister

SHIDEHARA NEW JAP PREMIER; TO PICK CABINET   Ends Long Forced Retirement of Baron by Nip Militarists

Pick Shidehara To Organize a Peace Cabinet   -Enfeebled Baron To Do His Best To Name Truly Liberal Group _

Shidehara Picks Up Reins of Jap Government   Premier Says He Hopes for Truly Liberal Regime

Shidehara Hopes To Make Liberal  Regime in Japar   Enfeebled Baron, Who Is Anti-Militarist, Sumrmmoned to Form Cabinet.   Was a Former Envoy To the United States

BARON NAMED NEW LEADER BY EMPEROR   MacArthur's Headquarters Approves Appointee, Foe of Militarism

Shidehara. Is Selected Jap Premier   Once-ousted Leader Called. ‘From. Retirement

SHIDERARA (3 NEW PREMIER   Enfeebled Baron Summoned From 14 Years Retirement to Take Post.   SAY HE’LL OO HIS BEST)

Will Attempt to Form Cabinet with Allied OK   Had Been Exiled by Militarists after Opposing Their Plans of Conduest

BARON SHIDEHARA IS CHOSEN TO FORM NEW JAP GOVERNMEN  AGING STATESMAN SAID . HE HOPED FORM. TRULY LIBERAL GOVERNMENT

Il Do My Best Tells Hirohito  Alwa ays Ene emy of  aru Aaaression

Aged Baron Shidehara Is New Jap Premier; Will Do Best to Form Cabinet

LIBERAL COURSE UNDER ALLIED DIRECTION SEEN   New Premier Says He Will Call on MacArthur at ‘Suitable Opportunity’

Aged Liberal Takes Reins In Japan   Shidehara, Long-Time Opponent of Militarists, Named Premier; Yoshido On Cabinet

Baron, 73, Foe Of Jap Army.  New Premier   Kyuro Shidehara Named To Replace Prince Higashi-Kuni

‘Summoned From [4 Years Of Retirement To Become Japs First Liberal Premier

NEW PREMIER OF JAPAN WAS AGAINST WAR   Aged Baron To Take Reins And Choose Cabinet

BITTER ENEMY OF JAP MILITARISM NAMED PREMIER  RECALLED BY MIKADO FROM RETIREMENT

Baron Shidehara Chosen Premier: He's A Liberal   Aging Opponent Of Nippon Militarists Forming New Cabinet

T Million Pounds of Fire Bombs Hit Nagoya: Airbases Struck: Conical Hill Taken; Japs Damage Ships

Seven Million Pounds “Of Fire Bombs Dropped      Yank Doughboys Win Balete Pass Battle in Philippines; Jap Planes  Are Brought Down

General Urges Quick Passage Of Service Law   Addresses House Committee Member: In Capital Today

IKE’ DECLARES TRAINING MUST BE KEPT ALIVE   General Asserts Universal Military Program Essential To World Peace

General Eisenhower Asks Congress For Approval Of Peacetime Training Laws

‘Ike’ Asks Universal Training   Plea Personal Request in Congress for Military Training

‘Eisenhower Makes Personal Plea For Adoption Of Postwar ‘Universal Military Training   Says Development Of War Techniques Will Give U. S. Little Time To Prepare For War

EISENHOWER ASKS CONGRESS FOR UNIVERSAL TRAINING PLAN   New Techniques Leave No Time For Preparing After Attack

EISENHOWER PLEADS FOR TRAINING   Calls U.S. Military Potential Force For World Peace

DRAFT BACKED BY EISENHOWER   Tells Congress U. S$. Youth Training Necessary for Peace of World.

Military Power Of U.S. Termed Force for Peace   Nation Won't Have Time To Prepare for Next War, He Avers

Eisenhower Tells Congress U. §. Will Have No Time fo Prepare if War Comes Aaain   General Endorses Universal Training es 10-Man Committee Opens Hearings in an Effort to Learn Fects About Pear] Harber

Eisenhower Makes Plea For Military Training   General Says “We Train Them To Avert World War III, Not Re-Fight World War IT’

Eisenhower Asks Congress to _ Adopt Military Training Program Ris Great Force for World Peace

IKE PLEADS FOR TRAINING PLAN   Eisenhower Urges Congress To Adopt Universal Military Training Program.

EISENHOWER GIVES PLEA FOR TRAINING PLAN   Says U. S. Will Not Have Time to Prenare After Next War Breaks

lke Urges Universal Training   Says Development of Techniques Leaves No Time to Prepare

General Makes Plea For Army  Training Plan   Kisenhower Declares U. S. Military Might Greatest Single Fores For World Peace

Eisenhower Asks Program Of Training   Calls It Greatest Motivating Force for World Peace in Strong Plea for Prenarednece

U.S. Must Avert Third World War, - General Declares   Military Power Callec Greatest Force For Preventing Future Conflicts

GEN. EISENHOWER FAVORS TRUMAN TRAINING PLANS  ‘IKE’ SAYS AMERICA  107 CGTALIN OC

Adopt Training To Keep Peace, Plea Of ‘Ike’   General Appears In Support Of Universal! Plan; Nation Must Be Ready, He Says

U.S. Power Best Force for Peace Says Eisenhower   Universal Military Training Urged with Warning Nation Have Time to Prepare Defense

Meat Markets Take a Holiday   Strike in Protest Of Black-Markets, {Heaal Tie-in Sales

JENNER NAMED COP CHAIRMAN   Sweeping Reorganization of Committee 

Wallace Calls Trade Laws Boon to Jobs   TESTIFIES AT HEARING ON PROPOSED NEW RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT

WALLAGE SAYS IMPORTS VITAI   Defends Low Tariffs in Report to Committee

Wallace Asks Trade Pact fo Give Jobs  Must Increase Poct.War Imnrnrte

Churchill Is Visitor to Western Front   Tour is First in Germany; Prime Minister Optimistic

Big, Unified Push Will End  Europe War. Savs Churehill   Prime Minister Gives Optimistic View On Fighting After Return From Tour Of Western Front In Germany: Canadians Praised

ON TOUR OF WEST FRONT   Says Good Strong Heave, Altogether, Will End War

JAP COMMANDER AT WAKE GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES  SENTENCED TO HANG  FOR MASS SLAYINGS ac 00 AMERICANS

Jap Officer Must Hang for  ‘War Crimes            Sakaibara Blamed .-For Mass Executions On Wake Island.

ADM. SAKAIBARA TO HANG FOR CRIMES   Military Commission Decrees Death for High Rankine Officer.

HIGH JAP TO HANG IN SLAYING OF 98   Admiral Will Pay With Life For Wake Atrocities

Jap Rear Admiral Requested That Those Who Dropped Atomic Bombs on Japan Also Face Trial For Mass Killinas

Coroner Holds Major’s Wife   Mrs. Stevens Held For Slaying Young Seamen.

Major's Wife Is Held Responsible For Sailor Death  Fight. Between Slayer And Neighbor's Wife  Preceded Killing.

clacge ‘Ars. Sevens -n-oxica‘ec, Aro isec ov Sex 2ow in S1007ing

Held Criminally Responsible   Wicit Love Affair Involved in Slaying Of Young Sailor

FUEL OIL RATIONS TO BE MAINTAINED   Currently-Valid Coupons Will Ex Bire On August 31, OPA Has Announred

WORLD BANK OK SOUGHT PRIOR 10 CHARTER ACTION   Senate Group Expected to Have Security Pact Ready for Floor Monday

Rush To Buy Yule Gifts ; Is Under Way   Shoppers Begin To Splurge War ~~ time’ Barnings In Nation

Gamelin In Support Of Tank Corps  General’s Attitude On Aymored Unite Was

Gamelin Describes Infantry Weakness   By GEN. MAURICPR- GUSTAVE GAMELIN (Copyright, 1945, by the Associated  oe

Sixteen Years Will Be Needed To Clean Rubble Out Of Berlin   Lack Of French Armor Discussed By Gen. Gamelin   THREE DNIVISTONS

 Russians (Four of Them) Open Front In West, Routing Germans (Three)

Senators Are Unable To Understand Attitude Of  * OPA Toward Mounting Black Market In Meat

K ACTION ON BLACK MARKET   Senate Food Investigators Demand That OPA Attack Situation.

OPA ORGANIZATION. TOLD ATTACK BLACK MARKET IN MEATS  ALSO URGED TO CLEAR

Roosevelt Begins New Year at Desk   Works on Annual Message, Financial Budget, Receives New Ambassadors

Voluntary Navy of 500,000 Is Sought   Goal Is Set With Hopes of Avoiding Draft

Investia Calls For Coalition Rule in China   Official Soviet Newspaper rges Reactionaries Sahntacgine Victory

RESORT ASS'NS HEAD COUNCIL   Get Major Voice In Se lecting Proposed Committee

Nurse Slayer Trial Begins InS. F. Court   Mrs. Mansfeldt Doped by Husband, Defense TT Claim

Hungarian General ‘Drafted’ to Search His Own Captured Men for Any Lethal Hardware

Nazi Generals als get Rude . Awakening  Yanks Make One Disarm. Siaiiere nnd: 4 and Take Orderly from Another Who Complains

Yanks Taken Prisoner By Japs Missing   Mystery in Fate of Some Americans Captured on Okinawa

Martin Receives 20) Year Sentence   Convicted By Jury of Sec ond Degree Murder In Grandmother’s Death,

SUNDAY, AUG. 13 DAY OF PRAYER   No Official , Holiday On V-J Day, President Announces

THE PRESIDENT NAMES SUNDAY DAY OF PRAYER   Local Churches Will Join In General Observance

Prayer Day Proclaimed By President   Sunday, August 19, Set Aside For Victory Prayers

UL S. JOB PROGRAM   Full Employment By Witnesses Betore Ser ate Commitiees

Reich Rombed Heavily.   Seamen Arriving on Gripsholm Tell  Gf Bad Food Conditions in Reich

RAIDERS WRECK NAZI RAILWAYS   Gripsholm Repatriates Tell Of Blows To Germans

GERMAN RAILROADS ‘ALL SHOT TO HELL   Free Prisoners Tell About Inside Conditions

Senators Demand: ‘Army Report on. Demolilization Marshall Asked to Tel  _-What Anny Has Done . For Discharges

MVE Q EROS 4 Mashili, AIO ASCL BOD More Army Testimony Sought In Probe On Demobilization

Congress Pushing Discharges  More Army Testimony Sought Tn Probe On Demobilization

Demands that Marshall Give Testimony In Demobilization Probe Are Renewed

NO BAR TO DRAFTING OF FATHERS IN STATE   Few Now Being Called, But PennSylvania Selective Service Will  Not Change Policy

Byrnes Named By President   Nominated To Succeed Stet tinius As Secretary Of State By Truman   REORGANIZATION NOW IN PROGRESS

SOVIETS DON'T DESERVE MUCH   Edwin Pauley Feels Reds Aren't Eniitled to Payments from Jops

HIKE IN WAGE LEVEL LIKELY   Lawmakers Generally Agree However, That 65-Cent Rate Is Too High

‘Minimum Wages  Will Be Increased  ‘Compromise Seen In New   Compromise Seen In New Legislation

Big Three Conference  Concluded: Curzon Line Fixed As Poland Border

SET DATE FOR CONFERENCE ON WORLD SECURITY   Agree on More United Action

Draft Nazi Terms, Split Up of Poland   ' Vote Procedure For World Security League Is Dee cided.

White House Reveals Parley ls Concluded ©   Leaders Also Agree On New Provisional Govt. for Poland

free Agreement Calls For Heavier Blows On City Of Berlin   Conference Closes  After Eight Days   Contral Control Commission Will Supervise Polieing Of German Empire

Pfc. Richard Green Out of Prison Camp   Captive Since Sept. 13, 1944, December Letter Had Been Last Word

CRARY SCHOOL WINS SAFETY PATROL AWARD   Edgar Puthuff, Jr., Patrol Captain, to Get War Bond

SAFETY WORK WINS WAR BOND   BOARDMAN SCHOOL BOY, AND HIS SCHOOL WIN STATE HONORS

HONOR LOCAL SAFETY PATROL   Robert Grau of Lutheran School Is Awarded War Bond

GAYS HIGH TO SEND PUPILS TO MATTOON   Unable to Find Qualified Instructors for Moultrie Co. School

Toll Reaches 13 In Detroit Plant Blast   Nearly 50 Hurt: Three Arrested Following Fire

Hong Kong Mansions Save Chinese  Luxurious Homes First Looted t Looted by Japs, ‘Then by Coolies. for Anything To Burn

'TARNISHED BY THE CONFLICT’: BRITAIN IS POLISHING  CROWN JEWEL OF ORIENT

Japs Break Chinese Line Along Coast   Enemy Is Trying To Build Defense Against Invasion

JAPANESE SCORE ‘BREAKTHROUGH, ‘CHINESE REPORT   Drive Along China’s “Invasion Coast” Designed  As Defensive Measure   SIEGE ARC TIGHTENS AROUND KWEILIN BASE

Nipponese Hope To Link Pockets In Amoy, Swatow   Chinese Veterans Tighter Siege Arc around Kweilin

JAPS GAIN ON CHINA COAST   Nips Score 25-Mile BreakThrough in Region Opposite Formosa   No Report on Downed  Flyers Given by Japs

JAPANESE ADVANCE — ON CHINESE COAST      Breakthrough on “Invasion Coast” Covers 103 ‘Miles in 22 Days

Japanese Make Break-Through Against Chinese   Apparently Attempt To Build Defense Line Against Invasion

WEDGE ALONG   Build Defense Wall Against Landings Onnpasite Formosa

Japs Drive Chinese Bach Along Coast   Enemy May Attemp’ To Build Defense Against Invasion

ADVAN 222) MILES  mo ww  tee  ions oe! «= aes   oo Rs ey oN  Arc Arouna nweilin  Air Base City

B-29 Parade Over Tokyo Real Picnic Today for Storrie’s Airmen After Fighting Terrific Odds Early in War

U.S. Reveals Its Wage-Price Policy To Halt Inflation   John Synder Warns High Standard Of Living Must Be Kept if Economic Disaster in Nation Is te Be Avoided

Snyder Calls for  Wage Increases   Reconversion Chief Urges Careful Study

Cold Spell Continues In State   Slight Relief Is Foredas For Tuesday — Storn Halts Transportation lr  Buffalo Area

Field Marshal Kesselring Also Surrenders to Americans; Former Luftwaffe Head Tells  Of Clash With Hitler at End   Von Epp Alse Captured

FORMER NO. 2 NAZI ESCAPES HITLER WRATH   LUFTWAFFE SPIRITS LEADER AWAY TO HIDEOUT

AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE GOERING AND KESSELRING   LN azi Air Force Chief and German Commander on Western Front Surrender in Austria.   FORMER SAYS HITLER SENTENCED HIM TO DIE   Declares His Followers Rescued Him at Berchtesgaden and Spirited Him to Hideout.

Brings Wife, Daughter to Patch’s Headquarters, Surrenders;  General Ritter yon Epp Captured

Goering Claims He Was Fleeing Hitler’s Wrath   Kesselring Also Captured By American 7th Army

Goering, Wife Surrender to  U.S. 7th Army   Reichsmarshal Taken Prisoner; Tells Story  Of Escape From Death

KESSELRING GIVES UP   High Nazis Surrender To Gen. Patch’s 7th Army

Kesselring and Goering Taken by Yanks  Former Luftwaffe   Former Luftwaffe Chief Says He Fled Hitler's Wrath

Air Boss Goering Surrenders Self To Seventh Army   Americans Capture Marshal Kesselring, Western Front Chief

Kesselring and Goering Taken by Yanks  Former Luftwaffe Chief Says He

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Goering First Of Top Nazis To Surrender  mt   Says He Escaped After Sentence To Death by Hitler

HEAD GERMAN CHIEFS TAKEN BY GEN. PATCH   Goering and Kesselring Surrender to Allied Forces.

Goering Surrenders To U. S. Seventh Army; ‘Kesselring Also Seized

FIRST WORD.OF WHEREABOUTS SINCE MEETING   “Reports That __President Will Visit Paris Are Denied.

Nine-Square-Mile Area In Heart Of City Left Virtually Demolished   DESCRIBED AS THE GREATEST FIRE-BOMB ATTACK OF ALL TIME, RAID LASTED FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF; FLAMES WERE RAGING FIVE HOURS AFTER MAMMOTH BLOW.

ALLIED PATROLS CLASH IN ITALY   Targets in Yugoslavia Hit by Bombers

Withdrawal Delayed From Manchuria   Russians Not To Leave Until Jan. 3

RUSSIA DELAYS WITHDRAWAL OF ARMED FORCES   Will Not Evacuate Manchuria Until January 3 In Order To Allow Chinese Government Personnel Time To Take Over Admin istration.

RUSSIA 70 DELAY  REMOVAL OF ARMY  FROM MANCHURIA CHINESE GOVERNMENT

Reds Prolong China Exodu:   Chiang’s. Forces Get Manchuria ‘Breather

AUSSIANG Tf LEAVE JAN. d   Soviets Agree to Delay ‘Withdrawal of Forces From Manchuria.

RUSS MANCHURIA WITHDRAWAL SET   TROOPS TO STAY MONTH TO. AELP CHINESE

Russia Agrees Delay Removal Manchurian Army   Delay Will Enable Chinese Troops Move In, Take Over Government

Russia Holds Line for Chiang’s Army   Soviet Forces To Stay in Manchuria  Until Jan. 3

JANUARY 3 SET FOR DEPARTURE   Move Enables Chinese To Assume Administration

Russia To Stay In Manchuria Til Chiang Is Ready   To Delay Withdrawal Until Jan. 3; Nationalist: Drive On Mukden

EXECUTIVE BOARD SLATED TO. “OF FIOIALLY “ASK FOE eo" STRIKE VOTE TODAY

Two-Dollar Daily Raise ls Demanded   Nearly Million Men Included In Balloting

SIZE OF ARMY IN PACIFIC IS TO BE DOUBLED   Soldiers Who Have Not Ye Served Overseas To Be  Sent Against Japs

Pacific Army — To Exceed One Had In Europe    Pres. Truman Tells Congress  Today of Plans To Launch Mighty Forces Against the Japanese.

Pacifie Army, Twice Its Size   —_r Ts, ee ee sas President Truman Calls For More Workers In Ship Re   pair Yards,

Truman Says Present Forces Will Be Doubled In  Near Future   Workers Called On For All-Out Effort   Pacific oa Develops Into Naval r And All Ships Needed There

Army in Pacific To Be Doubled in  Size Says Truman   High Officers Decide Army Strength in Year Will Be 7,000,000

ASKS AMERICA TO MEET JAPS’ SUICIDE DRIVE   President in Special Message Cites Need for Shipyard Workers, Bans Travel

U.S. to Double Pacific Forces   Truman Tells Congress of Future Plans of Nation for Defeat of Nips; Army to Be Larger Than Eisenhower's

Truman Tells Of Plans To Crush Nips   Force Twice As Great As That Sent To Europe

PACIFIC FORCES TO BE DOUBLED   Truman Says U.S. Army T¢ Surpass That In Europe

Will Boost Size Of Pacific Army   Truman Reviews War Effort in Special Message to Congress      President Calls for Ship Workers to Stay — ‘on Job

Plan Doubling Size Of Army Fighting Japs   Chiefs of Staff Decide on _ Strength of 7 Million, -— Truman Says

Pacific Army fo Be Twice Present Size, Truman Says   Calls on Workers To Meet Navy Need For Ship Repairs

600 Superforts Set Osaka Afire InDaylight Raid   Okinawa Japs Near End; Filipino Forces Gaining; Plan Big. Chinese Push

Japs To Face Mighty Force   Truman States Army  Will Exceed Europe

10 BE BIGGER THAN A. E. F. IN EUROPE   President Asks Civilians Not To Travel   JAP NAVY   Reduced To A Fraction Of Its Former Strength, Congress Told

Pacific Army To Be Immense Reports Truman  Greatest Fighting Force in History

Plan Mighty Pacific Army   Truman Says Will Ultimately Be Twice Present Size, Bigger Than Was In Europe .

President Truman Sends Special Message To  “ Congress Reiterating Determination Of Country To Fight Japs To Finish And Calling For Greater Work In Shipyards

PRESIDENT ASKS FULL SUPPORT IN WAR ON JAPAN   Emphasizes Grave Nature  of Fight Ahead.

TRUMAN SENDS HOUSE SPESIAL MESSASE TODAY   Stresses Importance of Full National Support in War Against Japs

President Stresses Fight Yet to be Won   Special Message To Congress Declares Arniv In Pacific Theater To Be Doubled

». 2 '0€ Doubled Truman Says   Will Be Bigger Than Our Army in Europe At Its Height, Truman  Infarme Cannrace

US To Double Pacific Army, Says Truman   Will Be Larger  Than European

Plan Big Pacific Army, Truman Says   Will Be Larger Than Force in Europe—Calls for Shipyard Workers

ToDouble U.S. Arniy In Pacific   Truman Says Goal Is 7,000,000. Men Within Year—a “Force Bigger. Than AEF in Europe

TRUMAN DECLARES SIZE OF ARMY WILL BE DOUBLED AND JAPS WILL BE CRUSHED TO COMPLETE FINISH

AMERICAN ARMY:IN PACIFIC WILL BE TWICE PRESENT SIZ  PRESIDENT REVIEWS

Power in Pacific To Exceed Europe’s   Ship Repair Yards Urged to Speed Work, Civilians to Abstain from Travel During Movement to Pacific

'U. S. Assembles  Gigantic Force  In The Pacific   Will Be Twice Present Size and “Bigger Than Army In Europe At Hs Heivelie?

TRUMAN URGES U.S. TO KEEP UP FIGHT AGAINST JAPANESE   Pennsylvania’s Financial ‘ Condition ‘Very Healthy’

U. S. Pacific Army To Be Twice Its Present Size   Truman’s Message  To Congress Declares A Fight to the Finish Against the Japanese

Truman Says U.S. Pacific Army Will Be Doubled  President Declares  Seven Million  Men to Be Needed

7 Million GI To Fight in” Pacific Zone   President Says; War. Has Taken on Tone Of Major Naval Fight

Pacific Army Will Exceed 3,500,000,  Troman Indicates   President . Asks National Support of Continuing Fight Against Japan

7 000,000-Man Army Planned For Pacific War  All Physically Fit  Men To Serve Abroac Cause i peaseeticn Bb nm

"A Day's Pay Is a Texan's Way” Set As Slogan of Chest Appeal, Nov. 5-30

63rd Birthday Is A Busy One  Kk or Roosevelt   Chief Executive Mapping Plans For World Peace Talks With Big Three

ROOSEVELT HAS GORD BIRTHDAY   Whereabouts on Natal Day Is Not Disclosed

PRESIDENT MARKS 63RD BIRTHDAY   Wife To Read Radio Message To American People

FDR ABSENT OR HIS BIRTHDAY   THE PRESIDENT IS 63 YEARS OLD TODAY

War Tasks of Vital Importance Monopolize President Roosevelt's Time on 63d Birthday

Meanwhile, Chinese Take 20 Enemy-Held Towns;  Foe Apparently Marking Time Awaiting Surrender

12 Killed in Arsenal Blast  PY Sten Biesexmnal:   51 Workers Injured At Edgewood Phinty Aaa Daxneiankea

12 DIE, 51 BURNED IN ARSENAL BLAS]   Edgewood Depot Suffer: First Major Accident  During War

Explosion Kill Eleven Persons   52 Others Are Injured At Edgewood Arsenal

12D, €1 HURT IN ARSENAL BLAST   Civilians Loading Ball o Flame dgniters Suffer ir Maior Disaster

12 Kiffed in Arsenal Blast   51 Injured in Fire And Explosion at Edgewood, Md.

12 DEAD, 51 HURT’ IN ARSENAL BLAST   EXPLOSION OCCURS IN GRENADE PLANT OF EDGEWOOD WORKS

8T, JOHN'S AMERICAN LUTH, CHURCH AKPON RTIRAT.   MPROT ORTIROG OF oiprem

DEFENDANTS FACE TRIAL IN 30 DAYS   Seven Organizations and Twenty-four Individuals Cited Before Tribunal.

“24 INDIVIDUALS ARE LISTED IN ALLIED CHARGES   ®Top Nazis Accused Of Being War Criminals 'n Long Document Filed   HITLER NOT MENTIONED   Allies Probably. Consider Him Dead; Most Leaders Already In Prison

14 NAZTO AND SEVEN GROUPS TO FAGE TRIAL   Formal Charges Presented in Berlin: Trial May Open Next Month.

COERING AND HESS ALREADY IN ALLIED CUSTODY   German Cabinet, SS Elite Corps and Gestapo Accused

TOP NAZIS CHARGED WITH WAR GRIMES   Adolf Hitler’s Name Not Included In Present Indictment

TOP NAZIS HAVE BEEN INDICTED FOR WAR CRIMES   ‘94 Individual Defendants Are Named, Most Are In Custody

a ae ee Te =a  Allied Tribunal Indicts 24 Nazis On Charges of  Starting War II, Plunder, Murder and Persecution

4-Power, 25,0 000 Word Official Information Against Germans ‘Announced This Afternoon. -

HITLER IS NOT LISTED AS) CRIMINAL   Trials Probably Start Within Thirty Days

N GERMAN ORGANIZATIONS ALSO NAMED   Trial Expected to Begin at Nuernberg Within 30 Days

SEVEN GERMAN  ie      Trial Expected to Begin at Nuernberg. Within 30 Days

TRIAL SEEKS TO SET PREGEDENT IN WORLD LAW   Make Starting War a Crime

FORMAL CHARGES ‘LODGED AGAINST NAZIS. AT BERLIN   First. Format. Statement -of Charges Against: Men: Who Are Accused of Wide Varjety of War: Atrocities: . ~   TRIALS: WILL OPEN IN NUERNBERG IN 30 DAYS   Indictment Contains Warning That No Delay Will Be ‘Allowed for Preparing Defense Against Charges.

Neurnberg Trials Set To Open in November  Indictment Avainst Hitler Aides   Indictment Against Hitler Aides Precented 4-Power Allied Court

Trials Will Be Started in 30 Days   Indictments Name Defendants in Ist Session of Court

Papers Name Seven Bands. 24 Members To Be Tried   Defendants Are Told To Be Prepared  To Face Tribunal Within 30 Days

Include Seven Germar Organizations For  Trial Within 30 Days   Goering, Hess And Marshall Keitel Head List Of Two Dozen, All Held In Nuernberg Jail, Ordered To Prepare Their Defenses.

Temperatures   Seven Organizations Also Charged; Trials Begin Soon

SHOULD STOP EXPORTING   Congressmen Would Keep Lumber Supply in the States

Nineteen Leave For Ft. Snelling   Only One Laurens Boy In Group; Three Seniors Postnoned

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Eleanor-Roosevelt Critical of Truman  Isn ho ger Foreign Palicy Will ela Craata

Sound Peace Comes First,  Widow Says      Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Is Dubious About : Truman Policy

Big Three May Extend Meet. Info Next Week   \_ American and British Envoys to Russia Are at Conference

Mother Marks V-E Day by Hanging uP Service Flag with 11 Stars on It

POPE GETS NEWS   Pies X11 Expresers Satefertion At dam Preadeoct

Additional Damage Was Shown Outside The Area ‘Completely Destroyed’   Washington And London Predicting New Ultimatum Of Surrender To Japs Will Be Given Quickly

Observation Still Delayed by Smoke   Returning Crewmen Report That Bomb Hit Squarely In Center Of Town OF 343,000

Photos Show 60 Per Cent of Hiroshima, Japanese City of 343,000, Obliterated: With More Damaged;  New Mexican on Plane Tells of Rehearsals in State

Additional B-29s Ready to Carry More of Awesome Explosives Over Nippon, General Spaatz Tells World   Blast Shakes Planes Ten Miles Away  Says Crew; Swirling, Boiling Dust Tossed 1.000 Feet Above Ground

AREA OF FOUR SQUARE MILES LAID WASTE   Five Major Industrial Targets Destroyed— Plane 10 Miles Away Felt Concussion.   PROJECTILE FELL IN CENTER OF TOWN   Hiroshima Obscured for Hours by Smoke That Rose 40,000 Feet—Parachute Carried Weapon.

Four And One-Tenth Square _ Miles Of City Leveled By  Atomic Bomb   > MAJOR INDUSTRIAL TARGETS DESTROYED

Five Major Industrial 7 Targets in City Destroyed By Terrific Explosion

Photos Show Other Damage Outside Area Obliterated   Four and One-Tenth Sq. Miles of City Leveled by Bomb: Fliers Feel Blast

Major Portion Of City Wiped Out In Attack   Five Major Industrial Targets in Hiroshima in Ruins —Additional Damage Shown Outside the Destroved Area

TIOGA COUNTY POMONA GRANGE   Will Meet At Pomona Hall In Wellsboro.

G-M Ask UAW To Join In 45-Hour Plan   Union Makes No Comment On Work Week Proposal

45-Hour Week Is Proposed   General Motors Asks CIO to Join in Demand

aI PER GENT HIGHER WAGE AD EQUALIZER   Letter to CIO-UAW Suggests Change for Period of Reconversion.

PROPOSES 45-HOUR WEEK TO A. W. U.   GENERAL MOTORS ASKS UNION TO JOIN IT IN SEEKING WAGE ACT CHANGE.

Firm Would Grant Six Per Cent Increase   New Straight Wage Rate Would Be Equivalent To Overtime Pay

JOIN PLEA. FOR A5-HOUR -WEEK   Claim Plan, With Wage Boost, Would Benefit All

GM Asks Union Join Move To increase Hours   Company Would Give Approximate 6 Per Cent Wage Boost

Auto Executive Says New Work Plan Would Remain In Reconstruction Period

10 Are Undecided   GM Proposes 15-Hour Week   Action Follows Strike Vote In Demands For 30 Percent Wage Increase.

GM Proposes 45 Hour Week To Auto Union   Asks CIO To Join in Peti. tion to Congress; Would Graut 6 Percent Wage Increase

GM Urges CIO to Back 45-Hr. Week   dix Per Cent Wage Increaxe Al Dec.  se

GMC Seeks Work Week Of 45 Hours   Asks Automobile Workers Union to Join in Petitioning ‘Conarese for Chanae

General Motors Asks Union’s Aid In Petitioning Congress For Increase In Work Period

6 Percent Pay Boost   Suggests Union Join tn Asking Law Change; Cites Reasons.

GM Workers Asked to Okay 45-Hour Week   General Motors Presideut 5 Company Would

GMC Seeks Work Week   Corporation Asks CIO to Join Hands in Bid to Congress

TEXAS’ ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKING TITLE TO LANDS   SELLERS WOULD HAVE CONGRESS ENACT LEGISLA. TION TIDEWATER AREAS

Raiders Burn Out Another Wide Area Of Japanese War Industry . ~      Foe Retreating Qn All Fronts   Sensational Gains Made On Okinawa; Japs Die At 1,000-Day Rate

YANK VICTORY ON OKINAWA IS BELIEVED NEAR   Destruction in Heart of Yokohama Shown By Photographs

3,200 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Industrial City      Sensational Gains on Okinawa; Chinese Make Slow Advances

Sensational Ground  Gains Made on Okinawa With 22,000 Survivors Of Jap Garrison Trapped

Organized Resistance on Okinawa Near End   86 Square Miles on Japan Burned Qut; New Chinese Offensive Is Predicted

Superfortresses Turn Fire Bombs On City of Osaka   Yanks Close Double Ring Around Shuri On Okinawa Island

Osaka Left In Flames By U.S. Airmen   Jap Industrial City Hard Hit: Shuri in Peril

~NEW FIRES KINDLED TODAY IN HEART JAP INDUSTRIAL AREAS  - U, S. GROUND FORCES ON OKINAWA CLOSING It

600 Planes In Daylight Assault   Smoke Rises 5 Miles Above City As Raiders Complete Run; Japs Claim 47 B-29s Down

Osaka Burns ‘After Great B-29 Smash   Heavy Yokohama Havoc; Double Ring Throttling Shuri On Okinawa.

Ten Die In Cairo Anti-Jewish Riot   Arabs Protest Palestine immigration In Demonstrations That Also Wound 350 People

Committee Votes Against Williams   Tough Fight Expected Before Nomination As  REA Head Is Confirmed.

WILSON TALKS ON POST-WAR FLYING   Tells Chamber of Commerce of Trying Early Days of War

WILSON TALKS ON POST:WAR FLYING   Tells Chamber. of Commerce of Trying Early Days of War   AN ABSORBING -STORY

UNITED STATES PREPARING LIST WAR CRIMINALS   Plan Being Sought Where by Those Accused Can Be Tried En Masse

WAR CRIMINALS LIST PREPARED   Every Case Submitted By U.S. Ready For Trial Immediately

ALLIES SEEK QUICK TRIAL FOR CRIMES   U. S. Prepares List as Commission Calls for Prosecution

U. 8. 10 PRESENT LIST OF ACCUSED WAR CRIMINALS   Commission in London Advised of Plan—Every Case Will Be Ready for Immediate Trial.   CHARGES FILED AGAINST 2,787 PERSONS TO DATE   Accusations Made by 11 AIlied Countries—Board Chairman Urges Speedy Prosecutions.

d ceeee U. 5.1 reparing Criminal Lisi   Names af Those Secuse chre Nat Disclosed

\Polish Troops in Italy Ordered  to Resist Efforts to ‘Persuade Them to Return to Poland

“SAGA OF THE SUBMARINES—— _  U.S. S. ‘ZEBRA’ TOOK CENTER SPOT IN JAPANESE CONV OY BEFORE ATTACKING

SHIDEHARA NAMED JAPAN'S PREMIER BY IMPERIAL EDICT   An Extraordinary Procedure Places Former Ambassador  To United States in Post  TY CAIDAA A AICUA COV’ T   TO FORM A NEW GOV'T   Long Regarded As A Liberal With Democratic Tendencies

Name Shidehara New Jap Premier To Form Cabinet   Former Japanese Ambassador To United States To Form New Government   IMPERIAL EDICT GIVEN SHIDEHARA

Sanu a Han PANES  NE RE       2 ty Sly  ORMER AMBASSADOR: be  ‘UNITED STATES HEADS CABI Oe POLITICALLY INAC- * : LITVE SINCE 1931

HITLER CALLS ALL MALES 16 T0 62   DECREE THREATENS TO PUNISH THOSE FAILING TO RESPOND TO SUMMONS.

Germans 16 to 60 Ordered Out   Must Register For Active Defense of Homeland Un. der Penalty of Desertion.

Frenzied Nazis Order All Males 16-62 To Register And All Troon Furloughs Killed

Nazis Draft Men 16 to 62     Utmost Confusion Prevails  In Reich, Decree Indicates

oe wt lane thy Lib}  Nazis’ Draft Men. 16 to.  6Z  Utmost Confusion “Prevail: “Th Reich. Decree fiidicate:

GERMANY SUMMONS MEN   Nazis Trying to Unscramble Tangle in Reich

Germans Order Up All 16 to 62 Males  Decree Hints That  Confusion

REICH CALLS MEN 16 10 62   Orders All to Register for Defense; Confusion in Germany Indicated

FRESH BLAZES IN TOKYO SET BY SUPERFORT FLEET   Over 409 Big Bombers Dump Incendiar'es on Nip Capital This Morning and Add New Blazes to Thoso Left From Saturday's Attack

Fire Bombs Rain Down on Tokyo   400 Superforts Hit Capital——Large Area Burned Out

Tokyo Again Lashed by Superforts   Raiders Have Burned About 2714 Square Miles of Jap City

400 B-29s Rain Fire Bombs On Tokyo, Suburbs   Superfort Armada Follows Up Today Devastating Raid Of Saturday.

Forts Leave Tokyo Aflame Again Today   Four Hundred Sky Giants See Fires SHU Burning From Saturday's In eendiary Raid

Tokyo Afire In Big Way   Still Burning From Saturday Raid When 400 Superforts Pour Out More Incendiaries

400 Superforts Rain Incendiaries   Attack Tokyo Areas Still Burning from Saturday‘< Raid

SUPERFORTS IN RAID ON TOKYO   400 B-29’s Leave New Fires Burning After Heavy Assault Today

400 Superforts Rain New Load Of Incendiaries On Tokyo, Leaving Big Fires

Superforts Start New Tokyo Fires Over Vast Area   400 Planes Strike “Today After Wiping Out 1 Square Miles’ Saturday.

Forts Blast © Tokyo Again   ‘Fires Slr Burning “From Saturday Raid:

WALLACE PASSES TEST IN HOUSE   Republicans-Southern Democrats Fail to Send George Bill Back to Committee

EXPECT ACTION ON WALLACE BY CONGRESS SOON   Other Matters To Take Attention Of Law-makers

HOUSE PASSAGE OF GEORGE BILL FAVORS WALLACE   FRIENDS PREDICT CERTAIN VICTORY IN CABINET FIGHT

_ Washington Roundup  ‘Wallace Approval Minus Lending Powers Is Expected

Swedish Eye Witness Reports Said Flashes From Russian Guns Already Could Be Seen in Berlin.   OFFICIALS VACATING THE GERMAN CAPITAL   Twenty Trains Evacuated Part of the Populace; Encirclement Cut Main Ber lin-Danzig Railway.

Rail Center in Prussia Is Surrounded   American First To Within Mile Of German Territory

Newspaper Stories Paint Gloomy Scene   Berlin in Panic with Flashes Of Red Guns Visible inside City;  Nazi Town, Schneidemuhl. Circled

German Reports Place Red Forces About 95 Miles From the Capital   Nazi Otficials and Part of Populace Are Leaving Berlin

Panicky Nazis Say War Decision Due In Next Eight Days   Junker Capital Reported Entered; Siege Guns Pound Breslau, Poznan: Germans Use Scorched Earth Policy

Gun Flashes Can Be Seen By Berlin After Night   Exodus Now Started From Nazi Capital:

Big Prussian Rail Center Surrounded   German Officials Moving Offices From ‘ Menaced Capital; Russians Only 95 Miles Away; Next Eight Days May Decide War.

Mileage Reports Vary But Berliners Can See Gun Flashes At Night, Swedes Say   x «K KK YK AAF Slugs Railway Yards

Reds Encircle Nazi Railway Center Four Miles Inside Reich   Report German Officials Evacuating Capital; Overrun Most Plant Districts in East Prussia

Soviets Surround Prussian RailHub Of Schneidemuhl   Swedish Eye Witnesses Report Flashes From Russian Guns Con Be Seen From Berlin: Officials Leave City

Reds Less Than 100 Miles Away   German Officials Reported Leaving City; Konigsberg, Breslau, Poznan Under Siege

Reds Surround Rail Center Of Schneidemuhl   Prussian City Four Miles Inside German Border Encircled: Berlin Being Evacuated

German Officials Move Out And 20 Trains Evacuate Part Of Populace

RUSSIANS SURROUND  PRUSSIAN RAIL TOWN  SCHNEIDEMUHL TODAY FLASHES OF STALIN’S BIG  GUNS SEEN IN NIGHT QKIES FROM REVIIN

SCHNEIDEMUHL SURROUNDED BY RUSSIAN ARMY   Berlin-Danzig Railway Cut Off By Reds

NAZI OFFICIALS AND OTHERS GET OUT OF CAPITAL   Twenty Trains Evacuating Part o Pepulation Swedish Report Says

Evacuation of Capital Now Under Way as Red Troops Advance Closer to Goal   Prussian Rail Center Surrounded: German Broadcasts Say Big Battle Raging Along Obra, 95 Miles From Berlis

Government Moves Out Offices And Part of Populace   Reds Drive To Within 95 Miles Of Capital City

Reds Encirele Schneidemuhl, Nazis Reveal   Cuts Main Berlin - Danzig Railway At Paint 135 Miles Northeast of Berlin   Konigsherg Kepl  Under siege Guns   Meanwhile, Twenty Trains Evacuate Part of Beelic Popalace In Addition to Government Heads

Nazi Capital Residents Can See Gun Flashes On Front   Encirclement of Schneidemuhl Cuts: Main Berlin to Danzig Railway; Ger-' mans Say Russians 95 Miles from City

SOVIETS SURROUND PRUSSIAN RAILROAD CENTER FOUR MILES INSIDE THE GERMAN BORDER   Swedish National Just Come From Berlin Says Nazi Officials Are Moving Office From Threatened Capital and Trains Evacuating Populace   STEADY ARTILLERY FIRE POURED INTO BRESLAU

RUSSIANS SURROUND PRUSSIAN RAIL TOWN SCHNEIDEMUHL TONAY  FLASHES OF STALIN’S BIG GUNS SEEN IN NIGHT  CVITC PRAM .-TrDTIAL

Gelman, Government Moving From ‘Berlin; Reds. Surround ISchneidemuhl, Key Rail Hub

Leaders Are Leaving Berlin Area   Flashes of Russian Guns Are Visible In Nazi Capital; Prussian Transportation City Is Captured

TROOPS PRESS UPON CITY OF SCHNEIDEMUHL   Gun Flashes of Soviets Reportedly Seen in Berlin, From Which the Government Is Said to Be Moving.

Civilians Begin to Leave Capital: Nazi Officials Flee   Prussian Rail Center 4 Miles Inside Reich Border Surrounded by Red Troops; Main Berlin-Danzxig Railroad Line Cut

SCHNEIDEMURL SURROUNDED BY SOVIETS   Report Flashes From Red Guns Seen In Capital   OFFICIAL REPORT   Says Russians 109 Miles Away: Breslau Under Artillery Fire

Central Russians Force Battles  To Brandenburg; Other Red Groups Slice Into Germans On Several Lines; Eastern Front. Blocked by Hordes Ot Nazi Refuacees

SWEDES REPORT NAZI OFFICIALS MOVE T0 MUNICH   Rail Center At Schneidemuhl Surrounded With Poznan, Breslau

ANOTHER NAZI STRONGHOLD IN ‘PRUSSIA FALLS: NAZIS LEAVE. BERLIN FOR SAFER QUARTERS

93 Miles From Berlin, Germans Say   Gun Flashes Seen in Night Sky in Capital. Report Says

Prussian Hub Surrounded By Red ted Army  Ey ewitnesses esses Say F “lashes . of Soviet Guns Visible to Berlin   NAZIS MOVING OUT Germans Declare , Rus sians Are Only 95 Miles From Canital

REDS 4 MILES INSIDE BORE   Swedish Eyewitness Reports Say Flashes From Guns Seen in Beriin.

Report Soviets  Pressing New  Silesia Drive   Reds Shelling Frankfort; Glow of Battle Visible in Capital   Nazi Losses 500, 000  > ~_ eer os

New York Adopts Law Against Racial, Religious Discrimination On Jobs

Anti-Racial Bill Becomes Law on Dewey Signature   Measure Fixes Imprisonment, Fines for Discrimination of Workers for Religion, Race

Dewey Signature Expected Soon for Discrimination Act  Governor Expresses His Deep Gratification Over Passage of Bill

CALLS PASSAGE OF BILL HISTORIC STEP   Measure Affects Employers Practicing Racial Prejudices.

NEW YORK LAW BANS PREJUDICE   DEWEY SIGNS BILL, LAUDED AS GREAT SOCIAL ADVANCE

Welles Knew For. Months . Japan Clash — Was Coming   U.S, Faced Trouble It Could Not Erase

M TRY PEACE WITH RUSSIA   If So, Von Rundstedt Might Surrender to Western Allies

Liberators Hit  Hong Kong for  ord Day in Row   Large Freighter and 2 Small Ships Wrecked; Formosa Also Bombed Gains in Philippines

Heavy Bombers Raic Hong Kong Again, Setting Huge Fires   Liberators Span China Sea to Destroy Three Jap Merchant Ships Without Interception: 164 Tons of Bombs Fall

Hong Kong Hit 3d Aerial Blow   Formosa Raided, Jap Ships Wrecked hy Americans

HONGKONG BOMBEL THIRD DAY IN ROW, GREAT FIRES SET   Blazes Sweep Waterfront of Big Jap Base—Three Merchant Ships Wrecked  ’ by Direct Hits.   OTHER PLANES HIT FORMOSA’S AIRDROME   Airborne Paratroopers in the Philippines Seize Lucena, Capital of South Luzon’s Tayabas Province.

HONG KONG AGAIN BLASTED BY FLIERS   Four-Engined Liberators Bomb Vital Japanese Port

HONG KONG IS ATTACKED THIRD STRAIGHT TIME   Liberators Span China Sea To Hammer Important Waterfront   10,000-TON FREIGHT SHIP IS DAMAGED

BOMBERS BATTER HONG KONG ARE!   Set Off Tremendous Water. front Fires and Blast Ship a ping; Bomber Fleets Ham: mer Borneo

Russians Fight To Link Armies   Seore New Gains Near Berlin As Nazis Give Hard Battle in East

Reds By-Pass Gubenin Drive To Forge Link East of Berlin  Russians Increase Pressure on Foe  Ba Bact Bancelian fawmnm Canmene Caw

Konev Forces Battle to Join Units at River Junction; Zhukov Fights for Frankfurt

Soviets Bypass Guben South Of Berlin And Strive For Union Of Two Russian Assault Armies; Reds Give Ground In North Before Heavy Surprise German Counterblows.

Russians By-Pass Guben Southeast Of Berlin; Lose Ground In East Prussia   Berlin Radio Says Surprise Counterattack Reestablishes Koeniqsberq-Pillau Corridor

‘Cupid and Flowers’ Valentine Trend For Services; Mailing Deadline Near

Progress Marks Big 3 Discussions   Byrnes Expected to Confer With Stalin

Nip Okinawa Remnants In Hopeless Pockets   Enemy Troops Die By Hundreds Or Widely Separated Pacific  War Fronts

Japanese Die  By Hundreds  As Yanks Gain Industrial Cities   ee 7, a a a   Industrial Cities Of Japan Again Hu By B-29 Ar i

ELDORA SCHOOL IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION      Second Flare-Up Within the Past Two Years

Tokyo to Washington—31 Hours, 25 Minutes Via Top-of-the-World Route

CLEVELAND STRIKE. LEADERS HUNTED   Power Plants Operating With Army in Control

Big Three Seek fo Solve Issue  ’ Grew Denies Stalin  Refused Cooperation

Meeting In Near Future  *Predicted   Grew Denies “No Co-Operation” Messages

CHINESE TROOPS TAKE PINYANG   VICTORIES STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATIONS GRIP

Chinese Take Pinyang, Road Junction City   Victory Strengthens Grip Of Ally On. Corridor Taken From Japs

Name of Jesus Is Found on Early- ‘Christian Burial Urn in Cave Near Jerusalem

EERIE SILENCE COVERS NAZI GUNS ON LINE   Heaviest Enemy Resistance Is Limited to Small Arms And Accurate Mortar Screening

SILENCE MAY INDICATE DEEP NAZI RETREAT   U. S. First Army On Siegfried Line Along Broad Front

Erase Final Evidence OF Naz Attack   First Army Storms Siegfried Defense Ramparts In Three Sectors.   OPPOSITION LIGHT

Last Vestige Of Nazi Bulge ‘Rubbed Out   First Army Patrols Meet Scant to Heavy Onposition From Germans

Silent German Guns Hint Deeper Retreat Into Siegfried Lines   Artillery Of U.S. First And Third Armies Continues Ti Pound Wall, However, As Americans Draw Up Along Enemy’s Defenses On An Extended Front

NAZI ARTILLERY FAILS TO REPLY TO U. S. BARRAGE   AMERICAN TROOPS ADVANCE 4 MILES; RESISTANCE LIGHT

Amazed At Light Resistance   Lack of Artillery Fire Indicates Germans May Have Pulled Out for a Stand Farther Back

Siegfried Line Strangely Quiet As Yanks Gain   Big Guns Of Enemy Silent; Hitler May  Be Withdrawing To Defenses Farther Back

ARTILLERY OF ENEMY IS SILENT   American First, Third Armies Advance On 40-Mile Front

Strange Quiet Covers Forts  In West Wal   Patrols Plunge Deeper Into Germany; Nazis Fight Half-Heartedly

American Drive On. West. Front Mounts In Fury   Yank. Overnight Advances Net 4 Miles Generally; French Qutside Colmar

Americans Drive Within Sight Of ‘Fortifications   First Army Advancing Amid Growing Indications That Germans Haye Withdrawn

Deep Penetrations Into Weakly-Held Siegfried Line. Made By American:

Ist Ramparts Of Siegfried Broken Into   First And Third Strike Hard On 40-Mile Front

West Wall’s Guns Silent In U.S. Drive   Town After Town Falls as First Army Lunges Deeper Into Reich

GERMAN LINE IN MONSCHAU AREA INVADED   Yank Patrols Find Only Flicker of Life In Fortifications

YANKS DRIVING INTO DESERTED SIEGFRIED LINE   Great Sections of Nazi Defense Lines Under  U. S. Fire

AMERICANS ADVANCE DEEPLY INTO VAUNTED WEST WALL THURSDAY  ONLY MACHINEGUN AND  ’ RIFLE FIRE MET AS SIEG-

Fighting 1 Ist Rips - Thto Near Lifeless ° Siegfried Defense:   F orced. ‘Postponement ‘Is Damaging Blow . To ‘All-Out: Foes ~

Germans May Have Fallen Back   Overnight Gains Reach Four Miles Deeper Into Germany

American First In Sight Of Sieafried Line   Many Villages Taken As Guns In Forts Remain Silent

First, Ninth Armies Penetrate Deeply Into Siegfried Line   American Troops Erase Last Evidence Of Pre-Christmas German Drive Into Vital Belgium Bulge

ERASE LAST OF THE BULGE IN BELGIUM      First Atmy Patrols Storm West Wall in Three Sectors, Meeting Opposition Ranging From Scant to Heavy.

AMERICANS ADVANCE DEEPLY INTO VAUNTED WEST WALL THURSDAY   ONLY MACHINEGUN AND RIFLE FIRE MET AS SIESFRIED LINE CRACKED

Yanks Advance On Strangely Silent Front   Germans Believed To Have Fallen Back to New Line

“BY AMERICANS   Shock Troagps Enter Siegfried Line; German Guns Strangely Quiet. ©   BREAK DEEP INTO LINE

Yanks Drive To Strangely Silent Siegfried Line   Enemy Holdings Around Strasbourg Have Started To Collanse-

Only Flicker Of Hun Life Found By U.S. Patrols   Cross First Row of Dragon Teeth Tank Barriers At  Point Never Before ~~ Breached we      37 Miles of Line to North Captured   American First and Third Armies Strike With Veu" geauce Into Pillboxes Fringiug Defenses

AMERICAN SHOCK TROOPS DIP DEEPER INTO SIEGFRIED LINE FOR NEW GAINS IN GERMANY

LIVE CANIN ARE RETREATING   American First Army Within Plain Sight Of Nazi Defenses   VILLAGES TAKEN   U. S. Artillery, Lays Down Heavy Barrage On 40-Mile Front

Americans Penetrate German Defenses, Capturing One Village After Another—Eerie Silence Covers Big Nazi Guns While U. S. Artillery Puts Down Barrage On Fortifications Opposite Belgium And Luxembourg—-Enemy May Have Extended Withdrawal

YANK ASSAULT DRIVES DENT IN SIEGFRIED LINE   Last Vestige of Bulge Erased in Latest U.S. Attack

Two Divisions Penetrate Deep Into Siegfried   First and Ninth Armies Erase Last Vestige of the German Bulge.   Ninth Division Meets Heavy Nazi Resistance

Nazi Opposition To U.S. Forces * Varies in Power   First Army Breaches Dragon Teeth of West Wall: German  Artillery is Silent

Nazis Abandon Siegfried Line To Yank Troops   Silent Guns Loom Up as Americans Trudge into Reich

American Troops Make New Breach Of Siegfried Line   First Army Units Storm West Wall, German Guns Silent

First, Ninth Divisions Drive Deep Into Central Siegfried Line   German Resistance  Is Weak To Heavy   French And Americans In South Fight Way Into Colmar Streets

First, Ninth Armies Penetrate Deeply Into Siegfried Line  . American: Troops ’Erase Last Evidence Of Pre-Christmas German

Yanks Storm Three Siegfried Sectors   Resistance Scanty in Many Areas; Nazi Big Guns Silent

No Challenge At Westwall   Americans Pushing Into Silent Siegfried Line; Nazis Retreat at Strasbourg

BELIEVE NAZIS RETREAT BEHIND SIEGFRIED LINE   U. S. First Army Within Sight  Fortification

First Army Men Storm Defenses In 3 Sectors As Patton's Forces Also Push Ahead To Nazi Ground; French, Seventh Armies Destroy Bulge at Colmar

Nazis Hinted Fleeing From Siegfried Belt   Advancing Troops Find Line Covered By Eerie Silence

AMERICANS HIT DEFENSES ON 40-MILE FRONT   First Army Takes 1,332 Hun Prisoners in Day; Several Towns Fall

Forts Along the Siegfried Line Silent   Americans Advancing ‘on Long Front Meet Little Opposition

Penetration of Line Is Made in New Section and Only Flicker of Life Is ° Discovered.   OTHER ATTACKS MADE ALONG WESTERN FRONT

YANKS ADVANCE WITHOUT FEAR OF NAZI GUNS   Siegfried Line Silent, Indicating Enemy Has Moved ‘. Farther Bock

Lack of Germar Artillery Fire Puzzles Yanks   Guns in Siegfried Line Strangély Silent As Americans Advance Broad Front

Erase Last Sign Of Belgium Bulge   Shock Troops Penetrate Deeply Into Central . Siegfried Line   FIGHTING IN FOREST   82nd Airborne Division Men Enter Outskirts of Loshem

Yanks Advance To Siegtried  Line Section   Germans Withdraw Krom Fortification As Villages Fall To  American Infantry

Navy Steps In, Ends Goodyear Rubber Strike   Workers Warned lo Get On Job Trumediately; Firealane Soll @eart

Goodyear Plant Is Seized By Navy; Strikers Get Warning   16,700 Workers Ordered Back to.Jobs by Naval Au. thority, Union Officials After 20~ Day Work Stonpaae

TRUMAN ORDERS PLANT SEIZURE   Navy Operates Goodyear Factories To End 20-Day Strike

STRIKE - BOUND RUBBER PLANT IS TAKEN OVER   Navy Orders Men Back To Jobs; Walkout Harms War Effort

GOVERNMENT IN AKRON RUBBER PLANT SEIZURE   Navy Takes Over Five Goodyear Units-To End Long Strike

UJ. 5. TAKES OVER GOODYEAR PLANT   STRIKING 16,700 EMPLOYES ORDERED TO RETURN TO THEIR JOBS TODAY.

SOERABAJA 1S OCCUPIED BY BRITISH   Fighting In Java Confined to Interior Regions

RAINS COVER STATE   Wamer Tomorrow After a 60 to 65: Degree Night

CRIME COURTS TO OPEN SOON: 500 ARRESTED   SHIPS TAKE — 58,000 U.S. TROOPS HOME WITHIN MONTH

Jap Atrocity Trials Soon   Yanks Hold 500 Now; Cabinet Avoids Upsetting Family Control of Businesses

500 Japs Held To Face Trials In War Crimes   Total of 4,000 Suspects May Ultimately Defeud 3     Roles con Eh

00 Japanese War Criminals Now In Custody   Atrocity Trials Expected To Start Within 60 Days

500 Japs Are Held As Criminal Suspects   First Military Atrocity Trials Are Expected T: Be Started Within 60 Days

Atrocity Trials In Japan "Will Begin Within 60 Days   500 Nipponese Are In Custody As Suspects; 4,000 May Face Prosecution

500 Japs Held As Suspected War Criminals   Atrocity Trials Slated to Begin Within Two Months

Khukov’s Armot Within Striking Range of Berlin   Germans Mount Attack to Stop Red Juggernaut

Battle Raging Along Much Ot  Oder River Line   ‘First White Russian Army Reported Ready For Smash Toward Berlin   KUSTRIN UNDER FIRE FROM TWO SIDES

CHANDLER BIDS SENATE GOODBYE   Telis Colleagues His Resignation Will Be Wednesday

We Must Be Strong And Tolerant Nation, Eisen hower Tells Throngs.

GOTHAM HOLDS HUGE WELCOME FOR GEN. IKE   General Tells New Yorkers U. S. Must Be Strong To Keep Peace

New York Roar: Warm Welcome To Eisenhower   Six Millions Greet Chieftain Of Allied Army

New York City Yells Welcome fo Eisenhower   Flag-bedecked Streets Lined With Millions to Cheer General

4 Million Greet Eisenhower In  New York City   Conquering Hero Tells Throng Nation Must Be Strong to Keep Peace

New York Gives General “Ike” Great Welcome   Two Million Persons Jam Park to Hear General's Remarks; Millions Cheer Parade

2 MILLION JA NEW YORK AREA TO SEE GENERAL   Welcome Greatest Ever Given Returning Hero—“German Crimes Don't Pay"

For Ike   “A Roaring Hero’s ‘Welcome Given Smil‘ing General By Some ‘6,000,000 New. Yorkers

Record Mob Cheers Ike In New York   Millions Line Curbs To Roar Welcome To Army Leader

GREATEST THRONG — NEW YORK EVER SAW CHEERS EISENHOWER  ALLIED COMMANDING GENERAL WAVED, SMILEI AND SALUTED ADMIRERS

2 MILLION MEET TKE IN GOTHAM   General of the Army Eisenhower Tells Throng Nation Must Remain Strona

An Estimated 6,000,000 Persons Turn Out to Give Allied Chief Greatest Ovation Ever Accorded Returning Hero.

Gotham Gives lke Welcome   Millions See General of the Armies in Tremendous Welcome to Returned Hero

New York Ha: Big Welcome For General   Eisenhower Arrives At La Guardia Field; Met By Citv’s Mavor.   “SHOWS NO WEARINESS

Meat Subsidies Expected To Mean — More And Better Beef By Augus:

NYLON STOCKINGS ARE ON WAY BACK      War Production Board Indicates Hose Will Be Available by Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Surprise Testimony at Trial  Petain Planned For Power Since 1939, Witness States

Petain Planned In 1939 to Head Nation, Court Told   Surprise Witness At Treason Trial; ‘Moral Guilt’ Charged

Surprise Witness Testifies Marshal Planned in '39 to Rule France

Petain, Lavat Plot Revealed   Surprise Witness Testifies At Trial

Petain Planned. Farly to Reconie Head of French   Witness. Says Mrishol Plotted As Early . As 1939

PETAIN TRIAL IS PROGRESSING   Witness Says Marshal Plot ted In 1939 To Head  French Government

Parliamentary Leaders Disclose How Marshal’s Refusing Leave France Brought Armistice

Surprise Testimony at Trial . eth eidseialtaienati ais Malas  Petain Planned F or Power  Since 1939, Witness States

Witnesses Tell How Petain Go Great Powers   Counsellor Says Old Marshal Planned in °*39 to Head France

Gen. Wade Haislip, Virginia, Commander Of Occupational lForces, Is Regular Army Man.

American Infantrymen Break Across Erft At Two Points And Ram’ Towards Cologne

Two Toeholds Won Across Erft River   Cathedral City Seven Miles Off;  Panic Spreads in German Lines

sulk Of German Forces Believed To Have Fled Over The Rhine  PA NIC-CONFUSION SPREAD THRU NAZIS  Bewildered Germans Laid Down Their Arms In Town After Town

NAZIS THOUGHT TO HAVE FLED ACROSS RHINE   Panie and Confusion Spread Swiftiy Vhrough Enemy Troops Scattered Over Front of More Than 100 Miles

RAM EASTWARD ON LAST LAP TOWARD RHINE   Panic Spreads Among Nazis Left To Protect Cologne Approaches

Remnants: of Seven Divisions Being Cut to. Pieces; Bulk of (German Forces Over Rhine ©

Debate On Military Delays Charter Vote   Senators Serve Notice They Expect Agreement To Be Subject To Majority Approval

STRIKE CURBS BEING STUDIED AFL HEAD SAYS   Elimination of WLB = and Labor — Management Cooperation Urged

AF. L. Planning Cut in Strikes   Better Co-operation Between Industry and Labor, Aim

‘Last Great Battle’ Being Waged at Paderborn; Urge Foe to Surrender

MISS ATLANTA IS A MRS.      Se the Beauty Title Is Lost By Wife of Singer

POLE UNITY RULE BEGINS ITS WORK   Warsaw Group Recognizec By America And Britain

WILL DISSOLVE POLES IN EXILE   Polish London Government  To Be Liquidated Following U. S.-British Recogni-. tion Of Polish Government Of lnitrv.

Polish Group Starts To Work   NEW GOVERNMENT PLAN IS TO TAKE OVER ALL ASSETS

Poles Taking Over Assets   Recognized By Britain, U. S., New Government, Seek Property in Britain

New Poles Take Over   Act to Assume Assets, Obligations of Repudiated London Regime

POLISH REGIME TAKES OVER GOLD   Provisional Government Recognized by U) S. and Britain

Start Action To Recover Assets   New Polish Regime Has Number of Questions To Be Settled.

New Pole Chiefs Start Action To Take Over Assets   Questions Still To Be Settled Include Army, Gold, War Status

Peace Treaty Agreements Are Reached   Big Three Closer , Together Than in Past Months

War Today-  New Alljed Drive Starts to Unfold; 5 Armies on Move   By LOUIS F, KEEMLE United Press War Editor

Foreign Ministers Of Allied Big Five Meet   Gather In London To Shape Course Of Post-War World 

BIG 5 READY FOR EUROPEAN TALKS TO OPEN   Disposition Of Italy’s Empire Believed No. 1 Problem On Agenda

Peace Terms For Italy In Top Spot   Conferees To Plan Agenda For Session At First Conference

ITALIAN PEACE IS FIRST TASK OF ALLIED MEET   Foreign Ministers of Big Five Launch Conference

ITALIAN PEAGE TREATY GIVEN TOP PRIORITY   United States, Britain, Russia, China, France Send Delegates To London   BYRNES REMAINS SILENT   Secretary Refuses To Give Any Details Of American Plans At Meeting

Historic Meeting Of Ministers in London Begins   Byrnes Refuses to Reveal U. S. Stand On Big Issues

Nephew Finds Picture of Dr. James J. Hunter  on Small Pacific Isle

De Gaulle Gets Virtual Order  To End Fight   Britain Enters Bloody Disorders Between Arabs And French

British Act To End War In Mid East   Churchill Serves Ultimatum On French To Cease Hostilities

Ancient Damascus Bombed    Winston Churchill ‘Requests’ DeGaulle To Withdraw French Forces to Barracks

Britain Sends Troops to End Levant War  U. S. Approves; Asks De Gaulle tn End Strife

Great Britain Orders Troops Into Syria And Lebanon   4A REELA BAN POR RETR  REQUESTING FRENCH TROOPS WITHDRAW  Climax Of Three Weeks Of Spreading Disorder In The Levant

Truman Approves  Churchill Action in the Near East   Action Taken to Prevent Break in Communication Lines to Orient 

Ultimatum Is Served On Gen. De Gaulle   . England Orders Forces Into Syria, Lebanon T. Lalt Bloodshed: Trouble Is Spreading

HANDY MURDER BACK IN 1921 AIRED AGAIN      Prison Gates Open to Permit Tom Badger To Attend Hearing

TOWN CAME THRL   Rooms Were Found for All “Women Students at the University

U. 8. DELEGATION REACHED TENTATIVE COMPROMISE PLAN  DECLARATION OF CHAPUL TEPEC WOULD COMMIT tl S ARMED FORCES

UJ. §, REACHES COMPROMISE   “Would Use Force Against ~ Ageression During Wak

U.S. OK’s Latin Frontiers Plan  Mexico City Delegates Agree on Aggression Ban Durina War

Mm oanGO—  NEW EMBERGO CN PHILIAN FREIGHT   Ban Will Affect All Ship ments Except Coal Ir . § States

EXPERIENCE IN BATTLE HANDY   [Army Pilot Lands Light Plane On Busy Detroit Street

Nazis Told Japs Code Broken, Evidence Shows   Foe Failed to Changs Code Despite Tipoff, Probe Told

$$ LLL  Nazi Spies Told Japs U. S. Had Broken Code   Messages Exchanged Between Berlin And Tokyo Which — Revealed German Espionage Agents In This Countrv Tipped Off Japan Introduced At Inquiry

Reveal Japs Learned From Nazi Spies In 1941 That U.S. Had Broken Codes

JAPS KNEW U. S. WAS READING SECRET CODE   Nazi Spies Tipped Off Japanese Wher Code Was Solved

Reveal Nazis Told Japs in 1941 That U. S. Had Broken Jap Codes But Nips Failed to Change Them

Japan Knew U.S. Had Broken Code, Committee Told   Wilkinson Recalled for Further Questioning on Events Before Dec. 7   INFORMATION GIVEN JAPS BY NAZI SPIES   Exchanges Between Tckio And Berlin Are Presented At Hearing

Retired College President Pitches In To Help Serve Meals To Thousands Of Soldiers And Sailors

FORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, HUNTING HEALTH IN NEW MEXICO. WAITS TABLES FOR SERVICEMEN

BY U. S. POLICIES   Alf M. Landon Propose: New Program in Ad_ dress Here   HIS SIX-POINT PLAN!

Landon Gets  Critical Over Foreign Policy   Outlines Six Point Program on World Security

LANDON GIVES WORLD SAFETY PLAN FOR U.S.   Presents 6-Point Program As He Raps at Administration’s Foreign Policy.

Six-Point Plan by Kansas Leader Urges Nation to Build Financial Mooring Post for Rest of World

LANDON WARNS THAT RUSSIA SHOULD BE WATCHED CLOSELY   FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY

Declares If. Russia Refuses  - Proffered’ Hand of Peacefui Nations lt Must Be Accepted  “That New Aggressor Is On the Prowl eae:

Landon Attacks Foreign Policy  Says New Aggressor Is On the Prowl

LANDON WARNS THAT RUSSIA SHOULD BE WATCHED CLOSELY    BORMED RPEDIIRDIICAN   FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY

PEACE NOT SERVED BY U. S. POLICIES   Alf M. Landon Propebes New Program in Address Here   HIS SIX-POINT PLAN

FOREIGN POLICY STAND OF U. S. HIT BY LANDON   Sees Threat in Russia, Offers 6-Point Plan of Action for United States.

Tells 6-Point Program For  World Security   Says Reds Must Accept Hand of Peace or Brand of ‘Aggressor’

CAPITOL RINGS WITH PLEDGE Of COOPERATION   No Command or Policy Changes

Chinese Red: Submit Plan lor Unity   Communists Meet With Nationalists In New Negotiation

Chinese Resume Vay Meefings : ~ Communist Leaders : Offer. r Proposal Fe For.

Seek To End War In China      Communists Submit Proposal For Quick End To Conflict

Chinese Resume Unity Meetings   Submit Proposal For . Cessation of Civil War

CHINESE PEACE PARLEY TS RESUMED   Communist Leaders Submit Proposal — To End Hostilities

CHINESE REDS BID FOR PEACE   Formal Proposal Submitted To Unity Meeting

Communists Propose End To Civil War   Nationalists And Communists Meet

CHINESE REDS SUBMIT PLAN   Proposal For Cessation Of Hostilities Presented As Unity Talks Resume

Chinese Reds Give Proposal for Immediate End of War   Rv GEORGE WANG

Chinese Resume Unity Meetings  Communis ist Leaders   Communist Leaders Offer Proposal For End Of Civil War

Will Speed Lists to Papers   Casualty Lists to Go to Papers Soon After Kin Get Wires

200 U, 8, FORTS ~ ATTARK NEUSS   Day Strike Follows RAF Raid on Duisburg Last Night

iulsa Faces Tough Laundry Problem   Burning of Big Plant Leaves Others Overcrowded

James Sherman Virginia Irwin: Married Oct. 1.  Will Live In Urba: Tiltente Wharan Ha

James Sherman Virginia Irwin’ . Married Oct.1 Will Live In Urba Illinois, Where He

Nazis Broken Into Pockets For Clean Un   Gen. Eisenhower Avers Foe On Brink of Defeat-—7th  Rosrea Inte Alsine Area

British Drive Near Suburbs Of Large Port   General Eisenhower Says German Armies of the West Are “Tottering on the Threshold nf Defent!   Bombers Hit Hard

Nuernberg,, Nazi Party City, Taken   Three Allied Armies Race 23 Miles, Push Toward Bavaria For

RALLIES HELD WITHIN REICH   NUERNBERG TAKEN; LAST STAND IN ALPS MENACED

Expected To Join Within A Few Days   Kisenhower Declares German Armies of the West Ave Tottering On Threshhold of Defeat. British Batter Wambure

Allies Take Shrine City Of Nuernbereg   Supreme Command Says Army Junction Due in Few Days

BRITISH PUSH WITHIN OF HAMBURG   Elbe Are Poised to Strike at Nazis

—— @ Sa ~e eyes AS om ve SC se eee  a 4 Ss ‘a wey Wiggs cow v— & Ee   Sricisa ‘Ai e “rom ~am ure; oom’ 2ir71iCav -or Aco:

THREE GREAT ARMIES MOVE ON FORTRESS   Drive 23 Miles in Bid to Cut Off Last-Stand Nazi Position From Czech Arsenals.   FOE NEAR DEFEAT, EISENHOWER SAYS   Nuernberg Falls to Americans—British Slash to Within Mile of Suburbs of Hamburg.

Nuernberg Falls; British Within Mile Of Hamburg   Gen. Eisenhower, In Order Of Day. Says German Armies In West  On Threshold Of Defeat

Allied Armies Charge Near Bavaria   Eisenhower Declares Germans on Threshold of Defeat

HAMBURG BEING THREATENED BY BRITISH TROOPS   Within Mile Of Port’s Suburbs; Nuernberg Captured By Allies   ENEMY TOTTERING ON THRESHOLD OF DEFEAT

Nuernberg Is Completely in Allied Hands   Union of Russian and American Troops Due in Few Days

Barkeley Medical Units to Crowder   Transfer Being Made as Training Is Added to Missouri Camp Under New Three-Way Training Set-up to Meet Army Needs.

Pour OcrooLs—  Growth of Western Half Of City Crowds Schools      Ry DORIS E. TOLLIN

Your Schools—~   Teachers Perform Extra Jobs in Wartime Duties         FE TOLLIN

: ‘Your Schools—      ‘Survey of City Schools Shows Drastic Noed of Renovations to Building:

 Former Fire House Used (As Grade School Building         Re DORIS FE. TOLLIN

Yank- Russian ‘Likely wikia M   Third Neut ing. Raid of Week; Central Philippines ared;  15 U. & Shins

SUPERFORTS HIT 9 AIRSTRIPS ON LOWER JAPAN   Yanks Advance on Okinawa; Main Battle for Central Philippines Ends

B-29'S BATTER NINE. AIRBASES   Air-Sea War Costs Japan 2,569 Warplanes, 100 . Ships In Month

JAPS’ AIRFIELDS IN SOUTH JAPAN RAKED BY B-29'S   All Centra! Philippines Cleared— Japs Lose 100 Ships, 2,569 Planes in Month,

_— Japan - Ripped By Forts   Nine Airfields Blasted By Aerial Armada

Southern Japan Visited by Forts  Nine Airfields Raked in New Raid

SUPERFORTS RAKED  NINE AIRFIELDS ON  JAPANESE HOMELAND NIPPON HAS LOST 2569  PLANES AND 100 SHIPS II MONTH. IT. © ENGG 14

Japs Lose 2,569 Planes, 100 Ships In Month of War   Yanks Cut Deeper Into Jap Defenses On Okinawa Islanc

B-29S RAKE JAP AIRFIELDS   Month’s Toll of Nip Planes Rises to 2,569  Ry TBONAPRPM xeregyyecacny

Fighting Is All Over In North Italy... ..  Begin Gigantic Task Of Assembling, Disarming German Units In Italy

New Zealand Troops. Occup’ Trieste Port   Disputed City Seized. Quiet Settles. On Italian Front

Allies Enter Trieste   Gorizia in Istria Also Occupied As Fi_nal Mop-Up Goes On In Northern Italy

New Zealanders Step Into Istria, (Occupy Trieste  Plan To Assemble. Disarm Scattered Nazi Remnants

FIGHTING IS ENDED N NORTHERN ITALY AS NAZIS SURRENDER  NEW ZEALAND TROOPS OCCUPY TRIESTE AND GORIZIA THURSDAY

Allies Take  Over Trieste   eS ee , ae a —- +   All Fighting Ceases; German Commander to Surrender Staff Today

NEW ZEALAND UNITS MARCH INTO TRIESTE   Also Enter Isonzo River Town of Gorizia, 20 Miles to Northwest, Following Surrender of German Army Group C,

Fighting Ends {n North Italy   New Zealanders Occupy Trieste, Gorizia—Claimed By Yugoslavs and Italians

REMNANTS OF WEHRMACHT ROUNDED UP   Gen. Von Vietubghoff Who Negotiated Surrender of Italy Expected To Give Self Up During Day  VAJIAV ARRECAICHR TM AIBC

FIGHTING [5 ENDED IN NORTHERN ITALY AS NAZIS SURRENDER  NEW ZEALAND TROOPS  OCCUPY TRIESTE AND

New Zealand Troops Move  Tuto Istriz   Disputed Area In Northwest Italy Taken Over to Prevent Parti2 Entry  si

«New Zealand Troops Occupy _ Trieste, Gorizia   Begin Disarming Remnants of Nazi Wehrmacht in Italy; Spen Door to Redoubt

FIGHTING CEASES IN NORTH ITALY   ALLIES FACE HUGE TASK OF DISARMING DEFEATED WERMACHT

ALLIES OCCUPY TRIESTE PORT   ADMINISTRATIVE JOB OF DISARMING BEGINS

Murder of Mandel Brought Into Record At Petain Trial   Qustion of Real Guilt Raised by  Clemenceau

BRINGS: IN MURDER   Clemenceau Insinuates Petain to Blame for Man _ del Death

FRENCH MARTYR READ INTO TRIAL   ‘Who Was Guilty Of Crime?’ Clemenceau’s Son Asks

MANDEL DEATH S QUESTIONED   Murder of French Colonial Minister Brought Into Petain Trial.   WAS KILLED LAST YEAR

MANDEL DEATH GUILT BLAMED ON VICHY HEAD   Michel Clemenceau, Son Of The “Tiger” Of World War I Takes Stand - Against Marshal Petain.

MURDER OF MANDEL  BROUGHT INTO TRIAL  OF MARSHAL PETAIN MORE WITNESSES HEARD  IN PROSECUTION OF ACED, FRENCHMAN:

MANDEL MURDER BROUGHT OUT AT TRIAL OF PETAIN  CLEMENCEAU ASKS   CLEMENCEAU ASKS WHO IS GUILTY AND LOOKS AT MARSHAL

Murder of Mandel Brought Into Trial of Petain   Clemenceau Accuses   Marshal of Part  In OFfficial“e Daath

Murder of Mandel Brought Into Trial of Petain  Clemenceau Accuses ) Marshal of Part  (PL yet oe mL

Declares Petain Guilty in Murder of Slain Official   Michel Clemenceau, Son of Old ‘Tiger, So: Charaes Marshal

Senate to Probe Troop Transport   Civilians Face Sharp Cut in Rail Travel

MORE COACHES PULLMANS DUE. JOHNSON SAYS   Civilians Aré Warned Transportation  To Be Cut

Mindanao City Falls To 3lst  During Drive   Malaybalay Taken As U. §  Troops Sweep North Toward Juncture

Yanks Drive To Junction  On Mindanac   Malaybalay Falls; Americans Encounte! Stiffer Resistance

STEP UP TEMP IN THE BATTLE FOR MINDANAO   Stiffer Fighting As North and South Troop:  Near a Junction

Juncture Will Split Mindanao; Malaybalay Falle After 6-Dav Drive

Woman Appeals For -Refurn Of Pet Dog   Local Draft Offi Officiels Asked to Join Hunt for "Waagie! —

Woman Appeals For Refurn Of Pet Dog   Local Draft Officials Ask. ed to Join Hunt for "Waaaie”

Truman Orders Navy to Seize 26 Oil Coneerns   Union Executive Meeting  To Weigh Return Order

OPERATION FOR 26 FIRMS 1S DEMANDEL   One-Third Of Total Oijl Production Of Nation Under Navy Rule

NAVY 10 TAKE OVER AND RUS 6 COMPANIES      Truman, in Directing Ste Declares Shutdown ts Threatening Supplies of Armed Forces. . ‘      REFINERY HEADS ~  ARE RETAINED   Action Follows Collapse  of Wage Negotiat Unions Asked to Help Restore Production. -

Many Companies If State Are Affected      Navy fo Do “Anything Necessary’ To See That Fuel Needs Are Met

NAVY DEPT. IS DIRECTED 10 TAKE CHARGE   Order Covers Plants Of 26 Producing,  Refining Firms

Next Move Tn Strike Is Up To Unions   Soft Coal Mincrs Not Working Now Number 146,000. Phene Service To Be Interrupted For Strike Vate

Capacity of Closed Facilities Estimated at 1,675,000 Barrels Representing About  One Third of Total Refinery Capacity of Nation--Labor Department to Issue Statement

“Navy Ordered Te seize Oil Plants   Involves 26 Plants Closed By Strikes

Navy Directed To Take Control Of 51 Plants   Must Maintain Reserves to Supply Needs of Armed Forces

Schwellenbach Invites Lewis To Conference   4-Hour “Phone Stoppage Set for 2-6 P. M. Todav3 Troop Ships Held Up

Navy Directed To Take Over And Operate  Oil Plants      Action Necessary To Assure Supplies For Armed Forces,  President Declares

43,000 Men Strike For Wage Hike   Truman Says Move Necessary To Meet Armed Forces’ Need:

Government Seizure Of Oil - Plants Ordered By Truman   Navy Directed by President to Take Over 26 Com. panies Which Have Been Closed by Strikes  — Statement Ie iccued 

PAY INCREASE DISPUTE HITS 26 COMPANIES   SEIZURE NECESSARY TO FILL NEEDS OF ARMED FORCES

Truman Orders U. 5. Operation Of Big Plants   Armed Forces Must Have Oil Supplies, Says ~ Bpactaanéd

Leopold Balks At Abdicatior   ‘Belgian King to Assum  “Rall Prernagatives’

GREATER TOKYO AREA BLASTED IN FOLLOW-UP   Pre-Invasion Aerial Bombardment Goes On Continuously

TOKYO AREA — ATTACKED BY ARMY PLANES   Third Fleet Still Under Security Blackout

we  Superforts Complete Blockade of Japan; Fighters Rip 4 Cities

RADIO TOKYO REPORTS LATEST ATTACK TODAY   105 Mustangs From Iwo Strike Four Japanese Cities

HIT MILITARY TARGETS IN TOKYO AREA   Pre-Invasion ;  Attacks Now On 24-Hour Day Basis

Ask Sanity Probe For Hess   Medial Commission Re quested To Determine If He Is Fit To Stand Tria!

lialy Thinks Terms Of (1943 Armistice Too Hard   By RILEY C. MOORE, (U. BP, Staff Correspondent)

Improved  SUNDAY  taertimal SCHOOL - LESSON =   Lesson for April 29

IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL  UNDAY CHOOL kw @SSOn  By HAROLD J, LUNDQUIST of The M Bible Institute ot Mticaco. Bene, ato ody, all   Lesson for April 22

Ist Army Breaks  Into Plains  East of Rhine   American Fighterbombers Spread Ruin Along Choked Highways as Germans Flee Closing Jaws of Yank Trap in Saar

Bridgehead Blow Sets Stage For Ruhr Attack   Third Fords Nahe River to Assault 12-Way Road, Rail Junction; Fights Into Ferry Point of Bingen

Third Army Tanks Spearheads Fight Into Kreuznach   Enemy Traffic Racing To Escape Flaming Guns Of Patton’s Tanks Bombed And Strafed Mercilessly By Air Force.

Americans Break Out of Bridgehead For Important New Gains Despite Collapse of Vital Span Over Rhine

KILL JAPS ON OKINAWA WITH FURY   Commanding General Dies in Action as End of Battle Nears

nitz Announces Enemy Resistance Crumbling  In All Sectors   PANESE FLEEING   sh Marine Contingent Arrives as Knockout Drive Intensifies

ITALIAN FRONT AT STANDSTILL   Rain And Snow Leave Lakes Of Slush; Raids Repulsed

Rainand Snow Stop Fighting. On Both War Fronts in Italy   Even Patrol Activity. Ebbs on Fifth Army Sector—Ger- _ - mans Meet Reverses 

RAIN AND SNOW HALT FIGHTING IN ITALY   Activity Confined to Raids by Patrols—-Infiltration Efforts of Germans Fail.

Navy Tells How Hoax Almost Won  Gambled Two Cruisers to Lure Jap Fleet

13,000-MILE ODYSSEY OF TWO. WOUNDED U. S. WARSHIPS, THE HOUSTON AND CANBERRA. TOLD

Wl, Dow nnle 12 00N Milo.  Navy ttc vVcais LUguuvy" iain  Odyssey Two Wounded Ships

Decoy Ships Make Long Trip Home   Houston and Canberra Damagec In Night Frays Last October

ICRIPPLED CRUISERS, USED. AS BAIT TO LURE SAPS. ‘LIMP ‘'TO PORT SAPELY AFTER 13.000-MILE ODYSSEY

ame of Col. Ettioit Roose.  velt Sent to Senate In  Midst of Dog Priority Controversy

E, ROOSEVELT HIKED IN RANK   President Names Son To Be Brigadier General

No Commission for Blaze:  FDR Appoints Elliott Brigadier General After Priority Episode

FOR PROMOTES SON ELLIOTT   Nominated To Post 0! _ Brigadier General In Air Forces

Col. Roosevelt Nominated for Promotion   Senators Say His Dog‘s Travels Won't Becloud Issue

Names His Son fc Higher Rating  Elliott Roosevelt to Brigadier General

Elliott Nominated Brig. Gen: by FDR   Proposed - Promotion Goes to Senate. Amids! Priority Controversy

FDR NOMINATES SON FOR PROMOTION AS DOG ROW GOES Oh      Defiant Bastogne Commander Also Advanced

Col. Roosevelt Is Nominated  As Brigadier   Name Of President’s Son Forwarded To Senate For Appointment As General In Air Forces

ROOSEVELT SON UP FOR GENERAL   Col. Elliott, Figure In Dog Incident, Is Nominated

PROBE OF RFC POLICY ASKED BY WALLACE   Commerce Department Nominee Says Big Versus Little Business Real Issue in Control of U.S. Banking Powers.   F.D.R. Would Make Elliott a General   President Recommends to Senate That His 34-Year-Old Son Be Given Brigadier’s Rank in -the Army Air Corps.

NAMES ELLIOTT BRIG. GENERAL   Proposed Promotion Needs Approval of Senate

(MD NOMINATES SON TO BE BRIGADIER GENERAL [WHILE OBKEYING GROUP PROBES DOG PRIORITY

F.D.R. Names Sen, Elliott,  *rig, General i   Senate Gets Name of Colonel Who Shipped Daw he Air

Elliott Roosevelt Named General   Dog Episode Creates Interest in Promotion

FR. Raises Son Elliof To Brigadier   Promotion Comes As Dog Priority Probe Is Started

SON OF PRESIDENT ISNAMED GENERAL   Promotion of Col. Roose' velt Sent to the . Senate .

COL. ROOSEVELT MAY BE GENERAL   PRESIDENT NOMINATES SON FOR PROMOTION

Goblins And Witches To Be Out In Full Glory alloy  Darade To Set Off Hallowe'en

soblins And Witches To Be Out In Full Glory Tonight...  Parade To Set Off Hallowe'en

DEMOLITION, FIRE BOMBS WRECK CITY   Air War Over Japan Enters New Phase With Opening of Okinawa Bases.

-MORE SHOES   Preduction te Be Increased ; Per Cent in Last Quarter.

SHOE PRODUCTION TO BE INCREASED   OUTPUT FOR CIVILIANS SOON WILL BE STEPPED UP 20 PER CENT.

BARE TERMS FOR HUNGARY   Allies to Cut. Countey to Frontiers Held Before Hitler Conquests

Hungary Loses Territory Gains Is Cut Back to Her  Te oe, tet i a pee =e sa

Marshall Testifies Stark Thought Warnings to Pacific Commanders In 1941 Would Only Confuse Then

Navy Chieftain Opposed Late Warning   Gen. Marshall Asserts Sterk Changed Mind After Telephone Talk

Stark Thought Leaders Woulc Be Confused   Estimates Made That Testimony Would Require Weeks; Thursday Session To Dramatic Close

Marshall Says  Stark Opposed Dec. 7 Waming   Sent on Insistence of General, Congressional Committee Is Told

INVESTIGATORS HEAR REPORT BY MARSHALL   Adm. Stark Thought Message Would Be Confusing   CHIEF OF STAFF   Finally insisted Sending Warnings: Says Hawaii Equipped For Defense

 Adm, Stark Thought Warnings To Pacific Commanders Would Onlv Confuse. Savs.Marshall -

Army Leader Declares He Had To Insist   Alertness Might. Have Changed Jap Plans, Is Claim

Declares Stark Vetoed Warning On Pacific Peri   Marshall Asserts Admiral Saw Such Information Confusing Commanders

MARSHALL AIRS STARK’S DELAY   Tells Pearl Harbor Probers Navy Chief First Opposed Dec. 7 Warnings.

Commanders Had Debate On Warnings   Marshall Telle Committee Of Messages Sent U. S. Forces, First Opposed By Admiral Stark

Marshall Tells Why He Did Nof Warn Commanders   Pacific Leaders Would Have Been ‘Confused’, He Says

INAVAL CHIEF THOUGHT WARNING IMESSAGES MIGHT CONFUSE THE COMMANDERS IN PACIFIC AREA

Stark Opposed  Dec. 7 Warning, Marshall Says   General Says He had to Insist on Sending Messages

Says Stark Was Opposed To Warnings  Probers Hear More Pearl Harbor Details

Gen. Marshall Insisted Upon Navy Warning   Admiral Stark Agreed To Send Warning of Likelihood of War to Pacific Commanderc

MARSHALL SAYS STARK OPPOSED DEC, 7 WARNING   Pearl Harbor Committee Told Admiral Held Messages To Be ‘Confusing’

Were Slow To Warn      Stark Feared  Message “Would Only Confuse Pacific Commanders,  Save General Marshall

Admiral Thought Warnings Might ‘Confuse’ Officers   General Marshall Continues To Testify Al Investigation Of Pearl Harbor

Delayed Code Laid to Stark   Marshall Says Note To Hawaii Held Un

Adm. Harold R. Stark Thought Messages To Pacific Commanders On Dec. 7, 1941, Would “Only Confuse Them,” Gen. George C. Marshall Tells Pearl Harbor Investigators—Secret Session Hears Evidence Deal ing With Letter Chief Of Staff Sent Governor Dewey

Stark Thought Warnings Only  Contuse Chiets   General Marshall Says It Was Clear Trouble Was  Brewing On Dee. 7.   HEARINGS ARE LATE

Confusion Fear On Warnings Told By Gen. Marshall   Also Relates Events Of Morning Dec. 7, ’41 To Investigators

Marshall Gives More Facts. .... Admiral Stark Opposed Sending Out Warnings Day Of Hawaiian Attack

STARK OPPOSED SENDING ALERT TO PACIFIC AREA   Marshall Says Naval Chie Believed Warnings Would Confuse Commanders

REPORTS NAVY CHIEF OPPOSED WARNING NOTES   Says Stark Believed Messages Would Confuse  Commandere

STARK OBJECTED TO RAID WARNING   Marshall Says Admiral Fel Note Would ‘Confuse’

MARSHALL SAYS STARK OPPOSED SENDING WARNINGS 10 PACIFIC   WARTIME ARMY STAFF CHIEF TELLS EVENTS OF DECEMBER 7, FOUR YEARS AGO, WHEN WAR BROKE OUT

Gen Marshall Relates Events Before Attack   Admiral Present At Pearl Harbor. Investigation

Marshall Says Pacific Naval Chief Thought Tip-Off Would Only Confuse Commanders   Last Hours Before Japanese Attack ; Described By Former Chief of Staff; Probe Is Delayed By Secret Meeting

Naval Chief  Opposed Sending Dee. 7 Alert   General Marshall Tells Pearl Harbor Investigators Admiral Stark Believed Warning To Pacific Commanders Would “Only Confuse Them”

Temperatures   Stark Thought Warnings Would Gnly Confuse Defenders on Fateful Dec. 7, but Finally Sent Message at Army Chief’s Insistence

After Insistence Stark Finally Sent Warnings,  Marshall Testifies

Admiral Later Gave Consent to Message, Claim   Marshall Testifies On Dec. 7 Actions At Congress Probe

GEN, MARSHALL TELLS EVENTS ON DEC. 7, 194)   Keveals Gen Stark Was Opposed i to Sending Warnings to  Pacifie Officers

Former Chief of Staff Tells Committee How He Spent December % 1941 .   Stark Acceded   Asked to Have Army Orders Include Navy Officers

Marshall Tells of Messages   Stark Felt ‘Warnings Would Only Confuse Commanders

NEW BUS SCHEDULES   Will Be in Effect Nationally Beginning Monday

PORT ALLEGANY JOINS IN SELLING BEAUTY SPOTS   Will Aid in Development 0! _Scenic Section, Townsmen Assure Woodin

Full Support Of England In Jap War   FDR, Churchill Agree at Egypt Meet on War Plan

FDR, CHURCHILL CONFER IN EGYPT   * PLEDGE OF* BRITISH .. SUPPORT IN WAR ON JAPAN IS RENEWED

First Official News Given Out Today Concerning Various Missions Engaged in by U.S. Executive.

Britain to Throw Full Strength at  Japs After V-E Day   President Roosevelt Talks With King Of Egypt and Emperor Haile Selassie Of Ethiopia Aboard U. S. Warship

Roosevelt And Three Rulers ‘Confer.on Shir   King of Egypt, Empero: Selassie and King Of Saudi Arabia’ See President

Roosevelt Talks To Kings-Emporers; Bui Gen. DeGaulle Too Busy To Tall

THREE RULERS CALL ONF.D.R   Egyptian, Ethiopian, Arab ian Kings See Roosevelt In Egypt

Roosevelt in Conference At Alexandria  Meets King Farouk, - Haile Selassie and King the Caad 7a

Britain Renews Pledge To Aid In War On Japs  FDR, Churchill Talk At Cairo

President's Invitation To De Gaule Told   Other Conferences® With Eastern Rulers Held: After Yalta

Special Meeting Between Roosevelt And Prime Minister Held At Alexandria

F. D. Confer On Pacific War   President Also Holds Parley With Middle Easterners

FA, CHURCHILL HAVE MEE TIN  [   Prime Minister Renews Pledge of Full Support in War Against Japan.   IDOESN’T SEE DE GAULLE

Churehill And Roosevelt Held Second Parley At Alexandria   White House Discloses FDR’s Itinerary After Yalta

TURNED DOWN BY DE GAULLE FOR ALGIERS CONFAB   Talks With Kings Of Egypt, Arabia, Ethiopi: And Churchill

New Churchill Pledge Of Aid Against Japan   Roosevelt Meets Prime Minister, King Farouk, Haile Selassie, King Ibn Saud In Egypt Following Big Three Parlev.

America Given New Pledge Of Suppert By British For Alding tn War On vapanese Wren Rach ON  Ppncevelt Churchill Confer At Alexandria Egypt  oe ous se

Churchill Pledges Aid !n Pacific War   DeGaulle Refuses Algiers Invitation

FRINVITATION DECLINED BY FRENCH CHIE   New Conference With Churchill in Egypt Is Disclosed

Renews Pledge t Battle Japanese  Churchill and FDR Confer in Egypt

ROOSEVELT AND ” CHURCHILL MET AGAIN IN EGYPT   White House Reveals Chief Executive Also Visited King Earsuk.’ Salaasia

BritainReaffirms Pledge To Push ‘War AsainstJaps   Roosevelt Said He Wanted  “Very Much To See”! De Gaulle In Algiers

Churchill Renews Vow... . Pledges Full Cooperation Of British Against Japs

A BRITON PLEDGE ~ OF FULL SUPPORT AGAINST JAPAN   President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill Conferred.   AFTER ‘BIG THREE’ MEET   Roosevelt Has Invited Gen. DeGaulle to Meet Him in Algiers.

Japan's Kwantung Army Surrenders To Foe It Trained Years To Conquer

Tension grips world after statement by U.S. official  Premature reports had encircled

Capitulation Is Not Ruled Out By Truman Denial  OT) GRASS. SL, DRS REES SUES _ ERY Ay aaa   Washington Tense as Confirmation of the Report Is Awaited

says Rumor Unfounded;  War Not Over   Possibility Exists, However That Capitulation OF the Nazis May Come Any Moment. Senator Connally Certain of Ti

President Spikes Rumors From San Francisco   Announces That Telephone Check With Gen. Eisenhower Proves the Widespread Report Without Foundation

EISENHOWER SAYS REPORT LACKS TRUTH   President's Phone Call To U. S. Commander Brings Denial

President Denies Report of Germany Quitting The War; Senator Thinks Enemy ‘Out’

Truman Declares Peace Reports Were Unfounded   Disappointing News Announced Following Admiral Leahy’s Telephone Canvercation With General Eisenhower

Report Started by Statement of High U. S. Official in San Francisco Surrender Could Be Expected Soon

President Truman Announces Big-3 Meet   PROMISE ALL-OUT POLL TAX RKPrornTr

Reorganize At Moscow Meet   Serious Deadlock Broken; Hopkins Reports To Truman

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by  Associated Press

TVA IS LAUDED BY PRESIDENT   President Speaks At Dedi cation Ceremonies In  Kentucky

WILLING TO TRADE   Report Japs Will Soon Ask to Exchange Silk-Rayon for Food

British Enforce Java Ultimatum   Indonesians Warned of  Full-Scale Attack

Forces Move Into Soerabaja   Back Up Ultimatum Threatening Attack

THE WraAThEeR   Java Patriots Get Deadline From British   Full-Scale Attack Due if Extremists Ignore Ultimatum

BRITIOH MOVE MEN TOATTACK AT SOERABAJA   Threaten Full-Scale Assault Against Indonesian Extremists.

BRITISH ISSUE ULTIMATUM 10 INDONESIANS   Threaten Full-Scale Attack Unless Extremists Surrender

BRITISH ISSUE AN ULTIMATUM   THREATEN FULL SCALE ATTACK IN BATAVIA  ‘, s

Troops Ready To Back Up British Ultimatum In Jave   Indonesians Warned To Surrender At Once, Return Hostages

BRITISH MOVE INTO CITY OF SOERABAJA  ee      Order Indonesian Extremists to Surrender

British Wait Reply To Java Ultimatum   Troops Back Up Demand For Indonesian Surrender

BLUE CROSS HAS 3,000 ENROLLED      Individual Families Urged to Contact Offices This Month

ENROLL 2.000 -INBLUE CROSS   Expect Goal of 5,000 Here to Be Reached in Drive This Month

STETTINIUS URGES UNCIO SPEED-UP   But Assembly Threatens June Twenty-Third Closing Date

Only One Issue Holds Up Close Of PeaceParley   Adjournment Saturday Depends On Settling Moscow's Aims

Russia Contends Broad Powers Of Discussion Threatens Sovereignty

CONFERENCE AT SAN FRANCISCO NEARS THE END   Await Word From Russia to Iron Our Final Difficulties

COMMITTEE BOTTLENECK IS BROKEN   Hope to Adjourn S. F. Conference Next Saturday

Committee Deadlock On S. F. Conference Broken; Assembly Powers Talk Urged

Cities of State Move To Protect Supplies of Coal in Emergency   Officials Take Hand in Control of Coal Deliveries; Curtailment Urged

Schools, Public Buildings Ordered Closed in State   . Municipalities Act to Nurse Dwindling Coal Stocks; First Banned are Amucement Places

Statewide Action To Protect Coal  Hits Amusements   New York, Albany, Troy. Syracuse and Kochester Take Steps to Meet  * Emerreney

Seeseeaeaeeeseeeseeeseaeeaecea  Jap Chose to Skip Last 3!.4 Years

" Aerial Box Score:  ‘1,453,595 Tons of Bombs Dropped On Germany, 40,822 Planes Smashed

40,822 NAZI PLANES DESTROYED BY ALLIES   26,715 Lost By United Nations; 2, 453,595 Tons Of Explosives Bropped On Tarvete

feu Uapuirca  U. S. Soldiers Died by Fire  Herded by Japs   Herded by Japs Into Shelters, Drenched With Gas

BURNING OF YANKS DESCRIBED AT TRIAL   Atrocity in Which Marion Sot dier Died Is Charged.

WITNESS TELLS OF (NIP ORGY OF FLAME   Yank Soldiers Were Herded Into Air Raid Shelter and Rurned.

Documents Tell Gruesome Massacre From Which Onlv 9 Escaped; Americans Ordered  Killed.

“Yank Ski Paratroops Heckled German Forces “Solo” Norse Invasion Revealed

SOVIETS STORM ~ TOWARD BALTIC   Move To Seal Off Enemy Ir Danzig With New Drive

Battering-Ram Of Russia Aims At Baltic Coast   New Assault Takes Ten-Mile Stretch Of Berlin Highway

VE-DAY NOT YET OFFICIAL AT 9:15   White House Statement Dentes Peace Rumors.

Only ‘‘Unforeseen Circumstances” Can Cause Change In Plans Of Big Three To Make Simul taneous Announcement Of Victory In Europe.

Trameant Schedules Victory Declaration This Morning   Announcement Set for 7 A. M. Here; Delay Attributed to Soviet Demand

VE ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT SET FOR 9A. M   Statement to Be on Basis of ‘Reports Now Received”

Service Law To Continue Another Year   Draft Calls May Drop Average of 31 tent A July 1 Disclosed

‘Draft Call Slash : Of 31 Pct. After July 1 Indicated   White House Discloses Plans After House Group Votes Extension of Selective Service Law Without Any Change

Draft Calls Will Drop After July   Decrease May Average Thirty-one Percent Or 93,000 A Month.

DECLINE IN DRAFT CALLS OF 3} PUT. SEEMS PROBABLE   White House Discloses That After July 1 93,000 Men Are Expected to Be Summoned Monthtv.   THIS COMPARES WITH 135,000 AT PRESENT   House Committee Approves Legislation to Extend Selective Service Law Another Year.

DRAFT CALLS T0 DECLINE AFTER FIRST OF JUL   Average Of 93,000 Month. ly Contemplated, Roosevelt Says   SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT BEING EXTENDED

Draft Calls May Drop 31 Per Cent After July  Indicate Need Then Will Be Merely for Replacements

Draft Calls — May Decrease 31 Percent » After July 1   Heard by Congress As Services Appeal For Extension of _ Selective Service

Draft Quotas May Drop 31% After Juh   House Unit Okehs Extension of Selective Service

DROPSEENIN: DRAFT CALLS AFTER JULY 1   Statement. Made After . House Group Approves Act’s Extension

Health Bills Are Presented To Lawmakers   Measures Before State Assembly Contain Majority of “Suggestions Made by Governor Gates.

GENERAL IKE TO COME HOME   Will Leave Europe in About a Month for Abilene 

DISSOLVE 15TH GROUP   Americans of Clark’s Italian Army Go Into Austria.

END OF AN ARMY GROUP   Americans and British Are in 15th to Be Dissolved at Midnight

TANKS, SHOCK TROOPS CLOSE ON FORTRESS   Battle for Important Rhineland City Is Reported to Be Nearing Climax.

Within Rifle Shot Of Shores   Sky-Reaching Explosions Fires Follow Bombardment By Warships.

Roaring U.S. Guns Dare Japs to Fight   REPORTER DESCRIBES SCENE OF HISTORIC JAPAN BOMBARDMENT

Oil Workers And Big Firms Study Gov't Peace Plan   : . Schwellenbach Puts For  ward Compromise Pro  ' posals,

Shortages Loom In Oil and Coal Labor Disputes   Three-point Proposal by Labor Secretary Includes Wage Increase in Oil Industry as Compromise With Government Seizure Planned for Emergency—More Mines Closing

PROPOSAL [3 BEING STUDIED   One Provision fs Temporary Pay Increase for Oil Workers.   GOVERNMENT GIVES PLAN

Ol INDUSTRY IS STUDYING PROPOSAL   15 Per Cent Pay Increase Asked By Schwellenbach   ACCEPTANCE   Would Mean Immediate End Of Trouble: Coal Situation Also Studied

Oil Workers And Big Firms Study Cov't Peace Plan   Schw ellenbach Puts For. ward Compromise Pro. posals; - 3

Schwellenback Offers Plan To Deadlocked Conference; Mine, Telephone, Textile Worries Grow

PEACE PLAN IS GIVEN 10 OIL WORKERS   Federal Offer Proposes Temporary 15 Per Cent Pay Boost and Agreement of Both Sides to Accept Arbitration.

Oil Factions Study Proposal   Federal Peace Plan Considered to Avert TY & Seizure

NEW PEACE BID HANDED GROUP BY LABOR CHIEF   Soft Coal Miners Continue Talk Of Wide Walkout; Other Fights Go On

Suggests 15 Percent Salary Increase To Refinery Employes   Asks Both Sides To Accept Final Settle ment of Arbitrator; Farm Bureau Issues Appeal

LABOR SECRETARY ASKS OIL STRIKE BE ARBITRATED  URGES TEMPORARY 15 PER CENT HIKE rar 14/4Re CcAAI CSG

U. S. Threatens To Seize Plants Idle By Strike:   Solution Is Attempted In Oil Dispute

Oil Workers and Operators Study Peace Proposal by the Government to End Dispute   SchwellenbachProposes Temporary Increase of 15 Per Cent in Pay and Agreement by Both Sides to Accept Arbitrator's Decision

U.S. Recommends Temporary Wage Boost, Acceptance Of Arbiter’s Rule

15 Percent Wage Boost Considered  By 2 Groups   Neceeptance Yo: ud Waves Of Striking

Temporary 15 Pct. Pay Hike Urged   Both Sides Asked To Accept An Arbitrator’s Final Settlement; Coal Strike  Peril Crawe

Temporary 15 Percent Raise Offer   Schwellenbach Submits Proposal; Threat in Coalfields Mounts.

OIL UNION GETS A PEACE OFFER   Government Also Gives Its Proposal to 11 Firms; No Answer Yet

Government Offers Oil Peace Proposal   Plan Calls for 15 Per Cent Hike In Pay, Arbitration; Hydroelectric Comnany Savs Strikers Lose Jobs

Schwellenbach Saifes Boost      Secretary Of Labor. “Also Asks Both Sides ‘Accept »-Settiement By Arbitrator

STUDY PEACE PLAN OFFERED IN GAS STRIKE   Oil Workers and Management Check Schwellenbach’s Proposals As Coal Miners Continue Walkout Policy.

(il Companies And ClO Study Peace Proposal   Deadlocked Companies and Workers Study Pro posal By Government,

15 Per Cent ‘Temporary Wage Increase Urged   Schwellenbach’s Plan Also Calls For: Acceptance Of Arbitrator’s Final Ruling

Oil Workers, 11 Companies Study Plan   Government Proposal Would Give Temporary Pay Boost—Both Sides To Accept Settlement

15 Per Cent Increase Is Advocated   Schwellenbach Says Proposal Temporary One

Labor Department  _ Proposes Temporary “Wage Increase and  Final Arbitration

TEMPORARY 15 PER CENT: PAY ADVANCE URGED   Schwellenbach Asks Acceptance of Final Terms by Arbitrator

NEW PROFIT . SPI PLAN BY SENAIOR   Knowland of Colifo.nia Aud Ragortor Cffar . Lsevray “cise as Solution

Senator's Body Home   Pay-as-¥ ou-Farn Wace Hike Plan O! fered to Nation by Californian

Oil Conference Can't Fail Says. Schwellenbach   Secretary of Labor Warns Collective Bargaining Is on Trial at Chicago

Schwellenbach issues Warning In Oil Strike   Tells Labor and Management Conference li Chicago Must Not Fail OF  ; Acveenient

Oil Conference (Must Not Fail   Labor Secretary Urges Opposing Parties to Reach Agreement; Transportation Threat

Urges Success At Labor Meet   Conference Cannot Be Permitted to Fail, Secretary Says

Oil Conference Must Not Fail: Schwellenbach   Time For Settlement Of Strike Is Shorf, Labor  Secretary Warns.

Hopes Meeting Isa Success  en i Shoot Fou,   SchweHenbach Says ‘The Time is Short’

LABOR-MANAGEMENT OIL CONFERENCE IS TOLD IT MUST NOT FAIL  SECRETARY OF LABOR SCHWELLENBACH SENDS MESSACE CONFERENCE

Schwellenbach Tells Oil Meet Tt Must Not Fail   Says Industry, Labor Get Chance for Free Collective Bargainine

Oil Meeting Musin't Fail-Schwellenbach   Labor Secretary Tells Conference Too Much Involved Not to Reach Agreement

Schwellenbach Says Decision May Rule Future Walkouts   Tells Presiding Officer Conference Mus Not Fail; Nearly 350,000 Workers Idle In Nation

coolON MUST BE SUCCESSFUL   Schwellenbach Says Meet Must Not Be Permitted . To Fail. :   TIME FOR ACTION SHORT,

ACTION EXPECTED FROM CONFERENCE   Schwellenbach Says LaborManagement Session Cannot Fail     snr f= 2s es a ©] Ue we. pe wee ae, ee ee A

ACTION EXPECTED FROM CONFERENCE   Schwellenbach Says Labor. anagement Session Cannot Fail   MEETING IN CHICAGO

ARTILLERY FIRE IS HEAVIEST OF PACIFIC WAR   U.S. Tenth Army Gains Strategic Ground, However

PLANES KEEP UP BLOWS ON JAPS   Push Carrier Raids After Prize Warship, and Five oe Others Sunk

EXPECT CHARTER OK BY AUG, 15   Two Weeks of Debate Looms; Bretton Woods Pact to Floor Around July 9

Senate Approval Of Charter Seen  By August 15th  Truman Presents  Pact On Mondav

A NEW PLAN FOR CLOTHING IS IN MAKING   Present Program to Produce More Low-Priced Garments May Be Scrapped for Another With Same Goal.

WPB MAY DROP CLOTHING PLAN   Substitute Program Pending to Boost Output Of Low-Cost Items ..

Dispute is Ended Over Leadership   Delegates Of Other Nations Declare Enough Concessions Already Are Made To Russians

Pr esident Truman — ‘Says. Restrictions  Good F or Morale   Favors Bretton Woods Decisions:      Holds To F D News Parley Rules!

Wartime Restrictions To Stand - - No Immediate Changes Planned in Cabinet-—Byrnes Not To Be Asked To Return To Government Post—First Press Conference Held By Truman Since Taking Over High Office

ADM, HALSEY LEADS STRONG PACIFIC FLEET      “Can Go Anywhere From North to South Pole”

Adm. Halsey Heads New Navy Team   Already in Action After Taking Over from Spruance

Goes Into — eation Off      ADMIRAL SAYS ‘WE CAN GO ANYWHERE NOW FROM THE. NORTH TO THE SOUTH POLES’

NEW ASSAULTS AGAINST JAPAN ARE IMMINENT   World’s Mightiest Array of Sea Power Prepared to Land Knockout Blows.

U.S. SRD FLEET BACK IN ACTION   Halsey Succeeds Spruance As Naval Commander

Halsey Takes Over off Okinawa With His Third Fleet, Says He Can Operate From Pole to Pole

‘Reveals HalseyHas Led Attacks On Okinawa, Ryukyus   Admiral of Third Fleet Says ‘‘We Can Go  Anywhere Now’”’

 Dew itt MacKenzie says:  Will We Be Forced To Fight Japs Again?

 POSSIBLE ASIATIC CONFEDERATION  OFFERS. GREATEST DANGER. OF NEW WAR WITH JAPAN BY WESTERNERS

Jap. Leaders Not Beaten Yet, Ts Claim   Viec Admiral Jolin 'S. MeCain Expresses Belicf We ‘Might Have lo Fight Nips Again At Some Future Time

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY HAVE TO FIGHT JAPANESE ALL OVER AGAIN FEW YEARS HENCE

TRUMAN AT OUTING OF PARTY LEADERS   FINISHES SECOND AT PITCHING HORSESHOES—15 ATTEND POWWOW.

CHINESE COULMNS —MEET AT-KWEILIN   Many Japs K Killed as Troops Gain 12 Miles Toward Airfields

CHINESE CUT DOWN ENEMY NEAR KWEILI   RECAPTURE OF BIG FORMER U.S. AIR BASE ASSURED

Chinese Mow Japs Down By Hundreds   Recapture Of Prize U.S. Air Base Th South Ching Nears

KWEILIN FALL APPEARS NEAR   Six Chinese Columns Are Converging on Important Airbase City

Egg-Shell Love Ends in Murder  Cupid’s Words on Eg: 19 Years Aao Fatal

Marital Mixup— Missing Sergeant, Remarried Bride Reunited At Last

Jap Admiral Takes Stand as Trial Enters Last Stage  Jurisdiction Is Topic  Fe Se   Jurisdiction Is Topic In Hearing of General Yamashita

Carrier Planes Sweep Over — ~. Formosa, Okinawa Islands      ‘U. s. Fleet Reports Raids Continuing But Details Are “Lacking—Both Islands Present = _ Sizable Land Targets

THIRD DAY IN ROW OF RAID NOW GOING ON   Official Silence On Any Details Indicates A Prime Target Is Being Met

Formosa, Okinawa Island — Under Assaults Of Navy Aircraft; Details Lacking   Carrier-Based Planes May Be After Enemy Shipping Or Neutralizing Big Jap Airfields; Attack Might Be Carried Into Third Straight Day

Leo Young Shot By Hitch Hiker He Picked Up   Recovering In North Platte,  Neb., Hospital

Leo Young Shot By Hitch Hiker He Picked Up   iC FICKEd Up  Recovering In  North Platte, Alea, Einenital

Kansas’ Needs Are Outlined By Schoeppe!   Message Calls for Construction, Care Of Veterans and Better Highways

OUTLINES PROGRAM FOR PEACE YEARS   Governor's Message Concerned With Post-War Readjustments   'USE FOR SURPLUSES

MARINES REACH WO CLIFF TOP   Overlook Northeast Beaches  Of Strategic Isle   PILLBOXES BAR WAY   Tanks Lumber Over Difficult Terrain to Help Battling Leathernecks

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Japanese Grand Strategy Upset by ‘Penetration to Homeland’s Heart

Long-Range Plans Listed  To Keep Tight Controls ‘On Subversive Activities

Damen Ave. Bus Hearing Extended  By Commission   Improvement Association Heads Will Be Heard or Tuly 25.

Saigon Fight Flares Again   French ‘Cleaning-Up Captured Tay Ninh

Multi-Million Dollar Park Memorial For Ernie Pyle Condemned By His Widow

Spy Suspect Admired German Army Superiority, Not Nazi Government

Percentage of Disabled in This War Higher Than All Other Wars United States Has Engaged in; Victory Loan Money Will Help Educate Crippled Veterans

VETERANS’ ADMINISTRATION CITES VICTORY LOAN NEED   Percentage Disabled In This War Highest Of All Wars.

ENGINEER DEAD, HAND ON THROTTLE, WHEN 50 DIE   Heart Failure Before the CrashCause ot Wréer ity’ Decides ~*~

eye  jor Ten of “46 State Ticket   John Valentine, Demo Favorite, Back From Navy

‘Governor's Day At’ C. lear’ ‘Lake’ Starts . Politiéal: Riimars   State Capitol: NewsLetter As Reviewed ‘by. Séentinel’s Special Correspondent

MANY RUMORS FLOATING AROUND ABOUT POLITICS   Governor’s Day Substitute For State Day at Fair

B29 S HIT AT BANGKOK AND NAGOYA ALIKE   Stunning One-Two Blow On Jap Homeland And Outposts Struck Last Tuesday

Gen. Arnold's B-29s Bomb Bangkok Again Blast Nagoyo Plane Plants

Government Ready To Seize Mines  If Work Stoppages Are Not Ended

MINE CRISIS  NEAR CLIMAX   GOVERNMENT SEIZURE OF COAL MINES LIKELY'AS RE-  SULT OF WORK STOP. PAGES 

U.S. 1S READY 10 SEIZE iviNES   Wildcat Strikes Tie Up Bituminous Mines in Seven States.

Red Army Takes Half of Capital   City Is Encircled; Half in Soviet Hands; Fall Due Imminently

CHINA TRIES 10 FORESTALL CIVIL WAR FOR NATION   End to Deadlock in Negotiations With Communists Sought

Grew States Roosevelt Shared Fear of Clash Over U.S.-Jap Policies

Allied Air Raids Enraged Hitler   Adolf Claimed That His Fliers Couldn't Find London. ‘That's A Rotten Shame.’

President’s Wife and Daughter Start Home   (By United Press Leased Wir

Army Evacuates Residents; Casualty List Light; Fires Still Rage Near Magazine

NUMBER KILLED AND INJURED STILL UNKNOWN; SIX EXPLOSIONS RIPPED NOVA SCOTIA NAVAL ARSENAL APART

Premier Koiso Asks Diet To Turn  Entire Nation into an Armed Camp

JAP LEADERS OEE INVASION THREAT   PREMIER AND WAR MINISTER WOULD TURN NATION INTO ARMED CAMP.

NIPS REPORT BALIKPAPAN BOMBARDED   Domei Says Allied Troops Invaded Ternate Island

Japanese Report Renewal of Allied Bombardment of Balikkpanpan: Borneo Port -.

ALLIED FLEET AGAIN BONBARDS BALIKPAPAN   Trops Land on Tiny Ternate Island in Moluccas

Ternate Island Invaded Enemy Report Asserts   37th Division Gains in Northern Luzon; 20,000 Nips Trapped

Japs Say Fleet Bombards Borneo   Troops Land On Tiny  Island In Moluccas ©

Tokyo Reports Invasion Of  Ternate Island   Tiny Molucca Isle Has One Of Finest Ports

Troops Lane On Ternate In Moluceas   Borneo Oil Center Under New Attack By Heavy Sea Units

Ships Renew Bombarding Balikpapan   Japanese Report Ternate Island Invaded by Yanks

G-M_ EXECUTIVE BRANDS LABOR CHARGE FALSE   Denies Accusation That « Industry Is Out To Weaken Unions

INAVY CAPTAIN FACES TRIAL FOR SHIP LOSS   Skipper of Heavy Cruiser Indianapolis To Go Before Court-Martial Monday

Skipper of Ill-Fated indianapolis Will Face Court-martial Monday

DTG 7 i Sys               Bus Travel Resumed After Canc:llation of All Echedules

DET NG SHOW G1 TRAFFIC   Bus Travel Resumed After Canc: llation of All Schedules

10,000 Germans in Vosges Trap   Americans, French Cut Colmar Pocket, Eliminating Nazi Threat to Strasbourg

Congress Plans Grants to Cities For Airports   House Votes to Put Federal Corporations Under Its Control

War Time End Voted By House   Senate Passes Bill Provid. ing Huge Sum for Airport Building 

HOUSE VOTES TO SET TIME BACK AN HOUR   SENATE APPROVES BIG .FUND FOR AIRPORTS

Shift Announced  In Top Command   Montgomery in Charge of Troops On North Side of German Salient

Regrouping Of Allied  Command   Montgomery Has Led Allied Forees North of Salient since December 20

Gen. Bradley Is In Charge Of Operations On South Side Of Belgium Bulge Where Patton’s Third Army Is Strongest Force   Aligned Against Von Rundstedt

‘MONTY’ GIVEN NEW COMMAND   Takes Charge of Forces on Northern Front

HEPORT oul] IN COMMANDS   Montgomery and Bradley in Charge of Operations Against Germans.

New Grouping. Gives Him: Part of U. S. Forces   Bradley. Left in: Charge: -. of Forces. South of: German. Bulge. --

British Marshal Placed In Charge After German Offensive Launched   Counter-attack Planned By Him   General Bradley Is Handling Americans Fighting On Nazi South Flank

Ceneral Patlon Will Be Broupht  ~ Bark tn Stales Injured, Man Will Be  Tlowys How.a os Soi ra Hout as Se

General Patton to Be Flown to U. S., Probably Within Four to Six Weeks

PATTON RETURN PROBABLE SOON   Partial Paralysis Threat Remains: 4 to 6 Weeks Before Flicht

LOCK IN GOAL. MINERS © PAY DISPUTE   MINE GPERATORS REJECT TWELYE OF LEWIS' DEMANDS AND MAKE THEIR OWN OFFER

URGE NEW BILL ON ATOM BOMB   Scientists Suggest That Administration Proposal For Atomic Energy Commission Be Scrapped.

SCIENTISTS SAY ATOMIC CONTROL BILL IS WRONG   ADVISE CONGRESS TO BEGIN AGAIN ON PROPOSED LAWS

Scientists Urging Congress to Scrap Present Atom Bill   Want New Bill and More Investigation Before Measure Pacses

Two Groups of Scientists Urge Junking of Proposed Cammission.   ASK EXTENDED HEARINGS

Scientists Who Helped Make Atomic Bomb Would Junk Control Commission

‘APS LOSE 38 «MORE PLANES - IN NEW BLOWS   Foe Submarine Pens at Okinawa Blasted  By Americans

Sarrier Raid Kimed at Jap *yukyu Base   Tokyo Claims New American Task Force in Action

JAPS REPORT OKINAWA ATTACKED   Carrier Planes Said To Be Raiding Stratesic Iceland

Battleships, Carrier Planes Hit Ryukyus for Sixth Straight Day; Japs Say Invasion Troops Are ‘Resisted Fiercely’   By FRANK TREMAINE

U.S. WARSHIPS STILL SHELLING RYUKYUS ISLES   Reports of Invasion Unconfirmed by Americans

Us Carrier Planes Raid  Okinawa Island Again; 81 Jap Craft Downed

Fleet Planes Hit Ryukyus   Tokyo Reports Attack n Guardian Isles After’ Blow On Japan

Carrier Planes Renew Assaults  Okinawa [sland Hit Second Successive Day

American Carrier Planes Attack Jar Island for Second Successive Time

Carrier Force Strikes Again   Strategic Isle Retween Formosa and Japa Te DTatact Target

Carrier Planes Rake Okinawa on Second Day   Task Force 58 Downs 81 Jap Planes Retiring From Assault on Japan

U. S. Planes Raid Okinawa. Island For Second: Day   Attacks On. Strategic: Area : Reported By Nipponese; ‘Yanks Down 81 Aircraft

CARRIER FLEET RIPS OKINAWA   ombers Tighten Blockade On Japs’ Dwindling Empire

FLEET PLANES SMASH AT OKINAWA; NIMITZ ANNOUNCES CARRIER'S LOSS   TASK FORCE 58 SHOOTS DOWN 81 JAP AIRCRAFT AFTER ASSAULT; TOKYO ANNOUNCES NEW STRIKE

HONSHU NAVAL BASE BLASTED   Nimxz Ignores Jap  Reports  ) pit  Formosa Bombed For Over 3 Hours

AMERICAN CARRIER  PLANES RAID JAP  ISLAND OF OKINAWA LOSS OF CARRIER BIS MARCK OFF IWO JIMA RE PORTED BY NIMITZ

WALLACE DENIED SENATE BACKING BY 14-5 MARGIN   Nomination For Commerce Post Is Rejected By  Cammittes   OVERTON’S MOTION IS BADLY BEATEN

WALLACE GETS THUMBS DOWN BY COMMITTEE   Senate Commerce Body Rejects Roosevelt Nomination; Ayes  George Bill

JAP ‘BIG 4’ TRUSTS SMASHED BY EDICT   MacArthur Bissolves Japanese Financial Dynasties

‘BIG FOUR’ JAPANESE TRUSTS ARE ABOLISHED BY M’ARTHUF   BLOW STRUCK AT FINANCIAL  STRUCTURE THAT BACKED  . + THE ENEMY EXPANSION PROGRAM

‘Big Four’ Trusts In Japan Ordered Out of Business By Gen. MacArthur

M ‘Arthur Orders Jap ‘Big Four’ Trusts Dissolved   Large Corporations Lose Control of Japan’s Economy

BLOW AT NIPS TOP-HEAVY ECONGMY   MaArthur Also Demands Accounting of Malayan Rubber

Yank Planes Destroy 70 Jap Vessels   Navy Lists Three Destroyers Sunk; Bag 8 Foe Planes

SENATE DcLAYS GUNSIDERATION OF WALLACE   Doubt Rises That He Can Be Confirmed as fecretary of Commerce

CONSIERATION Oe WAUTACE   ‘Doubt Rises That He-. Can Be Confirmed asSecretary of. Comnierce

Former LeMars Man Is Married In California  Lt. Heusinkveld Am  Gresham, Neb., Girl Wed In Los Angeles

Former LeMars — Man Is Married In California  Lt. Heusinkveld Auc Gresham, Neb., Girl

CARRIER PLANES IN 2-DAY NIPPON RAID   Tenth Army Fights To Widen Crack Into Jap Shuri Line

Spruance’s Carrier Force Hits at Foe; Fighting On Okinawa is Bitter

Land F ighting Rages Unabated On Okinawa   73 Additional Nip Planes Under Attack But Results Unknown; 1O U.S. Craft Lost

Caruthersville Is Rain Soaked But Jubilant   Fair Will Be Big Success Because Truman Coming

MORE FOOD DROPPED TO YANK PRISONERS   400 Tons of Supplies React 60 Prison Camps

State Works on $707,842,118 2-Year Budget   $85,327,327 Quota For Postwar Projects, Debt Retirement Make Up Bulk of Increase

Force and Violence in Settlement of Labor Disputes Passe, Declares Dewey, Opening New State Schoc

Dewey Says’ Old Rules Must. Ge   Governor: SaysNegotiat ns ‘Are Only Way to Solve + Labor Disputes «

Hedrick Says State To Get Second Veterans Hospital Unit: “‘Beeckley Has Definite Chance   Building Price Ceiling Considered In Senate

Reds, Soldiers Clash in Italy   Claims to Trieste By Tito Cause Dispute

Riots In Rome Injure Several   Caused By Doubt Over Italy’s Retention of Venezia Giulia Province.

Truman Opposes ‘Wherry Proposal   Amendment Brings Sharp Opposition.

Truman Hopes House Kills Price Controls Amendment   President Opposed To Wherry Farm Profits Provision Included In Senate-Passed Bill; Sponsor Plans To Fight For Section To ‘The Last Ditch’

TWO NEW STRIKES IN DETROWT ARES   13,090 Employes of Briggs Company Plants Ordered Back to Work.

NOMINATION OF WALLACE CONFIRMED   Senate Approves By Roll Call OF 56 to 32

N. Y. Lift Strike To End Monday   Oil, Auto Labor -Problems Continue.

Few Changes Made In Work Stoppages As Conciliators Try To Settle Several Disputes; Nearly, 2 Million People Affected

400,000 Out as Nation’s Strike Lines Expand   Strife Hits Hardest at Automotive, Coal, Textiles, Oil, Electricity

Operators Of Elevators Are Ordered Back   Both Sides Agree Tr Request Of Governor Dewey That Difference: Be Mediated

PARTIES AGREE TO DEWEY PLAN FOR MEDIATION   Lewis Renews His Offer To Meet With Operators In Coal Mine Dispute

dle Workers Reach New High; Five Major Industries Tied Up With Two Nearing a Climax   400,000 Remain Away From Jobs Because of Labor Disputes With Thousands of Others Idled Because of Strikes

Lilt Operators Ordered Back to Jobs in New York   Comply With Request of Governor Dewey — to Mechate Differences.   Number of Idle in Strikes to New High

STILL HUNT FOR WAR CRIMINALS      Himmler, Von Ribbentrop Re main at Large

EISENHOWER TO CONFER. MONDAY WITH STIMSON   NO INTENTION OF ENTERING POLITICS, GENERAL DECLARES

Eisenhower fo Take a Holiday; No’ to Politics   “Ike” Wants Only To Be Citizen; Truman  A Great Leader

POLITICS OUT, “SAYS GEN. IKE   Eisenhower To Meet Stim son Monday, Plans a Short Vacation

EISENHOWER SAYS HE [5 UNINTERESTED IN POLITICAL FUTURE   TRIUMPHANT HOMECOM.ING WELCOMES OVER, GEN. ERAL GOES TO CAPITAL

Ike Back To Capital Monday   Official. Welcomes Over, He Will Confer. With Stimson, Then Take Vacation

Eisenhower Denies Interes! in Politics, Plans Rest Before Return to Purana

Won't Go Into Politics, Says Gen. Eisenhower   ‘Ike’ To Take A Brief Holiday Before Returning To Europe

Eisenhower Is Not Interested In ‘Any Politics   “1 Am @ Soldier," ‘tke Says; Plans toConfer with Stimson Then Take Holiday

Eisenhower To Go To Washington For Talk With Stimson   To Take Short Rest in Undisclosed Place; To Europe Soon

Eisenhower Strikes At Isolationism;  Plans Report To Washington, Holiday

 Want Nothing, Says Eisenhower   And Least of All a Political Job

IKE TO CONFER WITH STIMSON IN WASHINGTON   Eisenhower to Take ‘Secret’ Vacation After Talks in Capital

Gen. Eisenhower Shuns Politics   He Will Resume His Duties In Europe

WOULD LIMIT AUTHORITY OF U. §. DELEGATE   Hatch Makes Proposal On Eve of Senate Charter Hearing

POWER LIMITATION URGED IN SENATE   Hearings to Open on Authority of U.S. Secur ' ity Deleaates

Senator Hatch Proposes Limitation On Authority of American Delegate

Ask Definition OF US. Security  Uelegate’s Powel  ‘Senators Urge Curb Or -— Delegate’s Vote to

M’ARTHUR TOURS LINES ONLABUAN   Was At Front During Fight In Which Two Japs Died

Natien Usner in New Year at High Cost   BIGGEST SPENDING SPREE SINCE TWENTIES; THEN MORE WAR WORK

Italy-Based Bombers Hit Rail Targets   Attack In Austria And Yugoslavia

Seven Persons are Fined as a Result of Gambling Raids   ined Inder Old taw

Martin Gets First Bill Aimed At Pennsylvania Postwar Rehabilitation

Ray Made Jap  Scientist Insane   But Failed to Knock B-?9s From Sky

Back of the Weadlines   “Ike” Returns to — Find High Place in Countrymen’s Hearts

HOLDINGS OF GERMANS ‘ARE ORDERED SEIZED   Presiden? Of Crechoslovakia Acts To Eliminate Influences That Betrayed Nation

CONFISCATION IS ORDERED   Czrechoslovakia Wants to Eliminate Betrayal Influences

Five-Point Plan Outlined By OPA to Bridge Big Gap Between Peace, Prosperity

OPA Announces Peace Program ’ Gaake tg Bridce   Seeks to Bridge Dangerous Gap

CHINESE NOW RING KWEILIN   Kwangtung-Fukien Border Reached by Other Columns

Offers to Give Up Job, Let Command Make Peace Offer   Stockholm Reports Indicate Germans May Quit War Soon

Powerful Forces Racing Over Ludendorf Span At Remagen; Nazis Angered Over “Accident”

Huge Oth Army Guns Start To Pulverize Ruhr Arsenal Cities: Foe Is Demoralized

Giant Rail Span Cantured Intact By Yank Forces   Arsenal Cities in Ruhr Pounded By Heavy Guns Throughout Day

Ludendorf Bridge Taken Intact In Amazing Coup   Tanks, Guns, Troops Race More Than Four Miles Into German Hinterland

Shells Flatten Arsenal Cities Of Ruhr Valley   Ludendorf Bridge Captured Intact: First Army Four Miles In Naziland

Crossed On Bridge At Remagen ~   LUDENDORF BRIDGE WAS. . FOUND STILL INTACT; NINTH. -ARMY FIELD GUNS IN. ACTION’

PIONEER RESIDENT CORSICANA DIED AT HOME EARLY MONDAY  J. M. HENRY, NATIVE OF ALABAMA, HAD LIVED HERE 55 YEARS

PIONEER RESIDENT CORSICANA DIED AT HOME EARLY MONDAY  J. M. HENRY, NATIVE OF ALABAMA, HAD LIVED

Chaplin-Barry Sui Declared Mistrial   Jury Quits, Deadlocked At 7-5 for Comedian

ATONIC BOMB T0 BE OUTMODED   New V it a 1 Element Being Developed, Says U-K Prof,

HE ‘PREPARED LIBERATION   Marshal Says, ‘If I’ve Treated With Enemy, It Was To Spare French People’

PETAIN TRIAL PENS TODAY   While DeGaulle Was Bus) Abroad, He Prepared For Freedom.   MARSHAL APPEARS CALM

Petain Denies He Betrayed “France As Trial Is Opened   Aged Marshal Sits Calmly as Former Premier Rey-. ~ naud Testifies Hero of Verdun was Responsible for German Armistice

Petain Says He Is Responsible To People Only   Says While DeGaulle Struggled Abroad He Prepared Road to Liberation.

Petain Paved Road to Liberation; He Says—As Treason Trial Begins   Delends Armistice With Germans, Denies Plotting Against France, Disturbances Disrupt Hearing

Marshal Petain Goes On Trial For His Lite   Special Court Convenes To Try 89-Year-Old Marshal Charged With Plotting Against France.

Disorder Marks Marshal Petain Trial In Paris  “Hero Of Verdun" Says He Paved Road For PE peers Cee

Petain Goes on Trial for His Life   Disorders Break Out During Initial Hearings

Pefain Answers Charges as Trial . Opens; Uproars Halt Proceedings

PETAIN, ON TRIAL FOR LIFE, DENIES BETRAYING FRANCE   Marshal’s Statement Greeted With Sneers and Catcalls—Courtroom Thrown Into Uproar.   ASSERTS HE PREPARED ROAD TO LIBERATION   Former Premier Paul Reynaud Says Defendant Was Responsible for Armistice With Germany.

Petain Trial  Interrupted  By Disorders Marshal Contends  He Prepared Roac For Ljheration

Trooys. Arrest 80,000 Cermans(nr Great* Raid   Disord-rs Murk Trial of Founer Vichy Chief OF Stouts

Former Hero Faces Court   Petain Trial Opened By French Tribunal

MARSHAL PETAIN APPEARED CALM AT HIS TRIAI   While DeGaulle Continued the Struggle Abroad, I Prepared Road to Liberation, He Said.   TRIAL STARTED TODAY   Accused of Intelligence With the Enemy and Plotting Against Security of France.

ACT TOHALT REVOLT MOVE   HWIGH-RANKING OFFICERS AR: RESTED IN. ARGENTINA  AND. TROOPS ARE BEING ~  . -. SRT rED

ARGENTINE UNGCVERS REVOLUTIONARY PLOT   Former President Involved {1 Nemonstration

General Eisenhower Receives Hero's Acclaim From Admiring Americans

GENERAL ‘IKE REACHES U. 3. IN BIG PLANE   Allied Military Chieftain Lands at Washington’s National Airport to Receive From Countrymen a Hero’s Acclaim.

Zast Capital Crowd Jonors Eisenhower 3n Return to U.S.A.   ,. Conquering Hero’s Acclaim Given ” Ike’ as Air Armada Reaches Port; ‘Busy Schedule Laid Gut for General

TRUMAN 10 GET REPORTS FROM ALUED CENERAL         Washington First Stop  Yor AEF Chief And  sParty OF 53

* IKE’ AND 53 OF HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS ARRIVE.IN WASHINCTON   Kisenhower   er. Receives. Grateful Nation’s Acclaim

PATTON'S ACTION & WITHIN “THE NEXT FEW DAYS EX- PECTED ‘fO BE KEY TO  “AIS PUTURE woe

Veterans Interested in Buying Farms  Adniced by Lyle To Apply To FSA

SMALL NATIONS LOSE BIG TEST   Powers Of World Peace Control Voted To 11 Countries

CRACK SIDE OF  JAP LINE ON OKINAWA   U.S. Troops Scale Coral Wall With Alpine Tacties

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Alpine Tactics Crack Japanese Right Anchor

TRIAL LIKELY TO FIX POLICY   Charges Against Yamashita Aren't in Law Books ©

Revarnping Of Law May Result From War Crimes Trial  Yamashita Case Offers Problem

Louisville Man World's Champion Liar  ‘Drv’ Vote Saved Town From Flood

Thousands Die in Hiroshima  60 Per Cent of City - Destroyed by Bomb

Japs Perish By Thousand: In Hiroshima  ‘Practically AIP Life Annihilated

Naval Officer Felt “Bunching’ Of Fleet Unsafe   Says He Urged FDR To Let Fleet Return

Adm. Richardson Testifies F. D. R. insisted cn Fleet Being Kept At Pearl Harbor in 1940

SAYS ROOSEVELT ‘MADE FLEET STAY AT PEARL HARBOR   Adm. Richardson Gives Interesting Testimony .on Attitudes of Late President Toward Japanese.   RICHARDSON WANTED 10 MOVE FLEET TO COAST   Man Who Commanded Fleet  Before Pear! Harbor Says He And President Differed  on Strategy.

165.6 Acres Of Land Along Kaskaskia River Acquired For Permanent Scout Camp

NAZI PREPARE FOR BIG nag BERLIN DRIVE   Lay Immense Minefields on Oder and Mass Great Troop Reserve.

RUSSIANS MAP LAST DRIVE ON ~ REICH CAPITAL   Kuestrin ‘Captured, Red Big Guns Open Gder River Barrage

Japs Reinforce Their Forees o1 Asiatie Coast   Move Appears Intended To Guard Against  Any Landings by U. S. Forces on China Coast

CHEERS GREET OHIO DIVISION AS TROOPS RETURN TO STATES   GREAT WELCOME ACCORDED 31TH DIVISION UNITS WHEN TROOPS LANDED ON WEST COAST

Third Army Tanks Race Over Central German Plains Thru Broken German Defense Lines

FRIGID WAVE MOVING EAST   Temperatures to Fall Today Throughout Area,  Is Forecast

NAGAS AKI STILL USES GAR LINES   U. S. Flier Says Part 0! City Bared By Bomb

Te  jpeg ATTITUDE RILES YANK PILOTS FORCED DOWN ON KYUSHU  Street Cars Run in Atom-Torn bhatt     , 7 “ —

Easter Prayer   ‘To Thee, oh Lord, On this Easter Day, ‘We give thanks/

Flood Waters Sweep Salem and Portland   TWO KILLED, PROPERTY TOLL TOTALS MILLIONS; MANY EVACUATED

GERMANY A COUNTRY OF CONTRASTS AND CONTRADICTIONS OCCUPATION FORCES ARE RAPIDLY FINDING OUT —

The Problem in Germany:  Hunger, Disease Face Allied Conquerors on German Soi

TRIO GREAT ENEMIES FACING CONQUERORS OF GERMAN NATION :  HUNGER, DISEASE AND  UNREPENTANT, WARLIKE SPIRIT OF HINS

Tough Job in Germany!      Occupation Forces Face Country of Sharp Contrasts and Blunt Contradictions

Small Force of Japs Continue Iwo Fighting   4,000 Marines Killed In Island Campaign

ROTARY TO HAVE 4 SUNDAY P.M. LECTURES HERE   Don Bolt Will Be First Speaker Next Sunday Night

Tickets To Be Available Soon Fo: Rotary Institute At High School

Noted Doctor Expires At 74   Dr. Hugh Young, After Colorful Career, Dies of Heart Attack

Clement Attlee Likely To Head New British Cabinet By August 8   Labor Party Leads Nearly 2 to 1 With 376 Seats To 181 For Conservatives: Many Of ‘Winnie's’ Colleagues Are Unseated

Socialist Called On To Lead England Through Reconstruction And’ War on Japan

Churchill, Eden Hold Seats In  Commons Vote   Attlee Is New Leader As  Conservatives Lose 2-1

Labor Takes Over British Leadership   Clement Attlee Virtually Sure Of Premiership

Labor Party Wins Election, Though Churchill and Eden  Are Returned to Commons

Attlee to Take Over British Premiership.  wT fet a Mit Sec none Camncervatve   Leftist Vote Sweeps Conservative Mombhers From Parliament Control

sLABOR PARTY'S ATTLEE LEADS » BALLOT SWEEF   ‘Winnie’ Returned to Commons, But He'll Yield As Prime Minister

Labor Party, _ Headed By Attlee To Lead Nation   Labor Party's Victory Smashing; Leads In Common Seats 2 To 1 Over Conservatives

Churchill Defeated By Labor Party In Britain’s Election      No Changes in Foreign Policy Expected from Victorious Clement Attlee and Laborites, Who Advocated Nationalization of Basic Industries As Campaign Keynote

Chur chill Covumnmaii  Loses To Labor Party   ‘Prime Minister Wins Seat In Commons  Along With Anthony Eden

Britain’s Labor Party Wins Election In Big Landslide; Churchill, Eden Retain Seats

Clement R. Attlee Expected to Succeed Churchill as Prime Minister to Lead — Nation in War Against Japan 

Winners Campaigned on Platform For Nationalization of Heavy Industry: ‘Winnie’ Wins District

Labor Leader Atlee Is Victor   CONSERVATIVES VOTED OUT OF OFFICE IN BRITAIN

‘Labor Party's Victory Won't Mean Long-Haired Brand of Socialism

BRITAIN SURGES STRONGLY TO LEFT AND CALLS LABOR PARTY TO LEAD THE NATION   King George to Call on Clement f. Attlee, Party Leader, to Form New Regime In  Parliament August 8th   DOZEN OF PROMINENT CONSERVATIVES DROPPED

Voters In England Swing to Left by Defeating Conservatives With Margin of Two to One.   CHURCHILL, HOWEVER, RETAINS COMMONS SEAT

Attlee Likely Will tiead New Regime   Landslide Of Leftist Votes Sweeps Conservative Party Of Churchill Out Of Control Of Parliament And Labor Party Into Power.   Churchill, However, Retains Seat

Investigate Crash of B-25 Plane   10 Soldiers, Two Wacs Parachute To Safety

12 Parachute from  Crippled Aircraft   10 Soldiers and 2 WACs Escape; 2 Hurt Shghtly

Dueren And 20 German Cities Fall   First And Ninth American Armies  Drive Relentlessly Towards The Rhine River.

1st, 9th Armies Sweep Up 21 Towns In 30-Mile-Wide Plunge Near Rhine;  Planes Stop German Reinforcements

FIGHT LOOMS ON NEW DRAFT BILL   ‘Work-or-Fight?’ Tag Dropped When Penalties Accepted

WAR WORK BILL FACES FIGHTS   BLOC BATTLES LOOM OVER FARM DEFERMENTS

HOPE HELD FOR TRAPPED MINERS   Negro Is Hero of Party of 9 Rescued Late Yesterday

High Hopes: Held For Safety of Mine Workers   Rescuers Expect to Reach Men Before Many Hours

NEAR 22 MEN LEFT IN MINE   Removed Nine Late Yesterday; Eight Of Them Alive

RESCUE IS NEAR FOR 22 MINERS   Of First Nine Carried Out Eight Are Alive; Hopes High for Others

Hope Raised For Safety of More Trapped Miner:   Rescuers Expect to Reach Remaining 22 Men Before Many Hours   DIGGING THROUGH SOLID SLATE WALT   Eight of Nine Men Found Yesterday Responding to Hospital Treatment

HAROLD M. LAMPTON, EM 1-c, BEING DISCHARGED AFTER 43 MONTHS ACTIVE DUTY

Enemy Forces On! Mindanao Are Cut in Half   24th Infantry Now Nearly Halfway Across Big Southern Island

JAPS’ MINDANAO FORCES ARE SPLIT   ADDITIONAL 10,396 NIPPONESE BODIES COUNTED BY YANKS IN LAST WEEK.

Second Reorganization of Stafe Department in Year Is Imminent   Grew, Rockefeller an MacLeish Are Uncerfain of Futures

BYRNES APT TO SHAKE UP ~ STATE UNTT   Elaborate Overhaul Plan Shaping on Return

Second Reorganization of State Department in Less Than Year Expected Soon

Auto Industry Strikes Widen, 200,000 Idle   Truman and Labor Chief Plan Conference Over Reconversion Crisis

Congress Shows Concern (ver  Strike Problem   Hope For Solution Is Pinned On Coming Labor Man agement Conference   STRONG MEDIATION AUTHORITY NEEDED

COLLEGE IN TURMOIL OVER RACE EQUALITY   Girl’s Editorial Leads t Temporary Suspension

College Suspends Student Paper That Urged Equality of Negroes   Girl Editor Had Advocated Their Admission Ac Students and Members of the Same

Student Paper Ordered Suspended as Officials Take Issue with Editor

ROVING FLEET EXACTS HEAVY JAP SHIP TOLL   Aircraft Loss Also Terrific   SILENCE BROKEN

Carrier Force Deals Terrific Damage to Japs   Nimitz Reveals Enemy Losses in Two-Day Strike

RUSSIANS MARC} INTO E. PRUSSIE FROM SOUT   Nazi Retreat Becomes Chaotic on 600-Mile Carpathian Front

KAST PRUSSIA INVADED BY SOVIET ARMY   Russian Forces Are Striking Progressively Stronger Blows at Nazis.

Toyko May Be Next on List For Atomic Bombs   New U.S. Weapon May Prevent Future Wars

Mark Nip Cities For Destruction If Fight Continues   Military Thought Altered by Explosive Has Peacetime Use As Well as War

BELIEVE TOKYO NEXT ON ATOMIC BOMB SCHEDULE   Say New Harnessed Energy is Several Years From Practical Use

Japan Capital Believed Next.  Atomic Tarcet   Officials Try to Evaluate Possible Effects of Terrifying New Weapons Duri ‘ing War, Peace

C BOMBS TO CHANGE WAR   First Bomb Only a Warning: Believe Hiroshima Base ° Wiped Out.   JAPS HAVE NO DEFENSE

FACES LIMIT OF 40 HOURS TD QUIT WAR   Forecast Demand Backed by Threat ef Destruction by New Bombs.

Japs May Get Another Chance To Surrender   Second Ultimatum, Backed by Threat of the Atomic Bomb, May Save Japanese from Utter Destruction.

Report Japan Given 48 Hrs To Surrender Or Be Blown Into Oblivion

MAY GIVE JAPAN A FINAL CHANCE TO CAPITULATE   Reliable Sources Predict An Early 48Hour Ultimatum, Backed By Threat Of Quick Oblivion  rom Atomic Bombs; Questions  Are Raised.

While Result of Dropping Bomb on Hireshima Sunday Night Remains Unknown it Is Believed the City of 318,000 Was Largely Wiped, Out; Washington Buzzing With Comment

U.S. Trying To Evaluate Effect Of New Force   Terrifying Weapon Holds Key to War, shaping World of Tomorrow

Other Big Cities May Also Be Hit Soon; Hiroshiina, City of 300,000, Believed Wined Out.

Japs May Be Given 48 Hours to Quit—London  BR. BWENRY RR JAMESON

Tokyo May Be Next To Feel Bomb Blast   Mueh Research Needed to Convert Atomic Energy into Useful Power

ANOTHER SURRENDER ULTIMATUM TO JAPAN FORESEEN BY BRITISH  NEW ATOMIC BOMB EX.   NEW ATOMIC BOMB EXPECTED TO RAISE INTER NATIONAL QUESTIONS

TOKYO MAY BE NEXT ON TARGET LIST   Officials Try to Evaluate The Possible Effects of Terrifying New Weapon   PLAN TIGHT CONTROL

Word toJapan IsQuitorBe  Blasted Away   British Newspapers Forecast Ultimatum With 48-hour Finale

TOKYO MAY BE NEXT ON LIST FOR ATOMIC BOMB DESTRUCTION   WASHINGTON OFFICIALS TRYING TO EVALUATE EFFECTS NEW WEAPON

Tokyo May Be Next Area Due For Destruction   War’s Quick End Seen By Many As Result Of U. S. Powerful  ~ Weapon

Development of Atomic Power Kept Under Tight Control   Japs Have No Defense Adequate Against Bomb; Hour Most Critical

New Surrender Ultimatum to Japan Forecast.   British Press Raises Question Whether United States and England Will See Fit. To Share Secret With Their Other Allies

Use Of U.S. Atomie Bomlk Would Erase Jap Peoples   Invention Heralded sy Britain’s Press

Tokyo Marked For Affack By Atomic Bombs   Japanese Capital Or Other Chief Cities Face Horrible Doom

Officials Try To Evaluate ‘Possibilities   Old Ideas of Defense Are Due to Undergo Radical Changes

Development Of Bomb To Be Kept Quiet   It Can Be Used For Both War. Peace So Is A Twoe Sided Problem.   WARNING TO ENEMY

NEW WEAPON MAY SHORTEN PACIFIC WAR   Use In War, Peacetime Discussed By Washington Officials

Nips To Receive New  — Surrender Ultimatum   Threat Of Destructive Power Of Atomic ’ Bomb Will Back Up Terms

MUST DECIDE IF ALLIES TO SHARE ATOMIC SECRET   Believe Next Demand To Quit Will Carry 48-Hour Time Limit

Tokyo, Other Enemy Cities Facing Ruin  From Atomic   Terrifying Weapons Have Untold Limit

Tokyo to Be Next Target?   Believe Hiroshima May Re Obliterated; Had 318,000 Population

British Predict New UC ddnannsedussan—WV adhaiae 42 Hour Limit-—Comins

[Another Ultimatum To Japan Seen With Disclosure Of New Weapon; Possibilities Increase

Backed by New Atomic Bomb Threat   London Press Expects 40 Hour Time Limit  To Japanese

British Forecast New Ultimatum For Japs to Come Soon   New Atomic Bomb Might Cause Japs to End Useless Struggle

Jap: Capital May Be Next In Line   Tokyo’ and Other Centers To Be Targets of Atomic  ~ Bombs   WILL EFFECT WORLD   Officials Expect New Weap:on To Speed End of the War

MAY BRING SURRENDER   British Believe Ultimatum May Be Served On Japan

Present National Defense Ideas Changed With First Blast of New U.S. Weapon

FIRST RAID ONLY A WARNING; TOKY9 MIGHT BE NEXT   EXPERTS CONSIDER POSSIBLE EFFECTS IN GUARDING PEACE

War Industry Cities Marked   Superblast at Hiroshima Considered Warning to Enemy; U.S. Propagandists Follaw Up With Mighty Word Barrage

British Press Forecasts New Ultimatum   Raise Question Whether U S.. Britain Will Share Se cret Of Bomb.   ‘CARRY TIME LIMIT

Tokyo May Be Next Target For New Bomb   Hour Considered Most Critical in Japanese History

Japan Flooded With Accounts Of New Weapor   British Scientist Asserts No Nation Can Long Withstand Devastating Effects

Old Ideas Of Defense Face. Drastic Change   Industry And Trade May Be Completely Revolutionized

New Surrender Ultimatum To Nips Forecast   Predicted It Will Give Enemy 48 Hours to Cait War Or -Be Blasted. Into Oblivion

Tokyo May Be Next on List of Cities Marked for Attack   Potentialities of New Energy Enormous in Experts’ Belief

Dropping Of First Bomb Is Warning; U.S. To Continue Unless Japs Quit

Believed Next On List For Destruction    Officials Trying To Evaluate Possible Effects Of Terrifying New Weapon      Revision Of Air War Tactics Seen If Atomic Bombs Can Be Delivered Conventionally   Few Fast Bombers Could Accomplish Mission Now Requiring Hundreds Of Plone

Atomic Bombs May Blast Tokyo In Next Attacks   Officials Try To Evaluate The Possible Effects Of Terrifying New Weapon—Both On Bringing This War To An Early End And On Future

Much Change To Follow New Weapon   Entire Military and Scientific System of World Will Be Affected; Invention Will Be Felt In Every Nation in War and Peace, Scholars Say

Tokyo May Be Next To Feel Impact Of Atomic Bomb; Discuss Effects On Pacific War, Use In Peacetime

TO BE BACKED BY THREAT OF ATOMIC BOMB      Secret Is Held Solely By U. SAnd Britain

Threat of Atomic Bomb to Back New Ultimatum   To Carry a 48-Hour Time Limit; Explosive Wilf Influence Future International Relations

Terrifying New Missile Makes Ol . Ideas Of. Defense Obsolete; Peace Possibilities Great

Tokyo Believed Next City To Be Destroyed   Japanese Unable To Put Up An Adequate Defense For Allied  Atomic Bomb

Enemy Gets Warning in Broadcast   British Experts Study Influence Ot New Weapon

Tokyo May Be Target Of Atomic Bombs   Japanese Offer More Resistance

But Peacetime  Use Not Near   But Certainly Old Ideas of Defense And Security Are Thoroughly Outmoded

Yanks Prepared To Increase Use Of Atom Against Enemy; Damage At Hiro Shima Unassessed But Enemy Declares Destruction Great

THINK TOKYO MAY BE HiT BY NEW BOMB   Enemy Capital or Some Other Great War Industry City Is Believed to Be Next on List of Atomic Missive.

Evaluate Effect Of New Forcé   Terrifying Weapon Holds Key to War, Shaping World of Tomorrow ‘-.

Threat Of Atomic Bomb Adds Weight To Demands That Japan Quit War Now  PROBLEMS CREATED   By Discovery Of Great New Force; Germans Worked On Similar Weapon But Never Reached Goal

Should Britain, America Share — Secret With Allies   Bomb Would Influence Future International Rolatiane Say Britich

New Weapon   Entire Military and Scientific System of World Will Be Affected; Invention Will Be Felt In Every Nation in War and Peace, Scholars Say

New Power To Revolutionize  World’s Ideas   Second Jap City Believed On List For Destruction

Discovery Affects Nations’ Relations   Whether United States, Britain Will Share Secret is Question; Man Has Means of Destrovine Self

Believe Tokyo Next On List: Few Details   Steel Tower ls Vaporized During Test

See a New Ultimatum To Japan   British Press Makes Prediction; Questions Wisdom Of Sharing Secret Of New Bomb

Health Plan Issue for Solons   Expected to Request Compulsory Insurance Law in Message

Warren Offers   Legislature  Wide Prosram   Public Health, Recreation  and Housing Chief  Issues

(-82 Will Undergo Cold Weather Test   Snow, Ice, Frigic Frigid Weather to Test Packet’s . Moettle “i

(-82 Will Undergo Cold Weather Tesf   Snow, Ice, Frigid Weather to Test Packet’s Mettle

2. West Wall Hubs Flanked   Goch, Calear Fall Believed Jmmuiinent

Montgomery Severs Goch-Calcar Highway   First Army Flanks Siegfried Bastions To Paralyze Nazis South Of Kleve

Entire Nazi Position Is Neutralized   British Push Through Weok Spots To Reach sGoch-Calcar Bastions

YANK DATES ~~ ~~ IRKED APS      SAILORS SLAP JAPANESE GIRLS FOUND WITH AMERICANS.IN TOKYO PARK

NEW MINDORO GAINS SCORED BY AMERICANS   CARRIER PLANES OF PACIFIC FLEET HIT FORMOSA

Yanks Sink, Set Afire 25 Jap Ships Off Luzon, Make Two New Mindoro Landings

More Troops: Hit Mindoro   Large Transport And Freighter And 21 Smaller Vessels Sunk Or Fired

Planes Sink Or Set Afire 25 Jap Ships   ‘Attack off Luzon; New Landings Made. On Mindoro Island  AIRFIELDS BLASTED

Yanks Bear’ Down Hard ~ In Islands   Sink or Set Afire 25  Jap Ships Off Luzon  "- And Make Landings On Mindoro .

NEW LANDINGS BY YANKS ON MINDORO TOLD   Leyte Mop-Up Continues With 1,287 More Of Fugitive Japs In Death Count

Heavy Blows Dealt Enemy Along Coast   Large Transport Sent to Bottom

25 JAP SHIPS DESTROYED OR SET AFIRE OFF LUZON COAST   Two More Unopposed American Landings Nee Made On Mindore Island; Mop-Up Continues On Leyte With 1,287 More Enemy Troeps. Killed

25 JAP SHIPS HIT IN RAIDS. BY U.S. FLIERS      American Bombers De liver Blows West of Luzon

YANKS BATTLING IN STREETS OF ATH REICH CITY   Germans Report U. 5, Units Have Forced Rhine——Foe Destroys Bridges

AMERICANS HAVE WON APPROACHES TE 4 BLASTED BRIDGES  »~ FRONT LINE DISPATCH SAYS COLOGNE MAY BE

AMERICANS HAVE WON APPROACHES TO BLASTED BRIDGES   FRONT LINE DISPATCH SAYS COLOGNE MAY BE TAKEN ANY TIME

AmericanUnits Close in On Jap Hideouts   Capture of Live Nip General Means Furlough

YANKS MOP UP LUZON HIDEOUTS   Se ee  Prize Of 45- Day States Furlough Offered For Live Jap Generals

3,000 Tons of Fire Bombs Are Dropped In Raid   Japanese Defenses Caught Napping By Pre-Dawn Assault

JAP PORT TO WATER EDGE   Set Fires Visible 150 Miles Away in 3 Other Cities

Four Cities Are Blasted By U. S. Bombers   Port Of Kagoshima Is Burned To Water's Edge As Result Of Superfortress Attack

150 Superfortresses 5 af The Port Of Kagoshima .      SET FIRES VISIBLE 150 MILES AWAY  . Sees, es sae reuse wre   Opening Of The Second Phase Of Air Offensive Against Japan

Rioting Annamites In Indo-China Kill U.S. Army Officer   Yank Headquarters Are Under Seige

NAZIS CONVICTED OF KILLING FLIER   Third Army Commission Orders Police Officers Hanged for Murder

Army, Navy Balk At Extra Limited Service Men but Ask Civilian Work Draft

Must Have Work-orFight Legislation To Cover All In 1845 Year Group.

Military Demands ‘Work, Fight’ Law   Chiefs Say Induction Must Be Speeded Up

MANILA HAS FALLEN TO THREE AMERICAN CONVERGING FORCES  MOPING UP CONTINUES BUT CAPITAL FREE AFTER THREE YEARS

MacArthur Bids For Assignment To Seize Tokye   Only Rifle, Artillery Fire Now Heard On Streets; Total Of 5000 Freed

Manila Won, On To Tokyo, Is M’Arthur Slogan; More U.S. Prisoners Are Freed

Manila Free Atter Three Years In Jap Hands  "On To Tokyo!” Is Yank Battle Gr

Knockout Blow Is Dealt Japs in Capital of Philippines by Paratroopers Who Snap Trap Shut — Two Bridges Over Pasig River That Runs Through City Left Intact — War Continues Elsewhere in Far East

Triumph Liberates 5,000 Imprisoned 3 Years By Enemy   On To Tokyo!’ MacArthur Cries As-Only Mopping-Up Of Japs Remains To Be Done In Philippines Capital; Fierce Fighting Still Faced In Bay Region

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PLAN ~>—NOT DROPPED IN-CONGRESS      MERGING OF ARMY AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS STILL LIVE  ISSUE UNDER SUR FACE

LAST-MINUTE BREAK MADE BY GERMANY   Fast-moving Patrols In Hot Pursuit of Retreating Enemy Armored Forces.   BULLETIN

HOUSE TENTATIVELY APPROVES INCREASE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE   GOVERNOR NAMES TWO  BOARD HEADS AND SEND: . NAMES TO CENATE

Army-Navy Group Asks Argentine Cabinet Resign —   Government Sets Spring Election

Peron Flees In Face of Arrest Threat   Farrell Sets April 7 as Date For Election

Government May Be Put In Hands Of Supreme Court  wregsery? i noryyarT

National Hara Kiri Is Only Alternative Leaders Declare  BOMBARD PEOPLE WITH RADIO TEXTS  U.S. Army Gathers More Strength For Final Blow

Strike Of Steel Workers Looms   600,000 Employes To Vote Soon On Walkout

Marines Batter Way To Second  Iwo Airdrome   Capture Of Second Key Air. field On Island Appears To Be Imminent   RESISTANCE OF JAPS FANATICAL

FIERCE FIGHT . FOR AFIELD ‘1S UNDERWAY      NAVY GUNS gAND LAND AND CARRIER PLANES GIVING ALL-OUT SUPPORT IN BATTLE ON IWO

OPEN NEW DRIVE FOR WO DROME   Massed Naval Guns and U.S. Planes Support Attack by Marines

WU) SELUND KEY AIRDROME ABOUT TO FALL  Marines Launch New Ov an arttra   Marines Launch New Offensive

Superforts Make Big Fire Attack On City of Kobe   Two U. S. Destroyer: Sunk by Japanese Off Okinawa Coast

Report Discloses No Nip Attack if Diplomats Won   Planned to Battle American Fleet lf Surprise Failed

Move Conceived Months Ahead Of Pearl Attack   Plotted Knockout Fight With Fleet; Dec. 7 Date Was Set Month Before

NIPPON NAVAL HEADS POINTED FOR PEARL HARBOR ALMOST YEAR  __ IF RAID FAILED ALL-OUT -NAVAL ENGAGEMENT WAS TO BE SOUGHT

Japs Given Last Minute Information   Espionage Supplied Task Force That Hit Hawaii With Late Details on  American Fleet Tinits

Jap Attack Plans Bared   Espionage Gave Foe Late Reports On U.S. Vessels

J. 5. SHIP DISPOSITIONS WERE KNOWN   Jap Fleet Given LastMinute Details as It Steamed to Attack— Had Planned Sea Fight if Strategy Failed.

Decided to Call Off Attack If Negotiations Succeeded; Had Last Minute Report on Ships

REVEAL STRONG ESPIONAGE IN ATTACK PROBE   Planned to Call Off Attack If Peace Talk With U. S. Succeeded

American Fleet Strength At Pearl Harbor Known By Japs Through Espionage

Accurate Espionage Showed U. S. Strength   Foe Planned To Call Off Raid If Washington Par leys Succeeded; Ready To Risk Entire Fleet In De  cicive Rattle

Jap Task Force Knew Of Ships In Pearl Harbor      Planned To Call Off Attack If Diplomatic Negotiations With U.S. Succeeded

Admiral Inglis Says Tokyo War Lords,Decided to Strike at Pearl Harbor in January, 1941

Speedy Approval Of Tax Cuts Due   Individuals Can Expect New Reductions in 1946

HOUSE, SENATE AGREE ON. TAXES   COMPROMISE BILL GOES TO HOUSE'.' TOMORROW

Expect Approval of Tax Relief Bill   Disagree ‘On Prospects For Further Reductions

UNION ISPUNISHED BY WAR LABOR BOARD   Striking New York Newspaper Delivery Men Lose Bargaining And Wage Rights

IAPS CANT MEET OCCUPATION COSTS   Pauley Inspects Bank Vaults; “Doubts 17 U.S. Claims Made

PREMIER CURTIN FUNERAL FRIDAY   Gen. MacArthur  Hurrying To Australia For Last Rites Of Leader

PREMIER JOHN CURTIN DIES   AUSTRALIAN WAR LEADER IS HEART VICTIM

John Curtin Dies of Heart Disease   General Hurries Home For Special Funeral

PREMIER CURTIN OF AUSTRALIA DIES IN SLEFF   MacArthur to Attend Special State Funeral in Canberra

CURTIN FUNERAL SET FOR FRIDAY   MacARTHUR TO ATTEND SERVICES FOR PREMIER

‘UNPLEASING -FORECAS]   A Cold and Disagreéable Week End Is Forecast for Kansas

UNPLEASING FORECAST      A Cold and Disagreeable WeekEnd Is Forecast for Kansas

‘700 Houston Grocers Vote — ‘To Close Markets Until Meat ‘Ceiling Prices Enforced

Landing Rights Sought By U. S.   Strategic Fields In Other Nations Wanted For Military Planes

U. 8. BARGAINING FOR AIR RIGHTS   Bases Sought In Strategic Points Abroad

Girl Shows Brother How They Hang Bad People -- It Was Too Realistic 

Bribery Trials Ordered By Carr   Five Are Bound Over In Conspiracy Case

TRIALS FOR 5   Dentist and Four Former Solons Held By Judge Leland Carr

UAW LOCALS RAP MOVE T0 REOPEN CM DARTS Pl ANTS   Union Agreement Is Opposed at Flint, Mich., and Lockport, N.Y.   NO BACK TO WORK ORDER   Decision to Resume Output Rests With the Locals, Thomas Indieates

USS MISSOURI TO BE SCENE OF HISTORIC JAP SURRENDER ON AUGUST 31ST, 1945

FINANGIAL CRISIS FACED BY UNRRA   NATIONS ABLE TO PAY TO BE ASKED FOR MORE FUNDS AND SUr@Lies.

German Army Falls Apart  In Northwest   Troops Throwing Away Arms And Fleeing Zones Of Action

Germans Aiding British   Hun Leaders Say it Is Impossible To Continue War

German Army Reported To Be Out of Control   Nazis Throwing Away Arms, Refusing To Carry On Struggle

Will Seek To  TearDownTher Rehabilitate   House Measure Would Offer Attractive Financial Inducements To Volunteers.

Solons Turn Attention To Touchy “Probleme @f Homecoming for Joes

Want All 2-Year Men In Service Out Cf Uniform   House and Senate Focus Attention

Germans Are Bitter, Are Not Repentant   Went Along With Hitler Willingly, Will Still Listen to Nazi Leaders, Prussian Militarists If They're Not Eliminatec

Two Military Forces Now Functioning in Carinthia   ‘Clay Says Allied Government in Reich Going to Be Military   Dangerous Not to Treat Nazi Hiah Command as Criminals

NAZI LEADERS OF ALL KINDS MUST BE SUPPRESSED IF NEW WARS ARE 10 BE AVERTED

Huns Bitter, Sullen Since  Their Defeat   German People Are Not Repentant, Allies Will Have to Curb Groups ‘That Breed  "ars

Prussian Leaders Have Kept Europe (n Constant Turmoil   German People Followed Fuehrer, His Gang Willingly

Nazi, Prussian Sropaganda Must Bc Chokeaqa— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  ‘Germans Bitter Against Their Conquerors

Russians Within 60 Miles Of German Frontier, Advancing Unchecked Across Poland Plains

OLD BLOOD AND GUTS HAS TEARS IN EYES   Gen. Patton Breaks as He Leaves Third Army

Gen. Eisenhower At Wife's Bedside   Temperature Down After Pencillin Injections

Gen. Eisenhower Gets New York's Biggest Welcome   Seventeen-Gun Salute Starts City’s Homage to Conquering Hero

4 (00,000 IN N.Y oTRELTG TO GHEER IKE   Greatest Welcome City Ever Staged Received by Eisenhower.

NEW YORK TOPS ALL ‘WELCOMES’ TO EISENHOWER   Four Million Jam Streets To Honor General Of Armies

NEW YORK WELCOMES EISENHOWER   Millions Greet General Ike In Record Reception

Kisenhower Gets Hero’s  Weleome In New York   Four Million Line Manhattan's Streets To Get Glimpse Of Conqueror Of Germans; General Pleads Strong Preparedness To Maintain The Peace

IKE’ 1S GIVEN TOP WELCOME BY NEW YORK   Four Million Persons Line Streets, Ticker Tape Shower Terrific

FOUR MILLION WELCOME. IKE ~ TO NEW YORK   Lower Broadway Sets New Record for  Enthusiasm

Four Millions Cheer General In New York   Half Of Metropolis Lines Sidewalks In Tribute   Eisenhower Will Be Honored Tonight At Banquet

Eisenhower isWelcomed In New York   Biggest of Kind Ever Stagec _-Rides Through Show er of Paper

Gains Scored in Okinawa Philippines, China As Air        Nip Diet Balks at Giving’. Its Powers to the Cabinet:

BORNEO CUT OFF BY INVASIONS BY AUSTRALIANS   Jap Officialdom Thrown Into Confusion as Reverses In War Continue

VETERAN AUSTRALIA TROOPS HAVE SEIZED ENTRANCE BRUNEI BAY  - GEN. STILWELL WARNS   GEN. STILWELL WARNS THAT JAPAN MAY HOLD OUT TWO YEARS MORE

VETERAN AUSTRALIA  TROOPS HAVE SEIZED  ENTRANCE BRUNEI BAI GEN, STILWELL WARNS  THAT JAPAN MAY HOLD OUT TWO YVEARS MoRE

Yank Planes Pound Japan For 5th Day   Widest Allied Gains Made in China With Futing Captured

Borneo Attack Throws Enemy Into Confusion   Jap Parliament Revolts; Allies Gain Everywhere In Pacifie War

Aussies Drive Inside Borneo Against Nips   American Bombers Extend Air Assaults on Japan Into Fifth Day — Gains Posted in Philippines, China, Other Fighting Fronts.

Troops Seize Entrances to Strategic Bay   Ninth Division Veterans Encounter Little Opposition in Surprise Landing on Two Islands and on Mainland

Allies Gain In Air And On Ground: New Strike Off Borneo; Enemy May Last Two More Years, Says Sti lwell

Invading Aussies Overrun Beaches, Confuse Japanese   Yanks Carry Air Attack Into Fifth Consecutive Day

REVOLT AT HOME BEWILDERS JAP LEADERS IN WAF   Enemy Parliament Kefuses to Rubber Stamp Bill Handing Reins to Suzuki

Greatest Air Raid Against Nippon Now In 5th Day   Widest Advance In China; Big Philippine Gains; "Anticipate 2-Year War

U. 0 PEARL QUIZ 1S BEING BLOCKED   Sen, Brewster Says He Was Denied Right to Investigate Report Vital Papers Are Missing.   DECLARES OFFICERS CHANGED TESTIMONY   Calis for Opening of War Department Records—Open Hearings to Get Under Way Nov. 15.

PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY RAPPED   Efforts To Find Missing Papers Blocked, GOP Senators Claim

JAPAN CONTROL RUNNING ATOMIC ISSUE CLOSE RAC!   Foreign Ministers Beain Fourth Day Of Exploratory Talks

Byrnes, Bevins Lunch Guests Of Molotov. :   Atomic Bomb, Japan Control Rank at Top Of Parley Agenda

Third Session Of Ministers Important One   Molotov Host To Bevin-Byrnes At Luncheon

Atomic Bomb Big Problem   Jap Control Another Topic of Early Talks At Moscow Parley

Atomic Bomb Issue Studied By Ministers  Molotov Host To Visitors At A :  fora: {ERIN SIN ET comp, “TR

Jap Control Issue Enters Big-3 Talks   Bevin, Byrnes Also Lay Atomic Control Views Refore: Reda

Byrnes Plans: to See Stalin Soon   Molotov Entertains With Luncheon. for Visiting [ Ministers   NO FORMAL DISCUSSION   Big Three’ Will Consider Atomic Bomb at Important Meeting

METHODIST STUDENTS CHALLENGED TO MEET AND SOLVE PROBLEMS  THREE DAY YOUTH CONFERENCE CLOSED WITH IN-

METHODIST STUDENTS CHALLENGED T0 MEET AND SOLVE PROBLEMS  THREE DAY YOUTH CONFERENCE CLOSED WITH IN. STALLATION OF OFFICER:

Complete First Lap Of Return   74 Docked at East Coast Port Yesterday Aboard Queen Mary; Others Have Landed in Florida.

74 to Dock Today On Queen Mary   European Vets Complete First Lap of Return by Landing at East Coast Ports.

JAP RESISTANSE COLLAPSES IN OKINAWA TODA)   Enemy Airborne Suicide Troops Lanid on U. S. Airdromes

Jap Air-borne Suicide Troops Land On U.S. Held Airdromes   PROMPTLY BLASTED GROUNDED CRAFT   Six Aircraft Carriers And New Task Force Arrive Off Okinawa

Jap Collapse Imperils Rear Of Two Cities   Enemy ’Chite Unite Report Assaults on Okinawa Airdrames

REDS CLAIM NAZI FAST FRONT FALLS   Germans Get Full Propaganda Blasts as Russians Use Surrender or -Die..Theme . .-»..

East Wall Is  Broken -- Moscow   Broadcast Says German Front In East Has Collapsed.

PARALYSIS CASES INCREASE; STATE NEED OF CAUTION   EXPECT MORE CASES TO OCCUR DURING THE PRESENT MONTH

FATE OF THREE FLIERS UNKNOWN   MacArthur Expected To Ask Details; Three Freed Men Tell Stories 

> Navy hers Put To Death By Borneo Japs   Men Executed After Surviving Crash Over Jungles; Four Reach Safety

Survivors of Borneo Dogfight Tell Story  Reveal Five Navy Fliers Executed

Services To Be Held In Heidelberg  General ates Will Be ~ [Interred In Luxembourg

Will Sleep With Many (GI's Who Sacrificed Lives  ‘Under His Command

BODY" OF GREAT MIL WILL REST WITH THOSE OF 3RD ARMY MEN WHO DIED IN BULGE

Gen. Patton To Be Buried In Luxembourg  Body To Be Taken Tc Cemetery Where 3r Army Bulge Battle  Victims Are Interred

General Patton Will Be Buried In Luxembourg   Announce Funeral Set Tentatively 10 A. M. Monday

Funeral Service Schedulet In Luxembourg Monday For Famed General

Gen. Patton Burial fo Be Held Monday   Funeral Rites Set For Tomorrow; Two Armies Aid

GENERAL WILL BE BURIED IN LUXEMBOURG      Hold Funeral Services In Heidelberg On Sunday;  Interment Monday

WEE PICKS LUXEMBOURG SITE WHERE LIE FALLEN SOLDIERS OF THIRD ARMY

uxembourg 3urial for 3en. Patton   Funeral to Be Held Sunday At Heidelberg

Episcopalian Services  Will Be Held Sunday At Heidelberg With Burial Monday Morning

Patton Will Be Buried With Men   Funeral Services for General Will Be Held  Tomorrow   RITES AT LUXEMBOURG   Third and Seventh Armies Will Have Part in  Ceremonies

GENFRAL 10 REST WITH DEAD ¥FROES OF HS THIRD ARMY   Episcopal Funeral Services  ‘Will Be Held at Heidelbore Teamoarraw

Funeral Services For Gen. Patton At Luxembourg   Ten Generals Are Included Among Honorary Pall Bearers, Episcopalian Service Planned

Patton’s Grave to Be With Those of 3d Army Men Who Fell in Bulge

I ARE SCHEDULED   Funeral Services Will Be Held at Heidelberg Sunday Afternoon.   BURIAL WILL BE MONDAY

General Will Be With Men Who Died in Battle Year Ago; Bodv in State

Gen. Patton Will Be Buried in Luxembourg   Funeral Services for Great American Tank Commander Will Be Held in Heidelberg Sunday Body Will Rest Among UL. 8. War Heroes

American Troops Mourn. Passing of Brave Sol‘dier,Pay High Tributes

Gen. Patton Will Lie With Third Army Men Killed in Battle   Funeral Services and Burial will Take Place Monday; Interment to Be at Hamm; Body Of Great Armored Commander Resfs in State

‘Patton To Be Buried In.  Luxembourg Monday With \Casualties Of Third Army

Patton To Be Buried In Cemetery With Gls Who Fought With Him   Funeral Arrangements Call For Burial In U. S. Army Cemetery At Hamm, Luxembourg; World Mourns Loss Of Great Leader.

Funeral Service to be Held Tomorrow With Burial Monday; Lies in State  in Heidelberg

‘Patton Will Be Buried With Men   Funeral Services for General Will Be Held  Tomorrow   -RITES AT LUXEMBOURG

To Rest With  Those Dying In Battle Of Bulge   To Be Buried Monday At American Military Cemetery At Hamm, Near Luxembourg City

Gen. MacArthur Admiral Nimitz Tops in Pacific  *° Ceneral To Command   General To Command All Ground Forces In That War Theatre

Hero of Bafaan To Have Charge Of Land Attacks   Nimitz Will Continue 1 Conduct. Ali Sea Campaigns

MacARTHUR AND NIMITZ WILL SHARE COMMAND IN’ PACIFIC   General Will Lead Army Forces And Admiral Will Be In Control Of Fleet In Operation Against Japanese; Arnold Heads Air Corps

TOP JOB GIVEN TOMACARTHUR   To Command All of Army In Pacific and Nimitz All Navy Forces

PACIFIC BATTLE FORGES MERGED   MacArthur Commands All Army Units, Nimitz Is Naval Chief

Poles Announce Krakow Free As Warsaw Falls   Russ Advance on 250-Mile Front; Yanks Flattening Salient Drive Within Four Miles of St. Vith Hub

Czestochowa. Warsaw and  Krakow Taken   Berlin Only 260 Miles Away; British, Yank Forces Pound Out New Gains on Western Line

Yalta Pledge Hints at New Blow in North   Decisions of Crimea Meet Already on Way to  Darfarmanro

Action To Settle Fate of Germany Already Started   Decisions Affecting Shape of Pacific War May Have Been Made

Invasion Of Norway Foreseen   Russia May Side With Allies in War on Japanese

TORNADOES KILL 38, INJURE 150 IN SOUTE   Twisters Sweep Parts of Alabama and Mississippi—Property Damage Heavy.

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service   “JAPS’ CLAIM ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED IN AIR

ee Fs  NIPS BAY ‘yHsT AxOMIC Ras { BUBST BEFORE STRIKING ‘GROUND BUT ADMIT .  DAM Suit DONE,

U.S. MARKS END OF LEND-LEASE TO ALL NATIONS   Halt Transfer of 2 Billior Non-Military Goods In This Country

Cancel Contracts, Cash-Carry Basis To Govern Future   President Truman Directs All Outstanding Lend. Lease Contracts Cancelled   COST THUS FAR FORTY BILLIONS   Foreign Governments Must Make Other Arrangements Than Getting Goods On Lend Lease

3ACK TO CASH BASIS AS AID PROGRAM ENDS   Allies Notified of Decision to Halt Shipments Abroad

{) BILLIONS IN AlD TO ALL'SS IN FOUR YEARS   Action Ends U, S.’ Era of “Arsenal of Democracy”

Lend - Lease Ends Abruptly   President Truman Directs End of Operations _

BOETTIGER OUT AS PUBLISHER   Jrreconcilable Differences’ With Hearst. Given as Cause

Jap Premier Credits = Bomb As Ending War   Wake Island Back in ck in Yankee Hastie; - British Flag Again Floats Over Singapore

Jap Premier Says Atomic Bomb Was Last Straw That Brought Surrenger   ATROCITIES DISCLOSED   Captured Airman Beaten With Sticks For 24 Hours And [Then Beheaded.

Three Killed In Plane Fall   Five Known Safe After Bomber Explodes Neor Earlsboro, Other Bodies Sought

Lower axes Go In Effect On Monday   Twelve Million Will Be Exempted From . Poying Income Taxes

New U. §. Revenue Law Which Slashes Nation's Tax Bill Is Effective Jan. 1

Individuals And Business  To Be Helped   Five Billion Dollars To Be  Dropped

EARNINGS FOR LARGE GROUP   Allow Extra Time for Veterans to  Pay Off

New Revenue Law Cutting $5,920,000,000 From Tax Bill Effective Midnight Monday

Tax Cutback Law in Effect On January 1   Dole on Personal Pay to Decrease; Profits Anele Out

ASA RIVER BRIDGED   Yanks Cross Barrier to Naha in Spite of Human  Bombs

Drive on Naha Shaping Up  Marines Bridge   Marines Bridge Estuary Despite Jap Efforts

DETERMINED U, 8. DRIVE ON OKINAWA CAPITAL SHAPING UP  TWO JAPS MAKE THEMSELVES HUMAN BOMBS RUT FAIL WRECK BRIDGE

YANKS MANEUVER TO STORM NAHA. OKINAWA CAPITAL   CROSS ASA RIVER; JAP BOMBS FAIL TO WRECK BRIDGE

Sixth Marines Renew Drive for Okinawa Capital  Asa River Bridged Despite Jap Haman Bomb Effort; Oth

Yanks Span River To Mount Attack On Naha   Superbombers Batter ‘Six Jap Industrial Sites, Airports Today

NAHA TARGET OF U. S. OFFENSIVE   Determined American Drive Taking Shape On Okinawa.

Yanks Shaping Naha Offensive   Marines Bridge Asa River Despite Jap Try To Blow Up Span

Marines Push Over River Barrier Before Island City  Creaccina Made Desoite Jan Human

Determined U.S. Offensive Against Naha, Capital Of Okinawa, Being Shaped Up

 Offensive Against Naha Shaping Up   Marines Bridge Asa River Despite Jap Human Bombs Effort

ASA RIVER IS SPANNED BY MARINES   Okinawa’s Capita! Guarded By Another Winding River

Sixth Marine Division In Drive On Nahe   Aerial Mining Blockade Latest Worry Of Japs

NEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST NAHA   Sixth Marines, Newly Arrived, Join Battle on Okinawa.   RIVER NATURAL BARRIER

MARINES CROSS RIVER ONE MILE FROM NAKA CITY   38,857 Japs Have Been Killed In 6 Week Campaign

Rivers Rising At Pittsburgh   Forecast Crest Of Five Feet Above Flood Stage

GERMAN CAPTIVES ATE HAM, EASTER SUNDAY   Priseners Ate Better Tham Many Civilians, Bestem Newspaper Acceunt Reveal

Need of Steady and Adequate Flow Of War Workers Behind 4-F Furor

New Attack Launched, Nazis Say   « First, Third Armies Drive Into Siegfried  * Line

Americans Hit Western Front Defense Line   10 or More Divisions Smash at 30-Mile. Strip At Center of Weakened Siegfried. Line

Cross Border In Two New Places   American First Army Continues Its Drive Against the Nazis   First and Third Army Troops Launch a Full Scale Assault

Yanks Dri:ze Across Reich Border at 1\3 New Places As Artillery Pocads Line

STORM AGROGS. REICH’S BORDER   Artillery Starts Pouring Shells Into Main Sieg- fried Line Works.   FOOTHOLDS BROADENED

First Army Lroops Storm Across Border in 2 Places               Germans Report Gen. Eisenhower Has 60 Divisions Ready for Attack tc Gain New ‘Offensive Bases’

Thinned Nazi Lines Giving Way fo Yanks   More Than 100,000 Troops Advancing Into Siegfried Line

Storm Across German Border — In Two Places   Gen. Hodges’ Artillery Pours Shells Into Main Concrete Defenses Of  Thinly-Held Nazi Line

, First Army Hits In Two «More Places   Third Also Drives Into Thinned - Out Siegfried  Fortifications.

Foothold in Reich Widens   Troops Increase Pressure on Nazis on 35-Mile Front

oe 0 ”™t” CRCE —§ BORDER AT #0 NEW  POI 2 3, SHELL SIE.. 2IED LINE

U.S. Opens Up On Western Front With New Assault   First Army Hits Siegfried Line With Artillery

PRESS FORWARD THRU CENTER OF WESTERN FRONT   THIRD ARMY WIDENS BRIDGEHEAD ACROSS OUR RIVER TO 5 MI.

First Army Infantry Plows Through Snow Drifts and Begins Assault Upon Siegfried Line.   FULL SCALE ASSAULT REPORTED UNDER WAY

Americans Storm Over Nazi Border At 2 New Places   Gen. Hodges’ Artillery Pours Shells Into Siegfried Line Concrete.   First and 3rd Armies Have Assault Going

TEN DOUGHBOY DIVISIONS PUSH INTO GERMANY   Siegfried Line Found Undefended at Seme Points, With Nartis Gone to Fight Russians

WHITECLAD INFANTRY OF U.S. FIRST ARMY TORI OVER BORDER  Perm saerm sc.) TIE 6 aT   DOUGHBOYS OF FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES STAGING FULL SCALE ASSAULT

2 U. 8. ARMIES PUSH AHEAD ON 30 MILE FRONT   Near Major Water Barrier Blocking Road To Cologne

Americans Pierce Nazi Border In 2 New Places  Artillery Is Starting Pouring Shells At Sieafried Line

Its Artillery Started Pouring Shells Into the Main Works of the Thinly Held Sieg  fried Line.   ALL ALONG A 35MILE ASSAULT FRONT   First and Third Armies Had a Full Scale Assault Under- way With the First Army Reaching the West Wall.

10 New Divisions  Added To! st and 3rd Armies; Bolster New Drive On West. Front

New Allied Push Finds Weakened  Siegfried Defense Empty Pillboxes, Ol   Empty Pillboxes, Old Men and Boys, Now Man Nazi West Line

YANKS LAUNCH HEAVY FIRE ON SIEGFRIED LINE   Over 100,000 U. S. Troops ir Offensive Opened on West Front

Ten Or More U.S. Divisions Massed On 30-Mile Front   Over 100,000 American Troops Driving Into Thinned Out Sieafried Defenses

Full-Scale Assault Under Way on 35-Mile Front; Bridgehead in Germany Extended

First Army Storms Ahead   First And Third Armies in Full Scale Assault Gain Along 35-Mile Front

DRIVE OPENS ALONG FRONT OF 35 MILES   Push Carries U. S. First Army Into West Wall and Third Five Miles Inside Germany — AllOut Push Expected.

Storm German  Border   Next Few Hours Ex pected to Show Whether Weakened Siegfried Line Can Long Be Held

GEN. EISENHOWER MASSES 60 DIVISIONS FOR FULL SCALE FFENSIVE ON WEST FRONT   First and Third Armies Driving Into Thinned-out Defense : And Advance To Within Three Miles of  Headwaters of Roer River Dams   PATTON WIDENS BRIDGEHEAD ACROSS THE OUR

” Americans Storm German Border #In Two Places   Artillery Blasts Main Works of Siegfried Line as White Clad Infantry Plows In

Yanks Open Full Scale Blow At Siegfried Line; Blast Concrete Works

NEW OFFENSIVE IS BELIEVED UNDER WAY   Germans Say Villages Lost But Front Is Unbroken   PATTON’S FORCES   Widen Bridgehead Across Our River: Nazi Try To Regain Balance

PATTON'S ARMY STORMS ACROSS CERMAN BORDE   Drive Reaches West Wall Ramparts—Forces 5 Miles Inside Reith

Siegfried Line Being Stormed   Eisenhower Has 60 Divisions Poised For Drive...

Into. Siegtried Lin to Siegfri ine While Patton's Men srrenginen Hold On rman Soil

100,000 TROOPS SMASHING FORTE TO COLOGNE   Over Dozen Towns Inside Reich Are Captured

Yanks Batter Siegfried Line In Snowstorms   Reinforcements Moye Up as Big Attack Starts

First Army Fighting On German Soil   Joins Third Army it Full Scale Assault on Nazi Defenses

PRESSURE PUT ON NAZIS BY U.S, FORCES   Shaken Reich Is Challenged By  Americans

Yanks Edging  Ahead Slowly At Monschau   Ten U.S. Divisions Attack Went Wall On 30-Mile Front

Allies Advance And Take Over Many Villages   Forces Nearing Dams Held By Nazis As Drive Gains

DRIVE NEARER HEADWATERS OF ROER RIVER   Widen, Bridgehead Across Our River to  “Thrust Into Reich 

2 ARMIES LASH 30-MILE FRONT INNAZICENTER   Germans Say Some Villages Lost, But Claim Defenses Haven’t Been Broken

U.S. First Army Infantry Storm Cerman Borders   Hodges’ Artillery Commences Bombardment of Siegfried Forts; Patton Joins Oense

Observers Doubt That Thinned Nazi Line Will Be Able To Hold   Berlin Reports Offensive Brews   Germans View American Troop Concentrations  In West With Alarm

Yanks Launch New Attack, Nazis Say   10 U. S. Divisions Pound Center of Siegfried Line.

10 Divisions Widen Slash In West Wall  Increase Pressure as Nazis Thin Defenses to

Troops Press Nazis in 30Mile Section   Americans Advance Into Siegfried Line As New Tank Attack Is Made at Monsechau

Ten American Divisions Push  Western Wall      Exerling Pressure On 30. Mile Fortified Zone; ’ Find Many Pillbaxes Abandoned

Yank Troops Move Across  Reich Border   Artillery Starts to Pour Shells on Main Siegfried Concrete Works

Fortified Sector Said Menaced By 10 Division:   100.000 Or More Troops Near Dams Controlling Flood Levels Of Roer

Envoys Carry Detaits On Army, Fleet Units   Junker Transports Bring Delegate: To Final Conference With Allies

NAZI-ALLIED HEADS MEET IN SCOTLAND   Confer On Evacuation Of Troops In Norway

Allies Confer With Germans About Norway   Conference Held Over Means Of Moving Troops Home      300.000 INVOLVED   n Czechoslovakia Rebel Germans Capitulate

Alliedand German Officers Confer On Norway Set-Up   Diehards Surrender By Thousands To Reds In Czechoslovakia

PLAN SURRENDER OF 300,000 NAZI NORWAY TROOPS   Czech Fighting About Over—Germans  Ordered from Oslo

NAZI NORWAY DELEGATION ARRIVES IN SCOTLAND: 10 PLAN EVACUATION   GERMANS ORDERED TO LEAVE OSLO; REMAINING WARSHIPS ANCHORED IN FJORDS; SUBS GIVE UP

RAF Blasts Two Railway Cities  ‘Nuernberg, Wuerzburg Raided; Berlin and Vienna Areas Hit ..

TWO GERMAN RAIL ~~ GHTTES BLASTED   PLANES HIT NUERNBERG AND WUERZBURG—MOSQUITOS SMASH BERLIN.

2 REICH RAIL CITIES RAIDED   Berlin Pounded for 25th Consecutive Day; Oil Refineries Hit

‘SOVIET STAND BAR TO PLANS   Russian Insistence on Veto Harms Law m

Taft Assails Soviet Demand For Veto Power   Hits Idea of Law Fron Which Nations Can Exempt Selves

SOVIET STAND IS HIT BY TAFT   Says Reds Make It Impos. sible to Establish An  International Law

DETROIT MAYOR RACE BITTE R   Jeffries, Frankensteen Carry Campaigns To City’s Doorsteps

Detroit Mayor Race Turbulent   Serious Charges Fly In Battle for Post

New Landing Gives Control At Baliknapan   Report Complete Control Of Area Is Now Held By Australian Troops   CELEBES AND JAVA AIRFIELDS BOMBED

New World League Will Have Strong Military Force Ready to Compel Obedience, Special Air Contingents

WORLD LEAGUE PLANS STRONG ARMY WITH AID EADCE TA. CTDIVE IAL FAAEDCENICY

Force Backs Peace Plans   B-29s To Spearhead United Nations Arms

U. S., British Set Up Unit On Palestine  To Study Project Giving Haven To 100,000 Jews

Buy War Bonds and Stamps.   NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

Pay your carrier promptly.   NOTICE. TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

PATTON FORCES CLOSING IN ON LUDWIGSHAFEN   Resistance in Mainz, Saarbrucken and Worms Desultory

Commtitee Backs Bill to Encourage ~ Army Enlistment:   Eliminates One-Year Provision for Men Already In the Service

ONE YEAR ENLISTMENTS FOR MEN NOW IN SERVICE ELIMINATED IN SENATE VOTE

1-Year Army Enlistments Eliminated   Senate Committee, How. ever. Endorses Bill To Encourage Volunteers

Quick 0. K. On  Peace League Charter Sought   Truman Wants Ratifica tion By Senate Before Congress Recesses.

TRUMAN SAYS POLISH ISSUE BEING SOLVED   President Scotches Rumor Eisen. hower Won't Go Back to “urope After Visit

Truman Asks Peace Charter  OK by July 15   Plans to Submit Treaty to Senate June 25 With Action Request

World Peace Pact May Reach Senate For Approval Soon   President Wants Treaty Ratified By July Fifteenth

VACATION FO CONGRESS DIMS   White House Drives For  Quick Ratification of Peace Charter

TO ASK CONGRESS TORATIFY TREATY   Truman to Ask Approval of ~ San Francisco Work by July 15   SEES DANGER IN DELAY!

SF. Peace Pact 0.K. Speeded   Truman Hopes to Place Treaty Before Senate in Two Weeks; Ratification by July 15 Asked; Would Have U.S. Be First

ROAMING TROPICAL STORM HAS CHANGED ITS COURSE AGAIN  LATEST ADVISORY IS THAT IT MAY HIT BETWEEN PA. LACIOS-PORT ARANSAS

Sister Elizabeth Kenny Ready to Leave Country If People So Desire

FDR Secrecy On Yalta Deal  Causes Storm   President Is Urged To Reveal Any Other . Hidden Plans

DISCLOSURE OF OTHER SECREI TREATIES URSEL   Roosevelt’s Oldest Adsisera Alarmed at Reaction in U. S.

FDR Advisers Call Secret Vote Deal Colossal Blunder   Stettinius To Confer With Pres. To Make Early Explanation

Bradford Man Shoots and Kills  His Wife, Wounds Daughter and Frienc And Then Kills Self Sunday Night

Frederick Bellis. 40. And Wife Dead; Others  Not in Serious Condition

ORGANIZED NAZ RESISTANCE IN VIENNA ENDS   German Garrison in City Described as Confused Mob

NAZIS IN VIENNA CONFUSED MOB   Garrison Fights to Escape; Koenigsberg Falls With Heavy Nazi Losses

RED COLUMNS HAVE CRUSHED MAIN: FORCES   SOVIET TROOPS BREAK UP ORGANIZED RESISTANCE AND MAY BLOCH ESCAPE ROUTE

U. 5. Employee Drew $30 Each Day For Six Months, but Did Nothing

Mussolini Favored Peaceful Gesture by Axis to Assure  Rancevelt Defeat

Mussolini Sought Peaceful Gesture To Hurt Roosevelt   Thought Only War Outbreak Woule Result In Roosevelt's Third Term Election

IL DUCE MADE PLEAS FOR AXIS PEACE GESTURE   Dead Leader’s Proposal Ig nored Shortly Before Polish War Outbreak

AXIS WATCHED © US, ELECTION   MUSSOLINI WANTED PEACE GESTURE BEBORE POLISH . INVASION AS POLITICAL 2% STRATEGY

50,000 Kept Idle By U.S. Strikes   Goodyear Dispute Affects 16,000 in Ohio

IST ARMY BEATS OFF STIFF NAZI RESISTANCE   Clears Foe From Honnef; Fighting Continues in Outskirts

F ive Jap Ships Fired By Yank Bomber Attack   Leyte-Based Liberator: Blast Clark Field In Manila Areas Formosa  Sector Raided

BOMBS RAINED ON JAP FIELD   Manila Area Pounded by Liberators—778 Japs Killed; One Prisoner

FORMOSA REGION HIT BY BOMBERS   Five Japanese Ships Fired, Four Planes Shot Down

Leyte Liberators Bomb Manile Other Planes Hit  At Formosa To North

STEP UP AIR ASSAULT; NEW ATTACKS MADE   Clark Field Hard Hit By Bombers From Leyte

Clark Field Hit Again by Liberators U. S. Planes Also  Annarnack BA lewnem

MacArthur’s Stepped-Up  Air Assaults Hit Formosa   Japanese Are Given Unhappy 1945 Start

Set Five Coastal Ships on Fire, Shoo Down Four Planes;  Bomb Clark Field

Leyte-Based Liberators Make New Year's Day Raid On Manila’s Clark Field   MacArthur Brings Formosa Into His Communique For First Time

Hit Jap Ships Off Formosa   Bombers Batter Clark Field at Manila—— Meet Heavy Fire

Leyte-Based Bombers Raid Clark Field   Patro] Planes Approach Formosa, Set Coastal Ships Afire And Shoot Down Four Plane

Clamp Pincers on East Prussia In Effort to Sever Province   LONDON —U?)— Marsha! Stalin announced Saturday night that the red army had captured Tilsit, East Prussian transport center.

B-295 HAMMER SINGAPORE BASE   TOKYO REPORTS DAMAGE, SCORES OF CASUALTIES

REPORTS RAID ON SINGAPORE   Attack Had ‘Good Results, Says General Arnold

ONLY NARROW ESCAPE ROUTE LEFT TO NAZIS   Industrial Liegnitz {s Among Cities Taken By Soviet Troops

Big Industrial Center of Liegnitz Taken in  Attack  FALL IS ADMITTED  IN NAZI BROADCAST  Other Gains by Russians Announced in Second  Order

Reds Smash Forward In 37-Mile Dash In Bid To Bring Flanks In Line   Germans Announce Loss Of City Of Liegnitz West Of Breslau, Which I[s Surrounded

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Soviet: Smash ” Fells’ Citadel:  In Piers   Russians -Topple:.5. Cities In. Massive: Battering OF Carmon T tna

Reds Reach ober River Only 23 Miles From Saxony   Industr ial Center  Of Liegnitz Falls;  Continue Advance

Russians Go Tn Direction  Of Dresden ©   Soviet Push Into *' sy Saxony May Outflank Capital of Germany «; -

Big Industrial City of Liegnitz Falls  Russians Are Now Within 84 Miles of Dresden

Canadians Force Nazis From =~ West Part of Kleve in Drive   aytire MICCMMtZ te Silesia, Drive: Close: lo Saxony Lrontier   Japs Put Up Ntiff Fight

RUSSIANS PUSH FORWARD ALONG EASTERN FRONT   Encircle Breslau, Capture Liegnitz In Major ” Operations   DRIVE IS REPORTED STILL ROLLING ON

Force Nears U.S.-Soviet Border Line   General Hodge Says American Soldiers May Police Country

American Troops Move Into Kaino   Lies. One Mile South Of Occupation Line

‘Government Asks Sober Celebration lOFV-E Day: Leaves Matter:Up:to People

— BIG FIV E— Trieste  Fate Hang:  In Balance  soviet Designs © On Italy Land

Serious Clash of Viewpoints  Mars Big Five Conference; Reds, Anglo-Yanks Differ

Trieste Poses Ques tionmark  For Big Five   May Set Precedent For A Number Of Postwar Disputes In Europe

Japs to Get 28 Million Fires Per Raid   AMAZING WEAPON IN U. S. OFFENSIVE ON JAPS REVEALED

INCENDIARY BOMBS TO START 28,000,000 FIRES IN SINGLE JAP RAIDS ARE PLANNED .-

BORNEO LANDING REPULSED, JAP RADIO DECLARES   Enemy's Losses in Men Last Week Highest in All Pacific Island Warfare

Women’s Exhibit  At 4-H Club Show  On August 23 Baked And  Canned Entries Le pon Rr. Tesokl wel

Women’s Exhibit At 4-H Club Show On August 23,  Baked And Canned Entries  To Be Judged

SEVERAL BILLS GET SIGNATURE   Only Dozen Measures Remain for Goodland to Sign Before Sept. 5.

0 no eS  Rescue Fliers Take Big Chances  ee ene a ie  Texan Puts ‘Cat’ Down on Pacific Despite High h Waves 1 To Get Aussies on Plane Wreckage

PHYSICIAN STABBED: ROBBED BY TWO MEN   Condition Considered Serious For Cleveland Doctor

oldier Is Wounded in Former Logan Business “oe oe A. . Tfoldup at Springfield Man D     in Virginia

Senator Asks Drafting Cease  Threatens Repeal of Selective Service

DEMANDS QUICK END 10 DRAFT   Sen. Revercomb Plans Bill To Halt Selective Service

Will Take Action Unless Drafting Stops ‘This Week   Revercomb Asks Congress End Selective Service

Senator Opens Drive To End Drafting Men   Says Volunteers Furnishing All the Men Army And Navy Reported to Need

SAYS DRAFT GAN ROLL TO DEAD STOF   Senator’ Says Unless It Is Stopped This Week Conaress ‘Should Act.

‘STOP THE DRAFT’. SENATOR ORDERS   CALLS ON CONGRESS FOR ACTION AGAINST CONTINUED CALLS

Says Draft Should End   GOP Senator Calls’ For Congressional Action By Week End; “Plenty of Volunteers

Senator Says Army Has Enough Men   End of Service Act Is Favored by Senator Revercomb

BREAK DEADLOGA ON REGIONAL PACT   United Nations Charter Would - Permit Defensive Alliances for Emergency Cases

Defense Treaty Compromise May Break Deadlock  Proposal Would Permit All Kations fo Make Treaties

Regional Security Deadlock Broken By U. S. Delegation At San Francisco

SNAP DEADLOCK AT PEAGE MEET   Report Terms Reached or Security System

Offer Regional Issue Formula   Based on Right of All Nations to Make  Own Defense Treaties

End Parley Deadlock      Plan to Fit Regional Security Pacts Into World Security Setup

Regional Systen To Be Tied In With Peace Plar  Small Nations Gain. Advantage Of Early Aid From Neighbors

Regional Pacts Get Recognition Under U.S. Plan   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER  Associated Press Diplomatic News Fditor.

U. §. DELEGATION AT PEACE CONFERENCE BREAKS DEADLOCK  HOW TO FIT REGIONAL SECURITY INTO WORLD PEACE AGREED UPON

U. S. Has Proposal To End Stymie Regarding Peace   Americans Suggest Conference Adopt Plan Allowing Any Nation to Make Treaties For Its Own Defense; Council Would Aid

Has No News On Soviet Break   Report Deadlock Broken on Regional Security Systems

POLISH PROBLEM PARTLY SOLVED AT CONFERENCE   Regional System Deadlock Also Broken After Week Of Negotiations

U. §. Deadlock at Security Meet Broken   Agree on How to Fit Regional Blocs Into Security System

SECURITY ‘COMPROMISE AS OFFERED    By John M. Hightower ted Press) Diploniatic ‘ditor

U. S. Breaks One Deadlock At S. F. Parley   Fit Regional Security Systems Into World Peace Orcanization

Break Deadlock Over Regional Security Systems   A Long Step in Speeding Conference To Successful End; Okay Defense Treaties

U. S. DELEGATION BREAKS REGIONAL SECURITY TIE-UP   AGREEMENT IS SEEN AS A STEP TOWARD SUCCESS OF PARLEY

et eeeemenes inn  Break Deadlock at Parley On Regional Security Plan

Conference Deadlock Is Broken   Over Fitting Regional Security Systems:Into World Peace Group

Americans Break Deadlock Over Regional Systems   To Give All Countries Right To Make Treaties For Own Defense.

DEAD Mf i aa   Find Plan for Ftting Regionai Security Systems  Into Unit.   'COULD MAKE TREATIES

END DEADLOCK ‘ON SECURITY   Solution Speeds Confer. ence To Successful Canclucian

COMPROMISE ON REGION SYSTEMS   Will Recognize Right  of Separate Treaties

Regional Security Deadlock Broken By U.S. Delegation At ‘United Nations Conference   Another Long Step In Speeding Parley Toward Successful Conclusion

D adler Over Thousht  Ended   ‘Plan. “Would  Give “Them Right To Make: Treaties.

Report Break in American Deadlocl Over Security Plan   Compromise Would Permit Regional Defense Treaties

Regional Security Proposal Adopted by U.S. Delegation   Deadlock Over Issue at Frisco Conference is Reported Broken

28 U, 5, NAVY MEN DEAD IN OKINAWA STORM, 423 HURT   Seventy Others Missing With Casualty Reports Still to Be Received From Some Ships at Sea.   SHORE INSTALLATIONS AND BARRACKS LEVELED   Blow Preceded by Torrential Rain—Half Eighth Air Force’s Planes to Need  Replacements.

Navy Makes Report On Okinawa Storm   Twenty-Eight Killed, 70 Missing, 423 Injured

TYPHOON RAZES OKINAWA HUTS   Island Installations Are Shambles After Storm, Says Eyewitness

NAVY REPORTS 423 INJURED AND 70 MISSING   Say 80 Per Cent Shore Stations Damaged Or Wiped Out

Wind Velocity Hit 132 Miles In 7-Hour Blow   Ships in Buckner Bay Headed Ont to Sea Two Days Before Typhoon Struck   Navy Sustained  Brunt of Storm   Damage to Shore Installations and Ships Delays Mincsweeping Operations

Tw enty-eight U. S. Nav v Met Die In Storm   Seventy Missing And 423 Injured  In Destruction

Army Budget For New Year 39 Billions   Truman Asks Congress For Funds to Speed Up Attack on Japan

39 BILLIONS ASKED FOR ARMY   Truman Request Cuts Prelim: inary Estimate

Truman Asks 39 Billion Dollars For War on Japan   Total Program is Beneath Estimate Made by Roosevelt

Pares Military Fund Estimate In Fiscal Year   End of European War Cuts Amount from $45,500,000,000

39 Billion Asked to Speed War      Truman Submits Budget Nearly 61% Billion Under Estimate

Truman Asks 39 Billions. For US. Army   Total Program Shows Sharp Reduction, With European War Ended

Truman Asks Congress $39,019,790,474 ta Aid Army Attack on Japan

Truman Asks 39 Billion For Army  Funds Sought. a   Funds Sought — For Stepped Up Attack on Japs

Outlay for War Cut One-Fourth In Budget Note   Reductions Based On Reduced Needs, Germany Defeated

Asks 39 Billion For West War   Truman Gives Appropriation For Acecellerated Attack On Japan.

Truman Asks 39 Billions ForJap War   Figure Represents Reduce tion In Estimate Made By Roosevelt

TRUMAN ASKS 39 BILLION FOR THE ARMY   Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1 Sought by President to Accelerate the Attack on Japan.

ASKS FUND TO HIT JAPS HARDER BLOW   Truman Calls for 39 Billions for Army in the Pacific  TO REDUCE ARMY SIZE

Army Needs Over 39 Billion Dollars   Truman Submits Military Budget For Fiscal Yeor

Draft Revision Plan Is Killed  Had Planned To Hike Induction Age To 21

SENATE GROUP NIPS 21 TO 26 YEAR AGE PLAN   Committee Approves lan To Increase Army _ Enlistments By Offering Added  Inducements.

SENATE PROPOSAL 0 REVISE DRAFT LAW 1S KILLED IN COMMITTEE  THOMAS OF UTAH HAD PLANNED TO SEEK LIMIT OF 21.96 YEARS

Sought Limit Of Service To Men 21 To 26   Military Committee Approves Legislation to Encourage Enlistments

Draft Law Unchanged   Senate Group Kills Proposal to Revise Limit for Service

Senate Proposal To Revise Draft Law is Killed Of   Military Committee Moves To Encourage Voluntary Enlisting

Sharp Differences Among Solons Over Marshall’s Pledges   Senate Military Chief Wants to Up Draft . Age From 18 to 21

SENATE MILITARY GROUP PROPOSES HIGHER BRACKET  LAWMAKERS DIFFER  ON ARMY PLAN TO RENUCE SCORES

Senate Proposal For Revision OE Draft Killed   Pacific Naval Base ‘Questioning Looms; ‘Silver Price Is Set

Draft Change Plan Killed An Committe   Senate Group Bans 21-26 Age Proposa!; House Law Approved

Proposal To Revise Draft Law Killed Off   Acted Thus To Encourage Voluntary Enlistments In Armed Forces.   THOMAS GAVE IDEA

UP DRAFT AGt LIMIT 10 21 SOLON ASKS   Truman Urges Continuation Of 18-26 Age Limits   CONGRESS   Should Have More To Say About Size Of Army, Wherry Declares

SENATE GROUP KILLS CHANGE IN DRAFT LAW      Congressmen Are Sharply, Divided Over Report By Marshall

Committee Nips Plan To Revise  U.S. Draft Law   Voluntary Enlistment Bill Approved By Sen: ate Group.

Unchanged Draft Limi   Utah Senator Wants Draft Limited to Men Between 21 And 26 Years of Age

Senate Proposal To Revise Draft Law Killed Off   Committee Acts To Abet Volunteers Through Inducements

Proposal to Revise Draft Law Killed Off   Would Have Limited Selective Service to Men 21 to 26 Years

Proposal To Limit Selective Service To Men 21 To 26 Years Of Age Rejected As Military Committee Approves Legislation To Encourage Voluntary Enlistments—Any Attempt To Change Regulations Will Be Delayed, Senator Thomas Says -

Senate Kills Off Proposed Revision Of the Draft Law   Thomas Drops Plan To Limit the Draft Ace to 21-26 Years

ommittee Defeats raft Act Revision   Senate Group Rejects Proposal To Raise Minimum Draft Age From 18 To 21 Yeare

Legislation Designed To Encourage Enlistments Promptly Approved By Senate Committee

Age Limits To Remain In Effect  At Present   Approves Plan To Encourage New Enlistmenis

Senate Draft Revision Plan Is Defeated   Proposal Fails to Win Favor of Military Committee

Draft Revision Plan Defeated   Thomas Drops Plan To Ask Limiting Draft To Men 21 to 26

White House Is Silent On Report   Attlee Would Channel A-Bomb Into Controlled  Peace Uses

No Indication Given When Conversations ‘Are to End; Atomie Talks Are Restumed   ‘Talks WithTruman   Eben Ayers Has Talk With President After Cruise

Presidential Secretary Says Traman. Will Have Noth' ing to Say Until Con-' ference Ends ~~ ,:   British Want Bomb Shared With Others   Would Require All Nation:  ' to Disclose Science Discoveries For Uses For   Pence Alone —

Report Britisher In Favor Of Allied Pool For Atomic Bomb   Three - Power Group Renews Discussions; Plan Joint Statement on », Conference Results

Attlee Would  Share Secrets  With World   Says Unless Guided’ Into Controlled Uses For Peace They Will Be Used For War

TRUMAN SILENT ABOUT RESULTS OF DISCUSSIONS   British Premier Takes Time Out From Talks Today To Prepare Speech

Attlee Suggests UNO Control Of Atomic Energy  White House Makes   White House Makes No Comment As Talks On Bomb Continue

Attlee Reported to Be Seeking International Pool for Atomic Data

Truman Is Silent On Attlee's Atom Bomb Plan   Joint Statement Will Be Issued by President, Britain’s Prime Minister and Canadian Leader at End of Their Washington Meeting

Statement Due At End Of Parley   Congress To Hear British Minister

NO COMMENT FAAM TRIIVAN   Will Have Nothing to Say Until Current Discussions Are Ended.   PLAN JOINT STATEMENT

United Nations Would Be Given Weapon Control   British Said to Favor Pian; Truman Refuses To Confirm Report

Attlee Reported Urging United Nations Control:   President Withholds Statements Until Conference Adjourns

SILENCE CLOAKS. ATOMIC MEETING   Attlee Reported to Favor Pooling of Scientific Information   MAKES TWO PROPOSALS

PEACEFUL USE FOR ENERGY IS SOUGHT   Official Silence Cloaks Historic Conference   Of Other Countries Needed To Get Most Good From Discovery, ‘He Adds

International Pool Suggested By Britisher   Truman Will Not Say Anvthing About Parley Until It ls Over.   JOINT STATEMENTS

SAYS SHARING SECRETS ONLY WAY FOR PEACE   White House Remains Silent On Three-Way  Parley

EXPLOSION AT GAS STATION   Air Compressor Auxiliary Tank Tries Buzz Bomb Anties .

Byrn £ .eturns Folk - ig Parley 'Held In Moscow   Secretary of State Plans Radio Talk Scheduled. Sunday

Lt. Gov. Ellis Orders It Up Without Action By Committee   Measure Is Read,  Then Held Over   Supreme Court Ruling Cited Basis For Bringing Proposal To Floor

Big Three Foreign Ministers Enforcing Secrecy in Moscow Sessicns ~— Announcement May not be Made Until Conferezice Ends,

Big Borneo Oil Center Burning Japanese Says   Nip Correspondent Reports Area Experiencing Worst Baptisin Of Fire and Shelling Possible   Landing Appears Near, Japs Claim   Meanwhile. bt Ts Revealed Myukyus Campaign Cost United States 46,319 Casuulties

Allied Bombardment Of Balikpapan. Borneo Confirmed: Japs Still Expecting Invasion

Daniels Opposes Peacetime Draft   World War I Naval Secretary Testifies

RETAIL STORES OPEN SEVENTH WAR LOAN   B- day—B for. Bonds—Is Se For May 14

MAY 14 TO BE B-DAY   Retail Stores Will, Aid in_ First Day of Seventh War Loan Drive

= Last Major Barrier Falls Before New Juggernaut Crossing Hungary   Over 70. 000 Die By Soviet Arms   Six Armies Rolling Along South Side Of Danube On 62-Mile Front

Powerful Re"  Legions Open Vienna Drive   Big-Scale Attack Sweeps 43 Miles Through Hungary

Reds Sweep fo 83 Miles of Vienna   Soviet Push Costs Germans 70,000 Dead,  Moscow Announces

70,000 Germans Killed   New Drive in West Hungary Goins 43 Miles

Last Barrier Before City Is Hurdled   Juggernaut Costs Germans 70,000 Deac In 43-Mile Gain

RUSS ARMY OPENS PUSH FOR VIENNA   Sweeps 43 Miles Across West Hungary

7,000 NAZI DEAD IN hlloo VIENNA DRIVE   Red Army Rolls Across West Hungary, Within 43 Miles of Goal.

SECOND BATTLE STAR TO RIBBONS   Tettinical Sergeant Edwin L . ‘Walcott Participated in _ Normandy Campaign.

ENEMY DEFENSE ALERTED ALONG SMOKING COAST   Americans Take Week-end Toll of 128 Ships, 92 Planes —Attack Continues.

BOMBARDMENT OF U. 8. FLEET HITS 10 CITIES   Tokyo Reports Raids on Northern Honshu: and Hakkaido Broken Off by Reason of Bad Weather

American Occuptation Army Now 100,000 Strong In Japan  TAKE OVER THREE MORE JAP CITIES  Censorship Limited At Present To Tokyo — Area

OPA Says It Seeks to Aid Small Firms:   "Manufacturers Assert Price Ceilings Deny “Tacentive Profits”

OPA GIVES BREAK TO SMALL BUSINESS   Manufacturers, However, Are Offering Protests

NAM Sees Threat To Reconversion.... .  New Price Policy Fixed To Give Small Business Running Postwar Start

WON'T PERM BREAKING EVEN UPTON ASSERTS   Policy Aimed To Give Small Business Running Start. Bowles Says

OPA Says Price Policy For Industry Keyed To Give Small Business Start

CAPTIVES SAVE LIVES BY HUMAN ALPHABET   Part Of Group Killed Before Own Planes See PW

Soldiers Captured by Nazis Save Selves from Attack by U.S. Planes Through Human Alphabet Signals

Nazis Herd U.S. Prisoners In Box  Cars Headed East   Even Wounded Men Packed In; 277 Yanks Freed At Stalag 12.

Divert U. S, Planes From Strafing Boxcars In  Which They Were Packed

UNION PICKETS DETROIT PLANT   Chrysler’s Dodge Firm Hit By Strike Of 13,000 Men

JAP PLANES ONCE OVER LOS ANGELES   Driven Off On Night of February 25, 1942, by Anti-Aircraft Fire.

President Speaks At - Martinsburg Today   Truman Plans Visit After _ Attending Berryville '  Weddina

MILITARY JUNTA RULES VENEZUEL!   OPPOSITION TO COUP COL LAPSES—SNIPERS STILL ACTIVE IN CAPITAL.

(Marines on Iwo, Troops on Luzon Ready for Kayo   ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT FINDS PROBLEMS IN COLOGNE

U. 8. Military Government Set Up Amid Rubble of Devastated Coloone

Allied Military Government Faces Tremendous Job in City of Cologne

AMG Moves Into Cologne      Face Huge Task in Putting Devastated Rhine City in Order

Yankees Rule German City”   Cologne Comes Under AMG. Administration °

U. S. Military Government Takes Control! Of Germans Still In Devastated Cologne 

U S A rm V Governs  Cologne   Staff Handpicked For Job Last September, Prepared Themselves Since

AMG TAKES OVER RUINED COLOGNE   Will Register Every Person In Weeding Out Soldiers

PLAN INCREASED MEAT SUBSIDY 10 BOOST SUPPLIES, SAYS BOWLES   SMALL PACKERS CHARGE NATION’S POLICIES KEEP BEEF OFF NATION’S DINNER TABLES

TO SUBSIDIZE. CATTLE MARKE}   Price to Slaughterers Expected to Be Raised 50 Cents Per 100.

U.S.Raises Meat Subsidy By 50 Cents   Bowles ‘Tekes ; Action In Attempt To Ease Growing Shortages

MEAT SHORTAGE BLAMED ON OPA   Price Policies Bankrupting  Packers. Taft Says

Cattle slaughter subsidy increased  Bowles announces plan at senate committee hearing

Civilian Food Suppiy To Take Anothe Drop During Next Three Month

Cattle Slaughter Subsidy Boosted   Seek To Alleviate Shortage of Meat

Increase Subsidy to Meat Handlers   Seek to Relieve Meat Shortave

MEAT SHORTAGE   Senate Republicans Make Charges —Say OPA Does Not Allow Mcat Packers Fair Margin of Profit.

Bulletins   BLAME OPA FOR MEAT-SHORTAGE   BOWLES CALLED TO DEFEND FOOD POLICIES 1

PLAN INCREASED CATTLE SUBSIDY   Boost Announced as Move  To Ease Food Shortage

OPA Blamed For Ebbing Meat Supply   Plan Poultry Price Boos! To Relieve Present Criti. cal Shortage.

Meat Famine Laid to OPA   Senate G. O. P. Calls  Policies ‘Ruinous’

Subsidies on Cattle Are Given Boost   Plan Announced by Bowles to Senate Committee  Today

ELAS Reaction Sought As New Greek Regime Formed By Plastiras   Restoration Of Peace In Ancient Nation Seems In Sight As New Premier Makes Way For Posts For Leftist Group; Sofianopolous Foreign Minister

Plastiras Has Ox ‘ganized New  Greek € ‘abinet   Reactions ‘Leftwing ELAS Followers Awaited; New Premier Holds Four  ‘ "Portfolios

Reaction Awaited From Leftwing Greek Elements   Peace Is Hinged On Develonments

ORGANIZE NEW GREEK CABINET   Await Reactions of ELAS Followers in Athens

Plastiras Fills Cabinet Posts   Greek Chief Waits Reaction of ELAS

 oe Organizes New  Greek Cabinet   Plastiras Takes Four Portfolios, Leaving . Room For Ellas.

ELAS Reaction To Plan Awaited   “Common Confidence” Cabinet Is Formed By New Greek Premier

Jap General To End War In China   Hurley Seeking To Settle ChinaCommunist Row

JAPS IN CHINA TOLAY DOWN ARMS   NIPPONESE COMMANDER SAID TO HAVE ACCEPTED suRRENDER TERMS.

Japan Accepts Chinese Order Report Says      Commander .in China Re. portedly Accept‘s Terms of Chiana

Japs in China Accept Terms, Reports State   Commander of Nip Forces Is Said To Have Sent Word to Chiang

‘Lend-Lease to Russia Through Europe Suspended; New Shipments Only for Those at War With Japs

LEND-LEASE AID TORUSSIA CUT BY ‘WASHINGTON   Shipments to Soviets Through Europe Suspended—Goods Apparently Can Move Over Other Routes.   IMPLICATION OF SLAP AT MOSCOW AVOIDED   Whether Order Is Connected With Recent Diplomatic Developments Is Not Disclosed.

Lend-Lease to Russia Revised   Shipments Through Europe Suspended, Says Crowley as U.S. Reviews Program; Soviet Goods by Other Routes Unaffected

More Delay Seen On Manpower Bill   Opponents May Balk A Naming Conferees

Commercial Version of Experimental iSeasher With Propeller in Tail Will Be Ready for Civilian Use Soon

Record-Flying Plane Pledged as Transport   COMMERCIAL VERSION OF XB 42 TO REPLACE pC-3 AIRLINER

  ‘Commercial Version of Experimental Bomber With Propeller in Tail  iWill Be Ready for Civilian Use Soon

Balkan Border Problem Aired   Byrnes Summons Expert: "Wo ND, Set

Byrnes Calls In Advisors on  Balkan Affairs   Potentially Explosive Balkan Situation to Be Handled After  Italian Peace Treaty

Balkan Experts Are Summoned   U. S. Calls Several  To Big Five Parley

Byrnes Calls Experts on Balkans   Turbulent Situation to Be Aired by Big Five Conferees

BYRNES SUMMONS  BALKAN EXPERTS   BIG FIVE AIRING OF TURBULENT POLITICAL SITUATION IN. AREA LOOMS.

ELECTION STIRS UP BRITISHERS   Bitter Campaign Nears Climax; Victory Seen For Churchill

TUAYU GLA YANKS INVADE RYUKYU ISLES  Only 300 Miles From Mainland  DE STROY be ONVOY  Great Fleet Stands   Only 300 Miles From Mainland   DESTROY CONVOY

RYUKYU INVASION REPORTED: PLANT ON FORMOSA HIT   Japs Announce Landing; Nimitz Reports 8-Ship  Enemy Convcy Sunk,

“JAPS SAY YANKS TRY INVASION AT RYUKYU ISLANDS   HWimitz Tells of Destroyed Convoy; Silent on Report;  Formosa Blasted

Counter- Attacks Slow Up Action From Balikpapan   Enemy Attempting To Stop Break-Out From Bridgehead

Fierce Fighting Reported Around The Manggar Airstrip   TIGHTEN HOLD ON RICH OIL FIELDS   Carrier Based Planes Hammer The Enemy Positions

Japs Attack Near Manggar Airstrip   Two Thrusts Repulsed with Heavy Losses to Enemy; Soemba Village Captured by Aussies

Counterattack Of Japs Broken By Australians   Manggar Airstrip On Borneo Is Scene  Of Fighting

STOP JAPANESE COUNTER CHARGE AT BALIKPAPAN   Japs Seek To Stop Aussies Fron Breaking Out of Bridgehead

AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE AT BALIKPAPAN   Japs Make Two Counter-Attacks At Manggar Field

C. Watts Praises County's Bond Campaign   Second Place in State In Making “E” Bond Ouota

Citizens Urged to Fulfill Bond _ Pledges By Then   $8,500,000 In Bonds Have Been Bought In County Since Jan. 1, 19-41

ORDERS DELAY  IN MKAY CASE   Judge Simpson Feels He Should Take Case Under Advisement.   30 - DAY CONTINUANCE

JUDGE ORDERS 30-DAY DELAY IN MCKAY TRIAL   Takes Defense Motions Un der Advisement, To Set New Date

Surrender Scoop Is Issue. een RENE:  Eisenhower Says Kennedy's s Story Violated Army Rules

Aiser rower Savs +. ‘fen a- 7417; “Oo ica. Sensors1)” oia_engec.

Question Any Violation Eisenhower, AP Head Swap Messages Over War Scoop

JUDGE FULLER OF MOUNT AYR DIES   ‘Held Court In This District Since 1917

MONTY ASSERTS BULGE CAVES IN   Allied Patrols Gain Four - Miles on Heels of Nazi Retreat

Steel Workers Seek §2 Day Pay Increase   Answer to Truman Request for Higher Purchasing Power

Detroit UAW Is Given Authority To Take Action   Automotive industry Labor Picture Dark; Walkouts Threatened

“TIGER” COMMENDED _JAPANESE UNIT THAT ENGAGED IN BRUTAL PRACTICES

“TIGER” LINKED DIRECTLY WITH WAR GRIMES —   Witness Testifies He Commended Brutal ‘Police Unit

Attlee, Bevin Reach Berlin   Charchill and Eden Out of Big-3 Picture

Attlee Takes His Place At Potsdam   Bevin Accompanies Prime Minister; Night Session Held

LINES ORDERED HELD IN ITALY   Hitler Shifts Men From Norway To Bolster Reno River Flank

Strike Total Past 132,000 Mark for Week   Labor Disputes Sharply Curtail Production At Westinghouse Plants In Six States

Labor Disputes Push Strike Total Past 132,000 Mark; Westinghouse Electric's Plants Hit in Six States

Strikes Make 132,000 Idle In Nafion Today   4,500 In Detroit Defy Ultimatum To Return To Jobs

132,000 OUT OF WORK BECAUSE OF STRIKES   No. 1 Sore Spot Continues at Westinghouse Plants

6 Persons Dead in Flash Flood  New. Jersey Valley Scene of Destruction

SIX KILLED IN THE WAKE OF A STORN   Severe Electrical Disturb ance Hits Lehigh Val. lev—Four of Victim: Are Crushed When a Wall Crumbles.

Lehigh Valley Storm Kills 6   Report 1.06 Inches Of Rain in One Hour And 15 Minutes

SIX LOSE LIVES IN FLASH FLOOD   Damage Runs High As Storm Strikes Lehigh Valley

Torrential Downpour, Accompanied by Lightning, Drenches Lehigh Valley—Flash Floods Cut Swath of Devastation That Hampers Communication with 25-mile Stretch of Valley

Homes Buried By Flash Flood   Six Persons Die In Lehigh Valley Storm

SIX ARE DEAD IN WAKE LEHIGH VALLEY STORM   Rips Up Roads, Overflow: Streams, Causes Huge Property Loss

New Storms Sweep Lehigh Valley Area   Six Persons Lose Lives: 25 Girl  Scouts Are Rescued

Six Persons Die As Storm Hits Lehich Valley   Two Heuses Crushed Under Rocks of Landslide; Girl Scouts Rescued from Camp

STORM CLAIMS LIVES OF SIX   Four Killed in New Jersey As Landslide Destroys Two Houses

Six Killed In  Jersey Storm   Rising Waters Of Dela‘ware Causes Landslide, Crushing Houses.

Storm Kills 6 Persons In  Lehigh Valley   Heavy Rainfall Causes Damage

STORM KILLS AT LEAST 6 PEOPLE   Electrical Storm Races Through Lehigh Valley; Houses Crushed By Rocks.

Six Killed as Storm Strikes Lehigh Valley   Four Crushed to Death As Stone Wall Falls On Twe Houses

Six Dead in Lehigh Valley Storm; Hioh Water. Landslides Take Toll

SEVERAL PERSONS REPORTED DEAD IN WAKE LEHIGH STORM  FOUR PERSONS WERE DECLARED CRUSHED TO

Electric Storm Hits Valley, Six Persons Dead   Officials Say Worst Storm in Area Since 1942 When 3? Killed

6 Known Dead Result Storm In New Jersey   Severe Electrical Storm Caused. Stone Wall To. Crush Two Haims; Many Injured

LEHIGH VALLEY STORM KILLS 6   HEAVY DAMAGE S CAUSED BY WIND, LIGHTNING, RAIN

Storm Death Toll Is Heavy   Lehigh Valley Area Is Seene Of Fleods

Lend-Lease Amendment Tumed Dowr   Extension Voted Aftey:Truman  Breaks Deadlock

Gen. Wainwright May Witness Formal Surrender “ Of Jananese.   "CHUTISTS RESCUE HIM

Wainwright Is En Route io Chungking   itera of Corregidor Freed   Prov jan  ehuria By U. S. Paraclhntists

WAINWRIGHT IS FREED BY U, S. PARACHUTISTS   oe --- oe  Hero Of Bataan May See Captors Surrendering

HERO OF CORREGIDOR RESCUED FROM PRISON MAY BE AMONG OFFICIALS AT SURRENDER

Airmen Liberate U.S. Prisoners From Jap Camps  General Wainwright  Is Among Many To Regain Freedom

Wainwright Quits Prison   Rescued General on Way to Chungking; May See Surrender

Released From Jap Prison By U. S. Parachutist:   Hero Of Corregidor May Witness Forma! Signing Of Jap Surrender In Tokyo

General Wainwright, Liberated From Jap Prison Camp, Enroute To China   Leader Of Epic American And Filipino Resistance At Corregidor, Is Well; Report Most Of Prisoners Of Japs Treated “Quite Well.”

WAINWPIGHT TO SEE SURRENDER   Japan Protests the Use of Airborne Rescue Crews

Wainwright Released by  Parachutisis   U. S. General, Native Son Of Walla Walla. Hero Of Corregidor, May Be On Hand for Surrender

PARACHUTE TEAM REACHES PRISON, LIBERATES 1673   SULLEN JAPANESE OFFER NO ATTEMPT “AT RESISTANCE

Gen. Wainwright, Liberated From Jap Prison Camp, May Witness Formal Surrender   Hero of Corregidor Among Hundreds Of Allied Prisoners to Gain Freadom Through Work of American Parachutis?s

WAINWRIGHT MAY WITNESS FORMAL JAP SURRENDER  GENERAL RESCUED FR( PRISON CAMP NOW ED

PRISONERS RESCUED FROM JAPS   American Parachutists Find Gen. Wainwright, Hero Of Bataan, Safe

WAINWRIGHT IS ALIVE AND WELL   General Who Was Hero Of Corregidor Is Found In Jap Prison Camp In Manchuria; Going To Chungking.

 Wainwright, Rescued from Jap Prison Camp, May Attend Formal Surrender

Wainwright Rescued Fron Prison Camp By ’Chutists May Attend Jap Surrender

Wainright Found Safe and Well At Manchuria Base   Famed Gallant Hero of Corregidor Held for Three Years, Found By Yanks.

Wainwright Due in Chungking Shortly Following Rescues   Tell Story of Daring Parachutists Who Released Troops

Patterson In As New  Secretary   Indicated Force In Uniform May Be Cut by July  1 to 1 630. 000

SENATE SENDS TAX MEASURE TO HOUSE   Strikes Out Provision for Reorganized Railroads

SEE NEW TRIAL FOR LAVAL   F ormer Premier Reynaud Heads  List of French Figures

HOUSE JAMMED WITH GROCERIES   Death Reveals Huge Stocks Held by Factory Worker

WORLD ENTERS ERA OF PEACE   President Says ‘We: Are. Faced With Greatest Task Ever. 

Miss Your Paper?   VICTORY BRINGS ERA  REPLETE WITH MAJOR  RECONVERSION TASKS Truman Calls Job As Great As U. S.   Truman Calls Job As Great As U. S. Had To Accomplish During War

Problems of Peace Follow Capitulation Of Japan Announced At 7 pm. Tuesday

World Enters Era of Peace ‘With Worries   Task of Converting War-Ridden Nations Admittedly Gigantic

Truman Announces Capitulation, Marking Beginning of Truce Until Formal Surrender Is Signed — Tokyo Radio Orders  Japanese Troops to Surrender   Ry IOHN M HICHTOWER

Nips Accept Unconditional Surrender   Problems Of Peace Already Piling Up; Truman.Announces Japan's Capitulation

PEACE ERA BRINGS VAST NEW PROBLEMS: TRUMAN   President Warns Nation's Tasks Are as Great as on Day of Pearl Harbor Attack

Japanese Accept Terms Of Surrender Bringing To Close Second World War; Peace Is Welcomed By War-Weary World

Peace Hailed  By World As Tasks Mount   Vanquished Japanese Empire Hemmed in By Mighty Forces of Destruction—Trumon Says Job Ahead Equally Great as Pearl Harbor Emergency in 1941.

Foe Will Pay Dearly for Grievous War   Tremendous Armies Stop Fighting; Enemy Vanquished

Surrender Brings New Hard Tasks   Truman Says Emergency As Great Now as Pearl Harbor Day: Truce Will Last Until Stening

President Truman Announced Capitulation at 6 Last Night   THE WORLD REJOICES      Complex Problems of Peace Arise Here and in Other I ande   Washington, Aug. 15. (?)— The world entered a new era of peace today.

World Enters on New Era of Peace as President Sees Task Equalling That of Dec. 7, ‘41   Truman's Announcement Marks Beginning of Truce Until Gen. MacArthur Can Accept Formal Surrender of the Japanese Forces

Truman Starts Dissolution of War Machinery   26,000,000 Dead and Wounded, Billions of Treasure Lost In Course of Holocaust

Emergency As Great As At Pearl Harbor  Truman Tells Nation   Post-War Problems Are Piling Up Against Allies; Hirohito Blames Nip Failure On Atom Bomb, Trend Against Him

TRUMAN WARNS OF GREAT TASK FACING NATION   Events Fol'owing Surrender of Japs Outlined: Hirehito Talks to His People

U.S. Turning Already to Great Problems of Peace Even As Arrangements For Formal Surrender Being Planned and Japs Face Hard Future Under Rigid Control of Allies

Jap Surrender Brings Peace; Nips Crushed   Takes Truman Two Minutes For Announcement!

6 Years of War Are Ended With Jap Surrender   Capitulation by Mikado Fails To Stop All Shooting, However, Five Nip Planes Shot Down by U. S. Warships—American Commanders Take No Chances With More Treachery — Return To Peace Already Begun at Home

Problems . Beginning To Pile Up   U. S. Faces Its Greatest Task —Pres. Truman

World Launches New Era Determined To End War   Allied Forces Ordered To Cease Hostilities As Emperor Hirohito Bows To Surrender Terms: Nation Begins Program Of Heconversion

Great Problems Still Confront ‘Allied Nations ‘Truman Declare: In Announcing “Jap Surrender

Jubilant Nations Hail Peace Era   Government Digs Into Post-War Enigmas on Home Front, Lays Down a Hard Peace for Jap Aggressors :

Emergency Is As Great As It Was On Pearl Harbor Day, Says Truman   Enemy Promised Decent Living   Halsey Radios Death-Dealing Pilots To Cease Attacks On Japan

(Mightiest Armed Forces . ‘Ever Known Roll to Halt [Around Vanquished Japan

Surrender of Japs Stills Guns Along Vast Battlefront   MacArthur Named to Accept Formal Capitulalation; Military Government Ready to Move Into Nippon to Enforce Terms.

Task Ahead,  Says Truman Gen. MacArthur To Accept  Pe lor A ne Se

World Entering On A New Fra 0) Peace Today   Mightiest Forces of Destruction Ever Assembled  Rolls To A Halt.

World Entering New Era; Faces Grave Problems   ‘Faced With Greatest Task,’ Pres. Truman Tells Americans

Postwar Problem Already Looming As Great Hurdle  But World Takes   But World Takes Time to Rejoice As Carnage Ends

President Truman An nounced Capitulation at  6 Last Night THE WORLD REJOICES  Complex Problems of Peace Arise Here and in Other Lands

World Enters Era Of Peaceful Living   The Mightiest Forces of Destruction Roll to a Victorious Halt hetore Beaten Japan; Problems of Peace Follow Rejoicing and Celebration

Truman Tells America Fhat Emergency T oday Is Great As It Was in December, 1941

Surrender Envoy Receives Orders   PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES JAP CAPITULATION AT 7 P. M. TUESDAY. TO WORLD

Mighty Allied Forces On Battlefronts Of Pacific Roll To Victorious Halt

USS. Ready To Move In To Japan   Occupation  Forces Await Word To Take Over Rule Of Foe’s Vanquished Empire

Face Greatest Task -- Truman   President Announces Surrender Of Jans: Hard Future Awaits

TRUCE TO LAST FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL MACARTHUR CAN ACCEPT FORMAL SURRENDER   While Promising Japanese People Free and Decent Lives, Dec'aration Lays Down Hard Future For Nipponese Empire   STRIPPED OF ALL MEANS TO MAKE FUTURE WAR

‘Emergency’ As Great As in 1941 ©   , Labor Controls End, Demobilization Starts, Contracts Cancelled

The Mightiest Force of De. struction Ever Assembled Rolled to a Victorious Halt  Around Jap Empire.   A TIME FOR REJOICING AND FOR CELEBRATION   But Already the Problems of Peace Were Beginning to Pile Up; Faced With a Great Task.

Truman Warns Greatest Task ~ Remains Ahead   New Era‘Of Peace Ushered Into ‘World With Allies Winning Over Japanese

Truman Warns Great est Task Facing Nation   Four Hours After Jap Surrender Announced U.S.  Ships Downed Eneny Planes   MacArthur Chosen To “Boss” Nippon   President Tackles Major Problems of Peace In Wake of Grentest War In History

MOST STREAMS NOW RECEDING   Flood Menace Not Past ir State, but No Serious Situations Develop

HIMMLER RALLIES EAST   Gestapo Chief Sends Out Calls to Fight to Last Man

Yanks Take Samal Island  Pincers Clamped   Pincers Clamped On Jap Forces

PART OF DAVAO CULE SEALED OFF   Eneircling Drive Made on Japs in S. E. Mindanao

YANKS GAIN IN CAMPAIGN ON MINDANAO   2 Divisions Clarnp Pincers:.On Japs North of Davao 

Yanks Closing In on Mindanao   ENCIRCLING DRIVE FOR JAP HELD AREA STARTED

Two U.S. Divisions Clamp Pinchers on Japanese Forces on Mindanao   Seal Off Davao Gulf With Occupation Of Samal Island

Germans Pull Troops From Western Front   Masses Sighted Deep in Germany on Way to Bolster East Front

ENEMY TROOPS CHOKE ROADS IN ARDENNES AREA   Germans, However, Give Nc Signs Of Faltering Along Their Western Line

65 Trains Attacked by RAF Pilots   » “Momentous Events In Offing On Western Front,  # Writer Says

Allied Planes Pound Traffic Filled Roads   Vehicles By The Thousands Wrecked By Aerial Attack

NAZIS FLEEING SALIENT RUSH TQ EAST FRONT   ‘British Pilots Rake 165 Packed Troop Trains Deep in Reich: Americans Gain  ' §— Ardennes.

GERMAN TROOPS RUSHING EAST TO MEET REDS   Ardennes Salient Virtually Gone; St. Vith Taken

Massed Troops Spotted Deep  In Germany   British Raid Packed  Troop Trains on East Lines—Belgian Sector Erased by Americans

Tr oop.  Masses Spotted Deep Inside Country   Ou Their Way to Faltering Eastern Front From Ashes of Ardennes Salient   Highways Choked Full Of Traffic   Yanks Push Pursuit Toward Line From Where Von Runstedt Launch. ed Offensive

British. Pilots Bomb 165 Packed Troop Moving Northeast From Ardennes Aree

Enemy Moves Forces With RAF Bombing Many Trains   7th Army Alone Has Trouble With Drive

Force Rushed From Belgium To Meet Reds   Packed Troop Trains Attacked by British In Hannover Sector

Bar GI’s From :  Civilian Areas   Largest Towns Believed Hot Beds of Disease

NIPS DEFENDING NAHA PUSHED BACK BY YANKS   Americans Gain Upon Okinawa Capital Despite Fierce Opposition

German Chief Hurls Rugged  Counterblows   American Third Army Troops Reach Bourcy

Battle in West Néars Showdown      ‘Ast; 3rd Armies Attack Bilge j in Belgium, Reich

“Cover Up” Tried  In Probe. ¢ harge   Senator Draws Conclusion in Pearl Harbor Depositions of L914

Maine Senator Avers Pearl Harbor Information Is Being Sequestered

Charge Cover Up on Army Informatioi in  Pearl Harbor Probe   Will Resume Fight to Open Probe to Individual Members

SENATORS ATTACK ATTEMPT TO CURB HAWAII INQUIRY   CLAIM TESTIMONY ALTERED, RECORDS NOT ACCESSIBLE

CHARGES ARMY ‘COVERING UP INQUIRY BATA   Report Officers Change Testimony On Pearl Harbor Disaster

Brewster Charges Army Is “Covering Up” Informatior On Pearl Harbor Disaster

Declares Army Would Cover Up On Pearl Attack   ‘  Brewster Claim Based On  Change In Testimony  Of Officer Witnesses

Report Attempt Made to ‘Cover Up’ on P.H. Case   Brewster Says Army Information Is Held Out on War Disaster

Army Accused of “Cover-Up”   Testimony on Pearl Harbor Changed. Is Claim of Senator

U.S. Begins Study To Approve or Reject Coal Pact   Decision Sought By April 30, When Old Contract Ends

GOVERNMENT 1S STUDYING NEW COAL AGREEMEN]   Seek To Determine Whether New Pact Can Be Given Approval

WLB Might Pare Down Some Of Miners’ Demands   Operators Expected Ta Ask Price Increase  Of 25c Per Ton

Bombers Strike Deep Into Reich   600 Planes Hit Plants at Leipzig, And Magdeburg

NAVY REVISES DISCHARGE CVSTEM   To Allow One-Fourth Point Per Month Outside U. S.

WILL DISCHARGE of 30,000 SOON   May Says War Department to Release 2-Year Men by Sept. 1, 1946

New N avy Discharge Plan Set   750,000 Men And Women Are Slated For Early Release

CREDIT FOR OVERSEAS DUTY = NOW COUNTED BY THE NAVY   ONE-FOURTH POINT TOWARD DISCHARGE ALLOWED FOR EACH MONTH AWAY FROM U. 5. BHGRES

U, $. CASUALTIES IN WORLD WAR It TOTAL 1,023,453   This Shows an Increase of 6,356 From Those Keported a Week Ago.   903,701 FROM ARMY   Army Casualties, Killed Were 189,294 and Wounded 560,856,

U.S. Casualties Reac h ] 255. 93   Increase OF 6.356 Reported In Week

CASUALTY LIST 6,356 GREATER   Mounts to 1,023,453, Says Report of Services

WAR CASUALTIES EXCEED MILLION   Army Dead Total 189,294, Navy Lost 45,417 Slain In Combet

SEARCHERS PUSH HUNT FOR BOY   Footprints Believed Those Of Lad Missing In Mountains

Assert Adolph  Is In Palestine   Reveal Latest Russian Version of Old Rumor

American Legion Politics Proposal by Scheiberling Draws Blast From Rivals

Casualties Stand At 1,070,452   547 Less Than Last Week's Computed Total

Casualty Toll For America Is Over a Million   ARMY AND NAVY HAVE ' LARGE NUMBER MISSING

TOTAL CASUALTIES UP TO 1,070,730 IN WAR   Dead In All Branches Pui At 258,845 In Report

Count Casualties  Of 1,070,730   Show Increase of Only 278 Over Last Week

Army Casualties Cul as Navy's Increase   Total 1,070,730 Loss Listed by All Branches

Count Casualties  At 1,071,266 —   Shows Increase of  536 Over Last Week

E] Alamein Hero Commands Yanks   Monty Now Over All Allied Forces to North

CHANGE MADE IN VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BY TRUMAN—HINES TO GET NEW POST

BRADLEY WILL HEAD VETERANS   Famous General To Succeer Hines As Administrator

BRADLEY NAMED AS VETS CHIEF   Takes Job With Office Unde Sharp Criticism

FARM WORKERS STILE DEFERRED   Selective Service Says Irreplaceable Men Will Noi Be Inducted in Service

NEW DIRECT IVEON FARM DRAFT GIVER   Order Says That. “y dings * Amendment" ‘Still in Full Force 

Tydings Amendment Upheld In Latest Selective Service Directive On Deferments   Men Essential To Farm Production Still Are Deferred From Service With Armed Forces, New Order Ap proved At Conference Declares

NEW DIRECTIVE ON FARM DRAFT GIVEN   Order Says That. “Tydings Amendment” Still in Full Force

Hoover Points To New Dangers   Creeping Socialism Paralyzing Liberty

Hoover Tells of Danger of  Communism  Declares Time Has Come for America to Declare Faith

Communism in Asia Foreseen by Hoover   Ex-President Calls On America to Hold Faith

Stairs Stall Most Office Workers But Secretary Climbs 46 Flights

Stettinius Returns to Conference   Tells U. 5. Delegation Abou His Talks With Pres ident Truman

Stettinius Back  At United Nation: \Meet In Frisco   Meets With Members of U.S. Delegation  After Truman Talks

The Weather   Stettinius Firm On Veto Power At Peace Confab   Little Nations Seek Showdown on  Yalta Amendments

BIG FOUR INSIST ON VETO POWER   Agree to Reject Demand of Little Nations.

Aussies and Dutch Outflank Enemy   Allies Drive to Cut Off Jap Stronghold

ALLIES LINK FORCES NORTH OF OIL CIT}   Dutch, Australians Scorch Japs In Jungles

Aussies, Dutch Join Forces in Borneo Area   Mt. Batochampar Jap Stronghold, Is Facing Isolation

Bremen Readied  For Kill By RAF   Earthquake Bombs Dropped On Dock Area; Leaflets Warn People.

Great Port Of Bremen Hit By RAF   Pretude To All-Out Ground Assault

‘Vinegar’ Joe To Command Tenth      Selected To Succeed Late Lt. Gen. Buckner, Killed On Okinawa.

Controversy Issues Grow   Recess For Easter Doubtful. In. Hotise

SENATE BESET WITH TROUBLES   Easter Recess Hinges On Nurse Draft, TVA  Outcome

Allies Link With Tito’s Partisans   Junction Near Trieste Traps Big Nazi Force

Thousands of Germans Are Trapped   New Zealanders, Yugoslavs Effect Junction

EIGHT CRITICS PLAN TALKS ON PEACE CHARTER   Senate Leaders Hope For Final Vote About Aug. 

Eight Plan to Appear Before Senate Committee to Oppose League Charte

DRAFT CHIEF ~ DEFENDS SELF   Pearson Says Michigan’: Farm Deferment Pol icy Is Liberal

MICHIGAN POLICY AAG BEEN LIBERAL   Selective Service Director Criticized By Farm Organizations.

Russians Turn Heaviest Guns On Enemy   Heavy Fighting On Bridge Approaches Over Oder River

BRITAIN’S LOAN TO BE TRIMMED   Economic Officials Seek Amount Congress Will Approve

LOAN TO BRITAIN ~ MAY BE REDUCED   AMERICAN NEGOTIATORS NOW TALKING IN TERMS OF 4 OR 5 BILLION,

ATTORNEY JIMMIE FAX  TO BE GUEST SPEAKFR AT FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION

Yokosuka Naval Base Hit by Carrier Planes   Clear Weather Awaited to Learn Damage

Esquire Rank Conferred Ou Harold Vesgaard Tuesday Night In Knights of Pythias Lodge

K. P. Lodge Confers Page Rank On Four Candidatets In Honor of Supreme Chancellor

Budget to Bring Total Expenditures For War Close to Half Trillior   War Aftermath   Taw ake Lower

SPEEDY CLOSE TO CONCLAVE NOW EXPECTED   Reds Give Up Solely ‘In Interest of Unanimity’

AP TO GIVE NAMES OF RETURNING MEN      Special Staff Set Up to Provide Names of Soldiers to Newspapers.

RUSSIANS POH IN BUDAPES   Capture 232 More Blocks In Eastern Section of the Hungarian Capital.

REDS INVADE WESTERN HALF ~ OF BUDAPEST   Continue House-ByHouse Conquest

House-By-House Budapest Battle   More Areas In Hungarian Capital Are Taken By Russian Forces

BITTER BATTLE FOR BUDAPEST   RUSSIANS SLOWLY CRUSHING GERMAN RESISTANCE IN HOUSE-TO-HOUSE FIGHTING

ROOSEVELT’S WILL FILED IN NEW YORK   Widow is Given Right To Select Any And All Personal Proper. ty; Value Undetermined

FDR Widow To Have Control ‘Over Property   ‘To Have Right To Selec: Any Property, Utilize It During Lifetime’

VOTES 10 TIGHTEN FARM DRAFT RULE   HOUSE APPROVES BILL THAT MAKES INDUCTION OF RURAL WORKERS UNLIKELY,

FARM DEFERMENTS   House Sends Strong Bi!l To Senate Fo:  LB abi aw

BILL EASES UP FARMER DRAFT   Airtight Deferments Are Proposed For Those Producing Food

TRUMAN SIGNS TAX CUT BILL   Measure Giving $5. 9 Billion Relief From Tax Burden Now Assured Fact

TRUMAN APPROVES TAX REDUCTION   PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL BRINGING FIRST GENERAL CUT SINCE 1929,

Tax Slash ls Signed Into Law   1946 Revenue Is Cut By $5,920,000,000, First Since 1929

Federal ‘Tax Cuts for All  Are Assured   Truman Signs Bill Cutting Off Almost Six Billion Dollars

TrumanHas Signed Bil Giving Relief   Twelve Million To Be Removed Entirely From The Tax Lists

Truman Sims Bill Cutting Taxes in 1946   First Reduction Since 1929 Ends Income Levy for Many

Federal Tax Cut For Everybody Is Assured Fact   Truman Signs Measure Lopping 6 Millions Off Total

Federal Tax Cuts Assured   rederal iax Cuts Assured : Truman Signs Bill Lopping $5,920,000,000 Off 1946 Levy

ritish Jolted 'y Withdrawa Lend-Lease   Attlee Complains; Churchill Cites Grave Situation

BRITAIN HIT HARD AS U.S. AID ENDS   Halifax Will Hurry Back to Seek ‘ Transitional Accord

Attlee Says End Came Without  ‘Consultation   Declares United States Action Puts Britain In Serious Findncial Position

British Hurt, Want Lend-Lease Again   Atlee, Churchill Cry Out Against Stopnaae: Halifax Will Negotiate

FINANCES IN SFAIOUS STATE   Churchill Can’t Believe This Is the Last Word of te   ATTLEE URGES CAUTION

TERMINATION WAS IN LINE WITH PLEDGES AND CONGRESSIONAL — INTENTIONS SAYS PRESIDENT

BRITISH RESENT SUDDEN ENDING OF LEND-LEASE   Say Financial Position €ndangered Unless U. S. Continues Charity

SUDDEN ENDING OF LEND LEASE DECRIED BY BRITISH PREMIER  ATTLEE SAYS U. S. ACTIO? PUT BRITAIN IN SERIOUS

British Worried Over Sudden Enc Of Lend-Lease  Attlee, Churchill Caution Parliament Tr FExorcice Rectraint

Party Chiefs Join Voices In Protest   England Put In Serious Plight, Says Attlee

BRITAIN WANTS MORE AID, BUT CHANGES SLIM   Attlee, Churchill Now Realize Thet Mr. Truman Knows When To Sey ‘No’

Churchill, Attlee Criticize U.S, For Abrupt Lend-Lease Termination

Sudden End of Lend-Lease Is Blow to Britain   Attlee Says England Had Hoped for Prior Consultation, Warns Against Comment

BELIEVED U,'S, WOULD CONSULT BEFORE ACTING   Says Action Puts Nation in Serious Financial Positions; Warns  About Comments

BRITAIN FEARS CRISIS WITHOUT LEND-LEASE   Financial Position Very Serious, Declares Attlee

End of Aid Jars Britain   ‘Hope For Relaxation Of U.S. Decision To Halt All Lend-dease

LEND-LEASE CUT CRIMPS BRITAIN, ATTLEE CLAIMS  CHURCHILL DEFENDS  U. S.; CAN’T BELIEVE WE WILL BE ‘ROUGY’

LEND LEASE END BAD FOR BRITAIN ATTLEE DECLARES   Claims Move Puts England in Serious Financial Position— Churchill Also Acts Surprised

Churchill Raps America for Lend-Lease End   Britain in Serious Cash Situation, Attlee Tells Aides

LEND - LEASE TERMINATION IRKS BRITAIN   Prime Minister Attlee Tells Commons Sudden End of Plan Leaves Nation In Bad Position  io os oe ae Baeza A aS r - ita « 

British Scream Over Lend-lease Sudden Ending  Call U. S. Action Rough and Harsh; ‘Hard to Believe’

Lend-Lease End Is Blow, Says Attlee   Premier Protests U.S. Action; Churchill Is Amazed and Hurt

ATTLEE STATES HIS COUNTRY UNPREPARED   Churchill Says Statement “Grave. Disquieting”   UNITED KINGDOM   Left In Serious Financial Position, Prime Minister Tells Commons

Sudden Ending of Lend Lease Hurts Britain   Leaders Declare Termination Brings Critical Situation

End of Lend-Lease Brings Rebuke From Top Britons  Fo) ee   Attlee and Churchill Say Cancellation Causes Much Trouble

CHURCHILL SAYS U, 5. WILL NOT FORGET ALLY   Attlee Warns Members of House to Withhold ‘Nasty’ Remarks

Attlee Decries Sudden End Of U.S, Lend Lease   Places Britain In Seriou: Financial Position,  He Savs.

End of Lend-Lease Hits Great Britain   Prime Minister Attlee Declares Nation Left in Serious Financial Straits, Churchill Acts Surprised

Ui Lend-Lease irks Britain   Attlee Says Stoppage Puts Britain in Grave Financial Condition; Churchill Talks

British Leaders Protest Sudden Lend-Lease End   ‘Puts Us In Serious Financial Position,’ Says Prime Minister Attlee.

Sudden Ending Of Lend Lease Criticized By Attlee; Leaves  Britain In Preearious Position

BRITAIN IRKED BY SUDDEN END OF LEND-LEASE   Prime Minister Cautions Restraint in Criticism and Churchill Agrees

CANCELLATION AHARD BLOW, SAYS ATTLEE   Churchill Hopes This Is Not ‘Last Word OFS.

Attlee Bemoans Sudden Finale To Lend Lease   ces Great Brita Placed) In Serious iP ipancil Situation By U: S. Move

LEND-LEASE END PERILS BRITAIN FINANCIALLY   Attlee, Churchill Express Amazement at Sudden Termination

SUDDEN END OF PROGRAM BRINGS FEARS   ; Aitlee Says - Termination Besets Serious Financial Difficulties

‘nfair, Says Attlee of U.S.   Sudden End of Lend-Lease Puts Britain in Serious Financial Position, He Says

LEND-LEASE END WILL HURT BRITAIN   Attlee and Churchill Express Surprise at Sudden Halt     AG’ AWN TSN Tor rmrem as OO

Attlee, Churchill Mourning Death of Yankee Lend Lease   Wanted Consultation in Matter of Stopping Goods Shipment

Not Last Word Churchill Hopes, Attlee Surprised   Premier Says Stoppage Will Place Britain In ‘‘Serious Financial Position’’   SUDDEN ENDING COMES AS SHOCK   Had Hoped Cessation Would Not Have Been Accom. plished Without Con eilitation

ATTLEE CLAIMS STOPPAGE Ot LEND-LEASE PUTS ENGLAND 1\ crPHA'S FINANCIAL PASITION

British Hope Lend-Lease Will Continue   Churchill Cannot Believe US  Word is Final

British Upset By Sudden End Of Lend-Lease   Leaves the Nation's Financial Situation  in Serious Position, Atlee Tells Commons

Leaders Of Britain Decry Sudden End Of Lend-Lease Aid   Financial Position Is Serious, Attlee Claims

GREAT BRITAIN LAMENTS FINS OF LENDLEASE   Attlee Says Sudden Ending Puts Britain in Sertons Sttuation

ATTLEE JOINS CHURCHILL IN KEEN PROTEST   Prime Minister Says Nation in Serious Financial Condition.

Sudden End Of Lend-Lease Is Protested      Britain Placed In Very Serious Financial Position, Say Attlee And Churchill

Lend Cutback Stuns Britain   Churchill, Attlee Voice Consternation

British Irked By Sudden End Of Lend-Lease   Attlee. Churchill Critical Of U. S.. Cite Serious Financial Upset.   eee ammenneneneall  BYrOPS ON V-} DAY

Britons Upset By Termination Of Lend-Lease   Attlee Claims Stoppage Impairs Empire Finances

LEND-LEASE END WILL HURT BRITAIN   Attlee and Churchill Ex. press Surprise at Sudn Halt   ASK NO HOUSE DEBATE

‘Britain Upset By Sudden End : Of Lend- Lease   Attlee Says It Places Brit: ain in Serious Financial! Position.

GOERING FLIERS LEAVE COUNTRY   Luftwaf fe Pilots Tire Of Fighting, Three Land At Lisbon

Jap Premier Happy Over  Nip Concern   Assured of U. S. Cooperation Yn Claim of Vietory Even Though No Japs“Are Left Alive to Enjoy lt

PREMIER SUZUKI OF JAPAN HAS DEFINITE PLAN FOR VICTORIOUS CONCLUSION OF PRESENT WAR   , By J. M. ROBERTS, Jr. Associated Presa Foreign Atfairs  Analwet

War Production Resumed in Upper Ohio Valley as. High Levels Reach Midwest

FLOODS REACH LOWER OHIO RIVER AREA   “Kentucky. Cities. Prepare‘ to. Battle Waters:

War Production Resumed in Part  Of Ohio Valley   j  Downriver Communities   Prepare for Highest Levels in 7 Years

Ohio River Flood Water  Is Receding   War Production Along Swollen Stream Being Resumed As Threat Relieved

British Tank Forces Very Near Bremen   Germans Report Fierce Battle With Patton Men East Of Muehlhausen.

Hodges’ Men Are Qver Weser River   American Tanks Are Now Only 10 Miles From Hannover

Peron Again Has Control (i Argentina   Seething Political Turmoil Subsides Somewhat After Strike Pinte

Peron Regains Firm Control Of Argentina   Anti-Semitic Rioting Ends As Dozens Die

TURMOIL WANES IN BUENOS AIRES   New Peron Regime Delays Announcing Its Policies

WORK OR FIGHT . “BILL EXPECTED  TO PASS TODAY   Congressional Leaders Make Forceful Plea Against  Amendments

HOUSE SCHEDULED TO APPROVE WORK BILL; SHACKLING CHANGES KILLED   New Manpower Law On Way To Approval

Japanese Resistance Is  Expected To Become  Increasingly Desperate

U.S. Ist Army (Captures Rochefort City   More Than 3,000 Allied Planes Rip at Heart of Von Rundstedt's . Supplv Lines Ahead of Charging Yanks

TARIFF BILL PASSED TEST   ADMINISTRATION WON IN VOTE INDICATING MEASURE WILL PASS TODAY

§§ Planned To Liquidate 3 Top State Educators   After ‘Defeat’ of U. S., Nazis Would, Seize Them, Idea

Would Penalize Pact Violation   House Committee in Action to Enforce No-Strike Pledge

Strikes Continue - To Plague Return  of Normal Times   Employee - Employer Disputes Flare Up All Over Nation

House Group Votes to Strip Bargaining Rights From Union Violators

BILL STRIKING AT BARGAINING RIGHTS OKAYED   Union Breaking Contract  . Provisions to Lese  Richte °

TEMPERATURES:   Drastic Anti-Strike Bill Endorsed By  House Committee

Solons Who Viewed Battle Areas Urge Harsh Peace, Death to Gestapo Agents, SS Men

Harsh Peace for Germany Urged  Solons Return From Battlefront Visit

Harsh Peace for Germany Urged  Solons Return From Rat] afrawt Uta

Solons Advocate Harsh Peace   Returning Congressmen Report On Horrors View ed In German Camps.

HARSH PEACE IS SUGGESTED FOR GERMAN PEOPLE   Congressmen Ba ck From Inspection Tour Oppose Easy Terms For Reich   MUST BE MADE TO SUFFER FOR CRIMES

28th With French Forces   With Third Division Cleaning Up Eastern Corner of France

Athar Gauwiat Traane  ww ELIS ah VT A siwwpew  Dash Within 89 Miles Of Berchtesaaden

Two Armies Close Cirele Around Nazi Capital Reports Say   American. Soviet Troops Join U   Zhukov’s White Russians Break Into Suburb Of Business Area

Capital Is. Tottering Une             RUSSIAN FORCES HAVE KNIF ED’ THRU HEART OF BLAZING CITY; SURROUNDED BY SIEGE RING ‘~,

Soviets Smashing Out Life of City   Germans Fight From Block To Block Through Capital Ranidly Becomine Rubble

Nazis Reported Falling Back For Death Stand In Northwest Quarter

[Russ Siege Forces Knife ‘Through Heart of Berlin; Close Siege Ring on Capital

Moscow Radio Reports Link With Yankees   Bavarian Redoubt Defenses Broken With American Spearheads Driving  To Danube River Near Reeensburg

Remaining Defenders of City Reported Falling Back Into Northwest Quarter of Capital

Russian Flags Fly Over Reichstag; Bombs Level Government Buildinas

’ Nearly One-Half of Nazi Capital In Soviet Hands   Reports Claim Yanks, Reds Have Joined Along Elbe River

SOVIET FORCES KNIFE THROUGH CORE OF CITY   Close Last Escape Route

Hungry Germans Our Big Problem   Economic Recovery Of Europe At Stake, Allied Reports Show

Canadians Drive Within Less Than Mile of Rhine   Third Army Forces New Crossings Of Our, Sure Rivers fo South 

Mrs. Stevens Gets Freedom In Death Case   Evidence In Manslaughter Case Too Weak To Convict, Savs State

NO MANSLAUGHTER FOR MAJOR’S WIFE      Superior Court Dismisses Mrs. Imogene Stevens

CLEAR OFFICER’S WIFE IN KILLING   Court Dismisses Charges in  Sailor Slaying

Woman Who Shot Sailor Is:Freed   Manslaughter Charge Against Major’s: Wife Ya Diamiacaed

IMOGENE STEVENS MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE DROPPED   Texas Wife of Army Major Tried for KilEina Sailor in June

Weaver Dies  In Falls City   Goyernor Of Nebraska From 1929 To 1931. Dies Of Stroke.   Dismiss Manslaughte: Charge Against Wite

Case Against. W oman Killer Of Tar Nolled   State Says There Is Reasonable Donbt Regarding Guilt of Arniy Major's Altractive Wife

FEPC. Aetion Is Sidetracked By Committee   Consideration Delayed At Insistence Of Southern Opponents OF Bill

Hitler Reported In the Antarctic   Argentines Speculate He May Have Come By Sub

‘SHITLER RUMORS STILL PERSIST   ARGENTINA OFFICIALLY DENIES STORIES

BYRNES WILL BE NAMED AS U.S. SECRETARY   Edward R. Stettinius Made American Representative In Security Council.   BULLETIN

Resignation Of Stettinius Stirs New Cabinet Change Speculation   President Makes No Effort To Challenge Reports That James F. Byrnes Is Choice For Secretary Of State; Starts Homecoming Tour.

Truman Unperturbed By Chain Of Speculation Over Cabinet: Celebrating His Homecomina   Plans To Make Most Of His Reunion With Homefolks Before Going To Berlin

Important New Job With Peace League Is Given Stettinius   President Unperturbed by Speculation Over Successor to Secretary of State Post as He Celebrates First Homecoming Since He Became President

See Jimmy Byrnes As Nation's New Secretary of State   Edward Stettinius Will Head U.S. Delegates In World Council

Byrnes Believed Slated for Secretary of State Post as Stettinius Goes to World Jot   Selection Likely #o Be Followed by Complete Shake-up of Department; Truman Making Mest of His Homecoming Vacation

PRESIDENT MAY NAME BYRNES   Ex-War Mobilizer Favored To Succeed Stettinius As Sec’y of State

Byrnes Widely Talked as New  State Secretary   He Is Mentioned to Succeed Stettinius, Picked as League Representative.   Homecoming Fete Is Held in Independence   a Other  Man Named

STATE SECRETARY TO BE NOMINATED BY NEXT MONDAY   Federal District Judge Lewis Schwellenbach Resigns to Become Labor Secretary.

BYRNES NAMED LIKELY GHOICE   Ross, President’s Secretary, Refuses to Comment On Reports.   REUNION BEING ENJOYED

TRUMAN PUT STET TING IN KEY JOL.;   Changes In. Departn To Follow Resignatior   MORGENTHAU NEX}   Capitol Hill Reports See Senator George As Next Treasury Secretary

Truman to Pick New Secretary State Monday   Byrnes Expected to Sueceed Stetlinius: Morgenthan Might Resign As Trensury Head

Truman To Place Name Of Stettinius’ Successor Before Senate on Monday

Grew Now Acting As Secretary   President Says He Would Be Glad to Receive Alf Landon

MUCH SPECULATION FOLLOWS DECISION FOR CABINET CHANGE  TRUMAN SAYS STETTINIU: smn  QrirrccnAD DE Bh sRe   TRUMAN SAYS STETTINIUS SUCCESSOR BE NAMED EARLY NEXT WEEK

NO DENIAL OF HINTS BYRNES GETS NEW JOB   President’s Decision: to Replace Stettinius Starts Flood of Rumors

MUCH SPECULATION FOLLOWS DECISION FOR CABINET CHANGE  TRUMAN SAYS STETTINIU!

WILL PRESENT CIIARTER TO SENATE SOON   Resignation of Schwellenback  Is Received

Truman Presents Stettinus With Important Post   Speculation Rife A:  To Who Will Be Secretary Of. State In Cabinet

Quick Approval Of Byrnes Seen; Steffinius Out   Complete Turnover In Ranks Forecast Under New Chief

Truman Will Name State Chief Monday   SCHWELLENBACH QUITS DISTRICT JUDGE JOB TO TAKE LABOR POST

Byrnes Likely Successor, Is Capital Belief   Secretary Of State Is To Head New United Nations Group, An ‘Important’ Job

President Does Not Challenge Reports Byrnes Will Be New Secretary of State

TRUMAN IS CELEBRATING HOMECOMING   Chief Executive Plan< To Make Most of Reunion With Neighbors Before  Leaving for Berlin  iS SILENT ON RYRNES

PRESIDENT TRUMAN CELEBRATING HIS FIRST HOMECOMING   Planned to Make the Most of His Reunion With the Homefolks.   TO BERLIN NEXT MONTH   is Unperturbed by Specula tion Unleashed by Decision to Replace Stettinius.,

Truman Goes To His Old Home Today  For Reunion   President Keeping Silencé On Byrnes

New Officials To BeNamedMonday   Nomination for Secretary of State Will Be Sent  . to Senate   BYRNES MAY GET POST   President Truman Is Visiting With Friends in Kansas City

Truman Back In Home Town   Successor to Stettinius to Be Named Next Week

Senate To Get Nomination fo Cabinet Monday   Ross Silent on Report Byrnes To Be Named

Truman fo Name New Secretary   Senate to Receive Appointment Monday

Byrnes Expected To Be Named To Stettinius Post    Secretary of State Resigns, Will Serve On  Security Organization —

Byrnes Seen as  CabinetChoice   President Truman to Name New Secretary of State on Monday

NEW SECRETARY OF STATE WILL — BE CITED SOON   Truman Plans To Send Name Of Dept. Head to Senate Mondoy

APPOINTMENT TO BE MADE MON, SEC'Y ROSS SAYS   Stettinius to Be Top Representative to United Nations

Names New Secretary Monday   Triman Will Send Senate: Nomination for Stettinius’ ‘Successor; Honored im Kansas City

Truman to Name New Secretary Of State. Monday   No Comment on Byrnes as Stettinius’ Successor; Extends Invitation te Landon

ee ae i ao  Byrnes Is: »Seen New Secretary   = ‘Announces De; “To Name New Secretary Of State: ”

Truman Is In His Home Town Today  Cabinet Change Starts Chain Of Speculation

Stettinius Shift To World League Post Stirs New Cabinet Speculation

Nominee For Secretary To  Be In Monday   President Truman Says His Choice Will Be Named To  Senate.   NOTHING ON: BYRNES

Truman Will Name New Secretary Monday, Ross Says  Officials Will No! Comment Whether  Byrnes to Get Job

STETTINIUS GETS KEY CHARTER JOB   Byrnes Believed In Line For Secretary Of State Post

TRUMAN PLANS CABINET NAME   Expects to Announce New Secretary Monday

STETTINIUS' RESIGNATION IS IN EFFECT   President Will Send Name of Nomi nee to Senate — Byrnes Widely Talked

Government Asks Rubber Workers Return To Jobs   War Production  Lags At Akron, 0

Strikers Face Prospects Ot Losing Rights   WLB Considers Plan To Cancel Union Contract Rights of 16,700 in Akron Tire Factory.

Governor Asks Quick Action Against 16, 100  Stannanec Thrante   Stoppages Threaten War Production As t.abor Picture Fails Ty Briahten

STRIKERS ARE GIVEN WARNING   WLB Considers Modifying (Contract Rights of Rubher Workers.

WLB Warns    Strikers at  Tire Plant   That Previous Contract Rights Granted May Be Withdrawn

DEEPEST GAINS OF  THREE DRIVES MADE  BY'U. 5. THIRD ARMY FIRST ARMY MADE ADDI.  TIONAL GAINS MONDAY AETER STINDAY ANVANCES

DEEPEST GAINS OF THREE DRIVES MADE BY U. §. THIRD ARMY  FIRST ARMY MADE ADDI TIONAL GAINS MONDAY AFTER SUNDAY ADVANCE!

Committee Of 10 Congressmen, Still Unnamed, Will Probe Pearl Harbor

CONGRESSMEN TO INVESTIGATE PEAR] HARRI   Leaders to Choose. 6 Democrats, 4 Republicans for Probe

Connally Sees Ratification of Peace Plan Despite Isolationist Opposition

Wheeler Stirs Up Hornets Nest In Washington   Foreign Policy Talk by Montana Senator Fails To Cool Tom Connally

All But Few Dozen Prisoners Taken In Swift Revolutionary Coup By Army Units To Be Released By Nightfall   ‘REPORT MEDINA HAS “RESICNED"

REBELS TAKE CONTROL IN ARGENTINA   Socialist Official Named Provisional President   All Youne Officers

REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS PLEDGE FREE ELECTIONS   300 Casualties In 1-Day Siege

Provisional Junta Takes Over Reins  In Venezuela   Romulo Betancourt Assumes Office of °  Deposed President

Rebels Say Army's Old Guard Done   Pledge Free Elections, End of Militarists’ Grip on People. —

Free Elections Promised Soon   Romulo Betancourt Holds President's Office, Reports Situation in Control in Caracas

Provisional Junta To Rule Venezuela Pending Elections   Betancourt Takes Over As President in Place of Isaias Medina   LEADERS PROMISE REAL DEMGCRACY¥   Situation Under Control in Caracas and interior, New Chief Reports

Provisional Junta Rules Venezuela   Will Be in Control Unti Free Elections Can Be  Held, Announced

TAKES OVER AT UARACAS, PLANS FREE ELECTIONS   Socialist Party Wins With Betancourt; ExPresident In Hidins

Rebels Pledge Free Election For Venezuela   Betancourt  Heads Junta After Overthrow Of  President

Secret of Atomic Bomb Not Safe With Mental Telepathy, Medium Says

SENATE BATTLELINES SHARPLY DRAWN FOR WATER TREATY FIGHT  PROLONGED BATTLE   PROLONGED BATTLE © OVER RATIFICATION HAS BEEN FORECAST

ICKES PROPOSES COAL MINE PEACE   Compromise Offer May €nd Strike By 72.000

NAINWRIGHT 'Y WILL FLY 108 UNITED STATES B   Commander of Bataan and Corregidor to Get Long-Postponed Hero Welcome.

WAINWRIGHT DUE HOME NEXT WEEK   Pians Short Stay !n Manila Before Trip To U. S.

Will Receive  ‘Hero’ 's Welcome   Wainwright To Fly To United States Next Week

ALLIES BAG 221 GERMAN WAR PLANES   Berlin Claims 427 Allied Planes Are Destroyed

Peace Hinges On Subduing Militarists   We Must Prepare: for ‘Task of Making Long, Long Line Jap War Lords Walk the: Plank.

TASK IN JAPA SA HARD ONE   Jap War-Lords, Other Criminals Must Be Treated Firmly.

VERY LONG LINE OF JAPANESE WAR LORDS MUST BE MADE WALK PLANK IF WE GET LASTING PEACE

The Drama of Jap Surrender   Grip of Militarism Of Japs, Power of Mikado Revealed

DRAMA OF MIKADO’S SURRENDER © REVEALS: STRENGTH OF MILITARY LEADERS WHO @PPOSED HIS MOVE

Senators To Map Atomic Bill Task   House Committee Will End Work Soon, Belief

GOVERNMENT TO TAKE THE ENTIRE RED CHERRY CROP   Crop in This and Eastern States 60 Per Cent Below Normal

 MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL Chinese Willing to Sell Turkeys to Yanks—S4 Per Pound

J, $. 1 REDUCE FARM SUPPORT PRICES IN 194t   All Guarantees to Be Lowered te Lowest Level Allowed Ry Law

Reduce Farm Price Guarantees   Policy Stated At 1946  Outlook Conference

Takes Cyanide Hidden In Vial In His Mouth   Chief Exponent Of Nazi Bestiality Reveals Identity To British.

Jap Inner Defense Breached As Yanks  Secure Beachhead   Bitter Fighting On Volcanic Island; 100 Superforts Again Hit Tokyo; New Enemy Atrocities Reported

Yanks Invade lwo Jima Island U. ot Casualties ‘Are Termed Ionciderahla!

France Complies With Cease-Fire Order of British   Troops Retire to Barracks; 400 Dead. Save Seria

IMINIATURE ‘WAR ENDS IN EAST   Syrians Estimate 400 Killed in Two Cities Alone

FRENCH ARE ORDERED T0 CEASE FIRE   DeGaulle Acts To End 'War' In Syria, Lebanon

See End of Miniature Syrian War   France Orders Troops to Re tire into Barracks, Not  Opposing British

Truman Attempting To Spur Actiqn On Measures Which . Give Atomic Bomb Controls

RUMAN WANTS GROUP ACTION   Trying to Spur Congress Along on Atomic Energy Measures.

Seeks Action on Atomic Control   Truman Wants Board To Be Set Up Soon 

Truman Reportedly Trying To Spur Congress To Set Up Atomic Control Commission   President Concerned About Fate Of Identical Bills Stymied in. Both Houses

Levant Crisis Reaches Close To Conference   Speeds Efforts to Set Up League fo Settle Such Disputes

Syria Clash Stirs S. F. To Speed Uj  U.S. Prods Big 5 To Settle Issues Promptly

- Test for Conference: ‘ Blood-Spilling Dispute Provides : Delegates with an Urgent Problem

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H SPURS FRISCO «PARLEY WORK   inde sao ae  U. S. Delegates Press » For Agreement On Main Issues

Berliners Prepare To Bury Expectec Starved Victims   Americans Look For High Winter Death Rate But No Mass Starvations.

Berlin Prepares for Many Winter Deaths  Excavation of Graves Gets Under Way

Borneo Fields Are Seized From Japs   Refinery Town Falls To Advancing Troops Without Any Opposition From The Jananess

Allies Complete Occupation of Tarakan Island   Balikpapan Battered by Airmen; Airfield at Miri Ils Captured

Other Units Seize Vital Plane Base   Head Hunters Join In Battle Against Nips

Clear Japs From Island  Of Tarakan   Push 26 Miles Down Coast: Yanks Advance in Luzon

NAZIS REPORT NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE   Say Soviets Driving Ahead at Lower End of Eastern Front

Fresh Russian Drive Launched In Danube Area   German Attacks Repulsed; Reds Gain on Stettin

Akron C10 Refuses to Back Strike   Firestone Strike Continues; Walkout Ends at General

Work Stoppage At General Tire Ends; Labor Picture In Ohio Is Improved

UNION FAILS 10 ENDORSE STRIKE AT FIRESTONE   Production of 315,185 Tires Lost in Stoppage at Goodyear

NAVY COMMUNIQUE ALSO SAYS NO ONE WAS PUT SECRETLY ASHORE FROM SUB

RETAILERS ASK PRESIDENT — JO LIFT CURBS ON GREDI   ACTION SGUGHT TO ABOLISH PRESENT RESTRICTIONS ON INSTALLMENT BUYING IN NATION

Enraged Chinese Mother Tries fo Attack Yamashita After Testifying

CHINESE ~pornEn riers TO REACH’ YAMASHITA AS TALES OF HORROR "HEARD AT TRIAL”

FRAIL WOMAN TRIES 10 “GET YAMASHITA   Witness, Restrained by Officers, Shouts “He Must Die”

Labor Government Attacked by Churchill Today  Incompetence !s Hit In Word Battle

Stettinius Is Now In Rome With Hopkins   Secretary Of State Pays Visit. To. Allied Head. - quartere-

Stettinius and Hopkins in Italy   Confer With Allied Military Heads at Headquarters

Estimate 100,000 G.l.’s May Be Stranded in West Coast Ports Over Holidays Due to Transportation Jam

Transportation to. Get Men Home on Christmas Lacking   Many Still on Ships to Provide Housina 

ITALIANS TO. ~~ KEEP FLEET   OBSERVERS SAY MODIFIED ARMISTICE TERMS TO TELL OF THE ALLIED DECISION _

CHINESE ARMY MASSING FOR BORDER CLASH   Communists Temporarily Halt Government Forces Near Manchuria

China Civil War Spreads  to Manchuria   RAF Fighters Fire on Indonesians in Java Riot

Reaches Border Of  Manchuria      COMMUNIST OUTPOSTS HALT: . CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TROOPS IN FIRST FRONTIER SKIRMISH 

Reinforcements For Attack On Communists Arrive In American Ships   Red Army To Quit Country By Dec. 3   Border Heavily Manned Against Anticipated At. tack By Nationalists

U.S. Ships Carry More Chiang Men Into North China   Undeclared Civil War Spreads To Border Of Manchuria

U.S. Takes 2nc Chiang Army To Fight Reds   i'Chinese Communists Halt National: Troops at Great Wall

NORTH CHINA BATTLE SEEN (IMMINENT   New Nationalist Army Arrives At Manchuria Barcer

Nationalist Troops Are Massing For Big Drive Near Manchuria  Cammunictc Koam Naotarminod ta Nruct Chiana’c   ‘Communists Seem Determined to Oust Chiang’s Soldiers: Gavt. Men Are Renorted Well Armed

U.S. Ships bring Army To Frontier   China's Civil War Reaches Borders Of Manchuria

More Chinese Troops Mass On Manchuria Front   Another Nationalist Army. Arrives In. American Vessels 

Chinese Army Set for Assault   Nationalist Forces Arrive in U. S: Ships for Fight on Reds

Nationalist Troops Mass For Battle   Third Army Landed In North China By American Shins

Chinese Reds Halt Regulars   U. 8, Aiding Chiang In Manchuria Area

OVERNMENT UNIT STOPPED COLD BY POMMINIST FORCE   Report Says Another Chinese Nationalist Army Has Arrived in American Ships to Fight Rebels.   COMMUNISTS FIGHT TO KEEP MANCHURIA FREE   Government Forces Are Stopped on Borders of Manchuria by Strong Unit of Communist Command.

THUUPS Wika FOR Dale ON CONIMUNISTS   American Ships Landing More Chinese to Bolster Chiang’s Army.

China’s Undeclared Civil War Spreading To Border  AMERICAN SHIPS REINFORCE TROOPS  American Men Are Not To Become Involved In Fraticidal War

REVOLUTION IN CHINA SPREADS TO MANCHURIA   Communist Outposts Temporarily Halt Gov’t Forces

CHINESE CIVIL WAR SPREADING TO MANCHURIA   U. S. Transports Land More Central  Army Troops

Nationalist Forces Massing Against Reds At Manchuriz   American Arma

Troops Are Conveyed in U. S. Ships   China’s Civil War Reaches Manchurian Front—-Com munists Resist

Says Rommel In Conspiracy   BBC Claims Facts Prove Hitler's Favorite General In On July Plot

Rommel Called Conspirator   Said Would Have Asked Allies ‘for. Armistice If Plot Had ‘Succeeded

Marshal Rommel Among Conspirators Against Hitler. British Report

MARSHAL ROMMEL REPORTED IN PLOT   GENERAL NAMED AS ONE OF JULY CONSPIRATORS AGAINST NAZI LEADERS.

GrahamNamed Highway Chief: By Governor   ed Yanks Keep U; ef Offensive On City Of Davac

GRAHAM HEADS HIGHWAY BOARD   Five New Commissioners Include Dr. Henry Jordan And Ben Douglas; Watson Reappointed.

Patton Captures Nine More Towns Around Bastogne   Germans Gain Five To Six Miles In Attacks At Four Points Below Belgian-Luxembourg Bulge. Counter Attacks Restoring Positions.

Retake Nine Towns In Bastogne Area   Enemy Abandons Bulge Offensive, Flees Before Patton’s Drive; Mass Air Fleets Hit German Lines

Yanks Strike Back After Yielding in Area Southeast of Bitche; Third Army’s Tanks Roll Up New Advances

Americans Go Over To Attack On Bitehe Frent   Germans I lad Sought To Break Through

SIX ARRESTED FOR ESPIONAGE   Charged With Theft Of Secret Papers

Six Seized for Theft af  Secret Government Papers   State Department Officials, Widely Known Writer Arrested by Agents

Newsweek: Japs Offer to Quit Manchuria, Indo-China, Burma, Korea, Formosa if U.S. Doesn't Invade Homeland

New Government Sworn Into Office   Officially Charged With Signing Peace Treaty

Jap Peace Regime  Takes Over   Domei Emphasizes Importance of Heed to Ruler's Commands

Prince Heads Cabinet   Carrying Out Peace Terms New Duty of Cabinet

NEW JAPANESE CABINET. IS   ‘Only Two Military Men Included in Entire Group

NEW CABINET IS GIVEN TASK OF SIGNING PEACE   Old Generals and Admirals Are Excluded  From Power

PREMIER FORMS NIP GOVERNMENT   New Leader's Cabinet Takes Oath of Office

BRITISH IN NORTH STORM BREMEN WHILE OTHER UNITS AWAIT LINK WITH RUSSIANS.   Allied Forces Crash Forward in Giant Maneuver To Encircle Munich, Greatest of Southern Axis Cities   DRIVE THROUGH ALPS FOOTHILLS IS UNCHECKED   RYULLETIN

LINK-UP IS DELAYED   May Await Complete Occupation  of Berlin by Russians

STANDARD OIL __. MAYGOTO 40 — HOURS A WEEK   Plan Has Been Under Consideration And as ‘Ueceived by anaget of. S$ Louis Division. _«

BLAST ROCKS STEEL FACTORY   Flames Under Control at Cleveland Plant

BLAST PERILS CHI DISTRICT   400 Cleveland Families Return to Homes After Oil Fire

400 Families : Flee Blaze ' In Cleveland   Triple Explosion Occur: _ at Steel Plant; Cause Not Fixed —

SECRET WEAPON CALLED DEADLY   Nazi Device Saved For Last Stand, Dutch Patriot Declares

Secret Nazi Weapon:  This One Is Deadly and Effective, Foreign Information Bureau Says

Kurusu Said to Deny Knowledge Of Jap Attack   Reported “Hurt” by American Charges He Was “Bait”

Well, Imagine That!   Jap Peace Envoy at Time of Pearl Harbor Attack Is So Sorry; Hurt by Being Called Treacherous

Kurusu Is Sorry Now  Jap Minister to Washington In 1941 Says He Was Loser

KURUSU DENIES TRIP WAS ‘BAIT   ‘Peace’ Envoy Of ’41 Claim: Ignorance Of Plans

Kurusu, Suffering From War He Didn't Like, ‘Deeply Hurt’ By Accusation ‘He Was Bait’   Hull Appointment Delayed

JAPANESE SPECIAL  PEACE ENVOY DENIES  KNOWLEDGE OF RAID SABURO KURUSU SAYS AT  TACK ON PEARL HARBOI SHRPRISE TO HIM

Former Envoy fo U. 5. Insists Nip Attack ‘Surprise   American Claim that He was ‘Bait’ Held ‘Not Quite Fair’

‘Bait’ For Pearl Harbor Sneak Attack Accusation ‘Deeply Hurts’ Jap Envoy

ENVOY DENIES HE WAS USED AS TRAP BAIT   Special Jap Ambassador Contends He Knew Nothing of Plans Raid On Pearl Harbor   "WORKED FOR PEACE"

Says Ble Didn't Know Japan Planned Attack While He Was Chatting With President.

KURUSU SAYS HE WAS IN THE DARK   Jap Envoy Who Was With Hull On Dec. 7, 1941, Denies He Knew Of Pear! Harbor Attack Plans.

Kurusu Ignorant Of Stab in Back   Jap Special Envoy Is “Deeply Hurt”

Saburo Kurusu Was Conferring With Hull When Pear] Harbor Was Raided —

Kurusu Denies Knew of Raid   Claims Got Hull’s TongueLashing Before He Learned Of Pearl Harbor Attack

Patton Reaches Mainz   Escape Gap for Trapped Germans Cut By Yanks

Drive Nazis From Last French Soff, 20,000 Captured   60,000 Seek Escape .. From Trap; Destroy  German Vehicles

Yank Junction in Saar Nears   Resistance on Flanks of Pocket Collapse; New Offensive Starts at Remagen Bridgehead

Hitler Planned to Get Spain _Into War, Capture Gibraltar, Take Over Isles in Atlantic

Hitler Plot to Get Spain in War Told   Daring Plan Revealed At War Crimes Trial

‘Senate Twins Create No End Of Confusion  Bridges Looks Like Wherrv

REDS PUT WAR LOSS AT $108,640,000,000   Declare 25,000,000 Russians Were  Deprived of Homes by Ger: man Armies,

RESCUERS NEAR TRAPPED MINERS   Entombed Men May Be Reached Today; 19  Fires Encountered

Hope Is Fading For Safety Of. Blast Victims   ~rack Rescue Teams Are Forced To Fight Fire And Gas

PROPOSE NAZIS REBUILD EUROPE   PLAN FORGED LABOR AS PUNISHMENT FOR THE WAR CRIMINALS

Allies Name War Criminals   Himmler, Goering, Hess at Top of List; Doenitz May Face Trial

NAME 3 ON WAR CRIMINAL LIST   Hess, Goering, Himmler to Stand Trial

TRIO) LISTED AS CRIMINALS   Hess, Himmler and Goerinc Named; Doenitz to Face Trial Too.

HIGH NAZIS FACE TRIAL BY ALLIES FOR WAR GUILT   Adm. Doenitz May Be Included With Hess, Himmler, Goering

DOENITZ MA\ STAND TRIAL ~ FOR LIFE   Four To Six Million Nazis May Be Punished   To Be Public And Neutrals Will Be Denied Place, Report States   Forced Labor Plan Ics Studied

Admiral Doenitz Also May Have To Face Trial For His Life   Two Of Mongers Now In Custody   4.000.000 To 6.000.000 Germans May Have To Atone For Crimes

Pool Punishment of War Criminals Proposed to Allies   Over 4,000,000 Nazis May be Forced to Atone for Crimes

Ranking German Officers Listed To Stand Trial   Hess, Himmler and Goering Slated, and Doenitz May Be Held.   Proposal Is Made to Pool Nazi Punishment

HESS, HIMMLER GOERING ON LIST   Doenitz Also May Face Tria As Nazi War Criminal

First Listing Of War Criminals Reported Today  Ress, Himmler, Goering High   Ress, Himmler, Goering High on Punishment List; Entire Reich May Pay for Bratality

Allies Are Completing Plans to Try Hess, Himmler, Goering   London Source Declares Up to 6,000,000 Nazis May Face Trial if Victorious Dewware Nacide an Poo! Punishment Plan

HESS, HIMMLER WAR CRIMINALS   Goering Also High on List of Nazis Allies Will Try Soon

HESS, HIMMLER AND GOERING ALL LISTED AS WAR CRIMINALS  ALSO POSSIBLE THAT ADMIRAL DOENITZ WILL HAVE TO FACE TRIAL

LISTED AS WAR CRIMINALS   Karl Doenitz May Also Have to Face Trial for His Life

DOENITZ ALSO MAY BE TRIED FOR HIS LIFE   Konrad Henlein, the Traitor of Sudetenland, Escapes Death in Czechoslovakia by Taking His Own Life.

List Hess, Goering ‘And Himmler as War Criminals   Admiral Doenitz May Face Trial for His Life; Propose Plan Of Pool Punishment:

US Would Try Organizations For War Crimes   Forced Labor Mav Re Iced

Nazi Leaders War Criminals   Hess. Himmler. Goering. Perhaps Doenitz, Will Face Trial For Life.

List Top Nazis For Trial As  War Criminals   ! . Include Hess, Himmler Goering and Possibly Admiral Doenitz

Doenitz May Face Trial   Hess, Himmler And Goer ing Among Those Listed As War Criminals.

List Goering, Himmler War Criminals   Doenitz May Also Have to Face Trial—Hess  Is Listed

DAMAGES ASKED BY MRS. BREWER   Former Bus Queen Sues  Flovd County Sheriff

1029 Guns Roar Out Salutation To President   47 Vessels, 1200 Planes in Navy Day Fete at New York

Salutes Echo Over Hudson   Presidential Guns Pav Tribute to Fleet

Guns Roar Salutation To President   Commander-In-Chiet Reviews 47 Units Of Victorious Fleet

1200 Planes Roar Navy Day Tribute  Truman Views Elements of Victorv Fleet

Patch Heads 4th Army   Will Have Charge of Training Forces for Action in Pacific

ee gre ar ee ee te a  PATCH TO TRAIN MEN FOR DUTY IN PACIFIC   European Veteran To Lead Fourth Army In Texas

Patch Commands Ath Army Group   Will Train Troops In Texas For Duty In Pacific Against Japs,

W MC Sets Job - Goal in Plants   #10 Level of 24 Millon  aplayved is Obieelive  194

WMC Sets 14 Million Jobs as Goal  That Number at Work in Factories in ’4]

EMPLOYMENT GOAL IS FIXED   14 Million in Factory Jobs Is Goal at Which Government Shoots

Employment for 14 Million Goal Of Government   WMC Proposes Figure As Just Aim; to Be Big Task

JOBS IN PLANTS FOR 14 MILLIONS FIRST U. 5. GQAl   WMC Says Placing Jobless Will Tax Energies of Management, Labor and Government,   BELIEVES 4 MILLIONS WILL BE LET OUT   ‘Declares Greater Numbers Must Be Taken Into Mining, Building and Trade Fields.

JOBS REQUIRED FOR 14 MILLION   Government Sets Goal For Employment In Factories

» 9 In Factories  Government's  First Goal’   F igure Is Set Despite Increase Iu Plant Lavoffs

St. Louis Mayor s Seeking fo Halt Newspaper Strike   Calls Conférence; Unions Granted Supply of Newsprint

ANKS GAIN ON NORTH END OF OKINAWA LINE   Run Into Increasing Jap Resistance In Southern Sector

JAPANESE RESIST DRIVE ON OKINAWA   STIFFEN OPPOSITION IN THE SOUTH — MARINES GAIN 2,000 YARDS IN NORTH.

1000 Fight Fire In Oregon Woods   25.000 Acres Blacked In Wilson River Area

Defer Pearl Harbor Action   McCormack Gives  Suggestion To Set Aside One Hour For Debate.

Congress Postpones Final Action on Pearl Harbor Probe  Kimmel Holds Silence Regarding Offer  OE Cran Caiurt Trinl

HOUSE DEFERS VOTE ON QUIZ OF JAP RAIL      Adiniral Kimmel Said to Have Re plied to Navy's Offer ofa Court:

Congress Receives Wainwright, Delay On Pearl Harbor   Starts First Full Week  Of Reconversion Session

House Defers Pearl Harbor  Inquiry Action   One Hour Of Debate Tomorrow; Probe Approval Foregone Conclusion.

HOUSE DELAYS ‘PEARL HARBOR PROBE ACTION   SAYS AMERICAN VICTORS MAY NOW FIXRESPONSIBILITY BUT BUT THAT HISTORY MAY DIFFER

Chaplin Jury Is Unable fo Reach Verdict   Judge Discharges Group; Declares Mistrial in Case

EVERY BALLOT SEVEN TO FIVE FOR COMEDIAN   Jury Reports It Could Not Reach a Verdict and ls Discharged.

Charlie ( ‘haplin: ‘Paternity Case Ends In A Mistrial   Jury Deadlocked Seven To Five For Defendant. Poll Shows; Miss Barry Appears Upset By Decision; Accused Refuses To Talk With Reporters

No Verdict In Paternity Case   Jury Deadlocked Seven To Five For Chaplin

Laval, Deat and Bonnard Ordered  To Leave Spain by General Franco

Spain Holds Laval, Aides   Traitors Refuse te Obey Franco Order To Leove at Once

Laval Lands At Barcelona; Told to Leave   Franco Orders Former Vichy Chief of Gov. ernment Out of County

LAVAL ORDERED TO QUIT SPAIN   Ex-Vichy Chief Refused  Haven After Landing  i At Barcelona

Leopold Solicited ‘Hiller Audience, / Van Acker Say  Revelation -of Talk: remi

BELGIAN PREMIER ATTACKS LEOPOLD   CHARGES KING SQUGHT IN. TERVIEW WITH HiTLER— DEMANDS ABDICATION,

‘Chinese Communists In ‘North Ching Rescue  Many American Fliers

Utilities Workers’ Walkout Threatens Electricity Supply   Sector of Two Million Inhabitants Affected: Other Strike News

Power Strike New Threat Labor Peace   Two Million People Affected by Walkout of Power Employes

Power Plant Crews Strike In Michigan   Electricity, However, Continues To Flow To Industries, Domestic Users

Coal Strike Called Off But It May Be Some Time Before Production Back To Normal—Everybody’s Happy Over Mine Situation—Power Shut-down in Michigan Serious

POWER PLANT UNION STRIKE HITS MICHIGAN   6,000 State Troops and 400 Police Ordered To Stand By

Electrical Workers Go On Strike   Michigan Walkout Threatens To Cut Off Service OF 2. 000.000 Residents

State Troops; Police Called To Stand By.   Current Still Flowing in Affected Area of 2,000,000 Inhabitants

Strike Fails To Cut Power In Michigan   Tension Increases  In Longshoremen’s Dispute; Many Miners Still Out

Utility Workers’ Strike Fails To Halt Power Flow   Michigan Troops, Police Guard Electrical Plants

C10 Workers Strike Consumers Power Plant in Michigan   Tension Mounts In Longshoremen Dispute in N. Y.

New Strikes Muddle Scene Of Labor Fron   Michigan Faces Cut-Off of All Electric Power.

wa Leads fleet Boldly [pto Jap Shore   910 Shells Poured Om Wanishi fron Yills, Nihon Steel Works at Muroran

Dempsey Fills Office ‘Vacancy’   Fourth District Attorney Vote Dispute Just Over

CHIEF COUNSELOR T0 BE NAMED BY GROUP   Committee May Go To Hawail For information =~

Pearl Harbor Probers Begin (roanization   Committee Expected To Se. lect Chief Counsel And Authorize Trip To Hawaii

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS HOLD FIRST SESSION   Meet Behind Closed Doors to Choose — Chief Counsel

WEATHERMEN  SAY CURRENT COLD WAVE IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF DIgAPPEARING 

P. E. REFINANCING PLAN IS APPROVED   Officers Authorized to . Proceed by Board of ‘ Directors

REFINANCING OF UTILITY’S STOCK GIVEN APPROVAL   Directors Of Potomac Edison Company Discuss  Plan Here

ODT, 0.K. ON COUNTY FAIR   Regional and State Fairs Cannot Be Held This Year

County Fairs Permitted This Year—If  No Inter-city Transportation Required

ODT Allows County Fairs  Regional and State   Regional and State Fairs Requested to Cancel Events This Year

Nazis Moving  Out Supplies   ‘Warsaw Is Stripped  By Fleeing Germans

Say Warsaw Is Stripped   Almost All of City’s Industry Sent to Ger*many; Churches Looted

WARSAW INDUSTRY OUT   Nazis Moved It jo Breslau and Leipzig Before Capital’s Fall

12 000 in U.S. Army Go AWOL   Black Market Lures  ‘Serious Deserters

John L. Denounces Murray’s Plan Lewis May Draft Wage Bargaining Policy For Divided Labor Forces

Lewis May Try To Draft Wage Bargaining Policy Agreeable To All Labor   C. I. O. President’s Proposal Denounced As Parley On Labor, Management Continues

MINE UNION CHIEF SCORES MURRAY PLAN   Lewis Plugs for Policy That Would Leave Labor Free To Try for All It Can Get

Lewis May Draft Wage Policy   UMW Head Flays Murray Plan—Says It Would Limit Wages

LEWIS TAKING LEAD IN WAGE POLICY FIGHT   May Draft Own Policy In  Effort To Unite   Labor Forces

Flays Murray's Wage Demands   Stand Supported By Green, AFL Leader

Minera’ Chief May Try Tc Draft: Wage Bargaining Policy On Which Divid ed Forces Might Unite

Wage Bargaining Policy Mapped — In Labor Dispute   275,000 Workers in Nation Idle, Due to Spread of Pay Strike:

UMW Chief Denounces Murray For His Sup: pert of “(Pruman’s Poli _ ey; Green Backs Lewis.

Lewis Plans Wage Policy To Unite Meet   Denounces CIO Offer. Outlines Program to Free Labor to Seek Whatever Obtainable

JOHN L. LEWIS MAY TRY TO-DRAFT WAGE BARGAINING POLICY   STORMY PETREL OF UNIONISM DENOUNCED MURRAY’S CIO PROGRAM

Lewis Plans Wage Policy   UMW Leader Criticizes Murry Plan; Wins Support of Green

DENOUNCES CIO RESOLUTION AS OFFERING LITTLE   Wants Labor Free to Negotiate Freely, Mine Chief Says in Conterence

Lewis May Try To Draft Wage Policy On Which Labor Is Able To Agree!

Lewis Mav Try To Draft Wage  Bargain Poliey   Labor’s Divided Force: ~ Would Unite At Confer ence Lf Proposal Made.   CHIEF RAPS MURRAY

Miners’ Chief Denounces CIO Move As Limiting of  Gains of Union Workmen

Lewis May Try To Draft Wage Bargain Policy   AFL President Supports Lewis Waae Program

Lewis Seeks Bargain To Unite Labor Forces   UMW Chief Roundly Attacks Resolution By Murray Limiting Price Hikes

New Move to Unite Labor  Front Seen   CIO Chief’s Resolution Is Denounced by Lewis; Motor, Steel Disputes Take Spotlight

LEWIS OPPASES MURRAY AGAIN   Mine Workers Chief Raps CIO Leader's Plan on Wage Increases

Lewis May Iry To Draft Wage Plan For Meet   Raps Murray’s Idea, Plugs For Policy To Let Labor Free, Try For All It Can Get

Lewis Plugging For Wage Policy With No Limits   His Program Would Free Labor To Seek All It Can Get

Wants Labor Free to Seek Wage Grants   UMW Chief May Try His Hand at Writing Policy

Lewis Wants Labor Free To ‘Get All lt Can   Declares Murray's Resolution Would Limit Labor’s Waqe To Minimum

Lewis May Try To Draft Wage Bargaining Plan   Would Leave Labor Free To Seek All It Can Reaannahlw Cat.

CIO. Proposal  Is Denounced   Lewis May Redraft  Bargaining Policy

Lewis May: Try ‘To Draft Bargaining Policy To. ‘Unite Divided Laborites .

Gets Into Fresh Squabble With Murray On Proper System For Future

LEWIS MAY TRY FOR HARMONY AT CONFERENCE   Mine Workers Chief Outlines Own Wage Program As He Denounces CIO’S Proposal.

OFFENSIVE TO ISOLATE CITY OPENS   Rokossovsky’s Troops Smash Ahead On 65-Mile Front

Soviets Hack Out Advances An Pomerania   Polish Corridor Is Being Sealed Off

Reds Move To Seal Off Baltic Ports   Troops Reported Advane. ing Up Polish Corridor

GI VOTING BILL LOOMS FOR OHIO   Hummel Balked in Effort To Get BMV Control

Now It Can Be Told Heavy English Fog Overcome to Maintain 24-Hour Bombings

GOT WORTHLESS STOCK   Radio Manufacturer Says He Lent Elliott Roosevelt $50,000

GEORGE BILL TO FLOOR OF HOUSE   REPUBLICANS WILL CONTINUE THEIR FIGHT

Famed Aerial Gunner Missing   Fought Off Axis Over Berlin, Rome, Tokyo

Fighting Aerial Gunner Lost on 108th Mission   Veteran of Attacks Upon Three Axis Capitals  Reported Missing

NAZIS REPORT SOVIETS OPEN VISTULA DRIVE   Indicate Reds ‘Aim at Reich Back Door Through Poland

FINAL DRIVE ON BUDAPEST   Start All-Out Push at Dawn   COLLAPSE NEARS

Truman to Send Congress Message About Atom Bort   President to Tell Sod; His Idea of Control Of Secret

President Truman Will Tell Congress Soon What He Thinks Should Be Done With Secref of the Atomic Bomb

MINERS’ STRIKE VOTE. WILL COST $300,000   4,000 Polling Places Will Be Es‘tablished By NLRB; Special Agents Also Employed

25,000 TROOPS ARRIVE.IN U. S.   14,698 of Returning Vet erans Come Home On Liner Queen Mary

Ration Point Values Cut for Most Meats   One to Two Paint Reduction on Beef, Lamb and Mutton; Storte Joly 20

Point Values For Meat Will Be Cut   Beef, Lamb, Mutton To Be Reduced For August Period

Meat Supply Up a Little   Slightly Improved Situation to Bring Cut in Point Costs

Meat Points To Be Cut   Lamb, Beef, Mutton Due for Reduction, But Only Small One

PROMISE CUT IN RED POINTS   Beef, Lamb, Mutton Wil Have Lower Ration Point Value

Reduction‘ In Meat Points   To Be Orderec   Ration Values Fer Beef. Lamb and Mutton to Become Effeetive

Lower Values On Some Meats May Be Possible  Cuts In Red Point Values To Be Small

POINT VALUES MAY BE LOWER   Some Cuts of Beef, Lamb, Mutton May Be Affected Next Period.

RATION POINTS DOWN FOR BEEF, LAMB, MUTTON   A Slight But “Fairly General” Reduction Effective August 1.   NO PORK POINT DROP   Reduction Will Amount to Only One or Two Points a Pound on Beef.

Prospect Seen ‘For Point Cut On Some Meats   Beef, Lamb, Mutton Ir Probable Reduction At August Period.

Cut I in Meat         BEEF, LAMB, . KALPPTARL TO BE MORE cae _ DURING AUGUST PERIOD

SLIGHT CUT PLANNED IN POINTS FOR MEAT   “Fairly General” Reduction Will Be Ordered This Week For Period Starting July 29

OPA fo Announce Cut in Points on Meat This Week   Beef and Mutton Scheduled For Cut; No chanae in Dark

LESS POINTS ON SOME MEAT CUTS SEEN IN AUGUST  BEEF, MUTTON AND « neem eee ef “1T  :   BEEF, MUTTON AND LAMB MAY BE CUT ONE OR TWO POINTS

Three Federal Judges Favor Sleeping Car Firm Disposal to 52 Railroads for Ahout $75,000,000.

APPROVE SALE OF SLEEPERS TO RAILROADS   Court Grants Pullman Co. Permission To  Accept Offer

C & O Railroad Combine May Buy Pullman Business   Three-Judge Special Court Grants Bid Of 43 Rail roads To Take Over Operating End Of Sleeper Business For $75,000,000

PULLMAN DEAL GETS APPROVAL   Sleeping Car Business Sold To Combine Of 43 Railroads

Court Permits Pullman Sale   Sleeping Car Business Can be Purchased by Railroads

Lend-Lease Arms Seen as Danger In Latin-America   Claim Venezuelan Government Ousted With U. S. Aid

LEND-LEASE ARMY SUPPLIES - GAUSE DIFFICULT PROBLEW   USE OF EQUIPMENT IN EE. VOLTS CREATES SITUATION * GOVERNMENT TRYING TO SOLVE

Indonesian report lacks confirmation  British assume new positions

Jap Balloon Bomb Kills Six Picnickers _...... For first War Fatalities In United State

Woman and Five Children Are Killed When Jap Balloon, Found in Oregon Woods, Explodes

JAP BALLOON BOMB CAUSES SIX DEATHS   Child’s Investigation Sets Off Explosive During Outing

Jap Balloon Fatal to Six Tn Orevon   Found by Pienickers: News Is Released As Warning to Public

F.B.I. Head Raps Paroles As One Cause   Tells Police Chiefs Situation Critical

tloover Sees Viore Crime   Newspaper Stories Held Understatement

Big Crime Wave Gains Momentum  Era Of Lawlessness Beginning For U. S.,

Claim Nazi' East Front In Collapse   GERMANS SAY DEEPEST RUSSIAN SPEARHEAD HAS BEEN CHECKED, HOWEVER

MOSCOW GALLS ON REICH 10 STAGE REVOLT   Russian Forces Are an Unconfirmed 93 Miles From Berlin; Defenses Stormed.   BULLETIN

Berlin Says First White Russian Army Has Reached German-Pol. ish Border — Beleaguered Poznan Sald te be Enveloped.

Moscow Says Eastern Front Falling Urges Nazi to Rise Against Hitler

U, S. SURGE INTO COLOGNE SHOWS YANKS" METTLE   Drive Into Germany's Fourth Largest City Proves Ability Of Doughboys To Take A Lot And Come Back Slugging.

BEATEN NAZIS IN DISORDER        Third Army Capture. es Thousands of Prisoners as It Overwhelms Foe in 29-Mile Plunge.   TOWN AFTER TOWN SEIZED BY YANKS   Sweep Into Coblenz Ap: pears Near — BreakThrough Greatest Since St. Lo Victory. i

Tanks Plunge 65 Miles in 58 Hours   Germans Obviously Have Nothing With Which To Prevent Americans Taking Coblenz, Bonn

Enemy Reeling Under Attack Of Third Army   German Collapse on Front Develops Into Rout—Re. sistance Overwhelmed—-Many Germans Try to Surrender as Quickly as Possible

Chaos Marks Nazi Flight   Quick Sweep Of Coblenz, Bonn Seen;. Great Masses Of Supplies Captured 

Third Storms Up to Rhine Northwest Of Coblenz   Resistance Is Nil ‘As Germans Flee ‘In, Hectic Haste  Or Surrender

Enemy Reels Under Third Army Tanks   Thousands Of Nazi Prisoners Swept Up In Whirlwind Drive

Smash fifty miles inside reich border  Enemy reels in  aw zvAhantiin. dafnat

Americans Surge to Coblenz Area as ~ Foe Reels in Chaotic Rout; First ‘Army Two Miles from Bonn

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Nazi Defense Collapses in Utter Chaos   Coblenz and Boon Are Threatened by American Successes

Patton’s Armor Dashes 29 Miles In 12 Hours To Reach Deepest In Reich   West Front Prisoner Bag Soars Past Million As Uncounted Thousands Surrender

Nazis Reeling As Americans Gain 50 Miles   No Semblance of a Front Remains on Third Army Sector

REFINERY OPERATORS AND STRIKERS AWAIT GOVERNMENT SEIZURE  MOST UNION AND MAN. AGEMENT SPOKESMEN RE FUSE COMMENT ON PLAN

25,000 ClO Oil Workers Idle in Texas   One Spokesman Says Seizure To Be Resisted

COMPARE NUMBER IOWA INSPECTORS TO OTHER STATES      Figures from Other States Would Shock Iowans

 State Buys Bonds In Seventh War   Loan Campaign   State Capitol News Lettex As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

ARMY TO FREE RAIL WORKERS   U.S. Planes Allocated to Move 25,000 Soldiers a Month to Pacific

WILL RELEASE RR. WORKERS. OF EXPERIENCT   Plan to Follow Like’ Treatment Accorded to Coal Miners

Army to Release Several Thousand Railroad Workers   Senate Committee Demands Same Deal For Coal Miners

WILL RELEASE ~ RAILROAD. MEN   SEVERAL THOUSAND RAILROAD WORKERS WILL BE RELEASED FROM. ARMY “TO AID RAIL LINES

RUSSIANS PUSH NORTH TO TRAP DANZIG’S NAZIS   Powerful Red Forces Strike Through Pomerania on Polish Border

» SOVIETS OPEN _ ANOTHER PUSH ” IN POMERANIA   Russians Massing In Front of Berlin

Jap. Soldiers S Show Respect For U.S. Force   Guards Along MacArthur's Route to Yokohama -Turn Backs;-Damage’  ' to City Surprises

Yokohama Found Smashed To Bits   Japs Docile While Living Under Most Trying Conditions.

New Shoe Stamp Is Validated August 1  Airplane Coupons Ar OK Now

SHOE STAMP VALID AFTER AUGUST ©   Two-pair-a-year Policy Is Abandoned

OKINAWA'S NIP COMMANDER AND AIDE SLIT STOMACHS IN FACING. DISHONOR OF DEFEAT

Jap Leaders in Hara Kiri Before Troops   Japanese Prisoner Tells Americans Grewsome Story

GEN, USHIJIMA AND STAFF HAD SLIT STOMACHS   Tokyo Radio Claims Allies Are In vading Kume Island, 50 Miles Nearer Japan

Bodies of Jap Okinawa Commander And Aide Found; Commit Hari Kiri

Death for Jap Generals -- Two Bodies Found After Grim ‘Seppuku’ Ceremony on Okinawa

~ Commander Of , Okinawa Japs Takes Own Life   Chief Of Staff Joins In Hara-Kiri Rites; Bodies Found By Yanks.

Jap Commander On Okinawa Dies By His Own Hand   Two Generals Slit Stomachs After Defeat

Japs’ Okinawa Commander, Chief Of Staff Kill Selves  During Hara-Kiri Ceremony

Bodies of Jap Okinawa Commanders Found As Victims of Hara Kiri Rites

Jap General On Okinawa Suicide Victim   Commanding General and Chief of Staff Kill Themselves Rather Than Submit to Surrender.

Jap Commander On Okinawa Took Own Life  _-Ushijima and Aide  Head Fulfilled

‘Okinawa General and Chief Of Staff . . Die In Elaborate Hara Kiri Ceremony

JAP GENERAL HARA KIRI VICTIM  Bodies” Of. ‘Okinawa Léadér. Aide: -Found

How Okinawa Generals Died: Bodies Found   Commit Hara Kiri On Rock Ledge High Above Pacific Ocean

Ranking Jap General Decides On Hara Kiri   Captured Cook Tells Story Of Elaborate  Ceremonies Before Suicides

2 Nip Generals Commit Suicide   Okinawa Commanders’ Bodies Found In Shallow Rock Graves.

NIPPON’S OKINAWA COMMANDER DEAD   Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima and His Chief of Staff Cammilt Hara Kiri.

Jap Commander On Okinawa Took Own Life  Ushijima and Aide Had Fulfilled Rites of Hara-Kiri

Yanks Dig Out Bodies Of Jap Commanders On ‘Okinawa. Hear Story Of Hara Kiri Rites 

Jap Leaders: Slit Throats.   Bodies Discovered Upon Okinawa Isle

JAP COMMANDER ON OKINAWA OUT HARI KIRI ROUTE   Story Of The Ceremony Told By Jap Prisoners

Commanding General And His Chief Of Staff Slit Their Stomachs To Fulfill Samurai Code

Japanese Okinawa Chief Bedecks Self With Medals  Before Committing Hari Kiri Over Loss of Island

USHIJIMA, CHO SLIT STOMACHES   FIND BODIES OF 2 JAP GENERALS IN SHALLOW GRAVES

Cook Tells Story Of ‘Honorable’ Ceremony ‘Bodies Of Jap Commander On Okinawa, Aide ‘Found Following Hara Kiri Deaths At Cave

GENERALS’ BODIES FOUND ON OKINAWA   Ushiijma and Chief o! Staff Ended Their Lives

OLONGAPO NAVAL BASE 1S TAKEN   “Powerful Spearheads: , Advance as Much as" 13 Miles Per Day.

ULUNGAPO NAVAL BASE IS. TAKEN   Powerful Spearhcads _Advance as Much as 15 Miles Per Day

TRUMAN PLANS ~UNCIO VISIT ~~ ATLAST MEET   DeGaulle Invited By U. S. President To Attend

MlsoTOoIPPI RIVER CONTINUES T0 RISE   Waters of Its Tributaries Are Receding; Crest Expected Next Week.

WARD SEIZURE CASE TO CONTINUE TODAY   Government And Company Counsel Argue Whether President Has Right To Take Property

SENATORS EYE PROGRAM FOR EXTRA EXPENSE FUND  House Move to Help Pay Costs Of Living Attractive to Senate

Russ to Try Polish Leaders  Announcement Causes International Stir fin Evo aft Parlay

P olish Dispute Flares   Russians Declare 16 “Terrorists’ Will Be Tried Within. a Few. Days

B-29 Atrmen Bomb Osaka, Japs Report   120 Carrier Planes Rock Foe’s Palembang Base in Dutch Indies

OSAKA RAID REPORTED BY TOKYO   @J. S. Fleet Attack On Iwo Island Claimed By Jap Radio

Japanese Report  2 Mere American Raids on Osake   Tokie Also Tells of Naval Bombardment of Iwo Jima in Volcanoes

Superforts Raid Osaka  6 ee   Air Warfare Mounts All Over Pacific

TEMPERATURES:   Yanks, Canucks  Closing Trap On ) Nazi Armies   Von Rundsted’s Forces In Headlong Retreat; 40.000 Captured —

Foes In F light Behind Ger man Rear Defenses   Meanwhile, American Troops, 250,000 Strong, Are Battling for Control  of Rhine Bridges   U. S.-Canadian Trap Is Closing   Yanks Move Closer ta Co logne Before Stiff Re. sistance; UU. S. Patrols Reported Over Rhine

Tighten Nazi Net In North   Within Five Miles of Junction With Canadians, Trapping Parts Of Two German Armies

American Troops, 250,000 Strong Fighting Today for Control of the Rhine Bridges.   REACHED RIVER ON BROADENING FRONT   Enemy Divisions in North Reported in Headlong Retreat Behind Rear Guard Defenses.

YANKS SURGING TO RHINE ON WIDENED FRONT   Closing Trap on Battered Remnants of Two German Armies

Mao Turns Down Chiang’s Bid To Review Problems   Hurley Plans To Fly To Mao and Urge  His Reconsideration.

IS PROTEST AGAINST WSA SHIP POLICY   Strike In Kansas City Stockyards  Ie Averte

10,000 TROOPS © SPEED TO HALT CHICAGO STRIKE   Combat Units to ‘Restore Transport Disrupted ' by Truck Drivers

MORE TROOPS FOR CHICAGO   ARMY SENDING 10,000 COMBAT TROOPS TO CITY BECAUSE "OF TRUCK STRIKE

SUNDAY TO BE WARM   Temperatures of 60 to 65 Probable, Says Forecaster

TO KEEP KANSAS WARM   Breezes May Hold Temperatures Above Normal

Break In Polish Situation Near;  Credit Hopkins   Russians Learn For First Time Of Possibility Of “Rio Three” Meeting.

Diplomats Say Welcome News on Polish Question May be Released Soon

Hopkins on Way Home fo Report Moscow Mission   Progress on Polish Question Expected Sinea Hankins Visit

Break in Pole Dispute Near   Foreign Diplomats Hint at Settlement

“Good News On Poland”   Easing of Inter-Allied Strain Reported As Result of Hopkins Visit

IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA SEEN AS RESULT VISIT BY HARRY HOPKINS TO MOSCOW

News on Polish Issue Expected   “Improvement” Notec In Soviet-L. S. Relations By Observers

Allies Looking For ‘Good News On Polish Issue   Improvement Noted  In The Atmosphere  Of Red - American  Relations

Polish Issue Straightened  Out, Is Belie   Foreign Diplomats Under stand News Which Allied Capital Will Weleome Is Forthconing

Report on Polish Question to Come Into Open Shortly   Russian-American Relations Improve With Visit by Hopkins

Denies ‘Kid Glove’ Treatment Domei Silenced   Japanese Press Ordered to Print Atrocity Stories

MacArthur Closes Domei And Posts Guards Around Building of News Agency   Another Member of Tojo Cabinet Commits Suicide te Avoid Arrest: Japs to Turn Over 7 Others Tomorrow

Fanatical Jap Officers Killed a General In Fatal Effort To Stop Surrender

Jap Fanatics Sought to Halt Surrender Move   Searched for Radio Recording Containing Capitulation Reseript; Killed Palace Officer

Mad Scheme To Balk Surrender Broadcast Told  Gen. Mori, Of Mikado’  Personal Guards, Slait

Jap Fanatics Tried to Stop Surrender   Killed Commander of Emperor’s Personal Guard:  And Forged Orders

Jap Fanatics Almost Blocked Surrender   General Of Emperor's Guard Slain On Palace Grounds In Futile Drive

Jap Officers Try to Prevent Surrender Told   Exclusive Rights to Ethiopian Oil Cranted Sinclair by Emperor Selassie

Army Plot Fails      Fanatical Japs Kill ’ Palace Officer in An Attempt to Prevent Surrender Broadcast

Fanatical Young Japs Seized Hirohito’s Guard in Effort to Prevent Surrender

Say Young Japs Attempted to Stop Surrender   Killed Commander Of Mikado’s Personal Guards Division

Surrender  Was Fought  By Fanaties Sought To Keep  Announcement  From Jap People

Fanatical Young Japanese Officers Killed General In ‘Effort To Prevent Surrender   Surrounded Palace In Vain Effort To Keep Announcement From Reaching People

SAY FANATICAL JAPANESE TRY TO HALT PEACE   Kill Leader of Emperor’s Guards; Start Surrender Plans in February

Jap Fanatic Plot Revealed  Militarists in Wild Mave ta Cantinue Was

Fanatics’ Attempts to Prevent Japan’s Surrender Revealed      Killed Commander of Emperor's Guards Capitulation Day

Fanatical Japs Failedin Plot To Halt Surrender Broadcast   Young Officers Killed Chief of Hirohito‘s Personal Guards, Surrounded Palace in Vain Effort to Prevent Broadcast, Tokyo Reports

TRIED 10 HALT FADO REPORT OF SURRENDER   General Killed by Fanatical _ Group Planning to: .-, Continue War.

Fanatical Japs Attempted To Keep Surrender Decree From Reaching the People

JAP FANATICS FRUSTRATED   Efforts of Group to Prevent Surrender Bared; General Killed

Jap Fanatics Sought to Prolong War   Commander of Mikeado's Guard Victim ef Plot

FIGHT BETWEEN 2 JAP GROUPS BARED   GENERAL KILLED IN ATTEMPT TO KEEP SURRENDER NEWS FROM PEOPLE,

Jap General Put To Death By Fanatic   Commander Of Hirohito’s Guards Slain Aug. 14 By Young Officers Opposing Surrender

Revolt Was Short - Lived  Young Jap Fanatics Slew General In Attempt To Thwart Surrender Order

Japs Reveal Attempt To Stop.  Announcement Of Surrender   Dramatic Attempt of “Fight-on” Faction to Prevent Hirohito’s Order From Reaching People Described by Well-Informed Source

Jap Fanatics Tried To Keep Surrender Message From Air   Slew Commander of Hirohito’s Personal Guards, Tried to Capture Radio Transcript

General Killed In Attempt To KeepWar Going   Finale to Battle Over Capi. taulation Involved Chase After Recording Annuuneement   Emperor Wanted to Quit In February   First Pence Mave Made Af. ter Currier Raid On Tokyo: Russia Rejceted Bid In Marcle

Fanatics Trying to Block Surrender = Killed Emperor's Guards’ Commande:

Nippon Fanatics Tried to Prevent Japan's Surrender   Young Men Killed Commanding Officer Of Emperor’s Guards

TRIED 10 STOP BROADCAST BY JAP EMPEROR   Many Kamikaze Pilots Dived Planes Into Tokyo Bay

YANKS ALL SET FOR TRIUMPHAL TOKYO PARADE   Enemy Forces Surrendering To Allies All Over Orient; Big Show in China

‘Sought To Ke Emperor ~ From Announcing:- Surrender and Force Continuance of  War.

Japs Killed Chief of Imperial Guard tl. Effart To Hold Up Surrender News

FANATICAL YOUNG JAP OFFICERS TRY STOP SURRENDER  KILL COMMANDING GENERAL EMPEROR’S PERSO} AT CHART IN ATTEMPT

 Fanatics Killed General In Fantastic Plot to Halt Hirohito’s Surrender Broadcast    Sen. George Sounds Death Knell for Jobless Pay Bill

FANATIC JAPS TRY 10 STOP PEACE EDICT   ‘FIGHT ON’ FACTION FORGERY FOUND OUT IN TIME

Youthful Officers Killed Hirohito’s Guard Leader: Sought Imperial Rescript

ifanatical Jap Army Officers’ Efforts to Block Nippon Surrender Bared.

ewe we       By PAUL MALLON ="   AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES FOR FDR PRACE PLAN

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More Showers Due For Some of Stafe   Southeastern Oklahoma Got Little Friday, Heaviest In Northeast

Solons Work On Decisions For Future Of America   Compulsory Military Training Is Sought

TAX CUT PLANS LEAVE CONGRESS IN CONTROVERSY   Assortment of Issues That Bear on Future Policies Under Consideration

Congress Acts Upon Vital U. S. Policies   Halts Plan For  Peacetime Draft

Congr ess Toils. OverFateful Policy Issues   Revolve Avound Military  Atomic, Séientifie, Diplomatic-and Economic  Problems

Vital Issues Hold Congress in Deep Study   Military Training, Urged by Marshall, Received Variously

No Action Now On Compulsory Army Training   Congress Wants To Try Volunteer System First; Research Favored.

TRAINING SEEN DUE FOR DELAY   Atomic Control Bill Is Still Under Study In Congress

Resistance On Strategic Isle Near Collapse   ‘Many More Enemy  Surrender as Ya  Near Mop-Up Stage

TRAPPED,. JAPS LEAP TO DEATR FROM CLIFFS   ‘Many Others Surrender as U. S. Tanks, Men Reach Southern Shore

EITHER LEAP TO DEATHS OR GIVE UP   Rapid Deterioration of Last-Ditch Defenders of Island Comes as U, S. Tanks Drive to the South Shore.

Japs Surrendering, Suicide on Okinawa   Large Numbers Leap from Cliffs As Yanks Break Through to South Gide of Island. Splitting Enemy

Marines Take 700 Yards Of Coast Line   First Mass Suicides Of Campaign Are Observed by Yanks

TRAPPED JAPS LEAP TO DEATH BEFORE YANKS   U. $. Forces Reach Southern Shore, Close In On Mabuni

U. S. Tanks, Troops Capture 700 Yards Of South Shoreline   Many Wounded Nips Continue Figh While Others Surrender In Increasing Numbers

Compressed Okinawa Japs Leap To Death, Surrender As Yank Forces Close In

Tokyo Radio Gives Up Island as Lost and Japs Who Do Not Commit Suicide Are Surrendering.   MARINES BRANCH OUT ON SOUTHERN COAST

Surrenders on Increase as ‘End Approaches   U.S. Tanks and Troops Break. Through to Shore

Leap In Sea.As Trap Closes   «cK KK K KS - General Easley © Killed on. Okinawa

LEAP TO DEATH   Many Sump Off. Cliffs of Southern Coast As Othe . ers Surrender.   YANKS REACH SOUTH TIP

Large Numbers of Japanese Leap To Their Deaths   Mass Confusion Exists on Southern Okinawa as Nips Turn to Suicide

Resistance On Strategic Isle Near Collapse   Many More Enemy Troops Surrender as Yanks Near Mop-Up Stage

SOUTH SHORES ARE REACHED BY YANKS   Many Nips Leap To Death From Cliffs   ONE POCKET   Still Resisting Fiercely: General Geiger Pressing For Quick Decision

More, More Japs Give Up As End Nears   U. S. Tanks, Troops Break Through To South Shore Of Island.   CAPTURE 700 YARDS

Confusion Hits Large Area As Defense Cracks   Nips Now Leaping To Death; Others Are Clamoring To Surrender

JAPS STIFFEN IN STRUGGLE ON OKINAWA   Yanks Move Forward With Tanks, Flame-Throwers And Artillery, Taking Heavy Toll  f* PR GTP. mem AE rere arte

More Give Up As Tanks Break Through To Southern Shore; Nips Put Up Stiff Opposition

Japanese Leap From Cliffs As ‘Yanks Close In   Marines Clean Out Caves On South Const As Nips Are Cut Inte ‘Three Pockets On Isle   Collapse of Enemy Is Seen By Nimitz   Seores Surrender, Others Keep Up Savage: Fights Yank Planes Strale Flesing Troops

.arge Numbers Of Jap Soldiers And Civilians Commit Mass Suicide By Leaping From Cliffs: More And More Surrendering.

Japs Jump From  Cliffs of Okinawa   ‘Large Number of Enemy Troops Facing Surrender Take Own Lives   THRU TO SOUTH SHORE   Broadcast From Tokye ~ Concedes Loss of Island  to Americans

Temperatures   Japs on Okinawa Leap to Death As Yanks Close in   Hundreds Surrender as U. S. Troops, Tanks Break Through to South Coast; Enemy General Believed at Bay, Awaiting Death

Tokyo Radio Admits Okinawa Island Lost  Many Nipponese Troops Joining  og Wake

U.S. TANKS, TROOPS BREAK THROUGH LAST OKINAWA DEFENSES  MASS SUICIDES AND SURRENDERS BRINGING CAM-

Many Surrender As U. S. Tanks, Troops Reach South Shore   Tokyo Radio Broadcast Concedes Loss Of Island And Says Fall Will Have Serious Military Con sentences: Bao Tihicareantend

Two Marine Regiments: Seize 700 Yards on Southern Coast; Some Of Enemy Fight to Death

Yank Losses Heavy To Stubborn Enemy   Defenders Cut Into More Pockets, More Surrender or Leap To Death in Sea; Commander Believed Planning to Stand

JAPO JUMPING UF OKINAWA COAST GLIFFS   U. S. Tanks Break Througt to South Shore to Cut Off Foes.

More And More Surrendering To VU. S. Doughboys   American Tanks And Troops Break Through To South Shore; Few Thousand Still Fighting

Symington Proposes Veterans Get Surplus Property  Thousands of Wholesale Dealers Would Be Employed Under Plan

Red marines invade Korea  in new move 500,000 Nippons  face entrapment

TWO KOREAN PORTS TAKEN BY RUSSIANS   Great New Offensive Threatens to Trap 500,000 Japs

Big Financial - 2         Armed Troops Thrown Around Banking Houses i in the: Large Cities—Emperor' s Personal ae Fortune Involved meee

Big Financial  Leaders Fired In Quick Move   Armed Troops Thrown Around Banking Houses in the Large Cities—Emperor’s Personal Fortune Involved

21 JAP BANKS ORDERED SEIZED BY MACARTHUR   Blow Is Aimed At System That Financed Japan’s  cee   INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS ARE BEING PROTECTED

Hirohito’s Funds Probably Frozen   Financial Nip Big-Shots Fired In Blow At System Which Backed Jap Conquests

American Troops  Descend on Banks   Assets, Records Are Held In Swift New Move

U.S. Troops Seize  21 Japanese.  Banking Trusts Take Over All Assets, Oust  Chiefs in Bold Maneuver

MacArthur Aims Blow At War Fund System   Nip Financial Big Shots Discharged In Move To Crush Great : Banking Combine

Quake, B-29' Blast Tokyo  Recor d Super-fort   Record Super-fort Raid Aims ot Jap Plane Factories

Earthquake And Bombers Shake Tokyo   Superforts Give Japanese Capital Probably: Heavi-, est Pounding =”

Remove Ban On Coal Purchases   Declarations On  Fuel Not Required

The Next Draft Call is Expected _ - To Take Many Youths Off Farms   Quotas Are to Be Filled From 18-26 Year-Old Brackets.

Farmers 18-26 To Fill Draft Calls   Decision Follows Board Meeting Today

DISCUSSION LIMIT DEADLOCKS PARLEY   No Compromise Is Reached on Russ Demand in Assembly Issue

LATEST NEW . BULLETINS  TT. a  } J Ty *  eae       (Conference Dead-Locked on Russian Demand

Meat Ration End Due Soon as 0.P.A. Cuts Poin Valu   Government Officials Predict Cud by  . Sents.abar..

Meat Ration Due to End In September   Whole Program To Be Scrapped, Officials Predict

OPA TO CUT MEAT POINT VALUES   GFFICIALS BELIEVE RATIONING WILL END BEFORE SEPTEMBER iS OVER.

Substantial Cuts In Meat Points Due Next Month   In Anticipation, OPA Lets Cafes Borrow On Next Allotment

Karly End to Meat Rationing  Indicated as OPA Plans Deep Cut in Point Values Sept. 

TO CUT MEAT POINT VALUES   OPA Indicates Reduction Will Be Put Into Effect Next Month

MEAT RATIONING TO END QUICKLY   Whole Program May Be Wound Up By End Of September

Meat Rationing May End Soon   Reduction in Point _ Values in Offing

U.S. Raiders Hit Palace Of Sun God   Bul Emperor and Family Escape. Razing of Big City Costs Loss of SE Giant Bombers

‘Nimitz Reveals ‘166 Warplanes Lost to Japan        ine Marned of Heavy Aevial Blows to Come: SU Sup prety Fall  ss ees            ug La,

Navy Has Assigned Ships to Visit East, South Ports  Navy Day Celebration On Oct. 27 Is  TT. Cn. Wawmnecem ane

Navy Has Assigned Ships to Visit East, South Ports  Navy Day Celebratior On Oct. 27 Is Te See Homecominas

Fierce Battle Taking Place Near Budapest   "King Tigers” Are Brought Up From Vienna

Germans on Nhe Hopelessly Beaten, Declares Stimson     Onlv Unconditional Surren  Only Unconditional Surrender or Piecemeal Collapse Held Possible   OVERALL AMERICAN LOSSES PASS 872,000   189.541 Listed As Dead in Army. Navy, Marines And Coast Guard

OIL INDUSTRY ‘RACE’ LOOMS   COMPANIES PREPARING. FOR ALL-OUT COMPETITION . IN EFFORT TO EXPAND : BUSINESS *":

Advance 12  Miles On 56 Mile Front   Germaus Admit Berliu’s Barricr Crossed By Soviets In Two Other Sectors. Minor Gains In East Prussia.

HURDLE RIVER ON FRONT 50 MILES WIDE           Russians Seize 4 C munications Centers and German Strongpoints on West Bal           BERLIN DOOMED, SOVIET RADIO SA.   Asserts Frankfurt. and Kustrin Are Being Out: flanked and Noth ' Can Save City.

Russians Cross Oder River At  Several Points   ~ Reds Gain Dozen Miles After Forcing Water Barrier Guarding Berlin; - Less Than 30 Miles To Go

River Forged To Northeast Of Berlin -— And Breslau  Capture of Capital Can Be Delayed

SOVIET STA AIM AT HEART OF THE REICH   BARRIER TO BERLIN PENETRATED IN THREE PLACES

RUSSIANS PRESS ON BERLIN FROM ODER CROSSINGS   Moscow Says Troops Gained 121 Miles Beyond ©  River Barrier   LESS THAN 30 MILES FROM NAZ! CAPITAL

Troops Plunge On Near Breslau And Nazis Report Other Crossings Made

[Extend penetration lover a bread front lin area of Breslau   German reports put enemy units about 30 miles from nazi capital

Cossack Hordes 1214 Miles Beyond River In Drive To Reach Berlin   Breslau And Frankfort Are Being Flanked; Germans Announced  Many More Bridgeheads

Two Other. Crossings. he River Reported by : Nazis"  SPOTLIGHT RE RETURNS TO KONEV'S FORGES Moscow Communique. Is.  Silent on Other : Sectors” ,

Russians Storm Oder River in Great Strength   Stalin’s Announcement of Silesian Crossing Break Silence That Had Blanketed Doings Of Marshal Ivan S. Konev’s First Ukraine Army for the Past Several Days

Soviets Storm Across Stream Below Breslau   New Red Crossings Are Reported By Nazis; Minor Gains Are Made In East Prussia and Budapest

Russians Storm Across Oder River Near Breslau Beyond West Bank on 50-Mile Front

Two Other Crossings of River Reported by Nazis  SPOTLIGHT RETURNS  TO KONEV‘’S FORCES  Moscow Communique Is Silent on Other Sectors

Smash Nazi Lines on  50-Mile Front   Soviet Armies Stab Nearer Balltered Capital of Germany

Strong Force Advances on Wide Front   Barrier Protecting Berlin Breached, Germans Announce

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Crosby Research Foundation Claims Discovery Of Atomic Bomb Defense

Sure Defense Against Atom Bomb Is Found   Would Explode Bombs Miles From Shore

CAPITAL LEFT WITHOUT ANY ESCAPE ROUTE   STARTLING SOVIET §65-MILE ADVANCE SPLITS REICH

FOUR MILLION MEN BATTLE FOR CAPITAL   Blazing City Is Three Fourths Encircled by Russians With Escape Routes to South Cut.   SOVIETS SWARM THROUGH STREETS   Fortress Suburbs Seized by Invaders — Reich Split Inte 2 Completely Isolated Areas.

Junction of Russians, Americans Near Dresden Reported From Paris; North Plain Sector Now Isolated From Bavarian Redoubt; Battle Rages

German Capital Is Cut Off  From ‘Redoubt   Hitler’s Greater Reich Is Split Into Two Completely Isolated Areas After Sensational 65-Mile Soviet Advance

Soviets Fighting Four Miles Inside City in 16-Army Asault; Capital Is Encircled on 3 Sides, Nazis Say   Berlin Completely Cut Off From Escapes To Baltic, Southern Germany; 4,000,000 Russians in Death Fight With Volksturm

Every Escape Route Is Cut   Nazis Moan Overwhelming 16-Army Assagult Almost Encircles Cepital

Battle Flames Into Doomed City as Red Tanks Lead Onrush   Overwhelming 16-Army Assault Crashes Through DeathStand in and Around Nazi Capital, Leaving No Escape Route for Shell and Bomb-Battered Populace of City

Temperatures   Russian Tanks  Burst Inside Flaming Capital   Terror-Stricken. City Without Escape  Routes, Germans Say

German Capital’s Residents Huddle In Cellars, Man  Street Rarercadoe

Capital Cut Off From Southern Redoubt Say Nazis   Russian Bombers Strike Huge Blows from Air ° At Resistance Centers

Nazis Report Soviet Tanks Racing Toward Heart Of Capital City   Escape Routes Are Cut, Berlin’ Says, As 16 Red Armies Practically Encircle Metropolis; Civilians Are Chased Underground

Germans Admit Red Tanks Are Fighting Three Miles Inside Of Flaming Capital

Manchester Plant Is Enjoined From Shipping Cheese, Dairy Products

DRAFTING OF EUROPEAN. PEACE TREATIES MAY BE CONSIDERABLY DELAYED

Greeted by Governor   No Successor fo William C. Walsh Decided upon, O'Conor Declares

TO REPEAL NOOSE   Van de Mark Bill Would Abolish State Capital  Punishment

Wisconsin Will Get Natural Gas  “To Be Introduced oi Cairskh an Miae 

JAPS LEAVING  MANILA BEFORE YANK ADVANCE; FALL SEEN SOON   Enemy May Evacuate Island Of Formosa

Jap Forces tvacuating Philippines   Reports Indicate Enemy Moving Key Personnel by Air

Blast Way Open for Drive to Baltic; Jans Land Behind MacArthur Lines

JAP LEADERS ARE FLEEING FROM MANILA   Sixth Army Gains In Drive Toward -City.of Tarlac

Key Japs Flee Manila  As Invaders Advance   American Forces Mass Above Tarlac For New Lunge Toward Clark Field

Japs Begin Pulling Out Of Mawtts   Key Personnel Evacuated Via Planes As Americane Push Closer To Capital

In Expectation Of Karly kali Of The Philippine Capital  JAP UNIT LANDS BEHIND AMERICANS  In The Lingayen Gulf, So Japs Report In Domei Dispatch

Yanks Gather Above Tarlac For Quick Blov   Clark Field Expected t Be Captured Without Great Strugzle

JAPS IN MANILA FLEE NORTHWARD: YANKS PLAN CLARK FIELD LUNGE   LINGAYAN BEACHHEAD WIDENED TO 65 MILES; U. §. FORCES GATHER IN STRENGTH AT TARLAC

Early Downfall of Philippines Capital Looms   American Units Mass Strength For New Southward Assault

Key Japs Fleeing Manila as Yanks Continue Advance   U. S. Forces Mass for Lunge at Great Clark Field Center 

Japs Evacuating Key Personnel by Air From Manil:   Fleeing Nerth in Anticipa. tion of Early Fall of Philippine Capital   YANKS MASSED FOR NEW LUNGE SOUTH   Beachhead Widened to 65 Miles, Sealing Off Pan gasinan Peninsula

Report Japs Evacuating Personnel From Manila; Yanks Meet Near Tarlac

REPORT JAPS MOVING OUT OF MANILA      Apparently Expect Yanks To Capture City

_Capital’s Early © Capitulation Due   “Yanks Mass. 65. Miles to North

Yankee Wait At Elbe Part ‘Allied Plan   Had Doughboys Pushed Ahead After Russian Breakthrough Armies Might Have Beeome Entangled   With Grave Dangers

Yanks Wait on Elbe for Link Up With Reds   Fanatical Nazis  Are Expected to Make Last Stand In Hitler’s Mountain Redoubt

Wes Gallagher Says Ninth Army, Resting on Elbe, Could Have Driven Into German Capital, but to Have Done So Would Have Resulted in Entanglement of Two Forces  With Grave Danger of Clashes Between Them.   }   By WES GALLAGHER.

Circuit Court. . Meets; Enter’ “Five Orders   Judge ‘Joneph E. I gE Daily’ Progldes At Brief. Session Friday; to >” Meet Again Sept. 7.

Veto Powers To Be Debates  1 a seates Rae R   Russia Willin To Renew Talks

MOSCOW CRITIZES SYRIAN UPHEAVALS   Big Five Meeting Held At Once On Major  Veto Powers

Reds Willing  To Reconsider Veto Question   Trustee Issue at San Francisco Meet Is Near Settlement

Russia Ready To Renew Talk: Regarding Veto   Big Five Meeting Immediately Called At San Francisco

Russia Willing io Renew Talks on Veto  Big Five Meeting   Big Five Meeting Is Called to Discuss Question

RUSSIA READY POR TALKS ON ~ VETO POWERS   Will Renew Discussion Of Question at Frisco Meet

Russia Agrees to Reopen Talks on League Vetoes   Big Five Meeting Immediately Called at San Francisco to Consider How Far Big Powers May Go in Blocking PeaceKeeping Measures—Committee Approves Letting U. S. Hold Key Bases in Pacific,

Russia Willing to Renew Talks on Veto  Big Five Meeting Is Called to Discuss Question

Interesting And Instructive Subjects Discussed By List Of Speakers.

Shanghai City Almost Free Again   Japs Careful Not To Offend Anyone

OBJECT 10 nlGnth ‘46 AUTO PRICES   Auto Workers Ask Truman to Prevent OPA Price Increase

Bus Strike East OfMississippi Still In Force   Persons Off Job In 100 Labor Disputes Total 273,000

Negotiations _ Seek To End Bus Strike   Spread of Walkout Threatens as Violence Flares in New Jersey

Make Effort To Settle Bus Strike   Number of Persons Off The Job In 100 Labor Disputes Now Numers 273.000

Russia Showing Interest in Italian Colonies   May Request Share In Administering Two, Molotov Declares

Italian Lands ‘Interest’ Reds   Russians May Reques Shure im Controls

RUSSIA WANTS MORE COLONIES   Interest In Eritrea And Tripolitania Admitted By Soviet Envoy

Russia to Seek Share in Eritrea Control  Interest Shown in Italian Colonies at Bic Five Parley

Newsman Tells of Fighting on Wake Island During Period From Dec. 8 to 23, When Isle Surrendered   By JOSEPH McDONALD. JR.

Newsman Tells of Fighting on Wake Island During Period From Dec. 8 to 23, When Isle Surrendered

Collier to Resign Is Report Here   Brophy Mentioned For Indian Commissioner

Fighter Planes Hit Tokyo in Daylight Raid   16 More Nipponese Ships Are Sunk by American Flivers

Air Onslaught Roars Into 32nd Day; Vital Targets Smashed by B-29s After Mustangs Rake Tokyo District

Auburn Pk. Club Plans Fifth Show   Tickets Now on Sale for Annual Benefit to Be Given February 19, 20 at Calumet High School.

Anderson Urges  ‘No Farm Let-Up   Says All Food Needed; Pledges Price Support

Farmers Urged To Hold Output   Maintenance of War Production Essential. Says Anderson

STEEL REFUSES AGAIN TO RENEW NEGOTIATIONS   Union Agrees to Accept U. S. Conciliator But Company Balks

Steel, CIO Wage Dispute At Impasse   Labor Head’s Second Appeal to Resume Negotiations With Union Rejected by Company

SCHWELLENBACH PROPOSAL GETS COLD SHOULDER   J. S. Steel Corporation Refuses To Resume Negotiations On $2  ay Wage Raise; 270,000 Still Idle In  Various Strikes.

Fairless Flatly Refuses Further Talks with Union On Wage Increase Until OPA Lifts Price of Steel; 270,000 Workers Continue Idle

NEW IMPASSE IN U. S. STEEL NEGOTIATIONS   Labor Secretary Advised That Further Discussions Must Await Action Of O.P.A.

Steel Corporation Rejects Request It Resume Wage Parley   Awaits OPA Action on Plea for Price Hike; Other Labor News

EXCLUSIVE The Birth of a Blitz   Patton's Axiom: ‘Fight the Enemy Where You Find Them, and to Hell with Plans’

MLUTARISTS ANE TUSTED FROM IAP al VAY il   Nel      Trend of Japanese Lobor Toward Unionism Indicated in Report

AMILITARISTS ARE SUSIE FROM TAP SGHEEL SYSTERD   Trend of Japanese Lobor Toward Unionism Indicated in Report

LOY IS NAMED FIRST PERMANENT 6. 0F 6. HEAD   Other Temporary Officers Re-elected; Group Votes Two-Hour Store Closirz

(Oy IS NAMED. FAST PER MANENT 6. OF 0. HEAD.   Other Temporary Officers Re-elected; Group Votes. Two- Hour Store Closics : :

SOVIETS STILL FIGHTING JAPS.  IN-MANCHURIA      ‘RUSSIANS . DECLARE. THEY  WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING: UNTIL EVERY: JAP LAYS. eg “DOWN: ‘ARMS 1, wi .

UNIONS BACK “BOND DRIVE   FAYROLL DEDUCTION CAMPAIGN FOR SEVENTH - WAR LOAN STARTED OVER NATION

LAWRENCE IS EASY WINNER IN PITTSBURGH   Democrats Retain Control Of Major Stronghold in State Despite Vigorous Fight  aAAVFAMALITY BATT I Ce

PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN TO CLOSE TODAY   Pre-Balloting Optimism Apparent In Rival Major Party Camps

Lucena Capital .  Seized By Yanks   Airborne Troops Take Provincial Capital _

AIRBORNE ARMY RAPIDLY CLEARS SOUTH OF LUZON   Provincial Capital Lucena Hit After 20Mile-Hop

AIRBORNE — TROOPS TAKE LUZON CITY   Seize Provincial Capital of Lucena And Air Field

PARATROOPERS CLEARING LUZON   Airborne Units Spark American Drive In South

Zones For 4 Nations Are Not Detailed   Gen. Eisenhower is U. S. Delegate At Meet In Ber jin Today.

Allied Control Council — In Session In Berlin   U.S. TO GOVERN SOUTHWEST GERMANY   1937 Boundaries Divided Up With Russia Over East, France Over West, and England Over Northwest.

Britain, U.S., Russia, France Begin Joint Rule Of Germany; All 4 To Occupy Greater Berlin

Day To Day Troubles Expected In Four Power Rule Of Germany  SUPREME AUTHORITY OVER ALL GERMANY  Will Rule Her 80,000,000 People For A Long Time To Come

COUNCIL OF CONTROL IS HANDED REINS   French Occupation Zone Is Not Yet Finally Settled

U.S, BRITAIN, RUSSIA, FRANCE ~ MEET IN BERLIN   Terms of Unconditional Surrender Proclaimed; Steps for Future Peace and Security Promised

WOMAN'S BODY Is FOUND IN ELEVATOF   Badly Battered and Stranaled Remains Identified By Coroner.

Review Ordered Of Deferments Of Farm Workers   Local Draft Boards To Inspect Cases Of 18-to-25 Group

BOARDS 10 COMB ~ FARM LISTS FOR ~~ DRAFTABLE MEN   Officials to Review Deferments of Those 18 to 25— Physical Examinations to Come Later.   DOUBT EXISTS MANY WILL BE INDUCTED   Rules Governing Their Present Status Unchanged With WEA in Midst of Drive for Record Crops.

FARM DEFERMENT REVIEW: ORDERED   Draft Boards Told to Re - examine Men. From ' 18 to 25

Farm Workers’ Deferments to Be Reviewed  Wiy wi. ..s+s 53m ,   All Those in 18 to 25 Age Bracket Will Be Examined

Selective Service Acts To Implement Drive Of Byrnes for More  Manpower in Uniforn

Draft Status of Farm Workers  To Be Reviewed   Few Men Expected To Be Affected by  New Order, However

Orders Boards To Review Farm Deferments   Young Workers To Undergo Pre-Induction Physical Examinations.

18-25 Farmers Ordered to Face New Draft Test   Deferments Review Intended to Send More to Armed Service

Byrnes Scans -Farms of U.S.   - For Manpower   Few Young Deferred Men Are Believed Available Is Aw Tiina fo aii

Dratt Boards To Review  Farm Wor er  Deferments   Affects: 364,000 Men From 18 Through 25, But Opinion Prevails Few Will Be Called:

Farm Workers Deferments to Be Reviewed  All Those in 18 to 25 Age Bracket Will Be Examined

Bottle Neck in Potatoes   Good Place for Roasting.   Should be Good Shade

All Cuts Except ‘Mutton Included In May Program   Adjustments Necessary To. Distribute Supply, ‘Says Chester Bowles

MOST ALL CUTS OF MEAT PLACED UNDER RATIONINE   All Meats Except Mutton To Re .quire Red Points After Sunday

All Meat But Mutton Goes On Rations   Raise Points On Lamb, Veal, Beef Starting Next Sunday.

WILL RATION 99 1-2 PER CENT OF ALL MEAT.   All Meats ats Except ~ Mutton to Require Red Points

All Meat But Mutton Under May Rationing   Civilian Supplies To Drop Another 6 Million Pounds

NEW RATION ORDEE EFFECTIVE SUNDAY   All Meats Except Mutton Will Require Red Points

Most Meats Cost Points   Mutton Only Remains On Ration-Free [ist

Favor Increase  Coal Operators Get Backing Of District Miner  Demand Made On OP/  To rie Consu mer  nim oe

Miners Join Operators Tc Hike Prices   Support Given Owners Througl Two Official UMW Statements

Higher Salary For Governor Asked in Bill   House Also Receives Proposal to Build Executive Home

IOWA HOUSE OKAYS SEVEN BILLS TODAY   Bills for Governor's Salary, Residence Introduced as Legislature Starts Grinding.

Congress And Draft --lowa Assembly   MANY LEGISLATORS FAVOR SALARY

Introduce bill to Hike Wage  Of Governor   Would Boost Rate From $7,500 to $10,000; Also Ask State Residence

Baby Stolen From Hospital   Six-Day-Old Child of Overseas Vet and Former Socialite Missing

INFANT STOLEN FROM CRIB IN OHIO HOSPITAL   Army Father of Marion Baby Learns of Tragedy at Lockbourne Air Base

POLICE SEARCH FOR BABY GIRI   Infont Six Deys Old Stoler From Crib in Marion, Ohio, Hospitol

“A NATION DOES NOT: HAVE THE ool TO COMMIT SUICIDE” TOKYO: PAPER SAYS DISCUSSING SURRENDER —

REPUBLICANS PLAN RECIPROCAL TRADE PROGRAM ATTACK   Legislation Proposes Reduction and Extention of Trade Agreements.

Re-Deal Supplies Of Meat   Civilians’ Share May Be Continued, It Is Said

Meat Supplies On Lend-Lease Are Suspended   Foreign Relief. Military  Alloamenis Also Cm wT) Woh re.

Meat Shipments Abroad Suspended: Military Allocations Diminished

MEAT SHIPMENTS OVERSEAS HALTED ARMY SUPPLY CUT   U. 8S. Government Acts to Hold Civilians’ Share Near Present Levels in July, August and September.   PUBLIC EATING PLACES’ ALLOTMENTS SLASHED   Most Restaurants and Hotels Put on Same Ration Basis as Domestic  Households. .

CIVILIANS T0 GET FAIR MEAT SHARES   Supply Re-apportioned te Home, Foreign and Military Needs

CIO-FTA Demands Raises  Truman to Talk On Labor Policy  L. em A eet

Japs Describe AtomBombing   Newspopermien *’ Tell: ~ of First Attack; Horrible After Effects

ATOMIC BOMB EFFECTS TOLD   Flattening of Hiroshima I: Described By Japanese Newspapermen

HIROSHIMA'S A-BOMBING IS TOLD BY JAPS   Homes Blown Into The Ground By Blinding Flash Over City

JOSEPH HUTCHESON NAMED      Will Be Chairman of Jewish Immigration Committee

HUTCHESON HEADS PALESTINE BOARD   Committee To Study Jewish Immioratian Prakhiem

Names Unit Head On Jewish Probiem   Judge Huteheson, Group to Study hnmigration Into Palestine

Police Of Marion, Ohio Are Mystified   Elimination Of Soldie: Father As Suspect Deepens Mystery.  No Notes.

FOURTH OF BOND” QUOTA IN WEEK   Just Individual Sales So Far; Drive Stated for 6 Weeks

TRUMAN TO LONDON   Daily Mail Says Trip Will Follow Big Three Partey.

Supply Shortage To Cut European Relief Program   Lehman Announces Slash In Summer

CIO Accuses Lewis of Ploi   Rival Union Urges FDR TT, Seiza Canl foal

WANTS MINES SEIZED   Calls Strike ‘Weapon Made In Germany To Stab Army In Back’

CIO in New York Assails Lewis ‘Strike Plot’   - Calls on President To Proclaim Emergency  And Take Over Mines

Declares Lewis Formulates Plot Against Nation  Take Over Mines to Pravant Strika

C10 Demands U.S. Seize Coal Mines   New York Council Says Work Must Not Stop

Alexander Warns Of New Type Subs   First Lord Of Admiralty Sees Danger In Atlantic

Strong Jap Air Fleet Hits Navy Off of Okinawa   Sink Gne American Destroyer and Damage Several Other Ships; Nips Lose 118 Planes

qstlicide Pilots ~ Sink Destroyer " In Fierce Clash   118 Jap Planes Downed at Okinawa During Battle

saps’ Suicide Attack Costs 118 Airplane:   American Destroyer Sunk in Engagemen  Off Okinawa Island

Jap Suicide ‘Unit Crushed   American Destroyer Sunk, Other Ships wamaged in Kord

U.S. Destroyer Sunk Off Okinawe   Jap Planes, Including Suicide Pilots, Attack Ships Off Island

A SUICIDE ATTACK   118 Jap Planes Destroyed * in Battle; U.S. Destroyer Sunk ‘

Governors Ask Emphasis on States’ Rights  _ Favor United States - Participation  fae UJavla Canmiwprite

Governors Ask Emphasis on States’ Rights   Favor United States Participation for World Security

90 Per Cent of Once-Mighty Jap Fleet Sunk   Liuchow Airfield Falls fo Chinese

REPORT SAYS — NAVY POWER I$ SMASHEL   CHECKEP SHOWS 90 PERCENT OF JAPAN'S IMPERIAL FLEET WAS BEEN DESTROYED

Cars Damaged  At Intersection     No One Injured in Mishap Sunday

Japs Forced Yank Officer To Help Bury Fellow Prisoners Of War Alive

100, OM Persons Are Affected by Sudden Walkout   Rights to Organize Declined by Agency, Labor Leader Claims

LCRA Strike Threatens Serious Water Shortage, Food Spoilage in Texas

SUDDEN MIDNIGHT WORK STOPPAGE PUTS MANY TOWNS ON SPOT   PRODUCTION WORKERS IN LCRA PLANTS CUTS OFF ALL ELECTRICITY

Chief Executive Orders All’ In formation Made Avail > able ta Canaressmén

Probe Group to  Get Information   Truman Authorizes Agencies to Aid in Pearl Harbor Quiz

TRUMAN DIRECTS FULL SUPPORT OF CONGRESS PROBE   Joint. Chiefs of Staff In tluded in White House’ Ordar

Truman Orders Records Shown P. H. Probers   Suggesis Agenis Volunteer Any New Information

Issues Directive That Thves:  ligators Must Be Supplied  W ith Any Information. They Desire —

Truman Give; Probe Group A Free Hand   Insists All Facts Ge To Committee on  Pearl Harbor

Truman Orders Federal Personnel May Testify In Pearl Harbor Probe

il INFORMATION   This Was Ordered Today Ly Truman In Pearl Harbor Investigation.   SENDS A MEMORANDUM   President Also Requested the Department Heads to Give Aid,

Lucas Charges GOP Destroys Faith in Probe   President Orders Govt. Agencies to Permit Testimony

Truman Orders Full Data on Pearl Harbor   President Directs ‘  Investigators Be Given Information Which They Desire

Pearl Harbor Information Must be Given   Truman Sends Out Message To That Effect

TrumanQpen: Secret Files   President Orders All Peorl Harbor Facts Be Given Committee

URGES ALLIES RULE POLAND   London Group Wants Commission to Take Over Administration

«ND ORGANIZED FIGHTING SEEN   ® Army Officials Tell Senators Finish Will. Come in Few Days; Goebbels Says Cannot Last Much Longer .

Army Officials See Early End Of War in Reich   Tell Senators Organize Fighting Will Be Over in Few Days

HIGH ARMY EN BELIEVE VICTORY NEAR   Officers Tell Senators Organized Fighting — in Reich Probably Will End in Few Davs.   DESCRIBE FLIGHT OF ENEMY TROOPS   Orders Drawn to Reduce Fiow of Supplies to Europe and Increase Shipments to Far East.

WAR. IN REICH T0 SOON END, SOLONS TOLD   Army Officials Say Collapse of Nazis Armies imminent 

High Army Official Say Organized Fighting Near End  Nazi Resistance Will Remain Only in  Isolated Pockets

End Of Organized F ighting In Germany In Few Days  High Army Officers Tell Senators Collapse of Nazi Arms Imminent; Steel Situation Is Termed Critical 

Undertaker ‘Humanizing’ Germans Prison Camp Echoes With ‘Achtuuungs’ as He Walks Inside—Beats Them at Sports

Is Inaugural Trip Necessary? Nope  Crowded Washington Can't Welcome You

Republican Leaders Soon To Begin Conferences On \Penna. Candidates For ’46

U.S. CASUALTY LISTS NEARS THE MILLION MARK   Of Number, 169,046 Were Killed, 202,813 Wounded Have Returned to Action.

U. S. Casualties Reach 782,180.   Jump of 17,348 From Last Week Reported

865,000 Nazis Said Captured   U. S. Casualties Hit Total of 764832...

U.S. Casualties Nearing Million   865,000 Nazis Taken In European Theater

$05.000 Nazis Taken Captive Since lnvasion   American War Casualties Mount To 764.836 Through December

U. S. Losses In War Mount To ¢€82.186   Increase Of 17.348 Reported In Week; Stimson Says Fighting Going Well

REVIEW OF CASUALTIES ISGIVEN   Have Taken 865,000 Nazis Prisoners Since  June 6

850,000 Germans Captured in Europe   U. S. Casualty Total Jumps to 764,832 Since 1941

CASUALTY LIST CLIMBS 17,000   Total Now 782,000, Says  Secretary Stimson

TENTH GOES TO , WORK ON LAST OKINAWA JAPS   Soldiers And Marines Shoot, Burn Way To Ruch Fnemv Defense

YANKS GAWL AND BURN WAY TO TOP OF HLL   Tenth Army Takes Two Towns in Final Smash at Jap Defenses.

YANKS CRASH LAST NIP LINE ON OKINAWA   Capture Two Towns And 4 Hills in Final Big Push

Yanks Continue Pushing Back Nips on Okinawe   Precarious Foothold On Escarpment Edge Won bv UU. S. Rattalion

Takes Two © More Ti owns On Okinawa      FOUR HILLS TAKEN IN OUTER WORKS OF LAST DEFENSE LINE ON ISLAND

Tenth Opens Final Drive On Japanese   Yaeju-Dake Footholc Is Held Against Six Jap Attacks

Capture At Least Iwo Towns And Four Hills In Outer Works  OF JAP DEFENSE LINE ON ISLAND  Last Remaining Japs Are Trapped On Ridge With Backs To Sea

WAR SUCCESSES MAY LEAD 10 DRAFT SLOW-UP   Restrictions on Use of Boys Under 19 in Combat Are Proposed

Would Ban Use Of 18-Year-Olds   Allied Successes Start  Talk Of Keeping Youngsters From Combat.

Congressmen Talk Restrictions On Young Troops  Senator Johnson Says Draft Act May Be Allowed to Expire

CONSIDER NEW DRAFT CHANGES   Solons View Restricting Combat Ages, Abandoning Nurse Call

‘May Curb Use Of ‘Youths in Combat, Abandon Draft Act   Nurse Draft Also May Be Abandoned lf War Permits It

GUNGREGS TALKS CURBS ON DRAFT   May Restrict Combat Use of Youths of 18. 

Tokyo Flames Anew As 500 Bomber Raid Hits Royal Palace   MacArthur Captures Two Luzon Towns And Airfield on Mindanao; U. S. Loses Destroyer, Other Small Craft to Enemy Off Okinawa

Jap Pilots Hit 11 U.S. Vessels In Heavy Raid   Carrier Planes: Rip Japan; 5 Light Warcraft Lost; Land Gains Recorded

MM Nip Planes Bagged — In Okinawa Assault   Suicide Pilots Attack Shipping  Eleven U. S. Naval Units Damaged As Japanese

Ministers. Seeking. Compromise Today On Peace Treaties   Barns S. Waterways. and ‘Future. of. Austria  UP “For Discussion: ~~

Agreements On Peace Treaties  Still Far Away   Foreign Ministers Seek Iu  Two Successive Meetings Today to Compromise Conflicting Views   Opinion Expressed (Meet Will Adjourn   Some Face-Saving Formul Will Probabfy Be Advised to Cover Activities,  Is Belief

Two Sessions Today May Be Decisive   Some Predicts Council May Be Ended and Other Means Sought

Big Five Meets To Compromise   Conflicting Views Heretofore Slowed Italo-Balkan Peace.

BIG FIVE Tks TWO SESSIONS   Seek: to Compromise ‘Conflicting Views Which PreVent Agreement.

‘Big Five’ Council Seeks Compromise of Vexing Problem:   Conflicting Views Pre. vent Agreement on Peace Treaties

Big Five Council In Stalemate On Italy, Balkans  Other Means May Be Necessary to Write Peace Pacts

Big 5 Council Seeks To Resolve Divergent Views   Sessions May Be Final If Common Ground Is Not Found Soon

Big 5 Seeks to Compromise ltalian and Balkan Issues   Methed of Writing Peace in Europe Believed to Hang on Parley's Result

Big Five Seek Compromise   Europe’s Inland Waterways, Australia’ Future Top Problems

DIFFICULTIES OF BIG FIVE INCREASING   Indications Mount Group Meeting Serious Handicaps In Reaching Agreements   MAY BE DISSOLVED

Compromise on Views Is Sought Big 5 Ministers Hold Meetinas on Treaties

Ministers Seeking Compromise Today On Peace Treaties   <urope'’s Waterways and  Future of Austria Up For Discussion.

Big Five Now At Cross Roads Of World Future   Disagreements Now Pending Determine Course of Events

Big Five Seeks To. Compr omise Peace Treaties   Conflicting Views Prevent Essential Agreement On Italy And Balkans

Big 5 Parley Is Reported at  Decisive Stage   Fate of Austria, Inland Waterways Still Unsolved

400 U.S. Ships, Stretched 100 Miles, Met In Sagami Bay By One Destroyer

18,000 AMERICANS A. W. 0. L. IN EUROPE   Figure 50 Per Cent Higher Than Estimate Given by Commander of Seine Section.

ASSIST PROBERS TRUMAN ORDERS   All U.S. Agencies Directed to Help Pearl Harbor Investigation

Plans. for War. Against Austria Bared at Trial   Captured Nazi Papers Reveal Fifth Column Acts of Hitler

National Red Gross Chairman Announces Fund Campaign: Increasing Casualties Raise Need

Every American Urged to Give to His Fullest in 1945 Red Cross Campaign

Revise Rules and Regulations of 4-H Premium Book   Four-H Officials Make Plans for Baby ‘Beef Auction at 1945 Fair

GOP WANTS 10 LIMIT TENURE   No Third Term Campaign Opens; Amendment To Constitution Urged

2-TERM LIMIT DRIVE STARTED   GOP Will Seek Truman’s Support For Proposal

Republicans In Effort To Restore Two Term Presidential Tradition

Fifth Withdraws Slightly in Italy   Nazi Counter-Attacks Halt U. S. Push On Massa

French Begin Withdrawal At Damascus   Syrians Jeer as Poilus Leave  On British Order

COUNTY WOMAN %n2 DIRS   ANTLMILITARY MOVE  Among Jap People Possible

Japs Fearful Lest Russia  Declare War   Chungking Atiribuias Enemy Withdéawal Along China Coast. to Ansiety Over Soviets’ Future Policy

CHINESE REPORTS INDICATE JAPANESE WITHDRAWALS DUE TO FEAR RUSSIA WILL ENTER WAR

CHINESE REPORTS INDICATE JAP WITHDRAWALS BASED ON BELIEF RUSSIA SOON TO ENTER WAR

MICHIGAN BACK N GOP CAMP   Party Leaders Interpret Vote As Proof of En  trenched Position

GOP LAYS CLAIM TO WAYNE COUNTY   Democrats Say War, Rain, — Time Change Resulted in - Low Detroit Turnout

West Point Pays lts Homage To Eisenhower —   General of Armies Visits Militery Academy Just 30 Years From Time of Graduation; 177... Enluts Cadet Review Greets Leader

GENERAL OF THE ARMY DWIGHT EISENHOWER BACK AT WEST POINT  SUPREME ALLIED COM- _

EISENHOWER IS BACK AT POINT   General To See Cadets At Military Academy

Eisenhower Gets 17-Gun Salute At West Point   Allied Commander Receives Flourishes And Ruffles at Academy Where He Began His Military Career 30 Years Aqo

17-Gun Salute Welcomes Ike To West Point   Accompanied by Son Five-Star General Reviews Cadet Corps

Eisenhower Back at West Point Where He Graduated 30 Years Aqo Despite ‘Skins’

Eisenhower Welcomed At West Poin   General Reviews Cadets; 2 Speeches Scheduled for Today

Out in Kansas, General’s Home Town of Abilene Prepares Heart-warming Reception, Though It Won't Approach in Magnitude Those Given Him in Capital or New York

17-Gun Salute To Eisenhower   Supreme Allied Chief Returns to Scene of His Early Training;  RPavinawe (Ondate Trenanan

WEST POINTERS WELCOME IKE; SON WITH HIM   Famous Leader Returns to His Old School—He Reviews Cadets

‘Tke’ Returns 'o West Point      Supreme Allied Com Reviews Cadets aac...

West Point Welcomes “Old Grad”   Fires 17-gun Salute  In Honor of Visit of General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhowel

Eisenhower Returns to West Point   Welcomed With * 17-Gun Salute  Due a Five  Star General

STAND TAKEN BY STALIN IS NOT DIVULGED   TRUMAN WILL EASE BLOW TO NIPPON, TOKYO THINKS

BIG 3 MAY MAKE WAR TERMS CLEAR   TRUMAN SAID TO HAVE TAK EN SURRENDER RECOMMENDATIONS TO PARLEY.

Jap Surrender Demand May Be Made By Big 3   Truman Reported To Have Taken Plans To Meet; Tokyo Expects Modified Terms

Surrender of Japanese May Be Demanded   Potsdam Conference May Issue Statement Demanding Surrender Of Japanese Empire

Outline Taken To Potsdam by Truman, Claim   Naval Captain Gives Warning to Citizens Of Enemy's Homeland

President Is Expected To Consult Allies   Rumors Of Japanese Peace Feelers Prevalent In National Capital

Truman Said Holding Recommendations iFor Jan Surrender. Subiect To Aareement

Fog Blankets All England   Worst Since 1925 Cuts Visibility to Two Yards

HEAVY FOG IN ENGLAND   Seven Persons Die in Blaze; Transportation Crippled

Pearl Harbor Investigators May Be Named Today   Congressman Dewey Short of Missouri May Be On ist.

ew ° a Marines Gain on Iwo as Jay  Power to Resist Crumbles   Advancing Leathernecks Cut Reduced Nip Garrisons Into Three Parts ,  In Preparation for Winning ‘Kill’

One Yank Patvol Pushes Way to EasternMost Beach On  Iow, As Enemy's Resistance Begins to Crumble. Japs Poekcted

Japs Left On lwo Divided   Marines Cut Garrisons Into Three Parts, Resistance Decreasing

JAPANESE ON IWO CUT INTO THREE ~ PARTS FOR KILI   Resistance of Enemy Garrison Crumbles as _ Bloodiest “Fight of Pacific En ters 21st Day.   4TH MARINE DIVISION SCORES BIG GAINS   Advance Covered by Carrier and Army Planes—Warships Still Shelling Nipponese.

JAP GARRIGON OFLIT FOR KILL   Yanks Sight ‘Beginning of End’ on Iwo Island   RESISTANCE CRUMBLES   Japanese Forces Cut Into Three Parts; Foe Pinned In Small Area

Marines Splif Jap Garrisons In Three Parts   Japs’ Power to Resist Crumbles as Marines Fight Way Forward; MacArthur Also Gain:

Japanese Resistance on lwo Dwindles as Marines Cut Garrison Into Three Parts

END BELIEVED NEAR IN FIGHT FOR (WO JIMA   REDUCED JAPANESE GARRISONS CUT IN 3 PARTS

564 Japanese Slain When 4th Division Repulses Enemy’s Infiltration Move

End In Sight  On Iwo Jima Japs Cut Into Three Parts By Yank Power

Iwo Marines Cut Jap Units Up for ‘Kill   Enemy’s Power to Resist Ebbing Fast; Big Gain by 4th Division

REDUCED JAP GARRISON CUT INTO 3 PARTS   Beaches On North Reached By Yanks At 2 Points

Marines Enter Final Phase Of Island Battle   Leathernecks Reduce Jap  Garrisons Into Three  Parts for “The ‘© Kill”?   Enemy’s Power To Resist Crumbling   Largest Portion of Re  -mmaining Nips Is In Half  "i Mile Square Area at ¢ Kitano Point

Enemy Strength Crumbles Under Fierce Assaults.   Air Force Pounds Mindanao Island Strategic Pass

JAPANESE CAUGHT IN 3 POCKETS   Second Marine Force Smashes To North Coast Of Islet

2 Hours Of Hell Aboard Jap Sub End In Rescue For 23: 77 Killed   Rv JOHN oF.     DREW

State OPA Plans Ta Release 20      Reduction of Board Per. sonnel Will Be Accom’ wlished In 60 Davs

Kleve, Northern Anchor City Of Siegfried Line, Threatened By Offensive

CANADIANS ADVANCE WITHIN 4 MILES OF FIRERACKED CLEVE FOR NEW DENTS IN WESTWALL

New Canadian Drive Penetrates Reich —   Yanks Within Mile Of Strategic Dam Which Controls Flood Waters On Roer; Eisenhower’s Offensive Gathers Momentum.

NEAR BURNING ITY OF KLEVE   Montgomery’s Men Move Deeply Into West Wail Fortifications.   CANADIANS TAKE TOWNS

Canadians Storm German Defenses  For 4 1-2 Mile Gair   Western front Flares With Offensive Action

Offensive by Canadian Army Nears Kleve   Aitack tn 1 Long Dormant Sector Makes Pincers With U.S. Armies —

Canadian Ist Army Advances 4 Miles In New Offensive   Pushes Well Into Siegfried Line; Front Widened To Seven Miles; 3d U. S: Army Mile From Prum

Canadians Gain 4 Miles In Big Push   Allies Gird For Smash Against Ruhr

BELIEVED OFFENSIVE ON GRAND SCALE IS NEAR ON WEST FRONT  POWERFUL NEW CANADIAN FIRST ARMY DRIVE PENETRATES REICH

Troops Penetrate Deep Into Westwall Defenses; Six Villages Captured

CANADIAN FORCE SPARKS DRIVE On RUHR BASIN   Port of Berlin Threatened As Russians Cut Off New Piece of Reich

New Assault is Pincers on Factory Aree   (General Eisenhower's Offensive Gathers Power Along Western Front

NORTHERN HINGE OF WEST FRONT FLAMED WITH ACTION TODA)  PROGRESS MADE IN SILES IAN CAMPAIGN ON EASTERN BATTLEFRONT

Canadians Push Into the Reich   Drive Forming North Jaws for Allied Move Aaainst the Ruhr

Canadians Lead Advance Prepared By Aerial Barrage  1,200 Germans, With Two High Officers  Mavoa Surrandoarad

MASSIVE NEW ATTACK GAINS 2 MORE MILES   American Armies Push Southern Pincers  ‘Toward Ruhr

Jpen New Drive North Of Breslau   Encirclement of Big Industrial Center Now Threatened

ALLIES DRIVE TOWARD KLEVE IN RUHR AREA   Canadians Press Deeper Into Reich, Yanks Make New Gains

Kleve in Path of Allied Drive   Spearheads Over German Border; Cleve, Goch Nazi West Wall Anchors, Periled by Drive

Strong New Drive Carries Allies Deep Into Reich   Canadian First Army Uses Flame Throwers, Gains More Than Two Miles, Captures Six Towns in Advance on Weakening Berlin

Montgomery Puts On New Offensive   Penetrates Into West Wall's Fortifications

FIVE GERMAN AND 2 DUTCH TOWNS FALL TO CANUCKS   ADVANCE 4} MILES INTO GERMANY AND WEST WALL BARRIER

Kleye, In Flames, Menaced By Advancing Canadian First Army; U.S. First Army Within Mile Of Vast Roer River Dam

Action Flares Along Whole North Arc Of Allied Western Line   Kleve Menaced In New Attack By Canadian First Army; Americans Push Within Mile Of Great Roer Dam; Artillery, Air Barrage Aid Fierce Assault

New Attack Front Widens To 7 Miles   Forms Northern Jaw of Pincers First Nearing Roer Dam

Canadian Army ‘Advances Wel]  Into Siegfried 7 Ce,      Forming Nocthern Jaw Of Allied Pincer Offensive Against Germany's Industrial Rehr   Yanks Near Vital Dam On Roer River   Meanwhile, Third Army Advances Within Mile of Peirens: 1200 Ger mans Surrender

Flame-throwing Troops Advance 5 Miles Into Reich; Yankee First and Third Press Forward Against Ruhr

Initial Gains Of FourFive Miles Registered By First Army   Pincer Movement Threatens Area   Over 1200 Prisoners, Five German Towns Taken By Invaders

GAIN 4.5 MILES IN  — OFFENSIVE   ‘Troops Push Well Into the Siegfried Line, Forming the Northern Jaw of an Allied Pincer Move Against the Ruhr.

Montgomery's Men Launch 3. New Offensive Towatd  se. the Ruhr   ‘SIX TOWNS CAPTURED   Canadian Troops Advance < Deeper Into Northwest ) Getmany

Front Widened To Seven Miles By Offensive   Americans Pushing On Dams; French Also Advance

’Dominion Troops and British  Penetrate Nearly Five  Miles Into Germany   Today.   oe  i   ‘MANY GERMANS ARE  TAKEN PRISONERS

ewOffensive apidly Nears end of Rhine   -Night Battle Wagec ith Tanks, Flamethrow nye Roayvonets. Planes   MERICANS GAINING   rst Army Only Mile rom Great Schwamnenauecl Dam on Roer

First Only Machinegun  Rangeof Dam Controlling Roer: Third Nears Pruem 

Allied Paratroopers Land in Reichswald Forest Where the Canadians Battle

Montgomery’s Powerful New Drive Carries Within Four Miles of Fire-Racked Klev... U. S. First Army Within Machinegun Range of Dam ‘Controlling Roer Flood Levels After Record Bombardment.

Canadians Attack On 90 Mile Front; Kleve, On Siegfried Line, Menaced

Advance Inside Siegfried Line; Kleve Menaced   American First Army Advances To Within Mile Of Vast Schwammenauel Dam

Canadian Forces Drive Nearly Five Miles Into Germany   First Army Inches Ahead Mile Toward  Roer Dam; Patton’s Forces  Near Pruem

Northern Jaw Of Allied Pincer Movement Pushes  Well Into Siegfried Line   U. S. First Army Nearing Key Dam;  Patton’s Men Reach Pruem

Drive to Four Miles  Of Kleve   New Attack Applies Pincer on Ruhr; Long Line Growing Active.

TEMPERATURES:   Thrust More Than Four Miles Into Germany On Northern Sector

Drive on Wesi Carries to Four  Miles of Kleve   Flame-Throwing Canadians ng Advance Farther Into Northwest Germany.   Pincer Is Applied on Ruhr by Allied Arms

Clamps Pineer On Ruhr With Drive at North End ofWestwall   Allied Pressure Stepped Up Along Western Front

MONTGOMERY'S ATTACK NEARS ‘BURNING KLEVE   Canadians Drive : Deeper Into Reich, Capture 6 Towns

New Army Hits At Siegfried Line in North   Canadians Swiftly Mop Up Formidable Forest Defenses in The Reichswald

Carries Four Miles Ahead   No Walkover, However, For Monty’s Men; Yanks Push On Farther South

Entire North” Hinge Of Western Front F laming  MENACE KLEVE   U.S. ‘First Army Continues Drive Toward The South

Terminal of Line  Menaced by Thrust   Four and a Half Mile Gains into Germany Reported; U. S. First Encircling Largest of Roer Dams

ALLIED PINCER DRIVE AGAINST RUHR TIGHTENS   Canadian First Army Deep In German Soil

City Is the Northern Anchor of the Original Siegfried Line and Penetrated Deep : ly Into the West Wall.   CANADIANS ADVANCED MORE THAN TWO MILES   Captured Six More Towns; The New Attack Applied a Pincer on the Ruhr far to the South.

British Troops Open Attack In Northern Sector   Ruhr Industrial Region Caught In New Pincers Move

New Drive Is 4 Miles From Kleve   Offensive Inflames Long Dormant Sector, Is Part of Pincer Applied on Ruhr

Canadians Drive Over Four Miles In Siegfried Line   Formidable Forest Defenses in Reichswald, Consider. ably Weakened By Terrific Artillery Fire, Being Mopped Up Quickly   FRENCH BREAK DEFENSE SOUTH OF STR“ °F > JRG

HUGE INDICTMENT FILED TODAY BEFORE TRIBUNAL OF ALLIED WAR JUDGES

Acts Since 1921 Cited By Papers   Basie Accusation Points at Gigantic Plan Dating From 1921; Historic Document   4 Points Listed:   Indictment Makes Sweeping Accusations in 25.000 Words

War Crimes Board Is Silent About Puzzle, ‘Is Hitler Still Alive?’

TWIN GOAL OF CURFEW HINTED   See Effort to Aid Morale at  Home and in Services

CURFEW ORDER IS EFFECTIVE   MIDNIGHT CLOSING OF AMUSE MENT PLACES IN NATION TO START TONIGHT

acd TWO TION WER AFTER BREAKN   Officials Recover $166 Believed to Be Part of Cigar Store Loot

POLICE ARREST TWO TIPTON MEN AFTER BREAKAN   Officials Recover $166 Believed to Be Part of Cigar Store Loot

LABOR TO CONTINUE DRIVE = FOR PAY FORMULA CHANGE   CIO AND AFL PLAN APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT FOR REVI.  SION OF “LIPPLE STEEL" POLICY

35 Miles Away From Americans  South Of Capital   Berlin Says Russians Have Broken Through To,Depth Of 17 Miles In City’s Defenses

Claim Hangelberg Penetrated, Town In Center Attacked   Russians 55 Miles From Junction With Americans in One Place, May Have Closed Last Escape Route of Germans

Bitter Battle At City Gates   Russians Make Six Mile Gain in Attack, Berlin Says — Central Reserves Thrown Into ‘Hell of Fire, Steel and Blood”? — Konev’s Men Roll Toward Yank Lines

Reds 13.5 Miles From Berlin Limits: Near Last Autobahn South   Only Two Rail Lines Toward Mountain Redoubt In South Remain To Enemy, Are Threatened

Other Forces Speed Drive for Junction with West Allies to Seal off Bavarian Stronghold

Outer Defenses Of Capital Are Penetrated   German Reserves Thrown Into the Climactic Battle

Americatis, of the Seventh Army Crashéd Through the Old Walls Surrounding   ‘the ‘Trapped Nazis.   BRITISH TANKS ARE NEARING HAMBURG   French First Army Stabbed 50 Miles Southeast of Strasbourg to Rottweil, 14  Miles From the Danube.

NM RRR EES SONAL 6B ON EUS etrations:In Forest ByReds PIERCE DEFENSES Russians Also Fight  _ Way To Proetzel, ra Peps BAT pace

BREAKTHROUGH IS REPORTED BY GERMANS   Konev’s Men Are 55 Miles From American Units   BUCHHOLZ AREA   Reached In Advance From Wriezen: Threaten Last North-South Highway

Russians Drive Nearer Berlin   SMASHED GERMAN DEFENSES RINGING, CITY.

Soviet Units Battering at Berlin Gates   Reach Hangelsberg Forest Between 7 and 12 miles of Berlin

Soviets Smash Into Berlin Outer Defense   Russian Forces Gain On Both Sides Of German Capital

Six-Mile Gain For Russians   Soviet Spearheads In Forest Seven Miles '“FKyom. Capital

Russian Forces on North Smash Into. Buchholz Area, Capture Wriezen  And Threaten Other Important Cities

Russians Are Drawing Nearer Berlin Reports   ‘German Radio Says Soviets Are Smashing at Outer Defenses Leading into the Capital.

Russians Smash Outer Defenses Of Reich Capital   Germans Throw Reserves into Terrific Battle

Soviet Armor  Penetrates Near-by Wood:   Fierce Fighting Reported Around German Canital

BORNEO’S RICH OIL WELLS ARE FIRED BY JAPS   Flames Visible 60 Mile: Offshore; Aussies Near  Toutong   UNOPPOSED LANDING IS MADE AT WESTON

Aussies Push _ Into Toutong  Jap-Set Oil Fires Raging  [oe Riek Borneo Field

Aussies Reach Borneo Oil  Refining Town   Japanese-Ignited Oil Wells Present ‘Awesome Spectacle’

Oth division troops reach  big oil center Nips are firing netroleum wells

UNITS ON BORNEO REACH OIL CENTER   Aussie Troops at Toutong —dJaps Destroy Wells With Fire

FRENCH CRUISER SHELLS GERMANS   Bombards Enemy Coastal Batteries Near Franco-lItalian  Krantier

Breach In Line Is Made   Hitler's Birthday Friday May Be Do) Of Berlin Entry

2 Million  Soviets in Offensive  Germans Admit   Germans Admit Russian Armies Only 17 Miles From Capital

Temperatures   250 Soviet Tanks Open Breach in Line Above Capital

Nazis Admit Red Column: Near Capital   Nine Soviet Armies Score Penetrations Of German Defenses

REDS 10 RIC Std WITH § ARMIES   German Communique Admits “Superior Men and Materiel” Making Consistent Drive Toward Berlin

RUSSIANS FIGHTING WITHIN SIGHT OF BURNING BERLIN; 9 RED ARMIES ATTACKING

With Nine Attacking Soeviet Armies Scoring New Penetrations  SUPERIOR ARRAY OF MEN AND MATERIAL  2 Million Russians On The March Along 180 Mile Front

GERMANS ADMIT OFFENSIVE NEAR CLIMAX IN EAST   Allied Invaders 17 Miles From Capital; 9 Armies In Action

Red Paper Says Troops Within Sight Of Berlin   Nazis Admit Reds Are Only 17 Miles Northeast of City

Russians Fighting Ler Sight of Burning Berlin:   Red Army Registers Gains In Assault  On German Capital

Nazis Report Troops Only 1] Miles From City   Nine Soviet Armies  In Combined Attack

RUSSIANS SIGHT BLAZING BERLIN   GERMANS ADMIT REDS 17 MILES FROM CAPITAL

Location Of Big Berlin-bound Russian Army Not Given; Decisive Battle Of Ferocity Being Fought In Oder Valley   REDS LINK UP ALL ODER BRIDGEHEADS

Nazis Admit Reds Are Only 17 Miles  North of Capital   Report Bridgeheads Or Oder Linked Along 45 Mile Front

REDS FIGHT WITHIN SIGHT OF BERLIN   Troops Can See Burning German Capital

Okinawa ls Dearest-Bought Island Of Pacific War But ‘Is Destined For Mighty Role   Cost U.S. 9,602 Killed And Missing And 25,514 Wounded Through May 24

MRS. C. TOLVONEN OES AT NEWPORT   Paralytic Stroke Causes Death; Funeral of Matron {ts Friday.

Labor Faces Strike Penalty   House Figures Delay Action Temporarily

HouseLeaders Fear Passage Of Anti- Labor Legislation   See Action Soon If Strikes Persist; Seek To Postpone  Vote on Meacnrec«

House Leaders Fear Vicious  Anti-Labor Law   Vote on? Measures “ Has Been Blocked For Week But Strikes Bring Action Clamor

LEGISLATION HELD LIKELY   Hduse Group Presses For Stiff Penalty To Curb Strikes

House Leaders Express bear Congress May Pass Stiff Anti-Labor Bills

House Leaders Fear Drastic  Labor Laws Will Be Passec   Far Reaching Bills to Regulate Unions Being Con sidered—Action Delayed as Strikes Spread

Cannot delay action long,  leaders feel Backers ready  ‘to erack down’

Congress Likely to Pass Stiff "Anti Labor Legislation : If Current Major Strikes Continue

YOUTH BLAMED IN TRIPLE FATALITY   Coroner’s Jury Holds Charles R. Sheaffer, 17, East Berlin. Responsible For Automomile Accident

Falzone Retains Chas. E. Rindler For His Defense   Act After Protest Subpoena Veterans Hospital Officials in Neglect Inquiry

 Investigators Cali Officials Of Vet Hospitals   Commitice Member Says Former Soldiers  Are ‘Used Like Dogs’

Two hospital heads called  by committee  Charge soldiers ‘used like dogs’

HOUSE SUDpoenaes Hospital Officials For Questioning  Committee Charges Cama Vaeberem bdo’   Committee Charges Some Veteran Hospitals With Abuse

The National Whirligie   News Behind the News  Washington»: .-.-- Ray Tucker New York «> Albert N. Letuan

HEIRESS WE TO STOKOWSK   GLORIA VANDERBILT AND FA: MQUS CONDUCTOR MAR: RIED IN MEXICAN TOWN

aree Aim is to Vestroy Frussianism Ff orever —By Dewitt Mackenzie (   Nazis Hope To Gain, By Friendly Enemy Role

ALLIED HOME FRONTS BREATHE EASIER AFTER EISENHOWER’S ORDERS ABOUT ENEMY CODDLINC

ee  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIE  {AD Baweateawn iBlecsec A malbeeaéd i

Fisenhower's No Coddling Order Eases U.S. Minds   Allies Now Want Nazi Officials Plus German Military Command

After rmaths Tl he “War   Allied Home-Fronts Will Breathe Easier As Result of Eisenhower’s Blant Stand Against Coddling Germans

Full Employment Program Offerec  Rumi Proposes  §-Point Supplement

Ruml Proposes Supplement To Full Work Bill   Ineludes Budget-Balaucing Tax Program and Reform Of Social Security.  Financing

Ruml Would  Strengthen Job Measure   Five-Point Supplement Offered to Congress Friday

Rum! Proposes Plan To Bolster Full Employment  Budget-Balancing Taxation Program

Rum Gives Job Program   Tax Expert Approves Full Employment Bill, Adds Five Proposals

Ruml Offers Supplement To Work Biil   Five Points Outlined - By Pay-as-You-Go Advocate

Ruml Drafts Tax Program   5-Point Supplement To Full Employment  Measure Presented

RUML OFFERS PROGRAM FOR EMPLOY MENT   Original Advocate of PayAs-You Go Tax Legislation Suggests FivePoint Bill   NEW SOCIAL SECURITY

Ruml Approves  Full Job Plan   Tax Expert Offers Five Additions, Budget Balancing Tax Program.

Arnold Promises Bombs At 2 Million Tons a Year Rate; Osaka Raided

_ CHINESE-RED (CONFERENCE IS NEAR DECISION   Very Secret Discussions Rumored As Extremely Satisfactory

Chinese Leader Winding Up His  Moscow Parley:    Scong Expected to Reach Basic Understanding With Stalin on Asia

Urees Creation of   Stettinius Says Atomic Bomb and End of Jap War Mukes Sneed Necessary

ALLIES RECAPTURE AIRFIELDS IN CHINA AND PHILIPPINES  MARINES NEAR MOP-UP STAGE IN CONQUEST OF

American Troops Take Zamboanga, Japanese Retreat   Marines Mop Up On Iwo; B-29s Smash At Nagoya

JAPS REPORTED ‘IN RETREAT ON THREE FRONTS   Yonks Capture Philippine _ Fortress While Chinese . Overrun Suichwon

Zamboanga Captured By Yanks   Two More Airfields . Taken; Japs Fall Back On Luzon, and Lose Suichwan to Chinese

CRUCIAL GAME OF SERIES GETS CHILLY WEATHER   Pitchers’ Battle Between Trucks and Passeau Warms Fans’ Spirit

Cold Weather Slows Arrival — Of Fans af Park   Detroit Tigers Are “10 to 11 Choice to Wind Up Series Today With Trucks in Box

Trueks And Passeau To  Hurl Today   Chilly Winds Keep  “F ans From Park

Strinetown Federated   CHURCH OF THE. NAZARENE  Beant O YTeante Uiiolebcm:

FREED YANKS BACK IN U. S$   ‘Half-starved by Germans i Prisons, They Eat Again

1500 Yanks, Home After Months in Prison Camps, Praise Red Cross, Poles

Laud Red Cross, Polish People  ,500 Liberated  Weanks Reach Home

YANKS FREED BY SOVIETS IN U, S.   1,500 Soldiers Arrive at Por' in Boston, Mass.

1.500 LIBERATED SOLDIERS IN STATES   Cheering Group Praises Rec Cross; Tell of Mistreatment.

1,500 Former PWs Arrive In The U. S.   Liberated Soldiers Talk Endlessly Of Near Starvation, Mistreatment.   PRAISE RED CROSS

FDR Cleared, States Lucas   Made No Agreements About Fighting Japs

16 Pupils Meet. Death When Bus RollsInto River   Vehicle Hits Rock on Slip nore Dasds Manw  Pery WOES waenry  Esease

OPA Boosts Ceiling Price Of Crude Oil   Increases Range From Two to 35 Cents Barrel to Producers Effective Noy. 1

State Assembly Holds up Bill in Today's Logjam  Postwar Building Measure Also Is Victim aft Crouch

LEGISLATIVE ACTICN DELAYED ‘TIL FALL      Would Tighten State Law: Covering Gambling in Wisconsin.

Milford Man Taken to California on Forgery Charges      WM. BOARDMAN, 40, HAS BEEN HELD HERE WITH BROKEN LEG

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Marines Held Without Gain By Jap Force   Third Division — Raises American Forces To 45,000

FANATIC NIPS HALT MARINES ON (WO JIMA   CASUALTIES HEAVY; AIRFIELD TAKEN, MINES THICK

Approximately 45,000 Leathernecks Commit: — ted to Operation =   YANKS CHECKED ON . ENVELOPING RIVE   No Appreciable Change in _ Lines During Wed- © mesday

More ‘Troops Land On Iwo   ’ Another Division Moves Ashore As Yank Casualties Pass Tarawa Toll

THIRD DIVISION OF MARINES NOW SUPPORTS DRIVE   Unable To Advance Much Leathernecks Stop Counter-Attacks   BIG BOMBER FIELD STILL BEING HEED

Approximately 45,000 Leathernecks Committed to Operation   YANKS CHECKED ON  . ENVELOPING DRIVE   No Appreciable Change in Lines During Wednesdayv

Nimitz Says Jap Attacks Repulsed   Marine Losses Are Heavy As Savage Fighting Continues After Main Airfield I< Seized

Force in Struggle Is: Ine creased to 45,000 Men as Resistance of Ja‘p Defenders Mounts.       U. S. CASUALTIES ** MORE -THAN 3,000      Thrusts Toward Airfield and Up Slopes of Volcano Fail to Make. ‘Ap t  preciable Progress. ."

Norwegiain  om Cat  > Rail  itnes   Parachutists Re - illinvade  Homeland and Desstoy.  : Sections -of Tvlws Main Railwaytys 

Amendments Before Legislature Show Dissatisfaction With Split Session

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AMONG FOUR NOMINATED TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENEDAI ACCEMALV

Hunts U.S. Part In Start Of Jap War   Committee Will Hear Nippon’s Side of Story F rom Adm. Inglis   G.0.P. WILL CHALLENGE   Senator Brewster Says Report Tries to Show Hull Not at Fault

Question Whether Act of Official  ‘Touched Off War   Republicans Plan To Challenge Naval Summary of Japan's Side of the Story

Summary by Adm. Inglis Challenged   Sen. Brewster Declares Report Is Designed to Clear Secretary Hull Of Responszibility

Hull Policies Under Focus  G. 0. P. Wants Data fln Casndtaae Af Tana

QUIZ TO DECIDE IF U. S. ACTIONS STARTED WAR   GOP to Challenge Japanese Side of Story on Pearl Harbor Raid

A FIRE AT .BELOMT   Main — Building at Girls Industrial School Destroved

FOUR DIE IN TRAIN ACCIDENT   KIMBLE FAMILY KILLED WHEN FREIGHT HITS CAR

MORE CONTROLS LIFTED BY WPB   Controls Eliminated On Radios, Refrigerators And Trucks

‘Sweeping Move Scraps 210 Bans To Speed Flow Of Peacetime Products

110 Production Controls Ended By WPB Order   Army Slashes Lumber Orders _ To Brighten Building Outlook

WPB Revokes Many Production Controls   Sweeping Move Scraps 210 Bans To Speed Flow Of Peacetime Products

Sealing of Tomb Which Japs Have Created for [Themselves Has Started—Adm. Halsey Asserts

Two American Fleet Admirals Agree That Japanese Appear fo Be Slipping

Report Japanese Quit South China, Okinawa Defense:   Unusual Toll of Prisoners Taken In Philippines

SURPRISE GAINS PERIL NIP ROAD INTO INDO-CHINA   Enemy Lose South China City and Retreat From Embattled Okinawa District   By LEONARD MILLIMAN accnriated Pre«« War Editor)

DEFINITE SIGNS OF JAPANESE WEAKENING ON THREE FRONTS  RECORD NUMBER OF JAPANESE PRISONERS, 508  INT ONE Wrerevr iiTAYTETWN

Chinese Take Inland Port Of Nanning; Sth Air Foree Set for Assault on Ninnon

Drive 60 Mi. Past Fallen Nanning Port   Japs Apparently Withdrawing In South China And On Okinawa.

On Okinawa Foe Reported  Fleeing Shuri Fortress   Doolittle to Bring Eighth Air Force to Step UP Bombing of Japan.

fae Gain More Ground n Big Drive   Japs Reported Withdrawing On Okinawa

Japs Withdraw On South China, Okinawa Lines   Superforts Again Attack; U. S. Philippines Troops ~ Boost Enemy’s Losses

Japs Withdrawing To Inner Defenses  Chinese Surprise Thrust Cuts Ch ATT. Ve Oot dT

Chinese Retake © Nanning   Japs Seem to Be Pulling Out in Southern China, Also in Okinawa and Philippines

DEFINITE SIGNS OF JAPANESE WEAKENING ON THREE FRONTS  RECORD NUMBER OF TADANECCE DDICnWEDYe ene   RECORD NUMBER OF JAPANESE PRISONERS, 508 IN ONE WEEK, TAKEN

TRIPLE DEFEAT FACES NIPS IN DEFENSE LINES   Forces Being Pulled Out Of South China and Philippines, Belief

Signs Indicate Japs Are Quitting South China   May Be Withdrawing From Okinawa Defense Lines and Giving Up Philippines —Tokyo Reports Big Raid Over Japan— 508 Prisoners Taken in the Philippines

Chinese Score Two Victories Over Nippons   Possibility Japs Are Withdrawing Forces From South

Japs Pull Their — Defenses in South  China, Okinawa   Chinese Push Up IndoChina Corridor After  Capturing Nanning.   Further B29 Raids Are Being Made on Japan

Three Bills Of Importance Are  Still Pending   Both Houses of Indiana Assembly Will Be in Session Saturday To Push Their Work.

Assembly To On Saturday   Accumulation Of Bills Necessitates Frtra Meetings

American Food Is Surrender Bait  ceeesieneepen eee ee  German With Wooden Leg Veteran of Last War - - Nazi Cooks Drop Supper and Give Up

V. O'Dwyer New Mayor  Of New York   Landslide Victory Said to Mark End Of Gov. Dewey's  Influence in State

O’Dwyer Wins New York City With Ease; Pittsburgh, Cleveland And Boston All Democratic

Dewey Influence In State Gone, Says Demo Chief      ‘La Guardia’s Candidate Trailing on ‘No - Deal’ Ticket

) OFPONENTS IN CONTEST TAR BEHIND   Elected Mayor in Lands slide Vote — Firs Democrat to Capturg Office in 12 Years.   BLOW TO DEWEY’S  INFLUENCE SEEN   Governor Had Supported Judge Goldstein, Traik ing by 600,000 in Sees ond Place.

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LARGEST CITY IN DEMOCRATS VOTE COLUMI   O’DWYER ELECTED AS SUCCESSOR TO LA GUARDIA

O’Dwyer Wins By Landslide  For Mayor  Of New York  Polls Big Margin Over Goldstein, Republican Backed

0'Dwyer Swamps New York Foes  In Mayor Contest   Frankenstein Trails In Race for Mayor's Job in Detroit

Tension Grows in Middle East, Lessens in Trieste Area as Allies Move In

Political linrest Conlinues Spread ~ In Many Sections  France: Has Trouble In Middle East, Other  arctiane Dactiva

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS GROWS   Syrians, Lebanese in Clash. es With French; Trieste Situation Eased

New Clashes Spreac Unrest Over Levant   Tension Eases At Trieste, But More Trouble Flares Over Polish Muddle

Spirit of Give And Take Needed, Economists Say   Rapid Reconversion Termed by Experts as Best Inflation Antidote

Inflation Poses Hard Fight Aheac  Control Of Press Trend Is Cited

Economic Experts Declare Peacetime Production At Rate Of Demand Remedy

Sioux Falls Superintendent Fort To Deliver The Commencement Address

City Flections Give Both Partie: Cause for Hope   Republicans Deny New York Results Cast National Shadow

IS RETAINED BY JEFFRIES      Both Parties Find Comfort In Balloting

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Both Major Parties Find Comfort In Tuesday's Municipal Elections

Frankensteen Loses Detroit  Mayoralty Race   Two Major Parties Analyze Elections, Roth Find Comfort

Vote Pleases Both Parties   National Significance Gets Lion's Share of Debate

Republicans, Democrats  Find Election Comfort      GOP Picks Up Mayoralty Posts In Buffalo, New Haven; Holds On  To Congressional Seats

ABANDON HUNT FOR DICKIE   Troops and Forest Rangers Have Covered Area, Father Says

PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY OPENS HEARING WITH CROWD ON HAND   Thousands Of  Curious Try To Get In To Hear Witness Reports

Wallace Fights For Financial Agencies   Scorns Jones Cry Of “‘Inexperience”’

Suggests  RF C probe   *Rio hneinecs va   ‘Big business vs. little real issue’

Wallace Says Big Business Is Real Issue   Former Vice President Asks Investigation RFC Under Management of Jesse Jones

Says Fitness Not Issue   / Big vs. Little Bus“ness Real Reason for Opposition to His Ap . pointment Says Wallace

Issue Is Big vs Little Business, Wallace Says   Fighting RFC Removal, He Proposes Investigation of Jones’ Lending

Probe of Federal Lending by Jones Urged by Wallace   FDR Nominee Says Real Issue Is Big Versus Little Business.   Jones Says Wallace  ‘Is Not Qualified’

Wallace For Inquiry Into RFC Lending   Declares Big Business Versus Little Is “Real Issue”

Wallace Fights To Get Jones’ Banking Powers   Expresses Concern His Nomination Caused Proposals to Strip Dept.

REAL ISSUE’ IS BIG VS. LITTLE BUSINESS, SAYS   Ex-Vice Persident Says His Competence Has Nothing To  Do With Issue

Wallace Heard In Bitter Feud Before Senate      Says Big Versus Little Business “Real Issne” In Reply to Jesse Jones Bit-

WALLACE ASKS PROBE OF RFC      Says Gov't Spending Issue Is Big Versus Little Business

Wallace Asks Probe of RFC   Says Real Issue Is Big Versus Little Business

Wallace Asks Probe Of Jones RFC Activities   Big vs Little Business Real Issue In Dispute, He Declares.

Big Versus Little. Business'Is Issue of Commerce’ Debate   Wallace Proposes. RFC. Investigation Under Jess Jones

WALLACE’S ROUND UP TODAY AFTER JESSE JONES HAS HAD HIS OWN PUNGENT STATEMENT

WALLACE ASKS PROBE OF RFC UNDER JONES   Says He Would Help Both Little and ~  Big Business

WALLACE HAS DAY; RAPS JESSE JONES   Proposes an Investigation of C Spending Under Jones

Probe Jones’ RFC Handling Says Wallace   Says Big vs Little Busisess Is Real Issue In Congressione! Move

Wallace Urges — Probe Of RFC   ‘Big Versus Little Business Real Issue’ In Ap pointment Squabble, He Charges

Investigate Jones, Protests Wallace   Ex-Vice President, Attempting To Get Fingers on 40-Billion RFC  Funds. Savs Bio Business Favored

Wallaces Lashes Back, Urges Probe Of RAF Lending Under Jesse Jones

Big vs Little Business Called Real RFC Issue By Wallace at Hearing

Probe Jones REC. Loans, Asks Wallace   Big vs. Little Business Mein Issue, Says Ex-Official at Quiz

Big Versus Little Business Is Real  Tssue -- Wallace   Proposes Probe Of R.F.C. Lending Under Jones And Compromise.

Wallace Hits  Big Business   Former Vice-President Proposes Investigation of RFC Lending Under Jesse Jones

WALLACE DEFENDS HIMSELF BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE; ASKS PROBE OF LENDING RECORD OF RFC

 52nd Year No.” oats eee ee  By eal  a) Issué --Wallace   His Competence Has Nothing to Do With Fight Made Against  Him, Wallace Asserts

Wallace Asks Congress To Probe Jones   Contends Big vs. Little Business ‘Real Issue’ in _ Controversy

Controversy Over Appointment Is Big Business Vs. Little Business Wallace Asserts at Congress Hearing

WALLACE ASKS FOR SCRUTINY OF RFC. PAST   Informs Senators He'll Use Money To ‘Help All’ If He Gets Jones’ Job

Commerce Nominee Anxious To Learn Hf People Served By Jones   Promises To Serve  All. If Confirmed   Big VE. Little Business I: “Real Issue’? He Tells Probers

WALLACE SEEKS TO RETAIN BIG BANKING POWER   Appears Before Senate Group  Early Today

WALLACE DEFENDS HIMSELF THURSDAY BEFORE COMMITTEE  SAYS WILL AID LITTLE BUSINESS AS WELL AS “BIG IF HAS CHANCE

KOuiz Asked OF Lending By Walldce         Sees Businfs At  Stake In Gontest

Wallace Says Big Business Versus Little, Is Issue   Ex-Vice President Fires Back at Jones Testimony about His Business Ability

Big Versus Little  Business Is Issue  Wallace Says Opponents Concerned With His Type

Wallace Asks Inquiry Into RFC Lendings   Contends Real Issue Is “Big Business” Vs. "Little Business”

SUGGESTS PACT WITS GATHOLICS   Petition Critical of Vatican Signed by 1,600 :and Sent to Big 4 Criticized

DOOMSDAY PROPHESY HAS TO BE REVISED   Preacher Now Says World End May Come Next Year

WORLD END PROPHET MUST A’ MISSED, HUH?   Reporters, Cameramen Present to Moment O’Doom But Yarn Fizzles

: Time Marches On'‘AsProphet Who Predicted World End Today Sets New Deadline; Had Some Believers In Dothan

DeGAULLE FORMS ANEW CABINET   Includes Five Communists With Himself As Chief of State.

Pioneer Woman Died Tuesday hr  _ Mrs. Laughton Lived Here 57 Years

ae RIES. FRIDAY NOV.   Pioneer Resident Was Sick ‘Only Short Time; Aged Nearly 83 Years

Auto Output Is Far Below Early Hopes   Only 75,000 Cars Made In 1945 Against Estimate of 500,000; Plants Still Closed by Strike

Auto Industry, Virtually Stalled, Prepares To Close Books on 1945

Auto Production Virtually at a Standsiill  Strikes and Lack of Paris Slews Output

Zurbucken Freed By Federal Jury   Former Highway Official “leared of Income Tax ‘Evasion   Verdict Is Brought in Aft. er Two Hours and 39.  Minutes -

Lurbucken Freed By Federal Jury   Former Highway Official Cleared of Income Tax Evasion   IS FOUND NOT GUILTY   Verdict Is Brought in After Iwo Hours and 39 Minutes

JAP NAVY AIRCRAFT PLANT HIT   Two Cities On South Kyushu Battered By B-29 Fleet

Super Forts Jolt Enemy isles Again      Naval Plane Plant, Airfields Blotched With Big Bombs.

Huge Na ot Aircraft  Plant Hit   AIRFIELDS AND TWO JAP CITIES ALSO FEEL EFFECT” OF BLOWS SECOND DAY IN R y

Two Cities, Plane Plant. Fields Hit   More Than 150 Fort: Drop Explosives On Jap Targets

Fires Stil Burning In Main Fuel Storage Area   CROSS ASA RIVER Mopping Up Continnes  On Conquered Iwo Island

Daily Washington Merry - Go - Round  By DREW PEARSON (Lt, Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.)

Seek Nazi Secrets   Most Skilled Allied Examiners Will Question Von Ribbentrop

Plan To Quiz Ribbentrop On  Nazi ‘Secrets’   Captured Foreign Minister Is Taken to: Kisenhower’s Headquarters

Von Ribbentrop Is Reported Under Questioning at Ike's Headquarters

Eisenhower Said Starting Investigation In Charges  Of Ribbentrop Actions

VON RIBBENTROP 13 REPORTED AT ALLIED HEADQUARTERS TODAY  SKILLED EXAMINERS BEER ASSIGNED TO QUESTION

Experts Seek State Secrets  of Ribbentrof  Skilled Examiners Turned Loose on Captured Nazi

Captured Nazi Official Taken To Frankfurt      Skilled’ Examiners Assign- ed io Prying Loose State Secrets of Nazi Regime   Gave “Go-Ahead” Signal To Hitler   Former Foreign Minister Boarded Under Name “Herr Risse” in Divoreee’s Home

VON RIBBENTROP UNDER QUIZ AT IKE'S OFFICE   Trying to Obtain Secrets From Former Reich Ambassador

‘Question German Foreign Minister On ‘State Secrets   Von Ribbentrop Taken to Supreme Command and Before Skilled Examinare

Ribbentrop Staying With A Pretty Brunette Divorcee When Captured   Hitler’s Foreign Minister Reported Being Questioned At Eisenhower Headquarters; Said He Planned To Surrender.

Von Ribbentrop Questioned On State Secrets   At Headquarters Of Eisenhower

GRILL RIBBENTROF   Questioners Try to Get Nazi State Secrets From Captive

Sleepy-Eyed Von Ribbentrop Congratulated His Captors  Nazi Foreian Minister Reportediv

HEAR ALLIES QUESTIONING RIBBENTROP   Captured Nazi Foreign Minister Understood to Be Under Examination for State Secrets at “Ike” Headquarters.

Supreme Command Is Questioning  German Minister  Von Ribbentrop Grilled In Effort to Get State Secrets of Nazis

Von Ribbentror  Being Quizzed Seek State Secrets At Headquarters

Von Ribbatrop Questioned At Allied leadquarters; Nazi Stce Secrets Sought   German ?reign Minister Captured Asleep [Hamburg Rooming House

J, VON RIBBENTROP BEING QUESTIONED   Skilled Examiners Trying to Learn Some of the State Secrets. —

Von Ribbentrop Said Questioned By Eisenhowe   Allies Would Pry Loose State Secrets Known To Ex-Nazi Ambassador

City Election In LeMars On ~ Next Monday  _ Four Present City Officials Opposed

City Election In LeMars On Next Monday   Four Present City Officials Opposed For Re-Election

CONFEREES FAIL. TO FIND 80LUTION. TO PROBLEM OF . PREVENTIN G, WIDE.  SPREAD STRIBES '

Union-Business Conference Ends   Labor-Management Parley Concluded With Only Partial Accomplishment   FAIL TO AGREE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES

NEW GRID MENTOR   Ralph “Red” Huffman Will Assist Henry Shenk -— at K. U.

President To Pay Visit o England King To Greet Chief Executive At Rritieh Part

KING 10 MEET TRUMAN AT PORT   British Sovereign . Reported Ready To Break Precedent To Honor United States

TRUMAN TO MEE! KING GEORGE AT BRITISH PORT   Believe Big Three Conference Will  End This Week

YONABARU WON IN ASSAULTS BY RESTED TROOPS   Enemy Broadcasts Disclose Worry About Disunity; 8 Jap Ships Sunk

anks Crack ip Defenses n Okinawa   urprise Attack urls Foe Back ear Anchercae

FIRST RESULTS TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT   Red Cross Wor Workers Will Moke Reports at Ini-: - tel Meeting

FIRST RESULTS TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT   Red Cross Workers Will Make Reports at Initial Meetina

WORKERS TO GIVE REPORTS ON DRIVE   Final Red Cross Report Meeting to be Held  Toniaht —

NIMITZ ADVISES ON JAP STATEMENTS   Admiral Says They Should Be Taken With ‘a Grain Of Salt.’

Adm. Nimitz Has Criticism   Sees Japan Seeking To Please Yarikees

Truman Looks Into Pearl Harbor Inquiry Demands   Confers With Key Advisers on Making Facts Public

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Find Prisoners In Good Shape   4,000 Shake Hands With Former Guards As They Leave

Patrols of Both Armies Reported 25 Miles Apart   3rd Army Captures Asch; Canadians, British Close in on German Ports

TREMENDOUS MASSES SOVIET MEN, TANKS, ARTILLERY IN ATTACK  ‘GERMANS SAY RUSSIANS

COLD VISITS STATE   Temperatures of 18 to 24 Forecast for Tonight

FUND DRIVE IS LAUNCHED BY BOOSTER CLUB   Organization Will Seek Tc Raise $5000 To Assist Athletic Program

39 Other Japanese Leaders Listed by Allies for Arrest   Occupation of Enemy Territory Goes on Without Incident

Hero Of Wake Isle Reported Alive in Japan   Returning’ Prisoners Say He Is In Charge of ‘Camp In Hokkaido

CEILING PRICES ON BEER BEING PLANNED   Action In Baltimore Will Be Follewed Throughout Maryland On Off-Premise Sales

Colonel Carpenter Says More Are Being Taken ‘Daily by American Forces   Trials to Be Open   ed Largest Places Will Be Used for Trials Which Will Be Onen

500 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY NOW AND LIST IS MOUNTING   EXPECT TO START PUBLIC TRIALS IN NEXT SIXTY DAYS

PLAN TO TRY JAPS WITHIN NEXT 60 DAYS   Allies Hold 500 of First 2,000 Who Will Be Haled Into Court on Charges That Include Sickening Atrocities.

00 SUSPELTS ALREADY HELD; OTHERS SOUGHI   Legal Officer in MacArthur's Office Tells Procedure for Trials In Tokvo

WAR TRIALS 10 GET UNDERWAY IN JAPAN SOON   500 of 2,000 Suspects Al ready in Custody ) Of U. S. Army

'500 Nip Suspects Now In Custody; Expect Hearings To Begin Within 60 Days

JAPS WILL GO ON TRIAL SOON      Hearings For 22,000 De fendants To Start In Next 60 Davs

500 Suspects Already Held By Americans   Individuals Who Kilded And Tortured Yanks ———- - Mist -Pay--

First Cases Due To Come Up In Next Sixty Days   500 Of The 2,000 Or More‘ Suspects Now In Custody Of Army

Plan War Trials for 2,000 Nips   Expect to Begin Within 60 Days; 500 Suspects Are Now in Custody

WAR TRIALS OF HIRST 2000 JAPS SLATED 10 START IN TWO MONTHS   500 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY: LEADER OF DEATH MARCH HELD; HEARINGS TO BE MADE PUBLIC

Jap War Trials Open in 60 Days  2000 Nips Expected To Be Indicted

Homma And Ex-Premier  Head List   '500 Suspects In War ‘Crimes Held By U.S.

(T 60 DAYS   Lays Plans for 2,00 used of Atrocities; 500 e Custody Now.

2,000 On First List Of Criminals   Total Likely To Double  That Figure As Arrests Maint Dailw

Nipponese Are Charged With Atrocities   500 Suspects Already Are In Custody

MacArthur Sets Stage for Trials of Jap Criminals   2,000 To Be Arraigned On Charges of ‘Sickening Atrocities’ Within 60 Days; 500 Suspects Now in Custody

Trials Of 2,000 Japanese War  Criminals Near   Prosecutions of Charge: Including Atracities to Start Within Sixty Days

Charges Will Include Evil  Atrocities   MacArthur’s Staff Readies Materials— Trials To Start  Within Sixty Days

2,000 Japs To Be Tried In 60 Days   Good Progress Made In Getting Evidence Lined Up Against Nip: War Criminals

To Start Jap War Trials In 60 Days   About 500 Suspects Now In Custody of U. S. Forces

Japanese War Trial Plans Moving Fast   American Legal Force Expects to Be Ready Within 60 Days

First Of 2,000 To Be Tried In Next 60 Days   Approximately 500 Suspects Now In Custody Many Class Three Cases Ready For Trial

FIRST HEARINGS SLATED 10 OPEN WITHIN GO DAYS   500 Suspects Held Already, With More Being Taken Into Custody Daily

MacArthur’s Legal Forces Prepare to  Try 2,000 Japanese   Cases Being Prepared to Begin Hearing Within Next Two Months

WAR TRIALS FOR FIRST OF TWO THOUSAND JAP ACCUSED START SOON  APPROXIMATELY FIVE  HUNDREP SUSPECTS SICK ENING ATROCITIES HELD

2,000 Jap War Criminals Face  Trial Shortly   MacArthur’s Legal Forces Busy Preparing: Many In Custody

‘Small Fry’ First On Hearing List   War Premier Tojo, Gen. Homma Are Among Outstanding Prisoners Held by Allies for War Guilt

500 Suspects Already Taken Into Custody   Japanese People Invited to Attend Public Hearings

Perpetrators 0} War Atrocities Are Rounded Up   Have 500 Now; Could Begin Trials in Three Weeks, Says Colonel

Expect War Crimes Trial For First of 2,000 Japs To Start Within 60 Days

TO START JAP WAR TRIALS IN 60 DAYS   About 500 Suspects Have Already Been Taken Into Custody   HEARINGS TO BE OPEN

Probe Death of Soldier and Girl   Are Found in Beloit Tourist Cabin Monday

Capital Scribe Is Pessimistic   Walter Trohan Is St. Joseph Speaker

WPB Will Tighter Civilian Output   Liquor-Making Ban Seen for Rest of Year.

Krug Sees End to Liquor Holidays   War Demands Mean More Preduction Reins

28-YEAR-OLD NAMED FORD CO, PRESIDENT   Heads Billion Dollar Ford Empire; Henry Retires Again

82-Year-Old Henry Ford Turns Top Post Of Company Over To Grandson

YOUNG HENRY IS NAMED TOP FORD £0. BOSS   GRANDFATHER STEPS DOWN IN BILLION DOLLAR FIRM

Henry Ford I Heads Company   Founder, 82, Gives Reins Lt dlhean, 2

Henry Ford, IIIs Named Head Of Mofor Company   Young Heir to Assume Presidency as Grand-  father Retires

A5 U-Boats Taken as Port Topples   Hoist Polish Flag After 3 Days Of Street Fighting

4) U-BOATS CAPTURED AT POLISH PORT   49,000 of Garrison Eliminated in Three Days

NAVY TO CLOSE FLYING SCHOOL   Cadets to Quit Campus of  lowa University

averse] * vy «san ses V See S i es  Chinese Push Toward City Of Hengyang

BRITISH AREN'T INTERESTED IN NAZIS’ FEELERS   Hitlers Efforts To Bargain For Terms Haven't A Chance: Agent Who Relayed Peace Proposals s Identified.

So What,’ Britain’: Reaction to Nazi Peace Feeler Hint   Bid Regarded as Only Attempt to Sow’ Distruct Among Allies

Reported 55 Miles of Capital City Suburbs   Stalin Announces Capture of Landsberg, Rail and Road Hub, 68 Miles Away; 36 Miles from Stettin, Reach Oder to Southeast.

General Calls For Merger Of Armed Forces   Eisenhower Also Favors Universal Training Program

Legionnaires Hail Gen. Eisenhower   Army Chieftain Urges Merger of Services

‘Ike’ favors urms merger and training  Gives address at Lesion banquet

Eisenhower Tells Legion He Favors Unified Service Control, Military Training

Years Military Training = Must For U.S. Says lke   Legion Also Told That He Favors Unified Control

Allies Stage Y-J  Parade in Berlin   Soviets Display New Sixtv-Five Ton Tanks

ALLIED SOLDIERS PARADE IN BERLIN   Marshal Zhukov, Conqueror of City, and General Patton in Retiewluec Stand.

Alges Have V-J Day Celebration In Berlin Streets   Marshal Zhukov Calls For Organization Of Just and Durable Peace.

ALLIES MARCH IN BERLIN ¥-J “CELEBRATION   Show New Red Tanks  As Troops of Four Nations Parade

Dock Strike Ends But Police Patrol N.Y. Harbor Are:   Ryan Charges That Revolt  Against Him Was “Commiunist Inspired”

‘Fala is Reported i Taking Honeymoon   Superforts, in Twin Blow, Lash Jap Installations at Nagoya, Formosa

‘The Berlin Radio Said the Ar mor Had Pierced Five Miles Farther to With in 213 Miles of Berlin.   WIDE BREAKTHROUGH  IN THE ENEMY LINES   The Seventh Army Drove 3: Miles Beyond the Rhine and Formed With the Third and First. .

Patton’s Third Army Tanks Reported 213 Miles ~ Southwest Of Germany’s Battered Capita!

Four Yank Armies Extend Sweep Thru Sliced German Lines   Germans Report Patton Northeast Of Graefendorf; British Push 25 Miles Deep Into Westphalia

Third Army Tanks Advance 5 Miles Past Gemuenden, German Radio Announces  pi. O_i--_ “un ane eee OS LL “<<   SOLID FRONT   Formed By Three U. S. Armies Inside Reich; Frankfurt-Am-Main Is Entered: Muenster Menaced

Farthest Advanced Units Reported by German Radio Ac 213 Miles From Berlin

Tanks Race To Minden, Enemy Radio Reports   Four American Armies Are Surging Through Wide Breakthroughs; Third Army Smashes Within 10 Miles Of Czechoslovakia

7 Armies Surge ~ Ahead, Block All Nazi Attempts to Organize Rally 

Berlin Says Patton Has Reached Gemuenden & Smashed Onward; Big Cities Menaced As Other Armies Pour Through  Breakthroughs On Heels of  _ Retreating Enemy.

Patton's Forces Slash Into Gemuenden+Armor Reaches to Northeast Toward Graeffendorf as Allied Legions Extend Advances Beyond Break-Throughs.

Patton's Tanks Drive 5 Miles Past Gemuenden   U.S. First Army Reaches Giessen Area, 225 Miles From Nazi Capital: Seventh Joins Third

Japanese Uneasy Over Collapse of Axis Pariner  Seek Authority to Make > Country.  ery

Japanese Uneasy Over Collapse of Axis Partner  Seek Authority to Make Country ‘One Big War Camp

President Slates V-J Day Address   Time of Ceremony to  Be Announced Tonicht

President Truman,  MacArthur, Nimitz Scheduled To Talk   Half Million Nips Killed By Bombs; _ Capitulations Match Occupation: 8th. Army Arrivals ‘Accepted   (By the Assodiated Press)

Direct From Ship   Truman, MacArthur, Nimitz Will Speak  ‘During the Program On Board “Missouri”

A BROADCAST OF EVENT 10 OPEN AT 8:30   Truman Will Talk From White House During Ceremony, After Which MacArthur and Nimitz Will Make Remarks.

NIPS ATTEMPT 10 POSTPONE IGNOMINY, PLANS GO AHEAD; EXACT TIME STILL UNKNOWN

President Will Speak Again Tomorrow Especially Addressing Men Who Have Been in Service

Ceremony  Will. Last © A Half Hou      DESCRIPTION WILL BE BROADCAST TO UNITED STATES; TRUMAN TO SPEAK

PRESIDENT SET TO TALK DURING SIGNING AT 9:30   More Of Nipponese Give Up  As Yanks Extend Hold Over Fallen Empire

MAC ARTHUR AND NAMITZ SPEAK  FROM MISSOURI   Truman Gives V-J Address

President TProman le Broadeast’ Address Dhiring Ceremonies Aboard  Battleship Missouri

Japan To Sign Allied ‘Surrender Between 8 - And 8:30 P.M. (EWT)      Broadcast Of Ceremony Scheduled For 9:30 P. M. With Speeches By Both Gen. MacArthur, Adm. Nimitz

Truman to Make Brief Radio Talk   Announcement Made a White House After Word From MacArthur

Broadcast Set At 6:30 Today   Truman to Join in Ceremony From Washington With Brief Address to Nation; V-J Day May Be Tomorrow

CEREMONY TO REQUIRE ONLY HALF AN HOUR   Gen. MacArthur and Adm. Nimitz Will Speak at Historic Event In Tokyo Bay.

CEREMONY. DUE TO LAST ONLY HALF AN HOUR   Cousin Of Hirohito To Accept: Defeat Of Homeland For Emperor

Truman To Speak At  Ceremony   President Will Speak Over Radio Network: When Japs Formally Sign Surrender Papers

Battleship Missouri Will Be Scene of Historic. Event Which Will be Broadcast to World ©

ALLIES PREPARE FOR CEREMONY ON U. S. BATTLESHIP  WAINWRIGHT, STAFF TO WITNESS RITES

VJ-DAY BROADCAST PLANNED BY TRUMAN   Proclamation Will Be Read toa Na tion by President Saturday or Sunday.

President. Will Proclaim V-J' Day  After Ceremonies on Missouri _

Truman Will Speak to U.S. Tonight   President Will Join In Program of Japanese Surrender

Will Broadcast Ceremonies on USS Missouri   At 9:30 P. M. Easterr War Time; President Will Give Speech From Washington

Ceremonies Will Take Half Hour   Troops Continue to Spread Out Over Region of Tokyo

President Plans — [V-J Day Address Sometime Tonight   Nippon Capitulation Nears Completion From. Formal Angle

Truman to Proclaim V-} Day After Ceremonies in:  Tokyo Bay at 8:30 (CWT)

Radio Networks to Broadcast Historic Ceremonies at 8:30   Last of the Actors Taking Their Places Aboard Battleship Missouri

Cousin to Represent Hirohito at Ceremon)   Gen. MacArthur, Adm. Nimitz Will Make Speeches in Behalf of Allies

Surrender Ceremony Will Take   Place Aboard Battleship Miss } ouri In Tokyo Bay—Will Last Abcut One Half Hour.   V-J DAY WILL BE PROCLAIMED TONIGHT

CEREMONIES ARE SLATED 6:30 P.M. MST TONIGHT ON BATTLESHIP MISSOURI

Gen. M’Arthur, Admiral Nimitz And President Will Broadcast   U.S. 8th Army Ready to Go Ashore at Tokyo Bay   Truman to Broadcast at 8:30 p. m. Alton Time

Official Word Expected About 10:00 Tonight  —-_as careewwerrwratr wT Trier wvarerey

Surrender Rites to Go on Air   -Ceremony’s Broadcast Set for 6:30 Tonight; Truman Will Speak

Plans Ready For Formal Jap Surrender   Final Arrangements Made Against Background Of Nip Prison Torture Disclosures

Chief Executive’s Announcement Is Expected Around 11 O’clock Tonight.   BULLETIN

Presidents Remarks To Be Park Of Formal Jap Surrender In Tokyo Bay   Word Of Capitulation Expected Between 10 And 11 p. m. EWT Tonight Or Thereafter

BROADCAST OF JAP. SURRENDERING TO. BE HEARD, 7:30 P. M.   Ceremonies of Official Ending Of Pacific War To Be Heard Over Airwaves ‘at 7:30 M. W. T., Whitehouse 7

STAGE IS SET FOR GREATEST DRAMA OF WAR      Yanks Extend Steel Grip On Both Sides Of Tokyo Bay

President To Speak Briefly   Truman Also To Broadcast Sunday Night At 9 p. m.

PRESIDENT TO PROCLAIM V-) DAY TONIGHT   Will Signal End of World War II Which Started Six Years Ago

President Truman To Preclaim V-J On Air Tonight   Announcement to Come Exactly Six Years After Start of World War 2

TIMES SET FOR PROGRAM. OF V-J EVENT   BROADCAST OF SURRENDER AND PRESIDENTS. STATE. MENT 1S SCHEDULED FOR 9:30 O'CLOCK

PACT SIGNING SET FOR 9:30 P, M. SATURDAY   President To Broadcast as Surrender Ceremonies Are Carried Out

President Truman to Broadeast Tonight V-J DAY EXPECTED TO BE TOMORROW

Presideiit io Talk to World Today, Sunday   Truman to Designate Sun. day as V-J Day; Talk  Ta Traans

President to Address — Nation Shortly After Ceremony is Completed

Hirohito s Kin To Sign For Nippon   Stage Set for Dramatic Ceremony on U.S.S. Missouri in Bay.

Broadcast Of Surrender Is Set For 9:30 Tomigh   White House Announces Information Received From Gen. MacArthur   PRESIDENT WILL MAKE V-J STATEMENT  {(RITT  WTINY

Truman To Proclaim V-J Day Immediately; WM Arthur, Nimitz Speak   Description Of Ceremony Aboard Battleship Missouri When Emperor’s Agent Signs For Japan Barred By Censorship Until 10:00 P. M.

‘Goering Roars With Laughter When Informed of Ley Death; ‘Says: Was No Good, Anyway

SENATE STUDIES NEW WORK ACT   Substitute for Work-or-Jail Legislation May Be Approved Today

Senators Lgnore FDR On Manpower   Committees Consider  Milder Bill Despite Plea

F.D.R.S LABOR REQUEST FAILS   COMMITTEE WILL STUDY LESS DRASTIC MEASURE

SUBSTITUTE BILL FOR LABOR DRAF GAINS STRENGTH   STIMSON’S REBUKE IRKS OPPONENTS OF WORK-OR-JAIL BILL

CONSIDER MILD BILL    Committee Displaces Work-or-Jail Bill Favored by F.D.R.

Prompt Action On “Work Or Else” ‘Bill FR Request   Senate’ Committee Considers Substitute To May Proposal

LARGE CROWD ENJOY JAMBOREE   AFFAIR SPONSORED BY UNION COUNTY FARM BUREAU HELD AT ARMORY

MARINES MAY LEAVE CHINA   Unofficial Reports Assert U. S. Forces Will Pull Out by December 5

U. $. Marines Will Quit North China Soon, Reports Say   China Negotiates witl Reds for Landing of Troops in Manchuria

MARINES LEAVE CHINA BY DEC. 5   All-Out Civil War Due To Blow Lid At Any Moment

Pessimists Expect Lid to Blow at Any Momeni; U. S. Military Leaders Concerned at Outlook   Clouds of Conflicting Rumors Cloak Sporadic Batiling in Central and Northern China: Assault Continues

MARINES TO LEAVE NORTH CHINA SOON   Americans to Let Reds,  -Government Forces . ~ {5 aiee Mowe Peace — Orn War

Marines May Leave China  December 5   American. Leaders Concerned About  All-Out Civil War

Tientsin Has It Leathernecks Will Depart Within Month, Leaving Communists and Nationalists to Make Peace or Fight Their Own War—Reds Besieging City of Yencheng—Fight Way Into Rich Mongolian Town.

G. -0.P. Senator Launches Atta ck, President ’s Policies   U. S. Forces To Take No Part In Strife In China

Tientsin Says Yank Marines  To Quit Chin:   Pessimists See Full-Scale Civil War ow by Jan. 1; Red Gaius Claimed

Marines to withdraw from seething north China area by Dee. 5   Will leave scrapping government and communist forces to ‘ficht own war’

MARINES MAY DEPART CHINA DECEMBER 5   Unofficial Tientsin Reports Say Forces Being Removed

U. S. Forces Sitting On China Powder Keg  U.S. Marines To Get Out Of North China

Chinese Reds Planning For All-Out Scrap   American Plans Non-intervention Policy As; Tension Mounts

HopeFades For Buried Miners   Rescue Workers Inch Toward 30 to 50 Entombed Men

RESCUE CREWS CONTINUE TASK   Little Hope Held Out for 30 to 50 Men Trapped in Kentucky Mine

Hope Abandoned For Men Locked In Coal Cavert   Number Of Entombec Men Still Unknown As Workers Nearing  Barricade

Hold No Hope  For Miners   Rescue Crews Work Steadily to Reach Entombed Workers

All Hope Gone For Saving Lives Fntombed Miners   Trained Rescue Workers Are Still On Their Job

Rescue Crews Toil in Mine   Virtually No, Hope OF Finding Anyone Alive in Mine

Hope Abandoned As Rescue Crew Works in Tomb   Trapped Miners Held Doomed as Efforts Blocked

Crews Inch to Within 3006 Feet of Blast Area as Ex_perts Express Belief Explosion, Gas Killed All

HARDIN’S CORN QUOTA IS 549,765   33,556 Bushels Haye Been Contracted For—50 Mil. lion Bushels From Iowa

FOR NEW DISTRICT   School Board Members Meet With Re-Organi zation Committee

War Prisoner Can’t Marr y American Gir   Fine Point Involving Ge neva Convention Faced Tn Status of Young Ttahian

Wants to Marry Italian Prisoner of War But It’s Against Federal Ruling

GEN. JIM PROMISES NO MERCY   Says Thousands of B-29’s to Hit. Nips; 3 Raids in 24 Hours

PROMISES NO MERCY   Says Thousands of B-29’s to Hit Nips; 3 Raids in 24 Hours

Ardennes Battle Now Closed Out   Germany Stripped of Last Reserves

Ardennes Battle Hailed as Major Allied Victory that Stripped Germany of Her Last Reserves

JOYCE FACES — DEATH TRIAL   TRAITOR WHO BROADCAST AE “LORD HAW HAW" OFFI CIALLY CHARGED WITH TREASON

trike In Sector Where Japunese Fear Amevican  1 Landings In Offousive Toward Mainland

Yanks In Outskirts Of Naha.   Street Fighting Reported In.East China Port ‘Facing Formosa

Several Columns of Chinese Strike in Area Where Japan Fears U. S. Landings

Foochow Is Lost by Japs   East China Fort Falls Into Chinese Hands; May Be Invasion Spot

Chinese Troops Enter Foochow, East Coast Port  Site Advantageous For U. 5. Landing

Chinese Thrust To Coast   Enter Foochow and Battle to Northeast In Possible Prelude To American Landings

THE CHINESE ENTER CITY OF FOOCHOW   Troops Strike in Very Sector Where JApan Fears American Landings — Street Fighting Reported in the Port.

Marines Smash fo Edge of Naha’s Business District   40th Division Seizes De! Monte Center, Aussies Take Wewak

Chinese Fight Way Back Info Foochow Port   City In Center Of Area Forecast For Allied Landinas

Chinese Units Have Entered Foochow; Street Fight Rages  Japan Fears American Landings at Port Which Faces Formosa

Chinese Units Have Entered Foochow; Street Fight Rages  teene Formers Amorican   Japan Fears American Landings at Port Which Faces Formosa

ALERT FARMER CAPTURES ‘PW’   Nazi Who Wished To Stay In U. S. Apprehended By So. Haven Man

COUNTY SOILS MEET FEB. 6   May Organize District In Hardin County

TAKES BRIDE.      Miss Harriet L. Murray Weds Charles F. Edgarton, 2nd; To Live in San Diego

i fankee  and Briti sh    Tok » Reports 500. Aireraft ing Capital - Area‘on . aPidccault he Warcking

Great Allied Aerial Fleets  Blast Germany   Planes Keep Devastating Air Offensive With Twelfth Day Of Bombing.  rer  warra trary. woat+ep° SS a on 2. on ole a el   POUND RAIL TARGETS

Bombs Rake Oil Targets, U-Boat Yards   ‘Buckshot Blitz’ Against Germany Roars Through 12th Day

BUCKSHOT BLITZ JOLTS GERMANY   Rail Targets Blasted By Great Fleets Of Allied Bombers

NAZI SUBMARINE YARDS BLASTED   RAIL TRAFFIC IN WEST GERMANY REPORTED’ PARALYZED BY AIR BLITZ.

AIRMEN BLAST REICH TARGETS   Oil Refineries And U-Boat Yards Are Hammered

CHEMICAL PLANTS ARE SEIZED: U.S. ARMY MOVES TO DESTROY FARBEN STRANGLEROLD ON GERMAN INDUSTRY

45 Plants of Giant German Chemical Company Seized   American Army Takes Over Property of I. G. Farben in First Move to Destroy Its Hold on Industry in Reich—896 Officers and Employes Fired and Some Directors Imprisoned —Firm’s Assets Totaled $2,400,000,000.

Army Seizes I. G. Farben  Installations   U. S. Will Propose Outlawing Cartels: Break Up Combine

Americans Grab Plants, B Sales Offices   Outlawing of Cartels tc Break Up Combine Next Move

AMERICANS NAB FARBEN PLANTS   Eisenhower Acts To Destroy Corporetion’s Clutch on German Industry

First Steps To End Factories Forever Taken   In Addition to Industries, 25 Sales Offices and Four MigceHancons In stallations Seized   Some Directors Are huprisoned   Outlawing of Cartel Ar rangements by I. G. Fars ben Corporation Next  Move of Occupation

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JAPS DOOMED BY REFUSAL TO SURRENDEF   JAPANESE TROOPS ON OKINAWA ARE GIVEN OPFORTUNITY TO BURRENDER

35 AT CHEST CLINIC   Two Patients Recommended for Admission to Sanatorium

FOREST. FIRE WEAR. TOWNS   FLAMES RAGING OUT OF CON- TROL OVER 35,000 ACRES '- IN WESTERN OREGON

Nation’s Idle Strikers to Half Million as President Asks Qil Property Seizure

OIL COMPANIES REJECT GOVT PLAN FOR WAGE COMPROMISE   Truman Expected To Order Seizure Of Refineries In 15 States Today

NEW AND CONTINUING DISPUTES SNARLING INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC  MOUNTING LABOR STRIFE, MOSTLY OVER WAGES AND

NEW AND CONTINUING DISPUTES SNARLING INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC   MOUNTING LABOR STRIFE, MOSTLY OVER WAGES AND HOURS. REPORTED

PEACE TREATY IS REFUSED BY PLANTS   Schwellenbach’s Offer Is Acceptable To Unions   TROUBLE GROWS   In Nation’s Coal Fields; Half Million Workers Away From Jobs

Half Million Away From Their Jobs   Additional Strikes Threatened; 60,000 Out To Paralyze N.Y Harbor Shipping

Coal Output Is Hard Hit By Walkouts   Reconversion Plans Snarled By Disputes

STRIKES SPREAD AND RANKS OF JOBLESS GROW   More Ohio Mines Close and More Gasoline Pumps Drying Up in State

Chinese Push Into Liuchow   Recapture of U. S. Plane Base Likely

CHINESE EXPECTED TO RECAPTURE TWO FORMER AIR BASES.  LARGE JAPANESE FORCE! ; ISOLATED BY CHINESE OF  FENSIVE IN KWANGSI

U. §. Carrier Planes Raids Concentrate On Kanoya Air Base   479 Japanese Planes Destroyed by Tactical Airforce Since April 7

Chinese In Suburbs Of Liuchow      Recapture Of Air Base Site Probable

Chinese Fight  At Edge of Kwangsi City   Troops on Outskirts Of Liuchow May Recapture Air Base

Fall of Former U. 5. Air Base Expected Soon   200,000 Japs In South Asia Virtually lsolated

CHINESE ENTER CITY'S SUBURBS   Army Spokesman Declares Recapture of Former Air . Base ts Probable.

French Insist on Big Five Meeting On Middle East   Compromise Plan to End Impasse Believed Discussed, However

JAP) REFUNT U.S. CONVOY IN SULU SEA AREA  Hint New Landings In Philippines  WAsSr Prag rrca VF aA Caryn   FORMOSA LASHED

Communists: Say Pitched Battles Rage   Gen. Wedemeyer Tells Truman Tt Tsn’t So

Chungking Says Repor  Groundless   Central Chinese Forces Capture Two Villages

New China Daily Says Amercan Troops Helped Capture Two Villages   MARINES ESCORTING ALL- COAL TRAINS   Chinese Reds Accused of Destroying 848 Miles of Rail Lines in North

Chiang Denies Use Of American Units   Generalissimo Answers Charges That Marines Are Fichtine Reds

DENY AMERICAN TROOPS FIGHT IN CHINA WAR   Minister Says Charges Made By Commnnists Are Groundless

YANKS NOT IN CHINESE WAR   Reports to Contrary Denied by Gov’t Spokesman

CHIANG AIDE DENIES HELP BY AMERICANS   , Communists Charge Yankees Assisted In Capture Of Red-Held Villages   RAILROADS © DESTROYED   Widespread Damage Reportec As Chinese Continue To Fight Civil War

Asks Damages From Neighbor In Controversy  Ownership Of Hog: Involved In  Law Suit Filed

Asks Damages   From Neighbor  In Controversy Ownership Of Hog  Involved In _ As  enaegy Gate. QE lal

Airborne Troops Take Over Kyushu Airdrome, Prepare for Huge Force; Other Areas of Occupation Expanded

Airborne Forces Land on Second  Nip Home Island   Yankees Fly to Southern Kyushu as Occupation Units Extend Their Foothold on Eastern Tokyo Ba‘

New Detroit Strike Fights Shift Change   FIVE PLANTS AFFECTED; AUTO WORKERS EXPECT AID IN ENDING DISPUTE

Gar Wood Plant Production Stops   2,000 War Workers. Walk Out In Dispute

PEACE TERMS FOR GERMANY SAID READY   Nation Divided Into Zones Under Trio   OF Allies

Secret Plans Set For Reich Control   Allies Prepared for Sudden Capitulation

PLAN TO KILL EISENHOWER WAS “BIINK’   Used to Boost Morale of Men Sent Behind American Lines

COUNTY COUNCE.::: TO HOLD PICNIC   Republican Women Ans nounce Annual Event At Tyoga County Club. sa.

Hard Coal Production  Is Resumed  93 Percent Of Workers Back Ona loh Today

Most Hard Goal Miners in Pits   Lewis Orders Workers To Return After Reaching Agreement

County Court News Of Sioux County    }reton Rural Telephone Ass'n Seeks To Restrain R. EB. A. From Overbuilding Its Line

Littell-Biddle Row Is Reopened In Washington   Investigation of Firm Supplying German Market Declared Halted

U.S, MAY LET WIVES JOIN TROOPS IN JAPAN   Eichelberger Believes That Pian Can Be Worked Out

Study Question of Allowing Wives to Join Overseas G. Ts   Gen. Lichelberger “Sees Chance for “Approval of Plan

ARMY WIVES MAY GET OVERSEAS   Work on Plan to Arrange For Visit to Japan

Nazis May Have to Remove Mines   French Army Expert Recommends Plan; Job  Would Cost 30,000 Lives.

HAYS SUCCEEDED BY JOHNSTON   “Movie Czar” Post Involved With Presidency of

Eric Johnston Succeeds Will Hays as “Czar” of Motion Picture Industry

Eric Johnson Given Motion Picture Job   U. S. Chamber of Com- merce Head Will Succeed Will Hays .

ERIC A. JOHNSTON NAMED “MOVIE CZAR”   Succeeds Will Hays as Wend o: Producers und Distributors at $150,0®) a Veor,

President Asks Nearly 84 Billions For 194!   FOR ANOTHER 18 MONTHS OF WAL   Will Boost National Debt to Over 292 Bilhons.

Roosevelt Submits His New Budget   It Calls For Total Spending Of $83,760,000,000 During 1946 Fiscal Year

FDR Calls for Spending Of $83,760,000,000; Plans Hint of Long War

Hawaii No Place for Ukulele and Grass Skirt in Wartime; All Eyes Are on Railroad

U. S. Casualties Reach 1,061,648   Note Total Increase  of 2,806 In One Week

Warns of Hard Campaign Ahead   Says Japs Will Offer  Greater Resistance ~”

YANK VANGUARD 20 MILES INLANE FROM LINGAYEN   B-29s Again Raid Singapore

Secretary Stimson: Warns American Forces on Luzon Face Hard Campaign Despite Ease of Initial Landings

TOKYO BAY AND BONIN ISLANDS RECEIVE BLOWS   Alarmed Jap Spokesmen Say Main Allied Task Force Bites Time for Heavier Rlawe

500 Tons Bombs Hit Oil Plant   Tokyo Girding For Invasion Of Jan Homeland

Destroyers Also Hit At Bonin Isles  Rest of Fleet Is Hidden In Deer Safety Blackout

Nagato, Nip Battleship, Smashed By U.S. Carrier Planes Near Tokyo

MAIN FORCE STILL UNDER 'NEWS BLACKOUT   412 Jap Ships Hit in Foray

Japs Report U.S. Planes Near Korea   Main Battle Force of Hal sey’s Fleet Still Under  Security Blackout

Four Superforts Fly/From _ Japan to Washington, 6,544 IMiles.'in Non-Stop Feat =

Four B29s Make Japan To Washington Flight   First Plane Lands After 27 Hours 29 Minutes; Sought

Four B-29's Hop From Hokkaido To Washington  Moke Non-Stop Tri; In 27 Were. 90 Mince.

B-29's Set New Tokyo-D. (. Mark   Make 6,544 Mile Flight In 27 Hours 29 Minutes

SUPERFORTS FLY NON-STOP, JAPAN TO WASHINGTON   FOUR PLANES MAKE HOP IN 27} HOURS; °* OLD RECORD STANDS

4 SUPERFORTS COMPLETE TRIP   Non Stop Flight From Japan To Washington; Unable To Set Record,

{Lontinued on Frage  Japan- Washington Non-stop Flight by Four Superforts   Bad Weather Spoiled Plan to Break the World's Record

Superforts in Non-Stop Flight of 6.544 Miles   Fly from Japan to Washington in 27 Hours 29 Minutes

FORTS MAKE GOOD IN HOP FROM JAPAN   Air Force Marks Up See. ond-try Victory for B-29s Over Mileage and Adverse Weather  AIG HIiCTAARAICE pererAnn

B-29s Succeed in Japan-Washington Non-Stop Hop Despite Bad Weather   Hoosiers on Plane

4 SUPER-FORTS MAKE NONSTOP JAPAN-U.S. HOP   Land At Washington To End 6,544-Mile Flight In Little Less Than 28 Hours

4 SUPERFORTS REACH CAPITAL   Fly Non-Stop From Japan In 27 hours and 29  : aw) wee Mites: oe

4 B-29s Make Good in Hop From Japan to Washington; Weather Balks Record Plan

B-29s From Japan Reach Washington   Four Super-Fortresses in NonStop Flight Made In Adverse Weather in 27 Hours. 29 Minutes

Fly Non-Stop From Japan   Effort To Set Record By Going on to Cuba Balked by Bad Weather

FOUR B-29'S MAKE GOOD IN JAPAN, WASHINGTON HOD  Weather, Fuel Balk Plan to Better.World

FLY NON-STOP FROM JAPAN   Cuba Flight Cancelled Due to Lack of Fuel

Weather Balks Record Flight  B-29s Fly Non-stop, Japan to Washington

Japan-Capital Air Flight Made  4. Forts Fly Non myer In 27 Hrs. 29 Min

4 SUPERFORTS FLY NON-STOP FROM JAPAN  TO WASHINGTON   Unannounced Trip Made In 27 Hours And 29 Minutes Without Incident

Nation's Egg Markets To Become Glutted By Spring; Government Support Price Seen

Eggs to Glut U.S. Market   a ——————  Government May Have To Spend 200 Million  >... 2... @. owed

Gas Company Cool to Offer ‘Of Arbitration   Wallace Contends Strike Case Already Ju Hands of WLB

B-29s Bomb Jap Air Fields  150 Super-forts Hit Six Centers on Main Lele ec ad Wis hie

"FORTS AGAIN BLAST KYUSHU   Six Task Groups of B-29s Pass Six on Way Back

Six Airdromes On Kyushu. Bombed Again   Suserfortresses Make Fourth Attack In Last Five Days

JAP AIRFIELDS ON KYUSHU BOMBED BY SUPERFORT GROUPS   Targets Lacated On Southernmost of Nip Home Islands— Runways Cratered and Buildings Smashed by Two  Wee ie Bia

Women Praised As Heroines Of American Airliner Crash; 17 Of 22 Persons Meet Death

SURVIVORS TELL OF CRASH OF AIRLINER   Women Are Praised As Heroines Of Crash Which Took Lives Of Seventeen Persons Near Rural Retreat

MISS WORST COLD   ‘Cooler Weather and Showers Fore: cast for Kansas"

TRAP S CLOSING — ON MINDANAO JAPS   U. S. DIVISIONS ONLY 45 MILES APART WITH ENEMY RBETWEEN THEM,

AINETICAn-TTUOpS. Narrow Saws ut Mindanao Tray  Yasue” ‘Compress Enemy  Pa Pr Pe eee  ee ee   Yusks ‘Compress Enemy “Into Small. Space “On Island = -_~

BOWE THAILAND AND INDO CHINA   BANGKOK AND SAIGNON MAY BE TARGETS

CHARGE AMERICAN TROOPS AND AIRCRAFT .COOFERAT-: ING WITH CHIANG. Gov-  ERNMENT FORCES

Yanks Help Chinese   By CH ARLOTTE EBENER International News Service Staff Correspondent

Communists Claim U.S. Troops Aiding Nationals In Chinese “Civil War”

CHINA REDS CLAIM U.S. AIDS IN CIVIL WAR   Civil War Grows As Paper Charges Intervention By U.S

BUS REMAINS ON LAKE'S BOTTOM   New Effort Being Made to Recover Bodies

CAPTURE NAZI ROCKET PLANT   FACTORY WAS VAST UNDERGROUND ESTABLISHMENT

Frau Himmler Believes Gestapo Chief Killed; Russians Pressing Hunt for Fuehrer and Goebbels

SOVIETS MASS EAST OF ODER ~ FOR BIG PUSt   BERLIN SAYS RIVER HAS BEEN CROSSED BY RED FORCES

Reds Surge. Up to ai in Massive - eae Strength — ‘MANY TOWNS HELD re IN peal EAT ATTACKS)  re  Shy  and Highways Re- ea : ported = >

Reds Surge Up to River in’ Massive Strength  MANY TOWNS HELD IN GREAT ATTACKS  Firm Grip on Rail Lines and Highways Reported

Capture Town 32 Miles From Reich Capital   Germans Report Russian Bridgehead Established in Kustrin Battle; Gains Made on Other Fronts

REDS CAPTURE CITY 32 MILES OUT OF BERLIN   Another Hun-Admitted Crossing Of River Farther To North May Be Closer

HUGE FORCES PREPARE 10 GROSS RIVER   ‘Moscow Lays Claim to No Bridgeheads, but Germans Report Some, West Bank Landings.    SOVIETS ONLY 32 MILES FROM BERLIN   Reds in Poland Said to Have Penetrated Poznan—Savage East Prussia Battle Continues.

Oder Crossed By Russians At One Point,  Germans Say   Reds Capture Zellin,  32 Miles from Berlin And Continue Gains  In Other Sectors _  ICHTING IS-HEAVY

Berlin Alerted For Invasion  By Sky Troops   People warned Allies may use paratroops; terror and confusion grip city.

RUSSIANS CROSS ODER; STRUGGLE FOR BRIDGEHEAD   German Commentator Re ports Heavy Artillery Fire At River   ZELLIN AND OTHER TOWNS ARE TAKEN

> SOVIETS SET UP T3-MILE FRONT AT ODER RIVER   Germans Say Enemy Has. Crossed Water Barrier and Is Fighting on West Bank

Truman Meets With Attlee, . King; Bomb’s Fate Is Topic   Conferences Opened ° “With Reds Watching

Truman, Attlee, King Start Their Discussions on Policy For Controlling Atomic Bomb

Atom Bomb Conference  Under Way   Attlee, Truman And King Meet Ahead of Schedule

Leaders Open Discussion of Atom Energy   Attlee and King Join With Pres. Truman in Vital Conference

Truman Greets Attlee and King At White House   Disposal of A-Bomb Will Be Discussed During Conferences

BOMB MENACE DISCUSSED AT WHITE HOUSE   RUSSIA LOOKS ON FROM AFAR AND WONDERS

Major Issues Before Leaders At White House   Atomic Energy Talks Opened Without Rus: Taking Part; Britain May Bid For Loan

Heads Of Three Nations Weigh Atomic Energy   Premiers of Britain and Canada Join President in Discussions Regard ing Bomh’s Future   Russian Leaders  Watch From Afar   Continued Collaboration of Big ‘fhree May Hinge on Guicome of White House Talks

Truman, King. Attlee Discuss Atomic Energy   Jewish Immigration Into Palestine. Loan To Britain  May Be Reviewed.   RUSSIA KEEPS WATCH

Truman, Attlee, King Start Talks  Speed-Up Schedule  n Bomb Discussion

Atom Talks  Started af White House   Truman, Attlee and King Begin Discussions as Soviet Chiefs Wait.

NO TIME LOaT WHEN ATTLEE oreo TRUMAN   Jump Gun on Schedule While Russians Watch from Long Way Off.

Truman, Aitlee King Open Vital Meeting   Atomic Energy Is Main Topic for Discussions

Attlee Here In Conference   Canadian Prime Minister Joins Him and Truman in Atom-Bomb Discussions

Truman, Attlee and King Open Atomic Bomb Talk:   Diplomats Believe Three Leaders Will Consider Sharins Knowledge About. Weapon With Other Countries, Pro viding All Agree to Inspection to Keep Manufacture Un der Control—Parley to Continue Through Week.

A-BOMB PARLEY IS UNDER WAY   President Trumon Meets with Attlee and King—Soviets Are Absent

CAPITAL AS TALKS START   King, Attlee Arrive, President Sets Schedule Up

UAW VOTES TO STRIKE «© nas WALK-OUTS THREATEN: < AIR AND BUS SERVICES

Nation's Idle Drops Below 200,000 Mark   American Airlines Service Threatened By Sympathy Walkouf

Strike-Idle Total Below 200,000, G. M. Strike Poll Favors Walkout

Rank-and-File Ballots Heavily To Back Union   Chrysler Vote Today; Truman Told 24 Per Cent Hikes Possible

Number of U.Ss. Idle NowUnder200 000   Union Officials Say No Walkout to Be Called Until Every Other Avenue of Remedy Fails

Weekend Death Toll in Fires and Wrecks Hits 22 for State   Fires Kill 13 Trapped in Homes; Crashes Take Lives of 9 Persons

Awards Received ‘or Sgt. White   Also A Letter From His Chaplain . f,

Awards Received For Sgt. White   Also A Letter From His  ~  Chaplain j

Eisenhower Is Honored By England For Victory   General Receives Homage Of Briton

Gen. Eisenhower Is Given Freedom of London City Amid British Paaeantry

London’s Tribute  To Allied Leader   Eisenhower Shares Honors With Many Aides in  Victory      A FAR-FLUNG KINSHIP   He Stresses Common Aims of Londoners, Kansans and  exans

London Lauds Eisenhower   Thousands Cheer ‘Goo Old Ike" in Parade To Guildhall

Churchill Heaps Words of Praise On Eisenhower   Allied Commander Re. ceives Homage of People  Of England's Capital.

Freedom Of City’ Grantec General Calls For Close Bond Among Allies

Spirit of Naziism Still Exists in ‘Reich Capital   Spread Propaganda Aimed at Splitting Allies; Commit Acts OF Violance. Sabotacae   Eisenhower Receives London’s Highest Honor and Churchill’s Praise

GEN, EISENHOWER 15 GIVEN FREEDOM OF LONDON ON TUESDAY  HIGHEST HONOR PAID ALLIED LEADER; PRAIS‘ED. BY CHURCHILL

‘Ike’ Receives Praise, Honor   London Extols ‘Chief In Pompous Ritual 

Eisenhower Gets Highest London Honor   Churchill Calls Him “Great Commander’’Allied Head Speaks  To Cheering Throng

London Pays Homage to General Who Led Allies to Victory Over Germany in Second World War

London Cheers Eisenhower On  Official Visit Allied Head Given Freedom Of City; —

LONDON GIVES HIGHEST HONOR TOUS. GENERAL   Eisenhower G Gets Honorary Freedom Of The City   GETS ACCLAIM   Churchill  Describes -- Him As Great ‘Commander

Eisenhower Given Hero’s Welcome by People of London   Made Honorary Citizen by Lord Mayor; Lauded by Churchill

Britain Pays Homage to — Eisenhower   Victory Sword, Freedom of City and Order of Merit Presented  In London Ceremonies

Lauded Great Commander With Capacity to Direct Armies and ‘Yo Stir  Meu’s Hearts? .

London Pays Eisenhower  High Honors   Great Leader,  Says Churchill

Eisenhower Is Honored By  Londoners   Maintenance Of Close Bond Between Nations Urged By Commander In Response To Honor

Honorary ‘Freedom Of City Given To Eisenhower By London; Churchill Praises Skill Of General

Ancient Pomp of Empire Attends Ceremony As London Gives Eisenhower Highest Honor

London Pays Tribute To Eisenhower  With Praise, Honors   Allied Commander fs First Soldier Given Order of Merit at Buckingham Palace; Churchill Commends Him for Leadership

London Pays High Tribute To Gen. Ike   Praised by Churchill As Great Leader of  Armed Forces

Eisenhower Has London's Top Honors   Churchill Praises Com_mander, London Pays Homage Amid Pomp Of Empire

‘Good Old Ike’ Exclaim Londoners as Allied) Commander Given Honorary Freedom of City

London Gives Eisenhower Big Welcome Today   Highest Honors Are Paid to Commander by Churchill and King George in Great Ceremonies.

London Fetes wen. Eisenhower As Hero   Churchill Declares General Has Shown Capacity For Making Great Nations March Together; Given Freedom Of City.

London Throngs Cheer Eisenhower; Churchill Calls Him Great General

TRIBUTE PAID TO EISENHOWER   Greatest Honor Given To General In London

NATIONAL LEAGUE   General Eisenhower Paid Honor by Londoners in Rite

General Eisenhower Receives London’s Greatest Honor and Praise of Winston Churchill

Eisenhower Receives London’s Highest Award; Churchill Pays Tribute To Great Commander

LONDON CHEERS EISENHOWER AT COLORFUL RITE   Highest Honor of City Be stowed Upon ‘Ike’; Churchill Speaks

PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL IN FITTING TRIBUTE TO LEADER —  OF COMBINED ALLIED FORCES

One-Man Massacre of 30 of Enemy Helps Snap Jap Shuri Defense Line

30 JAPS KILLED BY SINGLE YANK   One-man Massacre Helps To Break Shuri Line

Private Kills 36 Japs in 15 Minttess  One-Man ‘Drive Splits Shuri Line

One-ManArmy Gets Job Done   Kills 30 Japs, Drives Wedge That Helped Break Shuri Defense Line ~

A Yank in One-Man Massacre Kills 30 Japs to Help Snap Shuri Line

 ene LLL LL eee  Californian Killed 30 Shuri  Japanese in 15 Minutes

One-Man Yank Assault Kills 30 Jap Troops   Doughboy’s Action Ends 10-Day Deadlock, Helps Break Shuri Line.

Lone Soldier Kills 30 Japs. Drives Wedge That Snaps Line   Held Up 10 Dave

 Until That Day He Hadn't Slain A Jap  er re ———  ‘\One-Man Regiment Kills 30, \Helps Snap Shuri Defense Line

Private Kills 30 Japs in Reckless Fight on Okinaws   Exeentive Officer Says Man Apparently Meant to Get Out of Army via 2 Routes

Jap Line Cut by ‘One-Man Massacre’   American Private Kills 30 In Heroic Attack.

‘Truman Shoves In Chips For _ Showdown On His Nomination. 'Of McKeough To Maritime Pos:   “Senate Republicans Seeking Enough Democratic Votes To Reject Nomination

Truman Demands Senate Act On New Appointee   Requests: McKeough. Be ~ Confirmed 4s Maritime _ Commissioner. 

Truman Shoves In Chips Over Nomination Showdown About McKeough In ClO-AFL Battle

ASKS DECISION ON NOMINATION   Truman Appointee Turned Down by Senate Committee

Chips Down on Truman Nominee   Senate Graup Opposes McKeough Named to Maritime Commission

Erie Dining Car Empioyes Accuset   Charged With Falsifying Checks: Rail Loss Heavy

LAST RAGGED REMNANTS OF JAPS TRAPPEL   Enemy Continues to Throw Suicide Planes Against American Fleet.

Pillar of Purple Fire Shoots 10,000 Feet Into Skies Nver Nagasaki When Atom Bomb Is Dropped

Purple Fire Hurled Two Miles by Second Atomic Hit  Meteor-Like Flame Ball Dazzled Men of Science at Nagasaki

Second Atomic Bomb Dropped On Japs Described as Pillar of Purple Fire 10.000 Feet in Air

Atomizing of Nagasaki To     d  Army Releases Bomb Account by N.Y. Writer Eyewitness

Atomic Raised Pillar Of Purple Fire Described: As.Living Thina .

Purple Pillars Of Fire Noted Over Nagasaki After Atomic Bomb Explosion, Says Writer

Pensions for State _ Legislators Vetoe By Governor Greer      Executive Must Decide on $5 Per Month Hike in Old Age Grants

GOVERNOR GREEN VETOES PENSIONS FOR LEGISLATORS   FACES DECISION ON WHETHER TO BOOST PENSIONS FOR AGED

Chinese Reoccupy Four Towns, Kume  Falls To Yankees   Tokyo Says U.S. Navy Operating Near Japan

Chinese Soldiers Recapture Luichow, Three Other Towns   B-29s Rain Fire on Jap Oil Refinery; Reports Ships Added To Yank Task Force Off Balikpapan

BALIKPAPAN, RICH OIL CITY AND SHORE DEFENSES samen BY SHELLS FROM FIFTY SHIPS

New Assault Base To Use Against Japs’ Homeland; Chinese Troops Recapture Four Towns from Nips; Superforts Busy

Chinese Troops Reoceupy Four Cities On Coast   Americans Overrun’ “Island ‘Of Kume; Develop New . Bases To Attack’ Japs

Yankee - Chinese Pincers on Jap Life Line at Sea  Kume Invaded, No Shot Fired; Seize  A TT , ._):) =  Oe eit iain ee ee

GROWING NAVAL FORCE POUNDS AT BALKPAPAN   Chungking Announces Capture of Liuchow, And Abandonment af 700.000 Nips   By LEONARD MILLIMAN, i Accociated Preas War Faditer)

Tokyo Report New American Landings Near   Four Chinese Towns Taken: Kume Occupied

JITTERY ENEMY FEARS INVASION IN TWO PLACES   Another Big Oil Refinery In Japan Blasted in Superfort Attack

FOUR CHINESE TOWNS, KUME ISLAND FALL   Task Force Of 50 Ships Operates Off East Coast   RECAPTURE   Of Liuchow, Former Yank Air Base In China, Reported By Chungking

Yanks Develop Kume Island as An Assault Base   Fifty-Mile Advance Toward Japan Is Made in Occu pation of Kume.   Japs Withdrawing From China Coast

Seizure of island, 1st U. 8. Advance Beyond Okinawa   Tokvo Invasion Fears Rise As Yank Warships Soften New Bases for Assaults

Liuchow Is Main Prize Of Chinese   Japs Report  U. S. Warships In Waters Off Okinoerabu Isle

Doughboys Overrun Kume; New Assault Base on Nips Near   Chinese Reoccupy Vitai Towns; Other News of War in Pacific

U. S. Troops Occupy Island Without a Fight and Is 50 Miles Closer to Coast of China.   CHINESE ALSO HAVE RETAKEN FOUR TOWNS

Chinese Take Liuchow; U. §. Invades Kume   Chiang's Troops Recapture Three Additional Tawns

Navy Requests Pacific Bases  Congress Recommends Nine Major Ports

YANKS AT EDGE OF JAP CITADEI   RESCUE 74,000 CIVILIANS AS THEY REACH OUTSKIRTS OF BAGUIO, LUZON.

7,000 Civilians Are Liberated  MacArthur's Force: Assist in Rescue

Americans Rescue 7,000 Civilians From Baquio; Destroy Japanese Ships

Big 5 Parley About To Enc In Failure  Russia Rejects Latest U. 8. Offer

Russians Refuse U. 5. Compromise On Balkan Pacts   Hopes for Peace Solution Dwindle as Conference Nears End

FOREIGN MINISTERS STILL CANNOT AGREE   Russia Balks On Compromise Ix Writing Of Balkan Peace Treaties

Big 5 Nears End of Parley  In Stalemate   Reds Refuse U. S. Compromise Offer On Balkan Issue: Meet Again Tonight

Ministers Apt To End London Meet Tonight  Russians Turn Down Compromise Offer For Balkan Pacts

5-Power Talks. May EndToday   Balkan Peace Treaties - Not Settled by Ministers

FAILURE SEEN AT MINISTERS LONDON MEET   Reds Reject American Compromise on Balkan Problem

Balkan Snar! Balks Big 5’s London Parley   Russian Refusal of U. § Compromise Reporied tumbline Blork

Wage Dispute Believed Near To Settlement   Two Hundred Captive Mines May Be taken Over To Save Heavy Output Losses.

Bane ot 20  ines Imminent   Cut i in Steel Output ‘Leas to WLB Move

2 Ships Collide in Bay: 3 Dead   Navy Tender Sunk in Collision With Merchant Vessel; Two Sailors Rescued; One Reports Seeing Mates Go Down

Truck Convoy  Crosses Jungles  On Way to China  Hictaric Trin Made   Historic Trip Made From Ledo Instead of Via Burma Read

First truck convoy to cross jungles from India reaches northern Burma

[DRAFT BOARDS NOT ONLY TAKE MEN, — IBUT HELP THEM UPON THEIR DISCHARGE

F.D.R. Called In Fine Shape By Melntire   President Hasn't Had a Cold All Winter

President In ‘Fine Shape,’ Says McIntire; First Complete Ceremony At White House

NESHAMINY'S 316,000 FIRE IN APARTMENTS   Four Motor Vehicles Are Part of the Loss   TOO FAST FOR FIREMEN

CHINESE ROUT. RELIEF FORCES   EXTEND THEIR CONTROL OF THE COAST OF EAST CHINA

CHINESE IN st PO        -Now Control 120 “Miles of East China Coast.

CHINESE ROUT JAP UNIT ON EAST COAST   Extend Control of Coast to 120 Miles

CHINESE REACH FUTING SUBURBS   Control O v e r Coast East of Okinawa Extended 120 Miles

ERTERED IN NEW GAINS   Fighting Still Rages For Former Airbase  City Of Liuchow

Chinese  Enter I uting  <o Desteeenel of le   Gains Extend Grip On Eastern Coast

CHINESE HOLD 120-MILE COASTLINE ~ OPPOSITE AMERICAN-HELD OKINAWA   200,000 Jap Troops Cut Off From Supplies and Rein forcements in Southern China.

*First Advance in Week  19 Japs Killed for Every Yank As Doughboys Gain on Island

Yank forces lunge ahead  on Okinawa /Kill Japanese at a ratio of 19 to 

JAPANESE KILLED AT 1910 1 RATIO   Doughboys ‘Are Surging Ahead on Okinawa’ Island

Ceiling Increase On Choice Beef Said Necessary   New Meat Program Draws Criticism of Livestock Raisers

GARY STRIKE “NOT SETTLED   BTUDENTS AND FARENTS  DECIDE. TO CONTINUE STRIKE CAUSED BY RACE CON . TROVERSY

Indians Offer To Negotiate   Indonesians Demand SelfGov't Principle be Realized by Dutch

ASK U. 8. ACT AS MEDIATOR   Indonesia Reported Ready To Confer With Dutch In Peace Effort

WORK-OR-ELSE BILL RUNS INTO HEAVY FIRE FROM SENATORS   O’Mahoney Charges Measure Not Needed

PRODUCTION OF RED CROSS AID TO WAR VICTIMS   Output Of Volunteers Helps Fill Civilian Needs In . 90 Nations

Ernie Pyle’s Dad, Aunt Mary Get Dramiced ‘Free Passes to Premier

MANPOWER MEASURE CHANGES VACATION PLANS FOR HOUSE  COMPROMISE LEGISLATIO} VIEWED AS POTENT ANTICTRIVE PITT

MANPOWER MEASURE  CHANGES VACATION  PLANS FOR HOUSE COMPROMISE LEGISLATION  _ VIEWED AS POTENT ANTICTDIKE BRITT

DECLINES TO SIGN   Wyoming Senator Opposes Byrnes Worker Freeze Measure

Manpower Bill ls . Headed for More Senate Opposition   Gives Byrnes Power To Freeze. Workers ‘T., Fecantial Jobs

Manpower Bill Heading for Senate Fight   O‘Mahoney Opposes: Compromise, Seen As Coal Strike Weapon

Tornado Death Toll Now At 106   More Than 700 Persons Injured; Property Damage In Millions.

Tornadoes’ Death Toll Reach 106   More Than 700 Person: Hurt in Three’ States

TAKE CLARK FIELD   MacArthur Clears Way For Throwing Full Weight Against Manila

AR CENTER ON LUZON CAPTURED   Twelve Airstrips to Aid New. Strikes Against Manila

BIG THREE MEETING “BEST DIPLOMATIC NEWS IN MONTHS”  AGREEMENT ON MANY BIG ISSUES SEEN IN POLDADATION

FACT-FINDING GROUPS  DiRECTED TO LEARN COMPANY ABILITY TO PAY  UNION DEMANDS .

‘Facts’ Boards To Probe Profits  Wide Authority Given   Wide Authority Given Labor Disputes Panels

GM Balks at Examination of Prices, Profits   Showdown Seen Over Proposal By President —

Sam Hobbs May Be Nominated For Court Seat           Congressman One Of Those Considered For Appointment To Appeals

CROSLEY MERGER EXPECTED SOON   New York Company Said To Absorb It

Returning From Religious Meet  100 Mexican Pilgrims Die In Train Aceident

ADVISE CLOSING OF OHIO SCHOOLS TO SAVE FUEL   Limit Coal Sales to Ton Per Family Under Five-Day Supply on Hand

SFA Order Curbs Coal Deliveries   Recommends Closing Schools Te Save Supplies

Splid Barriers of Eastwall « Waiting in Way of Russians   Paris Experts Predict German - Stand on Oder Like-That on + Western Frontier

NACI ERSTWALL MAY DETER REDS   Little Is Known, However, About German Fortifications: Construction Similar To Westwall, Believed

NAZI EAST WALL AHEAD OF REDS   FORTIFICATIONS SAID TO BE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN SIEGFRIED LINE.

Japs W Yarn Girls Against Flirting With Americans   Newspapers Advise Against Bare Legs And ‘“Meaningles: amiable Smiles;’ Officers Do Not Anticipate Problem Over Fraternization

Strikes Seriously Delay New Car Output,  Showdown Forecast   Ford Executive Says No New Cars for Year if Walkouts Continue, Unions Tab General Motors for Increase Test

ClO WILL SPEND GASH ON STRIKE   Auto Workers. To Use  Millions, Move In on General Motors

Auto Workers To Call For Strike In Large Plants   Making Demands For  Wage Increase

Labor Crisis Upsets Auto Réconversion Over Nation   Petition To Strike Sought By Workers

Auto Workers Threaten  Blanket Strike   Union Sets Aside $4,000,000: to Spark Driv. - Qn All General Motors’ Plants in Demand  For 30 Per Cent Wage Increase or Walkout

Industry-Wide UAW Walkout ls Threatened   200,000 in Nation Are off Jobs Due To Labor Disputes

PAY DEMANDS OF UAW MAY START STRIKE   WALKOUTS PLANNED TO ENFORCE BID FOR INCREASE

Union Plans To Strike General Motors Plants   Selected by Union as Firs of “Big Three? for Drive For 30 Percent Wage Increase   $4,000,000 Voted To Spark Drive   Would Affeet 360,000 Workers; To Strike Each Corporation Separately To Enforce Demands

Strike Threat Includes 300,000 Workers With Jobs in 125 Factories   Ford and Chrysler Plants Next on List as UAW Sets Aside $4,000,000 for Campaign: 50,000 Out of Work as Ford Shuts Doors

General Motors ‘Strike Threatens  Automobile Workers  Present Demands

Auto Wokers’ Union Threatens General Strike  Would Holt Output In 135 Factories

UNION TO DEMAND GENERAL MOTORS INCREASE WAGES   Largest Car Producer Selected for Start of IndustryWide Drive for 30 Per Cent Boost.   $4,000,000 IS SET ASIDE FOR CAMPAIGN   U. A. W. to Petition for Strike Vote in Company’s 135 Plants if Its Request Is Turned Down.

Negro Vote In Atohoue Is Favored   State Chairman Advocates Permitting Those Qualified To Ballot

House Okehs Truek Loads  Weight Measur   Establishment of Road Rests Also Approved:  Ask Public Hearing on Wage Tax Abolishment

General Motors Workers ‘Dig in’ for Long Strike; Soup Kitchens Readied   Labor Situation Dark in Other Sections; Government Move Fails

UAW PREPARES FOR LONG STRIKE   Soup Kitchens Made. Ready; Next Move Is Seen in Washington

AUTO UNION PREPARED FOR LONG STRIKE.   Next Move in G. M. Deadlock Believed _ Up to Washington

GENERAL PATTON, MASTER OF TANK WARFARE, 1S DEAD   Great Fighter Dies in Sleep From Blood Clot 12 Days After Injury in Car  ‘Collision.   GANGRENE IN LUNGS WEAKENED HEART   Warrior to Be Buried in Europe Along Route of Third Army Which He Led to Victory.

END PEACEFUL FOR COLORFUL TANK WARRIOR   BLOOD CLOT AFTER AUTO COLLISION WEAKENS HEART

Blood Clot Kills General Recovering from Injury In Heidelberg Hospital

SENERAL PATTON DIES IN SLEEP —  Rites for Colorful Chief  Planned on Victory Road

‘Blood Clot   Develops In Hero’s Lungs   Body Will Be. Buried In France Probably On Monday. Mrs. Latton At His Side

Tonk Warfare Master Vietim Of Auto Crash   World War fl Hero to be Buried in Europe Along ‘the  Storied Route of the Powerful Third —Recceces

TANK WARFARE HERO WILL BE BURIED IN FRANCE, WIDOW SAYS   Pulmonary Congestion Weakened Heart Of Hero; Death Was  Peaceful

Burial To Be Along Third Army Route   Famed Tank. Leader Dies Of Heart Failure After Wreck

Gen. George S. Patton.  Americas Master  of Tank Warfare, Dies   Burial Will Be in Europe, Along Storied Route of the Powerful U. S. Third Army He Drove to Victory

Master of Tank Warfare Dies In His Sleep after Pulmonary Congestion Weakens His Heart   Flags Are Ordered fo Half Staff across American-Occupied Zone of Germany; General Dies Almost Year fo a Day after His Third Army Made 78mile Plunge to Relief of Bastogne

Mrs. Patton at His Side When Death Occurs; Flags in U.S. Zone Ordered to Half Staff.

Pulmonary Congestion Weakens Hero’s Heart   Widow Decides Burial To Be In Europe Along Route Of Third Army He Drove To Victory

Blood Clot — Causes Death Of Injured Gen. Patton   Leads to Gangrene In Warrior’s Lungs. Weakens His Heart Specialists Report

th of 3rd Army Leader World War 2 Comes 12 ys Following Accident

Death Comes to Master Of Tank Warfare Year After His Feat at Bulge

Vive Eek,’ French Shout as Eisenhower Rides Through Arc de Triomphe Exactly 5 Years After Nazis Took City

Volkksiurm Given Use Of Old Relic Uniforms To Be Used In Defense

HUSBAND KILLED BY WIFE IN CAR   Woman Corners Spouse In Blind Alley And Runs Over Him

CRUSHED IN ALLEY N. J. Arraigns Widow, 4:7. In Auto-Chase Slaying

Woman Faces Murder Charge  Death Chase Ends With Wife Crushing Husband Under Autc

Wife Is Accused of Chasing Husband With Car and Crushing Him to Death

Woman Is Held in Auto-Slaying of Husband Cornered in Blind Allev

Anory Wife Runs Husband Down In Car, And Criches:Him To Death Aton Pile Of Garbage

Wife Accused of Chasing Husband, Crushing Him to Death With Automobile In, Alley

ROTARIANS HEAR OF CHILD TRAN RESPONGIILTIS.   Every Nation's Future. Lies With Its Children, Welfare Speaker Says

RUTARIANS HEAR UF ChLD TRAIN RESPONSI SILUTIES   Every Nation’s Future Lies With Its Children, Welfare Speaker Says

SHOOTING LULLS IN SOERABAJA   ‘Situation Reported Tense As  Rebels Restrict Travel

Truce Declared In Soerabaja:  20 British Dead   Situation Still Tense; Indonesians Manning Barricades Throughout City

INDONESE KILL 20 BRITISH IN JAVA WARFARE   Semi-truce Is Reached At Big Soerabaia

Fighting Ceases ‘Under Truce In City of Soerabaja   Indonesians Manning Barricades Throughout Base, Situation Tense

Armed Truce Quells Battle At Soerabaia   Situation Remains Tense; 20 British Soldiers Killed

Java s Tense Despite Truce Ending Battles   Indonesians Remain Behind Barricades; 20 British Killed

Tojo Leader and Sparkplug of Military Clique of Japanese   Military Leader Started in 1905; He Rose Through Ranks, Dreaded By Own Men in Manchuria, Foresaw Struggle

Tojo Spur of Army Clique   Son of Samurai Was Back of Nippon War Machine for Years

1945 Autos To Sell at About *42 Price   Bowles Announces ‘Pricing Principle’ For New Cars Soon  To Roll Off Lines

Increases Unlikely In New Auto Prices   Bowles Forecasts Ceilings Will Approximate 3942 Levels

New Motor Car Prices Set at Approximately Same Level as in 1942   OPA Gives Manufacturers Formula Under Which Each Will Announce Own Price Scale; Some Models May Be Increased Slight!y, Says Bowle:

IS BANNED   OPA Lays Down Formula  ‘€ for Makers to Follow in Arriving at What They Will Charce.   FIGURE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL   ‘Agency Removes Ceilings on Most Automotive Parts When Sold as Original Equipment,

OPA SAYS NEW CARS TO COST SAME AS IN 42   Administrator Bowles  Announces Pricing Principle

PRICE BOOST ONNEW CARS IS UNLIKELY   NEW MODELS TO BE ABOUT THE SAME AS 1942 LEVEL

New Car Prices To Be Just About Same as in 1M  tena 2 Tene re Ae Se   General Increase !s Not In Prospect, Bowles Asserts

30,000 JAPS WAIT ATTACK BY AMERICANS   Cagayan Valley’s  Gateway Falls   To Yanks

16 Years, Ten 50-Car Trains a Day Needed to Haul Out Berlin Rubble

Miners Continue Return to Pits   Brief Revolt Against Back to Work Order Is Ended

Weygand Says Atiistice Was His Decision   Testifying for Petain General Takes Blame for Decision to Surrender tc German Invaders

WEYGAND TAKES ALL THE BLAME   Testifies At Petain Trial; Says Lebrun Was First To Suggest Capitulation,

General Maxime Weygand Assumes Full Responsibility For 1940 French Armistice   First Defense Witness At Trial Of Petain Commanded French Armies At Defeat

Petain Defense Presents First Witness Today   Weygand Says He ‘Is Responsible For French Armistice

Gen. Weygand Assumes Blame For ‘Armistice   First Defense Witness F or Marshal Petain; Marcel Paul Tells Of French ‘Gestapo’

Weygand Assumes Armistice Blame ©   Details of Fall of France Told For First Time at Trial of Petain

Truce With Nazis Asked By Weygand   General, Testifying In Petain Defense, Takes All Responsibility For It

Quick Trials for German Criminals Now Chief Concern of the Russians

Gen. MacArthur Will Hoist U.S. Flas Over Tokyo   American Occupation Forces  To Enter Tokyo Tonight By American Time   FIRST CAVALRY TO HEAD MARCH

Occupation of Jap Capital Is Signal To Speed Disarming Seven Million Nip Fighters

JAPS TO VIEW MIGHT OF WAR CONQUERORS   MacArthur Will Hoist Historie Stars And Stripes Over U, S. Embassy

MacARTHUR TO HOIST FLAG AT EMBASSY AFTER TROOPS MAKE VICTORIOUS PARADE

Mackenzie’s Column International Accord Now Hinges On Disposition Of Atomic Bomb.

A tonic Bomb Played Role In Big 5 Meet   Relation~ of: Explosive To Troubles international Situation i Weighed In Light Of Unsatisfactory y Meet- oy iy London.

sAVAGLHNOCUAZIC.  President’s Message On Atomic Bomb One Of W orldwide Importance

ATOMIC ENERGY MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT IS MOMENTOUS MOVE FOR WHICH WORLD BEEN WAITING

The Atomic Bomb and the  Foreign Miinisters Meeting   VIEWED WITH GRAVE OORT OCRPRR

Houston Survivors — Found In Thailand   300 Yariks Off L Off U. S. Cruiser Liberated From Jap Pricon Camp -

Houston Survivors ~” Found In Thailand   300 Yanks Off U: S. Cruiser Liberated From Jap Prison Camp

PHEASANT SEASON OPENS ON SUNDAY   34-day Open Season on Pheasaots for Northern Counties This Autumn.

Marcel Peyrouten Testifies In Trial   Session Delayed By Suicide Under Subway

Peyrouten Says British Initiated Talks With Vichy   Former Interior Minister Is 17th Witness in Trial “Of Petain   First Conversations in 1942 Carried on By Madrid And Geneva

Petain’s Defense Is Continued   Former Vichy Minister Of Interior Goes On Stand To Tell Of “Abnormal” War Conditions

SUICIDE UNDER TRAIN DELAYS PETAIN TRIAL   Former Vichy Interior Minister Testifies Today For Defense

Terrific Artillery Paves Way   knemy Dazed By Pounding It Receives From Massed Artillery By Montgomery.

HESS SUBMITS 10 LUNACY TEST IN NUERNBERG      BY EDWARD ¥. ROBERTS

Trial Near, Hess  Takes Sanity Tes!   May Be Attempt to Evade Death Penalty

Hess Submits To Lunacy Test   Attempts To Escape Punishment As Crimina

Hess Pleading He Is Insane To Escape Trial   Undergoing Tests For Lunacy Today

Hess Tested For Insanity   No, 2 Nazi Undergoes  Severe Examination

Huge Oil Stores On Borneo Fired   Oil Blazes During Night As Australian Troops Speed South

Put Torch To Seria Field’s Vast Supplies      ies Speed Southward From Amphibions Land ing Point On Brunei Buy   Capture Labuan Island Airstrip   Japs Resist With Rifles and Machineguns From Several Strong Fockets

Rich Seria Oil Field Is Ablaze   Aussies Continue Advance After New Am- phibious Landing

Enemy Fires Borneo Oil Field Tanks   New Aussie Landing Cuts Behind Lines Of Jap Defenders

Borneo's Rich Resources Are Destroyed   Aussies Push 2 Miles Beyond Captured Airstrip

Seria Oilfield Storage Tanks FiredbyJaps    As Aussies Continue Advance Toward Zone, Cutting off Some Japs

Follow Same Oil Destruction Policy Allies Had Used   Aussies Moving Rapidly Or, Borneo But Swamps, Rivers, Lack of Roads Handicap

JAPS FIRED STORAGE TANKS OF RICH SERIA FIELD LAST NIGHT   AUSTRALIANS SPEED THEIR SOUTHWARD PUSH IN BORNEO INVASION

OIL FIELDS FIRED BY FLEEING JAPS   Aussies Speed Advance By Small-Scale Landing

Borneo Oil Tanks Fired By Japanese   Thousands Of Gallons Of Oil Destroyed By Enemy

18 INFERNOS ARE SEEN IN SERIA FIELDS   * Area Is 60 Miles From Where Aussies Landed Three Days Ago—Allied Invaders Are Pushing Stoaadily Inland.

AUSSIE DRIVE ON BORNEO IS NEAR CAPITAL   Japs Destroying Huge Oil Stores As They Withdraw

Oil Tanks Set Afire  On Rornec   Hundreds Of Thousands Of Gallons Of Oil Are Destroyed By Japs As Aussies Approach

Australians Speeding Drive Against Seria   Aussies Make Surprise Landings Behind Nipponese Defense Force

Japanese Put Torch to Borneo’s Oil   Aussies Speed Drive On Brunei as Huge Tanks Blaze

JAPANESE FIRE STORAGE TANKS   Vast Quantity of Borneo Oil Believed Destroyed in Fiames.   AUSSIES DRIVE AHEAD

JAPANESE FIRE VAST STORES OF OIL IN BORNEO   Destroy Oil Just As Allies Did Before Island Was Taken By Japs Early In War; Aussies Drive  Forward,

Torch Applied By Japanese   Storage Tanks Are ‘Flaming Infernos’

Borneo Oil Tanks Fired By Japanese   Enemy Takes No Chance on Losing Rich Supply to Australian Troops

Enemy Troops Expected To Destroy Wells   Australians Speed Advance With New Landing

Japs Fire Borneo Oil Fields   Seria Storage Tanks Turned Into Infernos, 60 Miles South of Advancing Australians

JAPS SET FIRE TO SERIA OIL STORAGE TANKS   New Anzacs Amphibious Invasions Made Along Brunei River in Borneo

APPLY TORCH 10 TANKS AT SERIA: AUSSIES ADVANCE   TOUGH BATTLE FOR BORNEO PREDICTED BY GEN. MORSHEAD

BORNEO Oll FIELDS FIRED BY NIPPONESE   Aussies Speed Southward, Push in General Direction of Seria, Making Landing  On Brunei River  RZ ARAL ALAR FEST UFR Eeo Ur CU ACR

Japs Fire Storage: Tanks In West:orneo’s Rich — Seria Oil Ke:lds Region

BORNEO OIL TANKS FIRED   Japs Ignite Storages As Australians Advance On Brunei

JAPANESE FIRE SERIA OILFIELD STORAGE TANKS   Hundreds Of Thousands Of Gallons Destroved On Borneo

Japs Fire Borneo Oil Storage Tanks   Aussies Push Inland As Flames Spread Through Rich Oil Fields; Also Expected To Find Oil Wells Destroyed.

Destroy Vast Stores Of Oil On Borneo Island   Australian Troops Speeding Southward. Toward Oi! Field From Brunei Bay

‘Japanese Fire Borneo’s Rich Oil Storage Tanks   Repeat Act of Allied Forces Before Nips Seized Fields Early In the Pacific War

Woman Found Dead, Major Tl in S.F.   CLERK STABBED OVER HEART; OFFICER'S CONDITION SERIOUS

Occupation of  Berlin Agreed   Interallied Governing Authority Proposed

AGREE ON AUTHORITY   Chiefs of Three Occupation Forces  Iron Out Difficulties

Berlin Rule Program Is Formulated   American Russian and Brit ish Leaders Agree on  Government

Big 3 Agree On Controls For Berlin   Inter-Allied Governing Authority To Direct Affairs Of German Capital

big Three heach Agreement on Governing Berlin  ~ Authority Will Be   Authority Will Be Set Up to Direct  Joint Administration

UCUPATION ARMY AGREE IN BERLIN   Agreement Reached After Conference Of Big 3 Leaders

INFORMATION ON SHEEP, LAMB SUBSIDY      F armers Are Eligible, _ Says Shumway

Farmers Must Collect Sheep Subsidies Warns L.W. Snook   Sheep Payments Unlike Those on Beef Production Program.

NEW SHEEP AND LAMB PAYMENT PROGRAM   Under New Production Payment Plan Last Owner Gets Subsidy

WARD CONTROL ‘S COMPLETED   ARMY TARES OVER FULL AD. MINISTRATION OF BUSI_NESS OF MAIL OR- ~ _DER FIRM

Promote Conflict Among Workers   Friction Caused By Seniority Provisions

RUBBER PLANTS MAY BE SEIZED   Federal Agencies Move Tc Halt Ohio Walkouts

Berlin Reports  Reds At Border  ‘Of Silesia Soivets Smash  Out Long Gains @ On Fntire Front

Konev’s Speedy Rolling Armour Reaches Silesia   Berlin Reports Invaders Across Border, Ukraine Army Captures Szarleika, Drives To Within Three Miles Of Krakow.

Tojo Aimed To Escape Grave Of A War Criminal   Japanese Work Methodically To Shift As Much War Guilt As Possible To Army   

REPORT HEALTH OF HITLER WAS BROKEN MONTHS AGO   ACQUAINTANCE OF FUEHRER WHO RECENTLY LEFT BERLIN SAYS FUTLER NOY CAPITAL DEFENDER

‘Jap Broadcasts Admit Destruction ‘By Yanks but Claim 25 Ships Sunk

Japs Admit Home Islands Are Badly Damaged   Nips Claim Destruction Of 1,021 Planes, 25 American Warships

Japs Admit B-29 Damage   Tokyo Asserts Yanks Suffer Heavy Losses tn Raids on Nippon

Japs Admit Considerable Bomb Damage   Claim 1,021.U. S. Planes Destroyed

JAPS CLAIMING BIG REPRISALS   Admit Home !slands Suffer Considerable Damage By Air Raids.   CHINESE MAKING GAINS

French Blast Way Into Syrian Building   President of Syria Makes Appeal to U. S.,  Wald aden Sace Tend eeereeé Lance

British Try to Settle Crisis   Syrian President Asks English, U. S. Peace Intercession

ARTILLERY SHELLS HIT IN CAPITAL   Parliament Building Attacked; Action By U. S. Sought

Vielent Fighting Around Parliament Building And French Barracks   BITTER STRUGGLE IN ANCIENT CITY   French Planes Bomb Hamma Today And One Plane Shot Down

Many Dead In Fighting Inside City   French Guns Shell Damascus, Damagin; Official Buildings

Violence Increasing In Levantine Dispute   Syrian Chief Asks U. S., Britain To Intercede in Restoring Peace

The Gallup Poli  U.S. Public Still Opposes Sharing Atomic Bomb Secret

Miners At Force Appeal To Lewis On Sanitation  Ask For Sympathy Strike; Call On Governor For Aid

Miners Appeal To Lewis, Martin   Force Men Ask Mine Union to Call Out All Miners in District —

Brifain ‘Eager’ To Oust Franco   London Accepts Bid of France To Join Talks

Okinawa Battle Is Near End   Full Assault Launched By Yanks On YaejuDake Escarpment

Defenders Of Okinawa Cling To Positions   Bring All Remaining Artillery Into Play Against Troops Of U. S. Tenth Army

Yanks Advance Despite Heavy Artillery Fire   Jap Defenders Of Island Firing Artillery At Point-Blank Range At Americans

Japs on Okinawa Use Remaining Artillery on Yanks   American Attackers Use Flame-Throwing Tank: And Every Other Weapon at Command In Effort to Blast Final Island Defenses

SAPO IN LAGT STAND BATTLE   Defenders of Okinawa Use All Their Remaining Artillery in Fight.   HARBOR BRIDGE SHELLED.

RAPIDLY DYING JAP DEFENDERS USE HEAVY GUNS   Firing At Point Blank Range In Ineffective Effort To Stop Full Power American  Ageeailt

Futile Effort Made To Halt Yank Assault   105mm Guns Used By Nipponese In Desperate Defense

Turn All Weapons On Okinawa Japs   Americans Attack in Face of Fierce Fire From Escarpment   FLAMES INTO CAVES   Rockets and Bombs Baitei Enemy Guns and Front Lines’

Dying Jap Defenders Of Okinawa Right Fiercely To Slow An.*sican Attack

U-SA0th Smashes Ahead On : Southern Okinawa Against the  Jans’ Heavily Fortified Line

Seventh Regiment Of Marines Run Into Heavy Machine Gun And Mortar Fire

10TH ARMY UNIT FACES FIERCE FIRE IN ATTACK   Japanese Claim U. S. Warshir Sunk in Nip Suicide Assault

RAPIDLY DYING JAP OKINAWA DEFENDERS MAKING LAST STAND  BRING ALL REMAINING _ ARTILLERY IN POINT_ BLANK RANGE ON YANKS

JapsWrithe inOkinawa  Death Grip   Full-Scale Yank Assault Gaining Under Heavy Fire

Heavy Enemy Guns  Fail To Stop Smash At Nipponese ‘For?’   Enemy Brings All Remaining Artillery Into Play In Bid To Halt Attack and U.S. General In Turn Calls On Every Weapon He Has To Strike Back

Okinawa Japs Use Big Guns On Attackers   Firing at Point Blank Range to Stop Power Assault

Drive Frontal Assaults Into Japanese Lines   Yanks Pushing Ahead Through Point-Blank Artillery Fire, Well Oraanized Blows

Yanks Moving Slowly Ahead   Forcing Way Against Heavy Fire Frum Strongly Fortified Coral Ridge

Americans Smash At Fortified Jap Okinawa Defenses  Tenth Army Capitalizes on Gains in Surprise Frontal Assault: Face Murderous Fire

Big Guns Fail To Halt Advance On Okinawa Isle   Desperate Battle Rages Today for Final Victory

HALT PUSH IS FUTILE   Enemy’s Guns Fire At Point-Blank Range From Escarpment

YANKS PLACED UNDER SEVERE FIRE BY JAPS   Turn Artillery On U. S. Troops Making All-Out Drive For Okinawa

DRIVE OPENE BY AMERICAN “ TENTH ARMY   Heavy Guns Used Against Advancing Yanks   NAHA BRIDGE   Shelled, Causing Damage; First Marines Push Into ltoman Town

Japanese Employ Artillery to Meet Yank Assaults   Fire at Point-Blank Range with Remaining Guns on Okinawa; Fail to Halt Push

Enemy Brings All of Its Re~ maining Artillery into Use in Effort To Stop the Americans.   NAHA HARBOR BRIDGE SHELLED BY JAPANESE

Japs Making Final Stand  On Okinawa   Turn All of Remaining Artillery Against Yanks; Naval Guns Pound Foe

Bitter Fighting Rages On Okinawa Island As Desperate Japs Seek To Halt Marines

chrysler Workers Vote Termination Of 8-Day Strike   Will Return to Work Today on Vital War Production

Sic7s.ac Sugars Vera,  ry ”_™ -~ : ootopy + ‘  \ fat ote of Nw-7 some.

Chrysler Strike Ends; Briggs Men Put Off Return   24,000 Men Involved; War Undersecretary Warns Troops Dangered

Nazis Seek to Stiffen German People Against Expected Surrender Call by the Allies

GERMANS URGED TO STAND FIRM   Reich Press And Radic Warn Against Political Trickery

NEW APPEALS MADE BY NAZIS   Warn Germans of Political Trickery in Expected Surrender Call

BERLIN DEFENSE PLANS CONTINUE   PROPAGANDISTS TRY TO STIFFEN PEOPLE AGAINST CALL FOR SURRENDER.

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Drive Nine Miles Inland   Germans Being Warned against Surrender Call

Senate Group Sees No Meat For Exporting   Includes Lend-lease; Proposes Army Taking Closed Packing Houses

HOUSE COMMITTEE  MAKES PROPOSALS TI  RELIEVE SHORTAGE WILL BE NO BEEF FOR  "LENS-LEASE EXPORT IN BILY 1¢ FORECACT

MAP PLANS TO UP MEAT QUOTA   House Committee Proposes 6-Point Program To End Shortage

WOULD HAVE ARMY TAKE OVER PLANTS   House Commitiee Inclined To Have Military Process Own Beef To Break Shortage

6-Point Plan Urged fo Break Meat Shorfage   House Group Urges Army to Take Over Plants

SUGGEST NEW FOOD PROGRAM   Plan to Break General Meat Supply Shortage

ARMY PROCESSING OF BEEF PROPOSED   HOUSE COMMITTEE SUGGE: SEIZURE OF CLOSED PACKING PLANTS.      5

Group Urges Army Process Own Bee!   Anderson Forecasts Bigger Meat Shortage

Offer 6-point Plan to Breal Meat Deficit   Numerous Changes Are Proposed by House Committee

WOMAN SLAIN AS HUSBANDS BATTLE   Shooting Affray Fallows Wraekand Wadding

SEATS REMAIN FOR BOND SHOW MONDAY   May Be Had Free Of Charge For “‘Caliope Capers’ By Presenting Receipts At State Theater Office

200 SEATS REMAIN FOR BOND SHOW   They May Be Had Free At State Theater By War Bond Purchasers — Will Take Place Monday Nieht

20 Pet. Increase In *A’ Gas Due After V-E Day   ‘B’ Card Auto Owners Also May Get Some,  Though Temporarily

Bowles Indicates  50 Per Cent Hike In A Gas Rations   Increase Due to Come Following V-E Day  If Predictions Come True

"A GAS HIKE DUE AETER V-E DAY   Increase of 50 Per Cent Predicted By Officials, OPA Dierinene

MORE GASOLINE WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON   Basic “A” Card Holders Will Have Rations Increased Follawing V-E Day

V-E DAY HIKE IN ‘GAS’ SEEN   Increase of 50 Per Cent. in “A” Card Rations is Now Expected

GAS RATION BOOST AFTER V-E DAY SEEN   “A” Card Holders Expected to Receive 50 Per Cent Increase—“B" Drivers Alen ta Get More.

NOMURA PLEA TURNED DOWN   FORMER FAPANESE AMBASSADOR BROADCASTS APPEAL FOR SOFTENING OF ‘PRACE TERMS

George Wendt = Missing In Action In France    Lived In LeMars: 3 And Graduated .

George Wendt . Missing In Action In France  Lived In LeMars And Graduated

Pillaged Wealth Of Nazis Piled in Reichsmark Bank   Gems, Fillings of Teeth, Bullion and Wedding Rings Found

NAZI LOOT fo BEING CHEEKED   Pillaged Wealth Is Piled Ceiling Higtr in Reichsmark Bank.

Stolen Gold And Jewels 0 Nazis Counted   U. §S., British Experts Start Figuring Value

YANKS UNEARTH 03 LOOT CACHES INCLUDING GEMS   “Accurate Estimate of Value Can Never Be Made.” U. S. Director Savs.

ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT’S DOG PUT TO DEATH   Blaze Destroyed After Fight With Fala—Latter Reigns at Hyde Park Estate.

CHURCH RITUAL ‘DOWN TO EARTH   Woman ProtestsCerémony:  Boy Shows Black Eye

Congress to Get Message Tomorrow  Will Deal With Various Subjects; Mav Take Two

Truman Talk To Cover Many Important Topic  Several Hours May Be ieee For  Te eG. er

PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO SEND LONG MESSAGE TO CONGRESS THURSDAY   To Tell Legislators The Problems Which He Considers Most Urgent

Cut in Funds Recommended By Truman   Sounds Economy Note In Asking Cutback of $3.500.000 in Funds

Tax Worries Are Among Prime Topics   Reconversion, Military Setup, Pearl Harbor Probe Are All Expected to Receive Notice in Long Presidential Message for Thursday Reading

Truman Urges  Congress Cut U. S. Spending   Three And Half Billion Civilian War Agencies’  Slash Asked

Lonegress fo Get Message Tomorrow   Will Deal With Various Subjects; May Take Two Hours to Read

in ° Controversial Issues To F ace Congressmen In  First Peacetime Session

Vital Issues Facing Peace Time Session   Dozen Controversial Matters Coming Up for Consideration

Congress Will Hear Truman's Plans Thursday   Two-Hour Message Will Be Read; Dozen Major Issues Loom

PRESIDENT TRUMAN SOUNDS AN ECONOMY WARNING: WEDNESDAY   RESOLUTION RECEIVED CALLING FOR PEARL HAR. BOR INVESTIGATION

Congress Will Get Long Message from President Tomorrow      Reading May Require Couple of Hours Says Senator Barkley

 Congress Will Get \Lengthy Executive  Speech Tomorrow   Congress Convenes Today; No Work Until Next Week.

Truman Sounds Note of Economy   President Recommends Cut Back Totaling ~ $3,500,000,000   CONGRESS TO CONVENE   Resolution: Introduced Call‘ing for Pearl-Harbor  Inquiry

Congress Back Today   Opening Session Is Brief; Truman to Send Message Tomorrow

Congress Is Facing Complex Problems As Session Opens   Truman's Message Is  Slated Thursday

Message to Congress to  Go Thursday   Leaders Have Conference With President, Report Document Will Take 2 Hours for Reading

Truman Sounds cconomy Note To Congress   Presidential Message Of ‘Comprehensive’ Character Slated  For Tomorrow

Congress Faced With Many Issues, ‘Make Slow Start   Senate Recesses in Respect io Late Senator Johnson; President's Message Awaiied

TRUMAN HAS LONG REPORT FOR CONGRESS   Message to Solons So Comprehensive That Two Hours May Be Required to Read It—Will Not Speak in Person.

Huge Job Confronts Congress   Truman Has Yoluminous Message to Read To Solons Tomorrow

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE T0 BE LONG ONE   Senate Leaders Say Truman's Address May Take Couple Hours To Read   MANY VITAL ISSUES

SOLONS TO HEAR CHIEF THURSDAY   Truman's “Comprehensive” Message To Cangress May Require Two Hours; Many Problems Posed.

CONGRESSMEN 19 RECEIVE TRUMAN PAPER TOMORROW   TWO-HOUR MESSAGE EXPECTED TO COVER SEVERAL PROBLEMS

‘Dozen Issues Loaded With (Controversy Facing Congress; Awaits President’s Messaae   Legislators Want To Learn From Truman Problems He Considers Most Urqent Now

DOZEN ISSUES ‘FACE CONGRESS   Presidential Message Expected To Be Read Thursday

Controversy-loaded Issues To Be Put Up to Lawmakers. including Draft and Demobilization, Taxes, Employment; Comptroller General’s Report Indicates Government Set-up Headed for Streamlining for Economy and Efficiency

Message Which Is to Order Several Topics To Be Accompanied’ By Snacial Dacimante

SOLONS AWAIT TRUMAN'S NOTE   Message From President ‘To Be Read In Con-gress Thursday

CONGRESS BACK ON JOB, AWAITS TRUMAN'S NOTE   Pearl Harbor, Atomic Boml Among Issues Likely To Get Early Attention

Dozen Issues Stirring Up Congress   All Loaded With Controversy; Problems of Peace Tougher Than Those of War

DOZEN ISSUES FACE CONGRESS   Truman Message Tomorrow Only Thing Scheduled This Week

Congress Views Urgent Problems   President’s Message, Dealing With Peace, Expected Tomorrow

* President Truman Will Send Message *To Congress   So Comprehensive It Will Take Twe Hours To Read; Deals with Several Subjects

Long Message By Truman To Be Received   Congress Will Hear Such A Comprehensive Speech  That It Will Take Hours.   WILL NOT BE PRESENT

President Readies Congress Message   Dozens Of Controversial Issues Are Facing Lawmokers As Session Beains

Economy 1 «te Is Sounded By President yuman As Congressmen Reassemble

TRUMAN PLANS LONG MESSAGE   Report to Congress Will Require Two Hours

LINTON SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION   Pfe. Arreatus Barnett Loses Life In Belgium On Jan. 20

IVAN B. GILLHAM KILLED IN ALTION   Was Serving With United States Armed Forces In Czechoslovakia

‘Expect Bitter Row Between ‘Truman, Congress   Pocket Vato of Bill Returning USES to The States Provides Fuel for the Ficht

New Fight For Congress And Truman Seen   President’s Kills Bill To Return Employment Service: FN eS Rae   BY POCKET VETO

VETO WILL STIR GLASH ON USES   Truman Rejects Bill Giving Agency Back To States

Presidential Move Brought Immediatc Reports  From * Capitol ‘Hill -That New Legislation Would Be Introduced to Do Away With = = Federal Administration :

TRUMAN CLAWS CONGRESS WITH NEW BILL VETO   President Kills Legislation Returning USES to State Rule in 100 Days

Truman, Solons Square Otf — For New Battle   President Employs - Pocket Veto to — Defeat USES Bill

Truman Vetoes USES Measure   Row Looms Between President, Congress

Row Looms Over USES   ‘Senators Promise New Measure to: Shift Seryice to. States After =: Truman’s Focket Vete:

New Fight Seen When Congress Resumes Work.   Pocket Vetoes Legislation To Return USES To State Control Within 100 ‘Days .

Jobs Office Bill Killed By Truman   Measure for Returning Control to States Lost by Pocket Veto

Won't Insist That Camp Be Made Surplus   TRUMAN'S POCKEI VETO OFU.S.ES. BILL SIGNALS ROW   Withholds Approval Because it Retards . Re-employment plan

Bitter Fight Seems Likely Next Session   All Over Pocket Veto of USES Transfer to States

Breaks With Congress on USES Return   Truman Pocket Veto Lays Groundwork for New and Bitter Row

BITTER FIGHT.SEEN  AS RESULT OF USES:  VETO BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN SEEKS TO.  KEEP JOB AGENCY , UNDER COVERNMENT

Bitter Battle Over U.S. Jobs  Service Certain   Truman Pocket Veto Signals New Row When  Congress Meets Again.

FIGHT OVER. USES “JS IN THE MAKIN(   Truman Killed Bill to Re ; _ turn Program to State Control    HOUSE TO TRY AGAIN

Bitter Row Over USES Looming   Truman Kills Move To Return Employmen' Service to States

Bitter Fight Between Truman, Conigress: Ahead Over Employment Service Veto

Congress in New Battle With Truman   Pocket Veto of Meesure Returning Employment To State Control Will Touch Off Fight

Truman-Congress Dispute on Again   Plan To ‘Pocket Veto’ USES Release !s Soork

President And Conoress Head Into Dispute   Pocket Vetc Of USES Control Bill Means New Measures

POCKET VETO OF USES BILL MAY START NEW ROW   Kills Measure to Return Control to States in Next 100 Days

Nimitz Reveals Navy Plans For Demobilization   Fleet Chief Boards Flagship To Await Surrender Ceremony

‘Occupation Troops Go Ashore At 4:15 As Navy Wafches   ever Precaution Taker void Trap ie Guns Loaded

Wears Purple Heart  Young Polish Vet Arrives In States With GI Buddy

DeValera Death  Plet Uncovered   Irish Police Arrest Forty IRA Leaders

PLOT AGAINST ERE GOVERNMENT   Arrest Of 10 Members Of Outlaw irish Republic Army

Occupation Army Trying To Change Nip View Being Taken Prisoner Is Disgrace

Selective Service Act Is Extended   President Truman Stans Legislation

U. $. DRAFT EXTENSION BILL 1S SIGNEL   resident Truman Af. fixes Signature te Measure Continuing Se. lective Service Act Because of Pacific War.

Truman Signs Legislation Keeping Selective Service in Force a Year

Truman Signs Draft Extension   President Says Induction Compelling Necessity Until Japan Beaten.

‘Reconversion Is To Be Gradual But Rationing To Be Continued   DRAFT 1S EXTENDED UNTIL WAR IS ENDED      18 Year Old Combat Ruling Incorporated in Law

Truman Signs New Draft Bill   President Said He Signed Bill Extending Military Draft a Year From May 15

DRAFT MEASURE WILL CONTINUE ANOTHER YEAR   Truman Signs Act, But Indi cates Dissatisfaction With Restriction

President Signs Year Extension ‘Of Draft Act   Voices Disapproval Of Restrictions  In Management Of Armed Forces

President Signs 18-Year-Olds Draft Bill Ban   Service Men Await Decision Upon Plan for Discharge

EXTENSION OF DRAFT SIGNEI   Act Compelling Necessity. President Truman Says

Draft Extension Bill Signed By Truman Today  President Objects To Training Provision of Act

PRESIDENT SIGNED  SELECTIVE SERVICE  EXTENSION TODAY SIGNED WITH RELUCT ANCE DUE TO RESTRIC TIONG IN MEACIIDE

Bill Extending Draft Signed By President ~ As Compelling. Need   Favors Measure Because. Extension Of - Selective Service Is Necessary For; * Continuation Of War Against Ja aril

Truman SIGs Draft Extension   Ban on Untrained 18_Year-Olds Is Included in Measure

Reply io Request For Coal Contract xtension Awaited   Government Seizure of Mines Hinges on Gpera tors-UMW Reaciion

Anthracite Miners Vote  T°NMGUE ACH.   UMW Asks Election In Wage Dispute

Hard Coal Miners Ask Strike Poll   Action Similar To That Taken In Bituminous Coal Wage Dispute

OPERATORS REJECT ALL BUT THREE OF FWIS'S DEMANDS   Reject Ten Cent A Ton Royalty On All Soft Coal Mined   PRODUCERS AGREE UNANIMOUSLY ON   Increased Vacation Pay, Shift And Portal To Portal Pay

CLAIM MILLIONS HORROR VICTIMS   New Atrocities Are Revealed in Indictment of 24 Nazi Leaders

MASS EXTERMINATION OF MILLIONS OF PERSONS TOLD . somes INTHE ~ ALLIED: INDICTMENT.

NORWAY DRVE 18 RECALLED   DOCUMENTS REVEAL NORWE GIAN TRAITOR URGED HITLER TO “PROTECT” <" ‘THAT COUNTRY

SUGAR STOCKS ARE DWINDLING   Civilians Are Warned 0! 25 Percent Drop Last Of This Year

U. S. Sugar Supplies Are Lower —— eee er  Shortage Of 3 Million Tons Predicted By Food Official:

Sugar Ration Slash of 25 Per Cent Is Seen   Some Retailers Now Unable to Supply Civilians

CIVILIAN SUGAR SUPPLIES TO DROF   STORES IN SOME PARTS OF COUNTRY UNABLE TO HONOR RATION COUPONS.

Civilian. Supplies of Sugar for Last Three Months of 1945 May Drop 25 Per Cent Under Current Quota

Notes Exchanged   Civilian Sugar Supplies Stull Drop   Future Allotment Cut Is Expected

SENATE SPLIT ON WILLIAMS   ‘Nomination To REA Pos Is Teetering In the Balance

Divided Over Williams As  REA Chieftair   Committee Keeps Former NYA Head’s Nomination For Post Teelering In Balance

SENATE COMMITTEE CONTINUES PROBE OF AUBREY WILLIAMS.   POINT AT ISSUE IS WHETHER TO RECOMMEND WILLIAMS AS REA HEAD

Williams’ Fate Is Held in Abeyancs  More Information on  Political, Economic Vio meiem be COC mee whan

Joe Koehler Dies At Boise Hospital   Local Leader Passes After Colorful Career

Japs Taken Back Home in Cargo Ships   Ships Unsuitable For Transporting Gls Are in Use

No Sign Of Return To Work At Federally-seized Oi) Refineries Is Indicated; More Miners Idled Today   WITHDRAW PICKET LINES AT WHEEL CO.

Continue To Draft U- S Servicemen   Japanese Surrender No Signal For Mass Release

Points Out Surrender of Japan Would Not Halt Redeployment of U. S. Forces to the Pacific

110,000 NAZIS SQUEEZED INTO HOLLAND TRAP   Patton’s Army Now 600 Miles from Normandy

Invasion Completes 250-Mile Dash Across Entire Reich; 1st Army Rolls Back 30,000 Nazis in Leipzig

Ist., 9th Fight To Cross Elbe, Find Magdeburg Gold   Nazis Gradually Losing Death Stands In Leipzi And Along Elbe; First Drives On Dresden For Junction With Reds.

CONGRESS BEGINS NEW BATTLE OVER BRITISH LOAN; HULL FOR IT  DEBATE ALSO UNDER WAY IN PARLIAMENT, REJECTION ASKED

[Says Nation May. Haye Last Chance Now to Make Abiditig ~ Peace“

CORDELL HULL FOR BIG LOAN   Ex-Seeretary Thinks World Peace To Be Helped Along with Britain

BRITTON LOAN DEAL ENDORSED BY HULL      Former Secretary of State Says It Is Step in Building World Peace.

Hull Endorses British Loan   Sees Loan and Trade Deal:as ‘Step. in : ‘Building World Peace

Administration Pushes Big Loan To Great Britain   Fierce Opposition Indicates Bitter Fight for Approval; Backers Emphasize Necessity

Hull Backs Trade Loan As Essential  For World Peace      Says Nation Will Be Tak. ing A Forward Step To Build a Better World.

BRITISH LOAN PLAN HEADS FOR CONGRESS FIGHT   Officials Say Any Change in Terms May Cause. Full Rejection

Hull Okehs U. S. Loan  ‘To Britain   Former Secretary Endorse: It As Step In Building World Peace

Hull Endorses  Loan To Britain   Loan Agreement Appears Headed For Fight In Congress

Hull Supports U.S.-Lean-toGreat Britain   Congress, However, Prepares for Ficht

Hull Endorses U.S. Loan To Britain As Step Toward Peace   Agreement Headed For MajorCongressFight

Reconversion Steel Is Lost In Coal Strikes   Carnegie-Iinois Starts Closing Plants, Many Are Laid Off

STEEL MILLS FORCED DOWN   Mass Layoffs Started As Result of Shortages In Coal Supplies

This Is National Girl Scout Week  Troops Observe Occasion In LeMar:

Nava! Air Training Station Marks 32nd Anniversary Today   * Pensacola. Base pail -¥To“be Among the. . ' Bast in the World

: Jap Troops Are Laying Down Arms   Thousands still Fail To Obey The  ‘Cease Fire’ Order

Japs Give Up Arms More Readily As Reds Advance  : Russians Make Gains   Into Manchuria  Over Wide Areas

Thousands of Others Fail to Obey Cease-Fire Order as Russians Plow Ahead — Reds Gain From 19 to 67 Miles in Drive Toward Harbin—Surrender Conference Believed in Progress at Headquarters of Marshal Vasilevsky.

Reds Moving. On Hsinkink   More - ‘Japs Quitting ‘On Manchuria: Frent.

45,000 Yield Te Russians Pushing Across Manchuria   Reds Sweep Within 70 Miles Of Puppet Capital

45,000 Japs Quit To Reds   Tokyo Envoy Reported In  Khabarovsk To Negotiate Surrender In Manchuria. —

Soviets Drive Within 70 Miles Of Hsinking   Three Columns Close Pinchers On Manchuria To 255 Miles

-Yamashita’s Last 40,000. ‘Men Give Up   Once Haughty ‘Tiger Of Malaya’ Docile At Surrender Rites

Philippine Japs  Surrender Today   Now Docile Yamashita Signs Papers—W ainwright Settles Score

YAMASHITA QUITS 10 WAINWRIGHT   TAMED MALAYA TIGER SURRENDERS 40,060 NIPS

Yamashita Signs Surrender Before  Gen. Wainwright   0.000 Other Japs In Philippines Give Up.

Gen. Wainwright Settles Score ‘With Yamashita   General Percival, Who Surrendered To Japs At Singapore; Witnesses Ceremony

Gen. Wainwricht Takes Surrender Of Yamashita  “Tiger OF Malaya” w..%h,. F..... kt bi....

Five Minutes Required For Ceremony   Yamashita Gives Up To Wainwright, Bataan Hero

BILL FOR 1-HOUSE LEGISLATURE DEAD   COMMITTEE HILLS RESOLU TION TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL TO VOTE IN STATE.

Wounded War Veferan, Caught in Train Gate Surge, Is Back in Hospita

Woman and Young “Dream Boy” Part   Matron Heads Home As 16 Year-Old Awaits Ar rival of Porents

GENERAL BEAUTY   Sonny's Love Spark Lingers  Matren Plans to Wai

28 Returning From Liberty Upset in Gale   Sixteen Rescued by Hospital Ship Off Potrero Paint

USS Pittsbur eh Movi ing To Por t For ‘Repair Job       Added Only This Year To Fleet. Forces, Pounding ‘Japs: In. Home Waters

HEAVY CRUISER HAD BOW TORN AWAY BY TYPHOON; MADE PORT  HEROIC CREW FOUGHT FIVE HOURS TO SAVE DAMAGED CRAFT

Story Of Cruiser Pittsburgh’s Victory Over 120-Knot Typhoon; ‘Crew Of 1,000 Uninjured; Entire Bow Ripped Off But Salvaged

Fight fo Save Pittsburgh Won By Heroism   Training in Damage Control, Discipline Of Officers and Crew Prevented Disaster

104-Foot Bow Of Cruiser Ripped Off By 138-Mile Wind: T Pittsbursch Then Made Trip To Guam Under O<ws Power A

Warship Bow Lost in Storm   Cruiser Pittsburgh, Torn in Two, Fights Way Back to Port

Pittsburgh’s Whole Bow Ripped Off   Battered By Mammoth Waves, Cruiser Rides Out Storm, Saved By Heroic Repair Crews

Thrilling Eye-witness (Account of the Crew': Fight For Life On the Cruiser Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh’s Heroic Seamen Pull Heavy Cruiser Through As Her Bow’s Swept Away

Pia   WANS CLUB ORS EAN   “leven Blue Devil ~ quad Members Attend Regular Club Meeting

AWARD CLUB HONGRS TEAM   . Wleven Glue Devil quad Members Attend Regular Club Meetine

Lid Lifted On Weapons   Amazing Warfare Developments Shown To Congressmen :

Veil Off Today On War Secrets  Show Reveals Super Death Planes. Bombs

HAD NEW WEAPONS   Air Technical Service Command Exhibit An Eye-Opener

Wright Field Shows What Was In Store For Axis If War Had Continued In ’46

Demonstrations at Wright Field Give Public First Formal View of Radio-controlled and Jet-propelled Modern Planes

AAF Reveals New Inventions  Jet Fighters, Radio Bombs Are Exhibited

U.S. Secret  Weapons Seen Solons Agree Research Program Necessary

AIRFORGE FAIR 15 FOR PUBLIC   Displays All Paraphernalia Which Made America Tough in the War.

Tax Reductions Anticipated for Next Jan.   First Cut, However  Expected To Be  sy ag - Se RY a, Meee

Federal Income Taxes Likely io Be Reduced  Bipeat (Mat Deahkechler   First Cut Probably Will Be Small for Most Taxpayers

Signs Point To Income Tax Cut  Moderate Slash For DA at, WT tis mein om

U.S. Income Tax Cuts Indicated   Moderate Reductions Lxpected Jan. 

Federal Income Taxes Likely to Be Reduced  First Cut Probably Will Be Small for Most Taxpayers

Sixteen Killed In Rail Crash   Pennsylvania Scene  Of Morning Mishap

Sixteen Killed In Pennsylvania  Railroad Wreck   27 Others Are Hospitalized After Derailment of Buffalo-Bound Express

16 PERSONS DIE IN RAIL WRECK   Two Engine Crew Members 14 Passengers Killed

Twenty-Two Killed Ja Twe Rail Wrecks   Train Derails In Pennsylvania; Limited Plows Into Section Gang

Buffalo-Bound Dominion Express of Pennsylvania Railroad Derailed at Milton, Pennsylvania—At Teast  27 Persons Seriousty Injured.

Chosen Killer Was Known To  Reich Fuehrer   Gerhard Herrgessel, Dic. tator’s Shorthand Ex. pert, Says Colonel Guensche Assigned   Ordered To Hide  Body From Soviets   Was ‘Vo Turn Gun on Self: Hitler Wanted To Make Certain of Instant Heath

Hifler Killed At Own Orde   Secretary-Shadow Declares §S Colonel Shot Nazi Leader

WILL DISARM INDONESIANS   Ultimatum Sent By Britist After Bloody Battle Near Batavia

U.S. INTERVENTION IN JAVA ASKED   PLEA SENT TRUMAN AFTER BRITISH DEMAND INDONESIANS LAY DOWN ARMS.

Indonesian Heac Makes Appeals ToU.S., Britain   Truman and Aftlee Are Asked To Intercede and Prevent Strife

Indonesians Appeal to Truman, Aiflee   Ask Intercession to Prevent Warfare in Java

INDONESE TOLD TO SURRENDER   British Commander Trie: To Avert Bloodshed In East Java

oe ae een ees gg EE eer eer ee  LIVESTOCK CEILING DUE AT ANY TIME

Ft. Wayne Bill Occupies Senate  In Hot Debate   Lobbyists Charged with Tak ing Copy of Measure and Amendments from Desks  of Senators.

Tojo Says U.S. Has Right To Name Person Responsible For Conflict

Tojo \.e dd Shift Blame  From Japan  For Warfare   Historians Counted On By Nip Leader

INTERVIEW JAP WAR LEADER AT HOME IN TOKYO   Former Premier Refuses To Discuss Trial By Allies

Tojo Won't Discuss Probable Trial As A War Criminal   By MURLIN SPENCER and RUSSELL BRINES  (Copyright 1945 by the AceneciateasA Prenc

Tojo Silent © On His Trial As   War Criminal             By MURLIN SPENCER __ RUSSELL BRINES  at nto * Ta. tt)

Tojo Feels History Will Justify Japan   Former Premier in interview Gives Hie Wor Version

He Expects To Tab Roosevelt Top ‘Criminal’   Refuses to Discuss Report He'll Be Tried, Then Commit Hara-Kari

Tojo Waits Only To Denounce FDR ‘As War Criminal.   Report Says He Will  Then Commit Hara Kiri; Gives Interview to Newsmen.

Report Kx-Premier  May Kill Self   Fought Clearlv   Buried Pine Trees

May Accuse Roosevelt Of Being Criminal   Says Historians Will Differ As To Who Started War

Expects To Be Tried; Will Aceuse FDR As  Bissest War Criminal   Ex-Premier Says Allies, As Victors, Can Fix Responsibility For Starting War “But Historians May Judge Differently” In Exclusive Interview

By Murlin Spencer and Russell  Brines (Copyright, 1945, by the Associated Press)

:  :  Tojo, Former Premier of Japan, Says Victors Could Fix War Responsibility

Says U. S. To Fix Responsibility  For Starting War   Declares History Might Disagree 500 To 1,000 Years From Now: Talks Freely:

Tojo Plans To Ck      Former Premier, Living Soft, Says History Will: Determine Who Was Resnonsible

TOJO TALKATIVE, BUT NOT ABOUT HIS OWN SPREE   AP Writers Try To Draw Him Out in Fixing War Responsibility

Gen. Tojo, Terror Ot Asia, Is Living  Quietly on Farm   By MURLIN SPENCER and RUSSELL BRINES (Copyright 1945 by The

Pearl Harbor Premier Says America Now In Position To Blame Japanese   Time Will Change Story, He State:   Declines To Discuss Whether He Expects Trial As A War Criminal

Tojo, in Disgrace, Reviews War; May Soon Suicide   Premier Who Launched Catastrophe Is Hated By His Own People; Associate Says He Considered Roosevelt No. 1 Culprit of World

IS AY TOJO BLAMES ROOSEVELT FOR STARTING PACIFIC WAR: HE EVADES IN INTERVIEV

First Interview With Tojo  Hated Even By Japanese, Ex-Premier May Blame War On F. R. End Life

Gen. Tojo, © un Exclusive Interview, .W: ‘ing To: Discuss Many ‘Subjects   - By Murlin Spencer and Russell Brines (Couvright 194S-by The Associated Press}

Tojo Depends On History Te  gt WF: oF Rave Ls Face   One-Time Terror of Asi: Refuses lo Diseuss Own Status As War Criminal

Tojo Declines To Talk Of War Guilt Trial; Sees Future Discord Over Responsibility

Tojo Found Neal Tokvo: Refuses To Talk of War  War-Moking Premier   War-Making Premier Expected to Blame FDR. Then End Life   By Murlin Spencer and Russell Brines (Copyright 1945 by the  Rheennintend 3 Preacse

JOJO WILL NOT DISCUSS GUILT FOR JAP WAR   Living Quietly In New Home At Edge Of Tokyo

GEN. HIDEKI TOJO, ARCH WAR CRIMINAL OF JAPAN TALKATIVE   HOPES TO ACCUSE ROOSE VELT AS WORLD’S TOP WAR CRIMINAL

GEN. HIDEKI TOJ0, ARCH WAR CRIMINAL OF JAPAN TALKATIVE   HOPES TO ACCUSE ROOSE _VELT AS WORLD'S TOP

Tojo Reported Planning To Accuse F. D. R. Of Being Top War Crimina

History Will Fix Blame for Starting War, — Tojo Asserts   Two AP Reporters Get Exclusive Interview  With Ex-Premier

Tojo Expected to Accuse Roosevelt and Then Suicide   Former Terror of Asia is Interviewed by Spencer  and Brines of AP

TARAALAI TO BE FINALE OF WAR GAREEF   First Will Brand Roosevelt as Top War Criminal, Newsmen Told.

Japs Pounded Down In Counterattacks On American Noose   32nd Division Offers 45Day Furlough For Live Jap General

Yamashita’s Troops Fail To Nip Yank Isle Attacks   Campaien Pressed To Catch General

Desperate Nip Attack Beaten Off   Filipinos And Yanks Close In On Yamashita

PRIZE. OFFERED FOR CAPTURE OF GEN, YAMASHITA   32nd Division Offers 45-Day Furlough In ). SS. I6 Solcer Who Takes “Gopher Of Luz6én;' Jape Beaten Back In Phil  ippines.

Luzon Gopher Seeks Safety In Last Hideout   Japanese Protecting General Yamashita Beaten Back in Fierce Counterattack

Jap Attacks Repelled on Luzon Reward for Enemy Generals   IWO-BASED MUSTANGS BLAST TOKYO AREA

YANKS HUNTING ‘LUZON GOPHER   32nd Division Offers Furlough for Capture of Jap Generals Alive.      JAPS’ LOSSES 443,012

Left In Mass Of Flames By 580 Superforts   Drop 3,850 Tons Of Incendicries On * Industrial Cities: One-B-29 Is Lost.

Yanks Rep ulse JapAttacks In Philippine:   Enemy Makes Vain Thrusts Against Tightening American-Filipino * Noose

LUZON ATTACK BY JAPS FAILS   Nips Thrust Vainly Against Tightening Noose On Island

Furlough Prize For Capture Of Nip General   Enemy Losses Mount As Fighting On Luzon Continues

The Weather   Yamashita’s Trapped Try Counterattacks   Beaten Back As Noose Is Drawn Much Tighter Around Luzon Hideout

DESPERATE ENEMY COUNTERATTACKS IN PHILIPPINES FAIL  _ FILIPINO-AMERICAN  NOOSE TIGHTENING AROTIND CEN VAMACHIT

Yamashita’s Trapped Army Strikes Back   Jap Casualties In Philippines Reach 443,612; Canadians Move To Racec

CONFERS WITH LEADERS   Truman Meeting Was Arranged in a Hurry Today

FACULTY COMMITTEE TEXAS UNIVERSITY MEETS WITH REGENTS  SESSIONS, HOWEVER, ARI EXECUTIVE AND NOTH-

PLANS FOR WAR Ill ON FILE IN CAPITAL   Nazis Lay Groundwork for Political Infiltration

PREDICTS CLEAR SKIES   Flora Forecasts Warmer Weather in Kansas Tomorrow

PRIME MINISTER BROADCASTS AT JOINT SESSION   Advisory Ex perts Consider Atomic Bomb Control

ALILEE ADDRESSES CONGRESS TODAY   To Explain The Policies Of His Labor Government

Aged Petain Found Guilty Of Treason   Decision As To Death Or Life Imprisonment For Vichy Chieftain Rests With Gen. De Gaulle

Petain Sent To Island Prison    Marshal Awaits Word  From General de Gaulle

STECKER FUNERAL AT AKRON TORAY   Well Known Attorney Succumbs After Brief  Sickness

John-F. Stecker Died This Week  “Succambed: To. Strok On Monday ©:

WILL APPOINT NEW TIRE INSPECTORS   Present Stations in County to-be Cancelled Saturday

Will APPOINT NEW. TIRE - INSPECTORS   Present Stations in. County ‘to. be. Cancelled Saturday 

THIS [IS MY STORY: 62. Wainwright Describes Incredible   By GENERAL JONATHAN M. AV AINURECET

° ; First Jap Blow Awaited This Is My Sto ry: - = by Untrained Luzon Forces

Former State Employe Admits Taking $12,400; Asks Mercy For Family

VETERANS AND UNION IN MEMBERSHIP ROW   Selective Service Asks for Clarification of Law

ENGLAND ROARS  ELCOME 10  EISENHOWER   Gen. “Ike” to Receive Token Sword of Honor Tuesday

Insterberg Is Captured By Armies Advancing to Split Junkers Province

Churches Of Berlin Open  Russ For Resumption Of Religious Service:

Temperatures.   Solemn Ceremony Ends Bloody Pacific Conflict  ‘MacArthur Accepts Articles for

Sun a Shining Symbol to Ravaged World as Japan Sians Surrender Terms   Warlords Signal Final Defeat as Stern MacArthur Supervises Quick Ceremonv: U. S. 8. Missouri Is Site

Solemn Ceremony Aboard Mighty U S. Battleship Missouri Marked First Defeat In Japan’s 2600-Year-Old History

Sun Breaks Through Clouds as Shining Symbol as MacArthur Proclaims End To Proceedings; Hopes Carnage Over   Nips Quietly Make Marks on Paper That Marks -_ Close to Bloody Pacific Conflict; Gen. * ‘gg Wainwright Is’ Happy Spectator

V-J Day Today   Victory Complete For Allies; Ceremony Takes 20 Minutes

Formal Surrender Signatures Affixed In Salemn Rites Ahnard-Midhty [4S Missouri   MacArthur Joins ‘All Mankind’ In Hope That ‘Better World Shall Emerge Out Of Blood And Carnage Of Past’: Power Bristles On Treachery Guard

Nip Officer Weeps As  Signatures Are Penned   MacArthur Expresses Hope For Mankind; Calls Gens. Wainricht. Percival--Recently Freed--To Receive Pens

Nips Yield To Allied Might At  Solemn Rites   Unconditional Capitniation Blights Japan’s Dreams of Etnpire Built on Bloadshed   MacArthur Uses Five Pens To Sign   Savs He Will See That Yerms Are Fully and Prompuily Comptied With

Brief Ceremony Is Held Aboard U. S. Battleship: 12 Siqnatures Are Aftixed

WAR IS ENDED WITH FORMAL CEREMONY   Twelve Signatures Placed On Historic Document   Directs Program On Board Battleship Missouri: Wainwright Present

Japan Surrenders Formally In Brief, Solemn Ceremony   General MacArthur Uses Five Pens To Affix Signature Documents; One Goes To General Wainwright

CHINESE FAILING IN UNITY MOVE   Communists Are No Closer to Chiang — They Would Bolster Landings

China Unity Hopes Low   Failure of Communist And Chiang Leaders to Cooperate Likely to Cost American Lives

Lommission By Big Three On  Romania Seen   Tnited States Calls For Consultation Over Conmuutst  ti anvcarnment.    CRITICAL YT E § 1   Unity In China In Gloomy Low   Generalissimo, Communist Various Demands,

American Blood To Pay For Chinese Disunity   Shadow Of Moscow Hangs Over Political Rivalry Between Chiang Kai Shek And Communists;  War Effort At New Low

American Hopes For Unity In China ‘Hit New Low With Continued Split

Little Chance Now For Consolidation In China  ee cme een tree  Chinese Disunity Will Have To Be Paid For In American Blood

international Measures Are Before Congress   Truman Approves  Funds For UNRRA

Congress. Intensifies Efforts To _ Complete Action on 2 World Bills

Some Are Lucky, Others Unlucky in Scenes of Manila Street Battles

Life Goes On Amidst Fight   Street Scenes in Manila Mixture of Tragedy And Ordinary Activity

WAR TRAGEDIES SWEEP MANILA   Most Casual Under Fire Are Filipino Women

REPORT EDEN WILL CONFER WITH TRUMAN   WASTINGTON HEARS ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE MADE FOR MEETING OF THE “BIG THREE"

GIVE UP SEARCH FOR MISSING "NAVY. PLANES   Six Planes Fly Out Into Doom, Leaving No Trace.

GOP Shows Signs Of Balking At Dewey’s Plan For Foreign Policy Co-Operation

Dewey Approves  Foreign Policy   Suggests Cooperation By GOP in First Talk  Given Since November

GOP Party Shows Balking Signs At Dewey's Plan for Foreign Policy Cooperation With Demoac

BOP MAY BALK HT UEWEY PLA   Urges Cooperation With Demograts On Foreign Policy'

COP LEADERS MAY BALK ON DEWEY'S PLAN   Foreign Policy Program Uupopular, Other Points Praised

Dewey Stand Splits G. O. P.   Support of Democrat Foreign Poliev Hit

GOP Balks On Dewey’s Europe Plan   Leaders Unwilling To Heed FDR’s  Foreign Policies

Dewey Talks On Foreign Policy  Save GOP Onearrel   Says GOP Quarrel With Individuals

AIR TREATY TO SENATE   Ratification Will Make U.S. Member of Civil Aviation Group

Air Treaty To Congress   FDR Asks Ratification Of Pact Setting Up: World Oryanization

Maj. Gen. R. S. Geiger Takes Over Command: Alied Forees Gain on Other Pacific Fronts

New OPA Rules Are Etfective Qn Many Items   Agency Has Frozen Price Mark-ups of About 300,000 Retailers of Clothing, Shoes, Ete.

OPA Acts to Cut Retailer Prices  Mark-up Prices Frozen on Numerous ttems

‘OPA Ruling Hopes fo Cut Prices Of Clothes, Textiles, Furnishings

OPA Puts Price Ceiling On Clothing   Textiles, Furniture, Included in Freeze; Cutbacks Planned

OPA T0 CUT BACK CERTAIN PRICES   Rules Set Up To Give Shoppers Lower Prices On Clothing, Textiles, Furniture.

Mark-ups Frozen Preliminary To  OPA Price Cuts   Clothing, Textiles. Furntture And Sfouschold Furnishings Affected By Order To Retailers.

()PA Sets Rules Designed Reduce Shoppers Prices   Overnight Freeze On Price Markups On Cloth ing, Furniture, Textiles.

OPA Acts to Lower Prices On Many Item:   Price Mark-Ups of Many Local Retailers Frozen by Agency In Overnight Action

POUND 18 JAP VESSELS ALONG ASIATIC COAST   Yank Land Troops Gain on Iwo, Burma, Bougainville, Philippines

eterans’ J Hates: Pledge Ends at Peace   GUARANTEE TERMINATES WITH HOSTILITIES, GEN. HERSHEY SAYS

JOB GUARANTEE ENDS WITH WAR   Hershey Explains Act To 300 Draft Board Members

OHIO SECTORS SHORT OF FUEL, COAL SUPPLIES   State in Aftermath of One of Worst Blizzards in Its History

Ask Speed In Approval Of Charter   Political Leaders Join in ‘Plea to Ratify Peace Plan

Court Will Review Harry BridgesCase   ClO Labor Leader Pushe Fight On Deportation

Bridges Win: Review by High Court   Maritime Union Leader Scores in Deportation Fight

Bridges Wins Review by Supreme Court   Legality of Deportation Order Will Be Studied

Former Opponents Indicate Votes for World Peace Plan   Vandenberg, Isolationist At One Time, to Push Ratification Work

GERMANY WITHOUT RMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE IN FUTURE   Without War Industries Or A War Plotting Staff And Nazi Heils   TO KEEP GERMANY WHIPPED THIS TIME   This Is Vow Sealed By The Big Three At The Crimean Meeting

EISENHOWER ASKS ARMYNAVY MERGER   Tells Sen. Comm. Need of Single * Dept. of Defense

Bond Sales   United Command Brought Victory, Says Eisenhower   General “Knows” Allies Would Have Lost War Without Overall Rule

General Eisenhower Urges Merger Of Army And Navy; Outlines Nine Advantages

GEN, IKE SPEAKS FOR ARMY - NAVY SINGLE HEAD   Says Would Have Lost War Without it

Eisenhower Backs Army-Navy Merge   Says Allies Would Have Lost European War Without Single, Over-All Command

RUSS TROOPS SURROUNDING RFRI IN   Spearheads of Red Army Near Junction With American Units

RUSS TROOPS —   Spearheads of Red Army Near Junction With American Units

Gen.-MacArthur-Visits-Hospital,—— Talks to Old Friends Released From Jap Prison Camp by Rangers

40 SUPERFORTSBOMB SINGAPORE   JAPANESE NAVAL BASE BLAST. ED FOR THIRD TIME SINCE MARCH 2.

SINGAPORE RAIDED - BY SUPERFORTRESSES   Dil Supplies In Strategic Crossroads Of Japanese Empire Strack From India

EXPECT PEERS ALSO 10 PASS WAR MEASURE   Exception to Premier's Remarks Delayed Bill in House

Nazi Retreat Becomes Rout Across Plains  Enoamy Whinned,   Enemy Whipped, Says Eisenhower In Report Today

“Ike” Says Main Nazi Defense Line in West Broken, but Sees No Straight Run to Berlin

MASSIVE DEFEAT FOR NAZIS REPORTED ON ENTIRE WEST FRONT   SWIFT ARMOR OF FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES RACE ACROSS REICH UNCHECKED

Nazi Defense Line In West Broken—Ike   Expects An Imposed Unconditional Defeat, No Straight Run  Ear Rerlin

Foe Suffers Great Defeat, Says General   New Enemy Front and Tough Fighting Ahead, Allied Commander Warns

Eisenhower says enemy too weak for major stand  Yank armor unchecked as whale Ruhr is outflanked

TKE’ DECLARES ALLIES SCORED GREAT VICTORY   Signs of Nazi Collapse Increase All Along European Front

Nace Freely Across Reich Onto Open Plains; Called  Massive Defeat For Nazis

Germans Fleeing On 250 Mile Front In Chaotic Rout From > Karlsruhe To Dutch Border.

Tanks Enter Middle Plains Of Country   Victory Flushed Yanks Make Spectacular Gains; Thousands of Foe Surrender

Eisenhower Says Foe ls Beaten   Nazi Army Whipped; Defense Lines Are Broken, He Says

Reach Open Plains 237 Miles From Capital; Enemy Lines are Broken in a ‘Massive Defeat’   Slugeing Out Gali

EISENHOWER SAYS GERMAN LINES IN WEST BROKEN   Declares There May. Still Be Tough Fighting Ahead Al though the Nazi Army 1s a  hi

‘Ike’ Doubts A Formal Surrender   Commander in Chief Sees Victory When  Reds and Allies Meet; Hard Fighting Ahead

PATTON'S MEN ARE REPORTED IN LOHR AREF   Such An Advance Wou'd Put Americans Only 225 Miles From Battered Berlin

News Clamp On Swift Advances.   But First Army Is  At Most 244 Miles From Berlin, While 3rd is 223 Miles Away

jMassive Defeat Of German Forces  Speedy Armor Drives  Ahead Across Reich

Opposition Falls Apart Before Drive   Third Reported 223 Miles From German Capital

Eisenhower Says Foe Has Insufficient Strength To Make Major Stand  A KRAT'"TIOTS ‘AMT "TTARTOY CC         AMERICAN TANKS   Less Than 244 Miles From Capital; Great Gains Of First And Third  Armies Dimmed Out By Censor

Americans Are Less Than 244 Miles From Berlin; Race Unchecked Because Nazis Haven't Enough Strengtl to Make a Stand.   Germans Say Third Army Nearing  Bavaria, 223 Miles From Capital

‘Main German Defense Broken, Says Eisenhower   Straight “Run” To  Berlin Unlikely

Ist’s Greatest Tank Offense Unchecked   Patton’s Army Splitting Southern Reich in Immense Strides; Huge Gains Made along Northern Front

Tanks inOpenCountry Head Toward Berlin   Third Army Reported Near Wuerzburg In Bavaria, 223 Miles From Berlin; British Break Out in North as Rhine Lines Broken

SWIFT ARMOR OF BOTH FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES RACING: UNCHECKED ACROSS REICH   Patton's Forces Threaten To Drive Across Southern Sector, Join Eventually With Russia and Seal Off Nazis In Italy   SIX OTHER ALLIED ARMIES DASH OVER GERMANY

GERMAN DEFENSE LINE IN WEST HAS =~ BEEN BROKEN   The Nazis Are a Whipped Army Says Gen. Eisenhower.   MAY FORM NEW FRONT   If This Should Be Done Maintenance Problems Would Handicap the Allies.

Report Patton 225 Miles From Capital; Nazis’ Retreat a Rout   Entire Ruhr Outflanked: 7th Army Forges Rhine Bridgehead

Tanks Of First And Third American Armies Speeding Across Plains As Foe Crumbles

Main German Defense Line Smashed, Says  Kisenhower   Wehrmacht a ‘Whipped  Army’ Allied Chief Declares

Tanks Break  into Plains   Germans In Complete Rout Before Ist And 3rd Armies

Americans Burst Into Open Plains In Giant Strides   First And Third Armies Race Across Reich Unchecked; Allied Chieftain Says Enemy Lacks Strength To Halt Advances

The 1st Has Concentrated The Greatest Array Of Tanks Ever Assembled — On The Western Front

Swift Armored Units Race Info Reich Unchecked   German Retreat Becomes Rout; Ruhr Outflanked

Victory -Flushed — [st Army Outflanks Whole Ruhr in Spectacular Gains As German Rctreat Turns Into Rout; Third Army Also Rac. ing Unchecked.

MAIN GERMAN DEFENSE LINE IN WEST BROKEN AND NAZIS A WHIPPED ARMY SAYS IKE

U. $. Armies Race Unchecked  Across Reich Victory-Flushed Ist Army Turns Nazi

First, Third Armies Plunge On Unchecked   Nazi Retreat Becomes A Rout With Allied Tanks Breaking Into The Open In Powerful Drives From Many Rhine Bridgeheads.

TwoArmies Racing For Berlin   Powerful American Forces Sweep Unchecked Across Germany; Nazi Retreat Becomes Complete Rout as Decisive Break Is Seen

GERMANS SUFFER MASSIVE DEFEAT TANKS G0 QUT ONTO OPEN PLAINS, TAKING MANY TOWNS: RETREAT BECOMING ROUT. MANY PRISONERS —

IST ARMY PUSH NOW 54 MILES EAST OF RHINE   Hodges Crosses Lahr River as British Make New Gains in North

Cl Germans Rotreat In  Chaos Before Titanic  Blows Of 1st And 3rd

NAZIG CANNOT ‘GHEGK ADVANCE   First Army Tanks Push Into Weilburg; First, Third Armor Moving Fast.   MASSIVE LOSS FOR FOE

Mass Def Defeat Of Enemy Is Now Forecast   Americans, Led With Tanks, Have Broken into Open Plains of Middle Germany, Statement Says.

Eisenhower Says Main Enemy Lines Have Been Broken   First Army Tanks 237 Miles From Berlin; 3rd Army Nearer

‘Thousands Of New Captives. Move To Rear   With U.8. Third Army Tanks, (®) — The Third army has Relzed =o damaged = railway bridge actoss the river Main and infantry are charging inte Frankfurt-on-the-dtain,

SEVENTH ARMY CROSSES RHINE; NAZIS REELING UNDER POWER OF SIX OTHER ALLIED ARMIES   F ighter Pilots Report That Third ‘Army Tanks Were Nearly 100 Miles ‘Beyond Last Report On Patton’s Men

Eisenhower Says Nazi Lines Have Been Broken In a Massive Defeat   Enemy Unable to Make a Stand and Their Retreat Becomes a Rout

Tanks Burst Onto Plains Of Mid-Reich   Foe Lacks Strength to Make Stand Against Seven Armies Now Over Rhine   News Blackout On   Reports Far Behind Actual Progress of Patton’s Breakthrough Gains

Main German Defense Line Now Broken   American Tanks Break Into Open Plains Of Middle Germany 244 Miles From Berlin

Tanks Burst Inte the Open Plains of Middle Germany Today Through the Enemy Lines.   BROKEN IN MASSIVE DEFEAT—EISENHOWER   Swift Armor of Both the First and Third Armies Raced Across the Reich we Unchecked.

Eisenhower Says ° German Defense Smashed In West   Nazis Report Third Army Tank Troops Only 223 Miles From Capital Of Germany

Tena. heemenenenanuntt  ‘Defense Line Broken Gen. Eisenhower Says

SMALLER LOSS ~ IN, NAGASAKI ~ 1S REPORTE!   BECOND ATOMIC ° BOMB.’ APPEARS TO HAVE BURIED rrSELF IN. GROUND TO LESSEN ITs DEBTRUC ’ TIVE FORCE

Jap Capital Area Hit by Hundreds Of Carrier Planes   Audacious Navy Operation Challenge To Nippon Fleet; Airfields, Other _ Military Targets Are Blasted

Warships Shell Islands To South as Flattops  Spew Death Over Jans

(1,200 Planes Pour Bombs On Japan in  Daring Coup   Great Sky Battles Fought Over Tokyo: Islands to South Shelled by Warships

-ONIINUOU® WAVI') OL _ RAID RS [ROM I ALIOPS: HH TOKYO'S-DI [TENSES

Warships And Planes Blast Volcano, Bonin Islands —  Farther To South   VICE ADM. MITSCHER COMMANDING ATTACK

Greatest Battleship And Aircraft Carrier Force  Afloat Hits Jap Capital   Nimitz Pours More Than 1,000 Of His Planes Into Mammoth Blow Tearing At Japan’s Heart

Most Powerful Carrier, Battleship Force Afloat Shells, Bombs Nip Isles

rN  ny  - 7) eas ~ UU ° G..  f— Wen o/! ' +e! —™~ vy, ad naw “~~  _— Pe Se re ee Oe Fd we   Zigges: Force A“oa" =1's .a9s Ar —ome; sierce 3a7- e Seen

1200 U.S. Carrier Planes Blasi as Capital’s Military Targets As Warships Shell Iwo Jima

Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers Ride Waters Off Nippon. as Large-Scale Assault Is Carried Out — Airmen Battle Enemy: Fliers —Bold Stroke. May Be Intended to: Cover ‘New Landing: Operations. :

WAR BROUGHT TO HOMELAND OF NIPPONESE   BOLD U. S. RAIDERS BLAST MILITARY TARGETS

Swarms of raiders strike; Iwo jima and Bonins are shelled   ‘Huge and audacious operations may presave new amphibious landings’

Carrier Planes Pound Installa_ tions And Warships Blast _ ~ Nearby Islands

New Landing Is Indicated   Screaming Hellcats, Helldivers And Avengers Rain Death On Nip Capital

Purpose of U. S. Fleet Attack Not Divulged; Possibility of New Invasion Suggested

Huge and Audacious Opera. tions Pose Challenge to Nippon's Fleet; Attacks Jap Jap Capital Into Day of Hysterical Terray 

¢.0.P. CHAIRMAN SAYS BLUE SURE OF RE-ELECTION   Demacrats Still ‘Casting For Their Candidate

 Republicans Predict Gov. Blue Will Be Reelected Next Year   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s . Special Correspondent

LURRELL ATTENDS RECENT MEETING   Announces That Frigidaires Are Now in Mass Production

ASKS LONGER STATE TERMS   Higher Governor's Salary Urged by Hickenlooper

Hickenlooper Urges 4-Year Terms In lowa   Pay Hike For Governor  And Official Residence

HIGKENLOOPER ROK 4 YEARS FOR OFFICERS   Senator Tells Legislature - Governor Should Also  Have Mansion.

Senator Hickenlooper Asks Longer Terms For lowa’s Officials   Recommends Boost in Governor’s Salary, State Mansion, New Mental Hospital; Finds State Sound

4-Year Term for Officials of lowa Urged   Hickenlooper in Legislative Message Asks Amendment

MORE LOW-GRADE BEEF THIS FALL AND LESS GOOD QUALTY BEEF IN SPRING

MORE BEEF ON MARKET THIS FALL FORECAS   DUE TO SHARPLY-REDUCED . CORN CROP THIS YEAR.   Monthly Report   Low-Grade Variety of Meat Expected to Be Pientiful— Pork Hike Seen.

Final Round, Knockout Coming Up, ”  Marshal Montgomery Tells Army

Ready For Knockout, General Says Montgomery Tells His Men Last Round Of War Reached

War in Final Stage Says Monty to Men   “We Cannot Lose!” “We Know Our Enemy Well—-”

Ready For Knockout, General Says ee eral BS  Montgomery Tells His Men Last Round Of War Reacher

TOKYO ROSE IS BACK IN JAIl   Revelation She Is An American Ends Short Liberty Period.

Cabinet member. can’t talk; , Hirohito, even Coal are controversial; Benjamin Frank. lin, however, is not.

SECRETARY ICKES SAYS: CABINET MEMBERS CAN'T TALK; FRANCO, HIROHITO, EVEN COAL ARE CONTRO VERSIAL; BENJAMIN FRANK: TIN DOWEWVER Te WOT

County Bond Total - Set At $2,400,000   Victory Drive in the NeSore tion Will Open Oct. 29

County Bond Total Set Af $2,400,000      Victory Driye in the Na_ tion Wil Open Océ. 29

100.000 Soviets Across Oder in Drive on Berlin   Breakthrough in Front Assault Toward Nazi  Capital Reported; Nine Red Divisions on Line

Russians Mass For Attack On Reich Capital   Marshal. Zhukov, After. Breakthrough, Pushes Neor: en 100, 000 Soviets Across Oder Between Frankfurt and Newly-Captured Kuestrin

Three Armies Expected to Attack Berlin   German Positions in Stettin Suburbs Whittled Down

ae ya 46° 7 ae is “3. ‘ : - . ee cu a  ad" S. ve ken os ~ '  ~ ht ww, 4   NaWS ACIOL. . Ca¥ -. 2,00, Sross CCer in 3-2rorngec. rive

SOVIET DRIVE READY   Germans Say Nearly 100,000 Russians Are Across The Oder River

SOVIETS PUSH 100,000 MEN ACROSS ODER   SOME UNITS WITHIN 33 MILES OF BERLIN

NINE RUSSIAN DIVISIONS STAB TOWARD BERLIN   Zhukov’s Forces Achieve Breakthrough in Frontal Assault on Reich Capital

100,000 REDS CROSS ODER IN BERLIN DRIVE   Three Soviet Armies Prepare for Mass Assault on City

Nazis Contend Breakthrough Is Only Temporary; Soviets Steadily Whittle Down Ger. man Positions in Suburbs Of Stettin   By ROMNEY WHEELER

100,000 Men Across Oder, Germans Say  ‘Three Red Armies Expected To Make Big Push on Berlin

Spearheads Approach Reich Capital   Nine Russian Divisions Cross Oder River

War Service Was Sought By Niemoeller   Lutheran Pastor Tells He Volunteered For Navv In 1939

New Price Ceiling Based On Markup   A-15 Gasoline Ration Stamps Effective On Thursday: 4 Gallons

ASKS S PERKINS STICK TO POST   Resignation Rejected by President, Is Report

Redesignates Miss Perkins To Labor Post   President Declines to Accept Resignation of Cabinet Member  PE ee RS EaTee a hs Pua een ee ay ee ane

Redesignates Miss Perkins To Labor Post   President Declines to Accept Resignation of Cabinet Memher

Sec’y Perkins To Remain In  F.D.R.’s Cabinet   Sought To Resign But— A.F.L. And.C.1.0. Can’t  Agree On Successor.

F.D.R. Renames Frances Perkins Labor Secretary  Wallace-Jones Feud — Comes Up for   ae te in Senate

FRANCES. PERKINS STAYS IN GABINET   Resi gnation ‘Ks ‘Sectetary .Of Labor: Resested » EDR.

F.D.R. Rejects Resignation of Miss Perkins.   Woman Member of Cabinet Who Has Beer Under Fire by Some Elements to Continue

MRS. PERKINS RETAINS POS!   FDR Refuses To Accept Resignation As Labor Sec’y

FDR Retains Perkins in Labor Office   Roosevelt Rejects He: Resignation Despite Stormy Career

*Miss Perkins "Will Continue 4n Labor Post   Cabiriet Member’s , Resignation Turned * Nhown by President

Labor Head Claimed Gettint Ready To Depart When President Said ‘No’

PERKINS STAYS AS LABOR BOSS ~AMORE. YEARS   (FDR Decides He Can't Get Along Without Feminine Cabinet Member

SECRETARY PERKINS’ RESIGNATION NIXED   President Turns It Down Despite Her Desire

Resignation Not Accepted By FDR   Miss Perkins Had Intended To Leave Washington After Inauguration.

MISS PERKINS ~ ASKED TO STAY   Roosevelt Won't Accept Secretary Of Labor’s Resignation

Perkins Asked  To Continue   President Declines  Labor Secretary's Offer to Quit Post

ee ——————————eeeeS<vVW7XaXQc5cVCV00  Perkins To Remair Labor Secretary

Miss Perkins Will Continue in Office   President Has Turned Down Her Resignation And She Will Continue to Hold Place in Cabinet as Secretary of Labor.

ODT Cancel: 7 Wartime Motor Curbs  Advises Holding Band C Books For New Tires

Removes Bans  On State Fairs   Relaxes Restrictions On Former Convention:

1.000 B-29 Fleets Seen   Col. Albert Warner Says Mass Now Over 500 But Many More Expected.

Thousand B-29 Fleets and Larger fo Be Massed Soon in Battle Against Japanese   Promise Made That Load Per Bomber Will Be Increased ond Frequency of Strikes Will Be Stepped Up Materially

Superforts Ready For Anniversary   First Hit Japs Year Ago Tuesday, Bigger Raids Being Prepared

1,000-Plane B-29 Fleets To Hit Japs   Load Per Bomber To Be Increased

REPORTER TELLS STORY   Says Many Germans Think Hitler Dead Since July, 1944

MAKE PUBLIC ARMISTICE TERMS WITH IFALY WHICH WERE NEVER COMPLETELY INVOKED BY ALLIES.

Some Points In Document Were Never Enforced   Full Capitulation Of Armed Forces Is Shown by Armistice

Italian Armistice Terms Never Completely Invoked   Long-Suppressed Articles By Which Marshal Badoglio Turned Over Ltaly Lock, Stock And Barrell To Allies - Made Public; Territorial Settlement Not Mentioned

Allies Make Public Terms Of Armistice Which Faced Italians   Documents Accompanying Noted Text Reveal Terms Never Were Invoked E ully And That For All Practical Uses Have Been Abrogated

ITALIAN ARMISTICE TERMS ANNOUNCE!   SURRENDER WAS COMPLETE, BUT SUBSEQUENT EVENTS HAVE ABROGATED MOST OF PROVISIONS.

Conditions Never Fully Invoked,  Records Reveal   Many Terms Are Made Obsolete Before Being Put Into Effect

Italian Armistice Terms Revealed   Reparations Left for Final Peace Treaty

AT LAST! HERE ARE ITALIAN PEACE" TERMS   Secret Since Fall of 1943

PEACE TERMS FOR ITALY NOT HARSH   Allies Finally Publish Two-year-old Armistice Contents

Had Been — Withheld— Since 1943   _REVEALED BY AGREEMENT OF: ALLIES; SURRENDER COMPLETE BUT ALL TERMS NOT INVOKED. -

STRICT ITE NEVER USED, ALLIES ADMIT   Cooperation, Loyalty Of Italians Win Respite

Armistice Terms For Italians Are - Finally Revealee   Rules Set Up for Control of Axis Partner Never Invoked Completely   BROAD AUTHORITY GRANTED TO ALLIES   Sovereignty Virtually Restored to Italian Government in February

Bare Terms Of Armistice Given Italy   Most Made Obsolete After Nation Quit Axis To Aid Allies.

Toykyo Reports New B-29 Raid   Japs Forced Back at Iwo, Juzon, Burma

B29 IN ANOTHER BiG TOKYO ASSAULT AS GROUND FORCES THROW BACK NIPS   Advances Scored All Along Pacific Front

  Houffalize Rejoices: Many Civilians Murdered, City  Is Looted, but Nazis Are Gone

Turkish Prince, Born in Detroit, Accuses Wife of Inciting Landlord to Choke Him

Russians Free 6,000 Fliers   Fleeing Germans Left Camp in Charge of Famous Yank Ace, Col. Zemke

FREE YANKEE FLIERS   Russians Liberated 6,000 At Barth On the Baltic

Nazi Leaders Transformed te Civilian Status   Step Taken in Preparation for Coming Trials

Goering, Other Nazi Militarists Are Discharged from German Armed Force:

Aussies Win Airstrip on Tarakan Isle   General MacArthur Also Reports Davao City on Mindanao Is Freed by Yanks

ALLIES CAPTURE “TARAKAN AIRSTRIE   AILR-SEA BOMBARDMENT SILENCES JAP POSITIONS—DAVAO CITY LIBERATED.

Yanks Liberate Davao, on Mindanao Island  Aussies Capture Jap Airfield on Tarakan Isle

Four-Fifths Of Jap Army  Demobilized   WArthur Orders Old Censorship Killed ; Three Papers Resume

MACARTHUR ORDERS JAP FREE PRESS   Massive Home Army Is Four-Fifths Disarmed

Press Bans Are Ordered Ended By Allied Chief   1,825,000 Nipponese Soldiers Discharged; 3 Papers Reinstated

Japs Release 807, of Home Army  MWaArthur Order Gives Free Speech. Press

Order Gives Free Press To Japanese   MacArthur Ends Japan’s Censorship Of All Media

Bulk of Japs’ Home Army ls Demobilized   Nipponese Given A Free Press For the First Time

Cheering Londoners Acclain Modest Allied Commander   Eisenhower Embarrassed by Praise As British Bestow Highest Honors

U.S. Expectec To Abandon Hull Foreign Policy Ideas   Hopkins in Europe Making Arrangements For Historic Session: By Allied Leaders   OFFICIALS ARE SILENT

HideEvents.  y Screen ~OfSecrecy   Abroad on Impo:tunt Policy MiSsions  - Is Belief  "Aree Officials. Are

Prisoners Of Japs Are Found Tortured   Badly Treated A Airmen Are Getting Better Treatment Now

MICHIGAN FLIER TORTURE VICTIM   One Of Eight Americans Beaten, Slapped By Japs In Shanghai

New Chevrolet Due For Showinc M Early Date   Louis G. Gest, Local Dealer, Attends Preview of New Models At Houston this week

Doolittle Winds Up Air Job In Europe   Eisenhower Rebukes Senior Officer: For Reported Friendly Treatment of Captured Nazi Bic-Wics

Gen. Doolittle Gives Up 8th Air Force Post   Famous Flier Likely To Go to Pacific: Eisenhower Censures ‘Coddling’ of Nazis

CAN Oc END OF NAZIo AND DOOM OF APE   Puts Work or Fight as First Requirement of U. S. for Victory.

Roosevelt Calls baler a To Draft Manpower   Optimistic Trend Noted In President's Messace To Conaress

VICTORY YEA IS PREDICTED BY ROOSEVELI   GREAT MANPOWER DRAFT ORDERED TO WIN WAR

Congress And Nation Hear Executive   FDR Takes Air After Appearing Before Solons

Roosevelt Calls for Work or Fight Law.. Compulsory Drafting of Nurses

Manpower Draft Is Called for by  President Roosevelt   Chief Executive Also Calls Upon the United Nations to Put Victory and Peace Ahead of Detail Differences   Text on Page 10

URGES STEP FOR SPEEDIER WAR TRIUMPH   Asks for Conscription of Nurses and Quick Utilization of Nation’s 4,000,000 4-F's.   PROMISES TO BACK . ATLANTIC CHARTER   President Commits VU. S. to Role in European Politics to Achieve a “People’s Peace.”

International Cooperation  To Win Peace   Says New Year Of 1945 Can Be Greatest Year Of Achievement.   FINAL END OF TERROR

Roosevelt Calls For Draft OFU.S. Labor   Urges Real Peace Get Preference Over United Nations’ Differences: Wants More 4-Fs Used

President Urges Unity: Asks Manpower Draft   Follows Message “Fo Congress With Radio Talk

Proposes. National  Service Law  Says 1945 Can Be A Momentous Year

FDR ASKS DRAFI OF 4-¥'5; SEES "45 NAZIS’ END   Compulsory Draft Of Nurses Sought For Ist Time In History

in #lessage to Congress Recommends Sweeping New Job Controls. Uy_ges. Effective Use of 4-F’s and Draft of Nur Peed

Roosevelt For Labor Draft'To Speed Victory   Optimism Mingled With Sober Concern Marks Address te Congress and Nation by Radio

Calls Upon Allies To Cooperate For Real Peace   Requests Congress to Plan Works Now to Insure Posiwar Jobs; Terms Nurse Recruiting Failure

Plan Would Place All Citizens Where  Service Needed   Chief Calls for Full Utilization Of All 4-F Men; Drafting of Nurses And General Selective Service Proarar

SAYS 1945 CAN BRING VICTORY   President Urges Passage of National Service Act   Turn to Page 10 for abstract of the President’s message to congress.

Roosevelt Urges Manpower Draft For Final Effort  Calls United Nations To Put Real Peace Ahead af Differences

F.R. Calls on United Nations To Place Victory Ahead of Differences Over Details

GREYHOUND STRIKE PARLEY BREAKS UP   SOUTHWESTERN LINES BUS DRIVERS STAND FIRM IN WAGE DEMANDS.

Report Reveals Severe Shortage Of Food in Ohio   Dwindling Supply Of Farm Labor is Blamed for Crisis

700,000 ACRES IN OHIO LIE IDLE   Shortage of 25,000 Farm Workers Means Acute Food Reduction

EAGLE-PICHER SUSTAINED IN HIGH COURT   Supreme Tribunal Upholds Lower Court Ruling That NLRB Cannot Reconsider Boosting Back Pay to 209 Workers.

Court Upholds NLRB Decision   Supreme Court Says Ruling Against Authority On BackPay Award Was Correct

nt in Profest  rong Note Is 0 Gen. DeGaulle   indreds Believed Deac or Wounded in the Syrian Capital

Show of Force Seen as Attempt to Wring Concessions From Levant States—Note Sent to Paris Suggests She Review Her Policy—Truman Approves British Intervention—U. S. Receives No Request to Mediate,

THE INSIDE ON FOOD SHORTAGE   Optimism In 1944 Helps Explain Food Shortage Of 1945

Monitor-Index to Publish Food Shortage Stories Tomorrow by Noted Farm Expert

UNCONFIMMED STOCKHOLiY  DISPATCH REPORTS RIOT AT  BERLIN RAILROAD  STATION

BATTLE ON BATAAN   Americans Gain Slowly or j  Jacare-e in Heavy F ighting

GERMAN RESISTANCE CRUMBLED T0 NEAR ROUT WEST FRONT  U.S. NINTH ARMY POUR ER TAWADN Warring

TROOPS MENACE COLOGNE; NAZIS “IN FULL FLIGHT   Yanks Within 614 Miles of Major City—Stalin Reports Neustettin Taken

QUISLING WILL PLEAD DEFENSE   Personal Appearance Is Sched.  uled For Thursday

Japs Attack Photoplanes   Fighters, A-A Fire Open On Bombers Over Tokyo, Two Nip Planes Shot Down

10 Jap Planes Attack B-32s Over Tokyo   U. S. BOMBERS ENGAGED IN PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSION WHEN HIT

ATTACK U.S. CRAFT   Jap Fighters Pounce or B 326 on Photo Mission Over Tokyo-

Yank Fliers Down Two   Bombers Over Tokyo Fired Upon by Nips; One Badly Shot Up

Two Nipponese Planes Downed By U.S. Craff   None of Crew Hurt But One American B-32 Damaged

TEN FIGHTERS ACK-ACK SENT  UP BY JAPS   One Plane Badly Shot Up None Injured   ACTION COMES   ! Days After MacArthur Orders All Offensive Action Halted

New Gas Ration Coupons  Not Necessary When ‘45  License Plates Issued

ROOSEVELT ACTION  IN DISMISSING JONES  DREW SHARP OPINIONS NATION’S NEWSPAPERS  NOT TOO FRIENDLY TO CHANCE IN CARINET POST

Roosevelt's Dism issal Of Jones Causes Sharp Re buttal From Pres:

Peace Be Fine But Expensive.  Nation Told   Such is Found In Views of the Military Experts

Peace To Prove Expensive For United States      Nation Must Impress Lead ers and Professional Soldiers of Other Cow tries of Power

Costs Of Peace To Be Expensive   Need Large Sums For Future Armed Forces

Battleships Seen  Dominating Fleet      Planned Por Peaee-Time Servire

Admirals Cut ~ (Carrier Role      Airpower Given Secondary Part in Postwar Navy © . Plans

Admirals Cut — Carrier Role   Airpower Given Secondary Part in Postwar Navy Plans

Navy Plans to Cut Caiciets By Ohe third   Butileship Admirals. Like To Reduce Aviation To Miner Role

Carriers Take Secondary Post In Peace Navy   Number of Flattops Would Be Reduced To Less Than Third Of Present Figure

Government Ends  Meat Set-Aside   Packers Not Required To Save Pork Cuts

V. S. Officer Is Killed in Saigon  _Indo-Chinese Spread  Disorders in City

DELAY CHANGE ~— IN-WORK LAW   GOVERNOR NOT TO REVIVE  PRE-WAR LAW ON DATE ORIGINALLY PLANNED

AWAIT AN EXPLANATION    Red Star Asks About Foreign Mint isters Conference

BROTHER KILLED   Mac Hawley Killed In Action On ebruary 5, Says Telarc...

Announce Dates For “Camporee”   Plans Also Made For Scout Court Of Honor

LEND-LEASE TO RUSSIA MAY BE INCREASEL   “Possible Change in Military Situation” Given As One Reason.

BIG 5 EXPECTED TO COMPROMISE BALKAN DEBATE   Western Allies May Agree on Russian “Token” Representation

COMPROMISE OF BIG FIVE SEEN   Efforts Being Made B) Ministers To Iron Out Balkans Problems

Hope Seen for Balkan  Formula   Russ Concessions Due in Bulgaria; “Token” Colony Representation

Compromise By Big Five Heads . Seen This Week   Balkan, Mediterranean Differences Continue To Plague Ministers

FIRE NIP CAPITAL IN GREATEST INCENDIARY RAID   Tokyo Explosions Heard 108 Miles Away by B-29 Pilots

Record Force Of B-29s Put TorchToTokyo   Assault Involving Probably 400 Planes Deelared Sucecssful—Japs Clain  Imperial Palaee Hit

Palace Firec In Greatest Tokyo Raid   5.Mile Arsenal Area Smashed by Bombs Of 400 Super-forts

Tokyo's Arsenal . Blasted by Bombs   Superforts Bounce High Into Air Because of Tremendous Explosions

BIGGEST RAID ROCKS TOKYO   Fire Bombs of Superforts Cause Blasts Heard 100 Miles Away

Tokyo Hit by Big B29 Force   Cause Explosions Heard by Pilots Over 100 Miles Away

(e reatest B-29 Attack To Date ‘Leaves Many Fires In Tokyo   Japs Meet Raiders With Jet-Propelled Planes; Enemy Claims Shrine Was Destroyed And Palaces Hit

B-29s Strike Tokyo With  Great Force   Cause Explosions Heard 100 Miles; Great Fires Left in Arsenal Area

B-29s Hit Jackpot  Ja Tokvo   Great Superfort Ar mada Sets Off Huge Explosions and Fires In Main Arsenal Area

Tokyo Blasts Felt Miles Away  Japs Use . Jet blsines  gupta Cosme eb nce

QUISLING RANTS IN OSLO LOCKUP   Other Norwegian Puppet Officials Reported Suicides

Norwegians Jail Premier Quisling   Puppet Ruler Gives Up To Police of Oslo

NORWAY’S PUPPET PREMIER JAILED   QUISLING SURRENDERS TO QSLO POLICE—2 HIGH NAZI OFFICERS KILL SELVES.

Quislng Jailed ~ As? High Nazis  lle Own Lives  No orwe egia Lose Little  en      Norwegians Lose LitHe Time In Formal Arraignment

QBISLING HELD IN OSLO JAIL; NAZIS SUICIDE   Norway Puppet. Premier and Six Cabinet Members Give Up

QUISLING HELD IN OSLO JAIL   Norwegian Collaborationist ProSably Wil Be Arraigned Today

(Quisling Gives Himself Up And Is Jailed   © Cabinet Ministers Also Surrender: Report 2 Commit Suicide

PUPPET QUISLING IS HELD IN JAN   Traitor Surrenders to Police in the City of Ocla

Giant Peacetime Carrier Fleet Urged in House  Committee Adopts Resolution for 1.079 Shing

House Group Favors Navy  Of 116 Carriers   Resolution Approves Peacetime Navy of  1079 Combat Ships: Passed Unanimously

Fleet Wou!d Include 116 Aircraft Carriers, 16 Times Number of Flattops U. 8S. Possessed at Time of Pearl Harbor Raid —Cost of Maintaining Force Put at Between $2,500,000,000 and $4,000,000,000 a Year by Vinson.

Large Navy Is. BeingPlanned   Navy of 1,079 Combat Ships. Asked by Group

RIOT OVER RATIONING   House Asks Carrier Fleet 23 Times As Big As In ’41

Pastwar Navy of   House Cc.nmiltes Givas  Ununit.ove O.1C To That Size reat

House Backing  ‘Bie U.S. Fleet   116 CarriersRecommended 079 Warshins

Post- War Navy Of 1,079 Ships  Recommended   Fleet of 116 Carriers, "16 Times 1941 Force, Urged by House Group

GROUP FAVORS NAVY OF 1,079 COMBAT SHIPS   116 Postwar Carriers Urged by House Committee

FIELD MARSHAL GIVES SELF UP   SURRENDERS TO SAVE HUMILITY — APPRECIATES PIECE OF G-l WHITE BREAD

Indonesians Get Pledge of Aid From Sumatra   British Report More Attacks Made Upon Western Java Forces

Wage Talks To Be Resumed By Company, CIO   Ford Proposal Completely Unacceptable, ClO Says —Management Predicts Operating Loss of ~ $35,000,000 Next Year

Ford Offer Of Pay Hike Turned Dowr   Union Rejects 12 Per Cent Waae Raise

Hearings On   Fact Findings Begin Today   General Motors ’ Offic. ials Make No Comment.  On Ford Situation. In Washington 'Toduy

UAW - CIO Rejects Ford 12.4 Per Cent Pay Hike   Union Says Offer ‘Completely Unacceptable’ And _ Conferences Will Resume Thursday; Company  Claims Money Being Lost Now

ClO Turns Down Ford's Offer of 17.4 Pet. Boost   Proposal Wholly Unacceptable to The Auto Workers

Auto Firm Asks 2-Year Union Pact   General Motors Has No Comment; Flint AC Pickets Increase

UNION SPURNS 12.4 PER CENT PAY INCREASE   OFFICE HELP KEPT FROM JOBS’ BY GM PICKETS

UNION TURNS DOWN FORD'S 124 PCT, PAY BOOST OFFER   U. A. W. Official Says It Is “Completely Unacceptable” Less Than Hour After It Is Made.   PROPOSAL COMBINED . WITH SECURITY DEMAND   Firm Asked Guarantees Against Wildcat Strikes — and Right to Hire and Fire.

U. S. Ship Enters Shanghai Harbor   Tows Captured Escaped Japanese Gunboat, Ataki

First U.S. Vessel Tn Shanghai Harbor   Minesweeper Arrives Tow ing Captured Jap Gunboat

Yanks Land  In Shanghai   Minesweeper Tows In Captured Jap Gunboat

FIRST U. S. SHIP SINCE 1941 IN SHANGHAI, JAP SHIP SEIZED AS DISARMING IS STARTED

Marines Take 2 More Isles, Continue Mop-up on Iwo   New U. S. Landings Unopposed; Jap Remnants Reduced to Two Pockets

Marines Occupy Tiny Isles Off Western Shore of Iwo; ‘Halt Annoying Mortar Fire

No Opposition Encountered in Operations   Forces on Iwo Continue to Annihilate Japs

TO CONTINUE “MY DAY”    Te. ‘Mrs. Reosevelt Not Interested in  Any Office at Present

NO PUBLIC OFFICE FOR MRS, ROOSEVELT   She Wants To Continue as Newspaperwoman

BLACK MARKET WAR PROMISED   eee  Justice Department Te Uncover _ Illicit Operations

Sj oned Many Cer rtifi icates  As Ordered   Evidence in Trial of Japanese Prison Guard

Large Numbers of Indonesians Are Massing in Java, British Report

BATAVIA IS. QUILI AGAIN BOI UNFAS}   British Raport lors  Numbers Massing in Centrul Java and — Situ. -tis  Xe. -a

All Java Reported Tense As Indonesians Assemble   One Native Shot and One British Officer Is Wounded in Flare-Up in North—Fighting Starts After Two Grenades Are Tossed at Ambonese Sentry—Royal Air Force Drops Supplies at Magelang and Soerabaja.

Situation Tense in Batavia-as Indonesians Mass   Sporadic Fighting Subsides: Two Casualties Listed

Java Situation Remains Tense      Batavia Reported Quiet But Forces Continue to Mass -

BATAVIA QUIET AFTER FIGHTING   Situation Still Tense: Indonesians Mass In Middle Java

Java Situation Remains ‘Tense’   Sporadic  Reperted by Brit  Street  Fis

TASKS TACKLED BY LABOR CHIEF   Secretary Armed With New Powers To End Detroit Dispute

Labor Sef-Up To Be Revised   U.S. Department to be Re organized to Cope With Crisis

Labor Situation In Detroit Eyed By Government   Schwellenbach to Move; Granted Most of Power Asked

US. Moves To Quiet Suraing Labor Front   Schwellenbach Gets New Power; HST To Announce Reoraanization Today

troman to Confer Added Powers On Schwellenbach  Labor Department Reorganization Will Re   Labor Department Reorganization Will Be Announced Today

Washington Stirred With 200,000 Idle, Threats of Strikes _ Expandines Daily

GOVERNMENT WILL ENTER DETROW ROW   Truman Cloaks Secretary Schwellenbach With New Powers to Deal With Controversy.   LABOR DEPARTMENT TO BE REORGANIZED   Revamping Plan Announced on Heels of President’s Conference With Advisors.

House Told to Get Busy   Job Will Take 100 Days at Present Rate, Floor Leader Savy,

Ne Benefits For Congress i in Bil   Measure Takes Care of Hun. gry People of Europe

‘HIROHITO’S PERSONAL FORTUNE IS $106,000,000, ‘REPORTS ALLIED “HEADQUARTERS

MARRIAGE ‘UNCONSUMMATED’ ‘AFTER 13 YEARS, COURT SAYS    British Judges In Granting Annullment, Hold That Hus band’s Use Of Contraceptives Over Wife’s Objections Frustrated One Of Principal Functions Of Marriage

Demand Dewey Tell of Japan's. War Intentions   Republicans Request His Testimony Before Pearl Harbor Group

VIEWS OF DEWEY ON RAID WANTED   G.0.P. Demands Congress Ask Governor To Testify

REPUBLICANS WANT DEWEY T0 TESTIFY ABOUT PEARL HARBOR   Dewey Had Word Roosevelt Knew Beforehand Jap Attack Was Due

DEWEY MAY BE ASKED 10 TALK AT PH PROBE   Republicans Demand New York Governor Testify at Trial

GROUP SHOULD VIEW LETTER   Dewey Should Tell If He Thinks Peari Harbor Facts Were Known.   MARSHALL UNAVAILABLE

Republicans Urge Congress Call Dewey to Testify  Pearl Harbor Group   Asked to Study -  MAarchall’e Latter

CHARGE GOV  FOREWARNEDOF DEC. 7 ATTACK   Republican Presidentia Candidate Confirms  Marshall Letter

CLAIM U. 5. KNEW JAPS WOULD STRIKI   Republicans Also Want To Look At Marshall Letter

Republicans Urging Congress To Invite Dewey's Version   Want His Personal Opinion About U. S Beina Forewarned

Demand Dewey  Tell His Story  Republicans Call For Governor's Account

High Command Under Fire on Attack Warning   Republicans Demand Dewey Disclose His Marshall Letter

Congress Wants Dewey's Views On Jap Attack   Wart To Know If He Believed High Command Wasa Aware of Intentions.

Republicans Urge Congress Call Dewey to Testify  Pearl Harber Group Asked to Study Marshall‘s Letter

Republicans Demand That Forme: Presidential Candidate Be Invitec To Testify In Pearl Harbor Inquir:

ASK FOR LOOK AT   Republicans Would Have Dewey rel Congress   TO BRING OUT TRUTH

Republicans Ask Dewey Be Heard On Pearl Harbor   Want To See Marshal! Letter On Jap Assault

ASK FOR LOOK AT MARSHALL LETTER   Republicans Would Have Dewey Tell Congress About It   TO BRING OUT TRUTH

May Call Dewey In   GOP Wants Wants Him Questioned in Connection With Pear} Harbor

Dewey Views Demanded by GOP Leaders   No Comment From Gen. Marshall Over Letter in Question

Dewey Wanted As Witness In Attack Probe   ]   Republicans Demand Gov. ernor be Called to Fell What He Kinows About  War Forewarning

Congress Gets GOP Demand to Hear Dewey   Want Him To Tell Information on Jap Attack; Show Marshall Letter

Wild Ape Creates Scare At Latrobe   Breaks Up Corn Roast, Closes School, Keeps Kids Indoors

Fy-Soldier Held In Wife Slaying  Girl Comparion Tells Tale of Night Terror

Police Sifting Strange Story Of Vet’s Crimes   Discharged Soldier Alleg edly Killed Wife and Raped Chance Aquaintance Beside Dying Mate

Slayer Is Held Without Charge  Veteran Confesses to Killing Wife

Vet Confesses He Killed Wite   Police Probe Strange Tale Of Murder And ' Rave Of Another Girl

SHOOTS WIF Pr TRE   Discharged Soldier Held in Jail After Victim Sobs Out Story

Nazi Commentators Take Gloomy View Of Turn Of. Events Qn-Eastern Front

German People Are Warnec No Immediate Prospect of Stopping Soviet Offensive   High-Ranking Nazi Leaders Take Gloomy View of Situation in East, Emphasize Russian Superiority in Men and Material

GERMAN PEOPLE TOLD TRUTH TODAY   Told Of Red Army’s Sweeping Successes In Poland

War Crimes Tribunal Puts Off Opening Three Days at Soviet’s Request

Court Delays —   Nazi Charges   (Russ Translators Hold Up Official Tndietnients

Soviets Ask Delay In Nazi War Trials   Book Length Indictment Records ‘Germany's Crimes Against World

War Crimes Court Delays Action of Russia’s Request  Soviet Prosecutor Cites Difficulties of Translating

INDICTMENTS OF WAR CRIMINALS BEING DELAYED   Russians Request Postponement Of Action For Three Days

Interpreting the War Pace of War May Mean Early Nazi Military Collapse

CAPITAL STRIKE KNOTS TRAFFIC   Buses And Street Cars Paralyzed; Bicycles And Horses Used

AFL Walkout — Halts Busses   Capital Transit Workers ‘Suddenly Leave Jobs: in Dispute Over Waaes _

MORE INDICATIONS THAT WARS IN EUROPE AND PACIFIC ARE NOT SEPARATE BUT INTERDEPENDENT

THE  WAR TODAY   War News From Europe and Pacifie Emphasize Interdepeudence of Two Widely Separated Conflicts

The War Today   Collapse. of Reich to Spur Aid to U. S. Pacific Forces

Congress Ponders Military Training   MacArthur Proposes Services be Included at Cabinet Meetings; Politics Enter Pearl Harbor Ouiz

‘Pearl Harbor And Military Training Are “Hot” Subjects For Congressmen

NEED 1$ GREAT STATES CHIEF OF WAR DEPT.   Dispute Flares Over Pearl Harbor Investigation   SEVERAL CHANGES   Will Be Made In G. I. Bill: Auto Dealers Take Price Dispute To Capitol

Congress Takes Up Home Front Problems: Starts On War. Training Proposal

Fight Cactus Ro’ With Penicillin  Drug Being Used to Save Arizona Plant

General Wage Raise Sought   CIO Calls For 20% Increase In Nation

Documents Submitted At Trial Show Spy-Ring Worked Through German Firms

83 Ships Are Destroyed In Bombardments   Two Communiques Are Issued By Admiral Nimitz

FORMOSA MAIN TARGET OF U. S. NAVY BOMBER:   New Invasion of Caroline: Reported—Warships Shell Enemy Positions

Bag 331 Planes And 85 Ships In Two Days   Blows On Japanese Vessels From Carrier Aircraft

331 Jap Planes, 83 Ships, New Invasion Reported In 2-Day Carrier Assaults

Toll Heavy In Carrier Blow   Another Isalnd Taken In Carolines And 8-29s Lash Omura’s Industries

VOLCANO, BONIN ISLES BATTERED WITH FORMOSA   Carrier Forces Strike Within 615 Miles Of Tokvo

ddl JAP PLANES, ~ 85 SHIPS BAGGED   NIMITZ GIVES RESULTS OF FORMOSA-OKINAWA RAIDS —17 AIRCRAFT LOST.

Another Isalnd Taken In Carolines_ And B-29s Lash Omura’s Industries.

Nimitz Reveals Heavy Jap Toll In Formosa Area   331 Enemy Planes Included in Bag For Two-Day Attack

Heavy Losses Dealt Japs   Carrier Planes Bag 331 Planes, 85 Ships In Formosa, Okinawa Assaults

Carrier Planes Sink 25 Jap Ships: Destroy Il Planes   58 Vessels and 220 Planes Are Damaged in Two-Day Strike at Formosa; Flyers Range 500 Miles Along China Coast

=  In Two Days Knock Down 33k Nipponese Air Planes and Sink Or Damage 85 Ships. Gontinue Bombardment of ‘Formosa and Iwo

CRIPPLED VET WANTS A FARM   Sergeant Happy Tho Parts Of Four Limbs Are Gone

Soldier Who Los! Both Arms and Legs Plans fo Run Chicken Farm in Future

Order to Cease Offensive Fire Given; Fight Goes on In Sections of Far East —

JAP PEACE ENVOYS TO FLY TO MANILA TOMORROW NIGHT BETWEEN 6 AND 9

POLICE MANPOWER WILL BE DOUBLED   Move Made in Columbus Tc Fight ‘Hoodlum’ Trend

STATE VOTERS TO NAME TWO COURT JUDGES   Superior Court Posts And Local Issues Hold Interest

Over 20,000 War Workers Idle   Strike Crisis Mount: Today In Detroit

OHIO SOLONS G0 ON FAST TIME   Wo Longer Able To Stand By Own Medicine

Would Designate Sept. 2 V-J Day   Missourian For Quick Action to Speed Discharges End of Emergency Bureaus

'Anillery and Patrol ‘Adivily Increases On Central Italian Front

ESTABLISHES L-MILE LONG BRIDGEHEAD   Allies Intensify Pressure Everywhere on Western Front

CIO Refuses To OK GM's . *45-Hour Week   Reuth:ar, Union Leader, + Says Fins Evades  - > Waue Issue

Hartford Hospita Fire, Fatal to 17 Being Investigated   Two More Aged Patients in Critical Condition from Holiday Blaze

(7 DIED IN SHRISTHAS SVE FIRE   Blaze Occurred At Hospital in Hartford, Conn.

Officials Open Fire Probe   Christmas Eve Fire Causes 17 Deaths In Hospital At Hartford .

SNOW AND ICE HIT WIDE AREA   Frigid. Weather Extends Into Central Texas

HEADS MARINE FORCE   Lt. Gen. Roy S. Geiger Appointment Announced Today

G.O.P. LOSES IN ATTEMPT TO CURTAIL OPA   SEN. GEIGER TO COMMAND PACIFIC MARINES

Geiger Heads Marine Force   Will Be Commanding General Of Pacific Fleet Ma rine Group.

Geiger to-tHead Marine Atfack  Veteran Fighter Acscianed New Job

Death Comes Quietly to  General Who Escaped  Germans’ 88-mm Shells

Reds Demand Territory in  Surprise Act —   COUNTRY WANTS LAND IN MEDITERRANEAN, LONDON REPORT SAYS

Mediterranean Dilemma ... .  Report Russians Asking More Territory Than We Had Expected Them To

Russ Move A Surprise   Reported Demand for Territory ‘in Mediterranean Stirs Big Five

Russia Bids For Power in Mediterranean   Proposals Before Big Five Foreign Minister Council Refer To Dodecanese Islands

Red Regime Is Believed Demanding Territories   Mediterranean Is Contention Bone For Big Five

Soviet Bid For Mediterranean Power Reported   Territorial Demands Considerably Beyond Anything U.S. And Britain Anticipated.

Reds Ask Greater Role In Affairs of The Mediterranear   Russian Demands For Territory Are Beyond Expectations

Surprise Move by the Soviet   Mediterranean Is  Center of Question

Russia’s Mediterranean Demands © cen As. Desire To Become A” ower There

RUSSIA ASKS MORE   Soviet Power’s Demand: Believed Related to  Mediterranean

Russia in Bid for Power in sedierinean   Territorial Demands Listed for Big Five Indicate Soviet Plan

Soviet Bid For Mediterranean  Aveas Surprise   Believed lo Seek Dodecanese Islands Guarding Approaches Dardanelles; Was Unexpected

Russia Seeks A Foothold In  Mediterranean   Territorial Demands By Reds Far Beyond AngloU. S. Anticipations.

AUSSTA MAKING ~NEW DEMANDS   Seen As Indication She Wants to Be Mediterranean Power.     A eC@LIRDDBICING ACTION

Russian Demand for Mediterranean Area Power is Reported   Soviet Union’s Bid is More Than Americans, British Expected

Red Surprise Is Power Bid ir Mediterranean  Big Five Ministers Reported Upset By Reported Request

RUSSIANS BID FOR POWER IN MEDITERRANEAN   Big 5 Diplomats Face Problem In Peace Discussion

Russia Seeks More Power,  Big Five Told   Territorial Demands in Mediterranean Area Brought to Light

SOVIET GOVERNMENT REPORTEDLY MAKES MEDITERRANEAN BID   UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN SURPRISED AT NEW RUSSIAN MOVE

Russia Seeks Control of Dardanelles   Greater Demands Are Made by Soviets At Ministers’ Meet

Red Demands Reported   Speculate Russiar s Want Control! of Dodecanese

Red Demands Jar Big Five  Conference   Soviet Union Apparently Wants Bigger Share in Mediterranean Control Than Anticipated

Soviet Bid For Mediterranean Power Rumored   Demands In That Area Reported Beyond What U. S., Britain Expected.

Drastic Red Demands at Big 5 Talks   Mediterranean Claims Far More Sweeping Than Expected.

ON EXTRA VOTES   FDR Not to Ask Additiona for U.S. in New World Organization

United States Won't Ask For 3 Votes   Roosevelt Changes Mind on Request? At Frisco Parley

Claim Acceptance Of Unconditional Surrender On Way   Early Morning Flash Indicated That Tokyo Message Accepting Potsdam Declaration Would Be Forthcoming   Very Soon

Domei Radio Announcement Not Regarded as Real Thing Yet; Allies’ Patience is Strained

MESSAGE LAST NIGHT FOOLED EVEN TRUMAN    Japs Told Big News Tonight

Wait Peace News Stalling by Japs Means Punishing.   Momentous Document Is Due Any Hour

RAND REPORTS INDICATE THAT JAP ENEMY HAS BEEN FINISHED BUT NO OFFICIAL WORD RECEIVEN AS. VET

Q2 Hours  Since Terms Were Sent —   BUT OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION iS LACKING; FIRST MESSAGE TO: . SWISS CAPITAL SAID NOTHING: ON SUBIFECT

Japanese News Agency Tells World Japan Will Accept Potsdam Ultimatum Terms 

Japan Surrender Note  Still Not In Washington   Earlier Nipponese Broadcasts Set Off Wild Allied Celebrations:

WHITE HOUSE AS ‘WELL AS REST OF COUNTRY FOOLED   Long - Winted Communication May Have Contained Protest Against U.S. Use of . Atomic Bamhe

Reports of Surrender Premature   Message Through Switzer land from Tokyo Not Expected Answer

Peace Near, Indication of Week End Developments; Waiting for Japs to Accept Terms

NAGOYA STRUCK BY INCENDIARIES   About 200 Tons Dropped On Factory Center to Finish Job Started Last Week

FINISH UP’ TRIP   Sky Giants Hit Japan Fifth Time In Nine Days Of Record Breaking Raids

AUSTRALTANS MEETING LITTLE UP PUOHTON IN FOURTH DAY UF TTT IN BRUNET BAY ARES

JAP FORCES ON BORNEO FLEE IN DISORDER   Australian Avengers Meeting Little or No Opposition

UP - TO - PRESS - TIME WAR BULLETINS   JAPS’ FLEE IN DISORDER IN NORTHERN BORNEO

Alert Police Stop Demonstration In Egyptian City  Cairo Is No Longer Out of Bounds for U. S.. British Troops

Cairo Quiet After Riots      Anti-Aionist Demonstration Halted in Faply Staone

Police Continue To Patrol Cairo Business Section   small Anti- Zionist Demon: stration ls Quickly Broken Up

WORKERS HAIL V-J, LABOR DAY ACROSS NATION   President Salutes Men and Women for Part Played in Bringing Victory

Labor Day Being Celebrated Today   First Away-From-Work Observance By Labor Since 1941.

V-J And Labor Day Marked By Hope¥or Future   Truman Promises, Effort to. Make FightingMen’s Wishes Come:“Erue:~

ane emeeniaemomes —————— eee  Truman Lauds War Heroes, Pledges Security At Home   President Pays Glowing Tribute To Efforts Of Men At The Fronts And To Part Labor Played In Winning The War; Future Freedom Pledged

A Tribute To Labor   ‘Truman Praises Work For War; Proclaims V-J Day, and Calls for Unity in Task Ahead

Tribute Paid To Labor By Mr. Truman   Right To Decent Standard Of Living Said Recognized

WORKERS GET FIRST PEACE ERA HOLIDAY   Spending Labor Day Away From Job for the First Time Since 1941 — But Truman Says Great Tasks Lie Ahead.

rive Overruns ‘ortress Towns      ‘First Army Lashes to, Within 30 Miles ‘Of Rhine Communications Hub; One ‘Division Reaches Strategic Lake Shore

Senator Johnson of California  Dies At Age 78    Veteran [solationist Opposed Approval of United Nations Treaty

Sen. Johnson Of California Dies Today   Dean of Senate GOP And Colorful Leader Wae Isolationiset

A Veteran Senator Dies   Hiram Johnson, Calif., Opposed League of Na: tions, World Charter

Vet GOP Leader Is Dead   Caiifornian Was Famous for His Isolation Ideas

HIRAM JOHNSON DIES IN CAPITAL   California Senator Was Leader  Of Isolationist Group

HIRAM W. JOHNSON, MILITANT SENATOR, DIED EARLY MONDAY  FIGHTING OPPONENT OF   FIGHTING OPPONENT OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND CHARTER PASSES

Senator Johnson Dies Following Lengthy Illness   Militant Opponent To League Pacts

Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Foe Of League, Charter, Taken By Death At Age 79

Isolationist Hiram Johnson Called by Death   In Senate Since 1917, Fought U. 5. Entry In Leacue of Nations

SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON DIED AT AGE OF 79 YEARS   Californian Was an Opponent to League of Nations and U.N. Organization.   HE DIED IN WASHINGTON   His Political Activites Extend Over a Third of a a Century.

HIRAM JOHNSON DIES IN CAPITAL   Veteran California Senator Had Been Iil Some Time

Hiram Johnson Veteran GOP Senator Dies   His Political Activities Covered Stirring Events

Hiram Johnson, Senate Republican Veteran Is Dead   League of Nations Foe: He Also Was Against The New World Charte

Sen. Johnson, Ruaged lsolationist, Dies in Bethesda Naval Hospital

HIRAM W. JOHNSON DIES IN HIS SLEEP   His Death Leaves Vacancies on Five Senate Committees

Sen. Hiram Johnson Dies At Capital   Veteran West Coast Republican Succumbs at Naval Hospital

FAMED Ao FUL UF LEAGUE OF NATIONS PAGT   Califernian, 79, Served in Congress Almost Third of a Century.

Veteran of Many Senate Battles Dies   Hiram W. Johnson Succumbs in Naval Hospital at Capital

Veteran Solon Succumbs at 75        Striking Congressional Figure Since 1916 Victim of Thrombosis of Cerebal Artery

lee Ce a  Death ‘ath Claims Sen. Johnson   Veteran Republican Had Heart Trouble

SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON DIED EARLY TODAY   Opposed League Of Nations And  Frisco Charter

Death Comes to Senator Johnson   Political Activities Extended Over Third Of a Century

Celebrated Californian Dies at Capital   Missed Presidency by Refusing to Run With Harding

HIRAM JORNSON 5 DEO AT 78   Militant Foe of League of Nations, San Francisco Charter.   NPPONSED ’TEEN DRAFT

TEMPERATURES:   Veteran California Statesman Expires At Navy Hospital

HIRAM W. JOHNSON, MILITANT SENATOR, DIED EARLY MONDAY  FIGHTING OPPONENT OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND CHARTER PASSES

SPN HIRAM W. JOHNSON, LEADER AF FIGHT AGAINST LEAGUE OF NATIONS, DIES AT BETHESDA, MD.

SEN. HIRAM JOHNSON DIES AT AGE OF 78   Colifornian, 2nd Ranking Member of Senate, Succumbs

SEN. JOHNSON IS DEAD AT 78   Leader in F ight Against League Succumbs At Nation's Capital

Death Takes Sen. Johnson   Veteran Californian Victim. of Thrombosis

California GOP  Senator Dies   Hiram W. Johnson 79-Year-Old, Opposed United Nations Charte

JOHNSON DIES AT AGE OF 79   Veteran California Re publican Senator Hac Been Ill for Some Time of Cerebral Artery Thrombosis.

Senator Hiram W. Johnson Diedat — Washington, D.C.   Governor and Senator Since 1910

Senator Hiram Johnson, Leading Isolationist, Dies After Long Illness

Sen. Hiram Johnson Is  Dead At 78   Well Known Californian Was One Of America’s ‘Staunchest Isolationists

Senator Hiram Johnson Dies   California Lawmaker Passes Away After Two And Half Week IInéss. 

League of Nations and San Francisco Charter Opponent Succumbs to Blood Clot

Hiram Johnson, “Senate Veteran,  Is Dead At 79   United Nations Charter Opponent Succumbs At Naval Hospital

SEN. JOHNSON, 78, CALIF., DIES IN MD. HOSPITAL   Jsolationist Prevented U. S. Entering  Nation TLearnve

Striking Figure to the Very Las!  Helpei Defeat Leaque of Nations

ILLNESS FATAL TO FAMED SEN. HIRAM JOHNSON   Leader In Fight Against Wilson’s League Dies At Age of 79

OF CALIFORNIA IS FOUND DEAD   Life-Long Isolationist Of Senate —Republican Statesman

Sen. Johnson. Foe of League.  Dies Suddenly   Veteran Lawmaker,whose Career Embraced Stirring Events, Was 79

Senator Johnsor of California Is Dead af Age 79   Militantly Opposed League of Nations ond United Nations:

JOHINSON DIES. NSLEEP  Vetara ~ Cal af   Veteran Calif. Isolationist Passes on at 79

Hiram Johnson Is Dead At 79  Republican Senator Was Foe Of Charter

DEATH TAKES SENATOR HIRAN JOHNSON AT 74   Dubbed by Wilson One of “Group of Willful Men” in League Fight

Sen. Johnson Of California Dies at 79   Isolationist Helped Block Wilson’s Leacue of Nations

STROKE IS FATAL TO VETERAN OF POLITICAL WARS   OPPOSED WILSON’S LEAGUE OF NATIONS, NEW WORLD CHARTER

SEN, JOHNSON DIES TODAY IN NAVAL HOSPITAL   California Republican Fought League of Nations, San Francisco Charter

Sen. Johnson Dies, Was 79   Senator Leader in Stirring Events Over Quarter Century of Nation’s History

Hiram Johnson, Veteran GOP Senator, Dies   He Was 79; Militani Opponent of League Of Nations and San  Francisco Charter

Califernia Senator Is Summonec   Colorful Dean Of United States Senators, Hiram Johnson, Dies Today At Naval Hospital

SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON DIES   One of Two Dissenters to  World Charter Was 78.

LEAGUE FOE, DIES AT 7S   Veteran Californian Broke With Party Often, Helped Beat Wilcon Peace Pian,   “STRIKING FIGURE’   Legislator Succumbe at aval _ Hoapital,  Twe and

Death Summons Hiram Johny;. 3130      Veteran California Senator Succumbs In Naval Hospital; Led Fiaht on Leaaue

Vet Republican Senator Dies   Played: Leading Role In Defeating Wilson’s League Of Nations.

Sen. Hiram Johnson of California Dies   Last Official Act Was Against United Nations Charter

Sen. Johnson Dies After 28 Years Of Senatorial Duties   Veteran Californian Had Many Services In Long Career

Hiram_Johnson,. Veteran Solon,  Taken By Death      Political Career Covered Many Stirring Events In Last Third Of Century

Sen. Johnson, World Court Foe, Is Dead   Veteran And Militant Cali. fornia Lawmaker, Succumbs To Long Ilness

DEATH TAKES SEN. JOHNSON, LEAGUE'S FOE   Famous California In surgent Dies in  79th Year

Isolationist Senator Hiram . Johnson Dies In California After Long Siege Of Illness

SEN. JOHNSON 1 DEAD AT CAPITA   Leading lsolationist Dies Ir Naval Hospital After Extended lilness.

FIND NO TRACE OF 6 LOST PLANES   GREAT RESCUE ARMADA TO MAKE THIRD DAY’S SEARCH OFF FLORIDA TODAY.

War Minister Kills Self In Tokyo   Cabinet Quits; More Hara-Kiri Expected After Surrender   Gace wGec a VY QGEVEVESENE CU Ee  Day they Sign the Papers May be V-J for Brass Hats But For The World It Was Last Night

DEPUE BOARD BALKS ON NEW POWER FRANCHISE   Village Trustees Delay Action On Offer Of 30 And 50 Year Contracts To Better Study Merits Of Two Plans.

NO ACTION ON SIGNING OF 50 YEAR FRANCHISE   Power Company Proposition Laid Over To Next Meeting

Reds Capture Two More Key Suburbs   German Fight to Death In Tiergarten Area  Is Predicted

Three Berlin Suburbs Fall To Russians  Assault Forces Launch Final Capital Drive

Berlin Suburbs Fall To Russians; ‘Rathenow Taken   Rede Drive Within _13 Miles of Elbe  To Near Ninth Army

Fall of City Due In Hours   Civilians Give Russians Guide Books to City

BERLIN DEATH QTAND LIKELY IN TIERGARTEN   Reds Holding Three-Fourths of Capital; Germans Pull Into Inner City.

Fall Of Suburb Crumbles Western Defenses Of Nazi Capital   Berlin Surrender Matter Of Hour:   Russians Take Precaution To Save Lives Of Men Lsed As Hostages

Locals Down , Crawfordsville   Panthers Upset Tri-Count Bovs & .

Jap Trains Groups In Firefighting   From Korea to Singapore Hasty Training Under Wey

Japs Teach Rescue Work as Threat Of Invasion Nears  Enemy Is Preparing For Onslaught Of Americans Soon

BAN ON INT. ERVIEWS ‘HAS BEEN IMPOSED   War Depariment Acta Te Prevent Steries About War Criminals Ang Priseners

SEARCH ATLANTIC FOR LOST PLANE   BRITISH LEGAL ADVISOR AND 20 OTHERS ON MISSING R. A. F. LIBERATOR.

GOP Leaders Meet To Forn Party Policy   Congressmen Will Submit Own Statement

DE GAULLE QUITS AS FRANCE HEAD   DEADLOCK ON CABINET NO NEARER SOLUTION

Reds Refuse To Accept De Gaulle   French Deadlocked On Cabinet Posts

FRENCH UNITY CRASHES UNDER CABINET CRISIS   Deadlock Remains as Principals Hold Meeting in Capital of France

Communists Won't Ask De Gaulle   Refuse to Join To Urge Him To Keen Presidene

French Unity Comes to End   Community Party Refuses To Join Appeal for DeGaulle as President

DE GAULLE RUNS INTO RED SNAG   His Resignation ‘Still Stands After Cabinet Row

Cabinet Crisis Erases Veneer  Of French Unity   Communist Party Refuses To Join In Plea Asking De Gaulle Retain Office

Paris Reds Won't Join In -Appeal   Communist Party Says There Will Be No Bid  From Them ‘to End TDisodlark   (De Gaulle: Refuse:   ee eee  Will Not Grant Cabinet Portfolios as Reds Biariionk

No Solution Seer for French Crisis  Communists Refuse to Alter Stand

REDS WON'T JOIN DE GAULLE PLEA   Refuse To Urge General Tc Reconsider Resignation

French Reds Hold Firmly, To Demands   Refuse to Join Three-Party Appeal io Gen. De Gaulle To Reeousider His Resiguation

Socialists Want DeGaulle Not To Quit Post  Deacidont Adamant   President Adamant On Giving Communist One Of 3 Key Posts

Dispute Puts De Gaulle Out   Communists Adamant In Demand for Post

Want DeGaulle To Reconsider Resignation   Communist Party Refuses Joint Three Party Appeal To French General

DISTILLER ON STAND AS M’KA) CASE IS OPENED   Seven Others Face Examination Before  Grand Jury Today

Stettinius Visits Moscow After Parley   Russian Mass Meetings Called to Tell Results

President Gives Nine Points Favoring Unification in Speech to Congress

President Truman Presents Nine LAvapinbrite for Army, Navy Mercer

9 Arguments For Unification Stressed In Truman Message   Chief Of Staff To Be Rotated

Truman Lists 9 Arguments for Uniting War and Navy Departments into a Uni

SWIFT RED GAIN FLANKS VIENNA   HUNGARIAN TRANSPORT HUB FALLS TO SOVIETS

Soviets Topple Hungarian Transport Hub  Disorders Spread  In Austria as

Soviets Reported 12 Miles From. Vienna Outskirts   Disorders Asserted _ To Have Broken Out In Austrian Capital

Riots Flare As Red Drive Nears Vienna   Big Hungarian Oil and Transport City Falls To Soviet Troops

AUSTRIA I5 SCENE OF DISORDERS   Reports State That Riots Break Out in Austria

WILL IS CONTESTED ~ LEAVING $9,000,000   Brothers and Sisters Want Money Set for Charity

PART OF OPA PRICE CEILING INVALID   COURT DECLARES PORTION RELATING TO BEEF INDUSTRY IS’ ILLEGAL.

WHOLESALE BEEF PRICE CEILINGS RULED INVALID   Emergency Court Of Appeals Says OPA Does Not Permit Fair Profit   SLAUGHTERERS HAVE PROTESTED “SQUEEZE”

PRICE CEILINGS FOUND INVALID   Court Upsets Orders For Producers of Only Fresh Meat

Wholesale Beef Ceilings Ruled Invalid  Emergency Court of Appeals Teeuies Decision

Chinese Fail To Get Accord With Russians  Soviets Said to Have Presented Delegates With Harsch Demands

DROP_IN OHIO CROPS FORECAST   Untaverable October Weather Blamed For Outlook

Wichita Plants Contributed . 24,865 Planes Used in  World War II 

MADE AIR POWER   Wichita Plants Contributed 24,865 Planes Used in World War II

TRUMAN FOR “FOREIGN POLICY QF PEOPLE, NOT OF PARTY   President Speaks at Dinner After Atom Parley Opens with Attlee, King

‘As Distinct From Party Politics   President ‘Truman Delivers Address At State Dinner At Which Prime Minister Attlee Is Pres-

Discussion On Atomie Bomb Is On   President Truman, Premiers Attlee, And King Confer In White House

Truman Desires Peoples’ Foreign Policy For U.S.  Stete Dinner Halts Atomic Bomb Talks

Way Cleared For Wallace  Mm. ..4 5.242 8'... Bh   President Signs Bili Separating Loan Agencies From Post

Roosevelt Clears Way For Wallace By Signing George Bill; Vote Due

Way Clear For Wallace Post   PDR Signs George Bill Into Law While At Sea Last Saturday.

) Advance Gifts - Red Cross Roll Of Honor   President Signs George Biff

George Measure On U.S. Lending Signed By FDR   Clears Way For Post In Cabinet For Wallace; Senate Acts Tomorrow '

Roosevelt Signs George Measure   Clears Way for Cabinet Post for Henry Wallace

FDR CLEARS PATH ~ FORHENRY WALLACE   George Bill Which Limits Cabinet Post, Signed

GEORGE BILL SIGNED BY FDR   Makes Cabinet Post Secure for Henry Wallace

GEORGE BILL SIGNED AT SEA BY PRESIDENT   Way Cleared For Wallace: Senate To Act Thursday

any Path For Approval Of Wallace   Cilia Bill Signed by President Saturday, White House Says

WPB Plans To Lift Controls On Machinery   No Immediate Effect on Production of Farm Equipment, However

JOBS-FOR-ALL BILL 1S PUSHEL   President Told Measure Will Be Hard To Pass In Congress

Truman Told dob Measure Faces Attack   President Renews Support Of Full Employment Bill

President Renews Plea  For Job Bill  But He Receives Adverse Report

Truman Makes New Pleas For Full Job Bill   Schedules Broadcast of “Wage-Price Policy for ~~ Next Tuesday :

Three Jap Cities Left Demolished By Airmen   Thirteen Others Are Hit Blows . Over Week-End

Three Jap Cities ~ Virtuaily Razed   Thirteen Other Nipponese Communities Are Blasted  Heavily From Air In Vicious \ Week- end. Raids — 152 Surface Craft :-Sunk or Damaged .

192 SURFACE CRAFT SUNK OR SMASHED   Three Nip Cities Virtually Erased and 13 Others Heavily Blasted in Sea and Air Blows Over the Week-End.

Yankees Erase 3 Japanese Cities   — Feel Effects of American Sea and Air Might   152 CRAFT DESTROYED   Powerful Third Flee A \ll But Levels Two Northern Oil Centers

LARGE INDUSTRIAL CENTERS OF JAPAN VIRTUALLY WRECKED   AMERICAN NAVAL AND  AIR UNITS RAIN DESTRUC  TIAN OM TAD ICH ANNG

U. S. Fleet And Carriers Blast Japan   Three Cities Erased And 152 Surface Craft Destroyed Over Wekend

Weekend Toll of 152 Nip Surface Craft Sunk; New Steel Center out

FLEET NEARLY LEVELS THREE JAPANESE CITIES   Three Other Towns Hit Hard; Sink or Damage 152 Nip Vessels

LARGE INDUSTRIAL CENTERS OF JAPAN VIRTUALLY WRECKED  AMERICAN NAVAL AND AIR UNITS RAIN DESTRUt

Mighty Air and Sea Blows Rock Nip’s Homeland   Blast 152 Surface Craft; Japanese Industries Feel Full Might of U.S. Power

Erase Three Jap Cities: 152 Cratt Sunk   Powerful Third Fleet All But Levels Two Japanese Oil Centers.   SAYS FLEKT LEA YE?

152 Enemy Ships Sunk, Damaged By Air Raiders   Great Devastation Caused By Series Of Attacks By Warships, Carrier Planes

Carrier Planes Burn [Third City To Ground And Sink Or Damage 152 Japanese Ships

152 Surface Craft Put Out In Week-End   13 Other Cities Are Dealt Blows By Yank Units

WeekendRaid: Sink 152 Enemy Ships   Three Homeland Cities Virtually Erased; 12 Others Pounded

'Anti-Aircraft Fire Only Opposition Mel ‘By Invading Planes   B-29 Crews Reporting Bombing Results Were Good to Excelient, Fires Visible 100 Miles

Enemy Blasted From Sea and Air   Three Jap Cities Reported Erased; 152 Surface Craft Sent to Bottom

152 SURFACE CRAFT SUNK OR DAMAGED IN GREAT SEA, AIR RAIDS ON VITAL JAP AREAS

POLICEMAN BEATEN. AS: 200. ‘WORKERS ATTEMPT TO CRASH THROUGH LINE OF 450 STRIKERS

FIND CLUES. TO McLEOD'S © WHEREABOUTS   Was At Chicago Hotel After Leaving Home with $20,000

POLICE AWAIT NEW CLUES ©   ‘DETROIT. OFFICERS TRACE YOUTH: TO. CHICAGO -HOTEL

BUILDING OF DAMS: STRONGLY OPPOSED   Hundreds Pack Auditorium to Protest Potomac Project

STRONG PROTEST TO POTOMAC DAM PROJECT VOICED   About 1,000 In, Group Heard Tuesday By Army Board   FEW EXPRESS FAVOR FOR 20-YEAR PLAN

EISENHOWER SAFE, SOUND AFTER ESCAPES   Enemy Fire Narrowly Misses

EISENHOWER IS MISSED TWICE   GENERAL HAS NARROW ESCAPES AT FRONT

Tours Western Front Advance Lines  Eisenhower Has Narrow Escapes

Tour of Front Nearly Fatal   Nazi Fire Misses Gen. ‘Ike’ by Inches

Churchill And Stalin Agree On Joint Policy For Balkans; Kine Peter Is Given Choice

Anglo-Soviet ‘Pact’ Clears Balkan Stage   King Peter Draws Churchill Warning To. Concur Quickly.

“Work Or Else” Plan Will Get Action Next Week   Anti-Closed Shop Measure To Be Asked On Floor of House

Reds 20 Miles From Vienna: Defenses Crack   Russians Also Reported Storming Wiener Neustadt

Russians Storming Austria's Most Important Industrial Center — Reports Say Massive Assault on Stetin is Now Under Way.

VIENNA DOOMED AS REDS PUSH TWIN ATTACKS   One Group 20 Miles From Australian City

REDS OUTFLANK VIENNA FROM SOUTHERN SIDE   Soviet Columns Smash Within 20 Miles Of Austrian Capita!

Japs Called It A ‘Country Club’ But-- Yanks Had Another Name for It

U.S. Intercepted Jap War Message   Documents In Pearl Harbor Inquiry Tell Of Months Of Preparations By Japanese

j.S. Knew Of Jap Intentions Two Weeks Before Dec. 7, ’41 Nips Learned Ship Locatior   By JAMES Cc. AUSTIN

Code Dispatches Revealed Nip Plans for War   Japanese Set Nov. 29, 1941, as Deadline for Ending Diplomatic Talks, Saying ‘Things Will Then Happen Automatically’

Use Of American Surpluses Overseas To Finance Scholarships Proposed

RESISTANCE ON LUZON GROWING   AMERICAN DRIVE I$ BEING SLOWED DOWN

JAPS SLOW AMER. DRIVE ON MANILA   Start Shelling Captured Base At Clark Field

Japs Slow American Push On Luzon And Shell Clark Field; Claim Sub Victory

AMERICANS RUN INTO STIFFENING JAP RESISTANCE NORTH OF MANILA   Enemy Turns Guns On Clark Field

Yank Drive On Manila Slowed By Jap Forces   Enemy Starts Shelling of Recaptured Air Base At Clark Field

SHELL CLARK FIELD AIR BASE   Say Enemy Gaining - Time to- Make ‘Stand

YANK DRIVE ON MANILA IS SLOWED   Jap Resistance Stiffens Near Clark Field

JAPS SHELL CLARK FELD, SLOW YANKS 40 MILES FROM MANILA   BELIEVED IN DELAYING STAND TO GIVE TIME TO SET DEFENSES AT CALUMPIT, SAN FERNANDO

Japs Slow Yank Drive  On Manila   Enemy Shelling Recaptured Clark Air Base

Poultr y Bought In Connecticut.” - Brings $1. A Pound In New York; va Call: Purchasing. “Frenzied?

OUTLINE PLANS FOR MARKETING LIVESTOCK   Committee Formed in Coles County to Assist ODT

Cruiser Houston's Survivors, Missing 42 Months, Located In Thailand Jap Prison Camp

Testimony of Jap Naval Officer Helps Yamashita   Many of Atrocities Committed by Sailors, Court’ Told

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Goering To Be Tried by International Court

Congress Asked To Obtain Facts On Pearl Harbor   Senate Has Approved Barkley Resolution Asking Investigation

FRANCE ASKS U. S BRITISH HELP ON SPAIN ISSUE   Positions Asked on Continuing Franco Reaime Relations

ROOSEVELT LOAN INQUIRY — IS ON PARTY VOTE BASIS   HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING LOAN TO ELLIOTT MAY DECIDE FUTURE COURSE TODAY

NO NEW AUTOS YET THIS FALL   Postwar Car Production Director For WPB Is Henry P. Nelson

ANNOUNCE RITES FOR MRS. CULLISON   Lyons Woman Dies in Hos. pital Here Early Saturday Morning

NIRS. BERT FERRY ~ CALLED BY DEATH   Funeral Service Will Bx Held Saturday Afternoon

LOIS J. GULLISON PASSES AWAY HERE   Seventeen Year Old Girl Dies Following Major Operation

DENY MOTION. FOR ACQUITAL OF YAMASHITA   ‘Defense Refused More Time To Prepare Case At Manila

Deny Motion For Acquittal   Refuse Yamashita’s Request For More Time

YAMISHITA ASKS FOR ACQUITTAI   Prosecutor Firmly Convinced He Is Guilty of Charges

Request for Time Denied Yamashita   U. S. Commission Also Re jects Motion for Acquittal

TITO IS SENT” ~NEW PROTEST   STATE DEPARTMENT PROTESTS SEIZURE OF CORINTHIA BY LEADER OF YUGO BLAV ARMY

Tito Warned Against 2nd ‘Land Grab’   Austrian Province, in Addition to Trieste, Is Now Involved

Conscientious Objector Receives Highest Decoration for Saving Lives

Canadians In Rapid Gains On West Wall   Broaden Front To 10 Miles, Take 14 Towns; Southern Alsace Is Cleared; Battle Fury Rises

Alsace Resistance Has Been Quieted   Allied Victory Flags Now Fly Over Colmar: Nazis Dig In For Stand In Northern France

CANADIAN DRIVE TAKES NEW FURY IN BROAD GAINS   Front Broadened 10 Miles In Advance Toward Flaming Kleve   FIRST HOLDS DAM; THIRD HITS PRUEM

Take Five Towns In Making Gain Of Five Miles   Infantry Strikes Hard be: hind Heavy Artillery Barrage

BIG CANADIA DRIVE MAKES 5-MILE GAIN   RUHR THREATENED; DOUGHBOYS CLOSE IN ON PRUEM

Attacking Troops Are 4 Miles from Bastion of Kleve      5-Mile Gains Made as Battle Front Is Widened; American Forces Outflank Schwammenauel Dam

Fourteen Towne Socept tp Gens OF Neatly Bie Hi —Fury Is Mounting _

GANADIAN ARMY BROADENS FRONT   Sweeps up Fourteen Towns In 5-mile Gains   DRIVE ON KLEVE   U. 8. Third Army Hammers At Defenders of Pruem; Threatens Skirt City

N orth Front Is Widened  As Canadians Gain 5 Miles   Assault Fury Grows On. 200-Mile Front, Furst Army Yanks  Approach Big Dam

Fourteen Towns Swept Up In Gains Of Nearly Five Miles —Fury Is Mounting =

‘6 ee ke A re oP ° ~ horiiodars ~S oa _ Je “2” ~~ 9? a lad ¢ a QG__u i om —_ UC, yaa eS Se Arm Zanks “Viva. Jam: "see “ oces non -ruem

mallee: Batter Eastward. 9 Miles As Fury Of Drive Mounts On 200-Mile Front

MAY PRESERVE THE LEVEL OF WARTIME WAGE   WLB Gives Assurance to Workers—Jobs to Be “Unfrozen”

WAR LABOR BOARD STUDIES PROBLEM   Will Try To Preserve Wartime Hourly Wage Rates

Gandhi Calls for India’s Independence  Gandhi Calls for India’s Independence  Delegation To Conference “Camouflage”, Leader Says

Plymouth Co-Op.  Annual Meeting  On Thursday Organized In 1926  With = aeaunattents In Hinton

Plymouth Co-Op.  Annual Meeting .  On Thursday — Organized In 1926  With Headquarters In  Binton

Army Sets Up First Class College For American Soldiers in Britain

Shrivenham University Opens in England for Yanks, While Awaiting Their Passage Home

SPECIAL SCHOOL TRAINS GIS FOR POSTWAR WORK   Regular University Is Set Up In England by Army; 300 Courses Offered

Formosa Is Hit By Forts Sixth Time   feturning Crews Fine Little Resistance “By Japs and: Report Gooc Results From Daylight Bombing

Jap Resistance Reported Less on Formosa  Superfortresses   Superfortresses Hit Island for Sixth Time

Superforts Bomb Formosa for Sixth Time; Meet Only Slight Resistance

J ap Resistance Reported Less on Formosa   Supertfortresses Hit Island for Sixth Time

FIRST POTENTIALLY  SERIOUS HURRICANE  OF 1945 SEASON DUE PORT O’CONNOR-FREE PORT DISTRICT MAY BEAF RRIINT HEAVY RIOW

FACE LOSS OF JOBS   Two Wright Aeronautical Plants to - Release 43,000 Workers

Japs Dig in With Word of New and  Worse Reverses Hit Off Borneo,  In China and at Mame With Rambhc

Chinese at Indo-China Frontier   Superforts Drop Explosives on Plane Plants——Jap Parliament Meets

TEMPERATURES:   No Alternative But To Fight On, Suzuki's Plaint   Dismal Picture For Nippon As American Victories Mount

Fresh Invasion Of Borneo Area By Australians   Chinese Break Through Te Indo-China Border: Aircraft Sites Bombed

Enemy Parliament Meets "To Grant Government Dictatorial Powers Over Virtually All Phases Of Life In Nippon—Allied Landing On Labuan Island In Borneo Area Reported—Superfortresses Blast Aircraft Plants On Honshu

EMERGENCY SESSION JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT STUDIES SITUATION  COMES AMIDST NEW ALLIED INVASIONS, BREAKTHROUGHS, AIR RAIDS

Report Aussies Invade Labuan Isle at Borneo   Chinese Reach I ndo-China Line, Yanks Split Okinawa Garrison; B-29s Hit Smaller ‘Target Areas

Nippons Call Parliament in War Session   Continued Bad News Brings Emergency Meeting of Lawmakers

Japan Girds For Fight To Finish   Dictatorial Powers  Granted Government As New Invasion Of Borneo Is Reported

Jap Diet Gives War Cabinet  More Power   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press War Editor

Bar kley Submits Proposal To Probe Into Pearl Harbor   Truman- backed Request Is’ Introduced — Into Senate.

Truman Okays New Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Barkley Proposes Congressional Inquiry Into Great War Disaster

Senate and House Republicans in United Demand for Congressional Probe of Pearl Harbor Disaster

Pearl Harbor Probe Voted By Senators   Joint Inquiry Resolution Introduced by Barkley, With Truman’s Approvsl Passes Uvanimously

THIRD FLEET ON RAMPAGE AGAIN   RESUME OFFENSIVE AGAINST CHINA COAST

Auto Workers Oil Machinery To Act Quick]   General Electric Employes        Ask for Stri Ballot Affecting 275.000

Electrical Union Asks Strike Vote In Three Firms   WLB Is Requested To Con duct Westinghouse, GE and GM Election

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Net Out For Giles, Cook   Believed on Way To Council Bluffs To ‘Blow up Place’   Cross Missouri River After Gun Fight in Hastings, Neb., Saturday

Say Fugitives ‘Back in lowa, Dragnet Out   Tuesday Date Set for Blowing Up Jail at Council Bluffs

FUGITIVE PAIR SEEN IN AUTO HEADED NORTE   Felons Moving Toward Counci Bluffs, City Cook Said They Would Blow Up.

SEARCH FOR COOK AND GILES TURNS BACK INTO IOWA   Escaped Convicts Reported To Have Cressed Into State at Nebraska City Bridge.

Governor Dewey Scores National Farm Aid Setuy   Says U. S. Must Abandon Idea cf Planning for Scarcity of Products

Dewey. Warns Of World Food Crisis   Assails “Economy Of Scarcity” in Jthaca Talk

Reveal Hitler Not Bluffing in His Threat at Munich  All Set Then for Czechoslovakian Blitz If Crossed

Hitler's Threat Was Not a Bluff   Munich Pact Signed 2 Days Before Blitz

Montgomery s Surge Imperils Big Nazi Force   Sth Moves Nearer Bertiny  tat Repels Enemy Push To Cat Encirclement

Total Of 350,000 Nazis Are Captured On Western Front During March

Allies Race For North Sea; Patton Over Half Way Across Germany   110,000 Nazis Snared In Ruhr; Gen. Bradley Reveals 350,000 Of Foe Captured In March

NAZIS UNABLE TO BREAK OUT OF RUHR TRAP   BRITISH HEAD FOR NORTH SEA COAST IN HOLLAND

Fast moving Ninth, Third pacing attack  Capture 320,000 nazis thru March

_ Other Thousands Almost Sealed Off Ke Yanke Plunae On Toward Berlin

Attempts To Flee Traps Frustrated   British And Canadian Armies Push Forward Beyond Ruhr Sector

British Drive. North in Push To Trap Foe In Holland    Third Army Armor More Than Halfway Across Reich Waist. 9th Reaches Weser®

Yanks Break Up Nazi Escape Attempt in Ruhr   British, Canadians Strike Within 68 Miles of North German Coast; Silence Veils 9th’s Push for Berlin .

British Threaten To Pocket German Force in Holland      9th Army Columns Reach Hamelin, 155 Miles From Berlin; 3rd Army Crosses the Werra; 350,000 Prisoners Taken in March

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RING AROUND {10,000 RUAR NAZIS HOLDS   British and Canadians Threaten to Seal Off Another Huge Enemy Force in Netherlands.   THIRD ARMY TRYING TO SPLIT REICH   Bradley Announces Capture of 350,000 Prison ers in March as Foe’s Resistance Crumbles.

British Fashion Big Netherlands Trap, Move on North Sea   110,000 German Troops Caught in Huge Ruh Pocket; Ninth Army 155 Miles From Berlin; Russian Tanks Within 20 Miles of Vienna

110,000 Germans Fail in Atfempt To Escape Trap   Ninth Army May Have Reached Hamelin 155 Miles from Capital

CANADIAN AND BRITISH TROOPS INSIDE HOLLAND   German Situation In West Falling Badly Apart, Bradley States   NINTH ARMY MOVING ON TOWN OF HAMELIN

Trapped Nazi ‘Break Fails   Other Thousands Almost Sealed Off _As Yanks Plunae On Toward Berlin

TWO-THIRDS OF GOCH IS TAKEN FROM CERMANS   Scottish Troops Gain-'Knockout Blow’ Coming, General Montgomery Avers

YANK ATTACKS BROADEN FRONT INSIDE GERMANY   Air Assault Continues and Russians Press Drive Southeast of Berlin

Fypetls in A-Bomb Say —_ Invite Ked:   Scientists Suggests Thy Russia Be Called To Meeting on . Weapon

Accidents Fatal To Ten In State   Highway Mishaps Take Biggest Toll

U. 8. DESTROYER» SUNK; 112 LOST   WARSHIP SENT DOWN IN PHILIPPINE WATERS—COMMANDER AMONG MISSING.

CONGRESS GOING TO STAY ON JOB UNTIL MUST WORK IS DONE  OPA PLAN HAVE AUTO  _ DEALERS ABSORB PRICE ” INCREASE CRITICIZED

Soviet Assault Force Within 7 Miles Of City  Hangelsherg Reached _ On Frankfurt Road By Russians  NAZIS ADMIT. LOSS     Moscow Also Reports First Juneture Wiel Vanil-oaac

1,900 TEACHING POSTS UNFILLEL   Drastic Shortage In Ohio Is Cited By Officials

2-B’S BETWEEN 26-30 TO BE RECLASSIFIED   Col. Stanwood Says Supply Of Men, 18 To 25, Has Been Nearly Exhausted

TRUMAN HEALTH PROGRAM FACES CONGRESS FIGHT   Similar Proposals Introduced Year Ago Died In Committee

B-29’s Cargo Sister Breaks Speed Record   NONSTOP FLIGHT FROM SEATTLE TO WASHINGTON MADE IN SIX HOURS

Birthplace Of Nazism Taken Without A Fight   Officers Inside Third Largest City In Reich Find No Sign Foe Intended Opposition

Munich Occupied By Yanks, British Smash Over Elbe   Canadians Push to Within Seven Miles o Emden; Seventh Army Fights Deep Into Alps; Drive Farther Into Austria

U. S. Third Army Takes Over Munich   Tanks Meet Little Opposition In City Where Nazism Borr

Germans Put Up No Opposition To Americans   Third Army Liberates 27, 000 Prisoners, Mostly Americans

SEVENTH ARMY TROOPS POURING INSIDE MUNICH   Birthelace Of Nazi Party Is Expected To Fall Without Opposition   27,600 PRISONERS ARE FREED AT MOOSBURG

Munich Is Taken Over By _ Troops Of Seventh Army   Little Opposition Encountered at Birthplace.of Nazi  _ ism—Final Battles of Europe Rage on in Parts of Germany

Munich Falls, Opposition i ‘Virtually Nil   27,000 Prisoners, Mostiy U.S. Airmen. Freed at Moosbure

Third Army Tanks Liberate 27.000 Allied  Prisoners at Moosburg: Nirzh Army Lashes Out: Canadians 7 Miles From Emden: Other Units of 7th Army Closing in on Innsbruck

TO HALT YANKS   Berlin Tells of Fresh American Crossings South of Bonn

FLEET SHIFT © FROM HARBOR BROUGHT UI   FORMER COMMANDER AT PEARL HARBOR SAYS ADMINISTRATION, HOPED TO “BLUFF” THE  “JAPANESE

SOVIETS WILL MAKE SEARCH TO VERIFY STATEMENT BY GERMAN ASSISTANT TO DEAD. COEBBELS

SUICIDE DEATHS OF NAZI CHIEFS TOLD BY CAPTIVE   ALLIED LEADERS ARE NOW CONVINCED THAT DER FUEHRER IS DEAD

Russians Say Nazi Chief Was Suicide   Indisputable Proof Being Sought By Reds in Berlin

Russians Say Hitler A Suicide   Believé Story of Fritsche Who Says Goebbéls and Krebs Also. Took Own Lives

RUSSIANS SAY HITLER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE   Claim Goebbels Committed Suicide  In Ruins Of Berlin

Final Proof Of Hitler’s Death Js Still Lacking   Reds Told He Committed Suicide; Allies Hear He  _ Had Brain Hemorrhage

Captured Aide Of Propaganda Chief Labels Story Of  Hero Death False

Russians Say Hitler And Goebbels Were Suicides   Whatever the Cause, There’s Little  Doubt That Hitler Is Indeed Dead

Moscow Quotes Nazi Official as Saying Hitler, Goebbels and Krebs  Committed Suicide in Berlin Ruins

Hitler, Goebbels Commit Suicide   Krebs Also Takes Life, Says Captured Dr. Hans Fritsche.

SOVIET COMMUNIQUE CLAIMS HITLER AND GOEBBELS SUICIDED  LITTLE DOUBT REMAINS AMONG ALLIED LEADERS THAT FUEHRER IS DEAD

Red Commanders Expected To Make Vigorous Inquiry In Hitler and Goebbels Deaths

Hitler Killed Himself Says Report of Reds  ee OM des   Goebbels, Krebs _Also Dead as Nazis Collapse

. kHITLER~ - Reds Declare Hitler ‘Knded Life In Berlin   Paul Joseph Goebbels And Gen. Hans Krebs, Chief Of German’ General Staff,’ Also Sottmntbied Suicide, Soviets Report

HITLER SUICIDE DEATH CLAIMED IN RED REPORT   Allied Leaders Agree On Death, Legend  Seen Impossible

Reds Seeking Hitler’ s Body.   Suicide of Goebbels With Fuehrer Bared

SAY GOEBBELS, ADOLF HITLER TAKE OWN LIVES   Little Doubt Among Allied Leaders That Fuehrer is Dead

Hamburg Surrenders;  Russians Say Hitler, Goebbels Killed Selves

Hitler Ended Life, Captured  General Claims   Goebhels and Chief of Staff Maus Kreb Also Commit ted Suicide. Russians Are Fold

Hitler, Goebbels, Krebs, Suicide in Berlin, Reds State   Goebbels’ Chief Aide Authority for Russian Announcement

Little Doubt Among Allied Leaders That Fuehrer \s Dead.   HE WAS REPORTED ILL.

Hitler, Goe: els Took Ow: Lives As Beri: . Toppled,  Russian Sources Declare

Russians Say Hitler, Goebbels Killed Selves   Included in Suicides  Was Chief of German  General Staff; Fuehrer Died Three Ways?

Hitler Killed Self, Soviet Report Tells   Goebbels, Krebs Also Said to Have Taken Their Lives in Berlin

Another Report On Fuehrer’s End. .... High Nazi Says Hitler And Goebbels Died By Own Hands In Berlin

Russians Say Hitler and Goebbels Ended Own Lives in Berlin's Ruin:

Russians Say Hitler, Goebbels Commit Suicide   Informant Named as Goebbels’ Lieutenant, tatoan ac Rerlin Fell

Hitler and Goebbels Ended  Own Lives, Russians Claim  High Nazi Captured in Berlin €ave Fuakrar Cammitted Suicide

SOVIET COMMUNIQUE  CLAIMS HITLER AND  COEBBELS SUICIDED LITTLE DOUBT REMAINS  AMONG ALLIED LEADERS TUAT BIIGHURER IS NEAD

War’s Greatest Mystery: Did. Hitler And Goebbels Commit ‘Suicide As Nazi Leader Says?

Russians Say Hitler Took His Own Life  Goebbel’s Aid Tells Story

INDISPUTABLE PROOF ASKED BY RUSSIANS   Nazi Propaganda Says Hitler Died Leading Troops

Hitler Death Suicide, Russ Officials Say   Soviets Deny German Dictator Was Killed At Head Of Troops

Hunt Is On To Locate Der Fuehrer’s Body; Russians Say. He Was Suicide

Hitler 1 Hero Role Denied   Suicide, Hemorrhage Took Fuehrer’s Life

Russians Informed Hitler, Goebbels, \Chiet of Staff Committed Suicide

HITLER’S FATE STILL MYSTERY   ‘Germans Pile Up Guns in Berlin  As Grim Russians Stand Guard

PARIS BUTCHER, GEN. KARL OBERG,   Paris, May 23-—(AP)—Juethee Rebert H. Jeckeen, preseeuter ef war crimiaale for the United States, arrived teday.

Paris Butcher’ Taken by Yanks  Former Police Chief in Occupied France Found Aton Peak

Police Hunting Woman's Slayer  Man in Uniform Only Clue Revealed

Bemedalled Bogus Officer Hunted in Connectian with Death of Woman

Independent Union Slams C10 Charge   Regional WLR Makes Plan  Fare Caonferenre Here

NAZIS PLANNED NORWAY STAND   HOPED TO RETREAT THERE AFTER GERMANY FELL

President Signs Fifty Measures: Congress Passed   Revised GI Rights Bil Liberalizes Loan Provisions

Truman OK's Changes In Veterans Rights   Measure Revises Loans and Education Issues  in GI Bill

Bil! AF RIGHTS IS LIBERALITED   Veterans’ Loans Made Easier; Students Get Higher Allowance

Invasion Marks A 750-Mile Advance by U. S. Ground Troops   FIGHTING IS'- FIERCE   Nimitz Reveals Commands Of the Various Invasion  FY es

RECLUSE, PURSUED YEARS, SEIZED   MAN WHO ENTERED TIMBER"* LANDS IN 1932 TO FACE DRAFT LAW CHARGE.

Toothache Helps Woodsmen Capture Recluse Hunted Two Years in Montana Timberlands

Find Marriage Contract Of Hitler and Eva Braun   Private Will Declares He and Wife Chose Decth To Escape Disgrace; Political Will Blamed Jews, Named Doenitz, Goebbels to Lead War Cabinet

RIVATE DOCUMENTS FOUND Marriage Contract Between Hitler’  Eva Braun Uncovered

Hitler’s Marriage Agreement And Private Will Are Found In Possession of Nazi Deputy

Escaped Disgrace  By Death   Third Army Finds Hitler’s Private Will And Copies Of  Marriage Contract

Hitler's Marriage Contrac Will ‘Are Discovered   - Documents Dated 3 Days Before Reds Entered Berlin

Hitler Wedding Contract FOUN   Seized Documents Reveal Fuehrer and Eva Braun Married Just Before Suicide; Denied Starting War, Named Successors

FUEHRER’S LAST WILL IS FOUND   Hitler Formed Cabinet, Married Eva Braun Before Suicide Ended Career

: Hitler's Private Will Reveals Marriage To Eva Braun; Ordered Cremation of Wife and Self When War Lost

PRIVATE HITIER WILL 1S FOUND   Papers Reveal Marriage: Death Avoids Disgrace Of Surrender

Evidence Of Hitler's Marriage Uncovered   Political Testament Named New Cabinet To Carry : On War Blamed On International Jewry

Hitler’s Marriage License and Will Found Showe 11ith-Hour Union With Eva Braun

Hitler Marriage Contract With Eva Braun, Last Will And Testament Are Discovered

edding Contract Declares “Myself and Wife.Choosé  Death to Eseape Disgrace of Surrender”   Denies He Ever Had Sought War   In His Political Testament He Blames World Conflagration on Jewish Stistesmen

Hitler And Eva Braun Kall Selves To Escape ‘Disgrace’   Will And Marriage’ Contract Found By Third Army   Show Fuehrer Married Mistress April 29; Testament  Named New Cabinet, Blamed War On Jews

“Der Fuehrer Chooses Death” WILL, MARRIAGE CONTRACT INDICATE HITLER, EVA DEAD

HITLER WED BRAUN WOMAN AS SHELLS RAINED ON BERLIN   U. S. Third Army Finds Marriage Contract and Will Fuehrer Dictated as Reds Closed In.   DECLARES HE CHOSE DEATH TO DISGRACE   Testament Directed He and Bride Be Cremated—Seems to Remove Doubts That He Perished.

Private Will Of Adolf Hither Discovered   Documents Found By U. S. Army Men Reveal Wedding Details; Named Cabinet To Continue War

Adolf’s Mariage License Is Found Among Private Papers  Hitler's "Last Will” Is Found

Political Will Also Found, Revealing That He And Eva Braun Chose Death Rather Than Being Forced to Resign or Surrender to Russians

Tax Measures Before Senate   Democrats Promise Renewed Opposition To Bills

THE  WAR TGCDAY   Mystery of Importance Seen Behind Persistent Reports von Rundstedt Uas Been Removed From Comwwwre8e98nr

The War Today—  Rumored Von Rundstedt Ousting Clouded In Important Mystery

PERSISTENT REPORTS CLAIMING DISMISSAL OF VON RUNDSTEDT IMAY RE MYSTERY OF IMPORTANCE

BATTLE AT BAGUIO.   Yankees Are Meeting Tough Opposition in Northern Luzon

Fight Rages. Over Baguio   “Philippines Battle . Is Among Toughest

Heavy Fight For Baguio Rages:  Amaicons Advance 16 Mi. On Mindanao

Hard Fighting Rages at Baguio   Jap Hold on Despite Intensive Aerial  Bombardment

Red Pole  Request Rejected   British Refuse Proposal for Lublin Government Invitation to Parley

COUNTY MEET OF AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY TO BE AT LAKE PARK JUNE 8

YANKS SEIZE VITAL RIDGE   HIGH GROUND NEAR LARGE AIRFIELD ON OKINAWA 18S CAPTURED BY DOUGH BOYS ~. ™

TINY INFANT NOT HARMED   "DISAPPOINTED MOTHER" ARDUCTED. CHILD AND TRIED TO POSE AS ITS MOTHER

ped Baby Safe: Woman Confesses Crime   Child Returned Unharmed to Marion Mother

SEEK DELAY IN MCKAY TRIAL   Appeal To Supreme Court For Stay; Case May Open Tomorrow

WAGING FIGHT TO SAVE ARIZONA TWINS   Mercy Plane Wings Westward With Vital Material

Marshall, King Retiring: ike Takes Over Now   McNarney Is Appointed Head of Yankees In Europe

Truman Names Commanders To Succeed Marshall, King; McNarney and Spruance Step Up

Appointments Made Public  By President   Eisenhower Will Succeed General Marshall As Army Chief Immediately; Adm. Nimitz Will Take Over After Christmas

 Announcement of President Also Discloses Admiral King Will Give Up Post to be Succeeded by Admiral Nimitz

Kisenhower Named Army Chief of Staff  Succeeds Marshaii   Succeeds Marshaii: Nimitz To Replace Navy Chief Kine

Bataan Heroes  Given Welcome   San’ Francisco’s Whistles and Sirens Scream as Transport > Docks with Men

1,000 Heavies Hit Berlin, © Other Cities   Night Raids Follow  Great Daylight Raids  On Nazis in Belgium 17 DAVS OP ATTACES

\FRaids erlin and. (uremberg   vigshaten Also -Hit owing Daylight ammering of Nazi Belaian Wedae._. .

More Than. 1,000. Bomb: ers Drop Explosives on. tO Berlin   DAY ASSAULTS ON” _ NAZEWEDGE MADE   Nearly 1,700 Planes From * American Bases -. Participate.

RAF PUMMELS BERLIN FOR NIGHT RECORD   Nazi Industrial Centers Feel Weight Of Night Visit From 1,000 Big Bombers

R. A. F. Blasts German Areas  Berlin, Nuremberc Tiudwiachatfan Hit

6000-Ton RAF Raid Rocks Berlin, Plant Centers   Strategical Attack Follows Yank Air Assault On Enemy Troops, Communications, With Loss of Nine Bombers, Two Fighters

PLANES AGAIN BLAST BERLIN   Industrial Cities a Nuremberg and Ludwigshafen Are Also Pounded

1,000 RAF Bombers Hit Nazi Targets   3,000 Tons Bombs Unloaded By Yank: In Air Offensive

R.A. F. Blasts German Areas  Berlin, Nuremberg, Turdusicscch orien Et

Biggest Night Raid Yet Hits  Reich Targets   RAF Unlooses 6.000 Tons of Bombs From  Over 1,000 Planes

BERUN BLASTED IN NIGHT RAID   NUREMBERG AND LUDWIGSHAFEN HIT—1,000 HEAVY ' BOMBERS MAKE ATTACKS,

Hospital Holiday for Many Vets  tee eee s + me tee  27 @ Bence Red Shortage With 90,000 Under Treatment

90,000 Veterans of All Wars To ~ Jam U. S. Hospitals This Christmas

ARMY LIBERALIZES DISCHARGE PLANS   600.000 To Be Discharged By Dec. 31st Points Lowered

ARMY EASES DISCHARGE PROGRAM SO 600,000 MEN AND WOMEN CAN RE BEFLEASED RY DEC 27

Army Reduces Discharge Score To 50 Points ,   600,000 More Will Be Eligible To Return To Civilian Life

Army To Cut Points To 50 December 31      Action Will Make Another . 600.000 Men Eligible .. For Discharge

ARMY REDUCES RELEASE SCORE: SEVERAL POINTS   Order. Makes 600,000. More . Eligible for Discharge’ as of December. 317°.   ADOPT. ‘OTHER “CHANGES   But ‘on West Coast 100,000 - Back from Pacific Face _ Holiday: Lawyers

ARMY LIBERALIZES DISCHARGE SCORES   Fifty Points Set as Release Mark far Tranne

Reds Are Rapidly Occupying Korea   soviet Troops Are Reportedly Welcome By Libercted Paanla

LUZON JAPS BEATEN BACK   Small Forces Offer Stiff Resistance to Cleanup By Yank Troops

WMC ORDERS ARE OUTLINED IN DETAI   Give Information About Employment Ceiling Cuts To Be Made.

Ultimatum To Auto Workers   Windsor Mayor Orders Union To Remove Car Barricade Around Ford.

May Call Troops In Strike Crisis   6,500 At Barricades Around Ford Plant

May Use Troops Against Pickets At Ford Plant   They Throw Up 1,500-Vehicle Barricade at Windsor, Ont.   Bus Drivers Stay Off Jobs at Kansas City

May Use Troops in Windsor Strike  Officials Orde" Car. Barricade Removed

rree Vote Issue May Clear Air   Allied Flareup Might Open Way to Settle More Vital Questions

‘Back. of the Headlines   Alliéd Flareup Over Europe Elections Is Chance to Clear Air

Solon Demands Discharge of 5,000,000 Men   Senator Johnson Blasts War Department as Bline

“RELEASE ARMY TOLD BY SEN. JOHNSON   Five Million Should Be Discharged At

Johnson Asks Slash in Army  Discharge of 5 Millior 2s... Te..._.._ F_y £. *e_BE_

ASKS RELEASE OF 5 MILLION   Colorado Senator Hits At Army for Holding So Many in Forces

SENATOR DEMANDS ARMY DISCHARGE FIVE MILLION MEN   Johnson of Colorado Says It Is “Blind and Criminal” ta Retain Force at Present Strength,   WAR DEPARTMENT POLICIES ASSAILED   Legislator Declares Not More Than 3,000,000 Can Be Sent to Jap Front by End of 1946.

ARMY TO0 BIG, JOHNSON SAYS   Discharge Of 5,000,000 Demanded By Senator From Colorado

JAPS’ POSITION NOW DESPERATE   Guerillas Holding Key Town Beat Off Foe’s Counter Attacks -

RUSSIAN AMBITIONS NOW BEING JISCLOSED IN CONFERENCES UNDER WAY INLONDON BY BIG FIVE  ”

Russia Obviously Plans To Be Big Power, Both In Europe And Far East

FRAYED NERVES, SHORTENED [DIPLOMATIC TEMPERS MARKS SESSIONS BIG FIVE COUNCIL

New Orbits Of Influence TakingShape   We Ave Learning Yery Rapidly, Who’s Who In Enurope'As By-Produet of Foreign Ministers’ Meeling

TODAY'S WAR ANALYSIS  Koreans See -U. S. Soviet -'deas Clash   BY GILBERT GODFREY United Press Staff Corresponden

PRACTICALLY NO HOLLY ON HAND FOR CHRISTMAS  VAT A CQIETRT SIMS LET OT ee

Vets Complain of Trip in Crowded Coaches as Nazis Rode in Pullmans

Combat Vets Jam Coaches, Report Nazis in Pullmans   Army Investigates Complaints Made by Returning Soldiers

MOTORMAN HURT AS LIGHTNING HITS TROLLEY   Charleroi Trolley Struck At Hillcrest, Passengers Slightly Hurt

Capt. Arthur Wermuth, “One-Man Army” ' Of Bataan. Begins Thrilling Storv

_ ADVENTURES OF A ONE-MAN ARMY —  Hero Describes Battle of Bataan

Capital Showdowr Over Wages Seen Lewis Wins Point   Washington Transit Halted; New Dispute At Goodyear Plant

AFL, NAM and John L. Lewis May Succeed in Barring Issue; Lewis Wins Place On Exccutive Board.

UNIONS PUT ASIDE ROW OVER POSTS   Murray Contends Wages Causing Labor Troubles

Wage Showdown Near in Capital Labor-Boss Talks   Lewis Wins Personnel Committee Victory; Pay Touchy Subject

SHOWDOWN NEAR ON ClO DEMAND TO TALK WAGES   MOST DELEGATES SEEM OPPOSED TO PAY DISCUSSION

Labor-Industry Parley Collides With Pay Issue  ClO Leader Raps  Formulas; Wants Reglities Diccucce

ClO MAY INSIST LABOR MEETING TAKE UP WAGES   Showdown Expected When Executive Committee Meets First Time

SALARY ISSUE FACES FIGHT AT CONFERENCE   ClO Demands Labor Officials Consider Wage Problems at Once

Murray Says Wages, Decent Standard Of Living Cause Labor Troubles; Most Of Delegates Not Inclined to Talk Wages Now

Showdown on  Wage Issue At Parley  : Union End Bitter Fight for Key Conference Posts

Wage Issue May Come Uy At Parley —   Problem to  Be Thrashed Out By Executive Committee

Wage Issue Demanded  By Murray   Delegates Seem Disinclined to Tackle Subject  At Conference

Conference Is Near Showdown On Wage Issue   Decision On CIO Demand May Be Reached At Session Today.

COMES BEFORE KEY CUMMITTEE MEETING TODAY   Expand Size of Committee to Meet Demands of Lewis at Parley

UNIONS OEEK SHOWDOWN ON WAGE [SSUE   CIO Demand May Be Heard at First Session of Executive Groun.

C0 ASKS FOR DISCUSSION OF PAY STANDARNS   Lewis Wins Seat on Key Executive Group at Labor Conferehce

Set Aside Bitter Union Wrangling To Discuss Items Which May Appea In Executive Parle

Labor-Managemen May be Ready for Wage Showdown   Conference Agrees To 16 Man Group; Oust 8 Man Plan

Demand Labor Peace Parley Take Up Issue  Put Aside Fight Ene fnmam tian Suan

LABOR. PARLEY FACES DECISION   Executive Group Takes Up Discussion of Wage Issue Today

Wage Issue Showdown at Labor-Management Meet Nears: Wrangling Ceases

C10 Insists On Wage Formulas   “Washington Parley Facing Showdown

SHOWDOWN DUE ON WAGE [SUE   ClO Demands That Labor. Management Group Discuss Wages.

SHOWDOWN ON WAGE TALS TC COME IN LABOR MEETING TODAY   John Lewis Won Important Post With Executive Group Yesterday

Main Issues   Settled, Says The Report   Sceretary Byrnes Sche. dued For Press Conference Today. Plans Early Return Home

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REAL RESULTS ARE ATTAINED BY BiG THREE   FOREIGN MINISTERS END CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW

Conterences By Big Three Ministers End   Results Expected To Be Announced Seon; Many World Issues Discussed

MOSCOW PARLEY IS COMPLETED BY STATESMEN   Communique To Be Issued  On Results; Agreements Reached   BYRNES AND BEVIN IN EARLY DEPARTURES

  Prompt Report Of Results To Be Announced   Secretary Byrnes Arranges for Early Departure From Moscow

AMporiant Issues Solved By Big Three,  Moseow Hints   Conference Results Said To Go Beyonc Expectations of © Foreion Ministers

B1G-3 AGREEMENT REPORTED ON ALL POINTS DISCUSSED   Diplomatic Observers Believe Announcement Will Be Made Soon of Important Achievements.   CONFERENCE SAID TO HAVE ADJOURNED   Byrnes and Bevin Are Making Preparations for Early Departure From Russian Capital.

SUMMER TERM CIRCUIT COURT OPENS MONDAY   Judge Daily Will Be On Bench. June Term Will Have No Trial Work.

HOLD SESSION CIRCUIT COURT HERE FRIDAY   Judge Ingram, Peoria, Will Be On Bench In Morning Session

‘Temperatures   U. S. Guns Slaughter Japs Trapped In Dead-End Pocket

Okinawan  Foe Lashed With Fire   American Troops Drive on Last Japanese Foothold

Bulk of Troops Across Rhine,  Germans Claim   Wreck All Bridges Cologne to Wesel,. Broadcasts Contend

NAZIS WRECK RHINE BRIDGES   Say Army Withdrawn Over River for Decisive Battle of War

NAZIS SAY BULK OF ARMY 15 SAFE   AVER TROOPS HAVE CROSSED RHINE RIVER AND AVOIDED ENTRAPMENT,

(By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER)  (Associated Press Diplomatic Newnr Wditory

New Effort Underway To Settle Dispute Over Chairmanship Of United Nations Conference

DISPUTE OVER CHAIRMANSHIP THREATENS AMITY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACE CONFERENCE

Big 4 Meet to Iron Out Row Over Chairman  Of Conference   Stettinitis Appointment Is Blocked by Molo tov

Russian Plans For Dominance Worry Many Delegates   Molotov Blocks Stettinius As Chairman, Result Is Swing Toward Pessimism

Big Four Nations Wil Have Chairmanship In Rotation at Meet   Secretary of State Stettinius will Receive Job of Presiding Over Steering Cammittee Which Decides Program, Policies

Stettinius In Parley With Big-4 Chiefs   Foreign Ministers Meet Th Effort To Settle Chair manship.   BLOCK EDEN MOTION

Chairmanship Row Threatens Parley af United Nations   Molotov’s Stand Blocks Permanent Organization of Conference

Chairmanship Problem At United Nations Parley Settled; Rotating System

Parley Row Is Settled   * Chairmanship to Rotate Among Big Four; _ Stettinius' to Head  . ” Steering Committee

Molotov Blocks Selection of Stettinius Acs Permanent Leader of Security Parley

Chairmanship To Rotate Among 4   Controversy in United Nation Conference Is  Settled   CHINA PLAYS BIG PART   Russia Tossed Wrench Into Machinery of Meeting Yesterday   Are Firmly Opposed

OLOTOV VIEW MAY INDICATE MORE HURDLES   Russan Blocks Election Of Stettinius For Post At World Peace Conterence

ROW OVER CHAIRMAN  FOR UNITED NATIONS  CONFERENCE ENDED ADJUSTMENT OF CHAIR MANSHIP ISSUE PAVES WAY FOR RUSINESS

Stettinius Goes  Into Huddle with Big Four Chiefs   A New Effort to Settle Chairmanship Of Conference; Unity Threatened

Molotov Pleads For Equality, Opposes Giving Any Nation Perma: nent Possession of Chairmanships.

ussia Threatens Frisco Conference With Crisis   MINISTERS OF BIG 4 CONFER   Want Compromise _ on Chairmanship

Russ Action Smoothes S. F. Coniah   Soviets Agree to British Plan About Chairmanship

Fight Over Conference Chairman   Russia Opposes Plan Ti Name Stettiniu: Permanent Chairmas Of Conference

French Leader Charoes British Aroused Arabs   Armed Natives For Revolt, General Claims

TO DISCHARGE 4.000   Army Air Force Makes Announcement About Trainees :

"Main Defense Line Is Broken, Unconditional Surrender Will Be Imposed," Newsmen Told   Patton’s Tank Forces Reported Running Wild As Distance To Berlin Grows Shorter Hourly; Other Armies Break Loose Along Western Front

Patton's Tank Spearheads Reported Near Nuernberg: Gains Made on WideFront

ENEMY BEATEN —EISENHOWER TO REPORTERS  Main Defense Line On Western Front

Seven Armies Sweep Through Reich But “No Straight Run to Berlin’ Commander Warns

Atomic Bombs Beat ‘Us, Says Jap Premier   Chinese-Russian Treaty a*Mighty Peace Weapon

Atomic Bomb And Hirohito’s Love Of Japanese People Real Reason For Japan’s Surrender   Premier Prince Addresses Cabinet And Members Of House Of Representatives

Japs Beaten  By A-Bomb  Capitulated To Save  Lives. Says Premier

Given As Real Reason: For Capitulation By Premier Higashi-Kuni Before Nip Cabinet

REAL REASONS’ FOR WAR'S END   Atomic Bomb and Emperor's ‘Love for People’

Atomic Bomb Plus the Emperor's ‘Love. for People, Reason For Jap Surrender

New Deaths Are Caused by Radio active Waves   Japs Say It Is Suicide to Even Enter Two Bombed Areas.   MORBIDITY REPORT

"Confidential" Findings Are Creatina Sti   Navy-Prepared Summary Due To Be Presented Today

Navy-Prepared Summary Of Pearl Harbor Is Attacked    Senator Brewster Says Report Giving Japanese Story Designed to Clear Hull of War Responsibiltty

PROBER HINTS PEARL HARBOR RAIDERS SEEN   ATTACKERS SIGHTED AT SEA, SENATOR INTIMATES

Maine Republican Says Summary Is Designed To Show Hull Was Not Responsible for War”

CRUISER BOISE SAW FOE, BUT WOULDN'T BREAK RADIO WRAPS   Pearl Harbor Probers Don’t Like The Way Navy Clears Hull

Pearl Harbor Paper by Navy Under Attack By Brewster   Boise’s Movements Before Nip Attack  Become Top Issue; Disnntes Continne

Hull ‘Whitewash In Jap Sneak Charged      Navy-Prepared Summary ¢ Of Story Of Pearl Harbor Assailed By Brewster _

EISENHOWER MADE SEPORT   SEVERE TREATMENT OF JEWISH PRISONERS 18 DENIED BY SUPREME COM“MANDER .

New Landing Made On Mindanao Isle   Three Jap-Held Towns On Luzon Are Captured

New Super—Carrier U.5.5. Franklin D Roosevelt Will Be Launched Today

EIGHTEEN DIE IN MAINE FIRE   Seventeen Babies And One Adult Burn To Death In Baby Home Blaze At Auburn

BABIES PERISH IN HOME FIRE   SIXTEEN VICTIMS OF FLAMES AS FIRE SWEPT HOUSE WHERE CHILDREN WERE’  ° BOARDED

Planes Continue  To Pound Japs Despite Peace Bid  Red Army Advances 100 Miles, Indicating Nipponese Collance

USE BOOK FOUR TO BUY LIQUOR   STATE CHANGES LIQUOR BUYING ROUTINE

NEW SYSTEM OF LIQUOR. RATIONING   To Use Ration . Book No. 4 . Instead of Cards

MacArthur Goes Ashore in Drive For Balikpapan   Landings Made after ar Intensive Pre-invasion Bombardment

Troops Invade Great Oil Port Of Balikpapar         Landing Made on Sandy Beaches With Light Losses Invasion Follows Days of Intense SES Bambardmont

Troops Invade Great Oil Port Ot Balikpapan   Landing Made on Sandy Beaches With Light Losses ~—Invasion Follows Days of Intense Bombardment

Allies Landing On Borneo Port With Naval Aid   Pacific War Flames To White Heat With New  ‘nvasion

M’ Arthur Directs Strike Sunday; Control Of S.W. Pacific Now Is Complete   Allied Invasion Fleet Of More Than 300 Ships Puts Australians Ashore At 8:55 a. m.

AUSSIES LAND ON BORNEO AT BIG OIL TOWN   Troops Supported By Heavy Air, Naval Bombardment

Losses Light As Aussies Push Inland   East Indies Split, Borneo Dominated.  MacArthur Says

Gen. MacArthut Commands Invasion Forces   Third Landing Secures Domination of Borneo as Diggers Drive Inland; Losses in Shattering Assault Are Declared Licht

W TWO MEN, CAR AT SCENE   Kim Sigler Withholds Namé Of Person Described As ‘Reliable.’   HOOPER SLUMPED IN CAR

State Police Seek Maroon Mystery Car   Probe Angle Of Who Baited Death Trap For Hooper

Marines Winning Decision   10th Army Commander Is Victim Of Jap Shell Burst

WALLACE FATE ~ ISINCERTAN   Nomination Goes to Senate With ‘Rejected’ Label From Committee.   VOTE ON ISSUE IS 14-5

Predicts GOP To Vote Agains Henry Wallace   Bill Is Pending To Divide Jobs Held By Jones

WALLACE’S BID BEFORE SENATE   Fate Uncertain As Commit. tee Hands In Unfavorable Report

Wallace’s Fate Comes  Up Tuesday   Committee's Adverse Report Will Be Voted On by Senate

WALLACE FACES UNCERTAIN FATE IN CABINET BID  SENATE COMMITTEE   SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES 15 104 TO REJECT NOMINATION

Wallace Faces Uncertain Fate  In Cabinet’ Job  Friends Move To Salvage Half Loaf In Senate Monday

Rejected Tag Upon Wallace by Committee   Friends Now Hustling +o Save Half Loaf for Roosevelt Choice

Wallace's Hopes Of Cabinet Post Dealt Hard Blow   Senate Group Rejects Him; Backers To Make Further Efforts

Wallace’s Nomination Bearing Rejected: Tag, Uncertain In Senate 

Committee For Rejection Of Mr. Wallace   Commerce Portfolio Without Authority To Lend Sought

Wallace Name To Senate With Committee ‘No   Friends Hope for Confirmation Despite 14-5 Rebuff .

Wallace Gets 14-5 Beating In Committee   Fricnils Now Willing To Take Cabinet Job Wishaw REC Power

Still Hopes For O. K. As Cabinet Member With out Lending Powers.

Nomination Of Wallace Turned Down By Group  Unfavorable Report Made By Commerce Committee; Friends Map New Fiaht

WALLAGE GIVEN REJECTION SLIP   Fate In Senate Uncertain As He Loses In Two Votes

—WALLACE—  SENATE TOLD TO REJECT WALLAGE   Committee Opposes His Confirmation As Sec retary Of Commerce

G..0.P. SENATORS OPPOSE WALLACE   PARTY CAUCUS LEAVES SOLONS FREE IN VOTE

Wallace’s Cabinet Nomination Goes to  Senate Next Week   Unfavorable Report on Former Vice President to be Submitted

Wallace Matter Goes to Senate   Senate Committee Votes 14-5 to Reject Nomination

Wallace Bears ‘Rejected’ Label!   Friends Move Swiftly To Salvage Part—Cut Lending Authority

SENATE TO VOTE ON WALLACE FATE MONDAY   Commerce Committee Rejects FDR’s Nomination of 7 Ex-Vice President 

Wallace Faces Uneertain Fate Before Senate   Cahinet Nomination Bears “Rejected? Lahels Friends Move toa Seek  Compromise 

Thumbs Down On Wallace      Commerce Committee -Disapproves Appointment: to Senate Monday

Uncertain Fate Faced By Wallace   Commerce Portfolio May Be Saved By Removing Lending Agency Which Jesse Jones Managed

Senate Committee Rejects Wallace as Cabinet Nominee   Senae Will Decide Fate of Cominerce Bureau’s  Candidate; ‘Friends Move in Support

Wallace Loses First Round   BAL OL ALU  Fate of Nomination  In Senate Uncertain;

Nomination Faces ‘Uncertain Fate In Senate Monday   Wallace, Rejected by Committee, May Get Cormmerce Job Minus Lending Authority

Pro-Wallace GroupSeek:s Power Split  Attempt té Secure Nomination After Committee Rebuff

Wallace Is Rejected By  Senate Group   Job Separation Wins Approval

FRIENDS OF WALLACE MOVE SWIFTLY SAVE AT LEAST HALF LOAF   COMMITTEE REJECTS NOMINATION OF FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT:

AP Men Ordered  To Leave Europe   2 Disaccredited for Unauthorized Dispatch

County Nears Its - Total Bond Quote   ‘SALE OF E BONDS I8 STILL  FAR BEHIND, REPORT OF CHAIRMAN SHOWS

County Still Lags In E Bond Sales   QUOTA TO BE CREDITED WITH ALL PURCHASES MADE THRU TOMORROW

MOLOTOV THREATENS TO WALK OUT OF THE ‘BIG FIVE CONFERENCE   Threat Follows Clash With Beving  Conference Seems Complete Failure

Molotov And Bevin Clash. At P. arle y      Soviet Minister Threatened to Leave Confer; ence, —

LONDON (AP)—The council of foreign ministers concluded its sessions Tuesday night.

BEVIN CHARGE OF ‘HITLER’ TACTICS ANGERS MOLOTOV  THREATENS TO QUIT RIG 5 CONFERENCE;

PESSIMISM OVER PARLEY INCREASING   informants Report Heated Argument Between Molotov and British Foreign Secretary   LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED

Report Molotoy to Quit Parley  Engages Bevin in Heated Argument   LONDON, (P)—The council of foreign ministers conluded its sessions ‘Tuesday night.

Molotov Gave Threat To Go  Home Recently   Big-Five Conference Closes: Commissar Argues With SP ea   METHODS  ‘HITLERIAN’

Molotov’s _ Threatened Departure  Is Stopped   Almost Walked Out OF Council Parley

Ministers’ Conference Draws to End in Atmosphere of Frustration; Molotov and Bevin Said Scrappin

Reds Want Big 3 Only to Write Axis Peace   For All Practical Purposes the Long London Session Will End in Failure

Soviet Minister Threatens To Return Home   Takes Exception To Remark By Bevin That His Methods Were “Hitlerian”.

MOLOTOV HATES BRITAIN’S BEVIN   Soviet Minister Threatens To Waik Out on Big Five After Argument

Molotov Forces Ernest Bevin To ~~ Retract Remark   Foreign Session Ends On Discordant Note

MOLOTOV, BEVIN HAVE HOT WORDS   Red Aid Almost Quits Talks After ‘Hitlerian’ Charge

Bitterness Mounts Among ‘Big 5 As Each Stalls Off Adjournment   ‘Reported That Russia’s Molotov Threatened To Go Home After Heated Argument With Bevin When Accused Of “‘Hitlerism”

Molotov Ready To Leave Over British Remark   Only Withdrawal of Statement by London’s For.  eign Minister Saves Cracking Up   Failure of Parley Appea rs Im ninen!   Seems ‘That Even Mos Superficial Agreement Can Not Be Reached By “Big Five”

Molotov-Bevin Clash Bared; Russian Threatened to Bolt   British Foreign Secretary Enraged Moletey by Calling Methods “Hitlerian’

Soviet Molotov Threatens to Go Home for Weekend   Has Heated Dispute With Br. Foreign Sec. Ernest Bevin

Conference Threatened With Failure   Heated Argument Between Molotov ond Bevin; Report Little Hope for Agreement

Say Molotov Threatened To Go Home   Threat Follows Heated: Argument With Bevin; Two At Loggerheads

Soviet Official And Briton Lock Horns, Is Claim   Russian Objects to ‘Hitlerian’ Methods Charge from Bevin

— BIG FIVE — Molotov Threatens ToGo Home   Bevin Calls Methods ‘Hitlerian Tn Batkan Clash

SAYS MOLOTOV THREATENS TO LEAVE CONFAB   Reports Red Minister Make: Charge After Argument With Bevin

Reveal Molotoy Wanted To Quit -Tondon Parley   See Big 3 Representatives Unable To Reach Even Superficial Agreement

Big 5 Meeting Stymied; Bevin, Molotov Quarre   Even Superficial Agreement Fails in Hectic Session

‘Soviet Minister Threatens to Quit   Powers Deadlock on Balkan Issue, Wording on Conference Documents Reanartine THecussion of Topics

FEDERAL AlD 10 STATE SCHOOLS UP TO CONGRESS   Illinois’ Share Is Reported As $10,920,904

SOVIET HEAD IN ALLIED JAPAN CONTROL QUITS   No Reason Given for Recall Reported by Radio at Moscow

Offensive Ordered When Indonesians Ignored Order To Surrender Arms  CHINESE ‘“‘REDS"’ SAY U, 8S. GAVE CHIANG BIG LOAN  Former Japanese Premier Higashi-Kuni: Wants To Become Commoner  if

Single Liberator Wipes Out Entire Convoy   Five Ships Are Sunk in Spectacular 75-Minute Attack

Single Plane Wipes Out Jap Convoy   5 Ships Caught, — ent to Bottom By Patrol Bombe:

Holding Companies In Texas Voted Oui   Bill Killed Requiring Utilities Stockholders To Reside in Texas

3 Exemy Warships Sunk in Far East   Latest Report Includes Two Jap Transports

Submarines Bag 24 More Jap Ships   Four Combat Craft Included in Toll By Undersea Fleet

MISSED ZERO DROP   Night Lows of 15 to 20 Forecast for Eastern Kansas

3 HEADQUARTERS OF JAPS SMASHED   U. 8. AIRMEN STRIKE AT HEART OF NIP RESISTANCE IN CENTRAL CHINA.

TWO U. S. LANDING SHIPS SUNK BY JAPS   Craft Lost in the Okinawa Arca— Dead, Injured and Missing Nuniber 6&2.

Truman Will Send Message   Recommendations of the _ President to Go to  Conaress

Congress Gets Primed For Busy Session   Traman Prepares Lengthy Message For , ie

Solons Await Message  From President   More Economy, Less Taxes; More Meat, Fewer Controls; More Jobs, and Less Red Tape Will Cause Arquments

Congressional Session Opens; Lengthy Message Scheduled From President Truman Today

CONGRESS SET FOR MESSAGE FROM TRUMAN   BUSHEL OF _ BILLS TOSSED INTO THE MILL

President Pens Long Message ‘For Congress   First Day Flood of Bilts Reveals Demanding Mood of Members

Congress Stands By For Truman Message After Tame Start   President Recommends 3!» Billion Cutdown in Civilian War Agencies as Preliminary to Program  To Be Offered Today; Pearl Harbor Probe Likely

Truman Asks Huge Slash in War Agencies  Congress Convenes  With Great Grist OF Wark Ahead

TRUMAN TO SEND HTS MESSAGE T0 CONGRESS TODAY   Document Expected to Make Recommendations for Putting Nation on Peacetime Footing.   SCORES OF MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED   ,One Calls for Investigation of Pearl Harbor — Others +» Would End Draft and Abolish OPA.

Congress Waits For Truman  Message Today  Expects President to Set Uj Te  .. gt? . fh. * JF... Lg   Expects President to Set Up  Peacetime Guideposts

Requests Of President Ge To Congress   Truman Asks More Economy And Mect Less Tax, Controls

Congress Nails Up Its ‘Open For Business Sign   Bills Introducad Show House in Demanding Mood

WPB Reveals 48-Hour Ban On Use of Gas   Applies to Movie Houses, Bowling Alleys, Night Clubs,  Bars and Saloons

Curb on Fuel Affects State   New Gas Ban Placed On Amusement Spots

NEW BAN PUT ON NATURAL GAS USE   Amusement Places j in the Areas Must Close for 48 Hours —

WPB DROPPED ~~ BY PRESIDENT   CIVILIAN PRODUCTION - AGENOY TO. REPLACE WAR_ ‘TIME BUREAU—SMALL 8E + LECTED AS HEAD —

WPB To End Nov. 3 Under  ‘truman Plan   Small To Head  Civilian Board

WPB Will _ Close Shop   November 3 New Agency To Tak  ‘Over, Says Truman

Truman Orders W.P.B. To End  On November ;   Will Be Replaced By Civil ian Production Administration At That Time   FIVE BUREAUS FOR NEW ORGANIZATION

Civilian Production Admin ‘istration Set Up) With Smal As Head; Krug Resiens

THE WPB IS ABOLISHED   Civilian Production Administration to Take Over November 3

Civilian Group To Succeed WPB   President Signs Order Abolishing War Porduction Board

‘WPB TO END NOV. 3, PRESIDENT ORDERS   Civilian Production Agency To Be Established

WPB Abolished By President   Truman Signs Order Doing Away With WPB and Setting Up New Group.

WPB Out: New Grour Set Up   Krug Quits; Small Heads Civilian Production Office

‘Truman Ends  WPB’s Life   Will Replace Tt With A Civilian Production Administration.

LOCAL AIRMAN IS KILLED IN CRASH   Flight Officer Benjamin Blake Dutton Fatally Hort

career sae New wr ne mn ee ree mee me ne aU Mee sare eo  DEATH RECORD

Chinese Troops Pushing Ahead  Into Manchuria   Jananese General Declares Conditions  ‘Good For Prisoner:   Lt. Gen. Shivokhe Keu Mokes Denial Of Many Charces In Jap War Triat   DEATH RECORD

Senate Approves Bill Quilining Surplus War Cargo Vessel Disposal

Michigan Pen Officials Ousted In Big Shakeup   New Regime Takes Over To Stop Gambling, Im‘morality Among Inmates.

OUST HEADS OF STATE PRISON   Fear Uprising by Inmates of Michigan Penitentiary

PRISON SCANDAL OPENED WIDER   Convicts Believed To Have Committed Murder When Secretly Released

7 OFFICIALS OUSTED: IN PRISON ‘SCANDAL’   New Administration Takes Over At Jackson, Mich

NO CAR RATIONING   Dealers Asked to Consider Buyers’ Needs; No Deliveries Yet

OPA, TAX CUT, MERGER NEWS ON CAPITAL HILL   Auto Rationing Over; Tax Slash Bill Certain: War Leaders Debate

New Autos Not To Be Rafioned   Those In Urgent Need May Get First Choice

2,300 PLANES    SMASH REICH    Pound Three Largest  German Cities  l6th Day of Non-Stop Sky Assault :

18-Pound Baby Is Sixteenth Child Of Housewife, 38, in Pennsylvania

Job Transfers Still Required   Men Under 26 Told Not To Jump Jobs

SELLS SPY PIGEONS   Private Fancier Pays $3,120 for Two Far Racers

U.S. to Seek Postwar  Use of Bases Will Not Push th   Will Not Push the Question During Security Conclave

U.S. to Seek Postwar Use of Bases  Will Not Push the Question During Security Conclave

BRITISH BACK IN SINGAPORE   RETURN TG SCENE OF THEIR GREATEST DEFEAT

British Return To Scene of. Early Defeat.   Japs in Wake™ “Island Surrender TT. Destrover

TREATY ENDS  _ ‘TRIESTE CASE   Amicable Settlement of! Dispute Is Announced

Army Nurse Complains Lovemaking Technique Of GIs ‘Disintegrating’

DENTISTS FACE BRIBE CHARGE‘   Three Men High In State Society Surrender At Lansing Today

DENTISTS, SOLONS FACE GRAFT COUNT   I Three High ‘Officials in’ Dens tal Society, Four Legislators Indicted

Banks and Public Offices to Close   Schools Also Honor Washington's Birthday

Lack of Co-ordination Among U. §. Agencies Is Assailed by Senator

Surplus ‘Bargains Bring Proposal For Precaution —  Sen. Mead Calls for U. S. Clearing House To Balk Speculators

bess nouse For Surpluses ~~ Urged by Meal  Hit Cc ordination tack  Amory Diffsrent U.S.

THE WORLD TODAY Understanding Can  Reduce Suspicion We Nate's BAH

ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR AND FOREIGN ANALYST WILL GIVE INFORMATION FROM ON CROUND

Succeeds Jeffers on February   ‘Jeffers to Quit After Lona Service

Jeffers Quits As Rail Chiet   Resignation Becomes Effeetive February First; Ashby Successor,

Jeffers Quits As U. P. Chief On February 1   Head of Rail Empire, Former U. S. Rubber Director, Nearing 70

09,000 (OLE IN WALKOUTS   Some Developed Since Jap Surrender; Others Long Standing.

35,000 Idle. Over Nation   New Labor Situations Cut Down Production

Victory Day Pay Controversy Leads To Two Strikes: Total 35.000 Idle

39,000 Persons Are Idle In 27 Labor Disputes   Some Have Developed Since Japanese Surrender; Others Are Long Standing

WHITTLE DOWN JAP SHIPPING   PLANES KEEP ON SINKING ENEMY VESSELS

WANTS TO FIX PEARL HARBOR - RESPONSIBILITY   Truman Promises Trials if Held Will Be Fair

Critics Declare Report Does Not Tell The Entire Story Of Pearl Harbor Disaster   President Gives His View On Pearl Harbor ‘Reports

MARSHALL, HULL, STARK, GEROW ALL GET BLAME   Congress Not Satisfied With Truman Pearl Harbor Report

Critics Brand Pearl Harbor Data ‘Skimpy   May Opposes Effort Of Military Leaders To Drop Whole Mess

Many Congressmen Demand Full Drama Be Played Out To Con. clusion In Public Court Martial Triale   VARYING DEGREES OF BLAME PLACEL

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   UNRELIABLE REPORTS SAY ADVANCE UNITS OF IINITED STATES AND SOVIET JOIN

ALLIES PUSH ON CAPITAL FROM TWO SIDES   Unreliable Paris Radio Tells of Union in Central Germany

RADIO GAG WANTED BY SENATOR WHEELER   On e-sided Propaganda  Charged Big Chains

F. R.’s Ouster Of Jesse Jones  Stirs A Ruckus   Hot Senate Fight On Wallace Appointment To Cabinet Impends.

Fourth Term Begins With Ugly Quarrel   Jessie Jones Ousted For Wallace

MOVE STARTED TO STRIP WALLACE OF CONTROL FINANCES   OPPOSITION DEVELOPS TO NOMINATION WALLACI TO SUCCEED JONES

Appointment Of Wallace Flayed      Formal Nomination Of Ex-Vice President To Succeed Ousted Jones Received In Senate

Jones’ Ouster From Cabinet Threatens Row   (Wallace. Given Commerec ! and RFC Post, Makes Plea For Southern  . Democratic Support

Seek to Take “Away Control ~ of U.S. Loan:   FDR. Choice’ to Succeed Jones Asks Prosperity ~- for “Common Man”

Launch Move To Cut Power Of Wallace   Would Strip Office Of Control Over Federal Loan, Financing Agencies   STORM GROWING   President's Refusal Of Congressional Request On Jones Stirs Resentment

Bitter Congress Fight Seen In F.D.R. Decision To Replace Jones   Wallace, Saying He Is Happy That President Has Named Him To Cabinet Post, Calls For Full And Efficient Employment.

Nomination Of Wallace Brews Fight   Start Move to Strip Former Vice President Of Control of Federal Financing Agencies

MOVE STARTED 10 STRIP WALLACE OF CONTROL FINANCES  OPPOSITION DEVELOPS TO NOMINATION WALILAC

STEP T0 PARE WALLACE’S DUTIES TAKEN   Senator George Would Remove U. 8S. Loan and Financing Agencies From Office of Nominee fny Commarea Pneot.

Jones Ouster — Opens Quarrel   Senators. Discourage Wallace: ‘Appointment

LEADERS RAP WALLACE SELECTION FOR JONES COMMERCE CHIEF JOB   CONGRESS MAY BALK PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO GIVE FORMER VICE-CHIEF CABINET JOB

Senators Voice Opposition To Wallace Job  an i Te eee meee   Republicans, Southern Democrats Against New Cammercre Head

Opposition Opens in Congress to Wallace as Secretary of Commerce

Wallace Calis for Full Employment   Opposition Appeared on Capitol Hill Today io His Nomination.

WALLACE SEEKS LASTING JOBS IN NEW ROLE   Opposition to Former Vice President Grows on Capitol Hill

WALLACE GET WEW POSITION   Replaces Jones As Secretary of Commerce; Opposition in Senate.

Opposition To Wallace's ‘Appointment   Some Senate Leaders Say Former Vice President Not Capable of Handling Big Job of Jesse Jones

Jesse Jones Resigns Commerce Post At Request  Of President; Office Will Be Given Wallace

OPEN QUARREL OVER WALLACE APPOINTMENT   Jones Ousted As Commerce Head By Roosevelt

Strife Created _As FDR Awards Post To Wallace   Move Threatens To Plunge Fourth Administration Into War With Congress

President Faces Wide Open Split With Congres:   Ouster Of Jesse Jones In Favor Of Wallace Threatens Flare-Up

Wallace’s Appointment Is Scored as Political Reward   Extraordinary Power of Commerce Secretar Was Accorded by Congress With Understanding That Jones Should Have It

Congress Aroused Over Roosevelt’s Decision to Oust Jones for Wallace

Wallace Is Given Post In Cabinet   Jesse Jones Replaced By Former Vice-President As Roosevelt Begins   His Fourth Term

senate Fight On Wallace Opens   Sen. George Offers Proposal to Curtail Authority of Jesse Jones’ Successor by Dissociation of Loan and Commerce Posts

Senate Moves to Strip Wallace of Control Over Financing, Loan Agencies

Administration Faces Fight On Jones Ousting .  Henry A, Wallec Given Position As

MOVE TO STRIP LOANING POWER FROM WALLACE   Solons Battle Ousting Of Commerce Sec’y Jones  By FDR

Henry Seeking Southern Support. .... Opposition To President Naming Wallace Spreads

JONES OUSTED AS SECRETARY OF COMMERCE  Henvy “Wallace Is Named Successor By President CAMPAIGN. PRIZE Rittay CAs tbe Doalei      Bitter Congress Fight Threatens Fourth Peay

ittempts To ‘trip Wallace 4 Power Made   pposition To His Apporntment As Commerce Secretary Spreads.   -POINT PROGR AM

FDR’s Ousting Of Jones For Wallace Threatens To Start Row With Congress   Roosevelt Calls For And Gets Jones’ Bitter But Full Resignation

GEORGE STARTS MOV" TO STRIP WALLACE OF CONTROL FOLLOWING WIS APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT

Jones’ Ouster May Bring Fight   Wallace to Replace Jesse Jones as Commerce Secretary

JONES OUSTER TO PLACE WALLACE MAY CAUSE RIFT   SEC’Y OF COMMERCE AGREES TO RESIGN AT FDR’S REQUEST

A WIDE FRIGID BELT   Seven State Area of Northwest  Has Below-Zero Readings

SUB-ZERO WAVE IN NORTHWEST   Seven States Hardest Hit But Most of Nation : Feels Cold

Nuernberg Court Told Hitlerites Wanted $2.00 Each For Hungarian Jew:

NAZIS SOLD JEWS AT $2 PER HEAD   Offered Over a Million o! Them On Open Market.

Much Activity On Okinawa, Enemy Asserts   Halsey Regards Suicide Planes As “Nuisance”

Naval Action Increased By United States   In Greatest One Day Ad. vance In Okinawa Campaign, Yanks Go 2 Miles.   ‘WEARY OF WAR

SUICIDE PILOTS RAMMED SHIPS, TOKYO CLAIMS   Broadcasts Show Fear Of Early Landing On Homeland

U.S. Infanfrymen Slice To South Shores Of Isle   Seal Off Peninsula; Enemy Claims 4 Naval Fleets Back At Scene; Suicide Pilots Active

Japs Report New Okinawa Landing   Greatly Inereased Naval Activity Also Listed

NEW U.S. AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS ON OKINAWA AND INTENSIFIED NAVAL ATIVITIES REPORTED

Nips Strong In Air Attack Off Okinawa   Resistance On Island Crumbles As  Army Drives Tanks Into Naha.

Eleven U.S. Naval Units Damaged in Air Counter Offensive; Resistance Collapses on Eastern End of Front

Arch Criminal Himmler Is Allied Prisoner   Dragnet Rapidly Is Catching Nazi Murderers

Hated Gestapo Leader ‘Turned In’ by Doenitz  Goering Indicted on Eight Counts; Re Clan Gann Iatrich Cantiread

ARE FILED ON GOERING   Commander Of Luftwaffe Indicted As  War Criminal

Goering Indicted By Allies   Gestapo Chief Is Turned Over By Admiral Deenitz

Himmler, No. 1 Nazi, Reported Captured   Surviving Gang Leaders Rapidty Being Caught In Allied Dragnet

“Himmler Is sIncluded In Prisoner Bag   Goering Indictment Indicates Guilty To Re Given Quick Trial

HOUSE VOTES TO GIVE USES BACK   MOVE IS TAKEN AGAINST TRUMAN'S WISHES

JOBLESS PAY PLAN CRUSHED IN51-25 VOTE   TRUMAN’S PROGR AM HANDED 2 JOLTS  AND A BOOST 

CONTROL FOR JOB SERVICE   Senate Also Rejects Truman Proposal On Idle Pay

Traman Program Given 2nd Jolt In Hoase Actior   Vote Returns U. S. Employment Service to States; Senate in Favor

Consider Hirohito Crimnal of War   Indignant Over Special Treatment of Emporer

AUSTRALIANS PROTEST EASY TERRS OF PEASE   Says Hirohito No Better Than Other War Criminals

WALKOUTS MAKE 34,250 IDLE IN DETROIT AREA   Ten War Production Plants Are Closed By Strikes

Drivers Join In Chrysler strike   34,250 Idle: Workers Await WLB Decision

SECOND CITY WELL PERMIT GRANTED .   Duncan to Drill on Turner Land; Sewell Granted Hearing

Polish Exile Govt. Requests Allied Ruling Commissiot   Yugoslav, Polish Crises Likely To Dominate Big 3 Conference

Polish, Slav Crises to Get Biq 3 Attention   Exile Government Asks Commission to Govern Country

Work Insurance Merit Rating Plan Proving Problem  Two Proposals Get Backing; Democrats Launch Attempt io Secure Municipality Aid

LITTLE NATIONS TO GO ALONG ON VETO ISSUE   Realize That Lasting Peace Demands Unanimity

SMALL NATION ATTACKS ON VETO 10. BE QUELLED   Parley in Semi-Final Stage; Delegates Drive to Comp!ete Charter

Big Five Veto View to Prevail At Frisco Meet   Little Nations’ Protests Likely To Be in Vain

“BIG FIVE” PLAN ON VETO POWER TO BE ADOPTED   Little Nations Accept Fact Hopes For Peace Depend Upon Cooperation

A COLUMN [A col lOWA   Jury Ketuses “Shock” Lamavceés at Fairfield

Weatherman  Plays Trick   Snow, Cold Weather Reported Over U. S.

Nine Inches of Snow in Vermont Ais Merry Month of May Goes on Binge, But It's 96 Out in Arizona

MERRY MAY HAS WEATHER BINGE   Killing Frosts Strike North Central States

Snow Blankets Eastern Region   6-Inch Fall Recorded Frost Hits Midwest

Daughter Slayer Fatally Wounded  Trapped in Home by Kansas City Police; Death Ie Suirida

SHARP BATTLE FORMS ON OPA   GOP Move to Limit Agency To Six Months Opposed

Nazis Report Reds Opening Another Offensive, Move To Flank Berlin

Russian Army Within 75 Miles Of Americans   Unleash Big Offensive South Of Stettin, Germans Report

RUSSIANS OPEN NEW ATTACKS — ON ODER SEEKING JUNCTION WITH ALLIES IN NORTHERN AREA

Society Murder Is Deep Mystery   Dog Only Witness To New York Crime

Whimpering, Black Pekinese Only Witness to New York Hotel Murder

Pekinese Pup Only Witness In Langford Slaying; Hunt For Killer Is Fruitless

SELECTIVE SERVICE ABOLISHES 2-B CLASS   Pertains To Occupationally Deferred Workers Engaged In War Production

ABOLISH CLASS 2-8   All Registrants in Thi Group Will Be  Shifted to 2-A

Class I-B’s — Off Draft List   Essential Workers To Be Put In II-A

Men Classified 2-B Transfer To 2-A Status   Selective Service Announ ces Elimination Of Deferred Worker Group

Hope for Hike In Meat Supply Now Is Fading   Increase Promised In Fall May Not Be Enough to  Be Noticeable

Increase In Meat Supply To Be Small   May Turn Out to Average Only 36 Ounces More for October-December Period

Very Little More Meat  Is Promised      .Only 36 Ounces More For Period Seen

Promised Meat Supply Boost May Be Only 36 Ounces   Spread Over 90-Day Period, Increase Would Be Scarcely Noticeable

2 MEAT Little Meat ©  Boost Seen   Government’s: Pr otnise May Mean 36 Ounces Over 3 Months>

Meat Scarcity te Continue in Fall  Butcher Shops May Have Less Than Now

Only 36 Ounce Average For  Hike In Meat   Spread Over 36-Ounce Boost Would Be Searcely Notice. able To Civilian.   LESS IN BUTCHER SHOP

Small Boost Meat Supply In Prespect   Promised Increase For Next Fall May Turn Qut to Be 36 Ounces Per OR Say

Civilians’ Meat Increase Not to  Be Noticeable   May Average Only 36 Ounces, More; Includes   Meat Served in Cafes

Promised Meat Increase to  Be 36 Ounces   Supplies at Butcher Shops to Re Less for October-December

Increase in Meat Supplies for Last Quarter of '45, 36 Ounces Per Person

36 OUNCES MORE MEAT PREDICTED   PROMISED INCREASE TOBE SPREAD OVER’ PERIOD OF 90 DAYS

Fall Meat Supply Increase May Average Only 36 Ounces   Ry. OVID A. MARTIN

Promised Meat Increase May Prove To Be Very Small, Government Says

VFA INCREASE IN MEAT MAY BE NEGLIGIBLI   Eaimates Indicate 36 Ounces More During 2.Month Period

Civilians’ Meat Increase Not to  Be Noticeable   May Average Only 36 Ounces, More; Includes Meat Served in Cafes  wear sr.trer A Ze 4 WereryaY

PROMISED INCREASE IN CIVILIAN MEATS TO BE VERY SMALL   AVERAGE WILL BE ONLY: 36 OUNCES MORE PER PER. SON FOR TWO MONTHS

Civilians May Get  Slight Increase In Meat By Fall  Oct.-Dec. Average

Promised Meat Increase to be Unnoticeable   Thirty-six Ounces More Over Three-Month Period to Make Little Difference in Larder

Meat Increase May Average Bu 36 Ounces More   Includes Food Served In Restaurants; Boost  May Be Unnoticed.

Civilians Overnight   Combat Veterans, 36 of Them, Ready to Return Overseas, Get Discharge Papers

U.N.B.RB.A. Sends Supplies to War-Torn Nations   Contributions in Americas Make Success Possible

UNRRA Demands  Exceed Supply, Lehman Declares  Million Tons Shipped  ~ To War-Ravaged Lands in December

Plan to Rush  Troovos Home 6,000,000 Expected To Arrive in U. S.

STIMSON AGAIN ASKS JOB ACT   War Dep’t Chiefs Stress Effect On Servicemen’s Morale

Stress Need For Morale of Front Troops   Want Bill Also for ‘Military and Production Purposes’

LIMITED SERVICE DEBATED ANEW   Senators Say Both Stimson And Patterson Renew Pleas for Act

Two Officials Urge Action On Draft Act   Stimson, Patterson Renew Requests; Senators Emerge From Meeting.   STRESS IMPORTANCE

Officials Again.  Urge Manpower Bil  Forrestal, McNutt, Bard Scheduled To  iy eer ee FY eae SOR proers

Passage of Work Draft Bill Urged   Secretaries Stimson and Patterson Renew Pleas For Limited Service Act

Army, Navy Heads In Plea   Renew Requests for Limited National Service Act; Opposition is Strong

Renew Requests For Service Act   Stress Importance Of Law as Morale Builder for Flahtere

Hess’s Outery Marks Trial O%  War Criminal:      Witness Says Germans Faked Polish ‘Raid’  As War Excuse

AS ESPIONAGE CHIEF TELLS MURDER PLOTS   Drama Flames At Nuernberg

Hess Says Insanity {s  Only Faked   Nazi Orders to Kill Russians Told to Nuernberg Court

FITZ 1S ‘MUTE BEFORE COURT   Plea of Innocent Entered For Him On Bribe Charge

Bond Sales React All-Time Record  National Quota Is Nearly Doubled

SEVENTH WAR LOAN FAR OVERSUBSCRIBED   4 Billion Quota Is Nearly Doubled By $26,313,000,000 Total, Sec retary Save

IGuTY SEVENTH TOPS 26. BILLION      Feat Olen: E-Bond Goal Narrowly Missed, Says ‘Quan Moarnenthai

Butchers Get Signal To Kill All They Need   Armed Forces Reduce Amount Set Aside For Use By Federal Agencies.   MARKETING IS SLOW

CIVILIAN FOOD PICTURE GIVEN BRIGHTER HUE   Military to Cut Meat Demands in Next  Two Months

HOME FRONTS WL BENEFIT FOR MONTH!   House Moves for Unlimited Lecal Slaughtering if Sanitary.

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Argentina Bad Neighbor Says United States   Inter-American Confer. ence Scheduled For October Is Called Off.

ARGENTINA WAR CLIQUE SLAPPED   Tough Language Used By U. S.: Nation Called “Bad Neighbor”

U.S. Oppose: Treaty With  Argentina   Postponement Asked on Conference To Be  Held in Brazil

RAPS REGIME IN ARGENTINA   U. S. Urges Drafting O Hemisphere Pact By Other Nations

President Truman Cuts Down White House Callers To Devote More Time To Vital Issues

Truman Trims Calling Lists   More Time for Work Is Reported Answer

TRUMAN PLANS MORE TIME ON U.S, QUESTIONS   President Pares List of White House Callers—Awaits Attlee

CALLING LIST OF PRESIDENT CUT SHARPLY   Truman Does the Trimming in Order That He May Grapple With Grave Home Front and Diplomatic Problems.

Truman Spendine Time To Work Out Grave Issues   Associates Say He Plans More Aaaression

Truman Trims Calling List To Grapple With Home Front And Diplomatic Problems   Determined To Assume More Aggressive Course Of Administration As Party Head

 HONEYMOON IS SPENT IN DARK SCHOOLROOM   High School Girl of 13 Elopes With Boy Of 15 In Arkansas Romance

Senate Approves Two Amendments  For Jurist Remova  Democrats, Afraid of Taking Full Power from Assembly, Unite in Opposition Votes

Security Meet. Enteri ing Final Lap Of] Issues   Fresh Proof of Ability Of Big Powers to Get Along Brightens World Future

New Battle on ‘Veto Ahead   Compromise Between Big 5 and 45 Small Nations Believed Likely in Interest Of Peace as Conference Draws to Close

BRAZIL MAYOR AND CITY HELP TANGLE   City Policemen and Police Threaten Strike August Ist.

FEARED WARNING WOULD ‘CONFUSE PACIFIC FLEETS   SECRET CONFERENCE DELAYS OPENING OF TODAY’S SESSION

ADMIRAL DELAYED MESSAGE   Marshall Tells Probes of Dec. 7 Code Message

Asked Dewey: to Withhold Secret   Gen. Marshall's Letters on _ Jap Code Cracking Made Public   DURING 1944 CAMPAIGN   Writer Assures Candidate F. D. R. Did Not Know Letters Sent”

Opposed Sending  Warnings   Marshall Testified Admiral Stark Thought They Might  Confuse Commands

GENERAL ASKED CANDIDATE 10 SHIELD SECRET   Breaking of Japanese Code Might Have  Been Issue

Note to Dewey Bared Despite Strone Protest   Tells of Highly Secret British Source of  Infarmatian

Feared Confusion In Dec. 7 Warning To Pacific Chiefs   Marshall Declares Stark Debated but Finally Acceded

Marshall Says Stark Opposed Final Warning   Ex-Chief of Staff Is Pearl Harbor Day Witness at Hearing

Correspondence By Marshall Is. Given Airing ©   Former Chief of Staff Had Asked Dewey to Withhold  _ Code: Breaking News

FELT WOULD ONLY CONFUSE COMMANDERS   Later, However, Ex-Naval Chief Acceded to General’s Demand That Word of Impending Trouble Be Sent Out.

Says Stark af. First Opposed Warning Note   Marshall Tells of Action Teken on Day of Jap Assault

Admiral Later Acceded Says Marshall, Detailing Dec. 7, 1941, Events.

Marshall's Letters to Dewey Told   Revealed Over Protest Of General; Speak of British Involvement.

Correspondence With Gov. Dewey Is Made Public  Release Opposed By Gen. Marshall; Says Military Security

Asked Him.to Withhold Information on Jap Code From Campaign.   GENERAL PROTESTED USE

General Protests Release   Committee Makes Public Notes Written During  1944 Campaiqn

Urges People To Dig Deeper In 7th War Loan   VY. L. Clarke Says E Bond Quota 40% Greater

More Details Of The Death Of Lt. R. L. Sprout  Met Death In Crash CYve R17 Diana

Farm Program of Wartime Levels Is Urged  Overall Crop Goal of 356,244,000 Acres Suacested

Anderson Sets  '46 Farm Goals   Near Wartime Levels ()f Food Proposed

Windsand Rain Lash Seaboard   Northeaster Whips Chill Squalls Along 400 Miles Of Atlantic Coast

Gale-Force Winds Batter 400 Miles Of Atlantic Coast   Nor’easter Strikes As Hurricane Blows Itself Out In Carolinas   ARMY MOVES PLANES TO INLAND FIELDS   Landings Stopped At LaGuardia; Storm to Reach Peak At 5 P. M.

Storm Warnings Posted trom Cape Hatteras to Maine — Forty-MilePer-Hour Wind and Rain Lashes New York City.

STORM WARNINGS LINE EAST COAST   Peak Of Wind Expected In  New York Tuesday

RURRICANE-BORN STORN: RIPS N. Y,   Cold Rain and Winds Lash Coast at. Dawn Today

NEW STORM HITS EASTERN COAST   NORTHEASTER RIPS INTO ATLANTIC SEABOARD

Stephenson County Has Received $11,418,000 In Defense, War Contracts

Japs Ordered To Destroy Huge Arsenal   All Weapons to Become Scrap  Under New Edict

Japan’s Arsenal Will Be Reduced to Scrap  Political Upheaval in Immediate Future Is Forecast

Requisition Power Given By M’Arthur   First Occupation Of Toyko Is Scheduled for Friday

MARTHUR GIVES HIS ARMIES AUTHORITY 10 REQUISITION SUPPLIES AS GRIP EXPANDS   Japs Are Instructed to Turn All Existing Prisoner of War Camps Over to Highest Ranking Officer Interned in Each   ENTRY SCHEDULED THURSDAY NIGHT, U. S. TIME

Japan Told To Turn Over All POW Camps To Interned Officers   MacArthur's Forces Half-Encircle Nip Capital Preparatory To Moving In Of 3,350; 100,000 To Be On Isle \

Occupy Tokyo Friday   100,000 Yanks in Japan By Tonight; MacArthur Orders Japs to Disarm And Demobiltze Armies

increase Occupation forces   New Landings Add To Grip on Tokyo Area; Plan to Enter Capital on Friday

New Landings Near Nipponese Capital Expand Occupation   MacArthur Gives His Troops Full Powers of Requisition

NEW LANDINGS TODAY EXPANDED AMERICAN OCCUPATION FORCES  POWERFUL GRIP TOKYO AREA GROWS TIGHTER ADDITIONAL TROOPS

Extend Grip Upon Tokyo By Action   Armies May Requisition Needed Goods

EXPAND THEIR HOLD ON THE CAPITAL AREA   MacArthur, Meanwhile, Issues Orders to His Armies to Requisition What They Need in the Conquered Nation.

Occupation Of Capital  Is. Planned For Friday   More Soldiers Land ’ Upon Japanese’ Soil

ARMY TIGHTENS GRIP ON TOKYO REGION TODAY   MacArthur Asks Japan For All Needed Supplies

Yanks Are Told To Requisition Anything Needed   Japs Instructed to Turn over PW Camps To Allied Officers

Forces Expanding In Area of Tokyo   MacArthur Gives Orders to Requisition Anything Needed   INTO CAPITAL FRIDAY   Police Will Maintain Law and Order in Occu- . nicd Zones

Jap Army To Demobilize   Officers in Each PW Camp Can Requisition Whatever Is Needed From Japs

New Landings Extend Grip Upon Tokyo   Thousands Of Men Cont tinue Pouring Ont Mainland; Tokyo Oc cupation Slated Friday:

U. S. Troops May Take Anything Needed Off Japs  All PW Camps Put Under Allied

Army Told To Requisition  Needs In Japan   First Occupation Of Tokyo On Friday To Be Outlined In Detail At Jap, Yank Meeting

NEW LANDINGS TODAY; TOKYO OCCUPATION IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY   Armies Given Authority To Requisition Anything Needed

Grant Troops Right To Requisition Any Needed Facilities   Forces To Enter Tokyo Thursday (U.S. Time); Issues Rules For Prisoner of War Camps

Initial Force Will Number Only 3,350, Japanese Government Communique Says—New Landings Expand Americans’ Powerful Grip On Capital City Area—MacArthur Authorizes Armies To Requisition Whatever Supplies They Need In Japan

General MacArthur Authorizes Armies  To Requisition Whot They Need in Japan

Gen. MacArthur Orders Seizure Of Jap Supplies   Commander Calls For ~ Immediate Demobiliza tion of Japan’s Army

New Landings Made by U.S. Troops   Occupation of Japan’s Capital City Is Scheduled for Friday

3350 AMERICANS MARCH INTO JAP CAPITOL FRIDAY  ARMY AUTHORIZED TO REQUISITION

Stern Orders _ Being Issued  Jap Officials   Instructed to Turn Prison Camps Over to Highest Ranking Officer Interned In Each   Anything Necded Taken By Troops   MecArthur Authorizes Armies ta ‘Requisition Whatever Is Required; Capital Half-Cireled

Twining in Official Party Which Inspects Unrepaired Nippon Ruins

Yankee Troops Take Over More Japanese Cities ° While MacArthur Authorizes Them To Requisition Anything. Needed; Prisoner Camps To Be Commandec By U.S. Officers 

Grip On Capital Of Japan To Be Strengthened   Initial Force To Be Only 3,350 Troops; More Coming Later

U.S. Writers To Attend Session New Jap Diet   New Landings By Naval Forces At Three More Points

YANK FORCES TO MOVE INTO TOKYO FRIDAY   More Occupation Men Move Into General Area of Capital

Tokyo Occupation Scheduled Friday, More Troops Land   MacArthur Orders Needed  Supplies May Be Reauisitioned

Landings Start On Other Jap Home Islands; Hunt More PWs   HeGaAULiF -

GENERAL GIVES ARMIES ORDER   Told They Can Requisitiort: Anything They Need , in Japan.   OCCUPY TOKYO FRIDAY:

MacArthur Gives Ar mies Full Power In Japan  TO PLAN DETAILS New Landings In.  crease American Occupation Forces

Requisition Authority Given Occupying Army   Occupation Of Tokyo, Scheduled For Friday, To Be Outlined With Japanese

MacArthur Okays Requisition Of Anything Needed   Occupation Of Tokyo Slated For Friday: Troops Surrounding Capital

Allied Troops Expand Holdings Through Empire   First Occupation of Tokyo Itself Still Several Days Away

YANK SOLDIERS WILL OCCUPY TOKYO FRIDAY   MacArthur Gives Armies Authority to Requisition All Needs   (Pictures of surrender on page 5)

YANKS 10 TARE OVER TOKYO ON FRIDAY   Troops Given Authority To Requisition Food   100,000 YANKS   To Be On Japanese Soil Before End Of Week; Diet Holds Meeting

FIRST ENTRY INTO TOKYO DUE FRIDAY   MacArthur Grants Armies Right To Requisition Anything Needed

Ickes To Go In Six Weeks Say Reports   Truman Expected To Ae. cept Interior Secretary’s Resignation On Return

‘Ickes to quit  next 6 weeks’  ‘No acute reason’ claim observers

LORD HAW HAW’ SAYS MOTIVE WAS TO HELP GREAT BRITAIt   NAZIE RADIO PROPAGANDIST ALSO DECLARES THAT HE CLAIMS AMERICAN CITT.     ENSHIP

NAZI TANK SHIFT TO MEET THE YAinxS   Battered Armor From Eastern Front to Parry Ber lin Threat   DRIVING ON CAPITAL   American Armor Crosses the Elbe 57 Miles  From Berlin   Northern Ports Menaced

Hell ex Wheels Division Is First To Cross Elbe   Sherman Tanks onto Open Piains before Berlin; Reach City By Saturday Mornina

Simpson’s Fighters Can Reach Berlin by Friday If Tanks Not Switched

Allied Tanks Roll Across Last River Before Berlin. ....  Ninth is First Invading Army To Cross Elbe River Since Napoleon

SIMPSON’S MEN SURGE WITHIN 5/ MILES OF CAPITAL   FORCE STREAM FOR FIRST TIME SINCE DAYS OF NAPOLEON

NINTH ARMY TANKS CROSSED THE ELBE RIVER ON THURSDAY   UNCONFIRMED REPORT PLACE FIRST ARMY TANKS 15 MILES FROM. LEIPZIG

Americans Beating Down Last 57 Clear Miles To Nazi Capital   Armored Division korces Elbe River   Front Dispatches State Brandenburg Gate 36 Hours Away

Yankees Break Qut Onto Plain 57 Miles From Reich Capital   ‘Can Reach Berlin in Two Days’ If Nazis Don't Shift Forces   ‘Chutists 20 Wi. Out,  Unconfirmed Report RItiierriw

Debouch on Plains Leading To Capital After Elbe Crossing; Can Reach City Friday Night

Tanks Rumble onto Flat, Unbroken Plain 57 Miles from Berlin; Report Nazis Shiit Panzers from Eastern Front; Ist Army Approaches Leipzic

PATTONBREAKS LOOSE AGAIN IN LEIPZIG ATTACK   Draws Nearer Junction With Red Army in Czech Territory

Tanks OnPlain Before Capital   Germans May Be Shifting 6th Panzers From Russian Front

Allied Parachute Troops Reported By French To Be 20 Miles West Of Berlin

Front Dispatch Says9th Army Could Reach Berlin’s:Gate Tomorrow Night:

Report Airborne Atfack 29 Miles West of Berlin   Americans Could Reach Brandenburg Gate by Tomorrow

Surmount Last Nazi Barrier   First Army Approaches Leipzig; Third Army Breaks Out Again

Battered Armor From Eastern Front to Parry Berlin Threat  DRIVING ON CAPITAL        American Armor Crosse: the Elbe 57 Miles ; From Berlin

Ninth Plunges Toward Goal; French Sources Say Chutists Land 20 Miles From Berlin   American Tanks Reach Flat Plain Leading to Capital, 57 Miles Away; More Towns Fall to Allied Armies

Third Reported Outside Leipzig   Yank Tanks Can Be in Capital by Tomorrow; Weimar Falls; Breme Assailed; Breakup Complete

Other Armies Head for Leipzig to Join Rad« and Sever Reich, Bremen Attacked

TEMPERATURES:   9th Army Expected To Reach City Friday Night Or Saturday   Hell On Wheels’ Division Spans Last River Barrier; Third Army Plunges 46 Miles Toward Red Lines: Weimar Surrenders

Ninth Army Units May Reach Berlin Within 48 Hours   First Army Drives for Leipzig And Union With Red Forces; Great Cities Fall Like Tenpins; Tighten Traps On 300,000 Nazis

Nazis Shifting — 6th Army From Eastern Front   Gen. Simpson's Tanks Beating Down Last 57 Miles On Plains Leading To Capital

NINTH ARMY TANKS CROSS ELBE RIVER AS SHATTERED GERMAN “ARMIES BEGIN FALLING BACK

Berlin 57 Miles Ahead As Forces Bridge Stream  Early Arrival At Capita! Possible

Russian Spearheads Push Beyond Vienna   Ninth Breaks Into Open Plair 57 Miles from Berlin—First Within 15 Miles of Leipzig

Americans Cross Elbe and Start Rolling Down the Last 57 Miles on Way to Berlin   Hell on Wheels Division Running Wild, While Patton's Army Is Again on Go in Movement fer Junction With Russians

Dispatch Says Troops Can Reach Berlin Friday Night or Saturday, Unless Germans Resist.   GERMANS MAY SHIFT TANKS FROM THE EAST

‘Yanks Cross Elbe River; Weimar Falls: Patton’s Tanks Break Loose

Front Dispatches Say Feat Possible At Present Speed   Ninth Army Crosses Elbe, Hits Plains 57 Miles from Capital; Say Sky Troops 2 20 Miles Away   Late Bulletin

PARATROOPS REPORTED 20 MILES AWAY   Eibe River Crossed, With Americans Rapidly Cutting Down Distance to Capital

YANKS FIRST ACROSS ELBE IN 100 YEARS   Last Stream Before Berlin Never Had Been Forced Since Napoleon Accomplished the Feat —Method a Secret.

Yank Tanks Race for Nazi Capital   Germans May Be Shifting Elite Armored Units From Eastern Front to Meet Threat to Rarline Weimar, Essen, Schweinfurt Taken

First Approaches Leipzig Over Old Battlefields of . Frederick the Great.   'NUMEROUS CITIES FALL

Only 115 Miles From Lines Of  Russian Army   Weimar Surrenders To Patton, Who Also Takes Neustadt And Moves 43 Miles From Czechs

Last Water Hurdle Cleared After 12-Hour, 50- Mile Advance To Magdeburg   BIG CITIES FALL   neluding Essen, Coburg, Neustadt, Schweinfurt; Junction With Reds May Come Within One Week

LONG DISTANCE ‘PHONE TIEUP “SCHEDULED FRIDAY AFTERNOON   STOPPAGE OF RADIO PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES 18. THREAT: .  : PND

SOVIETS PLACED FROM 30 10 38 MI. OF BERLIN   Russian Forces Pulling Up On River For New Assault

BATTLE OF ODER RIVER UNDERWAY AS REDS PUSH ON   Violent Soviet Attacks Blow  To Germans

Flanking Move on Berlin Shapes Up   Berlin Radio Reports Russians 35 Miles From  Nazi Capital   GAIN ON LONG LINE   German Resistance in East Prussia Is in Final Stages   Ruollatin

Red, Nazi Guns Duel Over Oder   Russian Forces Are Reported 30 Miles East of Berlin

Superfortresses Blast Six Japanese Airfields On Kyushu Island Base

B.'s STRIKE SUICIDE PLANE HOME AIRPORTS   Kyushu Isle Blasted; Japs’ Aircraft Toll Soars

Says All-American Victory of Bulge May Shorten War   Pays High Tribute to Doughboys for Smashing Germans in Ardennes

News Day And Night   Useless For Enemy To Pro long Misery, Suffering, He Tells Commons   U.S. Victory At Ardennes Lauded   Prime Minister Denies Brit tain Plays Power Politics; Cites U. 8. Might

FULL SURRENDER ORDER RENEWED BY CHURCHILL   British Premier In War Review Hits At Snain. Greeee

ASKS VOICE IN PEACE MAKING   All Nations Which Fought Axis Should Have Part, Evatt Declares

Big Five Meeting Near End: Balkan Muddle Unsolved   Delegates Begin Drafting Report on Results of Parley 

Bis Five Council Sessions Near End   Foreign Ministers Council Meeting In London May Conclude Today

Big British Ships In East   All of Greatest Battleships, Carriers Now Fighting in Pacific Alongside Americans

ENGLAND'S NAVY NOW IN PACIFIC   King’s Armade with U. S. Fleet Units, British Admiral Reveals

INSTITUTE TO OPEN   Two-Day Farm Session Will Start at Haskell  Tomorrow .

NEW U.S. JET PLANE CAN SPEED 550 MPI   Also Has Long Range With Ceiling 8 Miles High

BRITISH . ACCEPT TERMS OF LOAN   Commons Also Accepts Mon: etary, Economic Plan

Britain Accepts Terms of Four  Billion U. §. Loan   British Committed Tc Help Sponsor World  Trade Conference

Four Towns Captured In First Drive   Americans Now Control Entire Length Of The Western Shores Of Philippmes.

Yanks Capture A ‘l'owns on Mindanao Islanc   Americans Sweep Ashore Behind Heavy Air, Naval Bombardment; Gen. MacArthur Says Japs Fleeing in Disorder Into Hills

\Carlan ‘Kidnap Baby’ Hoax Bared; ‘Mother Admits Its Death Earlier

Carlan Baby’s Body Found Under Bureat Where Mother Hid It After Infant Diec

Six face charges of espionage in theft of confidential papers   Naval reserve officer, New York editor. federal employes involved

Navy Officer, [wo Officials, Edifors, Held   BI Charges Theft of Highly Confidential Government Documents

6 HELD IN THEFT OF CONFIDENTIAL U. 5. DOCUMENTS   Two State Department Employes, Editor and Navy Man in Group Seized by FBI Agents.   ACCUSED OF VIOLATING ESPIONAGE STATUTES   Some of Papers Contained Top Secrets—~Arrests Made in Washington and New York.

Highly Confidential Data Brings Arrests   Navy Reserve Officer Among Those Held; rashingtco, New York .. Scenes of Activity ,

Navy Reserve Officer Among Six Nabbed on Espionage Plot Counts   Two State Department Employes Also Under Arrest in East, FBI Announcement Reveals

SIX ARE HELD INESPIONAGE CASEBYGOV')   FBI Makes Arrests for Conspiracy to Violate Statutes

Six Are Arrested for Espionage  Theft of Important Daners Charcaad

6 PERS NOW BEING HELD FOR CONSPIRACY   U. §. Navy Reserve Liew tenant Accused In Theft Of Documents   STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYES CHARGED

NAVAL OFFICER NAMED AS SPY   Two State Department Employes Implicated In Conspiracy

TEMPERATIIRES.   Quick Acceptance Of Fresh Allied Ultimatum Is Forecast

Military Observers in Washington Speculate on Effect of Atomic Bomb

Hiroshima Not Thickly Populated   Probably Chosen  } To Demonstrate  * And Save as Many Lives as Possible

EXPECT NEW SURRENDER CALL TO NIPS   Predicting Second Ultima. tum, Military Authorities in Washington Believe the Nips Would Quickly Capitulate.

“Atomic Bomb — Threat Likely to Meet Aceptance   ‘Military Observers Think Top Warlords Can Hardly Refuse

Enemy May Get Another Chance To End Fighting   Rain of Ruin from Air Such as Never Seen Promised Foe

2d Surrender Ultimatum to Japs Forecast   Possibility of Saving Many American Lives Seen in Washington

SAVE U, S. LIVES HASTEN WAR END BY ATOMIC BOMB   Washington Sees No Way For Enemy te Resist New Weapon

Forecast In U. S. Quarters   Nippon To Be Told To Quit Fight Or Face Death In Rain Of Atomic Bombs

New Allied Ultimatum Is Expected   Terrible Destructive Force of Bomb May Convince Japs

New Surrender Ultimatum May Be Presented Japanese   . Quit or Face Destruction By Atomic Bomb

ULTIMATUM TD JAPAN 15 SEEN      Moderate Size City Chosen As First Target for Demonstration.   MAY SAVE MANY LIVES

Acceptance Of Such an Offer Seen As Likely   Attack on Hiroshima ‘Called a ‘Demonstration’; More Blows Near

DOUBT IF JAPAN WANTS 10 FACE ATOMIC BOMBING   See Possibility of Many Lives Saved if Japs Act to Prevent Annihilation.

War Lords Will. Prevent Nation’s. Destruction, Says U. S. Army Observer   RESULTS HIDDEN   «x «kK KW OK Japs Screech

WLB APPROVES PROVISIONS OF COAL CONTRACT   Threat Of Mine Strike This Year Appears To Have Blown Over

THREAT OF COAL STRIKE IS ENDED   WLB Approves Money Provisions Of New Contract

HUSBAND 15 HELD IN WIFE'S DEATH   WOMAN, 3, STABBED AS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS BURN MERRILY IN HOME,

4 INDICTED IN HOOPER PROBE   Purple Gang Members Held For Conspiring To Kill Solon

COURT HEARS — OF KILLINGS   MORE TESTIMONY .GIVEN RE GARDING JAPANESE ATRO(CITIES IN THE MANILA" . nee .

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa’ News Service)   REPORT SOVIETS CRASH 3 BERLIN SUBURBS

Gales Sweep Coast Area During Day   Travel Hazardous Because O£ Snow in Some Parts Of Northwest as Rains Reported in California

FAVORS STATE mt   Schoeppel Tells. FPC Hearing States Have Demonstrated Ability   CONSERVATION NEEDED

FAVORS STATE OIL AND GAS CONTROL   Scho Tells FPC Hearing States Have Demonstrated Ability   CONSERVATION NEEDED

Florida F ugitive Held for Court   Arrested in Bradford On Assault Charge

cog SEARS MTT ME eae nee eee  Rastus Davis to. . Get Paid. for His Watermelons

SEN; CONNALLY CALLS ON SENATORS TO ‘SUPPORT UNITED NATIONS PEACE PLAN.

Charter ‘Best Peace Hope,’ Connally   Calls for Speedy Ratification of World Dacument

EYES OF WORLD ON U.S, SENATE SAYS CONNALLY   Urges Speedy Ratification * of Charter, ‘Best Hope’ to Outlaw War

Nunitz Opposes Army And Navy Merger Project   Admuira Also Voices Oppos:tion To Creation Or In dependent Air Force   WITNESS BEFORE SENATE HEARING

CHANGES HIS STAND TAKEN LATE IN 1944   Appears as Rebuttal Witness for Testi-. mony of Eisenhower

COLD WAVE WILL BE SHORT-LIVED   Rise In Temperatures Is Anticipated Tuesday

Colder Weather Is Moving South   New Frigid Blast Will Be Of Short Duration

Put flanking pressure on Bremen port  Kassel captured: all untis advanoc

Mass War Crimes Trial to Open On Schedule Tuesday   Way Cleared By Rejection Of Bid to Add Alfried Krupp to Nazi List

“ADMIRAL” IS. BEING HELD BY FEDERAL: MEN   Self- Appointed ° ‘Nor-Wegian' Officer Led “Double Life      “Went To Sea’ When .,He Wanted To Go © To Other Woman -

FBI Arrests  Norse “Admiral”   Coat of Navy Blue Puts Helgesen In Trouble

Strife Flares UpAnew Today  On Java Front   Eurasian Soldiers Make Attempt To Assassinate Premier Sutan Sjahrir

FEPC Granted Funds to Go  Another Year   Appropriation of $250,000 Declared Inadequate by Solon

FEPC Fight Is Ended on  Compromise   Final Action Today On $750 Million War  Agency Appropriation

OPPONENTS LOSE FIGHT ON FEPE   HOUSE AND SENATE AGREE ON $250,000 FUND TO RUN AGENCY YEAR.

House and Senate - Apree to Grant FEPC $250,000   Final Action on War Agencies Bill 's, Exnected Today

FUNDS VOTED. FOR THE FEPC BY CONGRESS   House and Senate Agree on the Sum of  $250,000

in Reporting Situation in Germany to Authorities in Washington; Some Troops Atatcked by Youths and Returned Gnildierc.

German Unrest ls Increasing   Eisenhower Reports Atti. tude Is One Step From Organized Resistance

U.S. Troops Attacked; Situation Is One Step From Organized Revolt

Eisenhower  Says Unrest  In Germany  ‘Dangerous’ ™   ‘No Real Progress’ Made in Setting Up Central Machinery For Administration

Lisenhower’s Report Shows German Unrest   Declares Growth One Step From Organized Revolt

Some American Troops Attacked: Uprising Near   Returned German Soldiers Warn Girls  On Fraternizing

REICH UNREST IS REGARDED AS DANGEROUS   SOME U. S. TROOPS ATTACKED; CIVIL CONTROL LAGS

Uimest in Reich Grows Dangerous, --Hisenhower Says  General Sends Gruve - “Report ¢ on 1 Ger Nii —_

Unrest Breeds German Revolt.  Gen. Ike Fears   ‘Just One Step’ From Oper Rebellion, He Reports; Wanlkee Abraeled

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Eisenhower Tells of Attacks by Youths and Returned Nazi Soldiers and Declares Danger Exists of Organized Action Against Occupation Forces—Handling of Thousands of Displaced Persons Continues Serious.

British Troops Maki: Steady Progress South And East Of Kleve Today

CANADIANS IN GREITHAUSEN: NEARING RUHE   3rd Army Rips New Hole in Siegfried Opposite Luxembourg

NEW HOLES BEING RIPPED IN ? SIEGFRIED LINE IN WIDE FRONT IN NEW OFFENSIVE

NazisHur In 7 New Divisions   Canadians Slug Ahead Steadily Against Much Inereased Resistance;  3rd Army in New Gains

Allies Make New Holes in  West Wall   British Gain Around Kleve; Yanks Advance Onposite Luxembourg

British Soldiers In Steady Gains   Empire Troops Advance ~ East and South of Captured Kleve   20 MILES FROM WESEL   New Hole Ripped in Sieg fried Line by American. : Third Army   STOCK MARKET INDEX

Yanks Forcing Way Into Nazi Defense Wall   Nazi Command Says Ab lied Big Push Coming Soon

Canadians In More Gains   American Third Army in Center Rips New Hole In Siegfried Line

U.S; 3RD ARMY IPS NEW HOLE IN WEST WALL   British Progress Beyond Captured Kleve; Rain, Flood Slows Yanksj_

British Troops Advance Steadily On Kleve Sector   Third Army Rips Hole in Central Siegfried Defense

NAZIS THROW MORE TROOPS INTO BATTLE   “(Enemy Wages Savage Struggle to Prevent Penetration of Second Line of Fortifications.   NEW BREACH MADE IN SIEGFRIED LINE   ‘American Third Army Drives Hole Through West Wall South of Fallen Pruem.

CANADIANS WIN T0 WITHIN 20 Mi. OF WESEL, RUHR CITY   ONLY TWO MILES FROM EMMERICH; GERMANS STIFFEN

British Extend Push Past Kleve; 3rd Cuts  Val was ll  New West Wall Holes

CANADIANS ADVANCE  AGAINST REINFORCED  GERMAN RESISTANCE ‘SEVEN CRACK NAZI  DIVISION THROWN INTO NORTHERN FICHTING .

Steady Progress Registered by British Troops   Canadians Are One Mile from Flooded  Rhine; Patton’s Men Rie Hole in Westwall

Loss of Pruem =~ Weakens Defense System in Eifels   ‘Germans Predict New , Eisenhower Offensive Massing in East Area:

British Forge Ahead In Push Bevond Kleve   Empire Troops Make “Steady Progress In Heaviest Fighting Of New Drive.   ENTER GRETTHAUSEN

Rapid Advance By British East, South Of Kleve   U.S. 3rd Rips New Hole In  Nazi Defense   Gen. Eisenhower Now Has Continuous 145. Mile Front in Reich

Drilish in Steady Progress   American Third Army Rips New Hole Through  Siegfried Line

BRITISH FORCES GAIN IN FIERCE KLEVE FIGHTING   Yanks of Sra Take 7,572 Prisoners During Start of Their Drive January %9.

New Hole Made in West Wall   Nazis Commit 7 Crack Divisions To Kleve Battle

REICH ASSIGNS MORE DIVISIONS TO LOSING DUEL   Third Army Cuts Hole in Stegfried Line — Canadians Near Rhine

Resistance Of Nazis Mounts   German Opposition Trebled; Allies Nearing Emmerich

OQ RIP NEW HOLE IN LINE   5th and 80th Divisions Join Bridgeheads Into a Sinale Salient.   45 MILES FROM COBLERZ

British Push vast, South Krom Kleve   Canadians In North Enter Geithausen; Third Rips New Hole In West Wall

Americans Rip New Hole Through Siegfried Line  NearLuxembourg Border

FRESH GERMAN TROOPS BATTLE CANADIAN PUSH   Seven Crack Divisions Committeed to Move  On North Flank

Schacht Again Rumored In Nazi Peace Move   wes wets diel chee wee

Schacht in Switzerland. Reportedly Seeking to Negotiate Surrender

State Wool Grower: Oppose MVA, Water Controls  Association Prefers Go Co-Ordinated Plan  Po a  a oranane

State Wool Grower. (Oppose MVA, Water Controls  Association Prefers Co-Ordinated Plan For River Progress

YANKS EXECUTE GERMAN GENERAL   ANTON DOSTLER SHOT FOR ORDERING 15 U. S. SOLDIERS PUT TO DEATH.

Meat and Butter In Larger Supely For Housewive:   ‘Regulations Also Relaxed For Benefit of Resort Hotels in Sullivan

You'll Get a Little More Meat, at Least: Until October, and a Little More Butter

More Butter, Meat in View   Army Orders Slashes: Point Value to Drop

MORE MEAT AND BUTTER COMING IN NEAR FUTURE   Red Points: on Butter Will Be Reduced,  Anderson Says

MOREMEAT FOR CIVILIANS SEEN IN NEW POLICY   Agriculture Secretary's Changes Expected To Boost Allotments With Butter Point Drop Seen.

Bit More Beef, Butter, Plus Extra Red Points, Forecast   Civitian Sugar Supply Foces New Reduction

STARTS MYA PLANS   Roosevelt Asks Preliminary Appropriation of  ’ >

ssi naaeemiminanamemaaeiaaeaneraeeammeaiaemiamicnen nes mneamaannemaameeadiammaauumamnaaaaian sagt eta tea ec: oii MT er oe IN ians ae aT eu  Asking Missouri development fund

Asks Missouri Valley Funds   Would Finance Plans  Prior To Construction

Most Of Fund Would Be Put  in Reclamation   President Contends Preliminary Work Would  Not Hinder War

MVA Funds Sought   FDR Asks Congress to Set Aside Money For Plans.

HEAVY STORM DAMAGE ACCOMPANIED RAINS CENTRAL TEXAS AREA  MILITARY POLICEMAN VIUTEN AT DDoANV. Ent   Ny ID   MILITARY POLICEMAN KILLED AT BRADY; FOUR OTHER PERSONS HURT

Soldier Killed As Windstorm Strikes Brady   Half Dozen Other Towns in Texas Report Damaae

Main Part Of Jap Army Demobilzed   Privy Councilors Legalize All Orders Issued By MacArthur

AMERICANS $1 AR HOME FROM TOKYG   Six U.S. Battleships Loaded With Men To Be Discharged

‘Six Big U.S. Battleships Start Home   Most of Halszy’s Fleet Steams Out of Tokyo Bay Today

Armada Leaves  Tokyo Bay   Substantial Fart Of U.S. 3rd Fleet Departs For Voyage To United States

PORTION OF  THIRD FLEET HEADS HOME      Sails Out of Tokyo Bay, Led By Six Battleships

Third Fleet Heads  ome from Tokyo   Fifth Left to  Police Waiters

[nird Fleet Is Leaving Japan Aree   Ships Crammed With Men Returning to The United States

Third Fleet Ships Start On Long © Voyage To U.S.   American Occupation of Japan Considered Beyond. Danger Point

6 Battleships Lead Units of 3rd Fleet Heading for Home   Departure from Tokio Bay Indicates Occupation Is Past Danger Point

BATTLESHIPS LEAD PARADI TO AMERICA   Fomed Fleet to Take Part in Navy Day Fetes

*Ships Crammer With Men to Be Discharged   . MacArthur Reports Three-Fourths of Jap Army Disarmed

‘JAP OCCUPATION BELIEVED PAST DANGER POINT   aFifth Fleet Takes Over Patrol Duties Off Japanese ~—s  _ a. i ni ai   NIPS LEGALIZE ORDERS   Councillors Approve Decree Backing Gen. MacArthur; Sailors Head Home

Great Portion Of Third Fleet Sails For Home   Three-Fourths Jap Troops Demobilized

Points Needed For Discharge To Be Cut To 60 Nov. 1   Third Fleet On Way Home From Tokyo Bay

3rd Fleet Ships, Loaded With Men Ready For Discharge, Quit Tokyo   Six Battleships Leading Procession Destined To Reach Mainland In Time To Take Part In Navy Day Celebrations On Both Coasts.

DEPARTURE OF ARMADA SHOWS DANGER IS LESS   Three Quarters of Jap Home Army Is Demobilized

ADM.HALSEY’S THIRD FLEET STARTS HOME   Victory Voyage Indicates Japs Are Under Control

THIRD ELEET UNITS BEGIN VOYAGE HOME   Armada Quits Tokyc Bay With Three. fourths of Jap Army Demobilized.

U.S. Tank Force Four Miles From City Of Cologne   Enemy Blowing Bridges In Frantic Attempt To Halt Allied Crossings  ‘ao eee ce

Industry and Agriculture  Interdependent, Says  - Secretary Anderson

EACH MUST HELP   Industry and Agriculture Interdependent, Says ’ Secretary Anderson

Nazis Claim Annihilation Of Insurgents   Revolt Is Scene Of Hitler's First Bid for Power

REPORT MUNICK REVOLT QUELLED   Swiss Say Bavarian Capital Is “In Chaos”

Dempsey, Barker Raise Possible Objections to: Land Grants to State .

No Backlog of Food In Britain   Churchill Denies Talk In “Some U. S. Quarters’

British Food Stocks Low, Says Premier   Still More Shrinkage In Sight, Churchill  Tells Commons

BRITISH FEAR FOOD SHORTAGE   Churchill Denies Reports Nation Has Big Backlog

148TH ASHORE AT SAN PEDRO   First 37th Unit Has Less Than 150 of Original Buckeye Boys

‘Stenographic Record Reveals Hifler Expressed Regret Attempt to- Kill Him Failed, Rants -at His Gerierals

STALIN HONORED BY PRESIDIUN   4 Highest Awards Given Him; Generalissimo Rank Is Created

‘GOVERNMENT TRYING TO GET HENS OUT OF PRODUCING EGGS   ARMY PLANS TO PARE DOWN WESTERN HEMISPHERE BASES

Surrender of General to 8th Army Ordered — Japanese Government Instructed to Place All Food, Clothing, Arms and Munitions Assigned to Naval Police, Un der Civil Guard.

ORDERS ARRES) OF NOTORIOUS GENERAL ABE   Also Directs Final Demobilization of Jap Naval Police

Naval Police ()f Japan Ordered To Be Abolished   Gen. MacArthur Issues New Order ‘Cracking Down’ On Japanese Gov. ernment   ORDERS ARREST OF GEN NOBUYUKI ABE

NAVY POLICE PLEA OF JAPS ~~ TURNED DOWN   MACARTHUR TAKES MORE CRACKDOWN STEPS IN HIS RULE OVER CON.-.  “ QUERED NATION ‘

LIMITA <IONS RE-STATED   Packa es e Army Men Overseas Must Be Sent by Request

LIMITA. IONS RE-STATED   : a to Army Men Overseas ust Be Sent by Request

New York City Badly Crippled By Snowstorm   1] Troopships Are Anchored. Outside Harbor

FORECAST IS SEVERE COLD ; - TO CONTINUE   WIDE AREA HIT BY HEAVIEST DOWNFALL IN YEARS— ~ NEW COLD WAVE THREATENS ©

Russ Hold Most Of Berlin, Choke Olt Escape Fields   (itv a2 Stony Desert.

Troops Flank Naha, ShuriOn Okinawa   1,000 Japs Killed In Close-in Fight; ‘Tanks Join Battle

(TH DIVISION BACK IN BATTLE FOLLOWING REST   Advances 1400 Yarils in Spite of Enemy, Resistance

RIP THROUGH JAPS’ LINES      Vetorans Capture -Anchor Strong hold of Yonabraru — Veterans Centinue to Battle Al Odds in Fight to Take Okinawa.

Yanks Capture Yonabaru   Seventh Division Veterans Ripping Through Jap Line On South Okinawa

Advance Against Enemy Rallying From Ist Defeat   Thrust Paves Way For Flank, Rear Attacks On Shuri, Naha

SCHWELLENBACH PLANS CHANGES   New Secretary May Be Charting Course That Will Make Virtual! Labor Opay *

a  New Secretary Of Labor May Be Powerful  May Have Control OF All FRedaral

LABOR CONTROL MAY BE UNITED   New Secretary Seeks Power Over All Federal Agencies

LABOR SECRETARY TO GET MORE POWER   Thirty Union Leaders Back Strengthening Plans

Schwellenbach Charts Course To Hold Power   Would Make of Him Most Influential Labor Secretary

Economists Look with Dread Both For Germany and Other European Countries — Coal Famine Expected to be Acute.

Europe Seen Headed For Black, Cold Winter of Political, Economic Crisis

U.S. Ships to Bring Supplies From Argentina   Service Cancelled Last October Will Be Resumed

15,000 YANKS TO ENTER CITY IN FIRST WAVE   Occupation Forces To Spread Speedily Over Honshu

TQ DISARM ALL JAP SOLDIERS BY OCT. 15   U. S. Patrols Clearing Way For Commander’s Entry Tonight

U.S. Takes Over Tokyo Area Today   MacArthur’s Forces to Fan Out Rapidly After Japanese Capital City Is Taken Over

American Flag WillSoon Wave In Tokyo City   Reconnaissance Patrols Already in Capital Preparing Way for Formal Entrance—MacArthur to Set Up New Headquarters There Soon

Uccupation  Of Nip Isles Moves Fast   Stars and Stripes That Flew Over Rome, Berlin and Other Axis Capitals, to Be Unfurled

Americans Move  Into City Today   Historie ‘Pearl Harbor’ Blac Will Re Raised

15000 Troops To Move Into Tokyo at 5 p.m,   Occupation of Japan To Proceed Rapidly  Once American Flag  Flies Over Capital

M Arthur To Enter Tokyo With Troops   ‘Combat Patrols Make ‘Visit To Wrecked Japanese Capital

Same Flag That Flew on Capitol Pearl Harbor Day   Within Week Yanks Will Stand Guard in Rail City of Sendai

AMERICAN FLAG WILL BE RAISED OVER TOKYO TODAY   U. S. Patrols Enter Japanese Capital to Pave Way for Entry of 15,000 Troops.   139,000 NIPPONESE SURRENDER TO AUSSIES   Wanks Prepare to Land in Korea, Where Long-Subdued Natives Are Reported in Revolt.

Combat Units Probe  Tokyo Rubble   American Flag Will Be Unfurled in Nip Capital Today

MacArthur  To Lead Way  Into Capital Move To Signal   Move To Signal Swift Occupation Of All of Tanan

Full Calendar Lies Ahead Of  House, Senate   Indiana Lawmakers Have 157 Measures Presented Yesterday, with Month Left for Action.

Say Destroyers Blasting Sumatra   Jap Coast Installations Being Hit By British .

SUPPLY LINE — OF JAPANESE . 1S MENACED   SURPRISE LANDING BY MacARTHURS TROOPS NEAR BORNEO HARD BLOW TO ENEMY

Halsey’s Fleet Nearest Japan: Lurks Off Shore   Mighty Armada Ready At Gates Of Tokyo, Set For Action

HALSEY READY TO MOVE IN TOKYO GATES   World’s Most Powerful Fleet Patrolling Japan

; AAAg., : Ne} By Dain Martaw 9   LABOR LEGISLATION FORCED BY STRIKES

U. S. Reported Rushing Plan   Tokyo Fears Dual Invasion by Yanks

CONFISCATE JAP BOATS   Nine Submarines Have Been Boarded by American Crews

CLAIM HITLER -HAD CHILDREN   UNCONFIRMED STOCKHOLM -REPORT SAYS ALLIED AUTHORITIES. MAKING SEARCH

SUGGESTS NEW DISCHARGE PLAN   Johnson Urges ‘First in, First Out’ Formula ~

FIFO Formula Proposed For U. S. Soldiers   First Into Combat Would Be First Out Under Plan Submitted Today

Senator Urges  FIFO Plan   First-In-First-O ut Formula Vor Demobilizing Fight Men Proposed.

DEMOBILIZATION PLAN IS OFFERED   First-In-First-Out Scheme Is Urged by Sen. Johnson

Proposes New Discharge Plan  Colorado Senator  Dislikes Army Plan

Senator Johnson Offers Plan for Demobilization  "“First-In-First- Our” Formula Proposed

Pvt. Mike Connors Reported Safe   Held Nazi Prisoner Since Last April

Bumpy. Tasks  Face Solons   Congress Will Meet Early In September

Congress Facing Many Big Fights  Members Expected Back by Sep?. 4

SEE NEW TASK FOR CONGRESS   Problems of Reconversion Face Legislators

OFF JOB 3 YEARS   Senator Glass Has Not Respondec To. Role Call Since 1942

Glass Faces Suit On Senate Ouster   Famed Virginia Solon Absent Three Years

Senator Glass  to Face  Ouster Action Court to Be Asked to Declare  we. Um

Senator Glass to Face Ouster Action  Court to Be Asked to Declare His Seat Vacant

All 24 Nazi Leaders To Be Tried Together At Nuernberg Next Month

WAR CRIMINALS TRIAL MAY STOP AGGRESSIVE WAR   23 Men Who Led Germany Into War Served With Indictments

Reds Halt Nazi Counterattacks Near Budapest   Soviet Forces Have Komaron Under Big Guns

RED ARMY TROOPS HAVE HALTED NAZI DRIVE ON BUDAPEST  HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING HAS BEEN STEPPED UP IN

Russ Check Nazi Smash  Push Northwest of Budapest Stopped and Another Push Slowed

Soviets Halt Big German Counterblow   Slow Attack Beating In On West Of Hungarian Capital. Budapest.   MAY HAVE INITIATIVE

Red Armies Halt Nazi Relief Drive   ‘Stop Enemy 15 Miles North of Budapest;’ May Regain Initiative Within Next 24 Hour:

COSTLY FIGHT RAGES SOUTH OF DANUBE   Reds Locked With Nazis Trying to Reach Encircled Budapest Garrison —Soviets Gain North of the River.

Russians Halt Nazi Counterattack Near Budapest —  - Soviets:50°Miles From Austrian Border -- In Pocht74 Kamaram

Russian Forces Halt Big. German Counter-Attack Northwest Of Budapest

HEINIES LIVED WELL   Luxury Revealed as Yanks Capture German Town

Jap Prisoner Tells of Fighting For Places On Final Evacuation Ships

MANILA WATER SUPPLY FREED   Yanks Take Wawa Dam On Luzon; Resistance Ends At Santa Fe

OPA DECIDES T0 REDUCE BUTTER BY FOUR POINTS   OCT. 28 OR NOV. 1 TC BE OFFICIAL DATE ON SHOE RELEASE

LIGHT TURNOUT IS EXPECTED AS POLLING OPENS   chrysler Employes to Ballot Thursday; Ford Nov. 7   Elevated Strike Set

SAYS SUICIDE RAIDS REDUCED   Mitscher Claims Menace Decreasing Daily

Poland Not Likely To Be Represented ‘At San Francisco   Only Slight Hope Seen of 3-Power Agreement on New Government   MOLOTOV MAY HOLD KEY TO THE TANGLE   But Solution Not Expected Until After Conference Gets Under Way

Coast Guard Reserve Ends  Duty In N. E.   Beach Patrol Karly In Wear

Coast Guard Temporary Reserve Is Now Placed On an Unassianed Status

Truman Adopts Housing Policy To Fix Prices   Building Materials to Be Put on Priority List Soon

To Avert _. Fast Rising Prices   Anounees' Building Ma. terials Will Be Back On Priority System In A  Baw NDauc

Truman Acts To Hold Down  House Prices   Calls for Cost Ceili ngs: Materi gain Under Tr a

House ogra ls Tackled In Truman Action  Chief Executive Wants Legislation To Fix

Building Materials Soon Will Return To Priority System President Reveals

House Price Ceilinys, Priority System For Building Materials Urged by Chief Exécutive.

President Calls For Price Ceilings  On All Homes   Building Materials Going Back Shortly To Priority Basis

‘Truman Urges Ceilings Be Established to End  ~~ Climb in Home Price:   Ry MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH

Truman Asks Price Ceilinc  Homes, Priority On Mat      Program Designed To Avert “Sky-Rocketing” Prices: Dwellings: Veterans To Be Given First Preference:

Truman Seeks Ceiling on Home Prices   : Building Materials to Be Replaced on Priority Listing

Truman Asks Ceilings On Old, New Homes; Building Material Priorities

ACTION TAKE TO HELP EASE UP SHORTAGES   BUILDING MATERIAL PRIORITIES TO BE REINSTATED

[ruman Asks Price Ceilings On Homes, Priority On Materials   Program Designed To Avert ‘’Sky-Rocketing” Prices For Dwellings; Veterans To Be Given First Preference

MUNICH NEXT GOAL AS REDS FREE VIENNA   RUSSIANS STORYN ACROSS DANUBE CANAL

Red Troops Cross Canal In- Vienna   Berlin Says Soviets Within 116 Miles Of Berchtesgaden

uss press far beyond  Vienna fort  Aim spearheads at Munich. Linz

SOVIET SHOCK TROOPS FREE VIENNA AREAS   Battle Roars Toward Climax; Drive for Munich Reported

Soviet Troops Dash 42 Miles  West of Vienna   Tank Spearheads Race To Within 116 Miles of Hitler Berchtesgaden Retreat in Bavaria

Reds Clean-Up Nazi Hold-Outs  Inside Vienna   Austrian Radio Saye City In Red Hands—Berlin  a1... PWH2T. fe

Nazis Say Raids Wipe Out Dresden   Tens of Thousands Said Buried in Ruins

Americans Tn aly Improve Position:   Dr esden Wiped Off Map By  - Allied Raids, Reporter. Says

TO ABOLISH JAP     IMPERIAL ARNY HEADQUARTERS   Order Effective on Sept. 15; Southern Korea Occupied -

Disarming of 3,000,000 In Home Islands Considered Complete In Three More Days   Puts Clamp on Jap . Press and Radia

ENEMY STAFF . “GIVEN ORDER ~ BY MCARTHUE   ACTION BY ALLIED COMMANDER INDICATES JAPANESE ARMY I8 NEARLY DE MOBILIZED t.

Distributors Will Ration Cigarets  Plan to Be Set Up      Plan to Be Set Up On Nation-Wide Basis

SAYS DOENITZ IS NOT RULER OF THE REICH   Status of His Government Expected to Be Clarified Soon—Allies May Rule Only Through Military Channels.

DOENITZ REGIME IS NOT RULING GERMAN PEOPLE   \llied Military Government Is In Charge But Doenitz Government Functions In Some Respects; Clarification Awaited.

Status of Doenitz Government Soon To Be Clarified   Flensburg Group Now Regarded Merely As Instrument of Surrender

Status Of Doenitz Regime Expected To Be Clarified   Hitler's Heir May Not Be Allowed To. Retain Post,

Japs Offer Negligible  Resistance   Ameriéans Stage Swift Advance Down Highway

YANKS DRAW NEAR BAMBAN ON LUZON      Within Sight of Town 53 Miles North of Manila

14th Corps Men Are Within Sight of Bamban   Manila Only 53 Miles Away; Jap Resistance Continues Negligible

Clark Field Within Sight  Of Americans   Vital Luzon Airstrips May Be In U. 8. Hands Soon; Jap Retreat Continues

YANKS NEAR FIRST CLARK FIELD STRIP   Expect All 11 Of Airstrips Will Soon Be In U. S. Hands

YANKEES WITHIN SIGHT OF CLARK FIELD AIRSTRIPS   Capas, 56 Miles North Of City Of Manila, Has Fallen To Americans

CLARK AIR FIELD   Advance Down Main Highway To Philippine Capital   ONLY 53 MILES ~ NORTH OF MANIL A   Fighters Wreck Trucks In Low Sweeps Over Plains

EXPECT FALL OF BAMBAN SOON   Capture Capas ‘in ‘Drive‘to Manila: +=

FOREIGN PAPER SITUATION EYED BY PUBLISHERS   American Group Anzious ‘Te See Needed Newsprint Going to Europe

Publishers Are Interested In European Press   Group in London to Gather First Hand Facts About Newsprint Situation

Nomination Of Williams Is Rejected By Senate _   19 Democrats Join In Blackballing’  _ Ardent New Dealer AcVWead af REA 

Senate Rejects Williams For RE Administrato1   President Gets 52-36 Rebuff

Nomination Of Williams Is Rejected   Senate Turns Down Roosevelt Choice By 52 to 36 Count

President Is Given Another Rebuff Senate Rejects Nomination  _ Of Aubrey Williams, 52-36

SENATE REFUSES TO CONFIRM WILLIAMS   Ardent New Dealer Defeated A: REA Administrater By Scere Of 52 To 36

LETTERS SHOW STARK URGED U, S. ENTRY INTO WAR WHEN GERMANY ATTACKED RUSSIA   With Admiral In Witness Chair Investigators Receive Voluminous File of of Communications Written to Kimmel In 1941   MEMORANDUM FOR KNOX IS ALSO INCLUDED

Stark Urged U.S. Enter War When Nazis Hit Russia   Admiral Witness before  Pearl Harbor Commitiee

U.S. to Lead Out On Program for Unity of Allies  Pre ae To Con to Set

UNITY SOUGHT IN DIPLOMACY   Leaders Work to Gain Objectives in Early Bays Of Coming Critical Year

Report Ribbentrop Checkina On Spain   Number Of Commander: Relieved Of Assianment:

PLANS SHAPING FOR LOCAL LIVESTOCK SHOW AUGUST 16   Two Baseball Games, Kittenball, Races Make Up Procram Of Sports

COMPLETE PLANS. FOR 4-H LIVESTOCK SHOW AUGUST 16   "Pwo Baseball’ Games, Kittenball, Races Make Up Program Of Sports

Political Impasse May Legally Free Philippines Against Their Wishes

Break Seen in Auto Wage Row   Report Ford to Offer  Substantial Increase

WAGE DEADLOCK RIFT IS HINTED   Ford Reported Ready To Offer Substantial Pay Increase

YANKS REACH ‘DEATH CAMP   LIBERATE 20,060 PERSONS FROM CAMP IN WHICH 15,000 LOST THER LIVES -

U.S. Airmen Hit Japan Air Fields   Combined Army, Navy and Marine Air Foree Ponnids Honieland Bases

JAP HOMELAND TORN SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY   50 Planes Strike At Enemy From Bases On Okinawa

TIGER'S’ PLEA” 1S ARRANGED   SOUNSEL FOR YAMASHITA WILL BE FLOWN FROM MA. NILA FOR. COURT AP .  PEARANCE

Here's List of Wreck Dead   Whole Family Dies in Crash of Crack Southern Pocific Trains.

BE ESA Ry SEN RE GM ERROR ram ner Ane nr a eT  ‘BEATRICE FAIRFAX’ DIES  FOLLOWING veanr ATUACS   FAMOUS “ADVICE TO LOVE LORN”’ WRITER SUCCUMBED AT THE AGE OF 10

YANKS BEAT OFF JAPS ON OKINAWA AND PRESS AHEAL   Americans Advance Up to Half a Mile After Enemy Launchés Ground and Air Attacks.   KILL 615 NIPPONESE IN DAY'S FIGHTING   Forty Enemy Planes Shot  Down-—Three Light U. 8. Naval Units Off Island Damaged,

Marines Advance On Naha, Second Largest City   Capture High Ground in Spite of Furious Enemy Resistance

YANKS ADVANCE TO WITHIN HALF MILE OF NAHA   Capital City Of Okinawa Found To Be Strewn With Rubble   SMALL GAINS MADE BY AMERICAN UNITS

President Asks Many New Plans   Recommendations Numerous In First Peacetime Message To Solons

ASKS CONGRESS TO CONTINUE WAR POWERS   Stresses Public Works, Housing

WAINWRIGHT TO MEET CONGRESS   CORREGIDOR HERO TO REACH CAPITOL BY PLANE MONDAY

WAINWRIGHT TO SPEAK MONDAY   Hero of Corregidor Will Address Both Senate and The House

1,494 Members Of 43rd Division  Land In ‘Frisco   Largest Arrival  Since War’s End

NEW CARS MAY Bt ASSEMBLED SOON   Appeal To WPB For Permission To Make 200,000 Cars This Year

MANUFACTURE OF AUTOS 10 GET 0.K, SOON   WPB Intimates It Won't Be Long—Labor Asks For “Go” Signal

Buffalo Girl And Abduetor Are Located   Found in Rochester; Kidnaper Maintains Victim His Daughter

Reds Reported Trying fo Link Bridgeheads   Rokossovsky Captures Puck, on Danzig Gulf

Red Army Force: Battle To Link Up Bridgeheads      Fall of Kuestrin Expected To Speed _Advance On Berlin 

Kuestrin Fall Gives Impetus  To Red Drive   Nazis Say Russians Te Attempt Linking Of Oder Bridgeheads   SOVIETS ARE SILENT   Russians Also Advance  Around Danzig And CAwnia Part

Reds Battle To Expand Bridgehead   All-Out Drive Toward Berlin Impending,  Kiestrin Falls

REDS LINK FOR BERLIN MARCH   BATTLE TO ENLARGE BRIDGEHEADS ON ODER

Fall Of Kuestrin Expected ‘To Speed The March On Berlin   100 GERMAN TOWNS, VILLAGES TAKEN   Russians Hold Six Small Bridgeheads Across Oder River

SOVIEIS MGHT TO LINK ODER BRIDGEHEADS FOR SMASH AT BERLIN   Kuestrin Topples After 35-Day Battle

RUSS DRIVE ON BERLIN IMPENDING   Fall of Kuestrin Expected to Speed March to Capital

BRIDGE BUILT ACROSS RIVER BY ENGINEERS   Asato Spanned At Two Points Despite Heavy Artillery Fire   AMERICANS CLOSING iN ON CAPITAL CITY

JAPANESE SHELL RIVER AREA HELD: BY U. 5. TROOPS   Doughboys Gain on East Coast and Now Are in Position to Swing Behind Fortress Shuri.   NIPPONESE FUT MORE * PLANES INTO STRUGGLE   Raiders Damage One “Light Unit” of Fleet—Attack ~ Our Forces on Island of Ie.

ADVANCES ARE MADE SOUTH OF YONABARU   Yanks Tsolating Shuri, Defense Keystcne  On Okinawa

MARINES PUSH INTO OKINAWA CAPITAL CIT)   IAP STRONGPOINTS INSIDE NAHA REDUCED

Patrols Battle For Possession Of Jap Capital   Seventh Division Dough boys Advancing on the East Coast

Supply Spans Are Built By Yanks In Naha   Forces Reducing Jap Strong Points in Copital City—  Reinforcements Routed Over Asato River Lindoar Erams Bice «

American Forces  Regroup for Last Drives on Luzor  MacArthur Reports Onl)  Limited’ Activity at _-Present Time

YANKS ON LUZON MASS FOR DRIVE   M’Arthur Regroups for Final Phases of Campaign; Four Jap Divisions Still on Island; Position Hopeless

LUZON ISLAND CAMPAIGN Al FINAL STAGE   JAfS Sriat UF OD EIGHT DIFFERENT SEGMENTS

TANKS DRIVE THROUGH THE NAZI LINES   Ninth Army Cracks Through Defenses on Lippe River, 17 Miles From Rhine — Third Enters Frankfurt.

Win First Places: in- Tournament . Central- Defeats: LeMiits Friday Night  . In Semi-Finals.

Central; Newkirk  Win First Places.  {n Tournament  , Central-Defeats 7 LeMars Friday Nigh  . In Semi-Finale

Dutch Radio Asserts Ike Says There Is Reason To Believe Hitler Is Alive

Hitler May Be Alive, Says ‘Ike  No Problem, If True, General Is Quoted by Writers

British, American  Planes Hit Honshu   Halsey’s Forces Swing Back Into Action After 10 Days Riding _ Out West Pacific Typhoon _

Carrier Raids Launched On Honshu Island   Third Fleet Returns to Devastation of Jap Installations

Third Fieet Carrier Craft Renew Raids  On Honshu   ‘Strong Attacks’ Made on Shipping, Air Installations In Northern Area

Superforts Also ‘Raid Key Targets   Admiral Halsey’s Fleet Outrides Typhoon ~~ To Hurl Its Planes Aaqainst Jan Homeland

Carrier Planes Attack Northern Part of Honshu   Shipping, Air Installations and Other Military Targets Are Hif

BLAST JAPAN   Military Targets And Shipping Blasted In Heavy Raids

Anglo-American Aircraft In New Series -Of -Devastating [Raids On Enemy Homeland

[EUROPEAN WAR HAS JUST ABOUT TOUCHED ITS PEAK ON BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN FRONTS

THE  WAR TODAY   European War Has Just About Touched Peak Of Crisis; Eisenhower’ Maneuvering For All-Out Of fensive.

FUGITIVE 15. CAUGHT ~——INAIVER ROAD HOTEL   Gave Phoney Check When Making a Purchase   HAD PLANNED ANOTHER

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest To All In The Various  Communities   GLEANED BY SCRIBES

AWAIT REPORT FROM REDS ON DEFENSE PLAN   Latin Nations Stall Veto Approval Waiting for Moscow’s Decision

Parley Waits Word From Reds   Latin Nations Stall Approval of Big Power Veto

RUSSIA HOLDING UP UNCIO MOVES   Small Nations in Revolt over Delay in Approving Regional Plans

‘World Security Meeting Deadlocked As Russians ‘Fail To Disclose Views

Soviets Block Progress at Frisco Parley   Important Decisions Await Further Word From Marshal Stalin

Russia still Holds Key For  Some Disputes   Action from Stalin May Clear Way for United Nations Approval of Regional Defense Plan.

AWAITING WORD FROM MOCSOW   May Clear Way for United Nations Approval of Regional Defense Plans.

SOVIET SILENCE STALLS PARLEY   Russians Keep Security Con: ference Tied In Knots

RUSSIANS, SMALL NATIONS SEW UP SECURITY PARLEY   CUBAN ACCUSES BIG POWERS OF WORLD DICTATORSHIP PLAN

Revolt’ Crisis Hits S.F. Meet   “Small Nations, Restive Over Big Powers’ ‘Control’ of Security Machinery, Stall; ‘Russ Reply on Regional Pacts Awaited

Regional Defense Plans Await  Soviet Decision  World Security Meet Is Tied in Knots On Important Rulinas

‘CONFERENCE ~ H ope To End. Peace Block   United N ations Delegates ‘Say ‘Russian Action ‘May: Clear Issues’.

SMALL NATIONS SEEK SECURITY   Revolt Against Domination by Big Powers Is On

Russia and Small Nations Holding Up Decisions On Critical Issues  Undercurrent Of Revolt Against Big Power Control Could Prolong Parley.

Reds’ Approval of Regional Defense Plans is Awaited      Security Conference at San Francisco Stalls Over Other Issues

Word From Moscow Awaited; May Clear Way For Approval Of Regional Defense Plans.   Doubtful Course Of Russia Holding Up Action On Important Issues

Word Awaited From Moscow  To Clear Jam   Regional Defense Proposal Holds Un Conference

Small Nations Tie Up Parley   ‘By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor

Russia’s Delay Slows Decision On Area Defense   Small Nations Simmer At Domination By Bia Five In Control

SOVIET DELAYS STALL PARLEY   ‘Important Decisions Are  Tied Up By Russians, Small Nations

MOSCOW HOLDS UP CONFERENCE   Frisco Awaiting Word From Russia That Will Clear Way For Approval Of Defense Plans.   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER— Associated Press Diplomatic Newe Fditor

Conference Awaits Word From Moscow;  Latins Stall Big Power Veto Approval

British” Chiase (Nazis Fleeing  Toward Austria   Germans Trying to With. draw Front Ttaly Into Ausirix, 18 Miles Away,  Tt Is Revealed

BRITISH CHASE NAZI REMNANTS   Troops Fleeing Into Austria Pursued By Eighth Army

Student Thinks He Lowered Himself But Wife Says It Was Good Thing for Friendly Relations

Say Emperor “Lowered” Self   Japanese Citizens Give Views on Virit  To MacArthur

JAPANESE STUDENT DAYS EMPEROR HAS LOWERED HIMSELF   VISIT TO MACARTHUR, HOWEVER, WILL DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING

Emperor Said Lowered by Historic Visit   MEETING WILL DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING, STATES JAPANESE STUDENT

Japanese Declare Emperor Lowered Himself By Visit To M’ Arthur Headquarters

Japanese Say Emperor Lowered Himself In Calling On MacArthur  But See Benefits From Conference

—JAP REACTION SPLIT ON HIROHITO CALL — Some Believe Emperor ‘Lowered Himself’

‘Emperor Lowered Self’   That's How Many Japanese Feel About Call On Allied leader. But Think Meeting Mav Heln Relations

Feel Emperor  Lowered Self   But Japs Think Meeting Will Deepen Understanding With Yanks

Anericans-est German Defenses In North. Italy  Find Nazi: Lines Very   Find Nazi: Lines Very Sensitive and Brisk Skirmish Results

Eisenhower Sends Farewell Message To Gls in Europe   Won't Be Able to Return - For Last Visit Before  Replacing Marshall

Eisenhower Sends Farewell Message  To Gls in Europe Won't Be Able to Retur   Won't Be Able to Return For Last Visit Before Replacing Marshall

HGHTERS, B-295 RIP JAP FACTORY   GIANT AIRCRAFT ARMADA BLASTS ENEMY HOMELAND

Robert Benchley Dies Suddenly   Humorist Victim of Cerebral Hemorrhage

AGTOR-WRITER BENCHLEY DIES   Stroke Proves” Fatal Te Gifted Humorist At Scarsdale, N. Y.

ROBT. BENCHLEY DIES SUDDENLY   ACTOR .AND HUMORIST HAD BRAIN HEMORRHAGE

ACTOR BENCHLE) DIES INN. Y.   CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE TAKES HUMORIST’S LIFE

Robert Benchley Dies Suddenly   Author, Actor, Humorist Victim of Stroke

Robert Benchley, Humorist, Dies   Had Only Recently Returned Home After Making Movies

Robert Benchley, Comedian, Dies At Age of 56   Cerebral Hemorrage Fatal to Famous Humorist Wednesday:

BOB BENCHLEY _ WAS STRICKEN   NOTED AUTHOR AND MOVIE STAR DIED SUDDENLY TO . DAY AFTER STROKE

Bob Benchley Dies; Star of Screen. Radio   Writer of Books of Humor Had Been Ul  Only Short Time

Robert Benchley Dies in New York   Death of Radio-Screen Actor-Humorist Sudden

The ‘Old 106’ Pauses Today as Conductor Places Flowers on  Grave Beside Railroad Tracks

Germany Should Never Return to Normal, Eisenhower Says in London

King Urges Socialization  In England   Banks and Coal Industry First ‘Ty Re Nationalized

North Pacific Fleet Ships Move Into Mutsu Bay   Honshu, Hokkaido Will Be Formally -Yielded In Ceremony Tonight

North Pacific Fleet Arrives At Mutsu Bay   Warships From Aleutians Drop Anchor Today Off Ominato To Re ceive Surrender

INFANTRY VETS ON BOND TOUR   1160 Veterans of Combat Begin War-Bond Selling Offensive.

Stenographer Says Hitler Decided April 22 to Meet Death in Berlin

Hitler’s Last Conferences, Decision ‘to Die in Berlin Described by Nazi Judge  

Massive Fleet Of Su per forts Apply Torches   Tons of Incendiartes Dropped on Areas 24 Hours After [nhabitants Are Warned to Flee   MacArihur Planes Raid Inland Sea   B32 Bombers Used; “Forts” Take Off From Iwo, 750 Miles Closer Nip Homeland

Blazes Fanned By High Winds In Three Areas   Major Munitions Gentes "Wiped Off Map”? and Other Cities Hin By 450 Bonibers   Planes Lay Mines  Off Honshu Coast   Tokyo Claims Two Allied Yask Pure es On Prawl Between Formosa and Okinawa Teland

Nip Suicide Attack  Group Surrenders  First Japs on Ryukyu Isles to Give Up

New Layoff: Inerease Detroit Idle  Dodge, Bendix Lay Cuts to Other Strikes

LABOR TIEUP CRITICAL FOR AUTO CAPITAL   SERVICE CURTAILED BY BUSES; POLICE BORROW FUEL

Detroit Strikes Approaching Critical Stage   Refinery Closings Halt Gasoline Supply. More Car Shops idle

Official Check ‘Reveals Story  Without Basis   Rumor Started at. ’Frisec Js Blamed by President

Truman Says Rumor of Nazi Surrender Unfounded; Leahy Talks Direct to Eisenhower   Rumors Persist at Frisco Conference That Surrender Is Expected Momentarily; Delegate Dictates Direct Statement te Coast Newsmen

Mystery Gunman Slays Couple.   Husband Of Murdered Woman Held But Denies Knowledge Of Deaths

MINES FOUND OFF COAST OF ALASKA   Bizarre Japanese Attempt On U. S. Shipping Indicated

DANGER SIGNALS GO UP ALONG U. S. COAST  Japs Are Floating Mines Across Pacific

Floating Mines Endanger Ships   _ Warning Given Vessels  Along Alaskan Coast

JAP MINES OFF ALASKA   Apparently Attempts to Cripple U. 8. Shinning

See New Japanese Attempt To Cripple U. S. Shipping ‘With Use Floating Mines

JAPS FLOAT MINES ON CURRENT  INDICATE BIZARRE ATTEMPT TO CRIPPLE SHIPPING

First American Troops Prepare To Enter Tokyo   Japanese Announcement Savs Yanks To Enter Metropolitan Tokyo Area Friday   OCCUPATION IS BEING SPEEDED

Food Speculation Charges Probed   Rep. Keefe Alleges Leaks in CCC Bureau

Seeretary of War Stimson Says Compulsory Military ‘Training is “Necessary Foundation" Upon Whieh America Must Bulid,

Housewives In England Feax Bio Food Crisis   Newspapers Treat . As Sensational News . Lend- Lease: Reduction

Britain Short of Meat: Cut of 87 Per Cent in Supplies From U. S. Causes Serious Crisis   Yanks Are Outmatched Numerically Against Japan, but Are Best Armed

Ex-G. I. Solon Calls on Reich To Quit Now   Rep. Gore of Tenmessee. Calis Upon Germans To Cast Off Yoke of   Nazism. Ease Suffering

‘Congress To Meet Early In September    Solons Will Face Tough Problems Of Reconversion

Grand-Scale. War Contract Recall Begins   Government Warns of Unemployment; Cangressa Returning

Home-Front Demobilization Starts; Congress Expects to  Reconvene Month Earlie

Further Delay On Counties’ Classification   Argument Gets Tempers Aroused In Hour’s Debate

State Senate Delays County Classification   Democrats Force Bill Onto Shelf Until After Falzone Tria{

Japs Guarding Sacred Shrine At Shuri Line   Yankees Slowly Gain Against Large ~~ Nip Force

MIGHTY CARRIER MIDWAY IS ARMED WITH NEW PLANES   Navy's Fastest Flattop Is Scheduled For Christening Today

New Model Aircraft to Cover Decks Of Latest Plane Carrier, Midway

BIGGEST US, CARRIER BEARS LATEST PLANE   Mighty Midway Christened in Newport News Yard

MIGHTY U.S.S. MIDWAY WILL HOUSE AIR ARSENAL   New Sky Weapon Part of 45,000 Ton Carrier Christened Today

NEW PLANE TO GUARD MIGHTIEST U. S. CARRIER  45,000-Ton Midway Is Christened

SINATRA DEFENDED BY HIS MANAGER   Singer Didn’t Take Seat from Sailor, Claim

Truman hail: senate action  Mexican water treaty ratified   Senator Butler voted for the Measure and Senator Wherry arainst. .

Electricity, Gas Still Flowing to State Users   ‘Supervisory Employes Cannot M aintain Service for Long, Firm Believes

Public Safety Is Paramount, Governor Says   Service Continues In State Despite . Thursday Walkout

i cOING INTO HE BACKSTRETCH   Kbect School Code Will be Passed   St] Paying in Full

No More Sales Tax On Items Sold To  Governmentai Units  mai: -~ ju =-— «<< ae hl   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Seutinel’s Special Correspondent

WHITE COLLAR STRIKE IS OFF   Westinghouse » Salaried Un. ions Comply With Labor Board Order

Strike Halted at Electric Plants   12,000 White Collar  Workers Resume Jobs

MANPOWER BILL NEARS PASSAGE   Amendments Rejected To Clear Way For Final Vote

LABOR DRAFT BILL ” ACTION DUE TODAY   Amendments, . Jeopardizing Measure, Are Rejected

AMENDMENTS TURNED DOW   House Drives Toward Passage of Service Bill

House Rejects Amendments to Service Bill  Final Action May Be Taken on the Measure Today

Manpower Bill Shorn of Plan For Open Shop   Fair Employment Prnetive Provision Also Removed

Service Bill Vote Nearing In The House   Two Amendments May Jeopardize Measure

REJEGT SERVICE: BILL HANDIGAPS   Closed Shop And Race Creed, Color Issues Are Set Aside

Building Permits Total $64,600   Two $15,000 Projects In Month's Report —

Building Permits Total $61,600   Wright Warehouse : Largest Project

PLAY AT HASKELL   Mystery Play “The Nativity’ Will Be Presented This Evening

U.S. Budget For Next Year Shows Large Deticit   Public Debt Will Increase to 295 Billions and Deficit Is Expected To Reach 46 Billions.   1946 BUDGET AT A GLANCE

FORECAST DROP IN PROFITS AND LABOR INCOMES  SEEN AS OUTCOME  OF SLASH IN WAR SPENDING PROGRAM

War Spending Slash To Hit U. 5. Incomes   Lopping Off 20 Billion to Reduce Business Profits, Income of War Workers

War Spending Cut 20 Billion In ’46 Budget   Slash Will Be Greater Ij Japs Quit Before Next Summer   Budget at a Glance  Total Federal Spending, 85 Billien Dollars.  i. Beene Ate, 6 Ue.

FOOD SHORTAGE FASE SEEN SOON   Expect Nation to Divert I[ncome from Food to Durable Goods: Situlation Critical

New Procedures For Deferment of Men In Transportation   Procedures Differ In Various Branches of The Industry

FIVE NEW MEMBERS TRUMAN'S CABINET   President Re-organizes His Official Household   Succeeds Perkins in Labor Dept.  Anderson Heads Agricultural Department; Hannegan is Post master General

lar-reaching changes in 2  offices seen Schwellenbach  releases plans

New Cabinet pga Take Office   Drastic Changes In Two Departments Are Forecast

“IKE” NOT EXPECTED TO STAY IN EUROPE   Army and Naval Journal Thinks His Talents Will Be Emninved KWicawhere.

WORLD JOB 10 BE HANDED IKE?   Assignment in Europe May Be Of Short Duration, Publication Says

U. S. to Slash Draft Quotas   Induction of Men Over 25 Stopped by General Hershey

ONT QUOTAS” ARE SLASHED   DROP ORDERED YN DRAFT QUOTAS AS PLANS ARE ~ “MADE TO RELEASE SIX. :  ° - MILLION MEN.

The National Whirligig   EVO APCSESIES CIEE LEE  Washington ~-.--+ Ray Tucker New York ~ -« Albert N. Leman

News Behind the News  Convricht McClure Newsnaper Svndieata   WASHINGTON By Ray Tucker

OPA Livestock Slaughtering Controls “Out”   Action Will Not Immediately Affect Meat Rationing In the Country.

Distribution Limitations Dropped, Toc   OPA Actions May Mean End To Rationing Fair ly Caan

OPA ENDS RULES FOR BUTCHERING   Meat Rationing May Cease If Supply Increases

AGENCY ALSO ENDS PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION   Expected Increases in Marketings May Bring Complete End of Rationing Soon

REMOVES BAN ON SLAUGHTERING   OPA Also Drops °  “Fair Distribution”

OPA Controls On Slaughter Lifted Today   Distribution Plan Also Dropped; Meat Rationing May End Soon

OPA Cancels All Controls On Slaughter   Two New Moves Expected To Bring More Meat And Farly Termination Of Rationing Program

All Controls on Slaughter   DISTRIBUTION PLAN DROPPED; END OF MEAT RATIONING PREDICTED

OPA Slaughtering Controls Lifted   Distribution Plan on Meat also Abandoned

OPA REMOVES BAN ON SLAUGHTERING      Action Will Have No Imme"diate Affect on Meat © Rationing   MORE BEEF ON MARKET

LIFT LIMITATION ON BUTCHERING   OPA REMOVES QUOTA ON SLAUGHTERING OF LIVESTOCK

All OPA Controls Over Slaughter of Livestock Lifted   Meat Supply for Civilans Improved; Rationing Continues

Ross Is Indestructible  wa  mo % MoM Mo OM DESTROYER SURVIVES MINES RAIDS TYPHOQN AND KAMIKAZE

Catholic Church Plans Nearly Complete For Parochial School Drive

House Hits Food Policies;  Less Meat in New Mexico   Committee Warns Crisis Nears in Eggs, Sugar;  Housewives Face 20 Per Cent Cut in Beef, Pork

SHORTAGE OF MEAT BLAMED ON GOV'T   Nine-Point Program Of. fered by House Com mittee

House Committee Proposes 9 Point Revision Of Food Control Policy

GOP Proposes To Tack Free Press  Clause To Relief   Will Offer Amendment To UNRRA Request For U.S. Funds

SQ SORRY, BUT OKINAWA WILL BE OURS SOON   Tokyo Admits “Very Difficult Stage” of War Is At Hand

Divided Japs Falling Back Toward Sea   Yanks Closing in For Kill in Bloody Southern Okinewa

Parente To Reply To o Charges  sds = er.   Local GOP  Asks Certificate Of Election Be Issued To Beery

Labor’s Use Causes Rift   Russians Employing  Millions Of Germans

Veto Power Test Coming Up Soon In Conference  Russia Defers Action On Regionals’ Right T.. Lacal Defence

Power of Big Five Moves Toward Test   Vote Question Considered by Committee

Veto Claims Of Big Powers Facing Test   Showdown Due Soon of Right to Block  Peace Enforcement

POWER TEST VOTE SHAPES AT PARLEY   Question  Avihority To Block Pea  oe

President May Visit Pacific War Theaters   Continue Vacation In Washington State

Hurley Tosses New Charges At Acheson   Secretary Denies Destroying or Blocking Policies

More: Char ges Hurled by Hurley: Aeheson Denies Policy- -Blocking

Lend-Lease !tems Sold by British, Hurley Testifies   General and Acheson Air Their Differences  Before Senate Group

Ex-Envoy Asserts Iran Sales Made   Acheson Says ‘Fantastic Te General’s Charges

HURLEY AGAIN HITS ACHESON   Charges Plan to End Sale Of Lend-Lease Goods Wrecked by Envoy

Hurley Tosses New Charges At Dean Acheson At Hearing   Former Ambassador Tells of Trying to Block British Corp. From Selling Lend-Lease Supplies in Iran and Other Countries

NEW ATTACK ON ACHESON   Says Official Wrecked  Plan to Halt British,  “$elling tend Lease Goade in Iran

Acheson Denies He Wrecked, Blocked Plans   Letter From F. D. R, Is Read at Senate Hearing

and-Lease arget of urley Blast   itish Sale  rs to Stop Profit Told

Bulge Nazis Fall Back ToOurthe  Attack In South   Gestapo Chief Himmler May Be Assault Leader   Western Front Today

Committee Studying Richardson's Testimony Regarding Pearl Harbor

Richardson Relieved Of Naval Command On Feb. 1, 1941   OPPOSED BASING FLEET AT HAWAII   Committee Members Provided Copies of Lengthy Correspondence

FLEET BASED AT PEARL HARBOR AT FDR’S INSISTENCE   Revealed As Committee Seeks to Fill Vital Gap in Pearl Harbor Story.

ROOSEVELT IS: BROUGHT INTO INVESTIGATION   Admiral Says He Refused To Move  Fleet From Hawaii

PEARL HARBOR COMM. HEARS RICHARDSON   Admiral Tells « Of Opposing Basing Fleet in Hawaii

Parley Is Predicted — ~ To End Thursday   “Big Three” Progress Officially Reported After Three and One Half Hour Session—Close of Conference Is Indicated

Report on Meet Of Big Three Expected Friday   President Truman to Visit King George In England Thursdey

TRUMAN WINS pADVANTAGES IN BIG THREE MEET   Conference at Potsdam Will Probably End Tonight

Big 3 End Conference; Declaration - Friday: Truman To Visit England    FIONISTS

BIG THREE NEAR FINISH OF TASK   History - Making Potsdam Conference To End By Thursday

President.  To Meet King And Queen At Plymouth   Big 3 Conference Near Termination; Briefly Delayed By Stalin’s [ness

Progress Js Made as Big Three ~ —  Resume Conference   Interruption Was Caused by Slight Indisposition of Premier Stalin; Historic Meeting May End Thursday

BIG THREE MEET WILL END TONIGHT   Meeting in © Plenary Session  At Potsdam Today

TRUMAN TO LUNH WITH KING GEORGE    MEETING WILL BE ABOARD BRITISH SHIP—QUEEN WILL NOT BE PRESENT.

CONCESSIONG WON BY Uo, S GLAIMED   President Truman Expected Tc Fly To Plymouth, England, To. night; Satisfied With Progress Of Meetings   RUSSIA IS SEEN ENTERING JAP WAR

Big Three Ends Meeting; Trumar To Visit King   Conference at Potsdam Is Finished and _ President Will Stop Off in England To See King.

Big Three Meeting Nears End   President Truman Vians to Confer With Kine George

President Truman Will  Meet with King George   By Plane to England Then Aboard British Battle Cruisér Renown

Conferences At Potsdam Near An End By Tonight   ‘Truman Plans Brief Stopover In. Briton —

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Truman Will Fly fo England Today For Meeting with King George VI

TRUMAN WILL FLY TO VISIT BRITISH KING   Early Conclusion Of “Big Three” Parley At Potsdam is Foreseen

Pres. Truman To Lunch Wit! British King   Big 3 Parley To End With Today's Session

FINAL MEETING OF BiG THREE TO BE HELD   Strictest Censorship to Halt Premature Announcement

Big Three Meeting fs Ended Today   President Truman To Fly to Great Britain to Meet King George VI

PEACE OF WORLD DEPENDING ON ‘OUTCOME OF AGREEMENTS MADE ‘TRUMAN WILLGO TO ENGLAND

BiG THREE IN LONG PLENARY SESSION AS ADJOURNMENT NEARS  PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO FLY TO ENGLAND THURS. DAY MEET KING GEORGE

BIS THREE MEET IS APPROACHING END OF SESSION   United ‘States Wins Several Concessions From Russia

JOINT REPORT ON BIG 3 MEETING IS DUE FRIDAY   President To Lunch With King George, And Board Augusta For Return Trip To U. S. Later In Day.

Bi Three In  Finat  Session  At Potsdam   No Newspapermen Af Closing Meeting Of Series

TRUMAN FLYS TO ENGLAND THURS, WILL SAIL HOME   Secrecy of Deliberations Continues as Session Ends; Promised Announcement Soon

George VI Meets President Today   Luncheon at Plymouth, Before Journey Home

Big Three Parley Comes to Close; Truman to See King Before He Starts Return Journey to States

Final Report On Parley Due Friday   Truman Will Meet King Tomorrow

Truman Will Make Brief: Visit With King George & Then Return Home.

BIG 3 CONFAB 1S CONCLUDED   Report On Historic Parley Will Be Issued Friday

“Great Deal Of Progress” : Made; Truman Will Fly To Meet King Tomorrow

TRUMAN PLANS  MEETING WITH  BRITISH RULER   President Expects to Fly to England for _uncheon on Ship

Big 3 Session Ends as World Awaits Details   President Truman Due to _Fly to England to Meet King; Head Homeward

TRUMAN WILL ‘SEE ENGLAND ON THURSDAY   PRESIDENT WILL STOP IN ENGLAND FOLLOWING. ‘TODAY'S END OF BIG THREE. CONFERENCE

Hints U.S. Won Many Concessions From “Big Three"   Communique Is Expected Friday on Results

President Truman Wilt Fly To England To Meet King George VI Aboard Battle Cruiser

Big Three Makes Progress Toward  Closing Thursday   Stalin Regains Health; Truman to Visit King At Plymouth, England

Plan To Wind Up Big Three Meet Tonight   Hint Pres. Truman Wins Some Concessions From Allies.

Big 3 Parley Ends; Trumar To England   President Will Fly to Meet King Tomorrow, Then Return Home

BIG 3 PARLEY OVER THURSDAY OBSERVERS SAY   Truman Meeting Royal Family In England  On His Way Home

Believe Truman Has Won Major Points At Potsdam      Conference Near Final Session; President  Goes To England

UMAN GOING TO MEET KING   Press Barred From Final Ceremony at Potsdam Meet Tonight.   ISSUE REPORT FRIDAY

Thursday Seen Concluding Day Of Big 3 Talks   Cenears Finally Pass News Of Stalin’s Mines«. DBibae Abeomsn

Potsdam: Parley Ends; Big Three Chart Course «   President Truman Will Meet King: George Tomorrow:

Truman Expected To Give Retailed Report On Potsdam Meeting Friday

Future Feace Of World May  Be Determined     President Truman Will Fly To England Tomorrow To Meet King   ‘George      Second President To Visit England         Communique Covering Big-3 Conversations Ex  pected to Be Issued   Friday

Truman to Lunch With King George   Potsdam Conference Closes Today

Simultaneous Release Expected In Washington, London And Moscow   Permanent Drafts : > . « ra . Being } repared   Leaders Wind Up Parley Tonight; Truman Will Stop In England

Truman Will Fly To London After "Conference End   Big 3 in-Agreement As Worldwide Parley Closes at Potsdam

Truman Will Lunch With British King on Ship Tomorrow   Communique on Parley’s Agreements May be Given Out Friday

TRUMAN, KING MEET TODAY AT PLYMOUTE   Will Lunch Aboard The Cruiser Renown As President Sails

Foreign Ministers May Be Holding  Their Last Session   Official Communiaue On Results Of Conference May Be Issued Tonight   PLAN FOR MAKING OF PEACE TREATIES

Truman to F  y ToEngland,See King George VI  Aboard Cruiser   Final Parley Communique Likely to Be Issued Friday  :

Historic Meeting Of Big Three Comes to an End   President Will Fly To England, Visit King George

Truman To Confer With King George In England Thursday   President To Return To United States Aboard Cruiser Augusta; Will Sail From Plymouth

Big 3 Expected To End Potsdam Meeting Tonight   Plenary Session Scheduled Today to Approve Offi cial Communique   U. S. SAID TO HAVE GAINED CONCESSIONS   Truman Reported Satisfied; King Geerge to Greet Him Tomorrow

Big Three's Conference  At an End   Result of Potsdam Parley To Be Given Out Friday

CONFERENCES OF BIG THREE NEARING END   PRESIDENT TRUMAN SCHEDULED TO MEET KING GEORGE AND QUEEN MARY TOMORROW

Conference Expected to End Tonight   Truman Reported as Satis.  puy uvissny YIM pets British Concessions

Truman to Fly to England Thursday to Meet King George; Russian War News Expected

Conference In Potsdam Said Almost Ended   Think Ruisia May Declare War On Japs

14 PAGES   PRESIDENT DUE TO FLY 10 ENGLAND   Meeting With King Planned On Cruiser At Sea   To Accompany Truman To Plymouth: “Great Deal Of Progress’’ Made

Bir THREE PARLEY IS NEARING END   “ERUITFUL” SESSION HELD— TRUMAN TO MEET KING GEORGE ON WAY HOME.

BlG THREE TALKS “AT POTSDAM EN TW AFTERNGGI   President: Truman Will Goto ”. England For Visit With :King: George Aboard British Warship Réefown.. °°   WU UCTAILS UF WTA / “DECISIONS ARE MADE  Close Censorship Continues  - to Be Enforced. as, Three  -, World Leaders .Come- to End of Historic Parley.

President Truman Will Fly to England Thursday To Meet King George VI

Truman Wins Concessions At Parley  Big Three att  = 5 =e   Big Three Meeting To End Thursday Officials Report

Historie Session  Adjourns   Newsmen Refused Press Conferences; Believed Major  Decisions Reached

Conclusion of Historic Conference Comes Abruptly and Soon After Announcement That President Truman and England’s King Would Meet Aboard Ship the Following Day

DECISIONS MAY  PAVE WAY FOR  WORLD ACCORD TRUMAN TO MEET  KING GEORGE VI. ABOARD CRUISER

DFFIGIAL WORD NOT CAPEGTED FOR 24 HOURS   Truman fe Leave Thursday for Meeting on Ship with King George.

Parley End May Bring Red Statement on Japs   London Daily Express Believes Soviets Mav Take Step Into War

MEETING IS CONCLUDED   Final Communique’ on Historic Session Expected Friday, After All Delegations Are Gone From Potsdam.

Truman To England To Meet King   Joint Communique, Giv ing Results Of Parley Eynected Fridav.

BIG THREE CONFERENCE NEARS END   Report President Will Fly Thursday To England

U. 5. CONCESSIONS WON Al. SESSIONS   Nature of American Vietories Cannot Be Made Public

Believe Big 3 Parley will End Tonight   President Truman To Meet King George At Plymouth, England

Big Three Meet Comes to Close   Truman Plans Flight to England To Meet King Before Return

Final Session Is Held by World Chiefs   Future World Peace May Hinge Upon Decisions at Meet

Truman Set To Counse! With British KingGeorge   All Major Points Settled But No Statements.

Potsdam Meeting Comes to End   Big Three in Final Session; Announce Results on Friday

CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL FLY TO ENGLAND TO LUNCH WITh BRITISH RULER ON RENOWN   Early Conclusion of Big Three Conference, Possibly Before Nightfall, Foreseen Following Announcement of Trip   TO RETURN TO STATES ON THE JU. S. S. AUGUSTA

Truman to Consult  King on Thursday On British Cruiser    Statement Due Friday, Writers Told "As Leaders of Allies Wind Up Momentous Discussion of Plans —

Truman to Mee British Rulers  Enroute Home   Will Fly to Plymouth At Big 3 Conference Conclusion and Then Board Augusta There

Potsdam Parley Ends   Agreement Apparent But No Announcement To Be Made Until Truman Gets Home

Truman to Meet King   Press Barred From Closing Ceremonies Of Historic Meet

vlG 3 PARLEY MAY WIND UP BY THURSDA'   “tuch Progress Made in Long Tuesday Session

U.S. Gains Concessions  From Allies   President Truman Slated To Meet King Tomorrow Morning

Truman Plans To Meet British King Thursday   Final Communique Or Conference Expected Friday; President To  Fly To Enaland

QIMOCriCan IVNINTCM AArMY Opens Great Offensive Against Cologne Plain  INFANTRY BREAKS ACROSS ROER RIVER  9,000 Allied Bombers Over Germany, Dawn To Dark Yesterday

OPENS HOLLAND TO FOOD TRUCKS   GERMANS PERMIT DELIVERY OF FOOD TO STARVING MILLIONS

Holland Opened To Food Supplies   Hundreds ot Trucks Roll Through Lines

Germans Open Road For Food Into Holland   Mysterious Truce I Arranged To Halt Starvation

OHIO RIVER SPILLS OUT OF ITS BANKS   Parkersburg Awaits Above  Flood-stage Crest; River In - Flood Four Times in Year — $ets Record

‘Ike’ Warns. Germans May Revolt  - Discontent Rise  Blamed on  Unemplovment

RESENTMENT OF GI-SIRL FRATERNIZING   Unemployment Also Obstacle to Occupation

German Revolt Threat Grows, ‘ruman Warnec      isenhower Reports Outbreaks, Says iscontent Among Jobless Points ‘o Organized Uprising Against Yanks

SURRENDER T0 BE FORMAL FRIDAY   MacArthur Gives Hirohito Orders For Negotiations

MacArthur Given Japan Surrender Orders   First Meeting Set For  Friday - White Plane To Land At Ie Shima

United Nations Delegates Pass Worst Obstacles   Smooth Sailing For World Pact

Conference Is Past Its Worst Hurdle, Beliet   After Overcoming Prelimi. nary Disputes There May Still be Some Other Major Controversies.

UNCIO Past Worst Obstacles; Due to Start Working on Oaks’ Problems   Ry TOMUN M. HIGHTOWER

Big Hurdles Cleared Up at  Peace Parley   Several Major Arguments Still Lie Ahead to Make Conference Success

San Francisco World Parley Near Success   Worst Obstacles Appear Hurdled By Big Powers

United Nations Parley Clears Biggest Hurdles   Dumbarton Oaks Veto fontrol in Hands of Big Powers Still Object of Heavy Controversy

UNITED NATIONS OVER BARRIERS      Bat Several Major Argu ments Are Left

Security Parley On Safer Ground   Worst Obstacles To Success Fading Out

VETO CONTROL UNDER ATEACK BY DELEGATES   Conference at San Francisco Safely Past Most of Its Worst Obstacles.

United Nations Conference Appears Safely Past Its ‘Worst Obstacles To Success   Dumbarton Oaks Veto Contrel Proposal Already Subject Of Attack, Defense

Maior Obstacles . To Parley Success Seem Safely Past   Veto Controls In Dum‘barton Oaks Proposals tI ne Mieeuesion

PARLEY CLEARS TOUGH HURDLES   Committee Chairmen Namec Without Fight At Session

Conference Over  Worst Obstacles   Dumbarton Oaks Plan Subject of Debate As Big Arguments Loom

Delegates Discuss Veto Controls Placed in Hands Of Inner Security Council

Dumbarton Veto Plan Next Hurdle   Worst Obstacles To Security System Overcome

PEACE CONFERENCE APPEARS PAST ITS WORST OBSTACLES   Arguments Still Lie Ahead, However—Fight Due on Plan to Place Veto Controls: Be Put in Hands of Great nia

San Francisco Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL from the ASSOCIATED PRESS

United Nations Security Setup Seems Assured   Surmount Worst Organizational Perils; Other Bio Problems Ahead.

PARLEY PASSES MAJOR HURDLES   Question Of Veto Controls Still Faces Delegates

Parley Seems Over Worst Murdles Now   Several Major Arguments Still Ahead at  Conference

UNITED NATIONS ARE OVER WORST LEAGUE HURDLES   OUTLOOK IS BETTER BUT, SEVERAL MAJOR ARGUMENTS INDICATED

MAJOR (oallEs UNSETTLED YET   But Conference Appears Safely Past Worst Obstacles.   AMENDMENTS ARE DUE

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Allied Conference Over Worst Hurdles In Forming Of Security Organization

Organization Of Conference Nearly Complete  U.S. Proposes 16  Amendments To  Poemhartan Oake

COUNT BERNADOTTE BELIEVED: 10. HAVE NEW PEACE PROPOSAL  MAY BE BEARING AGREE. MENT FOR SURRENDER OF

SWeaish Diplomat Silent About Peace Agreement  . v _ Churchill to Make .   . v Churchill to Make . Broadcast When Hostitities Halted

BERNADOTTE RETURNS T0 STOCKHOLM   Prime Minister Declares He Has No Special Statement To Make But War Is Going Satisfactorily  wees om OF wanes e.;tiroiser   ENVOY STILL SILENT

Nazis Out Of North?   Nazi-Swedish Agreement for Surrender of Troops in Both Norway And Denmark Hinted

Swedish Count Non-Committal on Negotiations   Returns to Stockholm From Copenhagen; Believed Bearing Terms

Negotiations Believed Continuing: Good News Will Not Be Delayed,  Prime Minister Declares

SWEDISH COUNT TO STOCKHOLM   Bernadotte May Have Offer ® To Surrender Troops in Norway, Denmark

BERLIN BURNED BY GOOP BOME   Fire Fighters  Bafflec By New American Incendiary

Union Thanksgiving « Service at.The First’: Meth. Church Nov. : 21

Neutrality Pact Proposed For Japan and U. S. In 1941 Is Revealed In Konoye Memoirs

U. S.-Jap Peace Negotiations Blocked 8 Days While Nips Sought Nazi Stand, Memoirs Reveal

KONOYE BLAMES MUCH OF JAP TROUBLEON FOREIGN MINSTER MATSUOKA AND NAZI INFLUENCE

Japan Stalled In Replying To Our Peace Plan While Nazis Consulted   Memoirs Of Prince Konoye, Obtained By AP Few Days Before His Suicide, Reveal Germany Sought To Stop Our Aid To England

HOYUN RETAKEN BY THE CHINESE   Nineteen Mile Advance To North Made By Victorious Chinese Forces.   —RY SPENCER MOOSA—

TOWS VITAL TO JAPS CAPTURED   Chinese Retake Hoyun As Japs Regain Ishan

Chinese Reoccupy Important Hoyun  Japs Regain Ishan In Bitter Fiahtina

Hoyun Taker Chinese: fshan Falls  To Japanese   Important: Centers Change Ownership

ark ae) 2  ‘Chinese Wrest Town of Hoyun F rom Japanese   Regarded As huportant Site To Enemy Strategy For * Protection China Const

Chinese Reecapture Hoyun Northeast Of Canton: Japs Regain Ishan In Bid To Protect Liuchow: Fisht Rages,

Hitler’s Bavarian Retreat Attacked By Allied Planes   Fuehrer’s House, Other Sections of Refuge — Blasted By Bombers

BERCHTESGADEN HOME AND ALPS DEN ATTACKED   RAPF’S Raids Seen as Possible Attempt to End Fuehrer's Life— Rail Lines Bombed.

Six-Ton Bomb Wrecks Hitler Country House   All Occupants Thought Killed, But Location of Fuhrer Unknown

Giant Liner With 15,000 Yank Troops  Sank Cruiser   HMS Curacao Sunk In 1942 Collision With Queen Mary, 229 of Crew Lost

CRUISER SUNK BY BIG LINER   British Reveal Warship Cut In Two by Queen Mary In 1942 Crash

NAZIS RESUME AERIAL ATTACKS ON THE BRITISH   Piloted Craft Appear For First Time Since June 13: Six Shot Dowr

German Planes Hit Britain First Time Sinee June 13   Village Streets, Homes And Public Places Gunned and Bombed

German Planes ‘Strike England  First Such Blows at Britain Since Last Jude 13

Nazi Planes Hit England Again   Rake Streets With Killing Bullets, Bombs

Tax Cut On Property And —  Incomes In State Announce   Further Reduction on Individual Ear Earnings ond 10 Pe Cent on Property Authorized by. State  Board of Public Works

FURTHER CUT IN STATE INCOME TAX ANNOUNCED   Additional Reduction 0: 162'3 Percent To Save $1,141,000   REAL ESTATE LEVY REDUCED TO 10 CENTS

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders  Executed, Proof Reveals;  Record of ‘Trial’ Found

Records Reveal Three Flyers Were Executed  Doolittle Airmen Were Shot After Brief Trial

Asks Parley Be Moved To Washington   Total Of Idle Workers In Nation Now Nearing 2.Million Mark.

Conciliation Chief Appears At Request Of Schwellenbach   Total Idle Workers Skyrockets to Near Two Million Mark

Warren Enters Parley in Effort To End Impasse   Schwellenbach Asks That Conference Be Moved to Capital

NEW YORK CITY PARALYZED BY ELEVATOR RIFT   More Miners Walk Off Job; Recess Called In Detroit Auto Conferences

Dil Industry and Union: Conferees Are Invited To Transfer Conference Hearing To Washington

Deadlocked Oil Parley Adjourns to Washington.   Conciliator Hopes to Speed Settlement of Controversy.

STRIKES MAKE ALMOST TWO MILLION IDLE   Over-all Labor Picture at Worst in Months, as Outbreaks Spread — Oil Conferees Apparently Deadlocked.

TENSION 1S MOUNTING OVER NATION'S SPREADING LABOR STRIFE WITH 2 MILLION IDLE   Strike List Bulges as Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Are Forced Off Jobs By Rapidly Expanding Disputes   DEADLOCK APPEARS IN CHICAGO CONFERENCE

WARREN CALLS OIL CONFEREES TO WASHINGTON   Appears at Meeting in Chicago a! Schwellenbach Request; Idle Near Two Million

JOINT CONFERENCE OIL WORKERS AND INDUSTRY RESUMED  NO INDICATION AN AGREEMENT IS IMMINEN

Shift Oil Parley to Washington   Labor Secretary Asks  Move in Hope of Breaking Deadlock; Strike Idle More Than Million

Army Of Idle Near 2 Million: Strife Spreads   Over-All Labor Picture Worst in Months; Oil Strike Threat Grows

Federal Avent Enters Parley On Oil Strike   Conciliation Agent Warren Invites Deadlocked Delegales lo Washington.   Overall Labor Picture Is Worst in Months

JOINT CONFERENCE OIL WORKERS AND INDUSTRY RESUMED  NO INDICATION AN AGREEMENT IS IMMINEN  IN ‘MANY STRIKES

Joins Parley at Request of New Labor Secretary   Schwellenbach Wants Meeting Continued — To Effect Decision

CONFERENCE STANDS AT DEADLOCK   U.S. Conciliation Chief Enters Conferences

Oil Conference Deadlock Seen   370,000 Idle by Strikes; Others Affected Indirectly; Building Dispute Spreads

TOP U.S.MEDIATOR AT OIL MEETING   GIVES INVITATION TO MOVE SESSIONS TO WASHINGTON

‘SUGAR DEADLINE SET   Canning A ications will Not be sretepted After September 15

‘SUGAR DEADLINE SET   Cannin cations will Not be ping App icet September 15 .

GREAT RECORD MADE BY CRUISER SANTA FE   Sinks 7 Japanese Ships Or 221,000-Mile Tour

SANTA E CRUISER ~ MADELONGEST TRIF   221,000 Mile Frontline Tour for Ship

Transportation Crisis Caused By Gas Shortage   Federal Mediation Agencies Move To Relieve Shutdowns   No Gas Famine In Twin Cities

President Arrives at Independence, Mo., For Christmas Dinner-at.8 P.M. Is Greeted by 300.   Communists to. ~Seek Truce in _ China Strugele   Red. Spokrsman —Says Comrades Desire . War Stonpage ~

Midnight Curfew Starts New York   Adjustment To Be Made In Individual Cases.

Byrnes Narrowly Escapes Crash   Plane, Lost in Storm,  Finds Moscow Field

Motorist Out Galore On First Peacetime Sunday In Four Year:   No Accidents In Local Distric State Police . Report

MICH, FISHERME? AWAIT OPENING MONDAY MORN   MICHIGAN ANGLERS HAVE PROSPECTS OF GOOD OPENING DAY

News Censorship  = Abolished Alter  Four wf, Years  * SB att ion ve nie ea AAs

Move Toward Showdown On 3% Normal Tax   ‘Two Republican Proposal: Votéd Down by Comniitice Considering 85, 000,000,000 Cut

Committee Maves To Quick Climax On Tax Proposal   Turn Down GOP Substitute Programs Democrats Seek to “II Normal Tax

Congress Plans Speedy Action Qn Tax Slash   House Committeemen  Intend To Make Earlv Report   Treasury Asks Repeal Of 95 Per Cent Profit Lewy

HOUSE WAYS, MEANS COMMITTEE MOVES TO REPEAL SOME TAXES  THREE PER CENT NORMAL INCOME TAX REPEAL PROPOSED BY TREASURY

NON A ENA OEP AAO  Early Showdown Near On 3 P.C. Tax Repeal   G.0O.P. Substitutes for Top Point In 83 Billion Overall Slash Beaten

Democrats to Strongly Back  Cut in Taxes   Republicans are Firm for Their Own Program

House Group Soon To Vote on Repeal Of Normal Tax   Action Would Ease 12,000,000 Low-Income Persons From Taxes

Democrats For Vinson’s Plan For Tax Cuts.  House Committee Expected To Act Pramnitly On B;if

Tax Repeal  Plan to Face Quick Action   ‘House Group Turns Down GOP Substitute  For Vinson Program

Showdown Looms on Tax Repeal   House Committee Votes Down Substitute Plan Calling for Reduction To One Per Cent

Pilots Kiss Ground After Flying Crippled Ships Onto Refuge Airfield

Peeping Toms Rounded Up In Search For Rape-Killer Of Santa Fe Woman

TRUMAN WANTS PALESTINE OPEN      PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HIROHITO, WAGES _

ttlee Balked At pening Palestine. ruman Discloses                Situation Sull Being “Stua resident: Saye se

British Balk At Jew Plan   President Truman Wanted Palestine Opened to 100,000 Additional Jews

Views: Voiced *  By President   Britain Gpposes Truman's Proposal To Open Palestine To - 100,000 More Jews

LOCAL SERVICE MEN IN BATTLES   LT. BRITSON, LT. HOLLAND AND CAPT, ZUMSTEG IN NEWS OF THE WEEK

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FILIPINOS WILL GET HOME RULE   Independence By Fall Hope Of Roosevelt, Newsmen Told

Russia Revives Troublesome Polish Problem  Security Conference _ Is Confronted _ With New Deadlock

No Details Until Truman Has Arrived   Early Meeting Assured; President Stresses Improved Russ Relations; Hopeful On Poland.

Big Three Meeting To Be Held Soon   Truman Announces Time and Place Have Been Agreed Upon   TENSIONS ARE EASED   Results of Recent Conferences on Poland Gratifying

Improved Ties With  Russians   Big Three Meeting Soon; Pole Issue Near Settlement

President Say: Big Three Plan Meeting   Truman Says Polish Issue May Be on Way to Settlement

Big Three Meeting Plans Advanced   President Truman Reports Today Improvement in Russian Relations

Truman Reports Agreement ‘On “Big Three” Meeting,  ‘Improvement In:Relations -

President Say: Big Three Plan Meeting  Truman Says Polish Issue May Be o   Truman Says Polish Issue May Be on Way to Settlement

President Confident Polish Question Will Be Settled At Conference in Moscow

Big Three Will Meet Soon: U. S., Red Ties Improved   Truman Says Time, Place For Meeting Have Been Decided

Big Three Agree on Immediate Meeting   Truman Reports Improvement in Russian Relations   Hopes Polish Issue Nears Settlement;  Time and Place  For Parley Decided

Time, Place Set President Says   Stettinius, Byrnes to Accompany Truman to Big Three Meeting; Polish Pact Seen

GRATIFYING IMPROVEMENT IN RUSSIAN RELATIONS: HOPES POLISH ISSUE BE SETTLED ©

Improvement In Relations  With Soviet   Time and Place of Meeting Not Revealed; Polish Question Eased

Struss No. 1 ‘Continues Drilling      "Struss No. 1 Cities Service was  drilling. Thursday more: than 6,325.

U:S. POWER NOW HEADS FOR. PACIFIC   Ten Million Men To Be Used ‘Against Japs

U.S. Forces Turn  Toward Japanese   10 Million Expected To Wage Final Battle

U.S. Planning One Big Blow For Knockout  ‘Soft Peace’ Plea By Tokyo Ignored;

A NEW GAS RULING IN EFFFCT MAY 1   Restrictions on Issuing Supplementary Gasoline Rations to Effect Savings.

CHAOS IN GERMAN CITIES  EXPECTED AFTER COLLAPSE   ALLIED TROOPS WILL ATTEMPT TO PREVENT WILD RIOTING BY SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS

Cabinet Officers Warn Labor  Worker Faces Stern - Responsibilities

’ Stern Responsibilities Of U. S. Workers Cited  On First Peacetime Labor Day Since War Began

Pahinet Nfficers Remind Lahor af __ Resnonsibiifties  Say Obligations Mus B- Faced to Preve.t gm. eng fot ¥

Labor Warned Of Increasing Responsibilitie:   Stressed by Ickes And Schwellenbach In Labor Day Talks

Workers Warned They Face Stern Responsibilities   Reminded of Duties By Cabinet Members; Big Opportunities

LEADERS TELL LABOR OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY   Cabinet Officers And AFL Chief Reveal The Road Ahead

Diplomatic Tinge Churchill’s Trip   Franco Crosses Fron. tier and Confers With British Officials,

BLIZZARD HITS IN NEW ENGLAND    Eleven Persons Dead;  Transportation _Crip pled; 12- to 14-Inch  ' Snow Recorded.

Marines Given Permission To Rene! Attacks   Gen. Wedemeyer Ma; Order Air Attacks

ATTACK ORDERS TOU, S. MARINES   Soldiers Fired on From One Chinese Village

Wedemeyer Issues Order  After Attack   Chinese Communists Fire On Coal Trains Guarded By Marines

Wedemeyer Authorizes Air Raids If Attacks On Yanks Continue   Warnings Ordered Sent To Leaders   Action Will Follow If Com. munists Still Fire On Marine-Guarded Trains

Reds Fire  on Guards of Trains   Wedemeyer Orders Defensive Action If Reds Continue

Maj. Gen. Peck Asks Permission For Air Assault   Village in Hands of Communists Reported Center of Trouble

MARINES MAY RETURN HIGHT   ACTION AUTHORIZED AFTER YANKS FIRED ON

WILL OTRAFE HALL TOWN TE HALT ATTACKS   Sino-Russ Relatiens Nearing Crisis Over Situation in Manchuria.

Yanks Ordered To Move Against Village From Which Coa Traine Wave Been Assailed

Government Seizes lilinois Central RR  ODT Takes Over in Face of Threatened Strike

ARREST OF 59 JAPS ORDERED   Brings to 318 List of Those to Be Tried.

MacArthur Orders Arrest Of 59 More High Ranking Japs As War Criminals

POLICE SLAYER DIES IN CHAIR   25-Year-Old Ex-Sailor Goes  To Death Calmly

ATOMIC ENERGY GIVES CONGRESS NEW PROBLEMS   Lawmakers in Recess, But Several Important Bills Await Return

Atomic Power and Taxes Making Most of Noise as Congress Goes  Into Second Month of Heavy Tall

Atom, Taxes In Spotlight   As Congress Enters Second Month, Other Issues Take Back Seat

Taxes, Atomic Power Ready For Congress   New and Old Subjects Will Face Solons During Second Month

Congress Talks Enter 2nd Month; Atomic Power, Taxes in Spotlight

Atomic Power and Taxes Make Big Noise in Cupital   Solons Head into Second Month of Postwar Session; Call It “Atomic Congress’!

Atomic Power, Taxes Big Issues Before Conaress   Session Struggle  Second Month Much Accomplt

Atomic. Powel Remains Big Nut to Crack   Taxes Strong Second As Congress Studies Various Problems

TAXES, ATOM ENERGY KEEP SOLONS ON SPOT   Committee Ready to Senc Tax Reduction Bill to House

PREPARE FOR PARADE   Russians to Celebrate the Victory Over German

Simultaneous British-French Troop Withdrawal From Syria Is Proposed

REGIONAL PLANS CONFRONT CIO   Want Some Regional Representation without Regional Blocs of Power in League

Aim Blows At Big Four Plan For Security   Several Nations Want to Put Peace-Keeping on Regional Basis

Resurrected Sub Squalus, Which Won Undying Glory In Pacific War Is Retired

NIPPON PRESS, RADIO ARE PUT UNDER CENSOR   M’Arthur Orders End Of Imperial General Headquarters

Japan Feels Steel Behind ‘“Gloved Hand’  Censor ship J Placed  _. FF...   Censorship Placed On Japanese Press  And Radio Stations

District Basket  Ball Tournament  Here This Week  Sioux City Schools And Newkirk Win In Early Rounds

District Basket  Here This Week   Sioux City Schools And Newkirk Win Tle Eiavler: Dadsvwss

Czechoslovakian Head To Set Up Government Alter Six-Year Exile <

WAR ROLE MAY BE ISSUE   ‘Canadian Elections Likely to Be Influenced by Jap Conflict

Pierre Van Paassen Will Discuss Palestine Problem At B. H.' Meet

Set. Samuel S. Hiort Returns After 18 Months  wp  £f™......... @ 2.2.7.

U.S. Troops To Quit tran   Evacuation Intended To Forestall Trouble

U.S, TROOPS TO LEAVE IRAN   WILL BE OUT OF COUNTRY BY LATE DECEMBER

MEMBER. OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE SAYS MORE ’. “GOATS” WILL BE NAMED

PEARL HARBOR “BOATS” INCREASE   Sen. Brewster Finds Very Different View fron That Presented

QUIZ TO BARE OTHER ‘GOATS   Pearl Harbor Probe Start Approved by Brewster

Bombers Assault Nazi Troops In Ardennes Bulge   Key Supply Points Attacked Heavily By Large U. S. Fleet

Japanese Sailor Tells Charles Walsh Americans Are Melly Velly Strong”   Son of Mr. and Mrs, Cecil Walsh Writes Letter From Tokvo

MORA EXTRADITION HEARING   Wanted for Trial on Charge of Staging Indiana Robbery

NEW INDONESIAN PREMIER MAY EFFECT PEACE   Soerabaja Undergoing Air and Naval Attacks.

Meanwhile, British Are Launching Biggest Attack Yet Against Indonesians  OPPOSING FORCES IN MANCHURIA MAY START NEW BATTLE  Jews In Palestine Voice Displeasure With AngloAmerican Proposal

Japanese Study Surrender Terms   To Be Signed on Nimitz Battleship in Tokyo Bay   Regular Invasion Forces to Be Used in Allied Occupation Landing

Document Copy Reported Held By Nip Leader's   Event Seen Taking Place Aboard One Of Nimitz’ Warships In Tokyro Bay

Japs Get Copy Of Surrender Pact To Be Signed Aug. 31   Formality Aboard Yank Warship In Tokyo Bay

AMERICAN WARSHIP BE SCENE SIGNING HISTORIC "OCUMENT  ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUR» RENDER PLANS CAME A‘ PEACE FINALLY RETURNS

Japs Say They Will Sign ‘Truce Agreement’ Aboard U.S. Battleship Next Week

No Political Aspirations, Now. Says Hurley  ‘Those Things Just Rumors,’ Declares © tities Shia tnmad

CHIANG URGES ‘PRACTICAL PEACE PLANS   Would Treat Japs Like Reich

Chiang Wants Japs Treated  Like Germans   U. S. Should Tackle Job From  Humanitarian Angle

Punishment For Crimes Should Be ‘Viewed In Same Light,’ He Says   Questions Giving  Aid To Japanese   Emperor Not In Favor Of Soft Peace For Either Japan Or Germany

Obtained By Hugh Baillie, President Of The United Press  JAPAN AND GERMANY EQUALLY GUILTY  His Attitude Practical Rather Than Vengeful  Pe ae ee ee a ee ies a ail a

Japan and Germany Equally Guilty of Starting War _  And Must Share Similar Punishment, Chiang Asserts

Generalissimo Not In Favor ‘of “Soft Peace’   Head of United Press Holds Interview .  With Chinese Leader

-eneralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek Believes Germany, Japan Equaliy Guilty in War

CHIANG KAL-SHEK GWVES VIEWS ON FLITIIDE (IE CHINA   Wants Close Cooperation Between China And The United States in Working Out Economic Problems.   GIVES INTERVIEW TO HUGH BAILLIE OF U. P   Chinese Leader Says That Japan--Should Be Dealt “With cin. ‘Same “Light As Germany,

Chiang Says Nip, Nazi Guilt Equal   Suggests Similar  Punishment, No ‘Soft Peace’

Legislation To Cast Industrial Settlement Pattern Is Proposed   Solons Would Avert “Danger Of Knock-Down. Drag-Out” Management-Labor Battle In Post-War

Gamelin Blames Petain For French Arms Weakness   By GEN. MAURICE G. GAMELIN (Copyright, 1945. by the Asso lated Pre«s)

FIGHT AGAINST GM MAY BE EXPANDED   CIO Auto Workers Throw Picket: Around Plants In Fifty-One Cities: Many Idle

UAW Seeks Aid Of Die Makers In GMC Strike   Industry Spokesman Sees 100,000 Idle In Auto Parts Plants

Street Fighting In Capital City Of Saigon Is Still Continuing  MACARTHUR'S MEN .  SEIZE RECORDS OF  BANKS IN TOKYO  Move Smashes Financial Spearhead “Of Japan's Overseas Imperialism

RECOMMENDED   Goodland Asks Legislature To Appropriate $83 Million for Biennium.

M’Arthur Told Trial of Tojo Must Be Delayed   Consultations With Other Governments To Come First

Vandals Strike At Jap-American Returning to Coas  Shots Fired at House, Fire and Dynamite Attempts Fail

PLAN CAMPAIGN TO STIMULATE PRIDE IN STATE   Will Get Under Way Next Week Under Commerce Dept. Sponsorshin

Life Goes On In Aachen   Citizens Live in Cellars; Sure War to Be Over By Spring in German Defeat

Time for Transition Now at Hand  In Keeping With Law of Survival

Sen. Wheeler Again Attacks OPA, Asks Housecleaning  Montanan Describes Deputy Chief as “Inexperienced Boy”

OPA’s ‘Boy’ Deputy is Again Target of Montana's Senator   Wheeler Says “Inexperienced” Man Called Off Enforcement

Wheeler Hurls Charges at OPA Officials In Handling of Black Market Food Situation

Wheeler Asks OPA Cleanup   Rebuke and Shakeup Likely in Meat Quiz

New Criticism Shot Af OPA In Hearing   Sentiment Mounts in Com. mittee For Formal Rebuke Over Meat Situation

Meat Situation May Bring OPA Formal Rebuke   Wheeler Renews Attack On Enforcement Agent For - Alleged Muddling —

Wheeler Criticizes  OPA’S Price Control   Deputy Administrator Described As ‘Inexperienced Boy’ as Senate Ponders Revamping of Program

Wheeler Aims New Attack at Heads of OPA   Enforcement Chief Inexperienced Boy Declares Senator

Wheeler Renews Attacks on OPA  Tells of Laxity in Black Market War

SEN. WHEELER BLASTS DEPUTY OPA CHIEFTAIN   Consider Rebuke To Agen. cy For Handling of Meat Situation

Telegram Tells Of Deal  kor Million Pounds Meat   Sen. Wheeler Charges OPA Sleuths Were Called Off When Trap Was Set To Catch Gang Of Black Market Dealers

SENATOR WHEELER LEADS ATTACK ON OPA IN FOOD PROBE AS SENATORS TALK OF “HOUSE CLEANING” IN OPA

—_ ee EEE Oe ee  ‘Many Search For Tiny Tot Missing From Summer Home

MacArthur Is Taking No Chances, Has 8,000 Tons Of Bombs Ready If Attack Comes.

Surrender Will Be Signed Tonight Aboard Missouri:  Ceremonies ‘Will Go On the ‘Air at  TI on. AT) hOUAT OTT

WORLD’S- BLOODIEST WAR COMES TO OFFICIAL END TOMORROW AS SURRENDER TERMS COMPLETED -

MacArthur Confers With Nimitz, Halsey; Spaatz Ready With 8000 Tons of Bombs at Sign of Trouble; Radio Broadcast Set

‘WORLD'S BLOODIEST WAR 0 OFFICIALLY END SUNDAY MORNING  ACT, HOWEVER, TO: TAKE PLACE 7 A. M. SATURDAY (TODAY) OUR TIME

‘Cetemeny Will Be Held on ~ Board Battleship  ~ Missouri  POINC? WAR TO AN END   BRINGS WAR TO AN END   ‘Truman May Designate V-]  : Day i in Radio Address  on Program

‘Jap Surrender Ceremonies Start  At 8 P.M. (EWT)   President Truman To Broadcast From Washington Tonight During Ceremony

MacArthur to Lead Ceremon   Representatives of United Nations to Participate in Historic Event on Board Battleship Missouri in Harbor of Tokyo

\World's Bloodiest Strife To Be Terminated Aboard Battleship U.S.S. Missouri

Stave Set For Official End of Pacific Strife   MacArthuur and Nimitz to Sivn For United States; Jap Signers Unnamed.   Additional Landings Made by Eighth Army

World’s Bloodiest Was Will Come To Officia End At Momentou: Meeting Tonight.

[MacArthur — Signs As Allied  Commander   Bloediest War In History Of World Comes To End In Surrender Ceremony

War to Come to Official End With Ceremony   President, MacArthur, Nimitz to Be Heard;. Guard.on Treachery ©

TRUMAN PLANS TALK ON RADIO DURING. SIGNING   Battleship Missouri Is Site of Finish of World’s Bloodiest War

Bloodiest Wat Comes To End Early Tonight   Broadcasts Scheduled As‘ -Foe’s Emissaries Sign Terms on U.S. Ship 

Allies Taking No Chances On Nip Fanaticism  Tokyo Out Of Bouns   Tokyo Out Of Bounds To Yanks, Writers As Result Of Incident; Truman To Speak

MacArthur, Nimitz, Halsey, Spaatz, Kenney to Receive Jap Emissaries

WORLD'S WORST WAR OFFICIAL.Y ENDING TONICHI   Signing Aboard Missouri at * p.m. to Be Broadcast to World; Truman to Speak

Ceremony Will Be Held on - Board Battleship  Missouri   BRINGS WAR TO AN END   Truman May Designate V-,  Day i in Radio Address  on Program

Allies Watch For Signs Of Trouble   Ceremony Aboard USS Missouri Will Bring Bloodiest War in History to Official Close; MacArthur, Nimitz Represent U. 5S.

Yanks Poised For ist Sign Of Treachery   Jap Siqnatories Have Not Yet Been Decided Upon

World's Bloodiest War to Come To End Tonight, Japanese Time: Plans for Capitulation Complete

Japan To Sign Capitulation Of Nip Empire   Mighty U. S. Ring of 3tect Girdling Baslen of Tokye. Bay, Scene of Bigg 2 torie Cerenionruing in   = AE ae:  Mass Landir ® the te  2 on Virginia 4 » Barage, The 8 Army Unie and the  WE CEA            Prisoners Leaving Bp ata . e state's Stockades Purnish vom  drap With Bload-Premee ing Tales of Crueliv *

Tightened American Grip On Nippon Paced by More Capitulations of Japanese

PLAN BIG MEET FOR 7 O'CLOCK   Gen. MacArthur Confers With Nimitz, Halsey, Spaatz and Kenney.   PRECAUTIONS CONTINUED

Slain Duce Unclaimed In Morgue   Hystetical’ Mab Kicks Ex-Dictator Hanging By His Ankles

Partisans Shoot Mussolini, Mistress, Aides   Hysterical Crowds in Milan Revile, Batter Dictator’s Body

LUGE HUNG BY HEELS AND FAGE MASHED   Milanese Wreak Wrath Upon Dead Body of Italy’s Onetime Dictator.

Body Of Slain Dictator Dangles For Day And Night From Rafters OF  Gascline Station

MUSSOLINI IS EXECUTED BY ITALIANS   17 Others, Including His Mistress, Also Shot

ITALIANS KICK HIS © TEETH OUT   Fi iring Squad — ‘ ‘Ended: Mussolini's . Life Late Saturday.

Body Of Mussolini Unclaimed In Milan   Dishonored In Death By Peopl He Led To Empire And Ruin

Body Kicked, Spit On By Wild-Eyed Patriots   Dictator Hung by Heels in Mulan; Mistress, 16 Fa ascist Aides Shot

MOB DEFILES DUCES BODY   MIUNIGH — UL — fils birthplace city of naziism was captured by the American Seventh army today.

Broken Body of Mussolini Is Unclaimed:   Former Ruler Shot Saturday   Duce, Mistress Shot Together

Body of Mussolini Lies in Milan Square   People Pay Respects To Dishonored Duce By Kicking And Spitting Upon Remains

Partisans Kill Fallen Dictator   Former Duce’s Remains Spat Upon, Cursed After Execution With His Last Paramour

Mussolini Executed by Italian Patriots Along With 17 Others   Italian People Kick And Spit On Body Of Dishonored Dictator

Complete. Actioy On New Tax Bill   Estimated To Save About :$5,920,000,000

Senate Sends Tax "Bill to President   Truman Expected to Sign Reduction Mezsure Soon

CARTHAGE FRIENDS DeWitt Foster, Pastor J, A. Reynolds, Supt,  * A Wn on es 5 aa

ENGLISH MONARCHY STANDING LIKE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR UNDER NEW LEFTIST GOVERNMENT -- MACKENZIE

THE WORLD TODAY * British King’s Position  Se: Se en es: ee a +P A

p osition Of ritish King           Advent-of Out and Our Socialist Governinent ‘Has, However, Ren‘dered lt Rather Par te i ee In Theory

Mackenzie’s  ‘Column  By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP World Traveter   Position of British King Paradoxical

BRITISH THRONE NOT IN DANGER   King Stands Solid As Gibraltar In Spite Of Advent Of Socialist Government In Fneland.   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE— AP World Traveler

County Reaches 72.5 Per Cent War Bond Total  Infantry Show Saturd Expected to Boost

County Reaches 12.5 Per Cent War Bond Total   Infantry Show Saturday Expected to Boost Helena District Sales

Foe Expects Peace Terms To Be Eased   Tokyo Radio Says Truman to Modify TWneonditional Edici

DOENITZ HELD WAR CRIMINAL   Admiral Not Likely to Be Recognized in Future German Government

Jap Battleship Blasted by Far East Liberators   B-24’s Raid Kure in FEAF’ Heaviest Blow against Nippon

Haruna Bombed, Burned Out In Kure Navy Yard   Jap Battleship Hit By Late Colin Kelly Blasted By Army, Navy Planes

Army's Bombers Hammer Three Other Warships   Heavy Aerial Blows Made in Conjunction With Carrier Planes

Paralyzed Jap Fleet Receives Punishing Blows   Battleship Haruna Disposed Of; Aircraft Carrier Damaged;  A Naval Base Sween

ESCORT CARRIER HIT   Okinawa Based Planes Join Fleet Craft In  Harassing Japs

Army Bombers Rip Apart Nip Battleship   24 Ships Are Sunk or Damaged in Far-Flung Raids

Pre-Invasion Aerial Blows Fire 6 Cities   Navy Guns Batter. Honshe As Air Swikes Resume We Wider eed Anne

Midships Sectior Of Battleship  is Blown Apart   Kenney’s Airmen Also Damages Aircraft _ Carrier; Destroys Escort Carrier. Cruiser

FAR EAST AIR FORCE IN HEAVY STRIKES Al ENEMY NAVAL BASE   BATTLESHIP, AIRCRAFT CARRIER SUNK; OTHER VESSELS DAMAGED

Army Planes Biow Apart Sections Of Battleshio Haruna   Aircraft Carrier Hit, Escort Carrier, Cruiser Probably Destroyed

BLAST JAP BASES   Battleship, Carrier _ and Cruiser Hit By U. S. Planes

Army Planes Hit Nip Navy   Okinawa-Based Pilots   Okinawa-Based Pilots Aid Carriers in Jop Fleet Destruction

SS Alfred Harms  Gets Bronze Star  Crew Chief. With  406 Fighter Bombers

Mines ‘Appear in Alaskan Waters; Jans Mav Be Using Ocean Current

Involving 350,000 Largest Single Walkeut Ever Called  DEMAND 30 PER CENT INCREASE  Will Idle As Many As 600,000 By End Of W eek

AN Jap Ships ‘Sunk. Damaged  Tn 20-day Attac I   1292 Airplanes Wrecked or Damaged

Ab Jap Ships Damaged  Tn 20-day Attac k             [292 Airplanes Wrecked or Damaged

Governor Says Parties Agree “—Onlegislation   Democrats W i W~Fight For More: Members ~On Committees

ATOMIC BILL ’ NEARLY READY   SCIENTISTS NO IN ‘FULL AGREEMENT QVER FROGRAM TO CONTROL ATOMIC  “oo SENERGY

Yamashita Gets Blame for Order To Kill Prisoners   Witness Says Command Figured in Execution of U. §. Airmen

Republican Party Not To Be Idle Between Elections, Leaders Assert

GOP's )P’s Making Future Plans    ‘Party, “Heads. Favor. Speeding: Activity

Declare Germans Scraping Barrel   Repatriated Soldiers Deliver Testimony

‘Gold And Art ‘Discovered In Salt Mine “At Merkers   American Soldiers Find Vast Treasure Under Light Guard Deep Underground

YANKS FIND ART TREASURE 100’ Tonsof ReichGold ‘Discovered in Salt Pit

Teenagers Take Government Advice _ nner neereemertnrientie nee  Heavy Enrollment Reported In The Local High Schools

Teenagers Take Government Advice Se Age  Heavy Enrollment Report ied In The Local High Schools

CARLOS HENDERSON PRESENTED WITH THREE AWARDS   100 Attended Annual 4-H Club Party Here Saturday

BURGLARS TRY TO BREAK INTO ORENSTEIN’S   Gain Entrance Only to Basement Stock and Furnace Room

FORMER TANEYTOWN WOMAN ISLAIN BY JEALOUS SOCIALITE   Wsirce Of Tanectnuwn

Goodland Blast At Measure for Party Branding   Legislators May Wind Up This Week For Summer Period

GOV. GOODLAND 1S SET FOR SKIRMISH   Vetoes Republican Party Bill and Gives SharplyWorded Messana.

Nimitz ‘Thinks Fleets Might Defe: ited “em ps   Admiral Cites Nippon’s Surrender Before Invasion As Basis

CAN THEY READ?   Combat Veterans Are Bitter at Strikes; Men in Los Angeles Call Tie-Ups Wanton

‘CAN THEY. READ?          \Combat Veterans Are Bitter at Strikes; , ._ Men in Los Angeles Call Tie-Ups Wanton

U. S. HEAVIES BOMB REICH TANK FACTORY   1,150 Bombers Supported By 700 Mustangs and Thunderbolt Fighters  Take Part

PE TES  Yanks Bomb 6'Rail Yards, Tank Plant   Coblenz, Hamm, Munster and Kassel Suffer Heavy Blows

W orld Series Opening Set For October 3   President Truman Expected To See First Game; Veterans Eligible

ABANDON HOPE FOR 31 TRAPPED IN COAL MINE   Kentucky Rescue Ex: perts Continue Digging, However

NEW WAY SOUGHT FOR PAYOFF BY NUMBER WRITERS   Storm Of Protest Lodged Against Mayor LaGuardia Action

Syrian Dispute Interests Turks  Reports Circulate Of International Meet

Hull To Be Asker if He Had Prior Word Of Attact  Pearl Harbor Prob: Seys Query Never P

PEARL HARBOR PROBER PLANS TO RECALL BULL   Wants Direct Answer To A Direct Question

Truman Warns Nation Victory Only Haif Won   Sunday Is Proclaimed Day Of Prayer For American People   German General Begs For Mercy

Envoy Originally Authorized To Surrender to West Allies Only; Eisenhower Refuses Terms

NAZI SURRENDER TASK REQUIRED BUT 11 MINUTES   Jod! Asks Mercy for German People—Eisenhower Issues Stern Orders

» Peace of Reims’ Signed by German _ Chief of Staff   Signature Affixed To Four Individual Documents; Nazis Meet Eisenhower

Germany Pleads For Mercy After Surrender   Eisenhower Thanks Aides And Men For Teamwork Making Victory For Allies Possible

Gen. Jodi _ Asks Mercy ‘For Germans   Eisenhower’s Eyes And Voice Stern As He States Surrender Terms to Nazi Officers

FULL DETAILS OF SIGNING ANNOUNCED   Last Straw Came When Soldiers Refused To Fight

GERMAN CHIEF PLEADS FOR MERCY FOR HIS PEOPLE AS HE SIGNS PEACE DOCUMENT   Dramatic Description of Historic Meeting of War Leaders in Red School House In Reims Furnished by AP Writer   CLIMAXES TWO DAYS OF SECRET NEGOTIATIONS

Asks Permission to Speak After He Signs Surrender Documents.   REICH CEASES TO EXIST

Allies, Enemy Stiff And Stern   No Trace Of A Smile At Signing Of Surrender Terms

Surrender Scene At Reims Grim   Jodl Asks Mercy; His Background Chart of Allied Casualties   SIGN IN A. SCHOOL   Eisenhower Speaks Briefly and Sternly to Nazi Envoys —

ALLIES COLD AS GERMAN ASKS MERCY   Eisenhower’s Voice Stern, His Eyes Hard as He Tells Signers of Surrender That Reich Is a Defeated Nation.

Reims Ceremony  Ends Great War   Prussian General’s Plea Unheeded By Stern-Faced Chieftans

Associated Press Correspondent Present When Jodl Signed Nazis’ Surrender and Pleaded for Mere’

JODL PLEADS FOR MERCY IN BEHALF OF THE GERMANS   EXPRESSES HOPE THAT ALLIES WILL TREAT GENEROUSLY

Ask Allies For Mercy On Germany   ‘Jod! Makes Request At Reims After Signing Complete Surrender

BEATEN REICH "SEEKS MERCY   Gen. Jodl Pleads for Gen. erous Treatment by Victors

MERCY PLEA MADE FOR GERMAN PEOPLE   lron-faced Nazi General Ask: Tenderness

YAMASHITA APPEAL REJECTED ~~ BY PHILIPPINE HIGH COURT   SUPREME COURT HOLDS It ‘ HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINAL

FORMOSA’S ALCOHOL 'PRODUCTION SLASHED   Big Heilo Plant Demolished In “Five Tremendous Explosions”,  MacArthur Anneunces

CUT JAP ALCOHOL FLOW   MacArthur's Bombers Complete Wrecking of Formosa Plant

POLITICIANS BUSY EVEN IN THE BETWEEN YEARS   Demos Plan to Reinstate Jackson Day

Democrats Set Nov. 3 As Date For Annual Jackson Day Dinner   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

FARM LABOR FREEZE" PLAN   HOUSE AND SENATE CONFEREES SAID TO HAVE AGREED ON PROPOSED  MANPOWER STEP

Police Enforce Peace In Studio   ~ Quell Strike Riot By Tear Gas, Fire Hosés

Martin Annomices State’s largest Rveal Read Plas  $14,000,000 Budgetsc For Naw Higliways In 104€

RECORD ROADBUILDING PLANS ANNOUNCED      General Outline of Huge \ Bighwas Construction +P ogram Given by Gov. / Daward Martin

BUND MEMBERS ARE ACQUITTEL   Supreme Court Frees 24 Leaders In Draft Evasion Case

BUND CHIEFS   Evidence in Draft Conspiracy Charges Held To Be Insufficient

24 BUND CHIEFS GIVEN FREEDOM   Court Declares Evidence Ir Draft Charge Insufficient.

U.S. Evidence . Is Insufficient.  — Opinion Avers   Muss of Exhibits Admitted  Only to Inflame Jury, Tiafendenwta Bald

Russians Smash  Central Oder  River Defenses   British and Canadian Forces Push Nearly Two Miles Deeper Into Maas-Rhine Corridor; Aim at Munitions Industries

Russ Outflank Berlin’s East Defenses  Paced by American Bombers, Reds Smash Out Bie Cain:

REICH DEFENSES ARE OUTFLANKED BY RED ARMIES   American Heavy Bombers Pacing Attack On Eastern Front   ADVANCE 30 MILES IN HOME PROVINCE

‘Reds Crumble Oder Defense   Three Big Nazi Strongholds Topple In Powerful 30-Mile Breakthrough

SEIZE NAZI BASTION OF “SOMMERFELD   30-Mile Break- Through Destioys Effectiveness of Enemy Line Southeast of Capital.   U. 8, AIR.ATTACKS AIDING RUSSIANS   Other Soviet Units Are 45 Miles From Dresden— Silesian Capital of Breslau Surrounded.

ORIVE TOPPLES NAZI STRONGHOLD   American Heavy Bombers Pace Slashing Attacks   SWEEP ACROSS RIVERS   Front Line Dispatches Put Reds Within 45 Miles of Capital of Saxony

Great - 30.- Mile Break- through by Russians Reported      RAPID ADVANCE IS. SCORED BY FORCES   29 Generals Cited for the - Capture of Three   Stronaholds

New Red Breakthrough Outflanking Berlin’s Central Eastern Wall   Soviets Aim Second Massive Blow Directly Into Heart Of Berlin Home Brandenburg Province

ON scm NY wig Pca bn DT . ™ so Est _» 2237S: ry N ‘J  cme  we Ale 8 ,

Accusers Show Film Depicting Nazi Power Rise  Five Top Criminals Have ‘Star’ Roles

Shadows Come Back To Mock Them  Nazi Movie Is Shown At Nuernberg As A Visual Proof Of German Guilt

State Grocers Consider Closing Down Meat Marts   Houston Stores Already Voted to Shut Down, Starting Next Wee

ELEVEN MORE MEN RECEIVE DISCHARGES   Army Service Ends At Indiantowr Gap For That Number Of Soldiers From This Area

Three Navy Airmen Rescued After Dodging Japs 6 Months On Borneo   Make 1-Dawv Hilk:

THREE AIRMEN ARE RESCUED   * SAVED AFTER PLANE FALLS IN BORNEO JUNGLE

THREE AIRME RESCUED FROM BORNEQ JUNGLE   Fight Off Japs, Starvation For ‘Six Months In Mountains

Income Taxpayers Just Waking Up   Millians Must File Returns by Monday, New Payment Date

Income: fax Headache Looming tor 15 Million as Jan. 15 Deadline Nears

January lb Spe ‘eds Closer As Date For Millions To Pay Income Taxes

Monday Is An. Important Income Tax Date For Thousands Of U.S. Citizenc

Coming Jan. 15 Is Tax Date For First Time For Millions   Most Taxpayers Not Involved But Four Classes of Income Must Be Reported

Next Monday, January 15, You May (Have an Income Tax Date to Keep

Many Citizens Have Unwonted Work  On Tax Problems  New Deadline Day, Jan. 15, Is Busy for Throna

Many Required To Pay Federal Taxes By Jan.15   ‘Government Estimates 15 Million Are Required To File Returns Now, Others by March 15.

MONDAY IS U.S. INCOME TAX DAY FOR THOUSANDS   Most Taxpayers Have No Worry, Come Tax Day

Note to Most U.S. Taxpayers: Forget - About Next Monday!   Only About 15, 000,000 - Citizens - Retired to. --File Income Returns 

Jan. 15 Is A Brand New Tax Date A. Great Day Is Coming For Income Tax Doings

JANUARY FIFTEEN  IS IMPORTANT DATE  FOR MANY TAXPAYERS APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MILLION MUST MAKE RE FeIHahIC MU TRA m4

DEVALERA BACKS UP NEUTRALITY   Replies To Churchill’s Criticism Of Nation’s Stand

Full Independence Issue Blamed for  Irish Neutrality   DeValera Cites Counties Under British Rule in Reply to Churchill

LEADER REPLIES TO CHURCHILL   De Valera Raises  Independence Questio;

$25,000, for Atom Inquiry, Called Reasonable Price [Fer Preserving Human Race

‘Two Montana Children Perish ‘in Fire: Parents Are  Critically Burned in Flames

DEBATE POLICY — OF FRATERNIZING   AMG. QUESTIONS -WISDOM OF RULE AGAINST. RELATIONS » : WITH GERMANS,

300 Survivors of Missing Cruiser ‘Houston’ Discovered in Thailand

Truman Address —  Scheduled Today   resicet Truman Meticulously Sticks

Truman To Speak At 8 A.M. In Delayed Announcement; Sioninge At Reims. France

Presume President to Issue V-E Proclamation at 7 A. M., Timed With Moscow, London

Truman To Speak At 8 A.M. In Delayed Announcement; Sioninge At Reims, France      Churchill To Proclaim V-E Today And Ask : Commons To Recess For Thanksgiving Fete

PRESIDENT PLANS TO MAKE ADDRESS   Truman Presumably will Make Official V-E Day Broadcast

President Will Speak By Ra‘dio At 9 A. M.; Nazis Surrender Unconditionally   WHEREABOUTS OF WAR CRIMINALS UNKNOWN.

Chiefs scheduled  for official news at 8 a.m. Tuesday  SES ee ih, ry... a s J le<e

Norway Nazis Follow Reich,  Ground Arms   Partisans, Germans at Prague Report Terms Arvanged There to Cease Hostilities; World Prepares to Celebrate

Big 3 Ready Messages On V-E Today   Capital Accepts Surrender as Another Victory

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TRUMAN TO SPEAK TONATION OVER THE RADIO TODAY   Address, Starting at 8 a. m., Is Expected to Proclaim Allied Victory Over Germany.   CAPITAL GREETS NEWS OF SURRENDER QUIETLY   Work in Government Offices Goes Forward as Usual— a Few Persons Gather Near White House.

Temperatures   Yankee GI’s Fill in For Santa Claus  In Foreign Nations

World Fetes FirstPeace Yule  In Six Years   Food, Fuel and Clothing Short, But People Find Happiness

War Weary Worle  Greets Christmas   Shortage of Food and Fuel Brings Widespread Suffering

Wilson Made Ambassador To Turkey  Career Diplomat Formerly Served In Algiers

BOY KILLED. ~~ RY PET BEAR   . ae ts ELGHT-XEAR-OLD BOY SUF; FERED FATAL INJURIES WHEN PET BECAME: .-, ‘ SAVAGE 

Information  Center for  The Veterans item Tends  Announces it be Ags OO nous 2 oe

DRAFT BOARD TO BE GOV'T CENTER   K. N. Harris Makes Announcement of Selection Today

Draft Board Offers Aid To Returning Vets   Quarters Become Information Center

“NAZIS GET JOB   HITLER'S. FORMER PALS GIVEN TASK Of . URYING VICTIMS.

KIDNAP HOAX BABY BURIED   Carlan Child Laid to Rest In New Cemetery

Local Rotary  To Receive  District Honor   Bradford Club Cited As Outstanding in Achievements for Promoting Service

DETROIT FOCAL POINT OF WAVE OF STOPPAGES   STRIKES HAMSTRING WAR PRODUCTION ALL OVER COUNTRY

Strikes Ham string Produetion   Detroit Is Focal Point of Walkouts; 85,000 Workers Are Affected Over Nation

Many Strikers Return To Jobs   But Others Walk Out As Labor Troubles In U. S. Continue

Detroit Hit Hard by the Strike Wave   War Production Cut b Walkouts—Some =—‘Re turn to Their Jobs

NATIONAL LEAGUE   Wave of Strikes Hamstrings Detroit Defense Industries

Russians Reported Withdrawing From Manchurian Areas   SOP IL WIVIL YVFAE  Two Million China  Troops ‘Still Wage Beats “Ten Keke

LEAFLETS ASK JAPS TO QUIT   ENEMY CITIES SHOWERED WITH PROPAGANDA

CROSLEY SELLS WLW AND PLANS TO MAKE SMALL AUTOMOBILES   Baseball Team ‘Not for Sale At This Time, He Says

NIMITZ SAYS HE WOULD HAIL A RED- JAP BREAK   Admiral’s Statement Is Timely With Soviet Press Attitude Toward Nips

: Admiral Nimitz Says Invasion Of Japan ‘Necessary, Would Welcome Russian Aid

Nimitz Prods Reds to Join In Jap War   Admiral Says Yank Thrust at Enemy's Mainland in Sight

‘Soviet Entry Into Jap War Is Welcomed’  _ wWrAgrT?   Pacific Leader Was Cautiously Optimistic But Says  Road Is Long.   RACK FROM TOUR

Topic Of Possible Russian Participation In War Out In Open; Would Please Nimitz   Soviet Press Deals Bluntly With Jap Military Situation

NIMITZ WOULD WELCOME REDS IN JAP FIGHT   British Fleet To Aid U. S. Plann  Of Invasion

WILL U.S. SR, ASSIST ALLIES AGAINST JAPAN?   J. S$. Admiral Nimitz ls Planning Invasion  Of Jap-Held China.

Russian Aid Against Japs May Be Near   Soviet Farticipation Brought Into Open by Admiral Nimitz

Nimitz Would Welcome Red Aid In Pacific   Topic Out in Open; Soviet Press Deals Bluntly With Jan Situation

Participation Of Russians. In War On Japan Would Be Welcomed By Nimitz

PARTICIPATION OF RUSSIA IN WAR IN PACIFIC DISCUSSED —  - ADMIRAL NIMITZ QUOTEI AS SAYING HE WOULD WELCOME SUCH ACTION

Nimitz Would ‘Welcome’ Reds’ Help Against Nips   Pacific Navy Leader Brings Topic df Russian Participation into the Opdu

Invasion Of China Is High On List, Japan Itself Contemplated   Admiral Reviews Pacific War Position, Permits Quotation On Desirability Of Red Participation

Russians May Help U. S. Against laps   * Admiral Nimitz Favors Alliance; British Already Join Yankees

Would Welcome Russian-Jap War,  Nimitz Declares Pacific Fleet Chief  Believes invasion  i i i i le

NIMITZ URGES SOVIET ACTION   Admiral Will Welcome — Soviet Entry Into War  Against Japan

Thomas Says British Own GM Stocks   Labor Government Urged To Display Labor ‘Solidarity’

UAW Seeks Britain’s Aid   Foreign Stockholders Strike Backing Asked

TWINS’ RECORD . 1S CONTINUED   UNIQUE “ARMY . CAREER. NOT CHANGED AFTER RETURN "TO THE UNITED STATES:

Jap Mortars Slow Yanks In Manila   U. §. Advance through Heart of Capital fs Stubbornly Resisted By Trapped Nipponese

Progress of American Infantrymen Slowed as Japs Fire from Office Buildings and Reofs.   DOCK AREA OF CITY IS GOAL OF AMERICANS

‘Mortars and Mined Roads Slow American Drive  Toward Manila Dock Area

Manila: Fighting Called “Fierce  Japs Make Final Stand in the Walled City

Japs’ Fierce Stand Slows Manila Push   Mined Streets And Mortars Being Fired From Building: Present Tough Problem In Move Toward Dooks

Japs Fight Savagely  In Heart OF Manile   Enemy Barricaded In Office Buildings And Mined Streets

ENEMY GETS SET FOR FINAL STAND   GENERAL-MAC ARTHUP DESCRIBES BATTLE AS ONE OF FIERCEST

Japs Put Up Grim Battle For Manila   Yank Advance Toward Dock Area Bitterly Resisted Every Foot of Wav: Fires Still Burn

MINED STREETS IN MANILA SLOWED DOWN THE YANKS   Japanese Mortors Also Were Fired From Upper Floors of Office Buildings.   [DRIVING TOWARD DOCKS   Clear the Trapped Japanese Would Fight Long and Bitterly to Hold District.

Mined Streets Slow Infantry  Desperate Japanese Mokina ‘Last Stand’

Bitter Japanese Resistance Slows U. S. Advance Through the Heart of Manila

SLOWED BY JAP MINED STREETS   Trapped Japanese To Fight Long And Bitterly

Stubborn House To House Fight To Take Manila   Japs Determined To Die in Losing Battle for City

Fierce Fighting In Manila   Trapped Japanese Will Fight Desperately Is Belief

U. S. Forces Keep Hammering at Manila Centers  Enemy Is Resisting Stubbornly, But Gradually Weakens

MINES SLOW THE CLEAN-UP OF MANILA   Desperate and Trapped Japs Are Expected to Make Long Fight in Intramuros Area, Blocking Route to Docks.

Mines and Jap Mortars Slow Yanks   Longer and Bitter Fight Seen in Manila Against Stubborn Foe

Mined Streets, Japanese Mortars Slow Yank Drive   Trapped Nips Fight Bitterly For Manila; Reinforcing Ship Wiped Out by American Fire

Mortars and Mines Hold Up Manila Drive      Japs Fire From Office Buildings, As Long, Bitter Fight Lgoms

YANKS SLOWED BY RESISTANGE   Manila Streets, Mined. Mortars Fired From Upper Floors of Buildings.   EYPECT BITTER FIGHT

Fierce Fighting Goes On as Japs Cling to Manila  Wanton, Wastetul Destruction by Nips Continues

Bitter Battle . For Manila’s Docks Looming   Mortars And Mined Streets Slow Yank Drive Through Heart Of City.

$500,000 BLAZE DESTROYS PLANT      FBI to Probe Rubber Blaze in Fremont Factory Using Prisoners

Labor Trouble — s Increasing   UAW-CIO Continues Preparation for Wage Increase Demand

SEEK ANSWER TO SLOW DISCHARGE OF PHYSICIANS   Senate Committee Awaiting Re port Of Demobilization By Marshali © .

Auto Industry Freed to Make All Cars lt Can   Army Cuts Contracts For Gasoline: Girls Lnder 18 Years Told To Return to Shool

ALL LIMITS ON MANUFACTURE OF CARS ENDED   Girls, 16 and 17, Are Ordered Out Of Plants

WPB Scraps All Limits on Automobile Production.   Fatter Magazines And Books OK’d; Civilians To Get  Ample Penicillin

"Declaration of Chapultepec” Is Before Inter-American Conference

Denies Report Is Attempt To “Whitewash   President Defends Individuals Named In Reports; Cites Unpreparedness,

TRUMAN BLAMES TRAGEDY ON U. 8. WAR ATTITUDE   Claims Country Was Not Ready For Preparedness

Early Seizure Of Naha Seen Despite Fanatic Resistance   Tokyo Reports Yanks In Shuri, U.S. Fleet  Leaving Marianas

Tenth Army Fights F By Foot Into Naha, Shr And Youabaru   Tokyo Says U.S, Fleet On Prov   Marines Cracking Fana Japanese Resistance Inside Naha

roweriur American rieet Steams Out Of The Marianas NEW FORAYS AT JAPANESE EMPIRE Heaviest Artillery Ever Assembled By The enemy

Naha, Shuri Still Hold Out Against Attack  Gains Measured Only by Yards:

Yanks Gain  Slowly InThree To wria      BATTLE OF FIELD GUNS IS OF GREATEST FURY YET IN PACIFIC WAR

SHELLS ROAR AS YANKS INCH OUT OKINAWA GAINS   Japs Dig In In Ruined Naha

Americans Fight Into Naha, Shurt   Tokyc Reports Powerful U S. Fleet Sails Out  of Mariannas

MARINES FIGHT IN YONABARU, SHURI AND NAKA   Heavy Jap Defense Limits American Gains to Yards, Feet

U.S. FLEET REPORTED ON RAID   Japs Fiercely Resist Slowly-advancing American Troops

Biggest Artillery Duel in Pacific Rages in Okinawa   Japs Report Powerful U. S. Fleet Moving Ou of the Mariannas

American Fleet Reported Moving ‘Out of Marianas   Tenth Army Troops Fight Yard By Yard Into Wrecked Towns

ARTILLERY DUEL FLARES ALONG — OKINAWA FRONT   Yanks Inside Three Key Cities But Jap Resistance Continues

Yanks Slug Way Into Shuri; Fleet on Move   Tenth Army Forces Slug Toward Naha’s Heart; Tokyo Reports Powerful Navy Units Streaming Out of Marianas for Jap Empire   Mindanao Yanks Close on Valencia

Capital Seems Empty Until Troops Arrive   Americans Battle For City, Once 65,000, And Airfield   Patrols Roam Streets Unmolested, But It Was Trick

POLES CHARGED WITH SABOTAGE   Exiled Officials In Prison 1 Moscow, Tass Reveals

Reds Arrest Leaders Sent From London  Russia Charged Tha Exiles Engaged in

133 U.S. and British Warships lashed Japan in Closing Days of Wat

133 WARSHIPS HIT NIP SHORES   Nimitz Reveals Huge Allied Naval Strength in Last Days of War

MIGHTY ARMADA LASHED JAPAN   Nimitz Reveals 133 Warships In U. S.-British Fleet

Twelve Hurt in Kansas Bus Crash   But Hits Produce Truck at Garden City; Two Cnitically Injured.

HOUSE GROUP CUTS BUDGET PROPOSALS      Truman's Single Request Denied; Estimates Are Slashed Back

Truunat’s Budget Recommendations Slashed Deeply  oie] Apnronor   House Appropriations Committee Cuts Many — Agéncies.

House Group Cuts Truman's First Budget Requests   Appropriations Body Makes Deep Slash In Money for UMC

VESSELS G0 DOWN IN THE PACIFIC AREA   y. Survivors Tell How 135Mile-an-Hour Winds . Flip Over and Sink the Destroyers Spence,.Hull  - and Monaghan.

JURY VERDICT READ ASSUSED THEN BROADSAST   Date of Execution Not Announced; Appeal Indicated

No Date For Execution Announced   Condemned Man State: He Will Appeal Sentence To Norway Supreme Court.

Vidkun Quisling Guilty Treason, Ordered To Die   Death Sentence Is Imposed By Court

QUISLING FOUND GUILTY, GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE   ‘Fortune Of Convicted Man I Confiscated Following Guilty Verdict

This is Community   Business Places And Churches Agree On. Schedule For Day

Plan Observance  Of V-E Day In  This Community Business Places And  Churches Agree On ~ Schedule For Day

BIG T ACT 10 SETTLE GIVIL CONFLICT   Some Hope Seen In Announcement That Communists Have Agreed To Send Representative To  Talk With Chiang.

Teday’s Outlook      By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP Foreign Analyst  CHINESE QUARREL GREAT THREAT TO WORLD PEACE

(CHINA’S INCIPIENT CIVIL WAR JS RAISING HARSH QUESTION OF WHETHER WE ARE TO HAVE PEACE

THREAT OF CIVIL WAR BRINGS UP QUESTION OF WHETHER BIG THREE: WILL INTERVENE AND PREVENT IT

Intervention In China?   Will Big Three Intervene There.  Mackenzie Asks

World Peace Threatened By Chinese   Incipient Civil War Raises Harsh Question of Whether Gon: fliet-Weary World. Is To Tumble Back Into  ~Byre”

YANKS PUSH JAPS TOWARD WALLED CITY IN MANILA   Strong American Drive Near Victory—Bataan Peninsula Rapidly Being Overrun.   NIP PLAN TO DEFEND CAPITAL DISCLOSED   Seized Document Reveals Enemy Prepared for Attack From South as MacAr-thur Hit From North.

MANILA LOSS SMASHES JAP DEFENSE PLAN   Foe Document Seized Reveals Strategy; New Gains Made

Manila Victory Is Near; Fast Overrunning Bataan   MacArthur Reveals Discovery Of Japan’s Master Plan To Make Manila War’s Turning Point

JAPAN'S MASTER PLAN TO DEFEND MANILA BLASTED   Gen. MacArthur Reports Finding- Document  Of Enemy   ATTACK FROM NORTH UPSET ALL OF PLAN

Manila Drive Nears Victory   WArthur Reports Steady Reduction of Enemy Pocket in South Manila; New Gains on Bataan

Japan’s Master Plans for War Dying in Manila   MacArthur Discloses Document Uncovered Showing Japs Look For Drive From South

saps” Expected Yanks To Land OnSouth Luzon   Captured Document Shows  Invasion From North Tinent Dhafence Pina

Yankee Drive in Manila Nears Victory   Americans Reported Overrunning Bataan Rapidly

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ENEMY POCKET IS ~ STEADILY REDUCED      Japanese Document Seiz- ed in Manila Showed © Mester Plan =)

ENEMY POCKET IS STEADILY REDUCED   Japanese Document Seiz. ed in Manila Showed Master Plan

Negotiations Near  In Greyhound Strike   Both Bus Drivers and Company Ready To Discuss Settlement of 7-State Walkout

Striking Greyhound Bus Drivers Ready To Negotiate After Meeting In Dallas

Tax Change Is Frowned On By Roosevelt   President Favors Modifications When Fighting Ends In Europe

FDR Asks Congress To Be Ready  For Lower Taxes  Chief Says Reduction  Will Be in Order  As Peacetime Nears

LIGHTER TAI LOOM IN REA   Roosevelt Asks Steps To Aid Business At War’s End

U. $. Airs Views On South Asia Trouble Spots   Recent Events In East Indies Cause Concern  ’

Air Views On 2 Asia Spots   J, §. Expresses Concern Over Events In Neiherlands East Indies.

LAUSCHE EXTENDS EMPLOYMENT LAW   Rules Over Women. Minors To Run To Dec. 15

ROSS ACT TO REMAIN IN FORCE TO DEC, 15   Lausche Decides To Extend Women’s Work System

Job Started  - Congress Discusse: President’s Powers  Tax-Cutting

Congress Speeds Pleasant Task Of Tax Slashing   Debates Federal  Agencies Mergers

Corporation Taxes Debated   Votes Tentatively In Favor Of Wiping Out Income Taxes For 12 Million.   Associated Press Tax cutting gains momentum. Reorganization up for debate, Palestine issue stirs senate.

Bigger Cut In Taxes Favored By Committee   Agency Revamping Up In House; Palestine Issue Stire Senate.

Racing Ahead on Proposal to Cut Nation's Tax Bill  But Machinery Is Slow and Decision Will Be Delayed

New Tax Bill May be Ready By Week's End   Congress May Go Deeper Than Asked by Treasury Dept.

Tax Cutting Gains Spee d In Congress   Reorganization Up For Dehate: Palestine Issue Stirs Senate

Twelve Million People Will Not Pay Income Taxes If Conaress OK's Plan

Tax Cutting In Congress  Speeded Up   Begins Debate on Federal Agencies Merger. Favors Opening Palestine to Jewish People

CONGRESS STEPS UP BUSINESS OF REDUCING TAXES   ALSO TALK ABOUT PALESTINE, RAIL RATES, OIL PAPER

Drive To Cut Taxes Gaining Momentum   Congress Also Plunges Into Debate of Variety of Issues Headed By President’s Government Reorganization Program

Solons Speed Up Debate On Tax Reduction   Reorganization Up For Argument; Palestine Issue Stirs Senate

FR May Reduce Budget Demands   No Request for New Taxes Expected Now

Congress to Get F. R.'s Budget Message Tuesday   Indications Are President to Seek 90 Billions

Nimitz Opposes Merger of Forces   ” Favors National Security Council, Admiral Says

‘Nimitz Opposes  Single Command ‘Of Armed Forces   National Security Council Urged By Navy Man In Talk To Senate Group

Nimitz Against Merging Forces   Says Disadvantages “Serious —Favors Security Council Plan

NIMITZ OPPOSED . TO PUTTING ALL FORCES TOGETHER   Says Navy And Army Should! he Képt Separate. Makes No Apology for Change “From Former Attitude.   SAYS PRESENT SET-UP SHOULD BE IMPROVED   Says Events Show There Should be Better Coordin ation of Thinking And Act. ing by All Units.

Nimitz Calls Merger Plan No Solution   National Security Council Favored If Change Is Made

Nimitz Warns Against Armed Forces Merger   Favors National Securit; Council Instead Of Uni  fed Cammana

Nimitz Decries Military Merger   Favors Plan Proposed ‘By Secretary Of Navy

MERGER PLANS ARE OPPOSED BY NIMITZ   National Security Council Favored By Admiral   DISADVANTAGES   Far Outnumber Advantages, Pacific Chief Informs Senate Committee

Nimitz Opposes Merger: Favors National Council  Emphasizes Sea Power   Emphasizes Sea Power But Gives Full Credit To Planes’ Role

‘Nimitz Blasts Merger, Advocates National Security Council Suggested By Forrestal

Advantages Of Merged Armed Force: Tinattaiaable’ As Nimitz’ Viewpoint

Adm. Nimitz Hits Unification Plan   Pacific Navy Hero Assails Meraer Bill

Fleet Leader Is In Favor Of Council  Stand Reverses   Stand Reverses His Decision Of Year Aqo

NIMITZ HITS MERGER PLAN IN TESTIMONY   Declares Advantages Unattainable, Disadvantages Serious

Nimitz Declares Gains in Merger \Are Unattainable   Proposed Advantages Can’t Be Had, Pacific Fleet Chief Says;  Favors Forrestal Plan

Arms: Merge Is Opposed By Nimitz   Disadvantages So Serious to Make Plan Unacceptable

NIMITZ TELLS SENATORS HE OPPOSES ARMED FORCES MERGER   Great Admiral Points To Record In War Under The  Present System

NIMITZ URGES SECURITY COUNCIL INSTEAD OF MERGING ARMY, NAVY   FLEET CHIEF ASKS MORE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SERVICES, STATE DEPARTMENT IN TESTIMONY

Navy Sends Nimitz to Capitol Hill to Offset Eisenhower   Pacific Fleet Commander Voices Opposition to Merger of Services

ADMIRAL MAKES NO APOLOGY FOR CHANGING VIEWS   Says ‘Theoretical Ad vantages’ Of Merger Unattainable, While ‘“Disadvantages Are So Serious  The Plan Is Not Acceptable.

Favors National Security Council Rather Than Sinale Befense Unit.

Nimitz Lists Obstacles To Merger Plar   ‘Says “Theoretical Advant ages” of Union of Armed Farces Cannot Be Alttuined

Nimitz Says Disadvantages  To Armed Forces Merger So Serious It ls Not Acceptable   Declares ‘Theoretical Advantages’ Are Unattainable Before Senate Committee

Nimitz Not In Favor  Of Merger   Admiral Declares Sez Control Is Vital For Security

Nimitz Rips Merger Plan, Urges Tie with Diplomet:   Pacific Admiral Tells Senate “Theoretical Advan tages” Outweighed by Serious Flaws.

NIMITZ ATTACKS SERVICE MERGER AS ALL THEORY   PACIFIC COMMANDER REVERSES OPINION DUE TO EXPERIENCE

Military Merger Ts Unfeasible, Nimitz Declares   Says Advantages Are Outweighed By Disadvantages

Admiral Nimitz Testifies Today Against Merger Of Army, Navy Departments

NIMITZ REVEALS STAND AGAINST WAR MERGER   Says ‘Disadvantages so Serious it is Not Acceptable’

PACIFIC CHIEF SAYS PLAN IS UNACCEPTABLE   Admiral Advocates National Security Council To Guide Cooperation

Nimitz Addresses Senate Group; Says Theoretical ‘Advantages of Merging Armed Forces Unattainable

NIMITZ ASSAILS MERGER, URGES SECURITY UNIT   Declares He Doesn’t Think ‘One-Man’ Decisions Would Be Suitable

Negotiate Every Trouble; Ban on Strikes, Lockouts  Cover Steel, Car, Air, Mining, Oil,

UAW Will Act Saturday On Truman Plea   ~ Conference Called: To- Decide. Whether

ClO-UAW Want GM Inquiry   Call for an Investigation With Anti-Trust  Prosecution View

Truman Calls For Board To Solve Disputes   Would Ban Walkouts, Lockouts During Time Federal Group Is  Considering Problems

Urges System Patterned On Railway Act   Names Board to Deal With General Motor-CIO  Dispute   CIO Calls Parley  On Truman Reoues

AUTO WORKERS WILL MEET SATURDAY 10 CONSIDER REQUEST  CIO UNION SUGGESTS ANTI-TRUST CHARGE ACAINST COMPANY

Union Charges ” General Motors Parts Monopoly   Asks U. S. Investigation With View To Antitrust  Prosecution.

ASKS FOR END OF GM STRIKE: SETS UP PLAN   Truman Urges Steel Workers Not to Quit Jobs in Coming Rift

Asks Attorney General To Study Possibility Of Prosecution On Anti-Trust Charges

to Approve Act. in GM. Dispute   System Patierned on Railway Labor Plan; Steel Included’

IS MONOPOLY IN PUMPS   U.A. W. Calls on Attorney General to Investigate the Corporation With a View to Anti-Trust Prosecution.

Truman Acts in — Labor War   Sets Up Fact-Finding Boards to Handle Pres ent Crises; Asks Congress to Take a Hand

U.A.W. to Vote On Strike End   Workers Will Ballot on Truman Request to End Walkout Aqainst G.M.

Union Calls Saturday Meeting   GM Workers Will Decide Whether To Heed Plea

Reds Roll On; May Already Be In Silesia   Army Believed To Have Crossed Into Germany

HOFFMAN ASKS END OF DRAFT   Only Million Needed Ir Japan, Michigan Solon Says

OPERATORS MAY SUE UNION MINE WORKERS   Southerm Preducers Censideria; Action For Kecemt Seft Coal Strikes

PATROL ACTION IN NORTH ITALY   GERMAN ARTILLERY FIRE 18 O&« CREASING

Allied Patrols Repulse Nazi Italy Drives   Enemy Rails Bombed; ~—6German Withdrawal Is Likely, Says Clark

Deadline for State Auto Inspection is Extended to Mar. 15   Wounded Yanks Land, Jubilant to be Home

988 WEST FRONT CASUALTIES HOME   MEN WITH CRUTCHES, DANGLING SLEEVES AND EYE PATCHES REACH N. Y., ;

Men With Eye Patches, Men With Dangling Sleeves, Men With Blank Faces Come Home

HIGHEST AWARD MADE   Jubilant, Bewildered Wounded Attempt To Assure Selves Future Is All Right

STALIN SHOCKED BY FOR’S DEATH   Marshal Leads Russian People In Expressing Grief at America’s Loss

G.M. AND UNION IN CONFERENCE INDETROW   Auto Company to. Talk to U. S. Officials in” Capital Tuesday.

G.M. AND UNION IN CONFERENCE IN DETROIT   Auto Company to Talk to U. S. Officials in Capital Tuesday  BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS

O'Daniel Probe Results Unreported > Are Turned Over to’ ’  _ Justice Department a a ge

JUST WAR’ IS CLAIM OF TOJ0   Tokyo Radio Broadcasts Its Version Of Words Of Onetime Premier

Ernie Pyle’s V-E Day Column is Found in His, Pocket after His Death

Column That Ernie Pyle Wrote For V-E Day Is Found: Said His Heart Still In Europe

Ernie Pyle's V-E Column Was Found On Body   Written Only Few Days Before Death

Tear Gas Routs Burglars From Bank af Moore   Outlaws Dig Through Roof Into Vault; Fail To Crack Main Safe; Get $400 in Change

BURGLARS TAKE BANK’S CHANGE   Tear Gas Routs Thieves from Main Safe at Moore, Okla.

Nazis Deliberately Gathered Degenerates, Lunatics To Aid Torture Work in Prison Camp

Ne ee eee eR oe age ee ee  LISBON SAYS TRUMAN AND ATTLEE GAVE IN TO STALIN

C. P. Smith Files For Divorce   Asks Return of Certain Properties

Yanks Swing Through Thit Jap Defenses   Tough Terrain Chief Obstacle to Capture Of Insular Capital

Advance On Last Jap Defense Line North of Manila.   Vanguards Push Into Calumpit Bottleneck 23 Miles From ity

PHILIPPINE CAPITAL 23 MILES AWAY   Last Jap Defense Line North of Capital Reached

AMERICANS ARE NEARING MANILA IN PHILIPPINES      Only Thin Japanese Covering Force Barring Path To Capital

AMERICANS 23 MILES FROM MANILA   Bitter Battle Rages Northeast Of Beachhead

SIXTH ARMY NOW 23 MILES FROM MANILA   Rest of Way Is Over Difficult  Terrain, However

MacArthur's Van Just Ten Miles From Manila Bay   Only Thin Lines of Japs Between U.S. Forces and Island Capital

Yanks Nearing Mr Manila Area 1   Mrs. Jeffus is 1a = Taken By Dealt!

Yanks Crash  Japs Last Luzon Line   Doughboys Only 23 Airmiles From P. . Capital

Bottleneck Slows Drive On Capital   American Troops On Northern Luzon Meet Opposition

Yanks Storm Last Manila ~“Defense-Line   ‘Drive Into Swamp-Lined Bottleneck; Resistance Growing in North

MW Arthur Only 10 Miles From Bay of Manila   Tokyo Hints Big Battle _ Pending; Fears New Landings

Attack Last Jap Line No. Of Manila      Yanks Meet Fierce Opposition in Battle on North Luzon.

Difficult Terrain Expected To Slow March  GREATEST BATTLE OF WAR PREDICTED  Guerillas Prevent Jap Demolition Program

Amerieans23 Miles Away  F rom Manila   Difficult Terrain Will Slow Final March: Japs Put Up Fight In North

Yanks Hit Last Jap Defenses Guarding Manila   , Nips Suffer Serious Losses in Three  Savage Counterblow:

Four Demos Will Be Given Spanking   Truman Still Wants OK on Jobless Pay

Silver Wedding Is Celebrated —  Judson McDougalls - Married 25 Years

Silver aes Is Celebr: ted ©  Judson’ McDougall: Married 25 Years

JAPANESE PLANTS HEAVILY DAMAGED   B-29 Planes Make Record Raid on Nipponese Taraets

Latest Blow . Hits At Oil   400 Superforts Smear Centers With Wallop Equal To 1,000 Liberators

THREE KILLED; ONE DIED OF STARVATION   NAMES OF FOUR NIP OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE HELD AT TOP OF WAR CRIMINALS LIST.

“Captured Records Prove Japanese Executed Three Of Doolittle Fliers: Officers Who Signed Document Known

those slain were mica Sy Japs Near Shanghai, Oct. 15, 1942  ALL WERE MEMBERS  OF DOOLITTLE’S  FAMOUS AIR TEAM  Records Give No Explans. tion As To Why Death. Penalty Was Imposed

1H ARTY CRUSHES LIFE OUT OF THE NAZI OPPOSITION  Kiiroamneadnt Ralle Tn Ranks   uggernaut Rolls To Banks of Rhine; Signs of Enemy Withdrawal   YEAR DUESSELDORF   dvances Up To 15 Miles Are Made; Venlo and Dulken Fall

Americans Invade Two More of Philippine Isles  Moves to Trap Last Japs on Luzon Progress Speedily

19th And 20th Landings In Philippines   Japanese Hold On Southeastern Luzon ls Threatened

Japs On lwo Foreed Back To The Sea   Two More Philippines Isles Invaded; Planes, Ships Blast Nip Bases

PATTON 10 GET BIG WELCOME   17-Gun Salute To Greet ‘Blood And Guts’ As He Steps From Plane

YANKS SURGE ON TO BLOCK ROAD TO NAZI REFUGE   Ruins of German Capital Encircled by Reds While Americans Await Link-up

EARTHQUAKE BOMBS DROPPED ON HITLER MOUNTAIN HIDEOUT   ' RUSSIANS BATTLE IN BER LIN; ALLIES PLUNGE IN- TO REDOUBT AREA   ‘MERGING OF’MIGHTY ARMIES OF BIG THREE ON BATILEFRONT BE AUSPICIOUS FOR CONFERENCE

FANTASTIC BATTLE OF THE SUBWAYS CONTINUES TO RAGE INSIDE CAPITAL OF THE REICH   Germans Insist Hitler Is Inside City Directing LastDitch Defense as Goebbels Promises Reinforcements on Way   ARTILLERY REDUCING PROUD CITADEL TO ASHES

RAF. Heavy Bombers Drop Earthquake  Bombs On Hitler’s Chalet At Berchtes- ‘.gaden ——- Russians. Continue To Hammer At Germans Remaining In Berlin  7

Reds Tighten Steel Net On Ber lin; “Yanks Storni Nazi Redoubt Area; * Subway Battle In Reich Capital

‘Aussies Hammer Japanese Units   ‘Attack Transportation Facilities Near Kuching

MANY GENERALS : ARRIVING. HOM          More Expected Within i Month as Key Chieftalan Plan “Visite” te 1. &

MORE U. S. GENERALS TO RETURN SHORTLY   Bradley and Patton to Re Among Arrivals—-Philadelphia to Weleame Group.

Army Takes Over Tire Factory  37,000 Workers in U.S. Remain Idle

Army Seizes Rubber Plant Tn Detroit   Dispute of Unions Halted Production Of Tires for B-29s

Elevator Walkout In Gotham Grows      Oil Conference Location Changed to Capital

U. 5. Won't Seize Concerns Until Case Hopeless   Million Idle in N. Y. as Building Workers Stand Pat

AN ACCUSATION AGAINST FIRE INSURANCE COS.   Special Commissioner John H. . Windsor Makes Official  Report.   POLICY HOLDERS HIT   Conspired to Defraud Them of $7,834,656; Violated Anti-Trust Law.

FRAUD PLAN IS CHARGED   S pecial Commissioner Contends State Fire Risk Firms Intended to Deprive Their Policyholders of $7,834,656.

Says Insurance Firms Guilty Of Conspiracy   Commissioner Also Finds-Anti-Trust Violation and Bribery

A AT TOO CE nies  Footpri int Is Only Clue To Child Missing 2 Days   California Mountainside Scoured For Child; Discov ery Leads To Theory That Child Is Lost And Not Kidnaned

SMITH W. PURDUM DIES   Had Retired ‘Three D Days Aro As Assistant 'ostmastéer General -

Report Hitler Forced to Yield Control  120 Members of the Luftwaffe Are  Declared Frecuted

Reds Free Most Of Vienna, Hurdle Canal For Cleanup   Hitler Is Reported Broken And Dying, Said Forced To Cine Qner To Himmler: 102 Die In Abortive Rebellion

Hitler Reported Superceded — By Himmler _   Fuehrer“‘a Dying Man,’ British Press. Says; Rebellion. Reported »:

HOODLUMS ARE BOUND OVER . AT PONTIAC   Sigler Asks Bonds of ‘$30,000 Each

WEST VIRGINIA TO OPPOSE DAM PLAN   Attorney General to Register Protest at Hear-_  . ing Tuesday

[OWAFACTORIES IN PRODUCTION WITHIN 90 DAYS   State Firms Can Absorb More Than Employed Daring War Conditions

TELEGRAPH WAGE RATE PROTESTED   STRIKES CURB LUMBER, TEXTILE INDUSTRIES

Strikes Continue In 3-Industries:  Telegraphers Back   No Immediate Sign of Settle. ment Seen in Transportation Tieup   MILKMEN POSTPONE WALKOUT 24 HOURS   Telegraph Operators Protest Against WLB Award to CIO Workers

Telegraphers On Job Again After Work Stoppage   Strikes Continue In Lumber, Textile, Transportation Fields

Western Union WorkersReturn  To Their Jobs   Demonstration Is Held Against Variation In Pav Increase

Fleet Of 450 Super Forts Brave Tough’‘Veather To Set Port Of Kobe-Aflame’

City Set Afire In Raid by 450 Planes   Great Damage Caused By B-29s; Japanese Fichters Met

B-29sPour3,000 Tons Fire Bombs On Industrial City   Superforts Battle Through Snow, Fog, Thunderheads And Accurate AA Fire

Kobe, Big Jap Port Is Aflame   Tokyo Admits Fires Still Out Of Control; Superforts Battled Weather.

HUGE BOMBERS FIGHT STORMS TO REACH CITY   3,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Dropped On Big Industrial Center

Kobe Blazing After Raid by 450) B-29s   Largest Port City Hit by 3,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs

450 GIANT BOMBERS BATTLE THRU BAD. WEATHER TO BLAST ANOTHER GREAT JAP CENTER

AAI MADE IN BAQ WEATHER   450 Superforts Encounter: Snow, Fog, Thunderheads on Trip.   ‘DROP HEAVY BOMB LOAD

B-29s Batile . Through Storm To Atfack Kobe   Heart of Industrial And Transportation Center Transformed Into Smoke and Flam

Fires Raging Through Kobe After Attack   B-29s Roar Through Snow, Thunderheads To Attack Industrial Transport Center

SUPERFORTS FIREBOMB KOBE IN 3RD ATTACK   Returning Pilots Tell of Excellent Results in Raid on Jap City

Big Forts Fight Storms, Fog to Lay Fiery Eves   AA! LOns of incendiaries Hit Japan’s Largest  Dart Mite.

B-29’s Blast City of Kobe   Fires Sweep Heart Of Industrial Center

KOBE TURNED INTO SMOKE AND FLAME   Approximately 450 B-29’s Make Attack Through Snow, Fog, Thunderheads and Accurate Anti-Aireraft Fire.

B-29s Beat Weather In Attacking Kobe   Bombing Flight Made through Snow, Fog, Thunderheads but Clouds Open to Reveal] Target Clearly

WEATHER FAILS STOP  HEAVY BOMBERS FROM  BLASTING JAP PORT INDUSTRIAL AND TRANS PORTATION CITY OF KOBE MASS OF SMOKE FLAME

Kobe in Flames After Great Raid   450 Superforts Battle Weather To Smash Enemy Industrial Center

3,000 TONS Of BOMBS FALL ON CITY   Mission In Poor Weather Without Fighter Escort   DAMAGE BELIEVED   Heavier Than That Dealt Yokohama: Tokyo Admits Losses Are Heavy

Superforts Rain Ruin Onto Kobe   City’s Industrial Section Ablaze After Big Raid; Nips Fight Back

Superforts Rain Destrue tion On Industrial and  Transportation Center In Hour Attack

B-29s Leave Kobe Center Mass OF Fire   Fly Through Bad Weather: Pilots Say Results Were Dowt ns   CLAIM. 56 BOMBERS

450 Superforts Turn Kobe “Into Mass of Smoke, Flame During Great Daytime Raid

Large Formation of B-29s - Spends Hour Setting Fire to Important City with 3,000 Tons of Bombs.   ‘FLAMES RAGING FOR  MORE THAN 6 HOURS

GIANT AERIAL FLEET SETS KOBE ABLAZE   Approximately 450 Superforts Transform Industrial Center Into Mass  of Flames   TRIP WITHOUT ESCORT

A50 SUPERFORTS  DROP 3,000 TONS  OF FIRE BOMBS BATTLE THRU BAD  WEATHER TO SEAR JAPAN’S PORT CITY

Kobe Hit By Many B-29's   Superforts After Rough Trip Make Most of Perfect Weather Over Target

BUCKS “TB” SOCIETY TO MARK ANNIVERSARY   Penna. Tuberculosis Society and Other Groups Will Be Represented

Brazil Engineer Glaims Apparatus To Destroy Atomic Bomb in Birnlane

Exact Areas to Be Controlled Are Not Given   Truman Pledges Full U.S. Aid to France in PostWar Recovery

U.S. 10 LET FRANCE HELP RULE REICH   Truman Tells Foreign Minister U. S. Willing to Relinquish Part of American Zone of Occupation in Germany.

Truman Says France to Guard Reich   America Relinquishing Part of Occupation Zone, Bidault ts Told

BOOST TO FRANCE   American Is Willing to Relinquish Part of Occupied Germany

: 3° Win Share Zone  With Franee   Truman Says Nation Will Relinquish Part Of Germany To France

TO RELINQUISH PART OF REGION TO BE OCCUPIED   Truman Tells Envoy From Paris He Wil! Aid in Speeding Allw'« Recovery   me DP HAROLD OLIVER

Truman Says U. S. Willing To Relinquish To France Part Of Occupation Zone

Truman-Bidault Hold Conference   President Willing Let France Have Part U. S.  Occupation Zone.

FRANCE TO HAVE OCCUPATION JOB   Truman Says VU. S$. Willing To Share American Zone In Germany

French May Take Over Part of U.S. Zone in Germany   Aid to France to Continue, Truman Statement Says

FRANCE 1S TOLD’ AMERICA WILLING DIVIDE OCCUPATION  PRESIDENT TRUMAN OFFERS FRANCE PART OF Il ¢ JONE IN CERMANV

BIDAULT AND TRUMAN HAVE CONFERENCE   President Invites French Foreign Minister to White House for Diplomatic And Military Talk  PEANYING EOR PARLEY

VAST MANHUNT CONTINUES FOR REICH LEADERS   Himmler Reported Traced, But Not Yet Arrested; Others Captured

U.S. Willing To Relinquish Part of Reich   Truman Says Proposal Has Been Sent to French Govt.

Would Relinguish Part of Germany For French Zone   Truman Says France Should Take Part in World  Questions   Exact Control Zones Yet to Be Announced

BIDAULT INVITED TO WHITE HOUSE   FRENCH MINISTER IS ENROUTE TO PARIS FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Superforts Hit Targets At Rangoon   Hundred India-Based B29s Take Part

GERMAN COMMANDER IN WEST IS IN MIDST OF DANGEROUS OPERATION OF RIVER RETREAT

Von Rundetedt Continues To Fight Rear-Guard Action— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (F  Loss Of Cologne Is Heavy Blow To The Nazis

The War Today   Retreat Across Rhine Dangerous Noanoenver for Riundetadt

MITSCHER ASSIGNED TO THE OTH FLEET   Formerly Commanded Famed Task Force 58 in ~ Pacific Actions.

Enemy Says Such Inci_ dents Endanger Smooth Cessation of Hostilities.

Nips Protest Dropping Of Parachutists Into Camps to Aid Prisoners

SEVERE RULE TO BE CLAMPED UPON NIPPON   Radio Tokyo Reports Demands For Complete Dictatorship Power

Cabinet Reaches Decision After Discussing Surrender Ultimatum   Other Sources Hint EnemyMayFoldUp   Japanese Stand Reverses Thursday Appeal For  Lenient Peace

ENEMY STATES DESTRUCTION PREFERRED   Others Indicate Nips Will Quit When Invaded   Believed Well Informed Of Every Move: Rumors Of Peace Plentiful

Nips Cabinet In Special Session Over Ultimatum   Is Complete Reversal From Yesterday’s Appeal By Radio For Leniency

Destruction Preferable, Tokyo Says   Announcement, Following Meeting of Cabinet at Tojo’s Home, Reversal Of Thursday Plea

But Hints that Japan Will Give Up Increase   News Agency Reports Cabinet Turns Down Surrender Offer

Ask Ration Board. To Fight Inflation   Area Board Members Met in Bradford

Welfare Bill Is Passed By Indiana House   Legislators Hew Strictly To Party Lines

Welfare Bill Passes House  Aiter Debate   Measure Which Would Alter Present Administration of Welfare Work Now Goes to State Senate.

A00 BOMBERS HIT MAINLAND SUPPLY DEPOTS   Airfields In Japan Are Aiso Attacked By Armada

Electrical Workers And Penelec To Meet On WLE  ‘Wage Grant Compromise

Business Urged To Act To Keep Up Purchasing Power Of Workers   Also Favors Larger  Margin Of Profit   General Developments Tc This End Cited In Talk Given At Boston

SNYDER URGES HIGHER WAGES   Reconversion Director Asks More Pay To Keep Up Purchasing Power

NOOSE CLOSING IN ON QUISLING   Story of Betrayal of Norwas  Being Told in Traitor's Trial  7

Allied Officers _ Reported in Berlin   5,000,000 Refugees Believed in Capital

Bitter Battles To Be Faced By Congress   Solons Take Deep Breath Before Fichts

Committee Split On Atomic Bill   Leaders Seek To Pass Jobs Measure

Congress Takes Deep Breath   Have Atomic Peacetime Military Training. Pearl Harhor Problems.

CONGRESS TAKES BREATHING SPELL FOR DEBATES AHEAD   ATOMIC ENERGY, MILI TARY TRAINING, PEARL  HARBOR. ETC. COMING UI

Congress Prepares For Hot Word Battle Over Administration Program

4 Major Topics For Congress After Holiday .  House Military Groug Split On A-Bomb,  tn: cer ..0 ) ow.  j ba eben

Atom, Military, Jobs and Pearl Harbor Plans Up   Congress Begins Tomorrow on Hot Lineup of Issues

House Military Group Splits on Control of Atomic Energy   Scientists Protest Against Broad Power of Proposed Géoup

Congress Faces Big Arguments On Four Issues   Training, Jobs, Atoms And Probe On Lists

Major Issues Due Tuesday in Congress   Armistice Day Brings Members Breathing Spel!

Congress Takes Holiday Recess; Major Issues Up   Barkley Determined No Lengthy Recess To Be Taken Until ‘Full Employment Bill Is Acted  Upon.

RIFT DEVELOPS IN HOUSE GROUP OVER ATOM BILL   MILITARY TRAINING, PEARL HARBOR AND JOBS TOP CALENDAR

Billions in War Order: Cancelled   Estimate Eight Million Will Be Jobless Within Next 6 Months

Army, Navy Order Contracts Worth 4 Billion Ended   WPB Prepares To Lift Nearly All Controls  On Production

SHIPMENTS OF MILITARY ITEMS ARE CURTAILED   WPB Ready To Lift Most Of Controls On Production Of Civilian Items   MANPOWER TO BE FREED   Master V-J Day Reconversion Pian Approved By War Mobilization Head

U.S. Cancels Four Bulions In Contracts   8 Million Persons Likely to Be Jobless Within 6 Months

War Contract Cancellations  Are Ordered   Four Billion Slashed; Westward Freight Halted

FOUR BILLIONS CANCELLED IN WAR ORDERS   Westward Flow Of Militar Freight Curtailed; WPB Gets Ready

CANCELLATION OF WAR CONTRACTS NOW UNDER WAY   Swift Reaction To Surrender Offer Made By Army And Navy

WAR CONTRACTS SLASHED TODAY BY ARMY, NAVY   Cancellations ‘Total Nearly Four Billion Naollare   MORE TO FOLLOW   Heavy Flow of Westward Freight Ordered Cortajiled

CANCEL FOUR BILLIONS IN. WAR-ORDERS:   Only Fraction of What Will Come With V-E Day

Formal Offer TO SUFFenaer Made Over Domei Radio  TRUMAN SUMMONS CABINET MEMBERS  Japs Ask That Hirohito Remain As Sovereign Ruler

Davis Resigns Economic Job   Truman’s Criticism Creates New Vacancy

DAVIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY TRUMAN   President’s Letter Takes Sting Out of His Criticism of Retiring “Stabilization Chief.

Truman Accepts Davis Resignation   Says Stabilizer Was Misquoted by I[’vess

Davis Resigns as Director of Stabilization  Office to Be Merged  With That

CHURCHILL TC TAKE AIDES 0 BIG 3 MEETING   Leaders May Ask Germans To Get Rid Of Hitler

Hint Big Three Meeting Imminen!  Course of Russ War May Change Plans

U.S. KEY RSIS   Delegates Will Feel Out  Other Nations At   San Francisco

U. S. DECISIONS AWAIT S.F. TALKS   VANDERBERG PROPOSES SERIES OF AMENDMENTS

Byrnes Approves Question-Answer Idea In Congress   May Again Try to Get Top Government Officials Over For Regular Sessions

Forecast Cold  Wave In Area Sub-Zero Blast Moves From Canadian Border

New Cold Wave Moving On North   Moderated Temperatures Elsewhere Bring Relief

Three-Pronged Aerial Blow Aimed at Reich  Main Weight Shifts From Eastern to Western Front

3,000 WARPLANES POUND GERMANY    SHIFT ATTACK FROM EAST. ERN TO WESTERN FRONT —RAIL CENTERS HIT.

GERMANY BLASTED BY ALLIED ARMADA   Main Weight of Raids Shifted to Western -: Front ef

WESTERN FRONT CITIES BOMBED   Over 3,500 Warplanes Spread Destruction Along Rhine

SEVENTH ODER RIVER CROSSING 18 COMPLETED   30 Miles From Berlin, Reds Bring Railway Leading to Capital Under Heavy Fire

Moscow Fails To Confirm Crossing  Of River Barrier   German Story Of Seven Russians Bridgeheads Across Oder Is Ignored By Soviets

Nazis Report Crossings In Kuestrin Area About — 30 Miles From Capital

Russians Span River Barrier  ‘ East of Berlir   Gen, Zimkov's Tanks Spent To Heart of Kustrin Ww .yt. geet

Reds’ Seventh Bridgehead Established Across Oder   Soviets Tell Little, ButGermansReport Further Advances By Russian Armies

RUSSIANS GAIN NEW BRIDGEHEAD ON ODER RIVER   Moscow Still Silent On Crossings 30 Miles From Berlin   GUESTEBESE TAKEN SOVIETS ANNOUNCE

NAZIS SEEK SLAYERS OF THREE IN BERLIN   Manhunt on for Killing of Unident ified but Apparently Prominent Trio in City’s Suburbs.

SEEKING KILLERS OF PROMINENT GERMANS   $10,000 Reward Offered For Aid in Capturing Men Accused Of Murdering Three Persons

CONGRESS FACES A FRESH BATTLE   Fight Over Compulsory Military Training Will Follow Settlement Of Manpower Issue.

SENATOR CONNALLY  SAYS UNITED STATES  AID SMALL NATIONS CHAIRMAN SENATE FOR EIGN RELATIONS COMMIT TEE CHALLENGES CRITIC‘

Beef Subsidies May Stay High   Court Ruling Seen Making  ye Sort TPlesea a

Government May Suspend Cut in Beef Subsidy  OPA Attorneys Put Off Statement on Court Action

HEROIC USS LAFFEY SURVIVES ATTACK BY JAP SUICIDE PLANES   CAPTAIN REFUSED TO ABANDON SHIP ‘AS LONG AS A GUN WOULD FIRE, BRINGS BATTERED VESSEL HOME

GEN, DE GAULLE SURE U.S. WILL HELP HIS GOV'T,   Says U. S. Sympathetic To French Economic And Political Needs; Awarded Legion Of Merit By Truman.

GEN. DEGAULLE CONFIDENT U, S, WILL GIVE AID   Feels Sure French to Receive Political as Well as Economic Needs

BE.GAULLE NEAR  ae tet  END OF TALKS   French Chief Believes His Appeals Meet Approval

De Gaulle Gets Gives Medals   Truman Mnokes Surprise Award Of Decoration

BACKING OF U.S. FOR FRANCE IS SEEN IN OFFING   De Gaulle Gets Sympathetic Reception at White House As Future Discussed

DeGaulle Feels Assured Of U.S. Aid To France   Truman Presents Medals To DeGaulle, Bidault; De Gaulle Honors 5 Americans

VETERANS DON'T HAVE TO JOIN LABOR UNIONS   Assured of Top Job Pri orities.

SUPER-FORTS 1000 STRONG - THREATENED!   Before Summer’s End Japs Will Feel Triple Weight

1,000-Superfort Raids in Prospect   Air Chief Promises Bigger Blows at Japs

NAZIS SCATTER NEW TALES TO INSPIRE FIGHT   People Told by Propagandists  Nation To Be Occupied  12 Years

NAZI PROPAGANDISTS  STIRRING UP PEOPLE   Predict. Armed Occupation of Reich and Slave Labor Un-  i der Allied Plans

GERMANY FEARS LONG OCCUPATION   PROPAGANDISTS TELL PEOPLE ALLIES WOULD STAY 12 YEARS AT LEAST.

LeadersAgain Call for Nazi Finish Fight   People Told ‘old Battle Death Preferabe to Suicide by Capitulation

Nazi Propaganda Urges People to Keep Fighting   Say Capitulation Would Mean National Suicide

German People Are Told To Expect Long Allied Control If They Lose

Germans Told If Fail to Fight To Finish, Face Occupation Many Years, Loss of Everything

PRISONERS ARE A BIG PROBLEM   30 MANY OF THEM THAT FEEDING STUMPS THE SEVENTH ARMY

TTH ARMY ISSICK OF PRISONERS   Has Had More Nazis on Hand Than Could Handle

RED CROSS DRIVE $14,000 SHORT   Returns Still Incomplete In War Fund Campaign

JAPS AWAITING NEW STRIKE BY ALLIED FLEET   No Fewer Than 104 Enemy Ships Wrecked or Damaged by Halsey.   FLASH!

Would Link Independent Lnions QELS   Management And Labor Delegates Continue Talks

INDEPENDENT UNIONS WOULD BE. INCLUDED   Industry Worke On P aply To Et 3  i Stiga

Bond Sales   Third Federation Of Unaffiliated  Unions Proposer   Head of Watch Makers Of. fers Plan At Labor-Man agement Session

Third Labor Federation Proposed To Conference   Organization Would Be Dedicated To Union Democraey And Labor-Management Cooperation; Statement Of Policy On CIO Proposal Being Drafted

PREACHING MISSION LARGELY ATTENDED   Dr. Peter Marst Marshall: Talks on “Disciples of Clay“ = 

PREACHING MISSION LARGELY ATTENDED   Dr. Peter Marshall Talks on “Disciples of Clay”

 Sight Of War Cripples Brings No Cheers— —By J. M. Roberts, Jr. (¢  Sober Gothamites Watch Wounded Parade

SESS SEES ESES ESS EEFEHEESEEOS OO SEEOSOEDOSE OED  THE WAR TODAY

NEW YORKERS STAND MUTE AS PARADE WAR WOUNDED WENDS WAY THROUGH STREETS FRIDAY

 Infantry Day Observed On Solemn Note  Million New” Yorkers  ee, i. ers Oc na   Million New Yorkers Stand Mute Along  Broiling.. . Sidewalks as “Paradé of Purple Hearts” Passes by

Loyal Forces Reported Marching Against Rebels      REBEL AND LOYALIST REPORTS CONFLICT

REVOLUTIONISTS HAD CLAIMED POSSESSION OF CITY OF CARACAS   REPORT THAT PRESIDENT MEDINA Y ANGARITA WAS CAPTIVE IS DENIED

JUNTA SAYS ELECTION 10 BE CONDUCTED   Revolutionaries Come Into Power After Unseating President in Uprising That Cost 50 Lives and Wounded 100.

Rebel Junta Holds Reins In Venezuela   Loyalists Massing In Western States For A Counterblow.

Army Girds to Oust Rebels At Caraeas   Revolutionists Claim te Have Control; Bloody Fighting On

Faults Of Army Discharge Plan Are Aired Today   Congressmen Want 22,000 Out Each Day

Tanks Reach Bad Wildungen, War's Swiftest Advance   Drive To Join  2ist Army Group In Westphalia

Advance Quickens Pace As Cities and Armor Topple In General Disintegration

YANKEE TANKS ARE 196 MILES FROM BERLIN   Allied Armies Sweep Eastward In Swiftest Advances Of War

Ruhr Valley Is Isolated By Drive Of First Army 190 Miles From Berlin   34,666 CAPTIVES   Taken In Single Day By Americans; Frankfurt And Mannheim Taken; British Push Northward

POSITION KNOWR UNDER 186 MI. FROM CAPITAL   Ruhr Sheared From Germany; North Sea Ports Menaced   By JAMES M, LONG Assoctaled Press Correspondent

Patton’s Men Capture 22,400 Nazis in Day   British Second, U.S. Ninth Units Movine to Outflank Port Cities

Germans Lose Key Industrial Area To Allies   Doughboys Race 55 Miles From Dawn To Dusk To Smash Within 170 Miles Of Berlin And 65 Miles Of Junction With British

Last Reports Place First Army 65 Miles From British and 186 Miles From Berlin.

First Army Tanks Execute Swiftest Advance Of War   Communications Fail After First Army Reaches Point 186 Miles West Of Berlin

First Army, Which Is Reported to Be 190 Miles From Berlin, Makes Swiftest Advance of the War; German Disintegration Is Accelerated

Headquarters Loses Contact with Tank:   Hodges’ Army, in Swiftest Drive . Of War, within 186 Miles of Berlin With Paderborn Last Known Point

TEMPERATURES:.   Germany On Verge ‘OF Final Collapse   Hodges’ Army 186 Miles From Berlin In War's Swiftest Advance; 34,666 Nazis Give Up, Foe Can’t Last Lona, Eisenhower Says

JOB BILL FACES HARD STRUGGLE   Senator, Taft To Oppose Spending Theme When: Issue Hits Senate

TAFT TO RENEW FIGHT ON SPENDING   ASKS PARTY COLLEAGUES TO HELP HIM WRITE CHANGES IN JOB BILL.

Ihree Powers Seck for Some Concessions in Exchange For. Giving A-Bomh Information to United. Nations .

BRITISH WOULD SHARE ATOMIC BOMB WITH UNO   Drastic Concessions Asked Of Russia  For Secret

CONCESSIONS BY RUSSIANS WILL BE DEMANDED   If Anglo-American Nations Share Bomb Secret Reds Must Cooperate   PRIME MINISTER TO ADDRESS CONGRESS

James Conway ©  Taken By Death  _ Former Resident Of  Weetfield Communit:

James Conway  Taken By Death  Former Resident Of Westfield Cammunit

TOWN AND COUNTRY   Happenings in And About Town The Past Seven Days   L. C. N. Club Market

Strong Wind Spreads Fire Through Vital Aircraft, Rubber, Shipping Flants

Fighters Escort Largest Daylight 5-29 Raid on Japan   Japanese Admit Heavy Damage to Port Sector; Smoke Four Miles High After Assault

Giant Fires Are Lighted In Industrial  Part Of City   3.200 Tons Bombs hit Tokyo's Port

HEAVIEST DAY ATTACK YET COMPLETED   Drop 3,200 Tons Of Bombs On Industrial Section   Aids In Spreading Blaze; Interception Is Light, 42 Japs Downed

Mustang Fighters Escort B-29s On Daylight Raid   More Than 450 Superforts Pour 3,200 Tons Of Fire Bombs Into Shipyards Plants

450 B-29s Drop Bombs on Jap Port City   Returning Airmen Report Smoke Rises Four Miles Above Stricken Center

450 SUPERFORTS MAKE THIRD BIG RAID IN 6 DAYS   Smoke Billowing Four Miles Above City, Airmen Say; Japs Claim 30 B-29's Shot Down

SUPERFORTS CREWS REPORT BiG FIRES IN JAP PORT CITY   SMOKE BILLOWED MORE THAN FOUR MILES ABOVE STRICKEN YOKOHAMA

Supers Blast Tokyo's Port In Daylight   Smoke Billows For Four Miles Above City

First B-29 Raid on: Port City   Comes Day After Most ‘Damaging Jap Attack On American Shipping Off Okinawa Island

Japanese Port City Industry Areas Burning   More ‘Than 450 Superfort. resses Stuge Heaviest Daylight Raid On Tokyo Sector   Smoke Rises Four Miles Ahove City   Airmen Predict Destruetion Will Rank With That Of Previous Highly Et fective Fire Bombings

450 Superforts Leave Yokohama Burning Fiercely   Fighter-Escorted B-29s Lash City With 3,000 Tons In Record Davliaht Assault

Giant Fires Left Burning InYokohama   Over 450 B-29s  Loose 3,200 Tons Of Fire Bombs on Tokyo’s Port City

MORE THAN 450 CRAFT HIT PORT CITY FOR TOKYO   Enemy Says 100 Mustangs From Iwo Jima Escort Bombers In Assault

TOKYO’S PORT CITY BATTERED BY 450 PLANES   Smoke Covers City After Greatest Daylight Raid In Pacific ~

Daylight Raiders Blast at Yokohama   Clouds of Black Smoke Reported As Incendiaries Land in Port City

FLEET OF 450 OR MORE SKY GIANTS BLAST PORT CITY   LOOSE 32,000 TONS OF FIRE BOMBS IN 1ST YOKOHAMA BLOW

Great Damage Is Caused In Yokohama   More Than 450 American Planes Drop 3,200 Tons of Bombs on Industrial Section Of Great Port City: Wind Spreads Fires

Tokyo's Port City Attacked by Forts in Daylight Flight   3.200 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Drop on Industrial Area

SMOKE BILLOWS FOR FOUR MILES ABOVE JAP CITY   More Than 450 Superforts Drop 3,200 Tons Of Bombs On  Great Japanese Port And Industrial Cen tar

900 B-29s Scorch Tokyo Port City   Returning Airmen Believe Destruction Will Rank With That Of Other Big Raids; Strong Wind Spreads Fire

Giant Fires Are Left Burning in Industrial Section of Great City, Following B-29 Raid.   THIRD SUCH STRIKE ON JAPS’ MAINLAND

First Strike on Tokyo’s Port City   More than 450 Superforts Drop 3,200 Tons of Fire Bombs on Industrial Center: Flak Intense

Smoke Rise: Four Miles Above City   Third Strike In Six Days In Region of Jap Capital

Forts Light Giant Fires in Yokohama Industrial Section. ‘On ist Strike at Port City

Tokyo’s Port City Swept By Raging Fires; Industrial Section Wrecked

Third Strike In Six Days Is Made   Superfort Crews Report Fires Started in Yokohama   IN INDUSTRIAL AREA   More Than 450 B-29s Drop 3,200 Tons of Bombs on Target

3;200 ‘Tons of Bombs. Start Giant Fires’ in Inflammable Commer cial Core of Port City: in Record Daylight Raid.

‘GIANT FIRES LIGHTED IN PORT CITY IN GREATEST INCENDIARY RAID, BY 450 GIANT B-29S   OPTIMISTIC BATTLEFRONT REPORTS FROM OKINAWA TEMPERED BY NEW SINKINGS AND DAMAGE TO SHIPS

TOKYO'S PORT CITY BLASTED BY 450 PLANES   Superforts Drop 3,200 Tons Of Bombs On Industrial Targets

More Than 450 Planes in First Attack on Port   3200 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Dropped on Fifth City

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Superforts  Make First Raid on City   Strong Winds Spread Flames Through Great Industrial Section

Forts Stage Heavy Attack on Yokohama   Fire Bombs Dropped on industrial and Shipping Center

CLOUDS OF BLACK SMOKE ARE POURING FROM INFLAMMABLE COMMERCIAL CORE OF CITY   Strong Winds Appear Spreading Flames Through Automotive, Aircraft, Shipbuilding and Rubber Plants of Metropolis   RETURNING CREWS REPORT INTERCEPTION LIGHT

450 U. S. Superforts Blast Japan’s Great Naval Port In 3.200-Ton Davlioht Raid

“ON PORT ITY   More Than 450 B29s Loose 3,200 Tons of Bombs on Industrial Area.   GIANT FIRES BURNING

High Wind Spreads  Flames Across City   Airmen Predict Destruction of Tokyo's Port City Will Rank With That of Earlier Strikes On Jap Industries

Thomas Says Truman Plan Ends Right To Strike   President Warned That Union Program Gave Demo Victory In 1944 Election

Truman told big stick endangers safety of party   ‘Striking at program’s heart, savs UAW President Thomas

CHARGE ‘CLUB ABOVE LABOR'S STRIKE RIGHTS   Hint Loss of Votes Which Aided FDR Win In °44

Appeal to End Strike Turnec: Down 25,000 More May Join in Walkout

See Attempt To Abrogate  Strike Right   Thomas Warns President He’s Hitting Party Victory of 1944,

Socialists and New Catholic Win Less Seats but Combine to Support Present Leader

REDS POLLED . _ MARGIN OVER ~ RIVAL GROUPS   COMMUNISTS: LEAD. SOCIALIST - AND: CATHOLIC PARTIES BY  » SLIM EDGE IN FRENCH  So Opp memon

COMMIES LEAD IN RACES FOR ASSEMBLY   Other Parties Com- . bine to Give General. Substantial Control *

RAIDS RENEWED ON INLAND SEA   Nine Jap Vessels Sunk, 35 Damaged In Navy Carrier Assault

BRITISH TAKE CONTROL OF MINING PROPERTIES . IN GERMAN BLIND APEA

LAUSCHE'S VETO IS OVERRIDDEN   Ohio Legislature Votes $111,000,000 School Bill

SUBSIDY BOOST GIVEN SCHOOLS BY LEGISLATURE   Lausche Veto Overridden as Opponents of Increase Score ‘Pressure Groups’

OHIO HOUSE JOINS ERASING OF VETO   Vote Finishes Overriding Of Lausche In School Fight

R.0. 1.0. BOYS   Student Colonel in 42 Dies of Wounds Suffered March 2

GIs Bemoan Army Slowness  Backiog Of 6,000 Men Await Army Discharge At Ft. Meade

jor s Bemoan Army Slowness _ saenliveie slob eleinis that haha  [Backlog Of 6,000 Men Await Army Discharge At Ft. Meade

GEN. DOOLITTLE BACK IN ACTION   Leader Of First Raid On Tokyo Heads New Force Based On Okinawa

DOOLITTLE RETURNS 10 PACIFIC WAR   Heads a New ‘Superfortess  8th Air Force

FOR OIL I" MILES SOUT OF LOCAL POOL   Keating Firm Below Surface Pipe at No. 1 Gray Test

DRILL FOR I MILES SOUTR OF LOCAL POOL   Keating Firm Below Surface Pipe at No. 1 Gray Test

Jury Finds He Killed Wife Whose Headless Body Was Found in Lake of Ozarks—Verdict Returned After Hour and Two Minutes of Deliberation—Defendant Shows No Emotion—Attorneys Serve Notice of Appeal.

2,500 Soldiers Freed For Return To Civilian Life   ‘Redeployment of Gl’s To Jap Area Starts; Demobilization Begins

BRITISH FOLLOW U, §. POLICY ON POLISH DISPUTE   Stettinius Says Differences De Not Exist Between Two Nations

Moseow Silent On  Arrests   American and British Viewpoint The Same on New  Polish Regime

Britain And U. S. United On Pole Rule   Stettinius Savs No Differ: ences Exist On Coalition Regime

Call 61 for Service Exan On July 24   Will Go to Pittsburgh for Pre-Induction  Examination

Walkout Would Affect 700,000 Union Workers.   Condemn President's Proposed. Legislation To Curb Disputes

JAN. 14; GROUP RAPS TRUMAN   Union Wage Policy Committee Calls Out 400,000 Steel Workers

MOVE TO ATTACH BILL TO REPEAL MEASURE LOSES   Will Travel Norma! Course it House; Ford Studies Union Plan

Ford Seems Near To New Pact With United Car Union  May Include Wage Penalty for Any Wildcat Striker

Steel. Workers Adopt Resolution Calling For Strike In January; Over ‘490,000 Will Be Involved

FORD UNION PLAN TO CURB STRIKES SMOOTHS PARLEY  COMPANY EXPRESSES   COMPANY EXPRESSES FAVOR; WAGE TALKS WILL BE RE-OPENED

FORD 10 TALK WAGES UNDER OT AIKES GURE   Auto Workers Offer to Oust Wildcat Leaders and Fine Participants.

OVER 400,000 WORKERS VOTE   Wage Policy . Committee Adopts Resolution Setting Strike Date.   AGAINST TRUMAN ACTION

Calls for Strike on January 14   Said to Be Union Reply To Truman’s  Plea for Work

Steelworkers Set Jan. 14 For Strike   Union Committee Also Atiacks Truman Proposal

Ford Studies Security Plan Made by CIO   Propose Fines for Members Engaging in Unauthorized Strikes

SET IN FIGHT FOR PAY BOOST   Follows Nationwide Vote; Unton Condemns Truman Labor Law Proposals.

LEADERS VOTE WALKOUT FOR BIGINDUSTR\   Resolution Scores Truman Plan for Labor  Peace

MSS JEAN BURTON WED TO GPL. FRANGIS MOON   An Informal Ceremony Takes Place in Tullytown   HONEYMOON AT SHORE

CPL. MOON TAKES AS BRIDE JEAN BURTON   Evening Ceremony P erformed In Tullytown Methodist Parsonage   TO GO TON. CAROLINA

Wallace Given Cold Rebuff _ By Senate Committee Vote   Senators Vote 14 to 5 Against Nomination as Secre--, ‘tary of Commarce.and Loan Administrator— cbt George Bill to be Reported Out 

ADVERSE REPORT MADE ON WALLACE FOR CABINET JOR   Committee Votes 14 to 5 Against Appointment and Critics Predict His Defeat in Senate.   MEASURE BY GEORGE IS GIVEN APPROVAL   Bill Strips Commerce Department of REC and All Its Subsidiary Financing Agencies,

Senate Body Turns Down  H. Wallace   Vote Is 14 to 5 Against Twin Job; Senate May Act Early Next Week

Wallace Rejected By Vote Of 14-5   Committee Accents Rebellion By Shift Of REC From Commerce Denartment

Adverse Report on Wallace Is Given Senate  Committee Refuses to Support

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Committee Votes - 14 to 5 Against _ Affirming Wallace  George Bill Approved;   George Bill Approved; Senate to Consider Report Next Week

Senate Group Refuses to  Okeh Wallace   Rebukes Commerce Nominee, 14105; Upholds George Bill

Adverse Report on Wallace Is Given Senate  eo ‘eek   Commiitee Refuse: to Support His Nomination

Senators Rebuff Wallace 14 to 5   Commerce Group Also Re. ported Out George Bill; Issues To Go To Senate.

mination Wallace Rejectec   e Action Expectec Week on Adverse ort Submitted by Conmittee

Senate Group: Votes Against * Wallace Okay   Commerce Members Give  Approval_to-( George. Bill TP nen REE

Commerce Dept. May Be Shorn of R.F.C. Agencies   F.D.R. May Submif Nomination Again

Committee Votes Against Nomination  Of Wallace —   Opponents in Senate Qaim Enough Votes  - To Block Appointment To Commerce Post

Commandos Free: 510 Prisoners of = Japs on Luzon *   Thrilling Rescue Is... Made in Daring Raid by MacArthur Group.”

COMMANDOS WIPE OUT GARRISON   U. S. Rangers Raid Camp 25 Miles Behind Jap Lines

Yanks Freed  In Daring Ranger Raid   Heroes of Bataan, Corregidor Taken From Cabanatuan

Jap Prisoners ForThree Years Freed by Raid   Foe Garrison Annihilated In Surprise Attack — Behind Lines.

Picked Force Slips. Behind . Japanese Lines Bring Back To Safety 510 Allied Prisoners

‘Almost All Freed Men  Americans   » Jap Garrison At Prison Camp Is Annihilated

Slipped Behind Japanese Lines And Brought Back Prisoners To Safety   GO UP TO 25 MILES INSIDE JAP LINES   The Americans Killed 523 Japs And Knocked Out 12 Tanks

#0) SUPERFORTS RAID CITY IN DAYLIGHT   Tokyo Also Seething—From Shakeup in Naval Command

Yokohama, Foe's Second Largest Port, in Flames   450 Superforts Bomb City With incendiaries

450 B25S SET HUGE FIRE IN KEY WAR CITY   Remove Adm. Toyoda From Command of Nipponese Navy

JAPAN'S SECOND LARGEST PORT GETS POUNDING   Suicide Pilots Damage Ships: Battle For Shuri Rages “, Undiminished

Jap Philippine Losses 314,854   Bitter Fighting Continues in Northern Part of Luzon

Jap Loss High In Philippines  Total of 314,854 in Killed, Captured Is Newest Estimate

Jap Casualties Reach 314,83!   MacArthur Reports On Philippine Campaign

Japanese Dead In Philippines  Totals 314,854   American Casualties Re. jvain At 30,000 Killed, Missing and Wounded

Heavy Toll Of Shipping Taken In China Sea  Battle Of Balete Pas   Battle Of Balete Pass Compared With Fight At Cassion, Italy

Toll Of Japs In Philippines Put At 344 854   Nip Shipping Tokes Heavy Pounding In Air Blockade

Philippines Defenders’ Death Total Is Boosted   ‘MacArthur Reports 314.854 Casualties

LEYTE LOSSES OF FOE MOUNT   Yank Bombings Of Shipping In Luzon Area Continue

Jap Casualties  Reach 314.854   Huge China Sea Ship‘ping Toll Reported By General MacArthur

Jap Dead To 314,854   Philippine Cam Campaign Takes High Toll of Foe’s Shipping, Too; Balete Battle Bitter

Jap Casualties In Philippines Reach 314,854   No American Figures Given; Bitter Fighting In Balete Pass.

Jap ‘Killed, ‘Captured In Philippines 314.854.   Gen... MacArthur's Conirmpunique Discloses Nearly Three Quarters Of A Million Tons’ Of Nig - Shipping Sunk-Or Damaged 7 -

Total Of Japs Killed In Philippines Now Fixed At 314,854 By M’Arthur

314,854. Japs pied in the Philippines   Tough Job-of Americans Not Rintchadl Vet

Count 1,191 Additional Enemy Dead   American Bombings On Lu zon Continue—Down  14 Jap Planes

CASUALTIES ON ISLANDS HEAVY   Count of Japs Killed, Captured on Philippines Totals 312.854.° ©

Japs Killed or Captured Reach 314,854 in Philippines; Defense  Of Okinawa Turns Into Hot Fight

Japanese Casualties In Philippines Now Exceed 314,00  Gen. MacArthur Adds 6,495 to Nip Total for Campaign

MACARTHUR PUTS JAP PHILIPPINE LOSSES AT 314.854   INCLUDES KILLED AND CAPTURED; DISCLOSES HEAVY SHIPPING TOLL

Count Of Japanese Killed, Captured In Reconquest Of Philippines Reaches 314,854   No New Announcement Of American Casualties: Jap Shipping Losses Heavy

JAPANESE DEAD IN PHILIPPINES REACH 314,854   Jap Shipping Losses High in South China Sea First Three Months of 45

LIST OF JAP DEAD AND CAPTURED IN ISLANDS 314,854   Count of Enemy Casualties ir Philippines Derived at Af ter MacArthur Reports Latest Figures—Air Power [s Blocking Nip Sda Lanes

Japanese Losses in: Philippines Mount; Reach 314,854 Today   MacArthur Adds 6,495 Dead, 179 Prisoners to Last Week’s Total

Aireraft Hits ‘Two Strategic Points; Japs _ Given Warning   Nimitz’ Releases Lacking In Details

FORMOSA RAIDED AGAIN TODAY BY J, S, AIR FORCES   Two Strongholds Hit At Once In New Attack Plan

U.S. Carriers hit Formosa   Radio Silen se Points To Continuance of 3rd Fleet Hammering

CARRIER PLANES MAY BE AIMING AT VITAL ISLES   Formosa Believed Under Attack Again with Radio Blackout By U. S. Fleet

Radio Silence Hides Action   Strong Allied ‘Attacks On Formosa May Be Continuing Today

Blackout Hints Yanks Again Strike Formosa  Carriers Warn Jap: New Developments  In Pacific Are Arising

JAPS WARN O MAJOR MOVES IN PACIFIC   Nimitz Says Full Details Not Yet Available   AIR ATTAGKS   Most Concentrated Of War Against Japs: Believe Offensive In 3rd Day

Blackout of Radio Cloaks Activities   Continued Operation Foreseen In Nimitz’ Communique; Belief Luzon Island Invasion Nearing ‘

Radio Blac~-sut Suggests Third Day Or" Strike  Against Formosa, Ryukus

FLEET IMPOSES NEWS BLACKOUT   Smashing Blows At Jap Strongholds Believed In Third Day ~   Little Information Is Annoynced In Nimitz  Communique

THIRD RAID ON FORMOSA IS SUSPECTED   Ominous Radio Blackout by Fleet Strongly Indicates Carrier Strikes Against Important Base Continuing.

SILENCE VEILS ACTIVITIES OF CARRIER FLEET   Ominous Radio Blackout Suggests Possibility of Attacks on Formosa and Ryukus  COMMUNIQUE IS BRIEF

American Luzon Attacks Cause 60 Jap Ship Losses   Ryukyus Also Are Assniled by Yan Carrier’ Planes; Raids May’ Be Most Concentrated in Fleet History

Sep sence * als fo New Naval Atfack   Aircraft Carriers of U. S. Third Fleet Are Believed to Have Struck at Formosa

Carrier Planes Strike Third Straight Day      Japan Warns Of Major War Developments As Result Of Deep Penetration

Radio Blackout Suggests Third Straight Day Of Strikes Against Formosa

\Japs Believe ‘Carrier Attacks Invasion Prelude   Third Fleet Maintains Radio Blackeut; Air Attacks Hit Formosa And the Ryukus

Bombing o of For iia and  The Ryukvus   May be Going on For Third Straight Day; Radio Blackout

RUSSIANS FOUR MILES FROM SEA   CUT LAST ESCAPE FOR NAZIS IN THE NORTHEAST

REDS FIGHTING WITHIN SIGHT OF BALTIC SEA   Moscow. Reports Nazi ‘Lines Broken Between Rummelsburg, Bublitz

Over Last vi a Miles To P “s   Soviet Var._ mf Already Have teached Outskirts of Koeslin

  Soviet Vanguards Reach Outskirts   " Of Koeslin, Key Junction Point!  Astride Danzig-Stettin Railway Near Zanow   DUBBERTECH, SEVERAL OTHER VILLAGES TAKEN

SOVIETS REACH KEY JUNCTION ON STETTIN RR.   Fight In Streets Of Pyritz, 24 Miles From Goal Citv

REDS GAIN IN POMERANIA   Cut Last Escape Routes For 200,000 German Troops

Reds Capture Key Bases In Pomerania   Reserves and Arms Massed at Oder For Berlin Battle

TWO POMERANIAN CITIES CAPTURED   DANZIG-STETTIN RAIL, SUPERHIGHWAY CUT

Reds Only Four Miles From Baltic   Cut Escape of German: Trapped in Pomerania,  Say Reports

German Staff Fate Undecided   SHAEF Will Dissolve Tonight: Hold Informal Dis. cussions On Future.

GERMAN STAFF FATE DUE SOON   Expect Ike and Monty to Give Final Decision

WILL DECIDE NAZI GENERAL STAFF'S FATE   Eisenhower and Montgomery Expected to Act Soon on Handling HighRanking Officers in Western Allied Hands.

FATE OF NAZI CHIEFS TO BE DECIDED SOON   Problem of Handling the Hundreds of High Ranking Officers Up to Generals

Fate of German General Staff Lies With Ike, Monty   Possibility Talked of Condemning Staff to Exile in Crown Colonies

Fate of German ‘General Staff B eing Weighed      fisenhower and Mantgom ery to Decide Doom; sie For Some, Shooting Others Proposed

IKE, MONTY MAP NAZI STAFF FATE   SHAEF Spokesman Vows Destruction Of Group

Decide Soon On German Staff   Eisenhower, Montgomery Figured to Break it Up So It Can Never Function

lke, Monty Will Decide The Fate Of German Staff   Nazis May Be Sent Into Exile

Eisenhower And Montgomery To Decide Soon On What To Do With German Generals   May Break Up Staff And Condemn Member: To Exile In British Crown Colonies

Eisenhower and Montgomery Will Decide Fate of German General Staff

Allies To Decide Future Of Reich General Staff   Permanent War Body To Be Broken Up By Allied Generale

Fate Of German General Staff Awaits Decision By Eisenhower And Montaomery

Borneo Port City Of Jesselton Is ‘Aussie Drive Goal   Fate Of Nazi General Staff Up To Eisenhower; Monty

Less Than 350 Yanks Survive Jap Prison: Following Sinking Of Their Refugee Ship

[Less Than 350 Americans of 1,619 on Jap Prison Ship Are Alive in Korea

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RAIN COVERS STATE   Is Expected to Turn to Snow in West Late Today

B-29s Loose Fire on Tokyo, Nagoya, Osak: In Industries Attack   American Troops Forge Steadily Ahead  In Luzon Offensive, Landing on Basilan

B-29 Bombs Burn 28.86 Square Miles   Jap War Industry Cities Devastated By Fires Set In Superfortress Raids

FIVE MORE JAP CITIES BURNING AFTEn 8-29 RAIDS   Five More Square Miles of Industrial Japan Laid Waste in New Air Blows

‘Jap Doctor Says Person Affected by Atomic Bomb Blast Cannot Be Cured

ATOMIC BOMB REPORT MADE   JAPANESE SURGEON CLAIMS PERSONS ONLY SLIGHTLY WOUNDED BAVE NO; -,° CHANCE TO LIVE

Home Owners Given a Good Start by WPB   Agency Grants a 5-fold Increase in Construction

Restrictions On Buildings Fased In U. §.   Ceilings Increased; Remodeling Given Green Light But Hinges On Materials

EASE CONTROLS FOR BUILDING   WPB’s Ceilings on Buildinc Projects Are Increased 5-Fold.

WLB Restraints on Building Partially Lifted Last Night   Places Modest Start Toward Peacetime Buildine Activities

RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING CUT   WPB Ups Money Ceilings Tho Materials Are Scarce

War Production Board Relaxes  Building Curbs   Permits A Fivefold Increase In Limit On Civil Sam f‘ametossetinn.

WPB EASES ITS BUILDING CURB   Materials Will Be Released Gradually To Aid Expansion Programs

CONSTRUCTION RULES EASED   WPB Lifts Ceilings Or Rebuilding Homes,  Factories

RECONVERSION PICTURE IS NOW A COMPLETE ONE   “ull Pattern Emerges As Construction Industry Wins First Release From Wartime Restrictions.

Construction Industry Wins First Release From Wartime Restraints

EASES BAN ON CONSTRUCTION   Increase Ceilings on Projects Five-Fold

Easing Up On Construction   WPB’s Ceiling on  Projects Increased

Army Training Hearings to Be Continued   Gen. Lisenhower, Reported in Favor  Of Peare’Training,  Te Testify Thursday

YOUTH TRAINING BILL HAS TEST   Ding Dong Fight Over Military Service Issue Forecast

Ding-Dong Fight Over Military Training Bill Is Forecast as Committee Agrees to Continue Probe

Service Draft  Survives Tesi   House Committee Defeat VMoove for Defernicnt

PEACE DRAFT BILL CLEARS FIRST HURDLE   Effort to Defer Bill Until Next Year Is Defeated

Peacetiniewrafl ~Plan Survives © ‘Hirst Big Tes   House’ Committee Votes ‘To Continue. Hearings ~ On Proposed Bill ---

FLU EPIDEMIC IN EARLY STAGE   NO DANGER OF REPEATING 1918 SCOURGE

CARRIERS RAID ~ NORTH HONSHU   Halsey’s Third Fleet Returns After Bout. With Typhoon

Vidkun Quisling Shot As Traitor To Norway   Man Whose Name Now Synonym Of Treason Is Executed By Firing Squad

Hitler Puppet Declared His Innocence but Did Not Ask for Reprieve

Life Taken As Penalty  In Treason.   Norwegian Executed As Aider Of Hitler

Traitor Is Killed Today   Norwegian Ruler Under Nazis Is Put to Death

Firing Squad: Ends Quisling  King Refuses Wife’: Plea for Reprieve

‘HOSPITAL A BUSY SPOT   Nurses Aides Gave 831. Hours of Service During August

Tank-Supported German Infantry Strikes at 50-Square-Mile American Bridgehead Is Stopped Cold; Both Armies Rush Rhine Reinforcements

Yanks Pour In Supplies By Tons   In Race to Build  Up for Impending Major Battle; Trap Foe North of Coblenz

Hodges Rushes Men, Weapons Across Bridge   Patton’s Third Army Batters At Coblenz: Bonn Seized; Nazis Appear To Have Lost Battle To Get Troops And Armor To Scene in Sufficient Strenath

Troops Use Small Craft » _ Near Honnef   Third Army 2 Miles from: Coblenz as Troops Pout. Over River Barrier aia

Key Battle. Impends at - Bridgehead  Third Army Tanks Smash to Within Two Miles of Coblenz  U.S. ARMIES LINKED Wreft Third Teoh tan Myer ny         U. S. ARMIES LINKED   First, Third Tighten Trap on 20,000 Nazis in Eifel Mountains

Nazis Move Up Troops fo An Assault   Tanks Repulse First Enemy Counterattacks ; Tanks Near Coblenz

AND TRIESTE   Yugoslavs Dispute Allied Version of Capture Of Two Places

FIGHTING ENDED IN NORTH ITALY   Gen. Schlemmer Gives Up In Liguria; Trieste And Gorizia Fall

NEW ZEALANDERS CAPTURE TRIESTE   NAZI GARRISON SURRENDERS —40,000 GERMANS IN LI GURIA GIVE UP.

Australia Urges Trial Of Top Japs   Foreign Minister Releases Report  On Atrocities

AUSTRALIA ASKS TRIALS FOR JAPS’ ‘CANNIBALS’: WOULD PUNISH EMPEROR

CHARGES JAPS ARE CANNIBALS   AUSTRALIAN REPORT DEMANDS PUNISHMENT

Evatt Reports On Jap Cannibalism, Barbarity In Southwest Pacific

Would Punish Even Jap Emperor For War Atrecities   Dr. Evatt of Australia Submits Reports of Cannibalism and Tortures   SCRAP SOFT FEACE, ASKS AUSSIE PRESS   Enemy Practices Held Beyond the Pale of Accepted Human Conduct

Australian Report Charges Jan Barbarism   Nips Degenerated To Point Where They Ate Human Flech

Australia Bares Tortures of Prisoners and Demands . High Japanese Be Punished

FOREIGN MINISTER EVATT DEMANDS HARSH TREATMENT FOR OFFICERS UP TO HIGHEST *

CANNIBALISM, CRUEL TORTURE TOLD IN REPORT   Superior Officers Up To The Highest’ Should Be Punished, Evatt Says   AMERICANS DISSECTED   Numerous Instances Of Jap Barbarism Given War Crimes Commission

Foreign Minister of Australia Demands Punishment   ON EVIDENCE OF EYE WITNESSES   Enemy Dead Eaten By Members of Jap Armed Forces

Australians Ask Jap Cannibalism War Crime Trials  Top Ranking Nips Are  eam al *of Rew eee

Missouri Keys Now Aviation: and Industry   Upsurge in Postwar to Hove-First Call. In Fall: Legislature:

SIGHT OF YANK UNITS THRILLS - GALLANT ME}   Los Angeles Captain Says He'll Never Forget Arriyal Of Rangers

U. 5. Prisoners Thrilled When Rangers Arrive   Officers and Enlisted Men Tell Stories of Hardship and Suffering In Jap Prison Camp

Sight of Rangersa Thrill Never to Be Forgotten by Liberated Prisoners of Japs   Mrs. Ewens Gets News From Friend -Of Prisoner Son

J Joy Abounds Among Yanks Rescued by American Rangers  One, Less “Useless” From Arthritis. Runs to Freedom

Rescued Men Are Thrilled   Tell of Hardships, Joy at Sight of Saviors As They Wolf American Food

Yank Forgets Arthritis, Runs For Ist Time In Years To Flee Jap Prison Camp

U.S. to Support iang—Byrnes   Policy Calls for Aid, But Not Interference

CHINA POLICY OK’S SUPPORT TO CHUNGKING   Bar Interference With Government of  Chinese

Escapes From Mass Grave  French Corporal Left For Dead After Attack By Japs

U. 3. Foreign Policy Will Be Discussed   Senate Debate on Subject Sure Despite Soft Pedal Efforts

Foreign Policy Discussion to Be Reopened  [ao ¢ © 2 ee Deen ph en   Sen. Wheeler Plans an Address During This Week

Foreign Policy Discussion to Be Reopened  Sen. Wheeler Plan: an Address  cogent ab ee. a en 2 2 ee oe

Soft-Pedal Plea Will Be Ignored   FDR Critics To Reopen Foreign Policy Discussions

Nimitz Opposes Service.Merger Before Legion   Suggests Joint Chiefs of Staif Unit Be Made Permanent

Nimitz Urges Quick Decision  Tells Leaion He's   Tells Legion He's Opposed To Merger

ADMIRAL NIMITZ ATTACKS MERGER 4T LEGION MEET   CONVENTION HEARS NAVY MEN OPPOSE CONSOLIDATION

Nimitz Against Merger; Urges Issue Be Settled   Controversy Must Be Settled, Fleet Chief of Pacific Asserts

»PELT GERMAN DITENSES “AND SIND NAZI ARMY IN RETREAL ACROSS RETINE

Much of Ruhr in Allied Hands; Scores of Cities And Towns Overrun

Front line dispatches back enemy reports; British 2nd army is again on the move

German Army Routed as Americans  Enoulf Arsenal Cities West of River

Germans Retreat In Terror under Terrific Attack   Greatest Offensive ir American History Making Rapid Progress

Germans Tossing Down Arms To Race Headlong For Bridges Over River  K refield. Citv Of 170,000 Takens   Krefield, City Of 170,000 Taken; Shell Duesseldorf; German Fifteenth Army Routed   BULLETIN!

Germans Flee . Across River; Cities Seized   Greatest Offensive in American History Engulfs Ruhr. Areas—Duesseldorf Shelling Started by Ninth Army

NINTH ARMY ROUTS NAZIS TRIER FALLS    Simpson’s ‘Hard - Striking Units Race to Rhine-as Enemy Defenses West of River Collapse.   ENGULF ARSENAL CITIES IN RUHR   Five Enemy Divisions Destroyed in Great Drive —British Second Army. Lashes Out. :

Ninth Army Dispatch Declares Cologne Never Was U. 5. Objective; Americans Seize West Ruhr Basin, Open Duesseldorf Shelling: Trier Also Captured

Germans  ‘lee   Across Rive rs:  Cities Seized            Greatest Offensive in American History EngulfsR Ruhr  Areas—Duesseldorf Shelling Started hu Ninth Asemu

Ninth Army Routs Foe, Hurls Shells Into Duesseldorf   Arsenal Cities in Ruhr Engulfed by Greatest U. $. Offensive; Trier Captured by Yank 3rd Army

First Patrols Achieve Feat as Cologne Drive Tins Nazis Off Guard

Ith Army Begins Shelling City of Duesseldorf   Nazi 15th Army Is Routed as Yanks Drive to Rhine at Two Points to Engulf Arsenal Cities of Ruhr Basin on West Bank

Mauled Nazis Tn Frantic  Withdrawal _ Across Rhine   Canadians and 9th Closer to Junction. Third Army Takes Fortress of Trier

RUSSIA’S TOP AWARD GIVEN EISENHOWER   Supreme Allied Commander Says World Will Have Peace “Even Hf We Have To Fight For It”

Eisenhower eighth to receive highest Russ award   Hopkins confers with army chiefs

Zhukoy Presents Eisenhower With Highest Awarc   American General Giv: en Russian Decoration At Headavarters

\Eisenhower Honored: Given Russian Order of Victory, He Says Allies Will Have Peace

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  2 TARCE AREAS IN SOUTHERN CERMANY ISOLATED

WRECK EIGHT JAP VESSELS   Continue Blasting Nips On Luzon, Negros and Cebu

U. S. Planes Hit North of Manila   Land-Based Craft  Join Luzon Activity

“District Deputy Night” Of Naugatuck Elks Next Tuesday To Attract 100

100 Due To Attend Elks’ Event Tonight   District Deputy George H. Scott Heads Fine Program Of Local Group

Lethal Hypo Given Hitler    Injected By His Physician Information States

German Gold Hoard Had 200 Tons Of It   Double Original Estimate; Total Value Still Not Determined

GERMAN GOLD HOARD ESTIMATED 200 TONS   eee eee  Actual Value of Metal, Jewels Currency Not Known

FACT - FINDING BOARD PROPOSED BY TRUMAN   cio Official S Says la bor “on Spot” as Never Before

Union Leaders Give Cool Response To President Truman's BackTo-Work Appeal In Crippling G. M. Strike   LABOR DELEGATES TO MEET SATURDAY

ClO Union Cool Toward Truman Plan   Will Probably Turn Down Suggestion for Ending General Motors Strike

Move Is Made To Combat Mounting Labor Resistance That Threatens President's Appeal For “Patriotic’’ Peace In GM Strike.

Congress Acts Swiftly to End Labor Disputes   Auto Workers to Meet to Discuss White House Plan

Failure in G.M. Strike een      Congress Plans Action on Truman Proposal; Packinghouse Layoff

Proposals of Truman Get Action   Auto Union is Cold Toward Plan as Industry is Silent

Three New Trials Opened in Manila   Murder and Atrocities Charged Aqainst Japs

NET CLOSING > ON QUISLING   FORMER PUPPET HEAD OF NOR. WAY. ADMITS HE. URGED NON-RESISTANCE - COURSE

Court Hears Recording Of His Appeal to End Resistance on Fateful Night of Invasion

Quisling Admits Making Appeal   Quisling Admits Appealing To Norwegians To Cease Resistance, During Invasion

DEGAULLE WANTS ARMY REORGANIZED   Repeatedly Urged It Withou' Success During Years In Service.

De Gaulle Asks Changes in Army   Weuld Reerganize  French Armed Ferces

Reorganization Of French Arnry Aim   President de Ganlle Makes Request Before Constitvent Assembly

New Milifary Deal for France   De Gaulle Announces Reorganization Plan

De Gaulle Ask: Power to Revamp Army   Introduction of New Ideas, Methods Planned by General

M any Bills Introduced In Legislature Dealing With The Public Schools

Schools-Teachers Subject For Forty ‘Bills Now Before State Legislature

Lone B-29s Bomb Kobe  Superforts Range y = Stgeeys Zaire gs ee   Superforts Range Over Wide Areas

Yank Infantrymen Reach Southeastern Shores Of Okinawa   Chiang’s Troops Near Two Former U. S. Airbases; Japanese Using New Fighter Planes

Temperatures   Chinese Offensive Aims te Recapture Two Former U. 8. Airbases; Four U. S. Fleets  Movine in to Reinforce Okinawa. Sav Nins

Freezing Weather Predicted   Low of 26 Indicated For Hattiesburg Tonicht

Mikado’s Palace 'May Have Been Fired In Attack   Hundreds of Superforts Attack Arsenal Area of Japanese Capital ©

Tokyo Says B-29s Pound Rovai Palace   Arsenal Area of Capital Fired in Giant Raid; Gea of Flame’

Mikado’s Palace Set Aflame Th B-29 Assault   Thousands of Tons Of Incendiaries  Poured Upon Tokyo

B-29'S FIRE CENTRAL TOKYO   Japs Say Flames Spreac to Mikado’s Palace

ARSENAL AREA OF TOKYO FIRED BY SUPERFORTS   Flames Reported As Spreading To Mikado’s Palace, Shrine Burns

SET FIRES IN TOKYO AREAS   Tiundreds of Superfertresses Hit Five-Square-Mile Acsenal Area— Japanese Report Wlames Spread - to Mhkade's Pala

ARSENAL AREA OF TOKYO IS ABLAZE   Fires Set By, B-29s Spread to Mikado’s Palace

WASHINGTON (UP) — Six B-29's were missing after Saturday's raid on “the important Tokyo arsenal complex.”

SUPERFORTS SET FIRE 10 TOKYO AREA   Five Square Mile Arsenal Portion of City Is Ignited

Steele Soldier Dies In Battle   Corp. Deward Smith Is Killed Dec. 16th In Luxembourg Fight

As 3rd Fleet Blacks Out, Japan Announces Invasion Preparations   ee vie Adds 89 Enemy Planes, 8 Ships To U. S. Score: Allied Carrier Planes Raid Far Side Of Honshu Coast

Nimitz Reports Mounting Toll Of Nip Shipping   1546 Enemy Vessels, More than 1300 Jap Warplanes Wrecked

Imported Negro Farm Laborers Stage Riot   Former Army Camp Taken Over Until Officers Arrive

PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY MUST GO HOME   Negro Workers From Bahamas And _ Jamaica Stage Furious Riot At Camp Murphy; Several Injured

2,200 Negro Workers Riot   Laborers at Camp Murphy Awaiting Shipment to Homes

Didn't Want To Go Home   So 2,200 Imported Bahame Negroes Riot in Big Way; 27 End Up in Hospitals

Negro Laborers Riot In Florida   2,200 Imported Negro Farm Laborers Riot At Camp Murphy; 27 Hurt.

2,200 Imported Negro Workers Riot in Florida   Reeent Return to Drab Life After Lush War Conditions

Negroes Want ‘Easy Life’ Laborers Waiting Return to Jamaica And Bahamas Stage Riot in Florida

Imported Negro Laborers Riot   Bahamas And Jamaicans Sweep Through Barracks Destroying Property.

Imported Negro Farm Workers Riot  While Awaiting Shipment to Homes

IMPORTED LABORERS FIGURE IN RIOTING   Group Was Awaiting Shipment Home to Bahamas And Jamaica.

1,900,000 ARMY SEPT, 1 1S PLAN   War Department Advises House Military Affairs Committee

Army To Be Cut To 2 Million   War Department Makes Statemcat To House Group

INQUIRY INTO -. STATEMENT BY: GEN, M’ARTHUF   EFFORTS TO HITCH ANTIDRAFT AMENDMENT TO RECRUITING BILL FAILED: YESTERDAY

TO CUT ARMY TO 1,500,000 BY SEPT 11946   State Department Checks Reduction of Occupation Needs

BRITAIN VOTES ON GOVERNMENT   Europe’s Postwar Trend Seen In Balance

Bitter Political Battle Ends as Britishers Vote   The World Watches Result for Indication Of Evrope’s Postwar Political Trend

Britain Votes fo  Decide Socialism Versus Enterprise   World Watches for Indication of Post-War European Political Tren¢

WORLD AWAITS OUTCOME OF BRITISH VOTE   Britain’s Election Today May Indicate Post-War Political Trend

WATCH BRITISH VOTING GLOSELY   Britain to Decide tssue of Free Enterprise Versus Sacialism.

Britain Voting Today As World  Watches Outcome   Free Enterprise Vs Socialism

BRITAIN 15 VOTING  TODAY AS CLIMAX TO  STORMIEST CAMPAIGN CHURCHILL'S CONSERVA TIVE PARTY OPPOSED BY ATTIER’S LARORITES

General Election Will De cide Post-War Trend In Europe; Labor Sees ATS ccpagey

Britons go To Polls   Results of: Election May Indicate Trend Of Postwar Europe

Future Of Free. Enterprise In Europe At Stake   “Churchill, Attlee -Conclude Campaigns “Count Will Be Slow

World Watches British Vote   Results Will Not Be Known Until July 26

British Election Today To Decide Between Free Enterprise, Socialism

Voting today In Election   Free Enterprise Vs Socialism Issue To Be Decided Giving Postwar Trend

Churchill's Group Has Test Today   Churchill Feels Confident Conservative  Party Will Win.

Britain Voting To Decide Vast Trend   Way Britain Goes May Settle Europe's Postwar Direction— To Left or Right; Result to Be Known July 26

Britain Votes Socialism versus Free Enterprise   First Election in Ten Years Pits Conservative Churchill Asainsi Leftist Labor Party

BRITONS VOTE AT FINISH OF STORMY RACE   Socialism Is Question  Up for Decision of English Voters

British Election Outcome Today Being Watched   Fate Of Conservative Party Led By Churchill Tx At Stake.

Britain Goes to Polls to Decide Rule  Voting Climaxes Bitterest Campaign Known In Decades

BRITISH GO TC POLLS TODAY   Both Churchill and Attlee Confident of Victory in Stormy Election

British Vote. Today: World's Eyes on Result   Churchill Confident, So Are Labor Party Challengers

Hitler Died in Mercy killing   Nazi Prince Hates to Go Home —No Decent Houses Left

QUISLING CASE  COMES TO. END   JUDGES. EXPECTED TO HAND DOWN DECISION ON TRAI-. TOR'S FATE SEPT. It

PLAN LEGISLATION AGAINST ‘CZAR’ OF UNION MUSICIANS   PETRILLO'S ACTIVITIES IN BROADCAST AND RECORDS FIELDS MAY BE CURBED.

Post Offices to Be Collecting Points For Victory Clothing Collection

YANKS CLOSE IN ON 3,000 REMAINING THIRST-CRAZED JAPS ON OKINAWA ISLE   Cut Off From Water Supply, Many Nips Already  ve Surrendered; Remainder Being Slaughtered Methodically.

HIMMLER’S FATE STILL DOUBTFUL   Gestapo Chief Reported ir Allied Hands — Goering Charged With ‘Murder’

WHERE IS HIMMLER?   Whereabouts of Nazi Gestapo Chief Remains a Big Question

Surrender Demand Has Japs Worried   Radio Gives Conflicting Reports About Fighting to Death and Destruction Threatened in Allied Ultimatum

Can’t Agree On Angle   Jap Reaction to Ultimatum Ranges from Fury to Ridicule; No Official Rejection

ALL'S CONFUSION ON ‘ULTIMATUM’   Domei Reports Suzuki Will Broadcast: ‘Fight On’

Japanese Political Leader Rejects Surrender Chance  National Exterminatior Feared by Minami But Defeat Is Sighted

Japan Premier Determined To  Battle To Enc      uanki Plans Broxdeast To  Nation. But Official Re jection Of Surrender Ultimatum Not Made

NEARLY 1,000 PLANES IN RAIL   Battle Through Heavy Flak And Fighter Screens in 3rd Blow of Week.   A CONVERTED WARSHIP

Rejects Allied Ultimatum For Surrender Now   Spokesman .of Tokyo Declares Nipponese Will Battle to Last

EXPECT SUZUKI TO SPURN OFFER   Jap Premier May Broadcast Rejection Of Ultimatum. But No Official Statement Yet Made.   —RY JAMES DPD. WHITE—

JAPS UNDECIDED OVER SURRENDER   Domei Agency Reports Premier To Address Nation

Premier Suzuki Plans Breadeast Against Ultimatum   No Official Rejection Of Potsdam Edict; Jap Propagandists Practice Double-Ta]k

Jap Premier Has Rejected Ultimatum   Ridicules Potsdam Declaration

SAYS JAPS WILL SPURN ULTIMATUM   Semi-Official Domei New: Agency Declares Pre mier Will Tell Natior Determination to Fight in Streets.

DETERMINATION T0  DIE FIGHTING 1S  THEME OF JAPCASTS PREMIER SUZUKI SCHED.  ULED TO MAKE PEP TALK TO NATION TODAY

Suzuki Plans Radio Speech   Official Rejection Of Ultimatum Not Yet Reported

SUZUKI EXPECTED T0 QUOTE TERNS   Semi-Official News Agency Says He Will Tell Jans to Continue Fight.

WORLD AWAITS JAPANS REPLY      Premier Suzuki To Broadcast Today, Tokyo Radio Reports

HINTS PREMIER TO URGE NIPS TO CONTINUE FIGHT   Tokyo Radio Fails to Tell of Official Rejection of Ultimatum

Japanese Political Leader Rejects Surrender Chance  National Exterminatior  Feared by Minami Dit Mefant le finhkeor

SUZUKI SLATES: TALK 10 JAPS   TOKYO RADIO MODIFIES STATEMENT ON WAR

Tokyo Broadcasts. Fail ‘to Report Official Rejection Of the Allied: Ultimatum’

Japanese Call Ultimatum An Allied ‘Bluff’   No Official Rejection, However, as Premier Scheduled to Broadcast

Ultimatum Of Allies Turned Down By Nips   Premier Suziki Slated Today To Broadcast Statement To Nation

GEN SRF Frey crew ewe Fw PR ee  There'll Be Many Changes Made as Atomic Power Aids Mankind

OB NS FRIAR T FAINT AIT IS IWMVARY VV  There’ll Be Many Changes Made as Atomic Power Aids Mankind

YIELDS HIGHER THAN HOPED   ‘Latest Survey Reveals Production in Area Between Rockies and Appalachians  is Good.

Crop Outlook Good Over All Midwest   Farmers’ Work and Favorable Growing Weather During July Brighten Prospects—Only Along Atlantic Coast East Of Mountains Is Picture Gloomy

Rains ¢ Causing Crop Damage   ‘Weather Conditions Vary Across: Nation

Crop Prospects Grow Brighter  cnly In Spo ts Are Failures Expected

Midwest Section Leads the Nation In Food Crops   East Hurt by Rains And Expects Loss; Far West and South Have Good Prospects

Crop Outlook For Midwest Called Good   Far West Prospect Also  Favorable; Lower Yields Paonactad Thee Bact

Crops Do Good In Mid-West   In Eastern Part Prospects Are Overcast By Clouds. Humidity,

Four Slot Machines To Be Destroyed   1 DY DUsTUyUU  Court Order Follows Seizure  In Commissioned Officers Cluh at Aie Eiald

WAR CASUALTY » TOTAL REVISED DOWNWARD 274   Warmed Forces Now Say Gombet Losses Amount to 1,070,545 for U. S.

New Work Bill Praised, Damned   Senators Open Debate On Kilgore Legislation

TRUMAN ASKS ADDITIONAL UNRRA FUNDS   Seeks Over Billion Dollars To Help Needy Nations

Says Invasion Needed for Final Victory   ‘Vinegar Joe’ Sees Long War: Admits He Could Be Wrong

AN OLD RESIDENT DIES   Edward Hope Had Worked At Barteldes 42 Years

MORE PRISONERS FREED IN JAPAN   J  AKKANGEMENTS MADE FOR RELE ¢ OF 2,147 IN THE  ! NIIGATA ARE,

850 More War Prisoners Are Liberated on Honshu, Bringing Total to 2.289

POWs Freed On Honshu Total 2 289 —   2.500 More Are Due To Reach. Yokohama From Niigata. Kobe

Olivia-Roget Dismissed Angry Syrians Kill Sengalese Soldiers Trying to Reach Lines

POLICE WILL GUARD POLLS   State Troopers Ordered To Pittsburgh Tuesday To  Prevent Violence

WASHERS BACK BY END OF YEAR » AT 1949 PRICES   roners, Aluminum Ware Also in Stores Soon ¥ Says Bowles

Attitude of MacArthur Is Defended   Resumption of Negotiation; Planned in General  Motors Strike

Senate Figures Adopt Wait-and-See A ttitude   Byrnes Denies Secret Agreements, Savs General Will Retain Powers

AWAIT AND Stt ATTITUDE ON Bit THREE DECISION   Byrnes Solemn Assurance That U.S. Interests Are Protected   IN RECENT BIG MOSCOW MEETING   MacArthur Will Devote His Best Efforts To Make It Work

U.S. INTERESTS PROTECTED IS BYRNES REPORT      “Better Understanding” Has Been Reached At Moscow Meet

Loan Guarantee Division Established At Fort Harrison Veterans’ Hospital, Dr. H.C. Watts Announces

OHIO RIVER DIPS IN CINCINNATI SECTOR TODAY   Expect no Further Increase Unless Rainfall Averages Over Half Inch

Allied Prisoners Say Past Three Years Like Death. But It’s Good To Be Alive

Story Of Mass Surrender Of © Germans Told In Broadcast   aie of Unconditional . Capitulation Signed by Nazi Admiral at General Montgomery's  Headauarters

Monty Takes Surrender Of Nazi Forces  Articles Signed In Tent South

Bombers Raid for 42d Day: Fleet Departs  Hirohito Asks   Hirohito Asks Japanese Air Mer to Strike Back

Recent Attacks Bring Total of Areas Hit To 43   Knockout Campaign For Invasion of Homeland Continues Day, Night

Severe Attacks By Navy, B-29's Rock 13 Others   152 Japanese Ships Sunk or Damaged in Heavy Weekend Raids

THIRD FLEET STILL LURKING NEAR ISLANDS   May Resume *_ Bombardment.

Japanese Suffer One Of Most Devastating WeekEnds Of War   152 Ships. 133 Planes Smashed   Tokyo Reports Withdraw: al Of Naval Armada Due To Bad Weather

500 Big Bombers Attack   Worst Week-End Of War for Japs fs Falfawed Up

/Super Forts Shatter \Four More Jap Cities \In Low-Altitude Raids

PERIOD OF RATIONING IS STILL UNCERTAIN en nn NCE LALN  OPA NOT HOPEFUL ABOUT TIRES

OPA Substitutes A Pessimistic Note For Previous Ontimism On End Of Tire Rationina

Agencies Differ on Tire Outlook   OPA Doubtful Abeut Lifting Rationing

ee ccna ra ase Or i I a oe  TIRE OUTLOOK GLOOMY—OPA   Other Gov’t Agency Fails To Share Pessimistic  Outlook

Pessimistic About — End of Tire Rationing   _OPA Cites Figures  “On Supply and Demand; CPA Foresees Baccthlea Ensiu Een

Views Conflict On Ending Auto Tire Rationing   OPA Pessimistic, But Agency That Will Make Decision Is Hopeful

IG-EILTS WED. DING THURSDAY   Young Couple _ Will: “Moke Home on Farm Near: LeMars:  -

Marjorie Lang  Alwin Eilts Wed  Thursday Evening Church Ceremony  At St. John’s  Lutheran Church

Lt. Col. J. V. Hodgson Named Commissioner on ‘War Crimes Committee

British Fail in Effort to Restore Peace in Java   Nationalist Radio Broadcasts Virtual Declaration of War

Aged Kingsley _ Woman. Is Dead  Had Lived There  Fartv-Five.Vears:

Aged Kingsley Woman Is Dead  Had Lived There  . Fortvy-Five Years

SERVICES TODAY. PIONEER WOMAN   Mrs. Grubb, 85, of Kingsley ' Succumbéd to Long : Sickness Friday a

Old: Settlers to - Picnic at Gull Point Sept, §      PROGRAM TO FOLLOW PICNIC DENNER TO BE HELD AT 1 O'CLOCK

lewis Asks For Ratification of Wage Agreement  Rates New Contract As _One of Best Ever Negotiated

Job and Jobless Pay Bills Nearing Floor of Senate   Finance Committee Leaves Compensation Action Up to States

JOBLESS WAGE BILL REVAMPED   Provision To Bring All States Up To $25 A Week Omitted

Work Finished on Jobless Pay Bill; Truman’s $25-a-Week Plan Left Out

Huge American Task Force Under Security Blackout After Raids; Jap Sustain Reverses in Asiatic Area

Naval  Base.  Taken Over   Fi irst demibriean Flag  Flying At Yokosuka

Marines Wa de Ashore Amid “Wrecked Ships   Cpl. Charles Dunn, of De troil, Plants First Amer. ican Flag On Japan-*  - pee Reach

U.S. Casualties From D-Day To Jan. 1 On Western Front 332.912: December 74,788

American. Army Losses 74, 788 For December   Total From D-Day To Jan. 1. Js 332,912; Nazi Dee: Losses Said 110.000

94,562 Killed Since D- Day On Western Front   Poial Casualties 332,912; Majovity of Missing Pre_ sumed to Be Prisoners of Nazi

Casualties In Europe Mount   332.912 Killed, Missing, Wounded From D-Day Until Jan. .

K K— YK OY¥ U.S. Casualties 663,859 Thru Jan. 7   Americans Praised  By Churchill

U. S. Losses Since D-Day Total 322,912   Casualties During December In Europe Reach 74,788, Highest Of War

West Front Losses 74, (88 in December   Total of U. S. Casualties Since D-Day Now 332,912—Last Month’s Figure Included 10,419 Killed and 43,554 Wounded.

SELL-PERK AREA TO UTILIZE 21.89, MORE EMPLOYEES   Post - War Period To Be Busy One For Those  Two Boroughs   SLIGHTLY OVER 1940   Apparel and Clothing Industries Predominate  There

SHAEF Denies Report Himmle; In Allied Hands   ‘Rumor Says Criminal Had Been Arrested By Admiral Doenilz

SHAEF DENIES CHIEF OF GESTAPO TAKEN   Paris Says Terror Mar Of Nazidom Turned Over To Allies

Himmler Said In Custody   Supreme Headquarters Says ‘No Confirmation Of Rumor’ Arrest Made

SPRING COMES TO WASHINGTON   Korean Cherry Trees I Bloom: Lower Lake Areas Freeze

RUSS mAY ASK 2 BILLIONS IN REPARATIONS   Figure May Be Used as Bargaining Point in Discussions

House Group Studies Beer   Bill to Incorporate Ideas of Governor

Quisling Says Hitler Liked Hin  Hitler Had Tasks for Him Norwegian State:

~~ wr fae oy we. nal a os « Ne  uw wt oe ee eee   71 Amv Joses or. -“uencien[Sac racy 3c Years 3i- jure

Exact Movements Of Ninth Army Are Masked Behind — Security News Blackout _

Yanks Storming Ahead: First Army Makes Three Crossings  () Erft River in Drive to Rhine   Battle of Cologne Plain Fast Approaching Crisis, Simpson Says

Ist Army Troops Less Than Seven Miles From City   German Withdrawal from Positions West of Rhine Seen; 9th Army Closes on Big Rail Center

Pincers Threat Tightens in North; U.S. Troops Capture Bitburg,  Advance in Sector South of Trier

THRUSTS ACROSS ENFT ARE MADE AT THREE POINTS   Germans Throw Massive King Tiger Tanks Into Effort to Stem Onslaught

Nazi Retreat ‘From Sectors ‘West of Rhine Is Indicated   German Resistance Stufféns Against Canadian Ist Ar my  Along Left Flank

Flying Column Of 9th Facing  German Armor   Simpson’s Men Attacking At Muenchen-Gladbach;

ALLIES ACROSS ERFT   Report Germans Being Forced To Vacate Positions West Of River

Erft River Forded In Rapid Advance   Germans Dynamite Bridge But Fail To Halt Advance: Volksstrum Troops Surrendering

FRFT RIVER AT 3 POINTS   Germans Reported With: drawing Artillery Be: hind Rhine as Allies Slash Forward.   ROUT GREATEST FL SINCE NORMANDY   Thousands of Enemy Prisoners Captured— Patton’s Forces Overrun 15 Villages.

BIG AMERICAN THRUST ROLLS UPON COLOGNE   NAZIS BEWILDERED; PRISONERS TAKEN BY THOUSANDS

Frank J. Casey, Jr. Helena Man, Is Killed on Okinawa  Veteran of Pacific Campaigns Was Mining Engineer

Frank J. Casey, Jr. Helena Man, Is Killed on Okinawa  Veteran of Pacific Campaigns Was  BAtantwm Cammoor

UNION DENIES STEEL CLAIM   Declares Strike Would Not Violate Pledge Made To Companies

Steelworkers Say” No-Strike Pledge  ~ Is Not Violated  Union A sser i s uior

Fans Make Shirley’s Wedding a Mob Scene, But Ceremony is Quiet One —

Shirley Temple, Beginning Life's Biggest Role, Mobbed in Hollywood

Shirley Begins Greatest Role Of Her Life As Mob Stages Scene At Church -

shontas Co. Again Is Tops In Sale E Bond:   3 Wants County. to Stay a a hy Buying More Bonds

Pocahontas Leads Counties of State In Victory Bonds   Asks . Buyers to Help  Maintain the . Coveted  DPDigeere Chic Manth

WALLACE FOES ~ GLAIM VICTORY   DECLARE SENATE WOULD TURN DOWN NOMINATION If THE VOTE WAS TAKEN TODAY

JJJS AGA YS} SUNARM AION Os WALLASE G20NN   Divorce of the Vast Tederal Lcan Agencies Is Ur_ed by Friends

ODDS AGKINGT  WALLACE OK An SOARING   ALARMED FRIENDS  URGE QUICK PASSAGE OF GEORGE BILL.   Agency Split Asked   Foes Demand Senate Vote Immedatiely on Nomination—Claim He Will Be Defeated.

ODDS. AGAINST WALLACE RISE   Foes Hope To Rush Vote Or Confirmation

COAL SHORTAGE GROWING ACUTE OFFICIAL SAYS      Stocks At Steet Mills Are At An All-Time Low, Committee Told   SITUATION BLAMED ON MANPOWER LACK

 Continued Coal Strikes Leave Steel Mills With Only 16 Days’ Coal Supply, Government Official Declares

COAL STOCKS LOW . AT STEEL PLANTS      Reserve Supplies Short a: * Consumption Exceeds Production

Coal Stocks at Steel Mills Are ‘Af a New Low, Administrator Says

PREMIER FIRED UPON, CLUBBED WITH PISTOL   Soldiers Believed After Car Of Indonesian Leader

Nat Sovel'e: Escapes Death /When  Attacked By ~ Dutch Forces — “While ~ Riding In Car. >

Shots. Fired at Indonesian Head   Believed Attempt by Soldiers’ to Steal His Car

Premier of Unrecognized Indonesian Republic Is Beaten By Four Soldiers

Sjahrir Has  Narrow Escape   Premier Of Indonesian Re public Shot Upon At Close Range.

Over 18,000 Strike Idle In Michigan Areas   Threats Of Walkout  Growing As New Auto Production Stalle.

Mills Curtail Production as Fuel Runs Low   Other Labor Disputes Appear Near Settlement

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   Coal Strike Hits Steel Production  ongshoremen

MANAGEMENT, LABOR IN AUTO INDUSTRY CONTINUE TO SPAR   80,000 IDLE DETROIT WORKERS AWAIT SHOWDOWN ON UNION DEMANDS

Nearly Half Million Idle Due To Strikes   Further Shutdown Of Steel Industry Is Now Being Threatened   MINERS’ STRIKE IN STALEMATE

Full Shutdown Is in Prospect, Companies Warn   Federal Attempts To Settle Strife Still Deadlocked

OVER 18,000 ARE ON STRIKE   Prospects of More Trouble In Detroit Threatens Other Thousands.

DETROM GAS’ SUPPLY FADES   Looms As Greater Problem Than 80,000 Idle Auto Workers

CITY PURCHASES NEW. ARE HOSE   Bid of $920 Accepted for 809 Feet of. Hose; Parking Rules Studied

NY PURCHASES NEW FIRE HUSE   Bid of £920 Accepted  for 800 Feet of Hose; Parking Rules Studied

WAGNER LABOR ACT SHOULD BE REVISED   Senator Says It Is ‘Hopelessly Obsolete and Even Harmful.’

BATTLE RAGING AT NORTH KEY TO RICH RUHR   British, Canadiens Gain Against Stiffening Nazi Resistance  Along Rhine

GERMANS BATTLE FIERCELY T0 STEM ADVANGE ON RUERK   ‘Montgomery’s Troops Move   Forward Yard by Yard  Against Strongly Rein- — forced Enemy Line.   CIVILIANS STREAM FROM DANGER ZONE   Nazis Occupy High Ground Before Strategic Road Networks of Goch, Uedem and Calear.

NAZIS IMPEDE ALLIED ADVANCE IN KLEVE AREA   Montgomery’s Men Moving Yard By Yard On  Nazi Reserves   TANKS JOIN ACTION ON FIRMER GROUND

Fierce Fight Rages For Ruhr Bastion   Allied Warplanes Try To Blast Nazis From Road Network:

Roaring Battle Rages South, East of Kleve  Hundreds of Big - Guns Blaze Over Battleground

_ Ms ain hn Fad Bs Aas Otic. fpower is  Z face ye Sayer i Caza  ae eer a a

ALLIES POUND OUT PATHWAY TO RICH RUHR   THREE STRATEGIC ROAD NETWORKS UNDER ATTACK

DRIVE ON RUHR GRINDS AHEAD   Roaring Battle in Progress South and East of Kleve; Planes Aid Allied Effort

Roaring Battle Rages On _~T'en-Mile Front Near Kleve   t Offensive of Marshal Montgomery Moves Southeast. . - ward Yard by Yard—Warplanes d Aid Soidiere

600 UNRRA Workers in Europe ‘Fired’   Chief Denies Eactier Report of Arrests After Investigation

GOD EMPLOYS  CF UNRRA CUT   Workers Dismissed for Incompetence Within: the Last Few Months,

UNRRA Dismisses 600 Foreigners From Its Staff  _ Incompetence Cited _ By European Chief as Reason

UNRRA Drops 600 Workers   Dismissed for Incompetence in Last Few Months

600 Employes of the UNRRA Dismissed for Incompetence   Director of Activities in Europe Denies Truth of Earlier Report That Workers Had Diverted Relief Supplies to Black Market.

600 UNRRA Workers Out   Dismissal Results From Incompetence; Most Are Europeans

600 Employes of UNRRA Dismissed   Incompetence Charged By European Director

DOU IN UNRAA LOGE JOBS Ae INCOMPETENT   Mosily Europeans. Chief of Information Bureau Reporis.

B00 DISMISSED FROM EUROPEAN STAFF OF UNRRA   Official Save “Incompetence” Reason for Large Number Being Ousted   Renlaced he Soldiers   To Keen Faith

600 Employes of UNRRA Dismissed For Incompetence  ‘Most Workers Renate To. Be Nationals of . European Countries.

Over 600 UNRRA Helpers Charged As Incompetent   Previous Reports Of Black Market Held Erroneous

UNRRA Drops 600 Workers   - Dismissed for: “Incompetence i in  Last Few: Manths*

Nips Executed 14 Yank Airmen On Formosa As Tokyo Sought Peace Terms

Judge Agrees — Plants Not in War Production   Refuses Injunction Asked by Govt. to Prevent Interference

U.S. to Appeal Decision; Court Grants Stay   Only Congress Can Force Compliance, Jurist Decides

Length of Hearings; Due to’ Committee Questioning, Scored60 Witnesses To Be Heard

Chairman Barkley Also Threatens To Quit If Hearing Takes Sharp Turn   Chief Counsel Says Probe Is Lagging   Mitchell Also Declares He Is Unable To Get New Data Before Board

Hearing Dragging Too Long, Says — Chief Counsel   Barkley, Democratic Leader In Senate,  Also Threatens To Quit

PERTINENT DATA NOT YET HEARD, LAWYERS STATE   Investigation Is Wasting Too Much Time, Spokesman Tells Committee   BARKLEY ALSO MAY QUIT   BARKLEY ALSO MAY QUIT  Asserts Probe Will Not Be Over Until Long After Jan. 3 Deadline

Probe of Sneak Attack Rocked By Resignations   Legal Staff Quits, Assails Drawn-Out Hearings, Delay in New Evidence;  Chairman Barkley May Walk Out

Legal Staff Of Pearl Harbor Committee Resigns; Gerow Returns To Witness Stand

Mitchell Charges “Time Wasting”~ Barkley May Quit   Evidence ‘Prepared In Over 2 Months’ Work  Never Presented

BARKLEY MAY ALOU DESERT HARBOR QUIZ   Legal Staff Says It Werked Long to Get Evidence Never Used,

Chairman Expresses Regret At Action By Legal Staff But Adds He Must Also Determine Time Needed As Senate Leader   LEGAL COUNSEL HAS WORKED DAY, NIGHT

Charge Too Much Time Is Wasted   CHAIRMAN BARKLEY ALSO _ THREATENS TO QUIT UNLESS PROBE CAN BE SPEEDED UP; ‘60 WITNESSES REMAIN

SENATOR BARKLEY ASO THREATEN TO QUIT INQUIRY   ' Mitchell Says Prolonged Proceedings Blocked Per.  Sinent LEuldenca

Legal Staff Quits Pearl Harbor Qui: In Utter Disgust   Allege Timewasting; Now Barkley May Resign

Pearl Harbor Board Lawyers Resign;-Blame ‘Troubles With: _ Republican Committee Group

Barkley May Resign as Head   Mitchell, 3/Colleagues to Stay Until They Can Be Replaced; Chairman Cites Other Dutie:

Statt Cites Wasted Time In Hearings   Barkley Threatens To Resign Post As Chairman

Legal Staff Quits Attack Hearings   Pearl Harbor Inquiry Almost Blows Up As Undercurrents Of Friction Are Apparent

Inquiry Is Scored As Waste Of Time   Barkley, Chairman of Congressional lnvestigation  Board, Threatens To Resicn Past Alan

Barkley Threatening To Resign From Quiz  Counsel Complains Pee tinent t Data  We ¢ i were.t4tuw4e"t34§wr:

Irked By Drag Four Lawyers  Ask Release   Doubts Are Raised That Mysterious “Winds” Message Was Sent By lans.

House Approval of Bretton Woods Agreement Assurec   Proposes Establishinc World Bank for Loans, ‘Fund for Stabilization

Approval Is Due On World Bank   WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Bretton Woods world monetary agreements were approved overwhelmingly by the house today.

PRESIDENT BACKS STATE SOCIALISM IN POWER FIELL   Huge National System of Dam Flooded Farmlands Would Provide Power at Government   Expense,   DEATH KNELL TO PRIVATE ENTERPRISE   Unconstitutional As Power Projects, Scheme Camouflaged As ‘Flood Control.”’

Truman To Speak On Harnessing Of US. Water Power   Will Outline Views On Nation’s Watersheds At TVA Dedication

Truman Departs For Speech In — Tennessee Valley   President Will Rest For Two Days At Remote Fishing Camp

Water Project Plan Revealed by President   PEACE PLEA MADE _ AS TRUMAN LEAVES ON FISHING TRIP _

Truman Has New Waterpower Plar   President Leaves for Ten nessee River Valley

TRUMAN_WANTS MORE FLOOD: - CONTROL   Will Dedicate Dam in Kentucky ’ Wednesday

TRUMAN PLANS POWER PROJECT   i ‘National Program Theme of  : Talk Wednesday

President To Advance  Power Plan   Harnessing Of Rivers To Be Projected In Dedication

TRUMAN TO GIVE PLANS FOR TVA ON WEDNESDAY   President Will Make Important Talk From Kentucky

Thousands Flee Berlin toward American Lines   Linkup of Reds and Amer icans Is Expected Today or Tomorrow

LABOR BOARD IS STUDYING PROTEST OF BUS EMPLOYEES   22 Appear at Hearing Held in Phila., Growing Out of Bus Drivers’ Srtike   BUSES ARE STILL IDLE   Company Spokesman Says He is Ready to Resume When Men Return

30 YANKS INJURED AS INDIANS RIOT   NO DEATHS BUT ONE SOLDIER REPORTED MISSING TODAY

Thirty Yanks Hurt in Riots   Report New Violence ls Sweeping Calcutta

30 Gls Injured In India Riots  Soldiers Hurt in Anti-British Row

New Violence Flares in Bombay While American Officials Announce Injury of 30 U.S. Soldiers

30 American  Troops Hurt   Violence Flares Out In Bombay, Calcutta

Americans {n Calcutta Yurt   Trouble Started Over Trial By British Of Indian Army Officers

New Violence Seen In Bombay; No  Americans Killed  One Man Is Missing, Several Injured In Indian Rioting

Senate Okays Bill  On Promotions   Prisoners of Japs  Mav Get New Ranks

Snyder Says “Take Home’ Pay Must Be Increased To Save U. S. Economy

MORE MONEY FOR LABOR 1S URGED BY IQHN SNYDER   Reconversion :C hief Says  ~“Take- Homie Pay? of  Many Laboring’ Men ‘Has Been Cut 23 Per Cent.   WARNS OF REDUCTIONS IN PURCHASING POWER   Says Entire National Economy Will Suifer. if. Basic Wage -Rates Are Not - Hiked Substantially.’

SNYDER SAYS LABOR NEEDS MORE MONEY   Says Many Have Taken 23% Pay Cut  Since V-J Day

U.S. SPOKESMAN COMES OUT FOR HIGHER WAGES.   Reconversion Director Says Labor Must Get More Pay

Snyder Warns National Economy to Suffer Unless Labor Gets More Money

PEARL HARBOR BOARD BLASTS ARMY COLONEL   Charges Association With German in Wild Living

Wyman Accused of Misconduct   Was Former District Engineer In Hawaii

New Disclosures  On Pearl Harbor   Probers Say, Engineer Guilty of. ‘Misconduct’

ACCUSE OFFICER OF MISCONDUCT   PEARL HARBOR ENGINEER PUT UNDER FIRE

Boston Paratrooper Faces Murder Charge In London With Dancer Co-Defendant

Bostonian Accused With Strip-Tease Dancer With Murdering Taxicab  Driver —°

GOT HIS PISTOL BACK   “Yank s Wife. Misunderstood Its Ar-rival in Pieces

SUCCEED IN CUTTING OFF EAST PRUSSIA   Big Silesian Industrial Center of Gleiwitz Is Captured

Exploit New Breakthrough In Southeastern Germany;  Believe Prussia Cut Off

EAST PRUSSIA NOW GUT OFF   Winter Offensive Rolls to  Point About 125 Miles From Bertin.   INDUSTRIAL CITY TAKEN

Kast Prussia Cut Off by, Soviet Troops Red Army Little More Than 125 Miles From Berlin  STORM KONIGSBERG  Fall of Breslau Nears as Russians Tighten Ring

Reds About 125 Miles From Berlin  East Prussia Has Apparently Been Cut Off

Marshal Stalin Announces Capture of Gleiwitz T odat   Great Industrial Center of Silesia !s Largest Nazi City Captured by Russians; Fall of Breslau Imminent

Russians Break Oder Defense in Southeast Germany; Red Forces  Apparently Cut Off Eust Prussia And Konigsherg Is Under Assault

EAST PRUSSIA HAS APPARENTLY BEEN CUT FROM GERMANY   CAPTURE OF GLIWITZ, BIG INDUSTRIAL CENTER, ANNOUNCED BY STALIN

Russian Forces In East Prussia Cut Off Province   Invaders Are 125 Miles From Berlin At Latest Reports

Reds Cut Off East Prussia, Moscow Says   Marshal Konev’s Forces Swarm Across Oder River; Fighting Reported On Edge Of Konigsberg; Bresleau’s Fall Looms

Soviet Forces Fight On I Edge Of Konigsher “g   Fall of Breelau, Capital Of Lower Silesia, and Vital Industrial City fn Germany. Lominent   Other Areas Being Overrun By Reds   Berlin Says Bridgehead Hae Been Secured At Steinau: Shellfire Marks River Crossing

Thunderous Red Drive Nearing Konisberg; Silesian Industrial Center, Gleiwitz, Falls in Push

Russians Cut Off East Prussia and Near Konigsberg   Soviets’ Capture of Breslau Appears Imminent as Steamroller Pushes to  Within 125 Miles of Berlin

Konisbers Under Assault of Red Winter Offense   Russians Break Oder River Line in Germany; Exploit Breakthrough.   Gleiwitz, Industrial Center, ls Captured

Soviet Forces Just  Short of 125 Miles From Nazi Capital   Russian Armies Seize Gleiwitz, Chrzanow; Moscow Radio Reports Revolts In Prague Factories

‘Mass Unrest’ Sweeps Czech Capital   Marshal Stalin Announces Capture of Gleiwitz Today   Great Industrial Center of Silesia Is Largest Nazi City Captured by Russians; Fall of Breslau Imminent

JITHER UNITS CUT EAST PRUSSIA   Capture Of Breslau And Konigsberg Imminent; Vanguards Advance  Within 125 Miles Of Berlin

SOVIETS BREAK ODER LINE ON EASTERN FRONT   20 To 30 German Divisions Are  Cut Off Today

Reds Breach Oder Line, Isolate E. Prussia; 125 Miles To Berlin Czech Capital Scene Of Turmoil

Russians Exploiting Break-Through As Offensive Rolls Within Little More Than 125 Miles Of Berlin— Soviet Forces, Fighting On Edge Of Konigsberg, Apparently Have Cut Off East Prussia, Moscow Says —Fall Of Breslau, Silesian Capital, Imminent

Russian Forces Break Oder River Line In South. east Germany   Berlin Now Only 125 Miles Away   Fall Of Industrial City Of Breslau Is Believed Imminent

REICH DEFENSES CRUMBLE; REDS TO KONIGSBERC   Capital of East Prussia Menaced — Soviets About 125 Miles from Berlin

REACH ELBING AND SHUT OFF EAST PRUSSIA   Reds Cross Oder Southeast of Breslau, Fight for  Hthar frenecinne

East Prussia Apparently Is Cut Off   Soviets To Within About 125 Miles Of German Capital

Units Battle On Edge of Konigsberg   Troops Are 125 Mile: From Berlin, Still Moving Fast

Reds Capture Gleiwitz On Oder River   Czechs Reported In Open Revolt In Pra. gue — Soviets Ad vance On All Front:

--EASTERN FRONT—  [Fall Of Breslau Near; East Prussia Is Cut Off By. Red Drive ~

East Prussia Now Cut Off  By Russians   Reds 125 Miles From Berlin; Capture of Gliewitz Forecasts Breslau Faii

DeGaulle Backed In French Voting   Gains of Socialists ‘Victory’ for General

U. 5. PROPOSES NEW PLAN FOR DARDANELLES   Use by Black Sea Powers Seen as Con. cession to Russia

BYRNES ASKE TURKEY TO PERMIT RUSSIAN, WARSHIPS TO USE STRATEGIC STRAITS 

Carrier. Drive Broken Off, Tokyo Says”   “ Okinawa-Based Planes Continue Air? Assault

DESTROYS 32 SHIPS BEFORE WITHDRAWAL   China Skies Cleared of Foe

Sink Ships  And Destroy Jap Planes   New Fires Spread Through Tokyo and Air Fields  in Vicinity

Japs Lose 32 Shins 173 Planes in Final Blast By 3rd Fleet   Force Withdraws Without Shot from Foe; Yank Fliers Take Up Assault

First, Third Armies Reach To Fringes  Of West Wall   Germany Is Invaded By Two Penetrations

DANE ONE TO Tnnee Milt IN WIDE ARE   Penetrate Two Miles in Main Pillboxes of Line as Sterm Continues.

Yanks Drive Into Reich For 3 Miles   Patton’s 3d Army Sets Pace For Advances Over Nazi Border.

Gen. Patton’s Third Army Stabs Way Into Reich, Takes 2 Towns   Bridgehead Across Our Widened to Two Miles  As Advances Continue

aOGEHEAD OER “AURIS WIDENEL   Patton’s Yanks 12 Miles From Siegfried -Pivot Of Prum   FLEEING HOLLAND   Nazis In Fresh Withdrawal Toward Russian Front   BULLETIN

78th Division Makes Sur_ prise Attack Thru Waist Snow   ‘NAZIS ARE CRUMBLING   Third Army Expands Its _ Bridgehead on Our; Al lies Move on Colmar

IN azis Flee Canadians i in ‘Holland Push   Patton's Troops Capture  Wechenhausen, Advance  :   Bevond Our River   BLAST WEST WALL   Enemy Pulls Back Into Reich From Area East of Zuyder Zee

2 U.S. Armies Battle Way Into Germany   Whole West Front Ad: vances as Preliminary to Maior Move

First Army * Takes Nazis By Surprise   Third Army Expands It: Our River Bridgehead A Mile Into Reich.

NAZIS PULL TROOPS BACK y IN HOLLAND   Berlin, Meanwhile, Declares British Second Army Is Trying to Force the Roer River With Major Attacks.

CANADIAN GUNS SHELL NAZIS ON NORTHERN LINE   Patton Extends Bridgehead Over Our, Wins German Village In Assault

Division In Surprise Blow   Captures Three Miles of Siegfried Line in Drive Through Deep Snowdrifts  Eliminates Salient  French, America Troops Encircle Colmar; Allies Ready For Full Onslaught

Yanks Seize Much of German Line   Americans Progress Inside Reich Despite Deep Snow

WECHENHAUSE! IS. CAPTURED IN ADVANCE   First Army Also Jabs Into Siegfried Defenses   Goal Of French Units As Weather Continues To Handicap Allies

Hit Outposts Of Sieafried, Jake Conzen   Germans Making Little Attempt To Stop Yanks

Yankees’ Surp.“se Attack Through Snow Nets Them 3 Miles of Siegfried Line

Attack Through Monschau Forest In Waist-Deep Snou   Other Troops of Hodges’, Patton’s Ist And 3rd Armies Move Up to West Wall Along 40 Mile Ardennes Front

PATTON'S ARMY CAPTURES TOWN INSIDE GERMANY   Nazis Retreating in Holland; Reports British Trying to Cross Roer

American Troops Take Three Miles Of Siegfried Line   First and Third Armies Advance On 40-Mile Front

TWIN ATTACKS RACE TOWARD THE SIEGFRIED   Heavy Movements of Germans are Spotted Pulling Back Into Homeland From Holland  PLANES SWOOP LINES

Rested Canadians Mass for Jump-off   Third Army Drives Through Snow Into Reich over Our Bridgehead;  British Second Crosses Roer River

AMERICAN THIRD ARMY GAINS NEARLY MILE IN GERMANY TO WIDEN BRIDGEHEAD OVER OUR

Third Army Units Win Bridgehead ‘Two Miles Wide   Outposts of Siegfried Line Hit On Broad Front By U. S. Armies

FRESH INVASION OF GERMANY IS MADE BY PATTON   GERMANS EXECUTE A NEW WITHDRAWAL TOWARD EAST FRONT

New Invasion Of Reich Made By 3rd Army  Nazis Claim British nase, Be. ?... 6 a   Nazis Claim British Attack Aiming At Crossing Of Roer; Canadians Advance

PATTON PUSHES DEEPER ACROSS GERMAN IVER   Forge Ahead Two Miles Beyond Our River And Third Captures Wechenhausen; Nazis Withdraw In Holland; Fresh Gains.

NAZIS WITHDRAY IN NORTH; SAY ATTACK COMING   Eisenhower’s Front Slowly Turning To Offensive

*Yanks Capture Three Miles of. eFamed Defenses   Allied Armias Plow Towards Fortifications Standing between Them and inner Reich

Yanks Driving Toward Prum, Siegfried Pivot   Canadians Open With Big Guns, Likely Prelude To Offensive Against Terminus Of Siegfried Line.

Deep Drifts Hamper Allies, Still Advance   Nazi Retreat Continues as Planes Attack

Gains Up To 3 Miles Are Made   Third Army Widens Bridgehead Near Luxembourg Border

Sth, Striking Out During Blizzard, May Herald Offensive   Patton Wins First Victory In Reich   French Hurl Back German: In Only Action Reported On Alsace Front

Prepare To Storm West Wail   GI’s Fight in Deep Snow— lst Army Begins Its  Reconquest

- THREE MILES FAMED . . SIEGFRIED LINE WAS CAPTURED TUESDAY   FIRST, THIRD ARMIES MOVE INTO WEST WALL ON 40-MILE FRONT

Wechenhausen F alls To Yanks In Mile Advance   Fresh Invasion Launched TY elve Miles From Sicg/ fried Line Pivot Of Pram   British Trying To yurg Force Roer River   Germans, Meanwhile. Ave Executing Fresh With. drawal From Holland Toward Russian Front

Nazis Spotted Pulling Back From Holland   Canadians Active fo Threaten Main Holland Cities

Nazis Pullin; Out Before Canadians   U. 8. Third Army Drives Mile Into Sieefried Line

3rd Army Builds Up Bridgehead   Germans Crumble Before Surprise Attack  By First Army; Patton Pours in More Troops

78th Division Pushes 3 Miles Info- Germany   Third Army Also Widens Bridgehead in WaistDeep Snow

SURPRISE PUSH BY 78TH MADE IN FOREST AREF   Third Army Also Moves Up to West Wall Defenses and Expands Bridgehead

Attack in Waist-Deep Snowadrifts   Surprise Thrust Made In Nonshau Foresf; 3 Miles of Defenses Fall

First Army Engages In New Drive   Advances In Monschau Forest And Others Reach West Wall Along Ardennes Front

TATA OWISION MAKES ATTAGK   Surprise Drive Made in Waist Deep Snowdrifts ' In Monschau Forest. 7   '3RD WIDENS BRIDGEHEAD

‘german Forces Withdraw Fron Holland Area   Canadian First Army Heavily Shells Nazis East of Hollandsch  Diep, Berlin Asserts

Patton Widens Bridgehead Over Our To Two Mile:   Village Of Wechenhausen Captured As Whole U. S. Division Is Thrown Into Fresh Invasion

Combat Losses’  Fall Off Sharply   February Casualties Lower Than Previously

Revised Total Includes Six Plane Carrier:   3 Battleships, S Cruisers, Scores of Lesser Ships Hit at Anecharage

Moros Do Big Souvenir Business  Bolo Knives Go Like Hot Cakes and Cigarettes Have Good Trading Value at Sulu

PLANES CRASH ABOVE MIAMI   FIGHTER CRAFE..6EKGL IN DOWNTOWN , DISTRICT  APTER €COLLISEON - "RAST NIGHT

Planes Crash Into Downtown Miami   Bodies Of Two Pilots Are Recovered From Wreck age—Crash Starts Bire

Must Wait For Goods      Most Scarce Civilian Items Won’t Be Made In Quantities For Yea

Housewives To Wait for Appliances   Reconversion Program Starts But Purchase Will Be Difficult

Reconversion Program Slips Into High Gear; Long Wait Seen For Some Needed Appliances

Government Begins Reconversion Acts in Civilian Goods   Household Appliances to Come Back After Several Months

‘Reconversion’ Program Slips Into High Gear   But Consiumers Must Wait Mouths Before Many Household Ylems  Are Available

CIVILIAN GOODS 1S TO INCREASE   Return to Stores Unlikely Before Fall, However

several Plants Get Go-dignal For Home Goods   War Production Board Re_ leases Large Supply of  Metal To Be Made into  _ Civilian Goods.

WPB RELEASES METAL SUPPLY FOR CIVILIANS   ‘Housewives May Have To  \ Wait Many Months Be ' fore Full Appliance Production is Realized.

Reconversion Program Slips Into High Gear; Seller’s Market Months and Years Away

IReconversion Program Now  In High Gear   Wait of at Least Severa! Monibs Before Wanted Items Will Be Offered Fer Sale Necessary

Reconversion Program Hits Higher * Speed   Consumers Still Must Wait Months for  Appliances

RECONVERSION PLANS SPEEDEL      Must Wait Months Before Items Return in Quantities, Thoudgh.

RECONVERSION SET UP MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR   ‘Demonstrator’ Refrigerators to Reach Stores by Early Fall

Reconversion Goes Into High Speed   Government Releases Material for Much Manufacturing

Reconversion Program Swings Into High Gear  ‘Home Appliances To Be Available Within Few Months

‘Free’ Supply of Metal for Civilian Appliances — Released as Reconversion Slips Into High Gear

Reconversion in High Gear; But Housewives Wait  Appliances Not   Appliances Not To Be Plentiful For Many Months

Heavily Fortified Iwo Jima Toughest  of all for Marines   Forces of Nature and Japs Stacked Against Devildos Courage

Seamen’s wartime ‘voyage’ bonus is abolished. but basic pay beosted $45

Mcre Landings By Americans At Two New Points On Rhine Reported   ARTILLERY FIRE OF YANKS AND GERMANS HAS BEEN INCREASED   U. 8. Bombers Are Said To Be Helping Russians On Eastern Front

OVER 50,000 MEN, HUGE STOCKS OF SUPPLIES ALREADY ACROSS AS NEW CROSSINGS MADE ON PONTOONS AND BOATS.

Berlin Says Yanks Ready To Uncork Drive Toward Ruhr Industrial Genter

12 Years In Russia; Will Speak Here   Peter Varonoff At Baptist Church Wednesday

WEATHER   VY PLANES RIKE AGAIN  CHINA COAS}   Luzon Drive Picks Up Speed

China Coast Hit Hard by U.S. Planes   varrier-basead Bombers hale Hongkong and Other  Coast Cities

TOP MEN HAVE OUIT   Grew, MacLeish and Holmes Re signed From State Department

“Schoolday” Is Planned at Mt. Alton Airport   Scheol Children Will Assist in Removing Stones

a Bu Hi  gle Calls      “Schoolday” Is Planned at Mt. Alton Airport   School Children Will Assist in Removing Stones

Indicate Big Three Have Agreed On Main Points of Policy for Allied Occupation, Control of Germany

Allied: Contre! Commission  Will Meet   Big Three Agree On General Policy. Moscow Says

BIG THREE © AGREED ON OCCUPATION:   Allied Control Comm. for Germany  ‘To Meet Soon

SETTING POLICY FOR OCCUPATION   AMERICA, BRITAIN AND RUSSIA APPARENTLY IN FULL AGREEMENT

Moscow Says Commission Meets Soon  Word Hints Accord   Word Hints Accord On Occupation Of Germany

No Protest Is Received By U. S. Engineer Against Chief Feature Of Local Flood Control Program

HOME FRONT TIRE NEEDS TO BE ME Wi 1945, 1946   Passenger Tires Will Total 25 Million This Year: Rubber Director

CLOUDS MOVING IN   Warm Weather Predicted to Last Over Sunday in Kansas

PREDICTS LIGHT RAIN   Flora Sees Mild Temperatures for Kansas Tomorrow

STATE HEADS TO ACT TODAY ON PROPOSAL   JOBS FOR VETERANS PLEA IS VOICED AT MACKINAC

Resolution to Be Presented to Governors Today  Ratification of Charter Will Be Urged

Yanks grind out gains on  Okinawa isle South Mindanao is virtually won

Army Encounters Increasing Jap Fire On Okinawa   British Carriers Continue Support f U. S$ Trooes

YANKS MAKE GAINS IN NORTH OKINAWA   .  DOUGHBOYS MOVING ON NAHA IN SOUTH RUN INTO STIFF RESISTANCE.

Yakovlev Charges P. Hurley Nothing But ‘Mouth Piece’   Asserts Diplomat For Imperialists Seeking Domination

BEHIND a THE! NE\  nae      Ee  . ~«-mam ; P aeteagey NOT CONCERNED cn LEND-LEASE

U. S. Again Holding Bag After Lend-Lease Turns Out To Be More Like Give-Lease

OEARCH CONTINUED FOR YOUNG CHILD   Grief Stricken Father Hopes Son Is Not Lost in Mountains.

DESPAIR FATE OF LOST CHILD   Father Turns to Kidnap Theory for Hope

“1 Hope He Is Kidnaped, Not Lost’ Says Sad Father Of Missing Child ©

LITTLE ATTENTION PAID WARNINGS OF DANGER, U S. WARSHIP INDIANAPOLIS SURVIVOR SAYS

ROTATION IS SUSPENDED   Army Changes Its Plans After Surrender of Germany

Third Army Enters Ludwigshafen: German Casualties Near 100.000   Patton Fighting in Mainz; Americans Gain All Along Front as Nazis Crumble   7000 Planes in All-Day Attack on Germany

U.S. Third Army inLudwigshafen   Yanks Win Rich Valley, Fight in Mainz; _ Enemy’s Casualties Close to 100,000

YANKS ENTER LUDWIGSHAFEN ON THE RHINE   Complete Victory West Of River Imminent  For U. S. Armies

Whole West Front Line Soon Will Be Across River   7000 Planes Unload On Huns   GERMAN CITiIra

Strong U.S. Forces Push Nearer Manila   Doughboys Concentrate Fire On Jap Hill Positions Near Clark Field.   B-29°S BOMB TOKYO

MAC ARTHUR IN COMMAND OF RYUKYUS   Shift Made In Preparation For Invasion of Japon

Jap Planes Hit Back at U. S. Forces   Enemy Sinks Two War ships, First Reported  There Sinee June

Atomic Bomb Defense Hinted; House Committee Favors Keeping Big Navy

RADIO WAVES SEEN AS ANSWER TO NEWEST WEAPON ; POWERFUL NAVY 18 . APPROVED:

BOMB DEFENSE FORMULA HINTED   House Navy Committee Asks 1,082 Warships

Powertul Navy For Postwar Era  Uroed For Nation   House Naval Affairs Com mittee Urges Approval Of Plans For Large Navv   INTIMATE DEFENSE FOR ATOMIC ROMR

POWERFUL SEA FORCE FAVORED BY HOUSE UNIT   Group Intimates Effective Defense Against Atomic Bomb Has Been Developed

U. S. B-32 Bomber Makes Debut In Luzon Attack   New Superwarplane Described as Perfect Performer

U. §. B-32 Bomber Makes Debut In Luzon Attack  New Superiiarpls one  a) ee ore   New Superwarplane Described as Perfect Performer

US.-British Pacilic Navy Pact Bared   Admiral Hart ond English Chief Prepared To Attack Truk Base

Mitchell Gives . Report on Pact; Turner Says U.S. Officials Refused Deadline Hart Was Signer  Admiral TL C, Hart and Admiral Phillips Signed Agreement

Allied Agreement Foresaw Yanks Assaultiné Truk   British-U. 8, Understanding Revealed At Hearing By Pear] Probe Committee

178) Japanese Planes Downed In Past Month  Successes Part Of Ohinawe RBeatele

Jap Plane Loss In Month 2,280   Air Attacks on Yank Ships Off Okinawa Costly

2,200 ENEMY PLANES LOST   Sizable Chunk of Jap Air Force Destroyed in One Month.

Over 2,280 Jap Planes Wrecked ‘In Okinawa Fight   Destroyed As They Attacked U. S. Forces  Supporting Invasion.

1280 Jap Planes Lost in Fighting Okinawa Invasion  Nip Aircraft Losses During Last Month Averaged 76 a Day

Yanks Get 2,280 Nip Airplanes   Japan. Sustains Heavy Air Losses In Okinawa Invasion

2,280 PLANES OF JAPS LOST   Nimitz Announces Toll in Okinawa Invasion

2,280 Jap Planes Bagged by British And Americansin Support of Okinawz

2,280 Japanese Planes Destroyed In Okinawa Fight   Enemy Attacks Or Island Diminishing. .

2,280 Nip Planes Fall to Allies In 30-Day Period   Jap Losses Average 76 Planes a Day; B-29s Hit Kyushu

Ground Forees Battling Nips In Seuth Sector Of IsJand; Artillery Duels Reporied.

COAL CONTRACT ENDS TONIGHT   WAR LABOR BOARD TO ORDER EXTENSION OF CONTRACT FOR NEXT 30 DAYS

Nation's Budget Under Scrutiny  Finance Committee Wants Monev Facts

Senators To Question Vinson On What He Plans To Do About Balancing The Budgei

Court Rejects B. H. Man’s Plea In Bribe Case   Accused Claims Hooper Murder Jeopardizes His Defense

DENY REQUEST TO DELAY ‘FITZ BRIBERY TRIAL   Claim Hooper Death Casts ‘Cloud of Suspicion’  On B. H. Lobbyist

Meat Packers, OPA Probe Is Dropped   Senate Investigators Agree Attorneys Mus: Work Out Solution

OPA Controls Peril Meat  Industry, Packers € harge   Price Regulations ‘Squeezing’ Them And Must Be Eased Or The Government Will Have To Take Over Business. Thomas E. Wilson Tells Senate Probers

Packer Asserts OPA Regulations Are Ruining Industry  Bankruptcy or Federal Control Sighted Under Present Setup

Big Packer Urges Easing Of OPA Rules   Industry Being Driven Into Bankruptcy, Thomas E. Wilson Tells Committee

Strike Parley Will Be Held   Conference Planned as . Controls Over Coal Use Are Tightened

Strike Parley Will Be Hele   Conference Plc ‘Planned as . Controls Over Coal Use ~ Are Tiahtened -

THE  WAR TODAY   Hitler and His Fanatical Minions Will Be Neatly Boxed Before Long In Their Death Cell la Monutains

German Armies Being Cut Up Before They Can Retreat— y DeWitt Mackenzie (/  Allied Tide Won't Wait For Hitler To Hide

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE—  Becranriatad Prace Ware Analwet

HITLER WILL HAVE TO MOVE FAST IF HE CARRIES OUT HIS HOLING-UP PLAN IN MOUNTAINS

Kramer Counsel Fails To Shake Girl’s Testimony Saw Her Fellow Captives Beaten

Dora Szafran Questioned By Defense   Again Identifies Kramer. Bormann

Mountain-HomeBase Inactivated      Huge Air Field to Be Temporarily Closed

ANY SEEKING AID INMAKING RETURN   Monday Is the Deadline for Some Income Tax ~ Reports  BLANKS ARE SCARCE

Drastic Action at Freeport fo Combat Polio Rebuffed by State Health Depl.

Bond Is Reduced For Mrs. Stevens   Husband Hopes To Produce 815,000 Bail

Hitler Sends Himmler, Aides To East Front   Full Powers To Make Drastic Decisions, Guarantee Execution.   TRON-WILLED MAN

‘Hitler Rushes Himmler And ‘Best Commanders’ To The Eastern Front

Himmler To Try To Stop Russ   Hitler Sends Gestapc Chief And His Bes Army Commanders Tc Eastern Front

Sends Himmler, ‘Best Army Men’ To East Front   Will Try To Save Silesian Industrial Area «Even Tf Poland Is Lost

HIMMLER SENT TO EAST FRONT   Hitler Sends Top Leaders to Stop Russians

Himmler Sent East to Help Check Soviets   Germans Reported Ready for Do-or-Die Stend Alona Oder

Hitler Sends Himmler To Eastern Front   Reds An@ Nazis Fighting In Streets Of Poznan, 137 Miles From Berlin

Himmler Rushed To Front As Nazis Report Reds At Oder River Defenses

HitlerSends Himmler to Eastern Front; Defense to Be Attempted on Oder Line

HIMMLER, STAFF RUSHED TO EAST   Hitler Orders Gestapo Chief To Make Drastic Moves

Welfare Dept. May Be Added  To Government   Truman Plans Regrouping Labor Agencies To Meet New Peace Problems

Triumvirate Sets Up Rule In Argentina   All Cabinet Posts Assumed by Avalos, Farrell and Lima

Militarists Seize Posts In Cabinet   No Indication Given Of Intended Life Of Government

Gen. Avalos and Admiral Are Only Cabinet Members   Two Posts Vacant in Farrell Regime; All Press Bans Removed

New Dictators Rule Argentina   Avalos, Navy Minister Assume All But Two Cabinet Posts, Forming Triumvirate With Farrell and Excluding Civilian Rule

Triumyir irate Will Reign  In Argentina   War And Navy Ministers Combine With President Farrell To Rule

FLEET ADMIRAL IS HIGHLY PRAISED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN  NIMITZ HOLDS CONFER-  NIMITZ HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH HIS COMMAND. ER-IN-CHIEF TODAY

Truman Confer: With Nimitz in San Francisco   President to Address Conference, Then Fly Toy Kansac City

Truman Sets Fast Pace in San Francisco   Meets Admiral Nimitz And Confers with  Prime Minister Smuts Plans Closing Address

President Truman, Setting Swift Pace At San Francisco, Confers With Admiral Nimitz, Field Marshal Smuts

TRUMAN GETS AROUND      President Congratulates Nimitz on Victories in Pacific

Tragedy of Liberation Still Hangs Over Manila as Streets Are Cleared

Conference May Ease Ford Strike   To Retum Cars Used to Barricade Ontario Plant

BATTLE STILL STIFFALONG OKINAWA LINE   AIRSTRIP TAKEN; BALETE PASS ON LUZON SECURED

MASSIVE BOMB STILL BURIEL   Earth Slide Perils Daring Britoys :-

Chinese Cheer  Our Marines   Tumultous Welcome Record for Orient   Making Army Attractiv.

4, Witchen Dies \fter Hurt in friendly Tussle   Local Man Suffers Rib  fractures, Ruptured Lung in Fall: Death  i Held Accidental

County Officials Investigate Death  Of Lease Worker   Harry Witchen Suffers Rib Fractures and Punctured Lung in Fall

CrurcHes   Methodist Church  ly. BR. HAWES. Pastor   Church of Christ W. J. HASTIE, Pastor

Enemy Begins To Fight Back Hard, Slowing Army Troops To Crawl—Artillery Duels

Japs Open Counterattack as Yanks Press Closer to jos Yanks im Okinawa Fiaht

Butte Soldier's Death Learned  Pfc. Thomas Burce:   Pfc. Thomas Burger Died in Philippines

Butte Soldier's Death Learned  Pfc. Thomas Burger Died in Philippines

Plymouth County 4-H Winners at Fall Stock Show Held in Chicago   Five Exhibitors Won Ten ‘Premium Awards In Show

PLYMOUTH COUNTY 4H YOUTHS SCORE AT CHICAGO SHOW   Five Exhibitors Win 3 Firsts 3 Seconds and Other Prizes

Socialists Score In French Election   Ballot Count Shows - Big Swing to Left

France Swings To Socialists   Party Shows Heavy Gaius In Elections

New Crossing Is Five Miles Below Bridge   Nazis Aitacking Brjdge From Air Without Success

Germans Report Water - Borne Crossings; Big Battle Looms   zk wk Kk Kk Bridge Grab Saved 15,000 Men

COUNTERATTACKS BY  GERMANS STOPPED AT  RHINE BRIDGEHEAD AMERICAN TROOPS ROLL.  ING ACROSS BARRIER RIVER IN TINENDING CTREFAM

‘Thousands of Men Pour Across Bridge   Nazi Counterattacks Beaten Back; Opposing Forces Race for Crucial Battle: Americans Reported Safe

Hurl Back German Tank Attack on Rhine Bridaehead  Nazi Reinforcements Racing to River for

Tank-Supported German Counter-Drive Repulsed; Boat Crossings Reported

(ther Forces Advancing Qn Coblenz   Berlin Reports U. S. Troops Also Are Crossing at Honnef

PATTON'S MEN ARE CLOSING ON COBLENZ   Germans Say Yanks Cross River By Boats   Under German _ Shellfire; Bridgehead Broadened By First Army

Temperatures   Bridgehead Covers 50 Square Miles ‘And Is Well Armed

Troops Continue Fo Pour Over Rhine Span; Boa? Crossings Downstream Made By Yankees   With 21st Armv Group ()

Major Batfle Impending For Remagen Hold   Germans Rushing Up Reinforcements For Try At Knocking Out Ludendorff Bridae

Race to Supply Troops on Both Sides Sets Stage ‘For Vital Battle

NAZIS ASSERT TROOPS GOING OVER BY BOAT   Operation Said to Be Uns der Way Four or Five Miles Below Remagen Bridge, Which Yanks Also Are Using.

U. S. Third Army 2 Miles From Coblenz; 20,000 Jerries Trapped In Juncture With First Army.

Germans Rush Troops For A Showdown Battle; First Counterattacks On Bridgehead Repulsed.

Second Crossing By Boats   Thousands Rush Across Span To Meet Enemy

Nazi Attacks Stopped Cold At Remagen   Germans Report Storm Rafts And Boats Crossing Downstream From Bridqehead

_WESTERN FRONT  Thousands Of Doughboys Speed Across Rhine As Major Battle Looms On Eastern Bank 

Yanks Repulse German Attacks On Bridgehead   Showdown Fight Looms As Nazis Rush Up Troops

Four Groups of Plymouth County Men Leave for Induction Center   One Induction Call, Three Pre-Induction In Past Week

FIRST STORY FROM INSIDE JAPAN TOLD   Returning Finnish Missionaries Give First Hand Information

Large Tokyo Area in Ashes   Bomb Damage Bared Be Finn Missionary

Argentina Flayed for Failing  to Keep Promises   Nelson Rockefeller Indirectly Urges People to Get Rid of Present Regime: Existence of Axis Leaders Concealed

STEEL WORKERS PTO TAKE STRIKE VOTE TOMORROY   Seven Hundred Thousand Will Decide On Walkout

Russians Reach Austrian Frontier   Russians Go Thru the - Bratislava Gap in Danube Valley ©   SOUTHEAST OF VIENNA   Armored Cars and Cavalry Cut Behind Groups of  Germans

The Church— What of Its Future?  An Address Worthy of Your Earnest Consideration.  On Pawe 14 of Todav's Sentina’   RED ARMY UNITS REACH POINTS ON AUSTRIAN BORDER   HAMMER DEFENSE OF PANHAGEN, 39 MI. FROM VIENNA

COOL AIR MOVING IN   Kansas Temperatuzes Will b About Normal Tomorrow

Premier Higashi-Kuni Blames Jap Defeat to ‘Deterioration Of Nation’< Fiahting Strenath

Jap People Told Not To Seek Revenge   Report 36 Cases Of Hara-Kiri

Japanese Give Up Idea That Might i is Right   Newspaper States Revenge Would be Total Disruption

Tokyo Paner Warns Japanese   Cite German Fate lf Japs Seek Revenge Against Allies

Japs Warned About Revenge   Influential Tokyo Newspa per Warns Reader: Against Upheaval.

130 Communications  Experts First Americans To Land On Conquered Nippon, Japs Courteous

British Rush Heet, Planes To Java Base   Ultimatum Hurled at Rebels After Killing OF English Officers

British Rush Fleet Units To Soerabaja   Ultimatum Served = After General Killed While  Arranging Truce

ALLIED LEADER SSUES ORDER   Threatens to Crash Indonesian Forces Which Attack British Troops.   TG EVACUATE EUROPEANS

TO CRUSH UNPROVOKED ATTACKS   Allied Commander Says Brigadier Mallaby ‘Murdered’

British Rush Planes, Ships To Soerabaja   British Officer Killed At Java Trouble Spot While Arranging Truce

Ultimatum To. Indonesians   British Rush Warships, Aircraft to Soerabaja After General Killed There

British Speed Warships to Java, General Murdered  Ultimatum to Cease Attacks or be Crushed by Overpowering Force Issued to Soekarne

Threaten to Blast Indonesian Forces Attacking in Java   British General is Murdered in Meeting With Indonesian

BRITISH GENERAL  SLAIN BY NATIVE  FORCES IN JAVA WARNED TO EXPECT  STERN MEASURES IF

Brigadier Slain By Indonesians In New Fightina   Nationalists Warned Troops Will Smash Unprovoked Attacks

British Commander Slain; Ultimatum Issued ‘Aqainst Rioting Indonese

BRITON KILLED IN JAVA STRIFE   England Rushes Warships Planes After Slaying

British Ultimatum in Indonesian Disorders   Britain Reported Rushing All Availabie onips and Aircraft to Soerabaja Naval Base Where Conaral Was Killed While Arranging Truce

BRITAIN GETS TOUGH IN JAVA REVOLUTION   Warships and Planes Rushed In To Evacuate Outsiders

Batavia Trouble Spot Erupts As General Killed   Indonesians Get Threat Of Reprisal!

British Officer Killed   Planes Are Also Sent to Quell Native Uprising

RUSHING BRITISH PLANES, FLEET TO SOERABAJA   English Officer Killed During Drafting of Truce — Arrangements

British Warships, Aircraft Head For Soerabaia.   Action Fellows Killing Of English Officer While Arranging a  Trica: Ciarn Winn?

BRITISH WARSHIPS AND AIRCRAFT BEING RUSHED T0 SOERABAJ!  INDONESIAN NATIONALISTS NOTIFIED FURTHER ATTACKS BE CRUSHED

ltimatum To idonesian ationalists   Killed While  ritish General tranging Truce

British Rush Ships, Planes To Java Port   European Women -And Children-to Be Evacuated by Use of Planes ~

British Rush Reserves To Java   Warn Indonesians That Further Attacks Will Bring  Crushing Reprisal

British Warships Hurrying to Java   Murder of General Arranging Truce Leads to ~ Ultimatum      NAVAL AND AIR AID   Future Unprovoked Attacks by Natives to Bring. Sharp Action

Brig. Mallaby: Killed In Act Making Truce   Allied Commander In Neth: erland East Indiés Liys Down Ultimatum to. 7 Naticnalists   Will Not Tolerate. Further Attacks   President Sockarne Will Broadenst Tonight In. Effortto Stop More en ee Ean *

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   British Rush Warships to Big Java Port   Allied Ultimatum Fellows Murder of Military Leader

British Rush Ships, Planes To Soerabaja After Murder Of General Arranging Truce

PONTOON SPANS ARE SUPPLYING ADVANCE UNITS   First Army Three Miles Deep Into Reich On 9-  Mile Rhine Front   ADVANCES REPORTED BY THIRD U. S$. ARMY

Bridgehead Expanded To 11 Miles Along East Bank  Inside German Citadel   Americans Add Pontoon Bridges To Supply Mass Of Men And Armor Ready For Trip To Berlin

65 Dwellings Surrounded by Flood Waters   ‘ht Rise of Six Tenths of Foot in Mississippt

Crest in Flood ()f Mississippi Believed Near   Fall Forecast SundayStage Now 27.8 Feet

MORE CORN IS URGENT CALL OF THE WEA.      Shortages of Corn Acute for Feed and Processed Products

Pa. Highway Department Ready With Postwar . $100,.000,000 Program

5 Street Cars Scheduled for 63rd st. Line   New Trolley Cars and New Buses Proposed for Yeat  of 1946.

Southtown To Get New  Bus Service   Express Route Will Run from Airport to the Loop; Surface Lines to Add 1,275 Vehicles.

QPA’S PRICING POLICY HIT BY COURT RULING   Senate Warns Agency To Get Together With  Business

OPA Pricing Policies Hit Blow By Court   Told Present Ceilings Do Nol Allow Packers Adequate Profit; Admonished By Senale

Court Ruling Hits OPA Meat Ceilings   says Packers Can Not “Break Even”

UPA POLICES ON PRUGING BLASTED   Court Hits Beef Ceilings for Non-Processors.

COURT ATTACKS POLICIES OF OPA   Told Price Ceilings Eliminate Profits For Packers

Hold Packers Are Unable to Make a Profit   OPA's Price Ceiling Policy Hit Hard Blow by Court Ruling

OPA PRICE POLICIES REEL UNDER JUDICIAL RULING ON FRIDAY:  SENATORIAL URGINGS __ ALSO CALL FOR. BUSI. - NESS CONCESSIONS

Price Policies Of OPA Hit by Court Ruling   Agency Told Meat Ceilings Are Still Too Low

Court Ruling A Jolt To OPA Pricing Policy   Holds Ceilings For Nonprocessing Packers To Be Inequitable.

COURT ATTACKS OPA POLICIES   Charge Packers Unable t Make Adequate Profit

Court Rules On Price Ceilings   Contends Meat Packers Cannot Make Profit Under Present Regulations.

OPA Price Policies Reel Under Food Shortage Assaults  Court Rules Ceilings Do Not Let U. S. : Packers Break Even

OPA’s Pricing Policies Reel Under Court Blow   Agency Told Present Ceilings Forcing Packers to Bankruptcy

OPA’S PRICING POLICY SHAKEN   Court Rules Fresh Beef Packers Handicapped

OPA Policies Handed Blow   Court Rules Beef Ceiling Allows No Profits to Packers

OPA REELS FROM DOUBLE ATTACK   Judicial Blow Falls On Prieing Policies; Senate Tel'g OPA To Get Together With Business.   —BY MARIN L. ARROWSMITH.

REPUBLICANS HIT RED LEND-LEASE   Charge ‘Breach Of Faith’ In Continuance Of Program

Bloodiest European Wat Officially Ended Today   Agreement Formalizing Unconditional  Surrender To Be Ratified In Berlin 

News Day And Night   Surrender Will Be Confirmed And Ratified Today In Berlin   Fanatical Nazis  Stil} Fighting   some Resistance Reported  On Russian Front; Doenitz Offers Aid -

‘Fanatical Nazis Are Still Holding Out In Parts of Czechoslovakia and France

HOSTILITIES END OFFICIALLY AT 6.10 P. ML TODAY   Keitel To Ratity Formal Agreement In Berlin Session

War's Official End 3:01 p.m Oxnard Time  Fanatical Nazis Fight Isolated Rattlac S+il

Becomes Effective Today At 9:01; Proclaims May 13 Day of Thanksgiving

Cease Fire Is Ordered   Agreement Formalizing Surrender To Be Signed In Berlin Today

[Formal Surrender ‘Agreement Will Be Ratified In Berlin   Field Marshal Keitel Will Sign For Defeated Ger many; Few Continue Fight Despite Cease Fire Order Already Issued

FIVE YEARS Of CONFLICT COME TO CONCLUSION   Cease Fire Order Has Been Issued to Save Lives

Bloodiest War in European History Ends  Officially at 6:01 P. M.

»Hostilities Cease at > p.m. (CWT) To End ‘ Europe s Bloodiest War

5 Years Of War Is Finished   Official Time of War's End Set for 5:01 This Afternoon

Unconditional Surrender Will Be Ratified In Berlin   CEASE FIRE ORDER ALREADY SOUNDED   But Fighting Went On oday In Some Scattered Sectors

Fanatical Nazis Hold Out In Parts of Czechslovakia, French Ports, Channel and Aegean Islands

Personnel Changes Give Capital Jitters  Reorganizations Stir Many Federal Acencies

Cold Will Lessen Threat Of Floods   South, In Contrast, Enjoys Mild Temperatures

U.S. And Britain Aloot From New  Romanian Regime   Russians Backing Groz2 Government

ANNOUNCE “FACT FINDING” SETUP IN LABOR CRISIS   President Appeals for Return of 225.000 to GM. Plants in Special Message

CIO Electrical Workers Seek Review Of Wage-Raise Issue      Truman Advised That Under His Projected Policy Three Companies Asked to Work Out Effec‘tive Date for Wage Increases

Union Requests Review of Negotiations  Hollywood Studio Workers Go Back to Their Jobs

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Union Calls On Companies To Resume Talks   Seeks Settlement, Effective Date For Waae Boosts

Unions Ask For Review Of Demands   Electrical Workers: Take Action After Truman Sets Policy

{00.000 Per Month   This Is To Be New Draft Allotment, For Army Needs

900,000 Wanter For Armed Dut In Six Months  Draft Officials Ask Congress to Enact May Bill

CONGRESS HEARS MONTHLY REPORT OY INDUCTONS   By March Army Will Be Taking 100,000 Men Per Month

GOP Pearl Harbor Probers Seeking New Disclosures  Ask For Files In. Tyler Kent Case

GOP. Pearl Harbor Probers Look To Kent Case. FBI For New Disclosures

Scan New Pearl Harbor Leads   Files On Case Of Code Clerk In London Asked

Public Hearing In GM Dispute Opens Thursday   Fact-Finding Board ~ Takes Hand In 29-Day Auto Workers’ Strike.

FACT-FINDING BOARD SEEKS 10 SETTLE STRIKE   Takes Over Efforts Today In 29 Day Old UAW, GM Strike

FACT-F START WORK O} CIO-CM STRIKE   Scene of Long Labor Struggle Moves to Washington

Hold Parley On Strike in Washington   Fact-finding Board Call G. M. Executives and Un ion Leaders to Capital

Fact-Finding Board Takes A Hand in 29-Day Strike  CIO TURNS DOWN FORD PAY BOOST  Military Authorities Taking Part in Bus Strike

Auto Strike Talks Shift To Capital   President's Board t Open Hearings on Thursday

UAW Holds To Demands For Increase   Top Opponents Meet With Facts Board In Washington

BOARD MEETS TO TAKE UP G.M. STRIKE   President's FactFinding Board In Initial Meeting

FACT FINDING BOARD TRIES TO END G-M STRIKE   Top Opponents Gather in Washington for Discussion

FACT-FINDERS IN GM-UAW STRIKE READY TO MEET   Five-Day Hearing In Dispute Set To Begin Thursday At Capital

Truman's Board Begins Study of UAW-C10 Battle   Opponents in Wage Dispute In Washington for FiveDay Hearing   PACKARD PLANTS CLOSE IN DETROIT   Shortage of Parts Affects 10,000 More Workers; Picketing Continues

Huntington Police Seek Scar-Faced Soldier Affer Woman's Body Found

Woman’s Body Found In Autc Is Identified   Police Looking For Soldier in Connection Wilh Myslerions Slaying in Huatington, W, Va.

Stern Order  Issued by MacArthur   Acts To Lift Burden of Financing Militarism Off Nippon’s People.

M’Arthur Puts Drastic Tax On Jap War Profits   Orders Jap Government To Enact Measure At Once; Staggering Blow

Victory In Europe May Not st End War  NAZIS ARE DEFEATED RIIT WONT C1IIPRPERINEGCD cn alliee .ariet ricutr Ant

BITTER FIGHTING AFTER V-E LOOMS   Proclamation of End of Organized Resistance, When It Comes, Probably Not End On Military Scale

Heavy Fighting May Rage in Europe for Months After Victory Has Been Proclaimed by Allies

Battles Not To End With The V-E Day   Fighting Must Be Broken Down To Mere Guerrilla  Warfare By Fall.   NO COHESIVE FRONT

DOOM IS SEALED FOR GERMANY BY HISTORIC EVENT   Meanwhile. U. S. Third Army Drives Into Austria To Block Road to Hideout

Junction of Armies Splits Reich in Two   Linkup of Forces in Autrsia Believed Near; Russians, Americans and French  Drive to Cut Off Fuehrer’s Redoubt.

TWO GREAT ARMIES JOINED THURSDAY IN DRAMATIC MOMENT  CLIMACTIC EVENT OCCUR. RED AT TORGAU, 75 MILE! SOUTH OF BERLIN

Gen, Patton’s Forces Plunge Into Austria, Closer to Russian Troops

CASUALTIES ON OKINAWA REACH TOTAL OF 2,695   432 Yanks Killed Compar. ed To 5,009 Jap Dead And 22 Prisoners   BITTER RESISTANCE BEING ENCOUNTERED

JAPS IN SOUTH OKINAWA HALT YANK ADVANCE   No Substantial Changes in Battle Lines Are Reported

Okinawa Japs Hold Up Yanks   U.S. Losses 432 Dead, 166 axing. 7.103 Wounded

Stalemate on Okinawa: ‘Yank Infantry Delayed in Drive Toward Island Capital of Naha

Horse- Trading On George Bill  ChargedB vCox   Georgian Says Senate Passage Due To FDR Pressure For Wallace

Assails Passage  of George Bill   Asserts Senate Okay Due To Horse-Trading

House Approves Truman’s New  Succession Plan  Delay Is Anticipated When Bill Goes ae

Succession Bill Ready For Vote   May Go To Senate Today; Little Hope For Quick Action There.

House Approves Truman’s New Succession Plan  Delay Is Anticipated When Bill Goes Ta Inner Chamber

HOUSE SPEEDS VOTE ON SUCCESSION BILL   Hopes To Send Presidential Pian To Senate Today

THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION BILL . CALLED UP IN HOUSE   Proponents Determined tc Send It to the Senate Before Nightfall.   Little Hope of Such Quick Ac tion in the Senate Was Expressed.

Presidential  Bill Pushed    . Provides Succession . In Emergency Event

‘Hope To Put ‘Unions On Spot   CIO Takes Stand On  Controversial Issues

C10 Will Press  Pay-Increase Issue   Murray-to Prcpose WageBargaining Endorsement

CLO. Maneuvers To Put Other Unions on Spot   Labor Front Remains Quiet but Strike . . Threats Aré. Present

Attack  at Colmar  Launched   Nazis Deepen Wedge North of Strasbourg, Threaten Highways

GUBEN IS PUT UNDER SIEGE   Stalin Says 1,150,000 Nazis Killed, Taken in Winter Drive

VICTORY OVER HITLER NEAR, STALIN SAYS   KEY FORTRESS CITY OF GUBEN UNDER SOVIET SIEGE

Full Russian  victory near, Stalin claims  Puts nazi losses above a million

RED ARMY LAYS SIEGE TO GUBEN, GERMAN FORTRESS   Stalin Announces Russians Have Killed or Captured 1,500,000 Nazis in — Winter Offensive.   BIG EAST PRUSSIAN STRONGHOLD SEIZEL   Two Thousand Planes Batter Koenigsberg and Trapped Forces in Pocket Below Capital.

80,000 Being Held In American Zone Thousands More Ousted   Thousands More Ousted From Public Jobs

80,000-ARE.HELD UNDER AMG RULE   35,000 To Be Added To Mandatory Arrest List

3 B-29s Streak From Tokyo To ‘Washington   Breaking All Records In Swift Dash To Capital

Gains Momentum Northward Near Bastogne-Hubert   Two Heavy German Attacks On Either Side Of Third Army Corridor Repelled, Paving Way For Continuing Patton Drive.

Other U; S. Forces Cut 7 Miles Off Spearhead Aimed at Sedan; Big Push-Gaining Momentum Northward

POLICE ARE GIVEN ~ INCREASES IN PAY.   Wage Boosts oosts of $10.00 Monthly Granted by - @teaat Board >

POLICE ARE GIVEN INCREASES IN PAY   Wage Boosts of $10.00 Monthly Granted by Street Board

Russia Threatening to Negotiate Separate Treaties with 3 Countries

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  (Claim Russia Seeks Senarate Peace Treaties

WINISTERS FACE, SEROUS DEADLOLE ON BALKAN ISSUE   Russ Rumored to Be Threatening . Separate Feace Treaties

Deadlock Over Rule of Balkan Nations Develop:   Russia Said to Plan Separate Peace Treaties

President Shrewdly Places Spotlight on Document, Asking No Photography Nor Radio.

Treaty of San Francisco Delivered fe Senate in Person By Mr. Truman

RUN TO ESCAPE SOVIET ROLLER   MASS EVACUATION REPORTED FROM SILESIA

W. C. T. U. Petitions Railroads To Stop Sale Of Liquor On Trains

Other Units Fighting in ‘Wiener Neustadt, Located 25 Miles from Big Prize   WAR AT A GLANCE

Today’s War Bulletins   BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WESTERN FRONT   RUSSIAN FRONT

Superforts Turn Attention Toward Home Island Bases Of Suicide Planes

Superforts And Mustangs Over Shikoku Areas   Nip Sources Claim Suicide Planes Based In Seetor, On Kyushu Island Carried Out   Airfields Near Tokyo Also Hi   Broadea st Says Planes Carry Out “Strafing and Bombings” In Chiba, Lbaraki Prefectures

KYUSHU’S AIRBASES ALSO HIT   Suicide Planes Sink U. S. Warships Off  Okinawa, Claim

TOKYO RADIO ANNOUNCES NEW B-29 RAID MADE UPON JAPAN HOME ISLANDS

Bill Providing: Peace Delegate In Senate nate Test   Opposition Bloc Seeks to Restrict Delegate Powers

OPEN F UNITED NATIONS MEMBERSHIP   “Bill Would Provide U. S. Delegate, Armed Force Quota

UNITED NATIONS MEASURE = ~ COMES BEFORE THE SENATE   ISSUE OF PRESIDENTS POWER TO PLEDGE USE OF UV. 8. “TROOPS TO BE DECIDED

Gen. Spaatz To Head New Air Braneh      Tokyo Claims Airplanes Now Being Turned Out At Surprising Rate and Reshuffles Generals

Continued Extensive Strikes Which Yesterday Set Four Japanese Cities Afire,  Tokyo Broadcast Said   WRECKED 22 SHIPS; DESTROYED 22 PLANES   Bomb-Pocked Dozens of Airfields; Amazing Number of Planes Being Produc ed, Tokyo Says.

AUSSIE TROOPS CAPTURE. PORT OF BALIKPAPAN   Gen. MacArthur Officially Proclaims Liberation  Of Philippines

Japanese Boast Many Planes Turned Out   Liberation of the Philippines Hailed By MacArthur

‘US. acknowledges responsibility s ‘for sinking of Japanese relief ship

U.S. Acknowledges Blame for Sinking Of Jap Relief Ship   ‘Disciplinary Action’ Taken in Torpedoing Of Vessel With 1000

SUBMARINE SINKS” ~ JAP RELIEF. SHIP   U. S. Admits Torpedoing Vessel—Apology Sent -to. Tokyo

U. 8, TAKES BLAME FOR SENDING DOWN JAP RELIEF SHIF   Note Informs Tokyo Commander of Sub That Torpedoed Vessel Is Being Disciplined.   1,000 LOST LIVES, ONLY ONE SURVIVED   Washington Proposes Question of Indemnity, Demanded by Nippon, Wait Until End of War.

POTATO SHORTAGE IF WEATHER STAYS   ‘Shipment from Maine Held Up Because of Storms

ENEMY SUSPECTED IN DEATH OF MAN   Engineer Carried B-29 Engine Plans

Knights of Pythias Confer Second Degree On Peterson Brothers Tuesday Night

Knights of Pythias Confer Rank of Knight.on Peterson Brothers Tuesday Night

MacArthur Forbids Jap Atom Stud)   imposes Stiff Economic Controls, Including Wages and Prices.

"Frisco Frisco Parley Believed Near End; Veto. Trusteeship Accord in Sight

TheWarataGlance   By The Associated Press THE WAR AT. A GLANCE  tod- Prackc

CONFUSION REIGNS IN NANKING   Victors, Vanquished Work Side By Side In Bewilderment

EDITORIAL COMMENT MILITARY TRAINING OF AMERICAN YOUTHS  NEWSPAPERS DIVIDED UP ON MATTER OF FEYXPED.

FIRE DESTROYS HOME OF FRANK DOBBS   CLOUSE AND PEELER HELD) IN CINSINNATI

Today Is His 106th Birthday   Sulphur Man Oldest Voter in Oklahoma, Perhaps in U. S., Confederate Vet

MIDDLE EAST IS TROUBLE POINT   Section May Be Next Critical Testing Ground Of Big Three Unity

Chur éhill In No Need Of Royal Title   Name of Britain’s War Leadér Already So  , Famous That No ~ Awird Could Add to The Tastee

Knighthood for Winston Churchill Would Be Like Guilding the Lilly

THE PLAIN CHURCHILL NEEDS NO TITLE TO MAKE HIS NAME FAMOUS AND TITLE MIGHT OBSCURE FAME

AP FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST ANALYZES REASON CHURCHILL REFUSED ORDER OF THE GARTER

Churchill's Real Reason For Refusing Title May - Be One He Would Evade

Says Churchill Needs No Title   Begs King to Excuse Him from Accepting Honored Knighthood

War Goes on As Usual In The Pacific   No Time Out for Celebrating Peace in Kurope — New  Allied Blows Struck

AMERICAN MARINES FINALLY IN ON CLIMAX OF LONG BLASTINGS POURED UPON LITTLE TWO IIMA

TRE  WAR TODAY   Capture of Iwo Will So Tighten Air and Nayal Blockade That [t Will Be a Garrote Around Tokyo's Neck

The War Today   _Capture of Iwo Jima Will Fasten Qarenta an TMaleun Naale

A a a aaa  AMERICAN MARINES FINALLY IN ON CLIMAX OF LONG BLASTINGS POURED UPON TITTLE TWO TIMA

  Texas Newsman Repeats His Statement on  'U.S. Occupation Plans

HUGE CELEBRATION TO BE HELD ON 4TH   Day of Activities to Begin With Parade at 10 O’clock.

State Draft F aces Cut  mw i, ff.   Events In Pacific War In Recent Days Bring About Revision

To Consider In Drafting Peace Treaty   Slav Sovereignty Ove Trieste To Be Studied By Five:  Power Council.

YUGOSLAVIA LAYS CLAIM. TO TRIESTE:      Council of Foreign Ministers in Recess Today at London 

Yugoslavia Lays Claim To Trieste   Belgrade Also Wants Istria and Italian War Criminale

Nation Lists Four Claims  Upon Italy   Demands Presented To Five-Power Meet Drafting Peace Pact

Yugoslavia Lays Claim to Trieste And Istria Area   Will Ask- Sovereignty On. Grounds That Populatisn  Is Mostly Slav    TO PRESENT DEMAND TO ALLIED COUNCIL   Foreign Ministers Recess While Claims Against Italy Are Readied

YUGOSLAVS 10 SEEK CLAIMS AGAINST ITALY      Four Major Demands To Be Presented To Big Five Conference

Yugoslavs Lay Down Demands In North Italy      Country Claims Sovereignty Over Trieste And Entier Istria Area

Yugeslavs Clain Isirian Peninsula   Contend Majority. Pepulation Slavs

Sound Theme That War Has Been Lost by Hitler And: Stake Is ‘Your Life’

Brazil Declares War on Japan   U. S. Gains Confinned Use of Air Bases

TOKYO LOOKING FOR U.S. LANDING   Site Of American Base Captured; Chinese Admit Losses

‘se, lananese wavy Battles. South Kiangs  9 Town of Tayu in Offensive

No Truce Seen In FEPC Fight   Marcantonio Prepared To Battle  “All Summer. All Fall. All Winter’

Supporters Say They Are Prepared To Carry On Battle All Summer   Committee Balks  At Altering Rule:   Southerners Plan To Force Responsibility On War Agency On Fund Failure

ies on Cruiser Guam in the Pacific      eas Ives Sees Action Of! Japanese Islands

German View Toward Reds Is Revealed   Intelligence Officer Causes War Criminals Qreat Discamfort

Expect Truman To Assure Congress Of Troop Decision   Ratification of World Charter By Senate Foreseen Today

Senate to VoteToday on Charter   President Assures Congress Part in Deciding Troops Use

United Nations Charter Expected To Be Approved By U. S. Senate Today

Senate Expected To Ratify Charter By This Evening   Congress Assured It Will Have a Hand in Pledging Use of Troops

Senate Prepares To Ratify World Peace Charter   President Assures , Congress To Have Hand In Troop Pledges ©

RATIFICATION OF CHARTER ANTICIPATED   President Assures Congress Will Vote On Use of Troops

Krug Reveals ‘Pattern for Reconversion   Frees Three Essential Metals for Civilian Goods July 

METALS WILL BE FREED FOR CIVILIAN USE   Steel, Copper and Aluminum to Be Availabie July 1 for Manufacture of Goods for Domestic Purposes.

Report Decision To Restore Stee! For Civilian Use   Reconversion to Be Limited; May Drop More Controls

Pattern for Reconversion Is Unveiled   3 Essential Metals For Consumers Will Be Released July]

U.S. Takes Firm Stand at Parley   Drafting of Charter Faces New Delays

U.S. ASSUMES — , FIRMER STAND ON BUGABOOS   Opposes Any Changes In Voting Plans From Yalta

PLANES U ER MACARTHUR IN HEAVY ATTACH   HEAVIEST ATTACK OF WAR BY PLANES UNDER. MACARTHUR "COMMAND MADE AGAINST” : - JAPAN ,

Floods Menace 6 Dixie States   U. S. Weather Bureau Warns Lowland Residents To Move Out.

N.Y. Agencies Struggle to Ease Crisis   New Weather Sethacks Cause’ Other’ Cities to Widen Shutdown

New Emergency Measures Taken _In State's Fight Against Rail Tieup and Big Shortage of Fuel and Foo

NEW SECRET PLANE DEVELOPED IN OHIO   Never Used in War, But Was Better Than Jet Planes

LOGAL CHURCHES TO AID IN RAISING OF $25,000,000   Methodists in the ChillicotheRichmond District to Give Support.   THEY WILL RAISE $30,585.   The Money Will Be Spent for World Relief and Reconstruction.

FLEET, PLANES RIP WO JIMA   Battleships Active In Attack  ee ee een  Stronghold Only 750

ISLAND BASE 1S HARD HIN   NOT A JAP PLANE IN AIR DURING COMBINED BEA AND AIR ATTACK ON Two JIMA

Goebbels Says Foreign Workers Will Leave — Reich As Real Friends

Loafing Charged at Big Navy Yard   Senators Tell Of Waste Ate ~ Norfolk Base; Report! Made

Boondoggling, Waste Charged At Norfolk   Senators Mead (D-NY And Ferguson R-Mich. Report to Senate on Navy Yard Inquiry

Scandal at Norfolk: Loafing, Boondoggling and Waste Reported by Senate Investigators

NORFOLK WASTE CHARGE DENIED   Senators Claim Navy Yard Workmen Squander Time  And Materials

NAVY YARD WASTE, LOAFING CHARGED   SENATORS FIND HUNDREDS IDLE AND OTHERS MAKING CHECKERBOARDS.

Farmer Faith Being Sought By Anderson   New Agriculture Head Says This Would Be Solution To Food Problems

Anderson Sets Sights to Fill U.S. Cupboarc   Farmer Confidence in Pric Floor is Food Czar’s KFivat (thiertive

FOOD SHORTAGES WILL CONTINUE   Anderson Says First Task Will Be To Create  Farmer Confidence

Confidence of farmers is first task  Anderson seeks creat production

Sec. Anderson Reassuring To Farmers   New Member of Cabinet Preparing To Feed Nation

Venda Jones Held For Action Of Cour      Former Local Woman Is Accused of Kidnapping

Jap Casualties 1600 Dead and  200 Captured  Australians Moving In on Oil Fields  in Borneo Battle

Yanks cross Cagayan in 13 mile push   Nip casualties eontinue heavy

CAGAYAN RIVER IS SPANNED BY 37TH DIVISION   Advance Places Troop: Three Miles From Capita Of Province   MORE JAP PRISONERS ARE BEING CAPTURED

U.S. Soldiers Help Europeans “To Merry Xmas   Service Men Play Santa for Hungry Children © in Germany, Italy

Yule Spirit FollowsYanks Over World   Bleakness of War Gives Way to First Peacetime Christmas

Rieht Would Remain tIotact   10 Die In Crash Of First B-29 to Bomb Tokyo Area

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PRESIDENT GREETS DIPLOMATIC CORPS   Discusses Impending Rus: sian Diplomatic Visit With Herriman _

ruman Greets nvoys, Hopes  or Good Feelings   President Shoulders Many Problems In Work-Packed Day

Truman Looks To World Era Of Goodwill   President Receives Diplomatie Corps During Busy Day

TRUMAN MEETS 59 DIPLOMATS   President Voices Hope For Good Feeling Among Nations

Reports from Across State Indicate This to Re Holiday in True Sense of Word -- First Complete Cessation of Work Since Attack (in rs Harbor -- Turkeys Plentiful

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Wheat and Corn Are Quite Scarce   Record Crops Fail _ To Meet Demand; Visible Supply Drovs

ALL NINTH GRADES ‘G00 JUNIOR HIGH   Superintendent Seltzrnan Says It Will Facilitate —  Program .   HIGH SCHOOL AT 8:20

GO TO JUNIOR HIGH   Superintendent Saltzman  Says It Will Facilitate  Program    IHIGH SCHOOL AT 8:20   At Junior High

Critics Of Big 4 Seek Plan For  ‘Peace- Keeping On Regional Basis

Big 4 Plan  Of Guarding Peace Meets Opposition    Regional Setup Is Obtaining Support

OPPOSE BIG 4 SECURITY PLAN   Small Nations Want Peacekeeping Agency On Regional Basis

Regional Basis .  For Peacekeeping  Issue at Parley Pan-American Nations Desire  Assurance of Local Action Withant fnicida Infariaranera

Big-Four Peace Plan Criticized   Nations Prefer More Regional Basis For Keeping Future Peace

SMALL NATIONS ATTACK BIG 4 SECURITY PLAN   Crities Want Peace Kept On More Regional Basis

DEMAND KEEPING OF PEACE ON A REGIONAL BASIS  SOME NATIONS BALK AT ALL-POWERFUL

BIG FOUR PLAN FOR ALL-POWERFUL WORLE COUNCIL ATTACKED   ISSUE, GROWING IN IMPORTANCE, TO TEST AMERICAN LEADERSHIP   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic Wawe Mdltar

Big-Four Plan for All-Powerful Council to Guard Peace Attacked by Nations Favoring Regional Authority

World Peace Big-4 Plan Under Attack   Many Nations Plead Against Adoption of World Council System

Peace Guard Plan Meets Opposition  All-Powerful World Council Proposed by Big Four Attacked

World Counei Plan Attacked By: Minorities   “Small Nations : Want ‘Regions: To Keep the. Peace’

Plan To Guard World Peace Is Causing Stir   San Francisco Conference Delegates Want To Put Peace-Keeping on a More Regional Basis.

-—CONFERENCE~~ Attack Big . Four Draft   Proposal . For All-Power. ful World Council Is Under Fire

SECURITY PLANS HIT NEW SNARLS   Regional Policing Program Being Worked Out

WORLD COUNCIL PLAN ATTACKED   Several Nations Favoring Reg!onal Security Pacts

Small Nations Attack Big 4 Plan for Council Guardiancschin af Peace

BIG FOUR PLAN FOR ALL-POWERFUL WORLE COUNCIL ATTACKED   ISSUE, GROWING IN IMPORTANCE, TO TEST AMERICAN LEADERSHIP

U.S. Leadership Faces Test at Peace Meeting  Amerjes Pramntec   America Promotes World-Wide  Saorty Cone

All-Powerful World Council Is Opposed   Placing Responsibility Of Maintaining Peace On More Regional Basis Is Urged At Conference

Plan Of Big-Four To Make World Security Council All-Powerful Is Attacked   Several Nations Want To Put Peace Keeping On More Reqional Basis

Big Four Plan Under Attack Today   Want Peace Keeping Put On More  Regional Basi:

Herriot Recalls Churchill Tears At France’s Fall   Ex-Premier Fights Bitterness Against  U.S. and France

Hinshaw Asks House Part in Treaties   CALIFORNIAN PROPOSES RESOLUTION TO DIVIDE RATIFICATION POWER

LAW SAYS NAZIS TO BE PUNISHED   British Minister Of Stat Discloses Plans Of Allied Nations

Coal Operators Attack Lewis’ Strike Notice  NLRB Asked to Cancel Move By UMW Leader

Nazis Admit Reds Link Ode Bridgeheads in Berlin Drive   Soviet Armies Also Cut Off Danzig From Gdynia, Moscow Announces

Reds Aim Triple Thrust at Reich,  Drive on Berlin  Nazis Take One Bridgehead and

Ceilings on Used Cars Drop Jan.    OPA Orders 4 Pet.  Slash in Prices

USED CAR CEILINGS CHOPPED 4 PER CENT   Reduction To Go In Effect On Deals After Jan. 1

Details of Germany Control Plan Announced in Four Allied Capitals

Fourteen Persons Die In Chicago Hotel Fire   All Of Dead Were Permanent Guests Of General Clark Hotel On Edge Of Loop

Chicago Hotel Fire Kills 14   Five Gthers Injured In Spectacular Blaze At Gen. Clark Hotel.

14 PERISH, 5 INJURED AS FIRE RAZES HOTEL   Firemen Search Ruins For Bodies In Chicago Blaze

Chicago Hotel Blaze Kills 14   5 Othees Injured In Midnight Alarm

FOURTEEN.DIE IN FIRE   Conflagration n Rages Three Hours In Chicago p Hotel

Fiames Sweep General Clark, Gn Edge of Chi-, cago Loop; Victims Trapped In Rooms

Flames Sweep Old Structure On North Clar}   Victims Are Unable To Escape Rooms When Blaze Spreads

14 Persons Die And 5 re rie  In Hotel Fire   Nets. Ladders Used To Rescue Guests From Chicago's General Clark

14 PERISH IN CHICAGO BLAZE   Continue Hunt for Bodies in General Clark Hotel

14. Die in Fire in Chicago Hote  Old General Clark Totally Destroyed

CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE KILLS 14   Firemen Still Search Ruins For More Bodies

14 PERISH IN HOTEL BLAZE AT CHI LOOF   Many Guests Fled and Were Rescued From Fiery Death at General Clark Hotel Today.

14 PEOPLE DIE IN LOOP HOTEL FIRE   SEARCH RUINS FOR ADDITIONAL BODIES IN CHICAGO HOSTELRY

FIRE CONSUMES LSTORY CLARK STREET HOTEL   5 Persons Injured Fleeing Spectacular Night Blaze

—FIRE—  CHICAGO HOTEL FIREKILLS   Five Others Injured In Spectateular EarlyMorning Blaze

Fourteen Die During Fire At Chicago Hotel   Scores Are Rescued As Flames Roar Through 40-Year-Old Building On Clark Street

14 Persons Die In Chicago Fire   Six-Story Hotel On Edge of Loop Burns

14 Killed in Chicago Fires   Spectacular Blaze Sweeps Old 7-Story General Clark Hotel

CHUNGKING POST AWAITS COMING OF WAINWRIGHT        Highest’ U. S. Captive Free After U. S. Chutists 5 Reach Prison

Wainwright Safe: Rescued By Yanks   Paratroopers Land Near Jap Prison Camp In Man churia General Well

WAINWRIGHT I N SAVED IN RAID  QN JAP PRISON   ONGRESS 10 WA 10 TO WORK ON SA LECONVERSION ON   Nips Protest, But U. S. Unlikely to Halt Rescues

WAINWRIGHT 18 SAVED IN RAID ON JAP PRISON   Nips Protest, But U.S. Unlikely to Halt Rescues

PRESTON SCHOOL PROBE LAUNCHED   PERSONS RESPONSIBLE TO BE FIRED: WARREN

ANNUAL YOUTH EVENT MIN CARROLL COUNTY WILL BE MARCH-16-17   ORGANIST OF CADLE TABERNACLE WILL GIVE MUSICAL  PROGRAM

Strike Threat To B-29 Raids  Foe Can't Stop Blows Workers Can, Claim

Dodge-Chicago ‘Strikers Will Return To Work   Patterson’ Says Tieup Is Interfering With Attacks On Japan.

SALE OF BONDS NOW STANDS AT 50 PER CENT   Everyone Must  Realize ‘That This is a Critical Time

DRIVE HALF OVER; BOND SALES LAG   Pledging in the County 0. K. But  Actual Purchase Not Progressing Sufficiently

COUNTER REDS’ DELEGATE PLAN   Expected To Answer Soviet With Request That U.S. Be Given 48 Seats

May Counter Red Demand   Roosevelt Has Proposal For American Delegation Of 18 For Council.

ROOSEVELT HAS PLAN TO BLOCK SOVIET DEMAND   Delegate from Each State May Attend The World Security Assembly

READY TO MEET SOVIET DEMAND   Roosevelt May Ask for 48 U. S. Votes in Assembly

President Holds Ace in Hand For ~ Red Demand at Big 3 Conference

FOR HAS PLAN TO BALK ASS N ASSEMBL   May Meet Moscow Delegate Proposal With One for 48 Delegates.

May Ask 48 Votes for U. S.   FDR May Counter Red Demand With Vote For Each U. S. State

Roosevelt May Cornter Red Demand By Proposing 48 U.S. Security Votes

FOR TO PARRY STALIN'S BID   May Ask Place On Security Council For Each  State In Union

‘American Delegation Of 48, One For Each State, May Meet Russia Demand ‘At Proposed World Security. Meeting

FDR MAY COUNTER RED DEMAND WITH PROPOSAL OF OWN   May Suggest’ American Dele‘gation of 48 at Proposed World Security Council If Soviets Ask Multiple Representation

Production: Board Order Prohibits Outside Lighting   SIGNS, WINDOW LIGHTS, Ete. TO BE BLACKED OUT FEB. ist TO SAVE FUEL

LAGUARDIA CURFEW DEFIANCE MAY BE POLITICAL MANEUVER   BYRNES APPEALS FOR OTHER CITIES TO ENFORCE MIbNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT  = DEADLINE

TRANS! TION FROM WAR TO PEACE MAY COME LATE IN 1946   Providing Things Go Smeoth. ly Amrcica, Now Beseiged With Labor Troubles, May  Complete Change-Over Nex F. & eeneee

Krug Predicts Full Transition TEAM Goes Well   Decline In National lucome And Production To Be Halted Early Next Year

DECLINE 10 BE HALTED EARLY IN “46—KRUG   Nation Still to Face Difficult Problems, Says WPB Chief

WPB Chief Says Strikes May Disrupt   Reconversion Slated To Be Completed By End Of 1946

WPO HOLDS 100TH AND FINAL MEETING   Krug Says Nation Faces Toughest Hurdle Between Now and Soring.

SEES 1947 OK F NO STRIKES NOR INFLATION   WPB Chairmian’s Last Report Forecasts an Orderly Industry Change.

BY EARLY SPRING   Reconversion Will Be Completed By The End of 1946   UNLESS STRIKE FACTORS INTERFERE   Forecasts Made By War Production Chairman J. A. Krug

Job Situation To Be Eased By  Spring, Belief   Period of Confusion, Uncertainty Expected By Chairman of WPB

KRUG REVEALS 186 BILLION ' DOLLARS SPENT DOES NOT INCLUDE SECRET WEAPONS EXPENDITURES.

Nation Facing Tough Hurdles In Reconversion Between Now And Spring, Krug Declares

Nation Faces.  Trying Time   Reconversion Period  To End Late In 1946

KRUG: DECLINE IN PRODUCTION TO END IN 1946   Forecast Made on Assumption of Orderly “Reconversion

WPB HEAD SEES UNEMPLOYMENT PEAK IN SPRING   U. S. War Cost 186 Billion

America Will Finish Peace  By *46-Krug   Chairman Predicts This At 100th, Final Meeting, Of Wpr   ‘Ty All, GOES WELL.

U.S. Changeover to Peace by Late 1946   Krug Predicts Decline in Nations - Income, Production to be Halted Farly Next Year: Last WPB Parley

Reconversion Period May End Late in 1946   Chairman Krug Says Decline in National Income to Halt Seon

ir ug Sees More Jobs By Spring If Strikes Stop   War Production Chairman Expects Completion Of Re: conversion By Summer

TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE WILL COME LATE IN 1946   FINAL MEETING WAR PRO. DUCTION BOARD BRINGS “ RECONVERSION REPORT

War - To-Peace Shift To Last For 12 Months   Krug Predicts That Shrinking Income To Be Stabilized

JEPFERS BPECOYVERING   Unemployment Will Decline By Spring Says J. A. Krue

RECONVERSION HURDLES CITED   Chairman Krug Gives Predictions At Final WPB Meeting

RECONVERSION'S END DUE IN 1946   Krug Sees Hardest Hurdles Between Now, Spring

Troops Poised For Invasions.  This Thursday   MacArthur Flies North in Preparation for Entry Into Japan—Surrender Ship and Fleet Units at Anchor in Tokyo Bay

MacArthur Leaves To Jom Missouri   . Namesake of Conimodore Perry’s Ship

Halsey Leads Mighty Fleet Into Tokyo Bay   Gen. Wainwright Eagerly Accepts Invitation To Witness Formalities

Wainwright to Be Present at Formal Surrender by Japs   Airborne Troops Raise Stars and Stripes At Atsugi Airfield; Large Forces All Set For Landing in Nippon on Thursday

Third Fleet Steams Into Bay At Tokyo   Large Scale Landigs Are In Preparation Around Capital Area

Supreme Allied Commander Prepares for Triumphal Entry into Japan Thursday   "Old Glory’ Flies for First Time in Victory over Conquered Nippon; Sea and Airborne Troops Are Poised for Large-Scale Landings; Warships from Aleutians Are Expected to Take Part in Occupation

Road Funds Get Approval   $3,000,000 Voted by Congress to Start U.S.-State Program

PROGRAM IN U.S. VOTED   Senate Favors Immediate Start on $3,000,000,000 Worth of Federal-State Highway Construction in Nation.

FOR A ROAD START   Congress Votes for Action on Federal-State High _way Program

3 Billion Dollar Highway Progran Given Go-Ahead   An Immediate Start; Passage Is by Voice Vote; Kansas Slated For a Large Shara

Congress Votes $3 Billion Road Building Start   Big Postwar Program To Begin Soon

Vote A Quick Start On Big Road Program   Senate Passage Sends Authorization _Legisla. tion To White House.

$3,000,000,000 Road Program Is Approved   Senate Passes and Sends to White House Legislation Permitting Start on Post-War Federal-State Highway Construction

SOLONS START BALL ROLLING ON ROAD BUILDING PROCRAM   Big Post-War Highway Pian Calls  for. Expenditure of Gver Three Billion Dolfars im Next Three Years

Neosho River   Vote Start On Roads   Congress Gives Green Light to Vast Highway gram; Still-Must:  Approvriate Money

Team up for  Road Building   Outlay of Over Three Billion in Next Three Years

cisenhower Intends To Liquidate’ All The Nazi Business Interests   MacArthur Orders Japan ToCut — All Restrictions On Civil Liberties

Drastic New Law Wipes Out All Nazi Ownership   Party Control of German Business  To Be Thing of Past; Aimed at Financiers

CURFEW SHOWDOWN COMING IN TOLEDO   Union To Apply Pressure I Theater Stays Open

Strikes at a Glance   Patton Is Getting Along in Hospital ‘Like a House Afire   55,000 Service Men Due Today at Eight Ports   Busses Roil Again

Greyhounds Buses Are Rolling Again   Strike That Tied Up Transportation in Eight States Is Ended

OHIO BOYS’ TOWN PLAN PROPOSED   Reams Would Alter Present BIS Procedure

BOOLITTLE TELLS WHAT ANF WANTS   400,000 Regular Officers, Men; Million Reserve Are Needed.

ss DOOLITTLE SAYS  ARMY AIR FORCE WANTS 400,000 MEN  RESERVE OF ONE  "MILLION OFFICERS AND MEN AISO DESIRED

NEW QUIBREAK OF POLIO TUESDAY   Twenty Cases Reported in Freeport. Business Places Closed.

TRUMAN PREPARES FOR LONGER VISIT   Conference Speech Will be Delivered Next Week

PROLONG VISIT   Now Expected to Go Before San Francisco Parley Next Tuesday

PRESIDENT PLANS TO MAKE TALK TUESDAY   San Francisco Will Net Close Unti Next Week; To Extend Vacation .

PRESIDENT PLANS TO PROLONG HIS NORTHWEST VISIT   Will Fly Monday, Instead of Friday, to Address Delayed Closing Session of Security Meet.   MUST CANCEL A TALK WITH GOVERNOR DEWEY   Meanwhile, Truman Takes Time Out From Vacation to Present Congressional Medal to Yank.

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Argentina Severs Her Connections With American Nations as a Group

Argentina Severs Her Last Connection With Nations of Pan-American Union

ventina Cuts k With  erican Unit   ill Not Participate Future Meetings of n-American Union

CASE WORKERS OUT. ON-STRIKE   Walkout Affects 4 Plants of Company

Press Action ~ Against Japs  War Criminals Face Quick Prosecution

Se A COLUMN  ABOUT IOWA   Starting Probe of “TF ost’’ Ration Books

Japs To Fight  For Philippines ‘Even Though Tokyo’ Should Be Destroyed

THE CITY SCHOOLS. TOREOPEN MONDAY   This Is Last Respite for Stu‘dents Until the Easter ,  Macation - . wo ‘   REVIEW TERM’S WORK

THE CITY SCHOOLS TO REOPEN MONDAY   This Is Last Respite for Students Until the Easter ,  Vacation   REVIEW TERM’S WORK

WILL GET MORE LAMB   WFA Announces Five ‘Per Cent Increase for Civilians

LET GERMANS REPAIR WAR DAMAGE-FD.R   Pres, Roosevelt Finds Merit in Idea Of Russians

Report On Crimea Taken Fairly Well By Congressmen   Some Fear Legislative Branch Hasn’t Been  Told Enough

President Has First News Conference After Crimea Return   TALKS OF TREATIES   Senate to Set Number Arising From Yalta Decisions

FDR OKAYS PLAN TO USE NAZI LABOR   Germans Would Be Used to Help Rebuild Russia

FDR BACKS USE OF GERMANS TO MEND DAMAGE      Okays Soviet Postwar Plan; Yalta Report Wins Majority of Congress: To  . Submit Several Treaties.

F.D.R. Would Use German Ex-Soldiers To Repair War Damage to Russian Areas

Roosevelt Backs Use of Nazis To Repair Damage   First Hand Look At German Destruction Prompts Agreement with Russians.

Holds Press Conference On His Trip   Says Several Treaties Wil. Be Submitted to U. §.  senate

German Labor Mav Rebuild  Soviet Union   . ; . . Roosevelt Favors Using Ex : Soldiers To Carry Out  Reconstruction

FDR Favors Using ‘Nazi Soldiers to Rebuild Russia   Agrees With Idea of Having Them Repair War Damage, He Tells Press   MANY TREATIES SEEN ARISING FROM YALTA   These and Werld Security Charter Will Be Submitted to the Senate

NEWSMEN PRAISED   Voluntary Censorship Failure Would Have Meant Free Speech Loss —

LEAHY STRIKES AT RICHARDSON   Asserts He Doesn’t Recal Many Of Quiz Remarks

Leahy Surprised By Richardson’s 1940 Warnings   Replaced Admira! Told Roosevelt Fleet Was Unmanned and Unready for War

Admiral Richardson’s Protests That Fleet Was “Unmanned” and “Unready” Surprised President’s Chief of Staff.

Leahy Surprised Navy Not Ready For War In 194)   Doesn't Recall What Was Said At Conference With F.D. R.

Admiral Says He Hurt F.R.'s Feelings  Believes That Is Why He Lost

FDR’s Naval Chief Thought Fleet Prepared Leahy Surprised At Admiral's Protest

Leahy Heard In Probe of Pearl Harbor   Says Richardson’s Protests in 1940 Came as Surprise

Leahy Voices Surprise At Richardson Protest Of Unready U.S. Fleet

Richardson’s Tale Surprise States Leahy   Former Governor of Porto Rico and Chief of Staff Says  Navy Had Been Ready

Admiral Hurl Roosevelt's Feelings   Reason s Given For Detachment of: Adm. Richardson

‘Admiral Tells Probers He Was Ousted For ‘Hurting Roosevelt’s Feelings’

LEAHY BELIEVED FLEET WAS READY FOR WAR IN 194   Admiral Testifies He Was Surprised at Richardson’s Protests Warships Were Undermanned.   LATTER ATTRIBUTES OUSTER TO HIS STAND   "Declares He Was Told He Hurt President’s Feelings— Says Latter Could Have Strengthened Navy.

Memories Of Conversation Dont Agree   Leahy Had Contended The U. S, Fleet Was Ready For Battle. President’s Feelings Hurt

Leahy Believed Fleet Was Ready For War in 1940   Richardson's Protest: Came as Surprise, Admiral Says

Schwellenbach Succeeds Miss Perkins, Rep. Anderson Is Given Agriculture Portfolio And Tom Clark Is New Attorney General.

Four Cabinet Shifts Made By President   New Secretaries Of Labor. Agriculture And Attorney General Named

West Given  New Prestige Perkins, Wickard Anc Biddle Leave Posts

NAMES LIBERALS TO NEW POSTS   Labor, Agriculture, Attorney General Picke:

West Given Added Prestige in Three Cabinet Nominees   Three Members of FDR's Official Family Have Been Replaced

Truman's Four-Way Cabinet Reshuffle Gives West More Prestige and Subtracted Age

Truman Nominates  3 New Secretaries Tom C. Clark, Lewis Schwellenbach,  Clinton Anderson Join Hannegan As New Truman Cabinet Members

West Given 2 Recognition   Governnient Moves. off Hudson When Truman Names New Cabinet Members +

Four New Cabinet Members   Tom Clark for Biddle: Schwellenbach For Perkins; Anderson Replaces Wickard

THREE CABINET CHANGES MADE   New Secretaries of Agriculture, Labor and Attorney General Named.   FROM WESTERN SECTION

Cabinet Shift Brings West New Prestige   Successors to Biddle, Parkins and Wickard Named by President

Four Cabinet Changes By Truman Apparently Will End Government Shakeup

TRUMAN STANDS PAT ON 4-WAY CABINET CHANGE   Names New Agriculture Labor Secretaries, Attorney General

Reshutfle In Cabinet Made By President   Mr. Truman Announces New Secretaries of Agriculture and Labor and New Attorney General.

CABINET MOVES WIN APPROVAL   Changes Made by Truman Well Received in Congressional Circles

Cabinef Shift  Ends Influence Of Easterners   Four New Members [1 President Truman's Official Family

West Gains In Cabinet Shuffle   ‘Liberal Tinge”’ Retained by Changes, Political Observers Feel

Biddle, Perkins and Wickard Go Out as New Attorney General, Labor Secretary and Agriculture Secretary Named by By Truman—General Reaction Favorable

Cabinet Shakeup; Perkins, Biddle And Wickard Out   Further Shifts Imminent; May Keep Stettinius

Truman Shuffles Cabinet; Names 3 Secretaries  Clork, Schwellenbach Anderson In Justice, Labor And Agriculture

REPLACES BIDDLE, CLAUDE WICKARD AND MRS. PERKINS   CLARK, ANDERSON AND SCHWELLENBACH TO — TAKE THEIR POSTS

THREE NEW SECRETARIES APPOINTED   Truman Nominees Put Emphasis On West; Men Younger

President Truman Stands Pat on Cabinet Reshuffle   Three Appointments; Clark, Attorney Gen.; Schwellenbach, Labor. Anderson, Agriculture

fruman Names 3. New Cabinet Memhers   West. Gams. Added Prestige As Sweeping Changes Affect Four Coverament Dice.

Truman Reshuffles Cabinet 4 Ways--Added Prestige Given To West States

PRESIDENT TRUMAN STANDING PAT ON CABINET RESHUFFLE  } NEW SECRETARIES AGRI - CULTURE, LABOR AND Al TORNEYV CENERATL NAME

MISS PERKINS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED   Schwellenbach Appointed Secretary Of Labor   CLARK, ANDERSON   Named Attorney General, Farm Chief Succeeding Biddle, Wickard

Truman Picks 3 New Figures Ih  Cabinet Shuffle   New Agriculture Secretary Will Also be Food Czar; Wickard- Heads REA.

West Gains In Cabinet Reshuffle   Clark, Anderson And Schwellenbach Appointed

FOUR CHANGES ADD PRESTIGE TO U.S. GROUP   Cabinet Appointments Are Announced by President Truman in Reshuffling His Official Family.

Perkins, Wickard, Biddle And Walker Are Replaced  WEST GETS EDGE Schwellenbach. For.         Schwellenbach, For mer Senator, New  Labor Head

RATION POINTS ON LARD HIKED   Shortening And Cooking Oils Included In OPA Boost

Lard Goes Up To 12 Points   So Do Salad. Cooking Oils: Butter, Margarine Remain Same.

POINTS BOOSTED ON LARD, OILS   Increase Is Fifth Since Beginning Of Year

OPA Raises Points on Shortenings   New Hike Effective Now in Face Of Small Supply

Lard Ration Value Raised Two Points   Continued Decline of Shortening and Oil Stocks Reported

Point Cost Of Lard, Fats Hiked to 12   Butter and Margarine Ration Values Unchanged

Ration Value - Of Lard Hiked   Shorteniag, Cooking Oil: Also Boosted 2 Points

Cooking Fats Cost Two More Points   Ration Value of Batter, Margarine Wass RET seat

Increase Points on Cooking Fats  Margarine, Butter Values Unaffected

Three Injured” In Early Crash   Autos Collide Headon At Intersection Of  Virginia And Summit.

Three Injured in.  Car Crash Here   Buhl and Twin Falls Residents in Wreck

Two Women and Man Escape  Serious Injury in Collision   Boy, Being Taken to Hospital in Cab,  le inhurt in Three-Way Accident

Auto, Truck Collide; ~ Three Persons Hur!   Autoist Arrested Following Collision on Greencastle Pike

Franco Says He ls Acting Leader Only   Is Serving Until Return Of Monarchy

Scientist Reports On Atom Work in  Chicago Environs   ‘Suicide Squad’ Stood By, Ready to Die . fo Save City if  Blast Came’

RECESS PLANS IN DEADLOCK   BUPPORTERS OF -APPROPRIA. _T10N FOR EMPLOYMENT  AGENCY THREATEN 8ES ’ SION ALL SUMMER

CONGRESS FACES FIGHT ON FEPC   Proponents Of Agency Threaten Summer Session

Solon Threatens to Keep Congress in Session Until FEPC Fund Is Approved

Rain And Cold Delay Nation’s Food Program   Sunshine Could Bring A Good Recovery For ‘Victory Crop’ However.

Frost and Rain Wreck Planting Season; Recovery Is Still Possible

Rains Limif Food Outlook   Might Be Some Recovery Of Good Crop Prospect if  Sunshine Returns, Stays

WEATHER HITS CROPS IN U. S.   Rain, Frost Damage Hinders Food for Victory Campaien

Nation’s Food for Victory Plans Get Temporary Setback   ‘Bad Weather Hits Farmers; Sunshine Could Bring Recovery

Crop Prospects Become Gloomy  Serious Situation Developing in Nation

TOO MUCH RAIN FOR THE GROPS   ‘Farmers Will Remember 1945 Planting Season By — One Word: Rain.

Heavy Rains Delay Planting In Many Sections Of Nation; Heavy Losses In Food Noted

TEMPERATURES:   Food Production Is Threatened By Rain Following Frosts

Rain, Frost Delay Crops, Damage High   Bumper Harvest  Hones Hit Hard

NATION'S FOOD ~ PROGRAM HURT   Survey Reveals Hard Rains Delayed Crops in East And South Areos

LOCAL UNITS GET CASH FROM STATE   $917,265 Returned to Gogebic County, $459,256 To Ontanacon.

Reds Explain Downing B-29      Apology Is Offered After _. $trong Protest From MacArthur

Reds Apologize for Shooting Down B-29 after MacArthur Files Protest

U5, BATTLESHIPS SHELL ISLAND 30) MILESFROM JAPAK   Carrier Planes Join in Battering Enemy Ships, Aireraft and Airdromes in Rvyukvus.   TARGETS INCLUDE BIG NAVAL AND AiR BASE   Heavy Toll Taken in Sky Fights in Earlier Attack —TIwo American Warships Damaged.

16-Inch Guns Lobbing Shells Into Okinawa   Mitscher’s Carrier Forces Also On Rampage; Formosa Is Pounded Hard

Two-Way Strike Pounds Japan %n Ryukyu Isles   Sixteen-Inch Guns of U. S. Warships Bombard Empire in Closest Surface  Action of Conflict Against Nipponese

Argentina Status Statement Likely   Inter-American Group  Sees Admission Later

Four Cities Threatened:   Bremen, Hannover, Brunswick Hamburg Near Capture

Advance Into Germany May Isolate Danes   Capture of Four Big Reich Cities Believed Imminent

ERIS NEAR IN BELGIUM   STRIKES THROUGHOUT NATION THREATENED AS RESULT OF DISPUTE OVER KING LEOPOLD

General Strike and Violence Hinted in Belgium if King Resumes Throne

War Plant Conversion  ‘Is Rapid   Process Of Converting To Peacetime Work Is Moving Rapidly In Middle West Factories

U.S:-Strives for ‘Big 3’ Harmony   Move to End Friction Revealed by Stettinius

Fort Dix Extends 60 Pointers’ Furlouchs To Discharge Date   Seek Release Of 300 Boston  Do pine BoA Amen Fake

STATE G. 0. P. NAMES ITS SPRING SLATE   Also Selects Battle Creek Man  State Chairman:

Germans Will Administer Reich By Allied Order   No Intention of Undertaking Burden Churchill Asserts; Question on Doenitz

Doenifz Role Brings Demand For Explanation   Prime Minister “Fails to Answer Commons Inquiry

Allies to Direct German Regime  Will Administer Their Own Affairs

CHURCHILL SAYS GERMANY MUST LEAD OWN LIFE   However, Defeated Nation Will Be Required to Obey Allied Orders

Big-3 Says Reich Must Assume Task Of Ruling Populace   Churchill Informs Conunons Role Of Victors Will Be Supervisors; Strict Ohedience Will Be Ordered

Administering Of Germany To  Be By People   Prime Minister Says Allies Not Going To Undertake Burden,   BY ALLIED DIRECTION

BUT WILL BE UNDER ALLIED SUPERVISION   Churchill Telis Commons It Is Not the Intention of Victors to Undertake Burden of Administration Themselves.

Germans To Administer Country Under Allied Orders, Says Churchill

Nazis to Govern Under Direction   Churchill Says Allies Will Not Be Burdened  With Administering

Allied Control In. Government Run By People   Germans to Have Civil Administration, Relieving Allies from Duties

IN OBEDIENC TO ORDERS OF ALLIES   Refuses To Talk On Role Of Admiral Doenitz   As To Occupation Zones In Germany, Austria Are Yet To Be Settled

OPPOSED TO SHORTS      ‘Wichita Citizens Present Petition to City Fathers

INDUSTRIAL TRADE EDUCATION URGED BY “VET GROUPS   Bucks Co. School Directors Very Highly Commend Stockham’s Interest   TO EXPAND PROGRAM   For Publishing of Pamphlets on Bucks County History and Geography

Outings, Motoring Are Popular  Clear Skies Help To Make . Labor Day Memorable Here

Outings, Motoring Are Popular Cutings; Motoring Are Popular Clear Skies Help To Make _ Labor Day Memorable Here

MRS. GURNETT OF DEPUE DIES AT HOSPITAL   Had Been In II] Health For Several  Months

Murder Trial Of Carl Klatt Opened Today   First of 5 Eldora Staff To Face Court in Death, Riots, Escapes

Trial Opens In First of Eldora Cases   Jurors Examined in Case of Former  Guard

OPEN TRIAL OF —-ELDORA GUARD AT FORT DODGE   Cart Kliatt First of Five Officials To Stand Trial on Murder Charge

Marines Will  Leave China   By Dee. 5 United States Will Have Servicemen From North China,

itself ‘“constitues intervention,” the sopkesman said.   MARINES TO WITHDRAW FROM CHINA SHORTLY

U.S. Marines Soon to Quit North China   Most Japanese Troops Disarmed, Order  Restored

Report Chinese Seize Crewmen   U.S. Army Invokes Blackout On News

ROUT 70,000 GOVT. TROOPS IN BIG FIGHT   Capture of Generals Also Claimed By Northern Army

Marines fo Quit North China by Dec. 5, Is Report   Work Done Answer; Chinese Reds Ready For Mator Battles

MARINES WILL QUIT N. CHINA   U. S. Forces Plan To Leave Area by Dec. 5, Tientsin Report Says

Marines Expected To Finish N orth China Duties By Dec. 5   Have. Restored Order.And H elped To Disarm Japanese; Communists Go Ahead With Plans For Civil War

U. S. Marines Have Finished Job of Disarming Japs in North China

GEN. RUPERTUS OF MARINES DIES   COMMANDED FIRST MARINE DIVISION IN SOLOMON ISLES

Marine Chief Dead From Heart Disease   RUPERTUS, COMMANDER OF SEVERAL PACIFIC OPERATIONS, SUCCUMBS

GEN, RUPERTUS DIES SUDDENLY   Native of Washington Serv: ed in Marine Corps Since 1913.

‘UNITE OR PERISH’ WARNING GIVEN BY ATOMIC SCIENTIST   PHYSICS EXPERT WHO UDIRECTED SECRET LABORATORY DECLARES WORLD MUST HAVE PEACE

CONVENTION BAN IS BEING CONSIDERED   Outlawing Of National Gathering: Would Relieve Transporta tion Strain

Army Using Atomic Bomb on Japanese   Blast 2,000 Times Greate Than Any Previous Bomb

Most Destructive Weapor In History Carries Punch Of 20,000 Tons INT   Full texi of President’s message on afonr homh on Pare 2.4,

LIKE A PUNCH BY 2,000 B298   Tremendous Force of  Atomic Bomb Revealed

Allied Planes Maul Fleeing Nazi Columns   Third Army Gains 5 Miles as Foe Seeks to Take Refuae

Mrs. Pyle ls Buried in Minnesota Amid Evergreens on Snow-Clad Hill

~we NO cwerF Ne ye! E27 oes  — a 1” is a aoe wae « 236 hte eV me ome   orace 0: . azism Zasv Prey; ~ier’s Seer -a_ Seizec; ™ oUSaNCs O- “ans “reec.

Yanks Capture Munich, Reds Mopping Up Berlin   ses Placed Duce, Colleagues on Disple; Praoners

Enemy Makes NoDefense In Famous ‘Shrine’ City; Nazis Give Up in Droves

Record B-29 Blow Starts Inferno In Jap Capital   Cornered Japs on Iwo Fight Bitterly; Smother Foe in Luzon Caves

CIO Blocked From Using Name In State  State Grants Charter To Group Of Texans

NAZIS’ TRIALS ‘OPENED TODAY AT NUERNBERC   GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS To “-DENY INTERNATIONAL — TRIE BUNAL HAS TRIAL POWER .

Former Leaders (f Nazi Germany Placed On Trial   Goering And Hess Are Lead. ers Of Twenty Nuernberg Defendants   LONG INDICTMENT READ TO GROUP

'2,800 SOLDIERS WiLL [BE RELEASED SATURDAY lONDER NEW POINT PLAN

Supreme Court Refuses To Wipe Out Death Sentence For Robinson In Kidnaping Of Mrs. Alice Sueed Stoll

VICTIMS FOUND REGULARLY IN JAP CAPITAL   Newsmen Discover Body in City’s Smelly Subway

M'VAY BEGINS DEFENSE FACING NAVY CHARGES   Eleven Indianapolis Survivors to Testify for Captain

CAPT. McVAY BEGINS HIS DEFENSE   ‘Eleven of Ship’s Survivors Will Testify for Him

Income Tax Cut  Urged in Senate   Finance Chairman for Reduction This Year

SOVIETS IN KUESTRIM   Russians Still Ignore Berlin Reports Of Battle Raging For Capital

Part Of Kuestrin Captured _ As Red Offensive Rolls On   ‘Russians Announce Troops Are Five. Miles From Stet“tiny Berlin’s‘Main Port—16,500- Germans  28. Killed ar Caontieed. «

SOVIET ARMY SEIZES PART OF KUESTRIN   Red Forces Also Roll Within 5 Miles of Stettin Docks

Nazis Report Fall of Part Of Kuestrin  Say Reds Pouring -Men Across Oder Die Fact of Rerkn

REDS CONTINUE TO PRESS DRIVE TOWARD BERLIN   Germans Say Russians Hold Part Of Fortress Town Of Kuestrin   STETTIN THREATENED BY SOVIET ADVANCE

Reds Capture Part of Oder  ortof Kuestrin   Soldiers Pouring Across River on Both Sides as Prelude to  Battle for Reich Capital

Nazis Report Kuestrin  Has Fallen   Soviets Capture Stolp In Gain of 17 Miles Along the Baltic Coast. Make New Gains In Ponyorania

5 BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS LEFT BURNIN   Aircraft. Carrier Damaged, 3 Subs Sunk and 150 Planes Bagged: =:

‘Five Jap Warships Are § Set Fire Anew  pee Nea cts PRe  Sesih aa cal NS "amas

Carrier Planes Sef Fire fo Two Jap Battleship:   Third Fleet Planes Also Fire Three Jap Cruisers and Sight Battleship on Bottom

Yank Third Fleet Sets Fire To Two Jap Battleships And Three Cruisers In Naval Base Attack

Five Jap Warships  Are Set Fire Anew By HAMILTON W. FARON Resariated Prass Staft Writer

Carrier Planes Set Fire to Batileships Haruna and Ise and Three Cruisers  in Saturday Attaek   Third Battleship Deck Found Awash   Further Damage Expected To Be Disclosed When Reports From British  Carriers Are Made

BOMBS FIRE TWO JAP BATTLESHIPS AND 3 CRUISERS   Halsey’s Airmen Put Finishing Touches on Wreckage of Nipponese Navy at Kure Base.   THIRD BATTLESHIP SIGHTED ON BOTTOM   New Strikes Sink Three Submarines, Damage Escort Carrier and Destroy 94 Enemy Planes.

Halsey’s Planes Almost Finish Fleet of Nippon   Haruna, Ise, Three Cruisers Left Tn Flames By Airmen

Carrier Planes Fire Heavy Jap Warship:   Two Battleships Left Blazing, Third Secn on ‘ Bottom of Kure Bay; Cruisers Damaged, Subs Sunk

Bombers Set (Fire to Five Nip Warships   Two Battleships and Three Cruisers Burn,  See Sunken Vessel

School Bus Tragedy Survivors Dig Into Christmas Savings To Buy Memorial for Dead Friends

Chelan  Plans  For Memorial   Schoo] Children, Grieving Over Deaths of Mates, Dig into Yule Savings

PROPOSED NURSE DRAFT RETARDS ENLISTMENTS   Serigus Shortage of Nurses Results, Says Surgeon General,

House Committee Approves Bill   Aim To Maintain High Level of Employment

Job Measure Is Approved   House Committee Okays Revised Version of Truman Program.

ATOMIC BOMB FORCE FELT = ~ OVER AREA OF TEN MILES   NAGASAKI. DESCRIBED BY JAPS AS “DEAD CITY’—FARM HOUSES WERE FLAT- — tO TENED

Navasaki Dead Cameraman Says   Atomic Bomb Literally Raz. ed City To Ground Claims Jap Photographer

State Police Raid Wheeling Night Clubs, Take 500 Quarts Of Liquor

AS MEMBER OF WORLD SET-UP   Ne Mention Made in "Russ Part in  Pacific

Big Uhree Work:  Out Stern Policy for Reich   Declare Spain, Under Persent Government, Not Qualified for Membership in United Nations; Other Neutrals Can Join

Women’s Group Organizing on Statewide Basis.   To Study Proposed ' Regents” Sentiments Regardina. Rainey

FOR May Make Parley Report To the Nation   Led Historic Gathering of World Leaders

F DR May Report Directl y To Congress and People On Big Three Conference

Roosevelt to Tell Meet Significance   Byrnes Expects President to Reveal Terms in Radio Talk Or Address Before Congress

BYRNES GIVE FIRST STORY OF MEETING   Roosevelt Reported Happy About Agreements   At Germany To Come Soon, War Mobilizer Reveals; Explain Meeting Date

FDR May Report Directly To Congress About Meeting With Stalin And Churchill   President Reported To Be Greatly Cheered By Both Military And Political Aqreements

[President May - Report On: Big Three Meeting To Congress On (People; Byrnes. Tells. Of Parle

Roosevelt May Report Directly iOn Yalta Parley   President Said to  Be Cheered by Agreement on Military And Political Issues

President To Tell Nation About Big Three Meeting   Military And Political Agreements Reached At Crimea Conference Will Be Explained First Hand By Chief Executive

Report To Congress and the Nation on Big Three Meeting May Be Made By President

President May ” Personally Give Yalta Repor   Reported Cheéered = By Political, Military Aareements

Await Personal F.R. Report On Crimea Parley   Big 3 Agreements Cheer President; Byrnes Tells Ahant Mietaric Talke

Many Dangers Swept Away, Says Byrnes   Optimistic Over Agreements Reached et Crimea Parleys

FDR May Repor' On Conference   Byrnes Gives FirstHand Information on Yalta Meeting

Roosevelt May Report to Congress and People on ‘Big Three’ Conference

May Report On Meeting   Address to Congress Or Talk On Radio By FDR Believed Likely

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAY SOON MAKE DIRECT REPORT TO CONGRESS AND NATION ON BIG THREE MEET

FDR MAY TELL CRIMEA STORY TO CONGRESS   Byrnes Says End of Political Rivalries Is Important Victory

Roosevelt Ma y Give Con oress Cri imea Report   Understood te Be Cheered By Agreements On Roth Military and Politi eal Essues <¢

U. S. May Ge FDR Report About Big 3   Radio Chat Expected Soon After Return; Agreements Cheering

Expect Direct Report From  FDR On Meet"   President May Report Personally To Congress, Peo ple on Conference   GREATLY CHEERED

FDR May Report To Nation On ‘Big Three’ Meet   Cheered By Agreements Reached On Military  and Political Issues.

FDR MAY GIVE DIRECT REPORT TO CONGRESS   Byrnes Says President Acted as Chairman of Big Three Meeting

—BiIG THREE—  PARLEY RESULTS CHEER ROOSEVELT   First Information On Historic Conference Given By Byrnes   RETURNS TO U.S.   Hopes President Will Address Congress Or Give Radio Taik

FOR MAY SPEAK TO THE NATION   Chief Executive Expected To Relate Details of Big Three! Meeting

President May Report to Congress And Nation on Parley; Byrnes Gives ‘No Indication of Early End of War

Roosevelt » May Reportto US on Crimea   Byrnes Indicates Presi. dent May Point Out Effects of Big 3 Decisions.   NO QUICK END SEEN   Military Plans Inyolve ‘More Men Than Ever Before in This Conflict?

FDR May Report To Congress And Nation Directly After — Return To U. 8. From Crimea

WILLOW RUN PLANT COMPLETES ITS JOB   Final Bomber Schedcled to Roll Off Assembly Line Today.

LAST BOMBER MADE AT BIG FORD PLANT   Willow Run Employment Drops From 42,000 to 2,000

G.0.P. Wants 2-Term Limit   Martin Fears Abuse Of Presidential Power

GOP To Open Campaign To Limit Tenure   Effort By National Committee Will Be For U. S. Amendment.

GOP to Start Seeking Limit For Presidents   Two Way Drive To Seek Amendments To Constitution

GOP TO STA TO START re -TERM DRIVE   Adoption Of Constitutional Amendment To Be Urged

PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMIT fS GOP PROPOSAL   Limitation of Governors’ Tenure i is Basis For Curbing Extent of White House Tenancy.

——eHappy vay. —OOOO Three Doolittle Airmen Welcomed In Chungking

HAGGARD YANK AIRMEN ARRIVE IN CHUNGKING   First Words Are Spoken In Thanksgiving for Amer ican Food

Happy Day F or Freed   Three Of Rescued . Tokyo Fliers Reach Chungking, Today; Say GI Food Is Wonderful

ONE OF ORIGINAL TOKYO RAID GROUP UNABLE TO MAKE TRIP: WERE ONCE ORDERED EXECUTED

Three Haggard Airmen Reach China's Capital   Survivors Of Three Years Imprisonment Were Badly Treated

HAGGARD AMERICAN AIRMEN WHO RAIDED TOKYO IN CHUNGKING  TRIO OF DOOLITTLE CREWMEN THANKFUL FOR AMERICAN FOOD

Three Members Doolittle’s Raid In Chungking   Fliers of Tokyo Raid Quick In Expressing Thankfulness for American Food,

I'm a Real American Again’  Gl Food Is First Goal of Trio. Of Liberated Doolittle Raiders

Doolittle’s Men Tell of  Adventures   Three Haggard American Airmen, Interned Since Famed Attack on Tokyo, Arrive in Chungking

Doolittle Fliers Land In Chungking, Reveal 'Hirohito Spared Lives

Three Doolittle Raid Survivors  Reach Chungking   Gaunt Airmen Thankful for Food; Fourth. . Not Able to Make Trip

Trio of Haggard Yank Airmen Who Hit Japan at Chungking   Rare T oft Rahixnal

Three of Doolittle Fliers Arrive in Chungking Capital   Yankees’ First Words Said in Thanksgiving for American Food

3 Tokyo Raiders In Chunaking Tell Experiences  Sentenced To Death, But Hirohito Changec Order To Life Term

Fourth Member of Liber ated Doolitlle Crew Too’ Til to Move; One Was Sentenced to Die

Three Haggard Doolittle Fliers Rescued From Japanese Are Flown to Chungking

Chungking Hails Safe Landing of Doolittle Trio   Three Weary Airmen En Route Home, 4th Too Ill to Travel

THANKFUL FOR AMERICAN FOOD AFTER 3 YEARS   Reaching Chungking, U. S. Airmen First Give Thanks For G. I. Rations; One, Ill. Left Behind.

Three Tokyo Raiders Brought Out, One Left ‘It’s Good To Get GI Food in Your Belly

Held By Japs Since April 18, 1942   First Words Praise Of American Food; Fourth Flier Ill

Yanks Return to Bataan  gi @ -Oalh A wees   U. S. 8th Army Secures Beachhead Without Loss  Of Man or Plane

New Landing Is Effected Without Loss   Invasion Forces May Have Overrun Olongapo Naval Basc

Americans Again On Bataan After Bloodless Landing   Troops Cut Jap Defenses And May Already Have Overrun Olongapo

Pocket Enemy InBloodless New Landing   Defenders Flee On Sight of Invasion Fleet

"Jap Defenders Of Luzon Cut Into 4 Pockets   Former American Olongapo Navy Base Objective of Drive

CUT JAPS INTO FOUR POCKETS   Take San Marcelino Airdrome Near Manila

MacArthur Troops In New Luzon Landings   Cut Japanese Defenses Into Four Pockets After Bloodiess Landings e

Bold Amphibious Stroke Sets Up — Solid Beachhead   Jap Island Defenses Reported Cut Into Four Doomed Pockets

‘Bataan Proves Easy Victory  TT .24.t.1°.L YD......1.)h..en   Establish Beachhead Without Fighting

.. &, Troops Are Landed On Bataan   Triumphant Return Of Yanks Makes Jap Position On Luzon Hopeless

Former U.S. Olongapo Base Thought Taken   New Invasion Made With. out Firing Shot or Losing Man

Bloodless Landing On West Coast Of Luzon Without Firing A Shot  CUT JAP DEFENSES IN FOUR POCKETS  Establish Solid Beachhead Of Eight Miles 45 Miles Northwest Of Manila

AMERICANS UNOPPOSED   New U.S. Eighth Army @oes Ashore Without Firing Single Shot

8th Storms Coast North Of Subic Bay   Assault by Nev New Army “Cuts Jap Defenses Into Four Doomed Pockets   NOT A YANK LOST   U.S. Invaders Strike for Olongapo Naval Base; Seize 23d Airfield

MAJ, GEN, MAURICE ROSE I$ KILLED   Led ‘an Epic Drive Into Germany Last Week; Killed in Action.

Russia And China Reach Understanding      Agree On Program Of Cooperation

Paul Reynaud  Returns To Paris; Will Give Witness Against Petain

HOPEFUL SIGNS SEEN ON ROUTE TA FIRM PEACE   Allied Determination to Bar - Further Warfare Viewed As Greatest Factor   BUT PATH IS NOT EASY   Many Complex Issues Stil to Be Solved Before World Is Secure

OF THE HEADILNES  Holiday Finds Mild Optimism Among Nations   Full Peace Is Yet To Come But Powers Take Steps Toward Goal

ALLIES MAKE ADVANCES INBURMA   Ghurka Troops . Reach Outskirts Of Singu .

Delay Departure 4 a) Streanilinet for EOR's, Son  So hemes Could Mae Connection

TRAIN DELAYED FOR SON OF ROOSEVELT   Streamliner Leaves Chica. go an Hour and Seven Minutes Late.

Train Delayed For Reasevelts   Streamliner Held Up So Col. James Roosevelt Could Make Connections.

-ABOR DRAFT TEST VOTE IS SCHEDULED IN SENATE   TYDINGS LASHES OU AGAINST STRIKES AND LACK OF “TOTAL WAR” €1 HMOMEFRONT

Navy to Return 1.800.000 in Next LI Months   Only About 200,000 Navy and Marine Officers and Men to Remain in Pacific

PLAN RETURN OF NAVY ME   1,800,000 to Be Brought Home From Pacific By September 1, 1946

MARSHALL 0.K.’S ARMY FORECAST   Says Main Jap Attack Was Aimed to South

Army Knew Of Japanese Attack Plan   Gen. Marshall Calls Pearl Harbor Assault  *Slash’’ Not Invasion

U. S. GUESS ABOUT JAPS IS UPHELD   (General Marshall Says Pearl Harbor Was a “Stab” and Intelligence Was Right in Expecting Drive to South.

Quake and Forts Hit Jap Capital   Planes Strike 40 Minutes After Tokio _ Is Rocked by Temblor

\Near Record B-29 Raid On Tokyo Follows Earthquake By 40 Minutes Early Today

Earthquake, Large Superfort Force Rock Tokyo In Rapid Succession

Large Force of Superforts Hits Jap Targets  Earthquake, B-29’s Shake Tokyo

TOKY BY EARTHQUAKE AND SUPERFORTS   Biggest B-29 Force Hits Jap Capital; Result Undetermined

Quake Joins Superforts in Rocking Japan   Giant B-29 Armada Hit: Capital Hour Before Big Tembloy

B-29S AND EARTHQUAKE ROCK TOKYO   Record Superfort Force Used; Quake Felt Over Wide Arec

TONS OF U S. BOMBS STRIKE AT SAME TIMI   Central Japan Disorganized by Elements and Super-’ forts

HUGE BOMBERS, EARTHQUAKE HIT CENTRAL JAPAN      Japs Get’ Double Dose When Nature Joins In Bombardment

EARTHQUAKE AN DB-295 HIT JAPAN   Planes Based in Marianas Hit , -TFokyo Area

NEW RUSSIAN DRIVE CLOSES IN ON DANZIC   ATTACKS BEGUN ON ROAD TO BERLIN WEST OF ODER

Russians drive new spearheac  Ma. fF hl   Massing troops all alona Oder

REASONABLE WAGE INCREASES URGED IN TRUMAN ADDRESS  LABOR WARNED AGAINS’ MAKING TOO GREAT DE _ MANDS: HOLD PRICES

Amount of Increases Would Be Determined in Each Individual Case.   WILL AVOID DEFLATION

Labor Trouble: May Expand to  Key Industries   Strike Vote Schedules May Increase 261.000 Idle as Labor, Management Study Appeal

Each Case Would Be on Its Merits   Truman Declines to Suggest Per Cent of Increase" in Wages   HOLD LINE ON PRICES   Labor Cannot Expect Same Take-Home Pay. as During War

Price Increases Opposed As Chief Executive Warns Against Inflation Danger  On ae eee cee Ae eam em   DEFLATION   Also Called Perilous By President; Peacetime Cuts In Earning Seen As Step Toward Unemployment

Raise Pay But Hold The Line On Prices, Plea   Markups Will Be Permitted Where Necessity Proved

President Declines to Say Percentage;Decided By Collective Bargaining

‘STRIKES CONTINUED TO KEEP 261,000 MEN OFF JOBS WEDNESDAY  LABOR AND MANAGEMENT STUDY TRUMAN’S INDUS. TRIAL PEACE APPEAL

PRESIDENT SAYS EACH CASE WILL BE FIGURED OUT   Answers Question on Proposa's for Increasing Pay Made in Radio Address

Industry Generally Can Pay Increases, President Asserts   Price Relief Offered Business After Six Months To Insure Fair Profit; Labor Warmed Against Making Too Great Demands

Post-War Labor Troubles Threaten Expansion To Our Key Industries

   President Warns Labor of Too Heavy Demands   Price Could Be Adjusted in Six Months Or in Hardship Cases Earlier  

Labor Chiefs Hail Truman’s  Wage Policy   Industry Leaders Generally Are Non-Commitial; Cone gress Divided.   'WILLSOLVE STRIKES

Miss Your Paper?   Okays Increase In Products Cost When Necessary  Suggests 6-Months Waitinn Dasiad

THINKS INDUSTRY CAN MAKE ‘SOME INCREASES: LABOR TOLD DEMANDS MUST BE MODERATE

Truman Urges Wages Be Increased But Declines To Suggest Percentage

Truman Pleads: Present Prices, Wage Increases   Warns Labor Against Excessive Demands; Changes Possible

President Wants to Avoid Deflation; Is to Approve Price Hike Only Where Necessary

Expansion of Labor Strife Looms Large   Four Key Industries Involved in Disputes, Laraely Over Wages

HIGHER PAY, FAIR PRICES TRUMAN GOAL   President Proposes Reasonable Wage Boosts to Avoid Unemployment and Deflation, With Minimum Price Hikes.

Seeks To Avoid Deflation And Unemployment      Calls-For Hold-The-Line Attitude On Prices With Increases Only Where Necessary

‘Reasonable Pay Increases Urged By President   Collective Bargaining Must Decide Amount Of Raise, He Says

LABOR GETS WARNING   Action on Legislation — '. Sought Before Recess

TRUMAN oft INDUSTRY GAN ABSORB HIKE   But Leaves Loophole for Price Increases in Six Months.

Truman Declines To Suggest Wage Boost Percentage   Increase Wages; Hold-the-Line on Prices—Policy

LABOR WARNED NOT 10 GO 100 FAR IN DEMANDS   Formula for Increases  Proposed in General Policy Statement

Congress Split; Industry Still Non-Committal   Manufacturers Voice Wish to Study Plan Belfere Commenting

President Truman Asks Higher Wage To Soften Change   Asks No Drastic Drop in Pay But Seeks to Hold Prices Down

LABOR STUDIES TRUMAN POLICY   STRIXES THREATEN FOUR KEY INDUSTRIES

261,000 WORKERS IDLE TODAY AS NATION STUDIES TRUMAN'S  PLEA FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE 

President Urges ~ Higher Wages To Avoid Deflation   Industry Leaders Withhold Comment Solons Split Along Partisan Lines; Request Time To Study Address

President Advocates Reasonable Wage Increases Without Major Price Changes, But Declines To Suggest Percentage By Which He Thinks Pay Should Be Boosted — Warns Workers They Cannot Expect  Wartime Income Level To Continue

Truman Warns Labor Wartime Pay Is ‘Out’   Increased Wages Will Be Allowed In Some  Cases To Pre vent Deflation

Labor Warned Against Too Great Demands During Executive’s Speech

Terms Jt Necessary 10 Prevent Deflation And Widespread Unemployment; Says Indus"  : {i  : ase} Warne. Labor To’ Keep Demands Reasonable:                     Ry Warold Wo Ward

LABOR LEADERS HAIL  TRUMAN WAGE-POLICY  AS “LIGHT OF HOPE” INDUSTRIAL LEADERS  GENERALLY NON-COMMITTAL ON PROGRAM

Reasonable Pay Hike Needed To Avoid Deflation   mE PRRs. RU VERN  Would Permit Price Increases Only In Cases Of Necessity.

Truman Commits Nation to Reasonable Wage Increases; Price Hikes When Necessary   Warns Labor Against Making Toe Great Demands and Tells Employers Business Conditions Warrant Paying Higher Wages

Truman Pleads For industrial Peace   ‘Warns Labor In Radio Address Against Too Great Demands; Approves Wage Boosts And Some Price Increases

Increase Will Be Decided in Each individual Case   Collective Bargaining Is the Way, Truman Says; Industry CanStand Paving Mare

PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE 1S UP TO INDIVIDUAL   Advocates Collective Bargaining on Amount ‘ for Wage Increase

PEACE RETURNS IN FILM STRIFE   Greyhound Workers Ready To Walk Out Tonight

Truman Explains Plan To Allow Pay Boosts But Warns Laborers Not To Expect Too Much; Also Gives Industry ‘Loophole’ To Get Price Raise

Industry, Labor Study Truman’s  Pay, Price Plan   Increases Approved In Peace, Prosperity Plea

INDUSTRY SILENT, CONGRESS TAKES USUAL POSITION  PRESIDENT FAVORS ‘REASONABLE’ WAGE

Says Each Case Will Determine Wave Increase   Stresses Need of Collective Bargaining in Postwar Wage Increase Policy

261,000 IDLE AS GREATER STRIKE CLOUDS GATHER   Walkouts Threaten Key Industries If Votes Are Carried Out; Labor And Management Study Truman's Appeal.

Presidents’s Policy Topic Of Broadcast   No Percentage Given for General Increase, Each Case To Be Determined Separately, Press Told

261,000 WORKERS IDLE BY STRIKES; MORE FORECAST   Strike Votes Asked or OKed in Many Industrie: Waaes, Major Issue

Policy of Granting Price Raises In Six Months if Profits Lost by — Hiking Pay Suggested by Truman

LABOR LEADERS HAIL ADDRESS   Call Truman’s Speech ‘Light Of Hope’ for Nation’s Workers.   261.000 REMAIN IDLE YET

President’s Wage-Price Policy Is. Given. to. Nation   Industry and--Labor, -Are Warned ‘Against Exeessive Actio Gives Three ay..Bodsts:, for - % oy Could Gain u

Postwar Wage-Price Policy Laid Down  Reasonable Wage Hikes To Prevent Deflation Favored By President

AUTO, STEEL, ELECTRICAL AND PACKING PLANTS ARE FACED WITH DISPUTES OVER WAGES   CIO Union Authorizes Filing Petition Which Would Affect 102,000 Employes of Westinghouse Corporation in 25 Cities   34-WEEK-OLD WALKOUT IN HOLLYWOOD ENDS

Reasonable Wage Increases Get Truman 0. K:; Price Boosts Are Approved Only Where Necessary

261,000 Idle As Walkouts Continue   Stee! Workers Petition For Strike Ballot

Labor Leaders. Hail Address, Industry Silent        President Sets No Rate: of Boost, Warns Against Exerkitant Demands?”

Reasonable Pay Increases Urged by President   Price Boosts Only if Proved Necessary to Avert Real Losses

President Laid Down: His » Postivar Wage-Prive "Policy In Speech - Last Night

Truman. Approve Wage Increases   Necessary. to Avoid Unemployment. and  Deflation, He Says

For Increases, Not. Big Price Chanaes   President Suggests Wage Boosts to Avoid Deflation AndUnemployment; Hold-Line Price Policy, Increases To Be Allowed Only Where Found Necessary

Truman for Wage Hike at Expense Of Trade Profits  If Hardship Within 6 Months, Industry To Get Price Jump

salary Increase is Urged   President Asks Industries Not To Hike Prices

261,000 Workers Are Idle   Labor Hails Truman Speech On Wade Policy

vA A A 7 President Won’t Set Wage Hike Figure   K * *K ¥ Reaction

Labor Troubles hreaten More Key Industries   Total Of 261,000 Idle; Both Sides. Study Tru man Peace Appeal.

ABOR WARNED BY PRESIDENT \GAINST MAKING T00 GREAT AY DEMANDS ON EMPLOYERS   chief Executive Makes Vigorous Broadcast Appeal For Industrial Peace and Prosperity, Says Higher Pay is Needed   ELAXES ORDER ON CONTROLS OF INCREASES

LABOR PRAISES SPEECH URGING HIGHER WAGES   Reaction To President’s Talk By Congressmen Is Mixed

Declines To Suggest Scale For.Wage Boosts; Collective Bargaining Answer, He Says

TRUMAN POLICY PLEASES LABOR   Industrial Leaders Silent Pending Study Of Proposal

President, However, Ad—yocates Price Boosts Only . Where Necessary   Industrial Peace  Vital, He Says   Chief Believes Capital Can Afford Increases To Offset Labor’s Losses

Labor, Management Study Truman’s Plan   Wages Remain Major Issue In All Disputes; Workers In Movie Studios Return To Work

Truman Urges Wage Hikes To Avoid Deflation   Will Permit Price Hikes If Necessary; Warns Against Great Demands By Labor

INDUSTRY NONCOMMITTAL ON CHIEF'S SPEECH   Labor Sees “‘Light Of Hope” In President's R ec ommendations; Congress Divided Along Partisan Lines.

Wants No Increase In Prices   President Calls For Teamwork And Good Sense In Working Out Nation’s Labor Issues

Truman Asks Reasonable Wage Boosts  Over Nation   Necessary Increase In Prices Proposed

Western Union Workers Ready To Strike Jan. 7   Steel, Electrical Walk. outs Also On Calenda: For Next Month.

Another Strike Marked Up For Early January   AFL "Employes of Western Union. Registered Aclion In Balloting On December 1

Western Union Demands Hike In Its Wages   Is On January Calendar Of Scheduled Walkouts; Vote Last Dec, 1.   FATL TO SETTLE ROW

Telegraphers Strike Date Is Announced   Walkout of Western Union Workers Will Involve 48,000; Scheduled for  Ro m.. January 7

Wire Strike May Come in January  Motor Deadlock  Ford, Union Can't Agree But Keep o1 on  SAsen.n 6S hhLhlUlg tt lg

TELEGRAPHERS SET WALKOUT FOR JANUARY 7   Auto Workers Turn Down Ford Offer Of 12.4  Per Cent Increase

Fresh Threat Bounces Upon Labor Front.   48,000: ‘Employes of Western Union May : Sarthe In Jonuary...

Nationwide Strike of Western Union Employes Ordered   Called for January 7: News From Other Disputes in Industry

Western Union Men to Strike   ‘Nation-Wide Walkout Ordered for January 7 by Officers

Nation Faces Western Union Strike Threat   Stee! Workers Also Added to January Lists

‘Western Union Strike Planned  Order National ; VU/allLagwut lan JF

Western Union Strike Called For January 7   Walkout, Hf It Occurs, Will Affect 48,000 Of Gompany’s Employes

Telegraphers Strike Jan. 7   Western Union Vote Adds to Upheaval

Western Union Employes Call Nationwide Strike Of 48,000: Starts Jan. 7

‘Western Union Workers’ Plan Strike Jan. 7   48,000 AFL Employes Enforce Demands for Increase in Pay

THIRD BIG UNION TO PLAN WALKOUT DURING JANUARY   STEELWORKERS AND ELECTRICAL UNION ALSO ON SCHEDULE

NEXT ICY BLAST COMING SUNDAY   Midwest's Respite From  Severe Cold Wave  To Be Short

It’s Almost Time To Start — Again, Figuring How Much Tax We Owe To Uncle Sam

BERLIN SAYS REICH NOW FACES COMBINED EAST-WEST CAMPAIGN  _ CLAIM GRAND SCALE OF FENSIVE BY ALLIES BRING RENEWED RED ACTION.

ALLIED FORCES SQUEEZE REICH FROM TWO SIDES   Yanks Smashing Through German Defenses While Planes Continue Assault

YANKS BRIDGE ROER, ADVANCE ON WIDE FRONT   Eisenhower’s Power Drive Expected to Signal Bie Red Push

Roer Bridged, Crossed By Allies, Enemy Says   Germans Indicate This May Signal  Resumption of Massive Russian Push in  East in Co-ordinated Offensive.

U.S. Power Driv Aimed at Col sne   ‘ . * a . ‘, Americans Push Across Roer in Several Ph % On Northern Flank Montgomery's Forces H: Into New Breakthrough Attempts.   48-Hour Aerial Bombardment Made Against German Comm ications

TRAPPED MEN DEFY ORDERS OF OFFICERS   ENEMY TROOPS ON PENINSULA BREAKING WITIL TRADITION TO FIGHT UNTIL DEATH

Scores of Enemy Troops Quit Fight   32nd Infantry Mows Down 250 Japs in Counter-Attack Against Hill

Doolittle Urges One in Supreme Pacific Command  _ Divided Pearl Harbor  ad} ee Cee” 2.) eee

Single Commander For Pacific Urged   Doolittle Suggests Designation of Over-All Chief

Gen. Doolittle Urges Naming of Supreme Commander for Pacific War

War Todav-  ii  ‘Jap Resistance On Iwo Hits at Cost Of Future Thritete   By Louis F. Keemle United Press War Editor

alld WOMAN LAWYER. DIES   Liberalizing ‘of Dumbarton Plan Expected by Senator Connally _

Dumbarton OaksPlan To Be Liberalized At San Francisco For Future Flexibility

SENATORS DISCUSS CONFERENCE PLANS   Connolly and Vandenberg Will Work for Liberal Peace Document °

Liberalized world peace  plan is seen Connally predict flexible documen

Tokyo Protests Prisoner Rescue   ‘Likely To Hamper Cessa tion Of Hostilities’’ Says Japanese Squawk  BR. EVPANK ROHRER TCON

Ribbentrop Wants Them To Bolster His Badly Sagging Defense   American Diplomat Strikes Telling Blow At Defense With Affidavit That Nazis Openly Planned To Seize Austria By “Whatever Means.”

REQUEST OF RIBBENTROP 1S GRANTED   Can Present Three Brit. Lords as Defense Witnesses

British Lords Will Testify  In Nazis Case   ‘ . re  Depositions Will Be Taken  From Beaverbrook, Kemsley And Londonderry

Testimony   Von Papen’s Role in Austrian Anschluss Brought Out at Trial

U.S. Diplomat Tells  Of Nazis’ Boasts On Seizing Austria   Says Germany Planned To Use ‘‘Any Means’’ For Anschluss

Ribbentrop Given Right To Call British Witnesses      U. S. Diplomat Delivers Crushing Blow To War Criminals’ Hopes

RIBBENTROP REQUEST GRANTED   May Obtain Testimony of 3 British Lords

Jap Premier Lists Devastation, Exhaustion As Surrender Cause   Lists Casualties

Nip Describes Defeat Cause   Premier Biuntly Says Enormous Losses, Exhaus tion, Blockade Forced Surrender

Ja apan Already Badly  Beaten. Premier Says   -Euormous Losses in Men and Materials Forced Surrender, Ninnon’s Diet Told = - \

Higashi-Kuni Blames Enormous Losses, Poverty for Jap Defeat   By RUSSELL BRINES

“Enormous” Military Losses and Lack 'Of Resources Forced Japs To Surrender

Japanese Prince Reiterates Desperate Plight  Premier Reviews Los: Of War, States Problems of Future

Blunt Facts Of Surrender Are Given To Japs   Enormous Military Loss. es, Impoverishment, Ex: haustion At Home

Premier Tells  Why Japs Lost   Higashi-Kuni Says Military L.osses. Impoverishment Caused Defeat.

Surrender Of Japan Forced By Exhaustion   Choked By Allied Air.  Sea Blockade, Premier

Japanese Premier Frankly Outlines Disastrous vents That Led To Decision To Surrender Nation

Pacific Veterans Steaming Home   Will Be Feted on Navy Day, Oct. 27

GAIN 1,000 YARDS   American Fifth Army Troops Meet Strong Resistance

Fifth Army Pushes Up To 1,000 Yards in Attack Near Mount Belvedere

Bill To Exempt Servicemen From Paying Poll Tax Due For House Action In Texas Legislature Today

Suzuki Cabinet Under Fire for Covering Truth   Invasion Signs From Malay to Homeland Itself

Nip Journalist _ Criticizes Suzuki ‘Cabinet of Doing _ Nothing In Crisis

Tokvo Re ‘ports Disclose Fear For the Future   Dean of J apanese Newsmen Criticizes Suzuki Cabinet

Japanese Journalist Charges Nation With Indifference   Aged Writer Accuses Government of Slacknes: In Face of Country’s Most Serious Threat; Urges Prompt, Decisive Action Now

Jap Journalist Aceuses Cabinet of Inaction During ‘Most Serious Crisis’

‘DOES NOTHING, EDITOR CLAIMS: FEAR SPREADS   Tokyo Says British Hammer Sumatra With Raiders Based On Flattops

Accuses Nation’s Minister: Of Doing Nothing While the Empire Faces  Worst Crisis

Writer Raps Jap Premier For Idleness   Civilian Workers Deserting Cities tn Face of Raids

Says Cabinet Does Nothing In “Crisis”   Urges Action Rather Than Hold Meetinas

Nips Jump On Suzuki For Failure To Stop Air Blows: Gloomy Outlook fs Pictured

NIPS SURRENDER HEAVILY BOMBED YOKOSUKA BASE   Fourth Marines, Who Fought at Bataan, First to Land —Encounter No Resistance.   ENEMY’S SHORE GUNS ARE FOUND BREACHED   American Flag 1s Quickly Raised—British Marines and dacktars in Landing Party.

Nazi Atrocities Revealed by Soviet Report; Officers Shot Children For Sport; 700,000 Russians Killed

Grew Tells of Effort To Halt Jap Ageression   Roosevelt. and Hull Turned Down Idea of Former’s Meeting with Prince Konoye To Prevent Conflict

F.R-Jap Meet Urged in 1941   Grew Tells Committee He Felt Then President and Konoye Might Have Got Together; Reveals Code Destruction

\Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers Sailing Up ‘And Down Coast at Will

Hombardment is First Since  Start Of War   Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers Begin Shelling Japanese Stee! City—1,000 Carrier Planes Continue Raide

[000 PLANES STRIKE AT SAME TIME   Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers, 20 Miles Off Shore, Shell Steel City of Kamaishi.   BOTH OPERATIONS STILL UNDER WAY   Carrier Craft Hit Northern Honshu and Hokkaido— Results of Tokyo Raid Announced.

Bombardment Is First of War on Nipponese Mainland; Mighty Armada Makes Deepest Penetration of Hirohito’s Waters for Twin Blows

Main Weight of Gunfire is on Honshu, 275 Miles North of Capital City   Reluctant Enemy Air Force Disregarded as Fleet Steams within 20 Miles of Coast; 1,000 Planes of Same Armada Attack Honshu and Hokkaido in Deepest Penetration of Jap Home Islands   Most of Ships Crippled in Typhoon Off Japan Have Returned fo Action

Is First. Sines:  Start Of War   Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers Begin Shellin Japanese Steei City—1,000 Carrier . Planes Continue Raids

$2578 e. an cal ona ‘Sc 205 .f £38. 1rThese  al . “ 5 ~~ ened UA 7 drarr UG . re ao

AccusedTermed Ringleaders Of 700 In Uprising   [Maryland Prison Superin tendent Wright Testifies 1,050 Windows Brok en During Disorder,   Innaates Protest Meatless Diets   Two Testify Disturbance Which Started In Dining Room Heard Bevond Walls

Japs Expect War on Home  Soil Within Two Months   Nazi Envoy Says Suzuki Wanted Peace With U.S.

MANY PROBLEMS DISCUSSED BY FF      Makes It Clear to News Conference That Jesse Jones !s Gut.

Jesse Jones Definitely Out of Agency Jobs; Senate to Get Flock of Treaties, Says F.D.R.

PRESIDENT TELLS REPORTERS MANY INTERNATIONAL TREATIES WILL BE GOING TO SENATE FOR APPROVAL

PRESIDENT AIRS MAJOR TOPICS ~ BEFORE NATION   ‘Roosevelt Diseusics Domestic, . International Problems Since His’ Retuen

STATE DOUBLES WHISKY RATION   Two Fifths in September For Permit Holders

Adequate Were Given. > Commanders   Perfect Love Affair Has Happy Ending

Report Many Men Seeking Essential War Jobs While Some Rap Byrnes Proposal

Thousands of 47, Other Groups Ask For Essential Jobs   Employment Agencies Say Heaviest Stream of  : Applicants Anxious for Work

Thousands Going Into.War Work  4-Fs, ‘Non-essentials’ Heed Byrnes Threat  In Linnracadantarl Disel

‘Talk Of New Manpower Controls Leads Thousands Of 4-Fs Into War Work; Labor. Farmers Blast Byrnes

Non-Essential Workers, 4-F: Ask War Jobs   Drait Threat Stirs Hosts

Talk of New Manpower Controls Leads Thousands Into War Work: Labor and Farmers Flay Bymes

4-F'S RUSH TO GET WORKIN WAR FACTORIES   Oppcsition to Call of Farm Youth Increases in Washington

A-F’S SEEKING WAR WORK JOBS   War Department To Alter Army Discharge Plan

AF’S HURRY 10 WAR FACTORIES   Labor and Farm Spokesmen Attack Byrnes’ Suggestions

Talk Of New Manpower Controls Brings Rush Of 4-F’s Into War Jobs

Talk Of New Manpower Controls Leads Thousands Of 4-F’s Into War Work

Many 4-F’s Hurrying To Take Jobs In War Plant:   Meanwhile, Wrangle Over Manpower Controls Goes On, Farm State Spokesmen, Labor Circles in Critical Stand

CLAIM THOUSANDS OF 4-F’S FLOCKING TO WAR INDUSTRY   Declare Move of 4-F’s and Non-Essential Workers to Factories Brought About by Talk of New Manpower  i

AFSNOW SEEK “WAR PLANT J0RS   Employment A g encies Repert Many Appilieants Hunting Work

4-Fs Fl Flocking  To Industries   Stringent Regulations Of WMC Are Heeded

COMMITTEE REPORT ON JUDICIARY BILL ADOPTED BY SENATE  RESOLUTION CALLING FO! ADJOURNMENT SATURDA'

Senate Action On Foreign Policy Resolution Delayed By Conference

FOREIGN POLICY WAITS ON BIG 3   Senator Vanderberg Says _ Senate Resolutions Just Now Are Not Gainful.

Senate Stalls Its F oreign  Policy Dri ‘iVE   Suspend Efforts to Force Action on Affirmative Statement Until “Big  Three?’ Meet

Foreign Policy: Action Delayec   Backers Hold Up 01 Work In Senate

Senators Withdray Request for Statement of FDR  Expected Conference Leads Solons to Delay Policy Talk

WILL SOFTEN TONE   Senate Not to Press Resolution on Foreign Affairs Now

OPA Battle Reaches Floot   Senate Committee Split Along Pariv Lines

SENATORS SPLIT. ON PRICE CONTROL   REPUBLICANS FIGHT TO EASE “100 PER CENT FREEZE COMPLEX OF OPA.”

SEEK FORMULA FOR TAX SPLIT   16 Million Yearly Is Allocated Local Governments

eU, S. ARMIES MAY RETAIN "ONLY BAVARIA   . Ninth To Yield Leipzig, Magdeburg, Chemnitz, Erfurt To Reds   ONE ARMY MAY REMAIN   15th Is Regarded As Most Likely American Army Of Occupation

Will Assign Bavaria to Yank Force   Other Areas Taken to Be Occupied by British and Reds, Is Indicated

ONLY BAVARIA IN OUR HANDS   BELIEVED RUSSIA ANC BRITAIN WILL DO MOST OF POLICE WORK

Britain,  Reds Get Maiority   15th or 7th Army To Re Occupational Force tor America

U.S. Armies Will Rule Only Small Part cf Germany   Expected to Turn Over Most of Conquered Territory to Allies   AMERICANS LIKELY TO CONTROL BAVARIA   Rhine and Ruhr Cities to Be Taken Over By British Occupation Units

AMERICANS WILL HOLD TO BAVARIA   Occupation Zones Not Defined; U. S. 15th  Gets Assignment

Only Bavaria To Lie. Within Yanks’ Orbit   Two Armies Likely To Remain Abroad Naring: Occupation

Americans Will Occupy  Bavaria   British and Russians To Move Into Vank.Conavered Ares

Jap Revenge Held Unlikely  By President   Notes Atomic Bombs Still Being Made — Thinks Japs Won't Have Chance to Strike

Presitent Fens Jans Not Trying To Get Vengeance  Camm-nte on Radio   Comm-nts on Radio Statasvertts Meade On  Radio Tokyo

UNCOVERS HATFUL OF RECONVERSION PLANS   President Sa ys” Full Employment Bill Is ‘Must’ Legislation; To Make Court Appointment

Truman Says Jap Revenge IsHarmless   President Asserts Japan Will Have no Chance to Avenge Defeat

Truman Doubts: Japanese Have Revenge Chance   Three Huge Plants  Continue Work . With Atomic Farce -

U. S. Continues Production of Atomic Bomb  Japanese Won't Ge   Japanese Won't Get Chance for Hoped For Revenge

U. S. Continues Production of Atomic Bomb  Japanese Won't Get Chance for Hoped For Revenge

President Is Unconcerned  By Jap Threat   Nipponese Will Not Get Chance to Have Revenge, He Says

JAPS STRIKE BACK IN PHILIPPINES   FIERCE ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS ON LUZON AND MIN. DINAO BROKEN UP.

COUNTER BI BY ENEMY ARE UNSUCCESSFUL   Japs Attack Guerrillas And Yanks On Luzon And  Mindanao   CAVE POSITIONS OF NIPS ARE DESTROYED

fan Counterblows . Unsuccessful on Luzon, Mindanac   Action Small in Scale But Persistent And. Ferocious

loss Of Memory Feigned, Hess informs Court   Accepts Responsibility For Acts, Asks For Trial

Nazi Spy Expert Failed in Plot to Get Rid of Hitler  Canaris Named by Lahousen in Grim ¢ Story of Atrocity ”

Rudolf Hess Admits Amnesia Was Feked      Former No.2 Deputy Fuehrer Tells Alliec* court He Put on Act for Tactical Reasons; Surprise  Witness Says Spy Expert Plotted Against Hitle:

Hess Wishes His  Trial to Continue   Tells Tribunal: He Accepts Full Responsibility for ~ All He Did   SAYS AMNESIA FEIGNED   Lahousen Tells How Adm. Cariaris Saved Giraud and Weygand

Hess Vies Desire To Remain on Trial With Fellow Nazis   Willing to Accept Full Responsibility car All bo’e Dame

Responsible For All His Acts, He Says   Wishes To Continue On Trial; German Spy Chief Plotted For Years To Murder Hitler.

Nazi Spy Chief Plotted Against Hitler's Life  Generals, Lost Life In 1944 Bomb Plot

Surprise Witness On Stand   German Army’s Leading Spy Expert Plotted for Years To Kill Hitler

ASKS TO REMAIN AS DEFENDANT IN NAZI WAR TRIALS   ALLIES QUESTION SURPRISE WITNESS ON AT HEARING

Surprise Witness  At Nazis’ Trial   Plot Against Hitler By Army Spy Expert Revealed by Aide

Hess Admits Memory Loss Was A Hoax   Takes Responsibility For All He Has Said, Asks To Stand Trial With Other Nazis

GERMAN TELLS OF EFFORT 10 SLAY FUEHRER   Surprise Witness at the Wa Crimes Trial Reveals Spy’s Plot

Hess Declares His Memory Loss Feigned   No. 2 Nazi to Stand Trial With His Companions, He Says

Asks To Be Tried Wit  c omrade$       Amnesia Simulated For ‘Tactical Reasons,’ © Defendant Says

Spy Expert Led Plot On Hitler —   First Witness in War  Crimes Trial Says  Canaris Headed Army ! Clique; “Hated War”

Nazi Voices Wiilingness To Be Tried   Witness Says Germans Ordered Slaying of  Ruoccian Cantives.

DEMANDS HE BE TRIED ALONG WITH COHORTS   Reveal Nazi Spy Chief Plotted Assassination  Of Hitler

Hess’ Loss Of Memory Was Ruse   No. Two Nazi Takes Full Responsibility; Feigned Illness for  Tactical Reacanc'!

Leading German Spy Was Foe of Hitler, Report   Former No. 2 Nazi Tells Allied Court His Memory Is OK

HESS SAYS ACTS RESPONSIBLE; NOT INSANE  ATTEMPT TO KILL HITLER REVEALED PLOT’S CLIMAY

Plot Failure Meant Death Back In °44  For Canaris —   Nuernburg Witness Reveals New Story

SAYS HIS “AMINESIAY WAS FAKED   former No. 2 Deputy Fuehrer Says He Had “Tactical Reasons” for His “Act”’—Wants to Continue With Trial.

Accepts Full Responsib: ilit) y For All His Acts   Former No, z ‘Deputy Fuehrer Tells Court He Wishes to Continue On ‘Trial With Fellow Nazis”   Moves to Do Away With Wither Cited   Surprise Witness Tells How “Russians Were Starved Unti! “Ceunibalisin” Ensued

KILL ALL JEWS DECREE LINKED TO RIBBENTROP   German Army Officer Tells Court Of Hitler’s Plans In Polish Invasion

First To Testify In Big War Trial   Says All Farms Of Poles Ordered Burned To Ground And All Jews Killed  In Invasion

Spy's Plot on Hitler  Related   German Order to Kill Two French Generals Revealed at Trial

HESS  5 FEIGNED MEMORY LOSS   Tells Tribunal He Wishes to Continue on Trial With Fellow Nazis.   spy WAS ANTI-HITLER

Top German Spy Expert Hated Hitler   Died Himself When Bomb Plot Failed; Brutal Hitler, Keitel Orders Revealed

Army Officer Is Witness AtNuernberg  Says Von Ribbentrop Wanted Jews Killed

Feigned Loss Of Memory; He Tells Court   ‘Surprise Witness Reveals Nazi Spy Expert Was   At Fore in Hitler Plot

Chief Of German Spy System Led Anti-Nazi Choque   Starvation Of Russian Prisoners Leading To Cannibalism ls Described

HESS ADMITS FEIGNING LAPSE   Loss Of Memory Pretended; Asks Trial To Go On

Loss cf Memory Feroned   Top Nazi Now Wants Trial With Fellow Henchmen

Nazi Spy Expert Developed Plot To Kill Fuehrex   Part Played By Canaris In Assassination Plan Told At Trial In Nuernberg

HITLER'S NO. 2 DEPUTY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY   Hess Expresses Wish to Continue on Trial  With Fellow Nazis

Nazi Spy Expert Plotted for Years Against Fuehrer      aris. Was Executed After  Bomb Plot Failure  in.1944; Protested Mass Murder

FEIGNED LOSS OF MEMORY 0 OWN ATTORNE!   Nuernberg Court Hears “Confes sion’, No Action Taken on Mental Fitness

President Continues to Give Top Place to Postwar Problems as US Enters First Full Week of Peace

HST Confers With Snyder and Group On Reconversion   Price Controls Continue When Necessary; Max Gardner Heads Committee

Postwar Problems Hold Top Spot In Truman Agenda  Reconversion Moves Forward Quickly, Contracts Are Cut

U. S. Rushing Postwar Plan   Reconversion Points Studied by Truman

Truman Talks Reconversion   Special Advisory Board Plans to Speed Flow of Scarce Materials Into Civilian Producton—Big Christmas, Unit's Goal

TRUMAN, SNYDER STUDY POSTWAR PROBLEMS: NAVY. CUT ORDERED   $425,000,000 OF CONTRACTS FOR 135 VESSELS CANCELED; BIG YULE SHOPPING SPREE LOOMS

Reconversion  To p Priority Of President   Calls On Snyder And Special Advisory Groups

TRUMAN GIVES FIRST PLACE TO POSTWAR ISSUES   To End Controls As Quickly As Possible: Outlook For America In Coming Months Is Analyzed.

Reconversion Is Given ~ White House Priority   Snyder Meets With Truman As Big Cutbacks In War Contracts Are Announced

Store Shelves To Be Loaded for One of Biggest Christmas Shopping Seasons in Years—OPA Drives To Lower Clothing Prices—Wartime Agencies Being Abolished

Post-War Issues Get Top Place in Truman Program   Big Cutback in Orders by War Shipping Administration Lsted.   Speed Materials to Civilian Production

Gls Stranded on West Coast  Railroads Uneble ©. a ens  p8.°: 4 #2. 8.

Homeward Bound Troops Stranded On West Coast Because Of Rail Tie-Up

FACING BLEAK CHRISTMAS AT PACIFIC PORTS   100,000 More Expected to Arrive Monday; Rail Transport Snarled

Rail Traffic Jam On West Coast May Strand 82,000 Returned Troops

RAILRNAN JAM HOLDS UP GI'S   Some Boys From Pacific May Spend Christmas On West Coast

Rail Jam May Strand Troops   Pacific Veterans on Way Home May Be  Away Over Christmas

[Nearly 100,000 Servicemen Held  'Up By Rail Jam   Strunded On West Coust As Christmas Nears: Over 100000 More Due By Monday. :

FACE CHRISTMAS IN LONELY PORTS   Push Efforts for ‘Clearing Rail Jam -

Crowded Rail Facilities May Strand Soldiers   One Hundred Thousand Soldiers And Sailors Await Transportation

Christmas on West Coast Likely for Vets   Transportation Lacking for Travel To Their Homes

RAIL JAM KEEPS (i 1S IN PORTS   82,000 FACE PROSPECT OF SPENDING CHRISTMAS ON PACIFIC COAST.

EXPECT SENATE TO OK CHARTER   Only Time @rsstion is ir Doubt; 52 Members Ready to Ratify Agreement

Train Reservation Limit Shortened   Can Be Made Only  Five Days in Advance

ENNIS WHIT COMING TO K. U.   Lieutenant General — tc Speak at Convocation,  October 17   TO RECEIVE AN AWARD

ENNIS WHITEHEAD COMING TO K. U   Lieutenant General tc Speak at Convocation,  October 17

VINSON’S TAX PLAN ALTERED   Cut in Corporation Taxes Is For over Estimate of Treasury Head

Cut In Taxes Strikes Snag   Administration Force Fights Big Reduétion

Excise Levies May Stay Intact  Administration Tries To Hold Tax Slashes

Excise Levies May Remain   Excess Income Levy May Be Eliminated.

Administration Renews Drive to Keep Tax Slash At Five Million Dollars

OFFERS PLAN TO END CIVIL WAR IN CHINA   Central ‘Govt. Makes 4-Point Proposal To Communists

BOTH SIDES IN CHINA WAR STALLING, PESSIMISTS IN CHUNGKING ASSERT

KING DESIGNATES ATTLEE 10 FORM NEW GOVERNMENT   England Turns to Left Domestically, Lut Her War Policy Will Remain Unchanred.   VICTORS COMMITTED TO SOCLALIST PROGRAM   Win Clear-Cut Majority of 640 Commons Seats—Eden and Churchill Escape Personal Defeat.

Churchill Fall By 2-1 Margin Amazes Nation   New Premier Pledges Self  To Move for Jap Defeat . he Ree he Deacthion

LABORITES WIN BIG MAJORITY Nn COMMONS   \King George Commissions Attlee To Form New Government

Election Winner ls Commissioned By King To Form New Government   Churchill Resigns; Labor Party and Allies Win 417 Seats against 210 for Conservatives

ATTLEE ELECTED PRIME MINISTER AS LABOR WINS   Faces Twin Task of Directing War on Japan and Rebuilding Nation

BRITAIN SWINGS STRONGLY LEFT IN WAR ELECTION   conservatives Lose Out By Approximately Two To One: Attlee Takes Over: Nationalization Of Industry Ils Planned.

FAMOUS WAR TIME PREMIER Is DEFEATED IN TRIUMH BY THE SQCIALISTIC LABOR PARTY —

First Task  ‘To Finish War With Japan, Attlee Says    Labor Party Victor :  By Margin of 2-1;

British Labor Party Wins Smashing Victory at Polls; Attlee to Be Named Premier   Churchill and Eden Returned to Seats in Commons, but Many of Prominent Colleagues Defeated; Labor to Have Working Majority

Clement R. Attlee To Be Leader  As Labor Party Assumes Twin Tasks to Rebuild Wartorn Nation

Labor rarly To Head Rule Of Britain   Churchill Turns In Resignation To King George VI

ATTLEE ASKED TO TAKE LEAD, CHURCHILL OUT   National Socialization Campaign Triumphs In British Vote   (Resume of Churchill’s career carrier on Page 9.)

LABOR HOLDS BIG MAJORITY IN COMMONS   “Many Old Con ervative Leaders  Defeated

FEAT  Britain Swings z Sharply to Lett   Clement Attlee, Head of Strongly Socialistic Party, New Prime Minister; Chur-" chill, Eden Retain Constituencies - _-

‘rime Minister Resigns To Make Way For Attlee [And His Laborite Party

Labor Party Takes Reins For Britain   Attlee, As New Prime Minister, Will Guide Nation In War, Peace Negothations.

Attlee New Leader. In Enoland   Defeats Churchill Who Imnediately Submits Resignation to King George, Attlee to Form  Now Onvernmont

LABOR PARTY WINS BRITISH WAR ELECTION   ATTLEE WILL FORM NEW GOVERNMENT FOR ENGLAND

Labor Party Wins Smashing Victory Over Conservatives   Clement Attlee to Assume Leadership Of New Government

King George Names Attlee Prime Minister   Laborites Score Big Victory In Election; W.C. And Eden Return  Ta Cammanc

LABOR PARTY WINS OVER CONSERVATIVES IN BRITISH ELECTION   CLEMENT R. ATTLEE SCHEDULED TO SUCCEED WAR-TIME PREMIER

Churchill Quits {s Labor Party  Vins Election   first Thing Is to Finish War With Japs, New Premier Declares. Swing Is Domestic

efeated Churchill esigns Post; Attlee To Form Cabinet   New Leader Says First Task to Defeat Japan, Pledges Government Based on Socialist Policy ; Conservatives Badly Beaten; Liberals Decimated

Attlee Named To Form New Cabinet   Conservatives Win Only 194 Seats In New Commons

Landslide to Labor Party . Marks Britain’s Surge to Left   —ATTLEE TO THE HELM   Party Program to Nation~ alize Industries and a. the Land

Wartime Prime — Minister Resigns ‘As Labor Wins   Socialistic Laborites Gain 2 to 1 Landslide Clement R. Attlee Will Head Cabinet

Attlee And Labor Party Score Sweeping Victory In First Wartime Election

Prime Minister Loses in Election   Resignation Is Accepted By King George, Who Requests That Attlee Form Government

Labor Party Takes Over War And Peace Task   Socialist-Minded Clement Attlee to Be Prime Minister

ELECTION WON BY LABOR PARTY OVER CHURCHILL   King Commissions Clement R. Attlee To Form New Government   BRITISH WAR LEADER. SUBMITS RESIGNATION

Churchill Is Defeated by Big Vote   New Prime Minister Says First Task Is to Defeat Japs

"Labor Party Wins Landslide Victory Over Conservatives; King George Acts Immediately

Winston Churchill And Eden Win Seats In Commons Where They Will Lead Opposition Aug. 8  be

Quits as Prime Minister as Conservatives Lose To Labor Party; Attlee Leads Britain

Churchill Hands In Resignation To King George   Attlee, Leader of Victors, Expected To Succeed to Post

LABOR PARTY WINS 2101   Attlee, Leader of Group in Recent Election, to Be Premier.   FIRST VOTE IN 10 YEARS

Clement Attlee Asked To Form Gov't By King   Conservatives Suffer Stunning Defeat Under Tida Wave of Labor Votes——Foreign Policies Not Expected to Chanae

CHURCHILLS CONSERVATIVE REGIME OUT   Attlee Is Named To Organize New C avernmant

Attlee Succeeds To Post.   Laborite Success Which Sweeps Churchill Out Of Office Will Not Change Foreign Policy

LeMars School Band Will Attend Legion Convention At Sioux City   Personnel Of Band Who Will Take  Part In Event

OHIO 1S NEAR - FLOOD STAGE   PREPARATIONS ARE MADE TO EVACUATE 3,000 PERSONS FROM WHEELING  “ JSLAND

HITLER ORDERS DEATH PENALTY FOR SHIRKERS   Military Courts To Try Civilians In Defense Areas

All of Germany Is Placed Under Military Law   Military Trials Decreed for Any Who Tries to Evade Duties.   Most Drastic Decree Issued by Germans

ALMOST ALL GERMANY PLACED UNDER MARTIAL LAW, UNDER ORDERS OF HITLER, HIMMLER

Hifler Orders Reich Under Martial Lavy   Death Penalty Decreed . For All Germans Who _ Show ‘Cowardice’

GERMAN PEOPLE UNDER VIRTUAL MARTIAL LAW   Death Penalty To Be Given  Civilians

HITLER HURL DEATH THREAT FOR COWARDS   Drastic Decree Is Effort to Force All Germans Into Defense.

Reich Civilians Must Die For ‘Cowardice’  ¥e * ra * Sweehineg Noe Derroeo Prute Mact anf Natinn lTndor Martial I ay

sweeping Decree Calls For Military Trials; Death Sentence Is Decreed For ‘Cowardice’ In Germany

Martial Law Declared In German Reich   Nearly All Of Nation Under Virtual Military Rule By New Decree.   DEATH TO ‘COWARDS

Decree Puts Reich Under Martial Law   MILITARY TRIAL SET FOR ALL EVADING DUTIES TO COMMUNITY

Hitler Places Germany Under ~ Martial Law   Quick’ Military Trials For. Civilians . Who. Show Cowardice

Germany Under Virtual Martial Law With Death Penalty Decreed for "Cowardice”

Sweeping Decree Places Practically All German Residents Under Martial Law

Reich Civilians Must Die For ‘Cowardice’  x * k * Sweeping New Decree Puts Most of Nation Under Martial Law

SOVIETS BEAR DOWN ON SPREE RIVER DEFENSES   Oder Line’s South Flank Secured, Attacks Increase

DRASTIC ORDER WOULD FORCE ALL INTO WAF   Himmler Reported Back of Sweep - jing Martial Law Spread Over  Most of Reich.

BRINGS PROMPT NEWS BLACKOUT   American Army Spokesmen Refuse to Discuss Matter of Seizure.   REDS CLAIM VICTORY

American Seamen Reported Seized By Chinese Reds  Some Re Released (a ) i (ees See, See

Seizure Of US Ship s Crewmen  Brings Blackow   Chinese Communists  Are Blamed

U. S. Seamen  Taken From  Liberty Ship   Army Refuses To Tell Facts Of Incident  At Little Port   VEN WERE FREED   Communists Claim That Nationalist Drive  Is Smashed

American Army Officials in China Refuse to Discuss Report; Communists Announce Victory.

Assert 70.000 Chiang Troops Defeated: Yank Sailors Said Seized   Battle Intensifies, Spreads; Communists Breach Dykes, Flood Countryside; U.S. Army Blacks Out News After Ship Crewmen Taken

U. S.. Army: Headquarters Establishes News:Blackout as Reports Assert’ Chinesa: Reds Seized: Yank €rewmen.

U. 3. Army Silent on Incident  British News Sources Say a” or  f_   British News Sources Say Some Yanks Were Freed

U.S. Army Silent on Incident   British News Sources Say Some Yanks Were Freed

U.S. Crewmen Reported Seized   News Blackout Follows Rumor Americans  Taken By Chinese Reds

Kingsley  Deféated * Orange City: 14 to: 12, tWill Plav Mavletern 

SNOW HITS THE WEST   Freeze for All Northern Kansas Forecast for Tonight

Titler Expecting District 29 Mine Bosses To Strike   10,000 Out In Northern Counties Of State

Fight Is Brewing On Combat Use Of 18-Year-Olds   Senators Seek Ban On Use of Men Under 19 Years Old

SAY BIG THREE TALKING TERMS OF ARMISTICE   Unconfirmed. Reports. Claim Conference  Has Already Begun

Believe Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill Now Meetins to Approve Terms for Nazis

Big Three Believed Studying Armistice Terms for Reich   Rv PHIET, AIUtUT

THINK MEETING OF ‘BIG THREE’ FINALLY BEGUN      Three Leaders Believed Studying Armistice Terms For Germany

CHINA MAY GET 3,000 PLANES   Newspaper Says Agreement  Already Reached

MARINES fT DURING NORTH CHINA FIRING   Cemmunist Demands Apolegy from Wedemeyer in New Charaes.

U. S. Aireraft In China May Go To Chiang   Fleet Of 3.000 Planes Seems Slated For Use Against Reds

Nationalists Say American Planes  To Be Obtained   Chinese Communist Leaders Send Protests _ To Yank Generals

Intervention by America in Row Charged by Reds   Communists Demand Removal of Marines In Northern Areas

U.S. Marines Wounded in Rifle Exchange V/ith Communists Troops   3000 U.S. PLANES USED IN CHINA WAR   American Intervention In China’s Civil War Mounting

China Claims Gift of U.S. Planes   ‘DEMAND CHIANG’S MEN LEAVE RED-DOMINATED AREA

News Day And Nigh?   Transfer Report Accom panied By Increased  Charges Of Intervention     ety By i SS . 2 os ee   China Air Force Resumes Training   General Wedemeyer Says U. 8. To Begin Evacuating North China This Month

U .S. Varned 7 0 Keep Out of ‘Chinese War    Communist General Sends Note; Chiang Gets TT. S. Air Fleet

CHINESE WILL RECEIVE 3,000 YANKEE PLANES   Communists Rap American Intervention In Civil Strife

Communist Chief Of Staff Warns Lt Gen. Wedemeyer   Some U. S. Marines Said To Be Wounded In Rifle Exchanges

Nationalist Army to Get U.S. Planes   Report 3,000 Will Be Trans ferred to Chinese Govern ment Army Forces

U.S. Gives All Planes Now In China   Communists Charge UL. S. Intervention In Chinese War

Nationalist # Gov t To - 4 ee Obtain Them      CHINESE PAPER SAYS TRANSFER OF AMERICAN PLANES IN CHINA™ TO BE MADE; COMMUNISTS  PROTEST

OUTFLANK LEIPZIG. DRIVE WITHIN 38 MILES OF DRESDEN   Ith Army Races Down Home Stretch To Berlin Under Blackout; Foe Admits “Acute” Situation

MAC ARTHUR IN SWEEPING DIRECTIVE   Orders Jeps Oust Home Minister and All Police Chiefs

JAPS TOLD TO GIVE LIBERTY   MacArthur Orders Remova of Home Minister in New Decree.

MacArthur Acts To Restore Jap Civil Libertie:   Directs Government to Remove Police Chiefs, Free Political Prisoners   CALLS FOR OUSTER OF HCME MINISTER   Lifting of Restrictions On *Politics and Religicn Also Demanded

Japs’ Police Units Banned By M’ Arthur   Political Prisoners Ordered Released In Sweeping Decree

Ordered To Oust Home Minister menses   ARE ALSO TO REMOVE EVERY. ~POLICE CHIEF IN THE COUN? ‘FREE 3000 POLITICAL PRISON

Clamp New Controls on Japanese   Ordered to Remove Polic: Chiets and Free 3,000  Political Prisoners

Japan Ordered To Get Rid of Its  Home Minister   Over 3,000 Political Prisoners To Be Freed  Under New Directive

Restrictions On Freedom Are Removed   Yamazaki Is Ousted As Home Minister In Sweeping Order

U. 5. ORDERS JAP CIVIL LIBERTY   HOME MINISTER, POLICE CHIEFS OUSTED

POLITICAL «:, PRISONERS RELEASED   Fall of Jap Government Predicted 1 poy

ALLIES ORDER OUSTER OF NIP HOME MINISTER   MacArthur Directs Restoration of Civil Liberties

Ail Political Prisoners  Are Freed   Ousts Home Minister And Abolishes “Thought Police” In  Drastic Action.

Communists Say: Hirohito Must Go. By Death or Exile:  U. S. to Be Aloof If Civi

Orders Japanese Government To Oust Its Home Minister  RESTORE ALL CIVIL LIBERTIES TO JAPAN  Free More Than 3000 Political Prisoners and Remove Police Chiefs

HOME MINISTER ORDERED OUT OF TOKYO CABINET   MacArthur Demands Ouster of Iwao Yamazaki

JAPS ORDERED _ TO RELEASE 2000 LIBERALS   MacArthur Ousts Secret Police

PRESIDENT ON FVE-DAY TRIF   He’l! Be Best Man at Wedding; and Will Visit Six” Ctotac.

Tokyo Radio Speculates  Iwo Landing Is bmminent   Jap Island Outpost Rendered Open.  To Yank Invasion As Raids Continue

Assault Made By Over!,500 Carrier Craft   Fleet Opens lwo Jima to Invasion by Knocking Out Coastal Guns; Ships 300 Miles Off Japan

Former Chef Found Guilty In Slaying   Ex-Monessen Woman's Slayer I: Facing Life Term In Prison

SENATE DEBATES LABOR MEASURE   Amendments May Riddle Proposed Controls

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Cpl. Olerich Repatriated From Reich   is First Carroll Man to Return in Prisoner Exchangoa

WMC Reports Reduction In  Job Layofts   Figures For Week End ing Aug. 31 Less Com. pared With 10 Days Following Surrender

Gives His. — Message To  ‘Congress   SWANTS ACT TO MEET CRISIS IN MANPOWER; OUTLINES  DOMESTIC, FOREIGN PROGRAM.

Roosevelt Calls For National Service Law, Use Of 4-f’s In War Work, Cooperation With Allies

Surface Craft Pound Steel City of Muroran   Preliminary Reports From Saturday's Attack Reveals 87 Planes Destroyed or Damacged: 15 Vessels Sunk, 24 Damaaed

USS Wisconsin, lowa, Missouri Lead in Attack   Muroran Port on Isle Of Hokkaido Blasted; 1000 Planes Hit Foe

POUR SHELLS INTO MAJOR STEEL CITY      429 Enemy Planes, 43 Vessels Blasted

Industrial Okayama on Honshu Island Also a Target —- Incendiaries  Dronned an All Fnne   ENEMY SHIPPING BLASTED OFF KOREA   Twenty-Three Vesseis Sunk or Damaged— Other Raids Made on Truk and Yap.

Giant Bombers Hit 4 Jap Cities In Fire Attack   Suicide Invasion Defense Mapped for Nip. Homeland

Flood Sweeps Central lowa   River Half Mile Wide.   Logan-Woodbine Area.

American War Prisoners Are  Brutally Slain   Japs Throw Gasoline. on Helpless Yanks, Ignite » Then Gun or Bay- onet Them ia   Mute Evidence of: Crime On Palawan   a A. MaecArthur’s Forees Make Two Move Invasions To + Bring Total in Philip ~~ pines to Twenty

Japs Slay 150 Yanks on Palawan   THROW GAS ON HELPLESS PRISONERS, IGNITE IT; SHOOT ALL FLEEING

Japs Massacre U.S. Prisoners   MacArthur Bores New Morroron Palawan; Victims Burned

SLAUGHTER OF 150 AMERICANS AT PALAWAN REVEALED   Fear-Crazed Japs at Puerto Princessa2, Burned and Machine-Gunned 150 U. 3. Prisoners in December, Escaped Soldier Reports

FIND EVIDENCE OF MASSACRE   Japs Burned, Bayoneted 150 Prisoners, Claim

JAP BRUTALITY AT ITS WORST   Massacre of 150 U. S. War Prisoners Is Revealed By Gen. MacArthur

150 Americans Burned Alive by Japs, Charred Bones Tell Gruesomely

Prisoners, Drenched With Gasoline, Set Afire by Japs   Survivor Tells Story of Brutal Massacre Of 150 American Captives in Philippines

General Motors Agrees To U. S.  Peace Parleys   Talks Picketing With UAW Union

President Of GM Brands Picketing Lines As ‘Illegal   ‘Creating Lawlessness  At Plants’ He Says

GMC Lays Down Conditions For Union Meeting   Asks Modification Of Picketing And 30 Per Cent Pay Raise

Talks Scheduled With Union and U.S. Conciliator   Anderson, Reuther Will Meet Warren in Capital Next Week

G. M. TAKES UP PROBLEM OF PICKETING   Confers With U. A. W. Leaders on What It Considers One of Knottiest Problems in the 10Day Auto Strike.

GENERAL MOTOR‘ AWAITS FEDERAL PEACE PARLEYS   Corporation Takes Up With Union Its’ ‘IHleaal Picketina’ .

ASKS CHANGES IN PICKETING   General Motors Says Praetices Of Auto Workers Ilegal  WILL MEET ARBITERS

ILLEGAL PICKETING   Is Charged by General Motots; Will Meet With  Conciliator

Discuss. ‘Illegal Picketing With Union Officials   Company Tells Union To Modify 30 Per Cent Wage Demands And Picketing Practices

COMPANY, CIO CONFER TODAY ON PICKETING   \Illegal Methods Claimed  By Firm; Threaten  Iniunction

GMC AND UNION FINALLY MEE}   Company Head Contends CIO Guilty of ‘illegal Picket‘ing’ at Plants

GM and CIO Wrangle Over Picketina   While Waiting For Conferences Next Week, Spar About ‘Illegal Picketing’

Corporation To Meet Warren On Wage Issue   Refuse To Talk With CIO Until Demand For Pay is Modified

C.1.0.-G. M. Hold Parley   “Hilegal Picketing” . Of Plant Attacked By Company President

legal Picketing Charge Is Made   GM and Union Get Together For First of Conferences

Government Unprepared To  Handle New Labor Crisis   Swift Action Held Necessary to Cope With Labor Troubles—Tribunal to Replace WLB ‘Is Held Important

Nation Periled By Labor Crisis   Fast Action by Vraman Relieved Coming

Government Unprepared For Growing  Strike Wave  200,000 Now Idle, Threatened Strike: Would Affect Another 250 000

Mounting strike threat may force actionby Truman   President may have to speed his planned reorganization

GOVERNMENT IS CAUGHT WITH NO LABOR PLAN   Transition Between War And Peace Causing New Work Crisis

Cyclone Injures  70 at Air Field   25 Buildings Damaged By Storm in Kansas

70 Soldiers Hurt When Twister Hits Kansas Air Field   Storm Damages 25 Buildings, Is Second to Strike Liberal Base

PRESIDENT HITS AT TAX EVADER   Chief Executive Asserts Noation Not et War To ‘Make Millionaires’

MACARTHUR WILL DIRECT PACIFIC ARMY   General Assigned tc Bigger Command With Nimitz

MacArthur, Nimitz to Lead Final  Attacks on Japanese   Reassignments in Pacific Area Made With View of Giving ‘Full Effect to Application of Our Forces’ Against Nips

WITHDRAWAL IS PERMANENT, GM ATTORNEY SAYS   Company Quits Hearing: After Challenging Stand On Profits

G. M. Officials Withdraw From Hearing   Auto Concern Quits Participation in Fact-Finding Study

Inclusion Of Profits Brings Open Break   Company Petition Stated By Lawyer; Board To Be Heard

General Motors _ Defies and Quits Truman's Board  Ability to Pay Not Wag

Raps Profit Inclusion in Negotiation   Fact-finding Board Says it Will Proceed with Hearinas Anyway.

GM Co. Withdraws From President's Fact-Finding Panel   Refuses To Participate While Board Studies Ability To Pay

Firm’s Position Communicated To Fact-Finding Panel As It Resumes Efforts To Resolve Pay Dispute   UAW FAILS TO MEET FIRST CONDITION

G.M. Withdraws AtFact-Finding Board Hearing   Declines To Comply With Hearing Demands On Prices And Profits   BOARD CONTINUES PROBE HOWEVER

GM WITHDRAWS FROM HEARIN(   Fact-Finding Panel Renews Investigation

GM To Withdraw If Profits Factor In Fact-Finding   Unwilling To Participate If Prices, Gains Are Cited. In Determining Wages

Motor Concern Is Opposed To Profits Angle   Board Keeps On With Hearings Reaqardless

Company Refuses To Participate In Truman Panel   Government Labor Officials Seek To Avert New Walkout

GMC Quits Fact Panel Proceedings   fruman-Appointed Board, However, Will Continue Probe Into Strike

Balks At Ability To Pay Factor In Wage Talks  Eederal Board Will

PROFIT STUDY IS BARRED BY AUTO COMPANY   Garrison Announces Probe to Go On Without Firm

be a Factor   Corporation Leaves Fact-Finding Board Hearings Continue, Nevertheless

G. M. Quits Fact-Finding Proceedings; Board To Continue Study Of Strike

Firm Objects To Opening Books To Probe Panel   Consideration of Profits in Wage Dispute Assailed

WITHDRAWAL IS PERMANENT: F ACCUSE UAW WITH INFRINGING ON RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT

Seek Dispute’s Facts Despite GM Walkout   Truman’s Board Affirms Stand on Price-Profit Relation to Motor Wages

GM Quits: Hearings On Strike   Withdraw from Proceedings of Fact Finding Committee; Inquiry to Continue

General Motors to Be Unrepresented at “Fact-Finding’   Withdraws From Proceedings in Washington This Morning

C. M. REFUSES 10 REMAIN bELAUSE OF PROFIT ISSUE   Board Announces Hearings Will Continue Despite New Development

GM WITHDRAWS FROM GROUP   Fact-Finding Board Wil Continue Its Hearings in Auto Strike.   GONE ISSUE CHALLENGED

Auto Firm  Won t lalk Pay Ability   Electrical Workers Threat of Strike’ Unchanged Today

Bolt's T ruman’  Ability to Pay: Proper Basis :f  Fair Wage:  Continue . Without GM

GM Walks Out Of Panel Hearing   !Quits Because Company’s Ability To  Pay Will.Be Considered

GM. QUITS FACT FINDER’ OVER ISSUE OF PROFITS   U.A.W. Accused of Infringing on Rights - Of Management; Parley Will Continue

G. M. WITHDRAWS FROM FEDERAL FACT-FINDINGS   Hearings. Continue; Cornoration Opposed Profits Discussion

GM Quits Fact-Finding Proceedings In Capital   Board Will Continue After Firm Withdraws  Dispute Over Viewing Profits

‘General Motors Withdraws From Hearing  - Company Is Ready to Negotiate

Policy Statement Is Due Today  Fact Finders Will Resume Sessions

General Mofors Withdraws From Strike Parleys   Industry Attack Charge Denied By Company Head

Challenges Inclusion Of Profits   Explanation  Is Submitted— Hearing to Be Continued

BOARD PLANS T0 CONTINUE ITS HEARINGS   Auto Corporation With« draws From Proceed« ings Because of Inclu< sion of Its Profits as Factor in Wage Dispute.

WILL CONTINUE HEARINGS WITH GM NOT PRESENT   Attorney Says Auto Firm Withdrawing Permanently From  essions Because Truman Says Profits  Must Be Considered Wage Factor.

Injection OF Profits Factor. Is Challenged   Firm Voices Opposition ta Their Being Considered Tn Auto Workers’ Dos mand for Wage Boost .   Union Tnfringes  Rights, ts Claim   Charge It Is Brond Attack On Free Enterprise Dis* puted by Union; Year. i  ings Will Proceed . €

Board Not To Abandon Its Hearings   Company Balks At Including Profits As Factor In Wage Dispute.

Position Of GM Is Permanent   Generai Motors Withdraws From Washington Meet

General Motors Withdraws From Hearing   Company Is Ready to Negotiate With Union Groun

Walks Out On Panel in Washington   Objects to Taking into Ac count Ability to Pay Wage Increases Asked

PANEL PROCEEDS AFTER REVOLT ON PAYING ABILITY   Position Announced As Hearings Are Resumed In Canital

Holds Profits Not Factor in Waae Issue   General Motors Withdraws From Fact Finding Board Hearing

Fact Finders To Proceed   Company. Refuses to Discuss Its Profits In Relation to Wages. Deals Blow to Presidents Hopes

General Moiors Withdraws from Strike Conference   Has No Intention Of Going Back to Truman Proceedina

Federal Fact Finding Board  To Continue   Motor Company Objects To Inclusion of Profite In Settlement   Chaira to Be Vacant

WITHDRAWAL IS QVERINCLUDING PROFIT IN TALK   Board Will Continue Hearings Regardless of Absence of GM

GM Will Quit Talks While Profits Issue   Withdraws From Fact-Finding While Ability to Pay Remains Major Factor

GM Quits Talks Over  Profit Issue   ‘Refuses To Continue If Truman Policy  Te Porsued

Board States Proceedings Will Continue   Corporation Also Withdraws After First Submitting Explanation.   OUT PERMANENTLY

Will Proceed Without Representatives of Company  ARGUE WITH TRUMAN ‘NOT WITH THE UNION  Panel Has No Intention of Modifying Its Statement

GM PULLS OUT OF HEARING IN PROFIT DISPUTE   Refuses To Appear Before U.S. Board So Long As Earnings Are Factor

GM Withdraws From Hearings : Before Board   Company Challenges Inclusion Of Profits As A Decisive Point In Settling Issue

Officials Refuse to Let Probers Look at Books   Truman-Selected Panel to Continu Work Despite Companv’s Absence

GM Quits Strike Hearing   Inclusion of Profits  As Factor in Settling Wage Dispute Given As Cause; Hearings Go On

General Motors * Withdraws, Board Proceeds Anyhov   thalienges : the Inclusior of Profits ‘in Move to Settle’ “Wage  sn ik:

Fact Finders End Hearings, Hurry Report   Conclusions in’ GM-UAW Controversy Is Promised Thursday if Possible

GM Refuses To Consider Its Profits _ In Pay Rift.   Threatens To Leave Fact Finding Setup

Firm Refuses To Discuss Ability to Pay   Fact Pane! to Continue Hearings Without Company

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   GM Quits Fact-Finding Labor Probe   Board Willi Continue In Session

GM Withdraws From Truman s Fact-Findings   Corporation Demands Its Profits Not Be Considered As i  Factor

GM Quits Fact-Finding ‘Conference   Refuses to Participate Since Company Profits Are at Issue; Board Reopens Hear inee Nawarthalacc

Refuses To Let Profits Be Factor   Withdraws From Fact Finding; Calls Hearing *Ritack on Industry.’

GM. Quits Fact Finding Confab ‘When U.S. Insists on Probing Ability To Pay Auto Workers More Money

GM Withdraws From Truman's Fact Finders ©   Challenges Right To Consider Profits  As Basis for Settling Wane Milka Damande

Profits Issue Given  As Withdrawal Cause   Chairman Of Board Named By Truman Declares Hearings Will Be Continued

GENERAL MOTORS ‘LEAVES HEARINGS   Challenges Inclusion of Profits as Basis for Wage  Computation   BOARD WILL CONTINUE

GM WON'T SUBMIT PROFITS REPORT TO FACT-FINDERS   QUITS CONFERENCE; PRESIDENT’S BOARD CONTINUE WORK

Board to Keep Taking Evidence   Merritt Says Withdrawal Permanent, Accuses U. A. W. of Infringing on Management Rights

General Motors Withdraws ‘From Fact-Finding Hearing Challenging Profits Probe

COMPANY BALKS AT EXAMINATION OF ITS FINANCES   Panel Refuses to Scrap Idea of Considering Ability to Pay 30 Pct. Raise”   HEARING WILL CONTINUE   Firm Takes Position Inquiry Seeks to Deal in Forecasts, Not Facts

G. M. Quits Facts-Finding Proceedings In Protest To Inclusion Of Profit Factor

HITS GOVT,, CIO AND AUTO FIRM FOR STALEMATE   Savs Strike Could Be Ended In Ten Davs Uf Fair Profit Was Allowed

S CHWELLENBACH DECLARES U.S. GOVERNMENT DOESNOT PLANTO SBIZE GENERAL MOTORS PLANTS

Auto Workers Offer ‘Company Security Plan’   Proposal To Ford Provides For Discharge Of ‘Wildcat Strikers.’

WILL NOT SEIZE GM PROPERTIES   Schwellenback Makes Disclosure Concerning Strike At Detroit.   IS VITAL THAT IT ENDS

Annual Meeting National Farm Loan Association  _Held Saturday At Eagles Club . In LeMars ~

CHICAGO POLIct HUNT FOR KILLER   Former WAVE Shot To Death in Chicago Apartment Today

\ ‘Catch Me Before I Kill More; \Slayer Leaves Note in 7th Chicavo Homicide in 5 Days

7th Death in Five Days Spurs Search For Chicago Killer   Police Comb North Side for Demoniacal Murderer of  Former WAVE

IWAVE'S MURDERED SCRAWLS LIPSTICK. MESSAGE ITHAT HE HAD KILLED BEFORE AND WOULD AGAIN

CHICAGO POLICE SEEK CRAZED ‘KILLER WHO SCRAWLED WARNING ‘ON WALL OF LAST VICTIM’S ROOM

Allies Agree On Oceupatior Zones in Reich      Readjustment Between Anglo-Americans ard Russ Begins Sunday

Coal Operators UMW Resume Wave Parley   Old Contract Extended For 30-Day Period

UMW AND SOFT COAL MOGULS RESUME TALKS   Principal Discussion Is On Lewis’ 35 Hour Week And  Overtime 

Von Rundstedt Stiffens Stand in Bel   Strasbourg In Danger; Nazi Drive Gaining   Second Enemy Offensive Bursts 15 Miles Through 7th Army Lines  ee

British and American Troops Butted Against Stone Wall Resistance in Second German Offensive.   NAZI WEDGE DRIVE  ACROSS LUXEMBOURG   The Second Drive Had Burst Through U. S. 7th Army Lines for 15 Miles in Five Days.

Strasbourg In Danger; Nazi Drive Gaining   Second Enemy Offensive Bursts 15 Miles Through 7th Army Lines

New German Drive Breaches /th Lines   Strasbourg Threatened From Three Direc tions, While Allies Battle To Prevent Panic Flight Among Civilians.

Foe Plows Through Seventh Army Line  On 15-Mile Sweep   Germans’ Second Winter Offensive Threatens To Pinch Out A 30-Mile-Deep Salient, Despite Fact That Assault Now Has Been Reported Blunted

Allied Drive Stopped   Nazi Attack Threat To Yank Salient In Saar Valley

‘Allies Meet Resistance In Bulge   Nazis Burst Through Seventh Army Lines for  15 Miles

Enemy Holds Bulge Gains Out of Saar   Americans and British Make Slow Progress in North as Weather Comes to Aid of Germans

-Germans ‘Threaten Strasbourg   Drive in On City from Three Directions; 3rd Army Pulls .Back Under Enemy Pressure

GERMANS DRIVE ON STRASBOURG FROM 3 SIDES   Allied Forces in Northern Sector Meet Stonewall Nazi Resistance

A Second German Drive Developing   Nazi Offensive Threatens ‘Strasbourg From. Three Directions .   Allies Lose Some. Ground "to Rectify Lines in  Jotum

Troops Fight Against Stiff Nazi Resistance as Second Winter Offensive Is Launched.   BREAK THROUGH OUR LINES FOR 15 MILES

Enemy Attacks From Three Directions In Drive Toward Alsatian City While British And American Troops Butt Against Stiff Resistance In Belgian Bulge— Nazis Push Through U. S. Seventh Army Lines For Fifteen-Mile Gain In Five Days

TEMPERATURES:   Germans Gain In New  WestFront Offensive   Seventh Army Blunts Nazi Drive, But Enemy Poses New Threat North Of Strasbourg; Third Army Forced To Yield Ground

Huns Threaten Strasbourg Tn  Sweeping Push   French City Being Ai icked From Three Direetions After Gain of 15 Miles   Nazi Resistance In Belgium Stiff   Germany Ciaims Entire Area From Wissembourg to Seliz on Rhine Cleared of Americans

NAZI COLUMNS PUSH 13 MILES INTO FRANCE   Von Rundstedt’s Troops Stand Firm Against Yanks In Belgium

Nazis Use Heavy Guns Along Saar   Allied Authorities Try to, Prevent Spread of Panic in Cities Among Civilians   Problem Obscure   Situation at Wingen Is Not Clear Regarding Highways

STRASBOURG THREATENED BY GERMANS   Allied Troops Smash Against Stonewall Resistance

RHINE IS CROSSED BY ENEMY   Stonewall Is Met In Battle To Wipe Out Bulge In Belgium  _

SECOND GERMAN WINTER DRIVE NETS 15 MILES   Blizzards Hinder Allied CounterAttack Plans

Second German Offensive In Three Directions Pierces U.S. 7th Army Lines 15 Miles

New German Winter Drive is Threat to ~ Strashourg, Alsace   Nazis Penetrate Lines of Seventh Army; Hit From Three Ways .

‘Allies Meet Resistance lh Bulge   Nazis Burst   Through Seventh  Amny Lines for" + 15 Miles

Nazis Break Info Seventh Army Lines   Offensive Blunted By Americans But Troops Fall Back

New German Push Threatens City — From Three Directions; Yank Attacks On Bulge Virtually Halted by Savage Nazi Defense and Paralyzing Cold

Agreement May Avert Big Striké   Eases Sittualion In Jurisdictional Dispute in Detroit

NEW STRIKES LOOM: 78,000 ARE NOW IDLE   9,000 May Stop Work In Union Dispute At Detroit

PLAN IS ACCEPTED WALKOUT AVERTED   CIO Unionists Accept Pro. posal—Truck Strike Ends

Salary Boost Proposed For Counties’ Officials   Gov. Lausche Turns Thumbs Down on Bill To Increase Pay And Provide Pension for Judges

SS. General Is Sentenced  To Lose Life   Canadian Court, Orders Penalty for Gen. Kurt Meyer

CONDEMN MEYER, EX-NAZI ELITE LEADER, TO DIE .   Court Takes 25 Minutes To Reach Verdict On~ Three Counts

GERMAN GENERAL SENTENCED TO DIE   Convicted of Executing Can pelten Deennare

HALSEY HITS ENEMY ISLAND AIRDROMES   Tokyo Reports Inland Sea Mined By Big B-29 Bombers

Atom Energy New Headline in Congress  -.... =... mw. ,J...k?   Even Tax Reduction Takes Back Seat as Problem Is Tackled

Vongress Tackles Nerve-Wracking Atomic Problem  Truman’s Plan for   Truman’s Plan for Rigid Control Meets With Favor

Congress Takes Up Control Of Atomic Energy   Wanis Hand In  Secret Sharing

Anti-Semite To Defend Himself   Lawyer Refuses To Defend Him From Anti Semitic Charges

2 Airdromes Taken;  Japs Fighting Back   Patrols Push to Within 10 Miles Of Balikpapan City Before Being Halted by Burnine Storase Tank

Temperatures   American Warplanes Tighten Sea Blockade, . Sink or Damage 32 More Nip Ships;  Japs Flee to Mountain Hideouts in Luzon

Butler County Farmer _ Takes Own Life; Despond‘ent Because of Weather

Over 500 Carolina Homes Brightened With Return Of Eightieth Infantry

Tension At Big Five Meet-Lifts:   “Talks Veer Away From - Controversial. Issues 

Flood Of Goods Likely Before Year Is Ended.   At Least 500,000. New Cars Expected In Next Few Months

ClO OPPOSES — LABOR DRAFT   HOUSE COMMITTEE MAJORITY REPORTED IN FAVOR OF DROPPING INDUCTION  * PLAN

U. §. Remains Calm While Millions in Other Lands Stage Big Celebrations

Kill Without Mercy, Hitler's Conanest Plar   Damning Evidence Being Woven About Squirming Nazi Trial Defendants   SECRET JAPANESE PACK REVEALED

*: ENSATIONAL EVIDENCE OF NAwr BLUE-PRINT TO CON. -. *QUER. WORLD BEFORE .. WAR CRIMES . > TREBUNAL

DELIVERS FIRST CIVILIAN PLANE   New Post-War Family Mode’ Sells for $2,295

FIRST AIRPLANE FOR CIVILIANS FINISHED   Two-seater Is Completed by Alliance Plant

SUPREME COURT IN SPLIT ON DECISIONS   Effort Of Teaas To Punish Union Organizer Ruled Unconstitutional By High Court

TEXAS LABOR LAW IS UPSET   Supreme Court Rules Union Organizer Registration  Act is Invalid

Yankees Drive 32 Miles  on Mindanao   Patrols Fan Out Through Lanao Province

rrench Liberals Call For Allied Break With Spain   Urge Spaniards To Oust Franco

Admiral Doenitz Ousts Ribbentrop; Peace Move Seen   Reports of Goebbels’ Death With Hitler Circulated  In London

New Fuehrer Breaks Nazi Hold on Offices   Ribbentrop Out, Successor lNamed: Teath of Goebbels Being Rumored

VON RIBBENTROP. OUSTED AS NAVY MAN TAKES OVER   Allied World In Doubt On Hitler Death’ In Bertin

NAZIS HOLD 4 BERRIEN MEN   Six Others From Couniy  Reported Wounded In Action

VETERANS OFFERED AID FROM TRIPLE-A   PRIORITY ON NEW EQUIPMENT   New Service Announced by Chairman Woods; Triple-A Invites Inquiry by Vets

VETS GET PREFERENCE FOR FARM MACHINES   Returning Veterans of World War i May Recelve Help from the  AAA Committee .

VETERANS MAY GET PREFERENCE ON MACHINERY   County AAA Committee Is Willing and Ready to Assist Them

Fiery Battle See - Sawing  On Okinawa   Air Exhibit Lures Crowd Of 25,000 on First Day

Furious Battles Raging for Key Okinawa Bases   Marine Assault Brought Al most to Standstill By Jap Counter-Drive

Key Hil! Dominating The Cities Chariging Hands As Many As Four Times In 24 Hours In Swayinge Battle   SUGAR LOAF HILL BATTLE OBJECTIVE

Vicious Jap Assaults Stem Okinawa Yanks   Furious, Bloody Battle Raging Inside Naha. Shuri, Yonabaru

Key Hills Over Principal Cities Changing Hands   Some Signs Develop _ of Japanese Cracking;  Fight Far From Over

Yanks Inside Naha,Shuri, Yonabaru But Japs Still Fight On Key Hills

YANK ADVANCE ALMOST STALLS   Jap Resistance On Okinawa Stiffens; Naha Entered

Win and Lose Key Hills in Bloody Battle   Furious Fighting Marks Attack Or 3 Island Cities

BLOODY FIGHT IN 49TH DAY GETS FIERCER   Key Hills Change Hands as Many as Four Times in 24 Hours; Commanders Reserve Judgment

Af, Divisions   KEY HILLS DOMINATING CITIES CHANGE HANDS FOUR TIMES IN 24 HOURS

JAPANESE ORDERED TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES FROM ‘SUNSET T0 DAWN; PENALTIES INFLICTED MIGHT BE SEVERE

Organized Defense In Southern Luzon Reported Collapsed   Marines Seize Unten Bay Submarine Pens, Torpedo Boat Base

Three New  Nip Islands Invaded      5009 Japanese Killed on Okinawa; Control of Sulus Seized

Yanks Invade Three More Jap Islands  Poa: Abdbookbe   Enemy Attacks Beaten Back On Okinawa

INVADE THREE MORE ASLARDS   Land On Two In Philippimes; One Off Okinawa

Yanks Invade 3 More Jap Isles   Beat Down Nip Charges on Southern Okinawa   Americans Land on Jolo, Central Sula Chain: Chinese Advance in Honan

Yanks Overrun Islet Off The Okinawa Isle   Americans Fight Off Repeated Heavy Counterattacks On Main Island.   TAKE NAVAL BASES

AMERICAN TROOPS  BEAT OFF JAPANESE  ATTACKS ON OKINAW: THREE: MORE ISLANDS  INVADED, ENEMY NAVAL STATIONS SEIZED

Three More Islands Invaded by Yanks and Two Nip Naval Bases Seized—Americans Now in ‘Complete Control’ of Sulu Archipelago; Mop Up of Philippines Progresses

Yanks Repel  Jap Attacks On Okinawa   Invade 3 More Islands  In Philippines and ~ Okinawa Group

Marines Extend Okinawa Gains   Seize Two Former Jap  Naval Stations

Invade 3 Islands, Take Naval Bases   Southern Luzon Resistance Ends; Okinawa Drive Progressing

Yanks Beat Off Jap Attacks on Southern Okinawa   MacArthur Says Enemy Resistance On Luzon Collapses

Arraignment of Trio Is Delayed   Teen-agers Charged With Murder Near Atoka

JAP COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN PHILIPPINES GIVES SIGNS OF COUNTER-DRIVE ON MACARTHUR

Jap Genera] Boasts He'll Force Mac To Surrender— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7) :  Yamashita Expected To Open Counterattack ‘

YAMASHITA GETTING READY FOR MAJOR DRIVE ON MINDORO WITH “PHILIPPINE BATTLE NEAR CRISIS

WAR TODAY   Allied Leaders Foresee Japanese Attempt To Oust Yank. Forces From Philippines In Counter-attacks

MacKenzie Says—  Jap Attack on Mindoro  Seen Likely   Gen. Yamashita Out To Blast Yanks From Strategic Island Bases Near Luzon

Fight Rages In Fortress  Of Oder Line   Othehr Red Troops Forge Siege Arc About Danzig

Berlin Admits Soviet Troops Have Encircled Kuestrin; Battle Is Raging in Streets

Vital Gateway To Berlin Is  Surrounded   Baltic Sea Drive Threatens lo Seal Off Thousands  Of Nazi Troops.

Reds Fight info Kuestrin, Nazis Report   Soviets Hammer Fortress 38 Miles from Berlin

OPA IS BLAMED FOR SHORTAGE OF MILK   Derrick Says Condition Will Centinue Until Spring Unless Price Is Increased

OPA Policy Blamed For Milk Shortage      Spokesman Cites Reasons for Washington Situation

US S. FOREIGN SERVICE SCORED   Only About 62 Per Cent Efficient, Says Diplomatic Corps.

SOVIETS ARE TWELVE MILES - BEYOND ODER   DRIVE INTO CENTRAL AND BOUTHERN GERMANY BEING SET UP BY RUSSIAN TROOPS

Reds Poised on 300-Mile Front Outside Berlin   Konev‘s Forces Have Bridgehead 50 Miles Long

Reds Marshal Along Oder For  German Sweef   Crushing Blow Being Prepared For Nazis Along 300 Mile Front   RUSSIANS CROSS ODER IN FORCE

GATHERED FOR 300 MILES ON ODER RIVER   Ready for Crushing Sweep Through Germany

sth Army Moves Into Trieste Ares   Yugoslav Troops Offer No Opposition in Sectors Visited

U.$., British MovingInto lrieste Area  No Incidents Occur As Tito Reported

ALT MEMORIAL RITES SUNDAY AT WEST BEND   Died Wounds When Fighting the Japs on Minandao.

POSSIBLY WHITE THANKSGIVING   Cold Wave Rushing in on Midwest Area

WHITE HOLIDAY TN MIDWEST SECTION   Cold Wave Spreading Ove Mast of Section, Forecasters Say.

Contused Names Cause Bridge Collapse Rumor   Span Linked Te Hitler’s Hideout

Amendments Proposed for Health Bill  Opponents Seek   Opponents Seek To Limit Cost To 10 Per Cent

LABOR MEASURE DRAWS FIRE OF UNION LEADERS   Post-War Legislation 0: Three Senators Under Bitter Attack   DESIGNED TO REDUCE INDUSTRIAL STRIFE

3 LABOR GROUPS OPPOSE NEW BILI   National Organizations Stand Together Against Legislation

LABOR PEACE PLAN SCORED   AFL, CIO and Miners Unite In Opposition to Bill Of Three Senators

Heap Criticism on Measure in Senate to Set Up New Federal Board and Tribunal-—Green Calls It Infringing on Fundamental Rights and Murray Says It Is an Attempt te Destroy Labor Unions.   By HAROLD W. WARD.

Nips Fleeing Toward Base At Paoching   Meanwhile - Fighting Continues Outside Foochow On China's Kast Coast. MKai-Shek Conunends His Troops

Nearly 1,800 Alljed Prisoners Died When Sub Sank’ Rat-Infested Ship

‘Wisconsin Sergeant, One of Five to Survive, Describes Sinking of 2d Jap Prison Ship

Five Americans of 1,800 On Jap Prison Ship Survive A: Allied Sub Torpedoes Boat; Reveal Tale of Torture, Death   Ry TFONARND C SCHTIRERT

1,800 Allied Prisoners Die as Jap Ship is Sunk Off Mindanao; U. S. Soldier Survivor Tells Experience

SUBMARINE SINKS JAP PRISON SHIP   1800 Allied Prisoners, Mostly Americans, Drowned

ONLY 5 SAVED AS SUB SINKS PRISON SHIP   Wisconsin Survivo: Relates Experience  On Jap Vessel

Allied Sub Sinks Jap Prison Ship   Only Five Survive Disaster In China .Sea

Jap Prison’Ship With 1800 British, American Captives In Hold Is Sunk By Submarine

Reveal 1,800 Allied Prisoners Perish as “Sub Sinks Rat-Trap Japanese Prison Shir

1800 ALLIED PRISONERS WENT DOWN  IN SINKING OF JAP PRISON SHIP   Most of Them Americans Who Were Being Trans: ferred From Bataan and Corregidor to Mainland  Four Months Ago.

1800 Prisoners of Japs Die as Sub Sinks Prison Ship   Tragic Loss of U, S. Troops Revealed by One Who Escaped

1800 Allies Die When Jap Prison Ship Sunk   Now Is Time for Nip Fleet to Fight, Says Navy Man

Gillis Killed In Plane Crash   Official Word Received About T-Sgt. Erwin Gillis

Gillis Killed _   ° Official Word Received. ' About T-Sgt. Erwin Gillis

Acheson Denies Hurley's Charge:  Official Traces Row  With Ex-Enyoy to  tet. PRiant Saneret

Dean Achesor Makes Denial Of Charges .   Did Nothing To Wreck Policy in lvan, He Says

Dean Acheson Denies Hurley's Claim That He Wrecked U. S. Policy in Iran

SGT. SPRINGER IS” KILLED IN ACTION   Local Baseball Star. Died January 25, Parents Notified

SGT. “SPRINGER IS ~ KILLED IN: ACTION   Local Baseball Star. Died - Sanuary 25, Parents Notified sj

Airmen Meet Stiff Jap Opposition Over Bases: 7 Warships Hit Tuesday

Allied Planes Continue To Blast Japs   Over 1,200 Planes From Halsey’s Third Fleet Continue Destruction

Ernest Bevin Is Foreign Secretary   First Labor Government To Wield Tremendous Power; Attlee Heads Defense

LABOR PARTY CABINET NOW IN CONTROL   Morrison, Dalton, Cripps in Top — Positions

Justice Department Opposes Single Control of International Airways

Single-Company Operation of Air Lines Rejected   Justice Dept. Opposes Surface Carriers Owning International

SMOKING RUINS MARK PATH OF RED ADVANCES   Another Soviet Force Threatens Hitler's Mountain Lair

Hold on Berlin Tightened by Red:   Swift Dash by Russian Troops Across Central Austria Reported

Soviets Also Make Dash Across Central Austria, 89 Miles from Hitler’s Famous Hideout.   BERLIN ENCIRCLEMENT IS ABOUT COMPLETED

Russians Halfway Through Austria   Soviet Army Dash within 89 Miles Of Hitler’s Mountain Retreat; Third of Berlin in Russian Harde

Tightening Ring Around Nazi Capital   Sweep Across Austria Toward Hitler’s Mountain  Hideout

I55 Miles of American Army   Powerful Soviet Armies Cutting  Into Heart of Berlin

Reds Press Their Gains In Capital  Of Germans   Fighting Swirling  Across Major City

Ti.ird of Capital Hild By Soviets; Pi sh on Nazi Lair   Detailed map of Berlin appears on page 12 of tonight's Herald- Times.

Soviets Control Third Of City; Berchtesgaden Threatened, Nazis Say

One-Third City In Hands Of Soviet Army   Russians But 89 Miles From Mountain Base Of Adolf Hitler

1-0 OF CITY IN RUSSIAN HANDS   Reds Dash Halfway Across Austria to Within 89 Miles of Retreat.   ‘SAVAGE STREET FIGHT

Russians Tighten Noose On Berlin; Others Rush Into Central Austria

Soviet Forces Drive Toward Berchfesgader   _ Americans of Third Army Also Push for Hitler's Hideout in Bavarian Mountains

Two Soviet Armies Cut Deep Into City   Savage Street Battles Reducing Berlin to Rubble; Other Red Forces Halfway Across Central Austria In New Surge

One-Third of Nazi Capital In Red Hands   New Offensive Drives ” Halfway Across Austria; Two Armies In Berlin

FIGHTING RAGES IN NEARLY HALF OF THE CAPITAL   * Other Russian Troops Race Across Austria, Near Berchtesgaden

Allies, Reds Converge On Bavaria   German Capital Almost Encircled As Russians Sweep Through City; Stab Toward Redoubt

“TT’S HELL IN-THERE’ GERMAN 1S QUOTED AS SAYING: NAZI DEFENDERS FIGHT EACH OTHER

Berlin One Third In Russian Hands   Soviet Encirclement oO! Doomed Nazi Capital  Tightened   SURGE THRU AUSTRIA   Merging of Eastern and Western Fronts Expected Soon  )

Inner City Is Reached By Tanks   Brandenburg District {s ‘Pierced By Russian Column Attempting To Encircle Berlin

Soviet Forces Near Encirclement Of Capital; Russians Capture Over One-Third of City; Reds in South Are 89 Miles from Berchtesaaden

Over One-Third Of Capital Reported In Soviet Hands   RESISTANCE FELT   At Northern, Eastern Ends Of Panic-Swept City; Eye-Witness Says “It’s Hell In There”

Russians Surge Within 89 Mites Of Berchtesgaden   Reds Hold OneThird of Berlin, Battle in Streets

Sweep to Within 89 Miles Hitler's  Mountain Retreat   Holding Over One-Thire Capital, Reds Reduce Elamina City to Rubble

Over Third Of City In -Russ Hands   Reds Also Dash Across Austria to Within 89 Mi. Of Berchtesgaden.

Soviet Troops Tightening Berlin Hold   Other Russian Forces Are 89 Miles From Berchtesgaden

Capital More Than Third In Russian Hands   Swift Soviet Dash Across Central Austria Sweeps Within 89 Miles Of Berchtesgaden

Soviet Army Strikes for Nazi Hideout   Encircling of Berlin Nearly Complete, Russ Open New Offensive

REICH CAPITAL IS ALREADY MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OCCUPIED  OTHER R'SSIAN FORCES SURGE HALF-WAY ACROS:  CENTRAL AUSTRIA

Third Of City Won By Reds In Stiff Fight   Soviets Drive Across Austrio To Within 8° Miles Of Fuehrer’s Berchtesaaden

Russian Troops Tighten Their Encirclement Of Berlin As Nazis Scrap Among Themselves

TWO RED ARMIES ARE CUTTING INTO HEART OF CAPITAL   EYEWITNESS REPORTS PANIC IS SPREADING IN CENTER OF CITY

Russians Already Occupy One-Third Of German Capital —Two Powerful Armies Cutting Into Heart Of City In Savage Street Battles—Swift Dash Across Central Austria Carries Red Army Units To Within 89 Miles Of Berchtesgeden, Nazis Sav

DeGaulle And Reds In Clash   Felix Gouin Boomed as Candidate for French President

DeGaulle Faces Assembly Ballot Today  Socialists Won't Vote on His Resignation

DeGaulle Might Be Re-elected, Observers Say   Socialist Party Will Ab stain from Voting on Resignation

Socialists to withhold vote on de Gaulle  Communists to support Gouin

Count 67 Holiday Traffic Fatalities   Number Less Than Originally Predicted

Highway Fatalities Reach 93   Many Others Predicted Be fore Holiday Period Completed in U. 8.

MEN’S SODALITY. OF — ; BORROMEO CHURCH WILL: ENJOY: PARTY MONDAY

‘MEN: Ss SODALITY Or. i BORROMEO CHURCH. WILL ENJOY PARTY. MONDAY

U. S. Pilot Above Berlin Watches Ground Battle Rage on Red Front   Nazis Use Strange Rockets in Fight Against Soviets Advancing at Oder, Flyer Reports

BIG PROBLEMS FACING WORLD AFTER V-EDAY   GEARING EUROPE TO PEACE: TIME LIFE REQUIRES SOLVING HUNDREDS OF COMPLICATED PUZZLES

Truman Names Marshall as Envoy to China   Picked to Succeed Hurley Who Resigned With Denunciation Of Career Diplomats

Envoy Quits With Caustic  Denunciation   Truman and Byrnes   Truman and Byrnes Taken by Surprise; Diplomats Attacked

Gen. Hurley  Leaves Post   Former Ambassador To China Declares U. 8. Fors eign Policy There Fails,

Capital Stunned By Ranid-Fire Events   Hurley Denounces Career Diplomats And Warns Another War ‘In Making‘

Diplomat Says Nation Heading To World War   State Dept. ‘Career Men’ Hit by Ex-Ambassador  Bow “Kheask Gbatacsnnnk®

RESIGNS POST WITH ATTACK ON DIPLOMATS   Charges Career Men Frustrating Policy Of President

Lend-Lease Used To Sap Democracy   Former Ambassador To Chungking Agrees With Truman's Policy On Foreign (Affairs

Hurley Resigns As China Ambassador; Bitterly — Assails American Policy

Gen. Hurley Resigns Post   Says U.S. Foreign Policy In - Asia Has Failed, Bolstering Imperialism, Communism 

General Resigns As Ambassador fo China; Assails U. S.   Declares Third World War Is “In The Making”

HURLEY RESIGNS, MARSHALL NAMED ENVOY 10 CHINA   Former Accuses Professional Diplomats of Wrecking U. S. Foreign Policy in Asia.   ASSERTS THIRD WAR « IS “IN THE MAKING"   Statement Stuns Washington and Byrnes Goes Into Quick Huddle With Truman and Others.

Hurley Resigns, Assails U. S. Policy in Asia   Claims Third World War In Making; Blames Career Diptomats

Third War In Making, He Asserts  Says U. S. Seeks To Undermine -

RESIGNS POST "WITH CHARGE “OF CONFUSION   AMBASSADOR DECLARES GROUP OF “PROFESSIONAL _DIPLOMATS" CREATING  : ‘DANGEROUS SITUATION

ENVOY SAYS A THIRD WAR IS IN THE MAKING   Ambassador to China Declares U.S. Being Sucked Into Power Bloc on Side of taba

THIRD WORLD WAR IS BREWING, SAYS ~ AMERICAN ENVOY   Asserts. Our Foreign Policy  - g Permitting Country to Be Drawn into Power Bloc of Rival Imperialisms.   PLACES MAJOR BLAME . ON STATE DEPARTMENT   Declares ft is Operating on Principles Alien te Those of Founding Fathers And Will Speli Disaster.

Ambassador Declares Third ‘World War is ‘In The Making’; U.S.’Undermines Democracy’

State Department Accused of Aiding Imperialism Bloc   Charges Sides Are Taken Against Communism

Hurley Resigns; Diplomats Hit By Ambassador   Dashing Envoy Denounces Career Men for Wrecking U. S. Foreign Policy and Warns Third World . War Is “in the Making”

HURLEY RESIGNS   Attacks U. S. Russian Policy; Says Europe Being Enslaved by Reds.

GEN. PATRICK HURLEY HAS RESIGNED AS U. 8. AMBASSADOR CHINA  ALSO ASSERTS THAT AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY HAD FAILED IN ASIA

SAYS THIRD WAR NOW IN MAKING   Coniends America Now Being Sucked Into Colonial Power Bloc

Resigns. As Ambassador To China   General George  C. Marshall Is Appointed Special Envoy to Take His Place

Bitterly Assails  US Policy   Hurley Resigns As Ambassador To China, Sees 3rd World War Ahead

Assails Policy In Asia   Hurley Resigns As Envoy to China and Blasts U. S. Diplomats: “New War in Making’

turley Quits; lays US. ‘hina Policy   Career Diplomats Blamed for Aiding Reds and Imperialists

WORLD WAR 3 IN THE MAKING. ENVOY CLAIMS   Charges Professional Diplomats Frustrating Announced Aims

Ambassador To China Blasts Career Diplomats   Hull Assails  Army Board’s Report

Sherges That State De par tment Men in Wash gngton & China Strong. fy Opposed His Actions kn Behalf of Chiang.

Hurley Quits China Post:  Hits Policy   Ambassador Sees New War in Making: Scores Diplomats

POLICY FAILS IN FAR EAST   Says Professional Diplomats Preventing Aims’ Attainment

U.S. POLICY IN FAR EAST I$ FAILURE   Third World War in Making He Says In Long Report

Policy In China  Failure Reds Assisted   Reds Assisted, Democracy Hurt By Foreign Aides

Hurley Resigns With Blast At Foreign Service   Ambassador to China Warns There Is a Third World War Coming

ENVOY RESIGNS POST IN CHINA; MAKES CHARGES   Soldier Diplomat Says Third World War “In Making” In Long Statement

Hurley Resigns Chinese Post  ' Says U. S. Policy ” ip Asia Is Faliure

HURLEY RESIGNS WITH PUNCH AT FOREIGN POLICY   Ambassador to China Avers ‘Professional Diplomats’ Have Discarded Aims

HURLEY QUITS AS ENVOY TO CHINA   Charges Diplomats Are Sabotaging Foreign Policy

Envoy Bitter In Assailing U. S. Conduct   Sabotage of American Principles Blamed On Capital Diplomats

Diplomat Says War Aims Are Blocked   Ambassador Asserts Imperialism Is Being. Fostered Now

Hurley Quits As U.S. Envoy  To Chinese   Retiring Ambassador Says American Policy In  Asia Has Failed

Hurley Quits As U. §. Ambassador   Says U. S. Policy Undermining Democracy, Bolstering China Communism

GEN, HURLEY RESIGNS AS AMBASSADOR TO CHINA   Ouits Over U. S. Foreign Policy  In Asia Which He Says Has Failed

ENVOY CHARGES U. S, FOSTERING KINGS AND REDS   Using All Our Reputation In Far East To Undermine Democracy, Support Imperialism And Communism, Maj. Gen, Hurley Says In Bitter Statement.

Gen. Marshall To China In Place Of Gen. Hurley   Hurley Resigns As Ambassador To Chiang’s Government: Charges Career Diplomats Ruin United States Policy In Asia

Third War In Making, He Asserts   Says U. S. Seeks To Undermine  Democracy, Aid Communism

Hurley Sees Third World  War Coming   Says Diplomats Side with Reds In Chinese Split

Gen. Hurley . Quits as U. 5. Envoy to China   Charges American Foreign Policy Has - Failed in Asia .

HURLEY: RESIGNS, ATTACKS POLICY      Claims That U.S. Progran Has Failed Within Asia

Policy Failure, Envoy Asserts   Charges Reputation Used to Undermine Democracy, Bolster Imperialism, Communism

Global Trouble Shooter for Roosevelt Charges Unnamed Diplomats Wrecked Foreign Policy

SPECIAL FIXER JOB ACCEPTED BY MARSHALL   CAPITAL STUNNED BY BITTER NOTE OF AMBASSADOR

CHINESE ENVOY SEES 3RD WAR IN THE MAKING   Nation ‘Being Sucked Into Pewer Bloc’ Ambassador Declares

Ex-Ambassador Says American  Aims Wrecked   Charges U. S. Using Power and Reputation: to Uni, dermine Democracy,  Bolster Connnunisin *        Being Sucked Into  Big Power Bloc   Attribuics Failure. of For. eign Policy In Asia to Weakness of U. S.  Borejonu. Services

GEN. HURLEY QUITS POST IN CHUNGKING   Declares U.S. Foreign Policy Mes Failed in Asia and Asserts That a Third World War Is in the Making.

Ambassador To China Resigns Post  Another War In Making : Hurley

Charges U.S. Undermin  Democracy in China a Bolstered Imperialism And Communism

3RD WORLD WAR IS IN MAKINS, SAYS HURLE}   Decries Weakness of United States Foreign Policy

Envoy Disgusted With Frustrated Policies In China   He Blames Professionals; Resignation Was Not Expected

WARNS THIRD WORLD WAR IS IN THE MAKING   Says F oreign Policies Of U.S. Wrecked By  Professionals

U.S. AMBASSADOR  CHARGES FAILURE  OF FOREIGN AIMS CLAIMS DIPLOMATS  ARE UNDERMINING ASIA DEMOCRACY

U.S. Seen Drawn Into Power Bloc   Pat Quits as Envoy te China, Rips Faction In Dent af State.

HURLEY QU  CY QUITS CHINESE POST   In Announcing Resignation, He Says U. S. Policy in Asia Had Failed.   ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOLD

Hurley Quits, Blisters U.S. Foreign Policies; Sees Another World Wey

Ambassado1 To China Quits Post   Patrick Hurley Assails American Policy; Third World War in the Making

ES ee Be ae md dd ie  — ~ a) wap o< [owe  eae -~—. -— ae ew eae   anvoy Ularges .S. —1.0ma‘s Are Stirring > Anozier “ar

Murley Resigns Post to China in Attack on U.S  Diplomats in Chunakina

Mass Movement Of U. 5. Planes To North China Brings Airforce Protest

Gen. Hurley Resigns, Criticizes Our Policy Ac Failure In East... .

Hurley Denounces Career Diplomats: And Warns Another War ‘In Makina’

SEES WEAKNESS IN OUR POLICY TOWARD CHINA   Conflict With Democracy

DIPLOMAT SAYS WORLD WAR It “IS IN MAKING’   Bitterly Assails U. $. Policy in Asia; Says : Democracy Undermined

Hurley Resigns, Assails U.S. — Policy in China   Ambassador Sees Third World War in Making; Blames Career Diplomats for Blocking U. 5.  War Aims. Undermining Democracy in Far East

Envoy Charges 3rd World War Brews In East   ‘U. S. Undermining De mocracy, Bolstering Im-.  perialism, Communism’.

Says U.S. Using Might To Bolster “ommunist Ideas  Declares Third Worlc Wer Now In Makinc

LONDON PRESS HITS FOE'S IMPERTINENCE   Gen. ‘Ike Cracks Down On American Officers — For Friendliness

EISENHOWER HALTS: "NAZI" CODDLING   General Cracks Down on  Senior American Officers

Eisenhower Calls Halt On Friendly Treatment Of German War Prisoners

‘Ike’ Condemns Soft Handling Of Nazi Nabohs   Cracks Downs on Officer: For Friendly ‘Treatment Of War Prisaners

DINING CAPTIVE GOERING RAPPED BY EISENHOWER   American Officers Criticized by Commander for Their Friendly Treatment of Priscners.   CHICKEN SERVED NAZI . AIR CHIEF IN HOTEL   Drastic Measures Taken to Prevent Similar Occurence —London Newspapers Indicnant.

Eisenhower Raps Goering’ s Host   Disapproves Friendly Treatment Accorded High Nazi Officers

Eisenhower Censures Officers For Friendly Treatment of High Nazis

Eisenhower Cracks  Down on Handling  Of High Germans British Press Hotly  Notes ‘Impertinence’  Of Captured Leaders

ERTENSION OF PRICE LAW IS AGAIN ASKED   Senate Committee Points Out Dangers of Inflation :

Wallace Fights For Control of Loan Agencies   Tells Senate He Is Qualified to Handle Position

HUGE FORCES OF HUNS HEAD TOWARD ALPS   Allies Seize Hamm Other Major Citadels

Tanks Within 17 Miles Of  Hannover   Patton Only 69 Miles From Leipzig, Great Columns Of Nazis Stream South,

Japanese Reveal Plan Of Redeployment And Note Possibility Of Attack From North

Superforts Over Four  Jap Cities   Tokvo Reports Building Arsenal To Withstand Protracted War’   By Leonard Milliman Associated Press War Fditar

Shipbuilding Center, Other Industrial Cities Flame From 3,000 Tons of Fire-Bombs

TOKYO ACCLAIMS MASS MOVEMEN TO MANCHURIA   Pillars of Flame Swirl Up From Saselo Naval Base

Gigantic Raid  Is Said To Be ‘Curtain Raiser’ To Final Blow  On Home Islands Tokyo Fearing Invasion From North Pacific

3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Dropped On Sasebo In Raids That Went Unoppossed

No Jap Planes Take To Air   Mighty Superfort Armada Rains 3,000 Tons of Fire Bombs on Home Islands

Japs Fear North  South Pincers in invasion by Yanks   Nipponese Jittery as Bombers Hit Vital Oil Refinery Again

Japs Caught Without Defense In Great Raid   Ship Center, Other Cities Hit By Superforts

Four Strategic — Nipponese Cities Hit By Superforts   B-29's Drop 3,000 Tons of Incendiaries On Important Sites ©

Kudamatsu Oil Area on Honshu Island Blasted   Search Liberators of Fleet Air Wing Based on Okinawa in Action

Industry Moves T Manchuria From Invasion Threat   Tokyo Reports Yank Parachute Troops In Aleutians

FOUNDATIONS FOR LONG WAR BEING LAID   Tokyo Reveals Fears of American Attack From North as Well as In South.

SHIPBUILDING CENTER HRED   Sasebo and Three Other !ndustrial Cities Bombed By B-29s.   JAPS WITHOUT DEFENSE

B-29's Blas! Jap Oil Plant In New Raid   Four Japanese Cities Left Blazing From Previous Fire Attack

Big Raid By Supers Terrific   Jap Homeland Is Given Popnding By American Heavies

AEPORTS YAN TROOP MOVES TO ALEUTIANS   Transfer Industrial Plants to Manchuria; Four Taracets Bombed.

Fukuyama Vital New Target On Honshu Island   Raid Comes Within 24 Hours After Attack On 4 Other Maior Ports.

INVASION FEAR SENDS PLANTS TO MANCHURIA   Two-Pronged Attack Hinted On Heels Of New SuperFort Raids

Japanese Move War Industries To Manchuria   Mounting Aerial Attacks Force Shift rg e & rar * e lo Mainland To Sustain Long War

‘JAP SHIPBUILDING  CENTERS HARD HIT;  CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE UNRELENTING WAR OF AN  NIHILATION CAUGHT NIPS WITHOITT DEFENSE

Japs Moving War Industry To Manchuria   Destruction of Many Enemy Cities Cause For New Plane

Enemy Shifting War Industries to Manchuria   Tokyo Claims Yanks Planning to Invade Japan from North

500 Superforts Rain Bombs In New Fire Raids  Fires Rage In Four   Fires Rage In Four Cities On Home Isles Of Japanese; Ships Are Also Taraets

Three Other Industrial Cities Hit   Enemy Defense Weak Against Fire Bombings

Sol Bloom “Booed” For Making Gen. Ike Sick, Others Hungry On Holiday

STATE DIVORCE LAWS ARE TO BE STUDIED   Investigation Inte University Of Maryland Also Considered By Legislative Council

Lest We Forget  12 To.15 Million Russians Died In War Against Nazis

SAYS REDS LOST 1 70-15 MILLION   Half of Figure Represents Civilians Killed During Fighting, Soviet Source Reveals

Ninth Army Turns  Guns On Cologne At 8-Mile Range   Eisenhower's Shattering Breakthrough Demoralizes Defenders; Thousands Of Wandering Nazi Troops Surrender Easily.

Security Blackout Cloaks Yank Surge For Cologne; More Than 50 Towns, ° Thousands of Enemy Taken in Drive

War Today-  Loss of Ruhr-Saar Cuts German War Potential Over Halt

Aussies Make Swift Gains On Borneo   PandsariRelineries Largely in Ruins,  Being Env eloped

Aussies Take Center of Balikpapan   Refineries Are Steadily Being Enveloped

BLAZING HEART OF BALIKPAPAN HAS BEEN TAKEN   Oil Refineries In Ruins With 60 Percent Of Town Destroyed   AUSTRALIANS DRIVE CLOSER TO AIRFIELD

AUSSIES DRIVING JAPS FROM GREAT BALIKPAPAN PORT   Seize Center of Town, Pier Installations and Surround Oi Plants in Northern Part of City.   FIGHTING IN EAST BORNEO IS BITTER   Invasion Forces Seize Vital Ridge Positions and Beat Off One Heavy Counter-Attack,

Big Oil Port Now In Hands Of The Allies   Hard Fighting Reported Still Under Way On The East Borneo Beach, Advance oward Airfield

Aussies Seize Vital Section. Of Balikpapan   Town’s Central Area, Seven Port Installations and Gasoline Plant Captured—Hard Fighting on East Borneo Beachhead

Sparks Pleads  Tax Diversion   Governor Says People Free To Change Constitution Any Time They Wish

DRY AIR MOVES IN   Immediate Threat of Showers fr  Kansas Passes

Manufacturers Would End Price Controls Feb. 15   Appear Before Group In House

OPA Held Drag To Conversion  National Association Of Manufacturers Aele Fund af Anancyv

NAM. ADVOCATES REMOVAL OF OP8 PRICE CONTROLS   House Committee Advised Step Essential to Re FRR ASEEAK

Okinawa Enemy Starts To Crack Under Pressur   Americans Scale Sheer Cliffs In Daring Attack; Nips Set Oil Tanks Afire

Oil Fields On Borneo Set Afire.   Pre-Dawn Attack Gains Ground on: Southere Okinawe

Yanks In Surprise At tacks On Both Flanks Nips Set Fire To QO:  Tanks In Rorneo.

Strong Predawn Attacks Surprise Japanese Forces   Enemy Sets Fire To Oil Tanks In Borneo Fields

PACIFIC FRONTS J aps Fire Big Borne. Oil Fields  Tokyo Cabinet Begins to Rule

Japs Apply Torch to Rich Borneo Oil Fields: Aussies Lunge Ahead in Big Drive

Predawn Attacks On Enemy Flanks Surprise Japanese   Nips Fire Seria Oil Fields As Aussies Advance

Japs Fire Borneo’s  Oil Fields   137 Men in Marine Company Killed; Nips Use Satchel Charges

Put Torch to Big Stores in Borneo Seria Oil Fields   Nips’ Last Defenses on Okinawa Beginning to Crack Under Drive

FOE SETS FIRE TO RICH FIELDS OF BORNEO Olt   Nip Cabinet Hurries to Make Use of Newly  Gained Powers

GREAT BORNEO OILFIELD SET AFIRE BY NIPS   Australians Only 60 Miles Away— Cabinet at Tokyo Given Ru'e By Decree

WINTER GRIPS MIDWEST IN A FREAK RETURN   Snow in Minnesota— Frost for Michigan Tonight

WINTER BACK IN UNITED STATES   Thres Inches of Snow Fell Yesterday in Ely, Minn.

Crisis Seen In Cabinet } Of Argentina   Army Rules As Civilians Ouit

Rritish Planes Raid -. ‘owns Ketween Rhine ~ And -Maas in Ge:many

Lend Lease Gets Year’s Extension   Truman’s Vote Defeats GOP Amendment Ruling Law Invalid After War.

Lend-Lease Given Year s Extension   Effort to End Act With Victory Fails

BILL TO CONTINUE LEND-LEASE PASSED   Senate Approves Operation of Plan Untit Tune 80, 1946—Measure Goes to White House,

lImritich Cross Fingers   Allied Leaders Belleve War To: End Thic Summer

BRITAIN LEARY OF PEACE DATE      Allied Military Leaders See Europe Victory In Early Summer

Predictions For  End of War Made   Britons Keep Fingers Crossed After Dispatches of Allied Leaders

JAP PEARL HARBOR ATTACK WAS SO SUCCESSFUL IT CAUGHT THEM UNPREPARED FOR LANDING TROOPS

SNEAK RAID ON PEARL HARBOR WAS T00 GOOD      Jap Fleet Not Prepared To Take Advantage Of Success

Says Pearl Harbor Success Unexpected   Jap Official Declares Navy Had No Planned Follow Through Expecting Opposition— Had Orders to Bomb and Leave.

Pearl ‘Harbor      Had. “No Plan: ‘To.-Capitalize “Admiral ‘Says”

Declares Pearl Harbor Attack Too Successful   Jap Navy Lacked Plans Tc Capitalize On Crushing Blow, Naval Seeretary Says

Reach OPA Agreement   Cost-Plus Pricing Out, ‘Unlimited Slaughtering Allowed in Compromise

OPA BILL VOTED IN CONFERENCE   Compromise Measure Wins Conferees’ Approval

Food Powers Retained for New Secretary   Senate Conferees Agree To Veto Authority en Aine:

Conferees Reach . Agreement on Price Controls   Anderson Given Veto Power Over OPA Food Pricina

TYPHOON SEASON HITS THE LUZON CAMPAIGN   Swirling Winds and Driving Rain Impede VU. S. Cleanup of Nip Forces on Island.

Typhoons Slow Mop-Up on Luzon Island   Americans Brave Bad Weather to Run Down Taps

Yanks Fighting Through Enemy Pill-Boxes On Iwo: ‘Attacking Baguio On Luzon

IWO BATTLE IS STILL BITTER   No Gains Made by Yanks in Past 24 Hours.

MOSCOW WILL BE SCENE OF . NEW PARLEY   OTHER PHASES ‘OF WORLD 81 ' TUATION ‘TO BE DISCUSSED BY "BIG THREE" REPS - RESENTATIVES

YANKS WIPI OUT “SUICIDE” JAPS IN MANILA   Doughboys Battle Houseto-House Through Flaming City and Exterminate Fanatic Enemy Sauads.

U, S. MOPPING UP JAP UNITS IN LUZON CAPITAL   Fires Set by Nips Destroy Mile of Manila’s Main Business District

YANKS MOP UP JAP TROOPS IN FIERY MANILA   Mile of Business Section In Flames; Corregidor Blasted

SUPERFORTS BOMB JAP PLANE PLANT   FIRES SET IN. ONE OF ENEMY’S MOST MODERN FAC“TORIES NEAR KOBE.

Hold Inquest In Death Of Young Sailor  Major’s Wife Under Arrest

Denies She Fired Without Warning  Young Wife Takes eins ALE neces

Solons to Visit Warm Springs   Legislature Recesses Until Monday

Solons to Visit Warm Springs  T agqiclatiure Recess   Legislature Recesses Until Monday

VAST REVERENCE OF JAPANESE ‘PEOPLE FOR THEIR GOD-EMPEROR IBEING DEMONSTRATED FORCIBLY

Last Word Tn Life Of Nip   Exercises Tremendous Religious Power Over ‘Subjects;:To Destroy  Him Would Present Difficult Problem for, Allies

HIROHITO PRESENTS PROBLEM TO ALLIES. BUT RELIGIOUS MATTERS PRESENT EVEN BIGGER PROBLEMS

Today’s Outlook   AP Foreign Affairs Analyst   TOLERANCE TOWARD JAPS RELIGION BELIEVEP BEAT

CELEBRATION KILLS SIX   30 More Were Injured in Okinawa Display After Peace Offer

New Fire Breaks Out As Rescue Work Continues   Shafts Are Blocked As Emergency Crews Prepare To Enter

Bud Townes, Colored Miner Credited With Saving Whole Group   Survivor Says Second Party Was Only 300 ‘ Feet From Nine When Explosion Cut ~  Them Off Wednesday Morning

2? Miners Lett: Fire Breaks ul   Nine Found Friday; Eight Alive and Recovering Today

Hope Waning Men Will be Found Alive   Blaze Breaks Out Only 400 Feet From Entrance

Crisis Is Reached ln Two-Day Efiort   Eight of Nine Reseued Survive And Are in Good Condition— Threw Up Wall Acainst Gas

INQUIRY GETS — FULL BACKING OF PRESIDENT   UNANIMOUS, VOTE GIVEN RES. OLUTION FOR JOINT SEN--. _ATE-HOUSE, INVESTIGATION OF ATTACK

SOLONS MAY PROB! PEARL HARBOR   Barkley Introduces Resolution Galling. for 14-Member Committee

~ PEARL HARBOR JOINT INQUIRY   Move by Barkley Forestalls GOP Drive to Force Investigation

Allied Planes Strike Through Murky Weather   Northern Wing of , Western Front Said” To Be Disintegrating

YANKS CAPTURE SCHMIDT, NEAR KEY ROER DAM   Berlin Reports Yanks Preparing for Major Offensive Against Rhine

TW ARMIES SEND TROOPS ACROSS PO   Fifth Army Forces Firs Secure a Bridgehead Then British Follow— Allies Move Ahead Al Along Front.

AMERICANS, BRITISH SEND TROOPS ACROSS PO RIVER WEDNESDAY ‘DISORGANIZED GERMAN  FORCES REELING BACK It - ‘NORTHERN ITALY :

ALLIED ARMIES OVER PO RIVER   Pursue Disorganized Nazi Forces Fleeing For Austrian Border

TWO ALLIED ARMIES SPAN DO RIVER   In Pursuit Of Disorganized German Forces

U.S. British — Continue Big Italian Drive   10th American Gains Ist Allied:Foothold © Beyond Po River

Allies Succeed  In Po Crossing   In Pursuit Of Disorganized German Forces Reeling  Back To North.

PO BARRIER CROSSED, ALLIES PURSUE NAZIS   fanks, British Span River; Ferrara, La Spezia Fall

GERMANS FLEE BEFORE ALLIES   British 8th, U. S. 5th Armie: Chase Foe Across Po River

FIFTH AND EIGHTH ARMIES IN HOT PURSUIT OF NAZIS   Pour Forces Across Po’ and Chase Enemy, Now Reeling, Back Toward Italy's Northern Border — May Make Stand in Mountains

Americans And British Chase Nazis Over Pe   Disorganized German Forces Reported Reeling Back Toward Border In Italy

CHINESE PALIN FORTRESS CITY   Nationalists Ready Te Enter Manchuria, Reds Claim

Drive Oi Manchuria Is  Begun, Say Communists   Chinese Reds Claim Frustration Of Nationalist Attempts To Enter Industrial Empire

Regulars Drive For Manchuria As Peace Lags   to Battle Zone YVYellaw Sea

Shanhaikwan, in ‘South: Manchuria Assaulted -by  Chungking’ Arm y, Communist Spokesman Asserts _

NATIONALISTS OPEN ATTACK   Communist Spokesman : Says Assault Is Aimed  At Fortress City

URGES U. §. KEEP A-BOME   Berrien Lawyers Are Told How It Was Kept  Secret

Urges U. 5. Keep Atomic Secret   Lawyers Hear About New Miracle Bomb

QUISLING MUST GO ON TRIAL   Find Josef Terboven Committed Suicide

Accuses Japs Of Helping Germany   Denouncement Effective April 13—Just 12 Days Before Parley

Reds Denounce Japanese Pact Of Neutrality   Action May Clear Way for Soviet Entry Into Pacific War—Two Wars Linked in StronglyWorded Note

Action Is _ Announced In Moscow:   BELIEVED TO FORESHADOW ULTIMATE ENTRY INTO PACIFIC WAR; NEWS WELCOME IN  WASHINGTON

Neutrality Agreement Scrapped   Tokyo Accused Of Aiding Nazis To War On Soviet

Reds Denounce Neutrality Pact With Japan as Tokyo Reports Cabinet Has Fallen

Soviets Sever Russ-Nip Treaty for Neutrality   Molotov Tells Tokyo Ambassador of Decision, Accusing Aid to Germany in War on U.S. S. R.; Fight on Allies Said to Change Situation

Says Tokyo Helped Nazis Fight Reds   Continuance of Neutrality Agreement De. clared Impossible; Into Effect April 13

Accuse Tokyo of Helping Reich To War Against Russia; To Be impossible To Continue Pact

ACCUSE TOKYO OF HELPING IN GERMAN WAR   No Indication of Moscow Intentions in Future Jap Relations

Reds Ignore Possibility © Of Entering Pacific War   But Way Is Cleared. By Sharply- -Worded Note Citing Japan As Beast Allies

Soviets Accuse Tokyo of Aiding Nazis; Give No Indication About Future Plans

Soviet Russia Denounces Its Neutrality Pact With Japan   Say Nips’ Attacks On U: S:; Britain. Cause Of Its Discontinuance

Russia Denounces Jap Pact And Accuses Tokyo Of Help To Germany In World Clash

Moscow Accuses Tokyo Of Aiding Germany In European War   sveulrallty Agreement, Signed Between Two Na‘tions In April, 1941, Is Denounced Today In  Note. Handed  Nips

Sheds Neutrality Pact  Because Nips Aid Nazisy  Cabinet in Tokvo Fall

Accuse Tokyo Of Assisting Nazis In War   Nippon Engaged In Fight With Allies  Of U.S. S. R. To Make Pact ‘Impossible’

Charge Nippon Aided d Nazi Foe   Action Considered One of Final Steps Preceding Entry Into Pacific War; U.S. May Get Siberian Bases

Charges Tokyo Helped Germany to War Against Russia; Reminds Jap Fighting Against Russia's Allies, Britain and U. S.

Soviet Cancels Its N eutrality Pact With Nips   Bussia Acenses Tokyo Government of Helping Gernny to War Against  useoyviles      Red Army Fights  Way Into Vienna   Other Russians Streaming Across Danube Between Captured Bratislava, Austrian Canital

Reds Denounce Peace With Japs As Hirohito Replaces Koiso Cabinet

Action Seen As Preliminary To War Declaration   ’ Nipponese Assailed — For Aiding Germany  In Fight On Allies -

ALLIES NEAR HANNOVER; NAZI TROOPS FALLING BACK TO ELBE; RUSSIANS IN GREATER VIENNA

Soviet Entry in Far Eastern War Is Foreshadowed   Japanese Ambassador in Moscow ls Handed Decision By Soviets

Moscow Claims Nipponese Gave \Aid to Germany   Broken Relations May Lead  To Russia’s Entering Bonifie Cranftiat

: To War On Sovi ots   London Envoy Told ‘Continuance Of ‘Treaty. ‘Hopeless  With - Japs Fighting “Against Us 'S.. Britain

PACT HAS LOST. MEANING NOW   Impossible to Continue Neutrality Since Japan Is Fighting Atties.   PACT SIGNED IN 1941

Russia Says Nips Aided Nazi Altack   Way Cleared For Soviet Entry Into Pacific War

Russian Action Taken In Midst of Jap Cabinet Crisis, Becomes Ef« fective April 13:

Russia’ s Entry Into Pacific War Imminent   Japan Accused of Aiding Germans In Conflict Against Soviet Armies

Nip Aid te GermansCharged In Voiding Neutrality Act; May Mean Red Aid in Pacific

Tokyo Violated Treaty Aided Nazis, Say Reds; Koiso Cabinet Falls

Cannot Rene ,: NeutralityPact, Molotov Says   Agreement ‘Has lost Meaning’ Because Nippon Fights Russ Allies

Tokyo Is Accused in Help. ing German War on Soviet Power   ‘PACT LOST MEANING’   -Future Intentions of Rus: sia Not Indicated in Notice

Action May Lead to War With Japan  Five-Year Pact Was To Have Ended April 25

Move Believed to Foreshadow Soviet Entry Into Pacific War; Mclotoy Says World Situation Chaneed Sines Pact

SOVIETS ASSERT JAPS GIVING AID TO ARCH ENEMY   Molotov Hands Note To Nip. ponese Ambassador; Effective April 13

Premier Koiso, Jap Cabinet Resign In View of Failure To Halt U.S. Advance

Accuses Tokyo Of Aiding Nazis To Fight Russia   Told Continuance Of Neutrality Pact . Impossible Since She is Fighting Her Allies

Russia Denounces Pact With Japan; Does Not Declare War, However   Premier Koiso’s Cabinet ds Forced To Resign

Announcement Comes Soon After Fall Of Japanese Cabinet; Sees  Japan As Enemy Of Russia’s Alliac   NEUTRALITY PACT HAS LOST SENSE

Treaty, Written in 1941, Ordinarily Would Have Run to April, 1946; No Hint of Future Move

Russia Denounces Jap Neutrality; War Stand Likely   Sato Told Nipponese Had Helped Germany Aaainst the Soviets

News Collapses Jap Government   Act Foreshadows ' Attack on Japan

Believe Reds Will Enter Pacific War   Molotov Announces Soviet Action to Japanese Ambassador

IRUSSIANS ACCUSE TOKYO OF HELPING GERMANY IN WAR   Denouncement Just Prior To San Francisco World Security Conference Viewed As Great Aid To United States: Treaty Effective To April 1946

Soviets Accuse Japs Of Aiding Germans’ War Asainst U.8.S.R.   Nipponese Ambassador Told Continuance Of Pact Impossible With Japan Fighting Russia’s Allies

Ultimate Entry Of Soviets Into Pacific War Due   Action Of USSR Automatically Terminates Russo-Japanese Five-Year Neutrality  Pact Which Expires April 13, 1946

Russians Announce Compact Is Broken Also Because Japan Is at War With U.S. and Britain.      NEUTRALITY HAS LOST ITS MEANING, NOTE SAYS

Moscow Denounces Treaty As Tokyo Cabinet Resigns — And Yanks Gain on Okinawa   Soviets Accuse Japs of Aiding Germany; Action Today May Be First Step Toward Russia's Entry Into Pacific Phase of War

CHARGES NIPS WITH AIDING NAZIS IN WAR   Action Paves Way for Possible Entry of Soviet Union Into Conflict in the Pacific.   PREMIER KOISO’S GOVERNMENT FALLS   Cabinet Quits as Result of American Advances — Admiral Suzuki Called to Form New Regime.

Russia Paves Way for Entering Pacific War: Japanese Cabinet Fall:

es Tokyo g Sormany   Continuance of Compact Impossible, Molotov Notifies: Ambassador;, No Indication in * Announcement of Moscow’s Intentions in Future Relations With Nippon.

Came In the Midst of the Em. pire’s Grave Military Crisis and Emperor Hirohito Asks a New Cabinet.   ADM. BARON SUZUKI WAS ASKED TO ACT   Koiso and His Ministers Quit “Because of fthe Gravity of the Situation”, a Communique Said.

TOKYO ACCUSED OF AIDING NAZIS AGAINST SOVIE]   “Neutrality Treaty Meaningless Now Since Nipponese Attacked Her Allies

Russia Denounces Neutrality Pact With Japanese   Act Is Effective  April 13; Accuse Japs of Aiding Nazis Aqainst Soviet

Russia Acts To End Paet Next April   Molotov Advises Foreign Minister Of Changed Status

MRS. G. LUCKEN IS CALLED BY DEATH   Resident Of Johnson = Township Forty Years; Funeral Services Friday

Mrs. G. Lucken Died On Tuesday  - Lived In Johnson Township 40 Yeare

BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS HIT TOKYO AREA   Nipponese Also Look to North After Assault by Battle Fleet.

300 U. S. Bombers Hit Nagasaki Port, Other Targets on Honshu, Kyushu; Nips Are Withdrawing from Indo-China 

NEW CAR PRICE LEVELS STUDIED   No Decision Reached A: Yet By OPA On New Models

BAN ON ATOMIC RESEARGH - EASED BY CHANGING BILL   WAR DEPARTMENT APFROVES RE-WRITING OF BILL TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES   By ARTHUR F. HERMANN Thbieani bay ie. Rie

Atomic Bill fs Being Re-Drafted   House Committee Rejects Move To Keep Secrecy Without Congress Approval!

687 Weary Wacs Says: Transport Vermin-Infested  ' But Prospect of Bubble ‘Baths Cheers Women

ARE SLOW TO RETURN   Only a Handful of Japanese-Amer. icans Left for Coast

NIPS LOSING © RESERVES IN BIG BATTLI   ADMIRAL SAYS ENEMY APPARENTLY HAVE LAST OF RESERVES IN THE LINE

MEDAL OF HONOR TON. C. NONCOM   Troy Corporal Gets Highest Decoration Posthumously.

LDIER KILLED IN PHILIPPINES   Edward Paul Neiderer ged 24, Falls On Mindanac jand, War Departmen jotifies Father

Members Of Basketball Squad Admit Receiving $1,000 Of Payment To Throw Akron Game

SENATE CONFIRMED RECESS APPOINTEES; LATHAM SENT BACK   EXECUTIVE SESSION APPROVES MORE THAN 10( APPOINTMENTS

Four Key Towns Taken Against Weak Enemy; Big Battle Ahead   Niles Marine Takes Jap Without Ficht

CONFLICT INSTATELAWS =, MUDDLES JOBLESS BENEFITS   LEGISLATION IN 8OME STATES WOULD PREVENT MINIMUM OF $25 PER WEEK

MANY FA TO ITS CREDIT SAYSGOVERNOR   Believed Illinois Executive Has His Eye on Presidency

GREEN PLASTS PARTY RECORD   i + GOVERNOR MAKES SLASHING ATTACK ON PARTY'S LEADERSHIP BEFORE NATIONAL  COMMITTEE .

LIGHTER SIDE OF WAR: ‘BLACK NIGHTGOWN GIRL’ IS KNOWN ON CORRECIDOR

Nurses Freed In Philippines Return fo States   Corregidor Nurse Gets Second Black Nightgown

Raids Answer To Rejection Of Ultimatum   Inland Sea Attack Hit 196 Vessels And 283 Aircraft

Halsey Answers Japs’ Rejection Of Ultimatum  With Explosives   Nimitz Reports inland Sea Raid of Saturday Knocked Out 196 Nip Ships and 138 Planes

‘Senator Asks Troop Returs Via Warships   British Withdrawal Of Two Transports Civea U. S. Headache

Suggests Warship Shuttle Service To Transport (ls   Demobilization Problem Worsens With Loss  Of British Liners

Dock Workers Begin Back-To Work Movement   Advocate Ship Shuttle  Service to Return GI's

Proposes Use Of Warships fo Bring Gls Home   Queen Elizabeth, Aquitania Liners Taken by Britain

President’ May Offer: Program At Labor Mee!   Wage- Price Policy May be Presented at Labor-Management Parley .

Senaie To Get Income Tax Cut Bill   Vinson Advocates 4-Point Program To Relieve 5 Billion

See. Vinson to Oppose House  Tax Measure  Treasury Chief Is Believed Determined to Press His Plan

VINSON PLANS TO RESUBMIT TAX PROGRAM   Four Point Reduction Will Be Presented Senate Group

REVISED VINSON TAX PROGRAM SEI   House to Get Same Plan; Chambers of Commerce “ Otter Gunnestions

VINSON TAKE HIS TAX BILL INTO SENATE   Treasury Secretary Is Trying To Offset  House Measure

Vinson Sticks To His Previous Tax Cut Progt att  Repc-ted Out Reduce  saat Vuvy by Fi ive

Vinson To Present Tax Plan Before. Senate Finance Group   Same 4-Point Reduction Program Revised Before Passage In House To Be Recommended; CIO Condemns Measure As “Relief To Rich”

REVEAL THREAT ON MACARTHUR IN JAPAN PLOT   Disclose Petition to Spare Life of General Yamashita

REPORT JAP THREAT VS. M'ARTHUR   Investigation of Reported Threats Is In Progress

THREAT OF DEATH FOR MacARTHUR   Japs Reportedly Hostile Toward U.S. Commander

Threat Is Made On MacArthur's Life In Japan   Japanese Demanding Yamashita Be Spared

Cut Germany In Half Nazi Speaker Says   British. Tanks Sweep Within 25 Miles of the Port of Mamburg. Rubr  Pocket Squeezed Down Dy BS Bia ae Oe OP ECE on: me eo

Americans Enter Duesseldorf; Third Nears Czech Border; Nazis Fight on Separate Fields

BERLIN RADIO ADMITS REICH CUT IN HALE   FIRST ARMY TAKES 88,144 PRISONERS IN RUHR

Yanks Enter Magdeburg, Duesseldorf  And Leipzig   British Closing In OnCity ofHambur @: 3rd Within 4 Miles OL Czechoslovakia

British Troops Plunge 22 Miles Within 25 Miles Of Hamburg, as Berlin Claims Germany Is Cut In Half, Forced fo Fight Two Separate Battles

ALLIED ARMIES BISECT GERMANY BERLINCLAIMS   Doughboys Break Into Prize Cities Of Leipzig And Magdeburg   HEAVY ATTACK IS BEATEN BY SIMPSO}-

Americans Enter Cities Of Leipzig, Magdeburg   Third Army Under News Blackout     Thought Within 75 Miles Of  Russians On East Front

Third drives A miles from  Czech line Magdeburg and Leipzig periled

Troops Break Into Two Prize Cities   Berlin Commentator Sa ys Germany Must Carry On War On Two Separate Battlefields

Americans Drive Into Magdeburg And Duesseldorf      British Tanks Only 25 Miles From Hamburg; Patton Four Miles From Czech Border; Berlin Says Reich is Cut in Two

YANKS BREAK INTO GREAT GERMAN CITY   Americans Also Enter Magdeburg and Duesseldorf and Score Gains Inside Nuernbere.   THIRD FOUR MILES — FROM CZECH BORDER   Ninth Beats Off Heavy Counter-Attack — British Sweep 22 Miles Toward Hamburg.

British Sweep Toward Great. Hamburg Port   Duesseldorf Also Entered by American Doughboys— Germany Cut in Two, Berlin Commontatnwe Maelarne

Elsie, Absent-Minded Cow, Returns To Fiel¢ With Aid Of Policemen

Flood Danger  Passing, Belief Ohio Crest Reaches Kentucky, Indiana

Great Guns Duel on Island Near Nippon While Bitter Fighting Is Reported on Luzon

TWO JAP SUICIDE NAVAL UNITS ON WAY TO OKINAWE   If True, Epic Sea Battle May Ensue Shortly.

All Naval Aircraft Join Suicide Corps; Okinawa Situation Called Grave

JAP BROADCAST © IS PICKED UP IN MELBOURNE   Japs Claim One Task Force Comprised of Three Aircraft Carriers and Three Rattloshing

Plans Laid For Perpetuation of Nazi Doctrines   '3-Point Plan of Action *  Bared by State Department Copies of Papers

Germans Have Arranged For Perpetuation of Nazi_ Doctrines and Domination

Nazis Lay Plan To Hold Power  State Department Bare _ Photographic Evidence

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE HELD AT FAIR GROUNDS  SHERIFF CAP CURINGTON AND COMMISSIONER PRINCE WERE HOSTS

Ch Web Phe hk ADD,  LAW ENFORCEMENT  CONFERENCE HELD  AT FAIR GROUNDS SHERIFF CAP CURING.  TON AND COMMISSIONER PRINCE WERE HOSTS

Aussies Make New Borneo Invasion Near Balikpapan   MacArthur Reports More Aerial Sweeps;  B-29s Hit Tokyo Region

Tempo Rising in Aerial War on Enemy Mainland; Mustang Fighters Prowl Tokyo Area; Kyushu Raided

ENEMY’S WAR INDUSTRY HIT IN YANK RAID   AUSSIES MOVE ON OIL FIELD AT SAMARINDA

Airraid One Of Heaviest Ever Made   Fighter-Bombers Are Active as Well as Larger Aircraft

Jap Defenses Hammeredby Aerial Blows   Luzon Island Heavily Hit by Yank Fliers

AERIAL BLOWS TAKE TOLL OF JAP SHIPPING   NIPPONESE EXPECT U. S. LANDING ON LUZON

U. S. Aerial Blows Highlight Pacific   Enemy Shipping Blasted Off Formosa; Iwo Jima, Philippine Bases Hit Again

AERIAL BLOWS STRUCK AT FOE IN PHILIPPINES   Four Jap Planes Shot Down, Five Vessels Left in Flames

Paris Radio Says Paratroopers 16 Miles of Berlin —   9th Army Crosses Elbe River For Home Stretch to Berlin

Police Clash With Pickets At Cleveland   Dozen Strikers Clubbed When They Try To Overturn Automobile.

POLICEMEN CHARGE INTO 500 PICKETS    Dozen Strikers Clubbed   Officers Rescue Occupants of Auto

Picket Line : 3 Charged" by Mounted  Cops      Strikers: ‘Try . Z ‘To: Overturn ar, ‘Daltna’ Say sxe

Tavern Owners Pledge Aid In Drive On Vice   Army, Local Officials Reveal Big Increase In Immorality

TAVERNS JOIN IN VICE WAR   Move To Clamp Down On Unescorted Women ‘Hangers-On’

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Johnson Only Certain Ballot Against Charter   Early Vote on Document Seen; Truman May Return in Time to Report on Potsdam Parley

Charter to Get Wheeler's Vote, He Tells Senate   Promises Real Fight On Limiting se of Amarican TrAODS

Wheeler To Vote  or Ratification   Promises ‘Real Fight Over Limiting Use of American Army Forces

Wheeler fo Vote For New Charter   Give Approval, But Reluctantly

Wheeler Asks Troop Use Limit.   Barkley Says Charter _ to Succeed if People Swill That It Shall”

eace Charter VillReceive Vheeler Vote   Montana Senator Says Real Fight Coming On Using U. S. Troops

Hill Pleads For Charter Ratification   Barkley Says It Will Sue. ceed If People Will That It Shall

Wheeler to Ask Curb on lroops Use   Montsnan Tells Senate He'll Vote for Charter, But Asks Limitation

Wheeler In Fight Promise   Over Limiting Use of American Troops; Barkley Says Peace Effort Worth Renewing

SENATOR WHEELER SAYS WILL VOTE 0 RATIFY CHARTER   BUT HE PROMISED FIGHT OVER LIMITING USE OF AMERICAN TROOPS

Wheeler Plans *Fight To Limit Use Of Troops   Montana Solon To Vote For Charter On Basis  Of ‘Pious Intention.’

Senator Wheeler To Give Support To U. N. Charter   Johnson Likely To Be Only Man Opposing Pact

Wheeler To Make Font On Charter oop Provisions  British-French 5 al nbalw  om EEEesee.

Sen. Wheeler Pledges Fight On Troop Use   Will Vote For Peace Charter But Demands Limiting of U. S. Troops Use

WHEELER PROMISES FIGHT OVER LIMITING USE AMERICAN TROOPS — AS BARKLEY ASKS CHARTER OKEH

‘Wheeler Okehs Charter Ratification As Sign ©. OF “Pious: Intentions”

Senator Wheeler, lsolationist, Will Vote for Charter   Promises Real Fight Over Limiting Use Of American Troops;  Lone Senator Aacainst

Revercomb Joins Charter Backers   Only One Vote Certain Against Security Pact

U.S. Chosen For Peace H’quarters City Not Selected   Canada and U. S. Refrain From Voting; Vote 9 to 3 For United States,

FREES 27,000 WAR CAPTIVES   14th Armored Division Liberates Many Yank Air men at Moosburg

House Debates Tax Bill, Senate Rows Over Mc Keough   Capitol Is In Agitation Over U.S. Foreign Policy

TAX CUT BILL BEING SPEEDED TO SHOWDOWN   Generosity With Foreign Countries Hits Snag as Policies Attacked

Taxes, Truman Appointment Up In Congress   Whirlpools of Agitation Over U.S. Foreign Policy Also Around Nation’s €Canitol

Tax-Cutting And Foreign Policy Keep Solons Busy   McKeough Contest Is Arousing Interest

Tax Revision Moving Fast fo Passage   But Foreign Policies Continue to Bring Converging Views

US. Subs Sink Ten Jap Ships   Raises To 989 Number Of Jap Ships Sunk Or Put Out Of Action

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@ HOME FRONT HEROINE  Miss Elizabeth Corley City’s Champion Cookie Baker

War Rages on Until Surrender Official   71,000 Japanese Troops Still Must Be Rounded Un in Southwest Pacific Area

PLAN PAY INCREASES FORWARD WORKERS   Employes of 16 Seized Properties of Company to Bo Affected.

Mutiny Hints Revolt Spreads In Nazi Navy   German Sailors To Be Interned In Sweden Following U prisings

MUTINY REPORTED IN GERMAN NAVY   May Spread As Allied Armies Cut Off Baltic Coast

REPORT MUTINY IN GERMAN NAVY   SAILORS TAKE SHIPS TO NORWAY FOR INTERNMENT

Mutinous German Sailors Seek Safety In Sweden   Revolt seat To Spread As Allied Armies Cut Off More Nazis In Northern Germany: Mass Suicides Reported In Reich: Von Model Believed Dead

First Authentic Reports of Mutiny In German Navy Are Carried Today

GERMAN NAVY REVOLTS, SAYS SWEDISH NEWS   Observers Predict Spread Of Mutiny

Reports Mutinies in Germany Navy Sailors Surrender   Crews Seek Internment in Sweden; Suicides by Nazis Rumored

TO FIGHT ON UNTIL KILLED   Enter U. S. Lines Stripped and With Hands Upraised

THOUSANDS ON OKINAWA ARE SURRENDERING   ‘Bloody Battle Continues For  Southern Escarpment As  Aussies Close On Brunet   By GERARD R, HIMMELSBACH TRIED Desifie Cable Bdttar?

LINTIL KILLED   Enter U.S. Lines Stripped and With Hands Upraised

Continues Aerial  Scourge Of Reich   Great/Air Fleets Follow Up Overnight Assaults Of 1,300 Of RAF.

RAID SEVERAL REICH TARGETS   U. S. Heavy Bombers Carr Out One of Greatest Air Hits. of War,

FLIERS BOMB RAIL YARDS IN NEW ASSAULT      Banning Dresden  ‘Also «Again. Blasted by Americans —

American Heavies Give Dresden One of Its Worst Hammerings   Railyards, Oil Plants Get Severe Attacks From More Than 1,100 Fortresses, Liberators and 450 Escorting Fighters

(American Bombers Carry Out One Of Greatest ‘Aerial Assaults Of War

nresden Blasted Anew, Cotthura Railyards Are Hit In Greatest .   Canadians Plunge To Rhine's Banks

Amevican Heayy Bombers Blast Dresden Aguin anil Clogged Railway Yards at Cotthas

DRESDEN HIT AGAIN BY U.S. HEAVIES      Railyards Of Cottbus Blasted In Aiding Reds

‘Greatest Aerial Onslaught of War Paves Way for  ‘Armies on Both Fronts

Aerial War on Germany lat New High   Fresh Fleets Blast Targets Following Night Assaults

Fliers Hit Cottbus Rails Only 12 Miles From Soviet Lines   American Airmen Blast Dresden Again, Germans Report Other Air Fleets Approaching Reich

PLANES VISIT COTTBUS, NEAR SOVIET AREA   Dresden Also Attacked In Raids Enemy Says Are Unparalleled

DRESDEN JOLTED ANEW BY HEAVY “BOMBING ‘UNITS   Over 1,100 Forts: and. Liberators Have Field Day in Reich Assault

ENDLESS RAID HITS DRESDEN   American Bombers Con. tinue Reich Assault

Great Weight Of Explosives Hits Cottbus And Dresden:   Cottbus 12 Miles From Red Forces; 14,000 Allied Craft Out in Two Days

Dresden, Berlin, Cottbus Heavily Bombed by Planes   Another Air Force:  Raids Synthetic. Oil * Plant:at’: Madaebura

Huge Fleets Of Bombers Blast Reich Day, Night   Chemnitz Is Scene Of Latest Attacks

Bombers Slug at Dresden Again   U. 5. Heavies in One Of War’s Greatest Aerial Offensive.

U.S. Heavies Smash Dresder And Railyards   American Bombers Also Attack Railroad Yards, Only 12 Miles  Fram Road Snaanrkhande

Bombers Scourge Reich   Blanket of Explosives Laid Over Battlefronts In Last 48 Hours By 11,000 Allied Planes

Germany Given Greatest Plane Lashing Of War   Refugee-Packed Berlin Deluged By RAF Mosauitos

DRESDEN HIT BY AMERICAN BOMBER FORCE   11,000 Planes Hammer Nazis  In 48 Hours

Bombers Carry Out One of Greatest Offensives of War  DRESDEN HIT AGAIN Magdebury Oil Plant  ny 2 i Pee 4 6 Smee (ee   Magdebury Oil” Oil Plant Among Other Targets of U.S. Heavies

YANKS BOMB AREA BEFORE RED ARMY   BLAST DRESDEN AND COTTBUS — GERMANS REPORT GREAT AIR BATTLES,

Bomb Blanket Links East And West Fronts   Daylight Powerhouse Assaults Blast Dresden And Cottbus To Aid Russians After A Night Hammering Of Chemnitz.

Nazis Cringe Under Recorc Air Assaults   Dresden, Cottbus Hit By Heovy U.S. Force; R.A.F. Rips Chemnitz

Greatest Blow Of War On Germany   Thousands Of Planes Hit Nazi Targets Day And Night

DOMG HAIDER HITTING REICH DAY AND NIGHT   Thousands of Planes Range over Germany; Help Russ Drive.

NON-STOP AERIAL BLOWS CONTINUE   Main Weight of Attack Is Hurled Against Cottbus, 12 Miles in Frent of Onsweep:ing Red Army

Railyards At Cottbus Hit In Great Raid   American Powerhouse Ase saults Follow Up Night Attacks By RAF,   CHEMNITZ ATTACKED

1 1,000 Planes Rip Cities, Supplies In 48-Hour Assaults   American Heavy Bombers Hammer Key Dresden Again And Hit Railyards Close To Russian Spearheads; R.A.F. Gives Chemnitz Hard Pounding

It 000 Planes: Smash Enemy. in 8 Hours         Softening Up From-Air Erecetivg Reds! Drive

YANK AIRMEN IN RECORD BLOWS TO AID SOVIETS   War's Greatest Non-Stop Attack In Second Day Blasts Path In Red Behalf

Allied Bombers Smash At German Industria! Cities   Great Air Blows Behind Nazi Lines Aid Russian Drive

No Let-Up In Air Smashes On Germany   U. S. Heavies Wreak Destruction Within 12 Miles of Russian Front

Yanks Fly to Support of Reds Again In Greatest Air Offensive of War

DRESDEN BLASTED BY THE AMERICAN HEAVY BOMBERS   Carried Out One of the Great. est Air Offensives’ of the War.   ;  12 MILES FROM SOVIETS      Another Force of American Heavies Attacked Synthetic Oil Plants at Madgeburg.

YANK BOMBERS BACK RUSSIANS   Clogged Enemy Railway Yards Hit 12 Miles From Soviet Front

U.S. Bombers Over Naziland   Blanket of Explosives Links Battlefronts, Germany Tak. ing Terrible Scourging

FLIERS BOMB RAIL YARDS IN NEW ASSAULT   Burning Dresden Also Again Blasted by Americans

PLANES RAIN DESTRUCTION OVER REICH   American Heavies Carry Out Greatest Air Offensive of War Fourth Time  In Two Days   FOLLOW R.A.F. VISITS

Germany Being Battered By Worst Air Scourging © Of War: Blows Contifiue

BOMBS ON DRESDEN   American Fliers Carry Out Great Air Poses Against Nazis

BRITISH ARMY NOW 12 MILES FROM BREMEN   Patton's Tankmen Advance Seven Miles. 125 From Berlin

“Army Plans fo Reduce Force’ To 2,500,000   . Await Word from MacArthur to Cut Point Score to 80

Army Bares  Plan ta C nt To 2.500.000   Discharge Points Going Down to 80; Draft Provram Prohed

SOLONS VOICE OPPOSITION 10 DRAFTING PLANS   ongressmen Dissatisfied With Demobilization Program To Date   NAVY TO RELEASE MANY   2,839,000 Sailors May Come Home In Year; Truman’s Request Studied

Army To Pare Point Total To 80 ‘Soon’   Awaits Word from MacArthur On Needs; Age Slash Expected.

Army Strength Will Be Pared To 2,500,000   Additional Details’ Of Release Plans  Given House Committe

Army Plans to Cut Size to 2,500,000 By Next July First   Slash from 8,050,000 Contemplated, Gen. Edwards Telis House Group   MEN STILL BEING SENT TO PACIFIC   Some ETO Combat Veterans Included of Necessity, Committee Hears

Army Will Cut Forces  By 6 Million   Size Expected To Be Reduced To 2,500,000 By July 1, 1946

2 500,000-Man Force in View By Next July 1   Troops Still Being Sent to Pacific at MacArthur's Request

ARMY TO FREE 97/2 MILLION BY NEXT JULY   Will Keep Over Million in U. S.

ARMY TOCUT STRENGIIL DRASTICALLY   “Plait Reduction From 8 Million to 24 Million by July

Trial Of Petain Gets Under Way In Paris   Prosecutor Will Ask Death Penalty For 89-Year-Old Marshal

Flies to Coast Truman Arrives in Washingtor State for Visit With Governor

Truman Flies From Capital To Olympia   Will Rest Before Heading for Frisco To Address Parley

Night Clubs Won't Close in New York   Mayor LaGuardia Agains ‘Cinderella’ Curfew

Main Oder Line Collapses Under 10-Army Attack; Soviets Span Neisse River

Battle Fury  Gains   Enemy Broadcasts Report Red Drive on Capital

FORGES OPPOSING WORK OR FIGHT BAL CLAIM GAINS   Leaders Slow Progress’ of Measure, Hope for Break in War Situation

FORCES. POSING WORK OR FIGHT Bil CLAN CARI   - Leaders ‘Slow Progress: of Measure, Hope-for Break in War Situation

TELLS HOW JURORS ARE SELECTED IN COUNTY OF BUCKS   Lester D. Thorne Gives Information To Republican Women   LOWER CO. COUNCIL   Informs How Names Are Secured and Drawn  From Wheel

BIG FLEET OF WARSHIPS = ~~ READY FOR CELEBRATION   BATTLESHIP MISSOURE JOINS SHIPS AT NEW YORK FOR NAVY DAY FESTIVITIES

Congressmen Get Ready for Stormy. Session This Time   ‘Labor, Draft, Tax Laws ‘Are Among 'Firet Problems

INDICATED IN STATEMENT BY ADM. MCAIN   Philippine Softener Says Nips May Crack Sooner Than Expected

Patrols Scan Cagayan Japs   Last Enemy Pocket Faces Early Attack

Yanks Probe Into Cagayan Valley, Last Jap-Held Area In Philippines

PATROLS PROBE CAGAYAN AREA   Valley {fs Last Important Jap-Held Sector in Philippines.

U. S. Starts Reconversion Chore And Hoping To Avoid Old Errors   Top Officials Pledge Efforts To Sidestep All The Pitfalls Of Last War’s End; HomeFront Situation Shaving Up.

Reconversion Is Under Restraint   Mistakes Of World War I To Be Avoided

Peace Problems Said To Justify Many Controls  yinarie n Is Chief yy OF P

Leaders Say Great Op. portunity Lies. Ahead But. Disaster May Result Without Intelligent Actian:

Government Maps Battle ‘On Inflation   Some Controls Must Remain, Leaders Warn

Industry Gets ‘Green Light’ to Go Ahead   All But 40 of the 400 Price Controls Removed by Monday

Conversion Task Is Set as Ration Coupons Voided   Top Officials Fxplain Why Price and Wage Controls Must Be Kept.   Industry Gets Order To Start Production

Autos, Washing Machines, Refrigerators, Building Construction Starts Now

Army Newspaper Hits AWOL Record   Says Thousands in Europe Care Little

‘amous General Says “My Neck Thuits” “at “2 beliceappadh:,  stead Sic lick T ruck

Patton seriously injured  Ie hasnitalized after auto crash in Germany

Ex-Third Army Leader, Gen. Patton, Injured   Army Headquarters Reveals General Is Suffering Serious Injuries From An Auto Accident Near Mannheim, Germany

Gen. Patton Hurt as Auto Strikes Truck  In Germany   Condition Serious, Army Doctors Say; General Suffers Spinal Inturies

GEN. PATTON IS SERIOUSLY HURT IN CRASH   General Suffers Spine Injuries in Sedan,  Truck Collision

NAZI DEFENSES   Heavy Assaults May Forerun Gigantic All-Out Offensive

Yanks, British Rip Thru Nazis Siegfried Line   Heaviest Blows Delivered in Area South of Aachen

Allied Military Government Faces Biggest Assignment Yet at Cologne

Yanks Start Tough Job To Bring Order Out of Chaos in Cologne Ruins

IOWA'S RECORD IN MENTAL CURE IS VERY POOR   Other States Send Many Home to Useful Lives

Hospital Committee’s Report To Be On Gouw. Blue’s Desk Soon   ' State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

Survey of Jowat Mental Hospitals Ia Ready   May Need Special Session of Legislature

FILTHY CONDITION  OF TOWN BRANCH IS  TOLD COMMISSION ANOTHER INVESTIGATION  PROMISED WHILE RATS PLAY IN CREEK TRACH

British Would Cut War Debts By 50 Percent   lendaa Economist's lea Jolin U. S. Financial. Pinlematlie Circles

Britain Debt Plan Jolting   Proposal Made to Halve OGbhlications

Air Forces Plan fo Wipe Out Japs   Nip Homeland Slated to Receive Heavy Bombings

PACIFIC SOLDIERS NEARING ‘FRISCO   Uproarious Celebration in The Making In San Francisco

USS So. Dakota Leads in Fleet   Adm. Halsey’s Flagship Heads Victorious Fleet in Homecoming

Victorious Third Fleet Steams _ Toward Frisco   Gigantic Celebration Planned For Re eparning/  Force of Wars

45 000 Fighting Men Return   ‘Armada Meets Escorting Force 100 Miles From Bay City; Huge Celebration Planned

Tighten Net On Vienna   Nazi Garrison Must Withdraw Soon Or Be Cut Off By Red Forces

VIENNA NOW BEING FREED OF GERMANS   Nazis Face Possibility of an Early Encirclement if They Do Not Make a Withdrawal — Fighting Is Heavy.

Nazis Facing EK neirelement  Of Capital   Russian Columns To South and East Push North As Enemy Lay: Down Defense Fire

Russians Start Driving Germans Out of Vienna   Nazis Face Possibility of Encirclement If They Don’t Withdraw.   Heavy Fights Continue For City’s Suburbs

PUSH GERMANS FROM VIENNA   Nazi Troops In Imminent — Peril of Encirclement By Soviets

DRIVING ENEMY OUT OF VIENNA   Nazis Face Possibility of Encirclement If They Don’t Withdraw.   HEAVY FIRE FROM FOE

Reds Driving Germans Out  Of Vienna   Encirclement Near if They Don't Get Out

RUSSIANS WREST POSITIONS INSIDI VIENNA: BEGIN OUSTING GERMANS   NAZIS FACE ENCIRCLEMENT OR WITHDRAWAL AS RUSSIANS PUT PRESSURE ON AUSTRIA CITY

RUSSIANS BEGIN DRIVING NAZIS FROM VIENNA   Large Red Forces : Being Moved.Up To Back Up The Assault

Vienna Battle Grows In Fury   Foe Being Driven Out Of Austrian Capital

Russians Drive To Push Nazis From Vienna   Encirclement Threat Grows As Soviets Storm Ahead

ROBERTS VISITS BYRNES   Former . Justice's Call Termed “Personal, Not Political” -

Nesid NAZIS STILL KEEP TOMMYGUNS AT READY IN DENMARK  Stiff-Necked Wehrmacht Chief hcl Bice Cade

Lawyers Plan» ‘To Quit After First Of Year   Senator Barkley Says He Is Considering Resigning as Chairman—General Gerow Grilled at a  rte  Dav'e Seccian  ai 

LEGAL STAFF OF COMMITTEE IS QUITTING TASK   Attorneys Walking Out Of Pearl Harbor Controversy Next Month   BARKLEY MAY ALSO RESIGN FROM GROUP

Lawyers Plan To Quit After First Of Year   Senator Barkley Says He Is Considering Resigning as Chairman——General Gerow Grilled at  Dav’'c Seccinn 2

Senator Barkley Will Choose Between His Duties As Chairman of Probe and Leader of  Sanate.

Pearl Harbor Probe Future Doubtful As Legal Staff Quits; Barkley Riled

LEGAL STAFF QUT, BARKLEY MAY RESIGN   Chief Counsel States Hearing May Drag On For Months

FACTS ON JAP SNEAK ATTACK ABOUT ALL IN   SENATOR BARKLEY MAY RESIGN AS CHAIRMAN

Trouble Hits Drawn-Out  Pearl Harbor Investigation  ‘Whole Legal Staff Asks for Relief; Chairman Barkley

Pearl Harbor Legal Staff Will Resign   Senator Barkley Also May Step Out In Favor of His Majority Leader Job

Entire Legal Staff Quits; Barkley Too   Gen. Gerow Testifies ’ Did Net See Intercepted Jap Note 'Fill 11:30 Dec.

Legal Staff To Resign In January   Marshall Recounts Events Of Day Of Pearl Harbor Raid

Pearl Harbor » Probe Faces Blow-Up  Legal Staff Wants ’ to Quit: Barkley Threatens to Resiar

Tokyo Calm During Raid, Says Radio   CITIZENS GO ABOUT WORK AS FIGHTS RAGE, STATES BROADCAST

Poles, Russians Sign Agreement On Repatriation   Citizens From Each Country Given Right To Emigrate

SEE POLITICAL FIGHT IN BIG 3 OVER UNO SITE   Lines of Big Power Blocs Closely Drawn in Squabble Over Lecation

Opposition to Mrs. McQuate Weakening in Ohio Senate   Vote Deferred Until Next Week mnainémant $a Liaguar Beard

Nippon Must List Allied,  Axis Assets  Told to Abandon Double-Talk, Follow Orders

Also Demands  Report on Axis Possessions   Supreme Commander Summons Nipponese Premier to Meeting: Believed to Have Dictated New. Sharper Orders

American Legion Buys I. 0. 0. F. Hall for Home   To Provide for Expected Increase in Members

U.S. To Buy 562,871 Bu. County Corn   That Is Figure Suggested By A. J. Loveland, Iowa AAA Chairman

PETAIN PLACED IN FRENCH FORT   CROWDS DEMAND HIS DEATH AS HK MOVES TOWARD PLACE OF DETENTION,

More Than 600 Superforts Hit Japanese Industries;  Airfield in China Attacked   Japanese Fleet Southeast Borneo Field Leaving Fires Behind; MacArthur Sends Air Force Against Shanghai; Four Cities, Oil Refinery Hit by B-29s; Fleet Unreported

‘War Carried into 1945 By Barrage By Every Big Gun On 700-Mile Western Front

UNG HEARS OF tIGHT WELL SITES INU. §   Black Hills Offers Plan for World Shops Area to Stir Up Trade.

BOYS CALLED FOR TRAINING IN RED ARMY   PEACETIME MUSTER LARGEST EVER IN RUSSIA

REDS T0 TRAIN BOYS OF 15, 16   Russia Calls Thousands In Its Biggest PeaceTime Muster

Russia Calls Up Boys 15 and 16 Years Old In Largest Peacetime Training Program

Army Training For Soviet Boys Call-Up Thousands  Of 15 and 16 Year Old BDuecinn Wa:sith.

Peruvian Warning Of Surprise Blow Was Discredited   P. H. Commission Told Short, MacArthur Did Not Get Messages

KIDNAPED SHERIFF ON HIS WAY HOME   Unharmed by Bandit Who Also Kidnaped and Robbed Carthage Taxi  Driver.

‘Leaf Holidays ‘Help Farmers  ‘And Processors   By Jasper C. Hutto. Superv:sor Lumberton Tobacco Market

Quiz Detroiter, Ex-Secretary In Pontiac Murder   Wealthy Auto Dealer Grilled Again In Slaying Of Wife

kgyptian Premier Slain After Decree   Assassination Follows By Few Minutes ‘Reading Of Declaration Of War On Axis

Police Shield Slayer From Angered Mok   Statesman Felled By Bullets After War Declaration

Premier Slain After Eg ypt Declares War   Assassin Captured By Angry Mob; Romanian Chief Escapes Death

House Scraps Over _ Employment Measure   General Marshall Winds Up Pearl Harbor Testimony; Forrestal Raps Code Baring

Tokyo Barren, Survey Shows   Flight Over Jap Capital Reveals Wilderness Ey Birharad Ww he.

AERIAL PICTURE OF TOKYO SCENE   Allied Prisoners Wave Ta Fliers, Plead For  Rescue

Allies Coritrol All Balikpapan Shore:   Occupation Completed In Oil Refinery Area

AUSSIES JOIN WITH DUTCH CONTROL BAY   Flanking Operation’ At Beachhead   \ Progresses

TURKEY DECLARES WARFARE ON AXIS   Nation Takes Step in Order to Sit at Security Conference

Turkey Declares  War On Germany And Japan Friday   Most Powerful Of The Neutrals Climbs Aboard United Nations’ Bandwagon

Hemorrhage Of The Brain Caused Death   Death Came At 3:35 After He Complained Of Severe Headache

Funeral Set On Saturday   Dies of Cerebral Hemorrhage at 63, on Eve of Great Era of World Peace

FAR EAST FLIERS RIP ISLE CHAIN   BOMBS DROPPED FROM OKINAWA TO KYUSHU

Far East Air Force Bombers, Fighters Hammer Southern Japan, Lookout Isle

Air Force Chief Sees Space Ships   Arnold Says We Must Be Ready To Meet Atomic Bomb Warfare

Atom Bombs From Space Ships Next   Gen. Hap Arnold Says Such Warfare Is Possible in the Forseeable Future

Atomic-Bomb Wars Waged From Space Ships Beyond the Earth ‘Foreseeable’ Says Arnold

GEN. ARNOLD SEES EERIE WAR OF AIR   Declares in Report That Atomic Bomb Assault From Interstellar Space Ships Is “Within the Foreseeable Future.”

ARNOLD VISIONS ATOM WARFARE BY SPACE SHIPS   Would Patrol World, Wider Defenses, Disperse Key Cities And Factories

Gen. Hap Arnold Urges Ample Defense Against Atomic Bomb -Attacks

Gen. Arnold Looks Forward to Warfare With Interstellar Space Ships—Soon!

GENERAL ARNOLD IN EERIE PICTURE AIR WARFARE OF FUTURE   CHIEF OF AIR FORCE URGES THAT UNITED  STATES BE PREPARED

Atomic, Space War Visioned   Gen. Hap Arnold Sees Buck Rogers Future In Science Progress

Arnold Predicts Atomic Warfare In Space Ships   AAF Chief Advocates Patrol Of World

Arnold Visions Atomic Bomb War Waged by ‘Space Ships’   Chief of Army Air Forces Paints Eerie Picture Of Possible Future Warfare.by Interstellar Craft For Which’U. S. Should be Prepared’

Arnold Warns of ‘Robot’ Warfare   Best Defense Strong Airforce, Is Advice

Arnold Says Interstellar ABomb Raids Will Come   Chief of Army Air] Forces Foresees Thousands of Robots Will Be sent an . Across Our Shorelines .

Gen. Arnold Envisions Interstellar Space Ships Waging - Atomic War, Robots Landing In U.S. In Future Conflict

Air Chief Urges U.S. to Prepare   Foresees Atomic Warfare From Space Ships; Says Country Should Be Ready With Weapons

Dean Arthur Stone Of Journalism School Is Taken  : Several Weeks’ Illness Proves Fatal to

HUGE SUPPLY BILL   Interest on the U. S. National Debt Is  414, Billions

Committee Okays Huge Supply Bill For Departments   Half of Nine Billion Dollars Would Go For Interest On National Debt

—U. 8. DEBT—  DEBT INTEREST IS INGREASINE   Supply Bill Shows Ap. propriation Of $4,500, -000,000 For Year

Nine Billion Supply Bill Is Approved   House Committee Backs Supply Bill

UGE SUPPLY BILL A    Interest on the U. S. National Debt Is — 4)/ Billions

Farmers Grading Improved Quality Tobaceo For Sale   Sales on. Lumberton Market . Thursday : 702,106 Pounds, 3-Times Those Of Second Day in 1944.

Farmers Grading Improved Quality  Tobacco For Sale   Sales on Lumberton Mar: ket Thursday 702,106 Pounds, 3 Times Those Of Sccond Day in 1944.   By Jasper (. Hutto, Supervisor Lumberton Tobacco Market

JAPS HURRYING TO HIDE CRIMES   Prison Camps Cleaned Up Captives Fed; 12,000 Now Liberated

Congress Ready To Take Up Some Major Problems   Reconversion Program Ma\ Cause Some Strong Con troversies At Sessions   Japs Seek To  Cover Evidence Of Brutalities

JAPS TRY 10 HIDE EVIDENCE OF CRIMES   Seek to Avoid Punish. ment for Treatment of Prisoners

LEWIS ACTION PUZZLES NATION   Capital Guessing Over Why UMW Chief Suddenly Called Off Strike

Believe Urge ToW ork Forcec  Lewis s Hand   Strike Was Unpopular With Rank and File For  Several Reasons.

ELEVATOR OPERATORS WALK OMT   Coast-to-Coast Strikes Curtain Man Industries

Acute Shortage Of Gasoline In Many Sections   60,000 Lumber Workers Of Pacili Northwest Strike For Higher Wages

Lumber Workers Stage Walkout On Pacific Coast   Stoppages In Detroit Plants Continue; Gas Supplies Cut Sharply

Hopes for Oil Row s End Hinge On Tuesday Meet   Two New Walkouts Add 71,000 to Work Stoppage Total -

323,000 Workers Idle As Troubles of Reconversion Era Afflict Variety of Industries

323,000 ARE IDLE DUE TO STRIKES   60,000 West Coast Lumber Workers Walk Out

60,000 AFL Lumbermen  Ouit Jobs   Elevator Operators Strike In 975 New York Buildings

WMiore Thousands Of Workers Join Strike   60,000 Lumbermen, Sawmill Workers; 11,000 Elevator Operators Out

Thousands of Workers On Strike From Coast To Coast   323,000 STRIKERS NEW RECORD HIGH   Return of Gas Rationing In Some Parts Before Weeks End

333,000 Idle as Strikes Spread hrough America  Lumber and Building

‘Human Pincushion’ Now on Okinawa  World’s Fair Attraction Becomes _ Dart Game for Seabees - - - Ex-mayor Civic Minded

Students in Argentina Plan Strike   Number of Arrests in Revolt Mounts — Three Men Held Are Releassd

Students Rise In Argentina   Fascist Government ATakes More Arrest:

Plan General  Student Strike   Protest Government's Arrest of Leaders

New Bi British  Plane Ready   ‘Shetland Some Faster Than American Mars

Invasion Of Japan Inder  Close Study   Striking At Enemy Thru China Would Only Be Preliminary ta Knockout; Direct Stab Into Mainland Means Quicker Vic tarv.

CHINESE GAINS ALONG COASTAL — AREA REVIVE POSSIBILITY OF “AMERICAN AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS

Foochow Coast Cleared, But Japan Invasion Possible—  Shall We Strike In China Or —

CLEARING OF CHINA COAST OF © JAPANESE REVIVES AMERICAN AMPHIBIOUS INVASION STORIES

American Amphibious Operation On China Coast Looms   DY J. MM. MUDENIDS, JM  (Substituting for Dewitt MacKenzie) AP Foreien Affairs Analyst

U. 5. Needs More Air Bases to Invade Japan With Security  Invasion of Home Isfanc i ee, eae See eas   Invasion of Home Island Embraces Strong Chance It Would Be Decisive

Casualties Total 7,895 in Ryukyus   Nimitz Reports Navy, Marine, Army Losses

N  U. §. Ryukyus Casualty Toll early 8.000   Tenth Army Forces On le and Okinawa Continue Advances

American Losses in Ryukyus Now Total 7,895   Casualties on Okinawa and Ie Include 1,467 Dead, 4,677 Wounded and 1,751 Missing: New Gains Reported Wednesday

LESS CORN 10 SPEED BEEF MARKETING   More Low-Grade Meat to Be Available During Fall Months

Real Priority  Atomic Bomb Project First in Manpower Priority For Two Years”

SMOKE SCREEN CLOUDS FRONT   Maneuver Covers Allied Tactics On Northern Line

(en. Geiger Made Held Commander (f Marine Corps   Has Been Capturing Islands From Japs Since Rougainville.

JAPANESE FORCES ON LUZON SPLIT   JUNCTION OF U. S. AND FILIPINO UNITS TIGHTENS NOOSE AROUND ENEMY.

Americans score 5 mile  Luzon smash Balik papan tale  12 HnNmentioned

Japs Report Allied Fleet  Near Coast   Tokyo Radios Say Naval Blow Aimed At Balikpapan

LANDING AT BALIKPAPAN   Tokyo Reports Allied Fleet Off Borneo’s  Eastern Coast

ALLIED FLEET DRAWS NEARER EAST BORNEO   Australians Drive Southwest of Brunei

Nazi Resistance Crumbles in French Advance   Hodges Perils Two Siegfried Line Anchors of Gemund, Schleiden; Foe Battles to Last Ditch in Castle

French Gain 5 Miles   Rear West Woll Anchors Under American Threat

Yanks Are Almost Through Westwall   Two Key Defense Positions In Last Belt OF Seiafreid Line Are Now Being Attacked

First Army Two-Thirds WayThrough   Gemund, Schleiden Are Endangered By Yank Advance

TURKS DECLARE WAR ON JAPAN, REICH TODAY   Join Allies, May Get Seat At Frisco Conference

CROWD JAMS ATHEIST CASE COURT ROOM   Most Spectators Say They Just Want ‘To See An Atheist

770,000 Warsaw Poles Slain by German Tyrants   City Is Almost Complete Wreck

a ee ae OFFERED NEPHEW $5 A ! HEAD. FOR PRISONERS; ' GOT.TOQO EXPENSIVE

Americans and Enemy Mass Troops for Showdown Batlle East of Rhine; Securily Screen Is Thrown Over Operations in Eifel Mountains

Berlin Annouces.’. New U.S. Crossing. _ By. Assault Boats   German Resistance’ Stiffens Against Attack - Pushing’ Steadily Deeper Into Reich;  Yank. Qins Hammer Ruhr Cities

REPORT SHOWS NEAR GASOLINE CRISIS IN OHIO   Must Find Way Soon to Obtair Gas for Essential Activities

LAUSCHE TOLD OIL CRISIS IMPENDS   Emergency Oil Committee Reports To Governor   Urged To Practice Utmost Conservation Of Gas During Emergency

GOVERNOR TOLD CRISIS IMPENDS   .ausche Due To Act On Oi Probers’ Report Today

LAUSCHE GETS: GROUP REPORT: ACCORD LIKELY   Oil Workers Reported. Ready to Accept Government’s Compromise Offer: Refineries sill, Undecided.

Aims of U. S. Protected Savs Byrnes   Secretary of State Reports to Nation on Moscow Parley

Temperatures .      U.S. Aims Upheld At Big 3 Meet, —  Byrnes Declares   Results of Moscow Talks Should Bring Hope To War-Weary People of Many Lands, Says Secrétary of State in His Report to Nation

No Secret Pacts Made At Moscow, Byrnes Declares   Tells Nation Conference Agreements Will Bring New Hope to World   CONTROL COUNCIL UNDER MacARTHUR   General Will Have Final Word in Decisions of 4.Nation Board

Assurance Of This Given By Sec. Byrnes   Agreements Reached Should Give Hope Te War-Weary People Of All Lands.

SPEECH OF ASSURANCE   Says U. S. Interests Were Protected At Moscow Parley

U. S. Interests Protected At Moscow: Byrnes   Better Understanding Reached Among Big Three, says Secretary

TRUMAN BARES ARMY AND NAVY "DISASTER VIEWS   Gerow, Short, Kimmel, Stark Also Hit by Boards of Inquiry

Full Story of Disaster Told For First Time   Adm. Stark Charged With Withholding of Data from Kimmel

Pres. Truman’s Report Includes Sharp Criticism  Of General Marshall

OFFICERS ARE - CRITICIZE Day SPECIAL: BOARD   LONG-AWAITED: FINDINGS Ty REGARD TO. SNFAK ‘ATTACK: 3 aN

Pearl Harbor Disaster Report  Given To Public   President Truman Gives Out Full Storv This Afternoon At Washington   SOME CPITICISMS ARE INCLUDED

8000 Planes Hit Join in Assault On Reich Targets   Moscow Announces 45,000 Nazis Caught  In Silesia Collision

All Out Offensive Is Imminent According tp Enemy; Great Offensive by U. S. Third and Seventh Armies in Saar and Palatinate Virtually Concluded; Many Germans Taken

Stephen Early May Plan During European Tour For Roosevelt Visit to Parts

ROOSEVELT VISIT TO FRANCE SEEN   Early Expected To Plan Trip When He Goes To Paris

PAPERS ALSO ARE ALTERED OR SECRETED   Statement Made by Joseph B. Keenan, Who Will Prosecute Tojo and Others Accussed of Starting Pacific War.

Much Evidence Against Japan  Criminals Gone   Documenia U. S. Expected To. Use In Tojo Trial De_ strayed Or Altered, Prosecnior Says

REPORTS JAPS ALTER EVIDENCE   May Delay Opening of War Criminal Trials

JAPS ACCUSED ‘OF HIDING DATA   ‘Prosecutor Says He Must * Dig’? For tnformatton

Evidence Destroyed   Say Japs Had Time To Get Rid of Many Damaging Documents

TO SEEK EVIDENCE iN GERMANY   Tojo Prosecutor Describes Work As ‘Diffieult’

Prosecutor Of Japan’s Top ‘War Criminals Says Nips  ‘Have Destroyed Evidence      To Obtain Documents From Germany Which May Have Bearing On Cases

Proof Needed in Trial Of  War Crimes   Prosecutor Keenan Says Vital Records Secreted

Keenan Charges Papers Changec   Tojo Prosecutor Says Nip: Have Hindcred His Prosecution

Prosecutor of Japan's Top War Criminals Says Nips Have Mace Off with Much Needed Evidence

Hit 2,846,934 Tons Ships, if 375 Planes   Japs’ Home Ports Tightly Blocked By American Mine:

Jap Ship And Plane Losses Running High   Entrances To All Of Japan‘s Harbors Are Clogged With Mines

Favors Inerease Under Present Price Structure   Necessary Price Hikes to Be Granted

PRICE BOOST UNNECESSARY, HE ASSERTS   Limits Upon Raises Lightened by Decree

 A COLUMN. ABOUT IOWA:   Adair County Votes $100,000 for Hospital

JAPS SHOUT BLUFFS OF KYUSHU DEFENSE   ‘Surrender Or Die’ Is Ultimatum Handed 12 More Cities

21 JAP CITIES GIVEN WARNING BY SUPERFORTS   140 Bombers Attack Kyushu Island For Two Hours;  Tokyo In Ruins   FLEET’S LOCATION MARKED BY SILENCE

Tokyo Reports Fighters _ And Bombers in Raid  ~ On Kyushu Island

AMERICANS BREAK INTO PO VALLEY   YANKS POUR INTO ITALIAN PLAINS AFSER SPECTACULAR 7-MILFE ADVANCE.

Clark Dashes 7 Miles, Cuts Modena Roac   Beh Army Drawing Lines Tighter ai Bologna,  Anppraach Le Snesia

Americans Break Into Po Valley   Fifth Army Scores Seven Mile Advance

YANKS BREAK ITALIAN LINE   Fifth Army Pours Onto Po Valley Plains In Drive To Bologna

YANKS BATTLE IN PO VALLEY   Fifth Army Surge Carries To Three Miles Southwest of Bologna

FIFTH ARMY CUTS NAZI ESCAPE LINE   Spearhead Breaks  Bologna-Modena Highway

Farmers Seek Price Boost   Representatives Ask House for Hike to Match Labor’s Income

FARM AGENTS ASK HOUSE FOR PRICE BOOST   Seek Farm Parity Formula Revised, to Include Labor Cost

Urge Farm Price Hike   Congressmen Would Boost Parity 31%;  “To Retain Farmer Purchasing Power”

Ask Increased Farm Prices to Meet Labor Costs   Propose Cost of  » Agricultural Work Be Included in Figuring Parity

ASKS HIGHER FARM PRICES      Group Seeks to Add Labor in Parity Formula

Farm Leaders Ask 31 Percent Boost In Parity Prices   Action Follows Truman’s Decision That Labor Must. Accept’ Cut In Take-lhome Pav.

Farmers Ask For Higher Prices   Representatives Seek To Rewrite Farm Parity Formula for Labor

Cabinet Shakeup Hinted; Morgenthau, Stettinius, Darkins. Biddle Said Out

Four Cabine hanges In Prospect   Byes Slated For Stettinius  Post After Rest

JAP ATTACK BEATEN OFF ~~ BY MARINES   Enemy Compressed Into Narrow Region

Desperate Japanese Beaten Back by Marines in Iwo   Enemy Forces Have Been Compressed Into.Narrow Arc-Like Area From Which There Is no Escape

Eighth AAF Will Begin Attacks in § Days, He Says   Japanese May Fold Without Invasion, General Declares

By Jimmy Hatlo   ‘SEVERAL PAY CLAIMS FOR VIOLATING OPA CEILING PRICES

( i“ ig Denies. “ Charges As * mse Closes   Alleged Norse Traitor Throws Himself On Mercy of Patriot Jury

QUISLING CASE GIVEN TO JURY   DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAITOR SEEMS CERTAIN

CLOSES HIS OWN DEFENSE   Trial Ends; Death Penalty Thought Certain

Quisling Asks Court’s Mercy In Final Plea   Issues Blanket Denial Of Treason Charges  By Government

QUISLING TRIAL COMES TO CLOSE   Almost - Certain Death Sentence Expected.

Quisling Makes Blanket Deniat Traitor Charge   Death Sentence Believed Almost Certain Next Weck

BILL OFFERED   Measure Sets Up Penalties : For Union Violation Of : No-Strike Contract

Bill Which Would Punish Unions ‘For Striking Is Given fo House .

NO-STRIKE BILL GOES TO HOUSE   Stiff Penalties Approved By Angry Committeemen

Anti-Strike Bill Sent to  House Floor   ‘Goons Have Country at Bay,’ Rep. Cox Tells Colleagues

U.S. Raiders Sink Big Jap Battleship  All Majer Units of Enemy Fleet 7 Riew Gut af Action

Three Warships Are Blasted in Renewed Blows   150 Square Miles of Nippon’s War Cities Reported Wiped Out

KURE, GREAT NAVAL BASE IS BEING DESTROYED AND MANY AIRFIELDS: BEING WRECKED

THREE WARSHIPS, SCORES OF LAND BASES ATTACKED   1,000 Carrier Airmen Strike fot Third Time in Week; Battleship Hyuga Sunk   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Acsociated Press War Editor

CRIPPLED REMNANTS OF JAPANESE FLEET ARE BLASTED AGAIN   CIVILIANS WARNED TO FLEE FROM ELEVEN DOOM. ED HOMELAND CITIES

Meat Shortage Laid To OPA BySen.W herry   Nebraskan Tells Officials To Recognize *“CourtProven Fact’

Interim Organization Will Set Time, Site of First World League Meeting

Interim Body  To Pick Next  ‘League’ Site Stettinius Hopeful  Of Finishing Charter Draft in Two Weeks

PLAN INTERIM SETUP AT FRISCO MEET  Will Fix. Date, .  Place for First   Will Fix. Date, Place for First New League  Meeting

Interim Group to Set First League Meeting   Organization To Be Connecting Link Between Conference And ‘United Nations’

Temporary Council To Be Established By United Nations   Interim Body Will Fix Date and Site of First Meet OF New League

U.S. Rejects Jap Protest Over Sinking   Enemy Told to Drop Retaliatory Action Against Prisoners

United States Rejects Protest   Warns Japs Against Retaliatory Action; Deny Nip Charae

U.S. Rejects Protest Awa Maru Sinking   Warns Enemy Against Carrying Out Threats Of Retaliatory Action

WU. S.. Warns Japan Against Bad Treatment ‘Of Allied War Prisoners   ‘Chinese Widen Breach In Japan’s Corridor   ‘General Assembl Of Presbyterians Comes To Close

Nimitz Becomes: U.S. Naval Chie  Takes Over With Use. of 16 Words

ADMIRAL NIMITZ TAKES NEW POS1   Naval Operations Chief Makes Record Brief Speech

Admiral Nimitz Takes Oath As Chief OF Navy   Native Of Here Now Holds 76p Naval dob In The United States.

Admire! Nimitz Takes Over As Naval Operations Chief   Pacific Boss Pledges Utmost as King Bids Farewel to Comrades in Armed Forces.

NIMITZ TAKES POST OF CHIEF   King Thanks Services, Allies For Fight On Axis

ADM. NIMITZ IN OFFICE AS NAVAL CHIEF   Assumes Post Held by Admiral Ernest J. King and Promises in a 16Word Statement to Do His Utmost.

BUCKEYE UNIT IN FAST DRIVE   Air Forces Blast Formosa. China Coastal Sectors and East Indies

ATOM CONTROL STEPS SPURRED   Marshall’s Warning Serves To Speed Legislators

Congress Busy Over Controls   Warnings Are Issued  By General Marshall

Congress Plans Firm Controls Over Atomic Energy At Home; To Push Scientific Research      Senators Ponder Scientists’ Fears Of ‘Politics’ In Research Aaency

Speed Keynote Atomic Energy  Control Study   Warning From Gen: Mur. shall Lends Note Of. Urgency to Congresstonal Task

CONGRESS SEEKING  TO DEVISE CONTROLS  OVER ATOMIC BOMB NEW NOTE OF URGENCY ~  LENT BY WARNING CHIEF OF STAFFER MAPRCHUAIT

SEEK ACTION ON ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL BODY   Solons Want to Keep U. S. at Front in Scientific Discoveries

CONGRESS SEEKS HOME CONTROLS OVER ATOM POWER   Lawmakers Struggle to Devise  1 Methods of - Relsining’ Seerets and Controls - Within America; Also Ways to Stay in Scient Forefront

Congress Struggles to Devise Firm, Strong Control Over Atomic Energy

CONGRESS NOW WRESTLES WITH CONTROL OVER  ATOMIC ENERGY   Committees Hold Secret Hearings  On How To Handle  Experimentation

Discuss. A-Bomb  Problem      Congressmen Mull Over How To Conrtol It

ATOMIC ENERGY BIG 3 PROBLEM   Control Commission In United Nations To Be Pushed By Byrnes

CONTROL COMMISSION FOR ATOMIC ENERGY   Byrnes Will Endeavor To Get Rus. sian Cooperation In Conference  At Moscow

THE END’ FLASHED OVER NAZI RADIO   MYSTERIOUS SIGNAL SENT OUT BY NEWS AGENCY punRING, ITS BROADCAST.

No Explanation OF Schluss’ Cry  ‘Remember 1918’ Heard On Berlin Radio

GERMAN RADIO SIGNALS “END   DNB Fails to Explain Cause Of Mysterious Report

German News Agency  Signals: ‘The End’   Rumors of Peace Flood Cairo

Radio Stops Mysteriously   ‘Interruption. Puzzles - Press. Listening ‘Post.

“The End,” Says Nazi Radio ‘After Air Attack on Berlin   Panic Reported in RefugeeChoked Capital of Reich. . _  . Pefenses Prepared t

Signalled Words By Nazi  News Agency Mysterious   ~The End, The End.” Used in Middle of Beoadeast: Pauie Reigns in Reich

Pedestrians Killed  As They Walked Along Street und Highways, Highway Patrol Says

Solidarity Of Big Powers Fact Test   Political Difficulties In ‘Orient and Europe Will Disclose Whether Russia, U. 5. and Britain See Eye to Ras.

POLITICAL (DISSENSION NOW CASTS SHADOWS OF CIVIL WAR OVER TORN CHINA AND DEFEATED JAPAN

BOTH CHINA AND JAPAN MAY BE INVOLVED IN CIVIL STRIFE AS DREADED WAR AFTERMATH

A742 WWELE AVAL ALTA AY WEY Ve  Big Three Solidarity Faces Acid Test

MORE RAIN EXPECTED      Only, Ov erflow Is i Is i in Upper Reaches of Little Blue

MOSCOW QUIET AFTER FALL OF BERLIN’.       When manwsratie . Was.Annaunced ..,

TENTH AIR FORCE IS SENT TO CHINA   Famed Unit Transferred Fron Burma—wWilt Fit Into Any Ground Offensive.

Wallace Asks  British Loan   Costly Trade War Seen As Alternative

BOWLES OPENS CRACKDOWN ON BLACK MARKET      ‘Home Sugar Canning   Rations Due for Keen Probe

OPA Opens Drive Against Sugar Chiselers  Bowles Announces  mreen ret tom   Bowles Announces Program to End the ‘Racket’

Reject Russia’s Demand   U. S. and Britain Re. fuse Seats at Frisco For Warsaw Poles

WORLD LEAGUE COMPLICATIONS ARE DEVELOPING   American Delegation Ma} Balk at Supporting Red 3-vote Proposal

SOVIET DEMANDS POSE DIFFICULT LEAGUE PROBLEM   ASK POLISH SEAT AND THREE VOTES AT SAN FRANCISCO

GOEBBELS VISIONS NAZI TRIUMPH   Snatching of Victory in Fina! Moment: of Crisis. hs Theme in Paner

Soviet Chief and  Truman Together   Stalin and Staff Are Guests at the President's Luncheon   ‘DELAY STILL A SECRET   Soviet Head and Molotoy Reached Potsdam Two Days Ago

Expect House Will Pass Tax Bill This Week   Wavs And Means Committee To Present Measure To House Today

Job Picture In District Brighter   Many Jobs Open In Pittsburgh District, USES  Declares

JAPAN SWEEP TAKES TOLL OF 731 AIRPLANE:   Extensive Damage Announced by Nimitz

Mitscher In Ryukyu Group On Saturday   Task Force Planes Toll Of Jap Aw Strength Mounts To 731 Planes.

Job Rights for Veterans Vague   Not Even Justice Department Clear

Veterans Job Rights Are Confused In Ambiguous Law, Organizations Say

Berlin Admits Red Crossings Of Oder River   Red Star Declares Soviet Forces Only ‘Some 124 Miles’ From Berlin

Nazi Spokesman Says East Pri sia Has Been Cut Off Fre The Reich; Claim Soviet Troo Are In Konizsberg   RUSSIANS PREDICT COMPLETE VICTOR

Oder River Is Crossed By Troops   goo SEVERAL BRIDGEHEADS ARE ESTABLISHED; EAST PRUSSIA IS CUT OFF FROM REICH

({1l0OMY Nazi SpoKxesmen Admit Russian Bridgeheads  SOME 125 MILES FROM BERLIN Nazi Barriers Crumble Under Inexorable Advance

ADVANCE UNITS ONLY 124 MILES FROM BERLIN   Nazis Admit East Prussia Has Been Cut Off; Cite Gloomy Qutlook

Soviet Army Now Within 124 Miles Of Nazi Capita   Berlin Admits East Prussia Has Been Cut Off From Rest of Reich

Sinclair Qil Workers Get Pay Increase   Plants to Be Turned Back to Owners Monday Nighi

Strike: Settled As Sinclair Oil Grants Increase   Offer by Ford Is Expected in Labor Dispute

NAVY TO GIVE UP CONTROL OF 11 SINCLAIR PLANTS   Wage Dispute Settled With Pay Raise Of 18 Per Cent For Basic 40-Hour Week: New Con tract Outlaws  Strikes.

Navy Prepares to Turn Back Seized Refineries as Probe Starts In Automotive Dispute

SINCLAIR OIL COMPANY WAGE DISPUTE ENDS   Negotiations In Auto Industry Underway Again

Navy to Turn Back Seized Oil Plants   Sinclair to Get Back Properties; U. S.  Cammruttecse ta Art

Navy To Leave Sinclair Oil After Contract   Fact-Finding Body To Look Into Oi} Industry Poy Dispute

OIL PROPERTIES  SEIZED BY NAVY  BEING RELEASED STRIKES, LOCKOUTS  BARRED IN CLAUSES OF NEW AGREEMENT

Take Up 011 Wage Dispute  Sinclair Workers to Get 10 Per Cent. B.«, Reatce

Sinelair Oil Dispute Ends  Raise Given   Ford Said Ready to Make Wage Offer  After Union Submit: Strike Penalty Plan

Week-End Rainfall Measures .07 Inch      Mercury Dips to 46. Degrees at Chewsville. Sunday Niaht -

ADDITIONAL SNOW REPORTED ON WAY   Mixture of Sleet and Snow - Falls Over Middle West — 

RUSSIA QUIETLY BUT INEVITABLY STAKING MEDITERRANEAN CLAIMS LONG UNDER INFLUENCE ENCT AND

eds: Trying To? Pushi. Out To Atlantic   Trusteeship Over ‘Important Ttalian  Colonies’ Would Extend Influence Length Of  Mediterranean’

Board Asks  Revisions — :   “Wants Security Act Stronger, Widened

Urge Congress Correct Defects In Security Act   Recommend Extension of Unemployment Insurance  and Old Age Benefits.

Second of a Series. Petain's Defensive Attitude In First World War Cited

PLANES ASKED BY GOERING 10 HIT NEW YORK   U.S. Prosecutor Shows Nazis Sought Bases For U. S. Attack

al Bares Nazi  nto BombU. S.   ering Plotted Raid a ‘Arrogant People’

Goering Sought to Bomb New York City   Ordered Planes to Carry War to the United States

Goering Aske¢ For Planes to  Attack U.S.   Nuernberg Trials Also Show Hitler Sought Atlantic Bases Early in 1940

GOERING CALLED IN “38 FOR PLANES TO BOMB NEW YORK   Evidence Offered at Nuernberg Trial Shows Hitler Planned in 1940 to Seize Atlantic Bases.   GERMAN PLOTTING WITH JAPS BARED   Documents Pile Up Involving Von Ribbentrop in Scheme ’ to Push Nippon Into War.

Goering Sought! to Bomb New York City  * Ordered Planes to Carry War to tha TInited Sictac

GDERING ASKED NEW YORK RAID   Nazi Air Chief Wanted To Stop Mouths Of “Arrogant People”

Goering Sought To Bomb U.S.  PRESS SOE Rae Se yee   Urged Industry “To Build Planes

PALESTINE AREA UNDER A CURFEW   Wide Area After Jewish Attack On Two Coast Guard Stations.

Palestine Put Under Curfew   Jewish Extremists Wound 14 Policemen

U.S. First Pours Through Hole In Western Wall   Cuts Siegfried Line Below Aachen: Bends Back Flank of Nazis’  Powerful Roer River Defenses

WESTWALL CUT BELOW AACHEN   First Army Drives Back South Flank of Enemy’s Defenses Alona Roer Rive!

Last System Of Pillboxes Is Shattered   Enemy’s South Flank On Roer River Line Bent Back by Yanks —  ne ee ee

Doughboys Strike In Snow, Sleet And Freezing Rain To Pierce Last Nazi Pillbox System

First Army Drives Big Hole _ In Westwall In Aachen Areg   South Flank of Roer River Defenses of Enemy Bent Back—Third Army Breaks Into the Siegfried Line Svctem

U.S. FIRST ARMY RIPS HOLE INTO ROER DEFENSES   Doughboys Push Ahead Through Snow, Sleet Anc  Freezing Rain

IN WESTWALL BY 1ST ARMY   South F lank of Nazis’ Roer River Line  Is Bent Back

Bodies of 22 Recovered From Wreckage of C;37 Army Transport Plane

22 Killed In Plane Wreck   Bodies Removed From Ruins of Transport.

22 SOLDIERS DIE IN ALASKA CRASH   Transport Plane Wrecked Daring Alasks Landing

Double Wedding Of Ireton Sisters Sunday, July 15  Brides Daughters Of Mr. And Mrs. John Viotho

Utesch-Calhoon Wedding October 4  Married At St. James’ Catholic Rectory

Wedding At Alton Monday Morning Gerald Homan Weds  Armella ‘Pottebaum

SCHNURR-KOSSE NUPTIALS HELD   Young Couple Will Make San Francisco Their Home for Present

Ralph Kosse Weds Florence Schnurr  Granville Girl  Groom Is Serving  In U. S. Navy   wrel po. tf?.. Dina

Double Wedding  Of Daughters Of  Louis Sitzman Ceremony At St.  Joseph’s Church In  TF twanden "Trenes] awe

PATRICIA GLAREY WEDS E. GRAHAM   St. Joseph Church At Ellendale Scene of Pretty Wedding

Masuen-Heuertz  Wedding Oct. 16  At Qyens Church Young People Are  Members Of Well,.’ Known Families  -

Masuen-Heuertz:  Wedding Oct: 16 At Oyens Church  Young People. Are: Members. Of Well... Known Families. ~

KONZ-KRIER WEDDING AS AT ALTON   Lovely Event At St. Mary’: Catholic Church Sent. 25

Eugene Puetz Weds Marjorie Nemmers.   Married: In Denver : - November 3 :

Double Wedding Of Daughters Of Louis Sitzman  Ceremony At St.   Ceremony At St. Joseph’s Church In Lincoln Tuesday

Ens. Robert Batts And Betty Mauer Wed Saturday   Ceremony Performed In The Presbyterian Church At 4 O’clock

Viola Konz Weds Raymond. Crier.  * Ceremony’ ‘At ‘Alton ~ September:23.

Bolton-Bogenrief Wedding Tuesday In Kingsley  Bride And Groom Kingsley High School Graduates

MAUER-BATTS NUPTIALS ON SATURD'Y   Couple Will Be at Home at Hutchinson, Kan., Where Groom Is Stationed ”

Harold Jaminet Joan Ludwig Wed At St. Mary’s    Remsen Couple Married Monday By Msgr. Scheme]

Pretty Wedding At St. Joseph’s Church Tuesday  Josephine Kurtzhals Married To  Raymond Treinen

D. Graham Weds Patricia Clarey  Ellendale Church — Scene Of Wedding

MACNIDER LANDS ON LEGASPI   158th Combat Team Reinforced by Artillery

UAW CONSIDERS TRUMAN APPEAL TO RESUME WORK   LOCAL DELEGATES TO MAKE DECISION, OFFICIALS REPORT

Local Delegates Also Review, Wage Dispute as Negdtiations Are Recessed.

TRUMAN'S PLEA TO GET 10 WORK IS CONSIDERED   Justice Department Looking Into Union's Charge Of Monopolistic Flavor Of General Motors; Wage Dispute Still Far From Settled.

LEADERS IN G-M STRIKE DISCUSS TODAY REQUES' THAT MEN RESUME WORK

GENERAL MOTORS UNIONS TO REJECT TRUMAN'S APPEAL   Canadian Workers Offer Peace Plan to Ford - Camoony

Big 3 Meeting May Take Place Within 40 Days   Report Is Made by Truman; Says Syria  Fuss Can Be Cleared

THREE DESTROYERS LOST, 700 DROWNED PACIFIC HURRICANE  - AELAVEN CTORV UEFAVV

700 Men Lost as Three Destroyers Go Down in  \Wild Pacific Typhoon

Deaths Of 700-American Youths In West Pacific’s Wild Typhoon Described By Several Survivor:   Be REMRERT JONES

Typhoon In Pacific Takes —__Livesof 700 US Sailor:   Storm Sinks Three Ships; Eyewitness Accounts Reveal Stark Terror of Rampant Waters; ‘Only 91° Known Rescued

American Boys Face Typhoons As Well As Japs, 700 Lost In December

SIX MILLION RELEASED SINCE MAY   Discharged from Service Since End ‘Of European War

Draft of Fathers Halted   Army Cuts Points To 50 For G. I.’s; Navy Points Reduced To 36

Demohilization Takes Welcome PreChristmas Leap — Draft to be Limited to Single and Childiess  +» Married@ Men Aged 18 to 3h,

HALT INDUCTION OF ALL FATHERS   Another 837,000 Eligible For Discharge in Next Two Months

Selective Service Halts Induction Of All Fathers      Senator Hopes Dads Ir Service Now Will Be Discharged Soon

Army and Nav Slice Points, No-Dad Draft   Welcome Christmas Gifts Announced For Nation’s Youth In  And Out Of Service

837,000 Men and Women Due for Releases Soon   Separation Rate Is Now Running Around 1,500,000 Per Month

Services Slash Critical Scores For Discharges   . Selective Service Also Halts Induction  _of All Fathers.

Army, Navy Discharge Points Cul   Drafting of Fathers Halted; Services Reducing Fast

PRE-CHRISTMAS LEAP TAKEN BY DEMOBILIZATION   Army And Navy Cutting Critical Scores To Hasten Discharges

R 8 : a .  is  Pat tert rn   Continued in  Force in Berlin: Americans Take Over Zone at 9 a.m.

Soviet Orders In Force Until ‘Special Notice’   - After Reds Give Up Announcement Made Part Of Berlin

Ne Change In Berlin    British and American  Authorities Will Follow Pattern Set By   Reds in Rule of City

SOVIET YIELDS ALLIES A SHARE IN BERLIN AREA   Existing Regulations Continued by Reds as Yanks and Tommies Move In

Allies To Follow Soviet Rules  Previous Principles Ta Gavern Berlin

ALLIES TAKE OVER CONTROL OF PART OF BERLIN AS EXISTING RUSSIAN REGULATIONS CONTINUE

Continue Al Red Rules tn Berlin   Can't Change Soviet Orders Unless Passed by Inter-Allied Body

Berlin Rule Now in Hands of 3 Nations   American and British Officers Take Charge of Twelve Burroughs

All Existing Red Rules In  Berlin Remain   Come Few Hours After Russian Authorities Relinquish 12 Boroughs.   NO PATTERN CHANGE

Soviet Regulations Will Continue in Berlin Until Special Notice Announced

Yanks, Tommies Take Over Contro! Of 12 Of Berlin's Boroughs Today   By TOM OCHILTREE   Agennintad Beace Gia? Uleiiang

Russian Laws To Continue In Reich Capital   U.  Ss. Britain to Carry Out Regulations in Respective Zones

Control of Berlin - Shared By Allies   Existing Russian Regulations To Continur in Force Unt Special Notice Later—Yanks Get Job of Feeding and Caring for 750,000 of Population

SOVIET RELEASED BERLIN BOROUGHS TO U.S. AND 6.B.   But the Russian Pattern of Rule Continued Without Any Changes.   TWELVE RELEASED   t'. S. Detachment Took Over Authority in the American Zone at 9 a. m.

YANKS OCCUPY ZONE IN BERLIN   Reds Give Up 12 Boroughs To Americans, British

‘Soviet Regulations in ‘Berlin Remain Under ‘Inter-Allied Command

Berlin Zones Turned Over To Americans   Russian Pattern Of Rule Continues

Russians Give Up Portion of Berlin’s Rul.   Americans and British Tralee Over 12 of City’s: 20° Boroughs, But Soviet Regula: tions: Will Bemain in Favre

Soviets Yield Control of 12 Berlin Areas   Relinquish Boroughs To British, American Control by Aqreement

Inter- Allied Command Takes Charge   Serenity Is Reported In Berlin as New Regime Starts

Allies Take Over In Berlin   Americans, British Move Into Zones, Follow Russian Pattern for Present

CONTINUE RED CODEN BERLIN   Soviet Army Gives Up Rule Over !2 Boroughs :

Russians Relinquish Control of 12  Berlin Boroughs to Yanks, British

Reds Relinquish Control of 12 Berlin Boroughs   Russian Pattern Of Rule Continues With Little Chance

MARINES REPEL. ENEMY ON IWC   More Than Half of Jap Gar rison Slain During Bloody Campaign

Marines Register Limited Advances On Iwo Island   Leathernecks Hur! Back Counter-Attack By Screaming Japs; 12,864 Nip Dead

JAPS HURLED BACK   Marines Check a Counter attack and Make Limited Gains

MARINES MAKE LIMITED GAINS GN WO ISLAND   Jap Resistance Stiffens; 12,864 Nip Dead Counted

Marines Make Limited Gains   Hurl Back Jap Counterattack on Iwo Jima

‘Marines Halt Banzai Attack By Iwo Japs   Screaming Nipponese Slain by Hundreds In Hand-to-Hand Tilt

HURL BACK SCREAMING JAPANESE   12,864 Enemy Dead Counted As Of Saturday

U. S. MARINES MAKE LIMITED GAINS ON IWO   Sturdy Leathernecks Make Slow Progress Hurling Back Japanese Counter-Attacks  12,864 ENEMIES KILLED

Jap Counterattack On lwo Turned Back by Marines  Only Limited Gains Made by Yanks; Superforts Saved

CORNERED JAPS ON IWO BATTLE IN DESPERATION  12,864 ENEMY DEAD OUT OF A GARRISON Ar AN AAA ANIIBAITCHr

Beat Back Jap Banzai Charges   Marines Edge Slowly _Ahead in Bloody Bat-tle for Iwo Where Jap Troops Fight to Death

Small Gains  Made on Iwo   Japanese Resistance Stiffens; 12,864 Enemv Counted Dead

ENEMY ATTAGK 5 HURLED BAGS   Dead Japs Number 12,864 Up to Saturday; Only 81 Prisoners.   HAND TO HAND FIGHTING

‘Marines Make   pe . aa] Limited Gains , On Iwo Islanc   Counteraltacks Ace Hurlec Back In Which Hun. dreds of Screaming  Japs Are Killed

Marines Make Limited Gains as Japs Stiffen Resistance On Iwo/Jima

Battle-Worn, Bloody, Marines ddvance on lwo   Japs, Screaming, Die Under Yank Hurricane

YANKS SLOSEIN ON CAPITAL CITY, ILOILO   P'Brush’s 40th Division May Already Have Reached Tewn

Yank Beachhead On Panay Island. \Being Expanded   Invasion Forces _ Rapidly Closing In On Capital City

Yanks Widen Beachhead On Panay   Invaders Close In On Capital City In Lightning Drive

INVASION FORCES EXPAND HOLD ON PANAY TO 28 MILES   Closing In On Capital City

Island Invasion Success   MacArthur Lands On 25th Island In Philippines

Invasion Forces Expand Hold On Panay To 28 Miles   Close On Capital of 26th Philippine Isle Hit By MacArthur

AMERICANS ARE CLOSING IN ON PANAY CAPITAL   LAND ON SIXTH LARGEST ISLAND LAST SATURDAY

AMERICANS ARE NEAR ILOILO CITY   26th Philippine Isle Is Invaded Without Enemy Opposition

Yank Invasion In Philippines  Reaches Panay   Sixth Largest Island Has Fine Harbor And Airstrip   LANDED ON SUNDAY

37 Miles Beyond Oder River In New Smash To Berlin   Great Lower Silesian Capital Of Breslau Virtually Encircled. Red Army Within Eighty-Three Miles Of Dresden.

Troops Under 56 Generals Slash Four Communications Links, Leave Nazis’  Eighth City Only 15- Mile Escape Gap

Today’s War Bulletins   BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WESTERN FRONT   EASTERN FRONT

OFFICIAL DATE OF TERMINA. TION OF HOSTILITIES ALSO . MAY BE SET BY CONGRESS:

Red Army Spearheads Within 11 Miles of Stettin, North of Capital

WEST AND EAST   Nazi Capital Rocked by Waves of U.S. and Soviet Bombers   New York—Ins)}—FCC monitors reported that the Berlin radio went off the air “without explanation” at 6:30 a. m. E. W. T. today.

EX-PRISONERS OF JAPANESE STREAMING INTO YOKOHAMA   ‘ONE GROUP OF EMACIATED AMERICANS ARRIVES FROM. LABOR IN THE COPPER MINES

Germany Stands Alone Against Reds-Goebbels.   Says Germans Even Defending ‘Allies Atlantic Charter. .

SAYS JOE BROWN KILLED TWO JAPS   General Reveals Incident on Nerthern Lusvan

Allies Doom Jap F eudal Land System  Assure Chance For Tenants — To Buv Farms

Agrarian Reform in Japan Ordered  Absentee Ownershit Will Be Abolished

Tenants May Buy Lands They Till   Sweeping Decree Affects Wf af Baas lavas

M’Arthur Frees  Japan’s Farmers   ‘American Commander Orders Redistribution Of Land In Broad Move To Emancipate Feudally Enslaved Tenant Farmers

SWEEPING AGRARIAN REFORMS  MacArthur ‘Emancipates Japanese Tenant Farmers

Redistribution Of Land for  Jap Farmers   Emancipation Order By MacArthur Must Be Carried Out by Mar. 15

Agrarian Reform in Japan Ordered  Absentee Ownershir TRT"“11 PW. RL .i*.t. J

DIES IN HAYS HOSPITAL   Anton A, Sanders Was Victim of Tank Explosion

American Soldiers Die of Starvation, Infection in German Prison Hospital, Advancing Amies Discover

Wounded Americans Found Rotting In Filthy German Prison Hospital

Paste the Japanese  ver 1200 Navy Planes Home-Land   iWO JIMA HARRASSED   Nimitz Brings Home To ‘Japs’ That War is Right In Their Living-Room

Huge Attack By Carrier Based Planes Near Jap Homeland Not Halted   TOKYO REPORT SAYS IWO JIMA INVADED

Set Hearings On Plans For  Demobilization   Senate Group Overrides Objection to Demands for Explanations

WouldSpeed Release Pace   Senate Calls On Army Leaders to Explain Lag in Demobilization

(SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE TO DEMAND EXPLANATION FROM GEN. MARSHALL AND SECRETARY STIMSON.

Committee Insists On Hearings of Demobilizing Plan  Leader’s Objections Are Overridden In Senators’ Demand

Demobilization Hearing Sought By Senate Group   Senators Told Army Plans to Step Up Releases to 22,000 a Day.   Strength of Army Is Fixed at 8,050,000

Military Committee Of Senate Arranges For Hearings In Regard Tc Rate Of Discharges

Set Hearings On Plans For  Demobilization   Senate Group Overrides Objection to Demands for Explanations   Growing Number of Yanks’ Ask To Marry German Girls

Demand Explanation of Demobilization Plans   Senate Military Committee Is Critical Of “Deleved" Acting

EXPLANATION BY ARMY AND NAVY HEADS DEMANDED   Military Committee Orders Action Over Thomas Objection; Say Pace Too Slow

VOTE HEARINGS ~ ON DISCHARGES   Committee to Demand Full Report by Officers

Inquiry Ordered Info Discharges Despife Profests   Senate Group Votes To Hold Hearings; To Start Wednesday

TO HOLD HEARINGS   Stimson, Marshall and For restal to Appear Before. Committee

Army, Navy Must Explain ‘Slow’ Demobilization   Senators Override Utah Solon to Demand Explanation

10 ASK ARMY ITS PLAN 10 DEMOBILIZE   Senate Group Votes to Conduct Public Hearings, Demanding Explanation From Stimson and General Marshall.

Public Works Bill Proposed   Wagner Asks for Action On Unemnloyvmeni Now

Senate To Start Study Of Gov. Lausche’s Veto Of School Fund Measure

Pvt. John Weyerts Missing In Action      ALPINE INFANTRYMAN WAS A MEMBER OF PATTON'S THIRD ARMY

Baruch Presents  Findings   Financier Calls  For Destruction, Removal of German Heavy Industry

Baruch Urges Destruction of German Plants   Favors Removal of Industry Equally to Europcan Countries

Baruch Presents His Peace Plan To Senate Grour   Would Eliminate Any Possibility Of War  mt mE TF LITTER

Baruch Wants Reich Industry Destroyed   Would Shift Many Small Plants to Other CountriesThinks Russia Will Acree

LUNTROLS FOR ALL INDUGTRY BARUGH PLAN   Would Block Dominance of Europe and Tear Out World Roots,

Prober Calls “For Removal Of Big Plant:   Strict Controls On Export, Import Trade Advocated

Must Remove Nazi Plants, Says Baruch   Plea Comes After Financier’s Trip To Germany

REMOVE OR DESTROY ALL GERMAN HEAVY INDUSTRY TO BAN WARS. BARUCH ADVISES

Break Germany As Power, Baruch Tells U8   Shift Factories, Uproot Nazis,  Financier Advises

Thought of Dead Shipmates Behind Each Smash at Japs, Says Admiral

SSGT. WILLIAM E. KLEEMAN . OF “BLOODY BUCKET” DIVISION NOW ON HIS WAY HOME _.,

REPORT SAYS DEGAULLE 10 RESIGN POST   Deadlock Over Cabinet Posts Brings French Political Crisis

FRANCE FACES GRAVEST CRISIS SINCE WAR END   Resignation Of De Gaulle Plunges Country Into ~ Political Turmoil   GENERAL MAY BE RENAMED   Differences With Communist Party Blamed For Act By Popular Leader

RESIGNATION OF DE GAULLE STIRS FRANCE   Crisis Precipitated By Communist Demands For Cabinet Post

Gen. de Gaulle Decides To Qui As President   Move Precipitates Political Crisis;  Communists Involved

FrenchLeader And Communist Party At Odds   Communists Demand Top: Ranking Political Posts: in France >?

France Plunged Into Chaos As De Gaulle Quits   Assembly May Try To Make Compromise

France Facing New Crisis In Cabinet Fight   Communist Action Back Of General's Decision Te Out

De Gaulle May Quit French Leadership   General at Odds With Communists Over His New Cabinet

GEN. DE GAULLE QUITS POST AS FRENCH LEADER   His Resignation. Threatens to Split Nation

Unless It Can Show More Initiative In Executing Allied Orders  JAP AIR FORCE HAS BEEN DEMOBILIZED  One Entire Vault Of Gold Trinkets Found By Occupation Troops

JAP MAGAZINE 1S CONFISCATED   CONTAINED AN ARTICLE DEROGATORY TO AMERICA

Gen. MacArthu: Seizes Issue of Jap Magazine   ® Confiscate Copies Because of Article Against Occupation

Ban Jap Magazine That Reflected on US. Armed Force:  Nip ess Would Oust als. eNO gl OP

Price Control Held ‘Unsound’ By U.S. Dealers   Policy to Hold Prices to, Or Near, 1942 Level Termed Bar to Rapid Conversion   Bowles Ready To Reject Demands   Means Retailers and Wholesalers Must Absorb Any Increases In Cost of  Merchandise

Retailers Attack Static Price Policies of OPA  ‘Store Operators Say _ Control System lc Unserviceable

RETAILERS CLAIM (0. P. A’S PRICE (CONTROL UNSOUND   Price Policies Termed “Uneconomic and Inequitable” By Retail Organization— ©. P. A. Wants Prices At ur Near 1942 Level

Retailers Hit OPA Policy on Price Control   Making Dealers Absorb Higher Costs Declared Unsound, Inequitable

Nation’s Retailers Lash New OPA Control Policy   Call Price Setup “Uneconomic, Unsounc And Inequitable;’’ Raport to Bowles

Retailers Attack Static Price Policies of OPA   -Store Operators $aj  Control System

TRAVEL GROUPS TO STAY HOME   ODT Rules Out ‘All Expense Tours’ on Nation’s Rail Lines

GROUP RAIL TRAVEL 1S BANNED BY ODT   SALE OF TICKETS OR SPACE ON TRAINS TO AGENCIES ALSO PROHIBITED,

BAN ORGANIZED GROUP TRAVEL   ODT Forbids Sale of Space To Travel Agencies

Organized Travel By Rail Is Banned   ODT Tightens Down Still Further on Civilian Moves

Group Travel Is Prohibited   “Agency Reserv ations  Are Banned By ODT

© QEVitds Ui LIVIGIS  In Chicago Walk  Elevator Operators Quit First, ~ hen Cooks, Bus Bovs. Maid<c. Othere

CREWS ORDERED NOT TO SCUTTLE VESSELS   Sailors Are Told By Doenitz To Remain Abeard Ships; London Puzzled By Report

Legal Man's Outfit Holds Open maim Route to Fifth Army Front In Italy

Control Of Demo Party In Texas Argued As Governor Is Flayed For “Naming Texas Reaqulars”’ To High Places

Control Of Demo Party In Texas Argued As Governor Is Flaued For “Naming Tovar Reaulare’? To Hiah Plaree

Seizure Order From White House Awaited  Oil Companies      Oil Companies Turn Down Settlement Plan

President Will Order Sevure  Of Oil Refineries   Government To Take Over Refineries In Oil Industry Strike To End Tieup   FAIL TO REACH STRIKE AGREEMENT

COAL STRIKES NEXT ON. LIST FOR PARLEY!   LABOR SECRETARY TO MAKE ‘EFFORT TO PREVENT TELE-" PHONE UNION DEMON. STRATION

Pull Out Of Britain      Most of U. S. Troops Either Enroute Home Or to Pacific Area

More Coal For The Carolinas   Larger Coal Shipments Comicg Into This Area Immedcdietely

World Parley Delegations Are Arriving   Most Representatives To Reach Frisco By Monday   INDIA JS CRITICAL   an Anup Singh Says Representation Ts -*Fatee’

Anti-Axis Delegates Reach S. F   Planners for Peace International League Arrive for Conclave

DELEGATES ARE ARRIVING FOR UNCIO OPENING      Converge Ou San Francisco By Train And Plane For — Clonference

‘Nazis Retaliate for  Actions in France ' Against Collaborationists

NAZIS TO KILL FIVE FRENCH IN REPRISAL FOR COLLABORATIONIST ‘TRIALS

Terms Banner  Symbol of Hope For Oppressed   Tanks Halt at Outskirts of Capitol; Pennants Taken Off Cars

MacArthur Stern In Ordering Flag Raised in Tokyo   Chief Allied Commander Enters Conquered City Without Fanfare.   Troops Fully Armed While Entering City

Old Glory Unfurled In Tokyo   Pomp and Arrogance Out; Attempt to Raise Texas Flag Quashed

MacArthur Lead: Fully Armed © Troops Into City   Officially Signalizes Occupation Of Jap Capital With Simple Flag-Raising Ceremony

M’Arthor Men Shun Fanfare Entering City   Ten-Minute Flag Raising Ceremony Signilizes Occupation Jap Canitnl   AIL Business In  Hour of Triumph   First Foreign Vietors Ever To Enter Heart OL Surrendered Tanan

MARKS YANKS ENTRY TO CITY   MacArthur Stern of Visage, Firm of Voice As He Orders Unfurling.   PARADE WITHOUT POMP

MacArthur, Spurning Fanfare, Raises Old Glory Over Tokyo   Brief But Impressive Ceremonies Signif: Completion of Occupation; Historic Flaa Stands as Symbol to All Oppressed

MacArthur Orders No Demonstrations As Troops Enter. Tokyo;-Even Flags Stripped From Vehicles While .. Yanks Ride To . U.S. Embassy _..

Occupation Marked By Raising of Flag   MacArthur Says Symbol of Hope, Harbinger of Victory for the Richt: Entrance Unostentatious _

Flag Raising Ceremony ds Staged   No Parade or  t Pomp--Guidons, Signs Not Pérmitted

No Fanfare Marks Entry Into Capital   U. S. Troops und Offictals Take Over War-Wrecked City After 10-Minute Flag Raising Ceremony

Other Units Landing — In Korea & North Japan   iw «*K KK People Ignore Troops

First Cavalry, Fully Armed Enters Japanese Capital oday     ‘earavre ATMO T.O OCKTDY   MAKES QUIET ENTRY   Last Long Mile Up From Australia Covered by ©  Veterans

MacArthur Moves Into Tokyo for Flag Raising Ceremony Minus Conqueror's Fanfare   Japanese Evidence Little Interest as Americans Roll Up to Embassy Building; Ceremony Impressive in (ts Simplicity

Gen. MacArthur Makes Ceremony Simple Affair   Stars And Stripes Raised At Embassy In 10-Minute Event Headed By Leaders

GENERAL MACARTHUR STERN, BUSINESSLIKE IN OCCUPYING TOKYO.   TEN-MINUTE FLAG-RAIS. _ ING CEREMONY SIGNALIZES MOMENTOUS EVENT

MacArthur Refers To Flag At Embassy As Symbol Of Hope For The Oppressed

Stern Visaged MacArthur Shun’'s Fanfare   Only School Children, Some Of Them Contemptuous, Gaze At Troops

Flag Raised In Simple Ceremony  AtU. S, Embassy   No Parade Of Pomp And Troops Move In Quietly And Orderly.

FLAG RAISING SYMBOLIZES OCCUPATION   Little Interest Shown By Japs In Parade   Leads March Into Capital: Halsey, Eichelberger Attend Ceremony

Flag Is Raised Over Capital in Brief Ceremony   Little Fanfare Marks Entry of MacArthur And Troops into City

RITUAL CROWNS QUIET ENTRY OF YANKEE TROOPS   Fanfare Absent As First O1 Big Occupation Force Sets Foot In Capital

MacArthur Shuns All Fanfare as Americans Go In   Entry Is Marked By Simplicity; Take 10 Minutes to Raise Stars and Stripes

Occupation Is Under Way With No Excitement   Flag Unfurled Atop Embassy In Solemn, Short Ceremony

M’ARTHUR SHUNS FANFARE; FLAG RAISED QUIETLY   No Japanese Present As Allied Commander Establishes Headquarters In  ‘Tokvo.

MacArthur Flag Raising Ritual Climaxes Victory  Japanese Populace Go About Tasks Silently As Conquerors Parade

ORDERS U, S. FLAG UNFURLED OVER JAPAN CAPITOL   SIMPLE CEREMONY MARKS BEGINNING OF OCCUPATION

First Cavalry, Fully Armed, - Enters Japanese Capital ; Today  MAKES QUIET ENTRY ‘Last Long Mile Up From   ‘Last Long Mile Up, From Australia Covered by ©  Veterans

MacArthur Shuns Fanfare; Solemnity  Marks Flag Raising   Formal Ceremony Attending Capital's Occupation Takes Only 10 Minutes; Parade Countermanded: Jans Unmoved

Machritar Shuns Fanfare At Flag Raising Ceremony To “‘snalize Occupation

American F lag Raised in 10Minute Rite   MacArthur Enters City Without Pomp, Fanfare—Conducts Simple Ceremony

U.S. Flag Flies Over Embassy   Fully Armed First Cavalry Division Accompanies Commander; 10-Minute Fiag-Raising Ceremony Marks Gecasion

MacArthur Goes Into Jap Capital Without Fanfare   Flag Raised Over . S. Embassy in Simple Ceremony

Raise American Flag Over U. S. Embassy In Simple Ceremony   Refuse To Let Texans Fly Emblem of Lone Star State; Halsey Silent At Rites

‘WITHOUT CONQUEROR’S FANFARE -WPARTHUR MOVES INTO MARRED CAPITAL OF DEFEATED NIPPON 

Draft Threat Laid to Army in Ward's Reply to U. S. Suit   Charges Seizure of Properties Violates U. S. Constitution   Examination of All Agriculturally Deferred Registrants to Start 5th

Ferguson Challenges Report of Navy; To Prove Jap Signals Had Been Decoded Day Before P.H.

Solons Clash On Testimony.   Rep. Gearhart Refuses to Disclose His Source of Information on Cruiser Boise Having Sighted Japanese Fleet

Political Tiff Over Inquiry    Senators Clash When Gearhart Refuses to  Name a Pearl Harbor Informant: Into Codes

Charges Jap Light Signal Code Known   Senator Declares Navy Translated Spy Message Day Before Attack; Hull Mav Testify.

Asserts Japs Had Reports On U.S. Fleet   Spies Told of Movements, — Says Senator; Admiral Says Broadcasts Not Used

AUTO WORKERS IN  GENERAL MOTORS  TAKE STRIKE VOTE  GM OFFICIALS AND UNION  WORKERS RESUMED THEIF WAGE CONFERENCES

3-Man Board Named in GM Strike Probe   Ford Parley Opens With Hope for Settlement Due to Security Plan

Truman Selects Three fo Probe Detroif Strike   -Fact-Finding Board Appointed In GM Walkout

Bomb No Threat to Earth (Fourth Story of Series Atomic Bomb Destroys Life, But Ground Will Not Blow Up

'White House in Dither as Sunday Drags by Without News FromJapan

‘ DON’T KNOW’ DAY  AT THE WHITE HOUSE   Rumors Fly Thick and Fast as Correspondent: ‘And Officials Await Word From Japan

AUTO PLANTS RUSH 1946 MODEL CARS   Ford to Make NationWide Showing on October 26

PLAN SHOWING “OF 1946 CARS  Pre- View of Models      Pre- View of. of Models Is Given To News wa nay WA Aas   FEW CHANGES   Two ~ -Toned ‘Bodies And Upholstery Featured ©:

RAIL CENTERS RAIDED BEHIND NAZIS’ FRONT   Yanks Bomb Kaiserlautern; R.A.F. Hits Magdeburg

Hitler Would Have Been Unprepared Had Other Powers Protected Austria

CYTO AT OO FGWSTER EIT Enh   Unprepared for Any Opposition To Austrian Putsch, Hitler Said

HERD JAPS INTO NORTHERN IWO   Battle Of Annihilation Being Waged By Marines

WO BATTLE 1S DRAWING TOA CLOSE   JAPS. HERDED INTO SMALL AREA BEING POUNDED BY LAND, SEA AND AIR  '. WEAPONS

SECOND MEMBER OF TOJ0 CABINET COMMITS SUICIDE   Chikahiko Koizumi, Former Minister of Welfare Sought as War Criminal, Ends Life.   Nip GOVERNMENT ROUNDS UP PLOTTERS   Tokyo Notifies MacArthur It Is Ready to Turn Over to Americans Most of Those Wanted.

Increased Tempo Of Bond Drive Is ‘Chairman’ S Appea   New $200 Bond in Memory of FDR Is on Sale Here

SECOND WETTEST APRIL   Forecist Is for Showers on the wast Day of the Month

British Back ‘Japan First’ Aims of U. S.   Churchill Believed Set to Put Pressure On Stalin for Stand

‘Beat The Japs’ Allies’ No. 1 Task   May Hold Precedence At Big Three Parley

Britain’s Pacific Stake Guarantee To Help U.S. Viev   Defeat of Japan Must Take Precedence Over European Problems,

British Issue Ultimatum to Indonesians   Those Found After Noon Today in Bandoeng to Be Shot

War Situation Remains Tense   British Issue Ultimatum _ in Reply to Indonesian   Request for Truce

British Issue Stern Warning  Will Shoot Any Javanese   Will Shoot Any Javanese In Part of Bandoecns

Ultimatum Given. lo Indonesians dn Randogge Area  stumtion, Tense, Rifle 7 Fire . Carttinves Eran, Hotel in City >

British Issue Ultimatum  to Indonesians  Those Found After Noon Today in

INDONESIANS SEEK TRUCE   Answer By British Is An Ultimatum To Evacuate  Part Of Bandoeng

TRUCE IS ASKED BY INDONESIANS   British Issue Ultimatum For Evacuation Of Summer Capital

__ TER TELLS DIET ©» NIPS LOST WAI   ‘estion Made Ot! ese Wrong In ting Fight

Premier Tells Diet Reasons For Defeat   A-Bomb, Military © Losses, Exhaustion _Amona Causes

Preniier Dectales ~ Atom Bomb Caused Jags’ Surrender  XK 1 >)  1-. -ler Discloses In Diet S, aach

10,000,000 Japs Declared ‘War Sufferers’  Premier Reports ke. Tati. J   Premier Reports to Diet on Causes of Defeat

PREMIER REPORTS TO DIET ON CAUSE OF JAPS DEFEAT   Says Huge Military Lesses, Homefront Exhaustion and Atomic Bomb Forced Surrender.   2,200,000 HOMES BURNED BY FLIERS   Higashi-Kuni Pictures Nation As Prostrated by Kaids,  Ground Advances and Blockade.

Enemy Premier Blames Defeat On Atom Bombs   Jop Diet Hears Russian Declaration Also Forced Surrender

Nod to Move Troops Given  To Wedemyer   Is Authorized to Help Move Chiang Kai-Shek Troops To Manchuria Area

U.S. MAY MOVE CHINA TROOPS   State Dept. Says Aid Can Be Given Transport Of  Army to Manchuria

MOVE CHINESE TQ MANCHURIA   State Dep't. Reasserts Its Right To Chart Foreign Policy

May aid in moving C ‘hina i il  State de ‘partment issues directive

OK’s ICLP 0 (ROUPS AF CHIANG   Stute Department Gives Official Approval .to U.S. Assistance_  — Yo Chisa

UMNO SET mNE MT, uh eens tener iit ees a Neg  Delay Indefinite For Tires Change

Cen, Patton Buried Beside One Of Privates Of His Third Army   Troops Among Whom He Was Lain Were Buried Last December On Just Such A Day As This— Fog, Lowering Clouds And Rain

Representatives oi Nine Nations _ Pay Tribute to General Patton in Rites Conducted at Luxembourg

crc a  General Patton Buried Beside One of the Third Army Privates

Sleeps in Hamm Cemetery Surrounded By Men Who Loved and Served Him Well; Great So!dicr Is Laid to Final Rest   MEN OF EIGHT NATIONS UNITE IN PAYING TRIBUTE

White Cross Like 6,000 Others Marks Grave Of  Patton In Luxembourg

*Patton Is Buried Beside Private Who Died With Famous U.S. Third Army

Gen. Patton Buried Amid Graves of Third Army Heroes  High Officials from Allied Nations Pay Last Honors to Colorful U. S. Army Commander

Gen. Patton’s Body Laid to Rest; Wind Moans His Requiem   Great Soldier is Buried Beside Private of His .. Beloved Third Army

RESTS WITH 6,000 OTHER U.S. TROOPS      Buried In Grave  Near Capital OF Duchy Luxembourg

Patton Laid To Rest in Luxembourg   Representatives Of Eight Nations In Cortege on Way to Cemetery

Patton Is Buried Beside Private of Third Army   Luxembourg Burial Place Among 6,000 Other U.S. Troops

RY FOV: OTAoRT   Gen, Patton Buried In Germany  Beside Soldiers Of Third Army

Gen. Patton: Buried With 3dArmy Dead   Widow at Hamm Rites; 8 Nations Pay Hero Tribute

GENERAL PATTON BURIED WITH MILITARY RITES:   Famed Leader of ‘Third Army Iiterred in Military Cemctery Near ‘Luxembourg Beside One of His Privates

GEN. PA LAID TO REST   Yanks, Foreign Dignitarie: Pay Final Homage to Famed Soldier

Pa Patton Laid Aside 3rd Army Private in Luxembourg Grave   Re REIMAN MORIN

Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., Is Buried Beside Enlisted Man From Third Army Just Year From Battle of Bulge

Gen. Patton Is Buried by His Soldiers   Famed Leader's Resting Place Is Near Others Of Third Army; Grave Beside That of Private

Patton Buried Among Graves Of His Soldier:   Colorful General To Rest Near Luxembourg. City, Scene Of Bulge Battle

Gen. Patton Is Buried With His Men in Europe   Representatives of Other Nations Honor Famed American Hero

Patton Is Buried In Third Army's Hallowed Grounc      General ‘Laid’ To Rest Alongside Private

Rain Makes Funeral Day Somber One   Eight Nations Send Representatives To Luxembourg Rites.

Gen. Patton Is. Buried in  Soil He Savec   Body Lies Beside A Privale Among 6000 Bulge Victims

Solemn Rites Held In Rain For General; Many Present   Luxembourg Is Site Of Funeral Service.

GENERAL PATTON BURIED BESIDE 3RD ARMY DEAD  GRAVE AMONG 6000   GRAVE AMONG 6000 OF MEN WHO FOUGHT GERMANG IN ‘BULGE’

Gen. Patton Laid To Rest Among 3rd Army Heroes  Interred In Army

Gen. Patton Buried With Army Heroes   Allies Honor Great American Military Leader

PATTON BURIED BESIDE PRIVATE   PLAIN WHITE CROSS, LIKE 6,000 OTHERS IN CEMETERY, ABOVE HIS GRAVE.

Patton Rests Among Dead of 3rd Army   Eight Nations Poy Tribute to General “as Taps Are Sounded

PATTON BURIED BESIDE PRIVATE OF THIRD ARMY   Military, Diplomatic Aids 0: European Nations Join In Tribute To General

Patton Buried Amid Third  Army Graves   Beloved American Commander Lain to Rest with Troops Who Fell Under Him Stamping Out Ardennes Bulve

PATTON BURIED IN BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY TODA’   Final Rites for Third Army's General Held in Rain at Luxembourg

Gen. Patton Was Buried Today With Honors   Rites Attended By Representatives Of Eieht Nations

BURY PATTON AMONG YANKS IN LUXEMBOURG   Representatives of Eight Nations Attend Final Services

PATTON BURIAL AT LUXEMBOURE   ‘General Buried Beside a   Private of his Beloved 3rd Army.

Buried Next To Grave Of Yank Private Final:Tribute Is-Paic  Great American Herc

Last Rites Held For Gen. Patton   Leader of Third Army Rests With Comrades

LOCAL SOLDIER 10 PLAY BALL IN FRANCE   M. Sgt. Nicholas J. Macone Gne of Six Brothers In Service 

Jap Paper Balloons Don’t Worry U.S.— But Mum’s the Word On Whereabouts

ARMY AND NAVY NOT WORRIED BY JAP BALLOONS   Taking No Chances b} Revealing Landing Places

Movie Strikers  Defy AFL Chief   Unions Tell Green ‘Strike Goes On’

Yank Advances Set. 1,350 Free Of Jap Clutch   Converging Colinms Push  *Townnd Annihilation  fir att. Of

Three-Way [rap Dooms Japs  Inside Manila   Fall of Philippine Capital Is Hailed by Gen. MacArthur; 1,350 Prisoners Are Liberated

MRS. JOS. PARUCK DIES EARLY TODAY   Matron Was Resident of lronwood for More Than 30 Years.

LAUSCHE BARGAINS FOR U.S. PROPERTY   Governor In Capital With Two Other Officials

G. 0. P. Looks to Controlof = Congress in 46   Truman ‘Fumbles’ Reconversion,  ” Republicans Aver

GOP Hopes to Win with Four Major Issues   Sees Majority in Con. gress; Charges Demos Fumble Reconversion

GOP Picks Issues For ‘A6 Election   Brownell Says Party Hopes To Control Congress

FIRST 4 ISSUES PICKED BY GOP   ‘Fumbling’ of Reconversion Put on Top of List

GOP Picks 4 1946 Issues   Administration Is Accused Of Making  Reconversion Mess

Republicans Plan Assault On New Deal   Chairman Brownell States Issues on Which G.O.P. Hopes to Win Control Of Congress Next Year

REPUBLICANS 10 BID FOR CONTROL ON FOUR ISSUES   CHAIRMAN CLAIMS PUBLIC WANTS TO ‘AUDIT’ NEW DEAL

: GOP Keeps on Trying : Brownell Outlines Plans for Ouster of New Deal Solons

1946 ISSUES   Topped By Contention Administration Has Fumbled Reconversion

Nine American Fliers Killed and _ Dozen Ships Lost in Bad Weather

American Troops Drive For Roer River Dams; Siegfried Line Broken

PENETRATE WEST WALL IN DRIVE FOR TWO IMPORTANT ROER RIVER DAMS   'LANCASTER HEAVY BOMBERS DROP SIX-TON  EARTHQUAKE BOMBS ON TORPEDO BOAT 1! SHELTERS IN HOLLAND TODAY.   RUSSIANS EXPAND BRIDGEHEADS ON ODER RIVER, CUT ROADS TO BERLIN   German Threat to Blast Roer River Dams Holds Up Any Crossings of Stream Untit Dams Are Captured.

Battles May Clear Way For Big Drive    German Westwall Has Been  Broken Into At Several] Points

11945 Paul Revere Rides Historic Mass. Roads In Patriots’ DayRites —

APARTMENT HOUSE PROBE EXPANDING   Governor Asks Copies o Papers in Transactions

NOMINATION OF ACHESON IS PROTESTEL   Senator Wherry Tells Senate There Is “Smear” Campaign Against MacArthur.

Wherry Opposes Acheson; Charges Smear: Campaign   Calls on Senate to Sidetrack Confirmation of Under-Secretary   SAYS MacARTHUR OUSTER WAS AIM   Nebraska Senator Finds Acheson’s Reply on Re~ buke Unsatisfactory

GOP to Support Monetary Pact  No Fight on Bretton Weeds Agreements

ECONOMIC PLAN BEFORE HOUSE   Trade Pact Runs Into Dem. ocratic Opposition In Senate

Bretton Woods Approval Assured; Tariff Bill Faces Trouble In Senate

Trapped Pockets of Enemy in Eifel Region Being Mopped Up; Enemy Rushing Reserve: In Frantic Effort to Contain Bridgehead

Yanks Gain Almost Mile In Remagen  Bridzehead   Wesel Pocket Escape Cut By Ninth Army

Yank Forces Gain Mile In Remagen; German Defense O)ynnosite Wesel Coallancac

NAZI HOLD AT WESEL ERASED BY AMERICANS   Germany Still Unable To Stop Advances Near Remagen

NAZI DEFENSES WEST OF RHINE COLLAPSING   Events Foreshadow Early End Of War In Europe

Wesel collapse and Eifel mop-up deals  nazis crippling blow   Pilots report enemy movements in Netherlands: First punches inland

May Foreshadow Early End of European War   Yanks Push On East of the Rhine; Nazis Wesel Bridgehead Collapses

Ninth Army Spearhead Closes Escape Route On Wesel Pocket, Reaches River Opposite City; Nazis Stiffen On Bridgehead Perimeter

Strike Out: For Highway To Coblenz   German Armor and Infantry Offer Desperate Resistance to Halt Ad+ vance of American Troops. Thied Army Two Miles of Coblenz

Gain Of Almost Mile Near Remagen Accomplished Despite Opposition   German Defenses  Now Ebbing Fast   Exemy Unable To Stem ' Hard Drive By Yanks, Front Dispatches Say

Advance Of Mile From Bridgehead Area Is Reported   German Pocket West Of River At Wesel Cut Off; Second Crossing Of Stream By U. S. Troops Claimed; Key Bridge Shelled

NEW BLOWS DEALT GEAMAN FORGES   ‘Nazi Bridgehead Opposite  ) Wesel Collapses     GERMANS PUT UP   Stiff Opposition in Frantie Effort Prevent Roll up — Of Rhine Line

First Army Seizes High Area Inland; Gains Along River   Opposition Stiffens, but Nazis Have Not Mounted Serious Counter-Attack Or Attempted to Take Initiative

Nazis Report Americans Across Stream in New Area   STRIKE FOR HILLS   Third Army Hammers to Within Two Miles of Coblenz

Mop-up at Eifel Speeds Collapse Of Nazi Might   Desperate Germans Battle Savagely To Stop Advances

Rapid Progress Inspires Hopes for Early Victory; Wesel Bridgehead Erased   Nazis Fail to Wreck Remagen Bridge In Frantic Dive-Bomber Assaults; > Bie Air Battle Fought Over Rhine

Collapse Of Wesel Pocket Is Complete   Doughboys And Materials Pouring Across Rhine And Enlarging Bridgeheac

GERMANS TRY TO KNOCK OUT RIVER BRIDGE   NEW SUPERHIGHWAY TO RUHR IS GOAL OF AMERICANS

Yankees Gain Mile in Herce Fight   Early End of War Seen In Fast Ebbing of Nazi Army’s Strength

Enemy Defense Falters Under Power Assaults   Germans Desperately Attempting To Check Growing U. S. Forces Across Rhine

Temperatures   American tToops Punch Inland = Mile at Remagen  Nazis Abandon South   Nazis Abandon South Holland, Hinted By Army Movements

Peace Rumor Is Unfounded, Says Chief Executive   Victory Celebrations Throughout U. S. Are Spiked By President After Check With  Gen. Eisenhower On Western Front ,

Rumor Proves False   Eisenhower Tells Truman Rumor Was Without Basis

Declaration Dashes Hope Built High  Over Nation   Associated Press Circulates Story; Thousands Prepare For Celebration

Says Eisenhower Denies the Report   Newspapers Get Out Extras And People Throng Streets When Report Flashes Over The Nation

Ninth Army Tanks and Infantry Within 120 Miles of Berlin      “WAIST IS NARROWING   Third Army Is Within 50 Miles of Czecho-Slovak  Frontier   Rulletin

115 Miles From Berlin; Enemy Attempting Air Rescue in Ruhr   First Army Punching Toward Russ, 150 Miles Away

Ninth Army Tanks and In. fantry Within 120 Mies  of Berlin     a ee   “WAIST IS NARROWING   Third Army Is Within 50 Miles of Czecho-Slovak  Frontier

BESIEGE BREMEN AND PUSH WITHIN 127 Ml. OF BERLIN   MONTGOMERY’S MEN ARE SEALING OFF GERMAN PORT BELT

First In Harz Mountains At a Point 60 Miles From Elbe; 3rd Advances 2'2 Miles From Erfurt

Explosion In Kentucky Mine Traps 90 Workers; Rescue Crews At Work

SUPREME COURT RULES ON TAXES   MUST BE LEVIED ON EQUALIZED VALUES

SUP. COURT DECIDES . TAX ISSUE   Local Taxes Must Be Based On Equalization Valuations

Okinawa Pays Off As Air Base; Kyushu Is Raided   American Fliers Put Hard-Won Fields Into Use Even Before Last Scattered Japs Are Eliminated: Enemy Air Strikes Are Declining

OKINAWA PAYING OFF AS AIR BASE   New American Raids On Jap Home Islands Announced As Jap Snipers On Island Are Cleahed Up.

‘Hard- Won Okinawa Paying ‘Off As An Air Base; Last Scattered Japs Rounded Up   American Planes Strike Against Kyushu, Sakishimas; Enemy Casualties 101,853

Raiders From Hard-Won Isle Hit Mainland   Arniv Thunderbolts Bomh Luaznki Airfield: On Northern Part of  Kyushu   Count 101,853 Jap Dead On Okinawa   Simall Bands of Japs Still Trying to Filter live Northern Hille OF Islaud

Large Enemy Forces  Are Cut Off   Germans Abandon Positions West of the Ourthe

Allies Cut Of German Forces Fleeing Bastogne South Flank; U. S. Troops Close In on Last Enemy Escape Route

Stunning Blows On Northside   LaRoche Captured, Airbornes Closing Escape Route; Many Enemy Troops Killed

LA FONT DECLINES TO DISCUSS STATE’S PLANS   Sgt. Dub Anderson Survives Jao Camps

Now Time for New Order, Pope Says  Community Welfare te   Community Welfare to  Be Placed Above That  Of Capnital. Labor

Nazis Fightinc First Army s Rhine Drive  - Armor, Infantry Reserves, Enter ‘hAniar Rattla’

Yanks Expand Hold on East Bank: New Crossing Bared   Aerial Bombing Wrecks Remagen Span, Fos Claims; West Shore of Moselle Cleared And New Drive Launched Into Saar

‘Remagen Bridge Blasted by Air Force Says Berlin   LONDON (U.P)—The Berlin radio said tonight thal the German air force had destroyed the Remagen bridge,

‘MISSING’ PLANE LANDS IN INDIANA   CALL OFF SEARCH SHIP BELIEVED IN DISTRESS WEDNESDAY

Bill Would Place Tax On Georgia Bachelors; Proceeds To Spinsiers

Two Strikes AreCalled Off By   Automobile Union   General Motors Firm Officials Threaten To Quit Hearings

General Motors May Quit Facts Finding Hearing   Oppose Considering of  cone amel Denliec

Hope Increases for Early Settlement of 12-Day-Old Bay Area Machinists’ Strike

Unions Acree  To Renewal of   ¥ Feace Farleys   Bakery Walkout Threat Seen; New Crisis in Windear

McNutt Says Unemployment Likely to Hit 2,000,000 When War Ends .

McNutt Sees Gain  In Unemployment   Number of Jobless May Reach 2,000,000

THUKOV'S FIRST WHITE ARMY OVERRUNS STOLZENBURG IN DASH ALONG NETZE RIVER   Moscow Dispatch Says Large Numbers of Nazis, Including Boys and Old Men, Have Been Moved To Oder For Stand Before Capital   KONIGSBERG IS DESCRIBED AS BEING ENCIRCLED

Civilians Fleeing West by Thousands; Large-Scale Move by ‘Ike’ Impending’

ONRUSHING RUSSIAN ARMIES REPORTED BE NEARING ODER RIVER  WEAKENED SIEGFRIED “LINE IN WEST BEING ASSAULTED BY ALLIES      RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE DRIVING STRAIGHT FOR BERLIN RAISES QUESTION AS TO WHAT IS NEXT

YANK ASSAULT GATHERS FORCE ON WEST FRONT   Americans Storm Across Border and Start Shelling Main Siegfried Line

German Resistance Stalls U.S. Ninth Army Along Elbe River   STEADY EXPANSION IN ENEMY SHELLFIRE   Fierce German Stand Before Berlin Swiftly Nullified

COMMUNIQUE BEING - PRE." PARED TO MAKE PUBLIC . POINTS OF L ASIRERNENE, « “ON WORLD PROBLEMS .

NATIONALISTS G0 210 MILES IN-3- WEEKS   Pass Through Sinmin, 30 Miles From Mukden

CHINESE MOVE IN ON MUKDEN   Conferences Renewed With Kussia For Troop Transfers

EXPECT SENATE TO OK CHARTER BY WEEK'S END   ebate Opens With Johnson Only One Sure to Vote in Opposition

Bay Man Safe InB-29 Crash   General and Five Missing, Two Dead, Three Are Rescued

‘General and Five Others Missing, Two Dead In B-29 Plunge Into Ocean

2 Million New Yorkers Cheer Gen. de Gaulle; Made Honorary Citizen

ACCEPTS RESIGNATION   Governor Puts) Rutherford ‘in Charge of Highway Patrol

Truman Loves Their Flattery, He Tells Home Folk   President Receives Honorary Degree at University of Kansas C'

 President Says: Praise of Home Folks Swells Truman Like a ‘Pizened Pup’

RANGOON’S FALL IS ENVISIONED   CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAPS IN BURMA 15 MAKING PROGRESS

TWO BRISTOL BOYS ACTIVE IN THE WAR   sgt. George C. Heath Com. pletes Two Years Overseas   TAZIK IN PHILIPPINES

Nazi Defendant Signs Confession   Kill Thousands By Gas  Torture, Starvation

Nazi Girl Tells Story of Murders   CONFESSIONS READ AT TRIAL OF BELSEN, OSWIECIM GUARDS

Woman Guard's Confession to Wholesale Death Blasts Defense in Prison Trials

I-Year-Old SS Girl Confesses To Atrocities   Blames Himmler and SS Organization

Irma Grese Confesses  Panarc Intradiuced   Papers Introduced At Belsen Trials

BABSON’S WEEKLY  gee ee   BABSON DISCUSSES INSURING AGAINST LABOR TROUBLES

RUSSIA HAS NO DELEGATE AT FAR EAST MEET   Far Eastern Advisory Commission Met Todav

Japs in Year ; Barbey Says   ADMIRAL DIRECTING 56 LANDINGS TELLS VIEWS ON ARRIVAL IN S. F.

Air Fleets Hit Nazis in Rear of Siegfried Line   Planes Join in Allied Attack as Weather Clears

SUPPLY LINES. AND VILLAGES ARE BATTERED   ALLIED GROUND TROOPS 8LUG FORWARD TOWARD RHINE AS AIRMEN GET WEATHER BREAK

AIR OFFENSIVE bins WEsTWAlT   Allied Ground Forces “Tear Chunks Out of: the Siesfried Line

Canadians Are Enlarging Hold Along Rhine   Fxtend Grip On West Bank Of Rhine And Drive At Emmerich   THIRD ARMY NOW SEIZING ERNSON

Governor Sparks Declares Non- Diversion Of Income Tax Benefits Only Few People   BY CHAUNCEY SPARKS, GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA (Written For The Associated  Bemect

of Axcadia. Wreck Dies   RAIL WORKER SUCCUMBS FROM INJURY RECEIVED CLEARING AWAY DEBRIS

le, 68; Dis ‘As The Result Of Blaze Here   Dorsey Boward Fatally “Burned on Soturday — a Night i

Man, 68, Dies As The Result Of Blaze Here   Dorsey Boward Fatally ‘Burned on Saturday es Night

THAT GLORIOUS OLD BATTLESHIP TEXAS WANTED BY TEXANS   SLATED FOR RETIREMENT FIGHTING SHIP MAY GO TO SAN JACINTO

THAT GLORIOUS OLD BATTLESHIP TEXAS WANTED BY TEXANS  SLATED FOR RETIREMEN   SLATED FOR RETIREMENT FIGHTING SHIP MAY .GO TO SAN JACINTO

BOMBING RECORDS SET DURING MARCH      Over 179,380 Tons Dropped on Reich Last Manet

Weather Halts  Big Attack; 179,380 Tons of Bombs Hit Reich in Month

Indonesians Kill Europeans  Throughout Java   Bodies Thrown in River, Private Property Seized

Nationalists  Call Strike   ‘Holy War’ Against Dutch Irved by Indonesians

RIVER YIELDS MISSING MAN      Boy Finds Body Floating In River Near Bertrand Bridge

"Thousands of Yank  Veterans Spend Christmas In Ports   Soldiers, Sailors, Marines Lonesome for Home, but Cheerful About It; Entertained in Private Homes, Clubs

PACIFIC COAST HOST AT GI YULE PARTIES   Thousands of Returning Servicemen And Women Entertained in Port Cities

170,000 Stranded Vets Glad to Be in © US. for Yule, Though Far From Home

RETURNING VETS ENIOY HOLIDAY   Spend Christmas Day On Native Soils West Coast Entertains Them:

Many Far From Home, But Happy To Be In U. S.  Stranded Gls Are Entertained

OHIO WAR WORK LAW RUNS INTO OBSTACLE   re Seen  Liquid Fuel Tax Extended and Vote Law Changed

Sky Army Seized All Obj jectives, 4.000 Prisoners in Eight Hours

Victory Means Fewer Controls For Civilians   Food Rationing To Continue For Some Time, Declared

Rationing, Price, Manpower and Travel Restrictions ‘to Be Relaxed After V-J Day

Limbs Get Nylon Coverings Again   Civilian Controls  To Be Eased Soon

WAR'S END. TO RELAX CONTROLS   Lifting Of Some Rationing To * * Start Without Delay

Rationing Cut To Start With End of Conflict   Some Controls Will Continue; Fewer Trips To See Ration Boards

PLAN TO RELAX CONTROLS SOON   End of War to Bring End Of Many Restrictions

War’s End to Mean Fewer Controls  Over Civilian Life  Not Only More Goods Available But Less Bother to Buy

Civilians Will Have Less Trouble Supplying Their Needs   Some Controls  Will Be Kept   Gasoline And Tires Will Become Available, Also Shoes. Other Items

MacArthur To Receive Japs In Tokyo Bay   Nipponese Giving Up By Hundreds Of Thousands In Orient

Man Who Served Over Three Years in Prison Cleared of Crime by ‘Double’

Attorneys’ Pay Increase Vetoed   Governor Also Opposes Bill Permitting Paid School Transportation

PLANS TO END STRIKE REJECTED BY CANADIANS   Neither Officials Nor Workers in Ford Plant Pleased

Workers-Officials Reject Proposals In Ford Walkow   Settlement Efforts in Ontario Fail As Company Rejects CIO Proposition

Both Parties Reject Proposals To End 63 Day Work Stoppage  TO DISCUSS GMC : WAGE DEMANDS Other Strike and Labor  Developments Throughout The Nation

DODGE STRIKERS ARE STILL IDLE   WLB And Union Orders To Return To Work Are Ignored

Strikers Close Dodge Factory   More Production Threatened As Workers Ignore WLB Plea.

Temperaiures   Byrnes Flies In To Report On Big 3 Meet   Sec. of State May Make Address to People Of America After Relaying Results of Big 3 Conference to Pres. Truman on Yacht Cruise

Secretary Flies In From Moscow   Boards Yacht For Talk With Truman

TRUMAN GIVEN MOSCOW REPORT   Byrnes Will Talk To People By Radio Sunday Night

Byrnes. Reports to the President  Will Give Radio Address on Sunday

Byrnes Back From Parley   Plans Radio Speech At lO P. M. Tonight

Byrnes Set For Radio Talk Tonight   Prepares Report To Nation on Result Of Moscow Parley

Byrnes Returns From Moscow, Reports to Trumat   Secretary of State Plans Radio Speech At 8 o’Clock Tonight

Qn Actions   Of Foreign Conference   State Secretary Will Broadcast to Nation Sunday Night At ‘Fen VClork

Byr nes Back In "Capital From Moscow Parleys   Secretary of State To Make Radio Address Tonight; Says Conference Constructive   Truman Writes His Address Qu Yacht   Byrnes Flies to Quantico and Taken to President to Diseussion of Moscow Meeting

To Give Moscow Results   Radio Address to Be Heard Herve at 9 O'clock Toniaht

Talks With Truman First   Calls Conference at Moscow Constructive; Anxious te Rest and Clean Up

This Is Final Drive, Eisenhower Says;  Yanks Near Fulda   3rd, Ist Armies 90 and 60 Miles Past Rhine; 9th Reaches Duisberg

17,000 Planes. Lost by Japs In War So Far   Navy Has Lost 2,700, Ratio of Six to One, Undersecretary Savs

17 Thousand Jap Planes Downed by U.S   Total Is Score Made By Marine and Navy Planes Since 1941

Monarchs Of Belsen Camp Must “Swing’   Josef Kramer and Irma Grese und Nine of Staff Sentenced to Die by Military Court

Grese, Klein, Fight Others  Face Gallows   19 Are Ordered to Prison By British High Court; * Wanenain Pha

Josef Kramer Irma Grese  Are io Die   Monarchs of Belsen and + Nine Others Given Death Verdict for Murders and Atrocities in Nazi Camp

Sentence ll Tc Die Over War  Atrocities   Are Found Guilty In Murders At ~ Prison Camps

BELSEN BRUTES GO 10 GALLOWS   Monarchs Of Nazi Crime Camp And 9 Of Staff Sentenced To Hang

JOSEF KRAMER, IRMA GRESE TO BE HANGED   Nine Other Staff Members Convicted of Murders. Atrocities

Dee eae eee a ee eS Cee ee ee ee eee  Eleven To Hang For Atrocities In Nazi Concentration Camp

BRITISH SENTENCE IT NAZIS TO HANG: THREE ARE WOMEN   Josef Kramer and Irma Grese Among Those Condemned to Die for Prison Camp Outrages.   80 GET PRISON TERMS; APPEALS ARE PREPARED   Verdicts Climax 9-Week-Old Trial That Revealed Thousands Were Slain at Belsen.

2 Monarchs Of Belsen Face Death   Eleven Nazis Found Guilty By Tribunal

Beast Of Belsen, Women Helpers, Sentenced To Die  Nazis Found Guilty Of Murder Atrocities

London Poles Bitter About Recognition   Exiled Government To Be Disbanded

To Make Mines Public Property   Labor Faction Is Trying To Get Legislation Through Commons

VINSON'S NAME GOES TO SENATE   Caudle Also Nominated As Assistant Attorney General

Draft Proposal May Be Enforce By Penalties   May Willing to Give Up Idea of Special Wael BDattallacsc.

Fines, Prison May Replace Draft Threat   Change of Penalty Favored to Force Men into War Work

STIFF FINES MAY REPLACE ARMY THREAT   Bome Legal Penalty Suggested I Place Of Induction  Threat

EXECUTION UP TO EISENHOWER   PRIVATE ADMITS KILLING TWO OFFICERS

Stalin Hails New Pact With Poles   Signs 20 Year Treaty With Polish Provisional Government At Warsaw.

Assassinated   Motive Not Yet - Established by Military Intelligence

MYSTERY OF 30,000 POUNDS OF BAD PORK   Disposal of Rancid Salt Belly Not Known

Surprise Crossing   International News Service Staff Correapondent

@ WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?  Crossing of Rhine Surprised Even American Army Chiefs

GOV'T ACTS 10 AVERT TIE UP OF ALL MINES   Navy Joins C10 In Request To WLB for 15 Per Cent  Wage Increase

Schwellenbach Calls In Mine Leaders To Avert Nation- Wide Coal Strike

Secretary Calls In UMW, Coal Heads   200,000 Telephone Workers Will Take Stike Vote  Within 15 Days

Into Coal: Tangle Next   Schwellenbach Calls Operators and Miners To Meet in Effort to Solve Foreman Issue

SEIZURE FAILS TO FULLY SOLVE OIL DILEMMA   ‘More Trouble Foreshadowed In ‘Demonstration’ by Telephone Workers

Labor Secretary  Calls in Miners, Coal Operators   Schwellenbach Seeks Way to Head Off Nationwide Strike: Deplete Coal Stocks

U. S$. STEPS INTO COAL CONTROVERS)   Schwellenbach Calls Lewis’ Men and Operators Together in an Effort to Avert a Nation-wide Strike.

MINE LEADERS ARE CALLED   Schwellenbach Seeks Teo Avert Nation-Wide Coal Strike

Work Stoppages in Mines Spread to Sixth State; Phone Union To Ask Strike Vote

Labor Secretary Seeks To Prevent Wide Coal Strike   Expects More Disputes From Telephone Workers; Lewis Not To Attend Meet in Washington

Seek To Avert A Nationwide Coal Strike   Work Stoppages Cut Into Coal Stocks—  Walkouts Spread to Sixth State, Indiana

Schwellenb ach Hopes To Avert Miners’ Strike   Labor Secretary Calls in UMW Officials and Op-eralors: for. Vital ‘Meeting

CUTTING DEEP INTO STOCKS   SFA Extends Controls Over Distribution

NOTED CHEMIST WOULD OUTLAW ATOMIC BOMBS   Nobel Prize Winner I Opinion Material Be ‘Dumped’ In River

Chemist Urges Atom Bomb Be Ouilawed  Effective Control Only Way to  Avert Disaster

FORTS BLAST OIL CENTER      NO SUPERFORTS LOST IN STRIKE AT HUGE SYNTHETIC OFL PLANT ON HONSHYU .

Only 4 Planes To Be Allowed In Air At A Time   Occupation Of Defeated Country Proceeding Quietly; Estimate Of 200.000 Starttina

Wainwright Hits Short Occupation   20-year Deprivation Program Favored by Corregidor Chief

PERMITS JAPS LIMITED PLANE SERVICE FORCE   Must Not Have Over Four Transports in Air at One Time

MacArthur Permits Jap Air Service To Operate   Only Four Planes Alowed In Air At One Time

Restricted Air Service Out Of  Tokyo Is Resumed   MacArthur Awaits Startled Inquiry Into His Police Plans

NIPS ARE ALLOWED TO RESUME A RESTRICTED AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE   State Departwent “Concerned? at General MacArthur’s Statement

Japan Allowed To Resume Her  Air Transports   Permitted to Have Nol More Than Four Planes Radiating From Tokvo,  ‘In Air At One Time

AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE PERMITTED  NOW IN JAPA}   Sharply-Restricted Servic. Radiating from Tokyo, Gen. MacArthur Announced.   (FOUR PLANES AT A TIME   Subject to Cancellation When ever It Ceases to Further Allied Interests.

Japan Is Permitted Resumption Of Air Transport Service   Restricted Schedule !s Subject To Cancellation

Japan Allowed To Run a Few Planes Again   Doolittle Returns to U.S Halsey Due Back Shortly

UCCUPATION OF JAPAN GOES ON QUIETLY WITH NO HITCHES   High Officials Of Armed Forces Join In Exodus  From The Pacific

Japan Permitted To Resume Some Air Transport Service         Occupation Proceeds Quietly; Cutting Down : Of Force Comes As Surprise

M’Arthur’s Act Said Cause of State Concern   Officials Surprised But Others Reported Pleased By Decision

Japs Allowed To Use Air Service Now   Four Planes Permitted On Flights at Time For Allied Interests

MacArthur Suspends Big Jap Newspaper:  Occupation of Country Proceeds Quietly

MARTHUR ESTIMATE ABOUT SIZE OF OCCUPATION FORCE NOT ELABORATED ON FURTHER

Japs Allowed To Have Some Air Service   Occupation Proceeds Without Incident; Chinese Complain

Lets Japs Fly Few Transports   MacArthur Allows No More Than Four Plane«

ALLIED POLICY IW JAPAN MAY NEED DEFINING   No Elaboration On MacArthur's Statement Only 200,000 Troops Needed; Stay There 20 Years, Says Wainwright.

Temperatures   Washington Worried By Low Estimate Of Occupation Force

Tokyo Expects Early Return of 3rd Fleet   Fighters Based on Okinawa Continue Unremitting Raids

U. §. Carriers Withdraw From Japanese Waters   Enemy Fails to Attack American Naval Task Force

Very Few Enemy Planes in the Air, Only 154 Accounted For by Americans

1,200 CARRIER PLANES RAID CAPITAL   MacArthur Heads Airmen Based On Okinawa   154 NIP PLANES   Wrecked In First 6 Hours Of Raid: Sincheng Occupied By Yanks

INVASION HINTS COME FROM BOTH JAPS AND YANKS   Heat from Burning Factories Causes Up-draft That Buffets Superforts

ENEMY BROADCASTS  SAY MIGHTY THIRD  FLEET MOVES AWAY TOKYO SAYS 1,200 CAR RIER PLANES SWARMED OVER HOMELAND ARRAS

3d Fleet Withdraws, Tokyo Says   Warns Carrier Planes May Return at Any Moment

U. S. Fleet Leaves Japanese Home Waters, Tokyo Radio Declares; Chinese Make Gains

Third Fleet Said Tn Withdrawal After Big Attack   Chinese Take Sinchengs Aussies Effect 2 New Balikpapan Landings

Halsey Withdraws After Sending 1,200 Planes’ Against Jap Capital    Raids Continue Krom Okinawa   No Attack Made On Tash Force; Raids Launched Against Chennault

U.S. Task Force 38 Roams Ocean Near Japan Unmolested   Okinawa-Based Airmen Attack Kyushu: Jap Fighter Planes Appear Over Asia; Chinese Advance

OF NAVY TASK FORCE LIKELY   Japanese Pilots Failed To Show Strength Against Fleet

Jans Jittery Over Threat  Of Invasion   Air Opposition Virtually Lacking and Americans Bag Only 154 of Enemy Planes. Most on Ground

1,200 Flyers Of Halsey's Carrier Force Were Used: 80 Airfields Hit

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   Tokyo Fears Return of Yank Raiders   Powerful U.S. Fleet Withdraws, Japanese Claim

Striking Lone   But Tokyo Warns People Great Airforces May Return At Any Time—Enemy Reports 150 Okinawa-based Fighters Attack Kyushu island.

TOKYO SPECULATER AS NIMITZ HINTS OF AMERICAN PLANS FOR LANDING TROOPS IN NIPPON

Okinawa-Based Fighters Ruin “vast Island  Mk OE ae   Chinese: Gain: Ground To Occupy. Sincheng, Former USAAF: Base:

About 150 Okinawa Based Fighters Carried on Air Attack; Enemy Broadcasts Said 3rd Fleet Had Left.   1200 CARRIER PLANES HIT TOKYO YESTERDAY   Mikado’s Air Force Made No Announced Attack on the: Third Fleet; Interceptors Hurled at 14th Air Force.

NIPPON ADMITS UNRELENTLESS KYUSHU RAIDS   Admiral Nimitz Promises More Air Hammering Of Enemy as Gen. MacArthur Consolidates Force.

Yankees Still Smashing At Jap Airfields   Okinawa Fighters Carry On Unremitting Attack

Governor Vetoes Bill Placing Time Limit on ‘Sales Tax Assessment

Record Load Is Dropped   Over 600 Supers Drop 4,000 Tons On 4 Jap Cities

ie A Cities.   Tokyo Says Fighter Planes Take Up Attack; Another Carrier Force Prowling Pacific

American Carrier Planes Sight, Attack Japanese Combatant Shipping At Yokosuka Naval Base Inside Tokyo Bay   FIGHTER PLANES RESUME OFFENSIVE

400 TONS OF BOMBS RAIN ON HONSHU ISLAND   Attack Comes as Tokyo Bay Echoes From American Gunfire From Naval Squadron Seeking Nip Fleet

More Than 600 B-29’s Strike At \Industrial Sites   Bid To Flush Out Nip Fleet Made By U. S.  Naval Squadron

A Industrial Cities Blasted by 600 B-29s   Navy Blasts at Tokyo Harbor to Reach Nip Fleet

Warships Shell Shore Near Tokyo   renth Oil Center and 47¢h Jap City Bombed by  Super Fortresses

Greatest Superfort Attack Follows Might 1’ @ Nawal Rambhardmen?   rOUR  CTTTES STRUCK

600 SUPERFORTRESSES FOLLOV UP GREATEST FLEET SURFACE. Al AIR BOMBARDWENT IN HISTORY

NEARLY 4,000 TONG OF FIRE BOMBS LODGED   New Attack Follows Roll of Gunfire from Warships in Tokyo Bay.

OPA Says Clothing Price Cuts Cannot Be Made Before Early 1946—If Then

British Leaders To Go Home for  Voting Returns   Eighth Formal Big 3 Session Is Held With Meet Also Set Today

Britons To Leave Potsdam To Learn Election Results   Big Three Conference Will Pause until Churchill Returns

Truman, Stalin To Mark Time As Churchill, Attlee Race BackTo England For Decision

CHURCHILL 10 FLY TO LONDON TODAY   GOES HOME TO LEARN ELECTION RESULTS—BIG 3 PARLEY IN RECESS,

Churchill Absence To Delay Potsdam Talks Thursday   Big Three to Hold Ninth Conference Session Wednesday

PARLEY WILL HALT FOR DAY   Recess Taken for British To Go Home to Learn Election Results

ELECTION STALLS — PARLEY SESSIONS   British Leaders to Return ‘to London for Ballot Results .

Big 3 Meeting Awaits British   Churchill. Party Header  ' Fee Landon Today

Big Three Conclave to Pause While Election Is Decided   Truman and Stalin Will Talk Over Mutual American and Russian Problems While Churchill, Eden Are Absent

BRITISH VOTE COUNT HOLDS UP BIG THREE   CHURCHILL AND HIS PARTY FLY BACK TO LONDON

U. S. Steel Rejects Wage Raise Demand   Say Ceiling Prices, Wage Policy Ban  Granting Raises

DRIVE AGAINST DISEASE: PRESIDENT TO GET DIME BOX FROM LITTLE CITY

Captain Goes Back To Wounded Men  Falling Snow Would Have Buried 30 Doughboys Had Officer Not Stayed With Them

FALL OF VIENNA TOLD BY STALIN   ZERO HOUR FOR MARCH ON CAPITAL NEARING

LIQUOR BOARD LIFTS “FREEZE   Will issue New Permits to Sell : _ Beer, Wine

Lift Restrictions On Number Of Beer Permits; Freeze Remains On Liquor, Night Club Licenses

Sait Resdy to  Vote Increase   Would Set $15,000 Yearly for Solons and $18,000 for Those in Cabinet as of 1947

— ee aL (8 be cil  SHOWERS IN THE EAST   Unsettled Week-Enad Is Forecast for This Area

SHOWERS IN THE EAST   Unsettled Week-End Is Forecast for This Area

Russians Step Into the Levant Crisis   Call on Big Five to End Near East Disorders

FRENCH REFUSE TO DEAL WITH U. §. BRITISE   Syrians Open Fire On Looters In Damascus

Russia Urges Big 5 Take Hand In Levant Crisis  New Disorders Are Reported In Two Statec

ALLIES SMASH NAZIS’ COSTLY , BELGIAN BULGE   Escape Road from Salient Cut to Two Miles Near Bastogne

Carl W. Benson Dies at Cuba Lake   Sudden Iliness Fatal To Ormsby Native

Veterans Protest Occupation Duty   379th Regiment Charges War Department Wrong

Friends of Measure Encouraged By Testimony and Official Endorsement.

See Opposition To Draft Bill   Friends Enccuraged By General Trend Of Testimony

OPPOSITION TO WORK-JAIL BILL SAID GROWING   Hearings Expected To Continue All Next Week

Opposition To Work Or Fight  Measure Grows   Friends of Legislation, However, Say They Are Encouraged: By Trend Of Testimony

Opposition to Labor Dratt Is Growing   Senate Group Members Reported Against Bill; ~ Supporters Confident

Wagner Advocates Senate Approval Of Monetary Plan   Banking Chairman Opens Debate on Bretton Woods Proposal

DEBATE ON:  BRETTON  WOODS OPENS "Sen. Wa agner As Ice  “for Pr rompt Roatifieatic

 Wagener Urges Bretton W tS R atifieation   Essential To Establishing Enduring And Prosperous Peace, He Says

MORE FARM TOOLS   Quota Restrictions Are  Eased a Month Earlier by WPB .

Move to Increase Farm Machinery  Quota Restrictions Eased by WPE

Yamashita’s Aide Threatened Key Witness, Charge   Warned Not to Testify, JapAmerican Soldier Tells Manila Court

JAP TRIAL IN MANILA THROWN INTO UPROAR   Charge Jap With Intimidation of Witness

INTIMIDATION CHARGE IS MADE   Witness Against Yamashita Says He Was Threatened By General’s Aide

CLAIMS HE WAS. THREATENED BY JAP PRISONER   Key Wituess Against Yamashita Charges Attempt At™ Intimidation *

Prosecution Witness Stirs Jap Defense   Intimidation Charge Is Made by Former Prisoner of Nips

JAP THREATENS U.S. WITNESS   YAMISHITA’S TRIAL THROWN INTO UPROAR

Churchill Says No Basis for French Syria Conflict   Tells Commons British American, Russian Relations tmproved

GERMANS FACING GEN. MONTGOMERY HEAVILY BOMBED   Nazis Cut Off From Rear Bases as British Troops Prepare to Storm Across Rhine.   BRIDGES DEMOLISHED, RAIL LINES RIPPED   More Than 4,000 Warplanes Take Part in Attack— American Airmen Unopposed in Raids.

SOVIET ARMIES CONVERGING ON VIENNA SECTOR   Nazis Report Troops Massed For Renewed Berlin Drive

GCN, PATTON'S THIRD ARM WIDENS GIRGLE OF STEEL   PATCH MEETS NEW ENEMY THRUST

SEVENTH ARMY STOPS THRUST IN SAAR VALLEY   Meanwhile, 3rd Army Eliminates Any New Threat to Bastogne

Young Mother Hammers Children Unconscious, Throws Them Into River

WHEAT HARVEST SLOWED BY RAIN   Pert of Stote Suffers, Bu Precipitation Aids Many Other Areas

Long Luil Continues On Italian Front      Allied Warships Rake Germon Positions

APPEAL DISMISSAL  OF MURDER CHARGE   Kovacs Kin Will Demand Rearrest of Mrs. Stevens

V-E DAY IS STILL ON WING AND SIGNS POINT TO‘NEEDED SHOOTING TO BRING IT DOWN

THE  WAR TODAY   [litlerites Give Every Indicgtion te Fight Just As Lang As There Are Soldiers Left Willing ta Die

AUSSIES LOSE THEIR LEADER   MACARTHUR PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO PRIME MINISTER CURTIN OF AUBTRIALIA

BRITISH, YANK ~ ARMIES SHOVE GERMANS BACK   . Punch Out Gains of Over 2 Miles  nemesis eet  » FIERCE BATTLES  eer term  Tommies Capture Several Towns

YANKS, BRITISH PUSH FOE BAGK   Allied Spearhead Drives Deep Into Germans’ Southeast Line

U.S. Forces Are Only Mile From Base At St. Vitl   /More Ground Hacked From Belgian-Luxembourg Salient By Yanks  4   HEAVY ACTION ON 7TH ARMY FRONT

ALLIES MAKE HEADWAY IN. NEW DRIVES   GAINES: UP TO TWO MILES REGISTERED IN FIERCE FIGHTING IN BULGE AREA:

Britain’s 2nd Army Pushes East; Scores Limited  Progress   ONE NAZI ADVANCE   Yanks Forced To Yield Two ' Villages As Enemy Makes Slight Gain

DOGFIGHTS RAGE OVER STRICKEN KURE BASE   CARRIER PILOTS FIGHT OFF JAP PLANES MAKING DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO DEFEND ENEMY FLEET

JAPAN'S FLIERS FIGHTING AGAIN   Many Dogfights Reported _ As Swarms Of Yank Planes Pound Mure Gege-

Flak Looks Like Yule Decorations In Kure Strike   Desperate Attempt Made By Japanese ' To Defend War Base

2 JAP WARSHIPS HIT, OTHER LEFT BURNING, AS YANK FLIERS SEEK TO KNOCK OUT LAST REMNANTS OF ONCE POWERFUL. PROUD NAVY

Halsey Finds Japs Fleet   Enemy Offers Air Resistance For First Time Over Tokyo Bay

FDR Prepares Report on Big Three’ Meeting   Comes Home Today From Trip to Crimea

ROOSEVELT T REPORT TOUS. ON YALTA MEET   Broadeasts at 11:30 A. M. Tomorrow  ENDS LONG TRIP     Will Attend Frisco Parley

Seizure And Control Of World’s Supply Of Uranium By International Authority Uraed

Japan Tries To Rise Again   Tokyo Mayor Asks Yanks To Lift Restricticas  wWwmwwswyTrtTemryt

JAP : “GESTAPO” : ; LEADER. “AN “MANILA AMONG WAR CRIMI- : ..NALS PUT UNDER. ARREST, '

State Buffeted by First Storm   Expect Light Snow, Colder Tonight

Snow Blankets Entire State   Many Minor Traffic Accidents Reported

00. Superforts Hit Nippon Sites In 4-Fold Raic   Chinese Retake Foochow; Report: Yank Gains In Philippines, Okinawa

500 Superforts Lay Mines, Hit Japanese Cities   Chinese Take Foochow, Yanks Win In Philippines

Many Important Matters Will Come Before This Body   Legislative News Will Appear In Record-Democrat During 1945 Session

 Towa! 's Sist General Forrond Will: Convene : Jandary 8  State Capitol N News Letter

‘J aps On Luzon Feel Series Of Heavy Blows   Capture of Long Stretel Principal Highway Cuts ~~ Enemy Forees Virtually In Two

U.S. Soldiers Are Marching On Manila   Japanese on Luzon Suffer Series of Staggering Blows

Yanks Nearing Junction With British; Ist Army 186 Miles From Berlin

15 DOUGHBOYS CAPTURE CITY   Vital Rail And Road Center Taken By Handful QE Men

Indians Demand Dismissal Of “Horde” Of Non Essential Bureau Employees

Jap Command Invites Yanks To Mainland   ‘Annihilalive Blow’ Promised if Nippon Proper 1s Invaded¥

WILL INVESTIGATE: CRASH OF THE  WORLD'S ‘LARGEST : . FLYING BOAT

PROBE CRASH OF HAWAIT MARS”   Largest Flying Boat Sinks In Chesapeake Bay

Proclamation Applies to Men Who Entered The Service on or After July 29, 1941, Who Have Served Honorably for at Least One Year: Voting Rights Are Restored

Nazi Lines Cracking Under Heavy Attacks   Entire German Defense System Cuarding Rhine, Ruhr Buckling

Entire German Defense System Guarding Rubr And Rhine Is Buckling Under Eisenhower's  “Battering Ram   THREAT 18 POISED TO GERMAN FLANKS

Allies Advance On Battlefront 1530 Miles Wide   Battle-Scarred Spires OF Cologne Become Visible To Advancing Arimiy

“AMVaNCINE Un 150-Mile ront To Within 14 Miles Of Cologne  SCORE OF FORTIFIED GERMAN TOWNS FALL  Dispatches Report Increasing Signs Of German Demoralization

GERMANS BUCKLE AS. EISENHOWER DIRECTS ATTACK   Field Dispatches Report Increasing Signs of Enemy Demoralization Particularly Near Patton’s Army

Diver Finds  School Bus at 210 Feel   Bodies of Victims to Be Removed Down in Water

Divers Discover School Bus at 910-Foot Depth   Heavy Vehicle Will Be Raised for Removal of Bodies

“THE   WAR TODAY   Both Eastern And Western European  _ Allied Fronts Boiling Fiercely With Prep . urations For G rea t OCttfonmcivec . ‘)

BOTH WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN FRONTS ARE BOILING WITH BIC DRIVE PREPARATIONS

Russian Urive May By-Fass City Of Berlin— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (+  East-West Attacks Apply Maximun Pressure

PESOS EE SESE SES OSSOS OSES S HOPES OSES OSE CHOOT OOS D:  THE WAR TODAY   ~—BY DEWITT MACKENZIE—  i Meccnpiated Prece War Analwet)

Fate Of Japanese Mikado Rests Under Question Mark  Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Allies Say

Wake Island Hero Says He Had Plenty Of Japs; Didn’t Message For More As Has Been Reported

9 War Dads Going  To Lincoln Meeting   Jevereux Denies He ‘ent Famous Message

Devereux Say: Never Asked For More Japs   Spoils Story of Famous Message From Wake—Had More Than They Could Handle

Denies Famous Radio Message   Devereux Says Wake Defendors Awsady Had More Japs Than They Could Handle

‘American Ninth Army Attacking Before Aachea Make Six Roer Crossings

Battle. Reported Raging Along Flatlands About 25 Miles From Cologne   ALLIED BOMBERS: ARE AGAIN OVER GERMANY TODAY   Below New Offensive Front, Gen. Patton's Third Army Ts On Attack

“Yank Boys Have To Be Friendly”, Since Nazis Are Taboo, They Take Up Dogs

American Doughboys Moving Through Germany Pick Up Many Dogs As Souvenirs And Pets

Yanks Just Naturally Friendly  Forbidden To Fraternize With Germans, So They Pick Up Dogs - - Toughness Forced

SEEK PLANT SITES   Chamber of Commerce Has Inquiries for Factory  Buildings

Transport Plane Is Reported Overdue  Twenty Persons on Missing Craft

Plane With Twenty On Long Overdue   Land-Type Transport Be lieved Forced Down at Sea

Closing Hours of Roosevelt's Life Emphasized the Stark Couraae of a Valiant Man

Truman Asks One-Man Rule In War Goods   Suggests 3-Man Board Be Abolished Under New Setup

Would Abolish Property Board   Truman Asks Congres: For Administrator

Ca- RPA PTT “GN UNG © tn  For Ihree- Mai Surplus Boare   Disagreements bead te Delaying Action, — Truman Save

CHANGE IS SOUGHT IN SURPLUS BOARD      Truman Asks Single Control for War Goods Dispersing

AT LEAST 15 KILLED IN BREMEN EXPLOSION   30 «Others Injured In Wreckage Caused By Delayed Action German Bomb

Blast Wrecks U. $ Police Quarters   Americans Among Dead at Bremen; Delayed Action Bomb Is Believed Cause

MYSTERY BLASTS: KILL 15 IN BREMEN   THREE AMERICANS, 12 GERMANS DIE AS BUILDING IS WRECKED—80 HURT.

American Headquarters In Bremen Wrecked By Bomb;15 Dead, 80 Hurt

U. S. Military Post Wrecked By Explosion   Blast At Bremen Believed Delayed Action Bombs

EXPLOSIONS KILL MANY AT BREMEN   Disaster in Headquarters Takes Lives of Yanks and Germans

Bremen Blasts Take 15 Lives, 80 Others Hurt   Some Are Americans: Delayed-Action Bumbs Possible Explanation

U. S. POLICE IN BREMEN BOMBED   Two Explosions Ruin Army Police Headquarters

Blasts in Bremen  Cause 15 Deaths   U. S. Police Headquarters Wrecked by Mysterious Explosions   Eighty Persons Injured. Many Missing Under  Debris

15 Killed, 80 Injured Mystery Blasts Wreck Americar ‘Military Offices /n Bremen

Bremen Blast Kills Yanks   Explosions in Bremen, Germany, Believed Caused By Delayed Action Bomb

15 Yanks and Nazis Are Killed in Blast   Two Mysterious Explosions Also Injure & Others in Wrecking the U.S. Military Government’s Bremen Police Headquarters.

Yours for a friendly city  —JUSTIN   Postwar Jobs {s. First Problem of Sec’y. Wallace

60 Million Jobs Pushed By Wallace      Takes Oath As Commerce Secretary; Jones Out  As RFC Director

Wallace Becomes Secretary  New Commerce Secretary's Goal  Is 60,000,000 Dact Ware flehe

WALLACE IS SECRETARY OR COMMERCE   Approved By. _Senate, 56-32;     “Peok Oath Today

Quisling Faces Bitter Charges Of Murder   Denies Responsibility For; Death of Patriots At Hands of Germans

QUISLING HEARS   Death of Kinsman Claimed By Prosecution at Mer.

Quisling Accused Of Murdering Tw  Norway Patriots   Former Dictator Tells Court He Was  Powerless Puppet

SAY QUISLING IS MURDERER   Prosecution Hurls Bitter Charges; Defendant Is Near Collapse

NORWAY PUPPET CALLED KILLER   Quisling Charged With Deaths Of 2 Leading Patriots

Accuse Quisiing Wilh Murder of Own Relatives  Traitor Almost Collapses Remains on Verge of

ENEMY REPORTS MACARTHUR HAS LANDED REGIMENT TO : CAPTURE ANOTHER © ISLAND

Enemy Wiped Out on Corregidor; Yanks Battle for Last Two Airfields

IGHER WAGE RECOMMENDED BY DIRECTOR   Police Patrol N. Y. Harbor, Thwart Violence

reel Output rops; Strike attle Flares   -ollapse of Coal egotiations  dles More Men

REP. HUGH GREEN ELECTED BY G.0.P. FOR SPEAKERSHIP   LAUGHLIN CHOSEN MAJORITY LEADER IN STATE SENATE

Enemy And Returning Flyers Agree Third Largest City Is Knocked Out

Tokyo Nearly Destroyed by Giant Planes   Enemy Admits ‘Greater Part’ of Capital in Ruins, Including Several Palaces — U. S. Loses 31 B-29’s in Two Raids — 166 Jap Aircraft Knocked Down Over Okinawa.

PRESIDENT OF YANKS PLACED UNDER ARREST   Larry MacPhail Posts $554 Bail For Assault And Disorderly Conduct Last Friday

‘Gen. Marshall Sees No Reduction Of Draft As — Army’s Needs Continue

Draft Reduction Claimed Unlikely   Replacement Demands  ‘Still Must Be Met

Marshall Deflates Hopes of Cutting Down Draft Calls   Reveals Army Cannot Meet Replacement Demands Now

NO CUTBACK IN THE DRAFT CALL   REGARDLESS OF WAR TREND, REPLACEMENTS ARE NEEDED—MARSHALL

BOMBERS ROCK ~ FLAMING RUHR   Concentrate on Key Rail Yards  1600 Yank Warplanes Batter Reich

RAIL CENTERS M RUHR -AREA ARE SMASHET   ILEVEN TRANSPORT CENTERS VITAL ‘TO RUIR DEFENSE  BATTERED BY AIN ARMADA

6th, 8th Armies: Hold Japanese In Death Tray   Bloodless : Landing - Takes _. Yanks, Within. 8 - Miles Of Bataan Peninsula

New American Army Within 8 Miles Of Bataan   Surprise Landing On West Luzon Made With. out Firing A Shot.

NEW AMERICAN ARMY LANDING ON LUZON WITHOUT LOSS MAN   SURPRISE LANDING BE. . LIEVED TO HAVE TRAPPED JAPANESE ON BATAAN

Yanks Make New Luzon Landing, Race for Bataan   Surprise Invasion Accomplished Without Firing Shot

Japanese Hopes Of Retreat To Bataan Stopped   Yank Army Makes Second Invasion On Luzon; 8 Miles From Bataan.   NO €CASUALTIGS

MacArthur Troops Make New Landing On Luzon Island   Americans Race Inland To Cut Off Retreating Japs

YANK LANDING SENDS FORCES NEAR BATAAN   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated. Press War Editor

Eighth Army Wades Ashore Above Bataan   Japanese on Peninsula Cut Off From Escape by Surprise Invasion

JAPS TRAPPED ON BATAAN BY NEW LANDINGS   Nipponese Consolidate South China Positions With Seizure Of Railroad

NEW INVASION TRAPS JAPS ON LUZON ISLAND   Yanks Within Eight Miles o' Bataan Peninsula on Second Front °

NOT A SHOT FIRED DURING INVASION   Three ‘Death March’ Survivors Among Filipino Guerrillas To Welcome Americans

General Hodges Arrives in U. S.   ist Army Chief Plans  Campaign in Pacific

J  Chiang Outlines China's Policies, Says:' _  Negotiations To Settle Differences On Port City

Hongkong Status Sil Question  Chiang Willing to Negotiate for Isle

Chiang Reveals Plans for Future of Several Countries.   RUSSIA IN AGREEMENT?

INDEPENDENCE SOUGHT FOR MONGOLIA   Restoration Of Manchuria To China Assured   FRIENDLY HELP   Should Be Given Thailand, Burma, Indo-China. Says Generalissimo

Outer Mongoli Independence Has His Favor   China Seeks Formosa, Pescadores; Hear Russ Okay Sovereignty Of  Chiang In Manchuria

Status Not To Be Changed Arbitrarily, Says Chiang   Sino-Soviet Pact Believed To Restore Manchuri: To China, Independence For Korea.

tatus Of Hong Kong Unchanged   Chiang Announces China’: Major Aims Now That War Is Over.

PREPARES WAY FOR NEW PACT WITH SOVIETS   Outer Mongolia Independence Asked; Says States of Hong Kong To Be Same

To Negotiate Over Status  Of Hong Kong      Chiang Says Outer Mongolia Should Be Granted Independence; Treaty Prepared

China Willing  to Negotiate ‘on Hong Kong   Chiang Conciliatory on British Claims; Asks™: Independent Mongolia

Chiang o Favors Outer Mong eolia Indep endence   Says Status of Hong Kong As British Crown Colony Would Not Be Changed Without Negotiations

Hong Kong To Stay British Crown Colony   Independence For Outer Magnolia Is Aim Of Chiang

Chiang Lists China's Post War Policy.   People Prepared . for Terms of New Treaty With Russians

Independe: se for Outer Mongolia, Autonomy for  Tibet Is Kai-Shek’s Wish

Autonomy Is Assured For Tibet   Chiang Announces That Status Of Hong Kong Will Not Be Changed Without Negotiations

Restoration of — Manchuria to China “Assured”   Unofficial Report Gives Terms of Chino-Russian Treaty Chiang Defines-Aims

CHIANG ASKS INDEPENDENCE FOR MONGOLIA   Also Declares Tibet Should Be Made Autonomous and the Status of Hong Kong Must Be Subject to Negotiation.

Chiang Does ‘About Face’ OnHong-Kong   Won't Send in Troops a Planned: Might Be Misunderstood

CHIANG WANTS RECOVERY OF TWO ISLANDS   Says Status of Hong Kong Will Not Be Changed Without Negotiations

Asks Congress To Adopt Compulsory Health Insurance   5-Pt. Recommendation Is Not ‘‘Socialized’’  Medicine, He Says

HEALTH PLAN IS GIVEN CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT   Insurance System Applies Te All Perseas Whe Work Fer A Living   SUGGESTS 5-POINT PROGRAM TO SOLONS

Insists It Is Not Socialized Medicine, Workers Would Have to Pre-Pay Medical - Costs, But Retain Choice of Physicians

Public, Treasury . Would Split Cost      ecutive Denies Proposal Soei ° Medicine     liz

RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF U.S, CONGRESS   ‘Not Socialized Medicine’ But Prepayment of Costs

Truman Urges Broad National Health Program   Plans Compulsory Insurance System

Truman Proposes  Broad Health Plan   Would Assure Prepayment Of Medical Costs

Nationa: Health  Program   The President Submits 5-Point Plan Which Includes National Compulsory Insura-~*

President Gives: ; $Point Program. forNation’sHealtk   Compulsory Insurance Is , on Agenda; Premiums Would Be Adjusted  a Tanne

President Favors Compulsory Plan By U.S. Gov't.   Hospitals and Health Centers Proposed

Public Health Program Of 5 Points Sough!   Truman in Message, Calls for Compulsory Health insurance

TRUMAN ASKS HEALTH PLAN FOR. NATION   Spies ~ to, Cugrees Compulsory Health _Insurance for All Who Work

Asks Congress For Compulsory Insurance’Plan  Proposed System Not. Socialized: Medicine, White House Says.”

Health Program With Five Points  Given Congress   President Says Plan Covers Problems Which Must Be Attacked Vigorously

U.S. Health Insurance  Plan Urged   President Proposes Compulsory System For Working Man

Compulsory Insurance Is Included   President Asks Congress to Enact Five Point  Health Plan

Compulsory Insurance Included   Not Socialized  / Medicine, Solons:. Told—-Can Choose Own Doctors

President Urges Compulsory System   Federal Aid for Hospitals; Pre-Payment of Doctors Amone Broad Suscesiions

URGES NATIONAL HEALTH SET-UP   Truman Asks Compulsory Insurance, Federal Hospital Aid

Truman Offer: Five-Point Health Plan   President Says Setup Is Not Socialized Medicine for Nation

5-Point Plan Given Congress   Hospital Construction Aid, Research Funds Included in Program

Congress Hears Truman National Health Program   Plan For Compulsory Insurance Is Not Socialization

Truman Health  Program   Health of All Citizens Deserves Help of Nation, President Declares

WOULD INCLUDE A COMPULSORY INSURANCE ACT   President Proposes Health Plan For The Nation; Is Not “‘Socialized Medicine,”  It Is Pointed Out.

TRUMAN URGES HEALTH PLAN   “National Plan Has  Corpulsory Insurance

Truman Presents Health Program   Insurance Features Included in Plan

URGES } PASSAGE OF FIVE POINT HEALTH PLAN   President Claims Program Net Socialized Medicine

PROVIDES FOR INSURANGE TO PROTECT SICK   Truman Submits Program of Government Assistance to Congress.

Five-Point Health Program Proposed   President’s Plan Has Compulsory Insurance System   Is Not Socialized Medicine, Truman Says; Medical Service Available to All

Compulsory Insurance ‘On Program   Congress Told By President Proposal Not Socialized Medicine

Proposes Broad Health Program   Recommend Compulsory Insurance System

President Truman Proposes Compulsory Health Insurance  For All Who Work for Living   Suggests That Premiums Be Calculated on First $3600 of Person’s Yearly Earnings; Says Bill Is Not ‘Socialized Medicine’

Plan Calls For Prepayment Of Costs, Wider  Public Service   ‘Not Socialized Medicine’ White House Declares

Health Plan Offered by President —   Truman Proposes Tax On Incomes to Care For ‘Workers

Health Insurance Plan For Nation’s Workers Proposed by President

President Suggests Premiums Be Calculated On First $3,600 Annual Income At 4 Per Cent

Broad Plan For Nation ls Proposed   Compulsory Payment No Socialized Medicine, President Asserts.

Compulsory Insurance System Urged By Truman in His Health Program

PRESIDENT PROPOSES — HEALTH PLAN   Says His Program Cannot Be Termed * 'Socialized ‘Medicine’ 

Federal Aid Also Sought For Hospital  Dainé Daeanen   5-Point Program ts Outlined fn . President's Note

FIVE-POINT NATIONAL PROGRAM OF HEALTH INCLUDES INSURANCE  COMPULSORY INSURANCE FEATURE DECLARED NOT SOCIALIZED MEDICINE

President's Plan Has Compulsory Insurance System   Not Socialized Medicine Says Chief Executive

Truman Favors New Insurance  Compulsory System Plar Given Conaress

Wants It for All Working for Living Contends It Is Not Socialized Medicine

HEALTH PLAN IS ADVANCED BY PRESIDENT   Five - Point National Program Submitted In Lengthy Message to Congress.

Proposes Health  Program   Trnman Calls on Congress for National Insurance Syste

TRUMAN SUBMITS S-POINT NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM   ‘Plan Includes’ A Compulsory’ Ansurance: Srerarn:

COMPULSORY NATIONAL REALTA INSURANCE LEGIS _ LATION IS. INTRODU .  LOIN See SENATE

Truman Submits Health Program  Compulsory Insurance Included In Hic Plan

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‘Truman Submits Five-Point National Health Plan, ‘Program Of Compulsory Insurance Is Included

FIVE-POINT NATIONAL PROGRAM OF HEALTH INCLUDES INSURANCE  COMPULSORY INSURANCE FEATURE DECLARED NOT  CNCTLATIIEON RACKRICmnIN

FIVE POINT HEALTH PLAN IS PROPOSED   President Uraes Compulsory Health insurance Plan

National Health. Program: On Compulsory Insurance Plan Urged By: President

Truman Seeks. National Health Insurance. Plan   Program Would Be Compulsory for Alf Persons Who Work

‘ e 4 Plan Carries ( ompulsory Insurance   President Stresses Socialized Medicine Not Recommended

Blast Kills Four: Three Missing   Navy Barge Catches Fire at Norfolk

Marshall Leaves. For Chungking ~   Criticize U. S. Relations Toward Eastern Ally

MARSHALL OFF FOR CHUNGKING BY PLANE TODAY   Co ntroversy Over US. Policies in China Break Out Anew

Gen. Marshall Leaves for Post in China   Rep. DeLacey Again Renews Attacks Og Patrick Hurley

MARSHALL LEAVES TODAY FOR CHINA   Will Fly to Chungking On New Diplomatic Mission

Marshall Heads For Chungking   President Truman's Personal Envoy Faces Tough Assignment

MARSHALL DUE TO START TRIP   Truman Envoy Expected 11 Chungking Thursday

‘STILL HUNTING GOOD EXCUSE FOR THAT DOG!   But Another Soldier Backs Story And Washington's Excuses Grow Weaker

Yank Warships, Planes Support iINewest Invasion   Japanese Taken by Surprise, Offer Little Opposition: Base 800 Miles From Singapore

Australian Forces in Surprise 3-Way Invasion of Bornec   Drive 4,000 Yards Into Area Rich in Rubber, Oil. Coal. Lumber

MacArthur With Troops Making Surprise Move  Veterans Of African Desert Fight Seize Control To Brunei

LANDINGS WADE IN NORTHWEST   ‘Veteran Assault Forces Catch Defending Japs By Surprise.   NEGLIGIBLE RESISTANCE

Allies Invade North Borneo   Landing at Three Points Takes Japs By Surprise; Australians Moke Deep Penetration Into Island, Take Air Field

Three-Way Invasion of Northwest Borneo Announced by MacArthur With Japanese Caught off Balance

CATCH JAPANESE OFF BALANCE BY SWAY INVASION   LANDING MADE ON LABUAN, AT MAURA AND AT BROOKETON

Aussies Invade Oil-Rich Borneo   Jap Treops Caught Off-Balance By New Three-Pronged Offensive

Veteran Forces Make Surprise Landings On Northwest Borneo To Seize Control Of Vital Bay

ELEMENTS OF NINTH AUSTRALIA DIVISION LANDED ON BORNEO  . NAVAL AND AIR FORCES LEVEL ENEMY BEACHES AND OPPOSITION LIGHT

AUSSIES SEIZE STRATEGIC BRUNEI-BAY AFTER SURPRISE LANDING ON BORNEO ISLAND   Defending Japanese Troops Caught Completely OffBalance by Second Invasion of the Oil-Rich Area   ee ee ee ee ey  AIDED BY ALLIED NAVAL AND AIR BOMBARDMENT

AUSTRALIANS INVADE OILRICH BORNEO   3-Way Surprise Invasion By ' Aussie Vets

TRUMAN ‘ASKS JOBLESS AID   PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS $2! PER WEEK UNEMPLOY* MENT BENEFITS FOR  * AMILIES

Chinese Factions Stil at Odds On TrucePlan   Each Accuses Other Side of Pushing Military Offensives

Chiang Studies Peace Proposal   Reply Expected at Next Meeting of 2 Grouns

China Factions Charge Each Other With Pushing Milifary Offensives

Germany Calls Upon Her Children—Girls and Boysto Throw Themselves Into the Last Great Battles

FRENCH THROW OUT PROPOSED CONSTITUTION   Next Move Of DeGaulle Now Awaited By Consultative Assembly

MacArthur  Demands Accounting  Orders Japanese To Furnish Complete   Orders Japanese  To Furnish Complete Information On  All Finances

—~ OCCUPATION To Arrest Korean Puppet sixth Army Set to Land At Nagasaki

Finances of Japan Get Probe   New Controls to Be Clamped Down Upor Defeated Nation

Also Orders Korea Chief Be Arrestec   Govt. Accounting Asked Preparatory to New Economic Curbs.

MacArthur Orders Arrest Of Gen. Nobuyuki Abe, Ousted Governor-General Of Korea——Wanted As War Criminal   RULE OVER JAPAN BEING TIGHTENEL

M’ARTHUR ASKS ACCOUNTING OF JAP FINANCES   Plans to Clamp New Controls On the Beaten Enemy

Stern Peace Tightening On Japanese   MacArthur Demands Full Financial Accounting, Clamps  On New Conirols.

He Has Also Ordered The Arrest Of General Nobuyuki Abe :  JAPANESE CABINET  HAS ADOPTED PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION  Yanks Will Occupy Kyushu Temorrow; May Take Over Sasebo Naval Base

Gen. Abe, Ousted Korea Governor, May Face Trial   MacArthur Prepares ‘Clamp’ on Finances; 6th Army Arrives

Gen. Abe, Ousted Korean Governor,  Ordered Seized   Gen. M’Arthur Demands Complete Financial  Check-up By Japs

MAC ARTHUR ASKS FOR JAP ACCOUNTING   Demands Complete Information On Jap Finances

NEW CONTROLS TO REGULATE USE OF FUNDS   MacArthur Orders Arrest of Ousted Korea Governor as War Criminal.

? arthur Asks fF inancial -Jount By Japs.   Abe, Ousted -Korean Governor-General,  _ Ordered Arrested.

UMW Have Week To Reach Terms   Negotiations Have Been Resumed With Little Evidence of Progress.

Yanks Storm North Coast Of Mindanac   4-Mile Advance Made After Surprise Landing

Yank Forces Drive Four Miles Inland   Enemy Garrisons Now Are Divided, Isolated

VENEZUELA NOW, HAVING REVOLUTION   Army Rebels Seize Government; 300 Dead ‘in Caracas.

REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA IS FULL SUCCESS   President Medina Resigns and Has Disappeared

VENEZUELAN REBELS ARE IN CONTROL   Leaders of Revolution Claim They Want a After U. S. Pattern.

ARMY REVOLTS JN VENEZUELA, CLAIMS VICTORY   Rebels S: Say They Want “A Real Nemocracyv”

Byrnes Named Sec’y of State   KANSAS CITY, sune w— (Appointment of James. F, Byrnes a secretary of state was announced here today. .  wee MAST Tf. 6 6nhlCUDL BY

Four New Cabinet Members To Be Sworn In Today   Inauguration Hailed As Step Toward Labor, Food Efficiency

Four New Cabinet Men Take Office   _ President Truman’s Shake Up Takes Effect

New Members  To Take Office   Biggest Shakeup Since Roosevelt Regime

Four New Cabinet Members Take Office in Biggest Shakeup Since ‘33

FOUR CABINET MEMBERS INTO OFFICE TODAY   \Nomination For Fifth  Monday. 

FOUR TO TAKE — CABINET OATHS DURING TODAY   CHANGES IN PRESIDENTIAL ‘CABINET TO BE INCREASED ; TO FIVE NEXT WEEK

LARGEST SINGLE SHAKEUP SINCE FOR TOOK OVEE   Improvement in Food and Labor Hoped to Result

 HAIL- AND-FAREWELL DAY IN WASHINGTON  Four Take Office in Major Cabinet Shakeup /

Calls Blow on Head Cause o' Miller Death   Two Doctors Positive in Their Testimony in Klatt Trial

Another Light Vote in City  Precincts: Noted  Total May Not  Exceed Record law afk 1QA42

Primary Vote in City is Lowest Of Recent Years   Voters Lethargic, Only One Contest On Loca! Ballot

Eight-Point Program Brings Chinese Central Government, ‘Reds Nearer Political Peace   Decision Hinges On Whether Communists Will Yield -In- Demands For Autcnomy

8-Point Plan to End China's War Between Communists, Nationalists

Seek to Remove Differences Which Ker ot Nationalists, Communists Apart

Two Chinese Factions Near  Full Accord   Eight Point Plan Drafted by Central Government and Reds

Chinese Politics  Nearer Peace Now  Is Result of 8-Point Plan, but Autonomy

Communists, Nationalists Approve Pact   Political Peace  Nearer In China

Kuomintang. Communists Near Truce   Eight-Point Program Bring: Two Parties Near Political  Daare.   DECISION PENDING

Chinese Making Headway In Confal With Communists   Danger of Failure Still Prevalent as Leaders Tangle

PEACE IN CHINA LOOMS AT LAST   Nationalists and Communists Nearing Agreement

China Considers §-Point Program For Its Future   Plan To Erase Differences Of Years Standing Emerges From Parleys.

Eight Point Peace Plan Is Approved By Chinese   Would End Friction Bettwen 2 Factions

Communists Want Autonomy... .  Eight-Point Program Is Aimed At Settling Old Differences In China

CHIANG, REDS IN AGREEMENT   8-Point Program Formed At Meeting Between Rival Parties

Comumnist Insistence on Right of Self-Government Holds up Final Accord; Council Form. ed to Work on’ Problems of Unity.

Chinese Factions Near Agreemcat  Eight Point Program to Seal Differences

PRISONERS WILL WORK FOR ALLIES   HELP REBUILD DEVASTATEC COUNTRIES AS PART OF REPARATIONS

Europe Ruins To Be Rebuilt By Prisoners   Allies to Collect Part of Reparations By Working Captives

317 Minutes Required For 2295 Miles   Plane’s Engines In Fuselage, Propellers In Tail; Gross Weight Is 34,000 Pounds

Bomber Breaks West To East Flight Record   Two Engined Plane With  Pusher Propellors Cross. Country in 5 Hours, 17 Minutes, 34 Seconds

Bomber Makes Flight Record  Craccaoc Cantinent   Crosses Continent in 5 Hours, 7 Min.

Twin Engines Push Experiniental Plane From Long Beach to Washington, D. C. At 432 Miles Per Hour in Test Flight

Test Bomber Sets New Transcontinent Speed Mark—5 Hrs., 17 Min.   Pusher-Type Plane Covers 2,295 Miles, Long Beach To Washington, At 432 M.P.H. Average

Continental Flight Sets New Record   Bomber Crosses U. § In 5 Hours, 17  Minutes

DOUGLAS BOMBER ROARS ACROSS U. §. IN RECORD TIME   Flies From Long Beach ta Washington in 5 Hours, 17 Minutes, 34 Seconds,  Averaging 432 M. P. H.   CLIPS 46 MINUTES OFF PREVIOUS MARK   Plane Carries Two Army PiLots and 1,400 Gallons of Fuel—Helped by Tail Winds.

XB-42 Breaks Cross-Country Flight Record   Crosses Continent, West to East in Five Hours, 17 Minutes And 34 Seconds

BOMBER SPEEDS TO NEW RECORD   Douglos XB-42 Flies Across Continent in Less Than Six Hours

Flight Record Is Set by Bomber  Crosses Conlinent ir 5 Hours, 17 Minutes

WANTS SURPLUS WAR GOODS; — USED TO CUT DOWN U.S, DEBT   SENATOR SAYS THAT PROCEEDS FROM BALE OF WAH “GOODS SHOULD BE PLACED AGAINST’  DEBT

Army Will Stop Meat Priorities   More Meat for Horm Front Fromised as Result of Action

GOVERNMENT IS OFF MEAT LIST   NO MORE PRIORITIES AFTER SEPTEMBER 2

WORK - FIGHT BILL _ BACKED BY M’NUTI   Manpower Com mission - Gives Tempered En- — . dgorsement

LUKEWARM ON JOB-JAIL BILL   McNutt Backs Measure at Hearing, But Off Record Favors Voluntary Plan

WORK - FIGHT BILL BACKED BY M'NUTT   Manpower Co m mission Gives Tempered Endorsement

NEW DEALER  FEELING OATS   Landon Says Truman Will Yield to Them Or They’ll Form New Party.

American. System Of Government Isolated -- Landon   British Labor Victory May Bring 3rd Political Party, Says Kansan   SOVIET RELATIONS MAJOR PROBLEM   1936 GOP Nominee Considers Effects on Domestic And Foreign Policy

SPLIT OF NEW  DEALERS SEEN   Attlee’s Labor Party Wir In England To Affect U. S.. Landen Says

Leftist Third Party In U.S. Predicted   Landon Says Democrat Party May Split in 1948

Alf Landon Predicts Possible Third Party   Truman Must Yield To Leftists or They Will Bolt, He Says

Landon Sees New Dealers Feeling Oats   British Labor Victor} May Result in Third Party Here

Officials Who Hired Employees Charged With Taking Papers Viav he Revealed

Congress Expected To Ask Questions In Spy Arrests   Likely to Want to Know Who Hired Government. Aids Taken by FBI

DEMAND PROBE OF ESPIONAGE   Seek identity Of Officials Who Hired Trio

LOCAL NAVY MAN MARRIED IN WEST   Gerald B. Voss, Yi[c, And Irene Schuenke, Y3Jc, Take Vows In Mega, Ariz.

‘4ollapse of Segment of Nazi West Wall Defense System Appears Close

! Siegfried Line About Written Off Collapse Of Maus Segment ‘Would Leave Rhine Exnased

[ROUSING WELCOME SCHEDULED TODAY FOR GEN. EISENHOWER   Washington To Take Time Out From War Activities To Welcome Commander From European Theater; Congress To Hear Address At 12:30 O'clock   FOUR JAPANESE CITIES ARE RAIDED BY SUPERFORTRESSES   Blistering Low-Level Attacks Made On Small Shop _ War Industries By 450 Bombers; Second Phase Incendiary Destruction Of Jap Homeland

General Eisenhower To Be  Welcomed In Capital ‘Today   Commanding General to Address Congress, Parade Meet President and Have Press Conference

(apital Awaits General Who Fhipped Nazis   Plane Due at 11 a. m.; Will Address Congress At 12:30; to Receive  \, Y. Ovation Tuesday

FRENCH 10 OCCUPY FRONTIER SECTORS   APPARENTLY WIN RIGHT TO PATROL REICH SOIL ADJACENT TO THEIR OWN.

FRANCE TO RULE RHINELAND AREA   Given Control of Land on  ) Eastern Frontier

MACARTHUR’ WAR CRIMINAL LIST GROWS SMALLER AS MORE JAPANESE COMMIT SUICIDE

STRIKE ANOTHER NAME FROM WAR CRIMINAL LIST AS JAPAN'S ‘PEARL HARBOR’ WELFARE MINISTER ENDS LIFE   Chikahiko Koizumi Takes Life by Traditional Hara-Kiri Ritual—Was No. 9 on Gen. MacArthur’s Original List of 39 Persons Wanted for War Crimes and Treason

Great Savagery Displayed by Japs on Luzon   Fnemy Suffering lieavy Losses in Bitter Battle

Yanks Compress Japs Into Small Pocket in Manila   MacArthur Says Enemy Displays ‘Greatest Savagery’

CANNING SUGAR IS ~ AVAILABLE MAY 1   Blanks for Canning Sugar Avail. able at All Grocery Stores Next Week.

Showdown ir Coast Strike Is Delayed   Recess in Negotiations Postpones CIO Threat; Tacoma Mill to Start Operations Monday

See Busiest Day Of New Session For Congres:   Greatest Noise Provohed By Continued Cry For Veterans’ Discharges

Discharge Speed-up Sought in Congress   Voluntary Enlistment Urged by Critics of Present System an Charges Made Army ‘Brass Hats’ Want To Force Peacetime Draft — General Wainwright Decorated as He Waits To Tell Pitiful Story

Senate Committee Orders Investigation Into Demobilization   Some Members Criticize Program As Moving Too Slowly: Public Hearings to Be Fixed

CONGRESS DIGS INTO BICKERING ON DISCHARGES   Demand Grows For Fastei Demobilization With Japs Out Of Way

Order Probe Of Discharges   Senate Committee To Hold Public Hearing at Later Date

Senators V ote Investigation ol Demobilization   8,000,000 Persons Still In Service, Solons  Hear

Congress Gets Down To Work On Major Tasks  Biggest Noise Being   Biggest Noise Being Provoked By Backers Of More Discharges  Bae Caseseaman

Congress Settles Down [lo busiest  Day Of Session   Cries For More Service Discharges Biezest Noise

Brass Hats — Demoted, Say War Leaders”   “Makes Reply to. Johnson’s Criticism On Demobilization

Demobilization Inquiry Is Ordered As Criticism Mounts in Congress

N. E. Senators Take Lead In Support of Measure Improving U. S. Airports

N E Hopes To Become Vital Airways Port   Government Aid May Give Boost

Reich Reduced to Frontiers  Held in 1937   U. S., Britain, Russia and France Now in Supreme Control

Love Triangle  Held As Motive   Army Officer Goes On Trial For Slaying OF Wife

Jewish Radio Being Traced   Palestine Authorities Hunt -jetation Trying to : Rally Jews

Defiant Secret Radio Hunted In Palestine   Attempting to Rally Jewish ‘Resistance’: U.S. Forees Hurried From Holy Land

Rival Polish Leaders Open: Moscow Talks   Trial of 16 to Begin Today; Trouble Brews In Belgium as Leopold Prepares to Return

U. S. Dines On Fish, Eggs As Meat Dealers Complain Of Black Markets

MAT FAMINE I¢ INCREASING   ‘CK MARKET SAID TO D CONTROL—NEARBY TAURANTS CLOSED ALY ON SUNDAY GUE TO LOW SUPPLY  POULTRY REPORTED A® SCARCE

MEAT DISAPPEARS FROM. LEGITIMATE MEAT COUNTERS   Black Markets Clean Up As Most of Supply Goes Into Underground Channels.

Black Market Cutting Deeper Into America’s Meat Supply   Racine Shortage  Is Laid to OPA

SHORTAGE OF MEAT HAS BECOME ACUTE   Many Butchers Close; Blame  Black Market

Butchers Blame Black Market For Meat Dearth   Shortage Acute In East and On West Coast

URGE VETERANS 10 LIST ALL FIREARMS   Move Made In Attempt To Curb Post War Crime Wave

Local Returned Veterans Urged to Register Their Souvenir Firearms

PUBLIC AIRING SEEMS ASSURED   HURLEY TO TELL HIS STORY NEXT WEDNESDAY

Airing of State. Department Set   Hurley To Relate Story Wednesday

PRESSURE FOR PROBE GROWING   Public Airing Of ‘Sabotage On Foreign Policy Almost Assured

98 ARE DISCHARGED   Released From Army a Fort Leavenworth Separation Center

HUGE THRONG LINED STREET FOR ARRIVAI   GENERAL PRAISES TROOPS AND PRODUCTION AND . URGES ALLIED UNITY IN  POSTWAR PEACE PLAN

77 Perseus Die  Inplae Plmge Into Dense Swamp  Air Lisar Tx «plodes And ‘Burns Maer Florer-ze, 1 £ Seri. C.. vyufing att

2? Are Killed As Plane Falls  InS.C. Swamy   Bodies Charred by Flames  Following  p          teapeort

22 Killed In Dawn  Plane Crash   All Passengers Are  ‘Badly Burned; Nine ‘Soldiers Among Deac

Commercial — Plane Crash Fatal To 22   Eastern Airline Ship Plunges Into South Carolina Swamp

NEW YORK-BOUND AIRLINER CRASHES; 99 ABOARD KILLED   Plunges on Night Run From Miami, Fla., and Wreckage Is Spotted in Swamp  10 Hours Later.   BODIES ARE BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION   Victims Include 10 Civilians and Nine Soldiers, Besides Three Members of the Crew.

22 PASSENGERS ABOARD EASTERN AIRLINER DEAD   Nine Soldiers Among Victims Of Plane Crash Near Blarenc« ia fo   PATHWAY IS MADE THROUGH SWAMPLAND

Await Arrest of Jap General Kenji Dothara   Chinese Fail To Arrest Wanted Japs War Criminals Loose In Shanghai

CRIMINALS STILL FREE IN SHANGHAI   Chinese Are Slow in Arresting Enemies

Complete Financial Accounting Asked As New Army Lands   News Briefs   War Criminals, Traitors Still Free In Shanghai

JAP CRIMINALS ROAM SHANCHA   U. 5. Investigators ~Cannot Make Arrests

Yanks Rescue 1000 Soldiers in Nazi Camp   TOMMYGUNS SIGNAL FOR CRIPPLED MEN TO ATTACK GUARDS

1,000 Ragged, Disabled Captives Fight Through Nazis to U. S. Lines

October Driest In State Since October of 1938  SAT YT A TYSNAT AlCl a

Million Yanks To Stay In Europe   Remaining 3,000,000 Will Be Shipped Out

Yours for a friendly city  — JUSTIN   1,000,000 Yanks ‘fo Stay in Army of Occupation

Atomic Discovery Shakes World’s Imagination to Importance; Yanks Branded:as ‘Man-kind Destroyers’

Foe Calls America “Public Enemy No. 1 Of Social Justice”: Rail Service To Hiroshima, Victim City, Cut

Accord Reached In Trieste Rift   Britain, Yugoslavia  U. S. Make Agreement

TENPORARY RULE GF TRIESTE IS DECIDED UPON   United States, Britain and Yugoslavia Reach Agreement

Agreement Is Reached On Trieste   Temporary Military Admin istration Settles Tension  at Least Temporarily

‘ ea ee haere ah ees  Former President of Peru Was “Political Safety Valve”

Empir e State Building Open  Today as Usual   Eight of the 13 Crash Victims Have ‘Been lidentified

Skyscraper Opened After Hit By Plane   Empire State Building Suffered No Structural Damage From Impact by Army Bomber—Eight of 13 Known Dead Identified—Cause Remains Obscure

Gaping Empire State Building Reopens Today   Business-as Usual Following Impact ot Army Bomber

BUILDING ot FOR BUSINESS   Empire State Re-opens Des: pite Shattering Impact Of Army Bomber.

REOPEN EMPIRE STATE BUILDING   ‘TOWER TO REMAIN CLOSED AS RESULT OF PLANE IMPACT -

REOPEN EMPIRE STATE BUILDING   Huge Structure Reopens Despite Big Blow’ From Bomber; Damage May Be e200 NON.

Empire State Building Is Re-Opened   13 Killed When . Rammed.By Plane

Empire Building Reopens As Army  Probes Disaster   13 Persons Killed When Bomber Crashes Into Sk vscraper,

Inspection After Bomber Crash Reveals No Structural Damage: 13 Persons Listed As Dead.

Empire State Reopens Today   Only Observation Tower Of Bomber-Damaged Building Closed.

Empire State Is Reopened   Only Observation T owe r Will Remain Closed Says President. 

Kmpire Building Re-Opens Today   Shattering Impact of B-25 Kills 13. Makes 18-Foot Gap in Wall

EMPIRE STATE OFFICES OPENED ON 76 FLOORS  Damage Set at Half Million After Crash by U.S. Army Bomber,

Empire State Building Reopens; No Structural Weakness Discovered

EMPIRE STATE CRASH PROBED   iWorld’s Tallest Building  .-.Reopens- Despite Ex- : tensive Damage

Empire State Building Open For Business   Tallest Building's Structure Undamaged, Observation Towe: Closed: Army Quizzes Cause

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING REOPENS   Was Struck by 8-Ton Army Bomber Saturday, Killing Thirteen Persons.

EMPIRE STATE'S OFFICES REOPEN   Final Death Toll Fixed At 13 From Bomber’s Crash

Empire State Open Today   Business As Usual, In Spite of Damage Caused By Bomber

Greek Leftists Given Ultimatum  Must Disarm Before Parleys Are Opened

Greek Minister Bans All Talks To ELAS Heads   Must Comply With Scobie’s Demand. To Lay Down Arms And Quit Athens

ASKS ELAS 10 ~ LEAVE CAPITAL   New Premier § Seeks ‘Law and Order’ in Athens

LAG WILL NOT OBEY DEMANDS   Further Discussions With Group Barred Pending Comoliance.

Bar ELAS Talks Pending Their Accepting Terms   First Goal of Plastiras Government Is ‘To Impose Law and Order.’

SIX FLEE LIMA STATE HOSPITAL   Not Considered Dangerous: One From Mercer Co.

Sees Danger  Of Third War   Clayton Declares Failure To Continue Reeiprocity  Might Lead To War.

TARIFF BATTLE RAGES IN HOUSE   Administration Aids Press Renewal Of Present Plan

Reciprocal Trade Act Hearings On   Truman Facing First Pitched Battle in Congress

TARIFF POLICY UNDER DEBATE   Truman Encounters First Pitched Battle in Conaress.

LIEUT. COM. HAMILL RETURNS FROM DUTY IN PACIFIC THEATRE   WITH 19 MONTHS OVERSEAS CORSICANA DOCTOR BE STATIONED IN STATES

LIEUT. COM. HAMILL RETURNS FROM DUTY IN PACIFIC THEATRE  WITH 19 MONTHS OVER  WITH 19 MONTHS OVER‘SEAS CORSICANA DOCTOR BE STATIONED IN STATES

Tropical Storm Moves On Coast   Winds Are Expected To Hit Gulf Areas Sometime Tonight

Who Is McKean County Coroner, Is '$65 Question   Court May Declare Position Vacant; Clark Is Out of State

Mimm, Beatty Step Out: Job Falls to Sherif   Clark in Ohio Name: Meldrum But Office May Be Declared  Vacant by Courts

“E” BOND GOAL S DSTANT AS DRIVE NEARS END   County Expected to Meet Quota for Total Investments

Allies Hope To Achieve Full Aceord   Leaders Plan To Heal Wounds Caused By Recent Misunderstandings

Warns Against Extensive Strikes   Telephone Officials Go  Into Secret Conference

Political Lug Hint In Trial   Federal Jury Hears That Zurbucken Asked Bootleggers to “Kick In” for the Campaign

Collected Funds. From Bootleggers -For 1940 Campaiar   Dodge City Liquor Runner Says Boys Told to.“Kick In’ By Will Zurbucken

Claim Zurbucken Collected Money   Witness Testifies Cash Was Paid for 1940 Campaign  Expenses   ‘PAID FOR PROTECTION’   Former Highway Official on Trial for Income Tax Evasion

Small Land Craft Make First Trip To Jap Homeland  Japs Lose 150 Planes In First Attacks On U. S. Invasion Fleet

JAPAN LOSES 150 PLANES IN OKINAWA AREA   TARGETS IN TOKYO AND NAGOYA HIT BY B-29’S

Says Nazi Plants:.. Could Prepare for War in Five Years   Long-Term Occupation,’ Rigid Control Needed, Crowley Asserts

German Potential For Making War Said Still Great   Long-Term. Occupation of Nation Necessary, Declares .Crowley

GERMAN WAR POTENTIAL ~ STILL STRONG   Could Re-Arm. In Five Years If Left To Own Devices

LOU Pe PeOLLCr Prepared kor War In Five Years Than In 1939  SAYS LEO CROWLEY, NAZI INVESTIGATOR  Allied Powers Must Be Prepared For Long Term Occupation

WARNS AGAINST NAZI POTENTIAL   Reich Must Be Watchec  for Years—Crowley

GERMANY CAN BI READY FOR WAR alN FIVE YEARS   War-making Potential Not Destroyed By Bombing

Foreign Economic Administrator Says ‘Germany’ 8 War-Making Potential. 1g“: Tremendous Despite Years of Alfied Bombing.

Crowley Declares Allied Powers Must Be Prepared ‘For Long Occupation Of Germany And Rigid Control   Call On Japan's ‘Premier For Strancer Action

GERMANY NOT BEATEN DOWN AG WAR PERIL   Were About Ready to Throw V-Bombs Against U. S., Crowley Says.

TOKYO REPORTS SHANGHAI RAIDS   U. S. Flat-Top Fliers Hit South China Coast As They Please

JAPS REPORT AIR RAID ON SHANGHAI   ‘TOKYO RADIO ‘TELLS OF NEW ATTACKS ON HONGKONG ' AND CANTON, -

JAP FLEET IN HIDING-HALSEY   Will Have To Dig Ships Out, Admiral Says In' Wash ington

Doubts Japanese Fleet Will Fight  Admiral Halsey Pays ' Visit to Washinaton

Admiral Says Enemy Must Be ‘Dug Out’   Foe Held Unable To Muster Enough Ships for Attack

Halsey Makes Surprise Trip   Commander Of Third Fleet Says Jap Fleet Will Not Come Out To Fight.

HALSEY ASSERTS JAP FLEET WILL NOT COME OUT   Pays Surprise Visit To Capital; Says Enemy Must Be Dug Out

Nip Fleet Won't Fight --Halsey  Says We Wiill Have to “Dig Thane (4.2577

Japanese Fleet Avoiding Fight, Halsey Asserts  Pacific Veteran ummoned To Uu ¢

A FIGHTER’S PREDICTION: ; HALSEY SAYS JAP FLEET WON'T COME OUT. FICHT

Jap Fleet Won't Fight   Admiral Halsey, Jr., Says Remnanfs Will Have To Re Due Out

Halsey Arrives In Washington   Predicted Remnants Of Jap Fleet Won’t Come Out And Ficht.

Halsey Says Jap Fleet Is Through   Third Fleet Admiral In Surprise Visit  To Washington D. C. Discounts Nip Navy

Halsey Says Jap Navy Won't Fight; U.S. Will Have To ‘Dig Ships Out’

Jap Fleet, Won't Fight   “We'll Have to Dig "Em Out,” Says 3rd Fleet Chief, in Washington

Jap Fleet Will Stay In Hiding      Nips Will Not Come Out And Fight, Says Third Fleet Chief

Halsey Can't Put Mind in Rat Outlook   Navy Chief Visits Capital on Orders

NO FIGHT LEFT IN JAP FLEET, HALSEY SAYS   Admiral, Back In Washington, Believes Japs Will Break, Eventually

HIDING JAP NAVY TO BE ‘DUG OUT’ HALSEY HINTS   Invasion of Leyte Started on  Short Notice, He Reveals On Surprise Visit to U. S.

Admiral Halsey Predicts Remnants Of Jap Fleet Will Not Come Out And Fight   Commander Of Third Fleet Says We Will Have To Dig Them Out: Visiting Capital

THINKS JAP FLEET WON'T COME QUT   Halsey Believes We Are Go. ing to Have to Dig Them Qut.

Jap Fleet Won't Fight Halsey Says      U. S. Third Fleet Chief Makes Surprise Visit to Washington

Admiral Halsey Sees Jap Fleet Failing To Fight   “Will Dig Them Out” He Tells Newsmen In Talk At Capital Conference

Jap Navy Won't Fight: Halsey  Admiral, i nGapital, Senitbhac Ens tar   Admiral, in Capital, Scathes Foe for His Reluctance to Battle

Labor Draft Nears Test   Senators Forecast Passage, Defeat of eae riiTy

Manpower Bil Chances Lessen  Possibility Senate May Reject Measure

Decide Fate Manpower Bill   Senate Heads Toward Decision On Passage Control Law; See Acceptance.

Manpower Bill Nurse Draft Are  Before Senate   Views Differ as to Disposition of Manpower Control Bill When Vote Comes in Senate.

World Bank Fund Wins House OK   Bretton Woods Bill Receives 348-18 Vote

Maj. M. Deever, Arkansan, Is Leader ‘of First Yanks to — 4 Cross Germany's River Rhine.

RECOVERY LOAN PROPOSED FOR GREAT BRITAIN   ‘Washington Conferences  May Determine E uture Ajd

UFG Workers Ready to Dea!   Union Acee pts Proposal For WLB Hearing

PRISONERS SHIFTED. ~ BY THE JAPANESE   7 Taken. From. Formosa “Comp: to’ ‘Manchu: _ ofa Wea “ae ee

GEN. WAINWRIGHT MOVED BY JAPS   176 OTHER -WAR PRISONERS ARE SHIFTED FROM FORMOSA TO MANCHUKUO.

PRISONERS SHIFTED. BY THE JAPANESE   117 Taken From Formosa fomp to Manchu. kuo tu

Hostilities To Halt Formally At 5:01 Today   German Surrender To Be Ratified At Berlin, Says Churchill.

A Patina te tee  LOW FOG HIDES SEARCH CLUES:   ‘Push Hunt for  Miceing Aimrnan

Searchers Hope Flares Indicate Fliers Are Alive   Navy Reveals Crews Are Being Rushed To Area Near Melbourne, Fla.

Increase Hunt For Aircraft Lost At Sea   Hope Not Abandoned, But Crews Listed Officially Missing

Lights in Swamp, At Sea Followed   Navy Hurries Rescue Parties Across Florida Marshes— Cutter Hunts Ocean

Flores and Large Fire Sighted in Search for Fliers   Navy Dispatches Ships to Investigate; First Clues to Missing  Five Tarnada Alnmbhare

Clues to Missing Fliers but Fog Is Shrouding Region   Searchers Discover Lights in Florida And Off Bahamas

Marshlands Combed for Lost Flyers   Flares Rouse Hope for Some of 27 Missing Men in Florida.

Searchers Find Flares Believed Dropped by Ships   Large Shore Signal Fire Aliso Reported; Weather Handicaps

Planes Search Kor 27 Men Missing At Sea   Flares Observed In Marshlands

Fog Balks Hunt For Navy Fliers   Swamp Searched After Sighting of Flares Raises Hopes

Flares Seen In Fla. Marsh May Be Fliers Clue   Other Flares Sighted Off Bahamas As Navy Preccese Wide Search

SCORES OF PLANES HOWERING OVER ORLANDO-MELBOURNE AREA WHERE FLARES REPORTED SEEN

FLARES AND FIRE START NEW SEARCH FOR AVIATORS   Widely Svaced Signals Bring Hope Of Finding Missing Fliers

Wide Hunt For Airmen   Florida Swamps Being Combed for Missing Navy Plane Crews

SEARCHING FOR NAVAL AIRMEN   Low Fog Hides Reported Clues to Fate of Missing Group of 27.   THSING EVERY EFFORT

RESCUE SQUADS PLUNGE INTO FLORIDA SWAMP   Navy Cutter Speeds To Bahamas Hunting Others

Flares Seen Northeast of Abago Isle   Search Crews Rushed in Hope Of Finding Missing Men

Signal Fires Spur  Navy Search For 27 Missing Fliers   LLL  Naval Planes, Ships, Amphibious Forces Join in Resue Hunt Today as Hope Rises Airmen May Be Safe

FLARES GIVE HOPE FLIERS MAY BE SAFE   Rescue Squad Speeds to Scene in Search of 27 Missing Naval Airmen in the Marshlands of Florida.

15 Army Men Die In Plane Wreck  During a Storm   Puch to Svirvicarse

Flares Sighted During Night In Desolate Area Between Orlando And Melbourne

Low Fog Hides Reported Clews Of Lost Fliers   Flares Seen Last Night in Central Florida Swamps

Flares May Bring Rescue of Some of 27 Missing Airmen   Dense Fog Hampers Hunting Parties in Desalate Marshlands

FLARES MAY LEAD TO LOST AIRMEN   Navy Proves Signal Lights an Florida Mearshae

FLARES AND FIRE SEEN IN REMOTE FLORIDA MARSH   Search Crews Dispatched Immediately To Check On Reports Made By Observation Plane; Hunt Hindered By Fog.

One Is In East Prussia; Other Along Hungarian. Czechoslovakian Border   ON WESTERN FRONT NAZIS ARE LEAVING BELGIAN BULGE   Battleline Situation In Alsace Reported To Be Im proving

Von Rundstedt’s Forces Struggle Desperately to Escape Trap On Western Front, As Seventh Army Improves Southern Front Conditions With Offensive of Own.

SAYS EUROPE VAST TORTURE CHAMBER”   Puts Full Blame on Nazis; Defendants Plead Not Guilty

Allied Case Told Nazis  By Jackson   U.S. Spokesman Ignores Pleas of Not Guilty, Submits Charaes.

AL AON (ORMALLY AGLUotO NAZL WAR CRIMINALS MAKING FUROPE “TORTURE CHAMBER”

Jackson Makes Formal Charges Avast Nazis   Trial Of Nazi War Crim inals Is Formally Begun By Allies   DEFENDANTS MAKE NOT GUILTY PLEAS

LAYS FULL WAR BUILT ON NAZIS   Jackson Presents Allied Case After ‘Not Guilty’ Pleas Entered

Suspected Men Are Delivered By Own People   Request Apparently Sought to Save Face for Wanted Men and Goyernment—Annapolis of Japan Disbanded as Occupation Grip Tightens

Japs Given Two Days to Round Up War Criminals   Hope to Prevent Epidemic of Hara Kiri Among Suspects

Japs Given Job Of Rounding Ur War Criminals   Must Get Results Within Two Days Otherwise Yanks Will Make Arrests Toio Continues To Improve

Enemy Officials Given Two Days To Make Roundup   Tokyo Regime Gets Permission to Nab Accused Group and ‘Save Face’; Cabinet Wrestles With Problem of Meeting Demands of MacArthur

NIPPON STEPS INTO CORRAL WAR MAKERS   JAPS HOPE TO HEAD OFF EPIDEMIC OF HARA KIRI

NIPS GET TWO DAYS FOR ‘FACE’ SAVING   Otherwise Yanks Will Again Take Over The ‘Wanted’ Roundup

Russians Speed Huge Advance On  German Silesia   Red ‘Steamroller’ Attack Now Within Less Than 50 Miles Of The Reich   NAZI DEFENSES BEING FLATTENED

RAF Blasts ~ Hannover. ~ Last Night   Blockbusters Dropped On Industrial “Cit y~  ___To Follow Up U.S.  ~~.Dayliqght Sweeps

ALLIED AIRMEN BOMB HANNOVER   POUND RUNDSTEDT’S LIFELINES: NEAR -BULGE-—-COL‘OGNE AIRDROMES HIT.

‘Monty’ Held Man to Watch   Briton in Position To Strike Hard Blow

PRESIDENT RECEIEVES TIP ON FULL JOB BILL   Legislator Warns President He ‘Must Trim His Sails’

FOUND DEAD I CAR ON BEACH   Miesing Husband Of Murder Suspect Discovered

Physician Kills Self After Wife Murders Nurse   Body Of Suicide Found In Car 19 Miles South Of S. F.

Doctor Found ~ Dead In Auto   Physician ‘Ends  Life After Wife Admits Slay. ina Nurse 

DOCTOR'S BODY / FOUND IN AUTO   Husband Of Woman Held For Murder Believed Suicide Victim

Lausche Calls Legislature to Aid Unemployed   Would Amend Law to Increase Benefits at Once

HOLDS SESSION ~ TOJOB BENEFIT   Lausche Resists Pressure to Put Other Matters in Assembly Call

U. §, SEIZES CHICAGO TRUCKS   Move Seems Designed  to Foal 2nd Strike

CHIGAGO TRUCKS SEIZED BY U.S,   Government Moves To Balk Paralyzing Strike

Chicago Trucking Industry Seized   Government Moves Tc Forestall New Strike

SEIZES CHICAGO TRUCKING LINES TO AVERT STRIKE   Make Preparations to Call in Troops If Needed, Says ODT

U. S. Seizes Truck Lines In Chicago   Action Taken to Forestall Strike as Union Votes Walkout

ODT Seizes Chicago Trucking Industry Account Strike; Many Idle Elsewhere

/Vewitt Viacnenzie oays-.  Preparedness Is Insurance Against War

Unpreparedness and Appeasement Won't Save Nation in These Days   AITLER ARMED TO TEETH

GENERAL MARSHALL LAYS DOWN THESIS IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT PREPAREDNESS REST INSURANCE

Readiness Insurance  ‘Against War   Those Who Held That If; a Nation Wastted to Avoid Conflict It Should Shui—Agma‘iment Have Been Diseredited,

Legislature Quits Until March 10 With Total Of 541 Bills, In Hopper

President Of U.S. Is Form. ally Greeted By British King Aboard Warship   MEETING OCCURS NEAR PLYMOUTH

Nazi Defense In Bavaria, Baltic Fades   U. S. Seventh Army Is Without Assignment As Front Fades

Yanks Crush Resistance In Bavaria  Surrender in   Surrender in Austria Opens Redoubt Road

MacArthur's Forces Join and Are Compressing Japs  Into Extinction Near Manila   Fighting Has Been Extraordinarily _ Fierce, General Reports;  Enemv Losses in Battle Are Heavy

Ist, 37th Units”  ‘Join in Maiila   Death Grip Put en: Jape, MP Arthur Renorts “>

Expect Change In Cabinet In Near Future   Point To Labor Department. Agriculture Setup;  Wilgore Is Eved.   HUTSON 18 STUDIED

Early Changes In Cabinet Are Held Probable   Kilgore Mentioned For Labor Portfolio, Hutson For Aocriculture.

SOME MEMBERS OF ROOSEVELT CABINET DUE TO DEPART SOON   FIRST CHANGE MAY COME IN LABOR DEPARTMENT, WITH PERKINS GOING

SOME MEMBERS OF  ROOSEVELT CABINET  DUE TO DEPART SOON FIRST CHANGE MAY COME IN LABOR DEPARTMENT,  Wirt DEDYING CAI

Several Roosevelt Aides On Way Out. ...  Several Cabinet Changes May Be Made By Truman With Very Little Delay

Truman Expected To Replace Labor, Agriculture Secretaries In Cabinet

THINK TRUMA WILL CHANGE CABINET SOON   Kilgore Passibility for Labor Secretary; Wickard Will Resign

Hint Cabinet Change Soon      Truman May Name ~ New Agriculture and Labor Heads at Once

Removal of Some of FDR Cabinet Members In Near Future Seen At Capital

Cabinet Lineup To Be Changed   Truman’s Friends Expect One  or More New Department  Heads To Be Named 

Cabinet Changes Anticipated Soon  At Least Two Thought to Be on Way Out

MEMBERS OF CABINET ARE-ON THEIR WAY OUT   Roosevelt's Official Family Expected to Be Broken Up Soon

Cabinet Posts To Be Changed  Is Forecast   Sen. Kilgore Mentioned As Probable Labor  Secretary

Changes in FDR Cabinet Foreseen  Labor Department,  Agriculture Setup” Mav Be Reshuffled

EARLY CHANGE IN CABINET IS EXPECTED   Kilgore Believed Truman's Choice for Secretary of Labor —J. B. Hutson May Succeed Secretary Wickard.

Yanks Arrest Jap Plotter of Sneak Attack   Adm. Shimada Says ‘l Don’t Suicide’ To American Officer

Shimada Tells Captors That He “Don’t Suicide”      Jap Naval Minister Who Plotted Pearl © Harbor Attack Seized

YANKS SMASH SAAR DEFENSES   3rd Army Pouring Thru Hole In Central Ger man Front

Patton In Sweep Up. Moselle —   Capture Of Nazi Fortress City Of Goch Complet-ed By Canadians

CANADIAN DRIVE SMASHES NORTH ANCHOR OF LINE   Russians Capture Road Hub East of Berlin as Allied Bombers Pound Germany

His Tanks Are Near Saarbureg   Seventh Army Is Within Sight of Vital Saarbruecken

CANADIANS AND SCOTS SEIZE GOCH   U.S. Third Army Meet: Only Disorganized Resistance

Tanks Smash Five Miles Toward Trier Through Disorganized Foe   Goch Is Captured; ( ‘anadiansDriveOn   Seventh Army, In South, Advances To Within View Of Saarbruecken

Armored Forces Seats Hole In German Defenses   Americans Attack On 55-Mile Front; Other Armies Gain

YANKS ADVANCE OVER 5 MILES TOWARD TRIER   ‘Disorganized’ Nazi Resistance Reported as Tanks and Men Sweep Forward.

Rips New Hole ‘Through Enemy  Central Front   Nears Rich Saar Coal And Steel Region; Scots Capture Goch.

Smash Ahead Toward Tier;  Goch Falls   Yank Meet Disorganized Resistance; Third Army Hurling Germans Back

Patton Slams Tanks Through German Lines   Armored Division Is Sent Through Hole; Canadians Win Goch, 7th Army Gainina

Patton Hurls Armored Unit Toward Trier   Scots Capture Strongly Fortified Road Center Of Goch In Drive.   SEVENTH ADVANCES

THIRD ARMY DRIVES INTO THE MOSELLE   Vanguards of Tanks and Infantry Reach Within Two Miles of Fortified  Center of Saarburg  CANADIANS IN GOCH

Patton's Men Gouge Hole In Defenses   Advance 5 Miles On 55-Mile Front; Goch Captured ©

Third Army Carves Out 5-Mile Gain   Patton's Men Sweep Ahead: Scots Win Goch

Patton's Tanks Make Sudden Deep Thrust   Division Smashes 5} Miles Through Disorganized German Resistance; Third Army Jars Germans Along 55-Mile Front

TOWARD TRIER   Goch, Strongly Fortified Road Center, Is Taken Ry Scots.   SEVENTH MOVES AHEAD

Americans Hurl Armor Into German Front  To Make Long Advance   Strongly Fortified Road Center of Goch Falls To Scot Units; U. S$. Seventh Army Speeds Ahead; Several Towns Along Route Are Taken

Rips Through  Hole Gouged  In Nazi Front   ‘Scots Capture Goch, Push On Toward Ruhr, 16 Miles Away

LED BY TANKS AMERICANS IN NEW OFFENSIVE GAINED OVER FIVE MILES ALONG MOSELLE

RED ARMY TROOPS PUSHING BEYOND KUSTRIN ON MONDAY   IN WEST YANKS REPORTED TO HAVE PIERCED SIEGFRIED LINE

RED ARMY TROOPS  PUSHING BEYOND  KUSTRIN ON MONDAY IN WEST*YANKS RE- ©  PORTED TO HAVE PIERCED QECERIED LINE

Red Army 30 Miles From Berlin After Kustrin Outflankec   Yankees Rip Siegfried Line, French Make Gains

Huge Red Forces Reach Oder River   Russians Push Beyond Outflanked Kustrin Thirty Miles of Berlin and Gen. Zhukov's Armies Try to Cross Oder River Barrier.   U.S. First Army Pierces Siegfried While Ninth Army Masses on Roer   30 Miles Prom Berlin

Reconversion Picture of Nation Is Generally Bright, Officials Claim

RECONVERSION PICTURE. BRIGHT   Labor Department Cites Voluntary Wage Increases _

Too Many Heroes At Iwo Jima Won't Be Around When Medals Are Passed

Wrecks Litter lwo Beaches «  Landing Barges Were Smashed by Guntire As They Came Achora

lwo Invasion Beaches Scene U. §. Wreckaae   Wrecked Hulls of Boats, Debris Tell Price Paid by Yanks

Marine Writer Describes Iwo Jima Invasion Beach, Littered with Wreckage, Bodies, Smashed Boats

SHARP TAX CUT 15 HELD UNLIKEL}   BEFORE IT CAN COME, DOUGHTON SAYS, U. 8. MUST REDUCE SPENDING.

SAY FIRST BOMB NOW OUT OF DATE   Second Atomic Bomb Drop: ped on Japan Far Deadlier  -. Than.the First.:-

Threat of a Transportation Breakdown May Result in a Relaxation of Draft Rules

ACTION TAKEN TO FORESTALL A BREAKDOWN   Lively Battle in Congress Expected on Teen-Age, Farm and Family Men Called,

‘hreatened  ransportation Breakdown Brings New Policy; Same May Apply To Coal Miners, Steel Workers; Lively Congressional  Fight Shapes Up.

SPEEDY DESTROYER WILL BE LAUNCHED FROM IRON WORKS   Craft to Slide Next Thursday, Annual Flag Day

oAYS PROBERS  SHOULD KNCW   Indications Are Dewey Had Word Before He Received Letters.   ONLY FIVE KNEW SECRET

End of Pear! Probe Far Off   Committee Doesn’t Know When it Will Get New Counsel

Pearl Harbor Committee Not. To Fold Up; May Continue Even Without Leqal Counsel   Members Say Investigation Will Stay In Session For Long, Long Time

Pearl Harbor Investigators See ‘Long Task Ahead   Wonder Where They Will Get New Counsal Doubt thet Barkley Will Withdraw

SENATOR ASKS HOW GOVERNOR TOM DEWE} LEARNED OF “MAGIC”  GEN. GEROW SAYS WARN. ING TO HAWAIIAN ARMY COMMAND WAS SPECIFIC

Sen. Lucas Calls For A ‘Leak’ Probe   Says Governor Knew Of ‘Magic’ Before He Got Marshall’s Letters.

To Probe Source  Of Leak to Dewey   Sen.Lucas Wants to Know How Code Break— ing Got Out      Committee Does Not Yet Know Who Will Be  New Counsel

Committee Agrees Probe  To Continue   Members Say Inquiry Will Go on for Long Time But Are Unable to Say Whe Will Be Counsel

Pearl Harbor Group Seeks New Counsel   Length of Inquiry May Force Barkley To Surrender Chair

How Did Dewey Know Of Code?  Gen. Gerow Brands Action As Treason

How Did Dewey Learn Secret, Lucas Demands   Poses Question For Pearl Harbor Board On ‘Magic’ Operation

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS WANT 10 KNOW HOW SECRET LEAKED © QUT AND WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE

Senator Wants To Trace Dewey Source   Lucas Says Governor Knew of Message Before Official Note

KENT LOSES HIS APPEAL TO AVOID RETURN TO U.S   CONVICTED EMBASSY CODE CLERK WANTED TO GO TO EIRE OR AKGENTINA

MILLIONS OF TONS  OF MATERIALS WENT  INTO ATOMIC BOMB   WHAT CAME OUT WAS MERE HANDFUL—BUT WHAT A HANDFUL

U-Boat Officer Suicide After Giving Up Sub   Slashes Wrist With Brok-' en Kye Glass in Boston, Mass., Jail

W. H. Davis Rests From ‘Hot Seats’   Former Head Of Many U. S. Agencies Leave With Truman’s Thanks

Last Line  Before Oder  Barrier _—      CROSS OBRA IN PROVINCE OF BRANDENBURG; OTHER ot ARMIES POUND THRU POMERANIA.

Thrust Takes Russ Deep Into Germany   Other Columns Roll Unchecked Across Pomerania

New Polish Government Winning Allied Approval   London Group Expected To Lose Recognition In Few Daye; Allies Reach New Agreement On Occupation Zones, Wilhelmina Names New Dutch Premier

BILL PROPOSES CASH IN LIEU OF TAXATION  Measure Would Reimburse States Through Loss of Taxing Units

Toyko Claims Division of Troops Lands in Gulf Area; MacArthur’s  Communique Ignores Enemy Reports

TRUMAN TAKES OATH “2D PRESIDENT; PLEDGES.» uAlT FOR VICTORY AN” - ACE   Orders Secretary of State to Go Ahead With Plans for United Nations Conference in San Francisco

Plans Develop In Committee   Measures Prepared for Congress Vote by Sen-  ’ ate-House Groups .

THREAT FROM ClO STIRS UP SENATOR'S IRE   ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT FINANCIAL QUIZ DROPPED

The Main Bodies Approach Town From All  Directions   TAKE OTHER TOWNS   Vellerous aad Compogne Also Fall to the Yanks

SEVENTH ARMY. FIGHTING OFF NAZI ATTACKS   GERMANS CONTINUE RETREAT . FROM_BULGE_ BUT. LAUNCH ASSAULTS TO THE SOUTH

Byrnes Looms As Successor To Stettinius   Former Assistant To Roose velt Regarded As Choice for State Secretary

CRASH OF BIG GUNS RESOUNDS IN TOKYO BAY   Major Enemy Naval Units Believed to Have Been Caught at Yokosuka Base.   FLASH!

Carrier Planes Sight Enemy In Yokosuka Raid   60 Army Fighters Hit Central Honshu In Strafing Run

FOLLOWS NAVY RAIDS ON TARGETS   Record Attack Includes 4,000 Tons of Incendiarie:

RESUME COAL PARLEY TODAY   Southern Operators Mag Plans To Block Strike Vote

Three Youngsters Perish In Fire Starting From Toy Electric Stove

BRITISH OCCUPY GREEK CAPITAL   Report ELAS Forces Withdrawn From Athens

‘Athens Clear Of Guerrillas   _ British Occupying ALL Capital Areas

More Fighting Marks StudioRuss Row  Strike; Both Sides Go to LawStill Boiling

Gen. Zhdanov Reported Appointed To Succeed Stalin If Illness Continues

Expert Says Oil, Vital Mineral Reserves Will Be Exhausted Within Next 20 Years

Half Dozen Army Officers Accused of Having Part in Looting Army Supplies

Officers Face  Military Trial 6 Or 7 Involved In Black Market Acts

SENTENCE TEN ON LOOTING CHARGES   U.S ARMY WIDENS” SCOPE OF DRIVE ON FRENCH BLACK MARKET

ARMY NURSE AWARDED BRONZE STAR MEDAL   First Lt. Catherine N. Keefer, York Springs, Receives Decoration For  Meritorious Service

SCHOOL PROPOSAL — GIVEN BIG MARGIN   An $800,000 Building Fund Was Approved by Vote of Almost 6 to       All Candtidatag Flartod

"GIVEN BIG MARGIN   An $800,000 Building Fund Was Approved by Vote of Almost 6 to    CITY CANDIDATES IN

Argentina ‘Out’ Of Coming Parley   American Republics Set February Meeting

BYRNES OFF FOR MOSCOW MECTING OF ALLIED CHIEFS   Atornie Controls and Other : Peace Problems on Con. ferance Ananda

BYRNES ON WAY TO RED CAPITAL ~~ FOR BIG TALK   Will Discuss Atomic Bomb Controls With Bevin and Molotov   TO URGE PEACE PARLEY}   U.S. Is Anxious for General Conference to Be Held as Soon as Possible

: Byrnes ‘Leaves ‘ForMoscow   Big 3 Ministers To Discuss Atom Bomb Controls, Peace Conference

ON HIS WAY TO MOSCOW   Bie Three Will Discuss Atomic Bomb Control and Peace

Byrnes Starts — Trip to Moscow   State Chief Takes Off in C-54 Transport — for Discussions on Atom, Peace Conferences

BYRNES TO FLY: TO MOSCOW FOR MEETING TODAY   geek Big Three Understanding On Atomic Bomb Controls rae

BYRNES IS ON HIS WAY TO MOSCOW   To Seek Big 3 Understandina On Atom Bomb Control

BYRNES TAKES OFF BY PLANE FOR MOSCOW   To Talk Atomic © Bomb Control and Peace Conference

Byrnes Leaves for Moscow to Confer On Atomic Control   Will Also Seek Date for European Peace Conference Meeting

Byrnes Off to Talk A-Bombs At Moscow   Departs by Plane; Peace Conference for Europe on Agenda

BYRNES LEAVES U.S. FOR MOSCOW   Big Transport Carries Party To Vital Meeting

BYRNES LEAVES BY AIR FOR MOSCOW 10 DISCUSS PLANS   Big Three Meeting Scheduled to Get Underway Saturday   TO MAKE PLANS FOR PEACE CONFERENCE   Will Also Seek Understanding on Atomic Bomb Control

BAN iS LIFTED ON APPLIANCES   Manufacture Of Some 50 Types Of Electrical Items Resumed

DEATH COMES TO RAYMON CASKEY . SATURDAY, DEC. 8   Rites Held Here Monday Afternoon For Former Resident

CASKEY  RITES MONDAY P.M.   Father of Deceased Also Victim of Pneumonia

Uniform Schedule To End Prejudicial Tariffs Ordered In ICC Revision

SOUTH AND WEST WIN RATE FIGHT   TWO SECTIONS GIVEN PARITY WITH EAST IN BASIC FREIGHT CHARGES,

TE FREIGHT RATES CUT BY + 100°S DECISION   Ruling Affects Wide Area in “.., South, West, tneluding OGhlahamea

ICC Decision Revises Class  Freight Rate:   South, West Win Parity: Commodity Tariff« Lefe Liaehanaail

Uniform Rail Rates Ordered   Action of ICC May Give Oklahoma Even Break in Manufacturing oe peoad Costs

Southwest Wins Sweeping Victory As ICC Orders Uniform Class Rates For Nation   Decision Welcomed, Some Are Cautious"

South, Parts Of West Get Rail Rate Cui   Two Areas Win Parity After Fight of Years

South Wins Its Long Fight For Freight Parity   ICC Rules Articles Moving   by Railroad Take Same   Rate Classification Regardless of Distance

ICC Prescribes Uniform Scale for Freight Class Rates   Railroads Given 90 Days to Submit Method Reach Classification

ICC Orders Same Freight Classification Regarding Of Starts And Stops   Only Class I Tariff Effected By Edict   Ruling Applies In All See: tions Except Far West  Where No Relief Asked

MOST VITAL RULING IN 1.C.C. HISTORY ORDERS RATE PARITY EAST OF ROCKIES

SWEEPING REFORM   France Nationalizes 5 Banks 30% of Country’s Deposits

FRENCH BANK NATIONALIZED BY ASSEMBLY   Sweeping Changes Are Voted in Nation’s Financial Setup

Sweeping Financial Reform Suggested “By De Gaulle Ii Includes Bank of -France-and Others.

Banks Nationalized By French Assembly   Sweeping Financial Re forms Backed by De Gaulle

French bank nationalized    by assembly Deposits under eontrol of state

Bank of France Is Nationalized  State Controls Most Of Nation's Deposit:

SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE DISCUSSING LABOR IN REPARATIONS BYSTEM

Prober Hurls Charges at Gen. Marshall   Chief of Staff's Pearl Harbor Role Under Fire

Gen. Marshall's Role in Dec. 7 Alert Challenoed   Rep. Gearhart Says Short Was Not Properly Warned

Big B-29 Armada Hits 3 Jap Cities   Heart of Industral Area Battered Again

b NEW SHIPS BURN INPURTLAND TODAY   $25,000,000 Damage And Several Casualties Reported

BURNED AT PORTLAND   Fire Damage At Shipyard Estimated At Over $25,000,000

Kaiser Yards Razed   Six Mew Ships Burned By Fire At Yards Today

FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL FOES MAY STRIVE FOR ‘KILL’   Believe Inclusion . of ‘An Amendment for Permanent. FEPC Within “Full Employment” Measure Will wudg . .

OUTLOOK ON LABOR FRONT IS BRIGHTER   Hopes Bolstered by Ford and C, LO. Negotiations

Allies Endorse Trusteeship for Italian Colonies   Plan Revealed By Stalin; Reds Not in Accord

IRAN PROTEST SENT SOVIETS   Explanation Asked of Reds’ Action in Halting Iran Troops at Tabriz

State’s Attorney Commended  Close Watch On Gambling Is Asked By Local Church Group

State’s Attorney Commended pases htetiaind. Miler tanacanaianasiaie  Close Watch On Gambling Is Asked By Local Church Group

PERSONS OPENING NEW BUSINESS OR PURCHASING BUSINESS MUST NOTIFY OPA

DISCHARGED OFFICER DRAFTED AS PRIVATE   No Comment from Army or Draft Board

A Discharged Veteran Back In the Army   First Lieutenant Twice Wounded Called Again —As Buck Private.

BOROWY, TAKE SERIES LEAD   Pound Out 11 Hits To Win Third Victory By 8-4 Score

Submarine Dares Overwhelming Power, Mountainous _ Seas in Thrilling Battle to Sink Japanese Carrier

Navy Tells of 10-Hour Battle Resulting In Sinking of Nipponese Carrier by Sub

British Guard Against Riot Outbreaks  Death Toll Reaches 10 in Terusalem:   Death Toll Reaches 10 in Jerusalem: Curfew Is Imposed

British Guard Against Riot Quibreaks   Death Toll Reaches 16 in Jerusalem: Curfew Is Imposed

British Airborne Soldiers Patrol Jerusalem, Guarding Against Terrorist Outbreak

FIVE MORE CITIES IN JAPAN BOMBED   BIG NAVAL ARSENAL ON HONSHU IS AMONG TARGETS OF 450 SCUPERFORTS,

BIG BOMBERS HIT 3 TIMES IN FIVE DAYS   LAST TOKYO FLEET SUPPLY PORT IS WRECKED

SUPERFORTS HIT JAPANESE PLANTS   Five Big Aircraft Factories Bombed by 450 U.S. Planes

JAP NAVAL ARSENAL HIT BY SUPERFORTS   High-Explosive Bombs Are Dropped On Honshu Island Targets By 450 Bombers

Tax On Teachers’ Pay Complicated   Larger Proporiionate Amount Withheld From Each of 9 Monthly Checks

ST. NICHOLAS PASTOR lod ie ahh Sight Maa      The School Bond Issue

New Atomic Bomb Lands  Squarely in Target Center   Flash and Concussion of Explosion Startles Bomber Crew: Only 3 Members Knew They Carried New Secret Weapon

Center Of City Squarely “Hit” By Atom Bomb   Pilot Of Fortress Carrying Mystery Weapon Tells Story

“My God,’ Was All Atomic Bomber’ s  Fliers Could Say   B-29, 10 Miles Away From Blast Rocked Like Close Flak; Think City No Longer ‘Exists’

Former Resident  Of Merrill Dead  A. Anderson Taken After Long I[lIIness

A. ANDERSON DIED TUESDAY. MAY 22   eee TE noel  Merrill Man Succumbs To Long Sickness. Burial At Merrill

COUNTY TO BUY A B-2!   Superfort, War Loan Goal, Will B Dedicated to 8ith Detachment

Purchase of B-29 {s 7th War Loan Goal   Big Civic Auditorium Cernival Will Launch Campaign an April 27

Roundup of Doings in Washineton for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Summarized by Associated Press

Courage Of Crew Brings Carrier Back In One Of Most Heroic Episodes In Pacific

Japs Bomb But Fail to Sink USS Franklin Off Japan; Crew Brings Vessel to Port   An eye-witness story of the Japanese attack. on the U.S.S. Carrier Franklin, appears on Page &.

Firing Of Explosives And Gasoline Fails To Sink Giant Carrier 63 Miles From Japan

Crippled by Jap Bombs,  Which Caused Over 1100  Casualties, Ship Survives   Flattop Franklin, Stricken by Internal Blasts After Attack, Makes Gallant Battle Against Foe’s Flyers Approximately 60 Miles Off Japan

 Carrier Fr anklin Survives Days Of Bombing And Fires   Jap Dive Bomber Opens Episode of Brayery—Carrier Loses One-Third of Crew in Six Attacks Ee os. - and Multiple Explosions.

[Among Greatest Episodes: Carrier Franklin Returns to Port After Suffering 1,000 Casualties

Eliminate Shizuoka as future target say returning crewmen   Superforts have scorched 13 Jap cities in 25 great incendiary blows

TWO KILLED IN RAILROAD WRECK   Burned After Striking Loaded Fuel Oil Truck.

TWO DIE IN FIRE IN TRAIN CRASH   Knickerbocker Limited Hits Fuel Oil Trailer at Painesville

Yanks Sweep Against Jap Suicide Units   House-to-House Battle Rages in Manila; Tokyo Fears Fleet

Yanks Sw eep U p Japanese  In S. Manila   Bombs, Quake, Cabinet Shake Up Rock Tokvo; Fear War With Russia

Jap Suicide Units Hold in Manila Ruins   House-to-House Fight Continues Within Capital City

Battle to Clear  Japs From Manila  Streets Goes On More U. S. Soldiers  Join in Contest for Philippine Capital

Mopping Up Of Manilals Progressing   Tokyo Beset By Air Raid And Earthquake

Yanks Clean Up Japs In South Manila   House-To - House Fighting Rages As Doughboys Dig Out Nip Suicide Units.   ATTACK CORREGIDOR

Auto Industry Is Authorized to Produce Cars  Many Bottlenecks Still Block the Way, However

Hazy U. S. Policy Regarding Postwar Maritime Service Put Under Spotlight

SEEK HOOVER'S AFLIEE ADVICE   US ee  ‘European Relief Administrator in World War  ‘Had ~ Called for Quicker Action

AMERICAN TASK IN  JAPAN TO TAKE FROM  THREE TO FIVE YEARS OCCUPATION FORCE OF 200,000 MEN NEEDED  FrAT SFMT AMARS AT

'200, 000 Troops Can Complete Task Of Converting Japanese Within 3-5 Years Occupation

Sees American Task In Japan Takin 25 Year:   Might Be Completed Within Three, With Occupying Force 200,000 Men,  Observer Believes

Authorities Say Occupation Role Of United States in Japan Likely To Require Three to Five Year:

Sees 3 to5 Years Stay In Japan    Job Can Be Finished In That Time If Present Policy Is Continued, Say Jap, U. S. Leaders

U.S. Occupation Of Japan May Last Five Years   Use Occupying Force Of 200,000 Men; MacArthur Expects Succeccful Canelietmn

America’ s Occupation Role In Japan ‘To Require From Three To Five Years

Many Japanese Are Pessimistic About The Future But:  Most Authorities In Tokyo Believe Job Of Reformation Possible In Five Years

America May Finish Task In Japan in 3 to 5 Years   By GLENN BABB.

AMERICAN TASK IN JAPAN TO TAKE FROM THREE TO FIVE YEARS  OCCUPATION FORCE OF 200,000 MEN NEEDED FOR TREMENDOUS JOR

Occupation  In Japan May Last 5 Years   High Leaders Believe U. S. Role to Require At Least Three Years

U. S. Occupation of Japan Seen As Three to Five Year Task   Survey by AP Foreign Editor Reveals Most Authorities Hold Confident View of Future.

Occupation Of Japan To ‘Take Years   290,060 U. S. Troops Needed

U. S. Occupation of Japan Seen As 2 #9 & Vears for 200.000 Soldiers

U.S. Occupation Role In Japan May Require 5 Year:   By GLENN BABB

‘High Officials Say Yanks Occupation ‘Role In Japan To Require 3 To 5 Years

RFC Head Sought After Senate Vote Spurns Wallace    Senate Passes George Bil  Separating RFC Fren . Commerce Dept. _ Action on Nominatid:  Deferred. %,

Successor To Jones Considered   Wallace Loses Loan Post; Probably Gets Commerce Job ,.

Discuss ‘Big’ Names For Jones’ Post   Wallace’s Nomination Into ‘Cold Storage’ Until March 1

Lending Agencies Stir Speculation   Vinson Mentioned For Financial Post

ames For Loan Agencies Are Mentioned  8 AT big   Fred Vinson. Joseph Ken. nedy, M. S. Eecles, 8.  Kaiser Suggested,  SENATE MUST PASS   SENATE MUST PASS

HENRY J, KAISER MAY BOSS RFC   Mony Others Mentioned To Head Lending Agency As Wallace Fails

LIST OF POSSIBLE MEN FOR LENDING AGENCIES GROWING   Many Big Names, In and Out of Government Circlea. Men: tioned for Post Which Senale Wants Kept Out of Wallace’s Hands

CONSIDER NEW LENDING BOSS   Consideration of Wallace Nomination Delayed  Until March 1

Senate Votes To Bar Wallace From Loan Job  Many Mentioned For High Post

Four Mentioned For Lending Post   Senate Votes To Keep R.F.C. Other Agencies Out Of Wallace Hands.

Mention Many As Director Of Loan Agencies  George Bill Goes To House After  Daeenna Ru Sannta

Lending Post Head Sought   Big Names In And Out of Government Drawing Attention

BIG NAMES GET RFC. MENTION   Senate Cuts Lending From Commerce Department

BIG NAMES IN AND OUT OF GOVERNMENT TALKED FOR LOAN JOE  ' VINSON, KENNEDY, ECCLES AND KAISER

JAP WOMEN ATTACK YANKS ON OKINAWA   Some Suicide; Others Injured. But No Damage

Large Group of. of Registrants Take Pre.induotion Testa Last Week” At Chicago ‘Center.

Small Group of. M Men Report: te          For Pre-indnetions. oe

LAVAL TRIAL WILL. BEGIN TOMORROW   To Be Tried Before The French High Court Of Justice

Trial of Laval  Opens Tomorrow   Court Expects Case to Be Completed By Oct. 21

LAVAL TRIAL ON SCHEDULE   Starts Thursday, Predicted Delay Is Avoided

SLOW GAINS — IN ADVANCE ON AIRFIELD   IMFORTANT: HEIGHT ON IS. LAND CAPTURED BY MARINES AS FIERCE FIGHT ING CONTINUES

Navy Guns Aid Troops in Drive To Mountain Top   Small Gains in Fight for Air Field Reported

Marines Take Vital Heiht In Iwo Jima Battle   Top Of 554-Foot-High Ex. tinct Volcano Captured After Terrific Combat   ‘CASUALTIES IN  BATTLE MOUNT

Spaatz To Lead In Pacific Conflict   Will Boss Strategic Bombing By Army Bombers

Will Direct Newly Createc U. S. Army Air Force in Pacific.   JAPAN HEAVILY BOMBED

SPAATZT NEW AIR FORCE   Will Lead Stragetic Bombing Attacks Against Japan

Gets Job  Of Leveling  Japan Gigantic New BomberCommanc Is Set Up

Spaatz to Direct Pacific Bombing   8th Air Force Under Doolittle Command, 20th Under Lemay

SPAATZ TO HEAD PACIFIC AIRMEN   Man Who Led Strategic Bombing of Reich Given New Assignment

Spaatz Gets Bombing Pos In Pacific   General Who Leveled Germany Given Same Task Against Japan

SPAATZ 10 BOSS JAPAN BOMBING   NAMED SUPERVISOR OF PACIFIC AIR FORCE

Spaatz Heads Pacifie Raids   Same Job As He Had When Directing Bombings Against Germany.

SPAATZ T0 LEAD RAIDS ON JAPAN   Was Director of -European Air War

Two Big Arms Under LeMay And Doolittle   Australian Ground Forces Sweep Into: Balikpapan Port ©

General Whe Bombed Nazis To Blast Japs   Leader Will Supervise Both 20th And 8th °  Aerial Forces

Gen. Spaatz to Go fo Pacific  Bombing Chief of Europe to Do Some Work Against Japs

Man Who Leveled Germany Chosen   Will Become Head Of Giant Force Created Because Of Greatly Increased Size Of Superfortress Attacks

(Reich Leveler To Lay Bombs  On Japanese   Spaatz Assigned to Air Cammard in  Pacific War

SPAATZ GETS PACIFIC POST   Will Direct — Strategic  Bombing Forces

Spaatz To Lead Strategic Air. War on Japan   General Who Directed Blows Against Germany May Arrive This Week in Canittal for Talke on New Assianment

Chungking Radio Denie: Broadcast Reporting lHirohito’s Abdication

Big Pay, No Work   Truman Has a Night Out With the Newspaper Boys

RAISE POINT VALUE OF LARD   Shertening and Oils Now 12 Points Per Pound Instead of 10 Points—  ’ Butter and Moergarine Left at Present High Point Levels,

Increase Point  Value of Fats Lard Is 4. Points,  Moarrprine & Paints

Increase Ration Value Of Lard, Margarine, Salad And Cooking Oils

Lard, Shortening Rise 2 Points *   Oil Also Up; Oleo, Butter Unchanged

News Day And Night   Hitler Orders Death Stand  In Berlin Against Soviets   Capital Reported Under State Of Siege And Swarming With Hand-Picked Nazi Elite Guards Ordered To Defend City In Block By Block Fight

HITLER ORDERS BERLIN DEFENSE UNTIL DEATH   CITY UNDER STATE OF SIEGE, BEING MADE INTO ARMED CAMP. JAMMED WITH ELITE TROOPS

CLAIM BERLIN: UNDER STATE: OF SIEGE      City Swarms  .With Nazi Elite Guards

‘CLAIM BERLIN 1S NOW UNDER STATE OF SIFSE   Swarms With Hand-Picked S Elite Guards To Defend Capital

ELITE GUARDS DEFEND BERLIN   CITY IS REPORTED UNDER STATE OF SIEGE

‘Nazis Kvacuating Ciyilians In Eastern Suburbs By Force   KONEV’S FORCES 40 MILES BEYOND ODER   Breslau, Capital Of Silesia, Has Been Encircled By Red Army

Civilian Flight Via Southern Route Halted   SS Elite Guardsmen Jam City to Enforce Virtual Martial Law

U.S. Military Triumph Is Expected to Haster Reich Fall by Nonths

Coup Catches Nazis Asleep   Sensational Crossing Has Only One Parallel. Shortens War By Months

Nazis Taken By Surprise   Sensational Crossing Greatest Military Triumph Since Allied Invasion Of France

Americans Crack River Barrier in Speedy Crossing   War is Seen Shortened by Months by Brilliant Coup of First. Army; Nazi Resistance is Light

ee? 2ric ge.1eac. Js7as.is 1ec. As Airs: Army Suror'ses “oe; eieve Zemagen 3rcee axen

‘Nazis Caugl at By Surprise   Thousands of U. S. First Army Troops Move Eastward Toward the Heart of Germany— Casualties Are Liaht

Sensational Thrust Across River South of Co: logne Meets Light Resistance From Disor: ganized Germans Reeling Under Hammer. Blows — Bridgehead Is Set Up and Strate: gic Positions Quickly Seized. *

First Army Is Blasting East Toward Germany’s Heart After Crossing   Brilliant Coup Heralds Speedier End Of War; Disorganized Foe  Driven From Strategic Posts

FEAT EXPECTED TO HASTEN END OF HOSTILITIES   First Army’s Achievement Unsurpassed Since Nor mandy Invasion   ENTIRE RUHR BASIN MAY BE OUTFLANKED

Great Military Triumph Catches Foe by Surprise   Crossing of Big River Comes as Four Allied Armies Close Up to Rhine Along 150-Mile Front; Nazi Counterblows Are Hurled Back; Third Blasts at Coblenz

Thousands of First Army Troops, Streams of Materials Pour Across Moat to Bolster New Base

Bridgehead Over Rhine Is Secured Tn Great Coup   Developments Seen Shortening War; Crossing Believed Made at “Remagen

Meet Light Resistance From Nazis   Enemy Caught By Surprise As Four Allied Arnties Close Up to Ilistoric Barricr On 150 Mile Front

Disorganized — Nazis Caught By Surprise   Thousands of U.S. First Army Troops Move Eastward Toward the Heart of Germany— Casualties Are Vinh

Surprise Blow Speeds Defeat Of Hitlerdom   U.S. First Army Troops Establish Firm Bridgehead Along River Barrier; Germans Disorganized

Drive Eastward Against eLight Resistance After Catching Foe Off Guard

Thousands Ot First Army Doughboys Surge Across Rhine Amid Nazi Surprise

Sensational Crossing Has Only One Parallel. Shortens War By Months _-

CABINET SEES MANY CHANGES   BIG TURNOVER SINCE ROOSEVELT TOOK OVER

F.D.R. HAS HAD 24 IN HIS CABINET   Only Ickes and Miss Perkins Have ' Served 12 Years

Loan To Britain Gets Opposition  Battle Lines Form On Conaress Front

Battle Looms Over Loan To ~ British Gov’   Administration Agrees to _ Give Credit of $4,000,000,000

Battle Lines On Loan Drawn  In Congress   Socialism at Home, Imperialism Abroad Feared by Rep. Geller

but Congress Is Shouting Objections      Your Billion Advanec In Retura For Britisli Promise. to Promote World Trado -

BRITISH “LOAN IS'A DEAL FOR WORLD'S TRADE   Truman Administration Swap With England Brings Protests From Congress

Fight Lines Form On British Loan   Vigorous Opposition and Hearty Endorsement Sounded in Conaress

Battle Shapes  In Congress on  British Loan   Congressmen in Both Chambers Bring Up Objections; Truman May Write Message

HUGE CREDIT IS GIVEN BRITAIN BY AGREEMEN]   EW. F. WOLTER HOC SLECTEDMASTER) 6f STATE GRANGE B   Dppessticn Te 4-Billice Dollar Deal Already Flare le Congress   REPAYMENT OF OLD LOAN 1S DEMANDED

BRITISH LOAN FACES FIGHT   Plan to Extend Credits I: Met With Protests From Many Congressmen

FOREIGN LOA HIGHT BEGINS FOR CONGRESS   RUSSIA, FRANCE AND CHINA MAY ALSO ASK CREDIT

‘Battle Lines Form Over British Loan   Grant Must Be Approved By Congress as Demo Whip Favors Move and Truman Messaze ‘Seen’

For Laan To British   HST Approves Four Billion Credit . As Boost For World Trade Plan

BRITAIN GRANTED © CREDIT BY U.S. A.   Battle Lines Form In Congress Over $4,400,000,000 Pact; Trade Stressed

Sharp Battle Over British Credit Begur   Solons Quick to Hit Plan For 4. 1-2 Rillion Loan; Trade Pact Agreed

Baffle Looms Over Loan Te British Gov't   Administration Agrees to Give Credit of $4,000,: 000,000

Truman's Words Giving Japan Hope  Can Join Other Nations by Showing Peace

Greek Situation  Believed Worse   British Withdraw  Previous Peace Terms

British Recall  Truce Tender   ‘Scohie Says ELAS Seizec Red Cross Supplies:

DECISION DELAYED ON. POINT-FREE MEAT   Complications Faced by Officials Considering Date for End of Rationine.

MEAT SITUATION IS COMPLICATED   Decision When Rationing Will End Put Off To Next Week

Mummers Stage Annual Festival  Cavort Through Philadelphia Streets

COMMITTEE OK’S BLIND PROJECT   Would Establish State Center For Adult Blind; Lions Club Helps.

DAVID LANDRETH CANNOT USE NAME AS BUSINESS TITLE   D. Landreth Seed Co. Wins Federal Court Injunction  As Result of Suit   MAY USE CONTAINERS   Must Cease Distribution of All Advertising Matter and Catalogues

TRUMAN WILL FOLLOW POLICY OF ROOSEVELT   Pledge Contained in Letter Handed Churchill by Davis

TRUMAN RETAINS F, D, R. POLICIES   Pledge Is Reported Given In Letter To Churchill

GLOBESTER DUE IN WASHINGTON   Transport Given Warm Welcome To Hawaii;  Time Being Cut

Plane Nearing Pacific Coast   Globester Expected to Beat Announced Flight -—-—-~- Schedule

WIND SPARED AIRMEN    Only Minor Injuries Sustained By  Eighth Air Force on Okinawa

8th Airforce Digs Out Of Typhoon   Persoune] Miracutously Escapes Serious Injury” in Stern;

Japs Reported Reinforcing froops In Canton-Hongkong Area of China

SAPS REINFORCE _ HONGKONG AREA   Indication They Intend to: Hold South China Port As Long As Possible.

STEEL CEILING BOOST REFUSED   Better Prices Needed To Raise Wages, Says Corporation

OPA REJECTS INCREASE IN STEEL PRICE   General Advance Not! Warranted at This Time—Bowles

Joel Shepherd On His Way Home  Landed In New York City Harbor Monday

Joel-Shepherd On Wr oo. His Way Home Landed In New York City Harbor Monday

TRIUMPHS OVER DR.RICHARDSON 294 TO 1,788   Bennett, V ollmer, Brow n, Miller Win Commission Posts

HIGH SCORES 10-. AGRE CORN YIELI   High. Producer H. E, Olark of Eldora wp. with Yield of 142.5: Bushels.

HARDIN FARMER WINS 4-COUNTY CORN CONTEST   Harold E. Clark Reports Average Vield of 142.5 Bushels on 10 Acres

Claim Industry Can Raise Pay By 24 Per Cent   Economists’ Report ls Submitted to President Truman

TRUMAN TOLD INDUSTRY CAN BAISE WAGES   ‘Makes Study Today Of Findings Submitted By U. 8. Economists

SNYDER REPORT SAYS 24 PC. WAGE BOOST POSSIBLE   Committee Divided On Report. As Labor Conference Nears

24 Pet. Pay Jump Without Price Rise Is Held Possible   Truman Studies Argument; Snyder’s Board Can’t Agree on Statement

REPORT CLAIMS INDUSTRY GAN UP WAGES 24 PC   Government Economists Report to President Truman

Truman Studies Surveys Made On Wages, Prices   Labor Conference Set November 5. At Washington, D. C

Industry Can Stand 24 Per Cent Pay Hike   Truman n Studies ‘Plan Submitied “By Advisory Board

Wage Raising Held Feasible   Report Says Plants Will Not Suffer Loss

Bette Davis Marries Former Boxer At Riverside Mission Inn Ceremony

TO BE WET WEEK END   Temperatures Will Be High Until Cold Air Moves in Tomorrow

» ON SUNDAY   Victory Lee Riding Club To Stage Event in 13 Classes

TEMPERATURES:   Lone BanditRobsBank In Grand RapidsToday   Threatens Employes With Time Bomb And Revolver, Scoops Up Between $4,000 And $5,000. Makes Escape

Give Me Full Job or None, Says Wallace   Claims Dual Set-Up Necessary to Well-Rounded Post

Wallace Claims To Be Best Man Commerce Job   Will Not Accept Secretaryship If Departmert Is Stripped.

A SENTENCE OF DEATH IS GIVEN PETAIN   Marshall Found Guilty of Plotting Against France—Court Recombends Clemency.

DEATH VERMGT DOOMS PETAIN   Aged Marshal Of France Found Guilty In Treason Trial

PETAIN GUILTY, DEATH SENTENCE   Jury Quickly Returns Ver dict After Long Paris Trial

Death Sentence Given to Petain By mbes Jurors  tenc ou jot Carr ried Out in Full

IY CONVICTS MARSHAL PETAIN   Sentenced to Death; High Court Hopes Decree Won't Be Kent

Petain Convicted Of Treason, Giver Death Sentence   Court Recommends Clemency for Marshal, Head of Vichy Regime

Pefain Is Convicted, Given Death Penalty      Marshall Found Guilty of ' Attacking Security of Nation

‘GM Won’t Resume Wage Negotiations   Corporation Declares Union’s Strike Picketing Creating Lawlessnese Situation

G. M. Refuses to Zesume Negotiations  Demonstration Worl _ Stoppages Start at Ward's

Absenteeism Is Much Improved In Public Schools  Only 18% Students Absent Thursday... Of This Week .

Absenteeism Is:  Much Improved  In Public Schools Only 18% Students  Absent Thursday ,, . Of This Week...

Oil Dispute  Now Critieal   Deadline Is .Neared In Pay Controversy

Oil Shortage Is Near; Settlement Appears Distant   New Government Wage Policy Reported In Formation

Time Is Running Out For. Settlement Of Oil Wage Row: Seizure Last Resort   New Developments Drag Telephone. And Coal Industries Into Strike-Danger Zones

Federal Action Is Believed Near In Oilmen Strike  U. S. May Take Ove Struck Refineries

SEEK TO AVERT SUGAR FAMINE   House Food Investigating Committee Calls In Experts; Severe Sugar Crisis Looms.

Sugar Supply Major Worry   Committee Tries to Find Out What Can Be Done; Egg Query To Follow

BALKY SOLDIER GETS LENIENC}   Death Sentence For His Refusal To Drill Cut Down To 5 Years

DEATH SENTENCE OF G. 1. CUT AGAIN   FIVE YEARS AT HARD LABOR DECREED FOR PRIVATE -WHO- REFUSED -TO DRILL--

ODER RIVER FRONT FLARES INTO ACTION   SIX INFANTRY DIVISIONS AND 100 TANKS ALREADY HAVE GAINED SIX MILES IN RUSSIAN DRIVE ON BERLIN. —

NEW JAP ATTACKS. MADE OFF OKINAWA   Fliers Destroy Five Light U.S. Ships; Make Nui sance Landings

JAPS SINK FIVE U. S. WARSHIPS   ‘Small’ Ships Sunk Off Okinawa; Foe In Landings

Yanks Down 154 Nippon Aircraft   ‘Battle Is Fought Off Okinawa Friday Morning

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5 SMALL SHIPS ARE SUNK OFF OKINAWA ISLAND   Japs Use Suicide-Pilotec Baka Bombs; Land Behind U. S. Lines   154 ENEMY AIRCRAFT REPORTED DESTROYED

Five Small. U.S. Vessels  Sunk by Japs Off Okinawa   About 3,000 Japs Attempt Landings Behind Yank Lines. Bloodily Repulsed

Japanese Sink Five U. 5. Ships Off Okinawa   Suicide -Piloted Bomb Used; 154 Jap Planes Downed   Japs Attack Airfield

SING COMMUNISTS: AGAINST FORFIGN. CONTROL OF LAND   ARMY LEADER OPPOSIN( CHIANC ASSERTS EREF

Chinese Reds Want Free China   Definitely Oppose Sphere of Influence By Any Country

Japs’ Feudal Land System To Be Altered Immediately; Nips Used Poison Gas OnUS

Communist Army Chief Takes Blast At Hurley   Says Chinese People Believe Policy (¢ Former Ambassador Is Imperialist

Communists Will Oppose Any Sphere  Of Influence   Desire Free China Minus Affiliation —

CHINESE OPPOSE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE   Communists Definitely Opposed To Any Country Creating Sphere Of Influence In Any Part Of China.

SINO COMMUNISTS AGAINST FOREIGN CONTROL OF LAND   ARMY LEADER OPPOSING CHIANG ASSERTS FREE NATION IS RED GOAL

Chinese Reds Flay Recent U. S. Policy   Hurley-Wedemeyer Methods ‘“‘Imperialistic’”?’ Oppose Any Sphere of Influence

CHINA REDS OPPOSE ANY. COUNTRY HAVING SPHERE OF INFLUENCE IN CHINA

Col. Jim Newman Reported Sinking  Valiant Soldier Unable To Eat All Dav Tuesday

JURY CONVICTS IN BRIBERY CASE   Springfield Prosecutor Held Guilty On Three Counts

Washington Roundup  Early Action on Truman Line of Succession Plan

BACKERS PUSH SUCCESSION IDEA   Bills. Introduced in Both Chambers Would Put House Speaker Next in Line

Roundup of Deings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by © Associated Press

LAWS RESTRICTING CIVIL, FO. LITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES ARE. MADE: ‘LEGAL

JAP LIBERTIES ARE. RESTORED BY MACARTHUR   Cabinet Minister Ousted, Restrictive Laws On Internal Affairs Removed

POLISH CLOUD HANGS OVER GOLDEN GATE   Controversy Threatens Conference Before It Opens

Poland Question Casts Shadow Over Conference   Peace Delegates Gravely Concerned Over Controversy

2 ACQUITTED OF $9000.00 THEFT   VERDICT IS MOST ASTOUNDING, SAYS THE TRIAL JUDGE

‘Astounding’ Says Judge of Verdict . Freeing 2 Convicts   Calls Finding of Jurors in Robbery Case Indict ment of Intelligence

RUSSIANS ADVANCE NN JAP MANCHURIA   Japanese Troops Fighting Fanatically Despite Surrender

Foe Still Fighting In Manchuria and Korea, Say Red:   Soviets Continue Advance  In Face of “Fanatical” Jap Opposition

Japs Continuing Fanatical Fight In Manchuria   Three Russ Armies Push Advance Into Nip Territory

RUSSIAN ARMIES ADVANGE INTO FNEMY AREA   Breadcast Warns Troops Against Possible Jap Treach pry

Russia Says Japs Keep On Fighting   Red Banner Armies Continue Advance Decmte Surrender

SOVIETS, JAPS STILL FIGHTING   Battle Will Cease When Nips Quit, Moscow Says

Truman Shown Soviet People For First Time   Pictures Of President Charehill and Stalin Carried On First Page With V-E Day Talks

Moscow Press Credits 3 Allie: With Victory   Shows Triumph as One Of All Allied Arms and Dispels Any Anxiety

Russian Action Dispels Doubts  Truman and Churchill Talks Are Printed

First Two Sections of 11,500-Ton Dry Dock Berthed In Brown‘s Repair Basin

Exchange Arrives With Full Load of American Soldiers   Four Other Vessels Expect. ed to Arrive at New York City; All Veterans

Attacks Made Jan. 1; Some  Are Repulsed   German Wedges in Belgium Reduced By 3rd Army Gains

‘tas Wee   Enemy Launches Furious. Attacks in Area While. Yielding Furthe Ground in: Belgium.           PATTON’S FORCES © GAIN TWO MILES   Von Rundstedt Believe to Be Withdrawing  fore Third While Mal ing Jabs to South.

eknemy Gains Below Bitche In Fierce Fighi   Penetration Is Not More Than Five Miles in Area Near City of Saarbrucken

BEVIN SEES BAD TIME IN EUROPE   Says Hunger And Privation Could Be Worse Than Atomic Bomb.

HUNGER IN EUROPE IS WORSE THAN WAR      Bevin Says USA Failure To Lend Money Fault

Disaster Faces Much Of Europe Bevin Declares  Hunger And Epidemic Likely Unless More Ennd le Penvided

EUROPE FAGED WITH HUNGER, PRIVATION   UNRRA Will ‘ill Be Broke ff U. S. Fails to Grant More Money, Bevin Says.

Winter to Be Worse Than Havoc of War   Bevin Warns Only U. S. Cash Can Prevent Disaster; Nazis Left Continent i in Complete State of Anarchy = 

U.S. Must Aid Europe, Bevir Tells British   Premier Sees Uncle Sam as Hope of Starving Millions

HUNGER EXPECTED — TO STRIKE EUROPE   Secretary Bevin Sees Disastrous Situation in Few Weeks   ‘BLAME ON THE NAZIS

Hunger and Privation ls Greatest Threat   More Devastating Than Atomic Bomb, Bevin Says; UNRRA Is Going Broke

BEVIN SAYS U. S$. HELP NEEDED 10 AVOID DISASTEF   Says Figure to Grant Funds for UNRRA Will Cause Greater Loses Than Bomb

Briton Holds Responsibility With America   Comments Unless $1,600, 000,600 Voted By Con. gress “Terrible Epi demic? Will Result —   Europe Conditions  Are Laid to Hitler   Says Nazis, Facing Defeat, Decided to Leave Europe In State of “Com. plete Anurchy”’

WANTS ADDED AMERICAN AID TO EUROPEANS   Declares Britain Alone Can Do Little to Ease Suffering

Sees Privation Major Menace To Europeans   Bevin Counsels Commons Hunger Will Kill More Than A-Bomb Or Guns

DEVASTATED EUROPE FACES HARD WINTER   Hunger and Privation May Bring Further Prolific Human Loss More Dev astating Than War  VA A Ate Fe onl ole tha Got @ tf ot

sreat Famine lo Take Toll, Bevin Warns   Europe to Witness Frightful Tragedy,  Commons Infarmed

Hunger, Death Facing Europe   Epidemic May Take Heavy Toll of Life

Mm A SSRERGRSE NFA AST 6c Seize Strike Bound Refineries  FUTURE PLANS BEING DISCUSSED Superintendents Told To  Operate Under Same Waves

Union Board Delays Reply On Working   Navy Instructs Seized Refineries To Resume Operation  RY CBRIARIES& HH MERRAOILE

Labor's Answer To Navy Seizure Order Is Awaite   Many Unions Expected to Defy Edict Affecting 52 Od Fiants   INDIANA AND TEXAS STRIKERS DEFIANT   Armed Forces Would Suffer If Walkouts Continue, Truman- Says

People Bought Nearly Twice Amount of Bond: They Were Asked to Buy

Eclipse of Sun Will Occur Monday   Astronomers Hurry to Area Of Totality to Watch

Kaiser Seeking Steel Control On West Coast   Would Integrate Industry; Predicts Big Busi nece Rananm =

Kaiser Seeks Steel Empire  uas...d4t TeLa. Miver Al   Would Take Over All “Western Production

Would Purchase Government Plants, Colorado Coal, Fuel, Iron Corp.; Is Optimistic—See: Heavy Boom In West; Would Buy Liberty Ships

VITAL MINDANAG AIRFIELD SEIZED BY U. 5. TROOPS   Civic Center of Zamboanga Occupied as Strong Japanese Positions Are Overrun.   PLANES AND WARSHIPS SUPPORT GROUND UNITS   First Cavalry and Sixth Infantry Continue Advance Against Enemy East of Manila.

YANKS OVERRUN JAP POSITIONS ON MINDANAO   Steel, Concrete Pillboxes Blasted; Zamboanga Is Taken by Veteran Troops

41st Advances On Mindanao   Zamboanga And Strategic Airfield: Taken On Mindanao: Losses Light:

LOSSES LIGHT FOR INVADERS OF MINDANAQ   NIPPONESE CAUGHT OFF GUARD; CIVIC CENTER SEIZED

Advance in Philippines: Ast Infantry Overruns Japanese  Positions on Southwest Mindanao

Americans on Mindanao Gain Vital Points   Japanese, Caught Off Guard, Unable to Get Defense Organized

YANKS CAPTURE ZAMBOANGA, MAJOR AIRPORT   Mindanao Invaders Are Overrunning Strong Positions With  Minor Losses

MINOR LOSSES ARE REPORTED ON MINDANAG   Strong Steel And Concrete Pillboxes Have Been Overran By Yanks   IWO FIGHTING NEARS STAGE OF MOPPING UP

YANKS OCCUPY ZAMBOANGAS CIVIC CENTER   Also Take Mindanao Airfield 200 Miles  From Borneo

JAP GOVERNMENT HOUSE CLEANING REPORTED NEAL   Emperor Expected to Order Cabinet Cnanges When Army Completes Demobilization.   FAILURE IN FOOD CRISIS IS CHARGEI   Nip Press, Welcoming New Freedom, Assails Regime— MacArthur Probes Munitions Industry.

Nip Papers Attack Jap Government for Failure To Act in Food Crisis

Suicide War Criminal’s Amazing Testament Tells Nazis’ Fatal Mistakes; German People and Jews Urged to Unite

RESISTANCE UNITS ORGANIZED IN ALL PARTS OF GERMANY   Allied Investigators Learn of Spread of Underground Movement Which Is Reviving Naziism.   GESTAPO MEMBERS ARE AMONG LEADERS   Groups Harp on Association of Occupation Troops and Women—Rumor Network Carries Information.

Young Widow Declines Public Ceremony For Presentation of Pilot's Air Medal

Air Hero's Widow Explains Refusal To Attend Public Medal Presentation

Widow of Pilot Says Meaning  of Medal Is Gone  Declines to Attend Military Investiture Rites

Chinese Troops Under Yank General Take Fabulous Silver Mines in Burma

CHINESE SEIZE BiG LEAD MINES   Japanese Lose Output Sufficient To Supply Whole War Machine

SUICIDE’S IDENTITY ~ SOUGHT BY POLICE      Woman Plunges From Top Of Perry Monument

17 Warships Struck in Yank Attack   Inland Sea Blow Also Nets 600 Nip Aircraft

Inland Sea Is Swept By Naval Planes   Crippling Blows Are Reported As Japanese Suffer Heavy Losses

GIRLS 16 AND 17 BARRED FROM WAR CONTRACT JOBS   Order That Permitted Them to Accept Work in 1942 Rescinded by Government.   BACK-TO-SCHOCL DRIVES ARE LAUNCHED   C. 1. O. and A. F, of L. Urge . Teen-Agers to Brop Their Tools and Regame Studies.

Teen-Agers Must  Return fo Classes  Emergency Work Order Is Revoked

COMMUNISTS’ PARTY RESURRECTED IN U.S,   Browder Collaboration With Capitalism Repudiated

COMMUNIST PARTY IS RESURRECTED   More Aggressive Role’  Planned on Fascism

Some Tenants Die In Offices; Two Killed When Elevator Falls   Communists Emerae

COMMIES - TAKE ON NEW VITALITY   Party Re - Established As  Browder Is Rejected

Mrs. Luther Boone Has Been Honored   Elected to Honorary Mem bership in the Eugene Field Society.

Truman To Be Host To Chiefs Of State   Will Be In Nature of Farewell For Some of High Officials of Other Countries

CPL. MODJEWSKI Is ‘KILLED IN ACTION   WAS OVERSEAS FOR 30 MONTHS; KILLED ON JANUARY 31

GPL. MODJEWSK! DIES IN BELGIUM   Bessemer Soldier With Anti-Aircraft Unit Over 3 Years.

Romania King Pleads for Aid Of Big Three   3rd. Tense Political’ Situation Develops In Balkan States

ROMANIAN KING ASKS FOR HELP   Mihai Seeks Big Three Aid In Giving His Country New Government

STUDY CHINA'S CIVIL TROUBLES   Soviets Will Delay Withdrawal From. Manchuria _—

Chinese Foes Will Report ToMarshall   Communists, Chiang Await Arrival Of New Diplomat

Marshall to Learn Facts in Dispute   May Check With Communist Group As Well As Chiang

CHINA READIES FOR MARSHALL   Speculate on Visit to Reds By Ambassador

Soviets Delay  Leaving China   Evacnation of Manchuviz Favors Nati

China's Troubles Will Be Aired By General Marshall   Russians Plan Delay  Of Withdrawal

PROOF OF GUILT PARTLY BURNED   Czechoslovakia and Poland First on Victim List

Hitler Notes On War Plans Are In Hands Of Conqueror   Crushing Of Smaller Countries Described.

STENOGRAPHIC COPY SHOWS HE MAPPED PLUNGE   Captured Aides’ Pages Trnasiated Into Sensational Indictment on the Nazs

Self-indicting Records of War Guilt Found In Ruins of Hitler’s Berchtesgaden Hide-out

Hitler's Private Report Reveals Nazi Ambition   Self-Indicting Evidenes Of War Guilt; Tells Of Plans to Crush Czechs and Poles

Secret Records Found in Hitler Hideout Indict Germans of War Guilt

Hitler Planned Crushing Small Neighbor Nations     Hite Pom Notes Show

Notes Nazis Tried to Destroy Furnish Terrific Indictment of Germans’ Guilt

Plans of Hitler Proves War Guil  U. S. Officers Find Private Report

Secret Records Found In Hitler Hideout Indict Nazi Party Members Of War Guilt

Notes Furnish Damning Evidence Of War Guilt Of Hitler And His Pals

Hitler’s Secret Records Found   Self-Indicting Account by Hitler Is Located

CHARRED PAPERS SHOW HITLER PLANNED CZECH-POLISH MOVES AS PRELUDE TO BIGGER FIGHT

HITLER SOUGHT TO CRUSH ALL CZECHS, POLES   Notes Seized by Allies Show Fuehrer Planned ‘War Of Future’

Hitler’s Secret Self- -‘Indicting Records Captured   Stenographic Reports Relate Hitler’s Account of How He Planned‘tor War.

Hitler’s Secret Notes Reveal Plans For War in the Future A gainst Allies

Secret Records Found In Hideout Of Hitler Indict Germans Of War Guilt

UNDESTROYED SECRET PAPERS REVEAL PLAN HITLER DESTRUCTION  CRUSHING OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND POLAND PRELIMINARY TO BIG WAR

Notes Disclose Hitler’s Personal Account of Preparations for War

Documents Show Entire War Guilt Rests on Germany   Hitler Notes Give Evidence of ColdBlooded War Plan

Secret Records Reveal War Guilt of German:   Hitler's War Program Made During Peace, Notes Report

NOTES DISCLOSE HITLER’S PLANS      Records Indict Germans OF War Guilt

ATTEMPT T0 DESTROY NOTES FAILS   Hitler Planned ‘Crushing’ Of Czechoslovakia

SECRET RECORDS OF HITLER INDICT NAZI OF OWN WAR GUILT   Secret Records Of Hitler Indict Nazi Of Own War Guilt

KIDNAPS PAIR FOR FLIGHT T0 INDIANA CITY   Young Couple Forced To  Drive Suspect From  Holland to Gary

SALESMAN SLAIN; MICHIGAN POLICE SEEKING ‘HIKER’   KIDNAPED COUPLE BELIEVED ROBBED BY FLEEING SLAYER

Clue In Holland Auto Slaying Is Disclosed Today   Man With Scratched Face Kidnapédd Pair, Drove To Gary, Ind.

Kid Bandit Hides. Ati in Oklahona, “Police. Believe  AP Teco af Mina re a   nig. Trace of Kim<s if Fourid~Since Thoster. Was ko

Kimes Is Believed In Sooner Hideout  Police Officers Trying To Flush Him Out

‘United Nations Conduct Campaign Te Wipe Out Nazi Economic Plans Abroad

Nazis Plans to  ‘Comeback’, Hit   Germans Use Neutrals in Economic Warfare

Allies Stamping Out Nazi Economic Spearheads in Latin-America and Europe To Prevent Return to Power

ALLIES NIPPING GERMAN PLANS T REGAIN POWER   Stamping Out Steppin; Stone Spearheads In Other Nations

HUN SCHEMES ARE REVEALED BY TEXAN   Lotin-America, Neutral European Nations Locale

MOVE TO CHECK NAZI INDUSTRY   GERMANS INFILTRATING INTO NEUTRAL COUNTRIES

Germans Planning Comeback   Clayton Gives Detailed Evidence Nazis Are Plotting Return To Power

NAZI SCHEMES FOR RETURN T0 POWER HALTED   United Nations Engaged In Campaign to Root Out Economic Spearheads.   In Latin-America.

Allies Will Stamp Out Nazi Plans   Clayton Tells Committee Campaign On To Avoid Return To Power

 Fourth Air Force Geis Orders for Discharging Officers on Point Basis

SURRENDER OF LAVAL REPORTEI IN AUSTRIA   Radio Paris Says He Gave Up To  American Offieiale

School Pupils To Work. Pienic At Port Apr. 14   Extensive Plans Made For Gathering of 600 To 700 Children at  New Bradford Airport

School Pupils Called to Aid Airport Plan   Hundreds Volunteer To Pick Stones From Field at Mt. Alton

One-Third Of Metropolis Is Held By Yanks   Three First Army Divisions Push Germans Toward Heart Of City; Simpson’s Men Clear West Bank Of Rhine River

Troops Mush Thru Knee Deep Snow On 35 Mile Front  NAZI SUICIDE SQUADS ARE LEFT  Allies Bring Up Staggering Amount Of Arms, Ammunition

IN THRUST FROM, BELGIUM CRACK SIEGFRIED LINE   German Town of Welchennausen South of St. Vith Taken

Make Thrust From -Belgium-Lux. embourg Border Area; Capture German Town Of Welchenhausen, Near St. Vith   THIRD ARMY SETS. PACE FOR YANKEES

THIRD ARMY CRACKS INTO GERMANY   Enters Forefield Of Siegfried Line From Luxembourg

PATTON'S 3RD ARMY DRIVES INTO GERMANY   Captures Welchenhausen As Nazis Predict Major Allied Offensive: French Talea Colmar.

Grand Push Is Believed To Be Near   Third Army Takes Welchenhausen, Below St. Vith

WARNS MINERS MUST BE FREED 10 DIG COAL   Fuels Head Gives Testimony Before Senate Committee

CHILLICOTHE WOMAN HITCH-HIKE VICTIM   Assaulted and Forced Out of Car With Baby, She Says

JAPS COMPLY — WITH ORDERS OF M’ARTHUR   Triumphant Leader Rules from New Headquarters. in Yokohama

TEST OF BOMB MAY BE-MADE   PATTLESHIP MAY BE USED TO FIND RESULT OF NEAR™ Miss BY ATOMIC

Reports of Two Survivors Rescued at Sea By Tanker Erwin Prussell Are Proven Erroneous.

DARKNESS HALTS AIR-SEA SEARCH   Erroneous Reports Spur "Activity In Area Off Florida

B-24 Pilot Reports Twa Rafts Adrift   Navy Says Hope For 27 Missing Men Not Abandoned

SEARCH FAILS TOSOLVE FATE OF 27 AIRMEN   Several “Clues” Prove Groundless As Vast  Hunt Continues

Continue Search for Lost Planes  No Definite Clues Yet Discovered

Air, Sea Hunt Will Continue   Fruitless Search Made Thus Far for Missing  Atemen

Planes Press Hunt for Lost Naval Airmer   Report Rafts With Two Meu Aboard Sighted Proves To Be False

President States Faith In Marshall   Army-Navy Probers Criticize Chief And Admiral Stark

TRUMAN DEFENDS CHIEF OF STAFF   Failed to Keep Short Informed Charaed

President, Stimson Strongly Defending Army Chief of Staff   Maj. Gen. Short, Adsniral Kimmel Also Criticized by Investigators For Permittine Tan Sneak Attack

TRUMAN DEFENDS MARSHALL ON CHARGE OF BLAME BY ARMY BOARD   Hull Called Partly at Fault For ‘Encouraging’ Early War

PRESIDENT GIVES OUT ALL DETAILS OF PEARL HARBOR   Report Is Critical Of Gen. Marshall, Adm. Stark, Secy. Of State Hull And  " Other High Officials.   TRUMAN DEFENDS THE ACTIONS OF MARSHALL   Secretary Stimson Joins In Disagreement With Critics Of Marshall. Hull Also Is Defended. Against Criticis

Pear! Harbor Report Given Public Today   President Truman Makes Public Full Army and Navy Reports On Disaster; Defends General; Marshall Apainst Criticism    STIMSON STATEMENT DEFENDS MARSHALL

Stark, Short. And Kimmel  Criticized    NEVER AGAIN TO HAVE HIGH COMMANDS; TRUMAN, STIMSON BACK GENERAL MARSHALL __....

The Pearl Harbor Story!   'Serious Charges Made Against Marshall and Stark;  Kimmel and Short Severely Criticized

TRUMAN SUPPORTS MARSHALL   Details Leading Up to Attack By Jans Announced

President Truman and Sex retary Stimson Say  Charges Not Justified

Army Chief Is Backed By Truman   Pearl Harbe Report Criticizes Army and Navy Officers

SCORES KIMMEL, SHORT, MARSHAL STARK AND HULL   President and Simpson Disagree With Some Criticism

TRUMAN GIVES HIS REPORT ON PEARL HARBOR   Clears Marshall and Stark of Blame  In Disaster

Truman Defends Marshall but Lets Criticism of Kimmel, Short Stand   BY TOREPH L. MYLER

Pearl Harbor Disaster Reports Are Released   President Truman, Secretary Stimson _  Denounce Attack On Army Staff Chief

Ozark Plot Into Court   Mother, Son, and “Other Man” Face. Murder Charges 

Japanese Fight To Maintain Hold On City’s Section South of River

Historic Moment Has Bitter Fight for Burning City As Background.   INOT READY TO GIVE UP

MacArthur In Manila Short Time   Fulfills Pledge that He Would Return To Capital; Grim Battle Continues

Nip Troops Trying to Destroy City   Enemy Force In Southern Part Of Manila is Shelled

Japs Blow Up Stores, Blasts Set New Fires South of River   Internees Cheer General on Visit to Manila; Yanks Battle Suicide Squads

Chief Returns To Manila As Shells Fall   Bitter Fight Rages As City Burns; Japs Are Fleeing

Makes Good On Promise Given To Come Back —   Throng Cheers Lustily _ As General And Staff Alight From Cars At Main Building

MacArthur Returns -To Freed Manila   Flames Destroying Philippines Capital as Doughboys Battle to Rout Last Jap Resistance Pockets

Greeted By Cheering Throng;; Shell Lands Near Him; Enen'y Bent on Destroying Capital   Yanks Escaped Blasts

Manila’s Heart Gutted by Fire   Vengeful Japs, Doomed to Death, . Wantonly Set Torch to Central Area

‘MacArthur Returns To [Manila As Yanks, Japs Battle In City Streets

Camp Continues To Be Shelled by Japanese Who Have Not All Been Driven from Island.   COMMANDER CHEERED WILDLY BY AMERICANS

JAPS WRECKING MANILA AKEA FOR REVENGE   MacArthur Cheered Under Fire as Doughboys Race to Stop Demolitions

MacArthur Pays Brief Visit To  Burning Manila   Yanks Battle Jap Demo lition Squads In Figh To Save Citv.

FULFILLS HIS PLEDGE TO RETURN   Americans Cleaning Qut Enemy Trying To Destroy Capital

Cheers Greet General as He Fills Pledge      Guns Turned on Enemy Held Section to End Demolition

Japs Fire Manila To Retaliate For American Invasion   Enemy Undertakes Destruction of the City Deliberataly

Flames Die Out In Manila While Yanks Hunt Japs   MacArthur Says All of City Soon to Be Liberated by Doughboys.   All Main Buildings Of City Destroyed

Gen. WArthur Returns For A Manila Visit   Grim Race Develops Be tween Yanks Trving T« Clean Out City, Japs.   CHEERED BY PEOPLE

GEN, MACARTHUR RETURNED TO CITY OF MANILA TODAY   Fulfilled His Pledge That He Would Return to Philippine Capital. :   CLEANING UP THE CITY   Trapped. Enemy Is Bent on  Destroying It. Visited the 5 Santo Tomas Camp.

MacArthur Returns to Manila   In City for Brief Time Cheered by Liberated Folk

S. Troops ttle Foe in orched City   ternees Cheer ; Army Chief Mills Pledge

MacArthur Pays Visit To Manila   American Commander ir Santo Tomas Camp During Shelling by Japs

BITTER FIGHT WAGING FOR BURNING CITY   American Artillery Bombarding Areas South of Pasig River in Effort to Avert Destruction

JAPS HUNTED IN BURNED MANILA   Enemy Wantonly Fires And Blasts Much Of Downtown Area     aA A MH A Pee ek kr gsa=> PDA a AF

FLAMES DYING OUT ON MAIN STREETS   Bombs Dropped On Corregidor Fortress   WORST DEFEAT   n Japan’s History, Says MacArthur Of Battle Of Philippines

Yanks Clear Japs Rapidly From Capital   Flames Roar Through the City; Jap Shell Narrowly Misses General

SQUARE MILE OF CAPITAL’ BURNS:   ” Report Fires DyingGut in Most Parts

Bombs Whiz As M Arthur Visits Manila   Cheers Greet General’s Triumphant Return To War Scarred Capital

TELLS PEOPLE OF BOONE HIS APPRECIATION   Crowd at Station to Bid General Farewell, Mrs. bisenhower Remains

Strikes Still Are Growing   Government Agencies Anxious; Union Rivalry, Local Leadership Often Involved

‘Port City Of Hamamatsu Is Being Swept By Flames .  SHELLS RAIN ON THAT CITY FOR SIXTY MINUTES —  Many Planes Blast Military Targets In The Tokya Aran.

Hamamatsu Flaming After Naval Bombardment; Airmen Hit Tokyo Area

Legislature  Gets Schenck ~Case'Charges   Dewey Transmits Report of Bar <ssociation for  ‘Earnest Consideration’

JAMES F. BYRNES TAKES OVER POST   FORMER “ASSISTANT PRESIDENT” SWORN IN AS SECRETARY OF STATE.

Byrnes Takes Oath Of New Cabinet Post   Secretary Of State Declares No Change In Foreign Policy

Blazes Rage in Downtown Tulsa 2 Hours; Million-Dollar Damage In Clothing Store and Laundry

TWO DISASTROUS FIRES IN TULSA   Loss Estimated At Over a Million Dollars.

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   515 B-208 LASH AT JAPAN IN 3 RAIDS

Hun Prisoners Aid RedeploymentJob   Hunt for Remaining Nazi Chiefs Pushed   Dr. Robert Ley, Named as Werewolf Mastermind, Nabbed by Yanks

Nazi Captives Used In Redeploying US  Forces, Equipment   Others Work On Farms  And War Reconstruction

Jerries Are Used In Redeployment Ot U. S. Forces   They Recondition Equipment That Will Go From  Germany to Pacific   Relentless Hunt For Himmler Is Continued

NAZI BIG SHOTS BEING HUNTED; SEVERAL CAUGHT   Hitler and Himmler Among War Criminals Not Yet Accounted for

CONTINUE HUN FOR NAZI WAR ~ CRIMINALS   Dr. Robert Ley, Fanatical German Leader, Taken   Listed As Prisoner Of War; Tito Asks To Keep Men In Carinthia Area

Prisoners Used In Redeploying Of Yank Force:   See Anti-Red Move Nipped; Ley, Skorzeny Seized; Tito Sends Plea To U. S.

U. S. Delegates Define Positions OnAmendments   Turn on Pressure For Speed in Drafting Of World Charter

NOW PARLEY'S ‘TOP PROBLEM   Conference in Fourth ; Week With Accord On Most Issues   OKAY IS GIVEN TO TRADE BILL   House Group Acts, 14toll On Extending, Widening Reciprocal Program

Bowles Flails ~ Retail Exhibit   OPA Chief Attacks Effort To Ran Price Cantrol

Many Eligible  For Release   Navy Announces New Demobilization Plan

Power to be Sent Against Japs to be ‘Overwhelming   President Truman Tells Congress so in Presenting Medal

Given Medal Of Honor   ~ Sgt. Jake W. Lindsey  , Awarded Decoration . By President. Truman  ~ In Halls of Congress

President Decorates Gi Hero, Warns Of Terrific Blows Due For Japanese

Truman Presents Medal of Honor To G. . Sergeant   Ceremony Held Before Congress; President Recounts Heroic Acts of Yank

Sergeant Receives Highest U.S. Award   Stands Before President, Congress, the 100th Infantryman To Receive Congressional Medal of Honor; President Speaks

King Winter Ruling U.S; Record. Snow Falls Noted   Miami Ts Warmest “Place In: Country

UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE   \t Least 62 Deaths Attributed To Extended Cold Snap; Heavy Snowfall Over Wide Area; 84 In Miami Yesterday.

Great Part Of Nation  Remains Cold   New York Gets Heaviest Snowfall in 10 Years; Icy Streets Hazards in Northwest Cities

New Cold Wave on Way from Central Canada Already in Dakotas, Minnesota

Cold Weather May Continue For Some Time   New Mass of Cold Air Coming From Central Canada

General MacArthur To Raise Flag Over American Embassy   Shigemitsu Says Allies Appear to Completely Understand Japan

First Cavalry Band to Lead the Parade   MacArthur to Raise Flag Over Building Across Street From Hirohito’s Palace; City Is 50 Percent Destroyed; Was Near Capitulation Before Atomic Bomb.

Entertainment  Arranged for  Patrol Show   School Safety Group To Be Guests at Local Theater and Lunch

‘Splendid Program Arranged For Safety Patrol Boys   Boys Will Be Guests Of County Motor Club saturday Mornines

Take Up Soviet Bid For Votes.  U. S. Had Hoped Issue Might Be Avoided

FIRST BUSINESS ‘SESSION TODAY   Russia’s Bid for 3 Votes Will Be Among First Issues of Meet.   OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

RUSSIA ASKS "FOR 3 VOTES   Issue Brought Before First Business Session at Frisco Conference

“Molotov to Present Proposal to Steering Committee at First Meeting, He Says

Russia’s Bid For Three Votes  Seen As First Conference Issue   President Truman Opens Conference By Declaring World’s Future Is Choice Between Chaos And Organized Enforcement Of Peace.

Soviet Demand for Three Votes First  ~ Business at Parley   United _ Nations’ World Security _ Conference  Officially Opened

Russia Will Push Bid for 3 Votes At San Francisco   Hopes of Avoiding Issue Fade; Trumar Speech As Opener

Russia's Bid For Three Votes First On Agenda  Truman Tells Coast Meeting Choice Lies

RUSSIA’S BID FOR SOVEREIGN — EQUALITY HIRST ON SCHEDULE   Proposal Is That Ukrainian and White Russian Republics Should Have Seats

Foreign Commissar Molotov Notifies Delegates Of 45 Other United Nations At San Francisco That Proposal Will Be Presented At Initial Business Session—President Truman Opens Conference  With Call For Organization To Enforce Peace

-Molotov Gets Instructions From Stalin—Opening Session Hears Truman, Steltinius

RUSSIANS: BID FOR 3 VOTES SET TODAY   ‘Agree On Conference Ex: ecutive Committee   if Nations Fail To Work Together, President Tells Delegates

Russia Will Bid For Three Votes   Request to Go Before First Business Session of Conference      TRUMAN IN ADDRESS   His Radio Talk From Washington Heard by Hushed Assembly

Russia Will Place 3-Vote Bid Before Allied Conference   Molotov’s Announcement Ends U.S. Hopes That Dispute Might Not Be Brought Up; Executive Committee Of Delegates From 11 Nations Agreed On

Russians Press Demand for Three Votes in Assembly   Red Proposal Is First Business Before Conference

United Nations Conference Opens and Russia Proposal is Placed Before Delegates at ‘Frisco.

RUSSIA'S. BID” FOR 3 VOTES. MADE TODAY   Pr oposal. Is Being Brought Before Conference Meatine   SESSIONS. OP‘(E-N   President ‘Truman Speaks As Delegates “A aay],

Russia's Bid For 3 Votes Test Tonight   lst Business Session of United Nations Group: Will Take Up Problem:   By JOHN.M. HIGHTOWER,  Asscociated: Press Diplomatic Wpeus Editor,

END HOPES THAT ISSUE MIGHT NOT BE RAISED AGAIN   TRUMAN OPENS FRISCO PARLEY; SAYS CHOICE IS PEACE OR CHAOS

White Russia, Ukraine Voulc  Be Delegates   Other Issues Usher Meeting Into Second Day After Welcoming Speech by Truman

Russian Vole Before Conference Business Session  Want Conference Seats: For Ukrainian And White Russian Republics

Russia Places Three-Vote Bid  Before Parle:   Molotov Puts Trouble: some Issue In Hands Of  rig - * Sierwes

Russia to Insist On 3 Soviet Votes   ‘Molotov Announcement Ends Hopes Of Initial Unity as Security  Parley at San Francisco Onens

Soviets Renew Bid For Three  League Votes  1   Ends Hopes of Some U. S, Delegates That Russia Might Not Raise Trou.  blesome Question

Russia Firm in Stand Upor 3-vote Issue   Troublesome Issue to Come to Fore at Thursday Session-

Steering Committee To Make Its Report At Tonight’s Session Of United Nations Meeting

Russia Holds Out For Three Seats In World Parley   Molotov Says Ukrainian and White Soviet Republics Want Delegates.   Stalin to Give View  On Polish Deadlock

Russian Bid For 3 Seats Is Taken Up During Day   Frisco’s Conference  Is Well Under Way

Red Demand: Up for Action By Assembly   Truman, Steltinius Warn of Failure to Build Peace Setup

GROUPS SWING INTO SECOND DAY OF BUSINESS   Molotov Seeks Seats for White Russian, Ukranian Republics

Soviet Bid For Three Votes Seen as First Parley issue As Delegates Swing in Action

Would Provide Three Seats For Russia   Executive Committee Of Men From 11 Nations Slated

SPONSORS AGREI ON COMMITTEE.   {T Nations May Form Security Counci]

Test Today in Government Power to Settle Strike   One Oil Company Has Surrendered to Unions.

Transports Bring 39,000 Troops in Day to New York   Largest Contingent Yet Ju. Dilantly'Passes Statue b .

35.000 Gis Return Home   ‘Queen Mary,’ Seven Other Transports in Triumphant Convoy

Reach New York On 8 Transports  34,000 Troops Back From TAT awe:

35.000 Troops Arrive In U. S.  From Kurope   Movement Largest To Return Home Since Victory Over Germany

More Than 34,000 Soldiers Arrive: In New York Por   Largest Number of Any Single Day Reach City Wednesday

LARGES! GROUP OF VETS RETURNED   35,000 Jubilant Americans Arrive In New York Today

34,000 Men Return Home  Wednesday  14,747 Veterans Come from Europe

More Than 34,000 Fighters Arrived   Largest Arrival In Single Day, Also 33 Jap Diplomats Brought In Custody.

35,000 VETS © REACH NEW YORK TODAY   ‘Largest Group to Return at Once  Since: V-E Day

ARMY RETURNS 34,000 TROOPS   Transports Set Record In Bringing Veterans Back From Europe

Last Half Taxes Due This Month  - About 70 Per Cent Paid Previously

Half Million Texans Line Streets of Houston To Cheer Adm. ‘Bull’ Halsey

Say Jews Unable To Work Slain   Affidavits Tells of , Assignments by Nazis To Gas Chambers

GERMAN THUGS SLEW CHILDREN   Hungarian Jews Who Couldn't Work Killed in Nazi Gas Chambers

HEAR MORE ABOUT NAZI GAS DEATHS   Hungarian Jews Too Old or Too Young to Work Were Put to Death   A TALE OF BRUTALITY SNOW LOWERS CROWD

Nazis Killed Young, Old Jew Slaves   Those Not Able to Work Were Placed in Camp Gas Chambers

GERMANS KILLED ANY PRISONERS UNABLE-TO WORK   Death in Concentration Camp’ Gas Chamber Aulomatically -Decreed) For Captives.  tt Tee Old aor Young ta Work

Too Old And Too Young Jews Sent  To Gas Chambers   If They Couldn’t Serve As Slave Labor, They Were Doomed To Die

Nazis Put Weaklings To Death   Slaves Were Sorted And Weak Ones Went To Gas Chamber, a Wtiness Testifies

Zionist Leader Says Germans Sent Jews To Gas Chamber   Too Young And Too Old Placed In ‘Eliminator’

U.S. Completes Key Men Contro Roster in Berlin   War Department Tell: Selection-of. Men to Accist Eisenhower.

UNITED STATES HAS SELECTED MOST KEY MEN GERMAN CONTROL   THREE MORE DIVISION DIRECTORS NAMED OPER: TION AMERICAN ZONE

U.S. Has Completec Its Machinery To Govern Germany  Three More Division Directors Are Named by Washington

OHIO RIVER ... APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE.   70-Foot Crest Forecast at Cincinnati 

Other Units Wipe Out Wesel Salient; Germans Report Completion of New Emergency Spans Across Rhine

Yanks forge bridgehead 3 miles deep and 9 wide;  capture eight nazi towns

Ist Army Now Holds 8 Towns East of Rhine      Nazis Say Americans Have Thrown Up Emergency Bridges; Great Forces Of Men, Equipment Cross River

bridgehead  3 Miles Deep And9 Wide, 8 Towns Fall   Now Phreaat Picnse   oO LOWNDS PF all New Threat Rises _As German Pocket  West of Rhine at Ty... LITT. ...... JT... J]

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Line Widened  Across Rhine  By First Army      Eight East Bank Towns Reported in Possession of the - Americans—Wesel Pocket Wiped Out— = Third Army Presses on Coblenz 7

Bridgehead ts Nine Miles Wide And Three Deep   First Army Continues 1 Surge Ahead Opposite Remagen

BRITISH LAND ALSOERABAJA, "REBEL HIDEOUT   Dutch Children Said Buried Alive By  Natives

British Troops Reinforce Java   Mediation by U.S. May Be Sought by Natives

Nurse Draft Bill Approved by Committee   HOUSE GROUP AGREES ON PROPOSAL AFTER THREE WEEKS’ HEARINGS

NURSE DRAFT: BILL FAVORED   House Military Committee Approves Measure

me PLAN: TS PRESENTED   WAR DEPARTMENT ‘OFFERS PLAN. FOR “ALL ARMED: FORCES UNDER ONE  CABINET MEMBER -

WPB Curb On List OF Civilian Items Dropped   Manufacturers Get Reconversion Marching Orders

FATS REPORT ~ NOT BRIGHT   REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE DE. CLARES SCARCITY OF COOKING FATS AND OILS TO CONTINUE

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Believe Americans Have Recaptured Vianden

HEADQUARTERS SAY THIRD ARMY MAY HAVE NAZI HUB   REPORT HEAVY TROOP TANK MOVEMENTS WEST BANK RHINE

TO BE ABOVE NORMAL   Weatherman Flora Sees No Snow or Rain for Kansas

Pinch of Peace Felt in Japan by Thin Supply Line  War and Privation  Make Tokyo Drab City

TOKYO MARREDBY DESTRUCTION OF WAR SHORT ON FOOD FACES FUTURE WITH CALM UNEASINESS

TOKYO CITIZENS FEEL IMPACT OF FOOD SHORTAGES   AVERAGE WORKERS GETTING ONLY ONE GOOD MEAL DAILY

TOKYO DOMINATED BY INFLATION AND SHORTAGES TODAY  PURIT GP sapnretTr   ONLY BAREST SUPPLIES OF STAPLES AVAILABLE TO AVERAGE JAPANESE

JAP PRICES SOARING ~ AND GOODS LACKING   Bread Lines Wait for Meager Supply Available

Great Scars Left on Jap Capital   Inflation, Shortages To Dominate Slow Return to Normalcy

Inflation And Shortages Plaque Japanese People   By RUSSELL BRINES

Inflation and Shortages Will Bring Painfully Long Period of Readjustment Toward a Prewar Normaley.

Many Military Dignitaries In Attendance   Mrs: Patton Left Immediately After Funeral On Return  Trip To America,

PATTON BURIED WITH HIS HEROS   Buried in Plain Soldiers Grave as Generals and GI's Pay Homage

GENERAL TO LIE WITH DEAD: OF HIS THIRD ARMY   Soviet Russia’s Wreath Largest In Bank Of. Flowers Surrounding Grave

GEN. PATTON IS BURIED IN LUXEMBOURG   Generals From 11 Countries Attend Rites at Hamm

Gen. George Patton Buried With Strict: ‘Military Rites On Snow-Swept Bluff

GEN, PATTON IS BURIED ON BLUFF IN LUXEMBOURG   Wife Stands Quietly During Committal Service Today

Buried On Bluff Beneath Windswept Pines, Surrounded By White Crosses Of Soldiers Who Fell On Victory Road   BURIAL CEREMONY PROVED VERY SHORT

BURIAL OF PATTON MOST IMPRESSIVE   Laid to Rest at Luxembourg with  Other Soldiers

LAST RITES HELD FOR GEN. PATTON   Simple White Marker Devoid of Rank {s Placed at War Hero’s Grave

Patton Is Buried With His Men in  Hamm Cemeter   Military Dignitaries of 11 Nations Attend Brief  Ceremonies ~

Patton Laid ToRest Amid His Soldiers   Notables of 11 Nation: At Rites on Victory Road of General.

PATTON BURIED AMONG MEN WHO FELL IN BATTLE   General Given Full Military Honors At Hamm, In Luxembourg

PAESS CALLS FOR BLASS TO RESIGN   State Press Supports Staunton Newspaper Proposal That Senator Quit: Woodrum Would Be Candidate

BUS STRIKE SCHEDULED TONIGHT   Oil Workers Plan Strike At West Coast Plants

“ind Weed-Covered Graves of B-29 Fliers Tortured to Death by Japs’ Secret Police

Army Warning on Jap Plans Told ~   Grew’s Message to Hawaii Discounted

Three Marine Divisions: Tighten Strangletiotd on Enemy Pockets in Iwo — Gnins cf Several Hundred Yards. “Recorded - After” Fierco Fighting. 7 .

RESISTANCE OF WO JAPS IS CRACKING   Marines Widen Gap Between Two Big Enemy Pockets

RESISTANCE BY JAPS ON [WO CRACKING   Marines Widen Corridor Between Enemy Pockets and Are Closing In.

RESISTANCE OF JAPS BREAKING ON IWO ISLAND      Marines Widen Corridor Between Pockets —~ Closing In Gn Enery

Jap Resistance — On Iwo Island Begins To Crack   Marine Divisions Tighten Stranglehold On Enemy Pockets

Jap Defenses Cracking in - Iwo Pockets   Marines Widen Corridor on Isle’s North Rim in Desperate Fighting

ANTI-CLOSED SHOP ~ MEASURE OFFERED      Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Dele' gate Evans

JAPS STALLED LAST-MINUTE NOTE OF FDR   Rlow Came as Grew Tried to Meet With Emperor

Grew Says Army Erred in Blaming Hull's War Action  Nov. 20 Demand Wa:

Navy Requests Conference  In Oil Strike   To Be Preliminary ‘To Prompt Return Of Seized Refineries

WAR CRIMES TRIAL RECESSED ~ OVER WEEK-END   Twenty Nazi Leaders Reading Mass of Evidence Aligned Against Them.

Accused Nazis Read Evidence   Weekend Adjournment Gives Leaders Chance To Review Documents

NAZI TROOPS IN NETHERLANDS ARE STAGGERED    Hard Fighting Still Rages in Houffalize Area Where Nazi Panzers Struggle to Escape  Envelopment by Americans

ENEMY SLOWLY PULLS BACK 10 REICH BORDER   Ardennes Salient ls Hammered Down As New Attacks Are Opened

Ardennes Salient Is Narrowed   Germans Being Pushed Back Across Their  Western Frontier

‘Strike On Either Flank. ' At Germans In Alsace And Netherlands   HARD FIGHTING IN HOUFFALIZE AREA   PVUPPAMIAM ANTDA  Germans Giving Ground Very Rapidly On South And West Flanks

NAZIS BEING SQUEEZED OU} OF SALIENT   Allies Open Drives In Alsace and Netherlands

GERMANS ARE STAGGERED BY BLOWS IN WEST   Flanks of Enemy Line In Alsace and Netherlands Hit In New Thrusts.

‘Nazis Stagget ‘Under Major Allied Blows   Germans Slowly ‘Being Squeezed Back to Border

NAZIS AUSH TO 60 OUT WHERE THEY CANE IN   Move Rapidly Toward Safety of Siegfried Line, Fight. .: When Pushed.  _

ALLIES LAUNGH THO NEW BLOW. AGAINST NAZIS   Start Counteroffensives In Alsace and Netherlands

Yanks Drive  Nazi Forees Into Pocket   Flank Attacks Open In Netherlands And Alsace Fronts

HARD FIGHTING STILL GOES ON IN HOUFFALIZE   Focal Point of Ardennes Battle Shifts Eastward as Nazis Being Pushed Back Toward Frontier.

Enemy Holds Only Small Dart of Gains   Ardennes Battle Shifts Eastward » To St. Vith Area

LIGHT FROST TOUCHES   Clear Skies and Warming Weather  5 aera 3, apeoniem epee S

STRIKES GROW; 65,000 MEN OUT   B-29 Engine Output Brought to Halt

48.000 Strike in Aircraft Factories   18,000 Quit in Chicago. 30,000 Idle in Jersey

PLANE CRASHES INTO EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, CAUSING FOUR-ALARM FIRE   Explosion Shook Entire Mid-Section of Manhattan and Fire Rages Thru Five Floors of World’s Tallest Structure.

Nazis Blow Up Bridges Over Rhine   Yanks Break Into City from North and West, Is Reported

DESTRUCTION ON JAPAN   Superforts Shift Western Pacific Bombing - Scene Back to Japan =

B-25'5 HIT JAP WAR FACTORIES      Yanks Win Full-Scale Battle On Luzon, Take Urdaneta

‘Kobe And Osaka Bombed In Raids By Giant. Forts      Yanks apture "Urdaneta In Great Battle Fought On Luzon. Island Front

JAPAN AGAIN HIT BY SUPER-FORTS   Kobe-Osaka Area Battered By 80 From Marianas

B-29s Attack Jap Homeland   80 Superferts Rain Destrue: tion On Kobeosaka Indus. trial Area,

Superforts Shift Raids To Kobe-Osaka   Initial Battle On Luzon Isle Js Announced

Bombing Shifts Te  Industrial Areas   Osaka Pounded in Noon Raid—24-Hour Luzon Battle Rages   Urdaneta Captured.

B-29’s Shift Raids On West Pacific Back to Japan   Yanks Take Urdaneta In Full-scale Battle Of Luzon Invasion

SUPERFORTS RETURN TO JAP MAINLAND FOR FRIDAY’S FORAYS   FIRST FULL-SCALE BATTLE ON LUZON ISLAND IS WON BY AMERICANS

Superforts Pound Kobe And Osaka   Yanks Take Luzon Highway Town In Bitterest Fight Of Invasion.

SUPERFORTS HIT JAP INDUSTRIES   JAPS ADMIT SOME DAMAGE CAUSED BY LATEST B-29 RAID

Superforts Hit Kobe, Osaka !n New Air Strike   Jap Opposition To Yank Invaders On Luzon Grows

Shift Superfort Bombing as Yanks Advance on Luzon   Marianas-Based B-29s Rain Destruction on KobeOsaka Industries.   Junction of Manila Railroad Captured

CZECH CAPITAL IS UNDEFENDED   Prague Declared ‘Hospital Town’; Nazis Won't Fight for City

PRAGUE SAID. T0 BE ‘OPEN CITY’   Doenitz Issues Order Saying Czech Capital Is ‘Hospitol Town’

CHINA WAS DELUGED WITH 54,000,000,000 WORTHLESS DOLLARS  FIRST FIGURE TO INDI CATE DEGREE OF FINAN.

NIP WARLOR  FLOODED CHINA  WITH CURRENCY OF NO VALUE   Tokyo Newspaper Reports How Japs Plundered China With Inflation

Jap War Lords Hooded Ching With Fake Funds  Worthless Currency Totaled 54 Billions

Filled China With Paper Currency   Jap “Printing-Press” Money, Now Worthless, Did Much to Produce Disastrous Inflation

Nippon War Lords Flooded China With 54 Billion Worthless Money   Japan Issued Wartime Currency Without Any Gold Backing; Value Of Existing Cur- rency Halved in All Conquered Territory

Japs Flood Chine With Worthless Daner Currency   Tokyo Press Reports Amount $54,000,000 In US Dollars

Tokyo Newspaper Reveals How Japanese Warlords Plundered Conquered Nations

War Currency Loses Value   China Flooded With it, Backed by Jap Bayonets

Ninos Have Out 4 Trillion in False Currency   Worthless Money All Over China; Bayonets Used to Back Bills

Printing Presses Backed By Jap Bayonets Deluged China With Now-Worthless Monies

BARES BOGUS MONEY ISSUE   Deluge of Worthless Currency Used to Plunder China

WAR CURRENCY FLOODED CHINA   Printing Presses Were Backed By Jap Bayonets; Worthless Now.

$54 Billion In Worthless Currency Distributed By Japan In China, Report

Nippon War Lords Flooded China With $54,000,000 In Now-Worthless Currency:   Figure First To Be Published Indicating . Degree Of Plundering By Japanese Farce:

Printing Presses Deluged China With Currency   Japanese Backed Inflationary Practice With Bayonets; Issued ‘54 Billion Dollars

Reveal China Flooded With No-Good Money   54 Billions In Worthless Currency Poured In By  lananese.

Stettinius Hails Results Obtained In Mexico Parley  Major Contribution   To ri Francisco  Canterence Seen

State College To Get Army and Navy 'E’   Tojo Has Recovered Sufficiently To Walk

Problem Arises As U.S. Smashes Jap Monopolies   Disposal Of Shares Held By Americans, Others Creates Huge Problem

NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BORN YET, MONTH-OLD BABY NOW HAS GOOD CHANCE TO LIVE

Allies Arguing Over Germany's Ability to Pay   Russia Differs From Western Powers on Reparations Policies

3 Yank Columns Race for Manila   Philippine Capital May Be Freed Without Major Fight   HAVE 17 MILES TO GO   Planes Hit Enemy Destroyers Approaching North Luzon

LIBERATION MANILA APPARENTLY NEAR AS TROOPS-RACE AHEAD  TWO AMERICAN ARMORED COLUMNS STAGING RACE FOR CAPITAL

NIPS MAY NOT MAKE FIGHT FOR MANILA   Two Columns Racing Toward the Capital From North, One 18 Miles Away —Jap Forces on Luzon Are Cut in Two.

LARGER TELEVISION SCREEN PLANNED FOR POSTWAR SALE   ADVANCED BIODELS OF SETS TO BE PUT ON MARKET ABTER WAR ARE DIsPLAYED

TO GET VOTE OUT TUESDAY   Public Interest Lags As Election Drive  Nears Close

MAY CANCEL RIO MEETING   U. S. and Brazil Consider Action As Result As Argentine Problem

State Solon Would Change Clock Again   Bill Introduced To Put State On Standard Time

Assembly Gets Bill To Change  Indiana Time   Farm Bureau Measure Calls for Clocks in Indiana To Go Back on Old Time April the First.

Red Cross Fund Now Is ($16,287   Stettinius to Be Temporary ‘Frisco Leader

Stettinius To Open Parley  As Chairman   Designation Of Temporary ' President Follows Usual Custom —

‘Stettinius Designated Temporary President Of Security Conference

Nomination Of Wallace  To Senate   President Risks Certain Fight; Statement Is Made

FDR Risks Certain Senate Fight In Nominating Ex-Vice President   Ousted Secretary Says Wallace Unfit   Nominee, However, Pledges Best Efforts If Confirmed In Commerce Post

A Job For Which Predecessor Jesse H. Jones Said Wallace Unsuited

Jones Says Wallace ‘Unfit’   Commerce Secretary Snubs Roosevelt Suggestion of Ambassador Job

JONES QUITS TO GIVE WALLACE CABINET JO   Retiring Sec’y of Com. merce Thinks Successor Not Well  Qualified

Senate Contest Held Certain On Naming Wallac   Senate Confirmation Hinges On Deubt of Nominee’s Qualification

PRES. NAMES WALLACE FUR JONES JOB   Appointment Faces Fight In Congress

Jones Charges Wallace Unfit For Cabinet Job   Sees Senate Fight On Confirmation; Snubs Offer by FDR

JONES QUITS WALLACE TO SUCCEED HIM   Texan Irate at Being Forced Out After 13 Years

JONES’ OUSTER FOR WALLACE STIRS CRITICS   Confirmation Fight in Senate Is Forecast By Opponents

Battle on New Wallace Cabinet Post Forecast   Jesse Jones, Ousted, Questions Ability for Commerce Post

F R Nominates Henry Wallace For Cabinet Post   Secretary of Commerce  Appointment Likely To Stir Senate Fight

Nominates Wallace For Cabinets   DRIVING DEEP INTO. PRUSSIA   JESSE JONES QUITS POST AFTER RECEIVING LETTER      Russian '.Tank Columns Closing in ou Odey River and German City of Breglai, 136 Milles from BerDt Brintdbtd. Batttshett of Tannenberg Enguilfed.’ .   Pormor Vice President. Would Take Secretary of Commerce Piace -Wormer Sccreary Says Wallace is Unsuited for Job.

SENATE FIGHT OVER WALLACE JOB EXPECTED      President To Reward Former Vice Pres. With Post In Cabinet

Jones Expresses His Views on Wallace in no Uncertain Terms   Secretary of Commerce Quits and Tells FDR Former Vice Pres. Poor

Coosa Project In New Rivers,  Harbors Bill   Several Controversial Pro. posals, However, Dropped By Proponents

Goering Is Still a Nazi, He Declares   Would Support Fuehre: Again as in 1933 If He Had Chance.

Goering Is Still Nazi, Ready To Back Second Hitler Plan; Defends Records Of Group

 By WES GALLAGHER and LOUIS P. LOCHNER   Sit neseomtcotet far Gh Aaenntatan Daace

Goering Boasts He Is Still A Nazi And Would Support ‘Fuehrer Again

Goeri ring. Sull “True Nazi, He Tells Reporter   Reiehmarslal, on Trial for  Life, Declares He Would  : Again Be Slave to Hiller   Stands Ready Yo Be Judged for Acts   Vi ews With “Disapprova’ High Placed Germans Who Claim They Never  > Were Nazis —

Goering Remains ‘True’ Nazi, Htitler’s Slave   Ex-Reichsmarshal Would Again  Support Fuehrer

“BY WES GALLAGHER and LOULS . P.. LOCHNER (Copyright 1945 By The Associated Beacch

Still A Nazi, Goering Says  Would Support Hitler As He Knew Him In ‘33

Goering Reaffirms Loyalty To Hitler; Says He'd Pursue Same Course Again If Possible

Goering, on Trial for His Life, Says He's Still Nazi and Would ‘Cunnort the Hitler He Knew in 1933

GOERING WOULD CO ALONG WITH FUEHRER AGAIN   AP Writer Told He's Still for Policies Hitler Advocated in ‘33

Goering Remains Faithful To Nazi System and Hitler   Former Reichsmarshal Says He Would Back Fuehrer Again if He Had Chance—Stands Ready to Be Judged as a Representative of Government Dictator Set Up—Admits He Had Minor Differences With Chief. 

Nazi Ideals Still Best, Goering Says   Would Again Be Faithful to Hitler i Situation Rese

Naziism: Best for hermany   Says He Would Do It all Over Again If Given Chance

Fat Henchman Would Try It Over Again   Radicals Obtain Ear Of Der Fuehrer, Follower Declares

Admits, However, what Ne Had Lost His Influenee During the War. Deplores Atroci ce.

Goering Says He Is Still Nazi and If Given Chance Would Again Support Fuehrer

British Forces Plan to Crush Java ‘Reyolt’   Tension Mounts With Pitched Battles in Region of Capital

‘s Corn Crop  aces Farmer   arger Harvesting Problem Seen; Men, Machinery Key  ie ol “+ lim tatnnece   ‘SERVE NOTICE ON RIOTERS

ARMY OPERATES ELECTRIC PLANT   Swift Action Ends Strike Hitting Cleveland Area

Plan 5-Power Military Talks  Peace-Keeping Force To Be Discussed

POWERS PLAN DISCUSSION OF PEACE POLIC   MILITARY CHIEFS TO CONFER IN JANUARY

Big-d To Talk  On Training   Russia. Britain, France. China, U. 8S. Will Confer In London.

Jap Surrender To Chinese _ Due-Sunday:   Will Be 100. Percent ‘Chinese Show,’ Gen. Boatner Says

Jap Surrender Sunday to Be Chinese Show   Americans to Stay In Background as 1,000,000 Troops of  Japan Accept Terms

CHINESE TO ACCEPT NANKING SURRENDEF   Americans to Remain in Back: ground at Formal Capitulation of LOWOM) Banc,

Chinese To Control Nanking Surrendet   Yanks to Stay in Back ground When Japs Formally Give Up China

Forbidding Site Marks New hird Any Crossing  urrent,  Swift ep Hills “he ke Emon Difficolt

ASSURES SOME COMMERCIALS   Transport Models Output Seen After Cuthack

Superforts RipKanoya   New Attack Follows 300-Plane Blow on Tokyo, Nagoya Plant:

TOKYO, NAGOYA ATTACKS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE   Enemy Fleet Badly Battered In “Banzai” Assault

173 Japs Downed As Record B-29 And P-51 Blow Rocks Jap Plants At Tokyo. Nagoya

P-5 Escorts Join B-29s in Raid on Tokyo, Nagoya   Nazis Frantically Try Halt Bombers Plowing North Seg Entrance

Yankees Down 173 Planes on Jap Homeland   Five Superfortresses And Two Mustangs Los As Americans Ran Into Anti-Aircraft Fire

Aircraft Plants Blasted by 300 lwo-Based B-29s   173 Enemy Fighters Downed; Japs Lose 6 Warships in Fight   Forts Hit Again

P-51 backed B-29’s rake  at homeland Heaviest enemy resistance met

B-29'S, ESCORTS BLAST 173 JAP PLANES IN RAIL   Superforts Score in Great Air Fight Over Tokyo And Nagoya

DRAFT BOARDS NOT QUITTING   Washington Conference Not Meeting To Disband; Draft To Continue

SOLDIER DRAFT WILL CONTINUE   Prgbably At Rate Of-59,000 Men Per Month

CANADA TO SEND FORCE AGAINST JAPAN   Prime Minister King Promises 30, 000 Soldiers and 13,500 Sailors for Campairn,

Buzz Bombs A Joke To Doughboys  Germans Disgusted. Prisoners Reveal—Nazis Fear Yank Artillery More Than Hitler

VOIDING TRUMAN POWERS OPPOSED   SNYDER ASKS CONGRESS TO LET PRESIDENT RETAIN WARTIME CONTROLS.

ASK POWERS BE RETAINED   Truman Secks Extension Of Powers Given During War Emergency

Truman Want: To Hold on to  War Powers   Revocation of the Controls Would Hit Reconversion-Snyder

DATE FOR END OF HOSTILITIES BEING STUDIEL   ‘PRESIDENT WANTS TO RETAIN HIS ADDED POWERS

Temperatures   Motorized First Cavalry Wins Rac With 37th Infantry Division . To Be First Yank Troops in Manila   Hysterical Joy Sweeps 3700  Internees Freed From Japs

YANKS LIBERATED 3,700 INTERNEES, MOSTLY AMERICAN   Almost Hysterical Joy Swept All Internees At First Shot   JEEP CRASHES IN  GATES OF CAMP   Liberated Internees Find It Difficult To Realize Their Freedom

Truman to Seek Hoover's Advice On Food Crisis   Feeding Europe To Be Subject of White House Talk

Okinawa Battle May End Over The Weekend   Hill 95 Charred by U. S. Flame Throwers

END NEAR ON OKINAWA, SAYS ‘GEN BUCKNER   East Borneo Landing Hinted

 Japanese Are Trapped In Ten Square Miles, Every Inch Covered By American Gunfire   BIG ALLIED FLEET NEARS BALIKPAPAN

righting on Okinawa in rinal Stages   Allied Fleet Sails Near Balikpapan on Borneo Coast

THOUSANDS OF JAPS ARE KILLED   Australian Troops Continue Gains On Borneo

Building Employes Strike Ends   Labor Picture Brighter With Trouble Aplenty Still on Docket To Re Settled in Parlevs

PresidentTo Make Appeal Oil Workers   labor Disputes Throughout Nation Give Promise of Settlemeal But There’s Still Trouble Ahead

U. 5. Strike Picture Has Some Easing   Several Smaller Disputes Ended; No Brightening of OWIU Situation

Strike Situation Better; Elevator Workers Return  Truman May Make Oil Strife Appeal

Elevator Walkout To Be Arbitrated   38,000 Westinghouse Men  Return to Their Jobs ay:     dna

STRIKE PICTURE STILL DARK IN THE U, S. TODA)   One Walkout Ends in N. Y City, but Thousands Remain Idle in Nation

Oil Strike in Indiana [s Trouble Spot  Whiting Pie nt of d Up:  Cihandard Tied Up:

Labor Situation Is Some Improved   Slight Drop in Number Out of Work Results From Settlement of Issues; Many Major Crises Still Unsettled

Building Service Workers Agree To End Walkout   Truman Is Considering Special Plea to Oil Employes

Temperatures   Ending of Several Smaller Disputes Drops Idle Figures

Both Sides May Get Invitation   Elevator Warkers Returning to N.Y. City Jobs

ELEVATOR STRIKE IN NEW YORK ENDS; TOARBITRATEROW   Union Officials Recommend That Westinghouse’s 38,000 “White Collar’ Workers Return to Jobs.   TRUMAN MAY URGE HALT IN OIL WALKOUT   Big Refinery in Chicago Area Forced to Close by Massing of Pickets and Cars at Entrances.

Dispute Ends At Request Of Thomas Dewey   Total Out Of Work On Strike Drops From 420,000  To 397,000

Oil Strikers Claim Break  In Company   Lewis Renews Conference; Truman May Appeal To CIO Oil Workers.   397,000 STILL Ihre

Labor Disputes Picture Shows Brighter Tone   Although There Is Still Plenty Of Trouble ‘Ahead

Nationwide labor front brightened as leaders argue  Dewev succeeds in ending   Dewey succeeds In ending  strike of building employes

PETAIN SPIED OM GERMANS, CLAIM   Vichy Air Chief Describes “Secret” Work.

TELLS RAF WAS AIDED BY PETAIN   SET UP FUNDS TO GET INFORMATION, BERGERET ASSERTS

Petain Okayed Secret Army   Former Air Minister Testifies French Reorganization Against Nazis.

French General Defends Petain  Says Marshal Helped In Secret Nazi Fight

PETAIN AIDED SPIES FOR ALLIES, CLAIM      Trial Court Also Told That He Opposed Nazis in Syria

French Spied On Nazi Planes Witness Says   Bergeret Claims British Kept Informed by Vichy

FRENCH AGENTS ASSISTED RAF?   Former Vichy Air Chief Testifies Petain Sanctioned Aid to Britain

Petain Backed French Air Powel  Bergeret Says Vichy Passed Naz: Secrets

Says Petain Paid Group Obtaining Facts For. Allies   Ex.Viehy Minister Tells O£     “RAF By..French Agents

SAYS PETAIN WAS HELPING BRITISH   Witness Says Petain Helped Get Nazi Air Force Data To British.

Gen. Bergeret Defends Petain   Gave Funds to French Agents to Aid RAF, General Declares

Williannsppot  Men Plead Innocent To Murder Charge  Prisoners Object Te Ilursh Wording Of Infa,.. aan -

RED CROSS DRIVE ~ WILL OPEN TODAY   Kick-Off Rally of Workers _ Is Scheduled for Toniaht

RED (ROSS DRIVE ~ WILL OPEN TODAY   Kickoff Rally of Workers vis 5 Scheduled for . Toniaht —_

Wide Storm Over UNNRA Brewing   Failure to Aid Needy  People Is Criticized

Storm Brews  Over UNRRA   Probe of Involuntary Failure to Get Aid Underway Is Probable

ALLIED RELIEF STORM BREWS   U. S., British Probes of UNRRA Failure to Act On Big Scale Loom

Storm Brews Over UNRRA for Relief Failure -Abroad   Investigations. May Be  Started by Congress  And Parliament

FRENCH CIVIL - WORKERS STRIKE   Action Protests Refusal 0 General Pay Raise

Senator Calls Surplus Sale Biggest Mess in History   Charges that Nation May Lose Enough Billions to Pay One-third of the National Debt—Asks For  Congressional Action Immediately

HANDLING OF WAR SURPLUS MEETING: WITH CRITICISM   SENATOR ‘CHARGES METRODS NOW BEING USED WILL CAUSE LOSSES

OATS RE ACTED TRRUOUT WAR TO AID ALLIES   Disorder Marks Hearing. as Prosecutor Reads Long f List of Charges.

Petain’ 89, Hero of Verdun, on Trial As French Traitor  Accused of Helping Nazi

'Petain Sef: oF * ie . Signed ee Pact To Say *,. ance”   Head, * chy Regime Place ~ . Trial For Life In Paris Court

PETAIN CLAIMS HE I$ INNOCENT   Aged Marshal Testifies He Acted To Save France And Help Allies

Served Nazis To Aid Allies,  Petain Defense   Aging Hero of Verdur Pleads Cause in Packed Court

PETAIN GOES ON TRIAL IN PARIS TODAY   Says He Signed Armistice to Save France

PETAIN DEFENDS  SELF ON CHARGE OF TREASOK   89-Year-Old Hero of Verdun Won't Answer Questions

Signed Truce With Germany to Save France Says Petain   Hearing Suspended After Demonstrations Against  89-Year-Old Marshal

Petain Testifies He Signed Armistice Wik Germany To Save France, Aid Allies

PETAIN GOES ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE   Treason Trial c of Aged Marshal Of France Starts

Vichy Chief Stands Trial  For Treason   Demonstrations Stop Trial Temporarily As Petain Speaks

HENRI PETAIN GOES ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE   Former Hero of Verdun Faces Charge of Being Traitor to Republic.

Petain Makes Own Plea In Trial For Life      French Marshal, Hero of Verdun, Says He Acted To Save Nation.

Aged Marshal Says Armistice Signed To Help Allied Victory In Europe   Any Wrong rong Doing Vigorously Denied   Hearing Interrupted By Demonstration In Court Against Vichy Ruler

PETAIN TRIAL OPENED TODAY IN PARIS COURT   Marshal Of France Tried As Traitor—Was Former Verdun Hero

The National Whirligig   News Bekind the News  Washington «-...- Ray Tucker New York «-. Albert N. Lemar

No More Shins To Carry Troops Into Manchuria Sectors   AMERICA TO STEP OUT OF CIVIL WAR  Both Parties Hail Action Of Truman To Avoid Trouble

A\mericans Refuse Chinese _ ovt. Request To Transport More Armies To Manchuria

SCHOOL TEACHERS ANNOUNCED BY J, ¢, YUNKER, CO. SUPT   SOME VACANCIES» STILL EXIST; ORGANIZATION DAY FRIDAY, «AUGUST 31

SOGIAL SECURITY PROGRAM. ~TO BE PRESENTED: IN FAL   MINIMUM WAGES, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND OTHER QUESTIONS 0°  * FACE CONGRESS

CONGRESS MAPS ECONOMIC SLATE OF FALL SESSION   High. Reconvers:on Wages Sought in Plan: for Six Million Jobs

Urge Truman to Delay Meeting   Suggest Allied Heads. Not Meet Until After Frisco Parley

ASK TRUMAN TO DELAY PARLEY   Urged to Meet With Big 5 After San Francisco Conference

COWS GRAZEIN . CONCORD SQ   Patrolman Finan, Finds _ Herd Wandering; Drives  em Home

“Finish Off The Beast Quickly, Stalin's Orders   Red Arms’ Greatest Victory Marks May Day As Most Of City Falls; Russians Capture Or Kill 1,800,000 Defenders.

More Than Million. Nazis Killed in 3%Months, May Day Order Declayes

Belgian Woman Doctor Risks Life To Aid Refugees and GIs at Front

Pretty Belgian Woman Doctor Ils Yanks’ Favorite Pin-Up Girl in European Theater

BEVIN DISCLOSES ~ CHIEFS DISAEREE   Big 3 Leaders Also Unable to Determine Chat’s t Prarediire

The Nuernberg Trial Of Nazi Criminals Will Open Nov. 20   Formal Indictment Papers Given Twenty Boches in Custody; Soviet Claims In Balkans Not Recognized.

SMALLER JAP CITIES ASKED, B29S WILLING   Satisfactory Progress On All Pacific Fronts _ Reported by Yanks

More than Glad to Assist— Japs Plan to Reduce Populations of Big Centers; B-29 Pilots Cooperate!

House Passes Daniels-Cramer School Measure   New State Taxes May Be Necessary, Governor Warns

LAUSCHE WARNS OF NEW TAXES   Suffers Defeat-in Passage Of School Funds Bill

Armistice Okay Seen In Parley   Commission Studies , Conference Plans

SHIFT GM TALKS TO U.S, CAPITAL   Neither Union Nor Company Welcome Fact-Finding Conference

Atomic Energy Bissest News  Story Of Year   Surrender Of Japan Rated Second By Editors Of International News Service   ITHERS LISTED IN YEAR'S GREATEST

Vengeful Japs Shell Rescued Internees and War Prisoners Remaining At Camps of Manila

U. S. Air Bases on Kyushu Likely To Be Established before Main Jap Invasion

FOOD CONTROL ‘CZAR’ URGED   MOVEMENT "TO HAVE. ONE OVER-ALL FOOD ADMINIS_TRATOR 18 GIVEN BOOST

ROOSEVELT LOAN STORY UNFOLDED   200-Page Statement Hints Elliott Now “Broke”

TELLS ELLIOTT STORY   Committee Says He Had No Help From Fresident

ROOSEVELT BAD DEBT EXPLAINED   Father Never Aided Him In Financial Ventures, Elliott Says

Casts Tradition Aside To Travel To U.S. Embassy For Conference; Japanese Army Stripped of All Supplies, Arms

———— ee  MacArthur Strips Jap Army & Navy, Orders Food & Clothing Turned Over To Civilians; Japanese Liaison Gov't Being Reorganized.

Hirohito Awaited By MacArthur   Unprecedented Meeting Expected To Be Held At Embassy In Tokyo On Thursday

Jap Army, Navy Is Stripped Of All Equipment   Stocks Of Food And Clothing Goes To Famine - Threatened Civilians

To Call At — 'U. S. Embassy ‘Tomorrow    Japanese Army Stripped Of All Equipment; Food, Clothing Turned Over To Civilians

ALL EQUIPMENT TAKEN FROM ARMY, NAVY   General To Receive Hirohito Tomorrow   REORGANIZATION   Of Central Liaison Office Approved: Ask Mikado To Quit Public Affairs

MACARTHUR 10 SEE HIROHTO TOKYO REPORTS   Say Parley Will Be Held at wu Ss. Embassy — Thursday. .

Gen. MacArthur May Meet Jap Ruler Thursday   Correspondents Are Summoned; Clothing Food Ordered Turned  Over To Civilians

Historic Visif Will Be First By Nips Ruler   Civilians Will Get Equipment, Goods of Japan's Army, Navy

HIROHITO TO MEET MacARTHUR   ‘ Meeting May Be Held Thursday In U. S. Embassy

EMPEROR'S FACE LOST -- HE IS TO 60 TO M’ARTHUR   Truman Says Occupation Policy Agreeable to All in Answer to Questions

Hirohito 66 Au di en ce” Tomorrow   Reported Call On MacArthur Seems Assured; Military Stocks to Civilians

Temperatures   Chinese Will Assist European Yanks In Oceuping Japan

Tomorrow Is Day Tojo Meets Boss   U. S. Sources Haven’t Confirmed Jap Report But Press Is Called   TO GET INSTRUCTIONS   Member of Peers Suggests Hirohito Become Nips’ Spiritual Advisor

Hirohito Will Meet M’Arthur On Thursday   Place Will Probably  Be American Embassy

MacArthur, Mikado To Meet Thursday?   No Confirmation By Japanese or Allied Commander   Indications Are That  Unprecedented Talks Are Being Arranged; Doll Up U. S. Embassy

HIROHITO PLANS CALL THURSDAY ON MACARTHUR   Allied Chief Orders Jap Army And Wavy Stripped Of All Equipment

JAPANESE REPORTS SAY HIROHITO WILL MEET MAC ARTHUR. THURSDAY   US Officials Silent But Reporters’ ;* Are Notified of “Fortheomins Fveni”

Presume Meeting Will be Held at American Embassy   Stripped Japanese Navy and Army of All the Equipment

All Equipment Of Enemy Armed Forces Will Go To Civilian Uses :   Emperor As ked To Quit Politics   Member Of House Of Peers Asks Ruler To Make Democracy Possible -

Jap: Emperor, MacArthur To Meet Thursday   Unconfirmed Report Says Chiefs to Confer in U  §, Embassy

UNCONFIRMED REPORTS SAY EMPEROR AND GENERAL WILL HAVE CONFERENCE THURSDAY   Public Relations Office Announces Correspondents Will Meet Tonight for Instructions on Covering "Fortlicoming Event"   ARMY AND NAVY STRIPPED OF ALL EQUIPMENT

Report Mikado And MacArthur  Meet Tomorrow   Official Japanese Liai. son Agency Shake-Up I: ite Wan

JAPS SAY MIKADO WILL SEE ALLIED CHIEF TOMORROW   AMERICAN NEWSMEN CALLED TO EMBASSY FOR ‘INSTRUCTIONS’

HIROHITO PLANS TALK THURSDAY WITH M’ARTHUR   Meanwhile, General Strips Enemy’s Army, Navy of All Equipment

JAPANESE REPORT EMPEROR TO MEET GENERAL MACARTHUR   UNPRECEDENTED VISIT OF HIROHITO RUMORED FOR SEVERAL DAYS

Arranged For ‘Tomorrow At  U.S. Embassy   Hirohito Never Has Visited American Embassy; Hasn't Been Out.   REPORTERS CALLED

FOOD OF JAP ARMY IS GIVEN ~ TO CIVILIANS   Emperor's Visit Outside Imperial Palace An Unprecedented Move

HINT THURSDAY DATE SET FOR MIKADO’S CALL   General Strips Japan's Army and Navy of All Equipment

Japs To Shake Off More of Clique ‘Surrounding Throne   Hirohito May Visit MacArthur Tomorrow; His Withdrawal From Throne Suggested

JAPS’ EMPEROR AND M’ARTHUR MEET THURS.   War Correspondents Are Called In to Get  Instructions

Report Hirohito’s Visit to MacArthur Set for Tomorrow   Commander Begins to Shake Up Japanese Liaison Office

“ALLIED COMMANDER IN LATEST. ‘ORDER STRIPS ARMY AND NAVY ‘OF EQUIPMENT IN FAVOR PUBLIC

SAY HIROHITO, MACARTHUR T0 MEET THURSDAY   Will Be First Trip for Emperor to American Embassy in Tokyo

IS EXPECTED TO CALL AT U.S: EMBASSY   Newsmen Told to Meet at 7 P.M. (9 A. M. Thurs: day, Jap Time) for Rules on Covering “a Forthcoming Event.”

Tomorrow {s Believed To Be The Day   Correspondents Preparing For Impending Event

MacArthur And Hirohito Will Meet Thursday, Japs Say   x «*& «kk * Emperor's Withdrawal From Politics Proposed   kk *& k& * Truman Opens Up On Foreign Policy

Public Call Of Hirohito On M’Arthur  Approaching   Correspondents To te On Job Tonight

JAP ARMY, NAVY MUST TURN OVER ALL EQUIPMENT   Stocks Of Food And Clothing To Be Used For Jap Civilians; Peer Suggests Emperor Withdraw From All Political Activity.

Hirohito Confers With MacArthur Thursday   Jap Emperor Expected to Make PrecedentShattering Call at American Embassy; Nippon ‘Army and Navy Stripped Of All Equipment

Strips Japs Army, Navy of Equipment   Stock of Food and Clothing to’ Be Turned Over to Civilians:

Hirohifo and MacArthur fo Hold Meeting   Japanese Emperor  To Call on Supreme Commander Thursday, Reported in Tokyo

Mikado Visit To MacArthur Said Tomorrow   Precedent Shattering Call Set Is Report Officials Silent

MEETING SET . FOR THURSDAY?   Unconfirmed Jap Report Says Hirohito Will Meet MacArthur.

PALESTINE POLICY ACCORD PROMISED   British and American Agreement to Be Announced Next Week

Attlee-Truman Agreement On Arab-Jewish Problem Will Be Revealed Soon

Long List Of Barbaric Atrocities Laid To Japs In MacArthur Report

Reveal Appalling Acts of Japanese  MacArthur Report Is Made Public

MacArthur Accuses Manila Japs Of Many Atrocities  Women and Babies  Are Victims;  $A Diemad Alive

Report Tells Of Atrocities Of Japanese   War Department Release Based On Evidence And Sworn Testimony From Witnesses

lobs Bill  Endorsed By Wallace   Says Postwar Era Holds Possibility of Raise in Standard of Living.

WALLACE SEES BETTER LIVING   ‘Full Employment’ Measure Backed by Commerce Secretary

Mr. Roosevelt   There Were Moments Wher FDR Was Downright Impish.

Governor Neely, After Four Turbuleni Years, Returns To Congress Tomorrow

eee -bons      PERMISSION GIVEN FOR SALARY BOOSTS IN HIGHER BRACKETS

BELGIAN BULGE SHRINKS UNDER ALLIED ATTACK   One of Numerous New Red Drives Stab Across Border Into Prussia

U.S. Ist, 3rd Armies Bump Out German Dents in Line   Yanks Enter Houffalize, Discover Nazis Have Already Fled

Tentative Details For the Organization of Peacetime National Guard for Penn'‘a

National Guard Of 40,000 Men To Be Organizec  Field Artillery Unit Called For In New

Court Rules AP Violates Anti-Trust Laws: Bridges Hopes To Be Citizen

'  AMEPICAN FLAG GFFICIALL' RAISED OVER OKINAWA, FALL AF LWCHAW EXPECTED SOON

AIDS SECRET — ~- FRENCH FORCE   THAT PETAIN HELPED FINANCE  SECRET FRENCH AIR FORCE REVEALED IN TRIAL

British Prime Minister  Reported To Have Mad Known His Views 1 Fellow Conferees

Searching For Jap Vessels Along Coast   Correspondent Gives Vivid Description Of Trip He Made In One Of The Planes.

SENDING-ARMS TOS, A, NATIONS   U.S, RESUMES SUPPLIES TO SOUTHERN COUNTRIES

TRUMAN TALKS AT DEDICATION OF NEW DAM   Urges Other Developments of Kind in Kentucky Speech

PRESIDENT TELLS WATER. POL YY DURING. ADDRESS AT: - TENNESSEE VALLEY. : PROJECT DAM: ;

President Speaks At Dedication Of Dam In Kentucky   Calis For Further Development O' Great Watersheds In Nation In Address

Ada Woman Stands, Holds Baby In Train 400 Miles, Collapses   Ada Got Off Light

e PAUL MALLON—  Rising Price of Commodities May Force Buyers’ Strike

10TH AAF IS MOVED TO CHINA   Wedemeyer’s He adquarters Announces Shift From Burma

Tornado Toll Mounts to 112   Hundreds Injured When  Severe Storms Sweep Over Three States

Senate Votes Approval Of Full Job Bill   Calls For Taxes To Raise Money For Each Spending Plan

Full Employment Bill Is Approved   Senate Passes Measure By Vote Of 71 To 10 Following Broad Revisions

SENATE VOTES FOR PLAN 10 CREATE JOBS   FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL APPROVED, 71 T0 10

Senate Gives Approval To Work Bill   Measure To Create Jobs For All U. S. Now Goes To House

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Senate Passes Bill Designed To Make Jobs   “Full Employment” Meas. ure Approved by ~ 71 to 10 Vote

Senate Passes Amended Bill  Assuring Job:   Every Fedeval S pending Plan Must Car v Tax

SENATE APPROVES FULL EMPLOYMENT   MOST OF OBJECTIONS TO BILL ARE ERASED BY A SERIES OF CHANGES,

PRESIDENT T DISCUSS LABOR POLICY TODAY      Might Make Public Statement After Mecting With Cahimnet   REPUBLICAN WOULD REVISE PRESENT LAW

Wage Policy Goes Before U.S. Cabinet      Truman Hints Statemen May Be Forthcoming Oh hee Coase:

Truman To Discuss Pri ice,  Wage Policy With Cabinet   Public Statement May be Issued Afte After Conference Today—Present Policy Reflected in Speeches of Reconversion Director

PRICE POLICIES TO BE OUTLINED   Truman Pleased Over Ending Of Tieup In Coal Mines

Truman To Tackle Wage Price Tasks   President To. Meet With Cabinet For Labor Discussion

Truman To Set Course On Prices, Wages   Republican Whip Suggests 5-Point Anti-Strike Program

Republicans Favor Legislation With ‘Bulldog Teeth’ To Deal Effectively With Strikes

Cabinet Will Discuss Wages  And Prices   President May Give His Views After Meeting Today

Ransom Demand Received in Kidnaping  Unidentified Womar Phones s Asking  Ae p> Lp. At»

KIDNAP RANSOM ASKED OF MOTHER   Unidantified. Woman Phones Negardinn Raby Son of Sailor

Ransom Demand Received in Kidnaping  Unidentified Woman  TU ce ee OM me te ee

Himmler Wont Let Germans Quit Conflict  People Know That Struggle Is Hopeless

Jespair Grips People of Germany, Writer Freed from Nazis Report:

Picture of Hopelessness: Germans Believe War Will Last Only Few Weeks, Writer Asserts

War Today-  "Statements Confirm Belief That Hard Fighting Lies Ahead

Enemy Planes Fail In Raid on Span   Brilliant Flying Weather Enables Allied Aircraft to Rip Enemy Concentrations Opposing Hodges

SPAN CRACKED, CLAIMS BERLIN, ALLIES DENY IT   American Columns One Mile From  Super-road

Block Nazis Air Efforts To Bomb Remagen Bridge   Pontoon Span Pours More American Power Across Rhine; Good Weather Helps Airmen Play Big Part In Bridgehead Expansion.

ALLIES REACH AGREEMENT ON BERLIN'S FOOD   Four-Power Rotating Military Government Set Up

Rofating Military Government Will Govern Berlin   Deadlock over Food and Fuel Supplies Is Finally Settled

ALLIES SETTLE BERLIN PUZZLE   Four - Pow er Rotating Government Set Up In Ruined Capital

Food Issue In Berlin Is Settled Amicably   Three Powers Agree Supplies To Come From All Allied .  Occupation Zones

Allied Berlin ‘Kommandature’ Solves Feeding Problem of 3,000,000 in German Capital

ALLIED CHIEFS IN AGREEMENT ABOUT BERLIN   Capital Will Be Governed On Rotation Basis By Four Powers   ANGLO-AMERICANS TO PROVIDE OWN FOOD

Major Powers \nicably Settle feeding Issue   ferlin’s Food and  fuel Supplies to Be Taken From Zones  Qecupied by Allies

BERLIN'S CONTROL SOLVED BY ALLIES   3 Major Powers Set Up Rotating System After Parleys

Problem of Food For Berlin Settlec  At Conference   ‘Kommandature’ Will Rotate City’s Control Among Four Powers

ALLIED DEADLOCK ON BERLIN'S FOOD SUPPLIES BROKEN   U. S., Britain and Russia Set. tle Differences Over Feeding of City’s 8 00.000 Peoovle.   FOUR POWERS TO TAKE TURNS RULING CAPITAE   Agreement Means AngloAmerican Troops Will Take Immediate Control of Occupation Zones.

Friction Packed Problem of Feeding Civilians in German Capital Is Solved   Intra-Allied Deadlock Is Broken as Military Chiefs Assume Full Control of-Their Occupation Zones

ALL ALLIES TO AID IN SUPPLY   Rotating Command Also Agreed Upon; Change Every 15 Days

1,200 ALLIED PLANES SMASH NORTH JAPAN   Halsey’s Fleet Now In Waters Off North Honshu

Halsey’s Planes Open Attack on Northern Japan   Potential Goals Include Over 20 Air Fields, Naval Base

IMORE THAN 1200 U. 8. THIRD FLEET PLANES IN ATTACK ON JAPAN  ADMIRAL HALSEY’S MAS. SIVE FLEET RETURNS TO

ALLIED CARRIER PLANES RAIDING HONSHU ISLAND   Repel First Japanese Air Attack on Fleet in Nearly 5 Weeks

Rocket, Bomb Attack Begun On Japanese Home Section   Halsey Has Support Of English Planes

Third Fleet Beats Off Nin Raiders   Halsey’s Planes Pound Homeland Again; Opposition Smashed

1,200 Of Carrier Planes Hit Nips On Home Airports   Fleet Undamaged; Eight Enemy Ships Sunk, Blasted

Third Fleet Ships Shell Kamaishi   British Carrier Planes Attack Japanese Cities

Halsey Planes Open Assault On North Japan   Our Fleet Boldly Moves Into Position With Noisy Gun Practice.

Halsey’s Cartier Planes  Open. Strong Attack Fleet. Moves ‘Boldly. In

ATTACKS AGAIN   1,200 Carrier Planes in Action; Pledge Fleet Aid For Russia.

FLEET & PLANES HURL ROCKETS, BOMBS AT JAPS   Dawn Attack Strikes Jap Homeland; Halsey s Fleet Moves In Close To Japan Again Following eo Railroads  +r.

Set Fire To Jap  Planes on Ground   1,200 American Carriers from Fleet in New Attack on Enemy _   SHIPS ARE DAMAGED   Surface Units Are Shelling Honshu Steel City of Kamaishi .

Two Enemy Ship: Reported Sunk; Six Others Hit   Superforts Blast Oil Piant; 1200 Carrier Planes Rake Islands

rd Fleet Kills Jap Air Onset   * Over 1200 British and U.S. Carrier  Planes Smite Japs

FLEET AGAIN BLASTS JAPAN   Carrier Planes Brush Off Jap Opposition To Attack Honshu

1,200 PLANES AGAIN HOUND NIPHOMELAND   Pilots Report Many Enemy  Aircraft Set Afire, Two   Ships Sunk, Qthers   Damaged

Halsey Sends 1,200 Planes Over Honshu   Warships Escape Damage as Enemy Alemen Lash Out

Third Fleet, Opens Attack Against Japs   British Carrier Planes Join Assault at Dawn; Japs Told of Plans

Over 1.200  Carrier Planes Attack Japan  Brush Aside Enemy   Brush Aside Enemy Air Opposition, First In Over a Month

Planes Swarm To Attack   Over 1,200 Carrier  Aircraft Blast Honshu; Fleet Shells Kamaishi; Repel Nip Air Attacks

Third Fleet Punches at Japanese   Loose 1,200 Corrier Planes at Homeland; Brush Enemy from Sky: Goed Hunting

Enemy Planes. Attempt fo Hit 'Halsey’s Fleet   Japs Driven Off With No Damage to Warships, Naval Gunners Down at Leact Two Atrernft

3rd Fleet Hits Japan Anew  Two Interceptors Fal In First Opposition

Japs Try Attack On Halsey Fleet  Nip Planes Downed In Belated Attempt

Halsey’s Fleet Brushes Aside Aerial Opposition In Attacking Japan Anew

JAPS DRIVEN AWAY   Third Fleet Reports’ First Attack Along Coast of Nippon

CARRIER PLANE RAIDS RENEWED BY U. S. FLEET   More Than 1,290 Aireraft Open Rocket and Bomb Attacks on Nips

US, British Fleets Warn Tokyo: Attack Honshu With Bombs   Make Noisy Approach to Jap Homeland; Hold  Gunnery Practice

CARRIER AIRMEN STRIKE; HONSHU CITY BOMBARDEL   Nippons Strike At Third Feet

€arrier~Planes ~Blast--Honshu With Bombs And Rockets As Halsey’s Fleet. Shells Coast   Jap Planes Strike Back at ‘ard Fleet as 1,200 U.S and British Carrier Planes Lash Airftelds And Other Targets: Wavy Guns Rock Coastal Avan.

Nips Bombed And Shelled During Day   Halsey Attacks Honshu With Surface Units and Planes After Telling Enemy of Approach

Third Fleet At lt Again   Carrier Planes Busy; Fleet Moves in After Telling Japs Day Ahead to Expect It

FLEET SHELLS STEEL CITY OF KAMAISHI   _ Nips Forewarned By Navy. Of Pocket And Bomb Attacks

Halsey’s ‘Outfit Hits North Honshu In Noisy Approact To Target Area

Fleet Brushes Off Jap Planes, Hits Homeland   Soviet Troops Cross Frontier  Of Manchuria   Tokyo Reports ‘Sharp F ighting’ in Invaded  Regions

Lt. George Griffin of Lincoln tank  commander as Americans tin Berle

FARMER GROUPS INTERESTED IN LABOR MEETING   Industrial Peace Parley Affects Agriculture, Leader Says   CONFERENCE UNLIKELY BEFORE NEXT MONTH

Seek Industrial Peace Meet Bids  Farm Groups Want Representation

Farm Organizations Ask Part In Parley   Groups Want to Get in on Industrial Peace Mant

Sugar Shortage Reports Assailec  False Statements Charged to-OPA

Plane Flies From Wash. D. C., to Paris in 14 Hours and 48 Minutes

Nippon Warns Yank Invasion Is “Imminent”   Tokyo Virtually Adinits Okinawa fs Lost, Pells People Home Isles Will Be Tavaded   Nimitz Fails To Mention Fighting   Yank Tanks Liunded, As More Marines Join BatHe to Wipe Gat Pockets

Japs Promise New Battle Tactics In Defense Of Japar   Nips Boast of Underground Fortifica: tions; Ask Children to Charge U.S. Tanks With Grenades

[Nimitz News Blackout Seen ‘As Indication of New Action; Okinawa Lost, Enemy Admits

News Blackout Cloaks Details Of Island Battle   Nimitz Reports Air Action Only In Communique

War In Pacific Building Up To Supreme Effort   Yank Conquest Of Okinawa Sets Stage For Mightiest Blows

Enemy Jittery Over American Invasion  As Oklnawa Campaign Draws to Conclusion

Japs Warned Of Invasion   Expect Homeland Blow, Plead For Desperate Resistance When Yanks Land

Eoe Promises New Type Of ‘Dug In’ War   Elaborate Underground Forts Ready for U. S. Assault, Tokyo Reports

OKINAWA’S LOSS HAS VIRTUALLY BEEN ADMITTED   Nimitz Communique Significantly Makes No Mention Of Ground Fighting On Island; “Iso lated,” Tokyo Admits.

ADMIT YANKS HAVE CUT OFF OKINAWA ISLE   Declarations Come in Face of American News Blackout, Usually Prelude to End of Drive, or to New Blows.

Fighting on Okinawa May Already Have Ended with Yanks Holding Entire Isle

NEWSBLACKOUT ON OKINAWA AS CAPTURE NEARS   Tokyo Virtually Admits Loss of Island, Vital to Jap Home Defense

Tokyo Asserts New Kind Of Underground War Has Been Prepared Tc Oppose Invasion

TOKYO ADMITS ISLAND LOST IN RENEWING WARNING THAT INVASION LOOMS IMMINENT   Admiral Nimitz, In Daily Communique, Fails To Mention Ground Action, Reporting Only Air Strikes In Jap Home Waters   ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAJOR IMPORT EXPECTED

Tokyo Admits Okinawa Now Isolated   News Blackout Placed ‘On Ground Actions; Air Strikes Reported

Japanese Fearing Invasion. Making Preparations for an Enochal Method of Warfare   Proposed to Convert Mainland Into Vast Underground Fortress in Belief That Fate of Country Will Be Decided in Neer Future

Chinese Take  Liuchow Base   New Type Underground Warfare Is Promise of Tokyo; Kobe in Ruins 

END OF FIGHTING ON OKINAWA IS BELIEVED NEAR   Chinese Assure Lend-Lease Material Use for War as New Gains Reported

U. 5. Places News Blackout on Fight For Strategic Isle   Chinese Recapture Liuchow Airfield: Japs Fear Invasion

Okinawa Isolation  Admitted by Japs   _ Warning of Imminent Invasion of Japan Sounded as Nimitz’ Silence Portende Imnortant Developments

Japs Say American Invaders Have Reduced Okinawa to “Isolated Island” Close to Mainland.   MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT MAY COME FROM U. S.

Tokyo Says Outnumbered Forces Putting Up Fierce Fight      Nimitz Silent On Operations   Mop Up Continues In Philippines; Chinese Push Ahead On Mainland

Japs Admit Okinawa Is Lost Island   U.S. Blackout on News Indicates Conquest May Now Be Near Completion

JAPAN GROWS MORE JITTERY OVER INVASION   Nips Warned Moment Of Battle for Own  Soil Nearing

U. S. Invasion Of Homeland Believed Near   Okinawa Now ‘Isolated Island,’ Tokyo Admits

VIRTUAL JAPANESE ADMISSION OKINAWA LOST TO AMERICANS  PEOPLE WARNED THAT INVASION OF JAPAN ITSELF IS IMMINENT

Nimitz Mum: Japs Admit Island Lost   Jittery Nips Gird For ‘Imminent’ Invasion Of  Homeland By Yanks.

Japs Promise Yanks New  Kind of Underground War   Official Okinawa News Blacked Out, May Be Sign of New Invasion

Okinawa Written  Off as Lost Cause   Nimitz’ Silence Indicates End Of Bloody Campaign Near— Philippines Near Total Capture

NEWS BLACKOUT HIDING LATEST DEVELOPMENTS   Japs Boast of Home Island Defense and Try to Inspire Children For War

Japanese Concede Island Isolated, Warn Invasion Of Nippon ‘Imminent’

News ‘Blackout’ By Nimitz Hints Developments   Japs Say Americans Have Reduced Okinawa To An ‘Isolated Island’: Warn Of New Invasion

NIMITZ FAILS TO MENTION OKINAWA   Japanese Virtually Admit Loss Of Island   NEW TYPE   Of Underground Warfare Is Being Prepared, Enemy Warns

TOKYO ADMITS GXINAWA NOW ‘VIRTUALLY LOST AND PUBLIC ~ WARNED OF NEWENEMY DANGERS

Virtual Loss Is Admitted By Japanese; Unexplained Yank Silence Indicates Fight Over

Americans Silent  On Okinawa Raid   Japanese Report the Island Has Been Lost to  the Yanks   AN INVASION FEARED   Tokyo Press Calls for Attempt to Stop Attack on Homeland

WARN YANKS ARE ABOUT READY: TO THRUST AT JAPAN  BLACKOUT OF NEWS INDICATES MAI   BLACKOUT OF NEWS INDICATES MAJO ACTION IS PENDING

Tokyo Jittery Over Invasion Threat Reports   News Blackout Veils Island Fighting, But Campaign’s End Looms

Chinese Forces ‘Deize Liuchow, Former US.Base   Nips Promise New Kind Of Underground Warfare; Philippines End Near

Warn Invasion Of Japan Was  ‘Imminent?   American Silence Indicates Possible End Of Campaign On Island.   UNDERGROUND WARK

UNEXPLAINED NEWS BLACKOUT INDICATES OKINAWA NEAR FALL  SEMI-OFFICIAL REPORTS SAY CHINESE HAVE CAP. TURED LIUCHOW

NIMITZ SILENCE HINTS STRUGGLE MAY BE AT END   Enemy Warns People That Invasion Of Homeland May Come Shortly

JNPS REPORT FIERCE FIGHT   Admit Yank Invaders Have Reduced It to an ‘Isolated Island.”   WARN ABOUT INVASION

New Kind Of Underground War Promised   Unexplained Yankee News Blackout Hints Possible End Of Long Battle On Okinawa

Japs Boast Homeland Defenses   Promise New Kind Of Underground Warfare; News Blackout Hides  Progress On Okinawa

“War Production Centers Blasted   Areas Near Tokyo Attacked By B-29’s

FIRES BURNING IN THREE JAP CITIES   Fires Set By American Bombs Burn Out Of Control

Holiday Weekend Death Toll 241   Collision of Trains  In Utah Jumps Total

A BUST OF W. A. WHITE   Jo Davidson, New ‘York Sculptor, Is Commissioned

Congress Must Be Modernized, Speaker Asserts   Economic Club Hears Robt. Heller, Author Of Reorganization

REVAMPING OF CONGRESS 6 TERMED VITAL   Must Be Streamlined To Functien Effectively,  Heller Says

PVT. JOHN H. JOHNSON, JR. WITH ENGINEER COMBAT. BATTALION IN ITALY

WITHDRAW ALL SUBSIDIES ON FOOD BY JUNE   Director, Thinks Over-All Cost Of ‘Living Not To  Rica

FOOD SUBSIDIES CANCELED BY JUNE   May Result in Average Retail Price Increases

FOOD SUBSIDY PROGRAM OVER BY JUNE 30TH   Some Costs Certain To Rise, Collet Adrnits

Food Prices Jo Rise as » Subsidies Go   Retail Cost Boosts Will Follow End of U.S. Aid to Producers

All Govern. at Subsidies To End By Next June 30   Payments Now Cost Nearly Two Billion, © Says Stabilization Head

End of Food Subsidies to  Boost Prices   Government to Halt Payments By Next June 30

U. 5. SUBSIDIES ON FOOD WILL END JUNE 30   Some Prices to Rise But Most Will Be Unchanged

THE RED ARMY IN WINTER OFFENSIVE   Three Mighty Attacks Made in Poland, East ‘Prussia and Hungary.

Germans Say Soviets Open 3-Way Drive   Fierce Onslaught In East Prussia And Poland Cited

Nazis Declare Reds-In Attack On East Prussia   Say Simultaneous Flanking Drives In North, South Open Winter Offensive

Nazis Report 3 Mighty Red Blows Started   Winter Offensive By  Russ Under Way, Says Berlin; One Offensive “Biggest Of All Time’

Major Attack Stems From Vistula; Moscow Is Silent   Mightiest Russian Winter Offensive Hits Germans in Poland, East Prussia, Northern Hungary

Gigantic Winter Offensive Opened In East Prussia, Northern Hungary And In Poland, Berlin Asserts

NAZIS SAY REDS UNLEASH THREE MIGHTY DRIVES   Reported Russian Offensive From Vistula Declared ‘Biggest Of All Time’

Soviets Launch Three Mighty Attacks In Po land, Prussia, Huneary.

Red Army on Three Fronts Open Drive With Main Push Across Polish Plaine

Major Assault By Reds Stems From Pole Area   Rerlin  Deseribes Drive From Vistula Bridgehead Below Warsaw “Biggest of All Fime™   Prussian Sector Also Linder Fire   Meauwhile. Soviet Foree of Seven or Eight Divi. sious Hammer Nazis on  Hungarian-Slovakian Border

Vistula Front Opened by Reds Germans Insist   Soviet Attacks East Prussian Battlefield on Thirty-Mile Line Putting Squeeze on Nazis

HUGE WINTER OFFENSIVE ON IN 3 SECTIONS   Poland, East Prussia,. North Hungary Reported Sites of LongAwaited Red Drive.

Soviets Launch Three Attacks   Big Winter Offensive Opens in Poland From Key Vistula Section

Nazis Say Chief Push Is From the Vistula Bridgehead, Below Warsaw

Reds Launch Big Offensive On 3 Separate Fronts   Berlin Calls It Biggest Military Blow in History

COUNCIL IN LANGHORNE BUEST OF FRED SHEESE   Improvements to Town Hall Are Discussed by Group   WORK MAY BE DELAYED

Jap Warlords Face Disaster Says Mitscher   Predicts Continued Pressure Will Force Surrender or Ruin

Red Army Thrown “Against the Japs   Soviet War Declaration Became Effective at _ Midnight   FIGHTING IN PROGRESS   Soviet Newspapers Hail De -. Gision To Enter the + = Conflict

Red Army Thrown Against the Japs   Soviet War Declaration Became Effective at Midnight   FIGHTING IN PROGRESS

British Threaten Foe In Holland   Seek to Encircle Whole Army Group In The Netherlands — Ninth Army 100 Miles East of Rhine—Third Army Is 155 Miles From Berlin

Tanks Lead Savage Thrust   Yanks Hold Firm But Fierce Fight Is Still Raging; British Threat en Trap in Holland

110,000 MEN ISOLATED IN RUHR BASIN   British Second Army Is Threatening to Throw Noose Around Army in Holland, Paring Enemy Strength by Two-thirds,

Germans Launch Attack to Break Escape Corridor   Hard Fighting !s In Progress as Nazi Infantry and tanks Hit Back

‘Attempt To Cut Off Entire German Army Group In Holland While American First ‘And Ninth Armies Trap 21 Divisions Of 110,000 Troops In Ruhr District

Patton Fights Into Kassel, Specds Onward — In Drive ‘Vo Biscet Reich; 21) Divisions, Nearly Entire Army of Von Model, Trapped = In Ruhr.

British Strike Toward Bremen, Dutch Harbors ‘Along North Sea Coast

9th Army Beats Back Attacks of  Germans in Trap   # British Threaten to Bottle Up Germans Quartered  in Holland.   Two Russian Armies  20 Miles of Vienna

Entire Enemy Army Group In Holland Threatened By Advance Of British  irri’ wT ww ie" xX wre      NINTH ARMY   Advances 100 Miles East Of Rhine; Patton’s Men In Kassel. Fulda: Rheine, Enschede Captured

PRPS EER EIU Le  Second Army Group In Holland May Be Caught By Fast-Moving British

3RD ARMY DRIVES WITHIN 198 MILES OF RUSSIAN LINES  C1 AGU INITA CI AA   SLASH INTO FULDA, KASSEL, 165 MILES OF GERMAN CAPITAL

Public Works Funds Urged By President   Reclamation and Flood Control Projects Planned

Truman Asks 221 Billion Works Fund   President Wants To Use Moneys on Control of Floods

Suggesting Three Main Projects   Propose Putting Armed For ces Under Pressure for  Foster Demobilization

Public Works FundsSought By President   Appropridtions to Resume Projects Interrupted by War Asked; Columbia Irrigation Included

BRITISH ATTACK AUSTRIA SETUP   Regime Sponsored By USSR Denounced By London

Britain Ignores Soviet Regime For Austria   New Government Is Not Recognized As ‘Provisional .. Or Anything Else’

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationai News Service)   GERMANS DRIVEN BACK TO MAIN SIEGFRIED LINE DEFENSES

Germans Driver Info Siegfried Line by Yanks  More Than Six      More Than Six Divisions Pound Nazi West Wall

Java Fight Stopped by Truce   Spokesman Reports Many Casualties in Magelang Battle

Fighting Ceases In Magelang   Tension Is Reported Eased In Some Areas

Planes. Naval Guns Chasing  Japs To Hills   MacArthur Begins Drive To Smash Resistance On Mindanao

Dozen Nazis Are Jailed In Japan By US Officers   Jap Labor United For  Advancement

JAPANESE LABOR 10 USE POLITICS FOR ITS ADVANCEMENT  AMERICAN COUNTERESPIONAGE OFFICERS JAIL DOZEN NAZIS

War Criminals In Japan Being  Rounded Up Now   Japanese Government Given Permission To Apprehend 34 Of Accused   FIELD MARSHAL SUGIYAMA SUICIDES

Japs Take  Over Task Of Arrests   MacArthur Accepts Nip Offer; Quick Results Or Yanks Will Act.

Lets Japs Join Search for 34 War Criminals   MacArthur Says Nips Must Produce: Quickly or U.S. Will Act

TOLD TO PRODUCE 34 ACCUSED LEADERS QUICKLY OR ALLIES WILL SWING INTO ACTION =   -Nipponese Industrialists Predict 7,000,000. to Die Within Year Unless Greater . Baad Sunnlv Is Obtained

World War Il Vets Making Bid for VFW Leadership   One Candidate Out For Junior Vice Commander Post

WORLD WAR 2 VET BIDS FOR VFW POST   One Candidate ‘Is Among Younger Men Out for Jr. Vice Commander Icb.

Trouble Appears Brewing — I  a  Germany: U. 5. Policy Secret  :   U.S. Zone Said Slow in Ousting Nazis From Office; U.S. Official Policy Not Made Pub Jic. &,   _ By John M. Hightower Associated Press Diplomatic News Fditor

Lack Of Supolies, Disaoreements  In Policy Hint Trouble In Reich

Disagreements In Allied  Policy Plus Lack Of   Supplies Ani ong People Blamed

TROUBLE BREWS INSIDE GERMANY   Disagreement Among Allies. Lack Of Supplies Blamed

TROUBLE APPEARS AHEAD IN GERMANY DUE DISAGREEMENTS LACK OF SUPPLIES  AND ALLIED DIFFERENCES MAY CAUSE SPLIT

Food Shortages, Other Problems, Loom For Reich      German Split-Up Seen Possible

U.S. Faces Rule Crisis In Germany   Politically Country Faces~~~ Split With Reds Profiteering

Trouble Brews In Germany As Friction Grows   Division Of Nation Looms; Russia Is Biq Question Mark

iruman Again Asks Congress or 1: =   Size Of Navy And Plane Production Considered By Congressmen   TAX CUT OUTLINED

TRUMAN PRODS SALONS AGAIN   Urges Favorable Action on Equal Pay and Full Employment Bills.   WAR ISSUES STUDIED

nm UT BILL NEAR PASSAGE   Solons Demand Slash In Expenditures; Seek  Balanced Budget

2,800,000 Listed For Discharge By Navy This Year   OPA Orders New Car Prices On ‘42 Level: Used Autos Go Down

Black Markets Crumbling As Goods ' Return   Used Car Prices Down; Navy. to Reiease More Men; 2 Million Jobless

Black Markets Crumbling As Goods Put Out   Used Automobile Prices Siart Downw ard After Three Years’ Increase.   ew CARS ON WAY

Air Route Planned For State Cities   G. 1. Airlines Plans To Serve 205 Cities And Towns In Wisconsin And Nearby States

Naps Believe It Will Be Six Years ? Before Hiroshima Can Be Occupied

ATOMIC BLAST CLAIMS 30,000 IN HIROSHIMA   33,000 Killed at Once. Other Deaths Added To Toll Daily

See Prisoners  Near Madison   Japs Crossed Road, Officials Are Told

Omar Bradley's 12th Army Group, Greatest War Machine in U.S. History, Is Dissolved

Dissolving 12th Army Tonight; - : Neate Of US, War Machines ° Suffers 416, 406: Battle Losses

Cerow Assumes Share of Blame For Pearl Harbor   Washington Wasn't Tol Of Shorts Negligence General Testifies

BRITAIN BURKS FOR ROOSEVELT, TENSE AS PEACE NEWS IS AWAITED   Churchill Cancels Trip To Funeral

BRITAIN TORN BETWEEN TWO TENSIONS   7 Roosevelt Death Vies With Hints Of War’s End.

4 Sailors Dead In 2 Car Crash   Two Women Badly Injured Early Today On Road Near Perryville

4: Sailors Die. Tn Collision  “Auto, Truel:   [wo Women Injured ir Accident ‘on. Philadel> phia-Baltimere Boule_vard Early Today

War Chiefs ‘Doctored’ Report to Show Need of Draft, Labor Organ Says

India-Based B-29s Batter At Singapore   Third Attack on Enemy Naval Base Guarding Dutch East Indies

B-29'S JAR BIG FOE NAVY BASE   Singapore's Industrial Installations Also Bombed ‘by American Forces

‘Superforis Raid Jap Industrial Installations At Singapore Naval Base

SINGAPORE HIT BY SUPERFORTS   FLY 3,500 MILES TO BOMB JAP NAVAL BASE

B-29s Plaster Japs’ Big Base At Singapore   Naval, Installations and Industries Pounded in 3d Attack in Month

»B-29’s Bomb Singapore Agair  > ‘Third Strike Made Aaainct Naval Base

BIG FORTS HIT JAPANESE BASE AT SINGAPORE   Daylight Raid Made By Ninety B-29’s; Honshu, Shikoku ‘Also Hit

Singapore Again ~ Bombed By B-24s   Lone Super-Fortress Attacks : Jap Home Islands

SUPERFORTS AGAIN BLAST SINGAPORE:   Japs Report New Raids On Honshu And Shikuko

Seperforts Ip Hit .      Daylight Raid Made  From. Bases In [ndia_

Singapore Hit By B-29s Again   20th Air Force Planes Struck By Daylight  From Bases In India.

Senate Overrides Governor on Pay Hike for Solons   Beat Vetoes of 2 Other Bills; Sustain Him on 5

Extra Pay Bill Passed Over Veto   Legislators To Receive Additional $100 Each Month During Time They Are In Session

BADGER SOLONS OVERRIDE VETO   Bill Would Give Legislators ~ Room and Board Afjowances.

AT C.P.A. MEETING   Twenty-One From Douglas County  Attend Session at St. Joe

SALES STEPPED UP  ‘INBOND CAMPAIGN   TOTAL SOARS TO $477,124, APPROXIMATELY 40 PCT. OF CITY’S QUOTA.

FAMED HORNET IN FRISCO  FOR REPAIRS   Typhoon, Rather Than Japs, Finally Crippled Carrier

Aircraft Carrier Home For Repairs After Busy 14 Months Hitting Japs

U. 5. CARRIER HORNET HOME FOR REPAIRS   Never Touched By Japanese Bu’ Was Damaged By Typhoon 1

;Chetnik Leaders to \Be Tried as Traitors by Yugoslay Government

OPERATORS AND MINERS AGREE TO PARLEY MORE   Increasing Signs of Strike as Contract Terminus Nears

EASY OPTIMISM. FROWNED UPON   Manpower Needs For Critical Areas Are Increasing

DISCHARGES 10 AlD MANPOWER   Present. Needs Are. Great However, WMC Asserts

4 Cities Given Bad Hammering By Fire Bombs  Nearly 600 Superforts   Nearly 600 Superforts Cause Widespread — Damaae y

Four ( Cities In   Great Superfort Fleet Drops 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs aa on Jop Industrial Cities in Incendiary As ~  gault—Enemy Ships Sunk

4 Industrial Cities of Japan Bombed   Greatest B-29 Raid To Hit Nipponese Yet: 23 Ships Sunk

600 B.29’s Hit Four Cities In Record Attack    Great Superfort Fleet Drops 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs on Jap Industrial Cities in Incendiary Assault—Enemy Ships Sunk

600 SUPERFORTS IN RECORD RAID ON JAP CITIES   4,000 Tons Of Fire Bomb Are Dropped On New Enemy Targets   KURE NAVAL BASE IS ONE OF OBJECTIVES

Drop 4,000 Tons To Set Record In Pacific War   Large Cities Attacked fo the First Time with Fire Bombs

600 B-29's_ Raze Four Jap Towns   23 Jap Ships Sunk, Or Damaged By Other Allied Crews

WAR, DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TELLS COMMITTEE 400,000 AMERICANS. HAVE BEEN WOUNDED

Bombs Shatter Electric Plant On Formosa   Two-Thirds Of Island’s War Output Believed Paralyzed As Result Of Raid

B-24°S STILL TWO-THIRDS OF FORMOSA’S WAR PRODUCTION   Big Hydro-Electric Plant Is Smashed

Liberators Hit Power Plant On Formosa Island      Isle War Production Believed Paralyzed  Two-Thirds By Blow

PRODUCTION: Oh FORMOSA CUT BY U, S$, LIBERATORS   Hydro - Electric Plant Shattered by 145 Tons of Explosives

Raid Paralyzes Most Of Formosa’ Plants  Huge Hydro-Electric Factory Is  Cole < eed bao F Siwesce wees Tlocgeeace

U.S. Fliers Paralyze All War Production In Two-Thirds Of Formosa

BOMBERS DO HUGE DAMAGE OVER FORMOS!   Paralyze Two - Thirds of Its  War Production

Formosa. Raids Destroy Huge Electric Plant      Two-Thirds Of Island Left Without Power After Air Attack   INDUSTRIES CLOSED   Hvydro-Electric Works Bombed Into State Revond Renair

Jitsugetsu Hydro-Electric Plant Blasted   Two-Thirds of Nip Industry on Formosa Reported Paralyzed

YANK BOMBERS BATTER FORMOSA   Big Hydro-Electric Installa tion Is Main Target

Nazis Reported Leaving Holland   New American 15th Army and French Force Brings Allied Tofal to Nine

WOODS AGAIN HEADS COUNTY TRIPLE-A   COMMITTEES NAMED FOR °46   Most of Officials Same as In 1945, Wiltse McWilliam Retires é After 9 Years

ESTO. OF SOLDIER GIFTS      ‘PATTLE OF BULGE” GENERAI _ LISTS THINGS WELCOMED BY MEN OVERSEAS ©‘

Soviets Declare War At Request Of United States, Britain And China; Plans Ready

Early End Of Pacific War ' Seen; Byrnes Warns Foe To Quit Now   ‘EMPEROR MADE PEACE IBID, MOLOTOV STATES

Japs Have Time To Save Selves, Byrnes Declare:  Warning Follows Soviet Entrance

Rockefeller Out of State Department: Successor Named   Resignation Accepted Following Strong Attack on Argentina

Braden Succeeds Rockefeller in State Department   Shake-up in Top Officials Continues At Nation’s Capital

TROOPS IN EUROPE SENT TO CHINA NOW   Quartermaster, Engineers and Medics Have Sailed

Yank Troops Go To China   Redeployed From European: Theater Sail From Mar seille To Far East. :

350 Superfortresses Batfer Tokyo-land as Giant Fleet Stands Ready to Put on Finishing Knockout if Nipponese Fail to Surrender Soon

Japs Await New Blow by Navy Ships   Fle:t Wrecks Over 100 Ships and Virtually Finishes Enemy Navy

THREE POWERS SIGN WARNING   U. S., Britain, and China  Warn of Destruction

Slash Japs In Two; Gains  All Over Isle   North And Last Enemy Groups Separated; Hold Beach Chiff.

JAP PREMIER WAS BOOED — ~ DURING SESSION OF DIE}   DISORDER BREAKS OUT WHEN SHIDEHARA EVADES QUESTIONS CONCERNING WAB GUILT

Disorders In Japanese Diel   Premier Shidehara Booed For Asserterly Evading War Guilt Questions

MAY REDUCE INCOME LEVIES   Twenty Per Cent Reduction Is Proposed by Members of Ways and Means Committee.

CIVILIAN GOODS ON MARKET SGOb   WILL BE READY SOON AFTER V-E DAY

AMERICAN PEOPLE PROMISED GOODS   Items Will Be On Sale Soon After Germany’s Defeat

MOST CIVILIAN GOODS SOON WILL FIND WAY BACK TO STORE SHELVES   WPB Chairman Krug Thinks That Way

Proposed Labor Bill Denounced As “Enslaving  A. F. of L., €.1.0. and

MYSTERY BLAST SHAKES BERLIN   Explosions Felt in Big:3 Headquarters

THREE HEAVY BLASTS ROCK BERLIN AREA   Explosions In Reds’ Zone Rattle Windows Of Truman’s Vicinity

Potsdam Quake: In Three Blasts Jarring Berlin   Unexplained Blasts Emanate Apparently From Russian Zone

Epes Convicted Asks New Trial   Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Killer Has  Only Two Hopes Left.

Epes Exchanges Name For Number In Prison; Has 2 Chances For Freedom

Hard Peace For Japan Promised   Pauley Says Nips To Pay Allies In Materials

Hard’ Peace U. §. Promises Jap Kingdom   Assets, Commercial Firms to be Broken Same as Military -

U.S, AID ASSURES OF ‘HARD’ PEAGE   Pauley Declares Japan Will Be ‘De-Industrialized’

Decoration Day  To Be Observed  _ Committees Arrange - Prosram For Dav

Decoration Day To Be Observed  Committees Arrange Program For Day

To Join Big Baltic Ports   Danzig and Gydnia to Have Single 14-Mile  Harbor District; Long, Hard Cleanup Jop to Do

18-Year-Old Shot In “Wild West’’ Holdup Of Train Near Charleston

DEMANDS BASIC WAR CAUSES BE REMOVED.   Swift Pace Surprise to Both Churchill ~ and Stalin == ——- >

PRESIDENT HOLDING OU? FOR ‘SETTLEMENTS IN EUROPE  DESIGNED TO KEEP HARMONY 

COLD MAY PAY REPARATIONS   FORMER. GERMAN ECONOMIST SAYS SEIZURE OF GOLD WILL PARALYZE FINAN CIAL OPERATIONS

FAR OUTSTRIP A GOAL    Junior High Students Bring In (23.824 Pounds of Paper

IN TRANSPORT TIEUP IN EAST   Negotiations F ail To Bring Agreement In Coal Walkout

Elections Show 8 to 1 in Favor of Strikes; 200 Weekly Requests for Strike Votes.

Struck. Firm Is Seized i in: New England  "Massachusetts Acts To Relieve: ‘Tieup  cane ag: Wiecee

Tobin Acts As Effort To End Walkout Fails   Massachusetts Common. wealth Will Operate © System rn

Million Youths Would Be Trained Yearly, 70 Pct. by Army. Under Truman Plan

Training For Million Youths Annually Seen  Estimated 700,000 Would Go To Army Balance To Navy I:

TRAIN MILLION YOUTHS A YEAR      That Is Estimate By Army On Plan Proposed By President Truman,   IN A SEPARATE FORCE

Archbishop Asks  Peaceful Greece   Damaskinos Says Laying Down Arms is Indispensable to Settling Crisis.

MUST LAY DOWN ARMS   Damaskinos Tells Greeks Only That Will Solve Crisis

TO GET BRUNT OF HURRICANE   Storm Moves Northward From Corpus Christi District

Furious Hurricane Hugs Texas Coast   Heavy Property Damage at Austwell; Big Blow Moving Up From Corpus Christi

Hurricane Causes Heavy Damage On Texas Coast  Houston Industrial Section Is in ae  a ae

TOWNS ALONG GULF COAST LASHED BY FURIOUS WINDS TODAY  HEAVY PROPERTY DAM.   HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTS BEGINNING TO COME IN FROM COAST

TOWNS ALONG GULF  COAST LASHED BY  FURIOUS WINDS TODAY HEAVY PROPERTY DAM:  - AGE REPORTS BEGINNING  TA COME IT PRARE eA Ae

100 TO 125-MILE WINDS AT SAN ANTONIO BAY; CORPUS CHRISTI DAMAGE IS LIGHT

Hurricane Causes Heavy Damage On Texas Coast  Houston Industrial Section Is in Path of Big Storm

Wounded Bandit Captured Today   Killed One New Jersey State Trooper and Wounded Another Sunday

Suspect In Wife Murder Captured   Killed One State Officer, Wounded Another Before He Is Seized.

Fugitive Who Shot Two Troopers While Being Arrested In Slaying Of Wife, Nabbed; 1 Officer Dies

KILLER OF WIFE, OFFICER SEIZED   Wounded Fugitive Found ir Barn—Second Trooper Is Seriously Hurt

Clear Remaining Japs From Luzon   Scattered Enemy Troops Sought Out By Yanks

TAX GROUP WORKS TO FINSH BILL BEFORE NOV.1   Deadline Set to ‘Insure Effectiveness cf Meacinre on Jan 1

CONFEREES 1 SPEED WORK ON TAX BILL   Hold Extra Session in Effort to Beat Nov. 1 Deadline

Britain to Hear Nazi Surrender From Either King or Prime Minister

Aim of Policy in Japan Set Forth   Statement Clears Air as to Goals

Fire Destroys Bowling Alleys   Two-thirds Of A Block In Baltimore Swept By $400.000 Blaze

GIRLS HED IN DEATH OF BABY   Infant Found Dead Six Blocks From Home After Being Taken

SEE WALLACE AS 1948 CANDIDAT   Main Source of Strength Lies in Labor Ranks of CIO-PAC.

Action Instead Of More Study Asked By Jews   President Truman’s Acceptance Of Plan Is Assailed

FRENCH FIGHT SPANISH WHO OPPOSED REDS   12 Spaniards Killed in Hour-Long Battle Along Spanish Border

French Battle Spanish Troops   Attack Blue Division Which Aided Nazis —

French Battle Spaniards; Twelve Killed   Unit Which Fought For Germans  Set Upon in France

Frenchmen, Spaniards, Have Battle   Men from Spain who Fough in German Army At tacked in France

FRENCH, SPANISH TROOPS BATTLE   Volunteers In German Army Attacked En Route rome

Blue Division Vets Assailed in Station   Twelve Killed, Scores Wounded As Men Who Fought Russia  Travel Toward Homes

French Battle Spanish Unit.   Blue Division Train Attacked at Chambery

Girl Reporters Given a Merry Chase Covering Troop Shipment to Pacific

BRITISH CHIEFS y HEAD FOR: U,- S:   They're Anxious To Discuss Means Of Getting Cash

U.S. MAY EXTEND AID TO BRITAIN UNDER NEW PLAN   Six Point Program To Be Discussed By Two Delevates

BRITAINTO ASK CREDIT   BRITISH MISBION COMING ‘TO WASHINGTON TO DISCUSS. ENDING OF LEND-LEASE-

British Seek Extension of U.S Economic Help   London to Send Delegation ° Here Next Week

SEEK WAY TO AID ECONOMY OF BRITAIN   Top-Level AngloAmerican Parley to Be Held in Capital

Halifax fo Delay Lend-Lease Talks   British Ambassador to Return Late Next Week

NEW PEARL HARBOR INGUIRY 1S VOTED   CONGRESS DECIDES TO MAKE OWN INVESTIGATION—TEN TO CONDUCT FROEBE,

PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY VOTED   Congress To Hold = Its Own Investigation Of Sneak Attack

Pearl Harbor disaster to be investigated  Congress plans complete inquiry

Truman Asks One Conirol Over Surplus   3-Man Board Now In FEffect

Truman Asks Single Boss Of Surpluses   President Wants Congress To Reverse Previous Vote

FOR ONE MAN BOARD   Truman Asks for Change in Control of Surplus Property Sales

One Head for Surplus War Goods Asked   Truman Advocates Single "Boss" in Vast Disposition

‘ONE-MAN RULE’ ON WAR GOODS?   Trumen Advocates Single Ad‘ministrator To Handle Surplus Property

Truman Asks Congress To Put Surplus Property Control Under Qne Head

ASKED CONGRESS ~ TO REVERSE ITSELE   President Truman Wants Control of Surplus Property In Single Administrator.

Radio Report Says lranian Premier  Forced To Resign   Govt. Suffers Severe Setback As Rebels  Seize Azerbaijan

Jap Commanders On Okinawa Take Their Own Lives   Eat Hearty Meal, Commit Hara Kiri

Jap Commander and Chief of Staff On Okinawa-Eat Well Before Suicide

Jap Okinawa Chiefs Die by Hara- Kart  rfr- Far Fe Meiii   BODIES OF COMMANDER, CHIEF OF STAFF FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVES

Prisoner Tells How Jap Commander On Okinawa Commitied Hari-Kiri June 22 After Elaborate Dinner

FRANCE FAR FROM HAPPY   INFLATION, POVERTY AND INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS ARE CAUSING UNREST

Paris, One Year After Liberation, Isn’t Gay, American Soldiers Aren’t Welcome

TWOGROUPS «GET PREINDUCTION NOTICES   16 White Men en’ Report Dec.  12; 10 Colored Men Report 0: On: Dee. 7 ‘or Physical, “4:

‘The Second of duly; Boys - Mostly’ 4-Fs. ‘of Forme Classification.

LETTER BY Gait BETS DADDY HOM   Indiana Girl, 8, Writes ‘Adm. Santa’ in Pacific for Father’s Return

Sea Scouts Of      Lads Have Eventful Day Aboard C Roger F. Conant In Charoe

Lads Have Eventful Day Aboard Coast Guard Vessel “Ojibwa.” “Skipper” » ‘Rover F. Conant In Charge’;

Big 3 Takes Up Problems Of European.  Asia Powers   State Dinner eld; Eden Reported UI

MANPOWER BILL DECLARED DEAD   Compromise Author Places Blame On Byrnes

FR. Kin Beat Grief Bravely   Family Is Composed As Body ! Taken Into White House

BOMB RAIDS CONTINUE   American . Planes Swarm Over : _ Northwest Germany

REICH TARGET ARE NUMEROUS   More Than 1,000 U.S Bombers Swarm Over Northwest Germany.

STALIN KEEPS ON FIGHTING   Surrender Has Little Effect in Manchuria

Time For Congress To Act As L-M Conference Failed To Accomplish Object

SAN FRANCISCO DELEGATION FIX AGENDA OF MEET   Several Sessions Expected Necessary to ide on Goals

Sofons Warn Reich Plotting Quick  Return to Power  industry Said Capabic Of Rehabilitation Within Sinnala Year

Germans Seeking Return to Power  Solons Say Indusiry Could Ba Repaired

GENERAL DEVERS BACK IN AMERICA   Officer Declares Situation in Germany Is Orderly

GEN. MARSHALL LEAVES CAPITAL FOR CHINA POST   Three Powers Agree .To Support Chiang in Immediate Issues ~-

SHOWERS DELAY WORK   Temperatures of 40 to 45 Forecast ‘for Tonight

NEW AUTOMOBILE PRIGE ANNOUNCED AFTER LONG WAIT   Will Sell For Almost The Same As Of January 1942   DEALERS MARGINS WILL BE REDUCED   Information Being Prepared on Packard, Nash And Hudson

Motor Price Level Is Set For 2 Makers   Dealers Will Absorb Most Of Increase, Bowles Believes

PRICES ARE SET ‘FORALTONOLES   Prices About the Same as in 1942 Under New OPA Schedule.

NEW CAR PRICES ARE ANNOUNCED ON SOME AUTOS   Ford, Studebaker Prices Are Listed--Other Data To Be Given Soon

SOME PRICES OF AUTOS UP OTHERS DOW!   Average About Same As 1942, OPA  Announces

Profit Margins For Dealers Are Slidhtly Lower   Retailers Still To Make Higher Profit

Specific Ceiling Values Listed  For Two Firms   Increase In Factory Price Will Not Be Paid By Buyer: Bowles

1946 CARS WILL SEL FOR ABOUT SAME AVERAGE PRICES AS IN JANUARY OF 194?

New Cars Will Sell At 1942 Price Levels   Ford, Studebaker, Chrysler Slightly Higher; GM Cars Little Lower

900 LAND-BASED PLANES ATTACK JAP HOWE ISLES   43 Enemy Vessels, Including Cruiser, Are Destroved

43 Jap Vessels Are Blasted by U.S. Flyers   Seaport Cities, Industries, Airporis Battered

Home Islands Of Japan Are Heavily Hit   More Than 1,000 Far Eastern Airforce Planes on Attacks

43 Enemy Ships Sunk, Damaged In Closing Blast   600 Land-Based Planes Of Far Eastern Force Strike Kyushu Island

HOME ISLANDS ATTACKED BY BOMBER FORGE      43 Enemy Cruisers Damaged Or Destroyed —. Great Mass Raid

KYUSHU REELS UNDER ATTACK OF 600 PLANES   Bombers Smash Rail And Shipping  Facilities

Berlin Admits Reds. Storm  Neisse River   Russians Enter Defense Triangle  In Flank Move

U. S. APPROVAL OF PEACE PLAN SEEN CERTAIN   Final Document Prepared For Delegates’ Signing On Monday

Harry Truman is First President to Receive Masonrv’s 33rd Deeree

Charge Graft. Fraud   Truman First President To Receive Masonic Order's 33rd Degree

CAPITAL 120. MILES FROM LANDING AREA   Terrain Excellently Suited for Armor Put Ashore With Veterans From 800-Ship Convoy in Luzon Invasion.

Nip General Makes Boast   ‘Immediate Counter Measures Necessary,’ Lieut. Gen. Masaharu Homma Declares As He Predicts Early Action by Fleet

PRAYER NOT PARADES FOR V-E DAY FRALIC   Gov. Lausche Recommends Church Services

4 BADLY HURT IN AUTO CRASH   Three Cars Collide Near Lake Michigan Beach; Driver Is Held

Four Seriously Injured  lin Three-Car Collision   Benton Harborite Arrested For Drunk Driving Following Smashup On US-31 Near Lake Michiaan Beach Last Niaht

Wainwright Arrives in Chungking   Hero fo Corregidor Of fers [Thanks to Peo ple of America

Gen. Wainwright Praises  Men Who Fought With Him   Faced Obstacles On Bataan And Corregidor Never Be fore Experienced By American Army, He Says; Nation Thanked For Its Forbearance

WAINWRIGHT ARRIVES IN CHUNGKING   Pays Homage to His Troops On. Corregidor ...

Corregidor: Hero Is Met At Embassy   Pays Homage To Troops Who Shared His Defeats — Interview Tells How He Had To Surrender And Of Being Held A Jap Prisoner Until Recent Liberation

U.S.S. Dickerson Bombed By Japs   Enemy Planes Attack Ship Off Okinawa

Agent of President’ Believed . Seeking Latest Information Before Conference. ~

DRIVERS PENALIZED “IN SPEEDING CASES      Thirty-seven © Cases Are ‘Handled by Ponel 7 of OPA si lt

DRIVERS PENALIZED IN SPEEDING CASES   Thirty-seven Cases Are Handied by Panel -— of OPA

Japs Executed Five Navy Flyers in Borneo  Names of the Men Murdered Are Not Revealed

Ghost Voice Interrupts German News Broadcast To Sneak of Nazi Losses

Uroes Increase In Solons’ Pay   Truman Says Legislators Should Get $15,000 To $25,000 Yearly:

TRUMAN IN FAVOR OF BOOSTING PAY OF CONGRESSMEN   President Declares Legislators Should Receive Increase of $15,000 to $25,000 a Vear.   HOUSE VOTES $2,500 EXPENSE ALLOWANCE   Executive Not to Veto Meas ure-—Senate Had Disapproved Similar Fund for Its Members.

"NATHAN DAVIS AN CONCORT   Retired Marketman Was in 95th Year; Operated Own Car Until Recently

LEONE ae   Veteran of World War ] Had Servéd on Concord. School Board

Veteran of ‘Wer ‘World War  ve: ‘Served on Coricord School Board

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   RAC APPROXIMATELY 357 “JAP” PLANES

Offers Measure to Improve Veterans Administration Medical Personnel

Rankin Proposes Draft Of Medical Personnel for  Veterans Administration

MEDICAL SET-UP REVISION ASKED      Veterans Group Seeks Law fo Provide Better Medical Care

Rankin Proposes: -War-Time Draft. Of Medical Mer   Sesser “Would Provide ‘or Needs of Veterans Administration ©

County Soldier Is. Given Bronze Sta      Sgt. Richard Semler: Awarded at McGuire General Hospital. --.:

County Soldier Is: Given Bronze Si   Sgt. Richard Semlerz: ‘Awarded at McGuire: -— General Hospitals:

SAYS WILLIAMS UNFIT FOR JOB   McKeller Hints NYA Haven For Draft Dodgers

Construction Industry Not Consulted on Government's Housing Program

Nazis Trapped; Big Gain Made By Third Army   Fourth Armored Division Within 162 Miles of Berlin ~—British Second Army Reported Fightina ot Muenster

Yanks Complete Encirclement of German Ruhr   Possibly 100,000 Nazi Soldiers Are Trapped as Third Army Probes Within 162 Miles of Berlin: British Are Fighting in Muenster

100,000 May Be Caught By Junction   Germans Recover From First Shock, Bolster Defenses

Pation Tanks Stab Within 200 Miles Of Reds as Patch Units Gain; British Second Fights at Muenster

Believe 100,000 Nazi Troops Trapped; Patton 162 Miles From Berlin   THOUSANDS OF ENEMY SOLDIERS SURRENDER

British Seek _ To Close Trap On Holland   7th Army in South Drives Along Mai ‘Less. Than:100:Mi le: ‘Of Czechoslovakia

100,000 Nazis Cut Off; Patton 162 Miles From German Capital   First And Ninth U. S. Armies In Junction To Bite Off Vital Ruhr Industrial Sector

Trap on Possibly 100,000 Shut By Two U.S. Armies   Armored Columns of Ist and 9th Are Joined To Complete Encirclement; 7th Nearing Nuernberg; British Fight in Muenster

First, Ninth join trapping  sreat force  “Patton 162 miles from nazi capital

NO RAIN IS IN SIGHT   S. D. Flora Predicts Just Plain Hot Weather for Kansas

NO RAIN IS IN SIGHT         S. 1D. Flora Predicta Just Plain Hot Weather for Kansas

LEWIS DELAYS WAGE. BATTLE   First Conference Recesses After Organization

AMERICANS MOPPING UP ON PANAY   Crush Last. Jap Organized _Resistance_.-.. _

Yanks, Guerillas Trap Down Last Panay Nipponese   Capture of Iloilo, Capital of Island, Completed By Allies

Crush Resistance on Panay Island   70% Capital City Found Destroved

BESTS ANCE: BY JAPS ON PANAY ENDS   Yanks, F ilipinos Take Over Capital Of Island

PANAY BATTLE IN LAST PHASE, JAPS CRUSKED   ‘Scattered Remnants Of Foe On Philippine Island Tracked Down

Yank Invaders And Filipinos Mop Up Panay   Last Organized Resistance Crushed  With Capture Of Island Capital

AMERICANS AND FILIPINOS TRACK JAPS ON PANAY   Organized Resistance Crushed With Capture of Iloilo

ILOILG FALLS AS RESISTANCE ON PANAY ENDS   . Thirteen More Enemy Ships Destroyed or Damaged

Panay Taken By Americans In 52 Hours   Japs Destroy Much Of Large City But Docks Remain

Yanks and Allies  Crushed Japs:   FILIPINOS AID ARMY IN DESTROYING NIPS

MILK HAULER ~ CASE STUDIED   BOYCOTT OF NEW JERSEY DAIRY FARM MAY RESULT IN LEGISLATION BY CONGRESS

Mrs. Stevens Regains Calm  In ”~ ail Cell   Accused Slayer Of Sailor Awaits Return Of Paratrooper Husband

PAN-AM ROAD PROBE CONTINUES   Senate Group Wonders Who Stamped Project As -Inter~ fering With War Effort.

Danube River Ran Red With Blood In ‘Nazi Putsch To Overthrow Hungary

First 12 years in office hardest, Roosevelt jokingly tells reporters

Enemy States Yanks Invadins Mindanao Isle   Marines Finally Drive Wedge To Northeastern Cliff On Iwao lsland.

NAVY'S BIG GUNS BLAST SHORES BEFORE ASSAULT   Marines Tighten Death Vise On Japs on Iwo Jima Slowly But Surely

Japanese Fear Early Invasion   Nimitz Savs, However, More Blows Due Before Anv Landings

KOISO FEARING IMMINENT U. S. MOVE ON JAPAN   Nimitz Reveals More Blows Coming Before Yanks Land in Nips’ Homeland

STRIKE SECOND LARGEST ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES   Marines Drive Wedge Splitting Jap Defenders On !wo (sland

Yankees Land On Mindanao After Big Bombardment   Wedge Cuts Jap Force On Iwo Island In Two

Marines Nearly Split Jap Forces In Two on lwo   Nimitz Assures Koiso Japan to Be Hit Harder Before Assault.Landing

Nipponese Claim Americans Land At Zamboanga   Koiso Fears Japan Entry; Allies Gain In Burnta; Luzon Yanks Advance

AMERICANS REPORTED DRIVING INTO MINDANAO, AS MARINES ‘SPLIT IWO JAP FORCES IN TWO

Japs Report U. S. Forces Invading Mindanao Island   Marines Split Enemy Forces Defending !wo

AMERICAN INVASION FORCES REPORTED ON MINDANAO ISLAND  MARINES FINALLY CUT WEDGE TO NORTHEASTERN CLIFE ON IWO ISLAND

CLAIM LANDIN IS TRIED AT ~ ZANBOANGA   Marines Split Jap Forces On Iwo  Jima   Expresses Fear Of Early Invasion Of Homeland; Mandalay Totters

Japs Report Yank Landing On Mindanao   Marine Thrust Splits Enemy Forces in Fight for lwo

VICKSBURG INTO UNION    City Celebrates Fourth of July First Time in 82 Years

Japanese Strafe Chuting Americans  Vengeful Nip Pilots Shoot   Vengeful Nip Pilots Shoot At Helpless Crewmen

Helpless Yank Airmen Strafed By Jap Pilots   Crews Of Disabled Superforts Killed As They Attempt To Parachute To Ground; Hundreds OF Thousands Of Nios Homeles:

Three Full Infantry Out “fits and Part of dth “ “ccArmored Already Returned

4) European Divisions to Be In U.S. by Jan. 1   Advance Detachments Of Seven Divisions Have Reached Home

42 DIVISIONS COMING HOME   More Than 500,000 Men In Movement By End Of Year

42 DIVISIONS WILL RETURK FROM EUROPE   Most Combat Veterans To Be Home By End Of Year

42 Of 68 Yank Divisions In Europe To Be Back Home Or On Way By 1946

Army To Speed Return Of Men  Krom Kurope   Forty-Two Out of 68 Di visions Will Be Home By End Of Year

Yank Divisions Will Be Home By End Of Yea   War Dept. Says 42 Of 6f Units Coming From Europe

Shift Involves Movement Of 500.000 Men   Transportation Corps Making ‘Every Effort’ To Speed Homeward Journey Of Troops *

000,000 TROOPS TO COME HOME   FORTY-TWO DIVISIONS THAT FOUGHT NAZIS TO BE BACK OR ON WAY JAN. L

Vets Return Is Revealed   U.S. Moving Troops From Furopean’ Area

More Divisions Soon Be Back   Shift Ahead To Involve Movement  GO) Half A Million

500,000 Yank:  Coming Home   War Department Announces Divisions To Return Before End Of Year.

$9100 Is Bid For Land Near Lake Texoma   Joe Jones, Ranch Owner, Makes Offer For 315 Acres in Big School Land Sale

Flaming Berlin’s Last Stronghold Is Fast Crumbling Before Soviet

GERMAN MILITARY  FORCES NORTHERN  ITALY SURRENDERED NEARLY MILLION MEN IN  VOLVED, INCLUDING WEST ERN ANSTRIA AREA  __

JAPS BEG AE TO QUIT ATTAUKS   Dissolve Nanking Regime in China, Wait Orders.

Nanking Puppets Quit; Japs Ask Russ To Halt Attacks In Manchuria

Nanking Puppet Regime to Quit   Thailand Government Wants to Negotiate Peace, Tokyo Says

Pepper Urges _ Charter Need   Oraiery Likely to Dela; Vote Until Monday

ELAS LAS Forées Leave ‘Athens   Scobie Is Ready For Negotiations

Elas. Withdraw, Athens Quiet  _ Scobie: Accuses ELA   Scobie Accuses ELAS ~ Of Taking Many ‘Civilians as Hostaaes

German Rule In Denmark Said Tc Be Tottering   Many Nazi Commanders Reported Surrendering To Danish Mayors.

Walsh. Asks. For Files On Pr -obe Pearl Hat ‘boi   Calls on Navy. to Release Facts of Sneak Atiack by Japanese, Now That  War Is Ended

se prenatal tamecign tie mete eee  Wants Navy File On Pearl Harbor

Reds Order Chinese To Leave North   Communists Capture Railroad Town Of Chaocheng In Fight

Chinese Civil War Rages On Unabated  Railroad Town in Shansi Falls to the Communists

OPERATORS REJECT LEWIS’ INVITATION   UMWA Chieftain Calls For Showdown Parley On Mine Foremen’s Dispute

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   REPORT BERLIN CHOKED WITH REFUGEES

UNCONFIRMED REPORTS HEARD — BERLIN EVACUATION STARTED   RUMOR ALSO CIRCULATED VON PAPEN IS IN MADRID TO PUT OUT PEACE “FEELERS”

Report Berlin Evacuation Ordered   New Rumors Of German * Peace Bid

Hear Reports Evacuation Of Berlin Nears   Rumor Also Circulated Nazi Envoy Seeks To Sound Out Peace Terms

Arizona Bishop Is Consecrated At Pittsburgh   Dr. Arthur Kinsolving Dons  Episcopal Robes In Ceremony

ATTACK NAZIS IN BORDEAUX   French Troops, “Yank Ar tillery Assault Foe on “Forgotten Front”

Operations to Free Port in France Launched  Navy Backs Drive; Nazi Lines at Bordeaux Broken

START CLEANUP OF GERMANS ON COAST   French and Americans Cpen Drive on Bordeaux Pocket

French Altempl To Clear Nazis From Coast Ares   Warships, Planes Aid in Try té Break Lock on Bordeaux Port

French Open Up Bordeaux Drive   With Artillery and Air Support Break Germans’ Outer Defenses.

Inflation Of Realty, Stock  Values Serious   Problem Needs Quick Corrective Action,  OPA Chief Savs

WOMEN’S DORMS FULL   K. U. Needs 75 to 100 More Rooms for Uinderpradaates

Forts Destroyed Three Fourths of Tokushima July /   Largest City On Shikoku Island; 120 Sq. Miles Nip Cities Destroyed.

LARGEST CITY ON SHIKOKU   Destruction Highest Percentage Ever Achieved By B29s

Truman to Confer With De Gaulle  Meeting Requested by U.S. Executive

Truman to Confer With De Gaulle   Meeting Requested wee TT @) Dare nrster en

CHINESE SMASH BLOWS BY JAPS   Enemy Tries To Halt Troops Closing In On Kweilin

Chinese Closing In On Kweilin   Former American 14th Air Force Base City Is Almost Surrounded.

AT KWEILIN FRUSTRATED   Chinese Forces Continue To Close In On Ex-U. §. Base

OPS CLOD IN ON KWEILIN   Chinese Soldiers Have Beaten Down Japanese Counter-attacks.   COME FROM THREE SIDES

Chinese Troops in Drives on Kweilin Stop Counter Blows   Have City Surrounded; Jap Casualties Grow Higher in Smashes

OUTER KWEILIN DEFENSES CRACK   CHINESE CLOSE ON 3 SIDES OF FORMER U.S, AIR BASE CITY

Chinese Repulse Counter-Attacks  Troops Close In On Vital Air Base

Army And Navy Men Jam Ships Of Mighty Third; Many To Be Discharged

Greyhound Bus Strike Ties Up Coast OIL WORKERS TO “COOPERATE” AFTER U. 5 SEIZURE

GREYHOUND BUS STRIKE CONTINUES   Hitchhikers Dot Highways In West Due to Walkout

RECONVERSION PLAN TACKLED BY PRESIDENT   Wants Industry And Labor To Get Together

President Promote: Post-War Harmony Of Labor, Business   Bill Designed to Steer To Full Employment Ie Must Legislation

Truman Moves to Promote Business And Labor Accord   Calls For Bill ag ned to Aid Full Employment

Truman Moves Into Speedy Changeover From War to Peace   Seeks to Build Harmony Between Business and Labor Authorities

President Truman Promotes Postwar Industrial Peace   Seeks to Smooth Speedy Changeover; Full Employment Bill Is “Must

VAST RECONVERSION PATTERN IS TAKING CLEARER FORM TODAY   PRESIDENT PLANS CONFERENCE OF CAPITAL ANI LABOR EARLY DAY

President Moves For Business-Labor Harmony  Truman Seeks To Smooth Reconversion Path;   Truman Seeks To Smooth Reconversion Path  Full Employment Bill Is Placed on ‘Must’ List.

RECONVERSION BRINGS PROBLEMS WHICH MAY CAUSE CONTINUATION OF SOME CONTROLS, RESTRICTIONS   WITH GERMANY AND JAPAN REMOVED AS AGGRESSORS POSSIBILITY OF LASTING PEACE APPEARS BETTER

Seeks Harmony... Between Labor. And Business   President ‘Truman hi Move . -To Smooth The Speedy Changeover’ To. Peace

 Well Paying War Plant Jobs End Abruptly For Hundreds Of Thousands of Americans

Reconversion Plans Speeded By President   Creation of Work First Task; Cut in Tax Incomes Likely

SEEKS EARLY CONVERSION   -Moves To Promote ‘Harmony Between Business And Labor

Bill To Provide Full Employment Declared ‘Must   AAF, Maritime Grour Begin Cutbacks Of Orders; WLB To Be Continued

Officers Try To Foster U. S. Harmony   President {s Seeking Means to Prevent Confusion in Nation

Work For All Is Goal of Bill Now Pending   Nation’s Chief Trying to Speed Change-Over _ From War to Peace

VAST RECONVERSION PATTERN IS TAKING CLEARER FORM TODAY  PRESIDENT PLANS CON_ FERENCE OF CAPITAL AND

Pattern For Reconversion Taking Form   Truman Wants BusinessLabor Harmony; Home Front Change Develops

Movie Actress In Fair Condition After Being  Overcome by Gas Fumes

Jap Naval Force Is Believed to Be Washed Up  Nipponese Admit Losses in American Strike

PLANS FURTHER INCREASE WHEN HOURS REDUCED   Increase Raises to 90¢ Hour Company’s' Minimum Rate of Pay

FOUR-WAY SCHOOL RACE ON TODAY   JOPLIN TO ELECT TWO DIRECTORS FOR 3-YEAR TERMS —TIWO LEVIES UP.

REDS SWEEP FORWARD IN NEW DRIVE   MOSCOW SAYS 45,000 GERMANS CAUGHT IN POCKET HAVE BEEN NEARLY WIPED our

SOVIETS KILL 3P “00 NAZIS AR OPPELN   NE.. .NG GDYNIA   Tanks, Troops Mass Before Berlin

REDS LEAP RIVER WITH NEW DRIVE IN UPPER SILESIA   @ursue Broken Remnants of 45,000 Trapped Germans

APPARENTLY SMALL CHANCE TO RECOVER ANY COST OF WAR  . REPARATIONS OFFICIAL SAYS JAP FUNDS WONT COVER COST OCCUPATIO)

Jap Assets Too Small To Gain Imports   Even Reparations Cannot Be Paid, Pauley Declares

Japan’s Assets Not Sufficient to Meet Cost of Occupatior   Truman's Representative on Reparations Group Announces Policy

Pauley, Reparations Representative, Says They’re Ridiculously Small.

CANNOT PAY REPARATIONS   U. S. Representative to Tokyo Declares Assets of the Nation Will Not Even Meet Expense of the Occupation.

NAZIS REPORT YANK ARMY IN RETREAT   Broadcasts Say Germans Have Broken Through Maginot Line in Alsace on 40-Mile Front.

Truman to Ask for Big 3 Panel   Will Speed Action on Daily Snags

TRUMAN TO SEEK CLOSER TIES AT RIG 3 MEETING   EXPECTED TO SUGGEST DAY-TO-DAY HANDLING OF EUROPE PROBLEMS

Achievement Day Program Features Book Reviews  Miss Pearl Sims Gives Report Of Year’s Work

Many Believe Our Democracy Is Threatened   Party Ranks Are Split Wide Open *

Work of Two Years   Military Service to Get First Call on All Trains

ARMY PRIORITY ON ALL TRAINS   Civilian Travel Will Soon Be More Uncomfortable Than Ever

ALL PASSENGER RAIL CARS ON MILITARY GALL   ODT In Action To Speed Troop Movements West

‘ODT Promises To Make Train Travel By Civilians ‘More Uncomfortable’

Travel By Train To Become Wors      Civilians Will. Mee More ‘Inconveniences

MILITARY SERVICES GET TRAIN PRIORITY   Civilian Travel To Be More Uncomfortable Than Ever

Americans Surge Ahead to Take Airfield  Strategic Heights Ct wetiran in

CONICAL HILL CAPTURE AIDS SUDDEN DRIVE   Only One Airstrip in Possession of Japs

Infantrymen Score Best Advance in. Two Weeks, driving Close to Jap Eastern Anchor; Fleet Blasts Enemy

Americans Surge Ahead to Take Airfield  Strategic Heights _ Captured in Infantry Advance

36 Farmers Take. Draft Physicals”  Group Took Tests At egal Daniment Armory

‘Temperatures   Arsenal City Left Aflame By Shelling   Bombardment Accompanied By 1000-Plane Blasting of Targets Northward To Hokkaido: Japs Admit Sea. Air Raids

THOUSAND PLANES BLAST AT NEW TARGET AS JAPAN ADMITS OUR BLOWS HURT

JAPANESE HOMELAND BLASTED BY BIG GUNS AMERICAN WARSHIPS  ARSENAL CITY OF KAMAISHI, 275 MILES NORTH OF TOKYO. HIT

Big Steel Mill Destroyed By Two-Hour Bombardment: Another Jap Island Raided   Nimitz Reports Fleet Met No Opposition In Daring Foray Against Enemy Homeland; Chennault Retires as Air General in China

Warship Guns Rip Kamaishi, Get No Reply   1,000 Carrier Planes Blast Targets in  Farthest North Assault

Fires Spread Through Nip  Arsenal City   Carrier Planes Smash At Industrial Targets

Warship Guns Rip Kamaishi,  Get No. Replv   1,000 Carrier Planes Blast Targets in Farthest

When It Pulled Away After a Two-Hour Bombardment Great Fires Crackled Thru Ruins of Arsenal City.   IT WAS 275 MILES NORTH OF TOKY(   Simultaneously 1000 Planes Seared and Blasted at Targets Northward to Hokkaido.

In 2-Hour Attack   1000 U. S. Carrier Planes Blast At Sites Northward To Hokkaido; Borneo Aussies Gain 4 Miles

Halsey Steams (Unmolested Up ‘And Down Coast   Marks First Time Since 1864 That Hostile Shells Have Fallen Upon the Home Soil of Japan.

KAMAISHI BURNS WHILE BOMBERS LASH HOKKAIDE   Residents of Northernmost Island Get First Bombing by 1,000 Planes

Big Guns of U. S. Warships Batter Nippon Homeland   Carrier Planes Blast Hitherto Untouched Island

Third Fleet Shells Japan for Two Hours   Enemy Blasted by Navy for First Time With Telling Effect

SPECIALISTS. RUSH ‘TO PATTON'S SIDE   GENERAL’S NECK BROKEN IN CAR WRECK AND CONDITION IS CRITICAL,

Specialist Flies To Examine Hero   BULLELIN  FRANKFURT—Gen. Patton’s condition remains critical, an official bulletin at 6 pam. said,

Condition Of Gen. Patton is Critical  leas Paralw7zed   Legs Paralyzed From Car Crash

Gen. Patton Badly Hurt in Auto Accident   Nerve Specialists Rushing to Bedside to Treat Injuries

Nerve Doctors Rushed To Reich By Plane   FRANKFURT, (P) — Gen. Patton's condition remains critical, an official bulletin at 6 p. m. (naon EST) said.

U. S., BRITISH SPECIALISTS T0 TREAT PATTON      Famed General Paralyzed From Neck Down After Auto Truck Crash

SOLDIER HURT IN ACCIDENT   CAR-TRUCK CRASH NEAR MANNHEIM RESULTS IN INJURY

GEN. G. PATTON IN SFRIQUS CONDITION   Serious Spinal Injury Bue To Automobile Accident

Gen. Patton Paralyzed After Crash  Vertebra In Neck   FRANKFURT — (7) — Gen. Patton’s condition remains critical, an official bulletin at 6 p. m. said.

Gen. Patton Badly Hurt In Accident   Crash on Autobahn Causes Fracture of Vertebrae And Partial Paralysis: Wife Rushes:‘to Europe

Specialists Rush to Aid General   Colorful Army Leader’s Neck Broken in Wreck; Is Rational, Spends Comfortable Night

Paralyzed After Automobile Crash   Nerve Specialists Summoned From England And United States To Treat Famed Former Third Army General

GRASH PARALYZES TWO.GUN GENERAL BELOW SHONNOER   Outcome to Depend Largely on Physical Condition, Doctors Agree   TRUCK HITS HIS SEDAN   Highway Accident Charged to Carelessness on Part of Both Drivers

Patton Partly Paralyzed in Auto Collision   Nerve Specialists Rushed to Bedside Of Famed Commander

Patton’s Condition Critical   Paralyzed Below Necks Result of Injury Tn Auto Areidont

Suffers Fractured Neck Verteb Paralyzed Below Third Cer cal Vertebra, Nc Forecast  Progress By Doctors   WAS ENROUTE TO HUNT PHEASAN'

Patton Holding Own: Wife Reaches Bedside   Doctors Hazard No Guess as to His Chances

Specialists Fly To Bedside Of Famed Leader   Fiery General Who Led Yanks to Victory Injured in Road Crash

Neck And Spinal Vertebras Broken  In Sunday Crash   OM PRO WV mt COMMENT ON CHANCE  Mrs. Patton, Nerve Surgeon Flying To Bedside

PATTON'S WitE ARRIVES; CONDITIG IS SATISFACTORY   Recovery Chances Unrevezled; Accident Cause Speculated _

NOTED OFFICER NEAR DEATH IN ARMY HOSPITAL   Colorful Leader's Condition Described As Critical

U, 8. GENERAL IS PARALYZED IN AUTO WRECK   Reported in Generally Satisfactory Condition Today

PARALYZED BY INJURY IN CAR, TRUCK ACCIDENT   General Was Riding in Sedan Near Mannhoim, Wife Rushes toe His Side

General Patton Reported in Critical Shape   Army Commander Is Paralyzed From His Hurte

Patton Is Paralyzed Below Shoulders   Fractured Neck Vertabra Is Sullered When Army Truck Strikes Patton's Car

FAMED LEADE IS PARTIALLY PARALYZED   Wife Expected To Arrive In Heidelberg   COMFORTABLE NIGHT

GEN. PATTON’ CONDITION 18 STILL CRITICAL   Army Notes Slight Improvement Neuro: logically, However

Patton Injured, Specialists On Way To Bedside   Wife Flying From U,S.; Truck And Car Collide

GENERAL HAS FRACTURE OF A VERTEBRA   Nerve Specialists Sum moned from England and  United States To Treat Military Chief   WIFE IS ON THE WAY

COLORFUL YANK LEADER'S BODY IS PARALYZED   Fights Grim Battle For Recovery With Career As Soldier Ended

PATTON IS INJURED   United States General Was Involved in An Auto Crash

Partially Paralyzed As Re sult of Mishap; Specialists Summoned.   CONDITION {S CRITICAL

Patton Resists Initial Shock, Doctors State   General’s Condition Re ported as “Critical” Sav Doctors

General Patton, Partly Paralyzed In Accident In Critical Condition

WIFE, DOCTORS HURRY TO SIDE OF GEN. PATTON   “Blood and Guts” Hurt as His Sedan Collides * With U, §. Army Truck

Army General Is Reported In. Critical Condition   Wife of War Hero ~ -Flies From Washington To Husband’s Bedside

‘Specialized’ Medical Men Fly To Bedside   ‘Dislocation Of Vertebra Responding Satisfactorily To Extension,   ON PHEASANT TRIP

General Partly Paralyzed From Fractured Vertebra In Neck; Crash Occurred On Sunday

lo PARALYZED BUT CAN MOVE HANDS, FEET   General Badly Smashed Up in Collisien of His Car and Army Truck,

Specias Summoned fo Gen. Patton —   Wartime Commander” Of U. S. Third Army Is Partially Paralyzed Result of Car Wreck

Gen. Patton In Critical  Condition   Specialists Cailed From U.S., England; Wife Flying to Side

Wife and Nerve Specialists Rushing By Plane ‘To Stricken General.   Bulletin—Frankfurt. Dec. 10 --(/P)\—Gen. Patton’s condition Temaings critical. q

INJURY HALTS ARMY CAREER   Colorful Commander’s Car Hits Head-on as Truck Comes From Side

Gen. Patton's Condition Is Still Critical   Reports Say He Has Resisted Initial Shock of Broken Neck

General Patton Showing Slight Improvement: Mrs. Patton At Bedside

GEN. PATTON IN CRITICAL CONDITION   Neck Vetrebra Is Fractured In Auto Accident

Condition Of Pation Critical  Suffers Broken Neck, Partial Paralysis

Crash Victim's Condition Said Critical   General Is Partially Paralyzed; Neck Vertebra Is Broken

Officer in Auto Crash in Germany   Army General Is in Critical Condition After Accident

PATTON PARTLY PARALYZED AS RESULT OF INJURY IN TRUCK, AUTO CRASH IN GERMANY

Car-Truck Crash Injures Hero Of Western Front   General's Wife Flies To Germany Following Accident On Sunday

Pistol-Twirling General Enroute To Hunt Pheasants When Sedan, Truck Collide on Super Highway

Patton’s Injury Now Considered To Be Critical   Badly Hurt In Automobile Crash; Wife Flies To Be With Him,

Wife, Specialist Rushing to His Side by Plane   General Suffers Fractured Vertebra in Neck

TEMPERATURES:   Spine Injured In Crash; Wife Flying To Side   General’s Condition — Is Critical After Smashup In Germany

American General Is In Heidelberg Hospital After Car Collides With Army Truck i

British Nerve 7 a. Specialists Go  To Aid Patton   ‘General Paralyzed From  Neck Down After Auto Crash

OFFICIAL BULLETIN MERELY STATES GENERAL'S CONDI-  ZION. REMAINS AT “SATIS. ° ’ FACTORY LEVEL”

Gen. Patton Partially ‘Paralyzed From Spinal Injury in Auto Crash

Famous General Suffers Serious Injuries In Crash   Officer Paralyzed From Fractured Vertebra in Auto Collision; Wife Flying To Bedside

Gen. Patton’s Condition Critical After Mishap; Wife Flies To Bedside

Gen. Patton's Condifion Is Critical   Famous Leader Paralyzed From Spinal Injury In  Automobile Wreck

Famed General Paraivzed   General Suffers Broken Neck in Auto Accident

Summon Nerve Specialists To Injured Officer   Wife Flying From U.S To Bedside Of Famed Leader; Condition Called Critical

Patton’s Condition Is Critical   Colorful U. S. General Paralyzed from Neck Down As a Result of _An Automobile Crash

English Nerve Specialists. Speed To Patton’s Bedside; General Partly Paralyzed

PATTON LIES PARALYZED IN HOSPITAL AFTER CAR IS HIT BY TRUCK SUNDAY

Patton Passes Restful Night In Hospital   Lower Limbs are Paralyzed as Result of Accident

Specialists Fly To Patton's Aid After Accident   Bulletin Announces General Paralyzed From Fracture

General Patton’s Condition Said To Be Critical   ‘Commander of 15tt Army Is Paralyzed Below the Neck; Wife tn Furana

Left Partially — Paralyzed After Auto Accident   Prominent Nerve Specialists Summoned From England And U. S. To Treat Spinal Injuries

General Patton Reported in Critical Shape  Army Commande Is Paralyzed

Gen. Patton Is Paralyzed In Auto Accident   Lower Limbs Are Injured As Truck Hits Auto—Condition Reported Satisfactory

COLORFUL THIRD ARMY COMMANDER UNABLE .TO MOVE BODY FEOM SHOULDERS. : DOWN .

Slight Change In Condition Of Gen. Geo. Patton   Physicians Announce Gen. Patton Has Broken Neck Improves Slightly   BATTLE FOR LIFE OF NOTED GENERAI

Nerve Specialist Called From US To Treat Injury   Army Truck Collides With Car Carrying  Army Commander  To Hunt

Patton Accident Leaves General Partly Paralyzed   Neck Vertebra Fractured; Condition Is Critical; Wife Hurries To Europe   FRANKFORT, Dec. 10 () —~Gen. Patton’s condition remains critical, an_ official bulletin at 6 p. m. said.

Patton’s Condition Critical   General Is Partially Paralyzed From Neck Injury

Wife and Nerve Spectalists Rushing By Plane To Stricken General.

DULLES EN FRANKFURT (2?) — Gen. Patton’s condition remains  critical, an official bulletin at 6 p. m. said.

Condition Of Patton Continues ‘Critical’   General Paralyzed. Completely’Below Fractured Vertebra In His Neck

Neck Vertabra Fractured in Auto Accident   Famous U. S. Army Officer. Paralyzed: Below The Fracture

Condition 0: Gen. Pation Is Critical   Hospital Reports General Paralyzed After Auto Crash

Gen. Patton Badly Hurt In Accident   Auto Wreck Sunday Lays American Low

Spinal Fracture Below Shoulder Suffered As Car Hits Track   Wife, Specialist On Way To Him   Hospital Report Says He Had Good Night, Condition Satisfactory

'Wife Flying to Side ‘OF Injured General   Former Leader -of Third Army Hurt When His Car and Army: Truck Collide   a FRANKFURT (AP)-—Gen. Patton’s condition ‘re  :- mains critical, an official bulletin:at-6 PM said.

Injured Patton Partly Paralyzed   But Condition Of General Satisfactory, Says Bulletin

Gen. George Patton Is Critically Hurt   Fifteenth Army Commander Is_ Partially Paralyzed by a Spinal Injury Suffered In a Car and Truck Crash in Germany.

Paralyzed in Part: Victim Broken Neck   Famed General Injured in Crash of Truck, Auto in Germany.

NLRB IN SLAP AT PETRILLO, MUSIC CZAR   Trial Examiner Recommends Negotiation With Rival Union

AGREEMENT ON FINANCE PLAN   REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS -HAVE REACHED COMPROMISE ON PROPOSED SYSTEM

Compromise on Bretton Woods Pact May Not Be Acceptable to Russia   Br RAYMOND WILCOVE

Ponder Future Of Germany   Mackenzie Cites Discussion of Possible Revival of Monarchy

Monarchy May Block German. Communist Bid  Bolietf Pannfa llafie:.   ‘Beligt People Unfit’ For Democracy bends Weight to Move.

What Form Of Government For Germany?...  Monarchy Talk In Germany Is Not Surprising

FUTURE FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN GERMANY ONE POSING PROBLEM — FOR LEADERS OF ALLIED FORCES

GERMAN COMMUNIST PARTY IS ACTIVE; LEGALLY REGISTERED IN BERLIN: WANT COALITION

Question Of German Rule Raised Anew     Thrust to the Fore By German Communist Parivy Which WNazis

BLACK WIDOW BAGS A SUPERFORT  Bomb-Lcoaded Derelict Shot Down Off Iwo Jima

SUPERFORT DOWNED IN: WEIRD ‘BATTLE’   Cripped Bomber Chased and Destroyed by Fight ‘er Plane When It Threatens Forces on !wo

O'Daniel, Used to Big Homes, Seeks to Evict Tenants of His 14-Unit Apartment Building

Second Task Force Reported Joining Action  Shelling Of Coast Of Luzon By U. S. Warshine Claimed

Mighty Battle Looms Today on Pacific Front   Enemy Reports Second Convoy In Luzon Gulf

JAPS REPORT SECONDFORCE AT LINGAYEN   Radio Tokyo Declares a New Group of 150 Transports Reaches the “Combat Zone” in Gulf to Join First U.S. Force.

invasion Jitters Hit  Japanese  Tokyo Reports Convoys Heading eye JTQRre

SHELLS ON LUZON   Japanese Account of Action Not Confirmed From U. S. Force

Another Yank Convoy Reported   x kK * B-29s In Mighty Double Attack

dnd Fleet at Luzon: Japs   U.S. Navy Continues Heavy Bombardment Of Philippine Isle

Enemy Tells of Movements by 3 Convoy:   Landings . to Commence “Soon, Tokyo Radio Declares

B-29s Hit Formosa And Japan   -Carrier-Based Planes Strike Luzon at Same Time; Tokyo Tells of More U. S. Convoys

ENEMY MOVING MAIN: FORGE! FOR DEFENSE OF SHANGHAI AND OTHER BIG CITES  -

hb Aid Buyers Of Appliances Soon on Market   local War Price Board to Main. tain Ceilings

CROSSING CALLED . BRILLIANT COUP   AMERICANS REPORTED FIRM LY ENTRENCHED AFTER SEVERE FIGHTING.

Equal Meat Distribution Ordered By OPA To Ease Shortage In U. S.

OPA MOVES TC CUT SHORTAGE OF-MEAT   Orders Slaughterers to End Unequal Distribution

ClO VOTES TO STAND FIRM ON WAGE DEMANDS   Claims 99 Percent of GM Employes Ballot to Extend Strike

UNIGN LEADERS SAY THEY WILL IGIST ON 30 PERCENT RAISE, FACT FINDING BOARD MEETING

Union Decides To Stand Firm On Wage Pleas   Fact-Finding Board Moves Into GM Strike Today; Tied To Price Decision

C10-UAW Is Defermined To Stand Firm   Union Says GM Strikers Vote to Stay Out Until Wage Demands Met

Union Sticking To Guns On Pay Boost Demands  GM Fact-Finders Set To Meet Today

‘Facts Board Schedules First Hearings Today   UAW Reaffirms Its Demands and Plans To Stay on Strike

TO STAND FIRM ON DEMANDS   Ford Motor Co. Pay Hike Offer Is Rejected

UNION WORKERS UNRELENTING IN WAGE DEMANDS   CIO-UAW Will Stand Pat as Fact- Finders Hold Initial Meeting

HELD TODAY IN CADITA!   New Fact Board Calls First Meet In Auto Strike

U. A.W. WILL STICK TO ITS WAGE DEMAND   Rejecting Ford Offer, Union Leaders Still Ask 30 Per Cent Boost Unless Corporation Cannot Pav It.

Union Leaders Stand Firm In Auto Disputes Fact-Finding Board Calls First Meeting  me Mud Czcc*Ln~w

Union Vows to “Stand Firm” In Demands   Declares Strike Has Already Brought GM From No Raise Stand To 13% Cent Offer

UAW-CIO WILL STAND FIRM ON WAGE DEMANDS   Fact-Finding Board Calls  First Meeting On. ’ G-M Dispute

UAW Firm as Fact- Finding. Board Called   Inquiry “Group Awaits OPA Car Price Announcement

‘Union Determined To Stand Firm On Wage Demands   Fact-Finding Board Holds First Hearing On GM Strike; Top Officials to Meetina

JAPS-BRITISH SIDE BY SIDE   FIGHT TOGETHER AGAINST THE INDONESIANS

Jans Alonaside British to Quel Uprising in Java  Indonesians Refusing te

GAME FIXER SENTENCED   Henry Rosen Draws Year in Jail and $500 Fine

Captured Naha Airfield Being Put Into Shape   American Forces Drive to Enemy’s Last Natural De fense Against Resistance—Total of 66,324 Jans Killed

Americans Drive Toward Last Jap ‘ Line on Okinawa   gDoughboys and Marines Push Ahead Agains' Increased Enemy Resistance on Island; 66,324 Nipponese Killed, Nimitz Says

JAP RESISTANCE STIFF ON WEST AND EAST FLANKS   Both Doughboys and Marines Are Pushing Toward Enemy’s Last Natural Defense Line.   TANKS AND WARPLANES SUPPORT THE DRIVE   Americans Land on Nearby O-Shima Is!and—66,324 Nipponese Killed in Campaien.

ISLAND'S BEST FIELD BEING PUT IN REPAIR   Enemy Making Stand On Last Ridge Behind  Machineguns

OKINAWA DRIVE PROGRESSING IN GOOD WEATHER   Enemy Resistance Stiffening In Last Natural Defense Line   66,324 JAPANESE HAVE BEEN KILLED

Attack Last Japanese Defense Line   Rear Elements Clear Oreku Peninsula and Put Naha Airfield In Good Shape. 66,324 Japs Killed As of June 6

SENATE ADOPTED ADJOURNMENT PLAN FOR NOON, MAY: 10TH  VOTE ON SINE DIE AD. JOURNMENT RESOLUTION WAS TWENTY TO SIX

Treasury Men Open Roosevelt Investigation : .   Question General  On $200,000 Loan

Relax Picket Lines iBefore GM Piants   Company Obtains Court Orders Against CIO Limiting Picket Activities

Four GM Picket Lines Are Eased   Court Order To Restrain Demonstrations Obtained

(IO PICKET LINES RELAX AT GM PLANTS   Company Given Court Order Against Union

COOPERATION BEING PLEDGED   General Mctors Clears Way for Trial of Fact-Finding Program — Will Cooperate with Fact-Finding Board Appointed by President.

Yanks End Riot ‘Of Jap ‘Slaves’   Chinese And Koreans Are Kngaged In Fight At Coal Mining Town

No Exemptions From Curfew   WMC Takes Firm Stand On ‘Borderline’ Cases

7 MURDER CHARGES FILED ON FIRE BUG      Crippled Factory Worker Admits Setting Fires

BLUM CALLS AGED PETAIN A “TRAITOR™   French Premier In Years of Popular Front Hurls Violent Charges Against Marshal  RICTATADIAL DBMmAWWEDC

Blum Hurls Charge Of Treason At Petain As Trial Enters Fifth Day

Former French Premier ‘Hurls Charge of “Treason” at Petain   Leon Blum Declares Marshal Gave Himselt Powers Comparable to Jungle Chief; Reynaud Called on U. S$. for Navy Help

PETAIN AGAIN IS ACCUSED OF TREASON   Leon Blum, Pre-War Premier, Hurls Charge Against Aged Marshal. Who Now Is on Trial for His Life.

Petain Branded Traitor As Blum Gives Testimony   Former Premier Says Marshal Took Powers Of  Jungle King.

Blum Says Petain Was Jungle King   Former Premier  Charges Marshal . With Treason

Blum Openly Brands Petair As Traitor   Ex-Premier Tells Of Events Leading To Armistice

Charges Petain With Treason   Blum Says He Gave Himseli Powers of ‘Jungle Sovereign’

Blum Charges Aged Marshal With Treason   Former French Premjer Says Petain Gave Self Power Comparable to Juugie Sovereign

Blum Compares Marshal Petain To Jungle Kins   Roux Says Reynaud Asked 7  Teste. Aantian Tr 104H

Blum Condemns  Petain For. Not Calling '40 Nazi Armistice Dishonorable

Leon Blum Hurls Treason Charge At Petain Trial  Charges Marshall Told People The Armistice Wace Nat Dichanarable

Hurls Charge Of Treason at Marshal Petair   Former Premier Blum Testifies on Events Before Armistice

Leon Blum Said the Old Seldier “Gave Himself Special Power.”   FIFTH DAY OF TRIAL   Said People of France With Foundation of Nation Gone, Looked for Reassurance.

ENTERS FIFTH DAY   Leon Blum Hurls Charge of ‘“Treason’’ at Marshal Petain

TREASON CHARGE HURLED BY BLUM   Ex-French Premier Strikes At Petain During Trial

BLUM HURLS CHARGE  OF TREASON AT PETAIN  Former Premier Declares Marshal Took Powers of Jungle Sovereign

Petain Charged With Treason By Leon Blum   Blum Says Petain Had Powers Compared To Jungle Sovereign.

Says Petain Is Traitor   Leon Blum Testifies Against Old Soldier.

Leon Blum Hurls Charge of “Treason” at Petain   Former French Premier Says Marshal Gave Himself Hich Powers

AIR FORGE DAY 18 OBSERVED IN TEXAS. AT NUMEROUS FIELDS  38TH ANNIVERSARY OF AAF B&ING CELEBRATION: AND VIEWS OF PLANES

Texas Flight Bases Open Doors to. Public Wednesday   Civic Observances, Banquets Keynote AAF’s 38th Year

Several New Bills to Slash Sales Tax Before Assembly   Adultery Divorce - Bill Also Among 44 Newly Introduced Proposals

REDUCTION OF SALES TAXIS BIG ISSUE   Legislature Will Get Several New Bills Next Week

. BOMBERS HIT 2 ISLES IN RYUKYU CHAIN   Tokyo Says Planes + Launched by “New” Task Force

CARRIER RAID HITTING JAPS NEAR FORMOSA   TASK: FORCE PLANES POUND. ING TWO ISLANDS OF CHAIN BETWEEN FORMOSA.  * AND SAPAN ’

DEFERRED MEN FACING DRAFT   Industry Advised To Train Older Men As Re nlacemoente

INDUSTRY TOLD T0 EMPLOY OLDER MEN   Draft. Director Says Military Services Need: Men Under 30

Labor Department Drafts Invitations To Strike Parley   ‘tection Results From G.M. Rejection of CLO, Proposal; Would * Go to Capital

Labor Dept. Takes Hand In General Motors Dispute   Action Comes As G-M Rejects Proposal Of. -Union For Arbitration

GOVT ENTER S STRIKE SCENE   Again Attempts -To Quell Spreading Labor Strife

INVITATIONS DRAFTED TO BOTH SIDES   Call Disputants To..Washington For Conference

President Authorizes Conference   G-M Turns Down Union Proposal; Steel Crisis Seen

TEMPERATURES:.   President Truman Renews Effort To End Labor Strife

ADMINISTRATION 1S PLANNING TRY HAND IN INDUSTRY STRIFE  LABOR DEPARTMENT TO * INVITE BOTH SIDES GEN EDA MOTNADC CTDIVE IK

Administration Seeks End To Labor Strife   Disputants in 20-State Strike of General Motors . To Be Called to Washi  inglon for Talks

CONFAB CALLED FOR UNION, G. M. HEADS   Company Rejects Proposal For Arbitration   STEEL INDUSTRY   Nearing Critical Period; Wage Negotiations Are Stalled For Month

Government Tries Again for Peace  General Motors and  bane... mM! a

Labor Secretary Drafts Invitations To Washington Parley After Talk With Truman on Industrial Outlook

U. 5. Steps Into C10 Auto Strike  Disputants Asked to Capital for Meeting

US. Ready To Enter Labor Row      Plan to Call Both Union and Industry Heads to Washington For GM Strike Talks

U. W. Finance Wrangle Ties Up Legislature  Senate Would Gran‘ $4 Million More For Bui Iding Program  Se SR Oe

Recess Of Legislatur: Delayed As Attempt Is Made To Reacl Satisfactory Figure

 Remagen Bridgehead Like a Hornet's Nest as Germans  Seek Desperately to Destroy Rhine Bridge From Air

450 Superforts  Hit Japan, New Borneo Attacks   Mass Surrenders Mark Okinawa Campaign End

B-29s Make Third Attack in 5 Days On. Honshu Jsle   Mass Surrenders Mark End of Fighting on Okinawa— New Invasion on Borneo

Supertorts Hammer Big Jap Navy Arsenal as Australians Make New Landing on Borneo:   U. S. Losses On Okinawa Run High; Remaining Enemy Troops On Island Give Up Or Brown Themselves fa Sea

B-298 HIT JAPAN FOR THIRD TIME IN FIVE DAYS   90,401 Japs Die on Okinawa; Fresh Gains Made on Borneo, Luzon

Superforts Rock 4 Medium-Sized Japanese Cities  Emphasize Threat Of Invasion Soon Will Be Realized

New Borneo Landing; Chinese Make Gains   90,000 Nips Died on Okinawa; U. 8. Toll 47,000, 31 Ships; 3000 Tons of Bombs Shower Down

kinawa Japs Surrender: New Aussie Landing; Philippines Nips Split

Guerrilla Forces Split Up 30,000 Nips in North Luzon   Okinawa Victory Cost 6,990 Yanks Killed, 29,598 Wounded; 90,401 . Japs Killed, 4,000 Taken

THIRD HEAVY ATTACK WITHIN FIVE DAYS ON ENEMY WAR PLANTS   MASS SURRENDERS ON OKINAWA AND NEW BORNEO INVASIONS REPORTED

MIKADO SEES GRIM PICTURE ON WARFRONT   Beleaguered Jap Forces Withdraw From Many Points; Death Loss Mounting   CHINESE ADVANCING

B-29s Strike Jap Naval Arsenal   Five Aircraft Plants Also Hit; Aussies Jump Down Borneo Coast and Foe Is Split On Luzon

B-29s Strike  Naval Arsenal, Plane Plants   Australians Make Fresh Invasions on Borneo; Guerrillas Split Japs on Luzor

NINTH ARMY. AND BRITISH. oe SECOND IN SHARP BREAKTHRU: PATTON. 126 MILES FROM BERLIN:

House Decision On News Source Contidence Due   Rep. Wolcott (R-Mich) Advocates Declaration In Favor of Reporter

SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF DE PUE CENTER   Beautiful Recreation Building For Local Students

SFAW Fixes Limits on Coal For Consumers   Must File Declarations With Recular Coal Dealers

Announces Limit On Coal Supplies   sers Must File Declaration and Limit of 80 Percent Placed on Amount Sold

Warns Citizens of Next Winter’s Coal Problem   Solid Fuels Administration of War Says “It Will Be Far -Worse Than This Winter”

Cut Users of Coal To 80% of Normal iHousehold Deliveries   Consumer Declarations Must Now Be Filed Before Coal Is Bought

DISPOSITION OF FORMER ITALIAN © COLONIES-NOW-IN BALANCE HOLDS KEY TO THE'CONTROL OF EUROPE

Trusteeship For Italy’s Colonies Would Be Big Stroke For World Peace

Colonies OF Italy Hang  In Balance   America’s Proposal That They Be Placed Under International Trusteeship of Unit. etl Nations Looks Like Master Sireke

AMERICAN PLAN FOR DISPOSAL OF ITALIAN COLONIES APPEARS BE MASTER STROKE FOR PEACE

BOND SALES = = TOP RECORD   MORE THAN 26 BILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS SOLD DURING SEVENTH DRIVE

Airpower Enables Control of Japan With Small Army   Gen. Kenney, Head of East Air Forces, Reveals Sky Power

Kenney Says Air Power Enforces Peace In Japan   Reports MacArthur Is Carrying Out Occupatior With Modem Weapons

“American Airpower” Is Reason Smaller Force Can Enforce Jap Peace

AIRPOWER KEY TO PLAN “FOR CO NTROL IN: JAPAN   GEN, KENNEY SAYS Macally THUR'S PLAN TOCUT FORCES BASED ON AERIAL MIGHT

Truman Urges Countrymen ‘To "Work, Work, Work”;  Japanese to “Surrender”

Pres ident A nnounces Victory By Radio  “OUR VICTORY IS ONLY HALF Won”  Proclaimed Sunday, May 13th, As A Day Of Praver

President Truman Makes Announcement Early This Morning  Truman Reminds Nation That it Still Has Japan to Defeat

Job Will Be Done Only When  Japs ‘Surrender, Says Truman   Much. Work Yet To Be Completed, States Proclamation; — -Nipponese People Get- Stern Warning of Suffering To Come

[2rupan Proclaimed War’s \End Al 8:00 A.M. All Firing 'To Cease At 5:01 Tonight

Nation Told Its Victory Is Half-Won   ‘Work, Work, Work’ Is Truman's Counsel For Months To Come

Nation Told, However, We Fight On Until Last Jap Division Surrenders   Work. Work. Work.  President Ur ees   Japanese Told They Can Look For Destruction Unless They Give Up

Truman Proclaims Victory, but Says Job is Only Half Done; Counsels ‘Work, Work, Work’ to Defeat Japs

Local Men Attended Soil Meeting Mon.   Lipan Supt. to Head Gustine School   Granbury 4. D. Club Met ln Home of Mrs. Phillips

TWO CONNOLLY SISTERS DEAD: FOUND IN BED   Oxygen Burned Out of Closed Apartment As Pair Slept

VON RUNDSTEDI CAPTURED BY ITH ARMY   Deposed Army Chief Led Germans’ Winte1 Counter-Offensive

VON RUNDSTED) Ae BY   Deposed Army Chief Led Germans’ Winter Counter-Offensive

STRASBOURG   American 7th Army Battles Fiercely to Stem Nazi Tide «

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   BATTLE FIERCELY TO STEM NAZI THREAT TO STRASBOURG

NAZIS MAKE “EFFORTS TO ~ BREAK LINE   SEVENTH ARMY FIGHTING OFF NUMEROUS ATTACKS— LITTLE CHANGE IN  NORTHERN FRONT

GERMANS THREATEN STRASBOURG   American 7th Army Battles Fiercely to Stem Nazi Tide *«

Warn Germans Of Mistreatment Of War Prisoners   Punishment Awaits Nazis Guilty of  Atrocities; No More Moving of Captiva<

America Aroused by Camp Horrors  Demands Being Made Ear Hersch Nari Peace

SOLONS DEMAND HARSH PEACE   Nazi Prison Camp Atrocities Will Be Vindicated

Demands For Harsh Peace Heard As Allies Seek Just Punishment For Atrocities

DEMAND HARSH GERMAN PEACE   U, S. Accepts Nazi Offer To Leave Yanks In  Present Camps

CAPITOL HILL HEARS  DEMANDS FOR HARSH  PEACE FOR GERMANY GERMANS TOLD THAT MIS.  TREATMENT OF ALLIED PRICONERGC RFE PIINIKUED

Nazis Offer To F ree Allied Prisoners;  Warned of Punishment For Atrocities

Congress Hears Demands For Harsh Peace For Nazis On Heels Of Warnine

Warning Issued Germans On Mistreatment  Congress Hears Demand For Harsh Nazi Terms

Congress Gets Tough Because Of Atrocities   Germans Agree To Leave Prisoners Wl een Thay Arp

Solons Dentand Harsh Péace As Big Three ChiefsAvarn Nofis Against Atrocities

British Troops Drive Within 30 Miles Of Mandalay: Take Four More Jowns

Burma Drive Shows Gains ~ By British   Occupy Four Towns in Sculfered Areas; Now Only 30 Miles From Mandalay

Wintry Bla st Begins Moving  In On South   Freezing Temperatures Reported As Far Down As : Texas Panhandle

COLD WAVE DUE IN GREAT LAKES OVER WEEK END   Winter Is Really Here, Weather Bureau States

Winter Cold Blast Moving In From West   Below Zero Weather, Deep Snow Reported In Plain States

Cold Weather Creeping East In Vast Wave   South, Great Lakes, And New England All In Path Of Winds

FREEZING AS FAR SOUTH AS TEXAS   Mercury Tumbled to 12 Below Zero at Glasgow, Montana

Water Rising 6-In. An Hour At Pittsburgh   Level Reaches 29 Foot Stage; Expect 34-Foot Crest;  Portsmouth Suffers.

President Truman Having Time Of His Life Mingling With Home Folks

TRUMAN BACK FOR VISIT IN HOME TOWN   Expects to Spend WeekEnd Mingling ‘With Those Who Know Him Best—Has Asked That Pomp Be Eliminated.

President Mingles With Home Folks   An Unpretentious Weekend; Sees O!d Cronies at Stag

President TraumanIsHaving Time Of His Life Mingling WithF. olks AtHis OldHome

‘Home Folks’ Hail Truman   Independence Mayor Host at Stag Party

President _ Plans Quiet Week-End       Enjoys Informal ‘Visit ; -In Home Town With. “Mamma” and Friends

TUTTON APPEARS AT SHERIFF MEET   Advises Them Concerning Social and Commercial Gambling.

U.S. WILL SEEK SETTLEMENTS Of ITS LEND LEASE   Will Not Demand Dollar Fo Dollar But Will Try For Commitments

Other Benefits Will Be Asked As Repayment   ‘Purpose Was to Win War and Peace,’ Is Assertion of Byrnes

ALLIES 10 PAY IN AID TO U. S.   Lend Lease Obligations Of Helped Countries Are Not Completely Cancelled

U. S. fo Seek Commitments — For Lend-Lease   Will Not Demand Dollar Payments, But Other Benefits

Lend-Lease To Be Repaid By Alhies In “Commitments   U. S. To Seek Economic Benefits Instead Of Dollar Pay

TEACHER SNEW. INDUSTRIAL CHIEF   J. Harry Moore Appoint_ ed Director of Industrial Relations

54 Jap Airplanes Lost in Attacks In Island Area   Tokyo Claims Heavy U. S. Losses; Campaigr In Philippines Gains

Yanks Capture Major Airfield On Okinawa   Japs Lose 54 Planes In Air Attacks: Yank Airmen Sink 35 Ships In China Sea Sector

I  Light Resistance To Ninth Army's Rhine Crossing Indicates Drive May Be Last Of European War

Gale Touches Resort Area   East Coast Storm Hits Virginia Beach BIAakterTrtinl_.

Training Upheld In Peacetime By Naval Heads   Forrestal, Nimitz Say Conscription In U. S. Imperative

Forrestal, For PeaceTime Draft   Nimitz and Halsey Also Urge Nation Adopt Compulsory Military Training

Swiss Conceal Nazi Assets Neutral Nation Reluctant to Reveal Huqe Deposits in Secret Accounts

; ORES or “pom? CoRPOR  rie HAVE “ALSO * “ipsa  SEY: UP IN NEUTHAL  ‘ COUNTRIES”

Jap Surrender To Be Signed  On ‘Missouri   War to End Formally it Ceremony on SuperBattleship

Actual Capitulation In Field Proceeding In Advance of Formal Surrender at Tokyo

Japan, Allies to Formally End War Aboard Missouri; Nimitz to Sign for U.S.

Formal Surrender  To Be August 31   Japan and Allies Will Sign ument Aboard the Missouri   FINISH -FINAL DETAILS.   Enemy Asks to Send Sup~ plies to Garrison. on  Marcus Island

Japanese Now Show Cooperative Spirit   Want to Send Food to Starving Island Garrisons, Ready To Help Evacuate Prisoners, Internees; Signing Aug. 31

U. §, BATTLESHIP MISSOURI IN TOKYO BAY WILL BE SCENE   GENERAL MACARTHUR AN. NOUNCED FINAL DETAILS OF JAPAN’S SURRENDER

Nips Request Right To Send Aid To Troops   Isolated Garrisons Said Suffering From Lack

Sudden Mercy Urge Hits Japs   Ask Permission To Go To Relief Of Garrisons Or By-Passed Islands; Surrender Signing To Be Or Battleship Missouri.

MacArthur Announces Final Details for Surrender of Japanese on Next Tuesday   Surrender Document to Be Signed on Board the Superbattleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay; Troops Accompanvinae MacArthur Fully Armed

Foe Would Send Food To Islands   Formal Signing To Take Place on Super-Battleship  Miiesouri

Battleship Missouri. To Be Scene Of Surrender Signing On August 3ist

Formally Over When Surrender Pact Is Signed   USS Missouri Will Be Historic Site; Field Capitulations By Japs on Increase

Admiral Nimitz Will Represent United States When Surrehder Is Made Aboerd U.S. Battleship In Tokyo Harbor

Japanese And Allies Will Mark War’s Official Ending Aboard U. S. S. Missouri On Friday, Aug. 31— Signing Of Documents Will Climax Capitulation Of Defeated Enemy Whose Troops Already Are Giving Up In Field In Advance Of Ceremony

Large U. S. S. Missouri Will Steam int, Tokyo Harbor; Signing Will Take Place August 31   JAPS SURRENDERING IN MANY LOCALITIES

Document 10 Be Sioned August 31 On USS Missourt   Field Capitulation Is Proceeding [In Advance of Official  Ceremony

Surrender Papers Will Be Signed Abcard Warship.   Superbattleship Missouri Will Be Anchored In Tokyo Bay Friday Week

Japan, Allies To Meet On  Board Missouri   MacArthur Announces Final Details—Actual Capitulation in  Field Is Proceeding

Document Wilk Be Signed In Tokyo Bay   Nips Ask for Chance To Send Medicine And Food to Soldiers

DOCUMENT TO BE SIGNED ON BOARD SUPER - BATTLESHIP MISSOURI IN BAY OF TOKYO   Japan Meanwhile Appeals for Permission to Send Vessels to lil and Starving Garrisons On Various Isolated Islands   PRISONERS TO BE EVACUATED FROM CAMPS

Formal Surrender To Be August 31   ument Aboard the Missouri  Japan and Allies Will Sign   FINISH FINAL DETAILS   Enemy ag to Send Supplies to Garrison on  Marcus Island

War To End Next Friday Aboard U. S. Super Craft   Formal Ceremonies Aired By MArthur

ABOARD THE MISSOURI   Historic Event to Take Place August 31 on Giant U.S. Battleship in Tokyo Bay, MacArthur  Announces.

Field Capitulation Said Proceeding; Japs To Evacuate Occupation Points

FORMAL SURRENDER WILL BE SIGNED ABOARD BATTLESHIP — MISSOURI IN THE TOKYO BAY

CEREMONY SET FOR WARSHIP MISSOURI   Allied Prisoners Will Be Evacuated Soon   LUZON GARRISON   Gives Up As Arrangements Are Made For Surrenders On Cebu, Mindanao

Capitulation in  Field Preceding   Enemy on Luzon Yielding Despite Commander’s Opposition, Request Submitted to Send Food to Marcus

Official Peace Act To Take Place On Ship In Tokyo Bay   Thousands Surrender on Northern Lu zon; Nips Want To Send Food to Isolated Garrisons

SGN DOGUMENT ON BATTLESHIP   Japan and Allies to Formally, End War on Missouri in Tokyo Bay. i   CAPITULATION PROCEEDS

Nips Are Given OrdersTo Clear Way Fo or “Allies   Must Ground All Planes By Tomorrow; Ships Must Be Disarmed, Coastal Defense Stripped   Jap Military Heads To Meet McArthur   Signing of Terms to Take Place Aboard Warship Missouri On Tokyo Bay  Next Friday

Admiral Nimitz Wiil Sign For United States: Tokyo Says Initial Occupation Force Will be  50,000 to 60,000 Men.

Surrender to Be Signed on U.S. Warship   Superbattleship Missouri Picked for Ceremonies; Luzon Japs Surrendering

U. 5. BATTLESHIP MISSOURI IN TOKYO BAY WILL BE SCENE  GENERAL MACARTHUR Al NOUNCED FINAL DETAILS

Details Of Plan Complete   Japan Asks Permission To Send Food and Supplies To Troops On Abandoned : Islands

Details for Ending War  Announeed   ‘Document To Be Signed On U. S. 8. Missouri; Tskyo Asks Mercy for By-Passed Troops

GAMBLERS’ WAR CLOSES CLAMP A] STATE CAPITOL   Officials Put'on Heat Since Shooting of Glambler

Ie Gallon Increase On State Gas Tax Effective July 4th   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special: Correspondent .

American Planes And Subs Bomb And Shell Nip Coast;  Fleet Continues On Prow!]

Planes, Sub Shell Japs; Fleet Silen’   ‘Adm. Nimitz Reveals 1,477 Nip Aircraft, 957 Ships Lost Or Damaged In Past Three Weeks

UJ. 5. PARTICIPATION IN UNITED NATIONS IS APPROVED BY SENATE   CONGRESS ACTS TO RUSH IMPORTANT MEASURE THROUGH

Marshal Konev Starts New Drive In Silesia; Nazi Troops Trapped   Night Spots Stay With Government On Closing Hour

NEW YORK GIVES IN 10 CURFEW   Bars Decide Not to Serve Civilians After Servicemen Are Sant Home

X.Y. Night Spots. Decide to Obey Midnight Curfew   Decision Leaves LaGuardia in:  Embarrassins Snot

Night Spots In Gotham Revert To U.S. Curfew   Ignore Mayor LaGuardia’s Edict of 1 A. M. Closing When Servicemen Are Denied Privileges

but. ‘Little: Flowar’ le. Gol 6. Bxplain’ Hi Petition: ‘ fae On Radic

CURFEW ORDER TO BE OBEYED   N. Y. Clubs Ignore Extra Hour Granted By Mayor

Night Clubs Voluntarily Obey Curfew   Decide to Close Despite Extension By New York Mayor

NAZIS TO PAY 20 BILLIONS TO ALLIES, MOSTLY TO RUSSIANS, NEWSPAPER SAYS

LEVANT STATES DEMAND EXODUS OF FRENCHMEN   Damascus Attacker War- Criminal, Syria Says

Wage Contract'f or Hard Coal VMiners Sought   Operators and Lewis Ac: cept; Ickes Compromise 81.3744 Cents Daily - Increase For Basis

COAL CONTRACT TALKS REOPEN   Lewis, Qperators Accep'  Ickes’ Proposal

JAPANESE KILLINGS AND TOR. TURES IN PHILIPPINES ARE : TOLD IN MANILA COURT

YAMASHITA TRIAL BARES ATROCITIES   General Is Unmoved © While Spectators Gasp Durine Testimony.

‘Jap Atrocities Told At Trial (i Yamashita   Japanese General Goes On Trial For His Life Before Manila Court   WITNESSES TELL OF JAP TORTURES

Mercury Climbed. to 98 De<a ‘Brees Yesterday at at Gas  3   NEW RECORD FOR YEAR   . BSulletn . The Gas Office thermometer  stood at 99 degrees at S$ o'clock this   ‘afternoon, a new high for the year.

WEATHER GOOD FOR GROWING CORN   Mercury Climbed to 98 De. “Brees es at Gas   NEW RECORD FOR YEAR   OBuUuUsevun The Gas Office thermometer stood at 99 degrees at 3 o’clock this afternoon, a new high for the year.

Storm Expected To Hit All Of Western Japan; U. S. Planes Grounded

American Occupation Forces In Path As Tyohoon Batters Jan Home Island

"March to Berlin’ ls Russian Boast in New Offensive  Fo Fafa mh Sa ha mr   More Than 3,000,000 Germans and Reds in Greatest Battle

Russians Calling Their Great Winter Offensive as March  to Berlin.

ADVANCING IN POLAND   Cross Nida River, 60 Miles From German Border

9 Big Battles Raging Along Vast Frontier   Russians Calling Winter Offensive ‘March on Berlin’

‘MARCH TO BERLIN’ IS UNDER WAY   Russians ‘Intend Tc End War,’ German - Radio Asserts

U. S. HEAVIES OVER REICH, JAPS JITTERY   Americans Move Ahead In Luzon Campaign

Entire Front Afiame   3,250,000 German And Red Troops in Titantic Battles

2.490,000 Reds And Nazis Locked In Nine Synchronized Struggles   BITTER FIGHTING ON ENTIRE FRONT   ‘Russians Calling Their Winter Offensive The March To Berlin

Russian Winter Assault Termed March To Berlin   Millions of Germans, Reds Locked In Battle Over Wide Territory

Russians Begin ‘March to Berlin: Nine Bitter Struggles Are Raging

One of Greatést Battles of War Now Being Fought on Long Russian Front

Nine Battles Fire Entire Soviet Front   Vast Winter Offensive Called “Berlin March’ By Reds.

3.250.000 Russians And Germans Locked In Death Struggle   Reds Call Drive ‘March To Berlin   Nazi Military Spokesmen Warn Soviet Army “Intends To End The War”

Great Battle Raging [Along Eastern Front   Over 3,000,000 Russians, “ Nazis Locked In Nine Struggles

Temperatures   Big Soviet Assault _ From Lithuania To Slavia Frontier

At Least Nine Struggles Rage Over Wide Area   Closely Synchronized Battles Flare From Lithuania To Yugoslavia

'WIN-THE-WAR’ RED OFFENSIVE IN 9 SECTORS   German Polish Forces Split

Nazis Report Nine Great Battles On   3,250,000 Huns, Russians Locked On Broad Front

ARMY TO FREE MEN OVER 42   OLDER ENLISTEO MEN CAN GET DISCHARGES

42-Year-Old Soldiers. ToBe Discharged   Men May Get Out of Army On Annliication

Attempt Made To Put Pincers On Vienna   Soviets Less Than 5 Miles From Center

Board of Control, Salesman Again Listed as Receiving Highest Pay Check in the State

BALLOT TODAY      Both Union and General Motors Officials Expect Election Will Call For Strike Action.

325,000 Bid For Pay Rise In 96 Plants    Chrysler Workers To Vote Thursday After GMC Edict

Balloting — Goes On In 96 Plants —   325,000 WORKERS ELIGIBLE. TO VOTE; STRIKE WOULD NOT BE CALLED IMMEDIATELY

Union Says No Stoppages Planned Now   Company and UAW Still Confer on Wage Increase Issue

2 American Ships Sunk, 3 Damaged In Nip Suicide Raids   Japs Claim Pilots Crash Into 20 More Vessels Last Night Off Okinawa Island

Hirohito May Assume Rule Of Country   Planes From — Okinawa and Iwo Jima Attack Jap Fields

U. §. Fighter Planes Blast Jan Targets   Follow Up Record Series of Raids by Superforts

Fighter Planes Follow Up B-29 Raids on Japan   Japanese Report Preparations For Allied Invasion

Jap Planes Sink 2 More U. S. Ships--Total Is 33   Stars and Stripes Formally Hoisted on Okinawa; Mopping Up Continues; Many Nir Troops Surrendering

Fighter Planes Follow Up Fort Raid On Japan   Two American Ships  Sunk, Three Damaged

JAPAN BLASTED AGAIN TO CLEAR INVASION PATH   Desperate Mikado May Take Over Control—Okinawa Surrenders Increase

Enemy Suicide Pilots Renew Blows At Fleet   Extensive Damage Is Reported; Okinawa Mopup Progresses

2 More U.S. ‘Ships Sunk Off Okinawa   Surprise Yank Landing At Aparri Bottles Up Foe In Philippines

Okinawa Enemy Being Mopped-U While Filipinos And Americans Trap Huge Nip Force on Luzon

Nippon Predicts Allied Invasion “Of China Coast   Yanks Seize’ Aparri Port On Luzon In One Day; Trap Enemy Troops

! PAGINIGC FROUNLIS  Fighter Planes Lash Nippon from Okinawa and Iwo   20,000 Japs in Luzon Trap As Yanks Take Escape Port; Aussies Win Borneo Airfieid

J. S. Commander Says Our Planes Will Soon Be Reaching Large Proportions To Prepare for Inyasion.   BOMBERS SWEEP OVER JAP MAINLAND TODAY

BIG JAP FORCE IN PHILIPPINES Is BOTTLED UP   ‘Yanks Continue Mop Up Of Dazed Nin Survivors t On Okinawa

U. S. Fighters Strike Japs In Homeland   Enemy Throws More Suicide Planes At American Ships

More Than 100 Americar  Fighter Planes From Okinawa and Iwo Jima Streaked Across Nation Today.   ANSWER TO RENEWED SUICIDE AIR ATTACKS   Japanese Radio Commentators Report Tokyo and Southern Japan Prepared  to Meet the Invasion.

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE      Fighters Hit Japan After B-29 Attack   Jap Suicide Reids Sink Two Mere U. S. Warships

Strafe Jap Suicide Bases   Fighter Planes Blast Airfields Following Heavy Kamikaze Blow; Flae Up On Okinawa

Fighter Planes Strafe Airports Around Tokyo   Surprise Landing = Aparri Traps Japs In North Luzon

The Gathering Included Men Who Had Been Jailed For i8 Years  PRESIDENT TRUMAN PAYS TRIBTUTE TO PEOPLE OF CHINA  Pledges United States Aid To China In Achieving  Fault Democraicc

LIBERATED JAPS CALL FOR END OF EMPEROR’S REIGN   Meeting of Communists   Held Less Than 200   Yards From Hirohito’s Palace.

M’Arthur Ordered To Get Rid Of Such Japanese In Directive By War, State, Navy Dep’ts :

MacArthur Told To Purge Japan Of Nationalists   Directive Means Beginning of End For Zaibatsu Group

Industrial Disarming ls Foreseen   Special Emissary To Be Sent To Tokyo To Confer With General

Nagasaki Shrouded  In Silence Big Smoke Pillar  - Conceals Damage is en O47 ee le

Days of Pioneer not Dead Says ~ Truman in Urging Development Of Nation's Great River Valleys

Truman Voices Belief River Valleys Will Be Developed in ‘Pioneer Spirit

Describes TVA as. Great. gene vement That Will  © Duplicated On ope, \erz Waterwavs.

President Predicts TVA-Style Program For Other Valleys   Calls TVA “Plain Common Sense’, Invokes Pioneering Spirit For Regional TVA‘s, People to Decide in Each Case if Emphasis to Be On Fiood Control, Power, Irrigation

TRUMAN HAILS TVA EXPANSION   President Opines America To ‘Press Forward’ in Developing Rivers

Truman Renews Demand for TVAs   Calls Policy “Just Plain Common Sense"

TVA Plain Sense, Truman   Valleys of America Want Development, He Declares —

TRUMAN SPEAKS AT DEDICATION OF DAM   President Says Nation Will Soon Develop All of  Its Rivers   MUST PRESS FORWARD

New Dam Is Dedicated By Traman   President Voices Policy Favoring Development Of River Valleys Under Federal Control

Truman Gives High Tribute To TVA Project   PRESIDENT IN SPEECH AT DEDICATION Of NEW TENNESSEE DAM

TRUMAN SPEAKS AT DEDICATION OF DAM   President Says Nation Will Soon Develop All of  Its Rivers

TRUMAN SPEAKS AT DEDICATION      U. S. to Press Development of River Valleys

Nation Urged fo Go Forward With Pioneering Spirit   TVA Policy Should Be Followed in Other Areas He Declares

Truman Speaks At Dedication Of TVA Dam   Believes Nation Will Push Development of Valleys—Kentucky Dam L6th Completed

 Development  Is Assured    Truman Says Nation Must Press Forward

Truman Urges Development River Valleys   President Says It Is Just Plain Common Sense; Pioneer Spirit Is Not Dead. He Says

Development Of Waterways To Be Pushed   TVA ‘Common Sense, Says Truman; Can Provide Guidance For Other Regions   Details May Differ

SEES NATION DEVELOPING VALLEYS .   Truman Sure U. S. To Go Forward In Harnessing Power

RIVER DEVELOPMENT BACKED BY TRUMAN   \Preview of Policy Given at TVA Dam Dedication

Truman Assures Nation Spread Of TVA System   Says Policy Of TVA; Should Be Followed In Other River Valleys.

Truman Dedicates Dam In Kentucky   Expresses Confidence United States Will Press Water Power Development

President Hails River Programs   Truman Believes Development Will Be Pushed

TRUMAN SAYS OTHER RIVER  VALLEYS NEED DEVELOPMENT   Asserts People Should Decide On Steps To Follow With TVA a Model

To Develop All Our Big River Valleys: Truman   TVA Common Sense, Says President At Ken: tucky Dam Dedication.

TELLS OF JAP NAVY DEFEAT   Young Officer Gives Picture of Necisive Victory of United States Over Imperial Fleet.

Suzuki Attempts to Form Cabinel  Russian Action Adds to Japanese Werries

‘Observers See. /* Planning ~ Peace Feeler:   MaeArthar, Nimitz ‘Nanicd - Commanders  Of Final “AMlied:-Drive:On’ Japan

Suzuki Plans New Cabinet   Meet Threat Of Russian Entrance Into Pacific War; Policy Unchanged,

Japs Struggle To Meet New Soviet Threat   Americans Score Steady Gains In Island Fighting

Japanese Insist War Policy Is' Still Unchanged   MacArthur and Nimitz To Lead Army and Navy  Farces in Pacific War 

JAPAN SEEKS FORM. STRONG GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT THREATS  RUSSIA, MACARTHUR AND NIMITZ POSE NEW TAR DIrTe FAM sarmrnAan

New Jap Premier Fails In Efforts To Form Cabinet   MacArthur And Nimitz to Lead Final War Drive

SUZUKI STARTS ON JAP CABINET   Tokyo Declares War Policy Unchanged By Shakeup

M’ARTHUR AND NIMITZ DIRECT WAR STRATEGY   Two Great American Leaders Will Push ‘On to Tokyo’ Campaign

Marshall Wants Nazi Chiefs Put (utside Germany   Montgomery Says Reich Will Be Watched Closely  For Nazi Activities.

\Nazis Still a Menace: Montgomery Urges Breaking Up And Isolation of General Staff

‘/onv7 Says ‘us: Cccusy Sermany 5-__ "rs. 70 Destroy Seecs o- ’/ar

Luzon is Largest Island in Philippines Archipelago, Its Capital Is Manila °

 Reconquest Of Luzon Island May Be Turning Point In War To Bring Japan To Her Knees   ‘Largest Land Mass In Philippine Archipelago Well , Suited For Open Warfare, And Holds Many Excellent   Airfields And Strategic Installations

INFANTRYMEN ARE MEETING ONLY “MODERATE” RESISTANCE IN INVASION OF ISLAND

Lobbying By Californians ls Charged   Connally Says Treaty Hearing Is Drawn Out

HUGE FLYING BOAT SINKS - - NONE LOST   Disaster Befalls Air Giant on Routine Test Flight

Big Flying Boat Crashes In Bay  Only One Injured In Hawaii Mars Accident

GREAT FLYING BOAT CRASHES   Sinks After Emergency Landing On Test Flicht

UGE FLYING BOAT CRASHES INTO BAY   Hawaii Mars, Launched Twe Weeks Ago, Was on Routine Test.

Hawai Mars Crash Landed  When Fin Lost   One Member Of Crew Injured When Great Ship Sinks In Bay

World’s Largest Plane Crashes In Chesapeake Bay Yesterday, One Hurt

Hawaii Mars Flying Boat Sink: After Crash in Chesapeake Bay   Only One Member Of 10-Man Crew Suffers Injury

WARRINGTON FARM CLUB DISCUSSES DRAFT LAW   Pointed Out Farmers Have Hard Time in Procuring Help   SOME CROPS ARE WASTED

Warrington Farmers’ Club Members Meet At Chalfont  N. C. KRATZ SPEAKS

Reds Block Nazi Lines To Komarom   Three-Fourths Of Hungarian Capital In Russian Hands

REPEATED NAZI COUNTER DRIVES ARE REPULSED   Three-Fourths Of De. vastated Budapest Now In Russian Hands   RAILROAD TRAFFIC REPORTED BLOCKED

Three-fourths of Budapest in Red Hands   Russians Drive to Within Mile of Strategic Junction

MOST OF BUDAPEST IN RUSSIAN HANDS   Red Forces Move. Nortt of Danube to Out.  """ flank Nozis —

BUDAPEST CAN'T HOLD OUT LONG   Three-Fourths Of City   Reported In Hands  Of Russians

MOST OF BUDAPEST ~ IN RUSSIAN HANDS      Red. -Forces. “Move: ‘North . “OF ‘Danube to Out. -

ROLL OF HONOR 1S DONATED TO HOSPITAL BOARD      Presentation Made Last Night By Bentleyville Hungry Club

Quisling Now: In Norse Jail;   Gives Self Up Maybe To Escape Mobs

Freezing Rain Moving Toward Bedeviled East   Transportation And Fuel Services Continue  Tight Today.

Coal Situation Sill Critical: Check Freight   New York Deliveries Of Milk Down, Meat Supply Tight; Appea!  Tn Miners Reiected

COAL SITUATION STILL CRITICAL IN EAST STATES   Embargo Placed On Shipments To Civilians

Lack Of Fuel still Causing Much Concern   Coal Situation in Several States Remains’ Critical Due to Transportation and Weather.

Fuel Situation in _ Eastern Séction of Nation Still Tight   Transportation 3 Serv: ices _Hampered - By Blanket of Snow 

Shivering East Sees Fuel, Rail Snarl Continue   Plenty of Cold, but No Coal, No Cars, Ni Gas on East Coast

TRANSPORT AND FUEL SERVICES IN NORTHEAST MORF SERIOUS AS SNOW BLANKET ENVELOPS SECTION

Milder Weather Forecast For  Most Of Nation   Freight Snarled, Demand For Fuel

Snow Snarls Rail Traffic   Transportation Difficulties Result in a Critical Shortage of Fuel in Many States

Transportation And Fuel Services, Snarled By Snow, Continue Tight; Rail Freight Embargoes Applied

TRANSPORT AND FUEL SERVICES HIT BY WEATHER   Snow Blanket Forces Embargoes On Rail :              CHEERING -NOTE   Moderating ‘Weather ‘For Most of Nation Is Forecast - -

Rail, Fuel Services Still Tight   Only Cheering Note is Forecast Of Moderating Weather

FUEL PROBLEM NEARS CRISIS   Snow Snarls Transport of Much Needed Coal To  Many Areas

MINERS WORK EXTRA TIME IN EAST'S CRISIS   Snarled Transportation Big Factor In States Hard Hit by Snow and Frigid Weather.

WEATHER, LACK OF COAL CHILLS U0, 6.   Heating Critical Problem as Schools Close; Rail Lines Are Clogged 

Fuel Shortage, Aggravated By Snow and Ice, Grips Nation   Transportation Snarl Principal Cause of Tie-up

Fuel Shortage and Rail Jam ~~ Menace Eas!   “New. York, Ohio Situations Critical, But\Mod‘erating Weather Helps

AmericanForces of Okinawalsland Meeting First Major Jap Opposition   Mounting Battle Four Miles From Island’s Capital

dessa  ON OKINAWA   Japs Putting: ‘Up ‘Battle ‘North: ‘of Island’s Capital 

OKINAWA MOUNTING      Indicate Japs" Main Defenses. Neer Capital

YANKS NEAR JAP DEFENSE ON OKINAWA   Battle Mounting Hourly as Troons Near Isle Capital

4,8. 10TH ARMY MEETS JAPS IN OKINAWA BATTLE   Enmy Lines of ResistEnemy Res Lines Overrun in A:t-

TENTH ARMY RUNS INTO MOUNTING JAP RESISTANCE ON OKINAWA ISLE   Battle Shaping Up Four Miles From Naha

BATILE UN OKINAWA MOUNTING   indicate Japs’ Main Defenses Necr Capital

Battle Mounting On Okinawa As ~ [Yanks Near Naha   10th Army Coming Up Against Main Jap ’Forces,On Island

Report Yanks Fighting Main Jap Forces on Okinawa Only 4 Miles North of Capital 

Yanks Work On Captured Naha Field   Planes Combine Fire Bombs With Explosive Missles

Okinawa  Campaign Nears End   Chinese And British Push Japs Back In China, Burma; Yanks Gain In Philippines

15,000 Japs from Garrison of 85,000 Left on Okinawa   Marines Press Forward in Southern Area as Campaign Nears End

NAHA AIRFIELD I READIED FOR USE BY YANKS   Okinawa Conquest In Final Stages; Chinese Are Clearing Coastal Area

NAHA AIRFIELD 70 AID IN NEW AIR ASSAULTS   Battle for Okinawa in Last Stages, Chinese Troops Advance

Pass Bill Permitting Farmers to Slaughter, Dress. Sell Livestock

STATE PRIS OFFICIALS AND WARDEN FIREL   PLANS FOR HEARING ARE CANCELED BY COMMISSION

British Gird For All-Out Java Attack   Planes, Warships Move to Crush Indonesia Revolt

British Planes Ordered Into Action   Indonesian Bands Reported Led by Japs, Germans

GOAL LEGIOLATION WILL BE LIMITED   Seems Destined to Embrace Compensation Matters; No General Revision of Mining Laws Seen 

Gen. A. M. Patch Dies In Hospital At San Antonio   Led US Seventh Army To Victory

GENERAL PATCH TAKEN BY DEATH   “Sandy Patch,” Bemedalled Veteran Of Two Wars, Dies Of Pneumonia.

Gen. A. M. Patch Taken By Death  Led Seventh Army Drive Across Europ

PATGH Lota LIFE BATTLE   Bemedalled Veteran of Two Wars Dies of Preumenia Last Night.

General Dies Of Pneumoniz   Patch, Ex-7th Chief, Succumbs in Texas

General Patch Dies in Texas   Veteran Young Leader Pneumonia Victim

LIFE BATTLE LOST   Lt. General Alexander Patch Is Victim of  Pneumonia .

PATCH DEAD QF PNEUMONIA   FORMER SEVENTH ARMY COMMANDER SUCCUMBS

Gen. Patch Passe: In Texas After  Pneumonia Attack  Highly Honored Chief Who Served During Critical Days Taken

TOEND MOST RATIONING BY CHRISTMAS   Sugar ancd Butter  All that Should Need Points Then

RATIONING MAY BE ENDED SOO}   More Items May Soon Follow Gasoline and Canned Foods Off Lists.

Expect Quick End Of All Rationing Except Sugar, Butter, Other Fats

End of Rationing Seen By Xmas, With Exceptions   Butter, Sugar, Fats Tc Remain On List Of Scarce Items

End to All Rationing by Christmas   More Meat and Fats Expected In Near Future

All Rationing May End by This Christmas   Only Exceptions Are In Sugar, Butter And Other Fats

Tinned Foods And Gasoline Not Rationed   OPA Forecasts End To Meat, Shoe, Tire Limitations bv Fall

NEW TIRE RATION SYSTEM BEING SET UP; SHOE LIMITS MAY QUIT INFOUR MONTHS

End of Rationing Of Nearly AllFeod Seen By Christmas   Only Sugar, Butter and Fet: Expected to Remain Under Controls

MOST RATIONING TO BE ENDED THIS YEAR   Only Sugar, Butter And Other Fats to Need Points

Cebu Island and Legaspi Harbor Bombed by Yanks   ‘MacArthur Reports Jap Casualties 297,024 In Philippines

JAPANESE REPORT INVASION OF CEBL   DECLARE M’ARTHUR’S TROOPS HAVE LANDED ON ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES.

Invasion Reports lonored by Nimitz Jap Attacks Fail   MacArthur Lists Enemy’s Philippine Casualties at 297,024

FUTURE AVIATION PROGRAM READY FOR LEGISLATURE   Bills Would Give Cities and Counties Greater Author' ity Over Airports   CALL FOR CREATION OF NEW AERONAUTICS BOARD   “would Supplant Existing Board Headed by Commis. sioner Bailey; Death -of Rep. Van Sickler Halts Activities for Day

Shaw Suggests Some Pleasant Way To Execute Criminals   Actress Overcome By Gas  When Mother Kills Herself

CUTBACKS HIT MOTOR CENTER A HEAVY BLOW   Many Out of Work in Detroit—May Relax Manpower Regulations

Tie This! . Mother Might Be a Bit  Early, bjt She Wants i y, iat Sugar .

FORD 10 TAKE BACK 39,000 IDLE WORKERS   COMPANY TO BUILD 125,000 CARS BY CHRISTMAS

CANADIANS IN STIFF BATTLES IN RHINELANL   Advance Slowly Under Fire of Raking German Bombardment.

Monty Tighten: Grip on Roads Leading toRuhr   Floods Slow Up Operations Of Allied Armies on West Front

BATTLE ARC ON RHINE APPROACI IS TIGHTENED   Canadians’ Ist Army Beat Off Four Nazi Rlows: Push a Mile

Canadian 1st Army Beats Off Counteratfacks   ® Tighten Assault On Rhineland Rail, Highway Hub of Goch

CANADIANS GAIN, TIGHTEN ARC ON RHINELAND RAIL AND HIGHWAY CENTER   Rritish Take Town

Floods Slow Down Allied Army Gains   Patton's Forces In South Deepen Corridor Through Siegfried Line

German Guns Slow Gains Of Canadians   Advance Over Sodden  Plain Encounters Artillery Fire

Roer Flood Cuts Allied  Advances   Canadians Advance Despite Heavy Nazi Artillery Bombardment

Huns Put Up Hard Battle   Germans Claim Allied Timetable Now Off Balance

Counterblows Fail to Hall Allied Push   Bedburg Captured By British Units Of Canadian Ist

‘CANADIANS IN FIERCE ACTION ON WEST FRONT   \Battle Less Than Three Miles From Two Rhineland Strongholds

& BEM TES OES Re  “Rhineland Rail yO Highway Hub  FLOODS THREATEN  DRIVE ON ALL SIDES  Clearing Skies Today Bring Allied Planes Out In Great Strength

Assault Arc On Goch Tightened  In New. Advance   Gains Reported All Along Offensive Out of Reich Forest _

COLD MOVES THIS WAY   Temperatures Tomorrow to Range in the Twenties

VON KLEIST GIVES UP TO THIRD ARMY UNIT   Marshal Says He Only Has Read Of Hitler’s Fate

Marshal Von Kleist, Who Headed 194(  Breakthrough in France, Surrenders

Two U. S. Privates Capture One of Nazis’ Top Chiefs  Field Marshal Kleist, Equal to Five-Star General, Is Captive

FIELD +MARSHAL GIVES SELF UP   Von Kleist. Who Engineeret French Invasion. Surrenders

: ‘dy D.Dev, Oklahoma Ball, Can't Po 'nohod Straioht in Eves; He Has 4

No Kiddin’, Folks, This Is Some Bull  “Andy D-Day” Has 4 Eyes, 4 Horns, 2 Noses—

Change Is Expected To Be  — Effeced in January; Party Leader Calls for Hirohito’s Exile

US. SIXTH ARMY IS DEACTIVATED   Occupation Of Kyushu And Honshu Shifted To Eighth Army

Duke, Duchess of Windsor Visit Miami   JOURNEY MAY TAKE FORMER KING BACK TO NATIVE BRITAIN

DEVASTATION ON GROUND RESULT QF NEW WEAPON   Japs Brand Americans as Destroyer of Mankind and. Public Enemy Number One of Social Justice

Foe Concedes That Explosion on Hiroshima Target Devastating   Death-Dealing Object Blew Up Before Reaching Ground Says Tokyo; Claim Other Atomics Dropped

Say Destructive Power Of Bomb Cannot Be Slighted, Number Of Houses Destrcyed, Fires Break Out In Several Places   SEEKING TO FIND COUNTER-MEASURE

Power Ui New Weapon Not To Be Slighted   Admit Heavy Damage By Atomic Bomb

TAY TO LEARN DAMAGE DONE AT HIROSHIMA   Bolster Morale with Hopes of Working Out Some Defense Plan.

Damage By Atom Bomb Not Denied   Japs Brand United States As Mankind Destroyer —Plan To Find Means For Countering Bomb

Cannot Believe Damage Was by Single Blast —   Claim New Weapon To Brand Enemy as Destroyer of Mankind

rirst Atomic Bomb Ul sed In Hiroshima Area, Industrial Center  PHOTOGRAPH PLANE UNABLE COVER AREA  Dense Dust and Smoke Is : Still Rising From First Bomb

Use Brands U. S. ‘Destroyer Of Mankind,’ Tokyo Screams   New Atomic Bomb May Be Weapon To End All Bombs

Enemy Radio Says Several Explosives Parachuted; “Considerable Number” of Houses Demolished; Brags About Countermeasures

Pall of Smoke Billows Over Stricken City   Americans Branded As Public Enemy, Mankind Destroyer

JAPS SAY ATOMIC BOMBS CAUSED HUGE DEVASTATION IN CITY OF HIROSHIMA

TOKYO BPOADCAST ADMITS POWER OF NEU YANK BOM   Calis Atomic Bomb The “Destroyer Of Social Justice” And Its Use By United States “Inhuman.”   FIRST BOMB DROPPED BY PARACHUTE, TOKYO SAYS   Big Problem Was To Give Plane Dropping Bomb Opportunity To Escape Its Tremendous Power.

News Day And Night   Enemy Say Missives Descend Upon Hiroshima  Via Parachute   Tokyo ( ‘Confirms  Power Of Bombs   Counter Measures Hinted; Accurate Checks Awaits Study Of Pictures

Atomic Bom Terrifies Jap Citizens   Nips Claim Many Bombs Dropped; Parachutes Used

Says Full . Damage ‘Not Known Yet —   JAP PROPAGANDISTS SAY USE OF WEAPON BRANDS U.S. AS_ THE DESTROYER OF MANKIND.

Missile Dropped By Parachute, Says Nip Radic   Devastation Remains . - Undetermined Although Great, Say Japanese -

Cognac-Inspired Nazis Knocked Out by Indian War Tactics   Hell on Wheels Division Guides Germans  Into Neat Trap, Eliminating Beste in Ona Devastating Tank Coup

ACHESON GETS APPROVAL OF SENATE, 69-1   State Department To Handle Big Surpluses Abroad

Sen. Wherry Casts Lone Opposition Vote; Jobs-for-All Bill Faces Action   Conaress To Get Truman's  Mom Bomb Messene; State Department Will Control War Surplus

WHERRY CASTS LONE BALLOT AGAINST HIM   Truman Atom Bomb Messaze Soon To Reach Cansress

Nationalists  Are Pleased   Truman China Policy Also Upheld In U. S.

Big Four Debates Treaty Revisions   Hopes For Agreement At a Night Session

POWERS REACHING COMMON GROUND   French Are Granted Almost Sponso: Rating; Amicable Showdown on Peace Shaping

AGREEMENTS   Big Four Confer in Effort To Iron Out Differences On Peace Charter

France Gets Slight Nod From 'Big 4'   United Nations Parley Is Progressing

Roedl Pays Life For Slaying School Teacher  ne: fs ram MMe % Sperm   Doomed Man Served _ Cherry Pie Few ; Minutes Before Death

Young Slayer Dies Before Firing Squad   Serves Cherry Pie to Reporters Just Before Execution.

Murderer Dies Before Firing  Squad In Utah   Condemued Killer Of Teacher Spends Last Minutes Serving Pie and   - Coffee to Reporters

ROEDL EXECUTED BY RIFLE SQUAD   Killer Pays Supreme Penalty For ‘Slaying Women School Teacher

First Yank Soldier in Tokyo Plans to Raise Chickens   Says He Wants to Buy Poultry Farm With $1,000 Prize Money

Turn to No. 3, Back Page   Petain Government, Alarmed on the War

SUBMARINE WAHOO BAGGED JAP CONVOY . SINGLE-HANDED   By MURLIN SPENCER

Pension Hike for Aged Is Proposed   Federal Aid Sought by Solon; $60 Limit Asked

WYOMING SENATOR ALSC ‘SPONSORS PLAN TO MAKE : ELIGIBILITY -AGE. "6 WEARS ©

Strike Blow To Wipe Oui Drug Plants   7 Hope To Eliminate “Narcotics “Industry

Diamonds And Metals Found By Soldiers   INlicit Narcotics Industry Dealt Blow By Yanks

Huge Japanese Fortunes — InDiamonds, Costly Metals Ippy Amerieans

U. 5. Cuts Off 9 Per Cent World's Supply in Japan   Korea Source Stopped Too; Another Great Diamond Cache Found

Diamonds and  Silver Seized’ By Americans   Allied Headquarters Ako Freeze Narcotics Stocks in Nippon and Korea and Ban Growing of Dope Plants

Yanks Scoop Up Diamond Cache in Tokyo Bank   MacArthur Moves to - Stamp Out Narcotics “Industry in Nippon

Yanks Trying to Wipe- Out Japs’ Illicit Narcotics Industry.   FORTUNE IN EVIL TRADE

FABULOUS CACHE OF JAP DIAMONDS FOUND BY YANKS   20 TRUCK LOADS OF HIDDEN ARMS: TAKEN FROM NIP HOMES

GREAT FORTUNES IN JAPANESE DIAMONDS HAVE BEEN SEIZED   OCCUPATION FORCES MOVE STAMP OUT ILLICIT NARCOTICS INDUSTRY

War Fund and Community Chest Score  Goal oo. occcseseevevees $62,000.00 _ Contributions .......++. 9,606.77 Balance ..eceerveceeeee $52,393.23 _   Huge Jap Fortunes In Diamonds Found; Fight Drug Business

Jap Wealth Is Impounded  By MW Arthur   Occupation Forces Move At Same Time To Stamp Out Narcotic Traffic

Yank Forces Find Hidden Jap Wealth   Diamonds and Precious Jewels Scooped Up; Attack Illicit Narcotics Industry

Freeze J ar Narcotics Stocks ©   U. S., Move Aims at Stamping Out Illicit Drug Traffic; Gather. In More Jap r

Americans Seoop Up Huge Fortunes In. Japanese-Vault   Yanks Also Take Mave to Stamp Out Jap Narcotics Gangs;,  vana Seized. =

Jap Leader Would Buy More Food   Wants Captured Bullion Used For Purchases

U. S. Talks Much Tougher Than It Act:  In Germany, Police Directive Reveals   “AMERICANS FIND MORE FORTUNES IN JEWELS, PRECIOUS METALS.   Seek To Stamp Out Illicit Narcotics Industry

Yanks Freez Stocks of “Narcotics   Seize 20 Truck Loads Of Arms and  Ammunition

YANKS UNCOVER MORE FORTUNES IN DIAMONDS   Find Jewels Worth 30 Million; Start Move to Wipe Out Narcotics Racket

Yankees Uncover More Fortunes In Jap Diamonds   Hit At Illicit  Narcotics Trade

IN GEMS FOUND HIDDEN IN JAPAN   Occupation Forces Also Act To Stamp Out Narcotics Industry In Nippon

YANKS SCOOP UP FORTUNES IN DIAMONDS   Hidden Japanese - Caches In Precious Metals Found As Move Is Made To Freeze Narcotics   ARMS CONFISCATED

Huge Jap Fortunes in Diamonds, Rare Metals Discovered   MacArthur Moves to Put End to Japan's Hhicit Narcotic Trade

Fortune In Diamond Lo Oo t Found In Japan                      Yanks Seize. Arms vate Homes As Pree: tion  Against Arme Uprising — Pe icons! Jap Autho ties. cone

$30,000,000 WORTH OF DAZZLE: HUGE, HIDDEN NIPPON FORTUNES IN DIAMONDS. PRECIOUS METALS FOUND

NIP FORTUNES ARE UNCOVERE BY AMERICANS   MacArthur Hits Jap Narcotics Industry Hard

Allied Chiefs Move to Halt Dope Industry   30 Million Fortune In Jewels and Metals Tinearthed in Search

Move Under Wa To Stamp Out il Narcotic Traffic   Palace Of Emperor Given Beating By Superforts Survey Reveals

Yankees Uncover New Japanese. Treasure Hoards   U.S. Forces Move to Exterminate Nip  Narcotics Industry

Jap Fortunes In Precious Vietals Found   Diamonds Uncovered As Americans Move To Stamp Out Narcotic Industry

Yanks Scoop Up Precious Metals   Occupation Forces Move to Stamp Out Narcotic Industry   FIND JAPANESE ARMS   House-to-House Search Dis: closes Truck Loads of _Ammunition

$30 Million In Jap Diamonds Found By Yanks   Narcotic Stocks Are Frozen In Japan And Korea

Yanks Find Vast Jap Diamond Loot: Strike At Illicit Narcotics Trade

GERMANS KNOW THEIR FATE FOR YEARS TO COME   Big Three Sets’ Price for Terrible Crimes of Nazism

Germans Learn They Must ‘Pay for Terrible Crimes ‘Committed Under Nazism

Nation Will Be Stripped   Germany Cannot Build Any Kind of Planes or Ships

The Nazis Know Their Fate Today   ‘Big Three Makes It Clear They Must Atone For Their Crimes

Hard Terms Laid Down To Germans   Nation to Be Stripped ot Land and Industries, Decided at Potsdam

Strike Looms in Argentine Crisis   Peron Arrest Brings Warning From Unions

Labor Vows Strike to Free Peron  Industry Studie: Lockout as Protest of Rule

REGULAR TRAFFIC OF DOCUMENTS ARE TAKEN FROM FILES   Government Officials Reveal Communism Issue in China Is Involved

TRAFFIC’ IN ‘SECRET DATE   COMMUNIST CONTROVERSY IN CHINA ENTERS PICTURE OF STATE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION

Witness for Yamashita Defense Heard After Recital of Brutalities

WITNESS FOR YAMASHITA   1 Son of Collaborator Takes Stand for Deferise

Jap Shipping Hit Crippling Blow   168,380 Tons Sunk By Navy Bombers

Bombers Wreck 168,380 Tons OfJap Shipping   Navy Privateer Search Bombers Make Daily Raids Of Asiatic Mainland

Warns Of Serious Unemployment If Japs Quit Suddenly   Government - Industry, Busy On War, Are Not  Readv For Peace

Seek To Keep War Work At High Pitch   Sudden End Of War With Japan May Cause Unemployment

Americans Make New Landing on  Mindanao Island   Yanks Invade Northeast Shore of Moro Gulf And Quickly Secure 35-Mile Beachhead; Fierce Fight Rages in Baguio Area

Yank Troops Make New Landings on ~~Mindanao Islane   Secure 35 - Mile Strip On Northeast Shore -. Of Moro Gulf

YANKS AGAIN MAKE MINDANAO LANDING   Infantrymen Go Ashore on the Northeast Coast

Yankees Make New Landing on Mindanao   35-Mile Beachhead Is Secured on Shore of Moro Culf

Yanks Land On Mindanao Isle  Continue Mop-Up In Baguio Outskirts

Yankees Make New Landing  on Mindanao  35-Mile Beachhead Is Secured on Suara af Marn (21:14

2 New U.S. Divisions Enter Okinawa Battle  a. et es rn re Pe   B-29 Air Fleet Again Smashes Jan Suicide Bases on Kyushu

B-29’s Operate Against Kyushu   Hit Jap Suicide Air  Bases Near Homeland

B-295 Again Raid Kyushu in Support Of Okinawa Drive   2 More Divisions Thrown Into Battle; Yanks  Nearing Yonabaru

Witness Says Japs Ordered Oray Of Rape   Unidentified Woman De. scribes Events at Yamashita’s Trial

Imperial High Command Ordered Orgy   Witnesses Testify Behind Closed Doors at Trial

Jap Command Said To Have Ordered Orgies in Manila  Witness at Trial of   Witness at Trial of Yamashita Quotes Subordinate Officer

WOMEN VICTIMS ARE HEARD IN PRIVATE   Yamashita Witness Also Reveals All Civilians Were To Be Slain

Jap High Command Ordered Manila Orgy, Woman Testifies   Says She Was Spared From Mass Rape By Friendly Japanese

Atrocities frtered- by. dap Command  Im, srial © ommeinl Sat Me ntl Gee in   imp srial Commend Sat Off Blood Oray in Manila, Wow n Testifies

Allied World Greets Peace  News Joytully   Rain Fails to Dampen Spirit of Merrymakers In British Capital

Man Assaulted By Sailors Dies In Boston Hospital   Second Victim  Within Week

Lucille Frahm And Martin Larson Wed Last Tuesday  Ceremony At St. John’s Lutheran

Lucille Frahm And Martin Larson Wec  Last Tuesday  Ceremony At St. John’s Lutheran Church In LeMars

Treason Charged Against Haw Haw  Former Propagandist For Novis Arraigned

Haw Haw Appears In British Court For High Treason  Renegade Who Broadcast for Germans Herded with Cornmon

Nation Pauses To Pay Tribute To Late Leader   Workers in War Plants Offer Silent Prayers For F. D.R.

Americans Pause Today to Pay Tribute to FDR; Thousands of Services Planned at 4 P.M.

Eisenhower Says Allies Advancing On Western Front   Attack Progresses As Well As Could Be Anticipated

THisenhower: Aims to Meet Russ Armies   Hopes fo Destroy Ger: man Power West of° Rhine

WAGE CONTROLS TO CONTINUE   Atom Power Presents Ne Problem to Labor.

Gigantic Carnegie-Illinois Steel Plant At Gary, Ind,, Forced To Curtail Production Because of; Oil Shortaca   30 PERCENT BOOSsTIN PAY IS SOUGHT?

Steel Plant Operations Curtailed   More Than 20,000 Oil Workers Idle — Strike Interrupts Work At Dodge Truck Plant

ARMY OF IDLE INCREASES IN ~ PAY pSPUTES   Chrysler’s Dedge. Truck Plant in Detroit Closed by Walkout:

Dwindling Suppl of Oil Cuts Into Steel Production   Over 20,000 Pipeline, Refinery Workers Now Out On Strike

GAS SUPPLY DWINDLES AS MORE STRIKE   Wage Hike of 30 Cents Per Hour Asked By Workers

Oil Strikes Cut Supply Of Gasoline      More Than 20.000 Refinery And Pipe Line Workers Idle In Six States

Big Butter Supply Set. for Civilians   80,000,000 POUNDS DECLARED SURPLUS WILL BE RELEASED

ARMY SURPLUS BUTTER FREED   Eighty Million Pounds for  Civilian Use

 ore Ration List? ... SURPLUS BUTTER TURNED OVER TO CIVILIAN USES

Army Releases Surplus Butter  - 80 Million Pounds Goes To Civilians ©

SS 66 ere ee eel  Civilians To Get 80 Million Pounds Of Army Butter

Turns Over All Surplus Butter   Will Greatly Increase U. S. Civilian Supplies

AMERICANS ADVANCE FIVE MILES IN ITAL’   Gains Made Against Heavy Ger man Fire—-Number of Vital Peaks Cantured.

Germans Report Soviets Hurdle River In Advance Toward Berlin; Zhukov’s Troops Menace Vital Nazi Bastion

Last Japs on Okinawa Wait Annihilation   Tokyo Jittery, Looks for Early Invasion of

PAYING DIVIDENDS   At Least 30. Superforts Syed by Proximity of nk Air Strips.

ICKES REPORTED ON HIS WAY OUT      T. LOUIS NEWSPAPEK SAYS TRUMAN WILL REMOVIS INTERLON SECKETARY.

HIT RUN CAR ~— INJURES GIRL   Found Lying In Street In B. H.; Condition Is  Critical

Women of London Still Like Edward   Almost Mob Duke or Return to Britain

WOMEN BATTLE ~— TO SEE WINDSOR   NUMBER FALL TO STREET AND ARE TRAMPLED DURING FIGHT WITH POLICE.

WOMEN BATTLE TO GREET DUKE   Ex-King Visits Mother In London For First Time In 9 Years

PRISON TERMS TO FOUR OTHERS   At Nuernberg, Charges of World’s Record Slave Market Hurled at Nazis.

PICKUP DATES   To Be Collected In Al Areas of Berrien ©  Next Week

Control of Seas Deciding Factor In Nippon Defeat   New York Ready to Pay Tribute; Truman to Speak

Clearfield Red Cross Ready To Aid Returning Veterans and Families

RED CROSS IS READY TO ASSIST VETERANS   Volunteer Home Service Committee On Duty To Help Service Men  And Families

Fire Destroys Liner On Lakes: Scores Burned  No Lives Lost, Belief 225 Passengers On Craft; — Started  ae ees Rael

Pleasure Ship, Hamonic, Burns Near Port Huror   75 Persons Treated For Burns; Damage May Total Million

Great Lakes Liner Burns at Pier; 75 Injured or Burned   Passenger Ship. Hamonic Destroyed at Dock at Point Edward, Ont.

BIG GT. LAKES CRUISE LINER BURNS AT DOCK   75 Passengers Are Hurt: Property Damage Is Near Million

O00 ON BOARD REPORTED SAFE   Many Injured and Burned: Believe No Lives Were Lost.   VESSEL WAS AT DOCK

Many Of 255 Aboard Burned And Injured   Justice Frank Murphy Escapes Injury in lowa Train Derailment

350 PASSENGERS ABOARD; MANY BURNED, INJURED  APPARENTLY NO LOSS  OF LIFE; SHIP TIED 11D AT DOINT FENWARD

Luxury Liner Burns At Sarnia, Ont, Pier; 350 Passengers, Many Burned, Escape

(Over 5 Billion Reduction Seen In New Slicing  Only One Major Change In Bill Is Made By  Lawmakers

More Reductions  Added by Solon:   85.788,000,000 Cut te Go Back to House, Thence  Inta Canfey

$5,788,000,000 Slash Authorized   Add 155 Millions To Previously Approved Cuts; Bill Betters House Version $438,000,000

1946 Levy To Be Five. Billion Less   Two Last-Minute Changes Add To Previous Slash

SENATE APPROVES ATAX REDUCTION OF $0,788,000,00   Adds $155,000,000 to Prev jously Announced Cuts and Passes Bill by Voice Vote.   TWO LAST-MINUTE CHANGES ARE MADE   One Repeats Excise Levies on Stoves, Electrical Appliances and Business Machines.

Senate Votes To Cut Taxes by $5,788,000, 000   Conferees May Hold Their First Session on Friday

Senate Votes Cut in Taxes Of Nearly _ Six Billion   Two Amendments Add $155,000,000 To Reductions Previously Voted

Senate Passes. “Tax Bill With - Little Debate   Few Last Minute Changes -- Set Reduction at $5,~ 788,000,000 _-

House, Senate Bills Go To Conference Of Joint Committee On Friday

@ THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER  Miss Carson Finds Russ Hatred of Nazis Cold, Unrelenting

TRUMAN TO RETAIN SECRETARY ICKES   President Says Cabinet Member Can Have Post as Long as He Wants It.

Ask MeNutt To  Probe Unrest   Truman Urges Investigation Of Agrarian Unrest In Philippines,

M’NUTT IS TOLD TO INVESTIGATE MANILA UNREST   Truman Urges Probe ol ‘Guerrilla Army’ in Farming Activities

MC NUTT ASKED TO INVESTIGATE   Truman Wants Him to Probe ‘Agrarian Unrest’ in Philippines.

Eye “Agrarian Unrest” lin the Philippines   Truman Asks McNutt To Investigate; Threat To Istand Stability

UNREST IN PHILIPPINES   McNutt Ordered to Investigate Guerrilla Activities

Sias Youth, Former Blanchardville Boy, Missing in Belgium   U.S. Prepares Appeal In Ward Seizure Case

150-Mile Wind Is Recorded   Hurricane May Become Worst in Florida History

GREAT FIRE AT RICHMOND NAVAL BASE   Blimps, Airplanes Ravaged by Flames

Naval Air Base Lashed  In Florida   Emergency Call Issued For Firemen; Miami Water Lines Broken.

GIANT PLANES ~ RAID RANGOON      NDIA-BASED, SUPERFORTS RAIN BOMBS ON LARGEST JAP STRONGHOLD  IN BURMA

Three-Power Conference Ended Today   UNO Commission Will Be Formed

Conference Ends With Recommendaticn of Commission  UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CONTROL To Promote Use for Industrial and Humanitarian Purposes

Truman, Attlee Seek Promote Industrial Use   Urge Commission to Study Humanitarian Use of Atomic Eneray

MINISTERS JOIN ~ WITT PRESIDENT ‘ON BOMB POLICY   Call For Commission of United Nations to Set Up Controls of Use of Atomic Energy.   SECRETS WILL BE KEPT STATEMENT INDICATES   Advocate Widest Spread of Basic Scientific nowledge But Not “KnowHow” On War Use.

TRUMAN, ATTLEE CONCLUDE TALK ON ATOM BOMB   Recommend Establishment of United Nations Commission 1o Eliminate Use of Atomic Energy for War

Secret of Atom Bomb  to Be Kent   Three Nations Ask UNO Commission on Atomic Energy

U, §., CANADA, BRITAIN FAVOR CONTROL BY UNO   Recommend Committee To Work Toward Ending Destructive Use   WASHINGTON TALKS END   Truman, Attlee, King Say Exchange Of Basic Knowledge Needed

UNO Commission Urged To Control Use of Energy   Say Safeguards Needed Before Full Disclosure  Is Made of Secret

Temperatures   Bomb Control Talks Concluded in Decision To Place Scientific Knowledge in Hands Of U. N. O. Group for Banishment of War

Truman, Attlee Propose International Council To Seek World Safeguards

Commission Under UNO  Is Favored   Three Leaders Advocate Exchange Of Basic Knowledge

ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION IS SUGGESTED   Will Promote Use For Indug« trial, Humanitarian Purposes i

3 LEADERS PROPOSE UNO STUDY   Statement Issued By U. S., Britain, Canada Chiefs

Statement — Made ‘After  Conference   TRUMAN, ATTLEE, LEE, KING FAVOR EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC   KNOWLEDGE REGARDING. ATOMIC ENERGY, HOWEVER .

Truman Attlee Urge United Nation Board To Control Its Use   Conference Results In Recommendation For Commission To Eliminate Use Of Atomic Energy For Destructive Purposes.

Recommend Establishment of Commission Under. United Nations Organization — Statement 6f Poltey Drafted by Three Leaders.

Favor Plan For Control Of the Bomb   Truman and Attlee Recom mend Commission on  Atomic Bomb Secret

Jap Scientists Sought in Vain to Develop Atomic Bomb. Scientist Reports

Japs Missed On A-Bomb   Physitists Reached Mistaken Conclusions, B-29’s Demolished Experimental Laboratory

CORSICANA LAUNDRY SAFE BLOWN DURING NIGHT; CASH TAKEN   LOCAL, SAFE-CRACKING _ JOB, APPARENTLY BY EXPERTS NETS $800 OR $900

CORSICANA LAUNDRY SAFE BLOWN DURING NIGHT; CASH TAKEN  LOCAL SAFE-CRACKING Jon APPARENTLY BY EX

REDS ADVANCE AFTER FREEING OF MANCHURIA   Russians Occupy Two More Japanese Bases In Kurile Islands   PUSH TOWARD FUSAN   Liberation Of Manchuria Proclaimed By Stalin In Triumphant Order

SOVIET COLUMN ROLLS TOWARD PORT OF FUSAN   Liberation Of Manchuria I Officially Proclaimed By Stalin 5

Enfire Japanese Kwantung Army Has Surrendered   Henry P’u Yi Being Held By Soviets

REDS CONTINUE FIGHTING JAPS DESPITE PEAGE   Send Flying Columns Racing Down Korean Peninsula

RED FORCES RACE SOUTH IN KOREA   Russians Liberate Sakhalin, Two Kurile Islands

Fall Of Fusan 110 Miles From  Japan, Is Near   Manchurian Successe Includes Surrender Of Entire  Kwantung Army.

Accepts King's Plea To Set Up New Government  Wa rtime Coalition   Wartime Coalition Cabinet Broken Up; General Election May Be Held July 5

Wartime Cabinet Steps Out   Asked To Form New Government Until Election Is Held In July

Churchill Resigns, To Force Election   Labor Withdraws From Coalition Cabinet; Electioneering Already Underway, Vote Probably to Come On July 5; Churchill to Head ‘Care Taker’ Government Until Then

Election Will Be Called About July 5   King Asks Wartime Chief to Lead New Government

KING ACCEPTS RESIGNATION AS STAGE IS SET FOR NEW ELECTION, /FIRST IN 10 YEARS IN BRITAIN:

PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER 5 YRS, IN OFFICE   Genera] Election in England Expected to Re July 5

ACTION IS SIGNAL  FOR ENGLAND'S 1ST  BALLOT IN DECADE GENERAL ELECTION  WILL PROBABLY BE CALLED ON JULY 5

General Election Called For July   Care-Taker Government Planned To Serve Until After Voting

VOTE CANPAIGA ALREADY BEGUN BY OPPOSITION   Prime Minister Will Set Up ~ Caretaker’ Cabinet To Serve Till Balloting

King Accepts Resignations Asks Him to form New Administration.   PLAN GENERAL ELECTION

King Accepts Churchill's Resignation   Prime Minister Asked By George VI to Form New Administration

Churchill Resigns, To Remain At Post Until July Election   King George To Dissolve Wartime Coalition Group

WARTIME PARTY COALITION IS TC COME TO AN ENE   Pre-War Businessmen Withow Political Attachments to Assume Offices,

Breaks Up Wartime Coalition, Parliament  To Be Dissolved June 15

British Election Regarded Likely Early In July   Prime Minister Quits Accepts Invitation To Draft Temporary Setup

WILL BE ASKE TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT   Move Regarded Formality To Clear Way For General Election July 5

Resignation Puts An End  To Coalition   King Aske Rritain’s Wartime Leader to Farm New “Caretaker’® Goverument      Elections May Be Held July 5   Churchil’s Action Preeipitated by Lahor Party's Refusal ta Continue “Coalition”

Breaks Up Britain’s Wartime Coalition Government; Signals First General — Election in Decade

Coalition Cabinet Broken Up; Nation Assured Of General Election In July

King ‘Accepts Resignation As Prime Minister   Resignation Formally Breaks Up Wartime Coalitign Cabinet; To Call General Election

Coalition Government Broken Up   ‘Winnie’ Forms New Regime To Serve Until July  Election.

King instructs Wartime Chief tokFormCabinet   Resignation Considered Formalits To Clear Wav For General Elee lion

Labor Party's Break With Coalition Cabinet Results in Latest Political Move   Prime Minister's Action Seen As Proof That Britain Will Stay In War Until Jasan Is Beaten

Premier Will Head Interim Cabinet Setup   King George Asks Prime Minister To Form New Administration Pending Outcome Of National Elections Expected July 5

CoalitionCabinet Formed In 1940 Broken By Move   Temporary Government Is Answer To King’s Plea; General Election July 5

King Names Him to Head ‘Interim Government as Party ‘Campaign Begins to Seethe

KING GEORGE Vi REQUESTS CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHIEF TO FORM ‘CARETAKER’ REGIME   Aeaication of Britain's War-Time Leader Gives Signal for Nation's First General Election in a Decade   OLD - FASHIONED CAMPAIGN IS UNDER WAY

News Day And Night   Resignation Formally Breaks Up Wartime Coalition Cabinet   Election May Be Held July 5   King’s Proclamation Wil Dissolve Parliament On June 15

Vacancy Paves Way For General Election   Prime Minister Expected to Head Temporary “Caretakers” Regime

GREAT BRITAIN'S WARTIME COALITION GOVERNMENT BROKEN  KING ACCEPTS RESIGNATION; ASKS CHURCHILL FORM NEW COVERNMENT

Labor Party Moves Cause Action; Vote Set For July   Political Campaign  Is Already Started

BRITAIN FACES FIRST ELECTION IN TEN YEARS   King George VI Requests  Churchill to Form New  Administration

CHURCHILL WILL FORM BRITISH INTERIM REGIME   Commissioned By King; Resigns As Premier: Election, July 5

CHURCHILL STEPS DOWN 10 FORCE QUICK ELECTION   Will Probably Serve As Head Of “‘Caretaker’ Government Pending Britain's First General Election In 10 Years.

Britain’s King, However, Asks Wartime Prime Minister To Form New ‘Caretaker’ Administration; Opposition Comes from Labor Party

Britain Plans First Voting In 10 Years   Churchill Expected At Request of King To Form Caretaker  flavyarnmant al Reiter

Offer Accepted By King; First General Election  In Decade To Be Called   PARLIAMENT   To Be Dissolved And “Care Taker” Government To Be In Charge Until Election, Probably July 5

IS APPOINTED 10 FORM NEW GOVERNMENT   Action Formally Dissolves Coalition Regime and Paves Way for General Election, Expected to Be Held July 5.

Election _ Expected On July 5   CHURCHILL GOES THRU e FORMALITY OF RESIGNING B' WILL FORM INTERIM GOVERN

Resignation Of Churchill isReported   Fnd of Coalition Goverr ment to Be Followed by  Flection in July

Churchill Quits: England to Vote Probably July 5  Labor Party in Refusal to Keep

British Election Slated in July   King Commissions Prime Minister to Form Interim Government; Regarded as Formality

~ Wartime Coalition Government Breaks  Up; To Establish ‘Caretaker’ Rule

King Asks Prime Minister to Head “Caretaker” Bloc   Resignation Breaks Up Coalition Cabinet Labor Party Girds For Political Battle

Coalition Cabinet Breaks Up; Expect Election in July   Churchill Will Form an Interim Government Soon

ChurchillForming New Government   Prime Minister Resigns, Is Asked to Head Interim Cabinet   ‘COALITION BREAKS UP   First Election in Ten Year; Is Expected to Be ~ Held July 5

Heads Temporary — Regime Pending Vote   Resignation Due to Labor Party's Refusal To Remain in Coalition if Early Election Called, Due About July 5_

COALITION OUT WITH ELECTION IN JULY SEEN   Labor Declines Part in New  Government, Bringing : Issue to People.

‘CARETAKERS’ TO TAKE OVER UNTIL JULY 5   Churchill Out; Asked By King to Form Interim Regime

Labor Party’s Refusal to Continue Coalition Government Results in Immediate Action by War Leader

King to Call an Election July Fifth   Move Ends 5-Year Government by a Coalition Group

Resigns To Make Way For Election   British Delegates To Frisco Meet Resign

Resignation Precipitated By Labor Party’s Refusal To  Continue In Government

esignation To ring End Of Yalition Rule   Prime Minister Named To Set Up Interim  Government   ELECTION IS SET   ove Termed Formality ‘hy People Of England

King Accepts Resignation and Appoints Churchill To Form New Cabinet and Head Care-taker Gov't Until Election.

To Force General Election   Signals  ‘Breakup of Britain’s Wartime Coaltition Government; Election Likely July z

\Wartime Coalition Cabinet Broken Up King Asks Winnie Form  A New Administration

King Will Announce Dissolution Of Britain’s 10 Year Parliament  GENERAL ELECTION SET FOR JULY 5  New Cabinet Members Will Exclude Members Of The Labor Party

English War Leader Quits Premier Post   Churchill's Action Follows Resignation of Labor Ministers

Job of Forming Temporary Government Until After Election Up To “Winnie”

MARINES’ DOGS SEARCHING OUT JAPS IN RUINS   American Ferces Showing Power Suffiicent to Take Al! of Embatiled Naha City   ly FRANK H. RBARTHOLOWMEW

ARMY. BACKS PEACE DRAFT   Stimson and _ Eisenhower Advocate Compulsory Military Training

Peacetime Draft Urged: ‘Stimson and Eisenhower Stress  Need of Compulsory Army Service

AMERICAN AIRMEN SINK 14 JAP SHIPS   Tokyo Radio Reports New Raid on Shanghai ‘by 100 Bombing and Fighting Planes.

Fourteen Jap Vessels Sunk by Yanks   Concentration of Enemy Shipping Heavily Battered

HUNS’ DEFEAT DESCRIBED BY WAR PRISONER   AMERICAN CAPTURED IN 1941 REVELS IN FREEDOM

Dutch Rule Is Profested By East Indians      British Occupation Force: Expand Their Hold on Batavia

FRENCH CRISIS 5 DISCUSSED   Socialist Party Wants Others to Join in Request to DeGaulle.   ASK HIM TO KEEP POST

Party Leaders Meet, Discuss Freneh Crisis   Socialists Ask Others To Join in Requesting DeGaulle to Withdraw Resignation as Head

America’s Ace of Aces, Major Richard Bong, Retired as Combat Flier

HOUSE. MILITARY. AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND WAR “DE PARTMENT MAY BE HEAD.  “LING FOR BREAK 

TRUCKS, WYSE HOOK UP IN PITCHING DUEL   Fair Weather Greets Fans And Players In 2nd  Series Game   STARTING LINEUPS

Tigers Count On Trucks To Square Series With Cubs   Chicago Starts Wyse, Fine Weather Prevails

SECOND TILT WITNESSED BY HUGE THRONG   Tigers Call Upon Virgil Trucks, Fireballer Just Out of Navy, to Even Score With Cubs   WEATHER IS FAVORABLE

‘Japanese condoned beatings’  Wainwright tell:  nf *71) t4enantmant

JAPANESE BEAT HIM REPEATEDLY, WAINWRIGHT SAYS   General Declares Nip Authonities Practiced “Al the Forms of Cruelty They Knew.”   ONCE KNOCKED FLAT BY BLOW ON JAW   Hero of Corregidor Favors 20Year Occupation of Islands —Denies MacArthur Is Soft.

Wanwright Tells of Being Beaten by Japanese Soldiers   Had Approval of Superior Officers; Made to Tend Herd of Goats

Hero Tells Of . Beatings While In Jap Prison   20-Years of Occupation Urged by Famed General

Expect Foe To Accept Proposal: War Might. End in Matter of Hours

€hemnitz Rail Center Razed   " Assaults Reaching Record Proportions

MORE BOMBERS FLAY GERMANY   Fresh Aerial Fleets Take Up Where 1,300 RAF © Giants Left Off

VIOLENT BLOWS BLAST GERMANY DAY AND NIGHT   continuing Today — Unprecedented Aerial Attacks On Reich; Yanks And RAF Batter Opposition In Advance Of Russian Armies.

Gestapo Hangman Still At Liberty   British Also Searching For Admiral Doenitz

OCCUPATION TROOPS IN FLENSBURG   Seat of German Regime Under Admiral Doenitz Seized By British

\British T.~ 3° Enter Flensburg, Doenitz’ Capital   Fate of Successor To Adolf Hitler As — Fuehrer “Unknown”

‘Doenitz’ Status, Whereabouts Still a Mystery; Kaltenbrunner, Murder Boss, Is Reported In Custody

British Enter Headquarters City of Reich   Status of Doenitz Unknown as Soldiers Complete Occupation

BRITISH TROOPS IN FLENSBURG, OCCUPY CITY   Status Of Adm. Doenitz, Hitler’s Successor, Sad “Unknown”

BRITISH IN FLENSBURG, GERMAN CAPITAL: DOENITZ FATE UNKNOWN   U. S. THIRD ARMY CAPTURES HIMMLER’S ACE ATROCITY EXPERT; FUEHRER’S STATUS NOT CLEAR

RAILROADS SEE RATE BOOSTS AS NECESSARY SQON      Shrinking Traffic, Revenue, To Make Operating Difficult

ASHES OF 17 U. S. AIRMEN RECOVERED   Found tn Remote Japanese Temple —Nips Say Fliers Died in Mid-Air Collisions,

SEEK PENSION FOR THE FARMERS   Bill Now Pending in the Missouri House Would Affect Farm Workers.

U.S, FLAG RAISED OVER FORTRESS   BRADLEY HOISTS STARS AND STRIPES ABOVE EILRENBREITSTEIN, GERMANY.

How The Plan Would Work  ‘Truman’s Strike Plan Is ~Much Milder Than That Some Legislators Favor

Communists Hold China Peace Key   Red Answer To Latest Peace Bid May Decide Question Of Civil War; Kewisui Threatened

Gov’ {Offers —APoint Plan  To End Fight   Hopes of Ending Civil War Hang On Reds’ Answer ~ To Peace Proposal

Question of War Or Peace in China Depends on Reds’ Peace Bid Answer   Position of GovernmentHeld Kweisui, Suiyuan Province Capital, Is Indicated as Critical

Communists Closing in on Northern City  Chungking Waiting Expectantly for Answer for Proposal

Communists closing in on outskirts  Await reply to peace proposal

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OF A.C LINDER WAY   Enthusiastic Workers Get Starting Gong at Luncheon

President Orders Entire Lend-Lease Program Halter   Directive Ends Multi-Billion Dollar War Supply Project of U. S.

TRUMAN ORDERS IMMEDIATE END OF LEND-LEASE   United Nations Informed That Contracts Are Cancelled

IRUMAN ORDERS END TO LEND LEASE   Multi-Billion Dollar Program Halted; Nations Notified

TRUMAN HALTS LEND LEASE AID   Expensive Program Stopped With Notification Of Benefiting Nations

Lend-lease Program Is Now Halted   President Truman Take!  Action—Has Cost This Country 39 Billions

Lend-Lease . End Ordered   Truman Decrees Sale Of Stockpiled Goods

PRES, ORDERS ANENDOF  LEND-LEASE   Most -Foreign-Governments  “Notifted Today

U. S. Cancels Loan Contracts   Program Ended Except Where Governments to Pay or Completion Benefits America

TO BE COOL BUT FAIR   Tonight's Temperatures May Drop to Freezing in Places

State of Siege Decreed in Reich Capital   Hitler Reportedly Orders Berlin Defended to the End

ATOMIC ENERGY PLANS DELAYED   Subject Too Broad For Standing Committee, Vandenberg Says

Senators Engage In Dispute Over Atomic Question  Effort to Turn Issue Over to Military Committee Blocked

IN SOUTH AREA   Moves to Within Two Miles Of Ruined Saarbruecken, Saar Capital, +)   TAKE HALF OF FORBACH

GAIN 3 MILES AGAINST WEAK NAZI DEFENSE   Patch’s Seventh Army Smashes Into Area From South

—WESTERN FRONT— New. Yank Offensive  Under Way   German Resistance Disintergrating In Moselle Valley Push

Kisenhower Still Withholding ’ Full Offensive—Canadians  Gain Ground in North

AMERICAN UNITS WITHIN 5 MILES OF REICH CITY   : Key Town in German Defense System Meniaced—~Patch’s Amy Gains

3rd Army Five Miles  From Trier   Patton’s Men Take 33 German Towns in Moselle Valley

Sweep Up 33 More Towns In ‘Mozelle Valley   Third Army Tanks And Infantry Already In Sight Of Main Defense Works Covering Trier

Third Army Crosses Saar To Storm Within Five Miles Of Trier   Canadians Forge Nearer To Cale ar   German Resistance Weakens As Allied Airmen Step Up Bombing Attack

Drive To Within 5 Miles Of Trier After Crossing Saar River; Take 33 Towns

ADDITIONAL NAZI TOWNS   Troops Cross Saar and Drive Within Sight of Trier, Keystone of the Whole Defense System Before Middle Rhine...

PATTON STORMS ACROSS SAAR NEARS TRIER   Seventh Army Enters Sector, Pushes Close to Saarbruecken

Temperatures   Patton Army Wins 33 More Towns In Moselle Valley *

Gen. Patton’s Units Capture 33 Villages In Moselle Valley   Doughboys Cross Saar River Against Decreasing Nazi Resistance; Canadians Inch Toward Calear

Army On Rampage   Smash Toward Trier In Swift Advance, As Allies to South and North Punch Out Gain:

U. S. THIRD ARMY RACING THROUGH MOSELLE VALLEY   CROSS SAAR RIVER AND STORM WITHIN 5 MILES OF TRIER

General Patton's Third Army, in High Gear, Storms tig Five Miles of Trier and Crosses the Saar diver,   General Bradley Reports German Resistance in Saar Disintegrates

YANKS NEARING KEYSTONE CITY ON NAZI RIVER   33 Towns Taken As Third Army Spurts Ahead On Wide Front; Whole Westwall On Move To ward Vital German  War Works.

PATTON'S ME} ARE 9 MILES FROM TRIER   Patch’s Forces Two Miles From Saarbruecken   L-OUT DRIVE   Not Yet Opened By Allies; Wait For Flooded Roer River To Recede

[TANKS AND INFANTRY DRIVE WITHIN FIVE AND HALF MILES )F VITAL NAZI DEFENSE CITY   ixty-Two Enemy Villages Are Scooped Up In Two-Day : Advance or More Than Twelve Miles  Against Light Opposition   IRITISH, CANADIANS THRUST TOWARD CALCAR

Patton's Forces Again Scooping Up Ground Gains  Patch's Seventh Also On Advance

PATTON'S ARMY HAMMERS NEAR KEY TRIER BASE   Other Troops Push Close Tc Saarbruecken; Forces Massed Along Roer

Third Storms To Within Five Miles Of Trier   Patton’s Forees Sweep Up 33 More Nazi Towns In Moselle V alle y.  Hney Tr wT wa OT he eS Ss Se

Yanks Storm Saar Industrial. Zone From North, South With Still Greater Drive Looming   German Resistance Disintegrating As U. S Infantry, Tanks Drive Now in Sight of Middle Rhine’s:‘Main Defense System

is Within Sight Of Defenses   Third Is Running High, Wide end Handsome; Patch Advances

3d and 7th Smash Into Rich Valley   Patton’s Men Scoop Up 73 German Villages in 2-Day Advance   OPPOSITION SLIGHT   Three Allied Armies Massed Before Cologne Wait for Roer to Drop

Resistance Of Germans Said To Be Failing   Seventh Army Hits Enemy Forces Near Saarbruecken

Patton's Men Are 5 Miles From Trier   7th Smashes Into Saarland From the South

1TH ARMY MEN 2 MILES FROM SAARBRUECKEN   German Defenses In Moselle, Saar Disintegrating Before Yanks

U. S. Forces Keep Advancing Along Nazi Front  Many Small Towns Fall Before American Armies

Patton Pounds Out New Gains  Sweeps Across Saar River, Wins 33 Towns

3rd Army Only 5 Miles From  Trier , Germany   Doughboys In Sight Of Main German Line and Keystone of Whole Nazi  Middle Rhine Defense   Enemy Resistance  Disintcegratine   Third Army Sweeps Up 33 More Reich Towns: Patch Forres Smash Near Saarbruecken

Yanks Assault Trier, Keystone Of West Fron   33 More Enemy Towns Taken; Resistance Reported Light

Patton Men "Within Five Mi. Of Trier   Third Army Gobbles Up 33 More German Towns In Moselle Vallev.

German Resistance Disintegrating As  Yanks Near Trier 7th Army Two Miles   7th Army Two Miles From Saarbruecken; Canadians Press On

Patton's Boys Cross the Saar and Near Trier   33 More Nazi Towns Captured in Sweep Over Moselle Valley

Patch’s Seventh Army Advances to Within Tw Miles of Saarbruecken And Captured Forback

. KEYSTONE OF GERMAN DEFENSE - SYSTEM BEFORE MIDDLE RHINE IN OBJECTIVE OF AMERICANS

Patton's Forces Advance on Trier, Capture 33 Towns   Seventh Army Is Within Two Miles Of Saarbruecken

WESTERN FRONT ACTIVE AGAIN; eMERICANS HIT   Patton’s Third Running High, Wide, Handsome

PATTON'S ARMY BEFORE TRIER   Canadian, British Troops Drive Slowly Forward On North Flank

American Troops Storm  Within Five Miles of © Trier Today   TAKE 33 MORE TOWNS   Bradley Reports Resistance Clear in Saar-Moselle Triangle

Gen. Patton’s Army Drives Close to Trier   Tanks and Infantry Within Sight of Main Defenses: 33 Towne Taker

Third Army Pushes Through To Trier With Seventh Also On March; Ninth First and British Second Forces Yet To Enter Offensive

Patton’s Army Again On March; Big Drive In Sigh!   Saar Capital Near Fall; View Siegfried Line

Saar-Moselle Area Resistance Crumbles   Third Army in Fivé Miles of Trier, Patch’s Men Within Two Miles of Saarbruecken; 33 Nazi Towns Swept Up

Americans Storm Within Five Miles Of Trier, Cross Saar River And Capture 33 More German Towns—U. S. Seventh Army Advances From South—Canadians Within 2,000 Yards Of Calcar In Drive Toward Reich’s Ruhr Industrial Area

Near Trier as Nazi Resistance Weakens   With Burst of Speed, Sweeps Up 33 More German Towns in Moselle Valley:  Saarbruecken, Saar Capital, Threatened.

> TANKS AND INFANTRY * OF FAMED AMERICAN FORCE BATTLE AHEAD  . “OLD BLOOD AND. GUTS”  RUNNING HIGH, WIDE AND HANDSOME AGAIN

Third Army Blitz Nears Nazi Bastion   Patton’s Men within Five Miles of Trier,  Keystone of German Middle Rhine Nelanes

THIRD ARMY IS RUNNING WILD AGAIN   Patton’s Troops Are Within Five Miles Of Rhine Bastion

Crossed Saar River Against  Disintegrated German Resistance and Swept Up Thirty-Three Towns.   ALL OF THEM WERE IN THE MOSELLE VALLEY   fanks and Infantry Were Within Sight of Trier’s Main Defenses; Smash Into Saar From the South.

‘TIGER’ ASKING © FOR CLEMENCY   ¥YAMASHITA SEEKS CLEMENCY FROM MACARTHUR AND — STAY OF EXECUTION .~ FROM COURT

Yamashita's Defense Counsels Ask Stay of Execution Pending Review

Plans Talks On Atomic Energy Use   Discussions With Truman to Be Held Early in Nov ember, He Says

etn Britain To Be gin Study Of Atom Power   Attlee Will Leave England Soon For Series Of Momentous Conferences

Parley Net For Capital In November   Churchill Asks Prime Minister To Expand Agenda

YULE VACATION IS CONSIDERED BY CONGRESS   Ponder Heavy Pre - Christmas Schedule — Hope For 3-Week Recess

Says Government Regulation  Has Caused Meat Shortage   Rep. Gross Declares That Farmers Should Have Been Left Alone To Base Production On Supply And Demand

Lawmakers Will Hold Night Classes To Study Secrets of Atomic Bomb

LAWMAKERS ARE STILL CURIOUS ABOUT ATOMIC ENERGY  Night Classes for Senators Announced

SOLONS GOING TO SCHOOL TO STUDY ATOMS   House Committee Calls For Quick Action On  Domestic Controls

Solonis Study Bomb Control   Night School Started By Special Senate Committee

U. S. to Propose Britain Modify Trading System   Suggestion Will Be Offered at Economic Meet

British Seek Way to Loan   Americans Prove Critical Of Trade Preferenve

Britain Will Be Asked To Modify Trade System as Price for U. S. Aid

Al TO BRITAIN TO BE TIED 10 TRADE ACTION   U. S. Seeks End Or Modification of Preference Rules

FRENCH CURRENCY FYCHANGE. DRAWN   New Bank Notes to Be Issued  Today to 40 Million Inhahitante

TO) USE PERRY'S FLAG   Will Be Hoisted’ on USS Missouri ‘At Japan’s Forma! Surrender

FIGHT SEEN ON YALTA PROGRAM   Secret Vote Deal Leaves Out  Little Nations

PEACE MEETING ALREADY SPLIT   U. S. AND RUSSIAN DEMANDS ARE OPPOSED

Secret Vote Pact  Ot Big Thre  Stirs Controvers} Deal Gives Britain . Six Votes; U.S. —   And Russia Three

Big 3 Agreement On Extra Votes Points To Fight   By Yalta’s Secret Deal Russia, U.S. Each Get 3 Assembly Votes

Secret Pact On Assembly Stirs Fight   Yalta Agreement Gives Extra Votes To U.S. And Russia

JAP TRUSTS TO BE LIQUIDATED   MacArthur Also Orders Sweeping Education Changes

JAPS MAKING — ~ STRONG STAND   DESPERATE BATTLE CONTIN. UES ALONG ENEMY DEFENSE LINE ON ORINAWA

ARE PAID FDR   Dewey and Other National Leaders See Loss in President’s Death

SAYS 18,000 AWOL AMONG CANADIANS   Opposition Charges 50 Percent of the Deserters Are Listed as From Quebec

COLD WEATHER _— S PREDICTED   MASS’ OF COLD AIR HEADING TOWARD . OHIO FROM CANADA, FORECASTERS  * REPORT

Report Six Killed In Plane Crash   B-25, P-47 Collide Over Chemung Airport

Many Are Given  Short Vacations   Stores Close for Day; Other Places Longer

Many Are Given Short Vacations  Stores Close for Dav:   Stores Close for Day; Other Places Longer

Hillman ‘Proposes New Organization   Trade Unions From 4 Coumtrics Make Plans

Communists Kidnap 4 Government Officials; Chinese Demos Ask Big 3 To Mediate Civil War

Red ‘Rovers Kidnap Four  Nationalists   Daring Raid Made On Chinese City With Marine Garrison

Four Chinese Government Officials __ Kidnapped by Communist ‘Rover Bands’

Japs Withdrawing Toward Manchuria   Five Divisions Moving North. Chinese Report

Payoff Comes for ‘Monty,’ British Leader Who Twice Whipped Rommel

‘MONTY’ REACHES HIS PEAK OF BRILLIANT ARMY CAREER   MILITARY LEADER WHO TURNED BACK GERMANS IN EGYPT HAD LONG TRAIL TO FOLLOW

GOP Solons Would Unseai Beer Barons   Bill Introduced To Change Rules Of Beverage Unit

Wholesale Beer Plan Considered   First Step To Gain GOP Control of SetUp Made in Mandate

House Passes Education Bill On State Aid   Measure to Relieve Local Realty Taxes and Boost Teacher Salaries  Is Adopted 199 to 0

HOUSE VOTES SCHOOL BILL   Action Taken, 199 to 0, or State Aid and Teacher Pay Boost Program

Diplomatic Setback Is Now Feared   Pearl Harbor Investigation Has New Angle

INVESTIGATORS SPLIT OVER EFFEC OF DISCLOSURES   Senator Says U. S. To Lose Information Since Codes to Change

SENATOR LUCAS SAYS CODE DATA HARMS NATION   Declares U. S. Suffered Terrific Diplomatic Setback Because Of Revelations Brought Out In Investigation of Japanese Attack.

CODE-CRACKING TO BRING A SETBACY’   \ Senator Disturbed by Revelations at Pear] Harbor Hearing   ALL TO CHANGE CODES

TOKYO REPORTS MAINLAND RAIL   Lightnings And Hellcats From Nearby Islands Bomb Airbases

Strike From Three Bases Or  The J apanese   Raids Made On Airfields With  Center Near Tokyo

MICHIGAN STATE SENATOR SLAIN   Hunt Slayer Of Principal Witness In Corruption Probe. ‘

Police Probe Senator's Slaying  W. G. Hooper Found _ Shot to Death in His . Burning Automobile

DeGaulle Due To Reach US  Tomorrow   Plane Arrives  In Azores Safely

NOT FOR PACIFIC USE   U.S.S. Lafayette Is Too Large to Traverse Canal

Target: Convoy  U.S. Sub ‘Parche’ Blasted 5 Jap Ships in 46 Minute Battle

U.S. Submarine Sneaks Into Jap Convoy, Sinks 5 Ships In 46 Minutes

Submarine Makes Good:  U. 5. Parche Blasts Five Jap Ships In & Minutes of Furious Fighting

ONLY 12 MILES DISTANT, SAYS NAZI SOURCE   Latest Official Report Places 9th Army 40 Miles From City

German Mothers in Denmark Said Arrogant  Boldly Boast Sons Will Grow Up to Avenge Reich

German Mothers in Denmark Said Arrogant  ‘Boldly Boast Sons Will Grow Up

Tennesseeans InOak Ridge Highly Elated   Excitement Continues High in Place Where Atomic Bomb Is Made

Oak Ridgers Finally Know   People At New Tennessee Town At Last Learn What They've Been Working On

Excitement High Tennessee Home Great Atom Bomb   Oak Ridge Learns For First Time What Huge Plant Manufactured.

SUSPECTS INS. F SLAYING QUIZZED   KILLING OF GIRL BUS DRIVER INVESTIGATED

Question Three About Murder Of Girl Driver  Seek Armed Neg!   Seek Armed Negro Who May Be Killer

WINDSOR FEARS BLOODY STRIKE   CIO AND FORD WORK FAST TO PREVENT IT

Drive Toward Junction With Russian Army  Great Effort Made To Trap All Nazis

Yanks Nine Miles From Weser River Clinch Ruhr Trap   Third Storming Suhl, Surrounds City of Meiningen

BRITISH AND CANADIANS NOW NEAR NORTH SEA AS U.S, THIRD MAKES 30-MILE GAIN 

PL eR EEN LONDON, April 8. UP—A Transoceanic broadcast from Berlin today said American First Army forces had captared Kassel.

Third Army 160 Miles From Eastern Front-180 Miles into Reich   Smother Desperate German Attempts To Break From Tight-Sealed Ruhr Pocket

Allied Troops Within 130 Miles of Junction With Russian Army; 110,000 Nazis Face Encirclement in Ruhr Valley

Near Zuider Zee, NorthSea In Drive; Yanks Tighten Vise   Third Army Advances 30 Miles Overnight; Patton 65 Miles From Czechoslovakia

Yanks’ Steel Ring On Ruhr Is Tightened   British And Canadians In Striking Distance Of Zuider Zee; Americans Smash Toward Weser; Patton Nears Czechoslovakia

Trap Threatens Nazis in Holland   Advances Continue in Germany But Censorship Delays Details

TOWARD WESER RIVER DEFENSE   Band Of Steel Tightened Around 110,000 Doomed Nazis In Ruhr

Berlin Radio Reports Fall of Kassel to Third   Allied Drive for North Sea Cuts Nazi Lowland Lines to Ribbons

DRIVE TO TRAP ALL GERMANS IN LOWLANDS   Yanks Nine Miles From Weser River, Tighten Ruhr Noose

Third Army Races To Greet Russians   Blackouts Shroud Great Drives. But Germans Admit Inability to Effect Cohesive Nefencive! ine

(GERMANS REPORT THIRD 65 MILES FROM BORDER OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA      British And Canadians Form Trap For All German Troops Still Within Holland

More Cutbacks Of War Orders Helt in State   More Than 2.000 To be Relieved At Crane Depot Within Next Week

DELANO BRIBE DETAILS TOL   Star Witness Says Solon Put Big Price On Leg islative Influence

OUP REWRITING TAX CUT MEASURE   Expected to Eliminate Excess Profits Levy Jan. 1

PARTLY BLAME FOR BLOW UPON PEARL HARBOR   Unjustified, Truman Says le R eserving Trials erictan

BLAME PARTLY UN MARSHALL FINDINGS SAY   Truman, However, Says That Criticism Unjustified on the Facts.

Decision On Court Martials Reserved By President Truman As He Defends Gen Marshall Who Was Criticized Along Witt Stark, Kimmel! And Short

Pearl Harbor Secrets Bared: Report Released  Marshall, Other Top Officials, Come in For Same Criticism

Pearl Harbor Report Made Public  By President; General Marshall ts Held Partially Responsible; Criticize Hull’s Actions °°.

Truman, Stimson Reject Charge AaainstMarshall   No Decision On Trial For Kimmel And Short

High Officials Censured in Pearl Harbor Report   Army Board Holds Marshal: Partially Responsible for Blow

Marshall Gets Part. Of Blame   But President and Stimson Say Criti-cism Unjustified; Trials May Follow

Army Inquiry Put Part of Blame On Marsiall But President Disagrees; Stimson Places Basic Blame On Gen. Short’s Confidence That Japanese Wouldn’‘t Attack P. H.

HIGH OFFICIALS IN CAPITOL CRITICIZED ALONG WITH PEARL HARBOR AND OTHER LEADERS

TRUMAN GIVES FULL REPORT ON DISASTER   General Marshall Is Held Partially Responsible   PRESIDENT   Denies Such Conclusion; Kimmel, Short, Stark Sharply Criticized

Naming of Marshall ‘Entirely Unjustified’, Truman, Stimson Say   General Short, Admirals Kimmel and: Stark Get Most of Blame in Long:Awaited.Document Made Public by President: Trial Unlikely

GEN. MARSHALL CRITICIZED IN DISASTERFACTS   But Truman, Stimson Defend Actions of U. S. Military Leader

Truman Reserves Decision On Court Martials  L engthy Report  ——? +   Lengthy Report Of Investigators  Is Made Public

Pearl Harbor Report, Is Sharply Critic   resident Has Nothing to Say in Regard to a Cour  Martial for High Officers at Pear! Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941,   Navy board Says Kimmel and Short Failed to Demon  strate Judgment in Regard to Probable Jap Strateoy

Army Criticizes  Capital Officials   Board Holds Gen. Marshall, Chief of Staff, Partially Responsible For Attack; Truman, Simpson Contend Criticism ‘Entirely Uniustified’.   KIMMEL, SHORT, STARK ARE ACCUSED BY GROUP;

Army Report Holds Marshall Partly Responsible; Truman Defends Him; Others Named

TRUMAN AND STIMSON “REJECT FINDINGS AS TO CHIEF OF STAFF  OTHER WASHINGTON OFFICIALS BLAMED WITH HAWAH COMMANDERS

Unjustified, Says President Truman   Truman Sides with Stimson in Rejecting Premise; Navy Holds Admirals Stark, Kimmel to Blame

High Officials Commanders Are Criticized   No Decision On Court Martial For Jap Attack

Army-Navy Report Criticizes Him, Stark, Short And Kimmel   Decision Reserved On Court Martial   President And Stimson Reaffirm Faith In Ability Of Chief Of Staff

General Marshall Held Part'y Responsible For Pearl Harbor Disaster   Truman, Stimson Say Criticism Is Unjustified

Partly Responsible For Japanese Blow   President Truman Defends Army: No Court'Martials Planned;: Ar Navy Reports Clearly Indicate”

Truman States Attack Is Not Justified   Army, Navy Reports Are Made Public By President Today

Result’ of Probes By Army and Nav; iven with Side “Conclusions Of Secretaries. And “Chief Executive

Truman Releases Findings   Criticism of Chief of Staff Marshall Called ‘Unjustified’

SNEAK ATTACK DETAILS TOLD BY PRESIDENT   Truman Backs Chief Of Staff Against Army Critics

Reports*<\n Pearl Harbor Disaster Crié. 3 ize High Officials And Commanders

Criticism Of General Marshall Unjustified, Says Truman; Court Martials Unlikely   Navy’s Summary *   Start Evacuating ‘Houston Survivors

Marshall, Stark Share In Blame   President Truman and Secretary Stimson, However, Reject Criticism of Chief of  Staff Made in Army and Navy Reports

Army’s Board Places Part of Responsibility Upon Marshall   Truman Dissents in Statement Issuing Report on Disaster

Partly Responsible For Japanese Blow   President Truman Defends Army Head; No Court’ Martials Planned, Army, Navy Reports Clearly Indicate .—

MARSHALL IS HELD PARTLY RESPONSIBLE   Bulky Three Volume Document Sharply Critical -f Admirals Kimmel, Stark  and Short   ERRORS OF JUDGMENT

Board Places Part Of Blame On Marshall   Truman Absolves General; Three Criticized

Court Martial Plan Not Set   President Says Criticism Of Gen. Marshall Unjustified

Report On Pear! Harbor Published   Board Holds Gen. Marshall Partially Responsible for the Disaster   TRUMAN REJECTS THIS   Kimmel, Short Not Kept In. formed on Progress of Jap Negotiations

Truman Rejects Findings That Gen. Marshall Was Partially Responsible   Army and Navy Reports Sharply Critical of Kimmel, Stark and Short — Trials Will Be Held If Courts Mrtial Are Indicated  — Stimson Supports Marshall

POPE MAY SEE THE PRESIDENT   Roosevelt Expected to Stop In ttaty-and Visit Franee— Before Returning to U. S.

President Is Expected to Visit Italy  Chief Executive Also Likely to Go to France

R MAY SEE POPE ON TRIP FROM CRIMEA   President Also Likely To Pay Visit to France   By EDWARD KENNEDY and JOSEPH DYNAN

FDR May Visit Pope, Appease De Gaulle In France During Current Tour Abroad

FDR to Visit Italy, France   Expected to Make Call On Pope: Rosenman Flies to Meet President

ROOSEVELT VISIT TO WTALY LIKELY   PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO CALL ON POPE AND LATER GO TO FRANCE.

Roosevelt To Call On Pope  For Audience   Expected to Visit France Where Big ‘Scandal’ on Relief May Break

AWAIT FOR'S PEPORT ON BIG THREE MEETING   Byrnes Tells Some De tails of Momentous Decisions

FDR's Advisor Leaves for Italy.   Reliably: Reported. _ Will, Confer With .' FDR: Who-ls on Tour

Roosevelt May Visit Pope Pius, Allied Command  Advisor to Confer — With FDR in Italy

F.D.R. May Tour France, Italy, And Visit Pope   Question of Relief For French Civilians Expected To Come Up

Roosevelt May Call On Pope, Visit Paris   BY EDWARD KENNEDY AND JOSEPH DYNAN

‘Yanks Win Huge Tank Battle and Capture Samree   Patton’s Third Army Smash on South  ' Also Tightens Vise. On Von Rundstedt

REPORT NAZI WITHDRAWING FROM BULGE   Neck Of Salient Now Less “han 9 Miles Wide   Menace Main Supply Road; Deep Snow, Cold Hampers Operations

Allies Narrow Escape Route From Belgium   3rd and Ist Armies Less Than 9 Miles Apart at Neck of Gap

YANK TANKMEN TAKE SAMBREE   Imperiled Nazi Forces Withdrawing From Tip of Bulge

Hodges Army Wins Fierce Tank Battle   Samree, Secondary Road Center In Belgian Bulge Captured by First Army: Germans Withdrawing

Biggest Tank Battle Taken By Doughboys   Secondary Road Center Captured After 30 Hours

Captured the Secondary Road Center of Samree After 30 Hours of Violent Fighting,  Paris Announced.   SALIENT IS NOW LESS THAN NINE MILES WIDE   The Seasoned Third Army Gained Up to a Mile and a Half in an Advance Along a 2%0-Mile Front.

Big Tank Battle Ends In Capture Of Road Center   Patton’s Army Advances Along 20-Mile Front

_WESTERN FRONT   Ce a TT:  Fist And Third Armies ‘Closing Trap On Nazis In Belgian Bulge

Secondary Road Hub Of Samree Captured   Patton Advances Mile and Half On 20Mile Front Above Bastogne; Germans Withdrawing From Western Tip of Bulge

Biggest Tank Battle Of The Bulge Campaign Wor By Americans At Samree

Patton's Forces — Surge 1 1-2 Miles IntoSouth Flank   First Drives Toward Him To Narrow Escape Gap; Fierce Tank Battle

Yanks Win Tank Battle   Capture Road Center After 30 Hours Violent Fighting; Allies Gain Through Snow

Nazis Withdraw As Belgian Bulge ls Locked in Ice   Allied Infantry Is Still ‘Progressing,’ Eisenhower Reports

Road Cente: Captured  From Nazis   Third Army Cutting Deeper— Germans Pulline Gut

HARD FIGHTING FOR 30 HOURS   Samree Is Taken in Biggest Tank Battle of Belgian Bulge Drive.   THIRD ARMY ADVANCES

GERMANS WITHDRAWING ON TIP OF SALIENT AS PERIL GROWS — FROM CAPTURE OF SAMREE

U, §. TAKES ROAD CENTER AFTER 30-HOUR BATTLE   Patton’s Forces Advance Nazis Retreating From Western Tip

SECONDARY ROAD TOWN CAPTURED   Salient Is Narrowed rs To Less Than Nine “* Miles In Battle

U.S. Army Crushes Foe Under Big Tank Juggernaut   Hodges’ Unit Wins Record Engagement of Bulge In Belgium; Patton Group Advances More Than Mile: Nozis Withdraw From Many Peints

’ Germans Fall Back In Belgium   Americans Squeeze Waist of Salient To Nine Miles

First, Third Armies Patter Nazi Legion:   Key Road Centers For German Withdrawal Are Doomed As Allied Drive Reduces Escape Routes: Violent Blizzard Raging

Road Center Of Samree Taken: Nazis Retreating   Patton’s Third Army Advances On Broad Front Into Southern Flank Of Bulge

Ist Army Wins Big Tank Battle   Violent Fighting Rages in Snow That Covers War Front in Belqium

‘Bulge’ Neck Narrowed to  Only 9 Miles   (crave Peril Faces Von Rundstedt’s Legions on Western Front

HODGES’ TANKS WIN GREATEST BULGE BATTLE   Patton's Troops Move Mile Ahead in Push Above Bastogne

-Samree, Vital »Road Genter, ls Captured   Gen. Patton, Meanwhile Scores Sharp Gain Into Bulge From South.

BASE OCCUPIED BY FIRST ARMY AFTER BIG DUEL   Germans Begin Withdrawal From Salient’s West Tip Under Yank Attacks

HOURS IN DEEP SNOW FOR ROAD   German Salient Now Less Than 9 Miles Wide at lis Neck

First Army Wins Biggest Tank Battle Of Bulge, Captures Road Hub   Patton Cuts ‘scape Corridor By Mile   Rundstedt Begins Pulling Forces Out Of Tip Of Periled Salient

First Army Men Capture Samree in 30-Hour Fight   Nazis Withdrawing From Western Tip of Bulge: Waist Less Than Nine Miles Wide

Marines Use Grenades To Seal Japs in Caves In Heavy Okinawa Ficht

500 Superforts Hit Nip Capital At Midnight .   City’s Defenses Improve; ____Enemy Claims 27 Shot Dewsn

Jap Government Buildings Target for Yank Flyers   Over 3 Square Miles Burned Out in Huge Raid Few Days Aao

SIX DROWNED IN RIVER ACCIDENT   Father. Five Children Washed Overboard In Ohio

RIVER TRAGEDY — COST SIX LIVES   FATHER AND FIVE CHILDRED DROWN WHEN BOAT Is SWAMPED—M0 THER RESCUED

‘Bitter Controversy on International Issues Tha (Bear on Loan to Britain Looms in Conaress

British Loan Sure to Cause Bitter Debate   !  Some Congressmen Expect   To Ask How Labor Party lLUsce Money

Battle Looms on Loan to Britain   Lawmakers Call for Full Investigation

Congress Is ‘Hot’ On British Loan   Battle Building Up On_ International Issue  Of $4,400,000,000 Grant; Opposition Declares Money Will Be A ‘Gift’

BRITISH LOAN UNDER ATTACK   Bitter Congressional Con troversy Looms Over 4 Billion-Dollar Grant

SEEN ON LOAN   Some Congressmen Plan To Insist on Prying Into  Labor Govt. Plans

War With Japan Appears to Be Leading Issue, With Hunger, Reconstruction And Boundaries in Europe on Agenda

President Truman Meets Churchill In Courtesy Call   Soviet Union Head Appears To Hold Four Objectives For Russia

BERLIN RUINS: ARE EXAMINED BY PRESIDENT   Speedy End of Pacifi¢ War. Among Main Objectives of U. S. Executive.

STALIN STILL UNREPORTED AT BERLIN MEETING   Secrecy Cloaks Movements Of Soviet Premier; Opening Is Delayed   TRUMAN, CHURCHILL TOUR ABOUT CAPITAL   By ERNEST B. “ACCARO And DANIEL DE LUCE

AED PREMIEA WA ON HAND TWO DAYS AGL   Meets President at Luncheor Shortly Before Start of Conference.

Premier Stalin Fails to Arrive As Was Planned   Churchill, President Meet for First Time In Suburb of Capital

Truman, Stalin Hold Preliminary Discussion While Lunching Togethe:

PACIFIC WAR HOLDS IMPORTANT SPOT ON CONFERENCE AGENDA   TIGHT SECRECY HIDES DEVELOPMENTS AT POTSDAM ON TUESDAY

Onening of Big 3 Cont. Postponed Until Tues.   Premier Stalin Is Delayed; Truman Studies The Agenda

ATMOSPHERE OF SECRECY AT POTSDAM   No Explanation is Given as To Why Opening of the Conference Had Been Delayed Monday   LAND IS SUMMONED

TOUR OF RUINS OF CITY MADE BY PRESIDENT   No Word Yet Received Of Arrival of So viet Leader

Truman Host To Stalin And Molotov   U. S. President tn First Parley With Allied Chiefs

Allied Chiefs in First Full Dress » Business Session   Tight Secrecy Hides Developments; Stalin And Molotov Luncheon Guests of Truman

Future of Europe Is In Balance   Reconstruction, Food. Boundaries, Jap War, All Are on Acendc.

STALIN CONFERS AT PARLEY SITE WITH U, S, CHIEF   “Big Three” Taiks About to Start; Secrecy Surrounds Delay In Start,

Big Three Parley Opens;  Truman, Stalin Confer   RY DANIEL DE LUCE

BIG THREE MEETING POSTPONED A DAY   Big Three Will Start Conference Tuesday, Waiting for Stalin

Truman Is First Chairman   Momentous Conference Opens This Afternoon In Potsdam; Pacific  War High On Agenda

Atmosphere OF Seerec: Surrounding Delayed Start of Big Three Mect Heightened by Blasts

Big 3 Parley to GetUnderWay ‘After a Delay   Red Leader, Molotov Guests at Luncheon; Secrecy Hides Details

Soviet Generalissimo Guest of Truman and Secretary of State Byrnes at Luncheon

Believe Pacific: War High On Agenda At L'z-3 Meel As First Session Starts

Truman and Stalin Meet At Potsdam   Russian Premier Guest of President at Luncheon; Secrecy Shrouds Delay Of Biz Three Confab

Stalin Delays Conference Until Tomorrow   Country Torn Because One Man Overreached Himself President Says

Churchill and Truman Arrive For Conference   Await Stalin’s Coming To Consider Issues— War With Japs Looms As Feature of Meet

STALIN MEETS TRUMAN   Russian Leader And Churchill Pay Personal Calls

SOVIET LEADEE ARRIVED TWO DAYS AGO   {President Summons Shipping Aides To Parley   FORMAL OPENING   Of Meeting Is Scheduled Tonight: Arnold, Stimson On Hand

Truman and Stalin Confer at Potsdam   Talks Take Place at Little White House With Ranking Foreign Affairs Officials Few Hours Before Scheduled Start of World Shaping Big Three Parley.   ATMOSPHERE OF SECRECY

Leaders, Accompanied by Foreign Affairs Officials, Meet Before Conclave Opening

Soviet Leaders  ‘Fail To Explain 2 Days’ Silence   World:Shaping Parley: Of 2 - Big. Three: Scheduled =o Open In Few. Hours

Stalin Late For Berlin  Gathering   Session To Open Tuesday; Churchill Visits Truman

TRUMAN ota BERLIN RUING DURING WAN]   Delay Conference Opening for a Day; Churchill Also Tours City.

Stalin and Truman in First Meet   Confer Informally During Luncheon; Parley May Be in Session

TRUMAN TOURS BERLIN BEFORE Big 3 PARLEY   Talks Delayed Till Tomorrow

Opening of Big Three Parley Awaits Arrival of Stalin in an Atmosphere of Deep Secrecy   Churchill Pays Courtesy Call to Truman With Indications Full Scale Opening at Potsdam Will Be Delayed Until Tuesday

Temperatures   Big 3 Meet Delayed Until Tomorrow  By Stalin’s Absence

President And Soviet. Leader Confer Before Meeting Of Biq- Three

Joseph Stalin And Truman Are Guests  At Luncheon   Become Acquainted Before Conference

PREMIER STALIN CONFERRED WITH PRES, TRUMAN   Foreign Affairs Officials of Russia and America Were Present.   AT LITTLE WHITE HOUSE   Met a Few Hours Before the Big Three Conference Was Scheduled to Start.

erlin Awaits ord of Russian eader's Arrival   Tuman and Churchil Make Tours of Ruined German Capital   py ERNEST B. VACCARO AND DANTE, DE LUCE

TIGHT SEGHELY ABOUT MEETING   Full Dress Session of Big-3 Believed to Have Started Today.   STALIN MEETS TRUMAN

Stalin, Truman Confer Before Conference Opens   Explosions in Red Zone Are .Not Explained

‘Big 3’ Open Great Parley   Pacific War High on Agenda of Allies Truman Confers With Stalin Previous To Meet: Explosions Rock Potsdam

Big 3 Talks Delayed Day by Stalin   President Asks if Germans Have Learned Lesson

Big 3 Meet Under Way In Potsdam   Stalin And Molotov Lunch With Truman  Before Conferences Are Bequn

Truman Inspects War Damages In Central Berlin   Allied Leaders Await Opening Sessions of Big Three Conferences

BIG THREE MAY NOT GET GOING TIL TOMORROW   Truman And Churchill Are Awaiting Stalin

Premier's Arrival Awaited   Truman, Churchill, With Advisers. at Potsdam Ready to Start Conference

Stalin Conters With Truman, British Minister   Churchill, Stimson, Marshall Talk Over Pacific War

No Direct Word Yet From Stalin   Truman and Churehill Talk Infarmally and Then Make Separate ‘Tours of the Ruins of Berlin. Russia’'s Role Debated .

Stalin Meets Truman Betore Meeting Upens   Ranking Foreign Officials Gather for Luncheon Session as Conference nears Opening.

PACIFIC WAR BELIEVED HIGH ON AGENDA OF EPOCHAL SESSION AS ‘WORLD LEADERS BEGINS SESSION

Truman, Stalin Hold Conference   Soviet Genéralissimo Has Lunch With American Prior to Bia Parley

Firsi Conference Between Ametica And Russia Began in Poisdam Today

LASTING PEACE MAY BE PLANNED AT CONFERENCE   War-Weary Millions Hope Allied Leaders Can Plan Early End Of War   TRUMAN WANTS’ SPEED   President Hopeful Meeting Will End Quickly; News Men Are Barred

Truman and Churchill Tour Berlin   Wait for Arrival of Stalin t Upen Conference of  the Big Three

Two Leaders And Aides In Hour's Talk   Details Of Conversation Kept Secret

Churchill And Truman Await Arrival  Of Stalin   Two Allied Leader: At Potsdam Hold Informal Talks And Tour Berlin

affairs officials a few hours before the worldshaping Big Three conference was scheduled to start.

MAJOR MEETING OF CHIEFS STILL NOT UNDER WAY   Berlin Mystery Blasts Add To Secrecy; President Calls Maritime Head

{ruman and Stalin Lunch at Potsdam   President Calls Adm. Land; Berlin Sheken by Explosion

Hour of Big-3 Parley Nears   Red Premier Stalin Confers With Truman

Informal Talks Precede Meeting  To Insure Peace   Secrecy Surrounds Delayed Start And Blast That Rocked Rerlin

Allied Leaders Await Opening  Of Conference   Truman and Churchill Tour Berlin, Talk Informally’ Prior to Discussion With Stalin on World Peace Probleme

Truman, Churchill Meet; Wait On Word From Stalin to Open ‘Momentous Big 3 Conference

Truman, Stalit Conter Betore  Big-3 Meeting   Secrecy Surrounds Start of Conference With Churchill—Explosions Rattle Windows

Conference  Set To Open  Tomorrow   President Holds Confab With Byrnes. Leahy

Stalin Pays Call on U.S. Chief   Truman and Russian Leader Discuss Affairs in Private

TRUMAN MEETS BRITISH LEADER » FOR FIRST TIME   Official Opening of Big Three Parley Deferred Untii 5 - Tuesday

Big Three Sessions Believed Under Way   Pacific War Unquestionably High on Agenda —Secrecy Hides Developments—Stalin Has Early Visit With President Truman.

Red Leader AndTromar Hold Parley At Potsdam   Major Conferences Slated To Start Any Minute

Russian Leader Delayed in Coming To Potsdam; President Confers With Byrnes as Deadline Nears

Stalin Late So Big Three Meet Delayed   President Truman Meets Churchill and Makes Tour of Berlin.

Big 3 Par ‘ley Is “Postponed UntilTuesday   Truman Tours Berlin When Stalin’s Delayed Arriv al Upsets Conference

BIG THREE MEET WILL GET UNDER WAY DURING DAY   Secrecy Shrouds Developments In Potsdam; [Truman Has Russian Generalissimo As Luncheon  Guest To Get Ac quainted.

Truman, Churchill Wait upon Stalin   Full-Scale Opening of Conference May be Delayed until Tomorrow; British Head Calls on President

Truman, Churchill awaiting arrival of Russian delegation   Stull no word from Premier Stalin as leaders wait opening discussions

Truman and Churchill Hold Informal Talks Awaiting Stalin's Arrival in Berlin»

Truman Host To Stalin At Lunch Before Meeting   Soviet Leader's Arrival In Potsdam Kept Secret Two Days

2 LEADERS AWAIT OPENING OF BIG 3 POTSDAM MEETING   Truman and Churchill Talk Informally and Tour City in Separate Cars to View 7 Wreckage.   STALIN’S MOVEMENTS VEILED IN SECRECY   No Announcement Made of His Arrival in Berlin—Jap War Believed High on Agenda,

STALIN GUEST OF PRESIDENT ~ AT LUNCHEON   Air of Secrecy Still  Surround Delayed Start of Parley

STALIN IS LATE IN ARRIVAL AT MEETING PLACE   Truman Meets Churchill, Tours Berlin To View Destruction

Allied Heads May Confer On Tuesday At Potsdam   Truman And Churchill Have Courtesy Chat

No Explanation Given for Delayed Start of Big Three Conference — Secrecy Heightened by Mysterious Explosions in Russian Part of Berlin

Stalin Pays Visit To Harry S. Truman   Luncheon Call Precedes Opening Of Big Three Potsdam Meeting; President Summons Land to Parley

‘Big 3’ Meeting Delayed   Lote Arrival of Premier Stalin Belays Confab

BIG 3 MEETING PUT OFF 1 DAY   Stalins Travel Seen as Only Reason for Delay

3 EXPLOSIONS SHAKE RUSSIAN ZONE OF BERLIN   Soviet Leader Arrives at Site of Conference Sunday

Secrecy Cloaks Delay Of Big 3 Parley Opening   Soviet Leaders Have Been On Hand Two Days: Guests Of President

Prime Minister Churchill Calls On President Truman, Discnssions Will Be Cloaked In Secrecov   PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH SEC. BYRNES

CHANGES IN JAP NAVY REPORTED   Eight Admirals Involved in Shakeup of Nippon’s Vanishing Fleet

Jap Adinirals Sifted Again   8 Naval Officers In Routine Shake-up; One Sea Command Changed.

NEW SHAKEUP OF JAP ADMIRALS   At Least Eight Admirals Involved In Latest Change.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN FLIES TO OLYMPIA    Chief Executive Guest of Washington Gov Croaonr

U.S, THIRD FLEET OFF FOE'S COAST FOR SEVEN DAYS   B-29s and Carriers Press Attack on Nippon’s Oil and Industries

J MORE JAP GHTTED WRECKED AND BURNING  128 Ships and 92 Planes Victims in Attack  STILL UNCHALLENGED  Fleet and OCarricr Plane Destruction Growing   STILL UNCHALLENGED   SANK MORE SHIPPING

Halseys Planes and Ships Pour Destruction Upon Nip Homeland: Light Resistance

Halsey s Fleet Fails To Draw Jans To Battle   Three More Japanese Cities Are Wrecked And Burning In Latest Attacks   JAP SHIP TOLL REPORTED AT 128

128 OHIPS SUNK, $2 PLANES ARE ANOGAED OUT BY UNCHALLENGED SN, FLEET IN JAP HOME WATERS

There Will Be No More Fighting for Men Who Served in Both African and European Campaigns

2-Campaign Vets To Fight No More   Participants In Both FEurope, North Africa Exempt From Further Combat.

Mass. Troop Migration Begins Today   Africa-Europe Vets Will Not Go to Pacific

Redeployment Of 3,000,000 Starts Today   Greatest Migration Of U. S. Power From Europe To Pacific Starting.

Battle Of Atlantic ‘Cas 700) ~.-Boats   17 Out Of 17,707 Convoy: ed Ships Sunk By Nazis

MKELLAR 10 SIT AT CABINET TABLE   s SENATE'S PRESIDING OFFICER INVITED TO ATTEND SESSIONS BY TRUMAN,

M'KELLAR GIVEN CABINET RIGHTS   Truman Invites Head of Senate To Sit at Important Meetings

 " = ‘Truman Blazes New Path; Asks   McKellar To Sit With Cabinet

New Trail Blazed by Pres. Truman   Asks McKellar to Sit - in Cabinet Meetings

MKellar Sits In On Cabinet   Shows Truman’s Aim Hold Conaress Link

TRUMAN MAKES ~ COOPERATION BID   Invites McKellar To Attend Cabinet Meetings

Truman Blazes New Path Of Harmony As McKellar Takes Seat With Cabinet

Truman Invites McKellar To Sif In With Cabinet  Congress Relations Bolstered By Move

Cabinet Seat For McKellar   Truman Paves Way For Cooperation With Congress By Invitation.

KENTUCKY MAN TO HOLD POST AS EXPEDITOR    Will Reinstitute Priorities ‘On -. Building Materials

N.Y. Stocks   Truman Appoints Housing Boss. To Control Real Estate Prices

President Asks Building Curbs   Program Announced to Release Surplus Army Units, Put on Priorities, Price Controls

PRIORITIES — SYSTEM TO BE RESTORED   Move Made To Alleviate House Shortage

NEW AND OLD DWELLINGS TO BE COVERED; NAMES OVER-ALL HOUSING BOSS

PRICE CEILINGS WILL BE PLACED BY GOVT. ON OLD, NEW HOMES   Priorities on Building Materials Ty Re Reinaetituted

Wilson Wyatt Appointed U. § Housing Boss —   Program Aimed at Real Estate Inflation; In Operation Soon

PRICE CEILINGS FOR HOURS; PRIORITIES TO . BE RE-ESTABLISHED: HOUSE “BOSS” IS NAMED

U.S. SETS BUILDING CEILING   Government to Hold Prices on Old, New Dwellings, Materials

U.S, PRIORITIES UPON MATERIALS T0 BE REVIVED   Truman Names Ex-Mayor of Louisville, Wilson Wyatt, as Housing Chief   HEEDS SNYDER’S ADVICE   Jakes QSNIVENS AU PIUL  chiet Executive Also Picks Fact-Finding Board for G. M. Dispute

Price Ceilings Are Announced For Dwellings   Government Housing Boss Is Appointed

President Appoints Louisville Man As Housing Expediter   Government Will Place Price Ceilings on Old and New Drywellings   WYATT TAKES OVER AS PROGRAM CHIEF   Plan Is Aimed At Curbing Inflation in the Real Estate Market

WILL PLACE PRICE CEILINGS ON OLD, NEW DWELLINGS, REINSTITUTE PRIORITIES

WILL PUT PRICE CEILINGS ON OLD, NEW DWELLINGS   Government To Reinstitute Its Priorities Building Materials

Building Material To Be Placed Under Priorities   Wilson Wyatt Named Over-All Boss of Program By President Truman: _

Price Ceilings To Be Placed On All Housing   Wyatt Named Housing E ixpe “diter As Truman Acts To “pau Shortage

Govt. Clamps Ceiling Prices. On All Dwellings: Aint  Names W yatt ousing Boss

WILSON WYATT 10 GUIDE PLAN FOR PRESIDENT   Program Is Aimed at Curbing Inflation in  Real Estate

Iruman Fights Skyrocketing Realty Prices   Priorities on Building Materials Give First Place to Dwellings

URGES OPA EXTENSION   Inflation Threat Worst Next Year, Says Bowles

128 Foe Ships and 92 Planes Blasted By  U. S. Navy Force   D-Day Against Japan  Not Imminent. Belief

SEIZURE OF REMAGEN BRIDGE ONE OF MOST DRAMATIC AND HEROIC EPISODES AND BEST BREAKS OF WAR

Tells Drama In Capturing _ Rhine Bridge   Yanks Take a “Long Shot’; Seize Span Intact from Fleeing Nazis

EMBARRASSED Al JAPAN'S DEFEAT   Still Don’t Realize That They Have Lost The War

DEFEAT NOT REALIZED BY JAP PEOPLE      Nation Lives. Behind Wall Of Excuses

RUMOR STARTS SAILORS’ RIOT   Officers And Men Smash Windows In Honolulu Housing Tract

State Of Georgia Forgives Robert Elliott Burns, Famous ‘Fugitive From A Chain Gang, After 23 Year:

GEORGIA PARDONS FAMED FUGITIVE   Robert E. Burns Granted “Commutation of Sentence

Robert Burns, Chain Gang  Fugitive, Free   Georgia Commutes Sentence Levied 23 Years Ago

Merciless Justice Against Nazis Causing Disorders in Berlin Is Announced by Lord Mayor

Nagoya Raid Described As Successful as  Assault Upon Tokyo   Superforts Drop Enough Incendiary Bomb: To Leave Inferno Raging for Hours In Five-Mile-Sauare Section of Jap City

2.000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Nagoya   Three Hundred B-29’s Blast Japan’s Third Largest City and Greatest. War-Plane Production Center From 5,000 Feet.

Nagoya Shaken By Low-Level Raid Of 300 Superforts   One B-29 Is Lost as Greatest Jap Plane Producing Center Is Pummeled by Rambhar«

Second Great B-29 Raid Hits Warplane Center   300 Giants Again Strike This Time At 5000 Altitude

300 Giant B-29 Bombers Pour 2,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs on Na‘goya,.Enemy’s Greatest -Warplane Producing Center, From 5,000 Feet Altitiudea   HUGE FIRES STARTED

Pour 2,000 Tons Incendiary Bombs On Plane Piants   Returning Pilots Say Raging Fires Turn Five-Square Mile Area Into Hellish Inferno

NAGOYA FIRED BY 300 B-298   Third Largest Jap Cit; - Left Sea Of Flames

B-29s Pour Incendiaries  On Nagoya   Big Bombers Loose 2,000-Ton Bomb Load In Low-Level Attack; One of 300 Planes Lost

O00 B-205 IN TODAY'S RAID   Japan’s Greatest Plane Producing Center, Third Largest City Hit.   FIRE RAGES UNCHECKED

Nagoya Left Afire As 300 B-29’s Hit Jap Plane Center   5-Square-Mile Area Turned Into Inferno By Heavy Blow Which Follows Tokyo Attack; Enemy Admits That U.S.-Started Flames Burned For 10 Hours

Tons of Incendiary Bombs Poured Onto Nagoya, Jap Center   Superforts - Spe Speed Over Targets at Altitude of Only 5,000 Feet

JAPAN'S THIRD LARGEST CITY FIRED BY HEAVY SUPERFORT RAID   Hit Nagoya In Quick Followup Of Heaviest Raid On Jap Capital

Fires Raging Over 5-Square Mile Section   Third Largest City, Biggest Plane Center  Strafed—One B-29 Reported Lost

B-295 START DEVASTATING FIRES IN NAGOYA IN 2000-TON BOMBING   FIVE-SQUARE-MILE AREA CONVERTED INTO INFERNO BY RAID OF 300 SUPERFORTRESSES

2,000 TONS Of INCENDIARIES ARE DROPPED   “nvea Of Five Square Miles -Left In Flames   PLANE PLANTS   Listed As Main Targets; Attack Follows Hard  Blow At Tokyo

Nagoya, Japan’sGreatest Plane Production Center Is Fired by Superforts

Nagoya, Like Tokyo, Consumed by Flame   Gigantic B-29 Fleet Follows Raid On Tokyo within 48 Hours with  Incendiary Bombing of Factories °

Nagoya In Flames After B-29 Raid   2,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Poured On Plane  Producing Center.

Nagoya Ablaze After Raid By 300 Superfort   Japan’s Third Largest City And Aircraft Center Blasted

Drop Incendiary Bombs on Nagoya   300 B29s Dump 2000 Tons at Only 5,000 Feet Altitude   IS WARPLANE CENTER   Pilots Report Fires Raging in Five Square Mile Section

Incendiary. Bombs Shower ed On Nipponese Greatest. Warplane Producing Center

The Weather   Nagoya Turned Into. “‘Hellish Inferno” , By 2,000 Bomb Tons

2.000 Tons Q f B om b S On Na cove   Fire Rages for Hours in Japan’s Third Largest City, Industrial Area

Japan‘s Greatest Warplane Center Burns For 10 Hours As Five Square Miles Of City Turned Into Hellish Inferno.

NAGOYABURNS AFTER LATEST RAID BY B-29S   Japan's Third Largest City _ Is Target In Attack By 300 Superforts

Large Area In Jap City  In Flames   Flames’ Reported Raging Unchecked. In 5-M ike . . Square Section

Carrier Planes Score On Sweep Over Kanoye; B-29s Hit Five Targets

France May Lead In Small Nations Bloc.   Smaller Nations Expected To Seek Greater Power Than Yet Projected in Proposed International Setup

FRANCE NOT SATISFIED   Frenchmen Are Expected to Speak Up for Smaller Nations

Allies Awaiting Japan's Answer To Ultimatum   lokyo Domestic Radic Trims Down Domei's Rejection

ALLIES AWAITING ‘ULTIMATUM REPLY   Radio Turns Down Earlier Rejection by Dome!

BLUNT ALLIED BID REJECTED, DOME! CLAIMS   NEWS AGENCY SAYS NIPPON WILL HANG ON UNTIL END

AWAIT DECISION ON ULTIMATUM   Domei News Agency Say: ‘Japan Will Ignore Surrender Offer

Japanese loneDown Reoly To Ultimatum   Domestic Broadcast Leaves Loophole For Reversal Of ‘Bitter End’ Stand

Tokyo Radio Tones Down. Rejection  of Allied Ultimatum   Milder Discussion Appears to Indicate Japanese Leaders Decided Not to Burn Their Last Bridge Behind Them

Wild Reports vloned Down   Moderate Broadcast Foilows Cabinet Meet

Rundstedt May Now Develop Offensive In South— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (.  Germans Stopped Short Of Allied Disaster

WHILE BELGIAN BULGE BATTLE ‘STILL. RAGES CHANCES FOR BIG VICTORY BY ATTIES APPARENT

WAR TODAY   rman Offensive, Alhough Extensive, jflas So Far Failed to Gain Objectives ZVhreatening  Culastrophe to Allies.

VAST AND GROWING BATTLE OF THE BELGIAN BULGE PROMISES T0 BE ‘ONE OF MOST DECISIVE OF WAR

battering tLargets Over 25-Mile Area North  of Tokyo ATTACK STILL IN PROGRESS TODAY  Jap Capital Can Hear Guns and Smell the Fire

Warships Pound 3rd War Center   Japan Rocking Under Continuous Blows by 1,500 Carrier Planes

SHELLING WAR INDUSTRIES AT TOKYO'S DOOR   Battleships Stand Offshore to - Cover Area 25 Miles  from Tokyo.

Night Bombardment Heaviest of War By Big American Fleet  Big Battleships Unload Tons of 16-Inch Shells in Factory Area

BOMBARDMENT S STILL GOING ON NAVY ANNQUNGES   Factory City of Hitachi and Industrial Suburbs, 75 Miles North of Tokyo, Latest Targets.   TONS OF EXPLOSIVES HURLED ON WAR PLANTS   Bombardment Preceded By Savage Aerial Assaults on Tokyo Area By Fleet of 15600 Carrier Planes.

Factory City Of Hitachi, 75 Miles North Of Tokyo Under Thunderous Bombardment

U. S.and British Join In Naval Attack; Halsey ‘Wrecks 374 Jap Ships

US. Warships Shell Jap Factory City, Hitachi, 75 Miles North of Tokyo

Hurl Shells From Ten Miles at Sea   Hurl Tons of Explosives into Jap War Plants — Planes Blast Tokyo

SHORE TARGETS ARE BATTERED BY HUGE GUNS   Japanese Homeland Rocks Under Record Strike by Americans and British.

Ships Shell Jap Targets On Mainland Near Capital   Guns Pile Tons  Of High Explosives On 25-Mile Sector North Of Tokvo

Targets On Jap Shores — Are Blasted   BATTERIES FROM HUGE U.S. DREADNAUGHTS IN ACTION; 1500 PLANES ALSO STRIKE. ~

ARMADA BOMBARDS JAP SHORE   Chinese Drive on Kweilin in Quick Smash

Five-Star General Visits Fifth Army, Says Nazis Tied Up  RY In EPH P

MARSHALL TOURS ~~ TTALIAN FRONT   GENERAL TELLS YANKS THEY ARE PLAYING VITAL ROLE IN EUROPEAN WAR.

French Troops Fire Into Lebanon Mob   Middle East Crisis Looms Over Incident

NEW CRISIS. IS PROVOKED IN SYRIA, LEBANON   Arrival Of Fresh French Troops Results in Demonstrations, Shootings

NEW CRISIS IN RIDDLE EAST GOMES TO HEAD   French Sengalese Firing on Demon. strators Causes Trouble

Tito Says He’s Willing to Talk  Over Trieste   Quits Austrian Area But Keeps Troops in Italian City

New Political Crisis Flares  In Middle East   French Senegalese Revealed To Have Fired Upon Lebanese Demonstrators

SYRIA-LEBANON CLASHES CITED   French Senegalese Troop: Battle Demonstrators

MIDDLE-EASTERN POLITICAL CRISIS DEVELOPING TODAY   French Snenegalese Troops Kill Several Lebanese Demonstrators   FRENCH POLICY IS CRITICIZED   In Levant States. Shooting Climaxed Series Of Incidents

JAP SHIPPING HIT OFF CHINA COAST   Okinawa Based Bombers Also Strike Field on Kyushu

6 More Berrien Men Liberafed   All Released From German War Prisons

G BERRIEN MEN ARE LIBERATED   New Buffalo Marine Seriously Wounded On Okinawa

- Purvine Spnain OF Axis Placue Needed   By DeWITT MacKENZIE AP PBRarnion Affaire Analvet

(CASE OF SPAIN EXPECTED BE SUBJECT CONSULTATION BY BIG THREE WORLD DOCTORS MEETING

 Span ish Fascists As Bad As Nazis Or Italians—   Big Three May Find Bemedy For Spanish Ills

FRANCO GOVERNMENT IN SPAIN IN TIGHT SPOT AS BIG THREE MEETS; NAZI REGIME NOT NOW IN FAVOR

Franco Is Ih Tight. Place With Allies   Spain Regime Held Oue of Delicate Cases To Be Weighed’ By Big Three; “Must Be Purged Of Axis Plague

Spain Presents Major Problem For Big Three   Difference Noted in ‘Spain’ and Franco Party Now in Power

Franco Now in Tight Spot   Big Three Would Prefer That Spain Cure Herself

Probers. Hear Navy Knew War on Way   Yamamoio Death Trap Might Have Revealed Jap Code Cracking

INDIAN STONES “ Z  © 1943 BY AUTHOR ~D/STRIBUTEO BY KING FEATURES SY VOIC ATE, (NC,

PETAIN DOZES DURING TRIAL   OLD MARSHAL WILL NOT TESTIFY FOR DEFENSE

GEN. MARSHALL FACES QUIZ BY CONGRESS   ‘Concerning How — Much Dewey Knew About Pearl Harbor

HOUSE TO AIR SECRECY OVER ATTACK FACTS   Gen. Marshall May Be Asked About Dewey Information on Pearl Harbor.

Plan Thawing Out Job Rules After V-E. Day   See Necessity of Getting Civilian Production Under Way Again

Manhattan  Paralyzed By Walkout   Elevator Strike Likely To Spread To Other Boroughs

Million Idle in Strikes   General Work Stoppage Likely In New York Buildings

MAP PLAN 10° PUGH OTRIKE ~INNEWYORK   Brooklyn, Bronx Elevator Operators Consider - a Walkout...

Unrest Gains In New York   All Elevators Periled: Kelsey-Hayes Probed

Man’s Best Friend Comes Through ee     ne Dog Protects Boy Master ‘During Night Lost In Wood:

Pet Dog Digs Foxhole for Lost Boy And Spends Night Fighting Coyotes

_Man’s Best Friend Comes Through ae aRcCae ial as  'Pet Dog Protects Boy. Master During Night Lost In Wood:

U.S. Fleet  Heads For Ryukyu Isles, Say Japs   Between Japan and Formosa, Islands Contain Big Jap Naval Bases.

Freedom Bans Ire Legislators  Russ Restrictions Causing Friction

NEW FUEL IS ADDED   Congressmen Ask for Give-andTake Relations with Russia

Give-and-Take Relations With Soviets Ur ged   E'wo House Committees Just Back From Abroad Not Pleased With What They Saw

RUSSIANS KEEP LOCK ON DOOR   Returning Solons Complain That Soviet Restricts Freedom of Travel

Committees  Air Report   Would Treat Russia, As She Treats U. S.

Hears Meat Off Rationing Nov. 1   ‘All Will Be Point Free By Nov. 1 And Not Later Than Nov. 15

Mrs. Stevens Sobs at Inquest  Woman Challenges Testimony  At Hearing In Fatal Shooting

Man Shot By Officers In Slaying Probe; Woman Brands Story Of Shooting A Lie

REDS FEAR BOMB WNL S. POLICY   Commentator Says No Lasting Peace Possible Un-

Russia Critical Of Pres. Truman’s  Policy Address   Atomic Bomb Appears To Be Source of Soviet Irritation

OLD WORLD COURT MAY Be REPLACED BY NEW TRIBUNAL   Charter-Drafting Work Speeded as Delegates  Await Moscow Reply

Russian Silence Casts Shadow Over Conference   Failure to Reply Thwoarts Efforts to Speed Discussions

NAACP HOLDS SUNDAY MEE]   New Bethel Pastor Talk: On Negro Problems

Race Harmony Advanced Here   Colored People Urged To Practice Thrift

Ca  1 vs iP riyers Urop Thei  Two-Millionth Ton ' Of Bombs on Enemy

Army Air Forces Drop 2,000,000 Tons Of Bombs On Enemy Since Pearl Harbor

AAt Has Uropped © 2,000,000 tons MM Bombs on Axis   ie in Mer " nd li

2 million tons bombs  strike axis Half of that in  noasct O monthe

HITLER LOSING GRIP ON NAZIS   Troops Reported Refusing To Obey Orders to Go To Front

FALL OF GOGH TO CANADIANS ~ APPEARS NEAR   * CANADIAN FIRST. ARMY NOW WITHIN TWO MILES OF STRONGPOINT OF WESTWALL

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     BRITISH. CANADIANS WITHIN 9 MITES OF COCH

Doughboys Edge Closer To Baguio From Three Sides   Announce 8,156 More Japanese Dead, 205 Captured In Last Week.

ANTI-CLOSED SHOP  MEASURE HIT SNAG  IN SENATE MONDAY SHOWDOWN ON ANTI-DIS  CRIMINATION MEASURE EYPECTEN THIC WEEK

BRITAIN ASKS FOR BILLIONS OF U.S. MONEY   SUDDEN COLLAPSE OF JAPAN FINDS ENGLAND SHORT

Britain Wants Huge Loan From the U. S.  American Dollars Are Not to Influence Politics

Britain Asks For Big Sum   Country Wants 3 to 6 Bil. Hany Republicans © Seck Rejection

Britain Asks ; ‘For Big Sum   Country Wants 3 to 6 Billion; Republicans Seek Rejection

Daily Washington Merry-Go- Round  (Trademark) —  By DREW PEARSON   4W 4 )= 61 rnl Tint awd pices Sasa: “aaa: ee, ae a Te. a

War Workers  Stream East   Reverse Migration Sets In; Thousands Roll Back in Style

BREAK IN HEAT WAVE   Cool Night Forecast as Part of Temporary Relief

ON AND ON THEY CAME  11th Corps Gls Entertain Thousands of Young Japs

JAP KIDS STORM YANK YULE PARTY   Nine Thousand Children Swamp Holiday Affair

9000 TOKYO KIDS SWAMP Gi PARTY   PREPARATIONS FOR 600 INADEQUATE-TO SAY THE LEAST

Gi PARTY FOR ~ KIDS IS RIOT   9,000 Japanese Children Attend Fete Planned © For 600

Jap Kids Swarm In on Party   Expected 600 Swells To 9,000-——Exhaust Gl Gifts

GI Party For Few Hundred Japanese Kids Ends In Near. Riot As Thousands Show Up

Gls’ Party for Children Was  Near a Riot      They Came in Droves, as Many  As 9,000 or More

Uprising Costs — Lives Of Fifty; . Hundred Injured   President Medina Unseated; Seven-Man Junta To Follow Pro-Democratic Policy

Loyal Troops Mobilize; Led By Henriquez   Ready to Begin 400-Mile Trek; Western. States Uphold Government

Revolutionary Junta Gripping All Venezuela   President Unseated iw Bloody Uprising Which Cost 50 Lives and Left 100 Wounded

7-MAN JUNTA IS IN CONTROL   Unseats Venezuela President In Uprising Which Cost 50 Lives.   100 ARE LEFT WOUNDED

REVOLUTIONISTS HOLD VENEZUELA   Pro-democratic Policy and Election Is Promised

Free Democratic  Elections Pledged   Young Army Officers Overthrow Military Clique in Sharp Fichtine in Caracas

1-MAN JUNTA CONTROLLING VENEZUELA   50 Killed And 100 Wounded In Hectic Uprising   YOUNG OFFICERS   Seize Important Offices, Promise Election, ProDemocratic Policy

Revolution Holds Sway   A Seven Man Junta Holds Full Control Over Venezuela

Rebels Tighten Venezuela Grip After Uprising   General Election Pledged. By Seven-Man Junta

Venezuela’s Rebels Tighten Positions in Oil Rich Nation   Bloody Uprising Cost 50 Lives; Revolutionary Junta Pledges Poll

LOYALISTS MAY STRIVE TO FREE SEIZED CAPITAL   50 Killed And 100 Wounded During Uprising Which Puts Junta At Helm

PRESIDENT OF NATION OUSTED BY NEW JUNTA   Revolutionary Group Has  Reins, Promises New Election

SWIFT TRIALS BELIEVED DUE QUSTED CHIEFS   Young Army Junta Promises Early Election On Basis Of Democracy

LOYALIST FORCE SET FOR ATTACK ON ARMY REBELS   President Angarita Unseated in Bloody Uprising by Revolutionary Junta

Loyal . Troo Mobilize; Led By Henriquez        ‘Upheld Coren emne

Revolt Ousts   Junta Tightens Grip — 50 Dead, 100 Wounded In Uprising

REBELS TIGHTEN GRASP ON RULE OF VENEZUELA   Unseat President in Bloody Uprising; 590 Dead, 100 Wounded

General Plans For March To Refake Capital   President Ousted In Bloody Uprising; Act To Oust Military Clique Long In Power

Revolutionary Junta Extends Venezuela Control  Young Army Officers Seize Government, , Promise ‘Secret,

Fight For. Power On In Venezuela   Conflicting Radio’ Accounts Of Fighting Near  Caracas    “MORE TROOPS ON WAY   Asserted and Denied Presi dent Is Captive of  Junta

REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA RULES IN VENEZUELA   50 Killed, 100 Wounded in Blood Uprising; Ousts President

Direct Election By Secret Vote Promised Nation   Seven-Man Board in Control; Many Killed In Street Fighting

Fight For Power On In Venezuela   Conflicting Radio’ Accounts Of Fighting Near racas   ‘MORE TROOPS ON WAY   Aseerted and Denied Presi dent Is Captive of Junta   Rirllotin

PRESIDENT PUT OUT OF OFFICE BY INSURGENTS   Hundred Wounded In Bloody Revolution; Seven - Man Junta Announces ProDemocratic Program For County.

§0 Killed, 100 Hurt as Hunta Tightens Grip   Young Army Officers Direct Uprising; Now Promise Freedom

REVOLUTIONISTS HOLD FIRM GRIP ON VENEZUELA   PLAN SWIFT TRIAL FOR EX-PRESIDENT, NOW UNDER ARREST

Revolt Led by Seven-Man Junta Seems Success   Revolutionists Tighten Grip on Oil-Rich Venezuela; Unseat President in Uprising

Government To Move on  Rebel Forces   Venezuelan Troops. Loval To President, Prepare To March on Capital to Oust Revolutionists

JUNTA RULES IN VENEZUELA   Revolutionists Tighten Hold _ After Bloody Uprising; Report President Prisoner.

General Election Is Promised; Democratic Rule Promised  { hy Junta

Rebel Junta Holds Control In Venezuela  But Loyalist  orces  s May om taal

TEST FOR GREEN AS LEADER OF STATE &.0.P.   County Chairmen to Plan Party Ticket  for Next Year

Threatening To Envelope German Field Armies West Of Rhine   U.S. SEVENTH AND 3RD ARMIES ACTIVE   Less Than 50 Miles Separate Fourth And Seyenth Armies

Troops Slash Through Sides Of Saar Basin   All Five American Armies Reported Started On Berlin-Bound Offensive

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   PUSH TO BALTIC COAST BY REDS IS IN THE MAKING

BERLIN SAYS REDS MAKING ~ ANOTHER PUSH   MOSCOW BILENT ON GERMAN REPORTS OF HEAVY FIGHTENG ALONG ODER RIVER

Japs Do Abrupt About-Face as  Yanks Arrive     Nippon Times Likens Coming of MacArthur To Perry’s Visit

Japan Reconstruction Possible Only Through Friendly Cooperation   Says tokyo Newspaper English Language Nippon Times  SO SORRY, PLEASE - IS THEIR ATTITUDE  Great Mass of Japanese Surpjrised at Japan’s Surrender

Japs Change Tactics, Seem Radio Tokyo  Friendly After Surrender on Networks

BIS AND LITTLE POWERS STILL WIE IN FRISGE   Preposed Trusteeship Cause3 Dissension Among Deierates _

THE BIG POWERS FAGE NEW DISPUTE   While Little Nations Chalk Up Two New Victories

ittle Nations re Triumph  t Conference   mall Powers Obtain Right To Discuss World Crises   RENCH RAISE ISSUE   ‘aris Wants To Make Place For Its Saviet Pact

[rusteeships Again Plague Parley As ‘Little’ Nations Win Victories

19 STATES LEFT FOR UND SHE   Al: of Miedle West . and South Are Ruled Out by Committee

SITE FOR UNO ~ ~~ 18 NARROWED      ONLY’ .TEN: EASTERN STATES NOW BEING CONSIDERED FOR, HEADQUARTERS  OF ORGANIZATION. ~

19 STATES LEFT FOR LAD STE.   Al. of Middle West and South Are Ruled Cut by Committee

NAVY SEIZES 2 STATE PLANTS   But Whether Workers Will Return to Oil Refinery Jobs Is Undecided

Refineries In State Seized   But Whether Striking Workers to Return to Work Under Navy Still Doubtful

Most Needed _ Clothing Listed   School Children Will Call. Thursday Afternoon

Chinese Cut J ap Highway  a a    Nanning Is Taken  In Jap Withdrawal

IMPORTANT  PORT TAKEN BY CHINESE   Recapture Nanning, In Couthern China, From Japanese

STASSEN TO SPEAK BEFORE GOVERNORS   Conference Is in Michigan For Chief Executive

State Department Studies Plan  For Intervention  Uruguay Has Proposa For Interference In Domestic Affairs

State Department Studies Plan For Intervention  Uruguay Has Propos:   Uruguay Has Proposa For Interference In Domestis Affairs

NEE SOY RO a TU CC eh. se ee tee Pe eee ene eee eee  Police Chief In Safety Reminder   Ada Cooperating in Effort To Save Lives and Property During Holidays

One-Quarter Of Nagoya Destroyed In Fire Raid  eo_ae hUlUcrOlCUc OTrlUCrrt SOOO hlhlC rl OO SS «SS ew owe

Nagoya Burning From Record Superfort Blow   Carrier Planes Blast Kvushu, Japs Say

Fourth of Nagoya ‘Thought In Ruins   Reconnaissance Photos: To Determine Results

Po Valley Bombed By Allied Airmen   Several Sweeps Over Northern Italy Made By United Nation's Air Force

Boys 4-H Clubs _ Of County Have Membership 200   Cattle Grub Control Discussed at January Meetings of 12 Clubs

SURPRISE ENEMY ON WAKE ISLAND   Americans Shell, Bomb Enemy Batteries On  Former Base

BATTLESHIP AND PLANES BLAST ISLAND   Slight Opposition Offered by Japanese and Damage to American Ships Js Minor.   283 MARSHALLESE NATIVES RESCUED   Taken by Yanks From Nipponese-Held Jaluit Landing Force Suffers No Casualties.

ypassed Former merican Base Is helled, Bombed, imitz Reports   estroyer Escort, Severa Smaller Vessels Rescue 300 Natives from Jalui in Marshalls

U. S. Battleship, Carrier Planes Hit Wake Island   Opposition Light; No Casualties Suffered by Yanks

GERMAN PLANTS SEEK TO REOPEN   ALLIES RESTRICT INDUSTRY TO ONLY ESSENTIAL NEEDS

Allies Study Role of Germany’s Industry As — Krupp Family Seeks To Resume Production

German Industry Fate Unsettled   Some Plants Reopened For Allied Forces; Krupp Question Mark,

Role Of German Industry Studied By Allies; Krupp Asks To Resume Production   Allies To Be Sure That German Industry Will Not Again Endanger World Peace

Allied Chiefs Study Nature Of Business   Application Returned For More Details

” —GERMANY—.  Keep Watch ° On Industry   Many German Plants Permitted To Reopen Under Allied Check

German Industry, Twice Arsenal of War, Is Nearly Nonexistent Now

Allies Ponder Way To Handle Reich Industry   Permission To Resume Production Sought By Krupp Works.

GERMAN INDUSTRY IS NON EXISTENT   Some Factories Operate Under Allied Eye

K. U. ENROLLMENT PAST 3,750 MARK   Term Just Starting Adds 364-Enrollees to University Rolls  i asleeeeeneeeineeamate  A7Q VETS ON THE LUI

K. U. ENROLLMENT PAST 3,750 MARK   Term Just Starting Adds 364 Enrollees to University Rolls   470 VETS ON THE HILE

‘Stevenson Will Take Court Post  O’Daniel Says Governot Will Accept if Offered

Allied Landing  On Labuan Island  Reported by Japs Invasion Of North Coast of  Borneo Near Tarakan Revealed Main Island Reavily Rombed

Borneo Bombec Heavily by Naval Forces   Tokyo Radio Says Isle Off Coast ’ Hos Been nvoaded

HIT LABUAN ISLAND OFF NORTH COAS]   MacArthur Says Borneo Bombed Heavily Thursday

TOKYO REPORTS NEW LANDING — BY ALLIED TROOPS GN LABAUN ISLAND OFF COAST OF BORNEO

TOKYOREPORTS TROOPS ATTACK LABUAN ISLAND   Bombers And Naval Forces Pound Oil-Rich Region, MacArthur Asserts

ALLIES LAND IN BORNEO AGAIN   Island Bombed Heavils 7th Straight Day

F.D.R. PREPARING INAUGURAL SPEECH   ADDRESS MAY BE LIMITED TO 500 WORDS—CEREMONY TO. LAST 20 MINUTES.’ —

Surplus War  Plant: Lease Recommended   - Biddle Thinks “Plan ‘Would Aid Small : Businesses

Plane Production Is Cut Back  Action Affects Most of U.S. Producers

17,000 Plane Orders To Be Cancelled in Next 18 Months; Heavy Bombers Emp hasized

Army Slashes 17,000 Planes Off Schedule:   Que-Front War. Reduces Lend-Lease Justifies BDesatic Cathack

Army Cancels Orders for 17,000 Military Planes   Drastic Cutback Come: As Result of War’s End in Europe

Drastic Cutback In Production of Military Aircraft Is Authorized

Plan Tribute To Sooner War Dead   Start Made On Funds for Shrine to Unknown Sailor Lost in P. H. Attack

Riots Mount In Violence At Caleutta   City Is Declared Out Of Bounds For U. S. Troops

Service Corps Will  Man Local Cantees  Aides Are Announced Bj Chairman Mauler

World’s Greatest Air Raid Hits Four  Forewarned Cities   $20 Superforts Loose 6632 Tons On Railway, Aluminum Centers; Navy Operates Over Vast Area

Sheets of Flame Blanket 4 Nippon Cities After Raic   Jubilant Crews from 820 B-29s Return From the Greatest Raid in History.   U. §. Ships Bombard Either Side of Tokyo

FLAMES CAN BE SEEN FOR 180 MILES   Incredible Devastation Is Left by 820 B-29’s, Dropping 6,632 Tons of Bombs in History’s Greatest Air Raid.

SOLID SHEETS FLAME BLANKETED FOUR JAP CITIES AND REFINERY  ARMADA OF SUPERFORT:! IN GREATEST AIR RAID  TAY PIO TAD

6,632 Tons Of Bombs Dropped By 820 Supers   Warships, Carrier — Planes Hit Wake; One B-29 Lost; Rescue 283 Jaluit Natives

Four Cities Turned into Torches   Solid Sheets of Flame Are Visible 180 Miles Away; Greatest Raid Ever

REPORT FIRES INCREDIBLE’ IN BIGGEST RAIDS   Only One of 820 B29s Fails to Return From Attacks

Superfort Crews Report ‘Incredible’ Sight Following Biggest Raid.

‘Incredible’ Flames Rage After Raids   820 Superforts Drop 6,632 Tons in Biggest Air Raid of War; Four Oil Plants in Tokyo Bay Wrecked; B-29s Also Lay Mines

Greatest Air Raid Of History Strikes   Yanks Sent 820 B-29’s in Crushing Assault—Knew We Were Coming and Couldn't Do Anything About it

LANES DROP 632 TONS OF )ESTRUCTION   uperforts Start Flames in Industrial Cities, Wreck Oil Plants and Mine Waters   IONSHU STRUCK AGAIN

820 SUPERFORTS IN BIGGEST AIR RAID IN HISTOR’   Solid Sheets of Flame Visible 186 Miles; 4 Cities, Oi Refinery Are Hit.   Shell “O” Island

820 Superforts Unloose 6,632 Tons of Bombs On Railway, Factory Towns

Fires Visible 180 Miles After Bombing; - Sub, Warship BomBgrdment Near Tokyo Told

Four Jap Cities Burn After Raid   ‘Solid Sheets of Flame Visible 180 Miles,’ Say Airmen After Record Operation by 820 B-29s Dropping 6632 Tons of Bombs

ONLY DEBRIS REMAINS: AFTER 820 B-298 HIT   6,632 Tons of Bombs Dropped in World's Greatest Aerial Raid

20 PAGES   FIRES VISIBLE MORE THAN 180 MILES   6,632 Tons Of Bombs Unleashed By 820 B-29’s   Targets Of Record Attack; One Superfortress Lost: Wake Island Shelled

§,632 Tons of Fire Bombs Dropped by 820 B-29s in Most Concentrated Raid on Record; One B-29 Lost.

820 Superforts Drop Load Of 6,632 Tons Of Bombs, Mines; Planes, Ships Blast Wake Isle

NIPS HELPLESS AS SUPERFORTS BLAST TARGETS   GREATEST AIR RAID IN HISTORY ALSO HITS OIL CENTER

820 B-29S COVER ) JAP CENTERS WITH BIG FIRES   Four Cities And Oil Center Converted Into Solid Sheets Of  lame; Heaviest Raid Yet: Wake Island Shelled.

B-29s Carry Out Greatest Air Raid In History   Fleet Of 820 Superforts Smash Japan With 6,632 Tons Of Bombs And Mines

TEMPERATURES:   Warships And Subs Attack Tokyo Area; Home Waters Mined

Huge Refinery Also Blasted in Record Attack   820 Superforts Drop 6632 Tons of Bombs On Enemy Homeland

Japan to Be Cut Off  from Mainland ‘Soon’   Admiral Nimitz Reports Tell of Varied Activity Against Far Pacific Foe

Solid Sheets Of Flame Cover Japan   Record Superfort Raid Leaves Five Main Targets as Infernos

Sheets of Flame Sear Enemy Cities   Greatest Air Raid in All History Pays Biq Dividends to U. S. Forces

Flames Of Five Burning Cities Seen 18) Miles   Woke Island Shelled, Adm. Nimitz Reports

820 Superforts In Forewarned Aerial Assault   ‘Incredible’ Flames Roar Through Railway and Aluminum Centers —

Flames Rage Over Railway Centers In Wake of Raids   Japan To Be Cut Off From China Within a Month

Sheets Of Flame ~ Blanket 4 Cities   Bomb Tonnage Greater Than Any Eve Dropped On Germans, Including Mighty Assault Made On D-Day

History’s Greatest  Air Raid   Japan Will Soon  Be Isolated, Unable To Move Troops to Or From Mainland

Four Cities OF . Enemy Blasted By B-s ize ;   Crew Member Says Sight Is Beyond Description

FLAME, SMOKE COVER 4 MORE ENEMY CITIES   ‘Fires Visible over 180 Miles Aiter Terrific Attack By 820 Superforts

Damage Caused During Raid By 820 B-29s Is Beyond Description, Asserts One Airman

Fire Guts Four Jap Cities   Heaviest B-29 Raid Part of Destruction Due to Isolate Japan Within Month or Twe

Only One Bomber  Is Lost   820 B-29s Smash Japan with 6,632 Tons of Bombs

Fires Started By Superforts Visible 180 Mi.   Only One B-29 Lost As 820 Of Big Planes Dump  Promised Cargoes Of Bombs On Enemy   Nip Flat On Back Gen. LeMay Claims   “Thesy Knew We Were Coming But Didut Do Anything About h,” Hie Says of Attack

Record Breaking  Air Attack Drops 6000 Tons Bombs   820 B-29s Carry Out Threat on Four Manufacturing and War Centers in Successful Assault

Four Jar, Cities And Oil Refinery it Burning By Greatest Flee: Df B-29’s

Oil Refinery Blanketed By Supers’ Raids   Greatest Air Raid In History Smacks Nipponese

NIP INDUSTRIAL CENTERS RAZED IBY 820 B-29S   Gen. Chennault Declares Japan Will be Cut Off In Month

WORLD'S GREATEST AIR RAID BROUGHT HEAVY DESTRUCTION   FLEET OF 820 SUPER. FORTS DROP 6,632 TONS OF BOMBS ON JAPAN

FOREWARNED CITIES SWEPT BY SOLID WALLS OF FIRE AFTER GREATEST RAID IN HISTORY

‘Incredible’ Flames Seen For 180 Mi.   Battleship Shells Wake Island; 283 Natives Rescued In Marshalls.

Fires Started Ih ‘Four Jap Cities   Greatest Air Raid in His tory Is Made on Enemy Centers   OPPOSITION IS LIGHT   Some of Superforts Reach Almost to the Russian , Border

Only One B-29 Lost From 820 In Assault On 4 Jap Cities   ‘Japs Are Flat on Their Backs’ Returned Airman Says

Nearly 7000 Tons of Bombs Plummet Down—Wake Island Attacked—Many Mines Laid

Four Cities Lashed, Oil Refinery Hit   820 B-29s Drap 6,632 Tons of Bombs, Mine Sea Routes; Fast Ficht Planes Join in Assault

Four Cities and Large Oil Refinery Left Burning in Greatest Air Raid in History.   ONLY ONE U.S. PLANE LOST NE ATTACK

Unleashed On Nippon By B-29s   Fires Visible Over 180 Miles Blanket 4 Jap Cities; Wake Hit

B-29s Smash Jap Targets In Big Raid   Superforts Set Record For Tonnage of Mines And Bombs Dropped

ALLIED TROOPS BATTLE INSIDE GOCH ROAD HUB   Canadians Head for Duisburg, World’s Largest Inland Port

Canadian First Army Hits At Center Of Goch   Patton’s Forces Widen Their Front, Take More Towns

Scots Fight Into Center Of Goch Fort   Canadian First Army Advances Within TwentyFive Miles Of Duisburg.   LONE MILE OF GOCH

CITY OF GOCK IS ENTERED BY KILTED SCOTS   Canadian First Army Advances Within 25 Miles of Duisburg, World's Largest Inland Port   ‘ENTERING LAST ROUND'

Fortified Naz: Road Center In Virtual Rum:   Meanwhile, Canadian First  LArmy Advances Withia  ~ 25 Miles of Duisbergs . British Near Calear   Casualties Heavy On Both Side:   Pation Widens Front to 32 Miles; Patch Fights Back Two Miles Into the

Scotch Fight Way Info Road Center of Goch   Canadian First Army Advances Within 25 Miles .of Duisburg,  Larae Inland Port

GERMANS FACING LOSS OF WEST WALL CENTER   Montgomery Sees ‘Knockout Blow’ Coming For Enemy

Scots in Goch, Calear Only One Mile Off   Canadian First Army Closes to 25 Miles From Duisburg in Ruhp

2 re ee  Kilted Scotsmen Fight Into Important. Goch, -Road—Cente

Scots Battle Deep Through Siegfried Line   Casualties Heavy On Both Sides in Battle on North

JAP SHIP DIVEBOMBED   Scots Fight Into Goch in Bayonet Action   Canadians One Mile From Calcar; Loss, Both Sides, Heavy

Seottish Troops Push To Center Of Goch Bastion   Canadian Forces 25 Miles From Western Portal Of Rich Ruhr Arsenal

Canadians Drive Toward Duisburg Big Inland Port   British And Canadian Troops Fight Within Mile Of Calcar Road Center

Scots Battle Way To Heart Of Goch Hub   Montgomery Says Wer in los) Stace

Canadians © And Scots  Make Gains From West   Duisburg Is Neared In Steady Advances

Scots Drive To Goch, Fortified Road Center   Canadians But 25 Miles From Western Portal .  Of Rich Ruhr.

GI Program Suggested  To Congress   Extensive Benefits For Service Men Asked In Message

WESTBROOK PEGLER   Reds Have Served Useful Purpose In N. Y. Strike

Marshal Petain Goes on Trial Today  Conviction Will  Carry the Death Penalty

Marshal Petain Goes on Trial Today  Conviction Will Pg: oe ee   Conviction Will Carry the Death Penalty

PETAIN TRIAL STARTS TODAY   Conviction of Former Head Of Vichy Regime Would Carry Death Penalty

JAP’S GREATEST INDUSTRIAL CITY IS FLAMING SFA   Shipyards, Steel Mills, is, and Hiperate Plants Hit by 3,200 Tons of Fire Bom

Jap's Greatest Industrial City Is Flaming Inferno   ‘City With Twice Los Angeles Population. Apparently Wiped Ou

‘Soviet Scientists Will Create Newer Uses, Molotov Says   SAYS NO SECRET CAN BE KEPT FROM WORLD   Charges Those Seeking Secrecy With Working Acainst Common Peace

Russia To Have Atomic Secrets, Molotov Pledge:   Strongly Criticizes Western Powers For Failure To Share

Three Thousand Allied Planes Blast Sub Yards At Kiel And Hamburg

3,000 Warplanes Hit Shrunken German Targets   Sub Building Yards, Airfields Blasted In Northwest Reich

Eyewitness Report on Berlin:  Swedish Writer Leaves City _ Of Doom, Tells Of Pligh

pg Te ae SE ee a OF a  Soviets Said Crossing Spree South Of Berlin   Swedish Correspondent Says Black Marketing Rampant, Money 3 Nearly Worthless Now Under Nazi Regime In Crumbling 3rd Reich!   3rd Army Drives For Czech Town   By OLLE OLLEN Copyright, 1945, By The Associated Press

MANS— °  Want Fo F ood, » Not Money   Things Of Real. Value Sought By. Nazis As Disaster Looms :

Disaster at Hand, Germans Lose Faith In Everything; Have No Use for Money

Germans Lose Respect Fo: Reichsmarks; Black Markets Flourish Cpenly in Reich

Germans Lose Complete Respect For Their Money; Want Coffee, Alcohol, Tobacco Or Gold ‘

Germans Want Goods, Not Their Money   Breakdown of Morale In Berlin Appears Complete

PATTON'S ARMY STARTS DRIVE ACROSS RIVERS   OUR AND SAUER RIVERS CROSSED AT SEVEN POINTS BY THIRD ARMY TROOPS

Many Southern Illinois Communities  Have Coal All Around, Little to Burr

‘Back of the ‘Headlines   Is Japan Being Given a ‘Soft’ Peace, Why?

750,000 Due From Pacitic   Shipping Facilities Strained to Meet Goal Set for January 1; 20,000 Now Await Vessels in Philippine Waters 

150,000 MAY BE HOME BY JAN, 1   Goal Set For Replacement Centers in Philippines

Ships Needed To Get Vets Back to U.S.   750,000 Servicemen From Western Pacific by First Of Year Is Goal as Ports Await Necessary Boats

750,000 YANKS DUE BACK FROM PACIFICBY 1946   Lack Of Shipping, However May Prevent Plan From Being Carried Out

Vets Wait For Ships At Manila   Hope to Send 750,000 Men Home from Pacific  This Year

730,000 Yanks in. PacificDue Home   Return By Jan. 1 Set; Need Ships

Montana Is Second In Nation for  Seventh War Loan  This State Has Sold 57 Per Cent of  ae C Rend OGruatd

Montana Is Second In Nation for  Seventh War Loan   This State Has Sold 57 Per Cent of Its E Bond Quota

LAUSCHE, IN COUNTY, PLANS LEGISLATION   Governor Speaker At V-J Ceremony In Pottery City Last Night

TAKE d2 DEAD FROM EMPIRE TRAIN WRECK   Believe 35 Killed, Many of Them Service Men on Way West.

Leaders Work To Speed Organization   Committees Will Be Named for 29th Legislature

Leaders Work To Speed Organization  Committees Will   Committees Will Be Named for 29th Legislature

RATION VALUES  ARE INCREASED   Boosts Due Sunday On Some Canned Goods, Meats. Oils

Sea Gulls of Hong Kong Cheated  Nothing Gives Better Imo impression of Mystery of Orient Th Than British Crown Colony

Hong Kong Without Sea Gulls As Natives Clean Up Refuse; British Warship Is Weleomed

‘Try To Alter Testimony in ‘Harbor Probe   ‘House GOP Claim Offi_ cials Raise Barriers To Investigation.

Paratroops Trap 20.000 on Luzon   7705 Nips Surrender in Week; Paratroops Put Squeeze on Forces Cut Off From Aparri

JAPS ADMIT FORMOSA IS DEMOLISHED   Burning All Oil Wells In  Borneo Area

Ja s Admit Most Cities P  On Formosa Have Been Demolished by Bombings

Towns Reduced To Cinders By Aerial Attacks   Formal Admission Of Okinawa’s Loss Is Broadcast By Tokyo

HANOVER SOLDIER REPORTED MISSING   Pfc. Melvin P. Shull, Infantryman, Among Casualties On Luxembourg Front—Adams Countian Injured

THRER WOUNDED: ONE IS MISSING   Pfc. Samuel W. Wildasin Hanover, On Latest Casual. ty List — Others From  - Adams County

MORE CASUALTIES ARE MADE KNOW}   Two Soldiers From This Area Missing In Action, Another Killed And Fourth = Is Wounded

Reindollar Is New Road Chief   Assistant Chief Engineer Elevated To Commission Chairmanship.

Suzuki Says Entire City And Palace Burned Out   Gigantic Attack  On Jap Capital Costs 19 Bombers And Ahout 2909 Me

Jap Capital Leveled By Fire-Bomb Deluge   Premier Says City Must Be Rebuilt Record Toll of 19 B-29’s Downed

Entire City Is Gutted   Palace of Emperor Hirohito Rezed in Giaantic Air Raid

US. Officials Taken From Santo Tomas, as Rescue Neared, Paper Iells

Kolberg Seized As Reds Move Nearer Berlin   Last ‘Pockets of Nazi Resistance On Baltic Erased

REDS SEIZED BALTIC PORT   ‘WIPE OUT LAST POCKET ‘OF   NAZI RESISTANCE’ ALONG   185-MILE FRONT ALONG COAST

SOVIETS TAKE KOLBERG, PORT IN POMERANIA   Advance Preparations for Final Drive on Rerlin

KOLBERG FALLS TO RED FORCES   Pomeranian Port’s Seizure Shapes Final Drive on Berlin

Armies Leiives are One War Zone for Americans   Third Army Pushing Into Czechoslovakia; British Enter Copenhagen and Attention . Centers on German Garrison in Norway

Allied Entry Into Holland’s Great Cities Awaited Clearing of Mine Fields; Germans Battle Russians in Austria

Nazi Workers May Be Used in Reparations Plan   Compensation Talked For Man-Hours Lost by Slavery

New Role For Islands   Philippines Being  Built Up As Chief Jumpoff Point for Invasion of Japan

COMMITTEE SPLITS OVER NEW TAX CUT   Over Need to Keep Tax Cuts Within Figure of Fred Vinson

TAX X CUTS -MAY TOP 5 BILLIONS   House May Postpone Slash in Wartime Excise Levies

American Forces Ready for First Tokyo Occupation  Entry Scheduled Friday, Says Tokyo Radio; Yanks Encircle Jap Capital as Preparation”

Japs Told To Give Up Puppet Chiel   Formal Surrender Of Chinese Enemy Ends 8-Year Battle

Japs Told to Give Up China Traitor:   Demand for Puppet President and Other Lead ers Made As Formal Surrender of Nipponese Is Carried Out at Nanking

ORDER NIPS GIVE UP PUPPET PRESIDENT   End Of Bitter 8-Year War Is Reached In Nanking, China

Japs Sign Formal Surrender - Of All Forces Within China   First Demand Upon Beaten Enemy Is to Turn Over Puppet President of China Reportedly Hiding Out in Japan

Union Group Favors Plan For Contract   GM Strikers Appeal To President Truman For Intervention

BOMBING OF MANILA AREA CONTINUES   MacArthur Still Silent on Jap Reports of New Landings on Luzon

Halsev Gets Saddle   Russia Launches Super Five Year Keonomic Drive

Soviet Union’s Five-Year Plan Is In Effect   Repair Of War Damage Is First Objective O; Super Plan Already Ir Operation

Army Must Explain Asserted Release Of 54 Low-Point Football Players

Coal Miners Ready to Work Again   Over 200,000 Return to Pits Monday and Steel Pro duction to Resume

Peace Charter Ratification By Senate Seen   AP Poll Shows 52 Members Already In Favor, None Opposed.

Ratification of Charter Is Seen   Senate Approval Now Question of Timing— 52 Already Approve

Senate to Pass Charter   Poll Indicates Senators Ready to Vote Ratification

52 SENATORS ALREADY ON RECORD FOR   Advocates Want To Rush Action On Resolution

Senate Ratification Of Peace Charter Matter Of Timing: 52 Favor It

Ratification Of World Charter Timing Question   Little Likelihood Truman Will Be Able Carry It To Meeting.

52 Senators. Committed To Charter V ote   AP Poll Tabulated Ove Weekend; Passage Seen As Matter of “Timing?

Say Charter OK Certain   But Observers Differ On-Time Senate Will Take For Ratification Of Werld Peace Pact

52 MEMBERS OF SENATE ALREADY FULLY PLEDGED   Not One Senator Contacted In Survey Comes Out Flatly Against Ratification Of United Nations Charter.

Ratification Of Charter  Seems Sure  AP Poll Shows 52 Senators Already for It

Senate Approval Of Charter Largely Matter of Timing   But Senators Say Charter Can't Be Ready for Big 3 Meet

92 SENATORS FOR APPROVAL   ““AP.Poll-Shows-Final’. Okay Matter of Time

Time Important In Ratification Of Peace Charter  Polls Show 52 of Necessary 64 Votes with All Present - Favor Arnroval: § Probable:

Heavy Majority Seen in Senate For U. N. Charter   52 Senators Go On Record For New World Organization

FINAL GERMAN BOLT DIES ON WESTERN FRONT   British and Yanks Now In Clean-Up Stages In Preparation For New Offensive.

Allies In Final Stage Of Drive To Clean Up Salients On Western Front

Pasting, of Sheriffs. © Tuesday, Cancelled’  “by War-Developments

Gen. Wainwright Favors Merger  Of Army, Navy   Also Backs Truman Plan for Peacetime Military Training

RHINE DEFENSES FACE NEW PERIL   Canadians Advance Despite Air Cover Prevented by Low Clouds

Flaming Oil Used Lo Drive Japanese Defenders From Chiiri Eartification

TRUMAN WARNS OVERWHELMING BOLT TO HIT JAP   President Awards Medal of Honor to Sergeant in House

Hero Honored By President  Soldier Presented With Honor Medal At Congress Session

America Preparing  To Sink Nippon   President Gives Medal of Hono: To 100th Infantryman Before  Taint Seccian of Consress

TRUMAN SAYS U. S. FORCES PREPARING TO HIT JAPS HARD   Statement Made at Ceremony of Awarding Congressional Medal of Honor, to Western Front Hero at White House

'TRUMAN PROMISES BLOWS FOR JAPAN IN PRESENTING MEDAL FOR VALOR IN EUROPE

PRESIDENT TRUMAN INFORMS CONGESS OF CHINA ATTACKS AND PLANS FOR NEW DRIVES

Forces Prepare  To Strike Japs   Truman Says Blows in Pacific Devastating. More Being Readied

PRESIDENT TRUMAN STATES AMERICANS. READY STRIKE JAPS   CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAYS OVERWHELMING FORCE TO BE USED SOON

U. 5. Forces Preparing Knock Out Blow to Japs      ~~ President ‘Sets Precedent Awarding Medal Before Congress

3 Cities Retaken By Chinese      Four U.S. Divisions Clos ing In On Key Fortress  On Okinawa

‘Overwhelming Attack’ By U.S. Is Facing Japs   President Truman Gives Tip on Future in Presenting Congressional Medal to European War Hero

TRUMAN HINTS MIGHTY BLOWS AGAINST JAPS   President Awards Meda Of Honor to GI Be fore Congress

TRUMAN AWARDS MEDAL OF HONGR   100th Congressional Award Is Presented to Jake W. Lindsey.

Yanks Prepare To Strike Nips  In Great Force   Truman Makes Statement at Ceremony Giving Congressional Medal.   Of 100 Men Honored Fifty Die in Action

President Honors Infantry [And Promises Japanese New '\Overwhelming Might Show

TRUMAN HONORS Bi NFANTRY HERO!   Pays Tribute to All Yanks In Award Speech

Truman Announces Pending Strikes in Decorating Alabama Infantryman   Chief Pays Tribute To U, §, Yao   More Such Acts Of Heroism Certain, He Says As Pacific War Progresses

Armed Forces Preparing Bigger Blows   Nation’s Chief rays Tribute to European War Front Hero in Presenting Highest Award Before Joint Session of Congress

Americans Prepare to Hit Enemy Hard, Truman Says  President Awards 100th Medal

Truman Predicts Overwhelming of Japs Is Coming  Promise as High Medal Given Hero Sat. Jake Lindsey

TRUMAN HINTS OF BIG BLOWS AT JAPANESE   Predicts Overwhelming Power During Medal Presentation

PRESIDENT TRUMAN STATES AMERICANS READY STRIKE JAPS  CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAYS OVERWHELMING FORCE

U.S. Preparing Powerful Blows Against Jap Enemy   Truman Honors 100th Recipient Of Highest Award

TRUMAN HONORS 100TH DOUGHBOY   Sergeant Awarded Medal af Basa ica

Yanks Preparing Tremendous Push Against Japanese      President Tells Congress of Plan in Speech Awarding Medal to Mississippi Infantryman

PRESIDENT TELLS CONGRESS BIGGER BLOWS IN MAKING   SPEAKS AT CEREMONY IN HONOR OF HERO, SGT. JAKE LINDSEY

Truman Awards  Soldier Medal  Before Congress Doughboy Killed  a 7.

Honors 100th Infantryman For Bravery   Awards Congressional Medal Of Honor To Mississippi  See   ‘PROUD OCCASION

INFANTRYMA IS HONORED BY PRESIDENT   Lucedale, Miss., Officer is Presented Congressional Medal of Honor at Joint Session  rr ee a  Se oe A ey   SETS A PRECEDENT

U.S. PREPARING GREAT BLOW AT JAPAN- TRUMAN   President Speaks Before Congress; Soldier Awarded Medal

Nation’s Chief Predicts Blow At Medal Rites   President Presents Congressional Medal Of Honor to Tech, 5gt. Jake W. Lindsey   Lauds’ Infantry Fighting Ability   Honored Soldier Engaged Eight Germans In Hand to Hand Combat Af ter Being Wounded =,

TEMPERATURES:   U. S. Preparing To Strike Japs With Overwhelming  Power, President Asserts   Statement Made At Presentation Of Congressional Medal Of Honor To Infantryman Who Killed 20 Nazis

Truman Honors Infantry Valor  Praises Fighting Men  In Award Ceremoanicc

OVERWHELMING POWER READY FOR RELEASE   Pays Tribute To Fighting Men Of America   Presents 100th Congressional Medal Of Honor To Infantryman

To Strike With Overwhelming Might-- Truman   Chief Executive Tells Aim In Presentation Honoring War Heroes

AMERICAN FORCES READY TO OVERWHELM JAPANESE  Truman Warns Eneny in Pacific Ac He Presante Medal to Soldier

Overwhelming Blows to Come, * President Says   Warning to Japan as Truman Awards Medol To Infantry Hero

Plan Overwhelming Blow Against Japs   U. S. Aims Revealed by Truman as He Presents 100th Medal of Honor to Yank ata Joint Session of Senate and House.

TO THROW VAST POWER AT JAPS   President Speaks At Award. ing Of Congressional Medal Of Honor To Mississippi Sergeant.

‘Overwhelming Force’ to Be Turned on Nips, Says Trumar Awards Congressional Medal

PRESIDENT SAYS ‘OVERWHELMING’ FORCE READIED   Chief Executive's Statement Comes at Ceremony for War Hero

Crash at Sea Fatal to Sever   2 Planes Go Down; 12 Persons Missing

Survivors of Two Plane Crashes in Pacific Returning   All Rescued from Clipper in Second Accident East Of Hawaii

Plane Is Forced Down At Sea   Escorts Return Seven Dead, 31 Survivors

2 PLANES FORCE DOWN EAST OF HAWAIIAN ISLES   7 Dead ant 31 Survive; Army Planes Make Search

CARRIERS GET SURVIVORS OF PLANE CRASHES   Nineteen Dead or Missing On Consolidated Liner

‘Peace Feelers’ Content Told   Would Surrender Captured Territory

Board Calls  Mine Hearing   Deadlock Soft Coal Operators. Miners To Determine Contract.

SET HEARING ON COAL DEADLOCK FOR SATURDAY   WLB Seeks Approval to Extend Present Contract Until New Agreement

MINE OPERATORS REJECT PERKINS WAGE PROPOSAL   CLAIM COMPROMISE PLAN WOULD COST $180,000,000 A YEAR

Hearing Called In Mine Dispute   Reason For Refusal  To Work Demanded

Negotiation In Miners’ Wage Battle Is Stalled —   Seizure Is Looming With Greater Strife

WLB CALLS FO WAGE HEARING   Seeks Reasons Compromise Proposals Rejected

HEARING [9 ET FOR TOMORROW   WLB Calls Deadlocked Soft Coal Operators, Miners — To Meet.   ASK MONTH EXTENSION

WLB Calls Hearing of Coal Miners   Will Determine  Whether Contract Can Be Extended; Expires Saturday

WLB Calls Hearing In Coal Wage Dispute   Miners And Operators Told To Explain Refusal To Continue Under Old Contract

'WLB Calls Saturday Conference In ‘Effort To Extend Present Contract

WLB Calls CoalHearing   In Final Attempt to Get Contract Extended Before Strike Deadline

WLB Calls Miners, Operators for Hearing Saturday   Will Determine if Contract Be Extended "Tl New One Reached

— MINE ARS—  WLB. Seeks Extension Of Soft Coal Pact      Operators And Miners Called To Hearing Saturday Morning; Government Seizure Of Mines Seen -Tf Walkout Is Attempted

Mine Owners Foil Perkins’ ‘Pact Efforts   Rejection of Terms Favorable to Lewis Mav Bring Seizure

Soft Coal Parley Flounders Toward Federal Seizure   Hopes for Spectacular Eleventh-Hour Success In Negotiations Are Dashed When Case Is Certified to War Labor Board   LEWIS GIVES NO HINT AS TO FUTURE ATTITUDE

WLB Infervenes In Coal Dispute To End Deadlock   Miners Agree To Perkins’ Proposal, But Operators Refuse

U.S. Mine Seizure Indicated as Overators Scorn Proposal   Rw HAROLD W. WARD

HEARING CALLED ON COAL BY WLB   Board Acts After Operators Snub Compromise Plan

Operators And Miners Called To Meet WLB   Effort to Be Made to Have Present Contract Extended: Mine Owners Reject Perkins Plan

MINE WORKERS AND OWNERS ARE SUMMONED   War Labor Board Calls Them to A Public Hearing

What Vets From ETO Say About Transter To The Pacific Area   Caplain Wank Action

Korean: Targets Hit In Aerial Attacks   Strict Secrecy Maintained As Russians Move ‘Swiftly ‘To Implement Declaration Of War On Japan

STALIN'S ARMY ALREADY IN JAP TERRITORY   Russians and Japs Engage in Their First Clash of War

Stunned Japs, Still Offering Weak Resistance, Rush Troops to Lingayen Area From Southern Sector of Island

-15-Mi Front Drive In Luzon Reaches Central Plains   Stunned By Power Of Invasion, Japs Unable To Muster Much Resistance; Trying To Form Defense Line On Agno River.

Warplanes Blast Three Bridges in Path of Japs Advancing to Front

3,500 Allied Warplanes Aid Crossing   Possible 1,509 Glider And Transport Planes Shower Great Army East of the Rhine

Planes, Gliders on ‘Way to Reich Black Out Sun Over Dover   War's Most Awe-inspiring Operation Marks Lower Rhine Crossing

Germans, Armed With New Weapons, Capable Of Dragging Ont War Many More Months

Completed Powerful New Offensive Into the North Flank of the German  Bulge.   KEY HIGH POINTS WERE CAPTURED   The Third Army Advance Halted Temporarily by Violent German Coun terattacks.

3600-MILE TRIP MADE BY B-29'S   Koriyama, 110 Miles North  Of Tokyo, Is Raided

400 Superforts ‘Blast Tokyo Area   Possibly Largest Air: Armada: Ever Sent

Great B-29 Fleet Hits War Plants In Tokyo Section   Yankee Casualties 2,695 on Okinawa; Nips Lose 11 to 1]

UNION ASSAILS GM OFFER OF PAY INCREASE   LIVING WAGE PLAN IS BRANDED PURE ECONOMIC POISON

ELECTION TRUCE WILL END FOLLOWING WAR   Country United Behind Churchill As War Leader But Peacetime Role Challenrea

Parliament Takes  Up Work Today   Germany's Fall Will End Election Truce

World, Capital Pay , Their F inal Tr ibute To Franklin D. Roosevelt

LAST RITES HELD IN WASHINGTON FOR ROOSEVELT   Body Starts for Hyde Park Following 23-Minute Service in East Room of White House.   300,000 LINE ROUTE OF FUNERAL CORTEGE   Bands Play Dirge and Pianes Fly Overhead—Members of Armed Service in Procession.

Nation Pays Final Tribute fo Roosevelt   Late President's Body to Hyde Park for Sunday Burial

Thousands Line Streets Silently  As Cortege Moves To White House

Sorrowing Throngs Bid Chief Adieu   Family Rites Set For This Morning at Hyde Park Graveside

Body Of Roosevelt Returned To Beloved Hyde Park After Episcopal Funeral Services In White House

Millions Over World Join in Mourning; Family, Friends and Notables Present a Simple Service   Funeral Train Leaves Capital to Take Chief To the Home He Longed for, Largest Crowds In History View Funeral March in Washington

President To Be Buried In Family Garden   Hundreds Of Thousands Line Streets Of Capital As Cortege Passes B

World. Joins In Mourning; Few Present At Services’   Burial Is Planned Upon Estate Today

2238 GIS TO ARRIVE INN. Y   First Transport Docks. Await 10 Others In Flotiila

THE WARD HUNT HOME   Is Vanguard of ‘Jransports and LSTs Bringing 2,238 Troops

JAPS ROUTED ON MINDANAO   Yanks Pursue Enemy After Taking Four Villages; Gain on Luzon

Resistance On Mindanao Increasing   Strong Bunkers And Caves Are Deserted In Flight Of Enemy

F.D.R.BACKS UP CURFEW APPEAL   HAVERHILL, MASS., JOINS N. Y. IN DEFIANCE

FIGHT ON FOREST FIRES BEING WON   FLAMES SWEEP LAKE OF _OZARKS AREA--NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED.

300 FIRES RAGE OVER MISSOUR   Area of About 800 Square Miles in Ozarks Country Is Affected

Forests Afire ‘At Lake Ozark Threaten Area   _ Fire Crews Beat Back Flames From  Linn Creek; Blaze Licks Camdenton; Island Acres Also Burning

U.S. President Is Chairman Of Meeting   Big Three Believed To Be Still Dealing With Preliminaries

PACIFIC WAR TOPS LIST OF BIG 3 TOPICS   Truman Brings Issue to Fore

PACIFIC WAR TOPS AGENDA AT POTSDAM   President Wins Major Point At Biq 3 Meeting

TRUMAN SUGGESTS WAR ON PAN FIPCEST PROBLEM   President {s Successful In Effort to Have Discussion of Pacific War at Top of Big Three Agenda.   PRESIDES AT SESSION © THREE ALLIED LEADERS   Strict Censorship Continues to Cloak Activities of Parley. Truman Moves In Promptly to Start Work.

Truman Rushes Meeting   Japanese War Made Foremost Meeting Topic

Chiefs Limit Discussions  At Potdam   No News Issued From Compound During Day

MAPS GET- TOP PLAGE ON BG THREE AGENT   President .Bluntly Tells His Attitude; Buckle Down to Preliminaries.

 Big Three Resume Conference   President Truman Forces Pacific War To Top Of Agenda At Parley

TRUMAN SELLS BIG THREE ON JAP WAR FIRST   The President Is Made Chairman of The Conference

Pacific War First, Urged By Truman   Tells Stalin and Churchill That Is Major Prob lem at Conference

Ending War In Pacifie Soon  Before Big 3   President Insists On Taking Up Problem Before Others   NEWS IS CENSORED   Session Gets Down To Work With Few  Amenities

Truman Puts Pacific War First On List   As Meet Chairman U. S. President Forces Jap War To Top.

President Talks ‘Over Situation  With Allied Heads   Chiefs Believed To Be Limiting Discussions *¢ To Preliminaries

TRUMAN TAKES LEAD IN PLANS OF CONFERENCE   Holds Separate Discussions With Churchill And Statin Before Second Meet

TRUMAN HOLDS PACIFIC WAR AS FIRST PROBLEM   Understood To Have Informed Churchill, Stalin To That Effect

cnn tieenneeteeeeeeene ene  Pacific Is Most Important Task, Is Truman View

Truman Informs Conferees Jap War Comes First   President Appears To Have Won Big Point at Meeting

PRESIDENT ASKS QUICK END 10 JAPS   Censorship Keeps Lid On Conference

PRELIMINARY ISSUES OCCUPY 3 STATE CHIEFS   U. 8. President Presides With Surprising Directness

DISCUSSIONS LIMITED 10 PRELIMINARIES   President Wins Major Point In Forcing Pacific War to Top of Agenda.

TRUMAN GAINS EARLY VICTORY IN CONFERENCE   Makes Position Clear Early in Meeting of Allied Leaders

JAP LEADERS « “FEAR. MIKADC ~~ LOSING CRIF   OUTBREAKS. OF VIO LENC E WHEN YANKS LAND WOULD . UNDERMINE FOWER OF EMPEROR.

Future of Emperor at Stake as Occupation Forces Move Into Japan   Tokyo Newspapers Urge Realistic View of Japan's. Predicament’

Clark Says Big Offensive Looms   Marine’s Persistence Is Finally Rewarded

{ ‘outh Vows to Brave Niagara Falls ‘n Barrel Despite Police Warning

POLICE OPPOSE NIAGARA EVENT   Ready to Stop Barrel Ride Through River Gorge

UPRISINGS INCREASING IN VIOLENCE   Truman Asked to Stop Use of VU. §. Arms By Dutch

Germany's War  Backbone Broker   Dissohution of Cartels Ya Allies Next Step

ARMY MOVES IN ON . B. FARBEN      Takes Over Giant German Chemical And Munitions Cornoration   THREE EXPLOSIVE PLANTS ARE ORDERED BLOWN UP

‘International Cartels Next On Blacklist   Army's Report Discloses Agreements Between German anc U. S. Firms

Yank Arr Any Takes Over Worlds Largest * Chemical Corporation, Nazis’ ... Plants

Eisenhower Will ‘Forever Destroy’ Its Stranglehold On German Industry   Most Of Known Plants Seized   Three Munitions Works Will Be Blown Up By Allies Within 10 Days

U.S. Army To Destroy Giant Farben Clique   Plans. To Break Stranglehold, End War-Making Powers

Steps fo Outlaw Cartel Pacts of Firm Considered   21 Plants of Giant Business Are Seized For Reparations Use

ARMY MOVES IN TO WRECK FARBEN TRESI   HITLER MUNITIONS PLANTS ORDERED BLOWN UP

America Plans To Smash Farber  Setup Forever   War-Making Power Of Combine Ends, Cartels Outlawed

lo Destroy Nazi Chemica Organization  Thena Barkan Dlanéc   Three Farben Plants Marked by U. S. for Early Demeolition

Army Seizes Huge Farben Chemical, Munitions Plan      German Units Taken Over In Sudden Move To Destroy War-Making Potentiality

I. G. Farben Being Razed   Yanks Are Seizing, Destroying Industry

Munitions Plants to Be Demolished   Giant German Chemical Trust Is Taken Over

CAR, TRAIN CRASH FATAL TO CHILD, AUNT IN COUNTY   Woman Is Instantly Killed In Crossing Accident At Burgettstown

BRITISH PROPOSE A SWEEPING NEW DEAL FOR INDIA   WOULD SET UP NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, NEARLY ALL INDIANS

Propose New Deal. For India   British Plan Would Make Executive Coun. cil Mostly Indian; Key Figures Released

New Deal Program  Drafted —   British Government ‘Plans Formation Of New Executive Council

British Propose New Council Of Native Leaders for India  Move Heralded as Definite Advance Taward Cauntry’s Self-Goverment

Indian Council Called New Deal By Lord Wavell   All-Congress Party Men In Detention Released; Seen Self-Govt. Move

ALL-CONGRESS PRISONERS 10 GO AT LIBERT'   Sweeping Proposal is First Big Step Toward Country's Freedom Since 1942

BRITAIN OFFERS INDIA NEW DEAL   Proposed Executive Counci' Would Be Mostly Indian

PROPOSES ‘NEW DEAL’ FOR (NOI   Will Provide All-Indian Coun: cil Plus Viceroy and Com mander-in-Chief

Sweeping New Deal for India Offered by Viceroy Wavell   New Entirely Indian Council Proposed by British Governor

May Participate If They Will Follow British Suggestions; Indian Leaders To Be Releas. ed From Imprisonment.

British Propose New Executive Council As Step Toward Freedom in All India

‘“‘New Deal’’ For India   British Government Proposes New Executive Council As Solution

Home Rule For India  Increased   New Executive Council Composed Of Indian Members Is Proposed By Great Britain

British Offer Sweeping ‘New  Deal’ For India   Proposes New Executive Comncil Almost Entirely Intlinn As Move Toward  Self- Goverment

British Propose New India Council   Would Be Almost Entirely Indian, Lead To Self-Government

BRITISH ORDER STEP ON WAY TO INDIAN LIBERTY   Proposed New Executive Council Would Be Almost Entirely Indian; Political Prisoners Ordered  Released.

British Take Step Toward a Free India   Propose Executive Council Almost Entirely Indian

India Gains. More Power For Ruling Of Country   Will Get Authority  Under Council Plan

‘New Advance Toward Self Rule’: Wavell   Executive Council To Be Made Up of Natives Is Proposed

BRITISH PLAN WILL INCREASE INDIAN POWER   Executive Council to Be Entirely Native Except for 1 Representative

New Deal For India Offered   More Representative Executive Council Proposed By Britain

INDIA FREEDOM DEAL REVEALED   British Propose Forming New Executive Council

Britain Relaxes Controls on India   New Executive Council with More Self-Government Planned; Release OFf Imprisoned Members Ordered

Propose “New Deal” for India   Release Members Of Gandhi's Party; To Self-Government

British Rule Offers Deal To Indians; Some Freed   Definite Progress Towards Rule Séen In Terms

‘New Deal’ Is Offered To India Today   Sweeping Change Would Have Executive Council Almost Entirely Indian

Top Council Of Natives Is Promised   Definite Advance Along Self-Government Road, Declares Wavell.

‘New Deal’  For Indians   ‘Advance on Road to Self-Government,” Says Lord Wavell

British Plan New Deal For India   Propose New Council Almost Entirely  Indian

British Announce — New Deal for India   Propose Almost Exclusively Indian Executive Council Which Will Be Definite Advance on the Road to Self-Government.

Brifain Plans Sweeping New Deal for India   New Executive Council To Be Almost Entirely Indian and Imprisoned Indians to Be Freed

BRITISH GOVERNMENT PROPOSES SWEEPING NEW NEAL FOR INDIA   NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, ALMOST ENTIRELY INDIAN. IS PLANNED

WEE-HOUR FUN ENDS IN US   Rigid Midnight Curfew Or Entertainment Spots Begins Tonight

After-Midnight Entertainment Has Last Hour   War Manpower Commission’: Explanatory Directive Seis Ricid Curfew on Niteries

Wee-Hour Fun in Nightspots Ends for an Indefinite Period Amid Rumblings of Protest

Compliance With Closing Ban Expected   N, Y. City “Adjustments’ Hinted by LaGuardia; Restaurants Exempt

WEE HOUR FUN AT END TODAY   Nation-Wide Midnight Curfew Goes In Effect At 12 Tonight; Restriction To Have “Teeth In It.”

Curfew Bells Will Toll Across Nation   Byrnes Order Effective at Midnight Tonight

Warns Nightspots They Must Close  Hope for Exemptions Banished by Officials

Gayety Curfew EndsWee-Hour Fun For Nation   Goes Into Effect At Mid. night Amid Rumblings O£ Protest Froin Some Anisement Places

Wee-Hour Fun In Nation's Night Spot: Ends Tonight As Midnight Curfew Toll:

CURFEW ON FUN IS ON TONIGHT   Post - Midnight Decree Goes Into Effect

‘Let's Turn Out The Lights— Nation's Night Spots To Begin Closing For Midnight Curfew

MIDNIGHT WHOOPEE HAS COME TO AN END   Observance of Curfew — : Expected To Be General

Four Hundred Thousand Idle Due To Strikes   Thousands More Kept From Jobs In New York Due To Elevator Strike   WESTERN PENNA. SHARES TIEUPS

Parley Seeking Oil Peace Goes To Washington   Lewis Issues Veiled Threat of Coal Tie-up Over Foremen’s Union

GOV'T MOVES Te END OIL WORKERS STRIKE   22-Day Walkout Ni Jeannette Gomes To End

400,000 IDLE IN NATION DUE TO STRIKES      Strive to Stave Off Complete Shutdown of Refineries

Outcome May Tell Fate ef Pending Measures   President Of CC And Lewis Taking Issue With President's Request

House Facing First Test Of  Labor Measure   Opponeute Pin Hopes On Seaiding Union- Regula. -. tion Bill Back to Rules 1  >. Committee: 4

House Takes Jest Vote On Proposed Labor Legislation   Restriction GF Unien Political Action Aim

Military Committe Seeks To Get Its Bil Enacted Before Labor Committee.

Congressmen Face Test Vote on Major Labor Legislation; To Decide Rules

Test Slated To Be Made During Day   Strike-Curbing Plan Studied By Ford Company

OUTCOME TO DETERMINE ITS FUTURE   Foes Want To Send Union-Regulation Bill To Committee

\Labor Wants Resolution Killed. . . . . Test Vote Shapes Up In House On Truman Labor Legislation Suggestion

President Walks to Work: Chats With Old Friend, Ex-Senator Clark

Marshall Named Ambassador to China; Senate May Probe Hurley's Charae:

MARSHALL IS “NAMED TO FILL HURLEY'S POST      AMBASSADOR'S CIIARGES OF DIPLOMATIC “MUDDLING IN CHINA AROUSES PROBE DEMAND IN CONGRESS -

MBASSADOR HURLEY CHARGES VPOTESSIONALS ARE DRWING ‘ATION INTO ANOTHER WAR

Expect Congress Will Investigate Hurley s Charge:   Resigned Ambassador To China Protests Work Of Professional Diplomats   GEN. MARSHALL IS NAMED SUCCESSOR

CONGRESS PLANS 'PLOMACY. PROBE   Hurley to Fight for — Foreign Policy Warped by Minor Officers

Elliott Loan Data Now Public  Bad Debt Material In 100-Paae Report

30,000 Nazis In Retreat As Patton And Patch Race To Trap Saar Basin

Report Says Distance Between Two Forces Is Only 40 Miles A   MOST OF TERRITORY © THERE IS ONLY FLAT AND OPEN PLAIN   Big Rhine City Of Coblenz New Is Completely In American Hands

ENEMY SKIPPER TO BE WITNESS   Submarine Commander To Tell Of Sinking U. S. Cruiser

FDR To Give Coneress Talk On Big 3 Meet   Vice-President Truman And Senators Indicate Visit To Be Welcome

Violence in Berlin Brings Warning (f Soviet Reprisals  Fifty Germans to Die For Each Attempt On Life of Russian

REDS CRACKING DOWN IN BERLIN   .AntrSoviet Activity” to Bring Reparations

SNOW DISAPPEARS FROM HIGHWAYS   SUN AND HIGHWAY CREWS REMOVE BLANKET — CITY STREETS BEING CLEARED.

ee RS ES  SNOW DISAPPEARS FROM MAIN HIGHWAYS   Some Slick Spots Remain, However, .and Highway Department Advises Careful Driving.

COAL STRIKE CUTS STEEL PRODUCTION   FURNACES CLOSED IN PITTS. BURGH AND CHICAGO— 146,000 MINERS IDLE.

Mine Walkout Now Crippling Steel Distric’   List Of Idle Coal Diggers Swells To 146,000 In 5 Stateac

MARINES PATROL NAHA   Streets Are Quiet Tho War Is Just -Across the Harbor

HESS ADJUDGED SANE IN TESTS   Trial for Former Deputy to Begin About Nov, 20

Opposition To Wallace ls Mounting   Political ‘Reward’ Is Scored By Senators

Old Soldiers Warn War Is Not Over Until Last Shot   New Men Going ‘3 Battle Every Day  Pigeon: BBs

JUDGES NEXT ON SLATE FOR RAISE   Nkay Pay Hike forLegislators, State Officials

8 OHIOANS DIE IN ACCIDENTS   Six Killed in Traffic Mishaps. Baby Perishes in Fire

Judge Stacy Is dr  Ot Group   President Declares Labor And Company To Cooperate

Truman Calls For Joint Cooperation Of Company, Labor   ig sity NO LEGAL BOARD AUTHORIT  "Says Congress Must “"'Take Action For

Names Men To Probe in Auto Strike   Truman Appoints Fact-find ing Boa’y in General Motors Dispute

COOPERATION OF GM, UNION IS ANTICIPATED   Nation, Meanwhile, © Faces Prospect’ Of Greatest  Strike Crisis _

Library Meeting This Thursday Eveniag   F. V. Topper, 67, Expires Friday

German Prisoners Of French Return Physical Wrecks   Look Like Corpses Resurrected from Nazi Horror Camps; Given Medical Aid

FRENCH ABUSE NAZI LABORERS   Starved German Captives Returned to U. S. Oc cupation Zone

German War Prisoners Returned To Yankees by French Look Like Corpses from Nazi Horror Camps

PRISONERS CLASSED AS UNFIT TO WORK   Eyewitness Gives Report on Men Returned to U. S. Control By French.

German War Prisoners Returned by France  to U.S. Army Control Almost Like Corpse:

German POW Laborers, Returned By French, More Like Living Corpses   Beggar Army Of Pale, Thin Men Clad In Vermin-Infested Tatters, Returned To U. S. Control After Red Cross Protest

French Return ‘Unfit’ POWs ToU.S. Army   Men Allegedly Treated Below ‘Standard’ Look Almost Like Corpses

Latest College  FOOTBALL RESULTS   Eyewitness Tells Condition of Nazi Prisoners Returned to American Army by Frenck

NAZI PRISONERS FREED BY FRENCH UNFIT FOR WORK   WRITER SAYS THEY LOOK LIKE CORPSES FROM OWN PRISONS

 ‘Living Corpse’ Nazi Prisoners Taken from French After Red Cross Complaint    RY MEL MOST

‘Operation Skinny’  German ‘Corpses’ Breathing O: Release From French Control   Rye MEL WOST

Classify German Prisoners of War Unfit To Work: Returned by Frenchto U.S. Army

French PW Camps Reportec , As Bad As Any Ger. Horror Camp; Men Are Skeletons

First Nazi. POW’s Released by Frenck To U. S. Resemble Horror Victims 

Nazi PWs Freed By French Near Corpses, Claims Writer   Pale,  Thin Yen

WRITER SAYS NAZIS ABUSED BY THEFRENCH   Prisoners Being Turned Over to Americans Look Like Corpses Resurrected From Reich Concentration Camps.

France Returns To Yanks Nazis POW’s Treated Below  International Standards

An Army Of Live Corpses   German Prisoners Turned Over To U.S. By French Are In A Deplorable Condition

FRENCH RETURN NAZIS LOOKING LIKE CORPSES   Americans Class Prisoners As Unfit For Work After They’re Given Back

German People’s Choice Is Unconditional Surrender Or Pulverization Says Murphy

Surrendering oy Is Only Hope  ro or Germans   Kisenhower Adviser Warns Them To Quit Or Suffer *Pulverization’

GROUP HEARS REASONS FOR NURSE DRAFT   ‘Committee Postpones Hearing on Work _ ‘ar Fight Legislation

2 Firms Renew Negotiations  On Auto Wages   Chrysler And General - Motors Officials  Meet With UAW

TEN-YEAR TASK SEEN IN REICH   Occupation Of G ermany To Be Long Pull, Says New Commander

10-YEAR POLICING OF GERMANY SEEN   GENERAL McNARNEY FORMALLY TAKES OVER COMMAND FROM EISENHOWER.

LITTLE INTEREST HERE MONDAY IN JUDICIAL VOTE   Three Circuit Judges And One Supreme Justice Were Unopposed.

EXPECT LIGHT POLL MONDAY IN JUDICIAL VOTE   Three Circuit Judges And Supreme Justice Are Unopposed.

Free Reporting of Work of Security Conference Next Month Indicated

‘Meat Rations May Continue Says Truman   Controls on Food May Be Needed to Feed Europeans

Font Rationing Will Corinne Truman States  Americans to Cut Les For Moaths to Aid

Some Food Rationing _ For Aid to Europeans _ Indicated by Truman

Food Supnlies Going Abroad   Truman Says Hunger ir Europe May Prolong Rationing

FOOD RATIONING HELPS HUNGRY   Shipments To Be Sent Abroad; More Meat Next Month

CHANGES ON HOME FRONT FORESEEN   RHINE CROSSINGS MAY AFFECT CIVILIAN PRODUCTION AND LEGISLATION.

‘this Is No Time To Let.Up Steam, ls Refrain In War-Busy Washingtor

American Home Front Told  Not to Ease Up  This Is Not Time to Let Up  Steam, Is Refrain

t Bulk of Army and Navy to Be Needed Against Japan—  ‘Capital SeesV-E Day as No Time to Let Up

This 's No Time To Let Up Steam   So Goes Feeling at Washington as AUies Surae Across Rhine

Brief Residence Nevada Divorces Void Elsewhere   Other 47 States Can Refuse to Recognize -the Court Rules

'Repol On the War  By General George C, Marshall  Brenael Repert of the Chet of Stott of the U. S. Army the Secretory of Wer         TSG oo T3485. te

‘Report On the War.  = “By General George C.Marshalk- -4   THE AMERICAN VICTORY

DEFERRED FARMERS SENT FOR PHYSICAL   TO JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MO.   Forty-Nine Men Left Monday Morning for Pre-Induction Exams, May Be Re-Classificd

RUSSIANS DEMAND _ HESS STAND TRIAL   Soviets Take Dim View. o fMAental Teet “Nancance”’

President Joins with Rest of Nation to Thank God for Peace on Sunday

President Prays For Early Peace   ‘Fetes Mother's Day it Bethesda Chapel

President Truman Wins Solons , Who Opposed Roosevelt Back Into ihe Democratic Camp

Democratic Senators Who Opposed Roosevell Are Won Back by Truman

President Truman Is Geffing New Support   Tydings is Backing Chief Executive on IseVac

BACK SUPPORT   Some Senators Who Opposed FDR Now Lined Up With Administration

Randall Once More in Lead   County's Percentage of 191.5 Far Ahead in State. Morris Soys

‘Big Four’ Open Door: Of Secret Councils to France for First Time

FRENCH ARE INVITED 70 JOIN BIG4      Meet for First Time in Secret Council at Frisco

Big Four Chiefs Open Councils to French   French Foreign Minister Is Invited To ‘Discussion Of General Work’

WARD PRUPCRGY VACATED BY ARNIY   sirike Situation Eases; Power Service Interruption Slight

County Near Tofal Quota   Already Over in ‘Other ~ Issues’ But $157,000 Short In ‘E’ Bond Buying

County Slow In War Loan   Has Accounted for Only 34 Per Cent of Quota to Help Finance War

County Faces Hard Final Bonds Drive   Only Three-Fourths of Way To Seventh Loan Quota, Two Weeks to Make It In

MacArthur's Staff Takes  Over Radio at Tokyo By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Senate Sends Tax Cutting Bill to HST   Capital Hill Talk Indicates Bill Will Be Signed Despite Some Criticisms

Tax-Reducing Measure Goes To President  Bill Is Completed In Time To Affect  Next Year’s Incom

Tax Reduction Bill Goes to White House   Nearly Six Billions Léss to Be Collected in 1946

TO PRESIDENT   Final Approval Given Bil By Congress; Provides $5.9 Billion Cut

Work On Tay Reduction Is Completed   Revenue Department To Print Returns, Withholding Tables

Tax Cut Bill As Completed - AsSchedulee   Senate Approved Measure Sent to White House -. for Sianature

Tax Cut Bill ls Completed As Schedules   Senate Approved Measuré Sent to White House for Signature

Truman Gets Conference Tax Measure  Senate Approves Levy Cuts of $5.990.000.000

ACTION IS COMPLETED ON TAX LEGISLATION   Measore Cuts Tayments By Individual Income Taxpayers By “ $2.645 908.008

TAX BILL SENT TO WHITE HOUSE   MEASURE GOES TO TRUMAN AFTER SENATE APPROVES $5,920,000,000 CUT.

AIRMEN WRECK 100 JAP RIVER SHIPS   MARINE PLANES ATTACK AMOY, SWATOW AND HONGKONG AREA OF CHaNA.

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DETROIT STRIKE IS TRAGIC FOLLY   Union Officials Condemn Walkout of 50,000 Workers

ClO CHIEFS RAP DETROIT UNREST   Wildcat Strike Wave Is Blamed On “Mobocracy”

Soldiers Witness Nazi Cruelty ee  Hate For The Germans Grows  As Troops Move Across Rhine

STRATEGY MAPPED , ~ TO STOP WALLAGE   Senator McKellar Joins Den: crats Opposing Nominee for’. Post in Cabinet

Sen. McKeller Fights Wallace   Tennessee Democrat Takes Lead Against Wallace Nomination.

M'KELLAR JOINS FOES OF WALLAGE   TAFT BELIEVES MOST OF MINORITY MEMBERS WILL OPPOSE CONFIRMATION.

McKellar Will  Fight ‘Wallace Cabinet Bid   President Pro Yempore of  * Senate Joins Others . Mapping Strategy To ~" Reject Nomination

M’KELLAR WILL FIGHT WALLACE   Senate Leader Takes Lead Against Confirmation

ANTI-WALLACE DRIVE HEADED BY MCKELLAR   Joins Other Senators Planning Rejection Of Nomination

WALLACE MESS NO PARTY FIGHT   Democrat Takes Lead Against Nomination To Cabinet

May Deny Post to Mr. Wallace  McKellar Opens Fight Against Confirmation

Fight Against Wallace Led By Democrats   Strategy to Reject <Appointee; GOP Hands Off

Tokyo Airport Battered by Superforts  Guns and Aircraft of Fleet Rake  TT. «2 7 ee  e in ak, T pee Ne

Tokyo Airpor! Battered by Superforts   Guns and Aircraft of Fleet Rake Positions on Land

Britain Saved by Entrance of U. 5.  Montgomery Says End Was Near in ‘4!

‘Monty’ Says Britain Was Finished In 1941 Till U. §. Came To Her Aid

Britain Saved By U. §.—Monty   England Beaten In 1941. Marshal Says

RETIRED MINISTER CONVICTED BY JURY   Kansas Clergyman Is Father Of Missionary Werker's Child, Court Declares

Senator Stanton “Disappointed” —By $100 Bon:   Will Offer Amendment; . Recommendation --Goes  $"P —Seate—For—Action

Broadcasts Of (fficial’s Talk To Japs Differ   Domei Says Japs Told To Face Facts Of Defeat

Domei Says Japan Told Of Defeat   Broadcast of Full Text Fails to Contain Statement

Foreign Minister Break Sad ‘News’   Rest Of Orient Not So Informed

Domei Reports Japs Told of Their Defeat   But Message Beamed To Nipponese People Does Not Say That

Japs Admit Defeat, Tokyc Report Says   Second Broadcast Picked Up by F.C.C. Omits Quotation

Jap Stories Don't Jibe World (Excepting Nippon) Told Japan Must Recognize Defeat   Political Group Dissolves

Statements In Broadcasts Not Identical   In Japanese An Effort Made To  Soften Purport

NIPPON LEADER ADMITS DEFEAT   People Must Pay Price. Foreign Minister Is Quoted As Saying

Japan s Told ‘We Lost War’   Foreign Minister Flatly Informs Natton Of Bitter Defeat .

Official Tries To Tell Japs They Were Defeated--But Fails   Foreign Minister Puts It Bluntly But Broadcast of His Message Omits Statement Were Beaten and Must Face Facts

Japs Are Told (Or Are They) To Face Faets   Nip Radio Still Playing With Words Fed To Homeland  Explaining War.   READ POTSDAM NOTES

Japs Not Told Of War Defeat  Tin ‘Biroadeas ‘ts   Statemént: Beanied-Only to America; Na: Mention Made in Broadcast to  Orient ~ ;

Yanks Invade Bonin Islands   Nimitz Holds Silence On two Jima Landing

‘WarshipGuns Pounding Iwo For Third Day      Tokyo Claims U. S. Force Has Started Invading “Doorstep” Island   2 LANDINGS HINTED   Nimitz Keeps Secrecy on Further Navy Plane Attacks on Tolkvo

Ships Shell Jap Outpost Three Days   Late Tokyo Report Says Two Landing Attempts Repulsed

JAPS CLAIM IWO LANDINGS BY AMERICAN:      Nimitz Says Shelling Carried Into  Third Day

News Behind the News  ame raecnescReia: saaes   WASHINGTON Re Rav Tyekeor

HINT TRUMAN'S PROPOSAL FOR RAISE IN WARE   Sources Say Plan to Ask 48 Hour Pay for 40 Hours Work

PAY INCREASE TO BE PROPOSED BY TRUMAN, TIP   Congress, Meanwhile, Studies Variety of Issues Headed By National Defense

43 Hours Pay For 40 Worked, Said Truman Idee   President to Explain Wage-Hour Plans on Air at 7 o'Clock

President to Make This Request in Radio Address Tuesda Night, It Is Said

Truman May Ask Pay Compromise   President to Air Labor Policy On Radio Tonight

Truman Wants 48° Hour Pay for 40 Hour Work, Repor   President’s Radio Talk Tonight Forecast to Propose Such Plan

‘8-For-40’ Wage Proposal Ready, Capital Hears   President Opposes Increase In Prices; On Air Tonight

HST Wants 48 Hours Wages For 40 Hours Week   Unions Want Employes Paid For 52 Hours While Working 40; No Price Hike Wanted

Truman to Propose Wage-Hour Policy   President, in Address Tonight Expected to Advocate 48-Hour Pay for 40-Hour Week Compromise

Believe: President To: Ask Industry To Pay 48-Hour Wages for 40 Hours Work

Report Truman To Propose A Pay Compromise   Radio Balk Is Expected To Urge 48-Hour Wages For 40 Hours Of Work.

PROPOSE WAGE RAISE WITHOUT HIKING PRICES   Truman to Suggest 48 Hours Wages for 40 Hours Work on Air Tonight

To Recommend Plan Without  Raising Prices   Authoritative Persons Say President Will Make Re quest As Compromise With Wage Demands   Would Equal 20% Increase In Pay   Exceptions to Hold Price Line Would Be Made In UWardship Cases, It Js Understood

48-Hour Pay For 40 Hours To Be Asked   President To Propose Increase In Wages Without Price Hike On Goods Produced

Truman Will Ask 48 Hours Pay for Work of 40 Hours   Prices Would’ Not Be Raised, Except in Hardship Casea: Speaks at 10 P. M.

President for Increasing Pay By 20 Per Cent   Chief Executive To Reveal Policy in Radio Talk Tonight

Truman Will Offer Wage Compromise   Expected to Propose 48 Hours Wages For 40 Hours Work, No Raise in Prices

48 Hours Pay For 40 Hours Work Us Seen   Truman Will Propose Thi: In Speech He Will Broad  cast Tonight.   INOT HIKE PRICE <§

48-Hour Wages, 40-Hours Work, Truman Plea?   Broadcast Tonight to Favor Compromise, Is Report

President Believed Planning Moderate Increases In Prices   Chief Executive Will Broadcast Views Tuesday Night In Effort To End Work Stoppages,  Compromise Unions’ Pay Demands

Truman Wage Plan Revealed   48 Hours Wages for 40 Hours of Labor

Truman to Propose That Industry Pay 48 Hours Wages For 40 Hours Work

TRUMAN WILL PROPOSE WAGE AIKE PLAN IN TALK TONIGHT   Expect Reouest For 20 Percent Wace Jump With  No Price Raise

TRUMAN WILL GIVE TALK ON WAGE ISSUES   Is Expected To Urge 48_ Hour Pay For 40-Hour Work Week

PAY AND PRICE POLICY TALK TONIGHT   Compromise To Be Offered In President’s Message   Would Give Workers Raises Of 20 Per Cent Instead Of 30 Per Cent

48 HOURS WAGE PAY FOR 40 HOUR’ WORK DISCUSSED   Truman Believed to Make Proposal in Broadcast Tonight

EXPECT TRUMAN TO ASK 48HOUR PAY FOR 40 HOURS   WILL OUTLINE WAGE PROPOSAL IN TALK TO PEOPLE TONIGHT

CLAIMED PRESIDENT TO SUGGEST 48-HOURS PAY 40-HOURS WORK  AT SAME TIME INDUSTRY WILL BE REQUESTED NOT  TO RAISE BRICES

Truman Outlines Wage Policy in Address Tonight   President Expected to Propose’48‘Hours Pay For 40 Hours Work

Plans Meetings With Labor Chiefs Ahead Of Conferences Set For Monday

TRUMAN MAY ASK 8-HOUR WAGE BONUS   President Expected, in Talk Tonight, to Ask Industry to Pay 48 Hours’ Wage for 40 Hours Work.

President Will Make Nationwide Broadcast Tonight   Report Chief Will Suggest Same Pay For 40 Hours as 48

Truman Back From Historic Big 3 Meeting   Presidential Party Boards Train For Washinaton

Truman Returns From Big Three Berlin Meeting   President Lands af Newport News; Cabinet Will Meet Friday

President Truman In White House    Chief Executive Back in Washingtor - After Biq Three Conferenc-

TRUMAN ARRIVES INU, §. ABOARD CRUISER AUGUSTA   President Disembarks at Newport News and Boards Train bnmediately for Washington.   BRINGS AGREEMENTS REACHED AT POTSDAM   Executive, Tanned by Sun and Wind, Looks Physically Fit—Meets With Cabi net Friday. —   RIiLLETIN.

Mull Over Reparations      Question Reported Up For Decision at Potsdam: Over Half to Reds

Labor Party Wins British — Election By Tidal Wave;  Attlee To Form Cabinet

Neither Fiery Leader Nor Foreign Minister, Eden Will Return to Big Three Sessions, With Ernest Bevin Possibly to Represent British Empire

Laborites Get Sweeping Win In British Election   Prime Minister Submits Resignation;  Major Clement Attlee Is Successor

Churchill's Leadership Is Defeated   Opposition Party Has Mor Than Majority in House  of Commons

Tojo Says He Is Experiencing ‘Considerable Pain’ but Likely Will Live to Be Tried

CUBS SEEK 2NDSERIES WIN: TODAY ATBRIGGS STADIUM   Seore by innings: -L23.45678 ‘9 Chicago 0001. Detroit 0-000

Set. P. L. Rader Dies in Action  In Reich Apr. 5   Cyclone Soldier Killed; Crossed Rhine With First Army

Set. P.L. Rader Dies in Action  In Reich Apr.5   Cyclone Soldier Killed. Wife Told: Crossed Rhine With Ist Army; In Service 29 Months

WAS KILLED IN ACTION   Billie Way Had Been TReported Missing Since December 18

SGT, H. G. MILLER IS KILLED IN ACTION   Message Was Received by His Wife Sunday; Killed on December 17.

S. F. Conference to be Opened to Public on First Come First Served Basis: 15,000 to be Admitted

House Approves Monetary Accord   Bretton Woods Pact Now Goes To Senate

Truman Given Bretton Woods OK. by Senate   Japanese Quitting Chinese Area Held. There Since 1938

HOUSE OKAYS BRETTON © WOODS BILL   Would Authorize U.S. Participation “In World Bank - _

:   Moneta ry Bill Passed By House   Gives President Truman Another Victory on  Foreign Policy

Bretton Woods Approved   House Approves Monetary Measure By a Heavy BiPartisan Majority

House Approves of Bretton Wood:   ‘Bipartisan:Vote -Marks Victory

Sy Vote of 345 to 18 Lower House  Yields Victory to Administration

Supreme Court Asks for Help  In Yamashita Case   Military Law Experts To Assist; Arguments  Are Set for Jan. 7

YAMASHITA APPEAL WiLL-BE ARGUED   HIGH COURT ASKS EXPERTS IN MILITARY LAW TO HELP IT REACH DECISION.

Supreme Court ToHear Yamashitc   Tribunal Calls in Military Law Experts for Jan. 7 Hearing

EXPERTS CHECK ON YAMASHITA   Supreme Court Asks Aid In Deciding Appeal Of “Tiger Of Malaya”

MAKES NEW EFFORT TO SPLIT ALLIES WITH REFERENCE TO "DOOM" FROM BOLSHEVISM

WESTERN ALLIES DOOMED   At Same Time Makes Indirect Bid for Negotiated Peace

With Doom at Hand, Hitler Calls on German People for Last Sacrifices

135 Superforts Monthly Built.   1945 Aircraft Program Up Nine Per Cent»

Brownout to  Be Lifted   End of Hostilities In Europe Will Bring Back Bright Lights

VE-DAY TO SEE END OF BROWNOU!   Official Lifting of Ban On Lights Awaits Only  deman's Word of End Germany.

PALESTINE INQUIRY HEARING — SCHEDULED IN NEAR FUTURE   FIRST HEARINGS WILL HE HELD IN. WASHINGTON-:  MEMBEES WILL GO TO PALESTINE

Little Progress In Nesotiations  In Auto Strike   Union And Corporations Are still Far Apart On Wage Demands

Ford Parries Demand, GM Talks Resume   UAW Negotiators Given Assurance Firm Wants Further Negotiations

YET FAR APART ON QUESTION OF WAGES.   Ford Officials Say They Can’t Grant 30% Raise; Face Loss ©

NAVY POINT SYSTEM PUT INTO OPERATION   Older Officers And Men Get Chance For Discharge

Seize Escaped Gl For Murder Of Salesman  FBI Chief Relates Trail Of Crime By Soldier After Flight

GUILTY PLEAS ENTERED BY 2 IN KIDNAPING   (ommissioner Orders Pair Held for U. S. District Court

Rankin Would Oust Stimson   Un-American Committee Getting Protests from Soldiers, He Says

‘Asks Removal Of War Chief, Key Assistants      Rep. Rankin Charges’ Stimson, Aides Promoting Communism 

Rankin Wants Stimson  And Two Aides Ousted   Mississippi Democrat Declares Secretary Of War And Key Assistants ‘“‘Use Office To Indoctrinate Men With Communistic Philosophy”

Rep. Rankin Asks Ouster Of Stimson   Says Secretary and ; Kev Aides Should : Be Removed

Oust Stimson Says Rankin   Claims Secretary Commissions Communists In Army: Hits Two Key Aides,

Secretary of War, Two Aides Target of House Oratory   Rep. Rankin Says They Should Be Removed; Others Defend Trio

Rankin Calls For Removal of Sec. Of War Stimson   Cites Communist Influence in War Department Offices

ith Sofon Reps’ Patrérbn, Too, Chetging. Com. munint ‘Teachinae’

WLB Appeals to Lewis, Begs Workers to Return to Pits; Miners Want New Contract

Yanks Beat Off Counferattacks, Cut Vital German Military Road   ALLIED AIR BLOCADE OVER REMAGEN BRIDGE   Hold On Rhine’s East Bank Now Ten Miles Wide.

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest Tc All In The Various  Communities

POINT PLEASANT MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED   John A. Goodell, Hotelman Suffered Spinal Injury   TWO OTHER ACCIDENTS

NAVY MEN WILL BE DEMOBILIZED QUITE RAPIDLY   Will Gome Back To U. 8. As Quickly As Ships Are Available

NAVY TAKING STEPS FOR DEMOBILIZATION   Men to Be Returned to U.S. As Fast As Possible

Nimitz Says Men To Ship  From Pacific   ‘Shooting Figure’ Of 500-Man Fleet Set For Post-War

80,000 Japs Slain Since Start of Okinawa Campaign   Fewer Than 5,000 Enemy Troops Remain On Island, Estimate

ENEMY CONTINUES FANATICAL RESISTANCE DESPITE ASSAULTS FROM LAND, SEA AND AIR

Editor Relates Atrocities Benjamin McKelway Speaks At AP Meeting Here Friday

NAZI ATROCITY STORIES TRUE   Editor Tells Of Seeing  Thousands Of Bodies  Stacked In Camps

SOLONS BATTLE IN LAST HOURS   ‘Legislature Adjourns After Bitter Row On School Aid

Jap Emissaries To Arrive in  Manila Sunday  Allied Military   Allied Military Leaders Gather For Meeting

10,842 RESIDENTS   Totel Population as of Last March Stood at 1,793,066   LOCAL CENSUS 15,377

Food Tightening Only One of Five Major Problems   Rationed Clothing, Livestock Ceilings Needed, Says Bowles

Bowles cites issues faring  wy ~2405 OPA in 1945   Recent cut was ‘hard decision’

Cancellation of Ration Stamps Was Tough to Do but Was Necessary, OPA Chief Bowles Declares

U.S. Swarms In to Free Korean Area   Japs Withdraw Forces 12 Miles Inland According To Agreement as People Finally Free of Nips

Japanese Pull Forces Inland From Invaders   Formal Surrender Ceremony Scheduled To Be Held ee ay at Port of      Civil Disorders Ave Simmering   Guns of Seventh Amphibious Group Covered Lunding Barges 7th Infantry Yets-

Nimitz Salutes U. §. Marine Corps   170th Anniversa ry of Leathernecks

Relaxation Of Bans On Travel Expected   ODT May Allow More Pullman Space for Civilians

Demand Indictment, Death Of Jap Emperor, Hirohito   By Edward V. Roberts and Harold Guard

Australia Demands Trial of Hirohito   Emperor Of Japan Would Be Indicted For ‘Systematic Barbarities’ Of Japs

Hirohito Gets Blame 72 or Cruel Atrocities  Chinese Reported Backing Move;

Push Mine Rescue Efforts   Fight Fire Again in  Search for Remaining 21 Men; Ten. Have Been ’ Found, 2 of Them Dead

Police Subdue Mutiny on American Ship in England   Fire Slows Search For Miners Who Are Trapped in Tunnel

EIGHT LIVE THROUGH COAL MINE EXPLOSION OF LAST WEDNESDAY: 21 MISSING

RESCUE WORKERS REMOVE 10 FROM KENTUCKY MINE   CONTINUE SEARCH FOR 21 OTHERS AS NEW FIRE RAGES

RESCUE CREWS PRESSING SEARCH FOR REMAINING 21 MISSINGIN SHATTERED KENTUCKY TUNNEL

New Fire Blocks Rescuers After Eight Miners Taken Alive From Kentucky Shatt   Twe Dead as Workers Press Search For 21 Others Trapped by Explosion; “Log” of Entombed Miners Is Found

Rescue Of 8 Trapped Miners Alive Revives Hopes For 2] — ‘Others; Two Bodies Removed   Survivors In Good Condition; Rescue Crews Intensify Work

EIGHT MINERS ARE SAFE IN HOSPITAL   Two Others Are Dead: Workers Continue Res‘cue Efforts   SEARCH FOR 21 MORE

Rescue Squads Press Work in Burning Mine   Eight Rescued Friday Fighting for Life in Pineville Hospital

8 Survivors of Mine Explosion Removed   Two Known Dead as Rescue Crews Search Rubble for Remaining 21

8 MINERS LIVE OF 10 REMOVED AS NEW FIRES HALT RESCUE   Hope Revived Fo. Some Of 21 Men Still Trapped  At Pineville

Eight Men Survive 2 Days in Burning Pineville, Ky. Mine   Hopes of Rescuing Other Trapped Miners; Fires Hamper Rescuers

8 Men Are Found Alive, 2 Dead As Rescue Workers Push Dangerous Work in Shatt —

8 Safe in Hospital: Two Dead  All But One Of Eight   All But One Of Eight Responding To Treatment

8 Miners Alive At Pineville  2 Others Found Dead, Prass Mine Search *

Two Dead, 21 Hunted After Tunnel Blast   Crews Ordered Back When Fire Breaks Out Below Ground

Coal Mine Still Holds 271 Miners   Eight Men Rescued Alive Are in Hospital, Two Others Dead; Cina. Clause Abtacts

Eight Miners Are Saved As Search Continues   Men Safe In Pineville Hosnital;  Two Found Dead

Two Other Diggers Dead As Workers - Continue Search   21 Men Still Unaccounted For in Dixie Mine Explosion; Identify First Casualty

Eight Miners Rescued From Coal Tunnel   Rescue Workers Push Search For 21 Other Men In Kentucky Pit

8 Men Survive In Burning Mine   Rescuc, Workers’. Hopes of Saving 21 Others “Are Bolstered

Eight Miners Alive After Rescue from Kentucky Coal-Mine   Pressing Search For Remaining 21 Trapped Men

One Survivor Found In Critical Condition After Three Days In Blast-Wrecked Mine

PRESS SEARC FOR OTHERS IN PITS   Twenty-Fourth Blaze Encountered By Rescuers   600 WAIT   At Entrance To Mine For News; Little Show Of Emotion Noted

EGHT MEA SAVED FROM? MINE SHAFT SAFE IN HOSPITAL   Rescue Workers Press Search, for Remaining 21 Vic Reise Sa Ties ke

PSearch Is Pressed for TwentyOne Others Still Missing— _ Word About These Expected  Momentarily. 

Miners Rescued As Crew Fights Blaze in Tunnel   Efforts Delayed By New Fires as Bodies Recovered

Rescue Squads Search For 2] Trapped Mine:   Fight Are Brought Out Alive From, Kentneky Operation; Nine Are Found Dead

Two Dead as Workers Seek  Remaining 21   Seven of Rescued Men Respond to Treatment, Eighth Serious—All  Injured in Huge Blast

CREW REACHED IN TUNNEL OFF CENTRAL SHAFT   Most Alive Despite Rigors Of Imprisonment Since Explosion Wednesday

Flames Still Delay Efforts Of Searchers   Two Dead Miners Brought Up; Seek 21 Others Entombed in Tunnel

RESCUE CREWS PRESS OEARCH FOR REST OF MINERS; EIGHT SAFE  NEW FIRE, DANGEROUS FUMES SLOW EFFORTS TO REACH VICTIMS

Workers Keep Up Search For Other Victims   Fear 21 Not Located Have Succumbed

RESCUE CREWS REMOVE BODIES OF TWO OTHERS   Speed Efforts to Reach 21  Other Entombed   Miners :-

EIGHT MINERS ARE SAFE IN HOSPITAL   Two Others Are Dead; Workers Continue Rescue Efforts ce

HIGH POINT MEN FIRST   Will Be Sent Ahead in Troop Move. - ment Reversal After Surrender

FAMILY ROW KILLS THREE, HURTS ONE   Kentucky Shooting Brings Triple Murder Charge

Huge Fires Rage in 4 Jan Cities   500 Superforts Rain 3,000  Tons of Fire Bombs on Towns

HUGE FIRES RAGE IN JAP'S GREAT SHIPBUILDING CENTER AFTER VISIT OF FORTRESSES   Unrelenting War of Annihilation From Skys Catches Nipponese Without Defense as Bombardiers Single Out Targets   RAIDS ARE CHALLENGED ONLY BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT 

400 Superforts Attack Three Enemy Cities   Dump 3,000 Tons Of Incendiaries; No Fighter Opposition

Huge Blazes  Raging in Enemy Cities   Superfortresses Drop 3,000 Tons of Fire Bombs on Japan

FIVE SUPERFORTS “IN FORAY   Sasebo, Snipbuilding Center, Among Targets   SLIGHT OPPOSITION   Encountered As Big Planes Rain 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Islands

Nips Put Up * No Defense To Giant Ships   500 Supers Take Part In Raining Death From Sky

Three Other Jar Industrial Cities Hit During Raid   Nearly 500 Sky Giants Rain 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs On War Factories

GREAT SHIPBUILDING CENTERS SHOWERED WITH 3000 TONS OF BOMBS IN ANNIHILATION RAIDS.

SASEBO, THREE OTHER CENTERS ARE HIT BY B-29S   Superforts Throw 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Shipbuilding Center And Other Industrial Cities; No Fighter Opposition.

Big Industrial  Plants Fired By 500 “Forts”   Huge Shipbuilding Center  OF Sasebo Among ‘Far.  gels Showered With  3,000 Tons Bombs   Attack Catehes Nips Defenseless   Not Single Enemy Fighter Blane Attempts to Tall Unrelenting War OL  Amnthibstion

SUGAR EMBARGO IS URGED TO AVERT ‘FAMINE? HERE   GOP FOOD STUDY GROUP DEMANDS SHIPMENTS OVERSEAS BE SUSPENDED  SIX MONTE

SUGAR EMBARGO ASKED TO AVERT FAMINE AT HOME   Food Group Charges Too Much Secrecy of Foreign Stockpiles

VICTORY WILL COST HEAVILY IN U. S, LIVES   Correspondent Points Out Home Front Sheuld Not Be Lulled by Absence of Toll Reports

Nazis Kill, Kill. Then Surrender  And Live On   American people must be prepared for the heavy casualties that are to come,

CASUALTIES-OF YANKEES HIGHE   U,S. TRADING . AMERICAN LIVES FOR -NAZI PRISONERS ~

MINING INTERESTS — ACCEPT PAY RAISE   $1.37 Raise in Weges Approved as Basis for . Mine Contract.

COMPROMISE IS ACCEPTED FOR HARD COAL PAY   Ickes’ Suggestion Of $1.37'2 More Per Day Agreeable

DEMOCRATS TO: HOLD MEETING HERE TOMORROW   Organization Work Ia Preparation For Elections Te Be Started   NUMBER MENTIONED AS} PROBABLE ASP IRANTS:

WASHOUT NEAR DUNLAP CAUSES TRAIN ACCIDENT   Fourteen Cars Leave Track; 20 On Train; Only “Few Injuries”.

TRAIN JUMPS TRACKS   Only Minor Injuries Are Reported on Eastbound Union Pacific  ;

Justice Murphy Unhurt in ‘Crash   City of Los Angeles Train De-railed By Wash-Out After Cloudburst; Few Are Hurt; 1 Car Plunges in River

RAIN DERAILS CRACK LIMITED   Passengers Are Injured in  Wreck Near Boone

TRAIN JUMPS TRACKS AFTER RAIN AT DUNLAP   City of Los Angeles Derailed; No Serious Injuries Reported

Yanks Squeeze Last Japanese  Out Of Manila   Capture Three Towns North Of Capital In Heavy Fighting: Clean Up Plains.   rOR TS RAW ROG!

U.S. Driving Last Enemies From Manila   Report Central Luzon Plains Conquest Is Nearly Completed

Yank Squeeze on Japs in Manila  Superforts Again Hit Kobe Industrial Area

Japs Now Being Routed Entirely From Manila   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press War Editor

Suicide Squads Only Jap Units Left In Manila   U. 8. 37%th Helping Lith Airborne Division To Clear South Section

M’ARTHUR’S MEN CROSS PASIG TO SQUEEZE JAPS OUI   Americans Clearing Manila Of Jap Suicide Squads. Acute Food Shortage On Lauzon.

JAPS SQUEEZED OUT OF MANILA      Yanks Push Across Pasig River In Southern Sector of City

Yankees paueeze Japs Out OF Manila, Clear  o- a  4. : fA 1S Be Oe) TT i}, : Central ZO fF iain

AMERICANS CLEARING JAPS FROM MANILA; RIVER IS CROSSED   FINISHING TOUCHES TO LUZON CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY FARTHER NORTH

Americans Cross Pasig River Into Southern Manila   Central Luzon Plains Conquest Almost Completed

37TH GROSSES PASIC RIVER IN LUZON CAPITAL   Yanks Use Squeeze Play ir Driving Last Nips Out of Manila”

lanila Fight Narrows   Superforts Nick Japs In Tender Spots But Stimson Admits Little Damage Done

Last Japanese Being Mopped Up In Manila   American Conquest Of Central Luzon Also Vir: tually Complete.

Three Towns Captured, Virtually Ending Fight For Central Luzon Plains

37th Storms Across Pasig River To Wipe Out Manila  Japs; Gains In North Luzon

German Declares ‘Goering Finished In Mind And Body   Ry -TOLIS “P LOCHNER:

Reichsmarshal Obsessed By Fears;  Doctor Says Goering Kapui   Assassination Plotter Aline

SAYS GOERING IS PHYSICAL MENTAL WRECK   Fears Loss of Art Treasures; Implicate Himmler In Bomb Plot

TOJO’S WAR RIBBONS GIVEN OHIO SOLDIER   Doesn’t Know Why .. But He’:  — Champ Souvenir Hunter

Honolulu ‘Gooks Go Into Hiding; City Said Quiet   Armed Shore Patrols Police Seek To Halt.  -Further Disturbances

Honolulu Hoodlums Hlide From Sailors   Situation Quieter in Hawai: Navy Charges Police Lax In Controlling Rowdy Element

Quiet Follows Storm Of Riots In Honolulu   Service Men Claim Police Uninterested

Navy Shore Patrols, Civilian Police Guard Aaainst New Riots in Honolulu

SCATTERED STREET BRAWLS CONTINUE   In Honolulu As Navy Investigates Service- . Civilian Riots

HAWAIIAN HOODLUMS HIDE FROM SAILORS   Shore Patrols on Duty to Keep Peace in Honolulu

POLICE . CHECK HONOLULU RIOTS   Clashes Between “Gooks” And Sailors Believed Quelied

COMPLETE CONFERENCE   Returned Home 2 Determined to’  Aid Food Problem

CONFERENCE AT ISLAND ENDED   GOVERNORS WILL TACKLE SHORTAGE OF FOOD

Nation's Governors End Conference; To Work for Food Problem Solution

Armed Javanese Nationalists Loot Christian Village   Band cf 800 Carries Off Unknown Number from Depok, Near Batavia   BRITISH TROOPS SENT TO RESCUE   15 European Men and Women Reported Killed; New Attack Feared

SCHOOL FINANCE BATTLE NOW ON IN. LEGISLATURE   Gov. Lausche Is Target of Double Blast from Ohio Lawmakers

House Defies Lausche on 2  Major Legislative Issues  Will Attempt to Override Limitation Veto; Controversial School Bill Up for Vote

U.S. MESSAGES HEARD BY JAPS   American Radio Gave Enemy Position of Ships

Japs Knew U. 8. Warship Strength At Pearl Harbor  Enemy Naval Officer's Report Fiest Indication Mine Ales

Japs Had Count on  U.S. Fleet   Thutercepled Meseage Giving Number of - Ships at Pearl Harbor

MESSAGE iS OVERHEARD BY JAPANES   Number of Ships At Pearl Harbor Disclosed to Nips

JAPS LEARNE HARBOR FORCE IN BROADCAST   Intercepted Message Gave Enemy Dope on Strensth of Fleet

Hear Nips ‘Cracked’ U.S. Code   Pearl Harbor Committee Told Japs Knew All Pearl Harbor Ships

Japan Intercepted Message on Ship Placement   Nips Were Breaking American Codes; Admira Wilkinson Tells Probers Fleet Would Have Been Less Safe Elsewhere

Japs Knew What Ships At Hawaii:   Intercepted American Broadcast; Testifies Pearl Harbor Was Safest Fleet Baca

Hear Evidence Japanese Read Our Messages   Pearl Harbor Unit Given Statement By Jap Naval Officer

Admiral Stark Partly Blamed -For-Fleet Loss   Pear! Harbor. Investigators Told Swift Message Dec. 7 Could Have Permit- ~ ted Ships to Flee

Worse Loss Than Pear! Harbor Seen   Philippine Relief Try Might Have Meant Disaster, Is Claim

Japs -Tntercepted Yankee Message   Enemy Learned About Pearl Harbor Defenses  - Dec. 6, 1941   BY RADIO BROADCAST   Committee Hears That Japanese Were Also Read ing Messages 

‘Saw Fleet Aided At Pearl Harbor By Prompt Move   Wilkinson Tells Committee He Advised Washington To Send Urgent Notice

American Broadcast Of Naval Information Was Intercepted by Japanese

Delayed Warninc Blamed for Loss At Pearl Harbor   U. S. Broadcast of Number of Ships in Port intercepted

Japs Knew of Fleet af P. H.   From U. S. Broadcast Dec. 6; Wilkinson Says Fleet Caught by Failure to Send Messaae

VICE ADMIRAL TELLS PROBERS SHIPS MIGHT HAVE HAD HOUR “AND-HALF-76 GET OUT TO SEA.

Say Japs Read U. S. Messages  Got Data on Yank Ships at Pearl from __ Rrnadenst

Intercepted Message on Hawaii Fleet   Enemy Knew Number Of Warships Based At Pearl Harbor

Japs Picked Up Message About Ships   Committee Told Nips Had Advance Information on Number of Warships at Pear] Harbor Anchorage

ON DEC. 6, JAPS INTERCEPTED U. 5. BROADCAST   Report Told Number Of Ships Entering, Anchored: in Harbor

Witness Says Stark Held Up. Warning Note   Claims Ships May Have Fled Harbor

Japanese Knew Number Of Ships At Pearl Harbor  Intercepted U. 5. Message Dec. 6

Intercept Ameriean Broadeast   Japanese Gained Information of Ships Entering or Anchored at P. H.

U.S. HAD TIME TO MOVE SHIPS, OFFICER SAYS   Former Naval Chief Tells of Japan Reading Messages Sent by U.S.

J aps Tapped U.S. Radio   Quizzers Hear That Broadcast Gave Full Pearl Harbor Info

U. §. Scientists Developed Secret VT Fuse Under Noses of Nazi Spies

WAR SECRET RATED SECOND TO ATOMIC BOMB WAS DEADLY AGAINST AR ’ UULLERY ‘TARGETS

Opponents of Post-War Conscription Continue to Stir Up War With Russie

LABOR AND — FARM AGAINST CONSCRIPTION   Take Stand Against Draft In Peacetime

Farm And Labor Leaders Join Church Officials In Opposing Postwar Draft

LABOR, FARMERS OPPOSE DRAFT   Opinions Voiced On Compulsory Peacetime Training

Labor And Farm Groups Unite In Opposing New Peacetime Draft Measure

Sobbing Girl Tells How Discharged Soldier Attacked Her: Killed Wife

FAR-REACHING PROGRAM PROVIDED IN: BILLS INTRODUCED IN BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE

Vienna's Main Outer Defense Line Turned — Final Liquidation of German Pocket in East Prussia Being Announced.

Soviets Capture Danzig, Nazis Admit; Threaten To Outflank Vienna On South

MARTHUR T0 CONTINUE T0 RULE JAPAN   U.S. Standing Firm on Issue, Byrnes Tells Senators .—

PORT ARTHUR NIPS TQ LEAVE   RUSSIA OPENS CITY TO CHINESE POPULATION

Soviets Clear Port Arthur   Japanese Population Told To Leave Are Taken Over By «Russia

American Troops Pushed Back on Italian Front   Withdrawal Puts Yanks Back Into Original Positions

Nazis Giving Ur Western Tip Of Belgian Bulge  Waist Of Salient Compressed To   Waist Of Salient Compressed To Nine-Mile Width

Americans Capture Samree   - Allies Score Gains All Along Belgian Bulge But Fall Back Before Nazi Drive in South

U.S. First Drives Into Vielsalm and Fights for Samree   Americans Enter Outskirts of Secondary Road Center as British Units Move Near Town of Laroche

Samree Captured By Yank Armor   Town Taken After 30 Hours of Most Violent Tank Battle on Northern Flank— Patton’s Men Advance on Broad Front—  1,100 Planes Hit Bridges, Road Junctions

ARMORED DIVISION IS WINNER BATTLE FOR ROAD CENTER  GAIN SCORED ALL _ AROUND BELGIAN BULGI

Nazis Begin to Withdraw  from Salient   Americans Cut Bulge Waist to Nine Miles; Reds Hold Half of Budapést

Third Army Strikes: To Within Four and Half _ Miles of Houffalize - Road Center

First Army Wins _ Hard Tank Battle   Samree Captured After Two-Day Fight at Secondary Road Center That Gives Americans Control of a Long Stretch of Road in Belgium   Gains Scored All Around Bulge as  Four Allied Armies Hammer Nazis

NAZI FORCES WITHDRAWING FROM BULGE   Four Allied Armies Hammer Relentlessly In Icy Weatherat Germans’ Ardennes Salient   7TH HOLDS AT BITCHE

SEE-SAW FIGHT IS STILL RAGING FOR STRASBOURG   Reds Beat Off Nazis Trying To Reach Budapest and British Hold in Italy

Armored Unit Captures Samree; Triumph Gives  Yanks Control of Road

Samree, Essential Town in Germans Bulge, Is Seized   New Success on Northern Flank of Enemy's Salient in Belgium Follows Violent TwoDay Scrap — Conquest Gives Yanks Control of Long Stretch of Road.

WAR TODAY   MacArthur’s Audaci- ous Landing On Lu: zon Marks Beginning: Of Pivotal Battle In War Of Pacific q

Marks First Time in Pacific War Two Big Armies Fight in  Sufficionth Onen Tarritaryv

WORD THAT MACARTHUR LANDS ON LUZON BRINGS MEMORY OF BATAAN AND MARCH OF DEATH

JAPS EXPECTED TO MAKE LAST DITCH STAND FOR PHILIPPINE DEFENSE AS AMERICANS LAND IN. GREAT FORCE

Japs Can't Run War Machine Without Philippines— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (?  Pivotal Battie Of Pacific Has Been Joined

Truman Bill Delayed in The Senate   Picket Lines in GM Strike Let Some Go Through

ENTER GM PLANTS   Five General Motors Plants Open Today to Office Workers   PICKET LINES ARE RELAXED 18T*TIME

C10 Pickets Let Office Workers Into GM Plants   Truman’s Bill On FactFinding Committee Temporarily Shelved

Non-Striking Office Help Enters G-M   Permitted by UAW; Senate Postpones Labor Legislation

Yanks Find 2,000 Workers Huddled In $1,000,000 Nazi Cave-Factory

Underground Nazi Factory Seized   Crowded With 1,500 German Civilians and  500 Slave Laborers

 Yanks Capture HugeGerman    Underground Factory, Cut Out of Solid Mountain Rock

Big Underground Factory Seized   U. S. Doughboys Found It Crowded With Germans. Slave Labor.

Huge Underground German Factory Is Taken By Americans   Factory Had Been Blasted Out of Sheer Cliffs in Rhine Hills and Housing 1,500 Nazi Civilians, Laborers.

UNDERGROUND PLANT TAKEN   2,000 Persons Waited 11 Days for Deughboys to Take Factory.

Nazi Factory Carved Out of Hills On Rhine Shelters Reich Civilians

Mammoth ‘Nazi Underground Factory Hewn Out Of Rock Captured By Doughboys

Huge Underground Factory Found 12, 000 Civilians in Hiding There

NAZI UNDERGROUND FACTORY CAPTURED   Doughboys Find Crowds o! Workers in Place

Out OFA Living Hell ; 1,500 Germans And 500 Slaves Are Found In Cave

Post ice Better G eady for Rush   Underground Germpn Factery. Captured by AmeritanT roops

New Disorder Breaks Out  In Palestine   British Official Blames Jews for Recent Violence

Revolt Flares In Holy Land   British Lay New Attacks To Jewish Groups

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   B-29’S LAY MINES OVER ALMOST ENTIRE FIELD OF PACIFIC WAR

Path cleared by intensive neutralization  Nimitz reports on strikes on Tokyo

big Battle — Being Staged On Iwo Jima,  Domei Says  Yanks Hit Beaches   Yanks Hit Beaches From 100 Barges With 200 More Followine Up

Hearings On Coal Contract Ended   Negotiations Will Continue In Private

UMWA, Operators Complete Open Hearings On Contract   House, Senate In Saturday  Session On Piled-Up Bills

MINERS AND OPERATORS END HEARINGS ON PACT   Eight Representatives Of UMW And Eigh From Operators Will Carry On; Begin Negotiations Monday

Braden Brands New Regime  In Argent ine   Administration Accused Of ‘Cruelly Abusing’ People, ‘Aping Nazis’

BRADEN SCORES ARGENTINE  AT AC PNET arin  REULML AD LKUCL, APINO NAZIS  ‘State of Siege’ Used to Oppress People, ‘Suspend Government, Secretary Charges

Open Debate In Senate on World Pact   Connally Makes First Speech Supporting the Security Charter

- Approval Before -Week’s End Seen By Party Chiefs   Senator Connally Offers Plan As Step To Lasting Peace

RATIFICATION. fo PREDICTED BY THURSDAY   Most of Time Probably Will Be Devoted to Speeches of Indorsement.

Senate Opens Debate Today On Charter   Ratification Is Expected by The Ind of This Week

SEE APPROVAL BY BiG COUNT WITHIN WEEK   Final Vote Expected t Show Fewer Than Five Opposed

Charter May Be Ratified This Week   Senate Begins Consideration Of Pact, Hints Speedy Action

SENATE BEGINS WORLD CHARTER DEBATE TODAY   Ratification Seen By Big Vote Before Week-End

Restoration of Cordial Relations Between U. S and Argentina Desired but Remote at Present

JEWISH NAZI GUARD TRIED FOR CRIMES   He Beat Prisoners, Accusers Surprise Him

65 Jap Soldiers Traded for 221 American Internees at Manila Held As Hostages; Nips Escorted to Safety

Russian Derides. Peace Conference   Four Big Powers Put Success or Failure on Moscow

————  Fred D. Noble Is Found Dead In Hotel Room   Mysterious Circumstances Surround Death Of Former Annistonian

American Killed During Outbreak   Lieut. Col. A Peter Dewey Shot To Death In Outbreak In French Indo-China   INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY

REPORT JAPS. ~ CAUSE REVOLT   STATE OF ‘EGE PROCLAIMED IN SAIGON AS RESULY OF » RIOTING IN INDO-CHINAS ‘  - 2 GAPITAL 

Bull Halsey Will Get Fancy Saddle To Ride Mikado’s Horse Into Tokyo

10 Cars Derailed’ - OnReading Train   Accident Developing From _. Axle-Break Creates  Several Delavs

10 Cars Derailed On Reading Train      Accident Developing From Axle-Break Creates Several Delays

Ill Wind   Blows Through Milwaukee, Looses Storm Windows, Iniures Several.

16 Saved When Big B-29 Falls Off California   Bomber En Route From  Seipan Had Return ing Veis

UAW HEAD 15. WILLING BUT MEN PROTEST   Local Unions Claim Ricting. and Bloodshed Might Follow Move.

Flint Union  Balks at GM Plant Offer   Thomas Accepts Firm's Proposal but Local's Leaders Protest.

hight Major (Vi Plants Affected:  Opposition Develops (mong Locals

Union Accepts Proposal by General Motors  _ Parts Plants Which  Sell to Other - Builders to Re-open

8 GM Plants May Reopen Under Truce   UAW Chiefs Agree To Company Offer But Locals Protest

Will Make Parts For Competitors   Opposition To Plan Is Developing In Other Plants, Where Unions Refuse To End Strike

Auto workers to resume critical  parts schedules G.M. operations limited to  akan mannfaatuvarc neadc

JURY INDICTS WOMAN FOR STEALING INFANT   Ohioan Faces 1-20 Years If Convicted Of Charge

Japs Held Prisoners In Military Target Areas   Released Americans Reveal ‘Hell. Hole’ Hospitals; Death Of Comrades In Air Raids

LIVING DEAT IS ENDED FOR FIGHTING MEN   FREED PRISONERS OF JAPAN TO BE “SPEEDED HOME

Truman Calls On Hoover For  Relief Report   Former President To Be At White House On Monday

Truman Asks Hoover for Food Advice  Ex-President   Ex-President Summoned to White House

Hoover Called To White House For Food Parley   j  Former President Accepts : . ‘ : :   ‘Truman's Invitation to  ~ Meet Him Monday.   Arranged For Foreign Relief in Last War

PLANS MEETING WITH HOOVER   Truman Will Discuss  Europe Food Situation

HOOVER TO GC TO WASHINGTON FOR SONFERENCE   Truman Invites Predecessor for Talk on Feeding Europe

HOOVER AND TRUMAN TO HOLD FOOD TALKS   Former President Accepts Call To Monday Meeting

Truman Will Confer With Mr. Hoover   Former President Asked tc White House to Discuss Foed Situation

Hoover to Meet Truman on Food   Will Confer at White House on European Situation

EUROPEAN. FOOD— » Truman And Hooves To Diseuss European Food   Former President Accepts Invitation From: Chief “Executive To Call At White House Monilay For Conference On Situation .

TRUMAN CALLS HOOVER FOR FOOD DISCUSSION  Former Republican President Invited to White House Parley

HOOVER CALLED IN FOR FOOD SESSION   Truman to Confer ‘With First World War Food Administrator   WILL BE NEXT MONDAY

EX-PRESIDENT WANTS STREAM OF FOODS SENT   Urges Start of Shipments Within: Two Weeks to Prevent Stunting of Chi'dren

Has Suggested Means to Save Starving Tots   World War I Food Chief’ Says Peace Depends on' Today’s Children

President Invites Hoover For European Feeding Talk   Former President Was Food:Administrator:: Im let World- War: Aided Starvina Belaians

HOOVER INVITED TO FOOD TALKS    Former President Will Visit Truman In White House

Hoover Invited  To White House   Truman Would Discuss  Relief With Ex-President

Herbert Hoover, Truman to Confer On Food Situation   Discussion of European Relief Slated for Monday

‘Hoover To (Confer With ‘Pres. Truman   Former Eecutive Called Ir To Discuss Food Prolems

HOOVER 10 VISIT TRUMAN MONDAY   Accepts Invitation To Dis cuss European Food Situation

HOOVER, TRUMAN TO STUDY FOOD   CONFERENCE SLATED ON EUROPE FEEDING

HOOVER WILL MEET TRUMAN   President, Former President To Confer on European Food Situation.

Ask Hoover To Join In Food Parley   Truman Calls Former President in Study of European Situation

Experience With European Sefup  Thus Recognized  First Trip Back Into White House Car Ew _Deacidant

TRUMAN ASKS FOOD PARLEY WITH HOOVER   Former President Is Re quested to Be Present Monday for Talk on Situation in Europe and Accepts Invitation.

Former President Hoover Invited To White House For Conference On Food Situation In Europe

Former Chief Executive Invited 1o White House on Food Situation in Kurepe

GEN. HOMMA, JAP LEADER OF BATAAN DEATH MARCH HELD: WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

Homma Denies He Ordered Death March But Accepts Blame For Subordinates

Homma Denies He Ordered Death March, but Takes Responsibility: Gives up to Allies for Questioninc

General Homma Denies He Ordered Death March From Bataan; Takes Responsibility   Jap Commander On Philippines Surrenders To Rural Police For Allied Questioning

Question — Death March Commander   Gen. Homma Denies He Ordered Murderous © Trek, and Is Vague On Subiect of Brutalities .

HOMMA HAZY ON BATAAN GRUELTY   Denies He Gave Out Orders For ‘Death March’

Gen. Homma Denies Guilt   Officer Who Ordered Bataan Death Morch Ignorant of Brutality

Homma Denies Ordering March   Ready to Take Full Responsibility, He Declares

Jap Homma Denies Ordering Bataan  Death March: Ready To Take Blame   Surprised To Find Himself On MacArthur’s Wanted List; Says He Retired From Army In 1943 Because He Didn’t Like War

Didn’t Order ‘Death March,’ Homma Says   But Ready to Take Full Responsibility for Subordinates’ Acts = § *

HOMMA SAYS HE DID NOT ORDER MARCH OF DEATH   Denies Bataan Brutal. ity, But Is Ready Tc Take Responsibility For What Subordi nates Did.

Homma Denies He Ordered Death March Of Yankees But Takes Responsibility

JAP GENERAL HOMMA DENIES HE ORDERED BATAAN DEATH MARCE   TWO COMMANDERS OF JAPANESE FORCES IN PHILIPPINES SURRENDER

Wasahara Homma, Uuder Arrest; Talks Vaguely Of * Murderous ‘Trek Of  American Soldiers   Surprised When Force Surrendered   Had About Decided He Could Not Take Corregidor When Americans Capitulated

(;¢rman Hold On The Deomed Capital Is Shrinking Hourly  SCORES FOUND DEAD BY THEIR OWN HAND  Another 12,000 War Prisoners Have Been Liberated At Moabit

BERLIN DEFENSE POCKET MAULED   Garrison in ‘Last Throes of Resistance, Is Report

Hold On Center of Capital Said Shrinking Hourly   Tens of Thousands _ of Germans Reported © Deserting To Red Lines

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra In LeMars For Concert Wednesday Eve   Max Werner And Betty Kelly Will Appear With Group

Music LoversLook = - Forward To Enjoyable Concert Wednesday Nife

DOCTOR'S WIFE SOBS OUT TALE   Mrs. Mansfeldt Denies She Remembers Killing Nurse

Blank Mind Is Claimed      Defense Is Offered For Mrs. Mansfelde

Reds Take Altdamm, Oder Fort   Upper Oder Valley Defenders Threatened by New Soviet Gains

Big Southwest — Germany Advance Made by Russia   Reds Seize Approach Areas on Berlin From Many Sides

Albuquerquean Appointed on  Highway Board   Walter Berger First Republican on Com. mission for Yenors

Gazette Calls For Action Against Kanawha Sheriff: Attacked Reporte:

Australians Are Expanding Hold On Baliknapan   Important Oil Refineries In Northern Portion Of City Being Enveloped   CENTRAL AREA OF TOWN SEIZED

FORCES ENVELOPING VITAL OIL REFINERY AT PANDANSAIK AND CAPTURE SEVEN PIERS

Solons Propose Party Slate to By-pass Primary   Hope Statewide Convention May Be Called in 1946

BADGER GROUP PLANS FOR ‘4h   Overhauling of State’s Regime Said to Have Been Proposed.

Concern Is Shown Over Party Rif   Republican Congressmen Feel That Slate Of Endorsed Candidates Is Advisable For 1946 -

PIANO FUND FOR CHANUTE FIELD. GOES OVER TOP   Instrument to Be Used to Entertain Hospitalized Vets

REDS LAUNCH FINAL ASSAULT   Nazis May Abandon Hopeless Budapest Struggle

REDS MAKING. FINAL ATTACK   RUSSIAN ONSLAUGHT EX FECTED “TO -WIFE OUT ALL  ENEMY RESISTANCE IN BUDAPEST

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  RED ARMY FORCES LAUNCH FINAL ASSAULT ACAINGT RITDAPECT

MORE DRYING WEATHER   Temperatures Between 30 and 40 Forecast for Tonight

German Peace Is Harsh but  Won't Compare with China’s Bill fo Japan

Fort Dodge Veteran Sorry He Will Not Be Able to Testify Against ‘Little Glass Eye’   Gen Short Patient in Walter Reed Hospital -

LABOR- MANAGER MEETINGSTARTS IN HOT DEBATE   John L. Lewis Wins Victory on Disputed Issue

NEGRO HURT IN WARD'S STRIKE IN CHICAGO   Veteran Worker Beat en as He Tries to Enter Building

Chief Eddie Crawford Was A Survivor Of USS Hovey   Aerial Torpedo Sank Destroyer Minesweeper in Lingayen Gulf

Survivor Of USS Hovey LeMars Man  Edward L. Crawford  On Minesweeper 

Germans Tel of Execution of AP Writer   Joseph Morton Shot on Orders Given From Himmler's Staff

JOSEPH MORTON SLAIN BY NAZIS   Associated Press Correspondent Executed Last January; Details Revealed.

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER IS NOW REVEALED TO HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATION CAMP VICTIM

Reporter From St. Joseph Killed by Nazis   Executed in Mauthausen Camp January 24

Reveal A. P. Correspondent Slain On Himmler Order   Allowed To Starve

Germans Admit Execution Of Correspondent   Himmler Ordered  Death Of Morton

Say Writer Was Slain By Germans   Officials Tell Of Execution Of Morton, AP Writer

AP Man Executed      “Jaseph. Mortin Otte of. Group Caught By Nazi: While Trying to Save Downed Allied Fliers

Germans Executed AP Correspondent Taken In Slovakia   Was Wearing Uniform

Nazis Assert Famed Correspondent Joseph Morton Was Execut ed, Cremated After Capture

ee  n Americans and Four Britons Executed After Capture and Torture at Mauthausen When They Flew Into Czechoslovakia During Uprising—Bizarre Story Comes from German Operators of Concentration Camp Now in Custody

Witnesses Declare AP Correspondent One of 4 ‘Men Executed by Germans in Concentration Camp

AP WAR WRITER EXECUTED UPON HIMMLER ORDER   Nine Other Americans and Four Britons Also Shot to Death in Camp Jan, 24

Joseph Morton, AP Reporter, . Killed By Nazis  Correspondent Died In Austria After Capture In Slovakia

Black Cr epe Replaces Christmas Holly in 414 Homes After Holiday

HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS THROUGHOUT NATION TAKE HEAVY TOLL   Nearly 415. Persons Killed  . Violently—Car Wrecks Cause  Most Fatalitties—Fires Take “Ste eec ot Bt. Parcciwe

CREPE INSTEAD OF HOLLY SEEN IN MANY HOMES   raffic Accidents Account For More Than Half Of Fatalities; Airplane Crashes, Shootings, Tornado Among Causes Of Violent Deaths.

330 KILLED IN HOLIDAY PERIOD   Troffic Fatalities Alone Ac. count for 176 Deaths over Christmas in U. S.

OVER 400 PERSONS VICTIMS OF VIOLENT DEATHS OVER HOLIDAYS: 17 DIEIN CONNECTICUT FIRE.

350 Persons Meet Death  In Accidents   Half Of Holiday Victims Perish In Auto Wrecks; 61L Die In Fires

350 Killed — Over Holiday   ‘More than Half Victims of Auto Accidents

More Than Hal Are Victims of Auto Accidents   Traffic Fatalities 219: 68 Persons Die In Fires In Nation

300 PERSONS ARE DEAD IN YULE MISHAPS   More Than Half of Vietims Killed in Automobile Accidents—An <Additional 61 Lose Lives in Fires.

Count 414 Dead Over Christmas   Traffic Fatalities With 219 Lead List Of Violent Deaths; 6B Perich in Eiroce

HOLIDAY DEATH TOTAL 19 414   More Than Half of Numbe Are Victims of Automobile Accidents.

Auto Accidents Highest Single Cause, Kill 176; Fires Swell Death Toll

HOLIDAY DEATH TOL! IN TEXAS 53; MOST TRAFFIC FATALITIES  STATE LEADS NATION WITH NEARLY SIXTH OF OVERALL TOTAL 

More Than Half Are Victims Of Auto Smashups   Texas, California Report Greatest Number Of Deaths

Nation Has 415 Killed On Holiday   Traffie Accidents Account For More Than Half of Victims; California and Texas Have Most Deaths

» = HOLIDAY TOLL—  350 Are Victims Of ©  Christmas Tragedies  Traffic. Fatalities Number 1 76 While   Traffic. Fatalities Number 176 While ‘61 Die In Fires; Weather Cuts Travel

Holiday Death Toll In Nation Soars Past 400   Texas Leads With 52, Heavy Snow Keeping Travel Down; State licts Three Dead

Most of Fatalities Result From Auto Accidents in Nation   12 Die In Ohio Over Yule Holiday; 4 Pedestrians Killed In Columbus

More Than 400 Violent Deaths Over C   Trattic, Fires, Storms Take Toll; Texas . Leads with 52 --

BAGUIO SEIZED ” BY U.S, UNITS   MacArthur: Reports Japanese Garrison. Wiped:Out——Our Casualties Light

Baguio Is Captured By Yanks   Reach Shores On Davao Gulf On Mindanao

LUZON SUMMER CAPITAL FALLS   U.S. Troops Take Baguio, Continue Advances On Okinawa

Allied Armies Liberate Major Seaport Of Genoa   Brescia, Bergama Seized Bisecting North Haly In Rapid Drive; Close To 80.000 Prisoners Captured In Week   Philippines Summer Capital Is Captured By Americans

Yanks Seize Baguic After Bitterest Philippine Battle  Slow Progress Made On Okinawa,  Japs Raid Ships

Baguio Falls to American 33rd Division   Summer Capital of Philippines in Hands of American Army

Yank Troops Seize Baguio, Philippines   Encircling Move Gives Summer Capital Of Island to Troops Of Gen. MacArthur

Baguio Falls To Americans   Others Reach Shores Of Davao Gulf, Press Slowly Forward On Okinawa

MARTHUR’S MEN CAPTURE BAGUIO   JAP MOUNTAIN CYTADEL IN NORTHERN LUZON TAKEN IN ENCIRCLIG MOVE.

Baguio Falls  To Yankees:   “American Casualties”  Are Considered Light

Communists And Students Riot In Rome   Tito Challenges Allied Operation Of Adriatic Port

American Officers Enter Gorge to Obtain Surrender  Bizarre Parley Held In Philippines   ee es oe

JAPS ON LUZ RECEIVE ORDER TO SURRENDER   U. S$. Officers Meet Nip En voys in Rugged Hills Neer Manile

American Officers Enter Gorge to  Obtain Surrender  Bizarre Parley Held In Philippines With Enemy Leaders

Envoys Meet In Deep Gorge   American Officers Lowered By Ropes to Hideout of Japs On Southern Luzon

JAVANESE REBELS KILL 15 EUROPEANS   Red Cross Workers imprisoned By Indonesians

JAVANESE KILL 15 EUROPEANS   TROUBLE WITH NATIVES BECOMES SERIOUS

BRESLAU RINGED BY RED ARMY   Soviet Spearheads 125 Miles From Berlin In _ Huge Drive &   Russians Find Only Dogs And Cats In : Fact Prucsia Towns:

Major US Fleet Unit Damaged   Slow, General Advance Made On Southern Okinawa

165 Jap Planes Downed; One Major: U.S. Fleet Unit Damaged In Attack

Marines Advance As U.S. 10th Make Hard Advance   Yanks Battle Ahead Doggedly Despite Jap Air Blasts

Major U. S. Fleet Unit And “Several” Surface Craft Hit By Enemy Bombers

AIRCRAFT DESTROYED   Marine Troops Enter Suburbs Of Capital Of Okinawa Isle

Yank Forces Bag 105 Jap Planes   Leathernecks Reach Key City in Okinawa Advances

YOUTH CONFESSES SLAYING, RELATES FIGHT IN HOTEL  CHICAGOAN CLAIMS ©

Youth Tells Story of Friend’s Death in Chicago in May   16-Year-Old, Under Arrest in South, Says He Defended Self

IRA G. ROYSTER IS SERIOUS! Y HURT IN ACTION   Former Insurance  Man Hurt In West

LIEUT. MULFORD * 1S WOUNDED   or eee Ss many Wi ~ Se Third Arm  i.

Admiral Halsey Says if Japs Don’t Give Up Now They'll Crack Up Soon

The Rats’’ Will Crack Soon If They Don't Surrender, Says Adm. Halsey

2190 BOMBERS hill DEEP IN GERMANY   Raiding Synthetic O Plants And Heart Of Nazi War Machine

2,150 Bombers Hit Nazi Plants   Oil Plants, Armament Works Among Targets

Jap Premier to Explain ‘Why Nation Lost War   Prince Will Go Before Diet With ‘Frank Reasons,’ Following Hirohito’s Brief, Glittering Appearance.

RUSSIA’S REQUEST FOR PART IN TANGIER CONFERENCE PUTS ADDITIONAL LIGHT ON MOSCOW

RUSSIAN INFLUENCE: IN THE VITAL MEDITERRANEAN SEEN IN NEW MOVE AFFECTING TANGIER SETTLEMENT —

Soviets Seek Part In Talk  OverTangier   Request Reveals Mosvow Staking Claim of  Influence: On ; Western Gateway to the Mediterranean

Moscow Requests Seat At Tangier Conference— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Russia Wants To Join Mediterranean Group

FINAL GREAT PUSH OPENED BY RUSSIANS   ARMIES OF SOUTH WHEEL TOWARDS HITLER’S LAIR

Germans Say Grand-Scale Final Drive Has Started   Zero Hour Feeling Is Gripping Nazis

Reds Unleash Full-Scale Berlin Blows   Massed Soviets Pierce Powerful Forts In Engulfing Might

Soviet Lroops Launch Berlin Attack  Germans Say Lines   Germans Say Lines Penetrated 30 Miles From Capital

Soviets Launch Giant Offensive From Oder, Tanks Spearing Advance

Panicky Reich Radio Reports B ig Offensive   Broadeasts, Without Confirmation by Moscow, Contend Swaying Tank Battles Rage   German Defenses Are Broken Intc   Berlin Says Heavy Blows Expected To Fall Along Neisse 85 Miles From Paiton’s Army

Berlin Fears Red Drive  Has Begun   Reports Massive ‘Tank Battle In Progress 30 Miles of Berlin As Americans and Soviets Close In

Breakthrough: B Soviet Reported      Sate eeshkithoe er By RICHARD KASISCHKE Associated Press Staff Writer

RUSSIANS LAUNCH BIG OFFERSIVE   Junction With Yanks Aim Of Red Drive,  Germans Assert

Put Off Action. On Nominati lion  eo  & _e ~~ + oe or   Senate ‘Committee To Delay McKeough Vote

RATION-FREE CARS SEEN BY JANUARY   WPB Announces an Output Increase Within Next Two Months

Rationing of Automobiles May BeLifted in January  Roost in Production Due This Year, Industry Asks Factory Expansion

RE FLANK OF JAP LINES FACES FOLDUF   Yanks Plow Through Morasses of Mud  In Ravines

Campaign Will End Soon in Complete U.S. Victory, Adm, Turner Predicts; Surprise Thrust Topples Vital Port

Enemy Losses Estimated At 90,000 In Same Period Of Break-Through

Yank Losses in West  ‘Are 52.594   40,000 Casualties Suffered in Ardennes Break-Through; Enemy’s Estimated at 90,000

Americans Suffer 52,594 Casualties   New Figures Cover German Offensive

DEBT WRITE-OFF IS PROTESTED.   Fight Seen Over Wholesale Cancellation of Lend-Lease Accounts

'Lend-Lease Debt Stressed   Senator Would Fight Wholesale Write-Off

American Parachute Trooper Hanged By British for Killing Taxi Driver

FRANCO FACES.. ~NEW DISPUTE   BPANISH DICTATOR AND HE CABINET SPLIT OVER PLANS FOR RESTORING  MONARCHY

Registration At  Western Union _ Opens Sept. 11 Three New Teacher:  On Faculty For . This School Year ..

Luzon Advance Gathers Speed   10 Miles Of Railroad To Manila Seized

Allies Hunting For Bormann   Hitler Aide Among 3A Due for Trials

a rtin Bormann, * stler Deputy,   Second Most Powerful  Man In Nazi Germany Included In Crime List

BORMANN LISTED FOR WAR GRIMES   Speculation Aroused As Tc His Whereabouts By His Inclusion in Lists. °.

Reds Believe Nazi Leader Bormann is Still at Large Allies Dismiss Reports of Death as

NUMBER 2 NAZI STILL AT LARGE   MARTIN BORMANN HAS NEVER BEEN CAPTURED

GENERAL M’ARTHUR SETS UP HEADQUARTERS IN YOKOHAMA AFTER SEA AND AIR INVASION   Paratroopers and Seaborne Marines and Sailors Run Up American Flag Over Yokosuka Naval Base Soon After Landing     EVACUATION OF PRISONERS SOON UNDER WAY   TIMETABLE OF YANK OCCUPATION

Japs Destroy South Manila Kill Civilians   Enemy Wantonly Slays and Burns Unarmed Peoples

Death Noose Tightened On Manila’s Defenders   Aivcc.ties Boosted By Hopeless Japs

Japanese Wanton In Murder   Doomed Garrison Burns And Bayonets Helpless Civilians As Yanks Tighten Death Noose

Yankees Tighten Noose on Manila   American Troops Fighting for Each Street _ Intersection   ATROCITIES REPORTED   Japanese Unlease New Destruction on Philippine City

Japs Killing Civilians in  South Manila   Yanks Pound Encircled Enemy; New Demolition: Rock Island’s Capital

> Yanks Cautiously Tighten Noose * Around Japanese   Desperate Nips Match Atrocities of Nanking Rape; U.S. Guns Blaet Intramurne

Yanks Closing In On Japs   Seek to Avoid Civilian Casualties Even as Japs Go Atrocity-Mad

DEATH NOOSE TIGHTENED ON JAPS BY U.S.   Enemy Shooting Civilians As Trap Closes

DESPERATE JAPS IN MANILA FEEL TRAP TIGHTENING   Yanks Slowly Drawing Tighte: the Death Noose Throwr About Maniacal Enemy— New Stories of Nip Atroe. ities Revealed in Manila

Trapped Japs — Kill Civilians in S. Manile   Bitter Fight  Raging As Yanks Tighten Death Noose

YANKS CLOSE IN ON TRAPPED FOE   Japanese Reported Killing Of Civilians in Cold Blood in South Manila

- Japs Bayonet Filipinos In Final Rage  - Americans Move gym gg of el

CIVILIANG AR KILLED BY FOE      Front Line Reports of Jap Airocities Match ‘Rape ¢ Of Nanking.’   EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES.

Japs Resort To New Atrccities In Manila Battle   Americans, However, Slowly Tightening An Inevitable Death Noose.

” __PHILIPPINES— . I: aps Using Bayonets. On Manila Civilians    Desperate Nips Turn Loose New Demolitions As  Americans Cautiously Tighten Death Trap; t Yanks Protecting Residents

Americans Continue Tightening Vise On Japs in Manila  Progress Is Slowed By Stubborn Foe But Ground Gained

Desperate Japanese  Commit Atrocities I. Bossi. AL MAH  ie = Ve UE we

YANKS CLOSING DEATH TRAP ON DESPERATE MPS   Japs Shooting And Bayoneting Unarmed Civilians In South Manila

‘New Demolitions Shake ‘South Manila As Americans Pound Encircled Japanese   Desperate Enemy Cold-Bloodedly Shoot And Bayonet Civilians In Intramuros

NOOSE ON JAP AT MANILA IS FAST CLOSING   Yanks of Three Divisions Encircled Enemy Amid a Flood of Front Line Renorts of Atrocities   CIVILIANS BAYONETED

YANKS DRAW NOOSE ABOUT MANILA JAPS'   Fight for Each Street Intersection Against Enemy So Desperate That He Is Now Murdering the Civilians.

YOUTHFUL SLEDDER IS STRUCK BY CAR      Odell Dietrich Is Treated at Washington Co. Hospital

YOUTHFUL SLEDDER “IS STRUCK BY CAR   Odell Dietrich trich Is Treated _at Washington  ‘fo.  _ . ‘Hospital —

STEVENSON, SMITH BEGAN SECOND TERM IN BRIEF CEREMONY  GOVERNOR SUBMITS MAT TER OF INCREASED PAY FOR RURAL TEACHERS

Stevenson And Smith Sworn In For Second Elective Terms In Ceremony

Most Posts Now Held By Civilians   First Meeting Is Held Today At Premier’s Residence

NEW JAP CABINET MADE UP MOSTLY OF CIVILIANS   Emperor’s Cousin Heads Regime; Old Military Seen Ignored

Sneak Attack Group Gone   Jap Navy Captain Believes He Is Ohly One Left; Thought They Were On Training Trip

Jap Tells ot Pearl Attack   Says Seamen Not Tolc Of Plans Until Day Before Attack

 A COLUMN: ABOUT IOWA   Prisoner of War Labor For Fremont County

Military Men Heed Curfew   Counter Move Aimed  At New York Revolt

 Jap Surrender Presents Many Problems  Isolated Nip Outposts May Refuse to Stop Fighting

Americans Begin Tough Job Of Digging Out Foe  From Corregidor. Holes

With Rock’s Top Secured, Yanks Fight Dug-In Japs   By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON  Inited Presc<« War Correcnondent

Paratroops, Infantry Clean Japs From Corregidor Fort; Continue Mop Up of Manila

PARATROOPERS CLEAR OUT JAPS IN CORRESIDO!   U. S. Infantry Joins in Job on Rocky Fortress

Paratroops and Infantry » Secure Both Sides of Rocky Fortress      FIERCE RESISTANCE   7,000 More Liberated in Manila; Fighting in Streets Goes on

JAPS FIGHTING FROM TUNNELS ON CORREGIDOR   Using Defenses Dug by Yanks in Die-Hard Final Defense

MOPUP ON ‘ROCK’ IS CONTINUING   Fierce Resistance Is Met On Corregidor  From Jap Forces

HUNTING DOWN JAPANESE ON CORREGIDOR   Die-Hards Are Hiding in Tunnels And Crevices

Yanks Hold Both Sides Of Fortress   Paratroopers Joined By Infantry Force For Mop-Up Task

Clear Japanese From Tunnels On Corregidor   U. S. Forces Win Both Side Fortress Guarding Manila Bay

Cleaning Out the Japs on Corregidor   MeArthur Pays Tribute to Americans Who Defended Bataan and Corregidor

Both Sides of Rocky Fortress Secured by Two American Contingents

Paratreeps And Infantry Jom in Corregidor Fight   Begin Job of Cleaning Japs Out of Crevices of Reck Fortress

CLEAN OUT JAPS FROM CREVISES ON CORREGIDOR      Paratrcopers, Infantrymen Join In Task Of Clearing Eneny

Goebbels Declares War in Europe Cannot Continue Very Much Longer

U.S. Government Closing Books On Biggest Year Of Spending In History

RECORD FISCAL YEAR NEAR END   New Marks Set In Spending. income And Deficit

SUGIAL TRAINING PROGRAM BEGUN   M’ss Richardson Heads One University Group To Receive Training —

SICAL TRAINING: PROGRAM BEGUN   “Miss Richardson Heads . One University Group ‘fo Receive “Training. -

ROOSEVELT WAS FOREWARNED OF ENEMY ATTACK   Magazine Article Accuses Late President In Pearl Harbor Incident   DEWEY REFUSED TO REVEAL INFORMATION

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JAPS’ SECRET CODE IN ROOSEVELT HAND   GOP Leader Withheld Political Club To  Save Yank Lives

Confirms Dewey Knew Secret of Pearl Harhor   New York Governor Declines to Comment on Story

Knew Roosevelt Forewarned of Jap  Attack, It Is Said   U. S. Cracked Code Of Japs Prior To Pearl Harbor

DECLARES DEWEY WAIVED GREATEST CHANCE T0.WIN   Brownell Says Governor, to Save Lives, Kept Secret Facts About Cracking of Jap Code.   INVESTIGATOR WANTS PEARL HARBOR DATA   Believes Committee Should Have Fult Story of Administration’s Knowledge Nips Would Strike.

Dewey Told Roosevelt Forewarned Of Jap Attack. Refused Use Data During Campaign

Dewey Sacrificed Election: Brownell   Republican Says Governor Knew FDR Forewarned of Jap Attack

Of Nat Otrike News... .  Government May Have To Take Hand In GM Strike

Half-Million Idle As Strikes Hold   Government Steps in Generali Motors Dispute but Company Unrepresented

Intervention Of U.S. in GM Strike Seen   Negotiations of CIO Workers and GM Fail, Charges of Unfair Labor Practices Filed

U.S. MAY ENTER AUTO WALKOUT   GM and Union Spar as  Breakdown Nears

U. S. May  Interven. In Strike    Another Check I: CMCITIO Neaeontiati,

BOTH PARTIES IN EXCHANGE OF CHARGES   Wage Demands Unreasonable, Company Says   Are Idle Throughout U. S.; Ward Walkout To Last Until Saturday

Wage Negotiations in General Motors  Strike Break Down   Government Intervention Possible; Ward Strike Extended Today

EXPECT GOV'T TO INTERVENE IN GM STRIKE   Company Snubs Peace Feeler From Striking UAW Union 

G.M.-Union Parley Fails  Government Aid May Result After Another   Won't Produce Books

Government Intervention  In Strike Is Next Step:   Secretary Schwellenbach To Call Another Conference In Washington Soon

Government Intervention Seen Next Step   General Motors Management Charges Union With ‘Illegal Picketing’ Of GM Offices

Government May Step Into Strike In Plants of GMC   fan (lain Nothing

UNION'S PEACE FEELERS GIVEN SHARP REBUFF   Auto Industry Awaits Government Intervention in General Motors Strike

Company Says Wage Demands Are Excessive   Corporation Charged With Violation Of National Labor Act

Government Intervention  Likely Move      General Motors Dispute Main Factor in Keeping Total Idle in Walkouts Above 500,000 Mark

SNUBS PEACE FEELERS FROM STRIKING UNION   New GM Break May Bring Government in to Seek Settlement

NGM STRIKE   uervention Likely as New Sreakdown Comes in Auto Negotiations.

Government May Take Hane In Controversy   Fact-Finding Slated To Be Given Test

Government May Intervene In  GM Walkout   Company Holds Wage Demands Unreasonable  Few Ward Workers Out.

—«Y, & STRIKE PICTURE  U. S. May Enter GM Deadlock   FIRM SNUBS UAW PROPOSAL TO USE COMPANY RECORDS AS BASIS FOR NEW WAGE TALKS

PEACE TRENDS EASE TENSION   Murray Workers To Vote; Wheel Truce Nears

GM Calls For Modification Union Demand   Cotporation’s © Continued  Refusal to Negotiate May  .. Bring Government Tutervention

GM Rejects Call For Arbitration Made By Union.  Company Asks UAW To Modify Demands; Gov't Mav Intervene

GM WONT TALK IF UAW DOESNT EASE DEMANDS   Says Nothing Can Be Gainec Unless Union Modifies 30 Per Cent Figure

CIO-GMC WAGE NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN APPEAR STALEMATEN   Management Says Cannot Continue  Talks Unless UWA Modifies Demands

GM, AUTOWORKERS STILL FAR APART ON STRIKE ISSUE  COMPANY REFUSES  TA 21PRATIATE      COMPANY REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE ON “QUT SALES PROFIT”

Gov't May Act To Settle GM  Strike; Negotiations Refused   Management Refuse Union Plea For: Ne :Sotiation and Disclosure of Facts on Profits.

BREAKDOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS      Brings Possibility of Government Intervention in Auto Strike.   295.000 PERSONS IDLED

Corporation Accuses C. I. 0. United Automobile Workers Of ‘Creating Situation — Of Lawlessness’ he

Government May Intervene In _ G. M. Strike; Negotiations Stalled

GM Employes Sull Idle  As Federal Move Looms   Workers Are Asked To Modify Demands

Government Intervention Looms As Next Step In General Motors Strike

INTERVENTION BY GOVERNMENT MAY BE NEXT STRIKE STEP  ANOTHER BREAKDOWN EFFORTS GENERAL MOTORS AND UNION TO ACREE

New Breakdown In Auto Moves   Negotiations Useless Unless Wage Demands Are Cut, GM Says

City Of Akyab Taken By RAF   Important Japanese Supply Base Seized

Big Burma Port Lost By Japs   Akyab Captured By British And Indian Seahorne Forces.

LARGE BURMESE PORT CAPTURED   ‘City of Akyeb Falls to British And Indian Seoborne

British Take Akyab, Prized. Burma Port   Seaborne Forces Capture {sland Without ‘Opposition

BRITISH CAPTURE BIG BURMA PORT   A Ky. a ab, Important Jap Supply Base, Firmly ’ Held By. Allies

Jap Base at Akyab Falls Third Largest Base  In Burma Taken After Two Years

HOUSE STUDIES COMBAT LIMIT   Chairman Likely to Ask Approval of Measure

Ban Favored On Use of Boys On Battlefronts   Army to Release Men Who Have Served Long Time

New Poland Gets Slice © Of Germany, Danzig And Long Coast On Baltic

New Polish Frontier Is within 50 Miles of Berlin at Closest Point

45 Feared Killed In Rail Accident  50 Others Are Injured In North Dakota Wreck

45 Die in Train Wreck   50 More Injured as Locomotive Plows into Rear of. Another Train

SCORES: KILLED IN TRAIN — WRECK IN. NORTH DAKO!   * 7 & MANY “ALSO ARE: INJURED AS TROOP TRAIN RAMS 1  STALLED CARs ‘) —

AQ TO 45 KILLED 'AND 50 INJURED JN TRAIN WRECK   Mostly Military Personnel Victims on Crack Flyer  of Great Northern

Nazi Civilian Staff Seized   War's Over for 285 Aides to Ribbentro™

Gloria Dickson, B Actress A4rned to Be:**   War Ends for 285 Members of N Foreion Ministry Taken by Y

Congress Speeds “Work or Fight’’   Hearings on May Bill Open Tuesday

Work Or Fight      Congress Preparing To Open Hearings On Bill Tomorrow

CONGRESS TO ‘SPEED ACTION ON WAR BILI   HEARINGS TO OPEN TOMOR. BOW ON PROPOSAL TO PUT NATION ON WORK OR FIGHT. BASIS

SPEED UP WORK OR FIGHT PLAN   * Congress Moves At Double Time  _——  . Hearings May Open Tomorrow

Congress Will Speed Action On Work Or Fight   W. M. C. Prepares To Enforce New Manpower Edicts In Nation To Aid War Effort

DRAFT LAW MAY SFE QUICK ASTID.   Lowered Fhysical St ndards for Men 18 to 37 Are Announced

Unions Threaten New York Buildins Workers’ Strike   At Chicago Labor and Industry Face Test On Raise Issue

WLIB Acts to End Threat of General Elevator Strike   Regional Board Summons New York Disputants to Meeting Temorrow

OIL MEN STILL ASK WAGE HIKE   Riq Refineries, However, Reopen With Navy Boss

PRODUCTION FIRST CONSIDERATION IN TEXAS REFINERIES  FULL COOPERATION _ PROMISED NAVAL OFFICE!

New Polish Govt. to Be Established at Warsaw  Disposition of Polish Armed Forces ' Loyal to London Maior Allied Problem

Reds Predict United Poles To Rule Soon   Expected to Take Over Control in Warsaw  During Week

POLISH UNITY GOVERNMENT TO BE ESTABLISHE   Moscow Dispatch Says Set-up Will Be in Warsaw

NEW POLISH UNITY GOVERNMENT DUE 10 TAKE OFFICE THIS WEEK   OSUBKA-MORAWSKI EXPECTED TO HOLD PREMIER POST; U. S., BRITISH RECOGNITION -PREDICTED

New Polish Unity Government to be Established in Warsaw This Week

Ollunan’s Neck ta Out  That Hat You’re Wearing, Madam. Is a Niahtmare

MAN WOUNDED IN SHOOTING AFFRAY   Robert Fahrney, 50, Arrested by City Police for Assault

MAN WOUNDED IN © ~ SHOOTING AFFRAY      Robert Fahrney, 50, Ar. ‘rested by City Police for Assault —

BRITISH ARREST, JEW TERRORISTS AFTER OUTBREAK   At Least 10 Killed In Worst Rioting In Holy Land In Several Years   STERN CURFEW IMPOSED   Death Toll Expected To Rise As Result Of Bombings And Fighting

Arrest Jewish Terrorists.   Thought Responsible Fo.  Jerusalem Disturbances ©

MOB TERRORIZES PALESTINE GIUTES   At Least Ten Persons Kill. ed During Terrific Cutbreak of Violence

Terrorists Seized After Riots in 4 Palestine Cities   British Troops and Police On the Alert for Fresh Outbreaks   CURFEWS IMPOSED TO RESTORE ORDER   Death Foll Expected to Mount as Rescuers Clear Streets of Debris

GUNARE QUELLED IN PALESTINE   BRITISH MAKE ARRESTS AFTER FIGHT IN 4 CITIES

IF OLD PROVERB TRUE THEN RESULTS OF BIG FIVE MEET SHOULD BE LONG REMEMBERED

Spade Work By Big Five To Be Useful   woharp Difference De * veloped During London Meeting: Must Be Reconciled If World Peace is to Péevail

Solons Swamped by Letters on Atomic Energy   Each Is Studied for Answer Leading to Control

Scientists, Schoolgirls, Plain Citizens Urge Atomic Control   All Agree Grave Challenge to Civilization Posed by Fantastic Power of Nuclear Fission; Suggestions Vary

DEVASTATION AND RUIN LEFT IN WAKE OF WARSHIP ATTACK JUST NORTH OF CAPITAL CITY

Japs Say Attacks Continuing Today   Radio Silence Shrouds Movements Of Powerful Naval Force as Nips Admit Helplessness to Stop Blows

Japanese Radio Tells of Fresh Attacks By Third Fleet and Says Allied Carriers Sent 500 Planes to Attack Tokyo Area

Japanese Makes No Effort fo Conceal Fear of U.S. AirRaids   More Than 2,000 Tons of Explosives Showered On Targets For 20 Miles Along Coast of Honshu

Planes Return But Fleet Marks Silence   Enemy Admits Yanks Can Attack When, Where They Please

Tokyo Admits Its Fear of New Raids By Allied Ships   Enemy Further Says Allies May Attack At Chosen Time

‘Bull’ Halsey Looks for New Targets; Tokyo Radio Says Bombardment Is Renewed

Japs Watch for Return of Yanks   Tokyo Fears a New Bombardment From Com- . bined Warshups   COURSE, IS CONCEALED   Japanese Radio Reports At tacks Are Alneady

Six Miles -Ofishore of Japan   American, British Warships, Carriers Hurl Death at Nips

3RD FLEET GUNS POUR OUT 2,000 TONS OF SHELLS   American And British Warships _Deliberately Range To Within 6 Miles Of Jap Homeland Coast; New Attacks Today.

DECLARE 16 SHIPS BLAST HONSHUCOAST   Nip Radio Also Reports 1,500-Plane Carrier Attack Over Tokyo Area —Both British and U, S Shins in Action.

TOKYO ADMITS HEAVY LOSS INFLICTED   2,000 Tons Of Explosives Rained On Nippon   JAP FIGHTERS   Fail To Make Appearance; British Vessels Join In Hitting Homeland

Tokyo Radio Admits Loss Of War Plants   Targets Picked Carefully And Devastating Results Reported By Ships   WAR AT A GLANCE

Enemy Admits Navy Big Guns Find Targets   Radio Tokyo Reports 16 Allied Ships Bombarding Eloushi Istund  Agnin Today   Fleet Of Carrier Planes Hit Tokyo   Japs Say Allied Warships — “iahle lo Attack At Any Chosen Time Or Plhice?’

FLEETS STALK JAPAN COAST UNMOLESTED   Radio Tokyo Admits Big Guns of U. S. and British Warships Demolish Huge War Plants   COURSE IS CONCEALED

U. 8. THIRD FLEET, JOINED BY BRITISH, STALK SHORES JAPAN  TARGETS FOR BOMBARDMENT CAREFULLY PICKEI AND THEN BLASTED

Destruction Of Target Is Admitted By Nippon   Position Of British, UL S. Vessels Secret

Jittery Foe Fears New Attacks   Enemy Explains Lack Of Oppositien to U. S.British Blows By Saying Time Not Yet Ripe

Warships Stalk Coast, No Sign Of Resistance   Enemy Reports Say Fleet Bombarding Honshu Again, No U. S. Confirmation

Audacious Third Fleet Is Ranging Coast At Will  Tokyo Reports 500

Japan, with Bad Case of Jitters Watches and Waits   Expects New Blows To Be Unleashed by Combined Fleets;  Look for Air Attacks

SEVENTH WAR LOAN COUNTY QUOTA SET   “Pour Out Your Might In the Mighty Seventh” Is the Stogan for the Coming Drive

COUNTY QUOTA IS OVER MILLION AND A QUARTER   Announce Quotas for Seventh War Loan Drive

BELGIAN THRONE DENIED LEOPOLD   Chamber aS Deputies Votes To Continue Regency Rule

BELGIAN CRISIS NEARS CLIMAX   Deputies To Oppose King's Return Without Consent  .

29 Billions in Support of Navy's Knockout of Japs Is Proposed by House Appropriations Committee

24 Billions To Back Nav: Tn Jap War   Allotment Made For Berthing Ships When Peace Comes

Huge Navy Supply Bill Approved By Committee  Report Says Jap Wai End May Not Re Far Distant Now

House Group Okehs $24,879,510,546 Navy Supply Bill: 308 New Ships Set

NAVAL SUPPLY BILL APPROVES   House Comittee Favors $24 Billion Appropriation for Navy.

SUPPORTS NAVY DRIVE   Committee Approves a 24-Billion Dollar Supply Bill

Navy Supply Bill Wins Approval   ‘To Support Knockout Drive Against Japan

NEAR TWENTY-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS. FOR NAVY SUPPORT.   INTENDED FOR AIDING IN KNOCKOUT DRIVE OF SE/ FORCES AGAINST JAPAN

25 Billion kund Voted For Navy By Committee   Tremendous Sum Needed To Guarantee Allout Fight Against The Japanese

‘Hopkins, Davies Clear Way for Big Three Meet   Truman Says Hopkins Changes Red Stand On Veto Controversy

NEW BIG THREE MEET TO PLAN PEACE PARLE}   Hopkins, Davies Missions Successful on Polish and Veto Problems

U. S. STEEL REJECTS OFFER OF MEDIATION   Firm For Second Time Refuses To Meet With CIO Union At Government's Urging

U. S. Steel Again Refuses to Resume Wage Negotiations With C. 1.0. Union

American Ingenuity Tops at Front  Rock Effective When Pistol Lost - - - Artillery Directed from Atop German Pillbox

BLASTS TOKYO   Industrial Areas of Japan Capital Hit; Kuala in Malay Also Raided

TOKYO BLASTED AGAIN BY B-29’S   Industrial Areas Hit In Foree By Over 150 Bombers

Battle-Scarred Veteran, the USS Intrepid, Takes the Best Japs Have

300 JAP SHIPS HIT BY USS INTREPID      Battered Flattop Claims 80 Sunk ... Still Fighting

INTREPID ‘TAKES’ FOUR JAP BLOWS   Nearly 300 Enemy Ships Hit By American Carrier

USS INTREPID ~ BACK AT SEE      Much - Battered Carrier ~ Seeks New Glory To Add To Record

300 Japanese Warships Feel Intrepid Sting   “American Aircraft Carrier. Hit Oftener Than Any US. Craft

300 JAP SHIPS HIT BY INTREPID   Most-Hit U. S. Aircraft Carrier Holds Record For Sinkings, Probables, And  Namace

21 DIE AS NAVAL  PLANES COLLIDE   Patrol Craft Crashes Near Spoil feland  Taync

21 Die As Navy Planes Collide   Details of Corpus Christi Crash Are Withheld

11 FLIERS KILLED INTEXAS CRASH   TWO NAVAL PLANES COLLIDE OVER BAY; FIVE SURVIVORS

Air Collision Kills 21 Men  Naval Planes Crash Near Spoil Island

21 Navy Fliers Die At Corpus Christi   Six Men Rescued After Two Planes Collide Near Spoil Island but One Survivor Dies

Roosevelt's High Spirit Can Never Die Kirke Simpson Says   By KIRKE L. SIMPSON

To:Place Of Destiny Can Never Die     High Courage, Brave Spirit That Led Him

Huge Amounts Spent To Propagandize U.S.   Five And A Half Billions Goes In Year To Foreign ‘Information Bureaus’

BREAK AWAITED IN VOTE DISPUTE   Disagreement Over Formula Last Major Obstacle

NATIONS AWAIT ‘BREAK’ ON VETO   Peace Conference Moves A Snail’s Pace As Reds Delay Answer

nil C harter Nearly Completed, UNCIO ‘Line goks To Moscow For Veto Decision

Conference Awaits Sign from Russia Of Break in Voting Issue Deadlock

CHARTER NEAR COMPLETION   Frisco Conference Awaiting Break in Remaining  ‘Deadlock

Veto Is Only Difficult Issue Before Parley   Frisco Conference Has Completed Most Of Its Program

United Nations Look to Moscow  To End Deadlock   Word for Soviet Capital Waited to Hurdle Last   Major Obstacle :   VETO ISSUE STILL PRINCIPAL PROBLEM   Conference Expected to Adjourn Within Ten Days After Settlement

NATIONS AWAIT MOSCOW BREAK ON VETO POWER      Last Major Obstacle In Way 01 Completing Charter At Conference

No walkout before Jan. 1; negotiations will be continued      Predict U.A.W. at General Motors  mav remain idle another six weeks

Longer GM Strike _ "Seen By Spokesman   Greyhound Bus Efforts Collapse Railroad Unions Are Active; Electrical Workers Vote

WALKOUT IS APPROVED BY BIG MAJORITY   Union Declares Strike Not To Be Called Before Jan. 1

Nation’s Electric Workers Vote Strike Approval   New Walkout Authorized as G.M. Seeks Injunction Against Pickets; Union Accused of Using Threats

HOODLUM CASE ENDING TODAY   JURY WILL HEAR FINAL ARGUMENTS IN CONSPIRACY

JURORS WILL GET HOOPER CASE TUESDAY   ‘Hear Final _Arguments T oday On Conspiracy

Blizzard Dies After Burying Eastern Area   Foot-Deep Snow Entangles Traffic On U. S. Seaboard

Worst November Storm In Years Spreads Snow Blanket: From ‘Three: To Twelve Inches Deep Over ‘Northeastern United States — Causes Millions OF Property Damage -

STORM HITS NORTH EASTERN STATES   17 Lives Lost and Millions Of Dollars of Property Damage

BAD STORM HITS EAST: 17 DEATHS   Snow and High Winds Do Damage; Heads Out to Sea

WINTRY STORM HITS NORTHEAST   Heads to Se ea After Causing 17 Deaths, Much Damage

DOENITZ OFFERS TO STAY AT HELM   PROMISES SERVICES IF FATHERLAND NEEDS HIM

Doenitz Offers To Stay At Helm  of Government   Germans Told They Must Face Fact Nazi Party Thing of Past

OF NAZIS ADMITTED   Occupying Powers To Decide Fate; Party Is Dead, He Says

N ew Fuehrer Orders Nazis To End Fight   Doenitz Offering To Stay at Helm Of Beaten Reich

The Naiional Whirligig   News Behind the, News Waskingien «----- Ray Tucker New York .-+ Albert N. Leman

American War Prisoner I Reveals - How Soap! Market. Was Cornered’ -: Right Under Noses Of Guard:

Marshall Plans Quick Flight To New China Post   Hurley's Explosive Resig nation Headed For Capitol Hill Airing

Senate Planning To Air Hurley's China Charges  Gen. Marshall space Leave Preparation

MARSHALL PREPARES FOR CHINA TRIP; PROBE PLANNEN   CLOSED DOOR SESSION TO HEAR HURLEY AND SECRETARY OF STATE

Gen. Marshall Prepares for Flight To China: Hurley, Byrnes Face Ouiz

CONGRESS TO CHECK ON HURLEY CHARGE!   Gen. Marshall Speeds Preparations for Flight to China      AN INFORMAL PROBE

Marshall Prepares For Quick Trip To China: As Hurley Act Faces Airing

Gen. ‘Marshall Preparing For   Trip To China   Maj. Gen. Hurley’s Expla:  sive Resignation Heads’ For Aiving On Capi- _ tol Gill ©

SENATORS PLAN CLOSED QUIZ OF HURLEY CHARGE   Byrnes Also Will Be Called Connally Says; Wherry Asks Broad Probe

Foreign Policy Airing Nipped   Byrnes, Hurley Will Testify In Secret

MARSHALL HAS, BROAD POWERS   New Envoy To China Will Tackle Tough Job Armed With All The Power He Needs To Handle The Sitnation.

Charges of Hurley to Be Probed   Senate Foreign Relations Group to Call Former Ambassador and Others

Marshall Given — Broad Powers for China Assignment   Hurley's Charges Head-d for Airing in Congress, Complete Hearing is not Contemplated

Speedy Trip To Far East Is Arranged By Marshall   Charges Of Hurley To Be Investigated

Marshall Speeds His Plans To Take up Duties in China   Retired Officer May Start Trip Thursday Night

Capitol Hill Is Planning Quiz of Pat Hurley   Senate Commitiee to Hold Hearings on Startling Charges

Official Probe of Hurley’s Startling Charges is Likely   Informal Inquiry Will Be in Closed Senate Committee Session

Marshall Carries Big Powers to ‘New China Post; Connally Urges Inquiry Into Charees

Marshall Goes As Full Boss   And Hurley’s Charges To Bring Airing in Washington; Marshall to Leave Soon

Marshall Speeds Preparations for Trip to China   Goes with Unlimited Authority; Hurley’s Resignation Heads For Committee Ajrine

MARSHALL PREPARES FOR CHINA TRIP; PROBE PLANNED   oArAecen nanp ereccinay   CLOSED DOOR SESSION TO HEAR HURLEY AND SECRETARY OF STATE

Hurley Charge Will Be Aired By Congress   Secretary of State Byrnes and Retiring Envoy Will Be Called

Truman Favors UNO Over Big 3 Meetings; Marshall Gets Ready   President, Eisenhower Critical On French Actions In Berlin

ON HURLEY CHARGE   Gen. Marshall Speeds Preparations for Flight to China

MARSHALL I$ EAGER TO GET TOCHUNGKING   Five-Star General May Leave Today to Replace Patrick J. Hurley, Who Resigned as Ambassador to China.

Marshall Set For Trip To China, Connally Promises Probe Into Hurley Charges

MARSHALL T0 DEPART SOON   Hurley’s Explosive Resignation Heads for Airing on Capitol Hill.   INFORMAL TALK PLANNED

Solons Plan To Probe Hurley Move   Former Staff Chief Will Control American Policies

General Marshal! Planning Quick Flight To China      Chajrman Connally Plans To Call Both Gen. Hurley And Byrnes Before Committee

Quick Trip To China Planned By Marshall   durley’s Resignation Heads for Congressional Airing on Capitol Hill

Patterson Defends Doolittle’s Stand   Testimony on Merger Brings Repercussions

War Secretary Blasts Navy for Jab at Doolittle   Patterson Defends Right of Any Officer  To Present Own Views

One Vanguard Is Reported Half Way Through Reich Forest, Near Cleve    NAZIS PULL OUT OF SEVEN TOWNS,  TWO ON GERMAN SOIL   Yanks Break: Through German Defenses Covering Roer River Dams

1500 Prisoners Taken In First Assault; Tight Blackout Put On News

EXPECTING OFFENSIVE BY SECOND AND NINTH ARMIES, GERMANS CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY SMASHING BLOW BY CANADIAN FIRST ARMY FROM HOLLAND.   FLAME-THROWING TANKS LEAD CHARGE ‘AS MONTGOMERY MEN GAIN FIVE MILES   Paralyzed by 11-Hour Artillery Blanket, German Resistance So Far Is “‘Soft’ in Allied Move to Turn Northern Flank of Siegfried Line.

Total of 1,546 Ships and Small Craft Sunk Or Damaged In Home Waters

Combined Attacks Cost Japs 1,546 Ships in July   1,300 Warplanes alse Destroyed by Sea And Air Might;  Just a Beginning

More Than 1,30 Nip Warplanes Also Wrecked   Admiral Halsey’s Forces Have Reduced Remnants Of Jap Fleet To Shambles

Japan Lost 1,946 Ships During July   Toll Was Taken in Home Waters by Carrier and" Land Planes   LOST 1.300 AIRCRAFT   “Adm. Halsey'’s Third Fleet Did Most Damage in - 2] Assault Days

Enemy Plane Losses Reach 1,300   Allied Power Also Has Destroyed at Least 1,546 Nipponese Ships

MAJOR ATTACKS BY SEA AND AIR’ LEAVE DEVASTATION IN WAKE AS NEW, HEAVIER BLOWS PROMISED

— ee  Its Just A Starter! Jap Losses In July Top  1500 Ships, 1,300 Planes

COMBINED CARRIER, LAND-BASED PLANES WHITTLE JAPS DOWN   JULY FIGURES SHOW ENEMY LOST 1546 SHIPS AND OVER 1300 PLANES

Plane Attacks Net Total Of 1,946  Ships   1,300 Warplanes Also Are Added To Nips’ Losses

Pacific Chiefs Reveal Deag ftruction; Great Raids  ”y ust Beginning.

Land-Based Raids Cost Japs 1,546 Ships, Craft   Month Sets Recor¢ But It’s Only Beginning.

Pacific Chiefs Reveal [cstruction; Gsreat Ru Is  ~ ry Just Beginning.

U.S. Planes, Bag Total Of 1,546 Jap $ 50s}, 1,300  Aircraft In Pa’** ” Month

Japan’s July Losses Pass 1,500 Ships, 1,300 Planes As Combined Raids Continue

1300 PLANES & 1546 SHIPS LOST BY JAPS IN JULY   Halsey's Fleet Still On Prowl Off Honshu, Where It Has Been In Action For 22  Days Unmolested.

More Than 1,300 Warplanes Wrecked   Ninety-Nine Warships Sunk or Heavily Damaged by Aircraft Of Halsev Fleet: Warnings Given

NIP AIRCRAFI LOSSES SET - AT1,300   Third Fleet Units Account For Most Of Damage   Of Week-End Smashes Revealed By Adm. Nimitz; Factories Pounded

1546 Japanese Ships and 1300 Planes KO'd in Month of July   99 Warships Sunk oNDam. aged Heavily During That Period

Remnants Of Enemy Navy Torn To Bits   July Costly Month To Nips At Hands Of Third Fleet

THEORY THAT HITLER AND HIS HENCHMEN ARE PARANOIC FINDS SUPPORT IN NEWS FROM CAMPS

WAS THE HITLER REGIME PARANOIC? NAZI LEADERS NOW HELD BY ALLIES GIVEN REASON TO CONFIRM THEORY

1 I  Mental Abnormality Responsible ‘For One of Most Barbaric Wars

Belief Hitler Gang Paranoic Given Support   Nazi Leaders in U. 5. Internment Camp Shor Mental Abnormality  By DEWITT MACHENZIE - Affaire Annlyat

Hitler Aides HadParanoie Tendencies   Fuehrer Regime, and Some. of Military Conmiand, Compris --ed of Persons With Abnormal Minds, Events Appear lo Dis-

Body of Murdered  Woman Is Found   Victim Found Beside U.S. 66 Near Kingman

Reich Orders Volksturm  To Halt Panic   Refugees Fleeing West Create Rail Traffic Jam

REFUGEES JAM REICH TRAFFIC   Nazi Home Guard Called to Keep Order as Germans Flee From Reds

OT REAM OF NAZI REFUGEES GROWS   HOME GUARD CALLED OUT TO HANDLE TRAFFIC AT RAILWAY STATIONS.

Nazi Volkssturm Keeping Order On Home Front   Refugees Streaming Into ‘Berlin from Fast Are Growing. Problem

FEAR OF RUSSIANS SPREAD BY GERMANS   Press And Radio Urge Resistance To Stave Off Deportation

REDS POISED ON AUSTRIAN BORDER LINE   BURDER LINE  Massed Batteries In Ac tion  GAIN AN HU NGARY  Germans Pull Out of Johden

TICONIUM TEETH SUIT I$ LODGED   Attorney General Charges Heeting Car Firm with Fixing Unfair Prices

Pineers Peril Nazi Race  From Bulge   Allied Guns Pound Retreating Foe As Yanks Gain Towr

Retreat 7 Miles From Apex   Fleeing Forces Threatened With Trap As First Army Nears Escape Lane.

Cites Reports of Box Car Shortage   Schoeppel Reads Complaints from Kansas Farmere

OF PLANES. HIT GERMANY   Parade Is 200 Miles Long; 19th Day of Offensive

200 Mile Long Skytrain of 1800 ‘U.S. Planes Hit Area South of Berlin

200- -Mile Long ‘Skytrain Smacks  German Targets   ‘Warplanes Swing On Great Arc Throughout European War Front 

Lend-Lease _ Turned to Postwar Aid   U. S. Signs’ First Pacis With France For Peace Gaods

Soldiers With Long Cembat Service Overseas First On List  1,300,000 SOLDIERS IN NEXT 12 MONTHS  Immediately Eligible For Discharge Are Men With 18 Points

Big Three Conclude Momentous  Conference   Report on Decisions To Be Made Today From 3 Capitals;  ' Secrecy Continues

MEETING HELD AT SEA OFF ~ PLYMOUTH   First President To Visit Britain Since Wilson   EXCHANGE CALLS   On Cruisers Augusta, Renown: Byrnes And Leahy In Executive’s Party

Big Three to Issue Joint Report Friday   World Awaits News of Work Accomplished  At Sessions

TRUMAN TALKS 70 KING GEORGE VI. THEN HEADS HOME    King. and President Meet in ‘Air of Cordiality,on' Ship board at Port of: Plymouth —Pair Dine and Talk: ©

President Sails For U.S. After Visit With King   Truman Hurrying Home.io Report ‘On Big 3 Results

President Truman Visits King George at Plymouth, and Starts His Homeward Voyaqe-

Communique Is Prepared On Meeting Of Leaders   World Will Learn Contents Shortly

PRESIRENT TRUMAN AND KING GEORGE VI IN HISTORIC MEETING  BRITISH MONARCH AND PRESIDENT MEET ABOARD CRUISER RENOWN

Truman Visits Britain’s King  Aboard Ship   Sails For Home After Meeting With King On Cruiser Renown In Plymouth Harbor

PRESIDENT SAILS TODAY FOR HOME   Leaves On Cruiser After Lunching With King George

ruman Talks vith King in Way Home   Shipboard Meet Held Off Plymouth by Two World Leaders

President Is On His Way to U.S.   Truman Has a 20-Minute Conversation With King '  George   ABOARD THE AUGUSTA   Big Three Declaration I. [Drawn Up for Release Tonight

Truman On Way Home   Visits King George At Luncheon Aboard British Battle Cruiser Renoun. at Plymouth

BIG d RESULTS STILL SECRET   Potsdam Conference Ends in Atmosphere of Cordiality, Report.   {ISSUE REPORT TONIGHT

Big Three Start Journeys Home   POTSDAM CONFERENCE CLOSED EARLY TODAY

Truman Lunches With King George Before Sailing ~   Big Three Conference ‘Communique Drafted  For Public Release

Truman Stops At Plymouth To See King   Has 20-Minute Talk With British Monarch Before  Leaving For Home.   ISEES BOMB DAMAGE

World Waits For  Big 3 Decisions   Plans for Immediate Future of Europe to Be Known Early :   A DELAY ON PACIFIC?   May Take Time to Work Out Decisions Affecting That Area

Communique On Potsdam To Be Issuec   President Visits With King George VI Aboard Cruiser

Truman Visits - ing George, 5K or ies              President And British Ruler Have Two Hour Meeting Off Plymouth

Joint Resume To Be Released To World Friday   To Tell What Leaders Plan For Future Of Europe; Truman Leaves For Washington

Meeting Ends in Atmosphere of Cordiality; _ World to-Learn First What They've Planned For Immediate Future of European Nations

President Lunches With British Monarch Aboard *Renown’ At Plymouth.

WORLD TO KNOW BIG 3 RESULTS   Plan Joint Communique of Conference Friday

PRESIDENT TRUMAN AND KING GEORGE VI IN HISTORIC MEETING  DITTCtr BAALTARGATL   BRITISH MONARCH AND PRESIDENT MEET ABOARL CRUISER RENOWN

Kind Potsdam Meeting, Begin Journeys Home   World to Learn Future Plans for Europe—Pacific Decisions May Not Be Realized Now

LEAVES AFTER ValTING KING AT PLYMOUTH   Will Follow Communique by Big 3 with Report te the Nation.

Communique Of Big-2 Talks To Be Given   Will Be Released By The  Three Nations Sometime ea ee   ALL GO BACK HUME

THE BIG THREE BEGAN JOURNEY HOME TODAY   Truman Left For U.S. Via Plymouth

“Big 3” Parley Is Concluded;  Report Is Due   Announcement of Allied Decisions May be Released in Three Capitals Simultaneously today— ‘ Cooperative Attitudes Forecast

BIG THREE ON WAY TO HOME CAPITALS AFTER CONFERENCE   JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON MEETING WILL BE RELEAS ED TO WORLD ON FRIDAY

PAYS BRIEF CALL ON KING GEORGE BEFORE LEAVING   President Has Lunch With British Monarch Aboard H. M. S. Renown Off Plymouth, England; Had Private 20-Minute Talk.

Boards Ship At Plymouth   Historic Communique on Potsdam Agreements Due Late Todav

CONFERS WITH BRITISH KIN OFF PLYMOUTH   President Boards Augusta After Plane Trip  From Potsdam

Big Three On Way Home From Conferences  Truman And Atlee Travel By Plane.

Control Plan For Reich Will Be Hard, Claim   British Staff Officer Quoted As Stating Surplus German Labor to Be Used Anywhere   Statement By Big Three Is Prepared   Expected, Among Other Things, to Provide For Lifting Anti-Nazi Political Activity Ban

BIG THREE ON WAY TO HOME CAPITALS AFTER CONFERENCE   JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON  MEETING ' WILL E BE RELEAS

President Is On His Way Home Today   Boards Cruiser Augusta a Plymouth After Visit With King

BEGIN THEIR TRIPS HOME   Truman Will Meet King George at Plymouth Today — Communique on Results of Potsdam Talks Due Late Today.

POTSDAM JOB IS WOUND UP BY BIG THREE   REPORT TO WORLD WILL BE GIVEN OUT FRIDAY

President In Audience Witt British King   Has Talk And Luncheon With British Monarch

Truman Visits King George: Sails For U. S.   Lunches, Chats with Monarch on British Warship After Big 3 Meet Ends   

BIG 3 LEADERS PLEASED WITH MEET RESULTS   Confab Ends in Atmosphere of Cordiality; Expect Report Soon

Unofficial Belief Expressed Red Forces Coordinated With U. S.  Armies In Asiatic Theater

World Waits 6,000-Word Big-3 Report   Berlin Parley Ends; Communique Slated *Ghock’? Is Pramised

Big Three Begin Trips Homeward As Parley Ends   Joint Communique On Results Expected, Cordialty Marks Final Discussions

BRITISH BATTLE CRUISER: IS RENDEZVOUS FOR LUNCHEON MEETING OF TWO STATESMEN   Last-Minute Change Disappoints Hundreds Who Gather  On Docks of Bomb-Scarred Plymouth on Chance  of Seeing U. S. President   EXECUTIVE MISSES OFFICIAL GREETING AT DOCK

Only European Plans Expected To Be Revealed   Meet’s Full Import May Not Be Realized For Some Time

PRESIDENT AT PLYMOUTH FOR — SHORT TALK WITH KING GEORGE ENROUTE HOME FROM EUROPE    HISTORIC RENDEZVOUS THE LD AT SKA TODAY

PRESIDENT SAILS FOR HOME TODA)   After a Brief State Visit With King George Aboard Ship

Truman Starts Journey Home, Visited King   First President fo Visit England Since Wilson Chats With Monarch Aboard Renown

TRUMAN HEADS HOME, JOB IN EUROPE ENDED   Meets King George in Brief Conference Before Leaving

Decisions of Big Three to Be Made Known at Once   Conference Over, Allied Leoders Ready to Announce Program They Drew in Momentous Potsdam Meeting

Big Three Report Awaited   Joint Communique To be Issued as  Conference Ends

TRUMAN PAYS SHORT VISIT TC ENGLISH KING   Will Release News of Big Three Conference to World Tonight

Truman Meets British King; Starts For U.S.   President and Monarch Chat Aboard British Renown Off Piyinouth Af. ter Trip From Germany

PRES, TRUMAN IS LUNCHEON GUEST OF KING GEORGE   Flies To Plymouth For Brief Meeting On Battle Cruiser Renown

Truman Party Enroute Home From England   Communique Exceeds 6,000 Words; Issued from Three Capitals.

Their Report to World Slated Friday   President Truman to Meet King George at Plymouth

Potsdam Plans To Be Revealed  By Bis 3 Today   ‘Longest Of Allied Reports Will Be Released In 3 Capitals Simultaneously

Truman Heads For Home After Talk With King George   Big Three Will Issue Statement To World Tonight

History-Making ‘Big-Three’ Conference End:   Release of Parley Report Expected To Be Made Friday

PARLEY REPORT WILL BE GIVEN WORLD FRIDAY   Decisions Affecting Pacific Theatre War May Not Be Known For Some Time

President Has Lunch Aboard British Ship   ‘American Party Stops At Plymouth To See Monarch

Report Ready Tonight From Big 3 Group   Summary of What Took Place at Potsdam Will Be Released — Pres. Truman Heads Back Home.

Truman Visits King George At Plymouth   First President to Visit England Since Wilson Has Cordial Welcome and Conversation

loint Statement on Decisions of Potsdam Conference To B: Made in Few Hours - - President Truman Meets Britain’s King on Ship and Heads for Home After Meeting Which Ended in ‘Atmosphere of Great Cordiality’

Cordiality Marks End Of Meeting   Truman And Attlee Leave; Stalin Believed On Way Home; Keep Secrecy On Talks

Big Three Part In Atmosphere  Of Cordiality   World Awaits Joint An nouncement Of Parley’s  , eens  Fy ey

TRUMAN VISITS KING GEORGE VI NEAR PLYMOUTH   President And British Ruler Have Luncheon Meeting On Battle Cruiser   PARTY FLIES TO ENGLAND   Americans Arrive In Six Planes; Chief Executive Starts Home Today

JOINT BIG THREE STATEMENT SET FOR TOMORROW   Truman, Attlee And Stalin Leave Potsdam For Journey Home; Conference Ends In Air Of Cordiality.

Truman on Way Back To States   Stops at Plymouth. England, for Talk And Lunch With  King of England

President on Way Home After Talk With King George   6,000 Word Communiaue on Conference Results Will Be Issued Later Today in Four World Capitals

‘Truman Guest of George VI   Now on his Way Home; Report on Conference is  Expected Tonight

Potsdam Conference Communique Will be Given Out Tomorrow   President Truman Meets King Off Plymouth, Then Heads Home

PRESIDENT IS EN ROUTE TO AMERICA   Visit Is Held With King George Before Departure

Decisions Reached At Potsdam Parley To Be Released Tonight;  Hint Germans To Receive “Unpleasant Shock” From Control Plan

Strong Gains Reported  -Ngainst Little Opposiition; Many Rumors Jn Chungking: Reds Re: — -tike Rail City.

Hulutao’s Fall Imminent; Claim Yencheng Seized   Reds Announce Capture Of Yenchien And Tingshien

, 13. INJURED IN RAILROAD WRECK   Red Arrow Flyer Is Derailed Near Manstield

FAST TRAIN 1S WRECKED   THIRTEEN PERS ons INJURED WHEN STALLED AUTO DERAILS TRAIN NEAR '. MANSFIELD -

Search Reveals » Body of Fifth Flood Victim   ‘Nameless’ Stream Responsible for Newburg Disaster

Flood Takes Five Lives in Missouri Town   Mayor's Wife, Daughter And Three Others Die In Great Wall of Water In Little Newburg

State Teachers Meeting Set For Jan. 31 to Feb. 2   First Convention. Since 1941 At Des Doines

Tenn, Valley Dams Were Objectives Of Nazi Saboteurs Who Landed Here

B-29§ DROP 3,200 TONS FIRE BOMBS      6.9 Square Miles Of Yokohama Burned Out

Superforts Light Fires In Osaka   Little Fighter Opposition; Yokohama Virtually Destroyed, Reports Say.

Fires Sweep Japs’ Center lof Industry   Incendiary Attacks Destroy 86 Miles in industrial Cities

NIPPONESE INDUSTRIAL CITY RAIDED   Semi - Official Japanese Broadcasts Admit Flames  S$tarted in Manufacturing Center

4508-295 HIT KEY INDUSTRIAL CITY IN ATTACK   21st Bomber Headquarters Reveals Destruction Of Most Of Yokohama

GREATEST MANUFACTURING CITY IN ORIENT DEVASTATED WHEN SUPERFORTS DROP BOMBLOADS

Fires Started In Center of Osaka   Great Waves of Superforts Dump Cargo on Jap Installations   YOKOHAMA IS ALSO HIT   Yank Raids Destroyed 86 Square Miles of Indus- —  trial Areas 

SUPERFORTS IN GREAT WAVES ATTACKED BIG INDUSTRIAL CENTER   PRINCIPAL PORTION OF YOKOHAMA DESTROYED IN PREVIOUS RAID

Japan's Larges! War Plant City Left In Flames   Smoke Rising 27,000 Feet After Smashing Blow By U.S. Bombers

Smoke Sent Billowing 27,000 Feet Above Japs’ Great Industrial City

B-29's Sef Osaka Ablaze   Waves of Superforts Hi Industrial City, Leave Destruction Like Yokohamoa’s

Aerial Blows Against Island a Tarakan Stepped Up — Borneo Airfields, Shipyai 3, Waterfronts Pounded. Three Days of Raiding      Japs’ Industrial City Of Osaka Left Flaming After Heavy Superfortress Raic

Heart Of Osaka Left In Flames By Superforts  Most Of Yokohama Reported Destroyed

Tndustries In Osaka Be come Torches; Smoke Billows 27,000 Feet Above Metropolis

Japan's Key Industrial City Bombed   Over 450 Superforts Rain Incendiaries on Osaka; Smoke Towers 27,000 Feat ints Skv

'27,000-Foot Columns of ‘Smoke Obscure Flames as Yanks Rake War Plants

Most of Yokohama in Ruins; Same Dose for Nippon’s Second Big City

City of Osaka Left in Ruins by Superforts   Roaring Fires Started In Japan's Greatest Industrial City

B-29S ATTACK OSAKA PLANTS IN FIRE ASSAULT   Smoke Over Five Miles High Above City Following Incendiary Raid

New Fires Are Kindled In Big Raid On Osaka   600 Planes Attack Japan’s Industrial Metropolis; Mustangs Escort Superforts

Smoke from Great Manufacturing City Soars 27,000 Feet in Air and Visible 50 Miles.   YOKOHAMA IS AGAIN BLASTED FROM, AIR

VIRTUALLY WIPE OUT METROPOLIS OF JAP INDUSTRY  GREATEST AIR FLEET EVER SENT AGAINST  [ARAL SABA AGAYV A

GOD PLANES IN TODAY'S ATTACK   6.9 Square miles of Yokohama Burned Out in Tuesday’s Assault.   OSAKA INDUSTRIAL CITY

Smoke Drifting High Above Burned Osaka   Big Planes Destroy Main Portion Of Yokohama, Osaka

Nip Cities Hard Hit By Raids   Tuesday. Raid Burned Out 6.9 Square Miles Of ’ Yokohama .

THINK MOST OF OSAKA IS DESTROYED   Raid by Superforts on Big Japanese Manufacturing Center Sends Smoke Billowing 27,000 Feet in the Sky.

Raiders Blast Osaka Plants  Industrial Center   Industria) Center Reported Aflame

Main Portion Of Yokohama Is Destroyed   86 Square Miles Of Urban Industrial Areas Of Japs Cities Gone.   IS 600-PLANE RAID

SMOKE BILLOWS 27,000 FEET IN AIR OVER CITY   Great Jap Manufacturing City Hit By Fleet Of 600 B-29s And Mustangs; Crews Report Yokohama Virtually Destroyed

Convicts Escape For Fourth Time   Flee Hastings, Neb., After a Gun Battle

STREICHER IS UNDER ARREST   ONE OF TOP NAZIS PICKED UP BY TROOPS DESPITE DIS. GUISE AS AN ARTIST

U. 8. STH TAKES: PEAK IN ITALY   Germans Routed From Monte Spigolino-——Enemy CounterStab Smashed

Blast Nazis From Height   Fifth Army in Italy Improves Positions in Flare-Up of Fighting

Huns Blasted From Position  On Italy Peak   Fifth Army Seores Agrins' Enemy In Forhidding Mountain, I+ Miles . Northwest Pistoia

Schwellenbach Acts To Check Spread Of Coal Mine Walkouts   Navy Takes Over 52 Refinery Plants And Union Urges Return Of Men; Phone Employes End Token Strike Of 4 Hours

BACK - 10 -WORK MOVEMENT ON IN OIL PLANTS   Ford Motor Company Plans To Resume Production Of New Automobiles   LEWIS AT CONFERENCE   Coal Situation Studied By Officials; Telephone Operators To Strike

TELEPHONE OL WORKERS BACK ON JOB   Parley Siated Today to Seek End Of Coal Strike

However, Oil Union President Insists Men Are Still On Strike Against Oil Companies In Nation   COUNTRY EMERGES FROM PHONE CUTOFF

U.S.Phone Tie-up Begins; Kelsey-Hayes Strike Over   Strikes at a Glance

Oil Workers Take Up Jobs Under  Naval Supervision   Mine Owners Say Lewis Violates Contract In Fostering Strike

COMPARATIVE CALM COVERS LABOR FRONT   Oil Workers Return tc Their Jobs—Telephone Operators End Walkout.

OIL WORKERS RETURN TO THEIR JOBS   Work Under Navy Supervision; Strike Picture Brightens

/ STRIKES — ‘Labor Picture Brightens   Oil Plants Reopen. Coal Conference Opens Today

PHONE WALKOUT, COAL STRIKES ARE WIDESPREAD   Labor Disruptions Also in Lumber, Steel, Transporta tian

UNION ORDERS WORKERS BACK TO PLANTS: COAL SITUATION I$ UNCHANGED

Efforts To Halt Spreading Coal Strikes Continue   Telephone Company Workers In Fargo Work To Back Strike

OH Workers Taking Up Jobs Cindes Navy's Watchful Kye — Efforis to Halt Spreading Soft Coal in dustry Strike.

Big Three in ‘Murder’ Plot Cries Berlin   Denounces Program as Devilish Grimace  Of the Jew

HUNS SPREAD FEAR VERSION   Fill Air with Dire Predictions; Cry ‘Never’

NAZIS CALL YALTA GRIME ON HUMANITY      Say ‘Murder Plan’ Never Will Be Enacted in Germany

NAZIS CALL IT. ~ HATE PROGRAM   Radios Blame It Directly on the Jew

‘Nazis Damn ‘Yalta Hate Program’; Officials Scream Bitter Tirades

NAZIS ATTACK BIG 3 PLANS   Warn German People Of Tyranny Under Allied Leadership

Germans Term Agreement Hate-Program   Apparently Taken Aback at No  ‘Surrender Now’

Axis Blasts At Agreement   Nazi Radio Pours Out Propaganda Against ‘HateProgram Of Yalta.

Nazis Blast “Hate” Plan   Broadcast Own Version Of Crimean Charter; Blame “Devilish” Jew

Big Three Accord Blasted by Nazi Radios; Term It Yalta Hate Program

JAP BASTION ROCKS FROM HEAVY BLOW   By - Passed Atoll Has 100,000 Nipponese

British Planes Naval Units Hit Truk Atoll   Series of American Aerial Strikes Noted by Nimitz

Planes Team With Ships For Attack .   U. S. Land Planes Raid Installations In Amami Group

SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT RAID ISLE   U. S. Fliers Hit Amami Group; 3 Heights On Okinawa Captured

Maintenance of Quiput for War Is Favored  Full Weight of  Production to , ee ip no , senate Ren

Urge Big Output Until Japan Falls   Munitions Plants May  Be Kept at Peak

YANK CASUALTIES NEAR MILLION   In Same Time Germans.  Have Lost 1,600,000.

Germans Lose 1.600.000 Men On West Front   Defenses Broken Up And Dissected Beyond A Stand, Stimson Declares

Senators Plug For Industrialized South, West With Bomb For Points

Atom Bomb Threat Gives South, West Paint In Decentralization Of Industries

Aim Not To Keep All Expansion In One District      Atom Argument  In Safety Appeal   Wortd Halt Industrial Growth In Eastern States

May Finish Peace Charter By June Ist   Stassen Drafts Working Paper On Trusteeships For Conferees,

Equal Rate Is Postponed  bp LG &   Action Follows Injunction; Railroads Say They Must Increase Tariffs

DURABLE GOODS PRICES PEGGED AT 42 LEVELS   OPA Says High Sales Vol. ume To Give Profit  To Makers

Orders ‘42 Prices on Durable Goods  OPA Acts on Three Household Items

ORGANIZE WHITE” COLLAR WORKERS OF PCH. STEEL   Allenport And Monessen Plants Name Cecil Carroll As President -

ITALIAN FRONT QUIET AS RESULT OF COLD   Activity Restricted to Patrolling on Both Sides—Snow Covers ~* Battle Field.

Senate Probe DUS. Food Crisis Asked   Price Control, Black Market Blamed for Short Meat Supply

Warean Halde  Back Approval Of Pay Boosts   Speedy Probe Of U. S. Food Supply Is Urged In Senate

May Ask That U. S. Civilians Eat Less Meat   Believe Action Would Aid American Effort In Security Parley.

MEAT SHORTAGE WILL BECOME MORE SERIOUS   Expect Further Cuts in Civilian Food Rations Soan

Ree .6h —SSrsé‘ésSW”””™»6SKM6™~SM™”SS rman  Urge Quick Check On Noation’s Food Supply

®RITISH AND YANKS ~ TO GO TO BERLIN   Token Force to Be Sent to City as Soon ws Arrangements Can Be Made With Russians.

Blame American Air Smashes for Devastated Area  Tokyo Seems to Have Abandoned

FOOD PICTURE GROWS DARKER   Simple Diet Faces Once BestEating Americans

5. S. Goes on “Basic Diet” te Keep Europe From Starving   IN THIS COUNTRY, says the Agriculture Department

Americans Face Continued Food Shortages  Montana Is One of Bright Spots in National Picture

EATING HABITS OF AMERICANS FACE CHANGES   With Food Scarce, Europe Hungry We may Have to * Eat Like Horses.

Nation Faces Unsavory, Simple Diet   Montana One of Few Bright Spots in World Food Picture

Nearly All of United States Short of Food With No Relief Likely During Present Year

U. S. Facing Reduction To An Unsavory Though Adequate Meal Schedule

U. 5. FACES PLAIN DIET THROUGH °45   AMERICAN FOOD STOCKS LOW AS AID IS EXTENDED WARRAVAGED NATIONS.

AMERICANS NO LONGER ENJOY TOPS IN FOOD   Unsavory Diet Forcec In U. S. to Continue Aid to Europe

U.S. Facing Unsavory but Adequate Diet to Avert Starvation in Europe

Foods Critical As Americans Divide Supply Around World   Few Other Nations Are Eating Better

U. §. Is no Longer Best Fed Nation   Plain and Unsavory Diet Decreed cs We Furnish Others Life

 A War Reporter's Notebook - . Bradley DisplaysOnly ** One Vice--Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter Gen. Bradley’s Vice   Never Takes Advantage of Authority and Has Way of Making Men Loyal to Him

World War I Italian Premier Takes Himself Out OF Political Crisis

Three Divisioris Make Small Okinawa Gains   Japanese Defense System Is Better Than on Iwo Jima

RUGGED COING AGAINST JAPS UPON OKINAW:   Area Near Hill 178 Changes Hands Frequently

Crews Fight to Reach Trapped  Coa! Miners      ‘Little Hope Held for Safe  ty of 31 in Mine  Prican

WORKERS STILL 3,000 FT. FROM ENTOMBED MEN   Extinguish 13 Fires in Drive Inte Mine; Believe 50 May Be Trapred

Working to Rescue 31 in Mine Shaft   ‘Looks Mighty Bad,’ Sa} Crews in Kentucky Mine  Following Blast

Gov. Blue Names 9  To Boards   Major Changes Are In Tax, Liquor Organizations

B-29's Blast Tokyo Plants   Second Super-fort Smash Rakes Vital Jap Formosa Base

Tokyo’s Industrial Area Hit by B-29’s   Superforts Bomb Capital Visually in Good Weather—Blow Staged by Saipan-Based Craft and Directed From Guam.   B-29's Also Stage A Raid on Farmaca

FAIR TRIAL FOR WAR CRIMINALS   PRESIDENT TRUMAN INSISTS ON IT—SETS UP TRIAL COMMISSION

South Gains Some Relief   “Moderation Started F rom Frigid Period

No Relief in View For Northern Area From Cold Wave   At Least. 90 Persons Dic in 18 States; More Snow Troubles  Buffalo

90 Deaths Thus Far From Cold   Sub-Zero Weather Continues To Chill Other Areas

yay Yamashita Nimitz Thinks Vot Guilty of Armed Forces Manila Crimes Merger Wrong

ASSERTED JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES FOUGH IN MANILA STREETS  ATTEMPTS TO LINK YAMASHITA LATER ATROCITIES GETS SETBACK

Case'Against . ‘Yamashita Is Dealt Setback   Lt. Gen. Yokoyama Testi fies Jap Naval Forces Waged Most of Manila Street Battles

BREAK FOR TIGER   Manila Campaign ~ Was Largely Conducted by Jap Naval Forces 

PATTON ARMY FIGHT MILES FROM AUSTRIA   Scot Hooded Terror Division Takes Bremen

Yanks Plunge Forward Within Sight Of Austria, Storm Fortress Cities; Nazis Mass for Defense of Redoubt

FIRES BLACKEN KYUSHU CITIES   Manufacturing Town Of Kagoshima Hardest Hit In Raid

300 Yank Planes Hit Cities in ‘Kyushu District   Far East Air Forces Strike Heavily With Fire Bombs, Jellied Gas; Kagoshima Handed Hardes? Punch

Russia Reports British, Danish Forces Clash   Moscow Says Trouble Caused Over Search Of German Luggage

“CLASHES” REPORTED ON DANISH FRONTIER   Moscow Radio Says British Troops and Danes Differ on Treatment of German Soldiers.

Chinese, U. S. Paratroopers Drop Into Shanghat   Amity Between Reds And Chiane’s Govt. Now Only Hours Away

Chinese-American Sky. Troops Land In Shanghai; Chinese Amity Near

Allied Forces Take Shanghai Control: Treaty Clears Singapore Reeceupatioz

Chutists Drop Into Shanghai   Chinese, U. 8. Troops Take Over Control

TAKE CHARGE OF SECOND LARGEST CITY IN CHINA   Great Seaport Falls of Own Weight, Kuo-  mintang Takes —  Over

PARATROOPS TAKE OVER AT SHANGHAI   Believe Peace Near For Chiang And Mao Forces

Shanghai In Holiday Mood As Chinese And Yanks “Liberate” Great Seaport

Paratroops Take Control Of Shanghai   American, Chinese Forces Welcomed By Cheering Crowds

Paratroops Take Charge OF Big City   Sky-Fighters Meet No Jap Opposition In Great Seaport

PARATROOPERS IN SHANGHAI   CHINA'S BIGGEST CITY NOW IN ALLIED HANDS

JAPS: WAR-SWOLLEN EMPIRE HAS FALLEN COMPLETELY APART   SCATTERED FIELD UNITS OF JAPANESE REPORTED SURRENDERING MONDAY

+ SWOLLEN JAP EMPIRE REDUCED TO ORIGINAL BOUNDS AS GARRISON ARTER GARRISON SURRENDERS

Jap Garrisons in Many Land: Surrendering   Only Trouble in Sight Reported in Indo-China

Only Four Home Islands Leff To Nipponese   Truman Warns Army Men Won't Get Home Immediately

TURKS DECLARE WAR ON AXIS COUNTRIES   Vote Comes  After Big Three March 1 Deadline

Turkey Into War On Axis   Seat On World Security Conference Promised As Prize for Declaration of War

TURKEY JOIN ALLIca; VOTEs WAR ON NAZI   Qualifies as an “Associated Nation” Under Decision of Big Three.

TURKS DECLARE WAR ON REICH   Nation Also Votes Unanim. ously on Same Action Against Japan

ON NAZIS, JAPS      Turkish Assembly Takes Stand to Qualify As ‘Associate Nation.’   PRICE OF SEAT AT MEET

Turkey Declares Wor against Axis   Votes Unanimously For Declaration Of Belliaerancy

Turkey Will Enter War Against Axis   Assembly Votes Unanimously to Fight Germany and Japan to Qualify as an Associate Nation at. San Francisco Conference.

Turkey Joins Allies in War ‘On Axis Foes   Declaration Voted Under Big Three Bid to Neutrals

Action Taken To Win Seat at  Frisco Parley   Only Nations ‘At War or Axis March 1,” Will Take Part

Turkey Declares War On Axis And Brings Startling Light On Russia

Turkey Declares War On Germany And Japan Today   Ankara Heeds Reques! Of Big Three To Join Allies Now

Nation Paying Price Of Seat  At Conterence   Assembly Votes War On Reich, Japan, in Accordance With Alliance

Turkey  Votes Wai With Axis   Declaration Made as Price of Seat at S. F. Conference

War Is Declared On Germany, Japan By Turkey   Turks Willl Adhere To Declaration Of United Nations

Turkey Finally Joins it in with: ‘Allies Declares War.on Germany, Japan

Seek Solution To Tax Reliel   Senate Now Has New Committee 19 Wrestle With the Atom

SENATE NAMES ‘ATOMIC’ BOARD   ‘Freshman’ McMahon Made Head Of New Committee

T ax Reduction  Bill Studied By Conferees   Senate and House, Seek tc “Tron  Out. Differ ENCES} Democratic Freshman Heads Bomb Comuiittec

CONFEREES AT WORK ON TAXES   Songress Taking Saturday Holiday, But Committees Are Hard At Work.

Bill to Cut Taxes Being Put Together On Weekend Recess   Conference Seeks To Resolve Differences in Measures Passed by House and Senate — New Committee Wrestles With Atomic Problems

Business Tax On Profits To Be Discarded   Senate, House Groups   Reach Agreement  On Reduction

SEEK SOLUTION TO TAX RELIEF DIFFERENCES   Principal Hitch is on Reduction for Corporations for Next Year

RHINE MIRACLE TOLD   Yank Infantrymen Save Remagen Span Only 10 Minutes Prior To Explosion

Sialin May Have Jap Peace Offer   Unverified Report Sweeps London   U.S. State Depariment Will Probe Report Hitler Fled to Argentina

Stalin May Have Jap Peace Offer  Unverified Report Sweeps London

FILIPINO WITNESS SCORES POINT FOR GEN. YAMASHITA   Denies. Acting as thterpreter . Between Grandfather and Defendant

JAP MASSACRE OF 7,000 °° IS DESCRIBED AT TRIAL         FIRST WITNESS FOR YAMA. SHITA DENIED HE ACTED AS: INTERPRETER AT CONFERENCE

PHOTO EQUIPMENT OFFERED FOR SALE   List Of Items Does Not Include Paper Nor Films

FIGHTING IN NORTH ITALY MORE BITTER   Nazi Air Force Hits Supply Line Today

American Fifth Army Meets Stiff German Resistance in Italy Front

American Fifth. Patrols. Reach: Strong. German’. Defenses Near Bologna

Eight American —  Officers Freed  From Poland Camps Swift Red“Army Drive Liberates Many Allies  Fram Naw: Pricanc

Will Talk Over International Issues Dec. 15   Atomic Energy Is High on Long List of  Subjects

Moscow Holds Conference On ~ Leading Issues   hree Great Powers Are Represented At Parley

Foreign Secretaries To Meet In Moscow Dec. 15   Secretary Of State Byrnes Leaving By Plane Early Next Week; Meeting Held Hopeful Sign  For Improving Relations

Critical International issues Will Be Tackled by U. 5., British and Russian Officials

Big 3 foreign secretaries will meet on Dec. 15   Moscow site of session to tackle International issues

Atomic Contro! Main Problem To Be Discussed   Momentous Meeting Will Begin Dec. 15, Washington Savs

TOUCHY PEACE PROBLEMS UP FOR SOLUTION   CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY TO BE TAKEN UP

BYRNES, MOLOTOV AND BEVIN WILL MEET IN MOSCOW   Conference Set for Dec. 15 to Be First Since Collapse of Their London Council.   ‘ORITICAL ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED   Control of Atomic Energy and European Peace-Making Machinery Among Problems to Be Taken Up.

Foreign Ministers To Discuss Russ Views On Atomic Energy   State Department Announces Meeting of Big Three Leaders at Moscow on December 15 to Discuss Atomic Bomb

To Consider Array Of Critical Issues,  Including Control Of Atomic Energy

“oreign Secretaries to Tackle Large Nuniher of Prob‘lems Including Control of Atomic “Enerqy _ -

Atomic Energy Will Be One Topie Studied   Conference to Start Dec. 15; Byrnes to Leave Next Week

Atomic Energ: Control o)  to Be Tackled   Secretary Byrnes Will Fly to Sessions, Which Indicates There Is an Improvement in Relations of Couniries

Ministers To Meet In Moscow  Will Tackle Array Of Critical Issues

SCHOOL CHILDREN DAMAGED WARSHIF   U.S.S. Missouri Bears Scars  wad Ati ep eet ett

AT $430,089 HERE   And E. Bond Sales Have Reached $134,062 in Local Drive

VICTORY LOAN OFF TO $249,133 START   First Report on Drive Is fer All Sales Since October 29:

COUNTY STILL SHY ‘OF E BOND QUOTA   Sales Until January. 1: Wil Count .in ‘Victory.  Campaign ~.

VICTORY LOAN NOW AT $430,089 HERE   And -E. Bond Sales Have Reached $134,062 in . Local Drive   LIST WOMEN WORKERS

VICTORY LOAN OFF TO $249,133 START   First Report on Drive Is for All Sales Since October 29:  STATEMENT BY HILL

COUNTY. OVER TOP. IN VICTORY DRIVE   Total of $1,456,336.25 Is $20,336.25 .\pove the ~  ota   BEHIND IN E_ SERIES

COUNTY STILL SHY OF E BOND QUOTA   Sales Until January  Will Count in Victory” Campaign   TOTAL IS $1,537,276

ONLY $50,320 SH)   Victory Loan Drive Here. Is Near to Going Over Top on Big Quota

LIQUOR FREEZE ORDER MODIFIED   Number Of Sale By Drink, Wight Club Permits Limited

HIT FACTORIES 2) MILES FROM ENEMY CAPITAL   Mighty King George Joins Bombardment  Of Mainland

Devastating New Blows Struck By 2,000 Warplanes   Powerful Bark Of Wardogs Rings Through Jap Capital; 30 More Enemy Vessels Hit As Allies Step Up Destruction On Enemy Homeland.

Industrial Areas Are Hammered   Combined Fleets Steam to Gates of Tokyo Where Broadsides Are Fired and 2,000 Warplanes Attack

Mitchell Bombers Blast Jap Junks And Fishing Boats near Hongkong

Old Settlers Held Annual Picnic — At Park Monday   Congressman Hoeven Delivered Principal  Address

Old Settlers Held. Annual Picnic ‘At Park Monday   Congressman Hoeven Delivered Principal — ye & pope’ ot re oo

Hoover Says U. S. Delegate Should Be Responsible to Congress Before War Deal

Invite 44 Nations ToBig Conference   Session to Form World Se_ curity Organization Set for April 25   POLAND NOT INCLUDED   Senator Vandenberg Accepts Invitation to Be Delegate

44 Nations Invited to  S.F. Parley   All United Countries Except Poland Bidden; « Voting Method Told

44 Nations To Security ‘Conference   All United Nations Except Poland Invited To San Francisco Parley, Meeting April 25

Plans For Frisco Meet Take Shape   France Won't Attend—Poland Not Invited—Vote Plan Given

Doland !s Omitted !n  S. F. Plan; Vandenberg Accepts As Delegate

All United Nations Except Poland Invited To Attend World Security Conference   France Refrains From Joining In Sponsoring Conference; Agrees To Participate

Poland Out Of Security Talks  44 Nations Invited To Take Part In San Francisco Meet

ew Warsaw Government to Be Invited If Organized in Time; Vote Agreement Told

France Balks At Accepting Sponsor Role  Saririty -‘Cotneil Voting      Security Council Votin; Formula. Worked Out by Big 3*   COMPROMISE VIEW   “Great Power Still Will Have Veto.in Case of Action on Own Aggression

Final Stages Reached For Frisco Conference   Most Of Problems Worked Out...  Nations Discuss Argentina

PLANS FOR UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE TAKING FINAL SHAPE   ALL UNITED NATIONS EX   ALL UNITED NATIONS EX. CEPT POLAND HAVE BEEN INVITED TO MEETING

Poland Isn't To Be Invited   All Other United Nations Asked to Attend World Security Conference

44 Nations To Attend Conference   Poland Not Invited; France Won't Sponsot San-Francisco Meet

Poland Excluded. From Security Meet  Vandenbera Accepts   Vandenberg Accepts Appointment; France Declines Sponsorship

PLANS FOR UNITED  NATIONS CONFERENCE  TAKING FINAL SHAPE ALL UNITED NATIONS EX. CEPT POLAND HAVE BEEN   - $Pkee rr, nee pe reansarse

Plans for Conference Take Shape   State Department Issues Invitations; 44 Nations to Attend San Francisco Parley

Ter a8 Se: 773 3 6278, 32  Fal =e we ne ngs ar ae ie “- S:. re ve

11,738 Japanese Killed by Yanks On So. Okinawa   Desperate Nipponese Hoid — Three American Divis~— jons to No Gains

11,738 JAPS DEAD N OKINAWA FIGHT   Island of Taka Banara Occupied by the Yanks

To Send More Food To Europe  Allotment To Be 2 5.2 SRR! Teer “Bia Seer ie hes tee

‘More Food Allocated by United Stafes to Europe ‘And North Africa: May Continue Meat Rationing

MORE FOOD HAS - BEEN ALLOCATED T0 LIBERATED AREAS   Of Europe and French North Africa; Will Equal About 50 Per Cent.   EQUALS 4 MILLION TONS   Countries to Which This Food In Being Made Available ‘T'howe Served By U. 8.

More Food for Kuropean Area This Quarter   Meat Rationing May Continue Until After December

More Food For Other Nations      50 Percent More Food For October-December Period  Than Before.

CURFEW RULES ARE TIGHTENED   Taxicabs Warned Not Te Give Service To Violators

NIGHT SPOTS « CURFEW PUT INTO EFFECT   Local Aid in Enforcement Asked by WMC Head in State

Cabs Cant Serve  Curfew Violators   ODT Issues Order  Warning Drivers

17 VETS FILE  DISCHARCES  ON MONDAY   Meny Others Filed With Circuit Clerk During Past Week

EAST ANCHOR OF JAP LINE IS GAPTUREL   ESTIMATE: 75,000 AMERICA? TROOPS NOW HAMMERING THE ENEMY POSITIONS

Local Dealers Report No Reserve Supplies And No Other Changes  In Situation.

Mass Walkout In 6 States Affects Oil Operations  BACK DEMANDS FOR WAR INFLATED WAGE  Other States Threatened If Negotiation Fails With Officials

OIL STRIKES SPREADING   Motorists Eye Emptying Gasoline Tanks Today

Spreading Stritics in Nation’s Richest Ol Refining Areas ‘Threaten to Dry Petroleum Industry — Making Demands for Higher Hourly Wage Rates.

OIL WORKERS. . WALKOUTS ARE NOW SERIOUS   May. Affect ‘Nation’s Supply Of Gasoline

Motorists Are Worried Over Gas Strikes   Walkouts in Oil Refining Districts Of Nation Spreading

Refineries In Six States Are Affected   Strikers Demand Wage Increases Of 30 Per Cent

Petroleum . Industry Hard Hit By New Walkouts —  DEMANDS _ MADE  Maintenance Of, War. Inflated Wages Is : *- Sought

LEWIS SETS BASE ON LEGAL STRIKE OF COAL MINERS   Gives U. 8. 30-Day Notice Under Act; Burke In Statement

GOAL-WAGE DEAL SABOTAGE DENIED   Burke, Fresid-nt of Coa! Operators Group, Refutes Charge

e@ PAUL MALLON—   Art Loses Its Soundness When Mixed With Politics

British Invite Native Leaders To Talk Peace   French Already Have Agreed To Talk Over Indo-China Dispute

Lieut. Milford C. Mann Reported  Missing In South Pacific Since June 2

British Join U. S. In Blasting Of Japanese   374 Vessels And 129 Locomotives Are amaged In Successful Sweep

‘TEMPERATURES::   Combined Yank, English Force Hits Tokyo Area   Death Rained On Nips’ By History's Biggest. Carrier Plane Attack:

NAVY FLYERS GET 374 SHIPS   129 Locomotives Also Knocked Out by Raider

Decision Soon About Ceiling On S Sv cotaal   Vinson Hears Delegation From Farm States Protest Plan

Producers, Feeders Say Would Make Present Black Market Look Like Sideshow

MRS, ROOSEVELT ‘MOVING FRIDAY   FORMER “FIRST LADY” RE TURNS TO WASHINGTON TO PREPARE FOR LEAVING WHITE HOUSE

NAVY PLANS POINT SYSTEM FOR OLDER OFFICERS, MEN   Will Be Based Only On Age Anc Length Of Service With U. s.

Navy Considers Discharge Plan For Older Men   Total of 30,600 Would Be Eligible — Under Proposal

Navy Considers Discharge System   Proposed Plan Would Release Older Men

NAVY CONSIDERS DISCHARGE PLAN   Point’ System Reing Worked Out for U.S. Seamen

SUGAR OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR °46   Whole Picture Depends On Cuban Weather

Sugar Supplies Mav Be Increased  By June Of 1946   Agriculture Department spokesman Stys Cuban Crop Holds  Kev To Situatian

Croydon Residents Flee as Lieutenant   Seeks to Defuse Bomb Dropped in 1941

Neighbors of -Herman Flee as Young British Officer Works on Bomb

MANPOWER ACT. TO HAVE TEETH AS NOW DRAW   Fines and Jail Sentences Would Back -Up'Orders Of James Byrtics

Bretton Woods Pact is Signed   Internation Bank Is a Reality Today

24 NATIONS WILL SIGN BRETTON ACTS TODAY   Truman Designates Vinson To Represent America

Fighting ta Orient Flares   Over 100 Killed in IndoChina: Indonese in Java  Declare War.

Domei Says Two Convoys Land Yanks   100 TRANSPORTS, ESCORT SHIPS REACH LUZON GULF, STATES RADIO

Gas Warfare Weapon Is Disclosed By Army   U. S. Troops Prepared to Use Poisonous Munitions’ if Necessary

RAIL TRAVEL WILL BE GUT   EXTRA TRAINS TO RESORT AREAS RULED OUT—MANY OTHERS ORDERED © CANCELLED -

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Order Cancellation of Seasonal Service to Resorts

Disorders In India, Palestine.  British Troops Ready To Quell Disturbances

Six Others Are Missing, Many Made Homeless   Seminole, Wewoka, Shawnee Are Hard Hit; Wewoka Water Supply Threatened

SIX LIVES LOST IN FLOODS OVER EXTENSIVE ARES   Hundreds Homeless, at Least Holf Dozen Missing In State Saturday

Reveals First Time Harsh Terms fo Italy   Congress Source Says Country Must Give Up All Colonies

Stringent Terms for Italian Peace Gauge for Germany   Controversy Over Terms

AFL MAY REOPE NEGOTIATIONS TO REGAIN UMW   Lewis-Green Letter Exchange Clears Way For Move

Back of the Headlines   Land Reform in Japan Seen  MacArthur’s Greatest Move

BACK OF THE HEADLINES—  Japan, German Feudal Systems Being Reformed   Two Big Axis Nations Rapidly Being Placed On Road To Democracy;

U.S. 7TH FLEET ENTERS STRAIT OF MAKASSAR   Gen. MacArthur Tells Of Warships In Hostile Area

SEVENTH FLEET OPERATING IN HOSTILE WATERS   Warships Announced In Makassar Straits Between Celebes And Borneo   ALCOHOL REFINERY ON FORMOSA RAIDED

Seventh Sails Into Makassar Straits   Heavy Neutralizing Attacks Pound Island: Landing Reports lanored

Planes Sink Several Jap Attackers   First Mention of Allied Surface Craff In the Makassar Straits In Over Three Years

N2275 S273 ccs Atlan 542 eva AS Le 783 OF. ew  ata Wal eee me woe ane 307033 fC. oS er re ~<§  iin: Aebamaapeeges

Fleet Operates in Straits  of Macassar  Allied Warplanes Hit Coast of Dutch Borneo

Heet Activity “In Makassar Straits Told   First Action In Area In Three And -—One-Half Years

Navy Invades Hostile Waters In Borneo Area   MacArthur Reports Increased Sea and Aerial Activity in Pacific

REVEAL AIR STRIKES   MacArthur, However, Does Not Confirm Landing Report

UL 5. 7TH FLEET BACK IN STRAITS SOUTH OF BORNEO   MacArthur Announces Re turn of Warships to Area Where Jap Force Was Halted in 1942.   VESSELS SHOOT DOWN 3 NIPPONESE PLANES   Tokyo’s Story That Balikpapan Has Been Shelled Since June 15 Still Uneonfirmed.

House Passes Job Proposal   Substitute for Truman's Employment Bill Is Approved

House Passes MuchAmended  Jobs Measure   Bill Will Go to Conference Por Compromise bh Gar eee ee

SUBSTITUTE JOB BILL PASSES HOUSE   TRUMAN-BACKED “FULL EMPLOYMENT” MEASURE REJECTED, 185 TO 95.

House Approves Bill Calling for Plenty of Jobs   Would Create Counci to Work on Full Employment

House Passes ~ Job Proposal   Substitute for Truman's Employment Bill Is:  _. Approved ©

Neosho Twa Feet Over Banks Here      Crest Expected to Pass soon; Reading At 11 a. m. Today Was 17.53 Feet

BIG ROUNDUP “IS UNDERWAY AN PALESTINE   FIVE THOUSAND JEWS ARE ARRESTED AS RESULT OF OUTBREAK — COMMUNI.  “ CATIONS ARE HALTED

JEWS ARRESTED IN JERUSALEM   5,000 Rounded Up By British In Latest Riots

President Lands Today At Antwery On Way To Parley   Big Three Session Expected to Start Monday At Potsdam

Ship Into English Channel Welcome for Truman at Sea By British Naval Forces

Truman Ship Set To Dock>   President Will Fly -To Potsdam Meeting

Japs Sought Secret Data   Invaded Embassy Of U, S. Violated Laws

B-29’s Kindle Fires On Kobe, Great Jap Port   First Raid On Key © Target Made Sunday With Good Results

B-29s Kindle Fires In Kobe “On First Raid   Conflagrations Appear Spreading Toward Heart Of Japanese Seaport

BOMBS START 34 PIRES WW OBE   SUPERFORTS RAID JAPAN'S SIXTH CITY

Fires Sweep  Kobe Affer B-29 Raid   Damage of First Strike Revealed By Photographs

Cullman County Ass'n., Old-Age Pensita: Group To Meet Here “uly 21st

Many Of 160 Soldiers Convicted Of Looting ‘May Be Given Probation

[Restaurant, Hotel Rations To Be Trimmed   To Affect Allotments Of Meat, Fats. Sugar, Canned Vegetables

i i a gs  FOOD RATIONS OF HOTELS. RESTAURANTS TO BE (CUT SHARPLY

SCHOOL BUDGET LESS THAN 1944, OEA CONTENDS   Claim That Increase Was Provided in Ohio Based on Technicality, Charge

91 ARE HURT IN RAIL CRASH   Southern Pacific Flyer and Freight Collide Headon  In California

Price: Control Battle Looms   Senator Taft Asks Restriction. Easing

Bitter Congressional Fight Looms On Price Control Relaxation Issue

PRICE CONTROL BATTLE RAGING   Some Leaders Urge Easing of Restrictions—T aft Speoks Out

PRICE CONTROL FUTURE HEADED FOR STRUGGLE   Bitter Congressional Battle Shaping Up Over OPA’s Easing of Restrictions

Bitter Fight in Congress Brewing Over OPA Future   Administration Wants Controls To Be Continued

Price Control Row Looms in Congress   Controversy Which Started Over Meat Prices and Distributi Now Developing Deeper and More Fundamental Issues

FUTURE OF PRICE CONTROLS WILL BE BATTLE ISSUE   Congressional Conflict Form. ing as OPA Becomes More of a Storm Center of Controversy Over Meat Distribu tion and Prices

Hot Struggle Ahead On OPA   Whole Future of Price Control Involved in Congressional Legislative Fight

Price Control's Future to Bring Fight in Congress  Question of Relaxing Guards, Preventing Inflation Deeper

Congress Girds For Fight Over Price Controls   Issue Of When And How  To Relax Restrictions Cc... T. Th. rl.

Price Control Fight Expected   ! a) a ial aa) Debate Soon To Reach Sen, ate Floor: Has Been Long  Time Issue.

PRICE CONTROL BATTLE IS ON   Bitter Congressional Struggle Taking Shape,

Price Control Fight Looms In Congress   Senate Will Open Controversy to Ease -UJp an Restrictions

ROW LOOMS ON FUTURE OF OPA   Question of When, How to Relax Price Controls Stirs Congress

Price Control Future Heads For A Very Bitter Congressional Struaqle

OPA Battle In Making >   Two Theories On Future of Agency to Grips Soon in Congress

—PRICE. CON’ TROLS—  OPA Battle Is Bieie   Bitter. ‘Congressional Struggle Nears Over ‘Price.Controls :

CONGRESS ROW LOOMING OVER PRICE CONTROL   Senate Must Decide When And How Rules Are To Be Relaxed

OPA Control Fight Brews In Congress   Easing of Restrictions On Prices and Final Reloxine Are Issues   TAFT'S THEORY

TGHT LOOMS  ON FUTURE OF  PRICE FIXING    Soon to Reach Senate Floor Is Question of When and How Controls Are to Be Relaxed by Government.

Believe Gen. Patton Will Purge Nazis from Bavaria Public Offices

GEN, PATTON TO QUST ALL NAZIS   RETURNS TO BAVARIA AFTER SEEING EISENHOWER

Patton Returns: Nazi Purge Seen   Previous Orders of Ike ‘Repeated’

PATTON PURGE EXPECTED NOW   General Thought Ordered By Eisenhower To Get Rid Of German Officials

Sar Leaves — For Headquarters   May Begin Immediate Purge of Nazi Officers

—IKE’S EDICT Patton Ordered To Purge   General to Oust Nazis From Key Jobs in Bavaria

Three Die In Weekend Accidents   Oklahoma Record of Highway Deaths for Year Now 57 Above Last Year's

Isherwood, Past State Legion Head, Dies   Succumbs At Veteran's Hospital Pittsburgh. After Long Illness

Reinforced Red Armies In Korea, Japanese Report   Nip-Held Portion Of Sakhalin Island Also Scene of Fighting

Landed Here As Trained  Saboteurs   Hoover Warns of New Axis Plan to Retard War Effort

FBI Chief Warns Of Greater Nazi Sabotage Effor   Hoover Cails on Nation tc Be Alert After Seizure OF Two Agents   PAIR OF SPIES HELD ON OPEN CHARGES   Arrested One Month After Landing from Sub on the Cozst of Maine

‘FBINABS GERMANS ON EAST COAST   Two More Jap Balloons Are Found in West

ARREST OF TWO NAZI AGENTS IN MAINE REVEALED   One Was Native of Conn., the Other German Citizen

FBI Reveals Arrest of Two Nazi Agents   Hoover Warns of New Efforts to Send Saboteurs to U. S.

Two Agents Are Arrested In New York   FBI Director Reveals Evidence Of Axis Espionage

~- DUY War Doncrs  American Rule In Korea May Last One To 15 Years

YANKS MAY BE IN KOREA 15 YEARS   Will Stay Till Natives Can Take Over, Savs General

OCCUPATION OF KOREA MAY BELONG.   Military Governor Says Anywhere’ From 1 to 15 Years

1-15 YEAR RULE OF KOREA HINTED   Officer Says Natives Will Get Country In Time

Resistance i in ‘Manchuria ‘Mostly Ended   Russian Armies Take 98.000 Japs  Prisoner Sunday

Shoe Rations End  Jan. 1 Forecast   Production Increase Brightens Prospect

Truck Driver Fatally Hurt   Pittsburgh Young Man Dies After Accident On Sharon. Mercer Road   LOSES CONTROL OF TRUCK ON HILL   Devereux Son Leaves Butler To Greet Father

FEPC Row Delays House's Vacation   All ‘Must’ Legislation Is Completed by Solons

OIL PROJECT — S UP AGAIN   CONGRESS HEARS. ARMY I5 PLANNING TO SELL CANOL PIPELINE TO CANADA

Baltic Port Is Threatened In RussianSurge   Germans Plan Street By Street Defense Of Capital; Zielenzig, North Of Frankfurt, And Soldin Menaced By Zhukov’s Army

Troops Placed 95 Miles From Capital City   Infantry Reported Keeping Pace Wtih Spearhead Units

Nazis Plan fo Defend Berlin To the Last Mar   Zhukov’s Infantry With Armored Units Is Driving for Capital City on Wide Front

Soviet Troops Plunge To Zielenzig As Indications Mount  That Nazis Are Preparing To Fight Street By Street For Capital City—Official Moscow Statement Puts  Red Units 73 Miles From Goal—Fierce Battles ) Reported In Oder-Warthe Bend

Indications Mount That Germans Will Fight Street By Street For Capital

Russian Warriors  Only 55 Miles Away   Street-by-Street Defense of Cerman Capital Being Planned

Germans Rushing Old Men And Boys To Front; Reds Chanting ‘We Take Berlin’   More Than 10 Divisions Slash 30-Mile West Front

Push To Zielenzig _As..Nazis.Prepare.. For Street Battles   North Wing Marching Ou Stettin; __Konigsherg Nearly: Surrounded: ‘Lhukov, Konev Near Junction

Flank Drives Increase City’s Peril   Russians in Zielenzig— Northern Wing At Soldin

GERMANS PREPARING TO DEFEND CAPITAL CITY STREET BY STREET         Fierce Battle Raging In Bend Formed By Oder And Warthe Rivers, Nazis Report

Soviets Reach Z ielenzig On Latest Plunge   Indications Mount That Germans Will Fight Street hy Street For Berlin   Fierce Battle: Rages On Oder   Russian Infantrymen Keep Up With Arniored Spear. heads Deriving Toward Conital

Nazis Report  Soviet Troops oo Miles Off  Germans Ready to Fight  Street by Street for City  BLIZZARDS RAGING  Konigsberg ‘Popu lation Becomes Panicky as.

RUSSIANS 55 MILES FROM BERLIN TODAY   Report Germans Preparing For Street Fight

Capital's Province Is Invaded As Soviets Take Zeilenzig; Huge Flank Drives 

NAZIS PREPARE FOR SIEGE OF CAPITAL CITY   Russians Tighten Grip On Konigsberg In East Prussia

CENSORSHIP. RESTORED AND OTHER DRASTIC  STEFS TAKEN TO HEAD OFF  . ; OPPOSITION

~IRON HAND— Democrats Jailed In Revolt  Civil Liberties Again Choked By Farrell

State Of Siege Now Prevails In Argentina   Military Coup Designed Tx Overthrow Farrell's Regime Collapses   AT LEAST SEVENTY LEADERS ARE SEIZED

Expects U.S. To Aid Philippines      President Osmena Announces Plans To Speed Recovery

COL LA FOLLETTE GETS HIS DISCHARGE   Former Governor of Wiscon. sin Plans to Resume Law Practice.

La Follette Is Now Civilian  Former Governor To Resume Law Practice

COMPANY CITED  AGAIN BY WLE   Agency Seeks To Know Why Mont. Ward Failed To Heed Directives

Peace Delegates ‘Okeh Charter Despite Russia   New Victory Won By “Little Nation”  Group at Conclave

Little Nations Jemand Council  Make Reports   imendment To Provide For Facts About Council Acts   lays Of Big Five In Answering Queries - Affect Parley

21 PERSONS WERE KILLED WHEN PLANE CRASHED IN S,   Eastern Airlines Plane Was Enroute From Miami to New York.   OCCURRED EARLY TODAY   All of the Passengers and Crew Members Died In The Crash.

Twenty-one Killed In Air Crash   Ship Enroute From Miami to New York Down in Swampy Region in S. ©

Navy Transpor' Drops Near  Alameda Shore  Ship Had Just Taken Of: Kor New York: Four   Ship Had Just Taken Off For New York; Four Bodies Found

AIRLINER HAS CRACKUP INS. C.   22 Persons Believed to Have Been Instantly Killed

CRASHES: 2? ABOARD   Ship is Reported Demolished in So. Carolina Wreck

22 KILLED IN PLANE WRECK   Airliner Crashes in Swamp Early in Morning

Pilot Seeks Desperately To Make Emergency  Landing In Grove    Trouble Reported Before Ship Falls   Farm Family Hears Low Flying Plane, Then Terrific Blast

TWENTY-ONE DEAD IN PLANE CRASH   EASTERN AIRLINER REPORTED DOWN IN CAROLINA SWAMPS

22 Persons May Be Lost At Florence   Nineteen Passengers And Three Crewmen Aboard Big Ship

AIRLINER CRASHES: 7) ABOARD   Ship is Reported Demolished ta So. Caroling Wreck

21 Die in Crash Of Liner on Miami-N.Y. Flight   Plane Falls Into Swamp During Stormy Weather

21 KILLED IN PLANE CRACKUP   Find Burned Wreckage o! Airliner In So, Carolina Swamp

21 KILLED IN AIRLINER CRASH   1 Ship Was Enroute From Miami To New York City

21 Killedin — Wreckage Of  Airline Flane   All on Board Die as Craft Crashes In Carolina Swamp

Plane Wrecked Near Florence, South Carolina   Eastern Air Liner Sighted In Swamp; Encountered Storm

2] PERSONS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH   Eastern Air Liner Plunges ‘Into Swampy Area in South Carolina —Passengers and Crew Members Lose Lives.

22 Persons Aboard Eastern Airliner  Killed in Crash   Pilot Apparently Tried to Make Emergency Landing at Florence, S.C.   PLANE BOUND FROM MIAMI TO NEW YORK   Ship, Missing Ten Hours, “Demolished; Wreckage Scattered Widely

Wreckage Is Found In S. Carolina   Plane On Route Fron Miami To New Yorl Crashes And Burns Ik Pecan Grove

10 Passengers, 9 Military, 3 Tn Crew Killed   Trouble Develops in Early Morning Over Carolina

22 PERSONS DIE IN CRASH OF AIRLINER   All on Transport, Bound from Miami to New York, Likely Died Instantly.

Achievement Day For Farm Women  LeMars April 16  - Book Review By Mrs. Emily Hoyt And Reports

ACHIEVEMENT DAY -FORWOMEN, 18TH   Program Will Be Held In Methodist Church In LeMars

REVEAL EXECUTION OF 15 AMERICAN   Murdered by Germans it Italy Last year; Graves Are Found.

Disclose Execution Of 15 Americans   Killed In ftaly By Nazis Last Year

= 2 ¥ VOW S 2 ee  WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO WIN THE WAR  ua ww ww (Ud lf

Occupation ()f Germany Is Discussed   Big Three Attempting To Reach Decisions

Big Three Drafting Final  Tai or Securing Peace   Decisions Being Reached, However, Will Be Subject To Approval By Other Allied Governments Where Necessary: DeGaulle Rumored On Way To Parley

Long Occupation Of Germany Seen   DeGaulle May Join Big Three Confab, Other Allies’ OK Necessary -

Allied Leaders Reach Decision OnPeaceTerms   Immediate, Prolonged Occupation Of Germany Believed Assured

AIG 3 10 PLAN PEACE PARLEY, SAYS TRUMAN   HOPKINS, DAVIES CLEAR WAY FOR POLE SETTLEMENT.   Missions Success   Allied Conference to Be Held— Will Be Kept Secret Until Talks Begin.,

VITAL MEETING OF LEADERS TO BE HELD SOON   Hopkins and Davies Clear- Way for Agreement on Issues

MEETING OF LEADERS 10 BE HELD SOON   Hopkins and Davies Clear-Way for Agreement on Issues

TRUMAN SAYS WAY CLEARED FOR MEETING   PRESIDENT: ANNOUNCES HOP. KINS AND DAVIES IRONED OUT MANY VEXING  PROBLEMS *

SCHEDULE FOR NEXT MEETING HAS BEEN SET   Hopkins, Davies Win Praise in Report by President Truman

NAZI AGENTS TO BE TRIED   President Says It Will Probably Be By Military Tribunal

Agree Continue Allied Agencies Until Jap Defeat   New Economic Problems Require Combined Planning of Allies Persevere.

Three Supply Boards Agree   U. S., Great Britain  Canada Form Azency

WARINES SPLIT RESISTING JAPS ON ENO ISLAND   Admiral Turner Says ‘Won’t Be Long Till It’s Over’

Marines Split Iwo Japanese   Adm. Turner Predicts Fall of Iskand Soon

Japs on Iwo Virtually Split in Two   End for Resisting Nipponese Is Near Save Adm. Turner

Marines Virtually Divide lwo Japs   Turner Declares End  of Battle In Sight

Marines Drive To 100-Foo Cliff Overlooking Coas' In Northeast: Battle I: Nearly Over, Is Belief

MARINES SPLIT WO JAPANESE   ISLAND CAMPAIGN ENTERING FINAL STAGES

Schwellenbach Reports Miners And Operators Anxious To Get 174,000 Men Back To Work In 750 Mines And Save Million-Ton Daily Loss.

Disagreement Hinges Chiefly Now On Choice Of Words For A Back-To-Work Formula, New Conference Under Way   WANT UNION FOR SUPERVISORY HELP

Interpreting The War - News— Situation Grows More Hopeless  For Germany As Weeks Pass By

Russians Could Be In Berlin In Seven Days At Same Speed  Kirke. " Go nor

Russians Are Knocking At Berlin Gates     At Pace Reds Are Still Moving Today, They Conld Be in German Coectns? fo. he eben

Sakai, Top Jap Air Ace, Shabby Clerk  Tadav. Anolosizes to Victims’ Kin

They Don't Cive Medals in Japan   Jap Who Downed 63 Allied Planes Is Unrecognized

NAVY OFFICER OPENS DEFENSE   SKIPPER .OF CRUISER INDIANAPOLIS TO CHALLENGE CHARGES OF NEGLIGENCE AND INEFFICIENCY

WELCOME NEWS!   DDT To Be Released Soon To Kill Flies and Mosquitoes

Planned Texoma Recreation Areas Due To Bring Million People Annually In Future

Lake Texoma fo Lure Millions, It Is Expected   Five Recreational Areas Are Mapped by National Park Service And Army Enaineers

SOVIET FORCES ‘STORM. KUSTRIN ~ AND FRANKEUPRT   Exodus of Foreign Diplomats From Berlin Underway as Nazis Acknowledge Reds Are Onlv 30 Miles Awav

Territic Beating Handed N ips by Daring Yankees   Enemy Expects Assault to Last Several Days While Nimitz Ts Silent on Follow-Up Action

152 ENEMY CRAFT HIT ON GROUND      Two Scout Planes Only Ones to Take Off

CHAPLAIN OF PRISBN SYSTEM, ASSISTANT,  FACE INDICTMENTS . CHARGED WITH AIDING  IN ESCAPE OF NORRIS AND BOY RECENTLY

Chaplains Indicfed For Aiding In Escave Of Desperadoes From Prison

Yanks Gain On Capital Of Okinawa   Landing Is Third MindanaoBeaching Japanese Divided

10) Jap Planes Downed: 3 U.S. Ships Damaged; New Landings Reported On Mindanao Island

Vets Featured  In Observance Will Take Part In Flaaq Day Exercises

U.S. Convicts 10 in Firs Mass. War Criminal Trial   5 Men, 2 Women Sentenced to Death For Brutally Murdering Yank Fliers

Reds Slash At Fleeing Germans   Nazis Hurry Through Narrowing Corridor From Czechoslovakia

Nazi Troops Battle Reds   Bitter Resistance In Czechoslavakia; Soviets And Americans Join

Reds Batter Nazis Still F ightine Back   «Civilians. Drowned In ‘Berlin—. ’ Germans Flee: West

Resisting Nazis  Slashed By Reds   Flee West To Yank Lines As Units in Austria Surrender

‘Russians Join With Yanks In  Czechoslovakia   Exe ape genio for Nazis Rapidly Narrowing: Batle Hlun Sahotenrs in Berlin

REDS HARASSED BY SMALL BANDS IN BERLIN RUINS   More German Big Shots Are Being Caught in Mop-up Spreading Over Europe

Soviet Armor Slashes at Heeing Foe   Most German Rebels Have Surrendered To Russian Troops

Russians Slash At Nazis Fleeing To American Line   Most of Die-Hard Germans in Northern Austria Forced to Give Up.   In Norway 400,000 Germans Withdraw

Yankees Join Reds in Czechoslovakia in Northern Austria   Russians Battle Nazi Die. hard Saboteurs in Berlin Ruins

SOVIETS FIGHT SABOTEURS IN REICH CAPITAL   Claim Entire Hun Occupatior Force in Norway Commits Spicide

Reds Slash At Nazi © Die-Hards   Germans in Czechoslovakia Fight Viciously As. They Pull Back Toward American Lines

REDS CLEAN UP NAZIS IN CZECH AREA      Slash at Die-hards as They Attempt to Flee Through Rapidly Narrowing Corridor to American Lines.

Reds Are Still Battling Nazis   German Troops Are Fleeing “Westward From the Russians    ITHRU SLIM CORRIDOR   Soviets Are Meeting Bitter But Futle Resistance in Berlin

FIGHT GERMA SABOTEURS ~ IN BERLIN   New Junctures With Yanks Made In Austria   Escape To American Lines: Quisling’s Officers  Take Own Lives :

DIE-HARD FOE STILL FIGHTING   Soviets Narrow Escape Gar From Czechoslovakia

NAZI UNITS IN AUSTRIA SURRENDER   Reds Battling Saboteurs Inside German Capital

Soviet Armored Forces Slash at Enemy Troops   Nazis Still Offer Bitter Resistance In Czechoslovakia; Fight Inside Berlin

Red Armored Forces Slash Fleeing Nazis   Join Yanks in Czechoslovakia as Fight With Hold-outs Continues

Reds Cleaning Up Last of Germans  Slovakia Units Try to Reach U. S$. Lines

Soviet Forces Slash Bitferly Resisting Nazis  Major Portion of Die-Hard Enamy Snrrandar: Bnecia:   Major Portion of Die-Hard Enemy Surrender; Russians Effect Junctures with Yanks

Reds Closing Trap On Fieeing Nazis   Russian Forces, Slashing At Bitterls Resisting Nazis, Join With American Forces In Czechoslovakia.

SOVIETS POUND NAZI FANATICS   Battle Saboteurs In Berlin; Norway Surrender  Completed

Resisting Nazi Forces In . Czechoslovakia Pounded By Soviet Armored Units

RUSSIANS ARMORFD  FORCES SLASH AT  FLEEING GERMANS NAZIS CONTINUE TO OF FER BITTER RESISTANCE IN C7ECHOSILOVARIA

NAZIS OFFER BITTER FIGHT IN ESCAPE TRY   Attempt To Flee Westward Thru Narrow Corridor To Yank Lines

Russians Join With Yanks In Czecho-Slovakia   Mopping Up Nazi Holdout Units; Battle Sabo teurs In Berlin.

Russians Take Bodies of Hundreds of Civilians from Subways Flooded by German:

Soviet Troopers  Slash at Germans Bitter Resistance Offered Reds

BERLIN'S FALL WON'T END WAR      Hold Out Little Hope For Outright Surrender Of Germany

e The Weather   Cruiser, Struck by Jap Torpedo, Makes lt Back to Charleston

Armies Wait In Ruined Warsaw   Soviet, Polish Armies Expect Decisive Battle

Mighty Russian and Polish Armies Mass For Winter Offensive Against Warsaw

Support Given Draft Proposal   Marshall and King  Appear at Hearing

Top Officers Depose Views Training Issue   Gen. Marshall aad Admiral   King Say Nation’s Security Depends On  Universal Draft

Military Men Plead for Peace Draft   Top-Ranking Leaders Of Army and Navy Are Witnesses Today

INDICATIONS POINT TO -LONG DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED   . BRITISH _ LOAN.: BY  _ CONGRESSMEN”

Congress Plans Close Scrutiny Of British Loan   Senator Says They Might Replenish U.S. Stockpiles

BRITISH LOAN BILL TO HAVE OPPOSITION   One Senator Believes Such Agreements Bring Ill-Will

SAY STALIN HANDS: TRUMAN JAP PEACE OFFER AT POTSDAM   Newsweek Magazine . Source of Report President Given: *Terma of 'Péace as- Drafted’ By Japan and Presented by. pi

RUSS PLUNGE UNDERGROUND TO OUST NAZIS   British Second Attacks Bremen; Patton Reaches Danube

Russians Circle Berlin to Capture Nauen; Patton at Banks of Danube

Byrnes Sees More Items For Civilians   Holds No Hope For Food Relaxation But Promises Racing

69 INJURED IN WRECK OF TUBE TRAIN   Thousand Homeward Bound Commuters from New York Figure In Crash *t NewarkN. J.   MOTORMAN IS DEAD

One Dead, 49 Hurt When Tube Train Hits Span Of Bridge . On New York To Jersey Run

One Killed, 69 Hurt in Tube Crash   Train Hits Span o: Passaic River  Lift Bridge

Operator Dies As Train Hits      49 Passen gers ‘Injured on Cammuters® Carrier

1 DEAD, 49 HURT IN TRAIN WRECK   Hudson And Manhattan Tube Train Crashes Into Unclosed Span Of Lift  Rridgce.

TRAIN CRASHES RAISED BRIDGE   Motorman Killed, Scores Injured In Crash Near  Newark Station

AIRMEN SMASH AT HONG KONG   PHILIPPINE BASED BOMBERS DELIVER HEAVIEST ATTACK

Yank Bombers Pound Hong Kong   Six Small Freighters Sunk in China Sea— e All Planes Return

HONG KONG GETS WORST POUNDING   Philippines-Based Bombers Sink Nine Jap Vessels

HONG KONG HIT BY 50 BOMBERS   Span South China Sea from Philippine Base

Hong Kong Hit Again   Gets Heaviest Bombing Of War; Yanks Cut Jap Eseape Road On Luzon

VICIOUS nage  iviuvuy UY  CHEW UIP WOMAN   Owner Arraigned Af. 26 Canine Are Killed by Police

Frank, Blunt Language Said Order Of Day   Touchy Questions Being Brought Out

SEEK KILLER IN MICHIGAN   Police Begin State's Big. gest Manhunt After Slaying of Senator

By GEN. MAULRICrR G. GAMELIN (Copyright, 1945, by the  LecnoriataA Peeascac

MAGINOT LINE DEFENSE MYTH   Gamelin Says Famed Forts Were Strong Only In Public Eye

‘Marshal Petain Torpedoed Plan To Extend Defense   Seer £85 C89 #0887  SERIES OF INSTALLATIONS

TOGETHER ON JAPAN, CHINA AND A-BOMB   Byrnes’ Mission Success Despite Compromise on Far East

COAL ROYALTY PLAN _ IS NOT ACCEPTABLE   Kituminous Operators Bitferly OpPosed To 109-Cent Per Ton Demand By Lewis

OPERATORS SAY ‘NO TOLEWIS’ TWO BIG ITEMS   Bituminous Operators Opposed To Royalty And North-South Pay Parity

REJECTION OF ROYALTY DEMAND SEEMS CERTAIN   Also          Indicated Bituminous Cc Will Never Agree To E   Of North-South Waae

BLACKLEG CAUSE OF CATTLE LOSSES   Farmers Frequently Blame Lightning Instead Of Disease

BLACKLEG WARNING ISSUED BY ANIMAL HEALTH FOUNDATION   Disease Strikes Quickly, Well Appearing Animal May Die Overnight

Pvt. Wm. Henry Is Missing   Former Western Union Operator Reported Missing In France.

4 MEN MISSING; 3 ARE WOUNDED   Palestine Boy On Ship Sunk ‘By Typhoon In Pacific

Harbord Sugg ls Missing   Lt. Sugg, B-24 - Navigator, Wes On Mission: Over : Germany, Parents Informed

\Elegance of Hideout Belies Hitler’s Professed Desire for Simplicity

MOULTRIE OFFICER HELPS TO EXPOSE MYTH OF SIMPLICITY ATTRIBUTED TO NAZI FUEHRER

Intervention In Argentina Is Not Planned   Moral Pressure Only Will Ra llead Rwil!. S.

braten to Direct Pressure Campaion Against Argentina   U.S. Plan Seen Effort to Make Country Fulfill _ Its Commitments ~

Japs Taken In Annamese Affacks On French In Saigon Area Of Indo-China

JAP-STYLE HAND GRENADE USED IN SAIGON RAID   One French Soldier Killed, Another Wounded In Bold Attack On Column Of French Armored  Division.

OPA Slices Tire Quotas For April   Civilian Allocation Cut By 3716 Per Cent

Last German Stand Taken In Fortress   Russian Forces Close In for The Hill

NAZI FORCES CLAMPED INTO DEATH POCKET   Diehards Falling Back Into Tiergarten For Last Hopeless Stand

Red Army Clamps Berlin Defenders In Death Pocket   ‘Fanatics Fall Back To ; Tiergarten; Fall Of : City Is Imminent

Berlin Nazis’ Death Pocket Shrinks Fast   Capital Defenders Fall Back to ‘Fort’ In Inner City Area

Berlin Will Be Liquidated By Nightfall Tonight  CIRCLE AROUND HEART OF BERLIN  Hitler And Fanatical Nazi Diehards Making Their Last Stand

Fall Of City Is Believed [imminent   Fanatical Germans Are Falling Back Into Tiergarten

Charter Wins Full Support  Of Governors   Resolution Urges Central Office of World League Be Lecated in U.S.

Move lo Define Powers Security Council Delegate   Taft Thinking About Limiting Stettinius’ Authority On Couneil.

TALK OF LIMITS FOR STETTINIUS   Move U nder Way. To Define Powers Of U. 8. Delegate ' On Security Council.

Move To Define U.S. Delegate Powers At Proposed Security Council Meeting Is Launched.

CIVIL WAR PERIL IN CHINA FADING WITH RED PACT   Soviets Pledge Chiang Aid With None for Communist Faction

PYGOTT HOME IN PARANISE   22-Months-Old Daugh:. ter Perishes as Moth-. er Goes for Water

‘Thank You Farm’ Today Becomes Castle For ‘Carolina Sharecropper’s Son--Now a War Hero

‘Thank You Farm Presented To War Hero and His Bride ~  Home Folks Chip in $7500 to Provide  4Qamoathina Rattaor Ener Shacerrannersc San

This Is My Story    Bataan’s Hardships Begin; Gen. MacArthur Pays Visit

Three German Panzer Armies Among Hordes Surrendering to Escape Red Drive; Patton Sweep Continues

Capture Hamburg, Kiel, Prague And Flensburg Open   Half Million Nazi Prisoners Taken In Day B British; Aabenraa Entered; Patton Takes Passau, 7 Miles From Lintz.

Truman to Address Frisco Parley; Stettinius Flies to Capital, Sees President

Truman Will Visit World  Peace P arle V   President Agrees To Address San Francisco Delegates Early In June

Tr uman To Fly To Frisco Fou Security Meet   President to Address Coneluding Session of the United Natious Conference

Truman Will Fly To San Francisco   Considering Side Trip To Pacific Northwest For Few Days of Rest

President '  Wil Address  Conference   Stettinius Expects Work To Be Finished in June

President fo Attend Last Parley Meet   Trumon Decides to Visit $.F., Address Closing Session

Truman Will Go To San Francisco   Plans to Address Final Plenary Session of United Nations Meet

President Will Address Closing Session of UNCIO   Growing Importance of Postwar Problems In, Europe Highlighted

TRUMAN WILL MAKE TRIP 10 CONFERENCE   President Plans Tour to the Coast to Address Final Plenary Session of Delegates   NO DATE HAS BEEN SET

Indian Prue Priend Rotary Club Told   Speaker Tells Of Chippewa Reservation   Truman Wil Visit Frisco Parley

President To Address Final ‘Frisco Meeting   Secretary Stettinius Announces that President Truman Will Speak at End of Conference.

TRUMAN PLANS TALK AT MEET    Prepares to Address Last Conference Session

PRESIDENT WILL FLY T0 FRISCO   Also to Take Short Vacation After Address

President To Fly To Frisco To Give Address At Parley   Plans Rest, Recreation In Pacific Northwest

Truman to Address Final Plenary Conference Session  President Is to Go To San Francisco Early Part of June

TRUMAN TO FLY - TOFRISCO MEET   White House Press Secretary Makes Announceemnt

Truman Wil Acaress Conference   He Will Speck at the Final United Nations Meeting Early in June

TRUMAN T0 SPEAK AT PEACE PARLEY   PRESIDENT AGREES ON SAN FRANCISCO TRIP SOME TIME IN JUNE

Truman Is To Address Final  Frisco Session   Stettinius Reveals Plan For President To Visit  Parley In June.

TRUMAN 10 ADDRESS FINAL UNIO MEET   Division over Veto Power Developes Among Big 5; British Ask All Renounce Claim

Agreement Near On Trusteeship   Little Nations Await Definition On Veto

PRESIDENT WILL GO 10 CONFERENUE   Will Address Final Plenary Session Of United Nations Conference

Truman Will Address Parley   President ‘Going To San Francisco For Final Plenary Session.

Truman to  Fly to S. F.   Will Address Final Session of United  Ce ee <

TRUMAN HEARS PARLEY REPORT BY STETTINIUS   President Agrees To Address Closing Plenary Session

Truman Will Go by Air  To Conference   Plans To Witness Signing of World Charter

Truman Plans toFly fo. F. Conference  Then Will Make Visit to Pacific ~~ Northwect Area

PRESIDENT WILL GIVE SPEECH AT FRISCO MEETING   Stettinius Discloses Truman To Talk at Session In June

TRUMAN TO ADDRESS WORLD CONFERENCE   President to Speak Before Final Session of San Francisco ParJey Early in June.

President to Address San Francisco Meet   Truman To Visit San Francisco And Speak Before Final Plenary Session

Truman Plans To Address  Frisco Parley   Stettinius Confident Meeting To Conclude Early Next Month

WILL ADDRESS BODY PROBABLY EARLY IN JUNE      “Big 4” Struggles to Answer Questions of Little Nations

President To Address Final Plenary Meet   Stettinius Said No Date Set But Probably In Early June At ’Frisco.  ihiatalindiisibntenies::   SEE SUCCESSFUL ENI

—CONFERENCE— President To Speak At. Parley   Truman To Address Final Plenary-Session Of Peace Meeting

PRESIDENT SENDS 2 EMISSARIES TC LONDON, MOSCOW  HOPKINS TO CONFER  WITH STALIN, DAVIES WITH W. CHURCHILL

Veto Objections  Threat Peace Plan   Truman Will Address  Final Session, in June

Truman Plans Parley Visit Early In June   Stettinius Receives Assurance Of Trip At White House   REPORTS ARE MADE   Meanwhile Con ference At Frisco Takes Up Technicalities

—CONFERE. EN CE—  Will Fly To Parley   President "Will Address Concluding Session Of . Peace Session

TRUMAN 10 FLY TO WEST COAST   Plans to Arrive Few Hours  Before Speech Scheduled

Truman to Address Closing  Session of Security Parley  Plans Trip to Coast Early in June: Conferees Divided Ovar Vato Pawer

PRESIDENT 10 USE AIRPLANE ON TRIP WEST   Plans Announced for Chief Executive to Fly to San Francisce to Address Conference  TO WITNESS SIGNING

Truman to Speak On Post-War At Peace Confah  Stettinius Consults Woachinston Aide   Stettinius Consults Washington Aides On World Charter

Truman Will Talk At Frisco   Will Address Final Full Conference Session, Probably in Early June

TRUMAN WILL FLY TO SAN FRANCISCO   Will Appear For Final Session Of Conference Meeting

TRUMAN PLANS TRIP BY PLANE   President Will Fly to Frisco To Address Parley, Aide Says

Truman Will Speak Befor Peace Parley   President to Make Address at Final Conference Session

Nation Yields Another Record Crop   1945 Total Is Third Largest on-Books; Is Below Last Year

Crops Third Largest On Record   High Yields Per Acre Shown In Final Figures

Nation Yields Another Record Crop   1OA5S Tatal Te Third   1945 Total Is Third Largest on-Books; Is Below Last Year

Chinese Recover  - Former Air Base   Clear All of Kwangsi of Japanese Troops

Chinese Regain CityofTanchuk   Capture Of Former U.S. Air Base Clears All But Corner Of Kwangsi

179th and 180th Regiments Of 45th Division to Leave For USA Early Next Month

Ultimatum To Surrender May Be Given Nazis   Speculation Rife That De. mand May Be Made By Gen, Eisenhower   MAY PRECEDE ALLIED SMASH

GEN, EISENHOWER MAY GIVE ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY AT REQUEST OF ALLIED HEADS

Auto Workers To Sweat It Qut To Bitter End   Fact-Finding Board Will Meet Dec. 20

Union Vows Bitter Fight Against GM   Negotiations End n Firm Stand  By Auto Workers

UNION AND AUTO OFFICIALS IN SHARP DISPUTE   Reuther Tells General Motors Labor Will Fight To The Bitter End   FACT-FINDING BODY TO MEET DECEMBER 20

(10 To Fight, Reuther Says   Only White Collar Work_ ers to Return to G. M. Plante - —

Reuther Promises Union Will ‘Sweat This One Out To The Bitter End’   Company And Union, However, Do Come To An Agreement Permitting Some Non-Strikers  To Return To Work In Some Plants

HIGHT TOEND PROMISED FOR GM AND UNION   REUTHER DECLARES UAW WILL NOT GIVE IN

FINISH FIGHT PROMISED IN AUTO STRIKE   CIO Official Informs G-M Workers Will Stick to End

To Sweat It Out To Bitter End, Reuther Warns   Fact-Finding Board To Open Hearings In GM Strike Dee. 20

GM to Get Hard Fight, Union Says   Leader Promises Long; Bitter. ~ Battle. to Finish

Reuther Says  GM To Get Long Fight   White Collar Men To Return To Work After Aqreement

"You Are Asking for a Fight, Brother. and Brother. You Are Going to Get It’, Says Reuther

Annual Home Ee Achievement Day Program Is Held   Mrs. Mildred Fouts Chosen Head Of Economics Clubs For Next Year

2 Million Tons Fed to Europe   Army Announces Own Gifts te Starving

Troops to Test Sleep-Shift Train   Men Will Get Rest On Trips by Turns

~—FORMAL SURRENDER—  House In Ruined Reich Capital Is Scene ' Of Historic Meeting    Allied And Russian Representatives Watch As Commanders Of Beaten Germany Land,: Sea And Air Forees Accept Terms

Three Leaders Of Reich Sign Before Allies   ,Coldly Formal Ceremony Takes Place in ‘Little Gray House’ in Capital:

Ratify Nazis Unconditional Surrendering   Sign In Gray House On Corner Of Wiesenerstrasse, Rheinsteinstrasse.   ZHUKOV PRESIDES

German Surrender Ratitied in Impressive Ceremony in Gray House in Reich Capital   Presided Over by Marshal Zhukov and Attended by Representatives of Five Nations Ceremony Is Stern and Formal

Ratifying Nazi Surrender Stern,  Coldly Formal   Marshal Zhukov Of Russia Presides At Berlin Ceremony.

Formal Rites Mark Signing   Russian Broadcast — Describes Ceremony

ALLIES, NAZIS RATIFY TERMS OF SURRENDER   Cold Ceremony Marks. Signing of Document in Berlin Tuesday

Japs Tried To Hide Execution   Boxes Holding Ashes Of Three Doolittle  Fliers Found in Spite Of Falsified Records

Didn’t Get Away With It.....  Japs Deliberately Tried To Hide Disposition Of fiodies Of Three Fliers

New Evidence Shows Japanese Tried to Conceal Disposition of Executed Fliers

Find Evidence Japs Tried To Cover Slayings   Falsified Records _After Executing Three Doolittle Airmen

Evidence Shows Japs Tried To Hide Disposition Of Dead Doolittle Fliers

Nips Tried To Cover Up Disposition Of Bodies Of 3 Doolittle Fliers

ONLY JAPS GAN ACT LIKE THIS   Writer Gives More Details Of Execution of Three U. S. Air Heroes

ENEMY ‘COVERED UP’ IN FLIERS’ EXECUTION   Sought To Hide Ashes, Gave False Records, Names

Japs Tried fo Hide Bodies of 3 Fliers   In Civilian Morgue Under False Names

Conniving Japanese Military Attempted lo Erase Disposition Of U. S. Flyers’ Bodies

Conniving Japs Deliberately Tried To Hide Bodies of Doolittle Fliers

Changes Story On Shooting   Student Says He Killed Amberson to Ward Off Advances

Now Contends He Shot Merchant to Ward Off Impvoper Advances; Both Donbted

Student Changes Murder Story   Now Claims He Killed Merchant To Ward Off  Improper Advances

Stalin Lists 3 * Conditions For Polish Solution   Says Disputed Arrests Not Factor In Warsaw Gavt. Revamning.

Stalin Reveals His Views On Polish Question   Says Warsaw Group Must Be Basic Core of New Regime

FIND A VON RIBBENTROP   Twelfth Army Group Discoverec Son of Minister in P.O.W. Pen

CHURCHILL STATES ONLY UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER WILL 00  REPORTED HIMMLER HAS OFFERED GIVE UP TO U. §

Only Offer to Big’ Three Acceptable   Churchill Neither Confirms Nor Denies Reports of Sur-   render Offer by Himmler That Is Not Made to ai  Russians. pee   London Paper Says Discussions Go So Far as to Discuss Terms

Thocaiee W cal soot   Allies Conver ge On South: Reich: Furious: Fight In North Pocket; ~ Report ‘Munich: Troeps: Revolt

Hear Himmler Will Deal with Yanks, British Only   Five ‘Allied Armies Hack ‘Against Southern Pocket of Germany

NAZI SURRENDER REPORTS GIVEN QUICK BRUSH-OFF   Reds Press Still Tough Job Of Wiping Out Enemy in Berlin After Link-up

BRIDGEHEAD IS NOW SIX MILES DEEP   Yanks Now Within Striking Distance Of Superhighway

First Army Nears Vital High way         AMERICAN POCKET ACROSS Le IS NOW 11 MILES WIDE . AND SIX. MILES DEEP -

Junior Officers Cause Shake-Up In Government   Want Free Elections To Put Argentina On Road To Democracy

Cabinet Shakeup Effected   Attempt to Start Argentina On Way to Democratic  Government

Hess ‘ries Snubbing Former. Associates; Still Contends That He Cannot Remember

De Gaulle Ousted  Say Communists   Party Refuses Vote To Keep President

Observers Say De Gaulle ‘Out   Communists Are Adamant Aoainet President

Te aaa are ar ae a Pa a a PAPER COLLECTIONS:  PYTANAIENR OW REFOTIFST

LACK OF AERIAL SUPPORT GAVE JAPS THE EDGE   i - Equipped American And Filipino Forces Were No Match For Enemy

STRIKES SPREAD TO NEW FIELDS   New York Building Walk out Impedes Business

ALLIES CONFISCATE WORLD'S BIGGEST INDUSTRY, BILLION DOLLAR “FARBENINDUSTRIES”

11,738 OKINAWE JAPS KILLED   YANKS DESTROY 126 MORE ENEMY PLANES

Jap Dead On Okinawa ‘To 11,738   Japs Retake, é Town On West Coast As See Saw Battie Rages On Southern End of Isle

Kill 11,738 Japs In See-Saw Fight On Okinawa Isle   Destroy 126 Nip Planes; Battle Lines Are Substantially the Same, Nimitz Report:

AMERICAN GROUND FORCES FIGHTING JAPS ON OKINAWA   COSTLY OPERATION, BUT 11,738 JAPANESE HAVE BEEN KILLED TO DATE

Kill 11,738 Japs In Okinawa Battle, Destroy 126 Planes   Infiltrating Enemy Troops Recapture Town of Kawazu

Americans, Fighting Costly See-Saw Okinawa Battle, Kill 11,738 Japs

FIGHTING ON OKINAWA STIFF      11,738 Japs Killed By Yanks, Nips Retake Western Town

11,738 Japanese Die on Okinawa  Remaining Force Re Lat. Ftanalas

Yanks Kill 11,738 Japs On Okinawa   Heavy Attacks by Nip Suicide Planes Hit U. S. Positions

JAPANESE DEAD TO 11,738 FOR OKINAWA FICHT   Heavy Enemy Losses Exacted By Yanks on Ground, In the Air

Yanks Kill 11,738 Japs On Okinawa   Heavy Fighting Continues  With American Pro: gress Being Slow

Jap Losses Top 11,000 On Okinawa   Marines. Land On Two More Jap-Held Isles

INDICTMENT OF WAR CRIMINALS IS COMPLETED   Text Of Indictment Will Be Released To World On Thursday   DATE FOR TRIALS NOT YET DETERMINED

Indictment Of 24 Nazi War Criminals Ready   Text Of Charges To Be Publicized In Washington Next Thursday Night About 8 O’Clock

Indictment Of Nazi Leaders ‘Is Completed      Bulky Document. Will be Filed on Tues- : 7 dav

NAME 24 NAZIS IN INDICTMENT      Charges Readied Against War Crimes Group For Nuernberg Trial

Crimes Tribunal Completes Work On Indictments   Charges against 24 Naz War Criminals Will Be Announced Thursday

Indictment 0f Nazi Leaders ls Completed   Bulky Document Will be Filed on Tuesdav

ARMY RELEASES ELLIOTT AUG. 15   Says Discharge Request Pre. ceded Loan Publicity

GEN, ROOSEVELT TO LEAVE ARMY   DISCHARGE OF LATE. PRESI. DENTS SON TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON AUG UST wrH

Green, Murray, Whitney Asked To Aid Congress   Labor Leaders Are Invited to Forum Tuesday

British To Nationalize Railroads And Utilities   While Awaiting Nationalization, Herbert Morrison Say: All Necessary Development Must Proceed In Inwe dustries Concerned Under Program

British Railways Canals and Hauling To Be Nationalized   Morrison Announces Plan to  Take Over Gas and  Power Industries

British Government Plans to Nationalize Nation's Transport, Gas and Electricity Industries

HE LIVES TO TELL ~ OF B-29 CRACK-UI   Big Ship Disintegrates: Nine Others Killed

OIL INDUSTRY WORK STOPPAGE 15 MOVING TOWARD SHOWDOWN  LABOR DISPUTES ACROSS NATION CONTINUE TO GROW IN NUMBERS

New York Elevator (perators Will Return Monday   No New Development In Walkouts In Detroit; Trouble In Whiting

ELEVATORS TO GO UP, DOWN AGAIN   Striking Operators in New York City Ordered Back  to Work   MANY IDLE OVER U. S.

Climax in Coal Dispute Seen   Automotive, Lumber, Electrical Apparatus Industries Hard Hit by Labor Trouble

Oil Industry -' Strike On Move Towara: Showdown; Nation’s Idle hi ‘reases

OIL STRIKE IS NEARER A SHOWDOWN   Other Labor Disputes. Meanwhile, Spread Across Nation, but Case of New York Elevator Operators Is Settled.

Showdown In Gil Strike  Draws Near   Building Service Dispute In New York Will End Monday; C. I. O. Union! Wins Pav Increase

Dewey Request for Mediation Gets Results   California Oil Co. Signs Contract for 30 Pet. Increase

420,000 Stay Away From Their Work Across The Nation   Announce End of the Elevator Operator’s Strike in New York

test  Telephone Workers Pro eeting to Hamper  gular Service   NOT A LOCAL STRIKE

WILL HANDLE ONLY IMPORTANT CALLS   Telephe e Workers Protest Meeting to Hamper Regular Service   NOT A LOCAL STRIKE

SHOWDOWN ON VETO DELAYED   Russian Reaction Awaitec To Allied Opposition

Big 4 Abandons Showdown Vote  On Russia's Veto   Await Moscow Reactior To Stern Opposition vs. Soviet Proposal

NO SHOWDOWN ON VETOISSUE   Moscow Reaction to Protest Is Awaited

Showdown Vote On Red Proposal Encounters Delay   Moscow's Position On Opposition. To Russ Stand Being Awaited

A Nations Wait Soviet Reaction In Veto Dispute   Russia Meets Opposition in Its Interpretation of Yaka Forrnula

(BIG FOUR AND RUSSIA SPLIT ON YALTA VETO   Parley Waits Word On Possibility Of  New Negotiations

Four of Big Five Oppose Russia's Proposal to Let Big Power Veto Discussion of Disputes by Council

CRISIS ON VETO PROBLEM EASES   Big Five Agree On 14 Of 17 Disputed Issues At San Francisco

No IMMEDIATE SHOWDOWN SEEN ON VETO ISSUE   U. &. Britain, France, China Await Russian Reaction To Saind

No Showdown Yet On Big Power Veto   Nations Await Mescow’s Reaction On Stand

BiG FIVE AGREE ON 14 OF V7 ISSUES   Uncio Crisis Over Veto Interpretation Appears Less Critical

Young Demos Critical of Appointments  Rainey Criticises {yer i (ae   Rainey Criticises Texas Regulars in Address at Meeting

Texas Regulars, GOP Patronage Flayed  Young Demos Would Lower Voting Age.

Texas Regulars, GOP Patronage Flayed Young Demos __ Lower Voting Age’

37,894 Prisoners Taken from Von Runstedt; 844,891 Since D-Day June 6

PROTESTS TO BE REJECTED   RUSSIA HOLDS THAT COM- MERCIAL TREATIES NOT BARRED BY POTSDAM. AGREEMENT

Record - Breaking Flight OF Three B-79 Planes Hailed   Superfortress Bombers Make Flight From Japan To Washington With One Stop   TRIP COMPLETED IN THIRTY HOURS

B- FLIGHT FROM JAPAN SUCCESS.   Gas Shortage Forces Stop for Refueling at Chicago '

LACK OF FUEL. . HALTS FLIGHT   B-29'0 ENDED NON-STOP TRIP FROM JAPAN AT CHICAGO DUE TO HEADWINDS

~-SKY GIANTS BLAZE JAPAN-U. S. TRAIL —  Army Hails Superforts’ Trip

OKINAWA TOWN A VIRTUAL HELL AS =; YANKS USING FLAMING OIL ASNEW BATTLE WEAPON; CITY ENCIRCLED   Take Sugar Loaf Hill For Good After Losing It to Jap Counter-Attacks Ten Times; Dominates City of Naha.

Ludwigshafen Taken By U. S. Third Army; Trap Costs Foe 100,000   Remagen Bridgehead Enlarged But Accounts Of Fighting There Differ; Germans Fear Great Allied Force About to Strike in North

Enemy in Complete Rout Except for 30-Mile Stretch On Southern Saar Front   Debacle of Saar-Palatinate to Cost Hitler 100.000 Soldiers Killed, Wounded or Captured; First Army Extends Bridgehead Another 3 Miles Northward Toward the Ruhr

Election Reform Top Function Of Japanese Diet   Emperor Appears In New Non - Military Uniform; Princes At Meeting

Japanese Emperor Makes Election Reform Number. One ‘Function Of Current Diet   Hirohito Reads Brief Rescript Standing Before Imperial Throne In House Of Peers

RESCRIPT IS READ T0 JAP IMPERIAL DIET   Election Reform Number One Function of Current Session Insuring Revision of Laws   COLORFUL CEREMONY

HIROHITO READS REFORM ORDER   Tells Diet Election Changes Will Be First Problem

Hirohito Makes Election Reform Principal — Business Of Special Session Of Japanese Die

NEW ELECTION REFORM TOPS JAP DIET LIST   Emperor Reads Rescript; May Establish Labor Union Law

Election Retorm Chief Business Of Diet Session  Hirohito Reads Imperial Edict

ELECTION REFORM MAIN FUNCTION OF JAPANESE DIET   EMPEROR HIROHITO IN COLORFUL READING OF IMPERIAL RESCRIPT

RELIFF ABROAN TO BE CUT OFF   House Committee Votes New $550.000.000 Sum To UNRRA

Deep-Sea Diver Will Try to Recover Bodies of Bus Victims From Lake

Deep-Sea Diver To Hunt School Bus   Two More Bodies  Of Children Recovered

ls 2nd Nip Government To Fold up in 9 Months   Yanks Overrun One-Sixth of Okinawa; Invade New Isle: Blast 56 Jap Shins

Koiso Cabinet Quits; ee - More: Isles. Invaded; 56 Jap. Vessels Hit

BIDDLE QUITS CABINET POST   ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN

BIDDLE QUITS CABINET POST   Reports That Resignation Goes to President Confirmed

Farm Bureau Feud Over Basic Policies - Breaks into Open    Four Veteran Executives Resign as Internal Differences Over Farm-labor Relations and Consumer Cooperatives Reach Stalemate

‘Truman Plans Postwar Help For U.S. Albies   America, Britain Seek Substitutes  For Lend-Lease

TRUMAN MAY PRESENT PLAN TO AID ALLIES   ‘Program to Be Suc‘cessor to War-Time Lend-Lease

JAP ARMY AND NAVY AT ODDS   President  May Seek Billions to Help Allies

io tealaananaeatiaeetatelaiaiainniiteneteeen taal coe ae  Ninth Army Sees Red Shells Across Elbe

Thousands of Germans Civilians In Panic  Flee From Berlin Area Toward American Lines

Reporter Tells of Great Drama of War Witnessed From Top of Arneburg Bluff

Red Army Shells Fall Near East Bank of Elbe   Yanks Wait for Juncture on Other Side; Germans Plea For U.S. Capture

} ~ 3 ; wf Supreme Court’s Decision _  In Yamashita’s Case Awaited

LOAFING PERMITTED IN PACKARD FACTORY   Senator Saw One Man Asleep And Others Playing Checkers; Discipline Would Mean Strike

MacArthur Favors Early Trial For Hideki Tojo   Postponement Sought By Washington toe Permit Consultations

MacArthur Takes Over In Ryukyus   New Air Forces Move to Okinawa to Join Aerial Attacks Now Blockading All of Enemy’s Ports

MacArthur Building Up For Invasion   Takes Over Command In Ryukyus To Forge Great Striking Base.

Japs Admit No Place On Home Islands Safe From Continuing Air Attacks

CAN REACH ANY PLACE   Enemy Looks Upon Okinawa as the Stronghold From Which Invasion Forces Will Strike Their Homeland.

ANOTHER AIRFORCE HAS BEEN ADDED T0 U. §. SKY ARMADA   MACARTHUR TAKES OVER ADDITIONAL TERRITORY NEARER TO JAPAN

MacArthur Announces Taking Over of Okinawa   4 Army Air Forces Busy Bringing New Order to Jap Homeland

TOKYO ADMITS U.S. HAS EVERY NOOK COVERED   13th AAF Moves Up to Join Hammering  on Enemy Homeland

Jap Islands Can Offer No Safety From Air Raiders   Allies Forge Huge Invasion Force for Conquest of Japan

CALL OKINAWA INVASION BASE   Enemy Propagandists Put It Too Mildly, Says Gen. MacArthur.   ITAKES OVER COMMAND

APPROVED BY TRUMAN   A 500-Bed Veteran Hospital Will Be Built in Kansas City, Mo.

EAST CHICAGO FIRE STILL RAGES TODAY   One Woman Dies in $250, 000 Blaze in Downtown Section

Proposal To Permit Balloting By 18-Year-Olds Loses, 13 To 12   Hopes For Share Of Beer Tax Dim   1943 Resolution Proposing Ceiling On Income Taxes Is Rescinded

Bill To Lower Alabama Voting Age Is Rejected  Amendment Loses - te Senate. 13-12

Walter Lippitar' Writes About Dire Need For More Nurses.   By WALTER LIPPMANN

HIT GERMAN POINT   Bombers Make Surprise Attack in the Gironde Estuary

1,150 BOMBERS ATTACK BORDEAUX   Surprise Raid Made On Atiantic Coastal Points

LARGE FORCE HEAVY BOMBERS BLAST AT BYPASSED GERMANS  SURPRISE ATTACK ON ANTLAIRCRAET POSITION!

Bombers Attack Bordeaux Pocke'  American Planes  Make Surnmrice Raid

Jeffers to Retire As Rail President   George F. Ashby to Head Union Pacific

BACK TRUMAN, LANDON URGES   1936 GOP Candidate Tells Nation To Support U. S. Foreign Policy

Calls on America to Back President on Foreign Policy   Landon Pleads for Friendly Relations With the Russians

—LANDON— Back Truman,  Landon Plea           “Faces Crucial Stalin, Churchill Meeting 

Alf Landon Calls Upon Americans to Support Truman in Foreign Dealings

Landon Calls For Support - Of President   Declares Truman Faecs Crucial Negotiations With Stalin and Charehiil

 Landon Calls For ‘Our Unity, End ! ‘Of Loose Talk   United Support Needed; President Faces Crucial Negotiations.

LANDON URGES FULL BACKING FOR PRESIDENT   Open U.S,-Soviet Battle Forecast at Frisco With Moscow Faring Second Best

Landon Advises Big 3 Support   Calls on Nation to Give Presidént United Backing in Conference with Allied Leaders.

Eyes Of World on ‘U.S. Policy;  Leader Asserts   Says Leadership Depends On Vigor, Soundness And Unity of Use 

Crucial. Test Being Faced By President   GOP Leader Says Bridge With  Dicccetuace: Saennennwernn

Truman Favors «Early Meeting Of ‘Bia Three   Says America !s Aiminc + At Tight Reparations Policy

Truman Wants Meeting of Big Three   Not Yet Ready to Talk About the Time or Place

TRUMAN HINTS PEACE TALKS BY BIG THREE   NO TAX REDUCTIONS FAVORED UNTIL JAPAN FALLS

Defines War Penalties as _ Peace Bulwark   President Discusses . Foreign Policy at News Conference

TRUMAN HOPES FOR BIG THREE MEETING SOON   Says U. S. Favors Rep arations to Keep  Axis Disarmed

TRUMAN HOPES FOR EARLY BIG-3 MEET   ‘President Reveals His Plans Of Action On  Peace Programs

Meet Of “Big Three” May Be Held Soon   President Wants Allied Leaders to Discuss Entire Peace Program—-Comments on Necessity for Complete Disarmament of Axis

Truman Want:  Meeting of Big Three  Not Yet Ready to Talk About   Not Yet Ready to Talk About the Time or Place

OFFICER, CHASING PAIR OF PICKPOCKETS, SLIPS ON ICE: SPECTATOR SHOT

Senate Expected To Vote by Friday On World Charter   First Day’s Discussion Goes Smoothly, With But Little Dissent

Swift Ratification Of Charter Urged   Connally, Vandenberg Lead Senate Debate

Control of Atomic Power Poses Major Issue in Congress   Law-makers Want Hand in Deciding on How Much to Give to World

Iron Controls Over Atomic Bomb Approvec   Legislators Want To Decide on Issue of  Information—Outlawing Weapon Doubted

Bomb Plan — Approval Looms   But Solons Want Hand in Deciding How Much to Tell World

APPROVAL OF TRUMAN  PLANS FOR CONTROL  ATOMIC ENERGY SEEN LAWMAKERS, HOWEVER,  WANT HAND IN DECIDING FOREICN INFORMATION

Expect Congress to OK Atomic Energy Curbs.  Caanaectad by Truman.

Truman Ur ges  Control Over _ Atomic Energy   Congress. Ready to .Grant Request; Doubt Plan to Outlaw Bomb. As War » Weapon Possible

TRUMAN BOMB PLAN PLEASES CONGRESSMEN   Solons Expected to Give Early Approval of Recommendations for Control of Powerful Cosmic Energy.

Pr esident Wants Atomic “Bonib Outlawed and  Trenclad Domestic Con- ;  trol of. Atomic Energy. 

Early Approval Of Atomic Energy Plans Is Expected   Has "High Priority’ In Senate; Selons Wont Hand in Saying What {fs Told Others

Congress Expected to Give Quick Approval to Truman Control Plan of Atomic Energy

Truman Bares Atomic Pians   International Use For Peace Is Urqed

Truman’s Plans For Atom Contro Before Congress   Proposed Control Bill Is Listed As High Priority In Senate.

CONGRESS IS READY TO OK TRUMAN PLAN FOR ATOMIC CONTROL IN US   But Solons Are Sull Stirred  On Issues of International Pact

TRUMAN DESIGNS PLAN TO CONTROL ATOMIC ENERGY   ASKS COMMISSION TO GOVERN SOURCES OF VITAL MINERALS.

Plans of Truman On A-Bomb Liked   President Would Outlaw Missile as War Weapon

Congress Ready To Grant Truman’s Request For Iron Controls Over Atomic Energy   Legislators Want Hand In Deciding How Much-To Tell Rest Of World Bomb Secret

Truman’s fron Controls Over Bomb Accepted   Issue Of Atomic Bomb Se. eret Still) Stirs Nation’: Lawmakers.   WANT HAND DECIDING

Control of Bomb be Taken Up   President for Commission: to’ Bring About Restriction:

Iron-Clad Controls Over Atomic Energy af Home Asked by Trumar   President's Hope For Qutlawing Bomb as Weapon of Wes Greeted With Doubts; Early Approval Looms For Domestic Restrictions

President's Plan for Control of Atomic Energy Appears Headed For Eatly Approval by Congress

Congress Ready To Gran Truman's Request For Atomic Energy Controls

TRUMAN'S ATOM PLAN WILL GET CONGRESS 0. K.   Issue of Revealing Bomk Secret Still Stirs Lawmakers

Congress Will 0. K. Plans To Control Atom   Doubt Is Voiced That  Bomb Can Be Outlawed Ae War VWisenvan

Atomie Plans  Get Priority   Approval Of Congress On Bomb Use Assured

naw ogee oP eee td  President Wants \tomie Bomb Outliwed and Ironclad Domestie Con.  trof of Atomic Mnergy.

EXPECT EARL' APPROVAL IN CONGRESS   Legislators Want Hand In Future Of Bomb   should Be Created To See Atom Used For Better-  ment, Truman Says 

EARLY 0. K. SEEN ON A-BOMB PLAN   Quick Approval Expected From Congress On Truman’s Plans For Control Of Atomic Enerev.

ATOMIC ENERGY FUTURE 19 TOLD   Truman Wants tron-Clad Domestic Control of Atomic Power.   OUTLAWS USE FOR WAR

Congress Give: Atomic Contrel  High Priority   Quick Approval Of Truman’s Plan Expected

NOCUMENTS. ORDERING MURDER OF RECAPTURED ALLIED WAR PRISQNERS ALSO PRESENTED

INAZIS OFFERED HUNGARIANS AS SUPPLIES RANSON   ‘Trials Reveal 1944 Proposal Made After _ Budapest Occupation

HE HAD ALITTLE — TALK WITH JESUS   And The World Gets A Reprieve From Total Destruction Today

45 Jap Planes Downed in Final Strike  : Croce. Fira Ordar   Cease-Fire Order Received During Air Attacks

45 Jap Planes Downed in Final Strike  Cease-Fire Order Received During Air Attacks

Germans in Italy Ask Protection From Partisans  Disarming of Surrendere  Enemy Held Up Pending  [ep Se pcre emp ren eee fang

Unrest, Fear, Despair and Control of Military Chief Problems Confronting Establishment of New Jap Order

Japs Worry Over Safety Of Formosa   Three Battles Rage ir Streets of Manila, Cleanup Slow

Destruction of Bridges by Germans Will Make Allied Crossing Tougher

Autumn Weather fc Stay On For Day   Cooling Rains Cover Northeast Oklahoma

MORE LIBERAL PROVISION MADE FOR VETERANS   [Truman Signs Bill Easing Loan Restrictions, Increasing Student Subsistence Rates, Giving Other New Advantages To Vets.

Agencies Split O. ver 2 Basie Control Issue:   D isagreement Betweer WPB .and OPA Boils Down to An Augry  * Ouarre}

OPA AND WPB SPLIT ON POLICY   Two War Agencies in Row Over Reconversion

OPA AND WPB IN ANGRY QUARREL   Split Wide Open On Fundamental Price And Reconversion Policies; May Go To President.

JPA AND WPB ARE SPLIT ON PRICE POLICY   Fundamental Reconver sion Concept Also In volved in an Issue Which May Have to Be Settled by Truman.

OPA and WPB Split on Issue   Truman May Have To Settle Clash Over Policy

Price Policy Split Grows      OPA. and WPB Differ On Basic Point; May Take Row To Truman

Farm, Labor, Industry Are Urged to Gét Together on Definite Prosperity Plan

BRITISH LABOR LEADERS SET NEW POLICIES   LAWMAKERS CHEER FIRST ADDRESS BY BEVIN

U.S, PAYS MOST OF WAR'S COST      CARRIES HALF OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN

Reds Seize Pomeranian  Road Hubs   Soviets Overrun 80 Towns In Gains Of 12 Miles In Baltic Push

RUSSIANS IN 14 MILES OF KOESLIN   Rummelsburg, Poll. now Fall; Stettin  Drive Widened

Nazi Radio Admits Loss At Koeslin   Official Russian Reports Confirm Earlier Nazi News

WASHINGTON HAS NO WORD TODAY; HINT BOMB BLOW   Tokvo Broadcast Says Terms Just Received Today; No tadication Of Attitude 

MERGER OF ARMY, NAVY IS DROPPED   Creation of Single Department Is Sidetracked

CON-SINING OF ARMY AND NAVY IS GIVEN UP   Abandoned M erger Idea May Be Taken Up Later

U.S. Military Merger ‘Out’   Committee Leaders Voicing Opposition

Bankhead Resigns As Superintendent   HEAD OF SCHOOLS DECLINES BOARD’S OFFER OF A NEW CONTRACT

CLARK FIELOAT. MANILA ARD HIT  Magoya Plan e Plant, Cit      Magoya Plane Plant, Cities Of Osaka, Hama-’ matsu Bombed   GOOD VISIBILITY   Smashing New Year’ s Day Attack “Launched / On-Busy Airdromeée”-

B-29'S STRIKE IN FIRST 1945 RAID ON HONSHU   Tokyo Radio Places Number Of Force At 90 Superbombers

‘ Largest Nuinber . ! .Of Superforts ; “In Raid Repotted  RB. Bea’.

B-29’s Strike Nagoya, Osaka   Raid Was Largest Yet Made By Forts

LARGE NUMBER OF SUPERFORTS HIT JAP CITIES   Ninety Bombers In Raid; Nagoya Is Main Target

90 B29s Hit Jan Cities, Tokvo Says   Largest Number . - Of Superforts  In Raid Reported By Foe

16 Towns Fall As3d, 7th Snap  Enemy Defense   New Offensive: Threatens  To Engulf Saar, Open Desh en Bhimeles. J:

DISPUTE OVER + ACK PAY CAUSES STRIKE BOWEN BUS DRIVERS  SCHEDULES REPORTED AT VIRTUAL STANDSTILL OVER TRAILWAYS SYSTEN

28 Mexicans Accused as Death Ring       38 NATIONALS WORKING "IN U.S.ROBBED, _ MURDERED BY GANG

Mexico Is Probing Wholesale Deaths   26 Men Being Held for Murder of 38 Persons

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   GERMANS ABANDON POLISH TOWN OF TOMASZOW

Wainwright To Witness Surrender   Hero of Bataan Eaget To Face. Jap General « ‘Who Was Arrogant in’ Victory in Philippines ~

GEN. WAINWRIGHT IS AWARDED DSC FOR PHILIPPINES ACTION  GENERAL RECENTLY RELEASED FROM JAP PRISON CAMP IN CONN cprIRitre

Gen. Wainwright To See Jap Foes Final Humiliatior   Corregidor Hero Will Attend Surrender

Wainwright To Be Present At Surrender   Distinguished Service Cross Is Awarded As General Prepares To Leave For Manila

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS GIVEN WAINWRIGHT WHO WILE ATTEND FORMAL JAP SURRENDER

WARKING GIVEN BY PRESIDENT   Strikes Keep 262,000 U. 8. Laborers from Work — Conference Under: Way in Washington to Find Some Peaceful Way to End Trouble.

Strike By Bus, Trolley Employes Snarls Transportation In Capital

262,000 Idle Over Nation In  Labor Disputes   In Addition Canada Has 20,000 Out Of Work At Windsor

Would Become President And yon Papen Chancelloi In Nazi Bid for Peace

German. Government Changes Rumored  Hitler. Would Be President . - With Von Papen  Chancellor

Report Hitler Would Give Up Dictator Post With View of Bidding for Peace

Hitler Said Ready to Deal   Possibly Nazi-Primed Report Says Von Papen Would Be Chancellor

German Government Changes Rumored i SES SS UGTOR ER  Hitler Would Be President . With Von Papen Chancellor

Hitler Reported Planning To Become President With Von Papen As Chancellor

DOWN. IS REPORT   Stockholm Papers Say Von . Papen: Boomed as ‘ Chancellor

1946 REFERENDUM TEST POSTPONED   SPONSORS CALL OFF HOUSE ‘ROLL CALL, NOT ENOUGH VOTES

Truman Seizes ! C Railroads to Halt Threatened Strike   ODT Takes Control Over Trains at Midnight on His Decree

, C. RAILROAD TAKEN OVER BY GOVERNMENT   Truman’s Order Averts Strike; Service Normal

Strike Threat  Brings Action   Illinois Central Taken Over To Prevent Tie-Up In Food, Troops.

STRIKE AVOIDEL AS TRUMAN AGS   Normal Operations Reported fter Seizure.

I. C. Line Is Taken Over To Avert Strike   ODT Will Be Operator Of IHinois Central Railroad Until Dispute Is Settled

Illinois Central  Railroad Seized   Union, Postpones Strike After Governmeint  Takes Over Road.

I. C. Taken Over By U.S. Strike Off   President Acts When Firemen Threaten to  Walk Off Jobs

ACTION ORDERED BY PRESIDENT 10 ‘PREVENT STRIKE  TRUMAN SATS soon  gai tAiMit   TRUMAN SAYS HALT IN INDUSTRY NOW IS ‘UNTHINKABLE’

Govt. Seizure Of 1. C. System Averts Strike   Normal Operations As Firemen’s Brotherhood Calls Off Walkout.

Government Seizes I.C.. In Labor Row   Jurisdictional Dispute Brings Federal Control

Order Seizure of Illinois Central  President Acts fo Prevent Strike

Ammunition Ship Sunk, 200 Lost   Two Other Vessels Go Down, Navy Reports

Terrible June Typhoon Caused More Damage To Fleet Than Japs Ever Did In Single Scrap   Bow Torn off Cruiser Pittsburgh; 20 Damaged Ships Included Three Fast New Battleships, Two Carriers

21 Ships Damaged ‘As 138-Mile Gale ‘Hits Carriers   Pittsburgh’s Bow Ripped Off, But She Makes Port; No Lives or Shins Lost

Bow Torn From Pittsburgh; 20 Other Vessels Damaged; All Repaired, Says Nimitz

No Vessels from Halsey’s Fleet Lost in Typhoon   Cruiser Pittsburgh Loses Bow but Makes Port at Guam Safely

Pittsburgh's Bow Is Ripped Away  By 138-Mi. Wind   4. Ships Return For Raid; “ @ Jap. Cities Set” Afire > In New Yank Bombings

Raging Typhoon Hits Third Fleet: 20 Ships Damaged   Halsey Gets All in Repair For Tokyo Raid

All Speedily Put Back Into Action   Storm Able To Do More Than Japs Could In Action In Any Single Battle

ADMIRAL HALSEY’S FLEET BATTERED BY RAGING TYPHOON  GREAT BLOW OCCURRED JUNE 5 AND ALL SHIPS NOW RACK IN ACTION

rT + +  Bull’ Halsey's Fleet Hit June 5. 20 Ships Already Rack In Rete,

‘Receives More Damage Than Japs Have Done   Heavy Cruiser Pittsburgh Was Damaged The Most; Started Early June 5.   HAD NO CASUALTIES

Third Fleet Lashed by Typhoon   138 Mile an Hour Winds Whipped into Halsey’s Command June 5: Damaaae to 97

Tropical Storm Damaged 21 U.§ Ships Last June   Most of. Vessels Returned to Duty Admiral Announces

Halsey’s Third nis et Battered By Big Typhoon   Raging Wind of 138-MilesAn-Hour Tears Bow Off New Cruiser Pittsburegss   Every Type Vessel Vietim of Storm   Virtually Alb Back In Aetion After Jime 5 Disasters No Lives Lost On Piltshuryh

Typhoon Damage 21 Ships in U. S. Third Fleet   Four of Stricken Vessels Return to Service In Time for Record-Breaking Attack on Japan; All Are Repaired and Active Now

Yank Warships Diamaged As Typhoon Hits Halsey's Third Fleet In Pacific Sector

‘Tropical Typhoon Rips 21 Warships; \Damage Greater Than Japs Could Do   BROKEN PITTSBURG MAKES REPAIR PORT

Typhoon Damages 21 Ships      Nearly Every Vessel Back in Action Now; Storm Occurred June 5 In West Pacific Area

20 Men Of War Return To Action After June 5th Storm: All Crews Are Safe

Four of Stricken Vessels Return to Service In Time for Record-Breaking Attack on Japan; All Are Repaired and Active Now

Severe Typhoon Playea ‘Havoc with 3rd Fleet  Virtually Every Damaged   Virtually Every Damaged Ship Now Back In Action

HALSEY'S FLEET STRUCK IN JUNE BY RAGING WIND   Cruiser Pittsburgh Suffers Most; None Are Sunk, No Casualties Reported

Small Planes on Carrier Tossed Like Bean Bags, 100-Foot SeasLash Ships

Entire Bow Torn Off Of Cruiser Pittsburgh   Score Other Warships Cripp In Pacific; Virtually All N« No Deaths Reported.

138-Mile Pacific Winc Severs Cruiser’s Bow   Nimitz Reports Units of Famed Third Fleet Now Back in Action

TYPHOON STRIKE DAMAGES U, S$, THIRD FLEET   Virtually All Damaged Ships Back In Action

138 MILE GALE TOSSES SHIPS ABOUT PACIFIC   Cruiser Pittsburgh Loses Bow, Carriers Suffer Heavy Damage

Storm Damages More Vessels Than Jap Navy Has Been Able To Do In Any Single Battle

RIPS BOW OFF CRUISER, ALL SHIPS SURVIVE   20 Others Damaged  In Storm: Crewmen Safe, Ils Report

MOST OF THEM IN ACTION SINGc STORM IN JUNE   Cruiser Pittsburgh Lost Whole bow: Bu Will be Back in Rattle Soon.

U.S. Fleet Pounded By Tropic Typhoon   Wind of 138 Miles Buffets Warships, Damaging Score; All Reach Port Without Casualties Among Thousands of Personnel

All Now Back in Action Taking Part In Plane Carrier Strike at Tokyo

Third Fleet Crippled in June Typhoon   Adm. Halsey Tells of Narrow Escape in 138 Mile Gale

Raging Typhoon Lashes Fleet Early in June  Most of Vessels Ase Reported Back In Action Already

Virtually All Back in Action Now   Four Took Part in Big Tokyo Carrier Strike Tuesday

ps 1S ay  {y m- : eS   June 5 Typhoon Damaged at Least 21 Ships   ‘Pittsburgh Lost Part of Bow And Everybody Took a Beating   450-Mile Stretch Burning in Japan

21 Warships — Damaged; 20 Back In Action   Bow Torn Off Cruiser Pittsburgh By 138 Mile An Hour Wind; No Casualties

21 WARSHIPS HIT ‘BY-STRONG-WIND   Almost Every Damaged Ship Returns to Action

BOW TORN OFF BIG CRUISER PITTSBURGH   No Ships Sunk, No Mention Made Of Killed, Injured   TORM STRUCK   Five Weeks Ago, Tossing Warplanes On Carriers “Like Beanbags”

RAGING WAVES LASHED HALSEY’S FLEET BUT NONE SUNK AND ALL NOW BACK IN ACTION POSITION.

NIMITZ LISTS 21 SHIPS DAMAGED BY GREAT STORM   20 BACK IN ACTION, BOW RIPPED FROM CRUISER PITTSBURGH

TYPHOON DAMAGES THE THIRD FLEET   The 20 Injured Ships Are Back in Action After  June 5 Storm   NO CASUALTIES LISTED

Winds of 138 Miles an Hour Tear Bow Off Cruiser Pittsburgh; Raise Havoc with Other 3d Fleet Vessel:

Damaged Cruiser Goes to Guam Under Own Power for Repairs; Fleet Hod Taken Port in Strike at Tokyo

Japanese Seek Escape from *Okinawa Trap   American Patrols Capture Troops In Small Boats

New Plane Outruns Americans   Japanese Pilots Said to Be First  Claee Snacimeaenc

LOOK TO NEW YEAR   Special Religious Services Were Held in Lawrence Yesterday

Strikers’ Ranks Grow To 200,000 Through Nation   CIO, Detroit's Big Auto Markers, Gird For Showdown Fight

200,000 Off Jobs In Labor Strikes   New High Reached During Changeover

Total Idle In Strikes At New Hish   More Than 200,000 Off   Jobs; Spotlight Turns  On 75,000 in Detroit's Industrial Region

NEW HIGH REACHED AS 200,000 IDLE ‘WORKERS RECORDED   Labor. Dispute; Rise Menacingly Since V-J Day and Ending. of Wartime NoStrike Pledge—Detroit Area  Spothighted

Ford Lays off $0,000 Due to Lack of Supplies   Steady Rise Shown In Labor Disputes, Now at New Peak

LABOR DISPUTES ARE SHOWING STEADY RISE OVER WHOLE COUNTRY   MORE THAN 200,000 WORKERS WERE KEPT OFF THEIR JOBS SATURDAY

Steady Rise Is Shown In Labor Unrest   More Than 200,000 Are Idle In American Cities As Result Of Wage  Controversies

Strikes Make 200,000 Idle   Detroit Hard Hit os Ford Plants Close; Salary Workers Out

200,000 Workers Idle In Nation By Labor Disputes, ‘Ford Co. Lays Off 50,000

Production in All Ford Plants Ends; idleness Increases   CIO Auto Workers Plan Concerted Drive on General Motors

Strikes Grow; 200,000 Idle  Over Country   Ford Lays Off 50,000, Be cause of Walkouts, Stop: ping Production In All Plants

Labor Trouble Causes Action; 200,000 Out   75,000 Idle in Detroit Area Alone

Ne cotiations i. Resumed  By C!IO--GM   Strike of Auto Company Workers  Enters 6th Week

AUTO UNICN, G. M. RESUME WAGE TALKS   Negotiations With ©. A. W. Begin Anew as Strike of 175,000 Workers Goes Into Its Sixth Week.

PRISONERS IN THREE ZONES BEING RAPIDLY EVACUATED   PLANES BEING USED TO CARRY MEN FROM JAPANESE. CAMPS TO THE UNITED STATES

LABOR WAR ~ STEPPED UE   GREEN CHARGES ‘CIO TAKING ORDERS. FROM MOSCOW. AND 18 “ON WAY OUT’  -”

ED WITH MUD BY CIVILIANS   IS Survivors of Bataan and Corregidor Tell Story

TOKYO PARADE fet PRISONERS AS REVEALEL   AMERICANS FORCED TO MARCH / {NAKED THROUGH. CAFi ‘TAL WHILE CIVILIANS THREW MUD.

FORCES IN CHINA TO MAKE FINAL BOW IN NANKING   Nipponese Try Desperately To Avoid Clashes When .Yanks Hit Honshu

$103,602 Raised For Red Cros:   Response To War Appeal   Shatters Record

Rubber Untor Decision Due   16,600 Strikers Sit To Weigh Ultimatum

Rubber Strike Action Set. For Today  16,600 in Akron Vote. on Whether -

AKRON STRIKERS GOING TO POLLS   Firestone Employes Vote On Back-To-Work Order

RS     RUBBER STRIKER WORK VO POLICE PATROL NC Y. NEWSPAP      NATION'S IDLE REDUCED TO 40,000; DETROIT ABSENTEES DOWN TO 3000 AS DISPUTE SETTLED

NO PROGRESS BEING MADE ~. IN WALKOUTS   STRIKE BY ELECTRICAL WORK: ERS IN BIG PLANTS APPEARS  PROBABLE IN FUTURE

GM WAGE TALKS SHIFT TO CAPITAL FACT-FINDERS   Company Delegates May Not Attend; Ford Workers Further Idled

GM Attitude On Hearing Is Awaited  Fact-Finding Board Ty) Resume Hearme

GM Decision On Panel Sessions  Expected Today       Word Awaited On Whether Company Wil! At ~ tend Fact-finding Hearings.

Labor Front Picture Dark   General Motors Negotiators Fail To Make Progress Toward Settlement   ELECTRIC WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE

GM'S STAND AWAITED ON CAPITAL MEETING   Will Give Yes Or No Toda’ On Fact-Finding Talks

GM SCENE * SHIFTS BACK TO CAPITAL   Meeting With Fact-Finding Bd. Slated for Friday

GM Officials Will Decide Today On Attending Parley   Fact-Finding Board To  Resume Hearings Friday

VE IN AUTO STRIKE DUE TOMORROW   Scene Shifts Fo Washington When Fact-Finding Board Meets

BOARD TO HEAR STRIKE. REPORT   GM Undecided On Attending Washington Séssion

G.M.-Union Negotiations Still Deadlocked: FactFinders To Study Dispute

Strike Interest Shifts Back To Washington   Fundamental GM Wage Issue Sidetracked

Tonetion Of 2 Armies Would Cut Off Great  German Arsenal   Spearhcads Of U. S. First Racing Ahead So Fast Contact Is Lost With Headquarters; Americans Renorted 170 Miles From Rerlin

First and Ninth May Seal Off 40,000 Germans   Enemy Communique Puts U.S. Armor At Bad Wildungen, 190 Miles From Berlin

Security Blackouts Hide Location of Units Farthest In   MAY TRAP BIG FORCE

‘First and Ninth Threaten To Seal Off Germany’s Greatest and Last Arsenal, Also Factories.      'ADVANCED UNITS 170 MILES FROM BERLIN

First Army Scores Record- Breaking Advance Of Conflict   Tank Forces Lose Contact With Rear Headquarters in Rapid Gain; 60,000 Huns Surrender in 2 Days

Sleepless Ist Army Continues ~Greates t Advanee of War, ‘Tanks Went 35 Miles. Yesterday; British Swerve Toward Great_ North German Ports.

Security Black-outs Hide New Advances   Germans Report First Army Column Reaches Bad Windungen, Near Kassel, 170 Miles From Berlin

37,000 Prisoners Taken Thursday, Setting Record   99th Clearing Lahn River Area Between Giessen, Marburg

Americans Push Far in Advance Of Headquarters   Ninth Army Breaks Loose in a Race Along North ern Rim of Ruhr.   Over 60,000 German  Prisoners Surrender

Troops Plunge Ahead in New Dazzling Gains   News Blackouts Continue to Hide Extent of Victory

Head for Junction to  Seal Off Ruhr Arsenal   First Army Moves So Fast Spearhead Loses Contact With Headquarters; British Veer Toward Baltic Ports..

Pincers Move  Seals Off Ruhr Valley   British Troops Turn Northward on Hambure¢ Bremen, Wilhelmshaven; Prisoner Bag Grows as Mannheim and Heidelbera Fall

FIRST, NINTH IN NEW DRIVES   First Moves So Fast Spearheads Lose Contact With Headquarters.   PLAN TO SEAL OFF RUHR

40,000 Face Encireling;. Allies Push Their Gains   Blackout Is Continuing To Clock Movements

GEN. HODGES DRIVES TOWARD JUNCTION WITH THE BRITISH SECOND PLUNGING EASTWARD   Large Allied Units Advancing Rapidly in North In Continuing Security Blackout Menace Port Cities of Hamburg and Bremen   INFANTRY CLOSELY BEHIND ARMORED COLUMNS

YANKS SO FAST NEWS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEM   Russians Invade Austria And Capture Danzig; Prisoner Cages Bulge

Blackout Hides Extent of Swift Allied Advances   60,000 Germans Give Up Fight In Last 48 Hours

AMERICAN FIRST AND NINTH ARMIES NEAR JUNCTION ON FRIDAY  ADVANCES REPORTED — GOING WELL ON EVERY

U, S, FIRST AND NINTH MENACE. GERMAN UNITS   Reich Forees May Be Caught In Visa — Seeurity Blackouts Remain

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   Shears Ruhr Areas Off From Reich

Chinese Delegate First To Approve Long Document —   Delegates Give Okay . To United Nations — Pact At Conference

King Reports ” Fleet Nof Ready lo Fight Battle  Discharges Have Cut Key Men From Du uty; ke T  acx¢ tratinina Year

Navy Couldn‘t Fight Battle, King Admits   Demobilization Wrecking Units. Committee Told

Greatest Navy World History Unable To Heht   Admiral King Admits U. S. Navy Unable Fight Major Battle If Necessary

Adm. King Says Navyis NotIn Shape to Fight   Rate of Demobilization Cited in Appeal For Pogcetime Training

Military — Unity Is U.S. Need   Unified Command Is Eisenhower’ 8 Plea -

ADMIRAL KING FAVORS PEACE TIME TRAINING   Chief of Operations Tells Committee Navy Is Not Prepared To Fight Major Battle   NEEDS REPLACEMENTS

Declares Navy Unable toFight Major Battle   Admiral King Says Demobilization Is Disintegrating U.S. Sea Units

Navy Not Ready For Major Fight   Units Disintegrated By Demobilization, Admiral Kiny Savs

U.S. Navy Is Not Prepared to Fight A Maior Battle   Demobilization Rate Has Broken Up Units, Admiral King Says"  Training le Qralu Ula

Speed Of Demobilization Hurts Navy, Says Admiral   Sees Disintegration

Peace Training for Navy Urged   Sea Power ex Already Is Below Par, Admiral “Talla Conaress. -

Navy Not Prepared To Fight   Admiral King Declares Rate of Demobilization  Is Too Speedy

Navy Unready  To Wage Fight   Chief Of Operations Says Naval Force Not Prepared At Moment.

Admiral King Says U. $. Navy is No Longer Ready fo Fight Major Battle

U. S. NAVY NOT PREPARED 10 FICHT BATTLE   Admiral King Tells Solon: Fleet Crippled By  Demobilization

U.S. NAVY NOT PREPARED NOW T0 FIGHT A WAR   Admiral Says Rate of Demobilization Has: Disintegrated Units

Discharcies  LSU yu  Cripple Navy  Fleet Now Unable To Fight Major Battle Kine Savs

Navy Not Ready fo Fight a Major Battle Now: Kine   Demobilization of Key Men Disrupts Force, He Reports

SEARCH IS UNDER WAY FOR BODIES   Many Servicemen Are ~ Included In Dead; 100 Are Injured

DEATH TOLL IS AT MORE THAN 50 IN TRAIN WRECK  Crack Pacific Flyer

Speeding Mail And Express Plows Into Rear Of Passenger Train   bead And Injured Pinned In Coaches   Investigation Started To Determine Cause of Rail Catastrophe

  ‘Netherlands Officials ‘Back in Capital After Five-Year Absence

MARSHALL IS — GIVEN MEDAL   RETIRING CHIEF OF -8TAFE  _' PRESENTED. DSM CLUSTER  . BY. TRUMAN. IN CERE. ~*. MONY TODAY

HITLER'S CHIE! SPY PLANNED T0 “TELL ALL”   Adm. Canaris Kept Diary to Show Nazi Leaders’ Guilt

PRESIDENTIAL PROPOSAL HIT   Senate Bloc Alters Face Of Truman’s Plan To  Streamline Govt.

ARMY TRAINING MESSAGE TOBE GIVEN CONGRESS   Bitter Oppesition To Prepesal By Truman Is  Eenartad      REORGANIZATION BILL AMENDED BY SENATE

Controls Over Newsprint To  Be Off Dec. 3]   Supply to Newspapers to Remain Short of Demand; Inventory Resirictions Remain

Controls On Newsprint. To End’ Dec. 5)  - Supply Remains ed in: ‘4h «

Lift Controls on Use of Newsprint Dec. 31; Supplies Will Remain Short

NEWSPRINT IS SHORT   But Government Controls Will Be Lifted January 1

Controls Lifted On Newsprint. Kifective Dec. 31   Publishers to Get 98 Per Cent’ Of 1941 Supply

3,650 Casualties Sustained in First 2 Days of Fighting Iwo Jima Japanese

TANK-SUPPORTED MARINES BATTLING FORWARD ON IWO  SURVIVING JAPS ON COR REGIDOR BEING SEALED INTO TINNETC

AMERICAN MARINES, WITH HEAVY CASUALTIES, DRIVING ON IWO JIMA CENTRAL AIRFIELD

Eneny Inficts  Stiff Toll   Anmecicans Suffer 3,650 Casualties In All-Out Fight

Thousands of Y anks Can’t Get Home As British Withdraw Two Bie Shins

TWO BIG LINERS QUIT FERRY JOB   Loss Of Shipping Space Jo'ts Hopes Of U.S. Troops In Europe

YANKS; RETURN” ~ HOPES DASHED   Voyages From Europe Delay“ed by British Taking: Liners..

VETS’ CHRISTMAS HOPES SHATTERED   British Withdraw Two Huge Liners From Atlantic Ferry Service

YANKS IN EUROPE FACE DELAYS IN JOURNEYS HOMI   Stay of Thousands May Be Prolonged by Britain’s Removal of 2 Liners from Ferry Service.   SPACE FOR 125,000 LOST THROUGH ACTION   Jolt to Men Who Had Expected to Arrive Christmas— Ships to Transport Empire Soldiers.

GM OFFICIALS SNUB MEETING IN WASHINGTON   More Than 650,000 Employes in National Vote on Steel Strike

650,000 STEEL WORKERS CAST STRIKE VOTES   GM President Spurns U. S. Conciliation  Conference   Ford Lays Off 40.000

Predict Walk-Out Would Not Take Place Before January  ENTIRE COUNTRY AFFECTED BY MOVE  Labor Secretary Organ. izes Panel to Study Demands

650,000 Steel Workers are Taking Strike Vote Today; Want Pay Boost

650,000 Steel Workers Vote On Strike; UAW, Federal Officials Meet

650,000 Expected To Ballot For Walkout Around First Of Year   Government Officials Confer With Union Leaders In Washington Seeking Settlement Of General Motors Shutdewn

650,000 Steel Workers Vote 01 National Strike   Government, Union Officials Confer On GM Walkout

STEELWORKERS VOTE ON STRIKE: 6 M.HEAD SCORNS PEACE MEET   it oF ooh IN WASHINGTON ON AUTO DISPUTES LEAVE 520,000 IDLE

Churchill Renews Surrender Pledge   Prime Minister, FDR Agree on Charter Aim

Allies Strike as Japanese Ask for Peace   Three Tank-led Soviet Columns Enter Manchuria

Allies Continue 3-Front Battles   U.S.May Be Ready to Jump into China Mainland

B-29's Set Fire To Three More Vital Jap Cities   Nips Lose 456 Ships in Raid By Third Fleet

THREE CITIES.   FIRES ‘VISIBLE FOR 100° MILEE AFTER SUPERFORTS ‘HIT. INDUSTRIAL CENTERS. _

No! For Us, Says Senate To House   Now House Members Wonder if Expense Money Bill Political Hot Potato

‘Not For Me,’ Says Senate  Turns Down $2,500 Expense Money  one i) — OEI0 } -- fe)  House Fears ‘Hot Potato’

THIRD ATTACK IS LAUNCHED ON [WO JIMA   Superforts from Saipan, Guam and Indian Bases Bomb Aircraft Plant Northwest of Tokyo  RANGOON ALSO RAIDED

Planes Over Tokyo Area, Jans Say   Superforts Hit Iwo Jima in Tird Attack in as Many Days

LONDON, Feb. 12.—(2)—A Berlin broadcast said American planes bombed Nanking in China this morning.

RAIDERS NEAR,’ TOKYO REPORTS   Super-Forts Lash Iwo Jima Ota And Rangoon Areas

CHINESE SWEEP INTC RED-DOMINATED AREA   U. S. Transports Unload Nationalist Forces; Marines Protect Beachhead

DEPLOY ARMY ALONG VITAL NORTH RAILS   Chang Tso-Lin’s Son Gathers Rebels

U.S. War ships Dr ‘op Anchor In Bay Of Sagami   Twelve Hundred Carrier Planes Roar Overhead As Battleships Move Toward Jap Coastline

All Crews at Battle Stations   Carrier Planes Qverkead Guard Ships; . Minesweepers Clear Bay; Throngs of © Japanese on Shore Watch Operations -

Array Warships Anchored 2 Miles (ff Jap Shores  1,200 Carrier Planes Roared Over Rio Fleet

Third Fleet Anchors in Sagami Bay   1,200 Carrier Planes Roar Overhead as Ships  Move In

Fleet Visible Jo Thousands In Japan   Nip Emissaries On Battleship Missouri To Get Instructions

Ships Clearly Visible to Japanese Ashore; Nearly Under Fuji Shadow

ADMIRAL HALSEY’S FLEET SPEARHEAD IS NOW IN SAGAMI BAY  VICTORIOUS NAVAL   VICTORIOUS NAVAL UNITS ANCHORED SHORT DISTANCE FROM TOKYO

HALSEY ANCHORS SHIPS WITHIN 25 MILES OF TOKYS   FIRST VESSEL WILL ENTER CAPITOL BAY UNDER HEAVY GUARD

1,200 CARRIER PLANES ROAR OVERHEAD   Triumphant Entry Is Made Into Sagami Bay   VICTORIOUS NAVY   Led By Flagship Missouri; Minesweepers Clearing Path To Yokosuka

Adm. Halsey Lead: Allied Fleet Into Tokyo's Bay  Carrier Planes Roar Over as Big _ Battleships Arrive

Hatsey’s Flagship, the Missouri, Leads Triumphant Fleet Entry inte Sagami Bay; Minesweepers Begin Clearing Path to Yokosuka Base

ADMIRAL HALSEY’S FLEET SPEARHEAD IS NOW IN SAGAMI BAY   VICTORIOUS NAVAL UNITS ANCHORED SHORT DISTANCE FROM TOKYO

Spearhead of F leet Enters Secon Bay   Strait Leading to Japan Capital Being Cleared Of Mines Prior to Entry Of Halsev’s Force

Entry to Tokyo Awaits Clearing  Of Nippon Mines   Allied Fleet Drops Anchor Under Shadow of Fortified Bay,   To Take All Night to  Clear Sagami Channel

THIRD FLEET 25MILES FROM TOKYO   Halsey Anchors In Sagami Bay, 2? Miles Offshore

Halsey’s Fleet Anchors Within Bay Of Tokye   Minesweepers Clear Path As _ Carriers Roar Overhead To  Japan

Jap Officials Taken Aboard Halsey's Ship   Minesweepers Clear Way For Entry Into Tokyo Bay; Warn Fos Against Violence

“Peron Faction Has Iron Hand On Argentines   Newspaper Editors Jailed; Braden Says 90 Percent Of Peonle Democratic

SALARY BOOST ‘PROPOSAL MADE   Aid to Congressmen, Vice President

BEGIN MEETING AT MEXICO CITY   Fiemal Opening Scheduled Later in Day

Stettinius Arrives in Mexico City — To Attend Inter-American Conference

Italy’ s Front Is Shrinking   . Allies Are Pressing For Speedy Cleanup

LONDON, April 27.) —The. Free Milan Radio Said in a broadcast today that Allied troops had entered the northern Italian city of Genoa,

Pan-American Airways May Soon Carry U.S. Flag on First Round The World Commercial Air Route

U.S, AIRLINE T0 CIRCLE WORLD   PAN-AMERICAN WORLD TOUR APPROVED BY CAB

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   MERICANS AND BRITISH ADVANCE ON REICH SOI

Indonesian Leader Broadcasts Appeal To Nationalists To Cease Fighting

SUKARNO TRIES TO STOP ATTACK   Indonesian Present Broadcasts Appeal to Followers

Dr. Sukarno Urges Followers to Cease Attacks in Java   Calls for Halt of Fighting With Allied Forces; Soerabaja Still Tense

Brifish Move Reinforcements Info Batavia   Nationalists Asked To Quit Fighting

Rebel Leader ti Java Asks Fighting End   Effort Made To Halt Strife So Negotiations Can Be Started

LAUSCHE OPENS SURVEY ON GAS, COAL SITUATION   May Call Emergency in Ohic in View of Extended Cold Wave

ISSUES FACED BY CONGRESS   Elliott’s Lean, ‘Ache son “Insult,” Jobless Pay Come Up

Congress Faces Many Turbulent Issues This Week   House Committee Wil Bare Elliott Roosevelt Loan Testimony

Yanks Bomb Osaka Twice  Single American B-29s   Single American B-29s Hit Industrial City In Nicht Assault

Newspapers At Fort Wayne Are Forced To Quit   Both Dailies Suspend Publication Because of Labor Dispute with Composing Room Printers.

RATION VALUES CO UP ON PORK   Changes Effective Next Sunday; Shortening And Lard Points Higher

First Cavalry; 37th Infantry Divisions In City   Crack Jap Marines Dynamiting Warehouses, Docks, Installations

JAP MARINES HOLD SOUTH HALF OF CAPITAL, BLAST, BURN DOCKS, WAREHOUSES

M’ ARTHUR READY TO ENTER CITY HE FLED 3 YEARS AGO   3,700 American And Allied Civilians Rescued At Concentration Camp—Presidential Palace Seized

Americans Virtually in Control Of Northern Half Of City  AND CAPTURING THE PRESIDENT’S PALACE  May Develop Into LastMan Stand [In Southern Part Of City

Half of City Occupied by U. S. Forces   Japs Blasting and Burning Docks and Installations  in South Half

Japs Blowing Up Docks in South of City   MacArthur Prepares for Triumphai Entry Into Canital

Virtually All of North Half Of City Is in Hands of Yanks   3,700 IMPRISONED U. S. AND BRITISH CIVILIANS RELEASED; JAPS BLASTING INSTATTATIONS IN SOLITH SECTION

North Half Of Cap In Hands Of Cavalry, Infantry Units   Japs Blast, Burn Vital Arteri   Enemy Expected To Mal Last Stand Beyond Pasig River

GHAGK ENEMY TROOPS STILL: IN SOUTH CITY      Blasting. and Burning  Docks in What May Be Las Stand Battle. .

3,700 Captives Of Japs Freed By MW’ Arthur   First Cavalry Division Bursts Into Infamous Santo Tomas Prison   FOr PUTS UP FIGHT   Docks, Warchouses and Bridges Ablaze South of River in Manila

3000 AMERICANS AND BRITISH ARE FREED FROM JAIL   Crack Jap Marines Blast and Burn Docks, Warehouses, Bridges Preparatory to Last-Man Stand

Yanks In Control: Of North Manila   Jap Marines Blast Docks and Bridges South of Pasig River

Crack Japanese Marines Blasting Docks, Warehouses, Bridges, Other Vital Installations Before Last-Man Stand   MacARTHUR WAITING FOR TRIUMPHAL ENTRY

North Half Of City Held By Americans   3,700 Half-Starved Prisoners Are Freed At Santo Tomas Camp.

REPORT JAPS MAKING STAND SOUTH OF RIVER   Say President Osmena Arrived to Enter Capital With MacArthur

3,700 Captives Are Liberated FromJapCamp   Jap Marines Destroy Installations South Of River For Last Diteh Stand

Entire Issue Of Magazine Confiscated   MacArthur Tighten: Occupation Control On Nipponese Isles

JAPS ORDERED TO. ACCOUNT FOR ALL WAP PRODUCTICN   MacArthur tssties New Order Planned: To Provide Complete Check-Up On: Weapons Held By The Japanese.   ENTIRE EDITION OF MAGAZINE IS SEIZED   MAGAZINE IS SEIZEC  Magazine Carrying Materia ‘Inimical To Occupatior Forces” Seized. Japs Are Critical Of Cabinet.

Accounting         WANTS. COMPLETE RECORD € OF. _ALL_ WAR PRODUCTIONS a 1941 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE =

ACCOUNTING IS DEMANDED FROM JAPAN   MacArthur Also Orders Confiscation of Offensive Issue of Nip Magazine.

MUNITIONS GUTPUT MUS] BE ACCOUNTED FOR; NIP MAGAZINE CONFISCATED

SEEK INVENTORY OF EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONS   8th Army Medical Of. ficers, Confirm Togo’s Illness

MACARTHUR ASKS INVENTORY OF JAP PRODUCTION   Complete Accounting Demanded; Confirm Heart Ailment Of Togo

Urges Inventory of Equipment, Weapons On Hand   September Issue of Nipponese Magazine Ordered Confiscated

U. §. Checks Japs War Production   Entire Issue of One Magazine Taken by Occupation Forces

NTIRE ISSUE MAGAZINE: ONFISCATED   overnment Is oming Under riticism

MAC ARTHUR CONFISCATES MAGALINE   Demands Japs Give Accounting Of War Production

MacArthur Demands Accounting of Japanese War Production Since 1941

Full Accounting of Japanese War Production Since 1941 Demanded   Complete Inventory Of Remaining Weapons, Kauinment ta he Made

M’Arthur Demands Inventory of Japanese War Production: Magazine Issue Banned

Data Sought: On Jap Plant:   M’ Arthur Demands Production Figures

Japs Ordered To Inventory  War Goods   Jap Magazine Article ~ Placed Under Ban By MacArthur

Mae Arthw Asks For  Accounting Japs Ordered To   Japs Ordered To List Annual War Output From 1941 Through Aug., 1945

Soviets Battle At Baltic Town   Drive Into Streets Of Altdamm Across River From Stettin

CLOAK OVER NEWS OF EASTERN FRONT   Red Troops Into Suburb:  of Danzig.

POLE PROBLEM BEFORE BIG 3   Dispute Is Most Severs Test Of Allied  Unity

Polish Issue Hard Puzzle For Big Three   Roosevelt ~— Expected ‘to Offer Wide Pledges to Win Agreement

U. S. Hopes Big 3 Will Act In Polish Dispute   Problem Proves  Test For Allies

Polish Dispute Called Test Of Unity at" Big 3" Parley  Roosevelt Reported Ready to Enter Into Kar-Reachinc Acreemen?ts on Vexina Issue

Polish Dispute Up Before Big Three   Problem Presents Severe Test of Allied Cooperation

American Officials Hope “Big Three’ Will Find Means For Settling Polish Dispute

POLE PROBLE ~~ TO TEST BIG 3   American Officials Hope For Solution To Controversy

Hope Big 3 Aids Poles      Formula for Settling Polish Dispute Needed; May Mark Success of Conference

POLAND'S FUTURE MAY BE DECIDED AT BIG 3 PARLEY  U. S. OFFICIALS ARE   U. S. OFFICIALS ARE HOPING FOR A PLAN TO SETTLE DISPUTE

POLISH DISPUTE CONFRONTS BIG 3   \ ‘Presents Most Severe Test 01 Allied Cooperation

Hope For Big 3 Settlement Of Polish Dispute   Touchy Issue Presents Severest Test Of Allied  Can ranaratan.

Polish Dispute Up to Big Three  Problem Severe Test of Allied Co-operatio:

AMERICAN OFFICIAL ° CIRCLES HOPE FOR POLISH SETTLEMENT   BIG THREE CONFERENCE LOOKED TO FOR AN AGREEMENT ON MATTER

HOPE BIG 3 CAN FIND A WAY TO END POLISH ROW   Problem of Producing a Formula for Settling Polish Di pute Represents One of Most Severe Tests of Allied Cooperation

POLISH DISPUTE 150.5. WORRY   American Officials. Hope Big Three Will. Reach Solution

Big 3 Faces Solution Of Polish Issue   Political Import Of Discussions Holds Attention

Polish Formula Is Hoped For   Problem Probably Most Severe Test of Allied Cooperation

Big Three to Face Problem  Over Poland   American Officials Hope for Settlement of Troublesome Dispute

HOPE BIG THREE MEET T0 SOLVE POLE DISPUTE   Polish Situation Most Severe Test to Allied Cooperation Peg

‘Hope Big Three  W ill Help Settle : Polish Problem   Situation Seen Presenting  Probably Severest Test Of Allied Co-operation

Want Settlement In Pole Dispute   Big-Three Face Hard Problem Without Commitment. Concession

HOPE BIG 3 WILL SETTLE POLISH CASE   Washington Officials Believe the Problem Probably Represents the Most Severe Test of Allied Co-operation.

Making study of Yugoslav  recognition  With applic ation to other nations

YUGOSLAV ACTION MAY SET PATTERN   Recognition, Criticism Seen Applicable in East Eurone: Areas

WAS KILLED IN ACTION   Word Received by Wife That T/5 Dale Thomas Is Dead

CHUNGKING UNEASY OVER SOVIET POLICY   Russia Reported Refusing Entrance of Troops in Manchuria.

Uneasiness in 7  Chungking Over’?  Russian Policy  a   Report Moscow Refuse:  to Permit Chinese  i, Troops at Darien, Port Arthur -

SOVIET POLICY WORRIES CHINA   Distinct Uneasiness Felt In Chungking Over Russia’s Attitude.

Moscow Refuses To Allow Chinese Government Troops To Land At Dairen, Port Arthur      Considered In Chungking As Open Violation Of Chinese Sovereignty Over Manchuria

Russ-Chinese Relations in Critical Stage   Tension Growe Over Soviet Refusal to Moke Troop Grant

Prison Guards Work to Death 2 on Formosa  Dunkerque Veterans Among Men Freed

Japanese Guards Work Two Prisoners To Death Because They Made Attempt To Escape Captivity on Formosa

HALF A MILLION KANSAS CITIANS FACE MILK DROUTE   Deliveries of Milk to All K. C. Processing Plants Halted Last Night.

DISAGREEMENT DELAYS TRIALS   Oppose U.S. Plan for Trying War Criminals

Discord Delays Trial of Nazis   American Plan Fails  To Meet With Favor

AMERICAN WAR CRIMINAL TRIAL PLAN DELAYED   Others of United Nations Withhold Support, But Agreement is Expected

ACTS ON THE KIDNEYS  To increase flow of urine and relieve irritation of the Bladder —

WONDERFUL RELIEF   Famous doctor’s discovery acts on the kidneys to increase urine and relieve painful bladder irritations caused  lie eveaee aricdite im the erine

ACTS ON THE KIDNEYS   To increase flow of urine and relieve irritation of the bladder from excess acidity im the prine

IS GETTING UP NIGHTS GETTING YOU DOWN?   Thousands say famous doctor’s discovery gives blessed relief from irritation of the bladder caused by  excess acidity i the unne

TONGA RESIDENT IS SHOT AT HIS HOME   Charles Stephenson Is Shot While Putting Car in Garage  AINYT cCOmpommnanrrerwvd irre.

TONGA RESIDENT IS SHOT AT HIS HOME:   Charles Stephenson Is Shot While Putting Car in: 0. Garage   NOT SERIOUSLY. HURT

GEN. HOMMA ENTERS PLEA OF INNOCENT   Trial of Former Nipponese Com.mander in Philippines Expected to Begin About Jan. 7.

POWER OF RAILROAD COMMISSION IN OIL, GAS FIELDS UPHELD _ PREVIOUS RULING IN HAR  RIS GAS FIELD REVERSED RY SUPREME COURT

TROPIC STORM LEVELS BASES ON OKINAWA   Casualties May Run to Hundreds

Hurricane Rips Across Okinawa   Levels Installations On  Southern Half of Island

— NATURE VENTS FURY — Okinawa Storm Hits U.S. Forces  Five Known Dead, Hundreds Injured in Tropical Hurricane

Back of the Headlines   World Beginning To Realize What Atom Bomb Means

British Troops Capture Main Indonesian  Strong Points   Counterattacks Are Beaten Off in  Gpnerahaia Fichtine

BRITISH TAKE STRONG POINTS IN SOERABAJA   Repeated Native Attacks Ar Smashed By Artillery Fire

British Take Indonesian Strongpoints   Heavy Attacks Beaten OF With  Same Losses

BRITISH GAIN IN SOERABAJA   Indonesian Strongpoints Fall To Tommies In Bitter Battles

‘Point-Blank’ Gunfire Crushes Java Rebels  British Units Storm, Capture  anea Deatwte Un..2.].. S.......L. 2

Part of Soerabaja Taken By British   Reinforced Troops Storm Indonesian Strongholds

BRITISH GAIN IN JAVA NAVY BASE BATTLE   Capture Indonesian Strong Points In Soerabaja

BRITISH. ROUT INDONESIANS   Seize Strongpoints In Center of Soerabaja

Ban On Alcoholic Drinks In Public, Private Clubs After Curfew Among New Orders Issued By WMC

Pleasure Ban Due Monday   McNutt Warns Clubs. Theaters of Curfew

AVOWED ‘NILLER SENT 10 ASYLUN   But Chicago Police Continue to Quiz Butcher on Slaying of Ex-Wave

LITTLE GREDENGE PLACED IN STORY   Police Express Doubt In Man’s Part in Slaying of WAVE

Petain’s Death Asked of Jury   Mornet Attarks Defendant In Lengthy Summary

EXECUTION FOR PETAIN ASKED   Treason Trial Verdict To Be Announced Tuesday

(arines Make fyrther Small iyo Advances   ys Seize More iuzon Towns: Suburbs of Mandalay Reached; Nimitz in Washington

Price fer Jap Atrocities; Indefinite Armistice With No Peace Treaty.

DEATH PENALTY FOR HIGH JAPS   Halsey Says Atrocity Stories Not Exaggerated; Nuns Raped, Slain

Complete Probe Of Pearl Harbor Certain In House  Kimmel Silent On Faurt Martial Idea

PEARL HARBOR INTEREST GROWS   Congressional Inquiry Assured; Two Questions Heighten Interest In Case.

HOUSE TAKES UP PROBE OF PEARL HARBOR   Reveal Navy Offers Court Martial to Admiral Kimmel

Truman Saves Lives of Two German Spies   Commutes Sentence of W, E. Celepaugh and Eric Gimpel

HERALD REPORTER ~ FINDS: JAIL. CLEAN   Conditions Not Not as. Bad as * Pictured, Inspection Reveals .

HERALD REPORTER FINDS JAIL CLEAN   Conditions Not as.Bad as Pictured, Inspection Reveals

Lt. Williams’ Destroyer Also Named In Heroic Saga Of Carrier Franklin

Destroyer’s  S Men Heroes   “Aided With Rescue Of Franklin’s Crew

Industry, Labor To Accept Voluntary Arbitration On Existing Contract Disputes

Arbitration Accord Reached, Is Repori      Industry and Labor Said to Agree on Voluntary * Program

Favor Voluntary Arbitration Plan   Labor, Industry Said Ready to Agree

Arbitration Accord Reached, Is Repor!   industry and Labor Said to fo Agree on Voluntary  Praaram

Industry, Labor Are Reported Ready To Endorse Voluntary Arbitration

Measure Also Abolishes Auto Use Tax Next July 1 And Freezes Social Security For 1946

House Passes Bill Reducing Tax Burden   Vote Is 343 to 10: Dissenting Solons Issue Statement

BILL CHOPS § BILLION OFF PRESENT LOAD   Measure Passed, 3438 to 10, and Sent to Senate Where It Is Subject to  Revision.   BAR AMENDMENTS ~ IN BRIEF DEBATE   Legislation Calls for at Least 10 Per Cent Re duction for Those Left on Rolls.

Demand Made. For Slashes In Federal Costs   First Measure in 16 Years to Alleviate National Bur-. den Passes House as Demands Increase to Reduce Outlay of Gov't Funds

343-to-10 Vote Puts Measure Up to Senate   $5 Billion Cut in Levies Would Take 12 Million  Te Inne Ralle.

House Passes First Bill  To Cut Taxes In 16 Years   $5,350,000,000 Cut Approved, 343-10; Demand Made  For Snendine. Slash

House Passe: Bill To Cui  Income Tax   Bill To Take 12 Million Off Rolls Goes To Senate

SOLONS SHOUT FOR SLASH IN UJ. §. SPENDING   12,000,000 IN LOW INCOME GROUP TO PAY NOTHING

SURPLUS CREAM HELD IN STORAGE   Warehouses Jammed With Sugar-—Where Is Promised Meat? — Gross Makes Re. port On Food Survey

NOTICES_ARE POSTED   Refineries in ‘This Area” Under Navy Control :

Mute Beats: Wife, Baby to Death, Did It With ‘Hammer’. He Writes

DEAT AND DUMB HAMMER MURDER   Kills Wife And Daughter. Writes Note To The Police

Cabinet May Get Truman  Bomb Views  Plans Message   Plans Message To Congress

Truman May Give Atomic Bomb Views   To Send Congress Recommendations

STUDENTS ASK BIBLE CLASSES BE CONTINUED   Oppose Testimony of Mrs. McCollum and 10-Year-Old Son

Lindberg Downed Jap Zero in Flames While Teachine Combat to U. S. Fliers

Lindbergh Shot Down Jap Plane   Details Of Lone Eagle’s Exploit Made Public For First Time

‘Lone Eagle’ Flew With Bong and McGuire  Lindbergh Downed: J ap Zero in Balikpapan Raid

Reveals Lindbergh Bagged Jap Zero At Balikpapan With One Gun Blast

FACTORY CITY NEW TARGET OF SUPER-FORTS   300 Planes Attack Hamamat$u; B-29’s Hit Tokyo's Suburbs

HUHATH EXGURT ON RAID WVEN VEAL MILITARY, INDUSTRIAL ENEMY. GITY

Fleef on Guard To Prevent Any Jap Treachery   Other U. S. Commanders Caution Their Men We Are Still at War; Red Army Continues Goins

Allies Stand Guard on Beaten Japs Soviets Crumble  Manchurian. _ Japanese Lines

Reds Pierce Manchuria Defenses: 711 Planes, 94 Craft Lost by Japs

Beaten Jap Army Hurled Back by Reds   a Enemy Punished On All Sides as End of War Near

U. S. Pacific Forces  Senet on Alert  For Jap Treachery   Russian Army Surges on Through Manchuria; Reports of Week’s Damage to Foe’s Shipping And War Industries Continue to Come In

TELLS SOLONS ALCOA SHOULD BE BROKEN UP   Attorney General Declares the Giant Corporation Should Be Split Into a Number of Competing Companies.

a SPLIT UP ALUMINUM CO. SAYS TOM CLARK   Attorney General Told Congress Should Be Made In1o Competing Companies.   COMPETION IS NEEDED   Monopoly Was a Burden On War Production, He Has Announced.

Monopoly Said Burden On War Production   Company Holds Move Is Argument For Federal Subsidies

ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS ALCOA SHOULD BE MADE SPIT UP  ALUMINUM COMPANY OF __ AMERICA NEEDS COMPET TION. CLARK DECLARES

Splitup of Alcoa Js Asked by Clark   Need for Competition Reported to Congress

Split ALCOA Into Competing Firms, Suggestion of Clerk   Move Held Essential To: National Security

Attorney General Seeks To Split  Aluminum Firm   Competition Is Needed Says Clark

Breaking Up Of Rieeskaten Co. Is Asked   Attorney General Says It Should Be Split Into Competing Units

Competition. Is Aim of Scheme   Alcoa Pitisburgh Office Says It Means Governmeni Siheids

Would Split  Aluminum Co.   Attorney General Urges More Competition In _ Aluminum Industry

Allied-Held Land Will Be Extended To Asiatic Area   Gen. Eichelberger To Land With Gen. MacArthur; Russia, China Sign Pact

OTHER TROOPS TO GD ASHORE AT YOKOHAM?   Fleet Steams to Anchorage in Sagami Bay; Formal Surrender Sunday.

M'ARTHUR DESIGNATES 8TH ARMY AMONG FIRST FORCES TO OCCUPY THE TOKYO AREA   Allied Armada's Thrust to Within Thirty Miles of   Mikado's Capital Proves as Quiet as Peacetime Maneuver In Home Waters   SURRENDER SCHEDULE

Homes Continue To Lead Sales Of Property Here   Lots, Farms, Acreages And Business Property Among Transactions

BROWN CRITICIZES ‘SILLY’ PAPER USE   Ohio Congressman Demands Halt in Publication

U.S. Sets Up News Service To Explain America To World   State Dept. To Transmit Report To Other Nations Daily

LEIPZIG, HALLE HIT TODAY BY 1,100 PLANES   25,000 To 30,000 Casualties Reported In Berlin

BERLIN CASUALTIES HIGH  hie a a ol i. . See SS S.hLhLUmr. ~~ -s — - /e

Air Raid Kills 30,000 Nazis  150-Mile Long Sky   150-Mile Long Sky Train Blasts Targets At Leipzig, Halle

AMOS RIDGWAY DIES   Railroad Man Was Brother of Mrs. Lottie Gilbert of Lawrence

Floods Damage Crops in East, Heat Moves In  Corn Benefits From   Corn Benefits From Hot Weather Being Felt in Middle West

CORN AND WHEAT IN MIDDLE WEST AIDED BY HEAT   Mercury Soars to 100 in Iowa, Nebraska and Other States —Drownings Cause & Deaths.   HIGH WATERS CAUSE DAMAGE IN EAST   Crops and Victory Gardens Hit by Floods With Loss Put at $2,000,000-—One Woman Missing.

Big Storm Damage  In Eastern Areas  Crops Hit; Floods Are Reporte:

Eastern Flood Damage Exceeds $7,000,000 Mark   Two Deaths Are Attributed to High Water; Crops Hard Hit

Hit Key Points Along 2,000 Mile Front; Soviet Troops Already Several Miles Inside Manchuria; Report Sharp Fighting   BOMBERS STRIKING AT COMMUNICATIONS

HEAD-ON BATTLE WITH KWANTUNG ARMY REPORTED      Allied Sources in Chungking Said Soviets Have Already Advanced a Number of  Milos

Million Russians In Initial Drive   Already in Battle With Japan’s Crack Kwantung Army, Tokio Says

Head-on in Battle With Japan’s Crack Kwantung Army  RED AIR FORCE OUT AHEAD OF ADVANCES  Russians Driving To Cut Manchuria in Two With Two Armies

Soviets Move Rapidly Into Nip Province   Red Air Force Goes Into Action With Ground Troops; Japs Rally

Reds Lash Out In Manchuria At Key Points Along 2,000-Mile Front   Tokyo Reports Border Forced   Enemy Broadcasts Describe Sharp Fighting At Several Points

Russians Move Into Manchuria   “Soviets Attack on 2000-Mile Front, Push Several Miles Inside Foe’s Stolen Country

Twin Drives Launched by Red Army As Soviet Union Joins Pacific War   1,000,000 or More Men Smash into Puppet Area Along 300-Mile Stretch of Siberian Frontier

SOVIET FORCES GOLLIDE WIT CRACK JAP UNIT   Million Or More Russians Attacking Along 2,000 Mile Front   ADVANCE SEVERAL MILES   Tokyo Broadcasts Tell Of ‘Sharp Fighting’; Soviets Strike Quickly

Stalin Sends Million Men Across Border Of Puppet Province   Bomber Fleets Clear Invasion Path; Tokyo Says Crack Kwantung Army Meeting Soviet Soldiers ‘Head on’

Enter From Both East And West —   TOKYO CLAIMS SHARP FIGHTING ALREADY IN : PROGRESS; JAPS RALLY FORCES

Russians, Million Strong, 13 Miles Within Jap Lines iia Men and Pais  Prace Farwear

HURRICANE TO HIT SOUTH FLA.COAST —   Resort City, However, Will Get Hard Blow

Miami Will Miss Worst of 150-Mile Gulf Hurricane   High Winds Are Expected to Lash City; Florida Keys Will Bear Brunt

Residents Flee As Warnings Are Issued   Worst Part Of Big Storm May Miss Miami Proper

Miami May Miss Worst Of Hurricane   City Will Get Hard Blow, Forecaster Believes

THINK MIAME TO MISS PEAK OF HURRICANE   City Will Have Hard Blow but Escape Worst of Winds Moving in Toward the Fiorida Coast, Forecaster Says.

Miami May Miss Worst Part of Great Hurricane   150-Mile-Per-Hour : Winds Scream Toward Florida Coast

Low Losses Assist Halsey's Operations   Few Planes Lost, So Third Fleet’s Carrier Plane Blows Continue Heavy

BABY DIES IN MAIL TO FALSE ADDRESS   New-born Child Was Alive at Birth, Doctor Says

President’s Summer Residence Near Thurmont In. spected—Trumen Has Never Visited Catoctin Reserve, Guides Say.

Reporters Given Inside View Of Late President's Wartime Retreat Three Miles  From Maryland Community

Freezing of Great State Surplus And Approval of Two Additional Dewey Program Bills Now Likely

Legislature Looks Favorably Upon 3 Dewey Proposals   Approval Scen for Payroll Revision; Postwar Projects _ Promotion of State Aviation

Photos Show Greater Damage Done By B-29 Raid on Tokyo Than in Attack on Nagoya Yesterday

Nagoya Plants Are Damaged  By B-29 Raid   Photographs Show Loss By Japs Much Less Than In Tokvo Fires

16 SQUARE MILES BURNED IN TOKY(   285 City Blocks In Nagoya And 15 Fires Still Burning

Photos Show Damage Done to Jap Cities   Fifteen Fires Still Burn In Nagoya; Destruction Greater In Attack On Tokyo

Nips Seek To Put War Factories Out Of Reach Of B-29s; Plan Long Wa

Nazi Exiles Flout Hifler   German Refugees in France Work to Aid Allied Cause

Fight Hitle er From France   German Refugees. Work In Collaboration With Underground in Reich

Anti-Hitler Resistance Move Active   Carried On By Exiles, Refugees

ANTI-HITLER UNDERGROUND WORK GROWS   Appeals Are Not In Vain, Says French Worker

Many Ardent Anti-Nazis Risk Lives To Distribute Facts Among German People

German Exiles  Aid Our Side   Carry On Active Anti-Hitlerian Resistance Movement In Germany.

German Exiles Battling Hitler  Leaflets Carried to German People

PRODUCTION Is SERICUSLY HURT   Nearly 100,000 Members of Nation's Wartime Labor Force. in Work Rtonppave Movement.

70,000 OFF JOB IN U.S. STRIKES   15,000 Glass Workers Joir Walkouts Hitting War”

Wave of Strikes Sweeps Country, Halt Production  Latest Figures Show 7,000 _ Workers Staying Away from  ‘Tabhe, Wane Bahne Board Arie

WLB Hearing In CIO Glass Strike Called   Representatives Calle To Washington on Thursday: 86,000 Idle Across Nation

Strikes Halt Production Of War Material   70,000 Workers Idle; Many In Glass Industry

ABOUT 70,000 ARE AFFECTED   WLB Acts to End Severa Strikes; Newest One In Glass Plants.

Rising Wave of Work Stoppages, Spreading Over Big Part of Land, Slows War Production Program

WLB Acts to End Big Glass Strike   Walkouts Keep 86,000 Off Jobs in Nation

SEEKS 10 END GLASS STRIKE   WLB Sets Hearing Tuesday; 86,000 Idle in Walk outs in Nation

Wave Of Strikes  Plague Nation’s War Production   Seventy Thousand Workers Stay Away From Jobs Because Of Disputes,

Nomber of Idle In Strike Wave Reaches 100,000   War Production Is Hampered in Many Industrial Areas of Nation

Strikes Curb War Plants   Spread Over Wide Section of Country; 70,000 Workers Idle

Wave Of Work Stoppages Hits Nation   War Production Program Bogs Down

WLB SEEKS T0 END STRIKES   Glass Worker Envoys Get Washington Hearing Bid

Nearly 100,000 Workers on Strike in Nation’s Wartime Industrial Plants

70,000 IDLE IN RISING STRIKE WAVE IN NATION   Walkouts Spread in U. S. as Glass Workers Leave Several Plants

100,000 Now On Strike  In Nation .  Glass Workers Walk Out in 10 Cities

Confession Is Obtained in Kidnap-Murde:   Ex-Convict Admits Slaying of California Girl

BOBBY-SOXER LURED TO CAR, FINALLY SHOT   Divers Made Search Of Shoreline For Body

U. S. Will Withdraw From Iran Soon  Desnite Britich Russign Actions

AMERICAN TROOPS TO LEAVE CCCUPATION ZONE IN IRAN   U, 8. FORCES. IN AUSTRIA WILL ALSO BE REDUCED FOLLOWING RECENT ELECTION .-

SEPTEMBER JURIES DRAWN MONDAY   New Term Of Court Will Open Here Sept. 17

‘PAD TANT PUR JANUARY fonts  ‘OF COUNTY COURT   New Session To Begin Jan. 14 To Consider  Several Criminal Actions

Insane Asylum Patient Captured After Killing Wife, State Trooper

ARMY REVEALS TWO MILLION TO COME HOME   Point System Sets Discharge For Men Overseas

6,968,000 Men.to Be Used in War On Japan, 2,000,000 To Be Released

Army Will Keep 6,968,000 Men To Fight Japan, Drop 2.000.000 Within Year

FIREMAN IS KILLED    Five Others Are Injured in Train  Wreck Early Today —

Pvt. Roland Fowler Missing In Action   Brother of Ada Woman Missing in European Areca; Coalgate Sailor Wounded

IS COVERED WITH BOMBS   American Airmen Strike From Honshu to IndoChina, Taking in Targets on Formosa and at Shanghai.

Formosa and Kyushu Given Daily Pasting   Tokyo Declares Attacks ‘So Complicated They Cannot Be Anticipated’

Airfields And Boats Smashed  By Yank Fliers   New Multiple Air: Attacks Against Nip Empire Cartied Out From Honshu lo Indo-China   Tokvo Complains Blows C omplicated   Wave After Wave of Amec-: jean’ Planes Sent Over Enemy Territory in Day After-Day Raids

Raked From Honshu To Indo-China   Daily Attacks Gain In Force; Shanghai Area Gets Special Pasting.

NEW MULTIPLE AIR ATTACKS AGAINST JAPANESE EMPIRE  TOKYO RADIO COMPLAIN AMERICAN AIR BLOWS BE _ COMING COMPLICATED

Tactical Planes Range Over Empire   Shanghai Lashed Second Straight Day, Formosa Given Daily Pasting, Honshu, Kyushu Targets Attacked

ATTACKS RANGE FROM HONSHU TO INDO-CHINA AREA   HUNDREDS OF PLANES BLAST MILITARY AND INDUSTRIAL TARGETS

New Air Attacks “Complicate” War, Tokyo Says  Multiple Raids Rake Japanese Empire Without Cessation

Numerous Assaults Are Made Over Wide Range by U.S. Bombers and Fighter Planes.   TOKYO SAYS BLOWS ARE “COMPLICATED”

AREA POUNDED DAY-AFTER-DAY;   Planes Concentrate on Industrial, Military Targets; Formosa.   SHANGHAI IS ASSAULTED

Indo-China To Honsu Shaken By Bombings   Day-By-Day Assaults Shatter Production, Supply Lines Of Nips

Jap Cities Under Wares of Attack   Multi Je Air Attacks Range : from Honshu to  “Indo-China  I~   SHANGHAI HIT AGAIN   Big Fires Started on Docks * Lining Whangpoo eo... River .

U.S. Tactical Planes Rake! Honshu; Shanghai Hit For The Second Straight Day

Multiple Air Attacks On Nip Empire   Target Area Extends From Indo-China to Honshu; Tokyo Says Blows “Complicated”

Blows Become Complicated Says Tokyo   Five Airfields Around Shanghai Are Worked Over

PLANES OF ALL KINDS MAKING CONTINUOUS ATACKS WHICH COVER VARIETY OF TARGETS

12 PAGES   TWO PRINCIPAL ISLES GIVEN MAIN HITS   Enemy Admits Attacks Becoming “Complicated”   SHANGHAI   Again Struck By Heavies; No Aerial Opposition Met By Americans

Entire Japan Front Bombed   Roiders Sweep From Honshu to Indo-China, Firing Towns, Sinking Ships and Blasting Vital Airfields

Enemy Military And Industria Targets In Ruins; Shanghai Hit Second Straisht Dav

Jap Cities Under Waves of Attack   be Air Attacks Range rom Honshu to — : Indo-China   SHANGHAI HIT AGAIN   Big Fires Started on Dock: * Lining Whangpoo dS) River

RAIDS GETTING “COMPLICATED” JAPS COMPLAIN   Hundreds Of Tactical Planes Batter Japanese Empire From Honshu To Indo China; Formosa Anc Shanghai Blasted.

Aerial Blows ‘Complicated’, Tokyo Moans   Japanese Islands,  Formosa, Shanghai Targets Of Daily Allied Air Attacks

Allied Air Forces Hit Nip Empire at Vulnerable Places   All of Eimpice: From Honshu to Indo-China is Target of Planes

TARGETS ARE HONSHU AND KYUSHU   Tokyo Complains New Air Blows Complicated

Reciprocal Trade Extended 3 Years   President Given Power  To Cut Tariffs in Half

SENATE OKS TARIFF RATE REDUCTIONS   Truman May Reduce Trade Imposts 50 Percent

Gen. Eisenhower Quietly  ‘Returns to Nation’s Capital From Midwest

LCC. Orders Freight Rate Uniformity   Entire Country Must Charge Some, Ruling By Board Declares

Freight Rates Of Nation Are Unified By ICC      Long-Pending Rate Case Ruled On; Interim Figure Set

SCHEDULES ARE TOBE EQUALIZED   Long-Pending ‘Protest Of Dixie’s Shippers Upheld By U. S.

UNIFORM RAIL RATES ORDERED   (CC Issues Ruling In Southern Freight Case

It'll Be 45th To Camp Bowie Soon   Division to Be Sent to Texas For Redeployment

Control Council To Confer Soon   Statement Indicates Occupation Zones in Germany are Approved

FERRET OUT SNIPERS IN CITY’S RUINS   Gen. MacArthur Says Mindanao Campaign in “Mop-Up Stage”

Yanks Seize Key Points On Okinawa   Reports Indicate Troops Well Into Secondary Line  Of Defense

ALL KEY TERRAIN POSITIONS TAKEN ON SOUTH OKINAWI   Americans Advancing Captured Strategic Hills, 10th Army Spokesman Said.   IMPORTANT HILL 178 ON EAST COAST TAKEN   Japan's Southern Okinawa Outer Defense Wall Was Breached.

Yanks on Okinawa Kill 19 Japs for ~ Each Dead Comrade   Nip Defenses in South Part of Island Dented Says Nimitz

Yanks Drive To  Key Positions   Seize Towns. Strategic Hills—Break Jap South Okinawa Wall

All Key Terrain Posts on Okinawe In Yanks’ Hands   Japs Lose 19 Times As Many Troops As Americans

U6. TROOPS TAKE KEV-LAND POSITIONS      Southern Okinawa Defense Wall Breached After . Hard Fight.

YANKS DENT DEFENSE LINE ON OKINAWA   sitter and Suicidal Resistance Costs Japs Nearly 19 Times as Many Killed as Americans  — ee oe a a Oe -~a =e om a —- a

YANKS DENT STIFF OKINAWA DEFENSE WALL   19 Japs Have Been Killed For Each Yank Since D-Day

10 COUNTY MEN DRAW 1-A TAGS   Draft Board Also Defers 5 ir 2-C During Recent Meeting Here

Sooner Girl Wins National Trophy   Eldora Janzen, Garfield County, Has National 4-H Award For Achievement

FATAL SHOOTING FOUND ACCIDENTAL   That Is Verdict Of Coroner's Jury —Yorker Shot Wife In Mistake For Groundhog

Goes Into Conference With New Kaiser-Frazer Company Officials on Wages  AWAIT FORD OFFER   Carrying on Strike Against GM; Three Separate Huddies With Management Tadav

CIO In 3-Sided Wage Battle   Newly-Formed KaiserFrazer Corp. Is Union’s Latest Objective

Kaiser-Frazier Corporation Nex! Union Target  Pay Boost Parley Set This Afternoon

 Strike of General Motors Plants Enters tts 26th Day; Ford Cites Parts Shortage  .Will Make Bid  Kaiser Firm Will Make Demand for Some Sort of Security

Kaiser-Frazer Corp. Union's Latest Objective   Awaiting Pay Offer From Ford Motor Co.; ‘General Motors Strike Enters 26th:-Day.

Unions Wage Plea Carried  To New Firm   Kaiser-Frazer Corporation Third Target of CiO Auto Workers — First Parley Set With This Company as Other Leaders Renew Talks with Ford and GMC Today.

UAW Start Wage Negotiations With Kaiser-Frazer  Resume Talks Wiest CM Eard

Bunker Hill’? Home For ‘Repairs; Jap Suicide "Plane Scores Direct Hits

CARRIER HOME AFTER 2-BOM AID BY JAP!   Mitscher Flagship Back for Repairs; Casualty List Off Okinawa 656.

SHIP SURVIVES ORDEAL OF FIRE   Carrier, Hit by Jap Death Planes, Is Saved

Mitscher’s Flagship, Bunker Hill, Survives Two Jap Suicide Bombs

264 Injured Men Saved in 4-Hour Battle Amid Fires   Tragic Episode Off Okinawa on May 11 Is Disclosed

Kamikaze Planes Cause 656 Casualties, Send Yank Carrier Limping To Port   Charleston Sailor Describes Qurride BRambings of Carrier

392 Lostin Suicide Raid on Mitscher’s F lagship   (OTHER PICTURES ON PAGE 3)

Jap Planes Fail To Sink Bunker Hill   Carrier Survives — But Loses 373 Dead 19 Missing, 264 Hur

SHIP BOMBED OFT ONINAWA 4 WOUNDED    Flames Sweep Flattop Bunker Hill After Two Direct Hits by Jap Sui cide Planac   MEN BELOW DECKS DIE FROM HEAT   Admiral Mitscher Escapes Unhurt in Attack May 11—Vessel Saved in 4-Hour Ficht.

German Representatives Sign Peace Terms in Palace at Naples; More Than Million Soldiers Involved

Lerman General, Million Troops Quit To Open Way For March Into ‘Redouhi’

ENEMY GIVES UP TO ALLIES WITHOUT SHOT   [ITALIAN CAMPAIGN ENDED; MILLION SOLDIERS QUIT

LongStrugegle In Italy Ends As Nazis Ouit   Nearly One Million Men Lay Down Arms, Opening Way for Bloodless Conquest of the German Redauht

Northern Italy And Austria Are Cleared of Foe   Yanks and British Lef Free To Advance upon Berchtesgaden

All Northern Italy, Part of  Austria Won   Allies Armies Now Free to Ge Close to Famed Berchtesgaden

Bloody 20-Month Htalian Campaign Ends as Nazi Leaders Give Cp Unconditionally.   ONE MILLION MEN LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS   Action Opens Way for Unhindered March of Victors _ Into Germany’s Southern Redoubt.

Alps Gateway To Reich Open As Nazis Yield   Unconditional Surrendes Invalves West Austria

KRAMER CONFESSED GASSINGS FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES   DEFENDANTS IN WAR CRIMES “TRIAL LEAHN EACH PREVIOUSLY GAVE EVIDENCE AGAINST OTHERS

Prosecution In Belsen Trial Is Concluded Today   Kramer Mav Take Stand In Own Defense Is Belief At Tria! Scene

Nurse Blamed in Hospital Disaster   Fire Marshal Reports On Probe at Hartford

PRINCE CYRIL TO DIE   Swiss Radio Says Ex-Regent 0 Bulgaria Is Condemned.

Glass P Plants’ Tieup Begun   Furnaces Have Been  Banked In Idleness

WOULD HELP VETERANS   Congressman Scrivner Offers New ~~ Way to Give Ration Points

TURNER SAYS _ “IAPS RISKED ~ BIG SETBACK   FORMER NAVAL: WAR PLANS CHIEF SAID AN ALERT FLEET COULD HAVE, SMASHED JAP ATTACK

Pan - American Plan Assailed By Australian   British Speaker Sees Threat To World  Securitv

War Criminals Are Handed Indictments By Allied Officers   MARTIN BORMANN IS ONLY ONE MiSSING  Jackson Tells USSR Claims to Baltic States Unrecognized

Announce Noy.20 As Opening Date For Nazi Trials   Military Tribunal Decides On ‘Nuernberg Sittings Following - Indictments

Formal Indictments Handed Hitler Aides   Bormann Only Missing Defendant; Raeder. Fritzsche First Served.

War Crimes’ Trial Begins On Nov. 20   Defendants Receive Copies of Charges; Walther Funk Breaks Down; Others Cooj

War Criminals Trial to Start November 20   Twenty-three Defendants are Served Indictments, Jewish Lawyers Objected Funk Cries

Nuernberg War Crimes Trials Start Nov. 20; Indictments Are Served

Germany's Wai Crimes Trial Opens Nov. 20   23 Defendants in Nuernberg Prison Have 30 Days to Mar Defense for Triale

ALLIED COURT REVEALS DATE HAS BEEN SET   Indictments Served on Party Chieftains in Prison Cells

INDICTMENTS OAUVED UNDER DOOR OF CELLS   Prosecution Ready to Begir as Soon as Grace Period Expires.

MONTH IS GRANTED DEFENSE   U. S. Cites F-xceptions In Indictment

GOERING, HESS ARMY CHIEFS INDICTED   Mass Trials Are Booked For Nuernberg  HITLER   Believed Dead: Not Mentioned: Charges Made In Four Categories

Formally Serve 23  Aeceused   Thirty Days for War Crimes Defendants to Prepare Defense

13 Nazis Receive Allied Indictment   Defendants Get 30 Days To Prepare Their Cases

November 20 Date Set for Nazis’ Trial   Each of 23 Accused Men Given Copy of 24,000 Word Document While In Well Guarded Cell

Allied ‘ribunat Fixes I.me For Criminals’ Trial   Funk C ies Like a Baby; Qthers Seek Best Le “al Counsel

TRIAL WAR CRIMINALS OPEN AT NUERNBERG ON NOVEMBER 20TH  MASSIVE INDICTMENTS SERVED ON TWENTYTHREE OF DEFENDANTS

Indictments Are  Served On Bulk. of Defendants *   Urns Containing Ashes of Executed Yanks . Recovered By OSS

Indictments Served on 23 of Defending Germans This Morn   24th of Accused Nazis Martin Bormann, May be Tried Absentia

_—WAR CRIMES— Indictments Are Served On 23 Nazis  Nuernberg Will Be Scene Of Trials

23 Nazis Must Face Trial For Lives Before Tribunal Bormann Still at Large

Goering, Eighteen Other Ex-Nazi Leaders Served Indictments In Nuernberg Prison; Bormann Not In Cystody   TWO MEMBERS ARE RUSSIAN PRISONERS

DEFENDANTS 10 ALLIED CHARGE GIVEN NOTICES   23 Germans, Accused os War Criminals, Receive Copies of Indictment

War Trials to Start Nov.-20   “Indictments Served On 24;High Nazis ye

DEFENDANTS HAVE 30 DAYS TO GET READY   Maj. Anthony Neave, British Lawyer, Gives Copies of Accusations to Men in Cells

— ee a ee, ee ee eee ee  Trial Of Indicted Nazis Starts Nov. 20 In Nuernberg

WAR CRIMES TRIAL WILL OPEN NOV. 20   Date for Nuernberg Hearing Set Soon After Serving of Indictments on 23 of 24 High-Ranking Nazi Defendants.

Indictments Served On 23  Defendants Given 30 Days To Map Defense:

INDICTMENTS ALL DELIVERED   Foremost Surviving War Criminals to be Tried at Nuernberg by. Four-Power Aftied Military TriThingal.

TRIALS TO START NEXT MONTH   Twenty-Fourth Defendant Still At Large

Defendants Get Copies  Ot Charges   Four-Power Tribunal To Try Remainder Of Nazi Hierarchy

IN DIGTMENTS ARE SERVED UPON NAZIS   Criminal Hierarchy of Reich Notified Formally of Allied Charges.

Indictments For 24 Nazis Are Given Out   24th Defendant, Martin Bor mann, Apparently Still At  T arve.   IN GUARDED CELLS

Trial of 24 Nazis Nov. 20   Allies Set Date For Nuernberg War Guilt Trial

WAR TRIALS TO START NOV, 20TH   Martin Bormann, 24th Ac cused War Criminal, Ap parently Still At Large; Most Massive Indictment  In History.

Germans Served With Indictment; Trial in November   Bormann Will Be Tricd in Absentia; Lawyer Gives Copies to Men in Cells

Trials Of War Criminals Will Start Nov. 30   24th Defendant Stil At Large; Charge: Read To Others Ir Their Cells

War Trials to Start Nov. 20  Indictments Served On 24 High Nazis

Indictments Have Been Served On 23 Defendants In Nazi Criminal Case

Great War Crimes Indictment Served  On 23 Nazi Chiefs   Trial To Start Nov. 20 Refore Allied Tribunal

News Day And Night      Will Be Held In One-Time Shrine City Of Party That Started War   War Indictments Served By Allies   Goering And His Cohorts Given Time To Arrange For Their Defense

Twenty-Four T op Nazis to  Face Tribunal   Nuernberg Slated For Scene of First Trial of Great War Criminals

Nov. 20 Date Set For Formal Trial Of War Criminal:   23 of 24 Defendants Served Copies of Indictments Today

Indictments Are Served O1 23 Top Nazis   Four-Powered Allied Tribunal Warns Nazi Hierarchy To  Be Prepared.

ATE (5 tT BY TRIBUNAL   Massive indictments Are Served on 23 Defendants in Jail.   BORMANN AT-LARGE YET,

FIRST GREAT WAR CRIMINALS TRIAL. OF 24 NAZIS TO START NOVEMBER 20.

Serve Indictment  On 23 Defendents   Copies Served Out to Ger. mans Accused of War Crimes   30 DAYS TO PREPARE   Crimes Against Humanity ’ Piracy and Murder Are Charged

23 Nazis Served ‘With Indictment   Copies Of Lengthy  Accusation Served On  ‘Men [In Their Cells

Trial of Nazi Criminals To Get Under Way Nov. 20  Indictments Served On Hitler Gang;  Aftiiad Pauré Beanareac<c ta Maar Cace

Nazi War Criminals Break Down-- Trial Is To Start Nov. 20      President of Reichsbank Cries Like Baby and Says He Could Not Ask Jew To Defend Him—24 Big Shots Accused of Starting War

23 Nazis Given Indictments In  Prison Cells   International Military Court Gets Ready for First Great Trials

Nazi War Guilf Trial fo Start November 20   Massive Indictment Served. on.23 Germans; Bormann Still at Large

Why We Fought For Iwo Jima   BY LISLE SHOEMAKER AND MAC JOHNSON  [iP War farrecnataentc

Yanks Near Key Road Junction   Within Three Miles of San Fernando, 33 Miles From Manila; Rosario, On North Flank, Falls

Meat Subsidies From Local Banks  New Methad Adopted for Cattle Feeders

RESENTMENT I HIGH IN STATE DEPARTMENT   Reaction to Secret. Voting Pact Reached at Yalta Meeting:

I HIGH IN STATE DEPARTMENT   Reaction to Secret Voting Pact Reached at Yalta Meeting

Stettinius Admits Secret Agreement Made at Yalta Puts Him ‘On the Spot’

Essential War Work Under Study   Government and Congress Scraping Barrel for Meeting Manpower Shortag:

Demands Action On Service Act In Near Future  Sen. Austin Calls For Legislation; Review List Of Essential

Senator Contests Congress Leaders:to Back up FDR’s Call For Broad National Service Aci

Challenge For An Enabling Bill On National Service Legislation Made By Austin

Move Nearer To Definite Draft Action   Draft-Manpower Screws Being Tightened to Get Men Into Essential Work

HOPE TO SPEE WORKERS INTO CRITICAL’ JOBS   Pressure on Shifters Planned: Deferments  To Be Tightened

GOP leader Urges Service. ~ Aet For 4-F:      Another Bill: Favors The Induction of Strikers - Into Armed Forces...

INCREASE IN GAS RATION   ‘A MOTORISTS TO GET 50 PERCENT MORE GASOLINE— TRE SHORTAGE WARNING

Value of ‘A’ Gas Coupons Boosted To Six Gallons, Effective June 22

DENY BLANKET BOOST IN B GAS   \ Coupon Values Increase from 4 to 6 Gallons on June 22

UNIT PROTESTS PACIFIC SHIFT   95th Division Seeks Aid Of Public Opinion to Prevent Occupation Job

95th Division - Protest Ageust Duly in. Japar   Me ubers Clauss.or Tha) _ Have Ssan Caough Actic.,

SENATE TO HEAR PLANS FOR 108s   “Jobs-For-All” Program  To Be Prepared. For ~ Next Congress.

Study ‘ ‘Jobs for All’ Legislation   8,000,000 Workers” Face Unemployment

First Enlisted Marine To Win Congressional hAodal Thic War. Killed

SGT. BASILONE, HOLDER OF CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL KILLED BY JAPS AT IWO

House Approves State Tax Cut   Half Dozen Major StateWide Bills Passed Early Today.

House Passes. Bill Cuffing Property Tax   ‘Reduced State Real. ‘Estate Levy to 11 Cents

STATE TO MEET NURSE QUOTA   Will Not Need to Reduce Home Front Services

HILBERT RITES ON WEDNESDAY   Long “Resident of Hicksville Expires Visiting Son In Fort Wayne

Japan Is Ready to Pay Full Price of Defeat   Foreign Office Spokesman Asks for Friendship From America While Nippon Complies With Provisions

Take It Easy, Nip Spokesman Warns Allies!   Says Japs ‘React’ If Treated Harshly

MPARTHUR RAPS BIG FOUR RULE OVER JAPANESE   Will Try to Wake Program Work, He Says in Outsnoken Statement   HAD OBJECTED TO SETUP   Gave His Views on Proposal Last October 31, Supreme Commander Reveals

INVESTIGATION REGED Valuable Data on Side Questions, Including hAaenar Obtained From Pearl Harbor Probe

‘War Inquiry May Present Helpful Data   InformationOnUnification Of Forces Being Turned Up, Says Ferguson

Sees End Of  Investigation   Rep. Clark Expects Inquiry To Wind Up Quickly  Navy's Story.

‘Side Questions Aided by Probe   Pearl Harbor Data May Be Used in Merger Row

Nearly 119 000 Tane Killed   Youth Supplied Clues On Arrival  Of Nazi Saboteurs

VARGAS OUSTED  IN BRAZIL COUP   Nation Reported Calm After Recent High Tension

VARGAS LEAVES RIO:FOR RANCH   DEPOSED PRESIDENT MAY BE BACK IN POLITICS

Vargas Leaves Rio For Ranch After Revolt      New Regime Begins Filling Cabinet Posts As Deposed President Departs

M. J. Honan Again Heads Relief Drive   Campaign For Clothing Fo War Sufferers Scheduled To Start January 7th

THREE MORE MEN SUFFER WOUNDS   Among Them Is_ Captain Joseph Reaser, Gettysburg Hero, Who Recently Lost Chance For Furlough

THREE SOLDIERS SUFFER WOUNDS   cach Of Them Was In Action In European Theater At Time — Relatives Receive Notification

12 ARE DEAD AS SHIPS COLLIDE   2 Tankers, Liberty Vessel Catch Fire At New York

Three Ships Burn *In New York Harbor   Two Tankers Collide, Starting Blaze; Seven Crewmen Killed, Scores Injured

FIRE IN NEW YORK HARBOR THIS A.M.   Seven Crewmen Killed, Scores Injured After Two Tanks Collide

12 Known Dead In Ship Collision   Two Tankers Crash In New York Harbor

Shi ps Collide, Spreading lire  In N. Y. Harbor   Two Tankers. Liberty Ship Burn And Seven Killed In Accident

U. S. Industry Divided On Postwar Labor Relations   Split Between Two Groups Along Two Lines, Is Report.

U.S. Industry Divides Over Labor Treaty   Chrysler Corporation Man Renews Attack On New Postwar Charter

“The Colonel and the Corporal-- ~ They Syubolieed Real Fricadehis

The Colonel and the Corporal  een eee enema tn an aan INS  Their Loyalty to Each Other and Team Work in Combat Became Legendary - - - - Until

The Colonel and the Corporal   Strange Tale of Inseparable Friendship Is Now Revealed

~ THE COLONEL AND THE CORPORAL”---CAMARADERIE TO THE END  Devoted Soldier Pair Meet Problems and Pee ee

Hal Boyle Relates Tale of «. the Colonel and Corporal: in the War Against Germany

Weather Bureau Warns Storm Off Florida Coast   40 Mile Winds Expected Tonight

Six Delegates To Steer Meet   Group Volunteers to Speed ~ Settlements at Labor . Conference

AGAINST FAST EMERGENCY END   Asks Two-Year Limit On Service for Draftees

‘ontinued  an Ask: 8.25 Draft   irst Major ongress Battle  Fi Na Faces

PRESENT JAPANESE PREMIER IGNORANT OF PEARL HARBOR   PRINCE NARUHIKO HIG. ASHI-KUNI ALSO SAYS DID NOT ORDER DEATH FLIERS

Jap PremieDeclares He Had No Advan : ‘e Advice On Pearl Harbor Assault

Jap Prince Not Aware of Affack   Higashi-Kuni in Dark On Pearl Harbor Blow

Jap Premier Denies Many Charges   Prince Protests His Innocence of Atrocity Implication

ALLIED WRITERS INTERVIEW PRINGE   Higashi-Kuni Says He Had No Advance Knowledge Of Attack.

Jap Premier Denies Many Charges   Prince Protests His Innocence of Bsracitu:. Imnatientian

Goods Scarcity ToRun Beyond Nazi Collapse   Severe Domestic Economy Declared Facing U. S. Remainder of 10475

Victory Loan — Bond Day Draws Crowd  Livestock, Machine Attract Farmers .

Victory Loan Bond Day Draws Crowd  Livestock, Machinery Attract Farmers . _ On Stormy Day... —

Australia Hits MacArthur ‘Kid Glove’ Tactics  on Baines Penta   Aussies Feel Japs Are Being Treated Too Easy By U. S.

SOVIET FORCES WITHN SIGHT OF BALTIC SEA   Mounting Offensive Aimed At Encircling Nazi Garrison In Danzig

Smaller Cushion In State Budget For Next Year   Consideration of Enlarged Expenses, Reduced Income Made in Dewey's Message

Over-the-Counter Sale of New York Dailies Mounting   Police Escort Wholesale! Buyers from StrikeBound Plants   NO ROUGH STUFF, DECLARES LaGUARDIA   Mayor Urges 1,700 Striking Drivers to Return to  Their Jobs

Official Announcement of Juncture Of Russians and Americans at Hand

De Gaulle Declines FDR’s Invitation   President Reportedly Sought Conference

TRAINING PLAN BATTLE LOOMS   Showdown On Truman Proposal Seen First In House

President Faces Hard Struggle on Military Training   Supporters Think Personal Message May Have Aided Cause

Youth Training Proposal Facing Congress Battle   Expect Long Drawn-Out Contest Over Compulsory Military Training Plan   SOME TRAINING PLAN PROBABLE

BELIEF 18 EXPRESSED THAT SOME SORT OF MILITARY TRAINING WILL BE AP , PROVED

Truman Plan For Training Faces Battle   Drawn-Out Scran Expected to Come First in House

BATTLE AHEAD FOR TRUMAN'S TRAINING PLAN   First Showdown in Non-Partisan Fight to Come in House

Official Statement Denies Goering Was "'Coddled"   Nazi Official Treated in Accordance With Terms of Geneva Convention

DENY GOERING © WAS CODDLED   SEVENTH ARMY'STATEMENT SAYS HIGH NAZI OFFICIAL RECEIVED ONLY COLD RECEPTION

WALKOUT IN THIRD WEEK   PRODUCTION OF MORE THAN TWO MILLION TONS OF . COAL LOST TO DATE

M’ARTHUR SEIZES ANOTHER ISLAND   TAKES LUBANG IN PHILIP. PINE GROUP—JAPS OFFER LITTLE RESISTANCE,

Yankees Invade  18th Island  in Philippines Little Resistance Is  _ Found by Troops on Lubang

YANK FORCE LANDS ~ ON LUBANG ISLAND   Troops Make 18th Island Invasion of the Philippines: °

Men Of M’Arthur Make 18th Island Invasion Of Philippine Campaign   Lubang Island Recapture Finishes Clearance Of Shortest Seaway Route From United States

18th Island Invaded in:  Philippines   MacArthur Forces Land on‘ Lubang, Advance on Luzon

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LUBANG FALLS TO AMERICANS IN PHILIPPINES   SHORT SEA ROUTE TO MANILA BAY IS CLEARED

18th Philippine Island Seized   Lubang, In Verde Passage, dhe WArthor

YANK FORCELANDS ON LUBANG ISLAND   Troops Make 18 18th. Island Invasion of - the  Philippines -

MACARTHUR 'S MEN LAND ON ANOTHER ISLE   Lubang at Entrance to Manila Bay Taken By Yanks

ITo Admit Publi to Charter Hearings  * x * * *  Landon Baeks: Tr Una Foreion Poliey

Senate Committee Plans Hearing  On World Charter   Open Sessions Will Start July 9; Stettinius Probably Will Be First Witness; tatt Would Define American Delegate Power

Frost Blasts New England Fares, Gardens   Rumford Coldest With 26 Reading

Strange Things Happen in Texas   lone Star State Had Bumper Crop of Oddities in ‘45

CENSORSHIP END IN EUROPE NOW SOUGHT BY AP   SHAEF Asked To Show How Kennedy Hurt Security By Surrender Scoop

Kent Cooper Urges Letup In War Censorship Following Surrender; Kennedy Ban Tightens

AP Director Urges Eisenhower To Abandon Military Censorship Now That V-E Is Here

AP Asks End of War Censorship   Says It’s No Longer Needed in Europe

Censorship End Asked   President of AP Radios Eisenhower   A detailed story of Edward Kennedy's histaric scoop on the German surrender Menday @ppeara on Page 2%.

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AP Asks Military Censorship Be Ended In Europe      Kennedy Would State His Case

Abolition of Censorship in Europe Asked   With War Ended, AP Holds Necessity No Lonaer Exists

AP CHIEF URGES EISENHOWER 0 LIFT CENSORSHIP   COOPER ALSO ASKS KENNEDY BE GIVEN RIGHT TO EXPLAIN

REVISED VETS BILL ADOPTED   Senate Okays Measure For Liberalizing Benefits  For Education

SENATE ADDS NEW BENEFITS FOR G. . BIL   LOANS AND SCHOOL FOR VETERANS

REVAMPED BILL STEPS UP U.S. HELP 10 G.1.'S   Senate Puts Through Actior To Bolster Educations, Loosen Loan Rules

Refugees Slain by Indonesian Troops   British Launch Fierce Assault, Aided by Japs

BANDOENG SCENE OF NEW OUTBREAK   British Reinforcements Sent; Sjahrir Aids Are Dispatched

Churchill, Eden Leave England   Leaders Believed Headed For Parley

STRINES STILL CAUSE TROUBLE   Production af Petroleum Nears Normal — Strike Vote to be Takon in At! Ford Plants,

Coal Stoppage Challenge To Schwellenbach   Labor Secretary Will Meet Today With John Lewis

STRIKES I COAL FIELDS CONTINUE   Production of Oil Nears Normal As Workers Return

INVASION MADE WITHOUT LOSS: JUNCTURE NEAR   Olongapo Navy Base Periled At American Assaults In Luzon Campaign

I50 Ships Land Doughboys Near Subic Bay, Threateninc Great Enemy Naval Base

LANDING MADE. WITHOUT Los  Move Ralke Jane In Tiarce   Move Balks Japs In Large Sdale Withdrawal To Ratann   FILIPINOS CHEER   One Hundred And Fifty Ships. Transport . Huge -U-. 8: Foree

Cut Japs’ Escape Route to Bataan   U.S. Eighth Army Makes Amphibious Landing on Lu. zon as Sixth Army Pushes to Within Thirty Miles of Manila.   American Troops Are Put Ashore  Without the Loss of Men or Ships

No Opposition Met By Landing Of Fighth Army   Yanks Blast Jap Hopes OF Mass Withdrawal From Trap

New Landing To Seal Off Bataan   Americans Land Unop~ posed on Luzon North of Subic Bay   ‘CONVOY NOT ATTACKED   Survivors of ‘Death March Greet First —_ to

BLOCKS JAP BATAAN STAND   New Landing by Eight Army on Luzon’s West Coast to Prevent Delay: ing Tactics U. S. Usec ain 1941.

AMERICANS AIM *TO TRAP ENEMY IN BATAAN ABE!   "two Armies Driving To Seal Off Foe in Philippine Peninsula

2nd. Landing On Luzon Is Successful   MacArthur’s Daring Maneuver Blocking Route to Bataan

Surprise Yank bur at tng  5 Ne Os we sor  Vol’ ca we blecs t. Lm mem ~   . . ‘mfr SP GCSE Saino all Gives Americans Roads Leading Into Peninsula Without Loss of a Man

Second Yank Invasion Of Luzon Blasts lap Hopes Of Full Retreat To Bataan

Bataan Is Sealed Off By Yanks   8th Army’s Surprise Landing Blasts Nip Plans for Withdrawal Inte Historic Peninsuic

Landing Entirely Unopposed   Troops Speed Toward Junction With Sixth Army Above Manila, Sealine Off Bataan

8th Army Put _ Ashore With No Oppositior   Juncture ‘With 6th To Prevent Jap Withdrawal Into Fortress

JAPS TRAPPED BY NEW US. LANDING ON LUZON   Eighth Army Cuts Retreat Route to Bataan; Yank Pincers Squeeze Nips

FORCES OF U.S. LAND ONLUZON      Second, Invasion Is Unopposed On ‘Tele ;   SEEK JUNCTURE   Blast Jap Hopes Of Retreat To. Bataan

Americans Unopposed in Bold New Move, Cheered By Waiting Filipinos; Sixth Army 30 Miles From Manila; Japs Left Subic Bay Area; Most Japs in Northeast Luzor

Survivors Of Death March Are Rescued   Forces Push Toward Juncture With Men Of Sixth Army

Americans Make New Landing On Luzon Coast   Strong Fleet Arrives Unopposed 60 Miles From Manila; Eighth Army Units Pair Achore. Block Jans’ Flight to Bataan

NEW  INVASION BARS BATAAN   Strong Forces Blast Jap Hopes for Withdrawal Te Peninsula.   MANILA 30 MILES AWAY

Lnemy Hopes For Fight On Bataan Fade  U. 3. Eighth Army Forees Drive East Toward  > Jumeture Wirh   Would Seal Off  Entire Peuimsula   Second Invasion of Luzon Effected Without Loss Of Man, Plane Or - Ship

New Unopposed Landing Of U.S. Forces On Luzon Ends Jap Hopes Of Using Bataan

Kighth Army . Sixth  To T rap Japs   Jap Bataan Retreat Hope Blasted by Yank Action—New Landing Northwest of Manila   Convov Not Attacked.

LANDINGS CUT JAPANESE OFF FROM BATAAN   Unable Now To Make Large Scale Withdrawal

PUSH INLAND FOR EARLY JUNCTURE WITH SIXTH ARMY   SECOND INVASION UNOPPOSED; JAPS SURPRISED AGAIN

Not a Shot Fired Not One Man Lost   Survivors of “Death March” Meet Invading Forces on Barren Beach

Large-Scale Withdrawal By Japs To Peninsula Blocked By Landing On Luzon Coast

LANDING FOILS JAPS’ HOPES OF A RETREAT   ‘Second Invasion of Luzon,  Timed With Sixth Army Push, Is Disclosed By Gen. MacArthur

YANKS CUT OFF BATAAN AS JAP RETREAT HOPE:    Strong Forces Land Near Peninsula Without Losing Man: Sixth Army 30 Miler Fram Manila.

New Landing Made on Luzon   No Losses-— Seek Juncture to Seal Off Bataan

3 JAPANESE SUBS SURRENDER TO YANKS   Undersea Boats Placed Under American Prize Crews—Nips Are Co-Operative.

SEVERE WINDS CAUSE DAMAGE   Kalamazoo Area Hard Hit; Much Damage To Fruit Trees

MICHIGAN GALE DAMAGE HEAVY   Southern Michigan Hit Hard by Winds, Flash Floods;  Airports Hit Hard

SENATE HEADS ENDORSE VOTE POWER SETUP   Another Phase of Yalta Conference Meets Approval

SENATE FAVORS SECURITY PACT   INTERNATIONAL VOTING PROCEDURE APPROVED

B-29's Rake Iwo Jima In Newest Raid   Superforts Bomb Targets By Day With Good Results

BOMBINGS KEEP TOKYO ON EDGE   Iwo Jima Island Outpost Battered As Nipponese Get Raid Warnings

CHIEF PROSECUTOR FOR BRITAIN SAYS IN OPENING STATEMENT FULL TRIAL NEEDED

12-YEAR SCHOOL BILL IS PASSED   $40,000 Cut From Stat Police Appropriation; Hearing Held

Yanks Advance Eastward Through Minefields, Tank Traps; Drive On Cologne

From The Erft They Have Straight Route All The Way To City Of Cologne   Nazi Resistance Still Is Light, But May Become Very Tough On Last Mile Before That City Is Reached; “Reds” Gain

Nazis Apparently Do Not Intend Major Stand Short of River Barrier

NO JAP OPPOSITION   Tenth Army Troops Occupy Bleak Tori Shima West of Okinawa

Prominent Bay City De Shoots Wife, Then Hisaself   Ry RODNEY GUILFO!I,

SOVIETS BREAK INTO SUBURBS AROUND VIENNA   Making Bid For Speedy Capture Of Austrian Capital City

Vienna, Back to Nazi Germ                Will Open Up Alps; Where Foe May‘: te Last Stand 9"

Austria’s Capital Is Reported Aflame As Soviet Troops Also Menace Bratislava

RUSSIANS IN OUTSKIRTS OF VIENNA   Soviet Forces Are Also Slovakia Capital, Bratislava

Refailers Hold Meeting Dec. 2/   Officers Will Be Elected For 1946

FAGT-FINDING BOARD FORESEES CONTROVERSY   Sessions Scheduled  Next Week; Tuesday Set for Organization

MORRIS TO SUCCEED TL BOSS HARRISON   Named State Finance Commissioner Today by Gov. Donnelly.

24th American Division Drives Off Enemy Force   Major Nipponese Force and Yanks Are in Close Combat

Japs On Mindanao Being Rooted Out  By FRED HAMPSON eo. sg eee ae  ee: oe pees Ge oes mite

GAIN IN FIGHT ON MINDANAG   Yanks Root Out Trapped Japs and Repulse Foe Counterattack

66.000 in U.S. Are Idle in Labor Disputes   Main Packard Motor Plant in Detroit  Is Closed; Further Glass Strikes Loom

Over 60,000 Workers Idle In Strikes Through Nation   Increase Expected as Extension of Strike Threatens at Pennsylvania Glass Industry—Main Packard Plant Closed Today

ackard Plant oses, Rubber orkers Are Out   ass Industry Strike Ap pears Likely To Be Extended

70,000 Men Idle: Packard, Glass Men Join Strike  Labor Disturbances Affect War Plants © a

ITALIAN NAZIS RACE FOR ALPS   Swiss Report Germans Abandon Milan, Lose Part Of Genoa

ALLIES RACE NORTH OF PO   Seek to Destroy Nazi Forces Trying to Escape Into the Alps

MANY NAZIS TAKEN IN ITALIAN SWEEP   Routed Germans Flee Pellmell Toward Hitler’s Redoubt

Lovag 2 2- News oo Fn  tig-- = — one   Reach Mantua, 25 Miles from Foothills Of Alps as Foe Races for Hitler’s Retreat

Routed Germans in Italy Flee Rapidly  Fifth Army Takes Thousands of Nazis Prisoner

Fifth Army Nears Alps Foothills   Allies Say Fleeing Foe Jams All Roads

Nazi Flight In Italy Breaks Into Rout: French Lash In From North

Allies Race Northward From Po River; Germans  Flee In Panic For Alps

Routed Germans in Italy Flee Rapidly  Fifth Army Takes Thayeende

Woonsocket _ Bank Teller With $13,500 In Bao Picked Up Beside Big Liner —

Rayburn For! Leaving Off All Amendments   Fears Manpower Legislation May Be Lost By Opposition To Some Proposals; Two Indicate They'll Disregard Plea

Laval Trial Three‘Ring Circus With ‘Two Rings Missing   -Accused traitor Is Still Being Fried White AReant” '”

Another Five Miles Square Of Germany West Of Cologne Is Seized; Advance Results In Capture Of Brachelen   ADVANCE ACROSS  WURM UNOPPOSED

House Faces Bitter Debate   Senators Now Interested In Crable Affair, Would Be Court If He’s impeached

‘SOLONS SET FOR CRABLE DEBATE   * ower Chamber To Vote On Impeochment Charges Late This. Week

25 RED ARMIES PREPARING FOR BERLIN ASSAULT   Nazis Say Soviets Concentrate On Clearing Out Enemy Strongpoints

RUSSIANS MASS 29 ARMIES ON EASTERN FRONT   Clean Out Nazi Strong Points Before  Big Assault,

25 Red Armies Clearing Nazis Strong Points   ‘Preparing for Full-Scale Assault  on Berlin

GERMANS HEAR ‘GLOOMY SPEECH   MITLER AND GOEBBELS OFFER SLIGHT ENCOURAGEMENT YD NATION ON HEROES’ DAY

PETAIN SILENT AS ACCUSERS HURL CHARGES   Chief Counsel Asserts Guilty Verdict Is “Foregone Conejusion”

Treason Trial in Fourth Day; U.S. Soldiers Attend   Attorney for Petain Fears Conviction Is . ‘Foregone Conclusion’

PETAIN GIVEN. _.-ASTTLE HOPE   DEFENSE COUNSEL SAYS CONVICTION OF AGED MARSHAL 18 “FOREGONE CON 7 CLARION" .

Ex-President Is Put Under Arrest   Rebels Enter Colon Police Station And Beain Firing And Throwing Hand Grenades

Put Down Revolt in Panama   6 Killed, 8 Wounded In Attuck on Colan Police Station

REVOLT ENDS AT COLON, PANAMA   Police Restore Order After Seven Are Killed—Former President Arrested

‘Six Killed in Skirmish at Colon Police Station; Jimenez Summons Cabinet

Situation Now Under Control, Officials Say   small Armed Band Attacks Police Station; Rush Forces to Colon »

Six Killed In Abortive Colon Coup   Former President Arias Arrested As _ Instigator Of Uprising.

Followers of Arias To Be Rounded Up   Ex-President Arrested Denying Responsibility Fer Colon Upset in Which Seven Are Killed

7 DEAD IN COLON REVOLT ATTEMPT   FORMER PRESIDENT ARIAS ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF INSTIGATING UPRISING.

Former Panama President Held As Revolt Fails   Seven Dead, Seven Hur! In Short-Lived Action; Wide Roundup On

FOLLOWERS OF EX-PRESIDENT STAGE A REVOLT   Rebellion Is ShortLived; Reports Say At Least Four Killed, One Wounded In Abortive Attempt To Overthrow Gov ernment.

Panama Revolt Crushed   Seven Persons Are Killed in Brief Fighting

Panama s Former President Seized In Brief Revolt   Seven Persons Killed In Outbreak

Six Are Killed In Shortlived  Colon Uprising   Gevernnent Charges Une successful Coup Carried Out by Followers of Former President Arias   Situation Held To Be Controlled   Disorders Explode When Band Make Surprise Attack oon National Police Station

ORDER ROUNDUP AFTER FIGHT IN CITY KILLS SI)   Followers of Former President Arias Blamed; Cabinet Mecting Called

6 ARE KILLED IN COLON FIGHTING   Round Up Arias Men Adter Revolution Try

Panama Revolt  Quickly Crushed   Former President Is Arrested On Charges Of Starting Uprising; Seven Dead, Seven Wounded In Gun Battles

Former President Seized After Abortive Reyolt  Panama Government Orders Arrest; Arias Denies Part

6 KILLED, 8 WOUNDED IN PANAMA SKIRMISH   Revolutionary Attempt Laid To Followers Of Arias

Revolution in Panama Nipped Six Persons Die in Aber tive i ifempE to  mmm mn Aw lke Aviac

Former Panama President Is Arrested Following Attempt at Revolution

SEVEN KILLED IN PANAMA RIOTS   Former President Seized For Instigating. Disorders

Taken From His Home By Colon  Secret Police   Arrest Ordered Following Unsueecessful Revolt ThatLeft Six Dead and Severn Wounded   Denies Any Part In Revolution   Follawers Being Rounded Up; Colea Declared Out of Bounds For Amevicau “Troops

Revolution in  Panama Is Short Lived   Ex-President Is Arrested as an Instigator

Colon Revolt Is Thwarted   Arias Is Arrested . -As Top Instigator

Officials Thwart Effort To Stage Revolt In Paname  fe -President Held Top Instigator

Under Control Officials Say   3mall Armed Band At= tacks Police Station;. Rush Forces to Colon >:

BRIEF BUT VIOLENT SKIRMISH BELIEVED AIMED AT NEW RULE   COUNTRYWIDE ROUNDUP _ OF FORMER LEADER’S . BOTIAWEPRSC noncern

Harry May Of Beckley Is Victim   Governor Meadows Started Investigation In Charleston

Patterson Reveals Method “Pete’’ Meadows Used To  Victimize Several People

Badger Solons Finally Wind up 1945 Sessions  Back Briefly in   Back Briefly in September; Pass Anti-Gambling Bill

Anti-Gambling Bill Sent To Gov. Goodland  Assembly And Senat Settle Differences, Start Recess Until

Wake Isle Blasted By U. S. Planes   Jap Shipping Off China Coast Also Raided By Yankees

CARRIERS STAGE NEW WAKE RAID   Former American Base Attacked For Second Time This Month

WAKE ISLAND ‘JS BOMBARDED   HISTORIC ISLAND 18 STEUCK BY AIR AND SEA BOMBARD-" MENTS YESTERDAY

Air-Sea Attack On Wake Island  Is Now Reyealeg   American Sea And Air Forces Also Active Over Wide Area Of Pacific   JAP GARRISON ON WAKE ISLAND SMALL

Wake Island, China Coast Hit by Yanks   Installations, Ships Are Destroyed in Both Target Areas

Wake Island And Shipping! Off Coast Of China Raided’ By Fleet’ Carrier Aircraft   Small Shipping, Buildings And Installations Targel Of Halsey’s Units: Few Enemy Planes Encountered In Resumption Of Attacks

Carriers Rip Wake Isle,  China Coast “Planes Smash —  ' Installations  In New Attack —

PACIFIC FLEET PLANES STRIK WAKE ISLA}   Also Blast Shipping Of China Coast In  Renewed Action

American Navy Tells Nipponese They Can Expect New Bombardments of Their Coast--Recent Inactivity of Warships Due to Typhoon—Carrier Planes Raid Wake Island and Strike at Shipping Off China.   tate Teland Bnamhed,

Hawaii Army Officers Knew of Code-Burning   Marshall to Testify Thursday on His Side of Story; Miles Says Colonel Informede

INFORMATION — OF IMPORTANCE   Pearl Harber hommittee Told That Army Officers, Knew Japanese Codes Were Being Destroyed.

ARMY RECEIVED NAVY'S WARNING   Earlier Pearl Harbor Quiz Testimony Corrected by Gen. Miles

FARLIER TESTIMONY ON PEARL HARBOR DISASTER IS CORRECTED—MARSHALL TESTIFIES THURSDAY

Gen. Marshall To Cive Testimony Before Probers   Expects To Be On Witness Stand On Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Attack   WARNING ON JAP CODES ARE AIRED

Army Admits Being Warned At Pearl Harbor   Many Key Men Yet to Appear For Questioning

PEARL HARBOR INVESTIGATION CONTINUES   General Marshall Urges Universal Military Training

Knew Jap Codes Ordered Destroyed Before Dec. 7th   Former Military Intelligence Head Said Officers Knew About Code Destruction On Or About December 3rd.

U.S. Army Chiefs In Hawaii Aware  Of Jap War Move   Knew Japanese Were Burn_ ing Codes Prior to Dec. Seventh, Miles Says

HONSHO, KOREA AND TWO ISLAND BOMBED BY B-29S   Military Installations and Fighter Plane Nests Hit in Raids.

Supers Bomb Iwo, Jap Warning Post On Honshu Route   Tokyo Radios Attack: On Nagoya, Korea and Hamamatsu

OKINAWA FIGHT ALL BUT OVER FOR JAPANESI   Women, Aged Would Bs Called Upon To Help Defend Empire

Doolittle Backs Unified Military   Claims Air Power Chief National Defense

 Group Forces For Drive on Germans   Massive Russian Groups to Attack on the Eastern Front   NEAR THE ZERO HOUR   Reds Out to Link Up With the British and Amer ican Armies

FOUR ARMIES ARE POISED FOR ATTACK   Expected Biow at Berlin, and Drive to Link Up With Allied Armies From West, May Be the Greatest Battle of War.

Crewless Plane Crashes After A 900-Mile Flight   Four-Hour Phantom Air Journey From Nebraska  To Ohio.

Churchill Invited to   bomber Cr ashes in Ohio After 900-Mile Flight Without yao

Crewless Plane Flies $00 Miles   Crashes in Open Field Near Chillicothe, Ohio

Plane Soars 900 Miles Minus Crew   TRANSPORT ABANDONED OVER DWIGHT, NEB., CRASHES IN OHIO

Pilotless Plane Flies 900 Miles   Crashes In Ohio After Crew Bails Out While Over Nebraska On Trip From Colorado

PILOTLESS SHIP CRASHES IN OHIO   Transport Comes Down At Chillicothe After 4 Hours

Crewless Plane Crashes Near  Chillicothe After Long Flight   Abandoned Over Nebraska, Transport

ODT Removes All Its Restrictions On Sports Travel   Railroad Will Still Be Jammed By Troop Movements, Boards Warned

ODT Lifts Ban On All Sports Travel In U. S.   Action Assures Playing Of World Series Games, Football Classics

Board Action Retires Marsh  ord President.   Coricord President, Others Affected

DEADLOCK IN UAL STRIKE MEETINGS   Lewis Still Hammering On Royalty Deamnds And Benefits

Germans Report Allied Troops in "West Offensive   Claim Big Push Towards Cologne anc Roer Opened by Artillery Barraae

Yanks, Canadians Force Roer In 3 Places on Cologne Fron’   Fierce Artillery Drumfire Hommers Foe on 35-Mile Front as Drive Opens; Headquarters Silent on New Offensive

Germans Say Blow On 35-Mile Front In Terrific Power   Say Eisenhower Hurling His Grand Scale Offensive at Ruhr, Cologne

Tank Drives Are Started Upon Dueren  Roer Forded   Eisenhower Silent Upon Latest Moves

Germans Claim New Offensive   AMERICANS ADVANCING ACROSS. ROER RIVER

Germans Say Yank: Cross Roer River   Broad Scale Offensive Mounted On 35-Mile Front Aimed Toward Cologne, Ruhr Industrial Area

Allies Smash Across Roer, Germans Say   Mejor Assault Follows War's Biagest Air Blow

Drive Toward Rhine, Ruhr ls Reported   Crossing Of Roer West Of Cologne Declared Forced

herman Broadcasts Say Eisenhower Is On Move Over Roer   Big Push Preceded by Three-Hour  Artillery Barrage by Thousands  of Guns

Nazi Broadcast Says Allies Have Started “Grand Scale Offensive” Toward Ruhr.   ENEMY ACCOUNT SAYS BIG BATTLE RAGING

—WESOTERPNUFRONT..   Allied Armies Strike Across Roer Toward:  Ruhr, Berlin Says”   Tanks And Infantry Reported Pouring Across River On Both Sides Of Linnich, 28 Miles West’: “Of  OQalnona -

Yanks Bridge Roer River In ' Three Places   Heavy Artillery Bombardment Preceded U. S. Push By First And Ninth Armies, Berlin  Says; Patton’s Troop Score Advances

Germans Declare Gen. Eisenhower Has Started Big Push on Western Front as Patton Bridges Saar And Ninth Hits Across Roer Several Place:

Has Bridged the Roer River at Three Places and Advanced Two Miles East of River, Reported.   THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE GERMANS   Supreme Headquarters Main. tained Complete Silence on Any New Attacks; Artillery Barrage Preceded Drive.

Allied Drive Aimed At Cologne; Report Crossings of Roer   Strong Attacks Made on 35-Mile Western Front

Allied Headquarters s Silent on Any New Attack   Germans Report Offensive On a Thirty-Five Mile Front

REPORT ARMIES PUSH 2 MILES EAST OF ROER   Say Americans Cross River to Establish 3 Main Bridgeheads

Hisenhower Launches His Big Offensive Toward the Ruhr and Cologne, Nazis Say

GERMANS THINK ALL-OUT BATTLE STARTED IN WES!   Germany Hit By 15,000 Planes In Last 2 Days

Claim Roer River Crossed With Tanks And Infantry On Both Sides Of Linnich  NO CONFIRMATION   Of Major Offensive Given By Allies: Place Attack On 35-Mile Front  From Roermond To Dueren

Nazis Say Roer Is Crossed With Tanks, Infantry   River Barrier Crossed On Both Sides Of Linnich; Americans Striking Toward Duerer

REPORT TANKS AND INFANTRY FORDING ROER   Other Armies Continue To Advance Along Western Front

Eisenhower Crosses Roer River With Men And Equipment on Both Sides Linnich

GERMANS DECLARE ALLIES HAVE OPENED GENERAL OFFENSIVE  REPORTED THAT ROER RIVER CROSSED WITH TANKS AND INFANTRY

German Broadcast Claims Eisenhower Opens Drive Toward Rubr and Cologne

U.S. Big Push Against Cologne, Ruhr Valley On, Germans Claim   Terrific Artillery Barrage Precedes Drive, Nazis Say—Yank Headquarters Is Mum

Supreme Heodquarters Silent on Reported Assault — Enemy Claims ‘Thousands of Guns’ Used Before Attack — Eisenhower’ s Units 2 Miles East of Stream?

German Broadcast Says Eisenhower Starts Offensive   Americans Attack On 35-Mile Front; Cross Roer River

‘Thousands Of Guns Pave Way   Full-Scale Offensive Launched By Ist and 9th Armies, Says Berlin; Leap Roer River

German Broadcast Says Powerful Forces Bridge Roer at Several Places

Yanks Said Striking Over Roer For Rhine Along 35-Mile Front   Patton’s Third Army Continues Gaining In Saar-Moselle Sector; Nazi Salient Squeezed; New Breakthrough Said Attempted On North

Allied Armies Surge On Toward Goal   Germans Claim U. §., British Crash Over River Defense

GERMANS TELL  ABOUT GAINS   Say Allies Have Started Drive Toward Ruhr, Cologne: Bridge Roer. .   '35-MILE LONG ERONT

Report Allies Cross Roer, Advance Two Miles East Of River,   Supreme Headquarters Mum on New Offensive; Claim Attack on 35Mile Front

Eisenhower Strikes Toward Cologne, Ruhr Industrial Area      All-Out Offensive Preceded By 3-Hour Pounding By Massed Artillery; Cross Roer, Advance with Shattering Power

HEAVY FORCES CROSSING ROER IN LINNICH AREA   Eisenhower Silent While Germans Tell of Gains by Americans and British

ALLIED FORCES DECLARED T0 HAVE CROSSED ROER ON BOTH SIDES OF BASTION OF LINNICH

Bridging of Roer River Indicated   Advance Two Miles East; Big Drive Opened by Huge Artillery Barrage

Nazis Report Yanks Cross Roer- With Tanks, Imfantry On Both Sides of Linnich

Roer Bridged In Shattering Yankee Attack   Drive Preceded By ThreeHour Artillery Rarrige By “Thousands of Gaucry.   Advanee to Within 21 Mi. Of Cologne   Germany Save Blow Is On 35 Mile Front Ail the Way From Roeramend toa Dueren

Big Offensive Is Believed Under Way   “Shaef” Silent On Report Roer Has Been Bridged

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   Claim Yanks Cross Roer River With Tanks And Infantry

Declare Great Push Toward Ruhr Started   Supreme Headquarters Remains Silent: Berlin Asserts Roer Bridged.   LOCATE BRIDGEHEADS

GERMANS SAY ROER CROSSED ‘AT SEVERAL PLACES BY U. S. FORCES IN NEW OFFENSIVE

Veto Decision Near as Fight On Issue Ebbs   Mention. of Right Of Withdrawal Left Ont of New Charter

Little Nation Opposition to Big Five Veto Right is Reported Dwindling

‘BIG FIVE’ WILL SEEK EARLY VOTE ON VETO RIGHTS   Only Six Nations So Far Hav Spoken Against Voting Formula

Big Powers Sure Of Majority On Voting Formula   UNCIO Plans Council On Economic and Social Problems

Little Powers See Defeat ‘On Veto Rule   United Nations Meet Speeds Proceedings Toward Adjournment

Small Nations Yield Ground On Vote Plan   Parley Expected Te Give Two-Thirds  Maioritv

Small-Nation Balking at Big 5 Veto Right Dwindles ias Conference Nears End

British Seek To Set New World Air Speed Mark   Channel Coast Test Saturday

TEXAS OFFICIALS  CHARGE MURDER  AGAINST CLINE CONTINUE PROBE IN  DEATHS OF WOMEN IN FOUR CITIES

Extradition Of Cline Is Soughi  Await Indictment In Slovina Case

Charged As “Bluebeard”   Dallas Police Want Ex-Con for Quizzing In Several Deaths

Delegales Named For Parley at _ San Franciset   Former Secretary o State to Act os Senior Adviser

More Meat After Sunday; Government Gives Up Priority   _ 25 Per Cent Increase  Promised For The Fall Months

Labor-Managemen  Conference Fails  On Major Issues Lewis’ Address Indicates   Saitid a! Rakes Mill  BD ahscane &. Te Nesawiteotian

LEWIS ON WAY BACK 10 Atl   Labor Parley Ends, Little Accomplished; Sees Bright Future

SIGNS INCREASE JOHN L. LEWIS TO REJOIN AFL   Offer Rival Resolution for Collective Bargaining, Wage Raises

Speculate on  Lewis Moves   Labor-Management Parley Ends, Short Of Goal

Stymied Labor And Employer Conference End:   Few Accomplishments, But Leaders See Hopeful Signs For Future.

Labor Par ley Adjourns; Falls  Short Of Goals   Leaders of Union-Manage  “went “Conference, How. ever, See in. Deliberations Hopeful Sigus

Labor-Industry Delegates See Hope For Future   Believe Lewis  To Reiom AFL

DELEGATES SEE HOPEFUL SIGNS AS GOAL FAILS   - Labor-Management Conference Fails to Achieve Peace

Lewis May Rejoin AFL   Leaders of Labor and Management See Hopeful Signs for Future

Labor Unity Urged By John L. Lewis   Hopeful Signs Noted as Capital Parley Closes

Leaders Believe Completed Goals Optimistic Sign   Speculate Lewis’ Stand Concerning Return to AFL Unior

Hopeful Signs Qn Labor Front   Lewis’ Appeal For Unity Overshadows Statements  Of Parley Leaders

GM Offers To Make Parts For Others; UAW View Awaited  — pdnananement Conference   Labor - Management Conference Closes Short Of Initial Goals

National Labor Parley Closes   Conference Fails To Reach Objectives

LABOR CONFERENCE! LEADERS HOPEFUL   Lewis’ Appeal for Unity Among Unions Leads to Speculation

Labor-Industry ’ Conference Closes  On Hopeful Note   John L. Lewis Makes Ples for: Unity; Thought Is He Might Go to ABL.

Leaders Admit Aims Fe.:   Short At Pow-wow But Detect Some Optimistic Signs —Lewis May Rejoin AFL

Labor Issues Still Unsolved   Washington Parley Ends Short of Goal

DELEGATES SEE HOPE FOR FUTURE   Signs Increase John L. Lewis Will Join AFL

Labor Unity Is Called For By John Lewis   Possible Return To AFL   Foreseen As Result Of Statement At Close Of National Conference

TRANSPORTATION JAMMED   Labor Conferees Hopeful Despite Flop Of Meeting

 Labor-Employer Conference End: Short of Goals   Appeal of Lewis for Unity May Indicate Return to AFL.

Labor Meeting Short of Goal: See Good Signs   Future Benefits May Accrue From Spirited Parley

Leaders in LaborManagement Confah  Admit They Failed   John L. Lewis May Go Back to AFL After Work in UMW

Leaders See Hopeful Signs  For Future   Speculate If Lewis’ Appeal for Unity in **House of Labor” Means Return to AFL

Labor-Management Leaders Admit Goals Not feached, Predict Future Gains.

Labor Parley Develops No New Methods   Split-in Labor Ranks Bring Failure on Half of Agenda

Ambulance Study Will Be Held This Afternoon   Insurance Representatives to Tell Views of Econo  mist Proposal.

City Ambulance ‘Hearing Will Be  Held Tomorrow   Committee Invites Insure ance Men to Study the Economist Plan.

ONGRESS' HAND STRENGTHENED IN TRUMAN ERA   Leaders Among Lawmakers Expected to Replace ‘Brain Trust’ s in New Program   Big Issues Ahead

Closer Cooperation Between White House and Capital in the Making   Congress Looks Forward To A Greater Voice In Running The Country

RAF JET: PLANE SETS NEW MARK   Makes World Record of 606 Miles an Hour

Lima Unofficial Vote At Glance   Jet Plane Sets Waearld's Record

Jet Propulsion Planes Set New World's Record   Bre B2°1.. D.. LE ween

R. A. F. Jet-Propelled Plane Sets New Speed Record Of 606 M. P. H.

STRIKERS WARNED STATE TO MAINTAIN UTILITY SERVICE  CIO STRIKE BEGINS CUT:   CIO STRIKE BEGINS CUTTING OFF HEAT IN TWO MICHIGAN CITIES

Michigan Governor, C10 Strike Chiefs  Meet in Conference   Seek Settlement as Two Cities Are Left Without Heating Plants

MOVE TO END UTILITY STRIKE   Federal and Michigan Authorities to Attend Lansing Meet.   EMERGENCY CREWS ON

Heat Cut Off In Two Cities Due To Strike      Michigan Governor Warns Union State To Maintain Utilities If They Fail

Officials in Washington Discuss Means of Combating Work Stoppage

Michigan Utility Strike Brings . Sharp Waming   Governor Says Uniep or State Will Keep Service Operating

Michigan Governo: ‘Calls Conference Of Management ‘And ‘Union; Alerts State's Troops

OFFICIALS SEEK END OF UTILITY WORKERS STRIKE   Heat Being Cut Off in Two Michigan Cities; 2.000.000 Affected

Truman Offers No Policy Comment   Michigan Strike Cuts Cities’ Heat

Push Moves To ’End Michigan's Utility Strike   Federal And State Offi cials Take Hand; Service Is Maintained.

Strike Cuts Heat Supply   Two Michigan Cities Affected by Walkout; Governor Meets Union

1,000 YANK BOMBERS IN BERLIN RAID   Americans Give Red Army Direct Air Support

Teeming City Rocks Under Record Attack   - 1,000-Plane Armada Hits Capital; 400 Liberators Lash Magdeburg

Peggy Hopkins Joyce On Fifth Honeymoon With 50-Carat Diamond Today

Pittsburgh Plans Big Welcome. . For Soldiers —   64 European Heroes, Including 3 Generals,  To- Receive Honors

JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CENTER IS BLASTED   Superfortresses Rain Explosives on Nagoya—Destroy or Damage 62% Planes.

AIRPLANE CENTER IN JAPAN BOMBED   62 Enemy Planes Are Destroyed or Damaged : in Raid

CHECK WARNING SENT TO SHORT   ONE MESSAGE DECODED  LONG AFTER ATT ACL

WARNING TO” SHORT PROBED “IN CONGRESS   Maj.- Gen. Sherman Miles Testifies Before Probers

Senate Committee Calls On Scientists To Help Pick Means Of Atomic Control

Atomic Energy Hearings Open  Chairman Asks for Aid of Scientists

Capitol Hill Roundup... .  Senate Committee Goes After Atomic Problems

SENATE GROUP STARTS STUDY INTC ATOMIC  ENERGY TODAY   Senators Are Seeking Advice Of Scientists In Problems

Senate A-Bomb Probers Seek Expert Advice  New Committee Opens Hearings

Atomic Energy mn :  group Opens For Business   IeMahon Hopes For Help From Scientists Who  Worked On Bomb.   IAVEFULL DETAILS

A-Bomb Group Begins Study  Sen. McMahon Leads Study Of Eneray Use

Two Days of Sunshine And No Rain Predicted   Kansas Rivers Easing Back Within Banks; Temoeratures Going Un

Rains Over For Now   Drying Weather Expected to Put Flooding Rivers Back in Banks

NO RAIN EXPECTED   Sunshine Will Ease the Threat of Floods in  Kansas

Shore Patrol and Police Prepared to Prevent New Rioting in San Francisco

SABATH PRESENTS HIS DISCHARGE PLAN   Men With Families anc Who Have Been Abroad Considered.

Discharge of All Family Men In Army Sought  Sabath Would Return Many Soldiers To Civilian Duties

Discharge of All Family Men In Army Sought   Sabath Would Return   Many Soldiers Te falian Didiac

Smith Forecasts Rapid Growth ‘in LDS. Ranks   Tabernacle Filled To Overflowing In AI Six Sessions

MISSING CREWMEN ARE: BEING SOUGHT   Toll of Casualties Aboard Minesweeper Which Hit Mine Is Unknown.

JOB HEARINGS   Senate Leaders Get Busy With Plans to Speed  Up Reconversion

Senate Hearings on Jobs Are Scheduled  Congress Probably - Will Reconvene September 4 or 5

Senate Hearings on Jobs Are Scheduled  Congress Probably Will Reconvene

TOLD TO GIVE IN   Vichy Was Advised Britain And U.S. Could Not Aid Against Jap Demand

U. S., Britain Gave No Help   France Advised to Meet Jap Demands In French Indo-China

Says U. S. and England Told France to Accept Jap Demands im Orient

Witness Says U. S., England Told Vichy AcceptJapDemands   Says Allies Unable Send France Supplies In French Indo-China

LEFTWARD. TREND IN BAVARIA REPORTED BY GERMAN LEADER   COMMUNIST MAY. BE. IN. CLUDED IN THE CABINET OF   NW BAVARIAN Gov - ERNMENT 

MEAT OUTLOOK . SURVEY MADE   GOVERNMENT FOOD OFFICIAL PAINTS GLOOMY PICTURE OF FUTURE MEAT SUPPLY.

TROOPS OF AMERICAN THIRD PRESS WITHIN 93 MILES OF LINZ AND SALZBURG BASTIONS   Seventh Closes Down Last Fifty Miles Toward Munich And French First Advances Close to Vital Axis Frontier  PATTON'S POWERFUL ARMY MAKES NEW GAINS

U.S.-Russian Junction Is Expected Momentarily to Split Germany in Center

Cross Danube Again In Alp: e Offensive   Ulm Overr § Forces. Within 105 Miles Of Berchte = len; Juncture of East and West Forces Keported But Not Confirmed.

Patton s Army Sweeps Closer Tce German Hideout   Russian And Americans Expected To Make Juncture At Points Along Elbe River

u §. Troopers  Press Close to Hitler Hideout   Traffic Center Of Ulm Overrun By Americans

Three Armies Hit Redoubt   Third Crossing of Danube Made, Uim Captured, Munich Not Far Away   Ulm Traffic Center   Outer Ramparts of German Hideaway Area Crumble Before Fast-Moving Yanks

Three Armies Strike Outer Alpine Forts   Cross Danube at Third Place; Ulm Captured By Advancing Allies.

Nazi Defense F olds in Face Of Full Attack   British Step Up Attack on Bremen; Danube Crossed

Report Russian, American Armies Meet Near Leipzig   Allies Batter at Southern Redoubt, 3rd Captures Ulm

LINKUP OF TWO ALLIED ARMIES ISUNREPORTED   Austrian Strongholds Of Linz, Salzburg In Yanks’ Path

CROSS  AT ANOTHER LOCATION  ANUBE   Advance Within 105 Miles Of Berchtesgaden   ULM OVERRUN   Third Army Closing In Or Linz, Salzburg: Gain Along Entire Front

junction of Western and Eastern Fronts Expected ! Momentarily ‘ As Troops Press On

U.S. AND SOVIET FORCES HIT FOR BAVARIAN ALPS   Danube Crossed At Anothei Place; Berchtesgaden 105 Miles Away

French News Agency Says Moscow Tells Of Army Junction      Third Army Crosses Danube River In New Sector, 105 Miles From  Hitler’s Hideout

French Press Quotes Reports of Moscow on Junction; Cross Danube ir Push on Alps Lair

THREE ARMIES BURST ACROSS DANUBE RIVER   American-Russian Junction fs Being Expected Momentarily

Reich Capital Being Reduced, Building by Building, fo Mass of Rubble, by Soviet Forces   Fast Completing Encirclement of City and Moving Forward to Junction With Allies; Patton Nears Germun's Mountain Hideout

Three Armies Keep Up Drive On Redoubt   Troops Of U. S. Third Army Near Strongholds

Junction Of American. Russian Armies Expected Momentarily   Third Driv ing On Hitler's Hideout   Impressive Gains All Along Southern Front By . Americans

Red Army Troops Last Reported at Muehlberg on the Elbe River, 22 Miles From First Army Forces Near Leipzig

THREE ARMY ASSAULT ON NAZI QUTER DEFENSES OF HITLER'S RETREAT IN ALPINE SECTION -

Road To Munich Berchtesgaden Open To Allies   U. S. Third, Seventh Armies, French Race To Hitler Redoubt

Three-Pronged Drive Closing in On Nazi Hideout   Report U.S. and Russian Troops Join at Eilenburg Northeast of Leipzig

Three West Armies Burst Over Danube   Berchtesgaden 105 Miles away From Nearest U.S. Column as World Awaits Junction with Reds

Cross Danube In rd Place   Third Army Within 93 Miles of Linz and Salzburg — Seventh Army 50 Miles From Munich — French First Army Moves Close to Austrian Frontier

—WESTERN FRONT.   Blast Outer Ramparts Of Redoubt; Complete Third Danube Crossing

Troops Press Toward Cities In Austria   Impressive Gains Along Whole Of 225-Mile Front

THREE-ARMY ASSAULT IN GERMANY’S ALPINE REDOUBT CONTINUES  AMERICAN-RUSSIAN JUNCTION. SPLITTING GERMANY

CROSS DANUBE IN GAD PLAGE   American-Russian Junction Expected Momentarily In Center.   7TH NEAREST TO MUNICH

Americans Drive Toward Gateway To Nazi Redoubt   Cross Danube At Third Place As Reports Persist That American-Russian Junction Has Been Made At Eilenburg, Nine Miles Northeast Of Leipzie   Head For Munich

Nazis Alpine Redoubt Is Under Attack   General Patton’s Troops Are Less Than 100 Miles From Hitler's Hideout; Traffic Center of Ulm Falls to Advancing Armies

3 ARMIES ADVANCING IN BAVARIA   Yanks, Russians Are Expected To Join In Leipzig Area

Span River At Third Point tn Burst Of Speed   Doughboys Overrun Ulm, Traffic Center, and Advance Within 105 Mi. of Berchtesgaden   3rd Pushes Nearer Ling and Salzburg   Patton Only 93 Miles Fram Gateways lo Germany's Southern Redoubt; 7th Moves On Mimnich

Margaret Meis  Francis Grau Wed  In Omaha, Sept. 2 Are Members Of  Well Known Families  In This Community

OSTERT-KLASCHEN WEDDING JUNE 1   Young Couple To Be At Home Near Remsen  After Brief Trip

Plymouth County Couples Married This Past Week  "Haas F iedler, J aste

Plymouth County Couples Married This Past Week  Haas-Fiedler, JasterGabel, GrosenheiderBell Nuptials

Are Married At St. John’s Lutheran On Wednesday  - Hazel Andersen Bride — Of Virgil Johnson  OF Rattle Creek

News Day And Night   B-298 Brave Snow, Thund+ erheads To Drop 3,000 Tons Of Incendiaries   Japs Admit Fires Cut War Output   New Landing Made On Ok inawa;: Japanese Get Invasion Jitters

Jap Newspape ‘ Admit Okinaw.>. Situation Tough’   Most of Naha Airfield “Taken By 1 Oth Army; Full Conquest Soon

Nimitz Praises Troops   Rut Few Japanese Remaim on Vital Pacitie Fortress

HAROLD FAHREN“HRUGWAS KILLED   Kingsley Veteran of Navy Never Talked About  Experiences

Cox Field Thought Definite Private, Commercial Asset   Texas Cities Study Post-War Use of Military Air Fields

TEXAS CITIES SHOW MIXED FEELINGS ON AIRPORT SITUATION  SOME FEEL FIELDS BE WHITE ELEPHANTS, OTH ERS SEE NEW ERA

PUBLIC FEAR UF NeW OOM UNJUSTIFLEL   Scientist Deprecates Danger Through “Destruction” of Atmosphere.

vere’s No Reason To Get Excited About It   Public’s Jitters Over The Atomic Bomb Unjustified

PUBLIC JITTERS OVER POSSIBLE, DANGERS OF ATOMIC BOMB HELD NOT JUSTIFIABLE BY SCIENTISTS

JITTERS OF PUBLIC OVER ATOMIC BOMB ARE NOT JUSTIFIED   SCIENTIFIC TREATISE OF EXPLOSIVE POWER OF NEW ROMRB GIVEN

Public Jitters Over Peril of Atomic Bomb Niot Justified. Scientific Writer Claims

World Safe For Many Years Yet—  Bomb Jitters Unjustified By Facts

etudio, 1160 8. 4th. Phone 2-1922, 'E. A. Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans SN Settle Down, You're

No Cause for Jitters Over Atomic Bomb   World Deciered Safe Until More Progress Is Made

Public Jitters Over Perils Of Atomic Bomb Unjustified, \States AP’s Science Expert...

Industry Capacity Up 4 Per Cent During the War   WPB Says Problem Now Is to Keep 7,500,000 New Workers Employed

Expansionof U. S. Industry in Five Years Fantastic   But Not All of Wartime Growth Useful in Peacetime

Work Expansion During The War Was Fantastic   Here's Story By WPB ol What Happened During  War In Industry. ih. ARTHIR BRDSMOWN

Superforts Hit Six Fenty Cities   Drop Fire Bombs . Hours After Dropping Warnings

6 ‘Death List’ Cities Blasted   B-29 Raid Follows Le May’s Warning

BRITISH PLANES RAIN  BOMBS ON BERLIN:   Night Attack Made on Capital— Hitler's Southern Fortress Area Is Rlasted.

CEILING SOUGHT ON AMUSEMENTS   Curb On Price Increases For Motion Pictures Proposed By OPA

ARMY VETERAN — WOULD GIVE AN EYE TO A SAILOR   Offers to Share Eyesight to Man He Has Never ' Seen.

WASHINGTON STAGES BIG CELEBRATION   Victorious Leader of Armies Delivers Address Before U, S. Congress.

Reception For Nation's Biggest Hero !s Opened   General Of the Army Landed At Washingtor Today At 11 O’Clock

FORD OBSERVES 82ND BIRTHDAY   Sees “Great Prosperity” If Industry “Doesn’t Dawdle”

LABOR CURBS ARE SUGGESTED   Attempts May Be Made To Write Restraints Into Full Employment Bill

NEW LABOR LAWS ARE CONSIDERED   Congressional Leaders May Try to Enact Labor Restraint Laws.

BLOODY STAGE IS REACHED IN OKINAWA BATTLE   10th Army Assaults Major Jap Defense Line Near Naha

BATTLE FOR GERMANY DURING WEEK-END HAS GONE WELL FOR IAT TIED CAUSE ON BOTH FRONTS

The War Today   Threat of Hunger Adds Terror to Weakening German Civilian Morale

The Read To Berlin   IBATTLE FOR GERMANY DURING WEEK-END HAS GONE WELL FOR ALLIED CAUSE ON BOTH FRONTS

* THE  WAR TODAY   Snapping of Morale Could Cause Nazis to Blow Up Overnight Even Though Military Power Is Suill Formidable {

 Nazis Likely To Start Thinking With Bellies— —By DeWitt Macke:   Famine May Strike Germany By Autumn

Charges Charter ‘Will Not Insure Per nianestt Peace   Pact in Present Fotw Inadequ.as, Touner u » Justice Avzatis —..-

JAPAN DAZED BY NEW RULE   2nd Month of Occupation Finds Nation Heading Into Great Change

HOMES FIRST’ ~ MEETING HELD   GOVERNOR LAUSCHE ASKS  THAT THE .“NON-ESSENTIAL" BUILDING FROJ- ° _ ECTS BE POSTPONED

Reveals Evidence of Jap Cannibalism On New Guinea and Leyte Islands; Flesh of Allied, Nip Soldiers Eaten

Produces Evidence of Cannibalism : Practiced By Japs In New Guinea

Atomic Bomb Jap Nemesis   Gave Nips Choice of Sur rendering or Being   Wiped Out.   PEOPLE FACE DARK FUTURE   Agricultural Minister Tells Them Nation Henceforth Must Be Satisfied With Role As World   Food Suppliers.  ;

William Green Directs ployes, Idle Eight Months, to Return to Jobs at Once.   GENERAL MOTORS STRIKE VOTE TAKEN   Company and Union Continue Negotiations on Wages— —Chrysler Workers to  Ballot Today,

UAW HOLDS STRIKE VOTE AT GM PLANTS   Auto Workers Also Te Vote Today For A Chrysler Strike

Auto Groups Talk ‘As Vote Is Taken   Air Line Dispute Spreads To Chicago Terminal  ae: ee co  agen

MOVIE STUDIO STRIKE CALLED OFF WEDNESDAY   General Motors Workers Take Strike Vote; 225.000 Still Idle   PHILADELPHIA UNION SUED FOR 2 MILLIONS

GERMAN DECISION TO RETREAT TO — HOMELAND FOR MAJOR STAND MAY HAVE SAVED THE DAY FOR NAZIS

BATTLE FOR BRESLAU ONE HOT SPOTS IN RED OFFENSIVE, AS CITY IMPORTANT TO CERMANY

The War Today   Breslau Considered Anchor of Nazi Richt Flank Facing Russians

THE  7 WAR ‘TODAY   Fall of Breslau, Now Isolated, to Russians Would Be Major Dis asler to Defense of  is rare

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIE— Associated Press War Analyst

Truman Faces 2 Vital Questions In Congress   Tariffs And Bretton Woods Preposals On . Horizon

Truman Facin Q Two Fights On  Major Issues   Party Lines Ave Sharply Drawn In Congressional Tilt On Tariff and Bretton Woods

Tariff, Bretton Woods Fights Under Way. .  Truman Heads Straight Into Two Congressional Battles Without Delay

Union President Charges Violation Of Monopoly Law   Says General Motors Plan For Partial Resumption of Work Is Evidence   THOMAS IS FACING REVOLT IN UNION   Members Oppose His Order Permitting Limited Production of Parts

¢-M CHARGED BY ClO UNION AS MONOPOLY   United States Government Is Asked to Investigate Huge Corporation ~ As Anti-Monopolv Violator.

G.M. Trust Charged by Union   Government Asked to Probe Corporation on Fuel Pump Supply

Union Asks Monopoly Investigation Of GM   Cites Requést For Reopening Parts Plants As Local: Protest Tentative Agreement

UAW Asks U. 8. Anti-Monopoly Probe of GM   Claims Tight Control Held By Firm on Fuel Pump Supply

Union Charges General Motors s Big Monopoly   Closing Prevents Others From Workina

16 Babies Die As Home Burns  At Auburn, Me.   Woman Nurse. Also Dies: Children Left at Home By Workins Women :

JAPANESE WITNESS MAY NOT TESTIF   Judge Advocate Is Not Certain Whether Nip Is Competent, Credible.

SUPERFORT RAIDS ON JAPAN HALTED   ATTACKS STOPPED AS ALLIED GOVERNMENTS CONSIDER SURRENDER OFFER,

Secretary of Agriculture Anderson Stresses Need for Salvage of Fats

Anderson Asks Lor Used Fats   Request Fivery Drop of Used Fats To Prevent Further Curtailment,

SITUATION IN TRIESTE IS EASED   Tito Withdraws Troops Fram West Of Isonzo River 

TRIESTE KNOT EASED   Tito Withdraws Troops; British Say Fleet No Threat

Trieste Matter  Somewhat Eased   Tito Withdraws Troops _ West of Isonzo River

SITUATION AT TRIESTE EASED   Conciliatory M oves and Remarks Made on Both Sides

Encroaching Slavs Retain Trieste Grip   Yugoslav General Fails to Answer Note From Allies

LEND-LEASE WITHHELD FROM RUSSIA; CUT FIFTY PERCENT TO BRITAIN   Othe Nations in For Reductions Depending On Share of War Effort Against Japan.

MAY TRY ATOMIC BOMB ON JUNKED JAPANESE SHIPS   Awaiting Word From Washington On Warship Tests

Walkout To Enforce Wace Boost Favored   No Immediate Strike Is Indicated; 700.000 Workers Said Affected

Steel Worker Vote Nearly Five to One For Strike   Ballot One-Sided  Favoring Walkout To Back Demands For Wave Increase

PROPOSAL TO BAGK UP WAGE DEMANDS CARRIES, 4 T0 {   POLL IS LARGEST OF KIND EVER HELD   More Than 700,000 Members  of Union Employed at 766 Plants Are

Steel Workers Vote In Favor Of A Walkout   Overwhelming Majority for Strike is An' nounced 

STEELWORKERS FAVOR STRIKE IN5 10 1 VOTE   Greatest Strike Poll In Nation’s History Taken By NLRB

OF ELIGIBLES CAST BALLOTS   Plants In All Parts Of Nation Involved In  Vote Taking

Sidelights On The Occupation. ... .  Only The Children Paid Much Attention As U.S. Troops Entered Tokyo

5 Divisions Crash In As Strongest  Line Collapses   Nips’ Dead Mount To 61,519 As Defenders Try To Sneak Southward To Make New Stand  Against Indomitable Americans.

Yankees Break Through Nip  Hill Positions   Enemy Troops Withdraw to the South for a New Stand as Pacific War’s Bloodiest Campaign Goes Into 6lst Day

NIP LOSSES NOW TOTAL 61,519 MEN   Fanatics Hold Out In Ridge, Cave Positions

COUNTY FARMERS TO ‘PICK COMMITTEEMEN; LIST PLACES, TIME   TOWNSHIP MEETINGS WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK TO CHOOSE LEADERS

Tax Reduction Demands Grow   Substantial-Cut Is Favored By. Senator

Centralizing. Gains Favor   Meade Commitee Is After Truman’ s Aid 

Mead Group Calls In Ickes To Detail Coa Situation In Effort To Win Control Plar

Germans Admit Loss of Danzig, Baltic Seaport   Russians Attack Town 30 Miles  From Vienna

SUGGESTS TWO PEACE PARLEYS   Senator Connally Says Early Victory to Require Them

Two Peace Conferences Instead Of One May Be Needed, Connally Says

Connally Suggests  Two Peace Meets May Be Needed to   May Be Needed to Settle Europe War, Other for Pacific War

FINED FOR DISTURBANCE   Kenneth Church Pays $75 and Roy Bradley Pays $50 and Costs

IOWA WAR BOND DRIVE SUCCESS      STATE SELLS NEARLY DOU. BLE ITS QUOTA IN SIXTH BOND CAMPAIGN

ARMED FORCES HEAR ADDRESS BY TRUMAN   President Says Nation Will Not Falter In Cause For Which Roosevelt Gave His Life

Truman Tells Armed Forces That U. S. Will Not Falfer in Roosevelt Program

NATION WILL NOT FALTER, TRUMANSAYS   Address Broadcast to All Those in the Armed ’. Forces

SEORETARY OF STATE STETTINIUS URGING APPROVAL OF TREATY   U. S.-MEXICO WATER TREATY HEARING BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE

first Catch Em!..      Japs Offer Octopus Juice For Tired Aviators

Suzuki Called To Name New Group Member:   Koiso and Ministers Step Down as “*More Powerful Administration” Will Be Formec

Emperor Calls On Admiral Baren Susuki To Form New Cabinet As Military Reverses Heighten Gravity Of  me Ana neece Position:

Jap Government Falls: Emperor Orders Aged Admiral To Take Over   New Jap Premier May Be ‘Front For Nipponese Peace Offensive

Suzuki, Pre-War “Moderate,” Rep. aces Prenier Koiso as Disastets Mount

Koiso Government Falls as Disasters Grow—Change MayMean Peace Offerings To Be Made

AGED SUZUKI TO ORGANIZE NEW REGIME   Premier Koiso and All His Ministers Step Down Because of the Gravity of  the Situation

TO FORM NEW JAP CABINET   GREAT TANK BATTLES RAGING IN SUBURBS AUSTRIAN CAPITAL AS REDS FIGHT TO ENCIRCLE CITY

Premier Koiso (Quits; Emperor Names Successor   Military Crisis Causes Second War Cabinet To Resign; Suzuki Heads Government

JAPANESE CABINET RESIGNS EN MASSE   Russian Neutrality Break Comes Simultaneously With Cabinet's Fall

—CABINET QUITS— Japan H Hunts New Cabinet   Emperor Orders Baron Suzuki, 77, To Reorganize-Goyernment

Jap Leaders Admit Failure To Stop U.S.   Okinawa Invasion, Superfortress Raids Unset Government

NEW CABINET 1S BEING FORMED BY JAP GOVERNMENT   ADMIRAL BARON KANTARO SUZUKI CALLED ON FORM NEW GOVERNMENT

Jap Cabinet Out in Body      Admiral Suzuki Called On to Form New Cabinet After Koiso Quits.

JAP CABINET QUITS   “Tiger’’ Koiso Resigns to Make Way for “More Powerful” Group

Premier Koiso And Entire Japanese Cabinet Resigns; Hirchito Calls In Suzuki   President Of Privy Council Named To Form New War Government

Jap Premier, All Cabinet Members Quit  Emergency Yields Resignations

anperor Cally Oo Admiral Baron Susuki Po leorm: New Crrbinet cAs Military Reverses Heighten Gravity Of Japanese Position,

JAP PREMIER KOISO, ENTIRE CABINET QUIT   Hint Inability to Halt  American Advance; Nam ing of Successors to Chart  oN Bastle Plans. .

Hirohito Calls Old Statesman To Lead Nation   “Moderate” Suzuki Viewed Likely to Inaagurate

Fall Of Regime Pr emier Kats ComesSuddenly   ‘Resignation Tendered Af ter Emergeney Meeting  As War Draws Closer  to Homeland   Target of Severe Home Criticism   Only Recently New Totalitarian Government Was Formed to Bring “Sure Victory’?

Yanks Take Firmer Hold Atop Escarpment   Americans, Set For Final Kill, Move

Resistance jp Oroku Area Pocket Smashed   jystralians Capture inother Airfield in Rorneo as Japanese Set Oil Storages Afire

British Second Army Advances Nearly fo Roer   U. 5. Seventh Army Withdraws 7 Miles

Allied F lyers Report Exodus Of Germans  Rritich Traane Cain   British Troops Gain Ground to Get Close to River in Reich

Enemy Pressure Increasing Against Seventh Army  COLD WEATHER IS PROVING HANDICAP  Remnants of Bulge Being Cleared Up by the ' Allies

BRITISH SECOND WITHIN:3 MILES OF ROER RIVER   French First Army Assault In South Is Also  Progressing   ARDENNES RETREAT NEARLY COMPLETE

SECOND ARMY DRIVES WEDGE INSIDE REICH   ARDENNES SALIENT IRONED OUT BY  U. S. FORCES

Priest Describes  Manila Slaughter   Gen. Yamashita Loses Composure at Trial

Dump 3,200 tons bombs in day raid  City’s industry  ascanlt targetc

3,200 Tons Incendiaries Dropped on Industrial Areas and Port Facilities

3. 200 Tons Of Bombs Hit Honshu City   Hit Once Before, 8.1 Square Miles Smashed March I<

B-29s Pour Fire On: Nips Second City.   3,200 Tons Of Incendiaries Rain On Highly Industrialized Great Center

ges \n. a a. 278 y “ss: wore ce za (lye re:   5. 2 3.2C's - 1 cus7ria. Area o- 2nc Warges~.ad oicv

SUPERFORTS BLAST OSAKA; CITY AFIRE   More Than 459 Planes Drop 3,200 Tons of Bombs on City

Ape ae  me oo  toes lige  cok Pak Laie  a Bes 5R,  gh 3  Hee Ba ee  7 E  Shy ts  Se  . vod  rN ae  o R iS fos ee oe \ ; .¥ i : Wa  £    :      3,200 Tons Of incendiaries Rain On’ Highly Industrialized Great Center

Congested Area in [Industrial  City Is Target   At Least 450 Huge Bombers, Accompanied by 150 Mustang Fighters, Pour 3,200 Tons of Incendiaries Into the City

HUGE SUPERFORT FLEET RAINS FIRE BOMBS ON OSAKA   Giant Planes, Accompanied by Fighters, Blast Japan’s Second Largest City in Daylight.   AIRCRAFT PROPELLER FACTORY A TARGET   Harbor Facilities, Customs House and Important Docks Believed Hammered By Airmen.

YANKS DRIVE FORWARD FOR 1200 YARDS   More Than 1,000 Foe Troops Are Being Killed Daily

Hodges’ Men Plunge Toward Enemy Superhighway as 2 Other Armies Open Drive to Envelop Saar Basin

HOUSTON FIGHTS RECORD OIL FIRE   Firemen Battle to Limit Flames to Refinery

FILIPINOS. TESTIFY AT MANILATRIAL   F urther Evidence Of Jap ‘Cruelty  “Uncovered

Hitler - Mussolini Letters Reveal Plans of Axis Partners to Dominate Europe and World but Also Disclose Wide Differences on Major Issues

MUSSOLINI WRITES HITLER U. S. WILL  ’ “NOT PERMIT DEFEAT OCF DEMOCRACIES

- First. Reported Missing: on Flight Over Germany a Year Aoo bast May 17

Commission  Meets Today  ~ Powers To Decide — On Control Of Nazis

Control Board Meets Today  In Berlin   Occupation Plans For Germany Disensesed

ALLIES MEET IN BERLIN TO PLAK REICH CONTROL   Reds Put 50-1 Rule in Effect

HISTORIC MEETING IS NOW UNDERWAY   Four Power Allied Control Commission To Decide German Occupation

Airfields Near TokyoStrafed   Fires Still Burning In Capital District

JAPS SAY FIELDS NEAR TOKYO KIT   May Be Getting Pictures of Still Smoldering City

Small U. S. Plane Group Hits Japan   Believe Pictures of Destruction Sought

Highth Crosses Senio To’ End Winter Lull   Aerial Onslaught Starts Drive On Broad Front In Lugo Area.     we sgatee ee Sg ee ae et eae ay Ny VE Padi,   FivTH ON OFFENSIVE

Eighth Army Pushes Across Senio River   Opens Drive to Destroy as Much of the German Army as Possible Before It Goes Into Reich’s Mountain Reduit Area.

British Launch Drive Against Nazis In Italy   Cross Senio River In Move To Destroy Before Withdrawal.

British 8th Army Crosses Senio River   Smash Ends. Winter Lull There; 92nd Continuing Advance

Fighth Army Drives Across Senio River   Eastern End Of Italian Front Aflame As Heavy Guns Open Assault On German Positions

British 8th Army Crosses Senio River In Major Attack   To Destroy Opposing German Army before It Withdraws; Ends Lull on Helian Front

Long Dormant Front Now Aflame as Alligs Seek To Wipe Out Germans to Prevent Rcetreat.

Major Battle Seen On Italian Front; May Squeeze Allies  Try To Halt Big Germar Retreat

On Move In Italy   Eighth Army Lashes Out: Following Heavy Air. Bombardment in Drive to: Smash Foe

Hundreds of Heavy Guns Open Attack Designed to Destroy Enemy Before They Fle

WINTER LULL IS BROKEN ON ITALIAN FRONT   British Eighth Supported By Heaviest Bombardment On Front Crosses  ~ Senio River   HOLDING BRIDGEHEADS

EIGHTH ARMY ACROSS SENIO   British Open Big Drive in Italy to Annihilate  Two Nazi Armies

BRITISH OPEN BIG DRIVE IN ITALY   STORM ACROSS SENIO RIVER ON WIDE FRONT AFTER MURDEROUS BARRAGE.

SENIO RIVER CROSSED IN MOVE TO DESTROY GERMAN ARMY AND PREVENT WITHDRAWAL TO ALPS

Sth Crosses Senio; Guns. Planes fd   Heaviest Air  - Assault in Italian Campaign Opens Drive

BRITISHOPEN MAJORDRIVE AFTER LUL   Veteran Eighth Crosses the Senio in Fierce ‘Assault

Third Captures 285 Nazi Party Bigwigs  _By AUSTIN BEALMEAR  Sia ere AAI SILOS Re   British Launch” ‘Last’ Big  Drive In Italy * Arille

British Open Major Offensive in Italy   Eighth Army Pushes Across Senio River

BRITISH FORCES CROSS SENIO IN BRILLIANT PUSH   greevient Air Raid of War in Italy Paves Woy for Final Battle

ITALIAN FRONT FLAMES AGAIN   British Burst Over Senic River in New Attack

Japs Reported Producing New Type Suicide Plane in Manchuria   By ALBERT RAVENHOLT United Pross War Corresponder

Interurbans, Buses Resume Operations   Labor Advisor Outlines Agreement Considered A Eair Compromise

ELECTRIC RAILWAY INTERURBANS, BUSES RESUME OPERATIONS  WORK STOPPAGE ON TRANSPORTATION LINES

RETURN TO NANKING         Chinese Officials Were Forced tea Flee in 1937

ran Hears ted Troops ure Massed   Armed Insurgents Threaten Crisis With Soviet Support

Soviet Tank Units Mass  Near Tehran   Outbreak Of Insurgency In Iran Within Two Weeks Predicted

Trouble Seen By Iranians Within Weeks Due To Rule   Azerbaijan Section Ready To Cooperate

lran’s Army  Chief Alarmed  Notes Concentration Of Russ Tanks, Troops

Rebel Outbreak Is Feared Soon . By Tran Leader   Armed Civilians Are Also In Evidence Intelligence Chie! Declares

Reds Concentrate Troops Near lranian Capital   Premier Asserts Insurgent Movement Being Aided by Soviet Forres; Trouble Seen in Turbulent Province

REDS REPORTED BELOW TEHRAN   Iranian Government Leader Declares Soviet Tanks Massed oat Garmsar

LAvRENS SUW S duly 1TyS  Leo Bur Ke   Laupens Sun Thily SMFS Leo Burke Died  At Sidney, Nebr.

MAY AID FARM WORK      Continuation of Mild Spring  Weather in Kansas

American Mother Pleads for Life of Son Given Death Sentence By English Court

Mother. Appeals For Son’s Life   Seeks Clemency For GI Condemned To Die

Chinese Terms Given Japs; To Take Key Areas   Hong Kong, Formosa And Indo-China to Be Occupied by Troops: British Are Silent

Chinese Will Occupy Jap Held Regions    Hong Kong, Formosa Among Areas to Be Controlled

CHINESE TO TAKE OVER HONGKONG, FORMOSA ISLAND   Surrender Terms Disclose They Also Wiil Occupy North Indo-China and Part of Thailand.   BRITISH SILENT ON ARRANGEMENTS   Foreign Secretary Bevin Expresses Confidence Hongkong Will Be Returned to England.

NEW CONGRESS COMES TO TOWN WEDNESDAY; NUMEROUS PROBLEMS  MATTER OF RAISE IN SAL ARY PENDING BUT OTHER MATTED CRnAWhING

19th Congress — Has Its Problems   “Include: Compulsory Military: Training, Better Social Security

New Congress Starts Soon   Wednesday Senators Will Begin Worrying About. Aftermath.

New Congress Starts On Big Job Wednesday   Pressing Problems Of War And Its Aftermath Crowd Calendar.

What About Compulsory Military?.... Nation’s New Congress  On Trip To Washington

Pre-War Style Reception for Gen. DeGaulle   Provisional President will Press for More Important Consideration of France

Washington Will Receive D ‘Gaulle In Pre-War Style   French Leader Slated To Arrive By Plane For Week’s Visit

Capital Ready For Reception  Of De Gaulle    Crammed Schedule Expeeted to Keep Head French Government Here  Full Week

DeGaulle To U.S. bn Visif   Wants ‘Big Power’ Recognition For France; -Washington Plans Socials

DeGaulle Here With High Hope  French Leader Seeks Major Nation Rating

Washington Plans Big Reception For General De Gaulle   Truman Welcomes Head Of French Government

Capital Plans Gala Reception For De Gaulle   Provisional French Leader Expected To Arrive In Washington Late Today

De Gaulle Arrives In U.S. Today To Meet Truman  White House Plans State Dinner For French Chief

DE GAULLE TO BE WELCOMED IN U. S.. WITH “PRE-WAR” STYLE RECEPTION

D’GAULLE MEETS TRUMAN TODAY   FRENCH PRESIDENT PLANS EXTENSIVE TRIP THROUGH U, S.,

WASHINGTON ALL SET TO WELCOME CEN. DE GAULLE   Pre-War Style Reception Planned For Head Of Provisional French Government.

DE GAULLE DU WASHINGTON TODAY      City Prepares to Put on < Pre-War Style Reception for Him.

Capital to Put On Style When DeGaulle Visits   Wanis Bie Pewer Statu«

Welcome De Gaulle In Pre-War Style   A Crammed Schedule; Wants to “See More Of the United States”

Plan Welcome  For de Gaulle  French Leader Due In Washington Today

De Gaulle Is Due To Arrive Today To Meet Truman   French Leader Will Seek Assurances Of Big Power Role Of Nation.

Washington Will Fete DeGaulle   Will Arrive This Afternoon at 4 P, M. With Nearly Score of Aides.

De Gaulle Due In Capital   Washington Prepares Pre-War Style Reception For French Chief

De Gaulle Scheduled To Receive Big Welcome In National Capital Today

Capital Waits De Gaulle Visit   French Chief to Be Truman Guest; Seeks ‘Big Power’ Status

Washington Awaiting Arrival of De Gaulle   +7... WT Geek Rie Power

French. Doom  General as.  A. Traitor -. Dentz Refuses  Aid Offered  By Bullitt

U, 0. NORTH PACIFIC FLEET READY TO TAKE OMINATO NAVAL BASE   SIXTY WARSHIPS WILL OCCUPY SHORE ESTAB.LISHMENTS ON SUNDAY

North Pacific Fleet Ready To Take Over Base   Warships Prepared For Emergency As They Enter Strait

Reds 25 Miles From Berlin. Nazis Report   Soviets Drive Ahead On Second Day of Big Frontal Attack: Danzig Territory Is Invaded

Great Soviet Drive Rolling   Reds Said In 25 Miles Of Berlin And Only 12 Miles Out Of Danzig

Soviets Roll Within 12 Miles Danzig   Moscow Ignores: Nazi Claim Of Ney Drive For Berlin

Russian Tanks 25 Miles from Greater Berlin   Other Red Forces Invade Danzig Territory for First Time

Moscow Still Silent Or: Frontal Drive Across Oder To Reich Capital

NOW 10 MILES WEST OF ODER   Other Red Troops Roll To Within 12 Miles Of Danzig

Reds Silent On Renewal Of Advance On Capital   But Tell of Forces In Danzig Territory Within 2 Miles of  Former Free City

Advance Ten Miles West Oder River   Other Soviet Armies Koll Within 12 Miles Of the Former . Free ‘City of Danzig, Cross Nogat River

OTHER RUSSIAN FORCES INVADE DANZIG SECTOR   Soviet Army Advances 10 Miles West of Oder, Outflanking Two Fortresse:

Se ey DatsZ ze" a ag trim are aw te FT Pane part   Nazis Report Oder’ 3astions Flanked  By Thrust at Capital Redick” 49 Sselow

Reds Within 25 Miles Of Berlin   Other Soviet Forces Invading Danzig Territory For First Time Roll Within 12 Miles Of City, Report

Russian lanks 29 Miles From Berlin  - Moscow Says Troop:  Are Only 12   Milee Fram Danzig

Russian Tanks Drive Within 25 Miles Of German Capital    Soviet Troops Nearing Free City of Danzig—Germar Positions. Near Stettin Are. ~ Menaced

Drive   eds Said In 25 Miles Of Berlin mad Only 12 Miles Out Of Danzia

RUSSIAN TANKS 20 MILES FROM GREATER BERLIN   Enemy Reports Terrific Fighting on Approaches to City —Two Oder Fortresses Ountflanked.   REDS PUSH FORWARD IN DANZIG TERRITORY   ‘ f'wo Soviet Armies Seize 360 Towns During Day, Including Pomeranian Stronghold of Buetow.

No “Lend-Lease” In Connection With the Japs’ Surrender Ceremony.

News Day And Night   U. S. Marines And Soldiers Pound Enemy Defenses Along 5-Mile Line   Hand-To-Hand Fightin ge Rages   Devil Dogs Drive Off Savage Jap Counter-Attacks In Bloody Battle

Bloody Campaign Is Nearing An End   Japanese Extending D windling Manpower tn Desperate Effort to Halt the Americans

Japs on Okinawa Show First Signs of Cracking as Yanks Struagle to Take Strona Points

YANKS HURL FULL POWER AT DEFENSE      Vicious Nipponese Counter Blows Repulsed

Yanks Cut Down Hundreds in Bitter Fighting   Dispatches Say Nips Are Expending Their Remaining Manpower on Okinawa in Futile Attempt to Hold Hilly Five-Mile Tine

48,103 NIPS KILLED IN ISLE FIGHT   Americans Throw Full Weight At Defenses On 5-Mile Front

Japs Cracking On Okinawa   inemy Spending Reserves in Futile =ffort to Hold Vital Hill Positions

DEAD ON GUTH aIDES MOUNT AS END NEARS   Japs Expending Last.of Man Power, Show Signs. of Cracking.

Yanks Throw Full Weight Into Fight   Japs Concentrate Remaining Strength In Strong Defenses

Japs Are Killed   Sugar Loaf Hill Changes Honds Five Different Times

12 More Cities Listed for Bombing Raids   Adm. Nimitz’ War Bulletin Reports New Strikes Against Enemy Shipping, but Does Not Mention Halsey’s Third Fleet

Warnings Are  Dropped By Sunerforts   Twelve More Japanese Targets Are Marked For Future Bombings

MORE CITIES CET WARNING _ BY LEAFLETS   ‘Evacuate or Die’ Order Given To Japs

Leaflets Scattered By Planes   Planes Fly Up And Down Japan Warning Pepulace

Jap Cities for Raids  Leaflet. Shower Carries Warning; MacArthur Gets Rvukva Helm

Forts drop leaflets over entire chain of islands in bold move   31 Jap towns now face imminent destruction by U.S. 20th air force

Third Warning Distributed to Enemy by B-29’s   Growing ‘Death List’ Of Japanese Centers Is Increased to 31

B-29s Mark Total Of 31 Jap Targets   ‘Evacuate Or Die’ Warnings Are Rained On Four Islands

‘Surrender or Die’ Notes Dropped by Superforts; ‘Halsey Still on Prowl

Thirst-Crazy Japs Fight on, Bomb 4 Cities   3,000 Enemy Left on Okinawa; B-29: Drop 3,000 Tons

FIRES VISIBLE 150 MILES AFTER HEAVY ATTACKS   Borneo Oil Wells Fired By Enemy; Gain On Luzon

JAP'S OKINAWA FORCES SHOVED BACK T0 OCEAN   Four Cities Blasted By Big Superfort Raid; 3,000 Tons Of Bombs Dropped   JAPS FIRE __OOILFIELDS   Aussies Move Up On Borneo; 37th Races 13 Miles In Northern Luzon

GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARD FORMATION OF NATIONAL POLICY   ACTION SPURRED BY STRIKE-VOTING AMONG 500,000 AUTO WORKERS

Government :Moves: ‘Toward Decision on. New National. _ Wave and: Price. Policies

A DECISION SOON ON NATIONAL WAGE AND PRICE POLICY   The Government Spurred By Start of Strike Voting By 500,000 Auto Workers. ©   A CONFERENCE TODAY   Truman to Meet Members of Reconversion Advisory Board at 3 P. M.

Truman Aets on  Pay Policy   Calls Reeonyersion Board as Auto Workers Vote an Sieibe

General Motors  Workers Take Vote On Strike   Revision On Wage-Price  Policy Is Under Debate

ADMINISTRATION PRESSES WORK ON PAY POLIC)   Truman Meets with Reconversion Advisory Board; Prices Also Eyed

Waae-and-Priee Policy Decision Expected Soon   Auto Strike Vote Spurs Government To Action

BUARD DEBATES WAGES, PRICES   TRUMAN TO CONFER WITH ADVISORY GROUP

FIRST STRIKE VOTE INVOLVING HALF MILLION AUTO WORKERS STAGED AT GENERAL MOTORS   Ballot Favering Work Stoppage to Enforce ClO Union Demands for 30 Per Cent Wage Rate Increase Appears Certain   SPOKESMAN PREDICTS BUT A LIGHT TURNOUT

Bombing Japar Cost 437 Loss of Superforts   Total'of Over 600 Combat: Personnei Rescuediby Navy

SET SITE FOR  SEWAGE PLANT   St. Joseph, B. H. Commissions Work Out Details At Joint Meeting

LOAN TO BRITAIN MEANS BETTER FOOD, MORE CLOTHING TO MAN IN STREET: PROMOTES GOODWIIT.

U. S. LOAN TO BRING RELIEF TO DREARY. WARTIME DIET OF BRITISH POPULATION SAYS MACKENZIE

U.S. Loan To Giwe Britons ‘Better Diet   Will Give-Relief Front “Dreary Wartime Ex‘istence ind Further - Cement Angho-Amerean’ Relations

Patton, Reds Attack Final Armv Pocket   Revolting Prague Patriots Take Over Canital Fram Nazis

“Third Army ¢ Times Drive  With Soviets   Czech Patriots Liberate Prague In Brilliant Coup

General Strike Called By Jews  Protest British Stand On Palestine Problem

Strike Of Jews Protests British Palestine Policy   General Shutdown For Twelve Hours

Jews Stage Strike in Palestine   Protest British  Proposals for Settling of Problem

12 HOUR STRIKE OF JEWS BEGINS FOR PALESTINE   Protest New British Proposals to Settle Palestine Problems

JEWISH STRIKE IN PROTEST PALESTINE SETTLEMENT PLANS   PEOPLE OF PALESTINE EAGERLY STUDYING BRITISH OFFICIAL STATEMENT

STRIKING JEWS PROTEST PLANS FOR PALESTINE   12-Hour Walkout Called I Widespread Objections To Bevin’s Assertion

Strike Is Called   Protest New British Proposals to Settle Palestine Problem

12-Hour Jewish Strike Starts At Noon Today   Protest British Proposal to Settle Palestine Problem

Jews Strike In Protest To Britain’s Stand   Widespread Objection to Bevin’s Trustee Plan For Palestine

General Strike Called   Palestine Again Proves Headache For British

Holy Land Jews Protest British Plan By Strike   Statement By Bevin Causes Walkout

JEW PROTEST BRITISH PLANS   A 12-Hour General Strike Starts at Noon Today Without Incident.   ESSENTIAL WORK DONE

JEWISH-ARAB.- ISSUE  Jews Start  Strike; Protest British Stand ‘Palestine: Watches  peed  oom   Palestine. Watches Hint Land. Would Be Put Under Trusteeship

WORK oTOP3 IN PROTEST ~— OF NEW PLAN   Jewish Assembly to Discuss Bevin Statement on Nov. 19.

Violence As Jews Strike   Non-Complying Bus ‘Drivers Stoned in Jerusalem During 12Hour Protest Walkout

JEWS STAGE 12 HOUR STRIKE OVER PROBLEM IN PALESTINE   Protest British Proposals For  Trusteeship F-r Their Country

Youths Stone Bus Drivers   People Studying Closely New Proposals For Settling Palestine Problems  SET 12-HOUR STRIKE  Widespread Objection To Bevin’s Statement Hinting Eventual Trusteeship

Protest New British Plan On Palestine   Youths Stone Drivers _ Anglo-U.S. Proposal Draws Arab Fire.

BUS DRIVERS ARE STONED IN PALESTINE   Jewish Youths Protest Continued Operation ot Vehicles During Strike Called to Demonstrate Against British.

JEWS PROTEST NEW PROPOSAL ON MIGRATION   Youths Hurl Stones at Bus Drivers in Jerusalem

Jewish Strike  In Palestine  Gets Underway   Jewish Shops Closed, Buses and Taxis Halted; Workers in Essential Services Continue

Palestine Statement Tres Jews   Demonstrations Are Likely Over Policy

JEWS STRIKE IN PROTEST OF BRITISH PLAN   All Shops, Restaurants, and Factories Closed and Buses and Taxies Stopped  MASS MEETINGS HELD

12-Hour Jewish Strike Protests British Proposals   Plan Mass Meetings: Assail Announcement Of Joint Action by  America and Encland

12 Hour Jewist Strike Starts In Jerusalem   In Protest To New British Proposals For Settling Palestine Problem.   SitUDY STATEMENT

Jerusalem Jews Stage .12-Hr. Strike   Protest New British Pro posals For Settling Pal estine Problem.

U. $. Flayed for Backing Bevin's Proposed Probe   Arab Newspapers Are Also Critical; Mass Demonstrations Loom

Ernie Pyle With the Navy  Only a Foo! Would. Want  To Return to Front Writer Is on His Way Back   Writer Is on His Way Back Despite All Arguments

Pyle’s Column: First Column Is Always Hardest, Ernie Thinks   RY EFRNIEF PYLE

Ernie Pyle Returns To Warfronis . .. This Time It’s Pacific Are   "I'm Going Back Because There's War On And LAm Part Oflt.” Says Columnist

3,000 PLANES PROPOSED FOR U.§, ANNUALL   Wer Dept. Consultant Sug. gests Figure To Meet Any Emergency

Peacetime Production Of 3,000 Planes Yearly Recommended To Senate Body

OVER 990,000 INVOLVED IN JOB DISPUTES   FORD CO. AND OIL WORKERS RETURN TO JOBS

Labor Leader Calls Parley With Miners   John L. Lewis Refuses To Order End Of Spreading  a Mitonig SAGE   FORD RECALLS MEN

Lewis Shuns Strike Halt   Labor Secretary's Parley Ends in Deadlock on Coal

Flood Drives 25,000 Families From Homes in Louisiana  Half Million Acres Have Been Inundated by Rampaging Red River

RED CROSS SAYS RED RIVER FLOOD AFFECTS 25,000   Half-Million Acres of Best Farm Lands Inundated; Burdens Mississippi

5. 000. 00 Battle To Aid Town   ‘Red: River Floods  Central Louisiana

FLEE PERILED RIVER VALLEY   25, 000 Families Affected By Rampaging Waters  In Louisiana

Thousands Lose Homes in South As Flood Grows   Homeless Given Temporary Housing In Big Tent Cities

Expect Case To Be Carried To LE. S. Cirevit CourtWithin Next Few Days’

GOVT READIES WARD APPEAL   Take Unfavorable Decision To Circuit Court of Appeals

Government Will eal aes In Ward Case ©      It. Is ‘E pected  Ev ental Tak

U5. TO APPEAL WARD DECISION.   Under Stay of Proceedings Ruling -Army to Continue Store Operation

Prepares Appeal in Ward Seizure  U. S. Attorney to Take Prompt Action

TATE TO END WALKOUT      Senator Ferguson Wants Politics  Kept from Pearl Harbor Probe

Gov't Troops. - Capture City   Nationalists in China Re ported Holding Shanbaikwan

Vital Gateway *To Manchuria Said Captured   Nationalists Take Shanhaikwan From Communist Forces

CHINESE HOLD GATEWAY ciTY TO MANCHURIA   COMMUNIST CHARGE OF U.S. MEDDLING IS DENIED

200,000 Casualties Have Resulted in Civil War; Many Persons Homeless   U.S. Army Authorities Deny Charges That American Commander Delivered Ultimatum; Fighting Expected to Slacken During Talks

NATIONALISTS WIN GATEWAY TO MANCHURIA   Fall of Shankaikwan Opens Way Through The Great Wall

ALLIES RETAKE TWO AIRFIELDS IN PACIFIC WAR   Recapture Strips in China, Philippines; End Nears on Iwo Jima

2 Air Bases Recaptu red  In Far East   Operation Draws Ring Closer Around Formosa; Iwo Near Mop Up Stage

Two Bases for Borneo  Raids Fall   Mindanao Resistance Still Light; Suichwan Airfield Captured

Chinese Troops Take Suichwan,  Vital Airfield  Doughboys On Mindanac   Doughboys On Mindanao Capture Zamboanga And San Roque Airdrome.

Recapture Of Vital Airfields Threatens  Formosa, Borneo   Marines Near Mop -Up Stage In Iwo Conquest

Says Research Can Prevent Another War   Edward F. Flynn Speaks Before Covina Men’s Club

Draft To End At Surrender   Congress Ready to Stop It When Hostilities End; Law Sets May 15 of 1946

Solons Ready To Legally End The Drafting of Men   BUT NOTHING WILL TAKE PLACE UNTIL JAPAN ACTUALLY QUITS 

Japanese Surrender To End Selective Service   Congress Ready To Open Drive To Halt Draft When Current Recess Ends

Jap Surrender  Ends Drafting   A Japanese Capitulation Will Find Congress Ready To Stop Draft.

SolonsReady ToEnd Draft   Dead Set Set Against Any Inductions After A ~ Japanese Surrender

JAP SURRENDER MAY END DRAFT   LEADERS REPORTED PREPARED TO START DRIVE AGAINST ACT

Jap Surrender Puts End to Draft at Once   Congressmen Are Se To Pass Repeal OF Sarvice Measure

Draft Expected To Halt Soon After Japan Quits   Bill Prepared For Introduction Soon As Congress Re. convenes Calling For End Of Draft By November 1; Stimson May Revise Estimates In View Of Atom Bomb

Japs Surrender Will Find Congress Ready To Put A Quick End To Draft

Would End Draft If Japs Quit   Some Congressmen Would Stop Calls Nov. 1 If War Continues

Jap Surrender Puts End to Draft at Once   Congressmen Are Se  To Pass Repeal QE Garwirea MAanciure

CONGRESS WiLL END THE DRAFT   Ready To Put Immediate Stop To Conscription On News Of Japanese Sur-: render 

Congress Call to Stop Draft at War’s End   Japanese Surrender Will Find Capitol Hill Ready to Act. .

Spain No Longer Representing Jap Interests   Sends Demand For Satisfaction To Tokyo In Regard Manila Incident.

Spain Acts Against Japs  _ Orders Diplomats To Cease Representatior

SPANISH PEEVE STILL GROWING   ‘Energetic Demand’ Is Sent to Jap Government

SPAIN HALTS ALL DIPLOMATIC:AID TO JAP INTERESTS   CHARGE JAPANESE ' WITH EXECUTION OF SPANISH NATIONALS

SPAIN SPLITS WITH JAPANESE   Diplomats Ordered To Quit Representing Nippon.

SPAIN MAKES DEMAND   Charges Premeditated Murders of Spaniards by Japanese

Half of Capital Of Philippines In U. S. Hands   M’Arthur’s Men Meeting Little More Than Sniper Fire   69 Bataan Nurses Rescued at Manila

Mandalay Entered by Indian Forces.   Chinese Control Roads South. East

Punjabi Troops Enter Mandalay   Chinese Troops Also Fighting Toward City

BONOW PUTS OFF RESIGNATION   Warns That War. Ruined Italy Needs “More Than Talk’

BONOMI DELAYS RESIGNATION   Leftists Demand Speed In Forming New Government

Nazis Admit Minor Gains In Offensive   Moscow Radio Says Showdown For Berlin Expected Very Soon

U.S. Third Army  Captures Nazis   Over 1,200 Germans Seized During Night, Most Of Them ‘Crack’ Paratroopers

DISPUTE OVER © ~ COMBAT STAR   LEGISLATURE ASKED TO PASS RESOLUTION ASKING CORRECTION OF “STAR" RULING

U.S, SECOND DIVISION MAY GO INTO BERLIN   Reported Selected As First U. S$. Force For Capital

2nd Armored Into Berlin   Will Be First Of American Task Foree To Go To German Capital.

Squadron Gets Service Plaque For Fine Work   Cpl. Lloyd L. Heimer ' One Of Unit To - Win Award

COMMENDATION TO GPL. WM. STAMPER   Presented for “Invaluable Assistance” to Army’s Veteran 318th Group.

CAPTAIN OF CRUISER INDIANAPOLIS, ON WHICH 800 LOST LIVES, GUILTY OF NEGLIGENT CHARGE

McVay 's Counsel Asks Acquittal   Arguments Are Ended In Court Martial Of Indianapolis Skipper

‘House Committee Hears big Business Plan To Prevent Unemployment

Voice In Foreian Affairs U.S. Aim   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER  Associated Press Diplomatic «2. a ee

Truman, Stettinius Turning American Foreign Policy Into More Decisive Role   Secretary Of State To Review Work Of Security Conference Over Air Tonight

STETTINIUS ON RADIO TONIGHT   Secretary Of State To Make = Address At 7:30; U.S. Foreign Policy Turn ing Tow ard More Decisive Ralea   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER— Associated Press Ddiplomatic News BE Aditar

U, §. MEDIATOR FOR SECURITY   Veto Formula Is Only Bi Issue Remaining

—CONFERENCE— U.S. To Take New Role In Worl d Issues   More Decisive Attitude Expected: Stettinius In . Broadcast. Tonight

U.S. Seeks Lead Role in World Affairs   Stettinius Plans Major Speech to Review Conference

Truman, Stettinius Turn USS. Foreign be: ‘cies Into More Decisive ole

U.S. Policy On Foreign Affairs To Be Outlined  Stettinius To Speak Tonight As America Ff gf. Qe. M1

Nation’s Chief, Stettinius Sure  Of Objectives   Secretary of State To Broadcast Major Radio Speech Tonight

Stettinius To Give Up-To-Minute Talk Over Radio Tonight On World Affairs

PRES. TRUMAN AND STETTINIUS TURN TO POLICY OF U. S.   GREAT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE SO-CALLED UNDERDOG CLAUSES

American Foreign Policy Turns to More Decisive Rol   Stettinius Will Make ‘Radio Speech Monday Night at 9:30, CWT

U. S. Foreign Policy Moves Toward More Decisive Role In World Affairs

US. Determined -On Bigger Role Tn World Plans      roman’ é: Parley journey;  Stetienius ‘Talk Tonight Part Of New: Approach

U.3, TURNS TO MORE PRECIO FOREIGN ROL   Seeks to Regain Moderator Position Between Russ and British.

CONFERENCE IN VITAL ROLE ON WORLD AFFAIRS   Stettinius Speaks In Broadcast  Tonight At 9:30

U.S. Turning To More Vital Role In World Affairs   Stettinius Will Speak To Nation And Armed Forces

Truman And Steftinius Set Policy Turn   Beginning to Turn American Foreign Policy Toward More Decisive Role

Stettinius To Review Progress  In Radio Talk   Secretary of State Will Tell American People over Radio Tonight of San Francisco Meeting.

Truman And Stettinius Turning U. S. Foreign Policy Into More Decisive Roll In World Affairs

U.S. STIFFENS FOREIGN POLICY PLAN AT MEET   Stettinius to Speak to People, Armed Forces Over Radio From San Francisco

Stetlinius To Make Report T onight To the Nation and U.S. Armed Force

Mettinius to Review Work At Conference   Speaks on Radio Tonight; Veto Showdown Near

NATION TURNS TO BIG ROLE IN WORLD AFFAIRS   Secretary of State to Address Nation and Over seas Forces in Special Broadcast Tonight:.

Turns Poliey To Decisive Role   Stettinius To Speak On Radio Tonight on Work of Conference

Stronger Foreign Policy   Stettinius to Outline National Program in Radio Talk Tonight; Conference Near End

Yettinius to Outline U. S. Foreign Roie   Secretary on Air at San Francisco Monday Evening

PLAN TO GIVE U. §, WORLD LEADERSHIP   Truman, Stettinius Aim to Return Nation to Middle Position Between British, Reds

Stettinius Will Give Radio Talk   American Foreign Policy Turns to More Decisive Roles

U. $. To Assume Bigger Role in World Affairs   Sec, Stettinius To Talk Tonight On Foreign Affairs

U. S, Gaining Objectives At ’Frisco   Stettinius Talks Tonight to American People

DARDENELLES MAY BE OPENED   Turks Express Willingness Te Modernize 25 Accord

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Britain Trying To Treat U. S. ‘Sap’ in Financial Matters—Congress Irked

! UNERAL HY AFTERNGON   cr Struble Woman Died At Age of 84 Years

NATION BEGINS BUYING SPREE   Ration Free Goods. Gasoline, Shoes In Great Demand

CONTINUE TO MOP UP JADS   Civilions Killed in Cold Blood by Enraged , ~ Soldiers

Yanks Make Slow Gains In Bay Area   Enraged Japanese Kill Civilians, Dynamite Houses

YANKS PIN FOE IN DIMINISHING MANILA POCKET   Bitter Resistance Is Slowing Cleanup Of Foe From Luzon Capital City

Yanks Battle Japs At Each Intersection   Japs Are Wantonly Killing Civilians

British Attack Indonesians Witt Bombs, Rockets   Indonesian Shelling Yesterday Killed 13 And Wounded 34

Thoughtful  Trick or Treat Kids Return With Change For Benefactor

ALSO STAB TOWARD PORT OF BERLIN   Closing Up Forces Along Oder River for Smash to Capital

Tanks Smash Resistance Near Danube   Third Army Drives To Close Pincers On Berchtesgaden

THIRD ARMY THREATENS ALPINE FORT   Third Army 38 Miles From Advancing Reds

TRIAD ARMY IN CRDSoING OVER DANUBE   Now Less Than Sixty Miles From Munich, Close In On Bavarian Fortress Of Passau, Nazi Resistance Broken   ALLIES HAVE NOT YET MADE JUNCTION

Third Army Crosses Danube Less Than 60 Miles Of Munich  RACING FULL SPEED TO BERCHTESGADEN  Hitler’s Western Front All But Vanished Under Allied Blows

PARIS, (UP) —. The British Second Army cleared virtually all of the wrecked North Sea port of Bremen today.

Patton Closes on  Passau  67 Miles North of Berchtesgaden And 98 Miles

Miners Bolster Lewis Position In Contract Talks By Big Strike Vote

Strike Ballot Strengthens = ewis’ Hand   Miners Favor Strike By 7-1 Ratio to Gain Contract Demands

Soft Coal Miners ‘Vote To Strike -On Lewis’ Call   oe OF +, ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Decide On Walkout By Better Than 8 Margin; Contract Expires Next  at. ,g.. FF. varecase

Miners Vote 8 To 1 For Strike In Nation; Maiority Betters 18 To'1 In 2 Fields Here

Miners Vote To Support Lewis   Agree To Strike At Call In Deadlocked Wage Negotiations

Lewis Wins Confidence Ballot As Miners Vote To Strike On Wage Demands   Seven To One Vote Bolsters Lewis’ Position In Deadlocked Negotiations

MINERS’ VOTE BACKS LEWIS   i To 1 Margin * Favors Soft Coa! Strike

Walkout Is Favored By 208.000 To 25,000, But Vote Doesn't Mean John Lewis Will Actually Call Men Out.   ~BY HAROLD W. WARD-—

-Miners Back ‘Lewis’ Demand “Fgr More Wages   7-to-1 Vote Cast For Strike to Aid Fight for Contract

Miners Vote To Strike On Lewis' Call   Margin Was Better Than Seven to One

MINERS FAVOR STRIKE IN POLL   Lewis Given Overwhelming Support In UMW Ballot

STRIKE IS FAVORED BY MINERS IN VOTE    Present Contract Expires at ' Midnight Saturday

Lewis Supported By Miners In Demands; Strike Threat Increased By Vote Results

Soft Coal Men Vote to Strike   Big Majority in Venango and Clarion County Areas

BIG STRIKE VOTE BOLSTERS LEWIS   Miners Stand Behind Union Chief Better Than 8 To 1

Soft Coal Miner Authorize Strike  Vote Wednesday * Overwhelming One

Robert Frost. Dean Of U.S Poets, Is 70   New Book On His Birthday

Boasting Jap General In  Luzon Ready To Give Up   TRUK, OTHER BY-PASSED ISLANDS WILL SURRENDER

Japanese on Luzon Prepare to Yield   Gen. Yamashita Opens Sur. render Negotiations

War Department Defends Charges Of Communism   Sixteen Service Men And Officers Listed By  Subcommittee

Army Denies ‘Red’ Troops Are Disloyal   16 Officers, Men Listed as Having Communist Leaninas

ARMY SAYS 16 RED OFFICERS PROVED LOYAL   House Group Counsel Links Men With  _ Communism

LANDINGS STILL NOT CONFIRMED   Americans Continuing Philippines Mopup Of Jap Forces

Japs Report Troops Land On Labuan   East, Northwest Coastal Sectors Under Heavy Fire

72,000 Hard Coal Miners Ask 25 Per Cent Pay Hike   Lewis Presents Demands Which Also Include 10-Cent Royalty Asked by Bituminous Group

HARD COAL PAY HIKE IS ASKED   Union Also Seeks 10-Cent Royalty for Anthra cite Miners

MINE WORKERS ASK PAY RAISE   25 Per Cent In Salary And 10¢ Royalty Demanded

Hard Coal Miners Ask. Salary Boost; Press 30 Demands  Eastern Operators Giver Deanosals

 A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Structural Steel Load Slins. Kills Trucker

Little Hope Seen For Rain Relief   Drizzling Rainfall Continues Over Oklahoma

Canned Supplies To Be Increased   Fruits, Vegetables  -More Than Predicted

40-Mile Front Is Ablaze   Germ@ns Claim New Offensive Is Opened at Dawn

Berlin Says ‘Three Armies — Open Attack   Gain Footholds On East Bank of Roer After 3Hour Gun Barrage,

Berlin Says Roer River Line Forced At Six Points Along 40-Mile Front     Americans Clamp Blackout On News   Tanks, Infantry Stream Ahead Behind Earth-Shaking Air. Artillery Barrage

Grand Scale Push Is On, Says Berlin   isenhow:r Clamps Blatk out on All News from  Allied Side

Knockout Drive Qn Nazis From West Forecast   Terrific Air Blows Soften Up Area as Offensive Starts

American Ninth And Part Of First Armies Go Over To Attack On Broad Front West Of ‘Aachen, Is Report   BATTLES RAGE ON FORTY-MILE FRONT

Thundering Artillery Rakes Nazis 3 Hours Before Battle Begins   By Foe’s Account, U. S. 9th Army Spears Attack Forcing Roer At Six Points; British 2nd, U.S. Ist Join Drive

NINTH JUMPS OF AT OMAN - AGROSS ROE   Berlin Reports River Forced at Six or More Points ~ Behind Barrage.

Roer River Line F orced At Six Or More Points   Eisenhower Clamps Blackout On Action On Western Front

ALLIED ARMIES FORCE ROER ON 40-MILE FRONT   Berlin Reports Assault Before. Cologne Under EarthShaking Barrage

Temperatures   Tank and Infantry Divisions Stream Across Roer River

Nazis Indicate Three Armies Join in Attack   Gen. Eisenhower's Headquarters Clamps Blackout on Action

GREAT BATTLE SWAYS ACROSS RHINELAND   News ‘Blackout’ By Eisenhower

Big Battle Is On West Of Cologne   BERLIN REPORTS ROER RIVER LINE CROSSED AT SEVERAL  POINTS; NINTH ARMY LEADS \ Wi:

Cidnaped Infant teturned Safely   Abductor Attempts To Pose as Mother

Eight-Day-Old Baby Is Returned To Her Mother   Mrs. Phyllis Lanman Ad mits Taking Infant from Marion Hospital

Another Tragedy Strikes Circus   Collapse of Acrobatic Rig Results In Injury of Five Girls, Two Seriously.

High Acrobatic Act Collapses, Plunging 10. Performers to Ringling Circus Arena

‘Guerrilla Warfare Opens in Reich Nazi. ‘Werewolves’ Rico Against Allies

Clearing Canadians From English Town   Aldershot Littered With Glass, Debris After Canadians Riot

Superfortress Plunges Into Bay and Burns After Trying to Make Emergency Landing at La Guardia Field—Survivors Rescued’ From ' Flaming Waters by Coast’ Guard, Police and: ‘Airlines Crash’ Boats—Ship Overshot Runway.

DISABLED B-25 CRASHES IN BAY   Five Survivors Rescued From Flaming Waters Off New York

FIVE ARE MISSING IN BOMBER (RASH   B-29 Fortress Crashes in Flushing Bay, New York

B-29 Crashes At LaGuardia: > Are Missing   Huge Plane Overshoots In Emergency Landing

FIVE ARE MISSING — ~ IN BOMBER CRASH   B-29° Fortress Crashes in  _ Flushing Bay, New —VWark

Bonber Crashes Atta Guardia Airport Thursday   Emergency Landing Fail: And Cruft Burns in __. Flushing Bay

Utility Walkout Ended:  Auto Strike Threatened   CIO Union In Michigan Signs Agreement Ending  Power Stoppage; Observers Predict Serious  Breakdowns In Automotive Industry

Complete Program For High School Student Forum  . Guided By Six Local And Four Out Of Town Leader:

ARMY PRUBES B-20 SKYSCRAPER CRASH   Tower Was Repaired Sunday for Opening Today; 13 Are Dead

BUILDING IS “AGAIN OPENED   ‘EMPIRE STATE BUILDING OPEN AFTER CRASH WHICH KILLED 13 PERSONS

Gobs to Wea1 Civilian Garb Off-Service   CLOTHIERS PREPARE FOR RUSH AS NAVY ISSUES NEW ORDER

3,000 Tons of Bombs Hit Heart of Berlin   ‘More Than 1,000 Fortresses Stage Record  Blow Against Capital — Attack Appar  ently Causes Widespread Confusion.

APS FEAR WAR AGAINST REBS   Berlin Reports Big Three  Meeting Underway In Black Sea Area

Berlin Says Toky o Fears  Russia To War On Japan   Commentator Believes Big Three Discussing Soviets’ Entry Into Pacifie Conflict: Germans Bolstered For “Unconditional Fighting’ Until End

JAPS FEARFUL RUSSIANS WILL ATTACK THEN   Tokvoe Avprehensive Over Big Three Conference, Now Believed to Be in Session

BERLIN FEARS REDS WILL FIGHT JAPAN   May Be Result of Big Three Conferecne Believed to Be Meeting.

Tokyo Fears Russian Blow After Meeting   Disposition of Mandates Possession One Major Big Three Concern

JAPANESE FEAR ~ SOVIET ACTION   ‘Big Three’ Parley Might Re“sult in Red Decision to “+ Fight Nips

Russia May Fight Japs   Berlin Radio Report Tokyo Fears Attack After Bie Three Parley

Japs Fear Russia May Join in Oriental Battle  New Move Is Seen As Part of

JAPANESE FEAR WAR BY RUSSIA   Believe Matter Under Discussion At ‘Big Three’ Conference .      BERLIN RADIO WARNS

Japan Fears Big 3 Talk on War in East   German Radio ‘Reports New Russian Action On Agenda

Japs Fear Russia May Join in Oriental Battle  New Move Is Seen As Part of Big Three Meeting

TOKYO SAID IN FEAR REDS MAY JOIN ASIA WAR   Berlin Says Action May Result From Big 3 Meeting

Tokyo Fears Red Entry In Pacific Wat   Believes That a Para  mount Question at Bis Three Conference

Seamen Throw Meat Overboard  _ Ships Destroying  Riiwadian te  eae

PHONE ‘STRIKE ORDERLY HERE   Sup ervisory Officials Handle All Emergency Calls -

Phone ‘Protest’ Causes Little Service Change   Four-Hour Walkout Ils Preliminary To Nat'l Strike Vote

‘50 PUPILS IK BUS; ONLY FEW ESCAPE DEATH   Dives Over 50-Foot Bank —_ Into 50 Feet of  Water

19 DIE AS BUS PLUNGES INTO LAKE IN STORM   Most of 40 Students Escape From Bus in Water 50 Feet Deep

Bus Accident  Kialls 40 Tots   Leaves Highway. Goes Into Lake Caelan During Blind ing Snowstorm.

Snow Storm. Icy Highways Are Blamed   Only 7 or 8 Pupils on Way to School at Chelan. Wash., Survive

FIFTEEN PUPILS DROWNED AS BUS PLUNGES IN LAKE   ACCIDENT OCCURS DURING BAD STORM IN WASHINGTON

Fear 40 Children  Drowned   School Bus Plunges Into: Washington Lake In Blinding Snow

Bus Carrying School Children Plunges into Lake   Believe 16 Drown As Vehicle Settles In 50 Feet of Water; Snowstorm Blamed

BUS INT   Forty Children May Have  Drowned in Washington State Tragedy

Lake Chelan  Is Scene  Of Disaster   Nearly 50 Students Aboard Washington Bus Which Hit Rock and Plunged Over 50-Foot Embankment Into Lake; Most Escaped

BUS INTO: A LAKE   Forty Children May Have Drowned in Washington State Tragedy 

15 Reported Drowned In  School Bus      Vehicle Plunges Into Lake In State Of Washington During Snowstorm

16 Children Drown as Bus Dives in Lake   School Coach Skids Off Road in Storm, Plunges Into Water

SEVERAL SWIM TO SHORE AFTER ACCIDENT TODA   Believe Few Escaped When Ve hicle Left Road And Plunged Inte Lake Chelan

Vehicle Plunged Into Lake Chelan In Washington   Officers Attempt To Piece Together Fraqmentary Data

PLANE CRASH ~ FATAL T0 23   ARMY TRANSPORT EXPLODED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ~ FIELD NEAR KANSAS CITY:

THURSDAY IS MATTOON DAY AT SIST FAIR   Hundreds Expected to See One of Best Programs of Exposition

U.S. STH ARMY CLEARS ALL OF SIEGFRIED LINE   Close Up Roer River From Holland to Below  Duren

Mass West of Julich On Road To Cologne Plain. Nazis Say   Ninth Army Captures Last 4-Mile Section: Of Siegfried Line Before It; Join Brit- ish in Closing 40-Mile Roer Line

NAZIS ABANDON BIG STRETCH ‘OF HITLERIAN LINE AND FLEE ‘TO COLOGNE PLAINS EASTWARE

American Ninth and British Second Armies Close Up Roer All Along 40-mile Line Today.   SEVENTH ARMY MOVES THROUGH BAD STORM

Ninth, British Forces Establish Strong Positions On Roer River Ready to Crash Into Rhineland; Seventh Stiffens To Stop Enemy

NINTH ARMY TAKES LAST FOUR MILES OF SIEGFRIED LINE   With British Army It Closed Up the Roer River From Holland to Below Duren.   QUIT FORTIFICATIONS   Germans Fled to the Cologne Plains East of the Roer River.

Nazis Abandon Forts, Flee To Cologne Plain   U. S. 9th, British 2nd Armies Forge Ahead; 7th Regains Ground In Alsace Battle

Foe Flees "To Cologne Open Plain   Yanks Take New Siegfried Section; Germans  Halted In Alsace.

ALLIES CLEA AREA OF ROER   Germans Abandon Fortifications; Flee to Cologne  ‘Plain.   7TH RESTGRES LINES

‘Ninth Arm And Britis At Roer River   Capture Last 4-Mile Section of Siegfried Line; Nazi Attack Halted

Allies Up To River On A 40-Mile Front; 7th Army — Stamps Out New Nazi Push

GERMANS QUIT SIEGFRIED LINE, FLEE TO PLAIh   Last Four Mile Section of Fortifications Before American Ninth Captured Today.

Brachelen, 97 Siegfried Line Pillhoxes Seized: Nazi Defense Weak

WEST RIVER BANK FROM HOLLAND 10 DUREN CLEARED   9TH ARMY TROOPS SEIZE BRACHELEN AND 97 PILLBOXES

U. $. NINTH ARMY CAPTURED SECTION OF SIEGFRIED LINE   GERMANS ABANDON   GERMANS ABANDON FORTIFICATIONS AND FLEE TO COLOGNE PLAIN

Germans Abandon Positions, Retire to Cologne Plain   YANKS NEAR THE RUHR   Seventh Army Pushes the Germans Back Near Strasbourg

DRIVE CLEARS INVASION PATH INTO GERMANY   Enemy Attack in South Appears Stopped by Seventh Army

Germans Flee From Part of Siegfried Line   Nazi Thrust in Alsace Also. Flung Back Across the Moder

Yank and British Armies Hold 40 *Mile River Bank   Across Roer Lies Industrial Ruhr and Rhineland Halt New German Offencive

BRITISH CLOSE UP ROER RIVER BELOW HOLLAND   Germans Flee to Cologne Plain as. Ninth Army Advances

U.S. Ninth And British Now Hold West Bank Of Roer As Nazis Form Lines On Plain   Seventh Army Halts German Offensive In South — Nazi Withdrawal From Siegfried Is Considered Strange

Ninth Army Takes Four-Mile Section Of Siegfried Line   Germans Abandon Forts and Retreat To Cologne Plain

Siegfried Line Pillboxes Fall   Move Liberates Sittard Sector of Holland; German Alsace Drive Brought to Standstill

["uns Abandon Hitlerian Defenses; Seventh Army Regans Lost Territory

Allies Hold Roer Front   Germans Flee Siegfried Line Before Advancing Yanks; Seventh Army Smashes Nazi Offensive

Ninth Army Captures Last Four-Mile Section Of Line Before lt  so oe Oe ie pee   British Close Up  ‘To Roer Defenses   Seventh Stops Repeated German Thrusts Along Front In Alsace

Siegfried Line Falls to. Ninth Army   British Second Army Advanees to ‘fake Roer River Defenses

Yanks, British Clear West Bank Of Roe   Flame-Throwing Ninth Army Infantry Advances More Than A Mile; Germans Retreating Te Staaksiod linn Billkawee *

Nazi Drive Near Strasbourg Halted By Seventh, Snow   American Ninth, British Second Armies Close Up 40 Miles Along Roer

Section Of Nazi Line Abandonec   Attack By Seven German Armored Divisions In Alsace Is Halted By U. S. Seventh Army

Manpower Law Put Up To House   Has. Choice Of Sharply Different Bills

WAGE QUESTION NOT ON AGENDA AT CONFERENGE   Labor-Industry Peace Parley Now Getting Underway

AFL Opposes Wage Discussions... . .  CIO Fight To Get Wage Issue Before Business Conference Is Doomed

CIO Loses First Round In Washintgon Parley —   AFL Delegates Join Management To Ban Wage Question From Agenda Of Industry, Labor Peace Conference In Capital

CIO Unable To Get Wage Rift Before   Conference   Labor-Management Meetings Are Began

A. F. L. FIGHTS SALARY BID OF C.1.0.   Full Employment Methods Also To Be Dropped   To Find Way Of Settling Labor Disputes Without Work Stoppages

Murray Warns Nation Faces Major Collapse As Result of Industry's Refusal] To Negotiate Labor’sProtest: Against Drastic Cut In FakeHome Pav.

C10. Fight for Tatk on Wages Opposed by APL. and Might Be Quivoted      To Name Workers   ——— ror     Committees Will Be Chosen, Then Will Go fo Warde

AFL JOINS WITH MANAGEMENT IN OPPOSING ISSUE   John 1. Lewis Causes Seene With Demand for Place on Important ( ammittee   Re STERLING F. GREEN

Conference Picketed REET LGN ETON TRL ELLIE T SE EE CELL ESTE ETRE  CIO Loses Fight For  Wase Issue In Parley

AFL Joins Industry In Opposing Injecting Wage Issue At Parley   CIO’s Fight To Get Wage Increase Issue Before National Labor-Management Conference Seems Doomed To Failure

CIO Fails to Place Issue At Conference   Delegates Oppose  Discussion of Wage Increase Problem— Group Will Decide

CI0’s Fight Losing As AFL ‘Joins’ Managemen   Business Of Meeting Is Search For Ways And Means To End Labor Disputes

Wage Issue Avoidec AtLaborConference   CIO Denied Bid to Air Points; Committee Selections Set Todav

FD Uaakev-Plaving Schoolgirls Held in ‘Live Doll’ Death of Borrowed Infant

Two Sisters Held In ‘Baby Doll’ Death Of Infant   Tot, Found Dead With Broken Neck, Was Stolen By Young Girls

Girls’ Desire for Real Live Doll Results In Death of Infant and Kidnaping Charges

MISSING BOY {8 PICKED UP   DETROIT YOUTH WHO DISAP- PEARED WITH $25,000 FOUND WITH CO-EDS IN SOUTH

Senate Creates Atomic Committee   11 Men to Handle  Procedure Disputes

A-power bill to be studied by committee  Senate group to handle measures

11 To Settle _.Momic Issue   Senate Group: to ‘Study Measure. Presented by Administration .

TWO MORE DETROIT WARPLANTS STRIKE   Thompson Products Corp. And Graham-Paige Walkout

General Marshall Testifies For Sixth Straight Day  KEEFE QUESTIONS SERIES OF EVENTS 18 Page Report By Army  Board Causes Much Discussion

Navy Stopped the Tapping of Wires   Officer Was “Incensed” by FBI Five Days Before  War Began   IN REPORT BY CLAUSEN   Marshall Testifies He Saw Jap War Coming in August of 194]

Marshall Believed August, 1941 War Inevifable, Pacific   Realized United States Unprepared For Any Warfare

Fear Of War Widely Held   Marshall Says U. S. - Was Well Informed

Marshall Early Convinced War In Pacific Due  Navy Officer Said   Navy Officer Said To Predict Pearl Harbor Date

Marshall Sure War Inevitable  In August, “41   Knew United States Was Not Ready For Conflict In The Pacifie.   6TH DAY TESTIMONY

GENERAL KNEW WAR ‘CERTAIN’ IN AUGUST, °41   Marshell Testifies He Was Fully Aware of Fact U., S. Wasn't Prepared

WAR FORESEEN BY MARSHAL   Tels Peart Harbor Group Hi Was Convinced in August of 1941,

Gen. Marshall Says He Felt in August 1941 U. S., Japan Would Fight

MARSHALL KNEW WARWAS COMING US. UNPREPARED  peer oe   TELLS COMMITTEE HE WAS CONVINCED IN AUGUST, 1941

Navy, FBI Row -Halted ‘Wire Tapping   Jap Wires Were Freed Five Days Before War Started

Pacific War Anticipated By Marshall   General Tells Committee He Felt .Conflict Was Coming and Knew U, 5. Was Unprepared

Reaction Is Told Today By General   Testifies €ixth Day in Pearl Harbor Prob2—Top decret Reports Released

Convinced War Was  Inevitable   Marshall States He Also Knew the United States was Not Ready for it

MARSHALL FEARED WAR WAS COMING   Could Not See How It Could Be Averted in Aug. ’41

Gen. Marshall Thought War ‘Inevitable’   Feared During August, 1941, U.S. Would Enter

Felt War Inevitable   Marshall Saw Conflict With Japas As Certain By August, ’41; Knew U. S. Was Not Ready

Marshall Feared ‘War Certain If — Trend Continued   Secret Army Reports Assert, Deny Officials  Knew of Japan Plans

General Cites Helplessness Before Attack   Marshall Aware War Was Inevitable Four Months Beforehand

Marshall Believed U.S. Was Near War In August of 1%41   Tells Board Nation Faced Hostilities Unless Trend Changed   COMMITTEE GETS 18-PAGE REPORT   Conflicting Testimony of Former Inquiry Revealed For First Time

Marshall Knew U. S. Unprepared   Sought to Bolster Up Philippine Defense First. Testimony

MARSHALL SAYS WAR SEEMED INEVITABLE IN AUGUST, 1941; ADMITS NATION NOT READY   Hitherto "Top Secret" Report of Army Inquiry Board « Says Captain Kramer Quoted in 1943 As Predicting Surprise Attack   TOKYO MESSAGE TO ENVOYS CITED BY WITNESS

General Notes That He Knew U.S. Not Ready   Probers Also Learn That Surprise Blow By Nips Predicted

General Marshall Convinced In Aug., 1941, War Inevitable, U. S. Not Prepared For It

Gave Up Tapping OF Telephones   Officer Ordered Practice Stopped Only 5 Days Before Pearl Harbor, Investigators Told

Investigators Hear Officer Warned Sec. Knox of Jap Attack   Purported Note Alleged Sent to Knox on Day of Sneak Raid

Expected War But Knew U.S. Not Prepared   Marshal! Says He Was Convinced of Fact Months Ahead

Navy Officer Predicted ‘to Secretary Tokyo  " Message Meant Attack on Pearl Harbor  Seorey? Is Told   Secret’ Is Told   Kramer Said He Sent Notation to Knox, Is Officer’s Statement

Marshall Held War In Pacific Was Inevitable   United States Was Unprenpared

incensed at FBI, Navy Stopped Telephone Tapping   Order Given Five Days Before War Began; in Effect Ungil After Attack

Gen. Marshall Knew U.S. Not Ready for War      Top Secret Report Introduced Today at Pearl Harbor Inquiry

Marshall Thought War Inevitable In August, 1941, and Knew Nation Was Not Ready to Fight in Pacifi

‘Top Secret’? Army Reports Saying U. S. Had Prior Knowledge Released   Charges Denied, So crsiinnt Shows   General Says He Needed Until Dee. 5 To Build Up Philippine Defenses

Felt War Inevitable, Marshall   Probers Learn Of Reported: Prediction Made.to Knox

KNEW AMERICA WASN'T READY   Committee ‘Learns of Prediction to Knox About Intercepted Message.   SIXTH DAY ON. STAND

CERTAIN OF JAP WAR-MARSHALL   Probers Told Navy Officer Warned Knox of Pearl Harbor Attack

War Indicated In August, ‘41, Savs Marshall   Knew U. S. Wasn't Ready For It, Former Chief Of Staff Testifies.

He was Being Pushed For Men And Materials For The Pacific Area, Especially Philippines.

Quit Tapping Jap Phones Before Raid   Navy Stopped Checkup When Officer Irked By FBI Action.

Marshall Sensed War Four Months   Knew - ‘Country “Not Ready; He-  Tells Congressmen

Gen. Marshall ‘Convinced’ Of War In August   Deemed Pacifie Confliet Inevitable and United States Unprepared ‘For Et

Marshall Felt War Was Likely In August, 1941   Told Hull He Needed Until Dec. 5 to Build Philippine Defenses

MARSHALL SAW WAR IN AUGUST   Was Convinced In Summer Of 1941 War In Pacific Was Inevitable.

Knox May Have Received Word Of Jap Attack   Marshall Testifies He Was Trying to Bolster Philippine Defenses Beginning in 1941

Marshall Knew War Inevitable In August, 194]   iso Aware U. 5. Not Ready For Struggle In Pacifie, Pearl Committee Told

Marshall Thought In August, 1941 War Inevitable  BRonart hy Naval Officer to   Report by Naval Olficer to ‘Knox Predicted Attack on Pearl Harbor at Sunrise

CHIEF OF STAFF CONVINCED AS EARLY AS AUGUST 1941 WAR WITH JAPS INEVITABLE

General Says He Knew War  Inevitable   Convinced In August Of 1941 Marshall Tells Senate-House Committee

Navy Stopped the Tapping of Wires   Officer Was “Incensed” by _ FBI Five Days Before  War Began   Marshall: Testifies He ‘Saw Jap War Coming in Au gust of 194]

Tells Probers Country Was Not Prepared   Pearl Harbor Investigation Continues

URGES ACTION TO STOP FARM FIRES   Next Week, Oct. 7-13, Is Fire Prevention Week

THIRD AND SEVENTH ~ TO OCCUPY ZONES   Doesn’t Mean Troops Now In Europe Will Remain There.

Excess Profits Tax Expected fo Go. As Senate Rewrifes House Measure

Senate Group fo Rewrite Tax Bill   Changes Are Expected in Measure OK'd by House

By RICHARD KASISCHKE LONDON, April 20 —   Chaplin's Attorneys To Appeal Paternity

INDEPENDENT S ASK PLACE IN LABOR PARLEY   Schwellenbach Reports Progress Toward An Industrial Peace

PROGRESS MADE IN PARLEY OF LABOR-INDUSTRY   Independent Unions De mand Representation  At Conference Table   MOSHER DISSATISFIED WITH SLOW HEADWAY

Independent Unions Seek Parley Entry   Labor - Industry Confer_ ence Reported “Making Proarese”

MAY BE IN YANK HANDS BY NIGHT   Troops Now in Sight of Luzon Field; Nagoya Blasted by Superforts Again.

[Tokyo Reports New B-29 [Raid On Jap Aircraft \Factory At Nagoya

Superforts Hit Tokyo for Heventh Raid   Blow Follows Record Pounding That Blotted Many Blocks

B +298 pe Batter      More Than 150 Air Giants Lash Nip Capital In Daylight For 11th Blow 

B-29s Batter Tokyo Again   More Than 150 Air Giants Lash Nip Capital In Daylight For 11th Blow ©

DEMONSTRATION BY AIR FORCE AT K. U.   Civilian Educators Witness Methods Used in  Training   IN HOCH AUDITORTUM

DEMON N DY AIR FORCE AT XK. U.   Civilian Educators Witness Methods Used in Training

Conquest of Okinawa Is About Done   MacArthur Sets Up New Pacific Command to  Prepare Campaign

Strong Postwar Tax Emphasized   Morgenthau Warns It Will Exceed Prewar Level

Morgenthau Says Taxes To Be High   Treasury Secretary Says Public Debt Must Be Reduced

STRONG POST-WAR TAX SYSTEM MUS! BE MAINTAINED   Secretary Of Treasury Morgenthau Reports To Congress   ABILITY OF THE COUNTRY TO PAY   Denies Government Will Pay Higher Interest On Securities

Size Of Hirohito’s Vast Fortune Also Will Be Probed By Americans     8 Ee ee ee   Other Financial Inquiries On Way   MacArthur Cracks Whip Right And Left In Series Of Sweeping Orders

JAPAN 15 CALLED UPON TO DISCLOSE FINANCIAL DEALS   MacArthur to Determine Methods Used to Underwrite War and Throw Light on Hirohito’s Fortune.   NAVAL POLICE FORCE TO BE DEMOBILIZED   General Orders Arrest of Former Premier Abe, Who Was Aligned With Conquests of China.

M Arthur Checks Hirohito's Cash   Japan's State Secrets Will All Be Revealed

Probe Is Ordered OF Nip’s Finances   Occupation Whip Cracks Ahe Ordered Arrested

WITH THE U.S. SEVENTH ARMY, Apr, 16, ()—U. S, troops entered Nuernburg tonight.

YANKS BRING ‘STRONGHOLDS UNDER FIRE   Nazis Report New Yank Crossing

POPE WARNS OF FRAGILE PEACE   Expresses Hope German  Nation Can Find } Wavy Back

Secret Paper Indicates Himmler Planned to Reduce Europeans to The Status of Uneducated Brute:   Pope Pius Hones for Return of Germany to Family of Nations

British Hold All Athens   ELAS Guerrillas In Flight From Capital

British Hold All Athens  Armaoaread Patrals«   Armored Patrols Carry War To Hills

LARGE STAFF WITH HIM ON BERLIN TRIP   Keich Control Plan Outined

ALLIES ARE STILL DEADLOCKED OVER CONTROL OF CITY   HINT BIG THREE MAY BE CALLED UPON TO SOLVE FOOD IMPASSE

Truman Off For Europe With Party   Sails from Norfolk for ‘' Bi; Three’’ Conference to  Be Held at Berlin

Large Party Accompanies President   Secretary Byrnes Heads State Staff To Berlin Parley

President Accompanied By ‘Large Party. Has Sailed For: Big Three Conference

PRESIDENT ON WAY 70 CONFERENCE   Sailed Saturday From Norfolk, Va. For Berlin Meet

TRURAN SAILS FROM NORFOLK TO BIG 3 MEET   Larger Party Than Usual Accompanies President

TRUMAN ON His WAY TO EUROPE   President Leaves U.S. A Saturday For Big 3 Meeting In Berlin

Reveal Truman Left Saturday For Conference   James Byrnes and Large Party with President on Trip

Truman Sails from Norfolk  to Big 3 Talk   Byrnes is Along; Visit to London May Follow Meet

PRESIDENT TRUMAN OFF TO GERMANY   Left Newport News by Ship Saturday; Staff of Advisers Accompanied Him.

PRESIDENT 0 WAY TO EUROPE FOR MEETINGS      Large Party Accompanies Truman To Scene Of Big Three Conference   WRITERS SAIL WITH PARTY   President And Byrnes Te Use Separate Planes During Side Trips

Truman Off For Berlin  Peace Talks   Presidential Party Sails From Norfolk; Byrnes Among Leaders

TRUMAN SAILS FOR MEETING INEURUPE      Leaves from . Norfolk for Big Three Session

Big 3 May Have To Resolve Food Impasse   Russians Retain Full Berlin Governmental Control As Allied Diplomats Begin Arriving.   Yank Saves A German Boy As Briton Drowns

ALLIED WRANGLE ON BERLIN FOOD A NEW PROBLEN   Attaches Arriving at Potsdam for Impending Conference of the  ae

President Truman On Way To Europe   Leaves By Ship Saturday For Meeting With Churchill, Stalin

ON WAY TO “BiG 3” MEE   President Aboard Ship Heads  for Europe and Conference

Allied Deadlock Over Government Of City Continues   Big Three May Have to Resolve Control Question

President Sails From Norfolk, For Big 3 Mee   Large Party for Coming Conference Left Naval Base Saturday

TRUMAN OFF FOR MEETING OF BIG THREE   Larger Party on Ship Than Ever Accompanied Late President Roosevelt.

Truman Leaves For Big-Three Talk In Germany   May Make Visits While In Europe

Truman Sails For Big Three Potsdam Meet   President Departed. From Newport News by Ship Sauarday With Stuff  Of Aibvis

President Truman Sails for Berlin  And Big 3 Meet   Byrnes and Other Advisers Aboard Ship That Started Saturday

TRUMAN IS TWO DAYS OUT AT SE!   GROUP OF ADVISERS ACCOMPANYING PRESIDENT TO BIG THREE MEETING.

Truman Sails To Attend Big Three Meeting   Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and Staff of Advisers Accompany President

PARTY LEAVES FOR GERMANY FROM NORFOLK   Chief Executive, Party May Be Outside Country T Weeks

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR CONFERENCE   Sailed From Norfolk Naval Base Last Saturday For Berlin

President Off To ‘Big 3’ Meet   Left Newport News By Ship Saturday With Staff Of Advisers.

Truman Leaves for ‘Big Three’ Parley Aboard Ship from Norfolk Naval Base

TRUMAN ON WAY TO ALLIED MEET   Sailed With Big Party On Sats urday From Norfolk

TRUMAN LEAVES FOR BIG THREE MEET IN EUROPE   Accompanied "By ‘Large Party -Left_ From Nayal Base At Norfolk

President      Sails From Norfolk Base, Accompanied by Large Delegation

NAZIS ADMIT LOSS OF EAST PRUSSIA FORT   Russians Drive Wedge Across Southern Poland

Russians Reach Great Polish Communications Center Of Radom   NAZI RESERVES ARE PUT INTO ACTION   Germans Acknowledge The Bloodiest Fighting Of The War

SOVIET ARMY      Full-Scale Winter Offensive Carries Red Army Forward — Russiar Spearheads Already Within 46 Mites of Silesin.

Schlossberg Is Captured And Krakow Threatened   Russian Spearheads. Within 45 Miles Of Silesia, Press Steadily Westward

ENEMY’S FORCES ON LUZON SPLIT SAYS M’ARTHUR   Converging Yank Armie: 18 Airline Miles  From Manila   ROADS CUT BETWEEN JAPANESE DEFENSES

FLU EPIDEMIC SWEEPS STATE   Moving Northward Afte1 Widespread Effect In   Lower Peninsula

WINTER HITS WIDE SECTION OF NATION   Snow, Cold Bluster in From Western Canada, Move Eastward.

EIGHTH ARMY IN ITALY BREAKS THROUGH GAT   Fifth Army Reported Making Spectacular Advances

Break Through Argenta Gap ©   Say Yanks Making  Spectacular Advances

Sth Army Breaks Last Enemy Line Below Po River    Fifth Army Forces Reported Making Spectacular Ad vances on Bologna

4 GIRLS MAROONED . ON LEDGE OF PEAK   Spend Night on Narrow Shelf o: Mountaln in Colorado—One Falis Off and Is Hurt.

Event Due To Be Tonight,  American Time  More Troops Pouring Into Part of Nippon

Yank Troops in Swelling Number At Tokyo's Gates   Defeated Foe Seemingly Trying to Coperste In Occupation

\merican Control Spreading Smoothly and Swiftly Through Tokio Bay Area Where Philippine Army of Liberation Is Scheduled to Move in; General MacArthur’s Headquarters Busy.

U.S. Troops Set To Enter Jap Capital   Time for Signing Not Disclosed, May Be Tonicht

U.S. CONTROL SPREADS OUT OVER NIPPON   YANK OCCUPATION TROOPS MASS AT TOKYO’S GATES

Official Surrender By Japs Is Set Tonight   American Control Spreads Swiftly ; And Smoothly Over Tokyo Bay Area

ALLIES ARRIVE FOR SURRENDER PACT CEREMONY   Event Scheduled Aboard Battleship Missouri In Tokyo Bay Today   AMERICAN SOLDIERS POURING INTO JAPAN

Ceremony Will Go Off on  Schedule Despite Japanese Requests for  Further Conferences

Allied Generals In Yokohama For Jap Capitulation   American Control Spreads Smoothly, Swiftly Through Tokyo Bay Area; U. S. Troops At Southern Limits of Nippon Capital

AMERICAN TROOPS EXPAND CONTROL; OTHERS FLOWN IN   Preparations Made for Sur render Today — Enemy   Tries in Vain to Have   It Put off.   TRUK’S CAPITULATION WITH 38,000 MEN NEAR   Japs on Marcus [sland Lay Down Arms—All Yokohama and Kawasaki in Allied Hands.

Yank Troops Stand at Tokyo Gates   American Control Is Spreading Rapidlv, Smoothly

SEN. BILBO CONDUCTING FILIBUSTER   Trying to Kill Fair Employment Practice Bill

$30,118 Is Reported to Date in  Red: Cross Campaign  Chairman Asks for Speed This Week in Financial Drive: Donors Bra Ackad in Tanve Suhkeerintance

$14 210 Totaled in Butte  Red Cross Drive  Advance Gifts Unit Reports Are Due on Friday

Butte Red Cross Contributions Climb to $18,570  Marked Increase Is Expected in Reports Today

252 of GovernmentOwned War Plants Declared Surplus   Will Soon be Available for Disposal by RFC  for Private Use

WAR DEPARTMENT MAKES PUBLIC NAMES OF SURPLUS PLANTS   252 GOVERNMENT-OWNED PLANTS SOON BE READY FOR DISPOSAL BY REC

List 252 U. S. Plants As Surplus   Soon Will Be Made Available For Disposal By RFC

Army Declares 252 War Plants Available for Lease to Private Industry for Civilian Production

OUR, SURE RIVERS ARE (CROSSED   Action Blazes Up Along Front Of 220 Miles

City Shudders Under ‘Massive Gun Assault   67 Miles of Rhine Banks Taken; Third Army Moves Under Blackout

WAR VETS OBJECT TO PACIFIC DUTY   U., & TO SEND ONLY THOSE UNDER 88 WITHOUT EXCESSIVE COMBAT SERVICE,

VETERANS KICK ON PACIFIC TRIP   Combat Outfits From Europe Complain Of Reassignment

JAP PUPPET IN PHILIPPINES IN APPEAL FOR AlD   Sees “Empire” Falling About His Ears As MacArthurmen Near Ma nila.

Clothing Price Cut Unlikely   Expected Reduction Gone With Concessions  To Garment Industry

Clathing Price Cut Unlikely      ” Expected Reduction,; . Gone With Concessions To Garment Industry

OPA Goal of Cut in Prices of Clothing Apparently Doomec   Concessions to Garment Workers Prevent Its Realization in ’45

Clothes Cost Cut Hope Fades  OPA 7 Per Cent Slice Reported Unlikely -—

APPAREL PRICE WON'T 60 DOWN   OPA Acknowledges it in Wake of Price Conces-eianes ta Inqdiuctery.

No Price Cut For Clothing   OPA Officials Admit Plans Have Failed; Hope for Cut Later

CANNOT REDUCE CLOTHING PRICE   Chance For Reduction In Price Of Wearing Apparel Virtually Disappears.

Chances Virtually Disappear For Predicted Cut In Clothing Prices

HOPES FADE FOR CUT IN PRICE OF CLOTHES   New Price Concessions To Garments Trade Cited

Plant To Resume Production After 99-Day Walkout   Union Votes To Accept Negotiation Plan And Arbitration Of Dispute

Canadian Ford  Strike Is Ended   American Ford And Kaiser-Frazer Resume Conferences

Strike At Ford’s  Windsor Plant Is Apparently Ended   To Be Settled By Negotiation and Possibly Ar: bitration; Union Security Major Issuc. ‘

Strike Ends In Canadian Plant   Werkers Vote To End Long Period Of Idleness

Roundup Of Strike News  Ford Strikers In Canada Vote To Return To Work - And Accept Negotiation

LONG STRIKE IN FORD PLANT AT WINDSOR ENDS   10,000 Workers Idle for 99 Days; Others Continue Negotiations

CANADIAN STRIKE OF AUTO WORKERS ENDS: FORD OPENS      Ford Workmen Numbering i0,“000 Voic To Negotiate And ‘Artilrate — 99-Day ‘History

Policies Expected To Be Ready Soon   Prime Minister Attlee Reported To Be In Favor Of Another Meeting With Josef Stalin

COV ARNALL NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT BUT MOVEMENT TO DRAFT ARNALL FACES STORMY SESSION

Dra ft Arnall Drive To Die, Says Speaker      Proponents, However, Just As Confident Measure Will Gain Passage

BORNEO AIRPORT USED BY ALLIES   Fighting Still Rages; Cleanup Speeded In Philippines

Fighting Still Rages on Tarakan Islanc   Enemy Is Chased From Region Around Oil Field

EXPLOSIONS ROCK CANADIAN HARBOR   Series of Blasts Occur at Nayal Armament Depot

Russia Blames Reactionaries   Won't Remove Troops Until March 2, Original Date Agreed On.

Reds B'ame Rebels For Iran's Troubles   Russia Refuses To Recall Troops Until Mar. 2, Reply To U.S. Plea States

Blame s Placed on Reactionaries  Russians Explain Iranian Policy

Rights Denied Elements In lran, Reds Say   See No Reason For Withdrawing Troops, Deny Armed Uprising Stories Given Out

Reds Answer U.S. Note About Iran  Won't Withdraw;   Won't Withdraw; Blame Treuble On Reactionaries

Soviets Pledge lran Freedom   Insist They Want To Stand By  Previous Declaration

IRAN TROUBLE BLAME PLAGED   Russia Says It Is Due to * Opposition of Reactionary Elements.

Russia Says Reactionary Element Responsbile For North fran Trouble

Russia Not Ready To Get  Troops Out Of Iran Yet; Reactionaries Accused

OF AU Things— Nips Name New Ambassador To the Philippine Islands

Nazis Seek Easy  Terms of Peace   Dittmar Says War May Prove Disastrous Soon

American Bombers Over Germany Again After Giving Berlin Terrific Blasting

Red Cross Roll Of Honor   RAFand YankAir Forces Bomb, Raze Berlin War Industries

Berlin Undergoes Greatest Air Raid Of Any City. In Europe Over Weekend

BERLIN HIT IN HEAVIEST RAID   America’s, Eighth Air Force Announces Great Damage

Great Areas Of Capital Set Afire   Attack Is Heaviest Ever To Be Made On Any Nazi City

U.S. AIRMEN I RECORD RAID ON BERLIN   2,000 Planes Drop 3.900 Tons On Nazi Capital

AIR ATTACK ON BERLIN WORST OF WAR TO DATE   Great Areas of The Capital Are Razed  and Burned

Heaviest Load Of Bombs Yet  Pounds Berlin ee Blocks Of Plants  ” ei se. fF. s   25 Blocks Of Plants Covered By Record Aerial Assault   RAILWAYS STRUCK   8th Air Force Drops 3.000 Tons Of  Explosives

A HURRICANE IS MOVING ON FLORID:   Near-Record Winds of 150 Miles an Hour Reported 500 Miles Southeast of Miami—To Strike Saturday Night.

Island Lashed by High Winds Gale of 150 m.p.h. ‘Heads Toward U.S.

APPROACHING FLORIDA   Hurricane Hit Turk’s Island; Precautions Taken at Miami

150 MPH WINDS MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARD MIAMI   Evacuate Planes, Troops; Disaster Agencies Set For Action

ENTIRE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON ALERT FOR STORM WITH WINDS OF 135 MPH NOW REPORTED -

Hurricane Heads  For Florida Coast   Storm Has Velocity of 135 Miles An Hour; Service men Moved in.

Major Hurricane Roaring Toward Coast of Florida   Tropical Storm of Near-Record Velocity May Hit Saturday

EXTREMELY SEVERE HURRICANE HEADED COAST OF FLORIDA   WINDS UP TO 150 MILES PER HOUR REPORTED AT TURK’S ISLAND

Graduated as a Mechanic   Pvt. Clifford Ishmael Completes Studies at AAF Training Course.

Colepaugh Says He Landed Here As Nazi Agent  Spy Trial Goes On Irn New York

Slav Vessels Told to Use Tito’s Flag   INSTRUCTIONS BELIEVED STEP IN SUBASICH’S DEFIANCE OF KING

Farm Bureau Drive For Membership Started January 9  Kline Addressed’ Large Meeting On Farm Cooperation

Nipponese Giving up All over Big Empire But Yanks Take No Chances

Ask Yanks To Stay Out Of Nip Capital Until Demobilization   J. S. Soldiers ‘Mean Business’ as They Shoot Jap in Arm After He Ignores Order To Halt

Extending Control in  Tokyo Ares   Troops Move to South - Edge of City; Guard All Installations.

Time Is Not Yet Divulged For Japan’s  Formal Rites   American Military Power Now Moves

EXPECT FORMAL PEACE SIGNING SATURDAY NIGHT  JAPANESE REQUEST CITY BE DECLARED

MORE TROOPS BEING POURED INTO. JAPAN AND CONTROL OF NATION ISBEING EXPANDED

Second Day Of Bloodless Occupation   Yokohama Taken Over As One Jap Is Wounded

Paratroopers Shoot Disobeying Enemy   Search Conducted for More POW Camps as Preparations made for Surrender Ceremony on Missouri

Parachute Troops Complete Occupation of City of Yokohama :   POURING IN BY PLANE   Marines Take Over Tateyamahojo Naval Base and Air Station

Yankees Extend Their Occupation Ot Tokye Vicinity  More Troops Pouring In, Swell the Landings

All's Peaceful— Strangely So, In Conquered Land   No Chances Taken Or Eve Of Surrender Signing Ceremony

PREPARE FOR ARMY   Half Million Troops To Be In Japan By Mid-Septemher

Trogps Continue To Pour Jn By Air. and Sea as Sunday's Surrender Signing Nears; Allied Precautions Found Justiffed.

WIDEN CONTROL IN BAY SEGTOR   Occupation of Yokohama Is Completed By Para- .: chute Troopers.   HUNT MORE PRISONERS

JAPS ARE ODDLY DOCILE AS THEY AID U. S. FORCES   MacArthur Sets Up Headquarters In Grand Hotel; To Move To Amefican Embassy Later; All Set For Signing Tomorrow Night.

CONTROL IN BAY SECTOR   Parachute Troops Complete the Occupation of Yokohama, Where General MacArthur Has Set lp Headquarters.

Tokyo Bay Base Is Now In Possession  Of U. S. Marines   Flood-Tide of American Military Power Rolls Into Japan By Air in Stream That Will Continue Until Middle of September   EIGHTH ARMY TO START LANDING ON SATURDAY

Troops Moving Toward Tokyo in Steady Stream   Wainwright Arrives In Japan; Signing of Surrender Nears

Japs Appear Docile Enough   American Military Power Rolling In, to Reach HelfMillion By Mid-September

Allied Figures In Yokohama  For Surrender   Formal Signing by Nips Tomorrow Night, Pacific Time

Extend Control of Bay Area Rapidly; Increase Holdings   Second Day of Bloodless Occupation Brings Excellent Progress

JAPANESE LIVE UP TO PLEDGE, SAYS GENERAL   Development of Allied Shipping Base Starts At Yokosuka

Troops Mové To Southern Edge of Tokyo   Soldiers Wound One Une cooperative Jap; Advance Toward Prisons:.

U.S. Conirol Extended in Tokyo Bay   Occupation of Yokohama, Japan’s Sixth Largest City Complete; One Man Shot by Paratrooper

Liberated Prisoners Tell of Cruelties as Preparations for Surrender Go Forward   Flood-tide of American Power to Continue to Roll Into Japan Until Half a Million Men Are Billeted in Land of Rising Sun

Parachute Troops Complete Occupation Of Yokohama as Marines Take Naval Base; Japs Want Tokyo “Out of Bounds”

Troops Move Up to Southern Edge of Japanese Capital   Japs Ask General To Make Tokyo Out Of Bounds For Yanks

Occupation Of Enemy Country Is Broadened   Troopers Forced to Shoot Nipponese When He lg: nores Halt Order In Restricted Arex   Troops Continue  To Be Flown In   Military Strength Increased For Formal: Surrender  Signing Sometime After 9 A, M. Sunday

Yanks Extend Occupation Of Bay Area   Guards on City Edge: Jap Shot; 500,009 to Land by Mid-Septembe:

Parachute Troops Occupy Yokohama, Hunt Prisoner Camps In Kawasaki Area

Extend Control Of Bay Area In Orderly Manner   Yokohama Occupation  Complete; Naval Base Ranidlw Cleared

Yankee Forces Take Tateyama Base; Widen Grip on Empire   Nips Polite Now; Prisoners Remind of  Brutality

NO OPPOSITION REPORTED FROM YOKAHAMA ARED   Japs Ask Tokyo be “Out Of Bounds” For Sth Army; More Troops Arriving

Plans Are Going Along on Schedule Which Will Result in Official Signing Saturday Night.   JAPS ARE REPORTED OBEYING ALL ORDERS

One Japanese Shot But No Other Hitch   8th Army Landings Start Tomorrow; Air Forces Pour.In

Move To South Edge Of Tokyo   Troops Sift Out Looking for More Prisoner Of War Camps — Paratroopers Shoot One Jap in Arm — Eichelberger Compliments Japs for Living Up to Agreement

Yanks Spread Control Swiftly Over Bay Area   Into Second Bay of Bloodless Occupation; Yokohama Completely Under LL. S. Rule

Paratroopers Take Over  In Yokohama   Japanese Government Wants Tokyo Designated As Out-of-Bounds Area for Yanks; Surrender Sianina Scheduled for Sundav

Marines Occupy Bases Guarding Mouth Of Bay   - Plans Going Ahead For Historic Surrender Of Japan Sunday, Saturday Night U. S. Time

AMERICAN TROOPS MOVE TO SOUTHERN EDGE TOKYO TODAY  BLOODLESS OCCUPATION OF JAPAN BEING EX. TERarnrrm rrr «ee

Navy Sees Atomic Charges Adding To Power Of Warships’ Shells, Guns

Mark Clark's Fifteenth Army Group Opens General Offense in Italy

RECORD RICE CROP  FOR TEXAS; COTTON  LESS THAN AVERAGE PEANUT AND CITRUS  CROPS ARE ALSO REPORT EP TO RE FAIRTY Conn

RECORD RIGE CROP FOR TEXAS: COTTON LESS THAN AVERAGE  PEANUT AND CITRUS CROPS ARE ATSO REPORT

Here’s Intimate First Hand Story of Yalta:   (Second of five articles)  BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL. (Copyright, 1945, by the Leenriatpeal Preece i

Stalin Proves Self Man of Action Said “Let’s Get Going” at Yalta

Story of Yalta   ‘Lets Get Going,’ Said Stalin And Conference Is Under Wav.

Bitter Fight Between Churchill, Laborites Develops Over Election

Record Bomb Load on Japs   More Than 300 Superforts In Blasting Attack On Homeland Aircraft Plants

Deadlock In Coal Meetings  Conciliation Service May Enter Conferenc:

Council Approves Tax Ordinance  Counly Treasurer an, Ra (Callarine

Council Approves Tax Ordinance  County Treasurer to Be Collector

PROBE BUTTER, ~ POULTRY, EGGS   House Group Completes Study of Sugar Problem

FOOD INQUIRY 1S EXTENDED   POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGG SITUATION TO BE STUDIED— SUGAR “CZAR" SOUGHY

OFFERS A $1,000 REWARD   Native of Poland to Give Cash to First Russian in Berlin

First Russian Soldier To Enter Berlin to Be Awarded $1 000 Prize

World Leaders Pay Tribute  To Roosevelt   King, Premiers, Statesmen  Express Condolences Over FDR Death

World's and Nation's Leaders Voice Sorrow at Passing of FDR, Confidence Aims Will Be Achieved

No Place For France In Syria, Leader Declares   President Says People Will Not Tolerate ‘Invader’

Parity Freight Rate Southern Parley Called   Governors Who Won Long Fight Assemble For Talks in Mobile

Gigantic Hoax Confused Nazi Radar,  Cloaked Invasion, Allies Reveal

RAF Maneuver Confused Entire Nazi Radar System On Night Before Invasion

JEWS MAY 60 TO PALESTINE   Trumen, British Would Permit Formation of Jewish National State

'Two Plane Crashes  Fatal To 22 Persons   Airlines Plane Crashes Near Morgantown—Small Plane At Florence

REDS BATTLE INTO DANZIG; CITY DOOMED   TWO VITAL BALTIC NAVAL BASES TO FALL SOON

RUSSIANS BATTLE GERMAN TROOPS IK CENTER OF DANZIG   Reds Storm Into Former Free City From North While Other Units Crash Into Gdynia.   FALL OF BOTH PORTS APPEARS IMMINENT   Soviets in Hungary Plunge Within 20 to 23 Miles of Austrian Border in Drive On Vienna.

COOPERATION IS NEEDED IN U. S,   Wallace Urges Government, Labor And Business Work Together

U.S. Congressmen  See Horrors of  Buchenwald Camp Solons Convinced  _ Atrocity Charges  p Wieemenle: Sroka  Ri awe FP ee a

Congressmen Are Shocked by Nazi Atrocities  Solons Walk Among Horrors of  Dewcnmk Curr enscol al De} rol at al

‘/BARBARISM AT ITS WORST’—  /Solons Get View of Buchenwald Prison Horrors

Congressmen Are Shocked by Nazi Atrocities  Solons Walk Amonc Horrors of Buchenwald Prison

PLAN OROERED   MacArthur Directs Japanese Regime to Inaugurate Program.

Japan Peers Plan. Reform Of Election: Legislation.   New Representation Program Is. Started .

Jap Election Reforms Near Peers’ Passage   Legislation Revolutionary in.Nippon History; MueArthur Orders Broad Relief Program

Many People W ould Ge First Chance To Vote: MTacArthur Orders Broad Relief Program.

MacArthur Directs Japs To Set Up Relief Program For ‘Unemployed During Winter

38 Billion Fund For Army Okayed   Amendment To Buy  Oleomargarine Loses

$38 BILLON BILL FOR WAR PASSES   HOUSE APPROVES ARMY SUPPLY FUNDS

Morgenthau Stirs Bureau   Swan-Song Proposal To Return Job Of Budget To Treasury Echos.

MORGENTHAU IN BUDGET SCHEME   Retiring Secretary's Proposal On President's Funds Gets Cold Shoulder

Morgenthaw’ S Offer To Aid With Presidential Budget _  Arouses Financial Debates _

Morgenthau  Suggestion  Explosive Budget Head Says  Treasury Never LU. DR aennanahihty

Soviets Encounter Stiffer Fighting on Czech Frontier   Big Tank Battle is Reported Raging Near Olmuetz. Moravia

Allies Continue Big Air Drive Against Germany   Aerial Offensive ‘Rolls Into Sixth Day With R. A. F. Attack

AERIAL ATTACKS ON REICH CONTINUING   Mannheim And Berlin Hit By British; Yank Bombers Grounded By Bad Weather

BERLIN, MANNHEIM RAIDED BY. AIRMEN   Great Allied Aerial Of. fensive Rolls Into Sixth Dav 

Total German Collapse  Indicated With Allied Gains On Entire Front

Japs Would Try Own Criminals  Says Emperor Not In The  ne ae eee Ty

JAPAN TO HUNT ~ WAR PLOTTERS   Emperor Not Criminal, Premier Believes; Trials Planned

Japs To Determine ~_ War Responsibility   Premier Says That Nippon ‘Wants to Try Militaristic Countrvmen

Nip Commattee to Teter ne Wicd  Jars Star led War  B.emy Gova.sient In   Remy Goviuatienit intends to Try Accus-d Nips ff Givan C.1--.co

Japanese Want To Find Out Who Started Conflict   Tokyo to Try Accused Nips If MacArthur Approves

Declare Himmler Prisoner   Said Turned Over To the British By Adm. Doenitz

—GERMANY— Nazis In Austria   Give Up   Futile. Last-Ditch Resistance Is Still Continuing In Berlin. ;

Churchill Orders Military Authorities To Prevent. More Bloodshed; De Gaulle Told To Withdraw French Troops

America Backs Up British   Ultimatum Served On France for Order Restoration

SF. Designated As Naval Base   Change, Effective Noy. 30, Streamlines Shore Establishments

Demands Britain Speed Demobilization to Ease Industry's Labor Needs   By JOHN A. PARRIS

21 POLIO CASES IN MASON CITY   ‘One Additional Victim Reported Monday

Soviet Planes Hit Korea And Manchuria   American Air Forces Help Allies With Heavy Air Assaults

SILVER SERVICE 15 GIVEN BATTLESHIE   Wisconsin Citizens Present  It to Their Namesake Vaecal

RECAPTURE A BASE   Chinese Reports Japs Have Been Driven Out of — Kweilin

WAR DEPARTMENT CANCELS FURTHER SENTENCE SOLDIER i PVT. JOSEPH M’GEE, f WHO PUNCHED NAZIS,  .* DEreTNDEN TH HIITyV

SPECULATION AS TO SUSCESSOR OF ‘HAPPY’ RIFE   Many Think Willis Will Resign From Governorship

Air Lines Start Biv Troop Ferrying Program Aug. 20   TWA Will Help Fly 25,000 Men Across U. S. Every Month

DEADLOCK IN MINE CONFAB   Government Intervention Not. Asked. Yet_.......

MANPOWER BILL IS SHELVED, 12 10 6   Senate Committee Begins ~ Perfecting Milder _ Substitute = _—-.

SENATORS SHELVE WORK-JAIL BIL   GROUP REJECTS F. D. R.-APPROVED MEASURE FOR A MILDER SUBSTITUTE,

MAY JOB-JAIL BILL IS KILLEI   Senate Committee Starts Drafting Much Milder Substitute Measure

MANPOWER BILL IS: SHELVED, 12 T0 6   Senate Committee Begins Perfecting Milder Substitute

Work, Jail Bill Shelved Despite  Roosevelt Plea   Senate Committee Plans Substitute Strengthening WMC

DEATH ON SHELF BIVEN MAY BILL.   Senators Say Work-Or-Jail Measure Is Dead As Lazarus

Senate Group Shelves Bill On Job Draft.  Military Committec Starts Perfecting

DIES IN ACTION AS END OF JAP FIGHTING NEARS   ‘Tenth Army Chief Is Slain by  Shellburst as He Watches Marines Chase the Fleeing Japs.   CAPTURE OF ISLAND IS REPORTED NEAR   Major General Geiger Is New Commander — Americans Break Through Defenses  Along All Fronts, —

Some Units Approach Cagoyan River Crossing At Naguilian, Large Numbers of Japs Sur. render .

Term Used by Nimitz as He Pays Tribute   Admiral Refrains, However, From Saying Island Is ‘Secured’

Gen’'l Buckner Dies On Eve Of island Victory   Colorful Officer Killed by Japanese Shell on Front Lines—Marine General Roy Geiger Takes Command

Nimitz Reports Death as Yanks Score Victory   Says General Met Instant Death on the Day of Victory

Yanks Drive On And Jan Remnants Flee   Japs Show Definite Signs Of Break But Resistance Fanatical In Areas

Truman Expects Russia To Join In Meeting of The Allied Commission

Russia To Join Meeting On Jap ‘Control. Policy   “Traman: Says He: Received Satisfactory ‘Reply from: Stalin; Failure of Soviets to - Join in Talks.Is Stumbling Block

Russia fo Take Part in Control Policy Parley   President Truman Gets Satisfactory Reply From Stalin, He Talle Prece

Reds Expected At Commission   President Truman Says He Had Satisfactory Reply From Stalin.

Russia To Join In Jap Control  MacArthur Informec Of Neantiations

Russia To Join Control Council Governing Japs   Stalin Sends Answer To Truman

Soviets Will Take Part in Far East Act   President Expects Russia To Have Place In Advisory Commission Meet To Air Japanese Control Policy — Says Stalir Reply Very Satisfactory.

Russia Will Take Part In Japanese Control Parley   Truman Announces Reply From Stalin

Russia To Help With Jap Policy,  Truman Reports   President Expects Soviet To Participate At An Farlv Date

Meeting On Jag Control Policy   Truman Says He Received Satisfactor; Reply from Stalin; Failure of Soviets t Join in Talks Is Stumbling Block

Yanks May Get Help In Jap Occupation   U. S.- Russian Relations Smoothing ‘Out, Truman Implies in Discussing Prospects for Allied Session To Work Out Plans

RUSSIA EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN JAPAN CONTROL PROGRAM  SATISFACTORY REPLY RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT FROM STALIN

Expect Soviets to Join Parley   Truman Satisfied in Stalin Reply

Pr ospects Dim For Armistice  In China War   Chiang Government View: Communist Peace Offer With Suspicion

Prospects For China”  Truce Fade   No Development On Communist Proposal of Peace

Chiang's Regime ls Suspicious Of Red Proposal   Prospect of Truce in China before Christmas Grows Dim

Hopes Dim For Chinese Truce   Communists Have Not Signed Proposal to _ __.. Cease. Hostilities

Red Proposal Is Held to Be Unofficial   Battle of Claims, Counterclaims Continues Apace

TRUCE IN CHINA GETS DIMMER   Communist Proposal Arouses Government Gienicion

EARLY PEACE PROSPECT IN CHINA FADES   No Developments Are Reported On Reds’ Offer Of Truce

Hopes Dim For Chinese Truce   Communists Have “Not - Signed Proposal fo, . Cease. Hostilities =

NAVY PLEADING FOR REPAIRME?   Need Of 15,COO Workmen Is Cited By Forrestal

Fleet Damage Heavy   Call for 15,000 Skilled Workers Sounded Today

15,000 Needed To Repair  Ships Damaged In Paetfie   Tremendous Operations Off Okinawa In Two Months Show 4,720 Navy Personnel Killed And Missing; Losses Indicate Damage Suffered By Ships

Navy Calls For Repair Workers   U. S. Surface Ships Damaged In Pacific Must Fight Again

Navy Issues Plea For Ship Repairmen   Continual Damage To Ships In Pacific Creates Need For 15,000 Skilled Workers

House Passes Its First Reconversion Bill Unopposed   Hatch Suggests Peace Shrine at Site Of Atom Bomb Test

House passes measure on recoliversion  Single boss for leftover sunplies

PEARL HARBOR VOTE DELAYED BY CONGRESS   RECONVERSION BILL IS UNOPPOSED IN HOUSE

First Reconversion  Bill Gets House O.K.   Final Vote on Congressional Probe Of Pearl Harbor Delayed Until Today

ouse Postpones ntil Today Final lion on Probe { Pearl Harbor   rst Reconversion Bill Wins Approval; Wainwright Is Acclaimed by Nation's Lawmakers

Single Boss To Sell Surplus Goods Favored   House Delays Vote On Pearl Harbor ‘Sneak’ Inquiry

Allied Coluny 4.” Advance Ag iy Retreating {8   Seventh Ar. . sops Throw Back «ong Enemy Armored Attack,

U.S. Renews Efforts To Get Neutrals To Lock Borders Against Nazi War Criminals   Increasing Amount Of Capital Reported Flowing Out Of Germany

U. S. Intensifies Efforts to Have Neutrals Bar Nazi War Criminals

STUDY OF RADIO SCRIPTS = _ HASN'T UNCOVERED ‘PLOTS’   HOUSE ‘COMMITTEE’ MEMBER BAYS THUS FAR NOTHING SUBVERSIVE HAS BEENFOUND

Life Insurance Denied To 20,000 Servicemen Overseas, Philbin Says!

‘We Are Holding on Only to God... .”  Cpl. Jim Newman's Family Admits Hero Loses Ground

FAMILY ADMITS ~ YANK NEAR ENI   Doomed Veteran Fails te Rally After Relapse

PRESIDENT 10 TOUR EUROPE AFTER PARLE   Plans Visit to Some of Liberated Countries

President Plans To Tour Europe   Truman Will Make Visit To Some Of Europe's Liberated Countries

Veterans’ Group Is Formed In The City   Committee Members te Advise GI's on Home Loans

Veterans’ Group Is ~ Formed In The City      Committee. “Members: ‘te Advise GI‘s.on Home. Loans

SENATORS ASK WHAT ABOUT. “RIISSIA’S JAPANESE STAND   BOLONS SEEK SOME RINT AS TO RUSSIA'S FUTURE IN, THE JAPANESE CONFLICT

WHAT ABOUT NIP ASKS SENATORS   Senator Taft of Ohio Assails Some Phases of Big 3 Agreement

16 Killed in Train Wreck   32 Injured When Passenger Crashes Into  Derailed Freight Car

Conference In  Second Week   Note Few Outward Signs Of Significant Progress

510 Captives ‘Of Japanese ‘Are Rescued   U. S. Commando Unit Carries Out Daring Raid on Cabanatuan

-LAUSCHE CABINET DEFENBAGHER TO KEEP OHIO POS)   Retained. By Gov.-Elect - Eausche As Director 0 e “Binance 2 PS we LP

Aerial Warfare Against Japan In New Phase   Increasing Numbers of Lighter Planes © Aid Superfort Attacks

7th Infantry Troops Expand Their Bulge   32nd Regiment Pushes Ahead South Of Yonabaru

TIGHTEN PINCERS ON JAPS’ OKINAWA BASTION OF SHUR!   AMERICAN TROOPS EXPAND SALIENT BEYOND YONABARU

10th Army Tightens Pincers On Center Of Okinawa Shuri Defense System

Tenth Army Pull Big Pincers Tighter on Shur   Seventh Infantry Expands Yonabaru Bulge Despite Heavy Rains and Mud as Marines Battle Way Through Naha Streets

Bitter Fighting Rages In Naha as Marines Battle With Flanie-Throwers and Grenades.

JAPS PREPARE NEW OKINAWA DEFENSE LINE   Leathernecks Battling Way Through Streets Of Naha

Yanks Tighten  Pincers Upon Okinawa Fort   Shuri More Than Half. Surrounded: Mud Slows Attack

Troops Expand Yonabaru Drive   Infantry Pushes To East Coast As Pincer On Shuri Tightens

Tenth Army Tightens Hold   Japs Trying to Set Up New Defense Line Farther South On Okinawa

YANKS EXPAND OKINAWA BULGE   Pineer Tightened Around Jap Fortress

Infantry Troops Expand Bulge Below Yonabaru   Japanese Movements Indicate Enemy Will Attempt To Set Up Another Defense Line

10TH CLOSING SHURI PINCERS   Yanks Expand Lines Below Yonabaru City

SMALL COUNTER- ATTACKS BEATEN BACK WHILE TOUGH MARINES FIGHT INTO NAHA   With Grenades, Flame Throwers and Small Arms Doughboys Move Through Rubble of Town Devastated by Naval and Air Bombing   ENEMY BELIEVED SETTING UP NEW DEFENSE LINER

Tenth Arm y Vise Closing  In On Shuri   Japs May Attempt Stand To South; Enemy Says Air Field Attacked

10TH TIGHTENS SHUR] PINCERS   Japanese May Try To Establish New Line To South In Okinawa.

Yanks Advance Thra Mud On  Okinawa’s Goal   Tenth Pushes Toward Fortress In Center of Front; 7th Expands Yonaharu Bulee   New Jap Defense Line Is Expectec   Marines Cross Asato River Under Fire and Reduce Nip Strongpoints In Sluezing Tacties

Tenth Arm.’ «Tightens It Huge Pincers va Shuri, Japs’ Okinawa Stronghold

MARINES USE GRENADES AND FLAMES ON JAPS   Weather Remains Bad Slowing All Motor Equipment

7th Infantry Forces Wider Their Bulge At Yonabaru   Japs May Attempt New Defense Line

Yanks Tighten  Shuri Pincers   Japanese Form New Defense Line; I Marines Ficht in Naha Streets

10th Army Closes  Pincers on Shuri   Movements Indicate Japanese to Establish Another Defense Line 2 Milee South af Lost Positions

TENTH ARMY'S PRESSURE ON NIPS TICHTENED   Closing Flanking Pincers On Fortress Tey had   EXPAND BULGE   Smal] Counterattacks Are Beaten Back By 96th Infantry...

YANKS ENLARGE SECTOR TAKEN   Flanking Pincers on Shuri In Center of Front Pulled Tighter.   NEW JAP DEFENSE SEEN

RUSH ADMITS HE SLEW PATTERSONS   CONFESSES FIRING ALL THE SHOTS—CHARGES AGAINST 2 OTHERS STAND.

Polish Issue at "Frisco Conference Exploded by Reds’ Arrest of 16 Poles

Defense Witness Backtracks In Jap’s Trial  Attemp?t to Assist Yamashita Is Weakened by Query

Says Yamashita Was Responsible   Defense Admits He Administered Rule

Yamashita’s Role on Prisons Admitted   Defense Witness Says Defendant Responsible

FIREMAN SAVES FOUR IN BLAZE   Children, Mother Jump From Second Story Into His Arms

LEONARD URGES STATE TO OPPOSE WACO DAM PLAN   State Senator Offers Resolution Which He Asks Both Branches of Legislature to Pass.   MEASURE LAID OVER FOR FURTHER STUDY   Bill Sets Forth Project, if Carried Out, Would Mean Loss of 21,300 Acres of Farm Land.

RAF Destroys 74 Ships With Fleeing Nazis  Rockets. Bombs and   Rockets, Bombs and Cannon Shells Play Havoc with Germans

FLEEING GERMAN VESSELS BOMBED   HUGE &. A. F. AIR FLEET KNOCKS OUT 74 SHIPS HEADED FOR NORWAY.

74 NAZI SHIPS ARE BLASTED   RAF Spreads Havoc Among German Vessels Fleeing to Norway   Attacks Over Wide Area

BALTIC ESCAPE VESSELS SUNK   RAF Knocks Out 74 Nazi Ships Trying To Flee For Norway

74: More Ships: Smashed by RAI As Nazis Flee   Planes Spread Havoc Along Baltic Coast In New ‘Dunkeraue’

R. A. F. Knocks Out 74 German Vessels  Frantic Nazis Try to Flee to Norway for Stand

100,000 Pairs of Silk Hose a Week Reach Britain Illegally From U. S.

IN TOKYO IN A YEAR!   That’s Conviction of Yank Commander in China

Wallace Warns Of Trade War   Red, Sterling, Dollar Groups Said Threat

STANDARDS ARE ~ EASED BY ARMY   Physically Deferred Men Recalled By Dratt Boards

DEFERRED MEN ARE REVIEWED   Standards For Induction Of Registrants 18 to 25 Are Relaxed

INTERESTING LETTER FROM OKINAWA   Written By By Pfc. Floyd Yaudes On April 8

DON WILSON WRITES HOME FROM HONSHU   Tells of Process Of Evacuating  Freed Prisoners

HARRY PARDOE ON OKINAWA   Has Been on Famed Island  Since June 18

TROOPSHIPS DOCKED TODAY   Two Brought Total of 725 Servicemen Home From Europe

Hironito — Acts When Criticized   Emperor Says It Will Take Several Days = To Reach AIl Troops

Japs Disband Totalitarians   Powerful Political Faction Broken Up

Allied Ruler OverJapan to Be American   President's Secretary “Cannot Yet Say’ Who Will Be in Command

Conditional Acceptance Of Japan’s Offer To Surrender Includes Two Principal Terms— Altied Commander Will Be Boss And Japs Must Set Up Free Government

Commander In Japan Will Be  An American   Presidential Secretary Declines Comment ‘on General MacArthur

Allies in Conditiona Acceptance of Bid   Emperor Must Subject Himself to  Orders of a Supreme Commander; Nip Government? to Be Established According to Wishes of the People

Clipsters Rounded Up In New York      Were Preying On Money-Ginaling Gis

GI's Fleeced  On Broadway   Police Round Up Score Of Habitues Preying On Overseas Veterans,

PEACE PACT ENDS GREEK CIVIL WAR   Elas Agree to Give Up Arms; Election To Be Held In 1945

Treaty Signed To End Greek CivilStrife   Plebiscite on Question of King’s Return to Be Held This Year

PROTOCOL Is ‘SIGNED BY EAMELAS ATA A.M   Conflict Has Raged Sinee Dee. 3; Disarmament Pro.  vided

COMPROMISE PEACE ENDS GREEK WAR   Agreement Is Reached After All-Night Session

PEAGE AGREEMEN ENDS GREEK WA   A Compromise Between Greek Government At Kam-Elas Signed Today

Compromise Ends  Greek Civil War   Accord On Peace Treaty Reached

Greek Treaty Ends Strife   Government, Rebels Call Of£ Hostilities

CEBU CITY FALLS TO YANK FORCES      Valuable Harbor Foun Intact by the Ameri franc

CEBU HARBOR IS FOUND INTACT BY AMERICANS   Rest Of Philippine Cit  Wrecked By Jap DemoliBran Sanade   LUZON RESISTANCE DEFINITELY ABATED

City of Cebu Is Captured by American Troops   11 Other Towns Are Liberated as  Japs Flee Northward

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Yanks Take Fire-Razed Cebu City   Second City Of Philippines Falls In Flanking Move

CEBU CITY FALLS TO YANK FORCES   Valuable Harbor Found Intact by the Ameri ' ppme

econd Largest hilippine City asily Captured   lanking Move Gives Major Prize to Arnold's Forces

Mitscher s Carrier Force Bags 45 Ships, 91 Planes In Raid on Ryukyu Islands

Fliers Bag 91 Planes in Strike   Rampaging Carrier Force Bombs, Strafes Six Nippon Islands

AMER. TASK FORCE HITS RYUKU IDS.   Destroys or Damages 45 Ships, 91 Planes

Announce Attack  On Ryukyu Isles   55 Ships Destroyed Or Damaged In Raid

BAG 99 SHIPS, Jt PLANES IN RAID ONRYUKU   Mitscher’s Carrier Task Force Hits Islands Near Jap Mainland To Follow Up Tokyo Attack.

WarshipsPoune Okina as War Carried Home   Marines on Iwo Back Up Foe Garrison Against Sheer Cliffe

Task Force Destroys 55 Jap Ships —   Mitscher’s Carriers Bomb and Strafe Ryuku Islands;  91 Aircraft Hit

RYUKU ISLANDS ARE BOMBED BY CARRIER FORCE      5§ Ships Destroyed. Damaged, Third Strike By Task Force

MITSCHER'S TASK FORGE HITS RYUKUS   Fifty-five Jap Ships Destroyed or Damaged In- Latest Strike In Pacific.

NAVY FLIERS BLAST 55 JAP SHIPS   Ryuku Islands Are Bombed By Admiral Mitscher's Force

JAP SUICIDE PLANES TO REACH WEST COAST POINTS WOULD HAVE BEEN READY IN 1946

FATHERS OF FOUR OR MORE MAY GET ARMY DISCHARGES   MICHIGAN CONGRESSMAN WILL ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN _ RELEASES THROUGH AMENDMENT

Atomic War ‘Too Horrible To Contemplate   One Overnight Raid Could Kill 40,000,000.  Scientist Contends

Congress Hears From Makers Of Atomic Bomb What One False  Diplomatic Move Can Cause

One Atomic Raid Could Kill 40,000,000 People, Scientist Tells Solons

Warning Given On Afom Bomb   Congress Told of Dangers if International Diplo= macy Fails

Scientist Tells 0) A-Bomb Power  40,000,000 Could Be Killed In One Raid

U.S. Seizes Nazi Master Files  Nenviy BODD OD) f acct   Nearly 8,000,000 Card Detail Membership   50.000 More In Building   8-Unit Apartment Among 17 Projects   7  “ar Crimes Trial Onens Thursday   Single Atomic Raid Could Kill 40 Million in U. S., Say Scientists

ATOM BOMBS COULD KILL 40 MILLION, SCIENTISTS SAY, URGING WORLD PEACE

War 40,000,000 Could Be Killed In One Bomb Raid  Sciatiils Testify at Sen  ate Hea Atomic ai

GAIN 50 MILES IN SANOK AREA OF UKRAINE   Savage Fighting at Krakow; Soviets 250 Miles From Berlin

New Liberty ~ Given Japan   MacArthur’ Ore Orders Free Speech in Sweeping Order

War War Department Promises:  Few With 35 Points We Stay After June I

OPEN PHEASANT SEASON OCT, 28   Period Is 8 Days Shorter Than Last Year

Open Season Will ~ Be Eight Days ~~ Less Than 1944   Season Open 34 Days, Closing Nov. 30; Bag Limit Is ~ Four Cock Birds. —

OPEN SEASON ON. PHEASANT FOR 34 DAYS   Eight Days Shorter Than: Last Year. .

Railroad Freight Shipments Halted In Buffale Ares   Embargo Is Ordered in Attempt to End Chaos Caused By Storm   HUNDREDS OF CARS TIED UP IN YARDS   2 Weeks of Good Weather Will Be Needed for Normal Traffic

COMMITTEE HEADS FLAY MERGER PLAN   Want Independent Air Force Be Created Instead

Opponents Line Up for Fight Against Merger  Separate ,Air Forces Deannced in Twin Rille

Independent Air Force Is Backed   May-Vinson Bills Seen As Effort For Army Support For Merger Plan

Merger. Plan Is Contested.   May,. Vinson. Oppose ‘Joining Of Forces -

French Wait Return of  Aged Marshal  News Report Of Border Cracetna Balen

French Deny Petain Is In France   Former Premier In Switzerland; Laval Rejected

COUNTER-ATTACKING TROOPS OF BRITISH RECAPTURE MOST OF MAGELAND IN CENTRAL JAVA; ARE AIDED BY RAF FIGHTER BOMBERS

British Troops Recapture Area In Central Java   Planes, Tanks Aid in Slowing Down Revolt —

BRITISH AIR FORGES ATTACK INDONESIANS   Recapture Town Taken Bi Nationalists

British Use Bombers In Routing Indonesians   “ Battles F lare As Nationalist Forces Continue Campaign Aimed At Gaining Independence   H

VAST PERMIAN BASIN. WORKERS MAY BECOME INVOLVED IN WALKOUT   22,000 IDLE WORKERS AWAIT RESULTS OF MEDIATION CONFERENCE

Oil Field Union Workers Plan To Jon In Strike   Thousands Will Be Involved

Veteran Aussies Drive Inland From Newly-won Beachheads on Borneo

TOWNS, DROME ARE TAKEN IN INLAND PUS   VETERAN AUSTRALIAN TROOPS DRIVE INLAND AFTER FS5TABLISHING FIVE BEACHHEADS

AUSSIES WIDEN THEIR HOLD ON BORNEO   Take Several Towns -as Well as Labuan Airdrome

MOTOR EXECUTIVE TOPS SALARY LIS1      Charles E. Wilson Highest on First Treasury Repnart

AUTO COMPANY HEAD IS LEADER   Charles E. Wilson Receiv. ed $459,041 In Salary In 1943

‘Big Pay’ Checks Of 443 Revealed   Charles E. Wilson Is Tops In Treasury Salary  List

General Motors Official leads High Wage Lis!   Treasury’ Makes Public Names of Recipients Of Bia Pay Checks

YANKS ARE POISED FOR BERLIN DRIVE   NINTH ARMY, ACROSS ELBE RIVER. AWAITS ORDERS TO MOVE ON CAPITAL.

PARIS, April 12 (AP)--Tanks of the U. S. Ninth Army swept across the Elbe River on a six-mile front, 57 miles from Berlin today and awaited only orders from General Simpson to begin a dash on a wide open road that might put them by tomorrow into that  no. a Pp eee ius ee all nh Ga - dam a a ew Se ee,   PATTON AT WEIMAR

STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII URGED   Ickes Advocates Admission  Of Islands to U. S.

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Government  soldiers to ‘take over’  Plan northward march in force

Soviet Troops ~ To Withdraw   Chinese Nationalists Plan to Replace Army Leaving Manchuria

CHINESE REDS MASS Russians Schedule Quick Withdrawal in Manchuria

Russians Begin Large-Scale Withdrawal From Manchuria Today, Reports Say

Chinese Army To Take Over  In Manchuriz   ISoviels Begin Withdrawal:  Fighting Continues 7 as we +. io

SOVIET ARMY IN MANCHURIA TO WITHDRAW   Chinese Govt. Forces To Move North In Strength Soon

Soviet Forces To Quit Manchuria  ® Expect To Be Out By December 

GI Sentence Is Reviewed   Storm of Protest Over Conviction On [Charge Of “Socking’ Prisoners’

Start Review Of Sentence Given Yank   Two Years For Maulinoe Nazis

War Department Begins Investigating the Case AL Warcester Private

Sentence Given McGee Protested   McCormack Orders Prob: Into Case of Private Who Kicked 9 Nazis.

LE TAYLOR 1S KILLED BY BIG FOUR TRAIN   Car Repairman Hit at 24th St. Crossing Saturday Night

Hurley Asserts U.S. Foreign Policy Defeated   Names Acheson as Taking Leading Part in Destruction

Acheson Charged With Wrecking  Policy In Iran   Hurley Widens Scope Of Accusations Against Department of State

“Inside Job” Charged By Hurley in Failure  Of U.S. Foreign Poliey

Hurley Fires  New Blast At Diplomat:   Policy Wrecked All Over World, Committee Told

Hurley Charges Acheson Ruined Our Iran Policy   Resigned Ambassador Sharply Questioned By Sen. Connally

Clashes With Sen: Connally At Hearings   Secret Diplomacy Is Scored By Former Ambassador To China

Acheson Is Charged In Iran Crisis   Former Ambassador Declares Documents Will Prove Charges

Iran Policy  Wrecked: Hurley   Dean Acheson Named as Former Ambassador Widens Blast Scope

NEW CHARGES VS. ACHESON   Says Diplomat Has Wrecked U. S. Policy In Iran

Hurley KFlays Dean Acheson  On Iran Policy   Former Envoy Clashes Angrily With Tom Connally

Says Acheson Wrecked U.'5. Policy in tran   Hurley Widens Scope of Charges Against State Dept.

Meddling In Iran Blamed For Setbacks   Former Ambassador Is Heard Second Day By Senators   » BYRNES IS CALLED   George Acheson Also Under Fire Of  Fx-Envov

HURLEY BLAMES ACHESON   Retired Ambassador Hits Undersecretary For U.S. Iran Policy

Acheson Accused Of Wrecking US. Policies in Tran   Hurley Flings New Charges Before Senate Committee

HURLEY ROARS ACHESON HURT U.S. POLICIE!   Makes New Attacks Upon Career Diplomats

HURLEY CHARGE) AHESIN USE PLY IN   Ex-Envoy to China Widens Attack in Testimony at Senate Hearing   BYRNES DELAYS REPORT   Secretary of State to Testify Tomorrow on Situation in China

Blames U.S. Iran Policy On Acheson   General Hurley Says Stat« Department Official Wrecked Setup

HURLEY HURLS BITTER BLAST AT DIPLOMATS   U.S. FOREIGN POLICY “DEFEATED WITH ‘INSIDE JOB’

Hurley Charges Acheson With Wrecking American Foreign Program for Irar

HURLEY HURLS ACCUSATIONS. AT ACHESON   Says He Wrecked U. S. Foreign  Policy in Iran

Dean Acheson Played Leading Par In Destroying Policy, Hurley Says

FORMER ENVOY CLASHES WITH SEN. CONNALLY   Scores Official for American ‘Defeat’ In Iran

HURLEY IN NEW CHARGES VS. ACHESON   Says Diplomat Has Wrecked U. S. Policy In Iran

Former Envoy And Chairman Have Clashes      Documents Backing Up Accusations to be. Produced 

Hurley Says Dean Acheson ‘Destroyed’ Policy in Iran Contends Charges Will Be Borne Out   Contends Charges Will Be Borne Out By Documents From State Dent.

LIEUT. DAVID RYAN 5 REPORTED DEAL   Puritan Flier Died on Leyte April 20, Parents Are Told.

LT. DAVID RYAN DIES ON LEYTE ISLAND   TELEGRAM GIVES NO DETAILS DEATH CAME TO PURITAN PILOT ON APRIL 20

Witness Says French Hid Arms, Food   General Gives Petain Credit for Work of Underaround Factories

Gen. Andart Claims Weygand Ordered War Equipment Hid   Also Testifies That Laval “Did not Appear to Be Interested”

Petain Knew About French Arms Plants   Ordered Work In Underground Factories As Farlyv as 1941

PATRIOTISM OF MARSHAL IS DEFENDED   Petain Described by French Delegate to ‘Frisco Conference as Man Loyal To France   ENTERS THIRD WEEK

500 Superfortresses Scorch Nagoya in Record Fire Raid   JAP RESERVES FIGHT TO SAVE RUINED NAHA

Large Fires Are Started At Nagoya   Airfields and Military Bases On Kyushu Are Also Bombed

Jap Suicide Plane ases Hit After Biggest Fire Raid   Intensity of Campaign Against Nips Increasec On Most Fronts

Much Hinges On Success Of Leap Across Rhine— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Obstacle Race To Berlin Depends On Disney

TE WAR TODAY   Race For Berlin Beiween Reds and Al. lics Takes On New Aspects As Result of Sweeping Rhineland Vielorinrs

RETREAT AHEAD OF JAP COLUMN   U.S. AIR FORCE IN CHINA ABANDONS BASE

Swiss Says Nazis Begin Withdrawal From North Italy  Allied Leaders However  Meaintaine Silence   Allied Leaders However Maintains Silence On Subject

SOME GERMANS LEAVING ITALY   Frontier Reports Tell Of Nazis Filtering Northward

$75,000 Loss I - Eau Claire Fire   Love Tractor Company’s ._ Factory Destroyed

$79,000 BLAZE IN EAU CLAIRE   Love Tractor Firm Burne To Ground, Overheated  Furnes Blamed

Munich Pact Delayed War   Hitler Was Ready to Blitz as Britain And France Signed

FARM BOY DRAFT ORDER PROTESTED   COMPLAINTS YBAD! ‘10. .DE_ ‘MAND THAT HERSHEY ‘+ ? QLARIFY RULING,

Congress Bombarded with Protests Against Drafting of Farm Youths

NEW YORK ELECTS MAYOR TODAY   O’Dwyer Expected to Win; LaGuardia’s Plans Unknown

Blind Italian mascot of 88th division to be sent to U.S. for eve operation

Former Kingsley  Doctor In Army  Serving With Medical Unit In Luzon

Former Kingsley  Doctor In Army _ ’ Serving: ‘With Medical  ‘Unit. In Luzon _

Rees UST CL Wem onid Pda meee if tdi g elise ee ““preehytertan Chureh Notes”

Newsman Learns Not Single Man In His Division Was Injured On The Beach Landing Made On Lingayen

Filipinos Aid Yank Invaders   Civilians Greet American Troops Warmly; Lad Says Japs ‘All Run Away’

Landing Virtually Bloodless   Invading Troops, Met By Smiling Filipinos Find Enemy Has Filed Pile Supplies Ashore

Light Resistance 7 ~ Met by Doughboys. ~ Landing’‘on Luzon   Only’ *a Few..Americans Wounded © in: : Early Hours of Assault. -

Writer Describes American Landings On Lingayen Beach  Eyewitness Says Yanks Hit Beach Unopposed by Japs

Not A Man Lost As A Division Makes Landing   Find Japs Cleared Out After Terrific Naval Bombardment; No Booby Traps, Mine:

iH opkins Wins Stalin’ s Promise To Renew Talks on: Polish Issue

Hopkins Returns With Agreement On Poland  Three Groups Of Polish Leaders Tra Mheot In Maceaw IInder Ria Three

MERRY-GO-ROUND  Big Victory Is Scored By Hopkins   Stalin Yields To Truman Envoy On Polish Compromise

Hopkins’ Mission to Moscow Goes Far to Cement U. S.-Soviet Relations

ISLAND'S FIFTH CITY REDUCED BY GUNFIRE   Officers Forecast Jap Resistance Breakup  On Okinawa

Crack Division Reenters Fight   Stages Surprise Pre-Dawn Assault

TROOPS SURROUND CITY ON OKINAWA   Southern Okinawa Town Not Fully Secured But Japs Falling Back

Fasten clamp  on east hinge  of enemy line  7th strikes after a two week rest

Only Meager Resistance Remains In Anchor City After Surprise Assault -

Enter Yonabaru In a Pre-Dawn Surprise Move   Bad Weather and Thick Mud Hamper Efforts To Advance

SURPRISE DRIVE CARRIES YANKS INTO YONABARU   Rain And Mud Slow Fighting On Okinawa; Jap Lines Weakening.   FIVE U. S. DIVISIONS ENGAGED IN ACTION

U.S. Ith Infantry Hurls Surprise Attack j in Southern Okinawa: City Encircled as New Thrust Succeeds

Opposition Light AtOkinawaAnchor   Yonabaru Apparently Abandoned After It Is Reduced to Ruins by Yank Bombardment

U.S. Strength Is Raised to 75.000 Men   Surprise Thrust Cuts Eastern Anchor of Japanese Line

HOOP JR. WINS KENTUCKY DERBY BY SIX LENGTHS   Takes Lead Early and Is Never Headed—Covers Mile and Quarter on Muddy Track in 2:07.   POT O° LUCK SECOND, DARBY DIEPPE THIRD   Crowd of 65,000 Sees Richest of All Louisville Classics—-Pays Winner 864.850.

Pot O’Luck 2nd By Six Lengths For Rich Purse   Early Favorite Is Secon Choice in Belling When Harese Reach Prat

It's Hoop Jr. by 6 Lengths in the Derby   Pot O° Luck Traits, Arcaro in Third Win at Louisville

HOME-BUILDING   $24,300,000,000 to Be Spent on 4,050,000 Units in Five Years

UNCERTAINTY OVER FRENCH AND SOVIET WAR CRIMES COURT   MEMBERS FOUR-POWER _ TRIBUNAL NOT CERTIFIED  _ AND MAY DELAY TRIAL

TRIBUNAL T0 TRY NAZIS INCOMPLETE      FILING OF INDICTMENTS AGAINST 24 TOP HITLER AIDS MAY BE DELAYED.

HESS [5 FLOWN TO CRIME TRIAL   Absence Of French And Russians May Hold Up Indictments

UNCERTAINTY OVER FRENCH AND SOVIET WAR CRIMES COURT  eee te tae wee rmwee   MEMBERS FOUR-POWER TRIBUNAL NOT CERTIFIED AND MAY DELAY TRIAL

Delay to War Indictments Threatened   Uncertainty Over Status Of Russian and French Delegates Expected to Held Up Nazi Trials

A War  A War Reporter’ $ Notebook  General Rose Was Ruthless, /Expert in Destroying Enemy

Maj. Gen. Rose Disregarded Danger   He Would Have Had Only Contempt for German Soldier Who Killed Him in Surrendering 

Nazis Sank Five Ships Just Off Port Isabel   Local Waters Were ‘Hottest Spot’ Of Coast; But New Orleans Area Was Deadliest

GULF OF MEXICO WAS GRAVEYARD FOR MANY ALLIED SHIPS 1949-43   THIRTY-THREE SHIPS AND 434 LIVES LOST DURING TRVING TIME

YANKS LAND — ” AT LEGASPI   NEW THRUST ON LUZON NETTED TWO AIRFIELDS AND , CLOSES JAP ESCAPE ROUTE °

First Army Tanks Reach City’s Defenses; Ninth 5 Miles From Ruhr Shops

TRUCK-RIDING FORCES SCORE 10-MILE GAIN   Mile From Erft River Between Colgne and  Duesseldorf

BREAK THROUGH NAZI TIFFENSES:   Tanks Race Across Rhine Valley Into Konigshoven; Near Duesseldorf.   'MILE FROM ERFT. RIVER

Great German Cathedral City Is Shelled While FlameThrowing Tanks of Ninth Army Crash Into Rheindahlen, Near Ruhr Industries.   Pace of Drive Indicates Yanks  May Be on Rhine in Two Weeks

Ninth Army Plunges Thru Ruhr Defenses, Takes  -Konigshoven   DRIVE PICKS UP SPEED   German Defenses Crumble Before Powerful Allied Attack

STH ON BANKS OF ERFT RIVER; INEARER RUHR   Germans Attempting to Stop Ist Army Drive on Cologne

Ninth Is 23 Miles From ~ Ruhr Basin   Canadians Close in on North 15 Miles from German Industrial Heart   NAZL LINES BREAK   Rundstedt’s Forces Giving Way All Along 200Mile Allied Front

First Army Reaches Outer Defenses of Cologne, Shell City   Canadians Capture Uedem, Yanks Near Muenchen Gladbach

Ninth Army Spears 10 Miles Toward Ruhr Valley As First Comes Up Within 9 Miles  Of Cologne; Other Gains Registered

Ninth Army Cuts Completely Through German Positions West of the Ruhr In 10-Mile Advance; Tanks Race for Konigshoven, a Mile from Erft River

Nazi Citadel rn Within Army’s View  UL S. Tanks Stand   U. S. Tanks Stand 10 Miles or Less From Cologne

Drive Was Just West of the Ruhr Today in a 10-Mile Advance; Tanks Enter Konigshoven.   JONLY A BARE MILE  FROM THE ERFT RIVER   Many Villages on the Southern and Western Approaches fo Munchen Gladbach Were Captured.

AMERICAN NINTH ARMY IN WIDE OPEN ADVANCE TEN MILES  U. S. FIRST ARMY TANKS BLAST WAY TO WITHIN NINE MILES OF COLOGNE

Ninth Army Carries Offensive 10 Miles into German Lines Toward Important Factories.   IS GREATEST ARSENAL REGION IN EUROPE

ARTILLERY SHELLS BASTION CITY AS NINTH ARMY DRIVES ON INDUSTRIAL RUHR BASIN   Lt. Gen. Patton's Mighty Third Captures High Ground Overlooking Kyll River, Moving Within Few Miles of Strategic Bitburg   CLEAN-CUT BREAKTHROUGH REPORTED ACHIEVED

me PY BOE EIN BP ELOLN En  First Army Tanks Smash Way Into Rhine City’s Outer Defenses

First Army Fights ir Cologne Defenses   Muenchen Gladbach, Duesseldorf Within Striking Distance of Yank Forces Crashing into Ruhr Valley

Ninth Army Men Break Through German Defenses   Nazis Give Way Before Powerful Allied Offensive

Eisenhower's Offensive Riding Roughshod ¢ Over ‘Confused Germans; Infantry Now Midway of. Colgne and Dusseldorf.and: Continuing Drive.

Ninth Army Surges 10 Miles in Breakthrough; Cologne Under Shellfire

9th Army Races to Ruhr Edge   Whole Front Rolls Forward in Advances So Swift Nazis “Confused”; Foe Reinforced

Repulse Reds On Neisse, Germans Say   Ninth Tanks Make Five Mile Gain— First Batters Cologne Lines

Nazi West Front Stand Loosens   Complete Breakthrough To Rhine in Cards As American Forces Race Ahead in All Sectors

First Army Less Than Ten Miles Away From Cologne; Third Army Slamming Toward Coblenz; Yanks Halfway Roer to Rhine

German Defenses Splitting at Seams On 200-Mile Front   RI TTT EWEN

First Army But Five Miles From Ruhr   Defenses Of Germans Breaking Under Heavy Pressure

GAIN 10 MILES TO APPROACH ERFT RIVER   Enter Town Only 15 Miles From Konigshoven   COLOGNE   Under Fire Of Big Guns; Rhine To Be Reached Within Fortnight

‘Gain 10 Miles To Erft River; Near Edge of Ruhr Industrial Basin; Ist Approaches Cologne

U, 5. FIRST ARMY ENTERS OUTER COLOGNE LINES   Doughboys Shell Cathedra City; Yanks 17 Miles From Dusseldorf

\MERICANS AT ERFT RIVER IN TENMILE ADVANCE WEST OF UHR, ENTER KONIGSHOVEN

Yanks Break. Through Nazi -~Ruhr Defense   Enter Konigshoven; Out- flank Muenchen-Glad_ bach; Reach Cologne

Cross Rhine Valley Into Konigshoven   Only Bare Mile From Erft River; First Ten Miles From Cologne.   DRIVE UNCHECKED

STH ARMY RIPS ALL WAY THRU NAZI DEFENSES   Enter Konigshoven, Peri! Duesseldorf, Cologne; Reach Erft Canal

Entire Nazi Battlefront Broken Wide Open As Yanks Battle To Erft River Line

JTemperatures   Ninth Army Rolls: Toward Ruhr, Greatest Nazi- Arsenal Area;  Germans in “Extreme Confusion”

Ninth Army Strikes To Erft River And Edge Of Ruhr Basin In Fast Drive

Ninth Outside Gladbach, Third Shelling Cologne   Flame-Throwing Tanks Of Ninth Army Gains Five Miles; 17 Miles Southwest Of Duesseldorf

Tanks Race Across the Rhine Valley   Break Through Defenses West of Ruhr

HEAVY ARTILLERY BOMBARDS GREAT GERMAN BASTION  CANADIANS ADVANCE   CANADIANS ADVANCE FIVE MILES, CAPTURE ROAD HUB OF UEDEM

BREAK NAZI LINES WEST OF THE RUHR   Doughboys Drive Into Konigshoven, a Bare Mile From Erft River— Swift Gains Are Made Elsewhere Along Front.

First Army's Troops Near Cologne   Armored Units Not Over 10 Miles Away

Yanks in 10Mile Advance West of Ruhr   Tanks Race Across Rhine Into Konigshoven; Muchen Gladbach Outflanked

{st Army Tanks Score Sudden }-Mile Gain  Other Un its Reach Cologne Defanses

U. S. Heavy Artillery Shells Great German Cathedral City While Canadians Advance

First Army Forces Fight In Outer Defenses Of German Metropolis While Ninth Army Tanks Push To Within Two And One-Half Miles Of Muenchen-Gladbach On Edge Of Industrial Area—Yanks Not More Than Ten Miles From Cathedral City

Artillery Smashes Into Cathedral City   Yanks Fight in Outskirts; All West Fronts Advance

Ninth Army Advances ta Industrial Basin’s Edge; First Moves on Cologne

FIRST IN COLOGNE      Ninth Advances Vive Miles To Near Muenchen

TANKS AND MEN RAGING ACROSS RHINE VALLEY   Eisenhower's Offensive Riding Roughshed Over Confused German Defenders   “Clean Break-Through"

First Army Troops ~ Within Ten Miles  of Cologne’s Ruins   9th. Speeds Across Valley of Rhine Into Konigshoven Today

Ist And 9th Armies Race For River As Nazi Defenses Crumble   ROMANIA

Tax Adjustment Bill to Aid Business Reconversion Headed for OK in House

Big Three Secretaries To Draft Conditions Of Peace Treaty With Italy

ACCORDS ARE REACHED IN BIG 3 TALKS   Simultaneous Announcement of Results Expected in Moscow, London and Washington— Adjournment in Sight.

MEETING NEAR END   Good News Is - Expected From Big Three Foreign Ministers

AMERICANS BEND FLANKS OF JAPS LINE ON OKINAW!   Marines on West Cross Asato River in Force and Establish Bridgehead in Naha.   NEW ADVANCES MADE IN YONABARU SECTOR   Yanks Capture Hill West of City in Sharp Fighting— Armies Battle in Rain and Mud.

Jap Okinawa Line Bent Back On Both Flanks   6th Marine Division Crosses Asato River. Enters Naha in Force New Height Is Taken

Both Flanks On Okinawa Buckle A Lash Out Fiercely Throuah-Rain And

MARINES ENTER NAHA, CAPITAL, IN FULL FORCE   10th Army Bends Back Both Flanks Of Jap  Okinawa Line

Both Flanks of Jap Line on Okinawa Bent Back by Tenth American Army

Nippon Line On Okinawa Bent Back   Both Jap Flanks Giving Way Under American Blows

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FLANKS BENT BACK BY YANK ASSAULTS   Tenth Army Forces Fight Through Rain on Okinawa

Yanks Peril  Both Flanks On Okinawa   Marines on East Expand Offensive South of Yonabaru

RFC Blasts Surplus Goods Senate Revort   Denies No Plans Made for Disposal as Stated in Committee Report

Senate Rebuked For Report On Surplus Property   Government Goods Threaten Existing Markets; Disposal Efforts Confused.

State Department To Handle Surplus Disposal Abroad   Ask Trade Concessions And Supervise Aid  To Stricken Countries

Dual Assignment Ts Given State Department   Will Dispose of War Surplusses in Foreiqn Lands

U.S. To Control War Surnluses   State Department to Rule Disposal; Aliso Aid the Stricken Allies

War Surpluses To Aid Europe   State Department Given Conret af VMiaree

STRIKE THREAT AT GOODRICH PLANT AVERTED   Firestone Union Officials Called For Hearing Before WLB F

AVERT WALKOUT AT GOODRICH IN AKRON TODAY   Pickets Permit Employes to Enter Plant After President’s Order

Seaplanes Rescue American Pilot Shot Down Over Japanese Homeland

Tough Majo: Surrenders  Boasts of His sant —And Then Passes Out From Fa hone

NAZIS THROWN ON DEFENSIVE IN NORTH AREA   Third Army Attacking On South Bulge Flank, Berlin Says  — ae a ee eo a” 7. steerer

VU. S. Third Army Captures Border Town Of Rosport   Hongen, Three Miles Inside Reich Falls To British; First Army Outside St. Vith

British Capture Hongen, Three Miles Inside Reich, And U.S. Third Army Takes Border Town Of Rosport— American First Army Blocked Four Miles North Of St. Vith — Germans Consolidate Cross-Rhine Bridgehead In Sector Above Strasbourg

BRITISH TAK HONGEN INSIDE REICH BORDER   United States First Army Is Blocked Four Miles North of St. Vith, Key To Road Chain   DEFENSES STIFFENING

TOMMIES PUSH INTO GERMANY FROM HOLLAND   ALLIES APPEAR SET FOR WESTERN DRIVE TO MATCH RUSSIANS

BRITISH SEIZE HONGEN 3 MILES INSIDE REICH   Germans Continue Drive on Lower Sector of Front

GROUND GAINED AS ALLIES PUSH NAZIS HARDER   riret ©. 3. Army Blocked But Third And British Troops  Press On.

U.S. 3rd Army Takes Border Town, Rosport   U. S. First Army Men Blocked Near St. Vith; American 7th Army Loses Two Points

Report. Capture Of Border Town By U.S. 3d Army   ‘Enemy -Links - Bridgehead  Over Rhine. With Area Northeast Of Hacuenau

Hongen Taken By British; Rosport Falls   Allies Keep Germans Engaged On Long Battle Line

US Third Army Crosses River In Luxembourg      Any Thrusts By Allies May Burst Into Huge Onslaught

NAZIS THROWN ON DEFENSE IN HOLLAND AREA   Hongen Captured By British; New Gains Made

YANKS STALLED A MILES FROM ST.   Hongen Taken By British, Rosport By Americans   Loses Toehold North Of Strasbourg But Gains In Maginot Area

NO OFFICIAL WORD, WAR IS TO CONTINUE   White House Indicates War Wil Go On Until Offer Arrives

Official Word Is Still Awaited By Washinaton   Truman Meets With ‘War Cabinet’ After Jap Radio Broadcast

FINAL DRIVE ON CAPITAL MAY BE UNDER WAY   Soviet Tank Forces Mass on Germany’s Oder Defense Line

One Wing of Red Army Pushes Toward Stettin   Koney’s Forces Reach Liegnitz in Drive on Breslau

UP-T0-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa! News Service)   SOVIET TANK FORCES MASS AT ODER DEFENSE LINE

ZHUKOV'S TANK FORCES POISED ON ODER RIVER   Other Armies Race Toward Stettin  me ne  ELBING CIRCLED  Speed Pincer Drive on Breslau

TANK FORCES ARE MASSED ACROSS ODER   INDICATIONS ARE THAT ALL. OUT RKERLIN DRIVE WILL SOON BE UNDERWAY

Tax Collector Gives: Method of Filing On Withholding Receipts   Persons With Income Of $500, or More, Must File by March 15

TIREPRODUCTION SHOWS SHARP GAIN   Increased Output Bolsters Govern ment Hope Rationing Can End Early in 1946.

Victory Campaign Progressing as The Thermometer Registers Success; Fe  R. Johnson Local Chairman .

Yanks Capture Nippon Colonel   Didn't Believe Tokyo Bombed; Said if True Japan Would Surrender

State Dept. Tells Story Of Himmler Negotiations   Said Hitler Was Il.

Yanks Drive Toward Manila Dock Sectior   Amphibious Tanks Used in Crossing of Pasig; Rains Damp Fires

Yanks Smash Across River,  Drive Toward Manila Docks   Biggest Of Jap-Set Fires Appear To Have Burned Out; 200 Enemy Tanks Destroyed On Central Plain

AMERICAN UNITS PERIL MANILA'S SOUTH SECTION   Same Fires Still Raging as _ fnfantrymen Drive Across Pasig “iver

Troops Drive Toward Manil: Dock Section   Enemy Death Charge: Burst in Intramuros District—Heavy Rain Dampens Many Fires

MacArthur Troops Splash Bridgehead  Across Pasig River   Drive Toward Docks in Manila as Japs Set New Conflagrations

Driving on Dock Section of City   Enemy Blasts Are Set Off _ in Old Wall City Area  of Manila   RAIN DAMPENS FIRES   37th Division Gains South Side of Pasig to Continue Drive

Face New Enemy Demolition Charges Set Off in Death Trap District.

Yankees Cross Pasig River in  City of Manila   Doughboys Drive Toward Prized Dock Section as Fires Die Out.   Nippons Are Driven Into Nearby Foothills

—PHILIPPINES—  Fires Are Checked By Rain ©   37th Infantry Driving Japs From Southern Section Of. City

Driving on Dock Section of City   Exiemy: Blasts ‘Are Set. Off is in Old Wall City Area ;  ‘ of ‘Manila _   RAIN DAMPENS FIRES   37th Division Gains South \y Side of Pasig to Con .) Hnue: Drive’

MANILA PRIZED DOCK SECTION MENACED TODAY   Jap Artillery Fire Begins To Taper Off

Yanks Driving ‘Toward Manila ‘Dock Section   Americuns Splash Acros Pasig River In Face of New Enemy Demolilion Charges

Tanks, Infantry Cross Pasig in Drive on Docks   Manila Fires Death Trap for - Natives, Chinese

Drive Toward Manila’s Prize Dock Section   Property Destroying Phase of Battle Seems Near an End

Yanks Drive On Manila Dock Area   Unseasonal Rains Diminish Raging Industrial Fires

Infantrymen Cross Pasig River, Drive Deeper Info Manila   Rain Dampens Many JapSet Fires But Old Walled City Blazes Fiercely

Yanks Drive For Manila. Dock Area   Pry Japs Out of Hiding After Crossing Pasig in Amphibious Tanks: Rain Slows Fire

U.S. INFANTRYMEN ~ IN DRIVE FOR PRIZE DOCK IN MANIL:   This Action Was in the Face of New Demolition Charges Being Set Off.   INTRAMUROS DISTRICT   It Is a Death Trap for Its Congested Filipino and Chinese Residents.

 MacArthur’s Men Win Bridgehead  Across Pasig   Drive Toward Manila Docks As Japs Spread New Fires.

MacArthur’s Forces Drive Across Pasig   Advance Toward Prized Dock Section; Japanese Spread New Fires

AMPHIBS CROSS PASIG RIVER IN MANILA BATTL!   Japs Set Off New Demo- lition Charges, Traps. ping Natives

Yanks Drive Toward Manila Docks   Rain Helps Quench Fires Started By Fleeing Japs

Manila's Dock Section Under Siege By Yanks   Unseasonal Rains Blot Scattered Fires Set By Desperate Japs  in Walled City

Yanks Cross Pasig River   Unseasonal Rain Dampens Many Fires Set by Japanese

Yanks Push Toward Manila Dock Section   Advance Made in Face of Demolition Charges Set in Intramuros District, a Death Trap for Congested Residents.

Americans Drive Toward Manila Dock Area As Japs Spread New Fires In City   Enemy Demolition Charges Set Off In Old Intramuros District; Many Filipinos Killed

Infantrymenr Drive for Manila Port   U. S$. Troops Splash Across Pasig River In Amphibious Tanks; Demolition Continues

MACARTHUR'S FORCES GAIN BRIDGEHEAD   U. S. Infantry Smashes Across Pasig River In Amphibious Tanks, Toward Docks   RAINS DAMPEN FLAMES

Oil Refinery Hit; Americans Massing Troopsin Aleutians  Tokyo Radio Says

Second Strike Occurs in Less  Than 24 Hours   Yanks Occupy All Of Kume Island 50 Miles Westward From Okinawa Isle

'U.S. Troops Seize Kume Island; Aussies Take Beaufort; Main Air Field at Liuchow Seized

Amerian Fliers Strike Vital Area. At Shanghai, Chinese ‘Troops Win Main: Airfield At Liuchow. Aussies Win New Ground

Forts Raid Refinery, ’ Others Start Fires   Yank Troops Seize Kume leland; Aussies and Chinese Also

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Japs Admit Two Palaces Are Destroyer   More and Bigger — Bomb Loads Are Promised in Future

Tokyo Fights Flames   City Almost Burned Off Face of Earth By Latest B-29 Raid; 2 Palaces Destroved

Disaster Admitted By Tokyo   Midnight Incendiary At tack Sels Fire to  Capital Anew

11 U.S. Ships Hit in Jap Air Attack; 150 Foe Planes Lost   Nip Bomber Lands Suicide, Troops on U. S. Base-All Are Eliminated

Superfort Raid Burns Most Of Tokyo Off Map   500 Warplanes Drop 4.000 Tons Of Bombs

Third Largest City in World Almost Burned Off Face of Earth, Enemy Version Has Declared.   WARNING OF GREATER BLOWS IS ANNOUNCED

BUSINESS DISTRICT ENGULFED   Gale Fans Flames Set In 4000-Ton Attack By Super-F orts

Capital About Burned Up, Due To Bomb Raids   Nips Put on Bizarre 18Hour Attack, Damaging 11 U. S. Ships.   Conflagration Lays Waste to Metropolis

MIKADO'S HOME DESTROYED, SAY RADIO REPORTS   Yanks Knock Out Fanatical Airborne Suicide Attacks In Battle for Okinawa

City Almost Destroyed, Japs Report   Heavier Attacks Promised for Japan In Next 12 Months

Airmen Also Land on Yank-Held Airport in Fantastic Attempt To Destroy Aircraft

)00-Plane Attack Centers On City’s Business Areas   '", S. Tanks Inside Nuha; Chinese Gains Grow; Yanks Seize Airdrome

NIPPONS ADMIT TOKYOBURNING AS YANKS PUSH   Imperial Palace Among Others Set on Fire As Superforts and Mustangs Are Aided By Gale.

‘JAPANESE REPORTS TELL OF GALE-FANNED CONSUMING-FLAMES   MIDNIGHT INCENDIARY RAID OF 500 SUPERFORTS TERRIBLY DESTRUCTIVE

Truman To Speak To Nation Today   After Lighting Tree President Will Broadcast Christmas Message

Truman To Talk To Nation, Light Christmas Tree   President, After Ceremonies, Plans To Fly To Missouri Home

TRUMAN WILL LIGHT CHRISTMAS TREE AT 5 OCLOCI   Following This Act He Will Take Plane For Mother’s Home.   ‘BROADCAST MESSAGE   White House Grounds Were Thrown Open to the Public.

TRUMAN TO LIGHT COMMUNITY TREE   PRESIDENT PLANS PLANE TRIP HOME AFTER CEREMONY

President .— To Broadcast Yule Message      To Spend Christmas With Family In. Mo.

GREETINGS TO NATION   Truman . Will Il Broadcast After Lighting Christmas Tree

Truman Will Light Famous C * a Sa Fir   To Broadeast Christmas Message To the Nation

TRUMAN 10 DELIVER CHRISTMAS MESSAGE   Lights Will Go On Again For Nation’s Big Yule Tree

Truman Lights Nation’s Tree   Leaves Tomorrow For Missourt To Spend Yuletide With Family.

Truman fo Fly To His Home   But First Turns Lights on White House Lawn Tree, Broadcasts to Nation

Truman Will Spend Day In Missouri   President Presides At Lighting of White House Tree

President Has Christmas Eve Date With Nation Before Flying To Spend Yuletide in Missouri

SOLONS AWAIT EARLY RECALL   Expect Truman To Termi nate Recess li Japan Surrenders

WAGE ISSUE LAID BEFORE LABOR TABLE   Phil Murray Demands Endorsement of Truman Policy

Hitler, Goebbels Hatched Last Plot fo Perpetuate Nazi War   Top Nazis Face Bleak Prosnects

GERMANS FORCED 4,000,000 INTO LABOR SLAVERY   Nuernberg Court Hears How Nazis Hunted Humans "ike Dods”

Slave Labor in Germany Cited   More Than Four Million Forced Into Slavery, Records Show

FOUR MILLION FORCED INTO. SLAVE LABOR.   Slave Babies Born. On Trains. Thrown ‘rom :Windows: *

Prosecution Presses Case Against Nazi Leaders For Crimes Against Humanity

Hitler’s Enslaved Workers Numbered Over Six Millions   ‘Wild, Ruthless Manhunt’ Described in Nazi Official’s Words

Carefully Planned Slave System Of Nazi Germany Bared At War Criminals’ Trial

Slave Labor Data Hurled at Nazis In Nuernberg Trial  Single out Sauckel, Rosenberg, Speer Ac MAanin C rimingale

Nazis Forced . Millions Lute Labor Slavert   Carefully-Planned . System Used Murder, Arson,:. Starvation and Kidnaping

MORE THAN FOUR MILLION SLAVE LABORERS NETTED BY NAZIS IN MANHUNTS. WAR TRIALS REVEAL

German Slave Labor Plan Given Court   Prosecutor Declares About 4,000,000 Impressed by Nazis

4,000,000 MADE Si AVES BY NAZIS   RUTHLESS MANHUNT DISCLOSED AT TRIAL

Nazis Enslaved KMillion Peop!: In Forced Labor  Used Murder, Arson Starvation Weapon:

More Than 4,000,000 Were Forced To Work As Virtual Slaves, Crimes Court Is Told

Nazis Enslave 4. Million By  Mass. Tacties   Murder, Starvation And Arson Practiced In Germany

New-Born Babies Thrown By Nazis From Slave Train   Four Million Person: Forced To Work By  Germans, Court I:  Told

Ship Slaves Like Cattle   Nazi Brutality to:Cap- . tured Foreign Worker: Exposed at War Trials

Over Four Million Conquered Laborers Forced Into Virtual Slavery By Nazi Authorities   Germans Employed Murder, Starvation, Arson, Kidnaping To Get Workers

WORKINGS OF NAZI SLAVE LABOR SYSTEM TOLD AT TRIAL   Prosecution  Tells How Nazis ~ Staged Manhunts For War Laborers

GERMANS SQUIRM AS ALLIES BARE LABOR ‘SLAVERY   4 MILLION FORCED INTO FARMS, SHOPS IN ‘WILD MANHUNT’

Two Prizes — Won by Mt. Alton    * . Port Commission   Prizes Total $600 For Work Done At Hilltop Airport

City Airport Commission  Wins 2 Prizes   Awarded 3500 Third Prize in National Competition; Also Receives S100 Award

SCHOOL, TAX LEVY FOR 1946 RASED 31 CENTS 10 $1.70   Increased Salaries, Operating Costs Hike Expenditures for Year

CITY TAK LEVY SET AT 10 CENTS   Expansion of Light Plant Will Reduce Transfer of Funds

Raymond Downing  And Minnie: Harm:  Wed:At Akron Bride Lived In.  LeMars For Several  Years Past:

Raymond: Downing And: Minnie‘ Harms Wed’At Akron.   Bride Lived: InLeMars: For Several Years: ‘Past :

PEACEMAKER IS SEEN IN SUZUK   Possible New Jap Premier Believed “Moderate”

New Nip Premier Seen as Possilile Front for Tokyo Peace Offetisivé.

WILLIAMS LOSES COMMITTEE VOTE   REPORTS AGAINST REA OFFICE CONFIRMATION

Senate Committee Votes 12 to 8 Against Approving Nomination Of Williams as Head of R.E. A.

MANY STALKS PRODUCING TWO EARS   Crop Better Than Average, But Won't Top Record— Myers

County History Society Meets At Pocahontas   Dinner at the Hotel Pocahontas Features Meeting

a9 MORE JAP WAR CRIMINALS HELD   Specific Charges Against Suspects Are Not Disclosed

MAC ARTHUR ORDERS 59 MORE ARRESTS   Two Former Jap Premiers  Are Included

Prinee Tops Latest List Facing Trial   Two Former Premier: Named As Suspects For War Crimes  —- - < ~_- «as £2 & —e* £4 =F .* oA BO SR Oe

59 MORE: JAPS. ORDERED NABBET   PRINCE NASHIMOTO IN NEW SUSPECT LIST

59 Japs Added to  War Crimes List   Arrest Order Names Two Former Premiers

Order Arrest Of 59 Suspects   List Includes Prince  Of Imperial Blood

ARREST OF 50 MORE NIPS IS ORDERED   New War Crime Suspects Include Imperial Prince

Gen. MacArthur Orders Arrest Of 59 More Japs   Top-Flight Nips Are War Crime Suspects

ORDER ARREST OF MORE JAP .WAR CRIMINALS   59 Suspects Ordered To Be Ar. rested By Japanese Government

High American Officers Begin Chunking Talk   Chinese Express Regret Harley Not Returning As U.S. Ambassador

TIRED MAIL CARRIER DIFCHED 200 LETTERS   Says Too Many ‘People Wrote tc Each Other at Christmas Time.

HOPKINS 1S ON "WAY HOME TO MAKE REPORT   Official Will See Truman Tuesday To Discuss His Moscow Trip

GUTS IN EXCISE TAX RULED OUT   House Committee Puts Emphasis On Income Levy Reductions

JEWELRY AND FUR COAT TAX TO STAY   HOUSE COMMITTEE, CONSIDERING CUTS, RULES OUT LOWER EXCISE LEVIES,

REDS CALL FO SOLUTION OF POLISH PROSLEW   Stalin Wants Crimean Decisions Heeded in Deliberations

Stalin Sticks To Crimea Decision  On Polish Issue   Bars Negotiations With 16 Exile Poles Held Under Arrest .

Committee To Make Study Of  Paving Laws   Governor Blue Calls Present Laws ‘Antiquated’, Seeks Fast Action

LeMars Couple Married Jan. 31  Earl Bogen And ‘Elizabeth Benson Wed

President Hints New ‘Tank Power      Says Army Will Need Thousands Of New Model

GERMAN LUNGES TOWARD BUDAPEST ARE BEATEN BACK   Vicious Attacks Made by Nazis Northeast of City in Effort to Relieve Trapped Garrison.   BIG AIR BATTLES FOUGHT OVER CAPITAL   Surrounded Enemy Troops in Western Part of City Try in Vain to Break Through Soviet Ring.

Nazis Hurl Six Divisions at the Soviets   Counterattacks Develop Into Massive Clashes

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TRUMAN 0,K, SOUGHT FOR NEW OHIO CANAL   Kirwan, Others Will Press For Action On Project

De Gaulle Visits Grave of F. D. B.  Homage Is Paid to i a ee Sen

De Gaulle Visits Grave of F. D. R.  Homage Is Paid to Friend of France

Charge Drafted Canadian Troops Hurl Their Rifles, Ammunition Overboard

MORE SUGAR TO BE AVAILABLE   FIRST QUARTER OF 1946 SHOULD SEE INCREASE

Tanks And Flamethrowers Lead Way As Fanatical Japs Blown From Caves

FINISH OF OKINAWA CAMPAIGN IN WEEK   Gen. Buckner Reports On Progress Of His Troops Against Last Stand Of Japs

End in sight as units gain on Okinawa   Win within week seen bv Buckner

Fourth Of Plateau Area Is Overrun   Tanks . and. Flame Throwers _ Lead Way For Troops of Tenth Army. Japs Cease Suicide Attacks

END OF FIGHT ON OKINAWA IN WEEK IS SEEN   Japs’ Last Stand Line t At Escarpment Tip Torn to Pieces

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FOR OKINAWA NEARING END   COMPLETE VICTORY WITHIN WEEK PREDICTED

Japanese Raked by Naval _ Guns, Bombs and Artillery —Hundreds Quit Hopeless Fight.      AMERICAN VICTORY IN WEEK PREDICTED   Nip Strongpoints on East Overrun—Tanks and Flame Throwers Lead Push Through Center.

Okinawa Fight Near End, General States   Buckner Predicts Campaign Will be Over Within a Week—Gains Reported Near Yaeju  by Admiral Nimitz

PLAN COUNTY T. B- CHECK-UE   SIXTH ANNUAL SURVEY TO BE HELD SOON .

Frost Causes Extensive Damage In Fruit Belt   Berries, Sweet Cherries And Grapes Hardest Hit By Freezing Temperatures Friday Night; Orchards Also Suffer, Survey Reveals

PROSPECTS OF BANNER FRUIT CROPS DIMMED      Must Wait To Learn Ful Damage; Low of 22  At Bangor

Undersheritf Fears Death Not Accident   Twelve Hours Thought To Have Passed Before Discovery

50,000 STILL OUT ON STRIKE   33,000 of Idle Are at Akron Rubber Plants Where Seizure Is Expected

U. §. Strikers Number 50,000   33,000 Alone In Akron; Millions Worked July 4th.

33,000 Strikers Remain Off Jobs At Rubber Plants   Most U. S. Factory Workers Spend ‘Holiday’ at Work

Jap Planes And Ships Wrecked   Two Yank Armies Join Nea Tarlac, 65 Miles trom  Manila

BRITISH SUPERFORT ~ TO ATTACK JAPAN   First News of Plane  Revealed Friday

British Brides Protest Separation From Mates; London Bans Parades

Jap Documents Reveal Plan To Turn Tide   Manila Trapped Garrison Fights With New Fury

HARD BATTLE IS WAGING IN MANILA TRAP   Cornered Remnant of OutSmarted Nip Garrison Fights to Defend Part  of Capital ®   SPEARHEAD IS BLUNTED

Japs Thought They Could Hold Manila   Fight for Last Remaining Strects  Stull Bloody

Japs Expected To Hold Manila MacArthur Says  Captured Documents Re eal Battle Plans;  pg Me MR

FIGHTING Hand INS. MANILE   Documents Reveal Enemy Expected to Turn Tide Of Drive in City.   /CORREGIDOR POUNDED

Japanese Planned Successful Stand To Hold Manila   Enemy Expected to Make City Decisive Batile of Campaign For Luzon Island, Pacific

Seized Documents Reveal Jap Plans  For Mamia Sian   Battle for Luzon Was to Have Hinged‘on Capital, MacArthur Announces

Japs Planned Philippines Major Battle Near Manila   Captured ‘Doeauments. Prove Bad Strategy

Japs Resist With New Fury In Manila; Enemy Hoped To Turn Tide In Capital

Captured Documents Show _ Japs Hoped Manila Defenses ‘Would Turn Tide Of War   Cornered Remnant Of Jap Garrison Fights With New Fury In South Manila Tran

Japs Believed. ~ManilaWould — Turnthe Tide   Seized Documents Tell the Story; Trapped Enemy Fights Furiously Today

Captured Documents Reveal Enemy Hoped Manila War’s Turning Point   Cornered Remnants Fight With Renewed Fury: Enemy Outsmarted When Attack Came From The North And Easi.   MacArthur’s Rolls Royce Recaptured

Americans Uncover  Proof That Foe  Expected Big Fight Documents Reveal  Japs Were Surprised on Isle

PAPERS REVEAL JAP STRATEGY FAILS IN MANILA   Nips Expected to Turn Tide of Pacific War at Luzon Capital

Japs Hoped to Turn Tide  at Manila Documents Seized  €Lawe Amarirzane

Jap Manila Plans Found   Enemy Expected to — Turn Luzon Tide There; Outsmarted by Yanks

JAPS READIED FOR THRUST ON MANILA IN SOUTH   Enemy Expected To Hold Capital With 90.000 Men

Japs Hoped To Turn Tide’ On Luzon In Manila Stand         ‘Captured Documents Reveal Enemy Plans As Cornered  Remnant Of Out-Smarted Garrison Fights With New Fury In Blazing South Manila Trap

Documents Show Japanese Planned To Hold Manila   Capital Fight Was To Turn Tide of Luzon Battle: U. S. Advances Slowed

Fierce Fighting In Manila   Japs Battle With New  Fury—Outguessed by MacArthur, Plans Show

Find Proofs Japs Planned  To Hold City   Uneover Documents Showing Enemy Planned To  Turn Tide At Manila.   REDUCE FINAL POCKET

JAPS PLANNED MANILA FIGHT TO STEM WAP   Many Thousand Of Enemy In Small Area

—MANILA—  (APS HOPED TO RETAIN MARILA   Captured Documents Reveal Nips Planned To Yurn Tide In Capital

Seized Papers Show Foe Was Outsmarted   Captured Documents Indicate Japs Planned To furn The Tide At Manila; Expected Americans To Hit From The South.

JAPS’ DEFENSE PLAN SPOILED BY M’ARTHUR      Nips Had Expected Landing at Manila and Prepared, to Hold Until Reinforcements Could Come From North.

Jap Planning Nipped in Bud   Papers Show Enemy Off Guard on Luzon

Japs Expected To Hold Manile   How They Hoped To Turn Tide Is Revealed

20, 000 Japs Tricked Into Mani Trap by MacArthur   . Landing Site, Attack Direction Proved Fatal Surprise, Nip Documents Show

Trapped Troops Face Annihilation By Yank Forces   Bombers Score Hit  On Ammunition Dump In Enemy Pocket

YANKS’ BOMBS STRAFE JAPS IN OKINAWA POCKE!   Last Defenders Doomed; Tokyo Conredes Tass Is Near

News Day And Night   Bombers Rain Destruction  On Great Industrial Center For 3 Hours   Okinawa Battle In Final Stages   Naha Airfield Put To Use By Americans; Chinese, British Widen Gains

WarplanesRain Death On Japs on Okinawa   Last Japanese Defenders Are Trapped In 25-Square-Mile Dead End Pocket

JAPS MAKING FINAL STAND ON OKINAWA   Tokyo Admits That Defeat by U. S. Forces Is Now In Sight.   FLASH!

2ND HEAVY B-29 RAID HITS OSAKA   Tokyo Concedes Final Defeat Is Near On Island Bastion

JAPS ADMIT DEFEAT NEAR ON OKINAWA   Nips Compressed Into 25 Square . Mile Pocket

Planes Strafing Japs; Tokyo Concedes Los:   Full U..S. Conquest of Isle Near; Enemv Pinned Into 25 Mile Area

Prize Airfield . of Naha Coed   Tokyo Concedes. Defeat in Sicht-'

Trapped h Pocket At : South Tip   NO ESCAPE EXCEPT INTO ... THE SEA; TOKYO CONCEDES DEFEAT ON ISLAND IS NEAR

Last Jap Troops Jammed Into 25 Mile Square Pocket  NO LINE OF RETREAT EXCEPT INTO SEA  Naha Airfield, Greatest Prize Captured By Americans

Waves Of American Planes Bomb And Strafe 25 Square Mile Dead Erid Pocket On South Tip Of Island   LAST OF JAPANESE FACE ANNIHILATION

Danghter Of Victim Leaps To Safety As Second Street, Monongahela Building Is Destroyed   BLAZE FOUGHT FOR HOURS BY FIREMED

McGREGOR GETS 7 INCH SNOW   Mercury There Drops to 18 Below Zero

70 HASKCLL STAFE   Walter Keith Kelley Is New Prineroal at I dian School

10 BASKILL STAFr   Walter Keith Kelley Is New Princival at I- dian School

New Board of Civilian, Military ‘Scientists to Develop Weapons for Future Wars Created

US. Creates Research Board. For War Weanonis  Arined Services Ask Fo: Such Agency for Sake Of Security

Civilian, Military Scientists Named To Board to Develop New Weapons

oRoUe URGES HIGHER.           BeNATE: SUBCOMMITTER ASKS NAT: 65. CENTS PER-HOUP. i MINIMUM PAY.

Reserve Decision.On State Application For Interlocutery Injunction

Roosevelt's Sudden Death Attributed to Cerebral Hemorrhage   Nation’s Chief Executive Passes Away at Warm Springs, Ga. —. Funeral Services Set for Saturday Afternoon in East Room of White House

Defeat of Austrailian \Amendment Clears Way For Approval of Veto

Little Nations Beaten 20-10 On Veto Issue   Five-Power Control Over Peace-Security League Now Assured

Small Nation Split Spells Collapse Of Fight Against Veto Powers Of Big Five   Defeat Of Australian Amendment Clears Way For Approval Of Big-Five Demand

Clear Way for Veto Approval   Small Nations Call For Right to Amend Charter in 10 Years

S. F. Ready to Vote on Veto   Defeat of Australian Amendment Clears Way Far Rie-Five Demand

ECONFERENCE — Aussies Beaten  ‘On Veto      Way Now Cleared For Approval of Peace Formula

Big Five To Have Say On Veto Control   Small Nations Are Overruled

BIG 5 DEMAND NEAR APPROVAI   Small Nations Split In Fight Against Powers

Way Cleared For Big Five Control   Australian Amendment Defeated By Vote of 20 to 10.

Big Power Veto Control Is Clinched   ‘Small Nations Now Want Revision In 10 Years

WAY CLEARED FOR ADOPTION OF VETO PLAN   Delegates to San Francisco Meet Expected to Adopt System of Big Five Control of World Security Machinery,

Veto Control By Big Powers Reported Near   Australian Amendment Rejected and Conference at San Francisco Is Now Making Progress.

DEFEAT AUSSIE VETO PROPOSAL   Small Nations Discuss Possibility of Veto Amendment in 10 Years

Big Five's Velo Formula ls Accepted   Several Warm Moments Occur During Debate Before Admendment Adopted

Vote Change Loses As Small Nations Split  Newest Proposal Would Call For Raview in 19 Yarnre

Way Clears For Veto Approval   Amendment To Limit Lse of Veto to Force Voted Down 20 to LO

CLEAR WAY FOR VETOAPPROYAL   Australian Amendment I. Defeated By Small Nation Split

San Francisco Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL  fram the ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘SMALL NATIONS LOSE FIGHT ON VETO POWERS ©   Big 5 Wins When Australian Plan  Is Beaten 20-10

Small Nations Lose Fight on Veto Control   Amendment Offered by Australia Loses by 20 te 10 Yote

Way Is Clear For Approval Of Veto Vote   Small Nations Split But Want Poll On Issue in Future

ASSURE VICTORY FOR BIG-POWERS IN FINAL BALLOT  AMENDMENT OFFERED  BY AUSTRALIAN VOTED DOWN, TWENTY TO TEN

: Way Is Cleared ‘For Big 5 Veto Vote Control   By John M. Hightower  Associated: Press’ Diplomatic News ‘Editor

Clear Way For Veto Approval   Defeat Australian Amendment Of Limiting Foree By 20 To 10 Vote.

Congress Asks Navy Records On Pearl Harbor   Urge Disclosure by Armed Services or Full-Scale Inquiry

John Farrell — arrell Died In Kansas  Son Of The Late ' Pat Farrell. .

Eleven More Japanese Are Held For Trial   New Roundup Of High Ranking Japanese Accused As War Criminals   ONE OF WARTIME PREMIERS IS TAKEN

ELEVEN OFFICERS AND. POLI TICAL LEADERS, INCLUDING  " . “KOISO, ARE PLACED UNDER ARREST

Ship Damage In Jap Typhoon Renorted Heavy   Navy Reports Many Smal. Ships Are Blown Ashore Or Destroved In Storm   CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED SMALL

SMALL SHIPS . ‘ARE: WRECKED — : OFF OKINAWA   NAVY. DISCLOSES THAT 130  CORAFT;,. WERE WRECKED . “DURING ORINAWA : STORM ‘

130 U. 5. SHIPS LASHED BY TYPHOON   Blown Aground or Destroyed; Food Rushed to Bases

RETARDED CHILDREN NEGLEGTED IN OHIO   More Teachers For Them Are Needed

REGULAR ROCKET PASSENGER RUN FOLLOWING WAR   Scientists Say It Will Be Possible To Cross Ocean In 40 Minutes

Sounds Fantastic: Germans Say Rockets Will Carry Mail Across Ocean in 40 Minutes

German Secrets Told To Allies   Nazi Scientists Prediet Rocket Wonders; Will Work For Allies.

{Any Friends On Moon Or Mars, Bub?  Early Rocket Travel Seen By Scientists

GERMAN SCIENTISTS ENVISION PASSENGER TRAVEL BETWEEN FUIROPE AND UNITED STATES VIA ROCKET

German Scientists Reveal Data on Screwball Inventions: Believe Man to Conquer Gravity

Charles S. Houck, Hit By Car, Dies   Former House Of Delegates Member Killed As He Repaired Tire

Siruck By Auto When He Stopped Own Car to Fix Tire Near Rockville, Early ‘Foday

CHURCHILL ON SIGNIFICANT — VACATION   Confident of Re-Election, He Will Relax Near Spain

@ "POTSDAM DIARY”   Historic Potsdam Meeting Unfolds in Nixon’s Diary

11,500 Planes From Combined  ' British, American Armada Hit Tokyo Area, Total Of 374 Ships Blasted   TONS OF EXPLOSIVES HURLED INTO PLANTS

JAPAN LITTERED WITH DEBRIS OF SHIPS   (500 Warplanes Launched From Might; Combined Fleet of Perhaps 150 Men o’ War Off Enemy Shore

‘Warships Hurl Explosives Into Hitachi   PU. S. and British Carrier Planes Combine for Attack

Temperatures   Warships Almost Within Sight Of Jap Capital   1500 U. S., British Carrier Planes  Assault Tokyo Area

ALLIES IN CHINA TAKE OFFENSIVE   WEDEMEYER OPTIMISTIC ON MILITARY OUTCOME

Allies in China Move Rapidly To Offensives   Yank Commander Optimistic Over Military Gains

oe Control he Miles of Japs’ China Corridor   Wedemeyer Sees Allies Gaining Offensive  In China Area

Wedemeyer Says Drive Definitely . Now On Upgrade   180 Miles of Jap Lifeline Corridor Across China Seized

Allies Shift to China Offensive   Chinese Seize 180 Miles of Corridor

Allies Take Offensive  In China   Japs Appear To Be Staging Full Retreat General Says

Allies on Upgrade In China, Declares Gen. Wedemeyer   Optimistic As Chinese Gain Control of 180 Miles of Jep Lifetine

Allied Troops Take Offensive   CHINA CAMPAIGN OPENS TO DRIVE OUT JAPS

Allies Move To Offensive On China Front   Chinese Forces Seize Control Of 180 Miles Of Japanese Corridor

EARN RORBONS   Awards Made a at Battalion Review in Boston for “Faithful Service

EMBERS CONCORD CORPS EARN RIBBONS      Awards Made at Battalion Review in Boston for _ Faithful Service 

Jap Official Says Some of People Resent War Duties   Enemy Radios Fill Air Lanes With Reasons Why Their Air Force Failed to RAecevt Challenae of Allied Fleet Units

British Invade Germany  At New Point   U.S. Third Opens Power Drive, Stabs for Coblenz

British Armor Drives Across German Border   American Third Army Launches Powerful Attack in Luxembourg Pointing Toward Coblenz; Throw Bridgeheads Across Sure

Drives Are Moving In  4 Places   British Armor Leads As Allies Resume Campaign Interrupted  By Bulve.

Carrier Planes Strike Formosa Okinawa Islands      Japs Report 500 Planes in Attack Which Is Suggestive Of Future Invasion

Attack Lasts Seven Hours; Full Details Are Lacking   Tokyo Headquarters ‘Broadcast Assaults

INDEPENDENT MEAT ees HOUSTON , ARE STILL CLOSED   ACTION IS PROTEST O]   ACTION IS PROTEST OF OVER-CEILING PRICES ARD TIE-IN SALES -

1000 Markets in Houston Close   Over-Ceiling Prices and Tie-in Sales Protested

Nearly { 000 Meat Markets Closed In Protest Tuesday   Fight to Break Black Market, Tie-in Sales; Chain Stores Stay Open

New Cabinet To Be Named  For Argentina   Predominantly Civilian Cab. inet To Be Appointed Following Resionations

ARGENTINA MAY EVOLVE A NEW CIVILIAN REGIME   Military Refuses Farrell’s Resignation: Peron Arrested

CAPITOL PALACE AND PRISONER CAMP CAPTURED   First Cavalry And 37th Infantry Divisions Pressing For Quick Knockout Of Capital City

3000 Santo Tomas Internees, Mostly Women, Children, . Freed in Room-by-Room Fight

l'roops Entered Philippine Capital Under Night Cover   Internees In Santo Tomas Concentration Camp Captured, Freeing 3,000 Civilians; Battle For Remainder Of City Continues Toward Knockout

MArthurs Troops Reach Heart Of City; Thousands Of U. S. Civilians Freed

First Cavalry Division Drives Inte City by Night; Japs May Resist South of Pasig River Barrier

Stars And Stripes Again Raised After Yanks Enter Capital During Night

37th Infantry Takes Part in City Liberation   Japs in Northern Half Of Capital Offer No Resistance; Victory  26 Days After Landing

Stars, Stripes Over Manila First Time  In 3 Years   Thousands of Internees May Be Rescued; Santo Tomas Camp Quickly Captured  NO ESCAPE FOR FOE

Investiture Rites For Msgr. Riley Set Next Tuesday   Reception, Luncheon Also Will Honor

Investiture Rites For Msgr. Riley Set Next Tuesday   Reception, Luncheon Also Will Honor President of Carroll

Rail-Road Bill Provides ‘Centers H j¢Lt. Governo By A aiitonne Receive Pay

1100 Planes Set Record   4000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Reich Rail, Road Centers

HIT ROAD CENTERS H   1,100 Forts and Liberators Pound Traffic Points  in Germany

fail And Road Centers In Reich Are Pounded; RAF Night Raiders Assault Berlin And Nuremberg

Japanese Wreckage  Terrific   Americans Kuock Out Ships and Planes in Mikado’: Own Front Yard

HEAVIEST BLOW OF WAR FROM AIR HITS JAPANESE HOMELAND  FIVE CITIES LASHED BY MASSES OF B-29 BOMBERS

"Cat and Canary" Legislation Gets Top Billing Over "Little Foxes"

CUT LONDON REGIME   Act Is ‘Only A Step’ Ir Fulfillment Of Yalta —  Agreements

Warsaw Gov't Recognized By Allied Powers   Britain and the United Stotes in Full Agreement With Reconstituted Group—Arthur Lane Will Leave Soon as Ambassador

“GOVERNMENT TS RECOGNIZED   U. S. and Britain Cut * Adrift Polish Re gime in London

Both Powers Cut Adrift London Exite Regime With Which They Dealt Throughout War—Arthur Bliss Lane Named Ambassador by Washington and Soon Will Go to Warsaw —Action First Step in Fulfillment of Yalta Accords.

Warsaw Resime Has British and U.S. Recognition   Approval Said To Be One Step In Yalta Big Three Agreements.

U. S., BRITAIN RECOGNIZE NEW POLISH REGIME      Action Is A “Step” In Fulfillment Of Big Three’s Yalta Pact   LANE IS APPOINTED YANK AMBASSADOR

U.S., Britain  Back Warsaw  Government Move Cuts Adrift  Exile Regime; Lane Ambassador

U. 5., BRITAIN RECOGNIZE NEW POLISH GROUP   DESCRIBED AS FIRST STEP IN YALTA AGREEMENT

Britain, US. Back Poles At Warsaw   Recognition Given To Government Stalin Sets Up

Exiled Poles In London Cul Adrift —   Move Called Only Step In Fulfillment Of Yalta Agreemen

New Polish Regime Formally Approved   U. S., Britain And China Recognize Warsaw Poles. Name Ambassadors

U.S. and Britain Accept Warsaw Polish Regime   Move Cuts London Exiles Adrift; Lane  American Ambassador

Police Arrest  14-Year-Old Girl   Youth Admits Sending $3,000 Ransom Demand

NEW 36-MILE “ON MINDANAC   Yants Push ‘Inland, Tak Towns and Two Good Airdromes

NEW LANDING - ON MINDANAO   DOUGHBOYS GO ASHORE ON 35MILE FRONT WITHOUT OPPO-SITION FROM ENEMY

U.S. Sub Harder Fails To Return After Victories   Nemisis Of Japanese Shipping Is Listed Among Navy Losses

Armed Rebels Closing In Upon Batavia   Lieut. Governor Moves To Quell Uprisings

Van Mook Offers © To Negotiate Truce With Rebel Leaders   Report Indonesians Hold 50,000 Dutch Women. Children

DUTCH OFFICIAL IN EFFORT TO QUELL INDONESE REVOLT  DR. VAN MOOK OFFERS NEGOTIATE TRUCE WITE LEADERS IN REBELLION

Dutch Act To Quell Java Riots   New Governor Offers To Negotiate With Revolutionists With Promise of Freedam

Acts To Quell Uprisings By Java Natives   British to Make Ships Available to Rush Holland Troops to Colonies

Offer is Made  For Truce in  Java Uprising New Outbreaks in  The Interior are - Reported There

DUTCH LEADER ACTS TO QUELL JAVA UPRISINGS   Governor Offers Meeting With Leaders of All  Groups in Indonesia

—INDONESIAN REBELLION —  Holland Offers Truce in Java  Dhyetsels Ton ela ne {"' n.enrine t\evetce   Dutch Indies Governor Quits; Outbursts Threaten Capital

SEEK TRUCE IN JAVA WHT HEBEL GAOL   Dutch Willing to Negotiate: Armed Bands Close In on Batavia.

Indonesian Leaders Offered Conference by Dutch Officer   Natives Hold Batavia Pending Settlement

Dutch East Indies Face New Perils   Steps Taken to End Uprisings; Truce With Rebels Sought

Fighting Flares in Java: Indonesians Wield Arms, Poison   British Commander Decrees Death for LootSabotace. Etc.

Dutch Offer Revolt Parley In East Indies   Governor General Quits Post; Nationalists Menace Java Capital

INDONESE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM   Stachouwer Said Resigns as Indies Governor General

Dutch East Indies Government Acts to Quell Indonesian Uprisinas in Java

New Outbreaks In Java Interior; Native Bands Close In On Batavia

GRAVE UPRISING IN EAST INDIES   Dr. Van Mook Acts To Quel) Rebellion That Threatens Indonesia.

Bloody. Clashes. Continue; British General Decrces “Death Penalty For: All  ooJava’ Natives Bearing  Arms or Refusing to Surrender Arms.

Peace Parleys In Dutch East Indies Sou ohi   Lieut. Governor Offers To Negotiate Truce With Indonesian Rebel Leaders

DUTCH OFFICIAL IN EFFORT TO QUELL INDONESE REVOLT  DR. VAN MOOK OFFERS  oNECOTIATE TRUCE WIT

Truce Offered in  Java Uprisings   Head of Dutch East Indies Acts to Quell Colonial Empire Riot

Dutch Move To Quell Revolt In East Indies  Agree To Meet Rebel Leaders

Move to Quell Java Uprising   Truce With Leaders of Indonesia Rebel Faction Sought

Rebels On Java Offered Truce   Fifty Thousand Dutch Women And Children Reported Held Hostages

Governor Of Indies Acts — To Quell Rebel Uprising   Japs Blamed For Revolt Of Indonesians; 50,000 Women, Children Threatened

MOVE TO SAVE RICH COLONIAL AREA IN EAST   Governor General Out Because of Dispute  With Policy

East Indies Ruler Acts. In Uprising   lava Revolt Spreading Conciliatory Stand by Govt. Is Indicated.

TAKE ACTION 10 QUELL UPRISING IN DUTCH INDIES   Dr. Van Mook Offers to Negotiate Peace With Indonesian Rebel Leaders

Dutch Offer to Negotiate Truce In Java Revolt   Act to Quell Uprising; 50,000 Women and Children Surrounded

PEACE TALKS IN INDIES REVOLTS   Van Mook Offers To Confer With Rebel Leaders As Unrisinas Increase

Patrol Activity Enlivens 5th Army Front   Nazi Raiding Party Is Broken Up by Allied Forces

Germans Mix Propaganda With Artillery To Open New Year's Fighting in Italy

STRIKES GROW IN CLEVELAND   New Wage Demands In Area Threaten General Gas Famine

Bombers Blast Nazi Oil, Rails   Great Sustained Allied Air Attack -Enters 21) st Day

Heavy Bombers Hit Rail Networks And Oil Refineries  Chemnitz and Harburg Are Targets for Sustained Assault

Chemnitz And  Harburg Main  Tar nets RAF   Railway Network Boimbed At Former City, snd Oil Refineries In the 2 * TDattar

Raiders Blast Nazi Railway, Oil Refineries   Chemnitz, Harburg War Installations Bit bv 1.000 Planes

Chemnitz Railway Network Blasted By 400 Bombers   Berlin Also Bombed Again, Vital Essen Rail Hub Attacked

U.S. Heavies Hit Railways At Chemnitz   Oil Refineries At Harburg Pounded

RAIL NETWORK OBJECTIVE OF AIR OFFENSIVE   Four Hundred U.S. Heavies From Britain Assault Reich 21st Straight Day Ol Attacks   BERLIN IS ATTACKED

400 U.S, Heavy Bombers Hit Railway Network At Chemnitz In 21st Day Of Aerial Offensive

Heavy Planes Batter Reich   Go After Rail Network And Oil Refineries In 21st Day of Attack

CONFERENCE WILL NOT END ON JUNE 6   Howver, New Date Has Not Been Set As Yet .

Parley Will Not End On June 6   Time of Concluding Session Undetermined

WILL NOT CLOSE JUNE 6    Peace Conference to Continue Some Time After Date Set

ENGLISH LABOR PARTY ANGERED   Churchill's Election Address Causes Much Dissention In Commons

Talk Of Gestapo  Rouses Ire Of British Laborites   Churchill Flays Socialist Party

Churehill Cheered and Howled At   Labor MP’s Ask Him Where The Gestapo Is

Speech Angers Laborifes   Churchill Says Any Socialist System Must Have Some Kind of Gestapo

Attack Begun By Churchill   Socialistic Program Blasted By Premier

60 PAGES OF RECORDS Vatican's Protests to Nazis  Held for War Trial Evidence

Vatican-German Nofes Will Be Aired at Trial   Documents Will Be Used as Evidence against 20 Top Nazis

20 CarloadsOf Documents Assembled  At Nuernberg   Correspondence Between Vatican And Nazi Officials Arrives at Trial

Writings of vatican used  aS evidence ‘To be submitted  in nazi trials .

Vatican Aids Court In Nazi Trials   20 Carloads Files Assembled By U. 8. For German Hearing

Vatican Correspondence  Offered In Nazi Trials   Jackson Declares He Has Enough Documentary Evidence For Conviction Of Germans

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BE CALLED. BY GOERING   Counsel for Nazi Leacer Announces: litention  To Summon Flier eee? Yan  hd es

Evidence Arrives for Nazi Trial  Defense Plans to Cel) Lindheraqh

Patterson s Warning End: B-29 Sirikes   D Chicago, New Jersey Workers to Return So War Is Not Impeded

Claims Strikers Are Helping Japs  Idleness May Halt B-29 Attacks

Gls Who Perform to an Excited Paris Audience in ‘Here’s Your Infantry’ Have Seen Real Thing

WORK STOPPAGE Ig ORDERED RESUMED   Brings Number of Idle in Nation Up to the 100,000 Mark.

PLANS SESSION ON JOB BENEFIT   Lausche May Issue Cal to General Assembly Tuesday

PRESIDENT PLAYED THE PIANO FOR GUESTS AT STATE DINNER   ‘TRUMAN GAVE IMPROMPTU BIT OF ENTERTAINMENT AT REQUEST. OF DIBTIN-.° GUISHED GUESTS

West Coast Opened to Loyal Nisei   All Bars Removed To End Mass  Exclusion Order

FIRST ARMY NOW FAVORED T0 LINK WITH RED FORCES   a. bo Third May Join Seventh And Drive South Toward Munich And South Border

OPE TO HAVE MCR CLOTHNG AVAILABLE   Governinent Will Try to Pul Good Supply of Clothing On- Market.

More Clothing To Be Available   Goal Is More And  Cheaper Garments

Churchil Weeps Openly At Memorial Services For Franklin Roosevelt

Churchill Weeps At Memorial Service For FDR; Tells Commons He Noticed President was Ailing at Yalta

CITATION IS ISSUED IN CASE OVER WILL   Effort To Set Aside Admission To Probate Of Alleged Last Testament Of Late George W. Rife

Closing In For Kill On Thousands Of Fleeing Nazis   AIR FORCES BLOCK MAIN ESCAPE ROAD   Ten More German Towns Captured In Bridgehead Last Night

Americans Close In For Kill On  German Forces   Nearly 50,000 of . Enemy In Triangle ° Killed Or Captured

‘Temperatures   Remagen. Bridgehead Drive Heading  Into Rubr Basin

TANK COLUMNS CLOSE FOR KILL ON MAIN ROAD   Siegfried Defenses Crumble Before Attack By Yanks

THIRD ARMY TOOK NEARLY  30,000 PRISONERS MONDAY; .: SEVENTH HAS ALSO NABBED

Resistance Of Germans Weakening   Nearly 50,000 of Enemy Reported Killed or Captured in Last Week

GermanHordes Caughtin Trap West of Rhine   American Ground And Air Forces Close In For kill In Saar Pocket

Allied Planes Isolate South  Part Of Saar Battlefield Cutting Exit From Triansle

U.S. PLANES RAKE RETREATING FOE   Believe 40,000 to 50,000 Germans Killed Or Captured; Gen. Patch Clears Last Germans From French Soil

Sydney Papers Look For Big  Japanese News   Sudden End Of War Possibility

‘Big News’ On Japan Awaited  Australian Newspaper Hints Major Action

Senate In Moad to Vote On United Nations Charter; May Be Unanimous

Near Vote On Charter   Ratification Expected Before Nightfall; May Be Unanimous

Senate To Vote By Nightfall On Charter   Approval May Be Unanirnous; Truman To Submit Aqreement

Senate May Ratify Peace ‘Charter By Nightfall; Vote Expected To Be Overwhelming   Members Ready To Reverse Stand Senate Took 25 Years Ago In Rejecting Leaque

) CHARTER MAY E BE APPROVED FT BY NIGHTFALL   senate Talking Way Toward a Vote Yet Today Which Possibly Will Bring a Unanimous Ratification.

Senate May Vote Today On Charter   Ratification by Unanimous Vote Seen as Possible  Before Nightfall

Senate Talks Way To Probable Vote   May Ratify United Nations Charter by Nightfall. Unanimoustv

Vote On Charter, Due By Tonight, May Turn Out To Be A Unanimous Yea

BRITAIN MAY GET U. S. LOAN OF $5 BILLION   Financial Aid Seen As  Important to Future Trade Relations

5 Billion Loan To Britain Wins Favor   L. S. May Propose Large Concessions To Meet Request  For Financial Aid

0 BILLION LOAN TO GREAT BRITAIN MAY BE PROPOSED   Officials Favor That Sum at Low Interest Rate With No Restrictions on Where It Is Spent,   CHANGE IN AMERICAN POLICY LOOKED FOR   Future Trade Relations Between Two Great Commercial Powers Are Involved in Problem.

TOP NAZI-MAY BE IN LONDON   British Army Investigators Are Put on Alert For Von Ribbentrop

British Army’s Ace Investigators Hear Hitler’s Foreign Minister, Last of Top Nazis Still at Large, May Be in Capital —War Crimes Commission Agrees to Keep Secret Names of Germans Indicted as Criminals.

CHILLY OVER NATION   ‘But Miami Revelers May Greet  1946 in Shirtsleeves

Most of Nation Will Have Cold  New Year’s Eve   Considerably Colder Tonight Over Entire Midwest

New Corsair Now In Use By Navy   Say U. S. Aircraft  “Chews Holes In Sky”

BOWLING STANDINGS   VFW POST INSTITUTED IN MILFORD FRIDAY, DEC. 14TH

Expect DeGaulle to Approve Clemency for Marshal Petain   Marshal Is Convicted of Collaboration But  Court Suggests Merey

CONEAB GOES INTO SECOND MONTH TOll      Stettinius Returns; June 6 Closing Hoened For

‘Joint Maneuver’ Plan Stage Reached In Parley   35,116 CASUALTIES IN RYUKYUS   President Urges Canning; Another Sugar Cut Seen

MAY BE JUNE 6   Hot Issue of Big Power Domination Is Still To Be Decided

Stettinius Back, Frisco Parley  May End June 6   Military Men Discuss Joint Maneuvers For Policing Force

June 6 Proposed As Date for End Of Conferenct   Stettinius Returns West Coast After “Truman Talks

OLC. STETTINIUS BACK AT PARLEY   JOINT MANEUVERS OF FPROQ.POSED WORLD POLICE FORCE ARE DISCUSSED.

Stettinius Back To Conference   Military Experts Talk Of World Police Force

United Nations Conference  May End Junet   But Hot Issue Still Remains to Be Finally Settled

ANOTHER MURDER IN OAKLAND CO.   Woman Shot and Body Tossed  Into River

NEW MURDER IN PONTIAC AREA ROUSES POLICE   Body of Woman Found in Clinton River—Shot to Death

Vet Measures Ready, ToGo _To Legislature   Bills Would Be Incorporated In New Section of Maryland Code En- titled “Veterans”. -

State Veferan Program Goes To Legislature   Plan Bears Endorsement Of Governor

ions Strike  +: 412.600   1,560,000 Now Wep: From New York Offices

Textile Workers Strike Spreads To 284 Plants   Boosts Number Kept Idle by Labor Rows to New High

Oil Conference  To Reopen Today   Elevator Strike Mediation Collanses in Gotham

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NATION'S JOBLESS IN LABOR DISPUTES JUMPS 10 412.777   Packinghouse Workers’ Union Announces It Will Demand Pay Boost Throughout Meat Industrv.   JOHN LEWIS ACTS IN MINE CONTROVERSY   Calls on Operators to Meet With Him Monday to Discuss Foremen’s Stoppage  —Request Rejected,

Number Of Idle Reaches     Naw Bieh   Mills In the Carolinas Are Not Seriously Affected Yet. Rock Hill And Gaffney Closed

Strike Hits 284 Plants In Textile: Industry   Brings Total Idle In U. S. to 412,777; Coal Operators  Spurn Lewis Bid

MORE OSWIECIM HORRORS BARED   Witness Says SS Woman Guard Watched Dogs Kill Prisoner, Then Gloated Over Tt.   —BY WILLIAM FRYE—

Nazi “Beastess”  Slew, Gloated   Witness Describes How SS Woman Guard Set  Dog On Prisoners

SURPLUS: TIRES TAKEN OFF LISI   Cancellation Due To Urgent Need Of Military Forces

MILLION VETS. TO BE WITHOUT HOMES IN 1946   Federal Agencies See No Housing Relief In Sight

Housing Shortage Stumps Nation   Problem ‘“‘Chaotic,’’ Says Administrator

Republicans Agree With Lausche On Economy In Govt.   Governor’s Message Is Hailed By GOP As ‘‘Sound Speech’’

Five Nip Cities Gutted in B-29 Fire-Bomb Raid   Tokyo Awaiting New Air and Sea Attack By Halsey’s Forces

B-29s Leave Five Cities  Gutted Ruin   Pacific Fleet Prowls Off Japan’s Coast Itching For Fight

Japs Fear New Air-Sea Smash   Enemy Homeland Gets 7500-Ton Navy Smashes in 11 Days; Superfort Raid Guts War Centers

Halsey Stalks Nippon Coast, Poises Blow   Fires Still Rage in Five - Cities After B-29 Attacks

Talsey’s Fleet Still Prowls Japanese Coas   ® Fires Raging in Five Enemy Cities From B-29 Attack

AS tempo Of Alrwaer Reaches New Peak Of Fury  FLEET PROWLING JAPANESE COAST  11 Days and Nights Of Intermittent Naval Attacks

Anglo-American Raiders Send 7,500 Tons Of Bombs, Shells Crashing Into 600 Mile Strio Of Jav’s Pacifie Coast   MAY RESUME FLEET ASSAULT ANY TIME

’Nips “Hold: Breath” Waiting for Giant U. S. Task Force to Strike New Hard Blow

Seeking New Place To — Strike Biow     FIRES RAGING IN FIVE JAP CITIES FROM LAST NIGHT’S  = ATTACKS BY RECORD B-29 FORCES.

FLERT, PROWLS JAPAN COAST FOR NEW BLOWS   Tokyo Warns People American Assault May Be Resumed at Any Moment.

ALLIED FLEET PROWLS OFF JAP COAST   New Sea-Air Strike Against Nip Homeland Expected

Report Halsey’s Fleet Prowling Japan Coast For New Air-Sea Blow   600 Marianas Based Supers Sow 310 Mile Trail Of Ruin Across Central Honshu: Kyushu, Shanghai Pounded

FIVE BG HONSHY WAR CER TERS ARE STILL IN FLAMES   Record Force of Superforts Bomb Japanese Cities During Night. Two Big Planes Are Shot Down.   HALSEY IS BELIEVED PREPARING NEW BLOWS   American Fleet Believed to Be Prowling the Jap Coast Geiting Ready For New Air-Sea Attacks.

HUGE FIRES RAGE THRU 5 HONSHU WAR CENTERS   600 Marianas-Based Superforts, Big gest B-29 Fleet Ever Sent Aloft, Sow 310-Mile Trail of Fire and Ruin

Huge Fires Still Raging Through Honshu Centers   Assault May Resume At Any Moment, Tokyo Radio Warns

Fleet Prowls Near Japan As Worried Suzuki Calls Cabinet To Study Crisis

Halsey Prowls Jap Coast Hunting New Spots to Hit   310-Mile Trail of Fire And Ruin Left by Record B-29 Smash

Halsey’s Fleet Prowls Along Japanese Coast For New Air-Sea Strike

20 Defendants Challenge Jurisdiction of Court; Goering Heads Criminals

TO CHALLENGE JURISDICTION OF COURT   Reactions to Charges Range From Scorn to Indifference

Dr. Duncan Speaker At Mass Meeting Saturday, Sept. 15th   Rong Time Champion of Alabama Farmers To Discuss Income Tax Amendment

Dr. Duncan Speaker at  Mass Meeting Saturday   Long Time Champion of Alabama Farmers to Discuss Income Tax Amendment

LEGISLATURE IS ADJOURNED SINE DIE AT 2:43 P.M.   Solons Who Appropriated Record-Breaking $232,000,000 Call It Quits; Settle Dispute Over Hospital Bill.

N. C. Legislature Adjourns Leaving State Prepared For Postwar Trials   In 67 Days Assembly Provided For Raising Over $130,000,000 In Revenue.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ACCUSED   Concern Charged With co ‘Part i in International Cartel

Charges GETakes Part ~ In Carte   \Government-_Says Firm Agrees With Foreign Companies to Split  World Markets

General Cectric Lompany Accused Qf Forming Trust   Charged With Conspiring With Foreign Firms To Divide World’s Markets.

(.E. NAMED IN CARTEL CASE   Conspiracy to Divide Elec. tric Markets of World Charged in Suit

KELSEY-HAYES STRIKERS END OLD WALKOUT   FORD WILL RESUME OPERATIONS FIRST OF NEXT WEEK

FORD PLANTS WILL REOPEN NEXT WEEK   Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Compan y Strikers Scheduled to Return to Jobs Mionday.

CRITICIZES PROBE “OF PEARL HARBOR   REPUBLICAN CHARGES DEMOCRATS ARE “HAMSTRINGING” REAL INQUIRY.

States ‘Real Investigation ds Hamstrung’   GOP Rep. Gearhart Says Harbor Testimony Comes  In Driblets.   RECEIVES SUPPORT

Pearl Harbor Prober Charges Interference  nial aims De mocrats -Hamperina Inauir

Says Democrats Hamstring’ Probe  Testimony Coming Only ia Driblets

Pearl Harbor Probe Scored By Gearhart   Procedure Is Criticized By Republican Member

Republican Avers Rivals ‘Hamstring  Pearl Harbor Quiz   Testimony Is Being Given in ‘Driblets,’ Gearhart Complains

CLAIMS “INSIDE? STUFF OMITTED   Republican Charges Pearl Harbor Getting Only Little of Important Facts

GOP Attacks ~ Harbor Probe      Republicans Say Recor Being Suppressed

Gearhart Says Pearl Harbor Probers Stalling   Californian Says Now: A Judicial. Body. Without Any’ Investigative Duty -

Demos Accused Of Slowing Up War Testimony   Pearl Harbor Facts  ‘Hamstrung

Testimony In Driblet: Is Claim   Senator Makes Charge That Inquiry Being Hamstrung

Democrats: Are Cr iticized ‘On Harbor Probe   Republican. Charges Un. - folding of Testimony in  Driblets to SHanistring   ' Real Investigation”

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS SEEK TO SEE KRAMER   Visit Bethesda, Md., Hospital But Fail To See Witness

Take Advantage of New Order   Committee Questions Government Personnel

Ship Carrying FDR Escaped Being Hit By Tornedo Fired Accidentally

CHIANG FORCES CAPTURE VITAL RAILROAD CIT)   Nationalists Seize Shanhaik. wan, Menace Town 15 Miles Beyond, Is Claim

HINGCHENG TAKEN   Chinese Nationalists « Arc _ Approaching Lienshan, a Rail Town

Move To Publish Relief Rolls Brings Protest   Listing Of Beneficiaries Proposed As Means Of Elimi nating Abuses; Sparks Addresses Joint Session Of Legislature And Praises Members For Work

Russians Swarm Across Oder, 8 Mi. From Konigsberg   Breakthrough At Danzig Encircles East Prussia: Poznan Outflanked, Hindenburg Captured, Breslau And Danzie Are Silent.

Germans Admit Soviets Approaching Brandenburg Border, 93 Miles East of Berlin; Moscow Claims Killing 295.000

France. ltaly Disappointed With Results   Soviet Press Hails Parley Decisions;  China Also Elated

Soviets Hail Parley As New Step In Collaboration; _ Diplomats Move To Carry Out Aareement On Romania

France And Italy Disappointec ‘Over Decisions Of Big Three   Soviets Hail Parley As New Step In Coilaboration; Diplomats Move To Carry Out Aqreement On Romania

FRANCE, ITALY DISAPPOINTED IN BIG THREE   Soviet Press, However, Hails Parley As New Collaboration Aid

Jap Balloon Warfare Termed ‘Dud’; Only 225 Ever Reached Continent

Want to Inquire Into Farm Draft  i nl .. ee eee ae   To Determine Who Is Responsible for Wholesale Inductions

FARM LABOR DRAFTING MAY BRING INQUIRY   Wholesale Inductions Without Ad. equate Replacements Alleged In Congress.

FARMER DRAFT IS CHALLENGED; FIGHT BREWING   Plans for Reconstruction it Europe After War Under Scrutiny of Congress

Senators Ask On Induction Farm Workers   Tydings. Reed Propose Concressional Inquiry On  Wholesale Draft.   CRITICIZE HERSHEY

TO PREPARE FOR FUYU   GIs, Used to Tropics, Will Don Their Woolies in Japan

GI In Japan To Be Warm This Winter   That's Something in Chilly Nippon; Shipments of Woolens Arriving Now

Leaflets Ask Japs to Drop Military Rule   Round-the-Clock Radio Warnings Call for Uprising

Leaflet Barrage Urges Jap Revolt Against Leaders   ‘Surrender Cards Supplement Russia’s Entry Into Pacific War

Leaflets Call Upon Jap People To Stage Revolt   Allied Propagandists Believed May Be Ripe For Surrender

Planes Drop Revolt Leaflets to Japs   Believe Japs Are Ripe for Quittine War

JAPS WARNED TO QUIT NOW OR BE DESTROYED      Yank Fliers Drop Millions Of Leaflets On Japan As Reds Strike   POINT TO NAZI LESSON   Propaganda Stations State Last Hope Gone With Russian Action

Leaflets Calling For Surrender Bombard Japan   Printed Secretly {n Event of Russian War Declaration

U.S, LEAFLETS ASK JAP REVOLT   WERE READY WHEN RUSSIA DECLARED WAR

Leaflet Bombing Calls for Revolt   Urge Japs to Sue for Peace Pronto

CALL ON NIPS TO REVOLT   Point Out Japan Now Fighting Most Of World's Might

LEAFLETS CALL ON JAPANESE TO MAKE PEACE   Round-the-Cleck Ra. dio Warnings Are Supplemented .

U. S. Calls On Jap Citizens To Seek Peace   Leaflets Tell Them To Re volt Against Leaders And Save Country

Fatal Plunge Now Appears ‘‘Accidental”’   Enemy Agents Not Involved

Anderson Plans Clean-Up of WEA Tf It’s Needed’   Fight to Give Him More Power Is Brewing  In House OPA Action

PRICE CONTROL IS VOTED FUNDS   New Food Czar Pledged To Clean Up WFA If Necessary

Senate Approves — OPA Compromise   Plan to Give Clinton Anderson Veto Powers Over Price Orders Needs House Assent—Appropriation Already Voted

MOLOTOV TO WHITE HOUSE   Will Visit Truman Enroute to San Francisco Conference

Molotov May Visit In Capital   Probably Would Confer With Truman On Way To United Nations Conference

CIVILIAN PULLMAN SERVICE REDUCED   Order Bans Use of Cars for Trips of 450 Miles or Less

CIVILIAN PULLMAN SERVICE REDUCED   Order Bans Us. Use of Cars RF Trips of 450 Miles or Less “pene oF

Civilian Use Of Pullmans Sharply Cut   Sleepers Will Not Be Available for Short Distances

ODT clamps down on use  of sleepers Designed to aid   Designed to aid  troon movements

SLEEPING CARS BEING DIVERTED FROM CIVILIANS   Pullmans Will Not Be Op erated Between Cities 450 Miles Apart   ORDER IS EFFECTIVE WEEK FROM SUNDAY

RAILROADS T0 CUT CIVILIAN PULLMAN “SERVICE JULY 18   Sleepers Will Not Be Available After That Date on Trips of 450 Miles  or Less.   ACTION WILL GIVE TROOPS MORE CARS   Order Follows - Complaints War Captives Received Better Accommodations Than Soldiers on Trips.

Name of American Injected   Former Americen Ambassador Wrote To Petain June 22

Note Defends Intentions  Of Marshal   But Former Envoy Reminds That Effect Harmed France

Marshal Seen Acting to Help French Public   American Admiral’s Viewpoints Create Soncatian at Trial

Former Vichy Envoy s Note Is Read at Trial   “Your Aim Was to Protect People,’ Admiral Is Quoted

ADM.LEAHY — WROTE PETAIN ON JUNE 22      Letter Is _  . Introduced at Marshal’s Trial

Leahy Letter Given As Petain Evidence   Says Convinced Chief Aim Was To Protect French People

Adm. Leah y S ays Petain Hu rt France   Letter From ‘Truman's Chief Of Staff Read At Marshal's Treason Trial

LEAHY’S LETTER A SENSATION IN PETAIN’S TRIAL   Told Marshal He Believed His Aim Was To Protect France

Admiral Leahy’s Letter to.Petain Used By Defense   Former Envoy Reminded Marshal His Failure to Act Harmed France

Adm. Leahy Quoted At Petain's Trial   Letter, Dated June 22, - Contains Mild Rebuke

Adm. Leahy, Wh      Wrote Petain. He Fett He “ANatited to Protect French      BUT: ‘ADDS T : ACTUALLY. WERE HARMEL   Letter. Presented as’ Part-0 -> Défense Says: Petain’s “tentions: -Were Good ‘Bu  Agtions ‘Were Harmful.

ret GROUP IN NEW. YORK   ARMY REFUSES TO CONFIRM . OR DENY GERMAN. 8OI... ENTISTS BROUGHT i . , Tou. sg.

GOP PLEDGES TO AID DRAFT LEGISLATION   Austin Challenges Demo crats to Offer Manpower Law

Senate GOP Pledges Aid on Labor Draft   Austin Calls on Demos To Introduce National Service Law: Colmer  Offers New Approval

Republicans Urge Early Passage of Service Law   Sens. Austin and Taft Pledge Minority Aid; Democrat Has New Bill

HELP PLEDGED ON MANPOWER   Senate Republicans Ready To Aid in Increasing  War Production

GOP Senators Back Move to Get Manpower   Sen. Austin Asks for Act to Provide National Service

GOP WILLING TO BACK NATIONAL SERVICE DRAFT   Senator Austin Calls On Administration Forces To Press For New  Legislation

G.0.P. Solons Back Manpower Aid Proposals   Call for ‘Active, Earnest Effort’ ls Made by Austin

Republicans Pledge Aid. On Manpower Legislation ©   Austin of, Vermont Urges Administration -To Press Hard. for National Service Act

 Administration Called on to Press Hard for Enactment ‘of National Service Legislation: Support Is Pledaged

DEMOCRATS ARE CHALLENGED T0 FIGHT FOR BILL   Republicans Claim They Will Support National Service Measure   HEARINGS TO MORROW ON 4-F LEGISLATION

GOP PLEDGES 10 AID DRAFT ~ LEGISLATION   Austin Challenges Demo . erats to Offer Man- > power. Law

MANPOWER PLANS BACKED BY G. 0. P. CHIEFS IN SENATE   Taft Says Minority Will Do What Is Needed to Increase Nation’s War Production.   SERVICE LEGISLATION FAVORED BY AUSTIN   Bill Offered in House Provides for Induction of Strikers Who Leave Essential Jobs.

DALADIER, BLUM OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS FREED   )Release “Secured Through Rec Cross—Petain Held For Tria)

Kelease of Daladier, Blum Nevotiated   Petain Taken to Montrouge Fortress To Await Trial

French War Chiefs Freed, Paper Says   Daladier and Blum Liberated; Petain in Jail

Nazis Release French Political Prisoners   Red Cross Negotiates Release Of Men; Petain In Prison Awaiting Trial

Dafladier, Blum and High French Officials-in Nazi Hands, to Be Freed

Negotiate Release Of All French Political Prisoners Held By Nazis

Former Ambassador’s Son  Killed On ‘Winged’? Bomb   Lieuts. Kennedy And Wiley Die When Plane Schedule  To Be Flown Pilotless Via Radio To Crash On : Target Explodes Before They Jump

Report Death of J. P. Kennedy, Jr.   Lost Life During Highl:  Secret Experiments

SOVIETS ROLL NAZIS BACK IN BALTIC DRIVE   Also Take Rail Junction Town on Carpathian Front

Russians Gain Four Miles on 17-Mile Front   Reds Speeding Cleanup o Baltic Coast in Drive on Berlin

Split German Pocket OnThe Baltic Coast   Seeond Ukraine Army Takes German Rail Junction On iron Riv er, Berlin Evyacuates 599,000

REDS CLEANING BALTIC COAST OF NAZI UNITS   Soviets Advance Four Miles On 17-Mile Front Southwest Of Koenigsberg   RAIL JUNCTION OF ZVOLEN IS CAPTURED

Baltic Cleanup: Speeds Along To Free Troops For Swelling Berlin Assault

Russian Troops Speed Cleanup Of Baltic Coast,   Also Take Strongpoint In Slovakia 125 Miles Northeast of Vienna

Soviets Drive ‘Nazis Back On 17-Mile Front   Narrow Pocket Near Koenigsberg Being Closed— Bitter Village-by-Village Fighting Reported Raging in Baltic Sector

AUDOIANG OPEL BALTIC CLEANUP   Seek to Free Armies for Assault on Berlin   NAZIS ROLLED BACK   Second Ukraine Army Takes Powerful Nazi Stronghold in Slovakia

Russians Speet Cleanup of Baltic Coast  Drive Four Miles in   Drive Four Miles in Narrow Pocket Near Koenigsberg

Soviets Drive IN azis E Bac : On  ~17-Mile Front      Nernaw Pocket Near Koenigsberg Being Closed— _ Bitter Village- -by-Village Fighting Reported Raging in Baltic Sector

RUSSIANS MOP UP ENEMY ON BALTIC COAS   POWERFUL FORCES FREED FOR PUSH ON BERLIN

Reds Roll Up German Lines   Baltic Cleanup Speeds Along To Free Troops For Swelling Berlin Assault

Two Persons Die When Car Leaves Highway  James W. D’Arcy,  Mrs. Archie  Vine Ara Uietiemnc

Two Persons Die When Car Leaves Highway  James W. D'Arcy, Mrs. Archie Viox Are Victims

Predicts Aircraft Will Travel 1,500 Miles Per Hour in Next 15 Years

Warshins And Planes Strike At lwo Jima   Powerful Ships And Massed Aircraft Smash Hard At Jap Base   INVASION MOVE MAY BE. FORECAS)

U. 5. FIGHTERS ALREADY USING IWO AS BASE   Provide Escort for Giant B-29’s in Raids on Japan

JAPS MUST BUY IMPORTED FOOD   2,500 Tons Of U. S. Wheat Already Obtained; Pay Demanded For All

Uivil Service Workers Seek Salary  Boost   Raise Would E Extend To _ Congressmen, Cabinet And U. S. Judges  ARMY, NAVY FEUD  Two Services Locked In Battle Over   Two Services Locked In Battle Over Merver

Turkey Is at War With Nazis, Japs   Declaration Voted at Meet ing of Assembly Says Ankara Report

TURKEY DECLARES WAR AGAINST AXIS   Assembly Approves Declaration Effective Next Thursday

COMPANY ASKS PATRONS USE GAS SPARINGLY   Reveal Shutoff Narrowly Averted Tuesday Afternoon

Factory, Home Consumption Af All-Time Peak   Consumers Warned To Cut Down On Use In Present Emergency

Shoe Rationing Scheduled to End In 2 Weeks; Plan Cut in Butter Points

Shoe Rationing To Be Scrapped   End To Come Either On Oct. 28 or Nov. 1,

SHOE RATIONING TO END EITHER OCT. 28 ORNOV, 1   Butter Cut to Eight Points; Consider Lifting Auto Tire Controls

See End of Shoe And Tire Ration Setup Very Soon  Reduced Points on Butter From 12 to 8 Maybe Tomorroy

Shoe Rationing Off In 2 Weeks   OPA Also Has Decided To Cut Butter Ration Ta Ficht Points ts

Point-Free Shoes Soon   End to Rationing May Come Oct. 28 or‘Nov. 1: To Cut Butter Points

Shoe Rationing May End by November 1   Plans Call For Termination on Either October 28 or Nov. 1; Butter Points Will Be Cut to Eight Per Pound; Tire Rationing Nears End

Shoe Ration End Nearing   OPA Hoping To Free Tires Before January 1

New Program May Start Even Earlier Is Hint   Tire Restrictions on Passenger Cars May Be Lifted Dec. 

Tentative Plans Call for End of Shoe Rationing   Lift Restrictions on Sunday or Nov. 1; Cut Butter Points; Rhys “Pisewec te CPt.

SHOE RATIONING PLANNED 10 END IN TWO WEEKS   Butter Points Cut, Unrationed Tires Seen Soon

RATIONING OF SHOES 10 END IN TWO WEEKS      Butter Point Cut Coming: Tires Will Come Off  List In December

SHOE RATIONING  MAY TERMINATE IN  NEXT SEVERAL DAYS OTHER INTERESTING DE  YELOPMENTS ON THE Ré

Shoe Rationing Will Be Ended In Few Days   OPA Also Expected To Slash Butter To Eight Points

SHOE RATIONING WILL END SOON   Tires May Be Released in December; Butter Points Cut

Shoe Rationing: to End in Week   Butter Down to Eight Points Soon: Tires Next Release

Shoe Rationing Will End Soon, OPA Man Says  Butter Point '. Value To Be Cut

SHOE RATIONING WILL END NEXT WEEK FOR U.S   Reporter Learns OPA To Dis card Program Either Oct. 28 or Nov. 1

Shoes Will Be Ration Free By November 1; fire Rationing May Be Lifted In December

End Of Shoe Rationing In A Few Days   Butter Point Value Will Be Cut To Eight.

SHOE RATICNING WILL END SOON IT WAS LEARNED TODAY   The Tentative Plans Call For October 28 Or November First.   OTHER DEVELOPMENTS   OPA Has Decided to Cut Butter Ration Value From 12 to 8 Points a Pound.

SHOE RATIONS WILL END BY NOVEMBER 1   Either That Date or Sunday, October 28, Will Be Announced as Time for Termination of Controls.

Shoe Rationing End Is At Hand: Butter Cut Due   Choice Of Date Before Nov. 1 All That Is Left For Decision

End of Shoe Rationing Is Expected Oct. 28 or Nov. 1, OPA Official Says

SHOE RATIONING WILL BE LIFTED WITHIN 10 DAYS   All Set But Exact Date: Butter Points to Be Reduced

Shoe Rationing Scheduled to End In 2 Weeks; Plan Cut in Butter Points   ‘$Y MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH 

Shoe Rationing  Nearing End :   Points on Butter Are to be Reduced From 12 to Eight

OPA Plans To Ease Up On Rationing   Restriction on Buying of  - Shoes To Be Lifted; Cut In Butter Point Vale Ts Be Announced

WILL FREE SHOES   November  Is Date Ten: tatively Set to End  Rationing .

EXPECT END OF SHOE RATIONING IN TWO WEEKS   Cut In Butter Points Coming;  Tires Off By Dec.

Shoe Rationing To Come - To An End November 1?   There Is A Chance That Tires Will Be Available To All In December

End of Shoe Rationing To Arrive Soon   Either Oct. 28 or Nov. 1; Butter Points to Go Down; Tire Ration End Soon

Highlights Of   TODAY’S NEWS   Floover, Says We Should Not Exult Over Our Atomic Bom]  mNnesS

REAL ESTATE VALUES UP   Are Still About 2 25 5 Per Cent Below Peak of 1920

With Ernie Pyle in the Pacific:  Yanks Make Selves at Home  In Quaint Okinawa Village   Build Cozy Shelters With Panels;  Gambol About in Colorful Kimonos

a COLUMN, ABOUT IOWA   ‘Hospital Bonds Are Voted at Charles City

VOTERS APPROVE HOSPITAL BONDS   Favor $100,000 Issue  at Rlseian Tuselaw

JUDGE PENSION IS VOTED DOWN   Legislature Approves Bill To Finance War Memorials

4 U.S. Fleets Patrol Japan   Admiral Nimitz Reveals Ships and Amphibious  Unite in Readiness

U. S. Hurls Japan Strongest B-29 Attack of All War   Airplane Engine Plant  Is Shaken Under  Superforts’ Assault

B-29s Smash Big N: agova ices er   New Attacks In Nippon’s Waters Made In Strike At Ryukyus Islands

NAGOYA AREA IS HAMMERED INB-29 RAID   DEMOLITION BOMBS WRECK HUGE JAP ENGINE PLANT

Yank Fleet Strikes At Ryukyus As Forts Blast Nagoya Airplane Plant   Coastal Targets Smashed In Closest Surface Attack To Jap Mainland; Nimitz Discloses Loss Of Escort Carrier In Iwo Jima Battle

BIGGEST B-29 ~ RAID HITS JAPS   New Attacks by Fleet Mau! Targets in Nip Waters

Superforts Blast Big Jap Plant   Nagoya Attacked; Japs Forming People’s Army

Difficult for 6.1. Joe To Get Dressed Up   Supply of Men's Clothing Reaches  Urorereadentead teu

Paris Sky Chief Spans Alflantic   New Commercial TWA Route Initiated With 24Hour Washington-Paris

Regular Air Service Goes (ver The Globe   Trips To Europe, Middle East Will Be Made; Twelve Hours To Paris

Gillette Resigns As Surplus Chief   Former Iowa Senator Announces Action

JAP EMBASSY-IN BERLIN INTACT. ~— DESPITE MUCH DAMAGE IN CITY   INS CORRESPONDENT REVEALS EMBASSY PRACTICALLY UNDAMAGED A8  * WELL AS OTHER dAP FACTS -

BATTERED LST TO TOUR LAKES   “Hit The Beach” Cruise Booked At Request Of War Workers

IN BACKED BY STRIKE VOTE AT GM PLANTS   UAW Chiets Say Pell le Man date To Press Wage

UAW, GM Officials Resume Their Negotiations After — Workers 0.K. Strike

Newsmen Capture Repulsive Butcher of Warsaw Found Hiding and Trembling in Ritzy Jap Hotel

INTERNATIONAL NEWS . cor. RESPONDENT ORGANIZED PARTY THAT NABBED GESTAPO COLONEL

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEV  ABOR POLICY   Eases Wage Controls. Asks Reconversion Strikes Be Avoided

No Strike Pledge Asked By Truman   Union Seeks To Re-Open Contracts—Ask Termination Of War Labor Board

TRUMAN ENDS LITTLE STEEL WAGE POLICY   Murray Says Unions to Seek Adjustment Of Contracts

a LABOR POLICY   ons and Industry Asked by Truman to Refrain  From Strikes

Superfortresses Hit Tokyo  Heaviest Blow   4,500 Tons of Fire Bombs Are Dropped on Important Shinagawa Area—a Happy Combination of Congestion, Inflammability

MARINES PUSH INTO OKINAWA CAPITAL CITY   Army Plows Through Mud, May Buckle Enemy Lines

Yankee Flyer: Supreme in China’s Skies   Chennault's Flyers Have Destroyed 2,000 Nip Planes

Ninety Million Be Spent on Roads in State   Sum be Used On Supplementary And Primary System

State Will Spend 90 Millions On Roads in Next Four Years   Increased Prices of Materials and Labor Cutting Extent of Work That Can Be Done With Funds Available. Enaineer Declares

Nation Is Warned Of Coal Shortage   I oal Miners, Operators Discuss Contract

Soft Coal Supply Dangerously Low, Nation Warned   Only Enough Left for 26 Days Fuel Administrator Advises   CITES BIG NEED FOR CONSERVATION   Bitummous ‘Operators and Mine Workers Begin Closed-Door Meets

WARN SOFT COAL STOCK PILE IN U.S, DWINDLING      Government Appeals For Greater Conservation By All Users

Endorse Truman for Second Terr  President Refuses to Commit Himself

Released War  Prisoner 2 orgives Wife   No Blame for Remarrying When She Thought Him Dead

Wounded Marine Can’t Get A Job, Home Or GI Loan   Guadalcanal Veteran Living In Pup Tent.

To Win the War We Must Win The Rehabilitation Period   POLITICO-ECONOMIC MESS

NOW THAT WAR IN EUROPE IS OVER ALLIED WORLD FACING PROBLEM OF WINNING THE PEACE

Army Officials Silent On Hoarding, Delay In Reconversion Charges

City’s Fall Only Matter Of Hours;  Resistance Weak   Americans Have One Third Of City Under Control, Within Sight Of Cathedral; Heinies’ Escape Bridgehead Sliced To 10 Miles.

PORTIONS OF GREAT CITY   American ‘Artillery, Opens Fire on Ruhr Region

Three American Columns  Drive Into City  One-Third of Great Metropolis  in Hands of Yank Troops; Caveman Deida Faring Mard Riau

Fall of Metropolis Believed Matter Of Hours; Armored Infantry Smashes Straight Toward Hohenzollern Bridge

Small Gain in Center Of Salient   Hard Fighting Reported o1 Flanks—Enemy Still Pulling Out

Mist Keeps Airplanes from Joining in Attack — Americans Rally to Throw Back Strong German Attack on Maginot Line Positions.

Sirait Open to Allies.   WEA Inefficiency Cost Millions, Says Report

In a Huge Two-Army Offensive They Ripped Germany’s Western Defenses,  Paris Announced.   WENT 3), MILES BEYOND THE ROER RIVER   Infantrymen on North Wing of a 22-Mile Assault Arc, Were Twelve Miles From Muenchen Gladbach.

General Fisenhower Says Objective Of Attack Is To Smash Nazi Army

Leap Roer River   Huge Two-Army Offensive Sweeps Up 17 _Towns, in Drive On Cologne: Gain On Flanks   RBRULLETIN

lke Confident Americans Will Gain Objective   Germans May Battle Until Allies Meet Soviets, Commanding General Believes

Destruction Of Nazis Wes! OfRuhrls Aim   Elsenhower Sees Union With Reds in Heart of Reich

Eisenhower Sees Assurance of Crushing Nazis  Commander Describes Purposes of New  Strateav in Reich

Eisenhower Tells Aim Of  New Drive   iTo Destroy Nazi Army on Northern Front ‘And We'll Do It’

SHORE POULTRY ‘RELEASED FOR CIVILIAN SALE   Surplus To Overcrowded Processing Plants To Ge To Markets

500,000 Lhs. “Broilers Will . Go To Market   Lady of House to Have Op. portunity io Give Her 7; manent Book Respite This Weck

Release Broilers For Civilians.  . Chickens Will Go On * Markets In This Area

Pay Bonus To Cole   Tolan Gets $4,500 In Lieu of Return To Dry Goods Job

COASH DESIGNATED TO SUCCEED CARR   New One-Man Grand Jurot Will Begin Duties immediately.

NAME COASH TC SUCCEED CARR   New One-Man Grand Juror Will Begin Work  Immediately

Judge L. E. Coash Of Ingham Will Head Grand Jun   Bribery Arid Graft . Expose To Continue Along Same Lines

Historic Rhine  City’s Capture Seen By Nightfall   Doughboys Pushing  Slowly Toward Heart of German Citadel

Other U. S. Armies Gair. Along Rhine   Hold on Super-highway East of Remagen Widened by lst Army

City's Fall Is Expected Before Night  Rhine Defense Stronghold; Fight in Streets

Sees Many Jobs In Research Field. .... Science Could Create Millions Of New Jobs After War, Expert Says

Prepare For Frisco Talks   World Security Conference May Tackle Several Major Problems.

U.S. Delegates May Air Policy Matters Before Going To San Francisco

Military Training Bill Hearing Set   Rep. May Seeks House Approval This Year

‘House Committee Opens Hearings Nov. 8on Military Training:-Plan

JAPANESE LOSSES ON LUZON PLACED AT 90,000 TROOPS   MacArthur Reports Destruction of 10 Divisions and Bottling Up of Remaining Forces.   (125,000 OTHER NIPS  ss KILLED ON LEYTE   Enemy Hold-Outs in Hills, With Supply Difficult, Are Under Attack by  Ground and Air.

YANKEES CLOSE IN FOR FINAL LUZON BATTLE   Japanese Points Of Resistance Reduced—Block Escape Routes

Other Forces Trapped And Under Attack   90,000 Men, Considerable War Materials Destroyed; MacArthur Says Japs, Split Into Divergent Groups, In Critical Positious

YANKS MOVE IN FOR LAST BLOW TO LUZON IAPS   Possibly 100,000 Already Destroyed in Terrible Fighting

JAP LOSSES ON LUZON 100,000   REMAINDER ON ISLAND IN HOPELESS CONDITION

MacArthur Says 225,000 Dead Japs on Islands   Four Divisions Left—" Their Position Critical”

D DIVISIONS OF JAPS WIPED OUT   Perhaps 90,000 Troops Defending Luzon Destroyed   M’ARTHUR REPORTS   Remaining Forces Bottled up In Mountains Under Continuous Attack

LAST OF JAPS NOW BOTTLED UP ON LUZON   DEFENSE OF ISLAND COSTS NIPPONESE 90,000 TROOPS

BLOT OUT 6 OF 10 JAP DIVISIONS   MacArthur Reveals Heavy Casualties Inflicted On Enemy On Luzon; Reports: Gains On All Fronts.

Americans Destroy 100,000 Japanese Troops on Luzon   Closing In For Kill Of Remaining Trapped Groups

Six Japanese Divisions On Luzon Erased   Gen. MacArthur Reports Remuaitting Troops Effectively Bottled Up In . the Mountains

Nips Still on Luzon Are Bottled Up   Six Japanese Divisions Have Been Destroved

MacArthur Says Yanks Destroy Six Nip Divisions   Remaining Japanese Forces Are Bottled Up and Subjected to Continuous Attack

Destroy Six Jap Divisions   Troops Still Left On Luzon:Split and Under Heavy Yank Assault

THREE-FIFTHS OF LUZON JAPS ARE DESTROYED   Near 100,000 Of Enemy Killed; Position Critical

100,000 Japs Destroyed in Luzon Drive      Yamashita’s Last’ Four Divisions-Split Up for “KG” in Hills 

6 Divisions  Of Japanese Cleaned Out In Isle Ficht   Luzon [Force Bottled -U>» §:song Mountains

0 Jap Divisions Lost On Luzon   Remaining Forces Are Trapped In Hills

WIPE OUT SIX JAP DIVISIONS ON LUZON ISLE   Yanks Have Bottled Up Four Remaining Enemy Units

JAP BIVISIONS DESTROYED ON ISLE OF LUZO}   Possibly 100,000 Enemy Are Victims of American Forees

Jap Forces Firmly Held In Pockets   Six Jap Divisions Already Destroyed In Philippines

Japs Suffering Terrific Losses On Luzon Island   MacArthur Reports Six Of Ten Jap Divisions Wiped Out.

Six Divisions of Japs Annihilated  Remaining Forces Are Bottled Up

Six Jap Divisions Destroyed by Yanks on Luzon  Rest of Enemy Troop: Are Bottled Up,  i i BB. #.%a° 4

100,000 Enemy Die On Luzon   Trapped Groups Close In Slowly For Kill

ANN  100,000 Japs Die on Luzon  Six Divisions Wiped Out; Four Others in

223,000 JAPS DEAD IN LEYTE LUZONBATTLES   ‘M’Arthur Says Six of Ten Enemy Divisions on Big Island Wrecked, Rest in   "Critical Position”.

Yankees Destroy 100,000 Japs In Luzon Battle  12,864 Japs Slain On Iwo at Cost Of 2,050 Marines

100,000 Japs Killed  On Luzon   Only Four of  Gen. Yamashito’s Divisions Now Left on Island

SM DIVISIONS OF LUZON  JAPS KILLED   Remaining Nips Are Split Into Three Pockets

NIP LOSSES ON “LUZON GROWING   MacArhur Soys Six, of 10 Enemy Divisions Have Been Destroyed

Police Agree With Jury  Law Enforcement Officials  In Accord On Youth Problem

Board Eliminates 3 Possible Sites For UNO Capita   Westhampton, Cape Cod And Springfield Ruled Out By Commission

Earl W. Brown, 73, Is Taken by Death in Townsend  Prominent Resident  Was Leader in Clob Civie Affairs

Earl W. Brown, 73, Is Taken by Death in Townsend  _ Prominent Resident  Was Leader in i. feat ALL Ye

OST ELABORATE PREPARATIONS YET MADE FOR. WAR HERO AWAITING FLEET COMMANDER:

Elaborate Welcome Planned for Fighting Texan  ed a omen eect eee: araeme  Washington Pauses fo Honor Adm. Nimitz, Other Heroe

Laval Fails To Cheat Firing Squac   Doctors Save Traitor From Poison Taken In Cell; Shot Through Ear Kills Vichvite

Former Vichy Official Tries to Swallow Poison But Doctors Prolong Life

ALMOST CHEATS FRENCH JUSTICE IN SUICIDE TRY   Swallows Poison But Is Revived to Face Death by 12 Riflemen

HAS STOMACH PUMPED AFTER POISCN DOSE   Is Finally Lead Away, Shuns Blindfold As Soldiers Take Aim

REVIVED AFTER TAKING POISON TO FACE SQUAD   Former Two- Time Premier Refuses Blindfold: Shouts “Vive La France”

Coup De Grace Disposes Of Traitor   Former Premier Of France Dies From Pistol Shot

Volley Fails to Kill Trai or Who is Dispatched: By ‘Coup de Grace’...

Head of Vichy Regime Revived After Swallowing Poison; Officer Finishes Job Of Executioners

Takes Poison in Futile Effort fo Escape Execution   Doctors Save Him For Firing Squad, Dies. © From Coup De Grace

Pierre Laval Executed Today as Unsuccessful Attempt to Take His Own Life by Poison Is Thwarted

Swallows Poison in One Last Effort to Cheat Firing Squad   Refuses Blindfold and Faces Executioners;  Volley Not Fatal

Suicide Attempt Of Former Vichy Chief Thwarted   Leader Dies Before ' Firing Squad In Paris Prison Courtyard

Former Vichy Chief Executed By French At Fresnes Prison   Doctors Restore Traitor From Effects of  Poison; Dies Screaming ‘Vive  la France’

VichyChiefofGovernment Dies in Prison Courtyard   Coupe de Grace Finally Kills Laval after Volley Only Fells Him

Traitor Laval Executed Today  Failed in Attempt   Failed in Attempt To Die by Poison

Revived After Taking Poison; Shot By Squad   Volley Fails to Kill Traitor Who is Dispatched By ‘Coup de Grace’

Volley From Firing Squad  Fails To Kall   Officer Dies From Coup De Grace: ‘Vive La France’ Last Words.   REFUSED REQUEST

OFFICER FIRES FATAL BULLET TO FINISH JOB   Convicted Traitor l ook Poison in Last Effort To Beat Sentence

Laval Is Executed As Traitor   ‘Last Minute Effort “Fo Escape Fate By -Suicide Fails; Shot By a Firing Squad

Pistol Shot Ends  Ex-Premier’s Life   Condemned Collaborator Swallows Capsule When Officials Arrive To Take Him Before Firing Squad

Coup de Grace Necessary To Kill Traitor   Refused Own Request To Give Order, He Goes To His Death Without Blindfold

Shot To Death After Doctors Pump Stomach To Thwart Suicide   War Crimes

Collaboration . Chief Fails in Poison Attemp!   Olficer Fires Bullet Into Traitor's Head as Coun de Grace .

Laval Executed; Tried To Take Poison At End  a a eee © be   Doctors Save Him Long Enough For Firing Sauad Teo Act

CHIEF OF VICHY REGIME DIES FROM COUP DE GRACE FIRED THROUGH EAR AFTER VOLLEY   Doctors Restore Swarthy Prisoner From Effects of Poison Taken Four Hours Before Time Set For Penalty   REFUSES PROFFERED BLINDFOLD FACING GUNNERS

FORMER PREMIER OF FRANCE ATTEMPTS TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE  - DIED BEFORE FIRING

DIES AFTER FAILING 10 KILL HIMSELF   Had Swallowed Poison Four Hours Earlier— Convicted Traitor Sent to Death by Traditional Coup de Grace.

FAILS TO END OWN LIFE BY TAKING . POISON   Coup de Grace Dispatches Former Leader of  Vichy Gov’t

MERCY” SHOT ENDS CAREER OF VICHYITE   Former Premier Failed In Effort To Take Own Life   "VIVE LA FRANCE”

Shot Through Ear When Firing Squad Volley Does Not Kill Him   Body Is Interred In Traitors’ Plot   Quick Work Of Physicians Enables State To Carry Out Execution

Coupe de Grace In Ear Ends Life Of Vichy Chief   Suicide Attempt by Swallowing Poison Early Today Fails

TRIES TO ESCAPE  FIRING SQUAD BY  TAKING POISON SHUNS BLINDFOLD  AS SENTENCE IS CARRIED OUT

His Effort At Suicide Is Failure   Vichyite Attempted To Cheat Execution by Taking Poison.

a ba  Dies Before Firing Squad  In Prison Yard After  Doctors Pump Poison Out Of Phim.   Japanese Army Is Demohilized; Political Parties Being Formed

Laval, Traitor to France, Executed   Had Been Restored From Effects of Poison, Taken.  Earlier   Convicted Collaborationist Was Thrice Premier of  France

Fails To Cheat FiringSquadBy  Taking Poison   Led ta Execution After Doetors Keep Him Alive By Pumping Stomach In Cell   . Dies From Coup De  Grace Through Ear   Officer Rushes Up And Fires Fatal Charge When Volley From Firing Squad Fails

Pierre Laval Dies Before Firing Squad   French Traitor Was Prevented From Taking His Own Life by Poison Just Before Execution

Suicide Attempt Failure   Physician Saves Former Premier For Rifle Squad

Executed Laval As  Traitor   Is Shot in Head After Volley by A Firing Squad Fails to Kill Him

Attempt to End Life by  Poison Fails   Prison Doctor Revives Former Premier and Carry Out Sentence

Traitor Cries, — Vive La France   Vichy Chief Dies From Coup de Grace When Volley Misses; Poison Attempt Fails

FORMER PREMIER OF FRANCE ATTEMPTS TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE  DIED BEFORE FIRING   DIED BEFORE FIRING SQUAD AFTER HAVING TAKEN DOSE OF POISON.

DIES TRAITOR’S DEATH BEFORE FIRING SQUAD   Former French Premier Saved  After Taking Polson. Only Te Face Soldiers’ Bullets,

Laval Shot To Death as Suicide Fails   Doctors Save Life Of Troitor After He Takes Poison in Cell

Pierre Laval Dies Before Firing Squad   Suicide Attempt Fails; Dies Crying "Vive la France”

FIRING SQUAD'S VOLLEY FAILED TO KILL TRAITOR   Coup De Grace, Fired Through His Ear, as. Necessary To Finish Off Most Notorious Collaborationist; Died Shouting “Vive fa France!”

Fails To Cheat Taking Poison   Dies From Coup De Grace, Fired Through His Ear, When Volley Fairs To Kill Him ©

_Ex-Premier of France Is Wounded by 12 Riflemen, Officer Finishing Job

Dies Before Fir iring Squad -In Prison Yard After : Doctors. Pump Poison “Out Of Him: 2 st

SHOT TO DEATH AFTER SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS   Coup De Grace Delivered By Officer When Volley Only Wounds Ex-Premier

Doctors Restored Him After He Attempted to Swallow Poison.  EXECUTION IS HURRIED

Attempt At Suicide By Poison Fails   Coup De Grace Is Necessary After A_ Volley  Fram Firing Squad.

Bullet Kills Laval After Poison Fails   Man Convicted as Traitor To France Faces Firing Squad but Pistol Shot Needed to End Life

Laval Executed As Traitor To France; Refused Blindfold   Tried to Cheat Firing Squad By Swallowing Poison But Doctors Blocked Move

Pierre Laval Executed: Suicide Attempt Fails      ‘Refuses Blindfold, Cries ‘Vive La France Before Firing Squad Of 12 Men

French Troitor Shot In Head As Firing Squad Fails In Markemanchio

Failsin Attempt To Kill Self By Taking Poison   Physicians Pump Out His Stomach: Last Words  ‘Viva La France’

NAVAL COMMANDER OF ALLIES KILLED AS PLANE CRASHES   Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay Believed to Have Run Into ‘Bad Weather on Trip to Belgium.   SHIPS SAVED BRITISH ARMY AT DUNKERQUE   Directed Sea Operations in Invasion of Normandy—Second Eisenhower Aid to Lose Life.

RAMSAY, NAVY CHIEF, IS KILLED   Plane Crash Proves Fatal To Admiral Who Directed Naval Invasion Operations

Hold Firm Against Japs   Continued F Fierce. Attacks By Foe Huitled Back By Yanks Qn Oksnawa: Gun Duel:Rages

BATTER THE JAPS   Army, Navy and Marines Hurl Back Counterattack on Okinawa

o. OKINAWA  H furl. ‘Back’ Jap ‘Attack   U.S. Heavy Guns Check Predawn Charge By Okinawa Nips

Jap Attack on Okinawa Smashed   Foe Loses 100 More Planes in Attack on Fleet Off Island

REPEL NIPS ON OKINAWA ISLAND   Japanese Air Losses Total 256 Planes Last Two Days

U.S.Sub Had ‘Good Hunting’ While On Daring Patrol Duty In Home Waters Of Japanese

No Jap Ship Too Little For US Subs To Sink   Bv Richard O‘Malley

The ‘Silent Service’ Censors Release Story of Submarine War in the Pacific   BY RICHARD O'MALLEY

HEROES OF THE ‘SILENT SERVICE’—  INPORTANT BUT UNSUNG ROLE AGAINST JAPANESE PLAYED BY SUBMARINES

Truman Nearing U.S. Coast On Cruiser   Takes Part in Church Services Sunday; Augusta To Dock Early in Week

NEARING EAST COAST    Presiden® Attended Divine Services Yesterday on the Augusta ©

Truman Nears United States   Augusta Is Making Record Time In Returning Chief Executive.

TRUMAN'S SHIP 5 NEARING U. 8   AUGUSTA MAKING RECORD TIME IN RETURNING EXECUTIVE FROM EUROPE.

“TRUMAN NEARS UNITED STATES   __President Will Reech Eas Coa: Soon, Go Directly ~~  To Capitol

Truman Nearing U. S$. Coast   Augusta Maintaining 26-Knot Speed Much of the Time

WFA Official Denies Charge That Large Quantities of Butter Spoiled in Storaqe

‘Frisco Wires Set By Western Union  Big Volume Of Business Is Expected

450 Superforts Fire-Bomb Big Japanese Port City _ in All-Out Daviiaht Atta-L

Daring Daylight Raid Causes Vast Damage   Shipyards, Plants and Many Blocks Of Business Section Are Destroyed

3,200 Tons Fall On City   Daylight Fire Raid Is Made on Jap's Fifth City

3,200 TONS ARE DROPPED DURING DAYLIGHT RAID   Shipyards, War Plants and Many Blocks of Business Buildings Reduced to Charred Wreckage

LIBERATE 1,200 WAR PRISONERS   MANY WERE SURVIVORS OF MARCH OF DEATH

Task Force liberates 1,200 War Prisoners   Some of Men Released Survivors uf Bataan; Manv Ara Verv Weak

Airmen Liberate 1,200 Prisoners  From Formosa   Many Expected To Die Before They Can  Reach Civilization

AIRMEN LIBERATE ALLIED PRISONERS   Many Expected to Die Before They Can Reach Civilization

Free 1,200   .  Prisoners From Formose   Most are British Troops; Many May Die From Torture

Bataan March Survivors  Liberated   Many Aré Expected To Die of  Mistreatment

Many Expeeted ta Dic Before They Can Reach Civilization—Lelcease from Camps Mare by Allied Airmen from Carricr Task Foree,

MANY. CAPTIVES OF JAPS HAVE BEEN LIBERATED   1,200 Released From Prison Camps On Island Of Formosa

Big Three Parley Is Definitely On   Hopkins And Davies May Do The Spade Work

 TrumanDispatches Envoys In Prelude To Big-3 Meeting   White House ‘Says Davis. and Hopkins Preparing Way For Coming Par lev

Big 3 Meeting Is Definitely Being Ar ‘ranged   White House Discloses That Truman To Meet Soon With Other Chiefs

Big Three Parley “Is in the Works”   Hopkins ta Moscow And Davies te Londor As Preliminary

2 U. S. ENVOYS GO ABROAD 10 MAP OUT PLANS   Harry Hopkins  Goes Te Moscow, Davies On  Way to London

Early Meeting Of ‘Big Three’ Called Certain   Press Secretary Ross Says British Election Will Not Interfere

Early Meeting Of ‘Big Three’ Is in Making   British Elections Won't Affect Time Allied Chiefs Confer.   Pres. Truman to Fly To Frisco Conference

—ALLIES— Big Three Meeting Certain   Early Allied Conference ‘In the Wo rks’, Says White House

EARLY MEETING OF  BiG THREE FORECAST  BY TRUMAN ACTION HOPKINS AND DAVIES SEN}  ON MISSIONS TO MOSCOW AND TONDON

Big 3 Meeting In Making, Says Press Secretary   Hopkins, Davies Lay Groundwork

Big 3 Meeting Scheduled Soon, White House Says   Davies-Hopkins Missions Part of Preliminary Work

Early Meeting Of Big Three Is Indicated   Hopkins, Davies On Missions To Plan For Conference

White House Says Hopkins, Davies Trips Are Preliminary To Conference

Early Meeting Of Big Three "In The Works  Harry Hopkins,  F Daviec on

Truman to Meet Stalin, Churchill   White House Says Meeting of “Big Three’ Will Definitely Be Held

Hopkins and Davies Trips Preliminary   Their Mission Part © Of General Pattern Which Includes Big Three Meet. Announce

PLAN FOR SESSION   Truman Says Meeting of Big Three “Is in  the Works”

Hopkins and Davies Appointed Trumans' Special Envoys To ‘England and Russia

Early Meeting Of Big Three ‘In the Works’   Hopkins, Davies Trips to Moscow, London Said Paving the Way

Early Meeting Of Big Three Is Expected   Name Hopkins, Davies To Special Missions In London, Moscow

Big Three Meeting Is “In The Works” Hopkins, Davies On Special Missions

Early Big Three Meet Definitely  “In The Works”   Hopkins, Davies Missions Preliminary, Not Substitute for Actual Parley.

‘Big 3’ Meeting In Works, Says White House   Hopkins And Davies Sent Abroad To Prepare Wavy For Meeting.

‘BIG THREE’ PLAN TO CONFER SOON   Missions Of Hopkins, Davies Termed ‘Preliminaries’

EARLY MEETING OF BIG THREE FORECAST BY TRUMAN ACTION  WARRING AND NAVIES CEN   HOPKINS AND DAVIES SEN’ ON MISSIONS TO MOSCOW AND LONDON

Bio 3 Meeting “Ts ia Works”  Truman Says   Hopkins and Davies Missions to Moscow and London Paving Way For Gathering

White House Sees Early Big Three Meet   Missions of Hopkins And Davies Preliminary  a a

Big 3 Meet Held Certain   Hopkins, Davies Go To Mescow, Londen As Opening Move

Big Three Meet Definitely To Be Conducted Soon   Hopkins, Davies Head For Preliminary Talks - In London, Moscow

Hunt Staged For U-Boats In Atlanti   From 12 ‘to 15 “Pirate” Subs Believed To Be Still at Large Are Subject To Being Sunk on Sight 

“Big lhree’ Meeting ~ Groundwork Is Laid   Truman Sends Hopkins and Davis to Russia and England as  He Prepares To Fly to San Francisco for Climax to  World Security Conference

TWO AIDES ARE SENT TO EUROPE   Hopkins, Davies Will Lay Groundwork For Parley

BIG THREE 10 CONFER SOON   DETAILS FOR IMPORTANT CONFERENCE BEING WORKED OUT NOW

HOPKINS, DAVIS TONEW PASTS   Missions to Moscow, London Preliminary to Big3 Meeting.   NOT A SUBSTITUTE IDEA

Two High Militarists Take Lives   Lone News Agency Closed, Criminals Held Or Hunted

MacArthur Closes Jap News Agency   New Suicides Are Reported Among Jan Officials

DOME! NEWS AGENCY SUSPENDED FRIDAY   Three More High Jap Militarists Take Hara Kiri Out

Occupation End In Year’s Time  Held Out to Jap   Domei News Agency Suspended: Note of Impatience Draws MacArthur’s Commen

MacArthur  Suspends— ‘News Agency   Three Mere Military Leaders Take Own Lives. Eichelberger Thinks Occupation Over In A ¥eur

Three More Big Shot Japs Take Own Lives   Domei Agency Suspended, Nips Are Told Occupation May End In Year

3 More High Jap Militarists Take Lives   MacArthur Agrees With Kichelberger Japan Thoroughly  Beaten Nation

WAR PLANTS HIT BY 2,900 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES   Fires Spread Rapidly Over Japan’s Greatest War Production Center   MOPUP ON IN OKINAWA   Last Bloody Battle Rages On Southern Tip Of island; Nips Trapped

Osaka, Biggest Jap Industrial City, Battered and Burned in B-29 Raids

Third Blast At Big City In One Week   Okinawa Battle in Last Stages—New Landings in Philippines

UAW SAYS PAY OFFER BY FORD IS T00 SMALT   Ford Motor Submitted 12.4 Per Cent Wage Rate Rise to Workers

Fuil Employment For Disabled Is  Veterans’ Theme   Rehabilitation Outstandine Aim

RIOTING MOBS KILL 74 JEWS INNEW CLASH   DISORDERS HALTED IN TRIPOLITANIA BY CURFEW

Tripolitania, Riot Scene, Believed By British To Be Object Of Russian Desire

Tripoli Riots Flare, 75 Die  In 3-Day Tiff        Colony Calm After British Give Troops and Police  Shoot-lo-Kill Order

Stern Orders By British End Battles   Arab Mobs Loot Jewish Quarters In Tripoli Area

Anti- Jewish Riots Curbed In Palestine   Shoot-To-Kill Orders Suppressed Violence in Which 75 Died .

Curfew Checks Bloody Tripoli Rioting After 74 Jews And One Arab Are Slain

IN TRIPOLI: 74 ARE DEAL   Shoot to Kill Order, Curfew Bring End To Disorders

OPA to Limit Sugar Coupons For Canning   Applications - Available ‘April 20 At Board Offices

Severe: Punishment of Naz Criminals  Being Demanded by German People

Americans and British Will Lose 500,000 on Okinawa, Japs Declare

Sailor and Dying Child Reunited   Father is Flown from Pacific to Home in San Antonio

Prepare To Take Over Aviation   Move To Nationalize British Cables, Wireless

BRITISH LABOR GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER TEIECDAPHI WIREIECC CARIES CIVIL AVIATION

British Prepare To Nationalize Civil Aviation   Government Prepares To Take Over Airways On World-Wide Basis

Britain Will Take Over All Civil Air Lines   Government Also Preparing To Control Cables And Wireless

Airlines in Britain 10 Government   Communications of Empire Also Will Be Taken Over

British Government Plans to Take Over Civil Aviation and Empire's Communications System

Dalton, Thomas Make Proposals to Nationalize Cables, Wireless, Airdromes; Take Over Flights

Panacea For Cold is Never Used  Deck Swabbers Have Easy Method Cleaning. Mane When . Thev Get Dirty

Sailors Say the Sea Certainly Is Handy Thing to Have Around Ship

Beloit Girls’ School Gets Committee Okay   Find No Instances Of Indiscriminate Beatings or Abuse

No Abuse At Beloit   Citizens’ Committee Reports Industrial School for Girls Is Clean, Inmates Healthy

First Yankee Patrols — Arrive, Prepare Way   © Witness Parade of Alen —

Surplus Property Policy Denounced   Director Resigns in Protest of Pricings

Jap Says Yanks ‘Always Eating   Wm. Bradley Mad, Quits Surplus Property Job

Stormy Sessions Seen at Labor, Business Meeting  Both Groups Voice Optimism as to Final Outcome

See. Struggle. At Labor Meeting  Long Hard Session Is Now Predicted

Industrial Peace Meet To Be Stormy   Some Heated Sessions Expected at Labor‘Management Talks .-

Signs Indicate Stormy Labor and Management  Conference This Week

Stormy Sessions Predicted For Labor, Management Meeting   World War II Victory Poses New Armistice Day Problem

: “Best Mel nile py Setiling  ‘Differences'to he ‘Air.      at Outset -.

Some Observers Show Optimism  Over Conference   Opening Sessions To Find Many Issues Brought To Light  For Discussion

A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA)   Report Crime Increase Over Preceding Year

Chaplain Assails Lack of Concern of Churches over Returning Servicemen

Churches Shirking Post-War Duties   Chaplain, Pacific Vet, Says Inter-Denominatior Rest Centers Needed

Nationalists  Report Gains   Government. Forces Advance 25 Mites into Manchuria Against Light Ousosition .-

BUY YOUR VICTORY BOND TODAY   Chinese Push  in Manchuria   Claim 25-Mile Advance

REDS DECLARE CHIANG MASSES 100,000 MEN   Nationalists Gain 25 Miles In Manchurian Drive

BIGGER HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL SEEN   NATION ‘CUTS LOOSE’ IN BACK-TO-NORMAL PEACETIME SPIRIT

Millions to Take Holiday   Nations Highways to Be Jammed on First Peacetime Holiday

MILLIONS TAKE TO ROADS FOR HOLIDAY TRIPS   Nation Prepares to Celebrate Labor Day In Pre-War Style

Watch Those Tires!  Millions Take to Highways for Old-Fashioned Labor Holiday

Paul Bloudil of Ware Dies Sun. Of Heart Attack   : Funeral Services Held Tuesday at the Ware Methodict Church

eal Bloudifl ‘of’  Ware Dies Sun. Of Heart Attack   Funeral Services Held. Tuesday at -the Ware Methodist Church .

KESSELRING SHOWS SURPRISE OVER WAY WAR EVENTS TURN OUT  LAST GERMAN WEST  FRONT COMMANDER FEEL: CERTAIN HITLER IS DEAD

Kesselring, Convinced Hitler Dead, Surprised At Lack Of Stand In Bavaria

_Kesselring Believes Hitler Dead  recom st at 8 ra eee ee einer NNR RN  Field Marshal Surprised Last Stand Not Attempted In Bavaric

Kesselring Is Surprisec d That Hitler Did not Flee To Retreat in Mountains

Captured Fieli! Marshal Says Fuchrer Was Genius Tn Operation Sense and Coneeptiou

Kesselring Is Surprised No  Chatel Holdou   Is Convineed Hitler Is Dead: Last Saw Him In Berlin Tn Anril.   IN EXCELLENT HEALTH

Kesselring Is Sure Hitler Is Dead; Praises Gen. Patton  Field Marshal Expresses Surprise at Lack Of Final Nazi Stand

Kesselring Thought Hitler Would Try Bavaria Last Stand   Believes Hitler Dead Because Unwilling to Fall in Red Hands Alive

Nazi Army Chief Certain Hitler Died  Rather Than Face Russian Cantors

NAZI CHIEFTAIN PRAISES PATTON, MONTGOMERY AND TEDDER AS THE OUTSTANDING ALLIED COMMANDERS

Kesselring Surprised Hitler Failed To Fight In Tunnels Instead Of His Berlin Stand

Allies’ Air Power Defeated Germany: Albert Kesselring   Captured Commander is Surprised Hitler Did Not Defend Hideout

Hitler’s Action Proves Surprise To Kesselring     Expected Last Stand In Holdout

Kesselring Is Certain Hitler Dead   Surpriséd'He Did‘Not Attempt Last-Stand In Bavarian Holdout

Says Hitler's Greatest Fear Was Russians   Kesselring Surprised He Made Last Stand in Reich Capital

superior Air Might Defeated Germany, Is Opinion Of Captured Nazi Field Marsha

Kesselring Is Surprised   That Hitler Didn't Lead Nazis Into Planned HoldOut in Bavarian Stronghold

Kesselring Surprised Hitler Did Not Hold Out At Berchtesgaden   Soviet Press Goes All-Out For Big 3 In Special Viclory Editions Today

SUPERFORTS AGAIN BLAST NAGOYA AREA   B-29s From the Marianas Raid Honshu 17th Time

Marianas Linked by Superforts   Largest Force Of War Hits Jap War Center

Big B29 Force Hammers  Nagoya After Triple Link Of Bases In Marianas

TENSION IN SENATE OVER NOMINATIONS CAME TO HEAD TODAY  SENATOR MORRIS OFFERS MOTION TO THROW NOM. INATION CEeclnne npr

Senate Orders Rules Re-Referred To Committee ©   Blocks Showdown on‘ Whether Senate Study Nominees. in’: Meet

Accused Tells Of Family Insanity      Socialite, Accused Of Slaying Nurse, Tells Of Her Childhood Life

J pt Caused by Insanity   Mrs. Mansfeldt Has ° Lived Under Shadow

Average Advance of Four Miles Inland Made By Yanks Who Also Take Lingayen Airstrip And Link Their Four Separate Beachheads

Opposition By Japs Weak Yanks Seize   Four Towns   U. S. Planes Hamper Japanese Efforts  To Marshal Forces Against Invaders"  AIRSTRIP CAPTURED

SEXTA AAYIVY LTOOPS TA 2 Separate Beachheads and Push ~Inland-Across Swamps; Ponds

Jap Opposition Weak as Yanks  Drive Forward   Americans Seize Lingayen Airstrip And Push Four Miles Inland as Planes Blast Foe Positions   Ry JAMES HUTCHESON

Resistance Light As Troops Advance   Spectacular American Drive Has Carried Almost Across Swamps Near Lingayen Gulf

Nazi Rhineland Front Appears ToBeCracking Under Allied Offensive

American Troops, In New Advances, Reach Points Eight Miles From Cologne   Our Big Guns Are Shelling Much-Battered Queen City Of Rhineland; Allies Making Gains All Along Western Front

Yanks Reach Erft River Only Eight Miles From Rhine City of Cologne   GERMAN ARMIES DESCRIBED AS “CONFUSED MASS OF MILLING MEN AND ARMOR” IN A TERRIBLE STATE OF DISINTEGRATION.

NEARS JUNCTURE WITH 7TH ARMY SPEARING NORTH   3RD ARMY INFLICTS 50,000 CASUALTIES ON POCKETED NAZIS

News Day And Night   Hitler Forees Close To 100 000 Men  Big © ities Fall Like Ten Pins   Hard Hitting Americans Overrun Many Towns  In Dash To Ruhr

/THAND Tain ARMIES GLOGE DEATH PINGER   Combine to Annihilate Last of Nazis Caught with Back to Rhine.

Yank Advances Doom 2 Armies; Mainz Entered   Patton’s Troops Take 30,000 Prisoners In 48 Hours; New Traps Close On Germans

Chicago Truck Drivers Back At War-Vital Jobs   Strike Comes To End Six Hours Before Government Deadline.

GERMANY HAS MOVED ITS PRISON CAMPS   Early Release Unlikely; Moved From Reds’ Path

Liberation of U. S. Prisoners ‘In Germany Slow   Freeing- of. Captives. In Philippines At Much Faster Pace

GERMANS MOVE U.S, PRISONERS   SEVERAL WERE IN PATH OF THE RUSSIANS

‘Search For Stolen Philippine And Chinese Gold Is Being — Conducted By MacArthur’s Men

CLUE SOUGHT TO VAST FORTUNE OF HIROHITE   MacArthur’s Tro ops Swiftlyy Occupy and Close 21 Banks

CLUES SOUGHT TO HIROHITOS VAST FORTUNE   U. S. Economic Experts Also Inquiring Into Fate of Gold Japs Stole.

U.S, SEIZES ALL JAP FINANCES   TWENTY-ONE INSTITUTIONS TAKEN OVER

SEEK CLUES TO JAP EMPEROR'S LARGE FORTUNE   Seize Records Of 21 Major Jap anese Banks Closed By MacArthur

SEEK CLUES TO FORTUNE OF HIROHITO:   Americans Also . Search for Stolen  Chinese Gold 

Seek Hirohito’s  Fortune   List Other Developments  As Occupation Enters Second Month

HIROHITO'S VAST WEALTH SEIZED BY MacARTHUR   Not Yet Located, Hlowever, As General Ocecunies 21 Jap Banks

Records of Jap Major Financial Institutions Held   Stolen Philippines, Chinese Gold Also Sought By Allies

Yanks Seek Stolen Gold In Jap Banks   Records Seized From 21 Leading Financial Firms

Jap Financial Institutions Closed; ‘Allies Seek Clue to Hirohito Fortune

Banks Closed In Seven Cities  By MacArthur   Hirohito’s Wealth, Gold From Philippines Are Hunted

160,000 Soldiers in Japan Now   MacA’ihur Smashes Nations Financial and  Economic Structure

U. S. Closes 21 Major Banks of Japan   Seek Clue to Gold Stolen from China, Philippines

Records Of Banks Seized   Vast Fortune Of Hirohito Is Also Probed

JAP FINANCIAL OCTOPUS SMASHED BY MACARTHUF   Search Instituted For Stolen Riches of China and Phil. ippines As Banks and Development Companie:  Ordered Closed.

MAC ARTHUR CLOSES 21 JAP BANKS   Seek Clues to Hirohito's Fortune in Seized Records

Seize Records Of Twenty-One Major ‘Japanese Institutions   Lightning Move By General MacArthur Smashes Japanese Financial And  Economic Overseas Imperialism.

ank Records ay Bare Japs tolen Gold   Arthur Troops Close 1 Banks to Smash Ene y’s Power.

HIROHITO’S FORTUNE AND STOLEN GOLD NOW SOUGHT BY U.S. EXPERTS IN JAPAN

WAR SECRETARY TELLS COM. MITTEE. MILITARY TRAINING SYSTEM IS MOVE TO  ‘KEEP PEACE

TRAINING URGED BY PATTERSON   Secretary Asserts Policy Would Demonstrate Will to Enforce Peace

Chinese Troops Approach Sinmin   Communists Reported Offering No Resistance

CHINESE 200 MILES INSIDE MANCHURIA   Report China Communists Offer No Resistance

SCORED BY B-29'S ON TOKYO RAID   Huge Area Housing a Million People Virtually Burned to Ground.

U. 5. MEAT PRICE BOOST PROPOSED   TAFT ASKS CEILING-FREE GOVERNMENT PURCHASES

Asks Government  Pay High Prices   Would Free Meat Sold To U. S. From Ceilings

Sen. Taft Urges Removing Ceiling On Meat To U. S.   Packers Cool To OPA Announcement of  Subsidy Raise

OPA RAPPED BY FOOD PAUKEKS   B. H. Man Says Price Ceil   ings Force Processors  Out of Business

r wie g ——" ected a  Snes End of War With Japan, President’s Goal at Meeting

@ “POTSDAM DIARY”   Speedy End of War With Japan, President’s Goal at Meeting —-

Yanks Reported 170 Miles trom Berlin; British Forge Ahead   Spearheads Reach Kassel, Hub of 18 Railroads and Highways: French First Army Crosses Rhine on 10-Mile Front

Americans Now 170 Miles from Berlin; Germany Crumbling  Ninth Allied Army Is Thrown Into Battle to Defeat Reich

ALLIED TANKS NOW 170 MILES FROM CAPITAL   American 15th Army, French First, In Drive

Fitteenth Joins Firstand Third InsideGermany   Freneh First Army Crosses Rhine. Making Nine Armies In Hitierland

Bonin, Volcano Islands Are Heavily Blasted  Two Jap Vessels in Separate Convoys Bombed

EVER Wak Loal Drive Is Under Way   Sioux. County Drive To Be Made By Malls: Pledge Card Will Aci . company Ouota Letter.

LIFT REIN ON LEATHER   Luggage, Handbags and Other Items O. K., WPB Says.

End of Michigan Utility - Walkout  Seen Imminent   Labor and Industry Believed Near Agreement On Post-War Wages   423,000 WORKERS AWAY FROM POSTS   Union Leader Offers Compromise to Autcmobile Manufacturers

Accord Nears In Strikes   Utility Workers Willing To Accept Proposad Wage Bocst In Dispute

UNION LEADERS ASK APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT   Three Large Michigan Cities Temporarily Feel ~  Effect of Walkout

Settlement of Michigan Utility Strike In Offing   Labor, Industry Said Moving Closer To Accord On Wages

Total Of Idle By Strikes May Soon Be Halved   Power Walkout in Michi. .gun Near Settlement; 216,000 Miners Going to Work Monday   Other Stoppages Are Threatened   15,000 Glass Workers Ex. pected to Walk Off Jobs Uniess Demands for Higher Wages are Met

Michigan Utilities Union Chiefs Urge Workers to Retur   Settlement Agreement is Accepted by Leaders; Other Strike News

Individual Locals Must Now Ratify Agreement   To Remain in Effect Until March 1 or When Wage Pattern Is Set

Utility Union Leaders Urge Men To Return   Agreement Reached In Mich. Power Strike; Gulf Coast Ports Hit

EXPECT END OF UTILITY STRIKE   Union Urges Workers to Accept Wage Offer

Local Unions Holding Ballot On Settlement   Leaders Recommend _ Acceptance Of Wage Boost   AUTO PAY PARLEY   Workers, Management Are Holding Sessions Over Demands

Walk-Out of Utility Men Nearing End   Gas, Electric Workers to Return After Agreement Is Reached; Total Idle Reduced 42.000

UTILITY STRIKE IN MICHIGAN IS ENDING SOON   Total Out On Strikes Expected To Go Down Mon

UTILITY STRIKE IS NEARING END   ClO Union Leaders Urged Strikers to Accept New Wane Offer.   AFFECTS 2.000 PLACES

Utility Strike Appears Headed for Settlement   Miners Also Will Be Treking Back Monday; Glass Union Out

Strike to End In Michigan   CIO Union Leaders Urge Acceptance of New Wage Offer

Industry And Labor Nearer To Agreement   Settlements And Com promises Brighten {mmediate Future Industrial Outlook.

ACCORD REACHED IN UTILITY FIGHT   Union Leaders Accept Plan Groups Must Ratify It

Relief For Michigan _ In Sight  CIO Unionists Urge To Go Back Ta Jal

Power Strike “Settlement May Be Near   Threatening  . Labor Disputes — Elsewhere Across ‘The Nation

STRIKE NEAR SETTLEMENT IN MICKIGAN   Industry, Labor Moving Toward Wage Agreement

Power Strike in Michigan Nearing End   Union Leaders Urge Strikers to Return: Labor Picture Muddled

MICH. UTILITY, STRIKE ENDING SEEN CLOSER   Unions Willing To Accept Mediation; 122.6000 Out Over IFS

‘Settlement Of Utility Strike in Michigan Near   CIO Union Leaders Urge Workers To Accept 13-Cent Wage Hike

POWER STRIKE SETTLEMENT. IS BELIEVED NEAR   Locals. Voting -On Terms 0. K.’d By Union; Gulf. Cities: Hit By Walkouts: :

Workers Are Urged To Take Wage Offer   Union Leaders In Acceptance Of Aqrement

New Strikes Loom As Old Ones Ended      Ranks of Idle Drop 42,000 Over Night But 415,000 Still Away From Job—Michigan Power Dispute Nears Settlement

Strikers Urged By C10 To Go Back To Work   Michigan Utility Snarl is Headed To a Settlement

STRIKERS URGED BY ClO 10 TAKE UP WAGE OFFER   Settlement Expected Momentarily; Some Controversies Settled, New Disputes Arise.

Truck Drivers For New York Dailies End 17-Day Strike   Union Attorney Announces Settlement After Meeting of Strikers

N. Y.C. Newspaper  Strike Settled,  Workers Return WLB Hearing On  Iccnec Invalvad

Declare 17-Day Strike Ended   Newspaper Deliverymen Return To Their Jobs

Gotham Paper Distributors End Walkout   Suike Called Off When WLB Commissioner Agrees lo Hear Griey*anees Immediately

17-Day-Old Newspaper Strike Ends   Both Sides Agree To Arbitrate Disnute

Strike Against N. Y. Newspapers Settled   Truckers Go Back to Work Pending Commission Hearing

STRIKE IS SETTLED   Trucks Are Rolling Again Delivering New York Papers

POLISH PROBLEM NEAR SOLUTION   President of Exiled Group Hints Solution Founc to Fate of Londor Poles.

POLES NEARER TO AGREEMNT   EXILED PRESIDENT BOWS TO UNITY GOVERNMENT

Dutch Cabinet Quits in Crisis   New Government May Include Leaders of Resistance Groups

Disastrous Wind Hit: ‘Texas Cities, Causes Heavy Loss   Gulf Hurricane of Tremendous Power Veers Inland Toward Houston; Six Lives Are Lost in Path of Storm

SHOE RATIONING ENDED TODAY   Bowles Says Produc. tion Increased Since V-J Day

DOOMED MAN'S EYES LEFT TO HUMANITY   Operation “Performed After Killer Executed

Violence Rears Head In Film Studio Strike   Herbert K. Sorrell, Head Of AFL Union, Reports Gunmen Made At. tempt Ou His Life

14 Bodies Found On Huge Bombers   Two Men Survive Crash Of Superfort and B-32

Fourteen Die In Collision Of Bombers   Two Injured Survivors Are Unable To Explain Collision Of B-29 And B-32 Over Texas Town

Superforts Crash in Air   Bodies of 14 Fliers Recovered After Night Collision Over Texas

Unexplained Super-Bomber Crash _ In Texas Costs Lives of Fourteer

BOMBERS COLLIDE, FOURTEEN KILLED   2 CREWMEN ESCAPE AS BLAST THROWS THEM FROM PLANES

7 SUPER:BOMBERS CRASH LAST NIGHT   Bodies of 14 Airmen Recov ered Early Today in Teyac.

‘Jobs For All, Aid to Nations’ Is Victory Aim   President Roosevelt Expresses View in Letter To Mobilization Head

Nurses’ Head Refused To Leave Corregidor On Submarine While Patients In Hosnjtg]   By GENERAL JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT

Submarine Takes Last Nurses Off Corregidor   Unmerciful Jap. Shelling Follows Evacuation Of Brave Medical: Attendants, Wainwright Reveals

“y; apaniese > Land at North Point On Corregidor May 5, 1942      This is the 18th article in the Wainwrirht series.

Broad Program of Social — Legislation Asked by Gates But Emphasizes Home Rule

Gates Emphasizes “Home Rule” As He Proposes Broad Program To Assembly

Gates Lists Proposals For Solons   New Governo: Emphasizes ‘Home Rule’

Broad Social Program Laid Out By Gates   Indiana’s New Governor, However, Stresses Home Rule in Dealing With Anv Strictly Local Affairs.

MARINES WATCH JAPS IN MASS 5 UKCIDES  Yanks Bag 150 Nips With Cigarettes

Land Credit Fund Act Is Challenged   Epworth Resident Sues To Test Legality of 1945 State Law

Total of $1,163,843 Reported; Workers Urged To Cover Pledge Cards   Report Luncheons Next Week: Mon., Wed., Friday

Total of $1,280,688 Was Reported Wednesday   Report Luncheons Next Week: Tues. and Thurs.

RUSSIANS PUSH INTO FOE CITY   Heavy Fighting Reported in Guben, Yital Town Southeast of Berlin

Russians Battle Into Guben on The Neisse River   Street Fighting Ensues as Soviets Enter Nazi City ‘For Second Time

Russians Batter Way Into Guber  Street Fighting in German Hinaepoint

Reds Batter Into Guben 2nd Time   Bloody Street Fighting; Zhukov’‘s Army Attempts to Circle Frankfurt:

FIGHTING RAGES FOR RIVER CITY   2000 Planes Join In  Ferocious Battles In  East Prussia

Russ Forces Enter Guben   Germans Report Street Fighting; New Soviet Drive in East Prussia

RUSSIAN ARMIES ARE MAKING DETERMINED FIGHT FOR GRUBEN   ZHUKOV’S FORCES BATTLING FOR ENCIRCLEMEN? OF FRANKFURT

GermansSayRussiansDrive Back Into Guben, Hingepoint On Neisse   Bitter Man-To-Man Fighting Is Raging   Nazis Report Russian Pres: sure Increases To Great Ferocity In Prussia

Russians Again Invade Guber   Enemy Stronghold Qn Neisse Attacked

Soviet Troops Gain South of Nazi Capital   Forced to Give Ground As Germans Attack Near Konigsberg

New Red Assault On Guben Carries Troops Into City   Russians Forced To Give Ground In East Prussia

GERMAN HINGEPOINT ON NEISSE RIVER SOUTHEAST OF BERLIN SCENE BITTER STREET FIGHT   BERLIN AS FORTRESS WILL REQUIRE SEVERAL WEEKS TO CAPTURE; MANY IGERMAN DESERTERS HIDE IN CITY’

SOVIETS BATTLE TO LINK ARMIES   LOSE GROUND IN EAST PRUSSIA; GAIN SOUTHEAST OF BERLIN

REDS REPORTED IN GUBEN AGAIN   German Attacks Force Back Soviets In East Prussia

Hot Fight Rages For Key Point   Russians Forced To Give Ground In East Prussia Sector

Streef Battle Rages as Reds Go Into Guben   New Attack Carries Russians Into Strong Point, Nazi Military  a ae a ee

TWO SOVIET ARMIES SEEK A JUNCTION   First Ukrainian Pushes Toward Link With _ First White Russian at  Confluence of Oder and Neisse Rivers.

Soviet Troops Again Batter Into Guben   Germans Report Street Fighting Going On in Town

RUSSIAN ARMIES ARE MAKING DETERMINED FIGHT FOR GRUBEN  ‘ ZHUKOV’S FORCES BATTLING FOR ENCIRCLEMEN’

REDS ENTER GUVEN ON THE NEISSE RIVER   Street Fighting Reported In Hingepoint lown Previously Listed As By passed by Soviets

Russians Fight Way Into Guben, Nazi ‘Hinge’ City   Reds Announce Gains Up To Juncture Of Oder And Neicee Rivers.

Reds Batter Into Guben   Back Into Nazi: Stronghold After Having Had To Withdraw Earlier; Furv in Bast Prissia

Russians Into Guben Again   Possession of German Hingepoint On Neisse River at Stake in Battle

STREET BATTLE RAGES IN GUBEN      City Is Nazi Hingepoint on Neisse 51 Miles Southeast of Berlin.   I TROOPS WITHDREW ONCE

SOVIET TROOPS BACK IN GUBEN   Soviets Lose Ground To Nazi Counterattacks In East Prussia

Russians Forced To Give Ground Around Konigsbera   Reds Score New Gains Southeast Of German Capital

Soviets Again Have Batter ‘ed Way to Guben   Street Fighting Is Raging In Town From Which Reds Were. Driven Last Monday

Russian Troops Pound At Vital City on Nazi Defense Line   Street Fighting Breaks Out in Pivotal Tow Of Guben; Reds Acknowledge Some Sethacke Rut Alea Score Considerable Gain

Reds Again Batter — Into Guben, Hinge of Nazi Defenses   Street Fighting Going on in Town, German Commentator Says

GERMANS SAY SOVIET TROOPS REENTER GUBEN   Report Street Fighting in Town 51 Miles Southeast of Berlin

REDS FORCED 10 GIVE GROUND IN EAST PRUSSIA   Nazi Counterpush Proves Strong In Konigsberg Area

MERCURY WILL CLIMB   Flora Predicts Gradual Moderation Temperatures

F. R. Calls on Congress to Accept Plan   Approval of Bretton Woods Pact on Economic Cooneration Necessary

Asks Congress To Put Approval On World Bank   President Sends Message Saving It Is Time for U.S. To Take Lead in World Economic Cooperation.

Asks World Money OK   President Urges Congress to Ratify Bretton Woods Agreements

BRETTON WOODS ACTION URGED   FDR Tells Congress To Support Agreements for Economic Co-operation

ENDORSED  sD BANK N MESSAGE   President Calls on Congress To Carry Out Bretton Woods Agreement For Economic Cooperation   IRGES PROMPT ACTION

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CALLS ON CONGRESS TO CARRY OUT BRETTON WOODS PACTS BY PROMPT ACTION

World Cooperation Urged By FDR in Congress Message   ‘World Bank and Stabilization Fund, Known as ‘Bretton Woods Agreements’ Recommended for Approval as Stabilizer of International Trade  ; ' i ;  7

Urge Economie Cooperation   President Roosevelt Calls Bor U.S, Participation In International Bank.

Asks Approval Of American Part In World Bank And Monetary Program

ress Is Asked To Back Economic Plan   President Urges ing Out Of Bretton Woods Pact

In First Public Statement Singe Leaving For The Big Three Meeting Roosevelt Urges Enactment of Bretton Woods Agreement for Economic Cocoperation--

URGES WORLD BANK APPROVAL   Roosevelt Asks Okay Of Plan Adopted At Brettan Wonde

Roosevelt Asks Speed in Pledging U. S. To International Money Plans

Pr ‘ompt Action Called For On Bretton Wood:   Roosevelt Asks Congress to Authorize American ficipation In Proposed  International Bank

President Asks Congress Adopt Monetary Plan   Sees Bretton Woods Plan Cornerstone For World Political Cooperation

For Economic Cooperation  ~ Among Nations   President’ Backs Bretton Woods Agreement; Asks - -ULS: Take Lead

Future Full of Promise, Danger, Roosevelt Says  Acke Bretton Woods   Asks Bretton Woods Pact for Economic Group Action Get OK

World Bank Is Pro jected By Roosevelt   President Asks Congress To Take Lead In Guaranteeing Economic Security

URGES WORL ECONOMIC PLAN VOTED QUICKLY   Fast Action Needed, President's Message Tells Congress

World Bank Action Urged  F.R. Asks Con “ae Fo or Legislation nen

Roosevelt Asks for ‘Prompt Action’ on International Finance   FOR EXPANDING TRADE

AoKS CONGRESS TO AGT QUICKLY   FR Asks Lawmakers to  Carry Out Bretton Woods Aoreements.

Future “Full Of Promise And Danger” FDR Urges Bretton Woods Acreement Be Carried Out

OKAY WORLD BANK~F.D.R. TO CONGRESS   Urges U. S. Take Lead In Bretton Woods Pact

WORLD BANK AGTION AGKED BY ADOGEVELT   Message to Congress Asserts It’s Time for U. S. to Plan Moves.

Roosevelt Asks Congress to Act ‘On World Plan   Wants ‘Prompt Action’ On Bretton Woods Agreement for Economic Coonerntian

‘FDR Asks U. S. To Take Part in ‘World-Wide Bank   President Wants Congress to Carry Out Bretton Woods Agreements.   Should Take Lead in  Economic Cooperation

First Statement Since Confab . .is.  Future Is To Be Full Of Promise And Danger--FR

President Asks international Economic Co-operation  FDR Demands Congress Act Quickly On International Bank

F uture Full of Promise and Danger,  ee Says. Calling on n Congress

Roosevelt Urges Congress To Act Soon On U. S. PartIn World Bank Monetary Fund

PROMPT ACTION ON WORLD ECONOMIC COOPERATION URGED   FUTURE “IS FULL OF PROMISE AND DANGER” SAYS PRESIDENT

Future Full Of  “Promise--Danger FOR Urges U. .S. to Take Lead  PP meme

FOR SENDS NOTE TO CONGRESS ON BRETTON WOODS   Call for Action on Agree‘ments for World Economic Cooperation.

Out They Went   VUi ICY Wen  Jap Prison Boss Just Thought He Had to Have ‘Higher Authority’ Approva

GUARD SLAYS . § PRISONERS   Says He’s Not Sorry * For Mass Murder

Guard ‘Not at All Sorry’ for Killing Eight, He Calmly Tells Commander

Attack Made By Sen. Wiley On Hannigan   Democratic Garbage To Be Collected Next November, Wisconsin Senator Says

Bought Ton Of Meat. Probers Tole   Reporter Tells Of Purchases Without Points In Eight Days

SETUP FOR VETERANS’ LOANS —1$ ASSAILED BY GOVERNOR   LAUSCHE AND 8TATE BANKING  DIRECTOR SAY G. I. BILL “CUMBERSOME” AND COMPLICATED

Gl Bill of Rights Provisions on Loans Assailed by Ohio Bank Head

Jews Reportee Entering Into Palestine   Unauthorized Ship ’ Said. To Have Brought Hundreds

REFUGEE JEWS DEFY BRITISH   Land in Upper Palestine Desspite Order

Two Big Armies Besiege Berlin   Yanks Throw Power of Three Armies Against Outer Ramparts of Nazi Redoubt; Fantastic Battle of Subways in Berlin Yanks Take 12 Nazi Generals

Fantastic Subway Battle Rages in Burning Capital   U.S. 3rd 82 Miles from Berchtesgaden; Yank 7th, French Drive on Munich

OIX APPOINTEES FOR UNIVERSITY BOARD OR REGENTS APPROVED   SENATE COMMITTEE ACTS AND SENATE ACTION EXPECTED NEXT WEEK

SIX APPOINTEES FOR UNIVERSITY BOARD OR REGENTS APPROVED  SENATE COMMITTEE ACTS ARITY CALA  RO" £4£20°9T7T MAT rew

Chinese Reds Tighten Grasy   Nationalists Broaden Foothold At Border   Kurusu Says FDR Cabinet Member In Talks

‘UFUSU Sav He Tried to Avert Wa   Claims He” Nayotiatec With 2 U.S. Lauwdsis Basile: F.O2, und Hull

WULL ‘CERTAINLY NOT NEGLIGENT’  - Sap ‘Peace’ Envoy Tells Secret Work (Of Un-Named Americans fo Avoid War

Agither Tells Of Secret Talk   Says Jap Envoy Conferred With Influential But Un official American

lap Envoy Sent to U.S. Before Pearl Harbor Tried' to Influence Roosevelt, Iqnoring Hull

‘Endeavor to prevent war was sincere’  Kurusu vouches  for U.S. leaders

Kurusu Says Two Americans Worker Closely With Japanese ‘Diplomats in Effort to Halt War

Confesses To Revenge Killing   Memory of 26 Year Old Crime Too Much Strain

Killer Bares. Blood Quest   Death of Crete Man Avenged in Eccles

Another Quake Strikes Japan   Wireless Report Says Damage Slight

Myrna Adamson  Weds Set. Haight  In Rapid City Bride Is Teacher In School Of   TL a Se

Myrna Adamson Weds Set. Haight In Rapid: City Bride Is Teacher  In School Of  That City

14,000 BACK AT WORK IN DETROIT   First Break in Wave of Strikes In Motor City

MANY WORKERS RETURN TO JOBS   FIRST BREAK COMES IN DETROIT STRIKE®

Women Outfitted, Males Outwitted In Run on Loud-Hued Easter Lids

Tax-Cutting Bill Headed for Final  Congress Passage   Takes 12 Million Tax Payers Off Rolls; Others Save 10% +

Tax-Cutting Bill Heads  For Passage By Congress   Expenditure Slash Is Being Demanded

Tax Slashing Bill Heading  For Passage   Approval Seen Despite New Demands Made For Balanced Budget   Carnoratione Helped

é —TA) XES—:- .  Tax: Slash _ Headed For Final 0. K..   Demand Voiced For U.S. Spending Cut

TAX CUT NEARS FINAL PASSAGE   $5,920,000,000 Slash Stirs Balanced Budget Talk

Tax-Cutting Bill Heads to  Final Passage   Members Admit Bill Will Pass Despite Opposition to Size Of Tax Reductions

Tax Cut Bill Moves Toward Vinal Passage   New Demands Made For Stash Tn Federal Expendilures and For Balanced Budvet

Tax Measure Passage Seen  Reduttion In Federal Spending Demanded

NEW TAX BILL SPEEDS AHEAD   Final Passage Is Nearing As New Reduction Demands Are Heard

Demand Federal Spending Be Cut as Taxes Slump   Near Six Billion Is Lopped Off Public Eurden: Vote Soon

White House To Get Tax Cut Bill   Chairman Cannon Says Bill Would Contribute To Inflation, Deficit Spending

Balanced Budget: Spending Slash Is New Demand   Some _ Solons_ Hail Reduction As Real Boon To Business Enterprise

FIRST REDUCTION IN TAX LEVIES FOR YEARS 15 ASSURED  MEASURE CALLS FOR © NEARLY BILLION MORE ORIGINALLY PLANNED

Passage Certain For Tax-Cutting Bill; Slash In Federal Expenditures Urged

Tax Bill Heads To Final Passage   Knutson Predicts Boon to Business

Tax Slash Bill Heads Toward Final Approval   $5,920,000,000 Cut Brings Demand For Lower U. 5. Spending

U. §. Spending Slash Demanded  ' Congressmen Want Balanced Budget

Billion Above Administration Limit... .   Enlarged Tax-Slash Bill On Way To Final Passage

Cannon Calls for Economy In Expenditures; Balanced Budget.   CUT NEAR $6 BILLION

Tax Bill On  Last Passage   Some Members Of House Budget - Balancing Block Balks Over Measure.

Bill Asks 5 Billion Tax Slash   Passage Assured Despite Opposition Of Administration

TAX REDUCTION BILL HEADS FOR LAST PASSAGE   Demands Made for Federal Expense Cut, Balanced Budaet

Quick Approval Seen De spite ~ Opposition » “O!  ~ Number, Of: Economy. AS Bs dad Galanc. So

Huge Income Tax Cut Bill Ready For Final Okay   New Demand Heard For Budoet Bolancing

FINAL DRAFT OF TAX CUTTING ACT NOW IN CONGRESS  BILL HEADED FOR   BILL HEADED FOR PASSAGE DESPITE OPPOSITION BLOC

Staffs of Veterans Administration From Six States to Attend 4   TO EXPLAIN GI. BILL

GUIDANCE SESSION TO BE HELD HERE   Staffs of Veterans Administration From Six States to Attend ,   TO EXPLAIN GJ. BILL

  Legislation Penalizing 'No-Strike Violations ‘To See Action in House

House to Act On Unions   Move to Penalize Violation of No-Strike Contracts Is Pressed

UNIONS WOULD BE REGULATED   Breaking of WNo-Strike Contracts To Bring Stiff Penalties in Bill

ar ATTACK ~ ON ACHESON   SENATOR ¥AYS EISENHOWER "HAS REVISED RUS ESTIMATE ‘OF OCCT'PATION FORCE.

New Plan Puts Food Supplies Under Control.   Program !s Designed to: Make Little Man Like ; Democracy i

U.S. Takes Over Japan’s Economic Destiny Thursday   M’Arthur Moves To See That Enemy Can Feed Itself This Year

ar ae Fe xe. 67.07.  : faae at ere are  _ ee ve . he ee  a pros get geystan  pyanes on gems pa cesta sacps Sam pane ery

Army Takes Over Jap Economy to Check Inflation   Teaching Democracy Long-Range Aim of Poliey

YANKS TO SEE THAT NIPPON FEEDS ITSELF   U.S. Army Takes Con: trol of Japs’ Economic Destiny

Fair Distribution Of Food Principal Object of Yanks   But Determined to See That Fallen Nation Feeds Self

Army Plans Help For ‘Little People’   Must Be Shown Democracy rks. Save Offteer

Nips’ Economic Destiny Taken Under Control to See That Nation Feeds Itself and Embraces Democracy—Inflation to Be Curbed and Fair Food Distribution Ordered—Tokyo Reports Three-Fourths of Its Home Army Disarmed.

Ernie Pyle’s Last Column Showed His [Heart Was With GI’s He Left In Europe   AV CRNIF PYLE

Ninth Engaged In Fierce Battle East Of Elbe   Over Half Reich In Allied Hands; First Near Berlin

\Senate Approves Legislation For Americar ‘Participation: In Work Of United Nation.

Seven Dissenting Votes Cas —Proposal to Curb Presi- — dent’s Powers on Use — of Troops Beaten..      PASSAGE FOLLOWS ¥ HOURS OF DEBATE   Supporters Defend Broad Aue thority Given Executive to  Maintain Peace—Bil  » Goes to House.

Senate Approves Full Participation By U.S. in UNO   Reject Numerous Effort to Make Changes in Bill

Broad Powers OfPresident Are Defended      Numerous Attempts ‘to Amend Measure are Rejected

House Will Now Receive Bill Providing for Full Participation in World ~Wide Orgamzation

Senate Okays Participation Of U. S. In United Nations   Bill Sent To House By 65 To 7 Vote With Al Provisions Recommended By Foreign Relations Committee Members

LONG WAR AHEAD IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA   Supplying Of Troops In Tha’ Theater Is Gigantic And Disheartening Task

Red Army Is Said To Have Crossed Oder River Just East Of German Capital   There’s No Official Confirmation Of The Cressing And Reports Are Conflicting; American Armies Are Making Advances

BATTLE LOSS — REPORT MADE   STIMSON ISSUES STATEMENT ON WESTERN FRONT CASUALTIES DURING DE é CEMBER

SEND. 67 BOYS TO ANAMOSA I  CLEANUP MOVE   Incorrigibles to Have No Connections With Reformatory Inmates

GANG TACTIC UF BAD aya CAL OES MOVE   To Be Segregated from State Reformatory Prisoners But Sleep in Cells.

-old American Courage Saved ‘Houston After Ship Is Torpedoed off Formosa

State Supreme Court To Study Technicality ‘in Dr. Meadows’ Trial

An Additional 300,000 Exempt from Service Outside the United States

Scores Set for Occupation Army   New Points Setup Is Given for Officers

EXEMPT 300,000 PARMY MEN FROM OVERSEAS DUTY   War Department Lowers Points on Officers and Men

ARMY LOWERS OVERSEA SCORE   300,000 Officers And Men Exempted From Service Outside United States

ARMY SETS UP. NEW SCHEDULE   Army Lowers Overseaes “Screening" Scores — New Schedule to Go Into Effect Immediately.

iy Frees re From reign Duty   sother 300,000 empted From erseas Service

Another 300,000 Are ‘Exempt from Overseas   Point Score of 36 Gr Over Is Needed; Also Lowar Age Limit

SUU,J00 RELIEV:t UF OVERSEAS DUTY   Enlisted Men to Stay in U. S. if Score Is 36 on Sept. 2

300,000 RELIEVED OF AVERSEAS DUT   Enlisted Men to Stay in U.S. if Score Is 36 on Sent. 2

Army Lowers Point Score for Overseas   300,000 EXEMPTED FROM SERVICE OUTSIDE U. S. UNDER PLAN

300,000 More fo Be Exempt From Overseas   Men 37, or 34 With Year's Service, and 36-Pointers Affectec

Army Has New Scores for Overseas Service  900,000 Additional Men Exempt Under Point Svstem

36 POINT MEN TO STAY IN STATES   NEW SET OF SCORES RELIEVES 300,000 OF OVERSEAS SERVICE

300,000 RELIEVED OF \TRANSFER OVERSEAS   Army Announces Kew Policy , For Discharge

300,000 MORE TO STAY HOME   Exempted In Overseas Dut; By New Army Orders

ARMY'S NEW POINT. SYSTEM PUTS OVERSEAS ELIGIBLES   ESTIMATE ADDITIONAL 300,000 OFFICERS AND MEN, AFFECTED BY LOWERING OF POINTS

New Score fo Exempt 300,000  36 Points, Age 37 to Keep Army Men Home

Point Change Spares 300,000  New Screening Score  To Bar Many From Serving Overseas

Exempt From Foreign Duty   Army Lowers Oversea es * 98 . Screening’ Scores

Swiss Deny Laval Route to France   Petain to Go to Paris for High Treason Trial

New York City Honors DeGaulle   Honorary Citizenship Bestowed on General

Decision To March China Army Into Canton May Tie Up Formal Surrender

242 Pilots Seek Missing Planes   No Trace Yet Found Of Torpedo Bombers Mysteriously Lost

avy Bombers Unreported  From Flight Over Atlantic Off Florida   <<<  urface Fleet  Also In Search   irteen Other Airmen Missing In Crash Of Patrol Ship

ZANESVILLE MAN IS CHOSEN OHIO REPUBLIGAN CHAIRMAN   FRED JOHNSON ELECTED TO SUCCEED SCHORR AT . MEETING OF COMMIT- . TEES YESTERDAY -:

Japs Override. ¢ Ouster for Wartime  Members of Diet   Shidehara Suggests Calm.  ames6 : in: Government  Probe of Responsi- * bility for-War

CLEAR, DRY FORECAST   Temperatures Around 8&5 Degrees  Predicted for Tomorrow

Nazi Saboteur ‘Invasion’ Plan  Balked By FBI   Two Spies, Put Ashoré In Maine By U-Boat, Arrested By G-Men.

Seize Two More Nazi Saboteurs   Pewee ee Be we ee we  Two Men, One an American Citizen Come Ashore from Germon U-Ract

2 Saboteurs Are Captured In New York   FBI Declares Men Put Ashore From Submarine

FBI Arrests Two Nazi Saboteurs Landed By U-Boat   Men: Carry Pistols,  U. S. Money, Draft Papers, Camera, Ink

ANS MOTEUTS ought foU.S. By Sub, Taken   One of Two Alleged German Agents Arrested In New York Area Is

Third Nazi Try oiled by BI   Saboteurs Landed on East Coast Arrested  In New York Area

2 SABOTEURG ARE ARRESTED   Pair Taken By FBI Landed By U-Boat Nov. 29 Near Fishing Villace.

2 Saboteurs Put Ashore In Maine By Nazi U Boat Are Captured By FBI

Catch Nazi _ Spies.   FBI Arrests Two Men Who Landed from Sub Off East Coast Nov.  29: One An ‘American

GI's Return By Airplane      South ‘America Base Used For Stopovers

South American Way Quickest Way  Thousands of Americans Return from Europe by Plane Long Route Through Natal

Russians Surge: 4} Miles Across Hungary  Great Drive Timed With ‘Assault In West, Stalin Says

Russ Score Breakthrouagl In Hungary   Red Army 40 Miles From Austria; 76,000 Nazis Killed, Taken

SOVIETS PRESS DRIVE TOWARD VIENNA SECTOR   Eastern Front Explodes As Allies Hammer From West

IN 81 MILES OF VIENNA   76,000 Germans Killed Or Captured As Reds Drive On Austria

REDS 40 MILES FROM BORDER Ih L3-MiLE GAIN _   Probe Sudeten Passes: 76,000 Nazis Killed, Taken

Soviets Launch Great Offensive Across Hungary  Advance On 62-Mile   Advance Un 02-miie Front Toward Austric In Blow Timed With  Allied Strike In West

Soviets Open New Offensive Toward Vienna; Nazis Say Activity Mounts Along Oder

RED TANKS RUSH TOWARD AUSTRIA   Smash Within 40 Miles of  Austrian Border

Soviets Open New Offensive Toward Vienna   Battle Rages 31 Miles From Berlin As Reds Launch AllOut Drive

Toward N Nazi Strongholds_   ‘Savage Battle. Rages ‘In Front Of Berlin.

feds and Allies lime Big Drive Jointly   Enemy Has Sacrificed Tremendous Toll In Tightening Vise

Reds Surge Info Hungary   Break Through Toward ‘Last-Stand’ Area; Heavy Battle Near Berlin

REDS ADVANCE 43 MILES ON VIENNA FRONT   BATTLE LINE ONLY  $81 MILES EAST OF BERLIN

SMASH WITHIN 40 MILES OF AUSTRIA   Also Surge 43 Miles Across Western Hungary   MASSIVE BREAKTHROUGH   Thrusts Toward Mountains Where Nazis Expected to Make Last-ditch Stand

Reds Advance Along Line in West Hungary   New Assaults Timed With Allied Drives Alona the Rhine

Russians Make 45-Mile Smash  Toward Vienna   Hungarian A Along  ault Moving

RED ARMY GAINS 43 MILES IN NEW DRIVE ON VIENNA   Massive Break - Through Scored in Western Hungary—76,000 Germans Killed or Captured.   ASSAULT TIMED WITH OFFENSIVE IN WEST   Nazis Report Swaying Battle Rages in Berlin’s Outer Defenses 31 Miles East of City.

Reds Smash 43 Miles Across West Hungary   Open New Offensive Timed With Allied Assault in West, Marchal Stalin Save

Soviet Forces Smash Within  40 Mi. Austria   Dash of 43 Miles Along 62-Mile Front Brings Russians Within 81  es Vienna      76.000 Hims Die Or Are Captured   Massive Hungary Breakthrough Made as Berlin Reports Frontal :  on Berlin

New Offensive  Timed With Allied Attacks   Soviet Tanks and Infantry Smash to Within 40 Miles of Austria and 81 Miles of Vienna in 43-Mile Dash

3 Children Tell Story on Witness Stand   Heard Mother Scream Upstairs on Day of _« Nurse Murder. __

Jap Convoy Wiped Out   VV specu AZ UI! North Pacific Task  Force Catches Ship In Sulb.-Arctic Sens

In Far North   U. S. Navy Task “hie Wipes Out Five Jap Convoy in Attack in Okhotsk Sea

House Group Plans to Trim  Jobless Bill   Republican Thinks Carfare Home Will Be Ounitted, Pav Period Cut

less Pay Bi Pay Bill ces New Cuts   pure Group Prepared  Reduce Provisions

LESS MEAT SEEN BY NEXT WINTER   Senator Wherry Declares Present Increase Only Temporary

REDS CHARGE U.S. AIDING CHIANG’S MEN   Peper Says Marines Fired Ou Chinese Communists

Officials Deny Yanks Fighting Chinese Reds   American Correspondents Also Report Charge Is Groundless

Charge American Intervention In  China Civil War   Communist Paper Says U. S. Forces Aided In Capture of City

New China Daily Charges American Forces Had Intervened   IN CAPTURING TWO CHINA VILLAGES   Possible Communist Attack Puts Americans On The Alert

‘Leathernecks Allegedly Drove Communists From Town of Chingwangtao

JAPS REPORT ANOTHER YANK ~ CONVOY HIT   Intimate They Expect Invasion of Luzon At Any Moment.

Yanks Knoct At Manila’s North Portal   Columns 20 Miles From City as 8th Captures Olengapo

American Ships Enter Subic Bay,  Prize Naval Base   Drive On Philippines Capital Meeting Slight Opposition

M Arthur Men Within 20 Miles Of Manila City   Jap Resistance Weak, Capture Expected in Few Davs

American Columns Push to Within 20 Miles of Manila   Liberation of Capital Near; U. S. Warships ReEnter Subic Bay

SIXTH ARMY CLOSING IN ON MANILA   Americans Less Than 20 Miles From Capital

Break Across Pampangas River And Sweep Down On Manila  LIBERATION OF MANILA IMMINENT  At Same Time U.S. Warships Have Re-entered The Subic Bay

U.S. Armor 1s20 Miles  From Manila   Weak Opposition Is Encountered In March On City

U.S. WARSHIPS ENTER SUBIC BAY; TANKMEN 20 MILES FROM MANILA      ADVANCE, STILL WEAKLY OPPOSED, PRESAGES EARLY LIBERATION OF PHILIPPINE CAPITAL

Yanks Ready ToOpenPush  Into Manila   Troops Only 20 Miles Away. Fall Of City Now Just A Matter Of Days

10 Miles From Manila; ‘ee fo Preserve Cify   Yanks Hope for March Through Capital Within Few Days

LIBERATION OF CAPITAL ‘IMMINENT’   Eighth Army Captures ~ Former U. S. Naval Base On Bataan

Strange Development Afoot In Southern China   By DeWITT MacKENZIE  AD Blawnign Riawsc Amalteoct

STRANGE THINGS APPEAR TO BE AFOOT IN SOUTH CHINA BUT IT MAY NOT MEAN TAP WITHDRAWAL

FIFTY YEAR FRANCHISE IS GRANTED   Village Of De Pue Ac cepts Illinois Power  Co. Offer

DEPUE VILLAGE GRANTS POWER CO LONG FRANCHISE   Council Votes At Meeting Las! Weck To Extend Agreemen' From 30 To 50 Years; Report On Water Supply.

Germans Impos Iron Discipline On Vienna Area   Demonstrations for Peace Ruthlessly Suppressed by SS

Prineipal Targets Are Railroad Stations—-Effort Made To Bloc Route Running East

BERLIN RAIDED AGAIN BY U.S. HEAVY BOMBERS   Aerial Offensive Is Carried Into 14th Straight ; Day 2

. S. Raiders Pound Berlin  By Davlight   Railroad Centers Attacked In Support of Red Army Drive On Capital

YANK BOMBERS STRIKE BERLIN   GREAT AIR FLEET HITS NAZI CAPITAL  Saal ecg

AAIDS ON NAZI CAPITAL GROW MORE QEADL   Nearly 2,000 Planes Hit City Monday; Tokyo Aflame After Two Raids.

2000 YANK» PLANES ROCK BERLIN AGAIN   14th Straight. Day of Aerial Offensive

atreliminaries Over, Truman, Stalin, Churchill Ready For Decisions      Will Affect Peace  For Years To Come   No Indication Given On What Pending Verdict Will Encompass

PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ARE CLOSED   Course of World To Be Shaped This Week

sig-3 Ready ‘0 Consider fajor Issues   Concrete Progress ‘Due With Routine  Titeeuecinns at End

BIG THREE Parley Near Vital Decisions   Discussion Ends, Acute Problems Before Leaders

Conference Nears Stage Of Decisions   Majority Of Issues In Field Politics  Bead Baanmnsteieaxs:

Killer Miller Ow The Joh: Bagless Washington Is Goal Of Exterminato1

» The Wecther   Nation’s Strike Total Around 40,000 Mark: New Disputes Starting

Labor Picture Remains Mixed  New Disputes Leave Abou? 40,000 Idle

40,000 IDLE IN MANY STRIKES   New Disputes Crop Up Along The Labor Front,

NEW INDUSTRIES HIT BY STRIKES   Showdown Near for Crosley;  Rubber Plant Seized

TRUMAN PLANS ALLIED PARLEY   Confers With Advisers On International Affairs

Seeks To Halt Rift Between France, Syria   Churchill Asks DeGaulle To Withdraw His Troops

FRENCH OPPOSE MEDIATORY MOVE   Levantine Crisis Sends Cabinet into Emergency Session; 300 Already Killed

COAL MINERS GO BACK T0 WORK TODAY   Michigan Utility Strikers Also Return to Work

Coal Miners Lead Trend  Over Nation   Only 209,000 Men Idle In Country Because Of Strikes

THOUSANDS G0 BACK TO WORK         Major Dispute Brewing in Glass Glass Industry — Michigan Utility Workers Go Back to Jobs.

PEACE BACK ALONG LABOR STRIFE FRONT   Michigan Utility Workers and Miners in Soft Coal Area Are Back on Jobs.

MINE, UTILITY WORKERS ARE RESUMING JOBS   Glass Industry Walkout Starts; Movie Strike Peace Hopes Brighten

Slashing Nation’s Strike Idle To Less Than 209,000  NEW HOPE FOR END OF LABOR TROUBLE  New Major Strike Threat In Automobile Industry

HUNGARIANS ARE SMARTING UNDER RULE OF RUSSIA   People Lose Sight Ot Fact That Nation Declared War On Allies

MIGHT CANCEL HALF OF LEND LEASE DEBTS   Evidence Indicates U. 8. May Not Collect From Other Nations

Loss Expected On Lend-Lease   U.S. May Cancel Well Over Half Of Obligations Of Allied Powers

U.S, MAY SANCEL HALF OF ALLIED OBLIGATIONS   Halting of LendLease Focuses Attention on Settlement

FOREIGN DEBTS MAY BE HALVED   Few See Full Payment 0 Lend-Lease Obligations

May Drop Half Of Lend-Lease Obligations   Final Settlement Of Accounts May Take Two Years

Lt. Epes Given Life Senfence, Asks New Trial   Sentence Stayed To Await Appeal

IAP OIL GETS HARDEST BLOW      Powerful British Carrier Force Hits Southern Sumatra

NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT   Three New Trustees Are Selected At Vil lage Caucus

HASSE DEFEATED BY J.P. HEDMER IN DEPUE CAUCUS   Village President For Bight Years Loses Nomination To Member Of Board Of Trustess at Lively Political Meeting.

LABOR DRAFT PLEA IS MADE BY PATTERSON   Calls for “All-Out Sup. port at Home” for Fighters

War Officials Plead for Service Bill   Patterson Says No One Entitled to Free Ride in This War

Manpower Bill Passage Urged By Patterson   No One Is Entitled To Free Ride in This War Says Under-Secretary

Manpower Bill Declared Urgent   War Department Heads Tell Senate Committee

Patterson Urges Passage of War Manpower Bill   Such Action Would Supply Forces With Ammunition, Boost Morale.

BY-PASSED JAP ISLES WITHERING ON. VINE   American Air-Sea Blockade’ Of. Mainland Presages Early Invasion Move -

Navy's Chiet Opposes Merger Bill  Forrestal Sees ‘Colossus’ in Single Setup

Navy Fighis Armed Units Merger Bill   Forrestal Points To Germany As Example Of Faults

Sec. Forrestal Fights Merger Of Army, Navy   Points to Germany As Horrible Example; Asks Broad Sindy

NAVY FIGHTS ARMED FORCE MERGER PLAN   Forrestal Asks Study Of Whole Postwar Defense Field

Air Arm’s Use Still Disputed      3-Point Program Proposed  Tea Senate

Germany Cited As Example Of United Forces   Control Council Over. : Forces Suggested o as. Alternative .

Manpowers Draft In Under Attack   Lust Step To Totalitarianism, Says O'Mahoney

iPetain Will Be Held in Fortress ‘Outside of Paris   A Precaution Against Disorders; Order Heavy Guard; Marsha Still in Switzerland

France Prepares Cell for Petain  Hero of Verdun to Be Imprisoned

PETAIN BEING HELD IN FORT NEAR PARIS   Aged Hero of Verdun To Be Tried for Treason

CELL IN Panto AWAITS PETAIN   All France Rent Asunder by - Expected Return of Former - Chief of State

Fortress Cell Awaits Petain Now In France   Precautions Are Taken Against Disorders When Verdun Hero Arrives.

Prepare Cell For Petain      French Opinion Differs Over Guilt of Man Who Led Vichy Government

Precautions Against Disorders Taken; Marshal May Have Crossed Rorder

‘Fortress Cell Readied for Return Of Verdun Hero to Trial in France

PETAIN RETURN UPSETS FRANCE   Thousands in Provinces Still  Idolize Leader

Celi Prepared For Petain Near Paris   Nation Split Over Return Of Marshal To Stand Trial

PETAIN'S CELL READY FOR HIN   Fortress Near Paris Unnam:  ed As Precaution Against Nicardoare.

Cell In Fortress Near Paris Ready  For Petain, Former Idol of France

PETAIN'S CELL WAITS IN PARIS   Accused Marshall To Be Imprisoned In Unnamed Fortress To Await Trial.

U.S. Talk Is Tough But Acts Are Mild In German Program Of Occupation, Demobilizing

Tough Talkers — But Weak Actors  U.S. Policy Again Hit In German Occupation

U.S. Action In: Berlin Not As Tough As Talk   Policy Directive Discloses Rigid Supervision; Move Afoot to Be Even More Lenieut

America Talks Tougher Than It Acts In Germany, Policy Directive Discloses

U. S. Talks Tougher Than It Acts In Reich, Move Afoot To Be Even More Lenient

United States Talks Tougher Than It Acts In Germany, Policy Directive Discloses —   Original Order Frowned On Fraternization; Called For Removal Of All Nazi Members.

U. S. Action In Germany  Not So Harsh   Talk Tougher Than Action New Directive  On Policy Discloses

U.S. Talks Rough About Reich, But Policy Is Easing  Order To Eisenhowe: Shows Many Chanae:

America Talks Tougher Than It Acts i in Germany   Policy Directive  Discloses Situation; Orders Not Carried Out to Full Exten:

U.S. TALKS TOUGHER THAN ACTSIN REICH   Policy Directive Told; Move Afoet For More Leniency

WE TALK HARD, BUT ACT ‘SOFT   U.S. Said To Have Relaxed Control Over Germans

UNITED STATES HAS TALKED TALGHER TO GERMANS THAN ACTS  RULES FOR OCCUPATION FORCES HAVE NOT BEEN CARRIED OUT IS CLAIM

U.S. Has Talked Tougher Than It Has Acted in Reich   United States Directive Given as Guide for General, Coincides With Potsdam

WILL OUTENE. _PLANTOHALT. LABOR UNRES1        “FOR ENDING VIN AN AD ~ DRESS ON PAY-PRICE. os * COTROVERSY

TRUMAN SPEECH ON AIR 10 P.M,   President Expected to Ask Industry Raise Pay, Hold Price Line

President Lo Present Wage Price Policy   Prooram Aimed At Breaking Labor Management Deadlock To Be Outlined   SPEAKS TONIGHT TO ENTIRE NATION

PRESIDENT 10 OUTLINE WAGE, PRICE POLICY   Address Tonight to Seek End of LaborManagement Strife:

Americans to Eat Betfer Than Before   Bigger Supplies of Most Foods Forecast

ee ee ee a rT sala eueneeaaneina adie enna nena  Peak Year in U.S. Food  Production Is Forecast

CIO Reports Lewis Back in the AFL   Stimson Has Heart Attack But Reported Recovering   The Weather   Larger U. S. Food Supply Next Yea Forecast, But Butler, Sugar Shor!

Fires Ring Historie Fujiyama After Slashing 600-B-29 Attack   Nine Ships Hit ° Off China Coast   1000 Tons Of Explosives Dropped In Aluminum, Oil And Rail Centers

600 Superforts Return Without Loss After Big Raid on Five Jap Cities   Other American Planes Take Part In Fierce Assault on Enemy Targets3 Australians Push Inland on Borneo

JAP HOMELAND CITIES HIT Ih NEW ASSAULT   B-29s STAGE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF ATTACK

'Pre-Dawn Raids by Superforts Leave Jap Cities Flaming; No Craft Lost; Marines Score Hits   Yanks Have Destroyed 6739 Enemy Aircraft In 6-Month Period; Japs Report 16 British Warships Operate Near Car Nicobar

B-29 Attack Followed by Lesser Ones   Sacred Fuji Mountain Ringed by Fires in  Blazing Cities

Aussies Push Inland From  fo tavtatsat ta.   6,739 Japanese Aircraft Destroyed In First Six Months Of Year

Lewis Suddenly Orders 24,000 Back To Work; Congress Demands Swift Action to Halt Wave of Walkouts

SENATE SPLIT ON PLACING FORCES   At The Disposal Of New World Organization

SENATE SPLITS ON FORCE USE UNDER TREATS   Hatch Challenges Wheeler On Basis For Which He Would Vote in Favor of Charter. —

Senate Split On Supplying Wor Id Army   Senators Debate How UL. §. Should Place Them At Disposal Of Council

Solons Split On Question  Of Charter   Technical Provision For Supplying Army Causes Debate

Senate Is Split On Question Of How U.S. Shall Place Armed Forces At Disposal of Security Council

{atch Causes ‘enate Clash )ver Charter   Dulles’ View on Vote To Use Armed Force Gets Open Challenge

7,000 Yanks Come Home: ‘Five Transports Reach New York ‘With Wounded and Freed Prisoners

7,000 U. S. TROOPS ARRIVE IN NEW YORK   Brass Band Wetcomes Men Home —One, Medal of Honor Winner, Killed 5% Gearmane

Nomura Says Dec. Surprised Him    Ambassador Talking To Hull at Time of Raid Dentec Deceit

FEPC IS ISSUE IN JOB DRAFI   Labor Committee Moves to Take Agency Out Of  Manpower Row

Blast Levels Art Studio In Columbus  4 Men Hurt   4 Men Hurt As Building Tumbles Down

Four Injured in Blast That Levels Columbus Building   One Man Seriously Hurt in Mysterious Explosion Today

COLUMBUS BUILDING LEVELED — BY EXPLOSION EARLY TODA}   FOUR PERSONS WERE INJURED WHEN SLAST WRECKS BRICK BUILDING ON TOWN STREET

REDS NAB NAZI POMERANIA BASE IN DRIVE TO CLOSE BALTIC TRAP   THRUST TO SEA WOULD SEAL OFF ALL GERMAN TROOPS TO NORTHEAST; CORRIDOR NARROWED

THREATEN :T0 CUT OFF MANY NAZI TROOPS   British Radio Says Russians Now Within Sight of Baltic Sea

WIN KEY CITY ~ INPOMERANIA   Stalin Announces Capture Of Neustettin

Stimson's Diary Sought in Study   Want to Use It in Pearl Harbor Inquiry

Pearl Harbor Probers Ask To See Diary   Stimson Records  Sought By GOP

Sec. Stimson’s Diary Sought  GOP Wants It For Pearl Harbor Check

FERGUSON SEEKS STIMSON DIARY   WANTS TO EXAMINE NOTES ON PEARL HARBOR

Ferguson Wants Stimson’s Diary On Pearl Harbor   Day By Day RecordWithheld, Michigan Senator Charges

TRUMAN TAKES VACATION TOU   Talk At San Francisco Security Conference Scheduled Tuesday

iPation Swimming Rive: To Set Example No ‘Great Surprise To Wife

Yank Bombers Appear Over Tokyo   Emperor Pleads for Total War Production

100,000 Persons Are Affected By Elecinic Dispute   'CA Crews Go On Sudden Walkout At Midnight, Causing Shutdown

Towns, Camps In Area Rationing Water With Food Supplies Spoiling

Truman Proclaims Next Sunday As — Day of Prayer   Will Ask Congress T: Authorize Atomic Power Research

President Calls For Prayer For God’s ‘Guidance Into The Ways Of Peace’   Atomic Research  Will Be Asked   Chief Executive Also Re. ports Days Of War Labor Board Are Numbered

Continued Research In Atomic Power Asked  Sets Sunday As Day For Prayer

Sunday Set As a Day to Give Thanks   Proclaimed by President To day—Will Ask Study  Of Atomic Power

U.S. Soldier: Learns Hate For Germans   Former “Good Sportsmen’ Now Meet Enemy on Own Terms

een eens reise gleemsinliehitibenetstniesetanianindienscshe shennan a een  Yanks On Western Front Hate Germans Active'v, Personally

Yanks Have Come To Hate Germans  *‘Nohodv Can Plav Anv Rougher Than We Can’ Dounhhove Sav .. Evary Yanl a Warn Nau,

Charter Gains Speed in Rush For Adoption   Foes in Senate Weaken: Passage Next Week fe. Pepdioied

23 PERSONS KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE   Clipper Wrecked and Sunk While Alighting in Darkness at Port of Spain.

23 ARE DEAD IN CLIPPER CRASH   No Hope Held for 15 Missing in Plunge of Big Plane at Trinidad

Spa rks Leads Fight To Pass ry ’ * : °  Tax Diversion   Dowling And Tucker Named To Direct Campaign For Funds Amendment

Truman to Fly World Charter Back to Capital   Hopes for Approval By Senate Before His Meeting With  Stalin and Churchill

Truman Seeks Early Pact Action   To Fly Security Charter to Capitol

CHARTER ACTION TO BE SPEEDED   Truman Seeks Approval By Senate Before Big 3 Meeting

TRUMAN FLIGHT HINGES ON TREATY   Hopes to Return to Capital For Action Before Big  8 Trin

MacPHAIL IS INDICTED ON TRIO OF CHARGES   President Of New Xeork Yankees Wilt Prebably Be Tried In Bel Air On Nevember 26

uto Makers low Given ‘een Light   Plants’ Capacity nly Limit orr  oduction

Dutch Blame British For A Policy Mistake   Announce Holland Ready to Negotiate With Rebels in Java

Maonesia, Deny War Ras Been Declarec   Free Indonesia Radio Broadcast Denies Netherlands News Agency Statement

Indonesians Deny War Declaration   Dutch Report of Action On Java Termed Untrue

SAYS REPORT IS FALSE   “Indonesian Republic’ Detiies Hav: : ing Declared War

“tadonesian Republic’ Did Not Declare War   Correct Report of Hostilities with the Dutch as False -

DECLARATION OF WAR IS DENIED   Indonesia Radio Denies War Has Been Declared On Netherlands; British Reinforcements Land.

Indonesians Disclaim Dutch War Report   Republic Emphasizes Policy Of Peace; Humanity And Justice.

Dutch Ready To Negotiate, Radio Claims   Charge British Guilty Of Policy Error  In Indonesia

INDONESIA RADIO DENIES WAR ON DUTCH IN JAVA   Broadcast from ‘Republic’ As serts Erroneous Reports Inspired Elsewhere

Indonesians Deny Calling State Of War   Answer Report Made By Dutch

British Troops Landed On Java   Free Indonesia Radio Denies Report War Declared On Holland

Javanese Deny War On Dutch   Report Only Attempt To Discredit Indonesian Republic, Says Free Nationalist Radia

False Reports Are Alleg: eds. Says. Idonesians Sook Only Frecdom &  Democratic Rights.

JAP SHIPYARD CENTER BLASTEI IN HEAVY RAID   “Large Fires Started And Direct Hits Made On Important Plants

Y ank-Soviet South Front Radio Linkur   WITH U. S. THIRD ARMY (AP)—Regensburg fell to Gen. Patton's troops Friday.

Say Revolt Seething ‘n Munich   Seventh Army 27 Miles from City—Augsburs Captured

Augsburg Is Captured By Patch's Men   Three Armies Are Advancing Upon Munich

Three Armies Are Menacing Nazis’ Citadel   Anti-Hitler Forces Call On Reich Garrison To Lay Down Arms; Patton’s Men Racing Toward Austrian Junction With Reds

RADIO STATION SEIZED BRIEFLY BY REBEL GROUP   Nazis Apparently Have Almost Stifled Insurrection For The Time Being At Least.

With U. §. Third Army, Apeil 27—(AP)—-Regensburg fell te Gen. Patton's treepe today.

Three Armies Threaten to’ Circle Munich  Seventh Army   Seventh Army Reaches Austrian Frontier Today

REVOLT IN MUNICH   “Free Bavar ian Movement”  Urges Ising Aganst ‘AZIs

‘Three Allied Armies Are Advancing On Nazi Citadel; Augsburg Falls

YANKS CONTACT REDS BY RADIO WEST OF VIENNA   Czechoslovakia Nearly Sealed Off; French Close in on Munich

Broadcast Appeal to Troops to Quit Fight   Leaders in Attempted Coup Assert Bavarian Governor Ready to End Fight; Uprising Apparently About Stifled.

Seize Radio Station Long Enough to Urge Germans To Quit Senseless War

Revolt Seeths In Munich While Yanks Near City   Three Armies Advance on City and Threaten to Encircle It.   Yanks Chat by Radio With Reds in Austria

Anti-Nazi Troops In Unsuccessful Revolt in Munich   Win Brief Control of Radio Station; Ask Germans to Quif; Led by Staunch Nazi

Seventh Army Is Within 25 Miles Of Nazi Citadel   Patch’s Forces Take Augsburg; Charge  45 Miles into Western Section of Redoubt

Augsburg Captured By Patch’s Forces   American Third Sweeps Down Danube Valley to Join with Russians and  Sever Czechoslovakia from Reich

Patton Enters Austria; Radio Contacts Reds  French Only 31 Mile From Munich; Patch 7th Army Closing In

Nazis’ Citadel Threatened By Encirclement   'Patch's Army Only 25   Miles From” Metropolis, Reported Seething With Rict Among Military   Pattonites Move Toward Red Army   Woauld Seal Off Czechoslo. vakia and Carve Bisected Germany. Into Three . Death Traps

Seventh Army Fast Nearing Munich City   Three Armies in March on Southern German Citadel

Third and Seventh Armies Closing on Munich; Full Collapse of Foe Due Soon

SEVENTH IS ADVANCING UPON MUNICH   Lt. Gen. Patch's Unit Makes 18-Mile Breakthrough and Moves Within Six Miles Of Augsburg   BRITISH TAKE BREMEN

Nazi Troops Stage A Revolt In Munich   American Third And Seventh Armies Within 2’ And 25 Miles Of City.

U. S. 7th Takes Augsburg; Patton’s Tanks Are Near New Juncture With Reds  FRENCH IN AUSTRIA   FRENCH IN AUSTRIA   More Troops Meet Along Elbe River: Take 46.694 Prisoners Thursday To Run Total To 2.488.922

Munich Wrecked By Revolt   Attempted Coup By Anti-Nazis Is Apparently Quelled After a Brief ‘Period

‘Smash  Toward Munich   Seventh Army Within 25 Miles of City On . West; Third, 31 Miles Away. Near Red Linkup

Armies Drive is Last Nazi Points   Movements in South and  North Further Diminish Pockets   CLOSE IN’ ON MUNICH   City of Augsburg Falls t& the American Seventh _ Army

3 ARMIES DRIVE TO CIRCLE CITY OF NAZIS’ BIRTH   ‘Anti-Hitler’ Forces Call On Troops To Quit Fighting After Seizing Radio

Radio Contact Made With Reds West Of Vienna   Swift Advance Seals Off Czechoslovakia And Shuts Front Door To Hitler’s Redoubt

Patton Forces Closing Door on  Hun Redoubt         Meanwhile, French Close Within 31 Miles Munich and 78 Miles Brenner Pass   ord, Red Armies ln Radio Contact   British Plunging Beyand Bremen to Split Northern Redoubt and Seal Cff Denmark

SOLDIERS IN MUNICH REBEL   Attempted Coup By AntiNazis Reported Quelled

AMERICAN SEVENTH ARMY NEARS MUNICH AS REVOLT REPORTED  THREE ARMIES ADVANCING ON GERMAN STRONG HOLD IN SOUTHERN AREA

Bavarian Governor Splits With Nazis   “Free Action Of Bavaria” Group Asks Allies To Bomb Headquarters Of Field Marshal Kesselring, Six Miles From Munich.

Linkup With  Soviets Near In the South   British Strike To Eliminate Northern Redoubt

Americans 25 Miles From City   Seventh Army Captures Augsburg And French Drive To Austrian Frontier At Fuessen

GERMAN REVOLT IS SEETHING IN BAVARIAN CITY   French First Troops Also Advance ing on Hitler's Former Great Citadel

Full Collapse Of German Army Is Near   Anti-Nazi Troops Win Control of Radio Station In Munich for Brief Time, Broadcast Calle far German Soldiers to Lay Down Arms

Get Control Of Bavarian Radio Station   Attempt Made To Seize Nation’s Government

3rd Army Forces Stab Within 27 Miles of Munich   Yanks Capture Augsburg, Roll On Into Austria  mene of} re me

Patton Strikes  Into Austria, Cut  Off Nazi Refuge Mi les Muni ch, 78  ‘renc

RADIO CONTACT IS MADE WITH RUSSIAN UNITS   Swift Advance Almost Seals Off Czechoslovakia And Shuts Front Door To Hitler's Redoubt.

PATHS TROOPS TAKE AUGSBURG   Reach Austrian Frontier 55 Miles From the Brenner Pass.

Real Story Of Truman’s Part At Big 3 Meeting Goes Back Over 25 Years To End Of Last War

Trursan Surprises Allied Leaders At Potsdam With His Quick Preparedness

Truman Ready  When He Got To Potsdam   Own War Experience, Knack. As Student, Presence Of Byrnes Worked Out Well

REAL STORY BEHIND TRUMAN AT POTSDAM GOES BACK 25 YEARS  PRESIDENT HAD BEEN   PRESIDENT HAD BEEN ARTILLERYMAN IN WORLD WAR II AND KNEW WAR

STORY OF PART TRUMAN PLAYED AT POTSDAM GOES BACK FOR PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

AIRMAN'S DEATH IS CONFIRMED   Former Monongahelan Was Spor Writer Before Joining

—WESTERN FRONT Tanks Are Closing In On Cities.   U. S. Armor Advances After Breakout From. Weser Bridgehead —

OPA Assigns Price Ceilings To Many Consumer Goods   Bowles Determined to Keep Cost of Living Down and Avoid Inflation—Announces Small Business Will Get Price Lists Soon 4

New Consumer Goods Will Have ‘t) Price Ceiling   Includes Washers, Irons, Pots, Pans; Hold Cost of Living Down

A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Sues Ordnance Plant For $7,587 in Overtime

ALLIES ADOPT PLAN FOR FEEDING BERLIN   Each Occupation Force Responsible for Sector

Allies Agree To Feed Own Berlin Sector   Importation of Food From Britain Or U. S. Not Planned

AGREE ON FOOD FOR GERMANS   ALLIES WORK OUT HUGE FEEDING PROBLEM

Ike Hits Yanks’ Bad Behavior   Says Minority Gives  Army Black Eve

\Franklin Roosevelt Laid To Final Rest In Garden of Ancestral Home

New President, Great Of Nation  Attend Funeral   First Lady, Her Son, General Elliott Roosevel And Daughter, Anna Returned Immediately To Washington.

Marines Establish China ‘Beachhead’   Veteran Troops Land on North Coast Unopposed

Chance Moving Of Briefcase Kept Attempt On Hitler From Succeeding

Hitler Saved By Col. Who Moved Bomb   Briefcase In Way Of Col. Brandt

Colonel’s Kick Of Brief. Case Saved Hitler   Assassination Of Fuehrer Would Have Sucecededs: Legs Are Blown Off Others Near Him

Continues To Hold Conferences   Ship Brings Truman Steadily Closer To U. S.

MILITARY AIDE 10 FR IS BURIED TODAY   Maj. Gen. Watson, Who Died at Sea, Buried in Arlington Cemetery.

FDR’S MILITARY AIDE DIES AT SEA   MAJ, GEN, WATSON FATALLY STRICKEN ENROUTE WITH CHIEF

BYRNES NOT TO TAKE NEW JOB IN CAPITAI   Says After Conference With Truman He Has No Plans to ReEnter Government Service

BYRNES AND TRUMAN HOLD CONFERENCE   Former Supreme Court Justice Says He Has No Plans For Returning To Public Life

Japan's Envoys Struggled To Avert War, Missionary-Intermediary Says

TRUMAN RETURNS TO WHITE. HOUS   Winds Up Trip With Blast at “A Few Selfish Men;” Unnamed

Truman Blasts af Few Selfish Men’   Back to White House After Dedicating Dam

[RUMAN POINTS 10 SELFISH INTERESTS   ‘Our Little Troubles’ Called ‘Blowup After Letdown Of War’

EVA WAS NOT ONLY ONE HITLER LOVED   DIARY TELLS OF FUEHRER FINDING “FAT - LEGGED” SUBSTITUTE FOR HER.

DIARY OF EVA, HITLER'S DARLING,.PROVES SPICY   Mistress of ‘World's Greatest Man’ {?) Feared Fat-Legged Rival

Eva Braun Told Diary She Was ‘Mistress’ ‘Of Germany’s, World’s Greatest Man--Hitler

Eva Braun’s Diary Reveals Suicide Threat  When Hitler Found ‘Fat-Legged’ Walkure

Eva Braun, in Diary, Wrote She Was “Mistress of World's Greatest Man’’

Moscow Report Will Be Given Nation Promptly   Secretary Of State Lands At Washington After Long Flight

Byrnes Returns From Moscow   State Secretary Plans to Make Radio Talk Next Week; Terms Conclave “Constructive”

BYRNES BACK FROM MOSCOW   Big C-54 Transport Lands At National Airport In Washington

Trieste Future Prime Issue   Big-5 Conferees Seek Solution Of Italian-Yugoslay Boundary Dispute.

Future Rule Of Trieste Slav Border Sore Spots   Big Five Ministers Face Long Argument

Big 5 Consider Issues Of Italy And Yueoslavia   Border Line Still Under Study; Colonies May be Put Under Trusteeshin.

Trieste Future Takes Spotlight  Italy, Yugoslavia to Arque Cases

Study Trieste Future; Italian, Yugoslav Line   International Sore Spots Highlight Big 5 Foreign Chiefs’ Session

16 Drown as School Bus Plunges Into Deep Lake   Six Survive; Divers Seek to Recover Bodies

15 CHILDREN DIE IN BUS PLUNGE      Driver Also Drowns Wher Vehicle Drops Into Lake During Snow

Divers Resume Operations To Recover School Children's Bodies Lost When Bus Dives off Road Into Lake Chelan

DIVERS SEEK BODIES FROM * SCHOOL BUS   BODY OF ONE OF FIFTEEN ' CHILDREN IS RECOVERED “" FROM DEEP LAKE

Fifteen School Children Drown:  Also Bus Driver   Divers Seek To Recover Bodies Of Victims Of Tragedy In Wash.  inoton

Patton Captures 33 Towns In Daring Dash Across Saar   Russians Enter Guben,  U S Bombers Raid Reich

7.000 Planes Smash At Nazi Rail Lines   Explosives Cascade At Rate Of 100 Tons A Minute.

ALLIED AIR FORCES HIT GERMANY AT DOZENS OF PLACES   Approximately 7,000 Planes Took Part in the Attack Today.   DROP 100 TONS A MINUTE   Onslaught Was Aimed at Knocking Oat the Nazi Communications.

1000 PLANES STAGE RAIDS )VER REICH   \merican Attacks Follow  Violent British Visits Dur ing Night on Rail Bottlenecks In Germany   ARGETS NOT NAMED

Joini in Big Aerial Attack   Dozens of Key ' Targets Under Allied Fire

Vast Bomber Fleets Strike   Americans Attack 20 Communications Centers; RAF Gives Berlin Double Dose

About 7,000 Planes Sweep  Over Dozen Places Knock- .  ine Out Network of : Communications.   MUCH TERRITORY IS COVERED DURING RAID

MASS RAIDS SEEK TO KNOCK ‘CUT NAZI COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ON BOTH FRONTS

100 Tons Of Bombs A Minute   Giear Weather Looses “Buckshot Air War” on Reich Today

Use Biggest “Air Armada »Over Reich   7,000 Allied Planes: In Onslaught Aimed At Knocking Out Nazi Communicatiang

7000 Craft Aim At KO’ing Nazi Rail Network   Packs of 100 Bombers Hit 24 Yards in ‘Buckshot Air War’

WAR'S BIGGEST AIR RAID MADE BY THE ALLIES   Bombs Cascaded Down on German Targets at Rate of 100 Tons Per Minute

‘Armada of 7,000 Planes Aims At Knocking Out Nazi Network of Communications To Fronts

Allies Unleash Greatest Aerial Assault Of War   Reich Communications Targets; Explosives Hurled On Enemy At 100 Tons A Minute

7,000 Bombers In Attack   Mightiest Air Attack Of War Is Aimed at Knocking Out Nazi Rai Service to Battlelines

7,000 Planes Make Record Reich Raid      Allied Air Forces, in World’s Biggest and Most Spectacular Bombardment, Aim at Knocking Out German Communications.

7,000 PLANES IN LARGEST AERIAL ATTACK ON REICH   Allied Airmen Assault Over 24 Military Targets Inside _ Germany

MIGHTIEST AIR ATTACK OF WAR RIPS GERMANY   Yank and British Bombers Smash Dozens of Key Targets

WAR’S BIGGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR AIR BOMBARDMENTS  , ASSAULT AIMED AT KNOCKING OUT GERMAN COMMIINICATIONS

HIT REICH IN BIGGEST ALLIED RAID OF WAR   Aim at Knocking Out Communication Network Servicing Fronts

Huge Armada Rocks Reich   Approximately 7.000) Planes Pound Germany In War's Biggest Bombardment,

7,000 PLANES BLAST GERMANY War’s Largest Aerial Assault Hits Reich   Twenty-Four Communication Centers In Central Germany And Military Positions Blasted

himed at Knocking Out Nazi's Communication Serving Both Fastern, Western Fronts .   At Least 14,000.500-Pound: Bombs:Land Or 14 Railyards in Heart of Reich; Attack .. Takes Place in Sixty Explosive ‘Minutes - :

7,000 Allied Planes  Bomb German Cities   Explosives Rain on Nazi Targets At Rate of 100 Tons a Minute;  Knack Ont Cammimications Network

Objective Is Disruption of : Rail System   Explosives Cascade on Targets at Rate of 100 Tons Every Minute

Allies Strike Reich With New System   Largest Aerial Blow Ever Dealt Hits Nazis in Heavy Waves

War’s Biggest Aerial Blow Hits Reich   7000 PLANES BOMB COMMUNICATIONS NET SERVING TWO FRONTS

Troops Drive To Key TownNazis Falter   Show Double Threat To Coblenz—Seventh Army Nears French Saar Border Lines

33 Moselle Walley Towns Are Taken   - Within 3 Miles Of Trier— Russians Drive  ' Into Guben

;  —HOPKINS—  HOPKING TALKS WITH POPE PIU   Roosevelt’s Advisor Expresses Views At Press Conference ‘

Hopkins and Pope Confer   Confers With Leaders To Gather Information For U. S. President

HOPKING MEETS WITH LEABERS   Holds Private Audience With Pope; Getting Data for  Big 3 Meeting.

HOPKINS MEETS POPE PIUS IN ITALIAN CAPITAL   Confers With Other Political, Military Leaders in Rome

HOPKINS HOLDS TALK WITH ITALIAN CHIEFS   Gathers Data For Roosevelt Before ‘Big Three’ Meet

Harry Hopkins Meets with Pope For 40 Minutes   Presidential Aide Seeks Information For Impending  Big Three Conclave

Hopkins Talks To Pope Pius   Arrived In Rome For Conferences With Leaders Of Italian Government.

Hopkins and Pope Confer on Problems of War  American Chief Sees Brevity, Accord In Bia Three Meet

Harry Hopkins In Conference With Pope Pius      Obtains Information Fo: Big 3 Meet, Sees Italian Leaders

HOPKINS HAS AUDIENCE WITH POPE IN ROME   Encouraged Over Prospect Of Full Allied Agreement

PACIFIC WAR ISAHEAD OF SCHEDULE   So Says Adm. King, But He Warns of Long Road Ahead

KING SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS   PACIFIC NAVAL WARFARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

FRESH ONOWEALL it NORTHEAST STATES   Other Parts of Nation Enjoy Above Normal Temperatures.

MORE COLD WEATHER MOVING FROM WEST   Another Heavy Blanket of! Snow on New England

GET PULLMANS   Half of Care in Civiliar Service Will Be Shifted in Near Future

More Pufinans to Be Furnished to Armed Service:  Half" the Cars Now ir Civilian Service To Be oy. 60liCdéd a. UF.  sa ca

eau S Entei ee  TO HAUL TROOPS   Half of Ones Now in Civilian Service to Be Shifted, ODT Savs

More Pullmans For Use of Troops   Half of Remaining Cars Taken Over

SPACE TO BE CUT   Half of Cars Now Available te Civilians Go to the Army.

2 OTHER ESCAPED PRISONERS: FOUND   Japs Offer No Resistance When Taken By Highway Patrol Officers.

CANADIANS SET UP NEW THREAT TO RHINE LINE   Capture Huisberden, Four Miles East of Fallen Cleve

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  CANADIANS POSE THREAT TO RHINE DEFENSES

Allies Steadily Surging Ahead On West Fron   Canadians Capture Huisberden And Patton’s Forces Take Wasserbillig   GOCH THREATENED BY ALLIED ADVANCE

Canadian First Army Menaces Rhine Defenses   Huisberden is Taken; American Armies Also Gair

x *— Kk OK Nazis Destroy What They Can’t Carry   x «* KK XK 8 More Murders

i i i i i i te a i i i a i i  Deputy Sheriff Catches Bullet In His Mouth

Senate Support ls Growing For Vandenberg Plan   Federal Aid To Jobless In Longer Form Than In Higher Payments.

Vederal Aid To Jobless Urged   ct cy al Senate Support For Suggestion Grows: Idea Advaneed By Vandenberg. 

Federal Aidfo Jobless MayChange To Longer Payments   Idea Substitutes For Proposed Higher State Compensation

New Plan for Jobless Pay  . Proposal Would paind Time, Not  leerances Amaimtk

May Stretch Jobless Aid   Favor Longer Rather Than Higher Payments; Congress Meets Sept. 5

Federal Aid To Jobless May Take Form Of Longer Rather Than Higher Compensations   Senate Support Appears Growing For Suggestion Made By Senator Vandenberg

Federal Aid To Jobless May Take Form Of Longer Payments Held To Present Level:

Offers New Plan on Jobless Pay  Vandenberg Proposal Meets With Favor

INCREASE POINTS FOR LAMB, VEAL   OPA Also Boosts Cheese, Margarine and Most Beef Steaks

5,000 Finns Singing ‘Internationale’ Parade on Eve of General Election

FINNISH CROWDS  IN DEMONSTRATION   MARCH TO STRAINS OF COMMUNIST, ANTHEM ON EVE ' OF 2-DAY ELECTION,

52 WERE HIRED HERE   Local Employers Have Snapped Up Workers Seeking Jobs

513 Men of Bataan, Corregidor,  Singapore Rescued   American Rangers and Filipino Generals Strike 25 Miles Behind Enemy Lines; Wipe Out Entire Jap Prison Camp Garrison

Rangers, Guerrillas Strike Through Jap Lines to Save 510 Yanks in Prison Camp

Greatest War Feat, MacArthur   Thrills Are Plentiful As Rangers Daring Surprises Japs.

s\ ainwright Flies to Join MacArthur   Hero of Corregider And Bataan Awarded Distinguished Service Cross in Chungking

Wainwright Leaves Today For Tokyo   Hero of Corregidor Given Distinguished Service Cross

Freed General Will See Japs Signing Terms      Wainwright to .Witness Surrender -of Enemy Who Captured Him

WAINWRIGHT IS DECORATED, LEAVES TO JOIN MacARTHUR   Looks Te Meeting Arrogant Japs Of Philippines Surrender At Tokye; Gets Distinguished Service Cross: Guest Of Kai-Shek

WAINWRIGHT WILL WITNESS JAPS’ DEFEAT   WAR HERO ACCEPTS INVITATION OF MAC ARTHUR

REPORT HITLER, LEADERS DECIDE TO CAPITULATE   Unconfirmed Report Says Pope Will Be Asked To Intervene

Lisbon Report. Says. Hitler And. His. Genere Had Agreed On Capitulation

Surrender Rumors Rife From Vatican to Spain as Reich’s Last Hours Near

Army Possibly 30,000 Paratroopers Complete Landing East Of Rhine

Slight Withdrawal Is Made In Italy   German Attack On West Coast Forces Allied Units To Draw Back Somewhat

Poles Told Return Means Captivity   Warning Comes from Head OF Forces in italy

FOUR TONS OF CRUDE OPIUM SEIZED IN JAP WAR HOUSE   ESTIMATE SEIZED NARCOTIC  SUPPLY WORTH FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN ILLE- — GAL CHANNELS

‘Americans, Who Have Learned To Hate, Force Germans To Re-Bury 500 Massacre Victims 

Fat, Prosperous Germans Forced to Dig Graves of Prisoners Murdered By Nazis

SALARY BOOSTS CONSIDERED FOR COUNTY OFFICES   Many Bills on Variety o Subjects To Come Before Ohio Legislature

g392, 800,000 Budget  ‘Awaits House Action   Record-Breaking. Biennial Ohio Appropriation Bill And Measure Allocating $12,000,000 An nually In Sales Tax Revenues Called Up

U. S. Officials ‘Don’t Like ‘Jap Broadcasts   Nips Imply Vaguely They Plan to Rebuild Armed Units

Jap Broailcasts Imply Nips Ain To Rebuild Might  U.S. Officials Don't Like Tone of loky  S$, okesmen

TEXAS STORM. ‘~ LOSING FORCE   AT LEAST SEVEN DEAD AND HEAVY .PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED FROM HURRICANE

SEVEN DIE IN TEXAS HURRICANE   Winds, Rains Driven 200 Miles Inland in Worst Storm in 25 Years

District Realtor Meeting Brings Many Visitors  Foo oe   Several Prominent Speakers On Program At Sessions

District Realtor Meeting Brings Many Visitors   Several Prominent Speakers On Program At Sessions 2

Near Two. Hundred Tuition Pupils In LeMars Public Schools This Year   High School .Grades -Have'158:Non:  - — Resident Pupils

Near Two Hundred Tuition Pupils In LeMars Public Schools This Year   High School Grades Have 158 NonResident Pupils

nty-Seven School Corporations To Send Pupils Her«   on Pupils Constitute early Half of High  School Roll

End Of Rationing Seen By January {   Agriculture. Department Official Favors: Removina Point Evaluations ©

‘Meat Rationing May End Before First of Year      Controls.on Butter, Fats, Oils Also Are on Way Out

Report Vlade Rationing May End by Pt i   Red Point Changes Will Be Announced To Nation Oct. 25

FINISH IS NEAR FOR REN POINTS   Official Says Rationing Of Meat And Butter Will End Soon

French Minister Who Wanted to Continue Fighting Had to Resign; Charges No People Ever More Mistaken than French About Petain, No Leader Did as Much Harm as Marshal Did

SERGT. STORM ONE-MAN ARMY BELGIUM   Feat Previously Credited to Local Man and Companion

CHANGE SCHOOL ~ LAWS NOW SAYS  ALLAN B. KLINE   No Excuse for Failure This Time States Farm Bureau Head

AEA And PTA Will Forego 1945 Sessions   Conventions Scheduled For Birmingham In March, April Called Off

OPA Promises No Cancellation 0 Shoe Stamp:   Move Seeks to Halt Buying Rush Throughout Nation

OPA TRYING 10 HALT SHOE RUN   PANIC BUYING REPORTED ALL OVER THE NATION

DeGaulle Snut Confirmed By White House   President Entertains Some Of World's Most Colorful Rulers  On Suez Canal.

FR, Churchill Map Strategy Against Japs   Officials Confirm DeGaulle Refusal Of Invitation

Roosevelt, Churchill Chart Strategy for Defeat of Japan   Britain Is Pledged Anew to ‘Throw Everything It Has at Japs’ Once Germany Goes Down to Defeat

Japs Lose 1,782 Planes   First Quarter Score Ten-To-One For U. S.

11,601 Jap Planes U. S. Navy Score   1,782 Enemy Craft Toll For Three Months

1.782 Jap Planes  Destroyed By uD. 5.   loll Taken At Cost OF 188 U. S. Aireraft

Tax Reduction Bill Proposed Effective In °47   Bill Proposed By Sen. Taft Aids Business  In Reconversion.

BUSINESS TAX GUT IS SOUGHT BY TAFT      Ohio Senator Wants It To Be Effective in 1947

Roed! Dies Before Utah Hiring Squad   Hammer Slayer Goes To His Death With Little Show of Emotion

Badly Crippled  Vessel Returns 92 Casualties After 6 Suicide Plane Dives

Trieste Is Center Of Trouble      Marshal Tito’s Attitude . Causes Vexing Problem . In Yugoslavia

London Calls For Meeting Of Bis Three   Tension Mounts Over Situation In Trieste

Lubang Island In U. 8. Hands   Is Key Point Along Shipping Lanes to Luzon

YANKS SEIZE LUBANG ISLE   NAVVUPEELAERGEEU DO NEED AAA  of Verde Passage  MacArthur Controls Palawan

Many of Conditions  Not Used   Political, Military Economic Sovereignty Surrendered to Allies.

Japanese Qi! Plants Bombed  By Americans   Plane“‘Assembly Plant ©» Also Wrecked By B-29 Raids

B-29s “Rendered Inoperative’ Oil Centers cf Japan in Attacks on May lo — Hitherto Unknown Aircraft: Assembly Works.

American Planes Wreck Four Big Jap Oil Centers   Aircraft Assembly Works Also Shattered in Blows By Super-Forts

American Bombers Over Jap Islands and Homé« land Wreaking Wide De. struction.

HIT 4 OF JAPAN'S BIG OlL STORAGES   50 Per Cent Knock Out Blow Against Aircraft Plant

Four of Biggest Jap Oil Supply Plants Wrecked   50 Per Cent Knockout » Blow Delivered Against Plane Assembly . Plant

FOUR JAP OIL PLANTS RAZED   American Planes Also Wreck  Aircraft Factory  :

U. S. Planes Wreck Four Jap Oil Plants   Hitherto Unknown Aircraft Assembly Also Knocked Out In Southern Japan

WRECK FOUR OF JAPS' BIG.’ OIL PLANTS.   Four of Her Five Major Supply Plants Inoperative

Senate Receives Measure Permitting $20,000 Fine, en Years Imprisonment

INTERSTATE COMMERCE PROTECTED   ‘Legitimate Rights’ Protected, Says Sponsor

Goering Heads War Criminals  List for Trial   24. Nazi Leaders Placed On Docket for Hearing Farly in Octoher

Goering Tops 24-Nam War Criminal List   Nazis Listed Officially For Nurenberg Trial; Bormann a Mystery

ALLIES TO TRY 24 NAZI CHIEFS AT NUERNBERG   List Hitlerites to Be Arraigned in First Mass Trial

24 Memhers Nazi Gang Face Trials   Goering, Hess To Be Defendants In Mass War Hearing

24 IN HITLER GANG LISTED FOR TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINALS   Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop, Von Papen and Head of Krupp Works Among Those Accused.   MOST OF DEFENDANTS IN NUERNBERG JAIL   Formal Indictments Not Yet Completed—-Hearings to Open in October Before World Court.

NAZI LEADERS TO FACE TRIAL AS CRIMINALS   GOERING, HESS AND DOENITZ AMONG DEFENDANTS

24 High Nazis Are Listed as War Criminals   Hess Among Those Slated for Mass Military Trials at Nuernberg in October

Nazis to Take Last “Stand” —— ee ane  ‘Pwo Dozen Of Hitler’s Gang ~ Named For Trial In October

Nazis to Take Last “Stand”  Two Dozen Of Hitler’ S Gang: Named For Trial In October

Roosevelt Takes Fourth Term in Brief Ceremony   President Gives Dramatic Talk At Inauqural

‘Return From Dead’ Is Encouraging   Goad’s Turning Up in Burma Rouses Hopes Others May Eventually Appear

First, Third Yank Armies  Surge Ahead   Extend Operations Northward With Two Attacks Against  Last Enemy Positions

American Troops Extending (Operations Inside Germany   Two-Direction Attack Moves Northward Against Enemy Positions West Of Roer—First Army Nears Permanent Siegfried Line Forts 

NAZIS GUARDING ROER DAMS UNDER ATTACK IN WEST   American First and Third Armies Slash at Enemy Positions—Patton Gains  More Than Mile.   BERIES OF SIEGFRIED ZONE TOWNS CAPTURED   . , ‘Wanks in Alsace Place Fortress Under Siege—French Continue to Clean Up Colmar Pocket.

YANKS ATTACK FOE POSITIONS WEST OF ROER   Extend Operations on Broad Front Along Siegfried Line

TWIN DRIVE HITS ROER DEFENSES   Attacks From 2 Directions By U. S. Troops Aimed at Important Dams on River

Ist, 3d Battle. ‘In or Beyond’. Nazi Westwall   Foe Says Yanks Will Begin New Offensive At Front  CRT Neca Aecbfecat

HOLES RIPPE INSTEGFRIED LINE AT ROER   ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN NEW SECTOR PREDICTED

Yanks Pound At Last Nazi Positions  West of Roer   Main Attack To Fall At Some New Point, Germans Predict;  Front Is Broadened

Yanks. Launch Attack. Against Last Enemy ‘Positions West Of Roer

FIAGT AND THIRD SURGE FORWARD   Make 2-Way Attack Agains' Positions West of Roer   FRENCH, AMERICANS   Clean Out Halves Colmar Pocket; Other Fronts Are , Comparatively Quiet .

 Berlin Radio Predicts New  Western Front Assault Soon  FIRST ARMY NEAR PERMANENT FORTS  String of Siegfried Zone Towns Taken During  Day

Berlin Radio Predicts New Western Front Assault Gaan.   FIRST ARMY NEAR  PERMANENT FORTS   String of Siegfried Zone _ Towns Token During 

Murderers of Okoboji Man. to be Hanged   Father and Son Given Death Sentence today at Spirit Lake, Ta.

Heincys Will Be Hanged for Raebel Slaying   ‘Date of Execution Set By Judge; March 29, 1946.

FATHER AND SON DEATH SENTENCE   Judge Sentences Raebel Slayers to Be Hanged for Murder of West Okoboji Man.

HEINCYS WILL HANG FOR CRIME   Judge Sentences Father Son on Murder Charge

Heincys To Hang For Murder Of Arnolds Park Man  Father And Son To  Qa anllmearce Taw Rd mwirlke 2AL

FRENCH FIRST ARM NAZIS HARD   While Yank Troops Push Deeper Into Siegfried Line

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   German Threats to Strasbourg Neutralized

CRUISER HAD ~ TOUGH TRIP   U. 8 PHILADELPHIA BATTLED GIANT 80-FOOT WAVES ON "THE VOYAGE FROM  EUROPE

BACK TO CLASSES MONDAY   Grade Schools Will Take Up at 9 o’Clock Monday Morning

BACK TO CLASSES MONDAY      Grade. ,Schools Will Take Up at $ Clock Mondeayw Mornine

Czechs To Oust  Germans from  Border Areas Nationals Will  Take Over ~ Border Lands

BRITISH THINK HITLER’S DEAD   Foreign Office Official Questions, However, Story of How He Died

‘Comment On Hitler’s Reported Death. .. British Foreign Office Believes Hitler’s Dead But Doubts Hero Angle

High Allies Accept Report on Death OF€ Hitler But Doubt Hero’s Account

13 Persons Die in Traffic Accidents, Fire Since Friday   Six Known Victims of Philadelphia Crash; Five Children Burn

Collision Fatal To Six Persons   Trolley Smashes Into Loaded Oil Tank Truck

Six Persons in Flaming Death   Caught in Trolley Car Struck by Oil Truck Which  Rivse® texn. Claw

Seven Injured; Crash Ignites Gasoline Tank   Flames Quieldy invelope Sireet Car, ‘Trapping Vietims and Burning hem to Crisp   Mother Hears Ker Child’s Dying Cry      Five Children, Ranging in Age From One to Nine Years, Die in Chrisitnus ‘Tree Blaze

5 Die in Flame Swept Crash   Trolley and Oil Truck Collide ‘Near

IN FLAMING WRECKAGE   ‘At Six Die After Oil Truck : s Philadelphia Trolley

Wreckage Is Bathed In Flaming Oil; Charred Bodies Not Identified

Wreck Occurs In Area Near Philadelphia   Vehicles Burst Into Flames After They Collide

( Perish Flaming olley Crash   ank Trucks Hits treet Car, Then irsts Into Flames

‘(Impossible To Identify Any Victim:   Tragedy Occurs Near Philadelphia: Riders Trapped In Seats.

Six Killed; Trolley, Oil ‘Truck Crash   Woman Hears Cries Of Burning Daughter; Toll May Reach Eight

5 Persons Killed And 7 Hurt In ‘Trolley-Truck Crash At Philadelphia

Trolley Car Fire Kills Five Persons   Fire Sweeps Philadelphia Trolley After Vehicle Collides With Oil Truck

DEATH TOLL MAY REACH EIGHT IN FIERY SMASHUP   Six Known Killed And Seven _ Injured Wher -‘Tank Truck And Philadelphia Trofley Car Collide Last Nioht

FEAR TROLLEY TOLL TO MOUNT   Six Burned To Death In Streetcar-Oil Truck —  - Collision

6Die As Truck, Trolley Collide  PTC Trolley Burns In Oil Truck Crash

Six Killed as Fire Sweeps Trolley Car   Tram Near Philadelphia Collides with Oil Truck Which Showers Burning Fuel Over Area: Toll May Reach 8.

IN FLAMING WRECKAGE   At not Six Die After Oil Truck Philadelphia Trolley

LABOR PROBLEM MEETING = 1 AWAITED BY CONGRESS   HOPE FOR SOLUTION OF UNREST AT CONFERENCE SCHEDULED LATE NEXT MONTH

NIMITZ REPORTS AMERICAN GAINS ON ALL SECTORS   Jans Now Seem to Have Thrown Last Reserves Into Bloody Fight

ACTION TAKEN — IN EFFORT TO ~— END WALKOUT   TRUMAN ORDERS NAVY TO OPERATE AKRON PLAWTS THAT HAVE SEEN”: IDLE 19 DAYS

BOARD ADVISED TO SIFT ISSUES   Advisory Unit Proposed At Industrial Conference

‘Voluntary’ Medical Care ‘Plan Urged   Seek To Sign Up 100 Million People

Four Witnesses Testity As Prosecutor Atiempits To Speed Petain {rial

Petain Trial Rushed Ahead   Prosecutor Mornet Attempts To Cram Four Witnesses’ Testimonies.

Most Yanks ‘Carry Religious Symbol  Check of Effects at Cemetery Shows Picture of Loved One and Money Rank Next

Men, Women! Old at 40,50, 60! Want Pep?  QUenk Sa Maal Vaare VYanrvaare

‘Men, Women! Old at 40,50,60! Want Pep?  Want in Faeal Years Youncer?

Men, Women ! Qld at A0, 50, 60! Want Pep?   Want tn Feel Years: Younner?.

PICKETS WITHDRAWN FROM SHIPBUILDING COMPANY HOUSTON  DISPUTE THREATENING ACTIVITIES OF MANY SOUTHERN SHIPYARDS

Picket Lines at Houston Brown Shipyard Withdrawn   Action Taken After Vote of Metal Trades Council

NIMITZ LISTS 3 DESTROYERS 7 PLANES LOS]   Biggest Remaining Enemy Battleship Sunk In Showdown Fight As Nips Leave Inland Sea.

NIPPON’S FLEET NOW SECOND RATE   Loses 25 Per Cent In Okinawa Battle

Fourth of Jap Fleet Sunk By Americans   Naval Spokesman Says _ Remainder Is No Match for Task Force

‘2-DAY AIR-SEA BATTLE RAGES OFF OKINAWA   Yank Fighter Planes Es. cort B-29’s In Raids On Tokyo, Nagoya

Quarter of Major Jap Combat Force Out of Action  ee on. occ Cito   Any of Major Allied Task Forces Row Can Handle All Remaining of Nipponese Navy

Our Losses Were 3DestroyersSunk 7 Planes Missing, Nimitz Reports 

Cheaper Clothing To Be On Market ~ Soon, Promise OPA-WPB Officials

LOWER-PRICED CLOTHING SEEN   Some Relief Expected by September, Is Claim   Asks Bowles Abolish District OPA’ Offices

Cheaper Clothing Slated To Be On Market Shortly   Long-Promised Deal Approaching Goal, Say War Agencies

lied Troops May  dlp Americans In   Russian, Chinese and  * British Empire Troops May Assist; Far Eastern Group Recesses.

May Have Separate Zones..... Russian, Chinese And British Troops May Be  On Japanese Soil Soon

Other Troops May Aid in Occupation   Russio, China, Britain Discuss Plans With U. S.

Joint Allied Control Plan Said Near Sef   Reds Expected to Get Control of One Isle In Homeland Group

Jap Demobilization   Tough And Dangerous Job Finished On Schedule; Nips Called Servile

M’ARTHUR HAILS DEMOBILIZATION   Jap Operation Called One Of Smoothest Of Its Kind

Disarming 01 Enemy Ends On Schedule   New Atrocities Committed By Nips Revealed By Allies

MacArthur Declares Demobilization Of Jap Army Made Without Friction

BRUTAL CYCLE OF NIPPONESE NATION ENDED   NEARLY _ 8,000,006 DISARMED ON SCHEDULE

Jap Demobilzation Formally Completed   Tough And Dangerous Job Finished On Schedule: Nips Called Servile

DEMOBILIZATION OF JAPAN COMPLETED   Most Frictioniess Operation Of Kind in History, MacArthur Says.

ARMS IN U. S. HANDS   MacArthur Broadcast Tells of Fric* tionless. Demobilization

Four Million Soldiers and Sail ors in Home Islands Sent Home—Troops Overseas  Disarmed.   DISSOLUTION FINISHED ON OCT. 15 DEADLINE   MacArthur Says Nippon “No Longer Reckons as a World Power, Either Large or Small,”

SPIRIT OF JAPAN ENTIRELY BROKEN SAYS GEN, MAG   Calls for One Defense Department in Giving Credit for Victory to Unity o Command.   SAYS DEMOBILIZATION OF JAP ARMY COMPLETE   Says No Other Demobilization in History Has Been Accomplished So Quickly And Frictionlessty.

MacArthur In Praise of Men   Give Japs First Insight Into Free Man’s Way of Life; Complete Demobilization

Japs Demobilize I Million Men   Armed Forces Of Nip Empire Non-Existent

WaArthur Lauds  American Troops   Armed Forces of Seven Million Japanese are Demobilized

YANKS UN LUZUN SLASH UP GAUAYAN VALLEY AFTER CAPTURING JAP-HELD ARITAO

JAPS RETREAT ALONG VALLEY AFTER DEFEAT   VTH DIVISION is PUSHING  FORWARD ON HEELS OF EN- :  EMY IN NORTHERN LUZON 

Supers Pound Jap Aircraft Factory   Works At Akashi Heavily Hit From Low Altitudes

SUPERFORTS BLAST JAP PLANE PLANT   All Out Effort Made to Wreck Plant Near Kobe

Japs Report Other Raids On Honshu   Superforts Bomb Aircraft Factory Hitherto Untouched

PAID AKASK PLANE PLANT   No B-29’s Reported Lost In Raid Weather Almost Perfect

Summer Vote In Britain Is Expected   Premier Rejects Labor Party Suggestion for Fall Ballot

BRITISH MAY HOLD ELECTION   Churchill Asks King George VI to Dissolve Parliament

MOVES BY LABOR PARTY FORCE FIRST ELECTION IN 10 YEARS; CHURCHILL WANTS SHOWDOWN

GREAT BRITAIN ELECTION DUE   Party Stand Spells End Of Coalition Gov't.

i: a  BRITISH POLITICAL SITUATION EXPECTED BLOCK BIG 3 MEETING  BRITISH LABOR PARTY REFUSES TO STAY WITH GOVERNMENT LONGER

Britain Assured Of Early Election   Churchill Rejects Labor’s Suggestion For Fall Balloting

BRITISH MIGHT VOTE SHORTLY   Churchill Would Ask King To Dissolve Parliament, Ballot July 5

Labor Party Adopts Plan   Aims At Establishment Of. Socialist Commonwealth: Of Britain.

First Elections In Great Britain  In Decade Loom Churchill to Ask King to Dissolve Parliament Soon

Labor Withdraws From Churchill Coalition Regime - -Britons Ballot

Churchill Seeks Early Election  Plea of Atlee for Delay Rejected As Laborites Quit

Churchill Asks Early  Election   Labor Party Adopt: Socialist Program For Voters

Election in July Seen for Britain   Labor Party Stand Spells End of Coalition Government

Britain Prepares to Hold Election  Churchill Expected - To Ask King To Dissolve Pa tin wens

Britain To Get First Election In 10 Long Years   Churchill Forced To Act After ‘Labor Party Quits Coalition Gov't.

GENERAL ELECTION VIRTUALLY ASSURED FOR GREAT BRITAIN  CHURCHILL REJECTS _ LABOR PARTY’S SUGGES. TION DELAY UNTIL FALL

Resignation Of Churchill's Cabinet Near   King May Be Asked To Dissolve British Parliament Today

Election for Britain This =  Labor Party’s Request rm. Peele. Tleatl £.!

PARTY REFUSES TO CO-OPERATE TILL WAR ENDS   “Socialist Commonwea'th” Planned With Big Industries Public° lv Owned

Churchill Expected to Ask King to Dissolve Parliament and Thereby '- Bring About a General Electio.

Green Light on For Summer Vote in Britain   Churchill Gives ‘Assurance; Rejects Labor Party Program

LABOR QUITS COALITION GOVERNMENT   Churchill To Ask King To Dissolve Parliament

TENSION EASED IN YUGOSLAVIA; TITO BACKS UP   Churchill Facing Test in Britain—U. S. First Army Now Pacific-bound

British Labot For Socialist Government   Party Delegates Open Campaign for First Election in Years

Local Men Left  For Induction   Men Assigned To Various Branches

Will Make Great Drive For Used Clothing Here During Month of Apri

DEBATE ON UNITED NATIONS > SCHEDULED IN NEAR FUTURE   POWERS OF UNITED STATES ' DELEGATE TO BE SUBJECT OF HEATED CON. 'TROVERSY

Lawmen to Get Treaty Monday   ‘We've Just Begun,’ Stettinius Warns

PEACE EFFORT JUST STARTED, OFFICIALS SAY   Stettinius Hopes U. S To Ratify Charter As First Signer

Stettinius Leads Drive For Approval   Senate Postpones Summer Recess To Act On Security Pact

Key United States Members Return  To Washington —   Secretary of State Makes Fervent Plea For Early Approval

U.S. Delegates Return To Start Work   Senate Will Postpone Recess To Give Approval

Urge Early Adoption  Of Charter   Stettinus and American Del egates Return from  Frisco Conference

SENATE URGED BY DELEGATES TO PUSH PACT   Stettinius, Aides Back ir Washington; Truman to ‘Address Senate.

Delegates Sound Security Plea   U.S. Envoys Urge Pact Be Put to Work Speedily

American Official, Says Government Putting Teeth Into War Declaration Against Axis.

eh LL A lthed Pee  ARGENTINA PUTTING. TEETH IN ITS WAR MOVE. AGAINST AXIS  ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES PROMISE FULL COOPER-

ARGENTINA PROMISES TO COOPERATE FULLY   Belated War Declaration Is Sincere

GOVERNMENT OF HIROHITO IN OFFER TO ALLIED POWERS T0 TERMINATE CONFLICT   Tokyo Broadcasts Electrifying News to World Through Swiss Legation; Offer Follows Almost Complete Destruction of Jap Cities

GOVERNMENT OF HIROHITO IN OFFER TO ALLIED POWERS 1       Tokyo Broadcasts Electrifying News to World  Through Swiss Legation; Offer Follows Al most Complete Destruction of Tan Citiea

Least She Could Do Cost Her Life   Mother of Sailors Dies On Way to Wave Welcome to Third Fleet Units

MOTHER GIVES LIFE ~ JO WELCOME FLEET   Excitement and Exertion Toc Much for Heart

ASKS MINERS’ NAMES   SFA Says. Release From Services Is Necessary to Supply Coal

México And:France Lead Attack And _ Cheering Group Approves Proposal

Franco Spain Barred From World League   Mexico And-France Lead Attack And Cheering Group Approves Proposal

GROUP VOTES 10 BAR FRANCO-SPAIN   CONFERENCE COMMISSION ACTS TO KEEP NATION OUT OF NEW LEAGUE,

JAP NAVY   Japs Tell Story of Atomic Bomb   Only Few Buildings Left Standing in Nagasaki, With Center of City a Desert.

Jap Envoys Confirm Near Total Destruction Of Jap Fleet By Allies

SHAEF Censors Criticized for Greatest Fiasco   N. Y. Times Calls It Ultimate in Bureau Blunders

AEF FIASCO BARED TODAY,   Press Relations Officers, Correspondents in State Of Open War.   COVERAGE SLUNDERED

TYPHOON KILLS 978 JAPS, INJURES 700   Small Shipping Destroyed—100,000 Persons Reported Homeless in Single Area.

Who Will Try Them?   Swedes Regret Soviets Take Offense Against Article About Stalin

Arnold Warns Nation Big Air Force Is Needed   When V-E Davy Arrives

Arnold Urges Strong Air Arm   Stresses Need of Aviation In Future Defenses, Next  War Will Be In Air.

Arnold in stress on air power   Mighty postwar  farre {ic needed

Says Big Air Force Must Be Kept ee ee  General Arnold, In Report,  Calls For Postwar Program

Arnold Says U.S. Is Working On Three Giant Bomber Ty Rad   Warns United States Must Keep Powerful Post-War Air Force; Says Next World Aggressor Will Hit Here .

‘Arnold Says Air Force Must Be Maintained After War; Warns Next World Aqaressor Will Strike U.S.

Peace Of World Rests On Our Air Power Says Chief Of U. S. Army Air Forces

Government Purchases Of Meat Slashed   Lard And Pork Loins Continue On Set-Aside List

SET-ASIDE OF ARMY BEEF TO aE SISPENGED   Veal. Ham Also Reieased for  Civilians: See End to  Rationing.

Anderson bolsters predictior   Erases set-aside on certain meats

HOLLARD ARMY TO GO ASHORE THIS MORNING   Indonesians Massing In Soerabaja Region

~ FULLY TABULATED   Republican Gair Gain in Registration Here In- — dicated

CITY FIGURES NOT FULLY TABULATEE   Republican Gain Gain in Registration Here Indicated

TILTRNENTS ON TIPORADE      NARRATIVE FROM NORTH . Of Great Wall Disquieting

U.S. TP 7 M1 FROM COLOGNE   Big Guns Pouring Shells Into Cologne And Duesseldorf

Threat To City Grows   Americans Fan Out on Both Sides Of Water Barrier

Yanks Break Erft Lines Seven Miles  From Rhine   Die-Hard Germans Join Vicious Fight In Outer Defenses Guarding Cologne

Yanks Cross tr 6% Miles From Rhine   Die-Hord Germans Resist Bitterly as Americans Near River

Yanks, Germans Locked In Struggle For Modrath   First Army Units Cross Exft River At Three Points In Rapid Advance

DRIVE TAKING HOLD ON EAST BANK OF ROL   Troops Storm Across River in Night and Win Two Bridgeheads.

Battie Only Seven Miles From Rhine   Rearguard Forces’ Ficht Bitterly After Yanks Break Through on Erft

Are Only Seven Miles From Rhine   TWO INFANTRY DIVISIONS. IN VICIOUS BATTLE WITH NAZIS NEAR COLOGNE _

First Army Rams Across Erft On Both Sides Of Main DurrenCologne Highway, Win Two Bridgeheads On Bast Bank   MEET OPPOSITION MET BY YANKEES

Tank Troops Cross River At 3 Points   Violent Battle Rages 6 Miles From Cologne

Infantrymen Break Across Erft River Line and Push kast  Through Mine Fields   BULLETIN

70 Inducted Here By Draft Board   Men Called To Colors Feb. 15 And 22

70 INDUCTED INTO SERVICE   Big Group Leaves Here On Washington’s Birthday

TEMPORARY BREAK IN BITTER COLD   New Mass Of Colc Air Moving In From Canada

Hurley Makes Charges   Declares Acheson Took Leading Part In Defeating U. S. Policy in Iran

Capital Sees Army Figure  Tn New View   MacArthur's Estimate Far Below Garrison Set For Japan

Maj. Gen. Edwards Had Batimated Force Of 900,000 For Pacific Theater  STATE DEPT. IS MAKING STUDY OF THE SITUATION    }Gen, Marshal) Will Discuss Demobilization With The Members Of Congress

MAC ARTHUR SURPRISED WAR DEPT.   Didn’t Know He Had Changed On Number of Men Needed...

MacArthur s Plans Shake Un Washinaton   ‘Announcement Is Causing Concern

Political Repercussions Are Seen in Sudden Announcement by MacArthur Favoring Reduction of Pacific Forces

Gen. MacArthur’s Demobilization Statement Turns Out to be Bombshell

Demobilization Bombshell Is Putting MacArthur on Popular Side of Debate

_ CABINET POST FOR MacARTHUR BEHIND OCCUPATION FIGURE? —   Demobilization ‘Bomb’ Chagrins Capital

M’ARTHUR’S FIGURES JOLT U.S. WAR DEPT.   Surprised By By Estimation On Occupation  Dawan   HITS SORE SPOT   Statement Explodes In Demobilization Controversy

Vat BPOTHI ——  ‘Mac. ‘Arthur Words ‘On Demobilization Surprise War Dept.

NW DARDANELLES AGREEMENT SEEN   Turkey May Become Controversial Spot as Russ Make Demands

American Forces Smash. Te Oo  Airfield On Luzon Island   Sotellite Field, Littered With Wrecked Enemy Planes,  "Seized by Fast Moving Troops—Bam- Lanle Cantured

Yanks Roll To Edge Of Clark-Field   Sattelite Field Of Prize Bastion Overrun By Drive

Manila 40 Miles Ahead of Armies, Says MacArthur  Japs Fail to Make gw... . 4». § By... § Kh...

U. S. Motorized Units Nearing Clark Field   Americans Now Only Little Over 40 Miles From Manila

TWO MEN KILLED AT BR CROSSING   Truck Struck by Freight At Elizabeth, Ill.

Something New In Senate's History   For Once Nobody Had Anything to ‘Get Off Chest

Veterans Will ‘Run Country,’ Truman Says   President Visits Portland on Way to United Nations Meet

Truman To Help Close  Conference   President On Way To San Francisco Where He Will Address Final Meeting Of Delegates

SAYS VETERANS TO RULEIN U.S   President Truman Speaks At Veterans Hospital

VETERANS TO RUN U. S.: TRUMAN   CELEBRATION HELD EN ROUTE TO COAST

TRUMAN HEADS FOR MEETING   Addresses Wounded Soldiers at Portland En Route to California.   WILL WIND UP MEETING

ale- -Hunting Will Be Good \fter Long Layoff Due to Var. Says Norwegian Expert

Bradford Hospital Building Fund Hits Ald, 677 Mark   Campaign Being Carried Ou for $650,000 Fer New Building

Lt. Stanley Black,  Superfortress  Pilot, Is Missing Helena Man Had Beer  On 18 Missions From Tinian Base

DOUBLE CROSS BY TOGO TOLD: DEFENDS HULL   Denies Saying Hull Reply Touched Off War

Yanks Fighting Inside Baguio; 7,000 Rescued   Heavy Fire from Artillery Dominating Approach Found; Prisoner's Condition Poor

7,000 Freed As Yanks Rig Inside Baguic   Members of Puppet Government Taken; Jap Fire Intense

7,000 MORE CIVILIANS LIBERATED   Doughboys Meet Heavy Fire From Dominating Guns

7,000 Rescued From Japanese  By U.S. Forces   Yanks Battle Nippovese In Baguio, Ouce Simmer Capital On Luzon; Ouizhings Seized

American Soldier Fight Inside Baguio Stronghold  Japs Are Defending Mountain Base With Heaviest Fire

YANKS FIGHTING INSIDE BAGUIO; 7.000 RESCUED   Japs Stoutly Defending Their Stronghold Set Up In the Once-Gay Summer Capital of the Philippine Islands

Pacific War Hero Dies of Wounds:  Captain Accuser   Assault Charge Against Mcdel’s Husband May Be Changed to Murder

HUSBAND KILLS HIS LOVE RIVAL   TWO ARMY CAPTAINS FIGURE IN NEW YORK SHOOTING

Hero of Bataan Succumbs to Bullet Wounds   Shooting Assertedly Resulted From Love Trianale

RRATE GRURCHILL FINGERS’ STOKES   Falsehood Charge in Com mons Brings Action; Eden Evynilaine Mavee

Dewey Determined To Force Passage Of Bias Measure   Move Seen As a Strong Bid For the Support of Liberal Voters   CONSERVATIVE GOP LEADERS DEFIED   Certain Victory Seen for Bill After Ten-Hour Public Hearing

CHINA. MUST REBUILD SYSTEM OF RAILROADS   ‘Nation Plans’ Te Construct 20,000 Miles Of Trackage 10 Years After War

OPPONENTS FAIL TO BLOCK = YOUTH TRAINING HEARINGS   COMMITTEE VOTES BY CLOSE  MARGIN NOT TO SUSPEND HEARINGS BEFORE EISENHOWER TESTIFIES

EYEWITNESSES TO ATROCITIES TO. PLAY PROMINENT PART IN THE TRIALS

U.S. PREPARES LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   To Designate Men for Trial Before International Tribunal

U. S$. Lists War Criminals Who Must Face Trial   Would Avoid Mistakes That Permitted Easy Escape After Last War

Hopkins Carries Compromise on Polish Dispute   Truman's Emissary to Sialin Believed to Have Secured Release of Arrested Poles

Report Hopkins Has Compromise   Truman’s Emissary To Stalin Speeding Home Toa Report To Chief.

Basis For Understanding On Poland Believed Reached by Harry Hopkin:

Freed Prisoner Center Planned   Will Be Set Up  In San Francisco

State Legislature  Takes A Weeks Spring Vacation  State Capitol News Lette

Major Legislation Awaths Return of Assembly   Analysis .of Session At Tialfway Mark

STEEL WORKERS SEEK WAGE BOOS1   UNION TO ASK INCREASE OF $2 A DAY FOR ITS 800,000 MEMBERS,

WILL DEMAND PAY INCREASE   Steel Union Heads Decide To Ask for $2 a Day Boost in Wages

OF SOIL DISTRICT   Participation in Proposed Conservation Unit Is  Purely Voluntary, g

OF SOIL DISTRICT   Participation in Poel Conservation Unit I  Purely Voluntary, ¢   TO A VOTE.HERE SOON

Coal Piles Dwindle As QOhioans Shiver And Cold Hangs On   Conditions in Populous Northeast Section of State Called Severe While Governor’s Investigation Brings ‘No Relief In Sight’ Report—People Urged to Conserve Fuel

Germany Nof Nation, Just Protectorate   All Vestige of Authoriity Created by Hitler’s Reich $s Null and Vaid

Allies Assume — Full Control  Over Germany   Defeated Enes Stripper OF All Territories Tahen After 1937

SOVIETS ACCUSE U.S. & BRITAIN   Izvestia Declares Basis For Collaboration Will Be Shaken If Americans And British Cling To Position Taken At London.

Izvestia Cracks Down On Failure Ministers Meet   Criticizes Byrnes and Bevin Sharply In Front Page Editorial Today.

Big Five Family Now Endangered   Red Report Reveals Serious Differences

Tavestia Says  Says U.S. And British  Stand Perils Big 3 Cooperation

CHURCHILL OPENS DRIVE FOR VOTES   SOCIALIST PROGRAM ASSALIED BY PRIME MINISTER EN FIGHTING SPEECH.

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Defense Against A-Bomb Claimed   New Device Reported; Scientist Tells Doubts

SECRET KEPT TO GUARANTEE ‘FAIR PLAY’      Can Explode Bombs Many Miles  Away

17S SHOULD BASE MINDS Simple, Practical Atom Bomb Defense Reported on Coast

U. S. Officialdom’s Fears of Russia Are Considered Principally Political

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YANKS SEIZE LEGASPI CITY   ae eee  Take Nearby Airfields in First Landing on East Coast of Luzon

IRAN OFFICIALS MAKE CHARGES   Say Certain Persons Are Terrorizing Province

New Rank Asked For Air Prophet’   Posthumous Elevation Wanted for Mitchell

Demands Restoring of Former Rank to Colonel Lindbergh   Wants Posthumous Rank of Major General for Mitchell

Ask ‘Lindy’, Mitchell Action   Wiley, Rep. Mason Call For Decision

Wiley Demands Mitchell Action   Wants Major General Rank For Late Officer

DemandsHouse Unit Action On Mitchell Bill   Would Give. Late... Brig. General, Prophet.of Air Power, © Posthumous  Major General Rank

U-BOAT BARBEL REPORTED LOST   FORTIETH U, § SUB MISSING DURING WAR

Tokyo Warns Of Invasion  Of Homeland   Nimitz Is Expected To Issue Statement On Island Conquest

Landing on Japan Due: Iokyo   Nimitz Communique Expected to Tell of Resistance End

MOPPING UP PROCEEDS ON OKINAWA   Tokyo Predicts U. S$ Forces Soon Will Invade Japan

Word of End To Okinawa F ighting Being Awaited   Tokyo Predicts Yanks Will Land In Japan Itself In Near Future

Okinawa Already Being Converted Into A Major Base  FOR INVASION OF JAP HOMELAND  Principal Enemy Forces On Okinawa Have Been Destroyed

Battle Has sBeen Going re        ISLAND ALREADY BEING . CONVERTED INTO MAJOR. BASE FOR INVASION OF JAPAN .

Japan's Invasion From Okinawa s Next Likely Step   Nips Depending on Net! of Underground Defense Lines

Nippon Fears Next Landing On Homeland   Tokyo Attempting To Rally People For Death Stand

_Japs Predict U. §. Invasion Of Homeland   Americans Enter Mop-Up Stage in Battle for Okinawa

Okinawa Battle Enters Mop-Up Stage Today   Tokyo Predicts That Americans Will Invade lTanan Saan

NIMITZ IS SILENT ON FIGHTING   Jap Homeland Is Next On America’s List, Nip Paper Says

Nimitz Expected Momentarily to Announce End of Organized Resistance on Okinawa;  Chinese Seize Liuchow, Former U. S. Base

Skeletons Fount In Jap Prison  800 Allied Soldiers Believed Victims

Davao Penal Colony Contains Skeletons Of U.S. Soldiers  Who Sucecumbed To Starvation

Only Mummies. Skeletons in Jap Colony   Disabled Americans Left To Die When Enemy Retrestect on Davan

Skeletons Found on Hospital Beds  Diseovery Made at Davae Penal Colony

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Japs Left Prisoners To Die :   Took Healthy Captives From Davao Camp, Left Others To Starve, Or Perish Of Disease -.

APPALLING NEGLECT FOUND IN ABANDONEL JAPANESE POW CAMP  ONE HUNDRED AND — FIFTY SKELETONS, MUMMIFIED BODIES LOCATED

‘Army Officers Find Skeletons of Filipinos and Americans in Penal Colony Abandoned by Japs

Should WE Feel Penitent?  Dying Yanks Abandoned By Japs, Reporter Finds   150 Skeletons And Mumified Remains In Davao Penal Colony Add Chapter To History Of Nipponese Cruelties

APPALLING NEGLECT FOUND IN ABANDONED JAPANESE POW CAMP  ONE HUNDRED AND FIETY SKELETONS. MUM.

NEW COLD WAVE SCHEDULED TODAY   Below Zero Temperatures Predicted In North And Midwest

NEW COLD WAVE IS EXPECTED 10 VISIT DISTRICT      Some Relief Brought From Latest Cold Wave In Ares

Bombs Destroy German Army's Headquarters   2,100 Yank Heavy Bombers, Fighters Lash Berlin Section

Blast Nazi Army Headquarters   2100 U. S. Planes Hit Reich Targets

Judges Advise Iowa Juvenile Law Changes   Judge Cooney’s Group Would Broaden Liability of Parents

Urge Changes ii Juvenile Laws  Judges' Committee ’ tdakes Its Report

Battle Of — Okinawa  About Over   AMERICANS PREPARING FOR © NEW INVASIONS AS JAPS — . MAKE FINAL BANZAI CHARGES

Conquest of Okinawa Possible in 24 Hours  Nearly $0,000 Japs Already Slain   Nearly $0,000 Japs Already Slain As Yanks Wipe Out Last Defenders

AMERICANS MASSING, NIPS CLAIM   Okinawa Victory Near As Enemy Defenses  All But Collapse

End of Okinawa Battle in Sight   Defenses Collapsing; Japs Report U.S Planning Ryukyu Invasion

Japs Predict New Landings In the    Conquest Completed Except to Destroy Few Remaining Japs.

RYUKYUS MAY BE POINT OF NEXT ATTACK   Okinawa Defenders Are Making Last Stand; Victory Very Near

MARINES PINCH JAPS TIGHTER ON OKINAWA LINE   Plan For Possible New Landings In Sauth Area

END NEAR IN BATTLE OF OKINAWA   Japs Say Yanks Preparing New Ryuku Landings

FRESH MOVES IN RYUKYUS ANTICIPATED   Enemy Defenses on Southern Okinawa Are All But Collapsed.

ATOMIC BOMB WARNING GiVEN   Expert Paints Grim Picture Of World Ruled By Fear Before Congress

“Big Three” Seeking to Break Deadlock Over Arrest By Russia of Polish Delegates

Big Three Chiefs Said Seeking To Break a Inter-Allied Deadlock On Polish Dispute

POLISH TANGLE SNARLS PARLEY   Big Three Will Have To Break Inter-Allied Deadlock Now Existing

Big Three Chiefs Seek to Settle Dispute  Split Over Arrest of Polish Leaders Is Wide

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Big 3 Take Hand In Polish Dispute   Arrest of 16 Polish Leaders by Reds May Delay Conference

SPLIT TAKEN TO THE TOP RANKING LEVEL   Peace Conference Has Sort-Over Of Big  Amendments

Beast Of Belsen Swears On Bible  He Was Innocent   Director of Horror Camp Claims He Was Just Helpless Bystander.

Innocent of Crimes, Kramer  “Beast of Belsen” On Witness Stand  reg

Innocent of Crimes, Kramer  “Beast of Belsen”’   “Beast of Belsen” On Witness Stand In Trial

HIGHER-UPS BLAMED BY BEAST OF BELSEN   Only Obeyed Ord'ers fo Killings, He Says

MINERS BACK IN LABOR GROUP   AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOL TO TAKE MINERS INTO ORGANIZATION:

Way Cleared For Mine Union To Rejoin AFL   Lewis Accepts Executive Council Terms, Is Report

Gen. MacArthur Restricts Most Of Jap Imports   Only Vital Materials  Nips Cannot Produce Will Be Shipped In

MacArthur Clamps New Resirictions Upon All Economy   WILL FORCE SELFSUSTAINING ROLE  Released Communists Demonstrate Before Emperor's Palace

GOVT T0- APPEAL WARD CO. DECISION   Army Continues Opera. tion of Properties in — Seven Cities -

Government Plans Appeal in  Ward Decision   Chicago Judge’ Rules’ -President’s Order for -Army Seizure Illegal:

16 PROPERTIES OF WARDS STILL RUN BY THE ARMY   Government Will Appeal  Decision of Judge That Cnizginra Vlae Hlanal

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PLANS APPEAL IN WARD CASE   Government to Carry Fivht To Higher Court; Army Still Runs Stores

GOV‘T-10-APPEAL WARD C0. DECISION   Army Continues Operation of Properties in Seven Cities

Marshall Says Army Points to Be Lowered   Two-Year Service to Govern Men by Late Winter

ALL OFFICERS POINT LIMITS SLASHED TO 75   Two Year’s Service Govern Release During Winter

Chief Of Staff Discloses Point Slash Program   2 Years’ Service Yardstick Slated For Late Winter

Chitiese Reds Drive To Take  _ Northern Area   Report Communists Nov ‘Control Shanglygi And Await Arrival of Airborne Treops

FEPC Backers Win Major House Test   House Turns Down Move To Use Funds Only For Liquidation

House Denies Death Decree For FEPC   Appropriation Cut  Clears Way for War Boards to Pay Bills

CALL BILL CURE FOR LABOR LACK   Senate Group Say Outpu' Must Increase Despite Boost in Draft

DEBATE OPENS ON MANPOWER      BENATE COMMITTEE TURNS DOWN “WORK OR JAIL" SYSTEM TO AID PRODUCTION

Senators Reject Labor Draft Bill   Won't Solve Help Problem, They Say

East Indies  Again Scene Of Disorder; Appeal Made   ‘Dutch Are Claimed Using U.S. Uniform

Truman Is Asked To Intervene In  Java Disturbance   Leaders Charges U. S Equipment Used B; Dutch In Quelling  Movement

Indonesian Leader Demands That Trumar Stop Dutch From Using American Materia

TRUMAN LISTS THE DECISIONS OF BIG THRE!   SURRENDER ULTIMATUM TO - JAPAN Is INCLUDED py”  TRUMAN IN ADDRESS TO THE NATION.

Truman Delivers Final Ultimatum   Only Surrender Will Halt Complete Destruction, President Warns

INDIA CONFAB JUNE 25 AT SIMLA   Jinnah Requests Conference Be Postponed for Two Weeke

British-Indian Conference Is  Set For June 25   Moslem League Requests Delay

85 WILL BE INITIATED   Legion ‘Meeting \ Will Be Open to Public: Topeka Team to Come 

Soviet Forces Erasing Last  Die-Har a Nazis   Closing Tron Ring Around Thousands in Czechoslovakin; Hun Pr ers Going to Ruz

Russ Mop Up Nazi Diehards  1200 Square Miles of Czechoslovakia Held

Rampaging U.S. Seventh and Third Armies Cause Complete Collapse; Forces Under Patton and Patch Neor Juncture; a Knockout Blow

Seventh, Third Near Junction   Kaiserslautern, Worms Captured by Patton's Racing Army; 4th Division at Gates of Mainz in Elbow of Rhine

PINCER DRIVES NEAR JUNCTION IN RHINE AREA   More than 50,000 Nazi Troops Counted as Casualties

Bridgehead Forces Surge Forward   Clamp Hold On 24 Mile Stretch of Rhine As Patton’s and Patch’'s Men Invest Saar Basin

THIRD AND SEVENTH  ARMIES ARE RACING  NEARER TO JUNCTION PATTON’S THIRD ARMY  ENTERED KAISERSLAUTERN CERMANS CRUMBLE

American Seventh and Third Armies Race to Join Near Rhine   GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY   First Army Deepens Bridge head, Captures Enemy Airfield

Reds Breach Baltie Line; Seize Bastion   ‘Campaign to Clear Northern Flank Gathers Momentum

YANKS CLEARING SEIZED SCHMIDT: EYEING BIG DAM   Hodges Slugs on Mile and Half In Sjeofried Area

BLAST HOLES IN WEST WALL   Take Schmidt In Center of Roer River Dam System

GEN. HODGES WINS GATTLE FOR SCHMID   First Army Moving East as German Resistance Grows Weak.

Near Biggest Dam of Roer River System   Town Overrun by Americans Second Time in 3 Months

FIRST ARMY TAKES TOWN OF SCHMIDT   City Was Known As Siegfried Stronghold

Hodges Men Drive for Roer Dams   78th Division Clears Way for New Offensive

U.S. TROOPS BLAST HOLES IN WEST WALI   Take Schmidt In Center of Roer River Dam System

Fights Eastward Toward Biggest Roer River Dam      Dam Control Essential To Launching Of  New Offensive

President Denounces Washington Walkout   Says Transportation Workers Violate a No-Strike Clouse

U.S. Takes Over  Car, Bus Lines   Truman Denounces Capital Walkout as Blow at Government

Washington Strike Is Denounced by Truman; ODT Is Directed To Take Over System

TRUMAN CALLS TRANSIT TIE-UP STAIN ON LABOR   Declares Government Won’t Permit Unions To Break No-Strike Pledges

TRANSIT TIEUP JOLTS CAPITAL   Government Takes Over In Street Car And Bus Walkout

TRUMAN ORDER HALTS CAPITAL TRANSIT STRIKE   President Says Strike By AFL Unionists Violates Pledge

CAPITAL’S TROLLEY, BUS LINES SEIZED   TRUMAN DENOUNCES STRIKE AS GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER TRANSIT SYSTEM.

 Major Mystery of War Cleared  Old USS Houston Sunk in Flames off Java Coast, with Loss of 644 of Crew

HOUSTON STORY TOLD BY ‘DEAD’   Long-Lost Survivors Reveal. Sinking And Months Of Horror In Asia :

Gallant Vessel Went Down: In Flames Off Java  Coast   HOLLOW EYED MEN FOUND IN JAPAN   Made to Work in Broiling Sun With Pick and Shovel

Houston Survivors Reveal Cruiser  Was Sunk by Japs Off java  With Loss of 640 of Her Crew

Survi rs of Vanished Cruiser Houston Tell Tale of Horror; orked Many to Death     Japs

Survivors Tell Tragic Story of Houston Sinking      Men Given Up For Dead Captured By Japanese On Beaches of Java

644 Men Lost W hen Cruiser Houston Sunk   Survivors Starved, Beaten By Japs In Brutal Atrocity Camp

Sst. Robert Johns Will Soon Return To LeMars After 38 Months Overseas   Rated The Best Trumpeter In Southwest Pacific

‘Little Virginia’ Reveals Her Faith in Santa Claus Still as Firm as Day Editor Erased Doubt 48 Years Ago

Virginia O'Hanlon Still Firm. Believer In Santa Claus - 48. Years Pass Since Her Inquiry

Little Virginia, Now a Teacher, Receives Letters From All Points Concerning Santa Claus Editorial

There Is A Santa Claus  Famous Editorial Of 1897 Sull Being Quoted For Skeptical Children

Begin Curfew In Palestine  Report Only 1   Report Only 1 Cairo Incident

PLACE. CURFEW ON PALESTINE.      “E,Q00 Persons Under: ‘Arrest After Riots.

PLAN TO DRAFT 60,000 MEN IN WAR FACTORIES   ‘Irreplaceable’ Workers 26 Through 29 to Lose  Deferments

CHANGE IN DRAFT POLICY EXPECTED BY FALL OF 194  MUNITIONS CUTBACKS TO REDUCE TOTAL OF

DEFERRED MEN 26-29 MAY BE DRAFTED SOON   Some 60,000 Would Lose Deferments by Fall, Officials Indicate

Sidy Thousand Irreplaceable Men To Lose Deferments   Munitions Cutbacks War Supporting Jobs, Reduce Key Men List

60,000 May Lose Draft Deferments   War Supporting Activities Cut

DRAFT STATUS OF MEN 28-2 NOW IN DOU   60,000 to Lose Deferments by Fall in Face of Production Drop.

60,000 INDUSTRIAL WORKERS T0 LOSE THEIR DEFERMENTS  MUNITIONS AND WAR MA TERIAL CUTBACKS WILL REDUCE LIST 17 PER CENT

Many 26 To 29 Stand To Lose Draft Deferment   Munitions Cutbacks And Diminished Urgency To Catch Younger Key Men.

‘Essential’’ Men 16 Through 29 to Lose Deferments   See 17 Per Cent Cut in Pool of Deferred Workers

60,000 Industrial Workers May Lose  Draft Deferments   “Trreplaceables”  26 Throush 29

60,000 May Find Changeir Draft Status   Munitions Cutbacks Will End Irreplaceable Deferments by Fall

60,000 Workers Likely To Lose  Draft Deferment   Industry’s Urgent Need For Key Men In 26-To-30 Age Bracket Declines.

/  Will Lose  Deferment   Now “Irreplacable” Workers 26 to 29 Affected by Policy

DEFFERED MEN TO ARMY SOON   Seme 60,000Men— Now Termed Irreplacable To Lose Status

Tokio Begins New 60,000 Key Industry Relief Agency To Workers: 26 Through 29 Meet B90 Threat Face Fall Induction

Cutbacks in War. Industry And Release of Veterans Bring Change in Qratun

60,000 MEN TO LOSE DRAFT DEFERMENTS   Key Industrial Workers, 2 Through 29 Years Old, to Be Reduced 17 Per Cent.

Allies Leave Details Of Control Unsettled   Deferred Men, Aged 26 to 30, May Face Draft Call by Fall

Deferment Holiday Ends Soon   Hand-Picked War Workers Under 30 Subject to Draft Before Autumn

60,000 FACE END OF DEFERMENTS   Eased War Activities To Cut Key Men By 17 Per Cent

DRAFT WILL GET 60,000 KEY MEN   Many Now Classified As ‘Indispensable’? Will Lose Deferments By Fall.   ‘BY MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH

60,000 Plant Workers Stand To Lose Status   26 Through 29 Years Of Age May Be Drafted Into Army By Fall.   CAUSED BY CUTBACKS

Workmen Facing Change in Status  May Lose Deferments Befer bose Deer

Thousands to Lose Draft Deferments  Ciothacbe 4n Delon nce   Cutbacks to Release Industrial Workers For Armed Sarvicne

60,000 Between 26 and 29 Now Classed Ags “rreplaceahle™ Stand to Lose Defernent

See Some Losing Deferments   Shift From War Work Will Put 26-29 Workers In Draft Class

Men in 26 to 29 Age Group to Lose Deferments  Munitions Cutbacks, Other War Jobs Are Being Reduced

Sixty Thousand Facing Induction   Cutback in Munitions, Diminshed Urgency of Other Activities to Shift Classifications for Draft

60,000 Industrial Workers Face Loss of Draft Deferment by Fall, Estimate of Government Official:

60,000 Workers May Lose Dratt Deferments   “Irreplaceables’ 26 Through 29 May Get Selective Service Calls Because Of Munitions and Industry Cutbacks

% ye “DRAFT — 60, 3000. )0 Face , - Draft Call   Cutbacks ‘May Take - Many Workers Out o1 Key Positions

Big Three Meet to Be in Berlin Vicinity  Site Is Revealed Inadvertently  by British Official

ALLIED LEADERS TALK BY PHONE   Discuss Japs Conditional Offer To Accept Terms Of Potsdam Ultimatum

Vice Admiral : Cooke Lashes Merger Plan   Tells: Senators U.S. Might Have Lost War Under Such a Plan

Bombs Stop Jap Cruiser   Caught Between Korea And Japan by Force Of Night Patrol Bombers

Bond Drive Off ' To Good Start - Monday, Oct. 29   Our Part Merely to Invest in Victory Bonds

Victory War Loar Solicitation Gets Underway   Chairman Chas. Watts Encourages the County To Stay on Top

State Reacts To Japanese Peace Offer   Neely Says Congress Should Reconvene; Business Scanned

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Molotov May Testify at Nazi Trials   Defense Attorneys for Ribbentrop Want Red Leader There

Highway Buildmg Program in'State Already Started   Contracts fcr Three Projects Awarded at Cost of $1,000,600   WORK IS PLANNED TO PROVIDE JOBS   Governor Dewey Points to Long-Range Effect of  Construction

SURRENDER OF LAST WAR IS RECALLED   Marshal Foch Met the Enemy In Rail Car

Holeproof Plant To Start Hiring Workers Here Monday Morning   100 Operators To Be At Work Within 90 Days; Company Spending $50,000.00 Remodeling Building; Total Employment Will Reach 400

Remodeling Of Holeproof Building Is Now Underway   Building To Be Completely Remodeled At x Cost Of Approximately $50,000; Training, Of Operators To Begin In Three Weeks

Activity Hits Record Low In Italy   Only Minor Patro! Actions Reported

11 WOMEN, 2 MEN PERISH IN DETROIT BOX FACTORY FIRE   Plant Quickly Turned Into Inferno and Victims Die in Leaps From Second Story Windows.   WARNING UNHEEDED AS JUKE BOX BLARES   Rush to Get Out Begins Only After Flames Start Licking at Stairway—52 Persons Hurt.

13 Dead, 52 Hurt In Detroit Factory Fire   Others May Die After Blaze Turns Box Factory Into Raging Inferno

‘Detroit Fire Kills 13, Injures 52. ‘In Swift Sweep   Box Factory, Condemned Once, Scene of Horror And Heroic Rescues

Thirteen Killed In  Detroit Explosion   Fifty Two Injured When Fire Breaks Out In Box Company Plant W here 180 Were Employed

Detroit Boxing Factory Blaze Is Fatal to 13   Plant Is Turned into In' ferno in Few Seconds; 52 Are Injured

13 Are Killed: 52 Inivred In Fire At Plant      Sudden Blaze Breaks Out as 180 Employees Are at Rest Period

THIRTEEN DIE WHEN FLAMES SWEEP PLAN]   52 Others Seriously Hurt in Tragedy At Detroit

BOOST IN WAGE MINIMUM OPPOSED   SOUTHERNERS FEAR IN. CREASE WOULD DESTROY INDUSTRY IN SOUTH,

Maj jor Powers Nea Agreement ‘On Veto Assue   Plan for Expelling Unruly Members : Beaten in Committee

Lag, Snag Hit Conference On World Peace   Great Powers Said Near Accord On Veto Vote Issue

But Large Nations Reported Nearing Accord On Issue Of Veto Voting

Small Nations Gain Victory  Over Big Five On Expulsion   Path Is Cleared  On Control Issue

YEAR-OLD SURVEY SHOWS HALF FAVORED MERGER   Since Study Finished Navy Opposition to Plan'Has Solidified .

Navy. Chiefs Split in 44 On Merger  . Opposition Unit:  Forms Since — Secret Survey

Secret Merger Survey Is Told  Navy Officers Divided On Single Department

Navy Heads Once Favored Plans  Approximately Half Liked Consolidation

Opposition Of  Navy Grows  To Merger Army And Navy  Opinion Held As Secret Disclased

Service Merger Favored By Half Of Navy's Staff   King. Halsey Change Their Opinions

Secret Survey on Service Merger   Half of Navy Officers  For Single Department

Secret Survey Of Merger Disclosed  Half Of Navy Officers Favor Forces Link

ABOUT HALF OF NAVY OFFICERS BEHIND MERGEF   Survey, Kept Secret for Months, Shows Many Preferred One Dept.

BELIEVE 400 JAP OFFICERS DIE ON BOATS   Destroyers Probably Loaded With High Nips Blasted

State Peels Full Resources to Meet Fuel, Feed Crisis   Troops Sent to Relieve Buffalo Rail Tie-Up; Ccal Being Shipped

J-MILE PARADE WILL FEATURE U. §. ENTRY   MacArthur To Arrive ToNight At 9 O'clock   Stepped Up In All Parts — Of Home Islands, Other Sections Of Country

1,000 More Prisoners  Liberated   Allied Leader Schedules Triumphal Entry Into Jap Capital, Starting Near Emperor’s Palace

THREE MILES OF TROOPS TO STAGE ENTRY   Occupation of All Tokyo. to  Be Completed in. ah Three Days. ©

3-Mile Parade To Be Feature   Capital to Be Fully Occupied in Three Days After Arrival; Yanks to Clamp Censorship on Nip Radio

Gen. MacArthur Leads Parade of Veterans, Fully Armed, Today (Our Time), Starting In Sight of Emperor's Palace for March

MACARTHUR AND TROOPS READY TO ENTER CITY   Battle-Equipped Yanks of Cavalry Division to Enter; Begin War Crimes Probe

Entire Capifal To Be Occupied In Three Days   Investigation of War Crimes Starts; 1,100 More Prisoners Freed

Three-Mile Exhibition Of American Might; Number of Liberated Prisoners Now 9.000

Gen. MacArthur To Lead Military Band Into Tokyo Streets   American Spectacle To Form Within Sight of Emperor’s Palace; To Play Martial Music

DGCUPATION 10 COVER @ DAYS   MacArthur to Lead American Military Might Into, City Saturday. ---¢i   START PROBE OF CRIMES.

Military Pomp to Mark Tokyo Entry   MacArthur Will Lead Three Mile Parade of Armed Might Into City   MORE PRISONERS FREE   Domei, Jap News Agency, to Be Censored, When U. S. Troops Arrive

MacArthur Will Lead 3- Mile Parade of Yanks Into Tokyo   Units Move Tonight; Capital Will Be Occupied in 3 Days; New Troops Land

Parade Three Miles Long To Be Held:   MacArthur Slated To Enter Capital 10 P. M. Tonight

MacArthur to Lead Three-Mile Parade Into Tokyo Tonight   Display of Americar Military Might Will Start Near Palace

3-Mile Parade Through Heart Of City Slated   Gen. MacArthur To Make His Triumpha! Entry Tonight; Free More Prisoners

Supreme Allied Commander’s Entry Into Japanese Capital Will Be Followed Within Three Days By Complete Occupation Of City — Formal Investigation Of War Crimes Against Prisoners Of War Launched — “Atrocity Officer” Named

All of Capital ToBe Occupied In Three Days   Launch Formal Probe of Japanese War Crimes

THREE-MILE PROCESSION IS PLANNED   Military Might Will Be Displayed in Heart of Capital, Which Will Be Occupied in Three Davs’ Time.

Gen. MacArthur to Lead a Three-Mile Parade of U. S. Military Might Into Heart of City, Friday, U. 5,  Time.   Specialists to Visit Each Prison Camp to Investigate War Crimes

YANKS PLAN 3MILE PARADE THROUGH TOKYO   Will Mark ‘Triumphal  Entry Of General  MaraAdrthii   LED BY CAVALRY   Plans. Completed Far Occupation Of Jap: Canital

3-Mile Parade to Mark American Entry into Capital      Take Three Days To Occupy All of City; Yanksi Will Be Fully Armed

MacArthur Te Lead Victors Through City   Launch Formal Investi gation of War Crimes. In Jap Prison Camps °:"

Long Parade of Military Might Planned in City   ‘Atrocity Officer’ Named to Visit Each PW Camp in Nippon

AMERICAN MILITARY MIGHT TO BE SHOWN JAPANESE CAPITAL  BATTLE-EQUIPPED FIRST CAVALRY TO ESCORT SU PREME COMMANDER

MacArthur Will Lead Parade Intec Heart Of City   ‘American Troops Are Scheduled To Occupy Entire City Within Three Days — Parade Marking Triumphal Entry Will Begin Within Sight Of Hirohito’s Palace

MacArthur Will Lead Big Parade Of U.S. Military Might Into Tokyo’s Heart

Gen. MacArthur to Lead Parade Into Japanese Capital   Begin Probe of Jap Atrocities Aqainst Prisoner:

Nimitz Says Time Near When Japanese Must Halt Shipping to East Indies

GHAQS IS RIFE INSIDE REICH   ALL ARMY LEAVES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED

NAZIS TIGHTEN MILITARY RULE    ‘Army Leaves Cancelled; Relugees Must Register

Fear-Ridden Reich Cancels Army Leaves   CONVERGING ADVANCES OF ALLIED ARMIES SPREAD CONFUSION

ALL LEAVES CANCELLED IN CERMAN ARMY   Confusion Is Spreading  Thruout Country

Aussies Mo®> » Toward Last Jap-Held Oil i"ald In SE Borneo; Hold Balikpapan:

Aussies Drive Toward Flamed Foe Oil Fields   Seventh Infantry Occupies Remaining Jap-Held Balikpapan.   ‘CASUALTIES LiGue

“Aussies” Near Last Jap Oil Held Southeast Bornec   Australien Seventh Infantry Approach Samarinda District.

Aussies Advance  On Big Oil Field   Fires Serve as Guide for Troops Pushing Ahead in Borneo Camoaian

CROSS HEAVILY MINED SECTORS   Aussies Drive Toward Last Remaining Jap-Held Borneo Oil Field.   MANGGAR BASE OVERRUN

Balikpapan Falls; Aussies Push To  Last Oil Fields   Wells Blazing As Japs Retreat; Invasion Sector Of Allies Enlarged

BALIKPAPAN NOW GREAT JUNKPILE OF OIL MATERIAL   Battle - Hardened Seventh Australian Infantry Is Clinching Success Of Borneo Invasion.

AUSTRALIAN TROOPS PUSHING ON TOWARD LAST JAP-HELD OIL   REMAINING ENEMY-HELD SECTION. OF BALIKPAPAN BEEN OCCUPIED

ITH INFANTRY TAKES OVER BALIKPAPAN   Invaders Plunging Toward Samarinda Fields   MANGGAR CAPTURE   Gives Allies Control Of Major Airbases: 7,000 Jap Civilians Flee

Drive Begun On Last Jap Oil Regions  Upon Borneo   Aussies Advancing Over Mined lields

DIGGERS MENACE LAST OIL HELD   AUSTRALIANS OCCUPY ALL OF BALIKPAPAN

Plunge Toward Grea Samarindé Oil Field Area  Tokvo Renort: Allie

Large Blazes Serve to Guide Allies   Burning Oil Property On Balikpapan Directs Aussie Units

AUSSIES PUSHON NEW OIL CENTER   All Of Balikpapan Occupied: Enemy Fires Refinery

Allies Advance On Borneo Oil  Australians Nearing   Australians Nearing Last Jap Field in Southeastern Sector

Anzacs.Near Last Oil Field   Troops Five Miles Revond Balikpapan

Balikpapan Occupation Completed   Aussies Capture Manggar Airfield

Aussies Advance Toward Oil Field  Balikpapan, Airfields Teaeken By Diacaere

Japs Put Torch To Refinery At Koealasambodja   -Australions Clear Balikpapan OF Japs And Overrun Manaaar Airfield

AUSSIES BRAVE MINEFIELDS T0 CORRAL JAPS   Retreating Nipponese Fire Oilfields in Final Borneo Stand

AUSSIE ADVANCE IN S. E. BORNEO   PUSH ACROSS MINED AREAS TOWARD LAST JAP-HELD OIL FIELDS

REFINERY IS PUT TO TORCH BY NIPPONESE   Australian Invaders Push Across Heavily Mined Areas Toward Borneo  Oil Field   MANGGAR IS CAPTURED

Aussies Fi ght  Japanese For  Last Oil Fiele      Invaders Now Occupy All Of Balikpapan, Junk Pile Of Borned atid Blasted Equipment

AUSSIES P ON TO LAST JAP HELD OIL FIELD   Minesweevers Clearing Bay Of Balikpapan

NAZIS LOST 1,219 ~ PLANES IN MARCH   GEN, ARNOLD SAYS ALLIES “CAN NOW FLY OVER GERMANY AT ANY TIME.”

Gov. Blue Admits Weakness In iowa Institution Laws   Further Probin To Be Carried On Throughout State

BLUE ASSE FURTHER PROBE IN PENAL SETUP   Governor Says State Penal institutions ta Be Investioated

State Probe Of Prisons Continues   Plan Report to Hardin County Grand Jury, Says Governor

Must Correct Weaknesses In Operation: Blue   Continuing Investigation At Eldora Seeks New Data For Grand Jury.

Continue State Examination of 15 Institutions   Further Action on School Up to Jurors; 4 Men Charged With Murder.

Entire lowa Penal System Under Fire; Weakness in Laws Admitted by Gov. Blue   Hardin Grand Jury to Study Completed Investigations; First Degree Murder Charaes Dropped Following Indictment

ACTION AGAINST FIVE AT ELDORA IS UP TO COURT   Original Murder Charges Dismissed After Indictment by Hardin Co. Grand Jury

ELOORA PROBE TO CONTINUE, BLUE REPORTS   Survey to Include Other State Penal Systems, Governor Says.

Atom   United Nations’ Control Of Atomic Force, Sharina Of Secrets Uraed

Truman And Britain In Asreement   Issac of Bomb Seereey Is Said to Be Put Squarely Up to Russia.

Atomic Policy. Set Forth By: Three Leaders   Sweeping Declaration Issued at White House by President Truman and British and Canadian Prime Ministers

Requirements Are Outlined M Meetings   Other Nations Must Share Their Secrets And Allow Inspection

World Offered Atomic Force Secrets   Two Conditions Are Set by Truman, Attlee and King

Leaders Keep Secrets . Pending ‘Safeguards’   Truman, Attlee and King _ _ UNO Board To Devise Atom Controle In Future

U. 5., BRITAIN OFFER SECRET ON CONDITION   SEEN AS INTRUMENT OUTLAWING ATOMIC FORCE IN WAR

Participating Nations Must Share Scientific Knowledge, Permit Inspection of Atom Plants

Russia Can Get Atom Bomb by Sharing  Own Secrets Now and in the Future

ATOMIC SECRETS OFFERED NATIONS ON-2 CONDITION!   They Must Share Their Own Scientific Knowledge and Agree to United Nations Control of Force.   THREE LEADERS ISSUE POLICY DECLARATION   Statement by Truman, Attlee and King Calls for Build ing Up League to Outlaw War.

Control of Weapon Goes Conditionally To United Nations   Russia Is Included in Conditions Announced By Truman, Attlee, King in Washington; Plan Represents U. S. Victorv

WOULD HAVE UNITED NATIONS BANISH WAR   Attlee, Truman, King Would Trade Secret For Others’ Data

Nations Must Agree On Peace Use Only   United Nations’ Control Of Atomic Force, Sharing Of Secrets Urged

THREE KEY NAZI CITIES BOMBED   One of Biggest Air Armadas Hits Leipzig, Chemnitz and Magdeburg

GREAT ARMADA OF ALLIED PLANES STRIKES GERMANY   GERMANY [5 WiT BY GNE OF LARGEST AIR ARMADAS OF THE WAR

Big Jap Air Base Neared By Americans  40th Division Score   40th Division Scores 14-Mile Advance On Mindanao; Skillful  Plane Sunnoart

American Forces Bring Big Jap-Held Airfield Under Guns After Advance pf  TL Mid ps

Infantry Troops Near Davao City Repulse Attacks; Guerrillas Active

Yanks Close in on Jap Airdrome  Battle for Mindanae Fast Nearing Close

Yankees Gain 10 Miles  on Mindanao   Japs Are Caught Between Two American Forces

Yanks Menace Jap Airdrome   New Division Pushes Toward Junction In Northern Mindanao

Japs Del Monte Airdrome Blasted By 40th Division  Doughboys Drive for  TA_Mile Gain From

New Directors  Elected At Meeting Last Wednesday  Hinton Farmers Cooperative Co.

New Directors Elected At Meeting Last Wednesday  Hinton Farmers Cooperative Co. Have Good Year

Yanks Also Enter And Pass Beyond Kaiserslautern; Armies Race To ae Wa Mersetees eer hes

SEVENTH, THIRD ARMIES RACING FOR JUNCTION   Patton’s Men Flank Siegfried Line in Sweeping Gains

Third Army Moves Toward Junction With Seventh Army   Rhine Bridgehead Now 19 Miles Long And 8 Miles Wide

Junction Of 3rd And 7th Armies Near   Worms Is Captured, Mainz Reached And Kaiserslautern Won, Passed By Yanks

rite Orders Drastic Steps ‘To Meet Shortage In. Coal   Maximum Temperature of 68. Degrees” Fixed—Out door navertiaing ‘and: ‘Display: Lighting ' . gebe Put Under Ban = sti‘

U, 8, ASKS HEAT OF 68 DEGREES TOSAVE COA        DI 1G BLACKOUT - OF/SIGN LIGHTS

Byrnes Orders Drastic Steps To Meet Shortage In Coal   Maximum Temperature of 68 Degrees Fixéd—Outdoor Advertising and Display Lighting to be Put Under Ban

Outdoor Lights For Advert rtising Put Under Ban   “Also Wants Less Heat In. Homes, Buildings; . Coal Shortage Feared

ToConserve Coal Supply   Orders Outdoor - Signs Blacked Out, Asks Tyening Down of Thermostats

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Drastic Heating Slash Is Asked By War Mobilize   -All.Coal, Gas and Oi! Users Asked to Keep 68-Degree Maximum

BLACKOUT ORDER ISSUED AS COAL STOCKS DWINDLE   Byrnes Calls for End of Out‘door Advertising and Special Lighting Drawing on Fuel Supply.   APPEALS TO PEOPLE  TO USE LESS HEAT   Ban Put on Special Trains and Extra Schedules to Resorts—Hopes to Avoid Rationing.

Homes, Public Buildings, May Soon Be Colder   Byrnes Asks Maximum Temperature of 68

SHORAGE OF COAL THREAT   Byrnes Calls for Cut In Home Heat, Bans Ad Display Lights

Nips Now Say Surrender To Apply Only To Armed Force:   _ They Stress Necessity Of Keeping © Armed Strength: Singapore Defiant’

CLASH FEARED IN OCCUPATION BY U.S. TROOPS   Surrender Resented By Many Military Men, Japs Say

‘Hotheads In Japan Might Still Resist   " Broadcast Is Hint Of Internal Strife la lanagnece Homeland

Tokyo Warns Allies About Militarists   ‘Hot-Headed’ Army Men Said Danger to Achieving Peace

Many Nipponese Officers Resent Surrender, Tokyo Radio Declares    Broadcast Says Allied Occupation "May Be Toc Much” for Some of Mer To Bear

Jap Officials, Press Strive For Order  Notes of Anxiety Hint of Possible

TOKYO WARNS THAT JAPAN’S MILITARY MAY STIR TROUBLE   Some Hot-Headed Officers May Allow Their Emotions  To Get The Better Of Their Judgment When   Occupation Forces Arrive

Resentment Af Occupation Is Feared By Japs   Broadcast Says Hot Headed Military Men Might Take Action

MILITARY MEN RESENTFUL OF PEACE ORDERS      Singapore Japanese Issue Defi To Allies

Jap Militarists Resent Surrender ~ Ratlio Tokyo Says  ‘Claims Occupations Will Be Only of Military Points

SOUTH WINDS BLOW      Another 36 Hours of Mild Weather for Kansas

Dickason Assails Attempt To Crack Law Prohibiting Jobs To Legislators

NAZIS PLANNED TO MURDER ALL JEWS IN POLAND   Reveal Plot at War Trial of Talks Between Hitler, Top Officials

Polish Jews Ordered Slain By Ribbentrop   Gen. Erwin Lahousen, Aide to Admiral Canaris Surprise Witness Against Nazis

Former Aide To German Intelligence ‘Genius’ Is Surprise Witness At Nuernberg; Tells Of Secret Talks Between Hitler And His’ Top Flight Pals.

Witness Says Von Ribbentrop Urged Burning Of All Polish Farms And Killing Of Jews   Surprise Witness Tells Of Tentative Pian To Assassinate General Weyqand

Jobless Will Reach 8 Million Early in 1946; Says Half of States Allow Only $15 Maxim  2cfor.< Workerss With. Dea pendents.

Jobless Pay Bill Given Endorsement   Six Million Idle Seen By January 

§25-Every-Week For Jobless All. Over U.S. Sought   U. S. Unemployment Compensation Figure Winning Support

Faulty Fuse Cap Prevented Blowup Of Remagen Span   Report Last 19 Days As Most Fateful Since Allied Armies Landed in Eurone

Germans’ Failure to Destroy Rhine Span Due to Fuse   Army Engineers Lay Allies’ Good Luck to Faulty Cap

“ Faulty Fuse Cap Saves Americans On Rhine Crossing   Ninth Army Opens Attack On Cologne

Attribute Failure of Germans to  Blow Up Bridge to a Faulty Fuse Cap

{FAULTY FUSE CAP SAVED REMAGEN BRIDGE FOR ALLIES  AND LAST 19 DAYS HAVF BEEN MOST FATEFUL OF WAR:

19-Day Period Climaxed By Crossing Of Rhine Most Fateful Since Invasion

Failure of Fuse Cap Saved Rhine Bridge   Failed to Set Off Hundreds of Pounds of TNT Set In Remagen Bridge; Yanks Took Lives in Hands in Crossing

Faulty Fuse Cap Prevented Germans From Blowing Up Bridge At Remagen

Faulty F use Cap Saved the Remagen Bridge Story of 19 Fateful Days of the War Is Told

Faulty Fuse Cap Saved Remagen Bridge, -  Brabled Yanks to Swarm Across Rhin

Faulty Fuse Cap 8 Spar ed Remagen Bridge On Rhine   Germans Attempt To Blow Up Span. But Main Charge Of Dynamite Fails To Go Off And Americans Stream Across To East Bank Of River

Faulty Fuse All That Saved Bridae  Across the Rhine Hundreds of Pounds Of TNT Inactive As

THT Fails To Explode   Failure To Blast Rhine Bridge Due To Faulty Fuse Cap

Story of Most Fateful 19 Days   AP’s Don Whitehead Chronicles Events

Faulty Fuse Cap Given Reason Germans Failed Blow Up Rhine Bridge

Faulty Fuse Saved Bridge   Story Told of 19 Days  That Changed Course Of West Front War

Crossing Of Remagen Bridge, Led By Local Tank Soldier, Was Hazardous Undertaking

FAULTY FUSE CAP FOILED GERMANS Paved Way For Yank Capture Of Bridge

FAILURE OF GERMANS TO. BLOW BRIDGE OVER RHINE WHICH YANKS SEIZED TO GET ACROSS LAID TO FAULTY FUSE

Faulty Fuse Cap on TNT Kept Nazis  From Blowing Up Bridge at Remagen

Sioux County  Shooting Still Is Unsolved  ‘Mrs. Adrian Pennin; Leaves Sacred ‘Heart Hospital

Sioux County — Shooting Still \ls Unsolved  ‘Mis. ‘Adrian Pennin; Leaves Sacred. “Pleart’ Hospital —

Bootlegging of Meat Tops Liquor Dealing   Packer Predicts Government Operation If OPA Regulations Are Not Changed

fruman Defies Nasty Flying Weather To Spend Yuletide With Home Folks

President Truman Back In Missouri Home Few Days   Makes Plane Trip From Washington Despite Bad Weather Conditions   SPENDS CHRISTMAS WITH HOME FOLKS

Truman Flies Thru Sleet Storm fo Spend Holiday Season With Mother

TRUMAN MADE RISKY FLIGHT   PRESIDENT SPENDING HOLI’ DAYS EN MISSOURI AFTER — » HAZARDOUS TRIP FROM CAPITAL *

CHINESE MOVING TO CLEAR REBELS FROM MANCHURIA   Communists Say They Will Fight to the End for the Control of the Shantung Area.   AMERICAN EQUIPMENT USED BY THE CHINESE   American Small Arms, Mortars, Flame-Throwers And Bazookas Are Used hy Chinese, Reporter Says.

Chinese Land At Tsingtao   Shantung Peninsula Invasion Under Way

CHINESE . PRESS DRIVE AGAINST SHANTUNG AREA   U. S. Marines Cover Landing Of New Troops At Tsingtao

Invaders Face  To Face With Big Red Force   Nationalists Taking Bad Beating at Paotow And Kweisni

CHIANG'S FORCES LAND AT TSING AO   In Drive to Clear Communists From Shantung

— ‘GUINEA PIGS’ ON WORLD HOP —  “The Doc’ Tests Globester Riders

ACHESON TAKES GREW S POST AS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE   APPOINTMENT INDICATES REORGANIZATION OF U, S. FOREIGN SERVICE IN PROSPECT

BYRNES BREAKS OFFICE CUSTOM   Reorganization Of Foreign Service May Follow Naming Of Acheson

U.S. Foreign Service May Be Reorganized   Appointment of Dean Acheson Is Cause For Speculation

ACHESON TO SUCCEED JOSEPH GREW   Becomes New Undersecretary  Of State

Acheson To Assist Byrnes   Named To  Fill Post Left Vacant By Joseph C. Grew

ACHESON NAMED U.S, UNDERSEC" OF STATE TODAY   Will Succeed Joseph C. Grew Who Has Resigned

Thorough Shift In State Department Thought Probable   Dean Acheson Named Undersecretary To Replace Joseph Grew

Dean Acheson Named to Replace Grew   Reorganization of State Department Indicated by Byrnes

ADMIT LOSS OF OKINAWA TO AMERICANS   U. S. Is Silent On Closing Phase of Battle For Vital Island

Truman Reveals: Work at Potsdan  Reports to Nation In Raedie Broadeas?

TRUMAN WARNS JAPS TO FLEE ATOMIC BOMBS   President Tells World Objective Is To Prevent Future Wars   Truman Highlights

Truman In Blunt Talk  For Japan   Tells U. S$. Great Objective “No Next War”; Reveals More of Potsdam Meet

President Truman Issues Grim Warning in Comprehensive Report to People on Potsdam Conference of Big Three; All Phases of World Chaos Solution Explained

PLEDGES STEPS TO GUARD USE OF ATOM BOMB   Tells Nation Great Objective Is That “There Shail Be No Next War”

(Px The Axsociated Preece)   HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENTS — REPORT TO NATION THURSDAY

Truman Speech ‘WarnedjJa ps Of Destruction   Said “Thousand of Civil. ians Will Be Killed” If Nation Does Not Surrender

Truman Told Japs to Quit Or Be Killed   In Report to Nation President Called on Nippon'to Surrender

BACK OF THE HEADLINES—  Tough Problems Made Easier By Two Conferences   London, Moscow Talks Lighten Far Eastern, Indonesian Issues

Sixth Division Marines Seize Half of Naha Airfield   AIRBASE 1S LARGEST IN THE RYUKYUS   Virtually All of Chinen Peninsula Is Seized

Coroner's Inquest Will Be Held Tonight Into Death of Kenneth Egan

Bilbo Talks Against FEPC Three Hours   Senator Denies Its Filibuster

LEGAL OPINION PRESENTED FOR STEEL STRIKE   CIO Urtion Claims “No Strike” Doeg Not Apply To Ware Issues

Senate Passes Money Bill   Amendment Introduced To Lower Voting Age In State To 18.

Bunker Hill Survives Fire Bath   Vice Adm. Mitscher’s Flagship Set Aflame By 2 Suicide Planes; 656 Casualties Result

Casualties Total 656 In Suicide’ Plane Attack On USS Bunker Hill:

Sorely Wounded and Afire The Carrier Bunker Hill Is Saved To Fight Again

DUMP FLAMING GASOLINE TO SAVE U.S. CARRIER AFTER IP SUICIDE PLANES STRIKE

Big U. S. Carrier Survives Attack.   Bunker Hill Hit by Suicide Planes, But Repairs Will Make Her Fit Again

Aircraft Carrier Suffers 656: Casualties as Result of Jap . Suicide Plane Attack: Survives

Carrier ‘Bunker Hill’ Survives Direct Hits By Two Suicide Planes   Adm. Mitcher’s Flagship Turned Into Flaming Inferno Which Claimed 656 Casualties Before Daring Maneuver Executed In Desperation Saves Her To Fight Again

Bunker Hill, Badly Damaged Ship, Was Adm. Marc Mitscher’s Flagshir

Flaming Ship Saved by Daring Turn   Bunker Hill Hit By Two Bombs— 373 Killed on  Carrier

CARRIER BUNKER HILL SURVIVES SEVERE ORDEAL   Danger - Filled Maneuver Saved 27,000 Ton Carrier After Damaging Hits By Jap Suicide Planes.

Save Carrier Bunker Hill To Fight Again After Jap Suicide Hits; 656 Casualties

Crippled Carrier Bunker Hill Saved by Prompt Action   Brilliant Maneuvering Keeps Ship Afloat Until Fires Die

Flaming Gasoline Dumped  To Save Aircraft Carrier  Admiral Mitscher Has Close Cafl Ae Suicide Planes Bias? Flaaship

Save Ship By Daring Maneuver   Dump Water and Burn‘ing Gasoline From Decks of Stricken Carrier. Bunker Hill

373 KILLED ON YANK CARRIER   Bunker Hill, Pounded by Nip Suicide Planes, Returns To States

CARRIER “BUNKER HILL” SAVED BY DANGEROUS MANEUVER; NOW BEING REPAIRED FOR FUTURE SEA BATTLES

REVEAL HOW ‘CARRIER WAS RANT VDAMACEN   Story of Bunker Hill - Gallantry Now Is Thiselasad   HIT BY  Y “NIPPONS   Two Suicide . Planes Dove Into Alreraft Carrier

JAP PLANES SET FIRES, BLASTS ON BUNKER HILL   Mitscher Escapes Injuries: Dangerous Maneuver Saves Torn Vessel

Danger-Filled Maneuver Saved Bunker Hill From Death So She Might Again Fight Japs

Crew Heroism jatstanding To Bring’ Flaming ‘Ship ‘To Port: On. Weat- Coast

Foreign Ministers Begin Talks Amica Cordial Setting   Moscow Discussions Are Surrounded By Secrecy

Big 3 Ministers Down to Business   Hope to Bring Countries Closer Together in Interest of Peace   FACE LARGE ISSUES   Good Feeling:and Friendly  Cooperation at Initial Meeting

Big 3 Foreign Ministers Open Important Talks   Secrecy Surrounds Discussions; First Session Marked By Cordial Atmosphere

Cordiality Reigns As Big Three Open Preliminary Meet   Molotov Presides Over Proceedings, Speridonifka Palace

CORDIALITY MARKS FOREIGN MINISTERS" MEET   Three: Seek Closer Ties in‘Interests Of World -Peace =:

Momentous Issues Are Looming   Believe No Time Will Be Lost By Trio

ATOMIC ENERGY VITAL QUESTION UIP FOR DEBATE   Cordial Atmosphere Marks Ist Informal Meéting at Moscow

Ministers Meet In Atmosphere Of Cordiality   Informal Session Is Prelude; Peace Primary Subject

Cordiality Marks © ‘Moscow Conference   Early Discussion  Of Momentous Issues Expected; Clamp Lid Gr Newse Resorts

Cordiality Is Noted In Big 3 Meet   Informal Dinner Paves Way For Ministers’ Parley

ATMOSPHERE Of CORDIALITY Is FELT IN MOSCOW   Byrnes, Bevin And Molotov Settle Down To Serious Business Of Bringing [Three Countries Closer Together.

CORDIALITY RULE AS BIG 2 CHIEFS CONFER   informal Get-Together Precedes Serious Business of Atomic Energy Control.

Big 3 Foreign Ministers Meet in Cordial Session; Molotov Is Gracious Host

BIG 3 CONFAR IN PROGRESS IN MOSCOW   Atmosphere Of Cordiality Marks Informal Session   MAIN QUESTION   Of International Control Of Atom Energy To Be Discussed Today

World Peace Is Objective — Of Gathering   Vital Question Of International Control ~ Of Atomic Energy One Momentous Issue

3 Chieftains Get Down To Serious Talk   First Meeting Takes Place In Brilliantly Lighted Palace In Moscow.   LASTS 2% HOURS

Peace On Earth “Is Objective Of  Nations Session   Foreign Ministers O! U. S., Britain And Russia Assemble Ir Moscow

_—CONFEREN CE Big Issues © Are Studied  In Moscow  Ministers Gather In E Cordial Atmosphere

Foreign Secretaries Of Big Three Nations Take Up World Peace Problem:

BIG 3 ENVOYS BEGIN PARLEY   Cordiality Marks Informal Session Held Last Nicht

Ministers Begin Big Pow-Wow   Cordiality Evident As Byrnes, Bevin and Molotov Hold First Official Session Today

Ministers Open Meeting   Atmosphere of Cordiality Prevails at Informal Preliminary Gathering

Ministers © Begin Work AtMoscow   Cordiality Marks Informal Preliminary  - Meeting

Foreign Ministers Meeting   Take up Business Of Bringing Their  Counties Together In World Peace

Atomic. ‘Control Expected. TC “Be One Of First Matters. “On Agenda’ “

Moscow Foreign Ministers Meeting Opens in Atmosphere of Cordiality

3 Ministers Open Parley   Cordiality Is Seen  ‘In Moégcow Sessions

Foreign Ministers Hold Second Meeting Today  Feeling of Cordiality Enhances Early Gathering of Trio

Cordiality Reigns As Ministers Open Par ley At Moscow   Atmosphere of Friendhiness & Goodwill Marks Auspicious Beginning.

THE GREAT GAME OF POLITICS   By FRANK R. KENT   The Unions’ Demands

‘A Gun Inside Of Bomb’  Explains Its Mechanism   Official War Department Release Describes Principles Of Weapon Which Ended Jap Resistance

Gun Inside Atomic Bomb  Shoots Explosice Atoms Into \Other Atoms, Sets Off Blast

POULTRY RATIONING PROPOSAL STUDIED   Cleveland Area Would Be Affected for 6 Months

16-Year Girl Fatally Stabs 15-Year Boy      Soldier Brother's Army Knife Is Used

Girl Confesses To Slaying Boy  Find Winona Youth's Body In Willow Patch

CABINET ACTS TO HEAD OFF SUICIDE WAVE   Imperial Headquarter: And Naval College Are Disbanded

Japs Fleeing From Path Of Bombers   Tokyo Is Sending Refugees Far To the North

U. S. TURNS BACK 2 TROOP CONVOYS OUT OF SHANGHAI   SOLDIERS ENROUTE TO HOMELAND TO BOLSTER DEFENSES

Japanese Convoy Movement To Homeland Balked By Air Blows   Ack- Ack Heavy

EFFORT 10 MOVE REINFORCEMENT UNITS A FAILURE   J. S. Naval Aircraft Thwart Enemy Attempt Io [Transport Troops From Shanghai To Homeland: No Ships Get Through.

AIR BLOCKADE STOPS CONVOYS   Navy Planes Bottle Uy Shipping Off Jap Coast

BLOCKADE HALTS JAP TROOPSHIPS   Foe Tries To Get Singapore Forces To Homeland

Troop Laden Transports  Driven Back   U.S. Navy Planes Turn Back Ships Bound to Korea

Two Troop-Laden Jap Convoys Are Stopped by Yanks   Air Wing One Prevents Reinforcements Reaching Jap Homeland

Naval Planes Block Knemy  Troop Convoys   Stop Transport of Japs Preparing for UL. S. Invasion—Ship: Driven To Ports

Troop Ships Of Japanese Driven Back   Reinforcement Effort Blocked By Yank Planes

Block Troop Convoy Moves   Planes Chase Reinfercements From Shanghai Back From Route to Homeland

YANK BLOCKADE TURNS BAGK JAP SUPPORT UNITS   Shipping Gets More Scarce For Hunting Planes

Jap Attempt To Convoy Troops Fails   Rear Adm. Price Named to Command Okinawa Base Tight Patrol Cuts Off Enemy Line to Mainland

Former Plymouth County Man Dead Carl Johnson Died  In Hawarden Hospital

YANKS PACK UP WAR SUPPLIES   Equipment Used In Europe Will Be Sent to Pacific  heatre

Pacific Foree Will Be Aided By ETO Supply   War Materiel to Be Seut -From Europe by Army; Yast Task Outlined By Deputy Chief

ARMY HAS BIG JOB IN PREPARING WAR MATERIAL, EUROPE   Millions of Tons of War Gear and Supplies Must Be Rehabilitated, Packed and Shipped Quickly for Pacific  wT, .

U.§, Supply Force Facing Big Task  Plans Transfer From Europe to Pacific

Europe To Be Supply Base For Pacitie   Army Takes Over Big Job For Quick Shipment Of War Materiel.   GILLAND SUPERVISES

ARMY TO MOVE WAR MATERIEL   Transfer of Supplies From Europe to Pocific Is Gigantic Task

Port in Dispute   U. S. to Move Vast Supplies  War Materiel Abroad

Army Takes Over Huge  Task. Of Packing, Shipping Military. Equipment’ To Pacific Regions

European Theater Becomes Great Source Of Supply For American Forces In Pacific   V-E Day Finds U. S. Armies With More Than 5,900,000 Tons Of Supplies On Continent

European Theatre Becomes Great Source of Supply For U. S. Forces In the Pacific

Move to Pacific Gives Army Huge Supply Job  Over Five Million Ton  Of Material to Be pb Er.  me _ J F_.... Fee

Move to Pacific Gives Army Huge Supply Job  Over Five Million Ton: Of Material to Be Shipped From Europe

Strike Parley Is Ended By ~ Labor Sec’ )   Operators and Miners Un. -able to Reach an Aareement

Soft Coal Strike Parley Collapses In Washington   WLB to Fold by Jan. 1, New Wage Policy to Be Sought in Meantime

Two Islands Occupied in Philippines   Conquest of Iwo Practically Completed—Sink 74 Jap Ships

NIPPON ORDERS EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS FROM LARGEST CHTIES   Five Big Centers Are Affected

THE’N. cee  By PauL MALLION 7"   LEADING GERMAN TELLS OF NAZI OUALIFICATIONS

Fantastic Nazi Financing Show Controlled State Can’t Cheat Arithmetic

MANY : PEACETIME BENEFITS CAN COME-FROM NEW DIS> “COVERY ANNOUNCED BY” .) ognntep erates

Firm Says It Might Boost Oil Production By Millions of Barrels  Rr HOWARD WW ROARK ER

 Tried to Avert War By Meeting with FDR   Proposal Made in Summer of 1941; Failed Because Japs Regarded a« linr’

Milifarists and Jap ‘Liar’ Status Barred Meeting   ‘Konoye Reveals Why He Was Unable to Talk With Roosevelt

Peace Effort A Failure   Militarists and Jap Reputation As Liars Blamed By Konoye Who Made Attempt in 1941

Konoye Blames It In Part For  Preventing War   Jap Prince Discloses He  Quarreled With War Minister Tojo Over Continuing Peace Negotiations   Attempts to Meet Roosevelt Failed   He Believes He Could Have Established Sasis For Intervention of lmperial House Against War

Japs Considered Liars  Konoye Puts War Blame On Uncontrollable Army

Prince Konoye Tells Efforts To Avert War   Could Have Been Stopped By Meeting with FDR. He Tells AP Writer

JAP PRINCE ACCUSES T0J0   .Ex-Premier Kept Pearl Harbor In Strict Seerecy

JAP SAYS WAR WAS AVOIDABLE   Konoye Charges Militarists Planned Pearl Harbor Attack

KONOYE CLAIMS HE HAD PLAN TO SEE ROOSEVELT   Blames Tojo And Henchmer For Failure Of Meeting To Seek Agreement

TOJO AND NIP’S LIAR REPUTATION WAR CAUSE   Konoye, Vice Premier, Says War Could Have Been Averted Otherwise

Prince Konote Blames Army  ForWarOnUsS.   Vice Premier Says Military Opposed His Plan To See Roosevelt In 1941

Konoye Passes The Buck On Blame For Starting The War   Says Jap Government Didn’t Know. What Militarists Were: Doing.

Militarists Blocked Efforts ToAvert War, Konoye Says   Vice-Premier Admits Nippon’s Reputation as - ‘Liar’ Partly Responsible For Failure to Gain Meeting With Roosevelt in Summer of 1941

TEMPERATURES:   Request For Meeting With FDR Rejected   Believes Conflict Might Have Been -Ayerted; Tojo And Nippon Warlords Blamed For Forcing Asia Conflict .

PRINCE KONOYE SAYS TRIED TO AVERT WAR BUT WAS OVERRULED: _ WANTED TO SEE PRES! _ DENT ROOSEVELT BUT

Jap Militarists Halted Konoye Doac Efforts   Former Premier Says Tojo And Generals Fouaht His Plans

Prince Konoye Believes He Could Have Averted War In 1941 If He Had Seen FDR   Declares Small Group Under Tojo Prevented Meeting And Planned Peart Harbor Attack

Japs Take Over Hunt For Fugitive War Lords   PA PA vA A ; Vice-Premier Konoye  Puts Bee On Tojo   x *~K*§ XK Y*F Japs Tricky, Nimitz Warns

Proposed Meeting With Roosevelt Failed Because Of Military Opposition

  IKonoye Declares World Believed Japanese Government to Be Liar

240 eee eps eet oe  Konoye Passes The Buck On Blame for Starting The War   Says dap Government Didn't Know What Militarists Were Doing.

Roosevelt’s Aid Sought By Japanese Back In “41   Intervention’s Basis Desired By Premier

PRINCE KONOYE SAYS TRIED T0 AVERT WAR BUT WAS OVERRULED  WANTED TO SEE PRESI-

Bromley Found Guilty of Murde: In First Degree   Defendant Collapses - And Plunges Headlong Down Flight of Steps

CONVICT MAN IN DEATH CASE   Bromley Found Guilty O Killing at Erie; Gets Life Imprisonment

PRESIDENT TRUMAN ~ NAMES G. D. ROSS AS. PRESS SECRETARY   Appointment of. the 59-Yeax Old Washington Correspan-. * dent Effective May 15...   SUCCEEDS J. L. REINSH   Reinsh Will Return as -Managing Director of Radio Interests of Ex-Gov. Cox-

Ross Named Press Chief for Truman   WASHINGTON REPORTER TAKES PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY POSITION

Ross Chosen  As Secretary To President   Truman Picks St. Louis Man As Press Chief; Reinsch Unable To Accept

Postwar Peace Charter for Labor Draws Warm Administration Praise

50 10 100%,   State Police Announce a  General Tightening  Of Controls

DISGUSTED BY JAP WITNESS   YAMASHITA AIDE  TELLS CONFLICTING STORIES

Dismiss “Star” Rebuttal Witness   Declares Testimony  ‘Doesn't Make Sense”

STAR WITNESS AT YAMASHITA TRIAL BADLY CONFUSED   Contradicts Earlier State ment That General Knew at Evacutians

“BLACKED OUT Y ORDER OF EISENHOWER   Censorship Believed to Indicate Big News  hi Making

KING LEOPOLD BLASTED FOR ~ HITLER DEAL   Premier Charges Monarch Hurt Allied Aid

‘Enoch Arden’ Dilemma  Twice Married, Wendin Tries To Take Life To Solve Problem   First Husband Has  Returned From Dead

‘ Want Them Both’ Navy Nurse in ‘Enoch Arden’ Case Tries to Commit Suicide

Nurse Trying ToSolve*Enoch Arden’Dilemma   Husband She Believ ed Lost Ti ‘War, and Second Hate, Unable to Reach cision Over Divores.

Rockford City Officials to Try DDT, New Insecticide, in Fight on Polio

Truman Flies over 1,000 Miles To Wish Mother, 93, “Happy Birthday”

———-~Have Waste Paper—_ Mussolini Views Troops len the Italian Brant

1,802 SOLDIERS BACK FROM ITALY   COLORFUL GROUP REPRE. SENTS FAMOUS OUTFITS— MANY TO GO TO PACIFIO,

Stalin May Give Up Some of His Duties; Zhukov Mentioned As Succeeding Marshal

George Bill Sent To House Floor   Debate on Wallace Powers Starts Today

PENALTIES AGAINST EMPLOYES PROPOSED IN MANPOWER BILL   SENATOR SUGGESTS AMENDMENTS AIMED AT STRIKES AND SLOW-DOWNS IN WAR PLANTS

General Malin Craig Dies Of Heart Ailment At Hospital In Washington

GEN. MALIN CRALG “TAKEN BY DEAT   Former Chief of Staff Dies From’‘tingering Heart shilment

Death Takes Malin Craig   Ex-Chief of Staff _ Heart Malady Victim

Gen. Malin Craig Died in Washington   Former Army Chief of Staff Passed Away in Walter Reéd Hospital.

Former Army Chief Is Dead  Gen, Malin Craig : Succumbs After - Winess of One Yeor

GEN, MALIN CRAIG DIES AT CAPITAL   Former Chief of. Staff ol Army Had Been In Poor Health During Year.

GENERAL CRAIG DIES   Served as Army Chief of Staff Unth Auguat $1, 1939

Craig, Former Chief Of Staff Of Army, Dies   General Was Ill Over Year In Washington Hospital

New Government Being Formed By Maj. Attlee   Churchill May Quit Politics

LABOR DEPT. REORGANIZING TTS SERVICES   Conciliation _Service, Will Be, Thoroughly  Revamped

(Please tum to Page 2, Col. 5)   Banks Join War on Black. Marketeers

Treasury Acts To Book “Cheaters”   Orders Banks To Report On Transactions Involving Large Sums,

ATTLEE BLAMES JAPS FOR WORLD WAR II   Asserts Nipponese Invasion of Manchuria Started Train of Events -Which Led to Conflict.

Launch Drive to Get Books for Russians   To Restore English Books to Russian Libraries

‘Back of the Headlines   Allied Program for Running Japs Told; Japs Told Allies Will Control Japan

NATION PAYS TRIBUTE 10 TTS WAR DEAD   Yanks Around Globe Join In Services  For Fallen Buddies

NATION MARKS MEMORIAL DA)   Many Special Services Planned in Ky.; Barkley Speaks _

Churchill Tells Commons of Big Three Aims— —By DeWitt Mackenzie   Big Three To Use Force To Preserve Peace

WAR TODAY   Churchill Draws Convincirig Picture Of Big Three Standing “Together to Compel ‘Werld to Maintain  weaess 

The War Today   - Churchill’s Assurance of “Big 3” Tnitvy Rest Hone for World Peace

CHURCHILL PAINTS PICTURE OF BIG THREE FULLY DETERMINED TO STAND TOGETHER FOR PEACE

Boys Learn to Swim At Pocahontas Pool   Fifty-two Learned Fundamentals Up to Saturday

SUN SHINING AGAIN   Kaw Tributaries Within Their. Banks or Falling

CONDITIONS IN JAPAN ARE BAD —() MAHONEY   Worse Than in Reich Shortly Before Fall, Senator States

SENATORS SHARPLY DIVIDED —  . ON EARLY PEACE PROSPECTS   COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN’ SAYS JAPAN'S. SITUATION WORSE THAN THAT, OF THE GERMANS

IAP OWL LOSSES SEVEREST BLOW   Sen, O'Mahoney Maintains Conditions Worse Than Germany in March

Says Plight of Japan Worse Than Germany’s   10,000 Aliens Face Deportation on » Old Charges Unless Law Is Changed

Director Of Pearl Harbor Blow Is Clinging To Life   Tojo’s Suicide Attempt Bungled As Revolver Bullet Misses Heart By Narrow Margin

Tojo Is Ordinary Patient in Yank Army Hospital   Wants to Die; Shoulders All Blame; Fears Trial

Tojo Badly Wounded In Suicide Attempt   American Doctors Treating Ex-Premier in Hopes of Saving Him for Questioning on Affairs He Directed ~ a8

Ex-Premier Shoots Self Near Heart   American Doctors Trying To Save Him So War Planner Can Be Ouestioned

Lausche Names Liquor Director  Hamilton Attorney Gets State Post

HAMILTON MAN IS NAMED — STATE LIQUOR DIRECTOR   GOVERNOR APPOINTA ATTORNEY TO SUCCEED FISHER-TWO CABINET POSTS UNFILLED

Jap Prince Heads New Cabinet   Calls For Strict Observance Of Surrender Terms;. Most Posts To Civilians

(AP PREMIER 5 SWORN IN   Orders Army to ‘Strictly Observe’ Decree to Lay Down Arms.   NEW CABINET MEETS

™  New Premier Orders Army To “Strictly Observe” Reseript And Lay Down Arms

Nips Are Told To Lay Down Their Arms   Cabinet Head Stresses Three Points For Nation

Japan's Premier Orders Anny To Lay Down Arm:   New Cuisine Formed For Peace

Japs’ New  Cabinet Is Installed   Order To%Army To La: Down Arms Is Firs Action By Premie Higashi-Kuni

Premier Urges Troops To Lay Down Arms   Princes Sworn In as New Chief; First Meeting of Group Is Held Today

AKES OVER IN  it PREMIER IP CABINET   “i First Official Act New War Minister Orders  Army to Immediately Lay Down Arms

Jap Cabinet Formed To Sign Peace Terms   Such Is Intention of New Regime, Tokyo Radio Says, Reporting Ministers Ask Enforcement of Hirohito’s Cease Fire Orders.

Jap New Premier Sworn in Friday; Cabinet Organized   Orders Army ‘Strictly Observe’ Imperial Rescript, Lay Down Arms

JapPremiet Tels Army To Observe Its Kescript   Soldiers Must Lay Down Arms, Obey Allied Orders.

New: Jap. Premier’ s First Act: as: War: Minister Is .. To Urge Dropping of Arnis

Premier Orders Return To Peace   Orders Jap Army To Observe Order To Lay Down Arms.

NEW JAP GOV'T IS INSTALLED   Prince Nigashi-Kuni And New Cabinet Members Are Sworn In

NEW JAP PREMIER TELLS ARMIES 10 RETURN TO PEACE   Announces 3-Point Basic Policy to Maintain Order in First Cabinet Meeting

New Japanese Cabinet Holds  First Session   Premier’ Asks Ministers To Co-operate In Fulfilling Peace Terms.

Jap Premier Orders Army To Surrender   New Nip Minister Urges Complete Acceptance of Peace Terms, Laying Down of Arms Now

Jap Premier Backs Order To Surrender   Stresses Hirohito Rescript To Lay Down All Arms

Royal Jap Premier Swears in Cabinet   Prince Named by Hirohito without Consultation with Advisers May Re Placed on Trial as War Criminal

Jap Cabinet Gels To Work   Led By Royal Premier, Who Himself May Be Tried As Wear Criminal

NEW JAP CABINET MEETS; INCLUDES ‘MUNITIONS’ POST PREMIER MAY BE  WAR CRIMINAL 1¥ ALLIED CIRCLES

WAR LEADERS GET J0Go IN JAP CABINET   But Premier Orders Nation to Return to Peace in First Statement.

NEW JAP PREMIER I  SWORN IN AND ORDERS  ARMS BE LAID DOWN FIRST DUTIES OF NEW  CABINET WOULD BE SIGN. ING OF SURRENDER

Japan’s New Premier Gives  First Orders   Tells Armies To Lay Down Arms: New Post-War Cabtnet Meets.   ‘FULFILL TERMS’

New Jap Premier Sworn In; Orders Army To Observe Rescript To Lay Down Arms   Royal Premier May Be Tried As War Criminal: Cabinet Goes Into Session

New Jan Premie Takes Office   Orders Army to Obsersve Rescript to Lay Down Arms

NIGASHI - KUNI TAKES THE OATH   New Jap Premier Sworn In, Orders Army To Strictly Observe “Cease Fire” Rescript.

Jap Prince ls Sworn In As  New Premier   Orders Army To Observe Reseript To Lay Down Arms—New Cabinet Holds Meeting

HIGASHI-KUNI ROYAL PREMIER OF JAP CABINET   Tells Army To Observe ‘‘Cease Fire’? Order

Jap Cabinet Is-Sworn In,  Holds Session   First Meeting Lays Down Policy Aimed at Careful Action to . Avoid Losing World Confidence.

New Japanese Cabinet Meets   Government Issues Cease Fire Orders

Germans Gain Ground -r - Bannstein But Thrown 1 Back At Other Fronts .

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‘Win Short Gains In Fresh Stab At Seventh Front   Luftwaffe Sends Up Heaviest Fleet Of Entire 3-Year Offensive; Patton Drive Gains Up to Six Miles

Germans Gain Ground Ne lear - Bannstein But Throwa: nS Back At Other Fronts 

YANKS BRING DOWN 241 OF 300 AIRSHIPS   Patton Gains Six Miles In Raging Armored Battle; Destroys 94  Nazi Tanks

End of Coal Strike Near -.   One Phrase in Pact Remains to Be Cleared For Full Settlement

Peace Talks Continue In Washington   Compromise Agreement Settles Three-State Tex tile Walkout.

Agree to Renew Discussion With Labor Secretary   Settle 2-Week ‘Old CIO Textile  Gautisn tn Ciuwnd

Efforts Renewed To Compromise Mining Dispute   Coal Operators and UMW Chief Fail To Reach Agreement

Still Apart On Coal   Morning Conference Fails to Break Deadlock Over Wording  Of Compromise Plan

Mine Owners; Lewis Fail To Reach Accord   But Agr~2 to Renew Talks With Schwellenbach on Coal Strikes

New Confab Scheduled in Coal Strike   Soldiers to Lead Queen Elizabeth as Longshore Walk-Out Continues in New York Harbor

OPERATORS AND LEWIS PLAN ON RENEWING TALK   Dispute of Operators and UMW Chief Affects 186,060 Miners nV. S.

Coal Workers. UMW Fail To  Hit Agreement   Did Agree To Renew Their Talks With Secretary Schwellenbach,   ‘Oh FAR APPAR F

Coal Operators, Miners Disagree   Compromise Proposal! Fails to Change Opinions; To Meet Again In Hopes of Reaching Settlement

Police Break Film Studio Picket Line   Labor Chief Hopes For Agreement Today In Coal Mine Strike

‘NOT FAR APART’   Secretary Schwellenbach  Hopes to Settle Coal . ‘Strike Soon

Coal Operators And Lewis Fail To Reach Accord   3-Hour Conference Ends in Deadlock; Will Try Again  At Later Meeting

Lewis, Coal Operators Still Apart   Fail to Reach Agreement On Compromise Plan to End Strike of 186,800 Miners

STATUS OF FARM WORKERS . S CLARIFIED BY HERSHEY   SELECTIVE SERVICE HEAD SAYS TYDINGS AMENDMENT STILE GOVERNS DRAFT PROCEDURE

Montana Widens Lead in War Bond Race  18 Counties Are Over Top in  eee ae

Montana Widens Lead in War Bond Race  18 Counties Are Over Top in Current Campaign

RAINS HOLD OFF: HARVESTS PICK WP   Potato Digging 90 Per Cent Done: Wheat Cutting Half Finished. ©   SPUD CEILING DROPS

RAINS HOLD OFF; ~ HARVESTS PICK UP   — Digging 90 Per Cent Done; Tr. Cutting  Half Finished.   ISPUD CEILING DROPS

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Swiss Receive Communication From Japanese   Destined’ For Governments Of United States, China, Labeled ‘Important.’   TRUMAN CALLS MEET

‘Soviet Ambassador in  Japan Handed Official  dap Offer to Surrender on Conditions: Japs Ask for Speedy Allied  Answer.

Tokyo Announces Potsdam Terms Will Be Accepted If Emperor Hirohito !s Spared

Allies Will Confer When Offer Comes   Japanese News Agency Says Japan Ready To Accept Potsdam Ultimatum, with Condition.   SEEKS TO RETAIN EMPEROR AT HEAD

Want Hirohito to Stay on Throne   White House Makes It Clear Offer Not Received Officially And The War Goes On; Offer First Made By Jap News Broadcast.

PATTON'S TANKS GO INTO ACTION   THIRD ARMY'S BRIDGEHEAD FOUR MILES DEEP—FOUR TOWNS CAPTURED.

COAL GOES UP DOLLAR’ A TOK   Approved Increase Will Cover Pay Raise

Coal Price: Is Boosted   Hard’ Vari iety will, Help On Pay Raise

FIVE KILLED iN DETROIT FIRE   Orphanage, Old Peoples Home Partially Gutted by Flames

Qld Home Blast Takes 5 Lives   120 Others Saved In Detroit Tragedy

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lwo Americans Resort to Drowning Enemy;  Jap Forces Are Trapped   Ninety Per Cent of Island Liberated. Gen. MacArthur Announces; Fierce Battle Raging at Base of Hills

Americans Drown Nips by Holding Them under Water   Savage Fighting Marks Battle Raging near Davao City   Island Almost Free

Yanks Attack — Enemy Forces  With Bayonets   Japanese Flee Westward as General MacArthur An nounces Island 90 Per Cent Liberated— °° Retreat Slowed by Streams

HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTS RAGING WEST OF DAVAO   Yanks Attacking Japs With Bayonets, Knives And Fists   MOST OF MINDANAO — REPORTED LIBERATED

SLUG WITH FISTS, WIELD HELMETS TO FELL ADVERSARIES   Close-Quarter Struggie Takes Place West of Davoa City as Foe Is Trapped Between 2 Rivers.   2 NIPS HELD UNDER WATER UNTEL THEY DIE   Aussies and Dutch Battle Entrenched Enemy on Tarakan East of Pamoesian Oil Fields.

[Pearl Harbor.Cabinet Members Being Rounded ‘Up; Sugiyama Takes Life

Business In Nippon Said At Standstill   Starvation Threat Reported Severe Through Land

Tojo's Attempt At Self Purge A Typical Act   Jap Bigwigs Turn to Hara Kiri, Flight In Their Desnour

U.S. STARTS USE OF'PRIORITIES AS WEAPON AGAINST WLB DEFIERS   VINSON ORDERS ARMY, NAVY TO CANCEL ALL CONTRACTS WITH LABORATORY, STOPS MATERIALS

Urw ORTEANS COTTON   Mew Drastic Weapon Against Defiors Of WLB Orders Brooklyn Firm's War Contract Cancelled And Priority Assistance Denied By U. §.

New Weapon Used Against Defiers Of WLB Orders   Denial of Priority Assistance Now Is Very Serioys Penalty

GOVERNMENT BRINGS  OUT NEW WEAPON TO  ENFORCE ITS ORDERS DENIAL OF PRIORITIES AND CONTRACT CANCEL LATION 1C THIDDAT TIcrn

Defiers WLB Or ders Face  » New Weapor   Announces Policy of Denying Priority Assistance to Firms Disregard.  - ing Its Orders

GOVERNMENT BRINGS OUT NEW WEAPON TO ENFORCE ITS ORDERS  DENIAL OF PRIORITIES AND CONTRACT CANCELLATION IS THREAT USED

RULING JOLTS FIRMS FOR DEFYING OF WLE   Priority Assistance Denied By Drastic Regulation

New Weapon . Used by WLB   rontracts of Brooklyn Firm Cancelled After Refusal To Obey. Board's Orders

General Yamashita Denies © Knowledge of Manila Killings   Makes Finai Plea to Court in Trial for Japanese War Crimes

YAMASHITA, TIGER OF MANILA DID NOT KNOV HIS TROOPS KILLED SOME 60.000 FILIPINOS

CRUELTY DENIED BY YAMASHITA   Jap Leader Says Combat Plans Took All His Time

MURDER OF 60,000 NEWS’ TO YAMA   Japanese. General Denies at - Trial of Ever-Hearing About Slaughter

YamashitaSays HeNeverHeard Of Atrocities   Japanese General ls Shown Map  Marking Sites Where 60.000 Died

DENIES HE KNEW OF ATROCITIES   YAMASHITA SAYS HE WAS TOO BUSY FIGHTING

Gen. Yamashita Denies HeKnew  Of Slaughter   Japanese Commander Says He Was Under Constant Attack

Largest Place Yet Taken in Five-Day-Old Drive on Sieafried Line,   PRUEM IS ABANDONEO

City Is Biggest Prize In 5-Day Old Drive; Half of Pruem Is ‘Won By 3d: Flood Retards Push

‘Canadians Take North _ Stronghold of the Sieg fried Line   THIRD ARMY IN PRUEM   Roer River Flood Threat Holds Armies in Cenb ter Immobile

Japs Five Miles From Laohokow Base   Enemy Makes Rapid Progress in Drive for Yank Station

THES SHOW IS SCHEDULED FOR NOV.3   Annual Event Design: ed to Aid Work of  United Charities

CLOTHES $ IS SCHEDULED FOR NOV 3   Annual Event Design ed to Aid Work of United Charities

Senators Ask Surplus Swap   Oil and Base Rights Sought for Goods

Swapping Of War Surpluses Urged   Senators Ask Yankee Horse Trade Policies

Sinatra Ready For Heart Talk   Singer Decries Bigotry And Appeals To Youth To Listen

Fierce Fray Raging Abou Budapest  Germans Make : Supreme Bid To Relieve  a Senay

Germans Hurl . 300 Tanks Into Budapest Fight   Making Supreme Bid To Reach Beleaguered Garrison In Capital.

GERMANS DRIVE FOR BUDAPEST   Hurl Planes, Tanks, Guns Into Supreme Bid To Break Red Trap

RED-GERMAN FIGHT NEVER MORE FIERCE   Tank, Ar tillery and Ait Battles in the Budapest Area Virtually as Bac as Any Since the Nazis Invaded Russia.

a, POLICE WOUND Nazis Fight Fiercely In Bid THREE ROBBERS  For Budapest Breakthru IN CLEVELAND

EpicBattle Rages On East Front   Nazis Hurl Hundreds Of Tanks and Planes Into Effort to Break Through to Budapest

Fierce Fray Raging Abou Budapest  C aemnane Make   Germans Make Supreme Bid To Relieve  Garrison

Germans Wage Stiff. Battle Against Reds   Making Supreme Effort to Break Through to Isolated Garrison in Battered Budanest

Germans Make A Surprise Bid To Reach Garrison   Fighting Is As Fierce As Any Since War Began

Fierce Battle Raging North Of Budapest   Russians Term Fight Heaviest Since War Opened

300 TANKS INTO EASTERN FRONT   Tenks, Artillery, Air Battles Rage Near Budapest In Ferocious Fighting

Germans Make Supreme Bid inBudapest Battle   Nazis. Use Hundreds Of Tanks and Many Aircraft as Battle Fury Mounts; Russians Hold

Nazis Battle To Break Thru Lines   Fierce Fighting Raging Between Troops Northwest  of Budapest   PICTURE IS CLOUDED   Germans Are Trying to Escape From the Hungarian Capital

REDS, NAZIS IN FIERCE FIGHTS   Heavy Land, Air Battles Rage Near Budapest

Great Battle At Budapest  Fierce Tank, Artillery And Air Rattles: No

WILD BATTLES RAGING NORTH OF BUDAPEST   No Clear Indication of How Far Nazis Have Got in Attempt to Reach Sieged Garrison.

Fierce Tank, Artillery, Air Battles Raging Around Hungarian Capital

Nazis Battle to Reach Budapest  Terrific Battle Raging Near Komaron

oe" RUSS TAS  NK, SOVIETS” ~ IN FIERCE CLAS   Tanks, Artillery And Planes In Great Battle Near Budapest

FIERCE ARTILLERY, TANK, AIR BATTLES RAGE IN HUNGARY   Fighting As Violent As Any Since Nazi Invasion Flares As Germans Attempt To Break Through To Besieged Carrienn At Budanest-

Tremendous  Battle Rages At Budapest   War’s Greatest Engagement Being Fought in Nazi Breakthrough Bid

'War costs to world trillion dollars, ‘could sive $500 to each person livine

SOVIETS ‘SPEED PUSH TO SEVER EAST PRUSSIA   Red Avalanche 204 Miles From Berlin, Gain On  All Fronts

Three Powers Sign An Armistice   Russia, United States and Britain Have Signed With Hungary.

Armistice Signed With Govt. Hungary By Allied Powers   U. S., Russfa, Britain Make Terms With Provisional Representatives,

Allied Nations Sign Armistice  With Hungary   Big 3 Okay Terms With Provisional Government After 3 Days

20 WAR VETERANS TIE IN AIR GRASH   VICTIMS HOMEWARD -EOUND WHEN PLANE PLUNGES— 8 CIVILIANS KILLED,

All But One In Crash Dead   Toll Of 23 As Transport Plane Plunges Down

20 Veterans Die In Crash      One Passenger Lives; 3-Man Crew Perishes

One of 21 on Plane  Survives Crash   Europe War Veterans  Killed in Missouri

RED STAND ON INLAND. WATERS CAUSES WORRY   Ministers Conference Deadlocked By Strong Russian Opposition

See Compromise By Big 5 Council On Balkans, Italy   Token Representation In Mediterranean To Be Given Russia

BIG FIVE ARE ! DEADLOCKED § ON WATERWAYS   Internationalization of River and Canal. Transportation Opposed by Russia.

Russians Oppose Allied Move to Open Waterways   Americans Fear New Hitch Will Hinder Flow of Relief Supplies   MINISTERS UNABLE TO AGREE ON PLAN   Soviets Decline to Allow  River Boats to Carry Relief Goods

Reds Stand Against Use Of Rivers   Hitch May Hamper Flow Of Relief To Central Europe

BIG FIVE DEADLOCK CONTINUES   Russia Opposes U. S. Plan For Europe's Waterways

Russia’s Opposition To Waterways Project Has Deadlocked Bio Five Meet

CLOTHING HAS OPA STUMPED   Deterioration Due tc Military Taking Beat Fabrice

Shoddiness In Clothes Urgent Problem of OPA   Some Officials Claim OPA Is Powerless To Curb Bad Quality.

Wartime Deterioration of Civilian Clothing Quality Has OPA Stumped

Nazi Leaders Must Shoulder Responsibility   Charge Is Made by Prosecutor for British in Five Hour Presentation

Great Britain  Opens Case At Nuernberg   20 Nazi Leaders Called Murderers, Robbersand Frauds

BLAMES NAZI LEADERS FOR AGGRESSION   Twenty On Trial Hele Guilty Of Crimes  Against Peace

British Present War Crimes Case  Nazis Squirm Under Weight Of Evidence

NA7IS HEAR STORY OF WAR CRIMES   British Prosecutor Claims beitors nt Faults for Acts of Aqaression

Nazis on Trial ‘Must Bear ‘Responsibility   Defendants Squirm as British Present Evidence

ermans Falling ack in Belgium And Luxembourg   British, American Armies Join Lines

Nazis Retreat; Allies Race To Close Up Area   Organized Resistance Ceases at Western End of Ar dennes Salient—Germans May Fall Back to Border

Resistance At Tip Of Bulge Collapses   Supreme Headquarters Concedes That Nozis May Be Able to Withdraw Most of the Troops

Germans Give Up Ardennes   Vicious Nazi Blows In Northeast France Absorbed By Yanks. French

Abandon Nearly 100 Square Miles to Allies   British Second and U. S. Third Armies Join Lines to Cut Off Seven Miles of the German Ardennes Salient

NAZIS PULLED BACK TOWARD REICH BORDER   ALLIES CUT SEVEN MILES OFF ENEMY WESTERN BULGE

GERMANS QUIT LARGE PART Of BELGIAN BULGE   British and 3rd Army Joined in Squeezing Enemy Salient

AMERICA TELLS OF “CONCERN” OVER JAVA   Statement Issued as Marshall Prepares for China Parleys

Poland Will Give Views On Italians   White Russia And Ukraine Also Invited To Voice Opinion On Treaty

RUSS STATES ASKED THEORY   White Russia, Ukraine Join Conference

Poles to Air View on Italy   Big-5 Also Invites Red States to Parley

Nine Dead Following Bomb Attacks On Police Buildings In Palestine

Report Chinese Retake Liuchow   Capture Indicates Jap Collapse In Kwangsi

Chinese Troops Retake Liuchow   -Former American Air  Base Is Regained

Chinese Get Back U. S.. Air .Base   Liuchow Recaptured And Push Toward  feck

Chinese Retake Liuchow, Once  U. S. Airbase   ‘City Last Major Bastion Of Jap Hold In  Kwangsi Area

LIUCHOW IS RECAPTURED BY CHINESE   indicates Early Collapse of Jap Hold on Kwangsi

CHINESE SEIZE LIUCHOW BASE   Early Collapse Of Japs In Kwangsi ts Indicated

Chinese Recaptire Linchow, Former American Air Base   Early Collapse of Entire Japanese Hold on Kwangsi Province Seen

LIUCHOW FALLS TO THE CHINESE   FORMER AMERICAN AIR BASE TAKEN—JAPS TAKE BEATING IN CHINA

AIR BASE CITY RECAPTURED IN KWANGS! DRIVE   Official Confirmation Lacking; Capture Perils Jap Held in Province

Liuchow is Captured By Chinese Forces   Former American Air Base Is Retaken In Chinese Offensive Into Kwangsi

CRUISER HIT ALONG WITH 2 DESTROYERS   89 Planes Knocked Out by Halsey’s Airmen ~ Factories and Rail Lines Pounded.   TWO WAR PLANTS SWEPT BY FLAMES   More Than 1,000 Enemy Surface Craft Sunk or Damaged in 21 Days of Fleet’s Activity.

Bad Weather Causes U. S. Change Plans   Nimitz Reports Over Thousand Vegsels_ of  Jap Fleet Sunk During Fuller

IMMIGRATION  ND FOR BRIDES   Service Announces Speed-Ur Prooram to Help War Wives Enter U. S.

JAP NARCOTIC TRADE HALTED   MacArthur Freezes Industry; Diamond Hoard Uncovered

BLOW STRUCK AT NARCOTICS ~ BY M’ARTHUE   NINETY PERCENT OF WORLD'S _', SUPPLY OV ILLEGAL NAR-   ,@OTIcs WIPED OUT.  BY ORDER

HALTS 407 OF DOPE SUPPLY AT SOURCE   M’ Arthur Stops Jap Narcotics Industry; Gem Cache Found

Gen. MacArthur Strikes Blow At Jan Dope Suppl   Ninety Percent Of World's Illegal Dope Supply Is Choked Off   OPIUM EXPORTS ENTIRELY HALTED

Potter County School Head Addresses Rotary      Arch Akeley Gives Inspiring Talk At Monday’s Meeting

Held for Jury In Exie Case   Formal Plea of Innocent Entered  For Defendants

Altdamm and Braunsberg Are Taken by Reds   Marshal Vassilevsky Is Commanding Third White Russian Army

CLAIM CAPTURE OF BRAUNSBERG INEAST PRUSSIA   2 Czechoslovak Drives Threat to Cut Off , Upper Oder Defenses

Capture Of Citv Presages Early End Of East Prussian Campaign   Upper Oder Nazis Face Soviet Trap   Berlin Reports Heavy) Fighting In Southwest Corner Of Silesia

Russians Topple Bratinsbers In Kast Prussia   Fortress City’s Fall Portends Early End Of Prussia Campaigt

Search Is Started For Overdue Airliner   Twenty-Four Persons Aboard Plane Possibly Lost In San Gabriel Mountains

Japanese Get Taste of Hell   Halsey Again Catches Nippen ‘Flat-Footed’

CAUGHT THE JAP FLATFOOTED AGAIN   Eyewitness Account On New Carrier Attack On Tokyo

Senate Passes Bill To Ban Use Of Tax Tokens   Measure Introduced By Sen. Elvin MeCary Of Calhoun County

Reconversion May Be Accorded Letup   Labor Department Predicts Delay

A BREATHING SPELL SEEN IN STRIKES   Federal Officials Think Major Stoppages May Be Delayed Because They Would Be Detrimental vw Labor.

[BREATHING SPELL  IN WAGE DISPUTES   Labor Slows Up in Face of Proposed Anti-Strike.  Laws   TRUMAN PLAN TUESDAY

‘RECONVERSION MAY GET SOME RELIEF ‘FROM LABOR WOES   Libor Department Feels Majot _Work Stoppages - Will Be ‘Stayed Until Year's End Be coe usecok Two Pactork

W Wie RWS DECLINE   See Breathing Spell For Reconversion Until First of Year

GOV'T HOPES LABOR TROUBLE WILL EASE UP -BY YEAR'S END   Expect Truman’s Wage-Price Talk Next Tuesday To Aid Reconversion

URUGUAY'S-HEAD EVADES ASSASSIN   Aide Disarms Attacker Before He Could Shoot

Record Low Here   On Smallpox Cases   Three Year Level, In iowa, At End Of 1944 Is Lowest Since 1908 _Says Health Dep't

Soviet Army Batters Way Into Stettin   Captures Suburbs of Northern Germany Port; Frauenhoff Falls

Soviets Batter 3 Miles Into Stettin Area   Topple Key Nazi Stronghold Of Brandenburg: 9 Miles From Koenigsberg.   CAPTURE FRAUENOF

Russians Gain Three Miles In Drive Toward Stettin; Start Offensive in Hungary

Nazi Stronghold Of Brandenburg Seized; Fighting In Hungary Rages

Soviets Open Stiff Assault  Launch Strong Attacl After Heavy Barrage

5 Million May Be Exempt .on New Tax Plan   Compromise Bill Begins to Take Form in House

Congress Views Plan To Reduce Income Taxes  Higher Credit For Dependents, Cut In Rates Suggested

Tax-Cut Plan Taking Shape   Compromis Program Would Relieve 5 Million From Paying

Tax-Cutting Plan Would  Lower Levies   Would Wipe Out 5,000,000 Off Tax Books: Seale Other Bills Down.   INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS

COMPROMISE PLAN FOR CUTTING TAXES BEGINS TAKE FORM   PROGRAM WOULD WIPE OUT INCOME LEVIES FOR SOME FIVE MILLIONS

TAX REDUCTION ~ PROGRAM SET   Some 5 Million Persons T. Escape Federal Levies Under New Proposal

CUT IN INCOME TAXES STUDIED   Compromise Plan Woulc Eliminate Five Million Taxpayers

Tax Reduction  Plan Starting To Take Form   Would Wipe Out Income Levies for 5 Million; Scale Other Bills Down

Out lonley   ‘Normal’ Tax Will Stay With A 1946 Exemption Of $500 For Taxpayer

Compromise Tax-Cutting Plan Taking Shape Would Provide Relief For 5,000,000 Folks

Compromise Tax Cutting Plan Studied   Program Aimed at Wiping Out Income Levies for 5,000,000 Considered  L, > 3, en ere ae eee Eee

TAX-CUT PLAN BEING DRAFTED   Proposal Would End Levies  For 5,000,000

Compromise Tax Slash Proposal Is Taking Form   Would Relieve About 5 Million Persons Of In came  evies.

Compromise Tax Plan Shaping Up   Would Wipe Out Income Tax Levies on  Five Million

COMPROMISE PLAN BEGINS TO TAKE FORM      Will Wipe Out Income Levies  For 5,000,000

Compromise Plan fo Slash 5 Million Off Income Tax Rolls Is Taking Form

Tax-Cutting — Proposal Now  Taking Shape   New Compromise Would Lower Tax Bills for Individuals. Corporations

Plan Wipes Out Income Levies for 5 Million   Compromise Program Scales Down Tax Bills for Individuals And Corporntions

Tax- Cutting Plan Would Eliminate Income Tax Levies   50 Per Cent Slash Asked By Postwar Policy Committee

Exemption For Five Million Persons Likely   Compromise Program Calls For Ultimate Slash Of 50-Per Cent

TAX CUTS FIXED IN COMPROMISE   Plan Would Wipe Out Levies For Some 5,000,000

BILL 10 CUT U.S. TAXES TAKES SHAPE   Plan Would Eliminate Obligation of 5 Million Persons and Pare Levies for Other Individuals and Corporations.

Compromise Tay Reduction Plan ls Taking Form   Proposal Would Take 5,000,000 Off Tax List, Scale Down All Bills

Study Tax Elimination for 5 Million   Lower Income Groups to Benefit; Wartime Additions to Vanish

Eighth Army Men Arrest — Tokyo. Rose       FUTURE OF NIPPONESE RADIO PROPAGANDIST STILL UNCERTAIN ©

TROOP TRAIN ~~ 1$ WRECKED   ‘THUNDERBOLTS POUNCE Ot  ENEMY TRAIN IN CHINA AND KALE 100 TROGFS

Nippons Ask New Faces in Their Cabinet  Re eee el MM wetisinmm baw

MacArthur Demands Accounting Of Japanese Military Production   Nippon Must Also Report Existing Stocks of War Materiel; Pressure Grows Among Japs For Complete Reorganization of Cabinet

Japs Call For Cabinet Change  MacArthur Demands War Materiel Count

Accounting Of Ww ar “Mater ial. Asked of Japs   MaeArthur Demands. Full Statement As Pressure Mounts For Reorganization Nip Cabinal

Tokyo Papers, Free of Government, Assail Government Inefficiency, Demand New Leaders

4a  Cabinet - “Members -. and. “Premier May Be Fore:. ed. To: Resign; -Hunt ontinues! for Ware  - Rooty.

SEEK OUSTER OF THOSE WHE STARTED WAR   MacArthur, Meanwhile, Demands Accounting of Enemy Military Produetion as Well as Existing Stocks of Materiel.

JAPS DEMAND CABINET BE REORGANIZED   Tokyo Sources Report Rising Sentiment for Elimination of War-Making Regime   ACCOUNTING IS ASKED

Pressure Put On Nipponese By MacArthur   Full Information On Production Of Arms Demanded

Pressure Mounts Among Japs for Reformed Cabinet   MacArthur Demands Full Account of Military Production

Japs Call for Cabinet Changes   Nip Pressure Mounts for Reorganization; Arms Account Asked

Pressure Mounts To Reorganize Japs’ Cabinet   MacArthur Orders Accounting of Military Production, Hips Want War Mongers Eliminated

Japs Demand Reorganizing Of Cabinet During Month   MacArthur Requests Production Figures

JAPS INTENSIFY THEIR CRY FOR CABINET PURGE   Full Accounting Of Nippon’s Military Output, Stores Asked By MacArthur

HIDDEN PLUNDER OF CONQUEST IS BEING HUNTED   Reorganization of Cabinet In Prospect as Tokyo Press Grows Openly Critical

Japs Press For Shift In Cabinet   Blame Present Regime For Inefficiency in Coping With Housing, Food, Fuel Shortages

Cabinet Members and Premier May Be Foreed To Resign; Hunt Continues for War Booty.

PRESSURE MOUNTING AMONG JAPANESE FO! CHANGE IN CABINET   MACARTHUR DEMANDS FULL ACCOUNTING JAPS’ MILITARY PRODUCTION ...

Jans Demanding Cabinet Shakeup   MacArthur Demands Full Accounting Of Military Stocks

Japs Want Top-To- Bottom ‘Reorganization Of Cabinet ‘When Demobilization Ends   . MacArthur Demands Full Accounting Of Jap Military Production And War Materie!

TENSION GAINS FOR RESHUFFLE OF NIP CABINET   MacArthur Asks Report on Jay Production; Extend Hunt for Funds

(MacArthur Demands Accounting of Jap ‘Military Production   Japs Applying Pressure for  A Complete Cabinet Shakeup

Jap Sentiment For Clean-Up 01 Cabinet Grows   ‘Mac’ In Meantime Demands Accountine Of Military Goods

JAPANESE CALL FOR NEW FACES ~ IN THE CABINET   Press Assails Government; MacArthur Wants Facts On Army Production

Pressure for Refor ming: of  Jap Cabinet   Gen. MacArthur Calls Accounting On War Material

Japs Demand Full Shakeup For Cabinet   MacArthur Meanwhile Begins Probe Into Japanese War Secrets

ALLIES DEMAND ACCOUNTING ON NIPPRODUCTION   U. S. Army Doctors Reveal Togo Isn’t Faking Héart Attack

JAP. CABINET CHANGE LOOMS   Gen. MacArthur Demand: Accounting of Nip War Production

Jap People Ask Top and Bottom Cabinet Shuffle  Sentiment Against Leaders of Once

Jap Pressure Mounts For Cabinet Changes By Middle Of Month   MacArthur Demands Full Account Of Nips’ War Production And Materiel; Allies Push Search For Hidden Gold, Silver ;

FELIX GRUNDY TO PORT   \Brings Members of the Night Flying 12th Air Force

British Drive To Within Seven Miles Mandalay  Japs Withdraw Into City for lL act Stan-]

REJECTS BRITISH PLANS   Congress Party Says Only Inde. endence Will Satisfy India

Court of Honor For Boy Scouts at Milford Wed   SOME FIFTY AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED INCLUDING TWO EAGLES

HELPFUL HINTS: IF 3 POLIO STRIKES —   AUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER ‘MONTHS WHEN INFANTILE ~  _ PARALYSI8 18 ON uPawina— SUGGESTIONS GIVEN TO. RESIDENTS OF. THIS AREA”  EVERY SYMPTOM

POLIO HINTS FROM NATIONAL UNIT PUT HYGIENE AS FIRST   Prompt Treatment Increases Chances, Panic Is Unnecessary

HORSE’S KICK FATAL    Oklahoma Boy, 14, Dies in Kansas  City Hospital of Injury :

Jee Drive to Lower Heavy Excise Taxes   George Doubts If Veterans Will Get Further Benefits

FIGHT ON EXCISE TAXES PREDICTED   GEORGE LOOKS FOR RE:NEWED DRIVE TO REDUCE LEVIES ON LUXURIES.

Luxury Taxes  To Draw Fire         e Predicts Attempt To Reduce Levie

Drive To Slash ylixcise Taxes ‘rae in Senate   George Sees Litile Use to Cut Levy While Goods Scarce

SLASHED EXCISE TAXES FAVOREL   Senators Renew Fight To Trim Off Heavy Wartime Levies

George Says Tax-Cut Drive To Be Renewed   Senator Opposes Reducing Of Excise Tax As Long As  Gaand« Remain Scarce

BSNS ano Era HREM: Ise aRnN A tict, hmmreateue fail rou British March on Berlin

RYAN ORDERED TO PAY   Must Rear (Cost of Lost Suit Against S.0.W. Contractors

State Police Of Eight States Throw Out Network To Round Up Fugitives

mperor's Unique Role Makes "If"’ n Jap Surrender Offer a Big One

REPORT MADE ON RECRUITS   TOTAL OF. 21,000-HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR ARMY  AND NAVY SERVICE —

Fld ml mils cine iain Ai i aA aa aia a asi ae  CAPT. GEORGE W. R. HOY PROMOTED TO MAJOR  Ss

WALKOUTS BRING COAL SHORTAGE   SHIPMENTS FROM 4 EASTERN DISTRICTS TO RETAIL DEALERS PROHIBITED.

COAL PRODUCERS CANNOT DELIVER TO RETAILERS   Domestic Consumers Are Also Affected By Government Action

Producers Told Public Welfare Given Priority   Dealers Unable To Get Shipments From Mines in District

BAN DELIVERY OF SOFT COAL TO RETAILERS   Action Taken by Fuel Administration As Strikes Spread

Distribution o f Coal to Guard Public Health   Hospitals, Utilities, Rails Named to Get Fuel

Bituminous Mine  Embargo Ordered   SFA Prohibits Delivery Of Coa * To Retailers, Domestic And Other Users By Local Pits

COAL GUT OFF FOR RETAILERS   Dwindling Supply Will Be Held Back For Urgent Needs

Shipments Of Coal To Retail  Dealers Banned   Spreading Mine Strikes Cause SFA To Restrict Deliveries Of Soft Coal To Various Users: Export Halted

Physicists Corral Atomic Energy   Make Possibly Greatest Discovery of All Time

New Bomb Is Possibly Greatest Invention Of. All Time-Corrals Atom

Congress Is Asked by F. D. R. to Approve Constitution of United Nations Food and Aariculture Association

International Food Output Body Proposed   President Asks That U. S. Take Part  in New Organization

President Returns To Capital Today   Christmas Visit to Hometown Concluded

Truman Returns To Capital Today   President Plans Two Important Speeches

TRUMAN NEAR HOLIDAY END   Plans Return to Capital Today to Start Work On Two Addresses

Truman To Fly To White House  Ends Holiday Visit In His lome State

Sen. Connally Confident UNO Bill — Will Pass Senate With Few Changes

Soldiers Visit Holy Land for Easter   UNIFORMED PILGRIMS TRAVEL FROM MOROCCO, BURMA FOR OBSERVANCE

Training Bill Move Defeated   Vote 15-12 Against Delay Until 1945

House Refuses Delay for Service Bill   Military Committee Votes 15 to 12 To Continue Hearing

Reject Delay In Action On Training Bill   Eisenhower To Be Witness At Hearing Thursday; His Talk May Swing Votes

PEACE DRAFT BILL TO BE CONSIDERED      ‘House Group Votes Not To Delay Measure

REJECTS TRAINING DEFERMENT   House Group To Hear Eisenhower At Meeting Thursday

House Group Votes Against Motion 15-12   Gen. Eisenhower Slated to Outline Views on Thursday

House Group Rejects Move To Delay Training Hearing   Truman Draft Plan Wins First Fight; Congress Studies Atomic Energy Problem.

_ CONGRESS   Attempt To Halt Hearing Is Rejected   Gen. Eisenhower To  ’ Testify Thursday -

TRAINING ACTION DELAY REJECTED   Committee Refuses To Defer Bill; ‘Ike’ Will Testify

First Break On Charter   Senator Bushfield Say: Document Contains A Least Six Flaws.

Bushfield Sees 6 Flaws In Peace Chi'ter; Is First Open Sei‘ate Break

Six Flaws Are Pointed Out In World Charter   South Dakota Senator Sets Out Six Items that He Contends Should Be Given Correction.

FIRST OPEN BREAK CN PEACE CHARTER   Senator  Bushfield Says Document Contains at Least 6 Flaws.

REPUBLICAN SENATOR DEMANDS CORRECTION OF SIX MAJOR FLAWS OF CHARTER BEFORE APPROVAL

Senator Bushfield Raises Objection To Six Points in Peace Charter

Bushfield Hits Flaws in United Nations Charter   National Safety Endangered, S. D. Senator Declares

Full Approval Of Peace Plan  Is In Prospect   Sen. Green Says ‘More Than Faint Hope’ Charter Will Be Ratified

SENATOR FINDS FLAWS IN PACT   Sen. Bushfield Declares Document Should Be  Corrected

First Open Opposition to {United Nations Charter /Hurled by Sen. Bushfield

Six Flaws in Peace Charter Says Senator   Bushfield of South Dakcta Seeks Correction; Unanimous Vote Seen

Six Flaws In Charter, Is Contention   They Should Be Correcter Before Ratification.  Senator Declares

ICKES TRIES 10 OUTSIT LEWIS   Strike Of 72.000 Miners Goes  Into Third Week

HUNT HUSBAND OF DEAD WOMAN   LOCATE PARENTS OF SLAIN NIGHT CLUB DANCER

Assembly Plans Investigation of Stemngut Conduc'   Democratic Minority Leader, Accused of Income Evasions, Asks Inquiry

President Tells People Of Message  AAG Ue Og   National Service Law Tops Program For Prosecution Of Total War

Says Fighting Men Need All Nation Can Give   PEACE PLANS PROMISED IN °45   Sees Possibility Of Victory In Europe This Year

FDR Demands  Service Law   We've Reached Critical Part Of War,’ He Tells Nation

 Roosevelt Seeking Full-Mobilization   President Tells Nation Servicemen To Get All Support of Which Nation is Capable

‘Truman says Needs Marshall As Staff Chief   Full Employment Bill Ts Certain Of Defeat

STAFF CHIEF TO KEEP JOB   Truman Says at Conference Gen. Marshall Is Still Needed in Post

MARSHALL MAY NOT GET WISH   Chief Of Staff Wants Te Retire, But President Says He Needs Him

Marshall Nerled As Staff Chief, Truman Asserts   Capital Speculutes 5. Possibilily Geatral ‘Aoy Not Retire

‘Moscow Turns Out To Last ‘Man, Woman And Child To Celebrate Nazi Surrender   Crowds Shout ‘Long Live Stalin’; American G!’s Dance With Russians

Soviets Turn Out To Celebrate End (f European War   Levitan Announces News of Victory To 190,000,000 Reds

Thousands Pa rade In Streets’ As “News. Is Broadcast Immediately After Midnight- Ratification at Berlin.

Thousands In Russia Leave  Beds To Parade   Russian People Had No Word That Germany Had Surrendered.   ‘WITH TEARS, PRAYER

Russians Leave Beds to Parade in Streets As They Joyously Celebrate European Peace

‘LONG LIVE STALIN’ SHOUTED BY THE . THOUSANDS OF REDS   Soviet Capital Turned Out, en Masse to Celebrate End ef European War.   ANNOUNCED AT 1 A. ML   American - Soldiers Banced/ Across the Cobblestone ’ With Russian Girls.

Russians Told Of Victory  Stalin Announces V- Day; Moscow Is Wild With Joy

Full End Of War For Reds   Announcement Hours Later Than That in Allied Capitals Is First News: of Surrender

THOUSANDS RUSSIANS  SWARM THROUGH RED  SQUARE WEDNESDAY JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF  END OF EUROPEAN WAR IN MOSCOW TONAY -

Peace Really Dawns for Russia, Not at War with Japan; Populace  Swarms Red. Square in Jubilation

Joy Reigns in Moscow on V-E Day   Join to Last Man, Woman and Child in Celebration

Soviet Capital Turns Out to Celebrate V-E   Announcement Made In Early Morning; Decree Public Holiday As Word Spreads

Hitler, Goering Cars to America  _———   Will Tour Nation During Victory Loan

PERSONAL CARS OF HITLER AND GOERING ARRIVE   Armer-Plated Autes Will Teur Natien In Victory Loan Drive   FUEHRER’S MACHINE WEIGHS FIVE TONS

BALTIC FLIGHT IS ‘DUNKERQUE      Over 64 Enemy Vessels Sunk By Airmen; Water Full Of Soldiers

64 SHIPS LASHED AS ENEMY FLEES   Badly-Beaten German Units Slaughtered By Airmen

AIRMEN MASSACRE GERMANS TRYING TO FLEE BY SEA   Sixty-Four Ships Sunk or Damaged as Nazis Sail From Reich Ports for Denmark and Norway.   FLIGHT IS CALLED ‘ANOTHER DUNKERQUE   Waters Off Kiel, Luebeck and Flensberg Filled With Nazi Troops and Burnine Vessels.

Japanese Civilians In Marianas Hear First Tokyo News In 8 Months

JAPS STUNNED BY NEWS    Thirteen Thousand Civilians Hear  First Broadcast in 8.Months

Near Junction With Third in Tank Onslaught   U. $. Ninth Army Joins in Atfack

Seventh Army GivesUp All — Footholds in  Palatinate   Hodges Army Gains Average Two Miles, Nazi Escape Corridor Reduced to 12 Miles  SOME GAINS BY. 3RD

Assaults Started In Driving Storm   First And Third Armies Within Two Miles OF Two All-Weather Roads Left to Germans

Gains Up to Thrée and a Half Miles Are 9°” Scored  UNITS ARE JOINED _ BY BRITISH TANKS  Rush of the Third Army Is Checked by the Germans

Yanks Recapture Three Towns, Reenter 6 Others   Third Army Repulses Enemy Blows, Makes Major Gains at Bastogne As Nazis Withdraw to New Lines

Germans Pulling Armor Back To Escape Capture   Snow Blizzard, Bitterly Fighting Enemy Fail To Halt First And Third Armies’ Advances

Hodges’: Forces - “Ady ance More Than: ‘Three’ f  cas Patton’ Hamme 3  ‘Bae k NaziOndan cre           ENEMY’S: SUPPLY°<= HIGHWAY" MENACED             ‘Into France. 

II IRD ARMY HIURIESs BACK NAZI ONSTEAUGHE 1D BY 4ANKS NEAR BASLOC:NE

Berlin Radio Says U.S. 9th Joined Offensive on North   Gains of Three Miles by First Army Puts Them Scarcely 12 Miles From Where Third Is Hammering Back Enemy Tank Onslaught

Yanks Strike In Blizzard On 17-Mile Front   Doughboys Win 3 Belgian Towns and Fight Way Into 6 Others; 3rd Army Hammers Back Foe Tank Assault

Armor, Infantry Battle Ahead Through Blizzard. Engulf Three Towns   Third Army Stands Firm Under Heavy Nazi Attacks, Then Advances on Both Sides of Bastogne’ Reds Report Great Tank, Plane Battle near Budapest

STRONG GAINS BEING SCORED BY AMERICAN!   FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES NARROW BELGIAN NECK

Third Army Hammers Back Heavy German Attack Led By 100 Tanks   NINTH ARMY JOINS IN NORTHERN OFFENSIVE

PATTON'S ARMY REPELS HEAVY PAPMOR ATTACK   Two American Units Now 12 Miles Apart; Germans Say 9th Army in Battle

Gains. ‘Ue to Three anda Half Miles Ar.  “Scored. 7  UNITS ARE JOINED BY BRITISH TANKS:  Rush of- the Third. “Army ‘Is Checked : ae the: ' Germans 

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Statesman’ s  Son Hanged   ‘John Amery: Proved ‘Guilty Of Treason.

For ‘Tesson :   ‘Statesman’s. Son . Leaves-Cell Nextto Haw Haw for-Gallow:

OHIO TUBERCULOSIS SITUATION SERIOUS   : Governor Appoints Committee  To Combat Disease

NAZIS MURDER MAJOR GENERAL   GALLANT AMERICAN SHOT DOWN WHILE PRISONER

YANK GENERAL SNEAK VICTIM   Shot To Death By Nazi As He Surrenders

Breakthrough Into Czechoslovakia Made At Undisclosed Point— Leipzig, Halle, Nuernberg And Magdeburg Stormed   RUINED CITY OF MAGDERURG TAKEN

“All Buildings on Ill Repair At Reformatory   )  (This is the last of three articles on the overcrowded and ill equipped Boonville Reformatory.)

Say Offensive Is Hitting at Rhine   British Troops Drive Within Range Of The Rhine Factory Center Of Muchen-Gladbach

NAZI REPORT AN OFFENAIVE NEAR KOBLENS   British 19 Miles in Germany Take Town of Hilforth Without a Fight.

Claims Strike at Rhine Near Koblenz «   Identifies Unit As U. S. Seventh; May Be Patton

Drive Aims For Rhine At Koblenz   Berlin Broadcasts Report Of Attack In New Sector

Nazis Fall Back All Along  Western Front   Third Army Sweeps Up to German Border at Five Points After Overrunning 1l Towns in Gains of Nearly Four Miles

COBLENZ IS U. S. GOAL, NAZIS SAY   British Are 15 Miles Inside Germany On Roer River Front

British 15 Miles In Reich   Yanks Striking Out for Industrial City of Koblenz

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Ninth Army’s Second Armored Division Loose Along The Superhighway   Airborne Troops Dropped Behind Enemy Lines In Holland As British Close On Bremen

British 2nd Army Drives Within Artillery Range of  Bremen; Threaten Hamburg   Hodge's First Army, in 18-Mile Thrust, Drives Into Goettingen and Captures Some 15.000 Wounded German Soldiers; Allied Airborne Troops Dropping in Holland

Americans Reach Superhighway in Dash for Capital   First Army Joins in Race; Net Thrown around Nazis in Holland

First Army —  Joins in Race: 9th 128 Miles From Capital _ Air-Borne Troops  Throw Giant Net  Around 2 Armies Sac lies: TY... J

NINTH ARMY IS 128 MILES FROM REICH CAPITAL   Allied Airborne Army Throws Net Around Two Nazi Armies In Holland   BRITISH COLUMN IS CLOSING ON HANNOVER

Armored Units Aim at Munich InBreak-Away   Canadians, Paratroepers Seal Foes in Holland;  Leo ee, Eigen a ee

Airborne Force Encircles  Nazis in Holland   British Second Army Approaches Within Seven Miles of Hannover, Wheels North to Within 64 Miles of Hamburg

Tank Force Near Brunswick; Siege  Of Bremen Begun   Airborne Army Puts Net About Nazi Forces In Holland; First Takes Goettingen; Yanks Gain in Ruhr Pocket Battle

British Troops Unload. Vessels In Dock Strike   Keep -Nation’s Food: Sup. plies Moving “While Union and Employers Remain: Deadlocked

Liberalized G.I. Loan Bill OK'd   $4,000 Maximum Set For Farms, Homes

Supreme Court Orders Hearings On Yamashita   Then_Will Decide On Any Intervention In Jap General’s Case

Soviet Paper Deplores West Front’s Friendly Attitude To Civilians

‘600 EMPLOYES OF AMERICAN WELL STOP WORK MONDAY  LABOR LEADERS SAY  FAILURE OF COMPANY TC 1 ICN CONTRACT IS CATICE

600 EMPLOYES OF AMERICAN WELL alt WORK MONDAY  LABOR LEADERS SAY   LABOR LEADERS SAY FAILURE OF COMPANY TO SIGN CONTRACT IS CAUSE

SENIOR NEWS On April 21, 1945 the Junior  (continued on page 3)   D. D. Contract Bridge Club

PROBLEM OF ARGENTINA CONFRONTS INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE WHICH OPENS WEDNESDAY AT MEXICO CITY

Navy Asks Congress for Peacetime  ‘Atom Bomb’ Fleet   Secretary Forrestal, Tells House Naval Affairs Commitiee That Peace Without Power Is ‘Simply a Dream’

Atom Punch leet Asked  In Peace Era   Bomb Isn't Any Good If You Can't Get lt Where Its Needed, Declares Forrestal

Navy Requests Strong Fleet  Peace Without Power e DReeam Deciare

Northern States Plagued By Cold   Subzero To Balmy Weather Reported For Nation

Troops Count Gain by Yards Against Shur  48,000 Japanese Dead: Isle Holds Key to Empire

Two Convicts Escape Again After Arrest   Escaped Pair Captured Attempting to Break Into Theater Safe

Giles. Cook {seape Again   Iwe Convicts Make Getaway After Capture At Missouri Valley, La.

Officers Find Pair Breaking Theater Safe   Bandits Force Police to Free Them With Hidden Revolver

Cook- Giles Are Captured: Pair Then Make Escape   Missouri Valley Police Chief In Battle With Men

Japs Allege Yank Sailors Attacked Mother, Daughte  Nip Send Protest to U.S

Murders Wife; “Attacks” Girl  Police Reveal Details Of Lund Crime

RESISTANCE WEAKENING ALL ALONG WEST FRONT   Observers Say Enemy Without Hope Now of Stopping Allied Tide

CONTINUE DRAFT IS TRUMAN PLEA   President Advises Congress Inductees Should Serve Two Years

President Wants Draft Continuance   Would Draft 18 to 25 Year Olds For 2 Years

Fight On Draft  Looms   September Quota Will Be 63,000 Men, Says Hershey  Ree a ee eae

Mustangs trom Iwo Batter Tokyo Area   Nip ‘Defenders’ Again Fail To Show Up Despite Daring Yank Challenge

Night Baseball  American League   Seventh Army's lwo Based Mustangs Raid Tokyo Area for the Second Day

Southwest Korea Added to Targets Of U.S. Planes   Navy Privateers Sweep Over Area, Disrupt Railroad Line

100 Planes Raid Airfields Near Tokyo; Blast Dock and Warehouse Targets

Jap Planes Fail to Put Up Any Fight   Maintenance Shops And Field Hangars Are Hit By Rockets

Yank POW Rest For  Trip Home   Gen. Wainwright Is Believed On Way To Chungking

Wainwright on Way Back; Others Treated in Camps  Mercy Teams Parachute   Mercy Teams Parachute Into Jap. Camps te  GiveAid

Flying Mercy ‘Teams Care for Prisoners in Enemy Stockades   Gen. Wainwright Believed to Be En Route to Capital of China: Many Internees Are Resting Up

Yank Airmer  Fly for  Wainwright Also Bees Wtalw  Downed in Doolittle Raid

Wainwright Flown from Manchuria   Flying Mercy Teams Rescue Many Yanks In Jap Prisons

High Point Gls Abroad Demand  To Come Home   Only Few Hundred Ships Being Used Out Of Thousands Available,

WSA CLAIMS RETURN OF MEN ON SCHEDULE   Army Says Lack Of Seamer Holds Up Troopships

Wails Of High Point GI's Sweating It Out Are Heard In Washington

Marooned High-Point G.I.s Wailing Loud To Come Home. WSA Following Army Orders   Joint Chiefs Of Staff Say Scarcity Of © Seamen Important: Factor [In Movements

Heat Is Getting Hotter To Brina Home All Men Eliaible for Discharae

‘HEAT IS GETTING H OTTER!: HIGH-POINT GI'S MAROONED AROUND THE WORLD ARE ‘CRYING’ FOR HOME

HIGH-POINT VETS OVERSEAS WANT TO RETURN NOW   CAPITOL LISTENS TO MOUNTING CRY OF ISOLATED GI’S

HIGH POINT GI'S YELLING LOUDER   Wails Are Reaching Washington From Around The W orld.

ENGAGED A TASK FORCE      _Domei Reports Battle With British.  in Malacca Strait

Brownell Offers 8-Point Plan fo Strengthen GOP   Says if Carried Out Could Win ‘46 Elections to Congress

Brownell Lays GOP Battle Plan For 1946 and “48   Rank-and-File Program Submitted By Brownell to National Committee

HEARINGS ON PEARL HARBOR TO OPEN SOO}   JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY TO DECIDE ON POLICIES TO BE FOLLOWED IN INQUIRY

Polish Troops Will Stand By  Exiled Regime   Potentially Grave Situation Faces British In Determining Their Future

JOE MEDLEY sia ADS MUTE  COURT         Is Held Without Bonds in Murder Of Nancy Boyer

SGT. LOWERY TAUGHT NATIVES “MAIRZY DOQATS,” MARINES ‘NEARLY NUTS’

CHINESE STOP JAPANESE DRIVE   NIPS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES—THREAT TO U. §& AIR BASE REMOVED

Great Britain ‘Clearly Upset By Pole Issue   Repeated Rebuffs By Reds Chafing Allies’ Patience

Big Three No Longer Are Bound   Cooperation With Risssin Besoin mong

Nation’? Lawmakers Stiffen Backs Against Usual Political Pressure

Extra Gasoline for Motorists Now Seen as Food Distribution Threat To Create Headaches for Officials

Another Food  Hazard Seen   Liberalized Gasoline May Bring Direct Farm Buying and Upset System

Gas Increase To Intensify Food Problem   Motorists Expected to Trade With Farmer _ More Frequently

Extra Gasoline Ration to Upset Food Controls   Official Predicts Motorists to Dislecate Distribution by Direct Buying from Farms

Liberalized Gas Rations May Give Food Officials Some New Headaches

Extra Gasoline For Moforists Seen as Latest Food Hazard   Direct Farm Buying May Upset Strained Distribution System

GAS INCREASES 10 BOTHER OPA   ‘Direct Buying Of Food  From Farmers May Upset Program

Direct Buying Of Food From  Farms Feared   Government Wonders If Use Of Extra Gasoline Will Create Problem

Britain To Get Huge Loan From U. S., Papers State   Negotiations Reported Completed for Lending of $4,400,000,000 Over 50 Year Period—No interest for Five Years

British Press Says Big Loan Negotiated   Says $4,400,000,000 To Be Repaid U. S. Over 50-Year Period

London newspapers report negotiations  with U.S. concluded   Payment to be over 50-year period with no interest first five vears

LOAN TO BRITAIN REPORTED - AGREED ON IN WASHINGTON   London Newspapers Say U. S. Will Advance $4,400,000,000, Payable Over 50Year Period.   DEAL IS EXPECTED TO HELP WORLD TRADE   Interest at Rate of 2 Per Cent to Begin in 1951, Laborite Daily Herald Says.

British Report $4,400,000,000 Loan From U. §.   Newspapers State Money to Be Repaid In 50-Year Period

A Billion British Loan Agreed Upon   Formal Announcement To Be Made Today, London Papers Say

BRITAIN WILL GET U. 5. LOAN OF $4 BILLION   Lorfdon Papers Repor! Terms Agreed Upon In Washington

GREAT BRITAIN’S LOAN APPROVED   Negotiations Concluded For $4,400,000,000 To ‘Ease Winter’

U.S. Will Grant Great Britain 4 Billion Loan   London Newspapers Reveal Details of Momentous Deal

REVEAL DARING U-BOAT ATTACK   U. S. 8. Barb Rips Nippon Convoy; Escapes After Mission

Submarine Makes Daring Surface Attack In Shallow Japanese Waters

U.S. Sub Takes on Jap Convoy in Water Too Shallow to Permit Dive

Lone U.S. Sub Sinks Convoy  Daring Attack Mode On Surface; Ship Eludes Anary Foe 

Daring Sub Attack Wins High Honors   Wreaks Havoc on Jap Convoy At Anchor In Water Too Shallow To Dive In, Then Escapes

Audacious Submarine  Blow Told   Attack in Water Too Shallow for Dive Revealed

TELL OF DARING SUBMARINE RAID   Navy Reveals Bold Attack Made Against Jap Shipping By U.S. S. Barb.

SURFACE ATTACK BRINGS HONOR TO SUBMARINE GREW   U.S.S. Barb Sinks Uncounted Japanese Vessels

ANOTHER 'SHA EPIC—.  Sub’. 8. Daring Attack “Is Revealed By Navy   U.S. Submarine’s Surface Attack On'J: ap Conyoy In ' Water Too Shallow To Permit-A Dive’ Wins High Honors For Skipper And Crew

Sub Hit ‘Em And Beat It   Daring Surface Attack Sank Too Many Ships to Be Counted As Sub Got Away

Sub Launches Daring Attack On Jap Convoy   Surface Raid Made To Bag Prize Because Water Too Shallow For Dive

Surfaced Sub Rakes Convoy; [Makes Escape   Barb’s Exploit Disclosed By Navy Today; Many Enemy Ships to Bottom

Lone U. S. Submarine’s Daring Attack On Jap Convoy Disclosed by Navy

24 Killed in Box Co. Plant At Detroit   Toll May Go Higher; 4 Least 50 Injured in Explosion

british Say Nazis Violated International Treaties By Plunging World Into War

KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT, HAGUE CONVENTION,  AND COVENANT OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS ' AMONG TREATIES NAZIS DELIBERATELY  SABOTAGED.

Plan to Dominate World Violation of International Treaties Part of Nazis’

Togo Gets Post In Jap Cabinet   Formal Installation  Conducted At Palace

SWIFTNESS OF OWN ADVANCE 1,900 Allied Tanks  Thrown Into Battle, Berlin Cries

OWN ADVANCE   1,900 Allied Tanks: Thrown Into Battle, Berlin Cries -.

Gen. Hand, Who Helped Map Philippine Island Defense Strategy, Dies

Two Allied Armies Push to Roer River as German Forces Withdraw Without a Fight.   U. S. SEVENTH WINS BACK LOST GROUND

Naxi Resistance West of Roer River Collapses  NEW GERMAN DRIVE PUT INTO ‘REVERSE  AH Northern Alsatian Gains Reported Erased

NAZIS BEATEN ON SIEGERIED DEFENSE LINE   ENEMY FLUNG BACK ACROSS MODER BY SEVENTH ARMY

Nazi Resistance West of -Roer River Collapses  EW cetnens DRIVE      All Northern Alsatian .. Gains Reported Erased

Americans Push To River, Erase Gains of Germans   Ninth and Seventh Armies Advancing

REICH TROOPS ABANDON AREA WEST OF ROER   Ninth Pushes to Bank Of River; Alsatian Threat Ended

Yanks, British At Gate of Prized Ruhr   Allied Units Pass Section of  Siegfried Wall

hesistance Collapses West of Roer   German Offensive . . Thrown into Reverse By Seventh to South  STRASBOURG EASED

GERMANS’ ENTIRE WESTWALL ARMY RETREATS FRIDAY   J. S. Seventh Clears All Of South Bank Of Moder; Yanks, British At North Ruhr Gateway

A. SYVERUD DIED TUESDAY A, MA      x ‘ather of Mrs. Ira Vail To  Be Buriel at Canton, So Dak.

A. SYVERUD DIED. TUESDAY A. M.      Father of Mrs. Ira Vail Te  ‘Be: Buriel at Canton, - So: Dak.

See Plan ; As Aid To  Business   New Gover nment.Tax Program Designed To _ Improve Cash Position

Plan Post-War Tax Revision To Improve  U.S. Business, Industry By $5,000, 000,000

Quick Passage Of Business-Aid Bill Schedulec   Tax Revision Program Designed To Stimulate Reconversion.

 oe Tax Revision [Program Under  Way In Capital   Designed to Improve Cash Position of Biisiness aud Industry by Five Billion

Will Speed  Tax Revision  Would Improve +   Would Improve Cash Position of Business, Industry

INDUSTRY HELP PLANS SPEEDED BY LAWMAKERS   Introduction Of New Tax Revision Measure Scheduled For Monday: Will Aid Reconversion.

Business-Aid Tax Legislation To Be Introduced   Designed To Improve Cash Position Of Busines: And Industry.

No Material Reduction in Ultimate Yield Contemplated in Revision Program Which Is Designed Primarily To Speed Payment on Rebates and Cut Excess Profits Levy To Give More Cash for Reconversion

BUSINESS-AID TAXES PLANNED   Program Mapped To Improve Cash Position Of Firms

TAX BILL WOUL AID BUSINESS IN ‘RECONVERSION   Intended To Speed Postwar Payment Of Rebates And Credits To Industry

Congress Plans To Aid Business   Five Billions In Cash To Be Made Ayailable

Immigrants Will Enter Country At 39,000 Per Year   Truman Clears Way For Normal Flow Of Immigration

Accuses Russia  of Blackmail   Appears Doomed To Almost Complete Failure

FRANCE CALLS THE RUSSIANS BLACKMAILERS   Conference Of Big Five Doomed To End In Failure

Big Five Conference Appears lo Be Doomed To End In  Complete Failure.

Russia Accused of “Blackmail” at Foreign Ministers Council   Conference Appeared Doomed To End in Almost Complete Failure

Delegates May ‘Call It Quits’ Leave For Home   France Is Charging Russia Of Blackmail

Blame Reds In Failure of Conference   ‘Blackmail’ by Russia Charged by French  Spokesman at London

New Molotov Demands Enc Parley Hopes   Effort at Blackmail Charged to Soviets By French Observer

TRUMAN TO BARE WAGE POLICY ON TUESDAY NIGHT   Prograni To Be Outlined In Broadeast ‘To Nation At 16 pn. m.

WHITE HOUSE RECONVERSION PLANS READ)   President Truman Will Inform Nation Tuesday on WagePrice Policy.

PUT FINISHING  TOUCH ON WAGE PRICE POLICY   Truman Will Address Nation On Tuesday Night, Giving Formula

JAPS SLOW CLEANUP IN MANILA’S SOUTH PASIG DISTRICT   Hopes for a Relatively Quick Mop-Up Began to Fade. Today. :   FIGHT RAGED FOR DAYS   This Hotly Contested Area Was Still a Mile From the Water Front.

Hope of Quick Jap Cleanup in Manila Fades   Entrenched Enemy Making Stubborn Resistance; Cavite Base Captured

Early Cleanup of Pasig Area Faded by Nip Resistance   ~% Residential Section 1: the Scene of Furious Fighting Today

Have Japs in a3 Square Mile Area   Grim Yanks Advance Amid Ruins in the City of Manila   TWO AIRFIELDS SEIZED   Fierce Resistance Defeat: Hope of Rapid Cleanup of City

RAPID GLEANU? HOPES FADING   Hotly Contested Section Is Still a Mile From the Waterfront.   TAKE CAVITE NAVAL BASE

Hope for Fast Cleanup Of Manila Fades But Situation Better   Enemy Stiffens Resistance But Americans Ar Sure of Victory; Dead Japs Litter Exclusive Residential Section: Fires Burn

GRIM FIGHTING IN MANILA CONTINUES   Cavite, Naval Base, Two Airfields Taken, End in Sight for Japanese

REPORT TOKYO PEACE FEELER   Manila Battle Near End, Yanks Take Cavite,  Nichols Field

MacArthur, Meanwhile, Declares ‘End In Sight’ In Battle For Manila.

Japanese Bodies in  Old Ruins   Grim Yanks Find Them as They Move Forward in Last Battle for Manila

Nips Fight Bitterly in Tight Trap   Enemy’s Artillery Fire Drops Sharply As Shells Run Low

Hope of Quick Clean-up Fades As Enemy Forces Continue Bitter Defense of City

Japs Put Up Stiff Battle in S. Manila   ‘Hopes. For Quick End There Fades; Enemy . “Casualties Mount:

Stiffened Jap Resistance Lowers Hopes Of Quick Clean-Up In South Manila

Yanks Lose Hope of Early End to Manila Fighting as Jap Resistance Stiffens

Senators See Bomb Forcing World League   Races Must Achieve Harmony or Perish, Rath Parties Arree

Senators Look to United Nations for Control of Atomic Development 

‘Atom Bomb Control Is Serious Problem   New Found Power Puts on U, S. Responsibility for World T Live in Peace or Be'Wiped Out-—-Peacetime Benefits May Be Years Away But Emphasis Put on Ultimatum To Japs To Surrender or Die

UNITED NATION CONTROL SEEN OVER SECRET   Atomie Force Seen Power Fer Peace or World Destruction

UNITED NATIONS MAY SUPERVISE ATOMIC BOMB   Believe U. S., British To Share Benefits With Peace Loving Nations

Gen. Eisenhower In Capital, May Testify Thursday   Expected to Urge Merger of Armed Forces and Compulsory Training

To Press For Unification  Of Forces   Kisenhower Will Confer On Peacetime Military Traming Program.

Plan Designed  To Cut Strikes To Set Status   Labor-Management Parley Group To Permit & ‘aulives rs To Petition

Design Plan For Strike Prevention   Would Lessen Number 0! Walkouts Called for  Union Recognition

OFFER PLAN FOR FEWER STRIKES   CONFERENCE COMMIT.  TEE HAS SUNDAY SEaRSION

LAY MODELING onOWN TO SOROPTIMIST CLUB   ‘Ceramic Jewelry Making Is Demonstrated   BY MRS. HELEN JUNG

Rural Road Program Is State Plan   : Thousand Miles Of Road to Be — Built During  ‘Next Year.

 Russia on Sidelines as Far East Committee Meets   Congress Gets Proposal For Civilian Head of All Forces

Officials, Speaking For Record, Predict Success Without Soviet, But Privately Admit Little Chance For Effective TeamWork.

Russia Stays Away From Session of Allied Commission   Officials Wait for Soviet Word ut’ Get None}, Group Lacks Much _  Authority a.

Allied Commission Holds Conference   Russia Makes No Move Join Parley

Reds lgnore Meeting Of  Commission   Officials Wait Into Early Morning For Word From Soviet Union.   “NO WORD COMES

Reds Ignore Allied Meeting To Advise On Jap Governing   rospects For Far East Team Work Held Gloceny If Soviets Remain Out Of Parley

RUSSIA IGNORES MEET TO ADVISE ON RULING JAPS   Claims Allied Meeting Will Be Success Without Soviets   By GRAHAM HOVEY

REDS OUT OF PACIFIC MEET   U. S. Continues To Hold Upper Hand In Far Eastern Matters

Russia Stays Out of Parley On Jap Council   American Officials Express Confidence Meeting of Council Will Be Successful

Yanks Take © 3 Towns in Serchio Area   Wipe Out.Nazi’s December Gains in Steady ~. Valley Advance

Fifth Army Gains In Serchie Valley   Seize 3 Towns With Little Opposition; Activity Increased Near Bologna.

ALLIED TROOPS REGAIN GROUND IN NORTH ITALY   Advance Steadily Along Serchio River Sector

Fifth Army Troops Take Three Towns   Advance Steadily Up Serchio River Valley

THREE ITALIAN TOWNS SEIZED   1700 Sorties Flown Ove Targets In Germany

Two Day Rushing Period at the sag Ended  oday   FIVE FROM LAWRENCE

BY K. U: GREEKS   Two Day Rushing Period at the University Ended Today ©

ToRY PARTY. ey FAVORED   POLITICAL. OBSERVERS’ PRE. DICT VICTORY FOR CHURCH. ILL: IN ELECTION ©  SOR SDAY

Churchill Seen as Victor in Close British Election Race With Labor

VICTORY SEEN FOR CHURCHILL   Observers Expect Close Vote In Thursday Balloting

Apple Spoilage Is Threatened   Growers In This Area Say OPA Rules Resronsible For Situation.

Dealers Flay OPA. Rulings   Say Apples, Fruit" Spoiling In Storage

APPLIANCES ARE BEING PRODUCED   Limited Quantities Begin ning To Reach Householders

Household Items To Soon Be On Market   Some Electrical Appliances Will Reach Mar-  ket by Fall

Frederick Man Gets Ringling Road Contract   J. E. Simmons Also Secures Contract for  In Bryan County IN 2 KMAilee nf © W900

Green Announces That Negotiations With Mine Union Leader Failed.

‘Lewis Still Outside A. F. L., But Signs Point To Early A Hiliation

Lewis Still Outside AFL   Body Denies Immediate Representation to Lewis  On Powerful Council

LEWIS IS STILL OUT OF AFL FOLD   NEGOTIATIONS FOR UMW RETURN FAILS FOR PRESENT: GREE?

NEW OFFENSIVE IS LAUNCHED BY BRITISH TROOPS   Second Army Makes Pro gress North Of Aachen; Resistance Light   AMERICAN ARMIES ARE DRIVING ON ST. VITH

KEY HIGHWAY HUB CAPTURED BY AMERICANS   BRITISH GAIN NEAR AACHEN; BELGIAN LOOP SLICED

British Launch New Assault North of Aachen   Attack Heavily Defended Sector Between Meuse, Roer Rivers; U.S. First, Third Take Houffalize

Vwitcn CTO LNtrarive tite ~ West Month Afier Nazis ~ Start Belgian Offensive

First and Third Armies Have Scored New Gains  HOUFFALIZE FALLS ;  TO AMERICAN 2ND  ‘Units of Patton’s Army  on Mave Inside Germany

American Armies Meet At Houffalize   Seventh U. S. Army Launches Powerful Offensive Aaainst Na zis Near Strasbourg

British Meet Moderate Resistance   Houffalize Captured As First and Third Drive on St. Vith In Belgian Sector

British open new blow in Aachen area  Carve slices off shrinking salient

GAINS MADE IN HEAVY ATTACK BY TOMMIES   Houffalize is Taken, Nazi Salient Virtually Ironed Out

YANKS TAKE ROAD HUB OF HOUFFALIZE   Smash to Within Six Miles of St. Vith, Last Enemy  Communications  Cen.ter in Area. .   ALLIED ARMIES _ NOW ON OFFENSIVE   Patton’s Forces Inside Germany South of Cr umbling Bulge—Take Borg in 2-Mile Push.

HOUFFALIZE FALLS TO AMERICAN 2ND  Units of Patton's  Army on Move Inside Ger- : many =:

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British Second Army Launches New Offensive   American Forces Capture ~ Highway Hub of Houf—— falize in Belgium

Japs On Luzon Are Ready To ‘Throw In The Sponge’   Negotiations Under Way On Islands O Mindanao And Cebu; General Balks

Japs In Luzon Mountain Will Lay Down Arms:   Surrender of Forees On Mindanao and Cebu Also: Expected; Nip Comman der Opposes Decision

Luzon Japs To Yield   Agree ‘To Surrender Over “Adamant” Opposition Of Leader

General Opposed To Jap Surrender   Yanks Theat Ie e for Several  Thousand  Ouit to to   (ON IMPORTANT ISLANDS   Had to Convince Enemy in Northern Luzon Fighting Was Over

JAPS IN NORTHERN LUZON MOUNTAINS AGREE SURRENDER  25 UNARMED AMERICANS NEGOTIATE DEAL; JAP COMMANDER OPPOSED

J aps On Luzon Are Ready _ To ‘Throw On The Sponge         Negotiations Under Way On Islands C ' Mindanao And Cebu: General Balks

Japs On Luzon Now Quitting   Odd Peace Parley Held In Mountains; Nip Commander Still Opposing Peace

‘Luzon Japs Decide To Quit Despite  General’s Protest   Arrange to Surrender After Reading U. S$ Newspaper and Listen: ing to Radio News  From Tokyo.

Surrender Of North Luzon Japanese Is Worked Out; Opposition Leader Balks

Hitler’s Fate Put In Soldiers’ Hands   Britain Won’t Insist On Capture Alive

Britons May Kill Hitler On Sight   Eden Leaves Matter Up To Soldier; Nazis Fleeing To Alps.

Make Call for Eligible  Nurse Corps Volunteers   Can’t Wait for Braft Law to Aet   Volunteers Assured Of Officers’ Status, Need Is Acute.

Red Cross Urges Iowa Nurses To Volunteer Now   Army Needs 18,000 More; Navy Needs 2,000

Meadows Takes Witness Stand   Trial Enters Fourth Week; May Continue Into Fifth.

NAME NEW COMMANDS    Richardson and Steyer Will Work Under Nimitz and MacArthur

RECORD CROP ACREAGE HAS BEEN PLANNED   Sofl and Cilmatle Conditions, If Favorahle May Result in a Record Level of Production

Urge Goodwill To Avoid Wars   Attlee and Eden Outline Pattern for World:  Pence

ATTLEE AND EDEN CALL ON NATIONS TO END DISTRUS!   Two Declare in Commons Debate Hope for Peace Lies in Mutual Confidence Among Nations.   EX-SECRETARY SEES THREAT IN NATIONALISM   Urges U. S., England, Russia, France and China to Abandon Veto Rights Under  League Charter.

Eden Deplores ‘Suspicions’  Among big 3   Requests Russians To Allow Newsmen In Soviet Areas

Eden Urges Scrapping Of Veto Power In UNO   Former British Foreign Minister Says Atomic Energy Discovery Calls For Charter Changes

Mutual World Confidence Is Requested  Attlee, Eden Open Brit Debate on World Affairs

Eden Urges Scrapping Of Veto Power Under  United Nations Charter

SCRAPPING OF UNO VETO RULE URGED BY EDER   Attlee And Former Fer eign Secretary Appeal Fa Meteal Confideace   NEXT WAR WILL END ALL CIVILIZATION

Veto Power Of Charter Is Attacked   Anthony Eden Urges Scrapping in View Of Recent Atomic Energy Discoveries

EDEN URGES VETO RIGHIS BE SCRAPPEL   Wants Powers Grauted By Charter Given Up To Lessen Dangers”  af Natianalica.

Aitlee, Eden Urge World To Quit War   Prime Minister, Political Foe Ask Veto Right Killed

ATTLEE, EDEN ASK THE       Urge Sting Be Taken Out of Nationalism By  bis

Easy Sledding For Nationalist Troops Thus Far   Independent Manchurian Forces Said Marching Ou  To Welcome Nationalist:

CHILD ABANDONED; SEEK MOTHER HERI   Washington Woman Visited Hagerstown Last Thuredavy

CHILD ABANDONED: SEEK MOTHER HERE      Washington Woman Vis. .ited Hagerstown Last Thursday

Cousin of Mre. Henry Ford Th, Jeanne Lourdes Murray, Elope to Philadel * phia for Ceremony -

5 DieinBlast Near Clearfield   Powder Used by Miners Lets Go in Home At Ramev -

HeavyFighting Erupis In Two  Towns In Java   British Say Indonesains Storm Civilian Internee Camp and “Butcher  Women, Children”

Heavy Fighting On in Java   British and Indonesians Clash at Semarang And Ambarawa

HEAVY FIGHTING RENEWED IN JAVA, BRITISH REPORT   Women and Children Slais By Indonesians in Amborawa

Heavy Fighting Onin Java   ‘British and Indonesians _ Clash at- Semarang: _ And: Ambarawa

Indonesians In New Fight   British Say Women, Children ‘Butchered’

Crowds Appear For Opening Of Harbor Inquiry   More Than 50 Witnesses To Be Heard Before  Probe Is Ended

Texe (aS Senate Will Reconvene  ie Jan. é ‘To Consider Governor Nominations

SENATE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED TO CALL BODY BACK JANUARY  MOVE AIMED AT NOMINATIONS, WOULD BE FOR PURPOSE CONFIRMATION

Skeptical Yank Soldier Interviews Leni Riffenstahl, German Actress

Battles Loom In Congress   End of “Era of Good Feeling” May Fade Into Past

Lines Form For Fight  On Reconversion Bills   Era Of Good Feeling Apparently Ended, Remarks: : ‘Ot Congress Leaders Indicate ~*~ 

BATTLE OVER  TRUMANPLAN  1S UNDERWAY           “ERA OF GOOD FEELING" ENDS CON GHEBS TACKLES

SOLONS LINE liP ON RECONVER TaN   Good Feeling May Fade in Fight on So- Calied New Deal Measur?s

SOLONS LINE UP aN RECONVERSION   Gaod Feeling May. Fade in Fight on ‘So-Ca! ied ‘New Dea] Measures

Congress Setting Stage for Hot Fight Over Truman's Reconversion Proposals

-—~ Duy War Bonds — BRITISH AN NOUNCE NEW SOI ‘THE: AST ASIA ARMY

Secretary Byrnes Leaves To Attend Moscow Parley   ‘Biv Three’’ Foreign Ministers Conference To Discuss World Problems   CONFERENCE WILL CLOW SOVIFT STANT)

LAVAL FACING ~NEW CHARGE   EXLPREMIER -OF VICHY CHARGED WITH FORCING. THOUSANDS TO WORK INGERMANY "

Resume Trial  Of Pierre Laval   Neither Lava! Nor Defense Attorneys Are Present When Trial Resumes

A MIX-UP IN WEATHER   Warm Moist Air Collides with Cold JFlow Over Kansas Today

CONGRESS OPENS TRAINING DEBATE   Compulsory Military Bill] Backéd by Army, Navy--Onndsed by Educators 

Berlin Reports Viinistries Are Leaving City   Nazi Radio Says Men Are Going Into Battle From Offices

U. S. Bombers Will Level Jap Cities   Doolittle Sees Nation Of Nomads

CIVILIANS WILL HOLD POWER IN NEW CABINET   “Fulfillment Of Potsdam Declaration” Will Be One Of First Objectives

New Jap Cabinet Plans ror Peace   New Cabinet Not Dominated By War Lords—Premier Picked Without Elder Statesmen

Goony Birds Their Diet   Starving Jap Garrison On Wake Apparently Reduce to That Peint, Says American Officer

BRIGADIER GENERAL MILLIKEN TO COMMAND POST AT CAMP CROWDER   Former Commander, General Prosser to New Undisclosed Post; Gen. Tully, Washington, Replaces  Gen. Milliken As Commander of Service Forces.

[rumant Returns To Washington To Finish Plans   Chonges in A-hu.iuish"tien Forced.by tnbor _- Disturbancit-

Truman Plans  To Look Into Labor Dispute:   President Returns to Capital After Visit To Missouri Folks

TRUMAN BACK IN WASHINGTON   Will Face Labor Problems And Make Changes In

Maj. Robert E. Herring Named Ohio Health Director by Gov. Bricker

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Cermans Claim Americans and Reds Affecting Junction

5 TELL OF ALLIED UNION I SUDETE   No Confirmation at Headquarters; Close Trap on Stutigart

Weather Worrying U.S. Fruif Growers   Unusually Warm Weather Brings Wide FreezeKill Possibilities

Flier Faces Problem:  ‘Shot Down 18 Months Ago Lt. Goad, Reported Dead, Finds Wife Married

DOUGHTON OPPOSED TO $5 AUTO USE TAX   Chairman of Powerful House Com: mittee ta Wage Fight for Repeal After This Year.

END TO CAR USE TAX   Chairman Doughton Says This Is the Last Year

STETTINIUS BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE TODAY   Is Designated as Secretary of Peace in a New Cabinet Post.   NAMED BY PRESIDENT   To Be American Representative on the Security Council of Peace-Keeping Organization.

MEMORIAL 10 36TH DIVISION ASKED BY WALKEI   Red Beach, Proposed Site in Italy Overlooks Graves of Americans

Steel Companies Facing Charges   Restraint of Trade In Industry Claimed

90 American Planes Reported In Raids “On Saigon Sector   6th Army Troops Make Advance Of 10 Miles On Luzon Highways Leading To Manila And Baguio

Air-Sea Battle Rages Off Coast Of Indo-China   Americans Advance In Drive Toward Manila

Polish Jewess Points Accusing Finger at Nazis Says Thousands Of Innocents Killed  TT... Cae Chdéert KAS

Polish Jewess Accuses Nazi  _ Of Murders At Prison Camp   Mrs. Litwinska Testifies in Court Women Inmates Were Forced to Line Up Naked in Selections for Gas Chamber Method

-Voman Testifies Official Of German Concentration  Camp Killed ‘Thousands’   Young Polish Jewess Tells How Women Were Forced To Line Up Naked When Being Selected For Gas Chamber

CAMP SLAYER   Woman Accuses Nazi Of. ficial As Slayer of Thousands at Oswiecim

SELF - CRITICISM COMES AS U.S, OUTLINES PLAN   Victims of Treachery and Cruelty, Meanwhile, Urge Strict Control of Japan

HOUSE COMMIFTBENIGNORES: TRUMAN BENEFITS PROPOSAL   WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE GOING AHEAD ON WORK-. OUT TAX REDUC* TION BILL   By ARTHUR F. HERMANN - ttemmational’ News Service

Congress Will Push Plans For  Tax Reduction   Framing Of Tax Reduction Bill Will Be Speeded It Is Indicated   JOBLESS PAY BILL IS NOT REVIVED

TAX REDUCTION BILL TO GO TO CONGRESS   House Group Ignores Truman — Piea On Jobless Measure

ADVANCE PLA FOR PROMISED TAX DECREASE   House Group Unmind. ful of Truman Plea for Employment Bill

PEACE SPEEDED BY ATOM BOMB   Churchill Reveals Invas ton Sites In Speech Before Commons

Atomic Bomb Lauded for Ending War   Churchill Tells Commons Weapon Saved Lives of Million U. S. Troops in Avoidine Invasion

CHURCHILL SAYS ATOMIC BOMB WAS CAUSE WAR’S END  SAVED LIVES MILLION _ AMERICANS, QUARTER  MILLION BRITISH

Saved 1% Million Anglo-American Lives, He Avows   Ridicules Those Who Lament Its Use Against Nips

CHURCHILL SAYS REDS KEPT VOWS   TELLS HOW STALIN PROMISED TO ENTER WAR AGAINST JAPS

Starving Europeans Will Be Taught to Like Sweet Potatoes   Recipes, Printed In Five Languages to Appear on Each Can of Dehydrated Food

CIO REFUSES DISCUSSIONS WITH COMPANY   Turns 30 Pct. Demand Back to Truman Committee

Postal Authorities Nab Crook Who Stole Mail With Eyebrow Tweezers

SIX-YEAR HUNT FOR THIEF ~~ FINALLY ENDED IN ARRESI   “TWEEZERS” MAILBOX THIEF OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY IN TWENTY-ONE STATES

Lutheran Pastors  To Attend Picnic  Will Consider PostWar Church Plans

BANK EMPLOYES ROBBED   Gunmen Take $34,000 on a Wash.ington Street

Medal of Honor Awarded Texan Who Refused to Quit Vhen Wounded And Killed Nine Germans, Captured 23

Winter's Coming-No Overcoats  World Has Five Billion  Pounds Of Surplus Wool

Eye Relations With France  U. S. To Give Aid, But Not Quickly Enough

ANNOUNCE PLAN TO HELP FRENCH   Franco-American Relations  Expected to Get Worse

Civilian Supplies For France Due  To Be Hiked By Purchases In U. S.

HELP FOR ee WILL BE SPEEDED   U. S. to Send Supplies, but of. ficials Say Good Will Still Is in Jeopardy   COUNTRY SUFFERING MUCH

MORE STRIKES ARE EXPECTED TO HIT PLANTS   President Scheduled Te Outline Tuesday Policy On Wages And Prices   ClO DEMANDS WAGE BOOST   Higher Wages Without Price Increases Asked By Union Heads

ST. VITH TAKEN BY AMERICANS IN HARD FIGHT   Yanks Deliver Knockout Blow to Nazis In Ardennes

St. Vith Falls To First Ar my In Nazi Rout   Yanks Drive to Within _ Four Miles of Germany  - Along 30-1 30-Mile Front FRENCH MOVE AGAIN

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Americans Retake St. Vith, And Close to Within Four Miles of German Frontier

Americans Win St. Vith as Foe ‘Speeds: Retreat   2,000 Flecing Nazi Armed ehi ‘Se

Last Nazi Bastion in Deflated Bulge is Seized    FRENCH FIRST ARMY LAUNCHES NEW DRIVE   American Airmen Carry on Battle of Annihilation

U.S. First Army Takes St. Vith; Allied Airmen Take Huge Toll   Ninth Air Force Bombers Carry Their Annihilation of Enemy through Second Day

First Army Captures Last Bastion In Belgian Bulge; French In Alsace Register Gains

Nazi Column “Annihilated By Airforce   Tyo American Armies Strike Behind Nazis >Fleeing To Homeland

TAKE ST. VTi SCORE GAIN OF FIVE MILES   Stronghold Falls to First Army in All-Day Bat /tle—Ends Enemy Grip on Salient.   2,000 FLEEING VEHICLES BOMBED   Forces of Hodges and Patton Drive to Within Four Miles of German Border on Wide Front.

U.S. UNITS TAKE ST, VITH, POUND RETREATING FOE   Air Force Deals Knockout Blow to Last Defenders of Ardennes: Vehicles Blasted

LAST GERMAN BASE SEIZED IN ARDENNES   RETREATING ENEMY POUNDED ALL THE WAY TO RHINE

ST. VITH TAKEN TO RID GERMANS FROM ARDENNES   First And Third Armies Find Town Flattened By Artillery   PLANES AGAIN BLAST FLEEING EQUIPMENT

DISPUTES DUE AIRING LABOR-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: MEETING  PRESIDENT UNLIKELY TO STEP IN DESPITE FAILURE

Conference To Air Differences  In Open Session   Labor-Management Dele gates Face Heated Debate On Series Lost Causes

DISPUTES DUE AIRING LABOR-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE MEETING  PRESIDENT UNLIKELY TO STEP IN DESPITE FAILURE OF COMMITTEES SO FAR

Management Differences With Labor Being Aired   .Committees Closing Private Gatherings

‘Control Act — Has Backing   Senate. ‘Now Swinging Behind New Program

Senate Seen Swinging Behind Semi-Voluntary Manpower Control Bill

Semi-Voluntary Manpower Bill Can Be Passed This Week--Senator Johnson

MANPOWER BILL DEBATE RAGES.   One Group Wants Any Kine of Bill---the Other Wants to Check Need

Washington Roundup  Opposing Forces Spar for Acceptable Manpower Law

SEE AGREEMENT OVER MANPOWER   Senate Majority Said Swinging Behind Semi - Voluntary Control Bill; Predict Passage This Week.

Ear ly Passage  Of Manpower Bill Predicted   Senator Johnson Contends Majority Is Swinging Behind Semi-Voluntary Control Law

Senate Enters 3rd Day of Argument on Manpower Question   Semi-Voluntary Bill May Be Passed  Soon,. Predicts Johnson

Favors Voluntary Manpower Control   Senate Shifts To Less Severe Bill

NO. 10. ATIONIN .. OF GASOLINE   CANNED FOOD ALSO. TAKEN FROM RATION. LIST WITH. GABOLINE

MARINES WITHIN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS OF IWO'S NORTHERN SHORE   Yanks Near Luzon’s Southwestern Tip

cay o ao  Butte Sailor Is Serving on U.S.S: Missouri   Bascal AA n~Tiaw wlA MWA sw   Paul McDonald May Have Witnessed Sicning of Surrender

Butte Sailor Is Serving on U. S.S: Missouri   Paul McDonald May Have Wilinessed Siqning of Surrender

Fleet Moves To Prepare For Landing U.S. Troops   Armada Of 401 Ship: Stands Off Japan  As Vanguard Steams Into Tokyo Bay Area

McArthur Announces Triumphant Entrance   Allied Chief Orders Jap Leaders To Provide Safe Passage for Fleet

Vanguard of 401 Allied Warships ls Nearing Tokyo   MacArthur Keeps to Old Schedule in One Phase of Occupation

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington ~-. ~~ - Ray Tucker Mew York .«. Albert N. Leman

AR TROOPS TO LAND FIRST AT ATSUGI FIELD   To Be Followed Tuesday: By Powerful Seaborne  Forces

EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE UPSTATE   STORM MOWS DOWN TREES, BUILDINGS IN CEN, ILLINOIS

Fleet Seen By Nazis Before Invasion  Not Imaginary; Rubber Models Used

ICC Enjoined Freight Rates   "Federal Court Holds Wanld Wark injury

Damage to Hiroshima  Is Admitted   Radio Tokyo Says Atomic Bomb Was Dropped by Parachute; Other News Of Pacific Dwarfed

‘DIABOLIC WEAPON’ SAY JAPS OF BOMB   Japan Cuts Off Train Travel To Scene Of Atomic Bombing

LEDO ROAD IS © ~ NOW IN USE   FIRST MOTOR CONVOY IS ENROUTE FROM INDIA TO CHINA THROUGH BURMA

STOCKS OF MEN’S CLOTHING ARE LOW   Closing of Factories Reported Threatened by Shortage of Supply of Linings.

Industry Says Men's Clothing Stocks Are Rapidly Nearing Vanishing Point

Will Clear Way For WLB To Break, Discard Or Ignore The Little Steel Formula Which Controlled Wartime Wages   NEW MACHINERY TO BE WORKED OUT SOON

First Army Is Driving Ahead   Armor-Spearheaded Ameri. can First Army Drives Further Into German Salient   WEATHER BETTER ON BATTLEFRONT

STAGE IS SET FOR _ — LOCAL BROWN-OUT      Business Section Lighting . Must be DisconHaned

STAGE IS SET FOR LOCAL BROWN-OUT   Business Section Lighting Must be Discontinued

Crowder General's Son Is Drowned   ‘Four-Year-Old Boy Me - Death in Stream Neat  His Home.

BRIG. GEN. TULLY’S — SON, 4, IS DROWNEL   Boy Found in Four Feet of Water Near Officer's Home Southwest of Diamond.

MAY RELEASE ARMY'S 4 AND 5-YEAR MEN   Selectees in Service Since 1940 Will Be Released This Summer, Provided They Can Be Spared From Their Units.

Airmy Soon to Start Releasing Men In Uniform for Four to Five Years

WILL RELEASE 5- YEAR VETS   Draft Calls May Continue ! High, Officials Report  '

VETERA TO 3 YEARS 10 GET DISCHARGE   Army Will Begin New Policy Of Releasing Men This Summer

Plan Releasing Men In Service  4 To 5 Years   ; Poliey May Preclude Any Marked Cut in Draft Calls After June 30

Army May Soon Stari Releasing Men Who Have Been in Uniform 5 Years

To Discharge 1-5 Year Men   Expect Mustering Out of Some Men to Begin at Mid-Year

ARMY PLANS START RELEASING MEN OF LONG-TIME SERVICE  POLICY OF MUSTERING  OUT MEN IN FORCES FIV! YrARC DI ANNEN

Army Soon To Start Releasing Men With 4 To 5 Years Service   List Warning

Will Release Soldiers Who Have 5 Years Service and Those of 42 Years or Over

DISCHARGES DUE ‘4-5 YEAR’ VETS   Army Will Start Release 0 Eligible This Summer

Army Explains Release Policy  Four and Five Year Men to Come First

Army to Start Releasing Soldiers With Four to Five Years Service

Army Planning Dischar ges Of Five Year Vets   Release Of ‘Men With Long Service Will Commence - Bater. In Summer

Army to Discharge Four fo Five Year Servicemen Soon   Release Policy Expected to Begin Around Mid-Year

Some Troops In Army 4-5 Years To Be Released   Discharges For Many In Uniform Since Beginning OF Emercancyv.

Jap Victory Over Russian Fleet : Won At Tsushima 40 Years Ago; Bitter Anniversary For Nipponese

A Bitter Anniversary © Japs Defeated Russian Fleet, Won War Just 40 Years ‘Ago

Sectional Storni Causes 18 Deaths And Heavy Damag  New En agian d Digs Ou rom Wors Blizzard  tt. F*’... W...e

STGRM KILLS 14 IN NEW ENGLAND   Record Snowfall Reported In Boston; Damage Toll Higher

Storm Paralyzes New England Ares   Boston Is Struck By 17-Inch Fall of Snow

STORM KILLS 18 ~IN-NEW ENGLAND   WORST BLIZZARD SINCE 1940: PILES UP 17 INCHES OF SNOW IN BOSTON:

Worst Blizzard Since “40 Hits   Death ‘Toll Mounts'to 18. Trausportation Stalled And Damage in Millions

SNEAK ATTACK STORY CHECKED   Hirohito Says He Knew In Advance Of Plan To Hit Pearl Harbor

Hirohito Adinits He Knew of Plot On Pearl Harbo  tolir Says He Thovok . to fe De elise aa he  are  Abtyne

LC MUHL IN JAP TRIAL GETS REBUET   Hy FRANK ROBERTSON  international News Service state Correspondent

‘JUMPED THRU WINDOW   Ex-Convict Caught by Officers After Float Down River

Johs-for-All Bil  In New Committee   Passage By Thanksgiving Seen As Improbable

Weather Report   Hest ney Te wrnrnatTr? are   TIDE RECORD FOR TOMORROW

TRUMAN'S BOAT NEARING SCENE OF BIG-3 TALKS   President Expects Potsdem Sessions To Speed Victory over Japan

TRUMAN GOING BY CRUISER 10 BIG 3 SESSION   President to Fly From Debarkation Port To Parley Site

Historie “Augusta” Used By President For Trip Across Atlantic For Parjev In Reich

Truman Draws  Closer To His Big-3 Parley   Hopes Conference Will Speed Allied Victory Over  Pacifie Enemy.   ISUNTANNED. HEALTHY

Truman Speeding Across Atlantic For Big Three Victory, Peace Meeting

Truman Bus Aboard Ship; Hopes. Mount For Meeting ©   Flying To Potsdam For Big 3 Sessions

TRUMAN SPEEDING ACROSS ATLANTIC FOR MEETING ON VICTORY AND PEACE

TRUMAN SAILS TO EUROPE ON TASK CRUISER   BERLIN MEETING TO SHAPE COURSE OF WORLD AFFAIRS

PRESIDENT TRUMAN MOVING CLOSER TO BiG THREE MEETING   TWO-CRUISER TASK FORCE IS CARRYING PRESIDENT AND PARTY ACROSS OCEAN

Truman Hopes Meet  Will Aid Europe,  Speed Jap Fighting President and Party  Are on Way to  Overseas Conferenca

Ships From Britain Will Provide Escort for Truman  Meeting of Vessels Will Take Place Somewhere on Seas

Historic Cruiser Carrying Trumar Across Atlantic   President Enjoying  Self As The Augusta ‘Reaches. Mid-Ocean

Augusta Takes Truman To Big Three Meeting; President Enjoying Trip

TRUMAN HAS HIGH HOPES IN MISSION   Expects to Chart Course of Lasting European Peace and Speed Victory Over Japs at Big 3 Meet.

President Speeds To Big 3 Meet   Truman Expresses High Hopes for Potsdam Talks

Truman Heads Nearer Big 3 Meeting Place   Historic Warship, Carrying Presidential Party, Is Well on Way toward Berlin Conference.

 Talks May Shape History  President and Party Aboard Cruiser Bound for Parley

Truman Puts Big 3 Data in Final Form   President, Staff in Lengthy Conference; No Paris Visit Planned

Truman Speeding Across Atlantic For Big 3 Meet   President Holds High Hopes Talks At Potsdam Will Chart Course Of Peace

VOYAGE ENJOYED BY PRESIDENT   Historic Warship Taking Him To Big Three Meeting

Cruiser Augusta Carries Truman On Trip Abroat   President Will Fly. To Berlin From Port of Debarkation

President Drafts Data For Confab   Truman and Small Party Aboard Cruiser on Way To Meeting With Stalin And Churchill

HST Speeds On Towards  Big 3 Meet   James F. Byrnes  Is Member of the Presidential Party Aboard the Augusta

Waters Calm As Ship Takes Truman East   President Physically Fit, Tours Cruiser, Watches Gun Practice, Confers About Conference, War Reports

Cruiser Taking Truman to Meet  Will Fly to Potsdam   Will Fly to Potsdam From Port of  Debarkation

‘Truman On Way lo Lurope   Two Cruiser Vask Force Carrying President's Party Across Atlantie

President Fit as Ship Nears Europe Coast   Holds High Hopes Big Three Meeting WI Be Success

Historic Battleship Carries President Truman and Party Closer To Big Three Meeting

PRESIDENT AND PARTY NOW IN MID-ATLANTIC   Truman Holds High Hopes For Big-3 Meeting

Truman Spends Shipboard Hours Studying Big Three Meeting Data   Is Up Daily at 6 A. M.; Confers Often With Aides;  Potsdam Cenference Plans Still Are Tentative

President’s Ship in Mid Ocean Trip Has Good Weather   Truman Enjoys Journey to Berlin on Board Cruiser Auvusta

A SPEEDY VICTORY OVER JAPAN HOPE OF PRESIDENT TRIIMAN   Cruiser Augusta Carrying the Chief Executive Was in Mid-Ocean Yesterday.   BRISTLING WITH GUNS   From Port of Debarkation the Party Will Fly to Potsdam Mr. Truman's Plane.

Cruiser Carries Chief Executive Toward Europe   Big Three Meeting To Map Out Coittge For Permanent Peace

Pres. Truman Aboard Warship En Route to Potsdam Parley   > [Meeting to Concer Laying of Groundwork for Peace Treaith Conquered Germany

Two Cruiser: Taking Truman Party to Europe   Halfway Across Ocean: Will Fly to Berlin  For Parley

Big Three Talks. Seen Speeding Defeat Of Jap:      Historie Warship Augusta —_ Takes “Truman Closer  Ss  To Parlev At Potsdam

Big Three To Chart Victory, Era Of Peace   U. S. President Holds  High Hopes for Meeting   As Ship Nears Europe 

Two Warships Take Truman  Partv Abroad   Pioneer Movie Director Dies

Truman Nearing End Of Voyage Aboard Cruiser      Confers About Coming Parley

TRUMAN ABOARD USS AUGUSTA ON WAY TO BERLIN   Vessel Is Same On Which Roosevelt And Churchill Drafted Charter   WILL FLY TO SITE OF BIG THREE PARLEY

Voyager Truman Works on Mass Of Big 3 Data   Confers with Byrnes And Leahy; Disclose Tentative Plans for  Visit to London

Presidential Cruiser Nears Rendezvous For Last Of Ocean Voyage   Byrnes, Leahy Spend Hours With President In Preparation For Potsdam Big Three Conference  > g°*re a’ r’*ac’rse ee gra erorvrarmes

WAR TO PEACE PROBLEMS FACE BIG THREE NOW   Truman Approaching Europe To Fly to Meeting Without Preliminary Conferences

TWO CRUISERS CARRY PARTY OVER OCEAN   firuman Enjoying Self On Atlantic Voyage  VESSEL   Is U. S. S. Augusta, Scene Of Signing Of Atlantic Charter In 1941

RESIDENT ON HISTORIC SHIP   Truman Holds High Hopes Potsdam Talks Will Be Successful.   REACH MID-ECEAN TODAY

Truman And Aides En joying Trip On Historic Warship   /Party Is On Peaceful At-: lantic Crossing en Route: For Big 3 Parley. 

On Way To Big Meeting   President Enjoying Trip On Cruiser Augusta, Though Much Time Is Spent Workin;

President Truman Speeding Across-Atlantic On Cruiser Augusta For Big-3 Meeting   Hopes Talks With Churchill And Stalin Will Speed Allied Victory Over Japan

Truman on Way to Big Three Meet   Historic Cruiser Carrying President to Session at Potsdam

TRUMAN ABOARD USS AUGUSTA ON WAY TO BERLIN   Two-Cruiser Task Force Carrying President to Europe

British Escort For Truman On Path to Berlin   President Will Fly From: European. Port To Big 3 Parley -

Truman Speeds Across Ocean  To Big-3 Meet   Hopes Talks With Churchill, Stalin Will Chart Peace. Speed Final Victory

PRESIDENT HAS MEETINGS ON WAY TO BERLIN   Truman Enroute To Big Three Meeting Discusses Issues With U. S. Experts Accompanvyvina Him.

Truman Enjoys Atlantic Trip Aboard Cruiser   Two Warships Carrying Presidential Party To Big Three Meeting.

TRUMAN ON WAY TO BIG PARLEY   British Warships Will Escort U. S. Cruiser to European Port

TRUMAN'S SHIP NEARS EUROPE   President Enjoying Voy- age; Varies Usual Routine Little

Truman Speeds Toward Europe  Travels On Augusta To Big Three Meet

MORE THAN 1,000 CARRIER PLANES STRIKE HOKKAIDO   342 JAP AIRCRAFT, 15 AIRFIELDS WIPED OUT IN TOKYO AREA

American Fleet Steams Up and Down Honshu Coast, Bombarding Jap Steel City of Kamaishi.      AERIAL BLOWS ALSO STRIKE WITH FURY

PILE OF RUBBLE MARKS COLOGNE   Airmen Destroy 109 Nazi Planes In Combat Over Reich

NAZI PLANES: SHOT DOWNIN ‘AERIAL FIGHT   Greatest Bottle in Weeks — Staged Over the Reich

Sub Rammine By U.S. Ship Is Disclosed   Loaded wiih Mines For U.S. Harbors; Happened Year Age

ESCORT HITS, SINKS NAZI MINELAYER   ‘Action Occurs in Atlantic Seaboard Waters in

TELLS OF DE RAMMING SUB   Navy Reveals Sinking of U-Boat Loaded With Mines for Harbors

U-Boat Laden With Death for U. S. Cut in Two by Charging Destroyer

Navy Reveals Nazi Sub Loaded With Mines Sunk Off Atlantic Coast 1944

Newsman Says Berlin Obliterated by Bombings and Final 10 Day Battle

Writer Says Berlin No Longer Exists As City, Is Damaged Beyond All Repair

Berlin As A City Ceases To Exist   Once Proud Capital Of Germany Virtually Wined Off Man

Berlin No Longer City, Labyrinth of Ruins Past Repair   No Longer Resembles Place Whcre Human Beings Can Live

Berlin, Once Proud Capital of Germany, Has Been ‘Wiped From the Map of Europe---Irrevocably

Berlin as City No Longer Exists as Russians Rule:in Rubbled Heap

Rarlin Ferie Nishtmarich Skeleton of Citv. Wrecked Beyond All Hope of Rebuilding

Berlin Wiped Off Map of Europe   Once Beautiful City Is Now Smouldering Skeletor

STRIKES LEAVE THOUSANDS IDLE   Bus Drivers, Mechanics in 8 States Ordered to Resume Work.

REDS GRAB VITAL NAZI OIL SOURCE   Losses May Limit Military Activities Of German Armies

Reds Advance Depriving Germany Of One Of Last Gasoline Sources   Losses May Soon Sharply Limit Military Activities; Rich Coal Deposits Around Krakow Source Of Much Of Nazi Synthetic Fuel.

Drain Nazi Oil Dump   Vital Synthetic Plants And Crude Oil Refineries Being Gobbled  Up in Swift Red Drive

German Fuel Sources Cut   Seviets Overrunning Synthetic Factories

Reds Threaten Nazi Gasoline   May Sharply Limit ‘Military Activities

Reds’ P oland Drive Aimed At Oil Refineries   Their Advance Is Rapidly Depriving Germany Of One Of Its Last Gasoline Sources

LIQUOR - RATION PERIOD: LOWERED   Allotments For Permitholders  To Be increased

Laval Prepares to Return to France   Spain Unfair in Forcing Departure, Says Traitor

Nimitz Claims 2,280 Enemy Planes Ruined   Yanks Mop Up North Okinawa, Japs Hold Firmly in South

Yanks Advance On All Fronts  Before Manila   Now Dominate Major Roads, Railways in Central Plains Cutting Off Two Jap Forces

More Towns Fall To U.S. Forces North of Manila   Japanese Destroyer Sunk, Others Damaged Off Northern Luzon

100 American Nazis’ Names Are Discovered   Citizens From Coast To Coast Are Named

NAZI BUND LIST FOUND IN MUNICH   Germans Designed Swastika Flag for America

Nazis Desiqned New U.S. Flag—With Swastika    kee KE Names of Agents Who Bossed Bund ‘Chapters In  American Cities Uncovered

200 U.S. Nazis on Secret Munich. List Unearthed  Also Sketch of Swas tike  rm... 5

BUND AGENTS’ ~ NAMES FOUND   SECRET LIST DISCOVERED AMONG DOCUMENTS RELATING- TO BUND IN UNITED STATES

NAMES OF NAZI BUND LEADERS INU.S FOUND.   Design of Flag to Be Flown Here in 1951 Also Discovered _

List of 200 U. S..Nazis Unearthed   SKETCH OF SWASTIKA FLAG DESIGNED TO FLY OVER AMERICA FOUND

SENATE INVESTIGATION Ot HURLEY CHARGES AGAINS! DIPLOMATS TENTIVELY SEI

SENATORS TO ~ GALL HURLE)   INQUIRY INTO ¢ CHARGES AGAINST. U, 8, DIPLOMATS IN CHINA IS ON ©  - BOHEDULE

SENATE SET TO. PROBE CHARGES OF HURLEY   Investigation. Tenta-, tively Scheduled for Next Week

Sneedy Probe Of Hurley's Charges Plan Of Senate   Sensational Charges Against Minor Diplomats Will Be Investigated

Buses Roll In West as Strike Ends   Detroit Now Dark Spot on Labor Front With Vote On CIO Auto Workers Walk-Out Scheduled

800 American Prisoners Suffocate In Jap Prison Ship’s Crammed Holc

Yanks Suffocate In Prison Ship   Only Two Escape After Americans Bomb Craft

Tulsa Bus Line Seizure Is Asked   Mayor Seeks to End 5 Day Old Strike

JAP RELIGIOUS CONTROL ENDED   $1,100,000 In Silver Bars Found By Americans Under Machine Shop

Religious Control Law Abolished By  Japanese Cabinet   American Search Party Discovers Cache of Silver Worth $1,100,000

Jap Cabinet Abolishes Religious Control Lau; Find $1,100,000In Silver

JAP CABINET COMPLIES WITH DEMAND      Abolishes Its Religious Control Act

Ramspeck Holds Fate of Wallace   Decision of Southerners Against Administration Also Prime Factor.

MEXICO SEEKS BAR FRANCO GOVERNMENT FROM WORLD LEAGUE   FINAL SESSION UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE STILL SLATED FOR SATURDAY

Mexico Seeks To Bar Franco Spain . Permanently From United Nations

Mexico Seeks  To Bar Spain   ‘No Government Admitted Who Fought Against United Nations.’

MEXICO SEEKS TO BAR FRANCO FROM LEAGUE   Urges Governments Barred That Received Aid from Axis Powers

Mexico Urges Spain Ban ‘In League   Proposal May Draw Argument About Membership Rules

Security League Ban On Franco Asked By Mexicc   Says Spain Aided By Allies’ Enemies

Mexico Would Bar Franco Spain From World Setup  Quintanilla Will Put Question to San Francisco Meet

Spain May Be Barred From World League’   Army Discharge Schedule Revealed

World League Asked To Bar  Franco Spain   Mexican Request To Conference

Mexico Asks to Bar Spain From League   Franco Regime Ties With Axis Cited as Reason for Demands

Mexico Wants To Bar Spain From League   Ex - Ambassador To Put Issue Squarely Before Envoys In  Frisco

Mexico Proposes That Franco Government Be Permanently Barred From World Leaque   Former Mexican Ambassador To Moscow To Put Proposition Before Commission

Wants Franco Regime Kept Out of Body   Mexico Would Keep Out Any Group Put in  Power by Axis

MEXICO SEEKS BAN ON FRANCO   Russia Considers Compromise On Debate Issue

Mexico Slaps At Franco   Wants United Nations to Permanently Bar His Government From World League

BOXER SLAIN BY 4 GUNMEN   Al (Bummy) Davis Shot To Death in Surging New York Crime Wave

Two More Die In New York's  Crime Wave   Al (Bummy) Davis, 16-Year-Old Girl Are Latest Victims

Al “Bummy” Davis Slain As N. Y. Police Forn “Streng-Arm” Squads to Halt Crime Wave

Statement On Results Is Awaited _   Russians Not Given Any Bomb Secrets

Good News To  Be Announced in 3 Capitols   Russia Has Not Been Let In On Any Secrets About Atamic Rambh.   IN OPTIMISTIC AM

Byrnes, Bevin In Moscow Til Xmas Morning At Least   Simultaneous Announcement Expected From 3 Capitals

Discussed ed Secret Kept   Diplomat Says Whole: Course of History Being Shaped at Parley ..

Withhold Secrets Of Atomic Bomb From Red Officials   Discuss Atom Energy With Russians; To Release Report of Conference From Allied Capitals

BIG THREE MEET NEARING CLOSE   Optimism Prevails Over Accomplishments Of Moscow Conferences.

ATOMIC SECRET STILL WITHHELD FROM RUSSIANS   Optimism Prevails As ‘Big 3’ Foreign Ministers Near End Of Conferences

END OF BIG 3 CONFERENCE IN SIGHT   Bright Announcement Expected In 3 Capitals   ATOMIC BOMB   Discussed By Ministers But Secret Not Given To Russians

End of Parley in Sight; Atom Still Kept From Soviet  Accomplishments at Moscow Considered Highly Beneficial

Conference At Moscow Nears End   Accomplishments Achieved—Joint Announcements Expected

Atom Energy Discussed But Secret Kept   Diplomat Says Whole Course of History Being Shaped at Parley  reizrlcCtmrhlrCOO OR TT VT! STU I OSES Oe er ree eS

MOSCOW MEETING EXPECTED TO END WITH ‘GOOD NEWS’   ATOM BOMB SECRET NOT DISCLOSED, REPORTS HINT

Believe Moscow Meet Success   Good News Will Be ‘Announced Soon. Is Indication.

Big 3 Discuss Atomic Energy: Secret Kept   Cordial Atmosphere In Moscow; Minister: Attend Baller

BIG THREE NEAR END OF PARLEY   Optimistic Outlook Prevails; Announcement Expected Soon on Leaders’ Effort

Seeret Not Disclosed at Conference   End of Parley in Sight With Promise of Good News for Residents of Allied Countries   Lasts 9 Days   Byrnes, Bevin Adhere to Idea of Control by United Nations

Atmosphere Of Optimism Prevails As End Of Conference Of Big Three Foreign Ministers Approaches— Accomplishments Expected To Be Announced Simultaneously In Russian Capital, London And Washington—Cordial Relations Continue

Expect End of Big Three Parley At Any Time   Informants Declare Good Progress Has Been Made; No Bomb Secrets to Russia

Reds Not Let In On A-Bomb   Conference of Big Three Ministers Is Revorted Neor Fund

Cheering News Expected From Conferences   Informants State Results Achieved Which Will Be Announced From Three Capitals

Unreveal Atomic secrets   But Accomplishments Achieved To Be  Announced Soon ©

Parley Nears End    Good News Expected As Big Three Foreign Ministers Wind Up Talks in Moscow

Big Three Confab May Have Good News Shortly   Russia Not Let in On A-Bomb Secret, Although Discussed

HINT GOOD NEWS DUE SOON FROM MOSCOW PARLEY   Conference of Big Three For eign Ministers in Final Stages

BYRNES GETS OVATION If MOSCOW FFTE   A-Bomb Secrets. However, Kept From Russians

TI ee: eS TS: mare me eam a et ea  End of Big Three Conference Nears With Good News Believed in Offing

Atomic Bomb Secret Not Given Russia   Accomplishments Achieved And Probably Will Be Announced From Three Capitals

Ministers Said To Have Good News On Talks   Accomplishments To Be Announced From All Capitals

Near End of Big 3 Talks   Good News Expected From Moscow as Optimism Prevails

End in Sight For Big Three Moscow Meet  Good News Seen From Conference

Atom Bomb Secre Not Given Soviets   Big Three Ministers Are Reported, However, To Have Discussed Policy

Big Three Conference Near End   Announcement  On Results of Parley Due Soon

Good News is Expected Fron Conf erence   Foreign Ministers Meeting in Moscow Closing Session

Moscow Meeting Nearing an End  Good News Expected Within Few Days 

Foreign Ministers Discuss Atomic Energy Control  But Bomb Secrets Not Disclosed, Authorities. Sav

HIROHITQ’S MILLIONS WILL BE USED TO PAY LOR WAR REPARATIONS TO THE ALLIED NATIONS

Heavy Rainstorm Saturday Night Inflicts Damage  Blocks Roads,  Damages Grain Anc VEY. 3%... ff «a TF.

Heavy Rainstorm Saturday Night Inflicts Damage   Blocks Roads, Damages Grain And Washes Out Bridges

Riewer Vote This Year   Mrs. Rosenkrans Hears Husband Is Wounded in Action

Strikes Hit Construction In 4 States   Scores of Smaller Homes, Commercial Jobs Halted Ae A.F.L. Brands €.LO. Produced Lumber ‘Hot

iNew Cases Practically Vanish Ses  Public Health Service Ends   Ringworm Contro! Work Here

New Cases Practically Vanish  Public. Health Service End: Ringworm Control Work Here

Jap Scientist ‘Heart-Broken’   Americans Destroyinc His Cyclotrons

Wreck Jap Cyclotrons   Aparatus Used in Atom Research Destroyed By Order of MacArthur

Yanks Destroy Jap Cyclotrons   Breaking of Apparatus Removes Japan From  Field of Research

JAPAN’S ATO RESEARCH GETS BLOW FROM Big C1 HAMMERS   Army Begins To Destroy Five Jap Cyclotrons With Torches, Sledges

JAPAN WAS STRICKEN FROM FIELD OF ATOMIC RESEARCH SATURDAY   AMERICAN SOLDIERS - DESTROYED FIVE CYCLOTRONS IN ISLANDS

Cyclotrons to Be Smashed; Jap Scientist Heartbroken Atomic Experiment Devices Will Be  ees dA inte Gan Mar Artkhir BDavaale

American Troops Smash 5 Big Japanese Cyclotrons   Pieces of ‘Atomic Research ‘Apparain Will Be Dumped “Into Sea; Jap Scientist ‘Heartbroken’

Japan Removed From Field Of Atom Research   Anierican Soldiers Begir Destruction ef Cyciotrons as Nip Seienlist Weeps

Japanese Scientist Heartbroken-U. S. Destroys Cyclotron   Halts Chance Of Any Future Atomic Research

Japan Stricken From Field (Of Atomic Research; Five ‘Cyclotrons To Be Destroyed   Will Be Broken Up And Dumped Into Sea; Japanese Scientists Reported Heart- Broker

YANKS DESTROY FIVE JAPANESE ATOM MACHINES  M’ARTHUR ORDERS HUGE CYCLOTRONS

YANKS SMASH JAP CYCLOTRON   [Nippon Is ‘Stricken. From ' Field of Atomic  Research

Jap Scientist Is ‘Heartbroken’ As Yanks Wreck 5 Cyclotrons   RV MORRIK LANDSBERG

CYCLOTRONS ORDERED ‘DESTROYED   Nipponese Progress In Development Of Bomb Unimportant

Jap Scientists ‘Broken-Hearted’; U.S. Dumps Atom Apparatus in Sea

Japan Removed From Field of Atomic Research   Yank Sledge Hammers Destroy Equipment  In Jap Laboratories As Scientist Grieves

NIP CYCLOTRONS SMASHED BY 6!'S   Strikes Japan From Field of Atomic Research

Nip Atom Ideas Given U. 5. Ax   Japan’s Cylotrons (U.S.-Made) Smashed

Yanks Destroy Jap Cyelotrons   Action Removes Japan From Field of Atomic Research

Former Oyens Boy Taken By Death  Had Been. Living In Whittéiicre —

Former Oyens Boy Taken By Death  _ Had Been Living — _In Whittemore

SOME UNITS IN EUROPE ON WAY TO PACIFIC; COMBATANT FORCES TO.GQ MONTHS LATER

Some On Way To Pacific Now   First Combat Troops From Europe to Be Months Reaching New Fronts

U. S. Troop Units Head for Pacific   Some of Service Forces in Europe Sent to Ports

Begin Training For New Duties Against Japan  General In Charge; MacArthur To Senc

SERVICE UNITS ARE FIRST TO LEAVE   Go First To French Ports For New Assignments   COMBAT FORCES   Will Be Returned To U. S. For More Training Before Heading West

Some Units In France On Way To Pacific   Soldiers ‘In Europe Figure Their Points

Some American Troops Are Already on Way to Shios Bound for Pacific

BEGIN MOVING ARMY TROOPS   Some U. S. Service Units Already On Way To Pacific Theater

RUNNING TOWARD AMERICAN LINES TO ESCAPE TRAP   GERMAN SUB FLEETS PUTTING INTO BRITISH PORTS TO SURRENDER

SOME YANKS ON WAY TO PACIFIC   Troops in Service Units First to Leave Europe

SERVICE UNITS LEAVE FIRST TO PREPARE BASES   Sombat Troops Not Due To Reach Theater For At Least Six Months

American Troops In Europe Head For Pacitic War   Now On Way To  Ports In France

Ready Force For Pacific   Some Units Already - On Way; Others te Get Readaption Training

Some Yanks Start Trip To Pacific   On Way to Ports In France Trip Will Take About Six Months

Service Forces To Prepare For Fighters   War Department Plans to Release 2,500 Men Saturday; 11,000 Others Will Return From Mediterranean Area During Month

Some US Units Now Headed for Pacific   Reported Already on Way to French Ports Under Redeployment

SOME YANKS IN EUROPE ON WAY TO PACIFIC WAR   ‘Some Units In ‘Transit To French Ports In  Redeployment

AMERICAN UNITS LEAVING EUROPE   Service Troops Are Heading Toward Pacific, General _Eyster Says

J. S. UNITS ON WAY   Combat Troops Will Not Reach Pacific Area Under Six Months

U. S. Units Now Bound For Ports   Service Troops To Pre_ pare Way For American Combat Veterans

YANKS HEADED FOR PACIFIC   Service Troops Are First Units To Leave European Theatre

First Yank Service Forces Under Way   Combat Units Won’t Reach Theater For Another Six Months; Plans For Shift Prenared f act Anoiuct

First Yank Troops From Furope on Way to Japan   Service Battalions Have Been Sent to Prepare for Armies to Pour Into Pacific Area

Pian To Add To  U.S. Meat Supply Set in‘ Motior   Slaughter Restriction: Removed From Clean Local Plants

Plan Giving More Meat Is Advanced   Slaughtering by Cleanly Operated Packing Houses Solution—Anderson

New Slaughter Plan May Increase Meats   Cleanly-Operated Local Plants Are To Start Under Strict Supervision

PLAN DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT MEAT SUPPLIES   More Slaughtering By Local Packing Houses To Be Permitted

Anderson Moves To Increase Meat Supply of Nation   Local Slaughterers Hands to Be Freed Under New Rules

LIMIT IS OFF ALL CERTIFIED SLAUGHTERING   Washington Believes All Will Benefit From New Regulations

SLAUGHTERING OUTPUT GETS GREEN LIGH]   U. S. Inspection No Longer Requi Under Plan

Action Taken To Increase  Meat Supply   Small Packing Firms To Be Permitted to Slaughter More

Result of action by  M’ Arthur   Follows demand to oust minister

Sweeping Freedoms ‘Ordered For Japan   MacArthur Tells Tokyo To Abolish Feudal Shackles. Free Prisoners

JAPAN'S CABINET FALLS IN CRISIS   DECIDES TO QUIT AFTER M’ARTHUR DEMANDS OUSTER OF HOME MINISTER.

Jap Cabinet Quits After New Order   Demand for Ouster Of Home Minister Creates Jap Crisis

Arizona Fund Cut $5,000,000 By Committee   Recommendation For Davis Dam Is Cut In Two

River Measures Jolted   Federal Projects Are Slashed Under Recommendations

FLOOD CONTROL AND NAVIGATION GIVEN CONSIDERABLE JOLT   PRESIDENT TRUMAN’S REQUEST FOR MILLIONS FLATLY DENIED

Hard Blow. Dealt Flood Control; Nayigation.:” Measures By: ‘Committee

Flood Control Projects Out; Money Denied   Recommended Work On 4 State Programs Rejected in Capital

FLOOD CONTROL FUND REJECTED   Group Allows $77,000,00C For Reclamation Plans.

McKellar Seeks To Cut Down On Extra Flight Pay   Hits At Officers Who Go Up Only 4 Hours Each Month

MINERS BEING FREED FROM MILITARY DUTY   Action Taken In Attempt To Meet Serious Fuel Shortage; 5-Point  Program Devised

MONUMENT TO ERNIE PYLE      ‘Is Placed by ‘77th Infantrymen on : Spot Where He Met Death

SCORES DYING FROM BURNS 2 7  Atombombs Kill 70,000. Japs  Thousands Homeless, Lost -

O t     Japs Describe in Scientific Detail How It Feels to Be Hit by Atomic Bomb; They Place Casualties in Raids on Two Cities at Near Half Million     e 4

Fact-Finding Boards Facing Crucial Test in Three Wage Controversies

Fact-Finding Meets 3-Way Crucial Test   Strike Bill Future Depends on Action In Controversies

PROGRESS MADE AT BIG 3 MEET   Foreign Ministers Reported Making Steady Gains In Talks; Conferring Today.   May Influence Anti-Strike Legislation Fact- Finding Is Facing — Crucial Three-Way Test

GOVERNMENT'S FACT FINDERS HARD AT IT’   Three Serious Tests Confront Boards Tackling Labor Disputes in U. S.

Offers To Appoint Panel To Investigate Greyhound Strike   Start Probe of General Motors, Oil Wage Demands; Will Have Bearing on Future Legislation

May Affect — Truman Bill To Prevent Strikes   Three Far-Reaching Wage Controversies Before. Board Set Up By Government:

FOR K. U: WOMEN   Extra Quarters Were Needed to House Girls at  University  PURCHASE ONE HOUSE:

TWO MORE DORMS FOR K. U: WOMEN   Extra Quarters Were Needed to House Girls at University   PURCHASE ONE HOUSE:

IMACKENZIE, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER, GIVES IMPRESSION OF 'LONDON AS WORLD TOUR OPENS

Britain Is Dog-Tired, With Still No Relief from Hard Times. Mackenzie Reports.

British Are Doe-Tired   No Relief from Hard Times Yet— Not Complaining *

Blasts Rumble Under ‘Rock’ As Japs Depart   More Than 12,000 Good Japanese Have Been Counted

PACIFIC FLEET HITS RYUKYUS 8TH DAY IN ROW   Japanese Counter Blow Costs Foe 17 Air Planes And Four  Torpedo Boats

Fleet Attacks On Ryukyus Enter 8th Day   Ships Repulse. Attack By Japanese Planes: ‘And: Torpedo Boats”

ATTACKS CONTINUE ON THE RYUKYUS   Ships and Carrier Planes Carry Assault Into Sth Dav:

Nimitz Announces 17 Enemy Aircraft Downed, Four Tor. pedo Boats Destroyed; Silent on Damage to United  States Craft

SEA-AIR ATTACK ON RYUKYUS GOES INTO EIGHTH DAY   Carrier Planes and Heavy American Warships Again Bombard Island 400 Miles From Japan.   4 ENEMY TORPEDO BOATS DESTROYED   Seventeen Aircraft Blasted From Skies—Nip CounterAttack on Naval Units  Repulsed. .

Truman Opposes Carrying Kin Of Troops Overseas   Bivenes Ta He Fartar

Truman Offers Solution to War Separation   Wants Servicemen’s Family to Stay Home: Would Get the Boys Back Here Quickly

Observers See Big 3 Meeting _ Almost Ende   Truman Opposes Teadency To ‘Coddie’ War Vets,  Pleders Fairneas

Big 3 Enter Last Phase At Potsdam   Truman Objects To Yank Wives  Coming Overseas

Truman Opposed To Moving Of Families   Declares Separation Best Solved by Bringing  Soldiers Home

4.477 MORt JAPANESE ARE KILLED   DPPOSED 104, YANK FAMILIES J IN EUROPEIA

Flag Presentation Program Planned For Mexicans Training at Post Here

ALLIED EXPERTS TO START ENTRY OF JAPAN TODAY  we levee sang:      To Ready Airhelds For Arrival Of Allied Transports   PLAN TO USE JAPS IN RUNWAY REPAIRS

MacAr thur Orders Japs To Clear Air   Gets Jap Complaint Russians Planning Private Occupation

MacArthur Plans To Keep Schedule   Japanese Told To Ge t Their Communications Ready To Be Turned Over To The Americans

Allied Forces to Occupy Japan as Already Planned            Nips Urge Delay cause of Storm; G fusion About Re

Air Is Ordered Cleared For Huge U.S. Sky Train; Red Plans Ire Nippon

Japan’s Armies Are Disarming   16-Man Russian Delegation Lands In Manila Today To Confer On Surrender With MacArthur

FIVE FROM BERRIEN   Two Killed In Action, One Wounded, One Missing,  One Prisoner

BRITISH COMMANDOS MAKE BURMA LANDING   Japs Reported Caught Napping By Assault Southeast Of Akvah

Industry Given Deep Sugar Cut  Commercial Quotas Trimmed han ply

Reduce Quota Of Industrial Sugar In July   Allotment 3714 Per Cent Under Level Of Year Ago Ordered By OPA For Next Quarter

Cut Industrial Sugar Quotas   ef >  3714, Percent Under Year  Ago Ordered For JulySeptember Quarier.

Nation’s Sweet Tooth Gets Jolt; Industrial Sugar Cut 37 Per Cent

OPA Orders Sugar Slash   Level 3714 Per Cent Under Year Ago for July-September Quarter

Sugar Allotments To Industrial Firms To Be Cut   Commercial Quotas Trimmed for  July to September

CUT INDUSTRIAL SUGAR QUOTAS 37> PERCENT   Bakers, Cereal Producer: Allotments Reduced 20 Percent

Industrial Sugar Allotments Cut For Next Quarter   OPA Reduces Rations To tevel 371% Per Cent Under a Year Ago: Shortage Acute

Big New Cuts [n Industrial Sugar Quotas   Commercial Allotments At Level 3714 Per Cent Under Year Ago.

Industrial . Sugar Users To Get Less   Allotments 37 Per Cent Under 1944

TRIM INDUSTRIAL  SUGAR ONE-THIRD  UNDER LAST YEAR SLASH MADE BY OPA  FOR 3 MONTHS FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER

Allotment Cuts In Industrial Sugar Ordered   Quotas Reduced 37% Per Cent From 1944 Levels

STAFE NAZIS ARE CAPTURED   Muehlhausen’s Fall _. Gives Yankees Big Haul

May Lift Tire’  Rationing Soon   Present Facilities Can, Accommodate Trucks.

ARGENTINA 1S CRITICIZED - FOR ‘RELUCTANT’ ATTITUDE   STATE: DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CHARGES THAT MANY PLEDGES ARE NOT FULFILLED

New England Has Rain For Thanksgiving   Midwest Awakens To Find Heavy Snow;  16 In Chicago

‘Himmler Makes Surrender Offer To Western Allies   Peace Move Reported By Reuters; No  Nazi Offer to Reds; No Confirmation

Himmler Reported to Have Made Peace Propositions to United States and Britain   Unconfirmed Statement Says Churchill Has Replied That No Proposal Can Be Considered Uniess Addressed to All Three Great Powers

Unconditional Surrender is Offered To Britons, U.S. But Not Reds; Must To Be Big 3

Himmler Said to Have Offered Unconditional German Surrender To United States and Enaland

Must Give Up to All Three Big Powers   British and American Officials Decline To Confirm Offer to Surrender to These Two Nations;'Many Rumors Expected.

HIMMLER REPORTED TO HAVE OFFERED 10 SURRENDER T0 ALLIES  ONLY SURRENDER TO ALL THREE BIG POWERS ACCEPTABLE. IS CLAIM

Himmler Surrender Offer to U.S. and Britain Rejected   MANY REPORTS AFLOAT   Insistence on Unconditional “urrender Repeated ) by Allies

HIMMLER SAID TO HAVE COME UP WITH TERMS   Reuters Says Unconditional Surrender Offered To U.S. And Britain, But No Go  nless Russia Inak 2 Pee pes 

Himmler Reported to Have Offered Unconditional Surrender to U.S., Britain

Himmler Alleged Offerer   Churchill Neither Admits Nor Denies Receiving Proffer

Reported Made Oniy To U.S. And Britain      Churchill, In Special Statement Declare: Germany Must Unconditionally Surrender To All Three Big Powers.

Bid Leaves Russia Out, Radio Says; Churchill States Allied Position

“Surrender Is Offered”   Say Himmler Would “Give: Up Uncondition_ally to-U. S.; Britain

Churchill Says Only Surrender To Ail Possible   No Information On Reports, Which Are Not Denied

German Surrender Offer Is Reported   London Hears Himmler Offers Unconditional Recapitulation, but Western Allies Insist It Be Addressed to Russia, Too,

No Unconditional Surrender Unless To All Allies, White House Says — No Comment on Report — Story Displayed Prominently in London

Proposal Made To Two Powers To End Conflict   Churchill Says No Acceptance Unless to Reds

~ States Close Accord Prevails Between Big Three; Gives Out No Information.

Himmler Reported To Have Offered To Surrender To ‘Great Britain And U. S.

Nazi Surrender Must Be Made Te 3 Major Powers  Rumor Himmler Has Made Offer To U. S. Britain; Washington

MUST SURRENDER TO RUSSIA TOO, SAYS CHURCHILL  OFFER ACCREDITED TO HIMMLER IS NEITHER

REPORT NAZI SURRENDER DECLINED   Himmler’s Offer Made To Western Allies Only

FBI Finds $2,200, Part of Loot Stolen From Bank   Messengers Robbed Of $111,300 By Two Armed Bandits

Hospitals Are Jammed as Rioting Gains   Demonstrations Start When University Students March in Protest to Resumption of Army Personnel Trials

Casualties Grow as India Riots Spread   26 Persons Injured When Bombay Students Demonstrate

Twelve Yankees Are Injured In Calcutta Riots   Ten Persons Reported Killed In 2 Days of Disorders

India Rioters Die, U.S. Soldiers Hurt In Calcutta Fights  Army Day Celebration Results in Burning  Of American Trucks

Two Days Of Disorders Continuing:   “Army And Red.Cross: Vehicles Overturned; Ten Indians Killed

2 U. 8. TROOPS HURT IN RIOTING BY CALCUTTA MOBS   Three Beaten and Nine Others Cut and Bruised by Rocks Thrown by Demonstrators.   10 PERSONS REPORTED DEAD IN DISORDERS   Hospitals Are Jammed With Injured—City Placed Out of Bounds to American Soldiers.

Yanks Take Isle Nore Okinawa   Yanks Invade Jolo Island In Sulu Group; Report No More Resistance on Luzon

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AMERICANS INVADE ISLE OFF OKINAWA   Some Opposition Encountered on One and a Quarter Mile Tsugen

New Major Strike Threatens Textile  Industry's Output   Labor Troubles Multiply Across Country; Day’s Developments

NEW MAJOR DISPUTE THREATENS TO FORCE HALF MILLION OUT  APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION WORKERS ALREAD\ IDLE RESULT STRIKES

Labor Troubles Grow as Textile  Workers Strike   John Lewis Asks Coal Management to Meet Him on Foreman Dispute.   Strike of CIO Union Oil Workers Delayed

TEXTILE STRIKE 5 THE LATEST      Walkouts, Shutdowns Keep 409,000 Off Jobs in Entire Nation.   OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

FRESH MAJOR DISPUTES MAY FORCE MORE THAN HALF A MILLION WORKERS OFF JOBS   Latest Controversy Centers on Walkout of 6,000 Textile Workers in Paterson, N. J., Area Which Closed 70 Plants   NUMBER NOW IDLE SOARS PAST MILLION MARK

409,000 OFF JOBS ALL OVER NATION, TROUBLE MOUNTS   OIL CONFERENCE OPENS TOMORROW IN WASHINGTON

New Labor Troubles to Face Nation   Nearly 2,000,000 Persons Away From Jobs; New Wage Demands Planned

62,000 Textile Workers Strike In 284 Plants   Back-To-Work Order Ignored; Nation’s Idle Now Near Two Million.

Two Miltion. Idle In Many Strikes   Many Are ted Inckrectly by Walkouts m Industry   PARLEY ON OSL FAILS   Schwell: Returns to Washingtoa to Contmwe Efforts

Garment Workers’ In New Jersey Walk Off Job; New York Still  In Throes Of Elevator. Strike; Hope Is Seen For Settling Issues. With. Oil Workers

CIO Textile Unions Out On Strikes   More Than 400,000 Kept From Jobs Because of Walk-Out in New York; Other Trouble Spreads

Textile Tie-up Looms in East: 62,000 Are Out   - Lewis Called for New Showdown in Mine Foremen‘s Quarrel

Nation’s Labor Trouble Grows      Nearly Two Million Off Jobs; 62,00( Walk Out in 284 Textile Plants; Oi Industry Strike Is Delayed

Labor Troubles Multiply. :      Army of Idle Nears *: 2,000,000 Mark AsTextile and Packing House Workers Quit

Actual Strikes And Shutdowns Keep 409,000 Off Jobs   Change in Meeting Place Delays CIO Oil Industry Strike

62.000 Walk Out In 284 Textile Plants   Nation's Idle Now Approaching Two-Million Mark

Two Milhon Idle In Many Strikes   Many Are gam Indirectly by Walkouts m lade   PARLEY ON OIL FAILS   Schwell  Returns tc Washington to Contmue

Actual Strikes In Nation Keep 409,000 Off Jobs And Interrupt Work Of 1,500,000 Others

62,000 Textile Workers Strike  In New Jersey   Oil Dispute Conference Shifts from Chicago to Washington

Jarrett Dies by Noose for Killing Everett Warden, Farmer of Gowrie

Jarrett Dies on Prison Gallows  Pays Penalty for Murder at Gowrie

Jarrett Hanged For Murder Of  Gowrie Farmer   Pays With His Life For Bludgeon Slaying Of A  Former Emplover.

Jarrett Dies On Gallows For Murder   Nearly Decapitated by Fall Through Trap At State Prison

RUSE REGENES SAMTEUNDBL DETHLNG SETUP   Upper Chamber Votes 65-7 for Measure but with Misgivings a   MANY VOICE SKEPTICISM   Legislation Defines Role 1 U. S. in international Orcanization

UNITED NATIONS BILL AWAITS HOUSE ACTION   Senate Gives Approval Despite Doubts Of Group’s Success

Senate Approved Bill On U. S. - UNO Reaches House   Sens. Wheeler and Taft Join 5 Others In Opposition Vote

UNITED NATIONS BILL IS SENT TO HOUSE BACKED BY SENATE 65 107 VOTE

New York Prepares for Possible Floods as Hard Job of Releasing Freight from Record Snows End:

State Prepares For Big Floods Tf Snow Thaws   Municipalities Urged to Check Water Supplies for Pollution; Emergency Measures Readied

Air Crash Kills 3  AtMountain Home   B.24 Bomber Plunges And Burns Near Field

Bizarre Crucifixion Disclosed As Chicago Man Is Found Nailed To Crudely-Constructed Cross

Man Found Nailed to Cross Under Chicago ‘El’ May Be Religious Fanatic

MAN NAILED T0 CROSS; THORNY CROWN ON HEAD   Believed Willing Victim; Religious Papers in Pocket

MAN IS NAILED TO CRUDE CROSS   CHICAGO POLICE BELIEVE VIC. TIM WAS FANATIC WHO HAD AGREED TO CRUCIVFEXION

‘Occupation, Disarmament, . Reparations Decreed for Reich; All Nazism Abolished

F.D.R. Tells Terms Germans Are to Receive   Great Britain, France, Russia and U. S. to Have Temporary Control of Surrendered Germany

American Forces Are Not Fighting Redsin China .   Communisf Charge s Denied Both in Washington and Chungking

LAUNCH DRIVE ON RAIL LINES   Officials . Deny Report That U. S. Marines  Are in Action

U. S. Forees Aloof From War in China   Communist Charges Denied by Washington and Chungking

Officials Deny U.S. Forces In Civil Conflic!   Chinese Red Charges Re. futed at White House and in Chungking

Capital Denies Yank Marines  Fight in Chine      Outaumbered Nutionali-

U. S. Marines Are Not Involved as Communists Claim   Denials Are Issued Both in Washington and Chungking; Answer to Offer of Peace Is Awaited as Action Continues

COMMUNIST CHARGE ~ OFFICIALLY DENIEL   Washington, Chungking Refute Claims Of U. S. Activity

U. S. Denies Yank Forces. Fighting Red: In China   Charges by Reds ‘Absolutely False,’ ~Chunokinge Asserts

Chungking And U.S. Deny U.S. Marines Involved In Chinese Civil War

U.S.. China Deny Marines Are Fighting   Charge Had Been Made by Communis' Leaders: Civil  War Stull Rages

STORY AMERICANS ARE FIGHTING IN CHINA 15 DENIED   Charge Made by Communist Leaders Branded False Both in Washington and in Chungking.   STRUGGLE IN NORTH BECOMES VIOLENT   Reds Reported Destroying Vital Railroads and May Try to Beat Nationalists  Into Manchuria.

No Leaders For Berlin Defense   ‘‘Great’’ Nazis Appear Tc Have Deserted City In Hour Of Greatest Peril   GESTAPO SEEMS TO BE IN CHARGE

Conquest Was Planned In 1937.....  Unfold Pattern Of Nazi  Terrorism WhichGround Czechoslovakia To Bits

Nazis Planned Czechoslovakian Conquest in 1937   Plotting Carried On Under Pretext Of Being Friends

 1,500,000 Japs Liquidated, 600, 000 Cut Off or Bypassed   Six Chinese Columns Press  On Kweilin

‘Crushing Power Of Angle-American-Aerial  Teamwork May Soon Be Turned On Japs °   Jap Losses In Men Run Into Millions

1,500,000 Japs Dead, Captured By British, U.S.   Chinese Forces kill Or Capture 1,203,067 In 8 Years Fighting; 600,000 Are Cut Off

Jap Casualties Nearly 3,000,000; Yanks and British Account For Hall

American and British Forces Have Killed or Taken Drisoner 1.500.000 Japanese Since War Started

JAPANESE LOSSES REACH 1,300,000   THAT NUMBER KILLED OR CAPTURED BY AMERICAN AND BRITISH FORC

Nip casualty  roster heavy Million and a hal  is of ficial ficoure

NAZIS PLAN DESPERATE MEASURES.   Hitler, Goebbels. Both Gave Talks’ Yesterday .

Expect Nazis To Try Desperate Measures    Decisive Breakthrough Before  Berlin Expected aoe

Desperate New Nazi Measures Thought Imminen   Hitler, Goebbels Talk To German People, Threaten Use of Gas

Texas Operates Under New Laws   Emanate from Bills Failing to Get Votes; Enacted After 90 Days

Coloradoan Asserts No Need Shown For Proposed MVA   Stone Says Proposal   Would Reorganize ny es gokll &

Coloradoan Asserts No Need Shown For Proposed MVA  Stone Says Proposal Would Reorganize Government of U. S.

Green Cancels AFL No - Strike Pledge   National Total of Idle Mounts to 121,000

LABOR TIEUPS MAKE 121,000 IDLEINU. S.A   NO - STRIKE PLEDGE ENDED, HEAD OF AFL SAYS

120,000 Idle As No- Strike Pledges End   Work Stoppages Mount as AFL President Halts War-Time Promise

Capital Bus, Trolley Men Go On Strike   Walkout Ties Up Transportation In Washington; Workers Seek Raise

110,000 Idle In Nation As No-Strike Rule Ends   Motor Industry Hardest Hit With Ford, Hudson And Goodrich Plants Closing Down

Strike-Idle In Nation Increase  To 111,000   War’sEndCancelled No-Strike Pledge, AFL President Says

Nalional total Of Strike Idle Reaches 111,000   Green Assets Labor's No-Strike Pledge Ended V-J Day

111,000 Are Idle as Result of U.S. Strikes   Labor-Management Conference Scheduled Soon

Idle Workers Total 111.000  Across Nation   AFL President Says Group Can't Accept Request by Truman To Hold War Policy

‘BRITON BARES SUICIDE DETAILS Gestapo Chief Failed ‘To Out-Glare Soldier

Low-Flying Plane Takes Top Off Car   Officer Reported, Flying Craft; People in Auto ‘Badly Cut Up’

Sale Planning ~ Highway Work  Jobs Will Be Provided  lartin Says

Rickenbacker Given Honors   Hometown Columbus Fetes Favorite Son.

Gen. Eisenhower io Atiend Big Three Meet   Sessions Slated to Start at Potsdam Next Weel

RED CROSS CHAPTER PREPARED TO AID VETERANS, FAMILIES FOLLOWING WAR

US. Budget Cut Direct Result of ~~ Win Over Japs  18% Billion Dollars Loppad Off Official  CUstinates

Budget Cut 181/. Billion   End of War Brings Partial  ae oT. ie me ee: PE cc

FEDERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR CUT 18 BILLIONS   Estimated War Spending Reduced $19,500,000 as Result of Victory Over Japan.   AUTHORIZED FUNDS WILL NOT BE NEEDED      Director Harold Smith Believes Public Debt Wil Reach $272,900,000,000  by June 30.

Budget Is Slashed By 18 Billions   Current Year's Outlay Estimated at 66 Billion:

Drastic Cut Made in U.S. Budget   Victory Results in 18% Billion Reduction for Year

Figure Is Down To $06,400,000;000 By New Action   Nip Defeat Makes Most Of Sum Unnecessary Says Smith

Government Outlay  ‘Reduced 18 Billion      Revision in Budget Beginning July  Is Issued as Vicns tory Over Japan Reduces Need for Funds Already Authorized

ENDING OF WAR SLICES BUDGE]   Estimate Reduced By $18,500,000,000 For Fiscal Year

Slash Budget kighteen And Half Billion   Reduces It For Fiscal Year To  $66,400,000,000

C10 APPROVES KILGORE BILL ON MANPOWER   Substitute For House Passed ‘Work-Or Jail’ Bill Is Prepared

Sen. Kilgore’s Work-or-Jail. Bill Is Lauded   Substitute Labor Control  Measure Gets Advance Rihscetauw af CIO

New Manpower Plan Draws  CIO Blessing   Substitute Proposes To Include All Men And Women Under Control of Byrne’s Unit

FLORIDA SWAMPS SCOURED FOR FLYERS   Sweeps Also Made Far Out to Sea; Fog Cuts i Visibility and Hampers Search

SWAMPS COMBED FOR LOST FLIERS   SIGHTING OF FLARES SPURS SEARCH IN FLORIDA FOR NAVAL AIRMEN.

Swamp Area OF Florida Is Searched For Flyers   Red Flares Claimed ‘Sighted By Airliner

‘Weasels’ Search Swamp for Planes   Grope Through Fog After Flyer Sees Light  Sees Light

Dense Fog Slow: Search For 2] Missing Airmen  Five Bombers, One Patrol Plane Lost

GIANT ARMIES PREPARE FOR FINAL BLOW   U.S. Ist Army Clearing Leipzig, Third in Czechoslovakia

*Scientists Warn of New War Unless Atomic Bomb Secrets are Shared   " INDEPENDENT U.S. ATOM STUDY URGED BY DR. BUSH

Future Plans Could Make Present Atom — ~ Bomb Like Firecracker. Sav Seienticate

Scientists Want Atom Bomb Work Given To World   Keeping It Secret Said Dangerous

‘Scientists Alarmed Over U.S. Plan To Keer ‘Atomic Bomb Secrets From Rest Of World

Scientists Foresee Bombs More Powerful   Developers Of Weapon Advocate Releasing Of Secret To World

UNENDING WA FORESEEN FOR ATOMIC BOMB   SCIENTISTS ADVISE AGAINST KEEPING PROCESS SECRET

SCIENTISTS URGE A-BOMB SHARED   400 Association Members Favor World Control Authority

Scientists Ee & ce  Powerful The   ee % gt Atomic Bombs Much More % hose Tossed Upon Japanese

War of Unending Savagery Seen if Try ‘Is Made fo Keep Atom Bomb From World

Urges Giving A-bomb Secre! fo the World   To Do Otherwise Scientists Declare Will Ledd to War

ENVOY TO M’ARTHUR RETURNS TO RUSSIA   Spokesman Says Move Has No Sig. nificance—London Had Reported His Recall.

Rusia’ s Enve oy To “WeAr ‘thur Home      Readquarters Spokesmay Says Move Has “No . Sienificanee”

Soviet Envoy To MacArthur Refurns Home   U. S. Representative Says Departure of  Russian Is Without  Any Sionificance

MANAGER OF TOLEDO RESIGNS SUDDENLY   Two Key Men in System Also Step Out

TOLEDO CITY MANAGER QUITS   Schoonmaker Resigns in Surprise Move

TRIALS SET FOR RUSS HELD-POLES   Negotiations for New Polish Government Are Delayed by Action

Congressmen Fail To Learn  Postwar Plans   Complaint Heard Financial - Aid For World Is Kept Secret By €&DR

OFFICIAL CANVASS SPECIAL ELECTION n START MONDAY  VOTERS OF STATE APPAR ENTLY ACCEPTED THREE  OF FOUR AMENDMENTS

OFFICIAL CANVASS SPECIAL ELECTION TO START MONDAY  VOTERS OF STATE APPAR ENTLY ACCEPTED THREE ig  AL CATID 4RACAIP GS aT

Voters Fail To Increase Pay Of State's Solons   3 Other Asreriments Are Okayed

Five Nip Subs Intended for N. Y. Attack   UNDERWATER CARRIERS MEANT TO SEND PLANES AS PSYCHOLOGICAL BLOW

FIVE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS READY AT WAR'S ENT   Under- Water Flat Tops Taken Over by UV. & Navy

JapsHadSneak BlowReady On U.S. When War Ended; N.Y. and Canal Objectives

JAPS PLANNED US. ATTACKS   Sub Aircraft Carriers Ready For Raids On New York, Canal

‘TIGER’ MAKES ~NEW DENIALS   YAMASHITA TELLS MILITARY COURT HE KNEW NOTHING OF THE ATROCITIES

Yamashita Ignorant of Atrocities Until Entering Court, He Testifies

) Honshu Naval Bases Are Next On Yanks’ List   Jap ‘Intellectuals’ Would Make Own Roll Of Criminals in War

More Troops Being Poured into Yokohama Area; Flag Is Run Up by Cavalrvymen

Temperatures   Other U. S. Forces Land on Shores Of Southern Korea

(Max Hill was chief of the Associated = Press bureau in Tokyo at the outbreak of war in 1941.)

Tokyo May Ask Peace Terms Souner Than Most Realize, Through ew Cabinet

LOWEST FAMILY PAYING 69 PCT. IN TAX FOR WAR   People at Home Do Not Have Fanaticism Seldiers Show—In  : Long Conflict

Plot to Keep Draft Charged   ‘Brass Hats’ Accused Of Trying to Continue Universal Service

PATTON'S ohD ANIFING Thnl NAZI REDOUB!   Driving te Link Up with Reds  and Sever Mountain  Nazi Hideout.

Patton Force $3 Miles From Soviet Troops   Linkup To Cut South Battle Front In Two Is Expected   BRITISH ADVANCING   Alfied Troops Burst Out In Drive To Free Denmark

Third Army Driving T¢ Cut The Southern Redoubt In Two  GERMANS ARE ABOUT TO QUIT DENMARK  Expect To Turn Adminis: tration Back To King Christian Today

Second Infantry Uses Nazis’ Robot-Bomb Generators to Light Up Division Offices

Yanks Enjoy Nazi Equipment Now  at semen Ae =  Generators Used To Launch Buzz- bernie Now Light Up Headquarters for Americans

No Opposition On Marinduque, Says MacArthur  17 Ships, 97 Planes  Destroyed in Formos: -~ 5... fee.

How Hitler Forced Czech Defeat Told   Violent Browbeating By Nazi Leaders Is Recalled

Czechs Bullied Into Surrendering in 1939 Under Threat of Bombing, Tribunal Hears

Jap Premier Says Hirohifo Not Criminal   Nip Fishermen Want Certain Rights to Sail

Mayor Of Tokve Asks Lifting Ot  “A . Some Restrictions   Seeks Extension Of Fishing Rights In Order To Get Food For Population   PREPARING FOR JAP WAR TRIALS

AYOR SETS FORTH REQUESTS \ HOPE RE-ESTABLISHING NORMAL, HEE IN CAPITAL GHY

Allied Chiefs Warn Nazis  _- On Treatment Of Prisoners   Accept German Offer to Leave American Prisohersof-War in Camps Our Forces Are  ’ Overtaking

DRASTIC SLASH IN PRODUCTION OF WAR PLANES   17,000 Combat Craft Eliminated From Schedules

Navy Reveals Story Of Burning Ship; Heroic ‘Efforts To Save Crew

NAVY REVEALS STORY OF APRIL TANKER DISASTER   Six Million Gallons of High Octane Gas Fed Blaze After Collision.

ATTLEE SAYS. BOMB CAUSES TRIP TO U.S.   BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS PRINCIPAL REASON: FOR. ' CONFERENCE :

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  Attlee to Discuss Atomic Bomb During Visit to U.S

Attlee, Trumar Talk ‘Terrible’ Bomb Aspects   Premier Reveals Parley To View New Energy’s Effect on World Affairs

New England Senators Prepared For Battle Against McCarran Plan For Decentralization Of Industry

‘New England's Representatives and Senators are Expecting to Offer Non-Partisan Opposition iT. Sanate Plan for Decentralization of Industry

Speedy Action Seen On Bill For  Tax Reduction   House Committee Wil] Prob. ably Give Approval To Vinson’s Program

QUICK TAX BIL APPROVAL SEEN   ‘Three-Point Cut in Wartime Levies Outlined by Vinson.

SEE COMMITTEE 0.K. OF TAX BILL   Foes Concede Necessary Vote to Report Out 5 Billion Slash

HOUSE BODY TO APPROVE TAX CUT PLAN   Committee’s O. K. Is Conceded Privately by G. O. P. Members

QUICK ACTION -FOREGAST FOR “TAX CUT BIL   ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED WITHOUT MAJOR  “CHANGES

PRE-INVASION ATTACK IN 313) STRAIGHT DAY   Four Air Forees Povnd Japan

Air War Mounts As Japan Hit 31st Straight Day   Far Eastern Forces Join in Bombing; Aussies Near Heart of Borneo Oil;  Yankees Bomb Railway Line to Manchuria

Planes from 4 Air Forces Drop Bombs   Continued Attacks Have Enemy Worried—Jap Ships Sunk

PHILIPPINE AIR FORCES JOIN IN WAR ON TOKYO   Fresh Gains On Borneo Reported As Air War Grows

TARGETS NEAR TOKYO AND ON KYUSHU ARE HIT   Aussies Near Biggest Oil Refinery Located in Dutch East Indies

Four Air Forces  Hit Japan on 3ist  Day of ‘Softening’ Fleet of Fighters Pounds Tokyo and Kyushu; Aussies  Close in on Bic Ol Refinery

Five Air Forces Will Soon Be Going All-Out To Exterminate Island; Attack Hits 31st Day

PLANES OF FOUR AIR FORCES HIT NIP HOMELAND   Fighters Attack Targets Near Tokyo And On Island Of Kyushu   AUSSIES STILL; GAINING   5th And 13th Air Forces Sent Into Offensive Against Nipponese

U.S. AIR FORCE ASSAULTS NOW GOINTO 31 stDAY AS AUSSIE DRIVE MOVES ON

ESCORTZO TO INFAMOUS CAMP AT BELSEN TO SEE ALLIED CLAIMS NOT EX. AGGERATED

Air Power Called Decisive  Factor in Germany's Defeat  Victory in Air Cost U.S, 79,265 Fillers And 180090 Planec Barnard Micerlacac

Appraisers Report Germany Lost War by Losing Battle of Skies in Early 1944: Allied Losses Giver

ALLIED LOSSES OVERCOME BY DAMAGE DONE   Committee Says Nazis’ Defeat In Air Early In-4944 Was Decisive Factor

ir Bombing Caused Fall Of Germany   ll. S. Loses 79,265 Men, 18,000 Planes; 300,000 Germans Killed

FIGURES REVEAL TRUE EXTENT OF DAMAGE DONE   GERMAN DEATH TOLL EXCEEDS ALL YANKS KILLED IN ACTION

Allied Air Power Decisive Factor in Conquest of Germany, Civilian Group Reports

Allied Air Power Was Decisive Factor In Defeat Of Germany   Victory Ln Air Coat United States 79,265 Flying Men and 18,000 Planes; 300,000 Germans Killed; 3,600,000 Dwellings Destro yed Or  . Hiatt Bsc}

Arauts Defeated Tiirough Aerial Power   18,000 Planes Lost By America   Nazis Couldn't Repair Damages

Findings Of Special Board Of Iriquiry Are Made Public   Highlights Of Report On Nazi's Defeat

lgve eye . 6 os Civilians Deelare Allied Air Power Was Decisive in Conquest of Germany

wii in Air Cost 79,265 American Flying Men and 18,000 Planes Impartial Survey Reveals—Findings Helped Guide Successful Attack on Japan—Full Impact of War Brought Home to German People

Report R Reveals Allied Air Power. “Main: ‘Factor In- German: ‘Defeat; U.S: Toll 79265 Men, 180, 000 Crat

U. S. STRATEGIC AIR FORCE: ~ CIVILIAN SURVEY GROUP CONCLUDES [AIR POWER DEFEATED NAZI GERMANY

Find Air Power Decisive Factor In Nazi Defea   Bombing Survey Places U. S. Losses At 79,265 Fliers, 18,000 Planes.

ICT ORY IN-AIR COST THE: UNITED STATES 79,265 MEN AND TOTAL 18,000 PLANES

Decisive Factor in German Defeat Was Allied Air Power   Civilian Survey Gives Figures and Facts to Prave Point

ALLIED AIR POWER DECISIVE FACTOR IN CONQUEST GERMANY  CIVILIAN COMMITTEE GIVES CONCLUSIONS OF ALLIED AIR WAR

Civilian Survey Reports Air Power Beat Germany   United States Lost 79,265 Flying Men And 18,000 Planes, British 22,000 Aircraft

IS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED   Pfc. Raymond Barrett Receives Second Injury in Action

Yugoslavs Firmly Placed in Port   England and America Awai Reply to Tito Asking Him To Leave City

American Planes Provide Escort For Fleet Unit   Sherman Tanks, Manned By New Zealanders, Patrol Streets of City

Planes Form Canopy Over Disputed Port   Great Britain, United States Seen   Readv to Back Up Warning to Tito}

British Warships In Trieste   Neval Squedron Unloading Supplies For Allied Armies Of Occupation

British Warships Dock At Trieste Under US. Planes   New Zealanders Patrol Harbor Area With  Sherman Tanks

British Warships In Trieste Harbor   Tito Gives Permission To Unload Supplies

British Ships Watch Trieste Held by Tito   Yugoslavs Asked to Let an Allied Group Rule City

OCCUPATION OF AUSTRIA STARTS   YUGOSLAVS AND ITALIANS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER FUTURE OF TRIESTE

ALLIED WARSHIPS IN ITALIAN PORT   Anchored In Harbor Of Trieste Pending Yugoslavia’s Answer

BRITISH. SHIPS AT ANCHOR IN TRIESTE PORT   England, U. 5. Await Tito’s Reply to Protest of Government

Capt. McAvay Found Innocent Of Charge   Naval Officer Acquitted of Negligence by co Court

MVAY FREED ON ONE COUNT   Skipper of Indianapolis Is Judged Not Guilty On Negligence Charge

Capt. McVay Acquitied Of Navy Charge   Indianapolis Chief Still Not Cleared Ot Negligence Claim

Author’s Wife Dies Of Poison In Hollywood      Mrs. Rupert Hughes Is Found Ill In Home Bv Her Husband

Patton Belteves Preparedness Assures Peace   Says People Should Know Many Men Died Because Of Unpreparedness.

Invitation Given Ukraine, White P:-ssia, Argentina To Parley.“c>land Refused

eC came  THREE ADDITIONAL NATIONS REPORTED INVITED CONFERENCE  SAME REPORT STATES RUSSIAN DEMANDS FOR

THREE ADDITIONAL * NATIONS REPORTED INVITED CONFERENCE  SAME REPORT STATES RUSSIAN DEMANDS FOR

Parley Body Okeys Bid To Argentina   Ruesin Again Loses In Effort to Win Lublin Seat Agproral

Argentina Invitation Approved   Russia Defeated on Move to Bring in Warsaw Pole Group

Tax Diversion Battle Opened A t Wetumpka   Hayse Tucker Pleads Ratifi cation Of Amendment In Election Oct. 2

WILL SEEK NEW LAW TO HANDLE LABOR DISPUTES   President Truman Will Not Wait For Congress — To Deal With GM Strike

Strikers To a      WILL NAME FACT-FINDING BOARD IN CASE; ASKS CONGRESS TO GIVE SUCH BOARDS BROAD POWERS

President Asks Establishment of Inquiry Boards   Congress Hears Plea to Begin Drastic StrikeBreaking Measure   MUST ACT A® ONCE, LEADERS ARE TOLD   Chief Executive Requests GM to Proceed With Fall Protuction

NORTH CHINA TOWN SHELLED BY MARINES!   Natives Won't Yield Men Suspected Of Attack

JAP BALLOON KILLED SIX LAST MONTH   Explosion Took Place in Oregon At Picnic Party

SIX KILLED BY BALLOGN BOMB      Wife of Oregon Minister and Five Shurch Children Vietims of ‘Tragedy — Bombing 'Takes Place in April.

Balloon-Borne Bomb Kills Woman, Children   Minister Granted Permission Tol Teli Story Of Bomb Blast 

SIX ARE KILLED BY JAPANESE BALLOON   Woman And Five Children Killed At Picnic At Bly, Oregon

MOVE TO SLASH FUNDS FOR OWI LOSES IN HOUSE   Compromise Giving Setup $35,000,000 Requires Senate Approval

House Approves OWI Fund; Charter Hearings Completed In Washington

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by Associated Press

NEW MOVE TO SLASH -OWI'S FUNDS BEATEN   Senate-House Compromise Upheld In Latest Vote

OWI Wins House Fight For Funds   Move to Slash Current Appropriation Defeated

DETROIT 15 IN GRIP OF MEAT SHORTAGE   Workers Leave Jobs Because Lunches Lack Meat; Slaughter-Houses Closed

Byrnes Praises New Jap Control Program   Secretary Says New Policy Safeguards MacArthur's Administration—No Questions Asked About the Atomic Bomb

Four Powers Keep Veto, America’s Concurrence Required In Any Basic Changes

Byrnes Declares New Ja p Control Plan Safeguards MacArthur's Gor ernment  ee eemitinmenrmennrennteiannannerimameen ame eee   Secretary of State Says Ministers Did Not Discuss “Technical Matters’ Involving Atomic Control

Stressed in Speech On Big 3 Meeting; Not Discouraged By Failure on Iran

Byrnes Says U.S. to Keep Top Jap Role   Secretary, Reporting On Moscow Meet, Stated 11-Nation Commission Will Not Hamstring General’s Efficient Administration

Chinese Troops Recapture Yungning Port  Victory Is Most Important Scored in Months

CHINESE TROOPS ENTER YUNGNING   Strategic Port Retaken T, Cut Japanese Supply Line

RECAPTURE NANNING, VITAL TREATY PORT   Blow Threatens Enemy Lifeline To IndoChina Holdings

Chinese Capture Of Yungning Cuts Jap Overland Lifeline To Indo-China

Treaty Port Of Yungning Recaptured   Jap Road Lifeline To Indo-China And Sinexpore Cut

CHINESE TAKE NANNING, CUT JAP HIGHWAY   Former American Ai Base Reoccupied In Big Drive

Chinese Seize Yungning City In Deep Soutt   Recapture of Treaty Port Once Used by United States 14th Air Force Cuts Jap Lifeline to IndoChina and Sinaapore

Recapture Great Port of Nanning In South China   isrupt Jap Supply Line: fo Singapore and Indo-China

“Not Quitting,” Higgins ‘Insists  Promises Jobs for These Who Wan? Werk

Thanksgiving.  1945   Higgins Says He’s Not Quitting the Production Line

Higgins Repeats He Isnt Quitting   Will Provide Jobs for Real Workers

Britain To Keep Draft; Discharge: ‘45,000 Men Week   Australia Thanks U.S For Lend-Lease; Shames Enaland

FDR Rests In Beloved  Rose Garden   Simple Services Held Sunday for Departed National Leader

President’s Body Laid to Rest In Sunny Garden   Impressive, Simple Services Commend  F. R.’s Soul to God

7-Minute Services Commit Body Of Late President To Grave In Sunny Rose Garden At Hyde Park

Roosevelt’s Body Is Buried At Hyde Park   1 Sunny Rose Gardens Marks Last Resting Place Of  Late President

PRESIDENT RESTS IN ROSE GARDEN   Simple Rites Mark Burial at Hyde Park Sunday

Body of Franklin Roosevelt Rests  In Rose Garden   Simplicity Marks Last Services For 31st U. S. President

ROOSEVELT ATRESTIN HYDE PARK   Burial Services For Late President Held Yesterday

PRESIDENT LAID TO REST IN ROSE GARDEN   Burial Takes Place or Family Estate Sunday Morning

21-Gun Presidential Salute Ushers Franklin D. Roosevelt to His Last Resting Place

Simple Burial Service Held At Hyde Park  Body of Late President At Rest

OHIO'S PROPOSED SITARE IN PROGRAM 16 SET AT NEARLY SEVENTEEN MILLION

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   To Expend 193 Million Dollars for Fed’! Bide. Projects

MILLIONS TO 60 GO TO POLLS IN BRITAIN TODAY   All Signs Point To Close Contest; Will Count Ballots ° July 26

FIRST BRITISH ELECTION IN 10 YEARS ON TODAY   One Of Closest Contests In English History Is Anticipated   CHURCHILL MAY LOSE OUT   Optimistic Conservatives See Only Bare Majority In Commons Voting

GREAT BRITAIN GOES TO POLLS   POLITICAL FUTURE OF CHURCHILL IN THE BALANCE

BRITAIN GOES TO POLLS   Swing to Left Seen a Distinct Possibility

Britain Has General Hection Today   Possibility of Swing To Left Seen; Hecklers Bother Winston Churchill

rorecast a Close Vote In England   First General Election ir Ten Years—Strong Opposition to Churchill

Ulose Contest Brings British Out To Ballot  27,000,000 Estimated To Be Casting Votes   COUNT ON JULY 26   Results Will Be Known Only After Soldier  Vote Arrives

BRITAIN HOLDS ELECTION TODAY   27,000,000 Voters “Ge to Polts to Vote on’, Churchill a4

Crisis Dawns For Churchill  ae   Radical Faction May Swing British Ballot

Closest Election In History Faces England As Trend Appears To Left

Churchill's Regime Faces lest   27,000,000 Britons Vote in Election; — Close Contest Seen

Expect 27 Million Britons to Vote in Election Today; Churchill Warns Leftward Swing Will Turn Eurone Red

CLOSE VOTE IS EXPECTED IN GREAT BRITAIN   Political Observer: See Possibilit Churchill May Be Unseated.

SITTER CAMPAIGN OVER  British Cast Ballots, Fate of Churchill’s — Rule Seen in Doubt   Prime Minister Declares Defeat Would Plunge All Europe Into Violent Communism

EMPLOYES OF RUBBER PLANT IGNORE ORDER   Will Not Return To Work Monday On N. L. BR. B. 7 Order

Few Buildings In Center Of Damascus Escape Marks Of Gunfire From French And Syrian Fiehtine

ALL DAMASCUS 1S A SHAMBLES   Downtown Area Wrecked, Utilities Down, Food Scarce

McNutt Returning To Philippines   ‘As Administrator   May Also Get Authorit Over Other Islands.

McNutt to Run Philippines   Nominated by [ruman As High Commissioner;  May Broaden Rule

Squabble Goes on Poplar Bluff Officials Must Reply to Court on Contempt

WILL ANNOUNCE NEW POINT PLAN   Age And Number Of Points May Be Reduced By Army In July

New Point Program Planned  Army Tells Why Many Soldier: Won't Be Released at Once

ARMY RELEASES MOVE STEADILY   Last Groups Won't Get Discharges Until Year From Now

Reds Will Aevept Pian   Point Plan Releases  Will Take 12 Months

Observers Assay Strike At Tokyo For Future Move  invasion Of Japan Not Believed Near

Inner Door to Japan Being Torn Off Its Hinges by Triple American Forces   Actual Invasion of Mainland or Landing on China Coast Something to Be Considered After Current Operations Are Completed

American Battle Forces Rip — -Through {nner Door of [aps   Operations Paving Way for In. vasion of 5 sapan or d' ing on China Coast .

U.S. Warned Of Jap Bomt Balloons   Explosives Dropped On Isolated Areas; No Damage Reported

BATTERED JAPANESE  SEEKING TO STRIKE  BACK WITH BALLOONS SPORADIC ATTACKS WITH  FREE PAPER BALLOONS NOT MILITARY THREAT

jJaps Send Bomb-Carrying Paper Balloons Over U.S.  Enemy Retaliates Feebly Against Reneated B.29 Raids on Homeland

Jap Long-Range Balloons Dropped On North America   No Property Damage Reported; Public Cautioned of Hazard

Sporadic Jap Balloon Attacks Against U.S.   First Announcement Made to Encourage Public to Seek to Prevent Possible Damage or Injury; Some Explosives Dropped

JAP BALLOONS HAVE LANDED IN U,S., ARMY SAYS   Prediction That Russia Will Join War in Pacific Is Made in Congress

NOTE: NO NEED FOR ALARM: * JAPS’ ANSWER TO B-29 IS BIG PAPER BALLOONS

Jap Balloons Hit America   Some Landed Or Dropped Explosives In Isolated Localities In West.

LONG-RANGE JAP BALLOONS HAVE ATTACKED U, S$.   No Damage to Property, Army and Navy Report; Warnings Issued

JAP BALLOONS FALL IN WEST; BOMBS FUTILE  ‘Sporadic’ Attacks Revealed By War AON  ve Dante

Balloon Bombs Are Described.   Authorities Reveal More Details Today

Reveal Jap Free Balloons Bomb U.S. Last Few Months   LATE BULLETIN

Paper Balloons Are Japan's Answer To Leveling Assaults By Superforts

Western North America Attacked by Jap Lona Ranae Balloons, Navy-Army Reveals

BOMB BALLOONS THROWN AT U.S.   Japanese Weapon Presents No ‘Military Threat’

Japan Feebly Hits Back at U.S. With Bomb-Balloons   33 Feet in Diameter, Balloons Made of Gray, White, Blue Pape

J ap Balloons Fall i in U.S.   No Property Damage So Far Caused By Explosive-Bearing Bags -

JAP BALLOONS LANDING IN U.S   No Damage Reported From Sporadic ‘Attacks’

» Japs Retaliate Feebly Against Superfort Blows - By Wafting Paper Balloons Toward United States

“Japanese Retaliation Against B-29 "Blows Bomb-Laden Paper Ballons

BOMBS FALL IN ISOLATED AREAS WITHOUT DAMAGE   ATTACKS REVEALED BY ARMY AND NAVY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

JTTLE DAMAGE IS DONE BY EXPLOSIVES   People In Area West 0 Mississippi Warned   Shows Allied Gains On All Fronts: Fierce Attacks On Okinawa Repulsed

BEGIN STORM OF LAST HUN DEFENSE LINE   Anglo-U. S. Bombings OF City Made Maps Useless

Ask Safe Flight Surrender Plane   Japs Appeal To MacArthur Insure Safe Return of Prince’s Plane.

Widow Dies In  Flaming Auto Third Rail Starts Fire In Wrecked Car

ANOTHER PEACE MOVE REPORTED   Army Plan Thwarted, Say:  Unreliable Source

TRY OVERTHROW HITLER AGAIN, RUMOR SAYS   Unconfirmed French Report Says HimmJer Thwarted New Army Plot

Transport Pinkney Hit By Suicide Planes  Operation Goes On Despite Attack

REPAIRS ON STRICKEN MERCY SHIP RUSHED   SUICIDE BOMB CRASHES ON DECK OF EVACUATION TRANSPORT. U. S. S. PINKNEY, OFF OKINAWA

Repair Crews Busy Working On USS Pinkney   Transport Took Force Of Suicide Attack While Loadine Wounded

AN INSURANCE RULING    May Affect 10,000 Policy Holders of Bankrupt Firm

British Nation Tn Tribute To Lloyd George   Special Ceremonies In Both Honses of Parliament: Churchill to Enlosize Lender

LLOYD GEORGE DIES IN SLEEF   All Britain Mourns Loss o Prime Minister in First World War

Britain Mourns Death of David Lloyd George   World War I Prime Minister Dies In Sleep; Tributes Pour. In.

HOMAGE IS PAID LLOYD GEORGE   British Pause In Tribute Ti World War 1 Leader

Lloyd George Dies inHis Sleep Last Night at His Home   Career of Prime Minister Who Rose From Poverty is Ended

Britain's Former Prime Minister, Lloyd George, Dies  Men Who Led Empire Through World Wor  a

Lloyd George’s Death Mourned By Britishers   World War  Prime Minister Dies Quietly At Home At Advanced Age

BRITAIN MOURNS DEATH OF WAR  PRIME MINISTER   DAVID LLOYD GEORGE DIES IN SLEEP; HAD BEEN ILL FOR WEEKS

Britain Mourns Lloyd George  War  Prime Minister Dies At Welsh Home

David Lloyd George Died Without Knowing Allies Had .Crossed Rhine And Victory Was At Last In Sight.      —~—BY EDWARD J. DENNEHY—

BRITAIN PAUSED TO PAY TRIBUTE TODAY DAVID LLOYD GEORGE  FAMED: BRITISH. PRIME MINICPER OF WORTD. WAT

FORMER PRIME MINISTER DIES   David Lloyd George Last 0i Versailles “Big Four”

LLOYD GEORGE, EX-PREMIER OF BRITAIN, DIES   Rose From Poverty To One Of England’s  Best Known Leaders

DIES MONDAY   Britain Pauses to Pay Tribute to Former Prime Minister.

D. Lloyd George Dies At Wales.   Famous Britain Was Prime Minister in First World Struggle

Lloyd George, Famed Briton,  Is Dead At 82  Was Premier In  First World War

Demolition Of Manila by Japs  Is Contin ning   Broad Pasig River. Its Bridges Blown. Up, Becomes Front Line In Philippine Capital

Pasig Is Front Line  In Manila   Hoise-To-House. Fighting In Fire - Blackened Ruins. Of City

Pasig River ls Front Line   Heart of Manila Torn By Fighting, Shelling And Jap-Set Fires

DESTRUCTION IN MANILA IS INCREASING   Broad Pasig River Is Front Line In Growing Hostilities for Capital of Philippines  CROSSING IS DELAYED

Liberating Yanks Are Trying to Save As Much Of City As Possible   Nips Holding Out South of The River But Their Fate Is Sealed

BATTLE RAGES ACROSS BROAD MANILA RIVE   Deninlition Groups Starting More Fires South Of Pasia Stream

DESPERATE FOL BLOWS BRIDGES   City Torn By Sporadic House-to-House Fighting, Exploding Shells.

Yanks Fight Upon Pasig River Front  For Manila   Bridges Destroyed; Artillery In Action

BIG GUNS CLASH IN TORN MANILA   River Turns Into Front Line Of Fire-Ruined Capital

Blown Bridges Halt Crossing Of Pasig River   Japs, Yanks Batile in Midst of Ruined Manila; Corregidor Dealt Heavy Liherator Blows

Casualties On Luzon 7076 to 48.000 for Foe   Manila Cleared North of Pasig River: Japs Set New Fires

JAPANESE SUICIDE SQUADS MAKE — LAST STAND ALONG PASIG RIVER; 48.000 JAP CASUAULTIES ON LUZON

Mamila Scene Of House-ToHouse Battle   Pasig Bridges Blown Up by Japs As River Forms Front Line for Last Bitter Struggle

Broad Pasig River Becomes Front Linx  In Bitter Fight For Heart Of Manila

Shells Still 7 Scream, Fires Rage in City   Americans Closing In on Last Pockets Of Japs Below Pasig

Heart of the City Has Been Torn by Sporadic House to House Fighting and Exploding Shells.   GREAT FIRES SET BY JAP SUICIDE SQUADS   The Bodies of Slain Japanese, Among 48,000 Enemy Casualties, Dotted Scenes of Destruction.

JAPS EXTEND DESTRUCTION IN CAPITAL   House-To-House Fighting Raging In Heart Of City

Pasig River Front Line In Manila   Liberating Yanks Trying to Save As Much of City  As is Possible

U.S. Troops  Over River, Nips Say   48,000 Nips Dead in Manila Battle; Chaos Marks City

MANILA TORN BY HOUSE-T0- HOUSE FIGHTING, FIRES   PASIG RIVER FORMS LINE OF BATTLE IN HEART OF CAPITAL

Pasig River Front Line In Manila   Jap Troops Extend Demolitions in Best Area Known to Tourists

Pasig Becomes Front Line In  Manila Battle   Japs Extend Demolition: To Sections Best Known To Tourists.

Pasig Manila Front Line   Sporadic House to House Fighting in Capital

Yanks Drive Japs Across  Pasi o River   Waterway Cutting Through Manila Is Now Front Line Of Fighting

Raging Fight Shatters Manila Heart   Suicidal Japanese Continue Their Wild Devastation

Pasig River Is Front In Manila   Engage in Artillery Duel Across Stream Dividing Capital into North. Sauth Sarénve

Pasig River Becomes Front Line In Manila as Japanese Continue Demolitions in South Half of City

Pasig Holds Up Yank Advance   Japs Blow Up All of  Bridges Leading to South Manila, Staving Off Certain Doom

Casualties Of Enemy 48,000 On Luzon   Bridges Destroyed By Nips Hold Up Push Of Americans

PASIG RIVER IS FRONT LINE IN MANILA WAR   Bridges Blown Up By Japs  In Escape

Yanks Cross River To Get at Enemies   Americans Dig Out Nips House by House as Flames Destrov Much of City

Major Preddy, N. C. Ace, Killed Christmas Day   Mustang Fighter Pilot Met Death on Christmas Day In Action Over Germany —Was Greensboro Boy. 

Maj. George E. Preddy, Jr., Greensboro Air Ace, Dies In Action Over Germany

House Approves Tax Reduction   Measure Slashing $5,920,000,000 From Rolls Goes to Senate

Tax Reduction Bill Goes to Senate sO penate  House Votes Final Approval Of 1946 Tax Reduction Bil

Representatives Reject  Balanced Budget Plea  By Chairman Cannon

HOUSE APPROVES “TAX GUT; SENATE ~ VOTES THURSDAN   Measure Put Through, 297 to 33, Amid New Appeals That Government Balance Budget.   12 MILLION PERSONS ARE TAKEN OFF ROLLS   ‘Sponsors Say $5,920,000,000 Reduction Is Intended to Increase Production  and Employment.

Senate Action Scheduled Thursday . . .  Tax Reduction Bill Approved By House

HOUSE VOTES TAX CUT BILL   Final Approval Given Bill To Slash Tax Burden By $5.9 Billion

Premier Declares Situation Critical   Million Hail Patton, Doolittle In Los Angeles Homecoming,

U. 8. OCCUPATION TROOPS ROLL INTO THE NAZI CAPITAL   Veteran Second Armored THvision to Rule Southwestem Part of Wrecked City of Berlin.   4,000 UNIT CONVOY IS MADE UP FOR TRIP   Although Vaneuards Arrive, Not All of Forces Are in Metropolis—Delayed by “Rridze Trouble.”

GERMANS WELCOME YANKS IN GAPITAL   Bomb-Wrecked City Has Poor Billets To Offer An Army

Yanks Cheered As They Enter City ot Berlin   Residents, Standing In Bread Lines. Get Food From Americans

Tears and Waves Yank Occupation Troops Roll Into Berlin as Conquerers

Tears, Cheers Greet Yanks In Berlin   Some Nazis Gic..At Troops There For Occupation

cndendidimemneeenieemmmmenenet   SOME FOOD IS LIKELY ON RESTAURANT TABLES IN AMARILLO OP A Agrees to Compromise Deal in Cafe Cris;

VICTORY CLUB   The Victory Club will meet with Mrs. Julius Cook Friday, August 31.

EARL INYARD KILLED   His Car Left Highway and Turned Over in a Ditch

Mobs Roam Streets, Attacking British and Americans   All City Declared Out o Bounds For Americans: Thanksgiving Danc Attacked.

Casualties Mounting In New Riots In Calcutta; Indians Attack Americans

Diplomats Expect  Sudden Surrender   Early Collapse Rumor After Combined Assault

CBI Yanks Seek To Dislodge Japs   Bitter Fight Rages Over-Old Burma Road

~ABOYS IN- BLUE   FEW cIvin WAR VETERANS ABLE’ TO ATTEND 19TH AN: NUAL NATIONAL EN- .  ‘CAMPMENT

PROFITS HELD RELEVANT’ IN PAY INCREASE   FACT-FINDER BOARD SHOULD SEE BOOKS, SAYS PRESIDENT

Truman Says Board Can  Examine Book:   Ability to Pay, Says President, Must Be Determined in Wage Increase Issues

Idea Under Protest by Managemeni  GMC and Pure OF Against Including Prices and Profits

White House Action Comes  As Surprise   President Rejects Positions Taken by GM and Oil Company

Profits Probe Is Called For   Truman Says Ability to Pay “Relevant” in Wage Dispute

LOOK AT BOOKS OF COMPANIES IS ADVOCATEL   Truman Says Question 0! Firm’s Earnings ‘Relevant  In Wage Dispute   GENERAL MOTORS AND OIL COMPANY BALK

SAYS ABILITY TO PAY VITAL IN WAGE ROW   Access to F irm Books Held Essential In  Settling Issue

TAKES SIDE OF LABOR ON THE QUESTION   President Declares “Ability to Pay” Is Always Relevant When Workers Ask Increase.   WANTS BOOKS OPEN TO FACT-FINDERS   Statement Follows Threat of G. M. to Withdraw From Hearing if Price Inquiry Is Begun.

President Says Income Relevan' In Wage Dispute   Terms Cooperation Lack as Unfortunate in Labor Troubles

TRUMAN DEMANDS EMPLOYER'S BOOKS FOR FAGT-FINDERS   General Motors Warns It will Quit Wage Dispute If Profit Is Considered

Declares Boards Must Have Authority to Examine An  [mployer’s Boos As to Wage Increase Ability

Il Troopshins Due im Bostor   12,904 Soldiers Will Arrive In Next 5 Days

THIRD FLEET FLIERS BLAST CHINA COAST   Turn North After Wrecking 69 Ships Off Indo-China

CHINA COAST BLASTED BY U.S. PLANES   Halsey’s Striking Forces Batter Ports From Hong Kong to Swatow.

PLANES FROM CARRIER LASH CHINA COAST   Turn North After Wrecking 65 Ships Off French Indo-China

7  SWATOW, AMOY HIT   Canton Raid Reported By Japs; 69 Ships Of Foe Are Sunk

Carrier Planes Of Third Fleet Lash At Coast   Area From Hong Kong To Swatow Hit For Second Straight Day Of Attacks

TOKYO CLAIMS LITTLE DAMAGE          ‘Halsey’s Force Hits -; sno Kono: Sw.

Carrier Planes Hit Enemy Along China Coast After Attacks Off Indo-China

WAR CHEST DRIVE TO START MONDAY      County Campaign Chairmen Met Here Last Evening in Final Ratly Before Starting Work

Urges End of Tax on Excess Profits  Virginian Names Jan. 1 After Japan's Defect

TANDING PLANS A MANCHURIAN ORT STOPPED   Nationalists Say Russian Garrison Left 5 Days Early

RUSSIA PULLS A FAST ONE   Fulfills Agreement to  — Withdraw From Man  churia, But Does So Ahead of Time and   Leaves Communists in Charge.

Red Army Thwarts American Plans To Land Chinese in Manchuria. Charge

Russians’ Withdrawal From YVingkow Said To Have Benefited Communists  JAP GOVERNMENT WILL DISSOLVE THE ZAIBATSU  Allies Say Way Is Clear For Economic Liberation Of Japanese

RED ARMY BLOCKS AMERICAN EFFORT TO LAND CHINES   Russian Armed Forces Have  - Abandoned Manchurian Port of Yingkow to Chinese Communist Units. ”   AMERICANS CAN'T LAND ~ CHINESE TROOP UNITS   Admiral Barbey of United States Fleet Was Planning to Land Chinese Nationalist Forces as Agreed

Soviets. Leave Chinese Reds Holding Port   Move Thwarts American Plans To Land Nationalist Troops

REDS TRICK U.S, LANDING PARTY   RUSSIANS TURN PORT OVER TO THE CHINESE

RUSSIANS THWART AMERICAN PLANS   To Land Chinese Nationalist Forces at Manchurian Port

President (if Philippines To Meet Trumay   Coming To U. §. To Confer On Filipino Rehabilitation And Other Problems

Reds Gain Near Strong Points Of Guben, Fors!   Koneys Advances  Are Reduced to Yards In Brandenburg Area Southeast of Berlin

Konev Forces Make Gains In Brandenburg   Russians Advance’ Before Neisse River Strongholds Of Guben. Forst.   BUILD SPRINGBOARD

Soviet Forces Slug Ahead In   Neisse Sectoi   Marshal Konev's Tanks. Mobile Guns Punching Out Short Gains aust of Berlin

WANWRIGHT AND OTHER PRSONERS REACH CHUNNCKIN   Several High Dutch And British Officers Are In Party Of Prisoners Set Free By Paratroopers.   MAKE TRIP BY PLANE TO CHINESE CAPITAL   Japanese Notify MacArthur Plans Have Been Made For Evacuation Of Prisoners At Seven Jap Ports.

Gen. Wainwright, Other Prisoners, Are Now in China  Japs to Liberate Many

WAINWRIGHT ARRIVES At CHUNGKING   is Accompanied By Top British And Dutch Officers

Wainwright  Brought Out  I sharatad Officearc   Liberated Officers Reach Chungking

WATNWRIGHT GETS TO CHINA   Liberated Genera! Taken by Plane From Manchuria

KEEDY FILES FOR SEAT IN COUNCIL   Popular Official Seeks the ~ Nomination in Ward  Nomination in Ward’.

KEEDY FILES FOR SEAT IN COUNEIL   Popular Official Seeks the Nomination in Ward No. 3

WPB CHIEF TO SUPPORT CURFEW   Will Withhold Essential : Material From Offender:

WPB HEAD TO AID CURFEW OBSERVANCE   K rio ta Theaw   Krug to Throw Full Force Into Enforcement

SAYS °45 CAN BE BANNER YEAR   Peacetime Military Training Asked; Confident Hope For Lasting Peace Expresse ‘id By Chief Executive

Peacetime Training Also Called For In Congress Message   President Says That 1945 Must See Real Beginning Of Organization For World Peace; Executive Asks Induction Of Nurses Into Armed Forces

FOR Pledges US Role In Peace  Assures World Of CWne Recennancibilities

Message Calls For Mobilizing On Total Scale   Universal Military Training After War Is Urged; Year Can See End Of Nazi Terror, — He Says; Plans Radio Talk Tonight

“President . Expresses Hope for Early End of War - With Germany  WARNS OF. DIVISIONS Post-War Reduction of  Taxes to Encourage Business Favored

President. Expresses Hope for Early End of War With Germany  Wwrsermesatco g@vr TrATt Trereawie      WARNS OF DIVISIONS   Post-War Reduction o Taxes to Encourage Business Favored

Workers Needed to Win War   Other Home Front. Pro~posals; Keeps Faithin= ‘Atlantic Charter”

“FDR Calls For National Service, Future Training  Message To Congress Gives Hie Hane Of Enduring Peace

War-Confident FDR Wants National Service Law And Universal Training

PROGRESS IN WAR RELATED BY PRESIDENT   Calls for National Service Legislation and Universal Military Training After War.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CALLS FOR NEW SERVICE LEGISLATION TODAY: w PREDICTS END OF WAR THIS YEAR

F.D.R. Calls For National Service Law   ‘President's Message To Congress Also Asks for Military Trainina Leajclatian

ADMITS CONCERN OVER GREEK AND POLE SITUATION   DECLARES U.S. WILL NOT SHRINK FROM RESPONSIBILITIES

‘Confident of Victory in Present Year   Tells Congress 1945 Can Be Greatest In Human History

CONGRESS HEARS ANNUAL MESSAGE IN JOINT SESSION   CHIEF EXECUTIVE DEALS WITH MANY TOUCHY SUBJECTS

Asks Military Training After War; Summary  On Air Tonight   Nazis Can Be Beaten in "45, State-of-Union Message Says

President In A Call For Allied Unity In Crisis   We Won't Dodge Postwar Political Responsibilities. Executive Vows.

—FOREIGN POLICY—  Allied Unity  Call Sounded By President   F.D.R. Admits Concern Over Greek, Polish Situations

Roosevelt Issues Call for Allied Agreement  Chief Admits Concert Over Polish, Greek Situations

WORK OR FIGHT LEGISLATION IS GIVEN APPROVAL   Message to Congress Also Pledge Firm U. S. Stand for Atlantic Charter

THIS NEW YEAR OF 1945 CAN BE GREAT _ YEAR - ROOSEVELT   The Chief Executive Called Anew for National Service Legislation.   MESSAGE TO CONGRESS      This Year, He Said, Can See Final End of the NaziFascist Reign.

FDR's Message Stresses Work Or Fight Edic'   Victory Over Germany And Japan This Year  Seen By President

STRONG FOREIGN POLICY PLEDGED   Roosevelt Says U. S. Won’! ‘Shrink Responsibilities’

says End Of War Possible In 1945   ‘Not Only ‘Common Danger Which Unites United Nations, But Common Hope, Says President; Pleads For Understanding. *   Says We Must Not Be Divided

No Shrinking By America, Declares FDR   Admits Concern Over Political Situation in Greece and Poland

President Says U.S. Not To Shirk Duties After War Or At Present Time

Congress Told This May Be Year  Of Achievements   President’s Message on State of Union Rings With Notes of Confidence Toward the Future.

End of Nazis Seen in 1945   President Urges National Service Bill, Universal Peacetime Military Training In Annual ‘State of Nation’ Report

Universal Training In Postwar Years  Urged In Message   Sees End Of “Terror” This Year; Assails Use Of Power Policies; Warns Of Strenuous Days Ahead

PRESIDENT CALLS ANEW FOR NATIONAL SERVICE LEGISLATION   ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS BESPOKE HOPE FOR AN ENDURING PEACE

Requests National Service Act in War, Preparedness at End   President’s Annual Budget Message To Congress Cites Hope For War’s End In °45; Says Allies United

Our Lasting Peace Responsibilities,  ~ Must Coincide With — The Atlantic Charter

National Service Law Is Requested By the President   Says 1945 Can See End of The “Eqscist Terror’

Feels Confident That War Can Be Ended This Year   President Also Sy eaks in Confidence For An Enduring Peace.   Renews Unconditional Demand of Surrender

President Favors National Service  Bill During War   F.D.R. Also Backs Military     - Has High” Hope for “ Enduring Peace

Roosevelt Urges National Service Legislation in Congress Message

Roosevelt For Service Law Durina War   Sees Year Ahead As One Of Achievement; To Broadcast Tonight

SIEGFRIED LINE PIERCED AS OUR RIVERIS CROSSE!   Doughboys Wade Icy Waters South of St. Vith; Planes Knock Out 2000 Vehicles

U.S. Third Army Crosses Our in Difficult Drive   First Army Also Making Progress

Yanks Wade Our River — Under Sturm Of Nazi Fire   Allied Planes Catch Withdrawing Column And Knock Out Half Of 2,000 Vehicles  FIRST ARMY GALNS

American Forces Cross the Our River at Two ©  Points  FIRST ARMY ALSO LAUNCHES ATTACK Belgian Bulge Liquidated by American Troops

Army Wades Icy River In New Assaults   Fighterbombers Again Hit Fleeing Germans

YANKS GROSS RIVER UNDER HEAVY FIRE   ‘Smash Into Reich 7 and 10 Miles South of St. Vith Through Freezing Water Waist Deep.   HODGES’ FORCES IN 3-MILE ADVANCI   Hammer Out Bulge: of Own Close to’ Enemy Territory—French Menace Colmar in Alsace.

Outer Parts Of Siegfried Line Attacked   Allied Planes Wreck Many Vehicles of Retreating Germans

Allied Fighterbombers Pounce On Retiring Nazi Convoy Back Of St Vith

YANKS BATTER INTO REICH AT 2 NEW POINTS   3rd Army Doughboys Wade Icy Waters Of Our River

Senators Charge Accounts Are in Hopeless Mudd   Use of Supplies in Europe in Pacific Fighting Proposed

DEMANDS RETURN OF LEND-LEASE   “Deplorable” Waste by Army of Supplies In Europe Is Cited.

UNCONFIIRMED REPORTS PLACE YANKS ONLY 16 MILES FROM BERLIN AND WITHIIN TEN MILES OF LEIPZIG   Field Dispatches Say German Resistance Appears tc Have Collapsed Even On Last Approaches tc Berlin.

Report Asks More Funds, Revision Of Board For 'U'   State (Negro) College Has Nation-Wide Drawing Power

Quick Action On Education Setup Needed   Governor to Consult Legislators Before Summoning Session

TRAINING UPTO isis   LOWER CHAMBER GETS DRAFI AMENDMENT PROVIDING " MINIMUM TRAINING FOR YOUTHS °

Yanks Live in Old German Castle  But They Would Trade It for Home - - - Wounded Doughboy Survives 5 Days in Snow

YANK TROOPS RETAKE BARGA   German Withdrawal from Italian Town Without Battle Indicated

Fifth Army Troops Reoccupy Barga In Italy; Air Activity Curfailed

Nazis use Women As Guinea Pigs   Painful Artificial Insemination Tests Made Save Witness

‘Pvt. Walker’   FBI Finds He Is Trained Nazi Espionage Agent; ‘Amynasia’? A Brand.

Nazi Espionage Agent Arrested  Posed as Veteran  Suftering Shock

Yank "Hero’ Is Agent Of Nazis   ‘Amnesia’ Victim Held By FBI In New York >

"Soldier Hero’’ Is Proved Nazi Agent   Feigned Amnesia, Was Flown From Berlin To U. S$. Hospital

GERMAN SPY FEIGNS AMNESIA   Give Nazi Agent Radio, Press Publicity in N. Y., Paris

Battle-Shocked ‘Y ank’ Bared As Reich Agent After Hero’s Welcome

UNRRA IS DISCOURAGED   Starvation and Disease After War May Be Worse Than in 1919

Bataan Falls Ty American Troops  Harbor Be Open   New Landing Is Made On Tip Of Peninsula

Yankees Land at the Tip of Peninsula   Amphibious Assault Hit Areas Around Mariveles

CORREGIDOR GUNS DEFIED BY LANDINGS   ‘Rock’ Now Faces Pounding From Mariveles

Thousands Of tlowa Lowland  Acres Flooded   Rains Ranging To Two And A Half Inches Lift

‘Phone Operators Plan Shutdown, To Poll Strike   Longshoremen’s Union Return: to Job, Bus Drivers Protest Company Stalls on Additions

ADJOURN FOR HOLIDAYS   Allied Prosecution Hopes to Have Evidence All in by February 1

STIMSON SUFFERS SEVERE HEART ATTACK   Former War Secretary Confined t His Bed—Wife Says He Is Recovering.

German Girls Conquered In 5 Minutes  TRAE RRIREEOECR RET 28 ED I A = ERR NA RRR QCA AEN AS OTE TES SOOT R EL C00 AAR SS OE ARR AR e-em e  Youths Go Underground Against ‘Foreign Devils’’

Secret German Youth ‘Resistance  Clubs Soringing Up, Ali Find   Suspect Members Of Himmler’s Feared Gestapo Organizing Groups To Recruit Vagabond Youths For Future Operations

Bitter Underground Warfare By Young Nazis Against ‘Foreign Devils’

Vicious Secret Societies Forming In Germany To Keep Nazism Alive

Growth of Youth Underground in German) Givine Allied Officials Much Concern

Effort To Keep Nazism Intact  Aim Of Clique   Former Hitler Youth and Young Prisoners of War  Set Free Swelling Ranks  Of “Resistance Clubs”   Gestapo Believed To Be Organizers   IHicit Sexual Relations Beween Allied Troops and German Womev One Of Issues Exploited *

Yanks Gain Four Miles in Snow On St. Vith Front   New Offensive Shoves Germans Toward Westwal

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Americans Gain 4 Miles in Snow near St. Vth

American First Army Veterans Make New Gain:   Struggle [Through Waist. Deep Srpw To Register New jAdvance On Western Front

British Union Leader Declares Big Three Meeting On: White House Silent

NeW AGENGY ONS PARLEY HELD IN SOGH   Town Is Black Sea Port Near  Border of Stalin’s  Home Province.

SAYS BIG THREE CONFERENCE I$  NOW UNDERWAY   This Announcement Made hy Sir Walter Citrine, Trade Union Leader.   THE FIRST DISCLOSURE   No Hint Was Given as to the Place the Meeting Was in Progress.

British Chief Says Big Three Are  In Conference Now  Labor Leader Makes Statement at Meeting of Union

BRITON ASSERTS BIG 3 MEETING   Trade Union Leader . Says Churchill, FDR and Stalin in Huddlé

MEET STARTED, BRITONS TOLD      Churchill, FDR, Stalin In Conference, Union  Confab Hears

Big Three Now Meeting Citrine Says   British Labor Leader Says Meeting Is Under Way

BIG 3 PARLEY IN  PROGRESS, SAYS  BRITISH SOURCE LOCATION IS NOT  REVEALED; MAY BE PI ACK CELA DNRT

Announcement Made _ at Conference of British Trade Unions.   CHURCHILL GREETS UNIT

FDR, Churchill Stalin Confer   Surrender Demand Te Hitler Expected

British Trade Union Leader Says ‘Big Three” in Session Now; U. S. White House Silent on Statement   White House Silent

Briton Says Big Three Meet Now   Allied Leaders Are In Conference “at This Very Momen#”/

British Leader Says Big-Three Meeting Is On   Sir Walter Citrine Gives First Concrete Disclosure  rom Allies.   NO. LOCATION Hin i

UNION LEADER SAYS BIG “3” MEETING NOW   German Press Give Meet Priority

CHAMP HUBBY IS ARRESTED   “CAR BARNS CASANOVA" CHARGED WEEH HAVING ELEVEN WIVES FINALLY FOUND

CHINESE BREAK INTO MANCHURIA   Troops Punch Through Great Wall After Light Skirmish

RAID THREAT MADE BY U.S   vw  Warn Mission Will Be Sent To Village If  Firing Recurs

ONT "el ‘ FON coe mv es JLZ 82 SEK g  aa VA) er ed oot mo ORS  Nest aig Mea SF ns be O e UJ

Chaing's Forces In nfo * Manchuria  _ ie ~—ie g —_   Punch Through Great Wall at. Shanhaikwan

Chiang’s Forces Advance after Reds Withdraw; Eniry Is Achieved with Light Skirmishing

Chaing'’s Forces Info Manchuria   Punch Through Great Wall at Shanhaikwan

Nationalist Troops Push Info Manchuria      Chinese Forces Punch Through the Great Walt

Chinese Reds. Moved Back; Fighting Light   Armed Stalement Is Ended; U. S. Planes  Influence Result

CROSSING NOT ANNOUNCED   German Communique Says Nothing  _ About American Exploit

SMITH COLLEGE STUDENT MISSING   Barbara W. Beckel, 18, Vanfeed Yactarday

First U. S. Visitors See Unbelievable Atow Bomb Havoc   MIGHT TO TRIAL’

Says American People Have Right To Trial On Pearl Harbor Disaster

NO V-E DAY UNTIL POCKETS WIPED 001   Main Eenemy Holdout Positions Must Be Cleared First

2,000 Warplanes Renew Attack Or  Kure Naval Base   Nippon’s Inland Sea  Turned Into Graveyard of Wrecked Jap Ships

RECORD CARRIER BLOW FINISHES JAP NAVY KAYO   ‘Wrecked Ships Litter Harbor

Kure Harbor Covered With Burning Ships As 2,000 Planes Strike Again

American Fliers Finish Off Job Started Tuesdar   Every Major Vessel in Japanese Fleet Believed Out Of Commission

U.S. AND BRITISH FLIERS SPREAD DEATH AND RUIN   Waters Still Dotted  With  Hulks of 308 Enemy Ships Smashed Tuesday and . Wednesday

New Trail of Destruction Left Today   Two Thousand Carrier-based Planes Hit Jap Ships  in Inland Sea

JAP INLAND SEA LITTERED WITH WRECKED SHIPS   New Trail Of Destruction Blazed By Greatest Carrier Strike   HALSEY BACK IN ACTION   Third Fleet Leader Believed To Have Accomplished Three-Fold Purpose

HALSEY RENEWS PALL-OUT ATTACK ON NAVAL BASE   Carrier Planes Blazing New Trai! of Death and Ruin

INLAND SEA TURNED INTO BLAZING PYRE   Greatest Carrier Strike In History Ends “Forever” Enemy Sea Power.

THIRD FLEET RETURNS 70 FINISH JOB OF WIPING OUT JAP NAVY: 308 SHIPS HIT

NAVY PLANES wil VERY HEAVY BLOW AT JAP WARSHIPS   Last Major Fighting Force of Imperial Jap Navy Is Attacked By Americans and British.   INLAND SEA LITTERED WITH SHIPS’ WRECKAGE   Greatest Carrier Plane At tack In History Made By 2000 Naval Planes 0 Adm. Halsey’s Fleet.

“Private X” Takes General To Task For Telling Children of “Next War”

Official Army Paper Advises Gen. Patton To Keep Out Of Sunday School Classes

Ar my. Paper Takes Patton Talk To Task   Third Army, Commander Chided For Telling Group of ‘Clildren’ They Will’ Be Sokliers of Nexr War

Answer To ‘One Of The Dead’ ‘Stupid’ Not To Prepare For Another War, Patton Declares

You Don't Stop Fires by Kicking Out Fire Department, Says Patton

U.S. Army Papei Rebukes Patton   Taken To Task For Talking ‘Next War’

Gen. Patton Is Taken To Task For Telling Sunday School Class More Wars Will Follow

IMAGINARY LETTER FROM DEAD SOLDIER TAKES GENERAL TO TASK FOR HIS RECENT ADDRESS

BMW  Soldier Takes General To Task For Telling Children Of New War

Voice From An ETO Grave  Dear Gen. Patton: Stay Soldier, Leave Peace To Peace-Makers

In Flanders Fields the Poppies Grow ... ‘One of the Dead’ Asks General Patton: ‘Did We Die in Vain?’

One of Patton’s 30,000 “Dead” Takes Him To Task for Admittine He Died in Vain

Lament Patton Statement That Another War to Follow; ‘Let Peace Planners Alone

“Dead” Soldier Turns Over in His Grave  Asks Patton Not to Talk of New War

Prepare For War, Patton Tells America   Answers Critics On His Position

Constantly Grinning Chinese Traitor Sought for Turning Doolittle Fliers Over to Japs

MILLS REPLIES TO DISMISSAL BY OPA   Local Business Man Issues Statement as Result of Ouster

MILLS DEFENDS HIS POSITION   Hagerstown Man Says OPA Does Not Know How, 7 To Function

Farm Bloc Grabs Manpower Ball   Seeks Clarification Of Deferment Act

FARM STATE LEADERS ASK DRAFT MOVE      Sefective Service to be Asked to Clarify the Farm Directive

Farm Leaders Take Ball  on Manpower   Press for Draft Clarification on Farm Workers

Farm State Congressmen Seek Clarification of Rule . On Draft of Farm Workers

LEMKE AND REED TOP OPPOSITION TO FARM DRAFT   Plan To Press Congress For Legistation At Once, They Say   WANT TYDINGS ACT OBSERVED IN FULL

Reach Agreement On Argentina   Statement Yet To Be Phrased; Delegates Meet To Approve Resolutions.

Control Council For Japan Gets Okay At Parley   Four-Power Board To Be Created With MacArthur As Chief

JAP COUNCIL PLAN APPROVED      Foreign Ministers Agree To Set Up Council Like That In Germany

Japan Will Have Control Council Like Germany's   Four Powers To Rule Nips, With MacArthur Carrying Out Orders

Long Communique To Release Details At Late Hour Tonight   Byrnes Reports That No Other Phase Of Subject Was Discussed But The Establishment Of A U.S. - Anglo - Soviet Control Commissior

Adopt Plan For Control Of Japan   System Patterned After Control Council For Germany Approved At Moscow Conference

Red Apology Given in B-29 Shooting .   PLANE ON MERCY FLIGHT OVER KOREA DOWNED AFTER IGNORING SIGNALS

American B-29 Is Shot Down By Russians   Crew Is Saved As Plane Catches Fire

WAKE ISLAND IN U.S, CONTROL   Japanese Commander  Salutes U.S. Flag

Stars, Stripes Hoat Over Wake Island   Nip Garrison Weakened; Imakura’s 8. E. Army Is Ready to Onit

Wake Back Under  American Flag *   Last 139,000 Japs To  Surrender Tomorrow

PETAIN DEFENDS ARMISTICE PLEA   Says Act Kept France From Being ‘Another Poland’

Armistice Only France Savior  —PETAIN   Says He Asked Peace To Prevent France From Becoming Another Poland.

Crewmen Tell Of Landing at Atsugi Field   First Yanks in Japan Say Nips Curious But Not Friendly

5-INCHERS RATTLE ‘TEETH IN PRACTICE   After First Gun Is Heard Terrific Noise Less Hard To Bear   LIFE ON A WARSHIP

‘SPIRIT IS HIGH AS ATTACK-TIME NEARS   Life and Action Aboard JapBound Warship Is Recounted   NEWSMAN IS EDITOR

CREW LEARNS WORST (OF WAR IS ‘WAITING   Those With Specific Duty Have Difficulty Filling Time Before Attack   LIFE ABOARD WARSHIP

REFUELS AT SEA FOR “BAPTISM OF FIRE”   Pumping of Lifeblood of Naval Warfare Is Intriguing Operation

Down But Not Out  Ludendorff Bridge Falls,  Scores Thrown Into River

Remagen Bridge  Easily Repaired   Collapse of Central Span Blamed on Weak Main—Manv Rescued

Many Engineers Killed in Crash Of Big Section   Army Officials Announce Wrecked Span Can Be Repaired Quickly   By HOWARD COWAN AND DON WHITEHEAD

Collansed Ludendorff Span To Be Repaired And In Operation Again Soon ‘:;

Ludendorff Bridge Can Be Repaired   Temporary Loss of Bridge Over Rhine Won't Affect Bridgehead Hold

Ludendorftf bridge gives way to strain  Will soon be in operation again

Early Repair of Ludendorff Span   See No Effect in First Army's Ability To Hold Pridnekandt

Yanks’ Rhine Bridge Collapses, Bui Will Be Repaired Soon, Officials Say

Rhine Bridge Collapses, Army Rushes Repairs   Ludendorff Structure “Soon To Be put Into Use ©

SAY LUDENDORFF BRIDGE WILL BE REPAIRED SOON   Collapse of Structure Will Not Affect First Army’s Bridgehead.

Collapse Blamed on Damage by Demolition Charge Before Yank Seizure—Repairs Made To Put It in Use Again—  Nazis Say Four German Officers Executed

Remagen Bridge Can Be Repaired   Loss of Structure Even Temporarily Will Not Affect Rhine Bridgehead.

Can Repair Collapsed Bridge   Vital Remagen Span, Which Felt Saturday Expected to Be Made Useable Again Soon

Ludendorff Bridge May Be Repaired   Engineers Perish As Big Span Falls Into River: Loss Mav Be Seninus Handicap To Allies.

BIG SPAN ACROSS RHINE COLLAPSES   Remagen Span Falls With Rumble-—Many Are Killed —

Bridge Falls At Remagen; Is Repairable   Nazi Officers Executed.

Bridge Used by Americans to Cross Rhine Falls in; Repairs Under Way

SETBACK WONT FORCE YIELDING OF BRIDGEHEAD   200 Engineers Plunged Into Rhine When Key Part Of Structure Gives Way

BLIZZARD MAY DELAY ARRIVAL OF ERNEST BEVIN   Byrnes Lands in Sovie' Capital Friday, Meets U. S. Staff

Molotov And Byrnes Await Ernest Bevin   Blizzard May Hold Up Arrival Of Britisher

Biizzard May Delay Meeting Of Bic Three   Mr. Fyrnes Was Lost For Hour In Storm,  Bevin Delaved

tage Is Set For Big Three Foreign Ministers’ Parley   Byrnes, Molotov Await Bevin’s Delaved Arriva!

Philippine Navy Could Break Code   Hawaiian Command Not Supplied As Was That in Manila

F acilities Were  Not Available © [At Pearl Harbor   Political Warfare Continues At Hearing On Tragedy In 1941

EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN SENT MANILA   Democrats And Republicans Spar Again

VICE ADM. WILKINSON TESTIFIES   Says Fleet At Hawaii Unable to Break Jap Codes

Mystery Slaying Baffles Police  Violent Struggle Precedes Killing

Training School Probe Under Way  Grand Jury Looking Into Eldora Conditions

British and American Carrier Planes Join in Raids Around Nip Capital

4 SHIPS CATCH FIRE, 17 BELIEVED DEAD   Flames Sweep Vessels After Tio Tankers Collide in New York Bav—122 Yniured.

TELLS OF NAZ ATROCITIES AT WEIMAR   Refuses To Give Hint When Day Will Be Proclaimed   PUNISHMENT   Ordered For All Germans In Any Way Responsible For War Crimes

Churchill Declares Date of V-E Day ‘Announcement Will Be Decided ‘After Conference With Russians

BRONZE STAR MEDAL GIVEN JOE E. BROWN   Surprise Announcement Made  For Comedian

Somethitie. “Crooked” - In OPA; Says Wheeler   Membeis. Of: Senate Agriculture : Committee Lash Deputy. Administrator For Failure To Suns Black Markets In-Meat

Asks Why Black Market Isn’t Dealt With. . .  Wheeler Thinks There Is “Something Crooked” In Operations Of The OPA

‘OPAC WHEELER ASKS   Senator Hits Agency During Black Market Inquiry

WHEELER BLASTS OPA INACTION”   SAYS VIGOROUS POLICY WOULD STOP RACKETS

Wheeler Hits OPA Because Of Black Mark   Savs ‘Something Crooked’ Must Be In Offiee; Hear  Reports.   GROSS EXAGGERATIONS

SOLONS ATTACK RECORD OF OPA   Wheeler Charges ‘“Some thing Crooked” In  Agency

‘Something Crooked’ In OPA, Senator Infers at Hearing   Deputy Administrator Says Black Markets Increasing and Explains Much Larger Staff Needed for Enforcement; Reports ‘Grossly Exaggerated’ Committee Is Told

SOLONS ATTACK OPA’S EFFORTS   Wheeler Tells Deputy Enforcement Officer Black Markets Running Wild

Senators Attack OPA Organization   Wheeler Sees “Something Crooked” Inside Orqanization at Washington

‘Montanan’ s View. Based On » Lack -Of :Strong Action ” Against. Black ‘Market

Black Market Laid to OPA  Crookedness  Enforcement Men Accailed hy   Enforcement Men Assailed by Senator Wheeler

Senator Deckares There Must Be “Something Crooked? In Office if  Violations Permitted

Britain Opposed On Vote Formula   Inability to Agree Delays Last Conference Issue

U.S., Russia Against British Desire To Soften Yalta Voting Formula

The Weather   Peace Delegates Resist Change In Yalta Formule   British Advocate Compromises 3  . UU. S., Russ Refuse

Union Waits Reply Today From G. M.   [:icphone Unicn Leaders Warn That 22,000 Operators May Strike

Truman And Chiefs Of Staff In Parley  No Comment On Unusual Sescion

NAZIS CLAIM BRIDGE HIT AT REMAGEN      Declare Pontoon Nearby Also Is Struck by German Planes — Berlin Concedes Deep Gains by Third Army.

GERMANS AVE REMACEN SPAN HIT FROM Al   Enemy Also Claims Pontoon Bridge Nearby Struck « By Bombing Units

 Back of The Headlines Japs Know That Surrender Means End as World Power

HOUSE BEGINS RECESS OF ll WEEKS   Senate to Adjourn After Acting on. World Charter

Members of House Begin Eleven-Week Vacation Today   Recess to Last Until October 8; Senate Still Must Vote on Charter

Jouse Taking Yecess Until Aid-October   Senate Must Remain On Job Pending Vote Qn Leacue Charter

HOUSE TO BEGIN 11-WK, RECESS: SENATE STAYS   Last Minute “Must? Legislation Approved Yesterday

WORLD AWAITS END OF WAR IN EUROPE   Eisenhower Discloses Himmler Has Conced: ed “Nazis Finished”

Final Collapse of Reich at Hand   Unconditional Surrender of German Armies in Italy Revealed by Truman

ESTIMATE JAPAN HAS LOST. HALF OF WAR PRODUCTION   ‘BUMMARY: OF: ACHIEVEMENTS OF 5-29 RAgDS 8 TOLD 201 SUPEBRFORTS LOST

\British Naval Units — To Occupy Hongkong   U. S. Air Transport To Shift Chinese To Re-Occupy Newly-Surrendered Cities

English Units Enter Hong Kong   Take Crown Colony From Japanese Forces

Chinese Troops Being Carried To Coast Areas   Bulk of U. S. Forces Will Leave China by Spring, General Says

BRITISH NAVAL UNITS TO ENTER IN HONG KONI   Colony to Be Taken Over From Japanese Troons

26,000 VOLTS Paoo THRU BODY AT SUBSTATION   John M. Bevan, 50, Of Conrad Avertue, Was On Pole Painting At Time Of Accident   DIED ENROUTE TO HOSPITAL AT 3:28 P. M.

BIG DECISIONS FACING TRUMAN      Official Word That Europ: War Is Near End Raises  Problems

—INTERNATIONAL—  Capital Told  End Of Nazis Now In Sight   Termination Of European War To Give Truman New Problems   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER.  Associgied Press Diplomatic .Newe Editar

Becomes Chief Executive As War Nears End   Truman Is Plunged Into Series Of Crises By Rush Of Events

GROUP IGNORES CURFEW HOUR OF LAGUARDIA   imeem ames  Some Night Clubs to Revert to Midnight Closing Time

New York Clubs And Restaur rants  Ionore Mayor —   Vote Midnight Closing After Servicemen. Ordered: To Abide:

Club Operators Vote To Ignore La Guardia Rule   Will Close af Midnight as Requested by Director Byrnes

Many Night Spots To Ignore Easing of Curfew Hours  Vote to Revert to 1 O'clock seat ng to

CLUBS WILL ABIDE BY CURFEW RULING   New York Association _ Votes to Ignore Mayor’'s Order.

Orchards Again Spared, Growers ‘Report Today   Keeler Area- Coldest With Temperature Reading Of 25

FROST DAMAGE IN FRUIT BELT TERMED SLICHT   Menace of Immediate Loss To 1945 Crops Is Removed

NEW AND POSSIBLY SIGNIFICIANT SIGNS ANTI-NAZI ACTIVITY   COMMUNISTS REPORTED ORGANIZED AND WORKING FOR HITLER OVERTHROW

Germans Fear Underground   ‘Communists ‘Active Throughout Reich 

Some Si gns of Growing Anti-Nazi  Sentiment Seen in Reports Comin mep &  Out of Germany; Food, Fuel Scarce

Stirrings Of Anti-Nazi Unrest In Reich May Aid Allies In Final Showdown Fight

Anti- Nazi Action Is Reported  Anew From Reich  _ Many Factors Make  Populace Turn Against Chieftains

‘Anti Nazi Unrest Increasing in Germany; Groups Are ‘Renorted Working for Overthrow of Hitler Government

Communists Are Anti-Nazi In Reich  People Inside Germany Opposing Nazis More

New And Sianific ant Sians Appeai In Europe Of Anti-Nazi Resistance

Anti-Nazi Unrest Reported Stirring  Inside Germany Need For Food Cau:   Need For Food Cause Most Subversive Acts Against Hitler Reqime

Trustworthy [Information Sources Claim Communists Best Organized and Most Persistent in Move to Qust Hitler Bule .

ANTI-HITLER WOVEWENT IN GERMANY SEEN   Need For Food Is Cause Of Many  Subversive Acts

OPPOSITION TO REICH LEADERS   Wave of Anti-Nazi Resistance Reported Developing Anew in Germany

Germany Facing Internal Strife  Anti-nazis Reported as Mere Active

Post-War Program Is  Outlined   Governor Goodland Asks Immediate Enactment Of Bill For Work At State Institutions

PROPOSE FRUIT MART PROJECTS   Hard Surfacing of Trading Area and More Stalls Included

Molotov May Leave Conference   Russia Defeated in Leadership Battle on Argentina, Poles

Molotov Prepares To Leave S. F.; Belgium Anc Norway Get Key Posts.

IST CHERRIES ON FRUIT MART   Lone Crate Placed On Sale By Benton Harbor Grower

PRESIDENT ASKS G. M. WORKERS TO GET TO WORK      CIO Charges General Motors Has A Monopoly On Certain Items; Local Unions Opposed To G. M. Plan To Make Parts.

TRUMAN INTERVENES URECTLY: IN CIO-UAW STRIKE ASKING — WORKERS TO RETURN T0 JOBS.

OVER 130,008 NAZI SOLDIERS IN SURRENDER   BRITISH REPORTED CROSSING INTO DENMARK

Thousands of Enemy Troops in South Lay Down Arms. as the Allies Slash Through Redoubt.   BRITISH TANKS 20.   MILES FROM DENMARK   Opposition in North Ends as Yanks and Tommies Link Up With Reds on 65-Mile Front.

Hamburg Falls, Germans Declare Kiel Open City As 150,000 Nazis Quit   ALLIED ARMIES UNITE

Kiel Declared Open City By Enemy; 150,000 Germans  ay Down Arms to British, U. $.; Move on Denmark

150,000 Nazi Surrender  To 9th Army Along Elbe   Denmark Menaced By British Tanks;  Nazis Declare Kiel. Prague Open Cities

British Capture Hamburg, Smash _ Toward Denmark   Kiel Declared Open City; 150,000 Give Up Along Elbe; Many Attempt to Flee by Sea; Redoubt Resistance Collapsing

HAMBURG FALLS; KIEL DECLARED AN OPEN CITY   More Than 150,000 German Troops Lay Down - Arms To Allied Forces   BRITISH REPORTED TO BE INSIDE DENMARK

Allies Write Off All Opposition   British Reported Swarming North As Far As Copenhagen; Nazis Rushing Into Prison Pens

NEW. TAX BILL ~ BEING RUSHED   SENATE ‘COMMITTEE PLANS ro  COMPLETE ‘ITS -RECOMMENDATIONS. BY THe

Ready to Drop 12 Million Off Roll; House Leaders to Battle 10” Cut in Upper Brackets

EAOLOE TAX PHASE StUbID BY GROUP   Auto Use Stamp, Ccrporation Excess Prefits Tax Repealed

EROISE TAK PHASE STUDIED BY GROUE   Auta Use Stamp, Ccrpovation Excess Ercfits Tax Repealed

Resume Push After German Counterattack   Deep Breaches Made In Nazi Line—Bitter  Fighting Rages Along Bober. Niesse Sector

British Will. Send Bombers  Against Japa   uereases Lo Ten the Allied Groups Coordiuating Devastating Raids On Homeland

RAF’S HEAVIES MAY JOIN FICH   Addition of British Bombers Would Put 10 Air Groups in Pacific

Heavy Bombers Of British May Join U.S. In Pacific   Conferences Held On New Assaults

British Heavy Bombers Added In Pacific Air.   May Join American Fliers in Growing Assaults on Japan

Air Groups In Pacitie Would Hike To Ten   Complete Series Of Confers ences With British Air Marshal Lloyd.   EIGHTH TO BEGIN SOON

British Heavy Bombers May Join Yanks in Pacific   Would Make 10 Allied Air Groups Ready to Bombard Japanese

Yank Fliers In Pacific Area May Be Joined By British Heavy Bombers

Brit Heavy. Bombers May Join Yanks * - Pacific; Would Make 1° Air Groups

British Bombers May Join Yanks In Raidina Japan   Nine Allied Air Groups Dropping Destruction On Jap Homelands

First Army Three Miles From Bonn   Fourth Armored Division Within 20 Miles of Coblenz; Americans Driving For Mainz and Weisbaden on Rhine

American First Fighting Within 3 Miles of Bonn   Prisoner Toll for All Units on Western Front Passes Million Mark and Rises Above 100,000 For Current Campaign   SURVIVORS OF COLOGNE DEBACLE FLEE SOUTH

—WESTERN FRONT—   Patton Is Marching On Coblenz   More Than 1,000 Nazis Seized By Allies On Western Front

First Army Fighting 3 Miles From Bonn; Western Front Prisoners Pass 1,000,000.

PATTON TANKS RACE TOWARD RHINE RIVER   Western Front Prisoner Toll Over Million   Says It Will Be Over In Four Or Five Months; Eifel Line Crushed

tton's Troops Rout Enemy t Middle Rhine Approaches  First Army Plunges Toward Bonn, tk Milec Sauth of Fallen Coloane

TEMPER ATHIIRP EC.   First, Third Armies’ Advance Unchecked   Patton’s Troops Within 15 Miles Of Middle Rhine As Hodges’ Men Take Cologne, Pursue Fleeing Enemy To Bonn

Third Routs Nazis To Within 15 Miles Of Middle Rhine And  First Advances Toward Bonn

Prisoner Toll Of Nazis Past Million Mark   Graveyard of German Cities Stretches From Cologne 50 Miles Back

PATTON'S UNITS SWEEP TOWARD MIDDLE RHINE   First Army Within Three Miles of Bonn; Capture Nazi General

Patton Drives To Within 15 MilesofRhine   Prisoner Toll Passes Million, With 100,000 Taken in This Campaign   SAAR IS BOXED IN   Three American Armies Draw Net Tight on West Bank of River

Americans Drive Routed Germans To Within Fifteen Miles Of River’s Middle Section — Captors Of Cologne Press Southward — Fourth Armored Division Within Twenty Miles Of Coblenz—Toll  Of German Prisoners Exceeds Million

Bonn Neared As Prisoner Total Passes  Million Mark   Graveyard Of Cities Follows Allies Path

3rd Army Men Near Coblenz, German Center   Fourth Armored Unit Drives Within 50 Miles Of Large Cities of Mainz. Wiesbaden

/Patton’s Men Drive iNearer Rhine; First -3 Miles From Bonn   Prisoner Bag Of Allied Armies In West Tops Million; Captured German Commander Says It Will Be All Over Within Next Four Or Five Months

First Is Three Miles From City Of Bonn   Prisoner Toll For Allies Is Above Million

SRD ARMY PUSH 15 MILES FROM MIDDLE RHINE   First Army Closes In On Bonn; Nazi Prisoner  Mark Over Million

Retreating Nazis Chased Through  Fallen Cologne   First Army Fights Within Three Miles Of Bonn; Patton 15 Miles From Middle Rhini

First U. S. Army Gains South Of  Fallen Cologne   Advance Within 3 Miles Of * Bonn As Powerful Third Army Repels Ger man Forces   Allies . Have Taken 100,000 Prisoners   Bridges Spanning Rhine * Destroyed, Thousands Of Huns Trapped _ Near Wesel

Yanks Advance On West Front; Blackout Held   Most of Rhine Bank Lined With Allied Armies

ANNIVERSARY OF HITLER’S MILITARY REGIME IN RHINELAND IS NAZI! ROUT

Navy To Return 2,839,000 Members To Civilian Life Within Year: Seek Enlistments   More Pay And Shorter Terms Of Service May Be Offered To Entice Recruits

N avy To Cut.  Down F. orces.   Point System Being Placed » ‘Into ‘Effect

Navy Expands Release Plans   Sets Out to Return 2,839,000 to Civilian Status Within One Year

NAVY PREPARES FOR DRASTIC SLASH IN SIZE   Congressmen Rather Coo! To Truman’s Proposal For Draft Extension

Army Point Totals To Be Recounted; Discharse Total Will Be Cut To 80   Navy Plans To Release 2,839,000 Within Year; Point System To Be Altered In About 2 Month:

Congress May Move To Spur Enlistments  Force To Be Slashe Ta nh nh hAan A.   Force To Be Slashed To 500,000 Men And 50,000 Officers In Next 12 Months

Sharp Cuts Planned by Army-Navy   Millions Out Within Year; Congress Seeks To Hike Enlistments © .So:Draft May Be Ended

Expand Demobilization Plans  Navy Will Return,Over 2,800,000 Men, Women Home Within A Year

Navy Planning To Free 2,839,000: Within A Year   Will Allow’ Overseas Credit; Special Inducements May Spur Army; Navy Enlistments. * 2°:

NAVY RELEASES 2,839,000 T0 CIVILIAN LIFE   Point System for Discharge Will Be Altered for Sailors

Navy To Release Nearly 3 Million Within Next Year  Plan Drive To Spur Voluntary Sien-Uosc

Over 2 Million Navy Personne  To Be Released   Congress May Add Pay. Shorter Terms Of Service To Spur Enlistments—Plan Outlined

NAVY PLANS TC RELEASE OVER 2,839,000 SOON   To Cut Strength Within Year; Will Allow Credit for Overseas Service

Army To Revise Points; Navy To Return 2,839 000   Both Services To Cut Numbers Sharply In Yea:

NAVY PLANS T6 INCREASE ITS  DISCHARGES T0 2,039,000 MEN   Hope To Fill Armed Ranks By More Attractive Service Offers

LaF ollette Sees U.S. Headed for  Brief Truce, Not Lasiing Peace

jLa Follette Fears Truce \Instead of Peace; Raps /Russia, Dumbarton Oaks

B-29s Pound Heart of Jap War Industry   Yank Drive on Manile Stalled for Capture Of Rosario

Big Bombers Blast Centers of Jap War Industry; Yanks Take Rosario

JAPS ADMIT SOME DAMAG! IS SUFFERED   MacArthur Masses Large Forces on Plains of Luzon

British Election Expected To Show Political Revolt   Believe Conservatives Parliament Vote Wil] Be Less than 40 Per Cent

BRITISH LEGION POLITICAL REVOL   Cutting Churchill’a Hold To Less Than 40 Per Cent

Nazi Ardennes Offensive Termed Failure  German Move Has Not Seriously

ENEMY DRIVE IN ARDENNES AREA FAILURE   German Losses in Counter Thrust Placed at  120,000

SAY ANTWERP GOAL OF NAZIS   Allied Chiefs Review Bat. tle of Bulge, Hold Plans Not Seriously Upset

Nazi Ardennes Offensive Termed Failure  German Move Has Not Seriously Slowed Allied Plan:

~ Allied Headquarters ~ Puts German Losses.’  At About. 200:000 Men

City Burns Hours After Wild Battle   1,200 Aircraft Take Part in First Navy Raid

See Ratification Of World Charter By Big Majority   Senate To Get Treaty On Monday - Approval Due In Mid-August

TRUMAN SEEKS EARLY APPROVAL OF WORLD PLAN   President To Present New Charter To Senators Next Monday   CONFIRMATION EXPECTED   Little Opposition To Plan Expected; Hearings To Start July 8

Senate Ready To Consider Charter Mon.   Document Formally Signed; Truman Gives Brief Address

EARLY SENATE ACTION SEEN ON PEACE CHARTER   President Truman Voices Plea Noted Document Will Become Living Thing

TOKYO REPORTED RAID LASTED THREE HOURS—ARE: DESTROYED IN THREE DAYS AS BIG AS THE CITY O SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

Huge Fires in Osaka After 'B-29 Attack   10-Square-Mile Area Hit! Nagoya and Tokyo Raids Duplicated

SHEET OF FIRE ENGULFS THIRD JAPANESE CITY   Superforts Expand Trail of Destruction To 24 Square Miles

FLAMES ENVELOP CENTER OF CITY, SAYS U. S. AIRMEN  TOKYO ACKNOWLEDGES  FIRES STILL RAGING 10 HOURS AFTER RAID

300 Superforts Wipe Out Cente: Of Osaka, Japar  gar Pambar ela   Four Bombers Lost In Dropping 6,000  Tone In Five Dave

21 Square Miles of Devas tation Nearly Equal to Area of Syracuse

OSAKA AFLANE FROM BOMBING   300 Superforts Duplicate Devastating Raids On Nagoya, Tokyo

FIVE SQUARE MILES WIPED OUT BY RAID      Three Of Japan’s Largest Cities Hit In Five Days

Sea of Flame   300 B-29s Pour Hot Destruction 'Jpon Manufacturing Town

300 SUPERFORTS DEVASTATE JAP CITY OF OSAKA   Two Square Miles Leveled In Heart Of War Plant City

Five Square Miles OF Osaka In Ruin:   Unprecedented Aerial Attacks By Superforts Turn Great Areas Of Major Enemy Cities Into Infernos: Fires Stil! Burning

Wipe Out Heart of  Osaka   Five Square Mile Are: Solid Sheet of Flame After Raid By Over 300 Superfortresses

Osaka Left In Flames By 300 Superfortresses   Fires Kindled By B-29 Forces Sear 5 Square Miles Of Industrial City; 3rd Big Target

B-29’s Wipe Out Large Area Of Osaka’s Tadiatr ial Heart   Fiery Destruction In Three Of Japan’s Largest Cities Expanded to “Twentyfour Square kiles

5 SQUARE MILES OF OSAKA WIPED OUT IN ATTACK   Twenty-Four Square Miles In Three Large Japanese Cities Left In Ruins By B-29s In Five Day Period.

Bombers Devastate Third Japanese City   Osaka, Japs’ Second Largest City, Left in Flames after Third Big Stimerfort Attack Since Saturday

HEART OF INDUSTRIAL 0S AKA BURNED OUT AS RESULT RAID BY 300 AMERICAN SUPERFORTS

OSAKA CENTER AFTER B-29 ASSAULT   300 Planes Fire 5 - Sq. Mile Area In Heart Of City

FORTS RAIN DESTRUCTION ON JAP CITIES   Five Square Miles of Industrial Heart of Osaka Are In Flames After Visit of 300 B-29's   FOUR LISTED AS MISSING

LOST WN RAIDS   6,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on 3 of Japan’s Largest Cities.   LARGE AREA DAMAGED

B-29s Wipe Out Part of Osaka   Four Superforts Lost in Attacks on Three Jap Cities

300 Superforts Blast Industrial Heart of Osake   Wipe Out Hundreds Of Little Wooden War-Vital Workshops; One B-29 Downed

Heart Of Osaka Wiped Out In Superfort Raid   Duplicate Great Strikes At Nagoya And Tokyo; But Four B-29s Lost.

&xpanding Fire Damage, B-29s Strike Again  Osaka Has Five Square Miles in Elamec Today

300 SUPERFORTS START RAGING FIRES IN OSAKA   10-Square-Mile Heart Of City  Burning Inferno

Army Mapping Next Big U. S.  Invasion Plans   Okinawa Campaign Near  End, Forts Blast Osaka

National Suicide fs Order of Jap Army   Civilians Are Called on To Die in Defense Of Their Homeland

Slay Fellow Prisoners   Gestapo-Like Methods * Used in Camps Here Against Anti-Nazis

Eight German War Prisoners in U. 5. Camps Die by Decree of ’Gestapo’

Pilot, Who Came Back from the Dead, Waits to Hear from Wife Who Rewed

BUSINESS DISTRICT IN FLAME   ‘House to House’ Fighting Rages Over City

House To House Battle Wiping Gut Barbarians   Doomed Foe Engages In Wanton Sabotage; Many  Filipinos Burned.

Fact-Finding Body Awaits Decision On Wage Increases   Relationship Of Prices, Profits To Be Defined

FACT-FINDING BOARD ADJOURN UNTIL FRIDAY   Caused by Federal “Refusal to Decide Waae-Profit Issue

Baruch Would Restrict All  Nazi Industry   Urges Big 3 Accord And Military Trainin; For Nation’s Youth As Peace Guarantees

CURB ON GERMANY URGED BY BARUCH   SUGGESTS THAT NAZI INDUS. TRY BE TAKEN APART PIECE BY PIECE.

Tribunal Delays FDR-Ward Ruling   Solons Plan Probe of Presidential Orders

JAP MESSAGES INTERCEPTED BY NAVY DEC, 7, '4f   Army Investigatior Board Had Chafed Delay of Alafm

Attack On Pearl Harbor Occurred About 1:25 P. M. On December 7, 1941, Marshall Warning Reached Hawaii Too Late   BLAME DELAY IN SENDING MESSAGE

Ex-Convict Admits Kidnap-Murder Of 15 Year Old San Jose, Cal., Giri

37TH DIVISION MARSHES THRU CASAYAN ARE!   On Mindanao Mae Arthur Reports More Resistance in  Davao

Advance At Will In North Luzon   37th Division Driving Toward Open Ground

37TH GAINS AT WILL IN NORTH LUZON   Resistance In Davao Area Is Stiffening

500 U. S. Planes Hit Nazi Target   Railway Network At Frankfurt Blasted

350 FORTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY 150 FIGHTERS   Nazi Broadcasts Say Allied Formations Over Lower Ger many

S RAID RAIL HUBS OF LEIPZIG, HALLE   2,000 Planes Of Eighth Air Foree In Sweep Over Central “ Germany

Mlackensie’s Column =.  Eire Making Remarkable Re Revi Fuel Shortage Biggest Handicay

Southern Ireland Now Is: Growing All Its Own Food; Dire Poverty Thing of Past

THE WORLD TODAY Southern Ireland ~.  Overcomes Poverty: Re NeWit Markencis

Mackenzie’s Column By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Beefsteaks Indicate New Era In Eire

Beelsteaks Symbolic Of New Eire Era   Seuthe roIreland Transformed From Land of Much ‘Pov. “erty to One in Which _ There Is No Real Des ataction

John McGough Receives Gov't. Shak, - Information. Son Missing in Frarice

BOMBERS SMASH NAZI AIRFIELDS   RAF Hits Sub Shelter, Hamburg Storage Depot

TARGETS NEAR MUNICH   Allied Planes Smash Airfields, Oil  : Depot and Powder Plant

RAF Heavy Bombers Blast Submarine Yards at Hamburg  Synthetic Oil Plant Near Leipzig Attacked by Britlsh

Planes Batter German Supply  And Air Base:   Concentrated Bombing Carried Out Within 60Mile Radius Of Munich

LARGE FLEET HEAVY AMERICAN BOMBERS BLASTED AIR FIELDS   RAF LANCASTERS UNLOADED ELEVEN AND SIX. TON BOMBS ON HAMBURG

Nazi U-Boat Yards Hit At Hamburg   RAF Also Blasts Leipziq Oil Plant

900 RAF CRAFT ~ HITSUB YARDS   ‘Leipzig And Berlin Are Also Blasted Again

SUB YARDS TORN BY BRITISH RAIDS   Synthetic Oil Plant Also Hit: Berlin Pounded Again

American Heavies Smash Airfields   Attack Underground Oil Storage Depot; Hit U-Boat Shelters

Heavy Bombs Rock Germany   Sub Pens, Berlin, Convoys In Skagerrak and Kattegat Punished By Airmen

120 Bombers Hammer Reich  10 Nazi Airfields, Oil Storage Depot, Powder Plant Hit

Submarine Yards, Oil Plant Bombed By RAF In Night Raid Upon Hamburg, Leipzig Area

2,000 Yankee  Planes Strike RAF Hurls Big Bombs On U-Boat Shelters

BRITISH BOMBS JOLT GERMANY IN NIGHT RAIL   Berlin, Hamburg and Lutzekendorf Synthetic Oil Plant Are Hammered

Mosquitos Also Rock Ber  lin At Night With An other Dose of Two Fon Blockbusters

Bombers Strike Underground Oil Plant Near Munich   10 German Airfields Also Smashed, Powder: Plant Bomb Target

Hamburg U-Boat Yards Blasted   Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed, Berlin Rocked Again Last Night.

Americans Better Fed ‘Than Others   U. §. Citizens Housed Anc Clothed Better, Produced Half Of Munitions

Civilians in  U. §. Best Fed, Clothed: Krug   Reports to Truman Production Reached 199 Billion in ‘44

VICTORY NEAR, PARTY IS TOLD BY CHURCHILL   Stresses Role of Conservatives in Postwar Election

Summer V-E Forecast  By Churchill   Leader Reminds British Must Help Smash Japs

Churchill Wants Free Enterprise   Says European War May Stop Before Summer Ends Or Maybe Even Sooner

CHUAGHILL obES END THIS SUMMER   Prime Minister Declares ‘Victory Lies Before Us—Certain and Perhaps Near’; Gives Party Pep Talk

Strike Vote Is Taken Today By Steel Workers   650,000 Demanding $2 A Day Increase

650,000 in Steel Industry to Vote On Strike Today   48,000 to Ballot in ‘Upper New York; 27 States Would Be Affected   GOVERNMENT MAKES GM PEACE GESTURE   Moves to Hold Conference Despite Corporation’s Initial Refusal ©

HST Criticizes Action Of DAR   Hazel Scott, Negro Pianist, Refused Use Of  Constitution Hall Concert

Truman Raps Discrimination   Scores Refusal Of DAR To Permit Negro Musician To Use Hall

President Raps Race Feeling   D. A. R. Ban on Negro’: Constitutional Hall Concert Criticized

Hits Refusal To Give Hall Use to Negro   Pianist’s Husband Asks _ Mrs. Truman Boycott D.A.R. Function.

TRUMAN BLAST AIMED AT DAR   President Scores Organization For Denying Use of Hall to Negro

Truman Critical Of DAR Action  Daughters Refuse Hall To Hazel Scott

Expresses Self In Letter Over Pianist’s Fate   Danghiers of American Revolution Refuses Bazel Seott Right to Play In Constitution Hall   Truman Powerless  To Change Ruling   Rep. Powell, Husband Of Musician, Calls On Mrs, Truniaa to Boycott Today’s GAR Tea

‘Truman Hits DAR For Race  Diserimination   Organization Refuses To Grant Use Of Constitutional Hall To Negro.   POWELL SENDS WIRE

President, However, Declares He Has No Power to Force D. A. R. To Grant Use of Hall

DAR Criticized By Truman For Discrimination   Negro Pianist Refused Use Of Hall

President Says  He Is Powerless   ‘Daughters’ Refusal To Rent  Hall Brings Comment Artistry  Not Confined to One Race

ANDERSON GIVEN POWER TO CHECK BLACK MARKETS   Sweeping Control Over Na tion’s Food For New  Cabinet Member   OPA EXTENSION BILL GOES TO CONFERENCE

House Rule Seen As Breaking Black Mart   Clinton Anderson, Food Czar-to-Be, Says New Ruling on Slaughterers, OPA Extension Will Stop Black Marko¢

Anderson Sees Black Markets NearBreak-Up   Secretary of Agriculture Haile Weapon to Defeat TiLeend Mest Dealing

Anderson See: Way to Fight Black Market   Appointee Silent on Some Aspects of  Altered OPA Bill

Anderson Sees New OPA Bill As Means To Break Meat Black Marketers   House Extends OPA Fo Year But Gives New  Sec. Veto Powers

OPA Changes Seen Blow to  Black Market   Anderson Sees Meat Channelled Back Inte Line by Amendment On Stock Slaughter

More Meat Plea Gets Action By House Approval   Anderson Says He Has A _ Weapon To Fight Marketers

Anderson Sees Break-up of Black Market  Says House Action Hands Him Potent Weapon

Anderson Sees End of Black Market in Meat   Believes Price Control Ex tension Bill Solves Problem

Changes will destroy meat  black market Chief Anderson  has new weapon

Food Chief Gets Weapon To Combat Black Market   Anderson Will Be Virtual Czar Over Everything  ‘Nation Will Eat

NAVY AND FBI ROW CANGELS WIRE TAPPING   SABOTAGE BY JAPS AT PANAMA CANAL FEARED IN 1940

BI ert Up Tapping  hwy Learned  Jap Consul in Hono lulu Was Burning Secret Codes.

Coding Halted By Navy After Row With FBI   Jap Talks Shut Off Before Pearl Harbor Attack, Witness Says

Investigators Hear About Navy, F.B.I. Row  Marshall Continues _ Testimony Before Committee

Pearl Harbor Navy- FBI Dispute Told   Tapping of Jap Wires Halted Prior to Attack

Gen. Marshall, On Pearl Harbor Probe Stand Sixth Day, Says He Thought War With Japan ‘Inevitable’ From August, 1941

General Marshall Says He Foresaw War in Aug. ‘41   Tells Committee He Knev Country Was Unprepared af That Time

Yanks Score Major Gains On Okinawa   Nimitz Reports 36.535 Japs Killed on Isle From Apr.  to May 8;  New Gains in Borneo

Americans Score important Gains  In Okinawa Fight  Nazis’ Quitting Brings ‘Now for Japan’ Cry Throughout Pacific

Cry Of Japs Next Echoes In Pacific   New Advances Reported On Okinawa And Borneo As Troops Take On New Spirit

ON OKINAWA BY YANKEES   New Allied Advances Common Against Nip Enemy

army and Polish army-‘ha’ occupied Warsaw, the cap of the Polish rannhiie 7. >

LEGION MEETING ~ IS UNDER WAY   Netionel Commander Urges Stete Members To Take Interest in Politics

Legion Chief Urges Vels fo Enter Politics   Says Legionnaires Should Especially Be Interested in National Political Affairs

+ 128 Enemy Ships Sunk Or Damaged   Feeble Ack-Ack Is ated Opposition

Jap Cabinet In Emergency War Meeting   Governors Called In; Prepare People el U.S. Invasion

SUZUKI CALLS CABINET MEETING   TOKYO RADIO HINTS AT SECRET WEAPONS

Suzuki Calls Emergency Meeting Of Cabinet to Prepare Japanese People for Invasion by Yankees

AE gr CL TEAL DD TNE EN Sah  Baby Boy Abandoned: In Hotel at Erie

Fish and Game Commission To Make Plans for Removal of Rough Fish

Carlan Baby’ S Death Cause Cited   Asphyxiation, Respirator Infection Are Listed oh Autopsy

No Evidence Of Violence  In Carlan Case   May Have Smothered In Crib While Alone; Hearing Due Today

No Sign Of Violence - Is Found In Death   Medical Examiner Reports on Carlin Infant's Fatality

Carlan Baby Die: Natural Death   Medical Examiner . Files Report On Child

Violence Refuted In ‘Kidnap’ Death   Hearing Set Today on Charge Against Mother

Asphyxiation and Infection Was Cause of Death   Report Is Made in Kidnap Hoax; Hearing Is Slated

Asphyxiation and Infection Was Cause of Death  Report Is Made in  Kidnap Hoax;  Braweleas Ta Clataa

SOVIETS, POLES SIGN TREATY   Establish Curzon Line as Polish-Soviet Boundary

Reds, Poles Sign Treaty, Moscow Says   Fix Curzon Line as Line Between Two Countries

SOVIET-POLISH TREATY SIGNED   Reds Announce Curzon Line Boundary Except for a Few Slight Changes

REDS AND POLES SIGN A TREATY   Agreement Establishes Curzon Line, With Few Deviations, As Russian-Polish Boundary.

Curzon Line W ith Changes Set by Treaty   Poles and Russians Also Agree on Goods Exchanges

Russia, Poland Sign Treaty   Establish Curzon, Line as Boundary; Has Few Deviations

Pole-Soviet (Pact Signed   ‘Curzon’ Line Fixed _ As- Newest Boundary

RUSSIA, POLAND SET BOUNDARIES   MOSCOW INDICATES POLES ‘FAVORED! IN DIVISION OF AREA

RUSSIA AND POLAND SIGN NEW TREATY   Agreement Establishes Curzon Line as Boundary Except For a Few Deviations   TO GET COMPENSATION

INTENSIFY THREAT TO NAZI POSITIONS   Strong Fifth Army Patrols Worm Way to Point North Of Vergato.

PATROL PAST VERGATO   As Fifth Army Threat Grows, Nazi Resistance Stiffens

NAVY LOSS HEAVY IN OKINAWA DRIVE   Total Casualties From March 18 to June 20 Put at 9,731

ALLIES MAKE SMALL ADVANCES IN ITALY   Germans Fight Savagely to Hol Line—7,000 Nazls Captured Since Drive Opened.

SMALL GAINS MADE IN ITALY   Germans F ight Desperately Against Eighth and Fifth Armies

Small Advances Made by Allies Tn North Italy _   German Defenders Cling Desperately To Menaced Line

Allies Make Small  Advances in Italy   Germans Fight Back With Old ‘Tenacity’

SHORT CROP OF CORN WILL CUT MEAT SUPPLIES   Agriculture Department Makes Gloomy  Prophesy on Grains

Small Feed Grain Output Next Year Curbs Livestock  Expansion Hopes   Record - breaking Production of Food Grain Is Forecast Aqriculture Department Reports

SUPPLY OF FEED GRAINS REDUCED   Hopes for Livestock: Production Boost Are Blasted

LIVESTOCK FEED SUPPLIES SHORT   Crop Report Dims Hopes Por Big Expansion Of Production In 1946

FEED SHORTAGE PROSPECT DIMS MEAT OUTLOOK   Production Of Corn, Other Grains May Be Smallest Since War Start

Feed Dearth Plagues Hopes to Boost Meat   Disappointingly Small Corn Crop Brines Revision in Livestock Goal

Hopes for Meat Sapply Increase In Country Fade   ‘Crops of Feed Grains Ex pected to Be Smallest Since War Began

Livestock Plans Blasted as Crop Outlook Shrinks   Feed Grain Production Is Seen as Smallest Since Start of War

PRODUCTION OF LIVESTOCK FEED GRAINS IS LOW   Government Says Crops Will Be Smallest Since 1941

Leaner Harvest, Threatens Hoped-For Livestock Boost   Feed Grains Seen As Shortest Of Any Year of War

Debate Over Army-Navy Merger Grows   Voluminous Report. Being Filed By Both Sides to Hot  Controversy,

Flying Devices Achieve Speeds Of 1400 Miles   Near Twice the  Speed of Sound; No Details Given By Curtis-Wrioh+t

Fly at Twice The Speed Ot Sound —   Curtiss-Wright Says _ “Flying Devices” Do Not As Yet Carry Pilots: Are Not Reckets

Coal Parley Enters  ‘Indefinite Recess’   Signs Of Government Intervention Mount; Present Contract Expires In Ten Days

U.S. Military Might Being Shifted From European to Pacific Region

Shifting of U. $. Troops fo Far East Has Beaun   Original Schedule For Pacific Theater Advanced 4 Months

Kassel Falls to ord Army   British Race 50 Miles Beyond Big City of Muenster

NEAR GZECH LINE IN NEW CENTER SWEEP   Twin Drives in Muenster Area

Armor Enters City 150 Miles From Berlin   Fresh Sweep by Patton’s Men Clears Big Rail, Highway Hub; Montgomery's Troops Threaten to Trap 50,000 Holland Nazis

HAGING UN TE OUT THAP ON AQ OOO NAZIS   ‘Wesighalian Capital Falls to _ British and Yanks in 3-Day Batile.

SYRIAN CITY TENSE AFTER BITTER CLASH   British Tank Crews Alert in Villages After Churchill Orders Intervention in Struccle.   LONDON ULTIMATUM GOES TO DE GAULLE   Sharp Note Tells Paris Leaders to Silence Their Guns or Suffer the Consequences.   BULLETIN.

BRITISH TROOPS ORDERED INTO LEVANT STATES   French Government Has Issued Cease Fire Order, Radio Declares   PROTEST REGISTERED BY UNITED STATES

SNOW TURNS TO RAIN   Kansas Temperatures Expected to Range Above Freezing

GAIN OF 20 MILES BRINGS CAPTURE OF STOLZENBURG   Russians Nearing Stettin, Berlin Port on Baltic Sea, As Drive Holds Momentur

‘Russians Take Stolzenberg In 20-Mile Westward Sweep Over Brandenburg Province    Commentator In Moscow Stresses Portent Of Threat To  Stettin, Reported Within Fifty Miles Of Charging   Soviet Armies; Kustrin Endangered

Stolzenberg Is Captured by Red Forces in Netze Valley Advance   Moscow Reports Soviets within 50 Miles of Stettin, Berlin's Port on Baltic Sea

Town. of Stolzenberg in ‘Brandenburg Province . — Held:    a0 MILE ADVANCE BY ARMY REPORTED   Red Army Less Than 50 _ Miles From Port of — Stettin —«_—C

REDS WITHIN 13 MILES OF NAZI CAPITAL   BERLIN AND STETTIN BOTH MENACED BY SOVIET WEDGE

Russians Make 20-Mile Advance in Brandenberg Province, Also Are.Only 50 Miles From Stettin, Ballic Sea Port for Berlin; Widen Polish Front

Nazi Report Tells ‘Of Gains In South   Soviet Communique Shows Front Is Extended > At Both Ends To A Width Of Nearly 160 Miles

(Russian Tanks: Driving Down   Netze Valle,   Zhukov’: Men Veer Nort! Toward Stettin In Pash *). Ohareflantiz: Raeelia

Soviet Units  Also 20 Miles From Stettin, Berlin’s Port   Capture of Big Port Could Be More Vital To Nazis Than Loss Of East Prussia  Ba a a ea, ln a

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VITAL NAZI RAIL CENTER THREATENEL   Russians Capture Stolzenberg in Brandenburg Province in Sweep Toward Capital.   PORT OF STETTIN ~~ “NOW IN DANGER   Stiffening German Resistance Indicated by Both Sides — Enemy  Air Force Grounded.

SOVIETS RAM 20 MILES ON WAY TO PRIZE   Cossack Hordes Posing Threat To Berlin And Stettin, Port For Reich Capital

One Russian Army Is 73 Miles From Capital of Reich   Zhukov’s Forces Take Stolzenberg in Brandenburg Province; Russians Smash Closer to Stettin

Town of Stolzenberg in Brandenburg Province Held   20-MILE ADVANCE BY ARMY REPORTED   Red Army Less Than 50 Miles From Port of Stettin

FRANCE TO USE WAR PRISONERS   Germans Will Be Put To Work On Devastated Cities And Lands

France May Use German Prisoners   Plan Suggested During De Gaulle Talks in Washington

Million Nazis To Aid French  Prisoners To Help In Reconstruction

Prisoners to Aid Rebuilding France  De Gaulle Learns U.S to Offer Credit Help

WORLD WAR Ii VETS BEATEN IN ELECTIONS   Defeated 4 to 1 and 2 to lin Aurora and Oak Park

START SURVEY OF HOSPITALS   VETERANS ‘ADMINISTRATOR MAKING STUDY OF LOCATIONS FOR 29,000 MORE BEDS

General Marshall  Arrives In China   New Ambassador Reaches Shanghai After Plane Trip From U.S.

US. To Have Free Hand In Red Pacific Planning   Here Are Surrender Terms As Announced At Potsdam

Japanese Admit Great Fires Set. By Superforts   Three of Nation's Secondary Industrial Cities Are Hard Hit

(Chrysler and UAW Wage Negotiations  Begin At Detroit —   ‘Conference Today Seeks . to. Dissolve Dispute; % Strike Votes. Reasy to  “Begin. se :

Chrysler-Union Officials In Huddle On 30 Per cent Ware Increase.

First Showdown Nears in Auto. Workers’ Strike   Chrysler Company, Labor Officials To Meet Today

Chrysler and UAW Wage Negotiations Begin At Detroit   Conference ‘Foday Seeks to Dissolve Dispute; Strike Votes Ready to Begin.

impatient With Delays In Europe—  U. S. Rushes Russo-Polish Meeting

U.S-Moves to Speed _ Soviets in Negotiations For New Polish Regime

DEPUE VILLAGE   Building Project Ap propriation Includes  Building

Appropriation For Projects Includes $85,000 For Construction Of New Federal Building In Bureau County.

EDUCATORS RAP DRAFT IN PEACE   See ‘Regimentation Of Mind If Plan Goes Through

Peacetime Draft Foes Testify   Educators Fear Mental Regimeéntation, Spokesman Declares

ps _—TRAINING— Educator Hits Training Plan   Says Peacetime Draft Would Bring ‘Regimentation Of Mind?

PEACETIME TRAINING MEETING OPPOSITION   Educators W arn Against ‘Regimentation of Mind’

REGIMENTATION . FEARS VOICED   Education Spokesman Opposes Peacetime Draft

Peacetime Draft Plan ls Opposed  ps... agg   Educators Warn Of Reaimentation

Educators Oppose Draft   Claim Peace Time Draft Law Would Bring Mind Regimentation

Nolncreased Wages For Steel Workers Unless Price Advanceis Allowed, Weir

Pearl Harbor Committee Wants Counsel   Several Decline To Permit Names For Consideration

Hurley Man Sentenced To Discharge From Army For Flight Violations

AMERICAN TROOPS RUN INTO FIERCE RESISTANCE AS THEY ENDEAVOR TO CLOSE NARROW CORRIDOR THROUGH WHICH GERMANS ARE WITH. DRAWING IN RETREAT TO SIEGFRIED ; FORTIFICATIONS

ESCAPE GAP NARROWED BY AMERICANS   Enemy Fights Fieree Delaying Action With American First Army

Seek Refuge in Siegfried Line   Enemy Rolls Out of Ardennes Area In Speedy, but Orderly Retreat

NAZI ARMY ROLLS OUT OF SALIENT ESCAPE GAP SMALL   Rush for Temporary Safety of Siegfried Line in Growing Tide   FIGHT DESPERATELY   U. S. 1st Army Encounters Opposition; Enemy’s Delaying Action

U.S. Warships Bowl 2,000 Tons of Steel Down Tokyo Alley To Hirohito Palace

HONSHU GETTING MORE   Our Warships Will Have To Walk on Dry Land To Get Any Closer to Tokyo .

Navy Guns Knock Down TokyoDoors   ‘Bold And Daring’ Attack On Jap Coast Described By War Correspondent

Fleet’s Guns “Knock Dowr  Front Door   Vast Armada Pours Tons Of Shells Along Jap Coast

\Warships as Close fo Tokyo as They Can Get ‘Without TuckingUp Bottoms nd Walking on Land’ Writer Says

OPEN PALESTINE. SENATE DEMANDS   Adopts Resolution Favoring ‘Unrestricted Immigration of Jewish Peoples

FIRST NEW CHEVROLET TURNED OUT   Little Change From Models Last Produced in  1942.

TRUMAN'S MOTHER FLIES TO GAPITAL   TAKES FIRST PLANE RIDE AT 22—WAITING CAMERAMEN DISPLEASE HER.

Truman’s Mother ‘lies To Capital ror Mother’s Day  To Participate      Desire To Ride

Grapefruit Juice On Ration List   Blend With Oranges Also Under Points

FORD OUTPUT PARALYZED BY UNION STRIKE   General Motors Firm Faces Similar Shutdown

lowa Farmer 3rd to Receive  CMH Award   S-Set. Briles Rescued 4 Comrades; Foreed 55 Nazis to Surrender

KNUDSEN LEAVING NATION'S SERVICE   Devoted Five Years to Spur. ring American War Production.

Japan Under Decree Power Rule Today   Preparing For Impending Invasion

Arnold Says U.S. Will Level Japan   ‘Yarks Will Double Tonnage Dropped on Foe Starting  {  Baelles Fol oe Samoednrt Batl an fhanka Dierloesc!

Two Million Tons of Bombs To Be Rained on Empire in  Year, General Arnold Says   Five Star General, Declaring Five-City Industrial Section All That Counts, Says ‘Complete and Utter Destruction’ of Jap Empire Is Program of U. S. Airforce

ENID WAR HERO IS WOUNDED IN N.Y, BUILDING   Capt. Eugene Dale, 27, Surviv or of Bataan Death March, Shot 3 Times

Bataan Veteran Badly Wounded In New York   Had Returned With Party From Visit To Jonesboro, N. C.

Veteran Is Held In Shooting Of - Wifes Friend   Two Texans Involved In Tangle

BATAAN MARCH SURVIVOR SHOT   Husband Pumps 3 Bullets Into Officer Found With Wife

inese Advance er Wide Areas   100 Miles of Coast Now Open to Allies

EDEN CONFERS WITH TRUMAN   \BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER   AND PRESIDENT IN CONFERENCE THIS MORNING

Eden Visits With President Truman   Delivers Messages From Prime Minister

EDEN CONFERS WITH TRUMAN   Brings Churchill Message, Lauds Close Ties With New President

NEW AUSTRIAN REGIME FORMED   U. S., BRITAIN REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE GOVERNMENT

VETERAN PROTECTED IF JOB STANDARD’S UP   May Have Post Comparable To That Which He Left

Allies Capture ~ Pagan in Buri   Noted Throughout World For Pagedas, One of East’s Wonders

7 Gls Capture 83 German Soldiers—and Then Get Lost Coming Home Through Woods

WOUNDED ARE FLOWN FROM IWO TO OAHU   Marines And Navy Personnel Being " Rushed From Beachhead Te Hospitals

Less Strikes In The South   Less Than Four Per Cen Of National Total Of Strikers In South

German. Patent ‘Office Seized      For Boating and Fishing — At Onota, Says Dr. Gettines

PATENTS SEIZED   American Authorities Take Over 700 Room German Patent Office.

PATENT OFFICE IS SEIZED   German Records Are Almost All’ Intact in Berlin

Lucas Wants To Know What Navy Did After Losing Track Of Japs Before Pearl Harbor   Claims ‘Lost’ Nip Carriers, Battleships Ones That Loosed Attack On Hawaii

Lucas Seeks Navy Report On Lost Fleet   Officers at Hawaii Failed to Keep Track Of Attackine Force

ADMIRAL KIMMEL WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MATTER   Senator Lucas Wants More _ [Information As To What Was Done To Locate Missing lap Units Which Attacked Pearl Harbor.

Lucas Wants More Facts On Nip Ships   Pearl Harbor Quiz  _Nears Yule. Recess

Dr. Robert Ley, Nazi Labor Chief, Seized by Yanks   Taken by Surprise  On Underground Tip: Believed Mastermind Behind “Werewolves’

“NAZI BICWIC IN AMERICAN GRIP   Yank Troops Seize Leeder o' ‘Werewolf’ Movement Neor Berchtesqaden

DR. ROBERT LEY IN ALLIED HANDS: NAZI HUNT GOES ON   Americans Holding Hitler's Ex-Lieutenant- and Master Germany's Working Class —Other fligh Nazis Being BHionted

Dr. Robert Ley. Powerful Nazi  In U. S. Hands   Sullen, Face With a Four-day Growth Of Beard, He Denier His Identity

Hunt Pressed For Last of War Criminals   Aide to Hitler, Dr. Robert Ley Held by Yankees

Take Leader Of Guerillas      Dr. Ley.Is Caught in Allied Dragnet: As Hunt For Key Nazis Goes On

U. S. TROOPS NET LEY IN HUNT FOR NAZI INNER RING   EISENHOWER DEPUTY CONSIDERS DOENITZ A PRISONER OF WAR

Dr. Robert Ley In American Hands As Hunt For German War Criminals Continues   Gen. Clay Announces Admiral! Doenitz Is Considered Prisoner Of War

DR. ROBERT LEY 18  CAPTURED BY YANKS;  OTHERS ARE SOUGHT LEY WAS POWERFUL HIT.  LER AIDE IN CHARGE OF LABORING MASSES

WAR CRIMINAL HUNT GOES ON   Dr. Ley, Powerful Hitler Lieutenant, Is in American Hands.

LEY, HITLER LIEUTENANT, IN ALLIED HANDS   Hunt Continues For Tor Nazis; Doenitz Is War Prisener

‘Hitler's Labor Chief, Himmler’s Family Found as Allies Hunt for Top Nazis   Himmler's Wife, Daughter Found

Von Ribbentrop Chief Prize Sought (If Theory Of Hitler's Death Is Accepted)

Hunt for Nazi War Criminals Goes On; Dr. Ley is Captured   Hitler’s Minister of Labor Known as Mind Behind  Werewolves

Hunt Goes on for More of Fuehrer’s Inner Ring; Robt. Ley, Hitler’s Labor Boss, Captured

Hitler Lieutenant Fully Identified: Roundup Of Other Guilty Underway

DR. ROBERT LEY HELD BY ALLIES   Hitler’s Labor Czar Captured And _§ Identified; Other Top Nazis Taken.

MEET FIERCE . DEFENSES AT = BERCHTESGADEN.   Third Army In 5-Mile Advance

REICH DEFEATED ‘LESS THAN YEAR AFTER INVASION      Took Allies 11 Months And Two Days To Administer Knockout Rlaw   EISENHOWER ACCORDS PRAISE TO TROOPS

War Officially Comes fo an End In Nazi Capital   ty Million Military anc Civilian Casualties Inflicted

Beachhead On Island ‘Hell’ For Invaders  Mortar And Shellfi   Mortar And Shellfire Rake Area; Writer Tells Of A Night Of Terror With Marines

Text of the Testimony Of Adm. Richardson — In Pearl Harbor Probe

DISPLACED PACIFIC VETERAN GIVES HIS VERSION OF TALKS   Admiral Richardson On Pearl Harbor Probe Witness Stand

Yanks Occupy Northernmost  Tip Of Honshu   Landing At Aomori By Veterans Of Palau Is Without Incident.

New Landings on Honshu by Bist Division   48 Warships Speed Homeward; 20,000 Men for Discharge

Yanks Land At Aomori: 20,000 Head For Home   MacArthur Clamps Controls More Rigidly On Political. EKeonomic Life.   MEET NO SHOT 3

Occupation Of Nippon Reaches Tip Of Honshu   MaéArthur fs Given Supreme Authority

U.S. Expands Occupation To Aomori   General Clamps More Rigid Controls Over Japan

Belief In London That France May Join Small-Natio n Security Pact

Maine Site May Be Selected For Capital Of UNO   Committee Seeks  To Narrow Field

Brauchitsch And Mannstein /Are Taken Into Great Britain. Custody

On Way To War  Criminal Trials   Reveal Internment of  German Field Marshals

BILL TO MAKE JOBS PUSHED BY PRESIDENT   QUICK PASSAGE OF SENATE MEASURE REQUESTED

‘House Substitute Bill Unacceptable, (President Truman Discloses

‘Truman Seeks To Rescue Job Bill   House Substitute For Administration Bill Declored By President To Be Unacceptable

Truman Will Fight for His  Job Measure  Senate Version of   Senate Version of Bill Acceptable, President Asserts

Say Quisling Will Die By His Own Hands   Puppet Ruler Hiding In Oslo Retreat

Cost of War to United States Is 350 Billions of Dollars and 260,000 Men

U.S. Paid With Lives Of . 260,000 Men, 350 Billion Of Wealth To Win Conflict

LINDBERGH SAYS UNO NECESSARY   Alternative Constant Insecurity, Says Flyer

Organization  Need Is Seen   “Lindy Finds World Menaced By Science

Petkoy Charges Terror Campaign  Bulgarian Agrarian Leader Asks Chance

Try Landing  Rhine Island   Berlin Declares British At tempt Invasion Of Netherland Isle.

McKean Legislator  For Dist. Change   McDowell Will Present Bill at Harrisburg

IN ROTARY ADDRESS   Dr. R. A. Schwegler Speaker at Well-Attended Meeting

Queen Mary Docks With 14,26 Soldiers, Sailors and ~ Nurses: 11.249 Troops Slated for Pacific Redeployment

Henry W allace And Whilliams  Gain Strength   House Committee Refuses To Strip More Powers From Commerce Secy.

ARRESTS MOUNT FOR IMPROPER LIGHT a   HIGHWAY PATROL PUSHING SAFETY EFFORTS

DRAFT BOARD SENDS OUT TWO GROUPS TODAY   Seven Men Report For Induction Into Armed Forces—Second Con tingent Toe Get Exams

Allies Be gin Clean Up Of  Tet Pate Veale Bogine   Clutch of United Nations’ Machine Seems to Have Meshed After Considerable Unpleasant Rasnine

Allied Machine For Cleaning Up Germany Suddenly Meshes High-Powered Action Starts

ALLIED MACHINE FOR CLEANING UP GERMANY FINALLY RUNNING IN SMOOTH. EFFICIENT MANNER

People Who Caused Two World Wars Won't Be Coddled— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7   Allied Govt. In Germany Will Be Military .

CLARIFICATION OF GERMAN STATUS DURING OCCUPATION MADE BY GEN. CLAY AND CHURCHILL STATEMENTS

57 JAP SUICIDE PLANES BAGGED   Final Battle For Okinawa Flares; Foe Suffers More Reverses on Chinese Mainle:::}

Suicide Planes Damage ‘Two  Small Vessels   67 of Attackers Are Shot Down and U.S, Long-Range Fighters Strike Back at Enemy's Bases in Southern Kyushu

Returning Crewmen Happy Over Result  Left Fires All Over the   Left Fires All Over the Place, Says Pilot of Yokohama Raid

Actress Seeks $260,000 © Damages From Spreckles When He Weds 5th Wife

SUPERFORTS RAID HONSHU-ISLAND   FIVE JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL TLANTS AND REPAIR BASES ARE BLASTED,

 iBetween 150 and 200 * Superforts ‘Strike Enemy Homeland Second Time in 2 Hours

U. S. Fighters Strafe the Nip Homeland   Tokyo Admits Great Damage Done by Superforiresses

LEET PLANES. AND FIGHTERS JOIN IN RAIDS   Hit Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe and .Spread Fires .on Jap Airfields.

Two Isles Hit lromiwo Bases  And Third Fleet   Air Offensive Against Jap Homeland Mounts, Spreading Fires And Death

B-29's Blast Key Plane Plants   Vital Factories in Tokyo Area Heavily Bombed in Second Raid in Day; Severe Damaae Recorded in Early Attack

Hirohito Calls Upon Military To Rule Nation   Premier Suzuki Terms  - Situation Now Is ‘Most Critical’ In History

Halsey. Hit: South End Of Islands:   Battle Continues - 7 Fierce on Okinawa; ‘Jap Diet Faces: Crisis

od Nipponese plants ripped by big planes  Sea-hased craft hit Kanova field

ENEMY CLAIMS ALLIED FORCES LAND IN BORNEO   Small Gains Made In Fierce Battle On  Okinawa

President Truman and Premiers Atlee and MacKenzie King Pay Tribute in Arlington; Then Resume Their Discussions.

Tributes Paid ByleadersTo. Heroes Of War   Discussions Resumed After Ceremony at Arl. © : ington

Private Parley Is Held Aboard Forrestal Ship   Leaders Join In Paying Tribute At Arlington Cemetery

A-Bomb Big 3 Pay Respects To War Dead   Atomic Power Conference Kesumed Aboard Yacht al Bete: Meera]

Truman Leads Tribute to Allied Dead   Attlee and hing Join In Ceremony Before Discussion on Use Of Atomic Secrets

Attlee, King And Truman Pay Tribute To War Dead   Resume Parley On Atomic Bomb After Visiting  Arlinoton Cemeter

TALKS AFTER WAR TRIBUTE   Leaders of 3 Nations Seek Solutions To Major Problems

rw  Me eg a we. 9 _—w_ *  ~ ~ wa  a, a on  “ye  “~~ an 4-~Gewhe nw eg ee 46 rN 7. ye nae A   Honor War Dead Prior to Boarding Yacht For Momentous Atom Bomb Discussions

Truman, Attlee, King Then Resume Talks  Seek Renunciation of Atomic Bomb cre Wacrnan af Wear

‘Pay Tribute to War Dead in Armistice Day Ceremony Then Resume Talks

WAR DEAD HONORED BY NATIONS’ CHIEFS   Resume Discussions Of Atomic Problems On Board Navy Yacht

LEADERS CONFER  ABOARD VESSEL   ‘Atomic Discussions Resumed After Paying Tribute At  Li { -

Population Is To Be Doubled, Governor Says   Durant, Tishomingo, Madill and Kingston To Enjoy Industrial — Growth He Ralievac

Order Arrest Of Two Titled Jap Advisors   Konoye ‘and Kido Top War Criminal Suspect List Issued in Tokyo

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Two More Added to “Jap” War Criminal List

Yanks Formally End 55 Years of Jap Rule on Iwo. Free Two More Islands

2 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. FREED BY YANK UNITS   Nimitz Establishes Military Rule Qver Iwo As Battle Nears Finish

Jap Rule On Iwo Toan End   Nimitz Declares Isle Under American Rule As Battle Continues; New Islands. Invaded

‘Nip’ Fortress Now Governed By American   Nimitz Acts Without Waitirs for Marines To Complete Task as Two More Philipnine Areas Are Seized

YANKS ASSUME RULE OVER IWC   2 More Philippine Islands Liberated by Americans

Americans Seize Two More Islands In Philippines   Japs Speed Up Evacuation Of Five Big Cities

ESTABLISH U. § GOVERNMENT , ON WO   Jap Dead On Island Estimated At 20,000   OSAKA ARSENAL   Blown Up In B-29 Attack: Japs Say British Ships In Mindanao Action

AMERICANS END 55 YEAR JAP RULE ON IWO JIMA ISLAND  TWO MORE OF PHILIP  TWO MORE OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS HAVE ALS( BEEN LIBERATED

Nimitz Sets Up Military Government on Iwo Jima;  Osaka Arsenal Is Blasted

lwo Placed Unde American Rule  Government Set Up on Little Istand

NEAR CLOSE OF WO CAMPAIGN   Yanks Liberate Two More Islands In Philippine Group

AMERICANS END 55 YEAR JAP RULE ON Iwo JIMA ISLAND  TWO MORE OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS HAVE ALSC BEEN LIBERATED

lwo ‘Jima Now Under U. S. Rule   Fifty-Five Years Of Japanese Domination Formally Ended

MacArthur Seizes 2 More Island Central Phiippimes From ‘Surprised, Unprepared Garrisons.’

U. 8. Formally Takes Over Iwo From Japs   Two Philippine Isles Seized; + Tokyo Evacuated

, nn Iwo More Landings Made In Philippines: Mindanao Gains Extended   Japs To Evacuate All Major Cities   Even Children Expected To Help Defend Nippon; Arsenal Blows At Osaka

Yanks Free Two islands In Philippines   Jap Rule On  lwo Jima Ends

U.S. Formally Occupies [wo In First Seizure Of Japs’ Soil   Nipponese Casualties Estimated At 20,000 By Nimitz; Marines Booby-Trapped As Foe Still Fights On

Iwo Jima Now Under U.S. Rule   Army, Navy Notables Ai New Flag Raising :

23-Year-Old Veteran of 5 Campaigns, 4 Years in Service, Back in 8th Grade

RING HELPED ~ TTALIANS TO FLEE PRISON   One Admits Affair With Wife of GI Overseas

FB] ARRESTS IN RING AIDING ITALIAN POW   Michigan Residents Accused OF Assisting Escapes From Camp Perry

Bill Introduced in Senate To Raise Pay of Congress   Would Also Give Raise to V. P., Cabinet Members

Introduce New Pay Raise Proposals   Senators Act After Truman Says Congress Underpaid

Congressmen Ask For Increase In Their Income   Senators Would Double Salary of $10,000 Annually; Seek $25,000 for Vice President: $20.000 for Cabinet Members

DOUBLED PAY FOR SENATORS T0 BE SOUGHT   Two Solons Will Introduce Bill to Boost Salaries for Those in Upper Chamber of Congress to $20,000 a Year.

Truman for Boosting Pay Of Congress   “Little Steel Formula” t Stand, However for  Others He Declares

DeGasperi Will Head ttalian Govt   Key Interior Portfolio Will Be Held hw Saeianhcte

Socialists Get Italy Portfolio   Political Crisis Ends With Liberal Defeat

DE GASPERI NEW ITALIAN PREMIER   SOCIALISTS WIN KEY INTERIOR PORTFOLIO

Large display Secret Order Rings for Men, King’s Jewelry. Adv   Chaplain Tells How Bleeding ‘Saint’ Turned Back Nazi SS

Soviets Get 3rd Iranian Appeal   Wants to Move Troops Into Rebellious Province

Total Goes to §3.172   ‘Horatio at the Bridge’ Is Kansas Sergeant; He Cut Wire Leading to the Powder Charge

Patton’s Tanks Advance: Foe Gains in South   U.S. Hurls 2-Way Offensive Against 200,000 Germans in Belgian Bulge; Third Army 5 Miles Beyond Bastogne

Yanks Forced To Quit Saar-Rhine Area Toe-Holds   Third Army Teams With First In Waist-Tightening Squeeze Against 200,000 Germans In Bulge; Armies Less Than 16 Miles Apart.

Yanks Withdraw From 55-Mile  Sector in Reich   Patton Battles Through Attacking Enemy, Drives Up to 5 Miles Northeast of Bastogne Road Hub

MEAT INSPECTION MAY BE RELAXED   ‘Plan Studied To Help Ease Beef Shortage

Prisoners Escaped Through Ventilator Shaft in Cellblock, Sheriff Believes

CRISIS IN SYRIA  WORSENED MONDAY; FIGHTING REPORTED  BRITISH AND AMERICAN  DIPLOMATS WORKING TO PREVENT OPEN CONFLIC

Syrians Attack Garrison After  Being Fired On   Premier Warns Frencl Incident Could Leac To Revolt Over  Country

Crisis In Syria Seen Developing Into Major Clash   Trieste Strife Continues; Plan Trials Of Germans’ Who Harmed Troops

CRISIS IN SYRIA WORSENED MONDAY; FIGHTING REPORTED  BRITISH AND AMERICAN  DIPLOMATS WORKING TO  DDODCUCKIT ADEA CARACTC

War Feared Over French. Syrian Row   Sporadic Firing Reported: Allies Work To Avoid General Clash

Japs Are Leaving Yellow River Bend Foothold  Seaborne Nip Relief Expedition Is Reported Routed

Plan To Begin  Summer Recess   Warned With Facing  Agenda of Reconversion

BARKLEY WARNS U.S, SENATE Of HEAVY AGENDA   Solons to G Home To day; House Already Recessed

SENATE GOES HOME TODAY FOR RECESS   Faces Heavy Schedule When It Returns in Oct.

“Ike” Talks To  German People   Warns Coming Months To Be Time of Trial

American Tanks Ripping Their Way Up Bank of Rhine, Simpson Believes’

Jewish Shops In Cairo Are Smashed   Middle East Violence Spreads from Palestine To Eevptian Capital

SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST GROWS TENSE   Jewish Synagogue Fired, Shops Are Smashed By Rioting Crowds

BIG THREE PLAN NAZI WAR PRICE   Germany's Indebtedness Is Matter Of Study At Conference

Big Three May  Soon Give Nazis  Surrender Terms New Military Event  May Be Signal for  Allied Atm nsee meet

Big 3 Debates Fate of Reich’s Labor, Industry   Detailed Surrender Terme Prepared for fesusnce On Next Nazi Defer

Big Three Expectec To State Price Germany Will Pay  Allied Leaders Turn Attention to Victory Terms

EXPECT PEACE OFFER SOON TO LURE GERMANS   Believe Big Three Will Reveal Penalty Nazis Required to Pay

Some Quarters Think Big Three May Soon Outline Surrender Provisions

NAZI SURRENDER TERMS STUDIED   Big. Three May Soon Tell German People Price They Must Pay

Blt THREE PEACE TERMS EXPECTED   AELIES MAY SOON REVEAL CONDITIONS TO BE IMPOSED ON REICH.

Germans to Get “Price” for Nazidom  Bian Wien, bas hl...   Big Three Are Now Believed Discussing Terms of the Victors

CIVILIAN GOODS SET BACK AGAIN   Allotments Of Copper And Steel Canceled By WPB Order

BY PRESIDENT’S ORDER   November . 24 Will” Be Official Thanksgiving Day

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FANATICAL COUNTERATTACK  BY JAPS REPULSED ON IWO    12,864 Enemy Dead Counted In 13 Days Of Fierces  Fight Of Pacific War; Local Advances Of 50  - Jo 100 Yards Made By Marines Sunday

Jap Resistance On lwo Jima  Limits U.S. Gain   Jap Death Toll Rises To 12,864 in Battle for Tiny Isle: Chichi Jima Bombed From Carriers

Nimitz Reports Slight Gain in Tough Fighting   ‘nemy Death Toll Climbs to 12,864 in 13 Day Campaign

Move to Erase British Wai Debts Heads for Showdowr   Lord Keynes Continues Argument to  Obtain 3 to 6 Billion Aid from U.S.

Giant Okinawe Battle Shaping   Yanks Buck Powerful Jap Defenses; Sweeping U. S, Gains Reported in Philippines, China

Recapture Hill From Yanks In Bayonet Surge   But Americans Plunge Ahead on Okinawa and Elsewhere in the Pacific

Jap Detense Line Stiffens On Okinawa   Enemy Troops Break Up Yank Attack ©

Two Jap Columns Withdraw From Latest China Drive   MacArthur Announces 6,497 More Enemy Dead in Philippines

Jap Tanks Stop American Attack In Okinawa Battle   Togo Recalled To Service in New Wartime Cabinet

Japs Put Up Stiff Fight On Okinawa   Tank-Led Infantry Breaks Up U. S. Tank Attack; Artillery Duel Shapes

ENEMY BREAKS OKINAWA PUSH BY U.S. TANKS   Biggest Artillery Duel Of Pacific War Seen In Island Battle

YANKS DRIVEN FROM HILL BY JAPS' ATTACK   Seuthern Okinawa Fighting Beecoming Great Arti'lery Battle; Togo Returns

TANK-LED JAPANESE INFANTRYMEN BREAK UP AMERICAN ATTACK  ENEMY BEGINS GREATES] ARTILLERY ATTACK TO BI LOOSED IN PACIFIC

NIPS RECAPTURE HILL FROM U. S. OKINAWA UNITS   Hard Fighting Rages on Is. land — Big Artillery Duel in Prospect

TANK-LED JAPANESE INFANTRYMEN BREAK UP AMERICAN ATTACK   ENEMY BEGINS GREATEST ARTITT ERY ATTACK TO PT

TWO DIED OF GAS FUMES    Men Were Trying to Repair Leak in Gas Main at Beloit

Cruiser Skipper Pleads Innocent   Witness Claims Ship's Navigator Was Warned

INNOCENT PLEA IS ENTERED BY NAVY OFFICER   Capt. McVay Answers Charge in Loss of Indianapolis

OVER 300 BIG -PLANES TAKE ~ PART IN RAL   1,300 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Dropped on Jap Capital

‘Estiniated “1,300 Tons Of Incendiaries Used “Jn: Night. Operation -

Fires Rage Throughout City After Heaviest Air Raid   Japan Admits Fires Still Burning Next Morning After All-Incendiary Attacks

HUGE FLEET STRIKES AS CITY SLEEPS   “'Incendiary Bombs, Rained Down Hour and Half, Turn Industrial Section Into Inferno.   WEATHER CLEAR, TARGETS VISIBLE   ‘Attack Directed at Plants in 10-Mile-Square Area —Anti-Aircraft Fire Heavy.

ae  ARMADA OF 300 B-298 SCOURGE ENEMY CAPITAL   Destruction Believed to Be Widespread From Mighty —  Incendiary Bomb Assault

300 Superforts Smash at  Japan’s Capital   1,300 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Poured Into 10-Square-Mile Area of City: Returning Pilots Report ‘Conflagration’

300 Sky Giants ‘Rain Big Load On Jap Capital   Nip. City in Conflagration Following Incendiary oe? Bi cnee: Daye eesesnd eda

Atomic Energy Bursts Into Business Of Congress With Public Hearings

Mention Stassen and Bricker as Possibilities   Names Pop Up as National Committee Wark an Daliev

Stassen and Gricker Names Get Favor at Chicago Parley of Leaders.

Bricker Bein 2 Mentioned F or GOP Candidate   Name OF Stassen Also Heard As Possible Choice Of Party For President In 1948

Stassen, Bricker. Are. Names Heard For 6.0.P. in “48   Patty Leaders ‘Are . Said ‘to -Be Ready ,for

GOP'S PLAN FOR 1948 ELECTION   Names Of Stassen And Bricker Pop Up Most Frequently At Chicago Plat form Seasion.

Stassen, Bricker Mentioned as GOP Candidates   Republicans Study Declaration of Party Policy in Congress; Green Makes Bid as Candidate

Stassen, Bricker Boomed For GOP Ticket In 1948   Party Drafting Congress Policy

GOP Plans A Platform At Chicago   Stassen and Bricker Mentioned As Heads For 1948 Ticket Brownell to Speak

Stassen, Bricker Names Are Up As GOP Candidates   Fact That U. §. Had Cracked Jap Code Common Gossip, Tokyo Never Got Wise

OTASGEN, BRICKER NAMES MENTIONED   Names Pop Up Most Frequently in Talks About 1948 GOP Ticket.

PUSH STASSE AND BRICKER   Pair Seen-As Possible GOP Ticket In 1948 At Chicago Meet

Stassen Gets Backing As Candidate   Bricker Also Giver Approval at Republican Meeting

Stassen, Bricker  1948 GOP Ticket?   Their Names Top Lobby Conversation As Committee Acts On Policy

GOP To Act On Party's Policy   Stassen, Bricker May Be 1946 Candidates

Stassen and Bricker Are Mentioned  Iiames Pop Up Frequently in Discussion of  GOP Ticket

Government Fails To Get Workers Back   385,000 Kept Off Their Jobs By Walkouts

Abandon Efforts in Coal Dispute  Governmen + Admits Temporary Failure

1-DAY PARLEY ENGS; NO MOVE TO SEIZE MINES   Hope Revived For New Approach ..To Problem; Truman Favors Forming New Group

UNITED MINE WORKERS AND OPERATORS FAIL TO AGREE ON ISSUE OF FOREMEN’S UNION   Scarcity of Fuel In Many of Strike Areas Brings Further Curtailment to Steel and Other Industries As Well As Closing of Schools   THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ARE FURLOUGHED

Efforts To End Coal Strike End In Failure   Early Mine Seizure, However, Not Imminent. Says. Secretary

Schwellenbach Fails To End Mining Strike   Not to Seize Gperations; Truman Weighs Plan For New Group On Wage Formula. :

FAIL TO HALT COAL DISPUTE   Gov’t Seizure of Mines Not Imminent, Labor Sec’y Indicates

Schwellenback  Ad mits Efforts: Have Collapsed   Government Has No Intention Of Seizing Closed Mines At Present: He Declares

Coal Strike Parley Fails   No Settlement Reached But Mine Seizure by U. S. Not Imminent

WLB Wage Plan Liked By frumar   He’d Form Unit To Fix Pattern; New England Bus Strike Ends.

! Gov't Defeated In ‘Effort To Settle Coal Mine Dispute   No New Plans For Action: Operators Rejected 5 Proposals To Negotiate.

WLB Would Quit Scene Of Labor,  Truman Advised   Recommends New  Three-Sided Bodv

GOAL PARLEY HAS FAILED: NO PLAN 10 SEIZE MINES   Secretary of Labor Says Discussions May be Resumed At Later Date, No Immediate Plans Made.   LEWIS AND OPERATORS BLAMING EACH OTHEF   ‘Union President Says That Work Stoppage Isa “Lockout.” Operators Say Lewis Responsible,

Federal Efforts . To Settle Soft ~ Coal Strike Fail   Government Has No immediate Plans For Action; Labor Secretary Has Hopes

ADMINISTRATION ADMITS INITIAL ROUND IS LOST   Government Fails To En Coal Strike After 10-Day Effort

SEEK A NEW ANGLE   Government Admits Efforts to Settle Coal Strike  Have Failed

U.S. Attempt To End Coal Strike Fails   Negotiations With Lewis, Operators Declared Fruitless

Blum Charges Petain Linked With Fascists   Ex-French Premier. Makes Forthright Treason Accusation

ELE A ESOL + EIR TT AIT EE,  ‘Six Months to Live’ Claim Denied A- Cause Slavinas

Mrs. Henriefta Torwelle, _ Long-time Resident of lreton. Taken by Death

TIreton Pioneer  Passes Away  Mrs. Henry Torwelle Almost Eighty-Three

ENLISTED MEN AND OFFICERS TO VISIT PLANT   Soldiers Who Saw Action On The Western German Front To Be At Green River Plant Monday -~Tell Experiences.

All Nazi Land Forces  Cease Resistance   U-Boats Surrender In Allied Ports; Subs Remaining Submerged Are Outlawed

RESISTANCE ON LAND I$ NOW ENDED   Moscow Issucs What May Be Last War Communique

FINAL MOP-UP SHOTS FIRED IN EUROPE   Submarine Bag Mounts By Heur

Nazi Resistance (On Land Ceases   Subs Centinue to Surrender In Large Numbers

SNEAK ATTACK. PROBERS WILL GALL GENERAL   MARSHALL SCHEDULED FOR WITNESS STAND BEFORE HE “DEPARTS FOR THE FAR EAST

INQUIRY TO HEAR MARSHALL SOON      Quiz on Pearl Harbor Due Before General Goes To China’

PROBERS MAY CALL MARSHALL   Pearl Harbor Group Would Like To Hear His Story

BLACKMAIL PAID TO SAVE GOULD   Wife Invests $100,000 To Keep Husband From Concentration Camp

KOENIGSBERG IS REPORTED EVACUATED   Fall of Poznan Expected to Speed Drive On Berlin

Claim Nazis Have Left Koenigsberg   Reports Unconfirmed From Allied Sources

State Assembly Prepares for End of Session   Floor Fights Seen In Final Week on Maior Leaislation

Russians 7 Miles From Nazi Capital   Soviet Advance Reaches Within 18 Miles of Drestien Passing Only Rail Line Out of Berlin. Peace Riots Reported =

Moscow Reveals Break In Nazis Lines South Of City For 38 - Mile Dash   Germans Say Great Red Offensive In Front Of Capital Is Deciding The War; Claim 1,300 Tanks

Soviet Armor Seven Miles From Berlin   Slashing Ahead 18 Miles From Dresden, Reds Nearing Yanks

PEACE RIOTS IN BERLIN AS REDS APPROACH CITY   Russians Reported To Be Only Seven Miles From Reich Capital   EARLY LINK-UP WITH ALLIES 18 FORECAST

agave Say Reds 7 Miles  From Limits   Soviets Hammer 38 Miles Across Nazi Escape Route

Reds Are Only 16 Miles  From Dresden   Peace Riots Reportedly Break Out in Nazi Capital as Soviet Guns Add to Terror of Round-the-Clock Allied Bombinas

Big Battle Rages Within 7 Miles Of Reich Capital    Red Army Tanks in Breakthrough in Saxony Drive Toward Linkup With Americans; Russians 18 Miles From Dresden

Enemy’s Last scape Route To Mountains Nearly Cut   7 at enn s Te   Inner Defense Ring Of Capital Br oken, Soviets Seven Miles From Citv Limits

Red Offensive Cuts Berlin’s Escape Routes   Russians Seize Eight Strongholds South of Berlin— Shatter Eastern Defenses—Tanks Race -West to Join Lines of Americans ©

JAP LUZON RESISTANCE STIFFENS; YANKS 75 MILES FROM MANILA   AMERICANS UNCHALLENGED IN RACE ACROSS PLAINS FOR MANILA; MEET FIGHT IN NORTH

Yanks 30 Miles Of Clark Field In Luzon Drive   Territory Suited To Tanks and Armor Of American Forces

MAC ARTHUR’S DRIVE FOR MANILA UNCHECKED; STIFF FIGHTING IN ‘NORTHEAST BEACHHEAD: CORNER ©

Biggest Invasion of Pacific War Enters Second Week—Troops Within Nearly 80 Milos of Great Clark Field Air Center,

MacArthur’s Army 8rd of Way to Manila as Invasion Of Island Enters 2nd Week

73 MILES OF MANILA   Key Bridges Repaired To Speed Advance Of Sixth Army

Biggest Invasion Of The Pacific War Now In Its Second Week, Manila Is Only 75 Miles Away   TANKS, MOBILE GUNS INFANTRY ADVANCE

YANKS GAIN STEADILY ON LUZON   Move to Within 75 Miles Of Manila

Japs Refuse To Challenge Luzon Detve   Troops Push 40 Miles Inland But Enemy Refuses To Attempt Stand

Yanks Sweep On Unchecked In.  Luzon Offensive   Americans Advanced Less Than 75 Miles © From Manila Capital

President’s Talk Tonight May Cover Action By Russia   Share-the-Ride Programs Commended a mended  3 Local Firms Cited By OPA  For Conservation Results

Share-the-Ride Programs Commended $< 3 Local Firms Cited By OPA  For Conservation Results

U. S., BRITAIN MAY BALK PEACE SIGNING WITH RED-RULED RUMANIA   BACKERS OF GORZA REGIME REPORTED READY TO STAKE FUTURE ON RUSSIAN SUPPORT ALONE

RIFT LOOMS ON ROMANIA} PEACE PACT   British, U. S. May Not Accept Soviet Sponsored Regime

DACHAU HORROR STORIES RETOLD   Human Bodies Skinned To Make Souvenir Handbags

GM IS AMONG FIRMS UNDER PROBE BY U.S   UAW Official Sees Wage Demand ) Accepted

C1O United Auto Workers Official Predicts Motor Car Firm Will Keep Boosting Its Wage Offers Until Settlement Is Reached ~ CIO Electrical Workers Reject 134 Cent Raise

JUSTICE DEPT. PROBES AUTO PARTS MAKING   Inquiry Disclosed As Talks Continue In G-M Dispute

Started at Request Of Striking Union; Wage Negotiations  Continue in Detroi

Farmers Urged to Get Flax Acreage Planned: Should Contact AAA Office

Farmers Urged to Make Plans Now _ for Flax Acreage   For Best Results Flax Should Be Planted In This Area By April First

Predicts Third World Conflict  India Leader Sees Uprising in Eas:

PREDICTS NEXT WAR WILL START IN ASIA   Nehru Criticizes “British In‘ tarveantian”

America Doesn't Want Single  Bit of Territory  Truman Presides at   Flag-Raising  Prescae Datalke ff *aentice!

WORLD PEACE SOLE POINT, HE DECLARES   Historic American Flag Raised in * ” Berlin

Historic U. S. Flag Raised  Over Berlin   President Says America Seeks No Territory Nor Anything Monetary.

America Doesn't Want Single Bit of Territory   Truman Presides at Flag-Raising Over Reich Capital

Army Chiefs Say Hope for Peace Wth Japs Slight   Invasion and Occupation Are Expected

Rumors and Hopes of Quick Peace Discounted by Military Men Who Predict Janan Must Be Invaded

'WHAT’S THIS TALK ABOUT THE JAPS FOLDING?    Rv LYLE C. WILSON   By DEWITT MACKENZIE

Rumors of Quick Peace Blasted © By Military Men.   Five Million Nip  Troops Prepared To Defend Homeland —

MILITARY MEN STILL SEE A LONG WAR   Say Invasion of Japan Will Be Tougher Than  Europe

PEACE RUMORS TAKE BEATING   Japan” sy Still Full-- ~ of Fight and Must Be Invaded

Briton Refuses To Confirm or Deny Report of German’s Offer   Stettinius Also Mum, ‘Ask President,’ He Tells Newsmen   Offer ‘Confirmed’ Says NRC Commentator

UNCONFIRMED REPORTS INDICATE NAZIS MAY BE SEEKING WAY OUT; CHURCHILL REFUSES STATEMENT ©

Report Himmler Offered Surrender fo U.S., Britain   Churchill Says Russia Must Be Included With Us

Return Of Peace Saves Taxpayers  Billion In Sept.   Non-War Spending Hits High In Increasing  Upward Trend

End Of Wat Saves U. S  Large Sum   War Spending At New Lov But Non-War Expenses Hit New Peaks

Sec. of Commerce Says Wage Raise Could be Granted   Longshoremen Go Back to Work on N. Y. Water Front

Release Of 400 Tied-Up Ships Looms   Mine Peace Efforts Continue; 12-State Truck Strike Threatens.

DELAY VOTED ON WALLACE'S NOMINATION   Committee se Sidetracks Ac. ‘tion to Study Bill to Remove Powers

Vote on Wallace  Waits George Bill   Senate May Cut Powers Before Confirmation

Nomination Of Wallace Sidefracked   Opposition Continues _ At Committee Hearing

Senate Action On Wallace's Name Delayed   Senators Study Move To Strip Job’s Vast Financial Powers: George Bill Up Today

DELAY ACTION QN WALLACE   Senators Push Proposal to Strip His New Job of  Financial Agencies

Sicesrac< “WV. a_ace /o-e Perc cing ~earing on _Oan ¢ .zencv —rans-21

Senate Group Delays Action On Wallace   Critics Seek To Strip Financial. Powers From Commerce Post

Senate Delays: Wallace Action   Mensure To Strip Lending .. Beam Inh Comea-First -

WALLACE VOTE 'S SIDETRACKED   Critics Seek To Crimp Responsibilities Of Cabinet Job

JAPS WITHDRAW FROM N. HUNAN   May Be to Meet Russians Advancing in Manehuria

NATION READY TO WELCOME NEW YEAR   To Whoop It Up, With Biggest Collective  Headache in Store

WILD NEW YEAR WELCOME SEEN   Nation Set For Celebrating On “= “Grand Scale :

Nation All Set For Jubilant  New Years Eve   First Peace Time Hilanous Celebration Since Peari Harbor Is Scheduled   MILLIONS WILL SHARE PROGRAMS

SERIES OF ARTICLES ON ROOSEVELT GIVE CHARACTER INSIGHT   D. B. CORNELL, AP STAFF WRITER WHO “COVERED” PRESIDENT. AUTHOR

Mr. Roosevelt   Graciousness Was Key Ti Late President's Ponularity.

BNUGSEVET, £ME ary  Even Political Enemies of FDR Were Drawn to Rooveveit the Man

His Love of Travel, and the  Common Touch, Endeared. FDR to Millions of Americans. 

NEED NEW LAW FOR VETERANS JOB GUARANTEE   Will Expire With Draft

13th Leaves  For America   Armored Division Embarks At Le Havre For United  . wmtatac

BOOST IN LOCA. TAX RATE IS PROPOSED   Question to Be Submitted at School Election April 14

He’s An “Official’’ If He Has Water Pitcher, Two Secretaries!  Bureaucracy Has Its Rank. Too

MacARTHUR WITH ASSAULT TROOPS IN TWO.LANDINGS   U.S. Seventh Fleet Believed Involved In New Operation

Australian Troops Go Ashore On Oil-Rich Enemy-Held Island   Japs Making Last Stand At Okinawsz   Philippines War Also In Mop Up Stage: Enemy Is Jittery

GAIN CONTROL OF STRATEGIC NORTHERN BAY   Yank Army And Marine Treops Hammer Last Jap BDefenses On Okinawa

Landings On Borneo First Since Japs Seized Island In December, 1941, Four Landings In   All Are Made   HACK LAST JAPANESE OKINAWA DEFENSES

Moniana Nurses Close State Meet in Butte  Three Officers Are Named at ,f  a, er an

Montana Nurses Close State Meet in Butte  Three Officers Are Named at Annual Convention

CULTIST PLAN SNAKE RITUALS   Virginia’s Governor Seeks Legal Means to Outlaw Religious Rite

Offensive On Italian Front Is Under Way   U, S. Fifth ‘And British Eighth Armies In Big All-Out Drive; Planes “Aid In Offensive

“Spring Drive Under Way In italy,” Clarke   U. 8. Sth and British 8th Armies Engiged Ju Operations Along Enthre Frout

Gen. Mark Clark : Says Spring  Offensive Begun  Fifth, Eighth Armies Go Into Action Along Entire Front

‘Clark’s Men’ Open Spring Offensive This Morning Face Hard and Bloody  ‘Fighting:

Into Fight: InIitaly   5th Army Joins 8th In Spring Offensive; “Start of Last Battle”

Clark Launches Spring Offensive After Aerial Aramda Blasts Foe   U. 8. Fifth And British Eighth Armies Spring At Germans In Northern Italy; No Walkout Anticipated.

U. S. DRIVE IN ITALY BEGINS   Yanks Join British In Push Along The Entire Battlefront

Clark Starts Spring! Drive   -Tralian ‘Front Scene  Of Renewed Battle

Clark Announce: Allied Offensive In Italy Begins  Eighth, Fifth Armies On Move

U.S., British Launch Drive ‘To Smash Foe   Great Carpet of Bombs Precedes Attack; Fifth Army Faces Bloody Battle

Mediterranean Offensive Begun Says Mark Clark   British Eighth, U.S. Fifth Fighting Along Entire Italy Warfront

ITALIAN SPRING DAVE STARTED   U. S. Fifth, British Eighth Fighting Along Entire Front.

Mediferranean Spring Drive On-Gen. Clark   U. $.5th, British-8th "Active As Italian Front Battle Flares

OFFENSIVE UNDER WAY, SAYS CLARK   Americans Join Fight In Central, Western Sectors

British Eighth And U. 5S. Fifth Launch Hea vy Driv  General Clark Announces ‘Spring Offensive Is Under Way In Italy

Spring Drive In Italy on, Clark Says   5th and 8th In Operations Along Entire Battle Front

Spring Drive Opens On Italian Front   American Fifth Army Jumps Into Fight Opened Week Ago by the British Kighth— Alexander Calls Offensive Final Round.

Truman, Cabinet Study Wage Issue   Seek Solution to Wave of Labor Strife

MISSOURI IS ANCHORED IN SAGAMI BAY   Warship on Which Surrender Will Be Signed Backed by Other Vessels, Preparatory to Oc cupation of Enemy Isles,

Yank Forees Are To Take Over South Korea; Hong Kong To Be Surrendered

HOUSE KILLS BILL FOR REDISTRICTING HOUSE MEMBERSHIP   VOTE OF SEVENTY-FIVE ‘TO FIFTY-SEVEN RECORD ED AGAINST PROPOSAL

Veteran of European Area  Visiting Wife Here Before Dats Daavctanar..

THE  WAR TODAY   Allied Offensive Against Germans Along Po River In Ttaly Bears Earmarks Of Major Effort

NEW WEST WALL (FFENSIVE SEEN   -Military Experts Believe Mar! shall Agreed On Plans At Yalta Conference.

Allied, German Fliers: Roar. Into Battle as Skies Clear at Front

Pattion’s Forcee Expands Front  To Ten Miles   Vicious Acrial Battles Are I ‘ought Over Flaming Western Battle Sector

CHARLES SANTIN HEAD QF KIWANIS   Ironwood Club to Meet With Ashland Group Saturday Wight.

Eisenhower Given Greatest Welcome in New York City   Estimated 6,000,000 ir Crowds Which Cheer  Allied Commander

New York Gives Finest Welcome  To Eisenhower ‘Must Be Strong To Keep Peace,’ General Asserts

NEW YORK GIVES EISENHOWER GALA WELCOME   Record Crowd Greets Ike in Parade Through City Streets

“Tke"’ Feted By Millions In New York   City’s Largest Crowd Roars Welcome as Gen. Eisenhower Parades Down **Heroes’ Canyon.”

New- York’s Greatest... Crowd Pays Thunderous Welcome. To Eisenhower

Booming Guns and Cheer . ing Millions Accord Him Conquering Hero’s Weleome

GREETING TODAY TO EISENHOWER   Six Million Persons Welcome General Of The Army   COMES BY PLANE   Flys From Washington After Gala Reception There

Millions Cheer As Eisenhower Visits New York   Salute By 17 Guns Boomed Out At LaGuardia Field; General Unwearied

Millions Pay Hono To Eisenhower  In New York City   Greatest Crowds in History Roar Welcome As Triumphant Parade Passes Through Canteal Park. Fifth Avenue and Broadway

HERO'S WELCOME FOR EISENHOWER   NEW YORK TURNS OUT IN HONOR OF VICTORIOUS CHIEF

Eisenhower Is Greeted By Throngs In Gotham   Six Millions Cheer General Of Armies

Millions Line The 35 mi.RouteFrom La Guardia Field To The City Hall

New York Roars  Welcome to “Ike”’   Million Line Streets as Eisenhower Braves Traditional Ticker-Tape Shower

Throng Is Greatest Of All Time   Need Strong Nation To Cooperate In Peace, General Asserts In City Hall Address

Miners Seek Benefits   Want Review  Of Unemployment Compensation Decision

HOFE DIMS FOR END OF MEAT RATIONINC   690,000,000 Pounds May Be Exported This Fall

RATIONING OF MEAT WILL NOT END VERY SOON   Government Prepares To Export €00,000,000 Pounds In Next Three Months

F oreign Need Keeps Ration On U: S. Meat   Hopes Dashed When 600,000,000 Pounds Te Asked by UNRRA

MEAT RATIONING MAY CONTINUE   Heavy Shipments Overseas May Delay End Of Points

Huge Supply Of Meat Will Be Exported   Early End to Rationing In U. S. Dimmed By Overseas Needs.

MEAT EXPORTS MAY DELAY END OF RATIONING   Great Britain and Relief Agencies Get Generous Share

Hope For Early End To Rationins of Meat Dimmed   600 Million Pounds” To Be Exported In . Next Three Months

OKINAWA LINE OF DEFENSE IS THING OF PAST   Complete Conquest of Valuable Island Fortress Is In Sight .

10TH ARMY OBLITERATES JAP LINE   U. S. Forces Now Within 2 Miles Of South Coast

Japs Report 8 U. S. Divisions On Okinawa   61,519 Enemy Dead Counted So Far in Campaign

Last Okinawa Defense Line Is Crumbling  20,000 Japanese Facing 120,000 Yanks, Says Tokyc

Last Vestiges of Main Olkinaws Line: Shattered    Tokyo Reports Two More U. S. Marine  -Divisions In Battle —

Tokyo Account Says More Marine Divisions have been Thrown into Battle for Speedy Conquest of Southern Tip of Island.

JAPS SAY MORE MARINES ENTER FINAL BATTLE   Radio Tokyo Says Yanks Throw 30,000 Fres' Troops Into New Attacks

More Troops Enter Fight For Island   Two Marine Divisions Reported Thrown Into Final Push

SMASH LAST DEFENSE LINE ON OKINAWA   Final Conquest —_ Of Island May  Take 2 More Weeks

SMASHED OKINAWA JAP RESISTANCE   Two More Marine Divisions Thrown Into Island Battle

Final Conquest Of Okinawa May Take 2 Weeks Or More   Americans Now Control All of Shuri; 61,519 Jap Dead Counted

Two More Marine Divisions Reported In Okinawa Battle   ‘Main Jap Line Smashed; - Total Conquest May Take Another Fortnight

Yanks Pursue Japs Remaining Upon Okinawa   Tokyo Asserts 20,000 Nipponese Ave Left Upon Island   » Infantrymen, Marines Effect Juncture Outside Castle

Last Jap  Okinawa Line Torn   Tokyo Says 120,000 Men Attack Nips in Southern Part

‘Australians _ Deepen Hold Upon Borneo;  Oil Is Goal   Slight Opposition Being Eneountered

Australians Drive Inland From North Borneo Beachheads   MacArthur With Men as They Establish Hold  on Island

AUSSIES SMASH FOR OIL FIELDS, WIDEN BAY GRIP   Jap Opposition Still Proves Surprisingly Weak After Landings On Borneo

SPORADIC FIRE MEETS PUSH “OF ALLIES   Move Within 40 Miles O01 Seria Oil Fields   Before Steady U. S. Naval Bombardment: Brunei Bay Offers Anchorage

Aussies Push Inland From Borneo Beaches   U. 5. Naval Force Smooth: Way With Terrific Rarrarve.

Japs Flee Invaders of Borneo   Australians Find Scanty Opposition in Oilfield Push

Six Surrender li Response to Buckner Ukase   General Says Resistance To Be Crushed in 2  Pew Dave

Ninth Division Troops Trudge Within 40 Miles Of Important Oil Center; Little Opposition

Australians Gain Rapidly After Borneo Invasion   Hold on Brunei Bay Anchorage Strengthened; Strike Toward Two Imnortant Oi] Fields

Deepen Hold On Brunei Bay Fleet Anchorage   Trudge Southwestward Within 40 Miles Of The Important Seria Oil Fields

Aussies Exploiting Their Landings On British Borneo   Only Scanty Japanese Opposition Encountered To Date; Rich Oil Fields Are Main Prize Awaiting Veteran Allied Soldiers

‘Warplanes Rip Jap Homeland   Yanks Gain in Philippines; in China, Counterattacking Foe Recaptures Lost Towns

Australian 9th Division Meets Scant Opposition   Japanese Flee From Heavy U. S. Navy Bombardment

Opposition Light As Invaders Plod On Deeper Into Borneo   Japs Had Fled Naval, Air Bombardment; Forces Move Toward Important Oil Field

AUSTRALIANS MEET LIGHT OPPOSITION IN BORNEO CAMPAIGN  GROUND TROOPS WERE ALL AUSSIES BUT U. S. NAVY GAVE GREAT AID

Aussies Deepen Hold on Brunei, 40 Miles of Seria   Vital Oil Area Before War Produced Six Million Barrels Yearly

BRUNEI BAY CAPTURE 1S MADE SECURE   Aussies Find Light Opposition, Strike Toward Oil Fields

Raise Hold On Great Brunei Bay Anchorage   Trudge Southwestward Within 40 Miles Of Important Oil Fields.   LITTLE RESISTANCE

Aussies Advance  Rapidly .   Only Slight Jap Opposi. tion Encountered In Borneo Drive

TIGHTER HOLD EXECUTED ON BRUNEI BAY   Coastal Village of Brooketon, Island of Muara and Labuan Airfield are Seized

Troops Advance Against Slight Jap Opposition  Rich Oil Fields 40 Miles Away From Inyaders

Invaders Meet Little Nip Resistance So Far: Yanks Gain, Okinawa: Japan Homeland Hit

Aussies Gain  In Borneo Push Rapidly Inland hedes U. in seated Guns  a

Aussies Drive Deep In Borneo   Allied Troops Near Great Oil Field

Troops Rapidly Exploiting Their Smoothly-Executed Landinas.   JAP OPPOSITION SCANTY

NINTH DIVISION PUSHES TOWARD KEY OIL FIELDS   Japanese Resistance Light Seventh Fleet Paves Way for Invasion

MILES SERIA OIL FIELDS   Troops Thus Far Meet Scanty Opposition, the Nips Having Fled From Bombardment Precedino Allied landings.

Aussies Exploit Original Landings ‘On Borneo Isle   Deepen Hold on Bay Fleet Anchorage; Pust For Important Oil Fields: Defense Light

BARRAGE BY U S. 7TH FLEET PAVES WAY. FOR AUSSIES   ADVANCE WITHIN 40 Mi. OF IMPORTANT SERIA OIL FIELDS

Aussies Punch Ahead Swiftly  Start Drive Toward Important Oil Fields

DRIVE ON OIL CENTER LAUNCHED   Japanese Resistance Light; Control Of Bay Is Tightened

Japs Must Scrap All Weapons, Use Supplies For Civilian Relief   European Veterans Join Japanese Occupation Forces As More Veteran Units Prepare To Return Home For Demobilization.

Hirohito To Embassy  flall Te Snhadislad   Call Is Scheduled For Tomorrow

‘Japanese Emperor Requesis Audience With U. §. Gilicer   ABDICATION MAY Bf OBJECT. OF MEETING MacArthur Orders All Jap Weapons Reduced To Scrap Iron

Japs Finding New, Novel Ways To Commit Hara-Kiri In Okinawa Finale

15,000 VETS BACK   British Liner Queen Mary Reached New York Har bor Today

15,000 Vets Aboard Queen   Giant British Liner Arrives at New York; 14 Other Ships Dock

Queen Mary Brings 15,000 Back To U.S   35th Division With Its Record Of 15,80€ Casualties Disembarks At New York Today

Fifteen Thousand, Members of 35th Division, Cheer and Whistle as British Liner Queen Mary Slips Into Harbor— Every Inch of Space on Open Decks Occupied — Waes Aboard Form Largest Contingent Returned to U. 8S.

Queen Mary Docks With 15,000 Vets  From Europe Zone   Lt. Peggy Cubreth of Lumberton Among Returnees.

Nips Term U.S. Air Raids  E  “Beastly’   Advertised Raids Called Propaganda

Tokyo Asserts Raid: Are Designed to Wipe Out All Japs  Enemy Is Powerless To Halt Attacks;”  Wane Ara Incrensing

CIVILIAN RULE FOR GERMANY, JAPAN PLANNED   Truman Says Change Will Be Made In Germany By Next June 1   ‘IKE’ OUTLINES PLAN   Allies Must Agree On Move Before New Setup Can Go Into Force

Military Rule To End By June First Under New Program   SAME POLICY WILL BE FOLLOWED IN JAPAN  Eisenhower May Keep Troops For Enforcing Council Law

U. S. President  Discloses Plan   Give German Control  To Allied Authorities

Japs Dismayed At Red's Entry Into Occupation   Regarded As Victory  For Soviets

Japs Stunned By Decision   View Four-Power Occupation Council as Russian Victory in Bargaining

ANAN ‘Chee Change ITS  Nip Dismay   ‘Russian Diplomatic Victory,’ Say Some Japanese Observers

IAPS DISMAYED AT “BIG TAREE” PLAN FOR OCCUPATION   ‘Regard Four-Power Council Set-up as Clear Rus : gram Rita

Waiting for Push In Pacific Poses Big Morale Issue   {Second of five articles)  By ELTON C. FAY and JOHN M HIGHTOWER

After Germans Beaten, What?  Building Up Morale For War With Japan Poses Big Problem

AFTER V-E DAY.   WAITING FOR PUSH IN PACIFIC POSES BIGGEST MORALE PROBLEM

After V-E Day—  Waiting For Push In Pacific To Be Biggest Morale Worry

After V-E Day, What?  Waiting for Push in Pacific Poses Biggest Morale Problem   (Second of Five Articles) By ELTON C. FAY and JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

Serious Morale Problem Seen During Shift Of Men To Pacific After V-E Day

AFTER V-E: DAY  Morale Fo or: Pacific Job Biz Problem           To Spur G.Ls ter Japs Once Germany: Falls 

Commons Must Wait Its Turn On Peace News   Churchill Says Any Proposal Will Go Straight To Allied Couneil

Churchill Sidesteps Questions on Nazi Peace Feelers  Parliament Will Not Get First News Of German Surrender

Peace Talk  Sidetracked_ By Churchill  In Commons   Will, Not: Explain “Trend In. Advance

Packers ‘Suggeit. fasing of ' Meat Supplies by Reloxte Regulations

CHURCHILL FAILED TO ANSWER WHETHER PEACE BEEN:SQIIGHT.   DIRECT QUESTION IN COMMONS ABOUT PEACE WAS SIDESTEPPED

Churchill Sidesteps Query Whether Germany Asks Peace   Rejevts Demand For Assurance Parliament Would Be Told Hf Such Mo ment Arrives

BEVIN EXPECTED TO SUCCEED EDEN   EXPERIENCED LABOR LEAD ERS MENTIONED FOR POSTS IN CABINET.

ETHAN P. ALLEN TO UNIVERSITY STAFF   Will Be Director of Bureau of Government Research at K, U.   TO SERVE THE PEOPLE

UNIVERSITY STAFF   Will Be Director of Bureau of Government Research at K. U.

MARINE, NAVAL CASUALTIES. OF WAR FICHT Oh   ‘Secretary Forvéstal. Report’ 90 Peteent of Wounded’ Men Have Recovered

98 of 100 Navy Men and Marines Wounded in Three Years of War Have Recovered, Says Forrestal

98 OUT OF EACH 100 WOUNDED RECOVER   Seventy-five Percent Able To Go Back to Duty

98 PER CENT OF NAVY WOUNDED HAVE RECOVERED   7,000 Injured On Iwo Returned To Action Before Fall

‘Tat ORLEANS COTIGN      8 Of Every 100 Wounded Navy Men, Marinac Decover. Forrestal Reports

Willoughby’s Body ks Found Buried Deep in Snowslide  After Searchers Drop Hunt, Final Try Bacuiléc in Discovery

PATTON GUNS HAMMER AT REGENSBURG   Austria—17 Miles; U, S.-Russ Meet Due Today

Iwo Hospitals, Units For Twin Cities, Is Plar   Fund Raised, St. Joseph Board Will Build Own Institution

WILL CONTINUE TWO HOSPITALS   Twin City Institutions However, To Work Together

United Nations Delegates Meet In Washington   Washington Roundup

ENVOYS MEET 10 SET UPNEW PEACE COURT   Little Controversy Expected as Representatives Meet to Recommend Chanaes   WANTS U.S. KEEP JAPANESD TTAnne

Stalin Reported In Heart Attack  Red Leader Stricken Nov. 4. Latest Talk

Flash ‘'Briohter Than Sun” Marks Atom Bomb Test   Reverberations Were Fel for 250-Mile Radius in Southwest

First Test Of Atomic Bomb Is Described   ‘Historic Test IssCarried Out In New Mexico

PINOYANG TAKEN BY THE CHINESE   Coastal Tewn Captured—As Japanese Forces Withdraw.

e 2 ) Pingyang’s  Fall Noted   Chinese Have T aken Coast: Highway ‘Town

CHINESE REPORTED CAPTURE OF COAST TOWN OF PINGYANG  CHINESE FORCES FIGHTIN( NEAR INDO-CHINA BORDEI EORCEN WITHDRAW

Argentina Strong Man Is Ousted   President Farrell Reported Held By -General Avalos

ATTLEE ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON   MacKenzie King, Canadian Minister, Also On Hand For Conference With Truman.

SOVIET DRIVE ~ GAINS POWER   Within’ 51 Miles o! Southeast Reich

Not A Single Live Humar Found In Warsaw Ruins;  City Ground Into Ashes

wp RHANS EXILED EVERY LIVING eS EATURE BEFORE YIELDING UP sags \RSAW TO ADVANCING RUSSIANS   ES RETURNING TO {UILD WRECKED CITY

Soviet Report Says Warsaw Pile of Ashes   Conquerors Fail To Find Any Sign Of Life in Capital

Sa ee ee inane aepenmeeeaiemens  No Living Human Left In Warsaw By Nazis

Yank Bombers Hit Kobe-Osaka Area in Japar   On -Luzon, Americans Win in First FullScale Battle   Every Living Inhabitant of Warsaw Exiled, Reds Say

Bowles Exposes Canning Racket Over Wide ‘Aree   Drastic Program Started To Halt Bootleg  Dina

Quisling Asked Germans’ iTo Take Norwegians To ‘Nazi Camps, Testimony

Quisling Asked Officers be Jailed   Wanted Them Safe In German Camps

Quisling Denies Nazi Statements  Commander's Aide Testifies for State

Maj. Hannnersen Testifies Accused Requested Germany to Take Them to Prison Camps

Turned Down Escane Offer, Ouisline Savs   Say He Halted Fighting

Says Quisling Feared Norse  Asked Officers Go To Nazi Prison Camps

TRIAL OF QUISLING NOW NEARING END   Forced Labor in Norway Charged Against Him

Witness Adds To Quisling Accusations   Ace Traitor Hears Charges of Cruelty, Deceit

ITALIAN FRONT TENSION GROWS   Blow Struck By Eighth Army Behind German Lines In East

TRUMAN KEEPS — BAN ON RACING   Plans Message to ’Frisco; Names Patton, Hodges for Four Stars

(NOMINATES BANKER AS FEDERAL LOAN ADMINISTRATOR—   FAVORS HODGES AND  ) PATTON PROMOTIONS

PICKETS ARE ON DUTY      Election Won by the A.F.L. Con, ference of Studio Unions

LABOR-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE MAKES TRY FOR UNITY   EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HOPES TO IRON OUT BIG DISAGREEMENTS

New Hope In Labor Parley   Union-Management Leaders Renew Efforts to Iron Out Major Disagreement:

DROP 6-TON BOMBS ON U-BOAT BASE   Attack Follows Nighttime Plane Activity

Bombers Attack Nazi P-T Works   Lancasters Drop Loads At Ijmuiden

JAPANESE ON LUZON PLAINS FIGHT AT LAST   Yanks Meet First Foe Resistance; Enemy  Shells Airfield

Yanks Close To Cologne!   Ninth, First Armies Hammer Five Miles Over Plain

One Roer Defense Anchor is Seized   Plunging Tank And Infantry Teams Of Yanks Two To Five Miles Further Inside Westwal!

Americans Capture 13  Nazi Towns   Drive Five Miles Farther Across Coloene Plain

Ailied Big Push Gaining   Eisenhower Says Yanks to Meet Up With Russians

U.S. First, Ninth Armies Capture 23rd Town, Gain Four Miles; Third Keeps Pace, Mops Up Bulge

Drive Gains Five Miles In Two Days   Anchor Of Juelich Falls In Ruins Under U. S. Attack

Eisenhower Demands Full Annihilation Of Nazi Forces On Rhine   Roer River Line  Anchor Topples   Germans Leave Juelich In Shambles; Canadians Drive Enemy Back

DOUGHBOYS HOLD HALF OF DUEREN   American First, Ninth Armies In 16 Miles Of Cologne City

aa aca na a d DOBIE SPEECH ON NEGRO EDUCATON STIRS UP FLURRY AMONG LEGISLATORS

FIRED PRESIDENT TEXAS UNIVERSITY ISSUES STATEMENT   RAINEY SAYS PROBATION ACTION OF SOUTHERN COLLEGES LOGICAL

Rampaging Red Columns Reach Austria Border   Soviet Army, 43 Miles From Vienna, Uproots 3 Defenses and Slashes Nazi Lifeline to Italy

Soviet Forces Reach Austria In Swiit Drive   Rampaging Columns Within 43 Miles of Vienna Af~ ter 20-Mile Drive Across Hungary—Supply . Line to Italy Cut

‘eds Plunge lo Austria   ‘mericans Invade Mactan Island in Philippine Drive

SOVIETS REACH AUSTRIA BORDEF IN SWIFT DASH   Russians Stab to Within 43 Miles of Vienna in Advance of 20 Miles

Rampaging Reds 43 Miles from City of Vienna   Reach Austrian Frontier In - Sensational 20-Mile Dash

RUSSIANS REACH AUSTRIAN BORDER IN 20-MILE DASH   State of Emergency Said to Have Been Proclaimed in Vienna as Threat to City Grows.   SOVIET TROOPS PUSH DEEPER INTO DANZIG   Capture 18,500 Germans— Wipe Out Number of Coastal Pockets Along Bay North of Gdynia.

SOVIET TROOPS ENTER AUSTRIA, REPORT STATES   Austrian Freedom Front Called Upon To Rise  Against Germans      COASTAL POCKET IN EAST PRUSSIA CLEARED

Soviet Forces Reach Border Of Austria  Nation Invaded By Flying Columns Austrian Radio Say:

Reds Plan Control Of Big Reich Area   Russian Newspapers Indicate Occupation of Over One Half of Zone—Allies Have Not Indicated Boundary Lines

Soviets ‘Take Up Big Arec   Moscow Maps Reveal New Plans For Reds’ Possession

REDS INDICATE THEY'LL RULE HALF OF REICH   Moscow Papers Print Maps Showing Occupation Zone

Reds to Occupy Half of Reich   Boundary Delineated by Moscow Papers

Russian Maps Show Line  West of Berlin   Zone Discussions End Suddenly,  London Informed

RED OCCUPATION ZONE OUTLINED   Half Of Germany To Be Under Rule Of Russia, Newspapers Report

Map Shows Line Running  West OfBerlin   4one Is Not Authenticated By British Or Anericans, Session Reported Coming to Abrupt End With Details Unsettled.

REDS T0 OCCUPY HALF OF GERMANY, SOVIETS INDICATE   Published Maps Show Rus sians Plan to Take Over Large Areas Now Held by Yanks and British.   LONDON WORRIED OVER BRIEF BERLIN MEETING   Montgomery Reported Flying to Capital for Important Talks on Future of Reich.

Reds to Occupy Half of Reich, Moscow Says   Large Areas Held By Yanks, Britons Will Be Taken Over

Liberty School  Commencement  Hale Aarnes Delivers - Address May 16

Liberty School _  Commencement —  Hale Aarnes Delivers  ' Address. May 16.

Brazil Will Become Ally Of Russians   Plan to Establish Diplo matic Relations, Announc ed at Mexico City

Brazil, Russia . May Make Terms   Nation Seeks To Enter Graces of Big. Powers

Inter-American Conf. Opens in Mexico City   Argentine Problem Overshadows All Others

BOMBING OF JAPAN IS STEPPED UP   103.23 Square Miles of 8 Nip Cities Destroyed

YANK PLANES CLOUD JAP SKIES IN ROUND-THE-CLOCK ASSAULTS   TOKYO REPORTS FIRST B-24s SEEN OVER NIPPON AS ENEMY AIR FIELDS, CITIES HIT

Assault Now Almost On Around The Clock Schedule; Many Classes Of Planes In Attacking Group   TWO LIBERATORS FLY OVER SOUTH JAPAN

Air Assault on Japs on Round Clock Schedule   American Fighter Planes Join Attacks On Kyushu Airfields

Supertorts And Fighters Make Raids   Aid Assault Put On Around-Clock Basis By New Blow:

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER HALD ON JAPANESE   Tokyo Reports New Attacks on Homeland; Score on Burned Areas.

[Mine Waters, Rip Airfields in Dual Raids   Mustangs From Iwo Destroy 16 Jap Planes In Tokvo Attack.

B-29’s Alone Burn Out 103 Square Miles Of Japan’s Largest Industrial Cities

AIR RAIDS ON JAPAN G0-ON OA-HOUR BASIS   Radio Tokyo Reports B-29’s, Fighters Hit Southern Islands

Team Mates Of Flying Forts Complete First Mission   MINE WATERS UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS   Fighters Return Without Loss From 1700 Mile Trip

Southern Japan Attacked: Again By U. S. Planes   Air Assault. Against UF Enemy Placed On — Around-the-Clock Basis

Says State of Total War Needed   Would Draft Nurses and 4-F’s If Congress Permits.

President Roosevelt’s Message to Congress   Chief Executive Urges Passage of a National Service Act; A Law to Draft Nurses and Universal Military Training.

PUSH GERMANS AGAINST. RIVER ALONG BORDER   Enemy Continues On Offensive In 7th Army Sector To Southeast

PULLS SURPRISE ATTACK AND MAY TURN NAZI FLANK   Germans Retreating To ward Siegfried Line.

American third Army Cracks Southern Flank Of Ardennes Salient  FIRST ARMY STALLS AGAINST RESISTANCE  Within Five Miles Of Enemy’s Northern Anchor At St. Vith

GERMAN LINES ARE CRACKED BY AMERICAN   Sudden Thrust Sends Wehrmacht Back Toward Siegfried _ Defense Line.

PATTON DEALS SURPRISE BLOW TO NAZI FLANK   Sends Veterans Crashing Into Corner Of Salient

Wehrmacht Driven Back  To Frontier   Third Army Forces Slash Across River In Surprise Thrust

Nazis Are Forced To Retreat   Patton’s Men Turn Rundstedt’s Flank On Western Front

Violent Attack By Franco On  Free Masonry   Spanish Dictator Blames ‘Masonic Super State’ For Criticism

Warships Among 25 Vessels Sunk; Widen Luzon Hold   U. S. Troops Push 12 Miles Inland From Beachhead; Jap Superbattleship Revealed Sunk by Flyers; 46 Small Enemy Vessels Smashed in Landing Attempt

Carrier Planes Sink 25 In the China Sea   Thirteen Others Damaged as Yank Airmen Attack Nip Convoys: MacArthur Reports 46 Small, 1 Large Freighter Sunk

‘One Section  Of Budget Bill Is Rejected   Measure Is Signed By Governor After He Vetoes Provision For State, Encampment

JAPS SINK SHIP HEADING ‘HOME   Blows Come Just As Twigg Receives Return Order

ADDED INCOME TAX REDUCTIONS ARE PROPOSED   If Adopted, Schedule Would Raise Exemption to $600.

TRUMAN THROWS SHOW WIDE OPEN   VETOES SECRET SERVICE PLAN FOR NO FANFARE AT HIS HOMECOMING.

INAUGURATION STAGE IS SET   Umbrellas Are Banned For Security Reasons

LEGISLATORS PASS MEASURE BY HEAVY VOTI   Blue's Signature Believed Certain, House Vote 88 to 16 and Senate Follows by 44 to 2

Tax Forgiveness Bill To Governor   50 Per Cent Rate Extended 2 Years

MEASURE GOES TO GOV. BLUE FOR APPROVAL   Vote for Compromise Plan Hurried in Both Houses

APPROVE 502, INCOME TAX FORGIVENESS   Legislature ‘Passes ' Two Year Extension; Expect Blue to Sign 

HOUSE: KPPROVES BANK LOAN BILL   Would Permit Installment Loans to $2.500.

Vote 2 Years More on Tax ‘Forgiveness   Legislature Completes Action; Bill Seems Assured Blue’s Signature

GOP Reluctance Slows Renewal  Of Lend-Lease   Fear Felt That Aid For Europe Will Be Extended  Into Postwar Period.

‘ALLIED BOMBERS ‘STRIKE DUELMEN ‘AND RAIL LINES   German Motor Fuel Dump Deluged With 500 Tons Of Bombs   BERLIN CONTINUES TO BE BIG TARGET

BOMB GERMAN FUEL STORAGE   Yanks Also Attack Transportation Lines in Western Reich

Liberators Hit Nazi Fuel Dump   Fighters Range Ove! Wide German Area

Navy Being Nemobilized   2,000 Units On Inactive List; 5500 to Be Sold or Scrapped.

U. S. Interested In Polish Vote   Vandenberg Tells of Letter from Grew on Polish Situation

U.S, TO KEEP EYE ON POLE EVENTS   Grew Assures Will Demand Equal Rights In Actions

U. $. Assured Its Role in Poland   Will Insist on Equal Participation in Flections There

U. S.To Sit In On Pole Vote   Will Insist On Equal Part If Big Powers Supervise Proposed Elections

U.S. to Watch Ore Poland   Senator Vandenberg Given Assurance by State Denartmont

STEVENSON SUBMITS NAMES APPOINTEES . BOARD OF REGENTS   NAMES OF TERRELL, TUCKER, KIRKPATRICK, SCHERER SENT TO SENATE

STEVENSON SUBMITS NAMES APPOINTEES BOARD OF REGENTS  TA AF FST re OF   NAMES OF TERRELL, TUCKER, KIRKPATRICK, SCHERER SENT TO SENATI

COMMANDER OF WAKE MADE TWO PRISON ESCAPES   Comdr. Cunniogham Hac Been Given Life Sentence By Japs; Not Mistreated   HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF MAJ. DEVEREAUX

Commander Of Wake Describes Sentence      Japs Sentenced Comdr. Cunningham to Life for ‘Escape Attempts

Globe Air Service Wil Start Today   Seven Men, One Woman Aid in Test Flight

First Regular World Flight   Eight Passengers to Be Human Guinea Pigs

WORLD FHT STARTS TODAY   ATC “@lobester’ Run Leaves Capital Weekly After « Teat Journey

SAFE AVIATION GAS ‘HAS BEEN DEVELOPED   Lighted Match Can Be Dropped Into Fuel Without Igniting, Scientist Says

NIP GENERALS SHUFFLED 10 MEET ATTACK   Philippines Become Great Base for Invaders—Aussies Take Balikpapan.

EX-CONVICT FACES FEQERAL CHARGES   He Impersonated Army Major Nabbed in Miami

39 State Troops Among Wounded  “On List OF 3,153  Reported By War Department

RUNDSTEDT SAID OUT OF GERMAN WEST COMMAND   Enemy Says 70,000 Yanks Now In Expanding Bridgehead

VON RUNDSTEDT ~ REPORTED ‘OUT   Unconfirmed Account Says General Wounded

Von Rundstedt Is Out; Rumored To Be Wounded   Increasing Tension And Disorders Reported In All Parte Of Reich.

Wild Rumors Leaking Out of Germany   Banditry and Partisan Activity Increasing; Confusion Prevailing

Von Rundstedt Removed, Say Swiss Reports   Field Marshal Reported Wounded: Unrest Increases Through Reich

TENSION MOUNTS IN GERMANY, SAY BORDER SOURCES  HINT VON RUNDSTEDT  WOUNDED AND IS NO LONGER IN COMMAND

REPORT NAZIS CHANGE WEST FRONT LEADER   Hint Von Rundstedt Wounded; Rumor Revolt in Munich

One Unconfirmed Frontier Report Says He Has Been. Wounded; Utter Con * fusion In Germany

Von Rundstedt Is Repor ted Wounded   Speculation That Hitler Might Stage  Some New Surprise

Nazi War Chief Shift   Von Rundstedt Out As Tension in Reich Reported at New Pitch

Nazi Police Reported Losing Power \As Allied Armies Drive Into Reich

Flood Of Nazi Rumors Sweeps Swiss Frontier   Rundstedt Reported Losing Command

Tension Is Growing In German Homeland   Von Rundstedt Wounded, Out Of Command, Report

Reports Say Rundstedt Is Out, Wounded   Observers Speculate Hitler May Use Gas, New Weapon to Halt Allies

Von Rundsted! Relieved of His Command  Confusion. Tension   Confusion, Tension Reign in Many Cities of Germany

RUMOR SAYS-VON RUNDSTEDT HAS BEEN PUT ON ICE   ‘rontier Keports Say Noted Nazi General No Longer In Command On Western Front: May Have Been Wounded; Tension Grows Steadily Inside Germany.

Von Rundstedt No Longer In Charge-Swiss   Frontier Reports Say Tension Is Growing In German Homeland.   IN UTTER CONFUSION

Report Von Rundstedt Loses Command: Hitler Expected To Stage Surprise

Observers Think Hitler Ma\ Spring New Surprise In Bid To Check Allies

Von Rundstedt Ousted, Report  Hitler May Spring Surprise, Belief

Civilians Asked to Stay Off  Trains as T: roop Movements  Become Increasingly Heavy

DECORAH LISTS LOW OF -21   Some Parts of State Get 3 Inches of Snow

German Forces Retreating To Segtried Line   é Third U. S. Army Surges Into Bulge For Fresh Gains Of Almost Five Miles   OTHER GAINS BEING MADE AGAINST NAZIS

GERMAN ATTACK ON WEST FRONT HOLDS THREATS   Russians Are Surging Across Poland Now Only 250 Miles from Berlin

NAZI STRONGPOINT SOUTHWEST POLAND FELL TO REDS FRIDAY FOUR GREAT RUSSIAN . ARMIES SURGE FULL  TRrarrnrtss ABT RAT

Four Red Armies Charging Forward   Russians Drive Into Lodz, Poland's Greatest Industrial Center; Germans Withdraw Across Danube in Siege of Budapest.   Reds Drive Ahead in South Poland;  Krakow Falls Before Russian Forces

Dr. Jones Underwrites $100,000 s Toward Up-To-Date Athletic Plant

New Stadium, Three New Dorms Planned   Dr. Jones Underwrites $100,000 Toward Up-To-Date Athietic Plant

House Ceilings Proposal Meets Stiff Opposition   Report Real Estate Officials Most Outstanding Critics Of Truman’s Program

Price Ceiling Act Opposed   _Real Estate Chiefs Are Against Ruling

Main Opposition To Be Furnished By Realty Groups   Administration Men Say, However, Truman Already Has Power

Home Ceilinc Order Meets Opposition   Real Estate Dealers, Home Builders Say It Is ‘Dangerous Step’

Stiff Opposition Ahead For Proposal To Clamp Price Ceilings On Houses

REALTORS MAKE LOUDEST NOISE OVER PROPOSAL   Many Congressmen Think President Already Has Enough Power Io Deal With Housing Problem; Plan Called ‘“Un realistic.

Admir‘stration’s Plans For Pric-.Ceilings On Houses Mee; Opposition

Stiff: Opposition To Price Ceilings On U.'S: Housing   Real Estate Circles  Lead ‘Criticism ‘of ‘Proposed Legislation Opinions Differ

Truman’s Plan Criticized By Realty Circles   Builders Call Ceilings ‘Unrealistic, Unworkable, Stumbling Block’

Real Estate Men Balk; Some Solons Hold Truman Has Curb Power Now

Housing Men Hit Proposed Realty Clamp   Truman Authority Already Sufficient,  Onnonents Accert

Opposition To Ceilings  On Building   Most Outspoken Criticism From Real Estate Men

Housing Control Program Ilits Stiff Opposition  Realtors, Builders   Realtors, Builders Believe Ceiling  ' Prices Unnecessary

Real Estate Men Criticize Plan For Housing Control   Some Members of Banking Committee Believe President Has Necessary Power To Deal with Problem

Oppose Control Of Prices For  eT gs Nation’s Home:   Real Estate Circles Voice Most Outspoken Crili-. ” eism-of Trnman’s ~ Proposal

Some Congressmen Also Said Lukewarm ‘To ward Truman Request; National Housing Agenev Says Step Essentia:.

REAL ESTATE CIRCLES RAP HOUSING PLAN   Opponents of Proposed Ceiling on Dwellings Say President Truman Has Enough Power to Solve the Problem

Truman Bill On Housing Ceilings Runs Into Trouble   Real Estate Dealers  Against Measure

House Price Proposal Runs Into Opposition By Solons   Here’sHowhHousingPricePianWouldWork

STIFF DEBATE AHEAD FOR HOUS CEILING BILL   Many Say Truman Already Has Enough Power for Problem

BILL TO FIX CEILINGS  ON HOUSES   Outspoken Criticism Comes From Real Estate Circles

ASSAIL HOME PRICE - ‘PEG   Truman’s Proposal Termed ‘Dangerous Step’ And ‘Unworkable’

Criticism Heavy Anainst Control Of House Prices   Real Estate Circles, Banking Committee Most Outspoken

Rockets Take Big Toll in England ~   Hundreds Killed by V-2, London Reveals

SEEK FASTER ACTION IN CONGRESS   House Leaders Putting On Heat To Secure Speedup

» COALITION IN NEW CONGRESS * STAGES UPSET  Dies Committee Is   a Dies Committee Is Continued  er mnamannn sit  : POWERS BOOSTED  s aeeienamnaneetieel  COA. cutie te Ce ae Diaxcr Tinw

STATE PRISON SCANDAL QUIZ HAS BACKFIRE   JACKSON REMOVED; OFFICIALS WILL GET HEARING

FULL JOB ROW HEADS TO FIRST SHOWDOWN   Dirksen Proposal Calls For inventory Commission

Yanks Gain ‘On Okinawa: Planes Strike   B-29s Mine Sea Off Japan: Trieste Tension Is Eased

SUPERFORTS LAY MINES NEAR JAPAN   Americans Seek To Wind Up  l.uzon Campaign

Chinese Step Up Drives In Wide Area   Allied Air Power Maintains Blows Over Land and Sea

Fifth, Seventh Fleets To Aid In Occupation   Will Join Third Fleet In Assigned Tasks Off Japan Const

OTH, 71 FLEETS 10 LAND TROOPS   NAVY UNITS GIVEN OCCUPATION ROLES

Recommendation Made by Interior Secretary Ickes   People Are Declared Ready To Assume Responsibilities

PAPER SALVAGE DRIVE PLANNED BY BEY SCOUTS   Will Be Held On October 13-20Adult Help Is Needed

COLLECTION OF WASTE PAPER IS SET TOMORROW   Sconts To Undertake Salvage Of Paper, Ask For Cooperation

Draft of Men Through 29° Years Likely   Byrnes Reported Revising List  Of Essential Jobs

Repeat Arms Output Asked With Less Men   Army to Take Men 26 Through 29 in Drastic Industrial Cleanup,  It Is Apparent

Industry To Be Combed For Men   Around 200,000 To Face ‘Spring Draft Calls

DETAILS FOR DRAFT CALLS ARE STUDIED   Industry Asked to Repeat Record-breaking 1944 Production Job While Yielding Needed Men  TO TAP NEW AGE TIER

Industry Asked For More Output Despite Draft   Arms Production Increase Needed, Government Says

Army Not at Full Strength, _ Stimson Say:   Must Be Measured: - By Effectiveness, He Says, Eynlainina New Gall

ARMY, IN ONE WAY, “UNDER STRENGTH” STIMSON DECLARES   War Secretary Says. Army Js “In Effectiveness” Under Strength Although Not in  Numbers — Is Explanation eae se ee cee

INDUSTRY TO FAGE. DOUBLE WAR ESTORT   Is Called on for Record Arms Production and Draft of Employes.

ASK TO REPEAT TOP ARMS OUTPUT   War Factories Must Give Up 250,000 Workers  To Armed Forces

Induction Increase Is Explained   Still Asserts Army Is Under-Strength When Measured In Terms Of  Effectiveness

Arms Output Must Continue   Manpower Shortage  Will Be Hindrance

Quarter Million Men Will Be Drafted Despite Worker Need   Industry Is Asked to Break 1944 Record Of Production Although Army, Navy Will Take More Than 200,000 for Duty

Stimson Says Amy Is Below Needed Power   War Secretary Explains at Conference Current Cal! for an Accelerated Induction Rate.

industry Will Lose Workers In Draft Call   More 26-29 Men To Depart Soon

Asks Industry to Repeat Bic Job of 1944   Haste Shown in Seeking Solution Manpower Problem

INDUSTRY MUST FULFILL GOALS WITH FEW MEN   Army's About To Dip Inte 26-29 Group, But Production Needs Greot

Industry Put On Spot For 1945 Output   Must Keep Up Production, Give Up Many Men; Army To Tap 26-29 Year Group

Ask Industry to Repeat Record   Seek Production Boost In Spite Of Upped Draft Calls

Want Repeat Of Arms Job   Industry Called On Despite Thousands Of Mounting Draft Calls,

SEC. STIMSON CITES NEED OF MORE SOLDIERS   Below Par In Effectiveness: Most Men Under 30 Face Draft

NEW DRAFT CALL TO HIT INDUSTRY   More Than 200,000 Slated To Go In Next Cleanout

SECRETARY STIMSON SAYS ARMY IS UNDER EFFECTIVE STRENGTH  _ PRACTICALLY ALL PHYSI CALLY FIT MEN UNDER 30 NEEDED BY ARMY

FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST IN FRANK DISCUSSION OF CHANCE OF PEACE CHARTER TO WORK

Pees Depends on Solidarity of th- Big Three— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (#)  Only The People Can Make New Charter Work

People M ust Try To Make Charter. ‘Do’   Principles Enunciated In Historie Document Possess No Inhereut Power lo Sustain Peace In World

Will New Peace Charter Work?   Practical Viewpoint Should be Adopted, Mackenzie Says

S S Troops Fail To Make Frankfurt Civilians Obey Orders To Defend Homes

Another D-Day Being Planned Only One Year After Invasion Of Europe

Truman Tells Congressional Leaders He'll Back FDR's Legislative Program

TWO-TERM BILL MOVE LAUNCHED   HEARINGS-STARTED ON : PRO. FPOSAL TO LIMIT PRESIDENTS. TO EIGHT YEARS

SIXTY DAY WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED   Upsurge In Applications For Ration Book Replacements

Don't Lose Your Ration Book or You Won't Get Rationed Food For 15 Davs

SHIPS & PLANES CLEAR BEACHES FOR INVASION   VacArthur Announces Landings On Western Coast Of Borneo: Casualties So Far Negligible Due  To Surprise Element

Enemy Caught Entirely By Surprise   Australian Soldiers Open Up Rich West Coast of Isle

Landings Made On Bornec By Australian 9th Army; Beach Defences Silenced

sweep Swittly Inland   Japs Caught By Surprise Offer Little Resistance to Forces Landing at Brunei Bay

Surprise Attack Supported By U. S. Air and Naval Forces Sweeps Ashore

Aussies Land On Coast of Borneo   Naval and Air Pounding Had Left Little Opposi-   tion on Shore   SUPPORT BY U. S. SHIPS   Surprise Attack Followed Seizure of Tarakan On)  : Opposite Side

WITH LOW 105s   ‘Rich Brunei Area Gives  Gen. MacArthur Bases Long Sought and Eliminates Jan Garrisons.

Naval Air Attacks Level Fortifications Of Enemy and Assault Troops Sweep Ashore

U.S. WARSHIPS LEND SUPPORT TO INVASION   Push Inland After Making Surprise Landings At Three Places

IN 3 PLACES AT ONE TIME   Troops Attack at Labaun Island, Brooketon and Maura in Brunei Bay and Advance Inland Toward Rrunei Town.

WEST COAST OF ISLAND IS INVADED   Landings Made At Labaun Island, Brooketon, Maura

Invade Brooketon, Labaun Isle, Maura In Brunei Bay Area   Hit Nip Territory 800 Miles From Singapore; Air, Sea Bombardment Precedes Invasions

\CTION TAKES JAPANESE BY SURPRISE   Only Scattered Opposition Encountered By Invaders   U.S, FLEET UNITS   Join In Supporting Move; Site 800 Miles North Of Singapore

Australian Troops Make Landings At Brunei Bay On Borneo West Coat

Aussies Drive Into Borneo After Three Landino«   Trieste F acing Food Problem

Australians Land On Borneo in © Surprise Move   Catch Nips Unprepared And Sweep Inland; U.S. 7th Fleet, 13th Air Force in Action

In Very Center of EnemyHeld Islands; Great Resources, Fine Bay Involved

Experience Is Claimed  By Wallace   Nominee Admits Concern Over Plan To Remove RFC

SEC. WALLAGE ANSWERS JONES   TELLS OF HIS EXPER. JENCE HANDLING MONEY

Wallace Says  Concerned with Cut in Powers   Says Real Issue Before Senate Not Lack of Experience

WALLACE BEFORE SEN. COMMITTEE   Defends His Ability to Be  Sec. of Commerce

WALLAGE ofY JOQUE NOT LAGK OF EXPERIENGE   “it’s the Kind  Have Had,” He Declares in Reply to Jones.

CEBU INVADE MAIBR ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES   FLEET CONTINUES BOMBARDMENT OF RYUKYUS

LOWER GRADES OF MEATS OFF RATION LISTS   No Points Required for Cheaper Cuts . Starting on Sunday -;

Third Of All Meats Go Off Ration Sunday   Sales Mount As Supplies Increase; Pork Continues To Be  A Shortage.

JME MEAT 10 BE POINT FREE   Lower Grades of Beef, Veal Lamb Ration-Free Beginning Sunday.

One-Third Of Meat Supply  Will Be Ration-Free After  Sunday Of This Week-End

One-Third Of Meats Go Off  Points Sunday   Lower Grades of Beéf, Veal and Lamb Will Be Ration Free Until October 27. OPA Says

Lower Grades of Beef Point-Free Starting Sunday   Cheaper Veal, Lamb Cuts Also Released: Pork Ration Holds

One-Third of Meat To Be Ration-Free   Will Begin Oct. 27 Because of Increase

Third of Meat Goes Off Ration Points Sunday   Lower Grades of Beef, Veal and Lamb  Point - Free

Third of Meat Ration-Free Starting Sunday   Civilian Allocation Increased 30%; Waste Fats’ Value Up

Lower Grade Beef To Be  Ration Free   Increase in Meat Supply Reflected in New OPA Order; Cheaper Cuts of Veal, Lamb Included

Third of all Meat to be Freed From Ration on Sunday   OPA Takes Points Off Lower Grades of Beef, Veal and Lamb

TOP-GRADE MEATS REMAIN RATIONED   No Points To Be Required From Sunday Through Oct. 27 For Lower Classes Of Beef, Veal And Lamb

STARTS SUNDAY~ HAMBURGER AND FRANKS ON LIST  POINTS REMOVED ON  ALL CANNED MEATS AUICO cc

One-Third Of Meat Will Be Ration Free   -O.P.A. Announces Restrictions On Lower Grades of Beef, Veal And Lamb To Be Lifted Beginning On Sundav

One-Third of All Meats Will Go Off Ration List Sunday   Hamburger, Lower Grades Of Beef, Veal and Lamb To Be Point Free   PORK STILL SCARCE; VALUES UNCHANGED   Steaks, Roasts, Chops, Butter, Margarine, Other Fats Net Affected

FEW MEAT CUTS CO OFF RATION NEXT SUNDAY   Choice Grades, Fats Oils Will Be Unchanged

ONE THIRD OF ALL MEATS TO BE POINT FREE   Lower Grades Of Beef, Veal, Lamb, Sausage, Off Ration List

Points On Lower Grades Of Meat To Be Removed   Beef, Yeal And Lamb Affected, But Pork Rationing To Stay

RULING. OF OPA GOES INTO EFFECT OCT. 1   Low Grades of Beef, Veal and Lamb Off Ration List —°

MEAT RATIONING ABOLISHED FOR CHEAPER GRADES   Increasing Supply Given As Reason for Easing Wartime Restrictions

MEAT POINTS ~ DROPPED FOR. ~ NEXT MONTH       : Fa  AMBURGER AND SAUSAGE Ane AMONG POINT-FREE (MEATS LISTED IN’ AN. “NOUNCEMENT

RATIONING OF SOME MEATS   Veal, Lamb and Cheape Cuts of Beef, Represent ing Third of Nation’ Supply, Will Be Point Free Sunday.

CHANGES IN MEAT RATIONING SUNDAY   One Third Of All Meats Will Be Taken Off Ration

THIRD OF MEAT IS UNRATIONED   No Points  Required After Sunday On Lower Grade Beef, Veal, Lamb

NO POINTS FOR THIRD OF MEAT   Good Hunk Of Increasing Meat Supply Goes Off Ration List Sunday.

THIRD OF MEAT DROPPED FROM RATIONING LIST   Hamburger, Sausage, Other Types Of Lower Grades To Be Freed Sunday

One-Third of All Meat Point Free Effective Sunday   Lower Grade Go Off Ration List; Supplies Show Improvement

One-Third Of Increasing Meat ‘Supply In Nation Will Become ‘Ration-Free Next Sunday —   No Points Will Be Required For Lower Grades Of Beef, Veal And Lamb. OPA Savs

THIRD OF MEAT GOES OFF LIST   Lower Grades Ration Free  Sunday, OPA Announces

~-GOOD NEWS —  One- Third of All Meat Removed  From Rationing Cheaper Cuts of Beef, Veal, Lamb Free Sunday; Butter, Oils Remain Same

THIRD OF  MEATS TO BE UNRATIONED      Order Becomes Effective Next Sunday

Low Grades Of Meat Off Ration List  One-Third of Alt Meat Point-Free Starting Sunday

One-Third Of All Meat Will Be Ration Free After Monday, October 1

Ration be off Third of Meats   Be Retained on Choice Grades  OPA Announces

Points Taken Off Lower Grades of Beef, Veal and Lamb As Supplies Increase

WEATHER FORECAST   Starting Sunday One-Third Of Meat Supply To Be Ration Free

Ratiening Ends for  One- Third Meat   Boost Per Capita Share 323 Pounds

LOWER GRADES OF BEEF, VEAL OFF RATIONIN(   OPA Announces That, Effec tive Sundey, Hamburger To Be Point-Free

POINTS OFF LOW GRADE OF MEAT   Third to Be Eaten in U. S. During October Needs No Tokens’

One Third Of All Meats Are Point Free On Sunday   Pork, Butter, and Other Fats Will Retain  Present Values

One-Third Of Meat To Be Off Rationing Sunday Hamburger, Sausage, And Lunch Meats Includec

One-Third Of Meat Supply  Ration - Free New Regulations   New Regulations Fffective Sunday

ONE-T HIRD OF MEAT WILL BE RATION FREE   Low Grades of Veal, Lamb Beef To Be Lifted From Point System

Third Of Meat To Become Ration Free On Sunday   No Points Will Be Required For Lower Grades Of Beef. Veal. Lamb

LOW GRADE MEAT TC GQ OFF RATION LIST   Reduce Paints On Canned Fish Items

Third of U.S. Meat Goes Off Rationing   No Points Required For Lower Grades Starting on Sunday

‘Lower Grade Beef, Veal, Lamb To Be Point Free From Sunday Thru Oct. 27

Point-Free   Lower Grades and Cheap Cuts of Good Grades Affected; Points Down On Rest:

Rock. Almost: Cleared, Only Dead Japs Left On Bataan-Peninsula .

CORREGIDOR JAPS BLOW THEMSELVES UP IN TUNNELS   Touch Off Ammunition Dump When Plight Becomes Hopeless —- 1,700 Nip Dead *  on “Rock.”   AMERICANS CAPTURE BIG MANILA HOTEL   Seize Normal School, Engage Enemy in City Hall—Intramuros Wall Still Under Fire.

NO JAPS LEFT ON BATAAN BY YANK FORCES   Foe Garrison on Corregidor ‘“Practically Destroyed”’

Enemy Garrison On Bataan ; -Wiped. Out, General Report:   Japanese on Corregidor Fortress “Practically De'. stroyed,” ‘MacArthur Says—Nipponese Com_' . pressed Into Small. Area in Manila’

Doomed Corregidor Japs Blow Themselves  Up In Big Tunnel   MacArthur Also Reveals Not One Jap Left Alive On ‘Last - Stand’  Famous Bataan Peninsula

Corregidor Japs Die In Tunnel Blasi   Intramuros Fight Proceeds Slowly Due To Civilians

Japanese Blow Themselves Up on Corregidor  - Only Minor Mop-Up - Remains on -Jsland Fortress

Tier’ s. Hideout, Hit By: ‘Bontbers Of U.S. Forees   Sealed In Tunnels Japs Blow Themselves Up

STORM INJURES SEVEN PERSONS   Tornado Strikes Community Near Terrell In Night

U.S. PRISONER MAKES CHARGE   CLAIMS HE WAS CLUBBED IN GUARDHOUSE

Doughboy Says He Was Beaten In Guardhouse   States Many Soldiers Were Clubber. Beaten

THIRD FLEET TOOK BEATING FROM TYPHOON   Navy Unit Lost Three Destroyers and 500 Men.

Aims of U.S are set forth by Stettinius  Sounds an alert on infiltration

Latin Envoy: Told U.S.  Peace Ideals   Stettinius Reveals Objectives Set by ‘Big Three’

‘Hitler, Dead or Alive, May Be Put on Trial   Trials te Start Soon.

Hitler May Get Trial In Absentia   Commission May Order Trial On Assumption He Is Alive

War Crimes to Be Pushed fo Early Trial   Jackson Cdmpiling Charges Against German Offenders

Big Air Attack on Japan Industry City Renewed; Naha, Okinawa, Entered   Americans Carry Fight to Fanatical Defenders; U. S. Casualties on Island 20,950, Japs 47,543; Still Fighting in Foochow; Chihkiang Base Safe

Raid Nagoya Second Time Hit Targets   American Forces Lock ef In Deadly Struggle With . Japanese On Okinawa. Our Losses Woavy .

2k be be  Pais Ts Lo Elance  ) aera a Tags Goon ot Dee 6S. YD. OO eT

Soviets Seize Most Of City; Slay Germans   Russians Now Within 3% Miles of Nazi Army; Escape Route North ward, Enemy Defense: Are Crumbling

Large Part of Vienna Taken  By Red Army   Suburbs Overrun Near Brno, Northern Escape Route

Heart Of Vienna Is. Seized. By Russians   Enemy’s Defenses in Austrian Capital Crumbling Berlin Reports New Offensives Toward Berlin Are Imminent

A GU7SS ON WEATHER      ““armor, All Richt, But . Maybe Fogg’, Says Forecaster

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU NEWS LETTEF   (By County Extension Director)

Plenty Help Assured Farmers who Contract for Corn Canning Plant Production

POLICE PAY BILL -PASSED BY.SENATE   Measure Would Permit ’ Boost in Local Salaries

POLICE PAY BILL. PASSED BY SENATE   Measure Would Permit  _. - Boost-in Local Salaries

Says U.S. Is Sefting Policy   Atcheson in Effect Says MacArthur Isn‘t Formuleting Policy in Japan

Says U. S., Not Gen MacArthur, Forms Jap Control Policy   Proposed Cut in Occupation Forces Draws Acheson Fire

Commander's Statement On Occupation Hit      Acheson Tells Viewss MacArthur Stands oa 200,000 Man Figure °°"

A Rebuff To General MacArthur   Acheson Says U. S. Government Makes Policies for) Japan, Not Gen. MacArthur

PRESIDENT SAYS DEMOBILIZATION TO BE SPEEDED   No One Will Be Held i Service Longer Than Necessary, Claim   BULLETIN

M’ARTHUR REBUKED?   State Department Says  Will Set Occupation Policy

“State Department Takes Slap at *Gen. MacArthur   Declares American Policy Is Formulated By U. S. Government And Not by General

Acheson Raps  Gen. W Arthur   U.S. Government Still Controls Policy In Japen, Acting Secretary of State Says in Sharp Statement to Press

Bulletins. . .  Old Battleship’s Guns to Signal V-J Day in Hawaii

Pullman Space  To Be Reduced   Redeploying Of Troops From Europe To Pacifie  Will Take Up Trains.

CONGESTION LOOMS FOR TRAIN TRAVEL   Troop Movement To Take Halt Of Pullman Space

Civilian Pullman Car Space Will Be Cut In Halt   Army Also Gets More Day Coaches

Air Power Decisive,  Not Atom   Gen. Giles Favors 100-Year Occupation of Japanese Homeland

B-29s Stopped At Chicago to Take on Fuel   Experiment Led To Belief Non-Stop Trips Can be Made

WAR'S END SURE WITHOUT BOMB, GEN, L’MAY SAYS   Japs Would Have Quit Soon Anyway, Youthful Air Chief Declares

B-29s Fly From Japan to U. S. Non-Stop; Lemay Says Japan Raaten Solely by Air Power

Japs Defeated Before Atom Bomb Attack   LeMay Reports New Bomb Had Nothing to Do With End of War

SAYS ATOMIC BOMB DIDN'T BEAT JAPS   General LeMay Declares Enemy Would Have Quit in Two Weeks Anyway. Bomb and Reds Notwithstanding.

DECLARES ATOMIC BOMB DID NOT END WAR UPON JAPANESE   TOKYO TO WASHINGTON FLIGHT OF BIG BOMBERS BEATEN BY 50 TO 1 SHOT

Retired Farmer Kills Wife, Stepdaughter And Takes His Own Life At Hot Springs

Patton Added To List of Dead   Six High Officers Die After War’s End

JOBLESS FUND BOOST IS URGED   Lausche Says Legislature Must Decide Amount

VICTORY IN  EUROPE COST HUGE TOLL    tnienetnil  About 800,000 U. S. Causalties * Were iistea"

Exceeded By Three Or Four Times The Cost Of World War 1   COST TO INCREASE IN FUTURE YEARS   Through Interest On Borrowings And Benefits To Veterans

'U.S. Casualties \About 800,000  In European War   Cost Will Exceed Over 185 Billion, Is — - Conservative Estimate

BILLION ASKED FOR UNRRA AID   TRUMAN ASKS CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE FUNDS

Truman Asks Congres: For UNRRA Money   Suggests Appropriation OF $1,350,000,000; To Carry on Wark

91,220, YUU UU Asked for World Aid by President   Sum Matches Original Amount for Help in Europe and Asia

Nips Claim Heavy Fighting on Shore   Indian Ocean Islands Heavily Bombarded—Gains Made in  Philinnines and Thronch Burma

FORCE OF ALLIES INVADING BORNEO. SAYS TOKYO RADIO   AMPHIBIOUS UNITS FIGHT JAP GARRISON AT PORT OF TARAKAN

JAPS BEATEN BACK ON ALL WAR FRONTS   Assault On Rich Oil Lands Disclosed By Nippon Radio

Another Airdrome Captured by Yanks on Bloody Okinawa and Advance on Davao Proceeds Against Surprisingly Light Opposition—Suicide Bombing Attacks on Naval Craft Prove Costly to Japs

Borneo Invaded by U. 8. Forces  Tokyo Reports Strike at Island Oil Fields

Borneo Invaded  By U.S. Forces,     Tokyo Reports   Rich Oil Island Had Beer Softened By Raids During April.

U. S. Forces   Upon Borneo   ‘Japs Say Landings Have Been Stopped

Allied Forces Invade Borneo Tokyo Reports   Amphibious Units Engaged in Heavy Fighting Broadcast (Unconfirmed) Asserts

amg roops Hit Rich Isle   Chifley Reveals New Strike; Japs Fall Back on All Fronts

TOKYO REPORTS ALLIED TROOPS INVADE BORNEO   Yanks Gain Fast in Lower Philippines, Inch Ahead on Okinawa

—PACIFIC— Allies Drive Into Borneo, Japs Report   Amphibious Units Fight‘ing On Beaches Near ‘Tarakan, Claim

Borneo Is Invaded By Allied Assault Forces, Tokyo Says   Nipponese Troops Beaten  On All Fronts In Pacific

New Wave Of Strikes   Labor Unrest Spreads In East As Bakers and Gas Workers Walk Out

NEW STRIKES ROOST IDLI   Detroit Milk filk Supply Cut  By Walkeut of Creamerv Workers ~

Wave of Strikes Spreads fo Food Fuel Gas Plants   Alabama Walkout Stops Production Of 155 MM Shells

Wave of Strikes Increases Total Of Idle Workers   Birmingham, Alabama Plant's Production of Shells Halied; Detroit Creameries Affected

ClO PLANNING STEEL STRIKE NEXT JANUARY   Date Announced For January 14 Seek Pay Raise Of $2 Daily

Japs Used Gas Late In War   Released ‘In A Few Isolated Instances. Notably In New Guinea.

Say Japs Used Poison Gas   Used Against Yanks In Few Isolated  Instances

POISON GAS UStD IN FEW INSTANCES   Was Used By Japs Agains! Yanks in New Guinea Late in the War.

Japs Used Gas Qn Americans At New Guinea   General Loucks Reports It Employed In Isolated Instances

Only 3,004 Troops Lost In Atlantie   Record Is Better Than That Of War I; Naval Toll Is High

U. 5. NAVAL LOSS DISCLOSED TODA)   Data On The Loss Of U S. Ships And Personnel Given

Navis Broadcast Fake BBL Proprarn To Stir Trouhl   Attribute to Monty -All Credit for «Stopping ~ - Drive, Yanks Irked

Germans Fake Broadcast   Masquerade As BBC In Ingenious Seheme To Disrupt Allied Unity.

GERMAN RADIO. ‘FAKES BROADCAST   GIVES MONTGOMERY CREDIT FOR ‘STOPPING DRIVE— YANKS INFURIATED.  f

64 HEROES GET BiG RECEPTION IN PITTSBURGH   100,000 See Parade: Devers Thanks  Home Front

Heroes Greeted In Pittsburgh  Yank Victors Feted ‘in Staal City 

Gov't Troops To Be Landed InManchuria   Soviet Agrees to Plan for Landings as Civil Clashes Increase

AGREEMENT IS MADE AS CIVIL STRIFE GROWS   Communists Mass Big  Force To Cut Off Overland Route

RUSSIANS T0 LET CHINESE SOLDIERS  AND IN MANCHURI!   Accord Reached as Commu nists Prepare to Resist Movement by Chiang’s Men Northward.   SPORADIC FIGHTING MARKS INTERNAL STRIFE   Red Leaders Accuse Generalissimo of Plotting Civil War While Peace Talks Proceeded.

Russia and China Arrive At Agreement   Fighting Between Central Government and Reds Continues

RUSSIANS OPEN PORT 10 CHIN’:   Agreement For Landing Troops In Manchuria Made Cordially

Gov't Troops . a To Be Land d   Soviet Agrees to Plan. for Landings as Civil © 0 Clashes Increase.

New Agreement With Bussia.In Landing Troops   Communist Forces [ake Another Important Sector

Chiang’s Son Takes Part Tn Parley   Civil Strife Spreads As Communist Forces Mass) In _ Strength. Fighting, Reported Se yore

Civil War Rocks Most of Country   Chungking Parleys Having Tinie Effect ou Sirife

China to Lanc Troops in Manchuria   Reds Agree to Detailed Plans for Sending In Forces

Port Arthur And Darien Are Not Mentioned In Compact; Civil Strife Continues Spreading

Reds Agree: To Landing Of Chinese   Use Of Port Arthur, Dairen Still In Doubt After Pact

Russia Agrees Permit Chinese Troop Landing  Communists W Will   Communists Will Fire On U. S. Ships Landing Troops

However, No Immediate Word Is Announced Asto Whether Agreement Grants China’s Requested Use of Port Arthur and Dairen For Landings; Civil War Battle Continues

ALLIED POWERS ARE SATISFIED WITH MACARTHUR   President Says U. 8. Is To Con“tinue Under Supreme CGommander

TRUMAN SEES — ‘U.S. POLICIES GOVERNING NIPS   Pr esident 4 Answers  Unofficial Protest OF Soautate.   TELLS OF. PLAN   Says’ All Interested Nations Had Made Avreement

NAVY SPEEDS DISCHARGE OF ENLISTED MEN   House Committee Told 3,000,000 Will Be Released Within Next Year.

Navy To Release 3,000,000 By September, 1946   62,740 Discharged From Service Since Japanese Surrender

Fortress Falls To Tenth Army In Great Drive   Yanks Head Southward as Jap Resistance Seems Practically Over

YANKS SEIZE KEY OKINAWA CITY OF SHURI   ISLAND: DEFENDERS ARE ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE

Yankeespush south against weakened foe  American lines are chartened

Capture of Shuri Completed; Jap Resistance Less  American Campaign on Okinawa Isle Moves More Rapidly

General Says Only Mud Slows Drive   Advance Made All Along Okinawa Line, A: Remaining Japanese Continue to Resist

10th Army Drives Southward Aiter Capture Of Shuri City   Commander of 24th Reports Organized Resistance on Okinawa Is Near Collapse—All Yank Forces Make Advances

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ORGANIZED JAPANESE RESISTANCE ENDING   Only Weather Can Delay Mop Up Of Enemy On Island

YANKS TAKE OVER SHURT FORTRESS, DRIVE TO SOUTH   Japanese Resistance Weakens on Okinawa and General Hodge Believes It Is Near End.   SAYS ONLY WEATHER CAN STOP AMERICANS   U. 8. Troops Gain Up to 2,000 Yards in Day’s Fighting —Erase Bulge in Own Lines.

BATTERED KEYSTONE OF JAPS’ OKINAWA DEFENSES CAPTURED    Mopping Up Operations In Progress In Newly Taken  Areas Behind Enemy Lines; Only Weather Can Slow Complete Conquest Of Island

FORTY-TWO TEXANS  AMONG MEN RESCUED  FROM JAPANESE CAME EMOTION: NEARING HYS TERIA GREETED REPORT MEN HAD REEN EREEN

‘We Must Make Two Arrest tart Toward Shortaqes o yecurity,’’ Eaton Over $100,

‘We Must Make Two Arrestec Start Toward Shortages of Security,’ Eaton Over $100.06

US. Claims Offshore (it   President Issues Proclamations to Assume Jurisdiction

Navy Permits ‘Nips To Take Men From Isle   Evacuation Means Wake Island Can Be Retaken At Will

Navy Allows Japs To Remove  Sick from Guam   Indicates Island Could Be Recaptured By Americans at Will

Frremy Hospital  Ship Evacuates  ~ Sick Frome Wake   NavyPermits Japanese To Remove lil From : Famous Island

‘Unique Act of Mercy: U.S. Navy Permits Jap Hospital ‘Ship To Remove Sick and Wounded

Red Advance Makes Possible Speedy Liberation of Yanks From Nazi Camps

Rapid Advance Of Russians Frees Many United States Officers, Men

Many United States Officers and Men Liberated from Nazi Prison Camps by Advancing Russians

Red Drive  Frees Many Americans    Hundreds Imprisoned By Nazis Now Are Safe ‘In Friendly Hands of Russians and Poles:

Many American Prisoners Freed By Red Army Offensive; Repatriation Machinery ls Set Up

Rapid Advance of Russian Armies Liberates Many U. S. Officers. Men

YANK CAPTIVES FREED BY REDS   Repatriation Machinery I: Set Up to Return U. S. Troops

YANK PRISONERS OF NAZIS FREED   Many Escape in Confusion as Reds Overrun Country

Red Advance Frees Many U.S. Captives   German Prison Camus Cleared

RUSSIAN ARMIES STILL ADVANCE ON EAST FRONT   Liberate Many U. S. Soldiers From Stockades

Reds’ Rush Frees Yanks   Many Prisoners Get Away; Only Red Cross Parcels Prevented Starvation

PRISONERS FREED FROM NAZI GANS   Rapid Advance of Russian Armies Makes Liberation Possible.

PASIG T0 RID AREA OF JAPS   Push Into Last Manila Sector Where Foe Is Active

YANKEES CROSS RIVER TQ MOP UP IN MANILA   37th Division Circles To Join Outfit In_ Cleaning Out Last Japs

PASI CROSSING IN MANILA AIDS CLEAN-UP DRIVE   Wide Encircling Movement Thought Underway  To Remove Japs   BOMBERS CONTINUE BLAST CORREGIDOR

Yanks Cross Pasig River Ih Manila To Root Qut Jap:   Wide Circling. Move Around Walled City Indicated— Fires Still Reported Burning i in the Com\ :  mercial-Residential Section 

MANILA’S PASIC RIVER CROSSED; CITY STILL AFIRE   Amphibious Units Move Into Last S-ctor of Capita Still Held by Japanese

37th Division:  Crosses Pasig Into S. Manila   Infantry Joins Airborne In Mopping Up Lower Half ef Canital ‘

Seek To ooh : Vital Dock Area   Extensive Fires Reported In Intramuros District  As Yanks Cross River: 

Yankees Cros: Manila 's Pasig River   American Forces Move to Secure Prized Dock Area

TRAPPED JAPS WIPED OUT IN MANILA RUINS   INFANTRY CROSSES PASIG RIVER TO AID CLEANUP

HUNDREDS STARVE AD JAPO PLUNDER STRICKEN MANILA   City Undergoes Ordeal of Looting and Hunger as Nips Leave Path of Destruction.   YANKS CLOSING IN ON TRAPPED ENEMY   Many Important Buildings Are Destroyed and Shelling Adds to Horrors of  ' . Gapital’s Suffering.

TIE UP BUSES IN WASHINGTON   Government Officials, Tired Of Walking, Move to Settle Strike

STUDENT STRIKE {5 T-DAYS CLO NOM      Group Believes Movement Is Not Entirely Spontaneous.

AIRLINER IS HIT IN MID-AIR BY ARMY PLANE; 2 KILLED EMERGENCY LANDING MADE BY TRANSPORT  A MAQCCC A

TRANSPORT PLANE 1S LANDED SAFELY AFTER COLLISION IN AIR  TWO ARMY FLIERS AND CHILD KILLED IN  MID-AIR ACCIDENT

WEATHER FORECAST   Air Liner, Army Plane Collision Kills 2 Fliers, 2-Year-Old Boy

Air Liner, Army Transport Collide  In Air, Killing 2 Fliers. Small Boy

2 Fliers and Small Boy Are Killed When Army Plane, Transport Collide

rash in Aw atal to Trio   ‘Liner, Army Plane ATeet Over Carolina

Air Liner and Army Plane in Crash in Air   Two Army Fliers and Boy Killed; Transport Lands in Cornfield

While Passengers Pray, Transport Pilot Lands Ship in Carolina Field

Three Are Killed as Planes Collide   19 on Airliner, Hit by Army Craft, Are Saved

PILOT LANDS SHIP WHICH HIT PLANE   Passengers Pray as Airliner Goes Down

Syracusans Escape  In Mid-Air Collision  Costing Three Lives Mrs. Ardell Van Horn and Baby  Among Survivors of Crash Over South Carolina

15 U. S. SHIPS SUNK BY JAPS   American Naval Losses In Okinawa Affair Revealed Today

150.5. SHIPS LOST BY NAVY OFF OKINAWA   American losses Are An nounced by Fleet Headquarters

19 NAVAL CRAFT LOST BY YANKS WITHIN MONTH   Five Destroyers Sunk In Okinawa Battle; Jap Losses Heavy   CENTRAL PHILIPPINES CLEARED OF ENEMY

15 U.S. Naval Vessels Sunk At Okinawa   Japs Lose 100 Ships, 2569 Aircraft  During Same Period

{5 U. S. Naval Craft Lost in Okinawa Battle, Communique Says   Heet Headquarters Statement Reports Sinking of 100 Jap Ships, and 2,569 Enemy Aircraff

15 American Ships Lost At Okinawa   Yank Amphibious Forces Continue Push Across Isle

Navy Announces Loss of 15 Shipsin Ryukyus   Nips Have Lost 100 Vessels and 2,569 Planes in Same Period; Army Gains Up to 1,400 Yards on Okinawa

15 U.S. Naval Craft Lost in Battle of Okinawa; 100 Jap Ships, 2569 Planes Destroyed

[a NAVAL VESSELS LOST BY U. 5. IN OKINAWA BATTLE   Craft Sent Down in 32-Day Period —- 100 Jap Ships Sunk and 2,569 Planes Destroved.   AMERICAN TROOPS ADVANCE ON ISLAND   Gains of 1,000 to 1,400 Yards Made — Nips on Ie Continue to Offer Stiff Resistance.

Five Destroyers Included; Over 100 Jan Ships, 2,569 Planes Sent Down

Franklin Survives Amazing » Ordeal But Losses Are Heavy  Crew Members Battle Explosions _ And Fires For Hours. ‘After Attack

wooMEARING HELD  ses!   ‘UNION. MEMBERSHIP ANGLE OF LABOR DRAFT EXPECTED TO CAUSE NEW CON , ’ TROVERSY

Major Landing Planned Today From Air, Sea   American Flag Flies Over Japan As Advance Unite  fantinnue Pranseatinan

MacArthur on First Leg of Trip to Japan   Wainwright Invited To Be Present at Capitulation

MacArthur Leaves Manila by Plane For Okinawa Enroute to Triumphal Entry of Japan; Nimitz Is on Way  Pending Fleet Movement From Aleutians Disclosed; AP Writer Reports a Deathy Stillness Grips Capital

Great Airborne Sea Forces  Ready to Land   Occupation to Be Backed by Warships Massing From as Far Away as Aleutians: MacArthur Leaves Manila

W Arthur Flies to Okinawa Enroute to Tokyo; Aleutian  Fleet Ready to Move South   Wainwright to Join His Chief at Formal Capitulation of Japan—Nimitz Enroute to Join Halsey, Says Japan Will Be Ringed In Occupation by Mightiest Naval Force

18 Million Men To Be Covered By Draft Bill   Col. Francis V. Keesling Also Gives Breakdown on Monthly Call Schedules

NEW MANPOWER RULING TO AFFECT 18 MILLION MEN, OFFICIAL REPORTS   Army Calls Not To Be So High This Month

WORK-OR-FIGHT ARMY OF LARGE NUMBERS SEEN      Col. Keesling Estimates Total Of 18,000,000 Men If Bill Passes

DRAFT BILL TO. COVER 18 MILLION IN 18-45 CLASS   Service Aide Breaks Down Schedule In Manpower Tightening

E amily Holds Shin Hope for Child’s Return   F B.I. Enters Probe; Clue  Seen in S. M. Gas Stotian

ALLIED VOTING SETUP BACKED BY BARKLEY   U.S. Declared Protected As Well As Any Other Nation

DECLARES YALTA U. S. PROTECTION   Sen. Barkley Says Voting Procedure In Benefit

ISLAND SUGAR IN BATTLE WAKE   Food Experts May Follow GI's in Pacific

fnemy Army Base Is Lett woking Ruin   in Impenetrable Cloud Of Dust and Smoke Hides Observation of Hiroshima Destruction

General Orders 48-Hour Delay   I Tokyo Says Mass Suicides Taking Place in Front of Imperial Palace

Raging Typhoons Postpone Plans For Occupation   All Movements. Airborna And Naval, Set Back Two Davs Due To Terrific Weather   REPORT MANY JAPS COMMIT HARA KIRI   Weather Permitting. Alirborne Troops Wil! Land Thursday, Sign Surrender Sent. 2

POSTPONED BY M ARTHUR DUE T0 TYPHOONS   Tokyo Says Many Japs Taking Lives as Result of Defeat

SCHEDULE IS “DISRUPTED BY BAD WEATHER   TWO-DAY  POSTPONEMENT OF ALL-P HASES OF LANDINGS IN JAPAN ORDERED BY  MacARTHUR og”

TOKYO REPORTS MASS SUICIDES TAKING PLAGE IN FRONT OF MPFROR HERGHITO'S PALACE

100 B-29’s Bomb Plants,.On Honshu   New “Battle” Cabinetormed as Nip High Command is Again Shaken Up; Suzuki Expresses Pessism at Outlook   BULLETIN

Cabinet Is Completed By Suzuki   Japanese High Command Shaken Up In Move By New Premier To Strengthen Defenses

MARGELLA COAD WEDS IN HAWAII   Young LeMars Bride Wil Live On Idyllic  Ieland ;

Marcella Coad Is Married At Hilo, Hawaii ;   Has Been With Air Service Command — In Hawaii

Marcella Coad Is Married At Hilo, Hawaii  Has Been With A:  Service Command

\avy Follows Army’s Lead In Curfew Rule   Directs Personnel To Observe Nation’s Midnight Amusement Curfew.   “HOUR OF TOLERANCE’

CURFEW ORDERED FOR ARMY, NAVY   SURPRISE MOVE AIMED AT NEW YORK’S DEFIANCE

FDR IS DEFIED BY LAGUARDIA   ‘He Is Running Nation,  Run City,” Mayor Says

Navy Orders Observance of Curfew Order   LaGuardia Continues To Defend Extension In New York

M.P.'s Rout Soldiers From New York Bars at Midnight  LaGuerdie, Replying to FDR's Stand On Measure, Says He's Running City

Military Police Clamp Midnight Curfew On Army Personnel Found Visiting New York Night Spots

Mayor Stretches Curfew; Holds Hope to, Army Snaps It Right Backiwo Wounded:

War Dept. Orders ‘All Soldiers To  Observe Curfew   Must) Leave Entertainment Places at Midnight Under Army Ruling Backing Up Bernce.

LaGuardia Still Defiant Over Curfew   “I'm Running the City,’ He Says When Army, Navy Back Up Byrnes

: URFEW 2 Hh  Clash Br Brews  On Curfeu   Just Running New Y ork, Says LaGuardia In-An. . swer. To-F.D.R.

Vm Running the City’--La Guardia   LaGuardia Deties Roosevelt; Army Orders Soldiers To Abide Curfew

LaGuardia Remains Defiant on Curfew In New York City   Army-Navy Men Ordered to Obey Midnight Deadline

Army Personnel Ordered To Heed Midnight Curfew  LeGuardia Declares He’s Runnina City

SOLDIERS PUT UNDER CURFEW   Ordered Ta Leave Places Of Amusement At Midniaht

LaGuardia Says He Is Running City   Declines Comment On Hi: Defiance of Request For Midnight Curfew

Army Support ‘To Byrnes In N. Y. Curfew   Orders Servicemen Out of Night Spots at Midnight; LaGuardia Silent

Army Personnel Ordered From Bars by Midnight  By War Department ~

Novy Follows Army Lead; [Orders Personnel to Obey  Byrnes’. Midniaht Curfew

GI's Ordered To Leave Bars  ‘By Midnight   War Dept. Backs Byrnes Curfew Against LaGuardia Extension.

MILITARY, NAVY OBSERVE CURFEW   Orders Issued To Combat Re: laxation In New York

LaGuardia ‘Too Busy to Comment’   War Department Orders Soldiers to Leave Night Spots at Midnight

‘Your United Press Got Big Beat On  All Other Services ‘In Breaking News

United Press Scores Beat  On Jap Offer   Here’s How Word First Reached News Listen ing Station

QUISLING ON STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE   Testifles He Talke@ Germans Out ot Making a Suicidal Stand fin Norway.

Quisling Claims Surrender Credit   Says He Talked German: Out of Last Stand

Read Telegran To Hitler tn  Treason Trial   Petain Refuses To Answer Questions— Spectators, Jurors Angry, Protest Action

Petain Refuses To Answer For Wires to Nazis   Crowd Mutters, Protests When He Fails to Reply On ‘Congratulations’

READ TELEGRAM FROM PETAIN 10 HITLER AT TRIAL   ASKED PERMISSION FOR VICHY REGIME TD DEFEND ITSELF

PETAIN SILENT ON TELEGRAMS LAUDING NAZIS   Said To Have Hailed Victory At Dieppe And Asked To  Fight At Foe’s Side

Petain Wired Hitler Seeking Permission For Vichy To Conduct Own Defense ‘

Petain Silence Stirs Murmurs  At Paris Trial   Deladier.LebrunTestimony   lnvolves Alleged mh  ae ee ee

PETAIN PLAN T0 AID NAZIS TOLD T0 JURY   Marshal Refuses to Dis cuss Message to Hitler

Petain Refuses to Answer When Asked if He Congratulated Hitler on His Victory at Dieppe

France not Unarmed At Surrender Time Daladier Testifies   Aged Marshal’s Order To Resist at Time of Allied Invasion of Africa and Congratulation of Nazis on Success at Dieppe Also Cited at Treason Trial

PETAIN SHLENT SENT HITLER   Refuses To Answer Accusation of Betrayal *

Petain Silent On Message Sent to Hifler   Deladier Says French Traitors Flocked to Vichy

Petain Remains Silent at Trial   Refuses to Answer Questions About  Telegram to Nazis

PETAIN REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT WIRE TO HITLER   Angry Murmurs Arise In Courtroom As Evidence Is Present ed Against Aged Marshal, On Trial  For Treason.

Petain Silent on Congratulations He Sent fo Nazis   Also Wanted to Use French Troops to Help Germans

Resent  Petain’s Silence   Stir in Courtroom  As Marshal Refuses Comment On Telegram: Congratulating. Nazis °

Petain Refuses To Answer Charge He Praised Nazi Victorv at Dienne

FLATLY REFUSES TO ANSWER NEW CHARGE AT TRIAL   Telegram to Hitler Read Asking Use of Vichy Troops in German Defense.   Daladier Angered

Marshal Also Mum On Charge He Congratulated Adolf On British Disaster At Dieppe Landing

Petain Refuses To Answer Whether He Congratulaied Hitler, Asked Permission F or French To Aid Germans

DALADIER TAKES STAND AGAINST PETAIN IN TRIAL   . Reveals Plan To Buy Off  Mussolini

Charges Vichy Included All  French Traitors   Reynaud Admits France Considered Buying Off   Mussolini.

Mutterings Arise From Jurors As Petain Refuses To Answer Questions

Petain Stolidly Remains Silent While Storm Breaks About Him At His Trial

Petain Is Accused of Congratulating Hitler on British Defeat at Dieppe

MER WAS ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF SELLING CHICKENS FOR THREE TIMES THE cerstife PiCR, WELL, THATS Tie Lat WORD IN FOWL PLAY an corrosiat      Former Premier Edouard Daladier Storshs: ‘All the Traitors of France’ Flocked to Vichy

Telegrams To Hitler Figure In Trial Today   Marshal Petain, on Trial for Treason, Refuses To Answer Questions Relating to Messages.

PETAIN REFUSES TO ANSWER ANY TRIAL QUERIES   Telegrams Aged Marshal Sent To Hitler after Dieppe Into Record

Petain Refuses To Explain Telegram  He Sent To Hitler   Daladier Charges Vichy  Regime DestroyedFrance

JURY TOLD PETAIN WANTED 10 FIGHT ALONGSIDE NAZIS   Lelegram He Purportedly Sent Asked Hitler's Permission for French to Enter War.   MARSHAL SILENT ~ ON DIEPPE MESSAGE   Refuses to Say Whether He Congratulaied Fuchrer on British Raiders’ Defeat There.

PROTESTS FOLLOW PETAIN’S REFUSAL ANSWER QUESTIONS  TELEGRAM READ FROM PETAIN TO HITLER OFFEK ING TO AID GERMANS

Petain Refuses To Give Reply  To Questions   Will Not Talk About Telex rams Congratulating (erman Victories.   DALADIER IN ANGER

Jurors, Spectators Mutter Resentment At Refusal to Talk   Daladier Hurls Chair in Anger As He Recounts Farcical ‘Trials’; ‘Sinister Vichy Gane’ Portrayed

Petain Silent About Offer to Aid Hitler   Aged Marshal Refuses to Answer Questions About Telegrams

PETAIN SILENT ABOUT WIRE ON NAZI SUCCESS   Accused of Congratulating Germans on Victory at Dieppe

Telegram From Marshal To Hitler Read At Trial   Daladier Says All Traitors Of France Flocked To Vichy After The Armistice

Fornier. Premier Charges Vichy Regime Wrecked  Republic: Testifies Against Petain  %

91,200 Fine and Costs. Imposed - I Game.Tria  Ezra Shutt Penalizec np m@™ _ J   Ezra Shutt Penalized For Possession of Illegal Kills

Court Ruling Is Challenged  Jewell rity Coal Questi  uestions WvVecree

SPEED-PLANE 18 WRECKED   PUSHER-TYPE BOMBER THAT  - SET FLIGHT RECORD DEMOLISHED: IN. ACCIDENT “4. - §$UNDAY

Mixmaster Crash Will Be Studied   Statements Conflict on Loss of ‘Pusher’ Plane

Cold Covers Most of State   Wind Whips Up Deep Drifts in Western Part of State

Another Year Of Draft Act Becomes Law   Heavy Calls Are Expectes Until Japan le Be: rater, Daur Weal i

Extended Draft Bill Is Signed   Men Needed to Replace Those to Be Released

EXTEND DRAFT LAW ONE YEAR   “Calls Will Be Large”; Deferments to Be  Bay:

Truman Signs Bill Extending Draft Measure   Conscription Calls To Continue Large, War Mobilizer Savs

DRAFT CALLS 10 CONTINUE LARGE   Release of Men With Long Service Will Keep In- © ductions Hiah

Truman Signs Bill Extending Draft for Year   Selective Service Calls Will Continue Large; Truman Objects to Bar On Use of 18-Year-Old:

Signs ~ra-~ _aw, =€aVY Ca_s <0 36 Conmimuec   -fove 3 24.ion “rom 4urope “i oe Fon-1s. ‘Sosz.v > 1roue1 ..S.

1 = laa a ad ‘Couple Married on ‘Thursday Afternoon At Pastor’s Home

Correspondents Protest: Delays in Revealing Western Front News Arouses Americans and British

Caffery To Confer With DeGaulle For Discussion Of Big Three Meet

DE GAULLE - CAFFERY TO HAVE CONFERENCE   Ambassador Meets Him After Refusal To See FDR

AMBASSADOR PLANS TO MEET DEGAULLE   French Leader Refused to Meet With President Roosevelt.

U.S. Official ToConfer With Gen. De Gaulle   American Embassy Deplores Wording of Unfortunate Release

Big Five Far From Agreement   Bevin And Molotov In Bitter Clashes Over Proposals In Regard To Balkan Countries

Bitter Personal Clashes Between Molotov-Bevin In “Big Five” Meet

MOLOTOY, BEVIN CLASH AT MEET   RUSSIA AGAINST. vs. PROPOSAL ON FOOD

Confer ence On Peace Marked By W ord Battle   British Foreign Minister Bevin and Russian Commissar Molotov Exchange Feelings   Soviet Op poses  Anglo-U. S. Plans   Stalin's Representative Refuses to Agree to Any Proposal That Involves Balkans

Bitter Clashes Flare At Big-Five Meeting   British, Russian Foreign Ministers Reported In Sharp Debate As Session Nears End With No Major Aqreement: Hint Biq-Three Meeting

British, Soviet Mnisters Clash On Balkan Issues  Reds Oppose Area  Riearmament Fian

Bevin, Molotov Reported To Have Clashed   Personal Differences At Council Meeting Declared Bared

RED, BRITISH ENVOYS CLASH OVER BALKANS   Views On Food For Austria, Boundaries Bring Row To “Big 5”

Molotov and Bevin Clash.   Secretaries Exchange Personalities at Meet

RUSS, BRITISH LEADERS CLASH   Molotov, Bevin Exchange Words As Conference Gets Nowhere

BiG FIVE IN VERBAL ROW   Bevin and Molotov Clash Over Balkan Issues, Getting Nowhere

Soviets Balk On Boundary Line Changes   Disagreement Causes Bitter Personal Clash Between Bevin And Molotov

Bevin, Molotov In Verbal Tilts  Russian Opposes Food And Arms Plans of

MOLOTOV, BEVIN CLASH VERBALLY   EXCHANGE PERSONAL WORD BLOWS DURING BIG 5 MEETINGS

British, Soviet Conferees in   Sharp Clash —   Bevin Grows Angry at Malows Charges

Personal Clashes Between Molotov, Bevin Reported   Another Big Three Meet May Be Needed te :  ‘Solve Europe Trouble

MARTHUR AIR FORCE SINKS MANY SHIPS.   \Heavy Toll Inflicted on Japs During 2-  Day Period .

Nazi’: Red War Said ‘Defensive   Keitel Says Offensive ‘Preventive’ Measure

KEITEL PICTURES RUSSIA INVASION ‘DEFENSIVE WAR   Shrugs Off Blame for Death: of Thousands ‘of  Prreanare

Keitel States N azis In 1941  0 n Defensive   Field Marshal Asserts Germans Observed Russia’s Plan

Keitel Calls Nazi Attack On Russia “Preventive- Defensive” Campaign;  Cites No Opposition Given Fuehrer

Invasion Of Russia Preventive-Defensive War, Keitel Declares   By DANIEL DE LUCE and NWOTLANRD NORMA arn

Keitel Says Invasion Of Russia Was Preventive-Defensive War; Shrugs Off Responsibility For Death Of Soviet Prisoners

Hitler’s Marshal Says Tha Reds Were Planning To Strike Against Reich

Nazis Beat Reds to Punch, Keitel Says, Justifying Attac!   German Field Marshal Hopes to Write  Bask if Ware Caurt Snares Hic Life

Keitel Shrugs Off Blame For War Atrocitie:   German Field Marshal, Ou Trial For Life, Says Russian Invasion Was Preventive-Defeusive War

Germany’s Invasion of Russia Was - Preventive- Defensive War--Keite   By DANIEL DE LUCE and NOLAND NORGAARD

Southwest lowa in Favored List  _ Many Towns May Get New Postoffices

U. S. Outlines Program for Americas  Calls for Regular Meetings of Foreign Ministers

ACHESON WILL DEFEND HIMSELF   Undersecretary Of State May Be Confirmed By Senate Today

CAPT, BADER, IN ENGLAND AFTER FOUR YEARS A PRISONER, ASKS TO FIGHT JAPS

JET PLANE HITS D50-MILE CLIP   Trim P-80 Covers 589 Miles In Hour And Two Minutes

Plane Travels Nearly as Fast as Sound   “Shooting Star Roars 555 Miles in 1 Hour, 2 Minutes

NEW JET PLANE ROARS FROM DAYTON TO NEW YORK IN HOUR. 2 MINUTES .

'Jet-Propelled Army Plane Flies 555 Miles in One Hour and Two Minute:

STAGE FOR POLICE INVESTIGATION SET      Special Committee Nam‘ed to Prohe State” Department

POLICE INQUIRY GROUP SELECTED   Funk Names Three To Ail All Charges Suggested

Reconversion Disputes Still Leave 261,000 Workers Idle in the Nation

MARINES GET NEW  ANDINGS WEST OF (WO   JAPS ARE PURSUED INTO HILLS ON MINDANAO

Three Yankee Divisions South of Pasig   Bloody Battles in South Manila - Are Being Fought

Desperate Japs Blast Americans Moving in Open   Foe Behind Walls Rain Cannon Shells At Oncoming Force

Manila Fight Grows Hotter   Japs Man Every Defense Use Huge Mine Fields, Yanks Grind Ahead

rr aS s vtelds Sad Artillery   Three Divisions Fight Desperate Jap Defense In Effort to Force  . Enemy From Manila

“MANILA BATTLE _ BEING PRESSED TO BLOODY ENC   q@Mine Fields Planted by Japs Outrival Germans’ In North Africa

ete   ruggle for City Becomes Bloody Slow House-tp  House Fight:   Cavalry Unit Skirts, Eastern ‘Area in Spectacular Dagh/ { to Aid Besiegers  -

anto Tomas Liberators Span Pasig   imp Into Bitter House: lo-House Struggle South of River   iPS’ LAST STAND   ymbers Blast Bataan Where Enemy Puts Un Sulf Ficht

Doughboys Are Facing Deadly Fire In Manila   Fighting Bloody Street and Building Bates Over Mine Fields Rivaling North Africa

Senate Awaits Peace Charter  Little Opposition Seen for Approval

QUICK ACTION IS SCHEDULED ON DOCUMEN'   LITTLE OPPOSITION EXPECTED AT HEARINGS AND DURING ‘DEBATE — THUMAN‘ PAYS TRIBUTE

PRESENTATION TO SENATE DUE NEXT MONDAY   Parley Hears Truman Term Document Structure for Better World

Report Chinese ill Occupy Major Cities   Assert Agreement Includes Free Port of Dairen

POPULAR COUPLE ~ MARRIED FRIDAY   >. Maxine Featherston Becomes Bride of Maj. P:’ z R. Greig aoa

CALHOON-UTESSH WEDDING TODAY   Well Known Couple Tx Make Home At LeMare

OKAYS MINERS PAY CONTRACT   WLB Approal Leaves Fina Decision Up to Economic Stabilizer

WLB Approves ‘Mine Workers’ ‘Wage Contract  OPA To Speed Re, Port On n Effect  wer Aan

Nab Slayer In  Lorain Crime   Steel Worker Killed Gir! While Attempting To Steal Car

House Committee Begins Post-War - Tax Relief Work   No Substantial Cuts Expected While Expenditures Remain High

MEET TOP QUOTA IN BOND DRIVE; "E" SALES DOW   Sales Now at $1,041,180 For County: Rank 6%nd in Iowa in “EE” Standings

1,200 Heavies Attack Ordnance  German Plants In C..,. ge Aca Paermate

ATTACK LARGE DEPOTS   Fortresses and Liberators Drop Cargoes in Southern Germany

HEAR BRIBERY DEFENSE TODAY   Former B. H. Man Completes Sigler’s Prosecution Testimony

Williams . Tells Story Of Bribe   Paid $1,200, Witnes: - Informs Jury

Accident Rise; Crime Upturn  Cited By Faber   Safety Agent Seeks Local Sponsorship in Address At Rotary Club

Ask To Build High Priority Projects   Foundation For Those Combatting Recession

FWA : sects      BILL TO AUTHORIZE PROJECTS IN CAPITAL, 48 STATES PROPOSED

46.000 AIRPLANES DELIVERED WN “4      Total Output for Year Represented Increase of 11.423 Planes.

New York City is Preparing for a Wild Celebration When V-] Comes

NEW YORK IS ALL SET TO BLOW LID   Manhattan Ready To Explode With Joy At Official Word Of Surreney Argue About Hiroito,

Soviet Ultimatum Served on Japan   Nips Warned to Cease War Actions by Monday

Japanese Are On Offensive, Russians Say   Nips Are Given Until Monday To Cease Firing

Soviets Charge Japs Launch a Counter-Drive   \Reds to Continue Fighting Until All Arms Are  Laid Down

Reds Give Japs Until Monday To Surrende   Charge Japanese With Launching Counter. effonsive: ‘After Ceuse  Firing. Order

NIPS ORDERED TO SURRENDER IN MANCHURIA   Soviets Charge Enemy Has Launched Widespread Counteroffensive Against Them

Russians in Manchuria Give Nips Until Monday to Cease Hostilities

Russia Gives Jap Kwantung Army Until Monday Noon To Surrender   Charge Japs Counterattacked In Manchuria, While Nips Appealed To MacArthur To Take . Steps To Call Off Soviet Offensive.

Russ Charge Japs Launched Counter Attack  Rask . Lene O.. O.J.   When Japs Stop Reds Will Cease, Soviet General Reports

Russia Demands Japs Surrender In Chinese Are   COUNTER ATTACKS MADE BY NIPS AGAINST RED SOLDIERS

Soviets Set Time Limit On Fighting   Charge Japs Have Launched Counter-Drive In Manchuria

ussia Orders ap Surrender Manchuria   yantung Army Is Giver infil Noon Monday To Capitulate

Soviets Give Japs Til Noon Monday Quit   Charge Enemy With Making New Counterattacks In Manchuria.   NIPS BLAME REDS

Soviet Deadline Sef For Japs To Quit Resistina   Domei Urges M’Arthur To Prevent Reds To Continue Offensive

Soviets Demand ~ Jans Surrender ~* Tn Manchuri  Charge Nips Covnta Attack While Askir.g Ear Peace

Reds Charge New Attacks By Japanese   Japs in Manchuria Given Until Monday  To Surrender

RUSSIA GIVES JAPAN UNTIL NOON MONDAY TO ‘DISARM AND SURRENDER   Charge Japs With Launching  Counteroffensive Tn Manchapia

Japs Attack Russ Troops   Widespread Counter Drive In Manchuria; Russians Call for Surrender

Sate Conduct Is Guaranteed  Nippon Group   Russians Give Nipponese Until Noon Monday to Disarm——Attack on Allied Transports by Japs Reported

Russ Charge Japs Launched Counter Attack   When Japs Stop Reds Will Cease, Soviet General Reports

Reds Charge Japs Attacking   Give Japs Until Noon Monday to Disarm and Surrender; Russians Still Advance

SOVIETS CLAIM JAPS LAUNCH COUNTER-DRIVE   Russians Give Japanese Until Monday to Disarm

Mainland Clashes Continue   Japanese, Chinese, And Russians Each Blame Foe For Failure To Stop Fighting

Manila Surrender Meeting Postponed to Permit Japs To Spread News of Defeat   Hirohito to Send Representatives of Imperial Family to Various Fronts; Possibility of Trouble Within Empire Believed Cause for Delay in Sending Envoy:

Soviets Charge Jap Troops Have  Counterattacked      Order Enemy Forces to Cease Fighting Jn Man. “churia.

RUSSIANS GIVE JAPS WARNING IN. -MANCHURIA   After Nip Offensive, Soviet Allows Japs Until Monday-to Quit

BOTH SIDES ARE BLAMING OTHER FOR OFFENSIVE   Russians Say Japs Started Attack Moment Hostilities Ordered Ceased; Japs Ask MacArthur To Make Soviets Stop Offensive.

Reds Accuse Japs Of Fighting After Surrender  Nips’ Countercharge Alleges Soviets  Deace MlLaneivo Art

Give Nip Forees In Manchuria Until Noon Monday to ‘Throw Down Arms and Surrender

Russians Order Japs fo Give Up by Monday   Counter-Attack by Nip Forces Claimed By Soviet Officer

SURRENDER BY MONDAY   MacArthur Asked To Aid In Halting Soviet Offensive .-

AAP KWANTING ARMY GIVEN 3 DAYS TO QUIT   Russia Won’t Cease Fight In Manchuria Until  Japs Disarm

SOVIETS SAY THEY WILL STOP FIGHTING ONLY WHEN NIPS LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS ALONGFRONT

Russians Charge Manchuria Japs Still Fighting   Reds Give Enemy ‘Til Monday To Quit

Bombers Arrive in First  Mass Transfer to Pacific   - Liberators, Flying Forts Reach U. S. With 1,075 Officers, Enlisted Men

Bi PLANES COMING HOME   FLYING FORTS AND LIBERATORS ARRIVING FROM ENG. LAND, AND MEDITERRANEAN AREA

GIVE NEW ARMY TESTS APRIL 12, 17-YEAR OLDS   High School Students Maj Take Tests, Special College Study.

ARMY REVEALS POINT SYSTEM IN DISCHARGE   Lengt h of Service, Combat, Family All Counted

1,300,000 Men Are Eligible   Processing Of Fighters Into Civilians lo  Start At Once.

Army Discloses Point System For Muster Out   Gives Top Rating to Parenthood, Combat Duty, Other Credits for Leneth of Service, Wounds, Medals

Find Hitler Wedding Contract  Adolf'’s Marriage to Eva Braun on Eve of Suicide?

Third Army Hdqs. Tells Of Seizure   Political And Private Testaments By Adolf Al sq Uncovered.

Army Finds Dranf Hilar  PEUU) DCI   Married Eva   Marriage Document Dated Day Before Supposed Suicide

Seize Hitler, Braun  Marriage Contract Dated April 29, 45   Uncover Fuehrer’s Own Testaments, Transmittal Letter

Third Army Seizes Hitler-Braun Marriage Contract  Friedrich Paustin, Bormann’s Aide, Taken by British

Hitler’ s Marriage License i is Found   3rd. Army Seizes Paper.at Vilshofen

Soviet Army's Advance Traps A5 000 Nazis   Konev’s Men in Silesia Head for Czechoslovakia

THE RAT-A-TAT TECHNIQUE: TRUMAN CONFERENCES CRITICIZED, PRAISED —

Ready Replies Are Made by The President  If Mistakes be Made He Quickly  Clears Th Pri thn

TRUMAN OFTEN TALKS 100 FAST   Friends Admit Bang-Bang Question Answering Gets President Into Trouble, But They Think He Does Better That Way.

Convention of Racine Seeks Legion in 46   John Roosevelt Ordered To Inactive Dutv

Points For Army Discharge To Be Cut Says Gen. Marshall; Deductions To Affect2 Million Mer

George K. Pixley Dies; Resident Here 74 Years   Prominent P:oneer Citizen To Be Buried Tuesday

George Pixley Taken By Deatt   Prominent St. Joseph Man Is Dead At 81

CONFIDENT NEW ATOMIC BOMB WILL SHORTEN THE WAR   This Is Statement Made by President Truman Aboard the Augusta Today.   NEARING HOME SHORES   The Chief Executive Expects to Be Back in Washington Tomorrow.

Truman Nearing Shores of U. S..   ~-President.Expects. To Bein Capital : By Tomorrow

TRUMAN NEARS U.S   President Is Confident Atomic Bomb Will Short-  ‘en the War 

Truman Nearing — U.S. Shores   Confident New Bomb Will Shorter War—Tells  Crew Members

Truman Nearing U. S. Shores After A Month Abroad   President Expects to Be Back in Washington by Wasinactey   To Fix Time for Radio  Report on Conference

Enemy Takes Smearing From Yanks   Infantry and Tanks Lead in Smash Against Germans

NINETY-FOUR ENEMY TANKS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN BATTLES   GERMANS SMASH AT SEVENTH ARMY FRONT FIVE SUCCESSIVE TIMES

Halt Counter Blows On Bastogne Corridor   Germans Smash at Allied Lines at Southwest of Salient, Possibly Indicating Another Drive by Von Rundstedt.

Drives Ahead Into Bulge   Advances Up to Six Miles; Germans Launch Strong Attacks on Seventh Army

May Be Start Of Major Blow  By Nazis Again   125 German Planes Destroyed Over Airfields In Bel etum.   NO SIZEABLE GAIWNS

Assaults May Be Beginnt Of Another Offensi By Ven Rundstedt    Weight Of Drive Not Determine   Patton's Troops Striki North of Bastogne Te Reduce Corridor

NINETY-FOUR ENEMY TANKS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN BATTLES  GERMANS SMASH AT Cue  Deis COMA

Nazis Strike At Seventh Army's Line   Moy Be Starting Another Biq Drive

initrd Army Forces Also Smea~ German Counter-Attacks on Bastogne Corridor, Wrecking 94 Enemy Tanks —Hitlerites Smash Into Seventh Army Front in What May Be Another Major Offensive—125 Luftwaffe Craft Are Downed. 7

Carrier Sinking Reported by Eye-Witness   Attacking Planes Resemble “Swarm Of Flies” Off Iwo

SENATORS POINT TO THE BRITISH ELECTION AS REASON FOR PASSAGE OFLECISLATIVEEMP LOYMENT PROGRAM

Employment Bill Passage Sought   Voters Said To Oust Churchill In Fear Of Post-War Idleness

CHINESE CIVIL WAR IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL   Communists Reported As Having Captured, Three Cities

Civil War Gains Speed Over China   Central Government Renews Conference With Red Leaders

Yanks Enter Berlin   No Parades Or Bands As First Units of Oc cupation Forces Enter City in Pouring Rain =

PRINTS  THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   First U.S. Troops Move iInto Berlin   Po ts dam te Be : Site ae Gonfere:

POTSDAM SEEN AS ‘BIG 3° SITE   Berlin Entered During Rain CBS Reporter Reveals

U.S. CARRIER PLANES BLAST FORMOSA ISLE   Okinawa Also Raided; 60 Jap Ships Hit  In Luzon Area

Thirty-Five Jap War, Merchant  Vessels are Sunk   20 Japanese Planes Are Destroyed by U. S. Fliers on Ground Attack on Clark Field; Another American Convoy Reported on Way

Navy Planes Again Blasi  At Formosa   Sécond Attack Made — As Japs Admit Fear  Of New Offensives MORE VESCET © STINK

35 Jap Vessels Sunk or Damaged Off Luzon Island  * Chinese Take Wanting, Burma Road Town; Bombers Raid Bangkok

Republicans In House Map 1946 Election Plans   Martin Names Committee To Develope Ideas For Congressional Elections.

Republicans Start Work On Program to Win Congressional Elections

Advise Troops To Get Money   Suggest They Take It Out Of British Banks

PRICE CEILING IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE BUTTER SUPPLY   OPA PLANS.TO TAKE ACTION SOON TO DIVERT’ MORE BUTTERFAT TO CREAMERS  ape,

SEEK TO BREAK BUTTER SHORTAGE   OPA Ready To Put Price Ceilings On Butterfat

Cripps Offers New Plan For India   Urges Immediate Steps For Self Government

BIG REICH OIL REFINERY HIT   British Heavies Corry Out Devastating Attack Af. ter Night Assault

SALZBERGEN OIL REFINERY   British Follow Up 1,100 Plane Assault During Might On Chemnitz, Berlin and Other Cities   33 FAIL TO RETURN

Salzbergen Mauled During Followup To Heavy Night Assault On Chemnitz By 1000 British Heavies

1, 100 Bombers Hit Nazi Fuel Tanks, Berlix   Non-Stop Bombardment of Reich Continues With Germany Warning of Approaching Planes

PUTS TORCH T VAST AREAS IN GERMANY   10,000 Square Miles in Northwest Part of Country Aflame

British Said in  Bremen Suburbs   Hanover Threatened by Pincers Move: Yanks Close in on Essen

ALLIES HAMMER CLOSE TO VITAL PORTS IN NORTH   First Army in Ruhr Crashes Through Defenses of Essen

Serious View By Diplomats In Iran Dispute   May Present United Nations With Critica! Test; U. S. Cautious

INDIA RIOTING DEATH TOLL 1]   Hindus, Moslems Mix With Situation . Sill Tense

NATIONALIST FORCES NEAR MUKDEN CITY   Advancing Army Only 30 Miles Away As Result Gains

Thus Far Chiang’s Forces Have Met With No Opposition; Negotiating Chinese-Russian Agreement

CHINESE MOVING INTO MANCHURIA   Nationalists Expect Te Be In Harbin Within Month Or So

Chinese Score Gains; Mukden Next Big Goal   Nationalists Ho pe tc Reach Harbin Within Month

NATIONALISTS 30 ~ MILES FROM CIT}   . Nearing Mukden, Expect to ___Be in Harbin in Month Be in Harbin in Month

Nationalist Troops Near Mukden City   Express Hope to Be in Harbin in A Month or So

‘Sealy. Work of erecting the rig is @upected to begin this weele,

clo Denounces House-Enacted  Tax-Slash: Bill   Terms Bili Device For Providing “Huge Windfalls to Richest Firms and Tndividuals”?

Tax Slashing Bull iceman  Fr om the ClO   Senator Taft in Favor of Plan Of the Treasury

Substitute Plan Suggested ....  CIO Knocks Tax Cutting Bill As Providing Huge Windfall For Wealthy

HOUSE APPROVED TAX REDUCTION BILL IS DENOUNCED BY CIO   SUGGESTS SUBSTITUTE PROGRAM FOR SENATE TO BENEFIT LOWER INCOMES

Tax Relief for Lower Brackets  Urged by C. I. 0.   Repeal of 3 Per Cent “Normal” Assessment Is Recommended

CIO Attacks House’s Tax Cuttine Bil}   Would Benefit Cor  porations, Spokesman Tella Senatare

CIO DENOUNCES HOUSE-APPROVEI TAX CUT BILL   Says Device to Give Windfalls to Rich Corporations, Persons

HOUSE-PASSED AGT DENOUNCED   CIO Calls Tax Bill Device for Rich Corporations, individuals,   FAVORS 3-POINT PLAN

C10 Denounces House-Approved Tax -Slash Bill   Suggests Substitute To Benefit Lower-Bracket  Income Taxpayers.

TAX CUTTING BILL OPPOSED BY THE C.1.0.   Union Official Charges Measure is Device to Provide Windfalls For Wealthy  TAFT STAND SURPRISES

ClO Opposes House Tax-Cutting Measure   Provides Windfalls  For Wealthy, Labor Union Declares; Taft Likes Treasury Plan

3-Point Program Includes  Greater Exemptions  For Small Firms, RePeal of Victory Tax.

House Tax Bill Denounced by CIC  Asks Greater Relief for Lower Brackets

ClO Flays Tax Slash Measure   Sees It As  Aid to Rich Firms, Wealthy Individuals

—INCOME TAXES — Union Assails Bill as Aid to Nation’s Wealt!   Suggests Program Designed To Benefit Lower Bracket Persons, Small Businesses

Soviet Troops °30-Odd Miles East Of Capital   AWAITING ORDERS FOR BREAK THROUGH Will Meet American  Armies Coming From WW act

FIGHTING © MOUNTS ON EAST FRONT   Zero Hour for Russ March on Berlin Is Near

RUSS DRIVE ON BERLIN IMMINENT   Fighting Mounts In Intensity East Of Nazi Capital

SOVIET TROOPS WAGING FIERCE FIGHT: ON ODER      Zero Hour For March On Berlir Seems Close At Hand

POSSIBILITY OF INTERNAL PEACE SEEN FOR CHINA   Chiang and Communists Agree On New Governmental Council.

‘/resident Rests As He Waits For Word On Parley   Chief Executive May Extend Visit To Pacific Coast State

Awaits End Of Frisco Conference   Presid®nt Truman at Olym. pia, Wash, Seeks to  Hasten Adjournment

TEAMWORK STOPS ATTACK   Artillery and Air Observers Turn Back Nips on Night Raid

DIET STUDYING TAX INCREASES   Proposed Japanese Budget Requires Heavy -  Additien

HEAVIER TAXES FACE JAPANESE   Growing Home Unrest Makes New Worry For Wrangling Diet

JAPS FACING BiG TAX HIKE   Higher Income And Luxury Levies, Many Indirect Taxes Proposed

Tax Increases to Be Imposed on Jap People   Responsibilities of War Probed by American Forces

Pauley Leaves For Japan To  Join Mission      President’s Personal Representative To Fix Reparations

U. S. Ships Bag 39 More Enemy  Suicide Planes   Hirchita Seeks to Bolster  Flagging Morsle of Jape;  ] Rava f'rieie lg Acute

ADVANCING ON OKINAWA   Forces Less Than 7 Miles From Naha Capital of Island

Eleven Ward Officials Are Discharaed   Army Charges Them With Non Cooperation

Army Cracks Down Hard — On Ward's   Fires-11 Officials in Seven Cities for ~~ Refusal of Army Appointmerds

i say Forces Fire 11 Ward Co. Leaders   Refusal to Cooperate Given by Gen. Byron As Reasons for Act

1] WARD HEADS FIRED BY ARM   angen 7 Cities Where v, zed Propert

Army Fires 11 Ward Officials   Grand Jury to See If  Interference Occurred

WARD WORKERS ARE DISMISSED   General Takes Action Against 11 Who Will Not Cooperate °

11 DISCHARGED BY MILITARY MANAGER   General. Byron: . Cracks Down on Ward Co. Officials: .-

WARD OFFICIALS FIRED BY ARMY   Investigation Of Dispute Started By Federal Grand Jury

SENATE VOTES PENSION HIKE   HOUSE GETS BILL INCREASING PENSIONS OF TEACHERS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYES,

Passeau Pitches .One-Hitter, Wins From Tigers 3-0   RIGHT INNING   THIRD INNING   eEVVENTH INNING

Passeau Yields Only Single Hit Tn 3-0 Victory   Chicago Take 2-1 Edge Behind Hurling of Mound Veteran

Third Series GameHeld After Rain   Passeau Pitches One-Hit Game to Stop Tigers

Martin Orders Curfew Action   State Police Will Enforce Order If  Necessary

Lausche Told He Has No Authority To Curb Gambling Outside Cities

Sel. Cleon Boyer. Reported Missiting ~dn Action Abre‘oa   Hughesville Infantrywmer Lost in French Are-ea [ Since Jan. 9

SOLDIERS CHARGED IN DEATH OF GIRI   Body of Ruth  Farman, 17 Not Yet Found

Telephone Call To Carlan Home Asks $30,000   Man Representing Himeelf As Baby’s Kidnpaper Makes Ransom Demand

JAP-TROOPS “MAY OPPOSE ~~ OCCUPATION   FORKYO PROPAGANDA SAYS ! SOME “HOT HEADED” OF. : FICERS ° MAY LEAD ‘OUTBREAKS

Jap War Lords Not Satistied With Surrender   Japan Admittedly On Brink Of Internal Upheaval As Result Of Surrender   NEW PREMIER IS NOT WELL LIKEL

ITALY MAKES — ~NEW CHARGE   ASKS STRICTER ALLIED Cox TROL OVER DISTRICT WHERE TITO HOLDS SWAY

New U.S. Airfields To Be Built In China For Comings Strikes In War

New U. S. Airfields To Be Built In China Quickly  _ Chennault Says Jap Retreat to Be Exploited in Full

EXPECT FALL OF BERLIN IMOMENTARILY   Russ Flag - Already Flies Over Reichstag

VICTORY MA} DAY HELD ON RED SQUARE   Stalin Reviews Troops as Reds Engulf Berlin

Reds Capture Main Buildings Of Capital City   Russian Flag Is Triumphantly Hoisted Over Reichstag; Moscow And Enemy Reports Indicate Decision Is Imminent

Inminent Decisicn Amidst Bloodsoaked Rubble Of Berlin Ex pected—Soviet Flag Flies Over Reichstag   BATTLE RAGES NEAR REICHCHANCELLERY

Soviet Banner On Reichstag: Nazis Fight On   Stalin Expected To Announce Fall To Cap Celebration Of Red Holiday

" Nazis Insist Hitler Fighting BesideMen  Berlin Totters. On Brink of Defeat

Hammer And Sickle Already Fly Triumphant Over The Reichstag NAZIS CLAIM HITLER STILL IN BERLIN  Collapse Of Hitlerite Germany Is Matter Of Noeanrect Future

Red Flag Waves Over Reichstag: Corman Falter   Battle Rages Within Stone’s Throw Of Hitler’s Offices

REDS MAY DAY WITH VICTORY NEAR   Russian Flag Flies Over Reichstag, Other German Building:

House Restaurant Menu Provides Pickups for Congressmen Who Work All Night

Government Hikes Subsidy Payments To Aid Meat Supply   Senate Committee Pursues Investigation Of Dwindling Beef

MEAT SUBSIDY PLAN ANNOUNCED AT CAPITAL   Stimulation of Output Sought But Food Inquiry Will Continue

Plan to Supply Nation's Meat More Evenly —   Government Plans To Decree 34'Million Price Relief Subsidy

Senate Group Pursues Trail  Of Beef Supply   Fo Cheek With: Packers. Butchershops Despite Adntinistration Plan io Stimulate Output

New Program May Increase Meat Supply  81 @ USitLee GCake:au   U. S. Hikes Subsidy Payment; Seek to Curb Illegal Sale

eee MEAT ee : More Me eat, “OPA’s Coal   Sets: Up $34, 000, 000 Price Relief Program For ‘Packers :

OPA ENTERS SUIT ON CHARGES OF PRICE VIOLATIONS   Files Action Against Bucks Co. Co-operative Ass'n  and 3 of Its Officers   THREE NAMED IN SUIT   seeks Injunction Charging Organization Formed To Get Over Ceiling Prices

Firing Squad Kills Quisling   Arch-Traitor Secretly Executed os Plea of Wife for Mercy Fails

Quisling Executed As Traitor   Wife's Plea For Reprieve Is Rejected

NORWAY'S ARCH TRAITOR MEETS AN IGNOBLE END   “xecuted Before Dawn; Pays Final Price For Dealing With An Enemy His  Countrymen Defied.

Quisling Pays with His Life for Dealings with Enemy His Country Defied Through Years’ Warfare

PAYS PENALTY AS TRAITOR TO NORWAY   Great Secrecy Surrounds Hic FEyecution   THREE WITNESSES

Quisling Pays Treason Price:  Norway’s Arch Traitor Is Executed at Dawn

QUISLING DIES FOR DEALING WITH GERMANS   Traitor Executed by Firing Squad; Secrecy Surrounds Execution

SECRECY SURROUNDS EXECUTION   Arch Traitor Faces Firing Squad Before Dawn Today

Quisling Is: Shot By Firing Squad   Secrecy Surrounds His Execution in Norway

Quisling — Pays Price For Treason   Norway’ s Collaborator Shot By Firing Squad Eariy Today; Name Is -Synonym for Traitor

Norway Executes Vidkun Quislino, Arch-Traifor  Nazi Collaborator a CS an Canavan  CLla‘a RB

Traitor  Quisling  Executed   Arch Plotter of Norway Faces Firing Squad Before Dawn

Arch-Traitor Is Shot to Death .  by Firing Squad   Execution Takes Place Before Daylight in Oslo Prison

Arch Traitor of Norway Pays for Ties With Nazis   Final Plea of Wife For Reprieve Goes Unheeded by Haakon

Vidkuno Quisling, Famed Arch. Traitor: of. Norway, Executed by Firing Squad

FORMER EXILES USED TO ERASE NOTED TRAITOR   Cremated Soon After Slaying, Minister Tells Newsman

DRIZZLING RAIN BACKDROP FOR TRAITORS END   Youths Who Fled Country To Fight Nazis Pull Triggers; Brain To Be Studied

Shot At Dawn By Men Forced 'To Flee During His Reign; Pays Price For Nazi Dealings

Youths Who Made Up Firing Squad Had Been Forced to. Flee During Regime of Quisling

DIES BEFORE HRING SQUAD EARLY TODAY   Only Few Officials Witness Death of Arch Nazi Conspirator

NORWAY'S ARCH TRAITOR IS PUT TO DEATH FOR DEALING WITH NAZIS DURING THE WAR   Only Witnesses To Execution of Hitler Puppet Are  Unidentified Member of Prosecution, Clergyman and Officer in Charge

Pays Penalty. For . Dealing With Nazis; Wife’s Plea For Mercy Spurned By King, Cabinet

"Quisling Executed By a Firing Squad   Youths Exiled During His Regime Pull Triggers at Comman

Norway Disposes Of Collaborator With Nazis Via Firing Squad Before Dawn Today—Secrecy Surrounded Execution—His Family Notified Six Hours After His Death— Pays Final Price For Dealing With Enemy His King And Countrymen Defied

Quisling Is Executed By — Firing Squad  Sentence Carried Out in Secrecy

NORWAY'S ARCH CRIMINAL PAYS TREASON PRICE   Greatest Secrecy ‘Surrounds Execution of Hitler’s Puppet

Firing Squad Ends Life Of Arch Traitor   _ Norwegian Pays With His Life For Activities

Arch Fraitor  Dies Claiming  His Innocence Final Price Exacted  By Meén:He Forced TT. Clee Conk Ue

HITLER PUPPET “FACES FIRING SQUAD IN OSLO   Execution Is Carried Out With Great Secrecy Before Dawn

NORWAY DEALS SWIFTLY WITH ARCH-TRAITOR   ‘King Dentes Wite’s Final Appeal tor Mercy; Death Surrounded by Secrecy.

QUISLING DIES AS A TRAITOR   Hitler’s Puppet in Norway Faces Firing Squad At2a.m.

Norse Traitor Put  to Death in Early Hours of Morning   Secrecy Surrounds Execution of Germans’ Puppet Governor

Wife’s Appeal Is Rejected By King Haakon   Pays Final Price for Betraying Nation to German Invaders

NORWAY’S GREATEST TRAITOR SHOT DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD  MAN WHOSE NAME BE. CAME SYNONYM FOR TRAI

Vidkun Quisling is Executed   Norway’s Arch Traitor Dies Before Firing Squad Yesterday

Norse Leader under Huns Is Shot by Firing Squad   Protested Innocence; Wife Sought Reprieve Rejected at Cabinet Meet

Vidkun Quisling Executed Today By Firing Squad   Norway's Arch Traitor Is Awakened But. Short Time Prior To Death

Norway's Quisling Executed   Arch Traitor Faced Firing Squad before Dawn; Kept Time Of Execution Serra}

Quisling Falls To Firing Squad Guns   Norway's Arch Traitor Executed Before Dawn, Paying Final Price For Dealing With Enemy of His Country

‘Quisling Executed By a Firing Squad   Youths Exiled During His Regime Pull Triggers at Command   EXECUTION IS SECRET

NORWEGIAN TRAITOR PAYS WITH. HIS LIFE BEFORE FIRING SQUAD  sf 1 =        f f

SECRECY SURROUNDS EXECUTION   Norway's Arch Traitor Killed By Firing Squad

Quisling Shot As Traitor in Norse Prison   Awakened From Sleep in Unexpected Move; Pleas Fail

Airmen Agree German War Was Tou ohest   Japanese Flak Not as Bad Nor As Accurate

Russia Would Be Excluded from ‘Know-How’ of U. S., Britain, Canada   SENTENCED TO DIE

Tydings Walks Out On CIO [Delegation After. Threat Of ‘Labor Retaliation At Polls

Solon, Angered by C. 1. 0. Threats of Political Refaliation, Walks Quit of Meeting With Unionists

Walks Out On Wage Floor Talks   Senator Leaves Union Conference Amid Boos. Hisses

Tydings Charges Threat, Walks Out   Resents Labor Leader's Statement

Senator T'ydings Stalks Out  Of CIO Forum In Capital   Senator Leaves Discussion Claiming Union Threat. ened Political Retaliation for Those Not Backing Minimum Wage Law

Maryland Senator Refused To Be Threatened by “Peath at Polls”  Statement = 

1,250 Planes Hit Ruhr Area   Blast And Gun German Traffic  In Path Of Reported Allied Offensive

11 Railway Yard: In, Near Ruhr Hit By Bombers   Massive Air Assault In Third Straight Day On Western War Front

Administration Fears Inflation, Restores Control   Fifth Reconversion Month May See Added Brookes

MORE CONTROLS MAY BE NEEDED   Administration Sees _ Inflation Trouble Ahead Unless Action Is Taken.

Inflation Trouble Is. ‘Seen Ahead   Must Brace Some Wartime Controls

U.S. Moving To Stave Off Inflation Evil   .Government Fears Prompts Restoring Of Wartime Controls

Bracing Of. Wartime Controls Seen Necessary: By Congress _  To Ward Off Inflation Threat

INFLATION FEARS PROMPT GOVERNMENT ‘ACTION AS PEACE ENTERS STH MONTH

Government Tries Check Trouble by Priority Machinery   Moves Directed At All Familiar Wartime Issues

HOUSE REJECTS INVENTORY PIAN OF LU] S. FINANCES   Spire aaah ioe Wiese ae ee     ~ Inflation Fears Prompt Federal Move

Several Steps Considered To Halt Skyrocketing Prices; Seek Extension  of OPA.

Truman Appeals For 65,000 Men  For Railroads   Says Flow of Supplies To Japanese War Is Gravely Threatened

SEEKS 100,000 RAIL WORKERS   Truman Calls on Citizens To Take Jobs to Keep Lines Efficient

Embargo Put On Freight For Houston   Ban’ of ‘Shipments for Export to Stand Until Port Opens

FR. Asks Study Of Guaranteed Annual Paycheck   Hopes to Discover Plan to Assure  Workers Steady Pay

U.S. Wants To Know Hi Guaranteed Wage Possible   President Asks Advisory Board On War Mobilization And Reconversion To Investigate Subject Of Annual Pay After Peace Has Been Restored

LAID-OFF WORKERS IN WAR PLANTS HAVE SLIGHT JOB CHANCE  EMPLOYEES OF PLANES, SHIPS AND GUNS PLANTS MUST HUNT OTHER JORS

Employment In Certain Types Of Plants Slim   Laid-Off Workersin Plane, Ship and Gin Factories Must Seek Other Peace_time Activities

Workers in Munitions Industries Must Look for Jobs in Other Fields

War Workers Told To Get Into  Peacetime Jobs  - Other Fields Are Ope: To Makers of Planes, Ships, Guns

MANY MUST SEEK NEW TYPE JOBS   Workers On Ships, Planes And Guns May As Well Hunt Jobs In Other Fields.

Airplane, Ship and Ordnance Workers Must Get New Jobs   Reconversion Will be of No Help to Employes in These Lines

UNIFORM WAGE AND RATIONING ACTS FAVORED   ‘op Officials Agree tc Desirability of Proposals

NAZIS ON RAZOR'S EDGE—GOEBBELS Stand Behind Hitler, Is — Plea To People Of Reich

‘Back Hitler!’ Reich Urged   Goebbels Says FDR Fliiminated by Fate

GOEBBELS SAYS NATION TOTTERS ON ‘RAZOR EDGE’   German Propaganda Minister Calls on People to Stand Behind Hitler

Native Troops to Leave Java Area   Withdrawal Ordered In New Peace Move

YAMASHITA’S TRIAL BRINGS LURID TALES   Shocking Stories Of Jap Atrocities Fill Second Day

TELL OF MAD SLAUGHTER BY JAP SOLDIERS   Witnesses at Trial Of Yamashita Declare  Japs Ran Wild

Priest Tells Of Slaughter “At War Trial      indiscriminate Killing of Civilians Under Yamashita Rule Revealed

Women, Children Victims of Japs   Priest Tells Horror Story = At Yamashita Trial

Doughboys Please At News of Italian Surrender  Some Outfits Learn  Of Vietory Long  After Declaration

New York City Normal After  Honoring ‘Ike   Geneval of Army Eisen. hower Tells Gotham Peace Is Absolute Neevessity to Warld

‘Ike’ Demands Lasting Peace   Strong But Tolerant America Suggested

MUCH SERIOUS WORK IS DONE BY BIG THREE   MEETINGS ARE HELD DAILY BY ALLIED LEADERS

Americans Report Satisfaction With Progress of Talks   Rehabilitation for Europe, Defeat of Japs, Discussed

News Dimout Still Covers Conference   Much Business Done, Says U, S.:; Berliners Cheer Churchill

FIRST WEEK OF TALKS FINISHED BY 3 LEADERS    Officials Pleased with Progress et Potsdam, According to Announcement

Americans Voice Satisfaction Over Progress  Big Three Complete First Week of Vital Conference

BIG THREE MEET FOR FIFTH TIME: CONFER 3 HOURS   Americans Say “Much Serious Business Has Been Done,” But Throw No Light on Agreements.   “DESERT RATS” PARADE BEFORE CHURCHILL   Prime Minister Cheered by Shabby Berliners on His Second Visit to Center at Civ

REPORT FROM POTSDAM ON BIG od MEET   “Conference Going Ahead and Much Serious Business Has Been Done.”

First Week’s Progress Of Big Three Parley  Satisties Americans   Truman, Churchill, Stalin Put in 15 Hours At Round-Table Conferences; Europe’s Dire Economic Outlook Believed Discussed

‘Announcement Is Made To Newsmen      Statement Says: ‘The Work Of The Confer ence Is Going Ahead And Much Seri ous Business Has Been Done’

Rehabilitation of Europe by Allies, Destruction of Jap Resistance Discussed

Progress Made by ‘Big 3’ In First Week of Parley Pleases American Officials

Americans Say Victory Talks Moving Ahead Satisfactorily   Big Three Finish Week Of Meetings

Fifth Session Held by Big 3   ‘Much Serious Business Has Been Done,’ States U.S. Report as Allied Leaders Prepere for Second Week of Conference

Americans at Conference See Progress   Work Going Ahead at Encouraging Rate,  Officials Report

Work of Big 3 Conference Is ‘Satisfactory   Destruction of Japs, Europe Rehabilitation Are Principal Topics

Refurned Veterans Show Their Dislike   When Put on Day Coaches, Non-Airconditioned, Three Men to Two Seats

arrier Force ins Tokyo Area n Daring Strike   ighty Third Fleet Assaul Achieves Complete Surprise

Nimitz Names 26 of Vessels Tn Task Force    Tells of Offensive : AgainstTokyoWhil  Attack in Procrec«

1,000 Third fleet planes enter attack  Gigantic blow surprises foe

26 Ships Of Famed Third Fleet Steam Close To Jap Homeland ToLaunch Raid

THIRD FLEETS CRAFT SMASH JAP CAPITAL   Ground and Air Defenses Pounded as 26 Warships Stand By — Complete Surprise Achieved.   DARING STRIKE IS MADE AT DAWN   Four Flattops and Four Battleships in Force— 700 Planes Over City at Same Time.

Capital’s Crumbling Aerial And Ground Defenses Are Principal Navy Targets   4 BATTLESHIPS ARE _ IN ATTACKING FORCE

_ Japanese Reign Entering Last Hours  Yanks Within 20 Miles of Manila

AMERICAN DIVISIONS NEAR CITY   Yanks Reported Less Than 20 Miles From Filipino Capital

FIRST ARMY ON WAY TO PACIFIC   Troops Being Redeployed By Way of U. S.; Get  Home Furloughs

Gen. Hodges’ First Slated For Pacihe   Is Being Redeployed By Way Of The United State: With Furloughs.   CREDITED WITH PARIS

U.S. First Army Moves to Pacific   Army Being Deployed By Way of the States With 30-Day Furlough

U.S. First Army, Famed For European Actions, Soon To Enter Jap War

Deploying 1 150, 000 Men By Way Of Homeland With -$0-Day -Furloighs - Seen

U. S. First Army To Be Deployed from Europe To Pacific Area via USA

First Army Is Picked toWan  on Japanese  Has Fighting Record Among Proudest in Euranean Invasion

Fi irst Army Is Moving To Pacific Via U. S.   Hodges Will Lead Veterans Against Japan—Men To Get Furloughs in This Country

American First Army Will Join in War On Japs   Redeployed Via - United Siates

{st Army Gets Transfer Orders To Pacific Area  Redeployme nF Nowe Well Underw

U.S. IST ON MOVE TO PACIFIC WAR FROM GERMANY   Americans Who Smashed Siegfried Line to Stalk Japs After Thirty Davs Vacation.

First Army s Being Shifted To Pacific Area   150,000 Troops Come Home For Furloughs Before Assignment

FIRST STARTS TO PACIFIC BY WAY OF STATES   Hodges’ Men Will Fight Jap War After 30 Dav Furlouch:

Ist Army Will  Fight Japanese   Harlges’ Command Ordered to Pacific By Way of Sintes

FIRST ARMY ON WAY 10 PACIFIC FROM EUROPE   Soldiers Under Gen. Hodge: to Get 30-Day Furloughs in States

Yankee First  Army to Enter Pacifi- War   Trocps Will Get U. S. Furloughs While Moving From European Theater

SCHUSCHNIGE AMONG NOTED MEN SET FREE   Yanks of Italy and Austria Also Free Gen. Bor, Bium, Schacht, Niemoeller.

Notables of Score of Nations Freed From German Camps   Former Premier of Austria; Ex-German Minister of Finance

Troops In Italy, Austria Rescue Or Capture Long List Of Notables

Liberation Of Notables Is Disclosed   Kurt Schuschnigg Of Austria Is Free Once More After Being Held  , Since March, 1938

Schuschnigg Is Among Captives Freed By U. S.   Pastor Niemoeller And Three Former French Premiers Released

U.S. Troops Rescue Many Notable Men   Famous Figures Saved By Forces Invading German Areas

FORMER AUSTRIAN THREE FORMER  FRENCH PREMIERS, NOTED NAZIS. CAPTURED - RESCUED BY AMERICANS 

American Troops in Italy, Austria Rescue Notables of Many Countries

BOTH SIDES HAIL LAUSCHE’S AIMS   Governor Urges Surplus Be Put Aside For Future

‘More Money For Local Government: From State Recommended By Lausche

Republicans in Legislature Admit Lausche's Speech Fine  New Governor Says First Purpose is to Look After the Common Good

PEAGETIME DRAFT URGED BY STELLE   Commander Declares Legion Program Would Fortify World Organization

T0800 ON WAY HOME FROM PACIFIC   Some Due in San Francisco Today, Others Are En- ~ Route to States.

4 DEAD AS ARMY PLANE HITS NEW CASTLE HOUSE   Transport On Training Flight Burns; 15 Missine On Naval Trip

‘Of All Things: American Superforts Have Bombed Famous Japanese Shrine, Tokyo Says

Japs on Long-by-passed Mille Atoll in Marshalls Capitulate to Americans

Coal Strike. Cutting Into Steel Output   To Close More  Blast Furnaces

B-29 Bombers In Heavy Raid On Singapore   Jap Radio Asserts Big Sup. erfortresses Attacked Base In Dozen Waves

SINGAPORE [ BOMBED BY 130 SUPERFORTS   Japanese Radio Admits “Some Damage” To Harbor And City

SINGAPORE IS HIT BY RAID   BIG-SCALE ASSAULT MADE ON HARBOR AREA BY ‘SUPERFORTS BASED IN INDIA

Girl Identifies Hotel Murder Victim ‘Registered Under Assumed Name

Hid Five Days from Foe After Crash, Felt Hunger In Prison, Gabreski Says   Found in Bushes by Farmers Who Turned Him Over to Wehrmacht, Oil City Ace Relates; Wants to See Action in the Pacific

Joy Tempered By Knowledge of Jap War Still Ahead   European War Lasted 5 Years, 8 Months, Claimed 40,000,000 Casualties.

Half Nation's Car Output Is Shut Down   ; Automobile. Workers Walk Out Of Plants Of Genera! Motors

SEES CRACKDOWN ON STRIKES AS MANPOWER HELP   Shortage Would Be Greatly Help. ed By New Legislation Says May

STATE WORKERS TO RECEIVE PAY   Lausche Signs Appropriations Bill in Its Entirety

Mitscher’s Task Yoree Continues Attack On Southern Japan Through Four Straight Days. Takes Heavy Toll

JAP NAVAL, AIR BASES POUNDED; BONINS ALSO HIT   Heavy Tolls Of Enemy Aircraft Being Revised Upward

Ryukyu Isles Take Beating  Carriers, Battleships In American Action

RYUKYU ISLANDS DEALT SLASHING CARRIER BLOWS   American Task Force = it Daring Strike on Jap Naval, Airbases

Battleships, Planes Blast Ryukyu Isles   Admiral Mitscher’s Task Force Defies Bad Weather to Hit Jan Inctallations

Ships, Planes Of Mitscher’s  Carrier Force  Blast Ryukyu:   “Closest Sea Action -To Japanese Islands

Aircraft, Ships . Attack Ryukyus   Task Force Extends Its*Attacks On Southern Japan Through Four Straight Days; . Superforts Hit Nagoya Area

mtr ronmenr ne reesiasincecheseenememannenainsaias Saipan WHERE ARE “EAGLES?”

Swiss Official Awaits Reply  Remains in Office Awaiting Japanese Minister

May Look Over Pearl Harbor   Congressional Investigators May Take Trip To Scene Of Tragedy.

Tram anReportedly Seeking Agreement ToAllow Writer To Roam At Will In Europe

PRESIDENT TRUMAN REPORTEDLY SEEKING FREEDOM FOR NEWS  MATTER OF ACCESS  TA, NEW ANE BHINTC

Truman Seeks Big 3 Approval Of Policy To Allow Freedom In Europe Of U. S. Press Men

Truman Seeks To  fal Mawemon Wl Fly fF wihawak  European Freedom

Truman Seeks News Freedom  Policy Abroad   Hopes lo Obtain Approval For Newsmen to Cover Central and Southeastern Europe

Truman Seeking Access To News All Over Europe   Wants An Agreement With Big Three

PRESIDENT TRUMAN REPORTEDLY SEEKING FREEDOM FOR NEWS  _ MATTER OF ACCESS TO NEWS ONE POINTS

FREXOR-AEPORTED USING-ALE “TYPES OF MODERN, WEAPONS IN THE ay FIGHTING:

Nazi Capital Is Resigned To Capture   Departure of Government "Is Indicated

BESIEGED te CITY OF DESPAIR   Death, Destruction, and H ; ger Ahead — Civilians Mugt Battle in Streets j   CUT IN RATIONS DECREED

Death, Hunger, Destruction Berlin's Future  Civilians Look for Same Fate as Budapest Residents

Berlin Future Hold: Only Destruction, Death and Hunger  Civilians Face Cut In Rations, Street Fighting

BERLIN AWAITS STREET BATTLES   GERMAN CAPITAL LOOKS FORWARD TO DEATH, DESTRUCTION AND HUNGER.

13 Japs Killed By F ilipino Boy Army Member   Private Is Only 13; Father and Mother Killed by Japanese

Jap Cabinet Reshuttled   Premier Changes Government Ministers In Adiempt To Quiet Criticism,

Insures safe ship passage thru Sulu sea  Airdromes, port are quickly taker

Yankees Invade Palawan   MacArthur Moves to Sever Jap Shipping Lane to Indies

Palawan Fall Means Much For Yankees   Shipping Is Eased; Enemy Can Be Harassed at Sea

Seize Harbor, Two Airfields In New Attack   Maneuver To Sever Japanese Shipping Lanes; U. S. Losses I Operation Light

Je ap Sea Lanes To East Indies  Being Severed   Yankees Invade and Scize Harbor, Two Airfields On Westernniost”  -- Island of Palawan

MacArthur Confirms Invasion Of Jap » Island  Yank Losses Very Light In Seizure Of Palawan

Yanks Seize Another Jap Shippingsle   Mentions Reparation Plans for Germany, Dismissal of Jones

PALAWAN INVADED BY YANK DIVISION   Control Seized of Fifth Largest Island of the Philinninee

Yanks Land On Palawan In Western Philippines.   Move To Dominate Sea Approaches To Indo-China, — Thailand. Malava.

Island Guards Shipping Lanes To East Indies      Landing On Fifth Largest Island Of Philippines Is Virtually Unopposed

Palawan In Yank Hands    Win Control Over Fifth Largest Isle In Philippines, Meeting Little Resistance

Yanks Control Palawan Isle   First Important Southward Thrust By MacArthur

Fifth Largest Philippine Isle Invaded   Americans Achieve ‘Complete Surprise’ Over Nips

YANK SEIZURE OF PALAWAN VITAL MOVE   Possession of Island Will Give U. S. Chance to Sever Japs’ Tenuous Shipping Lanes to the East Indies.

YANKS CAPTURE PALAWAN PORT, TWO AIRFIELDS   lith Philippines Invasion Made Te Sever Jap Shipping Lanes

Yanks Capture Island To Cut Shipping Lane   Westernmost Palawan Capital Blasted, Deserted As Americans Move In—Harbor Good

Yanks Invade Palawan and Seize Harbor   Two Airfields Captured In Move to Sever Jap Shipping Lanes

LANDING IS MANEUVER 10 CUT SHIPPING   Veteran Yank Division Seizes Control of Westernmost Philippine Island  of Palawan

Americans Seize Control Over Key Palawan Island   Move Directed At Cutting Of Japan's Shipping Lanes To Stolen East Indies; American Losses Are Light

NEW INVASION IS PART OF PLAN TO CUT JAP SHIPPING   LIGHT RESISTANCE ENCOUNTERED, SAYS GENERAL M’ARTHUR

Yanks Seize Control of Palawan   U. S. Landing Was Virtually Unopposed

Veteran 41st  Yank Troops Moves On Jap Supply Lanes   Palawan Invaded; Resistanee Light

Invading U. S. Troops Control Palawan Island  Jop Su pply Route o Eost Indies Cut

American Forces Control Strategic Palawan In  Philippines: Take Harbor

17TH PHILIPPINE ISLE SEIZED IN SOUTHWEST PUSE   Capital Port City Occupied; Losses ‘Very Light’

PALAWAN INVADED BY YANK DIVISION   Control. ‘Seized. of Fifth _borgest Island of the ™: Philippines

Yanks Control Palawan Isle In Strategic Move   Losses Light As Troops Land On Philippine Island.

YANKS CAPTURE PALAWAN ISLE   Fifth. Islond of Philippines Falls to 41st Division, MacArthur Soys

—PHILIPPINES—   Threaten Jap Lines To South   Fifth Largest Island In

Yanks Seize Control of Palawan Island in Move To Sever Shipping Lanes

U.S. INVASION FORCES SEIZE PALAWAN ISLE   Port, Capital City and - Two Airfields Are Quickly Taken

WARTHUR’S MEN INVADE PALAWAN, TAKE MAIN PORT   Americans Capture Two Airfields and Capital City of Westernmost Island in Philippines.   JAPS FLEE TO HILLS; U. 8. LOSSES LIGHT   Doughboys in Manila Seize Agriculture Building in Downtown Area After Bitter Ficht.

The War Today.   World Trusteeship   By J. M. ROBERTS, Jr, AP Foreign Affairs Anaivat

NEW TRUSTEE-ANNEXATION PLAN AT SAN FRANCISCO APPEARS BE ISTEP FORWARD FOR MINORITIFS

US. May Get Islands New Held By Japs   UNCIO Trusteeship and Annexation Agreement Slated to Result In Many Changes In Adminis ‘Lration

Surprise Attack Is Made by Scots   Infantry and Tanks Mopping Up Along the Siegfried Line ©   CAUGHT NAZIS IN BED   British Troops Are Fight ing Within 25 Miles of  Duisburg

‘Hell’s Ladies’ Reach Center Of Road Hub   Enter Goch as Canadians Advance Within 25 Miles of Duisburg

Kilted Scots Penetrate Goch Near Duisherg   British and Canadian Troops Struggle for Calear; Threat Announced hy Montgomery

SCOTCH EN GOCH, KEY CITY OF WEST WALL   Follow Flame- Throwing Tanks Into Center of _ Town: Patton Scores New Gains in Pruem Sector,

Catch © Nazis Napping   Scottish Troops Take Two-Thirds of Goch In Surprise Attack; Third Army Pushes Or

BRITISH TAKE MOST OF GOCH IN SURPRISE ATTACK; PATTON FORCES ALSO MADE ADVANCES   EYE-WITNESS DESCRIBES ATTACK FOR TINY, TOUGH IWO JIMA BY AMERICAN AIR-NAVAL FORCES

Berlin Sees Zero Hour or Both Fronts   Scots Break Into ; Goch—Soviets  And Germans  Battle Fiercely ©

Scots’ Surprise Attack Made on  Germans at Goch   Two-Thirds of Strategic Siegfried Line Defense I: Captured.   Nazis Cleared From Sure and Our Rivers

-WESTERN FRONT—   Duisburg Is Goal Of  Canadians   Montgomery: Tells Troops Final Round Of European War Is On,

Allies Punch Cruelly at Reich Lines   Montgomery Says End Of War Is Near, Foe Will Be Shocked

SCOTTISH TROOPS MOPPED UP PORTION OF STRATEIC GOCH   Surprise Attack Caught Ger.  man Commander and His Staff in Bed.   CASUALTIES HEAVY   British Empire Troops Were Fighting Within 25 Miles of the Ruhr Valley.

COMMANDER AT GOCH SEIZED WHILE ASLEEP   ‘German Defense Hub Over _ tun As Scots Score Surprise Attack

Scots Fight In Goch: Fall Of City Near   b Nazi Staff Captured In Bed; British Within 25 Mi. Of Duisburg.

SCOTS REACH GOCH, NAZI ROAD CENTER   Canadian First Army Now ’ Within 25 Miles of Duisburg, World’s Largest Injand Port and Rub Doartal

All-Out Offensive On Western Front Looms In Offing   Nazis Report Massive Assault By Russians

Canadians Catch Nazi Commander At Goch In Bed   Unusual’ Knockout Blow Coming, ‘Monty Declares; Gen. Pattor Widening Front

Scots Mop Up Most Of Center of Goch   Catch German Commander, Staff in Bed, Using Bayonets To Root Out Remaining Nazis; British Aim at Duisberg

Allies Root Out Nazis in Goch   Canadians 25 Miles from Duisburg, Big Port; Montgomery Army Joins Meuse-Rhine Fight

British Pierce North Anchor Of Siegfried: Line   Troops Drive Into Goch, Vital Communications Hub Of Enemy

DGCUPYING 2-1 OF VITAL GITY   Root Out Savagely Fighting Germans Firing from Cellars, Ruins.   3RD. 7TH REPORT GAINS

*Scots Grab Two Thirds of West o Wall Defense Hub   Surprise Gain Catches Nazi Commander of ‘Goch Forces in Bed; Casualties Ara Hanvu

Scottish Troops Catch Ger. man Commander and His Staff in Bed During New  Night Assault.   PATTON’S ARMY HAS ALSO MADE ADVANCE

Scots Battle Their Way to Goch Center   Montgomery States Allies Nearly Ready to Give Knockout Blow

SCOTTISH INFANTRY AND TANKS MOP UP TWO-THIRDS OF GOCH   OTHER ALLIED WESTERN FRONT UNITS CONTINUE BATTLE WAY FORWARD

PATTON CLEARS SURE, OUR OF NAZI SOLDIERS   British Advance Within 16 Miles of Wesel, Rail Hub

Surprise Attack Is Made by Scots   Infantry and Tanks Mopping Up Along the Siegfried Line    British Troops Are Fight ing Within 25 Miles of Duisburg

SCOTS BATTLE IN GOCH, KEY DEFENSE CITY   Two-thirds of Defense Hub Captured, Nazi Leader Caught

Hold Two-Thirds Of Strategic Hub In Siegfried Line   Allied Armies Gain On Other Points of Front

CANADIAN FIRST  ARMY WITHIN 25  MI. OF DUISBURG PATTON WIDENS HIS  FRONT TO 32 MILES; 7TH ARMY ADVANCES

Scots Fighting in’ Goch; Caunck Ast Nearing Duisburg   Kilted Scots Struggle House to House Amid Heavy German Fire

Allies Take Nazi Officer By Surprise   Scots Mop Up Goch After Commander 's Captured in Bed

Germans Are Caught Abed By Invaders   Scots Put Over Surprise Attack; Patton In Advance

SCOT SOLDIERS SURPRISE NAZI UNITS AT GOGH   Germans Fight Back Fiercely But Yield Before Bayonets—Third Army Advances   Seventh Advances

SURPRISE PUSH CATCHES NAZI CHIEF IN BED   British Near Duisburg. Yank 3rd Army Makes  New Gains

Fight Over Increase Highlights Senate Today; Reapportionment Bill Up   Legislature May Cha nge System   Universal Military Train ing Resolution Endorsed By pper House

TRUMAN PUTS OFF TALK ON WAGE POLICY   REVISION OF LABOR LAW PROPOSED ON CAPITOL HILL

Treman Pastjones Any Neclaration. On Waves, Phices  Confer on Ways to Bravant Ctribac

DELAYS WAGE. PRICE POLICY   Truman Delays Proposed Announcement on Plan  To Allay Strikes

TRUMAN DUCKS A WAGE-PRICE POLICY STAND   Promised Statement Is Deferred Until Next Week On Labor

Truman Delay: Statement on  Labor Policy )   No Hint Given of Decision Reached at Long Cabinet Meet

Truman Silent: On Outcome Of Cabinet Mee!   Promised Statement Is De: ferred Until Next ‘Week

TRUMAN PUTS OFF DECLARATION ON WAGES, PRICE!   Policy Considered at Conference Attended by Cabinet Members and Department Heads.   STATEMENT NEXT WEEK IS EXPECTED   Snyder and Head of General Motors See Executive at Second White House Huddle.

Truman Fails To Decide on Price Policy   Demands for Labor Law Changes Are Heard by Cabinet

 Strike Law Repeal Asked   Truman Mum on Wage-Price  Policy Session With Cabinet

Truman Delays New Policy to Allay Strikes   May Make Statement on Subject Sometime Next Week

No New Filings In School Race   Purchase of Property Major Election Issue

Hoover Sees Truman On Europe S Foor   Landon, Dewey Invited to Call at White House

Hoover Talks With Truman About Relief   Feeding Europeans Is Discussed; Landon, Dewev Get Bids

Truman Confers With Hoover on Food Situation   Dewey, Landon Invited to White House for Talks

Hoover, Truman In Conference  European Relief  REL. J. OPS iil dg

Truman and Hoover Talk Over Relief   European Situation Discussed; Dewey and Tandan Cat Invitehoana

Truman, Hoover Confer on Relief Needs for Europe   President Invites Dewey, Landon to Visit White House Any Time

Hoover and Trumanin Conference   Discuss Food Situation— Landon and Dewey In vited to White House

Landon. Dewey Follow Hoover  ToWhite House   President Discusses Food Problems With Former Republican Executive

Truman Confers Wit Hoover On Relief Problem   Former President Visits White House for Nearly an Hour—Statement May Come Later Orn.

HOOVER RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSE FOR FIRST TIME   GIVES HIS VIEWS TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN ON FEEDING EUROPE

TRUMAN HOLDS CONFERENCE ON FOOD SITUATION   Talks With Hoover for Hour, Invites Visits By Dewey, Landon

Truman Talks With Hoover; Asks For Other GOP Leader:   Former President Will Not Discuss His Talk With Chief Executive

HOOVER DOE3 NOT COMMENT   White House Comment on Truman-Hoover Meeting May Come Later.   HERBERT APPEARS HAPPY

HOOVER CONFERS Wied TRUMAN ON FUROPEAN RELIEF   Former Chief Eecutive Talks With President Truman on Forcign Food Needs—Details of Their Conversation Kert a Secret

Hoover Advises On Relief Setup   Truman Quiet On Possibility Former President Might Get Food Post.

HOOVER CONFERS — WITH . PRESIDENT   European Relief Situation Is Discussed for Nearly  An Hour -

‘Truman Gets Hoover View  On kood Aid   Suggestions Given For Feeding Europe Starving: Landon, Dewey Next

TRUMAN TALKS WITH HOOVER   Discuss European Needs: Asks Dewey, Landon to Visit White House

Truman, Hoover Meet to Discuss  Food for Europe   Landon and Dewey Invited To See President At _ Whitehouse “~~

HOOVER AND TRUMAN CONFER   + Problem of European Relief Is Topic

Truman Confers With: Hoover; Invites Dewey, Landon To Call on Him

EUROPEAN FOOD NEEDS AIRED BY TRUMAN, HOOVER   Former President in White House Talk Lasting Nearly on Hour

Truman Discusses Food Problem Witt doover: Invites Laridon and Dewey

HOOVER AT WHITE HOUSE FOR 45 MIN.   Cenferred With Truman On  Food Problems

[fruman Confers Nith Hoover On Xelief In Europe   White House Indicates Statement Forthcoming

Hoover Confers With Truman  Dewey and Landon Invited to Drop in At Any Time

President Trumat In Conference With Hoover   Discuss European Relief Needs; Reveal Dewey and Landon Asked to “Drop In”

PRESIDENT ASKS DEWEY, LANDON TO WHITE HOUSE   California May Get Post in European Food Relief Program

Hoover Is Sorry He Can't Discuss President’s Talk   He Visits Presidert in Regard to Problem of Feeding Europe.   Dewey and Landon  Asked to White House

Truman Learns Hoover Views  On Europe Aid   President Tnvites Dewey and. Laiidon to “Drop In; Hoover: ‘Urged For Post

Truman Bid to GOP Leaders For Support   Invitations to Dewey, Landon; Hoover Discusses Food Policy

Truman Confers With Hoover On Food Supply   President Invites Dewey, Landon to Visit White House

TRUMAN SEEKS HOOVER AID ON FOOD PROBLEMS   Mr. Hoover's First Trip To White House In 12 Years

European Relief Needs Are Subject Of Capital Session   President and Hooyer Meet at White House, but Nature of Talk Is Kept Secret

HIT INDUSTRIAL CENTER. PORT   2ist Bomber Command Strikes From Marianas

°5 ze B-29 Fleet ” cikes Osaka, Other Key. Cities   Kawashaki Aircragt Plant ‘Undergoes Terrific Blasting

Osaka, Kobe Are Blasted By B-70’s   Main Enemy Island of Honshu Furnishes Targets for U. S. Raids

Bd) BOMB JAP AIRCRAFT PLANTS   And Other Targets On Japanese Home Island Of Honshu

IMPORTANT JAP INDUSTRIAL AREA RAIDED BY STRONC FLEET OF B-29’S   Planes Hit War Center, Big Port

Miners To Get $1.30 Per Day  Wage Increase   Ickes Takes Over 235 Struck Pits 3 Hours Before Miners And Operators Agree.

 Dispute Settled er, Seizure of 235.  lines by Government   IMW-Operator Agreement Calls for 30 Average Daily Pay Boost; . ntract Goes to Agencies for OK

Operators-Miners Reach Agreement After Government Seizes 235 Mines

ICKES SEIZES COAL MINES ON ORDER BY FDR   Raises American Flag To Thwart Strike Damages

HOMMA FIRST ‘ON HATE LIST ~~ OF PRISONERS   JAPANESE GENERAL 1i0  STAGED BATAAN “DEATH MARCH” I8 NO. 1 CANDI- DATE FOR HANGING 

General Homma  First On List   Infamous Jap General Of Bataan ‘‘Death March No. 1 Candidate Of War Prisoners —  For Hanging

B-29’s strike deep in heart of Jap isles  Tokyo, Nagoya’ in davlisht blow

DESTROY 150 NIP AIRCRAFT OFF OKINAWA   Yanks Suffer Minor Damage; New Gains  Made on Ground

Huge Fires Yet Rage In Tokyo   Smoke Pall Still Obscure: Devastation Day After B-29 Raid.

Nation Joyous In Celebrating Christmas Day   Even Inclement Weather ‘Fails to Spoil the. : Day

RHINE OFFENSIVE PLUNGES GERMANS INTO DEEP GLOOM   Sources From Neutral European Capitals Tell of Despair Within Reich But Say It Is Too Early for Collapse of Corman Home Front

Eisenhower's Great Rhine Offensive Plunges German People Into Deepest Gloom   Allied Officials Agree That It Is Still ‘Too Early To Expect Complete Collapse

STILL NO SIGNS OF CERIN COLLAPSE   Length of War May Be Determined on How Long the Food Lasts

Defeatism And Despair Sweep  Across Germany   But Gestapo Still Ruling With [ron Hand.

GERMANS ARE PLUNGED INTO DEEP GLOOM   Although Eisenhower’s Offensive Has “Hit” Morale, It Is Too Early to Look for a Home Front Collapse.

It’s Too Early  For Collapse of Nazi Civilians   But Germans Plunged in Deepest Gloom by Great Allied Offensive.   Wave of Defeatism ~ [s Noted by Neutrals

DEEPEST GLOOM RULES IN REICH   Collapse on Home Front Still Seems Remote

GERMAN PEOPLE IN DEEP GLOOM   American Successes Cause Greatest Wave Of Defeatism

German People In Deep Gloom   ‘Despair Strikes When  Allies Cross Rhine

Germans into Deepest Gloom   Wave of Defeatism Sweeps Hitlerdom; No Early Collapse

Nazi People See Defeat    Gloom: Spreads Due “To Rhine. Crossing

First VLrack In \aerman riome Front iviay VOme if suse  Great Rhine Offensive Plunges Germany Into Deepest Gloom

Much Despair Reported From German People   Rush of Troops Across the Rhine Has Caused Deepest Gloom, But Breaking Point Is Still Far Off.

PEARL HARBOR ~ RAID DETECTED   Kimmell Says Army Did Not Tell Navy About Radar Check Report

KIMMEL CITES ARMY FAILURE   Says Navy Not Advised Until 2 Days Before Attack of Radar Findina

General Marshall Will Not Resign   He Will Continue As Army Chief-Of-Staff

Marshall Remains As Chief of Staff   Will Not Resign Or Quit Says Henry L. Stimson

Americans on Mindanao Overrun Steel, Concrete Forts, Take Zamboanga

Airdrome On  Mindanao Taken   Bomber Airstrip But 215 Miles From Borneo Being Put In Shape.

Bomeo Aim as Mindanao Air Strip Prepared   Zamboanga Falls to Tank-Led Troops Of General Doe

Srilish Doctor, - In Belsen Trial, -Tells uf Honors  A.._w Pificar Taetitia   Aimy Officer Tustifies Gross Neglect Couss. Camo Tenors

Gross Neglect Was Cause of Many Death:   Horrors at Belsen Camp Described by Medical Officer

Tnhuman Neglect In Belsen Prison   Witness Puts Blame on Commander Kramer

Medical Officer Deseribes Filth At Belsen Camp   Places Responsibility On Nazi Commandant  And 44. Co-defendants

Army Needs 50,000 For Monthly Quofa   September Draft to Call .63,000 Regardless of World Peace

Reduced Draft Denied by Army   Military Needs Still Call For 30.000 4 WVenth

CIVILIANS TO TAKE OVER   Wilk Replace 30 Soldiers Who Have Guarded F.1D. R. Grave

Calls for $1.3714 Pay Raise, Time and Half For Work Gver 7 Hours Daily   Miners Ordered To End Strike   Agreement Must Be. Approved by Government Agencies; Subniitted  to Union Members

ASSEMBLY STUDIES BILL TO LOWER VOTING ACE TO 18 INNORTH CAROLINA   Appropriations Bill Ready For Senate

Farmers Are Paid  : Near Record Price  Poultry And Eggs Offset Livestock Drop

Battle Rages on Okinawa; 12-Ship Jap Convoy Caught      Yanks Gain Amid Big Artillery Duel; Enemy Vessels Sunk Off China Coast

Afternoon Stroll Turns Into Tragedy...  Man, Three Children Found Shot To Deatb.

RICHWOOD FAIR WINNERS ARE TOLD   Many Contests Are Held For Junior Exhibitors

END IN SIGHT: FOR MANILA’S JAP GARRISON   Atrocities Inflicted Upon Civilians By Nipponese

End In Sight For Japanese Trapped In City   Paratroopers Captur Nichols Field, Restore Former  Naval Base.

Truman Outlines Atomic Bomb Use For Peace  Congress Wants Some Control Over  Ravaniina Sarrat

Executive Request For IronClad Control Over Atomic Energy Is Being Considered

Truman Urges Control Of Atom Energy   Asks Quick Congressional Action; Outlines Plans for International Dealings

Atomic Energy Control Law Action Promised   United Drive Moves Slowly

NEW FOREIGN POLICY TREND   Solons To Advise U. S Delegation At Mexico  City Meet

Con gressmen To Help Shape  F oreign Policy   Senator Connally and Rep.  Bloom Will Go to) Mex.  - ieo City Conference As Advisers ~~

CONGRESS LEADERS  TO PARTICIPATE IN  MEXICO CITY MEET CONGRESS, PUBLIC MAY HAVE GREATER FOREIGN  RAT IC’ RADIO RM 6 Th!

CONGRESS LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN MEXICO CITY MEET   CONGRESS, PUBLIC MAY HAVE GREATER FOREIGN POLICY PARTICIPATION

Open Policy Plan. -Likely.   ‘Public, Congress ‘May Obtain. Roles

Congress, Labor, Business To Have Voice Af Meeting   Connally, Bloom, Johnston, Meany Will Go To Mexico City’

Field Being Made Ready For Arrival Of Gen. M’ Arthur   Technical Specialists Fly to Atsugi Airfield, Near Tokyo, as Great Allied Fleet Rides at Anchor in Bay

Yank Airplanes Alight Near Nippon’s Capital   Special Naval Task Force Makes Initial Entrance Into Japanese Harbor; Technicians Landed at Atsugi Airfield

Silent Coastal Guns Line Narrov Channel Leading To Jan Capital   Special Task Force, Led by Cruiser San Diego, Makes 20-Mile Trip from Sagami Bay

Navy Anchors In Heart Of Nippon   Special Force Of 10 Ships Leads Way Into Hitherto Sacred Bay Past Silent Coastal Guns

U.S. Prisoners Told Emperor Let Them Live   Advised to Study Japanese So They Could Hold Good Jobs When Nips Ocecupied United States

000 AT SAN DIEGO   Returning Servicemen Saw Duty Hi in the Pacific

U.S. NAVY SAILOR TELLS OF FUGITIVE LIFE IN PHILIPPINES OVER TWO YEARS

sailor Tells How He Outwitted Japanese for Two Vears on Enemy-Infested Philinvine Islands

Monkey, Carabao, Rice-Sailor’s Phili ppine Diet During 2 Years Jap Flight

Sailor Is Rescued Fugitive Outwits Japanese In Philippines for Two Years

US Sailor Spent 2 Years In the Philippines As A Fugitive from the Japs -

Sailor Is Permitted to Tell Story Of Eluding Japs in Philippines

“HUMAN TORPEDO” HIDEOUT WRECKED   PLANES DEMOLISH ISLAND HOTEL: USED BY NAZI MIDGET SUB CREWS.

Nazis Quitting Berlin Battle By Thousands   Capital in Death Agonies; City’s Fall Imminent, Dats Badia Cletmsa

MANY ARE FLEEING TO RED LINES   Mass Surrenders Are Reported As Fight Nears End

German [roop: Begin to Quit in Berlin  Racictanra Tatiarce   Resistance Totters as Russians Take Inner City

German Troop: Begin io Quit in Berlin   Resistance Tctters "as Russians Take Inner City

Soviets Take Reichstag in Its Drive   Only Central Part of City Still in Control of Nazis

Reds Press On In Ravaged Berlin-Amidst. Fanatical But Tottering Nazi Resistance

Russians Capture Five Major Towns, Reich Collapsing   Thousands of Germans Give Up Suicidal Strugale, Surrender

Soviet Army Takes Final  Stranglehold Upon Berlin   Defenders Cornered Near Center of City

Russians Take Death Grip On Dying Berlin   Nazis by Thousands Quit Suicidal Fight to Surrender

GERMAN FORCES GIVE UP FIGHT INSIDE BERLIN   Resistance Tottering As Reds Close In

End Of German Resistance In  Berlin Is Near   Tremondous Evenis Are Impending, Paris Radio Declares; Nazi Treops Are Surrendering   Krauts Stragele Into Sovict Lines   Russian Storm Troops Take Final Strangle Hold on Tuner City; Drive Fanaties Underground

Reds Occupy Reichstag In City's Center   Soviets In North Alse Drive Toward Rostock And Hamburg—Nazis Giving Up

ota RESISTANCE TOTTERS IN BERLIN   T housands of Enemy Troops Kur ‘render to the Red Army

MOST OF NAZI CAPITAL HELD BY ATTACKERS   Many Germans Quit Losing Struggle; Losses Heavy

German Army Resistance in Berlin Totters   Enemy Overwhelmed, Begins to Quit Suicidal Struggle

Berlin Dying In Grip of Red Armies   Thousands Surrende: As Russians Compress Fanatics

New Strikes Hit Detroit War Plants   Briggs. Company Work: -ers Walk Out in Sympathy Stoppage

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in Nation al Capital Summarized by Associated Press

Army Discharge Is Explained By Chief of Staff   Tax-cutting Plan Takes Form as Congressional Squabble Over Jobless Pay Goes to Senate—Unemployment Service Turned Back to States But Without Help  To Increase Idle Benefits

Marshall Speech No. 1 News Toda’ On Capitol Hill   To Discuss Discharge Situation Before Joint Session of Congress.

Senator Stanton” Says. 200 Million          Fitchburg .. Solon” Opens Debate, On Soldier 7 Bonus: Bill. In. Senate

Vets’ Bonus Called Drop In the Bucket   Sponsor of Gift To Soldiers Opposes Loan Plan

Jap Resistance Falling Apart in Upper Luzon Area, Says MacArthur

REPORT GERMAN ENVOY SENT ON PEACE MISSION   Von Papen Now In Madrid, Ankara Radio Claims

TODAY’S WAR ANALYSIS—  Germany Begins 13th Year Under Hitler’s Rule

. HAVEA BUNDLE READY a a for tomorrow's hos op  WASTE PAPER RALLY

WRITES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MEETING   Former Fayette Pastor, John PD, Ciinton, Gives Impresstons of “An Enterprise For Peace”

Allies to Confer On Java Dispute   British Warships in New Coastal Attack

S ARE SHY OF QUOT:   Division Heads _ Figuring How to Raise Necessary $9,855.38

“Flash! Flash!’ Precedes Domei Announcemen OF Russian: Declaration of War'on Japan —

“ADVERTISE” FOR FLOCK   Hamilton, Mo., Church Gets Results From Want Ad.

FOOD SITUATION IN GERMANY WILL CAUSE MANY PROBLEMS   WASHINGTON OBSERVERS SAY UNITED STATES FACES PROSPECT OF FEED ING THE GERMANS

1st Regular World Flight Begins Today   C-54 Will Leave Capitol 5:00 P. M.

TESTING TRIP. TA FLOWN IN 181 HOUR   Big C-54 Carrying 20 or More on Takeoff, Including Three Reporters.

Plane Poised For Round the World Flight   Giaut C-54- Takes Off Late This Afternoon On First 23.147-Mile  Destay

Eight Human Guinea Pigs Among ~ Persons on. World-Girdling Flight Starting Today from Washington

Globe-Cirelin o Service  Begins This A ft ternoon   Army Will Inaugurate Round-The-World Service, Cov: ering 23,147 Miles In 151 Hours; Stops Planned In Azores, Africa, Egypt, India, China, Pacific

Takeoff Late Today Will Inaugurate First Regular’ . World-Girdling Air Service   Seven Men And A Woman Will Be Guinea Pigs As Well As Observers On 23,147 Mile Flight

Globe-Girdling Aerial Service To Begin Today   ’Round-The-World Flight Provides Tests For Eight Human ‘Guinea Pigs.’

World Gird dling F hieht Starts Of 23 147 Mile whe)   Giant C-54 Has Seven Aboard for Big Adventure

0-04 STARTS ON WORLD TRIF   Skymaster Leaves Capital Late This Afternoon

GLOBE - GIROLING — FLIGHT IS SET   23,147-Mile Hop Expected To Be Full Of Adventure

Seven Men, Woman  Take Off to High Adventures Today   Will Be Guinea Pigs, Observers on Continuous  Round-World Flight

First Plane Off Today in ‘Round World Service   Bermuda First Stop In 23,147-Mile Hop With Passengers

First Regular World Flight To Start Today   ‘Globester’ To Hop Off At-5 P.M. For Inaugural Trip

Takeoff Late Today To Inaugurate Scheduled Round-World Air Service   Eight On Flight To Be Human Guinea Pigs; Scheduled To Complete Journey Around Warld In 151 Hours

World Flight Starts Today   First Regular ‘RoundWorld Service Opens.

‘Round World  Plane Flight  Is Experiment Observers Will’   Observers ‘Will‘Take Tests On - 351l-Hour Trp .

BIG ARMY TRANSPORT THUNDERS EASTWARD ON GLOBAL FLIGHT  WORLD GIRDLING FLIGHT   WORLD GIRDLING FLIGHT OF DOUGLAS SKYMASTER STARTS FRIDAY

fakeoit Late Today Inaugurates Scheduled !Round-World Air Service; 8 Are ‘Guinea Pigs

Takeoff Friday To Inaugurate Round-World Flight      Seven Men, Woman Act os Guinea Pigs On 22. 147-Mile Trip

World Girdling Hight Starts Eastward Today   Flight Begins At 5 P.M. Today Carrying Seven Men and One Woman.

7 MEN AND ONE WOMAN OFF ON TRIP OF HIGH ADVENTURE.AS PLANE LEAVES WASHINGTON

C-4 Ready for World Tour Star  Will Hop Off on Flight Late Friday

"ROUND - WORLD FLIGHT BEGINS   Giant ATC Airliner Takes ‘Off On First Trip Late Today

Japan's War Lords “Are Nof Half Licked Yet,"" Adm. McCain Declares

JAPS NOT LICKED, ~ APCAIN DECLARES   ADMIRAL SAYS NIPS “WERE JUST MEASURING US” AT SUKEENDER CEREMONY.

CHURCHILL: ALLIES SET FOR VICTORY   Plans Are Completed For Collapse Of Nazis

Churchill Says Nazis Must — Be Disarmed   Declares Germany Will Be Rendered Militarily Impotent

Allied Chiefs Prepared for Nazi Collapse   Churchill Vows Enemy Will Be Made Impotent

AHEAD ON MINDANAO   An Advance by i. 4. 24th Division Cuts Jap Force in Half

met Tum ama  Aiier ILdtl IPUUps Capture Kabacar Point. Snlit Foe

U.S. Forces Seize Kabacan Junctior:   Capture Puts Doughboys Half Way Toward Capital City of Davao.

Yanks: Seize Isle Center —   Kabacan Is. Stormed  ‘By Infantry. Forces

Mindanao Hold of Japs Cul In Half   Road Junction Seized By Swift American Movement

Congress Divided On Plan to Boost Pay for Jobless   Truman Wants $25 A Week Compensation To Aid War Workers

President Urges Americans to Hel; Grow, Process, Preserve and Share Food for War Duration

HOUSE KEEPS ALIVE  RESOLUTION DIVIDE  UNIVERSITY FUNDS ALL STATE-OWNED COL  LEGES WOULD SHARE WMONEYC IN MPACIIDE

‘Weather May Delay Air Armada; Halsey at Head Of Amphibious Landing

Japanese Envoys Given Orders For Alhed Landings   Majestic Allied Armada Noses Tensely Toward Heart Of Japan   OCCUPATION OF JAPAN NOW NEAR

Marines Threaten to Cut Off Japs’ lwo Garrison; Enemy Grows Desperate

RUGGED TERRAIN SLOWS DOWN THIRD MARINE DIVISION   Only 600 Yards Separates 2 Point at Which They May Cut Off Jap Pillbox Line.   ON IWO’S NORTHERN END   It Slopes Irregularly Down to a Cliff Which May Be Japs Final Stand.

Marines in New Advance On Iwo Jima   Within 600 Yards Of Cutting Jap  Garrison in Two

YANKS NEAR LAST STRONG POINT ON IWO   ‘Marines Have 600 Yards to Go to Cut Last Interconnecting Jap Pillbox Line on Island’s North Bnd.

Marines Near . Cutting Last Of  Iwo Japs In Two   But Last 600 Yards May Be Tough; Cliff Seen As Last Stand.

Face Last Jap Line  OnIwo   Marines. Have 600 Yds To Go to Cut Final Enemy. Pillbox Line On Iwo’s North Tip

EZE S 0 FOR JAPANESE aN WO CLIFFS   Digging Nips Out Like Rats Is Slowing Yanks

Conquest Of Iwo Nears As Marines Drive   Spruance’s Task Force Shells Okino Daito Only 350 Miles South Of

U.S. Third Marines On Iwo 600 Yds From Cutting Last Jap Pillbox Line

‘Marines Are 600 Yards from Last dup Pillbox Line   Leathernecks Threaten To Cut Nipponese  “Boomerang” Defense Svstam at Rand

Bloody 600 Yards  Face Iwo Marines   Slip Irregularly Downward To Cliff; Likely Last Stand

“Wo JIMA— Japs Forced” _ AreaOn Iwo   Marines Only 600 Yards From Cutting Last Nip Defense Line

Third Marine Division on Last Rugged Stretch of Iwo Jima   JAPS ARE FIGHTING HARD

Ryukyu Isles Attacked by Wavy Planes   12 Jap Ships  * Sunk—41 Enemy Aircraft Are Destroyed

Marines Face Last Jap Defense Line; Carrier Raiders Inflict Losses

Marines Now Hold Nearly All of  Iwo Jima Region  Terrific Fighting Looms But U. S. Units Are Gaining

Yanks N earing Final Thrust   Marines Only 600 Yards From Last Jap Pillbox on North Iwo

Marines Near Vital Point In Iwo Campaign   Within 600 Yards of Cutting Last Inter-Connecting Jap Pillbox Line On Bloody Island

600 Yards Separate Marines From Final Iwo Defense Posts   Devildogs in Position to Cut Pillbox Line; Nips Are Desperate

Marines Set To Sever Japs’ Line   Nips Pushed Back Against Cliff; Sea Lies Behind

Marines Move ““ithin 60 Yards of Splitting Jap Garrison in Two on Iwo

lwo Yanks Near Last Pillboxes   Rugged Stretch Ahead of Marines, Taking Dominating Heights

MARINES WITHIN 600 YARDS OF LAST JAP LINK ON IWO   LEATHERNECKS ARE NOW IN POSITION TO FORCE SHOWDOWN

Only 600 Yards To Go On lwo— But It's Ruggec   Narrow Strip Of Hell Separates Marines From Objectives

Surplus Cotton For Germany   German Textile Mills Are Considered As Outlet For Low-Grade Cotton

Government Seeks Way To Let Germany Have Surplus Cotton To Aid Recovery

Lewis May Demand Retroactive Pay Adjustment In New Contract Talks

Wants To Be A Fiver   Britain To Release 750.000 From Service   Casualties Reported Heavy In Sinking Of Escort In Atlantic

Nip Steel City Ruined by U. § Sea, Air Atfack   Nimitz Reveals Plane Hunting Good, Too; Jap Strike Futile

US. Rejects Soviet Claim: For Payment   ‘Byrnes. “Says” Money Would Come From ‘Relief. Funds

‘Russia Demands War Reparations   Foreign Ministers Run Into New Difficulties

ITALY CAN'T PAY, BYRNES TELLS SOVIET   Balkan Problem Still Unsettled

Biggest Shortage of Food Ration Points Found--In Govt. Post Office Restaurant

ARMY EVACUATES 7 WARD STORES   Expect Renewal Of Dispute Between Company And CIO

Clash Again Brewing at Ward Plants   Soldiers Leave, Avery Reiterates Refusal Of Union Demand.

Avery Still Rejects WLB  Directive   Will Not Make Its Wembers Join Union

HEALTH PROGRAW IS PROPOSED   Two Billions Would Be Spent For Chain Health System,

FRUIT OUTLOOK FOR MICHIGAN MOST GLOOMY   10%¢ Crop In Prospect For Grapes, Federal-State Survey Indicates

Gloomy Outlook For State Fruif Crops Reported   Survey Shows Damage From Frost, Rainfalls Worse Than Thought

Marines Take Most of East Coast of Iwo   Enemy Remnants Are Holding Out in North End of Isle

Marines Cut Last Jap Lines On Iwo, Win All East Coast   Enemy Battles Desperately Against Yanks at Northern End of Island

WLB Attempts To End Detroif Area Strikes   Government Seizure Of Plants Possible; Important War Wor! Being Held Up

May Seize Plants Bound By Strikes   35,234 Employes Of Chrysler Out

Gen. Plastiras Forms Cabinet For Greece   Space Left to Give Positions to  Members of ELAS

Plastiras Forms  Greek Cabinet   General Takes four Vital Posts Himself

Premier Lists  Greek Cabinet   Plastivras Leaves Offices Ooen for Left W

WARSHIPS CONCENTRATE FOR INVASION SAY JAPS  Tokyo Newspapers Report Landing Mav Come “Early ac Next Month”

laps Say 500 Warships At Okinawa   Homeland {nvasion May Be Started In Next Few Weeks

'BIG CITY-VOTING HOLDS INTEREST   Mayoralty Races Listed In New York, Cleveland, Detroit

Primaries May Be Moved Up   City Elections  Might Be Held June 19 to Help Soldier Balloting

SEVERE STORMS STRIKE IN IOWA   63-Mile-an Hour Wind ai Burlington Reported

Report Heavy Storm Loss Through lIowa   Tornadic Winds, Rain ~ Wreck Buildings; Several People Hurt

Rotary Held Meeting Monday   C. W. Lillibridge Out For District Governor

Rotary Club  onors St. Patrick Hl St. Patrick   Short Program Given At Monday Meeting

Rep. Rich Will Be Rotary Speaker   Change Date Of Anniversary Meeting

Jap Defenders In Balikpapan Area Are Cut Off   Sudden Thrust By Austra] ian Forces Traps Some Of Enemy Troops   NEW ADVANCES ARE BEING MADE

SPY TRIAL TO CLOSE TODAY   TESTIMONY. CONCLUDED IN CASE INVOLVING SABOTEURS WHO LANDED FROM U-BOAT

OTH ARMY IN ITALY TAKES CARVIAND   Americans Advance To Within 13 Miles Of Bologna

Little Gadget Did Big Job — eS ie ob  VT Fuse Played Important Part In Allied Victories

Little Gadget Did Big. Job   VT Fuse Played Important ’ Part In Allied Victories

ROAD CREWS FIGHT TO CLEAR HIGHWAYS   Giant Drifts Battled All - Day -by County Em-  . ployes -

ROAD CREWS FIGHT TO CLEAR HIGHWAYS   Giant Drifts Battled All Day by County Em. ploves

Major Gains Scored  on Okinawa   Entire Left Flank of U. S. Line Advances Rapidly

New Strikes Bring Total OfU.S. Idle To 350.000   Building Employe Out in New York; 60,000 Northwest — TLumber Men Strik.

1.875 » Buildings Tied U p By Walkout: Nation’ S Idle Sears to 350,000   60.000 Pacific Lumber Workers Halt 348 Mills and Camps -- Michigan Governor Orders Probe of Detroit Strike -- Oil Workers Parley Today - 35 State Coal Mines Closed

Total Of Idle Hits 350,000   Elevator, Lumber Worker  Walkouts Are: ‘Newest  Difficulties

N.Y. Building Workers  Go on Strike  U. S. Idle Hits New High Above 350,000

Workers Unable __ to Reach Offices,In Skyscrapers As Elevator Men Walk Out. Lumbermen Quit Jobs

ELEVATOR STRIKE STRANDS NEW YORK ‘OFFICE WORKERS   ‘Thousands Fill Skyscraper Lobbies and Streets—1,875 Buildings Are Tied Up.   15,000 SHIPBUILDERS GO ON SITDOWN   Sixty Thousand Lumber Workers Quit in Pacific Northwest—Nation’s Idle Now 350.000.

Strikes Send ‘Idle Workers Above 350,000   U.S. Conciliators To Meet Today With Oil Unions, Industry

El evator, Lumber   Operations Halted      Labor-Management Parley Ou OF Planned Today

NATION'S IDLE TN WALKOUTS OVER 350,000   60,000 Lumber Workers in Northwest Area Go Out

- +... 9€vscravers ara.vzec: ~um der “arcs -i-; Sovernor “rcers Sar Scrice 2ro1e

THOUSA OFFICE WORKERS LEFT STRANDED   Elevator Operators Go On Strike In New York: Walkouts Spreading   KELLY ORDERS PROBE OF DETROIT TIEUP

Manhattan Business Is Paralyzed   Thousands Stranded In Skyscrapers As Elevator Boys Quit

Workers Stranded In N.Y. Skyscrapers As Elevators Quit   Walkouts Reach New High as Building Service Employes in Gotham Leave Jobs Michigan Governor Orders Investigation

Japanese Seem To Have Difficulty In Getting Troops To Cease Fire   FIGHTING STILL RAGING UNABATED IN MANCHURIA ~  Russians Ordered To Continue Advance Until Japs Lav Down Arms

Germans Urged To End Fighting  Captured Men Appeal To Soldiers, People

Prisoners of War Appeal  To Germans to Surrender   Petition Signed By 1,391 Ex-Nazi Soldier: Held at Camp Devens, Mass., Is Broadcast To People and Army in Reich By War Dept.

German Prisoners  Urge Relatives  To Give Up Fight Peace Appeal Made  By Thousands Held in America

NATION’S STRIKE IDLE TO 205,000   MORE OIL WORKERS GO OUT —WALKOUT CLOSES NASHKELVINATOR PLANT, 

Strike-Idle  Total Inches Past 205,000 Over Nation  Nash-Kelvinator  At Kenosha Closes Oil Worker Drive  Ty°,. ont... D1 ..-.3.

Nation's Strike Idle Top 205,000   New Stoppages Offset Returns to Work

LAVAL TO FACE TRIAL IN FRANCE   Chief French Quisling  to Return From Spain

Pierre Laval Ready To Be Returned To France To Face Traiter Charges

Laval Will Go Back To Paris To Stand Trial   Plane Now In Barcelonz Waiting To Fly Alleged Traitor Home

LAVAL TO FLY BACK TO FRANCE   PLANE AWAITS RETURN OF ACCUSED TRAITOR

PLANE ON HAND FOR LAVAL TRIP   Flight Back to France Is Expected at Any Time

10 RETURN PIERRE LAVAL 10 FRANCE   To Face Charges As A Traitor In His Collaboration

Western German Citadel: Taken by Canadians - and Americans   THIRD ARMY UNITS PUSH OVER RIVERS   Germans Fear New Breakthroughs by Forces of Patton

‘Canadians And Yanks Take Kleve And Pruem As Major ‘Westwall Offensive Looms   Montgomery’s Forces Pushing Beyond Kleve—Third Army Took Pruem With Comparative Ease—Both  Fortresses Previously Stood Firm

NAZIS DRIVEN FROM KLEVE AND PRUEN   \ Former Occupied by Canadian First Army, Latter by Troops Under General Patton.   THREAT TO RHINE PLAIN IN ADVANCE   Enemy Expresses Fear of Break-Through — Rains on Upper Roer Halt Hodges’ Men.

ians Threaten Swing North Flank Behind Nazi Forces Guarding Rhine Plain

Canadians Press On Toward Rul   German Accounts Say New Drive Looms Near Aachen

SUBJECT OF ~ CONFERENCE ~~ 1§ NOT TOLD   ONE RUMOR 16 THAT, HTROHTTO MAY HAVE BROUG'WT UP : QUESTION OF HIS —  '. - ABDICATION

Hirohitos Visit ToGen. M Arthur Is Not Explained   No Hint Of Nature Of Half Hour Conference Is Given To Public   UNPRECEDENTED ACT BY EMPEROR

MacArthur ls Visited By Hirohite   Unprecedented Meeting Is Secret; Symbolic Of Japs’ Defeat.

MaeArthur And Hirohito Meet  In U.S.Embassy   -No Hint Given Of Nature of Half Hour Discussion

Diplomatic Break With Spain Nears   U. S. May Recognize Romania, Bulgaria

UJ. S. Steps Toward A Breach With  Franco's Spain   Romania and Bulgaria Regimes’ Recognition  Said Not Far Off

Talks With Britain, Frarice On Franco Regime Approved  U.S. Break With Spain Talked

U.S. moving toward break  with Franeo  2 Balkan state  to be recognized

Foreign Office Spokesman in London Says Britain Had Informed France She Would Take Part in Three-Way Conference on Spanish Situation If France Proposed One

Americans, British _ May Also Aytec te - Give Recognition tc Romanian and Bul. garian Regimes. -

Three Regimes Criticized by Dean Acheson  Diplomatic Break With Spain Is Held Possible

U.S. Break With France Spain Seen   U. S., Britain, France May Meet To Discuss Move

U.S. to Join In Study Of Spain   Britain, France Also In On _Investiqation

U. S. Appears Nearing Breal With Franeo   This Country Also About to Recognize Balkan Regimes

Ud, SHOWDOWN WITH SPAIN NEAR   WASHINGTON READY TO DISCUSS DIPLOMATIC BREAK WITH FRANCO,

STEPS MPRISPEE   Balkan Settlements Seem Closer: Break Shapes With Franco

REDS CUT INTO. HOME GUARBS   Cavalry And Tanks Reach Positions Near Baltic

FOOD CAUSING BiG PROBLEW   ‘TREMENDOUS PRESSURE BE. ING EXERTED TO USE MORE " SHIPS TO HELP FEED EUROPE -

MORE SNOW FOR EAST   Flora Predicts Drop in Tempera. tures for Western Kansas

Guards Put At Strategic Tokyo Spots   More Troops Arriving Today—Watch for Any Sign of Treachery

Thousands of Yanks Being Landed Hourly   Main Strength of U.S. Eighth Army Scheduled to Arrive Over Week-End

200 Square” ~ Miles Held by Troops   MacArthur Preparing To Accept Japanese Surrender © Sunday

Other Forces Will Land Mond On Chiba Peninsula At Sou east Entrance To Tokyo Ba Wainright In Yokohama   15 TOWNS, VILLAGES HAVE BEEN OCCUPIE

Formal Surrender Sunday   Japs Continue To Co-Operate With MacArthur

Life In Tokyo At Standstill Until  Formal Surrender   Occupation Enters 2nd Day Without Any Hostile Action

Troops Hold Main Points  About Tokyo   MacArthur Prepares For Jap Surrender Ceremonies Sunday

MACARTHUR PLANS FOR CEREMONY   Gen. Wainwright Arrives to Witness Capitulation of Enemy In Pacific.

Moun! £. fy * med Guar &: £¥ skes  Ov f kyo Plain   Ov.* 40,000 Army, Navy Men Ashore  In Occupation Move

MacArthur Spreads Out Control Preparatory To Receiving Surrender   More Than 40,000 Men Ashore Guard Interse tions Leading To Headquarters. Wainwright Arrives, More Armed Forces Are Pouring In.

GONTROL 200 SUUARE MILE PLAINS ARER   More Troops Pour Asnore to Augment 40,000 Now in Tokyo Region.

Mrs. Alice Cassidy Taken By Death   Resided At P.E.O. Home Since Opening

ert ie i ae  Mrs. Alice Cassidy Taken By Death   Resided At P.E.O. Home Since Opening

JOHN L. LEWIS THREATENS 10 "TAKE ACTION’   370,000 NOW IDLE; PEACE PUSHED IN OIL DISPUTE

Bituminous Operators Group Refuses To Meet UMW Chief   Textile Strike Spreads through 284 Plants, Boosting fo 412,777 the Number of People Idle; Oil Strike Conferences To Resume Today; KelseyHayes Workers Fail To Make Decision

Mine Workers May Go Out On Strike      Invitation of Lewis to Conference Rejected by Operators

Mine walkout looms as Lewis demand for parley is rejected   Operators willing to confer only  if men are ordered back to work

Mine Strike Threat Seen In Lewis’ Note   Operators Turn Down Invitation For Meet On Foreman’s Dispute

Lewis Hints U. S.-Wide Coal Strike  Owners Spurn Parley on Boss Dispute

Ford Offers To Meet CIO Auto Workers   Will Confer Today: Tilinois Phone Operators Strike

Churehill Discloses’ Harsh Allied Terms   Detailed Surrender Terms Will Smash Nazi War-Making Power For Generations

‘TERMS ARE PREPARED.’ CHURCHILL   Prime Minister Says War-Making Powers Will Be Smashed

ALLIES READY TO AGT Wht HITLER FALLS   Plans Made to Strip Germany of War-Making Power for Generations.

HURCHILL SAYS DRASTIC PEACE TERMS WILL CURB FOE FOR YEARS   Everything Ready For Nazi Collapse

TO SMASH WAR MAKING POWER PREMIER SAYS   Outlines Crimea Parley To Commons; Asks For Confidence Vote

TELLS HOUSE: ALLIES READY FOR COLLAPSE   Will Smash War-Making Power for Generations; Poland to Get Rig Share of Reich.

To Smash Germar Power to War, Is Churchill Pledge   Ready for Collapse of Nazis, But Time Is Not Forecast

JOHN THOMAS, IDAHO SOLON, DIES AT 7]   GOP Isolationist First Served In 1928

Sen. John Thomas Of Idaho Is Dead   Long Illness Fatal to Republican Isolationist

Sen. Thomas Of Idaho Dies   Short Illness Fatal To Republican Figure

GOP Willing To ‘Iron Out’ Differences   ‘Loyal Opposition Pays a Call on President

WINDSOR STRIKE IS 63 DAYS O10   Union Officials Seek Aid In Ottawa To Settle Ford Dispute

Stilwell Sees Long Jap War   Nips Will Not Crack, Says General Watching Yanks Okinawan Drive

General. Stilwell Says War Against Japs C ould Last Two More Years

2-Year War With Nippon Held Likely By Stilwell   No Reason To Crack Is Found For Tokyo

STILWELL SAYS JAP WAR COULD LAST TWO YEARS   May Have To Fight In Manchuria Even After Jap Home Islands Conquered, General Avers.   —BY ROBERT GEIGER AND AL DOPKING—

Pacific War May Last Two Years   Stilwell Foresees Hard, Stubborn Fight by Japanese

General Stilwell Says War ‘With Japs Could Easily Last At Least Two Years Longer   Possible Fighting In Manchuria Seen By Officer Now Touring War Fronts

Stilwell Declares Jap War Could Last for 2 Years  Ground Forces Chie! Makes Inspection

Stilwell Declares Jap War Could Last for 2 Years   Ground Forces Chief Makes Inspection Of Okinawa Fighting

Jap War to Last Two Years, Must Invade Manchuria, Thinks Stilwell

Japs May Fight 2 More Years; Manchurian Invasion Is Likely, Stilwell Says —

Stilwell Sees War With Japs Lasting 4 Two Years; Says Foe Is Stubborn One

STILWELL THINKS WAR WITH JAPAN CAN LAST TWO MORE YEARS   VETERAN GENERAL BELIEVES GROUND ACTION IN MANCHURIA: BE NEEDED

Gen. Stilwell Inspects Ground Forces Battling Aaainst Okinawa Japs

STILWELL SAYS WAR CAN G0 ON 2 MORE YEARS   May Have To Fight In Manchuria After Janan’s Fall

Stilwell Sees Japs Fighting Two Years Longer; Manchuria Action Likely

SEES GROUND ACTION   General Stilwell Says It May Take 2 Years to Whip Japs

‘STILWELL SAYS JAP WAR MIGHT LAST 2 YEARS   American General Inspecting Battle Fronts Expresses Opinion of Pessirmistic Nature.

Stilwell Sees No Reason To Expect Japs To Break   Still Figures Ground Action to Be Necessary, Possibly In Manchuria; Germans Never As Stubborn As Nipponese

STILWELL SEES TWO-YEAR WAR   Predicts Invasion Of Man churia Even If Jap : Homeland Quits

TWO-YEAR WAR WITH JAPS SEEN   Gen. Stilwell Says Fight May Go On in Manchuria

‘VINEGAR JOE TOURS OKINAWE   Stilwell Says Pacific War Could Last Two Years

Stilwell Avers Jap War Can Last 2 Years Longer   May Have To Fight In Manchuria After Nip Home Islands Conquered

TWO YEARS MORE OF WAR POSSIBLE SAYS STILWELL  Continuation of Jap Resistance In Manchuria Seen by U. S. General!

Senate Committee Approves Slash In Income Taxes   Individuals’ Payments Would be Cul Two Billion, Action On Excise Reduction Delayed

3 Per Cent Normal Levy Is Retained   Excess Profits On Corporations Are Repealed

Tax Reduction Bill Revised By Senators   Committee Approves Removing 12 Millions From U.S. Tax Rolls

Senate Finance Committee Votes To Lower Taxes   Some Ineeme Taxes And Excess Profits Wi) Re Relieved

SENATE GROUP FAVORS SHARP CUT .IN - TAXES   individual Levies Slashed Two Billion; Votes Repeal Of Excess Profits Tax

SENATE STARTS " RE-WRITING TAX DECREASE BILL   Despite Controversies, Cuts Are Expected to Net Around Five Bil lions,

Low-Income Tax Relief Voted . By Senate Unit   12 Million Would Be Affected By  Proposed Measure ‘

House Bil! For Lower Taxes, Too   Repealing Excess Profit Tay Saves Corporations  Ov:r Two Billion

Tax ‘Reduction Bill Approved By Senators   Would Remeve 12 Million Low Income Per- gons From Tax Rolls

12 Million Low Income  Persons May Ese ape Tax   Senate Committee Votes To Cut Individual Levie: $2.085.000.000 More Per Year And Remove Millions From Federal Tax Rolls

Votes Big Slash In Income Taxes   Senate Group Agrees On Heavy Reductions

SOLONS AGREE TO LOWER TAX   Committee Would Trim Individual Income Levies over 2 Billions a Yeor

SETS $2,085,000,000 INDIVIDUAL CUT   Plan Would Remove 12,000,000 From Income Tax Rolls

Senators Vote for Tax Cuts   Finance Committee Approves Legislation} Changes House Bill —

Senate Group Okehs Income Tax Decrease   Votes to Repeal Excess Profits Levy on Corporations

Senate Group Votes Change In Tax Levy   Proposes Cuts Different From Those of House

Senate Group Votes To End Tax 12 Million Low Income Persons  And Repeal Excess Profits Tax   Slash In Individual Taxes is Only $470 Million Under That Granted Corporations; Would Retain 3 Per Cent Normal Tax on Individuals

Individual Tax Reduction Voted   Senate Committee in Move to Relieve  Tawar Inceamos

E GROUP VOTES TAX GH]   Would Remove ‘Estimated 12,039,000 Low-Income Persons From Rolls.

Body Hurled 100 Feet in Crash; Driver Is Held   A.W.O.L. Patient at Gardiner Hospital to Appear in Felony Court Today.

Body Hurled 100 Feet in Fatal Crash   A.W.O.L. Patient at Gardiner Hospital Is Held on Manslaughter Charge After Accident.

Every Detail for Bombing of Tokyc First None in LS.   Pilots and Crew of B-29: Fly Over and “Attack’! Movies of Jap City 

Learn Details Of Ship Before Entering Plane   Crews of B-29s: master every detail;' even bombing Tékyo, be fore seeing action.

PLANES RETURN WAR PRISONERS   Navy Men Freed From Jap Camps Tell Of Torture System

ireat Bank in Tokyo and Other Depositories Closed in Effort to Find Riches of Asia.   1 INSTITUTIONS * TO BE LIQUIDATED   Also Press Inquiry Shintoism, State Re ligion Uséd to Foster Wars.

Americans © Go on Trail Of Treasure   Seek Loot Taken To Japan from Conquered Lands

WAR FANATIC SHINTOISM TO BE BANISHED   GREAT TOKYO BANK CLOSED, STOCKS OF GOLD FOUND

PROBERS DELVING . -INTO SHINTOISM   Bank Of Japan n May Reopen If Off cials Help Track Down Stolen ea

Inquiry Is Pressed Into Stolen Wealth Of Japan   American Investigators Also Delve Into the State Re. ligion of Shintoism—Great Bank Claced

JAPS’ STOLEN TREASURE AIM OF U. S. PROBE   Inquiry Also” Started On Shintoism’s Use To Foster Wars

Yanks Seeking Conquest Loot Taken by Japs         Arthur ‘Fo Investigate ippon War Lords’ Use fr Rito Ralletin

Yanks Crush Japan's Control Over Religions   Shintoism Used to Foster Fanaticism  And Foreign Wars

TREE TRIMMER, 101, TO MARRY SATURDAY   Centenarian, With Wink, Tells Bride-to-Be “Lots of Other Women Were After Me.”

76,000 ARE IDLE IN WALKOUTS OVER NATION   Detroit Hardest Hit With Ford Big Sufferer

SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES ACTED SPEED UNRRA FUNDS  COMMITTEE STRIKES OUT RESTRICTIVE AMENDMENTCU_CIVE ADDRNVUAT

More Funds For UNRRA Approved   Committee’s Action Follows Plea of Gen. Eisenhower

SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES ACTED SPEED UNRRA FUNDS  COMMITTEE STRIKES OUT

ALL STRINGS OF   Senate and House Move te Speed Funds Unrestrict- ' _ed to UNRRA

Mass Murder And Pillage Are Charged Up To Nazis   First Step [Is Taken To Try Warmakers

Court Hears Names of 24: Aecused Men      Conspiracy Against World, Mass Murder, Pillage Charged by Big Four in   Ertial’s Initial Sten

War Crimes Court Holds  First Session   Nazis’ Hearings During November

Charge Hitler's * Leaders Planned To War on World   Document Lists Specific Samples, German Bestiality

File Against 24 Nazi War Leaders   Long Indictment Presented to International War Crimes Court      FIRST STEP IN TRIAL   Document Charges Murder. Pillage, Crimes and — Atrocities

24 Of Hitler’s Hierarchy Named   39,000-Word Charge Given To International Crimes Court; Goering, Hess, Doenitz, Ribbentrop Among Accused

Tribunal To Judge 24 Men   Defendants Face  Charge of Conspiring to Make War;  30 Days to Answer

Allied Military Tribunal Opens First Meeting   Millions Of Lives Lost, Indictments Say Russian General Is Chief Judge

DEATH PENALTY TO BE DEMANDED IN ALLIED TRIAL   International War Trial Court Gets 35-word Document Accusing Hierarchy

Indictment Charges Criminal Conspiracy to War Against World.   CRIME ON IN HUMANITY

5,700,000 Jews Exterminated  By Hitler Aides   Top Nazis Indicted For  Starting Greatest War and Committing Most Hor  rible Crimes   Hitler Not Named  In Long Document   Children Bled For Use Gernum Army; Many Buried ’ Alives Peaceful Citizens Drowned

‘Adolf Hitler's Key Men Charged in 35,000-Word Document by Big Four   Criminal Conspiracy to War Against World Is Accusation of U. S., Britain, Russia and France

Business Leaders Included   Conspiracy to War Against World Charged

Allies Accuse 24 Individuals And Nazi Organizations   xk *k& *& * The Indictment

LEADERS HELD TO BLAME FOR EUROPEAN WAR   Hitler’s Name Is Missing; 35, 000-Word Paper Cites Specific Crimes .

Conspiracy Charged Against Nazi Chiefs   Twenty-Four Members of Hitler's Hierarchy And Army Leaders Formally Accused as . First Step in Trial at Nuernhere

First Step in Mass Trial To Send Goering, Hess, Jodl and Others To Death For Crimes

‘Mass Indictment Charges Filed Against German War Criminals; Tribunal Meets

Field Marshal Herman Goering And Other Leaders of Nazis Accused of Horrible Murders, Torture and Other Highly  Reprehensible War Crimes

Advertising Support Of Seventh War Loan Is Valued at $42,635,459

Farm & Ranch aoe WEWS sti;   More Food Available kor Furopean Relief

‘Nation Honors Memory ‘Of Thoreau’s Going to Walden 100 Years Ago

Charter Will Have Priority   Nothing Will Intertere With Hearings, Senator Connally Says

UNITED NATIONS CHARTER WILL HAVE A CLEAR FIELD   No Senate Business Will Be Permitted to Interfere With Hearings.   ANNOUNCEMENT MADE   Chairman Connally Insisted That the Charter Have Absolute Priority.

CHARTER TO RECEIVE TOP SENATE PRIORITY   Connally Says Other Affairs Won’t Snag Hearings

Charter Gets U. S. Senate’s Right of Way   Chairman Connally Firm for Absolute Prinrity on League

Charter Given Senate Priority   No Other Business Will Be Permitted To Interfere With Hearings.

Britain Urges Quick Action Among Big-3   Definite Policies Sought to Prevent Nazi Stab at Unity

British Plan Nazi Policy   Churchill To Offer Program At Meeting

Joint ‘Big Three Policy Advocated  Churchill Will Request Definite Stand, Report

Truman Says No More Big 3 Meets   President Believes United Nations Should Take Over

UNO Precludes New Sessions Of "Big Three’   Burdens Assumed By Organization Truman Discloses

Truman Sees No Need for Big 3 Parley   President Gives His Views on Six Other Important Problems

No Further Need For Big 3 Parley   Let UNO Do It, Says President. To Press

Highest Court Says Leader  Not Communist   Vote Five to Three; Ends  Long Battle of Labor Chief

Harry Bridges Wins Fight on Deportation   Supreme Court Rules, 5 to 3, That Case Unproved

Deportation Of Bridges Held Hlegal   Supreme Court Says Bill of Right: Protects Him

Supreme Court Cancels Bridges Deporting Order   Ends Long Series of Legal Actions Against Accused Communist

CANCEL ORDER FOR DEPORTING HARRY BBINCES   Supreme Court Reverses Ruling Of Former Attorney Gencral

High Court Rules In Favor of Labor Leader :  Bridges’ Deportation Cancelled

HARRY BRIDGES WINS IN COURT   SUPREME TRIBUNAL RULES AGAINST DEPORTATION AS COMMUNIST

Harry Bridges Deportation Is Halted By Cour!   Supreme Court Rules In Communist Case

Supreme Court Cancels Order to Deport Bridges   5 to 3 Decision Ends Long Fight Put Up By West Coast Labor Leader

Bridges Edict Ruled Invalid   Labor Leader Balks Deportation in Appeal

FORTY CITIES — BID FOR UNO   CINCINNATL AMONG CITIES . SEEKING APPROVAL AS SITE _ FOR INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.

Ford-CiO Parley May Bring Quick Halt to Strikes   Leaders Resume Talks; Truman May Broadcast Message to Public   ENGLAND WILL NOT  ENTER GM PICTURE   Attlee Government Says 400,000 British Shares Are Privately Qwned

GOV'T PRESSURE, TALKS FEATURE STRIKE PICTURE   General Motors Wage Deadlock Enters on 27th Day

White House Puts Screws  On Strikers   President May Take Fact-Finding Plan To Public By Radio

Strikers Permit GM Office Staff to Resume Work   Truman Pressure Seen as Hope for Peace

PEACE TALKS ARE RESUMED   White House Pressure and Wage Talks Between Ford and Clo May Mean End to Labor Troubles in Automobile Industry.

MAKE PEACE IN U. M. W. DISPUTE   EDMUNDSON QUITS AUTOMONY FIGHT; CHARGES VOIDED

Hiners Ballot Yn Strike For Lewis. Terms   oft Coal Workers Over Nation Vote On Whether To Stop War Production.   PEED NEW CONTRACT   raes Quick Passage f Manpower Measure   ilots Fly From First ‘ield East OF Rhine

ALLIES NEAR RHINE BANK, 15-MILE FRONT   Nazis’ Last Act In Rhineland Battle

Juncture Traps Nazis, Closes Cc le uals Ul r e J me Solid Wali Against River; Enemy Flees In Disorder

GERMANS MAKE FINAL ATTEMPT TO STOP YANKS   Canadian First Joins Ninth to Close Solid Wall Against Rhine

Enemy Appears ‘Writing Off Front West of River   Beleaguered Pocket Around Cologne Only Sector In Doubt

Demolitions To Hamper Allied Army   Blown Up While American Patrols Seeking to  Prevent Blasts

Elements Of Three Divisions Deployed Along Rhine; Skirmishes Reported Across River, British Mass At Emmerich      SECMENT OF GERMAN ARMY FACING DEATH

NAZIS BLOW UP THEE BRIDGES   Stalingrad-Type Defense Indicated For Cologne

Sacrifice Spans to Delay Drive on Duesseldorf   Canadians Near Juncture; U.S. Ist  Tightens Cologne Are

NAZIS WRITE OFF FRONT WEST OF RHINE; YANKS, CANADIANS IN JUNCTURE

Intensified Warfare On Japanese Homeland To Commence Quickly   Victory In Europe Day Calls For Harder Work For Victory In Pacific   MANY HOME FRONT WAR RESTRICTIONS TO EASE

Allies Question Von Ribbentrop   Seek Clues On Nazi Underground Work

Quiz Ribbentrop Concerning Clues  To: Underground   Captured: Former Foreign Minister — Closely Questioned

PROBE SECRETS OF UNDERGROUND   Captured Nazi Claimed He Was on Hitler Errand

QUESTION CAPTURED LEADER   Von Ribbentrop Held Messages to British Leaders

Ribbentrop Placed on Allied Grill   Facts on German-Jap Relations Soucht

TWO GOLD STAR MOTHERS PRESENTED WITH GOLD STAR PINS BY AUXILIARY PRESIDEN)

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY ELECTS MRS. L. P. MILLER UNIT PRESIDENT

Pre ets acer) in ara tee eee a TYPHOON BEACHED 184 VESSELS ON OKINAWA

British Protecting Route Through Suez— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Mediterranean Control At Stake In Greece

RECENT GREEK IMBROGLIO AND THE PRESENT TRUCE GIVE EMPHASIS TO (QUESTION OF “SELE DETERMINATION’

WAR  TODAY   Phrase “Self-Determination” Takes On Real Meaning As Result Greek PotiticoMilitary Imbroglio

Take Six Marianas Islands    Unopposed Conquest Provides More Air Strips; Japan Pushes Anti-Invasion Plans

Negro Troops Land On 6 Small Isles, Find no Jap Defense   Purely Reconnoitering Job to Locate Areas For Crippled Superforts

Americans Land On 6 Small Isles   Seek Places Crippled By Superforts To Land In Marianas Group.

Negro Troops Capture Islands ©   Single Pistol Shot Necessary To Bring Area Under Bomination

J, S. NEGRO TROOPS IN THE MARIANAS   Landed on Six Small Islands in the Northern Part; Under Yank Domination.

Yanks Capture Six Isles Without Fight   Negro Troops Discover Japs Had Fled From North Marianas

Third Blows Within Week Hit Capital   Mitscher’s Bombers Hit Jap Mainland With New Scourge

FIFTH FLEET PLANES ROAM JAP CAPITAL   Radio Silence Kept By Adm. Mitscher Task Force

Marines Seize Half Of Ilwo’s Main Airfield   Brief Communique Merely Reports Assault By Adm. Mitscher’s Huge Task Force Of : Fifth Fleet On Japan’s Home Island

Four German Officers Blamed for Rhine Bridge Capture Are Executed by Nazis

Jap Defense Crumbles in  South Manil:   Americans Attack Capital From Three Directions

Anders Attacks Recognition of Polish Regime   Official of Exile Government Assails ‘Powers of World!

Marines Land on Iwo Ryukyus Isles  Little Gain Made in Bloody OVeimnerurcee Piaktieace

Marines Land on Two Ryukyus Isles   Little Gain Made in Bloody Okinawa Fighting

Treason Guilt Proof Absent   Observers Say Petain Mav Avoid Conviction

Upton Close Is. Target Of C10   Picketing Of Speaker Here is Threatened

Promoters Lay Traps For Vets Bound For Farms   Property Has Dubious Value

Penetrate Important Rail City   Chungking Asks Use Of U. S. Ships; Said Inside Chinhsien

CHIANG’'S TROOPS SEIZE MANCHURIAN PORT OF HULUTAO   United States Asked for Use of Ships to Transport Nationalists Into Area.   WASHINGTON’S REPLY AWAITED BY VICTORS   General Wedemeyer Declares That Under Present Orders No Yanks Will Enter Trouble Zone.

Chinese Seize  Hulutac Port  In Manchuria   Capture Affords National ists First Water talet for Reinforcements in Civil War

Communists Lose Port Of Hulutae To Nationalists   China Asks U. S. Ta Lend Ships To Send More Troops Into Manchuria

CHINESE REDS LOSE MANCHURIA PORT, HULUTAO :  China Asks U. 5. for Use of Ships to .

Nationalists  Seek U.S. Transport Ships   Request Is for Vessels to Carry Troops to Newly Taken Hulutao; War Shipping Administration Studies Matter

Nationalist Army Wrests Hulutao From.China Reds   Chiang to Request U. 8. Ships for Manchurian Service

Ceremony on Battleship Will Proceed as Scheduled for Tonight, Newark Time.

PROCLAMATION OF V-) DAY 10 BE MADE   Truman To Go On Air Tonight About 8:30   GRIP EXTENDED   By Strong U. S. Forces On Both Sides Of Tokyo Bay; Others Surrender

JAPS IN STEEL GRIE   Surrenders Arranged ir Homeland and Islands Seized by Nippon

Yanks Extend Grip Along Tokyo Bay   Eighth Army . Landings -to  Beginiat  Nightfalt

Expect Truman To Address Nation By Radio Early Tonight   Exact Time Of Official Ceremony Not Disclosed; Refuse Nip Request  For Delay

Yanks Ready for Surrender of Japanese   Final Plans Made  Friday Night by General MacArthur

Stage Set for Capitulation of Nippon Empire   Historic Event Will Take Place on U. S. Battleship Missouri

Rev. H. F. Reagle  Dies in Corry   Former Pastor of Area U. B. Churches

HURRICANE HEADS TOWARD MUAMI, FLA.   Roaring Across Carribean Sea From Bahamas

SORDID DETAILS OF JAP CRIMES DISCLOSED   Officer Says Sex Org} Due to Need for “Amusement”

LIQUOR RULINGS TO BE ENFORCED   t ‘Ohio Chief Gives Warning To  Permitholders

Bitter Action Rages Back  of Front Lines   Tokyo Reports Huge U.S. Fleet Is  Bacin an tha tance

Yanks Battle In Three Key Points On Okinawa   Japs Launch Fierce Attacks Against Yanks

Bitter Action Rages Back of Front Lines   Tokyo Reports Huge U. S. Fleet Is Again on the Loose

INDIA REBEL LEADER DIES AFTER CRASH   Subhas Bose Victim Of Accident in Javan

Rebel Leader  Dies of Injuries   Report Bose Seriously -}furt In Plane Crash

YANKS CLEARING ENEMY ON VERDE   14th Corps Also Ridding Manila Area: Of  Japanese

WIPE OUT JAPS’ VERDE GARRISON   AMERICANS COMPLETE CONQUEST OF LITTLE ISLE IN. THE PHILIPPINES.

Yanks Destroy Japs on Verde   Fighting SUM) Rages Eas! Of Philippine Caniial -

Yanks Destroy Jap Garrison On Verde Island   Troops Also Start Clearing Foe From Area East of Manila

Yanks Complete Conquest Of Verde Isle. As Other Units Mop Up East Of Manila

BOMB LOADS © ARE DUMPED INTO OSAKA   SMOKE RISES SIX MILES AFTER 450 SUPERFORTS STRIKE—Y¥OKOHAMA NEARLY ITALF DESTROYED

OSAKA FACTORY AREA DELUGED WITH FIRE BOMBS   450 Super-Forts Drop 3350 Tons On Jap Second City

TWO SMALL BLAZES   3 ea 7 Fire. Department Made Couple of ' Runs About Noon Today

TWO SMALL BLAZES   rire Department Made Couple of * Runs About Noon Today

REPORT ALLIES HOLD  RMrhrrxwraleyryTFT ace PYPDYPCcNnraliyn' wp:

Laupens StssaAp eb, (4E5 Mrs. Eber Horner Died At Fonda Home Sat.

Premier Warns s J apan U. 5S: Invasion Near  oe ee  a fore ; 7 wa ee   Tokuo a Sea of Flames After Greatest Suterfort Rai   BY ELMONT WAITE

PREMIER WARNS OF NEW INVASION   Koiso Believes Yanks To Lane On Mainland Soon

PREMIER WARNS JAPS OF LANDING   War Minister Also Cautions People To Expect Attack

Premier Warns Japan U. S: Invasion Near et ee i ee ae, Dd   BY ELMONT WAITE

Warns Japanese Invasion Nears  Premier Keiso on  Air Following Bombing

SEA OF FLAMES "SET BY B-29 RAID ENCULFS TOKYO   300 Superforts Pour Incen _ diaries on Enemy Cap ital; Mikado’s Palace Grounds Are Hit.

TO COMRADES’ FUNERAL   Group of German Prisoners Will Attend Services for 8 Killed

WARD OFFICIALS: CONDUCT WATCHED   Jury To Weigh Evidence When They Reconvene Friday

Army Ousts Two Ward Officials —   Warn Against Resistance To Army Occupation

General Finally Receives Reply Grants Japan an Extension of Time

HIROHITO NAMES  COUSIN PREMIER  IN NEW CABINET WARTIME GENERAL  THREATENED LIVES OF ALLIED AIRMEN

MacArthur Gives Nips More Time   No Deadline Set For Envoys To Reach Manila

GENERAL MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES DELAY IN JAPAN’S EMISSARIES  SUPREME COMMANDER HAS SENT SECOND NOTE TO TOKYO WEDNESDAY

Mixture of War and Peace in Pacific Grows More  Confused   “CEASE FIRE’ ORDERED   Civd War in China Threatened as Red Armies Py -Move

It May Take 12 Days to Notify Troops in Field   Emperor to Send Royal Family to Enforce Cease Fire Orders.   Hirohito Replies to MacArthur’s Requests

MacArthur Given Reply By Hirohito   Allies Informed After 30Hour Wait That Nippon Needs More Time Before Envovs Reach Manila

Cannot Send Envoys Friday,MacArthur Told   ‘So Sorry’ Note Says 12 Days Required For Belated Cease-Fire Order To Reach All Fronts; Prince  Named Premier.

MacArthur Accepts Excuses For Delay   wk kk *  The Fleet   Halsey Was Working With 133 Warships

Elliott's Sister Arranged Flight  New srry Out on "Blaze" Priority

Elliott’s Promotion  To Brigadier General Aovproved Uneenimcns ch.

Approve Roosevelt Promotion   Nemination Making Elliott General Passes Committee

AIRMEN BLAST REICH TARGETS   BOMBERS: PLASTER GERMAN INDUSTRIAL CENTERS AND RAIL YARDS IN RAIDS TODAY

Senate Debate On Charter Is Half Through   Final Vote May Be Delayed Few Days

CHARTER VOTE DELAY SEEN AS SOLONS DEBATE   One Major Issue Apparently Clarified As Senator Vandenberg Leads Extended Ratification Fiqht

BALLOT TO END STRIKE AT LIMA   Vote to Return to Work After WLB Decision

RUSSIA MAKES APOLOGY FOR DOWNING PLANE      Superfortress Had Been Shot Down Over Korea On August 29

FINN-HALL WEDDING HELD AT ST, JOSEPH’S   8 O'CLOCK THURSDAY, SEPT, 2   Miss Ellen Finn Is Bride of Gerald Halt of Scranton in Beautiful Church Ceremony

MARGARET SMITH IS WED TO L. F. FOUNDS   Nuptial Ceremony is Solemnized in Croydon R. C. Rectory  RECEPTION AT HALL

Mae Arthur Sent Policy For Nip Rule   American Orders To Be Supreme in Control of Japan With Sweeping Chances Listed for Area

Social, Economic Systems To End    With Politicos   General Given Policy Outline For Occupation August 29

Byrnes Discusses Greek Problems’ In Postwar Period: with Damaskino:

GREEKS WILLING TO ACCEPT ‘EASY’ TERMS FOR ITALY  NYRNES NHNISCLISSES   BYRNES DISCUSSES BALKAN POLITICS WITH DAMASKINOS

‘May Adopt Lenient Attitude. ....  Byrnes Has Conference With Greek Regent On Italian, Balkan Issues

BYRNES, GREEK REGENT CONFER   Talks May Have Effect On “Big Five’ Discussions

Byrnes Talks With Greek Archbishop   Diplomats Say Greeks are Lenient Toward Italy

Discuss Italy, Balkan Treaty _ Greeks Willing to ~ Be Lenient to Italy

Discuss Italian Peace Treaty, Balkan Politics      Greeks Willing To Join U. S: And Britain In Lenient Attitude Toward Italy

BYRNES TALKS WITH REGENT OF GREECE   Diplomats Say Greeks Are Willing to Adopt Lenient Attitude Toward Italy in Framing Peace Treaty.

NAZIS DEFIANT INRADIO TALKS   Say Allies  Overreaching — Selves and Boast of “Werewolf” Terrorism

Occupation Units read for Korea   Japanese Forces to Surrender Sunday

Truce Ends Indonesian. And Indian Struggling.   Mavelang Section Site Of Disorder

Fighting Subsides On Island of Java   Magelang Area Reported Peaceful; Truce Is Made

Peace Restored By Indo Truce   British And Indonesian Leaders Continue Their Conference

Indonesians Strafed By RAF Planes   Temporary Truce Restores Peace Followiig Night'Of Sharp Fighting

Peace Restored Magelang Today   Temporary Truce Follows Night Of Sharp Fighting; RAF Planes In Action

PEACE COMES 0 MAGELANG AREA   Temporary Truce Follows Night of Fighting

Truce Called But Situation Is ‘Delicate’   Outcome Of Negotiations At Magelang In Doubt; RAF Helped Dutchmen.   1000 ARE EVACUATED

Gurkha Troops And British Bombers Restore Order After Sharp AIlINight Fighting.

RESTORE PEACE WITH TRUCE IN MAGELANG SITE   Lull Follows Night of ‘Fighting With British Using Plane Strafine

NEW TRUCE ENDS FIGHTING IN JAVA   R.A.F. Planes Again Strafe Indonesian Extremists

Magelang Area Peaceful Again   Stop Fighting of Indonese. British

CONDITIONS IMPROVED   Temporary Truce After Hard Fighting in Java

Truce Ends Fighting in  Indonesia   Temporary Agreement to Cease Firing Meached After Sharp Encpunters Throughout Night

RESTORE PEACE IN JAVA SECTOR AFTER FIGHTING   RAF Planes Strafe Indonesian Forces Before Temporary Truce

eS a a  CONDITIONS IMPROVED   Temporary Truce After Hard Fighting in Java

Java Situation Remains Critical  Peace Restored in Magelang Area

Peace Restored In Magelang As Situation Eases  RAF Again Strafe:  Indonesian Troops  Dan Eat ae fe

RAF Planes Are Used In Attacks   Conditions Improving In Other Parts of War-Torn Indonesia

TRUCE REACHED IN MAGELANG AFTER NiGHT OF FIGHTING   Situation Reported Improved  in Central and East arn tava Fane

Peace Returns To Magelang Area in Indies   Follows Temporary Truce Between British Indians, Native Insurgents

Peace Returns To Magelang Area in Indies   Follows Temporary Truce Between British Indians, Native Insurgents  —— = © ~a_iis ae uaizaevir oe ret, 1s eo

Fighting in Java Halted   Peace Restored in Magelang Area by Temporary Truce

Temporary Truce Follows Fighting In Indonesia  RAF Planes Strafe Insurgents fo Help Gurkhas Take Towns Blame is Placed on Jananese

Industrial Club Will be Host to Army Ordnance Officers Wednesday Eve

Mrs. Wainwright Elated at News  Wife of General Says ‘Unbelievably Happy’

Ada To Have VA Contact Offices Soon   One of Three Planned For Stete; Fort Reno Remount Station Being Abandoned

1,000-BED FIELD H40SPITAL MOVED TO CAMP CROWDER   Entire 316th General Hospital Unit Arrived Here This Week.

Jap Opposition In Nagoya Heavy   Superforts Destroy At Least 13 Planes

TRUMAN VISITS HIGH COMMAND   Imminence Of American And Soviet Junction Arouses Rumors

PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH HIGH COMMAND   Truman Pays Mysterious And Un~recedented Visit To Vast Pentazon Ruiiaine

Rebels Take Over ~ Venezuelan Govt.  ~ In Swift Uprising   Young Army Officers Seize Control, Forcing ; Surrender of President Medina; Fifty Reported Killed During Fighting

ARMY OFFICERS (IAIN CONTROL IN HEAVY FIGHTING   Executive and Some Members of Cabinet Surrender After Insurgents Occupy Palace  /   ‘CARACAS PUT UNDER  STATE OF SIEGE   Armed Civilians Loot Homes —Revolt Attributed to Dissatisfaction With Approaching Election.

50 Killed As Medina is Unseated   President Surrenders Along With Several Cabinet Members. Young Army Officers Are In Control

Army Officers Lead Bloedy Rebellion  In Venezuela  50 Reported Dead And 100 Wounded; Rebels Apparently

Venezuela Rocked ‘By Revolt. 50 Die   President, Five Cabinet Members Unseated As Army Group Takes Over

Rebels Use Tanks  To Seize 2 Cities   Planes Force Capitulation Of Loval Policemen

50 Persons Reported Killed  As Venezuelan Revolt Breaks      President Unseated by Revolutionary Group-—Broad_ cast Reports Seven Man Junta Formed to Control Nation Until Elections .

Japan's Politicians, Still Groggy From Latest List of War Criminals, Siudy Postwar Problems

BY AP LEADERS   Groggy From Shock of New MacArthur Slate; Fear — For Own Necke

JURY CONVICTS MRS, MANSFELDI   Manslaughter Verdict Given In Nurse — SlayingHushand Trianole

Woman Is Guilty ‘of Manslauchiter   Army Corporal Goes on Trial on Charge of Slaying Nazi Prisoner

MEAT DEALERS GIVEN WARNING   Price Administrator Bowles Comments on Black Market

7 SHIPS BRING 31 465 TROOPS ~IN-SINGLE DAY   T ransports Headed by Queen Elizabeth Set Mark ' for Returns.

31,459 U.S. Treops Arrive Today from European Theatre   7 Ships Bring Greatest Number in a Single Day Since V-E Day

31,455 GI's Arrive Home From Europe  Seven Ships Bring Largest Number Of Any Single Da

a ea nae  28, 340 Troops  Return Tol 4. Today From Battle Of Germany

‘Seven Ships Steam Into New York With Largest  -Number of Troops From Europe Since \VE-Day

Seven Ships  Bring 31,459 Troops Home From Europe   g Total Is Greatest Number Of Soldiers To Arrive In One Day Since Germany Fell

Entire Division Due On Liner (Queen Elizabeth   Six Other Transports Have Docking Orders At Eastern Harbors

28,340 TROOPS REACH NEW YORK   Entire 44th Infantry  Largest Group Ever To Arrive In One Day

Record Number Of Soldiers Arrives at N.Y.   Utah Man Heads Returning  44th Division

Russian Forces Drive 93 Miles in Sensational Push From Outer Mongolia

6,000 Tons Of Bombs On Japs In Day's Span   Nearly 1,000 Superforts And Fighters Batter Enemy War Industries.

Red Army Goal Is  Japanese Arsenal   Speedy Thrusts Into Manchuria Continue Today After Linkow Capture ,   NIP RAIL LINES CUT   22 Enemy Strong Points Were Taken ‘Yesterday by Soviet Forces

UP DRIVE IN MANCHURIA   Thrust Ahead After Cutting Last Rail Communication Line for Jap Troops Fighting in Sungari-Ussuri Valley.

Hitler Declares Nazis Will Fight To the Finish   Says Nothing Will Mak Germans Capitulate Regardless of Conditions

+. ~  _— ae —-§  = Sos 0 de-a” Ja~g § “Tonge  Sex7s “  — ° — nee  mee ee  ae  “~™) rx 4: -,  noe  fal be  ‘  —— Aen  ee a  a

Adour Spouts Deriance Despite Dire Situation, Turng Gloomy In Uraent Anneale For Fiaht To Final Victory

‘Horrible Fate in East’ Will Be Mastered in End,  Fuehrer Says in Broadcast

eas To Fight To Finish, Hitler Declares In Speech   German Fuehrer. Speaks of Dire Straits of Nation on oo Twelfth Anniversary of His Assump.  tion to Power

Hitler urges nazis to fight until victory  Fuehrer speaks on anniversary

Fuehrer Calls On Germans to Keep Fighting  Hitler in Gloomy but   Hitler in Gloomy but Eloquent Speech Promises Victory

HITLER APPEALS FOR LAST-DITCH FIGHT BY NAZI   Fuehrer, in 20-Minute Radic Speech, Calls Upon Every German to Do His Duty in Struggle.   PROMISES TO MASTER SITUATION IN EAST   1 Declares Defeat Would Mean Greater Suffering and Misery Than Nation Endures Now.

HITLER CALLS UPON GERMANS TO FIGHT ON   Says Fate in the East Will Be Mastered in End In Anniversary Speech

HITLER PLEDGES FIGHT TO FINISH IN GLOOMY PLEA      Calls Divine Aid, Urging People To Remain Firm To End   REVERSES WILL BE OVERCOME, HE SAYS

Hitler Declares Reich To Fight On, No Matter Where, Until Victory

JAPANESE TAKE BAD TROUNCING ON ALL FRONTS   Fall of Naha, Okinawa, Inevitable —~ Mindanao Defenders Pommeled

Marines Lay Siege to Naha, Capital of Island   Leathernecks and Army Troops Battle To Crush Last 45.000 Nin Defenders

Hand-to-Hand Fight Rages as Forees Close   Yanks Inch Forward Behind Flame Throwers Un_ dar Marter Wire

CUISKIRTS OF NAKA STORMED   Marines ef Sixth Division Nearing Buned Capit of Okinawa, — _ Army Bomberys Hit- Shipping - Seana Installations in Rurlics.

6th Div. Marines Storm Outskirts 0 Ruined Naha   ——  Last Jap Defenders Or Mindanao Isolated In Small Pockets

Marines Storm Ruined Capital Of Okinawa Isle   Jap Defenders Cut To Pieces By  Yanks on Mindanao

MARINES DRAW NEAR CAPITAL OF OKINAWA   _Sixth. Division. .. Storms Outskirts Of Ruined Naha

RUINED CAPITAL OF OKINAWA IS STILL TARCET   Other Forces Battling Southward in Generai Offensive to Crush Island's Last 45,000 Defenders Make Slow Progress

MARINES STORM OUTSKIRTS OF CAPITAL CITY   Push Through Lines  in Offensive to  Crush Last Defenders

Sixth Division Marines Storm  Naha Outskirts   General ‘Offensive To Crush Island's . Last Defenders Pushed

Marines Storm Blazing Naha Qn kinawa Island   Sixth Division Reaches Outskirts of Capital, Already in Ruins

OKINAWA’S CAPITAL IS FLATTENED   General Offensive On Island Goes Into Its Second Day

FIERCE NAHA BATTLE RAGES   Yanks Open General Offensive on Okinawa; Drive to Wind Up Campaign in Philippines

Marines Oper New Attack on Okinawa   Bitterest Fighting of Isle Campaign Marks Advances

Jap War Industry Quits Home Isles   Tokyo Radio Reports Large le Movement to Manchuria      YANKS BLAST SHIPS   Sasebo on B-29 Haunted Kyushu Is Given Heavy Bombing

500 Superforts Hit Four Cities - Wreck -Vessels   Fill Dress Air Raids Fly Daily. From 10. Fields; Fear Alaskan Attack.

Nearly 500 Superforts Unload Disaster Over Wide Areas Located in Southern Janan.   “CURTAIN RAISER” TO INVASION, JAPS STATE

Superforts Blast Sasebo Navy Base, 3 Other Key Cities   Chinese Recapture Former U. S. Air Base at Liuchow; Navy Fliers Lash Sea Lanes   MAP ON PAGE 2

Chinese Recapture U.S. Airbase in Liuchow, Ships Enter Borneo Waters

Claim Yanks Poised At Aleutians For Strike Against Nips   Japan Moving Plants To Manchuria Fliers Sink or Damage 27 Enemy Vessels

Nips Concerned over Yank  Activity in North Pacific   Guerrillas Beat Off 3 Banzai Attacks in Philippines, Continue Mop Up

Naval Base Torn; Other Raiders Hit 27 Of Foe’s Ships   Nipponese Rush Movement Of Important War Industries To Manchuria; Increasing U.S. Power In North Stirs Tokyo; American Sub Claimed Sunk

NIPPONESE FEAR INVASION SOON; B-29’S ATTACK   Foe Reports ‘Large Scale’ Removal of Plants to ‘Safer Territory’

B-29s Fire Four Jap Cities   Raging Blazes Set By  Armada of 500 Planes; MacArthur Says Fleet Is in Makassar Strait

4 MORE CITIES LEFT IN FLAMES BY SUPERFORTS   Fear of Invasion from Aleutian Bases Adds To Jitters Of Nips

War ractories Go To Manchuria to Escape B-29 Raids   Warplanes Sink 27 Jap Ships; Chinese Recantiure  itichaw

JAPANESE CENTERS OF POPULATION FEEL WHITE HEAT OF B-29S  FLIGHT OF WAR INDUSTRY FROM HAUNTED HOME ISLANDS STARTED

OTHER AIRMEN KNOCK OUT 27 ENEMY SHIPS   Bombs Slow Nips’ Big Withdrawal of Industry te Manchurian Region   Targets Listed

5) Superforts Set Fires In Jap Cities  Tokyo Says Industry * Being Moved To Manchurian Plains

Superforts Leave Glowing Fires on Four Jap Cities   Their Raids a “CurtainRaiser’ to Decisive Bat tle for Mainland.   Jap Industries Are Moved to Manchuria

Four More Jap Cities Burning, New Raid On   Rush Industry to Manchuria; Fear Blow Frem Kuriles

Southern Japan Is Hit By Nearly 500 Superforts —- Fierce Fires‘ Are Set Raging In Four Cities —- Nippon War Industry Starts Moving To Manchuria :

U.S. Planes Smash 27 Enemy Ships  Tabwa Sear Batd«   Tokye Sees Raids As Curtain Reiser To Majer Battle

BATTLE OF JAP HOMELAND 1S NEAR NIPS SAY   ‘Yank Warplanes Blast 27 : Enemy Ships; Retake i Liuchow Air Base

ARRIVES IN INDIA   Pvt. Richard Mast Notifies Wife of Safe Arrival.

TWO NAZI BASTIONS   Russians Push Within 90 Miles Of City Of Dresden   Moscow Reports Mutiny Of German Sailors Refusing To Enter Battle

PLUNGING RED TANKo olf INTO LIEGNITZ   Stalin Announces Taking of Elbing Fortress -in East Prussia.

Last Ditch Lines ‘Of Nazis Attackec   Important Lower Silesian City Of Liegnitz Near Encircled Breslau, Captured By Reds

Battle For Berlin’s Outer Defenses Intensified As Nazis Resist   Kuestrin ULnder Siege By Soviets   Thousands Of Germans Face Trap In Pomerania, Polish Corridor

Red Army Races for Stettin   Soviets 24 Miles Beyond Oder; 90 Miles of Dresden

SOVIETS PUSH NORTH TO BALTIC COAST   Last Nazi Reserves Seek to Gain Time Before Berlin

Reds Take  Bastions in East Prussia   Fierce Battles for Oder.   Rip Gaps in Line.   Smash inte Liegnitz.

Reds Plunge 24 Miles Beyond Oder   Surge Toward Baltic On 111-Mile  Front in Pomerania

«Nazis Admit 24-Mile Push "Beyond Oder   Advance Carries Within 90 Miles Of City Of Dresden

GIRL IS BEING HELD AFTER FATAL BRAWL      Two in Fight in Tavern Over Drink of Whisky

Germans Have Pullmans, Vets In Day Coaches   U. S. Combat Veterans Cross Continent in Over-Crowded Train, Officers Charge —

BEALL WILL MAKE — ALCAN ROAD STUDY   ressnigh: rn Named. to Group. to:Make Alas: sb “kan Trip; i

BEALL WILL MAKE ALCAN ROAD STUDY   Congressman: “Named” to Group to.Make Alas: kan Trip

Men-over-forty, former executives, iprotect selves against unemployment!

PLANTS GET POWER DESPITE STRIKE   ELECTRICITY FLOWS TO MICH. IGAN FACTORY CITIES AFT.ER 2,000 WALK OUT.

EARLY PEACE IS SOUGHT IN POWER STRIKE   ELECTRICITY FLOWS DESPITE WALKOUT OF 2,000

QUISLING RULE QUITS, NORWEGIANS REPORT   Plan To Surrender Nazis Ir Denmark, Norway Seen

Nazi Evacuation Of Scandinavia Said Beaun, Halfed By New Reich Fuehret

DEFER FATHERS FIRST IS ORDER   State Draft Official Says Non-Fathers To Be Taken First

YANK ADVANCE CONTINUES IN PHILIPPINES   MacArthur’s Troops 12 Miles Inland on Central Manila Road

MAG-MEN SMASH 12 MILES INLAND   American Armies, Aided ty Naval Guns, Advance Toward Manila

Reinforcement Move By Japs Meets Disaster   ’ U.S. Naval Action Blasts 46 Small Jap Freighters In Luzon Convoy  YANKS ON LUZON DRIVING AHEAD

Beachhead Established By Yanks In Bitter Fighting On Fioht Square Mile. Tele

Mighty B-29 Fleet Bombs Tokyo T argets   Largest Foree Yet Sent Over Jap Capital Spreads Destruction

Greatest B-29 Force Yet Hits Nippon Capital   Superfortress Raid Follows Up Strikes By Carrier Planes

INDUSTRY AREA AGAIN TARGET: MALAY BLASTED   Second Force Of B-29s Thunder From India Bases

Fleet Planes Bag 659 Jap Aircraft   36 Jap Ships Lost In 2 Day Tokyo Attack

Americans F ighting  Way Up Steep Slope   Casualties Among Marines Considerable, but Foothold  On Tinv Island Annvears Firn

HOSPITAL RAID STAGED IN JAVA   Indonesians Attack Red Cross Workers in Kramat  Baan

YANKS FLOOD WEST COAST   Officials Work Round-Clock to Handle Troops

PAY DEMANDS TURNED DOWN   Westinghouse Company Cites Inability to Meet $2,a Day Increase

Company Cites Good Day's Pay   Westinghouse . Points Te Ve ir Scale!

PATTERSON GETS IMPORTANT POST   SS  Reported U.S. Member Of Post-War Reich Mission

FDR Names Patterson To  ‘Reich Mission   Will Represent the United States in Post-War Occupation of Germany

FIJI SENDS TAMBUA TO OHIO’S GOVERNOR      ‘Whale’s Tooth Symbol of Ties To Island

Yanks Advance Against Stiffening Jap Resistance in Encircline Move

ISLAND QOMAIN   Opposition of Japs on Okinawa Increases As Yanks Move South.   LIGHT IN NORTH AREA

OKINAWA FIGHT STILL AHEAD OF TIMETABLE   Jap Resistance Stiffens As Yanks Expand Beachhead

Speed of Campaign on Okinawa Forces Change of Schedule   Tough Fighting Ahead Commander of Forces on Island Warns

Ships, Planes Prepare Way For Drive   Superforts Pound Jap Sites In New, Powerful Assault

Australians Jrive Near daliknapanr   Nearly 600 Superforts Set Four Japanese Cities Aflame

Truman Talk Gets Mild Approval And Disapproval   General Policy Is Well Received by Most Newspapers

Press Hails. Hits Talk By Truman   Weighs Threais Of Power,  Vows of Peace

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Amazed at FDR’s Plan to Stop Jap Shipping in 40   Meant War With Fleet Unprepared, Savs Adm. Richardsor

Declares U.S. Fleet Totally Unprepared   Asserts Diplomat Ho rnbeck Had More to Do With Disposition of the’Fleet Than He As Commander Did. declares

FDR Loathe  To Increase Pacific Fleet   Announcement Made By Adm. Richardson At Pearl Harbor  Investigation

Admiral Asserts Roosevelt Plan Heard With Amazemen:   Richardson Tells Committee of Program to Cut Off Trade With Japan in 1940—Says U. S. Fleet Was Not Prepared

Was Amazed At Roosevelt Pacific Idea,  Admiral Says   Richardson Tells Of Plan To Stop ° All Japanese Trade With Americas

Considered Stopping Jap Trade   Richardson Tells of F. D. R. Plans in 1940

Admiral Says Move Meant Start Of War   Richardson Claims FDR Loathe To Hike Pacific Manpower

PACIFIC PLANS OF PRESIDENT JOLT ADMIRAL   FLEET WAS NOT SET TO BLOCK JAP TRADE

Naval Leader-Claims FAR. ‘Aided Brilish  Richardson Says That   Richardson Says That President Favored  Embargo If Japs Enuakt Enaland

Admiral Feared War Would Find Navy Unpreparec   Richardson Was ‘Amaz ed’ by 1940 Plan To Bar Jap Ships

F.D.R. Planned to Cut Nip Trade Channels  Fleet Was Kept at   Fleet Was Kept at Pearl Harbor as Bluff, Admiral Says

RICHARDSON TESTIFIES lit WAS AMAZED   Declares President Propostd to Bar Nip Ships From Americas if British Were Attacked.   SAYS MOVE WOULD HAVE MEANT WAR   Admiral Asserts Warships Were Undermanned and in No Condition to Fight Mikado’s Navy.

‘Cherry Asks Delay — _On Hospital Program   ‘Comprehensive And Adequate Plan’ Held ‘Matter For Future Legislators’

MISS. MYRA JANE LUCASH PVT. DALTON L. WATSON: ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

ALLIED. PLANES CONTINUE ROUT OF NAZI ARMY   Gernian Rearguards — Offer Only Resistance: te Yanks in St.- Vith

Seize Last Stronghold  In Salient   U. S. Planes Continue Relentless Attacks Or Germans Attempting To Flee Into Germans

RENEW AERIAL ASSAULTS ON FLEEING NAZIS   Believe Germans Evacuate Last Road Center in Belgium

FIGHT HARD IN CT VITH TODAY   First Army Delivers Knockout Blow to the Arden- ” nes Salient.   /SEVENTH {N BAD SPOT

U. S. FIRST ARMY PATROLS SMASH INTO ST. VITH WITH NAZI BASTION COLLAPSING   Men of Seventh Armored Division Enter Vital Communications Center Month and Two Days After Capture by von Rundstedt   ENEMY STILL PRESSES HARD IN NORTH ALSACE

HOUSE TO HOUSE FIGHTING IN ST. VITH WITH-SAVAGE DRIVE BY ALLIED PLANES ON NAZIS

YANK A FORCES LUNGE INTO ST. VITH   Bombers Continue to Pound Foe Fleeing From Ardennes

First Fights House-to-House In St. Vith; Strasbourg Situation Still Threatenina

U.S. Delivers Knockout To Ardennes   Americans Battle House to House For Vital Position

Savage Air Blows Send Nazi Armies Reeling Eastward   Seventh Armored Division Enters St. Vith At Dawn

Three Routed  German Armies “Head for Reich   Fall of St. Vith, Last Major Defense   Position in Ardennes, Salient lmminant

YANKS BATTLE IN ST. ITH AS GERMANS FLEE   Planes Harass Three Re treating Armies, Hit Our River Line

Knockouts Given Ardennes Salient   Savage Air Onslaught on Retreating Germans Continues   YANKS ARE IN ST. VITH   Third Army Closes Again to Siegfried Line Defenses

NAZIS EVACUATE LAST BASTION IN ARDENNES BULGE   WHOLE PERIMETER OF SALIENT UNDER HEAVY U. S. ATTACK

THE FIRST ARMY KNOCKED OUT THE ARDENNES SALIENT   The Disorganized and Broken Remnants of 3 German Armies Reeled Back.   A SAVAGE AIR ATTACK   The Seventh Armored Division Entered St. Vith at Dawn.

Yanks Fight In Streets Of St. Vith   Fall of City Imminent As Nazis Continue Retreat Under Savage Allied Air Assault

\mericans n St. Vith; Nazis Flee   Enemy Retreat Becomes a Rout On Western Freat

Broken Nazis Of 3 Armies Reel To East   Yanks Deliver Knock-out  To Ardennes Salient; Planes Lash Foe

($ KNOCKOUT ‘TO ARDENNES AREA WEDGE   Fail of Vital Road Center Imminent as Three Routed: Nazi Armies Reel Back Eastward Tinder Heavy Air Blows.

Ardennes Salient Being Wiped Out By Yankees’ Street Battle In St. Vith

Heaviest Air Blows of — War Fall on Remnants Of Three German Armies   Seventh Army Front Remains The Allies’ One Tender Spot

American Troops Fight in Streets Of St. Vith With Bulk of Enemy Armor Retreating To Siegfried Line

Yanks Fighting House To House In Belgium City   Fall of East Enemy Stronghold In Ardennes Salient Appears to Be Imminent   German Columns,. :- Yn Rout, Bombed   Germany Claims Seventh Army Frout Has Collapsed; Allies Silent . On Situation

Airmen Pound Routed Nazis   Americans Fight in St. Vith; Planes Continue Terrible Blows On Foe

Allied Planes Still Pounding Enemy Columns  Headquarters Says Little On Activity Near Strasbourg On

Knockout Blow » Is Delivered to Ardennes Salien   - ne “a  U. S. First Army Fights House to House in St.  , Vith as Nazis Reel.   Savage Air Attack . Made by American:

Foe Reel Back Under Savage  Air Onslaught   Fall Of Highway Hub Expected Imminent; Second  Day Of Air Attack.   DESTROY 464 TRUCKS

Knockout Is Delivered To Nazi Salient   Savage Air Attack Continues Its Destruction On Routed Germans.

YANKS BATTER INTO COLMAR   Probe Deeper Into Thinly Held Siegfried  Line

Tojo Dodges War Responsibility   By MURLIN SPENCER and RUSSELL BRINES

Hideki Tojo Evades Topic Of War Guill   Says Victorious U. S. Can Name Japanese at . Fault Now

TOJ0 DODGES QUESTIONS ON STARTING WAR   ROOSEVELT MAY BE NAMED TOP CRIMINAL

BUMPER FARM GROP FORESEEN FOR OHIO   Prediction, However, Given With Reservations

Sen. Thomas Urges Three Year Plan Of Public Works   Oklahoma Senator Proposes Congress Appropriate Two Billion Per Year   WILL PROVIDE JOBS FOR UNEMPLOYED

2 BILLIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS   Oklahoma Senator to Seek Early Action by Congress

SENATOR PROPOSES NEW WORK — PROGRAM TO GOST: SIX BILLION   CONGRESS WILL BE ASKED ‘To APPROVE HUGE PROGRAM WHEN IT CONVENES IN  : -SEPTEMBER

THOMAS URGES 2 BILLIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS   Oklahoma Senator to Seek Early Action by Congress

Japs Commit Hara-Kiri in Front Palace   Jap Commentator Says It Is Probable Many Other Similar Incidents May Occur

Japs Comimit Suicide In Groups at Emperor’s Palace   Broadcasts Paint Picture of Gloominess Sorrow Among People as Thev Tacte Bitter Defeat of Battle

Tokye-Sa 7  Suicide aac Palace   Commentator Says Such Hara-Kiri ‘Truly Japanese’, Fears Sdme Incident May Happen After Yanks Arrive   Less Likelv With Vank<«

JAPANESE REPORT GROUP SUICIDES   TOKYO RADIO TELLS OF MASS HARA-KIRI BEFORE IMPERIAL PALACE,

Japs Committing Group Hara-kiri, Tokyo Reports   Fear of Incidents Casts Pall of Gloom Over Nippon:

NAL POLICY ~ 1S ADMITTEL   “BEAST OF BELSEN” TESTIFIED _ NAZI PLANS INCLUDED EX-_, . TERMINATION OF JEWS

Chinese Prepare Major Offensive  Japanese Base at  Peoching Smashed

Chinese Prepare Major Offensive  Japanese Base at  , SS 2 SS ee See

Halting Of Japs Only A ‘Prelude’ To Big Offensive   Chinese 6 Miles Northwest Of Paoching; Nip Casualties About 27,000.

Peace Talks May Start Next Week In Washington; Steel Industry Also Faces Strike.

SCHWELLENBACH ASKED TO END "PHONE STRIKE   Labor Crisis Brewing In Steel Issue, Takes Serious Turn

SCHWELLENBACH ASSUMES ROLE OF PEACEMAKER   G. M. Strike, Ilinois Phone Dispute May Get His Attention

INVITES BOTH GENERAL MOTOR SIDES TO PARLEY   Itinois Situation Threatens Nationwide Telephone  Strike

Stays Afloat. Six Days On Small Raft Sub Rescues Pilot After Typhoon

Hirohito Held Peril to Peace   Emperor Must Go, Oriental. Points Out

JAPAN MAY BE FORCED TO TAKE BAGK REFUSAI   Dr. Sun Fo Says Reaction May Be Too Great

Americans and Troops Of Brazil Consolidate Positions in Mountains

RELATIVES GET DUNN PROPERTY   Will of Late Penn Township Resident Filed In Probate Court

Property Left To Near Heirs   Leaverton, Vance Wills Filed in Probate Court

WARNS MORE ATOM BLASTS ARE IN STORE   Declares Devastating Weapon Will Continue to Be Used Until Nippon Surrenders.   U. S. SEEKS NO GAINS IN CONFLICT   But Executive Asserts Country Will Retain Military Bases Necessary for its Protection.

Cities’ Destruction Sure if War Goes On, Says President   Report on Big Three Conference Combined With Warning to Japan in Radio Broadcast; No Indication of Enemy Surrender Talk Revealed

President Gives No Indication When He Expects Nipponese to Quit, Either Through Surrender or Through Force; Presents Analysis of Accomplishments of Big Three

President Urges Civilians to Flee Industrial Cities to Save Selves From Atomic Missile; Also Outlines Potsdam Meeting Achievements

Russia Weleomed As Ally In, War Against Last Of Axis . _ By The President 

CIVILIANS ARE URGED TO QUIT NIPPON CITIES   Hiroshima Is Warning Of Things to Come, President Says

Civilians Get arning To Flee Raid:   President Says Explosive Will Save U. S. Soldiers En Peaesifice fanflic-e

More Atomic Destruction Is Promised By President   Japs Told To Leave Industria] Cities; Accomplishments  At Parley Analyzed

CAPTURE CITY AND AIRDROME ON MINDANAC   Alst Div. Now Smashing * Ahead on Last Strategic Philippines Area

Mikado Tells Ancestors of Jap Defeat   Prepares to Take Part In Special Meeting Of Diet Tuesday

Emperor Tells His Ancestors  Of Surrender   Hirohito Prepares To Par tieipate In Opening Of Diet

ALLIED REPORTERS 10 ATTEND DIE   Opening of a Special Diet Session Tomorrow

Hirohito Tetts His Ancestors of Surrender   SPECIAL DIET SESSION TO OPEN; REPORT (ON DEFEAT CAUSE SET

Hirohito Tells Ancestors About Jap Surrender   Allied Reporters Invited to Attend  THiat’sc Onaninge

‘Royal Spirits Get Bad News   Hirohito Informs Ancestors of Loss

TO DEDICATE CHURCH ORGAN SUNDAY AT   Pastor of Union Church To ‘Conduct Service; Norman . Frazee Gives Recital

Pastor. of Union  Church To ‘Conduct.  rvice;” Norman . Frazee Gives: Recital ©

ARMY SPEEDING ITS SYSTEM OF DISCHARGES   155 Temporary Separation Centers to Be Established

PARTIAL LIST OF DIVISIONS COMING HOME FROM OVER-, SEAS HAS BEEN AN . NGUNCED

Lausche Indicates He May Crack Down On Authorities Who Permit Gambling

Chicago Phone  Strike Ends   Averts Possible Nationwide Walkout Of 250.000 Telephone Workers.

Phone Strike Ends as Pay  Is Increased   Nationwide Walkout Is Averted by Settlement Negotiated by Murray During Dispute Confab

Pact Prevents National-Scale Phone Walkout   Retroactive Raise in Pay Approved in Mid-West; GM Still Deadlocked

Phone Strike Comes to Enc After 6 Days   Conciliator Repor?s Service Restored to Illinois Cities

ILLINOIS PHONE WALKOUT ENDED   Service Restored After Six-Day Tieup In Busy District

Phone Strike In Illinois  Is Settled   Compromise Ends Peril Of Nationwide Tieup © Of Long Lines. —

END OF TIEUP ANNOUNCED BY CONCILIATOR   Dispute Disrupted Service in Most  Of illinois

BROTHER OF GARY, IND., MAYOR SHOT AND KILLED IN GANGLAND FASHION

Brother of Mayor of Gary, Ind., Slain in Mysterious Typical Gangland Murder

GARY MAYOR'S ° BROTHER SLAI\      Called Out and Out Gang land Murder

Marcus Island Is Surrendered   Negotiations Are Under Way For Capitulation Of Truk, Expected Sunday  -_ eerAnmrene 66. 48'te £2 A Ae

UNIFICATION PLAN. FAILED AT DALLAS; ONE TOWN JOINS UP  RESULTS OF TEXAS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

FORMER” AKRON MAYOR IS DEAD   Harter, Tho Blind, Served Five Terms In Assembly

Says Europe Falls Into ~ Red Grasp   Senator Whicler ‘Wants   This Country-to Toke _ Finn Stand Against “Dower Politics

Wheeler Charges Russian Control Of Europe Looms   Sen. Pepper Replies

WHEELER SETS OFF _ DEBATE IN SENATE   Montanan. Says Europe Is “Falling’ Into Russia’s . , Grasp

SAYS EUROPE FALLS TO REDS   Wheeler Hits U. S. Delay In Taking Stand Against  Power Politics

ROCHEFORT IS RECAPTURED BY FIRST ARMY   Nazis Say Half Of All Western Front Force Engaged In Battle Of The Bulge

Patton Opens Full-Scale Offensive Near Bastogne; Tanks Crind Out Goins

Americans Take Inifiative 14 Days after Nazi Attack Started   Patton Is Aiming at German Bulge in Belgium; U. 5. First Army Capfures Rochefort

Veto Battle Nears Vote  Little Natians Seel   Little Nations Seek To Soften Formula

S. F. PARLEY EXPECTED TO END JUNE 23   Little Nations.to.., Battle: Big: Fivera. Over Amendments

LITTLE NATIONS   Veto Power Over Amend ments To The World Charter   NO OFFICIAL DATE FOR ADJOURNMENT   Big Five Opposed Giving Up Their Veto Amendments

EXPECTED 10 END JUNE 23   Little Nations to Battle Big Five Over Amendments

‘Army to Release 5! Million Men Within One Year   Plans Cut to 21/2 Million By Next Summe:

President Will Speak In City First November   Truman Announces Date From Capital

Truman Plans Visit To State   President Expected In No vember; May'Give An Address At Statesville.

War Surpluses Placed. Under State Officers   6, 000, 000° ‘Tons In. Europe Alone To Be-Sold' -.

State Department To Handle U.S. War ‘Surpluses’ Aboard    Snyder Reports There Are 6,000,000 Tons, Valued At i $1,000 A Ton, Still In E uorpean Nations Alone

Truman Unifies Surplus Setup  State Department Made Overall Head

Will Unify Handling Of War Surplus   Truman Will Put State Department in Control of Surpluses Throughout World

To Dispose of Surplus Goods   War Materials to Be State Department Job

TRUMAN DESIGNATES STATE DEPT, TO DIRECT IDSPOSAL OF BILLIONS © (OF WARTIME SURPLUSES ABROAD

Surpluses of War Supplies Soon be Sold   Billions of Dollars Worth  For Disposal

State Department  i   To Handle Surplus   ‘War Material Still in Europe and Scattered Over Vast Far   Eastern Theater Presents Difficult Problem

Unify Surplus Property Plans  State Department Put In Charge By Truman

SOVIETS STOP NAZIS HEADED FOR BUDAPES!   GARRISON TRAPPED IN CITY BEING ANNIHILATED

Russian Troops 50 Miles From  Austrian Border German Attacks to Relieve Budapest Are Undiminished

Tokyo Urges U.S. Be  More Lenient   Hints Japs Would Then Be Willing to Quit

Japs Ask More Lenient Terms, Admi Situation ‘By No Means Favorable’

Nips Quiver In Face of Long Hunger   Beaten Nation Feels Pinch of War; Troubles Are Myriad

Says Hirohito Essential to Japanese  Declares Emperor Absolutely VWA7i1] Neat BhAianesta

Analysis of Truman MessageTo Congress . By Leaders Places  ‘Him Left of Center

WINS BRONZE STAR      Williamsport Man Cited for Bravery Under Fire While Wounded

CLETUS ANDERSO ~ WINS BRONZE STAR      Williamsport Man Citec for Bravery Under Fire While Wounded

Anti-Nazi Author Dies in Southland   Bernadette’s Biographer Victim of Heart Atteck

De Gaulle’s Plan For Constitutional Reforms Defeated   French Leader May Resign Because of Setback in Assembly

ASSEMBLY DEFEATS DE GAULLE REFORM   Proposed Nationa] -Referendum Is Lost By 210-19 Vote

U.S. Bombers In Heavy Assault On Corregidor   Indicates Imminence Of Final Drive On Manila By MacArthur’s Troovs   CLARK AIR CENTER UNDER JU. S. GUNS

YANKS REACH CLARK FIELD   Capture Is Believed Imminent  ee ee  Jap Losses on Luzon Heavy

YANKS OVERRUM CLARK AIRFIELD IS BBC REPORI   Qnly Token Opposition Met; Bamban’s Fall Shortens Manila Road

Yanks Storm Clark Field in Luzon Advance   Ft. Stotsenburg Also Under Guns Of U.S. Troons

U. §. Army, Navy Planes Lash At Japanese Bases   Sweeps Made Over 1,500 Mile Stretch From Hongkong To Home Island Of Japan

U. §. Bombers Pound Japs On Wide Front   Enemy Bases, Shipping From Hong Kong To Homeland Attacked

AIRMEN SMASH NEW JAP AREAS   U. S. FLIERS FIGHT ON 1500-MILE FRONT

DEWEY ATTACKS FDR POLICIES   Former Presidential Candidate Still Thinks  q President Dodging International Issues.

49 NEW BILLS INTRODUCED IN BRIEF SESSION   Legislature Given Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment

Assembly Holds Brief Session   Resolution Would Redistrict State in Largest Bill Program

Bill Hopper Of Assembly Nearly Full   More Measures Introduced At Short Session

FLEET UNITS: { IX MILES. tf ~~ ENEMY SHORE          AMERICAN AND BRITISH WAR ; SHIPS ONLY. 40 MILES FILOM  * AS SORYO, DURING THE...  ATTACK - Far

ALLIED SHIPS  RAKE 20 MILES OF JAP COAST   -Hurl Over 2,000 Tons of Steel Into Industrial Centers

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   SURFACE FORCE BOMBARDS JAPAN FOR ONE HOUR

$20,000 JOB SOUGHT BY FRANGES PERKINS   Directorship of ILO Wanted, Say Reliable Reports

HIGHWAY JOBS ~ ARE OUTLINED   Columbiana and Mahoning Counties To Share In Postwar Projects

ROAD PROGRAM BEING MAPPED   Qhio Moves To Participate In Federal Funds

Argentine Action Stirs Talk on Eve Of Mexico Meet  Republic Believed Seeking to End

ARGENTINA MAY DECLARE WAR AGAINST REICH   Step Might Be Taken It Attempt To Terminate Diplomatic Isolation —   INTER-AMERICAN MEET OPENING WEDNESDAY

Testimony Kills Contention He Invited Conflict   Admiral Ri¢hardson Testifies Before Committee Probing Pearl Harbor Attack

FD Didn’t Invite War ) Says Admiral   Pear! Harbor Probers Told Late President Felt U. S. Might Be Able To Stay Out

VETO PROPOSAL FACES CRUCIAL VOTE TUESDAY   Backbone Of Little Powers Opposition To “Big Five” Control Believed Broken

PROLVETO VOTING RESULTS PREDICTEL   Test Schduled on Issue Today; Canada Quits Opposition

AUSOIA URGES ARMY TO HUW FOE NO MERCY   ‘Forward!’ Edict Despite Surrender Reporis from Tokyo.

‘Show No Mercy To Fleeing Nips, Russians Told   Enemy Concedes New Advances by Soviets In East and West

Russians Ordered To Show No Mercy   Surrender Offer Fails To Stop Hammer Blows of Swift Driving Red Army

Mad Russians, in Dead Run, Snapping at Jap Heels   Superforts Deliver 5.000 Tons of Loud Persuasion

SOVIET TROOPS ARE EXHORTED TO PURSUE JAPS   Russia Says Time Has Come For Japs To Pay For Crimes

Russia Clamping Stranglehold on Manchurian Japs  Time for Nips to Pay fo  Crimac Near

Radio Exhorts Red Troops To Annihilate Japs   Soviets Push Ahead  In Manchuria Long After Peace Flash

RUSSIANS GnARGE AGAINST IAPS IK BROAD OFFENSIVE   “Don’t Let Your Enemy Get Away From Your Crushing Blows,” Red Radio Exhorts Advancing Armies   RED ARMY IS IGNORING JAPS’ PEACE EFFORTS   Russian Radio, In Message Sent Three Hours After Jap Peace Announcement, Uraes Vengeance.

Doomed A Few Weeks Ago, Tiny Tots Still Alive For Joyous Holiday  Children On Borrowed Time See Santa Again

Santa Claus Visits Several Tiny Tots Spared by God for Joyous Holiday

Radio Austria Says Russians Seize Vienna  Last Three Districts Are Said To Have  Been Captured NAZIS DENY CLAIM  Germans Assert Street  MFighting Still Goes

Red Force Poised for  Berlin Push   Half of Last German Toehold in Vienna Cleared by Russians

Chinese Troops Solidify Hold Along South Invasion Coasts   Yank Infantry Measures Luzon Gains in Yards

Further Jap Retreat Due   Chinese Keep Pressure On As Withdrawal Reaches Futing; Yanks Planes Help

CHINESE REACH FUTING   —— Fleeing Japs, Forces Are Near Chekiang Border

MAKE GAING IN GROUND FIGHTS   Chinese Strengthen Hold on North China Invasion Coasts.

CHINESE CLAMP HOLD ON COAST   JAP RESISTANCE IN LUZON SLOWS GAINS BY ALLIED FORCES

Patton's Death Announced: to Senate” By Carville, Acting Presiding Officer

House Group Moves to Halt Strike Votes   Recommends Funds For U. S.-Supervised Strike Elections Be Cancelled at Once

Solons Move to Halt Supervised Strike Elections; House Group Would Cancel Necessary Fund

HOUSE BODY ACTS TO CUT MILLIONS OFF BUDGET BILL   WOULD CANCEL ALL FUNDS FOR HOLDING STRIKE ELECTIONS

GROUP ERASES $576,142,136 IN SPENDING BILL   House, Senate Must Uphold Committee’s Plan To Halt NLRB-Run Ballots

CASH SUPPORT FOR BALLOTING   Action Stabs at Smith’ Connolly Act Under Which. Government Supervises Labor's Vote. er

Move To Call Immediate Halt Tc U. S.-Supervised Strike Elections

Strike Votes Paid By U.S. Under Attack   House Committee Call: For Suspension  Of Activity

No Funds For Strike-Vote Elections   Committee Urges Activity Be Halted

Appropriations Committee Cuts Deep into Most Requests For Additional Money

Cancel Funds For Strike Vote, Plea   Recommendation In Appropriation Bill

READY TO STOP FUNDS FOR U. S. STRIKE VOTES   Group Appropriates Money te Meet Deficiencies in Federal Agencies

Vickery Quits; Land fo Resign  Halsey May Succeed Admiral as Head of

FORECAST FOR SNOW   Clouds to Move Into Western Kan. sas Tonight

Hitachi Bombardment Still In Process 80 © Miles North Of Tokyo   500 B-29’s Lash Four Nip Cities; 1,500 Planes Of British, U. S. Carriers Hit Tokyo; 374 Enemy Vessels, 129 Locomotives Knocked Out

U. S. Task Force Stages Daring Attack On Hitachi Industrial Targets On Heels Of Eight-Hour Raid By 1,500 Planes From American And British Carriers— 374 Enemy Vessels And 129 Locomotives Knocked Out In Week-End Sweep Over Japan

‘Steam In 80 Miles of Tokyo   Daring American And British Ships Smite Nip Capital

Japan’s Mainland  Gets Third Shelling “Within Four Day:   Unprecedented Assault: ‘Part of > Pre-Invasion. Attack Tny olvi ring

DARING AMERICAN NAVAL TASK FORCE BOMBARDS ISLANDS  BLASTING CAME UPON HEELS OF EIGHT HOUR RAID BY 1,500 PLANES

Naval Task Force Steams Within 80 Miles of Tokyo   Bombards Hitachi, Vital Site for Jap Copper Smelter; On Heels of Plane Strike

LASH AT HITACHI TARGETS IN WAKE OF CARRIER RAID  374 JAPANESE SHIPS AND 1201 OCOMOTIVES

DARING ATTACK FOLLOWS 8-HOUR RAID BY PLANES   Part of Pre-Invasion Assault; Third Navy Bambardment Within Four Days

374 Nip Vessels Wrecked  By U. S. Carrier Planes  In Attacks Of Week-End BRITISH IN RAIDS   129 Locomotives Are Destroyed Or Damaged: Ships Move Within 80 Miles Of Tokyo

Steaming Within 80 Miles Of Tokyo, Force Led By New Battleship lowa’s Big Guns   Unprecedented Assault on Tokyo Area Was Part Of Pre-Invasion Attack Involving 2,000 Planes

Fleet Within Jap Capital   Daring Attack Follows 8-Hour Raid By 1,500 Planes From U. S.-British  Casniar Farce.

Pours Tons Of Steel On Tokyo Area   Unprecedented Attacks from Sea and Air Intensified Today

British Join In Assault ‘On Homeland   Naval Units Steam Within 80 Miles of Japanese Capital for Big Raid Ox Industrial Targets

BIG GUNS HIT INDUSTRIES IN HITACHI AREA   Attack Follows EjightHour Raid by 1,500 Planes of 2 Fleets

1,500 Planes In 8 Hour Raid On Tokyo Area   Naval Task Force, Steaming 80 Miles From Jap Capital, Bombards Industrial Targets Around Hitachi -- New lowa’s 16-Inch Guns Lead Attack

British, American Carrier Planes Hit Jap Capital Area   Smash 374 Nip Vessels, 129 Railroad Engines In Task Force Strike Over Week End

140 Jap Ships Sunk Over Week End; 1,500 Allied Planes Blast Tokyo

Task Force Steams To Within 80 Mile Of Tokyo and Hit Industrial Targets

Big Task Force. Strikes 80 Miles From Nip Capital      Swarms Of Carrier Planes Knock Out 374 Enemy Ships And 129 Locomotives

Daring Naval Action Follows 8-Hour Raid By 1,500 Planes   *  Enemy s Shipping Dealt Severe Blow      374 Vessels Sunk Or Damaged, 129 Locomotives Blasted In Attacks

Halsey’s Fleet Is Making Heavy Attack   1,500 Carrier Planes Add Destruction To Enemy’s Homeland

Fleet Guns Shell Japan In 80 Miles Of Tokyo   Navy Attack Follows History’ s Greatest Sea-Borne Air Raid

On Heels Of Carrier Plane Attack   Joint British-U. S. Airborne Strike Is Part of. 2,000-Phane Pre-Invasion BRlaw

New Battleship Iowa Leads Way and Ships Open Fire Tonight only 80 Miles from Tokyo.

Ships Strike in Wake of 2000-Plane Raic      Nimitz Reports Aircraft Knocks Out 374 Nipponese Vessels, 29 Locomotives: Task Force Makes Closest Foray to Nip Capital

VITAL INDUSTRY: (5 BOMBARDED   Attack on Hitachi From Ships “Follows YankBritish Air Raid.   IOWA LEADS NAVY GROUP

Third Bombardment Of Targets Near Tokyo  Follows Terrific Carrier Plane Raids —

British, American Carriers Also Hit With 1,500 Planes   Daring Yank Task Force Steams To Within 80 Miles Of Tokyo To Strike Blow; Four More Key Industrial Cities Fired In Latest Super-Fort Attack

Task Force Is Within 80 Miles Of Capital   Tokyo Is Blasted For 8 Hours By 1,500 Planes

Daring Naval Task Force  Pounds Japan In Wake Of 1,500 Plane Assault

Carrier Planes Join in Mighty Attack on- Tokyo   374 Enemy Ships Knocked Out in Sweep Over Weekend

Daring Task Force Hammers Nippon’s Industrial Targets In Huge Operation Airmen Sweep Inland To Pour Bombs on Enemy

Action Continuing, Says Adm. Nimitz   War Industries Again Targets as Battleship lowa Leads Attack; 1.500 Carrier Planes Rombed Tokvo

Vital Copper, Aircraft Parts Plants Blasted   lowa Leads Task Force in Closest Approach To Japanese Capital

FIRST COMBINED U. S.-BRITISH OPERATION IN PRE-INVASION ATTACKS HEAVIEST OF WAR   Destruction of Three Steel Mills in Muroran and Kamaishi in First Naval Bombardments of Enemy Homeland Is Reported   ADVERSE WEATHERS HARRIES HUGE TASK FORCE

THIRD FLEET POURS SHELLS INTO CITY 80 MILES FROM TOKYO WITH. SMALL RESISTANCE FROM JAPS:

)AFETY CAMPAIGN IS STARTED BY POLICE   Pedestrian Casualties Are Considerably On The  Increase

Iran Asks Reds To Move Troops   Soviets Prevent Iran Forces From Entering Azerbaijan Province

lranian Gov. Trying Hard To Restore Order   Rumors That Police And Government Officials Have Been Seized

Iran Asks Movement Of Troops   Petitions Soviet For Control Of Northern Province

lran Asks Reds. To Let Units In   Note, Conciliatory in Tone, Makes Appeal To Soviets

ASK REDS FOR RIGHT TO MOVE IRANIAN TROOPS   Promise Soviets Not to Use Forces for Aggressive Measures

Tran Asks Right To Send Troops  To Azerbai jan   Petition: Russia to Lift Ban to Permit Action Against Armed. Democrat  * * Autonomists

fran Asks Reds Let Troops Move Into Trouble Zone   Soviet Military Blocks Action

ALLIED AIRMEN LASH GERMANY   3000 Warplanes Pound Axis Rail Bridges And Lines

3,000 Planes Pound German  Supply Lines   Foe Given Terrifie Mauling As Weather Moderates At Front

BELGIAN PREMIER CHARGES KING LEOPOLD DICKERED WITH HITLER OVER NATION’S FUTURE

Belgian King Aided  Fee, Premier Says   Advises Chamber to Reject Idea of Ptebiscite

PRESIDENT APPEALS FOR WAR FUND DRIVE   People Asked To Help Agencies To_Finish Job They Were Set Up Te De

Truman Pleads For War Fund   1945 National Campaigr Opened by the President

Japs Report Action Near Singapore   Unconfirmed Report States 500 Troops Strike Island Covered By Fleet.

Landing on Malay Island.Reported   Alkies Invade Phuket, Jap Radio Announces

FOR STATE BONUS   House Hasn't Decided How to Pay Veterans’ Compensation Yet

SERVICES WILL CALL 135,008 FOR 3 MONTHS   Big Cut In Draft After July Hinted By White   House

EXTENSION DUE FOR DRAFT AGT   Solons Drop Plans To Push Amendments To May Bill

Prisoner Confesses He Killed Socialite   Trusty Charged \ With First Degree Murder at Santa Fe

Negro ‘Breaks’ 58 Hour: After Mutilated Body of Mrs. Kennedy Is Found

Invade Basilan Shell Matsuwa; Kobe Fires Rage   War Installations At Osaka Wiped Out; Jap Try on Iwo Fails

Enemy Report Admits New Attacks Start   Carrier Plane Blows Add Weight to Superfort Raiders

Tokyo Reports ‘Raids On Kyushu, Shikoku While. B-29s Sear Kobe   New Landing Made In The Philippines   Basilan Occupied; Warships Bombard Enemy Bases In Kuriles

saps assert Kyushu and Shikoku hit  9 vital plants in Osaka destroved

U. 5. CARRIERS CLOSE IN ON NIPPON AGAIN   TASK FORCE SOUTH OF KYUSHU, SAYS TOKYO RADIO

200 RAF Bombers In Raid   Attack Possibly Attempt on Life of Der Fuehrer

HITLER'S CHALET BOMBED BY RAF   ATTACK REGARDED AS AN ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF FUEHRER

R. A. F. PLANES RAID TARGETS NEAR HOME   3rd Army Reaches Danube: British Storm Bremen   TWO ARMIES   Move To Encircle Munich; 12 German Generals Taken In One Day

Avalos, Lima Move to Settle Argentine Issue   Firmly in Control Of Government and  Armed Forces After Drastic Shake-Up

Geceral and ~~ Abpiral Take Peson’s Place   Two Nera “Shoag Me.” Stize Fim Contio! of Aww abna

Act to bring  order back  in Argentina Army ‘shakeup’  bv new leaders

New Leaders Take Contro!      Army-Navy Heads Take Over Cabinet Posts In Aragenting

FORCE PERON ~TOQUIT ARMY   New “Strong Men” Con. trol Military in Argentina; Form New Cabinet

“Strong Men” Bring Order  In Argentina   Supporters of Peron Are Being Removed From Official Posts

New Leaders Take Control   Army-Navy Heads Take Over Cabinet Posts In '. . Argentina 

Aimless Jap Balloon Attack: Made on U.S.   No Property Damage Has Resulted; Carry Bombs; Public Warned To Avoid Any Contact

Japanese Paper Balloon Attacks Made on U. S.   Balloons Carrying Small Bombs Float Without Control

Bombs Floated To West Coast Do No Damage   Have Been Arriving fol Several Months, Officials Say

AIMLESS JAPANESE BALLOON _ ATTACKS ON PACIFIC COAST   Main Purpose Is To Set Brush And Forest Fires; Ne Property Damage Has Resulted, Army And Navy Announce; Press Kept Secret

OWI CAUTIONS WEST STATES 10 SILENCE   Censorship Lifted To Ask Cooperation In Handling Bombs

Paper Spheres Carry Small Bomb Loads   Purpose Believed to Set Forest Fires;  Public Warned

Jap Balloons Float To U.S.   “ Aimless Attacks Made on Western Mainland; Believe Purpose Is To Se Brush and Forest Fires

Japanese Balloon Attacks Upon U.S. Coast Revealed   Small Bombs Dropped on Isolated Western Areas During Past Months—Population Warned - of Unfamiliar Objects

Cows Need Rest To Prepare For  Next Lactation Good Feeding And  Pg Wee ee ee

AN ‘AIRPLANE PROGRAM   Co-Operative Club Members Hear Talk and See TWA Film

YANKS HURDLE VITAL AGNO RIVER BARRIER   Infantrymen in Fifth Day of Invasion Continue South At Pace Limited By Supply Columns   CAPTURE MANGATAREM

Beachheads On Lingayen ‘Are Trebled  By Americans   Rail Junction Of Damortis Is Taken

JAPS ADMIT TO YANK GAINS IN LUZON INVASION   Enemy Tries to Minimize Defeat By Listing American Losses in Drive

German Resistance Along The Oder River Is Said To Be Stiffening   NAZIS SAY REDS ARE WITHIN 33 MILES OF BERLIN   American Heavy Bombers Today Struck Targets Well Inside Germany

American First Army Smashes Thru Siegfried Line to Within Two and a Half Miles of City of Schleiden   Reds Assaulting Three Main Nazi Strongpoints   Kustrin and Frankfurt Under Heavy Attack; Russians Only 30 Miles From Stettin As Nazis Evacuate ir  From Sea.

JUDGE ASKED TO GIVE DATA   House Group Wants John. son to Account for Large Spending

TEARS FILL PATTON'S EYES AFTER FAREWELL   Pistel-Packing General Praises His Third Army In Relingvishing Command

PATTON CRIES AS HE GIVES UP 3RD ARM)   Pistol -Packin’ Chief Relinquishes Famed Force Sunday

Emotions Overcome Old ‘Blood and Guts’ Gen. Patton As He Steps Down Weeping

U.S., BRITISH MAP FINAL STRATEGY TO SMASH JAPAN   BELIEVE BRITAIN MAY TAKE OVER DEFINITE AREA OF OPERATION

TRUMAN BRINGS BACK WAR PLAN   Blueprint for Conquest of Japan Drawn By Chiefs Of Staff.

Plans Completec For Chopping Up Destroying Japs   Reallocation of Opera. tional Areas And Commands Discussed,

Japan’s Conquest Plotted   Truman Carries Plans Evolved By Three Powers

Joint Brit-American Plan For Pacific Victory on Way toU.S. With Trumar

‘BIG 2 TELLS JAP WAR PLANS   U. S., Britain Split Job of Bringing Japan to Her Knees

Truman Returning With Master Plan  For Japanese Wat   British, U. S. Military Leaders Perfect Plan to Destroy Nippon

BRITISH-AMERICAN  PLANS FOR DEFEAT OF  JAPAN AGREED ON ARMY AND NAVY LEADERS  PERFECT PROGRAM OF ACTION IN PACIFIC

SGT. WILLAM. MATTINGLY GED   Tipton Boy He'ps With Commuications Lines in Luzon Landing

Sul, WILLIAM NANTINGLY CHED   Tipton Boy He’ps With Commuications Lines in Luzon Landing

HITLER'S FATE NOT YET SURE   No Evidence Found T« Back Up Report Of Suicide

Two Ship Blockade Flights Reported   Enemy Also States Liberators Join Attacks on Homeland; Sixth Straight Dav of Plane Attacks

Liberators Join Raids on Japan  Mines Are Placed tn Enemy Waters

102.67 Square Miles Already Ruined by Raids   Figures Include Areas Damaged in Six of Japan's Largest Cities

Tokyo Reports B-24’s Over Japan   Claims Superforts Carry Out 2 Mine Sowing Raids On Home Waters.

B-29’s On Mine-Sowing Raids Over Jap Waters 102.67 Square Miles In Main Cities Destroyed

R-248 TEAM UP WITH B-238 IN RAIDS ON JAPS   Liberators With 40 Fighters Hit Southern Kyushu

LIBERATORS JOIN LIST OF RAIDERS      B-29s Have Burned 102 Square Miles Of Jap Big Cities

B-29's Lay More Mines   Liberators Make First Raid Over Japan, Fighter Planes Attack Kyushu

TOKYO REPORTS B-24S JOININ RAIDS ON JAPAN   Forts Lay Mines Near Japan; Destroy 102.67 Square Miles in 6 Nip Cities

TOKYO REPORTS TWO RAIDS MADE TO MINE WATERS   Liberators Join Long List Of American Planes Attacking Heart Of Japanese Empire.

Liberators Join  In Raids On Japs   Over Hundred Square Miles Of Six Largest Cities Destroved.

B-29s Lay Mines In Jap Waters   Tokyo-Reported Raids Strengthen Blockade On Enemy Shipping

Liberators. Aid Attack   Japanese. Homeland Is: Being Devastated.

B-29'S DESTROY 102 SQ. MILES   Six Jap Cities Hit By Combined Attacks

B-24’s Flying Against Japs   Liberator Bombers Reported in Action

U. S. Bombers Are Mining Enemy Waters   Liberators Have Joined Other Planes in Hitting Nip Homeland

Six Biggest Cities Devastated by Six Days of Blastings   Yankees Make Surprise Landings on Southern Beach of Okinawa

NEW MINES HIT AT JAP SHIPPING   Enemy Tells Of B-29 Raids; Says B-24’s Join Blows

B-29s Drop More Mines   Strengthen Blockade Of Empire’s Home Waters With Raids

P.-T. A. GROUP HOLDS FINAL MEET OF YEAR   County Superintendent Griffitt  In Charge Of Program; Name Officers.

AWsUss bess Wis VAS U.S  TOULON P..-T. A. HOLDS FINAL MEET OF YEAR   Group Will Meet March 26 At High School; Name Officers.

Work Speeded For Trial Of Arch Nazi  Criminals In Oct.’   24 Nazi Leaders Placed “on Trial Docket.

Butte’ Pioneer Resident Dies  Wee Tallies LI ules   Mrs, Delia Hirbour Passes in Montreal

Butte’ Pioneer Resident Dies  Mrs. Delia Hirbour Passes in Montreal

9 SUPERFORTS, 100 MUSTANGS IN BOMBARDMENT:   Raiders Bomb and Shoot Up Ground Targets in Eastern Honshu for Full Hour

Warships Make Deepest Penetration Of Japanese Waters: Planes Rake Isles

Yanks Uncover More Fortunes In Jap Hideouts   Jap Leader Pleads For Diverting Loot To Buy Food Supplies

Fortunes In Gold and  Diamonds   Found in Thermos Bottles Where Hidden by the Nipponese

Diamonds By the Quart, Gold, Silver By the Ton, Found By Yank Sleuths

DIRE WINTER OF HUNGER   Allies Urged to Divert. for the Purchase of Food, Part of the Fabulous Fortunes in Gold and Gems Uncovered.

Rep. Charles Floyd Dies In Austin At Age of 63  Body Lies InState In House, Funeral

Farm Machinery To Be Given Away At Victory Bond Rally December 1   Live Stock Given To Purchasers Of GOR Rond«

Yanks Make 2New Linkups With Soviets; 7th Army Completes Munich Capture

Birthplace of Nazidom Ts Captured  110,000 Allied   Ea 8 ae atin eon   110,000 Allied Prisoners Are Liberated

Birthplace of Nazidom Is Captured  110,000 Allied Prisoners Ara TiharrcrtaAd

TELL HITLER ‘QUIT   Swedish Report Says High Command Asks Fuehr er's Resignation

370 SCHOOLS IN OHIO CLOSED   State Officials Discuss Plans To Open Roads

NORTHEAST NEEDS RAIN   Other Portions, of Kansas Received  Moisture This Wee

PRESENT GREAT BATTLE MAY BE THE ARMAGEDDON AND MAY PAVE WAY FOR NAZIEFREE WORLD

The War Today   hy DEWITT MACKENZIF  SRnanmtin@dead Penne Chace A tatwud

TO DAY   Germany’s Belief and Fear That the Final Round of War Is In Motion Is Undoubtedly Correct ie

Hitler Is Most Evil Of The World Conquerors— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/  Battle Of Armageddon Shapes Up In Europe

WAR ANALYST EXPLAINS THAT PRESENT CONFLICT MAY RIGHTLY IBE CALLED BATTLE ARMAGEDDON

CHANGES WILL BE MADE IN 1946 FARM PROGRAM   Will Stress Home Rule and Foster Soil Saving Practices

COUNTY FARMERS WILL HAVE AAA HELP IN SOIL SAVING   1946 AAA PROGRAM WILL GO FUR“THER THAN BEFORE IN HELPING FARMERS

SOIL BUILDING CHIEF AIM OF AAA PROGRAM   New Plan for 1946 To Choose Conservation Practices Needed Here

1946 AAA PROGRAM IS      Will Emphasize Soil Building and  Water Conserving

SOIL CONSERVATION GETS NEW EMPHASIS   1946 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED      Local. Officials. to. Have. More Authority in Planning County Triple-A Program

Flynn Undertakes  Moscow Mission   Democratic Leader  Visits Russ Officials

Flynn is Seeking Red-Rome Accord   Represents Roosevelt, Learned in Washington

SEE ANOTHER ~~ JOLT 10 JOB BILL   Resignation of Byrnes Used in Arguments Against

Truman Calls On Congress To; . ‘  Prevent Farm Price Collapse   Asks Stronger Action To’ Prevent Kind of Disas”’ ter That Follow ed  World War J.

Farm Price Guard Asked By Truman   Seeks to Prevent Collapse That Followed After World War I

Truman Calls Prevent -Farm         ter That ; Followec World: War I.

VANDENBERG TOUTED AS GOP GANDIDATE FOR NEXT PRESIDENT   Michigan Senator, However, Says He’s Not Interested

Hail Vandenberg As ‘48 GOP Hope   Senate Colleagues Talk Of Presidency

BYRNES QUITS HOME FRONT BOSS’ DUTIES   Vinson To Succeed War Mobilization  Chieftain

Byrnes Quits Says VDraws Near  * Roosevelt Names Vinson as  OWM Director

Sizzling Sunday; — Top of 99 Degrees   Mercury Up For Summer’s Record

By Jimmy Hatlo   Sizzling Sunday; Top of 99 Degrees   Mercury Up For Summer's Record

Curley Hearing In Fraud Case Opens At Capital   Hub Mayor-Elect, 4 Other Defendants In Court; Sever Desmond Case

Poll Tax Battle Heads for Senate   Amendment Proposed To Outlaw Poll Tax As Vote Requirement

Poll Tax Issue Again Before U.S. Senate   Southerners Would Not Object to Plan For Amendment Vote

ANNUAL POLL TAX BATTLE ON   Constitutional Amendment Proposal May be Supported In South

Continue Advance 3 Miles   First Army Drives Into North Flank of Belgian Bulge   Western Front

NO PROGRESS QN WORK OR” FIGHT BILL    Senate Leaders Still Hope for Vote Next Week

Work Or Fight Bill Undecided   First Week of Debate Ends In No Decision

46 JAP SHIPS AND 87 PLANES BLASTED AS WARSHIPS PREPARE WAY FOR LANDING OPERATIONS

Supers Also Cause Damage To Minefields   Okinawa Center Of Raids; 15 Ships Take Part

American Carrier Planes Spread Havoc Among Nip Forces of Land, Sea and Air — Two More Islands in Philippines Seized — Defenses Are Collapsing

Tokyo Repeats Invasion Threat  Reports Great Force Off Okinawa Island

Okinawa Landing Presaged by U. S. Naval Activity   Kyukyu Islands Get Terrific Pounding From U. S., British

MORE HEAVY DAMAGE FELT BY THE NIPS   “Allies Center Rain of Bombs and Shelis on Principal Island of Okinawa, 325 Miles South of Tan Mainland.

U.S. Bombers Hit Ryukyu Isles Again   Combined Fleets Keep Hammering at Vital Pacific Group

YANKS ARE ON NEGROS ISLAND   40th Division of Eighth Army Meets Light Jap Opposition.   HARD FIGHT ON CABALLO

U.S. Sinks 18 Jap Ships In Strikes (ver Ryukyu Isles   13 Others Probably Sunk In Continuation of Okinawa Bombardment.

Carrier Planes Sink or Damage 46 Jap Ships as Nipponese Get Ready for Invasion of Okinawa

‘Carrier Planes ‘Sink or Damage 46 Jap Ships   Destroy 87 Nip Airplanes; Japs Say Warship Bombardment Precedes fnvasion

Japan Claims Armada Moves  In On Okinawa   U. S. Superforts Stage Heavy Twin Raids On Kyus hu Honshu Isles.   i4MIiLBADVANCE

Ryukyu Isle Attack Blazes In Ninth Day   Japs Report U.S. Has 15 Battleships Taking Part With Transport Armada Close Behind

U. S. TRANSPORTS ARE REPORTED IN AREA OF OKINAWA   PREPARATIONS FOR _ LANDING ACTION IS TOLD BY JAP RADIO

Combined Fleets Continue to Pound Ryukyu Islands   Aircraft and Ships Carry Blazing Attack Into Ninth Day.   Japs Say Transport Armada Is Following

Mighty Allied Armada Moves In For Ryukyu Invasion, Says Tokyo   Fifteen Battleships, Other Heavy Warships Are _ Guarding American Transports; Only  325 Miles South Of Japan.

Bag 46 Jap Ships Off Ryukyus   Pre-Invasion Pattern Bombardment. of Is-. land Chain Takes Toll Of 87 Enemy Planes.

BOMBARDMEN) OF OKINAWA — CONTINUES   ‘87 Nip Planes Are Downed By Navy Aircraft   TWO MORE ISLANDS   In Philippines Invaded By Yanks: 500 Japs Killed In Caballo Battle

U.S. REPORTED ‘MOVING IN ON OKINAWA BASE   B-29’s Hammer Air Fields On Kyushu And Aircraft Center At Nagoya

Great Baffle Continues Off Ryukyu Islands   Superforts Lash Out  Again At Enemy‘s  Home Territory

15 Battleships in Big Armada Moving on Ryukyus, Japs Say   Combined U. S., British Fleets Continue Bombardment; Nimitz Announces, Heavy Damage to Jap Shipping

U. 5. WARSHIPS CONTINUE TO HIT CKINAWA   Superforts Also Blast Island Center, Imminent Invasion Target

Fleet Batters Enemy Islands, ‘Sink More Ships   Japanese Suffer From Attacks Now In Their 9th Day

46 JAPANESE SHIPS LOSTIN TWODAYS SAYS ADM. NEIMIT?      Were Sunk or Damaged by : Combined TU. S.. and British Pacific Fleets.   POUND RYUKYU SLANDS   Tokyo Says Okinawa Was Threatened by Imminent’ Invasion.

Attack Seen Near In Ryukyu Islands   Tokyo Broadcast Reports American Transports Moving Into Okinawa Area. as Heavy Naval Bombardment Continues for Ninth Consecutive Day—15 Battleships in Fleet. —   REPORT LANDING NEAR

American Carrier Aircraft Definitely Sink Eighteen Enemy Vessels, With Thirteen Listed As Probably Sunk And Fifteen Damaged In Attacks Ranging From Ryukyus To Nipponese Home Islands— Transports Nearing Okinawa, Tokyo Reports

‘Americans Also Down or Damage 87 Airplanes   Adm. Nimitz Announces Two-Day Gains; U. S. Warships Continue Bombarding Okinawa; Japs Believe Invasion Near

Greenberg's Homer Counts Fo our Runs   Brown Strutegy Goes Bad Ju 9th Innine Rally

Statesman’s Son Ts Executed   John Amery, Selected By Nazis As British Quisling, Hangs For Treason -

British Hang Amery For High Treason   Broadcaster Of Nazi Propaganda

New Weather Records Set Throughout N. E. in VYascterday's Hot Spel] .

Hitler Breaks Silence, Says Reich Will Never Capitulate   All Enemies Doomed, Germany Told; Goebbels Invites Allies to Quit War

Hitler Declares Germany Will Never Surrender   Says ‘Everyone Whe Opposes Us Will Be Destroyed’

Delivers Defiant Speech   “We Are Determined To Destroy Everything That Opposes Us,” Says Nazi Leader.

23 Injured in Ammunition Truck Explosion   Thousand Homeless Near San Diego As Blast Levels Housing Project, Marine Barracks; Gas Line Severed

REPORT THREAT ON MAG ARTHUR   Jap-Hotheads Urge Assassina- tion Of Yank Leader”

10 Hl MARTHUR   Nip Hot-heads Reported Urg. ing Assassination of General

DEATH PLOTS BEING AIMED. AT NPARTHUR   ROUNDUP. OF JAPANESE “HOT. ‘HEADS” SCHEDULED AS RESULT OF .ASSASSINA TION. MOVEMENT

Allied Chieftain Wronging Japan, Hot-Heads Aver   Men Backed by Tojo May Be Barred From General Elections

G-M EXECUTIVES GET PAY BOOST   70,000 Salaried Employes Given 10 Per Cent Increase

Salary Increase Granted By GMC   Ten Per Cent Boost Given Lower Brackets

GM EMPLOYES: TO GET RAISE:   ‘ Receive 10 Pet Cent —Tncrease in Wages

29 PCT. TAX GUT URGED BY MARTIN   -  G. 0, P. LEADER SAYS SLASH! SHOULD APPLY TO FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS.

Trapped Japs Fight Fiercely   Fifty Thousand Prepare For Last-Ditch Stand In Wild Country.

HEAVY FIGHTING ON MINDANAO REPORTED IN DAVAO CITY AREA   OTHER UNITS OF DOUGH  OTHER UNITS OF DOUGHBOYS DRIVE FIVE MILES ALONG HIGHWAY

U.S. Forces Advance Along Sayre Highway; Davao Battle Continues  31st Division Now 8 Miles From Valenciz Airfield: 40th Closing Bukidnon Trap

BATTLES RAGE IN PHILIPPINES   Japs Fight Fanatically Near Davao City

Trapped Japs Fight Fiercely On Mindanao   Déughboys Gain 5 Miles In North; Close Combat Near Davao City ~~

Trapped Japs Battling ranatically on Mindanao   P-T Boats Raid Enemy's Secret Naval Base on Davao Gulf

Nagoya Bombed Again, Surprise Hunan Setbacks Fracture Enemy Morale

Yanks Press To  North Mindanao   Veterans Battle Japs Trapped Near Davao—  Near Kev Airfields

Doughboys Use Highway in Push ‘On Mindanao Isle   Gain Five Miles; 24th Division Lockes In Close Combat  In Davao City

Japs Are Trapped Near Davao City   American ~Doughboys ir  Five Mile Gain Along : Sayre Highway   ARE IN CLOSE COMBAT   Veterans of 40th Division Are Batthag South of  Del Monte

Japs Bitterly Resisting U. 5. In Philippines  31st Division Gains On Mindanao; 24th   31st Division Gains On Mindanao; 24th In Fierce Battle; 40th Scores Slight Advance

Hard Fighting On Near Davao   31st Division Drives Five Miles Along Sayre Highway

FANATICAL JAP§ TRAPPEL NEAR DAVAO   Yanks Capture Maramag In Push Into Mountains

HEAVY FIGHTING ON MINDANAO REPORTED IN DAVAO CITY AREA  OTHER UNITS OF DOUGHBOYS DRIVE. FIVE MILES ALONG HICHWAY

YanksHackOut Five-Mile Gain On Mindanao   S ist Division Within Eigh Miles Of Air Fields At Valencia

BITTER BATTLE IS CONTINUING   Infantry Still Locked In Close Combat With Jap Fanatics On Mindanao.

Americans in Close Combat With Japanese   Other Doughboys Push Five Miles on Central In Mountainous Area Of North Mindanao

PATRONS URGED T0 “RATION BY MAIL” BY LOCAL BOARD   Applications For Canning Sugar Available At All Grocery Stores in County

YANKS OCCUPY ANOTHER ISLE   40th Divisior Troops Land On Masbate in Central Philippines Area

Americans Land On Another Philippine Isle   Yank Forces Isolate Japs From Supplies Of Dutch East Indies

YANKS LAND ON ISLE OFF COAST OF SAMAR   40th Division Forces Are Rapidly Securing Island As Whirlwind Cleanup Of The Philippines Continues

County Leads In Limestone Spread   15,000 Tons Ready; Trucks Tdlo

No Surrender, Says Koiso   Premier Deplores Iwo Losses, Warns Again of Invasion

IN WAYS OF DEMOCRACY   “Hitler's Children” Are Attending School in Germany

Breslau Encircled: Report Russians 35 Miles From Berlin   Two Red Armies Lined Up Before Capital of Hitler’s Germany

Reds Are Closing In on Nazis Along Wide Front  Moscow Announces Armored Units Drawing to Berlin

Konev’s Armies ‘Near Spree   River Is Last Natural Barrier Before Berlin To. The Southeast; Fall Of Poznan Imminent -

Soviet Troop: CloseOnGuben On Spree River   Moscow Reports Red Forees Have Ranged to Within 35 Miles of Ber lin From Southeast   Nazis Rush Heavy Armor Into Batth   Russian Airforce Taking Heavy Toll on Crowded Highways; Cotthus Next  Sovict Objective

Russ Close On Bastion Near Berlin   New Thrust Carries Red Army to Within 35 Miles of Capital

Russians Close In On Guben, River Base   Russians To Within Sight Of Spree; Sagan Captured

Soviets Reach Foretield’ Of Nazi Capita   Marshal Koney Poised For Final Assault; Enemy In Panic

Cottbus, Key City, in Path Of Bloody Drive   Reds of tvan Koney Within 35 Miles of Berlin

Reds Also Hammer Toward Cottbus, a Gateway Fort< ress City on Spree. .

Russian Units Closing in on Reich Capital   Konev’s Armor May Be Within 35 Miles of City of Berlin

Konew’s Armored Units Within 35 Miles of : Reich Capital  NEAR SpReR pPrernp:   NEAR SPREE RIVER’   Germans Admit Loss of Sagan, Call Fall of Poznan Near

KONEV'S ARMOR Jo MILES FROM CAPITAL CITY   Batter Stiffening Nazi Defenses Before Goch  And Calear

‘Russians Plunge Towards Berlin  "From Southeast   Nazis Rush Heavy Armor and Huge Reinforcements into Battle for Capital

Konev's Army !s Within 35 Miles Of Nazi Capital   Germans Rush Reinforcements Into the Battle

Reds GainToward Spree River City   Russian Troops Are Clos-ingmon Shell-Ripped   Guben   50 MILES FROM BERLIN   Soviet Planes Are Taking Heavy Toll on Crowded Highways

Soviet Troops  Near Guben   Reds Hammering Cottbus, Second Gateway Fortress City on Spree River

STRIKE ALONG SPREE RIVER DEFENSE LINES   Some Russian Armor Reported Only 35 Miles From South Entrance To German Capital; Sagon Falls; Near Cottbus.

REINFORCED NAZI DIVISIONS MAKE DESPERATE STAND   REDS IN SIGHT OF SPREE RIVER, LAST OF BERLIN BARRIERS

Nazis Rushing Tanks, Men to Oppose Kone   Strive Desperately For Stable Line S. E. of Berlin

RUSSIAN TROOPS CLOSED ON SHELL RIPPED GUBER   Also Hammered Toward Cottbus, a Fortress City on the Spree River.   47 MILES FROM BERLIN   The Germans Rushed Heavy Armor and Infantry Into the Spreading Battle.

Reds Close on Guben Fortress ‘Hammer Hard on Toward Coftbu:   Battleground Spreading Southeast of Berlin; “Germans Rush Heavy Armor, Huge Reinforcements There

Russian Troops Edge to Berlin In Flanking Move   Germans Rush Reinforcements to Defend Capital as Planes Take Heavy Toll on Highways

RUSSIANS CLOSING NON SOUTHEASTERN BERLIN DEFENSES  GERMANS RUSHING ARM- OR AND INFANTRY REINFORCEMENTS INTO FICHT

ANE ERIN LIGNE —  Berlin’ s Last. River Defenses: Menaced   Moscow Says’Marshal Ivan Koney’s Army May Be Within 35 Miles Of Reich Capital In Drive  Wenn Shantbeacet

Hammer at Cottbus, Second Gateway Fortress City on Spree River, 47 Miles of Berlin.   TROOPS ARE PERHAPS EVEN MUCH CLOSER

Swift Pace of Russians Southeast of Berlin Imperils German Capital

Reds Gain Toward Spree River City   - ing m on Shell-Ripped Guben  Russian Troops :Are ce   50 MILES FROM BERLIN   Soviet Planes ‘Are: Taking Heavy Toll on Crowded — Highways

Russians Near Spree Last Berlin Barrier   Germans Rush Up Heavy Armor, Heavy Infantry Reinforcements In Desperate Attempt To Halt Onrushing Enemy.

KONEV'S UNITS MOVE WITHIN 30 MILES   Towns Of Guben, Cottbus As Next Objectives   FALL OF POZNAN   Is Expected At Any Time; Breslau Shelled From All Directions

Konev's Army 50 Miles Out Of Berlin   Nazis Reported Using Teachers To Defend Capital

RUSSIAN TROOPS TAKE MEHLSACK AND WORMDITT   Reds Closing in on Two Othe Cities 59 and 47 Miles From Nazi Capital

SOVIETS FIGHT TOWARD GUBEN FROM 3 SIDES   Nazis Rush Heavy Armor Into Battle For Spree, Suffer Big Losses

WAGE INCREASE IS GRANTED IN GLASS INDUSTRY   15,000 Glass Workers Get In creases Under New Apreement

Pres, Truman Asks Congress To Cut Down War Expenses By 7 Billions

Truman Orders Big Reduction In War Spending  WE Day Prompts _  tranrhesont

President Truman Asks Congress to Cut War Expenses   Urges Withdrawal of Over Seven Billion Already Voted

 Truman Slashes Federal Expenses   Seven Billion to Be Withdrawn From War Proaram Now Appropriatec

Truman Asks Retrenchment in Finances   ASKS $7,445,369,000 BE WITHDRAWN FROM WAR PROGRAM FUNDS

Truman Cuts War Budget  Seven Billions   Civilian Defense Out; Many Agencies Slashed

Withdrawal Of Authorizations For New Ships, Slash. In Budget Estimates Of Eight Agencies, And Abolishment Of Office Of Civilian Defense Recommended

Retrenchment in Anticipation of V-E Day Started  Truman Orders Large Withdrawal Of Federal Funds

ASKS 7 BILLION BE WITHDRAWN FROM WAR FUN[   Office ef Civilian Defense Abolish. ed With Volunteers to Stay On

TRUMAN URGES $7 BILLION CUT IN WAR BUDGE!   Shipbuilding § Slash = Ik Asked; OCD Agency Abolished

HOUSE VOTES DOWN DEATH PENALTY   Face Demand to Pass Legis: lation Making Strikers Eli aihle for Chair

2-DAY DRIVE NETS PATTON FORTY TOWNS   Nazis Surrender by Hundreds as Their Resistance Is Broken in SaarMoselle Triangle.   AMERICANS GAIN MORE THAN 7 MILES   Canadians Clean Germans Out of Moyland Forest —Yanks to South Battle in Forbach.

Third Gains Ten Miles, . Overruns 40 Reich Towns   Nazi Defense Line ‘On Canadian Front Gives Evidence  It May Be Cracking

PATTON'S ARMOR REGISTERS BEST GAINS IN WEEKS   Seven To Eight Miles Advance Reported In Triangle   GERMAN SIEGFRIED DEFENSES LESSEN

Patton’s Army Smashes Into Saarburg   German Resislance Crumbles in Saar-Moselle Area

Enemy Resistance ir in Saar_ Moselle Triangle Al.  most Eliminated  CANADIAN ASSAULT. GAINS MOMENTUM  German "Defense Line Shows Signs -of   Cracking —

FORTY TOWNS ARE CAPTURED IN TWO DAYS   HEAVY AIR SUPPORT HELPS ADVANCE INTO GERMANY

Patton’s Army Closes Up to Saar River on &-Mile Front; Advances 10 Miles in 48 Hours

Third Surges Into Saarburg   Resistance Crushed In Saar-Moselle Trianale: British Reaain Initiative

» SMASHES CLOSE TO SAAR RIVER ON WIDE FRONT   Attack Picks Up 10 Miles, Overruns 40 Nazi Towns In Two Days of Fighting

Enemy Resistance in SaarMoselle Triangle Almost Eliminated  CANADIAN ASSAULT GAINS MOMENTUM  German Defense Line Shows Signs -of ‘Cracking

Nazi Resistanceln Saar-Moselle Box Crumbles To Bits’   Enemy Also Cracking Up In North As Allied Air Fleets Attack Before Canadian Onslaught

OTHERD TOBE CAST OFF SOON   American Industry Enters Promised land of Full Peace Production.   CHANGES TO TAKE TIME

Government Tosses Off 210 Wartime Controls On Industry; 125 Remain

Industry Gets Go Ahead Orde as Controls Go   Full Production to Be Sought, With Few Re strictions Left

Green Light Is Given for Manufacture of More Than 10C Previously Restricted Civilian Things from Radios to Trucks—Curbs Also Released on Wages And Salaries

Flants Gain Green Light To Produce Peace Goods   Wartime Controls Dropped By Score

U.S. Lifts  Controls on Industry   Action Gives Go-Ahead to Output of Radios, Refrigerators, Trucks

Industry Given Green Light; Controls Lifted   Few Limitations Kept To Give Small Business Man Enough Materials

Cwiltar Output Gets Green Light: As Wartime Controls Are  sfro-}.

‘Given ‘Go’ Sign By Elimination  “Of Government Controls; Solons -Start Discussion “Of Employment Bill

Many Wartime Rules Lifted By Government  Number Of Motor Care Limited   Number Of Motor Cars Limited For Time Yet

Door Opened Fot Resumption Of Full Production   Government Tosses Off 210 Controls Overnight; More To Follow.

Door Opened to Industry Fox  Peacetime Wor   War Prodnetion Board Lifts  Controls On All But  725 War-Curbed  Erosiuctions

Industry Sees 210 Controls Swept Away   Other Wartime Restrictions to Be Removed Soon

NEW CIVILIAN SUPPLIESNOW CAN BE MADE   Way Opened for Produc tion of Radios, Refrig erators and Like, bu They Will Not Be Abun. dant for a While.

War's Grip On  Indiioatn: Ca A MiGuUSUY Cased   U.S. Drops 210 Controls, Retains Only 125 Temporarily-Manufacturers Hail Go-Ahead—Smaller Plants Protected

Reconversion Is Speeded As More Controls Lifted   210 Controls Removed To Hasten Full Production; . Return. Of Con - gress May Be, Delayed.

WPB Throws Open Doors For Industry   Lift All But 125 Production Controls to Resume Peacetime Work

Tia s UTt For Civilian Produetion   Action Gives Go-Ahead For Manufacture Of Radios, Refrigerators, Trucks

210 War Controls Off,125 MoretoGo   No Price Increase Seen Despite Pay Raises. Senate Committee Told

(Government Opens Door For Industry To Resume Full Peacetime Production

WARTIME LIMITS LIFTED FROM 219 FACTORY ITEMS   FILM, FURNITURE, STOVES AND FANS ALSO RELEASED

Industry Is Given Green Light On Full Peacetime Production   Government Opens Door For Immediate Resump tion As WPB Lifts All But 125 Controls; ~Others Soon To Be Lopped Off.

American Industry Pours Through Door Opened by Government to Land of Plenty

Controls Lifted On Production Of Peace Goods   Indusiry Given Go-Ahead Sign by Removal of 210 Controls; 125 Remain, 40 to he Retained

U.S. Controls On Ice Boxes, sRadios Ended   Industry Also Gets , Go-Ahead on Stoves, Fans, Leather, Tools

WLB Lifts All But 125 Controls Door Opened For U. S. Industry To Resume Peacetime Output

Government Opens Door For Industry To Resume Full Production For Peacetime

Green Light Given U. S. Industry   Government  Removes 210 Wartime Controls

DOOR (5 OPENED T0 AMERICAN INDUSTRY PEACE PRODUCTION  GOVERNMENT HAS TOSS. ED OFF 210 WARTIME PRODUCTION CONTROLS

WLB LIFTS ALL BUT 125 RULES ON PRODUCTION   Gives Industry Signal to Rust Output of Peacetime Goods

Government Scraps 210 War Controls   New Order Gives Go Ahead  Signal for Production  Of Many Wanted Items;  Others Off Soon

Promised Land Greets Industry; Launch Full Peace Time Production

Production Of Many Items To Get Under Way   Government Has Lifted 210 Wartime Controls on Industry and 125 Have Been Retained.

Lift War Controls   Shift To Peacetime. Production Speeded By Lopping Off Bans

The Weather   Government Opens Up Doors For Production   210 Wartime Controls Are Tossed Off And Official Go-Ahead Signal Given

Industry Ready For Production Kor Peacetime   Government Diseards 210 Wartime Controls. Gives “Go” Signal On Manufacture of Items

Government Opens Doors For Industry To Resume Full Peacetime Production   War Production Board Lifts 210 Wartime Controls On Industry; Some 125 Remain

WAR CONTROL ARE DROPPED BY W. P. B.   @xay Given Manufacture Of Civilian Items   FEW RESTRICTIONS   Remaining Will Be Eliminated Soon: Act To Stop Hoarding Of Materials

Production For Peace Is Started   Government Tosses Off 210 Wartime Controls On Industry; 125 Remain

Full Production For Peace Era  Aim OfIndustry      Many Manufacturers Are Freed As 210 Wartime Controls Are Dropped

‘ontrols Ott Yn 210 Searee  ‘iwilian [tems   adios. Refrigerators, Trucks. Film, Fans, Tools. Stoves Included.   ITHERS TO FOLLOW

Nothing Doing, Is Response To Thomas   Senator Wanted to Give Army Remount Station to Veterans’ Administration

Montana Will Be Separate Highway District  Federal Public Road Ad mintetratian f<«   Federal Public Roads Administration fs  Changing Sts Setup

Montana Will Be Separate Highway District Federal Public Road:  - Administration Is 

FLOOD DRIVES 500 FROM HOMES   RIVERS IN DETROIT AREA CONTINUE TO RISE

FLOODS FORCE HUNDREDS FROM HOMES:   400 Families Move Out in Mt. Clemens

FLOWERS FOR NAVY DEAD TO BE SENT TO CHICAGO FOR OCTOBER 21 SERVICE

HEAVY RAINFALL HERE ON SUNDAY   Temperature of 78 De grees Highest for the Month So Far

Chewsville Section Hit By Heavy Rains   1.32 Inches Reported Af. _ ter August’s Hottest ay

Cold Wave, Borne on Arctic Blasts, Scheduled to Invade Midwest States

DEVERS HEADS GROUND FORCES   Will Command Forces it Place of Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell.

NAVARRO COUNTY'S 1949 COTTON CROP OUTLOOK NOT BRIGHT  PESTS INFESTING FIELDS   PESTS INFESTING FIELDS AND DAMAGING CROP HEAVILY. REPORTED

NAVARRO COUNTY'S (945 COTTON CROP OUTLOOK NOT BRIGHT   PESTS INFESTING FIELDS AND DAMAGING CROP HEAVILY, REPORTED

BACK CF THE HEADLIRES   By Ralph Heinzen I'nited Press War Anatvat

Back of the Headlines   War Criminal Law May be Extended To Minor Minions

Dewey Takes Hanc Indirectly in New GOP Affairs  Former Candidate For President Praises Brownell

Praises Efforts Of Brownell   Dewey Credits GOP National Chairman With “A Grand Job”

GOP Chairman Gets Approval Of Committee   Gov. Dewey Voices Confidence In Herbert Brownell

G. O. P Turns Attention To 1946 Contests   Governor Dewey Absent As Republican National Committee Receives Chairman’s Report

Dewey Takes Hane Indirectly in New GOP Affairs  Fermer Candidate Far President 7

Dewey Takes Indirect Hand In. GOP Meeting   Sends Members Word That Brownell Doing “Grand Job‘

Dewey Backs Up Brownell   - Republican: Chiefs ‘Meeting In - Indiana

Dewev Sends GOP  Meeting Message   Says Brownell Doing “Grand Job” As Head Of Party Committee

BROWNELL MAPS 4-YEAR VOTE BID   Dewey Lauds ‘Grand Job’ 0 Leader As G.0.P. Meets

DEWEY PRAISES. . ROP CHAIRMAN   Republicans Meet’ To Plar For Congressional Battle In’ 1946

Seventh Army Said to Have Stopped German Threat in Saar Basin; Civilians Meet Death at Hands of ELAS in Greece.

Explains Russia’s Policy In Romania   “Tvs Hands Off,”? Investis Declares In Taking Fling “At-U. 8S, and Britain

Tom Pendergast, Famed Kansas City Democratic Boss, Is Dead at 72

KANSAS CITY'S ‘BOSS’ IS DEAD   PENDERGAST, COLORFUL FIGURE IN AMERICAN POLITICS, - DIES OF HEART ATTACK

—TOKYO RAIDS—   Air. Armada Hits Vital .  Jap Areas   Superforts And CarrierBased Planes In Sweeping Assault

ONE-TWO BLOW LEAVES FIRES IN ENEMY CAPITAL   Premier Offers Apologies To Hirohito As Bombs Land Near Palace

TOKYO HIT BY CARRIER-PLANE B-29 SUPERS   Raid Heaviest Yet On Jap Capital City

CARRIER PLANES, B-29S RAID NIP CAPITAL SECTOR   Say 25,000 Square Yards 0’ City Ablaze; no Superforts Lost in Attack

BY B-29, CARRIER PLANE BLASTING   Wave after Wave U. S Planes Hit Jap Capital Targets in Heaviest Raid Yet.

Tokyo Rocked By Double Air Blow by Yanks   At Least 25,000 Seuare Yards of City’s Heart Set - Afires Imperial Properly Bombed

TOKYO AREA IS ROCKED BY SUPERFORTS   Industrial Targets on Jap's Main Island of Honshu Take Power‘ul OneTwo Punch   DAMAGE NEAR PALACE

Fleet Planes And B-29s Deal Blow   Largest Group of Superforts Yet-200-Add To Damage Inflicted By Carrier Planes

Carrier Planes, B-29's Deliver One-Two Punch   U. S. Air Armada Wing over Honshu To Bomb industrial Sites of Tokyo Area

200 OR MORE SKY GIANTS BLAST AT HONSHU TARGETS   BOMBS’FALL NEAR PALACE HOME OF EMPRESS DOWAGER

Carrier Planes And B-29s In Coordinated Assault : Blast Tokyo War Targets

Huge Double Air Attack Rips Tokyo   1600 Corrier-Based Planes, 200 B-29's Hit Industrial Area

JAPS’ HOME LAND TARGET * OF DUALRAID   Carrier-Based Planes and  Great Fleet of Superforts Drop Bombs.   Iwo Jima’s Second  Airfield Captured

Mighty Plane Fleets Bomb Tokyo Again   Powerful Carrier ‘ Force Rips City, Followed By Greatest B-29 Blow

Tokvo Rocked 5v Coordinates Aerial Attacks   Fleet Admiral Nimitz Maintains Silence On Japanese  Mainland Raid.   92900 SUPERFORTS RAID

FLEET PLANES, B-298 ATTACK TOKYO SECTION   "10 Superforts Follow Carrier Strike At Jan Capital

100 Superforts Hit Tokyo After Carrier Attack   Bombs Fall Near Emperor's Palace; All Planes Return   Fleet Stays Home

Tokyo iii By Biggest B29s Fleet   Carrier-Based Planes Join in {-2 Punch on Jap Mainland

Tokyo Region Gets Heavy Pounding From Superforts  B-29’s Strike Japs’ Mainland With Damaging Results

TOKYO ROCKED BY SUPERFORT BOMB ATTACK   Heaviest Raid To Date I: Delivered In Coordiated Assault

Tokyo Absorbs A Terrific Pounding From Carrier Planes and Superforts

200 Superforts Deliver Punch  Nimitz Issues No News On Carrier Blow

Carrier Planes, B-29s Hit Tokyo   Over 200 Superforts, Many Carrier Planes Bomb Japan

RECORD TOTAI OF BOMBERS ON RAID  f   "Bombs Fall Near Palace Of Empress   Apologizes For Permitting American Planes To Come So Close

Carrier-Based Planes, Superforts Rock Tokyo In Coordinated Attacks

Industrial Area  In Tokyo Bombed   Giant Superfort Raid Drops Incendiaries, Bombs Through Snow

INDUSTRIAL TARGETS IN AREA BOMBED   200 B-29s Follow Up Attacks By Navy Planes

Tokyo Blasted in Great Plane Raid  Carrier-based § hips Joined nn Superforts

Franco States Spain Is Preparing — For Monarchy; Attacks Communism

Franco Opens  Door for King   Spanish Dictator Admit:  Beannnine fan Minasaho

rranco Prepares Spain for Return  Tol Monarcy   ‘Dachur3as Coushy Mus! _ Keep Fssentials Of flange

Says Spain {Will Return To Monarchy   Generalissimo Franco Reaffirms Faith In the Falange

Franco Promises Return of Royal Regime fo Spain   Generalissimo Says Mon archy Is His Only Possible Successor

FRANCO PREDICTS FUTURE MONARCHY   Leader Says Spain Is PreParing for Regime Under Falangists

Spain Pr repares For Monarehy, Franco Asser ts   Contends ‘Essentials’ Of Falangist Regime Must Be Retained

Spain Prepares For Monarchy, Franco Declares   New Regime Must Guarantee Falagnist Essentials, He Says

_ County, State Companies Await Releas Of Equipment, Manpower Yet Hail Ban Lift as Sten Toward Goal

3 MEN SLAIN IN CHIGAGO SECTOR   Robbery Appears Motive in Two Killings

Three Chicagoans Slain In New Crime Outbreak   One Shot, One Stabbed, Third Tortured And Shot, Beaten Or Burned To Death; All Killings: On Near Southwest Side __.

Japs Surrender In Philippines  To Bataan Hero   Gen. Wainwright Has Hour Of Triumph

Nips Quit in Philippines  ‘Tiger of Malaya,’ Now Humble,  Tt? oe i a ee

Jap Chief in Same Prison He Held Yanks   Filipinos Demand Trial and Execution of General Yamashita As War Criminal

‘GEN. YAMASHITA AND LAST OF 40,000 JAPS IN PHILIPPINES UIT; GENERAL NOW PRISONER

Yamashita Gives Up to Wainwricht   General Who Surrendered To Arrogant japs Sees Tables Reversed During Philippine Ceremony

Japs’ Philippines Leader Interned   Placed Behind Bars of New Bilibid Prison Following Surrender of His Last 40,000 Troops to General Wainwright.

YAMASHITA SIGNS LUZON SURRENDER   Wainwright Receives Ca ‘pitulation in 5-Minute Ceremony   YAMASHITA TO. BILIBID

“Tiger” Behind Bars Now   Yamashita in Bilibid Prison After Surrendering Philippines Forees to.Wainwrizght

YAMASHITA SIGNS LUZON SURRENDER   Wainwright Receives Ca pitulation in 5-Minute Ceremony

SHOE RATIONING ENDS IN NATION   OPA Coutinues Scrapping of Wartime Controls

_ Special Sessior " Of Legislature » Seen In March  Diwaslmast Crt   Overhaul Of State Educational Set-Up To Top Calendar

Attlee, King Arrive For 3-Power Atomic Parley      Special Session Of Legislature Scheduled For March!

Attlee, King Arrive For 3-Power Atomic Parley      Special Session Of Legislature Scheduled For March    State AFL Backs Report On Schools

Pacific Chief Charts Strategy for Invasion  gw... wtc Feanamy and Military   Enemy’s Economy and Military Resime Must Be Laid in Ruins

MacArthur Is Convinced Japan Will Not Quit Until invaded   And Its Military Govern. ment Brought Down In Ruin

MacArthur Thinks Infantry in Tokyo to Bring War End   Navy and Air Forces Great, But Foot Soldier Needed for Victory

M Arthur Planning to Invade Japan  Believes Enemy Will Fight Until Homeland Ruinec

Tank Tank-Led Aussies ‘Lunge at Bio Jan ‘Borneo Air Base   Four Cities in South Japan Hit by Incendiary Barrage From 500 Raidine B-?9s

Last Air Base In Balikpapan Is Menaced   Columns Less Than Two Miles From Airdrome

Allies Peri Airbase at Balikpapan   Planes, Ships, Artillery Fire Cover Aussies in East Borneo Advance

Foresee Early Aussie Capture  Of Balikpapan   Tank-Led Invaders Less Than Six Miles From Lact Jan Air Base.

Aussies Move Toward Jap Airplane Base   Tanks Lead Advance Over Balikpapan Region Of Borneo; Warships, Planes, Artillery Provide Fire Screen; Early Victory Is Seen

Balikpapan Fall  Said Imminent   Tank - Led Aussies Are Smashing Forward Toward Two-R unway Airport

TROOPS PUSH LAST 6 MILES ALONG COAS]   Melbourne Radio Says Fal of Balikpapan May Come in Hours.

LAST JAPANESE AIR BASE IN BALIKPAPAN AREA NOW MENACED.  AUSTRALIAN TROOPS, PACED BY TANKS, SPREAD. INC OUNIT IN RORNEO

BUCKNER KILLED AT FRONT LINES   Watohing Marines Battle Fanatic Jap Fight on - Okinawa

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Shell Burst Slays Tenth Army’s Chief   Maj. Gen. Geiger Made Successor to Commander’s Post

YANKS ATTACK -QUTER FRINGE OF WESTWALI   FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES AND FRENCH FIRST. STEADY ‘ CLOSING ON MAIN DEFENSES

Progress Made in _ Arranging Trial  Results of Talks With   Results of Talks With Justice Jackson, U.S. _ * Seacial Prosecutor

SPEED PLANS TO HOLD WAR GUILT TRIALS   Jackson and British Make Progress On  Arrangements

Eden Reports ‘Progress’ In Arranging  War Trials   Talks with Jackson U. S. Prosecutor, Who Then Leaves For Washineton

Allied Command Changes Brought About by Nazi Offensive Are Listed

Monty, Bradley, Gen. Ike Each Saw ‘His Duty ... And There’s No Trouble

Halsey’s Kleet Has Narrow Escape In Terrific Storm;  Ships Now Back In Service

HEAVY STORM DAMAGE TO THIRD FLEET REVEALED   None Lost, However, and All But One Now Back  In Action.

Rule by Decree Granted Premier   Japanese Diet Considers Gravest Crisis

JAPS REPORT U.S. MOVE IN MANILA BAY   Declare 20 Mine Sweepers Enter Waters, and Believe 10 Transports Are En Route for Invasion QOnerations. 

“Sea Thrust At Manila”   _Japs Say U. S. MineSweepers Clear Path For Ten Transports

Yankee Sea-Borne Thrust in Manila Bay Told by Japs   American Minesweepers Clear an Entrance to Bay, Japs Announce.   Heavy Bombing Raids Made on Corregidor

Mine Sweeper Units ‘Aided by Fleet Blow On Corregidor Guns   Eleven U.S. Warships Slam Shells Into Jap Positions in Fortress; Bomber Fleets Support Operation

Japs Expect Sea Thrust At Manila   Minesweepers in , Bay—Ships Shell ” Colvdaider, Say Jap Radio

JAPS SAY YANKS MAKING SEA JAB IN MANILA BAY   Tokyo Describes Duel Of Warships Against Corregidor

Soldiers With Large Families Are Eligible for Discharge After Dec. 1 Regardless of Points

Soldiers With Large — - Families to be Given  Release After Dee. 1

Soldier with Big Family Will Be Eligible To Get Out of Army after Dec. 1

Fainily GI's May Get Out _ December   Announcement MuJe of Péwe Progrun Fer Discharge of 783000

Soldiers With Large Families Can Get Release   Need 3 Children Under 18; Point Score Is Cut to 55

Big-Family Soldiers Due For Discharge   System Modified -With Points Reduced; Navy Makes Changes

Berlin Nearer Doom as Yanks '2w Close; Third Army Adve. es in South

YANKS ARE BATTLING SLOWLY FORWARD ON BERLIN DEFENSES   FIRST AND THIRD ARMY TANKS HURTLE PAST LEIP. 71G TOWAL™ RUSSANS

148illion 7th War Loan Due to Go Over Ton, Including Sale to Individual:

EEE  Manufacturing Secrets  Of Atomies Held. By U. S.      Canadian Says His Country And Britain Left Development Of Weapon Up To America Because They Did Want Responsibility For Any Leakage

‘U.S. HOLDS SECRET OF ATOMIC BOMB   Canada and Britain Only Know Secret of Materials On Which Secret Is Raced.

DENIES VALENTINO -MARRIED. ACTRESS   Brother Says Film Star Wa: Not Divorced

Vanguards of First Army in Sight of City   Yanks Close In On Blatzheim, 4 Mi. of Erft River

BATTERING LAN  NAZIS WILT UNDE AND AERIAL BLOW   U. S. Ist and 9th Armies Roll Rhinelan Line 13 Miles From Cologne; Patton, Crerar Rolling Up Flanks

Tanks, Infantrymen Speed Five Miles Across Rhine Valley  ry  ol a      Troops EK neounter Weak Resistance   Destruction Of Defending German Divisions Goes — Forward

Blatzheim Falls In Newest Drive  of U.S. Troops   Americans Advance To Withjn 1114 Miles of German Stronghold

Reach Point 14 Miles en From City —         ENTIRE GERMAN OFFENSIVE GUARDING RUHR AND RHINE: IS BUCKLING UNDER ATTACK.

 Churchill in London  Awaits Election Count   Know Results by Nocn Thursday (CWT); Winner to Potsdam

TRUMAN WILL VIEW TAQOPS AT FRANKFURT   President Plans Trip During One-Day Recess in > Conferences.

Truman Will Review Army In Germany   President Plans Lunch With Eisenhower During — Lull: Churchill Absent

Britain Not Excited Over Result of Vote   Churchill Flies to London; Outcome May Be Known Before Noon (CWT) Thursday; Truman fo Visit Eisenhower

Churchill Flies To London Today   Big 3 Takes Recess During His Absence

General Eisenhower Will Meet President To Inspect 84th and Third Armored Unit

Britishers Await Without Excitement Results of July 5 Parliamentary Vote

TRUMAN FLIES TO FRANKFURT   President Reviews VU. S&S. Troops; Enjoys Holidays As Big Three Conference Takes Recess.

Potsdam Conference Recesses for Count  of British Ballots   Churchill, Eden, Atlee Go to London to Get Election Returns

CHURCHILL LEAVES  BIG THREE MEETING  FOR VISIT AT HOME DEPARTURE FROM POTS DAM FOLLOWED NINTH MEETING OR CEDRIES

Churchill Flies To London To Get Election Results   Vote Tabulation Will Determine Conservative Fate

Truman Wil View Troops   President to Fly to Frankfurt as Big 3 Recesses for Day

‘Truman to Confer jh Frankfurt With   Gen. Eisenhower   President Will Review U. S. Treops During Recess In Conference   ‘BIG 3 MAY RESUME  ' SESSIONS THURSDAY   Rumors of Startling An nouncement Regarding  Pacific War Discounted

TRUMAN PLANS TO SEE TROOPS   President Will Fly to Fronkfurt, Meet Ike, Review U. S$. Forces

TRUMAN PLANS TROOP REVIEW AT FRANKFURT   Big 3 Conference Interrupted 1 Day for British Vote

BACK TO POTSDAM   Truman Lunched With Eisenhower and Reviewed Troops at Frankfort

Churchill Home After  Conference   British Delegation Back To Get Election News; Truman Plans Meeting With Gen. Eisenhower

FLYING HOME  rm IS ITH PARTY   Prime Minister and Delegation Take Off From Strongly Guarded Airport

Truman Jokes With Soldiers At Frankfurt   Hopes They Come Home to Place as They Want it to be

Truman fo Visit With Eisenhower   Trip to Frankfurt Is Planned During Recess

CALL RECESS Of BIG THREE FOR BRITISH POLITICS   CHURCHILL, EDEN AND ATLEE TAKE OFF FOR ENGLAND

Churchill Leaves Alter Ninth ‘Big 3 Meet Held   Experts See Setback For Prime Minister In British Elections

TRUMAN GOING TO FRANKFURT   Will Fly to U. S. Army Headquarters and Review Yank Troops.

Truman Will Review Yanks  At Frankfurt   Will Have Lunch With Eisenhower

Truman Will Fly To Frankiurt On Off-day of Big 3   Churchill'and: Eden Take Off for London On Election Checkup.

Churchill Leaves for England   Conference will Continue Despite Churchill Absence

President Truman Will Fly To Frankfurt For Eisenhower Conference And American Troop Review   BIG THREE MEETING MAY END NEXT WEEK

Churchill To London   May Not Return to -Potsdam If Party Is Defeated in Election

Truman Takes Day Off at  Conference   Flies to Franfurt— Mountbatten At Potsdam

British Leader  Home to Learn Election Fate   Churchill Arrives From Potsdam Following Adjournment of Big 3

British Chiefs Leave Session Of “Big Three”   Back To London To Get Returns On Election

Truman With Eisenhower  In Frankfort   President Arrives From Potsdam During Recess Of Conference: Plans Report to Americans

TRUMAN AT FRANKFURT SPEAKS TO AMERICAN TROOPS ABOUT HOME AND HOW THEY WANT TO FIND IT

PRESIDENT PLANNING CONFERENCE REPORT   Truman Will Speak To Nation B; Radio In Event Congress Has Recessed At Time Of Return

Churchill and Party Fly to England-- Truman To Review American Troops

Britons Home fot Election Results   Deliberations at Potsdam Are Interrupted for a Day   BIG 3 SESSION TODAY   Britain Awaits Vote Count Without Signs of Excitement

‘Big 3° Parley Recessed For British Vote   Churchill Goes Back Te London, Gets Results of duly 5 Election Returns Tomorrow

Truman Plans Erankfurt-Trip  Presidedit To Meet Eisenhower Dourinoe Recess In Bio Three Meet

Truman Sees  U. Ss. Forces   Taking Brief Rest From: Potsdam: Job

Truman Will Review Yanks In Frankfurt   Will Fly There Tomorrow; Gen. Eisenhower to Meet President

Churchill in London to Learn his Fate  Results of British General Election

TRUMAN VIEWS YANKS’ FORCES   President To Heve Lunch with Eisenhower at Frankfurt on Main

Truman to Fly To Frankfurt, Review Troops   Big Three Sessions Expected te Resume Thursday or Friday

Truman Visits American Units  And Sees “Ike’   Plans Radio Report To Nation On His Return To Washington.

Churchill and Party Arrive England Today   No Setback Expected At Potsdam If Leadership Changed,

Glad to See Yank Soldiers, Truman Tells Men of 84th   Hopes They Come Home To a United States As They Like It

Churchill Returns to Britain  Foreign Office Aids to Carry  Pan Palawan

TRUMAN WITH EISENHOWER AT FRANKFURT  7 a hh    Churchill Goes to —London to Receive Election Results

Truman Will Fly To U.S.  Army Quarters   Churchill Arrives In London From Potsdam To Learn Election.   RETURNS THURSDAY

CHURCHILL IS ENROUTE HOME   Big Three-Recesses After  Conferring Ninth   Timea

Churchill Departs For England After Ninth Meet  Foreign Office Chiefs Are Carrying On At Big Three Session

TRUMAN REVIEWS © U. 5. TROOPS   Visits Frankfurt On Brief Holiday From Conference

Truman to Review U.S. Troops at Headquarters Of Army in Frankfurt

Truman Inspects Frankfurt Troops  President Plans Report To Nation On Return

TO HEAR ELECTION RESULTS   Takes Off After Another Meeting Of Big Three

Truman Pays Visit to U.S. Troops   Ninety-Minute Flight From Potsdam Taken by President

PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW TROOPS DURING RECESS   Big 3 Holds Final Talk Before British Delegates Leave

CHURCHILL AND PARTY TAKE OFF ON LONDON TRIP   Returning Home For Election Results Tomorrow; Big Three   Conference To Be  ~ Resumed Later.

President Flies To Frankfurt and Pals With Army   Tells Men He Hopes They'll Return Home to Notion. They Love

Truman To Meet With Eisenhower, Review U. S. GI’s   President Will Fly To Frankfurt For Parley With “‘Ike’

Yours for a friendly city  — JUSTIN   Truman to Meet With Eisenhower ty Frankfurt

Prime Minister, With Eden and Attlee, Will Return to London to Ascertain Results of the General Election.

TRUMAN FLIES TO FRANKFURT   WILL REVIEW TROOPS DURING THE RECESS

President VisitsYanks AtFrankturt  Adm. Mountbatten Participates i in  _ gm) '

FIGHT OVER BATHTUB ENDS WITH SHOOTING   Six-Year-Old Child Te Underge Delicate Operation After Bring “ Skhet By Mer Sister

Two Junctures in Reich Awaited As  Advances Continue   Bremen Falls to British Forces — Two U. S. Armies 41 Miles From Munich and City Is Rapidly Being Encircled—Patton Short Distance From Austria.

‘TWO JUNCTURES OF RUSSIAN - AMERICAN FORCES IMMINENT  HITLER’S LAST-STAND RE DOUBT AREA ASSAULTED i BY THREE ARMIES

Okinawa Japs Hold Savagely Te South Line   Americans Inching Ahead Against Strong Enemy  Bex Bitccnal “Dircstebicecc:

Peoples Court to Try Filipinos Signed Into Law   Fair Hearings Are Assured Those Who Aided Enemy

Osmena Signs  Traitor Trial Bill   Two of Philippine Leader's Sons Accused

BRITONS ARE PLEASED WIT: HARSH TERMS   London Press Choruses Approval of Decisions Made By Allied Leaders At Potsdam   WARNING TO FRANCO

Big Three’s Severe Program For Germany Pleases Britons; Long European Peace Seen   London Diplomatic Circles Believe Mistakes Of Versailles Were Avoided

Britons Like Severe Al lied Plan for Reick   Agreed Big ‘ree Commi. viave Displays Toughness Sufficient to As‘sure Peace for Years

BRITAIN PLEASED WITH PROGRAM FOR GERMANY   Assures World of Lasting Peace in Europe for Long Period

Britons Pleased By Severe Allied Plans For Reich   ‘See Long Era of. Peace i in  ° Europe.

Germany Held ImpotentFor.. Years, Belief   Diplomatic Observers Agree Big 3:Potsdam Findings Spell Peace

“Just Though Severe” Peace Program For Germany Is Given Wide Approval

First Field School Grilliant Success   Relurning Students Report A Happy Experience  De AFADYV CFA PLIES eet + tia

First Field School      Relurning Siudenis Report A Happy Experience

RAVENS Sum Ol?) VES Sudden Death for Mrs. ¢ Rebhuhn Monday Night —   The Young Mother Was Apparently in Good TWariths Kunayvel MTs 9 coup

udden Death for Mrs, C. Rebhuhn  onday Night   . The Young. Mother Was - Apparently in’ Good Health: Funeral Today

Capitol Ponders — Report Wallace To Replace Jones   By WILLIAM T. PEACOCK and FRANCIS FF KFU*iy

Reports Wallace to Get Commerce Post In FDR’s Cabinet: Worry Jones’ Friends

Wallace’ May Get Portfolio   Jesse Jones Friends  Disturbed By Rumor

HIGH POST MAY. ~ G0 TO WALLACE   Capital’ Rumors: Heard’ That © Viee-President “Would Succeed Jesse Jones -

Germans Lash Out in New Drive on 3rd. /th Fronts   Thinking Yanks Pantper Nazis,  French Hit Prison Camps

Butler and Franklin  ‘Men Killed   Pvt. George Reed,  ' Thomas. Harkless,  Both of Ol City, Injured

Nearly 150,000 Veterans of the Pacific Idle Impatieritly as’ Transporation Jam:

PRES. TRUMAN RUNS INTO FIRST MAJOR ROW WITH CONGRES:   fangles Mainly With Mem‘bers of His Own Party, Southern Democrats Wary of a Permanent Fair Em: nilnuemont Practica fruin

SOLONS REJECT TRUMAN’S PLEF   Demos from South Includec In Group Blocking FEPC Measure

Truman Has Major Row with Congress   .Democrats fram South Refuse to Support the Fair Employment? Bill

a a a Ne eit all  SOUTHERNERS REJECT TRUMAN’S FEPC PLEA   President Encounters Firs Major Test In Congress

Truman Facin First Battle With Congress   Southern Democrats Fail To Heed President On Plea For Permanent FEPC Program

Truman Meets Congress Row   Key Southern Democrats Refuse To Heed Plea For Permanent FEPC,

Thousands of Boilies Still Under Debris; Germans ‘Left Nothing in City Untouched

Warsaw  A Shell   Fifty Thousand Bodies Lie Buried Under Rubble of Once-Great City

Washington Roundup  Senate Takes Wait-a-Bit Attitude on Peace Terms

WAIT AND SEE IS SENATE TREND ON U. S. PEACE ROLE   MAY DELAY ACTION UNTIL CONFERENCE REACHES AGREEMENT

22 UTAH MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION   Underground Blast Believed Caused When Workers Strike a “(Kas Pocket.”

2 Missing, 13 Wounded In Battles   Six Southtown Men Lose Their Lives in Pacific Battles, One in European Theater.

List Three More Men As Missing   21 Other Southtowners Are Reported Wounded; Three Others Prisoners of Germany.

Matt Kimes Story Best of Year in Oklahoma--Editors   Other News Features Include Ags Bowl Bid

Matt Kimes’ Prison Leave, Disappearance, Suspected Of Bank Robbery, Death Voted Top State News Story

15 Children Die as Bus Takes Plunge  Machine Hits Roel And Falls 50 Feet  Teta T al-n f'Lal.~,

House Speaker Would Replace Nation’s Chief   Declares Plan More Democratic Than Succession By Cabinet Members

URGES LAN TO NMFE SPEAKER IN EMERCENCY   Congress Asked to Provide for Appointment of An Elective Officer.

Sneaker of the House Would Be Legal Successor   Special Message Asks Congress to Change Present Law

TRUMAN URGES CHANGE IN U.S. SUCCESSION  President Hops Off on Historic  WY? Vas. see Favrit wT aciiic.

House Head Third in Line Under Plan   President Seeks to Clear Problem; Nation Without Vice President

Would: Provide: For Emergency Prior To Flight   Says House Speaker True People’s Representative In Asking Solons To Act

Truman Wants Speaker First  ja Succession ’   Would Keep ‘Presidency, Among Elected Men

Would Make House Speaker His Successor  More Representativi   More Representative Of All People Than Appointive Cabinet Member. He Says

Asks New Law On _ Succession   Truman Says Presidency Should Go to Speaker of House If Vacancy Were to Arise

‘President Asks Congress to Alter Succession Law   Favors Speaker of The House as Next In Line for Presidency More Representative

ASKS CONGRESS FOR NEW PLAN OF SUCCESSION   yYruman Says Cabinet System Not Truly Democratic

URGES SPEAKER OF HOUSE AS MIS SUCCESSOR   Elective ‘Official Should Hold Office, President : Tells Congress

FAVORS SPEAKER OF HOUSE AS NEXT IN LINE   Truman Recommends Revision of Law Before Starting on Plane Trip

Truman Proposes Succession Plan   President Suggests House Speaker As Next in Line for Chief Executive

Special Note Is Sent to Coneress   Feels Speaker Would Be More Representative of  All the People

Truman Urges House Speaker Be Next In Line Of Succession To Presidency

HOUSE SPEAKER AS SUCCESSOR   Urges Congress To Change Present Procedure For Naming Replacement

President Proposes Speaker of House Be Next in Succession to High Office

URGES CHANGE IN SUCCESSION   Truman Asks Congress Ta Designate House Speaker

Present Law Held Unfair By President  Does Not Wan Power to > Name

Truman Asks House Speaker Be Next in Line for Presidency   Says Should Serve Onl Until Congressional Or Special Election

TRUMAN RECOMMENDS LEGISLATION PLACE SPEAKER HOUSE THIRD HOUSE SPEAKER WOULD   BE MADE PRESIDENT-

Truman Urges Speaker First In Succession   President Tells Congress Speaker More Representative Than Cobinet Officer

President Urges House Speaker Get No. 1 Spot   Would Eliminate State Secretary As Next In Line   Executive Leaves For West Coast In Special C-54

President Asks Congress To Change Law On Order Of Succession To That Office

CONGRESS ASKED FOR LAW TO FIX SUCCESSION LINE  FAVORS SPEAKER AS   FAVORS SPEAKER AS FIRST IN ORDER IN EVENT OF VACANCIES

Advocates Shift  In Presidential Line   Altered Succession Order Would Elevate Choice of People if Both President. Vice President Died

TRUMAN WOULD *NAME RAYBURN ~ AS SUCCESSOF   “Legislation Asked To Provide For Executive in Event Of Deoth

President Truman Favors Speaker As Next in Line  Present Succession Law Points to  Carratmaru aft Cinta

Truman Wants  House Speaker  As Successor Sls Canasta  In — Message te: i: —

Change In Succession Is Sought   Wants Congress To Make Speaker Of House His Successor

Truman Asks Change in Rules Of Succession   Speaker Would Be First in Line For: Presidency

Legislation to Make Possible Accession of Speaker of House Suggested by President

PRESIDENT ASKS NEW SUCCESSOR   TRUMAN WOULD HAVE SPEAKER FOLLOW HIM

President Truman Favors Speaker As Next in Line  Present Succession Law Points to Secretary of State

Truman Wants House Speaker As Successor   Suggests: Him Instead Of Cabinet Member in Case of Emeraency

PUBLIC BELIEVES MEETING OF BIG THREE MIGHT BE PRODUCTIVEOE “HELP IN SOLVING MOOT PROBLEMS

ANOTHER MEETING OF BIG THREE RUMORED SOON AND DESPITE ITS DENIAL MUCH INTEREST 1S SHOWN

‘Public Looks To Big Three To Cure Ills   ‘Linle Man- in -Stveet . Beliéves Truman, Ate ilee. avid. Stalin Pos:  ‘sess Magie to. Pull  - World. .Out of” ‘Tail  Gnin.

NON-RESIDENT FEES INCREASED   Up Tuition Payments at ISC and SUI

Japs Killed In Ipo Area   Yanks Report Quick  Job In. Philippines

Japs Continue Signing © Surrender Documents — Throughout Pacific Area

PO IS CROSSED BY 5TH ARMY   Other Allied Troops Take La Spezia, Modena, Fer rara As Nazis Flee

YANKS POURING OVER PO RIVER   La Spezia, Modena And Ferrara Fall; Break 125-Mile Line

“Te = ‘3.2 VAT,  c-_AS8 on 788 wg Une  —~ ~ o-e ‘ : 6 ¢*\er om ay\~ecora 4¢ 08) Goat wd 2S S a

. Industrial Peace Conference Faces Herculean Task; “Answer to Wage-Price:Controversy Still Not Found

LABOR FRICTION SEEN THREAT TO PEACE PARLEY   251,000 Workers Away From Jobs As As Leaders Cather

LABOR PEACE MEET TO FACE TOUGH TASK   Conference to Open Next Week; 250,000 Workers on Strike _

Hitler's Own Swastika Flag Was Thrown In Gut ter During Celebration.

Russians Trample Hitler's Personal Flag In Hailing 'World's Most Powertul Army   ‘Like the Flickering Candle in the Wind'  NIPS GET INVITATION TO QUIT

Reds Celebrate Victory; Zhukov Praises Stalir   Says Russian Army Most Powerful: Nazi Flags Mired

Russians Hold Great Victory Celebration  Zhukov Says Army Is Best, but Warns Avainst Conceit

Marshal chukov Warns Russians - Of Complacency  In Gutter in Red Victory Parade

Zhukov Says Red Army World's Most Powerful  Warns That Russia Must Not Become Conceited

Hitler's Personal Swastika Dragged in Stree’ As Reds Celebrate Victory Over Germans

VICTORY PARADE HELD IN MOSCOW   Thukov Says Red Army Most Powerful In World;  Despoil Nazi Banners

Curley Trial Once More Postponed’   Boston Congressman Still in “Hospital, Lawyer: Says'

FILIPINOS SPLIT FORCES ON LUZON   Guerrillas Cross Cagayan River to Capture ’ Province Capital

Filipino Guerrillas Split Jap Forces on Luzon, Taking Cagayan Capital

Filipino Guerrillas Split Japanese  Forces on Luzon   Australians Swarm Ashore in Another Unopposed Amphibious Hop on Borneo, 80 Miles From Original Landing

Nip force is split by Filipinos   Guerrillas take capital. airport

Rep. Mansfield, Sen. Thomas Discuss Japanese  Approve Allied Use of Emperor in Obtaining Surrende1

U. S. Orient Authorities Agree Hirchito Is Good Tool But Needs Watching

Okeh Given ‘On Hirohito’s  Peace Stand   Far East Congressional Authorities Stamp Approval

FAMED GA. FUGITIVE SURRENDERS   Robert Burns, of Chain Gang Fame, Gives Self Up

Japs Caught by Surprise MovetoSeal Off Manila Bay  Manila and Cavite Base   New Landing Definitely Outflanks Enemy’s Defense Lines in Southern Luzon; Superforts, 150 Strong, Raid Singapore, Sink Huge Dock, Leave Merchant Vessel in Flames

F orce From North ‘Only 22 Miles ‘Above Manila   New Bloodless Landing Seals Off Japanese South of Capital

Aged Somerset Farmer, Sister Are Robbed Of $11,000---Life Saving:

ies Planned to Battle Most of World   Secret Document Read at Trial of War Criminals

Nazis Planned To Make Reich World Leader      Document Shows Hitler Preparing to Fight World in 1938" 

Nazis Planned To Fight Most Of World, Court Told   Started Rearming Shortly After End Of World War One,  ‘Documents Reveal

Nazis Planned  to Battle  Most of World Secret Document Read at Trial  aa ee

NAZI DOCUMENTS REVEAL GERMANY « ARMED SECRETLY   Case Against 20 on Trial Built Up to Prove Cold-Blooded and Deliberate Aggression.   PREPARED TO FIGHT TWO-THIRDS OF WORLD   Figures on Warship Dispiacement Falsified—Planned 3 Campaigns That Were Never Carried Out.

Nazis, in 1938, Were Preparing For World War   Submarines Were Buil Secretly in Holland, Spain and Finland

REVEAL NAZI PLAN TO WAGE WORLD FIGHT   Hitler Aimed to Gain Powers by Force,  Records Show

Trial Brings Qut Plans To Rule World   Germans Secretly Prepared For Wor , As Early As 1932

TWO NAZI SPIES FACE GALLOWS   Pair Landed in Maine fro U-Boat Convicted by Commission

Two Tried For Espionage Are Under Death Sentence Of Military  Commiccian

NAZI AGENTS LANDED BY SUB ARE UNDER DEATH SENTENGE   TWO WOULD-SE SABOTEURS CGNVICTED AFTER TRIAL BEFORE MILITARY COMMISSION

ROYALTY DEMAND UNDER ATTACK   Operators Cite Present Con.  ‘tributions For Miners

BERLINERS WAIT BLEAK YULETIDE   Coffin Notice Mingles With Angel’s ‘Good Will’

Methodist Church L. B. HAWES, Pastor   United Brethren Oo. M. TALBOTT. Pastor

Caurcues   Methodist Church L. BR. RAWES, Pastor   Church of Christ  w. J. HASTIE. Pastor

Asks Labor to Shun Reconversion Strife   RUBBER WORKERS IGNORE BACK-TO-WORK APPEAL

Individual Sugar Ration To Remain five Pounds First Quarter of 1946

SHORTAGE OF SUGAR — IS PREDICTED BY OPA   Supplies May Be Scarce in January and February, Agency

U.S. HOLD ON RIVER BROADENED   Yanks Already Across Stream, Nazis Say; Germans In Rout

Dusseldorf Is Being Blasted By Artillery   HUGE STORES OF SUPPLIES, INCLUDING LANDING BOATS, PONTOONS, ARE BEING FUNNELED INTO NEUSS ON WEST BANK    Canadian First Army Also Threatens Crossing North  of Duesseldorf; Patrols Already Over Say Some  Sources.   BULLETIN

DTH ARMY GUNS POUR SALVOS TO RUHR FACTORIES   il-Mile Stretch of West Bank Rapidly Cleared of German Resistance, Neuss anid Krefeld in American Hands

FFIH ARMY TAKES MOUNT BELVEDERE   Recapture Mount Against Strong German Resistance

YANKS RECOVER MT. BELVEDERE   Nazis Had Held Peak Since Attack Last November

Is From Semi-Official Japanese Source, It is  Stated to PINON CRENENCE

FULL DETAILS OF NEW MOVE NOT REVEALEI   OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERV ICES GETS “FEZLER” FROM JAP OF SEMI-OFFICIAL “STANDINGS

EMPEROR'S SAFETY IS DEMANDED   Allied Terms Remain Same; No Reply Has Been Made As Yet

Propose U.S. Protect Emperor   Plan Received by Office of  Strategic Services

Churchill Would Have U.S. Keep Bomb Secret   Hope Expressed Britain Will Not Press For Secret: Navy Day Speech Praised

Keep A-Bomb Secret from Reds: Churchill   Urges Britain Not Use Pressure Against The United States

6TH ARMY TOLD AIRFIELD TO BE MADE ON GROUND   Nips Warned Against Exercising Authority in Korea

Japs Protest Use Of Palace Plaza As U.S. Airfield   Ask MacArthur to Veto Plan Proposed By American 6th Army Staff   SEEK RIGHT TO BUY SUPPLIES IN MANILA   Also Want to Produce Fer: thizer to Ease Serious  Food Shortage

Japanese Oppose  Using of Palace Plaza As Airfield      Permission Asked For Repatriation Ships To Refuel At Manila

20PER CENT INCOME TAX - CUT FORECAST   Knutson Predicts Slash Effective January 1

20 Per ¢ Cent Income Tax Cut Predicted      Knutson Thinks Change Certain By Jan. 

New Car Prices Set ‘About Same As ‘4?   Some Are Small. Percentage Higher But Dealers Must Absorb Increase

New 1946 Car Prices To Be About Same As Those Prevailing 1n 1942

Car Price Increases Range Up to 9 Pct.   Studebaker, Ford, Chrysler Wiked; General Motors Vehicles Redueed

Prices of New Automobiles to  Be About the Same as In 1942   By CHARLES DEGGES

Office of Price Administration Gives Pricing Formula — Specific Dollars and Cents Ceilings Announced for Only Two Companies.

Exact Prices On Only Few Cars Fixed   General Motor Products, For Present Will Be Sold At  A Lower Price.

CAB CALLOWAY - UNDER ARREST   NOTED NEGRO ORCHESTRA LEADER HELD FOR DISTURBANCE AT KANSAS CITY

1,020JapShips Knocked Out By U.S. Subs   ILE nemy Vessels Added to Far Eastern Toll in New Communique

U.S. Subs Sink 1,000th Jap Vessel   Report 31 Enemy Ships Sunk Recently

JOE LEWIS SIGNED TO FIGHT IN JUNE OF 1946   FIEND KILLS MATRON WITH ICE.PICK STARS

After Collapse of Germany Probably Only 18-Yr.-Old Boys Will Be Inducted

Army Will Draft Only Men 18 After Nazis Fall   More Men in Service Now Than Can Be  Used in Pacific War

Believe Only 18 Year Olds Will Be Drafted After Fall- of Germany

YOUTHS. ONLY TO BE DRAFTED AFTER V-E DAY   Following Collapse Of Germany 18-Year-Old Boys ' Wanted

Carrier Pianes Snilt Attack to Tokyo Area Following Honshu Raid Allied Airmen Destroy 24 Enemy Gliders On Ground   SUPERFORTS DROP DEMOLITION BOMBS   Attempt To Stop Enem) From Moving Their Reinforcements

257 Foe Aircraft Wiped Out in Raid   Superfortresses Drop Demolition Bombs on Jap Capital, Third BFloot Planes Bit Honshu a

Planes Pound Supply Lines  To Manchuria   Tokyo Also Reports Attack On Arsenal Area By Carrier Raiders

THIRD FLEET PLANES SHIFT THEIR ATTACK   1200 Carrier Planes Hit _     “Tokyo Area

Attempts to Curb Truman Power In Tariffs Fail  Administration Wins In Disagreement VA/ial. Damiklicean Riae

Attempts to Curb Truman Power in Tariffs Fail  Administration Wins   Administration Wins In Disagreement With Republican Bloc

‘Japs Hint Peace: “in Easy‘Reach   Radio Bid Nets No U. S. Return

BRITISH WARSHIPS ARE OFF HONGKONG   TASK FORCE UMNTERS HARBOR FOR REOCCUPATION OF CROWN COLONY,

British Forces Back to Hong Kong   Navy Brings Supplies For Reoccupation

British Navy Takes Hongkong  Disputed Port Back le Bauvnal Canteen!

—— ‘Our Father Which Art In Heaven’  The Victory Prayer Of A Boy Whose Dad Won’t Come Home

West Wall Is Deeply Dented At Four Points   Retreat Across Rhine Seen In Many Abandoned Pillboxes  Behind Wall.

PATTON ARMY PLOWS INTO ‘WEST WALL   Numerous Pillboxes Abandoned by  - Germans

Snake-Handling Part of Cult Ceremony ls Halted by Virginia State Troopers

Snake Handling Cultists Lose Four Reptiles In Brush With Virginia Law

Patrolmen Battle Cultists; _ Kill Rattlers, Copperheads   Feith-Healers Fail to Outwit State Patrolmen, sicey Me ’ gomes Melee as 5,000 Look On

HEAVY POST-WA TAXES FORECAST   '25-Billion Annual + Expenditures Seen Probabie

Government Expenses, Taxes Will Remain High After War, Leaders Say

Heavy Government  Spending, Higa Taxes After War Forecast by Congressional Leaders

Postwar Era Taxes to Stay At High Leve   Congress Leaders Regard U. 5. Fiscal Enture With Gloom

Reds Advancing to Berlin On 200-Mile Front...   Crossing Into Home Province of Nazi Capital Possible -

Nazt Newspapers Assert Next Eight Days May Decide The War  MOSCOW SAYS HOUR IS NEAR FOR CAPITAL  “Nothing Can And Nothing Will Stop Them,” Says Moscow

Nazis Say Next Eight Days fo Decide the War   Roads from Poznan To Germany Stream With Soviet Forces

GERMAN PAPERS SAY NEXT 8 DAYS MAY DECIDE WAR   200-Mile Arc Reaches to Within 100 Miles of Nazi Capital — Roads From Poznan Filled With Soviet Tanks

Japs Take Three Chinese Towns in New Escape Driv   Tunglu, Sinteng and Linan Fall; Allies Re-Occupy Hukiane Island

JAPS LAUNCH DRIVE, CLEAR ESCAPE PATH   Nip Position On China Southeast Coast Deteriorating

Japanese Forces Launch Drive,   Drive To Clear Escape Path To Hangchow Bay

New Selective Service Rule ‘Means Induction for 4-F's ‘Who Don’t Obtain War Jobs

4. F’s Without ‘War Jobs Face Call In Dratt   Boards’ Powers Never Greater

Army Standards And the 4-F’s   None Knows How Much Physical Requirements Have Been Lowered

FDR LACKED SPECIFICATION   “This Means All Men Between 18 And 38’’....  New Draft Will Induct Border - Line Cases Who Change Jobs Unauthorized

Sélective Service Aims at 4-Fs But OrderstoDratt Boards Never Mention Them

* .' go Selective Service Stretches  Rope To Trip Certain Of 4-Fs

U. S. Has Another War Hero Back   Cunningham Relates Harrowing Experiences

MORE FIGHTING ON CHARTER DUE   Many Questions Unsettled When Senate Ratified United Nations Plan

REAL CHARTER FIGHT COMING AFTER PASSAGE   — United States Troop and Plane Contribution  A Problem

Senate Approval of Charter Leaves Unsettled Question of What Troops U.S. Will Furnish to World League

Real Fight Yet To Be Met On World Charter   U. S. Participation In Furnishing Troops May Bring Argument

Senate Votes Charter, but Fight To Come   ‘Power To Be Given . Delegate Will Prove Biggest Question

MUST CREAR UP QUESTIONS ON CHARTER.   Ratified by Senate, But Some Problems Remain

Real Fight On US. In United Nations Role Yet To Come   Believe Attempt Will Be Made To Keep Troops In This Hemisphere

Charter Is Approved But Fight Ahead   Senate Ratifies Pact 89 To 2; Troop Issue Remains.

Real Fight on Charter Lies Ahead   Senate Ratifies Document; but Use of Force Undecided

Publishers  Submit to  Arpitration Send Officer t   Send Officer to Presidents of St. Louis Unions

MANY POLITICAL PROBLEMS AWAIT CONFER ENCE WHICH MAY OCCUR BEFORE BRITISt ELECTION ON JULY 5.

Britain Rejects Loan Idea, Wants Huge U. 5. Gran!   Claim Loan Out Of the Question

Reject U.S. Offer For Commercial Long-Term Loan   Claim Bittish Want To Return To Normal Trade Policies

Britons Seek Outright Gift   Lord Halifax Deaf To Loan Proposals

U.S, Suggestions for Commercial-Type Loan Rejected; $3,000,000 to $6,000,000 Sought

BRITAIN WANTS OUTRIGHT GRANT FROM AMERICA   3 To 6 Billion Aid Program Requested By Delegates To Conference   LOAN OUT OF QUESTION   English Delegation Rejects U. S. Suggestion Of Commercial Loan

[Report Liuchow. Set Afire As Chinese Close In   Troops Drive Ahead 30 Miles In Pursuit “of Fleeing Nippons ©

CHINA TAKING OPUTLIGHT IK FAH EAST WAR   Troops Driving Japanese Out *of Kiangsi Province, Chungking Savs.

: fmer American - airbases In  China: Regained   Japs Abandoning Entire Salient In Southern  Kiangsi Province

Former U.S. Bases Fall To Chinese   Allied Planes Aid With Bomb Attacks On Fleeing Japs

NIPS RETREAT iN KiANGS! PROVINCE   Chinese Recapture Sinchang Airfield And Nankang

CHINESE TROOPS STEP UP OFFENSIVE   Japs Abandoning Entire Salient In Southern Kiangsi

CHINESE RETAKE 3 MORE BASES   Allied Planes Aid Adyancing Forces  saa ois ataa eae: weal arate

KEEDYSVILLE VETS TO HAVE MEMORIAL   Community Sets Up Group to Plan Tribute to Service Men

KEEDYSVILLE VETS TO HAVE MEMORIAL   Community Sets  Sets Up Group to Plan Tribute to — Service Men c

New York Stores Display SmokesOut In Public!   Almost Normal Output Is Reported By Five Leading Manufacturers

C hallenge by ‘Churchill T o. F oes Daring   ‘Reprr ‘esents Opening of Conserya ‘sive to“ Di eredit ‘Laborites “and Regain Public Support Thru  Fig

CHURCHILL'S ATTACK ON LABOR PARTY SICNALS NEW EICHT ON SOCIALISM. THINKS MACKENZIE

Mackensie’s Column British Conservatives Launch Awaited Drive Against Laborites

CHURCHILL OPENS CONSERVATIVE. OFFENSIVE   Aim to Discredit ‘Laborites, Regain  Support:of Public .

Yank, French  Forees Racing  Toward Munict   Last Direct Route  To Socalled National Redoubt Cut as Allies Pound Toward Austria

UNICH BEING THREATENED BY ALLIED TROOPS   Third Army Tanks Are 15 Miles From German Austrian Frontier   GIANT SQUEEZE BEING APPLIED ON GERMANY

Patton Cuts Last Route To “Redoubt’   Third Army Only 76 Miles Front Berchitesgaden and 15 Miles of Greman-Austrian Border, Patch Nears Munich .

PATTON TANKS ARE 15 MILES FROM AUSTRIA   Racing Allied Armies Menace Munich, Berchtesgaden

7th Army Leading Race Into The Alps   400,000 Allied Men And Thousands Of Tanks Charging Into Austria

Yanks, French Race Across South Germany   Allied Armies Charge Into Alpine Foothills in Effort to Crush Nazi Stand in Southern Redoubt Before It Can Be Started

‘Allies Sweep Toward Heart Of Redoubt’   U.S. Seventh Within 45 Miles of Munich, Huge Pincer Looms

Yank Race Across Reich  Is Unchecked   Seventh Army Fans ‘Out 45 Miles From Nazi City Of Munich

Red Armies Battle  Deep Into Heart Ot Encircled Berlin   Mighty Allied Force Pushes Within 45 Miles Of Munich; British Advance Inside Bremen;  Numerous Traps Close on Faltering Germans

Tanks Race Unchecked Across Southern Germany  LAST DIRECT ROUTE TO REDOUBT TAKEN  Bremen and Emden in the North Are At, tacked

U.S. Army Tanks Only 15 Miles From Austria   Cut Direct Route to Nazis National Redoubt at Berchtesgaden

Last Direct Nazi Route To Mountain  Hideout Cut: Resistance Very Light

HITLER ALPINE RETREAT GETS BOMB ATTACK   NAZI LAST-DITCH STAND CRUSHED BY ALLIES

Marines Force Japs Toward Pocket in Northern Part of Island, Push Past Jap Village in Continuing Advances

GIRL HUNTS SAILOR WHO GAVE HER KISS   Incident on Bus Leads te ‘Real Thing,’ She Says

Ooh, That Kiss!   Bridgeport (0.) Giri Hunts For Romantic Sailor

SNe  eeeEEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeeEeEeEeEeE——_eeeeee  Five Injured When Two Autos Collide

Sailor Appeals to School Children To Help Locate His Kidnaped Baby

Children Seek Kidnaped Baby   Child Taken From Carriage Last Week by Woman

CHILDREN HELP HUNT KIDNAPER   Sailor Asks Aid To Find Little Son Whom He Has Never Seen

Children Join in Kidnap Search  Father Never Saw  Missing Infant

CLAIM CHIANG COULD AVERT CHINESE WAR   Communist Leader Resents U.S. Activities

WARNS CHINA TO END MOVES OF EXPANSION   Communist Spokesman Says Action Would Avert War

CHIANG: 1S READY TOTAKTO REDS ~ ON PEACE TERMS   Four Concrete. Proposals for Ending .of Civil War Among Chinese Are Made by Central Government. _   COMMUNISTS. CRITICAL.“ QF THE UNITED STATES   Charge American-Trained And:Equippéed Sixth Army Is In Active Combat. Say Thev’re Ready to Quit.

China Seeks End Of Civil Warfare   U. S. Meddling Charged As Big Battles Underway

UL S. ACCUSED OF MEDDLING IN CHINA WAR   Communists Say They'll Stop Shooting ‘When Government Troops Do

THE HEAT STAYS ON   ‘Temperatures , Expected to Pass 100  in Kansas Tomorrow

Gaston Madru, Daring French Newsreel Man, Nominated by Bovle as One of the Bravest

NAZI BIG SHOTS? TRIALS DELAYED   JACKSON SAYS IT WILL BE “SOME TIME” BEFORE HEARINGS CAN BEGIN.

INDONESIAN CHIEF GIVES WARNING   Says Natives Will Resist If British Bring More Troops

State Primary Quiet   Four Superior  Court Candidates Placed in Running Via Rubber Stamp

Divisions  Make Gains   87th Infantry and Lith Airborne Groups Tigh: fen Vise On Nips In Cagayan Valley, Northern Touevon

YANKS TIGHTEN VISE   Enemy’s Major Supply Base In Cordilleras Is Overrun

VISE TIGHTENS ON NIPPONESE IN PHILIPPINES   ESTIMATED 20, 000 TRAPPED IN NORTH LUZON VALLEY

Yanks Closing Trap On Japs  On Luzon {sle   Infantry Advances Northward to Meet Airborne Unit Moving South—Two Forces Approximately 50 Miles Apart in Cagayan Valiey

10,000 Japanese Unable To Escape American Forces   Nipponese ‘Thoroughly Trapped between Two Armies

Tighten Vise Around Japs on Luzon  - Paratroopers Drive - South Toward   Bayvyancina Infaniry

AMERICANS TRAP 20,000 JAPANESE ON NORTH LUZON   Vise on Enemy Tightened as One American Force , Drives Northward and  Another Southward.   YANKS MAKE LANDING : BY CHUTE AND GLIDER   Nipponese Lose Major Supply Base in Mountains as Campaign Speeds Toward Tts Climazx.

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20,000 ENEMY TROOPS TRAPPED BY AMERICANS      Status Of Guerrilla -Held Cagayan Capital Reported In Doubt   JAP SUPPLY BASE IN BALUD VALLEY TAKEN

RAYON-CORD TIRES NOW ARE DEVELOPED      ‘Biggest Improvement’ ls Revealed by Goodyear

Chiang Propose: A New Deal For Chinese Nation   Higher Standard Of Living For Masses Of People Is Principal Aim

Chiang Seeking Internal Order And Security   Supreme Economic Council Created; Troops Driving Deeper Into Manchuria

Capture Of Chinhsien Reported   Asks Assurance Of Democratic, Strong Nation, Hike In Standards

ECONOMIC BOARD WILL STRIVE 10 REBUILD NATION   Council Created To Assure Strong And United China With Better Living Conditions For Masses; Troops Drive On Into Manchuria.

New Deal For  China Given   Chiang Creates Supreme Economic Council To Tae kle His Program.

New Deal For China Proposed   Chiang Seeks To End Strife In Country

NEW SUPREME COUNCIL FOR  ECONOMICS IN CHINA NAMED   Generalissimo Wants Group To Give Chinese Peace, Security

Chiang Kai-Shek Plans New Deal   Creates Supreme Economic Council to Bring Internal Order

Chiang Acts To Aid China   Creates Supreme Economi Council to Secure Higher Living Standards

New Setur Is Ordered For Chinese  Kai- Shek’s Ni New Dea Will Spare No Effor to ‘Achieve Interna Order, Security sy     Farmers to Gain  Agrarians Would Gel First Benefits, He Says ye

Chiang Will Spare No Ef. fort to Bring Order and Security.   TROOPS NEARING MUKDEN

NAVY DISCHARGE PLAN REVEALED   30,000 Expected To Be Re leased By December

Oder Reserve Officers, Men Will Be Eligible   30,600 Reservists . May Be Released — ~Under New Program

DISCHARGE PLAN FOR NAVY, COAST GUARD IN EFFECT      30,000 Older Navy, Coast Guard Officers, Men Assured Of Discharge

Hope DDT Will Check Epidemic   Polio Hosputalizes 140; Bomber to Spray City

Will Reduce Army Draft, Announced   Demobilization of Over Five Million Men in Army Will Be Hastened

Greatest Raid In All History   ONLY ONE SUPERFORT IS MISSING ON RECORD FORAY

Forts Smash Jap Cities to Set New Mark   Bomb Tonnage More Than That Poured on Normandy on D-Day

RAILWAY MERGER PLAN IS DROPPED   Strong Opposition Voiced By Nickel Plate Stockholders  E

House Military Group Hits at Communists  Committee Declares They Are at Work ‘Everywhere’

Crosley’s Employes Heed Navy’s Plea: Return to Plants   End of Walkout Cuts Nation’s Total of Strikers to 37,000

Nearly 75,000 Workers Idle In U. S. Plants   Lack Of Meat Adds To Work Stoppages; Drivers Resume

WORK STOPPAGES CONTINUE IN U. $   Nearly 75,000 !dle—3,. 500 Stop Over Meatless Sandwiches

Lack of Meat Brings Walkout   Aircraft Workers Protest Sandwiches at Plant

75,000 Idle Over Nation As Strike Wave Grows Walkouts Involve  OvertimePay,How  And Lack of Meat

Latest Stoppages Hit Chemical, Rubber, Plane Shops   By THE ASSOCIATED ‘PRESS

BIG GRADING JOB   Morgan Mack . Lots in 700 Block‘on Vermont Cut to Street Level

PROPOSE NEW CABINET POST   PROPOSAL CALLS FOR NEW DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE, SECURITY

WELFARE, SECURITY DEPARTMENT LOOMS   Secretary Of Planned Group Would Serve In Cabinet

Creation Of New Department Of Welfare And Security May ‘Call For I1lth Cabinet Member   New Department Would Take Over Offices From Federal Security Administration

New Cabinet Post Expected   Would Handle Welfare. Security Activities OF Government.

Study Proposal! To Create New Cabinet Post   Would Combine Many Duties  In Welfare Unit

Navy Board of Inquiry   Chennault Fears Japanese  Will Re-Establish Power   Former Flying Tiger Commander Believes There I  Danger Royal Family Will Try To Build Up Same Military Structure As Before

Gen. Chennault Fears’ Emperor  Leader May Rebuild Militarism, Warning

Gen. Chennault Says He Fears Jap Royal Family In Future   Predicts They May Be Able to Start Other Wars

Gen. Chennault Sounds Warning   Says Imperial Family Of Japan May Seek To Rebuild Power

O'‘Dwyer’s Triumph Matched by G.0,P. Wins in Buffalo, Boaehacter and Svracuse

Two Parties Claim Election Victories   Democrats See Dewey’s Power at End in New York City Landslide; GOP Points to Upstate Successes

TOURISTS ARE QUT IN LARGE NUMBERS   State Highway Patrol Reports Roads Jammed—Surprisingly Few Accidents Occur.

‘Truman May Have To Cancel Plans... F or Visit To N. C.   Press of Work, Including Industrial Peace Par: ley, May ~ Rule — Out Trip.

IT ruman May Have To Cancel Trip Into South Due To Heavy Schedule

Truman Has Hands Full At Present Time   May Ask Industry To Boost Wages While Holding Line On Prices

FIGHTING RAGES AS PATTON'S 3RD LEAPS MOSELLE   @ lashes Flare from Pruem to Merzig; Canadians Battle in Goch

NEW ATTACKS CAUGHT NAZIS BY SURPRISE   THIRD ARMY CROSSES MOSELLE IN ONE OF TWO THRUSTS INTO WEST ". WALL LINE

Allies Spread Over Sagam! and Miura Peninsulas; Japs  Remain Impassive

FOR ACCUSED OF RUNNING OUT ON PLEDSE TO JEWS   Charge Against Late President Is Made by Republicans

'Roosevelt Pledge On Jew: ‘Homeland Establishment Creates Controversy

Royal Arch Lodge Elects Officers  Glendive Man Heads   Glendive Man Heads Masonic Society

Royal Arch Lodge Elects Officers  Glendive Man Heads Masonic Societv

RUBBER COMPANY EXECUTIVES DECLARE, HOWEVER, PRODUCTION if MAJO ne PROBLEM IN AKRON

ete CR HE EL BUMP CLV Ee Ee  Warfare In North China Threatened’  Outbreak Of: Civil ‘Strife Is Feared

ASATIC STRIFE SHOWS LITTLE STEN OF ENDING   Bitter Fighting Continues in Java: Chinese Factions Clash in North China Area.

RUSSIANS HAIL ‘LAST HOUR FOR NAZI GERMANY   Junction of Red Army with Americans Noisily Celebrated Throughout Union

Salem Man, Prisoner, Dead   Loses Life After Sinking { Ja ison Ship

COMPROMISE ON DOLE PROPOSED   Vandenberg Plan Would -—beave— Obless Pay  Systems Alone.

Compensation Proposals Hit Snag In Both Senate. House Committees.

915-a-Week Jobless Pay Still Debated   Vandenberg Suggests , Compromise Possible To Save Measure

Mrs. Hughes Dies “In Washington      Rita _Hayworth- -Orson Welles Marriage Heading For Rocks

VICTORY Load OPENS OCT. 25: FINAL DRIVE   11. Billion Dollar  Goal Is Sought Re U. Ss.

Eighth War Loan Drive Opens Oct. 9  Goal of 11 Billion; Funds Needed in December

Kighth, War Loan Drive’ Scheduled   Campaign)To Raise. 1] Billion Dollars Starts In. October

BIG AIR ARMADA READY FOR TRIP   Col. Lackey To Lead Flight -~To Tokyo; Superforts,” . Other Types To Go

Virginian To Pilot First Plane To Land In Japan   29.Year-Old Col. John H. Lackey Selected For Honor ‘Once We Get On The Ground, We ll Be  Okay.” Plucky Airman Says  7

Virginia Flier To Lead Forces To Tokyo Area   Col. John H. Lackey Jr., Pilots First Plane Of Great Air Armada

Many Will Lose Jobs   Cut Of About 5,000,000 From Munitions Plants Likely Within 60 Days

‘Estimate About 5,000,000 to Lose War Plant Jobs   VJ Day To Bring Sharp Cutbacks: Early End of Gas, Tire Ration Seen 

Munitions — Workers To Lose Jobs   Peace Will Make 5 Million Idle

GAS RATIONING MAY END QUICKLY IF PEACE COMES   5 MILLION TO LOSE JOBS IN CUTBACKS WITHIN 60 DAYS

Many Changes ‘Are Due on Home Front   Travel Restrictions and Gas Rationing To End in Short Time

Many Changes to  Follow War’ s End   Labor Cut Back. Some Rationing Relaxation Seen Immediately

End of War to Cost 5,000,000 Munitions Workers Their Jobs   However, Rationing of Some Items May Come Soon After Peace

When War Ends...  5,000,000 In Munitions Plants To Lose Jobs  Perhaps Half Will Not Seek New Work; More Gas Available

Five Million to Lose Jobs Soon  Great Shift Seen "Within 60 Davs

Government Sees 5,000,000 Idle After Japs Quit   Munitions Workers Face 63 Per Cent Cut in Employment

Rationing to Ease When Japan Quits   Victory, However, Expected To Cost 5,000,000 Munitions Workers Their Jobs and Time It Will Take for Civilian Production To Absorb Them Is Subject of Speculation

5,000,000 Jobless Seen 60 Days: After Surrender  Army, Navy Cancel $4.,000,000,000" -

Five Million Munitions Workers To Lose Jobs; Other Home Front Prospects Are Much Brighte:

Surrender May End Gasoline Rationing... . .  5 Million May Lose Jobs In Munitions Factories

REDS MAKING SLOW ADVANCE   BUDAPEST BEING WRECKED AS : GERMANS AND RUSSIANS ‘CONTINUE BATTLES. IN CITY

Red Troops In Budapest Are Driving Aheac   Reports Indicate Fall Of Hungarian Capital Is But Matter Of Days

NEW PREMIER SEEN EAGER T0 END CONFLICT   Indonesians Strike Back at British  Forces

RAGING IN SOERABAJA   New Indonesian Premier Report Ready to Deal

Bombard Heart Of Soerabaja   Attempt To Blast-Out  Indonesian Nationalists

Battle Rages Unabated at Soerabaja   Foe Bounces Back With Victory in Sight for British

British Lay Heavy Barrage On Soerabaja   New Premier Offers Rumored Peace Feeler

CLAIM BRITISH PLANES, SHIPS BOMB SOERABAJA   Seek To Blast Out Indonesian Nationalists On Java Rasp

BOMBARD SOERABAJA HEAVILY   British Warships, Planes, Artillery In Action

BRITISH POUR SHELLFIRE ON BIG NAVAL BASE   Ships, Planes and Artillery Turned On Soerabaia

British Ships Shell Rebels   New Java Premier Believed Weakening

British Bombard Nationalists At East Java Base HINT. GOVERNMENT  READY TO DEAL WITH GREAT BRITAIN, DUTCH

Chicago Carp. Wins Decision in Gas Pooling Litigation   Supreme Court Upholds Findings Of Lower Courts

CHURCHILL FORCES  SYRIA SHOWDOWN?   DeGaulle Told Empire Forces Mus Protect Line of Vital Cammumications

Parisians Bitter At Being Ordered  To Cease Firing   U. S. Note to France Urgirg Review of Policy In Dispute Disclosed

DROP FEPC CLAUSE   Committee Rejects Amendment to Manpower Legislation

FEPCMove > Rejected by ‘House Group   Committee Throws Out Race Issue With Ban on Closed Shop

New Issue in Service Action   Group Backing Labor Stand Will Ask Fair Employment Practices

Amendment Had Been Brought Up to Hitch it to Manpower Legislation

AMENDMENT 10 JOB ACT QUT   FEPC Program Is Rejected By House Military Committee

AMENDMENT WAS REJECTED TODAY   House Military Committee Voted Down the Manpower Legislation Amendment.

House Rejects FEPC Provision   Committee Tosses Out Amendment to Manpower Leaislation

FEPC DEFEATED BY HOUSE VOTE   Military Committee Rules Out Statutory Rights For Employment Group

QUISLING DENIES INVASION COUNT   Norse Puppet Demands Full Rehabilitation

Quisling Views Trial as ‘Insult;’ Defends Traitorous Norway Rule

Veteran 5th Army to Be Broken Up   Five of Its Seven Divisions ‘To Be Sent Back to U. S.

Old Fifth Army Will Be Broken Up; Custer Division To Lead Way Home

OTH ANMY TC BE BROKEN UF   By Next February, 5 of lts Divisions and Other Units Will Be in U.S.

Veteran American Fifth Army Is To Be Broken Up  Five of Its Divisions Will Return to 1] © hwy Fehriuaryv

Veteran Fifth Army Dismantling; Q5¢h Division Leads De-activation

Fifth Army to Be Broken Up   Veteran Units in Heavy Fighting Through Italy

Fifth Army Breaks Up   Units of Force Which Battled in Italy to Be Transferred Soon

Veteran Fifth Army Which Battled Through Italy Will be Broken Up

U. S. FIFTH ARMY IN ITALY IS SLATED TO BE BROKEN UP   5 DIVISIONS WILL BE RETURNED HOME BY NEXT FEBRUARY

Veteran U. S. Fifth Army to be Broken Up by Early in 46   Five of Seven Divisions Will be Back in U. S. by Next February

Famed Fifth Army To Be Broken Up   First All-Dratt Division Coming Home in August

Foriress City Captured by  Soviet Forces  Direct Road to Berlin Is

Oder Fortress City Falls.  After 35-Day Struggle; March on Capital Begins

SOVIETS TAKE FORTRESS CITY OF KUESTRIN!   ‘March Upon Berlin’ Now Under Way, Savs Stalin

Bradford Pilot In jured in Forced  Landing Monday   Joseph Konkus Lands Plane in Allegheny River as Engine Fails

Joseph Konkus, in Piper Cub, Encounters Trouble While Flying Near Corydon; Plane Snaps Power Line in Two; Flier Rescued By Two in Rowhboat: Ie Now in Hacnital

Pope Calls Upon World to End Totalitarianism   Also Quilines Moral Prerequisites for True Lasting Peace

Last Bond Drive Now Underway In This County  Quota Of $905,000 To Be Attained Before November 9

Truman Urges ‘Writing Off 4? Billion Dollar Lend-Lease   RV IOUN M. HIGHTOWER

Truman Says Preparedness Rejected hy Nation; Will Bemand No Courts Martial   Lend Lease Cost U.S. 42 Millions

Would Wipe Lend-Lease From Books   Truman Tells Congress Objectives Attained Without Money Settlement

Truman Notifies Congres S 42 Billion In Lend- Lease Should Be Written Off Books

Victory More Than Dollars, Truman Says   President Points Out Burden Might Be Disastrous to Lrade

Truman Hints Cancellation  Of Lend Debt   Says Bit Already Ie Paid In Vietory—Cites War BRiwden to Ales

FOR A WRITE-OFF   Truman Tells Congress We Got Our Money's Worth  From Lend-Lease

3 MAIN GOALS ARE GAINED IN RETURN   Benefits More Important Than Dollar Settlement   42 BILLIONS   Spent In Aid Which Contributed To Victory: Operations Halted

Truman Says U. S. Spent More Than $42,000,000,000 On Lend-Lease Aid   Tells Congress Huge Sum Should Be Written Off The Books But Points To Achievements That Resulted From Giving Of Aid.

Would Cancel $42 Billion Lend Lease   Truman Says Vietory ; * More Than Repaid Nation's Industrial Efforts

TRUMAN SAYS § $42,000,000,000 LEND- LEASE LOANS TO ALLIES SHOULD BE WRITTE./ OFF

TRUMAN FAVORS CANCELING DEBT OF LEND-LEASE   Says Victory Over Germany, Japan, Reverse Goods Sufficient

Writing Off Lend-Lease Is Hinted by HST   Truman Tells Solons In Effect That Bill Already Has Been Repaid in Victory

‘uman Want nd-Lease ebt Dropped  Nould Write Off 42 Billion Spent

Truman Favors Writing Off Lend-Lease Debi   Help Sent Allies During War Totals About 43 Billion

Congress Asked to Write 42 Billions Loans From Books   President Truman Says Lease-Lend Aid by U. S. Won Purpose

Terms Victory More Important  Than 42 Billior   Says Debt Would Have ‘Disastrous Effect’ on Trade

GIVES REAAD FOR REQUEST   Victory Over Germany and Japan Is More Impor- * tant Than Money.   REPORTS TO CONGRESS

TRUMAN TELLS CONGRESS 10 FORGET ABOUT LEND-LEASE   Enumerates 3  Things Of More Value Than The $42 Billion Aid

Recommendations on Lend. Lease Made by President In Statement Thursday

Truman Indicates Victory Is Enough Pay for Lend-Lease   Congress Given Hint Much of 42 Billion Should Be Written Off

Write-Off Cost of Lend-Lease, Truman Request  Other Se ttle ments   Other Settlements  To U. S. Were More important, He Says

Lend-Lease To Be Gilt, Truman Tells Congress   Forty-Two — Billion Loaned  - Allies Should Be Written Off the Books, Because Of Victory.

Truman ‘Advises U. S. “Write Off” All Lend-Lease   Says Major. Objective Of “Program Realized’. In Defeat Of Axis Powers

Lend-Lease’s 1) Billions to Be Written Off   _ Chief Makes Request From Congress in Lengthy Report

Helped Win W ar, View ‘Of Truman   Victory Over Axis Is More Important Than Monetary Settlement, President Asserts

Objective of  Lend-Lease is  N ow Realized   Truman States 42 Billion Should Be Written Off

Repayment in Victory Is Seen by President As He Makes Recommendation to Congress; Report on Giant Outlay Made

TERMS VICTORY _   Says Debt Would Have “Dis S astrous Effect” on.  a

Truman Tells Congress Large Part Of Lend-Lease Dealings Must Be Written Off Of Books

TRUMAN URGES CANCELLATION OF LOAN DEBT   President Tells Congress . Most of $42,000,000,000 . Lend-Lease Should Be "Written Off U. S. Books.

Incentive To Trade Is Object   Truman Advises Congress Debt Shouldn’t Stand

Truman Hints Loans Should Be Cancelled      Gigantic Outlay Already Repaid in Victory, President Says

Lend-Lease Debts Should Be Written Off, Truman Says   Aid Program is Now Terminating, He Tells Congress

Truman Suggests Writing Off Of Lend Lease   Report To Congress Declares It was Part Of U.S. War Caet

Cites Victory, Reverse Lend Lease and Postwar Inter-. ‘national Trade Yows More Important   Repayment Seen As U.S. Determent   Would Have Disastrous Ef fect: Upon American Trade With Allies and  - Eniployment

Truman Would Write Off Most Lend-Lease  Li. mMm.*.42.. fs fFr..g ...   Objective Gained, He Pointed Out In Word To Congress

Cancellation Of Lend-Lease Debt Is Urged   Truman Says Debt Already Repaid In Victory

Truman Says  Victory Worth MoreThanMoney   Wants Allies To Organize Postwar Trade On Basis Of Lowering Barriers

Truman Advises Congress Victory Is Just Payment   Says $42,000,000,000 Debts Should Be Written Off Books

LEND-LEASE DEBT IS PAID, SAYS TRUMAN   Write It Off Books, Victory Our Reward, He Tells Congress

B-29s Rain Fire Bombs on Three  More Jap Cities   Doolittle Says Raids Will Make Nippon  ‘Nation of Nomads

SUPERFORTS FIRE BLITZ 3 JAPAN CITIES   Hit Industrial Areas With 2,200 Tons Of  Incendiaries

'B-29s Bash Three Cities; Doolittle Says Nios Will Be Nation Of Cityless Nomads

B-24’s Rain Hre Bombs Or 3 Jap Cities   More Than 350 Planes Strike in Blazina Campaian

Superforts Drop Fire Bombs on Three Jap Cities  Ninnhttla Dearcliorac   Doolitile Declares Japs to Become Cityless Nomads

Superforts Drop Fire Bombs on Three Jap Cities  Doolittle Declares Japs to Become Cityless Nomads

B-29s Rain Fire Bombs on Three Japanese Cities   Doolittle Says Nippon Wil Become Nation of Cityless Nomads

Agreement Near In Coal Strike Says Secretary   Compromise Proposal May Bring Workers And Mine Operators Together

Sec. of Labor Says Proposition Up to Lewis, Operators   Acceptance or Rejection Will Be Given 4 P. M.

42,000 TEXTILE WORKERS STRIKE SFTTLED TODAY   Reduction Leaves Nation’s Total Idle at 418,000

Textile Workers’ Pay Raise Reduces Idleness Total   42,000 Strikers to Return to Jobs; Schwellenbach Hopeful of Mine Dispute Seitlement

42,000 Textile Workers Return to Jobs; Coal Strike Believed Near Settlement

4) 000 10 Gl BACK TO WORK      Number Off Jobs in Various Industries Now Totals 451,000.   WORKERS GET WAGE HIKE

Some Hopeful Signs  New Strikes Bring Tota Number Of Idle In U.S Near Half Million Mark

Tempers Flared During Some Phases Of Discussions Between Operators And Lewis’ Mine Workers Unicon   CONFERENCE NOW IN ITS 38RD DAY

Government Is Hopeful . Of Stopping Coal Strike   Situation hi Mines Gets Most Attention

Two Sides Are Not Far Apart Secretary Says   Strikes Involve 175,000 Workers; Wording Factor

GOVT HOPEFUL OF ENDING 19DAY STRIKE IN COAL INDUSTRY   New York Dock Hands Still Out; Disorders Again Hit Movie Lots

Progress Made in Settling Coal Strike   Labor Secretary Is Optimistic: Mines May Not Be Seized

Army Enters  Tn New York   Troops Used To Unload Queen Elizabeth; Riots Flare Anew In Hollywood

COAL STRIKE STUDIED BY LABOR HEAD   Hollywood Movie Disorder Causes Tense Feeling

Reach Agreement in Three-State Strike of Textile Workers   Schwellenbach Hopeful of Ending Stoppages in Soft Coal Mines

NEARLY 460,000 WORKERS IDLE IN U.S. PLANTS   Schwellenbach Still Hopeful of Reaching Terms With Miners

Government Hopes To End Biggest Existing Strike   Operafors-Mine Union Talks Progress; Second Ouiburst of Violence in Movie Picketing

Agreement Made On Wage Demand Coal Settlement Seems Imminent: New York Port ° Tied Up While Longshoremen -Refuse To Work

Show Strikers  Back To Line   Government Hopes For Suecess In Ending Its Soft Coal Dispute.

Schwellenbach Lends Effort Toward Getting Miners on Job; Violence Flares In Movie Row; Longshoremen Refuse to Work

Textile Workers Terminate Strike In Tri-State Area   Schwellenbach Hopes For Soft Coal Peace

GOVT ACTS TC END COAL ROW   675 Mines Are Are Closed By Dispute; 177,000  Workers Idle

J STATE TEXTILE STRIKE SETTLED   NUMBER OF IDLE IN U. S. REDUCED'BY 42,000

Strike Total ls Decreased   Three-State Strike Dispute Of Textile Workers Is Settled.

Settlement Of Coal Strike Is Believed. Near   Schwellenbach, Lewis Considering ‘Definite Proposition’ Today

Decision on End of Coal Dispute Expected Today   Secy. Schwellenbach Reports Both Sides  Cancidering Peannent

125,000 RETURN TO JOBS DURING LAST 7 DAYS   Indiana Miners Walk Out a: U. S. Acts to End Coal Dispute

Signs Point fo Settlement Coal Dispute.   Government Hopeful Reaching Agreement Endina Miner Strike

Settlernent of Coal Strike Looks ‘Hopeful’   Nation’‘s. Idle Workers Total 425.000

MORE COAL MINES CLOSE, BUT LABOR CHIEF REPORTS PROGRESS   SCHWELLENBACH MEETS WITH LEWIS THIRD TIME; SEIZURE OF 675 IDLE MINES NOT IMMINENT

NATION - WIDE STRIKE IDLE CUT 42,000   CIO Textile Print and Dye Workers In 284 Shops In Three States Return To Work

Officials Strive For Conclusion _ Of Coal Strikes   Steel Mill Closings Forced; NT Y. Dock Labor ‘Idle; Film Colony- Nervous

TEXTILE WAGE DISPUTE ENDS   42,000 Involved; Believe  Mine Agreement Near

REPLY DUE AT OP. MW. TODAY,   Acceptance Or Rejection of Plan to Be Given Schwellenbach.   N. ¥. DOCK WORKERS IDLE

HOPE SEEN FOR SETTLEMENT OF COAL WALK-OUT   Government Optimistic Over Prospects Of Ending Walkout: Several Other Strikes In Various  Parts Of Nation.

DISPUTES IN NATION IDLE OVER 425.000   Secretary of Labor Schwellenbacia Says "Progress" Has Been Made in Negotiations  RACADE ARALRICRC PALA

Coal Strikes Affect Miners In 675 Mines   Government Hopes ‘T End Biggest Postwar Labor Dispute—Jobless Number Less —

Textile Worker: Strike in Three. States is Settled   42,000 Return To Jobs; 418,000 Are Idle Across U.S. —

Coal Strike Conferences Continue   Progress Made At Meetings, Schwellenbach Declares

Miners Strike Nearing End As Agreement  Looms Close.   Schwellenbach Offers Compromise Proposal

Textile Walkout Kinds; 42,000 Return to Work  Labor Chief Hopeful Coal Strikes May Be Terminated

NATIONWIDE STRIKE TOTAL REDUCED WITH RETURN OF TEXTILES  LABOR SECRETARY HOPE. FUL OF ENDING CRITICAL SOFT COAL STOPPACES

Coal Issue Toa Head Today   At 4 p. m. CIO and Operators Will Give Answer to Government Proposal to End Strike

GOVERNMENT MAKING EFFORTS TO END SOFT COAL DIFFERENCES  MINERS DISPUTES HOLD. ING SPOTLIGHT IN NA-

Settlement  Nearer in Coal Strike   Schwellenbach Reports In Conferences With  ___-John L. Lewis

More Worker S Idled. By New Labor Dis putes   Several Fresh Strikes Re. ported During Last 24 Hours; 15 Stoppages  In Chiears .

Compromise Is Sought to End Mine Strike   Schwellenbach Offers New Plan as Operators Labor Fail to Agree

ADMINISTRATION LEADERS SAY CHANCES INCREASED BY ‘§ P EEC R—REPUBLICANS ‘? CAUTIOUS IN . COMMENTS an

BETTER CHANCES FOR PEACE TREATY RATIFICATION SEEN   Form of Proposed” Security Organization May Control Issue. -

Building to Halt Because Of Strikes   Logging Camps. Mills in Northwest Stilled fer Second Day as 60,000 Men Picket Plants

Strike of Lumber Workers In N.W. States May Halt All Building Within Week.

Tax Program Passed by State House   GOP Lines Hold Firm On Every Vote

Liberty Rides Steel Tank for Rescue of Internees   HOLLOW-EYED PRISONERS, SUSPICIOUS OF JAP TRICKS, GIVE AGONIZING CRIES OF WELCOME

Steel Tank With 75 MMGun For Toreh  Was Liberty To Prisoners in Manila

Liberty Arrives Behind 75 MM. Gun ond Prisoners Go Wild With Joy; Thousands Freed After Three Years of Suffering

“Open The D—- Thing Or I’m Coming In Anyway”... .  Tank Smashes Jap Prison Gate To Free 3,700 Suffering Yanks

After i hree Years Of Hopetul Waiting—  Liberty Comes To Luzon Civilians

Prison ‘Gate  ByU. S.Tank   Some 3,000 Freed As ~ Americans March Into . Manila _  ar

‘Liberty’ Strikes Blow For Liberty U.S. Tank Batters Down Gate And 3,000 Cry: ‘Thank God!’

‘Santo Tomas Internees Overjoyed  Could Not Believe They Were Free   By DEAN SCHEDLER and FRED HAMPSON.

Tank Crashed Prison Gate   And 3,000 Men, Women And Children of United Nations Were Free

Happy Demonstration Follows Release Of 2,500 From Santo Tomas Prison   Gate Crashes   Room-Tao-Room Tight

Impatient Tanker Crashes Into Philippine Camp  — Bold Thrust Frees  Multitude of Caucasian Prisoners

PRISONERS WERE LIBERATED BY AN "AMERICAN TANK   Three Thousand Men, Womer and Children Given Their Freedom.   THE GATE WAS CRASHED   Prisoners, Afraid to Hope, Poured From the Building Into Gathering Dusk.

TOKYO ABROGATES PACT WITH GERMANY   Cabinet Acts Unanimously to Cut Loose From Reich and Ail Other European Countries.

Flying Farmers Get View of Sunrise   But Coyote Hunt By Plane Nets Only One Wounded

ARMY ARRESTS DIRECTORS OF B INSTITUTIONS   Will Probably be Tried as War Criminals For Financing Naz War Machine

Arrest German Bank Directors   Accused of. Financing German War. Machine; - Round Up.Begun ” —

German Bank  Heads Held   21 Accused by UV. S. Of Financing War Machine of Hitler

OOCNTER PROPOSALS   Army Rounds Up Barkers Im 1S Oerunation Zone

Yanks Start Rounding Up Nazi Bankers   Americans Arrest 21 Directors, Accusing Them of Financing German War Machine

ACCUSE THEM OF FINANCING REICH ARMY   Those Seized Are Directors of Six Largest Institutions in American Occupation Zone—May Be Tried.

Arrest German Bank Directors   Accused of F inancing German War Machine; Round Up Begun

Nazi Bankers  Facing Trials   Directors of Six Large Institu. tions Charged with Financing ) War Machine

Nazi Money leaders Taken   Yanks Rounding Up Bankers Who'll Probably Face War Crimes Trials

Round Up Top German Bankers  Who Backed War   Face Trial As War Criminals; Served Virtually A« Snies

Nazi Bankers, Financers Of  War Arrested   U.S. Army Rounds Up 21 Directors

Asks Labor to Accept Pay Increase Within Limits That Will Curb General Price Rise

MENTIONS NO PERCENTAGE FOR BOOST   President Says Work: ers Can’t Expect to Get Wartime Pay

YANKS. STEP UP ATTACKS. AGAINST FAST LUZON JAPS   Enemy Reported Bad'y Disorganized as. Three More Key Towns Fal] ~

TROOPS DRIVE NORTHWARD ON LUZON ISLAND   MacARTHUR'S TROOPS DRIVE TO NORTHEAST ON LUZON AS MANILA 18 BEING CLEARED OUT

INTENSIFIES LUZON SCRAP   Announces Capture of 3 Key Towns in Foothills of Caraballos

JAKE THREE KEY POINTS IN LUZON   American Troops Intensify Blows at Disorganized Enemy

U.S. Forces In  Bataan Drive   Blows Against Badly Disor ganized Enemy In Northeastern Bataan Increased

BRITISH SEIZE TRAITOR JOYCE   Nazi Propagandist Faces Tria! As War Criminal

“Lord Haw Haw’ Taken By British   Nazi Propagandist ~ Will Face Charges

Dickinson 4-H. Club Congress August 23-26   AN ALL COUNTY HORSE SHOW WILL BE STAGED ON FRIDAY NIGHT

TERRIERS KIL! MIAMI WOMAN   Mass Attack By Nin Dogs Fatal; Police Question Owner

9 DOGS ATTACK AND KILL WOMAN   LECTURER MUTILATED FROM HEAD TO FOOT BY BULL PIT TERRIERS.

Reds 137 Miles From Berlin in Poznan Area   Stalin’s Armies Continue Advances With Signs Main Weight Being Focused on Reich Border Area; Nazis Admit Manslau Attack

Pearl Harbor Probe Awaits State Account   Hearings In Thanksgiving Recess After Army And Navy Testimony

Cordell Hull Will Be Heard On Jap Attack   Former Secretary Of State Prepares  Statement

Soldier, Second In Family, Is Casuality   r/5 Robert Menter Missing I Belgium—Brother Killed In 1943

Posterdan's Protest March Broken Up When Mien \Vre Order: ed Back Vo Barracks.

Ellender Suggests ‘Congress: Drop: « ‘All Labor Meastires And Let: Both Industry: Labor :Work:-Out “Apswers

Senator Suggests Let Labor Alone   Proposes That Labor And Industry Settle Differences Themselves

SUGGESTION MADE LABOR, MANAGEMENT WORK OUT PROBLEMS   CONGRESS URGED SIDETRACK ALL LABOR LEGIS LATION FOR SIX MONTHS

Fllander Would Sidefrack Labor Leqislation Now   Other Moves Show Tendency To Help Out In Crisis

Suggests Labor Law Be Delayed   “Labi, Industry Could Adjust Own Problems

SEEKS DELAY IN LABOR RULE   Truman to Make Wage-Price Statement Soon

Labor, Industry Urged To Settle Rift Themselves   But Capitol To Offe Helping Hand

ELLENDER ASKS ALL LABOR BILLS BE SIDETRACKED   Senator Says Labor Industry Would Wark Out Own Problems

Would Delay Labor Laws   Sen. Ellender Would Let Labor and Industry Reach Postwar Relationship

SUGGESTION MADE LABOR, MANAGEMENT WORK OUT PROBLEMS  CONGRESS URGED SIDE_ TRACK ALL LABOR LEGIS

Ramspeck Would Bar Strikes During Sef Collective Bargaining Periods

te Uroed Sidetrack Labor Laws    fiiender Suggests Deley Of Six Months

WOULD HOLD UP ON LABOR LAWS   Senator Ellender Proposes Sidetracking All Labo r Legislation For Six Months. 

Ellender Asks Labor Laws  Be Sidetracked   For 6 Months to Allow ‘Shakedown’ to PostWar Relationships

Corn Yields 114.4 Bushels   A. H. Huston First In 10 Acre Contest

Some Local Issues To Spark Voting Today   Four Amendments At Stake; Hockley And Terry To Ballot.On Road Bonds

oe Local pri eh lo      Four Amendments At Stake; Hockley And Terry To Ballot On Road Bonds

Nip Cabinet Debating U.S. Order To Break Up Industrial Monopolies

iGeneral MacArthur Wants Wide Distribution Of The Japanese Income  ‘TRUSTS NECESSARY ‘FOR THE NATION, JAP SOURCE SAYS  French Troops Reported Battling With Annamites . In Indo-China

Japs Reluctant To Obey Orders On Monopolies   Cabinet May Resist MacArthur's Demand To Reform Industry

10 MEET IN NEAR FUTHDI   Meet Scheduled During Heat of British Election

Big 3 Meet Before July &   Meeting Of Chiefs OF Big 5 Bidassien Made

‘Churchill Intimates English Elections © Will Not Prevent Meeting of Big Three

Conference May Be Held  During June   Election Campaign Not To Interfere With Meeting

Churchill Hints At Early Meet Of Bia Three   Election Not To Interfere With Conference, Prime Minister Says

ANOTHER BIG 3 SESSION HINTED   Churchill Says He May Be Called Away Before July 5

Early Big 3 Meet Hinted By Churchill   Says British Election Will Not Interfere With Conference

Sritish Vote Won't Block 3ig 3 Parley   Churchill's New Government Faces Fiery Baptism

Cabinet Task Is Finished ©   New: Government Will Face -Parliament ‘For First Time Tuesday

Vote Won't Block Meet, . remier Says   Churchill Opens Campaign for Re-Election to Parliament

Churchill Says Election Won't Delay Big 3 Meet   Mrs. Churchill Would Take His Place in Campaign Constituency

Lift. Controls  On Comiractios   Revoke Order Placing  Ceiling Prices On Homes

Solid Fuels Administration Says Up to UMW to Returr Miners To Soft Coal Pits

CHINESE ATTACKED FORMER AMERICAN LIUCHOW AIRFIELD  CHINESE ARMY SPOKESMAN SAYS BULK JAPAN

To Continue Rationing of Meat, Butter   Anderson Says No Early Lifting of Control Seems Likely Now

Meat. Rationing To. Continue, Anderson Tells Conference’.   Butter, Fats, Oils Also fo Remain On Point List

Red Points May Change In Value   But Rationing Will Not End In November, Anderson Reveals

Crack Down On  War Criminals’   Investigate Japanese’ Occupation Excesseg

WAR CRIMINAL FOUND IN CHINA   GERMAN EDUCATOR ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI

Ballot Token Aft After Action “Perea on Wallace ~  - Nomination 

FDR Agrees To Shift Of RFC Powers   Quick Steps Calm Row Over Commerce Post

Roosevelt, Senate Agreement Strips Wallace of Power  Leaves Him Chance   Leaves Him Chance To Get Commerce Place  Without RFC Control

FDR, SENATE COMPROMISE QN WALLACE   Agree to Taking Loar Bodies From Com merce Job

Senate Passes George Measure   Wallace Has A Good Chance Now of Getting Stripped Cabinet Post.

FOR SAYS HE WILL SIGN GEORGE BILL   Would Separate Huge RFC From Commerce Department: Wallace to Get What Is Left Of Cabinet Post

GEORGE BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE VOTE   Ballot Taken After Action Delayed on Wallace Nomination

Senate and EUR  InAgreement on REC Separation   Action on Nomination Of Wallace Delayed i Until March }

SETTLE DISPUTE. OVER WALLACE    Senate Passes Measure Te Divorce Lending Agencies

Senate, FDR Agree to RFC Divorce Bill   President Will Accept George Bill to Remove Funds from Cabinet

Many Texans Are ‘In On’ Surrender Of Japanese   Gen. Johnson Gathers In 8,000 Nips On Two Islands; 78 Native Sons On One Ship

LARGE NUMBER OF TEXANS PROMINENT AT JAP SURRENDER  SEVENTY-EIGHT FROM LONE STAR STATE ON BATTLESHIP IOWA

SMALL BUSINESS TAX AID UBGED   Strong Backing Seén For Idea _Offered By Vandenberg

AID FOR SMALL CORPORATIONS   Vandenberg Wants $25,000 Tax Exemption to Apply to 1945

Retroactive Cut In Taxes Sought By Vandenberg   Repeal of Excess Profits Levy to Help Business

TO ASK PR AID FOR SMALL CORPORATIONS   Vandenberg Wants $25,000 Tax Exemption to Apply to 1945

Vandenberg To Seek Change In  Tax Measure   Wants $25,000 Excess Pro. fits Tax Exemption Re. troactive For Small Business In 1945

Senate Sidetracks Pay Bill To Acton Hospital Construction Program

ALLIES ARE ROLLING UNCHECKED ON 100 MILE FRONT MONDAY  GEN. SIMPSON’S NINTH

Allies Are 70 Miles from Last Barrie Before Berlin, Now 128 Miles Away

Weser River Defense Line Broken on 100-Mile Front   Russians Within Mile of Vienna’s Heart; Poise Blow to Berlin

ALLIES ARE ROLLING UNCHECKED ON 100 MILE FRONT MONDAY  GEN. SIMPSON’S NINTH ARMY FIGHTING WITHIN 128 MILES OF BERLIN

La Roche Captured As Nazis Start Fading Back to Siegfried Shelter   Governor Appoints 4 Reaents

Germans Forsake Bulge   Huns Taking Long Road Back, Allied Reports Indicate

British Stab  Four Miles Into Bulge   ENEMY MAINTAINS STIFF RESISTANCE IN SOME SECTORS

GERMANS ARE RETREATING TO REICH BORDER   Remnants of Panzer and Infantry Divisions Seek to Escape Annihilation.   BULLETIN

HODGES WING 1-DAY BATTLE ~ FORLAROCHE   Northern Nazi Anchor Falls and Bulge Breaks Up . Under Attacks. . .

CAPTURED BY I} s FoneES   Outmatched Germans Are Fading Back Into Siegfried Defenses Beyond Border Of Reich From Ruilce   NAZIS RETREAT IN GOOD ORDER, SAID

Seize North Anchor Of  Nazi Lines”   GERMANS IN ARDENNES SALIENT ARE FAST FADING BACK INTO- SIEGFRIED DEFENSES 

Germans Fade Back To Reich  Seek Defenses   Seek Defenses Of Seigfried Line as Key Sectors Collapse

Laktoche Is In Hands of Doughboys   Reported as Rapid Hun Exit from Pocket

LaRoche Is Captured by Americans   Enemy Fading Back into Siegfried Line Defenses Today

Qutmatched Nazi Foe Falling Back. To Reich Lines   Exit From Pocket Reported Taking Place At Speedy Pace

NAZIS RETREATING 70     (SIEGFRIED LINE FROM FAST SHRINKING SALIENT

TROOP TREK OUI OF POCKET NOW MOVES BRISKLY   Enemy Clogging Roads All The Way, To Flee Trap

Ardennes Salient Shrinks As Outnumbered Germans Retreat Into Reich   British Gain Four  Miles At The Nose   Third Army Reports Foe Rapidly Withdrawing To Siegfried Line

Ex-Senate Head Witness in Trial   Testifies Laval Made Petain Dictator in 1940 French Collapse

Laval Made Petain Dictator in 1940   Testimony Given by Former President Of French Senate

Witness Declares Laval Used Trick To Make Petain “Dictator” When France Collansed.

Laval Aided  Petain, Claim Made Him Dictator, High Court Is Told

Former President of French Senate Testifies ‘Petain and Laval ‘Made Common Cause Together’   President Truman Reviews Troops As Potsdam Conference Recesses

PETAIN’S TIE-UP TO LAVAL AIRED   Two Made Common Cause, Trial Witness Claims

Laval, Petain Charged With Dictatorship  Jeanneney Testifies Two Men Abrogated  Bvanch Canctitatinn

Laval Gave Petain Job, Court Told   Senate President Tells How Debate Was Suppressed

TESTIFIES LAVAL WORKED TO MAKE PETAIN DICTATOR   JULES JEANNENEY, EX-PRESIDENT OF SENATE, ON STAND

Testifies Laval Caused Petain fo Become Dictator   Jules Jeanneney In Trial of Marshal Is Witness For France

Former President of Senate Asserts Pierre Laval Backed Petain For Dictatorship When France Quit

GROUND LOST BY JAPAN ON TWO FRONTS   FEAR OF HOMELAND INVASION MOUNTS IN TOYKO

Tokyo Admits Invasion Fear For Homeland   Cagayan Valley Gain Made As Jap Rearguard Hit  Hard Te Delay End

MISSING HITLER WAR   Believed He: Was Taker Prisoner i in Big German  - Counterdrive

H. DUGDALE “MISSING IN HITLER WAR      Believed He: Was Taken ‘Prisoner i in Big German : Counterdrive

SOLONS OPEN ISTH SESSION OF CONGRESS   Truman’s Message to Be Received Today

Economy Urged as Congress Meets   President to Request Quick Action on Bills

Cherry Favors Record Budget   Governor Warns Against Decrease  In North Carolina Taxes This Year

Cherry Asks ‘Largest Sum dn History Of State   Governor Warns  Against Decrease In State Taxation At Present Time.

Japs Charge Tanks GnIwo  With Poles   Suicidal Enemy Mowed Down: British At Mandalay; Luzon Gains Expand

Amusement Spots In7 States Using Gas To Be Chilly For Next 3 Days

Gas Ban Hits Amusements in 7 States   Cold Causes 3-Day WPB Embargo; Freight Trains Halted

Truman Clings To Request For Jobless Pay   Asserts Senators Failed Him on Campensation Bill

e Pay Bill ged Again r President   ouse Approval sked in First ‘ongress Clash

30,000 Japs Herded In Valley By Ohie Infantry Division As Battle-On: Luzon Nears Close”

Guerrillas Ready Trar For Japs   Buckey Division Pushes Nips into Trap on Luzon

LuzonNips Hammered Seaward   Yank Divisions Sweeping Foe From Cagayan Valley

30,000 Japanese Herded Up For The Slaughter In North Cagayan Valley

Americans Herd 30,00 Nips Up Cagayan Valley  Enemy Force Facing Tenmsh, Me Mantes

NIPPONESE FALL BACK ON APARRI   Being Herded By Yanks Toward Fierce Iqorots

30,000 Japs On Luzon Trapped   Herded Toward Fierce Igorots And Guerrillas Awaiting Them.

Force of 30,000. Japs Herded North Up Cagayen Valley  Ohio Infantrymen   Ohio. Infantrymen Driving Nips : Toward jaorots

Force Of 30,000 Jans Retreat North On Luzon   Nipponese Fall Back To Last City With Nowhere To Go

JAPANESE ARE BEING HERDED NORTHWARD UP CAGAYAN VALLEY  FIERCE IGOROTES READY TO ADD 30,000 MORE NIPS TO THEIR PREY

¢,000 More Japs rapped on Luzon   This To Be Added To Over 400,000 Enemy Casualties On Luzon.

lgorots Out To Get More Casualties   ‘Australians In New Landing On Borneo

lgorofs Awaif Jap Forces   Yanks Herding 30,000 Nips Up Cagayan Valley; Guerrillas Also Prepared

Herd 30,000 Japs Into Death Trap   Slaughter OF Enemy On Luzon f{mminent

30,000 JAPS FACING DEATH IN. PHILIPPINES   Nips Caught Between Yanks And Fierce Tribesmen  In North Luzon

30,000 Japanes: Herded Toward Death, Capture In Northern Luzon Valley

30,000 JAPS FACING DEATH      Enemy Herded Up Valle; On Luzon Island

Japanese Flee As Yanks Push North On Luzon   30.000 Nips Herded Into Northern Sector, With Huge ‘Trap Closing On brnntic Foes   Aussies Make New. Landing on Borneo      Yank and Mexican Airmen Strafe Nips Seeking to Escape On Luzon: Beyond Lagan

ENEMY FORGES HERDED NORTH   Onrushing Columns of 37th infantry Division Driving Them.

NAVY COLLISION TAKES 22 LIVES   Patrol Seaplanes Meet Over Corpus Christi Bay; Six Survive

TRIAD INVASION UF LUZON ISLAND   Open Drive North as Yanks Press Down From South   20 MILES FROM MANILA   Americans Move East Across Base of Bataan Against Light Resistance

LUZON ISLAND INVADED AGAIN BY U.S. TROOPS   TRAP SET; COLUMNS BARE 20 MILES FROM MANILA

New Landings Made On Luzon By Yanks   Jaws of ‘Trap North: and South. of Manila Forged ~ Some Columns Reported Only. 20  Miles Fromm Capital _

Yanks Make 3rd Landing Southwest — Of Manila   Move Forges Pincers On Capital of Luzon, - Menaced from North  ONLY 20 MILES AWAY

Yanks Make Landing Southwest of Manila   Yanks Break Nazi West Wall Defenses South of Aachen

THIRD LUZON LANDING MADE   Yanks Go Ashore 32 Miles Southwest of Cavite To Forge Trap

Berlin Says Enemy But 30 Miles Away   Diplomatic Corps Of Berlin Is Ordered To Evacuate City And To Leave For Munich

YANK COLUMNS NEARING MANILA IN LUZON DRIVE   New Landing by Troops Virtually Cuts Off Nip Forces South of Capital

New Landings Made On Luzon By Yanks      Jaws of Trap North: and South, of Manila Forged -  Some ‘Columns’ ‘Reported Onl ly 20 feat! “Miles Erom Canital.

Third Invasion of Luzon Is Without Loss   Action Outflanks Nip Defense Lines to the South

M’ Arthur Sets Force Ashore  Below Manila   New Invasion Cuts Off Jap Defenders “10. “Sowh Of Feland Canttol

ne   Another American Force Is Moving Down Fro North and is “Only * 22 Miles From City, <2"   TROOPS GO ASHORE~ WITHOUT LOSSES   Eighth Army — Pushes Eastward Against Light Opposition - “to Seal Off Bataan.  -

YANKS ENGIRCLE MANILA; ENEMY FORCES DIVIDED     Latest Invasion At Nasugbu With Fine Roads To Capital   AMERICAN ARMIES NOW CONVERGING

Congress Cuts Truman Plans   Only Four of 22 Measure: Decided by Lawmakers

Doenitz, ‘Monty’ Talk, Says Report   Nazi Production Minister Says Germany is Defeated Nation; Smal Army Units in Dwindling Pockets

TOO MUCH POLITICS IN WAR, IS CHARGE   Solon Points to Sloppiness After Tour of ETO

Soviet Recognizes Lublin Regime, Splits Tri Power Accord; U. S. Holds Stand

Reds. In Break Support Lublin   U. S., Britain Supports Poles In London: Big 3 May Discuss Issue

Russia Recognizes Lublin Polish Committee: U. §., Britain Refuse To Concur in Soviet Decision

RUSSIA BREAKS ALLIED POLICY   Lubin Poles Recognized As Provisional Gov't; U. S., However, OK’s  Landan Pale«

Announce Major  Policy Break   Stalin To Recognize Lublin Polish Leaders

Major Break Occurs As American And British Governments Refuse To Abandon London Group

Nations Split on Poles   Russia Recognizes Government in Major Allied Policy Break

ORMER U0. AIRBASE TAKEN   Chinese Forces Advance Northward Toward Another at Kanhsien.

Former Aerial Base Of Yanks Recaptured   Nanking Also Retaken By Chinese Troops

CHINESE RETAKE ANOTHER BASE   Recapture Former American. Base Of Sincheng, Advance Toward Another Former U.S. Base.

CHINESE NEA FORMER U.S. AIR CENTER   Troops Press Towarc Kanhsien, Taking Highway Town of Tangkiang, Only 11 Miles West of Their Goal.

Japanese Flee Toward Canton, Chinese Report       Former American Base At Sincheng Reeaptured, As Nips Withdraw; Chains  ad       nkoune.$   Aussies Advance From Balik papan   Japs Sull In Control Of Major Oil Fields In Borneo, But Port Is Taken From Foo

Chinese Take Highway Town Of Tangkiang   Pressing Toward Kanhsien Airbase

NEARING KANHSIEN   If Retaken, City Will Be 6th U.S.’ Airfield Regained

Chinese Capture Strategic Base   Former American Air Base and Advancing Towards Another.

Chinese Retake Sincheng Airbase   Advance To Kanhsien Northeast of Canton— Nankang Recaptured

Chinese Forces Report Gains; Sinchena Falls   Nanking Is Retaken from Foe; Enemy Is Fleeing to North

EXPORTS 10 CUT MEAT INCREASE   . Agriculture Department Predicts Consumption. at Present Level ,

LOBBYIST FOUND GUILTY BY JURY   Appeals for New Trial After Verdict Is Announced After 90 Minutes of Deliberation

JURY CONVICTS FITZ OF BRIBE OFFER CHARGE   Lobbyist Plans New Trial Plea And Appeal To  Supreme Court

FITZoIMMONS WILL ASK FOR NEW TRIAL   Jury Convicts Lobbyist on Charge of Attempted Briberv.

Yanks Make  Small Gains — On Okinawa; le Is Cleared   American Meeting Stiffest Opposition

Three Divisions Engaged In Bitter Fighting; Enemy Defenses Elaborate

AMERICAN GAINS SMALL IN FURIOUS OKINAWA FIGHTING   Yanks Advance Through Heavily Defended Areas—. One Height Changes Hands Many Times.   RESISTANCE OVERCOME ON TINY IE ISLAND   U.S. Flag Raised on Iegusugu Peak—Invasion Force Engaged in Mopping Up  Aananeae,

Nimitz Reports Fighting Is Fierce. American Flag Raised Over Ie Asland After Six-Day Campaign. Phree Diyisions In the Battle

Heavy Fighting On Okinawa   Gains Small Against Heavy Defenses in ‘Bitterest Kind Of Fighting’

New Gains Made on Okinawa Isle  Fighting Fiercest at Bareifies Thantar

FINAL HEAVE BY ALLIES NOW BELIEVED St]   Signs Multiply as Weather Favors Movement on Western Front.

Time of “One Last Push Together” Said At Hand   Big Guns Sounding Overture To Rhine Crossing, Says Berlin Dispatches

THIS APPEARS LIKE ALLIES’ ONE LAST HEAVE   Germany’s War Position Is Rapidly Growing Untenable

Truman Will NotRemove Racing Ban   President Tells Reporters He’s Behind FDR Foreign  And Domestic Policies

PRESIDENT ENDORSES ALL FDR POLICIES   Will Not Lift Horse  Race Ban, Brownout

PRESIDENT ENDORSES E.R. POLICIES   At First Press Conference Says Racing Ban to Stay

First Meet Of Newsmen Draws Crowd   Chief Executive Answers Questions On Top Issues

Denies Plans To Put Byrne In High Place   President Desires To Meet Churchill, Stalin and Others

Truman Endorses  Prevailing Foreign  Domestic Policies   Refuses To State Any Probable Changes In  Cabinet Personnel   WASHINGTON, ‘U.P)— Jolin W. Snyder, St. Louis banker, was nominated by President Truman today to be Federal Loan Administrator.

Truman Endorses Policies   Horse Racing Ban, Midnight Curfew Will Remain as Good for Morale

POLICIES GIVEN APPROVAL; ALL WARLAWS STAY   President Truman, In First Press Conference, Endorses Domestic and Foreicn Tenets of Predecessor

House Hopes Tradition Will Break Stalemate ~ And Leave FEPC In Cold

FEPC F ight  Nears Break   Tradition Expected To Release Measure

HOOPER SLAYING REWARD POSTED   Phraseology Of Offer Adiusted; Hunt Gees To Underwor!d

Fears Mount Auto Industry May Hit Strike   Union President Thomas Declares General Motors Clique Is Forcing Issue

UAW Official In Bitter Charges   Thomas Lashes GM As Forcing Terrible Strike

UNION BLAMES CLIQUE AT GM FOR TROUBLES   DELEGATES OF UAW MEET TO DISCUSS WALKOUT

CHINESE FEDERAL TROOPS DRIVE ON COMMUNIST SEAPORT  NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES STIRRED WITH OMIN.  Ps ) eee ee ene

CHINESE FEDERAL TROOPS DRIVE ON COMMUNIST SEAPORT  NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES STIRRED WITH OMIN OUS VIOLENCE PORTENT!

Chinese Drive ToWithinkight Miles Of Reds   Nationalists Take Town On Rail Route To Mukden

Chiang’s Troops List New Gains  Push Rapidly Teward Seaport of Hulutao

Take Up Battle in Chicago   With Cubs Leading Series By One Game Fans Jam Wrigley Kield Bleachers By 10

SHOWERS FAIL TO CUT INTO SERIES CROWD   44,000 Expected {n Cubs’ Park For 4th’ Game With Tigers

100 Arrests In Dope Raids   Washington Scene of Giant Drug Forey

Police Nab 125 In Washington Narcotic Raids   Huge Quantities Of Drugs Seized

Maritime Deals Aired  “Millions Paid’ People _ With No Investment

SCHOOL FUNDS MAY BE RAISED   Rep. Stanley Paxson Also Introduces Bill

Nations May Have To Hike  Assessments   Russia Gives Request For $700.000.000 Worth Of UNRRA Aid.   FUNDS RUNNING LOVW

Study Russian Application for UNRRA Help   ‘Reds Ask  $700,000,000: Request Meets Mixed Reception

Reds Request 10 Millions Of UNRRA Aid   Proposal Given Mixed Reception At Washington

Russia Asks  UNRRA Aid   $700,000,000 Appeal Stirs Mixed Feeling

RED ARMIES" « OPEN GENERAL OFFENSIVE.      On 300-Mile Front Across Eastern, Germany

\Nazis Claim Reds ‘Launch Offensive ‘On 300 Mi: Front   In Southeast, Soviets Push Thru Austria  Toward Bavaria

SOVIETS OPENING NEW 300-MILE BLOW ON REICH   Berlin Reports Effort To Smash Nazi Defenses On East Front

Reds Strike on 300-Mile Berlin Front   NAZI BROADCASTS TELL OF SWEEPING OFFENSIVE 30 MILES FROM BERLIN

RUSSIANS OPEN NEW OFFENSIVE ON LONG FRONT      Stretches Across Germany Less Than Thirty Miles From Berlin

Red Army Sweeping Across Austria After Fall Of Vienna: 130,000 Germans  Cantured. Moscow Claime

Nazi Broadcasts Say That Red Armies Start Drive Less Than 3( Miles from, Berlin — Only 9 Miles from Amerlean Third Army.

Nazis. Report Rec General Assault  On Broad Front   130,000 Prisoners. Revealed . Captured  In Battle For Vienna

NAZIS SAY REDS OPENING DRIVE ON LONG FRONT   Russians Speed Across Austria and Bavaria;  Anvroach Allied Lines

a ee eee eee  B. A. Stang, 39, Of Templeton, Is Claimed by Death

QUISLING IS “BEING HELL   NORWAY TRAITOR GIVES HIMSELF: UP AT OSLO—CABINET MEMBERS ALSO ARRESTED

LOSS OF LIFE FROM TYPHOON NOT REVEALED   TERRIFIC. ATORM-THAT SWEPT ISLAND: WRECKED SHIPS, PLANES AND HOUSING.” ” FACILITIES

CONTROLS OVER METALS ENDED   Preference Ratings Are Abolished On Copper, Steel And Aluminum

Senate Republicans Break Over World Bank Fund   Sen. Taft Takes Lead Against Proposal as Tobey Carries Fight on Other Side: Arguments Summed Up

Senators Split Over World Bank Of Bretton Wands  Republican Factions On Eyieme Ends of   Republican Factions On Exheme [nds of Coutroveny

(1. 0. P. SENATORS SPLIT OVER WORLD MONETARY SCHEME   Taft Resumes Attack on Breton Woods Bank-Fund and Is Joined by Hart of Connecticut.   NO TIME TO STABILIZE CURRENCIES, THEY SAY   Tobey Replies to Opponents— Leo Crowley Denies Loan of Billion Has Been Pledged Russia.

Monetary Plan Splits Up GOP   Senators Sharply Divided Upon BKretion Woods

NIPS WILL CRY QUITS SOON, AIR ACE PREDICTS   People May Be Whipped By Atomic, Demolition And Incendiary Bombs   SUPERFORTS ON OKINAWA   Jooliitle Reveals Arrival Of B-29 Flight At Bases Near Jap Homeland

State Achieved Renown By Fine Highway System   Sen. Rawson Voices Claim At Banquet Of Road Men Here

LAUDS. STATES ROAD SYSTEM   Highway Parley  Ends With Election of Belknap As President

FULL REPORT ON MOSCOW MEET DUE THURSDAY   Byrnes, Before Leaving For U. S., Says No Secret Agreements Were Made

BiG 3 10 SET UP COMMISSION ON ATOMIC ENERGY   Communique on Moscow Conference to Be Issued Tonight

BYRNES SAYS - ATOMIC BOMB ~ STILL SECRET   STATEMENT ON OUTCOME OF : FOREIGN MINISTERS CON" FERENCE WILL BE Is-. SUED TONIGHT

Bomb Secret Preserved, Byrnes Declares as He Starts Return to U.S.

Blanket of Snow Covers Mississippi Valley from Minnesota To Louisiana

Firemen Battle  Red-Point Fire   All Reported tu Have Come Away Hungry

Historic Damascus  Aflame After Raids; ‘Paris Hits Meddling   Big Powers Collide Over Crisis In Levant as Fighting Spreads; House of Lords Cheers Eden Edict

British Move In Syri ia Surprise  To de Gaulle   Gencral Immediately Sufi mons Number of Key Ministers For Consullation

America Sends Note To France On Levant Row   Ask Country To Review Policy Toward Syria, Lebanon Controversy.   NO REPLY RECEIVED

DRDER TROOP T0 BREAK UP THE FIGHTING   “hurchill Calls Upon De Gaulle to Withdraw French Troops to Barracks to End Armed Clashes With Syrians.

ul VY PTA   Churchill Asks French Troops Be Withdrawn To Their Barracks       Gen. De Gaulle Urged To Follow Request To Prevent Collision Between British And French; Crisis Grows Th Afiddla Bact

Arabs Clash  With French In Damascus; Deraa Taken  ary   Situation Remains Grave In Quarrel

Churchill Sends Note to DeGaulle   Prime Minister Orders French To Remove Troops to Garrison; Damascus Heavily Bombarded

U. S. Note To France Urges Policy Review   Points Out Syria, Lebanon Are Independent United Nations Members

De Gaulle Told To Stop Fightin< In Middle East   Eden Says Damascus Bombed From Air Afte British And U. S. Civilians Were Evacuated

Open Clash With French Held Possible   Churchill Tells De Gaufle to Call Off French Troops

DeGaulle Is Called Upon to Withdraw Fighting Troops   Action Is Announced In Commons By Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden Following Third Emergency Session In 24 Hours   GRAVE SITUATION IS REPORTED IN DAMASCUS

FRENCH URGED T0 WITHDRAW TROOPS AVATN RI NANSHEN   BRITAIN ORDERS MIDDLE EAST COMMANDER TO INTERVENE IN FIGHTING

British Commander in Middle East Has Been Ordered to Enforce Decision of Government; Action Taken With ‘Regret’

BRITAIN PLANS TO INTERVENE IN FIGHTING   U. S. Urges De Gaulle Ta Review Policy   In Battles Of Damascus} Two Huge Fires Sweep Sections Of City

Arined, Clash. “Between _ British arid French Appears Near as Churchill Gives Ultimatum to De Gaulle;None of Parties  * Show Signs: of Yielding.

Review Policy United States Note Tells France   Changes of Policy Toward Syria, Lebanon, Members of United Nations, Urged by U. $

— Charchill Orders British Forces Into Action; Issues Stern Warning To DeGaulle

U. S$. Asks For Review Of Policy   Seek to Find Solution for Controversy  There

BRITAIN ORDERS COMMANDER _IN MIDDLE EAST T0 ACT TO “PREVENT FURTHER BLOODSHED

Gen. DeGaulle Told To Order Troops. Back To Barracks   Involves: Pacific. Conimunications, * Security Of Whole Middle East;. _. Eden Reveals Churchill’s Action

TELLS FRENGH TO GEASE FIRE OR FAGE FIGHT   Will Use British Troops to Halt Further Bloodshed in the Levant.

FRANCE AND BRITAIN MAY HAVE COLLISION  OVER SYRIAN MATTER FRENCH CLAIM SITUATIO!   IN LEBANON AND SYRIA  ADNTICIATTY CREATED

British Troops Infervene In Middle East   Crisis Grows More Acute; Damascus Is Under Bombardment

U.S. Note Urges French To Review Policy In Levant  State Department Asks Settlement

Churchill Asks De Gaulle to Withdaw Troops   Britain Instructs Middle East Forces To Intervene in Damascus Fighting

Asks DeGualle To Withdraw Troops To Their Garrisons   English Cabinet Holds Three Emergency Sessions in 24 Hours; Large Fires In Syria; 300 Killed

Commons Cheers Action; Eden Says Damascus Bombed and Shelled by Frenchmen

Army’s Chief Is Authorized To Use Troops   United States Urges France To Review It: Policy In Levant; Clashes In Damascus Continue Between French And Syrians

Damascus {orn By War Between Arabs, Frenel   Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In _ Syria: Deraa_ Reported Captured

Emphasizes Importance Of Pursuing Policy of Future World League.

Churchill Calls Upon De Gaulle to Withdraw Troops   Fighting in Damascus Has Taken 300 Lives

FRANCE AND BRITAIN MAY HAVE COLLISION OVER SYRIAN MATTER   FRENCH CLAIM SITUATION IN LEBANON AND SYRIA ARTIFICIALLY CREATED

Churchill Asks DeGaulle to Recall French to  Barracks  300 DEAD IN DAMASCUS        Security of Middle East   Security of Middle Eas the Basis of British  Action

Churchill Asks DeGaulle To Have Troops Withdraw   Action May Have Saved BritishFrench Collision

Two Nations May Fight Over Syria   Britain May Use Her Armed Forces To Settle Dispute

Force Ordered To Halt French, Syrian Fighting  DeGaulle Is Asked

British Demand French Withdraw Troops From Syria; Intervention Only Alternative

DE GAULLE GETS LONDON BID TO STOP VIOLENCE   Churchill Asks That French Withdraw Troops; Would Hold Discussions

‘Washington Calls On Paris  Government to Facilitate Solution Of Controv

Britain intervenes in hope of Securing Settlement of Serious Levantine Dispute   Prime Minister Churchill Aske French to Withdraw Troops to Barracks as a Move te Prevent Further Bloodshed

FRANCE WARNED TO END THREAT TO WORLD PEACE   French Attempt To Force Middle East Policy Leads To Fighting in Damascus

Armed rorces instructed 10  Take Steps To Prevent More Bloodshed; France Surprised  LONDON, May 31.-(AP)-Prime Min ister Churchill called upon General de Gaulle today to withdraw French troops in Syria to their barracks. Britain has instructed her armed forces in the middle

British Order Withdrawal of French Troops   De Gaulle Calls Key Cabinet Men Into Conference After Demand

Tripartite Discussion to Begin in London When Firing Ceases, Churchill Tells DeGaulle—Simply Had to Act, Eden Tells Commons

British Move Surprise, Is French Stand   France in No Mood for Mediation; Collision of France, Britain Possible

ENTER MIDDLE EAST FIGHT TO END BLOODSHED      Churchill Asks DeGaulle : To Withdraw French  : Troops

Churchill Sends Sharp Note to De Gaulle To Withdraw Troops; British Commander May Use Force to Halt Levant Bloodshed

Ask DeGaulle To Withdraw Soldiers   British Troops Ordered to Intervene To Halt Fighting Between French, Syrians

Damascus Bombed From Air And Shelled After British, U. S. Civilians Evacuated; Britain Orders Action As Fighting Spreads.

Acts To Halt French Fight With Syrians   Withdraw Troops Te Avoid: Clash With Brit: ish, DeGaulle Told; U. S. Urges Policy Change.

FRANCE ASKED TO CALL ARMY INTO BARRACKS   Eden Tells of Action In Report to House Of Commons

U.S. Urging  Slow Action   Reminds France That Syria, Lebanon Independent, Members of United Nations

Churchill Calls on De Gaulle to Order French to Barracks   United States Joins in Effort to Effect Peace  in Levantine States

English Army Forces Ready   Damascus Bombed, Shelled; Battle Reported Spreading

Prime Minister Churchill Calls upon Gen. de Gaulle To Withdraw His Armed Forces at Once.

BRITISH FORCES RECEIVE ORDER TO INTERVENE   De Gaulle Asked to Withdraw His French Troops to Their Barracks

U.S. MINISTER DELIVERS NOTE   Infers French Using Threat Of Force to Obtain Concessions.   NO REPLY FROM FRANCE

Jap Remnant InManila ls Cornered   Nips Display Great Savagery-MacArthur

DARED WIRE AND BARO ARE PART OF JAll   Ribbentrop Sleepsen Cotand Makes Own Bed; Fatso Goering in Hospital,

02 HIGH PARTY OFFICIALS ARE HOTEL “GUESTS   stand for No Coddling, Allied Commander Of Guard Says

No Coddling Of Top Nazis  High Officials Gain No Favors From Yanks

Onetime High Nazi Leaders Lose Pluma a   Routine For Goering, Ribbentrop, Doenitz Almost Identical With That in U. 8S. Peniteuttiaries

Dope-fiend Goering Ignored By Tor Nazis In Luxembourg Hotel-Prison

WIRE SURROUNDS NAZI CHIEFTAINS   GUNS TRAINED ON HOTEL WHERE GOERING AND OTHERS ARE IMPRISONED.

Nazi Leaders Lose Plumage   Barbed Wire, Guns  Surround Officials

Nazi Leaders Stripped of False Glory   War Criminals Lead Life of Prison Under Strict Rules

Churchill Hints He May Retire or Be Retired After German's Defeat

HINT CHURCHILL MAYBE RETIRED AFTER V-E DAY   Asks Renewed Vigor for Prosecution of War Against Janan

Churchill Hints To Retire after Defeat Germany   Calls on Britain To Help Finish War in the Pacific

CHURCHILL MAY RETIRE AFTER V.-F, DAY   Calls for a ‘new Leap Forward’ to Defeat Japan

BIG PHILIPPINE ISLE RIDDLED BY TASK FORCE   Jittery Japs Insisting Big Push To Manila Is Under Way By MacArthur

Third Fleet _ Planes Blast Luzon Island   Hit Lingayen Gulf; Japs Say Yank Landing - Apparently Planned  KURILES RAIDED

American Carriers Hammer Luzon as Surface Units ‘Bombard Main Kuriles Base

U.S. CARRIER PLANES STRIKE LUZON ISLAND   Hit at Remaining Jap Airpower in Philippines Area

Blue Appoints Judge Cooney To Probe Unit   Governor Announces Group to Investigate Iowa Penal Institutions

GERMANS WARNED AGAINST HARMING WAR PRISONERS   Nazis Agree to Leave Them In Present Camps Until Liberated.

Wainwright Shows Bitterness at  Mention of Japs General Will Repor' Fully to Officials Regarding Nip Camps

Wainwright Declares He'll Have Plenty to Say in Washington About Japanese Treatment of Prisoners

GEN. WAINWRIGHT IS  SILENT CONCERNING  PERSONAL TREATMENT HERO OF CORREGIDOR DEPRECATES STATEMENT:  AAP Ora? s2arnmrnr ar rrarer

General Wainwright To Tell ‘War Department Of Physical Beatings Given By Japanese   Fellow-Prisoner Says Hero Of Corregidor Slapped And Beaten By His Captors

Gen. Wainwright Remains Silent On Jap Beatings   Hero of Corregidor Promises ‘Official’ Story in Washington

WAINWRIGHT SILENT ON JAP TREATMENT   Says He'll Tell His Stor To War Department

Wainwright Is to Keep Silent   But Will Tell War Department All —

GENERAL ON TREATMENT   Wainwright Remains Silent On Reports of Beatings  - Ry. Inp Captors

ee        eo pane ee om eae we  ~ CORREGIDOR HERO’S STORY OF TORTURE WILL BE TOLD OFFICIALLY TO WAR DEPARTMENT

Wainwright Delays Report of His Treatment by Japs  New FourStar Genera Scheduled to Lead  “Frisco Parade Sunday

Wainwright Bitter But Mum On Jap Beating   Hero of Corregidor Tersely Says He Will Say Plenty Later

‘PLENTY’ ABOUT TORTURE BY JAPS 1S PROMISED BY GEN. WAINWRIGHT LATER

Won't Talk About Japs   Wainwright Reserves Report for Officials; “Plenty” to Say Then

Gen. Wainwright Refuses Comment On His Beating:   Says Will Have Plenty To Tell Washington: Japs Threatened To Kill Him, He Reveals

Wainwright Silent on Nip Cruelty   General Will Tell Story in Capital To War Officials

Wainwright fo "Talk Plenty” fo Superiors In Washington on Brutal Jap Treatment

Bristles When Jap Handling of PW's Comes Into Talk   Presence of Nurses, Wound: ed Caused Corregidor Surrender Some Hours Earlier

Big Powers Agree on Defense Plan   Soviet Position . Depends on Moscow Reply

DEGIONVE oth FIGHT WANTED   Jap War Lords Conceived Peart Harbor Attack Early in Jan. 1941.   I TRAINED DURING SUMMER

JAPANESE HAD PLANNED NAVAL BATTLE AT ONCE   Inglis Says Nips Conceived Sneath Attack in January, Trained For it

Japs Planned Battle if Raid Failed   Decisive Sea Action Was to Follow Pearl Harbor Attack

Jap.Navy Planned Immediate Sea Battle  Tf Pearl Harbor Sneak Attack Had Lajled 

COMMITTEE IS GIVEN DATA ON JAPAN'S SCHEME   Xecords Show Jap Fleet Planned To Seek Immediate And Decisive Engagement With U. S. Navy In Event Attack On Pearl Harbor Failed.

If ‘Harbor’ Raid Failed, Japs Were Ready for Immediate, Decisive Battle of Fleets

Jap Navy Planned All-Out Fight if Raid Had Failed   U. S. Fleet Inferior In 1941, Admiral Tells Investigators

Pearl Harbor Blow Planned For 11 Months   Brewster Claims Navy Is Trying To Shield Hull

JECISIVE SEA IGHT MAPPED, ROBERS HEAR   dmiral Reveals Foe’s LongPlanned Scheme for Pearl Harbor Assault.

REPORT BASE ON CAPTURED DOCUMENTS   Raid Conceived By Enemy ) In January, 1941   NAVAL BATTLE   Planned If Attack Failed; Nips Had No Intention Of Invading Hawaii

Japs Hoped To Lure U. S. Fleet To Battle lf Pearl Raid Failed   Probers Told Plan For Attack Was Ordered On Dec. 2, 1941; Testimony Reveals Nips Knew Ships Would Be In Harber Dec. 7 i

laps Planned Decisive Sea Battle if Pearl Harbor Sneak Raid Fatled

Japanese Navy Planned See Battle If Pearl Harbor Raid Failed, Committee Is Told   Rear Admiral Inglis Testifies That Tokyo War Lords Conceived Attack on Pearl Harbor as Early as Previous January

Nips Conceived Sneak Sortee  In January “4   Trained for ho in the Sum.   omer und Ordered Tt Into Effeet 2nd Duy  December   Congress Group Hears Testimony   Japs Assuaned Their Com bined Naval Swength Could Knock Out  American Fleet

Enemy's Navy Held An ‘Ace’ Of Superiority   Investigators Get Information from Secret Reports Just Revealed

NAVY AIR PATROL IDLE WHEN JAPAN BLASTED HAWAII   69 RECONNAISANCE PLANES AVAILABLE BUT WERE NOT USED

Japs Had Planned Decisive Sea Fight   Had Pearl Harbor Attack Failed, Enemy Naval Leaders Intended To Hurl Naval Armada At Our Fleet; Long Trained For It

ADMIRAL SAYS THAT NAVY HAD PATROL PLANES   Inglis And Brewster Clash When Senator Charges ‘False’ Statement

JAPAN PLANNED PROMPT DECISIVE SEA BATTLE IF HAWAII ATTACK FAILED

Nips War Fleet Was Ready for Battle, Report   Captured Documents Reveal Schedule of Nipponese Leaders

NOST OF JAPS LEFT ON LUZON ARE SCATTERED   Americans Now in Open, Can Use Mechanized Su noriority

Americans Take Gateway to Rich Valley on Luzor   Tank and Ground Forces Head for Open Country On North of Island

Santa Fe Falls To Yank Troops   27th Division Heads For Open Country.

YANKS ADVANCE ON NORTH LUZON   Upen Country Promises Easier Going for Troons

Famed Industrialist to Dispose of Plants, Open Anti-Union Crusade

2 LORAIN MEN TO DIE IN CHAIR   Supreme Cour t Refuses to Review Case

First Troops Wil Enter Tokyo Friday   Supreme, Commander Issues Sharp Command to Imperial Goyernment, Must Supply Labor and Anything U. S&S. Forees Need

General Tells Tokyc To Demobilize Its Armed Forces Now   Directives Seek to Speed Up Occupation of Main Japanese Islands; All Port Harbor Defenses Must Be Removed Within Next Two Weeks

About 250,000 Gl's Have Enough Points   There'll Be More When Campaign Stars for Ardennes, Central Europe Awarded

Fix Release Score Soon   Figure Set By Army As Final May Be Low er Than 85 Now Necessary for Discharge

Bombs Blast Luzon Japs  Planes Give Support  T.. Miunsmna Rarrac

YANK PROGRESS MADE ON LUZON   WHILE MacARTHUR’S TROOPS HACK OUT NEW TERRITORY ON MINDANAO

U.S. DRIVE IS ‘SPEEDED UP ON LUZON   500 Tons of Bombs Are Dropped On Jap Pockets

MEAT SUPPLY SAID LARGER   Department Of Labor Report States July Supplies Better Than June

MacArthur Announces Gains To Right and Left Of Lingayen Beachhead.

YANKS ADVANCE IN BROAD PUSH TOWARD MANILA   CAPTURE BOLINAO AS OTHER COLUMNS _ CONVERGE ON TRRLKC

Yanks Near Tarlac, Gate To Manila   Few Japs Challenge American Advances: Sixth Army Cuts Luzon-Baquio Road

Americans Cut Road to Manila At More Points   Gain Seventeen Miles Or Right Flank and Approach Important City of Tarlac

AMERICANS. GAIN IN-LUZON PUSH   Sixth Army Within 16°Miles ». Of Baguio After Capturing Volinao

U.S. 6th Army Nears Tarlac On Manila Road   Lingayen Beachhead Extended To 60 Miles; Baauio Road Severed

YANKS HIT MANILA ROAD AT 2 POINTS   Latest Reports Advance MacArthur's Men 17 Miles Up Peninsula

Yanks Gain Right and Left of Gulf   MacArthur's Forces on Luzon Have Encountered Little Resistance   VOLINAO IS CAPTURED   Troops Are Faced With Job of Digging Japanese t of Caves

Yanks Gain on Both Flanks At Lingayen   17-Mile Advance on Right; Manila Highway Cut at Two Points

i , The Associated Press By C. YATES M’'DANIEL Associated Press Correspondent

Widen Luzon Front   Americans Spread Out To Right and Left; Core of Jap Resistance On Road to Baguio

Two Yank Armies Driving on Jarlac; Cut Main Highway  American Beachhead   American Beachhead Expanded to 60 Miles; Manila Drive a Secret

Manila Highway Cut At Two Places; Yanks Gain 17 Miles On Right Flank

Gains To Right And Left Of Expanding ‘Beachhead, MacArthur Reports Today

NEW GAINS MADE AS ARMY DRIVES TOWARD MANILA   Light Resistance Encountered; Nothing Much Worse Than Mosquitoes And Heat, MacArthur Says.

Luzon Invaders Register Gains on Both Sides of Lingayen Gulf Beachhead   Main Luzon-Bagui Highway is Cut in Two Places; Spearhead Nears Tarlac

Luzon Front Widened  Near Tarlac  RA cen Dieter, Ob iecds   Main Drive Silent; Japs Continuing to Fight Baguio Drive

REPORT GAINS ON ALL SIDES NEAR MANILA   Yanks Advanced 17 Miles In  Bolinao Area

Flank Gains Made on Luzon   Spearheads of Drive Approaching Tarlac Important City

Lingayen Gulf Beachhead Now 60 Miles   MacArthur Troops Drive on Tarlac, Take Balinao

U. S. Troops Gain In New Drives Aimed at Manila  Americans Advance To Right, Left Of Main Spearhead

Gains Made On Luzon   _ Gen. MacArthur's Spearheads Pointing Toward Manilla Approaching Tarlac

Americans Gain 17 Mi. On Luzon, Cut Main Road   Advance Continues To _ Meet Comparatively _ -- Weak Resigtance -

SIXTH ARMY MAKES GAINS ON LUZON   Expand Lingayen Gulf Beachhead On Both Flanks

FORGE AHEAD IN DRIVE ON MANILE   Gains ‘Made’ On Right And Left Of Expanded Lingayen Beachhead   FEW. JAPS SEEN   Mosquitoes And Heat, Sc Far, Chief Foes Of ‘Americans at

REPORT GAINS N FIGHT FOR PHILIPPINES   Americans Cut Manila Highway at Two More Points, Gain 7 Miles. on Rioht Flank.

Senate Rejects $2500 Allowance   Move for Smaller  Sum Also Voted Down

Legislature Adjourns Sine Die  Strings Along With Goodland On 21 Of His 26 Veto Actions

Override Only 5 Goodland Vetoes In Quick Action  Solons Uphold 21 Of 26 Actions, Then Vote to Quit

France Asks Big 5 Meeting to Discuss Levant Question Churchill Onposes Pranacal

BiG FIVE STUDY EASTERN CRISIS  FRENCH TO ASK   Would Add Russia and China to Conference  Urged by British

BRITISH DENY FRENCH CLAIMS   Churchill Says England Has No Ambitions  In Levant

Big Five Mediation Proposed to Settle ~ Row in Middle East      Churchill Denies De Gaulle’s Charges That Britain Incited Arabs Against French Which Led to Bloody Outbreak in Syria

Army Listing Japanese War Crimes  Bllied Priconers   Allied Prisoners Streaming Toward Yokohama

ALLIES FACE BIG PROBLEM IN JAPAN FREEING CAPTIVES   Those in Camps Outside Zone of Occupation Grow RestJess as They Await Release.   SOME MOVE TOWARD YOKOHAMA FROM NORTH   Army Authorities Draw Up Lists of Nipponese Criminals Based Upon Atrocity Stories.

Army Prepares Criminal List    Americans Asked of Jap ‘ Treatment. to _Defer. mine War Crimes

Jap War Criminals Listed  From Prison Horror Tales   More Liberated Americans Tell Of ‘Living Hell’ in Camps in Japan

War Criminals Listed From Nip Captives Tales   Many Growing Restless Now That Liberation So Near

Army Prepares ‘Criminal List   Americans Asked of Jap Treatment to Deter-  _ , mine War Crimes.

Army Listing Japanese War Crimes   Allied Prisoners Streaming Toward Yokohama

Army Drawing Up War Criminal List   Torture Tales Of Liberated Cast Pall Over Occupation Forces  Handling Freed Allies

Loss of Escort Carrier off lwo Jima Announced   U. §. §. Bismarck Sea Sunk by Enemy Aerial Atfack on Feb. 21

JAPS SINK U. 9. CARRIER OFF IWO   SKIPPER SAYS MANY OF 1,500 ABOARD WERE KILLED BY BLASTS AND FIRES.

Dick Martfeld Died Sunday  Funeral Thursday In Brunsville Church

Envoy Ready For Manila Trip Sunday   Arrangements Completed Bui U.'S. Planes Still Fired Upon in Photo Flights Over Nippon

Surrender Envoys Leave for Manila at 9 Tonight   Nipponese in China Move to Lay Down Arms But Try to Flee in Burma

Two Surrender Planes Will Be Used by Nips   Land on Ie Island; Taken to Manila Immediately; Some Japs Are Capitulatinc

ENEMY PLANES AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ATTACKED AMERICANS   TOKYO COMPLETES ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEND. ING SURRENDER ENVOYS

Surrender Planes Leave Tomorrow  “If Weather Good”   Some Nip Troops Cease Fighting; Releasing Interned Nationals;

Japanese Planes Again Atfack U.S. B-32’s Over Japan   Crewmen of One Plane Wounded, Another Killed

Montana Council of Pioneer Trails Formed  Lewis and Clark Expedition to Be Commemorated

Montana Council of Pioneer Trails Formed  ‘< -saeaie   Lewis and Clark Expedition to Be Commemorated

Hitlerdom Is Cracking Up Militarily And Politically— —By DeWitt Macisenzie (7  Armistice May Come Without Any Warning

Hitlerdom Cracking Fast, Both Polifically and Militarily   MacKenzie, AP War Analyst, Says Nazis Naw Know That Their Davs Are Numbered

THE  WAR TODAY   War In Enrope Se Near End Nazis Might Qait Any Tinte; Germany Convinced The Fight Ils Lost, Fishes,  Por Penen

11,000 ALLIED PLANES  oe aAbra ana  ALTAUAINGU JAF in  DR. INVASION BLOWS

CONFERENCE OPENS AT SAN FRANCISCO.   Representatives Of 46 Nations, ‘Convene Tonight

World Peace Confab Opens At San Francisco Tonight: President Truman Speaks

TRUMAN GIVES SHORT TALK 70 FIRST SESSION   Many Problems Already Ar On Agenda For Historic Conference

Powers Seek World Peace For All Time   First Session To Open Tonight At San Francisco

Stettinius Opens Conference Today In San Francisco   Delegates Propose To Draft Charter For  Protecting Peace

46 Nations Are Represented At San Francisco Tonight;  Trumen To Speak On Radio

DELEGATES OF 46 NATIONS OPEN MEET AT 6330,   With War Still Raging San Fran.  cisco Conference  Opens

DELEGATES FROM 46 NATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO   Seek Basis for Lasting Peace

ROW OVER POLAND I$ BIG ISSUE   Truman Will Welcome Delegates In Radio Talk At6:30P.M.

Seek To Make Post War World Safe For Peace-Loving People’ President Truman To Broadcast it Minute Addrece   SEEK TO SAFEGUARD PEACE WITH CHARTER

DELEGATES OF 46 NATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO   First Session of Conference Will Be Held Tonight

Delegates From All Over World  At San Francisco   Secretary of State Stettinius To Open First Plenary Session

No Paper On Wednesday The Taylor Daily Press, alo! vith other firms in the city, w  rr. . i? EmaAanandanna Tiaw Pad

Allies Merge For Ultimate Japan Drive   Tokyo Report of New Landing on Borneo Another Step in Gen. MacArthur’s Cénsolidation of Positions Preparatory for Stetina.

Borneo Attack Another Step   Seen as Consolidation Of MacArthur Position For Ultimate Drive

Reported Landings Forecast Effort To Seize Rich Fields— —By J.  Borneo Oil Fields Would Be Big Help

Borneo’s Oil Lures Allies   Capture Would Ease Drain on U. S. Wells

REPORTED LANDINGS IN BORNEO INDICATE ANOTHER STEP TOWARD UT TIMATE DRIVE AGAINST JAPAN

ODT Bans Use of Pullmans for Short Trips by Civilians   Travel Restrictions May Stay in Effect three to Five Months

ANIL MEN SAY DAN MAY LAST J) MONTHS   Heavier Troop Movement to Come During Vacatien Travel Peak, .

Pullman Bans May Last Five Months   Army Sleeper Need Also Will Jam Day Coach Space

Shift of Pullmans Due for Months   Pullmans to Be Used Only On Runs of 450 Miles or More During Peak Use

Ban on Pullmans May Last Up to Five Months  Troop Movements _ Are Greater Than Exnected

PULLMAN CARS FOR LONG RUNS   Railroads Sey Ban on Short Trips Mey Lest Five  Months

ARMY SWAMPS ALL FACILITIES OF U. S. LINES   Troop Arrivals Third Greater Than Amount First Expected

Pullman lack  may continue  3 to 5 months A.A.LR. officials will enforce ban

Ban on Pullmans May Last 35 Months, AAR Says   Heavy Troop Travel In June, July, Seen As Crisis Cut

Sleeper Service Will Be Denied on Short Runs to Soldiers and Sailors on Furlough Travel, as Well as _ to Civilians— Transfer of Troops to West Coast to Put Unprecedented Burden on Railroads Through Vacation Period.

PULLMANS OUT NEXT SUNDAY   Expect Ban On Civilian Travel To Continue For Five Months

Ban on Pullmans May Last Up  to Five Months  Troop Movements  Are Greater Te Fee ee oe UY

Pullman Ban May Last for Five Months   Troop Movements Proving Heavier Than Anticipated

Pullman Cars Ban Will Last 3 To 4 Months   Troop Re-deployment Will Send Passenger Travel To All-Time High

Pullman Car Ban May Last 30.5 Months   Troop Deployments Create Need; ‘No Exceptions’ Policy

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Election Probe Is Dropped   FBI Findings Develop No Fraud Evidence

President Urges Broad Expansion ~~ Of Jobless Pay   Wants Program Fingneed With U.S. Furids as Recoriversion Aid

Truman Urges Stiff Increase In Jobless Pay   President Prepoees Viet iene oO ersion Get O95 far Fh Weeka

JOBLESS PAY BOOST URGED   Trutuan Asks Congress For Broader Unemployment Compensation Law

Byrnes Terms Resignation of Peron Significant   Hopes Governrient Will Undergo Change After Deposing of Argentine Strong Mai

Secy. Byrnes Keeping Eyes OnArgentina   Resignation of Peron As Vice President is Called ‘Significant’

Proposal Flayec As ‘Mockery in Formal Refusal   99-Day Windsor Row Ends; GM Dispute Passes 30th Day

ClO Terms Ford Offer Attempt to “Shackle” Union   Consider Proposal ‘Totally Inadequate Cite Objections in Renly to Camucny

FORMAL REJECTION OF FORD OFFER IS GIVEN BY WORKERS  PRODUCTION OF CARS  RESUMED IN CANADA; MORE TAIKC CLATEn

Proposal of Ford Company Refused   C.I.0. Auto Workers Won’ Take 15 Cents An Hour  Increase   BLANKET RAISE ASKED   Conditions Named by Com. pany Unacceptable to Union

Union Formally Rejects Ford's Wage Proposal   UAW Leaders Claim Offer Inadequate, Assail ‘Provisions’

FACT - FINDERS FACING TESTS ON 3 FRONTS   99-Day ‘Long Strike At Windsor Plant Of Ford Co. Ends

Ford. Offer Is Rejected By Workers   U.A.W, Says Proposal Would Fail to Pay Higher Living “Costs  in Area   Loss Is Doubted   Leonard Says Union Does Not Believe Ford Faces Loss

Company Offer of Wage Increase Is Formally Rejected   Spokesmen Assert Company Figures Wrong in Bid for Higher Car Prices

DON'S GRILL NOW OPEN Friday and Saburdac nights —As        WANTED POWER

Bretton Woods Pact Approved   America First Big Power To Approve International Monetary Plan.

SENATE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO MONEY PLAN   Bretton Weods Monetary Plan Adopted by Congressional Action Today   Roosts Commitment«e

CONGRESS APPROVED 44-NATION BRETTON WOOD PROGRAM   Became First Big Power Par liamentary Body to Take Such Action.   HOUSE ACTED QUICKLY   Accepted Senate Changes by a Unanimous Voice Vote, it Is Made Known.

MONETARY PLAN HANDED TRUMAN   U.S. Congress First Body To Approve World Fund

Senate Approves Huge Increase In World Bank Fund   Bill Goes To Truman: House Unanimous In Monetary Pact Vote

Boost Loan Authority of Export Bank   Action Rounds Out Monetary Program of  Administration

Bretton Woods Wins Approval  Monetary Program Okayed By Congress

Two World Monetary Bills Pass   Up Lending Authority Of Export-Import  Bank; Bretton Woods Gains Final Approval

SENATE PASSES INTERNATIONAL BANK INCREASE   Boost Lending Power of Bank Program by $2.860,000,000

WORLD TRADE PLANS FOR U, S. LAID BY SENATE   Bretton Woods Agreement for Stabilization Fund and Bank Approved

Senate Voice Vote Gives Approval to Bretton Woods Pac   Export-Import Bank’s Loan Limit Boosted Beyond 3 Billions

Congressional Approval — Given: Measure. Boosting. Bank Lending Authority:

Bretton Bill, Export Bank Funds Voted   Unanimous Voice Vote Sends Financial Bill  To Truman

U.S. First To Approve Money Plan   Bretton Woods Agreement and Export-Im port Bank Bill On Way To Truman‘in Potsdam

House Approves Bretton Woods Monetary  Plan   U. S. First Big Power To Act

Senate Approves Boost in ExportImport Bank Funds   Administration’s Monetary Program Has Been Completec

SENATE COMPLETED CONGRESS APPROVAL OF BANK LEGISLATION  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK LENDING AUTHORITY

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Reader:   Main Activities in NationCapital Briefed by  Associated Press

World Bank Bill Comes Up   Senate Okays Bretton Woods Agreement, ExportImport Bank Passage Expected

Bretton Woods Final Approval Voted By House   US First Nation To Accept Plan To Adjust Currency

‘United Stat First to Okay Bretton Woods   Lending  Authority . of Trade Bank Is Increased By $2,800,000;000 - 

BRETTON WooDS —   Congress First’ Big Power Body To Accept Money Plan

America First Nation to Oket Bretfon Woods   House Accepts Minor Senate Amendments And Legislation Goes  Ta, Deaeidant Traman

JEWS PROTEST © IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS   Arabs Will Oppose More Hebrew Influx

SOVIETS DRIVE ACROSS SILESIA AT GREAT SPEED   Breslau Encircled Except For 15 Mile Gap

SOVIET DRIVE THRU SILESIA IS UNCHECKED   Berlin Defense Bastions Wearing Away Under Artillery Pounding

BRIDGE CREWS SIGNAL BERLIN FIGHT LOOMING   Breslau Nearly Encircircled, Reds Drive On Dresden As Armies In North Prepare To Cross Oder For Assault On Berlin.

Encircling Of Breslau Completed By Soviets   Drive Upon Berlin Is Believed Nearer

FAF Intelligence Group for London, Bergeret Testifies   Former Vichy Ai Chief Says His Force Kept Tab On the Luftwaffe   PETAIN SUPPLIED FUNDS, HE DECLARES   Defense Witness Asserts Marshal Had to Take Clandestine Measures

Tides High As Severe Storm Lashes Coast   Clear, Colder Weather Follows

Big Five To Work (ut Mandates   France, China To Help Plan International Territory Trusteeships,

24 BLOCKS BURNED QUT IN TOKYO RAID   In Most Congested Industrial Area Of Japan’s Capital

Deer Hunt Fatalities to 13 Season, With 11 Days to Go, Is Below 1944 Totals

DEER HUNTING TOLL ‘HITS 12   Successful Nimrods Speec Homeward to Preserve  Kills

House to Adjourn  For 11 Weeks  Beginning July 21 Senate Will Remain  To Consider Approval of Charter

@ MEET YOUR PRESIDENT  Truman Has Fine Sense of Humor; Likes to Get Facts, Then Act

ALLIES ARREST DOENITZ REGIME   Hold Flensburg Officials  as Prisoners of War

ARREST NAZIS AT FLENSBURE   Allies Now to Deal Directly With Germans

Doenitz & & Others  Imprisoned   Ke KR KR KR Hitler Purge Victim  Restored to Civil Power

DOENITZ IS. ARRESTED    Allies ‘Take Treaty Signers On Board a Ship

Doenitz Regime Under Arrest   Allied Government Holds  Entire German Command

Karl Doenitz, Other Members Flensburg Government Seized   Disband Government; Allied Officers To Deal Directly With German People

GERMAN HIGH COMMAND — ARRESTED   Doenitz and His Cohorts In Custody

SO-CALLED FLENSBURG REGIME HELD. BY ALLIES, BUT ADMIRAL FRIEDEBERG TAKES SHORT CUT

Doenitz Is Also Nahhed   German Leaders Put in Prison To Await Trial

Adm. Doenitz Nazi Leaders Under Arrest   Admiral And Interim Regime Taken Into Custody, May Stand Trial

SHAEF Places Admiral Doenitz Under Arrest   Reich Government’ Disbanded; Take Over Remnants of Army Headquarters

Seize Leaders At Flensburg   Members of High Command Arrested By Allies, Doenitz Was Included

Nazi Flensburg Group Arrested   Members of German High Command Taken Into Custody

Nazis Haven't Been Able To Stop Yanks’ Advance; Enemy Resistance Tougher   Doughboys Now Are Five Miles East Of Th Rhine River And Have Bridgehead Are: Of 50 Square Miles; Bad Weather

Gain Mile In Remagen Bridgehead To Threaten Nazi Transporf Link   RUSSIANS SEEK TO LINK SIX ODER BRIDGEHEADS

Newsmen Find Japs Unable to Think They Are a Beaten People; Believe This Is Just Truce Between Wars

RUSSIANS TAKE POZNAN, STRONG POLISH DEFENSE   Long Sought Stronghold Reported Fallen . After Siege   SOVIET PUTS NAZI LOSSES AT 48,000

KILL 23,000 NAZI TROOPS, -SEIIE 25,000   Fall of Bastion Releases Thousands of Russians for Spreading Assaults Inside Germany.   BRESLAU BROKEN INTO BY SOVIETS   Hitlerites Driven From ‘90 Blocks —East Prussian Defenders Shoved Into 325-Mile Area.

POZNAN TAREN; REDS CAPTURE 23,000 NAZIS   VITAL SUPPLY LINE OPENED FOR DEATH BLOW AT BERLIN

Posen Captured By Reds After  Month’s Sieve =   Other Soviet Forces Break Into Southern Breslau: Guben and Forst Also Entered

POZNAN TAKEN BY REDS AFTER MONTH'S SIEGE   Capture of City Opens  Vital Supply Lines  For Berlin Drive

German Resistance Ended In  “West Polish City Of Poznan   Russian. Shock Troops Conquer Stronghold, Killing ol ., Copturing 48,000 Germans—Other Soviet :  Forces Break Into Breslau 

Soviet Troops Capture City of Poznan  Open Vital Supply   Open Vital Supply Arteries for Final Berlin Push

Reds Capture Stronghold Of Poznan ©   Underground Forts Hold Out Months;  Soviets in Breslau

Polish Bastion Taker With 48,000 Nazi Soldiers Slain Or Captured

RUSSIANS TAKE POZNAN, BIG POLISH BASTION   Month’s Siege Is Ended; 48,000 Germans Listed As Killed or Gantured

Manila Rocked By Good News   Packed With Troops  Ready For Invasion

Second Wall of Siecfried Line Hit by Ist Army   Germans Say Americans Moving Up for New Grand Offensive

YANKEES SMASH SIEGFRIED LINE   Forces Moved To North 0 Imminent Offensive

See New West Front Drive   Yanks Smash Into Second Wall of Siegtried Line-—Germans HKeport Heavy Barrage

First Army Cracks Into Second Wall   Heavy Barrage Opened Across Roer River, Enemy Reports.

American Doughboys Rolling Up Gain of as Much as Five Miles Against Spotty German Resistance, a

New Drive From North Is Forecast   Enemy Reports Say Powerful Forces Mass Across Roer

NAZIS: CAUGHT WN NEW TRA NEAR COLMAR   Yanks and French Forces in Juncture as Ist Army Hits Second Wall.

ALLIED FORGES TO COORDINATE WITH THE REDS   Massing North of West Wall For  Drive on Berlin

New Offensive Said By Germans ‘To Be Imminent   Nut-Cracker Drive . Against Pocket West of Rhine Stepped Up

First Army Cracks Into Second Wall Of Siestried Line   Nazis Say Other Allied Units Are Moving Up for Major Offensive

Revamped Jobs Bill Passed In New Rebuff to President   House Overrides Administration in Voting Weakened Employment Act

HOUSE PASSES _ _WEAK VERSION OF JOBS BILL      Administration Given Setback in Vote, 254 to 126

REVISED BILL IS INTRODUCED   Measure Would Put Road. side Control Into Hands Of Commission

242 AIRPLANES SEARCHING FOR 5 NAVY BOMBERS   No Trace of Flight Which Disappeared Wednesday

242 NAVY PLANES ROAR OVER ATLANTIC SEEKING MISSING BOMBER FLIGHT

Continue Search For Lost Planes   Ships Disappeared On Routing Training Flight

STILL UNDER WAY FGR LOST PLANES   240 Navy Planes Join In Hunt For Five Navy Rombere

No Trace Found In Wide-Spread Hunt For Plane:   Ships, Planes Are Continuing Search

SEARCH PUSHED FOR 5 MISSING NAVY BOMBERS   5 Navy Airplanes Mysteriously Lost in Routine Flight

WIDEN SEARCH FOR 5 MISSING NAVY BOMBERS   Surface Craft, Planes Scour Sea Area Off Coast Of Florida

Officials Baffled  As Hunt for Navy ~ Planes Continues   'No Trace Feund 6f Torpedo  Flight Missing from  Florida Base   SEARCHING CREWS IN ALL-OUT EFFORT   Fort Lauderdale Commander Stil Unable to Account For SOS Failure

FIVE PLANES REMAIN LOST.   SEARCH FOR SHIPS FAILS TO SOLVE MYSTERY

Disappearance Of Five Ships Puzzles Navy   Sixth Craft Lost With 12 Men During Search of Atlantic

27 MEN ON SIX PLANES NOW LOST   Mystery Still Surrounds Disappearance

242 NAVY PLANES IN SEARCH   No Word As Yet From Any of Five Missine Bombers

Lewis, Clark County Tops Seventh in Whirlwind Finish   War Bond Drive Leaders Lacked $26,200 Of Total to Attain When They Started Final Push Early Saturday

Lewis, Clark County Tops Seventh in Whirlwind Finish  War Bond Drive Leaders Lacked $26,200 Of Total fo Attain When They Started Final Push Early Saturday  Lewis and Clark county went over the top in its $726,700 bond quota for the seventh war loan Saturday in a whirlwin finish which developed after county drive leaders opened tl  day’s activities with $26,200 yet to attain. The total reported yesterday afternoon was $727,000.  A. T, Hibbard, state war finance chairman, commended 1] people of the county and the county drive leaders for the splendid showing.  “The people of Lewis and Clark county have done 4 ma nificent job in reaching the most difficult B bond quota a1  helping to place Montana fir clin the nation in the seven

THIRD ARMY ih ANEW ASSAULT   Storm Across Sure River in Attack on Base of Ardennes Safient.   GAINS COSTING HEAVILY

Advancing ‘Sritish Troops Plunge Almost 3 Miles  Into Germany Near Hongen

YANKS ATTACK A MILES: FROM REICH BORDER   Report Third Army. Mopping Up Nazis Trapped Near Nennig

Score Gains Near Hongen  In Dutch Area   U. S. Forces Storm Sure River to Flatten Ardennes Salient

U.S. Third Army Blasts Base of “Ardennes Salient   Yanks Within Four Miles of St. Vith;  ) Foul Weather Aids Nazi Resistance

BRITISH TROOPS ASSAULT REICH AT NEW POIN'   Advanee of 214. Miles Poit@d In Drive Toward the Reer River,

PATTON'S TROOPS LAUNCH NEW DRIVE ON SOUTH SIDE OF BITTER ARDENNES SALIENT   Elements of Fourth and Fifth Infantry Divisions Cross Sure River Fifteen Miles North of City of Luxembourg   NAZIS TRAPPED BEFORE SIEGFRIED LINE MOPPED UP

British 3 Mi. Inside Reich   Patton's 3rd U.S. Army Opens New Assault In Ardennes Salient

Germany Invaded At New Point   British Reel Enemy Back Toward Roer River.

BRITISH CROSS GERMAN BORDER AT NEW POINT   Exploratory Jabs Inside Germany Are Reported

British Troops Invade Germany At New Point   Ist Army Drive Toward St. Vith Germans Strengthen

British Strike Toward Hongen As Americans Open New Assault Near Luxembourg City

British Push Inte Germany   Reich Invaded at New Point; First Army Attacks Near St. Vith

PUSH THREE MILES INTO THE REICH   ‘Attack, Still on Front of - About 2,000 Yards, Is Expanding in Area of Hongen— Third _ Army . Over Sure River. —

British Gain in New Pust Into Reich   U. S. First Army Attacks Near  St. Vith—Third Army Mopping Up

U.S. Third Army Storms Over Sure River in Belgium   American Troops Make New Gains Near St. Vith

Into Reich Ata New  Point   British Gain Three -Miles Near Hongen; Third Army Launches New Drive On Sure

Allies Sweep Through Four Enemy Towns   Rhine Bridgehead North Of Strasbourg Lengthened

REICH ENTERED ATNEW SPOTIN BRITISH ATTACK   Patton’s Men Launch Push In South Ardennes Line; Nazis Seize Bases

PRESS TOWA ROER RIVER AS NAZIS RETREAT   Yank Troops Attack Near St. Vit: Mop Up Far In Siegfried Trap

British 2nd Army Invades Germany On New Dutch Fron   First Army Presses On St. Vith; Germans Gain Near Strasbourg

Reached a Point Near Hongen, Center of District Jutting into the Dutch Panhandle, Paris Reports.   THE U.S. THIRD ARMY CROSSED THE SURE   American First Army Picked Up Yardage Toward St. Vith, Last Belgian Road  Center.

Five More Villages Overrun   Americans Cross Sure River in New  Drive on Salient,

Reich Invaded By British Units ~ AtNewLocality   Third Army Opens Fresh Drive On. South.: Side _~- OF... Ardennes -—Salient:

DRIVE LAUNCHED ON SALIENT BY PATTON'S MEN   Tommies Take 4 Villages In 2 Mile Gain Toward Roer

British Troops Invade Reich at New Point, Advance Toward Roer River

Tommies Sweep Onto Nazi Soil From Holland   Advance Toward Roer River. Reeling Tluns Baek With Shell fire  and Bavonets   Patton Opens New  Ardennes Drive      Cross Sure River Novth Of Luxembourg and South. weet of Siegfried Lincs  Third Glaser St. Vith

NAZIS FIGHT TO KEEP HAGUENAU FOREST SECTOR   Yank Armies In North Move Closer To Enemy Base At St. Vith

unge Into rmany Near  ity Of Hongen   American Third Takes Part In New Assault

Troops Take Over District Jutting Into The Dutch Panhandle   3rd Army Pushes Over Sure River   Germans Expand Bridgehead Near Strasbourg  To The South

Patton's Forces Open New Push Into Dwindling Belgian Bulge; Allied Advances Proving Costly

British Drive Almost Three Miles Deeper   Plunge Near Hongen; Third Army Storms Across Sure River, First Army Works Through Slush Toward St. Vith

Allies Smash Onward in Reich Battle   British, Americans Punch Ahead Despite Resistance

Germans Ree! From Allied  Sweep To Roer   Four Towns Fall To English Troops As  Yanks Drive at Reich Border Near St. Vith

PATTON OPENS ATTACK SOUTH OF ARDENNES   Bolstered Nazis Show More Aggression At Strasbourg

British, Yanks ‘Drive 3 Miles Into Germany   U. S: Third: Army Crosses Sate: Riverin New > Assault -

British Push Three Miles InfoReich   U.S. Third Army  Alse Moves Ahead {n Ardennes Area

PATTON'S UNITS CROSS SURE IN MAJOR ATTACK   German Troops Extend Gains Above Strasbourg; Take Two Cities

British Capture Four Villages and Drive Nazis Back   U. S. First Army Attacks in Ardennes Salient, Less Than Four Miles From St. Vith and Four Miles From Reich

Advance From Holland Toward Roer River Area   Sweep Through Four Villages And Reel Germans Back With Shellfire And Bayonets

SWEEP THRU FOUR VILLAGES ACROSS HOLLAND BORDER   1ST ARMY ATTACKS IN ST. VITH AREA; PATTON ADVANCES

Yanks, Tommies Repulse Strong Counfer - Blows   All Air Forces Forced Out Of Action By. “= “Terrible Weather

—WESTERN FRONT—  A VILLAGES ARE TAKEN IN SWEEP   Patton Launches New . Drive On South Side OF Ardennes Salient   SURE IS CROSSED   Nazis Lengthen CrossRhine Bridgehead North Of Strasbourg

British Invade Reich At New Point As Patton Opens Another Assault   Churchill Pays High Tribute To Yanks Who Met Nazi Blow

ALLED ADVANCES COSTLY AS... BRITISH MAKE ADVANCES OF — THREE MILES INTO REICH

FIGHT TOWA ROER FROM HOLLAND   First Army Is Four Miles From St. Vith   Across Rhine Lengthened By Nazis: Sessenehim _ Falls To Americans

THIRD ARMY TROOPS IN NEW ASSAULT UPON BASE OF SALIENT   FIRS” ARMY TROOPS PICK UP YARDAGE IN ADVANCE ON ST. VITH

American First Hits Few Miles From Reich   Nazis Set Back By Determined Blows Of Allied Troops

Near Hongen: First Picks Up Yardage   British Offensive From Maa: River Toward Roe Widens To 28-Mile Front.   'FOG STILL HAMPERS

THIRD ARMY TROOPS IN NEW ASSAULT UPON BASE OF SALIENT  FIRST ARMY TROOPS PICK UP YARDAGE IN AD-

Japan. Germany Equally Guilty  Of Starting War, Says Chiang   By HUGH BAIL LIE

Japan And Germany Faually Guilty! EOE BE UCN RTL,  Kai-Shek Believes Fate Of Emporer Up To Jap People

VICTORY NEAR IN BOND DRIVE   Two Days Remain, $21,953 Needed to Reach Goal in Series E

E’ BONDS NEAR HALF WAY LINE   $15,787 for Day Put Tota Up to $245,677, With $263,323 to Go

‘E’ BOND LAG NOW $94,846   Series E Subscriptions . $414,154 Series E Quota ........ 509,000 , eee er i 94,845

'E’ BONDS COUNT THROUGH JULY 6   Drive Still Can Attain Goa Say Leaders, With Only $80,858 Needed

NEED $117,533 FOR BOND GOAL   Series E Now at 77 Pct - of Goal in Defiance County

DRIVE SHORTAGE CUT TO $58,396   Hopes Rise When $22,462 Added to E Bonds in Day’s Report

Good Record For Region “Of This Size   . _Employers and City Advisory  CounéilAids, -? Russell Says

Good Record For Region "Of This Size   Employers and  City Adveory neil Aids,  Russell Says

MUST ESTABLISH PERMANENT BASIS FOR HEALTH UNIT PRESENT FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT LOVERS PERIOD OF ONLY 1 YEAR

MUST ESTABLISH  PERMANENT BASIS  FOR HEALTH UNIT — _ PRESENT oe core AR nc RAMGEMENT. COVERS  ° -PERTION OF. f.00 1 VRAD

Honshu Air Plants Hit In Big Raid   Fighter Force From Iwo Jima Teams With B-29’s In Attack.

400 Super-Forts Baiter Japanese  Aireraft Plants   Heavy Bombers Escorted Over Enemy Homeland By Fighters from Iwo   TOKIO AND NAGOYA AMONG CITIES HIT   Air Armada Largest LandBased Force to Strike At Honshu Island

ENGINE PLANTS ON HONSHU HIT BY SUPERFORTS   Hundreds Of Tous Of Demolition Bombs Poured On Two Plants

Mustangs Escort 400 Big Bombersin Attack:   Explosive Deluge Rocks Honshu; Fichters Bag 21 Jap Interceptors

Plants On Honshu Are - Assaulted   Fighter Planes Based On Iwo Accompany B-29s In Attack On  Aircraft Factories

Huge B-29 Armada With Escort, Hits  Honshu Factories   Record Blasting Of Aircraft Plants

Final Session Of Civic Forum On Wednesday  Will Discuss San Francisco Conference  And Yalta Agrement

Final Session Of Civic Forum On Wednesday  Will Discuss San  Francisco Conferer

U. §. Is Pressing Britain To Absorb Suez Canal Tolls Under Reverse Lend, Lease

Suez Tolls On U.S.Troopships Cause Dispute   Britain Being Pressed To Absorb Costs Under Re verse Lend-Lease.

Suez Canal Fee On U.S. Vessels Causes Dispute  Britain Declines Lend-Lease Deal On Bio Shinmente

U. S. Renews Pressure To  Absorb Tolls   Press British To Absorb Un:der Reverse Lend - Lease Suez Canal Tolls.   SHIPPING MOUNTS

BRITAIN’S HANDS RARELY -PICK UP ‘DINNER CHECKS’   Lend-Lease Works One Woy It Seems—Uncle Sam Poys, English Wak

We've Paid Them $11 Million. ....  Pressing Britain To Let Lend-Lease Absorb U. S. Suez Canal Toll Charges

TOLL FREE PASSAGE IN SUEZ IS ASKED   British Pass Through Panama Canal Free

America Presses Britain To Lend Lease Suez lolls   British Panama Tolls Lend-Leased By U. S. But Pays Own On Suez.

U0, OEEKO 10 REVERSE PAY ON SUEZ TOLL   Asks Britain to Absorb Cost of Seriding Troops Through Canal.

U.S. Renews Fight to Have Britain Pay Reverse Lend-Lease Charges Through Suez

U.S. Urges Britain Drop Canal Tolls   Paid $11,000,000 fox Use of Suez During Years of War

U. S. Objects To Paying Toll  In Suez Canal   British Get Free Use Of Panama Under Lease-Lend

Dispute Rises On Canal Toll   U.S. Asks Britain Ty Share Burdens

Deferments Granted Men 26 To 29 Who Are Listed Vital To War Work

Asks Congress New Controls On Manpower   Report by Byrnes Urges Power for WLB To Enforce Rulings

4. F's. Face Dra ft ‘Into War J obs   ‘Byrnes Requests ‘New Laws. to ighten Controls ‘On Manpoyer

Stronger Manpower Controls Sought Including Draft Of4-F’s For War Work

Will Request New Laws To Tighten Manpower Control   Draft Of 4-F’s For Essential War Work To Be Slourht

$38,500,285,951 Approved to Wipe Out Japs Waves of 1,000 B-29s to Hit Nippon Daily

APPROVE FUND TO BEAT JAPS   House Committeemen Vote $38,500,285,951 War Department Bill

Army Supply Bill Approved by House Committee  Appropriation May Be Last Big Money Rill of Wear

38'/> Billions For Departmen  Of War Voted   Appropriations Unit Okehs Expenditure

Refuse to N egotiate W ith nion      President Names Fact Finding Board, CIO Union Pledges  Its Cooperation

UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS ASKED 10 GUARANTEE SECURITY  FORD MOTOR CO. SAYS UNION HAS HAD SECURIT}

FORD AGAINST WAGE PACT NOW   ‘Asks Union for Guarantees of Company Security

FORD. OPPOSES INCREASE IN WAGES   Hits Checkoff System, Claims Auto Unions Irresponsible

Ford Asks For. Union Guarantee  Company Security   Company Security Sought By Builder

UNITED AUTOMOBILE  WORKERS ASKED TO  GUARANTEE SECURITY FORD MOTOR CO. SAYS  UNION HAS HAD SECURIT’ AND NOW ASKS FOR CAME

Ford Asks CIOGuarantees In Labor Contract   Wants Union to Guarantec Company Compensation. Security; Would Delay Wage Problem

FORD DECLARES ITS NOT TIME TO SET RAISES’   Asks Union For Guarantees Of Company Security As Negotiations Near

Ford Asks CIO For Guarantees Of Own Security   Tells Union It Doesn’t Feel Present Is Time To Settle On Waves

Asks Board To Act on GM Strike   President Is Promised Cooperation By CIO; Milton Eisenhower One Of Three Men Named

INFORMS UNION TIME. NOT RIPE TO UP WAGES   Ford Lists 31 Modifications To Present Contract

rord Rejects UAW. Plea   30 Per Cent Raise Would ’Mortgage Future,’ Is Reply

Ford Asks for Guarantees   Does Not Believe Present Is Time to Settle Wage Issues

Ford Tells Workers This Is No — Time for Wage Boosts; Requests Guarantee of Company Security

Mrs. Roosevelt Is Nominated as U.N. 0. Delegate  Others Nominated on List Made by President Truman

Truman Picks UNO Delegates; Mrs. Roosevelt, Vandenberg, ‘Connally, Stettinius, Byrnes

Mrs. Roosevelt Nominated Delegate to United Nation:   Connally, Stettinius and Vandenberg Also on President’s List to Senate

Mrs. Roosevelt Is Nominated as  U.N. 0. Delegate  Others Nominniad   Others Nominated on ‘List Made by President Truman

The War Today...   German Regeneration   By DeWITT MacKENZIE AP War Analvwet

It's Vital That Germany Be Given Back Her Reliaion   DEPRIVED OF RELIGION

REGENERATION OF GERMANY IS BEGUN WITH NAMING OF AGED IANTLNA7I TO RULE LARCE AREA

Rebuilding GermanMind Maj or Task   Appointment Of Dr, Hans Fuchs, Anti‘Nazi, to~-Garry. Reich Administralion, Intpartant Step

Aged: Anti- Nazi: Will. Attempt to Rebuild German [Character Through Churches

Mikado’s Emissaries Begin Journey Home   Manila Conference Uneventful; Kawabe. Aides Give Information

Early Occupation Of Enemy’s Homeland Scheduled After Whirlwind  Manila Conferences.

Manila Conference Lasts Less Than Day; Americans Satisfied With Results   JAP EMISSARIES   hly Back To Tokyo With Directions: MacArthur Not Present At Session: Triumphant Entry ts Planned   Onlv Alternative

MacArthur In Statement On Final Act   Delegates Sent Flying Home With Instructions

Delegates Of  Nippon On Way Back To Tokyo   American Supreme Commander Doesn’t Meet Emissaries

Formal Surrender Of Japan Will be Signed Within LO Bays Says MacArthur

Unsmiling Rejection of Proferred Handshake Sets Chill Tone of Meet

Surrender Signing Within 10 Days, Says General Who Remains Aloof To Japanese

Land, Sea, Air Force To Follow In Short While  Ae hbhae‘*he. TAIL Base

GENERAL MACARTHUR  PLANS SIGN FORMAL  SURRENDER IN TOKYO SUPREME COMMANDER IGNORES JAP ENVOYS BUT  CIVCLC IANETDIILTIANC

Formalities To End War Slated Soon   Meeting at Manila Ends: MacArthur Says Formal Surrender To Be Signed Within 10 Davs

Instrument Of Surrender To Be Signed Within 10 Days, Unless Weather Is Adverse   General MacArthur Sends Hirohito’s Delegates Flying Home With Detailed Instructions On Allied Occupation; Emissaries Stay 24 Hours

MacArthur Plans To Leave Soon to Sign Surrender   Powerful Forces of Occu pation to Land on Japan Mainland.   Jap Emissaries Leave After Manila Parley

Japanse Furnish Americans With Details On Air Bases And Harbors   Surrender Terms  Taken To Tokyo   Successful Occupation, But Perhaps Not Without Incident, Expected

Jap Delegates Sent Home By MW Arthur With  OccupationPlan   Envoys Told to Prepare Airfields, Harbors for  Yank Landings  4

Allied Occupation Instructions Given At Manila Meeting   Cool Reception Given Mikado’s Emissaries by Gen. MacArthur As Nip Troops Were Reported Laying Down Arms—Most Of Occupation Force To Be Americans—Incidents Not Expected To Be Considered Possible

MacArthur Ignores Japs  At Meeting In Manila   General Estimates Papers Will Be Signed In Japan Within Ten Days

Jap Delegates Return To Tokyo   MacArthur Plans to Go to Japan Soon With Ground, Naval and Air Forces — Will Accept Surrender in Names of  All of the Allied Powers

Nips Take Surrender Orders to Hirohito      Emissaries Given Full Details for Allied Landing, Occupation; Formal Capitulation Expected to Be Signed in or Near Tokyo

Gen.MacArthur To Accept Doom 01 ‘Nip Empire      Tokyo Emissarics. Leave Manila With Orders To Prepare Way For Conquering Amerivans   Technical State Of Truce Exisis   Emperor’s Delegates To Suecrender Conference Coldly Iguered By Al Hed Conmnander

MacArthur Plans Early Occupation   Atmosphere Cleared By Manila Parley; Jap Envoys Are  On Return Trip

Japanese Emissaries On Way Back To Nip Capital; Japs Want To Keep Some Troops In Both Japan, Continent

BIG ARMY READIED FOR ENTRY; ENVOYS SENT  C WITH RI MrAnil? HE OLUCERINI

MacArthur Sends Mikado’s Envoys Back to Tokyo With Full Details for Occupation   Allied Land, Naval and Air Forces To Enter Homeland Prepared for “Any Contingency, Spokesman Says

MACARTHUR LEAVES SOON WITH POWERFUL FORCES OF TROOPS, PLANES, SHIPS FOR JAPAN

Only Adverse Weather Can Delay Formal End of War—MacArthur.   ENVOYS ARE TOLD DATE

Supreme Allied Commander Will Invade’ Islands With Formidable Ground, Air, Sea Forces To Accept Nippon Surrende!

MacArthur Prepares To Be In Tokyo For Signing In Ten Days   Nip Commission Given Terms At Whirlwind Parleys In Manila; General Refuses To Meet Aides Of Emperor

‘Receive Instructions at Ma. nila From MacArthur's Staff   _V-J DAY IN TEN DAYS   Land, Sea and Air Forces to Take Part in Occupation

MacArthur Will Travel fo Tokyo For Ceremony   Nips Go Home after Accepting Orders at Manila Conference

Jap Envoys Leave With Pledge of Cooperation   MANILA, Aug. 20 (AP)---Formal surrender of Japan will be signed withn ten davs. General MacArthur announced today.

General MacArthur’ Sends Jap Emissaries Home With Full Instructions as to Procedure.     TOKYO AREA BELIEVED   TOKYO AREA BELIEVED TO BE MEETING SPOT

Formal End Of War Seen ‘In Ten Days   Gen. MacArthur Makes Annonucement After Ouick Conference Ends

SURRENDER IN 10 DAYS   Powerful Force to Go to Isiands With Allied Chief—Terms Arranged With Tokyo Envoys, Now on Wav Home.

Emissaries Depart for Tokyo Carrying Details On Capitulation Terms

Tokyo Troubled by Disturbances at Home and in China; Seek Assistance

JAP ENVOYS END JOB IN MANILA, FLY BACK HOME   Allied Commander Asks For Ultimatum From Tokyo To Japanese Commanders In All Fields Of Battle.

MacArthur To Lead Combined U.S:Foree   Army, Navy and- Airmen, “Prepared for Fight, Will ‘Take’ Over. Islands 

Envoys Carry Instructions Back to Tokyo   Nips Are to Arrange For Arrival of MacArthur in Japan

FIGHT OVER DRAFT    Some Members of Congress Want the Present Law Changed

CHANGES LIKELY IN DRAFT LAW   Bills To Extend Selective Service in Congress

U. 5. Draft Law Due To Expire   Congress Battle Over Extension Looms

Fight Extension Of Draft Law   Congress May Balk At Extending It If European War Ends Soon.

Lively Fight On Draft Law Taking Shape   Present Act Becomes Inoperative After  May 15

SOLONS SET T0 AIR DRAFT ACT   Battle Over Extension of PresDent Low fs Expected on Capite: Hill

Fight Shapes Up Or Extension of Draft   Congressmen Want Some Changes Made

Alterations Expected by Congress On Renewal of Draft Legislation

Draft Law Faces Fights Over Revisions Before Extension   Act Expires May 15 Unless Congress Renews It, And Lively Scraps Forecast to Insert Some Changes In It

Lively Fight Shape: Up in Congress On Draft Measure  Extension Necessary Before May 15; Amendments Talked

Draft Battle Is Shaping Up   Unless Renew Law Will Become Inoperative On, After May 15,

BATTLE LOOMS ON EXTENSION OF DRAFT LAW   Solons May Balk If War In Europe Ends In Early May

EXPECT FIGHT ON DRAFT LAW   Need Renewal of Act to Induct Trainees

Sees Depletion of Uranium  Supply If Atomic Energy Is Released Commercially

Planes Search For Slayer of Peace Officer   Unidentified Gunman Kills Erick Nicholson, Seminole County Deputy And Steals Cars

Today's Picture of Western Front   BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

Canadian Leader May Call Election   Ouster of Parliament Threatened by Premier

Canada's s Prime Minister Threatens Election If His Man 1s Not Supported

THIRD MEMBER OF FAMILY DIES OF CRASH HURTS   Thirteen-Year-Old Daughter Of Fatally Injured Conple Victim

RENEWED HOPE OF SETTLINGLONG STANDING STRIKE   Against the Ford Motor Company of Canada Today   WAGES WITH G. M. C. HEADED FOR CLIMAX  (' 10 President and John Ll.  igi ae i ae is i ike in oi tetas i

UAW Resumes Negotiations On Wages With GM   Government Hopeful of Settling Long Strike Against Ford of Canada   HEAD OF COMPANY, TO GIVE STATEMENT   274,000 Idle Throughout The Nation; Plumbers Strike in New York

CLIMAX NEARS IN UAW, MOTORS WAGE MEETING      Canadian Officials Look To Ford For Statement On Wages

Wage Issue Spotlights Conterences   Murray And Lewis Clash At Capital Over Resolution

Health Official ForU.N.R-R.A Quits in Protest   Charges ‘Neglect’ In Jewish Camps; Predicts Epidemic

American Women Criticized      Perfumer Assails Manner Of Using Scents; Urges Kneecap Applications .

O@ FS AITYUMIZING AGE  Esme Tells : How, When, Where and Why to Use Perfume

INAPT TORETURN . TO MONARCHY   Big Three’s Slap At Franco May Put King on Throne

THE TRAGEDY OF SUL ROSS—As Told by Three  ) or 5 Fre A 7S RS aaa =

Kume Island Invaded, Says Tokyo Radio  Rich Borneo Oil Fields Shelled By Warships

News Day And Night   Tokyo Reports Heavy Fighting On Tiny Island 50 Miles From Okinawa   Aussies Push Deep Into Borneo Fields   Battle Of Cagayan Valley In Northern Luzon Drawing To A Close

KUME INVADED BY AMERICANS TOKYO STATES   Tiny Isle Would Give U. $. Forces Closest Base To China Coast   LUZON FIGHT NEAR END   MacArthur Says ‘Liquidation Of Last Enemy Stronghold Is Approaching’

TokyoReports New Landing By Americans   Japan Shaking From Double Superfort Blow

Report Not Otherwise Confirmed   Fnemy Radio Tells of U. § Ship Concentration—Oil Refinery Bombed

Marines Nearing North Tip of lwo  Engineers Have Air Fields Almost Ready To Be Used

Marines Drive 700 Yards  on Iwo Island  Breakthrouch Brinas   Breakthrough Brings Campaign Into Its Closing Stages

AMERICAN WEDGE DRIVEN INTO JAP DEFENSES ON (WO   Marines Advance 700 Yards in Center and Threaten to Cut Enemy Garrison in Two.   COUNT OF NIPPONESE DEAD REACHES 17,12’   Yank Advance Resisted Fiercely With Small Arms, Automatic Weapons and Mortars.

Japanese Cut Nearly in Two  On Iwo Island   Third Marine Division Seal off Point of © Greatest Resistance

China Wants Chen. Nanking's Puppel Premier, Returned   Order Given to Okamura After Signing of Formal Surrender Papers

Return Top War Criminals, Chinese Bluntly Tell Japs  Nips Surrender Great  Rome, bn Mh’?

DESIGN NEW LABOR BILL FOR STRIKES   Potent Weapon to Nip Coal Strike Contained in Compromise Manpower Measure

VIEW MANPOWER COMPROMISE AS STRIKE WEAPON   STIFF PENALTIES ARE PROPOSED IN THE NEW VERSION

Washington Koundup  Manpower Law With Teeth Might Curb Coal Strikes

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  18 MORE “JAP” VESSELS SUNK OR DAMACED

World security organization now  established fact  Byrnes signs protocol after  patttinntine dannmnank® Aannck

United Nations Organization s Now Actualify   29 Countries Ratify ’ Charter, Byrnes Announces

Another Is Jap Captive; Five Missing   Dead Are Pvts. Ted Tomczak, Leo Walsh and John Manning; James! Robinson Held by Japs.

War Death Toll Up; 7 Yanks Die In Battle Zone:   320 Southtowners Have Been Killed in Action So Far.

Three Men Killed In Combat Zones,  5 Others We ounded   Harry Bender, Jr., Son of Draft Board Chairman, Wounded.

Three Die; Raises War Toll to 803   Eight Other Southtowners Wounded in Battle; One Is Reported Missing in  Durane.

Four Other Men Lost; 6 Captured   Four Southtowners Killed in Europe, Two in Pacific, One in Undisclosed Area; Death Toll is 695.

BILL IS APPROVED   Measure Calling for Veteran’s Office Moved Up  on Calendar

Japs’ Power Not Known At Potsdam   Churchill Gives Views In Commons Speech as Leader of Conservative<

Churchill Tells Commons of Plan Made At Potsdam   Says Plans Were Made There for “Unsurpassed Investment” for Victory.

Water Treaty Is Ratified by Senate   RESERVATIONS DEFINE, INTERPRET PROVISIONS AND TERMS OF PACT

DON’T WANT TO GO HOME   Russians Who Served in Germar Forces in Riot

ee ae saneee =. teal ee SS SOS Ys 8  N azi “Intelligence Head Says ‘Ike. Pation Were Greatest Of Allied Military Leaders

E isenhower Rated  As Great Military Leader By Germans   By GEORGE TUCKER (Copyright 1945 by the Associated

Germans Rated Ike As Tops   Skill in Planning  And Political Gen ius Put Him Above Even German Leaders

Reich Intelligence Officers Praise: Ike’s Leadership   Regard Eisenhower  _ As Greater Military Leader Than German Gianarale: Cite Potton

U. S. Leadership  Surprise to Nazis   American Fighting Ability _ Was Underestimated, ' - Says General   EISENHOWER AT TOP   German Intelligence Chief Evaluates the Allied —  * Aoveites’

Germans Rated Eisenhower Best Military Leader Of Allies: Patton Was Most Feared

German Intelligence Rated Our Gen.  “The” Above Any Leaders Nazis Had   Skillful Military Planning And Ability To Over-Ride Feelings And Objections On Political Grounds In Pressing For Goal Cited

German Rates Eisenhower Above German Generals, Patton Greatest Field Commander: Americans Were Underrated

LABOR PARLEY CLOSES FRIDAY   Few Accomplishments Expected After 4-Week Session

Labor ‘Peace Parley’ Closes; Little Achieved   Wage and Other Questions Left Unanswered

Vandenberg  Vows Fight  AtSF. Parley   Delegate Tells Senate He'll Bring Back Pact Acceptable to All

Firestone Men Get Ultimatum  Strikers Ordered to Return by Monday

16 Thousand Strikers Get WLB Threat   Firestone Workers To Vote Saturday On U.S. Order

Newspaper Strikes Headline Nation’s Labor News Today   Three Cities Affected; Four of Detroit's 7 Strikes Settled

WLB ORDERS STRIKERS BACK   16,000 Akron Workers Face Loss of Benefits 

HAMPERS WAR PRODUCTION, I$ AGENCY CLAIM   Union Faces Loss of Benefits If Work Order Ignored

Firestone Firm Employes Face  Loss Benefits   Vaeation, Shift Premium and Maintenance of Membership to Be Revoked   Unless Walkout Ends   Mouday Morning Deadline Is Set   Meanwhite, Labor Disputes Tieup More Newspapers; Some Detroit Strikes Barat

Loss of Benefits Threat to Workers   Work Stoppoge Said Interfering With Production Needed by Our Arvmed Farcrece Publications Hit

i Conference Idea Is Endorsed SE corsed     Industrial Peace Meeting Is  Backed By Labor Secretar

Endorses Idea  For Industrial Peace Meeting  WN wee: J eee Qh ree   New Labor Secretary Wants To Streamline Wis Department First

FAVORS LABOR PEACE PARLEY   Schwellenbach Quickly En. dorses Proposal Made By Vandenberg

Conference Idea Is Endorsed 2 endorsed —  Industrial Peace Meeting Is Backed By Labor Secretary

Anoust Calendar   Industrial Peace Parley Pushed; U.S. Taking Reconversion Steps

Industrial Peace Parley Plan Wins Approval   Vandenberg Urges Leaders to Meet At Council Table

Schwellenbach Indorses Industrial Peace Meeting Proposed by Vandenberg

rincer Drives Hasten Decay Inside Reich  Cutting of Supply Lines by Air Raids’ Causes Home Front Famine   ARMS OUTPUT cUT   Traveler From Germany Says Bandits Prowl Devastated Capital

Famine Mounts Inside Reich  Situation Deteriorates Rapidly As Allies Gain

MacARTHUR force  LIFTING OF /PRESS  CENSORSHIP BY JAP IMPERIAL LEADERS

Nip Government Told to Stop Interference With Newspapers and Radio ©

POTSDAM EDICT TO GIVE JAPANESE PEOPLE A FREE PRESS AND RADIO WAS ENFORCED TODAY ON GOVT   General MacArthur Orders Japanese to Cease All Censorship—Order Given to Suspend Thrée Tokyo Newspapers Which Published Hirohito’s Interview

Japs Told To  Quit Censoring  Press, Radio   Admiral Halsey Makes Request For Retirement

Japs Ordered To Cease Censorship   Action Follows Suspension Of Tokyo Newspapers

Jap Government Ordered To Cease All Censorship   Action Taken By Mac Arthur After Govern. ment Suspended Three  Newspapers   HIROHITO’S PICTURE BASIS FOR ACTION

Capital Raid Carried Out By 70 B-29's   Japanese Report Damage Inflicted . Me Several Points

B20 KINGL FIRE IN TORY CHOP DISTRICT   Rage Uncontrolled For Over Four Hours; Main Japanese Island Of Honshu Also Hit By Big Fortresses, Report   TOKYO CONCEDES TOKYO IS TARGET

TOKYO, FRENCH INDO-CHINA HIT BY SUPERFORTS   Bomb Saigon, Cholon, Indo-China Capital  ~ for First Time -

TOKYO §$ FIRED BY SUPERFORTS   Saigon-Cholon Area Of IndoChina Hit First Time

B-29 Bombers  Blast Tokyo’s  - Business Area   Fires Rage Uncontrolled For Four Hours After Superfortresses Drop Incendiaries On City

SUPERFORTS BLAST TOKYO AND SAIGON   Japs Admit Fires Raged 4 Hours in Capital

B-29'S KINDLE BIG FIRES IN SEVENTH RAID OF WAR ON JAPANESE CAPITAL   Tokyo Admits Flames Rage For Four Hours

Yanks in Italy Halt Two Thrusts; American Patrols Probing Deeply

NAZI POSITIONS IN'ITALY PROBED   2 Strong Thrusts by Germans Are Repulsed

JAP DEFENSE FAR WEAKER ‘THAN FEARED   APEARHEAD OF TENTH ARMY REPORTED THIRD OF WAY © ACROBS STRATEGIC “ FSLAND

Pen Up 15,000 Enemy Troops  On Okinawa   Battle For Island Near End as Allies Gain in China, Borneo Drives —

People’s Army To Be Created For Defense   Japs Report A Yank ‘Surprise Landing’ On South. ern Okinawa As Conquest Nears Completion; Rapic Aussie Advance In Borneo.

RELUCTANT JAPANESE PARLIAMENT GRANTED RULE BY DECREE  ANSWER TO ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE OF YANKS TO END

AERIAL ATTACK LEAVES CITIES MASS OF RUINS   Okinawa Battle End Nears As Aussies Spread Out Over Invaded Borneo

Japsrorming Civilian Army Of Spearmen   Diet Yields Power; , MacArthur in Borneo With Aussie Forces

Chinese Report Series of Unexpected Reverses in Southern Sectors — Jap Parliament Authorizes Rule by Imperial Decree and Formation of Home Guard

BUCKNER SAYS OKINAWA FIGHT IS NEAR CLOSE   Borneo Push Continues To Meet With Little  Jap Resistance

Organization Of Spear-Wielding Civilian Army To Combat American Invasion Is Undertaken In Japanese Homeland

Yanks Make ‘New Landing ‘On Island   Aussies Push Into Borneo—Nip Diet Gives Up Power

American Planes Continue  Raids, Tokyo Radio Says   American Infantry Poised for Final Drive into Cagayan Valley on Luzon

Tokyo Says Yanks Land on Okinawa Southern Beaches   U. S. Offer to Doomed Japs to Surrender Is Ignored; Liberator Bombers Make Theii Debut Over Nipponese ‘Sacred Land’

General Buckner Says Only aFew More Days Ot Fighting Remain   Swift Advance Made in Borneo: Reverses In 3 Chinese Sectors

Okinawa Yanks Nearing Vietory; Aussies Advance   Home Islands Blasted For Sixth Consecutive Day; Chinese Take Pingyang

JAPANESE NOW ARE RULED BY IMPERIAL WORD  Form. Civilian Army      Form Civilian Army  In Face Of All-Out  Offancive   ALLIES GAINING   Tokyo Reports U. §. Air Raids Carry Into 6th Dav.

FEDERAL AGENCY TAKES ACTION IN VAST OIL STRIKE   NUMBER OF U. S. IDLE NEARS 350,000 MARK, STILL CLIMBING

Business Life In  N. Y. Paralyzed   Strike OF Elevator Operators Affects An Estimated 1,500,000

MANHATTANITES ARE WALKING UP   Elevator Strike Paralyzes Large Part Of New York's Business Life.

Manhattan’s Business Life Is Paralyzed   Elevator Operators Remain On Strike

3,000 Yankee Fliers Lost in  Raids by B-29s   600 Others Rescued By Naval Operations Gen. Spaatz Reveals

R70 Ince in  Lf LV  Jap War 43]   Gen. Spaatz Reveals 3000 Fliers Killed; 600 Others Rescued

Operations of B-29s Against Japan Cost Lives of 3.000 American Fliers

General Spaatz Discloses 3,000AmericanFliers Died, 600RescuedIn WarOFB-29s

U. 5. Lost 3000 In Air on Nips   437 Superforts Lost In Jap Missions

3,000 American Fliers Died in Strikes at Japan   Casualties Were Crews of  : 437 Downed Superforts; 660 Me op nd he Mauve Fikaris

The Weather   3,000 Fliers On B-29s Killed Fighting Jap:   General Spaatz Discloses The Loss Of 437 Superforts In Combat Actior

COST 3,000 YANK LIVES   Year-Long Operations Also Took a Toll of 437 Superfortresses, the Crews of 297 of Them Being Lost.

3,000 AMERICAN AIRMEN KILLED IN B-29 RAIDS    Statistics on Year-Long Oper. ations over Japon Are Disclosed Today

B-29's Story Imposing Tale   We Lost 437 of Them And 3,000 Airmen—But They Accomplished Mighty Task

3,000 American Fliers Lost ‘In Operation of Supertoris   Spaatz Reveals 600 Others Were Rescued by Navy

OPERATIONS OF BIG AMERICAN BOMBERS COST LIVES OF 3,000  TOTAL 437 SUPERFORTRESSES LOST DURING YEAR-LONG ACTIVITY

SPAT REPORTS ON p-299° OPERATIONS   Activity Against Japan Cost Lives of Over 3,000 U. S. Fliers.

111 Days Spent: Underground By ‘American Troops   Forbach Blasted Into  Ruins By German Artillery, Mortars

NAZIS BLOCKING ALLIED ADVANCE   Reinforced Germans Are Using Heavy Artillery In Italy

Nazis: Bolster. Force in Italy   ‘Bologna’Ammianition Plant - Ja Heavily Defended .

Nazi Forces Blocking Allied Drive In North Italy Get Reinforcements

HOT SENATORIAL RACE PREDICTED   FIGHT IN MISSOURI NEXT YEAR MAY BE ONE OF KEY CONTESTS IN NATION.

FOUR HELD IN ROBBERIES   Two Confessed to Taking $2,459 - From Missouri Bank in June

FDR Pledged Petain Help. Says Herriot   Former Premier Says Aid Promised Before France Signed Armistice

Health Of Petain Failing   Roosevelt Had Promised France Aid Betore 1940

HERRIOT SAYS PETAIN WAS ADICTATOR   Became Vehement In Testifying .  Against Aged © Marshal

Herriot Testifies Roosevelt Offered France Aid Before 1940 Armistice

Said Roosevelt Would Give Aid To France   Herriot Testifies At Trial Of Petail, Strain Is hivident

Herriot Says FR Pledged Material Help To France   Former Premier Gives Testimony Against Petain Negotiations

Petain ‘Reported Il   Herriot Testifies U.S. Aid Was  Promised France Before Armistice

Herriot Cites Pledge By FDR   Former Premier Savs President  «Promised Aid To France Before Fall

ALLicS NEAR LINKUP IN NORTH ITALY   Eighth Army Takes Venice, Approaches Jugoslav Forces

Brit. 8th Army Within 58 Mi. Of Trieste   Venice in Hands of English; Germans Badinag in Ttaly

Six Die In -S. Carolina Train Wreck   At Least 62 Are Injured When Florida Bound Meteor Crashes Into Middle Of Sun Queen

TRAINS COLLIDE IN FOG; 6 DEAD   “SOUTH CAROLINA WRECK LEAVES 62 INJURED

Fog Blamed For Train Collision Taking Six Lives   Enginer Killed, Six Injured As Freights Collide At Red Wing

FOG BLAMED IN CRASH OF LUXURY TRAINS IN SOUTH   Seven Dead, 62 Hurt As Silver Meteor And Queen Hit

SIX. KILLED AS TRAINS COLLIDE   Luxury Passenger “Crashes Coaches Nearing Siding -

Heavy Fog Blamed  For Seaboard Crash   Six Known Dead, At Least 62 Injured When Silver Meteor Hits Sun Queen

Officials Blame Winter Fog for Meteor Crackuy   Engineer Could Not See Sun Queen; 7 Known Dead, 62 Injured

HEAVY FOG IS HELD CAUSE OF TRAIN WRECK   Seven Known Dead As Silver Meteor Crashes Into Sun Queen

SEVEN DEAD, 62 HURT IN  TRAIN CRASH   Four Service Men Killed in South  Carolina Accident

SIX PERSONS KNOWN KILLED   Sixty-Two Persons Injured in Crash Which ‘Takes Place Sunday at. Kollock, Sonth Carolina — Officiats Continuing Investigation.

BLAME FOG FOR DEATH OF SEVEN IN TRAIN WRECK   Two Luxury Trains Crash Sunday in South Carolina -

HE'S PATRIOT   Vigor and Bitterness Mark His Defense at Oslo Treason Trial

ELECTRIFYING REPORT SWEEPS AROUND WORLD   Himmler Offer Ignoring Russia Is Rejected By  _S., Britain

News Day And Night   President, After Ta With Eisenhower, 5 Report False     P te eee ape er NEE P el ee   Connally Gives Report To A,   Earlier Statement Himmler Offered Su der To U. S. And B

U. S. Delegate to Frisco Starts Keport; Moscow Confirms Story of Himmler’s Attempted Surrender to U. S., Britain

Moscow Declares Himmler Tries To Surrender Unconditionally to United States and Great Britain   Offer Rejected Russians Say, Sen. Connally Tells Press That Bid to Yield “With No Strings’ Has Been Made, News Expected

Sen. Connally Sticks By His Original Claim   American Delegate — Says He Expects Proclamation Soon— Truman Denies Rum

President Truman Spikes False Rumor About. Germany s Unconditional Surrender: Peace Overtures Are Reported

Texan Ignores President's  Quick Denial   Claim of Nazi Collapse Flashes Over World To Start Celebrations; Russians Toll of Limited Proposal for Peace

NAVY SECRETARY SAYS, ROW. EVER, QUICK VICTORY CAN NOT BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED   By LILLIAN,GREENWALD International News Service

Jap War Ahead Of Expectations      Going As Far And Fast As Pussible

ADMIRAL KING TELLS OF GAINS IN WAR ON JAPS   Warns, However, Easy Victory Cannot Be Taken for Granted

Turn Thumbs Down on MV Authority   Irrigation Group Rejects Plan by A 12 to 2 Vote

MVA Proposal Turned Down by Senate Group   Irrigation Committee Rejects Murray Bill By Vote of 12 to2

RED UNITS ONLY 27 MILES FROM AUSTRIA’S LINI   Front Dispatches Say Guns of Russians Heard in Border Area

REDS RACING TO AUSTRIAN . BORDER  y  6 EU as Phe   Capture Key City of Papa   DANZIG PINCHED

RUSS 27 MILES FROM BORDER OF AUSTRIA   Third Ukrainian Army Takes Papa, Key Communications Town

Pressure On Iwo Japs Unabated   U.%.‘Roeek’ Takers Outcnmumbered 2.)

Legion Auxiliary To Sell Poppies   Pay Tribute to Those Who Died in Service

LEGION AUXILIARY 10 SELL POPPIES   Proceeds Go Toward Rehabilitation Of Disabled Fighting Men

MURDER CHARGES FILED AGAINST — HITCHHIKER   Alabama Man Accused Of Killing Two, In Hurting Another

Jap Resistance Grows Stronger  Bitter Fighting on Okinawa and Luzon

ALLIED DRIVES AGAINST JAPS GROW TOUGHER   Thirteen Ships Out of 15-ship Convoy Sunk by Bombers; Naval Battle Hinted

JAPS DIGGING “INONOKINAWE   Nip Resistance On Every Pacific Front Limits  U. S. Gains

JAPS  STIFFEN DEFENSES, SLOW YANKEE GAINS   South Okinawa Battle Rages; Resistance Mounts In Northern Luzon

Jap Resistance On All Pacific Fronts Stiffens   Enemy Holds U. S. Attacks on Luzon, Southern Okinawa

JAPS SLOWING U.S. GAINS ON MANY FRONTS   Resistance Stiffens on Okinawa and Luzon: Philippines-Based Bombers Bag 13 Nip. Vessels.

JAPANESE PUT UP HARD FIGHT   Yanks Slowed on Okinawa and Luzon as Nips Cling To Positions

STIFFENING ENEMY RESISTANCE SLOWS PACIFIC ADVANCES  ARTILLERY BATTLE ON SOUTHERN OKINAWA

U. S. Paeifie Drive Slowed  Down By Japs   Americans Meet Stiffening Resistance In Okinawa And Luzon Fighting

HOLD YANKS TO MINOR GAINS ON LOWER OKINAWA   Marines Take Sub Base on Motobu Peninsula; Luzon Fighting Fierce

Jap Defenses Stiffen on Pacific Front   Yanks Held to Slight Gains in Drive on Okinawa Capital

Jap Resistance Stiffens On All  Pacitie Fronts   On Southern Okinawa Japs Counterattack Under Heaviest Artillery Duel.   BAG 138 JAP VESSELS

Japanese Resistance Stiffens   Yank Advances Marked In Yards On Southern Okinawa, and in Luzon; Jap Dead 865,000

Yanks Are owed In  Naha Drive   ‘Nips In°Third Counterattack As Heavy Artillery ‘Duel Rages’

Suicidal Fighting Everywhere; Artillery Duel an Okinawa Reaches Scale of Eurenean Rettles.

Okinawa Big Gun Duel Rages   Bitter Fight Reported on Northern Luzon; 13 Jap Ships Bagged

MANY TAX BILLS IN LEGISLATURE   State Calendar Loaded With New Levy Measures Now Up for Debate

Tax Increase Moves Fought   Administration Seeks Serie: Of New Levies, Opposition Determined

Reds In Berlin. 400 Yards From  Headquarters —   Biggest Baltic Port Falls To Storm Troops. In Synchronized Drive

Berlin Is Being Combed   Great Airdrome In Berlin Taken By Red Troops

Red Army Unhinge Baltic Wing of Nazi Defense In Victorious Blows

Capital Army Pressed Into Tight Pocket  Germans Insist .   Germans Insist Hitler in City Directing Fight

Battles Rage In Center of Nazi Capital      Russ Overrun Templehof Airdrome, Fight In Tiergarten.

MOP-UP STAGE IN BATTLE FOR RUINED BERLIN   Claim Hitler Still in City

Overwhelming Portion of Allied Obligations to Be Wiped Off Books

Lend- Leave :      President “Says.” U.S; Will Not Grow Rich ‘From: Allies

Most Lend-Lease Obligations to Be Cancelled By U.S,   Truman Hints Payment Won't Be Asked for $42,000,000,000 in War Aid   PRESIDENT INVOKES RULE OF EQUALIT.   Contributions of America And Alhes Since 742 About Even, He Says

GREAT PART OF LEND-LEASE TO BE CANCELLED   Fresident Truman Indicates That Such Action Will Be Taken

To Cancel Lend-Lease Obligations   Truman Soys Huge Debt Would Disrupt Political Stability

TO CANCEL MANY LENDLEASE DEBTS   Dollar-for-Dollar Settlement Was Never Contemplated

Cancel Allied Obligations Of Aid to U.S.   Truman Says Would Disrupt Stability Of Nations to Pay

Romania Status May Furnish Tes!  America Asks for Big Three Commission

U.S. Calls For ‘Big 3° Confab  About Rumania   Moscow-Controlled Government In Bucharest

COMMISSION ON ROMANIA LIKELY   New Communist Government Set Up In Romania Causing U.S. And Britain Some Concern.

Yalta Agreement Faces Stiff Tes!   Red Activity In Romania Causing Concern

YALTA PROGRAM IS FACING TEST   U. §.. Britain Ask Consultation Gn Romanian Upset

Fact-Finding Board Named For G-M Row   Ford of Canada Rejects CIO Offer To End Walkout

Ford Of Canada Rejects UAW Mediation Offer   Truman Admits Board Without Powers, But Asks Co-Operation

STACY HEADS GROUP NAMED BY PRESIDENT   Will Appoint Steel Body Soon, Says Chief Executive

Truman Appoint: Board To Probe Motors Walkout   ‘Canada Ford Firm Rejects CIO Offer Toe End Long Strike

Names GM Facet-finding Board; Ford of Canada  Rejects UAW’s Offer

Premier Koiso  Ousting Likely   Jap Reverses Cause Strain On Nation

Jap Premier  On Way Out   Military Reversals Of Nation Reason; Political Circles Split

May Oust Jap Premier   Political Crisis Brews in Japan As Armies Fail

New Shakeup Of Japanese  Cabinet Looms   Koiso May Be Ousted as Was Premier Tojo

Recent Reversals _ ‘Suffered by Japs  _ Matter of Concert   Political Circles in Nip. pon Split Under Growdine Criticism:

Koiso’s Ousting As Jap Premier  Seen Imminent   Meeting Today Suggests us May Be Reached efore Diet’s Session

HINT JAPS MAY OUST KOISO AS HEAD OF GOV'T   RECENT REVERSALS SUFFERED BY JAPAN CAUSES DISSENSION

OUSTER OF JAP PREMIER SAID NEAR IN JAPAN   Crisis Springing From Military Reversals In Philippines

NIPS BEGINNING TO ‘SEE LIGHT’   Premier Koiso Under Fire, May Be Removed As War Blows Sting

KOISO QUSTING HINTED BY NIPS   NATION DEMANDS MORE STRENGTH FOR CRISIS

May Force Jap Premier to Quit   Domei Hints at Political Shake-Up, Result of Reverses

PLANTS AND BRIDGES IN BERLIN MINED      Nazis Expected to Wreck Key War Facilities at Capital if Reds Threaten City.

Battle For Rhur Opens On Broad Front 10 Miles  From Southern Entrance

Gabreski Weds Kay Cochran   Wedding Twice Interrupted by War Solemnized Today

Wage Negotiations Are Stalemated   Discussions Betvrean Lewis and Producers Collapse: Up to WLB

PARLEY FAILS; MINE SEIZURE BY U.S. LOOMS   War Labor Board Wil Hear Coal Dispute On Saturday

Negotiations Collapse Over Mine Dispute   Wage Negotiations Between Operators and John L. Lewis End in Deadlock, WLB Is Informed.

WAGE NEGOTIATIONS  BETWEEN LEWIS AND  OPERATORS FAILED PRODUCERS ANNOUNCE  WILL REPORT A STALEMATE WAR LABOR ROARD

COLLAPSE-OF BARGAINING WITH LEWIS AND PRODUCERS TO TELL WEB STALEMATE NOW EXISTS

Negotiations on coal wage rift collapse  Producers will claim stalemate

Government Set To Seize Mines   “Wildcat” Strikes Cuts Coal Production

MINE SEIZURE IS DEFINITE POSSIBILITY   Lewis and Soft Coal Operators Have "Last Chance" Meeting to Agree on a New Contract   ‘LATE DEVELOPMENTS

Cutbacks To ‘Affect State: Coal Is Firm   Every Man Who Can Mine Coal sAssured Of Job

Russians Reach Raba River, Some 60 Miles From Vienna And 20 Miles From The Austrian Frontier; Capture Strehlen.

Reds Reach Key River Barrier   Reported Rushing Preparations for Crossing Raba, ,20 Miles from Austria

Ukrainian Soldiers Reach River 23 Miles From Austria  Tanks Are Battling Toward Vienna; Resistance Fierce

Russian Soldiers  Reach Raba River   German High Command Reports Red Army 65  Miles From Vienna   TWO TOWNS CAPTURED   Tanks Are Battling Germans Along South Ranks of Danube

AUSTRIA’S LINE 20 TO 30 MILES FROM RUSSIANS   Germans Say Soviets Drive To Raba River In Smash Nearer To Vienna

3rd Ukrainian Army Strikes To Raba River   Drive Carries 20 to 23 Miles From Austrian Border and 60 to 65 Miles From Vienna

Reds Have Reached The Raba River   Drive Toward Vienna Is In Hiah Gear

Third Ukrainian Army 65 Miles From Vienna   Russian Tanks Beating Toward Austria Along South Bank Of Danube River

Reds Strike Near Vienna   Germans Also Admit New Russian Gains On Berlin Front

THIRD UKRAINIAN ~ ARMY HAS REACHED LOWER RABA RIVER   TANKS OF TWO RUS-  SIAN ARMIES. ARE BEATING TOWARD VIENNA

Soviets Drive To Raba Rive  Near Austria   Germans Say Russians Only 20 Miles From Border On Road To Vienna

REPORT SOVIETS REACH RIVER NEAR AUSTRIA   Nazis Claim Reds Within 66 Miles of Vienna Along Raba River

New Breaches On Berlin Eront, Claim   Third Ukrainian Army Strikes to Lower Raba  River

REDS ADVANGE “NEAR BRESLAL   First Ukrainian Army in a Double-Edged Lunge in Silesia.   TWO TOWNS ‘CAPTURED

Third Ukrainian Army Strikes for ‘Austria, Vienna   Germans Report Reds Reach Rabe River in  Northwest Hungary;  Battle Fury Mounts

Russ Forces Near Austria And Vienna   20 to 23 Miles From Border; Germans Put Up Stiff Resistance

—-EASTERN FRONT—  Reds Reach Raba, 2 Miles From Austria    German Broadcast Says Russia’s Third Ukrainian Army Now Less Than 65 Miles From Vienna

[HIRD UKRAINE ARMY STRIKES TO RABA RIVER   Tanks of Both Third and Second Armies Beat Toward Hungarian Capital  Along the Danube   RESISTANCE IS FIERCE

Russian Offensive Drives for Vienna   Third Ukrainian Army Strikes To Raba River Near Border of Austria. Hit Bratislava Gan

Soviets Push Ever Closer Austrian Line   Reach Raba River 60 to 65 Miles From Austrian Capital

SOVIETS DRIVE NEARER VIENNA   Red Army Thrust Carries Deep Into German Defenses

Soviets Reach Lower Raba In  Push On Vienna   Tanks Of 2 Red Armies Beat Way Toward Aus.  trian Canital.

NEARING WHEN RA   Tanks Beat Toward Austrian Capital Alonge Danube

Montgomery On Verge Of Most Decisive Breakout   RUSSIANS ROLLING TOWARD VIENNA

TROOPS NOW 60-65 MILES FROM VIENNA   High Command Statement Places the Soviet Forces on the Lower  . Raba River, in Northwestern Hunearvy.

3rd Ukrainian Unit Is Near Austria   Tanks Beating Toward Vienna Along Danube

Soviet Army Spearheads _ ti Are Driving.  ‘For ‘Austria.      Forces Are Wedged ‘Into Defense Rezion

Soviet Third Army Strikes To Lower Rabz   Within 20 To 23 Miles Of Austrian Border. 60 to 65 Of Vienna   GERMANS RESISTING   Germans Resistine

Soviets Near  Austria Line  Raba River Reached By Advancing Reds

Soviets 65 Miles . From Vienna Alone Lower Raha River   Germans Resisting Fiercely as Tanks Push Forward

Ukranian Army Is 23' Miles From Austrian Border   F:...5 Strike to Lower Raba River; New. G.us by Reds Are Told by Nazis

TEMPERATURES:   Americans Half Way Across Reich; Panic  Engulfs The Enemy

First Army Tanks Burst Into Plains   Eisenhower Says Nazi Lines Are Broken in Massive Defeat

Philadelphia Puzzled by Flash, Blast   HUNDREDS AWAKENED BY EXPLOSION; METEOR MAY BE EXPLANATION

‘Meteor Fall’ Alarms East   Flash and Roar Rips Across Four States

Site of Greatest Arms Shipping Point Revealed   Pier Within Three  Miles of New York City’s Skyscrapers

Last Pay Check of Soldier Killed In Action Has Laundry Deduction

49 JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK BY ALLIES   Jap Claim Huge Armada Bearing Down on Okinawa

Carrier Planes Bag 47 Vessels InNewAttacks   Summary Announced As Tokyo Say: Transports Armada Near Okinawa

Finns Seek  Acceptance   Diplomatic Relations Renewal ds Expected

Baruch To Guard Against Foul Play   Brushes Off Call With Churchill To Talk With Army News Reporter.

Baruch Stands Watch Over  Coming Peace   Predicts Great Wave of Prosperity  In the U. S:

Baruch Fights Any Effort To Foul Up Peace   Asserts One Of Reason: For Trip To Londo: Is To Hold Big Sticl Over “The Big Boys”

Baruch Holds  A ‘Big Stick’  See That ‘Big Boys’ Don’t Foul Up Peace

LABOR FRONT SHIFTS TODAY TO WASHINGTON   Fact-Finding Panel Again Steps Into The Picture

FACT FINDERS STUDY STRIKES   Truman’s Committee Tried To End G-M Dispute And Stop Steel Walkout

Sea Power Won War, Nimitz Says   Admiral Also Lauds Aircraft, Submarines

2 Networks Affected by Radio Strike   NBC, ABC Executive: Turn Technicians in Effort To Fill Gap.

RADIO NETWORKS WRESTLE STRIKE   Program Service Curtailed As Engineers Go Out

RADIOS RESUME DESPITE STRIKE   Idle Engineers’ Jobs Filled by Others in Emergency

ENGINEERS IN N.Y, STUDIOES EXTEND STRIKE   Executives, Radio Announcers Help Put Networks on Air

RADIO CHAIN BROADCASTS BACK ON AIR   ingineers Who Disruptec  Service by Unexpected. ly Walking Off Jobs Yesterday Have Not Returned, However.

STRIKE ENGULFS AIR NETWORKS   NBC, ABC ‘Stations Resume Most Programs After Engineers Walk Out

Radio Engineers Are out on Strike  Everutivec Ston in ta   Executives Step in to Return Networks to Air

oe 0 REPORT AT. TAR ee et oKe        Saturday, ‘July 14th and wilt Leave ot. Charles at 5:20. O'Clock ‘A. M. -

ining In Armed For cis. ‘Are Either Recent Graduates Or Have Been . Previously ‘Classified As

DEBATE OPENS ON POLICIES   MONTANA SENATOR DEMANDS THAT THE UNITED STATES MAKE STATEMENT OF, FOREIGN POLICY

WHEELER RAPS ALLIED FOREIGN POLICY IN SPEECH   Calis For Europeaii Federation; Asks Bold Hand By America

OPERATORS BALK UNTIL WORK OPENS   Coal Shortage Soon Envisioned by Schwellenbach

Hope of settling coal strike lost in. Lewis refusal   Miners’ ezar turns down  pleas of Schwellenbach

Mine Owners Refuse Talk Unless Pits Are Opened   Schwellenbach Says He Will Press WLB For Determination Of Wage Demands

Refuses To  Order Men Into Pits   Schwellenbach To Seek WLB Ruling on Issue Of Take-Home Pay. ,

Reich Reports  Soviet Forces  But20Mi.Away        ‘German Broadcast. Places  Armored Units of Rus:   sia Army “East OF   Ebershwalde”   Sectors Of Nazi Lines Ripped Open   But Transocean News Agency Contends Break. through Prevented: Brive Across Neisse

RUSSIANS RIP NEW HOLES IN EAST DEFENSE   Fight at Eberswalde Two Other Divisions Strike at Capital

Another Powerful Offensive Across Neisse River In Drive To Link Up With U. S. Third Army Also Announced By German High Command — Berlin Says Soviet Airborne Troops Have Landed Less Than 23 Miles From Reich Capital

U. S. First Army  Cracks Defenses Of Leipzig City   Also Links Up With Ninth Army at Bernburg; British Also Advance,   Germans Assault 9th Army Along Elbe River

1 Elbe Valley for Union With Reds: Meet Site Chosey     Yanks Closing on

Aik YYCSUL  SOVIET PARATROOPS DROPPED NEAR CITY  Tanks Cross Swamps And Canals In Final Sweep

RUSSIANS HAVE TORN OPEN SECTORS NAZI LINE EAST BERLIN  AFTERNOON GERMAN REPORT STATES RED ARMOI

Russian Paratroops Drop Near Berlin.   Berlin Admits Sectors Of Front East Of Capital Torn Open As Konev Launches Powerful Offensive Across Neisse.

2, (fe 2 {000 Reds: Té * Big  Holes .  In ‘dazi Defenses   One Russian Column ‘Reported But 17 Miles -From German Capital

Konev’s Army Pushes Across Neisse River   Germans Say Soviet  Airborne Troops Less Than 23 Miles From Berlin.   SEEK LINK WITH 3RD

Reds Launch Drive to Join U. S. Third Army, Berlin Says   Germans Announced AirBorne Russians Land Inside Defenses

Nazis Speed Up Defense As Airborne Unit Lands   Rerlin’s Conquest Is Growing Closer

German Command _ Says Breaks in Line Front' ing Berlin Quickly Sealed Off; . Konev Crosses Neisse at © 2 Points In New’ Drive.

GERMANS REPORT SOVIET DRIVE T0 LINK WITH YANKS   PLUNGE TO NIESKY, 75 MI. FROM U. S. 3RD ARMY VANGUARD

Nazi Frout Is Ripped By Soviets   Germans Say Reds Driying Toward Link Up With U. S. Third _

Reds Strive For Junction With Patton   Hitler Calls On German Soldiers For Death Stand

Soviets Tear Open Berlin Defenses  Germans Say Miehivy Attack   Germans Say Mighty Attack Reine Launched

Reds Rip Up Oder Front   And Konev’ Army Smashes Across Neisse in Drive to Link Up With Yanks

Drive West To Link Up. With Yanks   Across Neisse Near Saxony -Border; Clean Breakthrough On Oder Prevented; Say Nazis

Tear Holes in Germans’ East Front   Red Armies Plunge Through Nazi Lines, Approach ing Berlin

SAY RUSSIANS ONLY 17 MILES FROM BERLIN   Southern Battle Becomes Major Offensive Aimed at Linking With Alfies

TWO MILLION TEARING HULL IN NAZI LINES   ; a . Berlin Announces Russ Gains   on 150-Mile Front in  ;   Great Offensive.

Sweeping “-ussian Drives East And Soc:4 Of Berlin Reported By Ger aan Radio

Reds Slash Open  Berlin's Defenses   New Offensive Started by Soviet To Connect With American Troops

Russian Tanks Only 20 Miles «From Capital   Konev Crosses Neisse River in Advance to Join Allied Troops

Open Powerful Drive Across Neisse Rivet While Other Units Fight Near Berlin

Russians Tear Open Sectors Of Nazi Lines   Konev’s First Army Launches Offensive

NAZIS ADMIT DEFENSES PENETRATED BY SOVIET FORCES AT THREE POINTS

eds Launch Drive Link Up With U  .§. Third Army   Germans Impose Security Silence On Berlin Front

Russian Drive Tears Gaps In Berlin Defense   Powerful Push Aims A Linking Up With Yanks.  Say Germans.

Enemy Also Reports Paratroops Dropped 233 Miles From City   Germans Concede Russian-Allied Linkup In Near Future Likely; Graz Menaced In Austria

Red Ist Army Seek Meeting With Yankees   Koney's Troops Open Drive Across Neisse 4o Meet Patton's Boy:

Two Million in Attack; Only 17 Miles to Goal   Soviets Pouring Over Oder for Death Blow At Capital

Russians Tear Open Sectors ‘Of Oder Front   Other Forces Launch Offensive to Link Up with American Third Army Troops

SAY REDS OPEN OFFENSIVE T0 JOIN SRD ARMY   Nazis Claim Paratrooper: Wiped Out 23 Miles From Berlin

FRONT EAST OF BERLIN IS RIPPED OPEN   Kovev's First Ukrainian ‘ Army Launches Big Offensive Across Neisse To Link With Yanks   HITLER ISSUES APPEAL

Konev Launches Second Powerful Push Over Neisse  Drive To Link Up With U. S. Third;  Newe Ran Imnosed

Nazis Say Soviets Blast Open Sectors Of Front East Of Threatened Berlin

NIESSE RIVER OFFENSIVE SETS 150-MILE FRONT ABLAZE WITH SOVIET-U. §. LINK UP LIKELY

Russians Year Holes in Nazi Defense   Germans Report New Soviet Drive To Meet Americans

Reds in Drive to Join Yank Forces   Soviets Have Torn Open Sectors of Nazi Line East of Berlin   ‘TANKS ARE IN ACTION   Report Russian Airborne a Only 23 Miles  From Capital

TEMPERATURES:   Reas Thrust Toward Juncture With Yanks   U.S. Third Army Captures Saxony Rail Center Of Plauen, Completing Severance Of Germany; Desperate Battle Raging For Leipzig

Drive Opened Over Neisse By Russians .   Soviets Near Berlin According To New German Reports

Russians Crack German Front East Of Berlin   General Koney Sends Forces Across Neisse To Advance Within 75 Miles Of Americans

SVETS TEAR OPEN DEFENSES BEFORE BERLIN   Airborne Troops Land 23 Miles From Capital, Germans Report

REDS CUT ROAL NEAR CAPITAL?   Germans Report Russians Across Road 20 Miles From Berlin.   /DEFENSES PENETRATED

Soviet Army Only 17 Miles From Capital   Waves of Bombers Blasting Pathway For Mass Assault

UAW LEADERS: STIRRED OVER TRUMAN MOVE   Serious Situation Brings About Important Conferences

Corn And Grain Show Postponed   Will Be Held In Fall With 4-H Show

FLYING GRANDMA KILLED IN CRASH   Grandmother Companion Is Severely Injured in Plane Smashun.

TENSION IN WINDSOR 1S EASED   Gov’t Officials Meet with Leaders Of UAW Strikers

Convict Daughter of Mussolini   Given Two Years of “Police Confinement”

Leads State i 6th War Loan   Chmn. Watts Thanks All Who Helned Make Drive Suecesstul

County Heads lowa in Percent  ‘F’ Bonds Sold   pares E. Watts Reports on Final Firures

Total Sale of. Bonds Amounted to $1,378,002.35   “E” Bond Sales $463,000.00; Highest Percentage of Any County In Iowa

Ward Workers Asked To Strike   Report Request Made By Vice-President

WARD EMPLOYES 10 STRIKE ON MONDAY   Employes in 12 Cities To Strike For Wage Increases

MEN 26-29 TOLD WHAT JOBS ARE NOW ESSENTIAL   WMC Divides List Into Twe Divisions, Describing One as ‘Critical’

LIST OF 35 ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES: DIVIDED IN TWO; ONE IS “CRITICAL”

35 Essential Activities {In Two Divisions   Breakdown Issued As Guide To Selective Service In  Drafting Men.   DRAFT BALANCE

Critical W ar Jobs Detined In WMC Rule   Breakdown Issued To Guide Boards In Draft Of Men In 26-29 Group

LIST OF CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS LISTED FOR DRAFT GUIDANCE  LIST OF 35 ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES DIVIDED INTO TWO GENERAL DIVISIONS

Guide Set Up for Increased Draft - - Administration Criticized For ‘Executive Directives’— Merchant Fleet Becomes a Problem for United States and Some Ships May Be Transferred to Other Countries

35 ACTIVITIES DIVIDED INTO TWO DIVISIONS   Breakdown of Top-Priority Positions Is Guide For Selective Service In Future Drafts

ESrATIL OBS agi   One Section Of 35 Essential -Activities Is Lab eled ‘Critical’ .

List of 35 Essential Industries Divided into Two General Groups  To Guide Selection Men for Army

‘One Listed as Critical—  ESSENTIAL JOBS DIVIDED INTO 2 DRAFT BRACKETS

Non-Critical Worker: Open to Conscription   List of 35 Essential Activities Divided Into 2 General Sections

Guide To Draf ting Age 26-29   Jobs in Seven Categories Are Designated As Critical

WMC ListsCriticalJobs eset As Guide for 26- 29 Draft   Top Priority Workers Will Be Held There; Agrieulture Among: Occupations  “Left Out

Senator Maloney Dies In Hospital      All Men Not In ‘Critical’ Class (Of War Work To Get Calls Firct

To be Guide In Drafting Men 26-29   Those Working In Other Essential Jobs Will be Called First

WMC Divides Industries. Into “Critical” and Essential to  Guide Drafting Men 26-29

35 ESSENTIAL GROUPS LISTEL   Jobs In Seven Categorie: Are Termed ‘Critical’

ESSENTIAL J0B LIST REDUCED   Only Seven Lines Left In ‘Critical’ Class for Draft Purposes

WMC Announces New Listings Of  Manpower Ratings   Yeferred Men Divided Into Essential And Crttical Status, With = Essential To Be Called Lp First.

Critical Job Classification Made by WMC   War Industries Only to Get Manpower O.K.

WMC Lists Critical Jobs   Essential Activities Divided As Guide To Draft Boards

Plans Ready For Drafting Men 26 to 30   WMC Divides 35 Essentia Activities Into 2 Gen eral Divisions

Plan To Defer Critical Groups In 26-29 Draft   Men At Work In 7 Vital Types Of Plants: Will Be Held On Jobs

Manpower Commission Divides List Of Essential Work Into Two Parts

WMC Lists 35 Critical War Tasks   Workers in Mines, Smelters Get Rating Near Top

Manpower Boart  Divides lists  In Two Divisions All Work In Seven   General Categories  Said To Be Critical

WMC Announces Critical Jobs   Production Of Aircraft And Parts Included In The List.

‘WMC Designates Essential Jobs   Divides List of 35 inte Two Divisions to Aid Draft Boards

Surrender Of Bataan To Japanese Became Matter of Exnediency. Wainwriah? Reveals

Wainwright Tells Price America Paid For Not Being Ready For War   By GENERAL JONATHAN MM. WALNWRIGHT

World Thinks Adolf Hitler Still Exists   Chase Ranges From Berlin To Madrid To Tokyo t To Buenos Aires

Allies Track Every Rumor  Of Fuehrer   Search Centers Inside Germany, Extends Afield

Search Is Intensified as Reds Cling to Belief Hitler Still Alive’   Re FUOUARD V. ROBERTS

Fuehrer Believed Alive   One Report Says He Was Seen in Hamburg Vicinity

PARIS RADIO BROADCASTS REPORT TODA   First Word Comes From Aikara; Re-

Australians Consolidate  In Oil Fields   Activities of Yank And British Fleets Under ‘Blackout’

Mustangs From Iwo Pound Honshu As Silence Shrouds Mighty Third Fleet

Kyushu Island Attacked by 7th Air Foree   Aussies Consolidate  Positions in Borneo; Formosa, Other Isles Hit: Silence on Fleet

WAINWRIGHT AND MACARTHUR: ARE TOGETHER IN YOKOHAMA   GENERALS WHO HAD BEEN SEPARATED SINCE DAYS OF CORREGIDOR KEUNITED TODAY

Commander to Demand Accounting For Brutality Revealed as 1,500 Prisoners Liberated

LAST OF NAZIS IN RUHR POCKET ARE WIPED OUT   Americans Now Operating Behind Nazis Fighting Reds; Russians Open New Drives

REICH VIRTUALLY BISECTED IN SOUTH: MANY BIG CITIES FALL AND PRISONERS TOTAL MOUNTS

Germany Virtually Bisected by Three Advancing Armies   Last Direct Communications From Berlin to  South Are Severed

Yanks Besiege Leipzig, Near  Russian Lines   Third Army Enters Bayreuth in Swift Drive Across South. Eastern Germany   Nearing Dresden.

th Army Wins New Crossing Over Elbe River   Reich Virtually Bisected By Fast Moving 3rd Army

U.S. Forces Cut Berlin's Last Main Road to South; Elbe Crossed at New Point   Third Army Drive Virtually Cuts Reich in Two; Dortmund Captured; Americans Nearing Czech Border

OHS ceric ERUINE —  Berlin- Munich Road Is Cut; Ruhr Shrinks As - Dortmund Is Taken   Ninth Army ‘Gains: Second, Crossing Of ‘Elbe And *\ Pushes: Slowly Ahead’ On Oyter Defeises Of Reich Capital:88 Miles Byom Reads:

Reich Cut In TwoAs Bradley F Fo orce      Yah Said Already Operating. In! ~ Rear Of Germans Fighting Reds) ~ Cut Berlin Relations With South

Siege Arc Around City Tightened   Third Army Into Bayreuth And Near Dresden

9th Fights On Berlin's Outer Defenses   45 Miles From Capital; 3rd 55 Miles Away

Other Americans to the South  ‘Besieged Leipzig, Plunged:Deep Into the German:  National Redoubt.”  x   GEN. BRADLEY’S ‘ARMIES BYPASSED LEIPZIG   Tightened Siege Arc Around “Saxony Cify Where One. Million Civilians Report: ed Awaiting Yanks.

Americans Win Second Crossing  Over Elbe River   First and Third Army Tanks Hurtle Past Besieged Leipzig.   Flanking Sweep Takes To 88 Miles of Reds

Third Army Speeds Past Leipzig   Cutting of Iast Rail Line to Munich Practically Bisects Reich; 88 Miles from Russians

Ninth Battles Toward Outer Berlin Circle   Wins Second Crossing of Elbe as 3rd Sweeps Deep into Saxony

Win Second Elbe River Crossing jin Concerted Push   Ist and 3rd Army Tanks Hurtle Past Leipzig and Advance Inte Southern Reich

Americans: Surging Across Elbe River.   fa Third ‘Army Sweeps Past’ “Leipzig 88 Miles From . " Advancine Russian Soldiers

Ninth Wins 2nd Elbe Crossing  Reds Mount   Reds Mount New Drives Toward Prague And Redoubt

Leipzig Passed; Dresden Periled, As Yanks Sweep Or   Bayreuth, German Mountain Fortress, Entered by Yanks

ALLIED ARMIES SLOWLY CLOSE TRAP ON REICH   Move Slowly To Outer Defenses Of Berlin Today

BRADLEY'S UNTS BY-PASS LEIPZIG IN REICH PUSH   3rd Army Enters Bayreuth; Yanks Take 114,000 Prisoners in Ruhr

2nd Crossing Of Elbe River By Ninth Army   Fights in Berlin Defenses; First, Third Race For Linkup With Reds

2U. §. ARMIE’ ARE BEYOND . LEIPZIG   Germany Virtually Bisected By New Advance   DORTMUND   Captured By Ninth Army; First Takes 34,847 Captives In Day

Leipzig Passed in Drive to Russians   Germany Virtually Bisected as Last Direct Communications with Munich, Superhichway, Severed

Ninth Army Fights on Outer Berlin Defenses; Tanks Hurl Past Leipzig

Berlin Link To Munich Is Cut, Leipzig Passed   Ruhr Pocket Virtually Eliminated With Total Of 117,400 Prisoners  Taken From Trap

Yank Army Drives To Bisect Reich   Berlin’s Communications With the South Cut by Advance      NINTH NEAR BERLIN   Ruhr Pocket Virtually Wiped Out; 114,000  Prisoners Laken

First and Third Army Tanks Have Gone Weill Past Besieged Leipzig, Reports Say Today.   GERMANY PRACTICALLY CUT IN TWO PARTS

Dash Past Leipzig Puts Yanks Bey ond Czechos.ovax Tip  Ruhr Pocket Almost Cleared; Less Than 100 Miles To Reds

LEIPZIG I$ BYPASSED IN SOUTH   U. S. Troops 88 Miles From Russian Lines In Drive Eastward

PRESS FORWARD ACROSS BERLIN'S OUTER DEFENSES   Germany Virtually Bisected; Other Yanks Hurtle Past  Alavice’ Il ainzin Raca

Many Prisor Prisoners Freed, Officers Say eat ee a ARGENS) AY  Americans Tell Of Escape As Reds Moved Westward

Many U. S. Prisoners Escape Nazis When Being Moved West in Poland  Three Officers Tell of Being Herded With Poles  A] Carmane Fleeing From Russian Advance

Many Prisoners Freed, Officers Say  Americans Tell Of Escape As Reds Moved Westwar¢

Food Rioting On Hokkaido   Hungry Japs Seize Food From Farmers, Storehouses And Mills For Two Days

2300 HUNGRY JAPS SEIZE FOOD FROM FARMS AND MILLS   BANDS OF RIOTERS RAID WAREHOUSES ON NORTH ISLAND

Japanese Raid Stocks of Food   Form Into Bands for Their’ Forays

CONGRESS MOVES TO CONTROL TVA   Storm Clouds Gather~ Over Manpower Legislation

SECRET ORDER AIDED ESCAPE      Captured German Document Enabled British To.Leave Dunkerque,

Captured Document Enabled British To Evacuate 330,000 From Dunkerque

Polish Agreement Not Expected Before April 25th   Stettinius, Truman, Eden and Molotov Meet In Washington

The Big Three  Hold Sessions In Capital   Russian Foreign Minister Meets Pres. Truman

Victory Loan Bond Box Score   Lawyers Charge Trial Expenses Were Too High

Attorneys Offer To Make Detailed Expenditure Study   Estimate Cost Approximately Totals $3,000

Labor Secretary Calls Conference  On Coal Strike:   Seeks To Halt Spreading Coal Strikes—Struck Oil Refineries Are Seized   NATIONAL PARLEY MAY BE SPEEDED

Coal, Phone Strike Threats Remain Acute; Prompt Return of Oil Workers Expected

BRITAIN PUTS SQUEEZE ON U. S.   MAY PUT GOVERNMENT INTO AIR TRANSPORT

Single Airline Proposed To Combat British Policy   {Bill May Set Off Attacks On Britain For Actior  Against Pan-American

YOUTHS QUESTIONED IN TAVERN ROBBERY   Two Seventeen Year Old Boys Held by the Police

YOUTHS QUESTIONED JN TAVERN ROBBERY      Two Seventeen Year Old  Boys: Held by the  RPalica

MEDICAL TROOPS BENEFIT BY NEW ARMY POINT PLAN   Door fo Civilian Life Opened te $21,000 More Veterans

Army Eases Rules For Release of Medical Personne!   New Point Scores Effective Today Free 821.000 Soldiers

Truman Says He Isn’t Convinced   Shelving of Full-Employment Bill Termed Disappointing.

HID POTOON ON Hla BODY, BUT DONT USETT   Last of Nazi High Command Loose Found in Hamburg Boarding House...

British Seize Von Ribbentrop As He Sleeps   Hands Over Poison Hi Had Strapped To His Body; Identified By Tearful Sister

SEIZURE E INTENSIVE MANHUNT   Foreign Minister Last Of Main Nazis On Loose   CAN OF POISON   Not A Friend

Allied Forces in Hamburg Find Von Ribbentrop Alive   Former Liquor Peddler Wanted in 10 Nations For War Crimes

Can of Poison Found On Nazi Aide’s Body  War ad ct Klc cent cee Bi ae2ctarn Utding   Hitler’s Foreign Minister Hiding Tn Boarding House as Herr ‘Riese’

‘HITLER’S FOREIGN MINISTER IN NUDE WHEN TAKEN; HAD POISON ON BODY BUT DIDN'T TAKE IT

Great Manhunt Brought to End  Nazi Fereign Minister Is Taken Prisoner

At Hamburg In Boarding Place Under Disguise   Intended To Hide Until British Feeling About Him Died Down.   HANDS OVER POISON

ENDS. MANHUNT FOR LAST BIG NAZI CRIMINAL   Hitler’s Ace Agent Says He Hoped for ‘Fair Trial Later’

VON RIBBENTROP IS CAPTURED AT HAMRIRC THUR.   Nazi Foreign Minister Nabbed While  Qlaaning   SEARCH IS ENDED   Had Been Wanted By At Least Ten Nations

WAR CRIMINAL FOUND ASLEEP IN HAMBURG   Nazi Foreign Minister Is Wanted for Trial by 10 Ceuntries

VonRibbentrop Is Captured   Last of Nazi High Command Except Hitler

Ribbentrop : In Hands of British Now   Found Asleep in Hamburg, Can of Poison Strapped to Body; Gave Up Readily

*¥ & kkk & 8 & HR . Tin of Poison Strapped to Body; Letters to British Leaders Found

Nazi Leader To Face Trial  For Crimes   — a Serewoe fS Fe  LONDON, June 15 (7?) Maj. Clement Attlee disclosed today that the Big Three meeting wiil tak¢ place in Berlin.

_ PRISGNER, Ribbentrop _ Is Captured   Nazi Foreign Minister Nabbed After Intensive Man Hunt. .

Reich Foreign  Minister Taken  While He Slept   Discovered Nude In Hamburg Bourding House By Three British Army Soldiers   Had Vial of Poison  Strapped to Body   Gives Up Voluntarily; Huds Most Extensive Manhunt In Europe Since VE Day

‘British Seize que n Hamburg   Former Nexi Diplomat Nabbed os He Sleeps With Poison st Hand

HIGH NAZI TAKEN WHILE ASLEEP IN HAMBURG HOUSE   CAN OF POISON IS FOUND STRAPPED TO BODY WHEN ARRESTED

British Capture Von Ribbentrop; Taken in Hamburg   German Foreign Minister Wanted As War Criminal

Nazi Foreign Minister Is Captured   Von Ribbentrop Falls Into British Hands To End Lengthy Hunt

Ribbentrop Forsaken by Friends, Found Sleeping in Boarding House

Von Ribbentrop, Last “Big” Nazi, Seized by British   Captured as He Slept Nude in Hamburg Boarding House; Ends Intensive Manhunt

2 oreign Minister  Captured   Von Ribbentrop Gives up Easily. But Had Can of  Poison on Body

BRITISH SEIZE RIBBENTROP IN HAMBURG ROOM   Ends Search for Last High Nazi Official Known To Be Alive

MANHUNT FOR PLOTTER NOW COMES T0 END   Former Wine Salesman Is Found Asleep in Humble Cottage in City of Hamburg

Taken By British While Asleep In Hamburg House   Brings To Close Most Intensive Manhunt In Europe Since V-E Day; ‘Carried Poison

INTENSIVE HUNT FOR NAZI WAR CRIMINAL ENDS   Nazi Foreign Minister Arrested by British in Hamburg Room

NAZIS’ FOREIGN MINISTER GIVES UP POISON VIAL   Found Nude In Boarding House; Former Friends Refused To Help Him; Great Manhunt Ended.

BRITISH CAPTURE VON RIBBENTROP   GERMAN MINISTER FOUND AT HAMBURG

Von Ribbentrop Seized by Allies   Foreign Minister Of Reich Arrested

Von Ribbentrop s Captured; End of Lengthy Manhunt  Last Nazi Leader Known to Be Yet Alive in Europe

Former Nazi Foreign Minister Is Captured' In Hamburg Where He Had Been Hiding Six Weeks

Hiding In City Since Apri! 30, Unable To Find Friends To Help In Escaping

Prize of German War Criminals Asleep when Found   Surrenders Metal Can Of Poison Strapped to His Body Voluntarily

Nazi Foreign Minister Cap tured While Asleep Nude In Hamburg House   Vial Of yf Poison Strapped To Body   Wanted By At Least Ten Nations To Stand Trial For War Crimes

Highly-Prized Nazi Fugitive Finally Taken   Long Search Terminated; Arrest Sister

Ribbentrop Captured In Hamburg   Hitler’s Foreign Ministeg Unable To Get Friends  To Hide Him

NAZI LEADER WAS LOCATED  — JN HAMBURE   HITLER'S FOREIGN MINISTER PICKED UP IN APARTMENT —HAD TIN OF POISON

WAR CRIMINALS ‘Poison Found On Body   British Discover Nazi Leader in Hambure House

Nazi Foreign Minister Captured As He Slept In Boarding House—Had Can Of Poison Strapped To His Body—Last Of Top Ranking Nazi Known To Be Alive Who Had Eluded Capture—His Sister Also Caught—She Identifies Him

ARRESTED BY BRITISH   Foreign Minister For Hitler Surrenders  Hidden Poison

Hitler’s Arrogant and ®Dandified Foreign Minister Without Friends or Clothes When Caught - - - No Attempt Made To Use Can of Poison Strapped to Nude Body

FOUND ASLEEP IN BOARDING HOUSE THERE   Wanted by at Least 10 Governments for War Crimes, He Was Last Top-Ranking Nazi Fugitive Known to Be Alive.

Von Ribbentrop Seized While Sleeping Nude in Hambura Boarding House

Nazi Big-Wig von Ribbentrop Captured While Sleeping Nude In Hamburs: Had Can Of Poison

VON RIBBENTROP IS FOUND IN HAMBURG BOARDING HOUSE  NAZI FOREIGN MINISTER  LAST OF HIGH HITLER  AINEC LCTHR BY PDITICLY

Capture of Von Ribbentrop Closes Allied Manhunt for Top Hitlerites

BRITISH CAPTURE VON RIBBENTROP   Nazi Minister, Found in Hamburg, Cleverly Concealed Poison

Extensive Search  For Nazi Official Ends in Hamburg      Unused Container Of Poison On His Person

Hated Nazi Wanted By Ten Nations   Can of Poison Found Strapped Teo His Body

High-Ranking Nazi Fugitive Taken In Bed   British Captors Find A Can Of Poison Strapped To His Raodv.

‘Bulgarian Appeals Are Tense   Political Campaign fs Reported Moving Toward Climax; Atmosphere Is Called Explosive

MARINE AIR ACE REPORTED FOUND   Maj. Boyington Is Among 50 Prisoners Now Liberated

5 to 10 Below Zero Temperature Is Predicted for Dixon Area in Night

Cold Wave  Is Forecast  For State   Sub-Zero Temperatures Expected To Prevail Over Large Part Of Middle West Tonight

Seventh War Loan Drive Off To Flying Start   OVERALL QUOTA $929,000

Minnesotan Fights To Keep Ft. Snelling Center From Shifting To McCoy

HOUSE HEATED OVER SPEEDUP IN DISCHARGES   ‘BRASS HATS AND  GOLD BRAID UP  FOR CRITICISM

House Debates Army Releases   Despite Heated Controversy no Speed-up Order Is Approved

HOUSE DEBATES ARMY DISCHARGES   LEADERS ARE CRITICIZED, BUT CHAMBER REE TO ORDER SPRED

House Refuses to Speedup Demobilization   Hot Words Fly as Military Setup Discussed in House

Armor Breaks Superhighway To Brunswick   Borst OF Power Threatens To Cave In Germans Entire Northern Flank

Doughboys Swarm Streets Of Hannover After Sudden Breakthrough From North; First Army Rolls Toward Nordhausen   BRITISH LAYING SIEGE TO BREMEN

American Ninth Army Troops Storm Into Burning Hannover  U.S. FIRST ARMY 115 MILES FROM BERLIN  British Forces Wheeled To Within Sixty Miles ' Of Hamburg

Anglo-American Attack Rolls Toward Baltic Coast, Hamburg, Brunswick

Fifth Armored Division ‘Cuts Highway—First and Third Armies Slash Into Crumbling Reich

Nation Poised For Nation’s Greatest Drive   Greatest Humanitarian Drive To Start Next Monday

ee ee A COLUMN  ABOUT IOWA   Open Local Option Fight in Legislature

Senators Find Germany Still Ts Peace Threat  Nazi Produciton Sern wages ge ee   Nazi Produciton for War Held Oui to Lost Hour

Senators Find Germany Still Is Peace Threat  Al wet Deadenmistam   Nazi Produciton for War Held Out to Last Hour

NAZI PRODUCTION HELD UP TO LAST   GERMANY TREBLED QUTPUT OF SOME WEAPONS AS ALLIED BOMBS FELL.

War Production By Nazis High To Final Hour   Revealed by Captured German Document, Committee Discloses

Captured Document Reveals Nazi War Production Held Out “Amazingly Well

Report Lists German Power   Captured Document Re‘. veals Nazi Production Never Destroyed

BOMBINGS DID NOT KNOCK OUT WAR PRODUCTION   Nazis Turned Qut More Equipment In 1944 Than In 1942, Report Shows

\Churchill Hints To Commons That Announcement Of Peace  Might Come Before Saturday

No Statement Now, Churchill Tells Commons   Bernadotte Confers With Swedish Officials After Return from Copenhagen —British Authorities, Less Optimistic, Ask: ‘‘What Has Himmler to Gain?”

Churchill Sets Stage For Imminent’Events   Packed House of Commons Hears Guarded Report From Premier

—PEACK—   Surrender Of German: In Denmark, Norway May Be Offered   British Prime Minister Tells House Of Commons He Has No Statement To Make Today; Stalin Leads Russia’s May Day Celebration

Churchill Hints At Statement To Clear Up Rumors   German Radio Stations Warn ‘‘Momentous’”’ News Is Pending

PEACE UNCONFIRMED BY OFFICIALS   No News,—Churchill: Himmler’s Authority  Is Questioned

Peace Moves Continue in Rumor Stage   Churchill Tells Commons There Are Ne New Developments

Churchill Sees Possibility of War's End Soon   Swedish Count Refuses to Tell Results of Trip

SWEDISH COUNT MAY BE BEARING NEW PROPOSALS   British Prime Minister Tells Commons He Has Ne Statement; Parley At Stockholm Watched  Closely

Swedish Count Confers With Underseeretary Of State After Flight From Copenhazen   tvades Queries By Newspapermer   Refuses to Suv Whether He Has New Coammunication From tHeinrieh Eimualer

Patterson May Get High Court Post This Week   President Will Fool A Lot of People If He Doesn't Send Up Nomination,

Russian Troops Overrun Czersk, ‘Big Rail Junction   Two-Way Drive On Berlin Resumed By Soviets Under Konev

KEY POINT NEAR DANZIG CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS: KONEV GAINS IN SOUTH

Russians Overrun Rail Junction 47 Mi. From Danzig   Konev, Renewing Drive To Berlin, Dresden,  Storms Guben

Reds Capture Rail Center Near Danzig   Konev Renews 2-Way Drive on Berlin  And Dresden

Truman Tells Reporters They Must Judge His Direction By His Acts

MACARTHUR DECLARES ENTIRE PH VIN ARCHIPELANO Td FREED, CAMPAIGNS “CLOSED”

BIG JAP A WIPED OUT IN PHILIPPINES   MrcARTHUR REVEALS 22 ENEMY DIVIBIONS PRACTICALLY ANNIBILATED DUBING CAMPAIGN

CAMPAIGNS IN ISLANDS VIRTUALLY CLOSE STATES MAC ARTHUR.   Few Enemy Groups   Japs Encountered Greatest Disaster in Their Military History.

Kyushu Airfield ls Bombed; Closed Philippine Campaign Cost Japs 450,000 Dead

CAMPAIGN FOR PHILIPPINES I$ ENDED BY U. $.   “Greatest Disaster Ever Sustained. By Jap Arms,” MacArthur Asserts

NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN SUICIDE VICTIM   Joseph W. Ervin, 44, Found In Gas-Filled Kitch. en Of Home   NOTES ARE LEFT FOR FRIEND, RELATIVES

Representative Takes His Life   Ervin, Democrat of North Carolina, Dies

REPRESENTATIVE IS FOUND DEAD   Joe Ervin Commits Suicide at Home

Rep. Ervin’s Yule Death Found Suicide   {LL HEALTH BELIEVED REASON FOR TAKING OWN LIFE WITH GAS

Solon Commits Suicide In His Capital Home   Rep. Joe W. Ervin Takes Own Life

(Rep. Joe Ervin Takes His Life  In W ashington      North Carolina Congress man Found Dead In GusFilled Kitchen Ou Christmas Duy

N. Carolina Congressman Kills Himself  Joseph Ervin Dies By Inhaling Gas On Chrictmas Eve

REP, JOE ERVIN KILLS HIMSELF   North Carolina Congressman Commits Suicide In Washington Apartment,

Ervin! Kills Self          ‘ound. Dead, Clutching Razor and Pistol, Ir Gas-Filled Kitchen.

CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH ERVIN KILLS SELI   North Carolinan, 44 Turns on Gas Outlets

CONGRESSMAN ENDS HIS LIFE   Rep. Ervin, North Carolina. Dies of Asphyxiation In Kitchen of Home

Congressman Kills Self   N. C. Representative Found Dead In District Of Columbia Hc me

Congress Member Takes Own Life   North Carolina Solon Dies of Gas Poisoning

Joseph W. Ervin “Ftom North Caro“lina Is Found Dead  With Gas Jets Wide  Open in Kitchen. —

Congressman’s Death Is Listed As Suicide   Body of Joseph W. Ervin, _ North Caroline, Found in Kitchen -

MORE JAP SHIPS SUNK IN CHINA SFA BLOCKADE   Liberators Intercept 15-Ship Con. voy Leaving Port Of Swatow

Jap Pockets On Luzon Is. Are Compressed   Liberators Blast 15-Ship Convoy Leaving Swatow

U. S. FLIERS BLAST 12 JAP SHIPS   Troops Compress 3 Jap Pockets On Luzon Island

YANK AIRMEN BAG MORE JAP SHIPS   Catch 12 — ‘In China - Sea Blockade

Sink Jap Ships In China Sea   Ship Convoy Leaving Chinese Port Attacked

U. S. Planes Sink 12 Jap Ships   Philippines-Based Liberators Intercept Jap Convoy Leoving Port of Swatow

Advance Made On Jap Force In Philippines   Three Pockets On Luzon Are Compressed; Planes Sink 12 Ships In Blockade

CHINA DRIFTS TO CIVIL WAR   Report Clashes As Tension Between Communists And Central Govt. Mounts

Communists Reject Offer Of China’s Government, Forecasting Civil War

Fears Of Civil. Strife Rise As Factions Clash   Widespread Fighting Re. ported in Eleyen Chinese Provinces

Fears Of Civil : Strife Rise As Factions Clash   Widespread Fighting Reported in Eleven Chin- ' ese Provinces —s_—

FIGHTING SPREADS INTO I] PROVINCES   800,000 Government Troops Engaged In Internal Strife

CHINA DRIFTS CLOSE TO CIViiL WAR AS REDS REJECT COMPROMISE OFFER

Chiang’s Advisors Claim Communists  Should Be Crushed   Generalissimo Said Held from War Declaration By Fear of Reaction in U. S., Russia; °B ahele’ Mace Aan Rat} eee

5th Prong Blasts the Nippon Oil Refinery Near Osaka   Two PLANES ARE LOST   Choshi, Big Fishing Port, Is Bombed; Will Affect The Nation’s Diet

FIFTH PRONG BLASTS NIPPON REFINERY NEAR OSAKA :   Reports Awaited   Halsey’s Great Anglo-American Armada Remains in Security Blackout.

600 Superforts Leave Four Big Cities Burning   Bombers From Okinawa Raid Shanghai Port

THREE THOUSAND TONS INCENDIARIES RAINED UPON OSAKA   LARGE FLEET SUPERFORTS FOUGHT BAD WEATHER TO SET JAP CITY AFLAME

520 Planes Attempt to Wreck City   Tokyo Admits Fires; Bombs Dropped By Instruments on Targets«

520 Superforts Battle Against Thick Weather   Instruments Used While Jap Air Force Gounded

3,000 Tons Of Incendiaries Are Dropped   Gen. Arnold Predicts Bombs To Be Hurled On Japan At Rate Of 2 Million Tons A Year

Incendiaries Dropped On City Of Osakz   Successful Attack Is Made By Force Of 520 Superforts Despite Thick Weather

W OSAKA RAID   Bombardiers Release Their incendiaries By Instruments.    UNABLE TO SEE RESULTS

520 B-29s Lash Vital War Plants   Arnold Promises Japar 2 Million Bomb Tons A Year; Enemy Folding Uf On Okinawa.

OSAKA MAULED BY SUPERFORTS   Possible Knockout Blow -' Bealt Jap City

instruments Are Used To Batter War Plants and Starts Fires In Factories  —  SaZ4AV MWASIPEe ARIF PCLT VY   MAY WIPE OUT CITY

Thick Weather Hampers Attack Which Japanese Fail To Meet With Either Flak or Planes; Arnold Promises 2-Million Ton  Bombardment

Incendiaries Released by Instruments  920 Superforts Fought Weather In Osaka Raid

PLEDGES T0 HIT JAPAN WITH TWO MILLION B-TONS   OSAKA FLAMES FROM NEW ATTACK BY 520 B-29S FROM CHINA

Gen. Arnold Warns Nips of Tremendous Air Assaults Soon   Aussies Take Brunei City Without Fight; Hint Japs Folding Up On Okinawa

JAPS TRYING 10 FIX WAR BLAME   Nips Lay Conflict To ‘HotHeaded, Nazi-Inspired Clique’

Clique Is Blamed for Pacific War   Japanese Dict Hears Charges, Meets to Demand Probe  of Warmongers “"   Defends Admiral   Yamamoto Said Jay Navy Couldn't Stan¢ Up te U.S,

HE GREAT GAME ~ OF POLITICS   By FRANK R. KENT   ymething For Everybody

Truman Packs Bargaining Power for Big 3 Meeting  Britain and Russia and Other United Nations Rely on Economic Aid by U. S.

_ §, LEADERS ONFIDENT OF IG 3 HARMONY   Economic Aid Ace In Hole

President To Have Strong Bargaining Power For First Big Three Meeting Near Berlin

U.S. Viewing Berlin Parley Optimistically   Truman Expected To Receive Power For Economy Beals

County Achieves 52.2 Per Cent of E Bond Quota  Local Residents Lead District.

County Achieves 82.2 Per Cent of E Bond Quota   Local Residents Lead District in Total Purchases

Churchill Raps Laborite Parly   Threat to Quit Post Voiced in Broadcast

Bombers Raid Berchtesgaden In Bis Force   First Air Attack Of War Is Made On Hitler’s House In Bavarian Alps

Berchtesgaden Area Attacked By Heavy Planes   American Fighters Assist In Big Raid

Fl loating City’ Bobs Along in Wak Of Massive U. S. Invasion Flotilla

Debark 4,630  American Troops   Transport, Georgetown Victory Carries 1,913

Auto Strike Conferences Are Planned   Hopes for Early Ending of  Strike Said  Teo Be Dim

HOPES DIM FOR END OF STRIKE   lilinois Phone Walk Out Enters Sixth Day

HOPES FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE FADING   GM-UAW Negotiations Come to Full Stop  Todav

Hopes Dim for G. M. Strike End   Schwellenbach Tells of Plans for Talks in Capital Next Week

Proposal for Arbitration Is Rejected      Hopes for Settlement of Dispute That Involves 200.000 Dim; Parley in Washincton Blaaqed

CAPITOL ENTERS GM WAGE DISPUTE, MEETING CALLED   COMPANY REJECTS UNION PROPOSAL FOR ARBITRATION

Government In Move To Settle Big GM Strike   Conciliation Parley Is Scheduled As Company Reiects Union Offer.

GM HAS REFUSED TO ARBITRATE WAGE DISPUTE   Government Moy es, ‘owever, In Attempt To Secure Settlement Of Bitter Labor Dispute

New Moves Are Being Awaited   NEITHER UNION OR FIRM MAKES ANY EFFORT TO RENEW THEIR: . NEGOTIATIONS; TRUMAR PLAN STYMIED .

Gloom Pervade: Strike Picture Over Nation   No Immediate End Big Motor Strike In Sight,  Others Imminent

EFFORTS 10 END STRIKE ARE HALTED   G. M. Executives To Clarify Firm's Position Tonight

TRUCE IN MOTOR STAKE SEEN DI   G. M. Corporation Rejects  Union Proposal; Governwant Blanc Darlau

Half Million Workers Idle, Result Strikes   GM Reply Dims Hopes for Early Ending of Auto Workers’ Strike

Hopes Look Dim For Early End Of GMLC. Strike   Firm Rejects Union Proposal; U. Ss. To Call Conference

GOVERNMENT TAKES A HAND   Plans Made for ‘Conference In Capital in Hope of Ending Strike.   UNION PLAN REJECTED

Hopes of Karly End Dim--GM Rejects Plan   CIO Arbitration Plan Refused. Ten Percent Wage Hike Offer With  drawn—Meets Planned

G-M Rejects Strikers’ Offer Of Arbitration   Parts Workers May Join  —--Tdla in-Auto Industry:—  ee HAG anauserly  Stoppare

Government to Try to End Big Strike of G-M Employees   Company Rejects CIO Proposal; Telephone Situation Unchanged

BELIEVED 10 BE GOAL OF DAVIES AND HOPKINS   Truman Letter to Churchill in Regard to Russia Reported

PRESIDENT IS _ SOUNDING OUT TWO LEADERS   le VO¥S TO LONDON AND MOS COW ATTEMPTING TO PATCH  UP “BIG THREE" DIF-

Pearl Harbor Senate Probe Will Be Askec   Senator Ferguson To Pre sent Resolution Asking For Full Story Of Disaster   BELIEVES DEBACLE SHOULD BE PROBED

PLAN TO:PUSH INQUIRY INTO SNEAK ATTACK   MICHIGAN SENATOR TO OFFER .RESOLYTION NEXT. WEDNESDAY FOR FULL INVESTIGATION

Quick Dissolution Is Sought By OWI   Agency Recommends State Department Assume Part Duty

Quick Dissolution — {s Sought By OW!      Agency Recommends State Department As- eume Part Dutv

Banks Launch $859,000 Bond Push in County   Chairman Stresses Value of Investment; Urges Early Completion

Banks Launch Push in County   Chairman Stresses Value of Investment; Urges Early Completion

Bond Purchasers Will Get Chence To  Buy Farm Implements. and Livestock    Articles To Be Disposed Of .At Sale Saturday

Enemy Declares It Is Ready  for an Invasion   Tokyo Says Industries Have Been Moved Underground or Inland and That U. S. Bombing of Homeland Is Failure

Admit Suicide Plane Failure   Tokyo Will Save Kamikaze Pilots for Larger Ships Now;  ‘Attacks Have Sacrificed Too Many Planes’

Union Officials at Tulsa Are Advised Strike Unauthorized And Coll Off Walkout

Bus Drivers Not Striking   Greyhound Drivers of Southwest Change Plans When Found Unauthorized

Marine Police "Force Planned  Would Act As World  "Troaubleshooters’

Guadalcanal Conqueror Sees Marines as World Trouble Shooters   Vandergrift Wants 100,000 Men, 9200 Officers and Tells Why

Debate Rages In Congress on  Jobless Aid Bill   Truman Wants More Pay; Finance Committee's Answer is ‘No’

Senate Opens Debate On Payments To Unemployec      House Continues Noisy Discussion Of Army Discharges; Committees Busy

SENATORS. OPEN HEATED DEBATE   fassle Over Pay” For The ” "té e End OF War

‘Senate Opens Hot Debate on How Much to Pay Jobless ‘As House Goes into Noisy Discussion over Discharges

Arguments Open On How Much. To Pay Jobless.   House Appears Ready To Pass Bill to — Induce Enlistments

Hot Debates Over Wages For Jobless Seen Ahead   Lawmakers Are Being Faced With Problems

Americans, French Crack Down on Cafes After Poison Liquor Deaths

W. U. EMPLOYES STRIKE JAN. 7   Nation-Wide Strike Will Idle 48,000 Members Of Union.

Western Union  Strike Slated —   Nationwide Walkout Arranged January 7

AFL AFL Employees Q V estern Union To Strike January 7   Nationwide Walkout * Slated After Deadlock sy nacLssues-Since—lsast August.

WPB Brings Suit Against Head Of Wierton Steel   Furnished Swank Club With Co. Priorities

LAST OKINAWA DEFENSES ARE CRACKED OPEN   BIG GUNS OF FLEET WRECK PILLBOXES AND JAP CAVES

OKINAWA HILL WON BY YANKS   Furious Jap Opposition is Smashed As Americans Gain in South

TRRALLS GAR HGH GROUND ON OKINAWE   Marines Take Over 3 Additional Islets Off Coast

Jap Oil Refinery South Of Osaka Reported In Ruins   Returning Airmen Report Destruction Of Mazuran Oil Refinery In B-29 Attack   PLANT IS VITAL TO JAPAN'S NAVY

Ratify Pact’ Plea to Senate oy Witnesses  Senator Bushfield Tells Reservations He Will Propose

Witnesses Appear In Support of World Charter   Hope To Start Senate Debate On Issue Early Part of Next Week

SENATE COMM. ACTING FAST ON CHARTER.   Public Hearings Will End ByFriday Afternoon

Charter Gets Both Praise AndCritieism   Senate Committee Speed: Up Work, May Close Hearings Tomorrow

Foes and Friends Testify on Plan   Hearing. to End Fridav Afternoon

PLAN TO PUcH TALAFEOT AND CLOSE FRIDAY   Parade of Wittnesses Goes On with Dulles Expected as ~  Last to Appear.

RUSH THROUGH came CHARTER PLAN   Parade of Witnesses Presents Opinions To Committee

HEARINGS ON CHARTER TO END FRIDAY   Most af Today's Witnesses Favor Ratification

Hearings on Charter Are Speeded Up   Connally Hopes to Complete Testimony by Tomor row Afternoon

HOPE TQ CLOSE PAGT HEARINGS BY TOMORROW      Senate Goes Through List ot Witnesses On United Nations Charter

PIERRE LAVAL REVEALS PACT WITH ITALIANS   Admits He Expressed Desire for Reich Victory

Housing Situation Here Discussed a Aber’: Miscussed  Possible Solutions Offered At Open Forum Of Jaycees

Housing Situation Here Discussed a  Possible Solutions Offered _ At Open Forum Of Jaycees

SOVIETS REPORT SMASHING GAINS ON ALL SECTORS   Fall of Krakow Believed Near: One Spearhead Enters Silesia

Marshal Stalin’s “On To Berlin” Offensive Today Rolls nto Listes Gear  ew eee tere  SOVIETS SMASH TO AREA OF LODZ  A mn ant eR   Occupy Czestochowa—Rumored Capture of Krakow Not Yet Confirmed !

‘On To Berlin’ Is Russian Cry As Troops Advance   Mighty Mechanized Armies Of Soviet Surge Toward German Borders   REDS JUBILANT; SEE BIG VICTORY

NAZI DEFENSE SHATTERED BY SOVIET DRIVE   “ON TO BERLIN" OFFENSIVE ROARS FORWARD SMASHING GERMAN FORCES * IN ITS PATH

Byrnes Confirmed  “Without Debat.   ‘Senate Pays Tribute To New Secre tary of State; Other News from *s Canital

BYRNES APPROVED, ‘TAKES OATH TODAY   SENATE CONFIEMS HIS AP POINTMENT TO CABINET BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

James Byrnes To Take Oath  This Morning   Senate Pays Honor To Secretary By Unanimous Approval

Byrnes Given Unanimous Confirmation.   Secretary of State Accorded Approval Wiuhout Formalities

Byrnes Given Contirmation By Senators  Action Is Without Hearings. Debate or

BYRNES GETS APPROVAL OF U.S. SENATE   Nomination for Secretary of State Confirmed Without Debate

BYRNES 1S NEW U.S, SECRETARY   Appointment Confirmed By Senate Without Dissent, Debate

Byrnes Confirmed For Cabinet Post   Senate Acts Without Hearings or Debate

Find Three U. S, Officers Holding Luzon Airstriy   Escaped Bataan ‘‘March Of  - Death’’ And Have Been With Filipino Guerrillas Three Years

Marines Heavily Shelled as They Land on Island   Penetrate Important Bomber At Strip on Prize Ninnon Isle.   Subs and B-29s Pave  Way For the Invasion

Antigo Veteran Admits Shooting   Murdered Couple at Pickerel Lake Home

BUSES DELAYED BY DEEP SNOW DRIFTS      Driving Winds Send Mercury to Near Zero Mark Last Night

BUSES DELAYEDBY DEEP SNOW DRIFTS   Driving Winds Vinds Send Mercury to Near Zero Mark Last Night

Fix Cause of  Train Crash   Failure to Provide Adequate Protection Reason For Accident in N. D.

STALIN AND SOVIET LEADERS CONGRATULATE THEMSELVES AT . BIG BANQUET ON WAR VICTORY

Russ Chiefs Fete Viclory   Stalin Lauds People; Everyone Is Toasted Down to GI Ivan

Solution for Big-5 Offered in Red Plan   Inclusion of Slays, Fotes, Czecns Wavy End Red Opposition to France

General Tojo Is Living Quietly At His Home in a Tokyo Suburk   Tokyo, Aug. 31. CP—Gen. Hideki Tojo, Japan’s premier for most of the war,-is living quietly in retirement at his home in a Tokyo

Tojo Living In Retirement   Jap Newsman Says People Absolve Emperor, Blame War Loss on Military Chiefs

Yanks Land By Both Sea Air Today —   TAKE OVER KYUSHU’ S, MOST: 8 IMPORTANT AIRFIELD AND: « A MAJOR PORT IN FIRST’ MOVES

AMERICANS COMMENCE OCCUPATION   Control of Tokyo City Will Start Friday

Take Over Kyushu As MacArthur Calls For  Disarmament Of Japs   Occupation Schedule, 19 Days Ahead, Plans For Troops To Move Into Tokyo Metropolitan Area Friday; More Airports Taken Over.

Troops Also Move Into Tachikawa Army Air Base, Right Miles West Of Tokyo; Troops In Capital Or Friday   MACARTHUR WILL MOVE INTO TOKYO

RARER, S7ZVCE EN Y COREE OS A EEED portant Airfield and Large Port  TROOPS TO ENTER TOKYO AREA FRIDAY  MacArthur To Move His Headquarters to Tokyo Next Week

MOST IMPORTANT KYUSHU AIRFIELD IS BEING USED   laine Without Incident; MacArthur Probably Will Move Headquarters From Yokohama to Tokyo Proper

THOUSANDS OF YANKS ON JAP SOIL   Occupation of Tokyo May Begin On Next Friday

TOKYO TOLD T0 RELEASE PRISONERS   Thousands of U.S, Troops Begin Occus pation of Southern Nippon.

YANKS POURING > ASHORE TO TAKE OVER ALL JAPAN   To Enter Metropolitan Section of Tokyo On Friday

MacArthur lo lakyo Next Week   Troops 19 Days Ahead of Schedule In Their Occupation of Japan

Sea And Air Forces Land On Kyushu   Airfield And Port Are Occupied; To Tokyo Friday

U.S. Troops  Move Into Kyushu   First of 20,000 Men Land at Tachikawa Airfield Near Tokyo

i Schedule as im Occupation Grows      MacArthur Headquarters  ta Vabize Ceaéidhm 130

U. S. Legions Occupy Main Sea, Air Points   Tokyo Entry Scheduled for Friday; MacArthur Will Move Into Capital

Large-Scale U. S. Troop Movements Begin Thursday ©   MacArthur Will Move Headquarters To Tokyo Proper Next Week

Taking Over Tokyo Area On Friday   MacArthur Expects to Move Headquarters to Tokyo Next Week

Begin Studying Recommendation:   t,. Nge Urge Arbitration Clause In Union Contracts

Urges Voluntary Arbitration Clause In Union Contracts   Johnson to Ask Labor-Management Conference to Consider Proposal”

GOV, BLUE ASKS STUDY OF LAWS FOR JUVENILES   Proposal for Study of Commit ment Laws Comes as Von Krog Quits at Eldora

TOUGH YOUTHS UPSET SCHOOL AIMS, CHARGE   Survey by Committee Of District Judges Is Requested

0. S. Von Krog Quite Post At Eldora School   Judges to Review Juvenile Laws as School Head Steps Down

BRITISH FLIERS LASH : JAPS LEAVING BURMA   Use Newly-Won Base at Rangoon to Clear Way for Invasion of Thailand and Malaya.

Steel Industry Is  Concerned  Over Coal Supply Shortage Seriously Threatens

Steel Indusiry Is Concerned Over Coal Supply   Shortage Seriously  Threatens a

Lewis’ Desires Being Sought   Asked. To Present Any Wage Demands

Steel Industry Would Head Off Possible Work Stoppage   Lewis Invited to Present Wage Demand Changes Early to Prevent Strike Threat

STEELMEN ASK LEWIS TO ACT   Mine Chief Urged To Make New.Demands Now

EARLY PAY DEMANDS URGED TO PREVENT COAL CRISIS   Steelmen Ask Lewis for Wage Hike Requests, Endorse Job Draft Move

LEWIS ASKED 10 OUTLINE DEMANDS   Steel Industry Shows Concern Over Dwindling Coal Supplies; Endorses ‘WorkOr-Jail’ Legislation

Steel Men Ponder Shortage of Coa  Asks Union to Make Wage Demands Now

600 SUPERFORTS RAIN 4,000 TONS OF BLAZE BOMBS   Aussies Drive Deep Inland From Seized Beaches of Balikpapan

FOUR JAP CITIES HIT IN RECORD B-29 ATTACK   600 Superforts Drop 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs Before Dawn

Dedication of Dallas. County Town, ‘Truman, Scheduled’ Next Week -

STATE BACK INTO RUT   Pinchhitting Forecaster Predicts Same Old Showers

Austrian Conservative Party Wins Election in First Free Balloting in 15 Years

Machinery For — Austrian Control Reported Set Up   Organization: Similar To German Plan To  Be Placed In Effect

Austria Due For Split-Up   Four Nations Set Up Control Machinery

Austrian Control Program Similar To German Plar   Separation of Two Countries Announced As a Primary Objective

Allies Set Up 4-Nation Rule For Austria   Announce Zoncs of Occupation for U. S., Britain, Russia, France

Separate Control of  Austria Set   Complete Severance From Germany Looms Under Allied Plans

ALLIES REVEAL AUSTRIAN PLAN   Separation Of Country From Germany Promised In Control Program

AUSTRIA CUT ~ FROM GERMANY   To Be Controlled Entirely Separate From Reich by Four Powers.

Allies Announce Four-Power Control Machinery for Vienna and Austria

NOISE OF BATTLE REACHES BERLIN   CITY STRIPPED OF ANTI-AIBCRAFT WEAPONS FOR USE AT THE FRONT.

BERLIN HEARS GUNS’ RUMBLE   Order for Death Stand is Issued by German Military Radio

BIG GUNS HEARD IN BERLIN; CITY STRIPS DEFENSE   Antr Aircraft Protection Being Sent To Aid Nazi Troops   RUSSIANS ANNOUNCE GAINS DURING DAY

House Adjourns Today for [1-Week Holiday   Senate Will Remain In Session Until Charter Is Ratified

House Prepares to Take Recess Until Monday, October §   Senators Will Remain in Session Until Sometime Next Month

House Clearing Up Slate Before Long Vacation   Lower Chamber Members fo Ge Eleven-Week Holiday Unless Emergency Arises; Some Trave

House Rushes To Begin Long Recess Period   Senate to Hold Sessions Until Next Month

Congressmen Will Have Their Longest Vacation Since 19838—Senators Will Take Time Off Later.

Members Going Abroad On Investigation Committees; Long Vacation.

House Busy Cleaning Up Odds and Ends   Representatives Take A Holiday; Senators Stay in Session

House Cleans Up Remaining Work In Vacation Rush   Legislators to Begin 11-Week Holiday Today

at STARTS LONG VACATION   At End of Today’s Session Members Will Start 11-Week Recess.

LEGISLATIVE ODDS AND ENDS CLEANED UP BY CONGRESS   At the End of Today’s Session the House Will Begin Its 11-Week-Vacation.   WILL END OCTOBER 8   The Senate Will Not Fold Up Until Sometime Next Month.

HOUSE RECESSES UNTIL OCT. 8TH; SENATE REMAINS  LONGEST VACATION  ‘ OF HOUSE SINCE 1938 BEGINS TODAY

House to Begin Long Holiday   Plan to Return On October 8—  Senate to Continue

House Faces Longest Rest Since 1938   Representatives Clear Up Odds and Ends Before Starting Vacation Today

Swift Advance Puts Gls 186 Miles from Berlin   35,000 Nazis Surrender Thursday 22,400 to Patton’s 3rd ‘Army

SLICING OFF GREAT  AREA OF GERMANY IS  REPORTED UNDER WAY “GEN. HODGES’ FIRST ARMY  j PLUNGES FORWARD WITH INCRENIBIE CDEEn

First, Second Armies Blacked Out; ‘Patton Wheels Toward Mid-Germany

U.S. DELEGATES IRKFD BY REDS   Puzzled by Rejection 0! Stettinius As Parley Chairman

Issue To Be Settled At Steering Group Meeting; Connally, Vandenberg to Attend

AMERICANS SORE AT THE RUSSIAN STAND   Russians Want A Revolving Chairmanship Plan   Clouds Over Frisco Meet

Girl Denies Charges Of Many Mates   Does Not Dye Tresses. Either

J. B. HUTSON CONFIRMED   Senate Approves Nomination a: Agriculture Undersecretary.

Shidehara Takes Reins  As Premier   Ministry Of Justice Releases 3,000 Political Prisoners

New Premier Vows Fullest Aid to U.S.   Prison Gates Opened As Shidehara Begins Choice of Cabinet

POLES MAY O.K, YALTA'S TERMS   Outline by Churchill Goes Far to Meet Objection of London Group

PULES MAY AGREE 10 CURZON LINE   Attitude Uhanges With Upper Silesia Named as Compensation

Volunteer Men Are Sought By Armed Service   Recruiting Program Outlined While Draft Retention Is Asked

Discharge Points For Airmen Cul   Armed Services Seek To Encourage Voluntary Enlistmen

NAVY IN DRIVE FOR VOLUNTEERS   CUTS NUMBER OF POINTS REQUIRED FOR THE DISsCHARGE OF AIRMEN,

Enlistments N of Sufficient, Say Armed Services   House Group Is Urged to Continue Draft; New Benefits

Enlistments in Armed Forces Are Encouraged Continuation of  Draft Is   DR eine io Be een on

Enlistments in Armed Forces Are Encouraged   Continuation of DraftIs Urged. at Hearing

. Services Seek More Volunteers:  Want Draft Also   Say Selective Service Quotas Can Be Cut If Recruiting High

Armed Services Seek To Retain Draft Measure   Navy's Recruiting Chief Claims Drafting Stimulates Enlistments.

NAVY AVIATORS FACING RELEASE ‘ON LESS POINTS   Armed Services Are Seekimg More Voluntary Enlistments, However   DRAFT CONTINUATION BOTHERS CONGRESS

TOP MILITARY MEN SEEK 10 RETAIN DRAFT   NAVY CUTS POINTS FOR DISCHARGE OF FLIERS

Services To Seek Enlistee:  i I a   Draft Continuance Urged, However

ACTION FLARES ON SEVENTH ARMY FRONT   Yanks Close in on Enemy’s Last Major Base in Belgium

First Yokosuka Visit Described   Japs Watch American   Japs Watch American Press Boat Stonily; Navy Yard ‘Stricken’

Jap Navy Yard Gutted   News Correspondent Says Yokosuka Like Pearl Harbor Dec. 7

Newsman Is Aboarc First Ship to Visit Naval Base  _ Japanese Curiously See Americans Near Sacred Soil

Naval Base’s s Ruin Is Seen   Yokosuka Is Forlorn: ‘As Yanks Make Visit

Yokosuka Naval Base Is Gutted, Stricken Area   U. S. Boat Comes Within 25 Feet  Of Japanese Soil; Nips Watch Curiously

Smaller Army In Post-War U.S. Seen   Gurney Says Charter Ratification Will Reduce Need

500,000 Standing Army Discussed   Senator Gurney Says Number Probably Ampl For Post-War Force

Half Million Army ls Seen  Senators Figure It Would Back Up Peace

Half Million Army Seen  Post-War Reduction Cnn ne Decale 2€   Post-War Reduction Seen as Result of Charter Adoption

500.000-Man Postwar Army Looms For U.S.   Senator Gurney Thinks It Will Be Sufficient To Help Police World

Postwar Reduction in Army Strength to Half Million Men Is Forecast by Senator

ICC Is Under  Injunction.”   Enact Ten Per Cent. Freight Rate Increase

OPA TO SLASH CLOTHES COST   Roll Back Of Six Per Cen is Effective April 28

‘Cards Face Up Plea Regarded Aimed at Soviet   Churchill, Expresses Fear Present World Cynicism Abaans Avnther War

Bevin Asks Big Powers “To Put Cards on Table"   Secretary Hints Britain  Suspicious of Russia s Demands

Bevin Favors Retention Of ‘Bomb Secret   Address to Comm ons Hints of Suspicions as to Soviet Demands 

CHURCHILL FOR NO PRESSURE ON U.S. ARMS   Former Premier Says Russia Would Not  Share Secrets

Bevin Asks Big Powers To Put Cards On Table   Hints Suspicion Of Russian Aims; Churchill. Wants Atom Secret Kept

BEVIN MISTRUSTS RUSSIAN DEMANDS FOR MORE LAN   British Foreign Secretary Objects to Yielding Territory Straddting Empire’s Communications,   CALLS UPON POWERS TO SHOW THEIR HANDS   Churchill Opposed to Baring Atom Secret to Reds—Both Back Truman’s Foreign Policy.

Bevin Fears Territorial Demands; Churchill Uraes Secrecy On A-Bomb

Suspicious 0 f Soviet Demands Upon Allies   Britons Favor Keeping Atom Bomb Details Secret

Bevin Suspicious (Of Moscow's Colonial Demant   Secretary Bevins Appeals To Powers To Lay Cards On Table

Britain Blunt In Suspicions   Russian Showdown Demanded by Bevin

Russian Demands Excite Suspicion As: Churchill: Laud’s Truman’s Policies

FBIARRESTS ALIEN AS IMPERSONATOR   Charge German Masqueraded as Yankee Vet in Berlin

GET TWO TONS OF TIN   Children Had Taken Flattened Cans to Scheo! Buildings

GET TWO TONS OF TIN   Children Had Taken Flattened Cana to Sehoe! Relldines

Union Plants Closed, Shell Gets Ukase   Thousands Leave Jobe at Oleum and Wilmington

§. F. Bay Area Oil Strike: L. A. Plant Out Tos   N. W. Lumber Men Still Out; Bus Trouble Brighter

BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR   Order Germans Out of West to Battle Russians

Absorb Increascce   Sen. Johnson Opposes Truman's Plan To Continue Draft

State Sectional Cage Tournament To Be In Kingsley  Both A And _ B Class Teams Will Compete

State Sectional Cage Tournament To Be la Kingsley  Both A And B Class Teams  a i ai i a MR

CHECK LETTERS IN SLAYING CASE   Victim’s Estranged Husband Is Being Sought

Reveals Nazis Plotted fo Kill Gen. Ike   Paris Turned into Armed Camp During Ardennes Drive

Hawkinson Says Reapportionment Would Save  $80,000 in Salaries..   PLAN TOLD TO COUNCIL

PROPOSES FEWER JUDICIAL DISTRICTS   Hawkinson Says Reapportionment Would Save  $80,000 in Salaries.   IPLAN TOLD TO COUNCIL

ARGENTINE POSITION OUTSIDE AMERICAN AT IMPORTANT  INTER: AMERICAN CONFER

ARGENTINE ISSUI LAST ON AGENDA AT MEXICO MEET   Camacho Says Democracy Throughout Hemisphere Is Prerequisite

Argentine issue Proving Hot One   Movement To Refuse Recognition Started Immediately.

Argentine Position Outside American Circle Discussed   ‘Mexican Leader Holds Hope For Democratic Tie

Argentina’s Position Is Vital Issue   inter-American  Problems Tackled

ARGENTINE POSITION  OUTSIDE AMERICAN  NATIONS IMPORTANT INTER-AMERICAN CONFER  ENCE IN MEXICO CITY GET: DOWN TO RIUESINESS

DOUGHBOYS USING OUTMODED DEFENSE   Americans Use Maginot Pillboxes to Fight Off Enemy Attacks.

Roads Being Cleared Rapidly _ “Nine Pieces Of  - Equipment Used. _ oF or 1,500 Miles 

Plymouth. County Roads Being © Cleared Rapidly  Nine Pieces Of Equipment Used . For 1,500 Miles

SOVIETS ARE POURING OVER ODER RIVER   Nazis Say Stage Is Being Set for Grand Assault on Menaced Capital.

ATTACKS MADE IN SILESIA AND BEFORE STETTIN   Set Stage, Berlin Says, For Grand Blow On Menaced Capital

Both Wings Of Defenses Under Attack   Offensives Set Stage For Grand Assault On Berlin Itself

ATTACKS ALONG BERLIN FRONT   Nazis Believe Stage Is Set For Final Blasts At Menaced Capital

Russians Open New Assaults   Roth End of Rerlin Front Is Blazing Today

Violent Offensive Opened On Berlin, Stettin Fronts, Say Germans   Soviets Stream Across The Oder   Battle For Baltics Draw Near Close: Vise Clamped On Koenigsberg

Set Stage For Attack On Berlin   Red Troops Said Across Oder In Great Strength

Russians Continue To Pour Troops Over Oder For Assault On Berlin

Stage Set For Grand Assault On Menaced Berlin   BATTLE OF BALTIC DRAWING TO CLOSE   Soviets Predict Confident. ly The Red Banner Will Fly Over Nazidom

Baltic Battle Nears Finish   Assault on Berlin Takes on New Furv

VIOLENT SOVIET ATTACKS OPEN   NAZIS REPORT DRIVES ON BERLIN FRONT WINGS

Reds Set Stage For All-Out. Drive on Berlin  Nazis Report Fresh Russian Attacks

New Drives Made On Both Wings  of Berlin Front —   German Broadcasts . Report Red Troop: _ Move Over Wider  §

JURORS DISAGREE . IN CHAPLIN TRIAL   Jury Discharged After Being Hopelessly Dead-: Locked a

Chaplin Case Called Mistrial As Jurors Fail   Count on All Six Ballots Is 7 to 5 For Actor, Is Report

JURY DISAGREES IN CHAPLIN SUN   Case Ends In Mistrial; Paternity Question Left In Doubt

Jury Can't Find Answer tc Question of Paternity  Of Joan Berry's Baby

Japs Fire On Survivors Of Sunken Ship   American Ship Sunk Off Hawaiian Coast

Japs Murder Helpless Men: Enemy Submarine Sinks Liberty Ship and Machineguns Its Crew

Americans Smash Bloody Enemy  Attacks on Luzon  B-29s Batter Japanese Aircraft Factory at Kobe in Daylight Raid   Tap Sub Machineguns Crew After Sinking Ship

SHOUTING JAPS ON U-BOAT SHOT AT SHIP’S SURVIVORS   After Torpedoing Liberty Ship Between California And Hawaii, Nips Tried To Ram Lifeboats; Men Recited Lord’s Prayer For Deliverance

Nip Crew Shouts and Dances on Deck as It Pours Bullets at Helpless Men, Five of Whom Are. Wounded Seriously— One.‘Liferaft Rammed and Efforts Are Made to Overturn Others—Ten Lost in Sinking of Vessel.

House Approves Measure for  New Naval Bases Bill Calls for an Expenditure  ff my PrAAnN FAH TRAN

House Approves Measure for New Naval Bases   Bill Calls for an Expenditure of $1 500,549,500

ENGINEER: OFFICER AND. GER MAN ALIEN CONTRACTOR *: “WERE FLAYED IN SECRET REPORT

VU. S.-Russian Views Upset ‘Frisco Unity   Argentina Problem, Soviet Treaties Rav Canse Strife

UNCIO HEADS FOR SHOWDOWN ON ARGENTINA   Will Body Cancel Red Treaties Now Made?

1,082-Ship Fleet Is Considered in Congress Today   Passage of Bill Expected By Nightfall; Atom Bomb Test Demanded

House Airing Size of Navy   Congressmen Asking Atomic Bomb Tests

Plans For Peacetime Navy Of  1082 Ships Are Up For House Approval

Emil Woll Is — Taken By Death  - Early Settler In . ~ Johnson Township

Outrage Laid To Fascists —   (ohare Had No ‘Hand In It,. Says Taylor’s: Aide ~~

Bie-5 Talks Now Turn To Balkan Issue   Diseuss Non - Controversial Issue Of Treaty With  BRinland.   DULLES STUDIES WISH

FOREIGN MINISTERS  DISCUSSED TREATY  WITH FINLAND TODA\ COMPLEX PROBLEM OF  __BALKAN PEACE PACTS

BIG FIVE DISCUSS FINN TREATY   BALKAN PEACE PACTS POSE COMPLEX PROBLEM

Finland Treaty Precedes Touchy Balkan Situation On Big-5 Ministers Slate

More Serious Problems Are Laid Aside   Dulles May Tour Europe For Byrnes

World Chiefs Discuss Finn Treaty   Balkan Peace Pacts To Be Next on Ministers’ Program

Finn Treaty Issue Being Talked Today   Complex Balkan Peace Pacts Up for Big Five Foreign Ministers

Finn Treaty Main Topic Of Big Five At London   BalkanPeacePacts Are Next In Line At Conference

BIG FIVE GROUP DELAYS ACTION ON THE BALKANS   Non - Controversial Question Of Treaty With Finland Taken, Up; U. S. May Further Protest Unilateral Action In Balkans.

FOREIGN MINISTERS  DISCUSSED TREATY  WITH FINLAND TODAY COMPLEX PROBLEM OF  BALKAN PEACE PACTS RE TAKEN UP SOON

FINNISH TREATY UP TO BIG FIVE   Foreign Ministers Consider Pact Before Plunging into Balkan Problems

COMMITTEE APPROVES BIG 5 PLAN ON TRUSTEESHIP: VETO MEET SET   REVISED SYSTEM SPECIFIES FREEDOM OF CHOICE; GUARANTEES AGAINST STATUS QUO “FREEZE”

TRUSTEESHIP PLAN OKAYED   Hope to Complete World Charter By June 20

Another Major Barrier Hurdled At Frisco Meet   Committee Approves: Tentatively Big Five Trusteeships Plan

‘Big 5 Plan for Trusteeships — Gets Tentative Approval From Conference Committee

Committee Okays Big Five Plan For Trusteeships   Revised System Gives Russia, China Seats On Trustee Council

Big Five Plan for Trusteeships Wins Tentative Approval   2 Clauses, Added At Russian Insistence, End Conference Deadlock

Keds Announce Captive Poles  To Face Court   Decision Surprises Allies  Ou Eve of Conference Te esl Bh che

RUSSIA TO TRY 16 POLISH LEADERS   GROUP 18 ACCUSED OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES BEHIND RED ARMY LINES,

Reds to Try 16 Polish Leaders * Within Few Days  Sov iets Diseles Plan: On of Meetin ng Eve

Polish Leaders to Be Tried, Russians Report  16 Charged With ‘Terroristic Acts of Diversion’

— A (f~ ef: no -—7 4 Pe Wal 52 a 2 PGI wu vane  Gr or. are poor ea

‘Terroristic’ Acts Behind Soviet Lines  Is Charge   Disclosed on Eve Of Moscow Meeting By Representa tives Of Bic 3 Powers

SOVIET PLANS EARLY TRIAL OF 16 POLE:   Leaders Are Charged ! With Terrorism Behind Red Lines

Simla Parley Unsuccessful   Waveli Takes Blame As Indian Unity Fails

WAINWRIGHT MUST HAVE LONG REST       Pleads for Nation Not to Forget Lessons of War

Wainrignt felis Americans—  Japan Must Expiate 14 Years of Excesses

Gen. Wainwright Asks America Not To Forget Lesson Learned On Bataan

Shirley and Arnold Morehead Wed Gordon Klem- —me and Norma Koplin

Emergency V-12 Program Changing  Navy to Expand Reserve Officere Training Plan

330,000 MEN AFFECTED BY WALKOUT CALL      30 Per Cent Raise Demand Cause  Of Action

350,000 Workers Affected by Union Order to Idle Big Plants After Demands for 30 Pct. Pay Boost Fail

PUSH EFFORTS IN SEARCH FOR.BOY   ~ Cold Ram Falls as ont Enters 6th Day

Earthquake Located Near Gulf of Oman   Shocks Recorded at Bombay and New Delh Are Believed to Be Centered at Sea

QUAKE IS RECORDED   Severe Earthquake Was in the Vi. cinity of Oman Gulf

HOLD HEARINGS ON AUG. 10, 11   Group Suspended on Charges of Maladministration - At State Prison.

Reds on Austrian Border With Third Army Believed Near Gateway to Bavaria

OCA, HODGES MEN PLUNGE UNGHEGKED ACROSS REICH    Patton’s Steam Roller Divisions Near Gateway of Southern Bavaria   JUNCTION WITH SOVIETS POSSIBLE   Germans Report Violent Fighting at Mar burg Which Is Now Cleared

FDR May Take Dired Hand For Wallace   Being Asked to Transfer Loan Agencies to Commerce Department by Order

Fred Vinson May Be Given Lending Job   Supporters Of Wallace Request Roosevelt Te Sever Agencies From Commerce Department

FDR May Separate Commerce Division  ~ And Lending Setuy   Senators Foresee Move To Blast :WallaceJones Squabble

—WALLACE—  FOR MAY ENTER. WALLAGE BATTLE   Asked To State Views Regarding Reconstruction Finance Issue

Roosevelt May Take Hand In  Wallace Issuc   Asked to Stale Position; Vinson Mentioned For Jones’ Post; Republi vans Take No Action

F.R. May Act on Wallace   Executive Order on Lending Transfer Asked by Supporters

FDR May Step In On Rivalry   May Take Direct Hand In Efforts To Salvage Cabinet Post For Wallace.

FA ASKED 10 SEPARATE JOBS   Otherwise He Shoud Approve Legislation for Wallace-Jones Case.

VINSON MAY BE SECOND CHOICE AFTER WALLACE   Vice President Not Likely To Get Office Intact  BULLETIN

FDR May Intervene In Dispute On Wallace's Job  Solons Ask Chief To Transfer Monetary Duties

Roosevelt May Take Action In ‘Behalf Wallace   Mrs: Roosevelt May Read  - Message Tonight From President; Vinson: May Get Loan Post If Wal: Jace Loses.

PRESIDENT MAY TAKE DIRECT HAND MATTER WALLACE: JONES FIGE  IF LOAN AGENCIES DI-

FDR MAY ENTER WALLACE FIGHT   Former Vice President’s Backers Seek Direct Action

PRESIDENT MAY TAKE BIRECT HAND MATTER WALLACE-JONES FIGHT   IF LOAN AGENCIES DIVORCED FROM JOB VINSON MAY GET PLACE

Roosevelt May Take Hand in Effort To Salvage Cabinet Post for Wallace

FDR MAY ‘BAT’ FOR WALLACE   Hint Move by Roosevelt to Get Post for Ex-Mate

FDR May Aid Wallace in Fight   Would Attempt to Salvage Cabinet Post - Minus Lending Power

KDR May Go Into Fight For Wallace   Senate Delays Action Pending Report; Divorcing Bill Passage Certain

Wallace’s Post May Be Salvaged   Expect Presidential Action To Transfer Lending Agencies

Capitol Hears Vinson May Be Loan Chief If Wallace Is Divorced From Position

FD. R May Go fo Aid Df Wallace   Mis. Roosevelt May Reac Presidential Message at Dinner

FDR May Take Hand in Wallace Case   Nomination Is Temporarily Held Up by  Commission

Vinson Advanced As Jones Successor   Stabilization Director May be FDR Choice for Commerce Post if Senate Refuses to Approve Henry Wallace

Australians Drive on North Borneo’s Biggest Refineries   “Rats of Tobruk” on Move as Tokyo Tells  of Fleet Movements

Advance Toward  Borneo Oil Fields   Japs Say An Allied Fleet Is Approaching Refinery Center 4   “Rats of Tobruk’”’ Moving Southward Toward Seria and Miri

North African Veterans Drive For Borneo Oj{   Tokyo Reports Allied Invasion Fleet Moves Toward Balikpapan, Key Fuel Refinery

‘TOBRUK RATS’ MOVE TOWARDS BORNEO FIELD.   MacArthur's Communique : Advises Of Action ButDoes Not Mention Al-.  - Jleged Fleet Movements.

‘Rats Of Tobruk’, African-Experienced Australians, Advancing Rapidly Toward Prized West Bornen CHI] Wialdac

Report Large Allied Task Force Moving In On Nip Oil Center   Fliers Hit Targets in Manggar Area; Aussies Sweep Forward On West Borneo

TOKYO REPORTS NEW INVASION NEARS BORNEO   Aussies Drive Toward Borneo  Oil Fields

Great Fleet Near Borneo Japs Renort   ‘Rats of Tobruk’ Gain on Prized Western Oil Fields

Aussies Driving Toward West Borneo Oilfields; Japs Report Fleet Unit

War Fleet Moves on  Oil Center   "Rats of Tobruk” Thrust Forces Into West Borneo

JAPS EXPECT INVASION OF BALIKPAPAN   Declare a Sizable Naval Force Moving Toward Oil Refinery Center— Aussies Near Wells on Island of Borneo.

Aussies Push  For Oil Fields   Driving West on Borneo; Tokyo Reports Balikpapan Bombarded

DRIVE TOWARD PRIZED FIELDS   Aussies Push to Borneo Objective; Japs Report Ships Approaching.   HEADED FOR BALIKPAPAN

ALLIED FLEET APPROACHES BALIKPAPAN   Japanese Report Three Battleships, Carrier In Fleet

‘Tobruk Rats’ Press Toward  Prize Oil Area   Australians Gain in Borneo; U.S. Fleet Nearing Refinery Center

‘Rats Of Tobruk Driving Toward Prize Oil Fields   Tokyo Broadcast Says Allied Fleet Approaching Balikpapan.

Russians Pouring  Over Oder River   Moscow Reports “Unrest” in Prague; Soviet Forces Now Only 1235 Miles From Berlin

Soviet Bridgeheads Thrown Across Oder River; Last Prussia  Cut Off from Reich

NAVY OFFERS _ NEW PROGRAM. — -” TO VOLUNTEERS   Enlistments Are. Open For Two _ Three, Four or Six Years; Was Formerly Four. Years

Inducement For Joining Navy Are Outlined By Recruiter Harley Bue   Many Provisions Made for Enlistments and ReEnlistments

SENATE OKS QUIZ ON PEARLHARBOR   QUICK ACTION SEEN IN HOUSE ON BILL BACKED BY TRUMAN

Vote Pear Harbor Probe —   Senate Unanimous in: Approving Joint Congressional Inquiry Into Dec. 7 Disaster

Senate Approves Investigation of The 1941 Disaster   House to Join In Bipartisan Probe of Affair

INQUIRY INTO PEARL HARBOR DISASTER IS APPROVED BY SENATE  ACTION CAME ON ADOP. TION RESOLUTION JOINT INOUIRY BY CONGRESS

VOTE AN INQUIRY INTO THE PEARL HARBOR DISASTER   Action Came on Adoption of a Resolution Approved by President Truman.   NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE   Barkley Told Colleagues Rayburn Promised Speedy Consideration.

Senator Barkley Propose: Joint House and Senate Investigation WarStartine Event

Senate Votes P.H. Probe   Resolution Offered With Approval of Truman, Full, Fair Investigation Sought

Congress To Dig into Pearl Case  Joint Inquiry Report Called For Jan. 3

Pearl Harbor Inquiry Voted By U. §. Senate   Joint Investigation, Approved by Truman, Adopted Unanimously

Senate Okays Dec. 7 Probe   Barkley Urges Joint Investigation, Says President Approves Action.

Senators Favor Pearl Harbor Disaster Probe   Speaker Rayburn to Give Speedy .  House Consideration

RESOLUTION IS SENT TO HOUSE FOR APPROVAL   Would Authorize Ten-Man Committee to Investigate Sneak Attack

Senators Vote For Joint Probe   Pearl Harbor Inquiry Would Be Made By 1€  From Senate. House

PEARL HARBOR PROBE ASKED BY BARKLEY   =a Senate Demo. Leader: Says President Approves   OUTLINES. PLAN   Points To Conflictions In Other Invectioatione

Resolution Introduced  By Barkley   Speedy Consideration By Lower House Promised By Rayburn Following Senate’s Action

British to Hold Election About July 5  Churchill Paves the Wa Resianina His Pos

PEARL HARBOR PROBE BOARD IS ANNOUNCED   Committee Includes Six Democrats,  Four GOP

Schwellenbach Plan On Parley Turned Dowr   Fairless Says OPA Should Act On Increasing  Deane

U.S. Steel. Turns Down Labor Dept. Proposal   Says Discussions On Wages Useless Until Question  Of Prices Settled

U.S. STEEL HOLDS PAY TALKS USELESS   TELLS SCHWELLENBACH IT CANNOT BOOST WAGES UNDER EXISTING CEILINGS,

REJECT STEEL WAGE PARLEY   Feides Seve W's Futth To Negotiate Until OPA  Acts on Prices

2nd Tax Cut. Compromise Wage Boosts Get Support   Committee Rumors  Heard On Changes

Senate Talks Of Tax Slashes   Compromise of Basie Pay Rate G Streneth

JAP BALLOONS HIT 16 STATES   Most Reach Western Area But Three Float Over Michigan

XS i ADY 10 EXPAND HOUD AN JAPAN; MACARTHUR ARNERS JAPS TH DEMOBILIZE   By JOSE pH A. ST. AMANT International News Service Staff Correspondert.

MacArthur’s  Units To Enter Tokyo Friday   Tojo Reported Alive; 10,000 In Jap Prisons

DIVISION TO ENTER TOKYO. THIS FRIDAY   FIRST, MECHANIZED .CAVALRY WILL OCCUPY CAPITAL— "” MACARTHUR TO HAVE TOKYO HEAD. - QUARTERS

RETRIEVE FARM CONVICT MAULS GUARD, ESCAPES   Houston Trio Forced To Drive Fugitive To Central Texas

LAST STAND IN MANILA   Battle Is ‘Fiercest’ House to House Engagement

South Manila Battle Rages: Bataan Yanks Gain 10 Mile:   House-to-House Fighting Continues As Jap Troops Dig in for Final Stand

U.S. Delegates Leave For UNO  London Session   Mrs. Roosevelt Among Group Going To Momentous United Nations’ Meetings

DuBois Reports 38.1 Pet. Of k Bond Quota, 66.7 Pet. Ot lidividual Sales.

V-Bomb Flurry Rakes Britain   Londo Under Steatly Fire Nazi Radio. Gloats

NAGOYA LEFT IN FLAMES BY B-)4 RAID   Study Photographs to Check Devastation Caused

BIG BATTLESHIP SUNK IN. ATTACK ON NAVAL BASE   Enemy Being Pushed Back In China, Borneo and Philippines

SECOND TIME IN ADAYSNIPS GET NOTICE OF RAID   Eight New Cities on Bombing List as B-29s Drop 720,000 Leaflets

TWELVE JAPANESE CITIES ARE WARNED   Are Given Notice They Are Marked for Destruction by American Superforts.

DESTROYERS IN DARING ATTAGK   207 Jap Vessels, 430 Planes Destroyed, Damaged in Two Days.   52 WARSHIPS ARE SUNK

WARNINGS SENT DOOMED AREAS BY GEN, LEMA)   Leaflets Dropped bv Superforts Warn Million Nips to Fvacuate

UL. S. WARSHIPS ATTACK JAPAN SEVENTH TIME   ‘Allied Planes Sink 267;  Ships, 430 Aircraft ~ In Three Days ~

JAPS TOLD 12 MORE CITIES T0 BE DESTROYED   720,000 Leaflets Tell People to Get Out. of Their. Homes

Carrier Planes Sink Battleship  In Naval Base   Superforts Warn Civilians To Flee From 11 Cities Designated Targets   BY LEONARD MILLIMAN

BATTLESHIP AMONG 26 HIT AT KURE BASE   Tokyo Airdromes Blasted; 238 Ships, 290 Planes Reported Destroyed

Jap Battleship Reported Sunk   Fighters Rake Jap Air Fields; At Least Three Other Warships Hit by Waves of Planes; 238 Jap Ships are Destroyed

MORE JAP CITIES GIVEN WARNINGS OF COMING BIAWS   Twelve Nip: Cities, Four Previously Warned, Told of Future Fate From B-29s— Civilians Told to Get Out

Told of Impending Destruction: Navy Deals Stiff Blows   207 Jap Vessels, 430 Planes Wiped Out in Two-Day Attack

Total of Twelve Marked For’ Destruction In 720,000 Pamphlets Dropped From Skies

Twelve Japanese Cities Warned They Are  Listed for Destruction   American Commander Tells Nipponese They Should Evacuate Them at Once; 720,000 Leaflets Are Dropped by Plane

Carrier Planes Sink Battleship  In Naval Base   Superforts Warn Civilians To Flee From 11 Cities Designated Targets

‘Evacuate Immediately,’ Nip ° Civilians Warned in 720,000 Leaflets From 6 Superforts

General Lemay Gives Warnine  To More Cities   Leaflets Dropped Also Explain How To End the War

12 Jap Cities Get Warning   General LeMay Warns Jap anese Towns That Are Next On B-29 List.

Gen. LeMay ‘Tells Enemy To Evacuate   Warships Attack Jap Mainland For Seventh Time

Airforce Drops Leaflets Warning 1,300,000 Civilians that Their Cities Are Doomed.   ALUMINUM PLANT IS BOMBED DURING RAID

Last Batileship Lies in Mud— Nips Put Up Fierce Opposition Against Great Attack.

22-DAY TOLL OF JAP SHIPS REACHES 1018   1,409 Aircraft Destroyed in Air-Sea Attack Says Nimitz

More Jap Cities Warned of Attacks   Allies List 12 Areas, Including Four Previ. ously Notified, Which Are Marked for Destruction by American Superfortresses.

12 Cities Put On List To Be “Rubbed Out"   Damage Done To Centers In Early Raid Recalled

Continues To Call  His Shots   Twelve More Jap Cities Are Warned Of Impending Strikes By Air Commander

Foe Warned By Leaflets To Evacuate   Warships Again Batte Nippon; 267 Jap Ships 430 Planes Knocked Ou In Three Davs.

Tell Japs Of Cities on Death List   IZ Are rorewarnea Of Impending Doom; Urge Civilians to Evacuate Immediately

12 More Jap Cities Listed For Attacks      Superforts Drop Leaflets Warning Populace to) Evacuate Doomed Towns Before Bombers Strike

Fighters From Iwo Jima, Raked Tokyo Airdromes; Citizens of Eleven Cities Warned to Flee.   MARKED AS TARGETS OF ALLIED SUPERFORTS   The 30,000-ton Battleship Hyuga, Listed as Damaged Earlier in the Week, Reported Sunk.

OVER MILLION PEOPLE WARNED TO LEAVE DOOMED CITIES OR FACE HORRORS OF BIG BOMBS

PLANES BLAST REMNANTS OF JAP WARFLEET   Great Battleship Hyuga Sunk, Tokyo Airfields Raked

8 Jap Cities Notified B-29  Raids Coming   Warnings Repeated to Four Other Enemy Centers by Maj. Gen. LeMay—Six Already Left in Ruins by Superforts—People Told To Get Good Leaders To ‘End War’,

ASK CIVILIANS LEAVE BEFORE AIR ASSAULTS   2nd Warning Dropped On Target Areas by U. S. Air Force

Huge Aluminum Plant Target In Daring Attacks   207 Jap Ships, 430 ‘Planes Toll OF —~ Two-Day Assaults

Dozen More Jap Cities Warned of Impending Raids  EE kes A ae   General Lemay Again Advises Populace to Flee Wrath from Sky

U. S. Carrier Planes Stir Up Jap Navy Wreckage   Chinese Troops Enter Kweilin Friday Night; U.S. Airmen Map Air Raids

Canada Lowers Taxes Under  Peace Budget   Seeks To Provide  Rusiness Pickun

LANE IS MENTIONED AS LIKELY NOMINEE   Hooper §. Miles Also Mentioned As Democratic Possibility If O'’Conor Peclines

LANE IS MENTIONED IN GOVERNOR RACE      Local Attorney and Hoop. er S. Miles Are Being Discussed

Senate Defeats Plan By Taft To Delay Decision On Eretton Woods Pact

CARRIER PILOTS SMASH JAPS ’ SECRET WEAPON   It’s Now “Come Out and Fight or Be Destroyed” for Foe

High Priority Given Domestic Rule of A Bomt   a Slow-Down Warning Sounded on Truman # World Ban Plan

CONGRESS TO. . ~ RUSH ACTION. ON PROGRAM   TRUMAN'S RECOMMENDATION  FOR INTERNATIONAL NEGO ~ FTATIONS [S RECEIVING MOST ATTENTION, ~

WANT A LEGAL EXPERT   Pearl Harbor Committe Wants Someone’s Free Advice -

a a eel ‘WANT A LEGAL EXPERT   Pearl Harbor Committe Wants Someone’s Free Advice °

RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE MENACING GREATER REICH   Austrian Towns Captured In Rapid Thrust; Flag Of Polish State Raised Over Danzig.

SOVIET ARMIES TIGHTEN FRONT AROUND VIENNA:   Germans Fight Desperately To Hold Austrian City, Moscow Reports

Reds Threater Vienna From Many Sectors   Assault in Northeast Drives To Within 41 Miles of Capital— Silesian Push Gains

Red Troops Stream —Into-Austria Heme land of Der Fuehre:   Capture of Danzig Releases 50 Divisions for Other Fronts

INTO AUSTRIA: DANZIG TAKEN   “Move Within 52 Miles Of Vienna South Of City

Soviet Troops 134 Miles from  Italian Frontier   Ram Into Strong Nazi Reinforcements South of Vienna in Big Push

‘Russian Forces Drive in Austria   One Thrust Aimed at Bratislava Gate while Second Menaces Viennz From Northeast: Reach Silesia

OFFENSIVES MENACING VIENNA   Reds Within 44 Miles Of City And 3134 From Italv

Reds Ram dnto Strong Nazi Lines   Russians Move into Austria 52 Miles South of Vienna; A Desnerate Finh+

Russ Troops Meet Stiffer  Resistance   Germans Reinforce Lines South of Austria To Slow Up Drive

REDS DRIVE INTO AUSTRIA, 52 MILES SOUTH OF VIENNA   OTHER SOVIET TROOPS SMASH WITHIN 134 MI. OF ITALIAN FRONTIER

RUSSIAN TROOPS “ARE WITHIN: 44 MILES OF VIENNA   South of Austrian Capital the Soviets Rammed Into Ger_ man Reinforcements.   ‘STEPPED UP ASSAULT   Moved Toward the Bratislavz Gate; Also Menaced Capital From the Northeast.

—EASTERN FRONT—  3-Pronged Red Lunge At Vienna   One Russian. Colvzan Reported 44 Miles From  Austrian Capital

Coal Men Await — High Court Ruling   Decision Figures in Miners’ Strike Move

SUPREME COURT MAY PASS ON PORTAL WAGES   Coal Miners and Operators Look for Possible Solution

German Loots German at Cologne as Iron Rule of Nazi Leaders Crumbles

Germans Loo! Germans After Fall Of Cologne Creates Chaos In City

Senate Approves Elliot Roosevelt As Brigadier General; GOP Protest: OF BIG THREE CONFERENCE

Senate Confirms Roosevelt Boost   President’s Son Wins Out in Bitter Debate

Opposes Work or Fight Legislation   Organized Labor Says Manpower Wasted in Industry, Government

Work-Fight Measure to Become Law   Organized Labor to Protest Against New Manpower Legislation

Work or Fight Legislation Is Seen Coming   Congress Listens to War Leaders Rather Than Union Labor

Solon Says Work or Fight Legislation Will Be Passed   By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST.

Work Or Fight Legislation Is  Now Predicted   Chairman May of Committee Forecasts Bill Will Be Enacted in Spite of Labor Protests.

Predicts Early Law On Work or Fight For 18 to 45 Group   Organized Labor’s Blast Stirs House Military Commitice Leader Inte AcHon

-Conaress to »Dety Unions On Work Lav   Action to Compel Employment in Vital Industry Held Certain

Rep. May Predicts Work-Or-Fight lLeqislation Will Be Enacted Soon.

May Convinced ‘Work Or Fight Will Become Law   Labor Violently Opposed To Congress Handling Manpower Problems.

PREDICTED WORK OR  FIGHT LEGISLATION  WILL BE PASSED CLAIM BLAST BY ORGAN.  IZED LABOR AGAINST PLA} MAKES IT NECESSARY

Sees Speedy 4- F Action   May Says Labor’s  Blast Against Service Law Emphasizes Need for Legislation

WORK OR FIGHT LEGISLATION TO BE ENACTED   Congress To Act Soon In Order To Aid War

Work- Or-Fi -Fight Bill To Become Law, May Savs   Stern Opposition From Or. ganized Labor Not to Affect Aims of Con gress. Ts Clainy

National Service Law Held Certain   Labor Opposition May Rouse Conaress

Enactment of Work » or Fight Law Rep. _.:May’s Predictior   Chairman: “of He House Miilitary. Committée Forecasts Legislation

Sees Work, Fight Laws ‘Made Valid   Labor Chieftains to Oppose Legislation but Rep. May Predicts Enactment

House Military Affairs Head Sees Work or Fight Bill Becoming Law

Predict Draft Bill Will Pass   Action by Congress Needed to Solve Problems, May Says

“WORK OR FIGHT” PROPOSAL WILL WIN, SAYS CHIEF   Chairman Of Military Comunittee of House Feels Idea Will Surely Be Enforced

Furopean Veteran Has Narrowest Escape  Newsmen Battle With Annamites

Us 'S. ‘Marines Minute Men.        American Cor WaianLoR: a  eapondens F fight On

Government Effort to Suppress News Angers MacArthur   Nips Sought to Keep the News of Historic Meeting From Public

Hands Off News, Government Of  Japan Is Told   MacArthur Acts After Attempted Suppression Of Hirohito Stories.

U.S. Shatters Gag on Voice Of Jap Public   MacArthur Decrees - Freedom of Press, Sneech in Empire

Cracks Down on Jap Censorship of Press and Radio   MacArthur Command: Government to Keep Hands Off; Japanese Sanned Mikado Story

Cenorship Of Radio To Cease Also   Japs Attempt Te Ban Hirohito’s Interviews, Stories And Pictures

Japs Told to Keep Press, Radio Free   Command From MacArthur Follows Attempt to Stop News on Emperor’s Visit

PANESE An GIVEN ORDERS   Government !s Commanded To Keep Its Hands Off Press and Radio.   TRIED TO BAN BIG NEWS

Japs Iry To Keep Hirohito Stories Quiet   MacArthur Demands Government End Move To Suppress Photos,  Interviews

ARE ORDERED BY MARTHUR T0 DESIST   Allied Commander Orders Tokyo to Keep Hands Off Press and Radio, Following Attempt to Suppress News,

MARTHUR SETS tas RADIO REE IN ORDER   ome Ministry Confiscate: Stories, Pictures About Visit By Emperor

Nip Officials Try To Ban Stories On Emperor’s Visit   81 Percent of Japan’s Soldiers Demobilized In Homeland; Japs’ Food Supply Extremely Low

General Orders Jap Government-Keep Hands Off the Press   Severs Control Over Newspapers, Radio, Telegraph

MacArthur End: Nip Censorship       Jap “Thought Policy” Shattered by Order Banning Controls on Press, Radio, Mails

Get Order To Keep Hands off Press, Radio   Home Ministry Told to End Censorship, Suppression and Control

ALLIES CLAMP DOWN ON JAPS FOR CENSORING   MacArthur Lashes Government for Ban on Hirohito Story

M’Arthur Tells Nips to Cease All Censorship   Allied Leader Moves to End ‘Thought Control’ In Homeland

General MacArthur Commands Nippon Government To Cease All Efforts At Censorship, Suppression Or Control After Home Ministry Attempts To Keep Hirohito’s Interviews And Pictures From Populace—  81 Per Cent Of Soldiers In Homeland Demobilized

Orders Japs to Permit Free Press, Radio   MacArthur Advises Home Ministry They Cannot Control News

Doug to Jap Govt.--Leave Press Alone   Home Ministry Sought To Ban Stories on Hirohito Visit.

TOKYO 1S TOLD TO RELINQUISH ALL CONTROLS   General Acts Swiftly After Hirohito’s Pictures Are Suppressed   Globester May Beat 151-Hour Ccehedule On Trip Around Werld

Censorship Of Jap Press Hit By MacArthar   Commander Issues . _Sharp Directive To “Nippon Government

PRESS CONTROL ORDERED HALTED BY M’ARTHUR   Attempt To Save Emperor’s Face by Censorship of News Brings Action

Story of Emperor Visit Had Been Blacked Out   Over Million Japs Demobilized, Starvation Faces Nation

Keep Hands Off Press and Radio, Order   Tokyo Ordered Suppression af Stories af  Mikado's Visit

Japs Ordered To Keep Hands Off Press And Radio; Wanted Hirohito Visit Suppressed   Demobilization Of. Japanese Troops On Home Islands Reported 8] Per cent Complete

Suppression of Newspapers fo Cease, He Says   Control of ‘Written Or Spoken Word’ Is Halted by General

Temperatures   MacArthur Ends Jap Censorship Of Press, Radio   Strong Action Taken After Home Ministry Attempts to Prevent Nip People From Learnings of Hirohito’s Talk With Ceneral

M'ARTHUR COMMANDS JAP GOVERNMENT 10 KEEP OUT OF CENSORSHIP OF NEWS

NIP OFFICIALS TOLD TO KEEP HANDS OFF PRESS AND RADIO, {AS EVENT IS GIVEN PUBLICITY

GENERAL GIVES HANDS - OFF ORDER   Ruling Follows Confiscation Of Two Papers   Of Jap Homeland Soldiers Demobilized: Other New Developments

EFFORTS SUPPRESS  NEWS OF HIROHITO'S  VISIT BRINGS ACTION JAPANESE GOVERNMENT  ORDERED TO KEEP HANDS OFF PRECS AND RADIO

Nips Try to Keep ‘Visit’ News Quiet   Attempt Causes New Crack Down By MacArthur on Jap Officials

JAPS WARNED TC KEEP HANDS OFF PRESS AND RADIC   Ministry Attempted To Ban Hirohito Interviews, and Story Of MacArthur Visit

Directive Is Strongest ‘Yet Issued      MacArthur Takes Action As 9,797 U. 3. Troops Leave Yokahoma Aboard Transports for Home

— CRACKDOWN ON TOKYO CENSORSHIP —  MacArthur Forbids Jap Control Of ‘Written or Spoken Word’

M’ARTHUR ACTS AS NIPS SEEK TO BAN STORY   Home Islands Faced With Real Threat Of  Starvation

Maneuvers Must Cease Tokvo Told   Japs Had Seized Papers Containing Hirohito Pictures

End Censorship, Is MacArthur's Warning to Japs   Ministry Suppresses News of Hirohito’s Visit to U. S. Chief

Nippon Regime Ordered to Keep Hands Off Press   Ministry Had Suppressed Papers in Effort to Keep News From People.   81 Per Cent of Jap Army Is Demobilized

M’Arthur Tells Japs Lift Ban On Press, Radic   Tried To Keep Hirohito Visit Facts From Public

MAJOR MOVE IS MADE TO ALLOW PRESS FREEDOM   General Takes Action When Jap Government I ries To Keep News Of Hirohito’s Visit Out Of Papers,  aps Face Starvation  his Winter.

Nip Censorship Powers Banned   General MacArthur Takes Action After Home Ministry Seeks to Halt Story Of Meeting Between Himself. Emperor

Orders Jz aps To Keep  Hands Off .   Directive Halting All Jap Control of Spoken Or Written Word Follows Newspaper Ban

ORDERS HANDS OFF PRESS RADIO   Strongest Directive Issued After Ban On Newspapers

Jap Goverment OrderedToEnd All Censorship   Nipponese Ministry Put Ban Ou Press to Keep MacArthur-Hirohito Meeling a Secret      Starvation Faces Japs This Winter   U. §. Sixth Division Will Be Withdrawn From Mu. zon; 96ih Division to Be in dapan

Mac Puts Curb On  Jap Interference   Home Ministry Was, Keep: ing Hirohito’s Intertew From People   NEWS WAS SUPPRESSED   War Department Reports 81 Per Cent of Soldiers  Demobilized

Warns Japanese “Keep Hands Off “Press And Radic   MacArthur Action Follows Attempts To Suppress Hirchito’s Interviews

Order Result Of Ban on Hirohito Visit   Home Ministry Try To Suppress News Is Rapped—Jap Soldier Deployment Reported

Japanese Government Gets (Orders To Keep Hands Off 'Nippon’s Press And Radio

IT COST 300 BILLION DOLLARS — TO CRUSH GERMANY AND JAPAN   VICTORY AND PEACE COMES AT TREMENDOUS. COST TO THE UNITED STATES

U.S. WAR COST IS 300 BILLION   National Debt 262 Billions Increase of 217 Over Pre-War Figure

300 BILLIONS SPENT IN FOUR YEARS BY Uj. §.   National Debt Up 217 Billions to High of 262 Billions

MOVIE BEAUTY DIED IN FIRE   GLORIA DICKSON TRAPPED BY _ FLAMES THAT VIRTUALLY DEST" UYED HEK HOME

Peasant Leader At Conference On Polish Rule   ‘Second -Pestwar * Dispute - invelves-Objection ~ British To Big 5 ‘Talks

POLISH, FRENCH ISSUES BOILING UP FOR “BIG 3   Meeting of Big Powers Will be Held Sometime Before July 26, Britisher Says.

Britain Rejects French Proposal of 5 Power Talk On Middle East Problem.

TWO PROBLEMS FACE BIG THREE BERLIN MEETING   Warsaw Reorganization,  Middie East Trouble  Confront Parley

Big Three To Hear Cases Of Poland, Syria   International De/velopments to Hold Spotlight In Meeting at Berlin

TWO DEVELOPMENTS PRELIMINARY TO BiG THREE CONFERENCE  NEW POLISH GOVERNMENT AND FIVE-POWER DISCUS

Poles Gather In Moscow Before Big 3 Meeting  Britain Rejects BAsc 3. Po. Beelacs*   Britain Rejects Middle East Parley; Plan Berlin Sessions

Pole Premier Flies fo Moscow For Conference   Britain Rejects French Proposal For Discussion

British Reject French Proposal! For Big Five Meet   Begin Discussions In Moscow on New Polish Government

Former Premier of Poland Flies to Moscow for Parley On New Warsaw Government   French Proposal for 5-Pewer Tatks On Middle East Question Reportedly Turned Dowa by Britain and America

ee ESS  Berlin To. Be Scene Of Next Meeting Of Big Three Leaders _   “Former Polish Premier Flies From London To Moscow To Confer On Reorganizing Warsaw Goyernment; Berlin Conference Before JTulv 26

Former Polish Premier Goes  To Red Capital   Mission Seen as Develop ment Preliminary to Berlin Meeting of Bie-Three

Ex-Polish Premier Confers in Moscow   Mikolajezyk’s Organization Talk, Rejection of French Parley Bid Preludes to Bio- Three Berlin Meet

Former Pole Premier Goes To Moscow   Will Confer of New ° Warsaw Government; Britist Reject French Request

Mikolajezyk Flies to Moscow    Report Britain Rejects French Plan For Five Power Meet on Syria

Plans Develop for Parley of the Bia Three   In Meantime Polish and Syrian Crises Move Toward Solution

FORMER POLISH CHIEF CONFERS WITH RUSSIANS   Britain Rejects French Bid For Middle East   Parley

FORMER POLISH PREMIER OFF TO MOSCOW PARLEY   Will Confer On Reorganization Of Polish Government; Britain Rejects French Proposal For Mid East Discussion.

New Amphibious Landing Threat To Jap Forces   British Commandos Push Inland; Yanks Trap Japs’ In Burma

YANKS CUT ROAD, TRAPPING NIPS   BRITISH ADVANCE AFTER NEW LANDING IN BURMA

GEORGE FAVORS DEEPER SLASH IN TAX BILL   Says- Income Levy Cu "Only One-Third Of Amount Necessary

LONDON —- (P) — Russian troops have captured the Baltie port of Gdynia, Marshal Stalin announced tonight.

Little in Path Escapes Death   Five Military Targets Destroyed by Single Atomic Bomb — Tokyo Says City is in “Disastrous Ruin’ and That Houses  And Buildings Were Crushed

'60 Percent Of Hiroshima Destroyed By One Atomic Bomb; Buildings ‘Crushed’

TEMPERATURES:   Blast Obliterates City OF 343,000   Pictures And Detailed Reports Show Devastation Caused By Atomic Bomb; Pressure And Heat ‘Indeccribabl a”   Tokyo Radio Describes Inferno, Asks For Mercy

Practically Nothing  Escaped Death in Path Of Bomb; Persons Out Of Doors and In Perish

Blast Wipes Out Heart of City   Reconnaissance Photos Reveal Sweeping Devastation; Tokyo Admits Nothing Escapes

60 Per Cent of Target Destroyed   People Outdoors Burned to Death, Pressure, Heat Inside Kill More; ‘Inhuman’ Bombing Declares Enemy

Devastation by First Atomic Bomb Shown by Pictures   More of History's Unrivalled Destruction Awaits Japanese

Hiroshima Is Ghost City Following Raid   60 Per Cent of Area Devastated By Atomic Bomb   Nothing Escapes Terrific Pressure And Heat; Japanese Shout “Inhuman”

All Living Things ‘Seared To Death’   Broadcast Says Dead Too Numerous To Be Counted; City Left In ‘Disastrous Ruin’; Claim International Law Violated

Blast Wipes Out 60% Of [nemy City   Spaatz Warns Supers Ready To Drop More; Houses And Buildings Crushed In Assault

CALLS ATOMIC BOMB INHUMAN   60 Per Cent of Hiroshima Obliterated By Single Missile.   PLEOGES FINISH FIGHT

Horrible Scenes Deseritcd By Enemy Radio: Dead Too Numersus to Count and In Such Condition They Can't Be Distinguished From ytered.

Terrific Blast Of NewBomb Is Reported   Almost All Living Things Killed, Radio Tokyo Says In Broadcast Describing Effecte of Atamic Ramh

Tokyo Admits Today that Practically Nothing Escapes Death in City as large as Indianapolis.

Enemy Describes Horror of New Bomb Attack  Practically All Life In Hiroshima Is Snuffed Out in Blast

Dead Reported Too Numerous To Count   Practically All ‘Living Things Declared Gone

All Living Things— Human and Animal— Seared to Death  By New W -apon

AIROSHIMA IS IPED OUT BY ATOMIC BOMB   All Living Things ‘Literally Seared to Death,’ Japs Admit

Atomic Bomb Caused 60 Per Cent Destruction  At City Of Hiroshima

Atom Bomb Blast Levels Hiroshima   Sixty Per Cent of City De: ‘stroyed by Missile From Superfort   READY TO DROP MORE   Heart of Congested City Burned -Out .in One - Huge Flash

1 Single Atomic Bomb Blast Left Nothing Alive In 4 Sa. Mile Area

Enemy Describes Horror of New Bomb Attack  Practically All Life In Hiroshima Js  Met aa) es

Practically All Living Things in Hiroshima ‘Literally Seared to Death’

Heat and Pressure Killed Every Human And Animal, Claim   Press Appeals to People to Remain Calm Under ‘Inhuman’ Attack; Spaatz Warns More Bombs to Come if Japan Continues to Resist

One Bomb Levels 60 Pct. Of City. .... Practically No  Life Remains In ~ Hiroshima Area

ONE ATOM BOMB DESTROYS FIVE JAP OBJECTIVES   TOKYO REPORT SAYS HEAT AND PRESSURE ‘INDESCRIBABLE’

Bomb Destroys 4 Square Miles Of Major City   Tokyo Reports Town In ‘Disastrous Ruin’ As Result of Attack

Practically.  Nothing Left Of Populous Nippon City   Tokyo Admits Heavy  Loss; Warns People

SIXTY PER CENT OF IMPORTANT JAPANESt CITY WAS DESTROYED  TOKYO ADMITS ALL LIFE WIPED OUT IN SCORCHING  PATH OF ATOM BOMB

ALL LIFE WIPED OUT IN 60 PCT. OF BOMBED CIT)   Tokvo Tells of Terrific Heat and Crumbling Buildings; Pohtos Show Destruction.   ty VIORRIF LANDSBERG

All Hiroshima Living Things Killed by Bom   Japan Claims Use of Atomic Bomb Violation Of International Law; Deand Are lneniuntad

Tokyo Admits, and Air Reconnaisance Confirms, City of 343,000 Was 60 Per Cent Destroyed   By Atom Bomb; Buildings Smashed and Burned To Dust and People Burned or Crushed

"Practically All Living Things © Seared to Death   “City in Disastrous Ruin,” Toko Admits, With Houses and Buildings Crusheds . Residents Mutilated Beyond Recognition

Results Of Terrific Blasting Described   U.S. Headquarters Says 60 Per Cent Of City Levelled; Spaatz Warns Japan That More Forts Are Ready With Atomic Bombs

Destruction So Great Dead Go Uncounted, Jap Radio Declares   Hiroshima in ‘Disastrous Ruin’ from Atomic  Missile

60 Percent Of Jap City  Devastated   Tokyo Admits Dead, Injured Still Uncounted

Japs Unable Yet Even to Measure  Hiroshima Blast Speak Only About ‘Cruel and Inhuman American Attack

Nothing Left In Path Of New Weapon   Pressure and Heat Kills Those Indoors

60 PER CENT OF GREAT CITY DESTROYED BY SINGLE BLAST OF WORLD'S GREATEST BOMB

Those Outdoors Burned:  Those Indoors Killed By Pressure And Heat:  Buildings Are Crushed

Hiroshima s Destroyed, Japs Assert   Atomic Bomb Violates Law, Nips Declare

6) Percent Of Hiroshima  Is Destroyed   Tokyo Reports City Is In ‘Disastrous Ruin’ After Single Plane Attack.   MORE BOMBS READY

Tokyo Says Nearly All Living Things ‘Seared To Death   Japs Unable To Distinguish Dead From Wounded; 4.1 Square Miles of City Wiped Out

Reveal Extent  Of Damage In Aerial Photos   Nothing Escaped Death in Scorching Path of U. 8. Super Bomb

Nips Admit Death In Scorching Path   Hiroshima Will Go Down In History A: Testing Ground For Awful Weapon

Photos Show 60 Per Cent of Great Lown Leveled by History’s Mightiest Explosion

Tokyo Tells Of Appalling Devastation   Living Things Burned .To Death, Buildings Crushed; “Violation Of International Law”

Most of Nippon City Destroyed By Single Bomb   Gen. Spaatz Warns Nips B-29s Ready to Drop  More Explosives.   9 Military Targets Wiped Out by Blast

Japs Say City Is Wiped Qut   Spaatz Warns of More Devastating Attacks As Tokyo Radio Reports Dead Too Many to Count; U.S. Finds 5 Military Targets Razed

International Law Violated,  _ Japs Contenc   ‘Claim Belligerent Nations Are Forbidden Unlimited Choice Of War Weapons   Atomic Bomb Left  “Disastrous Ruin’   All Living Things, Humar and Animal, Seared to Death by Heat and Pressure

More Than 4 Square Miles Of Hiroshima Wiped Out In First Use Of 4 Weapon   PRESSURE, HEAT   Brought Death To All In Its Path; one my Warned More Are Coming If Resistance Continues

Nothing Escapes Death In Path Of Atomic Bomb   Those Indoors Burned To Death While Those Outdoors Killed By Pressure, Says Tokyo

TOKYO ADMITS PRACTICALLY NOTHING ESCAPED DEATH IN SCORCHING PATH OF ATOMIC   Newspaper Asahi Shimbum Appeals to People to Re main Calm Under “Inhuman” Shelling and  Pledge to Fight Throught to Last

Authority to Extend Probe Sought   Army Feared Jap Attack on South America

Pearl Harbor Quiz May Be Extended   Group Wants Inquiry To Run Till Feb. 15

ASK INQUIRY BE EXTENDED   Harbor Probers Want Date For Hearings Extended Until February 15

TIME EXTENSION UN PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY SOUGHT   Senate-House Group Decides to Ask Congress for Authority to Conduct Hearings Till Feb. 15.   HAWAII AND PANAMA ALERTS EXPLAINED   Committee Hears Army in 1940 Feared German-Jap Move Into South America Screened by Raid.

PEARL HARBOR QUIZ EXTENDED   Joint Committee Wants To Wind Up Inquiry By Feb. 15

Authority to Extend Probe Sought  Army Feared Jap   Army Feared Jap Attack on South America

Inquiry Would Continue Until February 15th   Extension of Time Decid. ed at Committee Executive Session

Pearl Harbor Quiz Extension  To Be Sought   Senate-House Group To Ask Congress for Power to Continue Inquiry to Feb. 15

Expect Complete Pry By Feb. 15  Army Alerted For Jap Move In 1940

Seek to Extend Pearl Harbor Attack Inquiry   Joint Committee Would Continue Until February 15

Pearl Harbor Probers Ask Extra Month   Barkley to Seek Extension To Feb. 15, Also Hunt Sc seeceel

Detroit Stays In Series Race  With 4-1 Win   Trout Hurls Brilliant Ball Ag st Cubs to Even Games At 2-Up

Newhouser Goes Against Borowy  In Series Today   25-Game Winner Gets Another Chance In Fifth; Teams Now Tied

Paul (Dizzy) Trout Turns In Kive-Hit Pitching Assignment In Grabbing 4 to 1 Decisjon From Chicago Cubs

DIZZY TROUT'S FIVE-HIT FEAT HALTS CHICAGO   Detroit Evens Series Count At Two-All with 4-to-1 Triumph

Detroit Tigers Win Behind Dizzy Trout. 4-1   Bengals‘ Batting Famine Ends as Series Is Evyened

Tigers Even Series With 4-1 Victory   Trout Holds Cubs To 5 Hits as Mates Win in 4th Inning

Five-Hit Game By Tiger Star Squares Series   Newhouser, Borowy Will Duel Again in Today’s 5th Clash

Square Series   “Dizzy” Trout Holds Cubs to Five Hits as Tigers Unleash Scoring ‘Spree in Fourth Inning

OVER 3500 YANK CASUALTIES ON [WO IN 3 DAYS   Of Number, 3,000 Wounded Have Been Evacuated, So Number Dead Apparently Is 500.

3000 Wounded Removed From Bloody Iwo Jima, But Marines Drive Toward Second Airfield

Reconstruction Seen Major Aim With European:   Allies Continue To Round _ Up Men Whe Promoted Nazi-Fostered “System

WAR-STRICKEN EUROPE TURNS TO PEACE TASK   Allied Armies Continue - Rounding Up Germans _ Who Headed Up Nazi  System on Continent   REDS PARADE IN PRAGUE

Nazis Flee Lands Stolen from Czechs; Prague Free   Citizens of Capital Say 5,000 Persons are Killed in Three-Day Battle °

Turks More Assured By Potsdam Parley Despite Lack ()f Statement On Dardenalles: Put Faith In Conference

Fear Floods     When Heavy Snow : Begins Melting In River Watersheds

River Leap Promises  Earlier V-E   Nimitz--in Washington--Hints  Over-All Pacific Command

Crossing Sharply Alters Situation, With — Denleted Germans Forced Finally To Bay

World Fails to Blow Up on Schedule but Rev. Long Blames His Arithmetic---Not His Divine Vision

ATTEMPTED ALCATRAZ ESCAPE FAILS   Convict Captured On Board About to Leave ‘The Rock’

Opening The Way To Big Baltic Port Within Artillery Range   ATTACK IN FORCE  Two Soviet Spearheads Already Planted On Tha Raltic

Way Opened For Assault Of Big Port   Germans Also Report New Red Offensive On Lower Vistula

Russians Take Stargard, Head  For Fortress   Stettin Now Within Big Gun Range Is Key Baltic Center   NAZIS ADMIT LOSS   Pomeranian Drive Said To Be Large Scale Offensive

GAINING IN POMERANIA   Nazis Admit Loss Of Rail Center Near Stettin

ETTIN NOW IN BIG GUN RANGE OF RED TROOPS   Russians Capture Rail Hub City Serving Baltic Port

Fort Fringing Stettin Taken, Nazis Report   Vall of Rail Hub Opens Gateway To Baltic Citadel

OPENS WAY TO BALTIC PORT OF STETTIN   Berlin Reports Enemy Attack In Strength Near Lower Vistula River.

Russian Siege Forces Capture Stargard, Key (Rail: Hub In Pomerania

RAIL HUB FALLS, OPENING WAY TO BALTIC PORT CITY FOR RED TROOPS   New Assault Seems Near Against Berlin

Rhine Crossing To Signal End; Is Allied Belief   Military Men Express View Germans Will Be Unable to Hold After Allied Units Leap Rive:

Germans Won't Be Able to Halt the Allies Once the Rhine Is Crossed

Cologne People Flee Toward American Lines  Last-Ditch Battlers Withdrawing Ahead of Yanks

JAPS SAY MILLIONE HOMELESS —  AS RESULT OF BOMBER RAIDS   TOKYO RADIO STATES 770,000 HOMES NOW DESTROYED IN FOUR LARGE CillEs

WALTER SPRANKLE CONVICTED BY JURY   Verdict of Guilty Is Re. turned in Forgery . Case

WALTER SPRANKLE CONVICTED BY JUR\   Verdict. of of Guilty Is: Re : turned in Forgery =. : Case

Allies Close Arc Around Bologna   Nazi Positions Shelled In City’s Outskirts

Assault Arc on Bologna Being Closed   Long-Range Guns Batter Nazi Positions in Italy

CANCER STUDIES BEING MERGED   National Organization To Coordinate Research  Into Disease

FROM OTHER SOURCES   Kansan Opposes ‘Unemployment Compensation Under Present Plan

Reichstag Is Taken  By Russian Forces   Fall of Reich Capital Believed Imminent as Reds Drive Through Heart of the City—Advances Scored in Other Areas

Russians Strike Final Blow  To Take Capital  Soviet Union Celebrating May Davy   Soviet Union Celebrating May Da: During Victorious Closing Of Patriotic War, Stalin Proclaims

REDS SPLITTING — NAZIS IN BERLIN; SLIZE REICHSTAL   Capture Ministry of Interior Building — Lay Siege to Hitler’s Underground Fortress.   STALIN DECLARES WAR IS APPROACHING END   Premier Reports 1,800,000 Enemy Troops Killed or Seized in East in 3  to 4 Months. ;

ussians Split Nazi Defenders )f the Capital   freet Fighting Continue: in Small Area Still Held by Germans   ‘Only Two Segments of German Reich ‘Stil in Nazi Hands, Simpson Says

RUSSIA'S RED BANNER FLIES ON REICHSTAC   GERMANS GIVING UP SUICIDAL FIGHT IN CAPITAL

FALL OF BERLIN TO RED TROOPS HELD IMMINENT   Gutted Shell Of German Reichstag Captured; Tiergarten Besieged   WAR IS NEARING END, STALIN TELLS PEOPLE

BERLIN IN ITS LAST HOURS SAYS STALIN   Russians Within Mile Of Splitting Last Small Pocket

British Pursue  ELAS Fugitives   New Greek Cabinet Excludes EAM Men

NO PEACE YET AROUND ATHENS   Terms Offered ELAS Withdrawn: British Pursue Rebels

THREE-FOURTHS OF KOBE BURNS AFTER BIG RAIL   Millions of Japs Reported Fleeing Cities After Attacks by R.79'«.

WIDE AREA OF KOBE BURNED OUT BY B-29'S   Three-Fourths Of City Ablaze; Iwo Casuals  Set At 19,938

Three Fourths Of Kobe Razed By Fire Bombs   Docks, Aircraft Factory And Locomotive Works Wrecked By B-29s.

Refugees Flee From 5 Cities By ‘Millions’   Growing Superfort Incendiary Attacks Bring Great Exodus

THREE-FOURTHS KOBE  BURNED OUT BY BiG  RAID OF SUPERFORTS NEW ACTION AGAINST HOMELAND CAME AFTER  Ranwee th HiT er DAR

Conscientious Objector Al White ‘House To Receive Medal Of Honor

alaenanlieieniadliiiemeeinenmnenemnmmemananenetaiitaamnatiene  Freak Accident Costs Life of Boy

TELLS PROGRAM FOR INDONESIA   Netherlands East Indies Plan To Develop it As Partner In Kinadom.

Offer Self-Rule To Indonesians   Dutch Permit Them To Become Partners

New Proposals. Which Exclude Independence, Expected To , Widen Breach.

Provides For Rapid Devel opment of Indonesia As Partner In Kingdom  Vowing Self-Respect ~   Held Far Short Of  Indonesia Wants   tatemeni, Reiteration Of   Dutch Offers, Issued In Atmosphere of Grow  ing Tension

HOPE PLAN WILL RESTORE ORDER IN EAST INDIES   Van Mook Reveals Proposals Made To Nationalist Leaders: Hopes For Speedy Return Of Order So  Discussions Can Begin.

Dutch Offer Indonesians Dominion   Racial Equality Promised Under The Crown

PLAN RELEASED TO END EAST INDIES STRIFE   Self-Government  Offered Within Dutch Empire

Netherlands Proposes Indonesian Development And ‘Self-Respect for All Its Member-Peoples’

Dutch Make Plan For Developing Java In Empire   Seeking To Restore Order To Rioting Indonesia

Dutch Offer Java Plan   Proposes Rapid Development As Partner In Netherlands Kingdom

Dutch Offer New Government Plar  Promise Indonese Full Partnership

PLAN FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF INDONESIA TOLD   Dutch Offer Racial Equality, Partnership With Netherlands

DUTCH GOVERNMENT OFFERS INDONESIA FULL PARTNERSHIP  RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF -INDONESIA AS PARTNER I] SELF-RESPECT URGED

DANGER SEEN IN DUTCH PROPOSAL TO INDONESIANS   FEAR SHORTAGE OF TERMS MAY AROUSE NATIVE TEMPERS

Dutch Offer Plan to Restore Order Over East Indies   Indonesians Claim ‘ Offer Falls Far Short—May Cause More Trouble

{AMY DISCHARGE E ANS OUTLINED   One Million Men to Be Released in Six Months, Two Million in a. Year.

RELEASES FOR OVER MILLION. ARE PLANNED   CONGRESSMAN SAYS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF  DISCHARGES SCHEDULED WITHIN SIX MONTHS

Britain, U.S. Said Agreed To Create Joint Palestine Immigration Control

Cerebral Hemorrhage Fatal To Chief Executive At Warm Springs; Ill But Short Time

President Dies Without Pain; Funeral To Be Held In Washington Saturday   Kingsport Citizens Divided On ‘Effect Of FDR’s Death On. War

President’s Sudden  Death Proves Shock   Funeral Saturday in White House; Chief Stricken While in Cottage at Warm Springs, Ga.

Ailing Leader Dies Suddenly Thursday Afternoon: Funeral Set For Saturday 

Death Occurs At Warm Springs, Ga.; Truman Sworn In   Attack. Strikes at Little White House; Funeral Washington Saturday; Burial at Hyde Park

President Roosevelt is dead       News stuns world--Truman is sworn in

Stroke Is Fatal To Roosevelt At Warm Springs   Harry S. Truman Sworn In As 32nd National Executive: World Shocked By Tragic Event

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THREE ALLIED ARMIES P ing ON HITLER'S FINAL REDOUBT; 10 GERMAN GENERALS TAKEN

Yankees 18 Miles Of Austria, fo Seal Off Czechs   Great New Trap Planned, Munich  Encirclement Seen

AMERICAN THIRD 18 OMASHING WAY INTO BAVARIAN FORTRESS  OTHER U.S. ARMIES — GRADUALLY MOVING INTC SOUTHERN CERMANY

PATTON TANKS SMASH TOWARD AUSTRIAN LINE   British Armies Storm Bremen, Tighten Siege Circle Around Hamburg

*ussians Push in From East 1 to Forge a Trap in  i . Czechoslovakia   OUTH GAP NARROWED   ‘ncirclement of Munich Shaping Up in General Advance

Say British and American Troops Race Through Wide Break in Nazi ‘Lines, Menacing Hannover, 142 Mile From Berlin; Duisherg Surrenders

Third Arm‘,Tanks Drive Nearer Austri.’s Border;  Seek Juncture With Reds

HAVE CHANCE 10 SEAL OFF CZECH AREA   Now 18 Miles From Austria, Yanks 105 Miles From Red Lines, Where Link-Up Would Seal a Great New Trap.

Advances Forty Miles ia Threat To Cut Oft Ruhr   All Over Front British and U. S. Troops Race Through Wide Breaks.   Allies Only 255 Miles  Of Russian Siege Line

OTHER ARMIES RACE AHEAD IN MUNICH DRIVE   British Storm Bremen, Junction With Red  Forces Awaited

Big New Irap ls Formed For Germans   Eleventh Armored Division Is Only 105 Miles From Meeting Russians in Austria as Other Troops Punch Ahead to Encircle Munich

1ST ARMY TROOPS RACE WITHIN 200 MILES OF BERLIN   VIRTUALLY ALL OF FRANKFURT ON MAIN CAPTURED BY PATTON

Third Clatters Within 18 Miles ‘Of Austrian Line   U.S. Seventh and French First in Great Maneuver To Encircle Munich

Rush To Seal Off Czechoslavakia To Form Huge Trap   Two Armies Assaulting Southern Redoubt, Punching Way to Encircle Munich

Cargo Plane Hits Hangar, Fight  Die in Flames   Crew of Three Among Dead as Eight Aircraft Burn at Dayton, 0.

BiG. CARGO PLANE EXPLODES IN [TAKE-OFF ‘ACCIDENT— EIGHT PLANES IN HAN-GAR -BURN

EIGHT ARE KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDEN?   15 Others Injured When Cargo Craft Set Hangar Afire After Crash At Wright Field

SPEEDIEST BULLET TESTED IN COMBAT   1,200 Slugs Can Be Fired in A Minute

Soviet Editors Demand Severest Punishment for  Nazi Leaders on Tal:

GENERAL SHOT DOWN IN ACTION   Pioneer Of 8th Air Force Attacked By Seven Messerschmitts

Brig. Gen. Castle Killed in Action ~InBelgium Aree   His Fortress Shot Down By Messerschmitts December 24

PIONEER YANK FLIER KILLED DECEMBER 20   Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle, 36, On Fiying Fortress Shot Down Over Eelvium

AMERICAN BOMBER CHIEF SHOT DOWN   BRIG. GEN. FREDERICK ° W. CASTLE KILLED BY NAZIS ON WESTERN FRONT.

MAY OVERHAUL LABOR BUREAU OF STATISTICS      Victory For Labor Groups Seen In Decision By Secretary

LIST NEW BLUE POINT VALUES   Mixed Fruits, Pineapple, Peaches, Tomatoes,,   Pears Go Up

Canned Fruit Points Raised   Popular-Sized Can Will Take 80 Points Under New Ruling

BRITISH RACING ACROSS PO PLAIN   THREATEN INDUSTRIAL CITY OF FERRARA — YANKS 7 MILES FROM BOLOGNA.

STH ARMY RIPS NAZI DEFENSES   Pours Across Po Plain After Breakthrough; Fifth Also Makes Gains

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Indonesians Ask Russian Help In Java Fighting   Fighting Subsides As British Hold  Mince nf Snarahaia

Bloody Battle In Soerabaja Subsides Today   Natives Massing For “Holy War’ On Allies

SOVIET ASKED TO INTERVENE Ih JAVA DISPUTE   Indonesians Fight Back

Natives Fight For Port With Japanese Guns Most Of City Is Held      Most Of City Is Held By Empire Troops After Struggle   APPEAL TO RUSSIA   Nipponese Troops Hold Aloof From Battles, Australia Savs

Indonesian Chief Appeals To Stalin In Bloody Strife   British Apparently In Firm Control of Soerabaja Navy Base

Appeal Made While British Win Contro! In Soerabaja   Natives Reported Massing In Interior To Fight ‘Holy War Against Allies

MEETING OF BIG THREE IN RECESS   Churchill Returning to London to Await Election Results

BRITISH RECESS PARLEY 10 LiARN FLECTION RETURNS   Talks Predicted to Continue Into August, Longest Conference

Churchill Goes Home to Hear Election Fate    Truman, Statin Mark Time at Conference Site

Wor Workers Face Layoffs  Army, Navy Contract Cancellations Totaling 35 Billions Scheduled

ENTIRE NATION BUCKLES DOWN TO PEACE TASK   Lid to. Be Kept on Prices; Many Controls Will Be Relaxed

BUCKLE DOWN TO BIG JOB OF RECONVERSION   Much Good News for Civilians Offset by Wide Unemployment

SEE OPA AFTER VICTORY IS WON   Senate Banking Committee To Question Bowles

RUSSIAN ARMY HAS CROSSED INTO AUSTRIA   Red Troops Now Only Forty Miles  From Vienna

SOVIETS REACH POINTS (N AUSTRIAN FRONTIER   Red Army, Driving Through Shattered Bratislava Gap Defenses, Hammers At Enemy Near Pamhagen, St. Johann And Moson, Moscow Reports—Actual Crossing Of Border Not Yet Claimed—Germans Announce Withdrawal North Of Danube

Reds’ Forces Gain Border Of Austria.  In Advances   Crossing Is Likely; Other Gains Noted

Russians Now Only 39 Miles From Vienna   Lance Through the Shattered Defenses of Bratislava Gap

SAY REDS PUSH INTO AUSTRIA, PERIL VIENNA   "Free Radio” Calls on Na: tives to Desert Germans as Berlin Admits Russians Near Border,

Seize Border Towns, Radio Reports Aver   Reds Lance Through Shattered Danube Defenses; Toward Vienna}

RUSSIAN ARMY UNITS RACE THROUGH NAZI LINES T0 AUSTRIA  THIRD UKRAINIAN ARMY

Russians Lance Through Nazis’ BrokenDefense   Big Stalin Tanks and Armered Cars Smashing Enemy Lines 39 Miles  From Vienna   No Indieations  Austria Entere¢   Germans Blasicd Our Of Northwestern Hungary Along Blazing 120.  Mile Battlefront

REDS ADVANCE TO POINTS ON AUSTRIAN LINE   Reach Border at Koszeg 42 Miles South of Vienna

Russian Army Reported Along Austrian Front   Fall of Danzig and Koenigsberg Seems Prob. able At Any Moment.

Go Through Bratislava Gap Defenses   £ Drive Ahead From Captured Csorna— Hit Defenses

Russ Armies in Austria, Radio Says   Free Radio Urges Austrians to Desert German Army.

Power ful Onslaught Carries Russians Forward In All ‘Sectors, Troops Now Fighting On Border:

Several Villages Liberated At Point 40 Miles South Of Vienna   Radio Asks People  ‘To Desert Germans   Broadeast, Soviet Controlled, Hints Another Breakthrough Imminent

RUSS FORCES REPORTED IN AUSTRIA   Red Army Less Than 50 Miles From Vienna

SOVIETS AIM FOR CROSSING INTO AUSTRIA   Russians Lance Through   Shattered Defenses of Bratislav Gap In the  Danube Valley  RABA RIVER BREACHED

Several Villages Said Liberated By Russian Units   German Pocket In Bend of Oder River At Zehden Evacuated

Russians Cross Into Austria   Nazis Evacuate Oder Pocket 31 Miles Northeast of Berlin

Russians reach Austrian border, Stalin announces  Breakthru in vicinity of Vienna believed imminent

PERIL VIENNA AND AIGK UF BERLIN DRIVE   Russians at Oder in Big Bend Within 28 Miles of City’s Limits.

(a, EASTERN ERONT— Moscow Says ‘Austrian Frontier Is-Reached ,   Tanks And Armored Cars Hammer At Pamhagen, 20 Miles Southeast Of Vienna; Russians Reach Center Of Danzig

Marshal Stalin Announces Fall of Frankfurt-on-Oder   Russians Capture 4 Communities In City’s Suburbs  BULLETIN

Soviets Reach Places Along  Austrian Line   Big Stalin Tanks. Armored Cars Hammer At Pamhagen Defenses.   CLOSE TO NITRA CITY

TROOPS SPLIT BRATISLAVA GAP DEFENSES   Moscow Does Not Know, However, Whether the Frontier Approach Is Permanent or Only a Scouting Operation.

Units May Be Scout Patrols.  Reporter Says   Tanks Pound Pam.hagen Defenses, 39 Miles Southeast of Vienna and Other Cities

STALIN TANKS, ARMORED CARS DRIVING AHEAD   No Indication Austrian Border Yet Actually Crossed; Reds Ham mer At Defenses O.,  Dp. mhacean

RUSSIAN ARMY UNITS RACE THROUGH NAZI LINES TO AUSTRIA  THIRD UKRAINIAN ARMY ONLY 39 MILES FROM VIENNA ON FRONTIER

Lance Through Broken Defenses Of Bratislava Gap   Third Ukrainian Tanks Smash Ahead From Captured Csorna To Hammer At Pamhagen

Appeal To Austrians To Desert German Army And Homeguard  EMERGENCY EXISTS IN CITY OF VIENNA  Germans Evacuate Oder River Bend Pocket Near Berlin

Several Towns Are Liberated Radio Declares   Leading Soviet Units Said To Be 40 Miles From City Of Vienna

Soviets Push Vienna Drive   Natives Asked To  Desert German Camp

Russians Reach German Lines on Austrian Front   Big Stalin Tanks Are Only 39 Miles Southeast of  Vienna.   Fall of Koenigsberg Is Anticipated Soon

Russian Troops ,Lancing Through Shattered Lines   Stalin Tanks and Armored Cars Spear Ahead 39 Miles Southeast of Vienna

SOVIET TROOPS SMASH WAY 10 AUSTRIAN LINE   Pound Through Defenses Of Bratislava Gap; Fall Of Danzig Due Shortly

Reds Drive Through Bratislava Gap To Austrian Frontier   Crushing Offensive Rolls Nearer Vienna, Tokbukhin In Good Tank Country

RUSSIANS SAY RED ARMY AT AUSTRIA LINE      Soviet Tanks, Armored Cars Spear Through Danube Valley

Reds Thrust Tank Wedge Into Austria   Tolbukhin’s Legions Reach Point Only 40 Miles From Vienna

RED ARMY IS DRIVING ON VIENNA   Soviets In 39 Miles Of Capital; Nazis Admit Retreats

Stalinmen Now 40 Miles from Vienna   Liberate Towns in East Province

Reds Sweep Forty Miles  From Vienna   Free Austrian Radio Welcomes Russians; Nazis Flee Oder

DRIVE IS MADE TOWARD VIENNA 40 MILES AWAY   Oder River Pocket Evacuated By Nazis On Berlin Front

Soviet Army Said Moving Into Austria  Several Towns Liberated, Says

SOVIETS PRESS ACROSS BORDER INTO AUSTRIA   Further Breakthru In Direc: tion Of Vienna Reported Imminent

Russians Are 39 Miles From Vienna   Reach Places Along The Austrian Border

Reds Drive To Austrian Frontier   Two-Pronged Thrust Sweeps Toward Vienna As Other Forces Mop Up Nazis Along Baltic

RUSSIANS CRASH THRU NAZI DEFENSES TO REACH AUSTRIAN FRONTIER; DANZIG FALL NEAR

Soviels Race For Austrian Border Points   Reds Break Through Bratislava Gap to Smash at City 39: Milae af Vienna

RUSSIAN ARMY SMASHES AHEAD TOWARD VIENNA   Russian Tanks And Armored Cars Strike At Pamhagen

Russ Troops At Frontier Of Austria   Shatter Defenses of Bratislava Gap in Danube Rver Valley

Hungary Border Center Taken, Stalin Announces   Nazis Leave Zehden; Russians Believed 28 Miles from Berlin   BULLETIN

SOVIET THRUST NEARS VIENNA, RADIO CLAIMS   Berlin Says Pocket on Oder Near Berlin  Is Evacuated

Soviets Smash Past Main Danube Lines   Some Russian Forces Now Have Reached Borders of Austria

NIPS REPORT YANKEE FLEET RAIDS ISLAND   Strike at Sakhalin Carried  American Naval Power Almost Within Sight of Russian Siberia.

Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg’s Own Story  The Last Chancellor of Austria

Mass Death Was Decreed  For Russians   Hitler Plan Called For Starving Millions Or Foreing Them To Siberia

Planned Starving Tens of Millions   Report Hitler Ordered  Seizure of Livestock

Forest Management Work Planned Here   4. H. Members \ Will Also ‘Engage in Walnut Mm Plontina

Forest Management Work Planned Here   4-H Members Will Also Engage in Walnut  Plantina

Large Taxes For Long Time Says Treasury Head   Vinson Tells Crowd Budget After Reconversion  Will Be $25,000,000,000.

HIGH TAXES SEEN FOR LONG TIME   YINSON FORECASTS 25 BIELLION DOLLAR BUDGET ARTER RECONVERSION.

War-producing Industry Hard  Hit by Floods; — Scores Are Taken To Higher Ground

River Is Overflowing Banks Entire Length and WarProducing Plants Are in Danger.   REGARD SITUATION AS BEING SERIOUS

USABLE EQUIPMENT TOBE REDEPLOYED   Program Is Outlined for Shipping Usable War Materials to Pacific

Huge Stock Of U.S. War - Materiel In Europe Is Packed Up For Pacific

EQUIPMENT TO BE SHIFTED 10 PACIFIC ZONE   All Usable American Material Will Be Transferred As Soon As Possible   MILLIONS OF TONS STILL ON CONTINENT

BHOWDOWN ON WHETHER DEUGAULE WIL REMAIN AS  _} PRESWENT 18 SET FOR  {0 MONDAY

Patton Begins Ousting Nazis   General Set Straight On Eisenhower Policy

Man Bitten By Mad Monkey Of Mountains   Sauntering Simian Turns Up Again In Greensburg Saction

Plan Memorial  At Edge Of Lake   Bodies Of Nine Of Victims Of Bus Tragedy In Washington Not Recovered

ABANDON SEARCH IN LAKE —_- FOR BODIES OF CHILDREN   DIVERS UNABLE TO FIND BO nt ES OF NINE OF THE CHILDREN IN BUS TRAGEDY

Prepare for Next War, Patton Urges   General Fears Peace Efforts May Fail

Churchmen And Bootleggers Alike Oppose State “Black Market Tax” On Illegal Whiskey

13 GOVERNORS SURVEY AREA'S FOOD SHORTAGE   Urge Federal Agencies Assure Supplies For Civilian Wants

Sub Pens Blasted By Volcano Bombs  RAF Hits U-Boat Bases During Day, Attacks Berlin at Night

Japs Playing National Game Of Guessing: Say Yanks Mass Huge Forces in Siesta --- Could Be

JAPS MOVE PLANTS; FEAR U.S. INVASION —   Arms Factories Being Transported to hina In Face ‘of Superfortress Attacks

WARN OF STH FLEET   Tokyo Radio Tells Of Jap Industry Move To Manchuria

ENEMY PLANTS BEING SHIFTED TO MANCHURIA   Tokyo Says U. S. 9th Fleet Prepares To Hit at Japan

Three Million Leaflets Giving Potsdam Report Dropped By Super-Fortresses

Air Raids Doom  Jap Garrisons  Still In Mails   Huge Bomb Raids Are Made On Bataan And Corregidor By U.S. Fliers   EVACUATION EFFORT COSTS JAPS 2500 MEN

Yank Bombers Rain Death on Japs in Manila   Enemy Convoy Carrying 2,500 Troops Wiped Out

BLOCKADE 10 CRUSH JAPS INMANILA   Thunderbolts Wipe Out Entire Convoy of 35 Nipponese Barges

ALTIES CUT ALL TIES WITH EXILE POLISH REGIME   Agree With Russia On Composition Of Warsow Pravram

POLISH GOVERNMENT ISSUE IS SETTLED; BIG. THREE SAID TO ‘BE NEAR AGREEMENT ON BOUNDARY

Believe Big Three Meeting Will Settle Question of ‘Poland’s New Boundaries

BRITISH BREAK NAZI DEFENSES IN WESEL ARER   Bombing Line Now Changes Every 20 Minutes Due to Enemy Speed

HST U3, ARMY PLUNGES OU MILES TOWARD BERLIN   Montgomery’s Offensive Adds To Disorganized Nazi Military Situation   NUERNBERG MENACED BY PATTON   Other Fast Advancing Yank Units Find White Flags In Many Towns

QUICKLY GAIN 20 MILES: PATTON NEARING NUERNBURG: 1ST ARMY SIXTY MILES EAST OF RHINE   Well-Informed Military Circles in Paris Convinced Germany’s War Situation Deteriorating Hourly

CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORED TO PHILIPPINES    MacArthur Acts for U. S.; Yanks Gain on Iwo and Invade Verde

Order Japs Contiscate All Weapons   Firearms, Knives, Swords, Explosives Must Be Confiscated By December 1

TEMPERATURES:   Nippon Leaders Doubt Powers Of Directive   Allied Chief Impatient Over Delay Of Nips In Carrying Out Plans

Nimitz Arrives Today   Admiral Will Sign Peace for United States

Supreme Commander, At Okinawa, Watches Troops Depart For Nippon   Admiral Landed In Tokyo Harbor   General Wainwright Will Witness Capitulation On Halsey’s Flagship

NIMITZ ARRIVES IN BAY; TROOPS READY 10 LAND   Surrender Will be Signed Sunday On Missouri: Gen. Wainwright To be Witness

Thirty-Two Die In Train Wreck   Two Sections of Great Northern Crack Train Crash

SCORE KILLED IN COLLISION IN N. DAKOTA   Empire Builder on Great Northern Trans-Continetal Involved in Wreck  Attire rirrw +fahIinpetnr

29 BODIES. ALREADY RECOVERED. FROM WRECKAGE OF TWO TRAINS ON GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY 

32 KNOWN DEAD INNORTH DAKOTA RAIL TRAGEDY   Second Section of Flyer Rams Passenger Halted By Hot Box

FIND 33 BODIES IN TRAIN WRECK   Approximately 50 Injured In Dakota Accident 

THIRTY-TWO DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK; FIFTY INJURED   SECTIONS OF CRACK PASSENGER COLLIDE IN NORTH DAKOTA

SCORE. OF PERSONS BELIEVED KILLED IN NORTH DAKOTA WRECI   REPORT 29 BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM OBSERVATION CAR

Thirty-Three Killed When  ’ Trains Crash   Twenty-Nine Bodies Are Found In Wreckage Of Great Northern Road's Empire Builder

RAILWAY WRECK TAKES 17 LIVES   Limiteds In Rear-End - Crash In Dakota

RAILROAD WRECK CLAIMS BIG TOL!   At Least 17 And Possibl; 25 Killed In Wreck In North Dakota.

Train Wreck Death Toll Rises to 33; 50 Others Injured   At Least Fifteen Army Men Among Dead; Four Bodies In Tangle

32 Killed, 50 Hurt  In Train Collision —   Second Section of Western Train Plows Into Stalled Sleepers

Great Northern Empire Builder Wreck Kills 33   Road’s Best Train Westbound Sections In Telescope Crash -

Known Deaths In Train Crash Increase To 33   Some 50 Hurt, 10 Seriously, In Wreck Of Em pire Builder.

33 Killed As 2 Sections Of Empire Builder Crash Head-To-Tail In Dakota

17 Bodies Recovered From Wreckage of Observation Car  Ten Members of Armed Services

25 KILLED BY TRAIN WRECK IN NORTH DAKOTA   10 Of Those Killed Were  Service Men

Collision Of Trains Kills Thirty-Two   Fifty Injured, When Empire Builder Plowed Into By Locomotive.   SHAKES ALL HOUSES

ne ee ee ET me  British Children Sufferin g As Coal Production Laes

Quisling Held In Oslo Jail  Early Arraingnment Of Traitor Planned

Quisling in Jail For Arraignment   Norwegian Nazi Chief To Face Charges in Roundup of Traitors

Norway's Quisling Is Captured: Faces Tria!   Nazi Chief Of Country Drives To Police Station In Bullet-Proof Car With Six Cabinet Members.

Quisling To  Be Arraigned   Synonym For Treachery Caught At His Estate Outside Olse,

Foreign Duty Earns Points To Quif Navy   Liberalized System Will Make 423,000 Eligible for Release

Discharge Point System Liberalized By Navy   , Quarter of Point Granted for Each Month of Service Outside States

Navy Liberalizes Discharge Plan  Grants Points for  Foreign Service

POINTS GIVEN FOR SEA DUTY   Navy Liberalizes Discharge System, Making 327,000 Eligible for Release

Navy Changes Point Plan To Speed Discharge:   Navy Estimates 750,000 To Be Eligible for Demo bilization September 15.

Release Score  _ Eased by Navy   Quarter of Point Allowed  Rar Foareion Service

45 DIVISIONS 10 STAY IN EUROPE   Eight Already Assigned to  Areas in Germany

ROLES LISTED INOCCUPATION ARMY SECTOR   UNITED STATES HAS 45 DIVISIONS IN GERMANY

Americans In Assi onments On Occupation   Disclosure Is Made From Army Group Quarters

Dispositions of 45 Yankee  European divisions released Eight out of group already assigned  for occupation; none slated to move

OPERATION OF BOYS" SCHOOL CRIFIGIZED   Report of Experts Says It Is Little Better Than Penitentiary.

Local Draft Board  Receives Orders For Farm Youths  Group To Take Pre-Induction Examination

‘DRAFT BOARD TO RECLASSIFY MEN   "About 500 In Class C2 In Plymouth County To Be Affected By Order

Local Draft Board Receives Orders  For Farm Youths  Cl wasn Ta. Tale   Group To Take Pre-Induction Examination

DEATH OF LEY DISCLOSED 19 WAR CRIMINALS   Others Take News Of Hanging With Undisguised Satisfaction

Industrial Saar Gouged by ‘ke’s’ Combined Armies   Eisenhower Silent as Nazis Tell of Slashing Blows on Thirty-Five Mile Front

VINSON TAKES OFFICE   Retiring Treasury Head Wishes ' New Secretary Good Luck

U.S. WITHDRAWS FORCES IN IRAN   Less Than 6000 Troops Involved; Russia Has 75,000 In Country

YANKS TO LEAVE IRAN THIS MONTH   SIX THOUSAND TO WITHDRAW, INCLUDING RECENTLY SENT REPLACEMENTS,

AUS. Troops ‘ToBe Withd awit ~“From Iran Aree  Amaican” rorces. Wil i Out of County

U. §. TROOPS IN IRAN WILL BE REMOVEI   Replacements and Al Others to Be Taken Out This Month

PETAIN IS REMOVED TO REMOTE PRISON   De Gaulle, a Former Protege of Marshal, Expected to Commute Theath Sentence

ee ae  *  THIRD ARMY ADVANCES   Plane Crashes en Route to Big Three Meet; 10 Killed

CHURCHILL AIDES ~ VIGTIMS-OF (RASH   Ten Dead, Five Missing En Route to “Big Three” Parley

10 KILLED IN AIR CRASH, 3 MISSING   SIX BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE AIDS AMONG DEAD—ON WAY TO BIG-3 MEET.

CHURCHILL AIDES   Ten Dead, Five Missing En Route to “Big  Three” Parley.

10 Killed When Plane Hying ty Parley Crashes   Six Members. of British   .Foreign Office Among The Victims

German ‘Chutists Shot Aachen Mayor   Struck Gangster-Fashion And Then Escaped

Aachen Mayor Killed By Nazi Parachutists   Three Nazis In Uniform Struck In Gangster Fashion and Escaped.

JAP RESISTANCE ON (WO NEAR ENE   Marines Overrun Last HoldOut Emplacements; Defenders Die Almost to Man; Marine Casualties High

Organized Jap Resistance on Iwo Ended  Three Divisions of Marines Suffer 19,938 Casualties

Marine Dead Total 4,189   On Iwo Jima   Casualties 19,938; — Organized Defense Ends Friday.6 p. m.

UES: ‘Casualties Oi lwo Total 19-938: With 4 189 Dead: Oraanized Resistance Ceases.

[WO CONQUEST COST US 19,938 DEAD, INJURED   Organized Resistance By Japs Ceased At 6 P. M. Friday, Nimitz Said

Losses Include 4,189 Dead, 15,308 Wounded and 441 Missing —Battle Toughest and Costliest in History of Corps, Jap Defenders Fighting and Dying Almost to a Man—All Organized Resistance at an End.

19, 938 Casualties Mar ‘ked  Iwo Jima Island Invasion   ‘ Total of 4,189 Marines Killed’in Fighting, Admiral Nimitz Announces—Costliest Battle qa in Hietary

U:S Casualties On lwo Total’ 19,938, With” 4 189 Dead: Organized Resistance Ceases

Casualties of U.S. on Iwo Total 19,938   Organized Japanese Resistance Declared  To Be at End Now

19, 938 Casualties Marked  Iwo Jima Island Invasion   Total of 4,189 Marines Killed‘ in Fighting, Admiral  _ Nimitz Announces—Costliest Battle “a 23 ‘+ tee bl Sekar,

U. 5. Casualties In lwo Fighting Placed af 19,938   New List Reports 4,189 Dead in Marines’ Costliest Battle

WO VICTORY COSTS 19,938 UJ. $. MARINES   BLOODIEST CONFLICT IN CORPS HISTORY NEARS WINDUP

SEEK DELAY IN ACTION ON TRAINING   G. O. P. Members of House Comm. Suggest Wait Until Next Year

Showdown On Military Training   Opponents Accused Of Delaying Truman’: Request For Action On Peace Army

Universal Military Training Bill Near House Showdown   Heavy GOP Opposition Hints Measure May  Be 1946 Issue

Drive Toward Showdown   Hope To Delay Action On Truman's Request

Vote to Settle Fate of Draft   Postwar Bill May Thie in Committee

HOUSE GROUP IN FIGHT OVER TRAINING BILL   Republican Attempt to Postpone Action Until Next Year Is Temporarily Thwarted.

May Says Military Training Program Is Delayed By GOP   Committee Chairman Claims Republicans Are Filibustering Request

Army Revamps Discharge Plan   SS Points on Sept. 2, or 4 Years’ Service Is New Basis

RUSSIANS LED BY FOUR aTAR COMMANDERS   Vasilevsky Heads Offensive Still Making Gains in Far East.

Top Generals Lead Russian  Push On Japs   New Gains Of 50 Miles Along Chinese Eastern Ry. To Harbin Reported

Famous Soviet Generals Lead Russian Armies   Meretskov's Troops Are 193 Miles from Key City of Harbin

TARIFF FIGHT SEEN   House Opposition Anent Reciprocal Trading Pact Stands Pat

Republican Group Offers President  Consultation  Seeks To Avoid Legislative Shoals: Truman Gets First

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TRUMAN RECEIVES (i. 0. P. SENATORS   GROUP OFFERS TO CONSULT WITH HiMt AT ANY TIME TO AVOID DIFFERENCES.

TARIFF REQUEST HITS GOP SNAG   Republicans — Offer To Consult With Truman On Differences

G. 0. P. Senators  Call on Truman   Graup Offers to Talk  Over Any Differences

REPUBLICANS VISIT PRESIDENT TRUMAN   Offer to Consult to “Avoid Conflicts” Is Made

Back of the eadlines _   With the Shooting Over the Less  Spectacular History Began to be Writter

Atom Death Toll Mounts   Japs Claim Radio Activity From Bomb Is Cause Of Fatalities

HIROSHIMA REPORTS RADIOACTIVITY HAS CAUSED MORE DEATHS  RFARMASWRrIAwFTAArT TAT ee   RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN AREA BLASTED BY ATOMIC BOMB HINDERED

DEATH LURKS IN HIROSHIMA AREA   Japs Say Radioactivity From Atomic Bomb Still Killing People By Thousands,

Hiroshima Toll Continues Long After Bomb Blasi   60,000 DIE IN CITY FROM EFFECTS OF ATOMIC WEAPON

Japs Report Mounting — Death Toll From Rays Of Hiroshima Bombing

Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Causing Deaths From Burns   Reconstuction Workers Dying of Radioactive Rays From Bomb

Atomic Bomb Leaves Deadly Rays in Wake   Death Toll Doubled, Japs Say; Effects Show Up Week Afterward

Atomic Bomb Death Toll  Is Mounting   Noticeable Loss Of Red and White  Corpuscles

MOUNTING TOLL AT HIROSHIMA TOLD BY TOKY(   Radioactivity Blamed for Contin ued Deaths in City Hit by . Atom Bomb

‘Tokyo Says Death ‘List From Atomic Bomb Grows Daily   Mounting — Dea Death. Toll Weeks After the Attack

Hiroshima Atom Bombing Deaths Still Mounting   Radioactivity Continues To Kill Japs Weeks After Attack. Says Tokio.

Claim Radioactivi ity In Hiroshima’ . ‘Continues To Cause Many Deaths. Weeks After Atomic Bomb Attack

japs Claim Radioactivity in Hiroshima Takes Rising Death Toll After A-Bomh

Radio-Activity Blamed By Japs For Multiple Death Rates In Hiroshima Area’

Radioactivity Responsibie For Fatalities   Death Toll Is Rising, Japs’ Reports Assert

Radioactivity Taking Heavy Hiroshima Toll   Fatalities Double From 30,000 io 60,000 In Four. teen Days Following ’ Day of Altaeck  ‘   heconstruction  Workers Suffer   Red and White Corpuscles Severely Diminished;  Many Suffer Various Siecknesses

Hiroshima Death Toll Still Mounts, Japanese Claim   Radioactivity in Arec Brings Death and Sickness ta Relief Workers Is Report

DEATH TOLL MOUNTING IN HIROSHIMA   Radioactivity Caused By Atomic Bomb Is Blamed

Death Toll Double As Result of Atomic Bombing   Tokyo Claims Victims Are Still Perishing After Exposure to Lethal Radioactivity; Workmen Arriving on Scene After Blast Die

Radioactivity Of Atomic Bombs ‘Lifts Death Toll   Reconstruction Workers Note Heavy Blood Corpustle Loss, Japanese Broadcast Reports

Deaths Mount In Hiroshima, Jans Declare   Radioactivity From Atomic Bomb Causing Deaths, Claim

Tokyo Reports Atom Aftermath  Claims Workers Die From Radioactivity

Tokyo Declares Death List From A-Bomb Still Mounts   Radioactivity Affects Workers Clearing Wreckage

Tokyo Says Radioactivity From Atom Bomb In Hiroshima Has Doubled Early Death Toll

ATOMIC BOMB TOLL MOUNTS   ‘Radioactivity Continues to  Claim Many Lives, ‘Says ; Tokyo Radio

Atomic Bomb Attereffects Lift Death Toll 30,000   Servicemen Working On Reconstruction Lose Many Corpuscles

Tokyo Reports Atomic Bomb Causing Deaths Weeks After Dav of Attack

TOKYO SAYS ATOM RADIOACTIVITY. AT HIROSHIMA DEADLY   Claim Death Toll Mounts " From 30,000 to 60,009 in 14  Days Following Firat Atomic  Bomb Attack

Radioactivity Continues Takes Lives Week After Atomic Bomb Attack,   Japanese Report

SAYS MANILA VICTORY NEAR   Tentative Jap Peace Feeler Reported From London

CAVITE NAVAL BASE, NICHOLS FIELD SEIZED   Rumor Nips ‘Not to Reject Any Hand Which Offers Terms’

JAPAN "NOT 10 REJECT HAND" OFFERING PEACE   Tokyo Radio Asserts Policy To Make Peace

Japs Bid For Easy — Peace Terms to Get  Out of Pacific War   ‘Won’t Reject Any Hand that Offers Peace’   Meanwhile, Gen. Mac Arthur Announces ‘En¢ in Sight’ at Manila

BRITISH REPORT PEACE FEELER’ FROM JAP RADIO   Cavite Naval Base, Nichols Field Taken By Yanks As Drive Progresses

Japs Extend Tentative Bid To Quit War   MacArthur Announees “End In Sight’ In Battle For Ravaged Manila.   ‘SEIZE CAVITE BASE

London Reports Tentative Jap Peace Feeler; 68,000 Nips Died Defending Luzon

Tokyo Puts Out Peace Feelers, Trickery Seer   Impending Nazi Defeat Frightens Nippon Into Appeals

PEACE FEELER BY JAPS SEEN   Radio Tokyo Says Japan's Policy Is “Not To Reject Any Hand Which Offers Peace ”’   ‘‘Preposterous Assumptions”... .  Japs Accuse “Big Three’’ Of Building Air Castles

Japanese Turn to Peace Feeler  Indicate Readiness to Entertain Proposal

Jap Feeler for Peace Reported   Cavite Naval Base, Nichols Field Seized by U. S. Ground Troops

Grim Yanks Advance Over Enemy Dead To Seal Doom of Suicide Groups—Cavite Captured With ‘Surprising Ease’—Corregidor Is Next in Line

Japs Extend Peace Feeler   Will Not Reject ‘Hand ‘That Offers -Peace,”’=Admit B-29 Damaaqe over Radio

Japs Put Out Peace Feelers, London Reports   Yanks Take Navy Base At Cavite, And Nichols Field

Yanks Seize Cavite Navy Base; Jap Peace-Feeler Reported from London

Japs Make Peace Bid, End In Sight In Manila Battle   Americans Seize Bases, Silence Foe’s Big Guns

London Reports Japs Send Out ‘Peace Feeler   Gen. MacArthur Declares  “The End Is In Sight”  In Struggle For Manila

Jap Peace Fealer Reported: From ‘London  End Of ‘Manila Battle In Sight... MacArthur

“END IN SIGHT” FOR MANILA--MAC ARTHUR   Nips Apparently Alarmed by base With Which Vanks Take Cavite Base

TENTATIVE NIPPON PEACE FEELER WAS REPORTED TODAY   GEN. MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES END IN SIGHT IR BATTLE FOR MANILA

Tentative Japanese Peace Feeler Is Reported from London, Quoting Tokyo

NAVAL LOSSES ANNOUNCED IN PACIFIC AREA   DESTRUCTION OF 1: ENEMY VESSELS REPORTED

2 U.S. Warships Missing With 200 Seamen; American Submarines Sink 13 More Jap Ship:

DELIVERERS’ UNION “CONTINUES STRIKE   Workers Vote to Remain Idle Despite Publishers Warning

Chinese Recapture Road Center; Threaten Iwo  Former U. S. Air Bases

Tsinkong Is Seized By Chinese Troops   Highway Junction Town Retaken After Seven Months , of Enemy Occupation—Forces Ap‘proach Air Base Centers

Chinese Recapture  Prize Battle Area Near Two Jap-Held Air  Rases

Chinese Troops Take Tsinkong   Two Former U. 8. Bases Threatened

Navy Supports  Nurse Drafting But Only Because Of Need In The Army

PATTON JABS TO WITHIN 15 MILES OF RHINE   Germans Report Two Assaults.on Berlin . Launched by. Russ

British Hail  Russ Entrance   Believe Foe Will Make Onlv Token Resistance

Hamburg Area Takes Beating  U. S. Heavies Batter German Facilities

U.S. BOMBERS HIT HAMBURG AREA AS RAF POUNRS RAILS   Yankee Airmen Loose Explosives on Oil Refineries, Sub Yards, Part Facilities— British Pound Great Freight Yards at Hamm

Big Bombers Batter Hamm   Hundreds of Planes Rake Enemy Positions Close to Front

YANKS BOMB HAMBURG AREA   RAF Continues Strike ‘Apainst Rhine Rajlhvay

Allied Planes Strike At German Installations In Series Of Furious Blows

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  err enen AIRES spamhtnmaene anmer es   Scientists to Visit Trevose in Search of Piece of Meteor

Many Veterans of Europe, Pacific Battlefronts to Come Home Soon   Solons Say Battle-Worn Doughboys From Both Wars To Be Released After German Surrender Complete

Plans for Swift Return of Millions of Troops Revealed   _V-E Day Also to Signal Homecoming Of Thousands of Pacific War Vets _

1,400,000 Gls Due Releases  After V-E Day   Army Plans To Call Up 600,000 Essentials  Ban Baorwlornowa:

TESTIMONY VS, EPES PILES UP   State Continues To Present Evidence Against Young Lieutenant Accused Of Murdering Wife.   —BY JOANNE EDSON—

Huge Aircraft Factory ir Kobe-Osaka Industrial Area Hit.   XEPORTS ENCOURAGING

Superforts Strike -Huge Plane Factory in Raid Over Japar   Saipan-Based Warplane: Report Raging Fires, Explosions Inflicted

Bomb Deluge Descends On. Jap Factory   Unusually Good Results Obtained In Raid By Fleet Of B-29s On Kawasaki Plane Plant

New Target For B-29s   Unusually Good Results Obtained in Raid On Neéw Kawasaki Aircraft Plant, West of Kobe

B-2 Fleet Bomb: Huge New Jap Aircraft Factory  Yanks Defeat Nips  In First Big Battle on Luzon

BOTTLEUP JAPS ON LUZON ISLE   Yanks Destroy 6 of 10 Nip Divisions

GENERAL REGRETS UFFIGERS ACTION   Friendliness Toward Nazi Leaders Violation of Orders.

POLICY FOLLOWS CRITICISM OF COMMENTATORS   French Say American Officers Invited Goering to Lunch

Witness Warned Not To Talk At Trial —  Story Of Beheading Of Woman Is Told

TRUMAN LOSES FIGHT, ON RETAINING USES   Employment Service To Be Re. turned To States

GONVECT REVOLVER WITH HOOPER DEATE   Found in Waste Paper Delivered in Monroe, the Gun May Have Significance

SIFT CLUES IN HOOPER DEATH   Latest Development Is Revolver Found In Waste Paper

NAZIS DRAFT ALL GERMAN WOMEN   ASSIGNED TO ISSUE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO HOME GUARD FORCES.

WORK ON JAP INVASION PLAN   doint Chiefs of Staff Conforring on Big Drive in Pavific Area — Information Diselured by Adiniral Chester W. Nimitz.

OKINAWA IS CURTAILED   Warships Batter Nips As Weather Slows Land Offensive

Admiral Nimitz Reveals Plans Now Being Drawn for invasion of Japan   Spotlight Now Focused Solely On The Pacific Theatre

Spotlight Is Focused  On Paeitie   Nimitz Discloses Increased Tempo For Eastern Theate

Staff Chiefs Working on Invasion Plans   Bad Weather Slows American Operations On Okinawa Island

Plan Being Made  For Jap Invasion   U. S. To Step Up Aerial Bombardment

imitz Says erial Blasts ill Multiply   Go Ahead With Idea  c Chiefs Of Staffs Of Landings   W er Conditions On > ie Stall Push  Outside Naha

Nimitz Discloses Chiefs Work On  Invasion of Japan   U. S. Will Immediately Step Up Air Blows * On Homeland

Joint Staff Is )At Work On ‘Invasion Map   Bombing Raids Will Step Up, Adm. Nimitz Predicts.

WORK ON PLANS FOR INVADING JAP HOMELAND      Spotlight Now Focused Directly On Pacific War Theatre

P-80 Flies 544 Miles in 62 Minutes and Averages 526 mph Amid Bad Weather

Gift Drive By Legion   Vets’ Organization Sponsors Christmas Plan Again This Year

LOCAL LEGION POST, AUXILIARY SET PLANS FOR ‘GIFTS TO YANKS WHO CAVE’

President Truman Walks To Office   Newsmen, Secret Service Officers Forced to Brisk Pace To Keep Up

Bilbo Flays FEPC for Four Hours, But Will Really Filibuster Today

FILIBUSTER ON FEPC IS BEGUN   Bait lca  Senator Bilbo Talks Three _ Hours and Half; Leaders To Seek Compromise

Bilbo Attempts Filibuster in FEPC Measure   All Compromise Refused  By Southern Democrat In ControversyY

SEEKS A SOLUTION   Governor Finds . Farmer: ‘Up in Arms” About Car Shortage

AUSSIES DRIVE UNOPPOSED INTO BORNEO CAPITAL   City of Brunei Apparently Abandoned By Japs Is Report

Yugoslav King Ousts Premier For Serb Leader   . Allied Heads Faced By Third Political Crisis in Europe

THIS 1S MY STORY Homma Demands Yanks  Quit on All Islands   This, the 21st Installment in the Wainwright series,

General Homma Makes Dramatie Entrance For Surrender Parley With Gen. Wainwright   By GENERAL JONATHAN 'M WAINWRIGHT

U.S. VISIT UNLIKELY, M’ARTHUR’S AIDS SAY   GENERAL HOMMA’S EDICT: ‘SURRENDER OR DIE!’

Japs Demand Surrender Of All Yankee Forces   Wainwright Tells How First Efforts To End Fighting On Corregidor Met With Utter Failure

PEARL HARBOR QUERY   Hawaii Command Had Time for Alert, Gen. Miies Testifies

ARMY OFFICERS KNEW JAP CODES WERE DESTROYED   Information Was In Hands Of Intelligence Officers About Dec. 3

Miles Says Reply Was Inadequate   Was Told of  “Imminent. Attack  “On Nov, 27 -

GEN. MILES INDICATES PEARL HARBOR LEADERS HANOREN VIARNING SENT ON JAP SITUATION

Gen. Miles Says Short Had Warning   Criticizes Condition of Hawaiian Base Before Attack

Army in Hawai Warned 9 Days Before Attack   ‘Congress Told Gen’l Shor Should Have Been  cS ee } Tk ChicL t

Temperatures   Hawaii Warning Went Unheeded, Miles Testifies   Although Advised Hostilities Were Possible, General Short Alerted Garrison Against Sahotave Only, Intelligence Officer Declare:

HAWAIIAN ARMY NOT ALERTED, CEN. MILES SAYS   Commander Warned By Washington Of Possible Attack

Puts Blame In Hawaii on Gen. Short   General Miles Says He Hac Message from Marshall Nov. 27, 1941

Witness States General Short's Reply Inadequate   Marshall Scheduled To Appear Before Committee Thursday

IOWAN ESCAPES TORCH MURDER BY JAP TROOPS   Sees Barbaric Torture Of U S. Captives ‘In Philippines

Truman in Fervent Peace Appeal; 275,000 [dle In Nation’s Strikes

Most Explosive Situation, However, Is in Windsor, Ontario  n“ntihlUCt VC HH SO!!! TO A A ST Pek AS ar? 22 &

CHAPLIN APPEAL ON VERDICT DUE   CONFERENCE TO DECIDE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT

LANDING MADE ON SMALL IsLAND AS JAPANESE CLAIM THREE FLEETS ARE IN VICINITY

American Carrier-Based Planes Lash Japs in Ryukyu Islands for Two Days

YANKEES LAND ONLY 95 MILES FROM MANILA   Swarm Onto Marinduque Isle   JAPS WITHDRAW

US. TAKES — ISLAND NEARER MANILA   Marinduque Seized b: Yank Infantrymen . Without Opposition

CHURCHILL STANDS PAT ON POLICY   Allies to Insist On Unconditional Surrender

Unconditional ‘Surrender Said Definite Term   Churchill Reaffirms Allied Pledge In  Address To Commons

Endorses FDR flantic Charter Views   Says War Will be Prolonged Until ‘0 Germans Give In

BRITAIN TILL FAVORS TOTAL WAR ON NAZI   Haven’t Given Up Surrender Demands, Churchill Tells House.

Laborites Raise Query  In Commons   Prime Minister Declares Position Is Not Changed

Who'll Pay Tax On Elliott Loan?   More Trouble Ahead For Young Roosevelt

NEVIUS CONVICTED OF TAKING BRIBES   Prosecutor in Seclusion To Be Sentenced This Week

Nimitz Favors Security Council, : Opposes Merger Of Armed Force:   (hanged His Mind

Nimitz Opposes Single Command   Offers Substitute Security Council

Nimitz Urges US, Security Council Plan   Admiral Declares Merger of Services Is ‘Inadvisable’ Move

Nimitz Supports Security Council   Admiral Backs Forrestal’s Plan as an Alternate to Merger of Armed Forces Into a Single Department of Defense

Nimitz Plea for Security Council, Not Merger Plan  Admiral Admits He Formerly Was car [init Camman A

ADMIRAL NIMITZ 13 OPPOSED T0 MERGER U. S. ARMED FORCES  INSTEAD OF MERGER      INSTEAD OF MERGER FLEET ADMIRAL FAVORS SECURITY COUNCIL

Still Fight  In Greece   Strife Rages Unabated As New Premier Takes Office, Urges Peace

A PLASTIRAS PLEA   New Premier of Greece Asks E. L. A. S. to Lay Down Arms

Leader of 1922 Revolution, Takes Over the Burden of Premiership of Greece Today

Premier Moves For Greek Peace   Pledges Restoration Of State's Authority; Await ELAS Reactian

Conferees To Appoint Committees Today; Strike: Tie Up Transportation

Chinese Continue fo Gain, Report   Two Forces Join Near Liuchow Airbase City

Chinese Troops Effect Junction Near Liuchow  Japs May Abandor Rail Hub City

CARRIER PLANE ATTACK JOINS BOMBARDMENT   Garrison Harassed By U. S. Task  Force

BIG FIVE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TO BE CLINIC TO IDETERMINE STATE PEACE HEAT TE

BIG FIVE COUNCIL IS PEACE CLINIC WHICH MUST FIND. OUT. WHERE WEAK SPOTS YET REMAIN

Big Five Council of Foreign Ministers Is Peace Clinic   SPREAD OF COWMUNIST

BIG 9 COUNCIL MUST DO A LOT OF IRONING OUT   Foreign Ministers To Give Europe Drastic Overhauling; Bal. kans, Italy And Af. rica Offer First Great Problems.   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIF— ‘A. P. Foreign Affairs Analvst)

The World Today   staan taal nai ee  Nations May Request Secret Of Atomic Bomb

Big Five Council Is Peace Clinic   Foreign Ministers To Determine Real Stat Of Europe's Health

Big 5 Unit To Overhaul All Europe   founcil Of Foreign Ministers Constitutes Perce Clinie to Determine Real State of Health of Continent

TO PERMIT ONE WELL TO FOUR BLOCK AREA   Commission Approves Stricter Regulations on First Reading

@EW BREACHES IN WEST WALL SMASHED OPEN   Artillery Ba rrage Precedes Push Over River

Twin Invasion of Germany Overruns 22 Towns; Nazis Throw Five Attacks Against Canadian Army Ruhr Drive   Reds Plunge Across River Defense Line, Threaten 12-Way Communications Center

Hard Schedule Up In Congress  Befor e Recess   Some Of Most Controversial Problems Yet Teo Be Settled

President Wants Speedy Action By Congressmen On Controversial Issues

SAVAGE FIGHI OVER WORST < TERRAIN   Jap Losses 113,593 Dead Plus Uncounted Graves   MOP-UP REMAINS   After 20,000 Escape T Mindanao Mountains In Harried Flight

LUZON DRIVE COMES TO END   General MacArthur An.- mounces Liberation of Entire Island

Northern Luzon Is Liberated By MacArthur's Mer   One Of Bitterest Campaigns In Yank History 1s Won

Luzon Fight Won   Mop-Up in Mindanao Only Job Left to Com plete Liberation of Philippine Islands

Complete Liberation Of Luzon   U.S. and Filipino Forces Win Campaign In Cagayan Valley; 113,593 Jap Dead

Luzon Island Is Liberated  By M’Arthur   Campaign Written Off After One Of Bloodiest Fights In U. S. History

Luzon Battle Comes To End  Biggest Of Philippine Islands Liberated

Savage And Bitterly Fought Battle Revealed By Leader Of American Fighting Men

Campaign For North Luzon’s Mountainous Area Is Ended;  Heavy Losses By U. S. Aired

Northern Row One Of ‘Most Savage’ Fought   Adds Conquest Of 200-Miles Long Cagayan Valley In 92 Dave.   PHRASED AS MOPUP

M ARTHUR SAYS LUZON IS FREED   Campaign Called ‘Most Savage’ In History

WIN CAMPAIGN FOR N. LUZON      Battle One of Most Savage Fought in American History.

Last Jap Remnants Flee to Hill Defense   M?’ Arthur Says Conquest Complete After 6 Months of Hard Fighting 

Campaign Considered Ended, But 20,000 Jape Remain And May Be Difficult to Eliminate. 

Campaign In Northern Luzon Was One Of Most Savage In U. a History  —_ ‘pile Saas iam a at fa ee

GEN. M'ARTHUR IN TRIUMPHANT ANNOUNCEMENT:   Biggest Island In Philippines Completely Liberated In One Of Bitterest Battles In American History.

North Campaign ‘Most Savage’ In American History   MacArthur Writes Off Philippines . Reinvasion Which Began Last October

LUZON BATTLE “ BEEN WON MCARTHUR SAYS   Campaign Cost Enemy 113,593 Counted Dead

BITTER MOUNTAIN  CAMPAIGN IS WON,  SAYS MACARTHUR AMERICAN TROOPS EFFECT JUNCTURE  IAL CARAVAN VALI CY

113,,593 Nips Killed In Savage Campaign   MacArthur Report Writes Off Reinvasion Which Started Last October

North Luzon Island Won, Says General   All of Island Now Liberated After Savage Battle Over Adverse Terrain

NORTH LUZON LIBERATION IS COMPLETE   MacArthur Announces End Of "One of Most Savage And Bitterly Fought Battles"

AMERICAN, FILIPINO FORCES WIN BITTER AND SAVAGE BATTLE   HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON JAPANESE; THOUS ANDS WERE KILLED

ca, MACARTHUR ANOUNCES END oe BIGGEST ISLAND CAMPAIGN; TAP LOSSES WERE VERY HEAVY

TRIAL OF TOJO TO START SOON   EXPECTED TO OPEN IN TOKYO DECEMBER FIRST

START 100 TRIAL EARLY NEXT MONTH   All Surviving War-Lords Will Be Tried In Tokyo

JAP TRIALS WILL BE OPENED DEC. 1   Tojo May Be First To Appear Before Allied Court

TRIAL OF TOJO ABOUT DEC.    Japan’s War Criminals Face Early Hearing

T0J0'S TRIAL 10 BEGIN SOON   PROSECUTION OF JAPS TO BEGIN DECEMBER 1

Ja p War Trials Due To Begin About Eas 1   List Of Criminals Will Be Headed By Former Premier Tojo

Tojo and All Jap War Lords’ Trials Start in Decembe:  3 or 4 Courts to Hear  { Wlar Crimac Crieac

Jap Leaders Will Be Put On Trial Dec. 1   MacArthur's Head q uarters Announces Plans For Early Hearings

TRIAL OF TOP JAPANESE WAR LORDS NEAR   MacArthur Says Trials Will Start About Dec. 1

Try Japanese War Criminals   Order of Defendants Not Yet Determined

U.S. Troops Seize Another Island Close to Borneo   Rapid Progress Made in New Drive On Mindanao

AMERICANS OPEN ALL-OUT ATTACK ON OKINAWA JAPS   Three Divisions of 45,000 Men Move Against Enemy in Southern Part of Vital Island.   HEAVY BOMBARDMENT PRECEDES BIG PUSH   Yanks Gain 500 Yards on One Flank and 800 on Other-— Nipponese Fight Back Furiously.

PUSH LAUNCHED BY YANKS IN OKINAWA   Three U.S. Divisions Jump Off in Ail Qut Push on Japs

MOSHER FLAYS © PROFITS PLAN   MANUFACTURERS’ URGANIZATION HEAD SAYS FACTFINDING BOARD POLICY ON EARNINGS

Leave Wives at Home, Soldiers Say  Most Yanks Would Rather Have Reinforcements So Th ey Could Come Back Sooner

Warships Shell Japs on South End of Okinawa   36,500 Nipponese Slain in Bloody ~ Battle on Island   BY GERARD RK. HIMMELSBACH  Internatinnal Wews Service

FIGHTING AT  FIERCE PACE IN FAR EAST   BITTER BATTLES AND AiR RAIDS CONTINUE Ad WAR GO AGAINST JAPAN GOES FORWARD  cerry

Germans Reported Set for Showdown In Center of Salient   Allied Position Remains Critical Along Rhine in Strasbourg Area; Western Corner of Alsace Periled

NAZIS RETREAT INTO ISOLATED POCKETS AS BREAKTHRUS SCORED   MAJOR CATASTROPHE MAY BE IN MAKING FOR GERMANS AS SOUTHERN SIDE OF SALIENT NECK ALSO BEGINS TO WILT; AMERICAN SEVENTH ARMY STILL HARD PRESSED.

“~(Ernie Pyle is with the Navy im the Far Pacific. This article was written onthe way.) —

TELLS COMMONS AGREEMENT ON BALKANS HAD WITH STALIN: ROOSEVELT KEPT INFORMED

Churchill Stands Pat — On Britain’s Position ‘In Mediterranean Area

Churchill And Stalin Agree On Balkan Question:  Prime Minister e¢.  . B._...._s_gg

British Invade Reich at New Point; Churchill Challenges House To Vote

Churchill, Stalin Have Agreement ‘On Balkan Policy   Britain Will Interfere In Middle Europe While Under His Rule.

Churchill Says He. Stalin In Balkan Accord   Asserts Agreement Not Toward Spheres Of Influence; Roosevelt Informed Of Policy; Interference To Be Policy In Middle-Europe

Churchill tnsists Accord Not Intended io Divide Europe into Spheres OF Inflnenee   Defends Actions In Middle Europe   Hurls Uliimatum to King Peter; Says Italy Not Needed As Partner Any  More Than Spain

Tells Parliament That President Roosevelt Has Been Kept “Constantly Informed”

Churchill Reports Balkan Agreement With Stalin; Plan To Prevent Future Wars   Agreement Not Intended To Divide Europe Into Spheres Of Influence After War

No Support For King Peter If He Disagrees   Premier Warns Ot Italian Problem In Near Future

Agree On Joint Balkan Policy   Churchill Says Stalin Agrees And King Peter Must Concur.

Churchill, Stalin Reach Accord In Handling Of Balkan Issue; Roosevelt Was Kent ‘Informed

Britain, Reds Agr ee On Balkans Policy   Churchill Tells Commons King Peter Must Submit to Regency in Yugoslavia or Be “Plowed Under”—Asks Confidence Vote.

REDS, BRITISH AGREE ON PLAN FOR BALKANS   Design Terms to Prevent Future Wars; English to Stay in Greece

ANGLO-RUSSIAN PACT REVEALED BY CHURCHILL   Tells of Agreement’ on Balkan Dealings - to Stop Future. Wars

Rev.G.H. Bomgren Dies in Mt. Jewett   Pastor of Lutheran Church Since 1927

Two Days Before Attack Japanese Fleet Was Only 800 Miles Off Hawaii; Attack Order Was Given December 5   REAR ADM. INGLIS PRESENTS EVIDENCE

30 Indonesians Slain in Battle   Fanatical Natives in Attack on Dutch in Java Uprising

Soekarno Back In Capttal; Foreign Recognition Sought for Indonesian Republic. 

G. A, MG WILLIAM DIED ON MONDAY   Continuous County Resident Nearly 90 Years

FUNERAL HELD FOR PIONEER RESIDENT   GEO. ARTHUR McWILLIAM, 91   Prominent Junction Resident Passed Away Feb. 5: Rites Conducted Thursday Afternoon

Soviet Troops Now 125 Miles From Berlin As Breslau Is By-Passed   East Prussia Completly Isolated As Half -Conquered Junkers’ State ls Withering

A-OIl.200,000-NAZI5, QLULR REDS PILRCI ODIR.. RIVER FINI NEAR BRISEAU

Russians Cut East Prussia Escape Route   Berlin Announces Crossing Of Oder River At Breslau

Reds Within 125 Miles Of Berlin   Advancing Russian Forces Sever Last RailLine Serving Trapped East ‘Russia Forces

Foe’s Oder River Line Broken Both Sides of Breslau   Berlin Says Soviet Wedge Driven to Baltic; Escape Route Cut; Reds Only 125 Miles from Berlin

Reports Have Red Army About 125 Miles From Berlin   Soviet Communique Announces the Capture Of Briensdorf, Nine Miles East of Elbing, And Baumgarth, 12 Miles to South; Drive To Within 5 Miles of Poznan Stronghold

REDS ENTRAP 200,000 NAZIS ALONG BALTIC   ODER LINE BROKEN; CITY OF BRESLAU UNDER SIEGE

BERLIN REVEALS SOVIETS PIERCE ODER RIVER LINE   Red Army Reported to Have Driven Wedge to Baltic in Great Military Encirclement

Soviets Cross Oder River,  Nazis Assert  Rail Escape Route of Enemy Captured

Berlin Says Reds Cross Oder River   Moscow Announces Briendsdort Hes Been Captured

100,000 Germans Trapped by Reds In East Prussia   Sovief Troops Gain on Oder

Some Units OtRed Army 125 Miles  F rom Berlin   200,000 Nazi ‘Troops Believed Cut Off  As Russians Sever Last Rail Escape Line  DRIVE TO BALTIC

Perhaps 200,000 German Troops Sealed in Prussia aes  ELBING REPORTED . ENTERED BY REDS.   Invaders Smash to Within Five Miles of  Pornon

ESCAPE ROUTES REPORTED SHUT AT BRIENSDORF   ‘Over Two Million Soviet  Treops In Drive   To Baltic   ODER RIVER PIERCED ON 125-MILE FRONT

Perhaps 200,000 German Troops Sealed in Prussia  ELBING REPORTED ENTERED BY REDS Invaders Smash to Within  -_-Five_Miles_of Poznan

NAZI TROOPS: INE PRUSSIA SEALED OF   Reds Smash Oder Defense Line on 125-Mile _ Front on Both. Sides of. ' Besieged Breslau..    PUSH TO WITHIN 125. MILES OF BERLIN   Soviets Capture 1,500 Towns and Villages, Including 100 in Junkers’ Home ‘Province. =

YANKS DRIVE TO SOUTHERN LUZON COASI   Planes Blast 18 Nippon Ships; Balayan Bay Towns Taken

TOWNS ON BALAYAN BAY ARE CAPTURED   Yanks Penetrate ° Below ‘Manila to the South Coast

TROOPS REACH SOUTH END OF LUZON ISLAND   TWO COAST TOWNS ON BALAYAN BAY CAPTURED

GROUND FORCES UN LUZON GAIN   Penetrate Below to the South  Coast for First Time; Planes Sink or Damage Two Warships

Yank Airmen Blast 18 Japanese Ship:   Ground Forces on Luzon Reach the South Coast

YANK AIRMEN SINK TWO JAP BATTLESHIPS   M’Arthur Also Tells Of Ground Forces Being On Luzon’s South Coast At Last

‘Moscow Says Reds Not Asking for Lives of Polish Underground Men

NOT ASKING DEATH PENALTY FOR POLES   Russia Will Insist On Imprisonment And Not Extreme Penalty

No Death Penalty For Pole Leaders   Several Acquitted, Few Light Prison Sentences

WILL NOT SEEK DEATH PENALTY   MOSCOW INCL!NED TO BE LENIENT WITH SIXTEEN POLISH PRISONERS ~

Russians Not Asking Deat h For 16 Poles   Siff Prison Sentences, However, Demanded For Acts Against Soviets

Reds Plan Leniency for Accused Poles   Moscow Claims Patroits to Escape Death Penalty

Two Passengers Die As Airliner Falls Into Lake   Florida State Senator Believed One Victim Of Crash Early Today

Federal and Michigan State Officials Move To End Sirike Interrupting Power Service

U.S. LENDS AID IN MOVE TO END MICHIGAN STRIKE   IO Utility Workers Still Idle; Gibson To Attend Meeting In  Lansing; Some 457,000 Idle In Nation.

Move Starts To End Row Of Workers  In Michigan   Special Assistant Is En. Route To  Lansing Meet..

Truce Sought In Michigan’s Power Strike   Government Enters Dispute in Effort to Reach Settlement

Federal, Michigan Officials Move To End Strike Of 2,000 Utility Workers At Detroit   Emergency Crews Stay On Job To Maintain Service To Some 2.000.000 Consumers

Truman Discusses Wages With Cabinet, Power Off In Mich.   Emergency Service Maintained; N YY. -Lonashoremen Return

Make Move To End Michigan Utility Strike   Eniérgency Crews Stay On Job to Maintain Service to 2,000,000  Constuuers

GOVERNMENT IS STEPPING INTO UTILITY STRIKE IN MISHIGAN   Strike-Idle May Dwindle As Dock Workers, Miners Return To Jobs

SEEK TO SETTLE MICHIGAN STRIKE   Miners Start Back Early.  Longshoremen Reluctant

OFFICIALS ACT IN WALKOUT OF MICHIGAN MEN   Both Federal And State Authorities Move To Re. turn Utility Workers Tc Important Jobs.

SERVICE STILL MAINTAINED IN MICHIGAN AREA   Some Miners Resume Work? Walkout Of Longshoremen In New York Is Ended 4

Stresses Point His Government and No Giher Must Rule      Opens Way For All Parties to Have Part in State

Eisenhower's Victory Proclamation Expected Before Fighting Is Ended

Victory Gives V. E Day Wings   Announcement To Be Sooner Than Expected

V-E DAY Yo of lL MANY WEEKS AWAY   Major Part of Mopup Must Be Completed Before Announcement Can Be Expected

Roosevelt T akes Fourth Term Oath Today on White House Back Porch   Rain Threatens to Mar Even Brief Ceremonies;  5000 Persons Will Be Permitted to Stand on Lawn

 President Starts ‘4th Term Saturday   Frill-less Ceremony  Set at White House

INAUSURATION TO BE SATURDAY AT HIGH NOON   Roosevelt to Begin Fourth Term in Solemn, Frill-less  Ceremony

OWIBIANA REPRESENTATIVE  WOULD.PLACK LABOR. LEAD ERS UNDER,ANTETROUST : LAW CONTROL:

Terrific Losses In Belgium Area   Delayed Dispatch Reveals Disaster

106th = Division Caught Weight  Of Nazi Drive   Total Of 8.663 Casualties. Mostly In Prisoners Suffered By Unit

Akron Man Weds  Kentucky Girl  George Milbrodt Anc Blanch Schwarberg

AKRON BOY WINS KENTUCKY BRIDE   Geo, Milbrodt a and Blanche Schwarberg Married At Southgate. Kv.

President Truman Holds Up Victory Proclamation   2 Simultaneous Statement From London, Moscow, Washington Being Arranged

'V-E Announcement To Be Made Simultaneously With Britain and Russia

President Truman To Remain Silent ‘Until “Simultaneous Announcement”

Truman to Wait For Joint Allied  Victory Signal   He  !  t}  rees With London  4 Moscow to With id Surrender News,   ‘fas Nothing to Say On V-F Observance

Cnti then There Is Nothing That He Can Or Will Say  BROADCAST 8:00 A. M. CENTRAL WAR TIME  London And Moscow Will Make Announcement At Same Time

TRUMAN WILL 60 ON RADIC   White House Marks Time In Announcing Peace Statement

President Waits Until Big Three Can Get Together   Truman Had Agreed On Simultaneous Allied Statement

Truman Silent On Surrender   Announcement Will Be Made Simultaneously  By Big Three

PRESIDENT MAY ANNOUNCE END OF WAR TODAY   White House Marks Time as Proclamation on Victory Is Delayed

PRESIDENT TRUMAN READY TO MAKE STATEMENT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH : THOSE OF CHURCHILL AND STALIN

Simultaneous Statement to Be by Big 3   President Says He Will Say Nothing Until Big 3 Joint Announcement

Official V-E Day Report Delayed   Truman Ready to Give Word When Arrangements Completed

Proclamation :  “Radio. Equipment “Set: Up. for : ae a , President © a

Announcement To  Come From All 3   Truman Has Agreement With London and Mos cow Governments   PLANS ARE ALL MADE   President Will Go'on the Air When Proclamation Is Made

WHITE HOUSE MARKS TIME BUT IS READY MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT  GENERAL IMPRESSION WAS THAT STATEMENT WOULD

Truman Still Silent, But Is Expected to Aliso Make Broadcast   President Says He Will Make Announcement at Proper Time

Truman fo Delay Formal Peace Talk   Announcement to Be Made at Same Hour in Three Allied Capitals

3 GOVERNMENTS 10 TELL OF V-E   TRUMAN POSTPONES OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Truman to Join British, Russ In Announcement   President Agrees on ‘Simultaneous’ ‘Bic Three’ Report

German Radio Says Nazis Give Up Unconditionally: Stalin Delays Any Statement

May Delay Official Statement   Delay May Be Result of Agreement Among  Big Three

Truman Silent Until On Air   Agreed With London, Moscow On Simultaneous Announcement

‘White House Marks Time On Official Proclamation; President Prepared To Make His Victory Address

Jubilant Allied World Awaits Confirmation Of Nazi Reports That Germany Has Capitulated

Gen. DeGaulle Visits Grave Of Roosevelt   Meets Mrs. Roosevelt anc Places Wreath On Grave Refore 150 Visitors.

DeGaulle Lays Wreath Upon I'DR’s Grave   French Leader Heads For West Point After Tribute to President

nnet al DeGantle Pays Tribute to __ Fate: Presidear  Provisional Presidai: © Pee...ca-Placie Weel,   Provisional Presidan: Of rewcePlacss Wredh On Grave

Solemn Ceremony In Restorin Peace In The Pacifie Took Place On Mighty Battleship, The Missouri

Super-Chicken Of “Tomorrow” Being Planned   Poultry Experts Hope for Hens With More Meat On Their Bones.

VETO QUESTION DEADLOCKED ON SOVIET STAND   10 Other Problems Remain Unsettled On Calendar Of Peace Parley

TENSION MOUNTS OVER VETO ISSUE   Problem Will Go to Commitee Providing No Compromise Is Reached

U. 5. Casualties At038,139 Mark   Figures Do Not Include German Offensive

U.S, CASUALTIES CLIMB IN WEEK   Stimso- Reports Increase of 1,855 Combet Victims Within 7 Days

U, 5. CASUALTIES TOTALLED 638,139 THROUGH DEC. 21   Is an Increase of 9,698 Over Total Announced Through December 14.   THE DEAD TOTAL 103,991   Wounded Were Reported as 326,127 and Missing 66,567.

ALTIES LISTED   Total Was 638,129 Decem.: ber 21, Not Counting  Nazi Drive Losses

CASUALTIES NOW TOTAL 638,139   FIGURE EXCLUDES GERMAN DRIVE TOLL

AZA PLANES ACTIVE   U.S. Casualties Reach 638,139  December Figures Show 9698 Gain; Late Totals Absent

2U.S.ArmiesSnap Trap on 40,000   Russians Close on Wiener Neustadt, Bratislava Gap, 20 Miles of Vienna

British Second Threatens To Snare Entire German Group in Northeast

ANOTHER LARGE UNIT GERMAN FORCES IN WEST THREATENED   "THIRD ARMY SPEARHEADS HAVE DRIVEN TO. WITHIN Ee MILES OF BERLIN:

A TVA for the Missouri Valley?—5 ——— ARGUMENTS DISPROVED BY WORKS

—— A TVA for the Missouri Valley?—4 ———— LAND AND OTHER RESOURCES

A GARMENT BOOST IS SHOWN TODAY   Civilian Supply Is Increasing But Retail Stocks Are Slow to Improve.

Improvement in Civilian Clothing Stocks Is Expected before Spring

Store Clothe: Inventory Shows Rise  Full Stocks Scen Ry Snoring If

MORE CIVILIAN CLOTHING SEEN BY NEXT SPRING   ‘Supplies Are Increasing Generally; Retail Stocks Still Low

Supply Of Civilian Clothes Increased   improvement May Not be Noticeable Before ‘Spring

Garment production in gradual upturn ‘but stocks won’t increase immediately

French, Destroy Pillage Much Of Old Damascus   Ambulances Blasted, Prison Bombed and Buildings Looted

Scrimmage amona Women Will Be Order of Day When Nvlon Hose Return

Chicago Puts On Drive For UNO Capital   City officials and civic leaders bid for permanent headquarters of United Nations.

CHICAGO HOPES TO BE UNO CAPITAL   Bidding to Be Permanent Seat of United Nations

Boyle Interviews Colonel Who Lists Nazi Blunders, Which Were Most Costly

Unconditional Surrender Does Not Mean Slavery of German People, But Does Mean Control of Their Actions   Must Make Reparations   Asks Senate Approval of Forthcoming Conference at San Francisco.

Expresses Belief That We Have Made Good Start On The Road To World Peace   Says Time Has Come When United States Can No Longer ‘Avoid Responsibility For Another World Conflict; Speaks To Nation

FEAR 39 DEAD IN EXPLOSION   Huge Grain Elevator At  Head of Great Lakes  Blows Up

Possible 35 Killed ‘In Elevator Explosion   Building Is Complete Wreck; Four Bodies Tossed 400 Feet

13. Lose Lives In Port Arthur Elevator Blast   Force Of Explosion Rocks Police Headquarters Mile From Scene

AT LEAST 13 KILLED IN ELEVATOR BLAST   Walls of Wheat Storage Bins At Port Arthur Blown Out

ELEVATOR BLAST S FATAL T0 13   Explosion at Port Arthur, Onterio, Destroys Building, Jars 2 Cities

13 Persons Killed In Big Explosion   Believed Caused By  Spontaneous Combustion

19 PERSONS DEAD IN CANADA BLAST   Storage Elevator at Port - Arthur Wrecked By Exolosion Today.

13 Persons Die. When Explosion - Wrecks Elevator   All Four Walls Of. Wheat  Near :Port-Arthur; Ont:

Explosion In Elevator  Kills 13   Many More Missing in Grain Storace Blast

13 PERSONS KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT PORT ARTHIIR. SASK.   Storage Elevator of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Ltd., Wrecked.   SHORTLY AFTER 10 A. M   All Four Walls of the Elevator Blown Out; Bodies Thrown 200 Feet.

Wheat Elevator Explosion Kills 20.to 35 Men.   Blast Rocks Cities of Fort William and Port Arthur‘on Lake

Blast Kills 13 At Port Arthur  On Lake Superior Many Others Are Missing in Grain

GRAIN ELEVATOR BLAST KILLS 1:   ‘Great Lakes Storage Plant Scene Of Disaster

@ MEET YOUR PRESIDENT  Truman Tried to Get Back Into Army at Start of War

RISE OF HARRY S. TRUMAN UNRIVALLED BY ANY NOVEL PENNED BY HORATIO ALGER

@ MEET YOUR PRESIDENT  Truman, Like Roosevelt, of Hardy American Stock

SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET AIDS PRODUCERS   Point Out Danger Of Country Selling And Uree Self Protection

BATIONING MAY LAST TILL JUNE   Truman’s Wartime Authority Extended Six Months

Truman Given  ‘Added Authority   Can Continue Emergency Rationing Until June 30

Vital Jap War, Oil Plants Ablaze  'B-29s Fire One-Third of Nacova

Truman Serves \s Best Man   At Former Senator's Wedding, Heads for Arkansas, Reelfoot Lake, TVA Dam

PRESIDENT ON LONG JOURNEY   Wedding, County Fair, Trip To Fishing Lodge On Truman Itinerary

Truman Leaves  White House   Expect To Return From Trip Next Wednesday

Truman Starts On Six State Trip Saturday   To Act As Best Man At Wedding Of Judge Bennett Clark.

Participates in Marriage of Actress to Former U.S, Senator Champ Clark in- Virginia 

TRUMAN LEAVES FOR VAGATION   WILL RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE WEDNESDAY

Truman in Five-Day Six-State Itinerary   Will Be Best Man At Clark's Wedding; Varied Stop-Overs.

PRESIDENT STARTS VACATION AS BEST MAN AT WEDDING; THEN HE’LL DO SOME FISHIN’

TRUMAN LEAVES ON CIRCLE TOUR   To Be Best J Man for Bennett Clark Todav

PRESIDENT OFF ON 6-DAY TRIP      To Act As Best Man At Wedding In Virginia. Fish For Bass In Tennessee; Will Visit Six Shatoe 3

Truman Takes Jaunt —   Away from Washington Five Days; To Take in Wedding, Fair, Fishing Trip, Dedicate a Dam

IS STARTED BY TRUMAN   President Will Visit in Six States, His First Stop Being to Officiate as Best Man for Bennett Clark.

Five Airmen Drown When B-29 Crashes   Billy Southworth, Jr., Pb lot Of Uil-Fated Bomber

White House Silent On Claim Of Rep. Hoffman   Congressman Says “Lobbyist” Spent $75,000 On Party Truman Attended September 22

LOBBYIST GAVE TRUMAN PARTY, HOFFMAN SAYS   White House Fails to Answer Charge Made In House Speech

Undraped Fat Ladies Offend  Senate Considers Some Pictures Of Hefty Nudes

Kennebunkport Nudes Not Naughty, Just Plain Ugly, Opines Booth Tarkington

GMC Calls On Union To Modify Its Demands   Says Negotiations Will Be Useless  Unless UAW-CIO Chanves Attitnde

UAW Union Is Asked To Take New Pay Stand   General Motors Is Ready To “Resume Strike Negotiations

RETURNS 10 U.S   Pvt. Clarence Sinkey of Ireton, Had Been German Prisoner

" Veto Battle  ins at Parley   peal Nations Attack  ower of Big Five

Blazing Sessio! Spearheaded By Min. Evatt   Bitter Debate Marked Session iaterpretation Of Voting Formula  To Follow.

INSTERBURG IS CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS   Red Armies Probe Deeper into Silesia And East Prussia

Nazi Defenses im Baltic Area Are Crumbling   Kast Prussian Fortress Surrenders To Russians Storming Toward Berlin

Regimentation of Economy in U.S. Flayed   General Motors Officials Express Views

American system of economics is seen endangered   Competitive enterprise is now at stake. sav GM heads

Japan Asks Friendship of Others   Firm but Fair Deal is Requested For Conquered Nation

Harvard-Edueated Ja p Beos U. S. Friendship   Foreign Office Spokesman Says Japan Ready To Pay Price Of Defeat But Seeks Sympathy While Conditions Carried Out

Japs Ready To Pay Price, But Ask For Friendship   Spokesman For Japanese Foreigt Office Says America Should Be Firm

PLANS WAREHOUSE         Jimmie Brooks Has Purchased Cotr tuge House Site

PLANS WAREHOUSE      Jimmie Brooks” Has Purchased Cottage House Site

- This is My Story   Clark Field Hit By 3iggest Jap Bombs n Attack From Air

Plan To Purge  Remaining Nazis   Reveal 50,000 Already Removed From Office

Hoegner to Speed Purge in Bavaria   New Minister Sees Al Nazis Out Within Months

Qualified Spokesmen Unanimous ee SOUS  War Fund Efforts Praised At Regional Meeting Here

Qualified Spokesmen Unanimous =a eaielanic  War Fund Efforts Praised  ‘At Regional Meeting Here

Reds Knife Into Austria   Tanks Drive Through Tottering Defenses To 33 Miles of Vienna

Soviet Tanks Push 33 Miles From Vienna   Other Red Units Roll Across Southwestern Hungary to Graz, Only 117 Miles From Italy

Russian Tanks Only 33 Miles  From Vienna   Knife Up To 11 Miles Inside Austria: 12 Miles From Wiener Neustradt.   STAB IN NEW POINT

Soviet Tanks Push 11 Miles Into Austria   Second Column Within 117 Miles of Italy's . Northern Border

Russians Only 33 Miles Away  From Vienna   Failing Nazi Defense Lines Outflanked by Red Army Advance

Soviet Tanks Push Miles Into Austria   Other Red Army ‘Troops Drive to Within 33 Miles of Vienna, Aus: trian Capital Capture Wiieemnatiy

Soviet Drive Upon Vienna Moving Fast   Red Armies dake Big Gains Along 300 Mile Front

Soviet Tanks Only 117 Miles of Italy   Berlin Says Red Units Deep in Austria Aim A+ Wiener Neustadt

REDS 11 MILES ~ INSIDE. AUSTRIA   RUSSIAN TANKS SMASH TO WITHIN 33 MILES OF THE CAPITAL.

Smash Through Outflanked Naz Defense Units   Spearheads Roll 22 Miles for New Stab At Border Near Graz

Reds Knifing Into Austria   Qutflanked And Tottering Defenses Smashed In Sweeping Russian Gains

Soviet Tanks Smash Into Ausiria   Armored Spearheads Knife Within 31 Miles of Vienna

Rassian Tanks Smash to 33 ‘Miles of Vienna   Other Soviet Troops Crack Bratislava In Day of Great Gains

REDS SHATTER NAZI DEFENSES BEFORE VIENNA   Armored Columns Roll Across Border In Second Spot

Vienna Threatened By Flanking: Drive,  Soviets: Vault Vah   Reds Knife 11: Miles Into Austria in Smashin Attack Against: Capital’s Southern Defenses,  Dahan. BParnac Rana area Elranaeare

Soviets Totter Nazi Lines Near Vienna   Red Tanks Outflank Defenses in Southern Austria

Reds Cracking Nazi Defenses Before Vienna   Soviets 33 Miles  From Capital, 12 From Wiener Neustad As Drives Mount

Soviet Forees Smash T hrough Enemies’ Lines   'Russians Within 33° Miles Austrian Capital and 12 Miles From Wiener Netstractt   Other Red Armies 39 Mi. From Graz   Push Across Southwestern Hungary Places Muscovy ites Ouly 117 Miles  From Haly

REDS REPORTED ONLY 33 MILES OUT OF VIENNA   : Soviets Score Victories All Along 300-Mile Front in : Great Drive

LEWIS CONFERS AT WHITE HOUSE   Pays First Visit In 4 Years As Delegate To Parley

Laborers Are Starving  Difficult to Halt Pilfering Of Army Rations in Belgium

WILLIAMS TO TESTIFY TODAY   State Summons Star Wit: ness In Naturopath  Graft Trial

Williams Will ‘Testify Today   Former Benton Harbor Man In Graft Trial

SLATED 10 TESTIFY AS A STAR WITNESS   Harry :R. Wiliams Will Give Testimony in Graft Trial.

ectronic. Shorthand ly. Siac ctaciilar PostwarGift of Researchers

Five Missing GIs Regain US. Lines After Dodging Japs for Three Days, Four Niehts

a)  i Five Of That Patrol Got Back Alive "Moll Ot 4 Niahts Behind Jap Lines

$119,000 Needed In E Bonds To » Hit County Quota   13 More Communities ‘Surpass Goals In Seventh War Loan Drive

Four Communities Surpass Quotas In Bond Drive    60 Per Cent of Goal Reached In E Bond . Purchases For County

County Reaches 38 Per Cent of . E Bond Figure ©   Elkton Takes Jump To 92 Per Cent of  Loan Drive Quota 

County ‘E Bond Purchase Stand At 122 Per Cent   13 Communities Still Have Not Hit Quotas In Victory Loan Drive

$60,000 E Bond Purchases Need In Clay County      -Over-All Quota Topped But Additional Buying By Individuals. Sought

Campaign Gets Off To Rapid — Start In County   Hitterdal Village Sets Early Pace With. 53 Per Cent Mark Hit

Clay County Hits 39 Per Cent In —  War Loan Drive   Dilworth Village :  Gains 78 Per Cent of Campaign Quota

County E Bonds Buying Amounts To 90 Per Cent   $35,000 More Needed . To Attain Quota In . Victory Loan Drive

Winter of Labor War Threatened  GM Is Firm in Refusa To Open Its Books

READS OF OWN MEMORIAL    Soldier Reported Killed Is Recuper ating at Winter

40-Hour Week Pay Increase Is Ultimatum   Six-Day Strike Spreads to Five Additional States

‘Bowles Charges Proposals to Exempt ‘New Construction From IRental Controls Is Just Exploitation

TRAINING IS Hi BY EDUCATORS DELAY URGED   Opposition 1 Is rae On Eve of U.  - Hearings

Colleges Oppose Universal Draft   47 Per Cent Claim Training Would Regiment Minds of Youth.

Compulsory Training Hit By Educators   Administrators Feel It May Regiment ‘Minds of Our Youths’

Many Educators Oppose Universal Training Progran  Say Peacetime Draf Would. Regiment The Minde af Yanthe

‘Educators Oppose Dratt: _ Say Year of Training for Boys  May Regiment the Minds of Youths

British Loan Negotiator ‘Called Communistic Leader   Ohio Representative Declares England’s Economic Plight Is Due to What Men Like Lord Keynes Have Done There— Knutson Declares Another Labor Government Under Ramsey MacDonald Repudiated Debts to United States.

House Members Oppose Loan fo Britain   British Negotiator Is Described. as Communist Leader

New Cry Against Loan fo England   Two Solons Claim Keynes Communist Chief

FOUND DEAD IN CREEK   Yardley Resident Is Believed Tc Have Fallen From Bridge

May Postpone Reconvening Of Congress   Legislative Program Not Yet Completed

CONGRESS MAY DELAY OPENING   Week or So Postponement Of Reconvening Urged

‘Big 3 Parley Resumes After Two-Day ‘Delay   Slight IIness Of Stalin Revealed From Conference

Conference      Big Three Expected to Meet Today for. Conclave Windup

Final Conference For Big Three Being Conducted   Illness of Stalin  Causes Two-Day Delay In Ending Parley 

CONFERENCE QF BIG THREE ‘TS NEAR ENL   Two-day Delay In Adjournment Caused By Slight IIness of Premier Stalin.

Two-Day Delay In Discussions Caused By Slight IiIness Of Stalin   Molotov Confers  With Leaders   Major Decisions On Explosive Problems Relating To Jap War Expected

Big Three Resume Delayed Meeting   Reveal Stalin’s Illness  Prolonged Final Talk

ILLNESS OF RUSS LEADER DELAYS MEET   Biq 3 May Hold Final Parley At Potsdam Today

Conference Delayed Two Days By Slight Illness Of Premier  ” Stalin—Confined To His Quarters Until Yesterday   MAJOR DECISIONS ‘ STILL TO BE MADE

ALLIED LEADERS RESUME TALKS AFTER DELAY   lliness Of Premier Stalin Holds Up Two Days Finish  Of Conference    NO EXPLANATION GIVEN   Molotov Meets With U. S. British While Russian Leader Is Confined

BIG TAREE MAY BE IN FINAL SESSION   Two Day Delay Caused By Slight Illness Of Stalin

FINAL SESSION THOUGHT BEING HELD TODAY   Truman to Ask Press Freedom

Delay Laid To Illness Of Stalin   Slight Indisposition Of Russian Premier Is Disclosed

Slight Illness Of Reds Chief Postpones Meet   Attlee Expected in London to Open New British Parliament

BIG THREE MAY HOLD CLOSING SESSION TODAY   Two-Day Delay Was Occasioned by Stalin’s IHness

TUESDAY MEET MAY’ CONCLUDE ALLIED PARLEY   Discussions Delayed For Two Days By Slight Iliness Of Premier Stalin

Big Three Are to Meet Again Today   Delay in Parley at Potsdar Caused by Illness of Mr. Stalin

Truman Encounter: First Battle With Congressmen  Republicans Are Set For Full-Scale Fight on Tariff Cut

TRUMAN'S FIRST BATTLE FLARES   House Republicans Attack Administration Tariff Plan

Truman Tall  To Keynote Peace Meet   -Harmony Seenon Eve of Historic S. F. Conference

Pension Plan for State's Highway Workers Urged   Missouri House Votes 17 Tax Revision Bills, Deadline on Measures

3 Others Injured in Collision   Crash Occurs at 83rd and  Cottage Grove; Last Rites’  ’ Held at Little Company of Mary Chapel.

Killed in Collision of Two Autos   Last Rites Held Yesterday for Victim in the Little Company of Mary Hospital Chapel.

MARSHALL LANDS IN CHINA CAPUTA   As Special U. $. Envoy He Will Attempt to Help Unify Country

CHIANG GREETS GEN, MARSHALL   U.S. ENVOY ARRIVES AT CENTRAL CAPITA...

MARSHALL IK CHUNGKING T0 REPRESENT U, S   Will Direct Policy to Help China Become Unified

MARSHALL ARRIVES IN CHUNGKING   Heid First Talks With Chiang At Nanking Friday

Marshall Ready To Begin Work   Arrives At Chungking Where He Will Help Chinese Unite Nation

GEN. MARSHALL INCHUNGKING   J. S. Envoy Expected Te Help Chinese Build Unified Nation

WASHINGTON OFFICIALDOM OPTIMISTIC   Can’t See How Japs Can Hold Out Much Longer

Jap’s Themselves Now Appearing to Realize Situation is Hopeless   U. S. Opinions Range From A Matter of _ Days To Months  PRESIDENT TRUMAN SPEAKS TONIGHT  Over All Broadcast Networks At Nine O'clock Here

World's Biggest Armies Poised to Crush Japanese  Byrnes Hopes Nips Sav Caohac hw Crrrandar

JAPANESE WAR FAST RUSHING TO CONCLUSION   Even Pessimists Believe End Of Conflict Not Far Off

Leaders Think Japan’s Finish Is Very Near   President Truman Speaks to Nation At & o'clock Tonight

SCIENTISTS HIT ~ ATOM SECRECY   National Scientific Suicide Seen Under Such Plan

Charged With Participating In Internal Strife   Declare American Troops Have Fired On . Army Personnel And Disarmed Some Troops

Reds Declare U. S. Troops Used in China   Washington Directly Denies Report; Wedemeyer Attacked

Say Yanks Open Fire on Communist Forces.   Newspaper Says Wedemeyer’s Nonintervention Promise “Lie”; That Negotiators Arrested.

Statement Is Made in Washington   Communists in China Charge Marines Fired On Their Grour

t Issired in. Wake OF Chi eoRéd Press _ Charge “Gen. Wede7. meyer “Lied”?   Claims U- S Arms Forces of Chiang   Also Accused Marines With “Invading Liberated Areas cand Firing On Gom+ awiniste

Newspaper Charges Wedemeyer 's Promise That U. S. Would Keep Out Of Internal Chinese Strife  “Not hing But A se,

U.S. General Lies, Communist’ China Paper Says   Claims U. S. Marines Fire on Reds, in Violation of Pledge

statement Is Made in Washington  F a ae   Communists in China Charge Marines Fired  On: Their Grour

Reds Angered Over American Role in China   Newspaper Attacks Gen. Wedemeyer for Aid to Chinese

Paper Charges Reds Fired on,  ‘Had to Reply’   Calls General Wedemeyer A ‘Liar’; Says Troops, People Indignant

TROOPS FIRED ON THEM, SAY COMMUNISTS   Nerth China Daily Recounts Hostilities Caused by Marines.

U.S.-Chinese Red Clashes Are Denied   President Hears From Wedemeyer

Chinese Communists Charge American: With Interference In Political War

Bitter Statement Is Made Through New China News. Marines Alleged To Have Fired On North Chinc .

Clashes Between Communists And Yanks Is Denied   White House Word Follows Statement By New China Daily

MORE CHARGED AGAINST YANKS   Chinese Communist Daily Says General’s Promise ‘Nothing But Lie.’   DENY TROOPS INVOLVED

U.S. Denies Strife with China Reds   Communists Claim Ou: _ Troops Opened Fire  On Them in North.

U.S. Marines In China Accused 0) Attacking Reds   Communist Newspaper Cites Many Instances Of Our Participation

U. S. Denies Clashes With Chinese Reds   White House Statement Comes After Communist: Of China Charge American Marines Fired on Their Forces; Civil Strife Reaches Critical Stage

U. S. Target Of Virulent Press Attack   Communist Daily Charges American Forces With Helping Nationalists in China Conflict

Chinese Paper Charges U.S.  Promise “Lie”   Communists’ Report Says America Armed Government Troops, “Invaded Our Areas”

The Weather   Communists Say U.S. Troops Are Firing On Them   U.S. Promises Not To Intervene Branded As Lie By Chinese Reds

WHITE HOUSE SAYS UL, S, FORGES HAVE NOT FOUGHT IN CHINA   CHINESE COMMUNIST PAPER IN VIRULENT ATTACK AGAINST AMERICA

Charges Are Hurled At U.S. Forces  Reds Say Marines Fired On Troops

Wedemeyer Under Attack By Newspaper   U.S. Charged With Arming Central Troops

DENY CHARGES OF U, S. ARMED PART IN CHINA   Central Gavernment of China, White House Say Stories False

White House Hits Charge Of Meddling   Communists Hurl ‘Lie’ At Wedemeyer As Bitter Civil War Spreads.

Newspaper Charges Gen. Wedeweyer’s Promises Nothing ‘But A Lie’   Fired On By U. S. Troops, Say Red:   White House Denies Amricans Involved In Fighting In North China

CHINESE RED CHARGE YANKS FIGHTING THEM   Communist Paper Hits Ati U. S. Commander in China: ‘ States Marines Attack Communisis.

CHINESE REDS KEEP BLASTING AT U. S. OVER CIVIL STRIFE   Claim American Marines Support Nationalists In  Northern China

CHINESE REDS RESENT YANK INTERFERENCE   New China Daily News Reaches New Heights of Virulence Against United States  j    SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS

U. S. Denies Any Clashes With Red  Forces in China Refute Chungking Announcement of Fierce Clashes

White House Denies Clash With Reds    Answer to Charge Of Cormmunist Paper That Marines:-Have Actively “Interfered’

DENIES REPORT YANKS FIGHTING COMMUNISTS   Charges Marines Fire on Red Chinese Troops at Chingwangto Landing

Reds In Burst Of Charges   Say Marines Take Active Part; Americans Emphasize “No Sides’ Instructions

China Reds More Bitter At U.S.   Say Deniel of Armed Intervention On Side Of Government A Lie Make Four Charges

U.S. INVASION’ OF LIBERATED AREAS CLAIMED   Red Newspaper Calls Non-Intervention  Pledge ‘Lie’

MARINES HAVE NOT FIRED ON CHINESE REDS   White House Denies Report of Strife — Communists’ Claim Unfounded

U. §. Denies Clashes With Chinese Reds   Communist Reports Say Marines Opened Fire; Civil War In Critical Stage

Charges Promise  Wasa Lie   Truman Declares There Were no  Clashes in China With U. S. Marines

Capital Denies Intervention by American Forces   Reds Assert Planes Drop Warnings on Suburbs of Peiping

YANK CLASHES WITH RED ARMY IN CHINA DENIED   Truman Receives Message From Wedemeyer That Men Haven’t Fought

Reds Charge U.S. Troops With Aiding  Nationalists   Wedemeyer Promise Is Branded U. 5. Lie

BRONZE STAR MEDAL GIVEN T-5 ROSETTY   Member of Third Armored “Spearhead” Division; Tough Campaigns   HOME IS IN BRISTOL

Gen. Calles Will Be Buried Today   Stomach Ailment Fatal To Ex-Leader of Mexico

CARPENTER PLANS TO CONTINUE RAIDS   Attorney Sees No Cause for Undue Excitement in Kansas   “TS ENFORCING LAW”

CARPENTER PLANS TO CONTINUE RAIDS   Attorney Sees No Cause for Undue Excitement in Kansas

“More Whisky Raids Coming,” Carpenter Says   Warns Bootleggers Of Additional Federal Action; Denies Any . RPalittcal lmnli-ntiane

GOERING HEADS NAZI CRIMINALS   Trials to Start This Fall With 24 Axis Leaders Already Listed

GOERING FIRST ON CRIME LIST OF THE ALLIES   TWENTY-FOUR OF THE TOP LEADERS OF THE NAZI REGIME SLATED FOR — TRIAL =

Goering Is No. 1 With Hess Also Facing Charge   Trials Expected to Begin in October In Nuernberg Court  By Joseph A. Bors

Alhed Powers Reveal List Of  War Criminal:   Name Of Goering Is At Head Of Partial List Announced Today To World   FIRST LIST HAS NAMES OF 24 NAZIS

EISENHOWER SEES THREAT TO PEACE   WARNS AGAINST TOO RAPID RETURN OF SOLDIERS _ FROM EUROPE.

Million Chee: Return of Eisenhower  General Slated To Testify On Merger Bill

Lord Bishop of London, Regarded as a Liberal Named to Canterbury

King Names Primate of ~ AllEngland   Nominates Lord Bishop Of London As New Archbishop of  Canterbury

Government Will Decide Soon On Shoe Rationing   WPB Recommends it End Oct... 1st

Shoe Rationing End Has Not Been Sef   Decision to Be Made Next Weekend if Oct. 1 to Be Date For It

Greyhound’s Buses To Roll By Week-End   After 2-Month Strike, Drivers Return Pending Fact-Finding Report

Greyhound Strike In East Is Ended   Two-Month-Old Walkout Is Terminated Sundoy

GREYHOUND BUSSES TO OPER. ATE-AGAIN AFTER TWO MONTHS TIE-UP. OF  SERVICE —

Philippines Invaders Bag  Capul Island   Occupation Opens Shipping Lane To Manila Harbor

Manila Battle Sees Yank Gains   TINY VILLAGE TAKEN AS AMERICANS . MOVE ON

Yanks Seize Island, Open. Vital Strait   Landing on Tiny Capul Clears Ship Lane From U. S. to Manila

San L.:nardino Strait In Control of Yank Forces   Capul Island Seized By American Troops of Americal Division

YANKEES SEIZE. CAPUL ISLAND SOUTH OF LUZON   Strengthen Hold On Philippines “Open Shipping Lane To Manila

Yankees Take Vital Island In Philippines   Capul Needed Because It Controlled Main Shipping Lane

YANKS TAKE ISLE SOUTH OF LUZON   Continue Mopping Up Jap Troops In Manila

U.S. FORCES TISHTEN HOLD ON PHILIPPINES   Gain Control of Strategic San Bernardino Strait

CAPUL SEIZURE OPENS SHIP LANE TO MANILA BAY   Philippines Grip Tighter as Yanks Occupy Isle in Straits

Hold On Philippines Is Strengthened By Yanks  Oe WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

Shipping Lane, U.S. To Manila. Is Open Again   American Capture Of Capul Island Gives Us Clear Road Into Luzon

Capul Island is Seized by Americans   Fighting at Manila Continues; Japs at Mabato Pt. Surprised

Breakthrough Scored By 9th   Ist Army Shells Cologne; Hochwald Line Shattered   Crossings Reported   German Morale Cracking Fast; Civilian Refugees Clog Roads

NAZI REFUGEES CLOG HIGHWAYS AS THEY FLEE   Hobbling Along By Hundreds As Yanks Advance

Fighting Spirit of Germans Broken  eee ee a ne mn cere come + ae eon  Doughboys Racing for Ruhr Basin Find Prisoners Giving Up and Talking About Defeat

Fight Appears Gone From Nazi Troops Facing Ninth Thousands of German Civilians Crowd Highways

Now It's German Refugees Crowdine West Front Roads   Clutter Highways Ahead Of Americans Racing Across Plains

Nazi Civilians Flee Yanks  Soldie nCo mplete  ym ge gg   Soldiers in Complete Confusion, Morale Gone as Allies Gain

CHINESE REDS BESIEGE CITY IN MONGOLIA   AID OF U. S. ENVOY SOUGHT TO AVERT FULL CIVIL WAR

interpreting The War N.  We Should Get A Definite Idea Soon How Long Nazis Can Hold Out

The Weather   Allied Vise Closes With  A Vengeance   Crushing Military Pressure Exerted From Both Eust and West Should Bring Quick Decision of Germany

U.S. RETAINS AUTHORITY IN NIP PROBLEMS   Withdrawal From China Urged By  Envoys -

Lucedale Hero Weds Sweetheart   Quiet Ceremony Perform. ed In Home; Reception  Held Afterwards.

Seize Strip Across Rhine as Patton Coup Succeeds; Assault Waves to East Bank Without Single Casualty

Patton's Roaring Tanks Take Short ‘Road To Berlin’   Americans Storm Across Rhine At 10:25 Thursday Night Without Losing A Man

Writer Tells How Doughboys Crossed Rhine in Viter Silence   Long Lines of Vehicles and Busy Assault Boats Surprise Germans With Speedy Maneuvers

Patton’s Men Take Germans  By Surprise   Large Area Already Held by Americans on Fastern Bank

Move Catches Nazis Asleep   Large Force Establishes Firm Bridgehead On Direct Plains Route To German Capital

LEAP I$ MADE WITHOUT LOSS BY AMERICANS   NOT A SHOT FIRED UNTIL BRIDGEHEAD IS MADE FIRM

Daring Hove Takes Enemy By Surprise   Americans Establish Bridgcheaud and Move Inland, Net A Man Lost In Crossing. Other Crossings of Nazi Barrier Jimiunent

LIGHTNING BLOW BAFFLES ENEMY   Not a Man Lost in Actual Crossing of River   SET UP BRIDGEHEAD   Coup Rehearsed for Months Carried Out to Perfection; Resistance Light

NAZIS CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED BY YANK CROSSING   Not Single Shot Fired Until Two Hours After East Bank Landing   SOLID BRIDGEHEAD FIRMLY ESTABLISHED

Enemy Overwhelmed And Not A Man Lost   Vivid Story Told By Only Renorter Across With Men

GERMANS CAUGHT NAPPING AT RHINE   Crossing of Barrier Made Without Loss of Man   MOONLIGHT MANEUVER   Marks Greatest Over-wate1 Assault Since Normandy; Moves Like Lightning

Germans, Caught by Surprise, Fire First Shot 20 Minutes After Night Landings on East. Bank in Brilliant Moonlight — Americans: Quickly Push Inland and Establish a Firm Bridgehead.

Firm Yank — Bridgehead Established — On East Bank   Germans Surprised. Declare Crossing Made at Oppenheim To South of Mainz

Crossing  Made Without: Loss Of Single. Man   German Brouidcasts. Locate  Landings at Oppenheim, AO Aisles. Bees Blaweae

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Gen. Patton’s Men Push Inland With Lightning Thrust   Americans Swarm Over River With No Loss To Overwhelm Surprised Foe; Strike Quickly on Short Road to Berlin

 Patton's Men Carry Out Coup Rehearsed Many Times to Overwhelm Startled Enemy and Span German Water Barrier Without Losing Man

Husband Visits Accused Wite   Paratrooper Husband Ot Mrs. Emo. gene Stevens Piedges To Fight For Her

A BIG CLEARING JOB   Many Ships Must Be Removed  From Harbor at Manila

AGED GERMAN CATHOLIC BECOMES HIGHEST CIVIL OFFICAL IN THE ‘OCCUPIED REICH AND SEEKS UNITY

Aged German CatholicNew Reich Official   Dr. Hans Ruchs Brought Frora Political ScrapHeap For Civil Job

Anti-Nazi Into Office   Dr.. Hans Fuchs Made Highest Civil Official ‘In Occupifd Germany

28 MEN TO ENTER SERVICE TODAY   Members of Group Are Listed by Board; No Formal Sendoff Planned

Report Civil War  In Vienna   Russians Seal  Off City From South; Nazi Barricades in Stree!

OUTSKIRTS. OF VIENNA TODAY   Civil War Reported In Austrian Capital As Siege Forces Storm Barricades Of Vienna   BADEN IS SEALED OFF FROM SOUTH

Reds Storm Into Vienna; Fight in City   Civil War Reported to Have Broken Out In Austrian Capital

Siege Army Storms City From South   Stockholm Reports Civil War Raging In Austrian Capital

REDS CAPTURE SLOVAKIA CITY OF BRATISLAVA   Open Vienna Siege as Rumors Spread of   Civil War in Capital

RUSSIANS ARE NOW FIGHTING INSIDE VIENNA   Red Army Smashes Into Suburbs of  Austrian Capital

CIVIL WAR IN VIENNA - REPORTS FROM STOCKHOLM   German High Command Concedes Soviet Flanking Forces Have Pushed Beyond Baden 12 Miles From Austrian’ Canitsal

Slovak Capital Seized   Czrechoslovakia’s Third Largest City Is Captured

Senate Group Approves Work-or-Fight Bill, Including All Penalties

Labor Hoard  Penalized  se 9g, CRN aetian   Senate Committee Approves Measure

FIGHT BILL TODAY   Fines And Prison Terms For Employers Who Hoard Labor   $10,000 FINE OR ONE YEAR IN JAIL   For Any Person Who Violates Proposed New Manpower Law

Labor Bill Is Okaved   Senate Military Attairs Committee Approves Measure

Senate Committee Okehs  ‘Work Or Fight? Measure   Bill Approved Includes Fines And Prison Terms For Employers Who Hoard Labor; Substitute For HousePassed Act Which May Be Offered First In Senate

Senate Group Approves Work Or-Fight Bill   Measure Includes Fines, Prison for Hoarding of Labor

Labor Bill Asks Employer Fines   Senate Military Committee Approves Measure Providing Penalties for Hoarding Labor

SENATE TO HAVE SHOWDOWN ON MANPOWER BILI   Military Affairs Commiltce Ready for Vote Today

“Work-Or-Fight’ Bill Gets Okay of Senate Unit   Fines, Prison Terms Provided For Employers ~ Who Hoard Labor

Labor Control Bill Approved By Committee   Includes Penalties for Employers Guilty of Hoarding Workers

MISHAPS KILL AT LEAST 32(   Biggest Toll Over Holiday Weekend Is Taken By Traffic Accidents

320 Lose Lives On Labor Day Weekend   Traffic Deaths Greatest Since Pearl Harbor

Holiday Death Toll Rises to 320   Total Is Below 1941 Peace Times

Quisling Is Put To Death Today By Firing Squad   King Haakon Denies Plea For Mercy By Nazi Puppet Premier

BRITISH TROOPS HAVE SEIZED BURMESE PORT ROAD TO SINGAPORE  AMERICAN AIRCRAFT AND PT BOATS KNOCK OUT 69 JAPANESE SHIPS

ARGENTINA NEAR REUNION WITH SISTER NATIONS   Western Hemisphere Solidarity Is Now Assured

Japs Move to Seize Military Control of French Indo-China on Ground That Country Aiding U.S

JAPANESE ARMY SEIZES CONTROL IN INDO - CHINA   Japanese Say French _ Aided Allies In War

Alst Infantry Captures Jolo In Sulu Group   Americans Dominate Isles By Capital’s Invasion: Gains Wade on J.uzon

JOLO INVADED BY _- AMERICAN FORCES      Yanks ~ Now Completely _ Control Sulu Archipelaqao

Control Sulu Archipelago   Liberate Thousands Of lll-Fed Lepers  From Culion Colony

Yankees landed on Jolo isle   Capital city and  airfields seized

Americans Control Sulu Archipelago   Key Island Of Jolo Occupied

U. S. Has Sulu Archipelago   Key Island of Jolo Invaded, Capital Captured; Thousands of Lepers Freed.

M’ARTHUR’S MEN INVADE JOLO ISLE   SEIZE CAPITAL CITY AND AIR. FIELDS—JAPANESE FUT TO FLIGHT.

WIN CONTROL OF THE SULU CHAIN   YANKS.INVADE KEY ISLANDLOF JOLO, CAPTURE CAPITAL

Yanks Seize Control of Sulu Isles   Entire Archipelago In American Hands Aftér Capture of Jole:. Liberate Lepers

MacArthur Proclaims Complete Control Of Sulu Archipelago   Doughboys Landed On Jolo, Seize City, Airdromes; Culion Colony Lepers Freed.

ULU GROUP Ta HELD BY YANKS   Complete Control of Archi. pelago fs Announced By MacArthur,

With Lee G. Miller in the Pacific:  An Old Friend Takes Up Where Ernie Pyle Left Of  Lauds F amed War Correspondent  Tye TY   Lauds Famed War Correspondent For Loyalty to His Following

‘With Lee G. Miller in the Pacifie:  An Old Friend Takes Up Where Ernie Pyle Left Oft   Lauds Famed War Correspondent For Loyalty to His Following

C.0.P, MAJORITY BREAKS IN FIGHT ONTAX MEASURE   Pa. House Acts To Kill Philadelphia Ware Levy

Several Divisious   Mir iy  e :  Be VM Made  1 . * kK «al i ( ¢ i

TAX CHISELERS CO INTO COURT   Scores Of Major Cases Prepared For Early Grand Jury Action

JOHNSON HURLS CHALLENGE ON SIZE OF ARMY   Tells Stimson No “Mum ble-Jumble” Answer Will Do

Estimate Of Pacific Army Size Demanded  Senator Calls On Stimson To Scale Down To ‘Sensible’  a a

DEBATE WAGED ON ARMY SIZE   Not More Than 3 Million Men Can Be Sent To Pacific, Says Solon

Still Doubts Army Needs 7,000,000 Men   Johnson Asks Stimson Disprove Claim That Fewer Are Needed

Army's Size ‘Bottleneck’ Senators Say   Johnson, Taft Questlon Wisdom of Redeploymen?

‘Dares Stimson To Refute His ‘Army Estimate   Sen.. Fohuson Asks For More Exact Figure on Strength of Force Needed to ‘Whip Japan

Stimson Challenged To Prove Need For Size of Army  Johnson Urges Scalinc  Force Down to accu oa ER:

SENATOR URGES SLASH IN ARMY   Secretary Stimson’s Revolving Plan ‘Most Disheartening’, Johnson Declares

STIMSON BIG ARMY PLANS ASSAILED   JOHNSON CHALLENGES SECRETARY TO SHOW OVER 3,000,000 ARE NEEDED.

Stimson Challenged To Prove Need For Size of Army  Johnson Urges Scalinc Force Down to Transportable Size

Solon Continues Fight on Size of Army   Challenges Stimson to Refute Bis Caleulations

President Prepares {Or Atom Parley   Prime Ministers Of Britain, Canada To Arrive Tomorrow

 . . “The Stomach Puts On Show kor Atlantans   Soldier With Amazing Appetite Eats Small $9.95 Meal In Georgia Cafe

Halsey Ready  For Showdown   Enemy Troops Split on Okinawa: Resistance Stiffens on Mindanao

HEADING FOR OKINAWA AREA, SAYS TOKYO   May Run Into Showdown Battle With Halsey’s Forces

BROKE oWOAN PALTS WHILE MAKING WAR   Put Own Necks in Ropes with Iliegal Plans, British Prosecutor Says.

ACCUSED OF VIOLATING EVER) SINCLE TREATY      Sir Hartley Shaweross Is Chiief Prosecutor for British

‘Lip Service to Peace, Plan for War, Is Charae   British Asserts 20 Defendants ‘Have Halter Around Necks’

NOOSE FOR NAZI CHIEFS IS INDICATED   British Prosecutor Accuses Defendants Of Violating Pacts

Atty. Gen. Barrett Addressed Illinois Labor. Federatior   63rd Annual Convention Starts Six Day Session

Akron Strikers 'hreatened With Army Draft and Loss Of Union Contract Rights   Gov. Lausche Calls for induction Of Goodyear Strikers; Union Head Sends Protest to President Truman

Baltic Annex By Russians Wins Suppor   Socialist Republic Taking in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

ey  U.S., Britain Allow Russians To Absorb Three Baltic States   Polish-Boundary Agreement Seems to Allow for Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania to Become Part of Soviet Russia

Poland Given Quarter Of Original Reich For Slice Taken By Russia

AN LOOMS AS WINNER AT LEADER TALKS   Indications Are That Russia Will Control Baltic States: Germany Split.

Tacit Recognition Is Given Russia’s  Absorption Of Three Baltic States

United States And Britain Appear ToGive Recognition ToRed Absorption Of States

Charter Held World's Hope   Vandenberg Tells Senate It Must Be Accepted or Cheat Humanity of Its Only Collective Chance of Peace

V ANDENBERCD IN PLEA FOR PLAN   Michigan Republican. Gives San Francisco Agreement Vigorous Approval; Taft   Bas Changes.

Vandenberg Declare: Charter Only Hope Of World For Peace   Truman Tells Senate U. S. Must Lead Way To Ratification

Peace Charter Given Hearty Endorsement   Vandeuberg Tells Senate Aceept Brave Experiment — Ov Cheat World-Of  Security Chance

Republican Senator for Peace Charter   Tells Colleagues Acceptance is Brave Experiment

Vigorously Support Aereement   Taft May Ask Limitations on Authority Given Stettinius

GOP Leader Says Only  Alternative Is Chaos   Conference Pledges Termed “New Emancipation Proclamation For World”; Taft Is Critical

CHARTER GETS VANDENBERG'S FULL SUPPORT   Senator Declares It's ‘Only Collective Chance’ for World Peace

Accept Charter, Senate Told by Vandenberg, or Cheat World of  Its Collective Chance for Peac

VANDENBERG URGES CHARTER APPROVAL   Gives World Its Best Prom~ ise of Peace, Says Senator   CHECK ON WARMAKERS

AGREEMENT GIVEN HIGH ENDORSEMENT   Chairman of Republican Senatorial Conference Promises Full Support to Program  AVERT MORAL CHAOS

‘Must Accept Charter’ Says Vandenberg   GOP Senator Declares Document Is Brave  Experiment For Nations.   WILL BACK MEASURE

World Charter Is ‘Brave Experiment’   Accept It Or Cheat World Of Its Only Collectiv: Chance For Peace. Senate Told.

Senate Leader Gives Vigorous Support To Pact   No Super-Government Provided, He Warns; Must Weigh Realities Of World Conditions

Vandenberg Backs Pact To Limit   Tells Senate the Only Alternative to Acceptance of Charter Is  Physical, Moral Chaes

Senator Acclaims Charter   Only Collective Chance for Peace, Vandenberg Says

Failure to Ratify Would Cheat World of One Chance  lfor Peace. Senatar Declarec

Vandenberg In Plea To Accept Peace Charter   Republican Senator Tells Colleagues That Charter Represents a Collective Chance for Peace.

MUST ACCEPT PEACE CHARTER, SENATORS TOLL   Yandenberg Hails Plan As Only ‘Collective Chance For Peace’

VANDENBERG SEEKS OKAY OF PEACE CHARTER   Taft May Lead Group ir Attempt to Limit Power of Stettinius

Acceptance of Charfer Urged ByVandenbure   Republican Senator  Terms League Brave Experiment to Secure Permanent Peace

MUST ACCEPT PEACE CHARTER — VANDENBERG   Physical and Moral Chaos  Alternative, Says Senator

Charter OK in Senate Urged by Vandenberg   Pact Is World’s ‘Only Chance for Collective Peace’

CHARTER BACKED BY VANDENBERG   Says U. S. Must Accept “Brave Experiment”

Vandenburg Says Charter is Only Chance for Peace   Senator Taft Asks Limit on Powers of U. S. Representative

Vandenberg Tells Senate It ‘Must Accept United Nations ‘Charter As Brave Experiment   Urges Colleagues Not To Cheat World Of Only Collective Chance For Peace

Vandenberg Tells Senate to Accept World Charter   Describes Agreement As Brave Experiment Giving the World  A Chance for Peace

MICHIGAN SENATOR SAYS MORA I F CHAOS FACES WORLD IF STEPS NOT TAKEN TO PRESERVE PEACE

Move fo Limit Stettinius’ Power . At League Studied   Urging Charter Approval Senator Says no Power Free From World Opinior

ALTERNATIVE IS MORAL CHAOS IN WORLD, HE SAYS   SEN. TAFT WOULD LIMIT AUTHORITY OF E. STETTINIUS

Michigan Senator Asks His Colleagues To Accept Program For World Security

Peace Charter IsNeeded, Senator Says   Vandenberg, Proclaims Pact Is Now  Freedom Proclamation

Accept Charter or Cheat World Urges Arthur Vandenberg   Republican Senator Endorses Agreement in Vigorous Plea

Senator Terms Document “New Emancipatio Proclamation For The World”; Alternative “Means Physical, Moral Chaos”

Collective Opportunity For Peace   Senate Failure To Cheat Nations, Delegate States

STRONG APPEAL DELIVERED FOR SECURITY PLAN   Taft May Lead Bid To Write In Limitations On Power Granted Stettinius

Charter Must Be Accepted Senate Told   Vandenberg Sava Otherwise World Will Be Cheated Of Chance For Peace

ASKS SENATE TO GIVE PLAN A FAIR TRIAL   Says Charter Is Only Alternative to  World Chaos

Michigan Solon Tells Senate No Rights Sacrificed  Thinks Nations

Sen. Vandenberg Urges Senate fo Accept Charter   Republican Gives His Endorsement To Peace Proposal

Vandenberg Urges Vote for Peace Pact   Senator Tells Colleagues They Must Accept ’Frisco Charter or Cheat World of Its Only Collective Chance for Peace.

VANDENBERG URGES HIS COLLEAGUES 0 ENDORSE CHARTER  MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN GIVES VIGOROUS SUPPORT TO AGREEMENT

Tokio Says Fierce Air-Sea Battle Is Raging Off Malayan Peninsul:

Tokyo Report: Violent Fight Off Malava   Japs Say Allies  ‘Trying To Land On Island

TOKYO SAYS FIGHT RAGES OFF MALAYA   Reports Fierce Sea-Air Battle Off Puket Island

FIERCE BATTLE RAGING ON PUKE ISLAND, CLAIM      No Word From Allies—Japan Claims Allied Cruiser Has Been Sunk

Japanese Repor' Air and Sea Battle Raging Off Malaya   Foe Says Allied Troops Persist In Attempts to Invade Puket Island

BIG BATTLE AT PUKET ISLAND   TOKYO REPORTS LANDINGS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL

TOKYO SAYS BATTLE RAGES OFF MALAY   Japs Claim °* ‘Invasion Attempts ‘Not Successful:

Tokyo Reports Allies Seek fo Invade Puket   Air-Sea Battle Off Malayan Coast Is Unconfirmed by U.S.

} ergency Plan to Check Inflation ind Ease Housing Crisis Slated; ailding Material Priorities Return

ARMY IS MARKING TIME = — ON LOWERING AGE LIMIT   MacARTHUR REPORT ON ESTIMATE OF TROOPS NEEDED IN PACIFIC BEING AWAITED

ARMY SOON T0 CUT AGE FOR DISCHARGE   Men of 35, in Service Two Years, Await MacArthur's O. K.

Army To Release  Men 35   War Department Awaits Signal From MacArthur

Congress Hears Gruesome Story. Of Atrocities In German Prison Camps

Shocked Congress Hears From Own Members Story of  Nazi Atrocities

REPORT GIVEN ON ATROCITIES   Congress Hears in Shocked Silence Grim Story of Nazi Torture Camps

Congress Told of Airocities  in German Camps Eyewitness Reports     Read in House and Sencte

ATROCITY DATA SHOCKS SQLONS   Gruesome Stories Given Congress First Hand By Eyewitnesses

[2 LEGISLATORS ASSAIL GERMANY FOR MASS MURDER   Group Reports to Congress on Horrors They Saw in Three Notorious Concentration Camps.   SENATE AND HOUSE SHOCKED BY STORY   Barkley Voices Belief Hitler’s General Staff Knew of Practices — German Public Not Spared.

Congress Hears Of Torture Camps   Investigators Demand Swift, Adequate Punish ment for Nazi Atrocities

Congress Given Gruesome Account Eyewitness Stories Of Nazi Torture Camps Are Related

Congress Hears Report on Nazi  -Jorlure Camps   Eyewitness Accounts Shock Senators and Representatives

Congress Hears About Torture Of Americans   House and Senafe Mem bers Submit Their Official Reports

Congress Hears Gruesome Tale  Of Nazi Camps   Thousands of Slaves Lived Like Cattle,  Eye-witnesses Say

2 LOCAL SOLDIERS ~ ARE-COMMENDED   Members of Unit Cited for Airbase Work in - Marianas

2 LOCAL SOLDIERS ARE COMMENDED   Members of Unit Cited for _ Airbase Work in Marianas —

TWO MALVERNIANS SERVICING B-29’s   ‘Brumbaugh, McConkey on Saipan Base “in Parific 

TRUMAN FAVORS ENLARGED GUARD IN PEACETIME   President Seen Favoring Organization Over Com pulsory Training

Big National Guard May Be  Truman’s Plan   _ President May Offer   Alternative to  Peacetime Draft

Truman’s Alternative to Peacetime Draft May Be Large National Guard

Expanded Guard May Be Proposed  Would Be Alternate to Conscription

STUDY DRAFT ALTERNATIVE   Report Truman Likely T¢ Favor Expansion Plan For Natl. Guard

Enlarged National Guard Considered — Ee ar onsiaerea  Truman May Propose Plan In Place Of Peacetime Drafting

Enlarged National Guard Considered ee  Truman May Propose Plan In Place Of Peacetime Draftine

President Expected to Propose Enlar cement of National Guard As Altes native to Conscription

TRUMAN MAY FAVOR GUARD FOR POSTWAR   President Thought To ‘Lean’ To National Guard Expansion

U.S. Military Needs Studied By President   Eularged National tw A

Carrier Planes Also Destroy 5 Other Ships   Enemy Vessels Intercepted on Way to Okinawa

) OTHER SHIPS AND 331 PLANES DESTROYED   Our Losses Include Three Destroyers and Seven Planes

Excess Profits Tax Refunder Passes Senate   House to Take Final Action; 12,000 Firms Will Be Exempted

989 Nazi Planes Lost In 5 Days  56 Raids On Berlin In Last 49 Days

LUFTWAFFE LOSES CLOSE TO 1,008 PLANES; SIX BAYS   U. 5, Thunderbolt Pilots Strafc Two Enemy Fields NeaLeipzig teday and Knock. Out 74° Fuel-less  Aircraft and Damage 18 More

SIX-DAY PLANE LOSSES UP 10 989 FOR REICH   Stunning Air Defeats Leave Enemy Hard Pressed for Defensive Action

Planes Deal Nazi Shippina Big Blow  Five Merchant Vessel Fired, 112 More Enem

TAKEN ILL ON TRAIN DURING TRIP TO (OWA   Came With General for Two Days of Rest and Family Reunion.

PNEUMONIA I EARED,- BOONE DOCTOR SAYS   General and Wife Are Civen Wild Welcome Upon Arrival

Believe Mrs. Eisenhower  Suffering From Pneumonia  Genera! and Wife Had Come te Boone for Family Reunion Sundav: Ike Annaarc Tired

Mrs.. Eisenhower Taken to Hospital   General’s Wife May Have Pneumonia

Mrs. Eisenhower Stricken on Trip To lowa Reunion   General Accompanies Wife to Hospital; - Pneumonia Feared

Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower Ts Taken To Hospital   Wife Of General May Be Ill With Pneumonia  In lowa ‘Home’ Town

MRS. EISENHOWER ILL; TAKEN TO HOSPITAL   Fear Expressed by Physicians That She Is “Coming Down With Pneumonia”

Cruiser’s Captain»  On Stand   Low Visthility Made Figzagging Unnecessary McVay ‘Thought

Testifies In His Own Defense. . . . . McVay Testifies He Did Not Issue Zigzag Order Day Cruiser Was Sunk

Capt. McVay Tells His Story of Loss of Cruiser  Declares Visibility Too Poor to Steer Zigzag Course

MeVay Testifies  In Own Defense   Tells of Last Minutes Aboard Indianapolis Before Cruiser Sank

Naval Officer Takes Stand In Court Martial   Denies Ordered Ship To Zigzag

McVay Tells Of Sinking Of  His Cruiser   Being Tried On _ Negligence Charges

‘McVay Testifies Zigzag Was Not Ordered Because of Poor Visibility

“ACCUSED OFFICER WITNESS TUESDAY IN COURT MARTIAL M’VAY SAID POOR VISIBII  ITY MADE ZIGZAGGING OF CUIP TINNECESCARY

EVASIVE ACTION IGNORED DUE T0 LOW VISIBILITY   DESCRIBES BLAST, QUICK SINKING OF TORPEDOED SHIP

McVay Defends His Behavior In Shin Wreck   Visibility Conditions Caused Him Not To Follow Zigzag Course

CAPTAIN BACKS ACTION AT TIME SHIP WAS SUNK   Thought Bad Visibility Made Zigzag Needless: Tells Of ‘Abandon’ Order

McVAY ON THE STAND   Navy Captain Testifies at His Court Martial Today

Capt. McVay Tells His Story of Loss of Cruiser  Declares Visibility  Too Poor to

McVay Tells Why  Course Was Taken   Visibility Was Poor, Hence Zigzag Order Was - Nat Sent. Out

CAPT. MCVAY WITNESS STAND   Tells Court Martial ZigZag Course Abandoned Due to Visibility

CROWD H MEMORY OF WAR HEROES   “Thrill” Show Today Racing and Horse Show Start Tuesday

Combined Operations Of Russians And Allies Sharply Cuts Nazi Oil

Chrysler Firm To Confer With  Union Leaders   Negotiations Over Labor’: Demand For 30 Per Cent Wage Increase Start Tomorrow

Strike Vote Demanded At Ford, ChryslerCo.'s 323,000 Workers Idle

Chrysler Leads ‘Big 3’ In Arranging Meeting With Labor On Pay Hike

CHRYSLER, UNION HEADS T0 MEET ON WAGE ISSUE   Management-Labor Will Confer Tuesday—Auto Situetion Still Derk

Chrysler Set For Conference With Union Officials   ‘First In Anto Industry, &  Sit Down at Table an Negotiate Dispute. 

Chrysler Will Meet With Union Leaders   Gverwhelming Majority Vote fo Strike for 30 Per Cent Increase

Chrysler‘ Set For       Union Officials :         Sit Down at Table: “ark Negotiate Dispute. :

* Five Superfort Fleets Carry Giant Onslaught Into 38th Straight Day; Enemy Fears New Blow From Haleev

THIRD FLEET NEAR COAST, NIPS CLAIM   Pre-Invasion Air Offensive in  38th Day

Raid Is 38th Consecutive Against Japs   Number Of Japanese Cities Devastated Ils Increased To 39

Allied World Hails  V-E Day and Calls For Japan Defeat   Details of Historic Surrender of Germans Are Revealed; Nazis in Czechoslovakia  Last to Give Up Arms After Long Hold-Out

Pacific Victory Now Allied Goal   Last Shot Fired by Patton’s Third Army in Last Nazi Holdout Inside Czechoslovakia

Europe’s Guns Stilled at: Last On All Fronts   Moscow's Celebration Follows Allies by Day   Witnessed by Allied Officers

Guns Stilled Over Europe   Final Capitulation Articles Signed At Berlin. Shell-Shredded Capital

Allied Heads Praclaim Victory; Final Papers Are Signed at Berlin   Moscow Announces Capitulation Hours After Truman, Churchill Proclamations; Keitel Acts for Germans in Final Scene

Guns in Europe Fall Silent After Almost Six Years of Conflict Inflicting 40,000,000 in Casualties

“Tar 4ncec Ovzicta__y az 53.2 2.14, 2 N; Sina. avers Signec. yy  “ease ire” Given in -racue

Moscow Then Speaks As Reich Conquered   Germany’ s Defeat Most Crushing ver War Guns Gilenced

Fighting Ended  6 P.M. Tuesday   Final Articles Ratified in Shell-Shredded Berlin — . Last Shot on Western Front Fired by General Patton’s Army

Final Articles of Capitulation Are Signed in Ruined Reich Capital: Guns of Europe af Last Are Silent

Guns of War In Eur rope Fall Silent ‘At6:01 P.M.   Final Articles Of Surrender Signed in Reich's Shattered Capital

Yank Fightin’ Man’s Sense of Humor Is His Most Impenetrable Armor   By HELEN CAMP

Yan Alwave Cry When the Boys Come Home   By UELEN CAMP  Terid tikes: daw el Baclni

MRS. J. KISSINGER DIED SATURDAY      Prominent Resident Sue. cumbs To Long  Sickness

* Naval Guns _ Aid Drive ” Agains! Japs   Enemy Reports U. S. Task Force Steams Out of the Marianas

TOKYO TELLS OF NEW U, S, MOVES ON OKINAWA   Japs Claim Yanks Break Into Citadel City

Yanks Storm Enemy Pivot On Okinawa   Shurt Attacked; Early Conquest Of Naha Expected

Yanks Also Enter Island Bastion of Shuri, Say Worried Nips, Who Report Powerful  New American Fleet Is A-Provwl in Pacific

ADDITIONAL CARRIERS ATOKINAWA   10th Army Troops Are Smashing Toward >  Heart Of Naha

Tokyo Admits Shuri Entered In Hard Fight   Radio Tokvo Also Reports Big Fleet  Steaming From Marianas To Japan

Senate Votes State Counties 5-Million Fund   Money Will Be Used For Roads Without Matching; ‘Tax Token Ban Asked

THRONGS WILL CHEER IN 1946, YEAR OF PEACE   Long Holiday Wed tad _ Already Claims 16 -  Vietime —

Entertainment Spots Expect Huge Crowds   : Motorists Advised ‘Fo Use Caution In Holiday Driving

Red Stronghold Captured in Swift Drive by Central Government Armies; Commander Hails Victory

CHINA PULLS AGENTS FROM DANGER POINT      Officials Withdrawn At Threatened Hsinking

Sink 2 Million Tons Jap Ships Past 5 Months   Fleets of Halsey And McCain Destroy 7,315 Enemy Planes

Over Two Million Tons of Shipping Sunk:  7,315 Jap Planes Five-Month Toll

L. S. Wrests China Sea Control From Japanese   American Naval Forces Destroy 7.315 Enemy Planes And Sink 2,000,000 Tons Of Merchant And Transport Vessels And 90 Warships In Five Months

90 WARSHIPS ALSO SUNK BY US NAVY   MacArthur Splits Jops on Luzon 33 Miles from Meniloe

Operators, UMA Ready For Fight   Coal Producers Say Royalty Demand Would Cost 400 Million

Coal Producers Eager to Learn Lewis Strategy   Believe Royalty Idea Was Made to Cover Up Wage  Increase Demands

Leipzig Falls fo First Army Ruhr Finished   Third Driving Into Slovakia After the Bisection of Germany

TEMPERATURES:   Hand-To-Hand Fight Rages In Nuernberg;  Battle Of Ruhr Ends   Victory Is Greatest OF War; Duesseldorf Among Industrial Cities Captured By Doughboys; British Reach Lower Elbe Before Berlin

British Smash To Elbe River In North Area   Doughboys Push Deeper Into Czechoslovakia And Battle SS Troops Inside Nuernberg; Canadians Drive To Coast In Holland

Leipzig Falls To Troops Of First Army   Third Driving Into Czechoslovakia As British Reach Elbe

Third Army’s Drive Nears Asch; Escape  Routes Gone   Fighting Reported \ ithin “Nerernbérg

Other Americans  Fight Veteran SS Troops in Nazis’ Center of Nuernberg

SMASHING OF RESISTANCE IN RUHR CULMINATES GREATEST SINGLE VICTORY OF THE WAR   Third Army Driving Into Czechoslovakia After Bisecting Germany, Cutting Routes Into Nazis’ Hideaway in Bavarian Alps   BRITISH ADVANCE WITHIN 16 MILES OF HAMBURG

German Fron in the North Melting Fast  British Converging on Denmark After Canture at RAN 000

Victorious Fifth Army is Joined by Gen. Patch’s Mer   News Tells* of Sporadic Fighting; Pockets Are Being Squeezed

GERMANS FLEE FROM DENMARK   British Halt Drive Neor Kiel Canal After Capturing 500,000

SHOWDOWN ON. STRIKE LAWS TO COME SOON   TRUMAN SLATED TO MAKE RADIO APPEAL FOR -SUPFORT OF HIS LEGISLA-  “ TIVE PROGRAM

Firm's Refusal To Open Books ls Basis of Riff   Panel Is Continuing Study of Walkout Now Five Weeks Old

SEES WAR PERIL IF U.S. DEMANDS LEND-LEASE PAY   ———  Truman Tells Congress U. S. * Can't Saddle All Debt on Allies

Easy Terms For Lend-Lease Settlements Urged   Truman Would Avoid Mistakes Made Following Last War

DEBT POLICY + 1S OUTLINED BY PRESIDENT   PRESIDENT .SAYS' ALLIES SHOULD NOT BE SADDLED WITH HUGE LEND. LEASE DEBT

Pipe Smokers May Soon. Have To Line Up At Tobacco Store Counters

Pipe Smokers May Be Next On Shortage List   Stocks Of Popular Tobacco Fo: Pipes Are Growing Bhorter

BITTER STRUGGLE IN SOUTH OKINAWA STILL DEADLOCKED   Americans Battle to Retake Town Won by Japanese After Heavy Night Infiltration.   NIP MACHINE GUNNERS KILLED BY SCORES   But Those Shot Down Are Replaced by Reinforcements Rushed From Caves and Tunnels.

Yanks, Japs Deadlocked Ir Hery Battle  Americans Battle To Retake Town Lact On Okinawa

COUNTERATTACK BY JAPS FORCES YANK RETREAT   Doughboys Fighting To Recapture Kakazu Town; ‘Battle Deadlocked   ENDLESS RESERVES TO REPLACE DEAD ENEMY

Wipe Gut Fleeing Foe.   Hard Coal Price Ceiling Boosted Cn Wace Approval

Mass Deaths By Starvation To Hit Europe   Bevin Urges Generous Allotment For UNRRA

BRITON STATES EUROPE FACES ‘TERRIFIC LOSS’   Russia Is Criticized For Failure To Work With Other Nations   APPEALS FOR U. S. HELP   Foreign Secretary Claims Situation May Be Worse Than During War

BEVENS SAYS EUROPE FACES STARVATION   British Féreign Secretary Says Situation Desperate

Mass Starvation Threatens Europe, Declares Bevin   Appeals to Allies; Implies Soviet Is Partly to Blame For Situation

  Mass Starving Is EE Across Europe   Warns Of Catastrophe Unless Something Done To Relieve Situation

STARVATION FOR EUROPE IS FORECAST   British Foreign Secretary Paints Gloomy Picture of Coming Winter.

Two More Nazi Agents Landed By Submarine  FBI Head Reveals  Arrests in New York;  One Is U. S. Citizen

F. B. I. Nabs Two Saboteurs Who Land On Maine Coast   Carry $56.574

SABOTEURS LANDED BY "SUBMARINE   Fspionage — ‘Offensive By Enemy Against U. S. Is Hinted

Two Nazi Spies Captured In New York City  Had Landed On U. S. Coast From Sub

2 Nai azi Spies. Are: Arrested   Landed By. U-Boat Upon Maine Coast_

2 Nazi Agents Taken In New York; Landed In Maine On Nov. 29   Spies Carried $60,000, Equipment; FBI’s Hoover Says Jap Balloons Found In Oregon, Montana May Have Carried Nip Agents

German Agents Landed in U. §. From Nazi Submarine Are Arrested by the FRB]

GERMAN AGENTS LANDED IN U.S. BY SUBMARINE   Two Men Were Put Ashore On Maine Coast Nov. 29; Now Under Arrest by FBI

TWO NAZI AGENTS — ARRESTED BY FBI   Men, Who Landed From U-Boat in Manne, ba Held

Two German Agents Caught By FBI After Being Landed (From Sub On Maine Coast   Men Had $56,574 In American Currency, Short Wave Radio And Fraudulent Credentials, Hoover Announces; One Is U. S. Citizen

pro Saboteurs Are ‘rrested By FBI   Landed From Sub marine on Maine Coast te Mode in New York in Last Few Davs

FBI NABS NAZIS LANDED BY SUE   Men Came Ashore At Maine, Picked Up In New York

TWO NAZI AGENTS ARRESTED BY FBI   Men, Who Londed From U-Boat in Maine, Haid

‘BI Arrests © Naz Agents   Pro p O s es TJ se of  [4 I's sin . War J   YARNS AGAINSI HASIE ON PEACELIME DRAF

TWO GERMAN AGENTS LANDED FROM U-BOAT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED  FBI ANNOUNCES ARRESTS AND TALKS OF ESPIONAGE EFFORTS

Crawl Painful Yards   Assembly Engrosses Bill To Enforce Gambling, 56 To 38

Gambling Bill Is Engrossed  Thomson Holds Floors Against Opposition

Many Gas Stations In Detroit Closed   Transportation System Sput. ters To Near Halt Result Of Strike Conditions

‘Legal Schema   Boren Says Bonanze Dwarfs Teapot Dome Swag, Deprives Treasury of $500,000,000

House Opens Quiz Against N. Y. Tycoons   Teapot Dome ‘Take’ Dwarfed by Plan kT, Milk Treasury

Congressman Charges ‘Legal’ Wall St. Scheme Would Deprive Federal Treasury of 500 Millions a Year

LEGAL’ SCHEME TO ESCAPE U, S, TAXES REVEALED   Treasury Is Deprived Of $500,000,000 Each Year, Congressmen Told   ‘Biggest  owindie Uutiined By Representative Boren On House Floor

READY 10 ACT AGAINST JAPS IN 1,000 CASES   MacArthur Aide Says Thousands Already Named for Trial

BURNING INCENSE USED BY JAPS 10 TORTURE CAPTIVES   Guards Placed It on Stomachs of Three Prostrate Men and on Fists of Others.   ATROCITY CASES PREPARED FOR TRIAL   American Officer Reveals Several Thousand Nips Will Face Charges For Gutrages.

MORE BRUTAL ATROCITIES OF NIPPON BARED   THOUSANDS OF JAPS LISTED FOR WAR CRIME TRIALS

Atrocities “Masterpieces O: Hideousness” Officer Of  MacArthur Stati Declares

Japs Demand Indemnity For Sinking Of Japanese Relief Ship Awa Maru

Witnesses  Tell of Jap Atrocities   Trial of Nip General At Manila Thrown into Turmoil.

Tales of Horror in Manila Continue In  Trial of Yamashita   Hysterical Screaming and Cursing of Witnesses  Marks Trial

General Ordered Women, Children Raped, Murdered   Nip Leader Is Blamed For Atrocities As Witnesses Ask His Death

TRIAL THROWN INTO TURMOIL   Chinese, Filipina, Spanish Witnesses Demand Yamashita’s Death.

Curse Japs At Trial   Screaming for Death Of Yamashita Witness es Describe Bestial Acts of Nip Troons

CRIMINAL TRIAL THROWN INTO TURMOIL   “Like To Kill That Man,” Chinese Woman Yells   4 MASS SLAYING   Of 500 To 1,000 Civilians At Manila Refuge Related By Witnesses

Witnesses at Trial Seream Hysterically   “Demand Death for Yamashita Who Commanded P. I.

YAMASHITA TRIAL WITNESSES SHOUT FOR HIS DEATH   “Young Girls Said. Burned, Raped After Death, Bayonetted

Turmoil Hits Yamashita Trial Today   Witnesses Continually Upset Court With Threats for Japanese

Witnesses Scream at Yamashita  Jap Commander’s i oe on gm be   Jap Commander’s Atrocity Guilt Trial Disrupted

TURMOIL SWEEPS FILIPINO COURT   Witnesses Scream For Death Of Yamashita As Nauseating New Atrocities Are Revealed.

KILL YAMASHITA’ WITNESS YELLS   OTHERS SAY JAPS BURNED GASOLINE ON WOMEN’S HEADS

Trial Thrown Into Turmoil   Witnesses Curse at Japs'and Scream for Death of Yamashita

Y amashita’s Life Asked By Victims   Chinese, Filipino And Spanish Witnesses Curse Jap Commander

Turmoil At Jap's Trial   Witnesses Curse Japanese, Scream For Death of Yamashita, Tell More Horrors

ire, ee  Witnesses Curse Japs. Scream For Yamashita s Deat!   livsteria In Courtroon As Morc Jap Plorror: Are Related.

YAMASHITA GETS TONGUE LASHING   Chinese Woman Calls for Execution of Hated Jap; Others Testify

Trial ls Thrown Into Turmoil by Woman's Charge   Further Stories of Japanese Atrocities Cited in Testimony

Witnesses Curse  Sey indicts cage  aps, ream For Yamashita’s Death         Hysteria In Courtroom As More Jap: Horrors Are Related: -

Accusers Scream For Death Of Nip Gen. Yamashita  Throw War Criminol Trial in Confusion

Witnesses Scream for Death of Yamashita; Manila War Criminal ’ Proceedings in Constant Hubbub

DEMAND DEATH FOR YAMASHITA AT WAR TRIAL   Hysterical Women Turn Case Into Turmoil at Manila

WITNESSES IN TRIAL OF GEN. YAMASHITA CLAMOR FOR DEATH  SCENES SO BESTIAL WORDS FAIL TO DESCRIBI THEM CHARGED

Victims Curse Japs at Trial   Chinese Woman Whose Child Nips Killed Upsets ‘Tiger’ Hearing

Chinese, Filipino, Spanish Witnesses Make Yamashita Trial Steady Turmoil

BIDDLE NAMED TO WORLD COURT   Will Be American Judge to Try Nazi Criminals.

Nazi Underground Slowly Disappearing   Germans Are Accepting Occupation Policies And Things Are Much Better

Compromise in FEPC Dispute Now Possible   “Token” Fund May Be Provided to Keep Agency Going

FEPC Foes In Mood To Keep Agency Alive   Would Block Move To Make It Permanent By Giving It Temporary Status

Truman Backs Plans Of Gen'l MacArthui   President Favors Reduc: tion of Army Force in lanan

There Are Laughs at Front, Too!  Corporal Promoted to Lieutenant in Foxhole - - 70 Heinies Captured with Empty Gun

Cpl. Richard Stockwell of Chillicothe Won His Lieutenant's Bars While In a Foxhole

MARINE FLIER RAMS JAP PLANE TO BIT’   Daring Action At 45,000 Feet fs Acclaimed As One Of War's Greatest Feats

Marine Flyer Rams His Plane Into Jap Fighter 3 Times at 45.000 Feet and Scores Kill

BODY OF BONG ON WAY HOME   Army Plane Bringing Body Of Ace-of Aces to Superior Tomorrow.

British Laborites To Nationalize Bank, Coal Mining   King George, Speaking Before Parliament, Outlines Policy

YANK FORCES PRESS: AHEAD ON OKINAWA      ENEMY MAING LAST STANDS ON STRATEGIC ISLAND NORMANDY ANNIVER. SARY OBSERVED

Fleet Salutes Truman With Cannonade   170th Anniversary Of Navy That Started With 2 Ships Observed .

Guns of U.S. Victory Fleet Roar in Peace   Gunfire Is Salute  To President Truman, Commander-in-Chief Of American Navy

AMERICAN FLEETS’ GREAT GUNS ROAR AGAIN ON NAVY DAY   Noise Carries Into Canyons of New York and Over Millions Along Shores of Hudson.   BLAST A SALUTE TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN   Most Famous Fighting Ships in U. S. History, Including “Big Mo,” Take Part in Celebration.

BUS, TRUCKS ARE STALLED   32 Greyhound Passengers Spend Night In Farm » Hemes At N. Benton

Nation Awaits Further News On ‘Surrender’   Capital Jumpy, but No Word of Peace Is Received

Buy War Honds —  Capital Has No Word On Swedish ‘Peace Bid Rumor

Await News On Surrender Bid ,   Activity Slight After Premature. Statement

‘Crimean Plan for Tomorrow's World Runs Into ' Stiff Criticism, 24 Hours After Proclamation

Criticism Hits Pact Of ‘Big 3'   Sections Dealing With Large, Small Powers Starts Row

Planned Polish Settlement Draws Fire Of Opposition   Polish Exile Government Says Big Three Violated Letter And Spirit Of Atlantic Charter—Rep. O’Konski Tells Congress Of “Second Munich”

419,035 JAPS LOST IN PHILIPPINES WAR   $,774 Prisoners Alsy Taken, Yanks , And Guerrillas Are Mopping Up In Cagayan Valley

LUZON MOP-UP BEING PUSHED   Three Jap Mountain Positions Under Yank And Filipino Pressure

MORE WITNESSES SUMMONED TODAY      Sigler Charges 6 Former Legislators With Taking Bribes.

B. H. MAN STAR GRAFT WITNESS   C. B. McDonald Tells Of Naturopath Bribe ~ Activities

McDonald Tells Of Bribe Plo!   B. H. Naturopath Takes Stand For State

"EXTERMINATE JAPS”--MONUTT   WMC Chairman Departs From Text in Chattanoora

Begin Probe Of Deals On Wall Street   Allege Plan Will Swindle Taxpayers

House Group To Investigate ‘Swindle, Inc.’   Oklahoma Solon Says ‘Shrewd Manipulators’ Form Corporation To Swindle Taxpayers

House Probes NPC Sale fo Omaha Group   Charge of "Fake" Deal Voiced in Cernaress Debate

HOUSE GROUP WILL INVESTIGATE WALL STREET ACTIVITIES  LAWMAKER CHARGES THAT TAXPAYERS ARE BEING SWINDLED

Probe Charges. Wall Street Manipulators. Organized . “Trick Corporation Plan”

Charge Swindle In ‘Non-Profit Corporation Plan   Solons Point to Formation Under Wall Street Guide

Bare Wall Street Utilities ‘Swindle’   Rep. Boren Asserts’ Bankers Would Convert Private Power Firms to Fake Public ‘Non-Profit?’ Ownership

‘Putting Finger On Wall Street  4 Manipulators’   House Group Tnvestigates “Triek Cotporution Plan® to Swindle Taxpayers

House Probes Wall Street ‘Swindle, Inc.’   Trick Corporation 7 “Plan Said to Maulet ~ Taxnavers

Gigantic Tax Fraud Charged   Public Is Swindled, Rep. Boren: Alleaés:

SWINDLE PLOT IS UNCOVERED   Wall Street Manipulators Rig Trick Corporation

House Probes ‘Swindle, Inc.’   Charge Shrewd Wall St. Manipulators Plot To Swindle Taxpayers.

Trick Corporation Plan Reported Which Would Swindle Taxpayers.   ‘LOOPHOLES’ IN THE LAW

Leader of 2,000 Filipino Guerrilla Fighters Had Many Close Calls

American Guerrilla Leader Wants ‘News, Shoes After Three Years in Bush

American Officer Describes Guerilla Life Through Three Years of Fighting Japanese in Philippines

7th Army Joins With 5th 10 Miles Inside of Italy    Half Million Germans Surrender to ; British and Americans in North; Others Flee; Virtually All Germany Conquered

U.S. Seventh Joins With Fifth Army; Salzburg Falls   Nazis In Chaotic Flight For Norway To Make Last Stand

Planes, Tanks And Artillery Turn German Flight Toward Norway Into Debacle Of Burning Ships And Wrecked Transport.

Veteran Marines iMow Path Clear \Acress Island   Smash Through Japanese Defenses As ‘Fanatically Defended As Any In Pacific’

PATH CLEARE OVER ISLAND BY YANKS   Place Is Fanatically Defended, Says Nimitz   ONE - QUARTER   Of Territory Now In U. S. Hands: Fight Is Called Toughest In History

VETERAN AMERICAN MARINES HAVE DRIVEN ACROSS 1WO JIMA  FIERCE FIGHTING REDORTEN IN CAPTIIRE AR

Leathernecks, Fighting Toughest Battle Of Their History, Seize Southern Landing Area From “Fanatically” Defending Enemy — Path Rang: ing From 1,000 Yards To Two And Half Miles Wide Cleared Across Island

Japs Offering Fierce Battle For Tiny Base   Enemy Defenses Split As Americans Smash Across Island; Fighting Is Compared To Resistance Met At Tarawa And Peleliu

Path Is Mowed. Clear Across. Key Japanese Island By Ve eran ‘Marines Despite Des_perate Fighting Of Nip Defenders — - At‘tack By Jao Battalion Is Beaten Back”

U.S. Marines In Toughest Battle In History Take Air Strip, Repel Charges

Smash T hrough Jap Defenses  In South Part   Marines Plow Across Island in Irregular Wedge As Japanese Resist Fanatically

BATTLE CALLED BLOODIEST IN MARINE HISTORY   Island Vital To Japan's Defenses; Expect Big Losses; Reinforcements And Supplies Landing Under Air Cover.

MARINES MOW ACROSS SOUTH END OF ISLAND   Nimitz Says Japs’ Defense Fierce as Anv in Paciie

Night Attack By 900 Japs Is Broken Ur   Invasion Proves Tough: est Fight In Leathernecks’  Mietarv.

Japs Defend Island With Fanatical Fury; Fight Is Toughest In Pacific Area

Veteran Marines In Flaming Battle Cut Across The Island; Nip Counterattack Beaten Off

Bitter Japanese Resistance Is Encountered by Our Forces Who Now Occupy Onefourth of Island.   MORE U.S. TROOPS IN LANDING DURING NIGHT

Path Mowed Clear Across The Island  Japs Put Up   Japs Put Up Fanatical Fiaht

Mow Wedae- Shape Path Over Island In Vicious Fighting For Enemy’ s Back Door Step.    Thousands More Reinforcements Landing In. What Corps Commander Describes as Toughuest Fight Run‘Across in 168: Years.

One-Quarter Of Isle Now In U.S. Hands   Casualties High as Marines Dig Out StronglyEntrenched Enemy 

Path Pushed Clear Across Enemy Base   Win Toughest Battle In All History; Break Up Jap Night Assault

Fanatical Japanese Defenses Smashed   Toughest Battle in 168-Year History of Corps Says Marine Commander Lt. Gen. Holland Smith

Airfield Falls To Americans In Heavy Fight   Toughest Kind O Defense Put Up By Enemy

American Troo ps Hold One- Fourth Of Nips’ ‘Lookout’ Isle   Marines Repel Japanese Night Attack; Capture Airfield on Southern Part of Island

Leathernecks In Toughest Of Corps’ Battles   Break Up Night Counterattack By 900 Charging Enemv Troons.   DRIVE ACROSS ISLAND

VETERAN MARINES MOW PATH CLEAR ACROSS THE ISLE   MORE TROOPS POUR ASHORE TO SMASH ENTRENCHED ENEMY

Smash Through Strong Defenses; Seize Southern Airfield.   UNLOAD MORE SUPPLIES

The Americans, Fighting the Toughest Battle of Their History, Took Over From Defending Japs.   900 ENEMY TROOPS IN A COUNTERATTACK   Broken Up by Marines Supported by Naval and Aerial Units Which Drove Off the Attack.

Troops Continue To Pour Ashore While Nips Fight From Everv Rock anil Cave

U, 5, MARINES IN TOUGHEST FIGHTING YET   Americans Split Island Defenders by Driving Across Entire Island

Fanatic Enemy ls Yielding in Iwo Invasion   Naval, Aerial Units Help American Forces In Conquest of Steppingstone to Japanese Homeland; Foe Grows Weaker

Iwo Jima  Fighting Terrific   Yankees Cut Off South Part of Isle in Face of Frantic Fire

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   Jap Forces Otter Fierce Resistance  To U. S. Invaders

Marines Smash Counter- Attack By Japs on Iwo   Leathernecks Drive Clear Acrass Island Cutting Off Nip’s Southern Stronanojn:

Japs Offer Americans Stiff Battle   Marines Push Path Across Island

DEVIL DOGS SEIZE SOUTH AIR STRIP      To Reach Field, Leather: necks Smash Through Defenses as “Fanatically Defended as Any in the Pacific.”

Split Japanese Defenses: More Invaders Land   Battle Described As Toughest In Marine Corps History

Improve Foothold in BitterJy Contested Push Across Isle   ‘REPEL NIGHT ATTACKS   One-Quarter of Island's \ Area Now Is Held by  Americans

Yankees Drive Wedge Across Tiny Island In Face of Fanatical Resistemce By Jap Defenders; Ships Pour Fire Against Enemy

YANKS SMASH STIFFENING JAP DEFENSES   veteran Doughboys Mow Path Across Island Extending From East fo West Coast   HALT FIERCE ATTACKS

Counter-thrust by 900 Japs Smashed By Fighting Yanks   Waging Greatest Battle in Their History, Daring U. S. Units Drive Path Across Entire Island~—Width Ranges from 1,000 Yards To 2) Miles,

WEDGE SWATH IS CUT TO WESTERN COAST OF ISLE   Enemy On South Tip Trapped; Southern Airstrip, One-Quarter Of Iwo Cleared

Jaf . _ rplane Blow Nipped   More Troops Land To Face Extremely Difficult Fighting.

Jap Defense Fanatical as Any in Pacific   Island Cut in Two From Volcano Fortress to Edge of Cantured Airfield   FOE WELL DUG IN   Japs Say 20,000 Yanks Land and That Tank Battle Is in Progress

Path Mowed Across Isle As Japanese  Give Ground   Night Counterattack Action Is Thwarted

Americans Seize  Airfield: Clear Path Across Island  Hold Quarter Island;   Hold Quarter Island; Call Battle Toughest In Marine History

VETERAN AMERICAN MARINES IN FACE. OF HEAVY FIRE CAPTURE BEACHHEADS AND PUSH INLAND

Push Path All Way  Across Small Island   Casualties Heavy As Japs Put Up Desperate Defense On Island Best Organized For Defense of Any Yet Found

Nimitz Calls The Battle Toughest In Marine History   U.S. Invaders Meet Fanatical Jap Resistance

Devildogs Are In Control Of Island Airport   Smash Through Japanese Defenses “As Fanatical. ‘ly Defended As Any  ln the Pacific”   Fourth of Island  In Yankee Hands   Losses On Southern End Relatively Light, But Heavier On Northern Flank of Beachhead

THRUST ACROSS ISLAND DESPITE FANATICAL FOE   About Quarter of Iwo Under Control of  Yank Invaders

Path Across Island Cuts Southern Japs From NorthBastion   Yanks Suffer Heavy Casualties; Tanks Clean Up Corregidor;  Howitzers Blast Intramauros

MARINES SEIZE SOUTH AIRPORT ON IWO JIMA   Americans Mow Path Clear  Across Island

BATTLE STIRS AS WALLACE IN, JONES OUT   Roosevelt Rewards Henry With Commerce Post:  ' Jesse and Senators Are Critical.

ESCAPED PRISONERS ARE HUNTEDIN OHIO   Two Saw Out of Ohio Pen Near Main Gate

TWO ESCAPE STATE PRISON   h Still at Large After Break During Church Service

Canada Set For Spirited Ballot Battle   New Government  Mav Be Elected

Jap War Lords ‘Assure’ People They're Determined to Get Back Iwo, Saipan and Guadalcanal Islands

Fight Flares In Indo-China   British Troops Intervene As Annamites Rebel

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Revolt Breaks In Indo-China   Independence Seekers Fir ed Upon by British Troops

Indo-China Cities Torn By Uprising   Annamites Seeking Independence Immediately; Headquarters  Of Allies Besieged

BRITISH OPEN FIRE ON INDO-CHINESE   Annamites, Opposing Return o French Rule, Seek Immediate Independence.

REVOLT BEGUN IN INDO-CHINA   Annamites Fight Return Of French Rule; Saigon Is In State of Siege

British Fire on Rebels in Indo-China   Violent Uprising for Independence Is Waged in Saigon

REVOLT STAGED BY ANNAMITES   Indochinese Forces Rise Up In Arms, Oppose Return Of French

Stop-Gap Pay Increases Acceptable To Car Unior  Might Be Means Of Averting Strike  In Anta Indactry

UNION READY FOR STOP-GAP WAGE OFFERS   TEMPORARY RAISES MAY AVERT WAVE OF STRIKES

UAW Chiefs Back ‘Stop-Gap’ Raise   ‘Union Asserls 300 Percent Denianad Will Stand

Rail Yards Take Beating   1,300 American Bombers And Fighters Batter Southern Germany Yards

NAZI OIL BASES STRUCK HARD IN NEW AIR BLOWS   235 Enemy Planes Downed During Great Duels Over Germany Sunday

NAZI RAIL YARDS TARGETS OF NEW U.S, AIR BLOWS   Daylight Raids Staged Without Interference From Fighters.

ALLIES REPEAT MIGHTY AERIAL RAIDS ON REICH   U.S. Column in Shrunken ® Belgium Bulge Meets Setback

Nazi Rails Pounded by U.S. Planes  \Day Blow Follows Night Attacks on

Americans Pound Nazi Railroads   Davlight Blow Shifts Raid From Oil Points To Troop Routes

Four Railyards In Germany Blasted   243 Enemy Aircraft Shot Down In Furious Aerial Battles Over Europe Sunday

Bombers Pound Railroad Yards  1,300 American Planes Over Germany

FALL OF SALIENT KEY IMMINENT AS NAZIS WITHDRAW   AMERICAN FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES LINK; FORM SOLID FRONT

HUNDREDS AMERICAN BOMBERS, FIGHTERS POUND RAIL YARDS  MORE THAN 6,0CO PLANES USED IN ATTACKS SINCE  SATURDAY NIGHT

us Meet No Opposition In Big Raid   243 Enemy Planes Shot Down in Air Battles Yesterday

Rail Yards, Oil Plants Are Hit  Allied Planes Out In Major Strength

Allies Bag 243 Nazi Planes in Air Fights   1300 American Warpianes Resume Reich's Pounding

Tanks, Infantry Hit Belgian Bulge   Germans Fall Back to Siegfried  ) Line, Stiffening Defenses

Planes Blast Foe Railroads   No Interference From German Fighters: 243 Planes Destroved Sunday.

DIL CENTERS TARGETS FOR AERIAL DRIVE   ‘ortresses and Liberators Continue Mighty New Allied Offensive Against Reich  -— = soe oe —=- mm = 26s oe =.

Step-Up Aerial War in Blast at German Railroads   Follows Sunday Raids on Fuel Centers When 243 Enemy Planes Were Downed

Planes Pound Rail Yards   Operation Seen as Emergency Shift from Oil Centers

1300 Yank Bombers Hit Nazi Plants   243 Enemy Planes Downed at Loss Of §3 for U.S.

4 South Germany Railyards Bombed  Follows Week-End   Follows Week-End Battle in Which 243 Nazi Planes Hit

United States Now Building In Volume Fastest Jet Fiahter Plane In The World

EXTREMISTS IN JAVA GALL FOR WAR ON BRITISH   Radio Broadcast Asks Indonesian Youths To Reinforce Ranks Of Hard - Pressed  Nationalists In New  Outbreak.

Indonesian Youths Asked to Fight Semarang Defense  Extremists Want All Young Men to Fight Against British

Javanese Ask War onBritish  Youths Requested to   Youths Requested to Reinforce Nationals

Call for ‘War Qn British’   Extremist Indonesian Radio Station Asks Indonesians To Reinforce.

MEXICO PARLEY ENDS SESSIONS   a oe Alleviate Poverty Of Less Fortunates

(PA Charges 100 Garment Firms Misused Priorities   Manufacturers Said Hurting Low-Cost Clothing Program

NO RELIEF FROM JAX LOAD SOON   No General Reduction For Business Or Individual Taxpayers

New Tax Relief Report Planned   Funds For Reconversion  To Be Discussed Also

POST-WAR TAX RELIEF STUDIED   10 Pet. Refund On Excess Profits Scheduled First

lwo Declared Lost to Japan  U.S. Flag Formally   U.S. Flag Formally Hoisted on Island; Marines Mopping Up

(10 Questions - Stand of GM   Apsinst Raise ‘Claims Not Necessary Jo  Boost Cor Prices to  Give Incrgsuse ~~.

TRIES TO BOOS MORALE OF Hs PEOPLE   Nip Suicide Air Attacks Take Heavy — Toll of U. S. Ships.

UP - TO - PRESS - TIME WAR BULLETINS  HIROHITO ISSUES PERSONAL MESSAGE

HIROHITO TO BET CONTROL   TOKYO RADIO PREPARES JAPANESE PEOPLE FOR EMPORER ASSUMING SUPREME COMMAND

AMERICAN FLAG FLIES OVER  WAKE ISLAND, ENDING GREAT  CHAPTER IN MARINE HISTORY; FIRST CAVALRY TOKYO-BOUND

Gen. MacArthur May Soon Enter ~ City OF Tokye   Expected To eon First Occupation Troops Into Japanese Capital   TO HEADQUARTER IN U. S. EMBASSY

IST CAVALRY TE ENTER TOKYO ON FRIDAY   Glory-Covered Mechanized Unit Honored by MacArthur

400,000 YANKS ON JAPAN SOIL IN FIVE WEEKS   MacArthur Will Establish Headquarters in U. S. Embassy

«Democrats To y Regain Power In New York   Nip-And-Tuck Race Is Holding Attention tr Detroit Election

Released By State Dept.—   WANTONLY MURDERED YANKS HELD PRISONER; ONE FLIER  BEHEADED; MANY TORTURED:

Decapitation Of Aviator Tops Record   Story Of Barbarity Told In 19 Protests Made To Japan

TORTURE STORY IS REVEALED   Unsavory and Unbelievable Story Told of Japan’s “Barbaric Torture and Wanton Murder” of Ameriean Prisonars.

Barbaric Story ls Revealed by U.S. Government   Yank Flier Beheaded; Grenades Kill Many In Prison Ship Hold

JAPS ACCUSE OF TORTURING U, S. PRISONERS   Stories Of Barbarie Treatment Laid Bare By U. S. Avthorities

Nippons Accused Of Atrocitie. Hitherto Untold   State Department Reveals 19 Protests Were Sent To Enemy

BURNED 150 ALIVE; . MANY BURIED ALIVE  Killed All Captured in the Philippines During  Final Battles

Temperatures   U. S. Charges Enemy Violated Every Law of Civilization

World-Shocking Treatment of U.S Prisoners by Japs Revealed In Formal American Report

Unbelievable Story of Japs’ Barbarie Torture and Murder  Of U. S. Prisoners Laid Bare

of Torture,  Murders   “State Department Says Nips Violated All Civilization Laws

Story of Japan’s Torture And Murder of U.S. Prisoners.   240 PROTESTS SENT TO JAPAN SINCE WAR   Full Account of Japanese Barbarities Have Not Been Told.

U.S. Reveals Story of Japanese ‘Barbaric Torture and Wanton Murder’ Of War Prisoners and Internees

State Dept. Bares List Of Protest:   Yank Flyer Beheaded; Gasoline Bonfire in Prisoner Shelter.

American Prisoners Were Burned Alive With Gas Bonfire In Air Raid Shelter

TRUMAN TO REVIEW WARSHIPS TODAY   NEW YORK PREPARES FOR SALUTE“TO FLEET THAT HELPED BEAT JAPAN.

PACIFIC FLEET TO GET SALUTE   Battle - Scarred Ships Will Be Reviewed By President

Latin American Countries Are Blasted by Evatt   Dispute Over Regional Defense Blows Wide  Onen at San Franciero

THREATENING PEACE MEETING   Dispute Over — ‘Regional Defense Systems Becomos Wite-Open Affair — ‘Troublo. Threatens to Destroy World Organization at  - Birth, 2:

AREA DEFENSE SYSTEM IRKS WORLD PARLEY   Latins Charged With Endangering Organioation At Its Birth

LATIN AMERICA IS BLAMED IN FRISSO DISPUT   Australian Denounces Plan of Pan-American Autonomy

Australian Charges ‘Deals’ at Conference   Dispute Over Regional Defense Plans Blows Wide Open At San Francisco

Berlin Claims Second America Force Has Reached River Remagen, 17 Miles North (¢ Coblenz   TWO ARMIES ARE NEAR JUNCTIO

Patton’s Plunge To River Near Coblenz Closes Trap  On 50,000 Enemy Troops —FLASH— PARIS, March 8. —(&)— The First Arm

CONVERGING BETWEEN GERI TOWNS OF COBLENZ AND BO! D JUNCTION WOULD TRAP... THOUSANDS OF NAZIS _.

Firm Hold On River’s East Bank Is Taken   Startled Germans Offer Only Light Resistance, _ Correspondent Reports From Cologne;  Two U.S. Forces Race Toward Junction  j

JIM CROW REPEAL BILL IS ADVANCED   Senate Moves-Measure to the Final Passaac- —

JIM CROW REPEAL BILLS ADVANCED   Senate Moves-Measure. to the Final Pas cane. i

RUSSIANS DRIVE NEARER TOWARD REICH CAPITAL   Take Barnwalde, 38 Miles From Berlin, Near  Kustrin   NUMEROUS VILLAGES TAKEN DURING DAY

Soviets Capture Barwalde, Flank  Kustrin on Oder  Now Only 38 Miles From Berlin; West Front Gains Reported

Senate Shows Signs Of Slowing Worl On Some Bills Until After Conference

Senate Slows Up Action On Several World Plans Pending ‘Frisco Action

Plane Crashes Into 78th Floor, Sets Tower Afire: At Least 12 Persons Dic

Plane Crashes Into Empire. State Building   At Least 15 Dead: Flames Envelop Tower of Building

Tallest Building Engulfed by Flames   At Least Fifteen Persons Killed AsB-25 Mitchell Bomber, Flying Low Through Fog, Hits Edifice

At Least 15 Die In Fire; 11 Floors Are Threatened   B-25 Is Seen Wedged Amid Flames:  Fog Responsible For Accident

Nine Persons in the Structure and Six Soldiers, Members of the Plane Crew, Were Killed.   ELEVEN FLOORS OF BUILDING AFIRE   Flaming Gasoline and Fumes Poured Into the Structure Through Huge Sear on 34th Street Side.

First Report Lists 9 Dead In N. Y. City   Plane Hits World’s Tallest Building in Fog, Near 86th Story, Setting Many Floors Afire.   FLAMING GASOLINE POURS INTO HALLS

Crash Kills At Least 15, Starts Fire   Debris Is Scattered Over Wide Area by Impact of Bomber; Blazes Under Control in 40 Minutes

PLANE CRASHES AGAINST EMPIRI STATE BUILDING   Plane Burst Into Flame  When It Hit

rlames Envelop Tower As Plane Strikes In Fog  Some Tenants Die In

Flaming Gasoline, Parts Of Plane Are Showered Over Neighborhood; Two Elevators Crash Down 80 Floors

slower of World’s Largest Building Turned into Torch   At Least Nine Persons Killed in Structure;  , Plane Crew Lost; ll Floors Aflame

omber Crashes nto Empire. State Building —   ‘At Least 15 Killed As Army ‘Plane Hits 79th Floor Of ‘For: Shrouded Structure

9 Killed As Bomber [fits N. Y. Building   Crashes into 86th Floor of Empire State Building; 11 Floors Reported in Flames Two Persons in Building Badly Burned

Bomber Strikes The Empire State Building; 15 Dead   Eleven Floors Set Afire; 6-Man Crew Of Plane Perishes

SETS TOWER OF BUILDING AFIRE   9 Civilian Occupants of Empire State Edifice; 6, Crew Members.    DEBRIS {IS SCATTERED

Army Plane Rams Tower  At 86th Story   Fire Breaks Out On 11 Floors; 9 Persons In Building Killed

11 Stories Set Afire in Empire State Buildina   Many Badly Burned as Bomber Crashes into Structure During Fog

Eleven Floors Ol 102-Story ‘Building Afire   Pwo Elevators Crash From 80th Floor to Basement When B-25 Hits Strue ture In Fog   Building Moved 2eel By Impact   Bits OF tt Fall When Bom heer, Bound From Massuchusetts to Newark, N. B.. Hits

 “Bursts In In “Flame:   Iwo Elevators: Drop. 80 Stories; . Bits Of Structure Fall; Tenants Are ‘Trapped: “Like An: Oven”

Bomber Hits Skyscraper   15 Persons Killed in Empire State Building

Empire State Building Hit By Plane   Crash of B-25 in Fog Kills at Least Nine Persons; 11 Floors  Enveloped in Flames

Eleven Floors of Tallest Building In World Aflame   Terrific Explosion Follows Crash of Plane Into Side of Building in Dense Fog; 15 Known Dead

AT LEAST FIFTEEN PEOPLE KILLED IN ACCIDENT SATURDAY   TOWER OF BUILDING SET AFLAME BY BURNING GASOLINE AS PLANE EXPLODES

@Air Crash Wrecks N.Y. Skyscraper Tower; Elevators Drop 80 Floors, Kill Passengers; Streets Littered With Debris, Many Periled

Victims 9 Occupants of Structure, 6 Aboard Craft; Fog Hazard Blamed

Kills At Least Fifteen People; ‘Tower Set Afire   Debris Scattered Over Wide Area; Eleven Floors Of Building Aflame After Explosion

TEMPERATURES:   At Least 15 Dead In Crash, Fire In New York City.   Plane Hits World's:  Biggest Building In Ranian O£ R4eh Elna:

BOMBER CRASHES INTO SKYSCRAPER DURING BAD FOG   Tower of Building Set Afire; Nine Civilians, Six Soldiers Are Known to be Dead,

At Least 15 Killed: Eleven  Stories Blaze   Plane Crashes Into Building After Making Request of LaGuardia Airport For Weather nformation

ELEVEN FLOORS OF BUILDING AFLAME   Two Elevators Crash From 80th Floor. To. Basement As Plane Strikes In Fog; Five Tenants Of Building On Two Floors Killed.

TOWER OF GIANT BUILDING SET AFIRE: CRASH OCURRED WHEN HEAVY FOG OBSCURED BUILDING

41 TS 86TH FLOOR AND SETS FIRE TO KOP OF BUILDING  FLAMES SPREAD TO OTHER BUILDINGS,

First Truck Convoy Completes Trip Over Newly Completed Burma Road

Convoy Christens  Ledo-Burma Road   620-Mile Trip Made Over Supply Route

Truman Takes Hand In Oil Wage Dispute   Joins With Schwellenbach in Attempt To Settle Altercation

 President Reported Ready To Plead With Unions To Halt Spreading Walkouts   Army and Navy in Distrecc

Workers Appear Ready To Accept Less Wage Boost   Lewis Steps In And Continues To Rock Labor Boat; Meet  Progresses

Truman Ready To Take Hand In Oil Strike   Lewis Calls Coal Operators ‘Insolent’; Renews Invitation

Truman Said Ready to Join Schwellenbach to Try to End Refinery-Union Wage Fight

CIO Asking Compromise Settlement  Of Demands   Schwellenbach Begs For Fast Agreement

Seek To Setile Pay Dispate ln U.S. Oil Fields   President: Reported Ready To Aid) Sehwellenbach   As CIO Union Gets   One Wee Boost   Gotham Elevator . Stoppave Is Ended   Lewis Declares Operators “Insolent,” As Strike of Bosses Spreatle in Fwo States

UNION READY TO NEGOTIATE PAY INCREASE   GASOLINE SHORTAGE HITS PRODUCTION AT DETROIT

Labor Secretary Begs and Pleads  For Settlement   Meanwhile John L. Lewis Threatens Action by His 450,000 Miners

FROST 16 FORECAST FOR MIDWEST BRE   Damage to Crops in Northern Portion Predicted By Eraracactoer.

'82-Year-Old Ex-Outlaw Gives Jury Low-Down on Train-Robbing Tactics

Franco Promises Spain Civil Liberties And Amnesty To Political Prisoners   Observers See Bid To Retain Power.

Franco Moves   In Apparent. Bid for Approval, Government Promises People Restoration of Liberties

Franco. Promises Spain ( Gal. Liberties  “haus tae? gsi me rye tat  “And Amnesty To Political Prisoners       Observers - See. Bid. ‘To - Retain Power. 

New Tariff Battle Draws Party Lines Tight in Congress  Administration Asks Cuts Up to 75 Per Cent Of 1930 Measure

Tokyo Burns For Over Five Hours   Great Fires Sweep Japanese Capital After 550 Superforts Unload Incendiaries

Nine Million . Pounds of Fire. Bombs Fall   550 Superforts Stage Greatest Single Air Riacw in Pacific Way

990 B-29'§ SPREAD FIRES OVER TOKYO   Record Raid by Superfortresses Unleashes 9,000,000 Pounds of Incendiary Bombs on the Nipponese Capital.

ENEMY ADMITS CITY AFIRE FOR OVER 5 HOURS   U.S. Forces Turn Both Ends of Nip Okinawa Line — Gain Slowly in Philippines

Tokyo Industrial Targets Burn For Many Hours In Wake Of Great B-29 Raid

Tokyo Fires Visible for 200 Miles   After.550 Forts Drop 9 Million Pounds of Fire Bombs on City

U.S. CARRIER PLANES POUND SUICIDE BASES   550 Superforts Slug Jap Capital With Heavy Bomb Load

550 B:29S STRIKE BIGGEST BLOW OF PACIFIC AIR WAR   DROP NINE MILLION POUNDS OF BOMBS ON JAPAN CAPITAL

Tokyo in Flames  After Yank Raid   Installations in Jap Capital Blasted by 500 Superforts   BURNED FOR 514 HOURS   Fliers Report Wide De struction in the Nipponese City

TOKYO ABLAZE AFTER VISIT OF 550 FORTS   Biggest Single Aid Biow of Pacific War Spreads Fire In Nip Capital Visible For 200 Miles   RAIL YARDS SMASHED

9,000,000 Pounds Of Incendiaries  Showered On Tokyc In Big B-29 Raid

HIRES BURNED f 1-2 HOURS   9 Million Pounds of Bombs Dropped in Mightest Single Air Blow.   IMPERIAL PROPERTY HIT,

Suierde Aerial Bases Targets Naval Assaults   Raids Follow In Wake Of Devastating Attack By More Than 550 “Farts”  On Canital Sector   Biggest Single  Air Blow Gf War   Rail Vards Handling 2hi at Of Nip ‘Traffic Silasht;   ed: Fires Visible for 200 Miles  a

NINE MILLION POUNDS FIRE BOMBS DROPPED ON JAPAN'S CAPITAL  MORE THAN 550 SUPER. FORTRESSES IN HEAVY  RAID ON TOKYO

Railway Yards, Small Factories Burned By B-29s   Flames Visible For 200 Miles; High Wind Spreads Fire; Palace Area Hit. Foe Claims

550 Superforts Plaster Jap Capital With 9 Million Pounds Of Fire Bombs   Imperial Palace Compound Is Hii   Enemy Tries To Minimize Damage: Flames Visible For 200 Miles

590 Superforts  Spread Fires Through City   Smash Waterfront Railroad Yards. Aircraft Parts Shops Near Palace.   NO COVERING CLOUD

Yanks Press Shuri, Enfer Naha, Expand Yonabaru Corridor  Aussies Hunt Down Nips On Tarakan, Philippines ‘Gat 7-Frant Clean-Up

23 Homeless Babies Left On 134th Steps   S ick. Undernourished, Homeless. Eight WeeksOld Children Received.   GIVE NO NATIONALITY,

ritst UNO Asserioly May Study Control of A-Bomb   UNO Charter Change  'Uraed in Senate

Yankees Broaden East Front   First ond Third Armies Fight  Flank to Flank Near Siegfried Line

THIRD ARMY DRIVES INTO GERMANY.   French Ist Army Opens Attack In Alsace:

Patton’s Third Army Broadens its Front Inside Germany Today   First And Third Army Divisions Fighting Flank To Flank   INTO THE OUTPOSTS OF SIEGFRIED LINE   Along 40 Mile Front Through Belgium, Luxemburg And Germany

ied Line; Colmar Pocket  it Hit Outer Works of  ed In By French Army

TOWNo TAKER Ao altbrhlko LINE TOTTER'   First and Third Armies Join in Assault on Main Nazi Outposts.

PATTON ARMIES GAIN OVER FOUR MILES IN REICH   Overrun Four Towns In Belgium; Strasbourge Danger Plueged

TANKS ATTACK 40-MILE FRONT OF WEST WALL   Patton’s Troops Take Four Towns and Drive Deeper Into Siegfried Line; French Score Victory.

Four Towns In Naziland  Are Overrun   First And Third Armies In Attack On 40-Mile Front

Tokyo Is Left In Flames; Marines Near Final Cleanup Of Japs On Iwo

MARINES SPLIT ENEMY FORCES IN WO BATTLE   Jap Leaders Forecast Homeland Invasion In Near Future

PHOTOS PROVE HUGE AREA IS LEFT FLAMING   Jap Leaders Predict Early Yank Invasion Of Homeland

Fourth Marines Wipe Out 564 Nips On Iwo Jima   Rigid Martial Law Put on Indo-China; Malay Railroads Hit

Late Pictures Reveal Devastation of B-29 Raid on Tokyo   Reconnaissance Fliers Prove Early Report Of Terrific Attack on Nippon Capital; Other Pacific Accounts Are Generally Good

MUNICHERS SEEK TO OVERTHROW NAZI OVERLORDS   Rebels Control Radio Station as Uprising  Such as Ended World War One Seems to Be in Making:

REBELLION FLARES IN MUNICH, YANKS DRIVE TOWARD CITY   Leader Of Uprising Against Nazis Sends Radio Message For Americans To Bomb Kesselring’s Headauarters Six Miles Away

JAPANESE LEARN FACTS OF PLIGHT   Premier Tells Diet Blockade Nearly Strangled Nation

Premier Makes Disclosure Of Nippon Plight   Tells Diet Capitulation Was Signed Only After “Tt Seemed Almost Impos sihle to Carry On?   Uses “Surrender” For the First Time   Pictures Japan Beaten To Pulp By ANied Aerial Blows and Sea-Air Blockade

Extent of Japan's Defeat Disclosed   Premier Tells Nip Nation Sobering Story of Its Staggering Losses

Jap Premier Admits To Diet That ‘Country Prostrated By Our Blows   Uses Word Surrender For First Time In Telling How Aerial Blows, Ground Advances And ~ Sea-Air Blockade Forced Capitulation.

Jap Balloon Bombs Hit Near De Leon: In Brown and Erath Counties Early This Year: Kept Secret Until Peace

Allied Bomber: Strike at Jan Lifelines   Raiders Range From Formosa South to Eastern Java

Jowa Puldéc  Employes  Now Afaue Program   ‘Covers State, County, School : and City Workers

RETIREMENT FUND WAS SET UP IN “45 LEGISLATURE   School Employes to Get Pensions After Jan. 1, 1946

Retirement Program Set Up For Local Gov’t Employees   _ State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

OF GANG ARE LOGKED UF   Bound Over to Circuit Court For Trial in Hooper Slaying.  UNDER $25.000 BOND

Survivors Describe  Last Big Battle of U. S. S. Houston   Warship Went Down After Slugging It Out With the Japanese; Gunfire and Torpedoes Found Mark

13 ARRIVE IN STATES—  Houston Survivors Tellof Gallant Ship's Death

SIX HURT IN AUTO CRASHES OVER WEEK-END   Two Injured Near New Buffalo, Four Near  Twin Cities

Six Injured In Auto Accidents   Two Sustain Skull Fractures In Crash

Million More Prisoners Are Captured  Major Resistance Crushed in Austriz

Last Areas of . Czechoslovakia Freed by Reds  Give Up After. Five Days Battle

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‘ REDS PRESENT CRIMSON BATTLEFLAG OF STALINGRAD TO YANKS  ‘UNEXPECTED GESTURE BY RUSSIANS AFTER ‘JUNCTION WITH AMERICAN TROOPS SURPRISES :. S. GENERAL   FLAGS GOLD INSTIGCNTA CIPFaMmMe

[WO'S BIGGEST PRIZE REPORTED TAKEN QUICKLY   Marines Now Control  Third Of Island, Meet aa ee ze’ Ricks   BAD WEATHER KEEPS   AIR SUPPORT DOWN

Three-Strip Bomber Base Lost By Nips   Marines Beat Off Jap Counterattack. Flanks Advance

HAVE BEEN REPATRIATED   Allied Armies Have Aided Over A Million Misplaced Persons

MILLION ARE REPATRIATED IN EUROPE   Return to Their Native Lands Is Accomplished Through Allied Army Channels — 2,800,000 More to Be Moved.

STIMSON TELLS OF LOSSES DURING GERMAN OFFENSIVE   LESS THAN 4,000 AMERICAN TROOPS KILLED DURING THREE WEEKS, SECKETARY REPORTS

Casualties for First Weeks of Ardennes Fight Amazingly Lew   Total Losses Given

GOVERNMENTAL SUBSIDY PAID STOCK FEEDERS   Effort To Assure Heavier Cattle Heads Drive For More Meat

A Cattle Subsidy Designed to Hike Supply of Meat   Fifty Cents a Hundred to Be Paid on Heavy  (eee Ts Pe   Producers Guaranteed Against Ceiling Cuts

New Subsidy To Increase Meat Supply   Feeders of Grade A-AA Cattle to Get Half Centa Pound. .

Flavs Slav Chief   Subsidy Due To Cattlemen   Vinson Takes Action To Ease Meat Dearth

Subsidy For The Cattle Feeders Spearheads New Plan To Get More Meat

Move To Boost Meat Supplies   Beef, Pork Subsidy Program Announced

SUBSIDY FOR CATTLE  FEEDERS DESIGNED T0  INSURE MORE WEIGHT PROGRAM SPEARHEADS  1“ GOVERNMENT EFFORT IN CREASE CIVILIAN SUPPLY

Grant Subsidy For Feeders   Government Announces 50c Per Hundredweight Subsidy On Cattle.

OPA Grants Subsid) For Cattle Feeders   Packer Subsidies Also Given Boost

GOVT ATTACKS MEAT PROBLEM   Sets Up New Guarantees,  Subsidies To Up  Supplies

Offers Subsidy of 50 Cents a Hundredweight Directly to Feeders and Hikes Allowances to Beef, Pork Packers.

Vinson Orders 50-Cent Subsidy ‘On Livestock   Goes to Cattle Feeders; Designed to Augment Civilian Meat Supply; Boost to Pachkare

GRANT SUBSIDY OF 50 CENTS CWT. TO EASE BEEF CRISIS   BOOST TO PACKERS OF BEEF AND PORK ORDERED BY VINSON

Moves for Increase In Meats   War: Mobilizer Warns Tt Will Take Time for Program to Work

Launch Move fo Increase Meat Supply   New Subsidies to Be Paid Producers, Feeders and Packers

NEW SUBSIDY OUTLINED FOR U.S. CATTLE FEEDERS   Heavier Animals Sought to Help Increase Civilian Meat Supplies

Aid Feeders Of Cattle   Subsidy One of Several Steps Taken to Improve Meat Supply

Cattle Feeders Will Be Paid A 50-Cent Subsidy   More Aid To Packers, Too, In Move For More Civilian Meat.

New Subsidy To Boost Meat Supply i in U.S.   Government Plan to Insure Heavier Animals Before Slaughter

New Subsidy Will Boost Meat Supply   Government Encourages Producers, Federal and Packing Industry

Steel Workers Vote 2 To I For Walkout; Sec. Of Labor In Detroit   BULLETIN

Steel Workers Vote for Strike   Schwellenbach Takes Hand in General Motors Strike

SANDERS BOY WANDERS ONTO RIGHT-OF-WAY   Dropped in Path of Frantic Mother Running to Save Him

TELL OTRIKE VOTED 10 GET O) ADAY HIKE   Iron Age Predicts Walkout May Come Sometime After Jan. 1.

ClO Warns Vote Does Not Authorize Any Work Stoppage Now   Returns Of Greatest Labor Vote Show Almost Six-to-One Favorable To Strike To Support For $2-a-Day Increase In Wages.

VOTE 5-1 FOR STRIKE   Union Members Back Demand For $2 Wage Boost

In Backing Their Demands lor a $2 a Day Wage Increase   —  For a$2a Day Wage : Increase  NO AUTHORIZATION FOR WORK STOPPAGE  Final Strike Decision Rests With CIO and Philip Murray

United Steel Workers Warned By CIO Leaders That Vote Did Not Constitute Authority For Work Stoprace   STRIKE PREDICTED SOMETIME NEXT YEAR

Volunteer Bond Salesmen Went To Work Monday   On Sale of $896,000 In Bonds In Pocahontas County .

Minute Men Out Soliciting Kor ‘7th War Loan   Work Not Completed Says Watts; Asks for Prompt Pledeine

U. S. Seeks Yanks Freed by Reds  Negotiations With Russig Started

DIRECTORS ARE NAMED BY QUAKERTOWN GROUP   Walter D. Fuller Is Guest Speaker Be Sana Plicwmmatiaan at [fAnmAmaamaea

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest T« All In The Various  Communities   GLEANED BY SCRIBES

One Dies From Explosion, Fire In Apariment   Gasoline Blast Take: Life Of Housing Project Resident

CORPUS CHRISTI HIT; HURRICANE MOVING NORTH  Huge Naval Base BRlacked Out As

TEXAS GULF COAS LASHED BY STORM   Heavy Rains Drench Coastal Area as Far Inland As Austin

GEORGIA GIVES HODGES BIG WELCOME HOME. .   Parade Halts to Let Hodges Kiss His Wife

General Hodges Returns Home To Cheers of Thousands of. Atlantans

CHEERING ATLANTA THRONGS WELCOME GENERAL HODGES   Confetti and Ticker Tape Pour From. Windows as City Stages Its Biggest Parade.   MEETS WIFE HE LEFT ‘ TO FIGHT GERMANS   Sirens Sereech and Planes Roar Overhead During City’s Reception for First Army  Commander.

COURTNEY HODGES ~ HOME IN GEORGIA   Ist Army Head Returns to Wife.and Cheering ’ Thousands

SITUATION IN IRAN UNSETTLED   20 Officials And Landown. ers Are Reported Killed By Rebels

GARRISONS IN TEHRAN REINFORCED   Gendarnnes Moved Inte Capital to Guard ~ ~Against Any Outbr3szks

U. S. Adviser Acts to Guard [ran Capital   Situation in Tehran Under Control,  Schwarzkopf Says

REBELS IN IRAN THREATEN TEHRAN   Second Note Sent Soviet Ask: ing Explanation of Troop Halting

Hh 9 Bids      TOTAL SURRENDER  POLICY OF GOVERNMENT UNCHANGED, SAYS GREW

Grew Rebutfs Bid for Peace   Demand Japs Surrender Reiterated in Reply to Tokyo’s Radio Plea

Russians Hold Third Of City; Elbe Reached   Junction of Eastern and Western Allies Expected Momentarily—Defenders of Berlin Fighting Losing Battle

Russian Wave Rolls Over 3rd of Berlin   Sweeps On to Elbe; Hitler Leads Defense of Capital

German SS Troops Hold Artillery On Soldiers To Keep Them In Lines   Nazis Claim Hitler Personally Is Directing Defense Of Doomed And Dying Reich Capital

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Nation’s Chief Confers With  Union Leaders   Calls Head of Auto Worke  -ers Union, R. J. Thomas,   to Washington As Strike Threatens Industry   GM 45-Hour Week  Proposal Rejected   Termed “Conspiracy Aguinst Millions of Re. turuing Veterans and Laid-Off Workers”

Two Months’ Travel Plans  Rubbed Out   Otficral Business Forces President To Break Dates

Statesville Appearance Called Off   President Also Eliminates Georgia Visit

PRESIDENT HAS CALLED OFF ALL PLANNED TRIPS   Pressure Of Business In’ Washington Causes Chief Executive To Give Up Plans For Visits To N. C., Georgia, Missourl, Oklahoma  And Texas.

Truman Trips Are Cancelled  All For Out of Town Called off  Throuoh Ruisinecc

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  HAS CANCELLED ALL  SCHEDULED TRIPS WACO VISIT HAS BEEN  CANCELLED ALONG WITH ATHED TORE

PRESIDENT TRUMAN HAS CANCELLED ALL SCHEDULED TRIPS  WACO VISIT HAS BEEN

Heavy Pressure of Business Confronting President Given as Cauee af Canceallatian

Truman Won’t Leave Capital   President Cancels All Scheduled Out-Of-Town  Trios

President Calls Off All Trips Out of Town.   Pressure of Duties in Washington Brings Truman’s Decision

Truman Cancels  Scheduled Trins   Changes Plans Because of Labor Situation

Problems Hold Truman at Desk   Cancels Trips To Deal With Duties

TRUMAN CANCELS SCHEDULED TRIPS   Heavy Pressure of Business  Is Given As Reason for Tiaricinn  ame

TRUMAN WON'T VISIT GEORGIA   President Undecided, However, About Trip to N. Carolina This Week

LACK OF LABOR 10 CUT FARM ACREAGE   12 Farms: of 500 Acres Will be Only Partly, Worked Here

LACK OF LABOR TO ~(UTFARM ACREAGE   12. Farnis® ‘of: 500: Actes Will, be Only’ Partly, . : Worked Here _

Rhine Valley Drive Places Americans  13 Miles From City   Broaden Assault Line To 40 Miles; First, Ninth Armies Reported But 19 Miles From Duesseldorf

Two Armies Have Driven Within 13 Miles of City and Within 6 Miles of Big Arsenal.   ASSAULT FRONT IS NOW 40 MILES WIDE

25 MORE TOWNS TAKEN IN RHINE VALLEY DRIVE   Offensive Reaches Almost to FErft River — Muenchen Gladbach Also Menaced

Twenty-five Cities Swept up In Drive of First, Ninth Armies; Third Army in Seven Mile Sprint

Two Armies Gain 5 Miles In Big Drive   Cologne's Spires Are In Sight Of Allied Troops

Swift American — Advances Menace The Ruhr Arsenal   Cologne Spires Within Sight Of U.S. Army Units

32 TOWNS FALL TO YANK UNITS; CALCAR MENACEL   Simpson’s Ninth Army 9 Miles From Meunchen Gladbach

American Ist Fast Nearing Colonge City   Infantry and Tanks Within Sight of City, Thirteen Miles Away

Assault Broadens To 40 Miles  As Men, Tanks, Guns Pour In   Yanks Sweep Up 25 or More Towns  _ Close Within 3 Miles of Erft River  Last Water Barrier in Path

TANKS STREAM ACROSS ROER BRIDGES TO POWER ATTACKS ‘OF NINTH AND FIRST ARMIES   Lt. Gen, Simpson's Shock Troops Close Within Mile of Heavily Fortified Communcations Center of Erkelenz   GEN. MONTGOMERY INTENSIFIES HIS ASSAULTS

— and First Armies: Sweep Up Many Towns In Drive on Nazi Bastion  ; ; i

TWENTY TOW ARE OCCUPIED OVERNIGHT   Yanks Seven Miles Past Captured Dueren   3y Nazis Is Expected On Cologne Plain: Seventh Army Gains Ground

Cologne 12 Miles Away   1st and 9th Armies Near Erft River, Last Barrier Before Rhine: Third Gains 7 Miles

U.S. UNITS GAIN FIVE MILES IN COLOGNE DRIVE   Yanks Within Sight of Rhine Metropolis; Capture 25 More Towns

Troops Speed Across Broad Rhine Valley   25 Towns Swept Up In First, Ninth Armies’ Advances; Patton’s Men Sprint Ahead Seven Miles; Attack Front Widened

AMERICAN TROOPS WITHIN 13 MILES OF COLOGNE TODA’   Also Reached Point 6 Mile: From Ruhr Arsenal and Its Border City.   25 MORE TOWNS TAKEN   U.S. Ninth and First Armies Three Miles of the Erft r River.

Ist and 9th Armies Near Erft River  Trier Outflanked Ro Thicd Aeme

13 Miles.  From big Rhine City   Two Great U. S. Armies Now Within. Sight OF  German Metropolis

Yankees Draw Within View Of Nazi Goal   Allies Now Threater One of Germans’ Great Arsenal Sites

Infantry, Tanks Only 13 Miles From Ruhr City   Twenty Or More Towns Fall Overnigkt On 28-Mile Sector Of Cologne Plain

Spires of Cologne in Sight Now   Assault Broadens To 40 Miles— Third Makes 7 Mile Sprint

Doughboys Are Only 13 Miles F rom Ruhr City   Two Armies Speed Five  Miles Across Rhine Val-ley fo Within 6 Miles” Muenehen Gladbach   Only Three Miles .  From Erft River   Duesseldarl Gut FO Miles Away Frau Niuth Arniy: Spires of Cologne. : Are In Sight

U. $. First Army. Only 12 Miles From Cologne   25 More Towns Seized Ninth Army Closing In On Duesseldorf   PARIS, Feb. 26-(AP)-The First Army lunged to within 12 mlies of Cologne today.

PAIN 5 MILES   Within 13 Miles of Vital City; 6 Miles From Muecnchen Gladbach.   TRIER IS OUTFLANKED

US. Troops In Sight of Battered C i   New Advances. Scored Across Rhine Valley

Cologne Seen in Horizon   Zero Hour for Red Drive on Berlin Near, Fighting in East Indicates

20 Towns Fall As All Armies Gain Advance   German Moves Observed As Vitals Endangered

Tanks Power Attacks Over Roer Bridges  Ninth Army Closes to  Within Sight of Duesseldorf in the Ruhr  PATTON SWEEPS ON  Approaches Koblenz on Rhine and Outflanks  ret..*. . Wp gt      PATTON SWEEPS ON   Approaches Koblenz on Rhine and Outflanks Trier Bastion

First and Ninth Armies Spearhead  General Advance  Sweep up 25 More Towns as German Resistance Cracks

Speed Ahead Quickly, Nearing Ruhr Arsenal   Cologne's Spires in Sight as Armies Drive at Erft River, t Water Barrier; 19 Miles of ‘Duessendorf.

Americans Drive Five Miles Across Rhine. Valley  NEA R_ ~ COLOGNE  Only Six « Miles From Border City. of Muen“sR aoe lwelioceh: .

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Shout Defiance of Peron Regime   Argentine Residents Voice Opposition

Protest Parade Is Staged By Arcentines   Thousands Take Part In Demonstrations Against Government

Allied Bombers * Repeat Strikes On Nip Taraets   Seventh Air Force Busy; Japs Send Up Light Opposition

CIVILIANS BEGIN ' LEAVING PHILIPPINES      Speed of Evacuation to Depend or Military Situation and Available Transport.

FORMOSA BOMBED BY YANKS SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY   Enemy Stronghold of Okinawa Also Hit by Carrier _ Planes in Admiral — Halsey’s Fleet.   TOKYO REPORTS 500 AIRCRAFT TOOK PART   ' Claims 20 Were Shot Down anda N umber Damaged— No Details Given Out at Pearl Harbor.

Aerial Attack on Formosa Is Continued  Details on Assaul   Details on Assault Still Are Not Revealed by Nimitz

Aerial Attack on Formosa Is Continued   Details on Assault Still Are Not Revealed by Nimitz

NIMINTZ ENDS OPERATIONS TO AWAIT VERDICT   Superforts rts Grounded; ! Battle Fleets  Stand By

523 Nip Planes Downed in Two Days   Report Unofticial Armistice Now Prevailing

523 Nip Planes Downed in Two ) Days  '-—....   Report Unofficial Armistice Now Prevailing

Christmas 1944 Was Very Black For U.S. Troops   War Looked Dark A Year Ago Today

BATTLE OF ARDENNES WAS ONAYR.AGO   Christmas Was Different for, Many in 1944

‘They Were In The Ardennes Christmas 1944; This Year They're Back In The U.S

$18 Billion U.S. Tax Cut Seen   George Sees Revision, Issues Warning on Deficit Financing

Senators Delay Consideration Of Truman Plan   Hope For Quick Action On Labor Fact-Finding Legislation Doomed

COAL PRODUCERS FAIL TO AGREE ON UMW DEMANDS   Answer Postponed; UMW-Opera tor Contract Expires In 17 Days

Coal Mine Operators Disagree On Reply   Three-Day Meeting Fails To Achieve Unanimity On Various Issues Of Stand

Mine Owner: Fail to Give Full Answer   Parley With Lewis Renewed as Result Of Split in Views

Producers Delay Reply To UMW's Contract Demands   Some Believe Govt. May Seize Mines Before March 28 Vote

MINE OPERATORS POSTPONE REPLY   Unable to Reach Agreement On Answer to Lewis

OPERATORS FAIL 1d AGREE ON TERMS   Three-Day Private Meeting Ends Without Agreement

New Broad Concept Of Social Security, Including Health Insurance, Offered Conaress   Far-Reaching Measure Will Increase Costs To Both Employes And Employers

FOR EXTENSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY   Bill Introduced in Congress to Include Health  Insurance   COSTS WILL INCREASE

Urged as Postwar Bulwark, New Concept o Social Security Is Presented in Congress

Wide Security Bill Offered   Would Increase Costs To Both Workers

WIDER SECURIT) PROGRAM ASKEL   Would Boost Contributions Of Employer, Employee

SEEK CHANGES IN LEGISLATION   New, Broad Concept of Social Security Includes Health Insurance.

New Social Security Plan Includes Health Insurance  Introduced in Congress ListchL BI. ew hoot. Al. a,   Introduced in Congress With Plea Nation Needs It as Post-Wra Bulwark

Bill Widening Security Law - Before Senate   Far-Reaching Measure  Would Increase Costs to Employe and Employer

PRINTS THE NEWS TELLS THE  TRUTH.   New Social Security Bil ls Introduced  4 Percent Wage Deduction Urged :

Plan To Broaden Social Security Given Congress   Wagner- Dingell. Measure Termed National Need ’ As Postwar Bulwark

Health Insurance. Part of Program   15,000,000 More Persons Would Be Included; Unemployment And Ave Benefits Extended

New Social Security Plan Presented   Far-Reaching Measure Increases Costs for Beantnwae ant] Emniaver

Propose Broad New Setup For Social Security   Health Insurance Included; Would Hike Employ er-Emplove Cost.

Introduce New Proposal “For Social Security   Far-Reaching Measure In- : cludes Health Insurance, Higher Costs 

BILL EXTENDING SOCIAL SECURITY, FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, PROPOSEL   PROPOSAL INCLUDES 10-YEAR PLAN FOR U. S._ TO HELP IMPROVE HOSPITALS, HEALTH CENTERS

. —SECURI CURITY—  Urge New  Security   Health Insurance Included In Proposed Social Security Plan

Program Including Health Insurance Introduced  By Wagner. Dingell

New, Far-Reaching Social Securi ty Bill Introduced In Congress Today

EXPANDED SOCIAL SECURITY PUSHED   Bil! Introduced Adds Health - Insurance, Calls for Hospital Improvements

BROADENING OF SECURITY ASKED   Health Insurance Included In New Proposal

Complete Medical Fro. tection For All Citizens and Broadened Security Benefits Envisioned Under Program.‘

Health Insurance Included In Plan   Concept Termed Needed As Post-War Bulwark

WAGNER SEEKS NEW PROGRAM OF INSURANCE   Would Raise Social Security Tax From   to 4 Per Cent

BROADER SOCIAL SECURITY SETUP IS INTRODUCEL   New Concept, Including Health Insurance, Cited As Postwar Bulwark

INTRODUCE NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN IN CAPITOL   Measure Includes Health In surance; Would Increase Costs

Offers New Security Bill   Wagher Bill er Bill Would Greatly Broaden Social Security

BROAD SOCIAL PLAN ES ASKED   Increased Payment Rate Sought In Bill

Far-Reaching SoCalled ‘Security’ Bill to Congress      Senator Wagner of New York Father of New Social Aid Plan

Under Social Security Law   Broadened Program, Introduced Today In Congress Increases Costs To Both Employers And Emploves

New Program Would Include Health Insurance, Broader  Coverage: Would Cost More ;

General Health Insurance Bill Before Conaress  New Social Security Measure Far-Reaching

Social Security Measure Including Health Insurance Given To Cian

NEW SECURITY BILL OFFERED   Health Insurance Included In Broader Concept

abstroduce New, Broad Concept of _Secial Security   Congress Receives Far-Reaching Act  As Post-war Bulwark Democratic Backing

Revised Social Security Asked   Far Broader Basis Of Federal Aid Proposec

UFFLR HIGHER PAYMENTS FOR MORE GROUPS   Proposed Legislation In cludes Health Insurance for  Every Citizen.

Urge Change In Security   President Truman _ Introduces New Social Security Program,

Wagner Proposes New Far-Reaching Security Program   Would Include Farmers, Others In Social Benefits

NEW, BROAD SOCIAL SECURITY MEASURE INTRODUCED TODAY.   FAR-REACHING PROTEC. TIVE PROGRAM WOULD IN. CREASE COST ALL AROUND

INDIAN LAKE "HAS WARNING      GOVERNOR TELLS LOGAN COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ELIM_INATE. SLOT MACHINES

Washington Outlines Complete Blueprint For His Guidance   General Gets Wide Discretionary Powers As Officials Eliminate Cross-Purpose Relations Between Field Command And Washington.

‘Back of the Headlines   American Policy To Japan Finally Has Been Made Clear

ovie Strikers fy Labor Board   tees to Continue,  nion Chief Declares

NIP WARSHIPS IN CHIBA BAY ARE BOMBED   Nimitz Reports Carrier Pilots Attack on Combatant Vessels at Yokosuka Naval Base   DAMAGE UNESTIMATED

UPERFORT FLEET EVER SENT OUT BLASTED FOUR GITIES   STRIKING IN MORNING DARKNESS PLANES CARRIED 4,000 TONS BOMBS

NIGHT ATTACK MADE AGAINST NOJIMA POINT   Few Remnants Of Jap Fleet Blasted In Hiding At Yokosuka Base

Superfort Fleet Blasts 4 Cities   Force of More Than 600 - B-29s Drop Cargo on  : Installations   ‘FROM MARIANA BASES:   Choshi, Primary Source of -Protein, Was One of the Targcts

S00 SUPERFORTS IN NEW ATTACK; FIRE FOUR CITIES   Carry Load of 14000 Tons of Explosives, Fleet Hammers at Tokvo Bay.

‘Striking in Early Morning Hours, Giant Bombers   Carry Load of 4,000   Tons Explosives.   46 MAINLAND CITIES HAVE BEEN ATACKED

600 Superforts Fire New Cities In Blast Friday Morning (Nip Time)

AMERICAN WARSHIPS CARRY ATTACK TO JAPANESE CAPITAL  ADMIRAL HALSEY’S THIRI   ADMIRAL HALSEY’S THIRD FLEET CONTINUES HOME. LAND BOMBARDMENT

Warships Shell Tokio Area For 3rd Day After Carrier Plane Attack On  Al’. EG .g F T..%a.

Fleet’s Guns Roar Again; Carrier Fliers Catch Jap Warships At Naval Base   Halsey’s Craft Go Within Five Miles Of Shore At One Point To Bombard Outer Approaches Of Capital; Damage To Enemy Vessels Not Known Yet

GREATEST SUPERFORT FLEET EVER SENT OUT BLASTED FOUR CITIES   STRIKING IN MORNING DARKNESS PLANES CARRIED 4.000 TONS BOMBS

IS LARGEST FLEET SENT OUT 10 DATE   Targets Include Hitachi, Recently Shelled by American and British Warships, and an Oil Refinery.

Great Fleet Of Superforts In Assault   More Than 600 Planes Strike in Darkness; Heavy Damage Reported

Greatest Superfort Armada Puts Torch To Four Jap Cities   Targets of Planes and U. S. Fleet Include Hitachi: Okazaki, Choshi and Oil Refinery

More Than 600 “Forts” Apply Torch To Nips   Targets Ene lude ituehi, Shelled Reeenty. and An Gil Refinury, Blasted  By Demolition Bonits   Warships 5 Miles OI Japan Coast   Tnstallalions Near Entrance Of Pokvo Bay Blasted; Hiding Enemy Warships Hit

U. S. Warships Continue to Pound Coast of Japan   Flashes Visible to ‘Mikado in His Palace Only 55 Miles to North

Oil Refinery And Harbor Targets Hit   Fishing Port Burned; Demolition Bombs Used on Industries

AIR, SEA NAVAL! ATTACK HITS AT NIPPONS: BASE      Halseys’ Third Fleet Blasts   At Targets In the Shad ' ows of Mikado’s Imperial Palace.

Yank Airpower  Sweeps Pacitic   First Fliers From kuropean Theater Join Far East Forces

U.S. Third Fleet Rakes Entrance To Tokyo Bay   Carrier Planes Hit Jap Navy Remnants Hiding from Allies

Put Torch to Four More Vital Cities in Heaviest Raids   Yank Pilots Find Hiding Remnants of Jap Navy; Pacific War News

Air-sea Attack on Japan Goes to Fourth Day   600 Superforts in Greatest Raid Hit Japanese Taraets

600 Giants Put Torch To Four  IndustrialCities   Cascade Nearly 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs on Key Points Early Today

‘600 BOMBERS PUT TORCH TO 4 JAP CITIES   Superforts Follow Up Attacks By Daring Third Fleet

600 B-29s Fire Cities On Honshu   Largest Force Yet to  Take Off from Marianas Drops 4,000 Tons of Bombs On Four Targets

Greatest Superfort Fleet Strikes Japan   Torch Put to Four More Jap Cities By 600 B-29s which Raided Hitachi, © Chosi. Okazaki. Fukui Tarcets "©

War Machine, Food Supplies Slashed By Huge New Blows   Refinery, War Plant, Fish Centers Blaze After 4,000-Ton Raid

More Than 600 Superforts Used In Latest Blow  Strike Follows Shelling By Fle

Outer Approaches to the Japanese Capital Within Sight of the Imperial Palace Were Shelled.   MIDNIGHT ATTACK ON NOJIMA POINTS   Nine Hours Previously Hundreds of Carrier Planes Swarmed Down on Jap Warships.

\600 Planes Set Torch To Four . ‘More Nip Cities   Air, Sea Battering Of Tokyo Area Is Carried Through 3rd Straight Day

‘Enemy Ships, Lurking in Naval Base Near Capital, Assailed  - As Cruisers Roam Shoreline

AMERICAN WARSHIPS CARRY ATTACK TO JAPANESE CAPITAL   ADMIRAL HALSEY’S THIRD FLEET CONTINUES HOMELAND BOMBARDMENT

Night Attack Is Made on Nojima Point   Planes Swarm Down on Trapped But Fighting  Jap Warships

OVER 600 8203 POUND TARGETS      Planes Hit Hitachi, Oil Refinery, Other Objectives Early Today.   57TH INCENDIARY ATTACK

Record Supertor Heet Battering Four Jap Cities   600 B-29s Put Torch To Hitachi, Fukui, Choshi and Okazaki.

Remnants of Jap Navy Is Under Attack   Planes Attack Yokusuka Naval Base; Warships Shell Tokyo Area Again

Super-foris Blast Japan   600 Planes in New Incendiary Strike On Smoller Cities

Third Fleet Shells Coastal Defenses Of Tokyo Bay Entrance   100 Superforts Fire Four More Japanes Cities, Including Hitachi, Recently Hit by Warships

Largest Superfort Fleet Puts Torch To Four Cities   Over 600 Bombers Dump 4,000 Tons of Explosives; Targets Are Key Industries

600 Superforts, Record Number, Attack Japan   Four Cities Raided; Airmen From Europe Go Into Action In Pacific Struaale

More Than 600 Fire-Bomb Vital Honshu Targets In Follow-Up To Warship-Carrier Plane Attacks   kk Kk O* Enemy Morale Slumps Sharply   FLEET BATTERS TOKYO BAY DEFENSES By HAMILTON W. FARRON

‘Temperatures   G00 Planes Dump 4000 Bomb Tons On Four Nip Cities   U. S. Warships Shell Outer Approaches To Japanese Capital

600 SUPERFORTS SPREAD HAVOC TO MORE CITIES   Jap Radio Admits Morale Shaken and Government Told To Do Something

Four More Nip Cities in Flames As Allied Might Continues Blows Against Enemy Installations; Warships Pound Tokyo Bay Entrance

WARSHIPS STEAM WITHIN 5 MILES OF JAPAN COAST   SHELLING FOLLOWS CARRIER ATTACK ON YOKOSUKA NAVY BASE

Yankee Warships Continue Assault  On Area Of Tokyc   Carrier Planes Blast At Trapped Japanese Navy

600 Superforts in Record Attack on Enemy Homeland; Jap Fleet Hit in Tokyo Bay   Allied Navies Carry Out Daring Attacks? 2 Million Japs Killed, Taken Prisoner Or Ev Passed, Washington Announces

“TEMPERATURES.   Four More Nip Cities, Targets Of Air Raids:   Allied Fleets Still On Search For Rest Of Mikado’s Navy -

Ban Clamped On Outside Lighting   Serious Shortage of Coal Said Impending

Shop Windows, Billboards to Be Darkened; Home Heat Cut As Coal Shortage Threatens

BLACKOUT LOOMS TO CONSERVE COAL: SERIOUS SHORTAGE IS THREATENING   Drastic Conservation Program Announced

GOVERNMENT MOVES TO SAVE COAL   Nurmiber of  . Restrictions   Number of Restrictions Instituted

TO CONSERVE NATION'S COAL   Drastic Conservaton Program An, nounced by War Mobilization Dtrector James F, Byrnes — Use of Electricity to be Curtalled.

Taft In Favor Ending Meat Price Ceilings   Senator Would Remove Restrictions While Retaining Rationing to Inerease Supply

@ AMBITION THWARTED  Goebbels’ Teacher Says Arch-Nazi Planned to Become an Emperor

Eight Persons Treated After Odessa Theatre Plaster Ceiling Falls

EXTENSION OF OPA APPROVED BY CONGRESS   Bill Flown To Truman For Immediate Signature

Congress Votes To Extend OPA One More Year   Measure Flown To Truman For His Signature

ANNIVERSARY OF GOLDEN WEDDING IS OBSERVED   Open House Is Held For Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson At Home Of Their Son

Allied Contre! Council De. erees Attempt At Revival Would Be Criminal  @ Offeuse

Properties, Records Confiscated; Shown Up to Have Inefficient, Jealousy

SURVIVORS OF MOUNTAIN WILDS CRASH RESCUED BY DARING PILOTS: INJURED SCORN AMBULANCE

Three Rescued From Hidden Valley   Natives Wanted to Build ‘Queen House’ for Beautiful WAC

Rescue of Thr e€ From Jungle Is Completed   Plane Picks Up Glider, Tows Wac and Airmen From N. Guinea Wilds

Freight Rate Cut May Apply Here   Santa Fe to Grant It ‘To Extent We Can’

100,000 Out Of Jobs Due To Strikes   Back-To-Work Movements Cut Idie Total In Some Parts Of Nation

1000 Jew Deaths Laid to Quisling  Jewish Doctor Proves SO... Ftd OMS de me

Quisling Accused of 1000 Murde      Jewish Doctor Telis Court of Gas Chamber Deaths

ONLY 12 CAME BACK   ——s Charged With the Murder 1,000 Deported Jews

Jew Teils Of Fate Of Many   Quisling Hears Testimony Almost 1,000 Norwegian Jews Died In Poland

ONLY 12 CAME BACK   -Quisling Charged With the Murder H of 1,000 Deported Jews

Covernor Lausche Not To Be Senator   Ohio Governor Is Out Of List Of Possibie Appointees For 1. S. Senator

Burton Goes to Supreme Court; Lausche to Name His Successor in Senate

STEEL UNION TO OPEN DRIVE   Wage Committee to Mee To Eliminate “Little Steel” Pay Formula

All Major Jap Harbors Mined By Superforts   20th Air Force Reveals Enemy Shipping Has Been Cut to “Shadow”; Many Thousands of Tons of Jap Shipping Sunk by Mines

‘Shortages *May Grip Japanese   B-29s Seal Off Ports from Needed War, Food Supplies With Aerial Mines

Nips Unable To Get Food Or Supplies To Homeland   B-29s Drop Deadly Machines In Water

Home Island Ports Strangled, Cargo Vessels Gone, Shipping Lanes: Cut

BLOCKADE WELL ORGANIZED; NEW BLOWS AT FLEET   All Main Japanese Ports Thoroughly Mined From B-29s; Can't Get Food: 91 Additional Jap Ships Hit By Bombs.

Seal Food Off by The Use of Mines   Disastrous New Blows Alsc Hit 91 More os  Vesse   CUT ENEMY SUPPLIES   Ships Not Safe in Major aia om Ports  or Harbors

MINES DROPPED FROM B-29S IN ISLAND HARBORS   Shipping Cut to “Shadow”: Deeperate Japs Reported Using Suicide Shipping Methods

Seal Food Off by The Use of Mines   Disastrous New Blows Also Hit 91 More Japanese  esse.   (CUT ENEMY SUPPLIES   Ships Not Safe in Majo. Shipping Lines, Ports  or Harbors

Japan Food Supply Cut by Superforts ©   Enemy Shipping Cut to Shadow, Announcement Says; Pilots are Training for Invasion Support

Enemy Shipping ‘Cut to Shadow’ By Air Attacks   91 More Jap Vessels Blasted; Nagasaki Base Is Desolated

Home Islands Completely Cuf Off From Asia   Every Harbor Mined By Superforts; 91More Ships Struck

Five Warships Among 91 Nip Cratt Hit   Every Home Island Harbor, Korea Coastline Mined

D-2Usr lace Japs’ Poris inJeopardy By Sowing   Disastrous Blows Meted Out To 91 More Vessels

OFFICIALS SAY NP. SHIPPING CUT TO SHADOW   All Important Harbors Mined In Home Istands And Along Korea Coast

Every Harbor In Home Land ‘Korea Mined   Disastrous New Air Blows Hit 91 More Jap Vessels, Army And Nayy Officials Say

JAPAN FACES DISASTROUS — BLOCKADE AS SUPERFORTS MINE HOMELAND HARBORS   Enemy Shipping Reported By 20th Air Force To-B Cut To Shadow—91 More Vessels Hit In Allied Attacks—Terrified Air Offensive Against Home Islands Mounts Daily ,

ADDITIONAL BLOWS FROM AIR BATTERED NIPPON OBJECTIVES  NINETY-ONE MORE JAPANESE VESSELS HIT; PORTS ARE SEALED

All Shipping Lanes, Ports, Harbors Sown With Mines, Effecting Complete Blockade of Home Islands

JAPAN SHIPPING CUT TO SHADOW BY MINE LAYING   New Blows Hit 91 More Enemy Vessels in Pre-Invasion Strikes

Nips Forced To Drastic Measures   Small Craft Sent Through Mined Waters

Blockade Around Japan Established By 20th Airforce   Every Major Harbor of Japan and Korea Has Been Sown With Mines.   Japs Forced to Dip In Home Stockpiles

Considered Best Weapon Against. Disastrous Inflation in’ Reconver sion Period 

Price Curb’ -InOPA Plar   Low' ‘Prices; ‘High’ Wages ‘Seen’ Best’ Inflation "Weapon:

Consumer Goods Will Be ‘Freed’   Big Output To Defeat Inflation Is Planned

PRODUCTION FLOOD TO GURB INFLATION   Low Prices and High Wages Seen by Bowles

OPA PLEDGES T0 FIGHT INFLATION   RECORD PRODUCTION AT LOW PRICES AND HIGH WAGES WEAPON

BOWLES FAVORS RECORD OUTPUT   Low Prices, High Wages - Seen Best Inflation   Weapons by OPA

Record Output Inflation Check  Low Prices And High Wages Best Weapon

MAJOR DICK BONG, HERO ACE, DIES IN PLANE BLAST   Survivor of 500 Combat Hours Victim of Jet Plane Explosion

Major Dick Bong Killed; America’s No.1 War Ace Victim of “Shooting Star”

Maj. Richard Bong Carried To Death In Experimental Jet Plone Near  : Burbank, Calif.

Bong, Air Ace Dies in Crash   Killed in Explosion On “Shooting Star’ On Test Flight

Maj. Richard Bon Killed as Jet Plane Explodes   America’s Aerial Ace Of Aces Meets Death On Test Flight in  World’s Fastest Craft

Ace of Aces Killed in Jet Plane   Maj. Bong Goes to Death As Craft Expledes

Leading Air Ace Killed; I Never Worry’--Bong's Philosophy On Crashes

MAJOR BONG 1S CRASH VICTIM   Failed,to Break Free From Flaming Jet-Plane

Maj. Richard Bong, Ace of Yankee Air Force Aces Killed   Hero of Pacific Aerial War Dies in Test of Jet-Driven Warplane

Major Bong Is Victim of P-80   America’s Aerial Ace of Aces killed In Test Flight

MAJ, ‘DICK’ BONG KILLED IN CRASH OF JET PLANE   Was America’s All-Time Air Fighter Ace

Maj. Dick ‘Ace’ Bong Killed When Jet Plane Explodes in California

Major:Bong Is Killed   America’s Top Ace Dies In Explosion Of “Shooting Star”

MAJOR BONG DIES IN BLAST OF JET PLANE   Explosion J Four Minutes After Take-Off Hurls Ace To Death

America’s Aerial War Ace Of Aces, Major Richard Bong, Dies In Crash

Ace Of Yank Pilots Killed in Test Flight   Radioed He Was In Trouble, Then Fell 400 Feet To Death At Burbank

MAJ. RICHARD BONG, AERIAL ACE OF ACES, KILLED IN EXPLOSION:  Se a ee er Pre eo te tN ol   JET P-80 SHOOTING STAR HE WAS TESTING ¢ CRASHES. EXPLODES

MAJ, BONG DIES IN P-80 CRASH   Leading American Ace Killed As Jet Plane Explodes In Take Off On Test Flight.

Air Ace Bong Dies In Crash   War Hero Victim OF. Jet. Plane Crackup

English Strikers Vote to Resume  Dock Workers May Return Thursday

Expect End Of Dock Strikes   High Ranking Union Official Says Workers Will Return To Work.

London’s Strikers Voting To Return   Dock Workers Expected To End Walkout Threctening Cut In British Rations

Smother Cubs 9 to 3 On Strength Of First Inning, Five-Run Batting Spree

Newhouser Winner, 9-3 In Wind-Up   Detroit Moundsman Gives Up 10 Hits but Keeps Out of Danger, Fanning 10 Chicago Batters

TIGERS GET FIVE IN FIRST INNING TO TRIUMPH 93  NEWHOUSER ALLOW: TEN HITS BUT CUBS

Tigers Score Five Runs in First Inning   Hal Newhouser Holds Cub Batmen Well in Check: Fans 10 ;

Tigers Take  Series   Trounce Cubs 9-3 In Seventh Game Of Annual Fall Baseball Classic

Detroit Blasts Way  in Finale   Tigers, Cubs Trim for Final Battle in Colorful Series.

DETROIT TIGERS ARE  BASEBALL CHAMPIONS  WORLD WEDNESDAY ANOTHER RATHER WILD   GAME RESULTS IN SCORE OF NINE TO THREE

Detroit's Tigers Win Final Game And Series, 9-3   Six Chicago Pitcher: Fail To Stop Cats

Detroit Routs Chicagoans in Seasons Finale   Grimm’s Pitcher’s in Long Parade Unable To Halt Hit Attack

Seventh Game Lost by Cubs By 9-3 Score   Newhouser Scatters Cub Hits and Wins For Detroit; Tigers Iee Game in First

Tigers Wallop Chicago, 9-3, In 7th Game   Five Runs In First Inning Settle Issue   IS SECOND TITLE   ‘American Team First ; Was Champion In 1935

NEWHOUSER WINS FOR THE TIGERS Ih LAST QF SERIES   First Inning Scoring Spree Too Much for Chicago Cubs’ Pitching Staff

Tigers Explode For Five Runs In First Inning   Newhouser Coasts to Easy Victory; Borowy Fails to Retire Man

Detroit Wins World Series  Five-Run Onslaught In Opening Inning , ok Ln a oe .

. §, Submarines May Be Operating gainsf Japs in the Sea of Japan

OKINAWA IS KEY TO GIANT JAP BLOCKADE   Complete Air And Sea Domination Of Home  Islands Shapes Up

14th Air Force Has Best Month   No Truth In Reports  Position. Is Precarious

14th Air Force Has Best Month in December; Blasts 241 Jap Planes

12th ARMY GROUP CEASES OPERATION   Bradley’s Famed Unit Term ed Greatest m History

TWO ADDITIONAL ISLANDS SEIZEG IN PHILIPPINES   Southern Apprcaches To Main Shippimg Channel] Is Secured

YANKS SECURE SHIP CHANNEL ‘IN: PHILIPPINES   Seize Control of 2 More Islands on Southern Approaches

U.S. TROOPS SEIZE ISLES OFF MINDORO   Yanks Gain On i Minddnao and. « Luzon Islands

YANKS TAKE 2 MORE ISLANDS   SEIZE ROMLON AND SIMARA IN PHILIPPINES

Two More Isles Seized By Yanks In Surprise Raid   Romblon, Simara Taken To Secure Approaches of Shipping Channel

2 MORE ISLANDS, SOUTH OF LUZON SEIZED BY U.S.   Southern Approaches to Main Channel Thru Philippines  Secured. .

Yanks Seize Islands Southeast of Luzon   Control Of Romblon And Simara Secures Main Shipping Channel Of Archipelago

TWO NEW ISLANDS TAKEN IN PACIFIC   Romblon And Sinara_ Islands Taken Against Light Opposition

Drive To Hold Prices Down Is Opened By OPA   Plans Announced To Crack Down On Ceiling Violators

Tight Food Price Rein   With Rationing Off OPA Does Best to See That Prices Stay Put

STARTS DRIVE TO KEEP PRICES OF FOOD DOWN   Expect Increase in Violation Since End of Meat, Butter Rationing

OPA Striving To Keep Food  Prices Down   End of Rationing May Make Problem More Difficult

O.P.A. Makes Drive To Keep Its Food Prices in Control Moncharsh Predicts Job  Will Be _Difficult, . but OPA, Is Set

OPA Launches Intensified Drive To Keep Food Prices In Check As Rationing Ends.   Investigators Already Transferred From Other Programs To Check On Ceilings

OPA To Kee Keep Close Watch Food Prices   Job May Prove: Difficult  Now That Rationing Has  Ended—To Crack Down On Violators

OPA TO FIGHT RISING PRICES   Seek To Keep Food Costs In Check As Rationing Ends

OPA in Drive To Hold Food Prices in Check   Enforcement of Price Ceilings Intensified As Rationing Ends For Red Point Itame

OPA In Drive To Keep Food Prices Curbed   End Of Rationing Is Expected To Make Job More Difficult.

OPA to Clamg Down Against Price Boosts   Intensifies Effort After Lifting Ration

Tough Job Keeping Prices Down Faces OPA Organization   Termination of Rationing of Meats, Fats Means More Work

Ration End Feared Signal to Up Costs   OPA Launches Campaign To Keep Prices Down; Job To Be Hard, Report

OPALAUNCHES MOVE TO HOLD DOWN PRICES   Enforcement Department All Set to Crack Down on Price Ceiling Violators Now That Rationing Ic Ended.

OPA GETTING SET ‘TO CRACK DOWN’ ON PRICE RULES   RATIONING ENDED, AGENCY EXPECTING ‘TOUGH PROBLEM’

OPA Drives to Check Food Prices as Rationing Ends   % MARVIN IT. ARROWSMITH

OPA Curb on Food Price Hike Readied   Increases Feared as Point System Halts On Meat, Oil, Fats

OPA Sees Big Job Ahead On Price Checking  End Of Rationing To Increase Problem; Points Eased Pressur   Meat, What There Is Of It, Rapidly Disappears In City

‘OPA LAUNCHES PRICE DRIVE   ‘pide Admits Tough Job Ahead with: Rationing Lifted

A NEW DRWE   Works Hard to Keep Food Prices in Check As Ratinning Ende,

DRIVE LAUNCHED TO CHECK PRICES   OPA Acts To Keep Retail Costs Of Food In Hand As Red-Point Products Come Off Ration List

OPA Launches Drive to Check Food Prices As Red Poirit Products Come off Ration List

With Rationing Removed  Government Is Seeking To Prevent Prices Of Food From Skyrocketing

OPA WILL WATCH FOR VIOLATORS OF PRICE CEILINGS   Close Check Will Be Main tained. With End of bAant Detinocinn

OPA Launches Drive To Hold Line on Prices   Seek To Prevent Hike With Removal of Red Ration Points, Word

OPA Opens Drive Against Ceiling Price Violators   Even Distribution to Be Harder as Foods Came OF Ratoning

Junior Red Cross Is Seeking 100 Per Cent Membership in ‘Schools of Kaufman County

CHINESE GAIN 6 MILES IN DRIVE FOR KWEILIN   300 To 400 Japs Wiped Ou When Caught In Trap

JAP BALLOON BOMBS MENACE ALL MICHIGAN   Leonard Warns. Residents  To Beware of Unus' ual Devices

U.K. FOR WALLACE BELIEVED) ASSURED   George Bill Passage Expected. to Pave Way for Cabinet Post

DL. FOR WALLACE BFLIFVED ASSURED   George Bill Passage tg . Expected. to Pave ey, ‘for Cabinet Post

Wallace’s Confirmation Expected Soon As House Passes George Bill

BRADLEY REVIEWS — ALLIED VICTORIES   General Hails Of Officers and Men for Rhineland .  Suecessee *

[Lions Hear of Work ‘at McCloskey Hospital ‘in Talk by Lt. Hoefs

 Lions Hear Talk on ‘  Red Cross Aid; Plan ‘Clothing Drive Support

LAST BARRIER OF SEIGFRIED LINE CROSSED   Preparations For Big Allied Push Are Reported

‘CAPTURE BLOODY SCHMIDT AND ‘NEAR ROER RIVER: BIG ALLIED: ‘OFFENSIVE BELIEVED MAKING

LAST BA ON SIEGFRIED PENETRATED   Enemy Says Major Offensive Imminent With Cologne, Rhine and Ruhr As Objectives   SCHMIDT IS CAPTURED

SCHMIDT TAKEN “BY YANKS WITH _ DRIVE ON ROEF   Army Knifes Through Laat Barriers of Siegfried Line, Below Aachen.

Hodges’ Kirst Sine Nears Roer’s Dams   Driving Through Barrier: To Siegfried, Troops Capture Schmidt

Nazis Say Allied Drive To Cologne, Rhine Near   Schmidt Retaken.

American Army Drive: Clear Through Double Nazi Barrier   Troops Move Up Toward Strategic Big Dams, May Soon Signal Beginning of Final Assault; Offensive Takes New Proportions

YANKS DRIVE THROUGH LAST BARRIERS OF SIEGFRIED LINE, 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AACHEN

West Wall Sliced by First Army   U. S. Troops Drive Clear Through Double Siegfried Line and Near Roer Dams

LAST BARRIER OF  DOUBLE LINE FALLS  SOUTHEAST AACHEN ROER RIVER DAMS THAT  HAVE HELD UP OFFENSIVE - NEWECT nRItcTive

Siegfried’s Last Lines Are Smashed,  Dams Neared   Plans, For Offensive Are Seen By Berlin

LAST SIEGERIED BARRIERS LEFT BY FIRST ARMY   Nazis Expect Major Assault Along River Any Minute As Drive Continues

First Drives Past Barrier to Dams   Reducing of Nazi Made Flood Danger Opens Way for General Offensive by Eisenhower Forces

American {st Army Through Last Barrier:   Aim at Reservoirs To Prevent Flooding of Cologne Plain

Yanks Seize  Schmidt   Capture of Dams Might Be Signal for Starting All-out’ Allied Offensive Rolling Toward Rhine

Americans Drive Through Barriers Of Siegfried Line   Yank Offensive May Begin When Roer Dams Fall

Bloody Schmidt Taken by Yanks   First Army Thru Last Barriers of Double Sieg fried Line   SOUTHEAST OF AACHEN   American Troops Outside Dueren Are 20 Miles From Cologne

Ist Army Cuts Siegfried Line In New Place   Schmidt Captured and 3d Pours Through West Wall ‘Almost to Pruem   Berlin Warns Reich’ .of New Allied Offensive Gathering Along Roer

Drives Near Dams on Roer River   * Yanks Take Schmidt—Nazis  Look for Big Allied Attack

ALLIED DRIVE ON WESTERN FRONT GAINS IN POWER   U. S. FIRST ARMY CAPTURES SCHMIDT, NAZI ANCHOR FORT

Fort Town Is Taken; Yanks.  Nearer Dams   Major Offensive Tmminent With Cologne, Rhine And Ruhr as Objectives

YANKS BREACH SIEGFRIED LINE SEIZE SCHMIDT   Fall of Vital Defense City Opens Path for New Offensive

[st Army Forces Near Roer Dams, Capture Schmid   Berlin Says Preparations For Great Allied Attack Continue Along River

YANKS INCREASE PUNCHES, GAIN IND LINE BREAK   Ist Reaches Reservoit Of Largest Roer River Dam

Yankee First Army Takes Back Schmidt   Near Roer River Dams And Reservoirs; Germans Predict Big Offensive

All-Out-Drive Into Germany  Appears Near   Dams Guarding Cologne Plain Close To Capture

First Drives Through Last Line Barrier   Americans Capture Schmidt In Thrust Through Sieg:  fried Defenses,   OFFENSIVE IMMINENT

First Army Through Wall   Captures Bloody Schmidt, Near Vital Roer Dams; Westwall Leaking Badly

First Army Drove Completely Through the Line, 15 Miles Southeast of Aachen Today, Paris Reports.   CAPTURED BLOODY SCHMIDT ON WAY   The Troops Also Neared the Roer River Dams Which Have Been a Checkmate  to the Allies.

SEIZE SCHMIDT IN DRIVE TO RIVER BARRIER   (Nazis Report Preparations Continue For Big Allied Push All Along Front

Americans Seize - Bloody Schmidt   Troops Near Roer River Dams And Reservoirs; Nazis Say Preparations For Big Allied Attack Continued

Berlin Witnessing Crumbling of Last Obstacle, Say Reds; Ist Army Through Nazi Line   Moscow Awaits Announcement Heralding "Complete Breakdown of Oder Line"; Yanks Press Onward to Win Dams on Roer River

Great Push By U. S. Troops Seems Near   Forces Pour Through West Wall Breach; French Advance

Last of Barriers In Siegfried Line Crashed by Yanks   Americans Near Roer River Dams That Checkmate [heir Offense.   Preparations For Big Allied Drive Continue

anks Blast azi Lines par Aachen   yermans Claim \mericans Ready or Biq Offensive

Allied Attack on Roer Looms   Schmidt Captured in Line Breakthrough; Third Army Pours Through Breach Near Pruem

U. S. First Army Men Near Dams On Roer River   German Communique Declares Preparations Made for Big U. S.  Offeancivea an Raar

Siegfried Line Cut By Yanks   First Army Fights Way Through Double Line of Reich’s Defense

Take Schmidt, Move On Strategic Dams   Berlin Says Major Offensive Immediate With Cologne, Rhine And Industrial Ruhr As Main Objectives.

Powerful Yank Blows Flatfen Siegfried Line   Rhine And Industrial Ruhr Objectives Of New Offensive

YANKS PIERCE LAST BARRIERS OF WEST WALL   Ist Army Smashes Through Double Siegfried Line to Capture Schmidt, Nears Roer River Dams.

FIRST NEARING DAMS ON ROER   Objectives Big. Factor in Checkmating Drive Last Fall. :   SCHMIDT IS CAPTURED

LAST BARRIER OF DOUBLE LINE FALLS SOUTHEAST AACHEN  '  ROER RIVER DAMS THAT

Yanks Through Last Barriers South Aachen   Caplure Bloody Schmidt, Graveyard of Many An  American During German Breakthrough   Yanks Near Roer  Dams, Reservoirs   Capture of Them Might Prove Starting Signal For Onslaught; Third Arniy Near Prien

Reds See Complete Collapse Of Nazi Defenses:  Americans Driving Toward Roer River Dams

Capture Schmidt Near Roer Dams   American Troops Now 20 Miles From Cologne and 13 Miles Inside Germany In Major Offense.

VU. S. First Army ‘Captures Schmidt Near Roer Dams   Penetrate Last Barriers Of Siegfried Line 15 Miles Southeast Of Aachen

First and Third Armies Plough Through West Wall   Schmidt ‘Captured, Roer Dams Menaced; Pruem, Communications Hub, in Peril

First Army Takes Bloody Schmidt and Drives for Big Dams and Reservoirs

FIRST ARMY NEAR ROER RIVER DAMS   Capture May Be Start Of Major Offensive By Allies

Third Marines Make Important Gain on Iwo   Reach Cliff Overlookinc Beaches; Fifth Also Advances

MARINES GAIN CLIFF TOP ON NORTHERN WO   3rd Division Close to Beach, 4th Moves Up Northwest Shore

Marines Score Advances on Iwo Jima   Third Division Has Reached Cliff Overlooking Beaches

JAPS ALMOST SPLIT IN TWO ON WO JIMA   MARINES FIGHTING HAND-TO-HAND; GAINS SLOW

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THIRD MARINES ATTAIN CLIFFS ON 1WO ISLAND   Devildogs Call On Tank: For Support In Bitter Fighting   SMALL GAIN IS MADE BY FOURTH DIVISION

Yanks Reach CliffsOn Coast Of Iwo   Japs Defend All Prepared Lines In Bitter Battles

Marines Seize  Iwo High Poin   Leathernecks Inch Ahead In Bitter Fiehtine

Jap Homeland Now Open To Sustained Air Raids From All Directions

Moscow Says That London  Conference Ended Without ‘Reaching Any Decisions

BYRNES SAYS HE IS STILL OPTIMISTIC   Difficulties Only “Honest Difference of Opinion”

Strike Fomenters  Would be Fired   UAW Plan to Halt Wildcat Strikes Presented to Ford

WORKERS PROPOSE A SECURITY PLAN   CLO. Provides for Penalties in Unauthorized  alkouts   IN AN OFFER TO FORD

Lewis Blast af Government, G-M And UAW Activity   Raps Vile Mess, Stupidity and Dishonesty Shown

UNIQUE PLAN IS PRESENTED 10 FORD OFFICIALS   Labor Leaders Believe Plan To Penalize “Wildcat” Strikers Will Be Acceptable To Company; GM Strike Deadlocked; Strike Roundup.

Auto Workers Offer Own Plan   Proposal Presented To Ford Motor Co.

Offer Ford ‘Company Security’   -UAW Proposal Is First Union Move To Penalize Labor For Wildcat Strikes

LEWIS CALLS UAW STRIKE ‘STUPID, GM ‘DISHONEST   SAYS GOVERNMENT COULD SETTLE IT WITH PRICE HIKE

Offer Aims At Wildcat Strikers   Leaders of Unauthorized Walkouts Would Be Discharged

Union Offers Security Plan To Ford Co.   UAW Plan Calls For Dismissals, Penalties in Wildeat Strikes

New Parley With Ford Under Way      UAW Presents ‘Company Security’ Plan, First Offer for Disciplining Unauthorized Strikers

5 MARYSVILLE MEN IN 8TH AIR FORCE   ‘Group Is Congratulated By ‘Conimarder on V-E Day

5 Local Men Win Acclaim Of Doolittle   ‘Eighth Army F orces World’s Mightiest ‘Strategic Bombers 

‘CAPT LEE A SILBO AND ‘SGT. JAMES R. LARGE  OF FARMINGTON, WITH STH AIR FORCE IN EXCLANTD

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa! News Service)   2 SOVIET ARMIES RACE THROUGH GERMANY

SOVIETS GOT MAJOR SHARE OF LEND-LEASE LAST YEAR   TOTAL LEND-LEASE AID GIVEN ALLIES SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR OVER 35 BILLIONS

Verdict Near In Jap Trial   ‘Document Demanded By Yamashita Aide

‘SPEED ORDERED FOR YAMASHITA   [ = cao Defense Told To Close Case; Decision Due Soon

COURT ASKS YAMASHITA CASE SPEEDUF   Expect Verdict in War Crimes Trial In a Week

Verdict in Trial Of Gen. Yamashita Exnected in Week   Quick Completion of Rebuttal Testimony Asked By Head of Tribunal

VERDICT SEEN IN-FAMASHITA CASE IN WEEK   Head Of Military Tribunal mands Quick Rebuttal Testimony

Rapid Action On Yamashita Asked   Urges Completion of Rebuttal Rapidly

J. BIONDO RETURNS TO UNITED STATES   vt. C. L. Worthington En ters Basic Training Center In Mississippi   SESSA IS GRADUATED

LEGISLATURE PUTS ON BURST OF SPEED   To End Consideration of Original Bills in Today’s  sion

Death Penalty Demanded For  Gen. Yamashita   Chief Prosecutor Sums Up Case Against Japanese General On Trial   VERDICT TO BE GIVEN THURSDAY

COUNTY WAR LOAN RALLY HERE APR. 26   Township Chairmen and Solicitors Urged to Attend the Coming Instractional Meeting

COUNTY  RALLY AT FAYETTE APRIL 26   Quotas Have Been Set For the “Mighty Seventh”

French Delay Settling Zones For Occupation   Demand Frankfurt, Held By U. S. Forces; Cologne From British

‘De Gaulle Would Rule  In Frankfurt, Cologne   Ruhr Valley Occupation Also Bone Of Contention in Military Setup.

FRENCH CLAIMS DELAY DECISION On REICH ZONES   British Want Cologne, Yanks Frankfurt; Disposition Of Ruhr Unsettled

FRENCH CLAIMS DELAY ALLIES   Final Settlement Of Zones Of Occupation Held Up By Disagreements

DISPUTE CENTER ABOUT COLOGNE AND FRANKFURT   Differences Over Ruhr Valley Also Stumbling Block -

French Claims to Cologne Frankfurt-on-Main Disrupt Final Occupation Dealings

NN as i nee  Missouri 4-Year-Old Recuperating After Sub-Freezing Stroll

Transfer Program At New Bedford Under Attack   Critics of National Service Legislation Charge Attempt fo Prove Voluntary Failure:

Jap Cabinet Resigns; One Member Ends Life   DISPOSITION OF JAP EMPIRE BIG PROBLEM

Nip Official Is Sucide; Cabinet Quits   WAVE OF HARA-KIRI AMONG BEATEN WAR LEADERS PREDICTED

JAP CABINET RESIGNS, ONE MEMBER DIES   Wave Of Hari-Kari May Occur Among Beaten War Lords

‘War Minister Anami Commits Hara-Kirt   Premier Suzuki Turns In Resignations  Darananaller tn Men nmarne

Jap Cabinet Suicide Wave Is Expected   War Minister Anam First Member to End Own Life

Jap War Lords Are Beginning  To Take 7a,   War Minister Commits Hara Kiri; Cabinet Members Resign

MORE ISLANDS ARE OCCUPIED IN PHILIPPINES   YANKS GET FIRMER HOLD ON MANILA SHIPPING LANE

MARION WOMAN FOUND INNOCENT   File Writ for Mrs. Webster’s Release From Jail

AREA BURNED OUT IN 25 NIP CITIES   Raid Damage in Five Other Centers Remains to Be Assessed on the Basis of U.S, Aerial Reconnaissance Photos.

GUST LINN, 75, OF WAKEFIELD PASSES   Heart Ailment Is Cause of Death; Funeral Will Be On Wednesday.

Hopkins Ends Advisor Role   ‘New Deal’ Stalwart Says He Needs Rest

HOPKINS RESUMES ROLE — OF PRIVATE U. S. CITIZEN  Member of Original * ‘Brain Trust” eee 

Junior Diplomat Promises to Make Disclosures  Kent Desirous of Lc i mi rma   Kent Desirous of Telling Story to Probe Committee

Junior Diplomat Promises to Make Disclosures  Kent Desirous of Telling Story to Probe Committee

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LAVAL IN COURT AS TRIAL OPENS   JUDGE REVERSES ORDER AND LETS HIM ATTEND

LAVAL TRIAL PROCEEDS MORE ORDERLY   Judge Reverses Stand; Permits Laval to Be Present

Thanksgiving Day Tangle   Five Thursdays Agair In November Will Complicate Matters

RUSS BATTLE IN DANZIG SUBURBS,  OUTER STETTIN   Key Pomeranian Communications Center, Stolp, Captured.

SOVIETS BREAK INTO SUBURBS OF DANZIG   Other Russian Units Hammer at Berlin’s Port of Stettin

SOVIET UNITS NOW FIGHTING INSIDE DANZIC   MOSCOW STILL SILENT ON GERMAN REPORTS OF RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE TOWARD BERLIN

Grew Tells Of Destroying U. 5. Diplomat Codes   Pearl Harbor Probers Aim To Call Marshal Before He Leaves For Service In China

Naval Attaches Told Dec. 4 to Destroy Codes   Orders Before Pearl Harbor Are Put Into ‘ Ineruire Receards .

U.S. Attaches Ordered To Destroy Cot.s 3-Days  Before Pearl K--bor Raid

Grew, Ex-Envoy, Tells Probers Of His Actions   Committee Plans To Call Gen. Marshall To Give Testimony

U. S. CODES IN TOKYO AT TIME OF WAR   Some Were Destroyed Before Pearl Harbor, But Others Remained Until Later, Grew Tells Disaster Probers.

FORMER AMBASSADOR GREW TESTIFIES T0 CODES DESTRUCTION  TESTIMONY OF GENERAL OF THE ARMY MAY BE HEARD EARLY DAY

Pearl Harbor Committee Hears Grew   Probers Start Movement To Hear Marshall

Order Issued 3 Days Before Pearl Harbor   Stark Requested Report’ On Action, Probers Hear

Committee Probers Want to Question Ex-Chief of Staff   Pearl Harbor Inquiry is Without Any Sensational Developments

Most Codes Destroyed Before Pear Harbor,  Will Call Gen. Marshall

Sent Three Days Before Attack — On Pearl Harbor   Committee To Call Gen. Marshall As Witness Before He Leaves For China

AMERICAN CODES IN TOKYO BURNED BEFOREWAR: GREW  AMBASSADOR TELLS PREPARATIONS FOR

Brewster Wants To Check Grew’s Diary For Facts   May Call General Marshall To Stand Pearl Harbor Inquiry Before Trip To China

Codes Destroyed By the Americans   Grew Testifies of Action Before Pearl Harbor  ttack   ASK TO HEAR MARSHALL   Committee Wants Informa tion Before General Leaves for China

Says Some Codes Were Destroyed Before Pearl Harbor Attack.   FEW DESTROYED LATER

Grew Declares Some U.S. Codes Used In Tokyo Destroyed Before Attack

Told to Destroy Codes on Dec. 4   . 5. Navy Men in Japan Got Warning Three Days Be tow Attack on Pearl Harbor; Marshall's Last Warr ing Put in Records.

Yanks Destroyed Codes in Tokyo Before War Broke   “ Embassy Precautions Told at Pearl —  - Harbor Investigation

Naval Attaches Destroyed Code By Dec. 4 Order  Marshall To Testify On Sending Messages

Grew Says Codes Used by  _American Embassy in Tokyo -Destroved Before Attack

Grew Tells Of Destroy: ing Some U. S. Codes At Tokio Before War.

Grew Says U. S. Codes Destroyed  ; Carry On Pearl Warbor Inauirv

Marshall Will Testify Before Dec. 7 Probers   TRUMAN: SPEAKS   WIVIAINS OT RAN  : here's No Need For Big 3 Meet If Oraanization Works

QUIZ ENVOY ON ORDERS BEFORE JAPAN'S ATTACK   former Ambassador Testifies a Hearing; General Marshall May Be Ca'led

Tells Committee Some Retained, Some Destroyed   Report Move To Summon Marshall Before General Leaves For China Post

Destroyed Some Codes Before War Broke Out      Others Taken Care  Of Afterwards, Grew Reveals; Feel Marshall Should Testify Soon

FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF MAY BE SUMMONED   Move Made Within Committee to Hear Marshall Before He Leaves For New Post

Some U. 5. Codes Destroyed Before Actual War, Grew   Asserts Rest Kept Until After Attack

Grew Burned Codes Before Pearl Harbor   Ex-Envoy Revealed As Having Knowledge Of Perilons Position

Grew Tells Of Destroying Secret Codes   Marshal! May Be Called As Witness

—PEARE HARBOR—Will Appear Before He Leaves U.S.  Pearl Harbor Inquir Betgn RASiita wc, Sida

Some U. 5. Codes Destroyed Before Outbreak of War   Anglo-American Messages Wanted By Committee

Marshall Testimony Woull Be Taken Prior to His ‘rip to China     rhe... Ft gt,   Brewster Would Take Look at Ambassador’s Diary

Grew Discusses American Codes   Former Ambassador to Japan Tells  - Pearl Harbor Investigating Com‘mittee That Some Were Destroyed Before War Broke Out Dec. 7, 1941 and Some Were Not Until Later.   STUDY OF DIARY ASKED

Grew Declares  Codes Burned  Before Attack   Former Exvoy Testifie Some Destroyed Prior to Japanese Blow At Pearl Harbor

Others Held Until After War Began  Probers Would : Hear Marshall . . _ Before He Leaves

O2DER SENT BY STARK, SOLONS TOLD   Committee Probing Sneak Attack Advised That Naval Chief’s Instructions Went Out to Naval Attaches December 4.

Probe Into Order To Destroy Codes   Directions Sent to Attaches in Far East Decem ber 4, 194]   BEFORE THE ATTACK   Investigation Swings Away From State Department Angles

Will Testify Before Going To China Post   Grew Says Some Codes Used by U. S. in Tokyo Were Destroyed Before War Broke Out

U.S. Destroyec Codes Before Pearl Harbor   None Fell into Hands of Japs, Grew Testifies

Pearl Harbor Probers Would Hear Marshall   Brewster Suggests Look At Ambassador’s Diary

Grew Declares Few Used “Til After Attack   Wants General Marshall To Testify Before He Leaves For China.

Inquiry Turns To  Military   Pearl Harbor Investigators Learn That Codes Were Destroyed

Gen. Marshall To Be Called For Pearl Harbor Testimony Before Leaving For Post In China

CODES BURNED BEFORE ATTACK   Selons Ask Marshall Be ° Called Before’ Hes .. Leaves U. S. a,

Gen. Marshall To Testify on Pearl Harbor   Investigators to Hear Him Before He Departs for China, Barkley Announces

Grew Relates Developments  At Embassy   To Call Gen. Marshall; Flurry Over Examining Envoy’s Diary

U.S. Naval Attache: Were Told to Destroy All Codes  Pearl Harbor Probers Hear Action Took Dinca anDer 4 194)

U. S. Attaches In Japan and Seme Districls Of Ching Got Justrie-tions From Stark   Crew Unable To Reeall Message   Said One From Eull Might Have Been Delayed; Says No Codes Fell into Jap Hands

Others Held Until After War Began   Probers Would Hear Marshall Before He Leaves For China

Naval Attaches Told to Destroy Codes in Time   Were Informed Three Days Before Pear!  Harbor; Republicans, Planne: tc Plt E

RECORD SUM SPENT ON LIQUOR IN 1944   Seven Billion Dollars Ex ~ pended for Alcoholic - Beveraaes _

CLARK RALLIES ITALY PATRIOTS   General Says German Re treat Northward Is Inevitable

GERMAN RETREAT IN  ITALY NORTHWARD IS  HELD BE INEVITABLE GEN..MARK CLARK ORD-ERS ITALIAN PATRIOTS TC  CPTARN DY TA CTYDIVE

PATRIOTS ORDERED TO HAMPER RETREAT      Gen. Clark Says Germar Withdrawal Northward Is Inevitable.

Says German Retreat Sure   Clark: Calis:On ‘On Italian Patricts To Be Ready To Harry Fleeing Foe

Clark Messages Italian Patriots  Advised Germans Wil Retreat Northward

German Retreat In Italy Near   General Mark Clark Says Retreat In That Sector Is “Inevitable.”

CLARK ASSERTS GERMANS WILL FOLD IN ITAL   Allied Commander, Predicting Retreat, Tells Patriots To Harry Enemy

ANOTHER GERMAN DRIVE POSSIBLE   Von Rundstedt Still Has Sufficient Power For All Purposes.

UL 3, POSITION ON DARDANELLES   WASHINGTON FAVORS GREATER RIGHTS FOR RUSSIA IN USE OF STRAITS.

Proposal To Control Dardanelles Drawn   U. S. Four Point Plan Strikes Compromise With Soviet Idea-

Byrnes Offers U. S. Plan for  Dardanelles Proposal Would Give  Russia Some of

NEW SPEEDUP OF WAR OUTPUT   No Relaxation of Produc. tion Controls Seen After Nazi Collapse

RECORD COLD WAVE HITS SOME AREAS      Mercury Falls to New Low in Some Midwest Districts

WLB Backs Little Steel Formula   Surprise Approval In Report to President

Patriotism of Guerrillas in Philippines Put to Test by Frightful Cruelty of Japs  ae he ae a eee

PRESIDENT 10 GIVE ADDRESS CLOSING PARLEY   T Will Formally End San Francisco Con* ference Tonight   SENATE RATIFICATION OF CHARTER IS SEEN

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Truman To Close World Meet Today   ~ President Praises , Work Of Delegates In Writina Pact

CHURCHILL FINALLY WINS WITHDRAWAL OF “LIE” FROM RECORDS  LABORITE MEMBER OF COMMONS HAD SAID PRIME

Churchill Denies Lie On Equipment   Laborite Stokes Makes An Apology

Service Men Write Letter League ee EE CA SUC  Pic Ebersole Tells Of Being . ~ Wounded In Action In Italy

Service Men Write Letter League a  Pie Ebersole Tells Of Being Wounded In Action Tn Itah

Germans Say Hitler Leads Berlin Fight   Goebhely Also Reported in Capital; London Doubts It

Hitler Directs  Defense, Claim  Berlin, Prague Must Be Held—_Goehbhel<

REPORT HITLER WILL REMAIN IN BERLIN   Claim Fuehrer Directing Battle In Front Lines

Hitler Has Decided To Remain in Berlin, Nazis Say  Germans Concede Fal Of City Is to Mean End of Conflict

Hitler fo Stay In Berlin, Says Hamburg Radio   Goebbels Concedes Fall of Berlin and Prague Would Result In Germanv’s Defeat

Adolf Hitler To Remain In Berlin   _Tells Residents Capital Will Stand

HITLER MAY BE IN BERLIN   German Radio Says He Is In Main Berlin Fighting Line.

Naz Radio Says Hitler  Is in Berlin   Hamburg Broadcast Soys Fuehrer Has Decided to Remain

Hitler Directs Battle of Berlin   If Berlin and Praque Are Lost All Of Europe Is Lost, Adolf Exclaims

Hitler Directing Big Battle In Berlin, Nazi Radio Claims  Goebbels Also Reported in Capital; Euchrar Caile far Guerrilla Warfare

Germans Told Hitler Plans To Stay In Berlin   Radio Concedes Fall of Capital Might Mean End of the War

German Radio Says Hitler In Capital   But London Doubtful He O: Goebbels There Directing Front Line Battle

Claim Hitler Fights In Embattled Berlin   Determined That Neither Berlin, Prague Will Fall, Is Report

German Radio Says Hifler To ~ Stay In Berlir   Claims Front Line In ‘City Being Directed : By Fuehrer

HITLER HELPING BERLIN BATTLE, NAZIS DECLARE   Announcement Made To Combat ‘Rumors’ Of Fuehrer’s Flight

CLAIM HITLER, GOEBBLES BOTH IN NAZI CAPITAL   Berlin Radio Says Fuehrer Directing Battles at Front Lines

Hitler, Goebbels \Remain in Berlin, Nazi Radio Says   Declare Fuehrer Directs Battle from The Front Line; Doubt Authenticity

BERLINERS TOLD HITLER I$ STILL IN NAZI CAPITAL   Hamburg Redio Tries Tx Assure Residents That Adolf Hasn’: Fi-4

NAZI RADIO REPORTS HITLER IS IN BERLIN   Broadcast Made to German People To Stem Rumors Fuehrer Has Flown

PULHHIEH OIL IN BERLIN, AY BADIO REPORTS   ‘Hamburg Station Says Hitler and Goebbels Both in Blazing City.

HITLER TO STAY IN BERLIN, NAZI RADIO SAYS   Fights at Head of New Corps Which Includes Women, Nazis Say

Adolf Hitler To Remain In  Reich Capital   Tells Berlin Residents That  Invaded Berlin Would Not LD. }l   GOEBBELS SAID THERE

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Allies Doubt Hitler In Front Lines   Sensational Rumors Sweep Over Europe As Fall Of Nazi Capital Nears

Hitler Leads Last Defense   Fuehrer: Remaining  In Wrecked: Capital

GERMAN BROADCAST SAYS HITLER TO ‘REMAIN IN BERLIN   Report, However, Thinly Veils Fact That Fuehrer Likely ‘Is In Full Flight—Intended to Bolster Morale of Capital Reasident<«

FUEHRER NOW ON FRONTLINE, HAMBURG SAYS   Capital and Prague Two Bastians That Must Not Be Lost, Propagandists Say

Hitler Is in Berlin Says Broadcast   But Tone, Wording o! Report Hints Rumor Fuehrer in Flraht

Hamburg Declares Hitler in Berlin   Eoebbels Also Is There, Broadcast Says in an , Effort to Kill Talk

Hitler Reported in Berlin To Stop “Wild” Rumors of Fuehrer’s Flight

Triumph of Bolshevism Forecast By Nazis if Berlin and Praque Fall

Hamburg Radio Says Hitler and Goebbe!: Still in Berlin; Deny Rumors of Flight

\azis Destroy  Yank Airfield   American-Built Russian Base Ruined; Reds. Yank Blame Each Other.

L039 OF 47 B17 TOLD BY REPORTER   Bombed at Russian Base; Yanks, Reds Exchange Blame for Attack

Goineral Pallon ~ Comes Home to Roaring sla  Moré “Than Million Tur   Moré Than Million Turn Out to See Colorful Third Army Leader

750.000 Cheer Patton, Home From Europe   Third Army General Lands at Boston to  Greet Wife, Family

GEN. PATTON BACK IN UNITED STATES   Cheering Crowds, Family, Welcome Return in Army Transport

Commander of American Third Army Arrives by Plane From Europe With 30 Decorations Blazing on Left Breast and Automatic Pistol on Right Hip—Enthusiasm of Crowds Knocks Out All Reception Time Tables.

IRANQEURTATION OF GRAIN EROBED   ICC Blamed for Not Channeling Railroad Cars to Grain Areas

Navy Asks Fleet Of 1079 Ships As Peace Need   Would Activate One-Third,  ~ Keen Ralanece Manned

Giant Peacetime Fleet of 1,079 Warships Proposed   Navy Backs Congressmen’s Move for Huge Armada, Including 116 Carriers

WMC Grants 2 Exceptions ButNo Drink:   aces Serving Food, Cusmarily Open All Night, Mary Stay Open   TARTS TOMORROW   jolators to Be Given Zero Employment Ceiling and Closed Up

2 Exemptions for Midnight Curfew   Swing Shift War © Workers, Military Personne! Have Permit

TO CLAMP DOWN ON NIGHT SPOTS   Curfew Violators Facing Series of Penalties

Curfew Violators Due to Face High Federal Penalties   Help, Power, Fuel, Food Deliveries May Be Denied, Says WMC

PENALTIES BACK CURFEW ORDER   Violators Can Be Put Out Of Business By Government Bans

Night Spots To Start Curfew Monday Night   War Manpower Commis sion Announces Policy of Strict Enforcement  of Midnight Closing

North Idaho Wants To Quit Old State  Angered Legislators Talk Of Seceding To Form New State

Nation- Wide Oil Walkout  Is Threatened   Union Says It Will Be Called If Present Conference Fails

C10 ‘Go Ahead’ Signal Is Ready Parley Warned   Conference Failure To Bring Complete Stoppage, Union Says

Authorize Walkout lf Present Gov't. Conciliaiion Fails   Regarded As Testing Administration's Postwer Policies

Contemplated Action I Announced At Today’s Meeting Attended By U. S. Conciliators

Union Will Expand Strike If Chicago Conference Fails   Nearly 650,000 Workers Idle in Nation Due To Walkouts; New York  (rarment Industry Closes

Nation-wide Qi  Strike Voted   250,000 Workers to Be Called Out in U.S. If Conciliation Fails, Union Heads Announce at Chicaqo Meeting -

UNIONS PLAN  WALKOUT IF PARLEY FAILS   Stoppage Would Affect 250,000 Workers in Oil Industry.

AUTHORIZES A STRIKE   CIO Oil Workers Will Quit If Conciliation Conference rails

To Order Men Out If Chicago Parley Fails   250,000 Workers Affeet-. ed; Test of Truman’s New Labor Policy ...

Authorize ‘Oil Workers To Strike   International Union Gives Go Ahead ” If Conciliation Parley In Chicago Fails

Union Threat To Be Good i Parley Fails   N, Y. Also Faces General  Building Strike

OHIO GASOLINE STOCK DROPS 10 DANGER LEVEL   Thousands of New Yorkers Kept from Work Because Of Stalled Services

IS SUBJECT © TO RESULT OF WAGE TALKS   C.1. 0. International Union Authorizes Work Stoppage if Current U., S.Sponsored Conciliation Parley Fails.

NATIONWIDE OIL STRIKE AUTHORIZED BY UNION IF CONFERENCE FAILS   Estimated That Com plete Walkout Would Involve 250.000 Workers

Oil Strike To Be Nation-Wide If Parley Fails   Complete Tie-Up Of U. S. Refineries Authorized By International Union.

NEW ClO THREAT HEARD AT LABOR, MANAGER PARLE}   Knight Says Walkout “Not Called Unless Farley Fai's: Other Strikes Continue

Walkout Ahead lf Conference Proves Failure   Union President Says Strike Not Called, But Will Be If Talks In Chicago Fold Up

C10 OIL WORKERS UNION AUTHORIZES NATIONWIDE STRIKE  IF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED CONFERENCE FAIL ALL SUPPOSED TO QUIT

STUNT FLIERS LAND IN OHIO HOSPITAL   Two Portsmouth Men Injured In Plane Crash

OMAGH RGD NORTH RIM OF NAZI SALIENT   Columns Cut Gap. Between Patton and Ninth Army + to 12 Miles. . ~   London—(\—Prime Minister Churchill conferred Friday with Gen. Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.

‘Allied Forces Grind Ahead At Slowing Pace   Point-Blank Artillery Fire Faced By Yank, British Infantrymen

INCH FORWARD DESPITE HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE   Toughest Battle Since Invasion

OFFICIAL BOARD FIRST METHODIST CHURCH TO MEET AT 8 P. M. TONIGH)

New Beef Quotas Assigned to Army   30 Pct. Requisition Cuts Civilian Supply

FINAL FIGHT IS MADE TO SAVE MANPOWER BILL   Opposition Is From Unusval Alliance of Republicans and Democrats

Venezuela Uprising — Said Under Contro  Depoted Leaders Now Ir  Custody

Controls All Of Venezuela, Junta Claims   ’ Contends Opposition In 3 Western States Has Capitulated

Loyalist Forces  “Continue Battle   Rebels Use Armored Cars In Caraeas Fiehting

Opposition Gives UpIn Three States   Broadcast Reports President Held In  Custody Unharmed

Junta Claims Full Control Over Country      Copitulation of Opposition Forces in 3 States . Announced

Nazi ‘Murder Factory’ Swallowed 20,000 Victims, Inquiry Indicates

Drunken SS Guards Hold Choulish Feasts, Drink From Vietims’ Skulls 20.000 Die Horribly in Nazi Asylum; Seregming Maniacs Infest Stone Dungeons

Yanks. Uncover ‘Murder Factory’ In Reich: ( 13.000 Died In Horror Asylum Near Limburs ,

-MURDER FACTORY-.  20,000 Slain ln Limburg Death Plant   ‘Undesirables’ Put To Death By Nazis In-Insane Asylum

Murder Factory of Nazis is Found in Asylum for Insane   20,000 “Undesirables” Estimated Executed in Horror House

Thousands Killed In ‘Death Factory’ Found in Germany   Prisoner ‘Slaves’ Starved and Gassed and Put To Death by ~"Néedle, Officers ‘Learn from Residents of Nearby Town

BRITISH SUFFER    -Yanks Uncover Nazi “Murder Factory” ‘Where 20,000 Undesirables Were Slain

AMERICAN TROOPS DISCOVERED NAZI “MURDER FACTORY” THAT RIVAIS FICTION HORROR TALES

Discover Murder Factory   Yank Troops Find  House of Horror in  _ Limburg Where Nazis Slew 20.000 Persons

"Murder Factory" Where 20. 000 Slave Laborers Were ‘Put To Death Is Discovered

Nazi ‘Murder Factory’. Found Near Limburg Reported Scene Of 20,000 Deaths By SS Group

Americans Find Murder Factory Ren By German:  20,000 Reported Systematically Slain By Nazis

German ‘Murder Factory Found By Yankee Troops Was Scene of 20,000 Killings by Nazi SS Force

Himmler’s Hireling Drink From Skulls  Of Victims At Mass Murder Celebration

"MURDER FACTORY” OF GERMANS FOUND   Thousands Reported Put to Death on Berlin's Orders

 20,000 ‘Undesirables’ Eliminated  Yanks Uncover German Murder Factory

"Murder Factory’ Where Nazis Put Undesirables To [Death Uncovered By Yanks   Allied Officers Estimate Germans Systematically Murdered 20,000

Yanks Find “Murder Factory” in Germany W here 20,000 Undesirables Have Been Slain

German ‘Murde Factory Found By U.S. Troops   Estimate 20,000 ‘Unde. sirables’ Slain In Lim. burg Horror House.

- Yanks Uncover" Murder Factory’; Nazis  Systematically Kill 20,000 “Undesirables”’

German ‘Murder Factory’ Discovered by Yanks Rivals Any Fiction House of Horror

Reich Murder Factory Found By U.S. Troops      Estimated 20.000 Persons Viewed By Nazis As *Undesirable” Were Put te Death

HOUSE OF HORROR WHERE 20,000 © UNDESIRABLES WERE SYSTEMATICALLY ‘SLAIN DISCOVERED BY AMERICANS

Murder Factory Revealed: 10,000 Political Prisoners, Jews  And Slaves Put to Death by Nazis      Asvlum Located   15.000 Reported Gassed   Couldn't Belleve tt

Maybe “Master Race’’ Taught Japs  Thousands Die In ‘Murder Factory’

Yank Troops Find Nazi Murder Factory Where 20,000 ‘Undesirables’ Were Slain

‘Ne ew ‘Horr ‘TOF Story ry: ‘Comes. Out of Reich   Asylum Near Limburg ‘Murder Factory’ Site. Where 20. 000, Died

20,000 ‘Undesirables’ Were Slain In ‘Murder Factory’ Found by Yanks

Yanks Find German “Murder Factory”  Where 20.000 Were Brutally Slain

A “Murder Factory” Beyond the Dreams of « Fiction Writers, Captured

v U.S. of  e  ri Warned  ure Doom   Superforts Hurl 3850 Tons on 4 More Cities

Newest Bomb Equals Power Of 2,000 B-29’s   Awesome Force Of Explosive Hits Hiroshima

ATOMIC BLAST HEAVES PORT OF HIROSHIMA   MESSAGES OF DOOM ARE SHOWERED IN NIPPON

Radios Warn Japs This Is Annihilation First Demands Had Promised   B-29’s Erase Four More ‘Listed Cities With Bombs Which Lit Fires Visible 150 Miles

Clouds of Dust And Smoke Hide Results   Few Details of U. S. Employment of Atomic Bombs Known

Results  Of Raid Missing   VU. S. Unleashes Terrible Weapon on Port of Hiroshima

Filipino Captives Hoardet ood, Medicine in Camp )'Donnell, Reports Say

'To Probe Graft in Jap Prison by Filipinos   EEKS INFORMATION SEB Pracn GEE Pra

Probes Reports Of Hoarding In Philippines Camp   Profiteering At Captives’ Expense

O'Donnel Camp Tragedy Is Revived   Graft By Some Filipinos Charged

FILIPINO GROUP FACING CHARGES   Filipino Officers And Doctors Accused Of Making Jap Prison Camps Even More Horrible.

CHARGE FILIPINOS IN PRISON PROFITEERED ON CAPTIVES IN SALE OF FOOD AND MEDICINE

‘Some Filipinos Accused Of Profiteering On Stolen Food, Medicine In Prison Camp

Filipino Prison Inmates Hoarded [And Protiteered   Corporal Newman Holds His Own in Death Fight

Philippine Chief of Staff Orders Investigation Of Prison Conduct

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Nimitz Announces Fall of Okinawa; Few Japs Hold Out   450 Superforts Hit Six Jap Industrial Areas; Stilwell Appointed to Command 10th Army; Foe Loses 90,000 Men, 4096 Planes at Okinawa

TO BENEFIT YOUTH   School Change Will Provide Better Education and Equalize Tax   150 AT. OPEN MEETING

REORGANIZATION IS TO BENEFIT YOUTH   School Change Will Provide tter Education and Equalize Tax

Edda Ciano Still Admired Il Duce After He Ordered - Execution of Her Husband

Edda Still Loves, Admires Father    PEM EECEE wae Fee  Mussolini’s Daughter Denies Being Gray  rote, te BD. alee

SESSION IS OVER AND NORMALCY HITS AT CAPITOL   Governor Has Thirty Days to Accept or Reiect Bills

Important Legislation Passed By Igwa’s 51st ‘General Assembly   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

Jaycees Install New Officers On Tuesday Night   Ladies’ Night Fvent Will Be Held At Seipp’s Park At & o'clock.

General Leads Invasion Onto Island's Soil   No Opposition Met As Yankees "Hit the Beach’

Jap Opposition Light Against American Army   Gen. MacArthur Lands With Men In Daring Foray

800-Ship Convoy Put Tens Of Thousands On Lingayen Gulf Beaches   Five-Star Leader Returns With An Army And Greatest Armada In History Of Pacific War

Showdown Fight Opened With U. §. Invasion   Tanks Lead Push For Philippines’ Capital After Forces Land

MacArthur Moves In Showdown Fight For Philippines   Tank Units Lead American Columns In Dash for Island Capital and Revenge For Jap Attack Three Years Ago

Enemy Fails To Halt  Superdrive   Tens of Thousands Rush Ahead; Oppositior is Light as Showdown on Philippines Daaime: Tanke Lead in Climactic Assault

Temperatures   Tanks Flash Across Flat Lands.in Showdown With Nit

Sixth Army Forces Seize Four Beachheads within 120 Miles of Manila   Soldiers from 800-ship Convoy Land with MacArthur at Lingayen Gulf; Covered by Salvos of Bombarding Batfleships, Carrier and Land Planes; Light Opposition Reported   Bv JAMES HUTCHESON

FOLLOW PATH USED BY FOE 3 YEARS AGO   Troops and Equipment Still Pouring Ashore Day After Landing

Tanks Spear Smash From Lingayen Gulf   Showdown Battle for Philippines Is Launched with MacArthur's Invasion of Luzon; Huge U.S. Army Wins Beachhead with Light Losses

TEMPESATIPRPES   800-ShipConvoyPuts Mighty Army Ashore   Landings On Main Island Of Philippines Continue; Beachheads Established With Little Opposition By MacArthur’s Men

~ 3,000 Craft From 70-Mile-Long Armada Get 15-Mile Beachhead With Support Of Big Air Attack

Tens of Thousands of American Troops Land On Western Luzon Island, Drive Spearheads Toward Manila in Showdown Fight for P. L:  Sixth Army Landing, Meets Little Opposition

Troops Surge Inland From 800-Ship Convoy; 120 Miles From Manila   BGMBARDMENT RIDDED BEACHES OF JAPANESE

CASUALTIES SLIGHT FOR U.S, LANDING   Men Stil! Pouring Onto Lingayen Gulf Beaches as Luzon Island Heavily Invaded

Men Continue ToLand at { ingayen   Landing Losses : Light MacArthur Sets Up  Headquarters

OPPOSITION CF JAPS 1S LIGHT   Tens of Thousands of U. S. Troops Land on Luzon With MacArthur. 3...   CONDITIONS EXCELLENT

Big Battle for Philippines Begins as MacArthur Leads Troops in Luzon Invasion   Tank-Led Force Strike Across Flatlands Toward Capital; Landing Lesses Described as “Very Light"

Land armored equipment on ideal tank-war terrain; MaeArthur in with troops

LOSSES LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED   Yank Tanks Rolling Toward Manila After Landing At “Lingayen Gulf; MucAvthur Lands With Men

Drive Southward From Landing Beaches on Lin gayen Gulf   TO GAIN BACK LUZON   Troops Take 15 Miles o! ch Behind Air and Naval Barrage

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Initial Stages Of Battle For Philippines With  Enemy Apparently Taken By Surprise.   800-Ship Convoy Brought Troops

DRIVE ACROSS PLAINS AFTER FASY LANGIN   Mighty Invasion Force Meets. Little initia] Jap Opposition.

pee dea Nears Spot Of 1942 Downfall  F lat Section Well] Suited To Mechanized Advance

800-Ship Convoy Lands Attackers; Three-Day Air, Naval Blows Destroy 262 Jap Planes, 73 Ships

Large Convoy Lands Troops On Luzon Isle   Sixth Army Veterans Find Beaches Viriually Cleared

Climatic Fi ght For Philippines Near At Hand   Low, Dry Country Excel lently Suited For Mechanized Equipment Brought to Luzon   Manila Located  120 Miles Away   Sixth Army Yanks Still Pouring Ashore 24Hours After Initial Landings

Drove Two Tank-Led Spear. heads South Across Flat Lands in Showdown Fight  for the Philippines.   MANILA IS LESS THAN 120 MILES AWAY   Sixth Army Troops Still Pour. ing Ashore on to the Same Beaches Japanese Invaders Used 3 Years Ago.

Climactic Showdown Fight For Philippines Inaugurated By Gen. Douglas MacArthur   Tens Of Thousands Of Americans Go Ashore On Luzon From Convoy Of 800 Ships: Scant Opposition

800-Ship Convoy Puls Ashore Vast Equipment Stores Including Tanks as American Troops Push Deep Into Flatlands Indicating Powerhouse Offensive

Four Beachheads Held Within 120 Miles Of Manila   Surprise Invasion Hurls Japs Inland: Great Convoy Of 800 Ships Disgorges Troops

Large Landing Force, Led by  Tanks, Heads for Show- , down Battle for the Philippines Today.   COUNTRY SUITED FOR MECHANIZED CAMPAIGN

Tank-Led Groups, After Landing At Lingayen, Strike Out For Capital

MacArthur’s. Troops Racing loward  ‘Manila After Landings on Luzon

6th Army Wins Beachheads On Luzon Island   Initial Landings Meet Little Opposition; American Losses Reparted Very Light

Losses Light As Troops And MacArthur Go Ashore — From 800 Vessels

Mighty U.S. Force Aims At Manila, 120 Miles Away, To Begin Philippine Showdown

Beachheads are Seized Without Jap Opposition; Gen. MacArthur Lands With Sixth Army Forces

TANK-LED SPEARHEADS DRIVE TO A CLIMACTIC SHOWDOWN FIGHT FOR THE PHILIPPINES   Twenty-Four Hours After Initial Landings Made Against Light Opposition, Sixth Army Pours Ashore Over Sand Dunes of Luzon   LOSSES OFFICIALLY REPORTED AS VERY LIGHT

Yanks Drive South Over Luzon Flats   Lingayen Landings Open A Climactic Showdown Ficht For Philivpines.

Tanks Cross Flatlands in South Plunge   Veteran Fighters and Mechanized Equipment Pour Over Island In Showdown Battle

Yanks, Numbering Tens of Thousands, Push: Inland Along 15 Miles of Lingayen Gulf Coast—Invasion Paves Way for Showdown: Fight for Philippines — Hnemy’s s Supply, Lines to Islands Cut. de

Beachheads On Luzon Quickly Secured By U. S.   Opposition Amazingly Light; Landing Severs Enemy Reinforcement, Supply Lines

Tanks Sp earhead Showdown Drive   Resistance Light as MacArthur’s Men Plunge Across Flatlands; Predict Jap Fleet Action Imminent , oo

Lingayen Gulf Landing Procedes With Slight Losses; Japs Flee Use Sam eSite Japs Emploved

800-Ship Convoy Spills Troops on Beach; Men Push Deen Into Island

Smash Toward Manila   Yanks from 800-Ship Convoy Land Against Amazingly Light Opposition from Japs

MacArthur Leads His Troops Ashore   Headquarters Communique Says Beachheads Are Established And Casualties Are Light

800 Vessels — Carry Troops To Beaches On Island:   MacArthur. Sets Up Luzon Headquarters, Troops Push Deep Into Island Flatlands

Thousands Land In Lingayen Gulf From Armada Of 800 Ships   Terrifie Bombing Precedes Invasion   Surprisingly Little Oppo sition Met. Casualties Unusually Light

CIGARETTE RATION PLAN 1§ PROPOSED   Tobaceo Ass’n. to Make Cards Available to Dealers

Cigaret Ration Cards Go to Dealers For Volunteer Action in Short Time   Distributors Will Send Cards to Million Retailers In Effort to Equalize Distribution of Smokes

CIGARETTE RATION PLAN IS PROPOSED   Tobacco Ass’n. to. Make Cards Available to  . Bealerc

CIGARETTE RATION -PLAN TO BE TRIED   Dealers to Be Given Cards by To bacco Distributors for Use by Customers.

Nazis Claim That 3,000,000 Persons Still Were In The City “Awaiting The Battle”

Says Reds Reach Suburbs Of Berlin At Three Sectors   Claim Russian Troops Reach Jueterbog, Qutflanking City in Fast 35-Mile Advance

CONTINUE TRIAL FOR TREASON WITH LAVAL LOCKED IN CELL; REPLACE DESERTING JUROR

LAVAL LOCKED UP IN DUNGEON   Fourth Day Of Trial Starts Without White-Tied Defendant In Court Room,

Laval Retuses To Aitend His Treason Trial  Jurors Absent Due To Politics

Laval Reported Held in Dungeon Rs Fourth Day of Treason Trial Starts; Jurors Absenting Selves

Laval Trial Near Collapse”  Several Jurors Fail To Appear tn Court

LAVAL TRIAL DELAYED      Pefendant Stays in Cell, Refusing  to Come to Court

LAVAL IN DUNGEON AS TRIAL NEARS END WITHOUT HIM   Former Vichy Chief Persists in Refusal To Attend as Witnesses Are Heard

LAVAL TRIAL MAY COLLAPSE; JUROR ABSENT   Former Premier in Dungeon; Refuses Te Attend Court

LAVAL REMAINS OUT OF COURT   Trial Of Vichy Leader May Collapse; Jurors Disgusted

LAVAL’S IN DUNGEON AS HEARING GOES ON   jurors Begin ‘Walkouts’ Te Open Election Drives

Ex-Vichy State Chief Refuses To Go To Court   Taken From  Apartment Declaring He Declines to ‘Associate Myself With Judicial Crime?   Absence of Jurors DelaysProceedings   Gen, Andre Doyen Says Laval Was Ready to Apply Anti-British Policy .. Useful to Germany ©

iat a MEYLS POMCy weep  a  por! on Page &. Colum a. Column 3) he ne Hearing  ue,  -yasifapse SY “Are Fagaged  tes caltical ;Campaign

Laval’s Trial Turning into Farce; Jurors Stay Out To Play Politics

LAVAL REPORTED BE LOCKED IN DUNGEON AS HIS TRIAL OPENS  FORMER PREMIER OF FRANCE REFUSED TO REAPPEAR IN COURT

Laval In Dungeon  As Trial Resumes      -Former Premier Refuse: _ To Associate Self With  Judicial Crime

DEFENDANT REFUSES TO ATTEND TRIAI      Delay Caused By Absénce Of One Resistance Jurors

a 570: rs  LAVAL REPORTED BE LOCKED IN DUNGEON AS HIS TRIAL OPENS  FORMER PREMIER OF FRANCE REFUSED TO RE. APPEAR IN COURT

WAR LOAN BREAKS PREVIOUS MARK’   Total Sales Surp Rear Former High R ecord During

ESTABLISHED A BOND SALE RECORD   Total Seventh War Loan Sales Reached $21,639,000,000 Morgenthau Reports.

LARGE FLEETS OF AMERICAN HEAVIES HIT ROADS, BRIDGES  WESTERN GERMANY WAS BATTERED DURING NIGHT RY RAF

FLIERS PUMMEL REICH TARGETS   15th Daylight Attack In 14 Days Made Against Foe

GERMAN SUPPLY ROUTES POUNDED   US. Bombers Strike 16th Time in Last 17 Days

Yank Planes Hit Cologne   Heavies Again Bomb Nazi Railyards and Communication Bases

Extend Aerial Attack to 12th Day. in Raids.on Rail; Road Centers

1,700 PLANES LASH GERMANY   Hit Rail and Road Centers At Dozen Points

Air Armada Blasts Nazis   Rail And Road Hubs Bombed Behind Front

Batter Nazi Rail Lines   Allied Bombers Hit Bridges and Road Centers in Reich.

«K «* KX Raiders Smash Hard At Nazis.   x K KK Hogan’s Raiders Jab Jerry Again

800 Bombers Hit Cologne and Bonn   Hannover, Berlin Also Are Raided

BIG NIGHT BATTLE   Night R. A. F. Raids Followed by U. S. Heavy Bomber Strike

1,400 Planes Raid Cologne: Bridges, Bomb Railyards   Attack Represents - 151] Daylight Attack by 8th Air Force Bombers

800 Big Yank Bombers Hit  Nazi Centers   Road and Railroad Bridges and Railway Yards Take Pounding

U.S. Air Power Hammers Nazis  German Transport Inside Bulge Is Given c« Beating

3 Bridges Across Rhine At Cologne And Bonn Targets For 800 American Bombers

Big Bombers In Day Smash   American Heavies hit Germany After Night Pounding of Munich

BOMBERS BLAST 3 RHINE BRIDGES   Rails, Other Communication Centers Given Pounding .

Planes Pound Lines Feeding German Bulge   Bombers Also Hammer Munich, Other Position Behind Front

1400 American Planes Attack Cologne Areas   Road and Rail Bridge:  wAcross Rhine“Targets in Huge’ Daylight Raid .

JAPAN PHYSICALLY CONQUERED BUT MINDS AND HEARTS NIPPON MITITARISTS UNCOOPERATIVE

ALLIES NOW HAVE TO WIN THE PEACE AS JAPS BECOME BITTER IN FACE OF MILITARY DEFEAT

AVAGACACIILIC.  We Still Have The Task Of Teaching Japan The Ways Of Peace And Love

 MackKENZIE WARNS US: HE ASSERTS WE HAVE BIG TASK TO 20 IN JAPAN

Allies Must Cooperate In Post-war Eva   Japanese Ave Taking Defeat Hard; Believe Many Lead ers Will. Conimit Hara-Kiri to “Brace Shame”?

Winter Eases Over Country   Normal Temperature Prevailing Generally

Skies Are Clearing A ind Winds Are Subsiding — Throughout Midwest —

Good Idea in 1941 Didn’t Work Out Well   Farmers Didn’t Behave as Statistics Said They Would

Missouri Farmers Stay Put, — - Won’ 'tSettle Federal Land, -SoU.S. Sells 13,000 Acres

Government Farms To Be Sold As ‘Uprooted Farmers Refuse Relocation

BRITAIN IRKED BY ENDING Of AID FROMU. $   LEND - LEASE ONLY FOR WAR PERIOD, LONDON TOLD

MAKES REPLY TO BRITAIN ON AID PLAN END   Crowley Declares He Had No Discretion Under Law

1 nel  SHOULD HAVE KNOWN      British Had Many Warnings of End of Lend-Lease, Says Crowley

Lend-Lease Funds May Not Be Used In. Rehabilitation   British Knew That Program Would End Leo Crowley Says

England's Plight Not U. S. Worry   U. 8. Says Lend-Lease Not for Rehabilitatior

British Stand On Lend-Lease  Vexes Crowley   FEA Chief Declares Britons Should Have Expected U. 8. Action

England Miffed About End Of Lend-Lease; “Can’t Go On Forever” Crowley Says

SHOULD HAVE KNOWN   British Had Many Warnings of End of Lend-Lease, Says Crowley

Lend-Lease Was Wartime Operation, Britain Is Told   Crowley Replies to London's Complaint over Sudden Termination of Setup by Saying British Officials ‘Must Have Recognized” Shipments Would End on V-J Day

End Of Lend-Lease Justified In U. 5.   Britain Warned Set-up Was Wartime Operation Crowley Says

U. S. Defends Halting of Lend- Lease  Wits ££ OTT   FEA Head Replies After British Hit Sudden Stoppage

Leaves ‘British In “Bad Shape,’ Attlee Asserts   Never Intended For PostWar Rehabilitation, Crowley Tells Newsmen

U. S. Explains Lend-Lease End   Ausious British Reminded fe Was War Wensure

CROWLEY HITS BRITISH STAND ON LEND-LEASE   Knew Shipments to End V-J Day, Says - ££ Jabra teawr

TRUMAN WILL RESIGN      Missouri Democratic Governor Will Fill Senate Vacancy

Patterson Chosen Seeretary Of War;  Stimson Retiring      Other High Ranking Mil. itary Leaders May Re. tire Soon.

Patterson Is Named To Succeed Stimson   Official Announcement of War Secretary’s Retirement and Naming of Undersecretary Expected From Truman Today.

SEC. STIMSON WILL RETIRE SHORTLY   Truman Expected To Make Announcement Today   RESIGNATIONS

Robert Patterson Succeeds Stimson As War Secretary   Truman Will Make  Official Appointment At News Conference; Expect Other Chanqe:

Patterson Gets Stimson’s Post   Truman To Confirm Announcement Toda)

Truman Chooses Patterson Fill Stimson’s Place   Is Expected Make Official Announcement At Press Conference Today.

Henry Stimson 78, Retiring as War Secretary   Truman Chooses Robert P. Patterson To Succeed Him

Truman Picks Patterson As War Secretary   Will Succeed Stimson, Other Changes Expected

Patterson To Higher Post   Will Take Stimson’s Place As Secretary of War; Other Changes Due Soon

Patterson Due to Succeed Stimson  Truman to Announce Anopnointment Today

Palterson fo Be Appointed War Secrefary   Undersecretary to Be Named to Succeed Henry L. Stimson; Marshall to Retire

NAMES PATTERSON   Undersecretary Replaces Henry Stimson in  - Cabinet

PATTERSON NAMED TO STIMSON’S WAR POST   Veteran Secretary Resigns; Marshall, Others Expected to Do Same Shortly

Top Military Changes Near  Patterson Expected To Replace Stimson

Patterson Will Succeed Stimson As War Secretary   Other Department Changes Due

Cabinet Open To Patterson   Undersecretary Due To Succeed Stimson

Announcement Expected Todav   Other Changes in War Department Coming Soon — Marshall And Arnold Te Rett-e

PATTER GET WAR POST    Undersecretary Is Chosen By Truman to Succeed Sec. Stimson

PATTERSON NEW WAR SECRETARY   Succeeds Stimson; Expect Other Changes

McCloy, Marshall And Othe Army Leaders Expected To Retire Shortly

Patterson To Succeed Stimson..."   Chosen By Truman To Be Secretary of War; Other:.Changes Are Exbected Soon’:

Patterson For War Secretary   Undersecretary To Replace Stimson; Truman Calls Press Conference,

TRUMAN T0 ‘ANNOUNCE SELECTION   Stimson Retirement To Bring Changes In Department

‘PATTERSON DUE FOR WAR POST   [Truman Expected To Reveal  Stimson Successor

STIMSON IS TO BE SUCCEEDED BY ROBT: PATTERSON   President Truman Has Choser the Undersecretary For Place.   NOUNCEMENT TODAY

Patterson To Get Nod As Secretary      Truman Said To Have Picked Him For Stimson’s Place

Patterson New War Secretary   Stimson to Retire at 78; Outbreak of Changes Seen

South Okinawa Line Unchanged 12th Day in Row   3 Counter-Attacks Fail Saturday Night In Face of Yank Guns

Telephone Operators  To Vote On Strike   Vote To Be Taken During Four Hour Nation-Wide Tieup This Afternoon

PVT. LENNON .. WOUNDED IN ACTION   Former Concord Man Re- covering in English Hospital; To Come Home

Crisis In Romania ° Tests Crimea Policy   United States, Britain And Russia Confer On Political Developments

Nazis Say Doughhoys. Ate At Gates Of Linz, Near The Town Of Remagen   GERMANS SAID TO BE UNABLE TO HALT AMERICAN ADVANCE   Giant Ludendorf Bridge There Still Is In Hands Of Yanks

JARMAN WILL GOVERN LAND WON FROM JAPS   New Western Pacific Base Command Established

SKIES TO BE CLEAR   Continued Cold Weather Is Fore' east for Kansas

SENATE OK OF HANNEGAN DUE   Possibility Of Fight Over Lilienthal Reported

CONFIRMATION OF EANNEGAN SURE   Truman Asks Cut in War Agencies Budget; Abolition of OCD

Circus Officials Get 2 To7 Years In Hartford Fire   Fine Barnum & Bailey Inc. $10,000; 3 Employes Are Given Jail Terms

Circus Officials Sent To Prison   Heavy Sentences, Fines Imposed As Outgrowth Of Hartford Disaster.

Judge Imposes Prison Terms In Circus Fire   Sentence Stayed Until April oth

‘Big’ g Top’ Fi Fire Sands Circus _ Men to Prison      ingling. Barnum and  Bailey Officials Sentenc ed in Tent Tragedy; 168 Lost Lives

Three Executives Sentenced tor Fire   Other Employees Jailed and Company Fined $10,000 Follow ing Nolo Plea to Manslaughter

FIRES MENACE, LUMBER CAMPS   S a FOREST FIRE RAGING OUT OF CQNTROL ON, ONE SIDE OF ‘ “FLAMING.AREA .”

Halsey's Fleet Planes Set Five Nip Shins Ablaze  . Two Warships, Three Cruicars Heavily Hit

Two Japanese Battleships Left Burning   Two Cruisers Aleo Struck In Saturday’s Third Fleet Raid Against Nip Fleet Sull Remaining

KAW TRIBUTARIES UP   Smoky Hill, Republican and Solomon Flooding Moderately

ILOCOS-NORTE LOST 10 JAPS   Thousands Killed By Guerillas  se eect   on  Digdig Captured By  27th Division

PAXSON'S BILL GETS APPROVAL   Library Survey Proposal Has Unanimous Support

False Report of Jap Surrender Touches Off Premature Celebrations

FALSE PEACE FLASH STARTS CELEBRATIONS   U. P. Offers Reward in Effort to Learn How It Happened

EVICTED SPINSTERS SIT OUTSIDE IN RAIN      Put Out of Apartment for Failure To Pay Rent

Saw European  War WithCo.K .  Lewis Treinen Given  Discharge July 10

STEVENSON WILL AWAIT ANALYSIS OF WELFARE AMENDMENT  GOVERNOR REFUSES TO  DISCUSS POSSIBILITY OF SPECIAL SESSION

 City With Strongest Murder Case Against Him Will Get Custody of Alfred L. Cline

Midnight Curfew Horse Race Ban  Not To Be Lifted    New Chief Executive Poised, Confident At  First Press Conference

Truman Hold: First Press Conference  Will Not Attend San Francisco ~ Conference

Truman Endorses Foreign, Domestic Policies of FDR   Says He Will Operate Government from His Desk In Washington   PEACE DELEGATION COMPETENT, HE SAYS   New President Will Retain Racing Ban and Midnight Curfew

Truman’s Ist Press Meeting Held Today:In Washington; Reporters. Well Impressed

Truman Will Run U.S. From Desk in Washington   Endorses FDR's Home and Foreign Programs, Gives Powers to Aides

Will Not Lift Ban On Horse Racing He Tells Press Conference, Record Number Of Reporters Are Presen#   BYRNES NOT GOING TOD SAN FRANCISCO

TRUMAN MEETS REPORTERS FOR THE FIRST TIME   New President Holds First Press Conference Today

TRUMAN SEES 348 NEWSMEN IN IST CONFERENCE  Will Not Lift Horse   Will Not Lift Horse Race Ban; Quick Renlies Win Annlause

 Atomic Substance “Not At All Dangerous To Handle”  : ® 1 Ne 1 Blast Wave Tossed B-29; Smoke. Fire Shot 60.000 Feet In Air After Atomic Bombing   By WILLIAM Lo LAURENCE  Wana Warl Tiermac Sninmnan Weta

_ Atomic Substance “Not At All Dangerous To Handle”   y 4 ~ RB “24)- : Ped \ Blast Wave Tossed 8-29: Smoke. Fire Shot 60.000 Feet In Air After Atomic Bombings   By WILLIAM L. LAURENCE New York Times Science Writer

: Nation-Wide Wave Strikes Curtail War Production  President Truman Orders Seizure Ohio   President Truman Orders Seizure Ohio Piant; Soidiers Man Chicago Trucks

Wave of Strikes Cuts Production In War Plants   Prescription Supplies In Chicago Run Low As Trucks Stand Idle

DIE-HARD JAPS BEING MOPPED UPON OKINAWA   Nips Sink Two Small Ships in New Air Attacks

Japanese Sink Two U.S. Ships in Air Attack   Enemy Strikes Back as U. S. Flag Waves Over Oki. nawa—Nipponese Diehards Continue Weak Resistance in Several Pockets

Die-Hard Jap: Slaughtered On Okinawa.   Resistance Is Slight, However, Nimitz Reports

Invasion-Jittery Japs Damage 3 Other Yankee Ships Of Okinawa Fleet   Ceremonial Raising Of American Flag Proclaims Possession Of  485 Miles Of Nip Homeland

‘Slaughter Of Nips Continues   Japs Airman Sink Two U. S. Vessels

Americans Continue Mop Up Ou Okinawa Under _Ameriean lage Japs Sink Two Ameriean Vessels and Dantare Others

Enemy Air Force Sinks Two Light American Ships, Nimitz Reports   More Mass Surrenders of  Nips Bring Total to 4,000; Civilians Stream fo U. 5. Lines

B-29s Hit Tokyo Area In Strength   Hitachi Engine Plant Blasted =

BLAST TOKYO AREA   Big Hitachi Engine Plant Is Superfortresses’ Target

B-29s Back Over Tokyo   Big Hitachi Engine Plant Bombed; Attack From Medium Altitude

YANK COLUNINS PUSHING ALONG MANILA ROAD   MacArthur Crushes Jap Threat To Left Flank

facArthur’: ‘roops Roll  outhward  New Drive Starts _ As Jap Defenses  Rogwin ta Crenmbla

Foe Pays Heavily For Vain Blows at  wrepaw Flank  Last Burma Road   Last Burma Road Obstacle Captured By Chinese Soldiers

Enemy Makes Suicide Raid On Peleliu   MacArthur's Men Now Control 37 Miles Of Luzon’s Main North-South Hiahwayv

British Admiralty Submarines Sink 84 Nip Cargo Ships   Enemy Launches ‘New Drive in Southeast: China Neor Hengyang

GOP Primes For Assault On New Deal   Truman’s Message Believed To Set Field For Fight

GOP SOLONS 10 FIGHT NEW DEAL   Many Congressmen Contend Truman Advocating Ideas Of Late President

GIRL OF 16 1S HELD IN HATCHET KILLING      Hatchet, Bloody Clothes and Victim’s Wallet Found

Adm. Turner Declares U.S. Fleet Was Prepared And Ready For War Dec. 7th

SAYS FLEET WAS READY FOR WAF DECEMBER /TE   Admiral Turner Testifies Before Committee: Never Heard Of Roosevelt's Reported Desire That Japs Strike First.

Plenty of Vodka Shipped fo U. S. For Red Parties   Caviar and Other Makings of Gay Conference Sent to ‘Frisco

Russia Will Set Gay Pace at Meet   Send Entertainment Ship Loaded With Caviar, Vodka To San Francisco.

Crable Comes Clear In Test   Has 59-55 Close Cali; Speaker Hill Resigns, Demo Caucus Accepts Resignation

JAP NEWS AGENCY URGES RULE BY IMPERIAL DECREE   Any Sanction of Orders by the Japanese Diet Would Be Obliterated by Suggested  Plan—New Industrial Con- a

Government by Decree Suggested for Japan   Domei Argues for Elimination of Diet In War-Torn Nation

lan Government  Seizes All  Evcess Profits News Agency Urge:  Rule by Imperial  _ Pp. gg. oo ge

Jap Government Seizes All cxcess Profits  News Agency Urges Rule by Imperial  Narrca far Mamoaland

Rule of Japan by Imperial Decree, Without Sanction Of Diet, Proposed by Domei

British Carrier Planes Attack German Shipping Off Coast of Norway

British Trial Of 45 Nazis Is Under Way   4,000,000 Persons Died in One Camp, Prosecution Claims

45 Nazis Accused Of Mass Slaying:   Josef Kramer and Hench men Go on Trial for -: Acts at Prison

Trial of Beast Of Delsen Opens __ Infernian Cily   Pretucetion ‘to Bring Out \" That Millions Disc to In Campe>~

BIVE GHURGHILL ROUSING CHEERS   Parliament Assembles, Pays Ex-Leader Tribute.

1  iNew British Parliament Cheers Churchill  As He Leaves Top Job

ODT Aproves Continuation Of Baseball This Summer  New Four-Point Program Drawn Up To Reduce Traveling by 25 Per cent

Old Settlers To Meet At Peddie Park, Medium Lake  Annual Event On Quind

Old Settlers To Meet At Peddie Park, Medium Lake   Anaual Event On Sunday. August 19

Old Settlers To Meet At Peddie Park, Medium Lake  Annual Event On ot a , ss

Iran Demands Allied ‘Troop Withdrawal   IDENTICAL NOTES SENT TO EMBASSIES CITE TREATY PROVISION

Superforts Pound Jap Suicide Plane Bases in Growing Aerial Attacks

B-295 RIP 6 NIP SUICIDE PLANE BASES: ISLE OFF OKINAWA INVADED   AIR WAR COSTS JAPS 1674 PLANES IN MONTH. NEAR HOMELAND; ANOTHER AIRFIELD TAKEN

SUICIDE SQUAD BASES BLASTED   Japs Lose 1,674 Planes In Month; New Isle Invaded

B-29S POUND SIX BASES FOR JAP SUICIDE PLANES   Forts, Carrier, L and-Based Planes Hit Airstrips in Ryukyu Islands

B-29s Hammer Jap Suicide Plane Bases   Nipponese Plane Loss In April Totals 1.674 Over Approaches To Japan.  ee ee Sean Meant Dees ES enrages ae a ee - — ie Sm,   IE SHIVA INVADED

STRONG FORMATIONS SUPERFORTS HAMMER JAP PLANE BASES   GROWING AIR WAR ABOUT JAPAN HAS COST ENEMY 1674 PLANES IN MONTH

\B29s Attack Jap Suicide Plane Bases   Eneniy’s Air Losses in Month Total 1,674  Yanks Announce

Enemy Sutfers Staggering Loss Of War Planes   le Shima, Just West Of Okinawa, Seized; 11 Superforts Missing

B-29’S HAMMER SIX JAP BASES   Nip Air Force Loses 1,674 Planes In Month Protecting Homeland

Fierce Air _ Battles Rage Over Okinawa   Yanks Invade Another Island and Seize Another Airfield Tc Intensify Aerial Attacks on Tokyo and Jap Bases - - Advance of Doughboys Continues Slow and Tough

Superfortresses Hit Jap Air Bases   Yanks Invade New Isle Near Okinawa

Col. Munshower Is Appointed Roxbury Reformatory Head   Army Officer, Formerly Frederick Mayor and State Police Superintendent, Succeeds Elmer Maxwell at State Institution

British Navy Joins Attack On Ryukyus   Longest Bombardment Yet Without Invasion; Two Philippines Occupied

Ryukyus Shelled for Eighth Day   British Carrier Force Aids Ryukyu Strike; Yanks Land on Two More Philippine Islands

Fleet Steams 25 Miles Off Japan Coast  Okinawas Also   Okinawas Also Under Attack By Navy Units

BODY ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON   Burial Sunday on His Hyde Park Estate; Death Comes Suddenly But Peacefully as Result of Cerebral Hemorrhage

FUNERAL TOBE HELD Al THE WHITE HOUSE SATURDAY; BURIAL AT HYDE PARK SUNDAY

Services For 32nd President Will Be Held In White House   Death Came Unexpectedly From Cerebral Hemorrhage During Visit To Georgia Home; Burial Will Be In Hyde Park Estate

30 Indonesians Killed In New Clash In Java   Conference Between Factions  Reinga Called   Ju‘ian C, Whitt Is Discharged

DeGaulle Pledge Aid In Handling  Crisis In France   Hope For Solution of Conflict Which Caused  Resignation Increases

DE GAULLE TO HANDLE FRENCH CRISIS SWIFTLY      Renews Hope For Some Way Tt Solve His Party's Conflict

DeGaulle Pledges Speedy Action in  Political Crisi:   /Renews Hope for Solution Of Party Battle Which Forced Resignation   [PEOPLE WILL -HEAR  CAUSE OF DISPUTE   Genera] Planning Radio Address to Explain Cabinet Difficulties

Resigned . President Will Take Case to People in Aeldrace Taniah?

De Gaulle Resigns as President   Blames Communist Party For Crisis; Denounces Demand For Cabinet Post

NATION FACES SPLIT OVER COMMUNISM   President Quits Office After Fruitless Effort to Form Interim Cabinet.   BULLETIN

TO EXPLAIN WHY HE QUIT   Hope Seen Fer Solution of French Crisis

DE GAULLE OFFERS HIS. RESIGNATION   Deadlock  Makes It Impossible for Him To Form Gov't 

RED DRIVE T0 BALTIC. SEVERS EAST PRUSSIA   Konigsberg; Breslau’s Fall Near

PREDICT NEW PEACH RECORD   Receipts On Local Mart May Hit All-Time High Of 1,500,000 Bu.

Jobless Pay Bill Passed By Senators   Upper House Will Open Debate Tuesday on Full Employment Bill

Congress Faces Many Issues   Long and Bitter Debate Over Full Employment  Measure Seen

ACHESON RAPPED FOR “INSULTING GEN. MACARTHUR  JOBLESS hy BILL, rAADI MCAT

Capitol Hill Roundup. ....  Harsh Cries And Rough Words Echo In Halls Of United States Congress

Big Issues In Congress For Debate And Action   House May Carve Unemployment  Pay Bil

CONGRESS OFF TODAY BUT IT WAS TALKING   Ways And Means Committee Has  Hard Schedule

Reports From Cong  Jobless Pay Bill To Be Amended; Urae Draft Limit   Senate Questions Marshall Views; Acheson Confirmation Held Up

Opening Of Palestine To Europe’s Jews Is Demanded By Sen. Barkley

BARKLEY WANTS RELIEF FOR JEW!   Wants Palestine Opened te Jews Despite Delicacy of The Problem.

WANTS PALESTINE OPENED 10 JEWS   Despite the Delicate International Situation Involved

FOREIGN DUTY POLICY TOLD   QUALIFIED SOLDIERS WITHOUT AT LEAST SIX MONTHS OVERSEAS DUTY TO GET FOREIGN SERVICE

SrvvrvrrvvrrrrTrrvrrrTr rT Three Years, Eight Months  And Seven Days

Bill Would Defer Renewal of Most Drivers Licenses   License Renewal Plan by Serial Numbers Proposed

Meeting Deadlocked Over Veto   Delegates Consider Norway's Request To Have Denmark Admitted to Parley

United Nations Work On World Charter   San Francisco Conference Prepares To Admit Denmark As Filtieth Member

Five Big Powers Still Deadlocked - On Veto Question   Conference Goes on With Job, Admitting Denmark As 50th Member

DENMARK TO JOIN UNITED NATIONS   Will Be 50th Member; . Conference Enters  Sixth Week

Veto Issue Still Deadlocks Big Five; Membership For Denmark Studied

Allies Seek to Postpone Showdown Vote on Veto Controversy With Soviet   Churchill Denies De Gaulle Charge That British Caused Levant Crisis

Denmark Slated As 50th Member of United Nations   Big Fi ive Deadlock ‘Over Veto Issue — Continues At Parley

DANISH BID T0 PARLEY HINTED   ‘Big Five’ Still Apart On Veto; ‘Teeth’ Approved

linited Nations Prepare to Admit Denmark to Last of Conference   Despite The Continued Big Five Deadlock Over The Veto Issue

Meeting Still Deadlocked On Veto Issue   Committees Continue To Draft Outline Of World Charter

Forts Blast At Japanese   Honshu And Kyushu Installations Are Hit

Capital Expects ~ this Week to Be ° : -Most-Event ful   Wer- Developments, Big Three News Promise Critical Week

This Week Is Expected to Be One of the Mos! Eventful of War, Capital Sources Indicate

Three Big. Developments Considered Probable, Including Fall of Manila

BIG THREE, WAR DEVELOPMEN  War's ‘Most Eventful Week’ if Capital Forecast

 MOST EVENTFUL WEEK OF WAR ‘ANTICIPATED IN WASHINGTON   Conclusion Of Big Three Talks—Development Of Assaults On Germany From Two Sides—Conquest Of Manila—Are Among Looked For Developments

Major Events In War Due   Big Three Conference, Berlin Squeeze, Fall Of Manila in the News

EVENTFUL WEEK OF THE WAR FORECAST   Capital Awaits Report of Conference of Big . Three —

SITDOWN WAR WAGED BY JAP ARMED FORCES   Carrier Pilots, Allied Warships  Roam at Will Over Enemy Territory

China Communist Unit Fires On  American Vessel   Admiral’s Barge Flying U. S. Flag Target of Bullets

COMMUNISTS FIRE ON U. S. NAVY BARGE   Chinese Reds Shoot At Admirai's Boat Off Manchuria

U. S. Barge Is Fired on By Chinese   Communist Forces in Man. churia Cause No Casual ties in Attack

Sino-Reds Fire on  US. Ship   Barge Flying Flag Driven Off at Manchurian Port

American Vessel Target of China Communist Fire   Fourth Army Troops Shoot At Barge Flying United States Flag

Chinese Reds Fire on Barge  OfUS. Admira   Shots Fram Shore Forces  Compel Craft to Tien Roal

COMMUNISTS IN CHINA FIRE ON U.S. SHIP   Adm. Barbey Reports American Vessel Forced Back at  Manchurian Port.

Manchuria Is Scene Of  Incident   Adm, Barbey’s Barge, Seeking Parley, Is Turned Back By Land Volleys.

China Reds Fire On U.S. Naw   Admiral’s Barge Is   Admiral’s Barge Is Turned Back From Manchurian Port

Mother And Four Children Perish   Gasoline Blast Fires Small Farm Home

MOTHER AND FOUR CHILDREN ARE DEAD   Gasoline Explosion Which Set Fire to Home Caused Deaths.

Revolt Against Big Five Fanned By  Action of France   Veto Would Make World Council Useless In Present Crisis

Use of Force by French Aids Little Nations’ Revolt Against Big Five

LEVANT MESS. IS HINDRANCE ATFRISCO   Causes Little Nations. to. Strengthen Revolt

French Attack on Syria Casts Cloud on Peace Parleys   Little Nations Fear Big 5 Domination as War" Flares Aaain

SMALL NATIONS BALK AGAINST BiG 5 CONTROL   Levantine Crisis Lends Support To Arguments Opposing Veto Power

French-Levant Fighting Strengthens Revolt of Little Nations Against Big Five Domination of Leaque

Little Nations Show Doubts   France Undermines Faith in New League

Two Boys Burn To Death In Abandoned Automobile li, State College Garage

Massive Air Blow Batters Germans Opposite 8th Army -In Italy's East Po Valley

Action Flares in Italian Theater as Allied Chiefs Throw Every Plane at Their Command Against Nazis

FLEET UNITS DAMAGED BY THE ATTACK   ENEMY LOST 110 PLANES IN DESPERATE AERIAL AS. SAULT LAUNCHED BY ENEMY

JAPS LOSE 111 PLANES IN BLOW OVER OKINAWA   Daring Enemy Raid Smashed; 11 Light  Shine Damared

‘Food crisis . 5 is unaltered  Hoover suggests tanother Jeffers’

Imperial Note, Agreeing to: Potsdam Ultimatum, Will Be Forthcoming Soon, Says Broadcast Heard in U.S.

Two Possibilities for Nips’ Delay in Answering Allied Note Are Cited by Experts   Squabbling in Enemy Cabinet or Consultations with Commanders of Field Forces To Defermine whether Tokyo Could Guarantee Their Surrender May Be Holding Up Reply fo Allies’ Edict

Honshu Is Pounded By Big Planes As The Nipponese a Continue Stalling ~~

Father Of Five Kills Wife, Self: In Drunken Rage   Friedel Jasper, Mate, ' Victims Of Tragedy , Late Sunday Night

Ceiling Price Up On White Potatoes   Increased 35 Cents Per Hundred for Oklahoma

Devout of Many Nations Make Annual Pilerimage to Scene of Christ's Birth

Allies Within 2 Mi. of Hannover Broadeast by British Asserts   Unconfirmed Nazi Report Puts Yanks Only 90 Miles from Berlin

Nazis Say U.S. Tanks Reach Eisleben, Only 90 Miles From Berlin; Hamelin, Hamm Taken

Bridgehead Over Weser Deepened By U.S. 9th Army   British Also Slashing Forward Toward Key Prussian City; Airborne Tanks Landed 90 Miles From Berlin, Germans Say

German Broadcast Places One American Force In Ejisleben Area, 90 Miles From Berlin

British Move On Bremen   Nazi Resistence Stiffens in Hamelin and at Muenden Today   BULLETIN

Tank Divisions Bear Down Upon Nazi Metropolis   Yanks Are 130 Miles From the German Capital  wriiiierTinm

DNB DECLARES YANKS 90 MILES WEST OF BERLIN   Germans Say American Tanks Ar Landed by Air in Eisleben Territory

Other Forces Within 90 Mi. Of Capital City   Report Air-Borne Troops Used; Both Broadcasts Lack Confirmation  ‘*

Venezuelan Junta Members May Not Seek Presidency   Government Moves Swiftly To Erase Traces of Pre- * ceding Regime

NEW GOVT OF VENEZUELA ACTS QUICKLY   . Seeks Recognition —By Rest of World’s Powers

CAMPAIGN BEGINS TO AID FIGHT ON POLIO IN STATE   J. R. Roper Chairman For Liberty County; State Quota $250,000

GOVERNOR SETS DEC, 8 AS KENNY DAY IN TEXAS   Mrs. Florine Jones Named Chairman For Erath County

ALLIES EXTEND GAINS IN ITALY   Three Towns Across Senio River Seized in Advances Of 7 Miles

Allied Drive Gains In Italy   British Take Three Towns, Jap-Americans Have. Part In Massa Capture

6th Advances or ltalian Front   Three Towns Taken  in Opening Phase

British. Advance In Italian Drive   Capture Lugo, Susugnano. Cotignola In New Of.  fensive Across Sento.

BRITISH IN GAINS   Advance Seven Miles in New Offensive on Italian Front

Eighth Seizes Three Cities   Lugo. Fusignanao, Cotignola Taken In Opening Phase Of Offensive.

Three Towns Fall fn Opening Phase Of Italian Push   British 8th Army Breaches Defenses On Senio River; U.S. 5th Clears Hub

Yanks, British Launch Drive On Italian Front   Flamethrowing Tanks . Set Pace For Troops; Cross Senio River

OPENING PHASE OF BRIT OFFENSIVE IN ITALY PAYING   Three Towns Captured by Eighth Army as Drive Acress Senio River Gets Under Way  _—Tronps Are Paced by Flamethrowing Tanks

3 TOWNS ACROSS SENIO CAPTURED   8TH ARMY ADVANCES ABOUT 7 MILES IN EASTERN PO VALLEY

British Launch Offensive On  Italian Front   Capture Three Tow ns Across Senio River As _ Amevican Fifth Army Continues Push

British Tanks Pace Latest Push In Italy   Kighth Army Troops Seize Three Important Towns Across Senio River

British 8th Captures 3 Italian Citie:   Sénio Drive: Makes “At Least7-Miles; Sth Army Active,

ADVANCES ON ITALIAN FRONT ARE REPORTED   British Eighth Captures Three Towns In Opening Phase of Offensive   YANKS PUSH FORWARD

British Take Three Towns   Flamethrowing Tanks Pace Offensive Across Senio River In Italy

BRITISH CAPTURE  NUMBER OF ITALIAN  TOWNS IN NEW DRIVE AMERICAN TROOPS IN  WEST ITALY ALSO ARE RECOMING ACTIVE

TAKES 3 CITIES ACROSS SENIC   British 8th Advances Along 7-Mile Italian Front

Allied Units Make Gains in Htaly   Eighth Army  Take 3 Towns Fifth Army  Pushing Ahead

Italian Towns Topple Before Allied Advance   Lugo and Massa Taken As Fifth and Eighth Armies Punch Forward Along Entire Front

British Seize Three Towns or Italian Front   American Troops  Of Fifth Army Clear Enemy From Road Hub Of Massa in New Drive

Kighth Army Troops Gain In Po Valley   Offensive Being Paced By Flamethrowing Tanks; Difficult Terrain Lies Ahead For Allies

AMERICANS CLEAR NAZIS FROM MASSA   Eighth Army Driving Across Senio River

Eighth Forces Germans Back In Italy   Advances Made In Early Stages Of Biq Offensive .

RGR mnie: ream seus crea senna George Washington Again In Charge for Day

? NEW ORDERS SUED TO GET WAR WORKERS   Deferred Men Changing Jobs to Be Drafted, All Industries Combed.

Vital Workers Pinned to Job   Shifting Employees Face Ouick Induction

‘Deferred Men Who Change Jobs To Face Draft Call   Directive Applies To All Occupationally Deferred Who Leave Posts Without Selective Service Local Boards Consent; 5,100,000, Aged 18 To 37, Affected

U.S. To Support Any Reasonable Plan For Europe   Truman Acts To Clear Way For Consideration Of Jan War Issue.

Truman Believed Willing to Give Full Support to Settlement of Problems, in Order to Concentrate on Nips.

WANTS ‘BIG. 3’ ATTENTION ON PACIFIC ISSUE   President Is Reported Ready to Settle German Problems

News Blackout Continues At Big-3 Parley   Truman Reported To Have Offered Support Of Reasonable Settlement.   SPEEDING WORK

U. §. To Support Settlement Of Europe Problem   American Interest Rests In What Big 3 May Do About Janon

CLEARING WAY TO EXPEDITE PACIFIC WAR   President is Reported To Have Offered Full Support of U. S. in Settling  Eurepe's Preblems   RUSSIA'S ROLE IS VITAL

Truman Clears Way To Concentrate Big 3 Forces On Japanese      Reported to Have Offered Full U. S. Support in Settlement of Europe’s Immediate Problems at Parley

Reported To Have Offered Full U. S. Aid In Solution .  European Problem

Truman Seeks to Turn Parley Eyes On Japanese War   Offers Support Of United States on European Settlement

Truman Turns His Eyes on Nippon War   Ready to Make Any Reasonable Agreement Regarding Europe

BATTLES THRU NORTH FLANK OF ARDENNES   Nazis in Alsace Widen Rhine Britdgehead to Hit Back Into Seventh Army’s Maginot Line Near Hatten

BRITISH OPEN OFFENSIVE. IN HOLLAND   Yanks Reach Point Five Miles-From. St Vish

OPERATORS REJECT TEN  OF LEWIS’ 18 DEMANDS   Counter-Proposals To Include Compromise Suggestions For Portal-To-Portal Pay; Negotiations Resumé Today :

Coal Operators Reject 10 Points   Counter Offers Will Be Submitted to Lewis

Aeon Food “shortage Seen   *’ Anderson Says U. $ Can't Feed World

No World Series Hopes Vienna Anticipates Entry of 'U.S., British Occupation Grour

Vienna Awaits Entry Of Yanks   Eagerly Anticipates Joint Occupation

VIENNA WAITS JOYFULLY FOR ALLIED FORCE   OCCUPATION TROOPS TO BE WELCOMED IN MUSIC CITY

9,000,000 Killed at Naz Camp, Survivor. Charges   Former Hungarian Leader, Freed by Yanks, Reveals Wholesale Atrocities

Hungarian Says Nazis Slaughtered Five Million Men, Women and Children at Silesian Camp

Low-Priced Clothing Slated to Reappear   Government Attacks Clothing Shortage With Increase In Pay For Mill Workers

Clothing At Low  Prices To Return   Textile Workers Get Pay Increase

LOWER CLOTHING COSTS FORECAST   6 Per Cent Cut Expected By Late Summer

TOWPRICED CLOTHING BACK BY SUMME!   OPA Takes Steps to Get Production Up and Prices Down

News Behind The News  ieee ie REE Rae Nt tlle cect   WASHINGTON Ry Rar Tacker

Plot To Kill Nazi Envoy To Create Incident Revealed   Hitler, Kietel Plotted To Slay Ambassador At Prague, Counsel Declares

Hitler Plotfed fo Slay Own Envoy As Excuse fo Invade Czechoslovaki   Americans Tell War Crimes Tribunal Detailed Plans For Attack on Czechs Were Made on April 21.1948 — Month After Austrian Anschluss

Killing His Envoy Was To Be ‘Incident’   Planned Invasion One Month Before Austria Was Overrun And “No More” Pledged.

Hitler Plotted © Murder of Own Envoy, Evidence   , Planned “Incident” te Create Excuse for Czech Invasion —

Nazi Death Move Against Envoy “Incident” Plot   Reveal Fuehrer’s Plan To Attack Czechoslovakia At Trial In Nuernberg

Hitler. Keitel Plan Revealed   Plot to Create “*Incident” for Czech  War Told at Trial

CRIMES COURT TOLD OF NAZI WAR PLOTTING   Detailed Plans For Inva: sion of Czechoslovakia Are Revealed in Evidence Sub. mitted Today.

HITLER PLANNED TOASSASSINATE GERMAN OFFICIAL  WANTED EXCUSE FOR MILITARY INVASION

Revealed Hitler Plotted To Kull Own Ambassador   With Keitel, He Planned To Create ‘Incident’ For Invasion

NAZI LEADER WAS AIDED BY KEITEL   Wanted ‘Incident’ Before Invasion Of Czechoslovakia

HITLER PLOTTED TO CREATE CZECE INCIDENT FOR EASIER CONQUEST        _ SCHACHT SAYS  HE TOOK F PART LIN PLOT AGAINS

Prosecutors  Reveal Plot   Hitler Had Planned To Assassinate Aid

Agoression Plans Of Fuehrer Unfold at Trial.   Germans Planned to Kill Théir Own Envoy as War Excuse

Evidence is Piling up Against Nazis   Hess Expected to Carry Insanity Plea to Court

Hitler's Plot to Assassinate Own Envoy to Create “Incident’’ Bared In War Crimes Trial of 20 Nazis

Nazis Plotted To” Assassinate Own Envoy To Prague   Purpose Was To Create Incident To Justify Invasion Czechoslovakia.

Is Recognize  Sel   COUNTRY UNDER CONTROL OF ALLIES; DOENITZ REPRESENTS: “HIGH COMMAND UNTIL IT IS DISSOLVED

No German Rulers Are Recognized   Doenitz Has Only Tempor ary Status— Under Full] Military Controi

SHAEF DOESN'T RECOGNIZE. ANY GERMAN GOV'T   High Command Being Used to Expedite Dis armament and Demobilization of Nazi  I Forces; Later Will Be Dissolve?

Electrical Workers Say War Plants May Be Closed by Strike on July 5

Flectric Power Workers Vote jnited Lines   Will Maintain Power To Hospitals, Water ind Sewage Works I jrike Occurs July 5

CHIEFS CHOOSE DESTRUCTION TO SURRENDER   Washington Leaders Predict End Of War By Christmas At The Latest

The Movements of Halsey’s Combined Fleet Shrouded  in “Blackout”   POUND JAPAN 15 DAYS   In That Period Enemy’s Losses Includes Total  of 456 Ships

Marshal Petain, 89, Crosses Into Switzerland Enroute To Treason Trial in France

Birthplace Of Republic Falls Without a Shot   Weimar, Germany, Surrenders After Cycling Mayor Delivers Terms

WEIMAR, BIRTHPLACE DF GERMAN REPUBLIC, SURRENDERED TODAY  IT WAS BLOODLESS CONQUEST, NEGOTIATED BY CERMAN RICYCLE CONIRIEE

 Weimar Falls Without A Shot Mayor's Limousine Leads Y anks Into Birthplace Of Republic

Weimar Quits Without Fight  Mayor rSur enders ourrens   Mayor Surrenders Historic City to Yanks Bloodlessly

Birthplace Of Republic ~ Is Entered   Bloodless Conquest Of  . Historic German City Negotiated By German Bicycle Courier

Schools Reach New High in Lunch Program  Daily Lunches to 1,590 Children in County Schools

WARD SEIZURE OK'D BY COURT   Two To One Decision Rules in Favor Of Government

Pope Cites Satanic Spectre Raised By Nazis In Germany; Vatican Policy ls Defended   Hopes Nation Can Rise To New Dignity After Guilty Have Expiated Crimes

Pope Expresses Hope Germany ‘Can Rise To New Dignity’   Pontiff Reviews Vatican Policy Toward Nazism

IN WORLD BROADCAST POPE PIUS EXPRESSES HOPE GERMANY: CAN RISE TO NEW DIGNITY, NEW LIFE

Pope Reviews Vatican Policy Toward Nazis   Expresses Hope People of Germany Can Rise to New Dignity and  = New Life 3

PopeLongs For New Germany   Guilty Nazis Must Expiate Crimes Says Pontiff in War Review 

POPE HOPES FOR GERMAN REBIRTH   Reviews Vatican’s Past  Policy Toward Reich

Reviews Vaticar German Policy  _ Pope Hopeful Nation Will Find Wey Back

Pope. Sees.New German Dignity ~ ‘When Guilty Have Paid For Crimes _ And National Socialism Has Died

Pope Expresses Hope Reich Nation Will Rise To Status Of Dignity In World’s Life

Pope Hopeful Of Reich’s Rebirth   Sees Chance For New Dignity And Life Once Socialism Dropped.

Pope Reviews Vatican Policy   Hopes Germany Can Rise to New Dignity After Expiating Crimes

Pope Hopes Nazis Will Return to Dignity, Humanity  Pontiff, Reviewing  Reich Misdeeds,  Looks to Correction

Pope Foresees New Life For German Nation   Pontiff Expresses Hope Germany Will Rise To New Dignity Following Defeat Of Naziism

‘ Pope Pius Expresses Hope Germany Will Find Way Back Into Family of Nations

NEW GERMAN DIGNITY HOPED FOR BY POPE      Pontiff Defends Vatican Policy To Nazis

Of New Germany   Pope Voices Concern for Those Who'll Swell Ranks of Revolution

Japanese Role As Big Power Seen Finished   Nippon’s Punishment To Be Long, Bitter; War Trials to Start

: ‘Punishment to be Righteous But ‘Bitter Says Supreme Leader  [To President of United Press

Japan Will Never Become World Power Again—   Gen. MacArthur Says Country Is In A State Of Complete Collapse; Denies He‘Has Political Ambitions For Future

Nipponese Punishment Will Be Long, Bitter General MacArthur Tells Baillie   Ry HUGH BAILLIE. President of United Press

Japan Is ‘All Through’, Says MacArthur        Enemy in State of Collapse; No U.S. Food This Winter; Punishment to Be Long and Bitter

Country's Army to Be Abolished Soon; Navy Doomed; Surrender Rigidly Enforced

Says Nation  Never To Be World Powel        ‘GENERAL SAYS JAP’ARMY TO. BE COMPLETELY ABOLISHED B ded: OCT. 15; GIVES INTERVIEW —

Japan Never to Be World Power Again   MacArthur Says Her Punishment to Be Long and Bitter

Japan's Punishment to Be . Long and Bitter, MacArthur Says” ‘in Baillie Interview

General Replies fo Reports fle Favors a “Soft Peace”   Supreme Commander Reiterates He Has NO Political Aspirations

Country In State Of Collapse Industrially, Commercially, Militarily   Long And Bitter Dircitahemnmest Due   Conditions In Emergency May Well Become Catastrophic, General Says

Japan Will Never Again Be World Power and Punishment For Her Sins Will Be Long and Bitter, MacArthur Asserts

Japan's Penalty Includes Loss Forever Of Status as World Power---MacArthur

Nation in State of Complete Collapse Now   Her Punishment Will Be Long and Bitter

Japan Has No Hone as Bia Powe   MacArthur Says Nips In Utter Collapse; Peace to Be Harsh

Punishment ToBeLong And Bitter   UP President Granted Interview With Commander

Italy Declares War on Japan tc Regain Prestige   Desire for Full Partnership With Allies Cited

ITALY DECLARES WAR--ON. JAPAN   Action Follows Plea For Easing Armistice Terms

, MAKING STEADY GAINS   Twenty-Fourth Division Is Meeting Stiff Jap Resistance

Yanks Gain Against Japs   Enemy Garrison On Mindanao Putting Up Stiffer Resistance

Americans Report Gains On Mindanao   Infantrymen Meet Stiff Resistance

TROOPS MAKING STEADY GAINS   Drive Against Stiff Resistance From Japs on Mindanao Island.

HUNSHU, FURNIOS! BUMBED; MANILA AIRFIELDS Hil   Tokyo Claim of Invasion Armada in Luzon Gulf Ignored

B-29°S RENEW FORMOSA AND ~ TOKYO RAIDS   Japanese Radio Asserts Brunt of Assaults Felt in Capital

Tokyo Center Of Bomb Raid   Radio Tokyo Says Attack By U.S. Air Force Is Made On Tokyo

TRUMAN SENDS MARSHALL TO TROUBLE SPOT   Hurley’s Resignation Surprises Both President, State Department

General Marshall To Fill Chinese Diplomatic Gap Left: Vacant By Hurley

Call to China Duty   Signs of Deep Concern Evident Over Policy in Oriental Strife.

China Envoy Post Taken  By Marshall    -Ex-Military Leader. To Replace Hurley

Marshall Namec To Hurley Post As Special Envo\  Hurley's Sentiment CL..end 2. fanieal   Hurley's Sentiment Shared By Capitol To Great Extent

President Calls Upon Gen. Marshall To Step Into World’s Worst Trouble Spot: to Serve in China

Gen. Marshall Special EnvoyTo Chungking   Military: Leader Replaces Horley: Truman. To Cet. New Data From Rettirning Envoys. -

HAIL CHOICE Of GEN, MARSHALL AS CHINA ENVOY   “ive-Star General Called Back After Week Of Retirement Te Replace Hurley In Number One Postwar Trouble Spot.

MARSHALL IS ASSIGNED 10 TROUBLE SPOT   President Names LavishlyPraised Military Leader To Be Ambassador To China  ici Pe pmmaeiat rare VW

Truman Names Gen. Marshall Envoy To China   Accepts Post Made Vacant By Hurley; Policies Reviewed

GENERAL MARSHALL NAMED ENVOY 10 CHINA BY TRUMAN  FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF OF ARMY TO TAKE OVER HURLEY’S PLACE

Name Marshall Envoy to China   To Succeed Hirley— Resignation Surprises Truman, Byrnes .

Gen. Marshall Named Special China Envoy}      Former Chief Of Staff Will Replace General Hurlev Who Resigned

Truman Calls Marshall. to Chinese Post   Replaces Hurley, Whose Resignation Coused Bia Surorise

Explains the Details of Just How To Manage Successful Revolution

Heavy Part For Workers   Secretaries Swellenbach And Ickes Express Views on Labor Day

La Spezia Base — Neared By Yanks   Two More Villages Taken By Fifth Army

Manila Advance ‘Continues With Light Opposition  e Yet Reached ee a. See Oe Lt eee  fe. has

American Motorized Patrols Are 90 Miles From Manila; Jap Resistance Still Is Slight

MacArthur’s Patrols 90 Miles From Manila   Enemy Resistance Still Light, Encountered On East, West Flanks Of Widening Beachhead

TRUMAN PUSHES GIVE AND TAKE IDEA AT PARLEY   Seeks Concrete Concessions For Aid— Mum on Details

TRUMAN MHAY BARGAIN FOR LEND-LEASE   May Balance Off American Aid Against Military Help In Pacific—Iruman' Policy Is Give and Talre   OFFICIAL STATE DINNER ON TONIGHT

BIG THREE T0 FIN TRUMAN GOOD TRADEF   President Has Big Bargaining Advantage for Aid in Jao War. *

Truman Balances Financial Aid vs.  Help In Pacific   ‘“‘Horse-Trading’”’ Pres Believed Dealing For Earlier V-J Day

Truman Bargains With U. 8. Cash For Aid in Pacific   President Adopis Strict Attitude Of Give and Take

‘Policy Sets *War On Japs »Over Europe   U. S. Will Not Pour Goods To Allies Without Concessions

TRUMAN TELLS CHURCHILL AND STALIN THEY’LL GET NO MORE  FREE RIDES

Russia s Plan for Japan Kept Secret   Informal Dinners Used to Reach Big 3 Agreements

PRESIDENT ASSERTS AID WILL BE GIVEN ONLY IF PACIFIC HELP IS SHOWN

CONFERENCE IS NOW UNDER WAY   Truman Carries Potent Bargain to ‘Third Conference.

TRUMAN SEEKS MILITARY AID FROM ALLIES   Gemands Something Concrete In Return For Pouring Out American Dollars

Truman Uses Dollar Power To Gain Aims   Give-Take Policy Designed to Speed Victory Over Japs

Truman Bargains for Speedy End of War With Japan   Horse-Trading Missourian  = Takes Firm Stand

Truman Carries Bargaining Stock Into Conference   Billions of Dollars of Américan Aid To Be Clinching Point

Truman’s Position In Conference Is Give And Take   RUSSIA SILENT ON JAPAN CAMPAIGN   President Will Take The Lead in Socials With Official Dinner

TRUMAN HOLDS BIG STICK. §. AID TO EUROPE   Heavy Mystery Still Shrouds Conference - of ‘World Leaders’

MILITARY AID AGAINST JAPS IS FORECAST   Potsdam Conference Learns U.S. Not Pouring Out Billions Without Return.

Truman   President Believed Balancing American ‘Dollars Against Military Help at Conclave

PRESIDENT TELLS ALLIES lj. §. POSITIO?   Will Furnish Money In Return For Aid In Jap War

U. 8. PRESIDENT TRIES TO DRIVE SHREWD BARGAIN   Won’t Pour Out Billions of Wealth With No Return

President Is Bargaining For War Aid   American Economic Aid Of fered for Help in War  With Japan

Truman Bargaining For European Help To Crush Japs Soon As Possible

Truman's Policy At Potsdam Seen  As Give and Take   Would Balance U. S. Financial Aid Against Military Help in Pacific

GEN, DE GAULLE NEW PRESIDENT   Essential Reforms Are Proposed For France; Budget Comes First

De Gaulle Is Now French President   Gets Unanimous Vote As Interim President From  The French People

Yanks Free 1100 War Prisoners In Nazi Prison Camp   Germans Kept Allied Men On Starvation Diet

INFANTRY FREES WOUNDED YANKS   Survivors Tell Of Suffering In Nazi Prison Camp

Free 1, 100 From Nazi Captors   Men So Badly o Badly Treated ‘Some Lest 100 Lbs.; Among Them Were "290 Wéundee Americans

Nazis Brutal In Treatment Of Prisoners   Even Wounded Among 1,100 Held at Heppenheim Fed Slow-Starvation Diet

Seventh A rmy Frees 1,100 War Prisoners   250 American Wounded So Badly Treated They Lose 35 Pounds Each

Emaciated, Badly Treated Prisoners Liberated By Seventh Army Infantry

1,100 Emaciated Americans Are Liberated From Nazi Prison Camp By U. S. Seventh

1,100 Emaciated Prisoners S. Including: 290 Wounded Men, Liberated At Germans Camp -

Yanks Relate Horrors of  Nazis’ Prison   Starvation and Filth Are Part of Life Under Enemy Captors

FREE STARVE YANK CAPTIVES   U. S. 7th Army Captures  German Prison Camp

Liberated Yanks Reveal Nazi Prison Camps Are No Better Than Japanese

Prison Camp Mistreatment .. .  290 Wounded Americans Lost 35 Pounds On Average In Naz! Camp

CONGRESS MOVES TO CUT INCOME TAXES   Automobile Use Tax Will Be Eliminated 

Begin Elforts To Frame New  Tax Relief Bill   House Ways And Means Committee Takes Up Consideration Of Measure   SOME REDUCTIONS IN TAXES PLANNEL

TAX PROGRAM WORK STARTS   Bo obae (HOUSE COMMITTEE HOLDING FIRST MEETING ON’ PRO _POSALS ‘TO REDUCE ‘ FRDERAL TAXES

HOUSE GROUP STARTS ACTION ON TAX CUTS   Doughton Hopes Bill Can Become Law bv Nov. 1

American, British Forces Are Reported Joined. On Broad Plain Above The Ruhr   Their Meeting Completes Allied Ring Around ’Germany’s Last Military Arsenal; Decisive Battle May Be Under Way

BERRIEN FOLKS RELATE RESCUE      Describe Three Years Of Horror In Jap Prison Camp

————Praise For American Red Cross Horror Of Captivity In Jap Prison Told By  Rescued Berrien Famil;

Patton’s Men Enfer Mainz, Hesse Capital   Americans Win Rich Saar Valley With  Its. Steel Mills and Vact Coal Dennosite

3rd and 7th Conquer Rich Saar Valley   Prisoners by Thousands and Vast Quantities of Materiel Fail te Victors

Whirlwind Conquest Costs Nazis 80,000   Mainz, Ludwigshafen-Mannheim Principal Targets of Rampaging ‘Third. Seventh American Armiec

[Troops 6 Miles trom Great City Qf Ludwigshafen   Rhine Bridgehead Extension Threat  To Ruhr Sector

GERMAN FORCES WEST OF RHINE  CRUSHED BY 3RD AND 7TH ARMIES   Nazi Army East Of Rhine Has Lost Its Punchine Power  As Yanks Smash On

Battle for Manila Near Completion   Most of Buildings in Walled City Taken by Yanks—Cas ualties Increase on Iwo

Battle For Manila Is Near Close   Superfortresses Raid Singapore RY UNITED PRFcc

HAVE 73 DIVISIONS   Paris Broadcast Tells of Americans on Western Front

Truman, Bidault Confer In Preparation For Meeting  Of United Nations’ Big 3

TRUMAN MEETS FRENCH ENVOY   Holds Meetings with Military Leaders; Big 3 Conclave Mav Be in Offing

ArmyMayDischarge Two Million Men When Reich Falts  Six Million Picked Troops Will Then Re Sent to Japan

MEN ENROUTE 10 FIGHT JAPS TO VISIT HOME   Officials Say We Can Defeat Japan With Seven Million

ARMY TO LET 2 MILLION G0 IN NEXT YEAR   Plans Force of 6,968,000 te Whip Japs; Deferments to Go Overseas.

Army Will Release up to 2 Million   Two-third of Combat Units to Pacific Via the United States

United States Meat Shortage Worst Of War   Supplies For Week 40 Per Cent Less Than 1914, Spokesmen Say

Chinese Forces ~ Nearing Linchow   ‘Are Within 3 Miles of For mer American Air Base

Chinese Push Near Liuchow   Important Air Gase Is Goal Nips Open Counter-Attacks

Patton's Forces Cross Pruem   Third Army Drives 9-Mile Wedge Into Siegfried Line West Of City Of Pruem  IAS AME og Heme CAL err eat 9 oO a ee ae ae ee ae   NAZI PILLBOXES REING CLEANED OUT

District Ace Will Be Married Today  Belated Wedding Of Lt.  Col. Gabreski

Delayed Wedding Of Oil Ciiy Ace Takes Place Today  To Middle West Town To Exchange Vows

Fire Bombs Rain Down On Japs   Mine Fields Impede Adv ance Of Ground Force Aqainst Moderate Resistance Of Japanese

WEDGE DRIVEN INTO JAP LINES AT-STONE RIDGE   Ground Troops Aided B; Fire Bomb Strikes On East Borneo   COUNTERATTACK BY ENEMY IS REPULSED

ussies Advance nland in Drive )n East Borneo   e Bomb Attacks by American P-38s Aid Australian Troops

Aussies Cut Jap Defenses On Borneo   Deep Wedge Driven Into Line Infand From Balhikpapan

AUSSIES DRIVE A 3-MILE WEDGE INTO JAP LINES   Advance Puts Them Close te Nipponese Fortifications on Heights North of Balikpapan.   FIRE BOMBS RAINED ON RESISTING ENEMY   Jellied Gasoline, Dropped From Low-Flying Planes, Burns a Path for Ground Forces.

U.S. PLANES: PAVE WAY IN      Lightnings Spread Gasoline Bombs In Rorneo Raid

AUSSIES DRIVE SMILE WEDGE INTO JAP LINES   Push to Within Half Mile of Foe Posi tions on Heights

A-Bomb to Grow 100,000 Times Stronger In Next 10 Years. Enolish Sctentist Savs

Minimum Pay Of 65 Cents P.H. Sought   Sub-Committee Says Ten Million Workers Now Are Paid Less.

Solons Gel Pay Lift Plea   Endorsement Asked OF 65-Cent Hourly Minimum for Workers

URGE CONGRESS RAISE MINIMUM WAGE IN NATION   Senate Committee Recommends Approval of 65 Cent Hour Minimum

Congress is Asked to Endorse U. S. Minimum Wage Rate of 65 Cents

OO-GENT WAGE MINIMUM ASKED   Senate Committee Urges Congress Endorse Higher Pay For Workers

CANNING SUGAR. TO AWAIT FRUIT   Ration to Be on Emergency Basis in Five-State Area

End of ‘Big Five’ Deadlock Forecast   Balkan Chief Looks for New Treaty Meeting

RETALIATION ON JAPS DEMANDED   Halsey Accuses Foe Of Vivisection, Cannibalism

LAUSCHE TAXES. OATH OF OFFICE   Becomes Ohio Silst Governor — Makes Brief Inlaugural Address— Five Other Major Elective Officials Sworn into Office.

Lausche Becomes Governor Of Ohio In Ceremonies Lacking Any Ostentation

American Woman Lived Two Y ears  With Guerrillas, Published ‘Paper’

American Woman Prisoner Circulated One-Page News Sheet Among Filipinos

WAR TODAY   Roosevelt’s Death Just As He Faced the Crisis OF Peace Leaves Nation Wondering As Io Pitre

The War Today ‘By DeWitt MacKenzie  Associated Prese War Analist   @ BY J. M. ROBERTS, IR, (Substitutin for DeWitt

Revision of War Plans is Considered Unlikely— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/  Only Time Will Tell Effect Of FDR's Death

WARNING ON ~ BOLD STOCKS      BERET  MOLON “nolan: WORTH OF CANADIAN STOCK.IS BEING SOLD .. EACH WEEK

More Gains By Russians Are Reported   Reds Said To Have Reached Driesen , 94 Miles From Berlin

Reds Storming Outskirts Qf Poznan; Rip Through Breaches In Oder River Line

REPORT JAPS MOVING TO MANCHURIA   Tokyo Says Nip Industries Being Shifted to Mainland

NIPS MAKING MORE PLANS TO FIGHT LONG WAR   Mounting Fear Of Invasion Revealed By Report U. §, Paratroops In Aleutians   OiL BEING RECOVERED   Allies Getting Back Fuel Japs Stole In 1941; To Power Invasion

Pacific Sees Japanese Move      MASS MOVEMENT BEGUN TO TRANSPLANT INDUSTRY

Mass Movement Of Jap industry From Bomb Battered Japan  NEW FOUNDATIONS © FOR A LONG WAR  Superforts Strike At Japan’s Homeland In Powerful Blow

Japs Report Mass Shift of Industry Into Manchuria   Transfer from Homeland Aimed to Help Nation Withstand a Long War   FEAR OF INVASION MOUNTING IN TOKIC   B-29s Blast South Japanese Naval Base, Seaports, Trainine Center

Air Battle Over Kyushu Seen As Curtain Raiser To Decisive Battle Of Japan.   POWERFUL BLOW IS a STRUCK BY BOMBERS

Are Making. Transfer To Manthuria™   CLAIM IT A REDEPLOYMENT. PLAN TO LAY FOUNDATION  FOR A LENGTHY WAR

Senate Delays iin on  allace Issue    Vinson Hinted Loan  Chief if Post : Taken From Wallace

Senate Postpones Action On Wallace   Adjourns Out Of Respect For Sec. Halsey Who Died Today

Congress Studies Bill Discharging Service Fathers   Showdown Vote on Measure Planned; Father Draft Halted

SENATE URGED TO FREE DADS   Release Score for Army Personnel 50 Jan. 1, Navy 36

FATHERS FREED OF DRAFT CALL   Servicemen With Children May Get Early Release *

SENATE MAY ACT SOON ON PROPOSAL FOLLOWING END OF DRAFT OF FATHERS

FOUR-YEARS-AGO TOMORROW: FEW OBSERVANCES SET FOR PEARL HARBOR DAY

_Five-Power Council Established To Write Peace — Treaties: Agree On German Control And Reparations

Understanding Reached On Problems In Germany, Communique Issued After Close Of Big Three Meeting Indicates — Franco Slapped — No Word On Japan

Communique Issued on Conference   Report Fails to Mention War With Japan, Fixes Poles’ Borders, Takes Slap at Franco Regime

Big Three Takes Slap at Franco   Technical Document of Potsdam Meeting Deals With European Political Problems; Is Silent About Japan.   High Degree of Understanding Is Reached by Chiefs of 3 Nations

WORLD.TRADE UNION OUTLINES PROGRAM   Universal Adeption Of 40€-Hont Week And Heusing For Workers Advocated

 Vinson Talks on Postwar Policy Production-Employment Aid Needed FromU.S. Government

Vinson Says National Economic Policies Must Not Be Allowed Into Regimentation of Business, Labor, Agriculture, Nor of the People

Wagner Bill Is Favored  By Vinson   But Regimentation Must Not Develop, Mobilizer Warns

Vinson Endorses “US. Production” And Work Budget   Declares - _Such” Plans “Should Not Lead to  Reaimentation.-~

JOBS MEASURE   Warns Against Economic Policies Leading Toward Regimentation

Vinson Okehs Federal Job Bill Principles   Warns, However, U. S Economic Plans Must Not Be Allowed to Bring Regimentation

Franco Acts To Restore  Liberties   Government Seeks To Offset Criticism Of Allied Nations

NEW INDUCTION PLAN REVEALED   About 200,000 Deferred Workers To Get Call Before July 1

Government Lists Order  For Drafting Of Workers:   ‘Critical’ Designation Placed. on Activities Contributing ‘Directly To War Effort

List of Essential Activities Broken in Two Parts With Designation “Critical” Given Jobs Deemed Most. Vital—Action Amounts to Cancellation of Deferments of Those Not Contributing Directly to War Effort.

Drastic Allied: Directive Is Made Effective   Four Powerful Dynasties in Japan Dissolved

Drastic Allied Directive Is Made Effective  Four Powerful Dynastiesin

CONGRESS 15 BUSY ON INTERNATIONAL MATTERS THIS WEEK  HOUSE BEGINS DEBATE IN BILL TO MAKE U. S.  MEMBER OF UNO

Congress Turns To Debate on. World Affairs   Senate May Vote “On Palestine; Housing Under Stud

  Revived Dutch Air Force Has Joined Allies  ln Liberating Islands

HAINOR JAP WAR CRIMINALS TRL SETIN DECEMBER   MacArthur Anxious About Proceedings for 2,009 in Custody

OPENING OF JAP TRIALS PLANNED   Minor Officials Will Face Court In December

Oppose Senate Action NowOn Foreign Policy   Administration Supporters Favor Delaying Until President Meets “Rig Two?”

OPA to Set Price of Farm Machinery   New Manufacturers of Equipment Violating Rules, Says Director

Chinese Agreement Now Is Reported   Government, Communists Pledge Peaceful Reconstruction Under Chiang

Hear Chinese Factions Agree   Pledge To , Peaceful Reconstruction Under The Leadership Of Chiang

OKINAWA-BASED PLANES BATTER NIP HOMELAND   Yanks Able To Down But 154 Planes As Enemy Air Force Hides

AT LEAST 40 PER CENT OF 3 MORE JAP INDUSTRIAL CITIES BURNED OUT IN LATEST RAIDS

Report U.S. Minesweepers Clearing Bay   To Be Used To Supply Forces On Okinawa

BURTON TAKES NEW POSITION   On Court With 7 Democrats One Other Republican

 Sen, Burton  Takes Oaths   Ohie Republican Is Formally Inducted

Poles’ Trial Imperils Meeting  London Delegate To Moscow   London Delegate To Moscow Conference Makes Announcement

POLES ATTACK SOVIET TRIALS   Action Against 16 Leaders Is Termed Blackmail

impending Trial Of Poles Imperils Success of Meeting Says London Govt.

PROSPECT OF RED TRIAL OF POLES INPERILS MEET   Exile Government Calls Soviet Intentention Political  Rlackmail

TRIAL IMPERILS MOSCOW MEET   Polish Leaders Hurl Charges Of “Political Blackmail”

SAYS RUSSIA IS PULLING A TRICK   LONDON POLES CHARGE RUSSIA IS HOLDING PRISONERS AS “BAIT”!

Parley Periled By Trials      Exile Group Declares Order Is ‘Blackmail’

London Poles Cal Announcement Of Trial Red ‘Politics   Leaders Delay Trip To Moscow——Zakowski  May Reject Bid

(Miners Return to Work With OPA Promise to Increase Meat Rations

Extra Meat Ration for Miners Brings Walkout to Finish   35,000 Other Workers Sull on Strike in Labor Questions

Miners Promised More Meat Points   Strike of 10,000 Soft Coal Miners To End with OPA Supplement to Red Points: 35.000 Others Idle

Promise Of Extra Meat Ration’ To Miners Ends Coal Strike; 10,000 Men Will Resume Tasks

More Meat For Miners   Some 10,000 Striking Coal Miners, Foundry Workers Going Back to Work

Roundup. Of Nation’s Strike News. ....  Promise Of Extra Meat Sends Some 10,000 Coal ~ Miners Back On The Job

OPA MOVES T0 HALT WALKOUT   Promise To Grant Extra Rations To Striking Coal Miners

Extra Rations. To Coal Miners End- Walkout   “No Meat, No Work’ Strike Yields But Other Workers Out

Extra Ration Grant Ends Mine Strikes   Some 35,000 Other Workers Stay Away From Work In Shipyards And War Factories

Extra Rations To End Strike   OPA to Grant Extra Points to Illinois Miners

MINE STRIKE AT END AFTER OPA MEAT PROMISE   Other Wealkouts in Notior Place 35,000 Men on Idle Rolls

Grant Miners Extra Rations   *‘No-Meat. No-Work’ Strike Ends For Some 10.000 Coal Miners.

Miners Return OnPromise Of Meat Increase:  Strikers Ordered To Work As OPA Says It Will Help; 35,000 Idle In Nation

BOY MISTREATED BY BALTIMOREAN      Four-Year-Old Tells How Mother’s Friend Tortured Him

Evidence of Brutality Shown Youth Testifies To Torture Mother’s Friend Inflicted

NAZIS IN NORWAY. STILL HOLD OU!   DELAY IN SURRENDER MAY BE DUE TO DEMAND FOR GUARANTEE OF SAFETY .

Big 3 Envoys Seek Guidance On Veto Issue   Parley Commitices Tackle Conference Problems Te Amicable Mood

Parley Looks To Big Three Capitals For Vefo Issue Guidance: Denmark Admitted

LEAGUE VETO ROW IS REFERRED 10 BIG 3 CAPITALS   France to Back U. S. if Question Is Put to Test—Sentiment Against Russia’s Stand.   DENMARK TO GET SEAT AT THE CONFERENCE   Proposal Peace Agency Have Power to Recommend Treaty Revisions Erased From Azenda.

DEFEAT LOOMS FOR SOVIET ON VETO QUESTION   French Stand Against Russia on Issue At Parley

Parley Looks To Big Three On Veto Issue   Powers Are Lining Uy Against Russia on Free Discussion

Knotty Vete Issue Sull Deadlocks  Conference   France To Support U.S, Against Soviets: Delegates Look  To Their Capitals -

Soviet Can't Win Veto Showdown, France Predicts   Truman Hopes Hopkins Can Get Agreement, Avoid Russian Walkout

Three Capitals Hold Key to  Parley Success   France Is Prepared To Vote Against Reds On Knotty Veto Issue If Showdown Comes

FRANCE SIDING AGAINST RUSSIA INVETOISSUE   Parley Looks To Big Three For Guidance Toward Solution ~   DENMARK WILL BE GIVEN ADMITTANCE

ENEMY START MARSHALLING CHILDREN   Foochow Is Recaptured By Chinese Infantrymen   Are Repulsed On Okinawa; Important Philippine Airfields Seized

CHINESE RECAPTURE POTENTIAL INVASION PORT OF FOOCHOW  YANK INFANTRYMEN MAKE GAINS IN PHILIP-

NEW B29. RAIDS, MINING OF _JAP WATERS, WEAKENING JAP FRONT IN CHINA BRINGS FEAR

Japs Teaching Children to  Use Grenades  Yanka Take Manila’s Water Source; Local Gains on Okinawa

Ferocity Of Jap Defenders Told ‘In Naval Report: *Nijo Industry Hit

GEORGE F. DERBY DIES   Veteran Stock Dealer Had Been Iil Only Ten Days

THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS UNIT PLAN   Will Function as a Whole;: All Standing Committees Dissolved

THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS UNIT PLAN   Will Function as a Whole;: All Standing Committees Dissolved  f  ATNLJTICOITY DNV CayxrTrva Fa x?

ST. JOSEPH AND BERRIEN SP’GS MEN ARE KILLED      Hunt Hit-Run Car In One Of Deaths; Year’s Toll Hits 20

JAP TRIALS  ‘ARE ADJOURNED   FORMER PRISONERS FURNISH AFFIDAVITS TO PROSECUTION

Adjourn Trial of  Jap Commandant   Obtain More Information From Former Prisoners

TWO DIVORCES ASKED IN SUITS   Only New Actions Filed In Court; Decree Granted; Sale Ordered

Wife Files 2 Suits in Court   Asks Divorce, Partitio  tl sweekieeuce: Bak BPaeaaee

TWO NEW SUITS FILED IN COURT   Two Decrees Granted; Two Actions Dismissed; To Sell Property

TWO NEW SUITS FAILED IN. COURT.   Soth For Divorces; Three Decrees Granted; Order of Partition

2 ASK DIVORCES, 2 ARE GRANTED   Virgil Pancake Enters Plea of Guilty, Fined by Judge G. W. McDowell

Rocket Space Ships Forecast By Gen. Arnold   Atomic Destruction To Be Carried At 3.000 Miles An Hour

Gen. Arnold Foresees Rocket Ships Hurling A-Bombs At 3,000 Mi. Per Hr.

HUGKET oPAbE aHIPS TD RAIN ATOMIC DEATE   Can Fly 3,000 Miles an Hour, Gen. Arnold Predicts in War Report.

Arnold Urges Use of A-Bom Against Foes   Absolute Superiority Is Necessary, His War Report Says

13000-Mile-an-Hour Rocket Ships Are Predicted in Next War by Gen. Arnold!   Ihree-Fold Objective in ‘Democratization’ of Japan Reviewed and Outlined by MacArthur's Headquarters

Gen. Arnold Urges Alert Patrol Of Entire World To Prevent Atomic War

ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR ARCHIVES TAKEN; JAPAN IS VIRTUALLY ISOLATED

M’ ARTHUR CUTS TOKYO OFF FROM OUTSIDE WORLD   Orders Recall Of Diplomats

Order Cuts Last Link To Outside   All Envoys Recallec As Allies Seize Jap Archives

JAPAN MUST RECALL ALL DIPLOMATS   MacArthur Orders Surrender of Ail Nippon Archives

MacArthur Cuts Japan Off From Rest Of World   Contact To Foreign Governments Is Cut

‘Eyes and Ears Of Nips Shut by Allied Directive   Last Nipponese Link With Outside World Is Cut by MacArthur

MacArthur Orders Japan's Envoys to Give Up Positions   Drastic Measure Sweeps Last Vestige of Power From Conquered Nation   MOVE FORESTALLS FUTURE PLOTTING   Diplomatic Archives and Property Also Ordered Confiscated By Allies

Vrders All Property Thruout the World Turned Over to Allies  SHUTS EYES, EARS OF JAPAN ABROAD Forestall Plotting of Axis Still at Large In Neutral Countries

HAS DIPLOMATIC RECORDS TURNED IN TO ALLIES   Jap Foreign Representatives Recalled From All Peints

Alexander Keeps Post In Cabinet   Attlee Continues Naming Of Member: To Government

ATTLEE NAMES CABINET CHIEFS   Alexander Retained As First Lord Of Admiralty

Alexander Will Stay In Cabinet   Churchill Minister Con. tinues As First Lord Of Admiralty Under Attlee

Admiralty Lord — Renamed To Post   Additional Appointments To Cabinet Announced

Civi! Wariare To End In Greece   Truce Is Signed By British Military Comiiander And Left Wine E.ASS

meso Traveler, : Coll an : e ~ Estate With Vast Collection  ~ Town for Museum 

Lecturer, Traveler, Collector Leave: _ Estate With Vast Collections to Town for Museum 

Government Takes Over Oil Plants   Labor Situation Gloomy As Navy Seizes Third Of Refinery Capacity On President’s Order

ORDER END OF STRIKE AFTER U, S. STEPS IN   Vielence Reported in Motion Picture Industry Walkout Today   ‘Re THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

New York and Washington Workers Began Demonstrations.   GiL STRIKERS TO WORK

TELEPHONE WORKERS WALKED OFF JOBS IN NATIONWIDE MOVE  OIL STRIKERS ORDER-

cove N TAKES OIL PROPERTIES   More Walkouts Push Number On Strike To 530,000

4-Hour Walkout Ties Up Some Phone Service   Oil Plants Taken Over By Navy Before Union Head Orders Workerce Rack

Washington, New York Workers Quit Before Set Time   Violence Breaks Out As Strikers Picket Warner's

Temperatures   "Phone Workers In Utah Join National Strike  Oil Workers Tald

[Schwellen bach, Lewis MayAir Mine Dispute   147,000 Leave Pits in 6-State Area; Telephone Demonstration Waited

BOMBERS STRIKE BERLIN SECTOR   Attack Follows Blow On Rail And Oil Targets

SINGAPORE DOCK TO BE RESUILT   Only Two Jap Cruisers of Nachi Class in Base

WAR. TODAY   With Montgomery Signalling For the ‘Kill,’ Only Bad Weather Can Give Hitler Respile Hoped For ..

The War Today   Eisenhower Maneuvering Germans Into Fight or Run Position

CONTINUOUS ATTACKS AND GOOD FLYING WEATHER TO AID ALLIES IN FINAL VICTORY DRIVE:

 Bad Weather Fights For The Defending Germans— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/"  ‘Monty Says Enemy Is “Where We Want Him”

INDICATED FINAL BLOW ALMOST READY FOR KNOCKOUT OF NAZIS ALONG FLOODED WESTERN FRONT

Reds Expect Fall of Ports Within Hours   Baltic Sea Wedge Is Driven Between Danzie and Gdynia

REDS SMASH 10 BALTIC IN GREAT DRIVE   Germans Report New Crisis in Silesia Sector

Lend-Lease End Shocks Britain   U.S. View Is That Allies Knew Help Was for War Only

Truman.:Has: a Kiss Coming Front. High School Teacher.  Who Passed Him By in 1901

OHIO CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF JAP SURRENDER   Still Another 24 Hours ot Rejoicing in State Over Peace

VICTIMS UNIDENTIFIED   Crashed in Stolen Plane Minutes After Takeoff in Canada

BiG POST-WAR DEMAND FOR HOMES SEEN   Checkley-Jacobsen Firm, Others Anticipate Need at 800

British Bomb Barred Roads  In Indonesia   Natives Resist Wear Semarane

Nazi Victims Beaten, Witness Says   Protests Defense Assertion Her Story False

HIRGHITO AND GEN. MAC KEEP TALK SECRET   CEREMONY LACKING IN HISTORIC CALL OF EMPEROR

Japan Falls To Fourth Rate Power   Spokesman Declares Hirohito Selicited Visit To MacArthur

Hirohito’s Talk With Gen. M’ Arthur Sealed In. Secrecy   Abdication Rumors Bob Again After Historie Call by Emperor—Japanese Ruler Humbled oo Exalted Position. -

Meeting Of MacArthur And Emperor Hirohito ‘ts Shrouded tn Secrecy

Topic of Historic Tokyo Conference Remains a Secret   Possible Abdication o Emperor Hirohito Is Rumored Again

JAP MIKADO'S TALK SEALED WITH SECRECY   Lowered Self by Call On MacArthur, Subjects Believe

Topic of Talk By Emperor And General Kepi Secret  Some Japs Feel   Some Japs Feel Nation’s Leader ‘Lowered Himself’ By Paying Visit

SENATORS TO MAKE STUDY INWAR ZONES   Group Plans to Make Sur. vey of Military Operations

Delegates to Security Meet Begin Preliminary Survey of U.S. Program   Potential International  Controversies Piling Up

Frisco P isco Plan.      “ Ammerieant ‘Delegates Survey. U. S. “Policy

Security Pact Change Studied  U.S. Delegates Start Work on Vandenberg Amendment Program

Survey United States Plans Frisco Meet         Preliminary Studies -Under  : Way As Potential Inter. national Controversies Pile Up '

YOUTH DROWNS IN LAKE HERE   Swept To Death by Strong Undertow; Companion Rescued

B. H. Boy Drowns In Lake Friday   Albert Wagner, 13,. Caught In Undertow.

WEATHER PLAYS TRICKS IN U: S.   SNOW STOPS FALLING IN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, HEAT WAVE IN EAST —

8-Inch Snow “Falls in West   Kansas City Pelted By 2 Inches of Hail

Nation Finally Recovering From _ “Spring Weather’   Snow Stops tn Rockies as Heat Broils West; Hail in Midwest

Nation's Weather Goes on a Spree   Approaches Normal Today After Heavy Storms and Extremes Of Heat and Cold

WOMAN PILOT (9 TAKEN IN CUSTODY   Capt. Hanna Reitsch Long Wanted for Questioning Ry Allies.

Remagen Yanks Extend Pocket to Flat Plain   American Forces Within 15 Miles of Link; Troops Expand Bridgehead Beyond Collapsed but Repairable Ludendorff Span Over Rhine

eaten Sergio Osmena asks that no mercy be shown  ‘two sons charged with selling materials to the Tans

Japanese Killed, Burned Hundreds Witness Asserts   Nips Are Called ‘ Sadists and Beasts’ at Yamashita Trial

MANILA ORGY IS BLAMED ON JAP COMMAND   SORDID DETAILS ARE. BARED AT TRIAL — OF YAMASHITA

JAMES ROOSEVELT “BUMPED OFF” PLANE   Civilian With Priority Rating Remarks, “But the Dog Went Theaneh

Col. Roosevell Is Bumped From Plane   Just Grins When Civilian Wisecracks “But the Dog Went Through”

SURVIVORS OF HOUSTON HOME   Thirtecn. Arrive by Pane After Being ‘Rescued from Japanese Prison Camp in Thailand — Teil of Final Battle of Cruiser.

Colonel Doubled  For Eisenhower To Thwart Nazis   German Plot  Branded Hoax

Ike Plot Story — A Hoax   No Real Attempt to Take General’ 8 Life; 

EISENHOWER 'S DOUBLE READY FOR ASSASSINS   Volunteered for Role Of Decoy to Guard High Commander

Eisenhower Double Used As a Decoy  Chicago Colonel. Rid  at (a! <ceneae  eee ,  eee   Chicago Colonel. Rides In General’s. Place, But Plot. Is Hoax

General Eisenhowel Had Colonel Acting as Double  Threats Against Life Of Commander Catead Substitution

CHICAGO OFFICER USED AS DOUBLE FOR GENERAL EISENHOWER   LT. COL. BALDWIN SMITH OCCUPIED FOUR-STAR AUTOMOBILE OFTEN

Chicagoan Doubled For Eisenhower After Nazi Plot Was Discovered _

Lieutenant Colonel Used as Double For Eisenhower   SHAEF Says Reported German Plot to Kill Allied Leader a Hoax

Tension Gains in Syria and Lebanon   British Strive for Solution to Crisis in Levant

2 ace Sanc. sags /. 0u: Damascus AuLcings as Svrian Crisis Grows

French Guns Said Turned on Aleppo  British Attempt Mediation Of Critical Situation

SKF INDUSTRY USES OLD LAW   Invoke Action for Property Protection

Largest Carrier Force in History Hits Tokyo; Iwo Jima is Shelled

Bombers Blast At Tokyo Area For 9-Hour Period   U. S. Task Force Moves To Within 300 Miles Of Jar Homeland For Attack   MILITARY TARGETS REPORTED WRECKED

Anniversary of “Lidice” Observed   Barbarism Laid At Feet of German People, Not Nazis Alone.

Saints Turn Eyes On Returning American Vets   Church Official Counsels Servicemen Must Be “Helped to Help Themselves’’;  Einal Seecian af Canference.Held Today

COUNTY'S 12TH IN SALES TAX   Total Collections for March $23,798 —. Miami 17th Among State Cities

COUNTY 13THIN TAX COLLECTION   Miami Ranks 17th Among Cities—Total Announced At $1,712,778.48

ACCORD NEAR ON PLANS FOR WORLD PEACT   FRANCE JOINS FOUR BIG POWERS AT CONFERENCE

GERMAN DIPLOMAT SEIZED IN ROOM CLAD IN PAJAMAS   Tip by Wine Merchant’s Son Leads to Arrest of LongHunted Nazi Foreign Minister.   NAME HIGH ON LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   Prisoner Says He Was “On Mission From Dead Fuehrer’—Taken to Eisenhower’s Headquarters.

 Von Ribbentrop Questioned  After Seizure In Hambure   Last of Top Nazis Flown to Eisenhower's Quarters for Allied Questioning—Seized in Hamburg With Poison Phial Strdpped on Body

EXPERTS TRY TO PRY LOOSE NAZI SECRETS   POISON VIAL FOUND HIDDEN ON BODY OF DIPLOMAT

Captured In Modest Room While Asleep   Tells Captors Was On “A Mission From the Deatt Fuehrer.*” Had Poison Taped On Per-

Von Ribbentrop, Most Wanted Nazi Brain-Man,  Discovered In Hamburg   Fugitive Diplomat Arrested Nude With Attractive Brunette In Humble Roominghouse Bed

Ribbentrop Is Captured In Hamburg  Experts Question   Experts Question Foreign Minister  Caught by British

Yugoslays Still Remain In Trieste   Officials Debate Occupation Dispute

Guns, Operating Under British Orders, Blast At Indentsian Head qguatiers

Stimson Reveals Eisenhower Had 92 Divisions Under His Command, 60 of Them American, 14 British   Hopped for Attack

Net Result Disastrous To Enem:   Situation During Last Months Of War Is Reviewed By Bradley At News Conference

EISENHOWER COMMANDED 1 DIVISIONS.   eg fits. eS pee Pt  ‘Sixty of Them  “Were American, It Is Disclosed

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   France To Demand Trials for Those Carrying Out

Solution to Two Issues Sought At Security Parley   Questions of Trusteeships and Regional Ac tion Arise As Polish Controversy is  Shifted to Big Three Capitals

WORLD PEACE TALKS ENDED FOR MOLOTOV   EDEN, STETTINIUS GO INTO HUDDLE ON POLAND

MAY END MEAT RATIONS NOV, 1   DEMAND DECREASING, WASHINGTON SAYS

MEAT RATIONING MAY END NOV.   OPA Notes Drop in Demand And Purchasing Power

November 1 May End Rationing   Believe Present Meat Demands Decreasing

County Is Way ~ Short’ of Goal ‘for Flax Crop   AAA Urges Farmers to Reconsider 1915 Crop Plan to Include Some Flax

Farmers Fail to Plant Needed Flax   Send Out Appeal tc Farmers to Increase th: Acreage

Nazis to Leave Allied Captive: In War Camps   United States Accepts Proposal Leaving All Prisoners of War in Camps in the Reich

Nazis 10 Leave Wai Prisoners In Their Cam  Solemn Warning Sent Tc Germans By New

Beckley Stores Are Meatless; Miners May Ask Relaxing Of Laws On Rabbits

Beckley Stores Are Meatless; Miners May Ask Relaxing Of Laws On Rabbits   Other Nations To Eat Better

Truman Orders Meat Situation Straightened Out   Acts After Senate Group Charges OPA Policies Have Failed

Vinson Steps In to Setile  Food Controversy Order Expected to   Order Expected to Be Issued Today or Tomorrow

Vinson Steps In to Settle Food Controversy  Order Expected to Be Issued Today or Tomorrow

ARABS OFFER ARMY UNITS” _ TO SYRIANS   SITUATION IN NEAR EAST IH STILL CAUSING ANXIETY IN ALLIED CIRCLES

DENIES LASTING RADIOACTIVITY   J Scientist Doubts Permanent  Effect of Bomb

Conferees still lack agreementonmatter of regional security   American delegates in concord on compromise plan: Big 5 talk issues

Big Five Makes Progress, But Conferees Far From An Understanding   Need For Western Pact Reco onized   But Leaders Fear Action Might Weaken World Peace Organization

Oklahoman Scores OPA Locker Probe   Senator Moore Says  Investigation Is Lnenanctitutiang!

FAKE DISCHARGE RACKET PROBED   Involves Civilian-Soldie: Setup, Army Reveals

Bo gus Army Discharges  Sold At Mitchel Field   Soldier-Civilian Racket Reaping Huge Sums From Sale Of False Medical Discharges, Transfers From Outfits Alert For Combat Duty Overseas Disclosed

Discover Soldier,  Civilian Racket   Reap Huge Sums Fror Sale of Discharges

THE WEATHER            msNews 3 Courts i /  -qoruememptmnanianingncemnuamemunmmstgint:

French, Spanish Commercial Relations Halted  Spain Suspends All Negotiations for Loan Renewal

U.8S.bThird Army Reaches Point Above Bastogne   He: avv Artille ‘ry Fire Swee ps Salient As Spearhead Drives To Mic ‘hamps

Oust Them — From Four  More ‘Towns   INDICATIONS ARE THAT BOTH SIDES ARE BRACED FOR MA.JOR BATTLE OF THE WAR

Patton’s Forces Throw Germa Out Of Four More Towns Area Of Bastogne — Viole Fiehtine Is Raging   AMERICAN FORCES ARE OUT OF SARREGUEMIN!I

THIRD ARMY GASHES SIDE OF SALIENT   indicate '). S. Full Scale Cifensive Is Imminent

Germans ir Four Towns Driven Out   Violent Fighting in Bas. togne Area—Yanks Yield  Some Ground

U.S. 3rd Army Smashes Into Michamp Area   Patton’s Forces Seize Four More Towns In Bastogne Area; Eight American Divisions Mass For Attack, German Report Claims

Von Rundstedt Gathering — 'His Forces For Defense Of Positions On Western Front

BIG. BATTLE IS NEAR ON WEST FRONT   Ardennes Salient Is Being Swept by U. S. Heavy Artillery Fire.

Allies Conter On Trieste   Naval Units Work To Open Mined Port Claimed by Slavs

Slav Demands In Austria Pose Problem   Yugoslav Authorities Operating as If British Not Present

BY DOUGHBOYS AND MARINES   Advances Made Toward Naha, Two Airfields Captured

Land Fight Shapes Up On Okinaw:   Japanese Tighten Down, Open Heavy Artillery Barrage

Heavy Artillery Used in Attempt To Stop Marines   But Americans Continue To Advance along the West Coast

Two Villages Captured hy Americans  Marines Move Nortl Against Light Jap Opposition

laps Fight \ubbornly \t Okinawa   Yankees, However. Win Ground; Nips jdmit Loss of Rattleship Yamato

JAPS PUTTING UP STIFF RESISTANCE   Yank Forces Score Gains on Okinawa Despite Opposition

Yankees Smash Up To Rhine In Ruhr Cleanup   Germans Are Reported In Headlong Retreat

BRITAIN PLANS ELECTION SOON   CHURCHILL WILL DISSOLVE COALITION CABINET AT LABOR PARTY'S REQUEST

BOARDS CONFER ON FARMER DRAFTING      Agreement Reached on Reclassifying of ~ ny. %

BOARDS CONFER ON FARMER DRAFTING   Agreement Reached on Reclassifying of Men

YANK FORCES MAY BE ON. MINDANAQ   New Invasion by Men of MacArthur Re- ported by Tokyo

Toll Operators Out On Strike In Chicago Area   Long Distance Lines In Chicago Area Are Suspended As 8,700 Operators Walk Out

LONG DISTANCE CALLS LARGELY SUSPENDED   Walkout Staged in 116 Cities; Local Firm Not Involved

Desperate Nips Hurled Back in Night Attack   Avenging Yanks Continue Drive Toward Manila

JAPS ON NORTHERN SECTOR BATTLING YANKS ON LUZON   COUNTER-ATTACKS BEATEN OFF DURING NIGHT-—AD- . VANCE TOWARD MANILA  “VIRTUALLY UNOPPOSED

HEAVY FIGHTING “RAGES ON LUZON   Yanks Close on Pozorrubic and Press for Highway to Baguio

YANKS BATTLE JAPS ON LUZON   Nip Night Attack Re‘pulsed  Other American Columns Unopposed

Japanese Sent Reeling Back In Attack On Luzon   Night Counter-Attack Attempted Against Gen. MacArthur’s Forces Is Repulsed   NEW GAINS IN MANILA DRIVE   GEN. MacARTHUR'S UPANOTIARTERS ON LU-

FIGHTING ON LUZON GROWS HEAVIER   Sixth Army Hurls Back Nip Attempted Night Counter-Attacl

Pictures Reveal Terrible Power Of New Explosive   One Bomb Completely Obliterates 60 Per Cent Of Hiroshima’s Urban Area, Including Five Major Industrial Targets. Bombers Tell Story.

City Completely Desolated by Atom Explosion   4.1 Square Miles, Including 5 Major Targets, Erased by Single Bomb; Airmen Describe Tremendous Blast

Progress  IsMade In Okinawa   In Philippine Sector Armies Are Within Eight Miles of Junction On Mindanac

AFTER RECORD AERIAL ASSAULT   Okinawa Defense Line Battered: Gains Are Made In Philippines

Stalin Seeking Manchuria Area  Jap Army in Asia ’ Greatly Over-Rated

RED CROSS MONTH  1OQA4A€£€   RY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

By the President of the United State: of America  A PROCLAMATION

KIEL, HAMBURG ‘SUB YARDS HIT   Number of Airfields Over a Wide Area of Reich Bombed Also.

YANKS HA KIEL, HAMBURG   3000 Allied Planes Batter Targets In Germany

3,000 PLANE ASSAULT ON NAZI TARGETS   Submarine Yards at Kiel And Hamburg and Number of Airfields Among Obiectives   REDUCE SEA WARFARE

STRONG FORCE U. 8. HEAVY BOMBERS IN ASSAULT ON GERMANY  SUBMARINE YARDS, KIEL, AND HAMBURG AND NUM.  BER AIRFIELDS BLASTED

Kiel, Hamburg Sub Yards Bombed   Allies Appear Trying To Cut Off Increase In Nazi Sea Warfare

Yank Bombers Pound Germar Sub Yards   Spearhead 3000-Plane Assault on Germany

Heavy Force Of American. Heavy Bombers Strike Sub Yards At Kiel And Bremen   Number Of Airfields Over Wide Area Of Northern Reich Also Pounded

NAZI DEFENSES ARE SHATTERED   Enemy Resistance Collapsing In Italy — Mussolini Is Reported Seized

Germans Quit In Two North Italy Areas   Allied Troops Within 30 Miles of Swiss Border, Report

U. $. Tankmen Block Escape Gap From Italy  Use Of Bre Pass Denied Nozis

Capture Brescia and Bergano at Foot of Alps, Thus Closing Door to Austria—Swiss Report Germans Have Agreed to Surrender in Two Northern Italian Provinces—Last Enemy Troops Are Cleared From Genoa.

Last German Escape Route To Brenner Pass Is Cut By American Armored Unit

SPANISH ENVOY SLIPS IN   Debarkation Is Made By Aznar Before His Ship Docks

REACH AGREEMENT ON ADMINISTRATION      Military Detaiis for Occupation of Trieste Are Worked Out.

COMPROMISE IN TRIESTE DISPUTE   U_S., Britain Reach Accord With Yugoslav<

INDOCHINA NATIVES BURN MARKET PLACE OF SAIGON TUESDAY  UNCONTROLLABLE ANNAMITES KIDNAPPED 40 - EUROPEANS IN UPRISING

Annamites Burn Saigon Market  May Have Killed 10   May Have Killed 10 Of 41 Europeans Captured

Fires Break Out in Indo-China Flare-Up   Uncontroilable Natives Kidnap 41 Europeans; Possibly 10 Killed

Saigon Natives Kidnap Europeans, Burn Market   Fire Destroys Food After Natives Steal Engines: British Rescue 31

NATIVES KIDNAP 41 EUROPEANS   Fighting Between Annamites And British Continues

Kidnap 41 Europeans, Killing Some   British Troops Rescue 31 Frenchmen; Fire Guts Big Market Place.

Band Kidnisps 41 Europeans   Ten Possibly Killed; Market Place in Saigon, Capital City, Burned In Spectacular Fire

Fire Rages In Saigon as Natives Revolt  Europeans Held By   Europeans Held By Annamites Opposed To Present Rule

Indo-Chinese Set Saigon Buildings Afire   Natives Kidnap 41 Europeans; 10 Believed Killed

NATIVES BURN SAIGON MARKET      Fighting Contam Natives And : 41 Europeans Piaereed 10 Probably Slain.

Natives Burn Saigon's Big Market Place   Annamites Move to Carry Out Threat to Destroy City

TROUBLE RAGES IN INDO-CHINA   ‘Annamites’ Kill Europeans During Riot in Saigon; Market Place Razed

Saigon Rioters Put Torch To ‘Market Place   Spechicular Blaze Rage: Uncontrolled Through Collection Booths and Sheds

Saigon Market Place Is Fired   Indo-China Natives, In Revolt Against French, Steal Fire Engines

Annamites At Saigon Seize Al European:   Natives Believed To Have Killed 10, Market Place Is Burned Down As Unrest Grows

Saigon Mart urned Down By Natives   Uncontrollable Group Kidnaped 41 Europeans; Ten Believed Killed

Foreigners Seized By Annamites   - British Troops . Try ‘To -Protect ‘French: Civilians

Yanks Launch All-Out Drive To Mop up Isle   Tokyo Claims New U.S. Landing In South Sector

12,000 LEFT ON OKINAWA WILL BE WIPED OUT   Veteran Australian Troops Score Steady Advances In Borneo Assault

jects “Surrender or Vie— Ultimatum Given By Buckner  EMY MAKES THRUST mire Whinlk. O78 Huge   NEMY MAKES THRUST   nks Whittle Off Huge Chunks of the Enemy’s Last Defense Line

MANDER SKIPS CHANCE TO SURRENDER   Yanks Hasten Nips’ Extinction From Vital Island

Management-Labor Conference on Post-war Industrial Peace Proposed

PARLEY SEEN FUR INDUSTRY LABOR   Schwellenback Seeks  Postwar Peace for Manufacturing World

Labor-Management Conference Mav Be  Called On Strikes   secretary Of Labor Seeks To Avert Outbrest Of Strikes In Heconversion Period

Against Keeping Facts Secret   Unwise To Withhold Knowledge of Atoms

Thousands Marck Moscow Streets  Stalin Cheered at May Day Celebration

STALIN LEADS GREAT RUSSIAN MAY DAY FETE   Premier Greeted With  hunderous Ap.  ~ plause In Kremlin  Square; One Of Sov iet's Greatest Celebrations.

May Day Fete Led By Stalin  at Lenin Tomb   Greatest Celebration § in History of 27-Year-Old Soviet Union

REDS CELEBRATE GREAT MAY DAY   Stalin Cheered As Hordes 01 Men, Guns, Tanks Parade

JOYOUS STALIN HAILS MAY DAY   Celebration One of Greatest With Nazi Defeat Near

TIGER’ LOSE: LOSES TRIAL RULING   MILITARY COMMISSION. REJECTS DEFENSE PLEA FOR VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY

LEGISLATION FOR -“COOLING OFF" PERIOD AND PENALTIES FOR UNIONS I8  ‘AFFECTED,

LOAN OPPOSITION SOUGHT IN LORDS   Rejection Amendment Made In House By Lord Beaverbrook

VICTORY BOND TOTALS GROWING   Subscriptions Reached $122,268 Saturday Evening— Chairman Shultz Urges Citizens To Invest In Them

HANOVER PASSES ITS QUOTA IN LOA}   $1,789.592 Subscribed Up To Last Evening In Victory Drive—'‘'E"’ Bond Sales Are Laocoing

Two Are Killed in Chicago Gun Battle   A Detective and a Former Convict Were Shot to Death.

Detective, Former Convict Killed in Pistol Battle   Chicago’s Near North Side Scene of Running Gun Fight

GUNS BLAZE IN CHICAGO STREET!   DETECTIVE FATALLY WOUNDED; SUSPECT IS SHOT TO DEATH

DEADLINE IS ADVANCED   Farm Slaughters Have Until Oc tober 14 To Register

Military Trainin Li Is Given by Christmas  Chance to Pass Hoiise

Even Chance For Truman Military Training Program   House Committee Makes Cautious Forecast of Approval By Christmas   SENATE ATTITUDE A MATTER OF DOUBT   Question May Become An Issue in 1946 Congressional Elections

TRAINING HAS. 50-50 CHANCE   TRUMAN PLAN MAY BECOME LAW BY CHRISTMAS

Turkey Dinner Leaves 100 Ill   Many to Hospitals After Plant Feast at Dallas

100 Are Stricken At Holiday Meal   Packing Plant Employes at Dallas Felled by Food Poisoning

60 to 75 Stricken With Food Poisoning During Thanksgiving Dinner af Dallas

ASSEMBLY LEAD TO COMMUNISTS   Final Figures Give Reds Margin Over Rivals

Truman Asks People Fight Discrimination   Says Frisco Parley Indicates World Order Progression’

N.Y. CLOSES UP AT MIDNIGHT   Revert To Original Curfew Hour; Servicemen Are Resentful

BIG 3 MEETING — SITE REVEALED   Leaders to Gather Near Berlin, Is Report

Srvvrvvyvy vee rvrrv yr ry Civil War 4-F Observes His  103rd Birthday

LOCAL REMC PROJECT» FIRST IN LINEFOR NEW CONSTRUCTION   RESTRICTIONS REMOVED FOR BUILDING 106 MILES OF NEW LINES

Anthracite. Production — At Standstill   72,000 Pennsylvania Miners Out-Over Contract Dispute

Army Refuses To Give Up  Govt. Control   Civilians Will Not Accept Posts in Any Ferrell Rule

Assert Former Argentine Strong Man Arrested.   Colonel Juan Peron Reported Taken Aboard Gunboat

Peron Held But Crisis Not Solved   Argentine Strong Man Arrested, Report Neighbors Today

Argentine Political Crisis Yet Unsolved   Unofficial Report Tells o Feron’s Arrest—Police  Ban Newsmen

ARGENTINE CRISIS IS UNSOLVED   Avalos Refuses to Turn Over Power To Supreme Court

Col. Peron Is Reported Held  In Argentina   Rumors Of Arrest Heard As Army Tries To Form Cabinet

TRUMAN CONFIRMS HITLER DEATH: DOENITZ BEGINS LEADER PURGE   VON RIBBENTROP OUSTED AS NEW FUEHRER MOVES FOR LAST-DITCH FIGHT IN NORWAY

Skepticism On German report  Hitler Is Dead   Fuehrer Consigned te ‘Twilight of the Gods’ in Wagnerian Symbolism

Adml. Doenitz Announces Death, Says He Sueceeded Fuehrer   Passing Of Nazi Le: a Doubted   Russians Think It Is Another Trick: No Mention Made Of Himmler

Ribbentrop Is Ousted By Doenitz   Successor To Hitler Moves Swiftly Today To Bring Changes In German Leadership

BRITON REVEALS FEARS OF RUSSIA   Wilson Says Soviet Will Be Most Powerful Nation

British Foreign Office Denies  Wilson Views   Field Marshal Says Rus gia Soon to Dominate All of Europe

DRIVERS AND OTHER» FMPLOYES GREYHOUND LINES LEAVE JOBS  SEVEN SOUTHERN AND WESTERN STATES, INCLUD-

Greyhound Lines Employes in / States Walk out   Cent-a-Mile Boost In Drivers’ Pay Is Demanded by Union

Spreading Bus Strike Reaches Scuthwest Area      Greyhound Drivers And Employes in Kansas City Walk Out: a Waae Dienut,

BUS DRIVERS ON STRIKE in MIDDLE WEST   Greyhound Employes Walk Out in = Seven States, Joining Those Staging a Walkout in the East.

Gr ey hound Bus Line Employ es Are on Strike   Dispute is Over Wages; Conference In Fort Worth

; —STRIKES— Southwest Bus Drivers Join Strike  -16- States Hit By Cravhoainnd Walkan

Drivers Of Bus Line On Strike: Many Stranded   Government Is Likely To Take Definite Steps To Put End To Walkout

Greyhound Strike Grows   Drivers in Seven Southern, Western States Join Workers in 19 Eastern States

BUS OPERATORS CHANGE MINDS   Greyhound Drivers ot Tulsa, Other Points Finally Decide on Walkout

Soviets Clear Way For Push At Berlin   German Resistance Wiped Out In Poznan, Arnswalde

RUSSIANS CLEAR SUPPLY ROUTES FOR BERLIN PUSH   Soviet Troops Smash German Resistance in Poznan, Arnswalde

Greatest Peace Drama Of Pacific  Onlv Principal Actor dines and Memories of Jan Arrogance Won't Soften Attitude   By RUSSELL BRINES

Wheat, Corn Totais . Are High This Year   Final Production Figures Show Gain Over ' Averaqe

Potsdam Ultimatum Terms May Allow Japs to Retain Sovereignty for Hirohito

TEXAS ELECTRIC RAILWAY TRAFFIC STOPPED BY STRIKE  ‘TRANSPORTATION IN THREE TEXAS CITIES HALTED RY WALKOIIT

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Says “Benevolence” of Emperor Brought War’s End

JAPANESE PREMIER IN SREECH IGNORES FACT EMPEROR 18 NOW OBEYING MAC-,  _ ARTHUR'S ORDERS

Benevolence Of Hirohito Ended War, Japs Told   Japanese Premier Addresses Diet And ‘‘Explains’’ How Conflict Was Ended   ALLIED AIR MIGHT CITED AS FACTOR

West Coast Machinists  Ouit Jobs   Steel Workers Also Ask NLRB For Strike Vote

U. S. SEEKS APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS 10 DUMBARTON OAKS WORID ORGANIZAT.

U.S. WILL PUSH AMENDMENTS. AT FRISCO MEETING   Hopes to Have Improved Dumbarton Oaks Plan Backed Solidilvy by Big Four

Alton’s Victory Campaign Near $300.000 Coal   E Bond Sales $264,650County Far Under  Quota

Alton E Bond Purchases 71 Pet. of Quota   Total Sales $212,630, With 14 Days of Campaign Remaining

Russians Forge Giant Jap Trap Tn Manchuria   Advancing Armies Threat: en to Cut Area in Two; Near Harbin

REDS DRIVE FOR JUNCTION IN MANCHURIA   Only 550 Miles Separate Tips of Two Huge Army Columns Striking From East and West Across Heart of Land.

SOVIET TROOPS MAKE BIG GAIN IN MANCHURIA   ‘Use Massive Artillery in Push of 106 Miles . Against Strong Enemy

Sweeping Advance Made Along Manchurian Front By Powerful Red Troops

AEDS HAMMER OUT NEW GAINS   Threaten.to Cut Off All Jap Troops North of Eastern Railway.

ProbeinSenate Turns to Search ~ for Lost $5,000   Connally Also Assert: Attempts Made To Smear Big Names

Surplus Property Receipts ‘Short, Senator Charges  ‘Didn’t Bring Amount Bid at Auction;’  _ BaSere ere

SURPLUS GOODS PROBE EXPLODES   Committee Goes on Hunt for $5.000 Discrepancy; DPC Official Given Until Today To Exolain

/ Senale Prohe OfSurplus Prperty Sales Explodes _  In Search For $5,000, Denials Of Other Testimony

Probe Surplus Property Sales   Search fer $5,000-Discrep.ancy Between Amount Received, Amount Banked.

SURPLUS SALES INQUIRY WARMS   Contradictory Testimony And $5,000 Shortage Involved

$5,000. Missing . In : Surplus Sales.  Senate Learns   " Revealed by DPC Official, * Who ITs Ordered To Find . By Today Where It Is. «-

THE WORLD TODAY England Faces the New Year with Fresh Hope  ec whe

BRITISH PEOPLE FULL OF HOPE FOR BETTER THINGS FROM NEW COVMENT AS LAST WAR YEAR ENDS.--MKENZIE

Business Men In France Face Many Problems   Americans who had flourishing business there before war find plenty of trouble.

Agenda Proposed — For Strike Parleys   Unlimited Debate .on the Causes Underlying Disputes Is Proposed

EXPLORATION OF LABOR PROBLEM   Unlimited Debate On Causes Underlying Strikes Is Planned

Recommend: strike debate be unlimited  At industrial peace meeting

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Film of Atrocities Shown in Lueneburg Court

Thousands of Jews In Tel Aviv Repel British With Clubs   Beat Off Streng Force of Soldiers and Police Seeking Arms Cache

New Violence Reported Between Jews And British Soldiers In Palestine

(EWS BEAT OFF BRITISH FORCE   Outbreak Opens Early This Morning in Jerusalem

Searching For Hidden Arms   Soldiers, Ordered Not To Open Fire, Fight Back Mol With Rifle Butts And Fists; Rioting Follows Throwing Cordon Around Jewish Sector

Hitler’s Armies Near Defeat. Says Gen. ‘Ike’   Calls Allied Victory In Ruhr a Fitting  elude Higa ih

Fight To End In Nazi Shrine City   Seventh Army Goes. in for the Kall in Heart of  Nuernberg   BRITISH AT HAMBURG   Hitler Defense Area and North Sea Ports Chief Objectives

Soviet Forces Are At Elbe,  Near Yankees      Reds Whip Along Unter Den Linden In Heart Of Nazi City   GOEBBELS RUNS OUT   Propaganda Chief Said To Have Fled After Promising To Stay

Zhukov’s Force: Shatter Capital East Defenses   American, Russian Juncture at Torgau on Elbe River Told by Luxembourg; Red Tanks Smash Along Unter Den Linden

Deadly Nazi Dies By His Own Hands   Arch Criminal Swalluws Poison Concealed In Tube In Uis Mouth. Captared by British Soldiers i

Gestapo Chief. Dies Result Of Taking Poison   Ruthless Nazi Picked Up in Disguise Early This Week —Vial of Poison Hidden in Mouth During Questionina

Himmler, Taken By British, Dies Via Poison Vial   Most Sinister a All Nazis, Slaughterer Of Jews, Suicides

Himmler Commits Suicide By Consuming Poison While Being Questioned By British

Three-Way, Meet On Coal Strtie      Schwellenbach Arranges to Meet Operators’ and U.M.W. Heads This Morning 

END OF SOFT COAL STRIKE THOUGHT NEAR  Choice ‘of Words   Choice of Words In. Back-to-Work Agreement Needed

WORDING GIVEN AS ONLY ISSUE IN COAL TALKS   Schwellenbach Confident Mine Strike End Is At Hand; Longshoremen  *"-Tie-Up Cargos Meant For Troopships. . i

OAL STRIKE IN FINAL STAGES   Only Wording of Agreement Is Standing in Way

NIPS TO TURN OVER F000 OF ARMY AND NAVY   First Vets From Eu ropean War Land in Yokohama

JAP GUNS ORDERED SCRAPPED   Some Weapons Will we Ketained As irophies

All Japanese Weapons Of War To Be Destroyed   Few Will Be Kept For Study By U. S.

Must Turn Over Army, Navy Food   supplies and Clothing Are to Be Used for Civilian  Relief in Japan

Gen. MacArthur Orders Scrapping Of Jap Weapons   Directs Government to Turn Over All Navy and Army  Feod for Relief   STRICT ACCOUNTING OF USES ORDERED   First Veterans of European War Join Occupation Forces in Yokohama

TOSS JAP GUNS INTO JUNK PILE   ARMS WILL BE USED FOR CIVILIAN RELIEF

Japs Ordered To Reduce To Scrap All Nip Weapons   Military Materials Will Be Converted For Civilian Relief

Jap Weapons ToBeScrapped  All Army And Navy Supplies Taken For Civilian Relief Program

All Food and Clothing of Nip Army to be Turned Over For Assignment. to Civilian Relief

MAKE ALL WEAPONS INTO PLOW-SHARES, ORDER GIVEN TO JAPANESE BY GENERAL MACARTHUR

JAP WEAPONS TO BE REDUCED TO SCRAP PILES   Government Must Turn Over All Army And Navy Pood To Home Ministry

B-298 AGAIN ROARED OVER BURNING TOKYO KINDLING NEW FIRES  SUPERFORTRESSES HEAP DESTRUCTION ON BLASTED JAPANESE CAPITAL

OVER 4,000 TONS OF FIRE BOMBS RAINED ON JAPS   Recon Planes Unable To Photograph Yesterdays Damage Because Fires Still Burning.

4 000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Hif Enemy Capital   Heap New Destruction On Still Burning City; Report Loss Of 12  In Earlier Raid

Great Areas Ablaze After Latest Strike   American Planes Continue Attacks In Japan’s Capital

U. S. Lost Dozen Planes Out of 550 That Participated in “Destructive Raid on Wednesday.   FLEET STAGING RAID TODAY REPORTED BIG

ANNOUNCE 12 LOST IN LAST RECORD RAID   550 B-29’s Attack Capital Still Burning © From Wednesday Strike

BIG FLEET OF RAIDERS SETS CAPITAL AFIRE   Drops 4,000 Tons of Bombs on Burning Enemy City

12 B-29s Lost Over Capital   City Still Flaming From Previous Raid as Superforts Strike

IRRESISTIBLE FORCE TO STRIKE JAPANESE   Greatest Military Power Ever Known to History Being Assembled for Final, Crushing Blow -

TWO NABBED IN MURDER PROBE   Barber, Beauty Shop Operato: Questioned in Michigan Slaying Case

COUPLE QUESTIONED IN WOMAN'S DEATH   Barber and Beauty. Shop Operator Connected With Slaying?

Two Suspects Questioned In Pontiac Crime   Barber and Beauty Shop Operators Reported Heard Discussing Wontin's Murder

EPIC OF PHILIPPINES FALL   Dramatic Wainwri ight Story Starts in Tribune Sunday

‘i egislative Liataaes Tax I ight Looms   Question Of What To Do With Tt Flares Up At  Montgomery

Nine Vessels Among First To Arrive   Airborne Troops Take Command Of Airfield

Task Force 31  To Prepare For  Marines’ Landing   Reports From Fleet Says Landings Will Be Made Wednesday At Yokosuka Base

AIRBORNE UNIT FIRST TO LAND   First Foreign Conquerors Ever to Set Foot on Enemy Homeland.   COMMANDING AIRFIELD

NINE VESSELS STEAM INTO TOKYO BAY   ‘Landing Placed Day Ahead Of Schedule   MINESWEEPERS   Still Clearing Way: Jap Harbor Pilots On All Ships Taking Over

Third Fleet Ships, N-~val Spearhead Of Occupation Forces, Waiting Offshore

Ruins of Yokohama Clearly Visible To Task Force 31  Newsman Asserts City Is Skeleton of Smokestacks, Debris

U..8. THIRD FLEET PREPARING T0 LAND MARINES. SAILORS   ANCHORED ONLY FEW HUNDRED YARDS OFF BIG YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE

FORD WORKERS REJECT 124 WAGE BOOST   But Want Wage : Question Settled Before Other  Isaues

Y OFFICE  WORKERS BACK ON JOBS AT GM   Resume Work Through Picket Lines Of CIO-UAW Strikers

L nion Holds To Rejection Of Proposal   Leonard Contends Other Points Wait Wage Settlement

UNION DEMANDS FORD DECIDE ON WAGE MATTER   Discussion Of Other Points To _ Be Delayed; Strike At  Windsor Is Settted

Huge Yank Air Fleet Blasts. German Ports   2,300 Planes Attack Bremen, Hamburg And Wilhelmshaven

Latest Raid Causes Greatest Conflagration Yet; Flames Were Spread By 70-M.P.H. Gale

Imperial — Palace a Destroyed   BROADCAST SAYS CITY IS VIRTUALLY ‘SCORCHED TO GROUND’; EMPEROR SAFE

PALACE 1 LEVELLED   Nipponese Make Frank Statements Of Great Damage

WORST IS OVER IN COLD WAVE   Burlington, Vt., Reports 28 Below Zero: Fuel Shortage Felt

9 200 Freed From Stalag Luft No. 1   Among Liberated American Prisoners Were Several From Wilson.

AMERICAN FLIERS TORTURED, KILLED   PuT TO DEATH BY GERMAN CIVILIANS, LIBERATED PRISONER SAYS.

 Freed Yanks Talk  American Airmen Forced 'Down in Germany Tortured

Say Civilians Killed Yanks   Airmen Freed From Luft I Tell of  Torture of Flyers

Airborne, Land Divisions Build  fs elv  Bridgeheads          Mighty Power Hurled Ait Heart Of Germary

Airbornes Drop Onto North German Plain; Ruhr Caught In Vise Between  Bridgeheads As Montgomery Strikes Blow.

Senator Charges Acts Not Clear   Pasvolsky Says Definition in Charter Omitted Purposely

ILLINOIS SENATOR WANTS DEFINITION ACTS OF AGGRESSION  SENATOR BROOKS ASKS WHY UNITED NATIONS CHARTER FAILS TO SPEAI

Charter Fails To Detine Acts Ot Aggression   Senator Brooks of Illinois Brings Out Question as Hearing Is Conducted before Committee.

Brooks Asks Why Charter Does Nof \Define Aggression Acts to Be Used

Interest In Meaning of Aggression   Senator Brooks Declares Leaders Avoided Spelling Out the Terms

Charter Fails  To Define Acts   Of Ageressior   Senator Brooks Teld B: Advocate of Pact Lack of Definition Is Change  Tn Practice

Some Phases Of Charter Questioned  Sen. Brooks Asks  pwd Rafined  ression

TITO DUE TO BECOME YUGOSLAVS’ PREMIER   King Peter Appears Ready To Agree On New Rule

GERMANS HAD MUCH POISON GAS BUT NO SIGNS USE PLANNED  CHEMICAL WARFARE EX. PERT SAYS TWO OCCASIONS COULD BEEN USEN

Germans Had A Deadly New Gas; Never Used It   Went Beyond Anything Allies Had; Was Kept Far Underground.

GERMANS HAD MUCH  POISON GAS BUT NO  SIGNS USE PLANNED © CHEMICAL WARFARE EX PERT SAYS Two OCCA.  CIAAIC CATTLE RM

\FATE OF EMPIRE AT STAKE  J apanCallsUponNavy ‘For Suicidal Mission

Meade Releases City, County Men   Many Gi's Given Honor. able Discharges for Christmas

Meade Releases City, County Men  Many GI's Given Honor  Many GI’s Given Honorable Discharges for Christmas

MOSCOW GUNS SOUND FINAL SALUTE TO WAR   Fire 30 Volleys From 1,000 Guns; Sporadic Fighting Remains

Most Devastating of All Wars Over, Nazi Humiliation Complete; Processing Hordes of Prisoners

Reich Sea Units Head  for Ports   Only Occupied British Territory's German Garrison Surrenders

Germany's ‘Sea Forces Also Capitulating; . U-Boats Head For Port

Sea Forces Of Germany Capitulate   U-Boats Surrender In Accordance With Orders

Moscow Guns Bos. Out War In Europe —   Nozi Humiliation Completed; German Soldiers Processed

European War Ends in Roar  Of Red Guns   Leaves Occasional Bursts of Fighting. Processing of Stream Of German Prisoners

NAZI] GARRISON SURRENDERS ON CHANNEL ISLES   German Naval Forces Also Capitulating In Alhed Ports

 Moscow Victory Guns.  Sound Last Salute’ As ‘EuropeanWar Fades Out

Prisoncr Counting Major Assignment; Dunkerque Last Pocket To Give Up

Nazis Surrender Channel Islands   1,000 Moscow Guns Roar, Usher Out European War

Nazis Quit At Dunkerque   Russla Toes Not Intend to Destroy ‘Piemaance Rinkire Rese

MOSCOW GUNS HAIL V-E DAY   Nazi Humiliation Complete as Most German Leaders Are Accounted For

EUROPEAN WAR BOWS  OUT TO DEAFENING  ROAR MOSCOW GUNS NAZI HUMILIATION COM PLETE WITH HITLER NEAD: OTHERS PRISONERS

All That fs Left Is Series of Sporadic Outbursts Of Fighting.   HUMILIATION COMPLETE

Russ Victory Guns Sound Last Salute As War Fades  Into Isolated Skirmishes

Vietory Guns Boom Last Moscow Salute   Stalin Savs German Nation and People Will Not Be Crushed.

War Closes In Europe, Says Stalin   > Million Russians “Jam Kremlin  For Celebrations

Russians Rejoice  Over End of Wat   Stalin Has No Plan to “De: stroy Germany or Its People’   PRAGUE IS LIBERATED   Remnants of Nazi Armies Are Corralled by Len- —  ingrad Command

European War Bows Ou Amid Victory Salvos   1,000 Moscow Guns Herald End Of World’s Most Devastating Conflict; Stalin Addresses Thronas [n Moscow

DUNKERQUE, LAST NAZI POCKET IN FRANCE, GIVES UP   ALLIES PROCESSING ENDLESS STREAMS OF GERMAN PRISONERS

PROCESSING OF PRISONERS IS A GIGANTIC TASK   Most Devastating War In History Bows Out With Deafening Roar Of Moscow's Guns; 10,000,000 Civilians Uprooted.

1,000 Moscow Guns Thunder Victory Salute   Nazi Humiliation Complete; Leaders Captured; Troops March Back

MOSCOW GUNS FIRE SALUTE   Russians Cheer Victory: War Fades With Isolated Skirmishes

Soviet Victory Guns In Final Salute Of War   Dunkerque Reported Surrendered; Isolated Skirmishes Continue In Czechoslovakia

British Accept Surrender of Nazis on -Only British Territory Occupled by Germans — German Sea  . Ferves Capitulating.

Only Isolated, Minor Clashes In Europe Now   War Fades Out As Moscow Echoes To A Final Victory Salute.

Nazi Garrison Surrenders on Channel Isles   British Force Lands on Islands Without Opposition

ALL RESISTANCE NEARING AN END   CHANNEL ISLANO NAZIS SURRENDER-U-BOATS TURNED OVER

Reds Chase Last Nazi Units Fleeing Prague   Holdout Group in Latvia Dwindles:  Slavs Roll Swiftly Toward Austria

Guns of Victory Roar in Europe   Nazi Humiliation Now Complete With Top Nazis in Hands of Allies

Endless Streams Of Prisoners Filing In   Some Sporadic Fighting; Stalin Sends Russia Into Great Rejoicing With Announcement and Last Order of the Day

1,000 MOSCOW VICTORY GUNS SOUND LAST SALUTE AS WAR BECOMES ISOLATED FIGHTS

FORCES STILL TRY 10 FIGHT   Outbursts Are Sporadic. However, as European War Bows Out to a Deafening Roar of 1,00 Moscow Guns.

Moscow Victory Guns Salute End Of War in Europe   Stalin Promises Germany He Will Not Destroy Reich

European War Bows Out to Roar From 1,900 Moscow Guns   Processing of Endless Stream of Nazi Prisoners Continues

EUROPEAN WAR BOWS OUT TO DEAFENING ROAR MOSCOW GUNS  NAZI HUMILIATION COMPLETE WITH HITLER

SEA FORCES OF BEATEN REICH CAPITULATING   Last Shots Being Fired By Nazis Fleeing Toward American Lines

Moscow Guns  Sound War’s Last Salute   Nazi Humilation Complete With Nearly All Leaders In Hands of Americans

Gun Volleys Mark Close Of Conflict  For Europe   Small Nazi Bands Being Cleaned Up

Write Finis ‘To the War In Europe   Only a Few Resisting Germans Left As 1,000 Russian Guns Boom Out In Salute to Victory

German Humiliation is Complete with High Officers of Once Mighty Army Now in Custody.   SPORADIC FIGHTING IS STILL BEING REPORTED

1000 Moscow Victory Guns Sound Salute   Hitler Missing Or Dead, Goering Captured, Kesselring Nabbed: Prisoners Pour tn

“British Coast Bases Freed   30,000 Nazi Troops Join Full Surrender

War’s End Marked by Outbursts  _ Sporadic Fighting,  Prisoner Caging

European War  Bows Out to ‘Roar of Guns   Series of Sporadic Outbursts Is All  That Is left; Nazi Humiliation Complete

EAN Yy— Will Not Destroy Germany   Destruction Of Nation 0: “Its People Not Planned ~ Says Stalin’

S VICTORY CANNON SOUND FINAL SALUTE   European War Fades Out In Isolated Skirmishes  With Nazis

Guns InMoseow Mark War Enc In All Kurope   Luxembourg Radio Sa ys Dunkerque, Last Nazi Pocket In France, Has Surrendered

German Land Naval Forees Surrendering   British Take Over Channel Islands; Russians Mop Up Small Pockets

British Land Upon Islands As Nazis Quit   Royal Navy Receives U-Boats Coming In To Surrender

U-Boats Give Selves Up to British Fleet   Channel Isles Taken By Task Force— Victory Complete

EXCEPT FOR SPORADIC FIGHTS © EUROPEAN WAR ENDED AS REDS CELEBRATE BEFORE KREMLIN

Red Victory Guns Sound Last Salute   War Fades Out In Isolated Skirmishes; Cannons Ring Loud In Moscow.   ISOME STILL FIGHTING

EUROPEAN WAR BOWS OUT WITH MOSCOW SALUTE   isolated Skirmishes Are Reported: Nazis Yield Dunkerque

1,000 Soviet Guns Roar Oui War's Finish   Streams of Dejected Nazi Soldiers Line Roads in Germany

Enemy Ships Left In-Flames   Jap Battleship Resting vs Bottom At Base

FIVE OTHER SHIPS BURNING OR SINKING   Third Fleet Carrier Planes Resume Assaults at Dawn

SEEK UNITY” AMONG U.S. DELEGATES   ._Stettinius Calls =~ Meeting of Amer. Delegation to Frisca

RESTORE UNITY, STETTINIUS’ JOB   Outlines Plans For Delegates At San Francisco

Greek Regime Seeks Peace InCivilWar   Is First Public Move Of New Government

Kam and Elas Are Urged to Stop Fighting   Appeal Is Expressed By Gen. Plastiras, New Greek Premier

Gen. Mark W. Clark Has Been: Designated Chief of Tits Important Job.

Gen. Clark Named Chief Of Americar Forces Of Occupation in Austria

Clark ToCommand Forces In Austria   Country Will Be Occupied On Pattern Of Germany

Clark Chosen Austria Chief   Will Be Leader Of United States Occupation Forces Says Patterson.

MARK CLARK IS CHIEF   Will Command rs. Occupation Forces in Austria

CLARK COMMANDER OF AUSTRIA FORCES   Occupation “Plans Similar to That for Germany

Gen. Mark Clark Named U. S. Occupation Chief In Conquered Austria

Clark to Be U.S. Boss in Austria  General Named to Handle Affairs In American Zone

Soviet-American Junction May Be Matter of Hours   3rd Army Takes Asch; British Cut Off Bremen

ARMY DELAYS SAME CHOICE TO GEN. SHORT   No Answer Given So Far to Navy

ROUNDUP STAGED IN LONDON © IN EFFORT T0 CURB CRIME   MILITARY AND CIVILIAN po. LICE QUIZ CROWDS IN DANCE HALLS AND RESTAURANTS

CLARIFIES DRAFT PLANS (MICHIGAN   Shift Demand for Fighting Men to Farmers Under 26 Now Being Deferred —

Russian Armies Overrun Nazis In Last Pockets   Friendliness Shown Nezis _ Regret To- Eisenhower; : To Evacute - Prisoners

Man-Hunt Launched: In Europe   Allied Armies Search Occupied Territory For War Criminals - y

Manhunt For Other Top Nazis Pressed   Four Russian Armies Round Up Last Fanatical Germans; 1,060,000 Captured By Soviets Since Germany’s Surrender.

Red Troops Mop Up Las: Groups Of Nazi Diehard:   Clear Czechoslovakia, Austria Of Foe; Many Prisoners Are Taken

ROOT OUT LAST NAZI FANATICS   ‘Man-Hunt Spreads Thru  out Europe for German War Criminals

Final Nazi Resistance Is Overrun   Russians Crush  Die-Hard Units

Prisoners Stream East: Man-Hunt Growing Hot For German Criminals

Man-hunt for Hitler Gangsters Spreads Over Europe Durir: Week End in Which British Pledge to Continue War On Japs Reaffirmed—Gen. Eisenhower Warns Americans  Against Friendliness with Germans

REDS ROUT OUI LAST NAZIS Ih SOUTHERN AREA   Manhunt Spreads For Leading Germans In Europe

12,600,000 Nazis  Fall to Russians   Pledges British Aid  in Defeating Japan   Roundup Continues-Over Million Huns Taken Since Reich Surrendered

’ smpromise On aM Rift Seen Before Yuletide   Electrical Workers Offered. Wage Raise Of $1.08 Per Day

ClO ELECTRICAL WORKERS TO VOTE ON GENERAL MOTORS WAGE OFFER UNION OFFICIALS TERM GM OFFER ENCOURAGING: HOPE SEEN FOR BREAK

ClO ELECTRICAL WORKERS VOTE ON WAGE OFFER   G-M Submits Proposal To Raise Wages $1.08 To UEW Members   UAW, G-M NEARER TRUCE   Possible Break In Nations No. 1 Industrial Dispute Seen At Conference

WAGE NEGOTIATIONS ARE RESUMED AGAIN TODAY Ih FRIENDLIER ATMOSPHERE

G. M. AGREEMENT SFEN BY DEC. 25   UNION REJECTS WAGE OFFER; RESUMES TALKS

ClO ELECTRIC WORKERS GET GM WAGE OFFER   Proposed Raise of $1.08 a Day Submitted

Union Officials Refuse Offer of 1314 Cents Hour Increase  COMPROMISE MAY  BE REACHED SOON  Fact An Offer Had Been Made Is Thought to Be Encouraging

Increase Of $1.08 A Day ls Offered   CIO Electricians Vote As UAW and GM Negotiate More Favorably,

Japanese Envoys Sign Pacts For Southeast Asia   Action Paves Way For Rapid Allied Entry Into Singapore

SOUTHEAST ASIA PEACE IS SIGNED   Way Is Paved For Early Alited Entry Into Singapore

Jap Envoys Sign Peace Pacts For Southeast Asi:   Agreement Paves Way for Rapid Allied Entrance Into Singapore

Remnants Of Armies Fleeing   Russians Link Up With British On Baltic Coast

Mass Surrenders Cave In All Fronts; Reds, British Meet   Germans Move to Open Prague; Start Leaving Schleswig-Holstein   BULLETIN

TQ. LECTURE AT K. U.   Lieut. Dean N. McDowell Will Be on Hill for Two Weeks

-“T@ LECTURE AT K. U. .   Lieut, Dean N. McDowell Will Be on Hill for Two Weeks -

SOLDIERS, CIVILIANS JOIN UNITED STATES N HONORING DEAD:  IOUS SERVICES: HE . “AMONG CEMETERIES OF

LEGISLATURE RECONVENES T0 FINISH SESSION   Says Solons Not to Override Any of Lausche’s Vetoes

Corregidor Hero Prisoner Three Years  Hundreds of Other American POWs

Find Wainwright In Camp At Sian   General Among Hundreds Of War Prisoners Rescued By Heroic Parachute Teams In China

Gen. Wainwright, Hundreds Of Other Americans Freed From Nippon Prison Camps   Volunteer Medics Parachute Unmolested By Japs In, Manchuria To Effect Reseue-Supplies And Ships Sought Fer Happy Men

Airborne Rescuers Find       n Manchurian Prison   Parachute Relief Teams Arrange For Evacuation of Corregidor Hero, 35,000 Other Americans

Gen. Wainwright Many Yanks Are Rescued   Americans Landed By Parachute Find Américans

Rescue Squads Drop by Chute To Jap Camps   Volunteers Gamble Lives To Liberate Prisoners In Manchuria. Chine

Lt. Gen. Wainwright and Many Other  War Prisoners Found   Rescue Teams of Americans Parachute Deep Into Japanese Territory in Manchuria to Free U. S. Captives

Michigan Senator Found Shot to ‘Death in Aut   Was Principal Witness In Two Cases Soon To Go To Trial

Carrier Force in 350 Mile Sweep On China Coast   Indo-China Bases Are Hit, Crippling Nips’ Plans to Aid in Philippine Defense;  Jane Laca 119 Planac

CARRIER FLIERS LASH CITIES ON COAST OF CHINA   Hong Kong, Swatow, Amo} Torn; 69 Jap Ships Hit In Convoy Attacks

Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Along 350-Miles of China’s Coast Were Hit Hard Saturday.   SANK.OR DAMAGED SIXTY-NINE SHIPS   It Was the First Full-Scale Carrier Raid of the War on These Ports Vital to Japan’s Life Line.

U. 5. CARRIER PLANES BOME VITAL-PORTS      69 Jap Ships Sunk Or Damaged Off Indo-China

Third Fleet Carrier Planes Blast Hong Kong, Amoy   Formosa Also Hit in Sweep Following Deadly Attack on Convoys Off Indo-China

THIRD FLEET FLIERS BOMB CHINA COAST   Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Along 350-Mile Coast Targets of FullScale Carrier Raids  41 JAP SHIPS ARE SUNK

Japan Perts On China Coast Heavily Raided   Rongkong, Swatow and Amov Targets After Carrier Planes Sink, Dainage 69 Nip Ships

Audacious U. S. Force Smashes Chinese Coast, Hits Formosa   American Pilots Swing From Inde-China Region After Sinking or Damaging 69 Japanese Shins. Work Havoc in New Surprise Atfacks

Dashing Across China Sea 3rd Fleet Attacks  Dilate Bawaly   Pilots Bomb Amoy, Swatow And Hongkong

3rd Fleet Planes Hit China Ports; Advance OnLuzor   69 Jap Ships Sunk, Damaged; Manila North Road Vital

Fleet Sweeps Along China’s South Coast   Navy Pilots Raid Ports Vital to Jap’s Lifeline After Crushing Blows On Indo-Chine Harbors and Shipping

FLEET BLASTS 3 PORTS VITAL TO JAPS’ LIFELINE   HONGKONG, SWATOW AND AMOY HIT; 69 SHIPS ARE WRECKED

NAVY FLIERS OF U.S. 3RD FLEET HIT CHINA COAST   Pilots Sink or Damage 69 Ships in Daring Indo-China Air Strike

3rd Fleet Hits China's Coast InWide Smashes  69 Japanese Ships  Su nk Or r Damaged,   (os oe

P-~-k Door Blow Dealt Formosa as Vessels Race from Blows  Dealt Jan Convoy Off Indo-China

VANK TARGET   First Full-Scale Carrier Raid On Ports Vital to Jap — Lifeline.   NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN

Third Fleet Fliers Rake  China Coast   Sink 4] Japanese Ships, Damage 28 In Wiping Out  Two ¢ ONVOYS

69 JAP SHIPS STRUCK AT SEA   U. S. Third Fleet Pilots Bomb Coast of Chino To Harass Enemy

Bold Blow At Jap Life Line   First Full-Scale Raid By Carrier Planes in Area Follows Destruction of 2 Nip Convoys

INDO-CHINA COAST GETS NAVAL BLOW   Ports Vitel To Jap’s Shipping To Formosa

'Soap From Human Fat and Flesh   Human Soap Factory Used By Krauts Is Discoverec

HUMAN BODIES USED FOR SOAP   Correspondents Inspect Laboratory Housing Nazi Atrocity Plan

U. S. Assured Of Prominent  World Place   Two Programs ‘Voted; Bretton ‘Pact: Passed

U. 5. First Army Gains 22 Miles In New Advance   British Closing In On Bremen; Battle In Vienna Streets

Ickes Urges © Mine Seizure   Lewis, Operators” -Meet Again Today

HIKE VALUES OF 2 CANNED VEGETABLES   Points Required for Peas and Asparagus to Go Up in April, Along With Those for Pork, Fats and Oj]M<.

ILLINOIS WAGE ARGUMENT MAY AFFECT OTHERS   Anti-Strike Feeling Grows Stronger * In Congress

FEPG 1S STILL WITHOUT FUNDS   TWO ATTEMPTS TO GIVE AGENCY MONEY ARE DEFEATED BY OPPONENTS.

ee ae  eee  FEPC FINISHES DIZZY DAY RIGHT WHERE IT STARTED-— MONEYLESS, OUT OF RUSINESS

Battle for FEPC Funds Continues Hot and Futile   Two Attempts to Aid ‘Dead’ Agency Fail  To Succeed in House

Grove City Widow Will Get Medal   Posthumous Congressional Medal : Of Honor For Mrs. Mary E. Kelly In Pittsburgh

U.S. CREDITED BULGE VICTORY BY CHURCHILL   May Shorten War, He Says, Praising Yank Participation

YANKS STOPPED GERMAN DRIVE, COMMONS TOLD   Churchill Lauds U. S. Units; Says New Red Drive Part of Plan

Russian Drive Part Of Plan  Allies Aiming To Kee All Fronts Aflame

Churchill in. iery Speec Lists Policy   Declares Agreement Reached with Stelin Regarding Balkans

Russian Drive Part Of Allied ‘Team Strategy   Agreement With Stalin On Dealing With BalLen vee le Raeavealed

Churchill Credits Yanks With Halting Germany’s Costly Western Advance

Red Drive Part Of Vietory Plan   Churchill Says All Fronts “In Constant Flame” Until Climax

Russian Troops Rolling Over Poland May Have Crossed Into Silesia

Commons Hears. British Premier In War Review   Churchill And Stalin Reach Balkans Agreement To . Prevent Fi Wars

Red Drive Part of Allied War Plan — Churchill Reveals -- Yanks Praised

Churchill Says Red Drive Part Of Victory Plan   War Review Gives U.S. Full Credit For Stopping Nazis

Big Russian Drive Part of Victory Plan   Churchill Discusses War Before Commons; Accord Made With Stalin on Balkan:

“ iS aot fe = AMERICANS GUVEN. ENTIRE CREDIT “FOR STOPPING ‘..  GEN. VON-RUNDSTEDT

Stands Firm On Foreign Policy   Prime Minister Covers Wide Range in War Review to Commons; Warm Hand to Allies

Churchill Covers Much Territory and Gives Americans Credit for Stopping German Offensive.

xussian Drive Part of Allied Vicfory Plan   So Says Churchill In Crediting Yanks With Stopping Nazis’ Counter-Offensive

Victory Plan of Coordination Now i in Action   Churchill Tells Commons All Fronts to Be Kept Flaming

CHURCHILL SEES ALLIED VICTORY PLAN GROWING   Reports Agreement On Balkans, Reaffirms Policy Of Unconditional Surrender

Churchill Asserts Plan to Intervene In Europe Affairs   Agreement Reached with Stalir In Dealing with Balkan Strife; Reds Exonerated in Greece

Keeping the War Fronts Aflame Is Allied Strategy   Churchill Explains Importance of New Russian Offensive; New Balkan Accord

Churchill Says Red Drive Partof Plan   He And Stalin Agree on Dealing With Balkans, Reaffirms ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Plan, Denies Territory Sought

Complete ‘Credit to Yanks   Churchill States They Stopped Von Rundstedt’s ‘Costly Sortie’

Red Drive Part Of Plan to Keep Fronts Aflame   Churchill Says He and Stalin Agreement on Dealing  With the Balkans.   Credits Yankees For Stopping Nazis’ Drive

CHALLENGES ANOTHER VOTE OF RELIANCE   Prime Minister Reveals He  Has Reached Agreement  With Stalin on Dealing With Balkans   ROOSEVELT IS INFORMED

CHURCHILL SAYS BALKAN PACT T0 STOP NEW WARS   FDR Informed On Anglo-Russian Policy; Prime Minister Opens I wo-Day Debate With Fighting Speech.

Red Offensive Coordinated With Ales  Char chill: Tels : Of Agreement...

CHURCHILL MAKES  FIGHTING ADDRESS: .  IN HOUSE COMMONS  - SAYS HE: AND STALIN  IN AGREEMENT ON DEAL INC WITH RATKANG

CHURCHILL MAKES FIGHTING ADDRESS IN HOUSE COMMONS  SAYS HE AND STALIN - IN ACREEMENT ON DFA

SOVIET DRIVE FITS FLAMING FRONT SCHEME   In War Review, British Prime Min. ister Chat'enges House of Commons on Confidence

Chutehill- Airs Views: = He Credits Yanks “With be.. ‘feat of Von Rundstedt

Lower Estimate Of Size Of Army Needed In Japan   Gen. MacArthur Savs Japan Has Been Reduced To Status Of Fourth-Rate Power

7,895 Okinawa Casualties * Reported As Yanks Fight On   Marines Reach Northern End of Island—Yanks Still Locked in Fierce Artillery Battle in Southern Sector

Heavy Losses Reported: American Casualties in Okinawa  Fighting Reach Total of 7,895

Yanks Lose 7,895 Men  On Okinawa   U.S. Marines Reach Northern End Of Isle South Of Tokyo

Okinawa Costs  1,467 US. Dead   Marines Reach North Ene aH Canteaied lelend

CASUALTIES ON OKINAWA 7,895   Heavy Loss List Made By Nimitz; Reach Northern Tip

7,988 AMERICAN CASUALTIES INOKINAWAISLAND CAMPAIGN   1,482. Yanks Killed As Compared To 9,108 Jap Dead And 391 Prisoners; Nipponese Air Force Suffering Staggering Blows, Communique Reveals

TWO TEACHERS IN VULE WEDDINGS   Kathleen Schatz to Live in East; Eileen Vogel to Finish Year

President Lands In Washington  ‘Weather Delays Arrival; Took Off From Icy Runwav<

TRUMAN IS BACK AT WHITE HOUSE   Plane Carrying President Reached Washington  at 2:28 P.M.   ISTARTED AT 9:37 A. M.

TRUMAN BACK FROM MISSOURI   Plane Delayed About An Hour on Return Trip to Washington.   THREE-DAY VISIT ENDS

Truman: Back From. Missouri Holiday Trip:   President's Plane Reaches Capital. ‘Friday Afternoon

Saarbruecken Falls to Sweep  Of Americans Other Major Saar  Basin Towns Taken Reds Gain at Stettin

Swift Drive Pockets Two Nazi Armies   German Resistance “West Of The Rhine ~ te Almost Wiped Out

Third And Seventh Armies Form Junction In Saarland; Three Cities Fall

U.S. SRD ARMY FRONT LINKED WITH. S. 7TH   MAINZ IS REACHED; DOOMED GERMANS IN FLIGHT

7th, 3rd Army Unit: Link in Saarland   Rampaging Yanks Seize Capital Of Region, 3 Other Cities; Smash to Mainz on Rhine Bend

Three Historic Cities In Saar  Held In Drive      Great Coordinated Assault Virtually Wipes Out German Resistance West of the Rhine—Much of German First Army Bottled Up

three Historic  Held In Drive   Great Coordinated Assault Virtually Wipes Out Ger. man Resistance West of the Rhine—Much of © German First Army Bottled Us

Americans Capture Saarbruecken;“First Army Advemnees East of Rhine

THREE FAMED REICH CITIES   Nazi Resistance West Of Rhine River Virtually Ended

THREE FORTRESS CITIES GAPTURED IN SWIFT DRIVE   Saarbruecken, Worms And Zweibruecken Fall, Trapping German Forces

Greaf Coordinated Assault Virtually Wipes Out Last German Resistance West of Rhine, Cities Of Saarbruecken, Zweibruecken and Worms Taken

Junction Of U. S. 7th And Third Armies Dooms Germans West Of Rhine   Historic Cit ies Of Zweibruecken And Worms Are Also Captured In Allies’ Greatest Day

3d, 7th Snap Trap On Routed Enemy Hodges Attacking   Saarbruecken, Zweibruecken and Worms Taken In Blazing Offensive to Destroy Germany, Carman let Army Pnejreled hy Yanks

Wipe Out Nazi Resistance  West Of Rhine   Capture  Saarbrucken, Zweibrucken And Worms, While Kaiserslautern Falls  Swiftly te Patfou’s “Men, In Sensalional Drive

RED-BLUE STAMPS VALID. SAME TIME   Under New Regulation Red and Blue Stamps Become Valid First of Month:

STAMPS ARE VALID FIRST OF MONTH   OPA Makes a Ruling That Both ' Red and Blue Stamps Valid i at Same Time.

Rainey: It's Hard ToKeep Freedom   Speaks Before Chicago Audience

Reactionism Forces Strong Says Rainey   Ousted University President Says Hard Time Faces University

FOOD SUPPLY SURVEY ADDS CHEERY NOTE   Wheat Will Be Plentiful, Government Says, But Meats Will Remain in Present Short Condition.

\Plentiful Food Supply Indicated In Crop Survey   Early June. Forecast Throws Optimistic Light On Situation

FOR COMING YEAR   Banner Harvests In Sight For Several Important Crops   PLENTY OF WHEAT FOR FOREIGN RELIEF  Oat Cron Will Be Second

CHINA FIRST TO SIGN CHARTER: U. §. IS LAST   Conference Ends With What Veteran Diplomats Deem More Realistic Plan Than id Leagiua

Document  pers      CHINA SLATED TO BE FIRST . TO SIGN; TRUMAN TO ADJOURN FRISCO CONFERENCE TONIGHT

WORLD NATIONS SIGN NEW PACT THIS EVENING   President's Address Will Conclude Historic Gathering of Delegates Pledged to Future Peace.

WORLD CHARTER FOR PEACE GETt FULL APPROVAL   President Truman Speaks To. night To Give Charter His Blessing As Ratification Await. ed   AWARE OF PITFALLS WHICH LIE AHEAI

50 Delegates Sign Historic Script Today   Unanimously Approved At 10:50 Last Night

Vast Heart Of Philippines Now Is Liberated   Japs Now ‘Confined To ‘Two Strong Points, Davao And Baguio.

9,000 Japs Slain on Cebu   MacArthur Announces Virtual End of Central Philippines Campaign

Central Philippine Campaign Has Reached Its End  Only Two Jap Pocket: Of Resistance Remain in Islands

KILLED 5,000 ON CEBU   Central Philippines Campaign Virtually Concluded

5,000 Japs Die on Cebu   Campaign of Central Philippines Virtually Over. Says MacArthur

FILIPINO BATTLE VIRTUALLY OVER   MacArthur Announces “Viytual Conelusion” Of Central Philip pines Campaign; 5,000 Japs Killed On Cebu.

“ —PHILIPPINES— 3; 000: Nips ~ Die On Cebt   Central Philippines Cam. paign. Near. End. Say: - MacArthar.

Curfew May Last Until War Ends   Await Clarification  of Night Life Curb

Big Nations Lose on Expulsion Plar  Small Nations Win Hard Fought Battle

Small Nations Chalk Up Hard-Fought Win  Unruly Members No to Be Expelled  From World Charter

Small Nations  Score Victory Two Chiefs Of State May Attend Signing

Victory Won By Small Nations   Vote to Omit Expulsion Clause From Charter

PEACE ENVOYS TACKLE LAST BIG PROBLEN   CONTROL OF VETO VOTING SOUGHT BY 5 POWERS

Small Nations Score Victory At Conference   Succeed in Having Oniitlec From World Charter Provision For Expelling Unruly Members

Second Junction of Allied Troops Farther South Is Believed Likely

Heavy Frost in lowa Forecast For Tomorrow   Killing Frosts Hit Charles City, Waterloo This Morning :

Heavy Frost in’       Killing Frosts Hit: Charles City, Waterlog. This Morning

1,500,000 Soviets Batter Way Into Five Suburbs, To Flank Capital Today, Say Germans

Red Troops Have Battered Into Five Suburbs of : Capital      NAZI SUICIDE CHARGES   Defenders Blow Up a Power Dam, Set Forests  on Fire

Addifional 5 Pounds To Be Granted Here   Increase To Apply ° Only To Those Who Got Reduced Supply

5 POUNDS MORE TO THOSE WHO GOT BUT 7 LBS.   Coupons Will Be Mailed Out Without Further Application

Marine Dragon Drops Anchor   Army Cutters Transport Soldiers From Europe

Three Infantry Divisions, One Army Corps Arrive for Furloughs EnRoute to Pacifie War

MORE YANKEES ARRIVE HOME   TRANSPORT BRINGS 3,088 EUROPENA VETERANS

Strikers Again Offer Plan To Seftle Strike   Public Negotiations With General Motors Sought

Public Conferences with Aid of Federal Conciliators Is Proposed; Answer Is Expected Today

U.A.W. propose that wage fight be made public with  aid of federal conciliators  Union fears increased idleness

Stilwell to Command  10th Army   Veteran Jap Fighter’s Transfer Announced  By General MacArthur

Stilwell Is Named To Command U.S. Tenth Army  MacArthur Announce: New Job for  1s pte ween ah Saat.

Costliest Campaign Of Pacific Completed   Yanks Mopping Up Last Two Small Suicide Pockets; Stilwell Named Commander Of U. S. 10th  Army, Succeeding Buckner.

"Vinegar Joe’ Stilwell Is Placed in Command Of Tenth Army: Glad to Get ‘Crack at Enemy’

Gen. Stilwell To Command Yenth Army on Okinawe   Takes Command Place Vacated By Death In Action of Gen. Buckner.

Stilwell Is Named To Command U.S. Tenth Army   MacArthur Announce   New Job for

Veteran Japaaese Fighter Takes Post of Buckner, Killed Gu Okinawa By Shell Burst

MACARTHUR PICKS “VINEGAR JOE” TO AVENGE BUCKNER   _ VETERAN JAP FIGHTER ASSIGNED TO COMMANT _ OF ARMY ON OKINAWA

Stilwell Has New Job Now   Head of Tenth Army, Now On Okinawa; Was Commander of U. S. Ground . Forces

‘Vinegar Joe’ To Command Tenth Army   Succeeds Gen. Buckner, Killed on Okinawa By Jap Shell This Week

GEN. JOE STILWELL NAMED COMMANDER TENTH ARMY FORCES  ASSIGNMENT CULMINATED SERIES OF CONFERENCES OF PACIFIC LEADERS

Gen. Stilwell Named To Command 10th Army   Named To Post By Gen. M’ Arthur F ollowing Death Of Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner

M ‘Arthur: Puts Stilwell i in Okinawa            Followin: Conference Talks With ‘Him; Other Officers.

General Stilwell Selected to Head ‘U.S. 10th Army   Leaves Post as Chief of Ground Forces; a Veteran Japanese Fighter

Gen. Stilwell To Command {0th    Veteran Battler   Succeeds Buckner

‘Vinegar Joe’ Is Appointed. Head Of 10th      General Stilwell Selected BY MacArthur. For Okinawa Command

‘Vinegar Joe To Carry On ‘Pacific Fight      MacArthur Names Veteran Following Ceanmand Parleys

Vinegar Joe Has a Score’  To Settle   -Expert on Oriental Warfare Siupreceeds: Buckner

Gen. Stilwell To Command ‘Tenth Army   Now Mopping Up On Okinawa

Stilwell Takes Over Buckner’s  U.S. 10th Army   Assignment Culminated From Conferences Among Field Commanders.   TOLD BY M'ARTHUR

STILWELL NAMED 1OTH ARMY CHIEF   VETERAN COMMANDER TO HIT JAPS AGAIN

Stillwell Picked By MacArthur To Head 10th Army   Veteran General Return.  edto Pacific Action.

VINEGAR JOE TC DIRECT THE MOP UP ON OKINAWA   MacArthur Announces Appointment Of Noted General To Take Over Post Of Buckner, Killed In Action.

Gen: Stilwell Becomes Head Of 10th Army   Selection Of Veteran Fighter Of Japs To Command Troops On + Okinawa Announced

Stilwell Appointed Tenth Army Leader   Former Ground Forces Commander  In China Named by MacArthur Tn Succeed Late General Ruckner

GEN. STILWELL COMMANDER IN OKINAWA AREA   Says Japanese Will Have To Be Beaten In China

STILWELL WILL COMMAND 40TH   MacArthur Tells Transfer te Charge Vacated By Buckner’s Death.

CALLS FOR SHARP CUT IN IMPORTS   Labor Government Presents Program To Nation

Supreme Allied Commander In Southeast Asia Confers With Biq Three Leader:

Macarthur Said To Have Threatened To Resign Unless Let Alone  CONFERENCE OF BIG THREE HAS NEW PROBLEMS  Soviet Papers Print Demand Turkey Give Some Black Sea Coastline To Russia

MIFFED AT MacARTHUR   Stalin Also Believed Responsible For Red Newspaper Campaign For Russian Grab of  Jerritory Along Baltic From the Turks

General Threatens To Resign If Reds Enter Jap Occupation Aifairs

Jobless Pay Is Opposed   C. of C. Says States Can Handle Problem

Bic POWERS BACK PACTS   QUESTION OF REGIONAL SE CURITY AGREEMENTS FRONED OUT. BY THE _ "BIG FIVE"  ‘

FRISCO AGREES ON REGIONAL PROBLEM   Two Other Major Questions Remain to Be Settled

REGIONAL PEACE ACCORD REACHED   Expect Conference To Approve “Big Five” Program

War Today.-  Stettin Drive Prelude To Final Thrust Into Heart of Germany

TOKYO MAKES CABINET PURGE   Carrier Force To Bring 20,000 Men A Month Home From Pacific

NEW JAP WAR CRIMINAL LIST EXPECTED SQON   Purge of Reactionary Elements In Nip Cabinet Is Imminent

Tokyo Paper Is Suspended For One Day   Prince Higashi-Kuni Saye Japs Plan to Try Own Accused If Permission Granted by Allies

M’Arthur Soon To Issue Longer  Jap Wanted List   Leader Cracks Down On Second Tokyo Newspaper Wednesday

MacArthur Also Orders: Another Jap Newspaper Suspended While Plans Are Made To Ship Yankee Soldiers Home

LIST MORE JAP WAR CRIMINALS   Premier Wants To Try Own Accused Of War Guilt

MacArthur to Add to List of War Criminals   Japanese Government To Try Own Accused If Gen. MacArthur  Grante Darwsitectank *

Premier Says Nips Want to Determine War Guilt   Wholesale Cabinet Resignations Expected; Call Papers to Task

Japs Get: No Answer Tc Suggestion They Fix . Responsibility and Try Own Accused

TROOP RET FROM JAPAN 10 BE SPEEDED UP   Premier Condemns Atrocities And Says Emperor Not Among War Criminals

Cabinet Purge Predicted By  Jap Sources   Largest Carrier Task Force Forms in Pacif ic To Bring Draftee Army Back To U. S.

Japanese War Criminal List Grows Longer   Purge of Cabinet Expected, Too; Higashi Pushing Reform Move in Government

WILL ACCUSE MORE JAPS OF WAR CRIMES   New and Lengthy List of  + Suspects to Be Issued “con — Imminent Purge of Imperial Cabinet Is Predicied.

J apanese Would Try Their Own   No Word From Gen. MacArthur Whether They Could Punish  Their Own Criminals

Jap Leaders Scek Mac Arthur's Permission to Try Own War Guilty; 26 Carriers Will Speed U.S: Troops Home.

Japanese Cabine’ To Be Purged Of Reactionaries   Premier Wants Permission To Punish Own War Criminals; 2nd. Tokyo Paper Suspended

CARRIER FORCE TO RUSH MEN STATESIDE   Japs Intend To Determine War Responsibility   ANOTHER PAPER   Suspended By MacArthur: Former Chief Of Philippines Takes Own Life

New List Of Suspected Jap War Criminals To. Be Issued By McArthur

New List Of War Criminals To Be Issued   Large Carrier Force : Assembled In Pacific To Bring Troops Back To United States

Jap Cabinet To Drop More War Leaders  M‘Arthur Clamps   M’‘Arthur Clamps Curb On Another Jap Newspaper

New List of Jap War Criminals to Be Released Soon   Reliable Nipponese Sources Predict An Imminent Purge of Reactionary Elements In Cabinet of Premier Higashi-Kuni   IMPENDING CABINET RESIGNATIONS REPORTED

Cleanup In Nip Cabinet Also Looms   Task Force Of 26 Car. riers Formed To Speed U. S. Draftees Home.

Longer List Of Suspects [sPromised: RuleT otters   Second Paper Told ’ To Suspend For lts Policy

New List Of Jap Criminals To Be Issued   Premier Says Japar Intends To Try Own War Guilty

New, Lengthy War Criminal  List On Way   Jap Sources Predict Imminent Purge Of Reactionary Elements In Cabinet.   DOES NOT ELABORATE

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HEADQUARTERS OF OCCUPATION PLAN NEW CRIMINAL LIST   JAPANESE PURGE OF RE _ ACTIONARY ELEMENTS It  CABINET IMMINENT

Jap Cabinet Is Facing Purge Soon   Larger List of War Criminals Will Be Issued Shortly

MacArthur To List More Jap War Criminals   See Purge of Kuni’s _ Cabinet; More Ships To Take Yanks Home

MORE NAMED TOBE ADDED   Largest Task Force Assembled Prepares to Carry Troops Home.   CABINET PURGE PLANNED

MacArthur Plans New List of War Criminals   Reliable Japanese Sources Predict Purge of Reactionary Elements in Nippon Cabinet; Commander Suspends Second Tokyo Daily

Jap Cabinet to Clean Out More Of War Criminals   Bigger List of Criminals Will Be Issued in Near Future

Premier Asks U.S. To Let Japan Try Accused Leaders   Ban Another Tokyo Newspaper for Failing To Submit Copy For Censorship To Americans

Jap Criminal List Will Be Lengthened   “Another Tokyo Paper Suspended By MacArthur

Jap War . Criminal List Grows   M’ Arthur to Announce ‘New Names Soon; Japs Would Try Own Guilty; 2nd Paper Suspended

Reactionary Elements To Leave Cabinet   Purge Said By Leaders To Be Imminent

LONG NEW LIST OF JAP WAR CRIMINALS TO BE ISSUED SOON   Great Carrier Task Force Being Formed To Bring GI’s Back Home

Jap Cabinet To Clear Out More Leaders   New. Longer List Af Jananece Foe Questioning on War Guilt Charges

Nippon Sources Say All Leaders  To Be Punished   Another Newspaper Is Suspended; Changes In Japan's Cabinet Forecast

PREPARE NEW LIST OF JAP WAR GUILTY   Tokyo Predicts Purge of Reactionary Elements of Premier's Cabinet

‘AddNames To List of War Thugs   Another Newspaper Suspeiided by General MacArthur.

Jap Criminal List Growing  Carrier Task Force Tc  Cnaad Namahi:ligatian

Japanese Cabinet Cleanup Forecast   MacArthur to Issue List of Suspected War Criminals Soon   PAPER IS SUSPENDED   U. S, Headquarters Keeps Firm Grip on Conquered Japanese -

New, Lengthy List of Jap Criminals Announced Today   Largest Carrier Task Force to Bring Yankee Soldiers Home

Japanese May Release More From Cabine!   Prince. Konoye's Name Is - Heading List of Those to Go Out

U.S. to Issue Another List of War Criminals   Jap Sources Also Predict Purge of Reactionary Elements i Cabinet.   U. S. to Keep Firm Grip Over Japanese

Jap Cabinet Purge Looms. Say Leaders   MacArthur Prepares Enlarged List Of Persons Sought As War Criminals

Premier Says Japan Will Determine Responsibility For War if U. S. Approves

New Jap War Criminal List To Be Issued   Reactionaries In Nipponese Cabinet Facing Purge

WARSHIPS BEING READIED TO MOVE PACIFIC TROOPS   CHANGE CARRIERS TO TRANSPORTS FOR BIG TRIP

Jap Cabinel Purge Looms   MacArthurto Issue New, Longer List OF War Criminals

Gen. MacArthur to Issue New List of Jap War Criminals   Nips Want to Try Own Accused Men; Jap Paper Suspended

JAP CABINET TOBE PURGED   Konoye And Others Ex. pected To Be Ousted As War Leaders

Informants say Nippon cabinet to clean house   More wartime leaders to be ousted: Konove at top of list

‘Mac’ Drafts Second Jap Criminals List.  Premier ‘Kuni Seen Planning : Omick Puroe of RPeachanaries

Gen, ‘Ike’ Recovering At Army Hospital   Polio Strikes Another B. H. Child; Schools Won't Close

GENERAL HAS GOOD NICHT   Eisenhower's Condition Satisfaetory His Doctor Reports

Parri To Quit Post In Italy  Premier Resigning In Palitical Mave

4 Die, 9 Hurt In Hote! Blaze   Four-Story Building In Parkersbure Burns

Assembly Faces Huse Surplus   1945 Legislature Swings Into Action Today On Mo mentous Wartime Session.

Richardson, Of Union, Is Speaker  State Legislature Goes Into Activity For 1945

Military Machine Ends Long Cycle   ew Atrocities Documented By Allied Spies

NO FANFARE IS CONNECTED WITH DE NOBILIZATION   Nearly 4,000,000 Soldicrs Dismissed and Sent Home

Demobilizing Of Japanese Army Is Done On Schedule   - Evidence Revealed Allied Prisoners Were Used by Japs As Bavonet Target:

Jap Military Dissolved Under Brutality Cloud   Gigantic Demobilization Complete Only Six Weeks After Signing Of Surrender In Tokyo Bay

Wages Boosted By 1900 Corp.   Five Cents An Hour Increase Announced

Allied Casualties in Ardennes Battle Set at 55,421, Compared With 140,000 German Losses

17 Nazi Divisions Claimed Smashed In Western Front   Von Rundstedt Losses Now Are Estimated At 120,000 Troops

Troops Land In Force at Three Points   Disarming Japs and Restoring Order to Be Main Tasks

U. S. Marines Land in North Ching to Help Chiang Kai-Shek's Forces

Will Help Chiang Grain Control In) Northern Area Where Communists Seck To Accept Jap Surrender.

Chiang Gets Aid Of U. S. Marines In Qusting Japs   Troops Land At Three Points In North

MARINES CALLED TO AID CHINESE   SEEK CONTROL OF LAST MAJOR AREA OCCUPIED BY JAPS

Marines At Tientsin   Land in North China To Help Police Area Still Full of Japs

U.S. Marines Land in Troubled North China   Will Assist Chiang in Occupation; a Boost To Law and Order

_—_ LAND NEAR TIENTSIN   Will Help Chiang Restore Order In Last Area Held by Japs _

Marines Land on Coast of China   To Aid Chiang KaiShek to Regain Control of North China

To Help Chiang’s Forces Restore  Order In Area    Northern China Sector Still, Dominated’ By... Japanese; Americans Take Over Tangku Port

MARINES ARE LANDED AT CHINA SORE SPOTS   Will Help Chiang To Regain Control Over Jap Area

Marines Land in North China To Resfore Order   Swarm Ashore in Last Major Region’ Still Dominated by Japs

Land In Force At 3 Points. ....  U.S. Marines Land On The China Coast To Help Put End To Trouble WithJaps

MARINES LA TOHELP WITH CONTROL OVER NORTH CHINA   Will Help Chiang Kai-Shek Regain Last Big Area Held By Japan

YANKS PUSH ON IN PHILIPPINES   M’‘Arthur Forces Take Palaun On Mindoro—Foe Neports Still Unconfirmed

Americans Now Only 90 Miles From Manila   Tokyo Reports of Luzon Invasion Attempt Still Not Confirmed

Americans 90 Miles From Manila. ... .  Military Sources Are Quiet On Any Landing On Luzor

YANKS MOVE ~ 15 MILES UP ON MINDORC   ‘American Troops Are Withm Ninety Miles of Manila Today.   Jap Installations on  Luzon Island Pounded

MANILA IS ONLY 90 MILES FROM MINDORO YANKS   Allies Silent On Japanese Reports Of Luzon Battles

U. 5. TROOPS 90 MILES OF MANILA      MacArthur Quiet On Reported Action Off Luzon

Uz 9. Troops N inety Miles Of Manila   ‘Americans Silent On Predicted Blow Toward Manila

MacArthur Says Nothing  Of Jap Invasion Stories   Communique Announces Air Pounding “Enemy War Installations on Luson ts Being Waged by Navy Planes

Yanks Drive 9) Miles From Manila   No Official Word Of Jap Claims That Luzon Is Menaced By Fleet.   SEIZE PALUAN TOWN

Harbor Seized On Mindoro In 15-Mile Sweer   Land And Carrier-Based Planes Continue To Pound Luzon

U.S. Soldiers Draw Near Manila Lines   Army, Navy Refuse To Confirm Jap Report of Landing

Yanks Within 90 Miles Of Manila Now   Still Silent on Jap Claims Yanks Preparing For Landing on Luzon

Take Isle 30) Miles  FromlLuzor   American Troops Within 50 Miles  Of Manila; Navy Planes Attack Luzor

Secrecy Shrouds Jap Claims of Luzon Invasion   But Continuing Air Attacks on Island Are Reported; Knocl Down 45 Nin Plones

Jown Taken In Mindoro   Yonk Troops Move Up Coast, Now Only 90 Miles From Manila

EISENHOWER 10 BE TOP U. 5. MAN FOR REICH MILITARY GOVERNMENT   CLAY TO DIRECT CIVIL AFFAIRS IN FOUR-POWER COMMISSION WITH HEADQUARTERS IN BERLIN

Ruler in Germany Eisenhower to Be As Victory Comes   General Will Head Four-Power. Military Government There

Clay Is Named To Help Rule  Beaten Nazis   Instigator Of Racing Ban, Curfew Made Eisenhower Aifle

Civil Board ToEventually Govern Nazis   It May Bb Generation, However, Before Military Gives Up Reins

Navy Officers Clash.   GOP Needs Progressives to Keep lt Awake, Says Governor Goodland

[02-STORY EMPIRE STATE IS SET AFIRE   . Most of Victims Burned Beyond Recognition — Hundreds Flee to Safety, Some in Panic.   ENTERS BUILDING AT 79TH FLOOR   Three Explosions Occur,  ~ Debris Scattered Five Blocks—A Search Continues for Bodies.

7TH FLOOR OF STRUCTURE. 1S LEFT IN RUINS   Bodies Burned Beyond Recognition; Thousands . Flee- To Safety

Empire State Plane Crash KillsThirteex   Spectacular Accident Is First of Its Kind in History of New York With $300,000 Damage

Empire. State Building Made Torch By Plane   Army Bember Crashes Inlo Gotham Skyscraper Bringing Deaths to At Least 73

Empire State Building Left a Flaming Torch As Plane Hits 78th Floor

Bomber. Crashes Into Empire State Building  At Least 13 Persons   At Least 13 Persons Die in Blackened, Twisted Wreckace

3 Blasts Rip Up 19th Floor; Five Blocks Get Debris   2 Elevators Drop 80 Floors; 102-Story  Structure Sways 2. FH CRFPACGH

At Least 13 Die as B-25 Punctures Skvyseraper   Collision with Empire State Building Forms One of New York’s Most Bizarre Disasters in Early A.M. Foo

Bomber Crashes Into Empire State Building  At Least 13 Persons Die in Blackened, Twisted Wreckage

13 Known Dead  ™sF ~~ Ft...   duilding      «Bound Manhattan, cesta ERE Piawe ATina

‘Smoke and Flames Envelop Upper Floors of World’s Tollest Building as Three Explosions Jar New York

3 Blasts Rip Up ‘19th Floor; Five Blocks Get Debris   2 Elevators Drop 80 Floors; 102-Story Structure Sways

‘Plane Shears alhrough Storm In Heavy Fog   Flames Cover Upper Part of Empire State Building; Crew Dies

Army Bomber Hits Building   Blazing Gasoline, Falling Debris Take Toll in Dramatic Disaster

Fog Blamed  For Tragedy; Gas Blazes _ In Wreckage   Glass, Debris Cover 5 Blocks Of Gotham

Explosion Sets ‘Hot Fires Above 79th Story, Killing At Least 13   Midtown New York Jarred By Blast   Crash Occurs During Early Morning Fog Shrouding Lower Manhattan

13 Killed But Death Toll May  Exceed Fifteen   Three Occupants Of Plane Die; One Of New York’s Worse Disasters.   THREE BLASTS HEARD

Crew of Three On B-25 Dies in Flaming Crash   Empire State Building Is Damaged $500,000 By Explosions, Fire

Plunges Into 79th Floor During Fog   Rescuc Workers Search Burned and ‘Twisted Wreckage. With One Engine Gone Pilot Couldn't Rise .

Flaming Gasoline Spreeds Death and Injury Among Occunanis of World’s Tallest Skyscraper

BERGEN LUTHERAN CHURCH   ROLAND HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1945-1946

Bomb Plot Fugitive Reveals Despondent Fuehre: Peps Himself Up Seeing Movies of Purge Victim:

One of Conspirators Details Attempt on Life of Fuehrer and Tells How Revolution Was Nipped in Bud—Says Col. Gen. Ludwig Beck Was Active Leader—Bomb Explosion Left German Dictator Afire and Covered With Blood.

Himmler In Plot To Kill Fuehrer; Details Revealed   One Of The Conspirators Tells All Of The Assassination Scheme Which Failed Last Julv

VIEWS HANGING FILMS TO PEP SELF FOR END      Fuehrer Left Mentally Unbalanced By July Bombing

CONFIDENTIAL REPORT FROM ON BOMB ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF HITLER REVEALS HE WAS BADLY INJURED1,500 MAY HAVE BEEN EXECUTED FOR ALLIED PLOT

SADISTIC STORY OF ADOLPH HITLER, WHO KNOWS WAR IS LOST  PEPS HIMSELF UP AT TIMES BY VIEWING PICTURE GENERALS’ PURCE

Conspirator Charges That Himmler Was in on Plot to Assassinate Hitler

An Offer of Peace Was to Be Made If Bomb Plot Against Hitler Was Successtul, Scribe Is Told

Conspirator Says ~ Himmler Involved [In Plot on Hitler   By LOUIS P. LOCHNER Copyright, #43, by the

Hitler, Fully Aware War Lost, Peps Himself Up By Watching Movies Puraing Nazi Generals.

Participant In Plot Against Hitler Tells Facts Of Case   BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER fC‘anvright The Accaciated Pre«:

Hitler, Knowing War Lost. Gloats Over Purge Films   German Fugitive Tells Complete Story Of Bomb Plot On Life Of Fuehrer Which Failed But Left Him Badly Injured

First-Hand Account Of  Attempt On Hitler's Life Disclosed By AP Scribe

Officer Group Almost Succeedec In Killing Hitler and Seizing Power in 1944 Revolt Attempt

TEMPERATURES:   He Watches Movies Now Full Story Of Attempt  On Hitler's Life Tole

Conspirator in Plot 3? 4 titler Givers ° tails Why Coné Facy Failed   By 3 P. LOCHNER Copy! 9 945, by Associated Press  a>

Hitler Bolsters Morale By Viewing Pictures Of Plotters ‘Hanged After Abortive Effort

Hitler Bombing Story Told by Participant   Exclusive Report Secured by AP‘s Louis P. Lochner

Fugitive Tells Of Anti-Hitler Plot   Fuehrer, Badly Hurt, Frequently Swoons, Has Mental Lapses   SPEECHES PATCHED UP      Hitler Knows War Is Lost, . Blames “Better Class” Germans

Hitler Peps Himself Up by Watching Movies  Showing Purging of Generals Who Plotted

Lochner Obtains Good Account of ‘Attempt Made on Hitler’s Life   Ry LOUIS P LOCHNER

HitlerWas Injured Badly, Bomb Plot Story Reveals   Fugitive Implicated In Plan Says Fuehrer’s Life Was Spared By Sudden Shift Of Meeting To Wood Shed

PLOT REVEALED Hitler Badly . Hart In July  Bomb Blast   Fuehrer Has Never Recovered From Injuries, Serious lllness

Hitler Peps Himself Up By Watching Movies Of Death _ Plotters’ Sadistic Hangings

Himmler Among Plotters In Unsuccessful Attempt To Assassinate Fuehrer

Hitler Gloats Over Movies Showing Purge of German /Enemies Who Took Part in Bombing Plot on His Life

HIMMLER TOOK PARTIN PLAN, — LOCHNER TOLD   Conspirator Claims Scheme To Assassinate Fuehrer Was Led by General Beck

Himealer i in on- Plot Against Hitler. eee  ndwig x Beck Leader orp Plan,  “AP Correspondent  Declares

HUILER STIL AILING FROM BOMB INJURY   Participant in July 20 Plot Tells How Adolf Escaped Death and Terrible Revenge He Wreaked.

Lochner Reveals Details Of Attempt to Kill Hitle:   Former AP Chief In Berlin Says Himmler and Beck Were in On July 20 Plot To Assassinate Germany's Fuehrer

Hitler Said Permanently Injured By July Bombins: Knows War Lost Now

HITLER GLOATS OVER FILMS OF PURGE, REPORT   Bombing Plot Fugitive Tells Why Effort Failed in Aim

Mind, Health Impaired by Bomb Plot, Hitler Likes to Watch Foes Hanged Naked

‘Fugitive From Hitler Tells Story Of Bomb Plot   Hitler Badly Hurt In Blast

Remarkable Story Of Attempt On Hitler’s Life Told By Participant To A. P. Correspondent   By LOUIS P. LOCHNER Copyright, 1945, By The Associated

Col. von. Stauffenberg Actually ‘Placed Bomb ‘Under. Fuehrer’s Chair

Himmler in on Plot Against Hitler Ludwig Beck Leader Of Plan, ‘AP Correspondent Declare:

SADISTIC STORY OF ADOLPH HITLER, WHO KNOWS WAR IS LOST  PEPS HIMSELF UP AT TIMES BY VIEWING PIC.

Himmler Was in Plot With Army Chiefs to Kill Hitler, Conspirator Says

;  a itler peps self up by watching films of purging July plotters

Unarmed Marine Shot Yesterday By Chinaman.   With No Provocation The Civilians Fired Upon The Marine As He Rode Along

U.S. MARINE SHOT BY TWO CHINESE NEAR TIENTSIN   DIVES FROM HORSE INTO “ICY CANAL TO; ESCAPE CIVILIANS

U. §. Marine Shot In Face in China   Three Chinese Blamed For Injuring American

United States Marine Shot from His _ Horse, wounded in Face, by Chinese

TAKEN OUT OF BEDS IN AAI DURING NIGHT   British MPs Snatch Brains of War from Luxury in Slum Areas.

NABBED FROM PALACESIN POOR AREAS      German War Machine Built by Group Now Jailed

Wrecked Cities Ir Area Are Searched   }  Virtuot ‘Who's Who’ Of German Industry Routed Out Of Palaces Stocked With Feod

U. S. Airmen Plan Huge Attacks    Will Hit Nips With 5,000-Ton Raids

Kenney Says Invasion Would Meet No Jap Opposition On Beaches: -Air War Mounts:

INVASION PLANS REVEALED TODAY   Would Have Started This Fall With Assault on Kyushu

Gives Report On Invasion    Believe Assault Would ‘Have Started This Fall

if—Japan Hadn’t Quit, Invasion Of Homeland Would Just Be Starting

Enemy Prepares For New Invasion  Japanese Home Island of Kyushu   Japanese Home Island of Kyushu Made Into “One Large Fortress”

Japs Turning Kyushu Into Fortress   Alarmed Over U. $. Naval Activity

Alarmed by Yank Naval Activity, Japs Are Making of Home Island One Large Fortress, Says Domei

Enemy Turning Kyushu Into Fortress Isle   Japanese Are Alarmed By Increasing U. §. Naval Activity

Japs Hasten Preparations For Invasion   Southern Island Converted Into ‘One Big Fortress’

JAPS PREPARE FOR INVASION   Kyushu Island Turned Into  Fortress, Worried  ‘Nips Report

ALARMED JAPS ARE MAKING KYUSHU A 1 ARCE FORTRESS”   Stepped-Up Activities of U. 5. Naval Vessels Around Okinawa Forcing Japanese fe Fortify Southern H.o-m’e  ae ees

ALBELG OclZt GARRIOON AND ARMY SCHOO   U. S. Embassy Officer Under Fire; Caracas Says Army Loyal.

CONFLICTING REPORTS   Garrison at Miraflores and Military School Reported Seized

Claim Capital Now Seized By Revolutionists   Surrender Of President Is Reported: Casualties  Mounting

DETAILS SCANTY WITH FIGHTING STILL GOING ON   U. S. Official Fired on and Forced To Turn Back As He Sought To Send Report

Military Revolt Breaks Out  In Venezuela   32 Persons Killed -~ Two Towns Captured Revolt Appears Tied  Up to Election Issue

Venezuela Rebels Capture President   Unofficial Reports Also Declare Revolutionists Have Control  Of Caracas, The Capital

Western Fighting Bitter   Allies on Move On Entire Front Before Germany

ENGAGE REAR GARD FORCE LEFT BY NAZI   Germans Speed Up Retreat Under Pressure from Air and Ground.

4,100 NAZI VEHICLES WRECKED   302 More Motor Vehicles Destroyed By Airmen Today

Enemy Wilting “Under Pressure Of U. S. Forces   Ninth Air Force Again Destroys . Nazi Motor Vehicles

INTO SY, VT   Last Stronghold Of Germans In Belgium Entered; 4,100 Nazi Vehicles Are Knocked Out By Aerial Blitz In One Day   GERMAN DISASTER MOUNTING IN WEST

Nazis Speed Withdrawal In Belgium   Yanks Shove Forward All Along the Line on Western Front

Nazis Wilt Under Blows Of Bombers  ’ Airmen Knock Out   - Airmen Knock Out 4,100 Nazi Vehicles In One Day’s Raids

Probe Crash of Air Liner   May Have Been Afire Before Crash—22 Persons Perish

Probe Crash of Huge Transport  Accident Fatal To (22 Friday Morning ©

Crash Of Eastern Air Lines Transport Near Florence, S.C.., Brings Death To.22 Persons   Military Authorities And EAL Officials Investigating Crash In Cypress Swamp

22 Charred Bodies In Airliner Wreck   Investigators Say Big Plane May Have Been on Fire in Air Before Crash in North Carolina Swamp—Pilot Radioed He Was ‘Having Trouble’ and Would Try To Land

INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF AIRPLANE CRASH   May Have Been Aflame Before It Plowed Into Dense Swampland.

22 DEAD HAULED OUT OF AIRLINER   Investigators Sift Crash In South Carolina Swamp

22 Killed In Air Crash; 9 Service Men Aboard Ship Bound For N.Y.C

PLANE MAY HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE   EAL Plane In Which 22 Perished Near Florence Believed To Have Been On Fire Before It Crashed: Investigating.

PROBE PLUNGE OF AIR LINER   Recover. Bodies of 22 Persons From Burned Wreckage

Plane Crash Study Begins Toll Set at 22   Authorities Believe Sky Liner on Fire Before Dixie Tragedy

NAVY RELEASES TO BE SPEEDED   Demobilization Program To Drop 865,000 By End Of 1945

Auto Makers  Assigned Quotas   Total of 691,018 Set For Next Nine Months

CAR QUOTAS SET FOR TEN FIRMS   General Motors Will Be Permitted To Produce 95,096 Autos

TEN AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES ARE-ALLOTED THEIR QUOTAS   GENERAL MOTORS GETS LARGESP PASSENGER CAR QUOTA TOTAL QUOTA I3 691,918

Uutput quota on new autos is released  General Motors  sets hich ceiling

OF THAT NUMBER, 241,916 WILL BE MADE THIS YEAR   The Remaining 449,102 Auto«~ mobiles Are to Be Turned Out in the First Quarter of Next Year.    QUOTAS SET BY WPB FOR TEN COMPANIES   General Motors Given Twice as Many Units as Nearest Competitor, Chrysier— Ford Is Third.

WPB ALLOTS QUOTAS FOR CAR MAKING   Production of 691,018 Passenger Autos Allowed in 9 Months

‘BUICK PRODUCTION IS FORCED TO HALT   General Meters Says Bhnidewn Is Due Te Shortage Of Parts From Feeder Piast

Production Halts Af Automobile Plants      Workers on Buick Cars Laid Off Due to Parts Wreckace

LACK OF PARTS DELAYS BUICKS   Production Stoppage At Detroit Plant May Affect 29,000

COURTS MARTIAL SENTENCES EYED   House Group Asks Many tc Explain Explanation of Some Actions

ARMY PUT ON GRILL FOR COURTS MARTIAL   Severe Penalties Questioned By Congress Committee

Ask Explanation Of Sentences   House Committee Seeks Information on Courts Martial

Court Martial Review Sought   Thomason Demands Some Explanations

Sale Of Coal fs Regulated By Federal: Order   Immediate  Restrictions On Domestic And Industrial Use

COLD AIR IS ON WAY   Drop in Temperature Will Move Into Kansas Tomorrow

PREASHER SEEKS NORE SNAKES   Rey. Bill Parsons Too Unnerved to Work Today

ARMY PROGRAM OF CUTBACKS BOLSTERS CIVILIAN SUPPLIES   FABRICS, FOODS, TIRES, GASO‘LINE AND OTHER - ITEMS TURNED BACK FOR CiVILIAN USE

Churchill Sets. Parley Pattern   Big Three to Talk Furopean Politics

$33,438 Paid E. Roosevelt   His Share in Windup Of Affair of Texas Network, Records Show

Japs Say Yanks M eeling Stiff Resistance  Fate-Determining Hour Near, Tokyo Broadcasts

Truman Acts To Spur HomeF ood Outpui CutIn Industrial Sugar Supply Is Hinted

‘CAN MORE FOOD,’ TRUMAN SUGGESTS AS CIVILIAN SUGAR SUPPLY DWINDLES

Truman Stresses Food Shortage OES   President Acts To Spur Home Production Of Food

New Stress Laid on American Food Shortages  President Urges More Home Growing, Canning

Truman Puts New Stress OnHomeF ooc  Production   Preserving Urged; Deep-Slash Looms In Industrial Sugar Supplies

TRUMAN URGES HOME GARDENS   Deep Cut Contemplated In Industrial Sugar Supply July 1

Hitler Warns Of Treachery By Ofticers   Fuehrer Announces Red Drive On Berlin. Calls For Defeat Of Enemy

Hitler Exhorts Nazis As Russ Launch Final All-Out Drive   Massive Soviet Push in Motion on 100-Mile Front ‘Berlin’

EXTRA!   Fanatical Appeal To © Troops Issued By Hitler As Russians Open Up

HINTS AT TREACHERY QF NAZI OFFICERS. IN APPEAL TO OWN TROOPS TO FIGHT TO DEATH

Hitler Claims Russians _ Have Launched Final, Long Expected Offensive

Hitler Issues Appeal To East Front Soldiers —   Tells Troops Of Offensive By “Arch Enemy” And Warns Them Of Treacherous Officers

HITLER MAKES FANATICAL PLES   Reports Russians, ‘Arch Enemy’, Have Launched Final Drive.   WARNS OF TREACHERY

Hitler Says Russians Have Opened Final East Front Offensive   German Leader Exhorts His Troops to Bewar Of Treacherous Officers, Declares Red Army Is Attacking Along Front of 100 Miles

LIVING COSTS HIT NEW HIGH   Index at 129 Per Cent of 1935-39 Average

Mikado Urges Work, Admits He's Not Divin   Tells Peopie in Writier ‘Fireside Chat’ They Wot Master Race

EMPEROR HIROHIIO REJECTS “MASTER RACE” AS A MYTH   Tells Japanese People To Forget Their “Master Race”   URGES HIS PEOPLE TO ACCEPT DEFEAT   First Major Imperial Rescript Since Jap Surrender

URGES PEOPLE TO FORGET MYTH OF MASTER RACE   Warns Against Leftist Swing:

Shinto Myth, Master Race Theory Ends   Emperor Gives Pledge for Peaceful Policy, with Social Justice

A SHOWERY WEEKEND   Flora Says This Is a Wed Period in Kansas and It Rains Easy

Norway Will: Try Quisling On Aug. 25   Kirsten Flagstad’s Husband Also  Arrected

QUISLING TRIAL SET FOR AUG, 25   Husband of Kirster Flagstad Has Been Arrested

BRITAIN'S AID. TO WHIP. JAPS PROMISED FOF   President Sees Three Kings at Algiers, Last Stop on Way Home.

CHURCHILL TELLS PRESIDENT GREAT BRITAIN T0 THROW ‘ALL’ AGAINST NIPS   Leaders Confer At Alexandria

Churchill, F.R. Confer  in Egypt   President Meets Kings Aboard U. S. Warship; Blows on Japs Planned

Churchill — Guar antees  All-Out Aid            PLEDGE WAS MADE AT A ‘SEPARATE CONFERENCE. OF. PRIME MINISTER AND ROOS

Conference With FDR Disclosed   Prime Minister And President Meet At Alexandria

TO UP PACIFIC EFFORTS WHEN HITLER BEATEN   Leaders Planned Far East Nictory at Egypt Meet: Three Kings Visited U. S. President.

FDR, Churchill Confer in Egypt   Churchill Renews Promise § t Help Against Japs When Germans Licked

Great Britain To Throw Everything She Has At The Japanese   DEGAULLE TURNS DOWN INVITATION   President Disappointed At DeGaulle’ s Failure To Meet Him

PREMIER AND F.R CONFER IN EGYPT AFTER YALTA   White House Discloses 4 Hour Session; President’s Trip Rared

Reveal Alexandria Meeting of FDR, Churchill On Japs   British Determined To “Throw Everything”’ Into Pacific War

«Second Parley With FDR Held *At Alexandria   Reveal DeGaulle » Declined Invitation To Attend Meeting

Reveal Meeting of Churchill, FR At Alexandria   Pacific War Discussed By Two Leaders After  Crimean Conference

Churchill, FR Conter On Jap War   President Also Tours N. Africa After Conference

Britain Will Hurl Might  Against Japs   Churchill Tells Roosevelt All-Out Effort Planned When Germany Falls

Movie Actress  Takes Own Life   Peggy O'Neill Suicides After Lover's Quarrel

2,500 Heavy Bombers Hit Reich Cities   Strew Paths of Advancing Russians and Yanks With Explosives

2000 BOMBERS HIT REICH IN SUPPORT OF ALLIED ARMIES   BOMBARD COLOGNE IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF U. S. IST ARMY

BOMBERS BACK ALLIED ARMIES   Cologne, Just Ahead of U.S. First Army, Is Taraet Today.

Hit Targets In West and cast Germany   Pound Points Ahead of Armies on Both Fronts

‘Huge Bomber Fleets Back Allied Troops   Dozen Key Rail and Oil Targets in Germany Blasted

Cologne, Dresden Blasted By Fleet Of 2,000 Bombers   Advancing Allied Armies On East, West Backed Up By Tremendous Air Blows At German Cities

2,500 Heavies Hit Targets In Reich, Austria   German Planes Come Up In Force; 62 Shot me Ur 20 Destroyed Aground ©

FIERCE AIR FIGHTS   Luftwaffe Gives Opposition as Allies Raid Cologne, Dresden

2,500 Heavies Hit Targets In Reich, Austria   186 German Planes Destroyed; Put Up First Air Opposition In Two Months

 = ABRIAL— 2,000 Planes Help Armies.  Blast Nazis   RAF Bombers Batter Co“ logne Ahead Of U. S. . Doughboys

SUPPORT IS GIVEN U. S. RED ARMIES   Cologne Is Pummelel By RAF; Yanks Aid  Russians’ Drive

Nearly 2,500 Bombers Plaster German and — Austrian Objectives   Nazi Air Force Makes First Strong Attempt At Fighting Back, and Pays Heavily; RAF Gives Crumbling Cologne Severe Blow

2000 Heavy Bombers Back Allied Armies   R. A. F. Sends Large Force Against Cologne Immediately Ahead of American First Army

ABOUT 2,500 HEAVY BOMBERS SHATTERED GERMAN TARGETS   COLOGNE AND DRESDEN WERE CHIEF TARGETS OF AIRFORCE TODAY

2,000 HEAVIES BLASTING REICH   Force Of 750 750 To 1,000 Attacking Cologne

Fleets Of 2,000 Heavy Bombers Back Allied Armies Along Western Front

2,000 Allied Bombers Sent Over Reich   Cologne Blasted In Support Of U.S. First Army

2,500 ALLIE BOMBERS HIT NAZI TARGETS   Bomb Celegne, Dresden Directly Ahead of Yank, Russiaw®Armies

AIRMEN BLAST TARGETS AHEAD OF ALLIED UNITS   Cologne, Dresden Raided it Front of U. S., Russian Land Armies

200-Mile Sky Train Attacks Vital Places   Drop Bombs On Key Rail And Oil Targets

Cologne Blasted  By Ar Armada   Planes Stream Across Reich in 200-Mile  Train—Pound Targets

1500 Planes Pound Nazis  _ Heavy Bombers Hit - From italy. Sritain

COLOGNE, OTHER TARGETS RAKED BY AIR ARMADA   Allied Armies Backed By 2,500 Heavy Bombers; Forts And Liberators Batter Dozen Key Centers In Germany.

Rake German and Austrian Targets   2,500 Heavy Bombers Wing over Reich From Italy, Britain

Big Air Fleets Back U. S. Forces Driving to Rhine   Others Attack German Targets To Aid Russians

Bombers Back Allied Armies   2.000 Planes Bombard Co. logne: Bomb Half Dozen  Key Rail, Oil Targets, 

Bombers Precede First Army, Blast Cologne, Dresden   German, Air Force Gives Violent Battle Losing 62 Planes

Aerial Armadas Batter Reich   Two Thousand Heavy Bombers Back Allied Aeesieon 1h) Record Raids.

Guy Myers is listed as Boren charges a vast utility ‘swindle’  Oklahoma solon says manipulators   Oklahoma solon says manipulators “Sakino’ federal taxnavers in scheme

Plot to Swindle Taxpayers Seen By Congressman   Says Wall Street Men Plan Fake Publicly Owned Utilities

Japanese Atrocities The Worst In Modern Warfare Say All News Writers   TheConquest Of Japan Would Have Cost*Many Yank Lives

Nips Never Tired Of Slugging Yank  War Prisoners   First of Liberated Men To Depart For United States Sunday

First Group of Freed Yanks to Leave for U. 5.   Little Men with Big Ciubs Never Wearied Of Beating Prisoners

CURFEW TONIGHT   Bars, Cabarets, Movies and Bowling Alleys Must Close at Midnight.

RUSSIA INSISTS BIG FIVE HEAR BALKAN PLEAS      Asks Romania, Bulgaria Have Right To Appear Before Council

Council . Hits  Snag in Talks  On Finn Treaty Only. 2 Members  Of Parley At — War with Nation

Peace Treaty With Finland Next on List   Balkans Continue Trouble Source— Trieste Free Port

a “a 7 7 7 ‘WILD. DEMONSTRATION IN COURTROOM AGAIN DIS ’ RUPTS TRIAL ‘OF NOTO-. . s* RIOUS TRAITOR :

F unds To Get Jobless War Workers to New Positions  Asked by. Business: Group

Federal Funds Sought To Move Jobless   More Unemployment Pay Suqgested

Problem Of Millions Out Of Work Spurs  Lawmakers And Businessmen Into Action

ASK FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WAR JOBLESS   Immediate Action Urged by Business Group

Help Sought In Creating  Employment Over Nation   Businessmen Urge  Federal Aid Plan

SLASH IN TAXES MAY GO BEYOND VINSON’S PLAN   House Group Favors Cut Of Half Billion More Than Set For Individuals

SOLONS TAKE ANOTHER SLICE AT TAX BILLS   Committee Votes Reduction of Nearly Half Billion for Individuals

Further Reduction Of Tax Load Seems Due From Congress   Corporations May Be Benefitted Beyond Vinson Proposal

Committee Goe: Beyond Vinson In Tax Cuts  ‘Individuals To Get Greater Reduction

Deeper Cut OF Nation’s Taxes Held Possibility   May Exceed Program Proposed By Vinson

Congress Ready To Go on Tax Cutting Spree   Another Half-Billion Slice Looms Besides Budgeted 5 Billion

Congress Cuts U. S. Tax Bills By Half Billion   House Comunittee Slashes Income Levy More Than Vinson Asked; Adopts  GOP Proposal   Carlson Subbnrits Camprontise Plan   12,000,000 Wage Earner: Would Get Relief By Exemptions On More Liberal Basis

Solons Favor Deeper Slash  Into Taxes   Congress, in Expansive Mood, Apparently Going Beyond Administration Recommendation

Expansive Solons Appear Set To Exceed 5 Billion Tax Cut Plan   Committee Slashes Indi vidual Taxes by Hal: Billion More Than Ad. “ministration Asked and  “May Go Further Or  Excess Profits Tax.

Approve Deeper Tax Cut   House Committee Goes Beyond Vincent Recommendation. By Some Half Billion Dollars

PREDICT DEEP CORPORATION TAX SLASH   Solons Expected to Go Beyond Treasury Receommendations, as They Did in the Case of Individuals.

After Deeper  Cut on Taxes   Congress Seems In Mood for Such a Decision

Congress Hikes Tax Cut Beyond Vinson Proposa!   Half Billion Dollars More Is Slashed

Congress May Go Beyond Five Billion Tax Cut   , Ways and Means Committee Votes Additional Reductior Of 500 Million

House Commitfee Pares Another Half Biilion From Income Taxes   Congress Appears to Be Going Far Beyond  Administration’s Proposal for Five Billions Tos Tine Da lere dine ln diciedrecst Domi mtinnn Deon d

ANOTHER HALF BILLION PARED IN TAX BILL   Congress Appears to Be Going Beyond the Administration's Cut Recommendations   SURTAX RATE SLASHED

Greater Tax Slash Sought By Congress   House Group Votes Another Half Billion Cut for Individuals

COMMITTEE VOTES. HALF BILLION CUT   Slash Is Addition To Cut Advocated By Vinson Program

GEN. PATTON OUSTED FROM THIRD ARMY   Commander Rebuked For Policy on Nazis

Gen. ‘Ike’ Ousts Patton From Bavarian Rule   Lt. Gen. Truscott Succeeds As Third Armv Chief

Russian Demands May Be Rejected Firmer American Policy Is Predicted By Legislators

Firmer U.S. Policy Seen On Turndown   Russia Had Asked Poland Be Invited To Peace Conference

Action Seen . As Meaning  Firmer Stand Toward Reds   Russian Demands. On Poles Rejected; Sen. George Calls ‘For Plain. Speaking

Six-Hour Heavy Artillery Barrage Blasts Germans   Nazis In Forest Near Bastogne Suffer Heavy Losses In Artillery Attacks

Six-Hour Barrage Gives Lie to Nazi Story of Yankee Ammunition Shoriaze

JAN. REPORT OF DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Clifton Lutz Had High Herd and ‘Also High Cow

DEC. REPORT OF DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Elmer Robinson Had High Herd. For Month

OCT. REPORT OF DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Chas. Voorhees Had High Cow; Mrs. Allman High Herd

SEPT: REPORT OF DAIRY. HERD ASSN.   Mrs. Allman: Had. Both High Cow And High Herd

FEB. REPORT OF DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Clifton Lutz _ Again Had High. - Herd and High Cow

JAP HOSPITAL SHIP BOARDED BY U. 8. GREM   Appalling Conditions of Death, Dirt and Disease Are Discovered.

Siegfried Line ~ Main Defenses Are Hammered   American First And Third Armies Smashing For- _ ward Against Nazis   EXTENDED ATTACK BEING FORECAST

CONFERENCE TO ADJOURN ON JUNE 26   President to Speak At Final Session Tuesday Afternoon

PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS WORLD MEET TUESDAY   Definite Adjournment Date Has Been Set—Technical Work Left

President Will Address Frisco Parley Tuesday   Definite Adjournment Day For United Nations Conference Announced

Conference To Adjourn On Tuesday   Delegates Settle Down To Six Busy Days

FRISCO MEET TO ADJOURN NEXT TUESDAY      Definite Date Set As Last Crisis Is Settled

RUSSIANS YIELD IN PARLEY TILT; ENDS TUESDAY   Truman To Arrive Monday For Address; Charter Framed

Conference To End Tuesday _  President Truman  T. Aosta xh   President Truman To Arrive at  San Francisco Monday

FINAL DRAFTS OF PEACE PLAN BEING WRITTEN   Truman’s Speech Before United Nations’ Parley Set For Tuesday

Pres. Truman Will Adjourn UNCIO Tuesday, June 26th   Russians, Australians Reach Compromise On Discussion

Troman to Address Final Conference Session Tuesday   Australian - Russian Compromise Settles Question of Powers

Conference End Now In Sight   Truman Will Speak  In San Francisco 'Tisemdne, A Si anmnnm

Wind-up Steps at Conference Begun   Truman Slated to Speak. on. Tuesday

Small Nations Intensify Campaign for Louder Conference Voice as Middle East Block Shanes

Fighter Escorted Superforts Bomb Aircraft. Ordnance. Ammunition Works

200 U. S. Ships Mass at Okinawa; 500 Forts Strike   Japs Report New Yank Landing South of Philippines and Bombing of Balikpapan

Superforts Hit 10 Jap Plants With Explosives  Premier Says Japan Fearing Invasion; Close Cagayan Trap

500 SUPERFORTS HIT JAP PLANTS   Jap Shows More Concern Over Invasion Threat

500 Demolition: Planes. Pinpoint —WarIndustries   Tokyo Expresses: Concern  Over Invasion Threat; . China. Reports Gains

500 B-29s Hit New Blow; Jap: Fear Invasion   Superforts Attack 10 War Industries In Japan Homeland Tokyo Reports Fleet

SECURITY PLA CAN BE AMENDED   STETTINIUS NAMED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN

W orld. Full of Trouble Spots;- the ‘Most’ Seri     : Solidarity: ‘Among Big Three: Suspicions Major Thorns’ - .

FAMOUS BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL  MONTGOMERY DISCUSSES ALLIED GOVERNMENT OF GERMAN REICH

WILL COME THIS WEEK   Pvt. Eugene F. Ewing Has Been ir Replacement Center.

United Nations Gr oup For One Secretariat   Russia Among Three Countries Opposing’ Unified Proposal For World Seenrity Council

Studio Workers Return To Jobs Strike Goes On  1,400 Still Out,  Leader Claims

$1 FINE FOUGHT BY UMW GROUP   Coal Operators Fix Penalty For ‘Illegal Walkout’

Ohio Mine Strike Fine Draws Protest By Union   STRIKES ARE NULIAFYING PEACE. BRICKER SAYS

BOWLES SCARED BY STEADILY RISING PRICES   Ohio’s Governor Suggests Buyers Strike

'Teen- -Agers. Will Be Armed for: Fight Japs Calling Chi ldren No Defend Home Soil

WMC To Revise Manpower Rules   Will Permit Small Plants To Resume Or Expand Civilian Production.

SOVET ENDS DEADLOCK ON “VETO MIXUP   MASOR DISPUTE AT UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ‘FRONED OUT BY RUSSIAN  ACTION

FRISCO PARLE’ SAFELY PASSES FIRST “CRISIS”   Security Conference May Be Able to End Work in Two Weeks

TWO STATES JOIN INVESTIGATION OF TWIN MURDERS   TWO BODIES FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVE ON INDIANA FARM

Two States Probe Murder   Bedies of Man and Bobby Soxer Found In Field Identified

Simple Funeral  Services Held  For Carlan Baby Only Members Of  a. a ee 

Simple Funeral  For Carlan Baby Held At Chelsea   Parents Watch Small White Casket Placed In Grave In Cemetery At Malden

Mikado actec on advice of Jap leaders  Told useless to oppose war tide

Counselor Says Hirohito Ignored Peace Appeals on Leaders’ Advice

EMPEROR GOT PEACE APPEAL BACK IN 1941   NOTE IGNORED ON TOJO’S ADVICE, KIDO CLAIMS

Emperor Advised Ignore Peace Plea  Informed It Unwise Oppose War Tide

Kido Says Emperor Ignored U. 5. Plea As leaders Warned On Onvosina War Spirit.

Byrnes sets program for  labor draft  Critical industry roster is revised

PLAN DEVISED FOR DRAFTING WAR EMPLOYES   Men 26 Through 29 In Least Important Jobs Will Be Called First   “CRITICAL” LIST TO BE RELEASED TODAY

Byrnes Sets Up Draft Program  Job Priority Seale Is Laid - Down By Mobilization Chie

JOB-PRIORITY SCALE IS SET   Byrnes Gives Program for Stripping Least Important War Work First

Yankees Gain 10 Miles in Cagayan Area   Japanese Supplies Are Seized in Town of Bambang

MacArthur Troops Advance 10 Miles   Stilwell Conference in Philippines Disclosed

NIP SUPPLIES FOR CAGAYAN ARE CAPTUREI   Last - Ditch Troops Lose Food, Medicine

Yankees Gain 10 Miles in Cagayan Area  Japanese Supplies Are Seized in   Japanese Supplies Are Seized in Town of Bambang

State Bone Dry Bill Referred  To Committee   Senate Overrides Ruling By Ellis Placing Issue Before Full Body

Mine ContractE Will Continue C Another  Month y   Miners and Operators Accept WLE Order: Pay Changes Retroactive lo April J

Mandalay Fall  Held Imminent   Spearheads Of British Army Drive Into Suburbs Of Citv.

BRITISH TROOPS I MANDALAY SUBURBS   Official Estimates Leave Impression Fall of City Is Imminent.

JAPANESE MAY BE OUSTED FROM ALL BURMA SEEN   Enemy Bypassed; Seem Dazed By Swift Strike  By JOHN GROVER

Potato Lack: Not For Long   Year's Early Crop Biggest On Record: Trouble Is "44 Late Crop.

Potato Shortage To Be Over Soon, U. S. Food Experts Say   Record-Breaking Spud Crop Expected To Bring Early Relief To Nation's Pinch

Potato Shortage Latest Food Worry   Boston Notes Scarcity On Traditional ‘Beans, But More Butter Allottec

THREE TOKYO RAIDERS SAFE      RESCUED FROM PRISON CAMP BY PARATROOPS

Three Doolittle Airmen in China   Fourth Is too Weak to Be Moved to Chungking

DOOLITTLE FLIERS SAFE IN CHUNGKING   Scheduled to Fly Home Tomorrow; a  Fourth Home Soot

UP-T0-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   RATTLE FOR GERMANY INTENSIFIED FROM WEST

Surprise Attack By Gen. Patton On Western Front   Four Fresh U. S. Divisions Cross Our And Sauer Rivers Into The Reich   SEVEN CROSSINGS ON 22 MILE FRONT

Four Divisions Batter Across Sauer and Qur   Yanks Launch Surprise Early Morning Attack

Says U. S. Fleet Would Have Beer Safer On Coast   Admiral Believed That War With Japan Was Inevitable

Blames Kimmel For Not Having Fleet Deployed   Might Have Inflicted Damage To Jap Force, Adm. Turner Testifies

Says Hawaii Right Place For Fleet   Admiral Turner Testifies I Was There for “Security of United States’’ .

Turner Puts Main Blame on Kimmel   Navy Officer Says Japs Could Have Been Badly Hurt

[PRIORITIES GIVEN HOUSING WITH PREFERENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR WORLD WAR VETERAN:

‘Underground’  Work Released   European Railway Carried Some 5.000 Fallen Allied Airmen To Freedom.

an Francisco Quiet After Three Day Celebration that Wrecked susiness Places and Monument

Sgt. John Manson” Killed June 22 On Okinawa Front  : “Son Of Mr. And: Mrs. John Manson ._

Sgt. John Manson Killed June 22 On Okinawa Front  Son Of Mr. And Mrs. John Manson Of Union Township

Wedemeyer, Reds Confer In Chungking   Lay Plans For . Coordination

‘Wedemeyer, Red Army Men Confer; Plans All Ready   Russia's Intentiuns Have Been Known Since Te: heran.

U. S. And Russian  Leaders Confer   U. S. Trained And Equipped Chinese Already Behind Jap Lines.

Ribbentrop Being Questioned At Eisenhower’s Headquarters   Edda Mussolini Ciano Risked Life To Save Count’s Diary From Gestapo

Thrilling Air Show Promised   Expect Huge Crowd At Field Tomorrow

THOUSANDS TO PACK AIRPORT FOR AIR SHOW   ‘Thrilling Maneuvers Are Billed For 1:30 And 5 p. m.

Civilians Capture Veteran s Wife ) Escaped Nazis Killed in Crash

SOLON WOULD HALT FOREIGN POLICY TALKS   Connally, ’ After: Visit to Roosevelt, Asks. De_ bates be Stopped

Urges Senators To Be Quiet On Foreign Policy   Request Made To Avoid Disturbing Inter national Situation.

DEBATE DELAY [S REQUESTED   Senator Connally Seeks to Head Off Foreign Policy Discussions

Urges Solons to Soft-Pedal Foreign Policy   Connally Voices His Request After Meeting With F.D RB.

Attempts to Stop Debate On Policies   Connally” Waits Kespite Until After Meeting. - Of Big Three Nations

Allied Planes  Worried Hitler Brought on Coolness With Goering, Aides

Allied Power tn Air Vexed Hitler Mosi   Fuebrer’s Secretaries Say It Was Responsible For His Coclness Toward Gocring

WEAKNESS IRKED HITLER   A Secretary Says Inability of Luftwaffe to Meet Allied Air Power Challenge One of Fuehrer’s Worst Worries.

Failure of Air Force Biggest. Blow fo Hitler   Allied Successes in Early 1944 Caused Rift With Goering   eee a eee a ne es ee

HITLER RIFT WITH GOERING IS REVEALED   Inability of Air Force to Meet Allied Challenge Cause Unhappy Mom ents for Fuehrer   IN STATE OF COLLAPSE

FAILURE: OF LUFTWAFFE TO REPEL ENEMY AIR ATTACKS BROUGTH FIRST BIG RIFT BETWEEN HITLER - GOERING.

GREAT LOADS OF BOMBS SCHEDULED TO BLAST NIPPON      Twice as Many Bombs as Fell On Germany Will Scourge _ Japan, House Committee Says After Meeting With Gen. Marshall

NIPPON TO GET MORE BOMBINGS THAN NAZIS TOO   Twice As Many As Fell On Ger. many im Last Year Will Blast At Empire.

BOMBS TO RAIN ON JAP ISLES   Twice As Many Projectiles As Hit Reich Last Year  To Be Dropved

RAIDS TO DWARF BLOWS AT REICH   More Than Twice As Many Bombs Due To Hit Japan

PLAN HUGE AIR RAIDS ON JAPAN   To Double Blows on Japs in Comparison With Reich

Coming Year  WillSee Bigger Raids   Latest Fire Raid Leaves Metropolitan Tokyo Scorched to Ground; Army Chief Tells Conaressmen Long, Tough War Is Expected

JAPAN FAGE DEVASTATION BY BOMBING   $ i MORE THAN TWICE THE TON! NAGE. OF BOMBS DROPPED ON GERMANY TO FALL ON JAPAN

jap Homeland To Be Blasted With Twice as Many Bombs as  Germans, But Long and Tough War Expected—Size Of Army, However, Likely To Be Cut   Churchill Sets up British Government   Laborites and Liberals Left Out as ‘Fierce’ Campaign Gets Underway - - Meanwhile, Serious World Political Problems Continue in Wake of End of War in Europe

Japan To Be Target For Twice The Bombs Germany Got During Past Year

DOUBLE BLOWS DUE FOR JAPAN   Twice As Many Bombs To Fall On Nippon As Hit Germany

Japan fo Get Bomb Deluge   Twice as Many as Fell on Germany to Be Dumped on Nippon

Calls Merger Of Services Un-American   Halsey Says Russia Found Single Defense  Dept. Wouldn't Do

6632 Tons of Bombs Taken  Qn Mission —   Attack Announced in First Communique of Gen. Spaatz’ Forces

800 SUPERFORTS HIT JAP CITIES SPREADING FIRE   New SAF Planes Under Gen. Spaatz Blast  Four Centers   BIG OIL REFINERY IS AMONG TARGETS

WARREN VAN ESCHEN IS ONE OF THE 1206   GRIPSHOLM ARRIVES IN JERSEY CITY—EXPECTED HOMB SOON

NOT POPULAR   BRITISH BECOMING CRITICAL OF “AR BITR ABY LINE” OF THE RUSSIAN. GOVERN . RIA

LONDON FEA UNEASY PEAGE   British Qppose  Placating Russia On All Issues at Any Price

Britain Growing More Critical  Of Soviet Policy   Situation Now Shaping Seen as “Uneasy Peace”

Black Markets Are Flou rishing In Japan With U. S. Soldiers Assisting Operations

Yanks Find It Hard to Hate Jans   Black Markets Are Being Run By Americans Against Orders

DAUGHTER 1S HELD IN FATAL STABBING   Los Angeles Police Say Girl, 17, Not Sorry; Had Planned Suicide

ASSERTS CIGARETTES TO BECOME SCARCER   Broker Predicts Supply Will Be Adequate 60 Days After Germany Is Defeated,

H urley’s Com plaints Droppe d By Committee   Investigation Of His Charges Against State Department ‘Career Diplomats’ Ends After Records Examined: No Action Planned On Proposed Probe

SENATE BOARD DROPS PROBE OF DIPLOMATS   Charges Groundless, Committee Men Reveal

SENATORS REIECT HURLEY CHARGES, ABANDON INQUIRY   Committee Spends. 3 Hours With Secret Documents Behind Closed Doors:   LOSES ANOTHER HEARING   Connally Refuses Request b) Ex-Envoy to Be Allowed to Testify Again

Probe of State 'Department Men Dropped By Unit   Senate Committee Takes Action After  Examining Records

Senate Drops robe of  Hurley Fight   State Department Cleared of China Policy Charges

Complaint Of Hurley Rejected   Investigation Of Charges By Former Ambassador To China Dropped By Senate Committee

Complaints of Hurley Rejected —   Senate Committee Drops Investigation of State Department

Philippine-Based Liberators  Hit Mandla’s Clark Field ;  Fermeca Alee Visited By Beasbers.

Hansell Moves B-29 Headquarlers West  ai MI a   Now at Guam After Usisg Saipan Last as Base

DIRECTION FROM GUAM   B-29 Units Will Al ‘Be in Touch With Hansell’s Headquarters

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Forbid “Jap” Gov't to Interfere with “Movies”

Jap Movies Freed Of Censorship by M’Arthur Decree   Directive Furthers Program Against Propaganda Machine

At Least 30 Killed in Plunge of Overloaded Bus Into Mexico Gorge

39 of 73 Die  In Bus Disaster   Crowded Mexican Vehicle Falls in Gorge

PFC. LEONARD YEAGLE. GETS BRONZE MEDA   Bristol Soldier Frequently Exposed Himself to Fire   BROTHER IN THE NAVY

P.F.C. LEONARD YEAGLE SIGNALLY HONORED   ls Awarded Bronze Star Medal for Heroic  Achievement   FIVE CAMPAIGN STARS

ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL URGEL   United Nations Assembly Waces Bie Task At First Meeting

Police-Firemen Pension Systems Unsound, Is Claim   Goy. Lausche Would Place Funds on Less Shaky Basis

Lausche Asks Legislative Study Ut City Police And Fire Pension Plans

YANKEES GAIN DANUBE, GATE TO INNER FORT   Patton 32 Miles from Border of Austria; British 2nd Drives on Bremen

am UY War DOr — Burton Asks Two Battle Stars For 37th At Solomons

Malott Traces K. U. History and Points to Opportunity in New Era

STUDENTS GREETEL   Malott Traces K. U. History and Points to Opportunity in New Era

Three Are Held In Death of Babies   Charged With Destruction of Five

Three Accused Of Burning Baby To Death in South  Witnesses Say Tourist Camp Operators Also a cae  ae .

Five Babies Are Reported Cremated at Tourist Camp; Three Are Held

INewly-Born Baby Burned Alive, Four Other Bodies Destroyed _  Ash Heap Yields Gruesome Story

Three Held In Baby Burninas   Bodies of Children Found in Tourist Camp Ash Heap

Gates Promises Total Separation of Three Branches of State Government

Indiana’s New Governor, Taking Office Today, Strikes Against Bureaucratic Government.   END OF WAR WILL BRING GREAT TEST

“Woman Posed As Wife Of Man: Other. Than. ‘Husband.’ Pélice Find:

Abductor Tells Another Story  Double Purpose in Baby's Abduction

MARION WOMAN GIVES MOTIVES FOR TAKING BABY   Wanted Divorce From Hubby. Not to Lose Love of Mansfield Salesman

' Was Dope, Says Baby's Kidnaper   Sought to Force Man to Marry Her, Says Mrs. Webster

Pay-Own- Way Order Puts Crimp In Trip: Of Europe-Bound Congress Delegations

Solons On Tour Now Must Pay   Word From White House Puts Crimp In Traveling Plans For Congressmen.

CONGRESSMEN MUST PAY OWN EXPENSES   11 Men on European Tour Are Out on Limb

New U. S. Invasion Hinted   Island 185 Miles Of Japan May Be New Yank Target

TOKYO REPORT ULAIMG GREAT DAMAGE DONE   Says Installations, Aircraft and Munition Dumps Blown Up.

Industrial Area Target For Second Assault In Week   Yanks Gain On Okinawa; Japs Fear New Landings

Marines Clear Caves at Shuri   Enemy Lines in South Collapse, Exposing Naha and Shuri; Amami Landing Predicted

Fierce Battling — Reported Outside Citadel of Shuri   Organized Resistance Beyond Yonabaru © Asserted Shattered

Marines Seal Off Japanese Caves  Outside of Shuri   Tokyo Says Jap Suicide Troops Blast U. S. Held Airfields

Japs Report  Suicide Raid onU. S. Flee!   Predict Americans Plan New Landing on Anami Island

Japs Look for New Invasion Nearer Home   Okinawa End Near; Suicide Blows Hit Ameri“san Bleet

102nd Division Pierced Siegfried Line Without Firing Artillery Shell   Nine Casualties, Wounded By Mine Fields, Reported After Overrunning 97 Pillboxes; Intended Barrage Of Big Guns Found Needless      NAZI ROER RIVER DEFENSES BROKEN; RUHR VALLEY OPEN

Navy Reduces Score Needed  For Discharge   New Goal Aims At Releas ing More Than 1,100,000  - Officers and Men By ‘New Year’s

Navy Cuts: Point Score   Newest Reduction Wili Release More Than Million By Jan. !

NAVY MARKS DOWN  DISCHARGE CORES  MOST OF PERSONNEL MORE THAN MILLION OF  FICERS AND MEN TO BI RELEACEN RV IAN ¢

NAVY'S POINTS SLASHED TO 41   Two More Cuts In Release Score Promised Soon

NAVY CUTS DOWN RELEASE POINTS   To Get 1,100,000 Home By New Year’s Under New Discharge Svstem.

NAVY DISCHARGES TO BE SPEEDED UP   Point Scores Lowered To Meet Release Goal

NAVY LOWERS POINT SCORE   1,100,000. More Men To Re Discharged 4y  New Year's

Discharge Score of Navy Lowered  Further Drops in December, January

Navy Points Are Slashed: Million Out By New Year   Points To Be Cut Still Further In Decembe: And January.

NAVY RELEASES WWER 1.100.000 2Y NEW YEAR'S   : Marks Down Discharge Points to Speed Up Plan by Z Months

Navy fo Release 1,000,000 By First of Year   Discharge Scores for Most Personnel Will Be Reduced: Next Month

Navy Marks Down Discharge Scores For Most Of Its Personnel, Steps Up Cut By Two Months

NAVY REDUCES RELEASE POINTS FROM 44 10 41   Expect Additional Reductions; to Discharge Over Million by First of Year

Navy Cuts Down Discharge Point Scoring System  Expects To Release 1,100,000 by Jan. 1

New Navy Point Cuts to Release 1,100,000 Soon   Reductions Become Effective Nov. 1; Formula Announced

Navy Trims Point Scores   Plans to Release More Than 1,100,000 Officers, Men By New Year's

Lower Navy Discharge Score To Speed Up Return of Men   Million iy e Home Before End of Year   Groups Affected

NAVY SPEEDING UP RELEASES   Po int Score Cut; Million Men to be Released by  End of Year

Discharge System of Navy Revamped to Speed Up Work   1,100,000 Expected to be Out of Service by End g  of December

More Men to Be Released by Navy   Discharge Scores Marked Down for Most of Personnel

Navy Cuts Point Score To Speed More Discharges   Most Enlisted Men Cut From 44 to 41 Effective Nov. L.

Navy Marks Down Its Discharge Scores   Promisa Further Cuts In December, January; Te Release 1,100,000

Luxury Liner Now ls Hospital Ship   Italian Liner Saturnia Carried Troops for Time, Refitted for Wounded

Must Not Lay Down Arms In Terrifying Age   Wants United States To Be Able To Mobilize 4,000,000 Men Within Year

GENERAL CITES  COMING AGE OF  NEW WEAPONS   Declares Nation That Lags Behind in Defense Courts Disaster,

URGES CITIZEN ARMY DURING PEACETIME   Year Of Military Training Proposed By Army Chief   Should Not Be Neglected, He Adds, Citing Danger Of Attacks Here

Says Nation Doing That in Age of New Weapons Invites Catastrophe.

Strong Military. For F uture Urge      Peacetime Training and Scientific Development * Urged.

Military Training Program’s Keystone   Defense Against Terrifying New Weapons, Gen. Marshall Says Will Require Strong Force To Hit at Source of Attack Disaster in Last War Missed Because Enemy Failed To Take Advantage of Opportunity, Report Says

Action Necessary To Insure Peace, — Warns Chief of Staff; a Regular Army. National Guard Recommended   Secret of Atomic Explosive Will Not Be Ours I ndefinitely

Gen. Marshall Says We Must Be Prepared in Future for Defense Against All Enemies   Foresees Possibility of o Future War in Which Nation Might Be Showered With Weapons Equaling the Atomic Bomb

Marshall Warns Against Making Mistakes. That: Followed Last War.

U. S. Chief of Staff Requests Means for Scientific Research; Points Out Dangers

“Chief of Staff Warns - Nation Must Be Ready - for Any Contingency

Must be Ready For Next War  Or Face Doom   Our Big Cities Could Be Wiped Out From Remote Points of Earth

Rich Nation Which Lays Down Its Arms Courts Catastrophe, He Says   Cites Potential Atomic Threats   Training Must Be Kept Abreast Technical Developments

General Marshall Warns America of Future Catastrophe   Chief of Staff Presents Steps To Be On Alert

—MARSHALL— Universal Training Key to Plan  ‘Only Def erse   is Power De Adee

Gen. Marshall Calls For Research, Peacetime Arm   Chief Of Staff Says Hope For Peace Rests On Ability To Enforce It With Arms

FUTURE ARMY NEEDS TOLD BY MARSHAL   Says U. S. Must Be Ready With Defense Against New Weapons.

MARSHALL ASKS HUGE RESERVES   General Declares Nation Must Maintain Large Peacetime Army, Draft

Marshall, Cautioning Nation of Dangers Ahead, Asks Unstinted Research, Compulsory Training

Sees Great Army OffsettingDanger Of New Weanons   Chief": Biennial Report Includes Gen. Arnold's Data’ ‘On Instruments

Chief of Staff Calls for Draft   General Says Nation Which Lays Down Arms in Age of Terrifying Weapons Courts Disaster

(GENERAL MARSHALL  CAUTIONS AMERICANS  AGAINST FATAL MOVE DECLARES ANY RICH NA.  TION LAYING DOWN ARMS COMRDT. NICACTED

Must BeOn ‘Alert’   Gen. Marshall Says _Nation Laying Down Arms at This Time ‘Courts Catastrophe

Jap Reds Welcome Political Prisoners When Jail Opens   Terrifying Weapons of Future Wars Revealed by Marshall

Tells of Fantastic Weapons   Says Axis Almost Won Global War; Urges Readiness

Gen. Marshall Says America Must Not Lay Down Its Arms   Chief of Staff States in Report U. S. Must Be Able To Mobilize 4 Million Men Within Year   Further Views on Page 6

Marshall Cautions U. S. Not To Lay Down Arm:   Congress Puts 'Wait And See’ Sign On Recommendation For Compulsory Training

Staff Chief Urges Trained CitizenArmy for Country   Terrifying New Weapons to Cope With Menace of Scientific Mass Destruction Require Intense Research   CAN NOW GUIDE ROCKETS ACCURATELY

Marshall Warns US. On Defense   Chief of Staff Urges Trained Reserve of 4,000,000 for Peace

Lay Down Arms And Die Marshall Warns Nation   Says A-Bomb  Not Exclusive Nation Urged To Oppose Its Use

Urges Peacetime Training, Science Research Policy  Says New Weapons Hald Fearful Thrast

Report Calls For Huge Regular Army, Reserve, Scientific Research

General Warns Weakness Will Bring Disaster   Annihilation Ahead If America Fails To Be Prepared

Prepare or Court Catastrophe, General Marshall Warns Nation   Chief of Staff Reports on Last Two Years of War; Urges Peacetime Military Training and Scientific Research to Meet ‘Atomic Age’

Mobilize Four Million Men Within Year   Urges Provisions For Continuous Research Into Seientific Advance.   FOR NATIONAL GUARD

SUGAR PROBE IS UNDERWAY   COMMITTEE TURNS ATTENTION TO SHORTAGE OF SUGAR—DROUGHYT HIT CURAN CROP

Made Efforts To Build Up Our Defenses   Tried To Avoid A Two-Front Conflict

BELIEVED IN 41 THEY WOULD BAR ~ ATTACK BY JAPS   General Telis Committee’ He _» Viewed Panama, West Coast.as in Peril   STARK OF SAME OPINION   But Ex-Army Chief of Staff Does Not Give Number - of Planes on Hand

Massive Fleet Supports Push Near Jap Door   bead Beachhead Deepened To Three Miles as Japs Bail ta Offer Roitia

Tenth Army Deepens Bridgehead To Three Miles on First Day; British Fleet Joins in Shelling Isles

“Fleet” of Water Buffalo Carries Supplies Through Waést-Deep Mud To Yanks Fighting on Mindanao

Japs Just Add to Mindanao Misery  Plodding Water Buffaloes Only Things, Besides Doughboys, Who Can Get Over Trail

Seek Further  Cuts In Taxes   Nation's Two Largest Busi ness Organizations Urge Larger Tax Reductions   HEARINGS HELD BY COMMITTEE

oF ©. AND NMA ADVOCATES LAT CUT _OF 20: PERCENT IN-. INCOME TAXES

ANGRY CROWD — REVILES BODY OF MUSSOLINI   Ex-Dictator : and Former Fascist Ministers Slain, Taken to Milan

Arab League Plan Favored By America   U.S. Policy Statement Puts New Element Into Situation

Conferees Cut Taxe: By $5,920,000.000   Compromise Bill Proposes Reductions Nearly Billion Above Recommendation

Tax-Reducing Bill Ratified By Conferees   Prompt Passage In House, Senate Seen Next Week

GREAT SOVIET ARMY CLOSING IN ON VIENNA   Only 30 Miles From Austrian Capital   CAPTURE DANZIG

ANTHRACITE QUOTAS CUT FIVE PERCENT   Reduction For February. March Ordered By Solid Fuels   Administration

Commando Force In Burma Blocks Advance of Japs  Relief Sent British Force Which Stood Against Heavy Odds

AND MERRY ONE   Mother Nature Repaints the Scene With New Snow   and-Ice ©   ISOME GUESTS DELAYED

CHRISTMAS WHITE AND MERRY ONE!   Mother Nature Repaints the Scene With New Snow  and-Ice   SOME GUESTS DELAYED

Russians Reach Brandenherg:  Decisive Battle For Germany Nears As Soviets Roll On

Violence Again Flares Over Java Home Rul   Two Indian Soldiers And 12 Indonesians Are Killed in Clash

SOFT COAL CONTRACT IS GIVEN APPROVAL   Price Increases Averaging 16 Cents A Ton Grantea Producers ; Under Paec

Davis Approves Lewis’ Contract   Granted Producers Price Increases of 16 Cents A  Ton To Offset Costs.

“Stir Up Trouble,” He Says Grew Brushes Aside Jap Peace Feelers, Wants Surrender

Grew Says Japan ls Now Trying To Split Allies By Peace Feelers   Acting Secretary of State Says United States Is Inferested only in Unconditional Surrender

Jap Peace Feelers Brushed Aside; U. S. Interested in Unconditional Surrender

JAPAN SENDS VAGUE PEACE FEELERS OU]   J. S. ACCEPTS ONLY UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

Grew Tells  Of Four Jap  Peace Feelers Says United States  Interested Only In Full Surrender

REVEALS JAP PEACE MOVE!   Grew Asserts Enemy Tries To Stir Up Trouble In Allied Countries

FAUCHL SAVING GEHESLURES Japs Seek to Split Allies With Peace Feelers—Grew

Peace Feelers By Japanese Being lenored   Secretary Grew Tells Of Four Specific Feclers Being Made

Jap Peace Feelers _  Explained By Grey   Secretary Says Four Vague Approaches Made to U. S. Attempting to Arouse Friction Among Allies— Emphasizes Unconditional Terms

GERMANS LAY DOWN ARMS   iSurrender To Be In Accord With Terms Accepted By Doenitz

Churchill Tells World Germans Sion Surrender   Nazi Admiral Doenitz Says Hitlerites Will Lay Down Arms

Doenitz Request: End: of Fighting  Advises Allies Arms — Will Be Laid Down

German Arms Ordered Silent ‘At 5:01 P. M.   Forces Will Lay Down Guns in Accordance With Surrender Terms

Doenitz Tells Germans Of Capitulation   Current Fuehrer To Step Down Soon

All German Arms Will Be Silent By 4P. M. Tuesday   Donitz Tells People Nazi Party Severed From German State

FOE TO STACK ARMS TONIGHT   Admiral Doenitz Says Germans Will Lay Aside Weapons Ry 11 PP dA.

All Arms Laid Down By Nazis Says Doenitz   Delegates Disclose Leaders Could Not Get German Soldier To Continue Fight

Surrender of Germany Is Officially Announced From London and Washington   Supreme Headquarters Announces Surrender Was to All Allies, But Moscow Radio Was Silent After Truman and Churchill Had Spoben

Nazis’ Ships Are Ordered To Quit Sea   Must Enter Allied Port, Upon. Orders

Doenitz Orders German Arms To  Cease Fire 6 PM      Says He Is Ready To  Remain. As German Ruler If Allies Willing.

Surrender Proclaimed As Victors Turn to Job Of Finishing off Japs

War To Cease By 5 O'Clock   Germans Complying  With High Command

NOENITZ ANNOUNCES ALL GERMAN ARMS BE SILENT LATE TODAY   HITLER’S SUCCESSOR SAYS NAZI PARTY BEEN SEVER. ED FROM GERMAN STATE

> Capitulation  on Eastern — Front to Be Signed at Berlin Today   EFFECTIVE 5:01 P. M.   Doenitz Orders All Germans to Lay Down Arms by That Time

Doenitz Reports All German Arms To Be Silent by 5 P, M. (EWT) Today

Sec. Anderson Takes Optimistic  View of Postwar Farm Period   Predicts Nation Will Attain F ull Emnloyment and Full Distribution, Neede d for Prosperity

‘SILVER DOLLAR’ NIGHT CLUB EVEN HAD ‘CRYING ROOM’ FOR LOSING GAMBLERS, JURY TOLD

NEW CEILING PRICES ON LIVE HOGS MADE   No Effect on Pork Product Cost, OPA Says

AIR-ARMADAS. STRIKE MANY “JAP TARGETS   ENEMY, INTERCEPTORS . .SEEN FOR FIRST TIME AS CARRIER PLANES HIT NAVAL BABE ~

CALL FOR JOB LAWS GETS NO PRO RESPONSE   Truman’s Blast Brings Quick Results, But Not The Kind He Was Expecting

Congressmen Riled. By Truman Remarks   Committees Show no Sign of Action Despite Truman’s Booct

Woman Falls To Death from Store   Kills Another Woman a: She Lands on Sidewalk in Philadelphia

Prime Minister of aly Resigns Post  Bonomi To Remair B. frre e.g:

IVANOE BONOMI RESIGNS OFFICE   Italian Premier To Retair Position Temporarily

Bonomi Agrees To Remain In Office Until Italian Group Finds Succecear

Bonomi To Rule During Crisis   Accedes To Ministers’ Re quest To Remain Until Successor Is Chosen.

RUSSIANS SEIZE ALL MANCHURIA   PREMIER STALIN PROCLAIMS COMPLETE VICTORY OVER JAPANESE, FORCES,

LIGHTNING WAR ENDS FOR REDS   Complete : Victory Over Japan Proclaimed By Premier Stalin

RED VICTORY OVER JAPS 1 PROCLAIMED   Stalin Announces All Of Manchuria Has Been Seized

Premier Stalin Proclaims Total Victory in Asia   All of Manchuria Is Occu: pied; Puppet Emperor Is Captured

Stalin Proclains - Complete Victory In Russo-Jap Wat  ! Asmias Occupy All Man: churia And Olf.ar NipHeld Territorie:

VICTORY OVER JAPAN VOICED BY J. STALIN   Russian Leader Gives Order Of Day To Red Conquests

Stalin Proclaims Victory Over Japs   First Order Issued as Red Army Occupies All of Manchuria

Reds Proclaim Victory ‘Over Japan   All of Manchuria Controlled by Russian Forces

TEMPERATURES:   Weather Is Cold For Last Contest Of ’45 Baseball Classic  Tigers 5 1 Cubs - = J]

Cuts in Income, Excess Profits Taxes Proposed   Relief Probable For Business And Individuals

ACTION MAY ALSO BE TAKEN “TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE . . @TAXES ON BUSINESS

Anticipate Cuts Ah Personal Tax. Corporate Levy   Congressional C om mittee Working On Slashes In All Income Tax Rates   NEW TAX BILL COMING SOON

Union Leader Offers to Settle For Slightly Under 30 Per Cent   Talks Recess Without Progress; Elevator Strike Ends: Indiana State Guard Mobilized

MAN AND WOWMA QUESTIONED AGAIN   Authorities Make New Effort to Uncover Vital Clue in Slaying.

\Truman may follow the footsteps of \Franklin Roosevelt as a great traveler

Call to San Francisco, Meeting of Big Three, Parley With DeGaulle. Pacific Trip on Docket

Extensive Travel Schedule Facing Truman  Many Important Conferences to Be Attended

‘Nazi Spirit Still Is in Evidence   ‘Smart’ Germans Evade U. S. Military Rules

Observers Say Nazism Spirit Still Evident   Arrogance and Evasion_of Allied Rules Is Seen Frequently

Spirit Of Nazism Dies Hard; Still Evidenced   Stern Measures To Denazify The American Occupation Zone Are Not 100 Per Cent Perfect

Nazi Spirit Anc Hitler Salute Stil Reign   Naziism Still Much In Evidence In Reich  Despite Denazification.

KING HAAKON ENDS 5 YEARS OF EXILE   Monarch Leaves London for Oslo, Norway, Aboard a British Warship.

HAAKON ON WAY BACK TO NORWAY   King Ends 5 Year Exile in England

20 Murder Gang Members Seized   Bodies of 38 Victims Found in Rio Grande

9000 RETURN 10 SHOPS INDETROI   Kelsey-Hayes   Kelsey-Hayes Workers Are Back On Jobs

LULL COMES T0 DETROIT SCENE   LABOR FRONT REACHES TEMPORARY PEACE

Trap Closing On 40,000 In Smashed Ruhr  _ New American 15th  Army Revealed To Bi In Front Positions; French Cross Rhine

Ruhr Almost Encircled as Armor Gains 175 Miles From Capital; 25,000 Nazis Lay Down Arms

Six More Dead  In Minnesota   ‘Two Farmers Killed In Field Accidents

Ten Deaths ‘For Holiday  In Minnesota   Six Traffic Fatalities And Four Drownings; 352 Deaths in Nation

Germans, Reds Locked in Huge Artillery Duel   Oder River Separates Two Forces for 140 Miles as Flanking of Berlin Impends

NAZI AND RUSSIAN GUNS ROAR ACROSS THE ODER RIVER   First White Russian Army Tanks and Infantry Reached the River.   ALONG A 140-MILE FRONT   Threatened to Outflank Berlin in the North as Well as in the South.

BARWALDE, LESS THAN 40 MILES AWAY, IS TAKEN   Fighting Rages Along Wide River Front — Kustrin Defenses Pounded

Russians Poise Double Flanking Threat To Berlin   Germans Report Violent Attacks Against Kustrin

IHUKOV MAY OUTFLANK BERLIN   Violent Russian Attacks Reported Against Kustrin

SOVIETS ALONG 140 MI. FRONT   Enemies Fighting Across Oder; Tanks, Infantry Moved to River.   RED ATTACKS VIOLENT

GAIN 18 MILE TO OUTFLANK KUSTRIN   Moscow Says Units Within 38 Miles Of Berlin   Under Artillery Pounding; Little Resistance Left In East Prussia

Reds Reach Oder on A Long Front   Nazis Report Violent Attacks Against Kustrin

Threaten Flanking  Movement of Berlin From North, South As Zhukov's Army Drives Forward

Artillery Duel Across Oder, Armor Moves Up   Radios Silent, Zhukov's Tanks In Secret Move

First White Russian Army Tanks And Infantry Moved To Oder On 140-Mile Front

Nazis, Soviets In Heavy Gun Duel Over Oder   Russians Push Ahead In Advance Against Stettin On Baltic

Threaten to Flank Berlin From North   Burwalde Taken In 18 Mile Gain, Flanking Kustrin

Soviets Reach Oder River on .140-Mile Line   Violent Attacks Launched on Kustrin, 0 Miles East of Berlin   ARTILLERY IN DUEL   Red Army ay Tanks Cut Be. hind Enemy in Drive on Stettin

wee EG ZENE Bedi 2 EVAL Y £  Outflank Kustrin And Poise New Menace To ~ Germany’s Capital .

BiG GUNS DUEL, RUSSIANS MASS ON OBER FRONT   Germans Report Fierce Red Attacks Against Kustrin; Barwalde Captured

RED FORCES OU TFLANKING REICH CAPITAL   Nazi High Command Says Violent Soviet Attacks In Progress Against Fortress of Kustrin

Russians Along 140 Miles of Oder Now   Zhukov Massing Army in Threat to Flank Berlin On North; Violent Fighting Around Kustrin; Germans Building Flying Bomb Ramps to Use Against Berlin

Soviet Tanks, Men Lined Along River — On 14.0-Mile Front   May Outflank Berlin From North; Heavy Attack Made On Kustrin; Russians 28 Miles From Stettin

Russians Are Only 38 Miles From Capital   German, Russian Guns Duel Across Oder River Barrier to City

Lhukov Circles For Flank Attack On Reich Capital  Oder River Battle, On 140 Mile Front, Nets Soviet Gains

Tanks Lead Attack Against Oder North And South of City   Troops Line Up Along 140-Mile Are Of River Barvier Before Capital; Nazis Rush V-Bomb Loading Ramps

Outflanking Of Berlin From North And South Aim of Marshal Zhukov

NAVY CRACKED JAPANESE CODE   SOLVED CIPHER JUST BEFORE CORAL SEA FIGHT

‘Fat and Sleek Nazi Civilians Are Forced to  (Bury Prisoners Germans Burned to Death

A Killed; 4 Hurt In Train Wreck   Second Train Wreck This Week; Occured Near Arcadia, Cal.

FOUR KILLED, 35 HURT IN WRECK   Two Locomotives, Seven Cars Are Derailed in Spectacular Train Mishap

4 Persons Die in Santa Fe Wreck  35 to 40 Others ~ Injured in Crash

4 Die, 40 Hurt In Derailment  Of Fast Train   California Limited Hits - Siding Switch Near Ar. - eadia, Calif.

TRAIN WRECK KILLS FOUR, HURTS 35-40   Two Locomotives and Seven Cars of 16-Coach Train Derailed in Spectacular Smashup in California.

Four Killed, Many Hurt In Wreck   Crack Santa Fe Passenger Train In Spectacular Smashup.

Train Wrecks, 4 Die, 40 Hurt   Sante Fe Limited Trerails. Overturns

Four Killed. 30-40 Hurt In Train Crash   Santa Fe Passenger Train Derailed In Spectacular Smashup.   HITS SIDING SWITCH

Get Evidence For War Trials   “Lists Of Japanese Are Being Prepared   Four Killed, 35 Injured In Wreck On Santa Fe R. R.

4 Dead, 40 Hurt In Train Wreck  Spectacular Smashup   Spectacular Smashup Near Arcadia, Calif.

4 PERSONS DIE IN RAIL CRASH   Crack Passenger Train Derailed In Spectacular Pileup

4 Killed in Train Wreck   35 Others Injured When Santa Fe Passenger Train Leaves Rails

EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES PUT ON FILE   AMERICAN HEADS GROUP AésSEMBLING BATA TO BE USED IN TRIALS OF NAZI CRIMINALS

MOLOTOV, BEVIN AND BYRNES HOLD QND CONFERENCE   Three Foreign Ministers Meet for Two Hours, but There Is No Announcement as to Progress.   CORDIALITY MARKS FIRST GET-TOGETHER   Part of British Personnel on Way to Moscow Still Held Up in Berlin by Bad Weather.

Byrnes, Molotov And Bevin Open Moscow Talks   Russian Is Selected Permanent Chairman Of Important Parley

Ministers Hold Second Meeting: ~ Molotov Presides  No _ Announcement’ o! Progress Has Yet a, ee  ae wae

Hold Second Session In  Red-Palace  Side ag = périiadlidiit Chairman. No State: ment Issued

Seven Jews Die. 75 Are Wounded In Pitched Battles   British Troops Leave Tel Aviv After New  Palestine Disturbance

Seven Die, 75 Are Hurt in Palestine Area   British Troops Are Removed From the Trouble Spot

7 Die As Jews, British Clash   tine Quielens When a Leave Tel Aviv

British Make Searches in Jewish Towns       Seven Jews Killed, Many Injured in Disturbances

Debate Opened On Service Bill   Long, Bitter Battle Over Act Indicated

‘Coal Operators and UMW Hold Perfunctory Meeting  Report to WLB Scheduled Today; Manv of Nation's Mines Sill idle

CANADIANS Th ”V-BOMB ~   Dutch Citizens Say Germans Planning Their Use Against United States

Spruance lakes Command on Sul At Pearl Harbor   Texas Navy Hero To Become Chief of Naval Operations

Nimitz Hands Over Command of U. “Pacific Fleet to Admiral Spruance

AT PEARL HARBOR  _ Nimitz Transfers Command Of Fleet in Sub Ceremony

SPRUANCE COMMANDS PACIFIC FLEET   _ Nimitz Who Led Fleet To’ Victory, Now Chief ' Of Naval Operations

Surprise Crossing South of Cologne Is Virtually Unopposed   WIDEN THEBRIDGEHEAD   Men and Materiel Pour Across River in Steady Stream

Russia Demands 4-Power Control Over Japanese   Red Ultimatun: Presented: Secretary Byrnes Last Day Of Big Five Parley,

Submit Proposal At End of Big 5 Parley; Bymes, . Molotov Agree Much Achieved During Sessions; Deputies Continue Work. on Peace ©

Russia Demands 4-Power Control Government to  Replace MacArthur Rule

Russia Demands Four-Power Rule Over Japanese   Ultimate Agreement or European Peace Is Forecast by Ministers

Russians Demant Participation In Japan Control   Soviets Suggest Four-Power  Control Regime

4-Power Body Is Demanded By Russians   Byrnes Handed Communication By Molotov

REDS, DEMAND RULE SPLITUP OF JAPANESE   Four-Power Control I: Asked As Foreign Ministers Fail

Russ Demand Full Hand in Japan Control   Want Four-Power Agency To Take Place of MacArthur -

Russia Asks 4-Power Control Over Japan   Demand Handed to Secretary Byrnes After Big-5 Council of Foreign Ministers Ends in Failure; Leaders Confident Difficulties Can Be Solved

A WOULD CHARE CONTRO   Demand for 4-Power Control Government of Japan Given Byrnes.   BIG-5 MEET ADJOURNS

SOVIETS ASK FOUR POWER JAP CONTROL   Demand Is Put Forth At Final Meeting Of Ministers

Molotov Gives Kremlin Views lo Set. Byrnes   Leaders Certain Agreements Will Be Reached; Major Red Demands Rejected

Russia, Britain, China And U. S. Would Dominate   Foreign Ministers’ Conference Adjourns After Many Disputes

United Council Suggested For Future Handling of Governing Problems After Jap Disarmament; Parley Ends Fruitless But Ministers Optimistic.

Curb Ordered On Overseas Messages; Rice Rioting Stirs Famine Talk

Russians, On Last Day Of Ministers’ Parley, Asked  4-Power Control Of Japan

AUSSIA WANTS TO PLAY PART TN JAP. ULE   Demands 4-Power Control for Government of Enemy.

Major Powers Fail To Agree, Molotev Cites   Soviel Leader Dincla ims   Knowledge Of “Blanket  2 Participation? Int Settlements   Byrnes Announces Reason For Rift   Stulin Apparently Believed France and China Would Be Barred From Diseussing Trentics

London Parley Ends Without Reaching Any Major Accord   Ministers Express Faith Difficulties Can Be Solved

Reds Demand Jap Rule by 4-Power Government Now  Moscow Report as Foreign Minister Parley Is Failure

Red Demand for Four-Power Control Over Japan Given Byrnes During London Meet

Molotov, Byrnes Debate Big 3 Understanding of Blanket Rule in Europe

Note Given To Byrnes; Meet Ended By Big Five   Russia Demanding Successor To MacArthur

Commission Rule Of Japan Urged  Reds Would Replace McArthur Control

Russian Government Asks  That 4 Powers Rule Japan   Moscow Suggests U. S., England, China and Soviet Union Se Up Control Government to Replace MacArthur—Byrne and Molotov Express Belief Ultimate Agreement Will B: Reached on Peace Treaties for Europe.

RUSSIA ASKED 4-POQWER RULE UF JAPANESE  SAYS MOSCOW   Big 5 Conference Ended Yesterday Still Deadlocked On Balkan Peace

FOUR-POWER CONTROL GOVERNMENT SOUGHT FOR DEFEATED NATION   MOSCOW SUGGESTS THAT NEW AGENCY SUCCEED MACARTHUR RULE

Russians Seek Jananese Rule By 4 Nations      Demand Is Made for Replacing Government of MacArthur

Conference of Ministers Ends in Disagreement   Molotov Denies Any Understanding for 5-Power Action

U. $. FLEET NEAR AREA, NIPS CLAIM   Yank Bombers Batter Hainan Island Off China, Report

Force Aims 'resh Blow: At Japanese   Famed Task Force Turns To Outposts From Inland Sea

BLACKOUT HAS SCREENED ACTION FROM PUBLICITY      Radio Tokyo Says Task Force and Carriers Flee Toward Okinawa, Site of Naval  noo

Tokyo Radio Reports "New" Carrier Force Is Pushing Attack on Ryukyu

New Weapons In Use   ‘New’ Carrier Force Striking Ryukyu Isles For Second Day

Fieet’s Actions Screened   Naval Force is Believed Headed For Okinawa Isles

FIFTH FLEET IS REPORTED OFF OKINAWA   May Attack Jap Naval Base and _ Airfields. There—-—

U. S. Fifth Fleet Nearing Okinawa Islands South Of Japan, Tokyo Radio Claims

Japs Say Hainan Off China Struck   Fleet: Heads” South “Toward Formosa.

Another Strike at Jap Navy Is Probable Soon   Speeding Toward Big  Okinawa Naval Base Near Formosa

TOKYO REPORTS U.S. STH FLEET NEAR OKINAWAS   Jap Naval Base Situated on Main island Airfields in Islands

Report 5th Fleet Aims At Okinawa Naval Base Isles   Tokyo Says WU. S. Ships ‘“‘Flee’’ Southward In Jap Home Waters

REPORT YANKEE FLEET HEADING FOR OKINAWA   New Blows Anticipated At Japan’s Waning Sea And Air Power

U.S. 5th Fleet Approaching Okinawa Islands   New Heavy Blows on Waning Jap Sea and Air Power is Seen

FLEET ATTACKS RYUKYU ISLANDS   RADIO TOKYO SAYS U, S, TASK FORCE HITS FOR 2ND DAY

U. S. Fifth Fleet Said Approaching Okinawa Islands   Radio Tokyo Reports Yank Task Force ‘Fleeing’ Southward

First Army Forces Fight To Clean Foe Out of City on Road to Cologne

Yankees Meet Opposition In Nazi Line   Troopers Advance But Enemy Is Giving New Fight

Regroup Armies on West Front Under Montgomery and Bradley  ' ‘ i

Adm. Richardson Tells Of Quarrel With Roosevelt   Relieved Of Command, Because Of Incident, He Informs Committee

Richardson Tells Investigators He ‘Was Fired By FDR   SAYS RELIEVED FOUR MONTHS BEFORE WAR  Wanted Fleet. Brought To U.S. For. ‘Overhaul Admiral Said

NAZI TROOPS, CWILIANS FLEE SAAR SECTOR   ‘Remagen Sridgehead Is Exe panded As Seventh Army Clears Alsace Plain

Charter Held As A ‘Guide’   Churchill Declares It Is ‘Not A Rule’

@ NOW IT CAN BE TOLD  Invasion Required Two Years of Concentrated Planning

SB jaw ryy ¢F Wwe eee er _——  Invasion Required Two Years of Concentrated Planning

Germans: Counterattack Behind Front: British Within Six Miles of Port of Wambure

White House, Elliott Disclaum Responsibility  For Plane ‘Bumping’ of Service Men for Dog

Case Called “Regrettable Combination of Errors’ By F.D-R.’s Secretary

‘Who Done It’ No. 1 Mystery On How Col. Roosevelt's Dog Rated Priority Over Servicemen On Plane Trin

DOG TRIP CALLED ‘ERROR’ BY EARLY   White House Denies Any Part in Canine Priority

 High-Priority Travels Of “Blaze,” Elliott’s Dog, Is Called IBy White House A “Rearettable Combination Of Errore”

Dog’s Priority Travels Written Off as ‘Regrettable Combination of Errors’

Reactions Are Varied Report of Hitler’s Death Spread Like Tidal Wave Over World

Skepticism and joy greet death report  Reacticn constan' arounc, the world

WILL REMAIN SECRET UNTIL HIS ARRIVAl   Representatives To Work Out Polish Solution In Moscow Friday

— AA” hh BR ALASIES President Silent on Time,. Piace   Expects Session Friday to Settle Polish Issue

President Says Definite Time And Place Set; Hopkins Praised  For Moscow Accomplishments

BIG 3 MEETING IS SET, TRUMAN TELLS NEWSMED   Time And Place Secret Until His Arrival. President Says

Select Time, Piace of Big Three Meet   President Truman Gives No  Details—Hopkins Mos.  cow Trip Helps

DEFINITE TIME, PLACE FOR BIG THREE MEET SET   President Makes Announcement, Did Not Name Place Decided Upon

President Says Results Obtained By Harry Hopkins _ And Joseph E. Daties On Special Missions To  Europe Are Satisfactory

Can’t Tell Time, Place Just Now; Hopkin’s Moscow Talks Gratifying

Russian Deadlock Ends With Pleasant Yielding by Reds; Truman Asks Press ‘Not to Muddy’ Polish Situation Water

NEXT BIG THREE MEETING SET, TRUMAN SAYS   Progress On Polish Issue

TRUMAN BARES BIG 3 MEETING BEFORE JULY 17   Plans On Peace Worked Out With Stalin. By Hopkins

aS MEETING. TO SAY WHERE   Expects Parley on Poland: to Produce Results; Praises. Hopkin’s. Efforts.

New Big Three Meeting Is Sef   Plans Revealed By President Truman

TIME, PLAGE. NOT REVEALED   Expects Moscow Meet to Work Out Unified Polish Government.   MEETS HOPKINS, DAVIES

Truman Says Big-3 Parley Now Definite   Efforts.of Hopkins. In Swaying Russian Viewpoint Stressed

Iruman Unable To Disclose Date, Place Of Parley   Sees Hopkins And Davies; Moscow Talk Friday May Clear Polish Strife

Definite Plans for Conterence Overseas Some Time In July Revealed by Truman

Truman Says Road Paved  For Session   Hopkins And Davie: Make Preparations For Conference

TRUMAN SAYS MEETING OF BIG THREE SET   President Cannot Reveal The Time Or Place   TELLS OF PLANS      Says Hopkins And Davies Have Done a Good Work

~PROGRESS ON POLISH PROBLEM "IS REPORTED   y Hopkins And Davies Made Very Successful Trips, President Says   RUSSIA CHANGES VIEWS   ‘Reds Yield Points On Pole Questions; President Sees Successful Conference

PRESIDENT SAYS PARLEY SITE CHOSEN   States Big 3 On Road to Solution Of Polish Problem

TIME, PLACE ARE NOT YET DISCLOSED   Missions To Moscow, London Termed Satisfactory   RUSSIANS   Do Some Pleasant Yielding, President Adds: Unity Most Important

Truman Sees Unified Polish Government Growing Out of Friday's Parley in Moscow   Meeting of Big Three Already Set But Place of Conference Remains Secret, President Tells Newsmen

R BiG THREE MEETING   Dedicated To Securing A Just And Durable Peace   MEET SOME TIME BEFORE JULY 17TH

TIME, PLACE NAMED FOR BIC JHREE MEETING   But Truman Keeping It Secret; Praises Hopkins-Davies Work

Date of Big 3 Meeting Has Been Fixed:But> ~~ Truman Can't Say When

DATE IS SET FOR MEETING OF BIG THREE   President Truman Announces Arrangements Decided Upon But Details Will Be Withheld  WITHIN 40-DAY LIMIT

TIME AND PLACE SET FOR PARLEY OF “BIG THREE”   Truman Says Hopkins’ And Davies’ Missions Produced Encouraging Results 

Locale Secret   Won't Give Date Or Place Until He’s There, Truman Saye

TRUMAN SAYS A BIG 3 MEETING HAS BEEN SET   Can’t Announce Time or Place; Optimistic on Polish Problem

President Praises Hopkins and Davies in Work of Preparing For Important Session

All Plans Completed ~   DATE AND SITE NOT TO BE REVEALED TILL AFTER LEADERS. HAVE ARRIVED AT SCENE *

BIG - 3 MEETING IS SET, TRUMAN INFORMS PRESS   President Declines To Name Date, Place Until Arrival There

MISSIONS HAILED AS SUCCESSES   Settlement Of Polish Issue Nearer, Says President Truman

Can’t Reveal Time, Place Yet—Truman   President Says He Will Take Stettinius, Byrnes, Hopkins And Davies To Meeting With Him: To Meet On Polish Question.

FAILS TO TELL TIME OR PLACE OF CONFERENCE   President Will Take Stettinius, Byrnes, Davies, Hopkins to Meet

PRESIDENT TRUMAN ANNOUNCED EARLY MEETING BIG THREE  HOPKINS AND DAVIES DIL GOOD JOB AT MOSCOW AND LONDON HE SAYS

Time, Place of Important Parley Concealed by President; Unity With Red Government Emphasized

Big Three Meeting Set But Time and Place Remains a Secret, President Reports   Announcement by Truman Follows Conference With Hopkins and Davies; Expects Unified Polish Government on a Broad Base

Big Three Will Meet Soon, Says Truman Today   President Declines To Give Time and Place of Meetinge—Pleased Over Report by Hopkins.

TRUMAN PLEASED WITH EFFORTS OF HOPKINS, DAVIES  DECLARES BIG THREE MEETING SET, TIME

President Will: Not Disclose Site  of Conference    Encouraging Results Reported Obtained . By Hopkins, Davies

Big Three Meeting Set At Undisclosed  Time And Location   Stettinius, Byrnes Will Attend With President

Truman Announces Big Three Meeting Is Set for Future   Stettinius, Hopkins and Byrnes to Accompany President on Trip

Missions of Hopkins And Davies Successful And Results Gratifying, President Declares

Truman Says Hopkins Wins Soviet Help   Time and Place of Parley will be Kept Secret

Truman Announces Big Three Meeting Set; Quiet On Time. And Place Until He Arrives   Expects Meeting At Moscow Friday To Work Out Unified Polish Government

Big Three Meeting Set, Truman Says   Will Not Reveal Time or Place, However, Ex:cept to Say Talks With Stalin and Churchill Will Be Within 40 Days.

President Says Big- 3 Meeting “Has Been Se:   Tells Newsmen Stettinins, Byrnes, Hopkins and *. Davies Will Also ‘ Attend:

Big Three Meeting Definitely Set, but Time and Place Not To Be Announced Till Arrival

Thinks Allies Move Toward Settlement Of Polish Argument   President Refuses To Disclose Time Or Place Of New Meeting Until His Arrival; Stettinius, Byrnes, Hopkins And Davies Scheduled To Go Along

President Claims Russians Yield On London- Pole Issue   Withholds Time, Place of Meeting; Byrnes, Stettinius, Davies, Hopkins Also To Make Trip

Big Three Meeting Set   Truman Will Not Reveal Time Nor Place; Hopeful On Outcome Of Polish Discussion

Can’t Give Time or Place Now   Results of Missions Termed Satisfactory  And Gratifying

Big 3 to  Convene   Truman Reveals Plans; Hopeful Concerning Poles

Workers Asked To Stay At War Jobs; May Hold Services   Army Ordered To Mourn 30 Days; Plan Tribute at Sea; Meets Military Chiefs

War Plants to Continue  Operations at Request Of New Chief Executive

Tomorrow National Day Of Mourning   Truman Proclaims Solemn Observance Throughout Nation

OF MOURNING   No General Interruption In Flow of War Supplies Expected.   CAN HONOR FR: AT WORK

Proclaim Saturday Day of Mourning; Ask War ‘Workers to Stavon Joh

“—SATURDAY DAY OF MOURNING— Proclamation Issued By President Truman

National Day Qf Mourning   President Truman Proclaims Saiurday As Day To Pay Last Tribute.

New President Proclaims Day  Of Mourning   Recommends That People Of Country Assemble In Their Places Of Divine Worship

Franklin Delano Roosevelt   Truman Proclaims Saturday As Day Of Mourning Pays Tribute To Courage Of Late President

ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT BREAK   Full Work at Nation's War Plants Called Best Tribute by Krug and Truman

Truman Sets Mourning Day for Roosevelt   VOICE NOT SILENT, COURAGE STILL LIVES, PROCLAMATION SAYS

LEIST DESCRIBES. SCHOOL FIRANEIR   First Ward P.-T. A. Passes Fesolution Favor:ne Hospital

LEST DESERISES SOUL ENANUING   First Ward P.-T. A. Passes Resolution Favor-ng Hospital

LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW   Night Temperatures of 36 to 50 in Eastern Kansas

RUHR BATTERED IN AERIAL RAID   Railroad Yards And Fuel Plants Supplying Nazi Armies Blown Up

Heavy Bombers Hit Ruhr Valley  Only One Plane Is Reported Missing

Intervention In Motors Strike [s Not Indicate   Union Leaders To Confer With U. S. Conciliation Director This After noon   G. M. OFFICIALS NOT TO ATTEND

WAGS WAGS MORE URGENTLY NEEDED. ~ THAN BEFORE GERMAN DEFEAI   DIRECTOR OF WAC DECLARES THAT 10,000 RECRUITS ARE : NEEDED FOR SERVICE CENTERS

RAF Cracks Berlin Area   - Mannheim, Bremen -Are Also. Bombarded

Navy Rips Japan Cities Anew; Bataan Captured   Task Force Assault on Iwo Jima Roars On, Pointing to Invasion; Gigantic Fleet Roams Enemy Seas

Mitscher’s Airmen Return to Jap Capital While Pillars of Smoke Still Rise 7,000 Feet Above Targets; Substantial Damage To Enemy Installations In Volcanoes

President Works On 2 Speeches      Will Broadcast at 10 p.m. Thursday.

TRUMAN SETS OUT ON 4-DAY CRUISE ON ICY POTOMAC   Boards Yacht Few Hours After Arriving in Washington From Kansas City by Plane.   WILL PREPARE TWO SPEECHES ON TRIP   President Says Flight Back to Capital Was Pleasant—Plane Averaged 230 Miles an Hour,

President Back  From Flight To Missouri Home  After Busy Three Hoyrs Leav ves Again far.

Truman Returns; Works 3 Hours an Departs Again on Four-Day Cruise

Truman Gels Talk Ready For Congress   Byrnes To Report Today On Moscow Ministers’ Parley

Truman Back Signs Bills,:  Goes Sailing   President to Spend Five Days on Yacht Writing Speeches

PRESINENT AFF ON ICY CRUISE   Four-Day Potomac Trip Gives Chance To Work On Messages

Truman Talks To Be Written On Yacht Trip   President Returns Safely Atier Missouri Flight, Teanehe OFF “Manegnr?

Report To Be Made Jan. 3 By President   Truman Heads for Speech. Writing Cruise on Potomac

TRUMAN WILL SPEAK JAN. 3   a  Begins Work On Report To _ Nation Following His Holiday Vacation .

Truman Reports Pleasant Air Tr   Fog Blankets Capital, Kansas City Air Fields

Fighth Air Force Bombers Start Home af Rate of One Every 20 Minules

Under State Dept. Middle of The Road ‘Plan Reich Will Be on Feet in 2 Years

U.S. Favors Economically Fit Germany   Two-Year Recovery Plan Is Mapped for Guidance of Armv

3-Year Plan For Germany Fixed by US.   Economic Program 1s Announced by State Department

See Ger many Back On Feet  In Two Year:   Long Range American Policy Calls. For. Middle-:  ".. ground Between Hard   and Soft Peace

Beaten Germany, Under U. S. Plan, Should Be Back On Feet, Two Years

U. $. Attempting To Put Germany ot Economic Stability   Aggressor Nation May Be on Own Within Two Years

United States Suggests Plan to Put Germany Back on Her Economic Feet Within 2 Y ears

Germany Will Improve In Two Years   U. S. Plan Would Put Reich Back on Economic Feet Soon

Self-Sufficient Germany Seen In Three Years  _ American Policy Holds Allies Must Peavide: the Fund:

UY BARTCN OAKS CEN i PROPOSED   Sen. Vandenberg Fresents Memorandum to Stettinius.

DUI BARTON OAKS PHN PROPRE   Sen, Vandenbsre Fresents Memorandum to Stottinius.

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Churchill Says War With Japan Might End Sooner Than Some Think

ELECTION NO BARRIER, SAYS CHURCHILL   War Against Japan May End Sooner Than Expected, He Says

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER IN OPENING HIS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN HINTS AT CONFERENCE

Moley, From His Sinai, Gives Republicans Fables of Stone on Which To Reconstruct

“Stop Hating Roosevelt,” P ‘One of 12 Comiiizindments Suggested For G.O. P.

Tells G. O. P. Hatred of FR Is Bad Policy   Moley Lists 12 ‘Commandments’ For Republican Party

Moley Prepares 12 Commandments For GOP in Nation   Stop Hauling Roosevelt Is No. 1 on List; Should Think Up  Their Own Ideas

Raymond Mote y. Onee  High in New Deal Conn cils. Suggest: 12-Point Republican Program

Bradley Heads Veterans Administration  Famed Commande   Famed Commander Succeeds Gen. Frank T. Hines

BRADLEY NAMED TO HINES’ POST      TRUMAN APPOINTS GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

BRADLEY NOMINATED   President Truman Submitted His Name to The Senate

General Bradley Administrator Of Vets Affairs  Succeeds Gen. Himes; Herzog New Chairman or tt. &. Laber Board

Bradley Heads Veterans Administration  Famed Commande  © oe ti oie   Famed Commander Succeeds Gen. Frank T. Hines

Bradley Named New Chief Of  Vets Bureau   Navy Lieutenant Chosen By Truman To Head Labor Board

AWAIT MESSAGE BY GOV, LAUSCHE   Bills on Sales Tax,: Soldier Bonus, Racing Board Introduced

Rural Members of House Frown on Plan to Repeal Restaurant Meal Tax

Last Big Cities Taken AfterGreatFinal Battle: Generals Commended

MORE THAN (00,000 PRISONERS GAPTURED   Ttalians Rejoice At Execution of Mussolini

Asserts Curfew Should Apply. To All or None   Senator Bridges. Says New York or Mayor LaGuardia Are Not  Bigger Than Caunse,

LAGUARDIA ACT BRINGS ATTACK AT WASHINGTON   Midnight Closing Edict Should Be For Who'e Nation, Senator Bridges Shouts

Bridges Assails LaGuardia’s Move   Wants to Know if New York City Alone to Be Exempted From Curfew Order

Americans — Capture City OfZamboanga On Mindanao   Airfield Also Falls; B-29’sHitSingapore Fields on Borneo,  ‘Other Telands Hit

Yanks Capture Zamboanga On Mindanao   B-29s Lash Singapore Battle for lwo Jima Nears End: Shipping Off Indo-China Hit

Tamboanga s Big Airfield Also Falls Iwo Fight Near End  Great Wreckage Left In Nagoya by B-29s, Singapore Blaste? Again

Official Order On Air Field’s Closing   General Cousins Thanks People for AAF Assistance

Gen. Cousins Pays High Tribute To Residents of Big Bend Communities

Fantastic Changes In Civilization indicated As Age of Atomic Power Dawns, Scientists Say

Wonder World Ahead for Mankind Never-Fuelling Autos Chean Power in View

DAWN OF ATOMIC AGE APPROACHES   Discovery Will Make Fantastic Changes In Civilization °

CHANGES LOOKED FOR IN FUTURE CIVILIZATION   Furnaces May Be of Vest Pocket Size, Thev Sav

Possibilities Of Atomic Energy Are Great. To Be A Great Future Factor

Nazis Say ‘Russian: Tanks in 45. Miles Of German Capital      Ist White’ Russian Army: Reaches: Ode Near: Frankfurt, Swings. North in?  TT Doles, 4 Bromo Races Fa

Initial Gains Are  Scored All Along 25-Mile Front; 7th Army Slashes Foes

New Attack On Nazis Launched  By Doughboys   Score Gains of Mile and Half Against Enemy’s North Flank of Belgian Bulge   Advances Made At Other Points   Hard-Pressed 7th Army Shears Off and Traps Tip of German Spearhead In Frianee

New Attack Smashes on  At Stavelo   German Losses in Belgium Bulge Are Set at Over 100,000

Temperatures   Attack Scores Cains on dy Mile Front.   Airborne Division Drives Down  Salm, River Bank

LLL LEE LLL LLL AL LLL LEAL  LS  7th Army Halts Nazi Thrusts Into France   Enemy Forces Being Wiped Out In Sectors Near Bitche, Strasbourg; Threat To Area Lessened

ADVANCE MILE. AGAINST NORTH FLANK OF FOE   British Troops Shoved Back by Heavy Nazi wlank Assault

Score Initial Gains: 7th Strikes Baek   First, British Pound Along 25-Mile Front. Advances Made Elsewhere.   22.000 PRISONERS

Germany's Losses _ _ Placed at 100,000   Rundstedt’s Tanks Stiffen - At Point of Wedze

Interim Committee Recommendations Taking Shape   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

INTERIM COMMITTEE MAY HAVE MUCH TO REPORT   Are Making a Survey Of State Institutions

CONDUCT A SCHOOL BEGINNER ROUND-UP MAY 12   Kindergarten Enrollment for 5-Year-Olds to Be Included

Report States FDR Presented With New Draft   Intelligence Service Proposed As Postwar Plan For All Nations

‘Highly Confidential? Memorandium Outlines Plan For Superseding Ex isting U. §. Ageucie      Wholesale Grant Of Power Planned   Would Be Possible For Director “lo Determine American Foreign Pol iey™? [11s Contended

REPT COME FB 1S PLANNED   Newspaper Says Order to Establish Central Intelligence Service on FDR’s Nack ‘

Draft Of Order To Form Central Intelligence Service ls Delivered To Roosevelt   Would Be Charged With Coordination OF Postwar Intelligence Work

All-Powerful Agency in Draft Form FDR Reported Eyeing 'New Intelligence Unit

POSTWAR SECRET POLICE PROPOSAL, TOLD BY TRIBUNE   CHICAGO DAILY SAYS IT HAS “EXCLUSIVE” COPY OF MEMORANDUM

—INTELLIGENCE—  REVEALS PLANS FOR NEW AGENG   Proposed Setup Woul d Supersede Existing Federal Bodies

INTELLIGENCE BUREAU CHANGE I$ PROPOSED   Chicago Tribune Reveals Secret  Plans Todav

PLAN POSTWAR ‘Cpy’ BUREAY   New Agency Would Supplant All Others, Trib une Reports

New Intellisence Service  Proposed To President In Secret Order, Says Paper

“Central Intelligence” Plan For Post-War U. S. Reportec   Newspaper Says Objective Is to Set Up Bu reau, Under President’s Control, Which Would Supersede All Other Services.

BIG CHANGE SEEN IN INTELLIGENCE   Plan Calls For One Agency Reporting To President

Reconvenes For Post War  Legislation   President's Message Anticipated For Possible Political Boobytraps.

ENGINEERS END RADIO WALKOUT   NBC, ABC Return to Normal Operation

Saas ae oe Sea TCS on eS TL  Frits Kuhn Ordered Sent Back to Germany

ORDERS KUHN   Attorney General. Directs Former Bund Leader Be Taken to Germany

President Denies M Arthur Report  Does Not Believe Threat Was Made

DENIES M’ARTHUR THREATENED TO QUIT   President Says General Expressed No Such Intention to Him or to War Secretary.

Smash At Japs  Progresses Beyond ‘Wildest Dreams,’ Says Gen. Hodges

Expect Heavy Fighting on Okinawa Soon   Yanks Move Down - East and West Coasts of  Island

The Road to Serfdom   2 U. S. COLUMNS MOVE ON NAHA, OKINAWA CAPITAL   SIGNS INDICATE 1ST MAJOR RESISTANCE BY JAP DEFENDERS

Opposition On Okinawa Stiffening   Yanks, Moving South: ward; Think Fight Still to Be Faced

TWIN DRIES TOWARD NAHA   First Major Resistance From Japs in Capitai City Is Expected.   TRENCH SYSTEM READY

American.  Pace Swift — On Okinawa   .May Meet First Major Jap Resistance Near Naha; Drive Second Wedge Across Island

Drives Weaken Enemy's Grip On Borneo, Indies   MacArthur Seizes More Bases; Conquest Of Okinawa Grows

U.S. Drives In Naha Move South Meet Resistance  Observers Report Signs of Activity T 7 4 5 So OR cae

SOUTH ON OKINAWA   Twin American Drives Head Toward Possible  Resistance

FIRST MAJOR RESISTANCE EXPECTED   Elaborate Trench System Bustling _ With Activity

YANKS DRIVE UPON CAPITAL OF OKINAWA   Twin Columns Meet Possibly the First Major Resistance Since Landing on the Jap Island Four Days Ago.

Yanks Drive On Capital Of Okinawa   Signs of Japanese Resistance Begin To Appear

Naha, Capi! of Okinawa Distinctly Thi: atened By Twin Amer:can Drives

Resistance On Okinawa Nears  Crucial Period Past, Says Gen. Buckner —

Twin American Drives Advance Towards Capital   Meet First Major Defense of Japanese On Okinawa; Sight Trench System

Yanks Near Naha, Okinawa Capital; Expect Fight Soon   Air Observers Tell of Elaborate Jap Trench System

YANKS 6 MILES FROM NAHA MAIN CITY OF OKINAWA   ginvasion Many Days Ahead Of Schedule; Resistance Is Light

ORIGINAL LANDINGS SAFELY MADE YANKS MENACE OKINAWA CAPITAL AS MAJOR JAP RESISTANCE LOOMS

TWIN DRIVES MOVE SWIFTLY ON OKINAWA   Americans Advance Southward Toward Anticipated First Major Resistance On the Island   CAPITAL IS OBJECTIVE

Twin Drives On Okinawa   Easiest Major Invasion Of Pacific War Far Better Than ‘Our Wildest Dreams

Yanks Plunge South To Naha In Swift Push   Expect Major Resistance Soon As Signs  Of Jap Preparations Observed By Airmen

Invasion Forces Move Toward Naha Okinawa’s Capital   Advance Is So Rapid Positions Are Vague on Maps; Officials Anticipate First Real Resistance During Day

Calls UNRRA Focal Point of U.S. Red Party   Rep. Thomas Demands Investigation, Accounting For Use of All Funds

TO ASK PROBE OF OPA, WRRA   New Jersey “Republican Links Relief Organization with Communist Party in U. S.

Call for Investigation of UNRRA and OPA !to Learn Connection With Communist Party

SOLON ASKS A PROBE OF THE UNRRA   Rep. Thomas of New Jer: sey Brands Relief Agen. cy Focal Point for the Communist Party in the United States.

Thomas Asks UNRRA Quiz   Bureau Called Center Of U. S. Communism

SOLON SEEKING UNRRA SURVEY   Probe Of Agency And Also OPA Asked By Thomas

—STILWELL— UNRRA Quiz Is Demanded   Stilwell And MacArthur _ Reported eonteeriogt In > Manila

Calls UNRRA Communistic Focal Point   Congress Asked To Probe Agency

UNRRA Congress Investigation Askec   Thomas Terms Organ Is Focal Point for Communist Party in U.S

CHARGES UNRRA HAS COMMUNIST FINANCIAL TIES   Rep. Thomas Asks Investigation of United National Relief-Rehabilitation Administration From Red  Angle.

WORKER UNINJURED IN DYNAMITE BLAST   Automobile Damaged by Charge at Park Lane © Sewer Proiect

WORKER UNINJURED IN DYNAMITE BLAST      ‘Automobile Damaged by -. Charge at: Park.Lane Sewer Project =

Laval Put in Death Row of Prison; Chained to a Wall With Leg Irons

Ex-Premnier  aval Awaits Execution In French Prison  Says His Actions Only Way to Dam Nozi

Jackson Named To Prosecute War Criminals   War Crimes Commission Turns Over Evidence Against Nazis

War Crimes Charges Ready to be Tried   Commission Prepared To Turn Cases Over To Jackson For Prosecution

War Crimes Unit Completes Case Against Germans   Evidence Prepared — For Justice Jackson, Chief ‘Prosecutor 

Cases Against Leading Nazis Are Finished   Commission Ready to Turn Over Evidence To Prosecutor

Senate War Investigating Group Asks Determination  Of World Airport Rights

 Rete: syrtdy nation of  UU. S. Air Rights Is Tin Far Diseussion

SENATE COMMITTEE WOULD DETERMINE AIRPORT RIGHTS  LACK OF DEFINITE NATIONAL POLICY IN WORL

OENATE COMMITTEE WOULD DETERMINE AIRPORT RIGHTS LACK OF DEFINITE NATIONAL POLICY IN WORLI  . BARING? CRDITICITOENR

BEGIN REGULAR OCEAN FLIGHTS   Skymaster ‘London’ Arrives Safely in Eire on First Service Hop

FORMER COACH DIES SUDDENLY   Lieut. James F. Draper, One-Time Western Maryland Star, Stricken Friday

Eight Killed When Crack Train Hits Truck On Crossing   Six Persons Crowd Truck ‘Cab Shutting Off Driver's View

ASKS CONGRESS FOR AUTHORITY 10 NAME BOARD   President Indicates ‘Time Has Come for Definite Action

President Asks That Fact- Finding Units Be Set Up   Truman Disappointed In Failure To Produce Adequate Machinery

NEW PLAN T0 SOLVE LABOR DISPUTES   President Urges Bill Authorizing Fact Finding Boards

Auto Strikers Meanwhile Asked To Return to Jobs and Company To Rush Reconversion

TRUMAN SETS UP FACT-FINDING BOARD TO COPE WITH GENERAL MOTORS STRIKE PROBIEM: ASKS CONGRESS ADOPT PLAN

TRUMAN TRIES NEW SYSTEM IN LABOR TROUBLE   Asks Congress te Establish FactFinding Board

Asks For Machinery Setting Up Fact Finding Boards to Mediate Strikes

TRUMAN, CONGRESS, ON LABOR   President Asks System of Boards To Settle Disputes

Auto Strike Facts Board To Be Named   Fact-Finding System Is Recommended To End Strikes

WOULD NAME FAUT FINDER FOR DISPUTES   Asks Congress for Law and Plans Group te Move in GM Strike.

Fact-Finder Units Would  Study Issues   President Asks Solons Act; Takes Initiative On General Motors.

Congress Is Urged to Take Action   President Disappointed Over Failure of Labor-Man azement Parley

Would Establish SystemOf Boards To Obtain Facts   President Prepares To Set Up Board To Act In Auto Workers’ Dispute With General Motors And Asks All Workers To Return To Their Jobs Immediately

Pig Crop to Fall Short  51,687,000 Head for Fall Market; Below   nwasemmantiae Ci nal

Pig Crop For This Year Far Short Of Goal   Agriculture Department Estimates 1945 Crop As Only Little Larger Than Last Year

RUTH ANN KOETTER,       VERNON’ DUNARD   Double Ring Ceremony Took. Plac Scturday with Rev, Neidner De . Officiating ° ‘

Income Tax Cut For 46 Forecast By Doughton   Twenty Percent Drop In Personal Income Taxes Seen By Knutson.

DRASTIC COAL RULES LOOM   New Consumer Controls Expected to Be Ordered In Next Few Days

TIGHT CONTROL OF OAL INDICATED   Drastic Rules Probably Be Handed Down Within Day Or Two; Wage Parley Is Making Good Progress

COAL PARLEY SPEEDS THRU NEGOTIATIONS   Consumer Restrictions On Coal Expected In Spite Of Unusual Contract Ease

FORMER POOLESVILLE BANKER IS SENTENCED   t George L. Smith, 40, Given Year Aud A Day For Theft of $3,808 At Kensington

Joseph Vitolo Refuses To Disclose What He Was Told During Vision

‘VIRGIN MARY’ VISION REMAINS  BOY'S SEERET      Nine - Year #4 Won't Tell — She Told Hine   Hy ROBERT RICHARDS United Preas Stalf Correspondent (By United Pross Lensed Wire)

Nine-Year-Old Boy Refuses To Disclose Vision   Thousands Gather To Watch “Miracle”

Congress to Take Up Bretton Woods Monetaly Progran   How far Nation Is  Prepared to Go

First Test of U.S. Sentiment on World Organization at Hand in Hearings Scheduled by Bank Committee

Bretton Woods Pact Faces Test   Rough Going Indicated; Committee Calls Hearing On International Bank.

Doolittle Gives Up Fighth Leadership   General to Return  To U.S. for New Job

DOOLITTLE GIVES UP COMMAND IN EUROPE   Resignation Leads to Talk That General Is Headed for Pacific War Theater.

NEW ASSIGNMENT IS SLATED FOR OFFICER   Doolittle Relieved Of Eighth Air Force Command For Possible Job In Pacific

Marshall Finishes Testimony   - Tells Quizzers That Stimson Removed Shor After Pearl Harbor; Leaves for China

Nov. 27 Warning Was Sufficient, Committee Told   Says Hawaii Command Should Have Been Ready For Assault

Gen. Marshall Had No Part in Retiring Short   Tells Investigators Decision Not His as Testimony Concludes

News Day And Night   Former Chief Of Staff Flares Up Repeatedly During Hearing   Did Not Request - Short’s Removal   Plane Waiting To Take General To China On Truman’s Mission

General Marshall Ends Testimony Before Conoress   Claims Decision To Retire Short Not His Action

No Definite Jan Raid Advices Before Dec. 7   Marshall Says Note intercepted That Day Not Conclusive

Could Have Been Ready For Attack   General Marshall Gives Opin ion in Finishing Pearl  Harbor Testimony

Attacks On Jap Ships Would Be Justified, Claim  Marshall Says Nip ale ln Hawaiian   Marshall Says Nip  Vessels In Hawaiian Waters Could Have  Been Blasted

Marshall Concludes His Testimony By Stating Hawaii Forces Should Have Been On Alert

Leaves Capital By Plane For Post In China   Tells Investigators He Had Nothing To Do With Retiring Gen. Short

Marshall Asserts Definite Alert Order to Short   General Says Jap Ships in Hawaiian Waters Would Have Been Thought Hostile Action

Marshall Closes With Word He Did Not Retire Short   Angrily Asserts General in Hawaii Had Definite Alert

QUERIES BRING ANGRY ANSWER FROM OFFICER   General's Testimony  Before Probe Group Is Completed

Had No Part In Short’s  Retirement   Witness Says Punishment of  Army Commander at Peart  + Harbor Was Decision of Sec: retaries of Way and Navy

SAYS DEFINITE WARNING GIVEN BEFORE ATTACK   Reveals Stimson and Knox Decided Removal of General and Admiral Kimme!

Marshall Completes Testimony at Probe   Marshall-Stark Memo On Joint Plan Bared

Gen. Marshall Tells Probers Short Had a Definite Alert Order Before P. H. Assaullt   Winds Up Testimony Before Investigators After a Seven-day Session; Says He Had Right to Expect the Order Would Be Obeyed

Short and Kimmel “Fired” by Chiefs   Stimson and Knox Removed Officers, Marshall Declares   President's Envoy "Closes: Testimony In Angry. Mood; ...  lanvac tar Ching.

MARSHALL COMPLETES TESTIMONY   Declares Hawaii Should Have Been Ready for Attack

Marshall s Testimony Is Finished   Hawaiian Command Should Have Been Ready, He Says

Marshall Asserts Defenses Should Hae Been Ready  Says Gen. Short Shoule  Heaye Alerted Army

General Marshall Ends Testimony In Investigation —   Short Gets Blame For Failure To Alert  Forces In Hawaii ~

Post In Ching   Tells Investigators He Had. Nothing To Do With: Retiring Gen. Short

Short Retired by  Knox and Stimson   Marshall Testifies He Had Nothing to Do With Retirement   DEPARTS FOR CHINA   General Finishes His Testimony Before Pear! Harbor Group

General Says He Had Ne Part in Decision to Retire Short.   WAS ON STAND 26 HOURS

General Says Decision Made By Sec. Stimson   Ex-Chief Of Staff End: Probe Testimony; Takes Off For China.

rR START OF CHINA FLIGHT   General Winds Up by Saying He Had No Hand in Retiring Short.

Marshall Shows Anger In Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Expected Short To Take Orders

Marshall's Testimony Ends; Says — Short Was Given ‘Definite’ Alert — Before Dec, 7: Expected It Obeyed

News Behind  TL. Alawe BAU LAE WS  Cepyright McClure Newspaper Sendieate   WASHINGTON  we Do, Mh

Red Points For Heavy Laborers  Miners To Get Extra Points For Meat

Big Three at Black Sea Port?   Romania Believed Scene of Meeting

Big Three In  Romania, Hint Parley At Constanta, Says One Report

AXIS DECLARES BIG.3 CONVENES   Fascist Soutces Say Parley * Begins At Constanta

CONFERENCE BY CHURCHILL, FDR AND STALIN TO DECIDE FATE OF GERMANY SHIELDED BY ‘BLACKOUT

JAP AUTHORITY ON CONSTITUTION NAMED ADVISER   Emperor Appoints Dr. Tasaka Takagi to Study Document

Japan's Constitutional Changes May Result In Hirohito’s Abdication

STATEHOOD . FOR HAWAH URGED   ickes Says Islanders Are Able To Take Step

R. . Conductor Is Killed at Gascony   Work Train ‘Crashes into Rear of Freight

Big-3 Chiefs Said To Have  Achievements   Include Reestablishment Of Wartime Cooperative Spirit Sav Reports.   NO OFFICIAL WORD

Conversations in Moscow Succeeding  Seventh Session   Seventh Session Held by Foreign Ministers

Cooper ative ope it Shown By Ministers   No Official Announcement  Of Any Progress

Big 3 Parley Meeting With Some Success   Wartime Co-operative Spirit Reported Restored

Conversations in Moscow Succeeding   Seventh Session Held by Foreign Ministers

Big Three Meet Said To Achieve War Cooneratior   No Official Report Regarding Issues Released

Conversations of  Moreign Ministers Have Achicyed A Measure of Success

 Success Seen  By Ministers   No Announcement Is  Likely On. Progress

Moscow Parley Takes Major Step   Co-Operative Spirit Revived, Byrnes Feels

BIG THREE GETS ROWN TO WORK   Wartime Cooperative Spirit Revived At Moscow Sessions

Big 3 Officials More Friendly  Cooperative Spirit Returns To Meet

Okinawa Japs Mapping Death Stand at Shuri  Nip Defenses Wearing Thin On All Other Sertora

CHINESE MAKE GAINS; 11 LIGHT U.S, SHIPS HIT   lll Enemy Aircraft Shot Down Attacking Near Okinawa— Chinese Gain

VOTING ADDS TO STRENGTH OF DE GAULLE   Overwhelming V ote For New Constitution Cast in Election

French Leftists To Dominate — Forming Of New Constitution   Free Election Returns Favor DeGoulle’s Pian for Founding Fourth Republic—Socialists, Communists and New Party in Control

Leftists Gain Power InFrance   People Approve De Gaulle’s Plan For New Republic

FRENCH VOTING — LEANS TOLER   Election Reveals Three Powerful Parties To Draft Constitution

French People In Favor of  Ath Republic   Gen. DeGaulle’s Plan Finds Little Opposition; Three New Parties Emerge

Three Parties. All Leftist, Dominant  In France  ’ De Gaulle’s Plans   ’ De Gaulle’s Plans For New Republic Overwhelmingly  Approved in Vote

Warsaw Polish Heads In London   Rival Leader Refuses  Conference Invitation

MINERS WILL WORK WITHOUT CONTRACT   Lewis Sends Unio Union Men Back to Mines to Work for 30  Days

LEWIS “KEEPS © MINERS ON JOB   Extend Contract One Month; Talks Continue  Beer QCORFFA DIT WO wy tromenr re

J, LEWIS ERASES THREAT OF COAL STRIKE IN APRIL   SENDS MINERS BACK TO WORK, BUT WANTS CONTRACT IN 30 DAYS

STRIKE THREAT IN COAL FIELD OFF FOR MONTH   Lewis Asks Miners Stay On Job Pending Another * Conference

V-J DAY MAY BE TOMORROW   President To Go on Air Seturdey—Talk Won't Mean Wer Is Over

Truman Will Speak  In Connection  With Jap Signing V-J Day Proclamatior  Will Not Have “Legal Significance”

Truman Set For V-J Day  Proclamation   Will Be Issued  During Surrender

To Proclaim V-J Day While Japs  Sign Surrender   President to Go on Air Tomorrow After Signa tures Affixed,   Officia End of War  In Indefinite Future

Truman Will Speak in Connection With Jap Signing  V-J Day Proclamation Will Not Have

JAPS AMID CHEERS   Unidentified  Ex-Prisoner Gets. in Blows Before Pulled Away

40 NEW APPLICATIONS   Two Hundred and Seventy-Nine Persons Draw Unemployment Pay

New First Lady to Move Soon From Maidless Apartment to White House

JAPS CLAIM U.S. SHIP IS SENT DOWN   Declare Large Seaplane Tender Sunk Off Oki. nawa Sunday — Yank Fliers Blast Targets at Yokohama.

SHELLS DOCKS AT YOKOHAMA   Tokyo Radio Admits Heavy Damage After Sweep by Carrier Planes

HALSEY’S FLEET WARY OF JAPS   Units Prepared for Any Banzai Assoult— Yokohama Docks Bombed

Carrier Planes Lash Yokohama In Heavy Force      Third Fleet, On Guard After 6 Jap Planes Caught Attempting Sneak Attack; Far East Air Forces Strike.

HALSEY’S THIRD FLEET BLASTS YOKOHAMA DOCKS AND SUB PENS. IN MASS ATTACK NEAR TOKYO ©

Americans In Aerial Blows At Yokohama  Heavy Weather Ir Tokvo Area Holds   Heavy Weather In Tokyo Area Holds Up Heavy Attacks

Banzai Attacks Guarded   3rd Fleet Fears Scout Missions Presage Kamikaze

Fleet Guards Against Banzai  Raid of Japs   Planes Blast Docks, Sub Pens at Yokohama Weather Turns Planes Back From Tokyo

Poor. Weather Tums Attack From Tokyo To Other Targets; Sneak Airmen Of Enemy Force Are Shot Down

BEGUN OFF YOKOHAMA   Nip Pilots Stage ‘Aerial Banzai’ Charges, Report

CARRIER PLANES OF THIRD FLEET HIT TOKYO AREA   Warships Guard Against Japanese Suicide Attacks

Yokohama Hit, Navy Watching Out for Final  ‘Banzai Assault   Domei Says Jap Plane: Are Attacking U.S. Warships

Third Fleet Expects Jap Banzai Attack   Halsey’s Force Keeps Pounding Yokohama Docks And Submarine Pens

Yokohama Docks Raided by Yanks   Third Fleet Also Guard Against Attack by Jap irmen   DOWN 6 ENEMY PLANES   Submarines in Pens at Shi. moda Were Also Hit by  ~ Americans

Halsey ’s Fleet Lashes Docks At Yokohama   Major U. S. Warship Damaged By Enemy Aerial Torpedo Off  OL inawa

Perfidy Expected By Fleet   Six Sneaking Planes Shot Down; U. S. Big _ Guns, Planes Reply

Third Fleet Planes Blast Yokohama   Navy Leaders Alert To A Possible Last Banzai Air Attack On U. S. Task Force

Fleet Alert For Jap Blow   Blasting Yokohama Docks, Sub Pens; Tokyo Says Desperate Banzai Attack Begun

Yokohama Docks And Submarine  Pens Blasted —   Admiral Halsey’s Powerful Third Fleet On Guard Against Possible Banzai Attack

YOKOHAMA DOCKS ARE BLASTED BY 3RD FLEET   Halsey Guards Against Possible Banzai Attack By Nip Air Force

Navy Guards Agains Nip Banzai Attacks 1,000 Allied Pilot: In Assault

ENEMY ‘RECON’ PLANES TRYING TO SPOT SHIPS   SIX DOWNED DURING ATTEMPTED ‘SNEAK’ ATTACK ON HALSEY

THIRD FLEET CONTINUES TO BLAST AWAY   Admiral Halsey Guards Against Possible Banzai Attack By Japanese Air Force

Fleet Hits Yokohama   Jap Planes Attempting Sneak Attacks Downed

Third Fleet Han.2ers At Yokohama Docks;. Alert For Air ‘Banzai’ Charge

Halsey Alert To Any Japs Trying Banzai Attacks   His Carrier Planes Batter Yokohama Docks And Submarine Pens.

Third Fleet Guards Against Banzai Attack From Japs  Carrier Planes Blast Yokohoma Docks, Submarines in Pens

Fleet Planes Blast Docks At Yokohame   Turned Back  : From Tokyo Region by Heavy Weather

ON GUARD FOR BANZAY ATTACK   Third Fieet Blasts Yokohama Docks and Sub-* marine Pens.   \JAPS CLAIMING ATTACK

THIRD FLEET PLANES BLASTED YOKOHAMA DOCKS AND SUB PENS  ADMIRAL HALSEY GUARDS  HIS SHIPS AGAINST BAN. TAT ATTACK BY JAPS

Third Fleet Planes Again Biast Japan   Tokyo Radio Says Enemy Planes Attacking U. S. Ships Off Jap Coast; Others Shot Down

Halsey's Air And Sea Might Strikes Again   U. 5. Takes Offense Tactics to Guard Against Sneak Attack

‘Armed Rebels Now Encircling City Of Bafavia, Java   Nationalists Order General Work Stoppage; New Outbreaks in Interior

Rebel Indonésians Get Truce Offer From the Dutch   Suggest Negotiations To Settle Strife Flaring in Java; Renew 1942 Pledge

Duteh Offers Truce With  Indonesians   Bands Of Armed Revolutionists Encircle City Of Bafavia.   STANDS BY PLEDGE

SAYS DUTCH TO NEGOTIATE WITH JAVA   All-India Radio Declares Truce Sought With In. donesians, Who Are Reported Encircling the City of Batavia.

Peace Party in Japan, Headed by Mikado, Thwarted Fanatics With Full Support of Gen. MacArthur

FANATICS THREATENED ENVOYS  Hirohito’s Surrender Gamble Severed Grip of Militarists

STORM OVER DEGAULLE SNUB OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAY IFICUR ATIVELY PASS IN NICHT

The War Today   DeGaulle Wants Big Three ™y Give Franee Full Equality

Return Of France io Fower Vepends Un Self— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (+  'DeGaulle Would Like To Make It “Big Four”

DEGAULLE PEEVED BECAUSE FRANCE NOT INVITED 10 BIG THREE MEET AND HIS PERSONAL PRIDE HURT

WAR. TODAY   France Must Prove Her Greniness Again Before Being Hoisted to Big Three Pedestal, H Is Contended

JAPS JUGGLE COMMAND OF DYING NAVY   Obscure Vice Admiral Leads Remains of Wrecked Fleet

Japs Shift Their Naval Command  Scrape Bottom of Manpower Barrel

STIFF OPPOSITION ON ITALIAN FRONT   Patrols Active But No Changes In Forward Positions

BRITISH MARCH INTO HAMBURG: RUSS OVERWHELM BERLIN: FORMAL END IS NEAR

BRITISH MARCH INTO HAMBURG: RUSS OVERWHELM BERLIN: FORMAL END IS NEAR   Kisenhower Delays Announcement i in Continuation of Policy of Saving as Many Allied Lives as Possible

We Have Bataan” Says MacArthur; New Luzon Landing   Paratroopers On Corregidor, Say Japanese

Yanks Surround Japs on Bataan in New Landing   Amphibious Landing Disor. ganizes Nip Defenders o Peninsula.   Report Landings on Corregidor Island

Japs Refuse To Surrender City Of Manila   Losses On Bataan Are Light; Manila Again Under WU. S. Fire.

Enemy on Bataan  Inside Yank Ring   Japanese Report of Land. ing on Corregidor Not Confirmed   FIGHT ON IN MANILA   Diminishing Japanese Garrison Ignores Summons to Surrender

Yanks Trap Japanese On Bataan   Daring Landing Under Corregidor Guns Achieved

Jap Defenders in Manila ignore Offer of Honorable Surrender.   DEFEAT (tS INEVITABLE

Japanese Defenders of Ancient Walled City Ignore Opportunity Under 4-hour Limit.   CAPTURE OF BATAAN HAILED BY MACARTHUR

Bataan’s Fall : Announced By MacArthur   Jap Defenders Refuse To Give Up City Of Manila

NEW LAND ON PENINSULA CUT OFF JAPS   Historic, Tragic Battle Site Recaptured, Leader O! Gallant Fight Three -Years Ago Announces.

Walled City In. Manila Under, Heavy U.S. Fire.   Japs Ignore Offer of Honorable Surrender: Bataan Captured: Corregidor Reported lavadeil

American Offers Japs Chance to Quit But Gets No Answer   Grim Battle Continues; U. S$. Forces Make Landing on Bataan; Thousands of Nipponese Are Surrounded by Yank Troops

Manila Japs Ignore ‘Order To Surrender   U.S. Tanks, Guns Renew Assaults on Ancient Walled City

Nips Refuse. Ousuvenden ~ Bidin Manila   Bataan: Landing Has Light. Losses; “Foe :. Trapped There:

AMERICANS TAKE BATAAN AND TRAP DEFENDING FORCE   RADIO TOKYO REPORTS AMERICAN LANDING ON ISLE OF CORREGIDOR

—PHILIPPINES— Surrender  Offer Is Rejected   Nips, Trapped In Manila’s Walled City, Continue Battle -

Manila Japs h’ fuse U.S. Surrender Offer; Sataan Now Under Yank Control

Yanks Assault Jap Defenders In Old Manila   Enemy Turns Down Demands for Surrender; Encircle Historic Bataan

CAPITAL TIED UP BY STRIKE   Transit Walkout Stranded Thousands Unable to Hitch Rides.   COMES WITHOUT NOTICE

Strike Halts Cars, Buses In Capital   Transit Company Official Says Tie-Up Complete In Washington; Confab On Labor Continues

Transit Strike Grips Capital   Thousands Stranded In Surprise Stoppage

Transit Strike Has Washington in Grip Since Early Toda}   Labor Disputes Reach All Over the Nation—Capital Crippled

Tilsit Falls to Russian Drive   East Prussia industrial Center Taken In Swift Advance; Two More Red Armies Deep in Reich; Four Other Cities Captured

Three Soviet Armies Fight Inside Reich   Force Warta’ River: Other Spearheads To Southwest 6 Miles Inland.   TILS IT I Seiee0

WILLIAM MOORE REPORTED LOST   Special Instruments Operator Missing Since June 5 in Pacific

Italians Receive Four Concessions   Allies Relax Rules For Co-Belligerent

Laval Is Condemned To Death   Continues to Boycott Trial— Verdict Returned ‘Jn Short. Time

JURY REQUIRES 2 MINUTES TO MAKE DECISION   Defendant Remains In Dungeon As Sentence Ie   Pronannced  =

Laval To Die For Treating With Germany  Jury Out 62 Minutes, Kramer Says Many Shipped Into Camp

IN 45 MINUTES   Faces Death Before Firing Squad for Betraying France

Takes Wealth, All Citizenship  From Traitor   Former Chief of Vichy - Government Called — Trial ‘Judicial Crime’

JURY WASTES NO TIME CONVICTING FORMER PREMIER   Vichy Leader Stripped Of Citizenship, Property Ordered Confiscated In Addition To Death Sentence For Intelli gence With The  Nazis.

Laval Is Condemned To Death By Parliment Member Jurors; Vichy Premier Boycotted Trial

All Citizens! ip  From Traitor      Former Chief. of Vichy: Government Called Trial ‘Judicial Crime’

JURY WASTES LITTLE TIME IN ANNOUNCING FATE FORMER PREMIER  DEFENDANT NOT PRES.

Jury Decides Fate in Only 62 Minutes   Vichyite Stripped Of All Citizenship Rights, Property Confiscated

IS CONVICTE OF GIVING AID TO THE ENEMY   Former Vichy Premier Also Found Guilty of Attacking Security of France—Jury’s Deliberations Are Brief.

FIRING SQUAD — 18 AWAITING PIERRE LAVAI   FRENCH “JURY. SPEEDILY CON: LVICTS - EX-PREMIER  OF  “TREASON -FOR VICHY  ‘ ACTIVITIES

Pierre Laval Sentenced To Death, Staged Sit Down Strike at Trial

Pierre Laval Condemned to Death af Trial   Former Head of Vichy Government and Three Times French Premier Convicted by Jury

Ex-Premier Is Found Guilty By the Jury   Only 62 Minutes Required To Seal Doom Of Former Vichy Chief, Assailed by Prosecutor Mornet for Selling Out To Nazis—Defendant Stripped of All Rights.

Jury Returns Death Sentence For Pierre Lava   Jurors Reach Verdict Quickly Following Unprecedented Trial

Take Little Time In Sealing Doom Of Ex-Premier   Condemned For Attaching Security Of Nation And Intelligence With Nazis

Laval Guilty, Sentenced to Jraitor Death   Jury Reaches Speedy Decision as Defendant Remains in Dungeon

Pierre Laval Condemned to  Death by Jury   Former Vichy Chief Held Responsible for ‘Years of Suffering’

Death Sentence [s Given Laval   Found Guilty Of Intelligence With Enemy, Attacking French Security

Laval Dies For Intelligence With Enemy   Continued To Sit In Cell Refused To Attend Own Trial

Doom Sealed By Jury In 62 Minutes   Property Of Ex-Vichy Government Chief Confiscated By State.

Jury Finds Former Vichy Chief Guilty Of Treason In Paris   Ex-Premier Boycotts Treason Trial, Confines Self in Dungeon Below Palace of Justice

Laval Found Guilty Of War Treason and Condemned To Die   Hitler’s Henchman in France Convicted by Jury That Refused To Interrupt Politics After Trial That Was Farce and Defendant Refused To Attend

Pierre Laval Condemned To  Death By Jury   Former Vichy Chief Boycotted His Trial After Opening Davs.   TAKES OVER PROPERTY.

Jury of Twelve 7 Finds The Former % Vichy Chief Guilty   Convicted of Intelligence With Enemy

Fiery French Ex-Premier Boycotts Trial   Remains in Dungeon as Verdict Is Read: Jury Decides Quickly

Laval Convicted; Sentenced to Die  Verdict Returned in 62 Minutes

Jury Condemns Laval To Die   Stripped of All Citizenship Rights and His Property Confiscated

FOUND GUILTY OF 4NTELLIGENCE?’ WITH GERMANS   JURY VOTES WHILE PRISONER WAITS IN FRENCH DUNGEON

Sentenced While He Languishes in His Dungeon Cell  Stripped of Rights

VICHY CHIEF BOYCOTTED HIS TRIAL   Little Time Taken To Seal Doom-Of Man Accused Of Treason

JURY RETURNS GUILTY VERDICT NS MINIITES.   Faces Death Before Firing Squad for Betraying France

DEATH 1S DECREED — FOR PIERRE LAVAL   Jury Of 24 Acts Swiftly Ir Vichy Leader’s Case

PIERRE LAVAL DOOMED T0 BE EXECUTED   Former Vichy Chief of Government Condemned to Death For Intelligence With Enemy   LITTLE TIME NEEDED

Pierre Laval Gets Death  For Treason   Court Says He Must Die For Intelligence With Enemy, Attacking France

Laval To Die   Death Sentence: Passed On. Vichy Premier in Odd- Political Trial

JURY TAKES BUT 02 MINUTES 10 RETURN VERDICT   Fermer Premier Sentenced for Coljaboration With Fnemy as Vichy Chief

French Court Dooms Laval  For Nazi Help   Former Premier Calls Treason Trial Farce And Stays Away   PENALTY IS DEATH   Jurors, Judge Openly Hostile During Hearing

Laval Is Given Death Sentence      Vichyite In Dungeon Below As Fate Is Sealed; Witness Refuses To Testify In His Absence

Pierre Laval Condemned To Death   Guilty of Treason;  Former Vichy Chief Still Boycotts Trial; Execution Is Not Set

PIERRE LAVAL CONDEMNED 10 DIE FOR TREASON   Former Premier Stripped of Property, Citizenship Rights

Jury Condemns Pierre Laval [o Death   Former Vichy Chief Stripped of His * Citizenship Rights

LAVAL GIVEN DEATH DECREE IN PARIS TRIAL   Jury, In 62 Minutes, Condemns Ex-Premier For Nazi Collaboration

Union Offers Unprecedented Security Plan   GM Cancels Contract With Striking Workers

UNION OFFERS SECURITY FOR THE COMPANY   DEMAND FOR WAGE  INCREASE MAY BY REDUCED

‘DAVIS NOW IN AS CHIEF, ECONOMIC STABILIZATION   Ends Term as W.L.B. Chair. man—Lahor Ponders Over Changes He May Now Make in “Fringe” Wage Ad-

VINSON RELAXES WAGE DEADLOCK IN FRINGE CASES   LABOR WONDERS IF DAVIS WILL PERMIT FURTHER INCREASES

NEW STABILIZATION CHIEF.    Davis Ended Work as WLB Chair man and Was Sworn In to New Job

VIENNA FALLS, REDS CLEAR WAY TOCITY OF PRACUR      Russians Advance on Capital City of Czechoslovakia; Clear the Way for Advance on Berlin

‘Vienna 10th Capital Taken  By Russians   130,000 Prisoners Captured in Battle For Austrian City

Red Capture Of Vienna ° Ends Siege   Russian Artillery Opens Up On Line That Guards Berlin

Soviets Capture Vienna After Week of Siege  Clear Way for Red Drives to Prague and South Germany

Russians Take Vienna; Forge To Next Object   Great Soviet Offensive Is Hammering To > The East

RUSSIANS SEIZE BATTERED VIENNA AFTER WEEK SIEGE   ‘Eleven German Tank Divisions Smashed Inside Capi tal—130,000 Nazi Pris  oners Taken.   /REDS PLUNGE TOWARD BAVARIAN FORTRESS   Enemy Troops Rolled Back Across Austria Between Danube and Drava Rivers on 170-Mile Front.

Russians Capture 130,000 Sermans In Vienna Drive   Second City in Hifler’s Greater Reich Completely in Soviet Hands

Fall Of Vienna Clears Way For Red Push Into ~ Nazi Mountain Hideout   CmagTy CPIiPrRrvPpaTre

NAB 130,000 NAZIS   Soviets Drive Against Hitler’s Bavarian Mountain Fort

VIENNA FALLS) 10 RED ARMY   130, 000 Prisoners. Taken as Capital Is Reduced .. After Seize .-

Germany Started Mass Gas Output in 1938   Order Issued by Goering; Jod! Speech Shows Hitler Refused Demand to Seek Peace

MASS OUTPUT ORDERED YEAR BEFORE THE WAR   Order In July Of 1938, Trial Evidence Shows   HITLER WOULD NOT STOP   Record Of Speech Shows Some Leaders Wanted To Ask Peace

Germany Started Making Poison Gas In 38, Court Told   Goering Orders for Production on Mass Scale Read At Nuernberg   HOPED TO INVOLVE SPAIN, JODL REVEALS   Hitler Underestimated Soviet Strength, Record of Speech Shows

NAZIS MANUFACTURED POISON GAS ON’ A MASS PRODUCTION BASIS YEAR BEFORE WAR OUTBREAK

Nazis Began Making Poison Gas For War In 1938, Trial Reveals   Goering Ordered Production, But No Mention  Made Of Why It Wasn't Used; Wave Of Defeatism In Reich Is Bared

Evidence Reveals Poison Gas Made Year Before War   Mass Production Order Issued By Goering, Testimony Discloses

Goering Ordered Mass Production  Of Poison Gas a Year Before War

News Day And Night   Mass Production For War Started Year Before Outbreak Of Conflict   No Reason Given  For Not Using It   Statement Shows Hitler Rejected Pleas To Negotiate Peace

LINK GOERING TO MAKING OF POISON GAS   cx - Luftwaffe Chief Gave Orders for Mass Production, Court Informed.

Nazis Started Making Poison Gas On Mass Basis More Than A Year Before Outbreak Of War In Kurope

NAZIS TURNED TPOISON GAS ON MASS SCALE   Started Manufacture Of Great Amounts Year Before “War Opened

Nazis Made Poison Gas Before Wal   German Preparations and Plans Told at War Crimes Trial

Read for Profit, Use for Results: R-H Classified Page.         Reveal Goering Ordered Poison Gas Made In ’38

Made On Mass Basis But Not Used In War   Evidence At War Crimes Trial Reveals Plans For  Massed Killings.

Bangsal Seized By 7th Division In 4-Mile Gain   Jap Resistance East On Manggar Falters; Airmen Blast Ships

JAP DEFENSE CRACKS EAST OF MANGGAR   Aussies Press on From Points 20 Miles Beyond Balikpapan

Australians Are Driving Inland At Baliknanan   Veteran Troops Fan Out On Borneo’s East Coast, It Is Also Reported   NAVAL UNITS AND PLANES AID MOVE

Nine Ships, 1,000 Planes Make Second Sirike in Five Days; Bangsal Is Captured

QOVIET DEMANDS RECEIVED GODLLY   Delegates to Frisco Meeting Balk at Getting Votes for ys Ss RP

Washington Roundup  U.S. Delegates May Balk at Aiding Soviet Vote Deals

MET MIXED RECEPTION   Congress Hears of Russia's Re. quest for $700,000,000

Funds of UNRRA Running Short   Russia Request Studied by Congress

MARCHIS SET AS RED CROSS MONTH BY F.0.R   Verne O. Pendleton To Head Drive For $11,000 Goal in Erath

March Proclaimed Red Cross Month   Roosevelt Calls For Minimum of $200,000,000

* Zhinists Begin ore Walkout In  Frisco Region   United Steel Workers File Strike Notice With War Labor Board

Affect 766 Steel Plants and. Involve 600,000 Workers  STRIKE IDLERS ARE INCREASING AGAIN  New Wildcat Strike Hits San Francisco Bay Industrial Area

Machinists Striking in Bay Region   Strike Idleness is On Increase over The Nation Today

Machinists Tie Up 179 Shipyards And 4 F actories: Textile Workers Voting ;

‘Doolittle Takes Charge Of New Eighth Air Force 'Now Based On Okinawa

THREATEN ALLIED SALIENT BETWEEN SAAR AND RHINE   STRASBOURG MENACED FROM 3 DIRECTIONS BY 2ND OFFENSIVE

“What Have You Done for Germany?” Asks Sion. Yankees Answer: Capture the Town

Winnebago County Sheriff Drapéd in Hogshead, Visits Rockford OPA Office

COURT DELAYS RULE ON PLEA OF YAMASHITA   Jap General Petitions Habeas Corpus Writ Challenging  MacArthur’s Power

WILL RULE ON FREEDOM PLEA   Philippines Supreme Court Musi Decide Upon Petition Challenging Authority of General MacArthur to Order War Crimes Trials.

Court to Rule On Authority   “Jap War Crime Trial Legality Questioned

Philippe Court To Decide Legality Of Yamashita Tria   Petition Challenges MacArthur’s Authority to Try Jap General

NEXT WEEK ON YAMASHITA PLEA   Challenges Authority Of General MacArthur To Order War Crimes Trial

COURT TO RULE ON YAMASHITA HABEAS CORPUS   MacArthur Defended on Char ge of “Taking Law in Hands”   “By WILLIAM C. WISON United Press Staff Correspondent (By United Press Leased Wire)

FILIPIND LAWYER RAPS YAMASHITA PETITION 10 COUR]   Delqado Accuses Defense  Counsel of Slandering fien MrcArihie

Philippines Supreme Court Will Rule — Next Week on Appeal From Yamashita

NURSERY FIRE TAKES LIVES OF 16 BABIES   Weeping Women File Through Funeral Parlor Rooms

{6 Infants Die ln Fire In Nursery   Fathers Of Most Are In Armed Services

RUSSIAN DRIVE TAKES 300,000 NAZI CASUALS   Steinau Falls As Reds Lash  Out Anew In  Silesia

New Oder Crossing Forced By Russians   Berlin Announces Loss Of Steinau; Soviet Armies Line Up For Final Lap Of Drive Into German Capital

Fruit Juices Off Rationing  Military Requirement: Reduced. Says Report

Tomato and Fruit Juices  Freed of Rationing Points  Anderson Advises Change When Armed Forces Reduce Demands far Products

4 CANNED JUICES MADE POINT-FREE   CIVILIANS TO GET MORE VEGETABLES FROM 1915 PACK THAN PLANNED.

Drop Points On  Some Juices   Reduction For Processors On Their Canned Vegetables

TOMATO JUICE IS POINT FREE   Mixed Vegetable, Grapefruit Juices Also Will Require No Stamps

Tomato, Fruit Juices Become Point Free Toda   More Vegetables of 1945 Pack Will Be Available to Civilians

A.C. Siéverding Died Thursday  In Baiikess In Le  _ Mars Quarter Century

A.C. Sieverding Died Thursday  In Business In Le Mars Ouarter Centur'

SMASHING SEA DAMAGES WASP, LARGE CRUISER   Great Waves Pound Against Shores Of Channel

Swift Trial Of Top Nazis  Is Demanded   American Prosecuting Staff Arrives In London To Prepare For .Work

SWIFT TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS NOW APPEARS   Supreme Court Jus: tice Robert Jackson Arrives in London

Jackson, Staff ‘Set to Launch Investigations   Allies Begin Search . For Yon Ribbentrop, Laat of High Nazis

pence Chief Sees Atomic Power Plants   Application of Vast Cosmic ‘Secret T. Autos and Planes Held Remote

New Ceiling Price For White Potatoes  Oklahoma Among States   Oklahoma Among States Getting Price Raise

Good Neighbor Policy Put To  Test In Levant   United Nations  Work For Peace

Good Neighbor Policy Tested ~ By Syrian Row   Conference Delegate: Keeping Clos. Watch On _ Event: In Levant

Good Neighbor Policy Put to Severest Test   Levant Outbreak Places Big Powers On the Spot; Push Conference Work

Conference Is  Faced With Its First Big Test   Fighting in Syria Puts Good Neighbor Policy on the Spot with San Francisco Delegates.

GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY TESTED   Fighting in Syria Arouses ° New Apprehensions of Many Delegates.   ARABS OFFER PROTEST

Outbreak In Levant Stirs Apprehension Among Delegates At Frisco Parley

Fighting Grows Fierce in Syria   GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY OF U. S. FACES TEST

Strife In. Syria © _ Severest . Test: Of: Parley: Aims            Report Delegates Wo ‘orry         To Work:Out. Interests

SYRIA. DISPUTE TESTS PARLEY   Good Neighbor Policy At   Conference Facing   Severe Trial

Bitter Fighting In Syria Puts Good Neighbor Policy To Severe Test

COND EL ARENCE—   Peace Parley Is Tested By  Levant Crisis   Good Neighbor Policy May Be Endangered _ By New Clash

SYRIA FIGHT TESTS Blo POWERS ABILITY 10 WORK OUT INTERESTS   U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THAT IF WORLD LEAGUE IN OPERATION DISPUTES MORE SPEEDILY SOLVED

United Nations Policy Test Seen In Syrian Dispute   Arab Delegates Protest French Action in Syria

Syrian Dispute Tests United Nations’ Faith   Iran Demands Allied Troops Withdraw As Outbreak in Levant  States Arouses Fears

DISPUTE TESTS EFFORTS FOR WORLD LEAGUE   Outbreak Arouses Apprehensions of Delegations At San Francisco Conference

Bloody Fighting In Syria Tests Good Neighbor Policy Sought By United Nations   U.S. Officials Claims If League Was Formed Levant Crisis Could Be Solved

Syria Places First Strain  Upon United Peace Effort   Big Powers Seeking  To Establish Peace

World League Given Test in Levant Crisis   Smaller Nations Apprehensive of Bia Power Ability

Act to Halt Fighting in Svria!   Severest Test For World Security Policy In Suria’

Good Neighbor Policy Tested By Syria Fight   Levantine Dispute Stirs Apprehension Among Parley Delegations.

GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY HANDED SEVEREST TEST   Stettinius Uses Influence Te Prevent Current Issues From Hitting Parley

League Aims Put to Test   Apprehension Noted At ’Frisco Assembly

United States Backs Syria's Demand  For Independence, Strives For Peace

Syria Crisis Puts Parley Jo New Test   Good Neighbor Policy Severely Strained By Levantine Fight

OEVERE TEoT BEING PUT ON CONFERENCE BY SYRIAN TROUBLE  OUTBREAK IN LEVANT ©   OUTBREAK IN LEVANT AROUSES APPRESENSION OF SMALLER NATIONS

SEVERE TEST BEING PUT ON CONFERENCE BY SYRIAN TROUBLE   OUTBREAK IN LEVANT AROUSES APPRESENSION OF SMALLER NATIONS

SYRIAN DISPUTE TESTS FAITH   Places Good Neighbor Policy of Nations on Spot

RELIGIOUS TEACHING OPPOSED BY MOTHER   Asks Court To Separate Church and State

Falzone Must Ask Permit to Speak   Has No Privileges Since He Resigned

U.S.SEIZURE FAPARR —   Last Escape Port . Taken in Dramatic Night Maneuver

NORTH LUZON ESCAPE PORT S GAPTURED   SURPRISE ATTACK RESULTS IN APAREI SEING SEIZED -BY + AMERICANS AND GUERRILLAS

RELAXATION AT HOME   Drops Problems First Time Since Entering White House

Doctors say He May Live   Tojo Says He Was Responsible for Pacific Conflict

Revolver Wound beow His Heart Clear Through Body  EXPECTED TO DIE SAY JAPANESE NEWS  American Doctor Says He Has a Good Chance to Recover.

Temperatures   “oy Wanted to Die By Sword, but Pistol Had To Do; I Now Realize War Was Bad for People; I Am Happy to Die, Banzai,” He Saic

WAVE OF TROOPS START LANDINGS AT CAPE FUTTSU   No Evidence Of Nippon Oppesitien Is Seen By Observers ~   MARINES ARE FIRST TO BEGIN INVASION

\Time-Table Landings Made on Japan Without Meeling Jap Resistance

Airborne and Sea Forces  Storm Ashore  Troops Are Armed and Ready for Battle if Need Be   Time-Table Landings Made on Japan Without Meeting Jap Resistance

JAPS SEE INVASION, GREATER AIR RAIDS   Tokyo Radio Warns People U.S. Capture Of Okinawa to Open Greater Air Offensive

will ¢  7 .   et Furlough   Jap Radio Sees Great Air Raids On Home Islands

Claims 20,000 Georgia Members  KKK Stirs New Argument, Burns Fiery Cross on Stone Mountain

Ku Klux Klan Again Active In Georgia   Huge Cross Burned ' On Stone Mountain By Organization

Ku Klux Stirs Disputes in South   Georgia Press Decries Renewed Activity

Ku Klux Klan Is Burning Crosses Down In Georgiz   Dragon Says Order ‘State Set-Up’

Ku Klux Klan Renews Activity, Burns Fiery Cross in Georgia Demonstration

Ku Klux Klan Is Active Again  Fiery Cross Burns On Stone Mountain

KLAN RESUMES CROSS-BURNINE   Membership Of 20,006 Or More Claimed In Georgia

Klan Resumes Burning OF Its Fiery Crosses   Secret Organization, Claim. ing 20,000 Members in Georgia, Atiacked by “Digmayed”? Press

Ku Klux Klar Is Burning  Cross Again  Claims 20,000 Members In State Of Georgia

KU KLUX BURNS — CROSS IN GEORGIA   NEW ARGUMENT STIRRED OVER ORGANIZATION AS IT RENEWS ACTIVITY.

NEW KKK STARTS UP IN GEORGIO   Huge Cross Lighted On Mountain; Aims to Develop Character

‘Many German Generals Captured: ! / . in P ? Have Interesting Tales To Tell

See ‘New Order’  In Far Kast Now   Shanghats ‘Mian In Street’ Seeing And Talhine \bout New  Order ln sector

CHANGE. ORDER OF WARSHIPS   AMERICAN SHS occury NO,  ANCHORAGE In: “BAT. “TLESHIP ROW” AT SHANGSAL

DS DEEP IN ST PRUSSIA’S R  TIFIED AREA   ther Forces t Obra River

Soviet Army Now 78 Mi. From Berlin   Germans Admit Reds Break Into Brandenburg Area

Clear Way for Quick Cleanup 200,000 Nazis   German Command Admits Soviets in Brandenburq Province

Two Russian Armies Crash Thru Deeply Staggered Defenses Of Historic Masurian Lakes Area In Bast Prussia   PLAN QUICK CLEANUP OF TRAPPED TROOPS

Two Red Armies Crack Through  Enemy Defenses   Masurian Lakes Area Overrun By Russians In East Prussia Drive

Firing By Chinese On Marine Train Brinas Threat Of Punitive Air Blow

Lt. General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., ls Buried On Okinawa In Simple Rites

Liberated Men Describe Life In Jap Prison      Dazed Heroes of Bataan and Wake Get Medical Care in China

Saboteur’s Tip Enabled FBI To Foil Nazi Plot   Planned To Wreck Bio Power Plant

German Saboteur Gave FBI Tip on  Gang’s Presence   Made Bee Line to Hoover With Story of U-Boat Landing Here

Nazi Saboteur Betrayed His Seven Pals To FBI And Saved A-Bomb Plans

Gold, Silver AndPlatinum  Contiscated   At Least Part Of $251.800.000 Believed Stolen

Americans Seize $51,500,000 Of Jap Treasure   ' Silver, Platinum, Gold Found in Scattered Places

251 Millions Of Jap Cold Hoard Seized      Platinum And Silver Are Included In Army Discoverv

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD CONFISCATED   Swift Series of Raids Brings About Recovery of Precious Metals — Some of Precious Meals Probably Stolen from Lands Overrun in Japan's Years of Conquest.

JAP PLUNDER BELIEVED IN TREASURE FOUND   $251,800,000 In Platinum, Gold, Silver Found In Japanese Ministries   RICH HOARDS UNCOVERED   More Than $12,000,000 In Gold, Silver Grabbed In One Hour Today

Announce Seizure of Jap Gold   Armies Confiscate Huge De posits, Find Rich Hoards  in Military Arsenals

ANERICANS SEE JAP TREASURE OF ENORMOUS VALUE   More.-Thah $251 ,000,000  . Worth of Gald, Silver, and Platinum Are Taken’ Over By American Troops.   LATEST HAUL TAKEN FROM JAPANESE ARMY   More Than $12,000,000 tr Gold and: Silver Reserve: Are Found at Japanes¢ Headquarters:

TROOPS FIND $251, 800,000 COSTLY METAL   Silver, Platinum Included In Recovery; Some Believed  Spoils Of War

251 MILLIONS OF JAP FUNDS ARE SENZED   Gold, Platinum And Silver Taken By U. S. Forces

Much Precious Metal Believed Stolen Property   Occupation Forces Strike Swiftly To Impound Rich Hoard

LOOT PROBABLY STOLEN BY NIPS IN FIRST PLACE   Rich Hoards Found in Military Arsenals in Tokyo

Also Silver, Platinum Treasure   T OTAL PLACED A’ AT 251 “MILLION DOLLARS, MUCH OF IT STOLEN IN CONQUEST.

Air Fleet Again ‘Over Germany   Continued Aerial Blows Now In Third Week; Berlin Again Pounded.

Capture RemagenBridge Intact; Bridgehead East Of River Is Established   Amazing Coup Revealec Today—Artillery Pounds Ruhr Cities

Tribute Accorded Beloved Leader OfL.D.S. Church   Grani’s Favorite Songs Selected  For Funeral Rites

Frank Emerson and Joy Jameson Solicited Gifts  Get Chance to Win One By Biuvine F Rand

Sale of Victory Bonds Is Lacaina: May Extend Drive  “E”’ Issue Total Only $58,012 in Area

Peace Time Thanksgiving. Is Celebrated Yesterday Throughout The World

Give Thanks That Conflict Is Ended   Americans Throughout World Observe Day

Will Withdraw Troops From Syria, Lebanon  France and Britain Reach Accord on Middle East Policy

Will Withdraw Troops From Syria, Lebanon  La a. ee   France and Britain Reach Accord on Middle East Policy

French, British Troops to Leave Syria, Lebanon   Nations Also Agree To Closely Align Middle East Policy

Syria to Get  Independence   French and British Agree To Withdraw Troons

Nations Agree To Quit Syria      France and Britain Wil! Withdraw All Their Troops

Nominations To Higher Ranks Bring Protest —   Congress Stewing Over Slow Pace Of: Demobilization

PROMOTIONS OF ARMY OFFICERS IS PROTESTED   Congressmen Grumble About Slow Demobilization, Express Feelings   OFFICERS NOT NEEDED   ‘We Ought To Be Demoting Instead Of Promoting’ Democrat States

Nominations Are Termed  ‘Ridiculous’   Congress Threatens To Take Over Reins Of Demobilization

PRONOTION OF ARMY OFFICERS CAUSE OF RIF]   Congress Threatens to Take Over Whole Demobilization Job

‘Promotions of Officers Draw Conaress Fire   Says Indicates . Army Plans to Retain Strenath

23 Army Officers Picked By Trumat For Higher Rank   Action Brings Violent Senate Protests On Demobilization

Franco's Spdin Jumps on Bandwagon; Breaks Off Relations With Japanes

108 OVERNIGHT GUESTS   New York Farmer's 9-Room House a Refuge in Snowstorm.

N. Y. FARMER'S WIFE. BUNKS 108 GUESTS   Motorists Stranded When Snow. drifts Block Icy Road Spend Nicht in 9-Room House.

PITTSBURGH OF JAPAN ATTACKEL BY SUPERFORTS   225 B-29s Drop 1,500 Tons Of Demelition Bombs On Yawata      HAD BEEN WARNED OF RAID THREE DAYS AGO

B-29's Hit Yawata, Pittsburgh Of Japan   Demolition Bombs Rained on Industrial City Todav

SUPERFORTS RAUD FOREWARNED JAP CITY OF YAWATA   More Than 200 Giant Planes Drop 1,500 Tons of Eixplosives on Nippon’s Pittsburgeh.   BIG FIRES SPREAD TO CONFLAGRATIONS   B-29’s Accompanied by 140 Thunderbolt Fighters-—Listed for Nextruction 8 Days Ago.

State Papers Stand Forth As Warnings   Recall Peace Plan Failure

New Yorkers Are _ Minus Newspapers  Mayor Reads Comics  Over Radio

New Yorkers Are Without Newspapers   Mayor LaGuardia Reads Comics to *Kids’ Over Radio

LA GUARDIA READS FUNNIES OVER AlR   Newspaper Delivery Strike Finds Mayor Helping Youna Citizens

la Guardia Goes on Air With Funnie: As Strike Leaves New York Newsless

WALKOUT TIES UP N.Y. PAPERS   Delivery Workers’ Strike Paralyzes Distribution Of Sunday Editions

SIGHT STETTIN BAY   Russians Push On For Berlin’s Baltic Sea Port; Cut Up Hun  Pockets

REDS CAPTURE TWO BASTIONS   Wheel Toward Port a: Stargard and Naugard are Taken

RUSSIANS TAKE OUTER BASTIONS OF BALTIC PORT   Stettin’s Defenses Seized As Reds Anchor Flank Securely to Coast of Sea

Russians Hurl Shells Into Outer Stettin   Overwhelm Stargard, Other Localities Ringing Baltic Port

Russians Seize Nazi Positions Outside Stettin   Capture the Bastions o Stargard and Naugard in Flank Move

Soviets Wheel On Stettin; Take 2 Towns   Stargard and Naugard Captured; Site of Large American Prisoner of War Camp Is Taken

STETTIN PORT DEFENSE AREA HELD BY REDS   TRAP TIGHTENS ON 200,000 GERMANS IN POMERANIA

OUTER BASTIONS OF STETTIN IN SOVIET. HANDS   Stargard And Naugard Fall After Bitter Fight;  ,\ So, ea J   POMERANIAN CAPITAL UNDER HEAVY FIRE

SUVIETS CAPTURE GERMAN BASTION BEFORE STETTIN   Wheel Toward Port After Anchoring Pomeranian Flank To Baltic Coast   OTHER RED FORCES CUT DEEPER INTO POCKETS   Soviets Have Possibly 200,. 000 Nazis Trapped; Reds Seize Gross-Tychow, Site Of American Prisoner of War Camp; Fate Unknown

Red Armies Closing In On Stettin   TwoOuterBastions, Stargaard, Naugard: Kalberg Stormed

targard Held As Reds Drive On Large Por   ‘Naugard, Outer Bastion of Stettin, Seized—Other Soviet Forces Cut Deeper Into Pockets "Where Nazis Are Trapped

16 Poles Plead Guilty  To Red Sabotage Charge   Underground Leaders Reported Testifying Polish Home Army Being Maintained Intact For Eventual Struggles With Warsaw, Soviet Forces

“Planned To Fight  Russians”   Moscow Says Accused Poles. Admit Maintaining Army For Future Battle Against Reds

Budapest Held By Reds; Nazi  Loss Is Heavy   Shattered Remains of Hungerian Capital Taken Af. ter Many Days of Fighting—Stalin Announces Soviet Successes

BUDAPEST FALLS TO REDS; BATTLE COSTLY TO NAZIS   Russians Kill 49,000 Germans and Capture 110,000 in 49 Days of Bitter Street Fighting.   SOVIETS IN SILESIA ADVANCE 10 MILES   Break Bober River Defenses and Engulf 150 Towns in Drive Toward Capital of Savonvy.

ALL OF BUDAPEST FALLS TO SOVIET IN BIG VICTORY   Loss of Hungarian Capital Costs Nazis 49,000 Dead And 111,000 Men Capturec

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Russ Kill 49,000 Nazis, Capture 110,000 in 49 Days of Street Fighting

RUSSIANS ALSO CONTINUE DRIVE BELOW DRESDEN   German Losses In Capital Of Hungary Termed Staggering   PATH NOW CLEARED TO ATTACK VIENNA

FIGHT PROVES DISASTER FOR BEATEN NAZIS   REDS KILL = 49,000, CAPTURE 110,000 IN 49 DAYS

‘Ruins of Budapest "Fall to The Reds   Marshal Stalin’s Communique Silent About ’ Enetarn Front Directly Opposite To Berlin

Soviets Peril: Whole German: Southern: Line   110,000° Nazis Are Taken By Soviets: In’ Mop-Up.  OL Baiincartan:-Canital.-

Nazis Lose 159,000 Men In Struggle For Budapest   Other Forces Slash Closer to Dresden, Gain in Cleanup  Of Poksh Corridor

Superforts Hit Japs’ Kure Navy Arsenal  Five Ria Aircraft   Five Big Aircraft Factories Also Are U. S. Targets

Sky Giants Hit KurePlantIn Clear Weather   Manufactured. Big Gunes, Projectiles, Fuses, Pro-_ pellamts and Torpemoes   Five Big Aircraft  _ Plants Attacked   Japanese Claim TwentySix B-29 Raiders Shot’ Down Or Damaged ‘Doring Mission

Japan's Last Large Naval Arsenal Hit   3,000 Tons of Demolition Bombs Cause Heavy Damage

FIVE AIRCRAFT FACTORIES ALSO GIVEN POUNDING   Some 3,000 Tons Of Demolition Bombs Used In Latest Strikes At Japanese Home Islands.

450 Supertorts Attack Japan’s Large Arsenal!   Hit Five Big Aireraft Factories With 3.000 Tons Of Demolition Bombs.   FIRE 7 OTHER TARGETS

490 BOMBERS BLAST JAPAN   Kure Naval Base, Five Aircraft Factories Are Set Afire

Pour Tons Of Explosives On Aircraft Plants   Third Heavy Strike in 5 Days; Japs Claim 26 30mbers Shot Down

(3,000 Tons Of Bombs ‘Are Dropped   Tokyo Claims 26 Giant Raiders Are Shot Down Or Damaged

Superforts Also Attack Five Jap Plane Factories   Kure Plant Was Last Big Arsenal For Japanese Navy

—AIR RAIDS—~ B-29s Lash Naval Base,  Air Plants   Drop 3,000 Tons Of De_ imolition Bombs In Pre cision Raid

B-2d9 obATTER BOMBS AMONG OMALL TOWNS   Flight of 450 Hits Kure Navy Base, Five Airfields in Pranicinn’ Baide

LAST LARGE NAVAL ARSENAL OF ENEMY ATTACKED FRIDAY  FIVE BIG AIRCRAFT FACTORIES ALSO FALL. VICTIR

NAVAL ARSENAE: FACTORIES HIT   450 B-29s Drop 3,000 Tons Of Bombs in Precision Raid.

Raid Plane Factories & Arsenal   Employ. Hig igh. Explosive Bombs Against Vital--Home Targets. -

450. SUPERFORTS DROPPED 3000 “TONS OF DEMOLITION BOMBS -IN PRECISION RAIDS TODAY

450 OF FORTS HAMMER FOE IN PRECISION RAID   Enemy Reports 26 Of Giant Planes Are Downed Or Damaged In Attack

Superforts Strike Jap Naval Arsenal, Aircraft Factories  ALA RIGe Denn 2 ANN tanec nf   450 B29s Drop 3,000 tons of Demolition Bombs upon Kure, Five Other Manufacturing Cities

Five Aircraft  Factories Also B-29 Targets   .Bombers Drop 3,000 Tons Of Demolition Bombs In Precision Raid In Clear Weather

Destroy Japanese Arsenals   Enemy Report Claims 26 Giant  Air Raiders Were Downed or Damagec

War Bond Score   Five Big Aircraft Factories Also Blasted By Raiding Superforts

B-29s Blast Kure Arsenal Five Factories   450 Raiders Pour 300 Tons of Bombs On Jap Targets

Superforts Hit Japs’ Kure Navy Arsenal   Five Big Aircraft Factories Also Are U. S. Targets

Naval Arsenal Aircraft Plants Are Demolished   ‘Super-Forts Fly at Low Altitude and Dump Tons of Explosives With Pinpoint Precision Early Today; Large Area Laid In Waste   JAPANESE CLAIM 26 BIG RAIDERS SHOT DOWN

Large Areas Of Japanese Territories  Are Blasted   Osaka, Hiro Are Now Virtually Destroyed

Blas! Last Large Jap Navy Arsenal   Huge Fleet of B-29’s Also Drops Demolition Bombs On Five Big Aircraft Plants

JAPAN'S LAST LARGE NAVAL ARSENAL HIT   Force of 450 Superforts Sent Against Kure Plant and Five Big Aircraft Factories With 3,000 Tons of Bombs.

450 Superforts Drop 3,000 Tons Of Bombs On Factories And lLaroe Naval Arsenal

Superfortresses Rain Demolition Bombs On Japar   3,000 Tons Dumped On Last Big Naval Arsenal, Five Big Aircraft Plants.

EISENHOWER IS SURE CONTROL WILL WORK OUT   Says Allies Were Justified in Destruction of German Cities

EISENHOWER IS ‘SURE-COUNCIL: WILL SUCCEED   Sees Relations With Russia Cor ducted On Friendly Rasis

Ike Confident of  Four-Power Rule    Says Relations With Reds To Be Friendly

Russia Plunges Conference Into New Crisis  U.S. Plans to Take Question Before All United Nations

COPs Demand Price Control Act Amended   To Insure Producers. Proeessors. Manufacturers Against Loss.   READY FOR FIGHT

Republicans Seek to Amend Price Control   Would Insure Profit To Producers Based On Margins of 1941

GOP Senator: Seek Control Price Change   Would Insure Against Losses; Majority Group Warns of Inflation

Would Amend Price Control  Republicans Would Assure Producers Against Losses

URGE CHANGE IN PRICE CONTROL   GOP Seeks Insurance for Firm Against Loss

‘Anderson In. Personal Look at Foods Cave   ‘Agriculture Chief To Decide on Use of Underground Storage

EE  Business and Financial Outlook for 1946  Ry ROGER W. RARSON   19146 IN A NUTSHELL

Babson’s Forecast For 1946 Reconversion Will Speed Up But Inflation, Higher Living Costs Are Likely   Bahson’s Predictions For 1946

POLISH BOUNDARY PROBLEM LEFT FOR FINAL PEACE SETTLEMENT   New Diplomats’ Council Set Up; Pacific War Discussions Hinted

BIG THREE REACH ACOORD ON PLANS DEPARTING BEI!   Truman, Stalin, and. Attlee Have Approved Statement Outlining Some of the De _elsions They Reached.   LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK DONE, SPOKESMAN SAYS   sfAct of Conference Was Disbatch of Messaye to Churchill and Eden Expressing Thanks For Aid.        RYlLiRIN!'

Big Three Document Released Today Omits Reference To War With Japan; Truman Leaves England For U. S.

Only Peace Industry To Be Permitted  Big 3 Announce Plan For Rule ~ OFf Beaten Foe

Bans Centralized Government for Germany for Time  No Enslavement of Foe

Two Brothers Returning From Father's Funeral Ara Killed By Train -

LITTLE RELIEF IS SEEN FROM COLD WEATHER   Another Cold Wave Is Moving Down From Canada Today

EMPEROR'S FATE ALSO MAY BE EXPLAINED   U. S. Seeks to Spoil Tokyo's “Bitter-End” Propaganda

STATEMENT OF WHAT “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" MEANS TO BE ISSUED  AFTER CONFERE

SOON TO DEFINE TERMS FOR NIPS   Capital Awaits Declaration About Unconditional Surrender

Petain Held By Swiss   Aged Marshal to Proceed to France To Give Self Up

[Marshal Petain, Chief of Vichy, . Will Surrender   Defunct Govertiment: Head “Reported Fled  Into Switzerland

Petain Has Fled Into Switzerland   Marshal Ready to Surrender to Trench and Stand ‘Trial on  Charges of Treason

Yours for a friendly city  —ITUSTIN   Petain, 89 Today, Surrenders for Trial as Traitor

PETAIN RETURNS TO FACE TRIAL   French Marshal Stakes Life On Traitor Charge

HENRI PETAIN FLEES INTO SWITZERLAND   To Surrender to French Gov't. For Treason Trial

Henri Petain Will Surrender Self To France   Aged Marshal Now In Swit. zerland En Route To Face Treason Charges

PETAIN ON WAY TO SURRENDER   Most Famous of French Traitors Reaches Switz erland.

DOCTORS OUT SOON!   Army: Expects to Release’ 30,000 by the First   of July

Doctors, Nurses, Dentists Strength Slashed by July 1   Discharge System Involves Points, Aae. Service Time

30,000 Doctors fo Be Releasec   Dentists and Nurses Will Also Be Freed >

ARMY TO LET 60 30,000 DOCTORS   Discharges Speeded Up In New Plan Of Release

Army Plans fc rree Doctors And Nurses   More Than 40,000 Medics, Dentists and Technicians on Lists

ARMY TO RELEASE 30,000 MEDICS ON POINTS BY JULY 1  10,000 DENTISTS ANC  OVER 40,000 NURSES WILL BE ELIGIBLE

30,000 Doctors To Be Given  Releases Soon   Army To Discharge 10,000 Dentists, 40,000 Nurses by Next July 1

U.S. Army To Release Many Medical Mer   Physicians, Dentists And Nurses To Be Returned To Civilian Life Under New Discharge System

30,000 DOCTORS ” TO LEAVE ARMY   10,000 Dentists, Thousands > Of Nurses To Be Released By Next July

Attacks Spanish Supply Shipments   Urges Breakoff In  Diplomatic Relations

9th Army Breaks Into Magdeburg; Fights For Four Elbe River Spans

May Have Captured One Elbe River Bridge Intact In Magdeburg Area; Ninth Army Spurts 55 Miles To Reach Blbe   MAY LINK UP WITH REDS BY SATURDAY

May Have Captured Bridge Over Elbe--Enemy Op. position Still Weak

THIRD ARMY SNAPS ‘NAZI SUPPLY LINE ~ FROM EAST FRONT   Americans Strike Into Last 50 Miles Before Capital - Patton’s Tanks Headed For Leipzig, Halle' All Armies On Move

Slashing Drive Poses Disaster Threat For Nazis Facing Reds   Patton's Forces Dash 46 Miles For Halle And Leip-zig; Speedy Rate Of Advance May Place Yanks In Berlin By Nightfall

Russ Contact Near Dresden   Germans Dividing Forces Into North, South  Armies

Russians © © 17 Miles  From Berlin                AMERICAN TROOPS ARE ALSO: STORMING LEIPZIG, NUERNBER THOUSANDS OF GERMANS   IN FLIGHT 7

FIELD MARSHAL REPORTED 10 BE A SUICIDE   263.000 Germans Captive—Yank: Beat Off Nazi Attack on Elbe Bridgehead.

Assault Across Last Barrier Raises Threat of Disaster for Million Nazis Facing Soviets

Ninth Storms Maadebura From 3 Sides  Nuernberg and Leipzig Also Under Attack

Ninth Army Units ‘Advance Through Weak. Opposition.   Patton's Third Army Splinters German . East Front Supply Line

May tiave Captured intact One Of The Six Elbe Bridges  OPENING WAY FOR FULL SCALE DRIVE  Ninth Army Treops Spurted 55 Miles Into Weak Opposition

Savage Struggle For Four Spans. Reported Raging      Major Break-Through ‘Appears Likely If Bridges Aren't Blasted

Armor Leading Infantry for Push Over River   Leipzig, Nuernberg Stormed; U. S.-Russian Battle Lines Only 70 Miles Apart; Patton Races Ahead to Within 30 Miles of Dresden

YANKS BATTLE TO TAKE FOUR ELA RAINES   Drive Defenders to River in  Attempt at Major  Breakthrough.

Complete Disintegration Of German Lines Of Defense Makes Anything Possible; Present Pace Could Mean Berlin By Night

Ninth Sirikes Into Last Lap Before Berlin   Patton's First Arias Splinte rs Lines  With Dash For Halle And Le ipzi

THIRD ARMY UNITS REACH HALLE, 15 MILES FROM™ LEIPZIG. 77 FROM BERLIN -

Unemployment Is Feared by Green   Failure of Government To Make Plans Blamed

Japan Completes Preparations For American Invasion   Dyak Aborigines Aid Australians Fighting on Borneo

Military Has Taken Full Control Now   Suzuki Not to Quit Because Okinawa Is Taken by Yanks

Nips Squeezed ‘Tighter In 13 Mile Pocket   Army Of 2,500,000 To 5,. 000.000 Being Massed To Repel Any Invasion.   36-HOUR GRENADE DUEL

Mass Army Of 5,000,000 For  Home Defense   U. S. Troops Annihilate 300 Screaming Japs in Banzai Charge on Isle

PREMIER SUZUKI HAS WRITTEN OFF ISLAND AND TURNS TO HOME   AUSTRALIANS MOVING AHEAD FOR RECONQUEST BORNEO TAKE AIRFIELD.

SUZUKI REPORT ‘AN ADMISSION OKINAWA LOST’   Marines Shatter Pocket of Japs, and Infantry Smashes Banzai, Grenade Attacks.

DEFENSE PLANS ARE COMPLETE PREMIER SAYS   Tighten Trap On Remaining Nips On Oki nawa Island

Huge Army Is Being Massed By Nipponese   Defense Plans Revealed to Populace by Premier Suzuki as Impending Fall of Okinawa Is Virtually Conceded

London Paper Says Allied Leaders May Extend Invitation to DeGaulle

!  Churchill, FDR, Stalin ‘Parley to Consider Invitation of DeGaulle

Nazi Officer Says “Redoubt Is Myth   : nAimouncemert Of Historic Meeting Made “~ erom Three Allies Capitals At The Same Tin..

U.S-RUSSIAN LINKUP BLOW 10 GERMANY   Two Great Forces Now at Standstill on 200-Mile Front After Crushing Hitlerites.   HISTORIC MEETING HAILED IN CAPITALS   End of War Apparently Brought Nearer—Only Pockets of Enemy Resistance Remain.

Yank, Russian Armies Meet in Heart of Reich   Junction of 2 Armies Leaves Only Pockets in Northern Germany, Southern Redoubts

New Meetings Are Expected At Any Time   Predictions Vary as to Duration of War in Europe

GERMANS JET PLANES BREAK YANK DEFENSE   10-Mile-A-Minute Ships Fly Rings Around Flying Forts In Reich Attack

Nazi Jet Planes Break Through Fighter Defense   Yank Bombers Finish Oil Target Attack Despite Speedy Foe

Norther Sweeping Texas But Low Mercury Here Will Not Be Under 45   NORTHER SWEEPING MOST OF TEXAS  Rwy The Acaeanriatad Basaae

House Passes Much-Amendec OPA Measure   Bill Seems Certain To Go to’ Joint Conference Committee

House Votes Food Czar Full Powers   Anderson May Reject Executive Order of President by Bill

Price Control Act Extended by House Vote   All Authority over Farm Products Is Given to Anderson

House Votes Food Powers  To Cabinet   Members Rise Up Against OPA, Then Extend Price Control Act For Year

Price Control Act Also Voted One-Year Extensior   Measure Still Subject To Senate's Action Debate Meet Expected

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO RULE FOOD   Extension Voted With Decisions Open To Court Review

GIVES CABINET CZAR POWERS House Strips Control - Of Foods FromOPA

House Approves Amendment to OPA Measure   Would Transfer Food Controls To Cabinet Member

Price Control Extension  Passes House   Food Controls Are Transferred to Cabinet, However

OPA LOSES ITS PRICE CONTROL IN HOUSE VOTE   Lawmakers Extend Life o Agency, But Give Powers to the Cabinet

House Rises Against OPA Edicts   Food Control Passed To Agriculture, Courts Get Review

House ‘Spanks’ OPA And Gives  Cabinet Power   Hectic Uprising Switches Food Controls; Extend  Price Control Act For One Yerr

HOUSE UPRISING AGAINST THE OPA   Representatives Vote Secretary of Agriculture Great Food Authority

Price Agency Extended But Loses Power   Congress Stages Uprising Against Wartime Bureau— Vote Is Overwhelming

VOTES YEAR OF LIFE WITH NO FOOD CONTRO   Sourts May Void Its Rulings; _ See’y of Agriculture .~ ' Made Food Czar. .

House Votes  “xtension On  Price Control For Transfer Of  Authority On eee Al A ie 4 ee ae

House Slaps OPA With Vote fo Take Away Food Control   Approves One-Year Extension of Price Control Act; Would Give Control To Cabinet

House Votes To Transfer Food Control From OPA To Cabinet: Price Fixing Act Is Extended

Hectic Session As House Votes To Extend OPA   Voted to Give Cabinet Absolute Control of Policies

FOOD POWERS ARE SHIFTED TO SECRETARY   OPA Extension Voted After Curtailment Of Authority

House Votes Food Control To Anderson   Agriculture Head Given Veto Power Right of Injunctions By Courte Granted

ALLIES SEVER REICH ARMY'S ESCAPE ROUTE   BIG VON RUNDSTEDT OFFENSIVE THROWN INTO REVERSE

‘BIG THREE ARE IN POTSDAM; [SESSION PROBABLY UNDERWAY; WS CENSORSHIP. MOST RIGID

STALIN IS TRUMAN'S GUEST FOR LUNCHEON   COMPLETE BLACKOUT OF NEWS FROM CONFERENCE AREA PREVENTS ANY REPORT OF OCCURRENCES OTHER THAN CORRESPONDENTS SPECULATIONS.

RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE IN IOWA   Cedar River Out of Banks In Waterloo Area

Sugar Beet Men In Critical Remarks   Say Price Not Enough to Stimulate Top Production

U. 5. ARMAMENT 15  BETTER THAN ENEMY  ITS USERS DECLARE ONLY REAL CRITICISM  FROM WAR LEADERS IS SOME SHORTACES

NEEDN'T APOLOGIZE FOR U. §. ORDNANCE   Only Real Criticism Thal Troops Haven’t As Much As They'd Like.

Beef Ration Cut Due in Two Weeks; Pork, Bacon, Ham Shortage To Remain

POINT VALUES ON BEEF DUE FOR SHARP CUT   Slash Expected Sept. 3; Lifting Of Rationing To Be Delayed Few Weeks

RED POINTS ON BEEF TO BE CUT   Ration Controls to Be Maintained Until All Clear

REDUCE POINTS ON BEEF SEPT, 3   PORK, BACON AND HAM STILL SCARCE

SEE TOTAL CUT IN MEAT POINTS   Beef Points Due for Slice Sent. 3

Meat Rattons To Continue For 30 Days   Points, However, Due For ‘Substantial’ — Reduction Sept. 3

Red Point Values On Beef Will Be Cut Substantially   No Ration-Free Meet For at Least 30 Days, Say Food Officials

Meat Point Cut Sept. 3   However, at Least 30 Days before Any Are Ration-Free

ARMY REPLIES IN BAUER CASE   Sergeant Held on Suspicion; Not for Nude Photos

GERMANS TAKING OVER CONTROLS   Revolution in Rhineland’s Government Said To Be Working All Right

CONTROL TO GERMANS   Stimson Reports Progress in CleanIng Out Nazism

Street Car And Truck In Crash: Report Six Dead   Hunt For Possible Addi tiona! Victims Of Trag edv In Chester Area   SEVEN OTHERS ARE CRITICALLY HURT

ADDITIONAL BODIES MAY BE ‘FOUND. IN. WRECKAGE OF ‘ACCIDENT. IN PENNSYLVANIA

PRESIDENT MAY REDUCE BUDGET   EXPECTEO TO REDUCE SPENDING BY TEN BILLION

Roosevelt Will Propose 10 Billions Budget Cut   Draft, Asking $90,000,000.000, Will Be Submitted To Congress Tomorrow; President Estimates War  Will Cost 878.000.000.000 In New Year

FDR TO SUBMI 1946 BUDGET   10 Billion Dollar Re‘duction.Made; No New Tax Proposals

Slashed Budget Ready to Hand Solons Tuesday   Reduction Looms In War Cosis, Public Debt Higher

CONGRESS TO GET BUDGET MESSAGE TUES.   Pres, Expected to Propose Cut in (  Expenditures

Expect 10 Billion Budget Cut In ‘46 Expenditures   Annual Interest Alone On National Debt Is 4 Billion

New Budget Expected to Have Cut   Expenditures May Be Hacked Ten Billions

Congress Will Get Roosevelt's 1946 Budget Tomorrow   Expected to Propose $10, 062,000,000 Cut in Fed eral Expenditures   $78,000,000,000 SET FOR WAR SPENDING   Small Prospect of Tax Relief Before End of European War

Budget Message To Propose Cut In Expenditures   (A synopsis of the president’s message on the State of the Union will be found on page 10.

CONGRESS WILL” GET ROOSEVELT BUDGET TUESDAY      Chief Executive Expected Tc Propose Ten Billion Expense Cut

Message On Budget To Be Read Tuesday   Reduction Of Ten Billion Dollars Expected To Be Proposed In Roosevelt Message To Congress

Oh, Yeah!  She Thought Police Station ‘Closed at 6 Like Stores Do!’

Miners Vote 8 to 1 for Coal Strike   Ready to Act If Wage Demands Are Denied By Operators

Lt. Edmund Forbes Lelia Burrell Wed In Sioux City 7  Groom Recently Hom _ From Overseas Duty  With Army 

Lt. Edmund Forbes Lelia Burrell Wed In Sioux City  Groom Recently Home From Overseas Duty

Roosevelt Urges Senate To Pass Labor Control   Roosevelt's Views

ROOSEVELT MAKES NEW APPEAL FOR MANPOWER BILL   Urges Favorable Senate Action as McNutt Reports Improvement in Employment Situation.   O’MAHONEY PREDICTS DEFEAT OF MEASURE   Morse Says to Give Byrnes Powers Proposed Would Be Threat to Representative Government.

President Roosevelt Renews Plea for Manpower Control Legislation

pels for ‘Passage ant al ii  : Action On vite Urged In cmos Letter

President Calls for Senate Action on Jail-or-Job  Manpower Measure

Manpower Bill Opposed Despite  Roosevelt Plea Senate Will Send It  Back to Conference, © nurs © ao OM. Dimeemes

FDR Renews Ple For Manpower Control Measure   McNutt Reports ‘Extra Push’ Needed Get Work ers In Essential Jobs.

FDR Urges Fast Vote On Manpower —   President's Letter To Senate Fails To Quell Heavy Atiacl

ONE NEW COURT SUIT IS BROUGHT   Divorce Sought; Sale of Greenfield Lot Confirmed; Takes Premises

Full Employment Bill Causes Bitter Debate In Senate   Opinion Divided On How  To Prevent Depressions

DEBATE FLARES ON DEPRESSION PREVENTIVES   Congress Also Faced With Task of Settling at Least Five Other Major Issues

MO £Alit INOUNGUDP,  Senate Dives Into One Of Loudest Fights In Years

Debate of Future Depression Has Senate In Uproar   Loudest Quarrel In Years Over Future Depressions and Their Prevention,

Senate Discusses Army-Navy Merger; Battle Is Going On Over Full-Employment Bill

DEBATE ON FUTURE DEPRESSIONS: IN CONGRESS HEATED   Tempers Flare as Solons Argue Qver Depressions and Pre  ventive Measures—One of Loudest Scraps in Years

5-Power Military Meet fo Discuss Police Force Seen  ’ Conference Expected In January to Study Size. Composition -

Five Powers May Meet To Discuss Peace By Force   British Said To Take Initiative; Date Will Be January

Bakers Accept $7.20 Weekly  Pay Increase —   Drivers Already Back; . _Pact Approval Seen Tonight

New Jet Plane P-80 Announced   Heralded As Fastest Pursuit Ship [In Skies

Congress Extends Reconvening Date   Congress Will Adjourn For Christmas Thursday, Recanvene  January 14

Allied Control Commission For Reich Meets In Berlin; To Draw Borders

MINIMIZES WOUND: HATED INJECTIONS   Most DecoratedCombat Sol. dier Has High Praise For  Army Nurses

1900 Carrier Ships Spread Fire Over Northern Honshu  Battle Fleet Shells  Do * ‘Considerable rk. eee a Se = gp eee Pee

Britain Continues Peacetime Draft   Army Calls Men 18-30; Demobilization Snesded

Rush. Nationalist Troops to North  China Positions  : Scene of’ ‘Biggest Clashes : Between < Government Forces And inca simiedéa.

Communist  Blames U.S.   Charges Meddling In China’s Internal Affairs; Civil War Looms Closer

A MARINE GARRISON IS ALERTED   Fear Expressed Communists May Deliberately Create “Incident” to Embarass America and Chiang Kai-shek.

Crew Boasts Of Sinking 16 Allied Ships   Anchors At Fort Miles, N. J., After Patrol Ships Nab He: In Open Sea.

Nazi Sub Gives Up to U.S. Navy  Crew Claimed It  Sunk 16 Vessels

HIKE APRIL RATION POINT FOOD VALUES   Canned Peas, Asparagus, Pork, Fats and Oils Points Boosted Next Month

Hess Flares Into Anger At Mention Of Hitler   Crimes Tribunal Decides He Is Fit To Stand Trial  With Other Nazis

Hess Continues To Confuse Psychologists  Becomes Angry as Hitler Mentioned

Hess Flares Angrily Each Time Hitler Is Mentioned During Surprise Re-exam   Psychologist Declares Former Top-Flight Nazi Ma Be Suffering from Hysterical Amnesia

Doctor States Hitler’s Name Enrages Hess        ” Not All Faked. : “hologiat Claims; ) rrr Te 

Hess Continues To Confuse Psychologists   Becomes Angry as Hitler Mentioned During Exarnination

HITLER'S NAME ~ARQUSES HESS   Psychologist Conducts Re Examination at  Prieon

Hess Flares Angrily When Hitler Named      Surprise Reexamination Conducted by Prison Psycholoaist

Japanese Face Racial Suicide  In New Threat   Surrender Ultimatum Seen in Wake of Deadly Blow From Atomic Weapon

TALK REVIVED OF ULTIMATUM TO SURRENDER   JAPAN MAY CHANGE HER MIND ABOUT GIVING UP

EXPECT NEW SURRENDER ULTIMATUM   Japs May Get Chance To Quit or Face Destruction

New Demand Upon Japan To Quit Possible   World Conjectures on Ef. fect of Atomic Might” on Surrender

One Official Sees Decision In Six Weeks  Japs Must Choose Between Surrende  And Mass Suicide

Japs Face Doom By New Bomb.  Or Surrender   New Ultimatim Likely Pope, Some Scientists Fear World in Danger

The National Whirlizig   News benmna tite (yews  Washington ----.- Ray Tucker New York - - + Albert N. Leman

Japs ‘Told: Surrender Arms First   Russians Give Them Until Monday Noon Vo Disarm and Cease Hostilities

WILL REPORT TO MARTHUR IN MANILA   Communication of the Imperial Government Out« lining Arrangements Is Announced by Supreme Allied Commander.

Jap Envoy Starts To Manila Sunday   MacArthur Orders Compliance With Orders Without ‘More Delay   U. .S. PLANES FIRED ON      On Photogeaphis Mission Over Tokyo; Russians Rolling On

Russians Say Foes’ Troops  Surrendering   20,000 Captives Taken, Soviet Communique Reports; Deadline Set for Japs to Disarm

‘Met by Antiaireraft Fire anc   Ten Interceptors While on.   a Mission Over Tokyo.   2 JAPS ARE DOWNED   Tokyo Admitted Its Bombers Attacked 12 Allied Transports off Japan and Prob ably Caused Damage.

Chinese Order Japs To Quit  Enemy Chief Charges Chiang Still Fighting

Russia Gives Japs Until Noon Monday Disarm, Surrender   Enemy Government Asks MacArthur to Get Soviets End Offensive

Russias; Say Japanese Troops o%, Some Sectors Beginning *» Surrender.

ARMY “DRAPTS UL. HHICHOCEK   Frechafer to Succeed State Draft Director After Overseas Order

ARMY “DRAFTS” POL. HITGHCORK   ‘Freshafer to Succeed State Draft Director After Overseas Order

Dooley's Diary Tells of Tortures   Wainwright Said Beaten Unmercifully For Not Bowing to Jap

UE. W. WALKOUT APPEARS CERTAIN   GENERAL ELECTRIC REFUSES TO ATTEND PARLEY TO DISCUSS SETTLEMENT.

Big Five Reach An Agreement On Peace Plan   Accept Amendment Giving Nations Right To Resist Attack

‘Big ry Agree On Peace Plax  Allow Nations To Ac Tf fCanneil Fails

FULL ACCORD OF BIG FIVE NOW REACHED   Slight Difference With Reds Over Wording

France Given  Warning   Will Meet Force With Force in Levant, Redouins Annanuce

Aras Block French Move   Propose to Méet Force with ‘Foree’ if French Do Not ‘Leave

Yenan Communists Formally Charge Chiang Kai-Shek With Deliberately Plotting for Civil War in China

Chiang Kai-Shek Accused by Reds  Of Planning a Civil War in China

SAY TROOPS DEPLOYED FOR THAT PURPOSE   Nationalists on the Move Even While Negotiations Were Under Way for Settlement, His En emiesc Aver.

Two Killed In. Bomber Crash   Army Liberaté: Flies * Into Woody Hillside:

LONG STAY IN CHINA         Marines to See Japanese Surrender Terms Thru

A.WINDUP THIS WEEK   Wheat’ Harvest Will End if Good Weather Holds; Ceiling Drops

PARLEY HOPES FOR HARMONY ARE MENACED   Polish Issue, Little Nations’ Demands Stir Up Fears

SAN FRANCISCO PROBLEMS ARE STILL MOUNTING   Big Three Jams On Polish Representation; Dutch Have Complaint   ARGENTINA SEEKING RUSS RECOGNITION

Frisco Parley Apparently  Due To Open Under Cloud   DutchAddCriticism Of Big-Power Plans For Veto Control To Jam on Poland

POLISH DEADLOCK PLAGUES LEADER!   Further Pre-Conference Meetings Picnned. on Coast

Big 3 Nations Head To Frisco  Peace Meeting  i€ve Of Conference Find: { fe pean cere of   Eve Of Conference Finds Several Heated Issues

‘Big Three Deadlocked On Polish Problem As Frisco Conference Nears

SOVIETS FORCE RIVER 19 MILES FROM STETTIN   German Lines Appear To Be Crumbling

NAZIS IN’ EASTERN PORTION OF POMERANIA ALSO ISOLATED INGREAT SWEEP BY SOVIET ARMY

SAY REDS CROSS INH A RIVER IN BALTIC ATTACK   Russians Virtually Cut Off Large Section of Pomerania

Reds Roll On Beyond Stettin To Trap Nazis   Cross Ihna River Defense Line: Large Section Of Pomerania Cut Off.   RAILWAY UNDER FIRE

Russians Cross The Inha River Defense Line East Of Stettin In New Drive

Red Advance Cuts Danzig — From Reict   Large Section of Eastern Pomerania Also Appears Isolated by Reds

SWEEP OF RUSSIANS TOWARD BALTIC MAY CUT OFF NAZI FORCE   SECOND WHITE RUSSIAN ARMY SWEEPS NEARER BALTIC COAST

Reds Nearing Baltic Coast; Cross thna   Large Units of Germans Virtually Cut off From Escape

REDS CUT OFF DANZIG FROM RFICH BY LAND   Germans Say Russians Acrass fhna Defense Line East of Stettin

Soviet Land Thrust Cuts Off Danzig   Russians Charge Through Split-Up German Front; Pomerania Being Sliced

RUSSIANS PUSH GERMANS BACK TOWARD BALTIC   Large Number Of Germans May Be  Trapped In North

Soviets Drive Toward Baltie   Russians Cut Off Big Section of Pomerania In thna Crossing

SOME OF POMERANIA APPEARED CUT OFF   Russian Artillery Has the Danzig-Stettin Coastal Railway Under Fire in Several Sectors.

Soviets Cross River Barrier Near Stettin      Large Section.of Eastern Pomerania Virtually . Cut Off

SWEEP OF RUSSIANS TOWARD BALTIC MAY at OFF NAZI FORCE  SECOND WHITE RUSSIAN   SECOND WHITE RUSSIAN ARMY SWEEPS NEARER ‘BALTIC COAST

Reds Cross Thna River Near Stettin   Danzig Costal. Railway Under Artillery Fire

Soviets Cut Danzig Off  From Reich   Germans Say Russians Cross lhna River Defense Line East OF Stettin

EASTERN POMERANIA IS MENACED   Danzig - Stettin Rail Line Under Fire By Soviet Guns

Spearheads Cut Danzig Off from Germany by Land   Reich Says Russians Cross River Defense Line East of Stettin; Nazis in Retreat

Red Army Tanks Cut Off Danzig In Drive To Sea   Russians Force New Bridgehead Over Ihna River

SOVIETSCROSS THNA RIVER IN BALTIC DRIVE   Moscow Dispatches Say Large Part of Eastern Pomerania Appears Cut Off

Thna River Line Forced By Soviets _  In Advances   Pomeranian Section  ts Cut Off By Reds

Red Drive Cuts Off Danzig   Part of Pomerania ‘Also Isolated By Red Army Sweep Toward Sea: Over Ihna River

~—EASTERN FRONTNew, Gains In Drive  To Baltic   Large Section Of Easterr Pomerania Virtual; Cut Off

POMERANIA AREA CUT OFF BY REDS   Russians Cross River Line In Drive Toward Baltic

Reds Isolate Vital Nazi Route toSea   Russian Juggernau' Crushes Large Number of Towns

Tank Spearheads Sweep Through Enemy Front, Cut Off Danzig.   IHNA RIVER IS CROSSED

RUSSIANS CROSS IHNA RIVER LINE EAST OF STETTIN   LARGE SECTION OF EASTERN POMERANIA VIRTUALLY CUT OFF

Russian Drive Cuts Off Danzig At Baltic Sea   Germany Sliced Away, By Land, From Ancient Port

Soviets Cross lhna In Drive Toward Baltic   Large Section Of East ern Pomerania Is Vir  tually Cut Off.

Soviets Cut Off Large Section Of East Pomerania; Nazis Demoralized

SOVIETS CUT DANZIG OFF FROM REICH   Germans Declare Red Forces Have Crogsed the Ihna River Defense Line East of the City of Stettin.:

Reds Have Crossed the lhna River   Danzig-Stettin Coastal Railway Is Under Fire

Russians Cros: Thna in Drive  To Baltic   Large Section of East Pomerania Is Cunt OF

Ll . ° ‘Russians Cross Stettin Defense, Take Neustettin, Communication Hul

RUSSIANS PUSH DRIVE TO BALTIC   Cross [hna River Defense Line East Of Stettin

Russian Tanks Lop Danzig Off  From Germany   Germans Say Zhukov Actass Tlinay Rakossoveky Forenre Roteand

Moscow Says Large Section Of Eastern Pomerania Appears'to. Have Been,  - Virtually Cut Off   Coastal Railway . Being Bombarded   Germans Forced Into An.

WAR TO BE SHIFTED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE   Fight in Europe Is Nearing Wind-up, Is Inference

SHIFT OF U. §. FORCES BEGINS   Transfer Of Troops, Material To Pacific Far  Ahead of Schedule

Switch-Over Already Begun   First Steps to Transfer. Full ’ Might to Jap War Now Under Way

U. S; Readies  For Jap Push   Transfer Of Troops, Ships Mapped Out

Direction of Full Military Might Against Japanese Gets Under Way

WAR ON JAPAN IS SPEEDED UP   Full Military Power Will Be Shifted Four Months Ahead of Schedule

Another Group Reports, Induction; Others . Pass Tests.   BOARD HOLDS MEETINGS

Small Group To Leave This Week In County Induction Call.   BOARD MEET NEXT WEEK

County r Top in wry Loan   Figures al End Expected 3 Millions -Sales Lag

County Goes “Over the Top” In Victory Loan   $2,800,000 Quota Oversubscribed With Time to Spare

Lend-Lease Must  Continue—Truman   President Says Aid to Be on Reduced Basis

To Continue Lend Lease ‘Til V-J Day   Truman Tells Congress Reductions In Produc tion Will Re Possible.

Keep Lend-Lease--Limited--Until Japan Is Defeated, Truman Notifies Congres:   Ry ROBERT BARKDOLL., United Press Staff Correspondent

TRUK TROOPS’  WAVE HANDS   FLIERS: REPORT GARRISON AT YAPAN’S ‘PEARL HARBO hk" KNOW WAR IS OVER

Power Equal To 20,000. Tons of TNT      Feverish Race To Develop Explosive Won by Me 3. Scientists.

Unbelievable ‘Rain of Ruin’ To Hit Islands   Scientists’ Weapon More Potent Than 93 O00 Rinckhuaters

Pres. Reveals Weapon 2,000 Times Stronger Than Any, Blockbuster   First Sun-Power Explosive Hit Jap Base Yesterday: Nips Warned They Face Devastating Rain of Ruin   Rv CHARLES COLEMAN

Atomic Missile Most Powerful  Ever Released   Atomic Bomb Reported 2,000 Times As Strong As Block-Busters °

Atom Eneray Released By  U.S. Science   New Explosive Is Most Powerful In History Of World

President Truman Warns Japanese They Now Face “Rain Of Ruin From The Air The Like Of Which Has Never Been Seen On This Earth” — Tried Out On Hiroshima

Truman Announces U.S.’ Fearful Missile’s Blast Is Equal To . That From 20,000 Tons of TNT

Used First Time on Jap Army Base   Described as 2,000 Times More Destructive Than  Any Previously Used

Atomic Bomb Now In Use Against Japan   Has More Power Than 20,000 Tons Of TNT, Is Truman Statement

Terror Weapon 2,000 Times More Powerful! Than Biggest Busters   Even Larger Ones  On Way For Japan   Greatest Scientific Development Costs U, 8. Two Billions To Perfect

BOMB CAPABLE OF  MANINIOTH BLAST ~ NOW BEING USED   President Truman Says New Weapon Was Developed In Breath-Taking Race With German Scientists.   POWER IS EQUAL TO 20,000 TONS OF TNT   First Bomb Already Dropped On Japan But No Accurate Report On Damage Done ls Available As Yet.

PRESIDENT REVEALS FACTS ABOUT NEW BOMB, EQUAL TO 20,900 TONS OF TNT

eirst Announcement Of Atomic Bomb Made Today  HARNESSING BASIC POWER OF UNIVERSE  New Victory Won By The Labratories Of The Allies

Nips Told Rain of Ruin fo Fall like NeverBeforeSeen  Single Bomb Is Equal to 27 000 Tane TAIT

TRUCK TIEUP IN EIGHT STATES   Twenty Thousand AFL Truck Drivers On Strike In Midwest; Roundup Of Strike News.   (‘BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Middlewest Truek Strike Is Averted   Agreement Reached Half Hour Before Scheduled Walkout of 20,000 Men In Four States

Truck Drivers Reach Accord Avert Strike    Agreement Reached Half Hour Before Scheduled Deadline

Truck Strike Is Averted   Union, Company Officials Say Agreement Reached  Half-Hour Before Call.

Trucking Tied Up In Eight States   20.000 Drivers on Strike—Operators, Officials Disagree

TRUCK DRIVERS STRIKE HALTED   Agreement Reached Half Hour Before Work Stoppage Was Scheduled.   INVOLVED FOUR STATES

Drivers End Strike Plan   20,000 Men. Pacified ‘By Mediation Effort

Avert Threat of Truckers Strike   Conferences Halt Walkout of 20,000

MIDWEST TRUCKS HALTED BY STRIKE   Failure to Negotiate New Contract Cause

TRUCK STRIKE IS CALLED OFF AFTER PARLEY   Stoppage by 20,000 Drivers in Midwest Area Averted at Meeting.

Truck Strike In Four Additional States Averted   Over-The-Road Hauling In Other Midwestern Areas Tied Un

Truck Strike in Chicago: Area Averted   Believe Midwes? Problems Will Be Settled This Week

Threat of Big Midwest Truck Stike Averted   = Eleventh Hour Accord —Rleached: Wisconsin =G@roun Effected

Chief Executive Confers With Top Milifary Leaders   Sets Aside Day  Of Mourning For  Late President RILILLETIN

threaten to Seal Off Denmark   From Veipzig in Move to Cut Off  Southern Germany

Second Airfield In Baltkpapan Area Capturet   Australians Consolidate Gains Inside Captured Balikpapan And Drive  Ahead   ALLIES NOW HOLD 13 MILE BEACHHEAD

Nation’s ClO Stee! Workers Plan Strikes   More Than 600, 00C Men Involved in Proposed Tieup

STEEL PLANT WORKERS EYE STRIKE VOTES   CIO Employes To Take - Action Similar To Automotive Group

Steel Union Plans To Take Strike Vote   Ballots Would Involve Over 600,000 Workers In 766 Plants

- Latest College FOOTBALL eeniits   CIO Steel Employes Follow Auto Workers in Strike Vote

STEELWORKERS SET STAGE FOR STRIKE BALLOT   Prepare To Follow Lead 01 Auto Union In Pressing Pay Raise Demands

CIO Steel Workers Plan Strike Votes Throughout Land   600,000 Employes In 766 Plants Involved In Move

STEEL WORKER VOTE PLANNED   Following Auto Employes Procedure in Campaign For More Pay.   MURRAY HEADS PROGRAM

Strike Votes Scheduled By Steel Workers  600,000 Involved   600,000 Involved In Plans; Chrysler Employes In Favor Of Walkout

Steel Workers To Petition for Strike Ballot   Chrysler Auto Worker: Vote Walkout, 19,870 To 29359

Wage Boosts Sought; Chrysler Union Vote Follows G-M Pattern   Murray Announces Plan To Call For NLRB Eleetion After Demand For $2 A Day Boost Is Denied; 5,000 Quit At G. E.

C10 Steel Workers Plan Strike Votes To Get Wage Boost   Chrysler Auto Workers Vote for Stoppage of Work; Labor News

NATION'S C10 STEEL  WORKERS PLANNING  TAKE STRIKE VOTE LATTST STRIKE BALLOT  WILL INVOLVE MORE THUAN GON NNN MEN

ClO STEEL UNION PLANS BALLOT ON WORK STOPPAGE  TO SEEK APPROVAL Aw VATE AS PART

CIO Steel Worker: Follow UAW, Ask For Strike Vote   Chrysler Employes Approve Walkout, Reuther Hoping to Avoid Stoppage in GM Plants

Steel Workers Call For Strike Vote on Wages   Ballots Would Involve 600,000 in 766 Plants; Pay Demands Rejected

C10 Steel Group. Now Preparing For Strike Vote   Would Involve 600,000; Employes Of Chrysler >: Favor. Work - Steppage

STEEL WORKERS TO ASK STRIKE BALLOTS SOON   Vote Will Involve 600,000 _ Employes In 766 Plants

Steel Strike Poll Slated  Tekin   Uuion Decision Affects Aluminum, Tron Planic. 1...

Nation’ s Steél Workers Under CIO Plan Strike Vote To Get Wave Boost

Nation's C.LO. Steel Workers Ask Strike Vote   Would Involve More Than 600,000 Men in 766 Plants

Steel Workers Plan Strike Votes   Union Plans Move in Campaign For Wage Increase

Steel Unicn Prenares for Strike Vote   600,000 Workers to Seek An Increase of $2 Per Day in Pay

Steel Workers Plan Strike Vote   Union Prepares Petitions to File With Federal Agencies

Strike Vote Planned in  Steel Mills   Number of Total Idle in Walk-Outs Increases to 239.000; Ford Factory   Workers Also to Ballot

Roundup Of Strike News.....  600,000 Steel Workers Will Vote On Walkouts

Steel Workers Follow Footsteps Of Auto Worker:   Tabulations Show Work ers In Chrysler Plants Favor Stoppage

Steel Workers ‘Lay Plans For Strike Ballot   More Than 600,000 Employes In 766 Plants Would Be Involved.

Shutdown Climaxes Weeks of Trouble In Detroit Region   Motor Company Official Blames Walkouts By Irresponsible Labor Groups for Trouble; Plants Turn Out 3 Hours Production in Vea Months

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War’s Biggest Raid Is Made on Berlin   ‘More Than 1,200 American Heavy Bombers Stage the Attack, Streaming Over Capital in a 150-Mile-Long Procession.

BIGGEST BLOW SHAKES BERLIN   1,206 U.S. Heavies In Raid On Capital

1,200 Heavies Of American Force Strike   Procession 150 Miles Long Streams Over German Capital

Berlin Has Another Big Raid Following Weekend Attacks; Heavy Damage Is Claimed

Gigantic U.S. Bomber Fleet Shatters City   Attack Directed Against Capital’s Railway Svyatens

BIGGEST RAID OF WAR LASHES NAZI CAPITAL   Planes Stream Over City In 150-Mile Long  Procession

1,200 HEAVIES AIM ATTACK AT RAILWAY LINES   700 Other Planes Support Great Operation; R.A.F. Hits Capital At Night

150-Mile Line Of Planes Hit Nazi Capital   Bombers Are Guarded Over Target by 700 Long-Range Mustangs And Thunderbolts

Berlin Blasted in Heaviest Attack  Planes Over City in 150-mile Procession

150-Mile Long Aerial Procession Over Berlin As 1900 Allied Craft Stage Greatest Raid On Capital

Berlin Gets War's Largest Sky Attack   1,200 Heavy Bombers Hit Capitol; Second Formation Follows.

Berlin Gets War’s Top Raid Today   150-Mile Procession Of U.S. Planes Strean Over City

Truman Suggests Succession Order For Presidency   House Speaker First On List

NEW LAW ASKED ON SUCCESSION TO PRESIDENCY   Truman Says Speaker Of House Should Follaw Vice - President

HOUSE SP WOULD MOVE TO PRESIDENCY   Truman Recommends Legislation Fixing , Ovder.of Succession

House Speaker Would Follow Vice President   Executive Disclaims Right to Name Man to Highest Office

Tr ‘aman Would Have Speaker In House ‘Next’   Recommends Legislation te Govern Order of Succession to Presidential Office

Truman Offers. Speaker In Line  For Presidency   Suggests To Congress That New Policy Of Succession Be Adopted

‘Truman Asks Speaker Of House Named First  In Order As Successor

Wants Speaker Next In Line For Presidency   Truman Favors Legislation Changing Order Of Succession To Presidency

Truman Asks Changed Rule of Succession   Suggests Speaker Be Next in Line to Vice President

SAILORS RIOT OVER ATTACKS   50 Officers and Enlisted Men Held in Honolulu

Retaliatory Raid Staged In City’s  Residential Area    Servicemen Charge Repeated Attacks By Local Citizens

1,000 YANK SAILORS ATTAGK HAWAIIAN “GOOK’ “7OOT-SUITERS” IN RIOTS IN HONOLULU AREA

1006 Gobs Use Bayonets in  Attack on Mob   Navy Charges Gangs Have _ Been Attacking, Robing Sailors

Allies Near Doenitz Lair  British Only 35 Miles From Kiel, Where

Doenitz At Kiel, British 35. Miles Away, ls  Report   Count Schwerin Is Also Present

New Nazi Ruler Reported In Kiel   Reported ( Conferring On Possible Last Stand In Denmark, Norway.

Hauser, Two Other Prisoners Attempt Fayette Co. Jail Escape      Saw Found In Pocket Of Con fessed Slayer Of Young Girl

REV. SASSE ARRIVES FROM NORTH AFRICA   Former Newtown Rector Was Chaplain in Army   NOW LIVING IN CALIF.

REV. SASSE ARRIVES FROM NORTH AFRICA   Former Newtown Recto Has Been Serving As A Chaplain in the Army   NOW LIVES  IN  CALIF.

PVT. KORHONEN, 21, MISSING IN ACTION   Ironwood Township Soldier Served in Hodges’ First Army.

MISSING SOLDIER ~ REPORTED KILLED   Pvt. Waino Korhonen Lost His Life in Action on January 15.

Survivors Tell Story of Pacific Disaster.  Swirling Typhoon Takes Big Toll

Tells of Typhoon Which Sank Three U. S. Destroyers, Took 500 Lives

FEW-RESGUED™ AS SHIPS SINK   "SURVIVORS OF TYPHOON TELL GRIM STORIES

14 Japs Killed for Yank onOkinawa   Nimitz Reports 2,107 Soldiers, 577 Marines Killed

American Ranks On Okinawa Cut By 16,425 Casualties; ‘Mud, Rain Slowing Advance   Doughboys And Marines Fighting From Rain-Filled Foxholes Against Dug-in Japs

16,425 Yankee Casualties In  Okinawa Battle  2,684 Soldiers And  Marines Killed; Jap Losses Total 36,535 Dead In Action   Record Force Of Superforts Cripples Jap Fueling Centers

U. S. Losses On Okinawa Reach 16,425   Soldiers and Marines Keep Moving South In Mud and Rain

New York Hit By CrimeWave: 62 Die In 0D ays   Citizens Union Demand: Veterans Be Sworn In As Deputies

, 20. ing Arsena.s Scour _ Yo As » Yea-qs Soar in ’/ave o- “7i0-ence

Traveling Arsenals Scour Gotham As Violent Deaths There Increase

Artillery, Fleet Units, Aircraft Gave Heavy Support During Attack.

Marines Split Japs On lwo  3rd Division Battles To Northeast Beaches

YANKS SPLIT NIP LINE ON NORTHERN IWO   Marines Drive to the Beaches of Island—En.emy Fights in Strong Points, but With Diminishing Vigor.

 Japanese Forces Split Marines Reach Northeast Beaches OF Iwo Islanc      Breakthrough Made Against ‘Very Stiff’ Enemy Resistance; Fleet Units, Planes Bombard Foe’s Positions In Hills

MARINES CUT JAP LINES AND REACH N. E. IWO BEACHES  ENEMY CONTINUES TO  ee —<—<—   .  ee ee ee tk   ENEMY CONTINUES TO HOLD STRONGPOINTS, SAYS ADM. NIMITZ

Third Division Reaches Northeast Beaches of Iwo Island.   OTHER UNITS ADVANCE

MARINES SPLIT ENEMY LINE ON WO BEACHES   Nips Defend Strong Points Or {sland With Diminishing Vigor

MARINES’ DRIVES SPLIT IWO'S JAPS   Gain Northeast Beaches Of Island, Halt Infiltration

Iwo Marines Halt Jap Banzai Charge Register Gains   Third Division Drive Splits Enemy Resistance Reducing » In Vigor: End of Fight Seen

MARINES CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORWARD ON Two ISLAND   ACTION AGAINST STIFF OPPOSITION SPLIT ENEMY FORCES ON ISLAND

Marines Split Japs on Iwo   Reach Northeast Beaches Against Stiff Enemy Resistance

Marines Split Japs On [wo    Beat Through to Coast Leaving Separated Pockets of Still Bitterly Fighting Nips

New Gains On Iwo Jima   Third Marines Reach Northeast Beaches Against Strange Enemy Resistance

MARINES SPLIT ENEMY FORCES   Reach Northeast Beaches of Iwo; Yanks Gain  On Luzon

Marines Split Enemy at Iwo   Third Division Widen Beaches in Drive Against Resistance

Third: “Marines Drive To Northern™ Beaches ‘of Iwo To Splif Jap Forces

MARINES DRIVE TO NORTHEAST BE ACHES ON IWO   Third’ Division. Advances Despite Stiff. Jap Resistance :

Troops Rip Through Nine-Tenths of City; FallExpected Hourly   Moscow Says End Drawing Near; 3,000 Germans Killed in 24 Hours; Flanking Units 50 Miles Past City

MOSCOW SAYS BERLIN WILL YIELD TODAY   Cossack Divisions Reported Near Juncture With U.S. Ninth Army Forces On Elbe River Front.

Red Shock Troops Drive Inte Tiergarten in Encireled Capital—Russians Awaiting Imminent Junction with American Ninth Army.

REDS BREAK INTO FAMED TIERGARTEN   “Heart of Last Ditch Defense Of Berlin —

Red Shock Troops Break Into Tiergartern Heart   Siege of Nazi Capital Approaching End Rapidly, Say Moscow Dispatches

RUSSIANS HOLD MOST OF CAPITAL   Reds Are Expected Te Link Up With U. S. Ninth Army Soon

SOVIETS CRACK CORE OF LAST BERLIN CITADEL   Battle in Tiergarten

Berlin Siege Near End  Russian Shock Troops Break Into Tiergarten  aaa *, “Bf

“Mighty 7th” War Loan Sales Are Lageing in McKean County According To Reserve Bank Report   Sale of “E” Bonds Expected To Be Given Big Boost When U. S. Army Presents It’s Show “Here’s Your Infantry” in Bradford

City, County 7th War Loan Sales Lageing   Individual Purchases 22 Percent of Quota  Against State Average Of 42 Pct., Is Report

Sale of “E" Bonds Expected To Be Given Big Boost When U, 8S, Army Presents -IUs Show “Here's Your Infantry” in Bradford

SAME LINEUP FOR TTH WAR LOAN DRIVE   W. W. Alexander of Trenton Will Be Chairman of (croup 4.

Sweep Dowr Chain Is Complete   Expects to Occupy Hickkaido On  Wext Move. Red Army Adds Another 36,000 Japs to Bay Of Prisoners

U.S. Marines Shave Down Japs On lwo   End Of Campaign Now Is At Hand; Adjacent Rocks Fail

SEALING JAPS IN IWO CLIFF CAVES   115 Enemy Caves Were Sealed Up Burying Japs Alive

MARINES MOP UP REMNANTS OF IWO JAPS   End Of Bloody Campaign Is At Hand, Other Units Land Unopposed

Bridgehead Is Reinforced By U.S. 1st Army   Firm Northern Anchor Seized By Doughboys Across River; 70,000 Troops Reported In Area; Third Army Opens New Drive   rWO ISLETS AT IWO SEIZED BY MARINES

Marines Mop Up Japanese On Iwo   End of Campaign On Island Said At Hand

MARINES Ki JAP RENNAR ON WO TODAY   Only Two .Remaining Enemv Pockets Being Whittled Down

Yankees gain against Nips’ tottering line  Continue blows at enioide hases

Chinen Peninsula on Okinawa Cut Off by U. $. Army Tenth Infantrymen

Yanks Make (General Gains  On Okinawa   Enemy Resistance Continues To Wane; Avother Town Falls

Dig Aavance Made by U. S. Ground Troops   Jap Defenses Show Themselves to Have  Been Much Weakened

CHINEN AREA ISOLATED BY YANKS’ DRIVE   Strategic Peninsula on Okinawa Is Cut Off By Doughboys

Bishop’s Son Is Center of Row  In Draft Board   Polk Chairman Resigns; Calls Deferrment of Brashares ‘Shameful’

CHARGES’ AND COUNTER. CHARGES MADE BY COMMITTEE MEMBER S--FBI WARNED OF ATTACK

Germans Choose Campus Of University For Last Stronghold In Budapest

Germans Making Desperate Stand Inside Budapest   Enemy Concentrates On University Campus As Russians Attack

Money Bi Ils Get Go Sign In Congress   Legislators Clearing Way For Beginning Of New Fiscal Year Saturday

Muscatine Girl Wins Benteco Pony   Ruth Ann Sponberg Mt. Pleasant Prize Winner - -

Truman Wants World Secure Charter Ratified Before Congress Recesses

Truman Dashes Vacation Hope   Wants United Nations Charter Ratified Before Reroca

Peace Charter To Stop Reces: For Congress   White House Drives For Quick Senate Ratification Of Charter.   WANT ACTION QUICKLY

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS FADES      Truman Asks Approval Of Charter First

Quick Charfer Approval Goal   Truman Presses For Action By Congress

President Asks Senate Ratification of United Nations Charter Before Recess

Poland Facing Bitter Winter      Lack of “fransport Makes Movement: of Coal Difficult

Gen. Plastiras to Form New Government!  Greek ‘Strong Man’ Faces Tough Job Pleasing All

Gen. Plastiras  to Form  New Government Greek ‘Strong Man’  eee: oe a

McKay, .-Fitzsimmons, -.Green: Legislative Graft Conspiracy Examination Postponed.

Examination Of Fitzsimmons, McKay Delayed   Grand Jury May Find Itself Unable To Prosecute Case

Blood Flown To lwo Jima   Rushed From U. S., Saves Many Lives in Bloody Struggle For Island

Chinese Rewin Liuchow Base   Take Three Other Jap Strongholds in China; Advance Nearer Shanghai

Old Airbase Of Liuchow Is Captured   Chinese Reported Nearing Shanghai

Chinese Forces Drive Up Invasion Coast   Burning Airbase City of Liuchow Is Taken

Liuchow Falls To Chinese Army Troops   Key Communicaiions City Has Been in Nip Hands Simee Last Year, With Kwethn Next Target

Pound Up East Invasion Coast Near Shanghat   Successes Pave Way for Possible Allied Landings

Chinese Capture Liuchow, 3 More Foe-Held Points  zs Pon ndin ag Alon ng  an Aayvwnecian’ Coase

HUGH §. FULLERTON - DIES-IN NEW YORK   Famous Baseball Writer Ex piras at Ane nf 72

Noted Baseball Writer Succumb:   Hugh S. Fullerton, Sr. Dies In Clez arwater, Flor-ida, Aved 72

IN STREETS OF TOKYO   Japs Violated Every Geneva Rule, Says Charleston Flyer

Farmers To Set Records This Year But Peak Of Food Production Past

Tulsa Car Dealer Shot Through Head  Cops Question. Two Young Police Characters

"Fightingest' U.S. Carrier Reported Sunk Six Times  Ship's Planes and Guns Shoot Down 911 Jap Aircraft in 4 Years of War

Navy Reveals Thrilling Tale Of Enterprise   Sull Fightingest Carrier Of Fleet Though Damaged 15 Times In Four Years

Carrier Enterprise Damaged 15 Times In 4 Years of War   Japs\Claimed Vessel Was Sunk at Least Six Times: Latest Brush Was on May 14

HIGH SPOT IN 3 YEARS OF WAR PRODUCTION   Webster Pays Tribute to Workers; Program Started in Fall of °4]

Three British Ships Survive Suicide Hits   AIRCRAFT CARRIERS STRUCK IN OKINAWA ‘CAMPAIGN, BUT ESCAPE

LABOR TROUBLE IDLES 100,000 WORKERS IN U.S   End of Chicage Strike Is Only Bright Spot  In Picture

100,000 WORKERS IDLE BY DISPUTES   95,000 Workers Are Off Their Jobs In Detroit

100,000 Made Idle by Many Strikes   55,000 in Detroit Alone Away From Their Tobs

100,000 IDLE, STRIKES SPREAD   Chicago Truckers Return To Work; 55,000 Off Duty At Detroit

“Conchies” Used as Guinea Pigs  Tests Being Made on "Starvation Diets

Thirty-Six Conscientious Objectors Being Slowly Starved in Minnesota

Postmaster, Postal Clerk Are Abducted   Two Escaped Prisoners Rob Couple and Leave Theim Bound and Gaggec In Tourist Cabin

Postmaster, Postal Clerk, Were Abducted   Kidnapers Were Idntified as Jail Escapees

FLEEING FELONS ABDUCT COUPLE   Postmaster and Clerk Left Bound and Gagged

General MacArthur Rapidly Reforming Japanese Nation   By MILES W. VAUGHN

i Ancient Structure of Japanese Feudalism Destroyed In First 100 Days of Occupation By American Troops

Japs Transter Plants Inland   Name Manchuria: Broadeasts Turn Attention Towards Aleutians.

Japan Moving War Industries fo Manchuria   Radio Also Tells of Fears ‘of Attack From Aleutians

Japan Gives Top Priority to Move Plants to Manchuric   Casts Nervous Eye to Aleutians where U.S. Said Massing Fighters

Japs Seek Escape from  Air Blows   Give Top Priority  To Transfer of War Plants to Manchuria Fear Aleutians Attach

J aps Shift ‘War Plants   Transfer to Manchuria Made Necessary by U.S Bombings; Fearful of Raids from Aleutians

Enemy Trying To Avoid U.S. Bombings   Tokyo Predicts Assault From North by 4 American Sea Forces

PLANTS 10 MANCHURIA   Tokyo Radio Also De clares U.S. Is Massing Mount ain-Trained Fighters and Paratroopers in the Aleutians,

TOP PRIORITY GIVEN CHANGE TO MANCHURIA   Tokyo Turns Nervous Attention Toward Aleutian Bases

EX-COV. SEWALE HEADS AMERICAN EXPORT AIRLINES   Bath Man Chosen as President at Meeting Thursday

Roberts Remains Leading Supreme Court Dissenter  ok ee a   Sets New Term  Hioh With 51

Plot Against — ‘Hitlers Life - New War Plar   Would-Be Assassins Hoped to Keep General Staff Intact to Prepare For World Conflict TH.

Failure of Bomb Plot Against Hitler Aided Allies; Foiled German Army Staff Plans for Another War

 Find Hitler Death Plot Designed To Save General Staff To Plan Next World War.

Thousands in Plot Against Hitler's Life   Documents Dug Up by G-2 Reveal Many of Details

BOMB ATTEMPT ON HITLER LAST YEAR WAS AN EFFORT TO END WAR AND KEEP GENERAL STAFF INTACT

See Attempt To Kill Hitler Move To Leave General Staff Intact   Hoped By Removing Fuehrer To Negotiate A Peace With Allies That Would Perpetuate Military Caste; Many Involved In Plot.

PLOT ON HITLER AIMED T0 SAVE GENERAL STAFF   ). S. Intelligence Officers Study Voluminous Reports On Plot Against Hitler That Backfired Year  Ago Todav.

DETAILS OF PLOT. ONITLER GIVEN ~QUTBY OFFICERS   American Intelligence Agents Think .Genéral’ Staff Honed-to Make Peace~ and Start: Plans For New War.   PLOT NARROWLY MISSED BEING GREAT SUCCESS   Only Three Unpredictable Incidenis Saved Hitler From Death. Heavy Desk Between Him and Bomb.

GENERAL STAFF SOUGHT LIFE IN HITLER'S DEATH   Hoped to Gain Safety By Killing Fuehrer In Bomb Plot

. Americans on Southern Front Drive Deep Into Austria and Czechoslovakia

DENMARK AND NORWAY HINTED      Developments Clearing Situation May Occur  Today

Negotiations for Capitualization of Germany Believed Under Way   Churchill May Be In Germany To Negotiate Surrender Terms

Expect ‘Break’ In Norway, Denmark   Situation Declared Fluid in Hold-Out German Garrisons

Churchill Is Reported  In Germany   Absence From Londor Causes Speculation On Nazi Surrender

MORE MOVES “SHOW END OF WAR IS NEAF   Negotiations Thought Under Way for Capitulation in at Least Four Areas.

Piecemeal Surrender  Likely   Report Germans Quit In Holland Czechoslovakia Denmark, Norway

TRA YL 2A Break Seen “In Denmark  And Norway      Responsible Diplomat Be lieves Situation May Be Cleared Today

One Diplomat Asserts At Stockholm That Developments Can Be Expected Any Moment

expect ‘Break’ In Norway, Denmark  es: ee 3 ae ee ry.) een LAI: wt Pa ee   Situation Declared Fluid in Hold-Out German Garrisons

Churchill.  Is Abse  From Lon          SURRENDER OF FORCES IN HOLLAND, DENMARK, NORWAY. AND CZECHSLOVAKIA KNOWN; TOBENEAR - — iy

OF DOENITZ 1S UNKNOWN   Peace Negotiations Already Are Under Way, Is Report

Early Report On Denmark, . Norway Hinted   German Garrisons Holding Out; May Be A Capitulation Without Fighting

Situation Fluid, Says Diplomat   Nazi Envoy  To Denmark Meets Doenitz, Danes Hear ««

Lnd Nearing in Denmark and Norway   Germans Expected to Give up Fight at Anv Moment

PAEEDOM 15 NEAR FOR SCANDINAVIA   Development Concerning Garrisons in Norway, Denmark ‘Might Occur Today’

Speculation On Armistice Grips Europe   Germans Fleeing By Sea to Norway; Trap Jaws Close

QSands Run Out in Final Four Pockets   Declare Prague to Become Onen City.

Developments In Norway and Denmark Near   Nazi Garrisons May Surrender in Scandinavian Area

Expect German      “Those Stationed'In’ Norway:Expected:To ™ : ‘Do Same: Official: Says

Nazis Believec Making New Peace Move  Some Quarters Think Churchill  gC " ok

Developments May Clear Situation Concerning Germans’ North Pockets

Seandinavian Break Awaited   Diplomat Says Situation So Fluid Break Might Come At Any Moment.

Reports of Negotiations Between Nazi Doenitz, Montgomery Not Confirmed

Remnants of Divisions Surrender as War Nears  Its Close NAZI POCKETS SHRINK      German Surrender in Italy  Opens Up Southern  Front   Bulletin

Nazi Collapse Held Near in Scandinavia   Surrender Negotiations Said to Be Under Woy in Four Countries

«Think Churchill ‘May Have Made Trip To Germany   ‘Forces In Four Major _ Pockets of Enemy Resistance Near End

Ja Prisoners Debate Fate of Hirohito   Officer Hopes for Emperors’ Death; Others Fear Chaos

JAP PRISONERS ADMIT DEFEAT   SOME WOULD LIKE TO SEE EMPEROR KILLED

SAYS HIROHITO BETTER OFF DEAD   Japanese Officers Say Nips Responsible for War

CAPTURED JAPS CONCEDING DEFEAI   Believe Hirohito Should Be Kept As Imperial Figurehead

Jap Officer Hopes U. 5. Bombers Kill Hirohito   Captive Says Japanese People Should Be Blamed Both For The War And Blind Acceptance That Emperor Is Descended From Suan

FARM CENSUS 10 START ON MONDAY   County. Agent Calls  or ‘Farmers to Fully Cooperate’

FARM CENSUS 10 - START ON MONDAY   County ‘Agent. Calls von Formers. to. Fully "operate:

Tok vO Asks for Protection of General Public   Tell MacArthur Armed Forces Will Be Necessary

U.S. Leader Proves Cool To Japanese  During Stay   Weather To’ Decide Date For Landings

Complete Upheaval Forecast   Public Outburst Feared On Part Of Leaders

Japanese Say It’s Necessary Keep Armed Forces To Maintain Order   Tokyo Asks MacArthur Investigate Actual Situation In China.

Japs Think It Necessary  To Keep Armed Forces In Japan, on Continent

HIROHITO'S DELEGATES ARE SENT HOME WITH DETAILS OF ALLIED OCCUPATION PLANS   Envoys Given Instructions to Prepare Necessary Airfields, Harbors and Other Facilities For Yanks’ Arrival   CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE IN OR NEAR TOKYO

Defeat Terms Sent to Tokyo   Surrender Envoys Given Instructions, Sent Off in 24 Hours Without Seeing Allied Commander: Promise Co-operation

House Votes $2,000,000 School Bill   Fund to Pay Part o! _ Expense of Buses; Bill to Senate

Japan’s Second Largest Port Is. Blasted Heavily   Clouds of Smoke Sent Sailing Into Air For Nearly Four Miles

BOMBS BLAST © BIG JAP PORT TQ WRECKAGE   Business Section, Shipyards,  Warplants and Homes “Burn Like Hell.”

Smoke Soars Four Miles Into Air   450 SUPERFORTRESSES DROP 3200 TONS OF FIRE BOMBS.__ OVER BIG JAP PORT CITY

News Day And Night   150 Supers Drop 3,500 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Big Seaport   Shipyards, War Plants Destroyed   Block After Block In Business Section Also Reduced To Ruins

Smoke Rises Four Miles Above City After Raid   More Than 450 B-29: Loose Incendiaries On Second Largest Japanese Port City

Temperatures   Smoke 20.000 Feet High Noted as Docks, Plants Buran

B29's Drop  3,200 Tons of Bombs on City   First Big Attack on Naval Base of 1 Million People

Yokohama Ablaze After B-29 Raid   Shipyards, War Plants and Naval Installations Blasted

bore MAKING MAY BE RESUMED   WPEB INDICATES “LIMITED PRODUCTION” SOON WILL BE AUTHORIZED.

Senator Wilson Asks Congressional Investigation of Japanese Atrocities

INDONESIAN CHIEF HALTS BIG BATTLE   40 English Troops Are Killed 40 Woeotnded In Losing Fight

New Fighting Is Reported in Java; Truce Halts Battle af Naval Base

[OULATIONTOT ROLE DROPPED TO AID PEAGE   Truman Signs Pacts Making Nation Leader in Path of Cellaboration.

U. S. Becomes First To Ratify All Programs   America Leads To Hoped-For Era Of Peace And Security For World

Adolf Hitler, Nazi Chiefs Pathological To Insanity   Dr. Sauerbruck Airs Findings On Fuehrer

GAPTURE NAZI TOWNS Al RATE OF ONE EVERY HOUR   CANADIANS RENEW DRIVE IN NORTH

Many German Towns Falling To U.S. Forces   Huge Allied Offensive Toward Rhine Is Making Steady Progress   ONLY MODERATE RESISTANCE MET

ALLIES SWEEP ACROSS PLAINS WEST OF RHINE   Many Towns Fall as Yanks Advarice on 30-Mile Front

ATOM BOMB OUTLAWED IN OFFER   Until Soviet Agrees, We'll Hold Secret Of Weapon

-Bomb Remains Secret Pending Plan of Control   Three Nations Want World To Exchance Ideas Freely

Adjournment On Saturday Now Unlikely   School Aid Bili Back te Conference; Income Tax Bill Into New Tangle

STILL CURTAIL TIRES, SUGAR, MEAT, SHOES   Butter, Fats and Oils, Men’s Rubber Footwear Also  Stay on List

Gasoline, Fuel Oil, Stoves, Fruits And Vegetables Off. Rationing   O. P. A. Announces Immediate Release; Other Items To Remain on Ration List

Wage Increases Asked: ClO and Congressman Launch Move  To Break Little Steel Formula

1,000 Ships Launched From Big Task Force Against Capital Area   Japs, Caught By Surprise, Offer Little Opposition: Nimitz Identifies 26 Warships Participating In All-Out Assault

‘Admiral Names Warships ‘In Mighty Task Force Raining Bombs on Tokyo

RICH TARGETS PRESENTED AS CHALLENGE TO NIPS T0 COME OUT AND FIGHT   Task Force 38, Part of Raiding Units. Described as the Mightiest Sea-Air Striking Outfit Ever Assembled

Phillips to Ask 0.P.A. Ban Lemor Price Ceilings  Regulation Cared for By Aleéiiren bya Camue

House Wrecked   Wife Beater Blames Meddling Neighbors For His Punishment

JAP. SHIPPING ~— REPORT MADE   NAVY REPORTS FLEET AND AIR UNITS HAVE AVERAGED 50 ENEMY SHIPS PER WEEK

‘Nation Moves To Block Meat Black Market By New Subsidy Plan; To Provide More Meat. Eliminate Locce:

Meat Program Revised; New 10 Point Plan Set Ur   Regulations Designed To Give Housewives More Meat, Cut Packers’ Losses.

Government Acts To Give  Housewives   More Meat   Revisions Aimed At Black Market AndBringingBetter Distribution

MEAT PROGRAM IS REVISED BY GOV'T      New Set-up Designed to Give More Meat to Housewives

OPA Announces Revision of Meat Program  New Plan Designed  to Eliminate T nome do Dieser

MOVE TO BAR BLACK MARTS   Subsidy, Distri bution Plan Offered To Tie Down Meat Sales

10-POINT PLA TO SOLVE BEEF SHORTAGE SE]   Is Designed To Give Housewives More Meat And End Packers’ Losses   BLACK MARKETS ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED

OPA Announces Revision of Meat Program   New Plan Designed to Eliminate TLosees ta Dackare

MEAT SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION SETUP REVISED   Government Seeks to Increase Supplies,  End Black Market

Revision of meat price and distribution structure is told  New ten-point program designed to henefit hoth nackers. honsewives

Revised Meat Program May Aid Housewives   Increased Subsidies Will  Eliminate Financial  Losses of Packers

Subsidy Boost Granted Meat  OPA to Add 500 Agent Ty Ouash Black Market

62 Senators Favor World  Peace Pact   Five Others Indicate They Probably Will Vote For Ratification

. Charter “Only ~ Chance,” Says ~ Sen. Vandenberc   Never a Better Start Than.in “Brave Experiment.” Senate Is Told

Truman Will Dock Sunday at Antwerp      PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO BOARD PLANE FOR BERLIN AT SRUSSELS

TRUMAN SHIP DOCKS SUNDAY   PRESIDENT WILL LAND AT PORT OF ANTWERP

Three Face New Dispute In Balkans   British And Russian Interests Clash In Southeast Europe

TRUMAN EXPECTED 10 DOCK SUNDAY   At Antwerp And Will Fly From Brussels To Berlin

TRUMAN INTO ANTWERP HARBOR ~ SUNDAY MORNING   Will Probably Drive to Brussels to Meet Plane.

Wage Hike Up To Private Industry   Urged To Hold Line Against Pay Cuts

WAR LABOR BOARD  READY TO DISBAND,  ADVISES INDUSTRY SHOULD APPLY BRAKES  IN WAGE HIKES BUT SHOTITD NOT MAKE CIITS

ioplusts y Will Apply OwnPay   Boost Brakes   War Labor Board Extends Right But Advises Holding Line’ Against Cats in Wages

Several Planes Wit   Industry to Guide Wages   WLB Invites Private Industry to Slow Up Pay Increases

WLB Opposes Wage Slashes   Employers Not Bound However, By Policy

Private Industry Told Apply Own Brakes On Wages   WLB Advises Holding the Line Against Pay Cuts During Reconversion.

Board Adopts Policy Against ‘Pay Reduction   War Labor Board Will Continue To Enforce Provision Of Order On Maintaining Rates

1500 New Laws Go in Effect in The State  Bills Adopted by Last   Bills Adopted by Last Legislature Have Waited 90 Days

REICH, STOCKHOLM SAYS; REVOLT MAY BE IMMINENT   Hitler In Conference At Mountain Retreat

Quintuplet Girls Born At Capital   Negro Couple Parents; All Of Babes Die In Night

Father Was ‘Shocked’   Quintuplets Born to  -Weshinaton Mother Die:

FIRST FORCE FOREIGN  CONQUERORS LAND ON  SOIL JAP HOMELAND TOKYO AIRFIELD TAKEN  OVER AS FLEET MOVES INTO TOKYO RAY

Airborne Troops Take Command   Of AtsugiAirfield   Pilots Find 28 Of Japan’s Remaining 55 Warships Lined Up For Surrender

(Airborne Forces Command Atsugi ‘Air Base; First (Conquerors to Touch Soil

TAKE CONTROL OF ATSUGE AIRFIELD   MacArthur To Land Thursday At Tokyo Field   41 TRANSPORTS   Participate In First Wave Of Occupation: Plane Wrecked In Takeoff

Yank Airborne Troops Preparing For Entry Of MM Arthur Thursday   Third Fleet’s Special Advance Squadron Of 10. Warships Anchor In Tokyo Bay Off Yokosaka

VICTORS LAND;  J  FLEET ENTERS BAY      Advance Airborne Echelon to Prepare Way for Triumphal Entry of General Douglas MacArthur Thursday at Head of 7500 Men

First Foreign Conquerors to  Set Foot Upon  Japanese Soil   Advance Squadron of U.S, Third Fleet Sails Into Tokyo Bay

IST AIRBORNE TROOPS LAND; SHIPS IN BAY   Occupation of Homeland in Pro gress; Find Jap Ships Ready To Surrender   Re THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Squadron of Third Fleet Enfers Bay   Nip Warships Found Lined Up Waiting For Surrender

First U. §. Occupation Troops Land at the Atsuai Airfield Paving Way for MacArthur   Work of Setting Up Communications With Okinawa Staging Aree and Making Short Runways Sate Gets Under Way Without Delay

AIRBORNE TROOPS LAND ON JAPAN JAPAN AS WARSHIPS ENTER TOKYO BAY —

First Foreign Conquerors Ever to Set Foot on Japan Take Command of Main Airfield.   JAP SHIPS LINE UP ~ READY TO SURRENDER

Miss Your Paper?   Start Paving Way For MacArthur; Units To Follow  Third Fleet Ships 

Airborne Troops Are First Victorious Enemy to  Land in Japan   ADVANCE UNITS SMALL   Japan's 28 Remaining Warships Are Lined Up for Surrender

20 Members Of U.S. Spearhead Die In Takeoft   Meet Death On ‘Okinawa As Fivst Transports Loaded With Personnel Wing Way to Defeated Nation   Jap Airfield In  American Hands   Advance Echelon At Atsugi Preparing Way For Triwmphal Entry of GenMacArthur T hursday

Occupation Starts Quietly; Navai Force In Tokyo Bay Ready To Land

Stage Now Set For MacArthur's Entry Info City   First Airborne U. S. Troops Land; Enemy Ships Surrendered

Japs Are Set To Give Up 28 Warships   Special Advance Squadron of Third Fleet Steams Inte Tokyo Bay; Preparations For MacArthur’s Landing Being Completed

U. §. Warships In Tokyo Bay; Move Carefully   Preparations Being Made For Arrival Of MacArthur; Mines Are Removed From Area

Ist Foreign Conquerors To Put Foot Upon Japan   Enemy Fleet Ready To Make Surrender

AMERICAN AIRBORNE TROOPS FIRST FOREIGN CONQUERORS TO SET FOOT ON JAP SOIL   Occupation of Enemy's Homeland Actually in Progress After Irritating Delays Caused By Negotiations and Foul Weather   SCORE IN GROUP KILLED IN TAKE-OFF CRASH

28 Nip Warships Are Lined Up For Surrender   Advance Echelon Preparing Way F Triumphal Entry Of MacArthur

OCCUPATION OF JAP HOMELAND IS UNDER WAY   Third Fleet's Special Advance Squadron In Tokyo Bay

AIRBORNE ARMY LANDS AS FLEET MOVESINTOBAY   Rejeicing Tempered as 20 Are Killed in Takeoff on Okinawa

FIRST AIRBORNE  TROOPS OCCUPY  ATSUGI AIRPORT FLEET ENTERS BAY  AT TOKYO; M’ARTHUR ARRIVES THURSDAY

Airborne Troops Are First to Set Foot on Japan   First Forces Are Small; 28 Jap Warships Line Up For Surrender

Units Land  On Airfield Near Tokyo   3d Fieet Advance Group In Bay; Occupation Is Actually in Progress.

Naval Force Moves On Into Tokyo Bay   Yanks First Foreign Conquerors Ever to Set Foot On Japan; Advance Echelon Preparing For MacArthur's Entry Thursday

Third Fleet Group Enters Tokyo Bay   Twenty-eight of Japan’s Remaining Fifty-five Warships Line up in Saceha- Take-off Crach Mars EF vent

Third Fleet lorees Enter  Bay At Tokye   First Foreign Jap  Conquerors Occupy Land After Delay— Jap Ships Lined Up

American Airborne Troops, First Conquerers To Set Foot On Nippon, Take Over Atsugi Air Field Near Capital—Advance Squadron Of Third Fleet Moves Into Tokyo Bay—General MacArthur Plans To Make Formal Entry Into Japan Thursday

Air Troopers Land; Ships Tn Tokyo Bay   Vanguard of U. S. Forces Takes Qver Atsugi Air Field to Prepare Way For Gen. MacArthur

First Foreign: Conquerors Sel Foot on Japan   Third Fleet Moves Into Tokyo Bay Before Mass Landing

Troop Specialists Are First to Land   Sky and Sea Transports Pour Thousands of Troops into Nippon

PAVING WAY FOR LANDING OF COMRADES   Advance Echelon at Atsugi Base Will Make Arrangements for MacArthur’s Appearance With 7.500 Troops Thursday,

OCCUPATION OF JAPAN IS GOING AHEAD   Americans Take Command of Tokyo's Airfield Aft er Delays.   Jap Fleet Lines Up To Be Surrendered

First Yank Conquerors  Land Today   Airborne American Troops Take Over Tokyo's Atsugi Airfield While Remainder Of Jap Fleet Lines Up In Surrender — Admiral Badger In Charge Of Fleet

Advance Forces Receive Polite Jap Greeting; Plans Made for Receiving . Additional! Landing Parties Thursdav.

150 Communications Experts Make Initial Landings at Atsugi Field   Advance Fleet Units Steam Into Tokyo Bay in Sight of Yokosuka

American Airborne Troops Take Qver at Atsugi Airfield   Are First Foreign Conquerors Ever to Set Foot on Jap Soil

FIRST FOREIGN CONQUEROR EVER TO SET FOOT ON JAPANESE SOIL LAND FROM TRANSPORT PLANES

IOWA PHEASANT HUNTING SEASON TO OPEN SUNDAY   Thirty-four Daya Allowed In Most Northern Towa Counties

WAR OFFICIALS CALLED ON FOR AN EXPLANATION   Justice Department on Grill Because FBI Was Held Off Case for Nearly 2 Years

UNFOLD LURID TALE OF GRAFT IN CANAL ROAD   War Department Probe Demanded

Charges of Fantastic Graft — In Latin-American Highway   Senate War Investigating Committee Charges War Department

Solons Gasp At Story of Road Graft   Latin - American Highway “Corruption” Charge Faces Army.

Chinese Paper Tells Of Japs’ Plan To Surrender Before Atom Bombing

CHINESE PAPER  SAYS JAP OFFER  READY. LONG AGO. TELLS HOW NATION  PREPARED TO QUIT sos BT ARMY ONRIECTED

CHINESE PAPER SAYS JAPANESE READY: TO SURRENDER BEFORE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED

Says First Peace Step In June   Army Newspaper Says Japan Ready To Quit Before Atom Bombing, Red Entry Into War

China Discloses Surrender Move Made by Nippon   Notice to Warlords to Speed Up Peace by ‘Committing Hara-kiri

JAPS READY 10 QUIT IN JUNE?   Chinese Say Plan Was to Offer War Leaders As Hara Kiri Victims.   EMPRESS CALLED LEADER

DIED TO SAVE A PICTURE   Cleveland Woman Was Burned Try. ing to Rescue Husband's. Photo

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High Score Last Night Was 109   ‘Mr, and Mrs. Prentice Barnes Were High at Chillicothe Duplicate Bridge.

Average Duplicate Bridge Score, 99   Mr. and Mrs. Prentice Barnes Were High Last Night, With 118 Points.

TRUMAN IN HOT SPOT IN TVA NOMINATION   Senate To Gauge Political Trend by Action

Lilienthal Case Puts President Truman ‘On Spot  ag Split Likely I Chief le Or len’!   Senate Split Likely If TVA Chief Is Or Isn’t

TVA Choice Seen as ‘Test For Truman.   Senate Will Gauge Him by Action — On Lilienthal °

SENATE WATCHING TVA APPOINTMENT; SEARCH FOR CLUE   Sslons to Guage Trend of Traman’s Political Thinking by the Qutcome of T. V. A. Chairmanship Appoiniment

TVA Selection ToPut Truman On a ‘Hot Spot’   Senate Getting Readv to Measure Trend of New Chief’s Thinking

SENATE PREPARES TOGAUGE TRUMAN POLITICAL TREND   OPPOSITION SEEN IF LILIENTHAL IS NAMED TVA CHAIRMAN AGAIN

Truman Soon to Be on Hot Spot  Lilienthal Up Seon for Reappointment

JAPS FIRE ON B-298 AGAIN   P-38 Fighter Planes Escort Superforts Today

21 MINERS KILLED  IN UTAH EXPLOSION   Shaft ‘Blocked  : by Blast: Fumes Are Deadly

2 KILLED IN MINE AIGHAF   Roaring Explosion Sprays Fiames and Gas Through Coal Mine.

21 Miners Die In Expiosion of  UtahCoal Mine   Rescue Workers Comb Pit  3 Miles Deep in Search For Men

Rep. J.F.0’Connor Of Montana Dies   Prominent in Indian,  Public Lands Affairs

OPERATORS AND LEWIS HOLDING INFORMAL TALK   Recess Main Conference For Private Meeting Between John L., Operators

Critical Point In Mine Wage Parley Reached   Main Sessions Recess To Permit Informal Talks Between Lewis And Mine Operators

Rangoon Bombed Again By B-29’s   India Based Planes Strike At Large Port

ALLIED PLANES BLAST DRESDEN AS AID TO REDS   British and American Bombers Werk With Russians

DRIVE MENACES NAZI NETWORK OF RAIL LINES   Major Bridgehead Established Across Oder 35 Miles East Of Berlin

DRESDEN IS HEAVILY HIT BY BOMBS   RAF Raids Saxony Capital in Support Of Advancing Reds

Letter Asserts Leader Backed French Interest   But Declares Refusal: ‘Of Concessions to Nazis -Would Have Helped: ™

Leahy Letter Supports Petain. As Acting In Best Interests Of France

Adm. Leahy Says Petain Acted In Best Interests   Writes Letter Praising Petain as Defender of France.

ADMIRAL LEAHY DEFENDS HENRI PETAIN’S ACTS   Letter from Chief of Steff to Trumon Reed @t Marshal’s Trial

Leahy Takes Petain’s Side   Says Marshal Always Acted In Best Interests Of France! In Letter. 

LEAHY LETTE IS OFFERED AT PETAIN TRIAL   Chief of Staff to Pres. Truman Expresses Belief That Marshal Always Acted For France   LAVAL TO BE CALLED

Adm. Leahy Says Petain Right  In Favor Of Marshal  le  anttar Ta Tesnl

Pefain's Acts Defended By Admiral Leahy  Best Interests Of France Involved In Decision, He Says Ir

Leahy Writes Petain Acted as a Patriot   Admiral's Letter Read at Trial of Aaed Marshal

\dmiral Leahy ‘omes to etain’s Aid   Letter From American Says Marshal Acted In French Interests

Admiral Leahy Sends A Letter To Help Petain   Voices Belief Marshal Always Acted In Best Interecte OF France.

U. S. Admiral Lauds Marshal   Thought He Was Doing Best for France; Defense to Summon Pierre

Leahy Says Petain Was For France   Letter from Chief Of Staff to Trumar Is Read at Trial  In Paris Today

Leahy Backs Up Petain — With Letter At Hearing   Laval Will Appear _As Treason Witness

Letter From Adm. Leahy Defends Petait   Laval May Testify in French Trial

‘Adm. Leahy Says Petain ‘Acted In  Best Interests —  a nt es   Writes. Letter Praising * Petain as Defender of  France.

Admiral Leahy Testifies for ‘Marshal Petain   Given in Letter; Believed Vichy Head Acted in the Best Interests of France

Leahy Letter Defends Petain At Paris Trial   American Admiral Asserts Marshal Protected France

Reminds Friend That He Advised Him Decision Would Lead 10 Downfall of French

Leahy Criticizes Petain’s Policy   Failure to Resist All Axis Demands Rapped

Adm.LeahySays _ Petain ‘Always’ ~ Frances Frien      Wruman’s Chief Of Staff, In Letter.Read-At Trial, Expresses'‘Hich Regard’

Leahy Says Petain Did Level Best “or France   ‘Chief Of Staff To : Truman Pays Him  Hieh Reeard,

LEAHY SENDS AID TO PETAIN IN PARIS TRIAL   Tells in Letter Marshal Acts in Best of Interests of France

LETTER FROM ADMIRAL LEAHY 1 READ INTO PETAIN TRIAL RECORD   PRESIDENT TRUMAN’S CHIEF OF STAFF BELIEVES PETAIN TRUE TO FRANCE

Sends Letter Read At Paris  Treason Trial   Expresses Belief Old Mar. shal Always Acted For Best Interests Of  j  Franee   Holds Petain In  “High Regard”   Recalls Petain’s Oft-Repented Desire to See Nazi Invaders Overwhelmed

Petain Had France’s Welfare at Heart, Leahy Declares in Letter Read at Trial

Admiral Leahy Comes to Defense Of Marshal Petain   Letter Says He Acted Always in Interest of France

Leahy Letier Is Read at \Petain’s Trial   Apparently It Has Little Effect on the Proceedings

Leahy Letter Is Read at Trial   Regard for Petain Expressed By Former Ambassador to France

Leahy Letter Lauds Petain   Admiral Says Petain Acted in the Best _ Interests of France

Admiral Leahy Declares _ Petain Always Acted In France’s Best Interest

Admiral Leahy Writes Petain Always Acted In Best Interests Of France

Admiral Leahy Says Petain Acted In Best Interest Of France In Letter To Marshal   Declares Petain Expressed Desire To See Nazis Overwhelmed On Several Occasions

Petain Supported By U.S. Adm. Leahy   Former Ambassador to Paris Writes His Belief That Aging Marshal Acted in Best Interests of France— It Ils Read At Trial

Leahy Says: Petain Worried About French But His Non-Resistance Harmed the Land

Leahy Letter Is Read at Petain's Trial  Apparently It Has Little Effect

Captain Tokuda, charged with experimenting on war prisoners, is included  Homma, held responsible for Bataan  gLact le aswewnl: aasceces Ba wt) seewwcienelice

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REICH TO BE FED ON LARGE SCALE   U.S. Shapes Program Witt Help From Other Allies

Allies Study Feeding Job      Must Furnish Enough Food to Europe and Japan to Avoid Riots

U. S. and Allies Plan Large Scale Feeding of Reich   May Have to Do Same for Japan; Army Policy Will Be “‘Work or Starve’

With Allied Help, U. S. Plans Large Scale Feeding Program In Germany, Probably Japan

Large-Scale Feeding Program Is Set By U.S. for Nazis  Work ox Starve Plan Has Limitations In Germany, Japan

Large Scale Feeding Plan In Germany,  Japan Looms   Mlies Are Assisting CoS. With Program

May Have to Do Same Thing for Japan; “Work Or Starve Poliey” Uas Limitations

SUGAR QUOTA FOR INDUSTRY SHARPLY GUT NEXT PERIOD   MOST USERS TO RECELVE LESS THAN TWO-THIEES OF LAST YEAW'S AVERAGE

INDUSTRIES FACE NEW SUGAR CUT   OPA Announces 37% Reduction in Most Cases

Allied Air Blow At Borneo Oil Reported by Japs   Tacit Admission North Borneo Lost Made hy Referring only to Sonth Island Suicide Corns

Aussies Take Brunei City Without Fight   All Major Objectives In Northwest Borneo Are Captured

Japs Give Up Brunei City   Aussies Seize All Major Objectives in Northwest Borneo in Five Days

NIP TROOPS FLEE FROM AUSSIES IN NORTH BORNEO   ABANDON BRUNEI CITY AND AVOID SHOWDOWN FIGHT

ENEMY FORCES STREAM SOUTE   Aussies Take One of Major Objectives of Campaign Without Fight.   /DRIVE IS 5 DAYS OLD

JAPANESE ABANDON BRUNEI AND AUSSIES HAVE TAKEN CITY  ewemnm aw Bt AP

Japs Abandon Brunei City   Australian Forces Take Capital Without Fight; Enemy Avoiding Battle

Jans Abandon Brunel City   “Aussies’’ Conquer All Objectives In Northwest Borneo In Five Days.

JAPS ABANDON BRUNEI CITY WITHOUT FIGHT   Virtual Conquest 0! Northwest Borneo Is Completed

AUSSIES TAKE BRUNEI EASILY   Town Captured Without Fight As Japanese Abandon It To Invaders.

Aussies Virtually Hold Northwest Borneo As Jap Troops Flee Brunei City

Allied Forces  Punch Forward  On Reich Sot   Large Scale a Attack / Likely On Western Front, To Hold Nazis There   GEN. PATTON’S MEN CROSS SAUER RIVER

CAPTURE OF STRASBOURG: ENEMY GOAL   GERMANS OPERATE THROUGH CORRIDOR It MILES FROM CITY—ALLIES ATTACK TO NORTH

GERMANS OPEN NEW CORRIDOR ON RHINE BANK   Allies Admit Situation Dangerous   PATTON GAINING

YANKS, FRENCH GIVEN SETBACK AT STRASBOURG   Germans Establish Perilous  — Corridor; British-Yank Attack in North

Points Raised In Case Of Tavernkeeper At Chippewa Falls Upheld By County Judge

Gambling Law Held Illegal  Illegal Delegation Of Authority, Claim

Ottumwa Police Inquiry Closed  Commission Rules on Five Accused Officer:

Nazis Place Ninth Almost On Rhine   M. Gladbach Captured; First Readies Cologne Blow And Third Enters Trier

First Army Stabs Within Five Miles of Cologne   Third Enters Trier in Six-Mile Push South of Bulge Into Germany; Canadians T hrea ten Break-Througt

U.S. First Is Only 5 Miles Of Cologne   Patton's Armored Diyjsion Plunges  tnto Trier As’ Fierce Battle Rages. Canadian Gain A Mile

Tanks Massed For Attack on Cologne   Muenchen Gladbach, Largest Reich City To Fall To The Allies, Taken By Ninth Armw

N AG   Ninth Army Reported Two Miles From River —Seizes Ruhr City: “of Muenchen Gladbach.: ie          FIRST PREPARES © TO STORM COLOGN.   Patton Fights Way Into Fortress of Trier “= Thousands of German Soldiers Surrender, 3

GERMANS CUT OFF BY SWIFT U.S. ADVANCt   TANK UNITS SLASH WITHIN 2 MILES OF RHINE

First Army Only 5 Miles From Cologne; Three Units Overrun 53 German Towns   Ninth Suffers Only Five Casualties in Brief Fight for Prize Industrial Center; Third Army Plunges Into Trier; Allied Planes Continue Attacks on Transportation System

Americans Gain 11 Miles, Enter City of Krefeld   Ninth Army Captures Muenchen Gladbach, Big Reich Center

Troops Massed For Big Smash  Into Cologne   Nazis Say Yanks Pushed to Krefeld After Taking Muenchen-Gladbach; Third Army Drives into Trier

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TROOPS THOUGHT ALREADY POSED ON RHINE RIVER   Nazis Reported Setting New Defense Lines  East Of River   FIGHT FOR TRIER REPORTED FIERCE

lst Army Ready to Storm Into Cologne   3rd Army Battles Inside Ancient Fortress of Trier

First Army Now Within Five Miles Of Cologne.   Canadians Drive SouthwardOneMil In Effort To Join  Rampaging Ninth

First Army Is Only 5 Miles  From Cologne   Ruhr City of Muenchen-Gladbach Seized and Tanks Slash 11 Miles North to Krefeld—Patton’s Troops Smash Into Trier

CENSORSHIP ON OTH ARMY PUTS COVER ON NEWS   Only Delaying Action Being Put On Before Great Nazi City Of Cologne

M. Gladbach Taken’ As American Tanks Slash Into Krefeld      Rear Guard Troops Mutinying. Against Hitler's » Commanders--Tier Totters Under-3d Army Blows--Canadians Poundins Southward

U.S. Third Army Battles Into Trier In Heavy Fight   Muenchen Gladbach Is Captured With Only Five Yank Casualties

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ILA Rejects Mayor's Plan For Election   Transit Strikers In New England Vote On Walkout

RED TROOPS ATTACK JAPS AT MIDNIGHT      Offensive Is Launched On Eastern Border After War Declaration

Soviet Troops Open Battle on Kwantung Army   Red Planes Reported On Bombing Raids Acainst Japanese

MOSCOW TAKES NEWS CALMLY   ‘Cheer Marching Troops Af.  ter Molatov Announces War Declaration

SOVIET PEOPLE CHEER NEWS OF WAR   Molotov Says Action Will Hurry Return Of Peace

Charge Italians Protect Fascists   Cities Record of 16,600 Atrocities

SLAVS PROTEST ITALIAN ACTION   Leader Says War Criminals Getting Top Positions Under New Setup

INITSCIO Still Fighting INESIA To Get Wage Issue Up At Capital Conference

WILL BE IN MINORITY REPORT MADE   AFL Still Opposes Introcduction OY Pronosijtion

Will Present  Wage e Issue   Determine To Push Before Conference

ClO CONTINUES TO PUSH FIGHT ON WAGE ISSUE    Runs Into Great Opposition From Other Labor Groups

Green and Lewis Still Opposing Move by Murray   Vote on Resolution Expected When Meet Is Resumed Tuesday

Japs Destroy Their Records   Arrest Sawata Believed Involved in American Aipnien’s Execution

Arrest Former Japanese Deputy   Believed Involved In Execution of Three

Re ann Sarai lua aer meena one manan  Cowefa Man Shot By Officer Dies

Automobile Industry Speeds Plans For Gradual Return to Car Making

OUTPUT OF NEW GARS IS TO START SLOWLY   WPB Gives Authority for 200,000 This Year

WPB AUTHORIZES 700.000 NEW CARS   Manufacturers Get No Prior: tty; 2, Million Autos May ‘Roll Next Year

AUTO MANUFACTURERS PLANNING FOR GRADUAL PRODUCTION OF 4 FEW CARS

AUTO INDUSTRY SPEEDS PLANS   Few Cars Will  Will Be Avail able to Public Be fore 1946

Auto Industry Speeding Plans  Getting Ready for Plant Reconversion

45 Concerns Indicted on Charges Of Fixing Artificial Limb Prices

ARTIFICIAL LEG MAKERSNAMEDIN ANTITRUST SUIT   45 CORPORATIONS NAMED IN ALLEGED PRICE-FIXING DEAL

Mokers of Artificial Limbs Arc Indicted   Conspired to Fix Non-Competitive Prices On “Leos and Arme’*

Fred N. Cooper Named Eldora Superintendent   More Demands Blue Act To Oust Control Board

COOPER NAMED TO HEAD STATE BOYS’ SCHOOL   At $3,000. Yearly Salary

POLICE BILLS ARE _PASSED BY SENATE   Vitrlotic Debate Precedes Action on Three Menerec.

POLICE BILLS ARE PASSED BY SENATE      Vitriolic Debate Precedes Action on Three Measures

AMENDMENTS CARRY EASILY   All Four Adopted by Large Majorities; GOP Judges ) Hold Huge Leads

New York City Strike Continues  _*Grounded Elevators Paralyze Activities

Strike Spreads, 15,000 Idle InNew York City   An Estimated 1,996 Office, Loft Buildings Affected by Walkouts

New York Hard Hit; Many Idle Due To Strikes   Slowly Increasing  Paralysis Effected by the Walkouts

Bradley will become head vets bureau  General Hines to another job

BRADLEY TO HEAD VETERANS’ GROUP   General Will Take Over Administrator Office Soon

GEN. BRADLEY NAMED VETS: AGENCY HEAD   Will Succeed Hines; Herzog New Labor Board Chairman

IMMEDIATE GENERAL STRIKE NOT LIKELY IN AUTO PLANTS   HIGH OFFICIALS OF UNION ATTEMPTING TO CONSOLIDATE . CONTROL OVER THE LOCALS

BUS TRAVELERS LEFT STRANDED   BESIEGE RAILROADS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS AS GREYHOUND EMPLOYES STRIKE.

Last Prussia Sealed Off, Berlin Says   Russ Press Says Army 124 Miles From Nazi Capital

Saikan Thrones Rocking ‘n Gale From Stalingrad   wast Prussia Sealed Off; Nussians Cross Oder River

ODER R!VER IS CPOSSED BY RUSSIANS   East Prussia Is Sealed Off; Town Of Gleiwitz Taken

East Prussia Is Sealed Off By Red ‘Armies   Silesian Industrial Center of Gleiwitz Falls to Russians

 Part of American Delegation  Leaves for ‘Surprising Destination’

TRUMAN OBTAINS CONCESSIONS AT BIG 3 MEETING   Belief Held Stalin and President Have Reached Understanding on Impending dap War Moves.   EXECUTIVE HAPPY OVER AGREEMENT   Prospects for Early Conclusion of Conference En-— hanced—Churchill Gives  State Dinner.

Soviet Action In War With  Japan Is Seen   Broadeast U. S. Surrender Message Is  Viewed As Indication Of Red Participation

Hint Reds Back Yank Ultimatum “For Japs To Qui   Think: Soviet Participation :. In. Pacific.” Imminent; Progress’... At: Parley

Big Three Are In Second Week  Of Conference    Observers Believe That   Broadcast Sent to Japan Infers Russia Might Offer Assistance.

Truman, Stalin Reach Accord   Russia Reported to Have Made Major, Unexpected Concessions at Big 3 Meet; Rapid Strides Made at Secret Sessions

JAPAN ADVISED TO SURRENDER IMMEDIATELY   Warning, Broadcast By Naval Officer, Part Of Tru man’s Strategy   SUNDAY CONFERENCES HELD BY BIG THREE

Believe U. S. Surrender  Ultimatum Preface To   Russ Declaration

Truman Finds Stalin Cordial, Wins Major Concessions   By UNITED PRESS

BIG THREE PARLEY NEARS CONCLUSION   Truman Reported to Have Won Important Concessions

Links Arms. With Stalin’ Anent Japan   Belicved Developments Impending In the Japanese War, Results covered With Veil of Seereey

Davies Reports On LondonTrip   Truman Haw Diener ‘Tall With Special Essay

farning Given japan Part of Truman's Ideas   Broadcast to Nippon  To Surrender Viewed js Potsdam Strategy ; Tork on Peace Issues

HINT OF RUSSIAN ACTION SEEN IN U.S, BROADCAST   President Is Meeting Daily With Stalin

Believe Russia May Go Into Jap War Soon   Hint Of Russian Action In Pacific Seen In Surrender L ltimatum.   MAY BE IMMINENT

Peace Problems Viewed By ‘Big 3 Sunday; Truman Seeks Secrecy Lift

Japs Warned Russians May Enter Conflict   ‘Ultimatum’ Broadcast Viewed as Thinly- Veiled Threat

CONFEREES HAVE LEFT POTSDAM, REPORT CLAIMS   Part Of U. S. Delegatior Has Gone To “‘Surpris ing Destination”      STALIN IS MAKING SOME CONCESSIONS

Truman Wins  Concessions  From Stalin Cordial F riendship  With Soviet Premie Is Established

J. §. RADIO WARNS JAPS TO GIVE UP   Broadcast Cleared by Truman at Potsdam Makes Thinly Veiled Threat of Soviet Entry Into the Pacific War.

Russian Aid Hint Noted  In American  Ultimatum   Harmony Indicated At Potsdam Parley -

Broadcast to Japs Seen As Threat of War With Soviets.   Big Three Meeting Moving Ahead on Problems of Peace

U. S. Surrender Ultimatum Is Sent To Japan   Short-Wave Broadcast From Washington Authorized By President Truman

TRUMAN WINS FULL SUPPORT OF RUSSIANS   BIG THREE REACHES UNDERSTANDING ON PACIFIC WAR

President And Stalin Hit It Off .   Mutual Attachment Said to Have Resulted in Surprise Soviet Concessions

Report President Wins Concessions   Cordial Relationship Established Between Truman > and Stalin   ARE “DRIVING AHEAD”   A Broadcast Urges Enemy - ‘to Surrender to U. 5. atOnce

Soviets Set To Get Into Pacific War AtAnyHour   Veiled Threat Gets Big Three Bid; Terms Same

Hint Of Russian Action In Pacific Seen In Surrender Tltimatum To Jaban

Red Fight In Pacitic Held Likely   U.S. Ultimatum Called Thinly Veiled Warning

U.S. Surrender Plea May Mean Russians  Will Enter Fight   Big Three Nearing End of German Subject; To Concentrate on Japs

“Hint of Red Action In Pacific Seen In U. S. Surrender Ultimatum

Te ne de “x8 3  n~- we: é ene  ete) = . me — v Pore G.. ,  A=   sains moran: ~S Aims As Teacers Svrixe 29 sriencsain

(hief, Stalin Reach Cordial Relationship   for Larly  End of Conference ars Enhanced as Seventh Session Held

BlG-3 MEETING : INSECOND WEEK   Victory Over Japan Truman’s Prime Objective In Conference.   ISUNDAY SESSION HELD

TRUMAN AND STALIN FORM FRIENDSHIP AT BlG THREE MEETING  PRESIDENT IN HAPPY FRAME OF MIND OVER CONCESSIONS TO DATE

Ultimatum On Surrender Was  Veiled Threat!   Big Three Meeting Making Progress; Peace Problems Are  Aired

Truman Believed Getting U.S, Aims At Big 3 Meeting   Stalin Making Vital Concessions Through Personal Friendship

Truman Reaches Understanding * At Conference   Unexpected Concessions Said To Be Made By  Russia

Reds May Participate In Jap War  Ultimatum Gives Chance to Yield To America Alone

U.S. Warning To J aps Seen. As Strategy By President   Hints Japanese May Have To Deal Later with Russia. As Well as U.S.

U. S. Winning Concessions ‘As Truman And Stalin Form Warm Relationship

See Ultimatum To Japanese As Soviet Threat   Potsdam Observers Consid ev tt Warning of Russtam Participation In  Pacifie War

Truman Reported To Have Won Big  Red Concessions   ‘Cordial F riendship Said to Have Been Es. tablished With Stalin; Prospects For Early End of Parley Are Bright

U. S$. SURRENDER DEMAND CLEARED BY PRES. TRUMAN   ane amaiiairn sac

Stalin, Truman Have Agreed On Pacific War Aims   Unexpected Russian Concessions Result Of Cordial Friendship Struck Up By Conferees

Truman’s Aims Successful; Part of Delegation Leave On ‘Surprise’ Trip

WARNING TO JAPS CONCERNS PARLEY   Viewed os Part of Tru. “man’s Strategy; Sun_day Meet Held

TRUMAN GAINS MAJOR POINTS IN CONFERENCE   Relations With Stalin Very Cordial, Says Meeting Report

Cordial Relationships Established at Potsdam By Truman and Statin

Russian Entry Info Asiatic Conflict Seen   Edict To Surrender Or Face Annihilation Cleared By Potsdam

WARNING TO JAPS CONCERNS PARLEY   Viewed - ‘as ‘Part of Tru-man‘s Strategy; Sun"day Meet Held

Russia May Enter War In Pacific   Broadcast To Enemy Hints Soviet Participation Is Imminent

SOVIET PACIFIC ACTION HINTED BY ULTIMATUM   Surrender Order Was Sent Out To Nipponese With Truman’s Approval

WARNING GIVEN JAPS PART OF TRUMAN PLAN   Giving Up Now Means Dealing With U. S. Alone, Nips Told

Closing Date Near At Hand Says Report   One Section Of Delegation Preparing To Leave For Surprise Destination.

Ht Of Russ   ‘Surrender Ultimatum Broadcast To Nippor As Big Three Again  Confer At Potsdam

Russia's Entry Into War Against Japs Held Near  Truman Authorizes New Ultimatum  For Surrender Beamed to Enemy...

Warning to Japs Is Viewed as Part Of Truman's Strategy at Potsdam   Observers Believe Broadcast May Mean That Rus sian War Declaration Is Imminent

Big-3 Parley Enters Upon Second Week   Length May Depend Upon Result of British Elections

Warning Viewed by Observers as Hint That Russian Entry in Pacific War Being Mapped Out at Big Three Conference

BROADCAST NEW HINT TO ENEMY    Surrender Ultimatum Holds  Warning Theot Russia May  Side Against Japs

HST Wins Important Aims At Conference   Cordial Friendship Developed With Stalin; Parley Moves Toward End

Important U. S. Aims Reported Won by Truman   Cordial Relationship Established by President and Stalin

Truman Joins Most Cordial Stalin Amity —  Unexpected Russian Concessions Follow -Great Friendship

FIVE PEOPLE DIE IN SAN FRANCISCO   Celebration Puts 300 Others In Hospitals

Swede Correspondent Sees Germany Dying Before Fleeing Nazi Capital

Parley May Be Long, is View   Foreign Ministers Meet Beyond Dec. 25

Moscow Talks Will Not End By Christmas   Making Steady Progress Say Reports: Byrnes To At tend Dinner.   PROCEED SMOOTHLY)

Good Progress Being Made By Ministers   Moscow Meeting Will Extend Through Christmas Season

Making Headway At Big 3 Session      Foreign Ministers Do Not Expect to Finish by Christmas   GO INTO FIFTH DAY   Stalin “Well and Rested” Received Both Byrnes and Bevin

Progress In Talks   Big Three Con Confab May Last Over Christmas; Secrecy: In Problems

“Big 3” Reported Making Progress On Key Problems   May Continue Thru Christmas; Stalin Sees Envoys

REPORT MEET IN RUSSIA MAKING GO0D PROGRESS   Big Three Ministers Do No! Expect to Finish Work Before Christmas

Conference In Fifth Day; ls Prolonged   Parley Slated To Last Into Holidays

iy Ministers Make Progress   Indications Parley Won't Be Over By Christmas

BIG THREE WILL EXTEND PARLEY OVER HOLIDAYS   Progress Reported at Sessions; Byrnes, Bevin and Molotov Confer

TALIN RECEIVES BYRNES Foreign Minister  Talks May Continue Through Christmas

‘BIG THREE’ MEET MAKES PROGRESS   May Not Finish Conference Until After Christmas

Long Session Is Predicted For Ministers   Many Problems All Complicated Are on Agenda

BIG 3 TALKS ARE BELIEVED SUCCESSFUL   Steady Progress Reported in Conversations Between Ministers of U.S., Britain and Russia on World Problems,

Secrecy Shrouds Moscow - Metin  - Talks May Continue for Another Week -

MINISTERS MAY NOT CONCLUDE MEETINGS BEFORE CHRISTMAS  PROGRESS BELIEVED — MADE IN FIRST FIVE DAYS OF TALKS

Big 3 Parley Progress Seen   Foreign Minister Meet May Continue After Christmas Holidays

Ohio Legislature Adjourns Without Acting on Vetoes   Special Session on Regulation of Strip Mining Expected

Arabs Resist Massing Of French Army   8 Killed, 25  Wart in Syria

Suicide blow expensive to  naval forces  Grind out gains on Okinawa isle

HOLD UP WOMAN GETS HER ROAST   She Sees Beef in Butcher Shop; Gets It With Gun

SUGAR OUTLOOK BRIGHTER THAN U. §. EXPECTED   Vast Stores Found in Java, Crop Prospects Better

Wainwright Was Slapped, Stripped by Jap Guards in War Prisoner Camn

GEN. WAINWRIGHT AND ALLIED OFFICERS BEATEN AND FORCED TO STRIP PUBLICLY BY JAP CAPTO2S

LAPS SLAP, SULT WAN OTHER HIGH-RANKING PRISONERS       _ GENERAL JONES, BACK IN ys. TELLS. HOW CAPTIVES FORCED TO PRAY TO EMPEROR

JAPS STRIPPED, SLAPPED HIGH U.S, OFFICERS   Wainwright Among Those Forced to March In Nude

YANKS CAPTURE ONE AIRFIELD IN FIERCE FIGHTING   Tokyo Blasted by Superforts And Nips Get Jitters; Manila Mop-up Goes On

SOUTHERN END OF INVADED ISLAND IS SLICED BY MARINES   ‘ FIERCEST FIGHTING IN DEVILDOG HISTORY REPORTED BY NIMITZ

SCHWELLENBACH ASSUMES POWER AS LABOR ‘BOSS’   PRESIDENT GRANTS SECRETARY BROAD NEW AUTHORITY

Labor Secretary Takes Action On Detroit Dispute   U. S. May Intervene In Auto Strike

Labor ‘Boss’ Orders Study Of Walk-Outs   To Determine if U.S. Intervention Necessary; Armed With Authority

LABOR BOSS GIVEN BROAD NEW POWERS   'Lewis Schwellenbach Holds Presidential Grant To Deal With Industrial : Disputes  MAKES APPOINTMENTS

ACTS TO END STRIKES IN DETROIT AREA   ‘Chief Conciliator Edgar L. Warren “To Study Situation

Labor Chief Sent Into Trouble Area   Schwellenbach Uses His Newly Acquired Power By Taking Swift Step In Strike Situation

Schwellenbach Takes Over As - Boss Of Labor   President Shifts WLB, U.S. - Employment Service and WMC to Department Of Labor

Schwellenbach TakesPledge To Drive Right Into Middle Of Detroit Labor Situation

LABOR OFFICIAL MOVES 10 GET DISPUTE SOLVED   Delegates Warren to Study Detroit Strike Situation

Schwellenbacli’s ‘Trouble-Shooter’ May Call Industry-Labor. Meeting; Broad Authority Given New Chief

‘Schwellenbach, Armed. With New Authority, Gets Into Middle Of : Detroit’s Troubled Labor Issue

Schwellenbach Gets Broad Powers Over  Industrial Disputes  Agencies Shifted To Labor Dep't; New Warkers Out [n Oil Plants

To Learn If Intervention Is Required   Schwellenbach New. Labor “Boss” Under New Set-up  eS a:

SCHWELLENBACH TAKES OVER AS LABOR ‘BOSS’   Carries Out Pledge To Get IntoMiddle of Detroit’s Labor Fuss

Schwellenbach Orders Detroit Strike Study   Assumes Wide New Au: thority In Handling Of Labor Disputes.

Labor Situation Schwellenbach’s Baby--He Moves  Conciliation Chief Studies Detroit in As Gant  Cine

Labor Leader Carries Out His Promise   Gets Right Square In Middle Of Detroit's Trouble Situa Seen Bh   DELEGATES NEW CHIEF

Clark Field Taken, Manila Next Goal   Ching Coast Within Striking Distance of 13 Airstrip Field

GET FIELD FOR BIRTHDAYS   MacArthur and Krueger Handed  Prize by Infantrymen

Sixty enemy divisions in Yankee trap  Reds at edge of Bohmian plains

Patton, Soviet: Close In For Nazi Kill  Third Arniv Leans   Third Army Leaps Across Bohemia;  Pilsen 22 Miles OCF

Argentina is Offered Renewed Relations   Declaration Of War Against Axis Is First Prerequisite For Unity

Leipzig Falls; Ruhr Fight Ends   Third Army Cuts Into Germans’ Hideaway in Bavarian Alps After Bisecting Reich

Organized Nazi Resistance Ends In Industrial Area  First Army Captures   First Army Captures Leipzig; Britons Close Within Six Miles  OF Parse af Warmbiicen

TRUMAN SIGNS STATE PAPERS   Works With Advisers on Report to People

Air Raids Leave Cologne in Ruins But Transportation Is Kept Goins

\Etfect of Allied Bombings Revealed With Capture of Rhineland Cities

Raid Costs  Ascertained   ‘German Cities: Have “Suffered Huge. Loss:

ALLIED AIR RAIDS DESTROYED 60 ‘JO 80 PER CENT OF COLOGNE AND ‘KILLED OR INJURED 70.000 PEOPLE

Study Effect Of Allied ‘Ait Raids   Check of Captured German Cities Shows Results of Months Of Ceaseless. Bombing

Cities Reveal Bombing Value   Previous Estimates From Photographs Are Termed Conservative

War Has Been Brought Home To Germans .  Destruction Wrought On German Cities From Air Is Difficult To Describe

FIRSTHAND SIGHT OF DAMAGE DONE BY ALLIED BOMBS   Check of Colegne, Krefeld Show Air Raid Herror Brought Home to  Gormane

Damage Extent Lid Liffed on Allied Bombings   Experts Figure Out What Raids Can Accomplish

Allies: Smash 1,447 Planes In Two. Days   Destruction of Last Luftwaffe. Craft Continues

1345 PLANES LOST BY FOE IN TWO DAYS      Luftwaffe’ Slaughter Catches Craft On Ground

DENY MOTIONS 10 HALT MMC KAY TRIAI   Petition for Change of Venue and Year’s Delay Are Denied.

Many Killed When Ammo Dump ‘Blew’   Typhoon Soaked Seabees, Sailors Built Fire On It To Dry Clothes

Russia Demands ‘Trusteeship Aims Of League Powers   6 Nations Holding Mandates Fail to Answer Statement By Gromyko   OPPOSE TEMPORARY UNO COMMITTEE   Reds,. Yugoslavs. Hold It Would:Delay Creation of Permanent Body

Reds Seek Word On Trusteeships   Old League Mandates Come Under Study

RUSSIA PRESSES FOR DISPOSITION “OF LEAGUE ISSUE   Wants Nations Holding Territory Under Old’ Mandate System to Declare Selves  - on Trusteeship Plan >   UNO GROUP IS SILENT ON GROMYKO APPEAL   Soviet Delegate Raises Ques: tion In Committee Debat at Preparatory Parley it British Capital ~ -

Trusteeship Under UNO  Is Involved   Nations Holding Old League Mandates Asked To State Stanc

Soviets Urge Trustee Pool Of Mandates   Old League Members Get Gromyko Flea To Voice Intentions

IKE FOR TRAINING   Views of Supreme Commander Given in Letter to Woodrum

‘PEACE DRAFT’ GETS SUPPORT   General Eisenhower Urges Universal Military Training After the Wor

Peace Draft Has Backing of Eisenhower   Survival Enhanced by Military Training General Declares

Stimson Supports Program   Letter From Allied Commander In Chief Is Made Public

Eisenhower Urges Draft   Sees in Draft Fairness And Individual’s Survival Chances

Eisenhower In Favor Of Draft  For Peacetime   Citizens Should Be Trained For Obligations in  Time of War, He Says

Fisenhower Advise: Peacetime Military Training  Stimson Urges Training   Stimson Urges Training Bill Enactment Now Instead of After Wor

Eisenhower For Peacetime Draft   Youth Should Be Trained In Understanding Of War Cbligations.

STIMSON, ‘IKE’ URGE TRAINING   Peacetime ‘Draft Proposal Backed By War Leaders

IKE ENDORSES TRAINING SETUP IN PEACETIME   Backs Plan in ‘Fairness te Country, Survival in War’

Draft Backed By Eisenhower   Sec’y Stimson Also Uraes Training Law

W. Va. Mines Being Readied For Operation        ed for Crews » Shafts

State Miners Prepare To Return To Jobs   Crews Start Sunday Midnight; Ruling On Jobless Pay Made

See Senate Opposition to Potsdam Plan   GOP Members Fail tc Endorse Provisions Of Agreement

G. 0. P. Raps Potsdam Plan   President Facing TT. ouble in Senate

Senate Trouble Looms Ahead For Peace lreaties   Vicorous Republican Criticism of Potadam Agreement is Forerunner.

BIG THREE PACTS DRAWS GOP FIRE   SLICE OF GERMANY FOR POLAND SOWS WAR SEEDS: TAFT

Senate Trouble ‘Scheduled For.  Peace Treaties   Big Three Agreements Come In For Stiff Re publican Criticism.

Big Three Sow Seeds of War, Taft Declares   Allocation of German Land ‘to Poland to Pave Way for Future Conflict; Vague Terms

Prompt Republican Criticisms Of Petsdam Agreements. Show Truman That Senate May Rebel

GOP CRITICAL OF AGREEMENT   Truman Given Notice There May Be Senate Trouble Ahead on Treaties.   DOCUMENT IS ANALYZED

SENATORS SEE PACT BREEDER OF TROUBLE   ANY AGREEMENT OF BIG THREE, WITH URGENCY OF WAR ENDED, LOOKED UPON AS ENCOURAGING

Big 3 Pact Brings GOP Criticism   Notice of Possible Senate Trouble Is Given Truman; Say  ‘War Seeds Sown’

Republican Criticism Of Potsdam. Terms — Serves Notice On Truman Of Trouble Ahead

Vigorous GOP Criticism For Big 3 Program   Serve Notice on Truman There May Be Trouble Ahead on Treaties

Senate Fight Over Potsdam Pact Looming   Taft Criticizes Clause Dealing With Treaties

[Republican Criticism of Potsdam Pact \Serves Notice There May Be 'Trouble Ahead for Peace Treaties

Criticism Is Hurled af Big Three Proposal   Republicans Give Hint Program Will Run Into Tough Sledding When It Is Before U.S. Senate

Republican Senators Criticize Agreements Made by Big Three   Taft and Wheeler Indicate Trouble Ahead for Treaties

Big Three ‘Sows Seeds of Future Wars,’ Says Taft   Praises ‘Harsh’ Terms for Germany; Sees Trouble in Russian Domination of Poland

Senate Trouble Looms Over Pact   Republicans Predict Future War Made Likely by Aqreement

DECISIONS HIT BY ROP LEADER      Serves Notice On Truman That Peace Treaties  Mav Face Trouble

Republicans Voice Early Disapproval of vig Three Pac   Senator Taft Sees Seeds of Future War in Division of Poland

COP Criticism Of Potsdam Agreements Presages Senate Trouble For Truman   Senator Taft Attacks Agreements and Hits at Setting Up of 5-Power Council.

GOP Senators Take Shots At P otsdam Vi 1ews   Trouble Sighted Ahead Fo Peace Treaties Envisaged By Big-Three © Doeument

See Senate Break Over Potsdam Agreements   Senator Taft Calls Polish Control In Easterr Germany “Seeds Of Future War”

Senate Battle Brewing Over Peace Treaties   Taft Takes Lead ‘In Criticism Of Berlin Meeting

‘RepublicansOfferCriticism _OfAgreementsAtPotsdam; \Senate TroubleMayDevelop

COMMUNIST, CHINESE GOVERNMENT TROOPS SAID ENGAGED IN FIGHTING IN SHANTUNG

22 Persons Die in Crash of Air Lines Plane   Craft Piunges Into Dense South  Cevalneg Sree

22. Persons Die in Crash of Air Lines Plane  Craft Plunges Into Dense South Carolina Swamp

U.5., BRITAIN BEGINS CONTROL Oi ZONES IN BERLIN   Montgomery Arrives in Capital as Soviets Relinquish Authority

BERLIN CONTROL ~ ACCORD REACHED   Yanks. British Take Over Their Assigned Zones

Soviets Relinquish Control Over U.S., ‘British Occupation Zones in Berlin

‘MONTY’ REACHES BERLIN; CONTROL CHAOS ENDED   Purpose Of Marshal's Visit Clouded; Food Paliey Set

MONTGOMERY ARRIVES IN BERLIN   Purpose of Visit Un: disclosed; Allies Take Over Zones

U.S. And Britain Take Over Control Of Berlin Zones   Arrival Of Field Marshal Montgomery In Berlin Is Announced

Would Compel Extradition Of  Pierre Laval   Assert Government of Spain Same as Other Fascist countries

French Group Wants Break With Spain   Foreign Affairs Committee Would Force Laval Extradition, Ouster of Franco

ALLIES ASKED TO PUT FRANCO OUT OF OFFICE   Assembly Committee Demands Forceful Return of Laval

‘Leaders Urge Break With ‘Axis’ Neighbor   Gen. De Gaulle Prodded to Force:  a Le a Ce ee <n 

Break With Spain And Franco Ouster Is Urged By France   Action Proposed To United Nations With Request That Spain Be Forced To Hand Over Pierre Laval, Under Death Sentence for Treason

Commitice Asks -DeGaullist Group > BreakWithSpain   Foreigu Affairs Members Want Laval Extradited And Gen. Franco Ousted

FRENCH FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WANTS OUST FRANCO  ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT GOVERNMENT BREAK RE LATIONS WITH SPAIN

FRANCE- SPAIN BREAK URGED   GROUP WOULD FORCE FRANCO FROM OFFICE

De Gaulle Asked To Break With Spain, Get Laval   Franco Regime Termed Fascist, Menace To World Democracy

French Committee Recommends Break With Gen. Franco   Ask Ouster of Spanish Dictator, Return of Laval

French Foreign Affairs Committee Wants DeGaulle Tx Break Relations With Spain   Demands Extradition Of Laval: Wants Alliec Nations To Force Franco Fea Office

France Would  Oust Franco   De Gaulle ‘Asked To Break Relations With Spain, Get Laval.

French Group To Demand Break   RELATIONS WITH FRANCO MAY BE SEVERED SOON

French Ask Spain Relations Broken   Demand Spain Be Forced To Hand Over Laval,  AcL Ernnran Racianation

Ask De Gaulle To Break With  Franco Ruling   Also Force Extradition Of Laval: Means To Force Franco From Office.   TERMED AS MENACE

DEGAULLE TOLD TO PUSH LAVAL CASE IN SPAIN   French Committee Urges Goy ernment To Force Ouster of Franco

De Gaulle Is Asked To Break With Spain   Spanish Regime, Assailed For Harboring Laval, Called Menace to World

Call On France To Break With  Franco’s Spain   French Foreign Affairs Committee Would Forte Extradition Pierre Laval

French Group Urges Break With Spain  Franco’s Ouster By Allies Asked

French Assail Spanish Regime   Allies Urged to Force Franco From Office: Madrid Break Demanded

FRANCO REGIME CALLED MENACE TO DEMOCRACY   French Foreign Affairs Committee Recommends Relations Be Broken; May Recall] Syrian And Leban ese Ministers.

French Group Asks That Franco Be Ousted From Office  De Gaulle Government Requested to Break Relations With Spain

WOULD FORCE EXTRADITION OF LAVAL   Foreign Affairs Committee Demands Franco Ouster   SPANISH REGIME   Termed Menace To World Democracy: London Refuses Comment

Extradition Of Laval Demanded  French Commi   French Committee Votes for Allied Ouster of Franco

French Ask Allies Break with Spain   Laval’s Release Sought; ‘Butcher of Paris’ Taken   Hitler’s. Notes. Found Showing Nazis Planned, Not Fell into World War

Phillip Krieg And Celesta F eatherston  Married March 2  Ceremony Held _ _At Home Of -. a Bride’s ‘Parents .

Phillip Krieg And Celesta Featherstor  Married March 2  Ceremony Held At Home Of  Bride’s Parents

Tariff Cutting  Powers Pruned   Senate Finance Committet  TT tenn Baninennant BRib

Truman Fails To Get Power To Cut Tariff   ClauseKnockedOut Of Extension Bill. By Senate Group

TRUMAN GETS SET-BACKON TARIFF CUTS   Senate Group Rejects Rate Cutting Authority in Trade Bilt

hiefs Request for ad to Cut Tariff a [s Denied   " Demo Members of Finance Committee join With Seven GOP’s to Cut Out Clause  Despite President's Declaration That ‘ulsonal Rate-Cutting Authority Needed

TRUMAN WILL ~ VISIT PALACE   PRESIDENT TO STAY AT BUCKINGHAM WHILE IN LON“~~ DON—LONG TOUR PLANNED

Army to Rush Discharge Of Soldiers   Reconversion Director Expect Discharge Of 500,000 Monthly

Millions Of Men To Return To Civilian Life In 12 Months   Demoblization to Be Speed. ed, Both Army and Navy To Start Releasing More

Plan Release Of 7,000,000 Within Year   Demobilization Rate Te  Be Stepped Up Soon  To 500,000 A Month  Snyder Predicts

PLAN RELEASE OF 7 MILLION MEN IN YEAR   Only Men Under 26 To Be Called Into Service

Drafting of Mer Over 25 Halted Releases Sped  Truman Reports vy  wa YAurRAaACE   Truman Reports Only Youngest To Be Drafted

FIVE MILLION MEN ~ MAY BE RELEASED   President Predicts They Will Be Returned In 12 to 18 Months

Five Million Men Now in Ariny May —Be Dutin a Yea   Trunvan Says Only Lowast Age Groups Will Naw Re Drufted

Draft Of Men Over 26 Will Be Stopped   Truman Forecasts Early Cut in Size of the   - Demy

FIVE MILLION SOLDIERS MAY BE RELEASED   President Truman Forecasts Discharge of That Number Within Next 12 to 18 Months.

Release of Over 5,000,000 From Armed Forcesin Year Seen by President Truman

President Orders Draft Cut   Only Men Under 26 To Be Inducted As Replacements ©

7: Million: Seen ‘Leaving Service In Coming Year   Snyder Views Half-Million > Men Demohilized Every Month. In: Short . Time

7,000,000 MEN 10 BE RELEASED   DEMOBILIZATION RATE AT 500,000 PER MONTH

ARMY 1 neUUbe RANKS AT ONCE, SAYS PRESIDENT  ‘Draft Quotas Will Also Be   Draft Quotas Will Also Be Slashed, Truman  Ronee eae ae   OVERSEAS VETERANS WILL BE REPLACED

1 Million GI's To Be Released In 12 Months   Only Men Under 26 Will Be Called To  Service In Future

DEMOBILIZATION UF   At Least Seven Million Men Will Be Released in Next Year

5,000,000 Men Now in Army May Be Discharged within 18 Months   Jruman Says Only Lowes Age Groups Will Now Be Drafted

Plan Release 0f 7 Million Men In Year   500,000 Expected To Be Discharged Each Month; Continue Cal Of Men Under 26

7 Million Men To Be Released   Within 12 Months Says Snvder; Up To 500,000 Soldiers A Month.

AT LEAST 7,000,000 MEN IN SERVICE T0 BE OUT IN 12 MONTHS  ARMY DEMOBILIZATION WILL STILL BE ON BASIS OF SERVICE. DEPENDENTS

SEVEN MILLION TO LEAVE U.S. SERVICE SOON   Recr-version Boss Says Thet Number To Be Discharged Within Year

ARMY PLANS TO RELEASE FIVE MILLION   Pending Determination of End of Draft, Only Men Under 26 Will Be Called   NO DEFINITE FIGURES

Truman Forecasts Release of Five Million Soldiers   Recommends Selective Service Cut Monthly Draft From 80,000 To 50,000.

To Discharge 7 Million in 12 Months  Navy Also Plans to   Navy Also Plans to Release Some Men at Once

7 Million Men To Return To Civilian Life   Reconversion Head Says Demobilization To Be Stepped Up To 900,000 Per Month

Congress Will ae on Draft Policies   After Cessation Of Hostilities Is Declared

At Least Seven Million ‘Men In Armed Service To Be ‘Released Within 12 Months   Demobilization To Be Stepped Up To Rate Of 500,000 Men A Month

7,000,000 Will Be Out In Year   Demobilization Of Men In Armed Forces To Be Stenved Un Shortly.

WILL RELEASE 7 MILLION YANKS IN 12 MONTHS   Demobilization Plan Applies to Both Branches of Armed Forces

 Arab Countries Opposed to Western Domination— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/  War Stirs Middle East During Peace Talks

FIGHTING IN SYRIA BETWEEN NATIONS REPRESENTED PEACE ICONFFRENCE TRAGIC AFFAIR

The War Today...   French-Arab Fight   By DeWITT MacKENZIE AP War Analwet

French-Arab Upheaval_Is Ugly Affair   Fighting. In ‘Syria Between Frerich Troops and Natives Is'A Tragic Cirewmstance; Could Involve Many.  ee

GREAT FIRES  ARE BURNING "IN JAP CITY      ‘ONS OF INCENDIARY BOMBS * DROPPED BY SUPERFORTS “f° OM ENEMY AMRCRAFT CENTER

Huge Aircraft Center Burning Following Raid  Damage to City Seen ac Grent      Damage to City Seen as Great As at Tokyo

FIRES SPREADING AFTER 2ND RAID ON HOMELAND   Low-Flying Planes Throw Off Defense; Tokyo Admits Damage

Vice Admiral McCain Passes Away Suddenly   Nip Hating Commander Of Task Force 38 Dies of Heart Attack

VICE ADMIRAL JOHN S. CAIN DIES SUDDENLY   Death. Comes Less Than 24 Hours After Return Home   LED TASK FORCE   Veteran Navy Man Had Taken Part In Jan Surrender

Sudden Death Attributed fo. Battle Strain   Died Less Than 24 Hours After Return To U.S. from Pacific

JNO, S. M'CAIN, VICE ADMIRAL, DIES SUDDENLY   Pacific Hero Commanded Carrier Force 38

ADM. M’'CAIN SUCCUMBS AT SAN DIEGO   Famous Task Force Leader Dies of Heart Attack

Adml. MeCatin. Pacifie Hero. Dies Suddenly   Commander Of Famed Task Foree 38 Succumbs To Heart Attack

VICE ADMIRAL M'CAIN IS DEAD   Noted Task Force Leader Witnessed Jap Surrender

Admiral McCain Dies of Heart Aitack   Was Commander of Fast Task Force 38 in Pacific

SUCCUMBS AT SAN DIEGO   Farmous Task Force Leader Dies of Heart Attack   ADMIRAL CARNEY SAYS US. MUST BE PREPARED TO MAINTAIN MILITARY PRESSURE ON JAPAN FOR MANY VEapc

VICE ADM. McCAIN DIES IN CALIF.   Had Returned from Pacific Only 24  Hours Previously

Fatal Heart Attack Ends Career Of Adm. McCain, Famed Task Force Leader

CELEBRATE AT GUAM   A Year Ago the Yankees Returned Og to the Island —

Guam Freed Year Ago    Natives Celebrate Liberation Day in Singing and Dancing

Guam Fetes US. Return Anniversary   Natives Celebrate; isle Now One of Greatest Bases: Nimitz

FIRST LADY ARRIVES  AT AMERICAN LINES   Philippine President’s Wife Remained on Islands

Urges: Majority- Vote ‘Approval Of Congress ‘On Military Treaties -

Both Houses ° To Have Say On Armed Aid   President Settles Controversy in Coneress

Truman to Seek Majority Vote Approval in Charter   Asks Both House and Senate Ratification of Future Agreements

President Clears A Charter Point   Truman Wants Congress to Approve Muilitary Agreements   A MESSAGE TO SENATE   Senators Hope to Reach a Vote on Document Be fore Nightfall

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  TO SEEK MAJORITY  VOTE BOTH HOUSES ANY MILITARY AGREEMENTS UNDER CHARTER

troop Use. Put Up to Congress   Senate or Two-House Approval in Crisis, Urged by President

Truman to Seek Congress Approval Of Military Pacts   Charter Agreemenis Must Be Approved By Majority Votes

TRUMAN CLEARS CHARTER (S5U   Will Seek Majority-Vote Approval of Congress on Agreements.

Truman Want: House to Act On Pact Terms   President Requests Both Bodies Vote On Military Clauses

Truman To Ask Charter Pacts Maj ority Vote   : 1  Other Alternative Ts Suh-!  mission of Treaty tv Seu-  ate Requiring Two Thirds Approval

TRUMAN WANTS HOUSE, SENATE VOTE ON PACTS   Will Ask Majority Approval By Both On Any Military Steps Under Charter

Truman Suggest Majority Vote On Troop Use   50-Nation Agreement Nears Ratification As President Acts

CONGRESS WILL PASS ON PACT   \Truman Will Submit All Miltary Agreements To Both Houses

TRUMAN TO PUT MILITARY PACTS TO BOTH HOUSES   Sends Word to Congress Where Senate is Nearing Final Charter Vote

YANKS RELEASE 3,700 CIVILIANS IN PHILIPPINES   Correspondent Finds Wife After 3 Years of Separation

Pitiful Sight Meets Eyes Of Invaders At Big Internment Camp   Kmaciated Group Just Skin, Bones   United Press Correspondent Reunited With Wife  After Two Years

Reporter in 1 Glad Reunion With Wife, One of Nurses Freed in Cruel Jap Camp

Armada of 300 Raids Bypassed Island, Report   56 American Aircraft Scout Nip Homeland, Enemy Radio Says

56 Planes Scout Honshu and Kyushu Several Hours; 300) Carrier Planes Attack Wake Islarid, Jap Radio Reports.   THREE JAPANESE SHIPS ARE SUNK

Honshu, Kyushu Reported Scouted By U, S. Planes   Japs Say Preparations Made For Stepped-Up Bombing of Islands -

ALLIED PLANES ATTACK WAKE   First Attack in Strength This Year on Island ~— New Attention Being Focused on Tiny Spot in Pacific.

Carrier Planes Make Smashing Attack Qn Wake   By-Passed Jap Island Received Pounding

Japs Report Carrier Attack On Wake Isle   New Attention Focused on Island Of 1941 Enic Battle

Planes Scout Jap HomelandinF orce   Wake: ‘Battered by: Carrier’ Planes: -

Bad News For Nips: . [Tokyo Hits Blue Note, Invasion Jitters Mount

Airmen Scout Southern Japan Tokyo Reports   Bombing Data Being Gathered, Broodcast Savs

INVASION FEAR HAUNTS TOKYO   Yank Planes Scout Japan; Tokyo Reports Invasion Preparations

Yank Planes Sean Targets For Bombings   Task Force Reported In Vicinity Of Honshu And Kvushu

ITALIANS SEIZE IL DUCE, CLAIM   Mussolini Turned Over To Court In Milan, Report

Army Air Forces Stresses Need For Airpower On Thirty kighth Birthday.

1,000 Longshoremen Keturn to Work in New York Today  WAR LABOR BOARD EMERGENCY SESSION  Will Remain Active and Set Wage and Price Policies

More Strikers Scheduled To Resume Work   N. Y. Longshoremen Will Probably Accept Compromise By  Mayor La Guardia.

STATE TAKES OVER TRANSIT SYSTEM   Massachusetts Seizes StrikeBound Property

Chennault Case To Be Dropped   cf Senate Committee Ends Investiqation

Judge Johnson 3 Sons Indicted By Federal Jury  Charged With Conspiracy To Halt Justice And Fraud

oT G8 MILES FROM COLOGNE   Ninth Imperils Duésseldorf In Sweeping Gains at Edge of Ruhr.   WIDEN ERFT BRIDGEHEAD

Yanks Cross Erft On Cologne Plain   Nazis Withdrawing Artillery as Combined Armies Storm Into Rhine

CrowdsSilent as Mothers of Fallen lwo Flagraisers Meet Survivors

CHARGE BOY SHOT FATHER   COLUMBUS YOUTH I8S HELD FOR FIRING FATAL SHOTS ‘DURING FAMILY DISTURBRANCE

GIANT NUTCRACKER CLOSING ON NAZIS   GERMAN ‘POSITION BLACKEST SINCE 1918 AS RUSSIANS ATTACK IN EAST. -

Allies Closing Giant Vise On Nazis From East. West   Coordinated Attacks Appear To Be Development Of Allied Grand Strategy; Report Hitler To Transfer Troops From ltaly To Meet Thrusts

2,500,000 Reds Strike For Berlin; Hitler May Abandon Northern Italy

Wide Hunt On For Nazi Chiefs   War Criminal Sought In Bavaria, Austria

HIDEOUTS ARE BEING COMBED FOR HIMMLER   EQUIPMENT CRATED FOR SHIPMENT TO PACIFIC FRONT

Believed To Be Hiding  In Bavaria   Moscow and , Londo Press Demand Germa High Cammand Be De stroyed Along With Entire Nazi System

HOUSE TO PASS TAX REDUCTION MEASURE TODAY   Committee Opposes Lend. ing Money To Russia And Britain   ATOMIC BOMB ISSUE STILL IN CONGRESS

SOLONS WANT BRITISH, RED LOANS’ DELAY   Atomic Power Still A Puzzle To

TWENTY KILLED IN PLANE WRECK   PCA LINER CRASHES INTO MOUNTAIN pPpraAk

Stolen Baby Dies Of Broken Neck   Infant Believed Victim Of Children’s Game

COAL PRODUCERS MAY SUE UNION   ‘action Would Be Based On Recent Foremen’s Strike

NO ARMISTICE YET FOR CHINA   U.S. 10th Air Force Goes Into Action; Some Japs Giving Up

Quisling Given Death Penalty   Hold Final Summation  Of Treason Charge

Prosecuter Asks ~ Quisling’s Deail   Calls for Supreme Penalty As Trial Mears End

HITLER PLANNED. GIBRALTAR ATTEGK   Eritish to Be Driven fromm Mediterranean, Portuzal Invaded

REVEAL PLAN TO TAKE GIBRALTAR  HITLER   Nazi Chief Sought te Drive British Out of Mediterranean

HOLIDAY TRAVEL CROWDS TRAINS   Air Lines Have Waiting Lists; Buses Packed To The Doors

Travel Hits New Records   Sale of Tickets Suspended _ In Some Great Centers; Buses, Trains, Planes Crowded ‘

Xmas Travel  Reaches Peak   One Rail Line Suspends Ticket Sales At Number OF Points.

TRAVELERS PACK TRAINS, BUSSES   HOLIDAY SWARMS STRAIN FA. CILITIES OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS,

Holiday Train Travel Taxing  Railroad, Lines   Volunie Becomes So Great One System Suspentls Ticket Sales at Number of Points

Holiday Travel Jamming Rails, Planes, Buses   Thousands Packed r Stations Unable To Board Trains; Halt Sales On One Line

Nazi-Controlled Telegraph Declares Capitulation Of Troops In Scandanavia Will Be Announced Saturday; Revolt Said To Have Started In Prague

SURRENDERING FORCES TODAY WERE WHAT WAS LEFT OF GERMAN FIRST AND 15TH ARMIES OF GROUP “G” ON NAZI SOUTHERN WING.

Biggest B-29 Blasts Jap Home Island:   Fi ighters Escort Giant Bombers For First Time

SIX BODIES Ft FOUND In IN WRECKED U. 5. BOMBER ON OAHU ISLAND REEF

NEW PUSH MADE TOWARD BORNEO   M’ARTHURE’S MEN INVADE BALABAC ISLE, 45 MILES FROM OW-RICH AREA.

Yankees Drive 22 Miles  Toward Davao Ralahac Teland. 45   Balabac Island, 45 Miles North of Borneo, Is Invaded

ISLAND INVASIONS THREATEN BORNEO   Yanks Enter Balabac 45 Miles to North: Hold  Ground on Tawitawi

Bt RRR OR  BORNEO FACES FRESH THREAT   Americans Invade Balabac, Only 45 Miles From Oil-Rich Island

Yankees Drive 22 Miles  Toward Davac   Balabac Island, 45 Miles North of Borneo, Is Invaded

NEW LANDINGS MENACE BORNEO   Invasion Of Balabac Island Threatens Oil-Rich Territory

U.S. DIVISIONS TO CHANGE AND MOVE ARE LISTED      Home Folk Get First Report Of Transfers Among Fighting ies

Will Form Part of Permanent . _ Occupation Force   Prospective  Shifts : of American Units In Europe Revealed

82ND AIRBORNE DUE IN BERLIN   Prospective Shifts oru. § Units In Europe Told By Stars And Stripes

Arnold To Retire As Air Force Head   Announces A New Super. bomber Capable Of Over 5,000 Mile Flight Ranve

High School Musicians Placed In Eighteen Events At State Contest   Win Six Division I And Seven Division II Events

PROGRESS ON ~ SOME POINTS  1$ REVEALEE   BECRETARY OF STATE INDICATES TRUMAN, STALIN AND ATLEE TO HOLD MEETING

MEAT PROBE ~~ STEPPED UF   \ENFORCEMENT CHIEF INDICAT ES PROGRESS IN GETTING } DATA ON BLACK MARKET

OPA CRACKS DOWN ONBLACK MARKETS   Unprecedented Case Are Netted in Drive in Metrepclitan Areas

Hitler Abandons Quisling; Norway Traitors Must Face Wrath of Betrayed People

May Sacrifice Nazis In Norway   Believe Withdrawal  of Forces Planned

Hitler Plans to Remove Troops   GERMAN FORCES TO QUIT NORWAY FOR EUROPE

Report Progress On Refinancing Plans      President Smith Reports at PE Board Meeting Thursday

PE REFINANCING PLAN DISCUSSED BY DIRECTORS   Bids On 63,784 Shares Of New Preferred Stock Invited In January

OUTLOOK FOR JOBS IN STATE BRIGHT   LABOR SUPPLY SHORT IN MANY AREAS—WORK FOR RETURNING VETS SEEN,

Veterans Able to Find Work Most Cities in State   Local Industries in Need of Men; Some Housing Problem

Conditions In Missourl Said  To Be Bright   Sedalia Expects To Absorb Its Returned Workers

PRIME MINISTER TELLS COMMONS THAT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE DEMAND WILL . * PROLONG WAR

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   CHURCHILL REAFFIRMS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER PRINCIPLE

Planes Strike Again at Japs Over Wide Area   Enemy Soldiers Being Pursued By Allied Troops

Nippons Lose Pass Leading fo Indo-China   Chinese Troops Clear Border Province and Retake Chennakwan

64 ENEMY PLANES ARE KNOCKED OUT   Allies, on Other Hand, Ac« knowledge Nip Pilots Hit Three British Cars riers and Troops Land in China.

WILD RETREAI OF NIP FORCE: 1S REPORTED         Japanese, Landing  Party Also Pushed Back; More. Bombings And Shi P. Sinkinas Listed. .

U. §. Warplanes Continue Atfacks On Jap Homeland   Jap Suicide Planes Damage British Carriers

INDONESIANS DEFY ORDER TO END RESISTANCE   Nationalists. Cal] For Nation - Wide Java Uprising

Nimitz Will : Wait Official Peace Word   Pacific War to Go On as Usual, He Tells Commanders

NIMITZ AWAITS OFFICIAL WORD   Orders Forces to Be Vigilant Against Japanese Treachery.   IFLEET NOW OFF JAPAN

Japan Will Be Pounded Until Definitely Out   Only Actual Surrender Will Stop Devastating Air-Sea Attacks.

Fleet Awaiting Official Word; B29’s Inactive   Nimitz to Take No Action Until He Hears From Washington

Admiral Nimitz Awaits Official Word From Navy   Pacific Commander Will Take No Action UntilOrers Arrive

MANPOWER WASTE IS BEING CHECKED   Committee To Swoop Down On War Production Centers

WAR PRODUCTION PROBES PLANNED   VISITS TO FOLLOW UP NORFOLK INVESTIGATION

S-Sst. Kratoska Slugs Guard, Holds Mayor At Bay With Gun In Escape trom Nazis

Weather   Woather A Vaasr Aca      S-Sgt. Kratoska Slugs Guard, Holds Mayor At Bay With Gun In Escape from Nazis

Foreign Relations Chairman Confident... . .  Senate Approval Likely For Joining PeacePlan

Hold Giles, Cook in $25,000 Bail  _ Variety of Charges  Ejled Aaqainst Them

JAPS ASSERT U. S. SHIPS QUIT ATTACKS   Tokyo Radio Declares Task Force From Which 1,000 Planes Have Been Blasting Homeland Has Withdrawn.

Japanese Declare U.S. Vessels  Flee Kamikaze  Shellings Cease; Enemy Credits Suicide Forces

TOKYOREPORTS CARRIER FORCE ENDS ASSAULT   Radio Claims 26 Of Raiders Downed, Declares Land Planes Strike Again

CAPTURING BUDAPEST   FIGHTING ELSEWHERE   eS £3 =. 2  President’s Message To Congress Will Clarify Foreign Relations

Foreign Affairs May Dominate #.D.R. Message   Exact Definitions  Of Policy However, j Are Not Expected  In Talk to Conaress

Congress to Hear Annual  F.R. Message   Comprehensive Discussion of Foreign Affairs Included

FDR Message Will State Policy of U.S.   Manpower Has Place In Plans for President’s Speech

Foreign Affairs Discussion Seen By Roosevelt   President Expected to Avoid Explicit Statement on Stand Until After Big Three Meet

aT DR. Will Discuss Foreign Affairs in sAnnual Message   y  Chief Executive Would  Keep Way Open for Bargaining in Conferences

Roosevelf'to Discuss U. S. Foreign Policy   Radio: Talk. Tomorrow Night to. _ Summarize

Roosevelt Message  On the Air   To Broadeast Summary of Address  To Congress on State of Nation

FR. to Deliver Policy Address   Broadcast to Deal With Manpower Draft, Foreign Affairs Among Other Matters In Summarization of Congress Message

PRESIDENT WILL SUMMARIZE ANNUAL MESSAGE TO NATION  PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS TO DEAL WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS

\Comprehensive Discussion For Foreign Affairs Seen In FDR Message Tomorrow

FDR To Discuss Foreign Affairs And Manpower   President Not Expected To Define Exact U.S. Policy On Europe's Problems

President To Give Summary  Of Message   Roosevelt To Speak Or Radio Saturday Nigh! In Summary Of Hi: 8,000-Word Message

President to Give Radio Speech Tomorrow Night, Summarizing His State of Union Message to Congress

Indieates He Might Touch Upon Subject of More Material For French In  Congress Messave

President to Broadcast State Speech   Says Message to Deal With Foreign Policy And Manpower

FDR to Discuss Foreign Affairs   Indicates Speech Moy Touch on More Materials for France

F. D. R.’S MESSAGE WILL DEAL WITH FOREIGN POLICY   CONGRESS EXPECTED TO GET OUTLINE OF GENERAL U. S. AIMS

U. §. Policy Will Be Bart By Roosevelt   Full Exposition Unlikely Until After “Big Three" Meeting

THE PRESIDENT WILL TAKE TO AIR TOMORROW NIGHT   To Summarize to the Na. tion His Regular State of the Union Message.   TIME IS NOT YET SET   Will Deliver the Message Earlier in the Day to the Congress.

Foreign Policy Gets Attention   FDR Annual Message ‘Including Discussion

GONGRESS AWAITS ENNUAL MESSAGE   President Will Summarize Document In‘Satur. day Radio Talk   STUDIES MANPOWER   No Exact Definition Of U.S. Foreign Policy I: Expected

sO ORIEL NN EON BTEC EES titan NE A ONCE AES SEN ONT  F. D. R. will air talk Saturday

TALKBYF.R.10 BE BROADCAST SATURDAY EVE   Message Will Deal With Foreign Policy and Manpower Problem:

FDR to Discuss  Congress Message  » = President to Take to Air to Tell OF State of Union at Present Time

Oil Retineries, Auto Piants Going Back Into Action; Lewis Adamant

Secretary Calls Another Meet Today   Major Walkouts Are Over In Detroit. Coal ‘Miners Strike Remains Most Serious At Presak

Coal Conferees Make Progress; Talks Continue   Number of Idle Mines and Miner: Increases; Back-to-work Moves lop Thousands Off Idle Rolls

-CABINET — CHANGE  Biddle-V Will Retire From  - Cabinet Job   Truman Expected To Announce, Accéptance Of _ - Resignation Today

Resignation in Truman's Hands  Judge Schwellenbach Probable Successor

Biddle Will Quit Office   President Is Expected To:Announce Change

BIDDLE WILL BE REPLACED   Truman May Disclose ‘Appointment of Successor Today.

Biddle May Refire trom Cabinei ‘President to Give Repor Concerning Attorney

Expect Biddle To Relinquish Cabinet Post   President Scheduled To fake Anuouncement Concerning Allorney General Today

THINK BIDDLE TO LEAVE HIS CABINET JOB   Announcement of Attor ney General's Early Re. tirement Expected at Truman Press Confer. ence This Afternoon.

EXPECT BIDDLE TO RETIRE SOON   SCHWELLENBACK MAY BE HIS SUCCESSOR AS ATT’Y GENERAL

Attorney General Biddle to Resign Is Tip at White House Conference

HINT BIDDLE TO RESIGN SOON   May Take Diplomatic Post Somewhere in Europe

Early Retirement Biddle Indicated   President To Have Announcement Concering Him At News Conference

Retirement Of Biddle Likely   President To Make Announcement Later Today About Attorney General.

Retirement Of Biddle Awaited   President Arranges News Conference Concerning Attorney General.

—LEGISLATURE— Strip Mir ining Bill Blasted   ‘Ohio House -Turns Down Measure. Recommended By Governor

OHIO GOVERNOR GETS SET-BACKS BY LEGISLATURE   Strip Mining Regulations and Travel Pay Cut Backfire On Lausche

Aubrey. Willidms Knows Nothing About Rural . Matters Saves McKellar

MelKellar Raps Aub Williams   senator Declares REA Nomince * Knows. Nothing About Eleetricity.

CHINESE DRIVE GAINING POWER   Troops Advance In Push On Canton And Along Coast

CHINESE IN GAINS      Japanese Land Corridor to IndoChina Is Broken

CHINESE PURSUING WITHDRAWING JAPS ALONG COASTAL ROAD  BIG FORMER U. S. AIR ' FORCE BASE AT LIUCHOV  BACK IN CHINESE HANDS

HIGHWAY AND RIVER JUNCTION CAPTURED   Mengshan Capture Would Represent Growing Drive From Kweilin.

INJURIES FATAL TO YOUTH, 16   ‘Dean C. Foust, Grover Hill  Accident Victim

Set. Saxton Is Awaiting Assignment   Veteran Radioman-Gunner On Bomber Is Now Staticned At Atlantic City

LT. BARLOW REPORTS FOR REDISTRIBUTION   Doylestown Airman in Service 2¢ Months-—Had Five Missions

Ledo Road Veteran At Atlantic City   Ccrporal Robert H. Candee Of New Haven Road Had Long Service Overseas °

ALLIES’ AIR WAR ON SUPPLY LINES NOWIN 11TH DAY   Bastogne Yanks Take Two Towns: Foe Continues Withdrawal

Collective Coal Bins Established   Freight Car Emhargc Closes Many Public  Biildingé

FREIGHT FREEZE CUTS DOWN FUEL   TIGHTER CONTROLS ORDERED BY ICKES IN EASTERN STATES

Many Cities Shut Schools And Theaters   LaGuardia to Open Fuel ‘Depots in Metropolis as Sinonle Diwindloc   ALBANY CLOSES UP   Kennedy Will Announce Action Here Following Emergency Parley

East Shivers in Frigid Blast; Coal Shortage Results in Local Rationine

Coal Shortage In the’ East Closing. Churches, ‘Schools, Theatres, Etc.

EAST SHIVERS; COAL PILES LOW   Schools Close; Homes And Amusement Places Chilly As Coal Supplies Dwindle.

SITUATION IN NORTHEAST BAD   Coal Shortage, Due te Freight Embargo, Closes Public Places.

INSPECT COAL BINS   Shortage of Fuel Develops With Cold Snap in Northeast

Embargo by Solid Fuels Administration Closes Schools and Threatens  to Chill Households

Wife Reveals 1935 Murder After Beating   SHIP WORKER HELD IN’ FATAL CLUBBING OF SUGAR EMPLOYE

Ministers Get Set For Task   Statesmen Ready to Plunge into World Probleme

Molotov Sits as Chairman  of Big Three   Foreign Ministers Ready to Plunge Into Work

Molotov Chairman Of Moscow Meet   Three Foreign Ministers Ready To Plunge Into World Problems.

Hurley Charges Challenged by State Secretary   Byrnes Tells Senate Foreign Relations Group He Can Find No Basis for Charge

Byrnes Hits Charges Of Gen. Hurley   State Department Head Says Career Men Loyal To U. S.

Takes Issue   With Hurley In Charge   Says He Had Never Heard of Any Intercepted Meéssagés. Fiinds No Evidence

Legislative Gladiators Square Off For 2nd Round of Bloodless Tiff

President Says U. S. Will Not Reveal Secret of Atomic Bomb; issues Reassuring Statements

SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF ATOM BOMB TO: BE SHARED BUT U. S. NOT ITO REVEAL HOW WEAPON WAS MADE

Truman Optimist On Atom, Foreign and Labor Crisis  Believes Things Will Be Worked Out

A-Bomb  To Remain A Secret  Beacidont Truman   President Truman Says U. S. Not  To Share Secret Know-How Of Bomb

ATOMIC BOMB SECRET WILL BE RETAINED   President Favors _ Keeping Th Highly Guarded Secret In U. §.

Temperatures   Will Help Others In Peaceful Use Of Atom, However

To Keep Secret OfAtomicBomb   President Favors Wide Interchange Of Knowledge Of Atomic Energy

Truman Wants U.S. To Keep Atom Bomb Secrets; Is Not Worried By Labor Unrest

Atomic Bomb Secret Will Be Kept   President, However, Favors Interchange of Scientific Knowledge

TRUMAN SAYS US. WILL KEEP SECRET  ATOMIC BOMB DATA!   S US.'US. FORCES SEIZI ECRET/JAP GOLD VALUEL SDATA'AT —$251,800,00(

PRESIDENT SAYS ATOMIC ENERGY CAN BE SHARED   Chief Executive Hopes Wide Study Will Lead To New Era Of Prosperity   LABOR UNREST NATURAL   Truman Sees - Strikes As Natural Result Of Postwar Letdown

Truman To Guard Secret of Atomic Bomb Manufacture   Expresses Optimism On Both Domestic and Foreign Issues

TRUMAN WILL KEEP SECRET OF ATOMIC BOMB   Tomorrow Presi dent Will Dedicate Gil. bertsville Dam

County Board. Opposes. Dam Project. ———  Resolution Adopted At {Meet Of County Commissioner:

County Board Opposes Dam Jam Project. pole: amir Nad aE ag  Resolution Adopted At Meet  Of County Commissioners

Marshall Recounts Events Of Dec. 7, 1941   Army Board Charges Horseback Ride Partly To Blame For Delay In Warning

HATCHET DEATH SUSPECT FREEL   Lie Detector Test Given In Brutal Slaying Of Kstranged Wife

LAUNCH MERCY DRIVE FRIDAY   \Dinner Meeting To Start Hospital’s Campaign For $300,000

SEVENTH WAR LOAN DRIVE. WILL OPEN ON MONDAY   The Campaign, Termed “Most {mportant” te Date, Scheduled to Run Seven Weeks Through the End of June.

Tth War Loar To Raise 14 Billion   Treasury Sets Aside 7 Weeks to Raise  Ganl -

SEVENTH WAR LOAN  DRIVE WILL OPEN  MONDAY, MAY 14TH TREASURY OFFICIALS SAY  IT IS MOST IMPORTANT CAMPAICN TO NATE

TWO SURVIVORS; OF WAKE ISLAND: IN WASHINGTON   Marines Surrendered To Prevent Slaughter Of Unarmed Civilians   OFFICERS ESCAPED FROM SHANGHAI CAMP

WAKE SURVIVORS TELL OF CAPTURE   Army Men Say Surrender Was to Save Slaughter of Civilians

STORY OF WAKE ISLAND RETOLD   Survivors Escape From Prison Camp, Reveal Jap Cruelties

Wake Isle Marine Surrendered To Save Civilians   Escapees of Prison War Camp Tell of Slaughter Of Unarmed Population.

Troops Arriving  At Rapid Rate   > ar EN Se eee a) ee a a an, ae a ae VvVaw —? i aS LL iin ial ied Rei ON A i EE! VTGL4INU AI Welle pees daca trend.              Wake Island Survivors Escape To Tell First Story of last Dave  WASHINGTON, July 20 (P)— years oid, of Blue Mountain. Miss (¢heva when #£Or thei. oo oe. a Se

TWO SURVIVORS OF WAKE GARRISON TELL OF JAP SLAUGHTER OF CIVILIANS

Two Officers Who Escape From Wake Island Tell of Jap Cruelties   Heroic Marine Garrison Surrendered Only to Prevent Slaughter of Civilians

2 Survivors Of Wake Tell  Of Surrender   Gave Lp to Prevent Further Slaughter  Of Unarmed Civilians. Defenders Relate

Zamboanga On Mindanao Won By Americans  Four Villages North Of Ancient Fortress, Can Banus Airdrame

SECOND ENEMY AIRSTRIP FALLS   DOUGHBOYS PRESS CLEANUP OF JAPS ON SOUTH LUZON

Japanese Pursued  Into Hills   Yanks Capture Zamboango Town, Seize Villages On Mindanao Isle

 . - 3 at S ‘Zamboanga On (Mindanao Now  ‘In Yank Hands   Four. ‘Other: Villages Seized  During Pursuit of Japs; Doughboys Press Cleanup on Luzan

PURSUE JAPS INTO HILLS OF MINDANAQ   Other Doughboys Press Cleanup Of Southern Luzon

BOMBER SITE NEAR BORNEO   Americans Reconditioning Airdrome 215 Miles Away

New Gains Are Made  On Luzon   Zamboanga Town And 4 Other Villages Captured By Yanks

AIRFIELD ON MINDANAO IN YANK HANDS   Bomber Airdrome 215 Miles From Borneo Being Put in Shape on Southwest Tip of Island  PRUCRUASILITL AL BILIiseAYcCc

OF ZAMBOANGA   Four Villages Also Taken As Yanks Pursue Retreating Japs.   CLEAING UP ON LUZON

Yankees Capture Zamboanga On Mindanao Isle   Nips Weakening on Iwo; Fires Still Burning in Nagoya

Zamboanga Falls To Yanks Chasing Retreating Japs   Seize Four More Mindanao Villages, Press Cleanup of Southern Luzon

YANK INVADERS OVERRUN STEEL AND CONCRETE UEFENSE LINES   Zamboanga Is Seized; Heavy Fighting On Luzon Island

41st. Division Troops Seize Zamboanga Town   Doughboys Pursuing Japs Toward Mindanao Hills, Others Pressing Cleanup of Luzon Island.

Japs Chased Into Hills of Mindanao   Yanks Hold Zamboanga and Capture Four More Villages   GAINS ON LUZON, TOO   Los Banos, Former Prison Town, and Batangas —  Are Taken

Zamboanga Captured by Yank Troops   Four More Villages ‘ Seized as Japs Flee Into Mindanoa Hills

Yanks Pursue Japs To Hills Of Mindanao   Seize Four Towns on Highway As Engineer Recondition Nearby Captured Airdrome

Tank-Led Infantry Units Pushing Enemy Into Hills  Zamboanga Captured Bomber Airdrome

YANKS CAPTURE MINDANAO BASE OF ZAMBOANGA   Seize Four Villages Also As Japs Flee; Two Centers Occupied On Luzon

Pencilled F.D. Note Is Submitted To Pearl Harbor Probe Committee

Roosevelt’s Last Note To Japan Read In Record   Pencilled Temporary Agreement Apparently Never Delivered To Japan

Japs Never Got FDR Proposition   Outlined Possible Temporary Pact

Proposed U. S. Agreement With Japan In Recore  FDR’s Note To State Secretary

PROPOSED NOTE TO JAPAN BARED   Possible Temporary Peace In Roosevelt’s Writing

FDR Had Peace Scheme In {941   Copy Of Pencilled Note Is Revealed -

PENCILLED NOTE OF ROOSEVELT REVEALED  Proposed Agreement With Japan

F.D.R. PROPOSAL FOR JAPS GIVEN   OUTLINE FOR AGREEMENT PLACED IN RECORDS 

Nationalists, Communists Attempt To Arrange Peace   General Wedemeyer Finds Himself Engaged In LongRange Controversy With Chinese Reds On Charges Of U. S. Intervention In Undeclared War

CHIANG HITS COMMUNISTS ALL ALONG LINE   Protest U.S. Intervention

Forces Ready  Into Tokyo   Yanks Ashore ‘Told to Deal With Nipponese With A Firm Wand. Four Airfields Occupied -

U.S. Forces Wait On Word to Take Over in Tokyo   Occupy Airfields Near Nippon Capital; China Accord Near

Solons Insist On Court-Martial In Pearl Harbor Case   Members of Congress Urge Court-martialing To Bring Out More Information.

Several Solons Not Satisfied All Facts Known   Still Want Pearl Harbor Commanders Put on Trial

Russia Not To Join War, Japs Assert   “No Reason” for Entering Says Radio Broadcast; Peace Ofer Throush Moscow

Senate Grants Truman Power To Reorganize   Byrd Objects to Phrasing Of Measure Preparing Clow     te Wwe Advéneting.

PAYMENTS OF TAXES IN JANUARY MOUNT:   More Are Expected This Morning When Collec- .. ters Open Mail = --

PAYMENTS OF TAXES IN JANUARY MOUNT   More Are Expected This Morning When Collectors Open Mail

Five Rescue Crews Try To Reach Trapped Miners   TAKE THREE HOURS TO REACH THEM

Kentucky Coal Town Rocked  DIK  oy Explosion 5   Thirty to 50 Feared Lost; Rescue Squads Are  Bineand Dianie

Foreign: Bonds Will Find Ready Takers in U. 5.   Banker Says American ‘Do Good’ Desire Is Tops

Walkerville Man Dies of Wounds  Leonard DaDeppo ~ Woe in Gennany

HAS BEEN REASSIGNED   Maj. Gen. Frank Merrill Has Left India-Burma Theater

Miracle Saved Elevator Girl Who Fell 80 Floors; Husband Returning

Elevator Girl who Fell Thousand Feet Smiles in Hospital Bed as She Awaits Mate Coming from Pacifi

Falls Nearly Eighty Floors; Still Living   Elevator Girl Falls 1,000 Feet

ELEVATOR GIRL SURVIVES FALL   ‘Sailor's Wife Dropped 1,000 Feet After Plane Rammed Empire Stete

Empire State Elevator Girl Who Plunged 1,000 Feet Alive Only Because of Miracle

Elevator Girl Who Fell 80 Floors In Empire State Car Is Recovering

Betty Lou Is Still Alive    Survived 80-Floor Drop in Elevator After B-25 Crash

Seemed Afloat in Air As Car Dropped 1,000. Feet.in Flaming Shaft

Kwangsi Chinese Capture Liuchow Railroad Station   800 Enemy Killed In the Fight For Likao.

Records Tell Of Hitler's Plans   Detailed Accounts of Nazi Plotting Bared at Nuernberq Trial

Fishbein Blasts Truman’s Health Insurance Plan   LC TOR OFT OF NAVY   Cold-Blooded Nazi Wa Plan Revealed at Trial

Urged Japan To Make War On America:   High State Scerets p duced In i ‘German  Documen Black Story-Is Bared

REVEAL NAZIS PRODDED NIPS INTO U.S. WAR   Hitler’s Plan to Get World Power Laid Bare at Trial

War Plotting By Top Nazis Is Detailed  At Nuernberg  Planned To Kill   Planned To Kill Envoy to Prague If Necessary, Documents Reveal

 Black Story of Nazi Plotting Bared to Establish Cold-Blooded German  Premeditation of Aggressive War; Defendants Embarrassed

World Terror, Planned And Executed By Nazis, Revealed At Nuernberg   German Plot To Prod Japan Intc Making War On United States Unfolded By Prosecution

HITLER'S WAR PLOTS BARED IN NAZI TRIAL   STARVING OF REDS PLANNED TO FEED GERMAN ARMY

Nazi Plot to Prod Japanese Into Making War on United States Unfolded at Hearings

DETAILED STORY OF NAZI PLOTTING BARED AT TRIAL   Secret Documents Show Hitler Planned to Starve Millions of Russians to Get Food for Army.   APPROVED JAPANESE ATTACK ON U. 8S.   Gave Orders to Assassinate German Envoy to Prague, if Necessary, to Justify Czech Invasion.

House Group Presses Drive  For Big Navy   Cites Fall of Japan Without Invasion By Ground Forces

HOUSE GROUP FOR BIG NAVY   Japan’s Fall Without Land Invasion Seen Argument_. For Powerful Fleet

WONT BE NO TROUBLE AT ALL TO INVADE JAPAN ANY TIME WE WANT TO. GEN. GEIGER'S VIEW

NO TROUBLE T INVADE JAPAN, CAYS GEIGER   “We Can Move in at Any Time,” Declares Marine General

COMMANDER OF PACIFIC FLEET MABINES DECLARES OKINAWA CAMPAIGN CHITICISM NOT JUSTIFIED      JAP PLOT AGAINST MACARTHUR WAS FOILED IN’ PHILIPPINES

‘Receive Additional Word on Death iof Pfc. Thomas R. Lepak from Reich

BEAUTY TREATMENT ~ FOR REFORMATORY   Women Legislators See Penal Beauty Shops

GRADUATION FOR RURAL STUDENTS   Annual 8th Grade Exercises Held Here Friday

Superfortresses Make 3,600-Mile’ Flight From India to Marianas Without Loss of Plane—Shift Means Heavier Attacks on Enemy Homeland—Tokyo Reports Laying of Mines Has Tightened Blockade About Empire.

CHINESE WILL DEPORT JAPS   All Nipponese Civilians Te Be Sent Back to Home Land, Gen. Ho Says

SHOOTING CHARGES FOR NEGRO PREACHER   Six Year Old Girl's Life Hangs in Balance

Jury Finds Epes Guilty of Poisoning Wife, Burying Body in Army Foxhole

Income Tax Slash Of 18 Per Cent Predicted for 1946   Sen. George Expects Individual Payments  To Drop Three Billions

Individual Tax Cut Foreseen By Senate:      Walter George Predicts 15 Per Cent Reduction in 1946

CUT PROMISED IN INCOME TAX   Reduction Of 18 Percent Predicted By Senate Finance Chairman

Bataan Is Captured With Navy Support   Cruiser And Destroyer Guns Neutralized Batteries - On Corregidor

Corregidor’s Guns Silenced Before Fleet  Steams Past   Capture of Bataan Completed in Little Over Two Weeks; -U. 8. Losses Licht

Few Japs Are On Peninsula   Amphibious Swing by Army Corps Seals Off Peninsula

New Landing ByllthArmy Speeds Task   Americans Steam Past Corregidor To Hit Peninsula

Bataan Taken By The Yanks In Fast Drive   General Douglas MacArthur Announces Regaining o' Historic Peninsula—Stage Is Set for Shelling of Corregidor

NEW LANDING AIDS SEIZURE OF PENINSULA   Reduction of Last Foe Position in Manila Progresses

Site Of MacArthur’s Last Stand Takin In Stride By 11th Army Corps

Yanks Capture Bataan; Land On Mariveles   ‘New Thrust Is Made After Corregidor _ Guns Neutralized

GREATEST MILITARY DEBACLE OF ALL TIME IS UNDER WAY ON SOIL OF NAZI GERMANY   President Roosevelt, in Significant Step, Orders Cabinet and Members of Foreign Service to Stay Close to Posts

GREATEST MILITARY DEBACLE OF ALL TIME IS UNDER WAY ON SOIL OF NAZI GERMANY

PATTON ARMY'S TANK COLUMNS PUSH 33 MILES   Streams of Prisoners Are Left Behind for Mop-up by Infantry

THREE MEN ARE AT GREAT LAKES   Navy Accepts Three Men From County’s July Contingent of Selectees

SEVEN MEN ARE TAKEN BY NAVY   Lieat Board Hai No Report Ca 48 Other Selectees

Japanese Forces Are Leaving Burma Rapidly  British Should Have Mandalay in the Next Two Weeks

Japanese Begin Wholesale Withdrawal From All Central and Southern Burma

Japanese Forces Are Leaving Burma Rapidly  British Should Have Mandalay in -

Small Nations Bid for More Authority in Use of Force  Security Conference Work Speeds Up; Dispute Looms Over Recional Powers

ISSUE IS SHAPING UP    Small Nations Determined to Win  - More Authority

Small Nations Forming Bloc in U.N. Conference   Lesser Powers Want Assembly to Share in Decisions

Small Nations Bloc Bids For'  More Power   Determined to Win Authority Over Use of) Force to Prevent Wars!

Speed Charter Provisions At Frisco Parley   Develop Strong Bloe Of Small Nations Determined To Greater Authority.   CANADA CHIEF TALKS

SMALL NATIONS SEEK AUTHORITY   Want Say in Plan to Use Force to Prevent Wars

Canadian Prime Minister Explains Functioning of All Important Security Council; Accord Near.

SMALLER NATIONS ASK MORE. VOICE   Ask Right “to Veto Use of - -Their Troops...”

Small Nations Bloc Develops  At Conference   Would Win Greater Authority Over Proposed Use of Force To Prevent More War:   Urges Security.

Small Nation Plea Remains Major Issue   Strong Bloc Forming in Movement to Secure Larcer Voice in Body

Strong Bloc Of Smaller Nations Developing At The ’Frisco Conference

Small Nation Bloc Looms at Frisco   BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News

Small Nations Develop Strong Bloc At Parley   Press Demands For Big: ger Voice In Matters Of Enforcing Peace.

Smaller Nations Insist On Voice In Use Of Arms  Nations Required To Furnish Troops

Small Nations Determined To Get More Authority   Near Agreement On Handling Of Ex-Enemy Lands

SMALL NATIONS DEMAND VOICE   Security Conference Is Facing Important Decision

Small Nations Developing Strong Bloc   Canada, Australia Want Voice if Armed Force Used

DETERMINED T0 HAVE SAY IN USE OF ARMIES   Directly Oppose Major Powers in Plans for  World Assembly. Council

Authority Over Use of Force is Goal of Nations   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic

‘Small Nations Seek Greater ‘Authority Over Proposed Use ‘Of Force To Prevent Wars   Issue Coming Sharply To Fore In Conference Committees On Amendments

Smail Nations Seeking Power   Issue Coming Sharply To Fore at Frisco Conference

Small Nation Bloc Seeks More Power   Issue Sharply Drawn In Discussion of ‘Oaks’ Amendments

Small Nations Develop Bloc To Gain Greater Authority Over Use Of Force In World

STRONG BLOC SMALL NATIONS DEVELOPING FROM CONFERENCE   THEY ARE DETERMINED TO WIN FOR THEMSELVES GREATER AUTHORITY

SIGNS POINT TO STRONG BLOC OF SMALL NATIONS   APPEAR DETERMINED TO WIN STRONGER VOICE ON SECURITY

SMALL NATIONS FORMING BLOG   Determined to Win Greater Authority for Themselves.   RECONMING ABIG ISSUE

Issue of Smaller Nations’ Powers Coming lo Fore   Minor Countries Determ ined To Have Vote In Proposed Use of Force.

SMALL NATIONS DEVELOP BLOC   Committee Work Speeded On Charter Revisions

SMALL NATION BLOC SEEKS MORE VOTES   Détermined ‘to to Balance Troop ‘Contributions with Council Authority

SMALL SOV'TS SEEKING POWER   Ask Greater Authority On Use of Force to Prevent New Wars

U. S. Delegation Divided Over Council Powers  Smafl Nations Want Vote On Aggressive Actions

ABANDON ORDER TOLD IN COURT   Coxswain Testifies McVay  Gave Command

‘Oral Order Given To Abandon Ship’  " nweumam Talle ("ascot   Coxswain Tells Court Of Actions by McVay

M°VAY CLEARE OF ONE CHARGE   Loud Speaker Failed; Gave Verbal Order to Aban don Cruiser

DRAFT BOARDS Al? VETERANS   Goble Says Ohio Boards Trying To Return Vets To Former Jobs

Air Center Of Philippines In Yankees’ Hands  Clark Field Taken   Clark Field Taken  Easily; Doubt Nips Will Make A Stand Chart OF Manila

U. §. Capture of Clark Field Exposes China Coast to New Attacks   Major Position Falls With Minimum Battle, Maximum Speed; Yanks, Triumphant on Scene of Former Loss, Advance Southward

MOST HIGHLY DEVELOPED AIR CENTER IN PHILIPPINES FALLS WITH JAPS FLEEING TO HILLS

YANKS PUSH ON AFTER VICTORY   MacArthur's Forces Continue Advance As Clark Fiold Prize Is Claimed

Victorious Yanks Roll South After Capture of Clark Field Against Mild Jap Opposition

 Lack Of Opposition Indicates Manila  May Not Be Defended By Japs

Yanks Past Clark Field   Combat Officers Now Expect No Determined Fight Short of Manila

YANKEES PASS CLARK FIELD   Expect To Encounter Little Resistance Short Of Manila

Clark Field Is Captured With Ease   Its Capture Is Persona! Satisfaction to Gen, MacArthur

Jap Opposition Continues ‘Light as MacArthur Prepares For Battle Before Capital

CLARK FIELD AS JAPANESE FLEE   Hammer Toward Manila As Prize Air Bases Fall With Meaaer Onnosition

CLARK FIELD IN AMERICAN HANDS TARAY   Yanks Roll South Toward Manila; No Opposition

Invaders Hold 17-Airstrip Base Near China Coast   Most Highly Developed Aviation Center In Area Falls

Clark Field, Key Air Port, In Yank Hand:   Little Opposition Is Met as Troops Roll South to Manila—Ft. Stotsenburg Taken

Clark Airfield Captured With Ease By Yanks   Garrison Of Major -Prize _Fiee Into Hills, Hounded By Artillery.

Roll On Toward Manila   Japs Show No Signs  Of Making Stand Short Of Capital City; Hard Fight On North Flank

CLARK FIELD AND AIR STRIPS FELL INTO U, S, HANDS   Places the Americans Within Striking Distance of the China Coast.   ROLLED ON SOUTHWARD   Fort Strasbourg Also Fell; Are Within 40 Miles of Manila.

Clark Field Is Seized By  U. S. Troops   Seventeen Airstrips Are Firmly In Hands Of Americans As Japanese  Flee To The Hills

YANKS ROLL ON SOUTH TO MANILA   Americans Also Take Adjacent Fort Stotsenburg

14th Army Corps Capture: Clark Field’s 17 Airstrips, Rolls On Toward Manila

Clark Field On Luzon Falls To , US. With Ease   Light Jap Opposition Lead: Combat Officers 10 Doubt Manila Will Be Defended

Clark Field In  American Hands   Triumphant Yanks Roll on South Toward City  of Manila   OPPOSITION IS LIGHT

Clark Field, 17 Airstrips, Firmly In U. §. Hands  Triumphant Yanks   Triumphant Yank: Roll On South; Liaht Opposition

PURSUE ENEMY  FORCE OF 9,000  IN LUZON DRIVE DOUBT JAPS WILL  MAKE REAL STAND SHORT OF MANILA

Clark Field's Seizure Speeds Great Victor   Ft. Stotsenburg Falls; Yanks Encountering Light Resistance

Clark Field Recaptured By Yankees   Fort Stotsenburg Taken In Advance; Japanese Qian Tittle Recictancea

MANILA MAY BE THE JAPS’ MAIN STAND   Combat Officers Doubt Enemy Will Attempt to Engage the Advancing Yanks Anywhere Short  - of Philippine Capital. -

ROLLING ON 10 CITY OF MANILA   UU. S. Forces Now Only 40 Miles Away; Jap Resistance Only Negligible.

Yanks Capture Clark Field and Its 17 Airstrips   14th Corps Also Take Fort Stotsenburg; Chase Defending Japs Into Adiacent Hills

Spain’ s Rule of Tangier to End   Allies Working Out Plan. For African Coast Stretch

TO RULE SPAIN OUT OF TANGIEF   Allies Are Planning To Release Area From Franco's Control

TO END SPAIN'S TANGIER RULE   Franco Is Bluntly Told Of By U. S., Britain And France

Spain About To Be Put Out Of Tangier   Allies Prepare to Return African Area io Former Status

LONG LIST PROBLEMS FACED BY SOLONS IN. NEXT FOUR MONTHS  LAU STLCUTICRICOAN Th ARETE   GOV. STEVENSON TO OPEN WAY FOR IMPORTANT EMERGENCY LEGISLATION

FULL-SCALE WAR IS IN MAKING IN NORTHERN CHINA   Situation Already Complicated by Continued Communist Charges   ‘JAP’ TRIALS CONTINUE   New Evidence of Wilful Slaying of Downed U. S. Airmen Compiled

CONGRESS HAS PROBLEMS FOR FIRST SESSION   _ Sabless Compensation ‘Among Main Items in. Peacetime Meeting

Five- Point ‘Must’ Program On Tap When ‘Reconversion Congress’ Meets Tomorrow   Will Be First Peacetime Session In Almost Four Years: Vacations Cut Short

SOLONS READY TO START WORK   ‘Reconversion Congress’ to Open Wednesday

RECONVERSION CONGRESS HAS FIVE PROBLEMS B10 SOLVE SOON   Administration  ‘““‘Must”” Program Faces Lawmakers For New Session

Conaress Opens Tomorrow in Fateful Session   Mighty Problems of Reconversion Face Nation’s Lawmakers

Congress Starts Another Session   First Peacetime Congress In 4 Years Will Be  “Reconversion” One.

FIVE QUESTIONS HEAD PROGRAM OF ‘PEACE’ CONGRESS  inRe NO.WORK PAY   JOBS, NO-WORK PAY AND DRAFT PROBLEM HIGH ON CALENDAR

Congress Will Open Session  On W ednesday   First Peacetime Meeting In Five Years Has Five Major Pro posals To Consider

Tough Job On Soions    Returning Congress Tackles Problem: of  Smoothing N ation’ 8 ‘Return to Peacetime

Solons Fae wee Peacetime®. Sessions; 53°¢  le Musts Aheai:'   Jobs Ist Upon Lise To Face Lawmakers

f jt"   Reconversion Congress” Meets In First Peace Time Session Since ‘41

Heavy Damage Is Feit   Japanese Scream America Out to Destray Warld

ee ae i eT a a Elephants Helped Win Burma War  They Built Bridges, Bashed Roads Through Jungles and Hauled Trucks Out of the Mud

Describes Entrance of Allied Fleet Into Sagami Bay, Transfer of Jap Envoys to Adm. Halsey’s Flagship

Japs Board Missouri to Surrender   Graphic Story of Third Fleet in Sagami  Bay Told

Yanks At Battle Stations During Envoy Transfer   Dingy Destroyer Moves Out To Meet Mighty Third Fleet 

Dingy Little Japanese Destroyer Meets Mighty U. S. Third Fleet in Sagami Bay

MILITARY COURT PONDERS FATE Or GEN YAMASHITA   Prosecution Asks Death Penalty;, Defense Urges *Aemariranm toctce’

PROSECUTION ASKS DEATH BY HANGING   Chief Prosecutor Declares Every Reasonable Doubt About Accused Jap Shattered

VERDICT NEARS FOR YAMASHITA   Fate Of Jap General Is Pondered By Criminal Court In Manila

MEN PROMI VERDICT FRIDAY   5-General Military Cammission Recesses to Decide Yamashita Fate. -

Yamashita Fate Pondered Today   Summation Made In War Crimes Trial

COURT PONDERS YAMASHITA FATE   DECISION EXPECTED FRIDAY IN TRIAL OF JAP ‘TIGER’

COURT PONDERS YAMASHITA FATE   Verdict Expected On Friday; Death Penalty Urged

HOME RULE BILLS  _ FACE TOUGH FIGHT      ‘Measures Have no More ., .Than Even Chance tq Pacc 

HOME RULE BILLS - FACE TOUGH FIGH)      Measures Have no More . .Than Even Chance to Pass

Wide Divergence Of Opinion on Home Rule Bills   White and Dick Both Opposed

YANKS NEAR BAVARIAN STRONGHOLD   Two Armies in Last 40 Miles To Berchtesgaden

Yanks Reach  Inn River   Two U.S. Armies Drive Into Last Stretch Before Berchtesgaden

YANKS PLUNGE TO SEAL NAZI ITALY ESCAPE   Close On Innsbruck, North Gateway To Brenner Pass

2 American Armies Within Forty Miles Of Berchtesgaden   7th Army Column Reaches Seefeld, North of Bren ner Pass Gateway

Sovi iet Artillery Within Ran ge Of Nazi Center   Reds ‘May Cross Danube In Attempt To Relieve Pressure On Budapest

Soviets Gaining in Komarom Pust  Costly Battie Raging South of Danube

Reds 50 Miles  From Austria   Germans Still Striving To Reach Trapped Budapest Garrison.

SOVIETS WITHIN GUN RANGE OF KOMAROM TODAY   Germans Unable To Hold Reds On Eastern Front

SOVIET TROOPS ONLY 50 MILES FROM AUSTRIA   Heavy Battles Still Raging as Nazi Reserves Try to Reach Budapest

Soviet.F or ces 50 Miles From Austria Bordex   Meanwhile, Costly Battle ‘Rages South of Danube Where Germans Seek to Reach Budapest

NAZIS STILL TRY BUDAPEST PUSH   German Troops Yet Unsuccessful In Attempt To Relieve Trapped Units In Hungarian Capital.

DRIVE UP DANUBE T0 KOMAROM   Costly Battle Raging South Of Budanect

AEDS NEAR — KEY POSITION      Forces Drive Along North Bank of Danube Toward Komarom.

Red Armies Are Within Gun Range  Of Komarom   Three-Mile Advance Is Made By Soviets

BRITISH AND RED UNITS LEAVE IRAN   Ccuntry’s Officials Say Move Agreed At Potsdam

Sixty Jap Ships Damaged Or Sunk In Three Days Of Air Attacks: On Luzon

[American Bomber Raids On Luzon Sink Or Damage 60 Jap Ships In Three Days   Raise Havoc With Nip Planes At Clark Field; Northwest Of Manila

Bomber Raids On Luzon Sink  J apanese Ships   Sixty Are Destroyed Or Damaged In Three Days; Airmen Raise Havoc At Clark Field

LATEST U. S. BAG LISTS 35 VESSELS SUNKOR DAMAGED   4 JAP WARSHIPS INCLUDED; CLARK FIELD IS BLASTED

Sixty Jap Ships Sunk Or Damaged in Three Days Of Air Attacks on Luzon   U.S. Airmen Also Played Havoc With Enemy Planes on Clark Field

‘Japanese Cannot Stop,’’ Says Nomura  Americans Bomb Luzon,  Japs Hit At Mindoro

New Air Assaults on Luzon Result in Heavy Loss to Foe; Clark Field Again Is Bombed

AMERICAN AIR ASSAULTS HIT NEW HIGH PEAK   MacArthur Bombers Again Strike at Luzon and Clark Field: 60 Jap Ships Said Sunk or Damaced. . 

Luzon Raided By American Planes   Sixty Jap Ships Hit in the  First Three Days of  New Year   SOME AT CLARK FIELD   MacArthur Announces the Sinking of 35 Enemy Ves sels at Manila

Japs Lose 60 Ships In Three Days OFU.S. Air Attack  Enemy Also Suffers Badly in Raids Over Clark Field

Step Up Assault On Luzon   Allied Air Attacks Destroy 60 Jap Ships And Maul Enemy Air Fields in Past Week

JAPS SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES IN LUZON AREA   Report 35 Ships Sunk At Manila  Since Jan. 1

l §. Warships   Task Force Operating In Philippine Waters; Yanks Increase Tempc Of Raids On Luzon

60 Enemy Ships Smashed at Manilla   Havoc Raised with Jap Planes In Series of Raids This Year

6) Nippon Ships Sunk, Crippled In Three Day:   35 Blasted In Manila Bay And In Lingayen Gulf Waters

Charges Against UNRRA Proved True   Jewish Camp Found In “Atrocious Condition” in Surprise Inspection.

Confirms Dirty Housing of Jews   Military Commissioner Makes Investigation

LARGE FRENCH ARMY PLANNED FOR ACTION AGAINST NAZIS   MORE THAN MILLION FRENCH SOLDIERS TO BE ADDED TO WESTERN FRONT FORCES

SUPPORT FRENCH ARMY   Step Seen as Way to Expedite Allied War Against Germany

Molotov and Truman Holc  Initial Talks   Foreign Chiefs Tackle Many  Grave Problems

TRUMAN MAPS PLAN TO RUSH RECONVERSION   All Federal Resource: Mobilized For Orderly Action

Truman Outlines Guiding Policies For Swift, Orderly Reconversion

Orders Issued By Truman to U.S. Agencies   Proposals to Ward Off Inflation and Deflation Outlined

44,000 JAPS FAL BACK IN BURMA   COLUMNS HEADED TOWARD TOWN THEY SEIZED AT OUTSET OF CAMPAIGN.

JAPANESE FO FOOD PROBLEM MAY CONTRIBUTE TO NIP “i   BLOCKADE \OF “IA PANESE PORTS 18 CUTTING DOWN THE. FOOD SUPPLY ON THE HOME ISLANDS

GOOD DAY TOMORROW   “But It Can't Last Forever,” Fore easter Warns

Will Discontinue Farm Subsidies   Reveals Necessity To  Guard Against Inflation

Nimitz Sees Merger As Threat ToU.S. Command Of Seapower In Testifying Before Committee

Nimitz For Command  of The Sea   Opposition Is Voiced On The Proposed ArmyNavy Merger

NIMITZ URGES CONGRESS END MERGER PLAN   Says Proposal Would Endanger U. S. Com mand Of Seas

Adm. Nimitz Says Merger Inadvisable   Fleet Admiral, In Strong Statement, OK’s Security Council Plan

NIMITZ CLAIMS MERCER WOULD NOT WORK OUT   Admiral Fears Command of Seas Could Not Be Retained Under Plan

Merger Would Endanger U. S. Sea Command   So Says Admiral  Chester W. Nimitz In Testimony Before Conaressional Group

MERGER RISKY, NIMITZ ARGUES   Sea Fighter Fears Joint Command Will Weaken Naval Strength

Nimitz Claims Merger Perils  Power on Sez   Admiral Shifts Testimony Urges Congress Scuttle Tinified Comniand Plan

Nimitz Opposes Merger of Armed Forces  Says Disadvantage:   Says Disadvantage: Far Greater Than Advantages

Admiral Warns Solons Against Joint Commane   Command Of Seas Te Suffer, He Declares Before Senatorial Committee

Nimitz Urges Seuttling of Merger Piar   Five-Star Aduiiral Endorses Forrestal’s Proposal National Seeurity  Couneil .   More Workable And Far-Reaching   Declares Country Is Dependent on Sea Power For lis External Influence

Admiral Nimitz Urges Congress To Scuttle Plans To Merge Army-Navy

Nimitz Urges Army, Nav Merger, Not Endanger _ U.S. Command of Seas.

Nimitz Raps Merger OF  Armed Forees   Urges Congress To Scuttle Proposal To Merge Army, Navy Services.   "NAVY WILL SUFFER

‘Forced Into Hall   Four Powers To Share Equally In Division Of Japanese Fleet

PVT, TED TURPIN MISSING IN ACTION   Young Soldier Had Been Wounded Twice Since June

Army Makes Hero of Long-Dead Dog And Wondering Boy Is Happy Again

JAP SAYS RUSSIA. LEANED TO AXIS   AGREED TO JOIN, KONOYE’S SON ASSERTS, AND TAKE PART IN LAND GRAB.

No Fuel for Farmers’  “32.8 =F imene Cie   Act to Halt Wholesale Theft Of War Equipment in China

Thefts Bite Deeply Into China Supply   AUTHORITIES SET UP SAFEGUARDS AGAINST WHOLESALE STEALING

War Goods in China Stolen   Great Amount Disappears; Authorities Trying to Set Un Safeeuards

Seal Placed On Defeat of German Forces   ‘Surrender Terms Are Ratified at Solemn Ceremony

FINAL SEAL I SET ON TERMS OF SURRENDER   Agreement Ratified in Marshal Zhukov’'s  Headquarters

Wehrmacht’s Defeat, [Humiliation Sealed At Zhukov’s Headquarters

Final Seal Is Set on German Defeat   Formal Ratification of Surrender Signed by Keitel

Russia Celebrates Victory Day   Prussians Arrogant to Bitter Enc   Peace Ratitied In Berlin Todoy

Final Seal Is Set on  German Defeat Formal Ratification  of Surrender  ee en, J

Final Seal Set On Surrender By German Leaders   Field Marshal Keitel Signs Official Pact  In Berlin Ceremony

Keitel Is Arrogant To End   Document Signed By Heads Of All German Armed Forces Proof: Of Complete Defeat

Field Marshal Keitel, Titular Head of Once Proud German High Command, Signs the Document.   IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO ORIGINAL AGREEMENT

Final Seal Set On Wehrmacht’s Defeat In Ceremony At Berlin yg,   Keital Attempts 8 To Delay Peace   Russians Pay No Attention To His Request For Another 24 Hours

PVT. M. VENERE SEES MUCH ACTION ABROAD   Is With “Polar Bear” Regi. ment Which Shattered Gothic Line   \'HAS HECTIC CAREER

Set Warren Chaffee Among _ _ Crack Fighters i in Italian Battle:

GOP Battles To Give Congress Final Authority On Keeping Atom Secret

G. O. P. Battles to Vest Authority Over Atomic Secrets in Congress

Six Million Veterans Will Need Housing   Would Have All Federal Housing Activities In One Agency

Swagger-Stick Colonel Routs Foe, Pallies Stragglers in Bullet Hail   Waving Regimental Commander ‘s Terrified Troops to Victory

Jap Suicide Prince Says Soviet Waste Share in “Spoils”  Nazis Betrayed Nips in

Magdeburg Fiercely Defended by Youths   American Disillusioned When Kick in the Pants Fails To Break Morale of Younesters

Fanatical Young Nazis, Believed To Be Boy Scouts, Put Up Fierce Stand in Bitter Battle for Macdebura

NIMITZ TRIP LINKED WITH NAZI DEFEAT   CONFERENCES WOW BEING HELD TO NAME TOP COMMANDER FOR WAR  "WITH JAPAN

ADM. NIMAITZ IN CAPITAL TO MAP NEW JAP BLOWS   Possib'e Early End of European War Accented by His Appearance

BREAK ON RHINE MEANS EARLIER FINISH OF NAZIS   eNashington Now Planning Movement of Armies to Pacific

Hitler, Eva Braun Reported On So. American Estate   Believed To Be In Patagonia; To Have Arrived On Surrendered U-boat.

Truman's Plan Clears Hurdle  Senate Gets Bill 7 After House Okay

1 een eS tee ee  Japs Defied To Keep Ome Tigers  ee  American Woman Finds Life in Inc Life in Indo- China Complicated - - Sven After Was ls All Over

resident Bids or Russ Aid 1 Pacific War   man Uses America’s Wealth in  oviet ‘Participation in Prospect as argaining for New Ally Against Japs

President Makes It Plain He Wants Aid in Beating Japs   Truman Reportedly Is Prepared to Use the Material Wealth of U. §. to Help World Situation for Proper Compensation

RUMAN MAY INDUCE REDS TO JOIN WAR   Holds U. S. Riches - As Balance in Trading

Bargains For Speedy Help Against Japs   Indications Are He Pits Wealth Of U. S. Against Quick Action

B-293 STRIKE AT (WO ISLAND FOR 47H TIME   Nimitz Moves Quarters Farther West to Direct Jap War

WO STRUC SUPERFORTS FOR FOURTH TIME   Jap Island Is Hal fWay Between Marianas and Tokyo

B-29’s Hit Iwo For Fourth Time   Heavy Strikes Made  From Marianas Rases

Battle Rages. With Half of Soerabaja In Hands of British   Aerial and Artillery Barrage Precedes Attack on Naval Base   NATIVE RESISTANCE WEAKENING RAPIDLY   Indonesian Government Reorganized; Japs Reported Aiding Natives

Java City Aflame By British Fire; Natives Retreat   Protest India Troops Are Being Used There

PREDICT FALL OF JAVA NAVAL BASE BEFORE WEEK-END   Artillery -ond Aerial “Bom. bardment Breaking Up  Indanecian Farreat

BRITISH TROOPS HAVE BATTLED INTO SOERABAJA      Predict Nationalist Resistance To Be Crushed By Weekend

3d Shift Bonus Ordered Paid At N. Bedford   WLB Rules Fisk Mill Must Pay 7 Cents An Hour; Aids Attempted Draft

W LB Orders Bonus For  Tire Workers   Affects Those In Third Shift

Bus Strike May Halt Service Throughout U.S. 4,000 Employes East of Mississippi River Leave Jobs

200,000 Idle May Return To Work This Week   Attention Is Focused On Coal Miners As Meeting Continues In Washington

Speed Efforts To Halt Strike In Coal Mines   Labor Chief, Lewis Confer in Washington; Picture Brighter Today

200,000 Strikers May Refurn to Work This Week   Consider Strike «## In Coal Mines Major Difficulty *

Number Of Strikes End. ....  Labor Scene Is Brighter With Hopes Of 200,000 Getting Back On The Jok

Coal Strike Is No. 1 Problem  of Government   Little Improvement in Labor Scene as U. 5S. Moves to Halt Stoppage

Oil Unions Set Votes on Work   Number of Idle Expected to Drop to 400,000 Next Week; Delivery of Gasoline Expected

Strike Idle Will Shrink Next Week   No Indications Of Let Up in Strife in  Coal Fields

200,000 May Return to  Jobs This Weel   Labor Head Resumes Compromise Efforts With Mine Workers, “oal Operators

Work Stoppages End on 3 Major Labor Fronts As Schwellenbach Tries To Get Lewis and Mine Operators ‘Into New Agreement

200,000 Drop Due in Strikers   43,000 Oil Workers Slated to Return;  Coal Strife Unsolved

Schwellenbach Summons Mine  Heads, Workers   Nation’s Strike Lines May Shrink Next Week

MANY 10 RETURN TO WORK   Soft Coal Issue Is Seill Thorn In Lahor's Side

Labor Picture Brighter Today; Strike Lines Dror   Schwellenbach Renews Efforts To End Walkout In Coal Mines.

Secretary of Labor Will Meet Lewis   Seeks Compromise to End Mine Walkout; More Workers to Resume Jobs

FAIL TO REACH TERMS IN FIRST COAL MEETING   Schwellenbach Hopeful Both Sides Will Yield Ground to End Walkout

DOCK WORKERS JGNORE ORDERS TO END STRIKE   Schwellenbach Orders Second Conference  On Coal Dispute

Strike Idle Wili Shrink Next Week  _No Indications ©   No Indications Of Let Up in. Strife in‘ Coal Fields

Over 150,000 Returning To Jobs Coal Strike Is Biggest Smear In Labor Scene

FLICKER OF LIGHT N NATION'S GLOOMY LABOR SCENE TODAY   INCREASING STRIFE IN COAL FIELDS, HOWEVER, IS DARKER SIDE

CONFERENCE MINE DISPUTE COLLAPSES   Strike of Longshoremen Complicated by C, I. O. Seamen

Coal Miners Smear Fairly Clear Picture   Government Acts To Halt Serious Coal Strikes In Six States.   BRIGHTEST 0 U T LOOK

Nation’s Labor. Pictur rot T ake es      Developments Point to Re turn of Some 200,000 Workers to Johs° This Week

COAL STRIKE MUDDIES U. S: LABOR FRONT   General Picture Good As _ Many Work Disputes  Are Ended

Coal Battle Continues to Plague U.S.   Otherwise Labor Picture Brightens, Excepting Lumber

Seek To Avert General Tie-Up Of Coal Mines   Schwellenbach Calls Par. ley; Some Bright Spots Ir Strike Picture.

Campaign On Island Near End   Allies Moving Rapidly Through Preliminaries To Decisive Assault On Japan Proper

V-J Day In LeMars  Observed Friday  -Military Program At Foster Park

V-JDAYTO. ‘BE OFFICIAL   Wednesday Band Concert Is Postponed to Friday, Evening

Strike Delegates Appear Before WLE   Must Show Cause Why Back to Work Order Disreqarded -

Additional Ward Properties May Be Seized  Mail Order Firm Continues to Reject WLB Orders

U. S. MAY TAKE OVER MORE WARD STORES   Siezure of Properties in 7 Cities Appears Imminent-—-Company Stil Defiant.

Miller Given Cru Beating Witness Says   Harness Tug and Billy Club Used Twe and Half Hours

Charlie Should be Mowed Down This Time: Bergen Was Secretly Married

Two Japanese Naval Officers Sentenced To Face Executior   Conviet Japanese Naval Men bor Part Im Wake tsland Rill. ine Of % Amermwanhs

Japs to Hang For Slayings   Wake Killings to Cost Lives of 9 Navy Men

Japs Wake Isle Chief, 10 Others Sentenced to Death  Guilt Ruled in Mass Execution of 96  Airway Workers; 5 Get Prison Terms

II Japs to Die for Executing {6 S. Civilians on Wake   2 High-Ranking Naval Off. cers Among Those Sentenced to Be Hanced

GALLOWS AWAIT ELEVEN (APANESE   Five Others Sent to Prison for Executing Civilians on Wake island

PAY PENALTY FOR MURDERS OF CIVILIANS   Admiral Demands Revenge for  A-Bomb

11 JAPANESE ARE ORDERED HANGED   Accused Of Executing 96 Americans On Wake Island

Sentenced To Death By Hanging   1! Japanese Execute 96 American Civilians

Two Ranking lan Officers To Hane   Men Ordered Deaths Of 96 U.S. Civilians On Wake Island in °45

11 JAPS ARE SENTENCED TO HANG   For Executing 96 U. S. Civilians On Wake Island

JAP OFFICERS TO BE HANGED   SENTENCED TO DIE FOR MURDER OF YANKS

CONVICT JAPS: “TN MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS   NAVAL “OFFICERS ‘TO DIE FOR MASS, MURDER. OF 96 ‘AMERICANS ON WAKE”  {BLAND 

2 HISH-RANKING JAP OF FIGERS   L1 Must Die for Exe cution of Yanks on Wake

JAP OFFICERS GET SENTENCED   U. & Naval Court Decrees Death for Those Accused of Executing American Civilians.

Naval Officers And Nine Others Will Be Hangea   Guilty In Execution Of 96 U. S. Civilians Captured On Island

Others Given Various Prison Terms   Nips Demand Trial for Americans in A-Bomb Attack

25 Jap Ships Blasted; New U.S.Landings   More American Troops Hit Mindoro Coast

Strikers’ Ranks Are Shrinking   ‘Number Of Idle Now Lowest In Weeks

400,000 IN NATION IDLE   Mine Conference Still On; Massachusetts Runs Railways

Loneshoremen Back To Work To Clear Port   Total OF People Off Work Cut Below 100.000 Lowes In Several Weeks.   I'GUILD JOINS STRIKE

JOHINSON-BOLLW WEDDING SAT. P.M   Young Couple Spend Ho neymoon At New Orleans

War Veteran  Married At  Charlotte, N.C. Barney Bollin,  Jessica Johnson  x wi e > =

OCTOBER TO BE  WAR CHEST MONTH   Designated by President Truman and Gov. Phil — Donnelly.

Molotov, Other Leaders May Desert. Conference   San Francisco Hears Eden May Also Go Home Because Of ‘War Developments;’ Parley Struggles To End Deadlocks

Molotov May Leave Frisco  =. £b. fallead dame   To Be Called Home Because of War Developments

MOLOTOV MAY LEAVE CONFERENCE SOON DUE WAR SITUATION  EFFORTS BEING MADE DRAFT MANAGEMENT DETAILS WORLD MEETING

MOLOTOV LOSES ARGENTINE FIGHT   Russian Objections Fail To Keep Nation From Seat 

Russians Lose On Two Points At Conference   New Controversy Seen on Control Of Commissions

Commissions, Committees Are Busying  Conference   Outlook Is Gloomy Over Full Accords

VOTE TO ADMIT ARGENTINA AND BAN THE POLES - MOLOTOV STUNG BY  DEFEATS; LACK OF HARMONY PREVAILS

Tolotov May eave Friseo arley Soon   oincides Ag New Big-4 Efforts To Draft Management Details.   ECAUSE OF WAR NEWS

Parley Faces New Dispute On Controls   May Intensify Struggle for Leadership in World Body

New Controversy At Parley Takes Shape; U. S., Russia Vie For Lead

Molotov Loses Fight To Keep Argentina Out   Plea For Poland Rejected; Drab Prospect For Big-Power Unity.

MOLOTOV MAY LEAVE PARLEY   War Developments to Call Soviet Minister Back To Moscow

Rift Apparent In Allied Unity . At Peace Meeting   Foreign Commissar Molotov Loses Struggle 1o Secure Pole Place, Bar Argentina

Molotov May Soon Leave  Conference   Expected to Return tc Russia Because of War Urgency

WORLD MEETING ISSUES AIRED   United Nations Driven Toward New Controversy by Mondoy’s Actions

Molotov May Leave ‘Meeting Because lof War Situation   No Reflection of Displeasure; Begin  To Draft Management Of Parley Details

Reds Get Set-Back  At Security Meet; Tension Increases   Progress Slowed by Snags But Work on Conference Plans Continues Despite Speculation That Russia’s Delegates May Go Home Before Program Complete

U, S. AND RUSSIA IN FRISCO CLASH FOR LEADERSHIP   America Wins on Both Entry of Argentina and Retusal to Admit Poland

Molotov Will Leave Parley In Few Days   Russian’s Return To Mos cow As Result Of War Situation Seen

Pessimism In Driver’s Seat Today  New Controversy Sweeps Frisco Conference Over Control Of Committees

Another Row Brewing At Frisco Meet   Russia Beaten For Leadership

Departure, Expected Any Day, Will Be Due to War Situation.   OTHERS MAY GO, TOO

Bitter Fight Over Poland And Argentina Drives United Nations Toward New Quarrels   Struggle For Leadership Cost Russia Defeat On Both Argentina And Poland

San Francisco Meeting So Far Full Of Snarls   Winning Seat in Conference for Argentina and Rejecting Poland, Crosses Up Russians.

NEW CONTROVERSY IN UNITED NATIONS MEET   Molotov’s Protest over Immediate Invitation to Argentina Overruled

Argentina Askec To Conference: Rebuff To USSR  New Struggle Looms Over Control Of  asta. aw’ bin.

NEW CRISIS IN UNITED NATIONS PARLEY ARISES      Controversy Looms On Control Of Vitsi Commissions

L-a-t-e Bulletins   Bitter Fight yht Over Argentina, Poland Drives Conference Toward New Tilts With Reds

New Quarrels Again Menace Frisco Parley   Fight Looming Over Contrel of Groups of Security Body

Molotov Pleads Futilely Against Inviting Fascist Nation That Cooperated With Axis and Spurning Poles Who  Have Fought Nazis  ~ From Beginning.

Russia. Will Stick With Conference   Conference Delegates Feel. Nation Has Long Term Viewpoint :

Fight Seen Between US and Russia As to Who Will Control Key Commissions, Committees at San Francisco Meet   (By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER)

Nations Arguing Groups Control   Dispute Over Poland. Argentina Emphasizes Leadership Struggle

Molotov May Leave Security Meet By Middle of May  Big Four Is Working To Draft Details OF World Managemen!

Soviet Army on Outskirts Of. Slovak Capital City; Take Hungarian Oil Field

Germans Lose Natural Oil Center   Red Spearhead Drives Into Austria

GOVERNORS STRADDLE PROBLEM OF FOOD   Pledge Aid To Government In Attempting To Settle Present Scarcity; Support Charter

SOLUTION SOUGHT ~ ON FOOD PROBLEM   State Governors Avoid Definite Stand on Situation 

GOVERNORS BACK UI. $. FOOD PROBE   Avoid Taking Definite Stand On Steps to Solve Key : Prohlem

Hero Shot In Love Triangle   Capt. Eugene Dale, Ba taan Survivor, Is Wounded

Affections Of Former Model Said Cause Of Fight __  War Hero Shot In"Love Triangle’

Bataan Survivor Seriously Hurt  - Souvenir Pistol Is Used in Shooting

U. S. Prosecutor Charges 20 Top-Flight Nazis of Plotting War With America in 1940

Jackson Says Nazi Records Will Convict 20 on Trial   American Prosecutor Presents Case Against Hitler’s Aids in 4-Hour Speech—Declares Fuehrer Made Plans in October, 1940, to Attack U. S. and That Germany Instigated Japan to Enter Conflict in March, 1941.

Own Thoroughnes: Mav Convict Nazis  Of War Crimes   Jackson Asks Nuernberg Court to Set Future International Law

Prosecution for War Crimes To Be  Based on Records  ee Ge, Ree ee  E   Nazi Documents To Be Used in Nuernb-rg Trial by Jackson

20 Top-Flight Nazis Plead Innocent; Attempt To Quash Trial Proves Unsuccessful

Own Records to Convict Germans   Jackson Charges War Criminals “Living Symbols of Hatred”

Justice Jackson Says 20 Leading Nazis Will Be Convicted From Own Records Of Their Crimes

CHARGE NAZIS PLOTTED U. 3. ATTACK IN ‘40   Jackson Says Records Alone Will Convict Fallen Leaders

Will Be Convicted By Own Records, Jackson Asserts  At Nuernbers Trial

Nazis Plotted War Against  U.S. in 1940   Charge Is Made by Justice Jackson: Attempt Is Made To Quash the Trial

Nazis’ OwnRecord May Convict Them   - Jackson Says Thoroughness of Germans Gives Allies Proof

Jackson Voices  U. S. Case  Against Nazis Says Germans’ Own Thoroughness 

RECORDS INDICT NAZI BIG-SHOTS   U. S. Prosecutor Lists Atrocities At Trial In Nuernberg

FIGHT OF EQUAL RIGHTS BEGINS ON CAPITOL HILL   House Committee Favors Constitutional Amendment Guaranteeing Women Full Rights Enjoyed By Men.

Fight For Equal Rights Brewing   Controversy Started Over Equal Rights For Men and Women.

Equal Right Battle Gets  Underway Amendment Urged In  Sealority Report  ouse Group

ROW ON IN CONGRESS OVER EQUAL RIGHTS   Feminine Opponents Do Not Want To Give Up Benefits

OFFENSIVE WOULD HELP RED ADVANCE   Allies Concentrating Troops West of Cologne, Berlin Report Says.   BULLETIN

DAME Phouta HAGUENAU IN D-MILE PST   Strike on Seventh Front as Allies Mass Troops for Big Smash.

Drive in Making As Nazis Shift Treops to Eas!   British Second Army Nearly Erases Enemy Bridgehead on Roer Bank

Seek to Upset Big Drive by   7th Army Forces Seal Off Penetration By German Troops

3d ARMY SEALS OFE NEW NAZI ALSATIAN PUNCH   Battle Foes That Gair Hold In Forest Area; Mass For Drive

STRIKE ALONG TWENTY-MILE ALSACE FRONT   Allies Ready For Offensive

Germans Drive Past Haguenau   Nazis Attack on 20-Mile Alsatian Front as Signs Point to Big Allied Offensive

NAZIS GAIN ON ALSACE FRONT   Believed Seeking To Upset Allied Plans For Drive

Infantry Clears Japs From Manila   Fierce Battles Rage Inside Intramuros As  Thick Wall Crumbles

37TH DIVISION OUSTS LAST NIPS FROM MANILA   U. S. Troops Invade Second Small Isle in San Bernardino Straits

MANILA BATTLE   Troops Fight From Building To Building to Ciear Out Japs.   NIP BRUTALITY SHOWN

Yanks Fight Houseto-House in Mopup of Intramuros Area   Clear Nipponese From Manila Amid Scenes of Terrible Brutality

Jap Brutality Disclosed in Manila Fight   Filipinos Liberated in In. tramuros; Another Isle Off Luzon Taken

Manila Fight Nears Climax   Yanks Battle From Building to Building Inside Intramuros

Manila’s Inner Bastion Broker   Savage Battle Rages In Intramuros Area

BATTLE JAPS ININTRAMUROS   More Atrocities Come Tc Light As Yanks Invade Manila Area

Yanks Blast Enemy From Walled City   2 ‘Invasions’ Of Nip Strong Point Executed

Tragic Scenes Disclosed In Manila Battle   Japanese Atrocities Un earthed as Yanks Storn: « Intramuros for Final Struggle

Jap Brutality To New High In Philippines   Yanks Find Atrocities After Storming Intramur. os; Invade New Island

3/th Division Mopping Up Japs In Manila  7,000 Shells Fired To Create Breach le Old City Walle

U. S. Infantrymen Battle Japs In Intramuros; More Atrocities Are Revealed

FILIPINOS AID U. S$. TROOPS EFFECT RESCUE   Fourth Heroic Act Of Philippine Liberation Enacted

Battle Inside Walled City   Clearing Japs From City Amid Tragic Scenes Of Jap Brutality

Yonik Clearing Last Japanese From Intramuros   Fight Street Battles After Three-Day Shelling of Walled City Breaks Dafanca.

BATTLE FOR MANILA ENDS AS LAST JAPS IN INTRAMUROS ARE KILLED, CIVILIANS RESCUED:

3 :U. S. Regiments — Fight in Intramuros   Move From Building to Building Inside Ancient Walled City to Clear Last of Japanese From Philippine Capital. .

Yanks Battle Japs In the Intramuros   Enemy Garrison Makes Last Stand

Clear Out Last Japs   To Building in Walled City of Manila; Second Small Isle Invaded

Jap Atrocities Come To Light   Yanks Breach Ancient  Intramuros, Last Jap Manila Stronghold.

‘Impertinent’  Nipponese. Admiral Expressed His Views on the Potsdam Ultimatum

Hitler heported Dying Again As Multiplying Signs Point To Early German Crack-Up

Himmler Placed In Char ge, Hitler Is Dying Man, Sav Reports Circulated F realy In pe ihe ircles

Split Among High German Officials Report Dying Hitler Being Ousted   Would Make Little Difference In The Course Of The War

Hitler Ousted in Favor of Himmler, Reports in British Capital Say; Nazi Propagandists Silent

Prisoners Get Loaded _ Cigarettes One Cafe in Paris Displays This Sign - - - ‘No Ladies Supplied After 7 P..M.’

Wa ve, Veteran Aid Measures  Will Be Filed   Alabama Legislators Wind Up First Week; Many Bills Introduced

All But Two Administration Bills Offered  Wage-Hour, Vet Aid Laws Awaited

General Patton ‘Out Of Danger’   But Faces Possibility Of Partial Paralysis _ For Rest Of His Life

General Patton Is Pronounced Out Of Dancer   Possibility Of Partial] Paralysis

Patton Believed Out of Danger   Faces Possibility of Partial Paralysis

Patton Will Live: May Be Paralyzed For Rest of Lif   In Excellent Condition Despite Paralysis of Arms And Legs

PATTON OUT OF DANGER NOW   Physician Says General Faces Partial Paralvsis

(Civil War Threatens Over Leopold’s Return ‘To Throne in Belgium

TROOPS 10 LEAVE FOR SAN FRANCISCO   More Than 380 Officers, 4,500 Enlisted Men Shipping Next Week.

Justice Urged: ‘As Peace Base   Vandenberg W fould Amen Siala  Anonnsininc

Vandenberg Proposes Amendment To Oaks Plan To Review War Decisions

Vandenberg would amend agreements  Wants review of war decisions

Dunbar ton Oaks Changes Proposed  ‘view of Wartime Political Decisions

WOULD AMEND AGREEMENTS   Vandenberg Seeks Changes In Accord Reached at Dumbarton Oaks

NICK FLIESCHER’S GANG A “BUNCH OF DAREDEVILS WHO CAN REALLY FIGHT”

~ “FOR WHISKEY   SECRETARY J Al NDERSON ORDERS NO CORN BE USED BY DISTILLERIES. DURING  3 AUGUST

BOOST SEEN IN WHISKY BLENDS    Government Ailocates Supply Of Grain For August

Throngs Flock To Ross Field: Bond Sales Soar   Pacific Heroes, CAP Put On Spectacular Exhibition Sunday   E-Bond Sales Lag Far Behind Ouota

A. R. RUTHERFORD DIES   Father of Major R. R. Reap etont Formerly Taught at. K. U.

Year Of Army Training Plea  To Be Opposed   Marshall’s Report Is Otherwise Well  Received

Marshail Plea For Draft Army Meets With Disapprova   Senators Praise War Repor' But Differ on Compulsory Training

SOLONS BALK AT PLAN FOR YOUTH DRAFT   Congress Voices Approval of Most Of Marshall's Points

MARSHALL'S PLAN HITS OPPOSITICA   Congressmen Approve Report But Qpnose Compulsory Military Program.

Disagre>s With Recommend ation For Compulsory  Milita;y Training

Giant B-32 Bomber Goes in Action  Against Japanese Homeland   Carries Heavy Bomb Load Amazing Distances:  Lighter But More Maneuverable Than B-29

Striking Supervisory Workers Shut Down More Mines; NLRB Opens Hearing On Their Demand For Recoenition   WORKERS DETERMINED TO FORCE SHOWDOWN

Production Of 140,000 Tons Is Lost Daily   Move For Recognition Of White Collar Workers Closes 60 Mines In State.

Prisoners Treated  Inhumanly  No Mercy Shown by Japs to - American Flyers

“Fleet Air Wing 18” Means a Fighting Bunch of Armed Hornets, To Japs

Dateline: Pacific  “Fleet Air Wing 18” Means ‘Armed Hornets to Japanese

New Industrial Revolution Seen  ’ APL Leader Calls for Better Standard

A. F. L. Has High Goal   Green Outlines FivePoint Program to Raise Living Standard 50%

After-Effects Of Atomic Bomb Terrible   Jap Broadcasts Give Further Accounts of Hiroshima Blasting

HOMES CRUSHED ‘ON HIROSHIMA   Ninety Percent of ‘Houses Ar Wrecked--Death Spectre Still Stalks

JAP BROADCASTS SAY ATOM BOMS RIDDLES City   Ninety Per Cent of Houses in Hiroshima Are Crushed

Tokyo Reports Radio-Activity Of Atomic Bomb Is Still Killing Japs

ATOMIC BOMB. DEATH TOLL IS STILL CLIMBING   70,000 To 80,000 Now Repor ted Dead InHirashima   WORKERS DYING   Spectre Of Death Continues To Stalk Jan City

Japs Claim Rays Still Taking Toll Of Lives in Devasted Hiroshima

MORE THAN TWO MILLIO}D OVERSEAS AND 100,000 WHO -. RETURNED CAN'T. GET HOME.

Two Million And Half Service Men  Away From Home   Christmas Eve Dimmed In Many) Homes Of Nation By Absence Of Members Of Panitis

Zhukov Will Visit Capital   President Truman Invited Marshal Who Will Arrive October 4.

Zhukov Accepts President's Bid To Visit Capita   Red Member Of Council In Germany Expected To Reach New York Oct. 4

Lhukov Will Visit Capital Next Month   Soviet Marshal Accepts Bid To Come To U: S$.

Slug at Natural Nip Defense Belt   Bring Heavy Guns To Bear in Battle For Southern Okinawo

Furious Fight Rages Along “Okinawa Line   Yanks, Japanese Throwing Heavier Cuns Inio Battle

USE NEW FURY AGAINST JAPS   Drive Against Powerful Natural Defense Belt; Minor Gains.

70.5. Casualties * At Okinawa » lotal 16,964  21,269 Japs Killed; Aussies Advance On      21,269 Japs Killed; Aussies Advance On  Toarakan: Take Davao

Yanks Smash with New Fury Against Strong Jap Front   Both Sides Using Heavy Guns; U. S. Casualties Number 16,964.

2.) nn Be fee  VATHOWG UUEITIUl Costs Americans 16,964 Casualties

Yanks Fight With New Fury On Okinawa   Powerful Natural: Defense Line.of Japs “Under'Big Gun Attack

BOTH SIDES BRINGING UP HEAVY GUNS   Campaign Cost Americans 16,964 Casualties

Okinawa Fight  Mounts In Fury:      Yanks Suffer 16,964-( ualties, Including 229 Killed:

RECORD TIME ON TANKER   S. S. Crow Wing Is Built Entirely by Negro Workers.

Truce Ends One Java Fight, Another Quickly Breaks Out   Forty British Indian Soldiers Killed and at Least 40 Others Wounded in 24-Hour Battle With Indonesians and Civilians at Naval Base of Soerabaja—Entire English Garrison of 1,600 Men Seriously Threatened for a Time.

AWAIT MAJOR LANDING FROM SHIPS AND AIR   Nine Warships in Force Covering Yokosuka Operation

New Clothing Order Given  Set Aside Wool, Rayon For Low-Priced Needs

Medical College Reveals Accidental Discovery of New Ulcer Treatment

STAY 15 GRANTED (GEN. YAMASHITA   SUPREME COURT ACTS ON AP: PEAL OF JAP GENERAL SENTENCED TO DEATH.

STAY GRANTED TO YAMASHITA   U.S. Supreme Court Delays Execution to Consider Tiger’s Petition

Ruling on Trial   Validity Awaited’   Former Jap ‘Tiger’ Sends Petition From Manila

Convicted Jap. Officer Seeks Court Review      "Tiger of Malaya” Holds Military Tribunal With-  out Power .

High Court Granis Stay For Review   Jap General Asks Case Be Taken Out Of Military Hands

Yamashita Death Sentence Stayed   Supreme Court Acts in ‘Tiger's’ Case

Court Stays Execution  Of Yamashita   Tribunal’s Ruling Clears Way for Action on Appeal

TRIBUNAL GRANTS EXECUTION STAY   Yamashita Appeal Fights Jurisdiction of Manila Court

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Ar}—The Supreme Court granted a stay of iat today to Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, convicted  ® ° ie-_ = @m ecm 2 & 6 Ee 2 ee ok

Convicted Jap Officer Seeks Court Review   “Tiger of Malaya” Holds Military Tribunal Without Power

TO SEEK CURB ON POWERS OF BUREAUCRATS   Campaign Getting Under Way in Both House and Senate

BALTIMORE AND OHIO DID RECORD BUSINESS   Railroad Hauled More Passengers And Freight Longer Distances Than Ever Before

106 BOYS FLEE IW ELDORA RIOT   Highway Patrol and County Officers Start Search

100 Escape At Eldora After Riot   Trouble Breaks Out Ai Noon Meal; Rumors Are Rampant.   BOY DIED OF HEAT.

Anzaes Hold Brunei Ba And Thrust  For Capital   Landing Casualties Are ‘Negligible’  As Jap Resistance Is Quickly Smashed

Thrust of More Than 2 Miles Inland Is Made Toward Brune   General MacArthur Leads invaders in Drive: Naval Action Precedes Landing

MacArth MacArthur   Goes Ashore With Attack  Allies Moving   Allies Moving to Reclaim Oil and Rubber Land

AUSSIES ON MAINLAND OF BORNEO   Landings Preceded By Air and Naval Bombardments

General MacArthur Is Personally Directing Ninth Division Drive On Borneo’s Mainland

MacArthur Leads T roops in Invasion Of Oil-Rich Island   Strategic Brunei Bay Taken Over; Air-Sea Blow Levels Jap Defense; Opposition to Landings Very Light

M'ARTHUR IS LEADER AS MEN LANG GN LASUAN   Casualties in First Phase of Invasion Called Negligible

SEIZE CONTROL OF BRUNEI BAY   Australian Troops Land on MainJand Sunday Afternoon. — Three Assault Divisions Put Ashore.

BORNEO IS INVADED BY AUSTRALIANS   Troops, Led by Gen. MacArthur, Land Against Scattered Opposition. *

Thrust More Than Two Miles Inland Toward Brunei   BPRAA LANL VY Abs ADNTIALA  STREAMS IN BAY  Fourth Landing Made On East Side Of Labuan Island

Veteran 9th Division Makes Three Landings In OilRich  Counttv In Surprise Move

Seize Control Of Brunei Bay, Push Two Miles Inland   Landing Sunday Morn’ g Supported By Allied  Air, Sea Forces

AUSaED TAKE. LEBUAN TOWN AND ALRFIELD   Macarthur Goes Ashore with  Three Landing Forces; Losses Light.

Landings Made In Three Areas By Australians   Brunei Bay Is Seized In Surprise Assault By Allied Forces; Powerful Air-Sea Blows Precede Capture Of Labuan Island

NINTH ARMY TROOPS THROW BRIDGEHEAD ACROSS ELBE RIVER GROWING INDICATIONS THAT  ZERO HOUR NEAR   een we cre DER NDIVE

U. S. Ninth Throws New Bridgehead Across River As Zero Hour Draws Near For  Russian Armies

Yanks Virtually Sever Germany   Berlin Is Shut Off from Rest of Reich   Troops Released after Fall ot Vienna Roll Westward Toward Prague -

‘Tekvo Roses Now In Hiding   Fade From View With Utmost Speed When Yanks Reach Tokvo

“Tokyo Rose”’ She Was Really Five “Roses’——Harmless, But Entertaining

TENTH ARMY MANHUNT ON OKINAWA   Nearly 110,000 Japs Liquidated on Island, Nimitz Reports

FATHER SHOOTS ELDERLY LOVER   Forces Daughter to Lead Way to Apartment

Father Admits to Police that He Shot Cinelnnati Manufacturer — Man is Lover of Daughter of Killer

HOSPITALS, NEED 130,000 WORKERS      Professional and Non-Professional Help Being Reeruited.

PAUSE CALLED BEFORE HURLNG NEW OPERATION   U.S. Third Army Two Miles In Czechoslovakia; Raids . Again Batter Reich

Germany's Disaster May Be Greater Than at Stalingrad, Leipzig Captured

Bradley Says Reich Must Be Occupied For Final Victory  Ruhr Pocket All Cleared; Russians Push Nearer Berlin

Voial Vietory Over German Aim of Armies   Americans Mass Strength in Czechoslovakia, Capture Leipzig and Drive Toward Junction with Russians

9th Takes Magdeberg, British Reach The Elbe, Yanks Mop Up In Ruhr

18 Miles Fre om 1 City   Ruhr’ Area Completely Collapsed: ee ‘Total- Of 316.930 Nazis* Taken: Yanks Mass In Czechoslovakia

Mass Forces In Czechoslovakia   Leipzig Captured —- Drive on Chemnitz  - Probably All Germany Will Have to Be Occupied, Bradley Says — Ruhr Pocket Is Completely Collapsed

AMERICAN ARMIES MASSING STRENGTH IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA   YANKS DRIVING TOWARD LINKUP WITH WESTWARD BOUND RUSSIANS

AMERICAN ARMIES — MASSING STRENGTH IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA  _ YANKS: DRIVING TOWARI * Tip ‘a  Te wreerTw AD   ~ YANKS DRIVING TOWARD “ LINKUP WITH WESTWARD BOUND RUSSIANS :

MASSED SWEEP GAINS FORCE IN SLOVAKIA DRIVE   Russians Surging Toward Berlin—Americans Block Nazi Dash for Hideout

Only 6,000 Alive Of 100,000 Nazis Seized By Soviel   Numerous Dead From  Work Reported

‘OF 100,000 Nazis Captured At Stalingrad Barely 16.000 Are. Still Alive

Germans Declare Russian Treatment Poor for: Prisoner:   Oaly 6,000 of 100,000 Nazi Troops Captured at Stalingrad Alive, * British Say

GERMAN PRISONERS LIBERATED FROM SOVIETS TELL TALE   CLAIM THAT OF ABOUT 100,000 NAZI POW IN RUSSIA ONLY 6,000 ALIV!

Nips Plan Air Raid Shelters   Sixth. Army Engaged ‘in: Bitter Fighting, to Solidify Hole _on ‘Northeastern Sector

Tank Battles Flare Along Philippines Battlefront; Japs Make Banzai Drives

Luzon Fighting Hits High Pitch   Americans Gain Despite Strong Jap Resistance

JAPS MARK BIG FUND FOR RAID PROTECTION   $1,688,000,000 Voted With Increase In B-29 Blows

PHILIPPINES BATTLEFRONT MORE ACTIVE   U. 8S. Troops Solidify Hold on North Luzon Sector With Japs Worry Over Air haids. .   By LEONARD MILLIMAN JAD Wae PAléine)d

Japs Fear New Luzon Landings   B-29 Raids Cause Concern in Tokyo

JAPS REPORT INVASION MOVE BELOW MANILA   Yanks Group Positions In Heaviest Fighting on Luzon

LUZON TANK BATTLES FLARE; JAPS PLAN HOME AIR RAID DEFENSES   PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW 315 BOMB HITS AT AKASHI; YANKS CAPTURE SISON AFTER BITTER FIGHT

Yanks Win North Luzon Tank Battle   Tokio Speculates On A Possible New U. S. Invasion Below Manila.

Tokyo Expects. New Invasion  - South Of Manila   Seamen Refuse To Serve ‘Aboard Suicide Ships; Yanks Solidify. Gains

U. S. Troops Gain Slowly In Philippines   Japs Speculate on Possible New Yank Invasion South of Manila

BANZAI CHARGES BY JAPS FAIL TO STOP YANKS   Losses Heavy as Tanks Go Into Battle for Luzon; Nip Jitters Increase

U. S. Troops Gain Slowly In Philippines   Japs Speculate on Possible New Yank Invasion South of Manila  maoieerhUC( $m «S/S PER ST SOC; aA lC(<iC rh rT SE! UL Slr RM lc

HEAVY FIGHTING FLARES ON PHILIPPINE FRONT AS JAPS SPECULATE ON NEW LANDINGS

JAPANESE SHOWING GREAT CONCERN OVER RAIDS SUPERFORTS  AIR RAID DEFENSES AND CUCI TERS INCREACEN ANTI

TOKYO RADIO HINTS AT NEW HS INVASION   More Air Defense Funds Allowed By Japanese

Yanks Winning Ist Real Fight ~ in Philippines   Japs See. Possibility’ Of New Landing South { of Manila .

GRIM BATTLES RAGE ON LUZON   Japs Concerned Over B-29 Raids, Lack Mer chant Seamen

GM Officials “ Will Reply   Leaders Note Lessening Of Numbers of Picket Lines At Michigan Plants

General Motors Drafts a Reply   But Answer to Wage Hike Demands Is Held for Study

Government Hoves to End G.M. Strike   Striking Workers Await “Management Reply and Strenethen Picket Lines

GENERAL MOTORS READIES REPLY 10 UNION PROPOSAL   Snow and Frigid Weather Reduces Picketing at~ hiehinnn Plante

G.M. Readies Union Reply   Strikers’ Request for Arbitration Board Sifted by Plant Chief

GMC REPLY 10 UNION PLAN IS NOT DIVULGEL   President Wilson Studies Answer on Three-Man Arbitration Proposal

Possibility Of National Phone Strike Hintec   Auto Workers Await Re: ply From GM To Arbi  tration Proposal.

Coal Producers Ask NLRB To Hal Mine Strike Vote   Challenge Board’s Interpretation of Disputes Act Say No Vote Required.

Vote Block Move Adds to Tension   Southern Operators Ask Cancellation of Mine Strike Vote

MOVE TO BLOCK STRIKE BALLOT      Petition to NLRB by Nine Operators Aggravates Wace Parleys

Efforts Made To Force Surrender Of Jan Homelanc   Psychological, Military Combine To Head To Immediate Climax

Psychological and Military Pressure on  Japan Heading Toward Climax This Week

Efforts To Bring Japan 'To Knees Expected To Reach (Climax At Potsdam This Week   Statement Expected To Provide Maximum Pressure To Bear On Enemy At This Time

Japan Faces New Pressure   Big 3 Statement on ’Psychological’ War On Nippon Awaited

The Psychological Warfare On Japs Nearing a Climax   Japs Retreat On Northern Luzon Taken

Russian Entrance Into Pacific War Now Possibility   Psychological and Military Pressure On Japan Heading For Climax.

Efforts to Force Jap Surrender Head for Climax   Expect Statement From Big Three; Means to Increase Psychological Pressurz

Psychological Warfare Unleashed As Big Three Parley Nears an End

Ultimatum to Japs Hints Russ Action   Psychological War Being Pressed Against Enemy by United States

Effort To Bring Japan To Knees Expected To Reach A Climax During This Week

Efforts To Bring Japan To Knees Expected: To Reach Climax At Big 3 Meet This Week’

U. S. Effort To  Bring Japs To !  Knees Pressed   Expec sted to Reach Climax -At Big Three Meeting During Week With Russin Intentions Disclo

PREGOURE PUT UPON JAPANESE      Psychological As Well As Military Efforts Are Beina Exerted,   CLIMAX DUE THIS WEEK

Efforts To Bring Japan To Knees Expected To Reach a Climax at Big Three Parley

EMPLOYEE BONUS, TEACHER INCREASE TALKED BY SOLONS   Assembly May Grant Ten Dollar Pay Hike

State Employe Bonus Vies With School Pay   Resolution Calls For Commission To Study Grading On Basis Of Ability

THREATS SENT PETAIN JURORS   Treason Trial Expected To Wind Up In Paris By Tonight

Petain’s Jurors Get New. Threat:  , ee en . ee aoe   Defense Opens to Save Marshal's Life

Jurors Threatened with Death if Any Vote to Condemn Marshal Petain

PETAIN CASE JURORS GET DEATH THREATS IN MANY LETTERS  SAY IF AGED MARSHAL SENTENCED TO DEATH SAME FATE AWAITS THER

PETAIN CASE JURORS GET DEATH THREATS IN MANY LETTERS  SAY IF AGED MARSHAL  SENTENCED TO DEATH

Jurors In Petain Trial Receiving Threatening Mail   Final Defense Rebuttals Continue With Verdict Expected Late Tuesday

Threatening Letters to Petain Jurors   Fact Disclosed In Final Pleas In Treason Trial

Letters of Warning Sent to Nearly All of 24 Sitting in Trial ~ Defense Attacks State’s Case in Long Arguments—Deelares Prosecution Used Disreputable Witnesses and Failed to Prove Marshal Guilty.

Pefain Jurors Get Threats Of Death   Letters Talk of Death To Any Voting to Convict Him

Letters Letters Threaten Death to J ury If It Convicts Marshal Petain

PETAIN JURORS GET WARNINGS   Letters Promise Death to Those  Holding Ageinst Aged Soldier

Petain's Jurors  Receive lelters Of Dire threals  All 94° durists- Tell of  Mesinges Not to Con Marchal

Death Threats Said Received By Petain Jury   24 Sitting At Trial Of Aged Marshal Claim To Have Received Many Letters

Letters Threaten Violent Death to Jurors Voting to Condemn Petain

‘BIG FIVE’ MINISTERS MAP PLANS   Peace for Italy First on Agenda Of Allied Meet

MINISTERS MEET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS   Correspondents Are Barred From the Opening Session

Conclave      First Work of Big 5 Representatives to Be Drafting of Agenda

F ire Engine Hits Inter-City Bus   At Least 18 Persons Are Reported Injured

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Reader:   Main Activities in National Capital Summarized by Associated Press

33,462 Nip Troops Killed On Okinawa.;   Liberation of... Davao Announeed

JAP ASSAULTS HELP TO WIPE OUT OKINAWA   DAVAO LIBERATED; AUSSIES GAIN ON BORNEO

Jap Losses On Okinawa Set At 33,462: Davao City Is Taken In Philippines Drive

Army Air Force Has - Tentative Peacetime Plan   Need 6,500 Planes With 600,000 Mn, Senate Group Told

Big Program Is Outlined By Air Forces   Includes 6,500 Plane: And 600,000 Men, Senators Report

FUTURE OF AIR FORCE PLANNED   Peacetime  Setup Calls For 6,500 Planes And 600,000 Men

PEACETIME AIR PROGRAM GIVEN    PLAN LAID BEFORE SENATORS  CALLS FOR 6500 PLANES  AND 600,000 MEN.

Senators Given Air Force Idee  Peacetime Setup Told By Gen. Arnold

HOLD EMPLOYES FOR DEATH OF ELDORA YOUTH   2 Employes and 2 Guards Arrested by State Avents

DELAY GRANTED IN PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY   Charges Against Brown, Martin and Two Guards: Blamed In Death of Miller

Two Spies Given Death  Sentences _   Military Court Rules Colepaugh Gimpel Guilty

Two Young Spies Sentenced to Hans   Pair Landed by U-Boat Hears Verdict Calmly

‘Russians Smash fo Within 204 Miles of Nazi Capital In Breath-Taking Offensive   More Victory Announcements Hinted Soon by Moscow as Drive Contiaues Uschecked Alona 800-Mile Front

OHIO DIVISION 1S COMING HOME   37th To Quit Pacific Zone After 39 Months

37TH DIVISION TO RETURN SOON   31st, 38th Also Scheduled to Come Home

Famed Buckeye Division Will Leave Pacific   Many County Men With National Guard Unit Coming Home

OHIO'S 37TH DIVISION TO COME HOME SOON   ‘Buckeyes’ Had 39 Months Of Combat In Pacific

Four Montana Cities Await Meeting of Trails Association  President Holter Prepares to Welcome  a   President Holter Prepares to Welcome C. F. Kelley, Other Leaders At Browning for Rendezvous Start

F our Montana Cities Await Meeting of Trails Association   President Holter Prepares to Welcome C. F. Kelley, Other Leaders Ate Browning for Rendezvous Start

Governor Has Signed Several More Measures   Senate Meets for Short Time Today and Committee Confers Over Pending Liquor Bill Amendments.

Govemor Signs Several Measures And House Passes Some Lecisiation

Proposes Drive on Tax Evaders  Mergentheu Asks for 5,000 Field Aqents

Funds Asked For Checkup   Treasury Will Seek  U. S. Tax Invasions

Morgenthau Asks Funds  To Recruit 5,000 More eter way Eth Acnente

TAX EVASION PROBE NEEDS MORE AGENTS   Morgenthau A Asking _ for Funds to Recruit 5,000 “ More Workers.

Arabs Arm for War on French  U.S., Britain Work to Halt Crisis; One Shot  Im Pamacene Blate

British Warships Join U. S. Fleet In Blasting Strategic Ryukyu Isles

BRITISH, YANK FLEETS BLAST RYUKYU ISLES   Round Out Week Of Attacks On Strategic Bases South Of Japan

BRITISH FLEET (INS OPERATIONS AROUND RYUKYY   MacArthur’s Forces seize Two Islands, Airfie'd on’Cebu.

BRITISH FLEET SONS OPERATIONS AROUND RYUKYU.   MacArthur's Forces. Seize Tw Islands, ‘Airfie'd on’ Cebu..~

Tojo Would Stand Trial As Japan’s No. 1 War Criminal  TWO MORE SUICIDES SUCCESSFUL ONES  MacArthur Continues The Round-Up of War Criminals

Central Government Masses 800,000 Troops in North Area, Communists  Report; 15,000 Killed in One Battle

MacArthur Adds 10,896 Jap Dead  To Foe’s Losses   Superforts Raid Tachikawai Targets Just West of Tokyo

MINDANAO “IAP. FORCES   Enemy Casualties Mownt; Bag 33 Nino Planes

REMNANT JAP FORCES SPLIT ON MINDANAG   DOUGHBOYS LOCKED IN DEADLY FIGHT ON OKINAWA

Jap Defenders Of Mindanao Split in Half   33 Jap Planes Erased In Okinawa Fighting; Total Jap Casualties ir  Philippines 334.824

TRUMAN DIRECTS JAPANESE T0 END ALL RESISTANCE   Cessation of Hostilities on All Fronts Is Ordered   ENVOYS TO MacARTHUR   American General Will Convey Details of Formal Surrender

JAPS TOLD 10   Defeated Enemy Ordered to Send Emissaries to MoarArthur

JAPAN ORDERED TO CEASE FIRE   Troman Acts Promptly T. - ‘Instruct Hirohito On  Procedure

"Stop War on All Fronts Now’ Is Order from President Truman fo Japanese Milifary

Capture Three Following Bank Holdup   Recover $22,745 Loot Taken From Greenville Vault

BLAST 800 VEHICLES   Nazi Tanks, Trucks Retreating From Ardennes are Hit

U.S. Planes Pounce on Fleeing Germans in a Major Withdrawal East   800 Tanks And Vehicles Wrecked By Low Flying American Planes  SPREAD PANIC AND DEVASTATION  Entire Crescent Of The One Time German Sal- © ient Has Collapsed

3000 German Tanks And — Trucks Hit —   OVER 800 OF THEM DESTROYED. AS THEY WERE WITHDRAWING. FROM FLATTENED SALIENT *

Sharp Advances Scored By Yank: In Bulge Battle   Von Rundstedt Pulling Remaining Men Back To Siegfried Line Safety

Tokyo Declares No Safe Place Left In Japan   Japs Reply To Charge By U. S. That PW’s Are In Peril

No Area Safe, Tokyo Admits  Denies Prison Camps Near Installations

All Japan Vulnerable  ‘To U.S. Bombs   Deny Prisoners Protecting Targets

NO PLACE SAFE, IS TOKYO CRY   Enemy Denies Prisoner Camps Placed Near Military Targets

‘NEWS THAT STALIN IS STILL IN GOOD HEALTH HAILED BY WORLD AS EXTREME] Y IMPORTANT

Report of Stalin's Continued Firm Grip on Russian Affairs Is mportant News

Relations Of Bigs M ay NowImprove   ff Ambassador. Harviman’s Visit to Stalin   Returns Allies to hare row Path Tt Will Be Greal Achievemeiit

REPORT THAT STALIN'S WELL IS GOOD. BIG NEWS   Soviet Leader's Influence With People Needed Now in Crisis

Opposing Sides Maneuver Confidently In Fight Over Confirmation Of Wallace   Administration Leaders Call Democratic Conference To Map Strateay

WALLACE BID AT SHOWCOWK   Senate Approaches Test In Parliamentary Snarl

DEFERMENT FOR _ FARMERS VETOED   Truman Says All Must Serve To Best Of Ability

Truman Vetoes Deferment For Farm Worker:   Says Eyery Citizen Obliged io Serve His Country to the Best of His Ability

FARM DRAFT ~ VETO ACTION   PRESIDENT VETOES SELECTIVE SERVICE AMENDMENT AFFECTING FARM LABOR

Truman Kills Farm Draft — Deferment —   President. Vetoes Selective ‘Service Amendment

President Vetoes Farm Deferments   Blanket Bill Is Killed in Message io House

VETOES FARM DEFERMENT BILL   Says Measure Unfair to Ones Already in Service

DRAFT ACT TO FAVOR FARMER VETOED TODAY   Truman Refuses To Sign Meas. ure Granting Virtually Blanket Deferment

Truman Vetoes Deferment of Farm Workers   Says Obligation of Every Citizen Is To Serve Country—Aect Is Blanket Deferment

Truman Vetoes Bill To Defes Farm Workers   Paramount Duty Of Every Citizen To Serve In War. He Savs

Truman Vetoes Farm Deferments   Opposes Blanket  Deferments for Farm Workers

Truman Vetoes Draft Deferment ‘For Farm Men   Legislation Would Have Provided Virtually Blanket Service Exemotion

WILL RETURN HOME   Troops to Leave Pacific at the Rate of 200-000 a Month

1,250,000 GI's. Due From Pacific   .Will Be Returned -At Rate Of 200,000 Month Until Next March

200,000 to Leave Pacific Monthly   That Rate of Return for G. I.’s Will Prevail for Next Six Months, With 1,250,000 Back in U.S. by End of March.

1.250.000 Men To Return Home From Pacific Area Between Now And March   MacArthur To Kec} 60,000 for Ruling Japan High Score Men 7: Return First.

200,000 Monthly Is Pacific Quota   Return of Veterans To Be Rapid—Over Million By March

GlI'sToBeReturnedToU.S. _ From Pacific At Rate Of More Than 200,000 Month For Time

1,250,000 by March's End From Pacific   400,000 Will Remain in That Theater; Needs For Japan Less,

1,250,00070 BE SENT BACK IN. MONTHS   MacArthur Cuts Occupation: Army in Japan’ Under 200,000 Men. : -

1,250,000 VETS FROM PACIFIC TO RETURN HOME   Plan Monthly Rate of Over 200,000 for Next Half Year

Going To Get Them Home... . .  GIl’s To Come Home From ‘Pacific 200,000 Monthly For The Next Six Months

200,000 GI’s Quit Pacific Each Month   1,250,000 Will Have Been Returned to Statee hy March

; Occupation Force in * Japan, Other Bases : Will Tota] 400,000 ©

ARMY 10 SPEED RETURN OF ALL PACIFIC VETS   200,000 GI’s Will Come ~ Home Each Month In Next Half Year

PACIFIC TROOPS RUSH HOMEWARE 900,000 A MONTH  : mriremiit ef aerial   SCHEDULE RETURN mB fpo6d 000 BY  THE END OF MARCH

List 400,000 To Remain In Theater   Location of Occupation Troops in Far East Given”

¢. I.'s Coming Home from Pacific At Rate of 200,000 per Month for Next Six Months, Says MacArthu

Deep Cut Planned in Pacific Forces  1,250,000 to Be Returned by March

MacArthur to Speed Return of Troops From Pacific Area   Over 200,000 to be Sent Home Monthly; General Revises Estimates

400.000 Men To Be Left in Pacific Ared   MacArthur Announces New Program to Send More Than 200,000 Soldiers Back Each Month

400,000 FORCE TO BE LEFT BY END OF MARCH   Mass Movement Of Men To Be Handled By Eight Big Processing Centers

Return G.!.’s at Rate Of 200,000 a Month   Home fram the Pacific fn Next Six Months; leave Task to 400.000

1,250,000 to Be Home By End of March, 1946   Four Divisions to Remain in Japan, Reveal Locations of Army Units

200,000 Yanks To Quit Pacific Eve ry Month   400,000 Men Will Be Left in Jap Territory And at Bases

MORE PACIFIC VETS DUE HOME      200,000 Soldiers Per Month Will Be Sent Back To States

MacArthur Reduces  Occupation Forces   Final Police Force in Japan to Total 60,000 with Others Planned For Korea: Vast Shipping Provided

PLANS TO SEND 100,000 YANKS HOME MONTHLY   Only 400,000 Men tc Remain on Duty in Pacific Area

1,250,000. Troops Due   200,000 to Move From Pacific Zone Monthly Till March

ONLY 400,000 TO BE LEFT BY MARCH OF 194   Gls to be Returned Home at Rate Of 200,000 Per Month For Next Six Months   By TAMES LINDSLEY

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   To Hold Services for Patton at Heidelberg, Luxembourg

Final Rites To Be Held in Luxembourg   Company From Third Army to Escort Body

SERVICES KOR GENERAL AT HEIDELBERG AND LUXEM’ BOURG—-BURIAL .TO, BE IN NORTHWEST FRANCE

GREAT BATTLE FOR OKINAWA NEAR CLIMA}   ; «  JAPANESE FIGHTING WITH   GREATEST FURY OF CAM  PAIGN TO ITOLD KEY POSITIONS

Japs Put Up Bitter Battle On Okinawa   Frantic Suicide Attacks Mark Last Stage of Campaign

Russia May Be Granted Loan   Liberal Foreign Trade Policy Is Requisite for Financial Help

Loan To Reds May Hinge On Trade Policy   United States Financial Agreement With Britain Reported Moving Swiftiy -

United States May Ask For A Commitment   Soviet May Have To Ease Trade Laws To Get Loan

Russians to Be Asked to Commit Selves to Liberal Foreign Trade Policy in Return for Aid from U.S.

EXPECT SOVIETS © TO SEEK U.S. LOAN   BRITISH DEAL NEAR COMPLETION; PLAN LOW TARIFF RIDER

MARITIME OFFICIAL  i SELLING BONDS  MEHORIAL 10 SOS FRIENDS PURCHASED MIL LION DOLLARS AFTER  fAerrie ¢—Prrrnec

Father Sells For Dead Son   Boy Killed On Iwo, Official Sells Almost Million Dollars As Memorial

Salesman   Father Sells War Bonds In Memory Of Son, A War Casualty.

Swiss Men Visit Valley Refinery   Study Oil Refinery Methods in U. S.

la,061 LOST BY U.S. AT SE SINGE 1939   1,554 American Ships Have Been Sunk, Navy Reveals

RESIGNATION OF WRIGHT RECEIVED BY MAYOR GALHATIN   HEAD COUNTY WAR PRICE, RATIONING BOARD ASKS TO BE RELIEVED

RESIGNATION OF  WRIGHT RECEIVED  BY MAYOR CALHOUN HEAD COUNTY WAR  PRICE, RATIONING BOARI AQRS TA DE DEIILVEN

lowa Dairy Industry Commission Sees Draft Danger   Somebody, They Say, Has To Stay Home to Pro-  duce Food

Gen. Yamashita Is Arraigned As War Crimmal   Pleads Not Guilty In Allied Court At Manila; Trial Set For October 29   PROCEEDINGS ARE PAINFULLY SLOW  R.+ PAT RORINSON

TIGER’ TRIAL - HAS: BEEN SET   YAMASHITA ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA WHEN ARRAIGNED. AT MANILA  ’ FEARING

Yamashifa to Stand Trial In Philippines   Long List of Atrocities Named By Prosecution

By Jimmy Hatlo   William Barr To Kewanee Store   Acting Manager of BLS Here. Advances

William Barr . To Kewanee Store   Acting Manager of BLS Here. Advances

Woman Held on Charge of Impersonating Army Nurse; Bonds Are $506

ee SE ae  J. Edgar Hoover Tells Police Chiefs Crime Wave Has Begun

30.000 Homeless In Flood Areas   Disaster Spreads Through Louisiana Sections

FLOOD WATERS STILL RISING   30,000 Families Homeless In Louisiana, Floodway to Remain Unopened

Trail Of Bombs From Manila To Tokyo Blazed   Nips Say Second U. S. Troap Movement Has Joined Force At Philippines Capital   No Confirmation Island Invaded   Enemy Reports Exaggerat ed and Contradictorss, Aerial Attack Ou For. mosa, Tokyo Meavy

Day of Victory "To Be Announced  . By Allied Heads   Pressure Is Being Sought te Prevent a Premature  ; ‘ : Celebration.   Celebrations Handicap To Work to Be Done

Eisenhower Won't Proclaim V-E Day   Chiefs of State of Allied Governments to Make Announcement

ALLIED GOVERNMENTS HEADS T0 PROCLAIM THE DAY OF VICTORY  EFFORTS BEING MADE TO PREVENT ANY PREMATURE CELEBRATION OF EVENT

Lon be La rye en , whe el . 3.0 2228 57 Suttrg 0  Danmag- © vy TW Qer

BY STOPPAGE   Maritime Union Begins 24 Hour Walkout To Back Up Delay Charges

UNITED STATES “IS EXPECTED: TO RESUME DIPLOMATIO RELATIONS WITH FINLAND

WPB Simplifies Home Building   Procedure Outlined For Securing Labor

Airmen Over Germany Can See Flashes of Gunfire on Eastern and Western Fronts

Hinton Physician Died Wednesday . Dr. F letcher Practicec * There Ten Years

HINTON PHYSICIAN: ~— DIED SEPT. 12   Dr. Fletcher Had Been In Poor Health About — 10 Dave

Labor Department Asks Repeal Of Strike Clause; 430,000 Workers Idle   Pestpones Declaration Of Wage - Price Policy.

CARGOES MOVE AT DOCKS AGAIN   Longshoremen’s Union In New York Reports Everybody's Back

125 WAR FACTORIES IN AREA TO BE SOLD   Equipment and_ Buildings Valued in Millions

ARCHBISHOP OF YORK FEARS END OF WORLD FROM ATOMIC BOMB  UNLESS PROPERLY CON. TROLLED IT IS “HANDWRITING ON THE WALL”

Uncontrolled ‘A’ Bomb Seen Likely To Destroy World  York Archbishop Recalls Prophecy

BOMB WARNING OF DOOMSDAY   Archbishop Says International Organization Is Answer

Senators Beat Jail Provision  Tn Work Draft   Rody Also Rejects . Plans  Proposed by Revercomh Baw Eeatten OL) Bh

MILD’ BILL DUE FOR MANPOWER   Senate Rejects Two Moves For Compulsory Control

Reject Bailey Work-Fight Plan   Way Cleared for Vote On A Mild Manpower Control Bill.

Senate Rejects Two Labor Plans   Milder Manpower Draft Measure Up Soon

2 manpower plans shelved   Senators Butler and Wherry voted against the Bailey amendment and for the Revercomb substitute bill.

BEAT COMPULSORY MANPOWER PLANS   SENATE REJECTS PROPOSALS AND PAVES WAY FOR VOTE ON MILDER BILL.

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Col. Roosevelt Flew Dog from Britain  To U.S. in Bomber

Senate Poll Hints Wallace Would Lose In Test Now   Success Indicated  If Vote Can Await Cutting of Agencies From Commerce Dept.  CRITICS ASK ACTION:

Wallace Nomination Faces Defeat If Broughi To Rapid Test, Canvas Shows

Wallace to Lose In Test Vote Now   Poll Shows 48 Would Ballot ‘No’

‘Canvass Finds Wallace Lacks “Majority Vote   ‘Lending Agencies’ Removal ~ Viewed as Prerequisite Oe en eat:

Wallace Faces Defeat in Immediate Vote   Would Be Confirmec  If Lending  Agencies Removed

Wallace Faces Defeat in Immediate Vote  Would Be Confirmec If Lending

DEFEAT SEEN “FOR WALLACE IN VOTE NOW   Administration Survey Indicates Rejection * ~=Of Nomination

DEFEAT SEEN FORWALLACE -INTHESENATE   Canvass Indicates Rejec_ tion of Cabinet Nomination ©

Brown Shirts Being Probed   Nazi Group Burned Synagogues Of Jews

STORM TROOPERS RECORDS REVEAL STORY OF TERROR   Allied Court Told How One Brigade Blew Up 35  Ce. peewee.

Tribunal Given More Evidence Of Nazi Work   Evidence Given From Storm Trooper's Records

35 Synagogues Blasted And Burned In 2 Days Of Anti-Jewish Terrorism   Storm Troopers’ Own Records Reveal Evidence Of Violence And Terror In Move To Convict Thousands Of Lesser Nazis

Record Of Nazi SA Troops Laid  Bare In Court   One Brigade-Of Hitler’: Brown-Shirled Minions - Destroyed 35 Syna_gogues In Two Days

Nazis Blew up 5 Synagogues  In Two Days   Evidence Before Military Tribunal By Prosecutors

Accusers Begin Hearing On Naz Storm Troopers  One Unit Burned 35 Synagogues

Storm Troopers Charged in Court   Destruction by Nazis Of Synagogues Is Cited

Nazi Records Tell of Terror   35 Synagogues Burned In Two Days by One  SA Brigade

Storm Troops Destroyed Synagogues   Thirty-Five Wrecked Or Burned in Two-Day Outbreak

CASE AGAINST §. S. TROOPS IS LAUNCHED   One Brigade Alone Alleged To Have Blown Up or Burned 35 Synagogues in Two Davs   SECRETS ARE LAID BARE

U. $. Prosecutors Open War Crime Cases Against SA  Present Evidence Of Anti-Jewish Actions By Storm Troopers

Given Choice of Underwriting World Collaboration for Future Peace or Bearing Re. sponsibility for Another  World Conflict. are   CAN BE NO MIDDLE HE TOLD CONGRESS   President Made a Persona Report on the Big Three Talks in Crimea; a Turning Point in American History.

World Peace Collaboration  Up To Congress   America Must Concur In Decisions Reached At Yalta Or Bear Responsibility For Another World War, Says Chief In Report On Parley.

“Fate of World” «: Linked to Actions Taken by “Big 3”   President Tells Congress Peace Is Not Party, Question, and Handling Germany. Is Simply to Secure World Peace  °   EXPLAINS COMPROMISE  REACHED ON POLISH ISSUE

Third World War Seen If Nation Fails   President Reports on Crimean Conference; Allies Stick ta Surrender Terms

SAYS U.S. HAS BIG STAKE IN WORLD PEACE   President Reports to Congress on Yalta Conference

Major Allies Never Before More Closely United Chief Executive Informs Congress

There Can Be No Middle Ground Here, President Declares   Again Calls Upon Germany To Quit   Throng Hears Him Stress Importance Of Success Of Yalta Conference

Must Collaborate To Escape Blame   Roosevelt Reports Good Start on Road to World  Peace   AXIS MUST BE BEATEN   President Gives Account of Yalta Conference to  Congress

Future Wars Should Be Prevented by Support of World Collaboration

Middle Ground Impossible He  Tells Congress   Says America Must Take  Responsibility for World  Coliaboration or Blame . For New War   Turning Point In:  U.S. History Near   Links Fate of America and Of World. For Generations to Come On Crimea Agreements

Unconditional Surrender Demands Are Reaffirmed  At Crimea Conference ALLIES ARE UNITED   More Closely Than Ever, Congress Hears; Polish Agreement Termed  Most Hopeful Possible

FATE OF UNITED STATES AND WORLD, FOR GENERATIONS TO COME NOW AT STAKE, AND : WORLD PEACE NOT PARTY QUESTION HE SAYS

FDR Reports On. Big Three Conference      Germans Now Plead For Sympathy  Signs on Homes When Yanks Move Only Anger Doughboys Who See Goebbels Strategy

U.S. Must Take Responsibility for World Collaboration or for Another World War, Says Roosevelt

Calls On Legislators To Approve World Pians  MAKES _R 3 REPORT   Speaks To House, Senate On Big- Three  Sessions

1946 LOOMS IMPORTANT INSTATE   Several Problems Need Solution in  Next 12 Months

SNOWS IN NORTHWEST   Temperatures of 35 or 40 Forecast For Tonight

It’s Snowing In Kansas      Only in West Part But Rest of State Is Chilly and Wet

Light Snows Fall in Northwestern Kansas   Temperatures Drip To 29 in Goodland; No Snowfoll Here

’ FROST IN NORTHWEST   Cool Breezes Lower Temperatures All Over Kansas

Surrender Comes as Anti-Climax   War Just Gradually  Faded Into Nothingness; All Ask “Will I Be Sent To Pacific?”

CHINA ASKS FOR DISCUSSION OF JAP OCCUPATION   Big Five Ministers Winding Up Sessions With Little Accomplished.

TRUMAN URGES GREATER HELP   Says UNRRA Needs Added Funds for Europe

RELIEF FUND ~ APPEAL MADE   PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS TC APPROPRIATE 550 MILLIONS FOR RELIEF WORK IN EUROPE

SET UP POW. CAMP AT SODUS   750 More Nazi Captive: Sent Here To Aid In  Fruit Harvest

Wake island Commander Is Stunned by Advance Made in Modern Warfare During His Imprisonment by Japanese

Ada Man Was Paratrooper With Fifth Marine Division In Pacific Fighting

Former Fascist Chief Escapes © italian Jailers   Facing Charges For War Crimes

SPECIAL MEAT ~ GONTROL SEEN   OPA Promises New Basis For Three Groups

SPECIAL MEAT BASIS OFFERED   TAFT, THOMAS LEAD FIGHT FOR REVISION

Bowles Offers To Abandon Over-All Meat Regulation   Promises Special Price Controls To Insure  Profits On Meat ;

OPA Offers Com promise Meat Price   Willing To Put Industry On Special Control Basis, Bowles Says

Special Price on Meat Suggested     Roanawyp tn Annmnnaon   Move to Appease Senate Critics

HEARING WILL BE HELD FRIDAY   In_The Matter Of The  Fund Left By The Late Virginia O. Williams.

FSA LOANS IN TWO GOUNTIES. SHOWN TO AUN $21.095   Liberty and Chambers Counties Repayment Amounts to $91,190

SEVENTH ARMY HAS ROUNDED UP 130 SAPANESE OF EURO. PEAN DIPLOMATIC CORPS

West Point’s 17-Gun Salute Welcomes Ike   General Visits Scenes Familiar During Days as Cadet

General “Ike” — Makes Visit To Military Academy   17-Gun Salute Booms’ Out Welcome For Allied Commander .

EISENHOWER IS AT WEST © POINT TODAY   Visits Scenes  Where He Started Military Career

Eisenhower Is Visitor At West Point   General of the Army Will Leave Thursday  Rar Kaneac Citu Mao.

Japanese Look For Loophole In Allied Term:   Feeling Around for ‘Real Ideas’ on Any Peace Terms

Loophole In Terms Hunted   Jap Diplomats. Neutral Business Men Search For Loophole In Formula.

TEMPERATURES:   Jap Diplomats, Business Men Renew Peace Efforts   Nipponese Reported Ready To Accept Any Terms Short Of Unconditional Surrender But Get No Response

PEACE FEELERS OUT   Japanese in Neutral Capitals Increase Activity

COLD SHOULDER TURNED TO JAP PEACE FEELERS  Enemy Diplomats, Business Men 4

Japs Step Up Effort To Find  Softer Terms   Seek Loophole in Allied Formula of Uncondi tional Surrender

Japs Putting Out Feelers For Peace   Try Getting Around Allies‘ Unconditional Surrender Formula

Unofficial Nip Queries Show Trend in Tokyo   Weathly Families Motivate Plea but Falls on Deaf Ears

Japan Steps Up Peace Feelers   Diplomats in Neutral Capitals Seek Loophole in Allied Terms

RICH NIPPONESE STEP UP OWN PEACE FEELERS   Rumors Increase Since Fall o' Manila, Invasion of Okinawa

Japs Put Out Peace Feelers To Americans   Number Has Grown Since Fall of Manila And Okinawa Invasion It Is Understood

JAPS REPORTED SEEKING PEACE   Nip Diplomats, Business Men Look for Loophole in Surrender Terms

Peace Feelers Being Put Out By Jap Sources   Tokyo Interests Ja Nevdral Countries Seck Loophole Tn Allied Formula Unconditional Surrender

Japs Sending  Peace Feelers Loophole Is Sought Ir Surrender Terms

Other War Criminals in U.S. Hands   Tojo Given Better ‘Than Even Chance to Survive  Suicide Attempt

SHIMADA’S IDEA LED TO PEARL HARBOR BLOW   Tojo Given Good Chance To Live After Direct Blood Transfusion

Tojo Better As Yanks Round Up Admiral, Others   American Civilian Among Those Arrested

House Foes of Wallace Team Up to Keep Him from Even Bob-Tailed Job

Wallace’s Chances Dim As Enemies Threaten Scuttle George Measure

Coalition May Scuttle George Bill to Force Nomination Vote First

GEORGE BILL FACES THREAT   Prospects of Wallace Be- coming Commerce Sec’y  Rapidly Dimming

Defeat Seen. For Wallace   Coalition Planning “Qutright Rejection

Coalition Against Okay of Wallace   Combination Group In House Threatens To Scuttle Georcea Ril}

Prospects For Henry Wallace Are Dim Even For Bob-Tailed Position

MOVE AFOOT TO SCUTTLE GEORGE BILL   By Such Tactics, House Republicans and Southern Democrats May Be Able to Block Confir mation af Wallaca.

‘House Moves To \Keep Cabinet Joh, iFrom Wallace   Republicans and Southern Democrats Determinec To Keep Wallace From Kvcen a Bobtailed Cabt net Post.

Wailace House Foes Team Up To Keep ‘Him OutOfEvenBobtailed CabinetJot

Budapest Battle Nearing Crisis   Red Army Forces Fighting Way To Heart Of Hun garian Capital   NAZIS MAKE GAIN NORTHWEST OF CITY

REDS REACH HEA BUDAPEST   Fierce Nazi Offensive Pushes Soviets Out of. Town of Esztergom 

REDS IN HEART OF BUDAPEST   Capture Parliament Buildings Germans In Fierce Counter Blows

 .  RUSSIANS REACH CENTER. OF  HUNGARIAN GAPITAL—GER MANS PRESS THEIR DRIVE

BUDAPEST FIGHT RAGES TO CRISIS   Reds Take Parliament anc Stock Exchange; Nazis Score Advance

CENSORSHIP CHANGE   Restrictions Based on Political . 'Consideratiens Removed

Country’s Over-all Labor Picture Worst in Months—Virtually All Sections Affected—Business in New York Paralyzed And—Auto Industry, Mining and Oil Production Among Major Sufferers

Army Of Idle Wo: Aers In Nation Swells As bor ‘Strife Tension Heigh‘-:ns’

Tension Mounts As Idle Increase In Many Strikes  Gov't Takes Hand In Oil Dispute; N. Y. Buildings Still Ouiet

WARREN ENTERS OIL DISCUSSIONS AT CONFERENCE   U. $. Conciliation Chief Sent to Meet by Secretary of Labor

Tension Grow: In Spreading Labor Strife   More Than 1,850,000 Workers Idle From Strikes and Result Of Work Stoppages..

LABOR PICTURE IS NOW WORST IN A LONG TIME   Garment Industry Says Elevator Strike Has Cost It $15 Million In Orders; General Outlook Is Bleak.

Tension Mounts Over Spreading Labor Strife      Hundreds Of Thousands Forced Off Jobs By Disputes, Some Fresh Outbreaks

Overall Labor Picture Worst In Months  CIO Chiefs And Oi Leaders Appear To Re DNandiackad

Tension Mounting As Namber Idling Over Nation Nears Two Million Mark   Over-Ail Labor Picture Gets Worse Strike List Bulges As Hundreds Of Thousands Forced Off Job

Oil Deadlock Remains; Renew Efforts Today   ‘Lumber Strike And Walkout Of Miners Adds To Confusion

Labor’s Status Is Darkened  By Shutdowns And Walkouts   Deadlock Reported  From Oil Sessions

Deadlock in Oil Parleys At Chicago   Actual U. S. Strikers 370,000, and Many Others Affected.

Army Of Idle Workers Hits 2, Million Mark   Country’s Over- Al Labor Picture Reported To Be Worst In Many Months   More New York Buildings Struck   Nation-Wide Strike Of Oil Workers Would Add Another 250,000 to tdle Lines

Deadlock Looms In Conference Of Oil Industry   Conciliation Parley” Moves to Capital af Warren’s Invitation

Strike Total Nears Two Million Mark; No Sign Of Agreement On Oil Walkout

Labor Picture Grows Worse With Idle Workers Reaching Near the Two Million Mark   Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Forced Off Their Jobs by Strikes and Walkouts; Negotiations Continue But Fail in Results

Oil Meeting ls Deadlocked   Meanwhile, Strike Total Over Country Nearing 2,000,000 Away From Jobs

Strikes Take 2 Millions Off of Jobs   Thousands Are Forced To Leave Work Because Others Quit

Situation Is Worst In Months   370,000 Out on Strixzes—Others Affected by Work Stoppages

TWO MILLION IN NATION LOAFING   Selling Light Most of Day; Movie Firm Hits New 1945 High, However

All-over, Labor! Picture Is. the Worst ; In Months  TENSION MOUNTS Thousands F For orced Off

idle Toll Beyond ) Million Mark - Over-All Labor  : :  peek, va (alanmv

TENSION GAINS OVER NATION'S STRIKE SPREAD   Over-All Labor Picture Worst in Months With New Walkouts

Near Two Million Now Idle   Hundreds of Thousands Been  Forced off Jobs

GOVT ACTS TO HALT TIEUP OF 1. $. GASOLINE   Thousands of New Yorkers { Kept From Jobs by  Elevator Walkout

Strike Tension Spreads; Almost Two Million Idle  Deadlock Prevails at Chicago Parley On Wage Demands of CIO Ojt Workers

Nation Tense As Walkouts   increase   No Comment Comes From Conference

Disputes Forcing Thousands From  Jobs Over Nation   Conference Of Oil Industry And ClO Leaders In Chicago Deadlocked

Oil Confab At Chicago Bogs Down   Special Conciliaior Sent to Meeting by Schwellenbach.

Delegates Asked to Transfer Oil Strike Talk to Washinstor   Picture on Labor Front Throughout Nation ig Worst in Months

Impasse Halts Meet on Oil Workers’ Strike   N.Y. in Grip of 4-Day Strike of Elevator Bmnlaves

GOVERNMENT SEEKS AVERT NATIONWIDE: STRIKE O1L WORKERS  DEADLOCKED OIL STRIKE CONFERENCE DELEGATES INVITED TO WASHINGTON

Tension Rises Over Strikes   Army Of Idle Workers Over Labor Disputes Up To Nearly 2 Million.

STRIKES STILL GRIP NATION   Tension Mounts As Labor Strife Appears Unsettled

The Natisnal Whirlisis  VV a2   ets Benind the News  Washington - + .---+ Ray Tucker New York - Albert N. Leman

MAN RETRACTS SHOOTING STORY   Reformatory Escapee Identifies Another As Slayer

MURDER STORY. AGAIN CHANGED         ar  MAN’ WHO CONFESSED miLxsNa ... SOLUMBUS ‘BTATION AT. ° * PENDANT ACCUSES ‘ANOTHER MAN .

EXPECT CHICASO PHONE STRIKE   Refuse Raise for Operators, Also on West Coast

Phovre Workce 's Set To Stage Demenciration  To Affect Service In All States 4: Hours  Pitevavst erece Stetl op Rallat

Phone Strikes Are Treatened  Buick, Fisher Body Plants Are Closed

Communications and Shipping Likely to be Strike-Affected   New Threats. Appear or Nation’s Labor Front as Negotiations Fall

New Strikes  In Prospeet   Walkout of Long Distance Op. * etators in Minois is ‘Expected To Be Called fo 7

New Threats Appear Along Labor Front   Communications and Shipping Menaced as Parleys Fail

Roundup Of Strike News.....  New Strikes Threaten  ~ Communications Lines And Shipping Activity

New Threats of Strikes Loom   Communications and Shipping Affected

NEW STRIKE THREATS IN COMMUNICATIONS,  SHIPPING APPEAR  '~ SSELEPHONE OPERATORS  - AND SHIPYARD WORKERS ‘LATEST TO OUIT

CLEARS DEOK FOR MEETING OF BIG THREE      CHIEF EXECUTIVE PRE PARES FOR VITAL CONFERENCE NEAR BERLIN   Posts Vacant   Truman To Make Appointments —Minton Mentioned For Supreme Court.

BERLIN TRIP. NOT FAR OF   TRUMAN CLEARING DESK IN PREPARATION FOR ‘BIG THREE” MEETING IN GERMANY

Top Commanders Will Probably Be Called In Probe   Pear! Harbor Probe Commit. tee Will Aim To Start As Soon As Possible

PROGE GROUP ~ WINS FAVOR   CONGRESS APPARENTLY SATIS ‘FIED WITH MEMBERS NAMED  FOR PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY

Miners, Owners Will Continue Peace Parley   Strikes Over Nation Involve  Nearly 300.000

Seek 11th Hou Break in U.S. Coal Deadlock   Lewis and Operators Debate Schwellenbach Plan for Compromise

CHINESE TAKE HIGHWAY TOWN   Taohwaping Changes Hands Four Times in Day Long Fight.

Call General  French Election   Fate Of Present System System Of Government At Stake October 14.

FRENCH. BALLOT ~ SET IN OCTOBER   ‘Voters To Determine Future : Form Of Government

Launch Carrier U.S. Roosevelt   Forrestal Dedicates Ship to Late President; Mrs. Roosevelt Speaks.

LAUNCH GIANT FDR CARRIER   World’s Largest Aijr Plane Carrier Is  Now Afloat

Gadsden Black Market Is Smashed   Nineteen Arrested In Tire Theft Cases

Freight ‘Freeze’ Stops Shipments Throughout East  Cniy War Goods Will Be Moved

Railway Freight To Be Held Ur   3-Day Freeze On Rail Shipments Ordered

Freeze: Halts Rail Traffic’   There Day: Embargo “Is Effective In East’

—TSSET IN EAST   Oniy War Goods to Be Shipped; ‘Freeze’ Is Caused By Weather.

FREEZE SHIPPING IN EASTERN U. S.   EMBARGO PUT ON ALL FREIGHT EXCEPT WAR MATERIEL FOR 3 DAYS

Freight ‘Freeze’ Due To Weather   Embargo Ordered On All Freight Shipments Excep' War Goods.

COAL SHORTAGE HITS AT HOME   Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Area Chilled; Miners Idle

Schools Close In Strike Area   Scranton Hospitals Haye Coal Only For Weekend

German Atrocities Harden Americans   Nazis Agree To Leave Prisoners in War Camps Where The May Be Liberated After Warning from Allies Their Brutality Would Be Severely Punished

Government Called On to Use Arms and Ignore Treaties to Pursue War Criminals Who Seek Haven of Safety in Neutral Countries

NAZI SANCTUARY CURB APPROVED   MEASURE WARNING TO NEUTRAL COUNTRIES

Atrocities Bring Harsh Peace Move   Neutral Nations Given Warning Against Criminals

Solons Demand A Tough Peace  For, Hitlerites   Atrocities Will Bring Ruthless Punishment, All Germans Warned.

DEMANDS INCREASE FOR HARSH PEACE TERMS FOR GERMANS AS PRISON ‘ATROCITIES REVEALED

Harsh Justice Sought for Nazis After Atrocities   Solemn Warning Given Boche Against Further Mistreating Allied Prisoners of War

HarshPeace Advocated On Capitol Hil   Germans Warned Of Ruth Jess Pursuit and Punishment For-‘Those Misireating Prisoners

Ja ps P lanning State Of Sie we Acts For Nation   Drastic Measures Cansider ed As Result of Loss of hwo and B-29 Fire Raids

Nippon Premier Sees Disaster   Japan Under Virtual State Of Siege

JAP LEADERS SEEK VIRTUAL MARTIAL LAW   Premier, Predicting an American Invasion of the Home Island, Asks Nip Diet for Unprecedented Powers.

AMERICANS GROER STUBBORN GERMAN CITY DESTROYED   Seventh Army Calls for Destruction of Aschaffenburg and Annihilation of its Garrison.   DEFENDERS ASSISTED BY TEEN-AGE GIRLS   Fortified Town Already a Heap of Smoking Rubble as Result of Five-Day Assault From Air.

Minesweeper Lost  With 11 Sailors   Sinking Off Coast Of Borneo Revealed

STATE SURPLUS TO BE SWELLED   Revenues Exceed Estimates By Nearly 20 Millions

FOOD SHORTAGE INQUIRY BEGINS   Congress Will Also Make Checkup On Draft Of Young Farmers

Senate Votes To Investigate Food Shortave   WPB Chief! Urges Servier: To Lower Demands — Bone: Seanseski sca:

Congress Seeks Causes, Remedies In Food Shortage   Krug Asks Fighting Forces to Scale Down  Their Demands

FOOD SHORTAGES WILL BE PROBED BY. WASHINGTON   House Wants To Know Who Is Responsible For Drafting Farm Youths   KRUG ASKS MILITARY TO CURB DEMANDS

FOOD INQUIRY APPROVED BY SENATE VOTE   WPB Chief Appeals. te Military. to’ Curb Demands

Gen. Wainwright Expresses His Gratitude to U.S.  Hero of Corregidor Happy to Attend Surrender Ceremony

VANDENBERG'S IDEA FAVORED   Peace Proposal Likely to Get American Approval

VANDENBERG'S PLAN FAVORED   Official Approval Seen For Proposal Regarding PeaceKeeping League's Powers.

VANDENB’G PLAN OF LEAGUE POWER IS GAINING FAVOR   SUGGESTS AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE ANY FRICTIONAL DISPUTES

U. $. Delegatior Supports Treaty Revision Plan  Vandenberg Proposal Gains Favor Of Senator Connally

SEN. VANDENBERG'S PROPOSAL APPEARS TO MEET APPROVAL  HOLDING DAILY SESSIONS IN SEARCH OF POLICY  ACDEECMENT

Vandenberg Proposal for Postwar Review iof Wartime Decision Meets With Approva

AMPLE SUPPLY "OF COAL SEEN   End Of War Averted Threat Of Severe Shortage

Industry Experts Say U.S. Will Have Enough Coal For Essential Needs

ENOUGH COAL FOR USE THIS WINTER SEEN   End Of War Averts Critical Ehortage Of Coal For Homes

“TRU DATE SE   Hearings-to » Begin Sept. 1 ii Nuernberg; Jackson U. $. Counsel

Nuernberg Will Be Site For War Crime Trials  ‘To Begin September 1

Nuernhberg Selgcted as Site For Wa# Criminal Trials Starfing Sept. 1

WAR TRIALS WILL OPEN SEPT. 1 AT. ~NUERNBERG CITY   Spokesinan: For: Robert H; Jackson, Chief U.S. Couns sel On War Crimes Wakes   MAJOR DEFENDANTS. T0:: “BE HELD IN JAIL THERE  Advance Party ‘Now. Trying “To Obtain’ Billets For Some 800 Persons Wh¢ Will Attend Hearinds.

WAR CRIME TRIALS TO START SEPT.   Place in Nuernherg Chosen for Hearings of Goering and Other Wasi Leaders.

DATE OF WAR TRIAL HAS BEEN SE]   Action to Begin September 1 at Nuernberg, It Was Announced.

HEATED CAMPAIGN FOR BADGER POST   Supreme Court Justice Race Centers About Candidacy Of Zimmerman.

‘Even Judicial Election Is Heated in The Democracy-Conscious Badger State

OPA Begins Drive Against Sugar Racket   Applicants for Canning Sugar Required to Sign Pledge

OPA Moves To Put An End To ‘Sugar Racket’   Home Canners Are Re quired To Sign Sweeping New Pledge.

OPA Scores “Chiselers”   ‘Bowles Says Home -Carining Sugar Racket, Must Be Stopped

Cracks Down on Sugar Chiseling  OPA to Halt Use  Of Canning Rations

CRACK DOWN ON SUGAR CHISLERS   BOWLES DECLARES HOME CANNING HAS BECOME A RACKET

OPA Cracks Down Hard On Chiseling Home Canning Sugar For Other Uses

OPA Cracks Down On Use Of Home Canning Sugar, Requiring Proof From Housewives At End Of Season

Home Canners Must Sign OPA’s Pledge to Get Extra Sugar   Takes Drastic Action to Stop Chiseling of Racketeers

Home Canning Sugar Chiseling Assailed   OPA Clamps Down With Regulations Designed To Hal Falsification of Applications—Enough Available for Legitimate Use Is Aussurance

Oe eee  OPA, Charging Many Do Not Use Canning  Sugar for Purpose, Now ‘Cracking Down’

Crack Down On Sugar Chiselers OPA Puts Strong Program Into Effect To Curb Illegitimate Use

Canning Sugar Chislers Draw  Wrath Of OPA   Hoarders Threatening Supply Says Bowles In Urging Conservation

OPA Uncovers Big Racket in Canning Sugar   Crack Dewan Due to Fact That Many Have Been Chiseling

Bowles Acts To Break Up Sugar Racket   Applicants For Cannins Sugar Required Tc Sign Pledge To Use It For That Purpose Only

OPA Cracks Down Hard On  Home Canning Sugar Chiselers   Many Chislere Last Year

Arrest Four Americans In Black Market Gang . in Tokyo Operations

Black Market GI's Arrested  Half-Million Business Smached in Takyn

TOKYO BLACK MARKET RING IS SMASHED   Four American Soldiers, Two Italians and Three Japanese Placed Under Arrest

RUSS PLUNGE INTO DANZIG, GDYNIA POR]   Sweep Over Hungary Within 58 Miles OF Vienna

RIOTING AT BEYROUTH   Broke Out After Child Was Killed by French Military Vehicle

Eastern Carolina Marts Open With 44 Cent Average   Goldsb6ro Opens With Only One Set of Buyers

Opening Sales On Eastern North Carolina Leaf Belt  Averaging 44 Cents A Pound   Quality On First Rows Sold Fair To Good With Some Damaged Bringing 35 Cents

MRS. MARY NIILLER CALLED BY DEATH   Jasonville Woman Will Be Buried Saturday Afternoon

NORMAN TANNER DIES IN CALIFORNIA   Former Well Known Linton Man Expires Following An Operation

TRUMAN GIVES POLICY AIMS    Seeks Bi-Partisan Action Based On Public Support

SEEKS TO UNITE MAJOR PARTIES   TRUMAN WANTY FOREIGN POLICY UNANIMOUS 7

TRUMAN AND LANDON PONDER FOREIGN POLICY   Hope For United Poliey In Support Of World Charter

Hiroshima Is *Not Unsafe; Nippon Errs   gy riters Visiting Site of First Atomic 8omb Explosion in  New Mexico Find Area Okey  For Humen Habitation.

The Weather   Atom Bomb Area Now Considered Safe For Humans   Secret Details Spike Report Death Rays Remain For Year: Afterwards

ATOMIC BOMB X-RAYS NOT DANGEROUS   Scientists Say Examination of Test Crater in New Mexico Proves Harmful Radioactivity Does Not Long Remain.

DISPROVE CLAIM THAT HIROSHIMA WAS LEFT! UNFIT FOR HUMAN LIFE       Nips Own Studies Show City Safes: A-Bomb Test Left Mass of Tade -

JAPANESE CLAIM HIROSHIMA UNFIT LIVE IN REFUTED  ELEVEN DAYS AFTER:   ELEVEN DAYS AFTER: ATOMIC BOMB FELL JAP CITY WAS HABITABLE

Hiroshima Is Stil] Safe To Live In, Say Army Investigators   Heat From Explosion Melts Top Soil for Quarter Mile Around Tower in New Mexico Test

Scientific Studies at New Mexico’s Secret Testing Ground Refute Jap Claims That Bombed Area Made Unfit for Human Habitation

Refute Reports Atomic Bomb Area Of Hiroshima Unfit For Habitation

New Reports Are Issued In Connection With Inspection Of Site Of New Mexico Explosion

ieee Visits New Mexico Explosion Site  ae ee         Definitely Established ~ Hiroshima Safe To Life

Japs’ Own Studies at Hiroshima Disprove Claim that Atomic Bomb Left City Unsafe for Human Lif

Visit to Scene of A-Bomb Test Refutes Jap Claims  Explosion Area Safe for Habitation After 11 Days, Check-Up Discloses

Jap Reports Are Refuted   ‘Atomic Bomb Effect Seen By Scientists

Jap Studies Disprove Atomic Bomb Left Hiroshima Unfit For Humans   Eleven. Days After Bomb Fell On Jap City It Was Safe From Dangerous Rays; Visit Site Of First Bomb Explosion In New Mexico.

Atomic Bomb Areas Not Left Unfit for Humans’ Habitation   Secret Details of Jap Investigations Disprove  Radio Claims

Japs Exaggerate After-Effects . Of Atomic Bomb Explosion, But X-Rays Do Linger for Days ©

NO PERMANENT DANGER FROM ATOMIC BOMB RAYS !$ CLAIM   Tour Of Area  In New Mexico Shows Power Of Bomb Explosion

EMPEROR’S MESSAGE GIVES NO INDICATION WHEN SIGNING IS TO BE DONE ‘AND WAR ENDED

Instructions Not Understood, Emperor Advises MacArthur and Embarrassment Professed at Difficulties in Complying With Instructions — Imperial Family To Effect Capitulation—More Time Taken To Get  Out Jap ‘Cease Fire’ Orders

Tells MacArthur It Will Be Impossible to Send Envoys to Manila Friday   Says It Will Take 12 Days For Cease Fire Order To Reach All Fronts

‘MacArthur Get: Diplomatic — ‘So Sorry   Can‘t Send Envoys To Manila Tomorrow; Officials Must Enforce Cease-Fire Order

Jap Prince Heads Cabinet; Royalty Goes Into Field to Direct Troop Surrender

“Impossible” to Meet MacArthur's Date, Emperor Says   Imperial Family Members to Enforce “Cease Fire’’ Orders

(MACARTHUR IRKED BY NO JAP REPLY \AS OF SIX A. M. HOBBS TIME TODAY

Hirohito ‘Sorry. (annot Send His knvoy to Manila For Twelve Days

Cites Need For That Time 1           Royal Family to. 4 Messages to Tr pay New Premier Is Naméd

Cease-Firing Order Is Complicated  T -»~nmmave Can’se Rad   Troopers Can’t Get Word for Days; Delegates Delayed

Royalty to Carry Surrender Orders   Prince Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni, Cousin of Emperor, Designated as First Royal Family Cabinet Head

Gen. Prince Kuni     Forming New Jap Rule For Peace   Mikado Orders Belated Cease Fire; MacArthur Critical

May Take 12 Days to Reach Units   Sending Members Of Imperial Family to Fighting Zones

EMPEROR TO SEND MEMBERS OF HIS IMPERIAL FAMILY TO FRONTS TO GIVE COMMANDS   Message Advises Allied Supreme Commander It May Take Six Days to End Hostilities in China and Eight in Bougainville   GREAT EMBARRASSMENT EXPRESSED BY MIKADO

EMPEROR EXPRESSES REGRET   MacArthur Sends Immediate Reply, Not Made Publie

Imperial Family Visits Fighting Fronts To Enforce Hirchite's “Cease Fire” Order; Prince Named Premier of Peace Government

ROYAL BLOODED GENERAL NAMED CABINET CHIEF   Prince Higashi - Kuni, Cousin Of Hirohito, Named Jap Premier: Belated ‘Cease Fire’ Order May Take Days To Reach All Jap Troops. !

JAPANESE EMPEROR  SAYS BE IMPOSSIBLE  SEND ENVOYS FRIDAY IT WILL TAKE 12 DAYS  FOR CEASE FIRE ORDER RECOME Ererenuvuc

Cites Need For That Time To Reach Fronts   Royal Family to Take Messages to New Premier is Nowa

JAPANESE EMPEROR SAYS BE IMPOSSIBLE SEND ENVOYS FRIDAY   IT WILL TAKE 12 DAYS   IT WILL TAKE 12 DAYS FOR CEASE FIRE ORDER BECOME EFFECTIVE

Emperor Calls On Forces To Cease Fire   May Take Time To Get Instructions _ To All Troops t

ORDERS BEATEN JAP TROOPS TO CEASE FIGHTING   Relative Is Appointed Premier to Select  New Cabinet

NIPPON CEASE FIRE ORDER TC TAKE 12 DAYS   Members of Imperial Fam ily to Enforce Order;  Name New Premier

Cease-Firing Order Is Complicated  Troopers Can‘t Get      Troopers Can‘t Get Word for Days; Delecates Delayed

Hirohito Belatedly Issues Cease Firing Order; Calls Prince to Form New Cabinet   Emperor Acts Only After MacArthur Hed Sharply Criticized Delay; Tokyo Paper Tells Japanese to Face the Facts

Claim Insufficient Time to Follow Gen. MacArthur’s Orders   Mikado Gives Supreme Allied Commander Diplomatic “So Sorry”

To Send Envoys To MacArthur At Early Date   Emperor Saye “Scarcity of . Time” Prevents Meeting Allied Supreme Conmander Tomorrow   Order To Cease  Firing Is Issued   To Require Days to Make Command Effective Ruler Says; Questions Type  of Plane for Flight

12DaysMayBe Needed fo End All Fighting    Emperor Hirohito Informs MacArthur Representative Will Be Delaved in Arrivince

Truman Admits Britain And Canada Know Secret Of Atom Bomb Production

ATOM SECRET POSSESSED BY TWO NATIONS   British and Canadians Share Know-How Of Output

BILL 10 SHIFT AGENCIES SET   Approval Is Given Measure For Reorganization Of Govt. Departments

Congress to let Truwan “Reorganize   Gives Presidast Powe During His Ter: to -Cut All But Three’.   Depahierts  —~

TRUMAN VOTED WIDER POWERS   Merger Of Many Federal Agencies Provided In President's Bill

GERMAN PRISONERS CAMP FOR MARION   Side Camp Made To Aid in Critical War Work

Hint Hitler will Lead Nazis in Armageddon   Might Use Poison Gas and Last of Secret Weapons in Climatic Battle to Their Death

Final Battle Planned   Stockholm Says Germans May Use Secret Weapons

Final German Stand May Be At Leipzig   Hitler And His Henchmen Are Reported Preparing To Use All Secret Weapons

Poday’s Krmor ‘Hitler to Lead Troops in ‘Final Battle Near Leipzig

Hitler and Nazi Henchmen to Make Suicidal: Last Stand at: Leipzig, Swedish Press Hears:

Hitler Expected to Risk Fate of Nazi at Leipzig   Historic Napoleonic Battlefield May See Final War Clash

Hitler And Nazi Leaders To Join Army In Last ‘Armageddon, Claim   Teast Battle At Leiosig

Report Says Hitler to Lead Nazi Troops in Armageddon   By WILLIAM HIGGINBOTHAM

NAZIS PREPARE FOR LAST FIGHT   Hitler To Lead in Armageddon At Leipzig

Hitler May Lead Last Stand Fight   Fear Nazis May Use Poison Gas At Leipzig

LEIPZIG MAY PROVE FINAL NAZEBATTLE      Story Is that Hitler Will Go Into Battle There

HITLER'S FINAL FURY EXPECTED NEAR LEIPZIG   Stockholm Says Nazi  Leaders Planning Climactic Battle

First Baptist Church At. Boone Destroyed in $20,000 Fire on Sunday)

Nazi Victims Died in Vain   Deaths Fail to Aid Science or Medicine

Humans Killed By Scientists Died In Vain   Nothing Gained By Mass Murder Of Civilians In German Camps

Nazi Victims  ‘Died In Vain   Horror Camps Fail To Advance Science

PORTER ADMITS SLAYING WOMAN   Tells Story to Akron Police After Arrest

IN 42 MILE ADVANCE   Indian Corps Patrols Have Entered Taungup and Bait

SHIRLEY TEMPLE TO MARRY,   Ceremony Will be Performed Next Wednesday Evening

D'GAULLE BALKS ON MEETING FOR IN NORTH AFRICA   President Is ‘Disappointed’ as ‘Official Business’ Bars Parley

PERSEVERANCE. BAND MONUMENT PARK MONDAY . NIGHT — 8:36   Late News .   HINTS AT POLICY. DIFFICHT TIRe

Churchill's Defeat Upsets Timetable of Potsdam Parley   Attlee Victory Takes No Weight from Ultimatum to Japs

SPEED-UP OF PROBE WEIGHED   Husband, Kimmel May B Called After Holidays

GEORGIA POLL TAX REPEALED   Texas, Six Other States Still Retain Levy

Argentine Threat to Hemisphere Peace Holds Attention of U. S. State Department Officials

JOINT ACTION ~ : BY REPUBLICS 1S POSSIBLE            fONFERENCES BEING HELD (REGARDING STEPS THAT «MAYBE TAKEN AGAINST  <s ARGENTINA ~ >

Argentine Talks Held in Capital   Totelitarian Regime Is Flayed by Envoy Braden

Allies Demand  Enemy Quickly Lay Down Arms   “Prompt and Utter Destruction” Promised If Terms of United States, Britain and Chinese Praclamation Are Not Accepted

Unconditional Surrender  Is Demanded   U.S., Britain, China Warn Alternative Js Annihilation

U. S., Britain And China To Utterly  Destroy Japanese   Terms Clearly Stipulated; Delay Will Not Be Brooked; Enemy Told Invasion Is Ready

U. S.. Britain. China In Statement of Terms For Nipponese   Will Net Enslase Japs

Must Quit Or Be Destroyed   Ultimatum States Unconditional Terms

Tokyo Given Chance To _ End War Now; Heavier  c Blows Are Promised   HAVE. NO INTENTION TO ENSLAVE PEOPLE

Nippon Is Told To Accept Terms or Face Prompt And Utter Destruction   Japanese Sovereignty Would Be Limited to Four Major Islands as Provided in Cairo Declaration with Points” in Nip Territory To Be Occupied; War Criminals Would Face Trial   Attlee Says Winning War Is First Major Task Facing British People

RESISTANCE OF JAPS STIFFENS AT BALIKPAPAN   Australians Are Striking For Town’s Important  Airfields   CASUALTIES STILL SURPRISINGLY LIGHT

Aussies Strike - For Air Fields; Nios Bombec   Stiffer Resistance Being Offered By Japs In  Borneo

Striking For Air Bases  On Oil Port   “American Bombers and U. S$. Carrier Navy Fighters Give . Close Support to Ground Forces. Jap Defense’ Stiffens

AUSSIES GAIN GROUND NEAR BALIKPAPAN   WARTHUR ESCAPES SNIPER BULLETS ON SHORE

Advance Inland As Resistance Grows Stronger   Attempt To Capture Vita Airfields Needed for Raiding Indies

MacArthur Ignores Sniper’: Bullets In Landing With Aussies At Borneo Port

GERMANS RACING EASTWARD FROM HEAVY SHELLFIRE   Not a Shot Fired as Tanks and Troop Carriers Race Through Streets; German Panzers Try to Join Main Forees

Peace with Honor Is Theme of Million Propaganda Notes Dropped on Japan

___ WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING T0 7 WIN THE WAR  (cw wn = =< =e ww ww ee

LAST OF JAPS BOTTLED UP IN WILD HILL AREA      Bitter Struggle For Ipo Dam, Manila Water Source

U. S. Liberates 90 Pct. of Mindanao   Last Nips Bottled Up In Wild Hill Region

ari Pricing Policy Disputed  /Assaying 1942 Price Level: ‘On! New Goods Called “Unfair’

Storm Brewing On Price Poliey lor New Goods   OWT Asks to Be Put Out of Business: Outlook Bright for  Women’s Garments

Truman Backs Price Control On New Good:   Businese Would Pass, Cuts  To Consumer, Prepares Bae "Teeder BRutela

OPA Price Policy Sels Off Debate   Reiailers Head For Capital For Showdown Meetin«

Storm Clouds Over Pricing Of Goods  For Civilians   Pegging of Prices At Levels of 1942 Irks Retailers And Wholesalers

FIGHT LOOMS ON PRICING OF COODS BY OPA   Retailers And Whole. salers Seek Show down Tuesday

NEW OPA PRICES BRING PROTESTS FROM BUSINESS   Bowles, With Backing Of President, Says They'll Ci-k   CEILINGS WERE SET BEFORE CONFERENCE

Dissatisfaction Rife Over OPA’s Price Policy   Little Business Pleads fo More Assistance; OPA Says Rules Remain.

SENATE APPROVES MONETARY SET-UP   Bretton Woods Proposals Are Passed Over Opposition of Republicans.

REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION OVER-RULED   Sent to House for Agreement on Amendments

World Bank Bill Wins in Senate,6 1-16   Republicans Lose Bitter Fight on Bretton Scheme

U.S. Will Put Six Billion In World Bank   Measure Passes 61 To 16 After Four Days Of Bitter  Debate On Floor.

NAZIS SURRENDER TEN SUBMARINES   GIVE UP IN BRITAIN—OTHERS ON WAY TO U. 5S. AND CANADIAN PORTS.

At Least Ten Have Entered) British Ports: Most Considerable Distance ‘From U. §. Shores

Ravaged Europe Should Warn Americ To Be Prepared for Aerial Warfare

U. S. Marines Smiash Jap Surprise Attack on Iwo, Killing 196 of Enemy

Russians Forge Ahead 12 Miles In Brandenburg   Huge Three-Pronged Assault Threatens te Cut Off Berlin if Frontal Attack Fails

Soviet Troops Race Ahead In Blizzard  Spearheads Fight Within 85 to 90 Miles of Capital  PINCERS SHAPING  Red Army Anxious for Showdown Battle in BPrankfraré Spnetar

Drives 12. Miles Into — Brandenberg Province, In New Push Toward Oder

Huge 3-Pronged Red Army Lunges Forward to Within 80 Miles of Reich Capital   Farther South Two Great Armies Are Plunging Westward From Bridgeheads Flung Over the Oder River in Silesia

REDS 89 10 90 MILES FROM CAPITAL   Nazis Say Russians Open New Drive In Reich   ZHUKOV’S FORCES   Attack Heavily In Obra River Area: Germans Fight Desperately

Soviets Launch Still Another Push At Berlin   Advancing Russians Reported Within Two Miles Of Koniaqabera

Russians Fight In Blizzard To Within 85-90 Miles of Capital      Germans Say First Objective Is Communications Center of Kustrin on  Two Rivers 42 Miles from City

Armored Offensive on +2-mile Front Is Poised on Straight Line Toward City of Berlin.  S5 TO 90 MILES FROM THE CAPITAL

Spearhead 8) To 90 Miles From Capital   Three-Pronged Drive Toward City Makes Appreciable Gains

CROSSES OBRA IN BOLD BID TO REACH BERLIN   Strikes on 4?_-Mile Front

SOVIET ARMORED SPEARHEADS MOVING FORWARD IN BLIZZARD (TO WITHIN 85 MILES BERLIN

Nazis Admit New Red Offensive Is  Gaining Ground 5 to 8 Mile Gains in Brandenburg, Also Gain in Pomerania

Three Pronged Red Assault Drives To 85 Miles Of Reich Canital In Blizzard

New Soviet Drive In Eastern Reich Aimed at Capital   Germans Report Offensive Launched Over 42Mile Front on Bee-line to No. 1 City; Three - Pronged Assault Toward Berlin 'Gains Appreciable Ground’, Nazis Admit.

HREE - PRONGED RED ARMY SSAULT TOWARD CAPITAL OF HE REICH IS PROGRESSING   ssian Columns Punch Five fo Eight Miles Inside Brandenburg Province and 15 to 20 Miles Inside Pomerania   IREATENS PINCERS FROM NORTH AND SOUTH

Zhukov’s Daring Bid to Overwhelm Groggy Nazis Before They Can Rally

Red Spearheads Thrust On In Blizzard, Making  Gains In Brandenburg ©

banks And Lroops Crash Through Obra River Line  ‘CROSS BORDER IN GREAT STRENGTH  White Russian Infantry Now Rolling Toward Frankfurt

Sharp Surge Goes 12 Miles   Armored Spearheads Lead Huge Three-Pronged Assault Toward Capital  Berlin Is Goal  If Frontal Attack Fails Giant Pincers Movement Will Threaten City

Latest Assault, by German Admission, Is a Heavy, Armored Offensive ona 42-Mile Front Inside Eastern Border of the Reich, Which Gains Ground in Initial Stage — Soviets Are 85 to 90 Miles From Objective at Nearest Point.

Drive Forward in Blizzard in ThreePronged Onslaught      Russians Are Within 85 to 90 Miles from Capita! af Germany

3-Pronged Soviet Armored Offensive Threatens Capital   Kustrin, 42 Miles From Berlin, Next Russian Objective

RUSSIAN ARMORED OPEARHEADS BATTER WAY TOWARD BERLIN  RED ARMY COLUMNS IN TWO IMPORTANT THRUSTS INTO GERMANY

Zhukov Now Only 80 Mites From City; Three-Pronged Assault Aimed At Capital

Three Prongs Of Troops Pierce Lines   Foe Admits Beeline For Berlin Is Taking Shape Fast

Zhukov’s Force Explode Through Obra River Line   Reds Throw Blue Chips Into Game In Gamble For German Capital

Three-Pronged Assault Is Aimed At Reich Capital   Germans Admit Russians Gained Appreciable Ground In Heavy, Armored Offensive \long 42-Mile Front Inside Border — Believe Kustrin On Oder River Is Objective

Reds Drive 80 Miles Of Capital   New Surge Inside Reich Threatens  Pincers on Berlin.

Zhukov Push MN Miles Into. ~~ Brandenburg   Nazis Admit. Enemy Gains.on-42 Mile Front = in Eastern Germany’:

3 Pronged Army Fights in Germany   Kustrin, 42 Miles from Berlin, Next Goal of Swift Red Columns

Russians Crash Through Obra Line, Last Barrier Before Oder   Evervthing Hurled Into Great Battle   Offensive Aimed At Taking Capital Before Nazis Can Rally Forces

TROOPS MOVING IN A BLIZZARD      Germans Report Reds Have Launched Heavy Offensive on Lona Front.   190 MILES FROM CAPITAL

HUGE THREE-PRONGED ASSAULT ON CAPITAL OF REICH UNDER WAY   THIRD. ARMY OPENS NEW DRIVE INTO GERMANY FROM WEST FRONT

Zhukov Makes Bid To Crush  Berlin Defense   Massed Red Tanks And Troops Sweep Toward Frankfurt And Stettin

MASS ARMIES TO PUSH THRU BROKEN LINES   Smash Obra River Defense and Head for Stettin and Frankfurt.

DRIVE iNTO TWO NAZI PROVINCES   Huge Forces Slash Into Pomerania And Brandenburg

Within 85 To 90 Miles Of Capital, Moscow Reports   Huge Three-Pronged Assault Launched Inside German Border On Bee-Line For Berlin

DARING DRIVE SEEKS SOVIET VICTORY SOON   Russians Are 90 Miles From Nazi Capital In New Attack

Kustrin,-Communications Center on Oder and Warthe Rivers, 42 Miles From Berlin, First Russian Objective

Red Forces 80. Miles Due East      Other Soviet Army  Units Swing Toward Capital From North And From Southeast

Open Drive On 42 Mile Front. Claim   Pomeranian and Silesian Drives Threaten Great Pincers on Capital

Soviet Armored Spearhead Drives Forward To Within $5 Or 90 Miles Of Berlin   Nazi Leaders In Capital Plead With Germans To Rise And Save Capital; Reds Near Konigsberg

Nazis Say Soviets Increase Fury Of Drive In Blizzard   Moscow Reports Three - Way Russian Assault Toward German Capital On Wide Front

Reds 85-90 Miles Away; Advance In Brandenburg,  Pomerania. Silesia.

'Zhukov’s Surge Toward Oder Gains 12 Miles In Brandenburg Province; Attack Is Heavy

Smash Over Obra River And Roll On   Berliners See Flames of Battle First Time, Stockholm Says.

MAY SHEAR OFF ALL POMERANIA   Germans Hear Capital Fate Now Hangs In Balance, Given Call To Arms

Foe Reports Reds 12 Miles Inside Brandenburg As Huge Pincers Threatens Capital

Soviet Spearheads Smash for Berlin   Germans Say Armored Offensive Launched on Bee-line for Reich Capital Eighty-five Miles Awav

3-Pronged Soviet Attack on Berlin   Russians Continue Advance on Nazi Capital in a Blizzard   Reds Launch Offensive in a Direct Line to German City

Temperatures   Three-Pronged Drive Threatens to Cut Off Nazi Capital

ADVANCE INSIDE OF BRANDENBURG AND POMERANIA   ZHUKOV’S TROOPS STRIKE WESTWARD FROM ODER RIVER

City To Be Cut Off I Frontal Assault Fails   Heavy Armored Push Launched On 42-Mile Front Inside Border Of Eastern Germany

Launch Heavy Offensive On 4?-Mile Front   First Objective Ts Communications Center Of Kustrin On Oder.   CAIN TO THE NORTH

Seek To Overwhelm Defenses Of Threatened German Capital In One Great Onslaught; Situation Well In Hand   KUSTRIN IS REDS’ IMMEDIATE TARGET

1 Col. James Roosevelt Admits He Sent Train Delaying Wire; One of 11 Signers, He Thought

“Hold Train” Plea Explained in West By Col. Roosevelt   And Paper Says Sister of Elliott Arranged “Blaze’s” Flight

Priority “A for Dog Explained by Washington Paper as Another Son Of President Delays Fast Train

26,500,000 VOTE IN GREAT BRITAIN   BOTH SIDES CLAIM ELECTION VICTORY

BOTH PARTIES CLAIM VICTORY   ENGLISH VOTERS TURN OUT FOR GREAT ELECTION

Both Sides Claim Victory In England   Results Of Balloting Wil Be Announced July 26

OVER 550 BIG PLANES BLAST FOE TARGETS   Third Fleet Bombers Set Fire To Two of Japs’ Best Warships

Allies Keeping Vow to Destroy Nippon Nation   Enemy’s Navy Now Composed Of Light Units

UNO Contro! Ot A-Bomb Decided: Accept Attlee Plan   Prime Minister Speaks To Congress On Labor Party’s Future Program

Truman-Attlee Parley Ia Agreement On Steps For Controlling Atomic Bomb

Only Wording Of Statement Still Remains   British Make Announcement; Truman ‘HonorBound’ to Silence

REPORT ATOMIC AGREEMENT IN 3 POWER TALK   See Announcement on Atom Control Plans by- Weekend -

DECISIONS MAY BE OUTLINED TO WORLD FRIDAY   Argument Over Wording Of Communique Believed To Be Only Holdup

Agree On  Contro!  Of Bomb   Is Report From Diplomatic Officials Who Decline to  Be Identified

Report Leaders Study Wording Of Communique   General Agre ment : Of Steps Towards Pool-Indicated ~:

Need Not Be ‘Undue Rivalry Between Us,’ Congress Is Told: Conference Agreed on A-Bomb

Agreement on Atom Bomb Control Near Washington Learns   Announcement of Pact Expected Before End » of Current Week

Truman and Attlee Are Agreed on Atemic Controls  Joint Statement Will Be Made Later

REACH AN AGREEMENT   Expect An, Announcement On Atomic Bomb by End of Week

Truman-Attlee InA greement Atom Contro!   Reported In Diplomatic Circles to Have Conic to General Understanding  During Sunday Talk

Truman and Attlee Are Agreed on Atomic Controls  Joint Statement Will Be Made Later This Week on Problem

‘Not Reason’ For British, U.S. Rivalry   Clement Attlee Speaks Before Congress About Foundations Of Peace.   U. S. MOST POWERFUL

Truman, Attlee  Reported Agreed \On Atomic Action   International Control of Bomb Probable; Expect Conference To End Thuredeay

Agreement Reported  On A “Bom   Announcement of Fr"! Program Possihle 7: Friday; Will Give Woe To Stalin Soon

BRITON PLAYING LEADING ROLE IN ATOM BOMB TALKS   REPORT EXPECTED AFTER MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT

BOMB CONFERENCE REPORTED AGREED ON CONTROL PLAN  _ GENERAL AGREEMENT Ft ’ JNTERNATIONAL CONTR‘

Communique Is Expected — End Of Week   Report Conference May End Thursday

Jellied Gas Fire Bombs Hit Nagoya   Jap’s 3rd Largest City Again Scorched By 500 Superforts

Smouldering Ruins of Nagoya Prove Dead!y Power of U. S. Raid Which Utilized Newest Fire Bombs

BLAST A JAP CITY   Many Gasoline Fire Bomb Are Dropped by Yankee Superforts

Blackened Nagoya Testimony of Superfort Power   Huge Smoke Columns Prevent Accurate Observation of Full Extent of Bombing Damage

Jellied ‘Bombs Leave Japanese  City Scorched    Burned Areas Testify To: Power of Yesterday’s  Unprecedented Attack  By 500 Forts   Pilots Describe Blows “Perfect?   Entire City Left Covered With Smoke With Some Columns Rising More Than Three Miles

4 MORE CITIES AND OIL PLANTS HIT BY 8-298   Wake One of Three Islands Bombarded — Yamashita Awaits End in Luxury

Only One Superfort Lost In 820-Plane Assault On Japan   U. S. Ships Rescue 283 Natives From Nip-Held Island in Marshalls; Task Force Strikes Wake

Plan Continuation - : Of Sugar Allotment      Board to Give 15 Pounds for Canning if Cou-” pons Lost i

Plan Continuation Of Sugar Allotment   Board to Give 15 Pounds for Canning if Coupons Lost

BATTLE RAGES IN BLIZZARD: 3RD ALSO GAINS   Expect Decision Inside 24 Hours; Nazis Shell City Of Strasbourg Across Rhine

Yanks Driving To Cut Supply Line Of Nazis   American Troops and Doughboys Smash Through Driving Blizzard to Trap Enemy—Turning Point Believed Near

Tanks Battle In Raging Blizzard   g von Rundstedt Brings Up Tank Forces to Aid Satrent From Belgium Though Narrow Corridor

Mighty Tank Battle Rages   Yanks Closing In On Nazi Road Hub  Ac Biindina Blizzard Sweenc Front 

TANK WARFARE BEING WAGED IN BLINDING STORM   Montgomery Whittles An other Mile Off Nazi  Escape Corridor   SMALL GAINS MADE BY PATTON’S ARMY

Great Battle In Belgium Is Fought In Blizzard   American Doughboys _ Less Than Four Miles ‘From Escape Highw ay In Belgian Bulge

Allies Whittle Farther Into Belgian Bulge   Battle of American Tanks With Nazi Armor Rages  In Rlindingn Snawetarm

Yanks Drive Within Four Miles of Nazi Main Supply Escape Route Into Belgium

Third army smashes to short gains  Yanks four mile from escane san

NAZI SALIENT NARROWED TC NINE MILES   Enemy’s Last Supply and Escape Route Menaced —Rundstedt Shifts Armor to Area.   POTENTIAL TRAP. IS TAKING SHAPE   Severance of Lifeline Would Put Germans in West Half of Salient in Precarious Position.

Germans Shell Strasbourg From Rhine   Nazi Commander Hurriedly Shifts Tanks Near Bastonge

CHIEF SUPPLY LINE MENACED BY AMERICANS   DEEP SNOWDRIFTS FAIL TO STOP I S. FORCES

Yanks Push Ahead in Blizzard as Germans Shuttle Armor from Bastogne to Meet Threat; Climax of Battle is Near

Ex-White House Guards in Army   Secret Service Men  Being Processed at New Cumberland

POWERS AGREE ON REVISIONS   Polish Issue Deadlocked by News of Arrests

Arrest of Poles Upsets Conference   Stettinius Asks Reds for Full Explanation; Aaree on Amendments

Stettinius and Eden Ask Explanation ot Arrest of 16 Polish Leaders by Russia

New Dispute Arises Over  Polish Issue      Russia Clashes With U. S.., Great Britain Over Arrest Of Pole Leaders.

16 Pole Leaders Held by Russ   Major S.F. Parley Issue Explodes as Moscow Admits Chiefs Under Arrest; United States, Britain Seek Explanation

SABOTAGE BY GROUP   Full Explanation Of Action Demanded By U. S. And Britain

Polish Issue Again Threat To Meet Unity   Reveal Molotov Made Sensational Report On Arrests At Dinner Of Big 4 Leaders

Big 3 Clash Creates New Pole Crisis   Eden Demanding Explanation Of Leader Arrest

Molotov Admits Reds Arrested Polish Envoys   Angered, U. S.. Britain Suapend Discussions, Bemanid Reasansa

Pole Arrests Upset Frisco Conference;  Facts Sought   Stettinius And Eden Taking Firm Stands

Russia Clashes Anew With Britain, U. S.  Soviets Arrest 16 Democratic Taaderc aft Paland

Red Arrest Of 16 Poles Brings Split   U. S., Britain Demand Soviet Explanation

Stettinius And Eden Ask  Explanation   Discord Comes Amid Satisfaction With Other Developments

Russians Charge Poles Aided Enemy in War   Arrest of Democratic Leaders Causes Clash at Unitéd Nations’ Conference, Wait Moscow Reply

Arrests Prominent Polish Democratic  Leaders; Stettinius, Eden Demand Full Explanations; Comes at Time Big Four Reaching Agreement On World Setup

SOVIETS REFUSE TO DROP POLISH ISSUE IN TALKS   Russia Presses Its Argument Anew With U. S. and British Leaders

 LIABILITY VS. NATION'S HOPE: STASSEN SAYS HE'S GLAD /TO ATTEND CONFERENCE

Stassen Sees  Appointment As Liability   United Nations Meet Delesate

Stassen to Accept F.R. Appointment   Considers Role at San Francisco Parley Political Liability

OF GREATEST OPERATIONS   Capture of Bonn and Coblenz Believed _ Matter of Hours

British, U.S. Warships Pump 1000T. of Shells On Jap Industrial City   Allied Airmen Destroy Or Damage 28 Planes, 189 Ships In Saturday’s Raid On Japan’s Inland Sea

WHEN WILL WAR WITH NAZIS END?   Final Collapse Is Still Considerable Distance Away

Believe VE-Day ‘Still Considerable Distance Away;:Much: Depends. on Continued Flow:af<Allied: Supplies.

Chaos Brings Street Fights In Argentina   Country Virtually + Rulerless; Farrell Reeionation Rumored

ARGENTINA WITHOUT GOVERNMENT   Political Crisis Explodes Into Open Civil Strife

Police In Buenos Aires Battle Crowd, Killing One And Wounding 35   Argentina Virtually Without Government After Par ley Of Nation’s Leaders Fails To Solve Political Crisis

ONE I$ KILLED, 30 WOUNDED IN FIGHTS   Army Says President Farrell Has Resigned   Virtually Without Government; Peron Reported On Ship In Harbor

One Killed, 35 Hurt In Buneos Aires Battle   Argentina Virtually, Without Government in Politieal Crisis Which Bursts Inte Civil Strife

Nation Virtually Without Leader In Newest Crisis   Farrell Resignation Reported in Hands Of Army ‘If Needed’

‘Open Civil: ‘Strife Claims One Deac And’ Many ‘Hurt  ‘After Cabinet.  Reciane Posts

Temperatures   Gun Fighting Leaves One Dead, 35 Wounded; Police, Acting on Their Own, Forbid Newspapers to Publish Stories of Battling

Guns Roaring in Argentina Crisis  Civil Strife Breaks in Buenos Aires

Argentina Left With Virtually No Government   Buenos Aires Gun Bat. tles Leave One Dead And 25 Wounded.

Argentine  Riots Kill 1, Hurt 35   Tension Mounts  In Civil Strife

A Political Crisis In Buenos Aires   One “Man Killed and 35 _ Wounded in Capital of  Argentina   WITHOUT GOVERNMENT   Newspapers Forbidden From Printing Reports of Street Fights

POLITICAL CRISIS IN ARGENTINE HAS BROKEN WINE NPEN   ‘CABINET RESIGNS AND RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT FARRELL ALSO HELD

CRISIS LEAVES ARGENTINE WITH NO GOVERNMENT MILITARY CONTROLS  INVOKED AS PEOPLE CONTINUE RIOTING

Argentina Now Without  Government   Only Two Holdovers From Fallen Cabinet Remain; Violence Breaks With Gun Fighting Involved

Civil Strife in Argentina Country Virtually  Without Governmen After Crisi«

Argentina Turmoil Gets More Complex   Country Virtually Without Government as Political Crisis Flares With More Bloodshed—Cabinet Out and ‘Strong Man’ Peron a Fugitive

New Riots in Argentina; 1 Dead, 35 Hurt   Nation Is Virtually Lacking Government Except Army, Navy

Nation Without Government; * Fight In Streets   Gun Firing Involving’ Police, Nationalists And Internationalists Kills One, Wounds 35

Services  Hold Only Authority   Gun Battles Kill One; Injure 35; Police Fire on Crowd

Argentina Torn By Civil Strife;  Tension Mounts   - One-Dead, Many Hurt In Street Fighting Between Police, Civilians

POLICE RULE IN ARGENTINA   Country Virtually Without Gov. ernment as Civil Strife Breaks Out.

Vir ually Without Gov  Civil Strife Flares Into ~ The Open In Argentina

RIOTS FOLLOW NEW ARGENTINE CABINET BREAK   (ine Killed: 35 Wounded in Buenos Aires: Country Virtually Without Gov't.

Civil Strife In Argentina Capital Rages   Thirty-five Hurt in Buenos Aires Fight— Country Virtually Without Covernment

1 DIES, 35 HURT IN BUENOS AIRES STREET RIOTS   Argentina Without Government as Political Crisis Explodes

Argentina  Is Without a  Government   Ousting of Cabinet And Report President Turns in Resignation Eliminates Authority; Open Civil Strife

Argentine Government Crumbles  Cabinet Resigns; One Killed 35 Hurt

GUNFIRE FLARES OVER ARGENTINA   Nation Without Government’ In Political Uprisings

Civil Strife fa Argentina   Country Virtually _ Without Government ‘After Crisis

Political Crisis Explodes Into Open Civil Strife In Buenos Aires.

Minus Any Form Of Rule Argentina Now Is Faced With Internal Conflict

ARGENTINA IS LEFT WITHOUT GOVERNMENT   Army Says Farrell's Resignation Is in Its Hand —Political Crisis Explodes Into Open Civil Strife.

Street Battles Sweep Capital Of Argentina   One Killed, 35 Hurt In Clashes Between Police And Rioters

Reds Wreck  Tanth 9 Tenth of Al  China Rails   875 Miles of Track Destroyed, Cabinet Spokesman Asserts

PRETTY WEDDING AT IRETON FRIDAY   Lydia Vander Laan and Marion TenNapel Ex change Vows

PRETTY WEDDING. HELD AT IRETON   Berdena Draayer and Paul Vander Ziel Exchange Vows Dec. 20

Corregidor Conquest Appears Near—Allies Now Get Bases To Press Jap War

Occupying Forces In Nanking ‘Treated As Japanese Guests   Small Body of Americans and Chinese Are First to Enter City Inhabited by 85,000 Japs for Almost Eight Years —

ASK CHANGE IN NAVY RELEASES   Senator Suggests Liberal. ized Discharge Procram

NAZI GROUPS - FIGHT REDS   GERMAN FORCES LED RY TWO GENERALS UNDER ATTACK OF SOVIET ARMY

LAST BITTER FIGHTING EUROPEAN WAR RAGES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA: VATS VIOLATE SURRENDER TERMS

TOO MANY WIVES, OFFICER FIRED   MARRIED WAC WHEN HE HAD WIFE IN CHICAGO

Use Only English In Radio Messages, Japanese Directed   Allied High Commander Sets Thursday as Date For Surrender Commissioners To Reach  Meeting Place Ta Fnd Haetilities

JAP OFFICIALS ARE TO ARRIVE IN ZERO PLANE   Speedy Return Of Gen. Wainwright, American Prisoners To Be  Demanded

Fresh Disputes Enter Britain’s Labor Situation  100,000 Construction  Woarkere Stace Marah   100.000 Construction Workers Stage March As Dock Strike Ends

RESEARCH ON ATOMIC BOMB BARRED 70 NIPS:   Reconversion Dumped Into Laps Of Jap Officials

Bar Japanese Research Efforts On Atomic Bomb   Gen. MacArthur Also Orders Control! Over Wages And Prices   RATIONING PLAN IS ALSO REQUIRED

JAP RESEARCH ON ATOMIC BOMB CU   MacArthur Leaves Reconversion Problems With Government

jacARTHUR HALTS AP’ ADVANCEMENT IN ATOMIC STUDY   sues New Directive; Foreshadows Investigation of Agencies   ALTS EXPERIMENTS   econversion of Economy  ~ Will Be Under Allied   Supervision

Trieste Seized as Nazis Surrender   Complete Occupation Of North Italy Begins

STONE MAY FOLLOW ROBERTS   Supreme Court Stands to Lose 2nd Justice

Chief Justice Stone May Also Quit..... Justice Roberts Leaves Supreme Court; Truman Undecided On Successor

SUPREME COURT JUDGE RESIGNS   Chief Justice May Follev Owen J. Roberts

STONE MAY QUIT POST   ‘Chief Justice Expected to Follow in Steps of Roberts

Harlan Stone Also May Quit  Supreme Court   Resignation Of Robert: Stirs Speculation Abou Chief Justice.

Stone May Quit Court   Roberts’ Resignation Stirs Speculation Over Chief Justice’s Plans

Chief Justice Stone Is Expected To Follow Justice Roberts In Retirement

ROBERTS QUITS HICH TRIBUNAL   Hint Chief Justice Stone  Will Also Resign From  Supreme Court

Stone Resignation Speculated as Roberts Quiis   Supreme Court's Chief Justice Oldest Member of Tribunal, Eligible for Retirement Pay

WEATHER FORECAST    Justice Roberts Gives Nation Surprise In Quitting Highest Court

Speculate on Stone’s Plans   Roberts Resigns— Morgenthau Quits Treasury Post

Stone Rumored Ready To Quit  Supreme Court   Oldest Man On Tribimal May Follow Justice Qwen - fF. Roberts Into Re hirement

Snow Or Sleet Forecast Today   Weatherman Savs Snow Flurries Or Sleet Headed For Pennsvivania Today

PTA’s, Church. Labor Against Peace Draft   Leaders Say Issue Can Wait Until After War Is Over

PEACE DRAFT DELAY URGED      Church, Labor, Educationa Leaders Oppose Action Before End of War

Youth Draft Bill ls Opposed   Issue Can Wait Until War Won, Said

Peru Puts Down Revolt Attempt   Coup Smashed Sunday At Airbase; Rebels Tried To Seize Air Minister.

FDR Program Faces Dispute   Will Urge Expanded Security Coverage —

Judge Waives Annuity Right   Jobnson Denies Gain From ‘Fee-Splitting’

Fight Against Inflation Must Be Continued   Calls On Nation To Refrain From Buying O Scarce Commodities For Present.

Republicans confident of farm votes  ‘Anderson won’ set anvwhere’

FARM VOTE TO STAY WITH REPUBLICANS   GOP Senators Express Little Feat Of Results Of Secretary Andersen’s Tour

Renublicans Scoff At Ancerson Jaunt   Say Trip to Farms  Won't Line Up Votes

FINAL PASSAGE WAITED ON BILL FOR SUPER-DAM   Proposed New Structure At Stratton To Take 4 Years And Cost $17,675,000

RADIO HOOKUP S ARRANGED   CEREMONY TO BE DESCRIBED AND PRESIDENT, NIMITZ. AND *  MacARTHUR TO i SPEAK

President Asks Treaty Be Returned   Would Revise Anglo-American Agreement

FDR Asks Return Of Oil Treaty   Plans Revisions To Re move Misunderstandings

Rate ( ‘hanges Seen As ll To Southland   Governors Expect) Equalization To Stimulate Small Industry Development

Southern Governors Hopeful in Outlook   Predict Freight Rate Orde: To Stimulate Industry in South and West

 War Secretary Warns:  i‘Atomic Secret Holds Death Sentence for U. S., World

MISAPPLICATION OF ATOMIC KNOWLEDGE MAY CONDEMN WORLE  _ SECRETARY OF WAR PAT. TFMCALR MIF LAMA RAR Are   SECRETARY OF WAR PAT. TERSON PLEADS FOR SET TING UP COMMISSION

Truman A-Bomb Views Backed By Patterson   Misapplication Of Knowledge May Door Nation, World, He Tells Congress

Wear secretar  ‘Atomic Secret Holds Death Sentence for U.S.. World?

PATTERSON GIVES ATOM BOMB IDEAS   Agrees With President That Secrets Should Be Kept Under Control.

Claims Bomb Misuse Would Wreck World   Patterson Favors Plan  For Control Urged By President

Misappropriation o Atomic Knowledge Could Mean Death   Sec. Patterson Says We May Be Passing Sentence on Future

Secretary of War Okehs Legislation Proposed by Truman For Plan of Control

Patterson Sees A-Bomb Threat   Wrong Application of Secret Would Doom U.S. and World, War Secretary Says, Urging Commission for Control

Atomic Energy Theme Of Talk All Over- World   Senate, House Committees Busy With Testimony; Truman Asks Secrecy

Misapplication of Secret May Be Death Sentence   Secretary Patterson Tells Congress Need For Commission Control of Bomb

ATOMIC BOMB’S IMPORTANCE TO U.S. STRESSED   Patterson Avers Knowledge Given Out Might Endanger Entire World

Ordered Japs to Wipe Out Filipinos  _ General Yamashit Commended _-

Yamashita Is Linked With Men’s Crimes   Jap Commander Gave Approval to Brutal Methods of Police

Yamashita Order To ‘Wipe Out Al Filipinos Cited   More Brutality Reveale< In Stormy Session  Of War Crimes Trial

Witnesses Blame Yamashita For Jap Brutalities   Say General Ordered Filipinos Killed

Orders Given To ‘Wi ipé Out All Filipinos   Testimony Thai Yamishita Knew Of Brutalities

Witnesses Put Full Blame On Yamashita   Declare General . Gave Orders for Manila Atracities

Ordered Japs io Wipe Out Filipinos   General Yamashita Commended Men for Fine Work

TWO DEAD. 34 MISSING   a  Casualties Are Result of Collision of Two Tankers

Edward Beattie Returns From Internment   UP Correspondent In Camp Overrun By Soviets Last Month

SEVEN PRISON OFFICIALS ARE REMOVED   Suspension’ Order Cancelled; Warden Jackson Included 

SEVEN PRISON OFFICIALS OUT   CORRECTION COMMISSION FIRES WARDEN ANDIOTHERS

Nazis Hiding Behind New Faces?       Red Shovelmen Tackle Hitler Riddle

NAZI CHIEFS’ FACES REPORTED REMODELED   Plastic Surgeon Said to Have Done Big Business in Berlin Before Death in Air Raid.

TIGERS BOUNCE ON BOROWY FOR EARLY 6-2 LEAD   Chicago Pitcher Only Lasts for Nine Pitches in Final Game

DEATH OF PVT. ALAN TINDALL REPORTED TO PARENTS MONDAY   ‘Was Serving With U. 8. Mountain Troop Infantry In Italian War Zone

Billion And Half Is Asked By Navy       Funds Needed To Keep Pace With Activity

TRUMAN WILL” RENEW FIGHT FOR PROGRAN   PRESIDENT CRITICIZES SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR JOBLESS BENE ,; FITS ACTION

Truman Blasts House Shelving of Idle Pay Hike   President in First Open Battle With Congress Fights for $25 Weekly

EXPRESSES IRE IN MEET WITH DEMO LEADERS   Chief Executive Stands Pat on Proposed Aid Measure

PRESIDENT ADAMANT GN JOBLESS PAY BILL   Says Senate Let Him Down By Killing Measure

President In First Open Clash With Congress   Sharply Criticizes Legisla. tors For Killing His Jobless Pay Bill   STANDING PAT ; ON HIS REQUEST CHAT t EeTAl

Fighting Continues Furiously in Java; Japanese Accused   Two Nip Generals Flown to Singapore, Face Military Charges

Globester Arrives After World Trip   Big Piane Reaches Washington Thursdoy ~ Niaht

First Flight of Global PI ane Service Ends   Globester Went 23,279 Miles in 149 Hours, 44 Minutes

Sixth Army Is Landimg Off Kyushu   Gen. Walter Kreuger Is Leader Of Veterans Of Philippines Who Are Occupying Island

British Take Stand Against Franco Regime in Spain   Members of Parliament Ask Immediate Severance of Commercial, Ninlamatic and Ecanomic Relations

THREE MIGHTY ARMIES RAGING THROUGH REICH   Two Blast Into East Prussia and Third 20 Miles Into Silesia 3

Russian Drives Against Germans  Smashing Ahead   Report Soviet Troops Within 35 Miles Of Koenigsberg—-Other Armies Sweep On   REDS 20 MILES INSIDE SILESIA’

Delegates to operate with  untied hands Set free to plot country’s course

U. S. Delegates Free To Act At Frisco Parley  Get Assurance From President

Delegates to Frisco Meet Get Assurance of Much Freedom of Action

President and Byrne:   Are About to Make   ‘Sweeping Review of U. S, Control

Talks Start on French Impasse  Differences Menace Germany Control

U.S., France Talk On Contro! Of Ruhr, Rhineland   Non-German Rule Is Recommended

Debate French Plan for Non-< German Control of the Ruhr and Rhineland

United States, France Begin Conferences About Non-German Control of Ruhr, Rhineland Proposal

ADMINISTRATION OF REICH EYED   U. S. and French Delve into Proposal for Rule of Rhineland, Ruhr

Truman and-Bymes Want Adion To Head Off Explosion   French Have Held Up Effective Administration B: Demands on Two Areas

U.S. and France Discuss Fate of Ruhr, Rhineland   Most Critical Issue Blocking Effective Control in Germany

U.S, AND FRANCE SIFT REIGH SNAC   Truman May Order Broad Review Of Occupation

SALEM BUSINESS DISTRICT AFLAME   $150,000 Damage In Early Morning Fire Today

IOWA NOW HAS AN W GOVERNOR, - ROBERT D, BLUE   Governor Inaugurated “at a Simple Ceremony

FARM oHOW WILL BE HELD AT SELL“PERK   Flower and Horse Shows Will Be New Features   STUDENTS TO EXHIBIT

SCHEDULE COMMUNITY SHOW FOR FARMERS   Sth Annual Event To Be Held in Sellersville Perkasie Section   ADD A HORSE SHOW

ARGENTINA TO RETAIN PEACE   Peron Says There Is Little Possibility of War With Axis

ARGENTINA SPURNG WAR ON GERMANY   Little Chance e Nation Will Declare War Vice President Says in Statément

Tempo of Bombing of Japanese Homeland to Be Stepped up to Exceex Attacks on Germany

DOOLITTLE WILL HIT JAPS ANEW   Eighth Airforce Units Going To Pacific Under Jimmy's Command

Nip Cities Can Expect Greater Load Than Nazis  VJACLIINIGCTOANI Ade   ee eee ee ee ee ee 26 (AP) — The Eighth Air Force, pioneer ir American bombing o' Germany, is going tc the Pacific under com. mand of Lt. Gen. Jame: H. Doolittle.

Doolittle, His Eighth Air Force To Go To Pacific To Finish Job On Japs

Gen. Doolittle, Eighth Will Go to Pacific   Commander Will Hel Finish Job He Beaqan Over Tokyo

EIGHTH AIR FORCE GOING TO PACIFIC UNDER DOOLITTLE   Group to Move From European Theater Where It Led American Bomb * ing of Germany.   SOME GROUND UNITS ALREADY ON THE WAY   Washington Announces Japan Can Expect Heavy Air Blows That Were Dealt Hitler’s Fortress.

8th Air Force Will Go to the Pacific   Japan to Be Bombed Under Command of General Doolittle

Sth Air Force On To Pacific   Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle Will Be Commander Of  This Group.

GUARD BOSS CAPTURED   Himmler Was in Alpine Town on Last Tuesday

) Commander of SS Guard Surrenders a ; 3 Yanks Just Miss Getting Himmler

Truman Denies Hurley's Charges  Byrnes Challenges Ex-Envoy’s Views

Truman Denies Hurley Charge Of Iran Policy   President Defends Undersecretary Dean Acheson

Truman Denies Destruction of lranian Policy   Acheson May Testify Before Senate Committee

HURLEY CHARGE IS CHALLENGED   Byrnes And Truman Back  Acheson In Chinese  Diplomacy Wrangle

Truman Denie: Charge Made By hurley   Byrnes Also Takes Issue With Former Ambassador to China

HST Denies Hurley Charge Or Policy Destruction In China   Byrnes Challenges Ex-Ambassador Yo Prove Statements That Career Diplomats. Sabotaged His Plans For Unity

Byrnes Challenges Hurley's Charges Against Dinlomat«   Dewey Letters on  Jap Code Aired

Byrnes Challenges Ex-Ambassador To Prove Statements That Career Diplomats Sabotaged His Plans For Unity

HURLEY CHARGE DENIED BY TRUMAN   PRESIDENT SAYS ACHESON DID NOT DESTROY U. 8S. POLICY IN IRAN.

President Denies Hurley's Charge Against Acheson   Byrnes Challenges China Points of Former Envoy s Testimony

JAPANESE MAKE COUNTERATTACK   PUT UP FIERCE RESISTANCE IN PHILIPPINES

Japanese Open Counterattack   Desperate Assaults In Mountain Areas

U. S. Air Forces Attack Nazi Convoys Moving East; Ardennes Bulge Shrinks

EXPECTED NAZI ALSACE ATTACK BEING DELAYED   Critical Needs of Wehrmacht to Halt Reds Bring About Transfers.   BULLETIN

Americans Drive ‘Ahead Toward: Ardennes Bulge   Tactical Air Forces Hit Enemy Convoys Moving Eastward

SALIENT IN BELGIUM IS VANISHING   —— Are Reported ithdrawing Troops To Russian Front

Nazis Pull Out Two, Divisions Germans Hastily  Drawing Strength From West to

Fighting In West Affected   Armored Divisions Are Rushed to Blazing Red Front

Yanks Press Fresh Gains To Siegfried   German Army Force: Being Withdrawn From West Front

Hurrying Men, Trucks Strafed By Ally Planes   Americans Push East of St. Vith as Germans Pull Back

Yanks Plunge Toward the Sieafried Line   Tactical Air Forces Report Movement of Traffic from Ruhr

Bulge In Ardennes Narrowed   Now Only Six Miles Wide; Germans Withdraw Two Divisions For Use On Eastern Front Acainst Russians      ATTACK AT ALSACE HAS BEEN DELAYED

Enemy Pulls lroops From West Front   Two Divisions Moved Out To Fight Russians

ENEMY TROOPS SHIPPED FROM WEST TO EAST   Ardennes Bulge About Entirely Erased by New U. S. Gains

To Force Wage Increases For Some Half Million Workers  'HOLLYWOOD FILM  STRIKE SETTLED   Work Stoppages Threaten  Many Other Industrie«

Have You Completed Your 1944 Income Tax? If Your Income Was Less Than $5,000 for Year You Have Your Choice of Three Ways to Do Job

INCOME TAX RETURNS DUE BY MARCH 15   Taxpayers Who Earn Less Than $5,000 Per Year Have Choice Of Three Different Methods Of Filing.

THREE CHOICES ON INCOME TAX RETURN   TREASURY DEPT. EXPLAINS   Says Taxpayers with Income in 1944 Less ‘Phan $5,000 Faced With Three Alternatives

Ford On His 82nd Birthday Forsees World Prosperity   Industrialist Sees Standard of Living Never Before Believed Possible.

Ford Prediets Prosperity Ers   Bai Industrialist, 82, Say: < “We Must Not Dawdle’

Heroic General Is Due Soon in Chinese Capital   Nips Claim Actions By Allied Chutists May Slow Surrender

JAPAN WANTS MACARTHUR TO STOP RESCUES   Request Gomes After Wainwright Is Rescued By U. 8. Paratroons

WAINWRIGHT RESCUED IN MANCHURIA   Japs Urge Air Rescues Be Halted Pending Surrender

Japan Asks Allies To Halt Air Rescue  Of War Prisoners   Request Follows Liberation Of Gen. Wainwright By U.S. Paratrocps   ACTION MAY HINDER SURRENDER, SAYS FOE   Hero of Bataan, Freed from Sian, Expected to Land At Chungking

Yank Paratroops Free Wainwright From Prison Camp   Japs Ask MacArthur To Halt Further Allied Rescues By Air

Japs Protest U. S. Rescue Of Prisoners   Tokyo Acts After Wain. wright Liberated From Camp In Manchuria

Wainwright To Be Landed At Chungking   It Is Expected That He Will Participate In The Signing  Of Peace Terms.

Japs Protest Air Rescue of  War Prisoners   Gen. Wainwright Okeh, On Way to Chungking;  Ti ncsamavce Ghat

JAPAN FORMALLY ASKS AMERICANS TQ HALT RESCUES   jap Radio Tells MacArthur Air Rescues of Prisoners May Hamper Cessation of Hostilities and Surrender.   WAINWRIGHT LIBERATED BY AIR RESCUE PARTY   American Air Missions Have Landed at Several Points to Aid American Prisoners Held In Occupied Areas.

Wainwright On Way To Chungking   Air Rescues Will Hamper Smooth Cessation Of Hostilities, MacArthur Is Told By Japs

Japs Protest Aerial Rescue  Of Wainwright   Rescue Operations Termed Likely To Hamper Surrender Of Troops

Liberate Lt. Gen. J. M. Wainwright, Hero of Bataan and Corregidor  JAPS FORMALLY ASK HALT TO AIR RESCUE  General Wainwright Is Reported To Be In Good Health

JAPS ASK END TO AIR RESCUE OF ALLIED POWS   Wainwright First Freed

WAINWRIGHT LIBERATED FROM JAP WAR PRISON   MacArthur Asked to Halt Air Rescue of Prisoners

Wainwright Liberated by Paratroops   Nips Say Hampered > in Efforts to Surrender Arms

Wainwright China- Bound After Rescue   Corregidor Hero Freed From Japs Rv Yank ‘Chulists

WAINWRIGHT IS RESCUED BY YANKS   Japan Protests On Action Taken By Paratroopers

Allied Air Rescue Efforts Bring’ Nippon Protests   Bataan, Corregidor © Will Be Returned  By American Plane

Dredges Are Dispatched To Deepen Valley Channels   Work To Start Soon From Port Isabel Anc Brownsville Turning Basins

Two Local Soldiers In Cited Unit   Pvt, E. R. Sullivan, Set Avald J. Semrow In Moaintenoyre Croun

Sgt. Semrow A Member 0! Cited Groups   Naugatuck Soldier Is Stationed With Army Unit In The CBI Sector

Big Offensive Develops After Jap Surrender   Sudden Assault Surprises Russians, But They Now Have Situation In Hand

Japs Attack Soviet Army in Manchuria  Confusion Rises a Japs Ask Russian Attack to Stop

HINT JAPS MAY BE ATTACKING IN MANGHURIA   They Ask ULS. To Stop Soviets

JAPS BESEECH M’ ARTHUR TO HALT RED DRIVE   Russians, Su r prised by Cease-Fire Order, Continue Attacks

‘BOYCOTT FRENCH CULTURE   Arab World Resents French Course in Levant

Reds Seize Slovak Capital: Siege Guns Shelling Vienna   50-Mile Arc Thrown Around Austria Queen City; Hungary Cleared of Foe

15 FATAL ACCIDENTS   Auto Wrecks on Increase Since Lifting of Gas Rationing

Local Sailor Finds Pacific like Duck Pond   Carrier Fails To See Single Jap Plane

HOUSE TO TAKE UP LEGISLATION THURSDAY; CHAIRMAN WARNS EFFECT ON TAXES TO BE’SLIGHT

ASK 52 BILLION OF SPENDING BY U.S, CANCELLED   House Appropriations Committee Points Way for Big Saving By Government

House Group Favors Curb On Spending   Would Cancel  Avpropriations

House Group Asks Cut of Billions in U. §. Spending   Patterson Urges Services Mercer

House Group Asks Cut-Back For This Year   War and Navy Funds Would Be Reduced by Committee Action

Cancellation of 52 Billion In Government Spending Is Authorized By House Group

House Slashes:Are Direct Outgrowth Of Hostilities’ End   Four Billion Cut Is-Made jn Contract, Authority. for Same . Periods Will Slow Debt

ASK 52 BILLION SPENDING SLICE   House to Study Committee Report Thursday

Committee Would Cancel Huge Amount   $52,453,535,278 Would Be Saved lf Step Taken

Committee Big Slash al Outlay   ‘avors Cancellation 54 Billion Dollar

Federal Spending Cut Recommended At $52,453,535,278)   Postwar Economy Program Unfolded Before Congress b House Appropriations Committee Covers Wide Field of Government Business

Cancellation of 52 Billion Dollars In US Spending for Current Fiscal Year Asked by House Committee

$52 Billion Cut In Fiscal Budget Ureed In House   Committee Would Trim Appropriations.

House Would Lop Off 52 Billions   To Cancel That Amount _ Authorized for Current  Spending   BIGGEST CUT IN ARMY   Public Cautioned Not te Expect Great Effect  on laxes

' —ECONOMY — Biggest  Slash Made In Army ©   Reduction Not Expected to Be Felt in Taxes

House Unit Asks $52,453,939,278 Cut in Spending  Savings Would Be THT hens Bisvicte   Savings Would Be Made From Funds Earmarked. for Wa

Appropriations Group Advises $52 Billion Cut   Recommends Cancellation of $52,453,535,278 For Fiscal Year

Committee For Huge Slash In Govt. Spending   Urges Cancellation Of More Than 52 Billions  ln Awtenmeinbinme  *

Cut in Aviation Heaviest   $52 Billion Cut Recommended By House Committee

Cancellation 52 Billions of Cosf Is Urged   House Appropriation Committee Asks More Rapid Demobilization  Ry Armu and Nilecn

Propose Cancellation Of 52 Billions In Government Spending For This Year

Recommendation As Direct Result Of the Termination  Of World War IU

52-BILLION. CUT IN. AUTHORIZED SPENDING SEEN   House Group Moves To Effect Huge Savings In Federal Expenditures

Big Slash in Appropriations is Recommendec   House Committee Urges More Rapid Demobilization  Of Armed Forces

CANCELLATION OF  MANY BILLIONS IN SPENDING 15 URGED   APPROXIMATELY 52 AND ONE-HALF BILLIONS RECOMMENDED BE SLASHED

CUT 52 BILLION DOLLARS FROM IL S. SPENDING   House Appropriations Goup Authorizes Great Slash

FEDERAL BUDGET CUT 52 BILLIONS   COMMITTEE ADVISES SLASH WON'T. AFFEC TAX LEGISLATION

$52 Billion US. Spending Slash Asked   Huge Cancellations In Militory, Executive Appropriations Sought

Cancellation of 52 Billion U. S. Spending Urged   _ House Appropriations Committee Votes for Sharn Economy

Urges Vast Spending Cut   House Committee For Cancelling 52 Billion in Authorized Spending

Group Asks Slash Of 52 Billions In Federal Spending   House Committee Wants To Wipe Out Funds Granted Fo! Fiscal Year; Legislation Will Be Forwarded To Main Chamber Thursday; Taxpayers Cautioned

Seek Cancellation Of 52 Million in Federal Spending   House Appropriation Committee Proposes Cut; Doesn’t Mean A Tax Reduction

STRIKE STOPS MOVIE INDUSTRY   Unions Battle With Producers And WLB

Take Off —        From- Iwo       AERIAL REINFORCEMENTS...’ ARE JOINING CENTRAL PACIFIC. AIR FLEET IN LARGE NUMBERS.

L-WAY TRIKE ALO oMASHES SUICIDE BASES   Japan Reports Bomb Fleets and Fighters Make Raid from Iwo,

U.S. FLIERS AGAIN HIT TOKYO AREA   31st Consecutive Day of Attack On Enemy Homeland

Bomb Tokyo In 31st Day Of B-29 Raids   Iwo-Based Mustangs Make Strafing Attack

Double Strike Made By American warplanes; Suicide Plane Bases Hit; Aircraft Factories Badly Damaged   NINE SUPERFORTRESSES OVER CENTRAL HONSHU

Photos Show Large Areas Burned Out   120 Square Miles Of Urban Sections Totally Destroyed

31st Strike On Homeland Weakens Nips  ~ Okinawa Based Fighters Join In New Raids

strike At Tokyo Area And Suicide Plane Bases  AIR FORCE MOVES _ TO OKINAWA BASE To Join The Knockout  - Blow Against Japanese  Homeland

Another Double Strike Made In Area of Tokyo   ‘250 U. S. Warplanes Hit Jap Targets For 31st Straight Day

5th Air Force to Aid Knockout Blow on Japan   Yank Fliers Sink or Damage Another 19 Enemy Ships, Swelling Total Losses to 268 Vessels in 12 Days; Double Plane Blow Dealt

Air Attacks on Jap Homeland Enter 3ist Day   MacArthur's Airmen from South Pacific Join Allout Blows

‘Double Strike Blasts Tokyo, Kyushu Areas   @ MacArthur Reveals South Pacific Planes Now Based on Okinawa

250 Planes Carry Out Another Double Strike On Tokyo Area   Kamikazi Fields Also Under Attack   Far Pacific Outposts Re: inforced With Bombers From Philippines

SUICIDE AIR BASES STRUCK ON KYUSHU   Chain of Enemy Fighter Stations About Jap Capital Is Shot Up.

Minesweeper: Hits....-Mine And: Sinks, Loss Of. Life Is ‘Moderate’

Probe Of Nazt Submarine Urgec By Argentina   Reported Two Persons De. livered From Boat, Much May Lie Behind Surrender

LABOR, NURSE DRAFT ASKED BY ROOSEVELT   Lashes Allied “Power Politics” In Congress Message

Says German Industry Plans Rearm Country   Sen. Kilgore Says industrialists to Finance Underground

German Industrialists’ Plan To Rearm, Refinance Nazis Is Revealed

Kilyore Reveals Detailed German Plan for 3rd Wan   Industrialists Had Scheme to Rearm Reich, Senator Kilgore Charges   AIMED TO FINANCE NAZI UNDERGROUND   Business Men Advised to Make Post-War Alliances With Foreign Firms

German Industrialists Preparing Hetailed Plans to Rearm Germany   Charges Based On Hithertoo Secret Documents

PARTEL GAltto CHARGED WITH BACKING NAZIS   Kilgore Bares Details Based on Secret Documents; Plans Probe.

Senator Charges German Industrialists Plan to Rearm Germany. Recsnurrant Navzia

Industrialists In Germany Planning War   Charges Made by Sen. Kilgore Based On Secret Documents

PLANS T0 REARN GERMANY ARE REVEALED TODAY   Sen, Kilgore Discloses Contents of Hither to Secret Documents   By JOHN L. CUTTER United Press Staff Correspondent He Gaited Peasg leaned Wired

SOLON CHARGES BUSINESS MEN FINANCE NAZIS   Secret Documents Reveal Preparations Made To Rearm Germany   KILGORE TELLS EVIDENCE   Secret Meetings Are Held To Plan Third Attempt At World Conquest

Rear Adm, Chandler Is 11th Naval Officer Of Flag Rank To Be Killed

Eleven Admirals Die In Service   Reor Admiral Chandler, Native Annapoiitan, Killed Off Luzon

Urge Support Of H. Wallace   Higgins, Reynolds, Medill Binns :  tity Organize Business Men ) to Support Nomination  “)

Tenth Force Wiping Out  Enemy Units On Okinawa   Thousands Are Yet To Be Hunted Down

Sheriff Appears in Hogshead To  Voice Complaint   Blames OPA For Lack Of Clothes

6 Foot, 2 Inch, 295-Pound Illinois Sheriff Pickets OP A Wearing Barrel

BSCAPING GAS IS FATAL TO SOLDIER   Pet Dog Also \Iso Succumbs i in Cottage at Highfield -  'on Sunday. = *°

ESCAPING GAS IS FATAL TO SOLDIER   Pet Dog Also Succumbs in Cettage at Highfield ‘on Sunday

Hoodlum Slain By Chicago Gang   Gunman Blasts Victim With Shotgun Charge

CHICAGO GANG WAR FLARES UP   FORMER MEMBER OF OLD CAPONE GANG FALLS TO ASSASSINS

CHICAGO GANG LEADER SHOT   Long-Dormant nt Underworld  Warfare Flares Up Anew

GANGLAND WARFARE FLARES UP ANEW   James Fawcett, Former Member of Capone Gang, Is Shot.

World Trading Nations “Look To China As Field   For Postwar Commerce

“MEETING OF R.0.T.C.   Future Status of Naval Prograss at Colleges Will Be Decided   TO PEACETIME BASIS

KUNZ TO ATTEND A MEETING OF R.0.T.C.   Future Status of Naval Pro _ Sree at Colleges Will  Be Decided   TO PEACETIME BASIS

Texas Marine Hero Get: Highest American Hono.   Kept Right on Fighting

Youth Confesses Montgomery Plot   Terrorist Planned To Kill British Army Leader

HINT GOERING FIRST TO FACE ‘CRIMES TRIA   Prees Vast Manhunt For Other Top i Nazi Men

Goering Soon  To Go On Trial   Report Of Split With Hitler Will Make No Difference In Treatment.

Goering May Be First Criminal Tried; 4, Bodies Found Similar to Hitler’s

GREAT MANHUNT FOR TOP-FLIGHT NAZIS UNDER WAY   Himmler, Von Ribbentrop, Dr. Robert Lay and Julius Streicher Are Among Those Sought.   HERMANN GOERING MAY BE TRIED FIRS]   Four Charred Bodies, One of Which May Be That of Hitler, Reported Held By Russians.

Goering May Be First To Go On Trial.   Vast Man-Hunt is Pressed For Nazi Big-Wigs

GOERING WILL BE. BROUGHT 10 TRA   Will Be Tried Soon Before High Tribunal of Allied Representatives.

Body Found In Berlin May Solve Hitler Death Puzzle   Wa terey Toa Goerine

Goering May Be Ist  War Criminal Tried   Reports Say Only Living Top-Flight Nozi in Custody May Face’internationa! Bar of Justice in the Near Future

soering ° ‘ay 3e_s- Var Crimina. “riec: inc. 70€ y 20Ssid.v ~Ier’s

Goering May Be First Top Nazi to Face Trial   Russians Find Four Charred Bodies in Berlin,  One of Which Might Be That of Adolf Hitler

PVYVUA VSIIARACY DVVIE REO! VP REVO IN FILER MUNI  Goering May Be First Nazi To Face Tria!

State Planning Fetes And Church Services On First Thanksgiving Since Coming of Peace

Third Drives Spearhead Jo Danube River  Germans Build Barricades on Cactarn Ranke

THIRD ARMY UNITS REACH THE DANUBE   Patton's Troops in Outskirts of Regensburg

SRD ARMY TANKS OPEN BAVARIA’S OUTER DEFENSES   Sensational Gain by Patton

Nazis Speed Defenses At River’s Bend   Huge Armored Force 1 Carrying Assault On Ba  varian Retreat.

Germans to Make Stand On Danube?   Patton's Army Reaches Re. gensburg, where the Nazis  May Fight

Spearhead Rams To.Danube River ‘As Nazis Retreat   Few German Snipers ‘Battle Advancing — Armored Columns

11,900,000 in Service; Total 700,000 in 1940   Martin Favors Universal Draft, But Warns Against Hasty Action

Deny Report Americans Reached Outskirts Of Potsdam, Then Withdrew

Truman Asks Funds For Relief Program      Congress Asked to Provide $550,000,000 for ~ UNRRA

SIX NEW CASES FILED IN COURT HERE PAST WEEK   Five Divorce: Actions Ox Docket; Partition Sought;Four Granted Decrees

New Cases Are Filed In Court   -Placed On Docket Since Last Week

Four Divorces Asked in Suits  Three Wives, One Husband File Cases

TEN NEW PACES ene HL VAVLY  FILED IN COURT; 8 FOR DIVORCES   Henry Carter and William Perin Plead Not Guilty; Trial Dates Set

FICHT NEW SUITS FILED IN COURT; DIVORGES ASKED   Seven Decrees Are Sought; Judgment Action Filed; Charges Made

137 Nazi Subs In Allied Grip   15 to 25 U-Boats Stillin Atlantic

Coal Crisis Seen Unless More Miners Released   Iekes Tells Solons Next Winter Will Be “Coldest of War’

MILITARY SERVICE   Ickes Makes Report 7; Senate Committee Today  ead   WAR DEPARTMENT DECLINES SO FAR   Coldest Winter Of The War Unless Miners Are Released

Coal Output Below Needs For Winter   Interior Secretary Says Season May Be ‘Coldest Of The War’

SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF COAL PREDICTED   Ickes Tries. To Get Miners Released from Service

More Miners  Needed   Ickes Asks Army To Release Miners From Military Service Immediately

Asks Quick Action On Coal Shortage   Sen. Kilgore Demands Release of Miners

Cold Winter Without Coal Ickes Warns   ASKS ENOUGH MINERS BE RELEASED FOR © : INCREASRD PRODUCTION

5 Chinese A rmy Officers Slain  In Torture Case   Men Executed For Putting Own Troops To Death, Extorting Funds

NO FIGHTERS -OPPOSE-RAID “ON SHANGHA   FIRST: ‘FULL-8CALE AERIAL Arr. “ThOK on CITY MEETS. ONLY ©  ANTI-ATRORAFT DEFENSE

Police Guards IncreasedIn   Paper Strike   New York Publishers. Te Replace Strikers Unless They Return to Work Immediately

ARMY, NAVY bret T0 CLOSE BOOKS   Congress Demands More Information On Disaster

Army and Navy Ready to Ca! Pearl Harbor Closed Incident: Conaress Asks Court Martia   Leaders Declare They Are Opposed to Any Whitewash and Declare the People Are Entitled to Know Facts About Disaster

Courts Martial Demands Made By Officials   May Asks Military Trial To Determine Who Slipped Up

Demands for Tax  Slicing Heard   But No Immediate Rate Cut Expected

CONNALLY URGES SWIFT APPROVAL OF LEAGUE PLAN   Texan Declares Future World Peace May Depend on Senate Ratification of Charter.   APPLAUDED: /NO OPPOSITION SHOWN   tforeign Relations Committee to Be Called Together Saturday to Set Date for Hearings.

SOLON URGES SPEEDY 0.K. OF DOCUMENT   Connally Says Early Ratification Will Encourage Other Nations

PEACE PLANS APPLAUDED BY U.S. SENATORS   GOAL FOR VOTE ON WORLD CHARTER IS AUG. 1

Senate Applauds Plea for Charter   Connally Sets Aug.  Goal. Plans Hearing

Ratification Speed Urged By Connally   World Peace Future Definitely at Stake, He Warns Senate

. Reports to Colleagues emote Applauds Connally as He Urges Swift OK of Charter

SPEED URGED FOR CHARTER - RATIFICATION   Senators Applaud As Connally Calls For Action

ARMY’S SIZE IS DEFENDED ANEW   Stimson Reiterates Need for 7,000,000 Despite Use Of New Missile

7 Million-Man  Army Remains   Army Still Figures This Number To Defeat Japan Despite Bomb.

ARMY NOT 10 CUT STRENGTH   No Drop Expected in Draft Calls For Men

@ THEY ASK NO MEDALS, BUT—  Local Girls Danced 24,547 Hours With Service Men

Japs Unable to Produce Vital Aircraft  Allied Assaults by Air Are Crippling Output

F.R. APPEALS FOR ACT TO FORCE WAR TRAINING   Annual Note to Congress Suggests Dratt of Nurses

President Asks National Service Law For Workers   Also Asks Compulsory Training For Youths Be Authorized In Nation   WORLD PEACE PLAN IS URGED

SERVICE LAW IS URGED BY FDR   All War Workers to Be Included, Youth Army Training Asked

President's Message Calls For Nurse Draft and Law To Put 4-F's in War Work   Predicts Nazi Defeat This Year; Concerned by Polish, Greek Problems; Asks Compulsory Service in Peacetime

WAR TRA IN. PEACETIME 1S DEMANDED   President Calis For Draft Of Nurses In Congress Message

DRAFT OF NURSES AND 4-F’s RECOMMENDED   Organize Now to Maintain Future Peace, He Urges in Message

- APPEALS FOR ~ COMPULSORY ARMY COURSE   Repeats Uncondition al Surrender   . PRAISES ALLIES   Would Induct Nurses Into Army

British Dockers Postpone Strike   Vote Brings First Break in Widespread Walkout

 — Buy War bonds — ‘More Workers Join British Dock Strike; iFood Crisis Worse

OHIO CANNERIES ~ CALL FOR HELP   11,000 More Needed Tc Handle Bumper Crops

OPEN 4 CHECKING      The Ohio- Merchants Trust Go.—Ac   NOTICE ror AT accITTOW FAC FACIES

Blast Help Intended For Foe In Luzon   Indo-China Coast Raid Deepest Carrier Thrust Into Jap-Held Waters.

YANK CARRIER PLANES MAUL ENEMY FORCE   Troops on Luzon Push Ahead in Advance Toward Manila

U.S. Marines To Be Called From China   News Blackout Follows Reports U. S. Sailors Off Liberty Ships Held In Chinwanaatao

British Hang U. §. Paratrooper   Co-Defendant, Elizabeth Jones, Saved By Commutation of Sentence.

Senate Extends Selective Service, Passes Combat Ban On 18 Year Olds

6-Month Training Draft Bill Passes   Senate Action First Rebuff to President

It’s Hinted Yanks May Leave Chinese To Fight It Qut Themselves  DECISION MAY BE MADE AT MEETING OF U. S. COMMANDERS  ‘In Batavia British Troops  Stand By Against Possi ' ble Indonesian Uprising

AMERICANS MAY PULL OUT OF NORTH CHINA   Top Commanders Have Been Called Into Conference at Peiping.

Launch Search  For Solon’s Killer   No Motive Given, Footprints Found

Manhunt On For Hooper’s Killer   Senator Had Been Promised Immunity For His Testimony.

WAR OUTPUT SHOWED GAIN   SCHEDULE FOR MARCH PRO _ DUCTION WAS MET—GRADUAL RECONVERSION  eos IS BEEN

U.S, FOOD SUPPLIES FACE FURTHER DRAIN      Belt-tightening Necessary Tc Feed War Victims

Backfire! Extra Home Work Due To ‘Pal’ Wha Signed His Report Card

CREWS GAIN CONTROL OVER HALIFAX FIRES   80,000 Stream Back Home As Blast Peril Wanes

ONE SAILOR DIES ~INARMAMENT BLAST   None Missing from Area Around Halifax

Del Rio Weather Ynformation   Wurnished ty U. S. Bept. of Conmerce, Weather ures,

Del Rio Weather Information   Furulahed by 0. 8, Hept, of Conmerce. Weather Bareau.

Soldiers Grow Bitter Over Prison Treatment   Congressmen, Editors To Inspect Nazi Camps

Japs Organizing Anti-Tank Crews   Enemy Is Resisting Bitterly All Along The Line With Artillery. Mortar and Rifle Fire

Japs Resist Bitterly All Along Line; Foe Planes Again Attack Fleet

Third major airdrome on  island taken  Lose two planes in Nagoya attack

YANKS GAIN 2,400 YARDS ON OKINAWA   Doughboys Take Conical Hill, Eastern Jap Line Anchor

DOUGHBOYS FIGHT WAY 2,400 YARDS DOWN EAST COAST   Marines Still Held at Edge of Naha, but Patro!s Are Believed Operating in Ruined Capital.   NIPPONESE AIRPLANES STRIKE AT FLEET   Damage One Major Vessel and Two Light Craft— Forty-six Shot Down During Two Attacks.

Gains Made In Bitter Fights On The Island   Americans on Edge of Business District of BombBlasted Capital of Naha—U. S. Fleet Units Damaced in Attacke

AIRDROME FALLS TO AMERICANS IN NEW DRIVE   Yonabaru Field Taken By 96th Division; Patrols Inside Naha   SOME DAMAGE DONE TO U. S. FLEET UNITS

V:E CELEBRATION IS UP TO INDIVIDUAL   oJ « Vinson Says Government Is Leavying Matter Up To “Common Sense” Of Americans

Lend-Lease Act — Extension Okayed   Will Be Carried On,  Says New President -

PRESIDENT SIGNS LEND-LEASE BILI   Will Be Carried On Until Surrender of Enemies, Truman Says.

Push Over 5 Miles North Of Bastogne Despite Opposition   Furious Diversionary Assaults Are Siaged By Germans In Dozen Places Alone” 70-Mile Front

AMERICAN LINES. HOLDING NAZIS 1 LMVTED GAS ALONG SAAR-RHINE FRONT   Behind Seigfried Line Enemy Activity Reported Increasing

YANKS ADVANGE OVER 5 MILES   Smash Northeast of Bastogne Up Railway To- + ward St. Vithh . 4   70.MILE FRONT LASHED

Diversionary Assaults on -  7Q-Mile Front From Saar to Rhine  -PATTON’S MEN GAIN “Push 514 MILES in Bulge  in Direction of  St. Vith

Gain of Five And A Half Miles Scored   Diversionary Assaults Are Made By Nazis

Attacks on Saar Front May Break Into Major Push; Yanks Blast Out A Five-Mile Gain Toward St. Vith On South Blank of German Bulge

Heavy Eastward Traffic Within Belgium Wedge Suggests A Possible German. Withdrawal.

Third Army Gains Steadily; Widens Front to 17 Miles   Germans Make Slight Gains Between Saar And Shine Rivers

‘Yanks Forced From Line  On Nazi Soil   Americans Holding With  Enemy Still Striking; Patton’s Forces Advance

Hold Against Bitter Blows By Germans   Gain 5', Miles Northeast Of Bastogne Up Railway to City

Germans Attack At Several Sectors On Saar To Rhine Front   New Nazi Blows May Turn Into Another Winter Drive by Von Rundstedt’s Armies

U. S. Armored Forces Drive Northeast of Bastegne Along Railroad Toward St. Vith.   GERMANS FIGHTING IN DOZEN SECTORS

On Outskirts Of Michamps, Into Maister   German Army Lashes Out Furiously At Dozen Places In 70-Mile Front.   BOMBERS STRIKE OUT

Smashed Five and One-Half Miles Northeast of Bostogne Up the Diagonal  Railroad to St. Vith.   {NAZI RESISTANCE WAS STUBBORN   Bat the German Army Was Lashing Out Furiously at a Dozen Places Along a 70Mile Front.

erman Attacks Repulsed In Many Places Along 70-Mile Front: Third Armv: Advances

Nazis Keep Up Lashing Along Saar   American Line So Far Holding On Most of New Front

Enemy Strikes Hard In Dozen Other Places   New Enemy Assaults May Be A Burst In Von Rundstedt Drive; Flying Weather Bad

Both Americans And Nazi Forces Unleash Attacks   U.S. Gains As — Nazis Hit Dozen Other Sectors

YANK ASSAULTS G0 5 MILES IN BASTOGNE AREA   New Offensive in Saar and Rhine Salients Possible But No Evidence Yet

Driving Toward St. Vith; Reach Michamps' Edge   Advance Into Maister Woods Through Stubborn Nazi Resistance

Patton Troops Edge Ahead In  Bastogne Zone   Possible Withdrawal Of German Units Within Wedge Is Reported; Traffie Heavier   Enemy Artillery, Air Blows Mount   Huns Resist In Savage Bat. tling Along Whole Sec. lor; Halt Yank Push Into Bulge

U. S. Armor At Micha.nps Despite Nazi Resistance; Germans Lash Americans

Patton’s Men 5% Miles Northeast of Bastogne —- Yanks in South Hold Germans to Limited Gains — Snow Again Falls Over Belgian Bulge

‘Patton's Men 5!/, Miles Northeast of Bastogne. — Yanks in South Hold Geftians: to Limited Gains -— Snow Again, Falls Over Belgian Bulge

U. S. Troops Push on Despite Fire   Nazis Are Resisting Stubbornly But Yankees Hold Lines

sh Toward St. Vith; Enemy Opens Offensive At 12 Points On Front From Saar To Rhine

Nazis Lash Out At Dozen Points On 70-Mile Front   Furious Attacks From Saar to Rhine in Diversionary Skirmishes Cost Americans Thin Foothold On German Soil   DOUGHBOYS HOLDING ENEMY TO LIMITED GAINS

_WESTERN FRONT  Americans Forced From Foothold Northeast  Of Sarreguemines

(AMERICANSGAIN 5 MILES IN BASTOGNE AREA BUT LOSE THIN FOOTHOLD IN SARREGUEMINES ‘

Germans Dent American Lines In Furious Fight   Tanks Smashing Their Way into Maisted Woods

3rd Army Advances  314 Miles —      Germans Lash Out at Dozen Different Places, Gaining Up to Two Miles Near Bitche

Nazi Army Lashes Furiousiy At Dozen Places Along Front As Terrific Struggle Rages   Yank Line Holding Germans To Limited Gains; Snow Falls Over Belgian Bulge: Rain In South

NAZIS ATTACK FURIOUSLY AT DOZEN PLACES   ‘Attacks in Saar Could Become New Major German Drive

German Offensive Hits New Points   Third, Seventh Army Positions Forced Back by New Nazi Blows Gaining Five-Mile Dent at Bitche

THIRD ARMY SMASHES FURTHER NORTHEAST OF BASTOGNE TODAY  GERMANS LASHED OUT ' FURIOUSLY AT DOZEN — PLACES 70-MILE FRONT

THIRD ARMY IN MIGHTY THRUST PAST BASTOGNE   Troops into Maister Forest; Germans Hit Back on Widening Front

BEAT GERMANS TO OUTSKIRTS OF MICHAMPS   Nazis, However, Lashing Yanks From Saar  ) To Rhine

German Gains Being Limited  on Long Front   Meantime Patton: Army Advances Steadily;Weather Bad.’ -:

3rd Army Wins 5% Miles, Nazis Strike In South   Bastogne Gap Widened, Enemy Withdrawal Seen

Armored Forces Smash Forward Toward St. Vith While Germans Stage New Raid: On Americans In Other Areas

Move Toward $t. Vith Area   Germans Lash Out et Dozen Places, Yanks Lose Qne Foothold in Germany

3rd, 7 th Army Blunts Nazi Offensive Jabs   Topheavy ‘Allied M anpower Strength Shows Up Nazi Desire to Withdraw

YANKS GAIN IN AREA ABOVE BASTOGNE   Advance 54 Miles On Railway Toward St. Vith   Holding Nazis To Limited Gains; Planes Grounded By Bad Weather

Four Murder Charges Qut   First Degree Murder For Four Former Eldora Employes ts Dismissed,

alin to Ask Loan of $6,000,000,000   Generalissimo Met a Group otf United States Congressmen Today.

Stalin Seeks Loan of U. S.   6-Billions Necessary. He Reveals To Solons

STALIN WANTS BiG U.S. LOAN   Expresses Desire to Bor. row $6 Billion In Talk To Congressmen

Stalin May — ‘Ask U.S. for 6 Billion Loan   Premier Holds Meet With Congressmen; Tells Group Russia  Must Have Assistance:

‘Stalin Desires Six  Billion Dollar Loan   Russia Needs Money For Rehabilitation;  In Conference with Congressional Leaders

54 Plants to Big Firm Involved in Action by Union   Radio, Machine Workers Join in Growing Unrest

 MACHINIST WALKOUT ON - WEST COAST AND ELECTRICAL WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE

Surplus Goods Brings Fight in Washington   Gillette and Byrnes Lock Horns Regardine Future Procedure

Surplus Goods Disposal Fuss Engulfs Senate   Gillette-Byrnes Dispute Threatens To Burst Into A Lepislative Fight.

GILLETTE KEY FIGURE IN ROW ON SURPLUSES   Jowan'’s Differences With Byrnes May Explode Into Big Legis: lative Battle.

3 AIR RAIDS MADE ON BERLIN ARE!   : TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ADVANCING ALLIED ARMIES HAMMERED BY PLANES.

Full Development Of Atomic Energy Likely To Be Many Years In Future   One On Hirohito’s Palace To End War?

Little Known as Yet About Atomic Bomb  Scientists Have Long Way to Go Before Full Development?

New Bomb May Create Heaven Or Hell, But It Will Take A Long Time

MANY YEARS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP THE FULL 7 \EXPLOSIVE OR USEFUL ATOM POWER

PEACE USE IS FAR OFF      Harnessing Atomic Bomb Power Will be a Big Job

Patton Arrives To Give Account lof Stewardship      Goes Into Conference - With General ‘‘Ike”’  On Bavaria Situation

DISCOVERED   Treasury Secretary Tries on Three Pair of Glasses But Millions Look Like Billions Durine Renar

Provision Made In Orders Given On December 2   Former Secretary Hull May Be Called To Stand Later On This Week

HULL MAY BE  CALLED IN PEARL HARBOR PROBE   Jap Fleet Had Late ‘Turnback Order’ On Attack

Report Jap Fleet Had Orders to Turn Back if U. S. Granted Certain Concessions During Negotiations

Decision a To Attack © Made Nov. 3      FLEET HAD ORDERS TO TURN _. BACK, HOWEVER, IF U. 8. GOV'T. MADE. CERTAIN CONCESSIONS: .

Turn-Back Orders Held By Japs As Late As Dee. 2, 41   Pearl Harbor Attack Hinged On U.S. Reply To Jap Demands

Nip Turn Back Angle Revealed   Satisfactory Diplomatic Negotiations Might Have Averted War

Turn Back Order Given Jap Forces   Pea] Harbor Discloses Fle Received Them As  Late as Dec. 2

Truman Prepares for Coming Events  MacArthur and Nimitz Mav Be Summoned

President Truman Moves Cautiously Into F. D. R’s Seat At Strategy Table

Truman Cautiously Moves Info FDR's Seat On High Military Council

Truman Acquaints Self with Military   President’s Weight Will Probably Be Felt in Pacific

TRUMAN VIEWS PACIFIC ROLE   President Moves Cautiously Into FDR’s Seat On   Strategy Council

Moves Slowly to FR’s Seat on War Strategy   Truman’s Weight Likely To Be Felt in Forthcoming Pacific Decisions

Military Strategy In the Pacific to Be Reviewed By Truman and Leaders

Truman Move: Cautiously Into War Job   New President Likely To Put Stress’ On Pacific Campaign

Truman Easing In On Strategy  May Call MacArthur Nimitz To Meetina

Truman Moves Cautiously Inte Council Seat   President’s Weight Likely To Be Felt In Pacific De  MAY SUMMON CHIEFS

Truman Moves  With Caution”   Military Strategy Is Being Reviewed

Truman May Cal Pacific Heads Home For Talk   Would Confer With Nimitz, MacArthur On Strategy Against Japan.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN CXPECTED HAVE BIG TAY ABOUT PACIFIC.   HE IS ‘MOVING CAUTIOUSLY, HOWEVER, INTO HIGH MILITARY STRATEGY

MacArthur And Nimitz In ‘From Pacific For Meeting   Chief Executive Moving Cautiously Into FDR’s Seat On Strategy Council

Truman Military  Problem Leans  Toward Pacific Decisions of Strategy for  European War Made; Talks With Pacific Heads Seen

Truman Moves Cautiously on Military Plans.   May Be Called Upon Before V-E Day to Discuss Jap Defeat

Pacific War Strategy Now Up to Truman  New President May Be Called  Ta Raview Plan

Truman to Be Cautious   Studies Allied Strategy; Weight Likely to Be Fale in Pacific Plans

Truman Moves Cautiously On War Planning   President May Establish Pacific Policy Before Victory In Europe

AIDE SEARCH IS EING MADE FOR 5 NAVY BOMBERS   Disappeared Off Floride Coast Yesterday.

Navy Reports 5 Planes Lost Over Atlantic   Search Under Way Off Florida Coast; 10. Crewmen Aboard

Weak U. S. Policy Hit by Senators   War Surplus, Lend-Lease Deals Snarling Up for Lack of Plan

Prompt Return Of Lend-Lease Arms Is Urged   Senators Assert Agencies Abroad Snarling Problems

U.S. Handling Of Lend-Lease Is Criticized   War Surplus Problems Snarling Up, Official “Report Asserts

Senators Blast Weak U.S. Representation  Declare Dealings Aboard Are Becoming Snarled

DEMAND U. 5. REGAIN ARMS FROM ALLIES   Senators Say Surplus, Lend-Lease Prob lems Snarled

HANDLING OF WAR SURPLUS IS ATTACKED      Senate Report Blames ‘Weak U. S. Representation Abroad

‘Poor U.S. Representation Abroad’ Criticized by Senate Committee   Demands Recovery of Lend-Lease Arms for Use Against Japan, and Permanent Bases in Europe

iM BH oi  gun ye  ©  wv E ieee Village   American Troops Recover Priceless H: Treasure On Crag High In Austrian

Gold Reserve Is Captured   Hungarian Treasure Taken By Americans

Doughboys Uncover State Treasure of Hungary in Craig High in Alp:

Magyar Gold In U. S. Hand:   Wealth of Hungary Discovered in Hills

Turn. Down Request Of  Russians   State Department Again Rejects Proposal Of Russians To Invite Warsaw Poles

U.S. FIRM ON POLISH QUESTION   Rejects Russia's 2nd Request In Behalf Lublinites

State Grangers Attack CVA Plan   Resolution Adopted At Annual Convention

Trial Of Some German War : Criminals To Begin Within Few Weeks, Jackson Reports   First To Be Tried Are Those Accused Of Offenses Against American Troops

Prosecution Makes Read) For Opening   Criminals Accused In Military Cases To Appear First

War Criminals Face Early Trial, Jackson Asserts   Germans Accused Of Offenses Against Yanks Face Court Within a Few Weeks

Get Ready For Trial Of Nazi  War Criminals   Those Accused Of Battlefield Atrocities To Face Court First.

PLAN TRIALS OF WAR CRIMINALS   First Hearings Expected Tc Open tn Few Weeks

Trial Of War Criminals To  Be Held Soon   Jackson Moves Against Nazis

Early Trials Planned For Nazi Criminals  Those Accused Of Battlefield Deeds To Be First; Leader:

Jackson Expects Early Opening of War Crimes Trial   Nazis Accused of Executing Downed Fliers Probably Will Be First   TO TRY CRIMINALS IN OWN COUNTRIES   U. S. Favors Military Tribunal of Big 4 for International Group

Will Try German Offenders Against U. S. Troops Soon   International Court to Handle Principle Trials

U.o. 10 OPER NAZI GRIMES COURTS SOON   Offenses Against Troops to Come First; Big War Criminals Later.

Justice Jackson Says War Criminal Trials May Begin Within Next Few Weeks

German War Criminal: To Face Trial Soon For Their Atrocities      Nazis Who Committed Offenses Against Yank Troops Cited First; Jackson Says Arrangements Yet to Be Made for Higher-Ups

WAR TRIALS TO GET UNDERWAY   U. S. To Try Germans Accused of Offenses Against Yanks

War Trials To Begin Soon   Action Against Principal Nazis to  Await Agreement

DELAY IN PRINCIPAL CASES DUE   Atrocities Committed On Battlefield Will Be Judged First

WAR CRIME TRIALS MAY OCCUR SOON   Justice Jackson Says Within A.Few Weeks

TRIALS OF GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS TO BEGIN EARLY DATE      ACTION AGAINST CHIEF CRIMINALS MAY BE DELAYED, HOWEVER

U.S. Is Seeking Speedy Trial Of War Criminals   Other Powers Delay Proceedings Against Chief Nazi Offenders

30,000 Prisoners Are on Way Home   Nazis Accused of Offenses Against American Troops Soon to Be Tried

U.S. TRIAL OF GERMANS IS DUE SOOh   Jackson Says Courts-Martial for Those Accused of Crimes Against U.S. Troops Will Begin in a Few Weeks.

War Criminals’ Trials Will Begin in Few Week: Last Luftwaffe Chief Die:

TRIASS OF NAZIS TO BEGIN SOON   But Proceedings Agains' Leaders To Be Delayed

Hitler and Eva Braun Died in Suicide Pact, Ex-Fuehrer’s Chaufferu Says -

errr err  HITLER SUICIDE DRIVER CLAIMS   Pistols Used: in Death Pac’ With Bride of 48 Hours Says Chauffeur

HITLER COMMITTED SUICIDE, ACCORDING TO HIS DRIVER   NEW STORY OF HITLER DEATH TOLD BY CHAUFFEUR ASSERTS BODY WAS BURNED

WED EVABRAUN 2 DAYS BEFORE END, 1S CLAIM   Bodies Were Burned in Chancellory Garden After Eve’s Death

SNOW BLANKETS EASTERN STATES   Eight Deaths, Large Property Damage !s Reported

EAST COAST IS SWEPT BY FIRST SNOW OF SEASON   Traffic, Communications Snarled In Northeast Part Of Nation

Employes Of Case Plants Begin Strike   Estimate 3,100 Union Members Are Idle At Racine As Strike Call Is Placed In Effect

Jap Psychologist Believes Defeat and U. S. Occupation Beneficial to Jap People

‘Good Lesson’ In Nip Defeat  Psychologist Thinks Jap People Gained

Good Lesson, Asserts Jap   Psychologist Says Average Nip Learning His Nation Not Only One, Not the Best

JAPANESE PEOPLE TO BE BENEFITED BY LOSS OF WAR   PRICE GREAT BUT NIPS OMAVE SZARNED LESSON, SAYS PSYCHOLOGISTS

Surrender Will Aid Japs, Report   Psychologist Says American Occupation Is of Great Benefit

Surrender And Occupation To Benefit Japan   Psyc hol ogi si-Says Both Events Shattered Nip Hlu-, , ion:of Being “Frog

Jap Psychologist Predicts Defeat In War Will Be Benefit to People

Occupation Will Benefit Jap People   Doctor Says Good Lesson Learned

Occupation Helps Japs. Says Leader   Movement For Oragnizing Labor Reported To Be Gaining Momentum

JAP EDUCAT SEES GOOD IN OCCUPATION   Both Defeat and Presence of American Troops Seen by Leading Psychologist as Benefit to the Nation.

Jap Says US Occupation is Beneficial   Nippon Learned Lesson From War

OCCUPATIONS: CALLED A GOOD IDEA FOR JAPAN   Dr. Takagi Says, Average Nip Learns His Nation Not Best.

SURRENDER TO BENEFIT JAPS?      Jap Psychologist Claims It And Occupation Will Help Japanese.   GOOD LESSON FOR NIPS

Taught Japs A Lesson   ' Nipponese Psychologist Says Loss of War Good For Nation

‘War Chiefs  Condemned   -House Will. Approve “Hunt, Capture Plan 

@ MAPFPT SIKIMDAT  “Nubbins,” Now Husky Lad, to Be Four Years Old Wednesday

British Soldiers Are Called Home To Unload Ships   4,000 Troops At Work Removing Cargoes of Vitally-Needed Food

Sharpsburg Granted Construction Loan      Washington Con fi rms ‘Funds for Water Sys--  **temoin Town’ °

Sharpsburg Granted Construction Loan   Washington Co nfirms ‘Funds for Water Sys--tem in Town

Fleet of 48 U. S. Warships Will Leave Pearl Harbor Today for American Ports   Vessels Are Laden witt 10,000 Returning War Veterans

Armada To Sail For United States  48 Ships To Leave Pearl Harbor Today

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Perpetrators Qf Jap ‘Bestiality To Pay Penalty   Cmdr. Harold Stassen Prom. ises Relentless Prescution For Jap Prison Camp Tortures

OFFICIALS OF PRISON CAMPS. FACING TRIALS   STASSEN DECLARES. RELENTLEBS PROSECUTION ‘IN  STORE -FOR JAPANESE RESPONSIBLE -

Cmdr. Stassen Promises Japs To Be Punished   Freed PW’s Asked to Name Guilty; Anger Mounts at Atrocities

Within 96 Miles Of Italy Front   Patton Meets Resistance In Austrian Passes; Patch’s Path Easy.

GOERING SAYS HITLER GUILTY   Blames Boss for Disastrous War in Europe

Goering In Bitfer Mood   Says He Advised Hitler Against Attacking Russia, Quoting ‘Mein Kampf’

Goering Talks With Nesesiaen For An Hour      Former Nazi Chief Uneasy As He Tells Of Break With Der Fuehrer

6,000,000 Nazis May Help Atone   Doenitz May Face Allied Tribunal When Machinery Set Up for Atrocity Hearings

Enemy Army Unable to Halt U. S. Invasion   Admiral Says Yanks Capable of Landing. Anvwhere in World

Germans Blow Up Gates Of Dam On Roer   Enemy Dynamites Gates To Send Flood Roaring Down  Roer River Valley.  .  ee cg We Meee “Jee 4, ns > HwBwUoACCoS

FLOODS ROAR ALONG VALLEY IN REICHLAND   CANADIANS NEARING FORTRESS CITY OF KLEVE

Major Bong Dies in Crash  Of Jet Plane   Lockheed Test Pilot Bagged 40 Jap Craft While in S. Pacific

Air Offensive Against Reich Rolling Again   Ruhr Industrial. Area, Vital Railroad Yards And: Berlin Targets

: Reich "Target      2,000 Craft Hit. Ruhr: * Reelin “Alerts °° is:

ALLIED FLIERS HIT AT RUHR SECTIONS   RAF Bombers Follow Day Attacks With Berlin © ‘ Assaults .

RUHR, BERLIN ARE BLASTED   6,000 Tons of Bombs Are Dropped on Reich in Daylight Attacks

Warplanes Slash at. Ruhr Area      » While KAF“Reporicd” Headed for 3erlin . Last Niaht  Strike Reich by o

Two Chicago Youths Killed n Gun Battle   Three Others In Gang Cap tured After Clash With Police Officers

Reds Launch Offensive to Take Berlin   Nazis Report Tanks Now Locked With Those of Soviet

Berlin Reports Break-Through By Soviet Army   Armored Battle Is Said Raging East of Nazi Capita!

MASSED SOVIET FORCES BATTLE 30 MILES EAST   Berlin Say Fighting Spreads On 57Mile Front

GERMANS FEEL BIG RED PUSH IS UNDER WA)   Berlin Reports Soviets Have Slashed Into Defenses East of Capital

Enemy Admits Soviet Attack Rips Defenses   Maxsive Tank Battle Said Raging Before Capital; "Titan's Wen Advance

RUSSIANS PIERCE GERMAN DEFENSES EAST OF BERLIN   Tanks Locked in Major Battle in What May Prove Beginning of Soviet Drive On Capital.   FGHTING SPREADS ALONG 57-MILE FRONT   With Vienna Captured, Red Armies in South Move On Hitler’s Mountain Lair at Berchtesgaden.

Big Battle Rages On Approaches Of Nazi Capital   Massive Red Forces Break Defenses 30 Miles East of erlin

Long-Awaited Soviet Attack ls Launched   Russians Break Into Nazi Fortifications; Aim For Juncture With U. S. Troops

Reds Launch Berlin Push, Germans Say   Moscow Fails to Back  Berlin Story of Final Drive

ae . 3 ‘CHIANG'S FORCES MAKING STEADY ADVANCE ALONG RAIL LINE TO MUKDEN .

RICHBERG CALLS LEWIS, PHONE WALKOUT STRIKES AGAINST U. S. SHOULD BE BANNED BY LAW

Globester Bound — From india to China   Five Minutes Ahead Of Schedule as C-54 Heads for the Hump

Fi irst Break Strike   Settlement Made With Independent Companies As Main Confab Continues: Fewer Idle °

Ind Globemaster Takes Over Now In World Flight   Slightly Behind on Time Table Due to Long Stop-Overs

World-Circling ‘Globester’ On Hop to China   Flight Near Schedule At Half-Way Mark;  Leaves Calcutta

C 54: 4Ready, For d      First EartheGird ling Ai ‘Service Might “Slightly, Behind. Schedule;  . 8,883-Milés Flown .

Flight Uses Second. C-54.   Big Plane Takes Up  ' Globe-Circling ‘Run After 3-Hour Layover At Karachi, India '

CLOBESTER WILL FLY OVER HUMP   Giant Douglas Skymaster, Traveling About on Time, Leaves India Today

GLOBE-CIRGLING FLYERS PROGRESS   New Plane Takes Off From Karachi, India On New Leg Of Trip.

Globester Arrives In. Karachi, India   ‘Daylight Hop To Calcutta Next -

Long Stopovers Put Globesters Behind Schedule   No Time Lost While In Air

Bevin Slated To Succeed Eden, Report   Attlee Busy Forming ‘Cabinet Before Going To ‘Big 3’ Conference

TAKES OVER JOB OF FORMING NEW BRITISH REGIME  NEW PRIME MINISTER  apt meeaeern FA BET i

CHINESE ‘RED’ _  JS MURDERED   BECRETARY OF CHINESE ComMUNIST PARTY 18° SLAIN _ WHILE IN CHUNG- KING

CANADA TO REVIEW CONSCRIPTION (S5UE   Fate of Government Wil Rest on Outcome of Spring Election.

U.S. Spends  Record Sums   Deficit For One Week Is $1.500,000.000

False Report Source Sought  Premature Worldwide Celebration Started

False Flash Sunday Night   Quickly Corrected But Celebrations Continue for Hour

Erroneous UP News Flash That Japs Had Quit Starts World Victory Celebrations   Canadian Radio Releases Recorded ‘Victory’ Broadcast By Prime Minister King

Premature Victory Celebrations Sweep  Through World By United Press Release

Premature Peace “Flash’  Sets Off Celebrations   ‘Erroneous United Press Bulletin Is : Mystery; FBI, FCC Inyéstigate False Dispatch Which Was Quickly ‘Killed’

Lot REPORT CREATES STF   United Press Offers Reward for Solution of ‘Mystery’ Flash,

Some Japs Giving ~ UptotheChinese   False U. P. Flash Touches Off Premature V - J Celebration

Premature Celebrations Are Staged by Jubilant Crowds In Many Parts of the World

Erroneous UP Flash Sets Off  Premature V-J   Wild Celebrations Over World; Agency  Disclaims Responsibility

Erroneous News Flash Sets Off Jubilant, Worldwide Victory Celebrations

PREMATURE VICTORY CELEBRATIONS CAME ON ERRONEOUS FLASH   UNITED PRESS DESCRIBEL   UNITED PRESS DESCRIBED FLASH AS OF MYSTERY ORIGIN: QUICKLY DENIED

Erroneous News Flash Causes Victory Bedlam   V-S Celebrations  In Conada, Central America, Australia; Source Is Mystery

False News Flash Starts Celebration   People All Over World ‘Havie Brief Fling Following Mysterious UP “Flash” Of Surrender

False “Flash”? Sets Off VJ Celebrations   Erroneous Report That Japan Had Accepted Allied Surrender Terms Case of WireTapping, United Press Says.

Broadcast of Erroneous Peace Report Sets Off Premature Celebrations

Premature Celebrations Set Off — ‘By False Flash of Jap Surrender

   Premature Celebrations  Follow False V-J Flash   ‘Ur Offers $5000 Reward For Information : On Person Sending Erronous Report

U. S. Celebrates On False Flash  UP’s Peace Mistake Proves gq Preview

Premature Victory Day Celebrations   Broadcast of Erroneous Jap Surrender Report Starts Warldwide Fetes

Premature Victory Signal By UP Had Country Jubilant   Two Newspapers Put Out _ Extra Editions; Boat } Whistles Blast

Krroneous UP Peace Report Swept Nation   News Service Offers Reward tor The Offender

Erroneous News Flash of Surrender Causes Celebrations Over Continent

FALSE REPORT OF PEACE {8 SIGNAL FOR CELEBRATION   United Press: and Govern: ment Agencies Investigat: ing Origin of False ‘Flash That. Japs Accept Terms.   CELEBRATIONS STARTED . IN SOME LARGE CITIES   United: Press Offers $5000 “For Conviction of Person Responsible. Report Cor~ rected In- Two Minutes.

PREMATURE VICTORY  CELEBRATIONS CAME  ON ERRONEOUS FLASH UNITED: PRESS: DESCRIBED  FLASH AS OF MYSTERY ORICIN.e QOMNGCKIY DENTEr

United Press’ False Flash Set Off Many Celebrations — In Far-Away World: Corners

False ‘Flash’ Being Traced   UP Claims Report’s  Origin Is Unknown

FALSE REPORT STIRS WORLD   Celebrations Set Off In Many Nations by Fake Surrender Story

IN MASON city      false Flash Sets Off Premature Victory Celebrations for VT] Dev

Three Local Men Reported Missing, Wounded Overseas  Victor Peters, Norman rm eTTy -— ~~   Victor Peters, Norman DeJager Wounded, Edwin Kelly Missing

Three Local Men Reported Missing, Wounded Overseas  Victor Peters, Norman DeJager Wounded, Edwin Kelly Missing

P-51S STRAFE JAPS FLEEING INDO-CHINA   Nips, Cut Off By Land, Flee In Boats Along Coast

2 MORE IN RACES FOR COUNCILMEN   6 Salem Democrats Ready Local Republicans File

19 MORE ENTER PRIMARY RAGES   Liverpool, Wellsville, Salen Men File Candidacies

NEW ROUNDUP IN PALESTINE   ALL MALES BETWEEN 16 AND 50 ‘PICKED BF IN ONE QUARTER  OF JERUSALEM

Lane Acts to Secure Home For Governot   Files Resolution on Proposal; Local Option on Liquor Presented

Blast Shakes’ Mining Town   Buildings Near Shatt Destroyed. but City of Bonanza, Utah. Escapes

FROM HEART OF MINE.   Blast Rocks Earth in 50 Mile Circle: Spares Lives

Utah Blast Rocks Region   Miraculously Spares 250 Residents of Bonanza

TWO EXPLOSIONS SHAKE MINE TOWN   5O-MILE AREA FEELS TH. RUMBLING 4N AH AND COLORADO

Blasts Rock Mining Town   Violent Explosions rm... *. Ff. _ _ ig ggg _§

Two Great Blasts sock Utah Town; ‘Residents Spared   Mine Shaft Wrecked At Bonanza, Near Utah-Colorado Line

Staff Sgt. “Bud” Reckoff Receives Air Medal At England Air Force Bomber Station

DRAFT EXTENSION SENT TO TRUMAN      Restrictions of 18-YearOlds Also Sent on by House 3

DRAFT EXTENSION BILL TO TRUMAN      HOUSE APPROVES BAN USE OF 18-YEAR-OLD INDUCTEES IN COMBAT.

HOUSE ADOPTS DRAFT MEASURE   Would Require Six Months’ Training For 18-Year-Olds.

House Approves  Draft Extension   Chamber Okays Combat  Restriction on Youths

SELECTIVE SERVICE EXTENDED ONE YEAR   Restriction Against Use Of 18-YearOld Inductees In Combat Unanimously Approved

Restricted Bill On Draft Sent To President   House Gives Approval To Restriction Against Use of 18-Year-Olds in Combat for 6 Months

Bill Approved Restricting Use Of Inductees   Extends Draft Act Until May 15, 1946, Or Until End of War

House Votes Draft, Fixes Combat Curb   Provide for 6 Months Training Before Seeing Action

Ban 18-Year-Old Use In Combat   Draft Extension Bill . ‘Goes To President

CONGRESS WORK ON DRAFT BEGINS   BILL TO ESTABLISH SUPPLY FORCE PROPOSED

Congress Favors ata Rathe:  jan Service Act   Proposed Legislation— Likely to Be Put at Top of Calendar

Early-Day Radio Figure Is Dead   ‘Old Man’ Henderson Dies At Shreveport Home Monday Night

"HELLO WORLD’ HENDERSON DIES   Former Noted Radio Owner-Announcer In Shreveport Expires

PIT BULLS KILLED FOR FATAL ATTACK   Canines Shot After Woman Is Literally Torn to Pieces

MANY PERSONS PROTEST DESTRUCTION OF. DOG PACK WHICH KILLED WOMAN

Dogs That Killed Woman Executed   Hair, Pieces of Shoes Found in Stomach

DeGaulle Denies He Has Resigned   Consultations End on Ferming of New Cabinet

TOKYO REPORTS ‘ON NAVY BLOWS   At Least Four Allied Tesk Forces South of Japan, Foe Says

FOUR ALLIED TASK FORCES NEAR JAPAN   Nip Paper Warns That 2)00 Ships Are in Waters to the South.   British Navy Joins In Attack on Ryukyu

Big Battle Draws Near,   Says Tokyc   Four Allied Task Forces ‘Operating Near Japan, Nips Report

JAPS PUT 2,000 SHIPS IN“AREA:   Paper Sees Decisive Battle; 4 Task Forces Reported

At Least Four To Worry Japs   Japs Admit That Many Allied Task Forces Prowling Nipponese Waters

Radio Tokyo Says Two of These Are Within Carrier Plane Range of Homeland —- Enemy Paper Warns That 2,000 Allied Warships Are Within Area Named.   CLAIMS ATTACK ON SHIPS

Japanese Quaver 4 Allied Fleets Operating in Nip Homeland Waters

Turks Bristle - At Red Claims   Reported Ready to Fight If Demands Persist

Turks Resist Russ Claims To Territory   War Threatened; Crisis Mounts in Armenia Dispute

Hitler 56 Today, (Calendar Reveals   But Where Hs Is and What He’s Doing Is Mystery

HITLER'S BIRTHDAY WITHOUT FANFARE   He's 56 But Where He Is Is a Mystery

Plan. New. Controls... Assuring Home Buyers Value For Their Money

Plan Protection. to Home Builders  New Controls to  Prevent Overcharges

Plan Controls To Assure Buyers of New Homes To  Get Value For Their Cash

Home Buyers To Get Help ©   U. S. To Check Upon Value Of Purchases

Snyder Planning To Assure Homes Worth Investment  National Housing Agency to Tarn Down Priority Requests if Price Believed too Hich

SNYDER T0 GUARD VALUE OF HOMES   WANTS TO PREVENT ANY JUGGLING OF BUILDERS’ COST

Snyder Planning Housing ‘Controls To Assure New Home Buyers Value For Their Money   Reconversion Officials Says Some Sort Of Quality Controis Wilf Be Necessary

Controls Planned To Give Buyers Values: in Homes   General Plan’ Is to Hay: ‘Housing ‘Agency { Check. Specifications’ at’ ‘Application.

Plan To Protect Home Owners  Aim Of Snyder   Viewed Designing Controls  To Assure New Buyers Value For Their Money

TEMPERATURES DROP THROUGHOUT NATION   1S Megrese Below Zere Reporicd ia Serky Meunteies: faow Amd Bert Prevelent

Severe Cold Wave Moves Across Nation   No Real Relief Expected Until Late Wednesday

NO RELIEF YET IN COLD SPELL   Temperatures Ranging Down To 18 Below Zero Reported

IRMA GRESE TELLS OF WIELDING WHIP   TESTIFIES SHE BEAT MANY WOMEN PRISONERS AT BELSEN PRISON CAMP.

College Girls Consider Home Finances To Be In Hubby’s Department

Russians Drive Ahead Along 600-Mile Front   Battles Rage at 10 Key Points From Baltic to Budapest

Allies To Scuttle Remnants Of Once Mighty:Jap Fleet   38 Destroyers Will Be Divided Arriong Allied: Powers

3,900 PLANES HIT 12 NAZI AIR CENTERS   Heavy Bombers From Italy, Flying Longest Escorted Operation Seen in Europe, Attack German Canital.

x kK Ke KO 10,000 Planes Pace The Attack   Death Rides’ The Gliders

 Armada Of 3,500 Bombers Raids Reich: Planes From Italy On Longest Mission

10,000 Allied Planes Hit Double Blow   Co-Ordinated Assault From Britain and Italy Pounds Reich

Huge Aerial Armada Flies Wingtip To Wingtip To Smash At German Targets

Allied Armada Of 3,500 Planes Support Troops   1,900 American: Bombers And Fighters Hammer Ruhr Valley Before-From 20,000 To 30,000 Mer Drov-Behind Enemy Lines

GERMANY BLASTED BY SOME TEN THOUSAND ALLIED WARPLANES  _ GREATEST COORDINATED  AERIAL BLOWS IN HISTORY DEALT SATURDAY

—Buy a Poppy, Sat., May 26—  PVT. J. P. FENDER BATTLING JAPS ON OKINAWA

ASTARMY TROOPS. ~ MAKEGREAT GAINS   Series of Leapfrog At_ vacks Made During ©  Dav

Massive Atfack By First Army Plunging Ahead   By HAL BOYLE AND DON UHV TPruEALr

1ST ARMY TROOPS MAKE GREAT GAINS   Series of Leapfrog Atvacks Made During Dav

Just another  ‘St. Lo’ for  lunging First Reminiscent of Normandy blow

Pledge Capture Regardless of Cost in Blood   385 Yanks Killed, 4,168 Wounded In Toughest Battle

More Marines Landed   U. S. Casualties Climb to 4,553, Navy Announces

Yanks Pledged © To Take Island, Cost Disregarded   Invasion Termed Most Difficult of Any , In Pacific Campaign

Casualties On Isle Mount As Yanks Advance   Invasion Task ‘Most Difficult’ In History Of _ Corps, General Says; 385 Men Killed, 4168 Wounded In Fight For Tiny Base

‘Holland Says Drive is . ‘Most Difficult Marines. Have Ever Undertaken

JAP ATTACKS REPULSED IWO ISLAND   U. S. Casualties in Battle Reach Total of 4,553

Repel Enemy Counter in Bloody Fight   Toughest Marine Assignment, Says Leatherneck Chief

Leatherneck Commander At Conference Says Jap Island To Fall   Death Takes Over On Landing Beach   Tide Buries Dead In Grave Of Voleanie Ash; Toll Reaches 900 Day

Yank Losses ‘Hit 4,553 in Isle Battle   Units of Third Division Reinforce Nimitz’ Men; Near 2d Airfield    FIGHT IN DOWNPOUR!   At Southern End of Iwo, Flame Units and Tanks Storm Volcano Fort

BG PROBLEM TOBE SOLVED MARINE SAYS   Commander Pledges Capture as New Push Opened and Losses Mount.

Casualties Rise to 4003 at lwo; Battle Bloodiest   Greatest Marine Force in History in Toughest Battle

U.S. Marines Push Ahead In Downpour  On Japlsle   Commander Terms Invasion Of Iwo Most Difficult Ever Undertaken

War Hero, Family Unable To Obtain Service At Hotel   Hero's Father Says Clothes Were Not Good Enough For Willard Hotel.

This Was Hitler’s Stunning Idea: If Crime Is Big Enough You'll Get Away With It

Hitler's Monstrous Crime Theory Crumbles Under Allied Indictment

WAR TODAY   Yon Rundstedt’s Counter Offensive May Not Only Profit Masters Little But May Prove Boomerang

NAZI COUNTEROFFENSIVE MAY PROVE NASTY BOOMERANG WITH NO PROFIT TO GERMAN LEADERS

BATTLE OF BULGE BOOMERANGS ON CERMANS; RETIREMENT MAY PAVE IWAY FOR NEW ALLIED OFFENSIVE

When Will Allies Be Able To Open Offensive— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (?)  Rundstedt Losing Heavily In. Men, Materiel

Tokyo Reports: Heavy Attacks  Mean Invasion   Balikpapan Bay Controlled By Diggers Who Seize Oil Refinery Aree’

Little Knemy Opposition  Encountered   Invasion Jitters Increase in Japan. On Heels of Attack

CUT IN STATE'S BUDGET SLIGHT   Major Operating Reduction Only in Poor Relief — and Aid to Aged

Men Close to Late President Roosevelt in Military And Diplomatic Matters Confer with President Harry S. Truman Who Announces He Will ‘Carry On’ Roosevelt Policies

Man Who Did Not Want to Run for the Vice-Presidency Becomes World's Most Powerful Official,

Troubled World  Sizes Leader   Stunned Nation Gives Solid Support to Man Who Takes Over In Critical Period of World

All Eyes On Truman, New War-Peace Chief   Painless Death Halts F. D. R.’s Long, Colorful Career; Funeral At White House Saturday; Solid Backing Pledged To New President.

New President Takes Up Work   Cabinet Asked to Stay On; United Nations Conference to Be Held; Leaders Summoned

President's Sudden Death Stuns World; Truman Takes Up Duties in White House   Funeral for President to Be Held At 4p. m. Saturday at Washington, With Burial at Hyde Park Sunday

Eyes of. Entire World on New Chief Executive as He Takes Overi in White Hance

DAZED. AND QUESTIONNG WORLD WATCHES GOVERNMENT CHANGES FOLLOWING ROOSEVELT’S DEATH

Dazed World Watches Truman Go To Work In White House; Acts Swiftly In New Capacity

Dazed World Watches Pres. Truman Pick Up War And Peace Banners   Mourning Nation Gives Solid Backing To GrayHaired Man Who Became 32nd President Of United States Last Night.

Lingering Nip Designs Hinted  New Premier Take: Over Pacea Nitec

Order Is Given To Cease Fire   New Jap Premier De‘mands Observance: of Emperor's Rescript

Lingering Nip Designs Hinted  New Premier Takes Over Peace Duties

New Cabinet Begins Rule Over Japan   Hint Nips’ Ambitions In East Asia Linger on: Premier Plans Strict  Enforcement of Order

Premier Tells Japs To Observe Hirohito Order   ‘Great Oare” Ie Necessary   Refers te China

NEW JAP PREMIER CALLS UPON ARMY TO QUIT FIGHTING   Declares Nation Will Lose Confidence of World ff It Violates Surrender Command.   HOPES TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH CHIN.       ‘Hints Dropped by Press and “ Officials That Nippon Still Has Ambitions in East Asia.

HINTS OF AMBITION INE, ASIA LINGER   Prince Urges Nation And Armies To Obey Hirohito’s Order

JAPAN HINTING OF AMBITIONS INEAST ASIA   NEW PREMIER LAYS OUT PROGRAM OF RECOVERY

Orders Given To Cease Fire      New: Jop. Premier De‘mands Observance: of _ Emperor's Rescript

Belgians Give Highest: Honor To Eisenhower   U. S. General Told He Is ‘Citizen of World’ At Royal Rites

Redeployment  These Are Army Units Scheduled to Reach U. S. Today

B29’s Fire Osaka; Jap Forces Crack   SHAKY AS HIROHITO’S DREAMS: MOST DECORATED MAN IS BASHFUL IN HERO ROLE

Celebration in His Honor Tougher Than Battle for Lieutenant Murphy

FARMERSVILLE HERO. GIVEN HOME WELCOME IN ROYAL MANNER   LT. AUDIE MURPHY SAYS

Kleinfelder Promises ‘Wool Will Fly’ In Ohic  Liquor Enforcement

EISENHOWER FAVORS ARMYNAVY MERGER   Says Move Is a Requisite  For Future Peace; As ts Objections Ab  ready Proved Groundless

Neal Street Crossings Are  To Be Altered   Sussest 1,074 Shins For Navy   Bus And Trolley Strike Is Ended  At Lancaster. Pa.

U.S. Bombers Hit Nazi Supply Lines   RAF Struck Twice At Munich Last Night In Sub Zero Weather.

U.S. Bombers Hit Reich In Daylight   Follow RAF Night Raids On Munich

U. S, BOMBERS ATTACK REICH   Heavy Assault Follows Raids On Munich by Large RAF Units

Jap Premier Exhorts Okinawa Forces To Use Suicide Tactics Acainst Yanks

Canadians in New Advances   TWO-MILE SECTOR ON BHINE BANK IS CLEARED

Nazi Guns Halt British   Stiffening Nazi Lines Hold At Most Points

Canadians Place Guns For Crossing   Savage Resistance Stops Allied Push At Many Points

wavve UP Guns And Ar mor For Drive Into Arsenal German Cities  ELSEWHERE BATTLE IS ATSTANDSTILI  Meet Savage Nazi Oposition On Flooded Rhineland Front

(Canadians Clearing Springboard To Rhine   Move Up Guns And Armor For Flanking Sweep Over River

2 Miles Along Rhine Cleared By Canadians   West Half Of Ferry Opposite Emmerich Captured   FLOODS BAN DRIVE   American 3rd And 7th Chew Off Small  fC atme

Guns And Armor Set For Flanking Sweep Into Rhine   Savage German Opposition Brings Anothel Army to Standstill; Scotch and English : Infantrymen Attack

Springboard On Rhine Won By Canadians   Two-Mile Strip Along River Above Kleve  Cleared of Foe

GUNG MOVING UP FOR DRIVE —AGRDSS HEINE   Canadians Hold Two Miles on South Bank for Springboard.

JAPS DO STRANGE THINGS WHEN THEY MAKE BANZAT CHARGE  BIG INFANTRY CAPTAIN SAYS ENEMY TACTICS REALLY SUICIDAL

‘Japs Will Do The Damndest Things’  Amerirnane Have Inet Ninit Trvinn Ta Einiurea Tham fit Whan Thay Dill Dangai Channa

Congress Urged To Take Action For Single Unit   Must Convince World “We Mean Business, ” ., President Declares

‘Temperatures   Urges Action to Show World We  ‘Mean Business’   Unification Best Insurance Against Sudden Attack, President Tells Legislators; Move Revresents Clear-Cut Defeat for Navy

Asks That — Congress . . Take Action   WANTS SINGLE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE CREATED; :. GIVES CONGRESS A COMPLETE, ; PLAN :

Congress Gets Appeal from Pres. Truman   Navy Man Expected To Fight Plan of Sinele TDenartment

Presents 7-Point Plan To Congress   President Says Unification is Answer To U. S. Prenaredness

President Asks For Merger Of Army-Navy, Also Pleads  For Compulsory Military Trainine

Calls for Merger of Army-Navy   Truman Gives 7-Point Program; See Navy Resignations

Urges Merger To Convince World Of Preparedness   7-Point Program Gives Navy Bitter Defeat; Resignations Seen

SIDES WITH WAR DEPARTMENT ON MERGER ISSUE ©   New Plea For Training Plan

Single Armed Front Urged Bv President   Message to Congress Says  Must Show World We Mean Business

To Convince the World We Mean Business In National Defense  IN THIS AGE OF ATOMIC WARFARE  Urge Merge as Best Means of Keeping the Peace

PRESIDENT SAYS FUTURE WARS TO BREAK SUDDENLY   Wants World to Know U. S. ‘Means Business’ in Defense

Seven-Point Program Includes Military Training For Youths   President’s Proposal Of Department o{ Nationa Defense Is Distinct Vicory For Army Against Navy In Bitter Campaign,

Separate Air Force Proposed   Single Department of Defense Asked of Congress Today

President Truman Asks Congress To Merge The Army And Navy Departmental   TRUMAN STARTS Gi HOUSING

Plea ror Youth Draft Also Is Made By President In Long Messase To Congress

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE URGED BY PRESIDENT   Warns United States ‘Would Be Object Of Attack

PRESIDENT ALSO PLEADS THAT CONGRESS PASS HIS MILITARY TRAINING LAW

NEW PROGRAM   Wants Single Department of Na« tional Defense — President Warns Against Future War in Special . Message to Congress.

MERGER VIEWS OF SEVEN PONTS PIVEN: CONGRESS   President’ Also . “Appeals for Action on His bi oe Draft Proposal".   ‘BEST MEANS’ FOR PEACE   Chief Executive’ $ Message ‘on Unification Is Victory. for’ War Department ~

Merger of Army, Navy Requested   President Sends Message tc Ccngress—Navy Doesn't Want Merger

Chief Renews Training Plea   Single National Defense Department Termed Best Way to Keep Peace; View Defeat for Navy

His Request Is Called Clean-Cut Victory For War Department Which Advocated It—Opposed By U. S. Navy   FUTURE WAR WILL ERUPT SUDDENLY

Youth Draft Also L reed  On Congress   President Declares Single Department Aids Preparedness

Compulsory Youth Training Proposed   Congress Is Told That U. 8. Needs To Show World It Means Business

COMPULSORY TRAINING IS ALSO URGED   Warns Sudden Wars To Come In Future

22,000-POUND BOMBS DROPPED AT BREMEN   Berlin is Bombed for 3st Consecutive Night

RAIL BRIDGE Al BREMEN (5 HII   RAF Ushers in Another Day Of Two-way Assaults Germany.

Berlin Gets 31st Day of Continued Bombing Assaults  “Reich Turned Into Chaos” by Continuou Aerial Pummeling

Geraldine Johns Married In Los Angeles Oct. 4  Is Bride of Paul   Is Bride of Paul Mullineaux, Marine Veteran

LEMARS GIRL MAR RIED IN THE WEST   Geraldine Johns and Paul Mullineaux Exchange Vows at Los Angeles

Geraldine Johns Married In Los Angeles Oct. 4  Is Bride of Paul Mullineaux, Marine Veteran

Only One Case-on Récord of U. S. Soldier Having “Quad” Amputation

Soldier Loses Parts of Both Arms, Legs   FIRST SUCH CASUALTY OF WAR, INJURED ON OKINAWA NOW IN U. S.

SERGEANT LOSES ARMS AND LEGS   Had Served On Leyte, Guam, Iwo Jima And Okinawa

Soldier Loses Parts of Both Arms and Legs  Doctors Say he  Will Walk on

First War Casualty To Lose Arms, Legs Now in U. S.---Wife in Salem

‘T’m Good Propaganda Against Next War,’ Says Nation's Only Quadruple Amputee

Only.U. S. Battle Cosualty hide Parts of Both Arms,  Il aac Gone Looks to Future

‘Loses Parts of Both Arms and Legs but Expects to Walk and Use Artificial Arms

Solons Okeh  Tax Measure   Bill Removing 12,000,000 Per. sons from Rolls Is Sent to Truman for Signing

Senate Begins Atomic Study  In Committee   Scientists Will Have Part In Drafting National Policy   RELIEF FUND ASKED   House To Vote More Money For UNRRA Aid In Europe

»Kyushu Gets Damaging Blow From U.S. Airmen; Hangars *Wrecked--Twenty Ships Sunk

GAMBLING NEXT FOR GRAND JURY   FIRST RAIDS NET 100 GAMBLING DEVICES

STATE GRAND JURY STARTS NEW PROBE      Allege Conspiracy To Violate Gambling Laws

JAPANESE NAVAL EDGE WAS GREAT   Pearl Harbor Report: Show Enemy Held Advantage

U.S. Navy May Have Taken Beating ‘Tf It Intercepted Jay Attackers

Senate Aspires To Peace Table   Solons Want Senatorial Delegates Working on Treaty Problems

Senate Wants To Be Dealt in At Peace Table   Chamber Ratifies Charter by Count of  89 to 2 With Langer. Shipstead Voting No

Senate Wants fo Have Part in Writing Peace  Declare Delegates  I ssp, OO a

Senate Wants to Have Part in Writing Peace  Declare Delegates   Declare Delegates From Congress Should Be Named

SENATE AIMS AT PLACE AT PEACE TABLE   Views Expressed After Charter Is Ratified, 89 to 2

Senate Wuik sei Representation-at Coming, Meeting  Highly Impoctunt That " wegricte. ba Rachich q.

LEWIS PLANS FACING FIGHT   Contract Demands Would Cost $400 Million a Year, Operators Say

Truman To Tell Nation Of The Potsdam Result  Pracident To Give   President To Give Longest Address At 10 P. M. Thursday

President to Report To Nation on Potsdam Conference and to -Mention New Bomb

TRUMAN SPEECH EXPECTED TO BE MADE THURSDAY   President Back In Capital Planning Report On Bomb, — Big Three Meeting    MAY WARN JAPS AGAIN   Norid Awaiting More Details Concerning Control Of Atomic Power

President Takes Charge Atomic Bomb Campaign As Every Device Ts’ ‘Employed To Speed’ Victory   Truman Terms Atomic Energy Most Powerful Weapon For War and Peace Ever Devised; Leaflets Will Warn Jap Homeland.

Truman to Repor on Big-3 Parley  President on Air at 9 p. m. Thursday

PRESIDENT WILL TAKE CHARGE OF ATOMIC BOMBING   Just Returned From Potsdam Conference: Expresses Hope Fer Vietery

Truman Will Broadeast On Meet Thursday   Speech Will Go Into Greater Detail Than Communique  ) Er   WORKS ON SPEECH:

Troman to Speak On Networks. Thursday Night  _, About ‘Big Three’ Potsdam Conference

Truman, Back Home, Works On Radio Talk   President Expected To Report To Nation Tomorrow  Night At 9 O'Clock

ATOMIC BOMB SEEN SPEEDING EARLY VICTORY   Truman May Voice New Ultimatum In Report On Potsdam Parley

President Will Speak  to Nation   To Go Into Greater Detail Than Big Three Communique on Talks.

Truman to Make Half-Hour Talk At Fight Tonight   He’li Discuss Bomb, Big Three Meet And Russ-Jap War

PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT 7 P. M. THURS   Will Report to Nation On Bia 3 Conference

TRUMAN BACK, WILL DIRECT BOMB WARFARE   Missile Described as Most Powerful Weapon For War Or Peace

President Truman te Address Nation on Potsdam and New Bomb Thursuaay Night

i Addresses  ation Tonight   President May Reveal Details of Russ Act

Truman Wil Make Report Over Radio   President to Tell: Of Potsdam Parley At 7:00 p.m. Tomorrow

TRUMAN PLANS: ADDRESS TO U.S. THURSDAY   Nation Will Hear Report On Potsdam Parley To morrow Evening

President Takes Personal Commanc Of Atomic Bombinc   Sees Early End To War With Use Of Atomic Power

TRUMAN PLANS HIS BIG - THREE TALK THURSDAY   President Will Speak at 9 p. m.—May’ Touch On New Bomb

TRUMAN SEES QUICK VICTORY OVER JAPANESE   Arrives Back in Capital Te Head Campaign Of Atomic Bomb

President Will Reveal Additional Details of. Potsdam Conference in Half- Hour Radio Speech

TRUMAN TO BROADCAST THURSDAY   Report On Potsdam Conference To Be Given At 9 P.M.

EF RESIDENT EXPECTED. TO _MAKE_HI8_ MOST IMPORTANT. _' SPEECH OVER RADIO:  , AT. t0 P.M,  ge

Truman Will Repor On Potsdam Meet   Broadcast Scheduled 9 P.M. Thursday; May Mention Bomb

PRESIDENT 10 AIR POTSDAM MEET TONIGHT   Will Reveal Some Of Highlight: Of Soviet Agreement To Enter War

Truman Will Report To Nation Tomorrow Night On ‘Big 3’ Parley   Back Home, President Whips Into Final Shape Full Report Of Conference For American People; Speech To Be Of 30 Minutes.

Truman Speaks  Tomorrow   Potsdam Conference, Jap Vitimatum, Atomic Bomb, on Speech Agenda

TRUMAN TO GIVE. PARLEY REPORT THURSDAY NIGHT   President May Unfold New War Chapter; Broadcast Set for 10 P. M.

ruman To Talk On Big Three Parley Thursday   President Will Go Into Greater Detail On Potsdam Meeting

Truman to Head Atomic Campaigr  Visions an Early Vietory Over Japan

President Home To Head Atomic Bomb Campaist   New Weapon Seen As Foreshadowing Earl y Victory Over Japan.

Truman to Report On Big Three Meet  Tomorrow Evening   President Preparing Thirty Minute Radio Address For Nation   BROADCAST OF TALK TO BE AT 10 O'CLOCK   New Atomic Bomb to Be Mentioned in Chief Ex ecuttive’s Speech

Truman to Speak  Thursday Night   Review of Potsdam Conference Will be Given at 9 p. m.

TRUMAN WILL BROADCAST AT TEN THURSDAY   Chief Executive to Make Report to Nation Over All Networks Tomorrow Night   WORKING ON ADDRESS

Truman Radio Report Is Sef   Report to Nation On Potsdam Conference At 9 P. M., CWT, Thursday

Truman Takes Over Direction  Of Bomb Drive   To Handle Atom Campaign He Believes Foreshadows Japan’s Defeat

Report to Nation on Thursday   President Truman  Will go Into Detail On Potsdam Parley In 30°Minute Talk

Truman Will Report to Nation Thurs   Broadcast on Big Three Meeting Will Be at 8 p. m. (MWT)

President to Make Report Thursday   Will Go Into Greater Detail Than Earlier  Potsdam Release

Truman Reports To Nation At 10 Tomorrow Night   Promises Ts Go Into Greater Detail On Potsdam Parley

Truman Radio Broadcast On Big 3 Confab   President Will Tell Nation of Decisions Thursday at 9 p. m. -

Truman to Give Parley Report thursday Night   Will Broadcast to Nation at 9 O'clock; Confers with Stimson

Nation Will Hear Truman’s Report  Thursday 10 P.M.   Wil Review Potsdam Decisions and May Touch on Pacific War.

To Make 30-Minute Speech At 10 P. M. Tomorrow   President Truman Talks To Nation Thursday Night

TRUMAN TO GIVE POTSDAM REPORT   President. Will Broadcast At 10.p. m. Thursday On Big Three Talks.

Truman Back In Capital To Take Over Personal Direction Of Atom Campaign

PRESIDENT TRUMAN WILL MAKE POTSDAM REPORT THURSDAY  _ THIRTY-MINUTE SPEECH WILL START ON AIR

st: Caan alt Ate « LO:1uUmMmn  TRUMAN 10 Ti TALK TONIGHT, 9 P.M.   Will Give Half-hour Address Reporting on War Situation

Bomb Campaign Being Directed By President —   Chief Executive Is Confident Foe. Will Surrender Quickly

Truman to Make Report On Parley   Nation Will Be Informed By Radio Tomorrow Night

Truman to Report to Nation Tonight   Confers with Men Producing Bomb

Capital Tense In Expectation Of Surrender   Mightiest: Forces. In History Poised For. Knockout Assaults   President Truman On Air At 9 P.M.

Radio ‘Broadeast At 10: -sP.M. Will Go Into Greal-  i ery Detail Than. Big-3: 4  Communique. * ' 

Truman Plans Radio Talk Thursday Night   Speaking at 9 o’Clock (Joplin Time) President Will Go Into Greater Detail on Big 3 Meet Than Official Communique Provided.

TRUMAN WILL TALK TONIGHT   Russian Moye, Bombs Are Likely Topics

Score of 85 Needed For Release; Based on Length, Toughness of Service and Fatherhood

LENGTH OF SERVICE OVERSEAS, MEDALS. CHILDREN TO COUNT IN Gl RELEASE   IT FIGURES THUS

POINT SYSTEM SET UP FOR DISCHARGE OF U. §. SOLDIERS   Under Plan 650,000 in Europe and 433,000 in Pacific Area Will Be Released Within Year.   LENGTH AND TOUGHNESS OF SERVICE TO COUNT   Score of 85 for Men and 44 for Wacs Required—-26,000 to Be Let Out Are Pathera.

$5-Point Score Entitles Army Man to Release   War Department Reveals Plan for Discharge of Troops

PLANS GIVEN FOR RELEASE GF SOLDIERS   Discharges Are Based on “Points” Gained for Service

Army Discloses Point System For Discharges   Soldiers With Score Of 85 Eligible  For Release From Duties

ARMY SETS UP POINT SYSTEM FOR RELEASES   About 1,300,000 Men To Get Discharges In Next Year

Discharges ‘To Be Based ‘On Service,  ‘Fatherhood   About 1,300,000 Will Be Released In Next 12 Months, Also 700.000 Others

U.S. Soldiers in Europe to Be Scored for Release; Shipments Give Wounded Men Priorities

Demobilization Plan Announced For Our Forces   New Point System For Discharged Soldiers Explained

Meat Shortage Stirs Wheeler   Says There Is Plenty ©. Cattle and Plenty OF Butehers Bunt No Vieut

WHEELER RAPS MEAT SHORTAGE   Says Something ‘Rotten In Denmark’ After Attending Quiz

Dé, é ty yt Dog” Bi fe * Looms hh cf "ing: Trade   ~ terican, British, Dutch: Interests To Battle For Business

SENATE'S VOTE ON WILLIAMS HITS LEFTISTS   Warning To Extreme New Dealers   GROUP IS STRONG

AUDREY WILLIAMS NOMINATION TURNED DOWN BY 82 TO 36 VOTE LATE  i.  YESTERDAY

FIGHT TANGLED   Democrat Heads Republican Ticket in New York; Uproar Reeilte

NEW YORK RACE FOR MAYOR ON   Democrat Endorsed By Republicans; 35-Way Fight Indicated

NEW YORK G. 0. P. NAMES DEMOCRAT TO RUN FOR MAYOR   Judge Jonah J. Goldstein Chosen Head of Ticket— Selection Creates Politieal Uproar.   THREE-WAY FIGHT APPEARS PROBABLE   Samuel Seabury Predicts Third Candidate Will Be Put Up-—La Guardia Not  Seeking Re-Election.

BANDITS STAGE. DARING BREAK   POSTMASTER AND. WOMAN POSTAL CLERK KIDNAPED  DURING JAIL ESCAPE  IN MICHIGAN ,

Two Sought for Robbery, Kidnaping After Escape From Michigan Jail

Pennsylvania “‘Off-Year’’ Primary Election -Shift May Be Made Permanent

Ignores Shower of Bullets; Heads 3rd  Invasion of Borneo   Forts Drop 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs on Four Japanese Centers

Japs Admit Roaring Flames ‘Rage for Hours; Aussies ‘Move Inland on Balikpapan

Biggest Raid Fires big Jap  War Industries   Almost 600 B-29s In Record Attack Rain Fire Bombs With Good To Excellent Results

FORTS STAGE RECORD RAIDS OVER JAPAN   Greatest Flood of Fire Ever Unleashed Leaps Through Four Vital Industrial Centers

Record 4,000 Tons Of Bombs  Are Dropped   600 Supers Rain ~ Destruction Upon Vital Targets

FIRE BOMBS HIT UBE, KURE HARD IN NEW ATTACK   ‘Good To Excellent Results’ Reported As 400 Tons Of Incendiaries Drop

600 BOMBERS PUT TORCH T0 VITAL TARGE]   MacArthur Leads New Invasion Assault on Southeast Borneo

Fires Rage Through 4 Jap Cities   Record B-29 Blow Leaves Industrial Centers Aflame; Biages? Raid Yer

EAVIEST AIR HIT ON JAPAN   B-29s Return Less Than 24 Hours After Previous Raid.   e990 IN FIRST ATTACK

4,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Strike Japan   Greatest Assault by Superforts Hurls Down Record Load of Bombs

FOUR JAP CITIES ARE HARD HIT   Greatest Superfort Raid of the War Made On Nip Homeland.

Fire Rages Thru 4 Japanese Cities   A Record of 4,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped by 600 Superforts   SEE BLAZE 120 MILES   Official Results of Raid Reported “Good to  Excellent”

Fierce Fires Rage Through Nippon Areas   600 Superforts Participate In Raid; Flames Seen 120 Afslac   K URE ATTACK IS BEST

GREATEST FLOOD OF FIRE IN HISTORY 15 VISITED TIPON JAPAN   FOUR IMPORTANT ENEMY INDUSTRIAL CITIES UNDER DELUCE BOMBS

“The 4th”      Nice, Big Fires Eat Through’ Four More Cities Smack. ed By B-29.

SUPERFORTS BACK TO POUND PLANTS   Bombers in a Return Engagement After Starting Huge Fires .

Fierce Fires Rage Through Enemy Cities  600 Superforts : Rain Bombs on  Qa Le nla at

B-29s Loose Record 4,000" Tons of Bombs   Fires Rage in Kure Naval Base:and Three Industrial Cities

a acl  GREATEST FLOOD OF FIRE IN HISTORY IS VISITED UPON JAPAN  TATIM IMPADTALT BAtlas’   FOUR IMPORTANT ENEMY INDUSTRIAL CITIES UNDER DELUGE BOMBS

Allies Secure Domination of All Borneo and Split Indies; Japan Hit Hardest Air Blow   Australian Troops Make Successful Landing at Balikpapan; 600 Superforts Drop 4,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs on Four Cities

2 B-295 LOST; 4,000 TONS OF BOMBS DROPPEL   Japan's Great Magnesium Produc ing Center Target of U.S, Airmen

Record 4,000 Tons Incendiary Bombs Dropped   Greatest Flood Of Fire Ever Unleashed _ In Warfare Poured On Industrial Centers

Four Cities Set Blazing   Greatest Fire Strike Ever Made Heaps Destruction On Vital Targets

Three Industrial Cities Fired By 600 Supertorts   Veteran ‘Raiders Say Strike ‘Wonderful And Results Were  ‘Fycellent’

JAPAN STRUCK  “BY BOMBERS’ HEAVIEST BLOV   MORE, THAN 800 1-202 LAY _ ‘WASTE FOUR MORE JAPANESE CITIES

Nearly 600 B-29s Hit Four Cities   Fierce Fires Set By 4,000 Tons of Inceridiaries in Mightiest Strike Yet At Japan

HURL 4,000 TONS OF INCENDIARIES AT 4 JAPCITIES   KURE, SHIMONOSEKI, KUMAMOTO AND UBE ARE LATEST TARGETS

FLAMES RAGE THROUGH 4 JAP CITIES   Record Of 4,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Dropped   TWO B-29'S LOST   But 20 Crew Members Rescued: Greatest Naval Base Damaged

FORD FIRM MAKES DEMANI OF UNION      Wants Assurance Against Further: Work Stoppages

Churchill Says Big 3 Made No  Secret Pacts   Says Discussions Covered Wider Fiel« Than Announced After Yalta Meeting

YALTA REPORT NOT YET READY   Churchill Declines Te Make Statement On Conference

GETTING EVEN, EH!   Operators Toss Hot Potato From Cold Storage Into  linala Cam'c lan

DRIVING INLAND AFTER SEIZURE OF BEAGHHEAD   36 More Jap Ships and 659 _ Planes Knocked Out in Tokyo Raid

INVASION VETERANS SEIZE STRIP OF BEACH AND DRIVE INLAND: JAP RESISTANCE INCREASING   Admiral Nimitz Reveals Thrilling Results of Raid on Tokyo—36 Jap Ships and , 659 Planes Destroyed or Damaged

Invaders Gain on Jap Stronghold   36 Nip Ships, 659 Planes Smashed By Navy in Tokyo Raid, Nimitz Says

Marines Drive Inland After Landing On lwo   Jap Defenders Of Island's Largest Airdrome Are Already Engaged In Combat   LANDING FOLLOWS HEAVY BOMBINGS

FOOD SUPPLIES FOR ARMY BURN   Rations For Pacific War Area Destroved In 6-Alarm Blaze

FIRE DESTROYS TONS OF ARMY SUPPLIES   Food Rations for Pacifie Area Burn in Warehouse at Camp Knight, Calif.

LUE MEN IN USTLY RAR GUARN ACTION   Collapsing Line at Southern End of Island May Come Under Fleet Guns.

U.S. Troops Find Clumps Of Corpses   Japs Pay High Price To Delay Assault On Southern Line

The Keystone Of Their Already Ruptured Okinawa Defense Line  JAPS TRADING DEAD SOLDIERS FOR TIME  Japs Claim Suicide Planes Sink American Battleship And 3 Transports

New York City Girl Chosen “Miss America’   Plans to Use Prize Money to Study Music

MANY MILLS IN DISTRICT NOW CLOSING DOWN      Walkout Of Miners Idles Many Thousands Of Workers

20,000 Laid Off In Pittsburgh Smelting Area Alone  MOVIE STUDIO MAY BE FORCED TO CLOSE  100 AFL Milk Truck Drivers Call Off Short ' Lived Strike

Now It Can Be Told! Air Raid Shelter Built At White House Soon After Pearl Harbor

Surprise!   White House Has Air Raid Shelter, 50 Feet Under East Lawn.

Seizure of Detroit War Plants Looms   WLB Calls Management Spokestnen anc Union Leaders to Hearing

Government Prepared To Seize Two Strikebound  Plants; 35,000 Men QOut

U. 5. May Seize. Detroit Plants   Possibility Looms As Strikes Continue

WLB Strives fo End Tieups in War Plants   Failure to Reach Agreement May Bring Government Seizure

STRIKERS IN 12 WAR PLANTS DEFY ORDERS   WLB Summons Managemen, Labor Spokesmen to Meet Today

U.S. Seizure Threatened to End Strikes   WLB Holds Hearing it Effort to Get Detroit ' Workers to Return

SOLONS FACING BUSIEST WEEK   House May Hold Night Sessions To Help Clean Up Heavy Calendar.

Nazi Mines Close US. East Ports   Traffic Hold-up By Submarines Is Revealed

GERMAN MINES ONCE CLOSED . PORTS ON CHESAPEAKE BAY   New York City Was Closed To Ocean Traffic For Brie! Perieds During War, Navy Reveals; Number Of Vessels Sunk By Mine Explosions

Major U.S. Ports Bottled Up for Time by Nazi Mines   Navy Reveals Traffic to and From New York and in Chesapeake Bay Entrance Halted for Brief Periods During Peak of U-Boat Campaign—-Also Closed Were Jacksonville, Fla., Charleston, S. C, and Wilmington, Del.

U.S. Ports Were Bottled By Nazis   New York City and Other Major Ports Were Closed To Traffic Awhile.

REVEALS GERMANS LAID PORT MINES   New York Harbor Closed; Many East Coast Areas Affected

Nazi Subs Mined U. S. Harbors  Several Major Ports Closed Temporarily

MeNutt Named Commissioner  Of Philippines   Nomination Is Sent To Senate: Held Post From 1937 Until 1939

McNutt Named High Commissioner For Philippines   Truman Asks Senate To Send Former Official To Islands Again

OKINAWA! CUT IN TWO; EASIEST INVASION YET   Yanks Ten Days Ahead of Schedule ; Meet Few Jap Soldiers

Some of Men Whose Hands and Feet Were Tied Later Drowned He Says

Ohio Author Urges Ohio Industries  To Back Improved Farming Proocram

HEAVY FIRE HALTS YANKS ON OKINAWA   JAPANESE MAKING FANATICAL RESISTANCE IN LAST STAND IN HULL POSITIONS

Yanks Brace on Okinawa for Jar Suicide Charge   Attackers Held To Standstill by Nip Defenders

BANZAI CHARGE EXPECTED Al ANY TIME   U.S. Tenth Army Is Held to Virtual Standstill

CLEVELAND PUTS OFF GAS RATIONS   Industry Tells Mayor That It’s Not Necessary Now

Tokyo Bombed in Daylight Raid by B-29:   Other. Areas of Honshu Formosa and Ryuku  “Suffer Blows

Pilots Returning Home Report Excellent Results In Rare Good Weather

Huge Public Work ProgramProposed   Urge Restoring of Nation’s Resources

Federal Projects Urged   Flood Control, Airports Listed As Being Needed

10 Local Vets Arrive Today   78 More From This Region Discharaed

B More Local GI's Are Back   24 Other Army, Navy. Men Given Discharges

45 Discharged At Ft. Sheridan   Five Are Released From Great Lakes

More Veferans Nearing Homes   Score From Overseas Arrive In U. §. Ports

Martin Meets With Party Heads   Seek to Make It Easier for Service  Folk to Vote

U.S. OCCUPATION IN CHINA SEEN   WEDEMEYER SAYS YANKS MAY HELP KEEP ORDER

Americans May. Help Police China   U. S. Troops Likely To Occupy Major * Ports and Cities

May Send Americans Into China   To Occupy Major Ports and Cities, Gen. Wedemeyer Indicates Today

May Temporarily Occupy China   Attempt To Maintain Order, Facilitate Control

YANKEES MAY GO INTO CHINA   Wedemeyer Indicates U. S. Troops May Be Needed To Restore Order

Johnson First Charter Foe  California Senator Reveal iW. win wi. wy

Senate Committee Stands 21-1 for Treaty Approval: Johnson Opposed

Radio Station Is First Order   MacArthur Designated As Supreme Commander; Is sues Final Communique.

MacArthur Gives Plans For Formal Enemy Surrender   Jap Envoy Will Land At  Te Shima and be Taken   ta Manila.

Formal Signing Will Take Place In Manila   Friday Named As Date; Instructions Given Hirohito In The Language Of A Conaueror To The Vanquished

Propose Board For Property   ‘Congress in Mood to Put One Man Instead of Three Over Property Disposal

Congress May Agree To President's 1-Man Surplus Property Disposal Plan

Truman Renews Plea For Unemployment Bill   President Returns to Washington After Visit To Old Home; Takes Up Congressional and Labor Problems at White House Conferences

ee  Reviews  Gutlook   Urges Senators  To Expedite a Broad Unemployment Compensation Bill

URGES ACTION ON PAY FOR JOBLESS   Truman Discusses Various Topics With Congres sional Leaders   ITO REDOUBLE EFFORTS

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  URGES ACTION UPON  UNEMPLOYMENT BILL CAPITOL HILL BIG FOUR  CALLED TO WHITE HOUS! MONDAY MORNING

Bradley Sworn in As Veterans Head   Promises to ‘Get G.1.s Back, Give Them Jobs

(Nazi Ardennes Drive ‘Fails Says Montgomery   Armies That Launcaed It Are Now Being “Written Of” He Says

OFFENSIVE OF GERMANS A FAILURE   So-Termed by Field Marshal Montgomery

Reds Say Nazi Front In Poland Has Collapsed; Germans Admit Red Gains

Germans Are Expected To Say “Never”   Moscow. Radio Reports New Series Of Enemy Losses

NAZI FORCES IN HEADLONG FLIGHT TO AND ACROSS BORDER PURSUED BY REDS   GERMAN TROOPS IN WESTERN SLOVAKIA ARE ADMITTED TO BE “DISENGAGING” BATTLE WITH SOVIETS AS RESULT OF EVENTS IN POLAND.

Former Resident  Buried Here  W A WNMoahanev Thied   W. A. Mahoney Died At Johnsonbure

Mrs. Shea States Need For Nurses   Chairman Of Nurse Recruit. ment Program Of Red Cross Issues Statement

But Washington Counters with 1,000-B-29 Raid Plans   Yanks Slice to South of Okinawa, Sealing Off Chinen Peninsula

AIR WAR SURPASSING ANYTHING “IN HISTORY DEVELOPING WITH -JAPS PROMISING NEW SURPRISES

Japs Threaten to Launch Mass Balloon-Bomb Attacks Against Targets In U.S.   Americans Counter With Ferecast That 1,000-Plane Superfort Raids Soon Will Be Hitting Jap Mainlannd

U. 5. Promises Blows af Japan By 1000 B-29s   Japanese Threaten  Bomb-Carrying Balloon Attacks on U. S., Using Suicide Balloon Pilots

Yanks Will Raid In 1000 Planes, Japs In Balloons   American Troops Report Greatest Day’s Advance In Okinawa Campaign

Push in Philippine Capital Awaits Heavy Artillery   Little Resistance Met as U. S. Forces Extend Luzon Hold

Yanks Nearing Outskirts Ot Island Capital   MacArthur Puts Americans Less Than 15 Miles From AA nessa   33,000 JAP CASUALTIES

J Fas CAL oNALRY LEAD ADVANCE   Japs Show Little Effort To Defend Capital City

37th Infantry, First Cavalry At Outskirts   Await Heavier Guns And Heavier Equipment Before Final Drive On City

S. Troops t Outskirts [ Manila   wo Army Units ess Than 15 iles From City

V-E Day Will Ne Ease Labor Need   Navy Secretary Says Ne Will Continue Great

NEWSMEN SEE END BY MAY 1   CLAIM GERMAN WEST FRONT DUE TO COLLAPSE

Jans Land On Fukien Coast   Prepare To Counter Any Yank Attempt To Land On Asiatic Mainland.

Javos Land New Troops   Enemy Forces In Fukien Province to Block Yank Landing

Japs Land Troops On Coast Fukien   Preparation to Counter American Attempt to Establish Beachheads

JAPS BOLSTER FORGE ON ASIATIC MAINLAND   Land At Fukien To Be Ready For Any American Move

Japs Land On Coast Of China   To Counter Any U.S. Invasion Attempt

MORE JAPS LAND ON CHINA COAST   Gird to Meet Threat  of American Invasion

Japanese Land Fresh. Troops - Tn Fukien Area   Chennault Reports*Enemy Uses Flying Bomb As Air Defense For China

U.S. Troops Only 90 Miles  From Manila   Tokyo Reports 450 Yank Transports Headed Toward Luzon Island

Americans Silent On Jap Claims Of  Invasion Of Luzon   Report Other Assauits On Enemy-Heild Isiands

NEW EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT JAPANESE ARE DESIROUS OF RETAINING EMPEROR AND HIS RIGHTS; RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS ‘RECEDE’

EMPEROR IS NOW CENTER OF DISPUTES   COMMUNIST DEMAND’ FOR An. ’ DICATION -I8 BEING MET STRONG: OP. POBETION 

RETENTION OF EMPEROR NIPS CHIEF CONCERN   Other Problems in Background on Political Scene

Insecticide To Be Sprayed On Rockford   Community Plans Use O! DDT In Fight Against Infantile Paralysis   Fatal To 16 Persons

Conference Held on County Budget Program   eppeyceepmpe? (lees   Taxpayers’ Group Presents Its : Requests to Board

Conference Held on County Budget Program  Taxpayers’ Group Presents Its Requests to Board

Death Camp : Deseribed   Witness Puts Finger on “Beast” Of Belsen, 44 Others

~ See MacARTHUR, Page 5——~  State Had Year’s Coldest Weather Last Night, Down To 2

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE— Associated Press War Analyst

Nazi Horrors Grow Hourly   Barbarians *Pikers’ Compared to Hitler

QUESTION OF GERMAN BARBARITIES AND PUNISMHENT FOR GUILTY NOW GROWING HOTTER WITH EACH DAY

THE  WAR TODAY   Fugitive Hitler’s DeeJaralions at War’s Beginning Now Turning to Ashes In Ilis Mouth

GERMAN BARBARITIES GETTING HOTTER AND HARDER TO TAKE WITHOUT GETTING BOILING MAD

 Punishment Coming For Big, Medium and Little Men— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (   Atrocities Conceived In Hitler's Evil Mind

The War Today By DeWitt MacKenzie  Assorinted Press War Analist.

Today’s War Moves   Question of Barbarities Getting Hotter, More Difficult to Take

CHILDBIRTH DEATHS LOW IN GI PROGRAM   One Mother Dies Since Start In August, 1943

March on Manila Moves So Fast Yank: Collapse From Heat, Colonel Claims Outfit ““Movingest” in Army

HEAT CASUALTIES ON MANILA-MARCH   Number of Yanks Collapse on Swift Drive and Ambulances Take Them to Rear.

PACIFIC VETS AWAIT SHIPS SAILING HOME   Army Says 750,000 Will Be Back by New Year's if Transportation Is Available.

-Wagner Joins Labor’s Fight “To Cut Hours   Clause in Job Bill Designed to Bolster Einvlovnient W eished

PEACE TERMS GIVEN ITALY DISCLOSED   Nation's Co-Operation Hlas Since Won Drastic Relaxation

2-Year-Old Terms with  Italy Bared   Steps Taken by. Formeg Foe Enabled Easing Of '43 Demands.

Conciliation Service Head is Appointed By Schwellenbach   Truman Starts Placing Related Services Under Control of Department of Labor; Officials Hope to Avert Further Plant Seizures

Enemy’s Largest Aluminum-Producing Center And One Of Greatest Oil Refineries Set Ablaze In 4,000-Ton Attack Dealt By About 600 B-29s— 11,000 Tons Of Bombs Dropped On Nippon In Four Assaults During Past Six Days

ALUMINUM - PRODUCING CENTER ANN CORAT AIT REFINERIFG _ :   AMONG: TARGETS IN HONSHU

FOURTH FORAY IN SIX DAYS FOR B-29'S   600 Superforts Raid Five Industrial Targets   Strafe Airfields Around Tokyo And On Kyushu; Slight Opposition

Nippon Suffers Greatest Raid of Pacific War   4000 Tons of Bombs Smash Vital Plants and Oil Refinery

BIG ALUMINUM WORKS AMONG NEW TARGETS   Huge Fires Touched Off By Raid of 600 Superfortresses Today

Blazing Refineries Look ‘Like Terrific Tropical Sunset’   Superforts Drop 11,000 Tons of Bombs on Japan in Four Raids This Week

TO SEEK ANNULMENT   19-Year Old Kansas City Girl To Return to First Husband

1DO YOU WANT TO KEEP COOL? EAT LESS IS ADVISEL   NUTRITIONIST SAYS MANY EAT MORE FOOD THAN THEY REQUIRE

Want To Keep = - Cool?—-Eat Less   Nutritionists -of ‘Wealth Department Say Many Fat More Food Than They Require

Bing Crosby and Box Office Appeal Practically Synonymous, Poll Show:

Pacific Fight Seen Entering Fresh Phase   Famed Commander Believed Ready To Open Offensive

Bull Halsey Back Fighting the Japanese  Third Fleet Ready to Go on Offensive After Okinawa

Admiral To Lead Naval Forces In  New Battle Phase   Vice-Admiral Hill  Takes Command Over ‘Amphibious Units

ADM. HALSEY TAKES OVER IN RYUKUS   Believe New Phase Of War Beginning as 3rd Fleet Returns

U. 8. DIPLOMATS TO RETURN 10 ASIA   EARLY OPENING -OF YAST TERRITORIES TO TRADE APPEARS NEAR.

NEW LANDINGS ‘BY AMERICANS ~ATDAVAOCULI   Jap Radio Station: Destroyed With Navy Help

MARINES TAKE HALF OF VITAL NAHA AIRFIELD   Cross Harbor In Surprise - Sea Operation; Drive To Split Japs

Marines Seize Half Ot Naha Last Airfield   Surprise Amphibious Landing Put Strong Forces On Three Sides.   LIGHT OPPOSITION

Nimitz Foresees Early End for Okinawa Battle   New Marine Landing Speeds Up Operations Now in Final Phase

WIN IN NEXT 3 OR 4 DAYS   ‘Troops Now Fighting for Full Control of Last Nip-Held Airfield and Are on Three Sides of Oroku Garrison.

Yank Victory Within Week Is View Of Nimitz   American Marines, Meanwhile, Are Fighting For Coniplete Control Of Naha Airfield   Supplies Chuted To Moving Troop:   All Tokyo Newspaper: Agree Okinawa Batile “Aust Critical’?; War Productiou Falling

U, 5. Marines Fight fo Take Jap Air Field   Surprise Amphibious Landing Places U. S. Forces on Three Sides Of Oroku Peninsula

Yanks, Aided By ‘Chuiists, Closing Push  On Okinawa   Naha Airdrome New Scene Of Fighting

U.S. Marines, In Wake 0: Surprise Landing, Fight For Bis Okinawa Airbase

Strong American F ces Land On. Orsku Peninsula      Paratroopers And Marine Raiders Overrun Half Of Big Airdrome: Hit From West Coast

AMERICAN MARINES FIGHT FOR CONTROL OKINAWA AIRFIELD  LAST JAP-HELD AIRSTRIP ON DISPUTED ISLAND NOW PARTIYV HEIN

MARINES BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF NAHA AIRDROME  SURPRISE AMERICAN LANDINGS MADE ON

Land Forces Slash Ahead   Americans Hold Most of Field and of Naha Bay, Army Gains Three Miles

End of Fight For Jap Island Reported Near   Tokyo Alarmed, Calis Situation In War Desperate

FOR AIRFIELD   Marines Fight for Complete Controt of Last Jap-Held Okinawa Field. .   SURPRISE LANDING MADE

Marines Fight for Complete Control of Jap Naha Field —   _.Foe’s Plane Base'ls Potent: CenterFox.. Bomber Strikes-at Japan, 325 Miles to North.

Anti-Racketeer Measure Passed _ ByHouse Group   Ford Company Repeats Stand Against 30 Per Cant Rajse

Step Taken As Ford Officers  Deny Increase   Officials Say Company Unable to Pay 30 Percent More—UAW Promises to Cooperate With GM Fact-Finding Group

Ford Insists Pay  Raise Impossible   Says Firm Wilk Lose Even Without Wage Basst

Officials Say Company Unable to Pay 30 Percent More—UAW Promises to Cooperate With GM  * Fact-Finding Group Be

Eisenhower Given Great  Welconiing   Staid Old Boston Goes Wild as ‘Ike Steps from Plane

YELLING BOSTON WELCOMES IKE   Yank Commander Smiles Through Whirlwind Armistice Day

Kisenhower Is a Fine Gentleman   Comments Truman: He’s Entitled to Anything he Wants.  And He'll Get it

MEAT SITUATION STILL MUDDLED, SENATE LEARNS   No Reason For Shortage, Congressman Declares;  OPA Is Blamed

OPA Is Blamed for Nation's ‘Meat Shortage   Congressmen Hear Complaints From Range Country

BLACK MARKETS CETTING MEATS   Government Policies Breed Meateasies, Retailers Claim

Meateasies’ Get Large Supplies, Congress Hears  U.S. Policies Keep Meat From Legal Buyers, Say

Soldier, Who Continued to Fight after Bomh Blew Off Both Legs, Honored Posthumously

"What Can REA Do,” Is the Subject at Joint Fvening School Monday

Fact Finding Boards May See No Freeze Books Of Negotiating Firms  Fynarta

Employers’ Books May Be Inspected   Fact-Finding Board Giver Presidential Authority

Truman Asks Fact-Finders To See Books   Both Company and Union Records Should Be Open in Disputes

Truman Urges Faster Action      Congress Asked to Speed Up Proposed Post‘War Leaislation 

Senate Group Decides To Have New Group Handle Atomic Legislation

Truman Calls On Congress te  Speed Work   Wants Legislative Program Supported With ‘Vigorous and United Action,” He Say:

German General Pays For Crime   Nazi Who Murdered 15 Americans Face. Firing Squad Today

German General Executed in Italy   Dosiler Ordered Americans Shot Without Trial

Nazi General Pays Penalty for Murder of Fifteen   Amerienn Cnateliarce

Dostler Executed By Firing Squad  Nazi Genernl Pave for   Nazi General Pays for Deaths of 15 Americans

GEN, DOSTLER IS EXECUTED.   GERMAN COMMANDER OROERED MURDER OF AMERICAN TROOPS

Nazi General Executed For Murder Of 15   Ordered Death Of American OSS Men

U. S. Suffers 469 Casualties When Japs Send Four Ships to Bottom

Navy Reports 2 Destroyers On Lost List   More Than 450 Lives Lost As Mp Torpedo Planes Crash On Vessels.

Japs Destroy 4U.S. Ships In Okinawa Area      Destroyers, Transport, Landing Craft Sunk; 469 Casualties

FORD-GUTBACK ! 1$ ANNOUNCED   WITH CANCELLATION OF JEEP CONTRACTS, MOTGR COMPANY HAS LITTLE WAR WORK

‘Veteran Claude Passeau Hurls One-Hit Masterpiece ) To Gain Triumph   Uprising In 4th Brings Victory   Games Shift To Chicago Tomorrow Where Title Will Be Determined

L. E. Mauer Buys Building And Rents To Harner.  _ Chevrolet Agency Tc  _ Use It As Shop Awd G@haw Raam

L. E. Mauer Buys — Buildng And Rents To Harner.  i “Chevrolet Agency T  Use It As Shop Sud Show Room

Nation Wide Phone Strike Is Possible,  Says Beirne   500,000 Are Idle Throughout U.S,

NATIONAL PHONE STRIKE. POSSIBLE. UNION HEAD SAYS   ILLINOIS STOPPAGE CONTINUES AS BELL REJECTS PROPOSAL

Nationwide Phone Strike Is Hinted   Auto Workers Await Genera! Motors‘ Reply to Proposal for Arbitration

Phone Strike May Extend fo Entire Nation   NFETW Enters Fight as Negotiations in lilinois Break Down

Phone Workers Strike Hinted By Union Chief   Union Chief Arrives In Chicago In Attempt To Affect Settlement

Leader Hints Nation Wide Phone Strike   Chicago Area Walkout In Fifth Day—Service Curtailed—Auto Work ers Awaiting Answer

—STRIKES— Telephone Operators May Strike  Labor Trouble Idle Tops 500,000 Mark

NAT'L PHONE - STRIKE HINTEL   Negotiations To End Illin_ois Walkout Break © Down -

PHONE STRIKE MAY SPREAD T0 ENTIRE NATION   Government Hopeful of Early Settlement as GM Strikers Strengthen Picket Lines

Nation Wide Phone Strike Is Possible   President Of Union Meets With Officials In Attempt To Settle Row.   SITUATION { BAD

Phone Strike On Nationwide Scale Is Seen   Union Awaits Reply Of Company On Plan For Arbitration Of Waae Dispute

NATION FACING PHONE STRIKE CM HOPE SEEN   llinois Telephone Dispute May Spread Throughout Country Union Hints.

Nationwide Telephone Walkout Hinted; Predict G. M. Strike To End By Jan. 15

Picket Lines At GM Plants Hit By Snow   Officials Of Company Frame Reply To Plan

Strike Situation Gloomy With National Telephone, © Garment Union Demands

Hints Nation Wide Phone : Strike Possible   C10 Awaits GM Reply to Proposal  For Arbitration

NATION - WIDE PHONE STRIKE 1S POSSIBILITY   President of National Federation in Chicago to Meet Union Officials As Peace Gesture   ALL QUIET IN DETROIT

400 ABOARD; CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY   The Morrison and Luce Sent Down Off Okinawa — Commanding Officers of Both Saved.   NIPS LOSE HALF OF NAHA AIRFIELD   Marines Seize Part of *Drome in Amphibious Maneuver—Yanks Gain in Other Sectors.

JAPS GET TWO U.S, DESTROYERS   Morrison And Lice Lost Off Okinawa; Casualty Lists Heavy

NAVY DESTROYERS SUNK OFF OKINAWA   Casualties Heavy as Two Vessels Lost Through - Jap Action

Casualties Are Reported Heavy; Commanders Safe   Morrison and Luce Latest American Warships Sent to Bottom

Vessels Sunk Off Okinawa. Losses Heavy   Each Carried 200: Two Commanders Among Survivors

Two Destroyers Sunk hy Japs   Life Loss Heavy in   Dwnttitian Roattan

NAVY REVEALS LOSS OF TWO DESTROYERS   Morrison Ana Luce Sunk Off Okinawa With Heavy Casualties; 313 Vessels Lost

"On: the. Home . Front. 2..:  World War I Veterans ‘Must  \Collect Bonus BeforeJune15

FDR Says U.S Must Work Toward Peace   Nation Has Chance To Help Found Final End to War

U.S. Must Assume World Peace Role, President States   Failure To. Bring Blame For Another World War

Ci tes ‘ites U. S. Part in World Peace   Good Start Is Made FDR Says in Report

Nation Hears Chief Executive Pledge Fight to Finish Against Hitlerism in Germany.   DOOM FOR JAPANESE IS ALSO A PROMISE

FDR Stresses U. S. World Peace Role   Surrender Terms To Axis Unaltered

Reports To Congress, Nation On Parleys   We Will Have To Bear Responsibility For Another World War Unless We Collaborate With World; Good Start On Road To Peace.   Common Ground For Peace Found

Crimed Parley “Good Stari Un Road to World Peace, President Tells Congress

PEACE PLAN ARE UUTLINEL HY PRESIDENT   Lawmakers Told Program of Big Three Now Needs Ratification.

FD PUTS BURDEN OF SURE PEACE ON U, S., SENATE   Says America Must Heac World Collaboration to Prevent Wars

ASKS CONGRESS SUPPORT PLANS SET AT YALTA   Says Failure Would Make America Responsible For New Conflict

Excellent Start Seen At Yalta’s  Conference   President Is Heard By U. 8. Lawmakers

J toosevelt Sees Step Taken on World of Peace      “We Can No Longer Avoid R esponsibility “F ‘or. Political, Conditions i in World,  “Desctdont-Save-in Renortte: Gxapiose wo

New Conflict Seen if Natior Shuns Duties   Polish Pecisions Termed Fair, Just In Congress Talk

Good Start On Road To Peace  Roosevelt Says   President in Speech To Nation Says Militarism Must Be Wiped Out of Japs. Nazis

Roosevelt Declares America Must Take Responsibility For World Collaboration   Tells Nation We Must Act Or Bear Responsibility Of Another War

FDR Visions Start Toward World Peace   Tells Congress U. S. Must Take Lead for World Collaboration

Crimea Conference Is ‘Good Start To Peace’   Pres. Roosevelt Makes Report To Congress On Yalta, Meeting

First Personal Appearance Before Congress In Two Years   A GOOD START ON WORLD PEACE   Nothing Less Than Unconditional Surrender For Germany

Warns Congress U. §. Can't Avoid Duties to World   Cites Full Agreement of Big Three at Yalta on All Major Issues

Calls Crimea Results Good Peace Start   President Reports To Con gress On Big Three Con  ference.

REPORT [5 MADE BY PRESIDENT   ‘German And Japanese Militarism Must Be Wiped Out’

Affairs of World U.S. Responsibility   Roosevelt Declares This Nation Must Assume Greater Burden or Re Cause of New World Conflict

HOUSE, SENATE GIVEN REPORT BY PRESIDEN’   Lengthy Explanation of Yalta Meeting Heard by Joint Session of Congress.

ESIDENT BACK; SAYS HE MADE “AGREEMENTS?   gress Told Program of Big ree Needs Ratification.

President Goes Before Congress To Discuss Meet   Unconditional German  Surrender Agreed Upon By Big Three Powers

Future PeaceUp To America--Roosevelt   President, Reporting to Congress And Nation, Firmly Believes ‘Big Three’ Has Made Good Start on Road to World Peace, Clarifies Position On Disarmament

TELLS NATION BIG 3 WANTS WORLD GROUP   Offers -Collaboration or Blame for Future War as American Choice: Hails Guicracs of Parlev.

FDR Says US Must Take Lead In Peace   Yalta Is “Successful”   Conaress To Lead Nation

President Roosevelt Says He Believes Polish Agreement Will Result in Free And Prosperous Polish State

Says Allies Are tn Full Agreement   Stresses U. S. Responsibil ity to Help Provent Another World War

URGES CONGRESS. NATION T0 ACCEPT YALTA DECISIONS   PRESIDENT ASSERTS GOOD START MADE ON ROAD TO PEACE

IS CONFIDENT OF ACCEPTANCE BY ALL AMERICANS   President Points To 1919 Agreement As Proof Of Curzon Line For Poland

Responsibility For Pact Or War   Good Start Made On Road to Peace, President Believes— Unconditional Surrender of Japan, Essential Yalta  Effort to Find Peace Basis

STATES U. S. CAN NO LONGER AVOID-RESPONSIBIL!?¥-FOR ~ CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. __   President Tells Congress Yalta Decision On Poland Was a Compromise; Lists Four Maior Political Problems ‘-

Typhoon Lashes (kinawa; Much  Havoc Is Caused   Meagre Communication With Island Handicaps Receiving Of Details   TYPHOON LASTED FOR THREE DAYS

Speed Up Evacuation of U.S. Troops After Typhoon Leaves 100,000 Without Shelter

Famed Flier Is Reported Alive   Pacific Forces Thrill Ta News Major Boyington Living: Longe Missinc.

Marine Ace and Holder -01 Cougressional Medal Had Been Missing 17 Months

Cruiser Flashes Thrilling News  Last Seen Tailing a Japanese Plane

Yankee Ace Sull Alive —   Ma j ‘ Boyingtor May Be Prisoner Of Japs

Democratic Discussion Demanded   Charges Papers and Radio Distort News—Must Tell Allied Aims

IS ORDERED TO REFORM   Required to Print News Fully and Truthfully

Adopt New Policy Or Get Out, Order To Jap Newspapers   MacArthur Charges Publications Are Distorting News And Editorials   AMERICANS OUTLINE NEW 4POINT PLAN   4 Reporters, Discharged for Asking Democratic Paper, Refuse to Leave

Leading Jap Papers Again Reprimanded   Gross Distortion Of News Brings Orders From MacArthur; McCloy Busy.

Charged With Failing To Comply With Recent Orders MORE INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL POLICY Conference of Radio And Newspaper Executives Called

INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL POLICY SOUSHT   Press, Radio Warned to Report News  Truthfully

IMUST GIVE =? FAIR REPORT OF HAPPENINGS   Four-Point Program Handed Radio And Press

Assistant War Secretary Reports on MacArthur’s Administration in Japan

MacArthur Accuses Tokyo Newspapers Of Coloring, Distorting News   4-Point Program  Is Handed Down   One Paper Becomes Involved In Labor Dispute Over Discharge

DISTORTION OF NEWS TO BE STOPPED   Blunt Order Directs Newspapers to Establish “Independent” Policy.

Japan’s Press Balks At Aid In U.S. Reforms   Army Colonel Feels That ‘New Deal’ Is Not Publicized   McCLOY IS ACTIVE   Assistant Secretary Of War Reaches Tokyo Headquarters

Charge Failure To Comply With  Recent Directive   Four-Point Program For Nips Press, Radio Outlined By Yanks

Distortion. Restriction  Are Charged   Press And Radto Instructed To Follow Four-Point Program

IGKES “READY  JO TAKE OVER   Government Seizure of Idle ‘Mines Looms If Pits Remain Idle.

WLB Ma y Seek 1 line Seizure By Government      Ickes Is Ready'to Assume Control If Hard Coal Pits Remain Idle; Parley Resumed

Seizure of Anthracite Mines Looms; OK Given Soft Coal Price Boost

WISCONSIN 10 VOTE TUESDAY   Supreme Court Justice Race Causes Chief Interest In Election.

Fahl FOR MAY BILL ABANDONED   Senate Leaders Give Support to Manpower Ceiling Substitute

LABOR DRAFT BILL IS DEAD   SUPPORTERS OF “WORK OF JAIL” LEGISLATION -ABANDON HOPE OF SENATE APPROVAL

FIGHT FOR MAY’. BIL. ABANDONED   “ Senate Leaders’ Give ‘Support: to Manpower Ceiling Substitute.

Wage Ceilings Removed Today By Government   Increases Permitted Unless They Cause Rise In Prices

MODIFY BONUS, SALARY BULES   Bureau of Internal Rvenue An nounces Changes In Rules

Modify Salary Stabilization   Limited Increases Permitted in Pay, Other Compensation

RUSSIAN SIEGE FORCES SLASH TO HEART OF BERLIN   Suicide Garrison Of 15,000 Reported Wiped Out

Suicide Garrison Of Ruined Capital Virtually Wiped Out With Killing Or Capture Of 19,500 Nazi Troovs   RUSSIAN FORCES AT . BRANDENBURG GATE

BERLIN SUICIDISTS VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT MOSCOW SAYS   Germans Admit Russians Slash T\ Brandenburg Gate; Reichstag Near Scene of Battle

Russians Six Miles From Vienna   Patton 58 Miles From Czech Frontier—Montgomery 58 Miles From North Sea— Simpson Reaches Weser-—-French Army Enters Karlsruhe

Crime Increases  Since War's End   An Induction Party   Divorcee Keeps In-Laws   Commons Accepts Loan   Lamp Shades of Human Skin Shown at Nazi Trial

Tattooed Prisoners Slain,  Skin Used for Lamp Shade   Shrunken fMhunan Head Shown at. Nuernberg Tria As Evidenee of Nan Cruelty Pilwse lin

Ghastly Evidence Gives War Crimes Defendants Reason ToSlump Down 

Exhibits Put. Before Nazis At War Trial   Prosecution Unfolds Tale of Concentration Camp Horrors

HUMAN HEAD, SKIN SHADES ARE EVIDENCE   War Crime Prosecution Presents New Horror Items In Trial At Nuernberg

HORRORS BARED AT NUERNBERG   Prisoners Seen Shrunken Human Head, Lamps Of Human Skin

Shrunken head is exhibited at trials   Nazis are sickened as prosecution unfolds srim tale of camp horrors

Human Head Exhibited At Nuernberg   Grim Stories of Camp Horrors Are Unfolded as Nazi Leaders Look On

WALLACE SETS 1950 FOR BUDGET BALANCE   Sees Full Employment And Production By Then

Congress Set to ‘Abolish War Time   New Bill Would Push Clocks Back Sept. 30

SOMETHING'S HAPPENED 10 ol Jot - HE AINT THE SAME  PDIMPILY.FACED MOTHERS’ BOYS, SODA JERKS, GROCERY CLERKS WOW U.S. OF FICERS

Fleef Shells Matsuwa Isle   On Iwo, 150 Japs Trying To Organize Attack Dispersed by Mortar Fire

HIGHER APPLE PRICES GO IN FFFECT TODAY   iPeaches Grown In Eight  Atlantic States Cut i 16c¢ a Bushel

VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN ARGENTINA   General Wainwright Begins Task Of Shepherding Thousands Of Inexnerienced Troops For Withdrawal Into Bataan Fort

Senate Votes Pact Approval  Votes 61 To 16 On Bretton Woods Plan

WORLD MONEY PLAN ADOPTED   Senate Approves Setup To Stabilize Postwar Currencies

SPOCOND Came   Senate Approves Bretton Woods Monelary Plan by Vote of 61 fo 16

SENATE APPROVES WORLD MONETARY PLAN, 61 TO 16   ‘Taft Tries in Vain to Limit  Use of Fund to Stabilize Monies and Keep U. 8. Out of Bank.   ALL OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS DEFEATED   Administration Forces in Con trol of Day’s Debate— Measure Now Goes  Back to House.

Bretton Woods Plan Approved By Senate   Vote of 61 to 16 Returned on Measure Putting U. S. Down for $2,750,000,000 Share in Fund to Stabilize World Currency

BRETTON WOODS PACT ADOPTED   Senate Supports Plan To Stabilize Post-War Monies Of The World

Finance plan given approval   Senate passes measure. 61-16   Senators Wherry and Butler voled with the minority.

Senate Okehs Bretton Woods Bank Program   Measure Returned  To House for Accord On Minor Technical Amendments Inserted

Senate Passes Monetary Bill By 61-16 Vote   Minor Changes in Measure Referred Back to House Re Genmninewie! Aantinm

Days of Wartime Food Shortages Draw to Close   Food Prospects Are Brighter As Ration Controls Are Swiftly Lifted   CHEESE RATIONING WILL END SHORTLY   Lower Grades of: Beef Will Also Be Point-Free Before Cctoker 1st

Bennett Named To New Ford Pos  Ex-FBl Man Succeeds As Personnel! Director

Headquarters Of Gestapo Battle Scene   Russians Are Fighting At Alexanderplatz In Middle of Berlin

Inner Defense Ring Of Berlin Cracked   Germans Trapped In Capital Trying To Escape In Wholesale Fashion; Many Nazi Soldiers Discard Uniforms.

—BERLIN— Reds Battle . In Center Of - Nazi Capital   Germans Move Troops From “lbe In Desperate Rerlin Defense

Nazi High Ui:amand Says Soviets Break Through  Berlin’s Inner Defenses

Soviets Battering Way To Downfall Of Berlin   Only Fourth Of Crumbling City Remains In Nazi Hands, According To Latest Reports; Many Germans Trapped Trying To Escape

NAZI FANATICS STILL BATTLING HARD IN BERLIN   Dramatic History May Be Made In Battered German Capital  + Within The Next  Few Days.

Berlin Inner  Defenses Hit Nazis Tell Of Fight On Alexanderplatz

BERLIN FIGHT STILL VIOLENT, NEARS CLIMAX   Russians Crack Inner De. fense Ring, Battle On Alexanderplatz

NAZI GARRTOON (S REINFORGED   Food and Ammunition Being Flown in to Berlin By . Planes.

Soviet Troops Crash Berlin's Inner Defenses   Germans Claim Relief Army Is On Way to City

Red Troops Crush  Berlin Inner Ring   German Radio Says Reinforcements Arriving to Aid City’s Defense; Quarter of Canital Left to Nazis

BERLIN IN DEATH THROES WITH END APPARENTLY NEAR   GERMANS WITHDRAW FROM ELBE RIVER TO RELIEVE CAPITAL

Site of Gestapo Headquarters Reached By Soviet Troops in Berlin’s Inner Rina

UNION. OF ALLIED FORCES HAS‘ ADDED TO PLIGHT OF GERMANS: BERLIN: RESISTANCE WEAKENING

Reds Fighting On Alexander Platz In Inner Berlin  Nazis Flying In   Nazis Flying In Reinforcements To City’s Defenders

Garrison Puts Up Fanatical Resistance   Fighting Reported in Alexanderplatz; Nazi Plane Flvine Reinforcements

Say Reds in Berlin Inner Jefense Ring   Only One-Fourth Of Flaming, Crumbling City In Nazi Hands

Inner Defense Ring In German  Capital Broken   ' Russian Troops Ave Fight.  { ing on Alexander Platz, Site of Gestapo  H Headquarters   HunsFlyingT roops And Food Into City   German Armies Facing American on Elbe Withdrawn in Fanatical Attempt to Relieve Capital

RED ARMY HAS THREE FOURTHS GF BERLIN NOW   Only One-Quarter Of Flaming City  In German Hands

Reds Crash Nazi's Inner Defense Ring   Only Quarter of Flaming Capital In German Hands

Soviets Penetrate Inner Defenses of Germany’s Capital   Only One. Quarter o Flaming, Crumbling City Held by Nazis

Russian Troops Fight On Alexander Platz; Germans Say Help Being Flown In

SOVIETS CRASH INTO INNER DEFENSES   Germans Say Battle Rages At Gestapo Quarters   REINFORCEMENTS   Rushed Into Flaming City 4s Many Trapped Troops Try To Escape

Soviets Fight in GestapoCenter Of Capital City   Only One-Fourth of Great — City Stillin Nazi Hands; Battle Flames On

Soviets Crash Berlin’s Inner Defense Ring   Report Fighting on  Gestapo Headquarters Site—Germans Flying Supplies To Garrison

NAZI HIGH COMMAND REPORTS RUSSIANS CRASH INNER RING  FIGHTING ON ALEXANDER PLATZ, SITE OF GESTAP(

DEFENSE LINE ~ NEAR DANZIG IS CRACKING   ALLIED WARPLANES ARE HELPING IN’ SOVIET DRIVES TOWARD BALTIC AREA OBJECTIVES

REDS IN FIERCE AIR ATTACKS ON EASTERN FRONT   Pound Both Ends of Line to Help Stop Nazi Offensive

Furious Aerial Offensive Unleashed In Red Drives on Stettin and Danziq

Yanks Buying Too Much Meat   Public Consumption To Be Slightly Cut

End of Meat Rationing Nov Seems Distant   Government Resumes Requisitioning to Send Europe Aid

Nobel Prize-Winner Dies in Pasadena   Findings in Genetics Result in World Fame

Drafts of Big Three Accord To Be Prepared   Compromise Reached On Procedure for European Peace Pacts, Moscow Announces

Agree On Treaty Drafting Formula   Procedure in European Peace Settlement Agreed  on in Moscow   REVIEW TERMS IN MAY   Major Powers Improve Re lations, Now Stand Close Together

GOP Legislative Program Planned For U. S. Senate   ‘Barkley Placed Emphasis on Wrong Things, Taft Says

TO OFFER G.O.P. PROGRAM   Taft Has Views on Next Tasks of Congress

GOP Takes Issue With Democratic Legislative Program, Will Map Own

GOP SENATORS OUTLINE PLAN   Take Exception to Views Revealed by Barkley

Act To Divert War Work From Critical Areas   Tightens Screws On New War Contracts To Prevent Piling Up.

Senate Foes Of FEPC to Filibuster   Bilbo Says He Will “Talk Till Christmas” To Block Measure

Secret War Papers of President Roosevelt May Not Be Made Public for Generations

Secret Papers OFF. R. Held In Washington   Information Could Alter World History, if Revealed

Believe it May Be Generations Before Some of F. D. Roosevelt's Secret War Papers are Made Public

Slogan, ‘‘On To SBerlin,’’ Is Emblazoned On Banners On Their Tanks   RUSSIANS THROW BRIDGES ACROSS NETZE, OBRA RIVERS   Gen, Patton's Forces Have Advanced Farther In Germany On Western Front

New Direct Subsidy Payments To Cattle Producers Soon To Be In Effect   County Chairman © Explains Procedure To Secure Payments

SUBSIDY PAID HERE — 70 BEEF PRODUCERS   ISSUE FIRST DRAFT JULY 10   To Encourage Feeding to Heavier Weights and to Improve Nation's Meat Distribution

TO RECEIVE BONUS _ FOR FEEDING BEEF   TRIPLE A OFFICE ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF NEW PLAN FOR FARMERS

DIRECT SUBSIDY TO CATTLE PRODUGERS   WILL BE PAID THROUGH AAA   Designed to Encourage More and Heavier Beef Cattle and Better Meat Distribution

For  More Meat   Is First Direct Aid To Cattle Raisers And Will Hamper Black Market Sales

CATTLE FEEDERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS   AAA Office to Issue Drafts When Proper Renuirements are Met

Families Fleeing Homes Along Ohio After Cloudburst   River Leaves Banks Threatening Worst Flood in Eight Years   INUNDATED MINES IN REGION CLOSED   War Production in Many Industrial Centers Remains At Stands?ill

THOUSANDS ARE FORCED TO FLEE IN FLOOD AREAS   Ohio Roars Over Its Banks and Is Still Climbing

Ohio River Overflows Its Banks At Many Points; Worst Flood Since 1937 Threatens Midwest Area

Ohio River Goes on Rampage   Big Stream Roars Over Its Banks: Scores of Places Are Inundated

Strikes Stop Both Telephone Service And Bus Transportation at Warren

Storm Slows Fury of Wind   Blowing Self Out Over South Carolina; Navy Blimp Base in Florida Destroyed

FLORIDA LASHED OVER WEEK END; DAMAGE HEAVY   Storm Swings Over Atlantic And Then Heads Back in Toward Carolinas

TROPICAL STORM IS MOVING NORTHWARD IN SOUTH CAROLINA  FLORIDA DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $50,000,000

Storm Is Moving Across Southern Coast to South Carolina.   THREE KNOWN DEAD

TROPICAL STORM APPEARED LOSING ITS FURY TODAY   Moved Across to South Carolina Coast With Center Near Parris Island.   WARNINGS LOWERED   Storm Is Centered Over Land About 30 Miles West of Charleston, N. C.

Florida Storm Appears to be Losing Fury   Moves Across Coast to Carloina, Near Paris Island

Hurricane Blows Qut, Damage High   Navy Blimp Base Gutted by Blaze, Fire Chief Killed

Hurricane Loses Fury   After Leaving Swath Of Destruction Across Florida, Force of  Storm Is About Spent

Hurricane Hits Carolina: After. Naking Three ‘Lives, Doing xamage In Florida

Storm Moves to South Carolina   Appears to He . Losing Fury as It Bleads Northward

GALE WEAKENS, WITH TOLL SET AT $90,000,000   Upper Eastern Coast May Escape Blow As Storm Hits South Carolina

Storm Leaves $50,000,000 Damage Bill   Moves Across - Coast To South Carolina With Center Near Parris Isle.   MAY SPEND LISELF

Storm Loses Fury As Tt Heads North; Damage Heavy   Parris Island Is In  Path Of High Wind

TROPICAL STORM IS MOVING NORTHWARD IN SOUTH CAROLINA  FLORIDA DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $50,000,000 THREE LIVES LOST

Tornado ' Kills: 2: Near ~ Kingstrée; Little Dan . ger Seen at Wilmington,  ‘. Storm May’ Spend It: self Over $2 Cy

Causes Damage 0f$50 Million In South Florida   Fury Being Lost As  It Moves Northward; Loss Heavy As Fire Sweeps Naval Air Base

a § Tornado Kills. 2) Near Kingstrec; Little Danger Scen at Wilmington, Storm May Spend Itself Over S.C.

Storm Losing Fury in Trip North   South Carolina Next State in Path of Tropical Hurricane

Florida Hurricane Winds up in South Carolina District   Speedy Storm Causes Damage of 50 Million Dollars in Florida

15-Mi. Gusts Hit South Carolina: Moving Due North   Florida Adds Up $50,000,000 Damages

Storm Moving ~ Across Coast So. Carolina   Hurricane, Which Did $50, 000,000 Damage In Florida, Appears to Be  Losing Its Fury

Wide Trail of Damage Is Left By Hurricane   Loss in Southern Florida Reported At $50 Million

BRUNSWICK AND PARRIS ISLE ‘PREPARE FOR STORM: FLORIDA DAMAGE PLACEDAT 50 MILLIONS

Storm Loses Tts Fury As It Moves North   Florida Estimated To Have Suffered Damage OF $50,000,000 From Week-end Hurricane

FIFTY MILLION LOSS IN PATH OF HURRICANE   Rampaging Storm Causes _ Three Deaths and Great  Destruction in South Florida   HEADS FOR CAROLINAS

HIGH WINDS MOVE UPON §. CAROLINA   Center of Tropical Hurricane That Did $50,000,000 Damage in Southern Florida Is Near Parris Island.

LEAVES DAMAGE OF 50 MILLIONS IN SO. FLORIDA   Doubt Upper Eastern Coast Will Be Affected As Fury Of Wind Subsides

ORM Wats POWER Ad TT HEADS NORT   Three Known Dead in Florida; Property Damage More Than $50,000,000.

Winds Of 183 Miles An Hour Hit Seaboard   Three Die In Florida Hurricane; Damage  Reaches $50,000,000

50. CAROLINA ALSO STRUCK BY GALE   Navy Air Base At Richmond Destroyed By Fire   FURY LOST   As Winds Move Northward: Fifty Sailors Injured Battling Blaze

Storm Took Three Lives, Caused Damoge Estimated At $50,000,000 In Florido; Center Of Blow Fixed In South Carolina

HURRICANE HAS CROSSED COAST TO CAROLINAS   Losing Fury As It Moves North After Damaging Florida

3 Dead: Thousands Of Wrecked Homes Are Left In Wake   Damage In Southern Florida Placed At $50,000,000Wind Spending Itself Over The  Carolinas

Hurricane Winds Diminish; Storm Moves Northward   Upper Coast May Escape; Damage in Florida is Heavy

Hurricane Moves Northward  Florida Damage Is Estimated At $50.000.000

FLORIDA STORM NOW OFF COAST OF CAROLINAS   Hurricane Leaves 50 Million Loss In South Florida

$50,000,000 Loss in Wake Of Hurricane   Siorm Apparently Losing Fury as It Heads North; Many Homies Destroyed; Blimp Hangare Burn

STORM MOVING ON   Property Damage in South Is Estimated at  $50,000,000

Hurricane, Heads Inland,  Loses Force   Great Gale: Left” $50; 000, 000°.  ‘Damage in® Florida.

Storm Sweeps Carolina After Lashing Florida   Hurricane Toll May Reach $50,000,000 in  Southern Peninsula

Fuel Shortage In Northeast Very Serious   Ohio Governor Issues FuelConserving Proclamation  To People.   WEATHER IS SEVERE

EAST STILL IN WINTER CRISIS   Mateathusetts- Guards tc Help Deliver Coal

Ohio Governor Asks Business To Conserve Fuel  Suggests 5-Day Work Week; Massachusetts Guard to Deliver Coal

638 AA ~ Veterans Returned   Survivor List May Grow, Says Bureau; 200th Loses 42% Pla.

Japs Slain: By Aussies   Several Truckloads , Attempt Withdrawal

KILL BY TRUCKLOADS    Aussies Slaughter J Japs in Ad vance Toward Samarinda

Aussies Advance Near Samarinda   Water Approaches To Samarinda Shelled; Japs Slaughtering Natives,

GOVERNMENT IN GERMANY HAS ENTIRELY COLLAPSED   FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HREAKS BOWN AND NAZIS LOSE CONTROL OVER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

GERMANY NEARS UTTER COLLAPSE   Civilian Morale Gone; Eco. nomic Debacle Starts

DRASTIC SHAKEUP IN  DEPARTMENT SEEN IF  BYRNES GETS POST OTHER CABINET CHANGES ALSO BEING TALKED IN  NATION?C CADITAT

State Department Shakeup Probable Under J F. Byrnes   Capital Believes Truman Will Give Him Cabinet Post

BYRNES LIKELY CHOICE FOR SEC’Y OF STATE   Cabinet Shift May Be Followed By Drastic State Department Shakeup

Department Shakeup Seen   Selection Of Byrnes Would Mean Almost Complete Turnover.

Byrnes May Get Post of  Stettinius   Secretary of State Resigns to Become World League Director

Regard Byrnes Successor For Cabinet Post   President Truman Will Make Known Next Week His Appointment to Post Vacated by Stettinius.

Stettinius Resigns to Head American Delegation to Proposed New United Nations Organization; if Byrnes is Named, Drastic Departmental Shakeup Expected to Follow

STETTINIUS WILL REPRESENT. U. S. IN WORLD:LEAGUE  TRUMAN TO NAME AITIAL QOQOADOSCTADYVY Ar   TRUMAN TO. NAME NEW SECRETARY OF STATE NEXT WEEK

Expect Drastic Shakeup Follow Cabinet Shift   Ryrnes’ Selection May Mean Complete Turnover In Department,

State Department Shakeup Expected To Follow Naming Of Byrnes As New Secretary

Observers Expect Stimson, Ickes To Quit Cabinet Soon      Fred M. Vinson Becomes New Secretary of Treasury Today

“Byrnes A Sure Bet ForCabinet   Nomination to Succeed - Stettinius Considered  a Certainty

Only Byrnes Is Mentioned For Stettinius Post   Big State Dept. Shake-Up Is Seen If He Is Named  As Secretary.

BYRNES 1S ONLY ONE MENTIONED FOR SECRETARY   South Carolinian, If Named State Dept. Head, Will Probably Order Drastic ShakeUp; Stettinius’ New Job Vital One.

SECRETARY'S RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED   Stettinius To Head U. S. Delegates To Peace Leaque

Washington Says Byrnes To Get Post   Prediction of Drastic De_ partmental Shakeup Is Made Also

Drastic Departmental Shakeup May Follow Naming of Secretary of State

SHAKEUP OF STATE DEPT. LIKELY IF BYRNES HEADS IT   Many See Drastic Departmental Changes [f President Names Byrnes to Succeed Stettinius —- Announcement Next Week

Byrnes May Head State D epartnent      Shake Up Seen If He Goes In; Stettinius Given Security Council Post

BYRNES WOULD - JUGGLE POSTS IN OWN DEPT   If Former Senator's Select ed for High Job, Changes Are Expected

TRUMAN STIRS SPECULATION   Believe Other Cabinet Moves, Due in Near Future .

Byrnes Likely Pick  For New Secretary Stettinius Will Head  American Delegation

Byrnes Appears Choice For Job   Appointment Would Mean Real Shake-Up

Fifty Years Of Hard Work To Denazify Reich   That is Estimate of Eisenhower in Stern Application of Policy

lke Declares He Will Ous! Every Nazi :   U.S. Commander and Aides Declare Stern Policy to Rule Reich

HATE CAMPAIGN WAGED IN REICH   Nazis Tell Tales Of “American Atrocities”

NAZIS PUBLISH FALSE REPORTS   Hitler Scatters Tales of Atrocities, Trying To Bolster Resistance

False Atrocity Stor  Stir German Hatred of Allies   BY THOMAS HAWKINS

NAZIS BEGIN... HATE CAMPAICN   Report Fictitious Tales of American Atrocities

NAZI PROPAGANDISTS SPUR HATE FOR ALLIES WITH FALSE ATROCITY STORIES

Plug Hate Campaign   Nazis Spread Stories Of Allied Atrocities To Spur Resistance

Nazi Propagandists Spur German Hate for Allies With False Stories About Atrocities

Brief Berlin Meeting     Some Alarm. Felt As Control Council Delegates Leave Abruptly

GROTESQUE SCHEME   State of War With Axis Is Declared By Argentina

Argentina Declares Wat Against Axis   Nation Expects to Win Closer Relations in American Setup

ARGENTINA TO < WAR ON AXIS   Buenos Aircs Cabinet Adopts Action following Several Weeks Deliberation

British Mourn George's Death   Famed Prime Minister Dies At Farm Home In North Wales.   Argentina Declares "A State OF War’ With Axis Nations

Nation Acts To Get Back Into Family   Cabinet’s Decision Announced After Week-Long Council

STRONG AMERICAISURGED BY JOHNSON IN LEGION ADDRESS   MUST USE STRENGTH PREVENT WARS, CONGRESSMAN TELLS AUDIENCE

STRONG AMERICA IS URGED BY JOHNSON IN LEGION ADDRESS  MUST USE STRENGTH PR!   MUST USE STRENGTH PRE. VENT WARS, CONGRESSMAN TELLS AUDIENCE

aVTFOVEVTVYIV TTF TTT re ee ‘How About A Date. Blondy,'’ Soldier Is Fined 60 Bucks

Powerful Resistance Is Reported   yains Are Small in New Drive—Waist of Salient 12 Miles

Germans Yielding Slowly   Advance Is Made In Teeth of Point Blank Cannon Fire

Taps Sounds Over Graves Service Men   American Fighting Men Pay Tribute to Their Fallen Buddies On Many Battle Field:

HAS NO ACTIVE PART   Hoover's Position, at 71, is in Advisory Capacity

W : ,* men Pen Martens , Set   Truman’s ‘Liberal’ Postwar Program Message Meets ‘Conservative’ Approval

Emperor To Tell His People Of Surrender.   Hirohito To Make Important An. nouncement Tonight At 11 O'clock

Talk Set For 10 0’Clock   lt is Believed Jap People to Learn of Defeat

Japs Alerted For Important Radio Message Tonight   Peop'e cf Jepan Advised to Listen Attentively to 11 p. m. Broadcast

Administration Accused of Fumbling Ball  Political War on Home Front Opened by G.O.P.

Brownell Charges War End Politics   Republican Veterans  Refused Jobs

Nips Will Fight On  Against Sure Doom   Three Allies Lay Down Terms Under Which Destruction of Enemv: Lands Will Be Asvotded

“To Complete Destruction   Domei Declares Japan To Fight On To The Bitter End

Surrender Ultimatum Rejected By Japanese   Faces Prompt, Utter Destructior By Mighty Allied Forces

Reject -America- British- Chinese. Surrendér’ Ultimatum, Despite Warning That Nation Faces Prompt. And Hitter Deslruchion By Allied: Poarces © é

Nips To Fight On To Bitter End, Reject Last Chance To Prevent Untold Suffering

Decision to Ignore Demands Made by Allied Leaders at Potsdam Made at Special Meeting of Cabinet

Shortest Route To Oblivion Is Choice of Nips   Homeland Now Faces Utter Destruction At Hands of Allies

Pacific Enemy Vows ‘Fight to Bitter End’   U.S., British, Chinese Warning Of Utter Destruction Is Ionored-

Allies Prepare To Reduce Islands To Ashes and Rubble   Acceptance of Potsdam Terms Seen As Last  Chance of Survival

CABINET REIEGTS ULTIMATUM CER BY THREE ALLIES   Jap Radio Broadcast: - Says . Fight -Will Be -Carried -on “To: the: Bitter End” By > Japanese. Empire.   TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF. JAPAN IS: THREATENED   JAPAN IO. PA REAT ENE  Ultimatum. ‘Called. Attention te Growing Strength: of ‘United ° States,” Britain,  and China lai Pacific.

Government Will Ignore Ultimatum To Give Up Fight   Nation Will Struggle “To Bitter End”, Say News Agency Dispatches

Japanese Invite. Destruction by Rejecting Peace  Armed Forces Ready t Deliver Knockout «

JAPS REJECT SURRENDER ULTIMATUM   Domei Says Japan Will Fight On To Bitter End

Will Fight On Despite U. S.-British-Chinese  ‘Warning of Destruction

Allies Prepared to Hurl All Land, Sea, Air Power at Her for Quick Knockout Smash

JAPAN REJECTS ULTIMATUM TO -SURRENDES   Nip Cabinet Has Special Meeting to Dis‘  euss Subject

‘PROMPT AND UTTER DESTRUCTION’ OF NIPPON NEXT STEP   Truman, Churchill and Kai-Shek Warn Nips Refusal To Quit Now Means Mightiest Military Force Will Wreck Country

wt Food Shortage Attributed To Over-Optimism As To When War Would Cease; Price Control Under Attack

i _ eee  Belief of Leaders War Would End In ‘44 _ ‘One Reason Food Shortage Faces U.S. Nov

Food Shortage   Fear Of Surpluses Kept WFA From Hiking Meat Production.

Supposition War Might End By Last Christmas Back Of Food Shortage

100 MUCH PROPHECY ABOUT WAR ENDING BRINGS SHORTAGES  WFA MADE NO EFFORT TO BRING REVIVAL IN PRO DUCTION OF MEAT

Deflation Most Feared   Government Preters Moderate Inflation   Calles Dies  li Mexico   Former ‘Strong Man Ruled Twenty Years

CALLES RITES NOT YET SET   ARRIVAL OF TWO SONS FROM U. S. WAITED

Calles Dies on Friday in Mexicc   Former Strong Man and Reform Chief Dies in Hospital

TEMPERATURES:   Sailing Halted: Mass Meeting Called Today   You're Not Working For General Motors,’ Commander Tells Men

‘We W ant Shi Ships’  Protesting GIs Told *You’re Not Working for Gen. Motors’

1,000 GI's Plan —  Mass Meeting On Ship Cancellation   Yesterday's Protest March. Broken Up When Men Are Ordered Back To Barracks.

Shoots Divorce Who Spurns  Him  Says She Rejected : Offer of Marriage

No Effective Power Left. Admiral Says   Nips Stert Singapore Evacuation As Athed Power Continues To Clace In

Truman Hopes for Civilian Control in Germany by June  Military Occupation Would Continue As Lona as Necessary Under Plan

June 1 Set By Truman As Date For Turning Over German Government To Allied Civil Authorities

Milifary Rule Toknd InReich By June 1, 1946   Change Suggested By Eisenhower

German Government  Change Is Charted   Military Administration May End in Eight Months, Truman Says—Atom Bomb Revelations Are Made

View End Of Military Rule  Civil Authorities To Take Over In Germany

May End Rule in Reich By June   Allied Civil Group Would Take Over

Truman Sets That As Time  For Transferring Control From Military   Russia Will Join Jap Control Body   President Also Says Brit. ain. Canada Know How To Make Atomic Bomb

MD. ASSEMBLY SPEEDS: WORK   Sets Sights On March 29 For Adjournment Date

Assembly Sets . March 29 For  Adjournment   Night Sessions Scheduled This Week to Speed Up Work On Impendfog Measures

COUNTIAN NURSING ~ BASTOGNE HEROES   Lt. Janice. » M. Cook. Serv  ing. in Hospital in. “Belgium —

COUNTIAN NURSING BASTOGNE HEROE!   Lt. Janice M. Cook Serving in Hospital in Belgium

Situation Is Bewildering To Japanese   Populace, Ignorant Of Succession of Defeats, Surprised By Order To Quit,

‘LAST TESTAMENT’ OF HITLER CONSIDERED PROOF OF DEATH   DOCUMENT SAYS GOERING AND HIMMLER WERE EXPELLED FROM PARTY IN. FINAL DAYE

SEE HITLER WILL AS DEATH PROOF   Fuehrer Expires in Berlin Flames After Naming Doenitz

See New Proof Hitler Is Dead   Discovery Of Last Will Is Regarded As Evidence The Fuehrer Is Dead

VILLAS PROUE CF HHLER'S DEATH   Docnitz Appointed Successor; Goering Himmler Ousted

World Security Conference to End Tuesday  President Truman Will Address  tha Piew!l Cacctan

World Peace Charter About In Draft Form   Two Day Delay Due To Technicalities; Truman Will Speak  At Conclusion.

ESCORTED FORTS DROP BOMBS ON HANNOVER, BERLIN   All Unessential Persons in Reich Capital to Be Evacuated, Nazi Broadcast Reports—RAF Mosquitos Raid Cite Avain Last Night

US:“rurlresses™* Strike Armament Plants in Berlin  ‘Superfluous’ ‘Resident:   'Superfluous’ Residents ' Ordered to Leave Nazi Capital

Berlin Said to Be Evacuated by All Unneeded Persons   Allied Warplanes Again Attack Reich Capital, Hannover

U.S. Heavies Hit Berlin,  Hannover   German Capital To Be Evacuated

GERMAN PEOPLE TO QUIT BERLIN   Unessential Civilians Ordered Out of .Capital—Bombers Strike City Again

Forts Resume Berlin Raids   Nazis Order Evacuation Of Unneeded Persons In Germanv's Capital.

War Plants In Berlin Blasted   400 Flying Forts Attack Nazi Capital As New Orders For Evacuation Of Citv Are Issued

Unneeded Will  Leave Berlin   Evacuation Of Capital Ordered As Allied Airmen Strike Again.

Berlin, Hannover Are Targets For Day Assaults  Two Waves of Bombe   Two Waves of Bomber Hit Reich Capital As Civilians Leave

YANK PLANES BLAST BERLIN   Dayitght Raid Made as New Evacuation Order for City is Given

Hannover And Berlin Raided  By Sk y Fleet   Cermiun Brondeu st Say: Reich Capital Will Be Evacuated OF ALE Une  needed Perso us

FORTS ATTACK BERLIN   New Orders Given for Evacuation  of German Capital

Forts Strike . Berlin Again  Only Needed Persons To Stay In Capital

Fortresses Hit Armament Plants in Berlin  All ‘Superfluous’ Residents Are Ordered to Leave

Flying Forts Raid Berlin   400 Planes Batter War Plants; Hannover Takes Similar Pounding

‘Hold Fifteenth Annual Rural Patrons Party Of Le Mars Public Schools   ‘Nearly 400 Children And Adults. Attend Social: Event

War Today-  Nazi Forces Face Death as Berlin Battle Neais Peak   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Editor

Peterson Quits As PSC Chief  Resignation Accepted By Gov. Goodland

Labor Day Is, Only Definite Holiday : For Leaf Market:       Lumberton. Sells Sells . oe Paunds. Daily Fo $44.99 Average. £

Labor Day Is Only Definite Holiday For Leaf Markets   Aunberton Selly Mallion Pounds Daily For $44.90 Average.   By fasper CC. Haito  Supervisor Lumberton Tohaece 484 wok af

REYNAUD IS FOR FRENCH UNION WITH ENGLAND   Ideal Which Must Be Realized Some Day, Says Former Premier In Testimony  At Petain’s Trial.

Reynaud Says British-French Union Ideal That Must Be ‘Realized: Assails Petain   Declares Petain And Weygand Opposed Transferring Government To Africa

Union Of Britain, France Must Come. Reynaud Testifies   Former Premier Blames Petain For Great Harm

France’s Surrender To Nazis Blamed on Petain By Reynaud   Aging Marshal and King Leopold of Belgium Linked in Charges Of Treachery by Fiery Former Premier Who Starts Trial Testimony by Saying ‘ Despise Him’

Reynaud Says Petain Guilty Of Treachery   Calls French-British Union an Ideal Which Must Be Realized

Reynard Sees Paris, London Union Needed As Ideal Move   Second Day Passes In Trial Of Petain

Big 3 To Recess Thursday, Resume Talks Friday   Reynaud Says Union Of Britain, France Is Inevitable

TELLS PROPOSAL BY CHURCHILL AT PETAIN TRIAL   Reynaud Says Union Between France, England ‘Must Be Realized’ in Time

Reynaud Accuses Petain, Leopold Both Of Treason   Says Pact Is One Of “Pious Intention’

Reynaud Sees Anglo-French Union as Ideal   Must Some Day Be Realized, Last French Fremier Testifies  At Trial of Petain

REYNAUD LASHES AT PETAIN ANEW   Discloses British Proposal For Union With France

French-British — Union Idealized In Petain Trial   Reynaud Also Accuses Marshal and Belgian King of Treachery

REYNAUD ATTACKS PETAIN’S RECORD   Accuses Both Marshal and “ i, Leopold of reachery —     TATE, pPnrrrersr Arernco

Reynaud Sees  French-British : ton Possibk   “Ideal May Some Day, Be _ Realized,” He Says. At ----Aved-—Marshals--~Erial

Union of France, Britain Favored By Paul Reynaud   Former Premier Reveals Ideal at Trial of Marshal Petain for Collaborating with Nazis

Reynaud Accuses Petain and Leopole ‘Of Treachery   Former Premier  Testifies at Trial: t French-British  Union Visualized

Accuses Both King Leopold, Marshal Petain   Reynaud Testifies at Petain Trial; Says Britain And France Must Unite

Reynaud Says Union With Britain Ideal   Former Premier Speaks Against Petain at Second Day of Trial

MARSHAL PETAIN IS ACCUSED OF TREAGHERY   Accusation Was Made By the Former Premier, Paul Reynaud.   SURRENDERED TO NAZIS   Cabinet Fell June 16, 1940; He Did Not Oppose “Cease Fire” Order.

Reynaud Testifie: Against Petain In Paris Trial  Reviews Events In Tune. 1940

Reynaud Accuses Both Petain King Leopold of Treachery ~ in French Tria} for Treason

REYNAUD HEARD IN PARIS COURT   Former Premier Testifies Pe tein Did Greet Harm To French People

Accuses Both Marshal ‘and ' Kin Lepr of —  reachery   INTO BRITISH . OFFERS

Paul Reynand, Testifying Against. Marshal Petaiu, Says He Resigned When Proposal. Was Opposed   Fought Demands . For Armistice   Clainzs' Petain Insisted On One; Expresses His Hatired For His Aged Countryman

Calls Petain A Traitor   Reynaud. Says Leopold Also Traitorous in — Giving Up to Nazis

Former French Premier Accuses Both _. Aged Marshal And King Leopold of Belgium of Treachery in Surrender.ing to Germany—Adds Union With Britain Must Be Realized Some Day   FIRST WITNESS CALLED

Petain, Leopold Names Linked As Traitors   Daladier Hints Marsha Long in League With Nazis

Reynaud Favors British Union   Describes Proposal of Churchill During Collapse of France

Petain Aided Foe, Reynaud Savs at Trial   Ex-Premier Reveals Opposition to Shift To Site in Africa

Testimony At Petain Trial Reveals Union Of France - Britain Must Come to Pass

REYNAUD HURLS MAIN CHARGES AGAINST PETAIN   Former Premier Says Marshal, Now On Trial For Treason, Aided Nazis

Accuses Petain, King Leopold Of Treachery   Reynaud Says Union Of Britain and France ‘Must Be Realized’

TRIAL OF PETAIN  CONTINUED TODAY;  REYNAUD WITNESS DECLARED UNION FRANC  AND BRITAIN MUST SOM NAV RE PRATI7EN

Former Premier Takes Stand Against Petair   Paul Reynaud Places Blame On Marshal For Capitulation Of French Fleet

King Leopold, Petain Called  ‘Traitors   Reynaud Gives History of Fall Of France

FORMER FRENCH PREMIER TELLS COURT FRENCH-BRITISH UNION IS IDEAL MUCH TO BE DESIRED

Pefain Accused Of Treachery by Former Premier   Reynaud Takes Witness Stand At Poris Trial

UNION WITH GREAT BRITAIN REYNAUDPLAN   Former Premier Describes Proposal of Churchill When France Was  Collapsing In 1940  FEEOe TS ERLISTRATED

Petain, Leopold Called Traitors  French-British Union Backed By Reynaud

PETAIN, LEOPOLD BOTH TRAITORS, REYNAUD CLAIMS   CHARGES NO LEADERS EVER DID MORE TO HARM THEIR PEOPLE

Reynaud Blames Both Petain, Leopold For  Surrender Treachery  Ex-Premier Says Churchill Distrusted Darlan On Fleet

PHYSICIANS PROPOSE  14-POINT PROGRAM   Plan Would Extend To All People In AH Communities The Best In Medical Attention

TOWN MEETING OF LIBRARY IS SET TONIGHT      Directors, Officers Will Be Named In Annual Session

EISENHOWER 10 COMMAND GERMAN ZONE   SYSTEM OF ALLIED CONTROL OVER GERMANY- AN-, NOUNCED TODAY BY  SECRETARY STIMSON

Red Cross Urges Vets File Claim Immediately While Evidence Fresh

File Pension  Claims Now Says Red Cross   ' Veterans. Should  Act Immediately To Get Compensatio!

COURT MARTIAL ENDS THIS WEEK   FINAL ARGUMENTS: ~~ WILL BE PRESENTED SOON

McVAY COURT MARTIAL IS NEARING END   Final Arguments May Be Heard This Week

JAPS DRAFT OWN LIST OF WAR GUILTY   Anti-militarist Intellectuals Believed to Have Included Tojo and Two Members of the Present Cabinet in Group.

JAPS PREPARE OWN LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   Tojo Is Named In Group Made Up By Intel lectuals

NEW COLD WAVE ANTICIPATEL   Thermometers Ma} Go Below Zero This Week-End

New Cold Wave On Way, ‘Mercury To Fall In Many Parts Of. Midwest

BRITE AND RUBSIAN SFORESMEN. SAID TO HAVE STAGED _ BITTER CLASHES :

MOLOTOV, BEVAN IN HEATED CLASH   Angry Scenes Reported as Big Five Ministers Prolong Meet

TIT WINS OUT IN YUGOSLAVIA   Sweeping Endorsement To National Front Given By Voters

Nationals to Win   Tito’s Candidates Azeured of Victory in Election Held Sunday

Tito’s Candidates Assured Victory Sunday Election   Opposition Parties Boycotted National Election In Yugoslavia

Titus Pailyls Given Big Vote In Jugoslavi   Sweeping Endorsement Given Marshal; 90. Per Cent Vote

LUZON ISLAND CUT IN HALE BY YANK PUSH   EXTINCTION OF JAP REMNANTS NEAR IN MANILA

Yank Forces Jrap Japs In South Manila   Only Escape Route is Across The Bay

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AMERICAN TRAP CLOSING ON JAPS IN SOUTH MANIL!   Fierce Battle Rages With Three Yank Divisions Pressing Nips Back Against Bay Front.   ENEMY PILLBOXES AND BIG GUNS SEIZED   Doomed Garrison Expected to Stand and Die—2,500 Lost When U. S. Planes Sink 35 Barges.

LABORERS FAVOR DEPOSED LEADER   15,000 Parade Streets Of Buenos Aires In Support Of Peron

Peron Backers Parade Through Buenos Aires  15,000 Workers Ask Fo Return of Dictator Now in Custody

15,000 March In Pro-Peron Demonstration   ine Union Chief, Say Laborers Forced 1        lesies TE

10,000. PARADE IN BUENOS AIRES   SHOUT SLOGANS FAVORING DEPOSED PERON—NO DISORDERS BREAK OUT.

MANHUNT IS ON IN WESTERN N C,   Comb Mountains For Three Convicts Who Escaped After Prison Foreman Was Slain. 

BRITAIN ALTERS. ITALIAN POLICY   STRONG  POSITION AGAINST. - INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION’ MODIFIED. y

COLD WEATHER GRIPS NATION, ZEROIN WEST   Cold Wave To Continue Through Wednesday, Snow Is Reported -

Matt Kimes Again Being Sought For Bank Robbery   Former Kid Outlaw on Leave of Absence From Pen

DRIVE FOR YOUNG MEN   16-Year-Olds Needed for Replacements in Merchant Marine

Guaranteed Work Clause Won by Unio1   New York ‘Shoe Clerks Granted Contract Clause

WAR LABOR BOARD ORDER CALLS FOR WORK GUARANTEE   PROVIDES 44 HOUR WEEK, 52 WEEKS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYES

a=  1 : = wt FE Guaranteed Full Employment Plan Ordered Into Contract

WLB Orders’ Employment:,  Guarantee   Store Salesmen Get Promise Written Into Contract

GOVERNMENT HAS NO POWER T0 ENFORCE CURFEW   So Byrnes Admits In LaGuardia Case

Byrnes Powerless To Enf orce N: Y.  Midnight Curfew   Big Town Mayors Line Up With Director, Blast La Guardia

a i  JAP CIVILIANS INCITED TO DIE FOR EMPEROR   Nipponese In China Trained Against Day Of Invasion

OFFICIAL WORD ON V-E AWAITED   White House Has No Comment on Reported Surrender

U.S, AND BRITAIN WAIT ON STALIN. LONDON REPORT   Truman, Churchill Cancel Noon Broadcast Pending Moscow Word

- Fhe Unconditional Surrender Agreement Was . Signed 8:41 P. M. Sunday, All Interested Partiec

F our Slain on Vermont Farm;  Soldier Sought   Farm Equipment Dealer, Wife and Two Children Shot

Milwaukee Buys New Locomotive:  Expect 30 to be Dunning ku Mebahkor

ieht kor lwo Rapidly Draws Toward Close   Japanese Resistance Diminishes: Marines Reach Coast On East Front

Enemy Resistance ‘Steadily Weakens   ‘Marines Closing In On Last Two Pockets Of ‘Japanese Resistance After Splitting Forces

Marines Near Final Victory On Iwo Island   Japs Able To Offer Less Resistance As Yanks Smash To Eastern Beaches

U. S. Warships Extend Patrols To Amami Island As Fight On Okinawa Nears End

O'CONOR MAY NOT RUNFOR GOVERNOR   Reports Say Executive Has _ Sights Trained on ‘Judaechin -.

O'Conor Believed Ready To Retire From Politics To Secure Judaeship

Heet Returns To Battle Of EasternBornec  Bombards Shore ositions In

SEVENTH FLEET BLASTS BORNEG   Australian Troops Push Inland To Capture Oil Fields

WARSHIPS BACK INTO BORNEO FIGHT   DESTROY THREE JAPANESE GUN POSITIONS DEEP IN BSLIKPAPAN BAY.

BORNEO COAST AREA SHELLED   Seventh Fleet Back in Action With Bombardment In Balikpapan Bay   Aussies Make Advance

HIGGINS BILL SENT TO KELLY   10 Per Cent Tax On Liquor Is Passed by State Legislature

A TAX 10 AND LOGALITIES   Legislature. Makes Sure 40 Per Cent Will Be Used For Roads.

CITIES 10 BENEFIT ON NEW LIQUCE TAY   Provides That 40 Percent of Expected Ten Million Must Go to County Roads

Truman Warns This Is No Time  For Either Strikes OfLockouts   Not Time For Short-Sighted Management To Seize Upon Chance To Cut Wages Or Labor Leaders To Shirk Responsibility.

Industry-Labor Cautioned About Transition Era   Truman Says It's No Time To Cut Wages Or Foment Strife In Industry.

TRUMAN WARNS AGAINST STRIKES   ASKS LABOR-INDUSTRY CO-OPERATION IN PEACE

President Warns Labor, Employers Not To Incite Strikes, Cut Wages

College Petition To Be Circulater Through County   To Give Authority To Levy Tax Rate, Float $200,000 Bond Issue

Labor-Employer Parley Retarded   Committees Blamed For Slack Procedure

(Management May [File Sep  parate  Parley Reports      Criticise ‘Labor Repr sentatives as Stud: ~ Tssues Continues. -

Management: Labor Dodge An Inipasse  On Problems   Committees Bother Over ,Their Reports

Management May File Separate Parley Reports   Criticise Labor Repre sentatives as Study o Issucs Continues.

FEAR DEADLOCK OF COMMITTEES AT L-M PARLEY   Hope, However, To Prevent Thorough Disagreement; Eric Johnston Not Pessimistic Despite  Trouble Signs.

WAGNER OPENS SENATE DEBATE ON MONEY BILL   World Bank and Cash For Stabilization Involved in Act

Approval of Bretton Woods Pact Would Help Establish Enduring Peace, Claim

wo GROUPS  OPPOSED To} MEASURE INVOLVING IN- ‘  if, TERNATIONAL 'FI    *  -NANCING. . _

Nips Boast Of New Kind Of Warfare   Underground Fortifications Are Described

FORTRESS JAPAN © TO DEFY ATTACKS   Tokyo Broadcasts Claims of Vast Underground Defenses

Using the Diqnified Term ‘Underground Warfare.  Japs Readv to Hide Under Hameland

Truman to Confer With Churchill, Stalin Separately  U. S. President Selected   U. S. President Selected as Chairman of Conference; Foreign Secretaries to Meet

‘Truman Chats With Stalin And Churchill Are Planned   President To Hold Separate Meetings

NY. Night Clubs. --Inaugurate New Whoopee Hours  Industry Gives Up Hope For Reprieve  From

Wheepee Curtailed: ‘Amusement Spots Close at Midnight,  Taxis Hit by New Curfew Regulations

Night Clubs Give Up Hope   No Reprieve Seen In Curfew Status As Clubs Cut Emploves.

EMPHASIZES SPLIT AN PARTY RANKS      Williams’ Rejection Oraws Unusual Attention

WILLIAMS SNUB STRESSES SPLIT   19 Democrats Join G.0.P in Rejecting REA Choice

OTH ARMY TO ~ OCCUPY AREA   MacArthur Announces There Will Be Additional Landings Near Tokyo.   FICHELBERGER LEADER

Eighth Army Will Be in Tokyo Area   MacArthur Announces Ad. ditional, Landings At Two Places   IN STRATEGIC SPOTS   British and American Naval Units Are Anchored In Sagami Bay

M Arthur Names Eighth Army To ccupy Tokyo   Landing Is Postponed Again; Air Troops Will Light In Japan Capital

'M Arthur Fixes New Points for Occupation   Gen. Eichelberger’s Army To Spearhead Move Into Tokvo

Big Fleet At Anchor Oft Japan   Gen. MacArthur Reported Ready Te Leave Manile

Fleet Riding At Anchor In Nip Port   General Eichelberger, Leader of Occupation Troops, Will Arrive in Japan With Allied Chief Thursday; Situation Is Calm

MacArthur Reveals oth Also To Occupy Tafeyamahojo Area   Gen. Eichelberger To Accompany His Chief on Aug. 30

8th Army Named By MacArthur as  Occupation Force   Additional Landings — Will Be Made at Yokohama, Chief Save.   Commander to Alight On Airfield Thursday

Eichelberger  Outfit Draws  Policing Dut;   Planes Transporting ‘Mac’ and Staff From Manila to Okinawa

8th Army Named To Occupy Tokyo Says MacArthur   Additional Landings Prepared at Yokohama, Tafeyama, Flee! Anchors Quietly Near Tokyo

Urges Congress to Keep Draft      8th Army to Occupy Tokyo Area; Plan 3 Landings

U. 5. OTH ARM) WILL OCCUPY TOKYO AREA   Other Landings Announced For Yokohama, Tateyama   21 JAP ENVOYS   Meet Fleet To Get Further Instructions: Landing Plans Go Forward

_ Sweep Mines From Bay After Two Mighty Naval Forces Move Up   SHELRY DIVISIONS 

NAME 8TH ARMY TO SPEARHEAD JAPAN LANDING   Battleship Missouri Leads Peaceful Move Into Jap Home Waters

S FUMireearst Stites aM MILEY Co See ws Rw we eworrrrre te ee  © gs      8th Army to Occupy Tokyo Area; Plan 3 Landings

8th Army To Take Over in Tokyo Area   MacArthur To Leave Matiila Tonight For Okinawa.

Intends To Control Ports On Tokyo Bay   Eighth Army to Occupy Tokyo Area; Powerful Naval Forces Anchored 30 Miles of Tokyo; Signing Due Next Sunday

Landings Also Are Planned at Yokohama Port   Southern Korea Will Be Held by Yanks; U. S. Fleet in Bay

New Landings At Yokohama, Tateyamakojo   General Eichelberger Will Accompany Supreme Allied Commander.   GAIN BAY CONTROL

Minesweepers Clearing Path To Naval Base   Jap Emissaries Board U.S Battleship Mis souri   U.S. 8th Army Will  Orecruny Toakvo Ares

GENERAL MACARTHUR Y DESIGNATES EIGHTH ARMY OCCUPY TOKYO SUPREME COMMANDER ALSO ANNOUNCES ADDI.  JTfFeAMMRIAS BHIRTS

American, British Naval Forces Anchor In Sagami Bay, 30 Miles from Tokyo

FLEETS ANCHORED IN BAY AS — HOUR FOR MACARTHUR ARRIVAL NEARS; 8TH ARMY TO OCCUPY

EIGHTH ARMY 10 OCCUPY TOKYO   M'ARTHUR REVEALS PLANS FOR LANDING AT YOKOHAMA PORT

Americansto Make More Landings in Area Near Tokyo   Gen. Eichelberger Designated to Take Command of Tokyo Area MocArthur Announces

Allied Fleet Anchored In Sagami Bay   MacArthur Announces Additional Landings Will Be Made At Yokohama, Tokyo's Port

MacArthur Reveals New Program   Landings To Be Made At Yokohama And Tateyama

GENERAL MACARTHUR DESIGNATES EIGHTH ARMY OCCUPY TOKYO  SUPREME COMMANDER ALSO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL LANDING POINTS

Victorious Fleet Clearly Visible To Thousands of Japanese on Shore

Allied Naval Might Anchors off Coast of Japan in View of Thousands of Japs; Enemy Emissaries are Met and Given Instructions on Welcoming Occupation Forces Thursday.

Allied Fleet Units Anchor Within 30 Miles Of Nip Capital   Warships Act Ahead of Schedule; Japs Go Aboard USS Missouri; Minesweepers Clearing Channel

Kichelberger To Lead Yanks On Occupation   Lt. General Will Accom: pany Supreme Allied Comnunder When He Acrives In Japau   Allied Fleets Are . Standing Off Coast   Thrust Into Sagami Bay Proves As Quiet As Routine Peneetime Man.  euver At Home

Halsey Flagship Is First, 1,200 Planes Overheac   Nippon Emissaries Board Missouri For Final Instructions

Dealers Need Not Retain Records   Gas Rationing Facts No Longer Required by OPA—Announcement

Strike Order Against GM Awaits Reply   Company Given Until d—Phones In INinois Stilled

ClO Auto Workers Give Company Until Four O'Clock   30 PER CENT WAGE INCREASE SOUGHT   Union Leaders Demand To See Records of Karnines

FIRM IS GIVEN TILL 4 P.M. TO ANSWER OFFER   350,000 Plan Walkout If Reply Does Not Suit Demands Of CIO Union

CIO Awaits GM Answer  To Demands   Auto Manufacturers Given Until 4 P. M. To Accept Proposal

Emperor Promises Whole Power To Fulfill Surrender Exactly As Required by Allied Leader

Japs Define Visit As Final Act for Nips’ Humiliation   Natives Dare Not Look At Their Emperor 

Promised Everything To Insure Fulfillment Of Terms  WILL ABDICATE  Ik NEC ESSARY  Constitution Being Re drafted To Provide  For Abdication

MACARTHUR IS VISITED BY EMPEROR   Unprecedented Visit Is Made Ry Jap Ruler

Nippon Emperor Has Conference  With MacArthur   Nip Leader Quoted As Pledging To Meet :Surrender Terms

JAP EMPEROR VISITS GENERAL   Informed = Soure     Say Hirohito Promised to Do Everything in His Power to Insure Faithful) Fulfillment of Surrender Terms.

JAPS REPORT EMPEROR READY TO COOPERATE   Statements Said Made At Unprecedented Visit With MacArthur   PRECEDENTS SHATTERED   Gi Shouts ‘There’s The Guy’ When Nip Leader Passes Group Of Soldiers

MacArthur Gets Emperor's Pledge To Fulfill Duties   Hirohito’s Visit to American Embassy Shatters 2000-Year Precedent; May Have Discussed Abdication

May Have Offered To Abdicate At Closely  Guarded Conference   Reshuffling Of Cabinet Indicated By Reports A: Another Possible Outcome Of Emperor's Violation Of 2,000-Year-Old Precedent.

2000-Year Precedent Is Broken   PROMISES TO DO ALL IN oe HIS POWER.TO FULFILL TERMS - -~OF SURRENDER; MAY ABDICATE

Hirohito Makes Cooperation Bid in Unique Calt   BBC ‘Strongly Believes’ Allied Chief Informed Emperor Would Quit

Call Breaks Precedents Of Japanese   Emperor Visits With MacArthur At U. S. Embassy

MIKADO’S CALL ON MACARTHUR BREAKS RULES   Expressed Willingness To Abdicate, Other  Rumors Claim

SON OF HEAVEN PROMISES 10 AID IN PEACE   Nipponese Leader Pays Unprecedented Visit to Gen, MacArthur.

HIROHITO IN SOCIAL CALL ON MARTHUR   Breaks 2,000 Year Precedent In Visiting General

MIKADO GIVES WORD TO HELP ARMY'S WORK   New Hint of Abdication _ Comes After Hirohito Calls on MacArthur.

(—OCCUPATION Mikado  Offer to  Quit Seen Embassy Talk With General Kept Secret

EMPEROR AND M’ARTHUR TALK IN TOKYO TODAY   Precede nt of 2000 Years Is Broken in Japan

‘Belgium! There’s a Country  Want to See Again,’ Says — Gl Joe, Moving on to Germany

Belgians Sad ‘When Yanks Move On  Scseaneestertatiatineenennmanieiensnemeeenedinen aamenenmeenmnetmenmetenalinetamnemmenamedncmemeiie steamed tee ee

u  Congress May Be Asked to Decide Policy of Newspaper-Radio Hookup

MAY CHANGE VOTE SYSTEM   ‘Massachusetts’ Ballot to Get Test in Ohio Senate

Nothing On Price Ceilings For Cars   OPA Postpones Decision Again After Dealers Submit New Arguments

Wainwright's Story Awaited    Meantime Corregidor Hero Busy Gentleman

Tales Of The Last Days On “The Rock” And. Prison Horrors That Followed Will Be Told To War Depart ‘ope cosas

Wainwright To Tell His Story   Ready To Tell Of Surrender, Imprisonment But Public Mav Have To Wait.

WAINWRIGHT READY TO TELL HIS STORY   Tells Senate it Must Be Told In All its Ghastly Detail.

WAINWRIGHT TU MAKE REPORT   General Rests After Tumultuous Welcome In  « U. S. Capital

Wainwright To Tell His Story   Will Reveal Last Days of Corregidor

Hero Of Bataan Ready To Tell Prison Horrors   Wairwright Will Report To War Department; May Not Be Made Public.

Wainwright, Resting After Tumultuous Reception, Ready To Tell Pitiful Story’

WAINWRIGHT IS TAKING REST   Ready to Tell ‘Pitiful Story’ to War Department

Wainwright Ready To Tell Horrors Of Corregidor   Date Report to Be Made Not Announced, General Now Resting

 WainwrightReady ToOffer Story To War Department; Pablic Not To Hear It Soon

PRESIDENT 10 AbpRess CONGRESS ‘MONDAY AND BROAD ' CAST TO ARMED FORCES  '* " SNURSDAY ee

PRESIDENT TRUMAN LEADS TRIBUTE TO PREST ROOSEVELT   New Executive Humbly Assumes Burdens of  White House   TO ATTEND FUNERAL   Wil Accompany Morta: Remains of Late Pres’t  To Hyde Park

Truman to Forego Frisco Conference; Leads Nation's Final Tribute to Reosevelt

KAISER IS SEEKING GIANT STEEL PLANT   West Coast Industrialist Forming Syndicate To Purchase  Government Property

UTAH STEEL PLANT WANTED BY KAISER   Ship Builder Negotiating With DPC for Purchase

Texas Refinery At Tulsa Closing Down   Pickets Take Up Stations, Help Lacks to Keep Operations Goina

rickets Close Texas Company Tulsa Plant   265 Employes to Be Added to More Than 1000 Oklahoma Oil Workers Already Idle

Red Points Urged For Meat Alone   Enforcement of Essentials Demanded Among Proposal To Auoment Food Supply

MAJOR OVERHAULING OF POINT SYSTEM   Thirteen Governors Back New Food Program

13 Governors " Urge Red Points _ for Meat Only   Conference Suggests OPA:Concentrate On Food: With One Head

Urge Red Point For Meat Alone   Governors Want  OPA Cancentration

Northeastern Governors ‘Would Use Red Points For Meat Buying Alone

13: Governors S.. Ask Red Points .. For Meat Alone   Only Country To Combine . Rationing » Of ~ Foods; . Appeal For ‘More Cars

TS CU SSE   Governors Recommend That Red Points Be Used for Meat Alone.

Food Crisis Needs More Railroad Cars   Use Red Points for Meat Alone, Northeastern State Leaders Say; Purchases of Butter are Avoided

Governors Want Rationing System Changed  Executives Declare the Entire Program Is Faulty

GOVERNORS URGE USE OF RED POINTS FOR MEAT ALONE   Governors of Thirteen North. eastern States Are Meeting in New York.   TALK FOOD PROBLEMS   Suggest OPA Enforcement Be Concentrated on Food Alone.

Use of Red Points for Meat Alone Favored by Thirteen Governors In Conference on Food Problems

Governors Ask ‘Overhaulino’ 2 Ration System   13 State Executives In East Assert OPA Can Solve Problems By Changing Set-up

OVERHAULING OF RATIONING PLAN PROPOSED   Army Purchases Cut To Help Alleviate Shortages

Glider Rescues WAC, Two Airmen From Shangri-La   Spend 47 Days  In Remote Valley

“Wac and 2 Airmen Companions Taken out : Of Shangri-la After 47-day Imprisonment

Tar Soe ee “Shower And Permanent Wave All I Want,” Says Rescued Wac

Wac and Two Airmen Snatched to Safety After 47 Days Marooned in Mountainous Wilds of New Guines

WAC, 2 Men Are Rescued In ‘Shangri-La’   Trio, Marooned 47 Days In Jungle, Saved By Glider Pickup

Atomic Bomb Secrets May Be Given Allied Group   Decision Expected At Conference Next Week Between Truman And Attlee

British Circles Claim Truman and Attlee Will Make Decision During Parley in Washington

Allies Hurdle Po River on lialian Front   Enemy's Redoubt Threatened From the South

Enemy Flees Big Allied . Push in Italy   Yanks Cross Po,  Drive for Last German Redoubt

Allies Hurdle Po River on  Italian Front  Enemy’s Redoubt Threatene   Enemy’s Redoubt Threatened From the South

NATION'S HOLIDAY DEATHS REACH 93     THIRTY-EIGHT DIE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS—23 PERSONS DROWNED.

Russia Yields  On Veto Issue After Appeal By Stettinius   BigStumblingBlock At Parley Removed: Secret Note Handed Stalin by Hopkins

Actfon Removes Stumbling _ Block That Had Delayed the Speedy Writing of League Charter.   APPEAL TO STALIN MADE BY STETTINIUS   Soviet Premier Agrees to Go Along With Other Powers in Their Stand on Question.

Note Handed To Stalin Is Effective   Greatest Stumbling Block Before Frisco Delegates Removed

Russia Gives h On Veto Power ‘Dispute   Speeds Conference oward Completion Of World Charter

Big Five Agree on Yalta Voting Formula   Freedom of Hearing and Discussion Declared Assured

VETO ACCORD ATTAINED BY BIG POWERS   Stettinius is Confident of Success in Drafting Charter

24TH DIVISION IS APPROACHING DAVAG   Resistance On Southern Approach Te Mindanao Harbor Described . As “Disorganized”

JoTH ARMY BEGINS OCCUPATION TASK   ZONE TAKEN OVER INCLUDES SAAR BASIN, RHINE VALLEY, PART OF RUHR.

Americans and Filipinos Strike Behind Jap Lines ‘To Rescue 510 Comrades

Americans — Free 510 Jap  Prisoners   More Than 500 Japs Killed During chraling Rescue   In Luzon

SNYDER FAVORS CONSOLIDATION   War Mobilizer For Stream lined Organization Of Federal Agencies

WAR MOBILIZER TO TAKE OATH TODA)   Snyder’ Seas in Favor of Con solidating Many U. S. Aoevies

U.SS. COMFORT _ BOMBED BY JADS      Suicide Pilot Crashes Into Hospital Ship, Killing 29

HIT BY PLANE   29 Americans Die as Jap Suicide Pilot Crashes  Into Vessel

HARVEST TO CONTINUE   Favorable Conditions for Next 3¢ Hours Forecast  as

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS   Brief Mention of Things You Know and Don’t Know About Town

THEY WANT IT, BUT IT’S ‘HOT’   Proposed Pay Hike of $15,000 Annually for Solons Lacks Support

Attlee !s Expected To Leave Potsdam   Prime Minister to Organize New House of Commons

BEST OF JAP PILOTS WIPED OUT BY YANKS   Fight in Pacific Increases British-U. S$. Unity

GRAVE CRISIS SEEN IN JAP’S WAR SITUATION      Admiral Kobayashi Resigns From Cabinet — Will Ferm New Party

Brazilian President Promises to Fix Election Date within 90 Days

Brazil To Have First Election in Many Y ears   President Fixes  Date In 90 Davs

Eisenhower Lashes at His Critics   Determination to Remove Traces  Of Naziism Told

FORBID NAZIS SINGLE VOTE IN ELECTION   ‘I Hate Them’ Says Eisenhower to Critics

Quits Presidency Of Brazil Under Army Ultimatum   ~ New, President, Chief Justice Of Supreme Court, Deliberates On What To Do With Hir

VARGAS IS OUSTED AS BRAZIL CHIE   Linhares Takes Over Post In Bloodless Coup

NEW PRESIDENT RULING BRAZIL   Vargas Resigns, Is Held  Under Military ~ Guard

Ousted Brazil Head Prisoner Of Ar ‘med Unit   Jose Linhares, New Presi_ dent In Bloodless.Coup,  Deliberates On What to Do With Him °

Vargas Ousted As Brazil Head After 15 Years   Supreme Court Justice Acts As President Pending Election   ARMY BACKS CHANGE   Fear Of Nullification Of Dec. 2 Vote Seen Behind Coup

PRESIDENT VARGAS RESIGNED; LINHARES QUICKLY INDUCTED  UPHEAVAL IN BRAZIL THIRD OF LIKE NATURE It

Staunch Friend Of U.S. Under Military Guard   15-Year Rule Ended By Army Ultimatum; Court Chief in Control

Supreme Court Justice Heads  Brazil Government  President Vargas Ousted by   Military Who Guarantee Vote a a, a ee ee!  ee on 

Resigned After Army Issued An Ultimatum   Jose Linhares, New President, Ends 15 Year Rule of Varga:

Fate Of Vargas, Deposed Brazilian President,  Deliberated By New Chief

Vargas: Resigns As President: in Bloodless Coup .   “Chief Justice of :Brazil’s Supreme — Court Takes Over; -Army Behind Action

Vargas Quits As President Of Brazil   Selects Head of Supreme Court As Successor in Office

BLOODLESS COUP UPSETS BRAZIL   President Is Under Military Arrest After Resignation

Court Justice Takes Over in Bloodless Coup   15-Year Rule Ended In Dramatic Move By Army Leavers

‘SWIFT AND BLOODLESS DRIVE BY ARMY REMOVES VARGAS AS PRESIDENT AND U.S. FRIEND

ULTIMATUM REMOVES PRESIDENT   Dictator for 15 Years Held Under Arrest

Vargas Held Under Guard   President For 15 Years Resigns to Army Ultimatum, Chief Justice Takes Over

Displaced Ruler Is Under Guard   New Brazilian President  Debates What to Do With Vargas  T"ATTAC ff Wr" a Td TyY 7¥ rT      ENDS 15-YEAR RULE   Brazil Is Third Country With Government Upheaval in Month

VARGAS GIVES WAY TO HIGh COURT JUDGE   To Serve Until Elections On December 2   In Streets Around Presidential Palace: Troops Occupy Key Points

Ultimatum Of Military Ends 15-Year Rule   Supreme Court Head Successor; Election Scheduled Dec. 2; Guard Ousted Leader

Vargas, Deposed as President of Brazil Is Held by the Arms   Friend of U. 5. and President for 15 Years, Now Under Guard

Vargas Quits As President. Is Under Guard   Swift Coup Ends 15Year Rule in Brazil— New Head Deliberate:  Fate of Predecessor

Tokyo Radio Says Chiba Prefecture Becomes ‘Thoroughfare’ For U. S. Planes

Imperial Rule Thought Best  By Missionary   Allies ruling to permit Hirohito to remain on throne called “most inspired decision.”

Oak Leaf Cluster Given Marshall  Paid High Tribute by President Truman

TRUMAN LAUDS MARSHALL FOR GREAT EFFOR]   President, Giving Genero! an Award, Credits Him with War Victory

WAR PRODUCTION SET NEW RECORD   United States Plants Made Mark Never Dreamed In Industrial History

Report Cease Firing Order   But Will Take Days to Be- ' come Effective; MacArthur Says Notes Satisfactory

MacArthur Will Push Order for Japs Isolation   Prompt Enforcement Steps Are Planned By Allied Commander

MacArthur To Enforce Allied Order   Cut in Diplomatic Ties Annoys Japs; Question Raised

FIRM DEMAND ON DIPLOMACY   MacArthur To Act Promptly To Cut Nips’ Ties With Other Nations

OPA HINDERING SMALL PACKERS   Senators Told Agency Out To Make Meat Business A Public Utility

SEN. THOMAS REVEALS UNVERIFIED" REPORT THAT GROUP. WITHIN OPA. WANTS TO ELIMINATE SMALL PACKERS

‘Burgomaster Makes Complaint as Suffering of People of Bastogne Is Revealed

SHAEF Deny Announcing Surrender   STATEMENT FAILS TO DISCLAIM TRUTH OF WAR END STORY

SHAEF Says No Complete Authorization   Does Not Deny AP Story But Says No News About Surrender Authentic.   TAS SEES CRN SG SE

American Casualty Toll Drops Again   More ‘Missing’ Yankees Turning Up

Observers On Sharp Vigil  For Fleeing Axis Leaders    Acting Secretary Grew Asks Definite Assurances From Neutral Nations Not To Harbor War Criminals—Uncertain Of Some

U, 8. OBSERVERS ALERTED ON NAZI ~ WAR CRIMINALS   Grew Discloses Sharp Lookout Is Being Kept in Spain and Portugal for Fleeing Warlords,   NEUTRALS ARE ASKED NOT TO HARBOR THEM   Acting Secretary of State Calls for Definite Assurance German Leaders Will Be Barred.

U. §. Agents in Spain, Portugal Alert 'For War Criminals Fleeing From German

H. BECKMANN IS MISSING IN ACTION   Akron Soldier May Be Prisoner of Germans In. Bie Drive —

Mrs. Mary Beckmann, ' Gets Message Regarding Pvt: Herman Beckmann.

First Americans Received With Apathy  Tokyo World’s Worst Bombed City

Tokyo Proves World’s Worst Bombed City    Japs Glad War Is All Over

Newsman Finds Tokio In Ruins, People Polite, Food Terrible Inflation Absent

 Lokyo Is Fantastic Monument To Shattering ‘Power Of Air Forces; Japanese Appear Calm

Tokyo Is World's Worst Bombed City, American War Correspondent States

Tokyo In Ruins From Raids;  Japanese Glad War Is Over   Enemy Capital Appears To Be World's Worst Bombed City: Food Is Terrible, But People Are Healthy And Prices Reasonable; Power, Water Supply Function

Writer Believes Tokyo Is Worst Bombed City   Residents Show Little Emotion as First  Yanks Arrive

Tokyo Found World's Worst Bombed City   No Incidents as Americans Enter Japanese Capital

J apan Suffers th Straight Day Of Air Attacks   One Person Out of 15 Blasted from Homes, Tokvo Radio Admits

tactory Sectors Pounded   Nip Homeland Subjected  To Four-Day Aerial Attack

200 Superforts Blast Tokyo, Yokohama Area:   Hit Five Factory, Military Targets; Many Japs Homeless

Russian Says. Doctor's Injection Killed Hitler To End 5 Days Of Pain

Hiller “Mercy Death Traced By Russians   Fuchrer Paralyzed, Mad at End; Doenitz And Aides Arrested

ALL MEMBERS OF THE FLENSBURG GOV'T, ARRESTED   Russian Intelligence Report To SHAEF Tells Of Hitler’s Death; 300 Officers In Nazi Catch.

Report Hitler Died In a Mercy Killing   Russian Intelligence Officers Tell SHAEF Fuehrer Was Paralyzed and Insane With Pain Last Five Days of His Life.

Disband German High Command   Allied Officers to Deal With Germans

‘Reds Report Hitler Put to Death By Physician: Doenitz Told May }

German Admiral Takes Own Life To Avoid Arrest   All Members of Flensburg Government Arrested by Allied Forces.   Julius Streicher, Jew Baiter, Taken on Farm

PEACE FEESERS BEING PUT OUT   Submarines Join Planes for Pre-invasion Work on Japan

NUMBER OF AMERICAN SUBMARINES MOVING INTO JAPAN WATERS  TOKYO ALSO REPORTS AIR WAR ON HOMELAND

YANK AIR, SEA MIGHT GET SET FOR INVASION   Chinese Forces Recapture ' Gateway to Indo-China;  Mop Up Borneo

Enemy Reports ‘“Considerable Number” of Undersea Craft Joining Airplane Raiders.   HOMELAND AGAIN IS BOMBED IN PLACES

40 More Nip Ships Sunk Or Damaged   Chinese Report Capture Of Indo-China Gateway; Admiral Nomura Sends Out Peace Feeler

Japs Report U.S. Subs Join Planes In Invasion Steps      Undersea Craft Said To Be Moving Into Home Water Of Nipponese Empire; Widely-Separated Targets Hit As Sweeping Aerial Blows Are Continued

American Subs Encircle Japan, Tokyo Reports   Capture Of Indo - China Gateway Threatens Foe

Chinese Claim Capture of Indo-China Gateway   Australians Advance in Pandansari Refinery Aree. Near Balikpapan

FLIERS BLAST JAP TARGETS IN NEW RAIDS   Submarines Join In Softening-Up Blows For Impending Invasion

Yank Submersibles Join In Pre-invasion Campaign: Chinese Report Successes

Tokyo Reports Wider Aetivity To Choke Isles   Chinese Capture Gateway To Indo-China; Three British Carriers Damaged by Planes

12 PAGES   MANY TARGETS IN NIPPON SMASHED   Nips Say U-Boats Trying To Blockade Homeland   40 JAP VESSELS   Announced As Sunk During Week-end: Semi-Official Peace Feeler Made

Chinese Take Gateway to Indo-China   200 Planes Batter Targets In Japan, Tokyo Says

CHINESE TROOPS SEIZE GATEWAY TO INDO-CHINA   Threaten to Trap 200,000 Japanese Soldiers in Southeast Asia

Chinese Win Gateway to Indo-China *  Yanks Continue “Pre-Invasion™ ne. £2Bs._ba es

Chinese Capture Indo-China Gate Ty Asiatic. Pust   Widely-Separated Targets -In Enemy Territory Hit  ’ By 200 Planes Today

Tokyo Sees Invasion  Attempt on Homeland As Allies Destroy Jap Ships and Warplanes

NUMBER OF AMERICAN SUBMARINES MOVING INTO JAPAN WATERS  TOKYO ALSO REPORTS AIR WAR ON HOMELAND REMAINS UNABATED

Activities of Dr. Albert Einstein Being Probed by Un-American Group

Poland to Get Upner Silesia, Danzig, Most of East Prussia, Baltic Front, Churchill Tells House of Commons

Poland Will Be Given Danzig, Unper Silesia   Churchill Tells Commons of Plans Made bv Bie Three

Upper Silesia, ‘Danzig Included ‘In Land Division   All In Readiness For Nazi Collapse, Commons Advised

POLES 10 GET COMPENSATION FROM GERMANY   Premier Says Poland Will Receive ‘Long Baltic Sea Front’

ENGLISH HEAR BIG 3 REPORT BY CHURCHILL   Says Allies Will Take Drastic Steps Against Reich in Peace

Ally Will Get East Prussia, Silesia Areas   Big-Three Promise Nation Wide Front Alang Raltice See

Churchill Reveals Grants To Poland   Allies Give Her Danzig, Silesia, E. Prussia Slice

Churchill Tells Plan  for Poles   Prime Minister Defends Yalta Work, Reviews Conference Action

Poland Will Get Parts of Silesia And Easi Prussia   ‘Will Also Receive German Territory  East of Oder to Compensate for  Section Lost, Churchill Reveals

ALLIED PLANS ARE REVEALED BY CHURCHILL   Prime Minister Tells Commons Everything Is Ready for Nazi Collapse.

(Man Injured As Plane Crashes In Own Yard   Tries To Drop Keys For WifePlane Caught In Down Draft

Trapped Nazis Try To Find Exit From Allied Deadlock Ike Calls For Surrender

5,000 Planes Bring End to Record Month   Many Sections of Crumbling Nazidom Pounded During Day

5,000 Allied Warplanes Rip Reich Targets  ~ 165,000 Tons Hurle On Reich In Month:   165,000 Tons Hurled On Reich In Month; 8th Airforce Average: 200 Tons An Hour

President [Truman Sets Precedent in Long Plane Journey   Is Guest of Washington States’ Chief Executive While En Route to World Conference

15 CORRESPONDENTS LOSE LIVES IN WAR   29 Wounded: Five Captured Covering Europe

ATOM DAMAGE TO NAGASAKI BEYOND BELIEF; AIRMEN   COLUMN OF SMOKE RISES 20,000 FEET, SEEN 250 MI. AWAY

Target Damage Obscured Hours Later By Smoke  aa ~~, BB wee   Fliers 250 Miles Away Witnessed Atomic Bombing

‘Airmen 70 To 250 Miles Away Witnessed Atomic Bombing Of Japanese City   Described As ‘Too Tremendous To Believe’; General Spaatz Describes Results As ‘Good

Great Damage At Nagasaki  Atomic Destruction Too Tramendoaus ta Relieve

Fliers on Other Missions 250 Miles Away Report Seeing Fiery Yellow-orange Ball Shoot 8,000 Feet Into Sky— Superforts Continue To Spread Devastation Over Other Parts of Japan

Atom Bomb Blas Wrecks Nagasaki   Hayoc Too Great To Believe, Flyers Say

ATOMIC BOMBING OF  NAGASAKI DESCRIBED  AS UNBELIEVABLE. AIRMEN 70 TO 250 MILES  AWAY SAY IT WAS “TOO TREMENDOIIS RELIEVE”

Atom Blast At Nagasaki Said Terrific      Airmen Hundreds of Miles Away Report Bombing Is Too Tremendous to Believe: No Photos Yet

Smoke Column 20.000 Feet Over Nagasaki   Destruction “Too Tremendous to Believe.”” Assert Pilot Observers

Atom Bomb Blast Seen By Flier 250 Miles Off   Fiery Yellow Ball Shoots Into Sky For 8,000 Feet: ‘Too Large To Believe’ Airmen Say

Truman Urges are 0. K.  i i nd   Brief Talk Given by President in Formal Presentation of Pact

House Rider To Measure Affects  Valley Worker:   If Bill Is Signed Labor Disputes In Citrus Industry To Be Dropped

IS NAMED MODERATOR   Rev. W. M. Nichols Elected at Ar: kansas City Meeting

BACK OF THE HEADLINES  Smaller Nations Will Help Make Peace Treaties  os But ‘Big Three’ will   But ‘Big Three’ will Have Power Of Veto As Russians. Wanted

Smaller Nations Will Help Make Peace Treaties  But ‘Big Three’ Will   But ‘Big Three’ Will Have Power Of Veto As Russians Wanted

Bla THREE KEEP DOMINATING ROLE ON PEACE PACTS  Acc Cc enk Al viet Russia Thou gh Granting sort Ground     21. NATIONS TO JOIN IN     But Major Powers Will Be in Position to Veto Any   But Major Powers Will Be in Position to Veto Any ~ Objectionable Parts

BARBER HELD IN THOMPSON CASE   HE AND WOMAN EMPLOYE BEING, QUESTIONED

Swing To “T.eft” Shown In Election   By DeWITT MacKENZIE  AP PBareion Nowe Analwyct

England Will LearnExtent “Left” Swing   There Has Been: Great Change In Politi¢al Complexion of Many ConlinentalCountries In 10 Years a

FORTHCOMING BRITISH ELECTION WILL BE MOMENTOUS AFFAIR IN THAT IT WILL SHOW REAT TREND

England’s General Election To Give Answers— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (1  How Far Has John Bull Swung To The Left?

Britain’s Election Will Determine How Far She has Turned Left   SITTIATION COMPLICATED

England’s Fufure Election Vital   Will Prove How Far John Bull Affected by Europe Left Swing

ooo... seeeeererrrrrerreereeereeerrrr  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE— AP Foreign News Analyst

KURUSU HAS A GOOD STORY, AS STORIES GO   Jap Peace Envoy Says He Didn’t Know Of Pearl Harbor

Suzuki’s Cabinet Is Under Fire   Chinese Counteroffensive Routs . Nip. Threat To U.S. Airbase 

Casualties On Okinawa Up To 16.964 Count   General Chinese Counteroffensive To Route Threat To Base Made.   RESEIZE. ONE CITY

Nip Armies Thrown Into Reverse on Every Front.   New Japanese Cabinet Is... Scored by Tokvo Newsnanpers

ALLIED SUCCESS GETS NEW JAP PREMIER IN BAD   Chinese Open New Drive as Nips Beaten Out of Burma; Okinawa Still Tough

Chinese In Lunge At. Japs   Recapture a City in Thrust to Protect a U. S.. Airbase; Yanks   ‘Edge Ahead Near Naha.

Japs Fall Back On Pacific Fronts   Tokyo Premier Faces Criticism Because of Widespread Reverses

Chinese Thrust Drives Japs Back From U. §. Airbase   Suzuki Cabinet May Fall; Yanks Gain on Okinawa

SMASH JAPANESE INTO REVERSE ON ALL CHINAFRONTS  WIDESPREAD DEFEATS  miLsiAlvTrA ARI PTiAinas   WIDESPREAD DEFEATS INVOKES CRITICISM OF NEW JAP CABINET

Japanese Meet Reverse in Chine  Suffer Severe Defeat at Hands of Chinese

JAP CHIHKIANG DRIVE SMASHED   16,000 U. S. CASUALTIES REPORTED ON OKINAWA

CHINESE DRIVE REPELS JAPS   Nips In Reverse On Every Pacific Fighting Front

CHINESE PUSH JAPSBACKIN COUNTER-B LOW   ‘Attack to Save U. S. Airbase at Chihkiang; Okinawa Gains Only Minor

Yankee Casualties in Okinawa Battle  Reach 16,964 Tota      Fronts There Remain Deadlocked; Davao City Captured

AFL Unions Turn to Congress for Inquiry Of Closing of Higgins P:ants in New Orleans

AFL Asks Probe Of Shutdown At Higgins Plants   Want Congress To In vestigate Both Marr ment and Labor to Discover. Reason for Higgins Action.

Yankton Shaken by Earth Tremor:  Probably Caused  by Rock Shifts

Attacks on Labor Bill Continue   Little Chance Seen For Senate Approval.

AMERICAN SHOOTS DOWN 5 NAZI PLANES   Iiiinois Mustang Pilot in 120-Mile Running Battle With 15 German Craft.

Nimitz Gets Big Reception   Tells Congress Japan Had More Planes. Bigger Army Than On Dee. 7.

Crowd Roars A Welcome To Adm. Nimitz   1,000 Planes Overhead as Navy’s .Hero Returns; Tells of Beating Japs

Welcome In Washington   1,000-Plane Escort Overhead As Navy Chief Arrives; Says Japs Had More Plans At End Than She Possessed At Pearl Harbor: But Hopelessly Beaten

: 1,000-Plane Escort For Nimitz Jap Army, Air Force Bigger, But Navy Loss Doomed Nation

Hero's Welcome Given Nimitz   1,000 Planes Rear Over Capitol as Admiral _ Visits Concress _

Admiral C. Nimitz Addresses Congres: Tells Jap Strength   Capitol Presents Hero's Welcome; 1,000 Plane Escort

N.C. YOUTH GETS HIGHEST AWARD FROM PRESIDENT   Jacklyn Lucas Of Belhaven, N. C., Among 14 Presented With Congressional Medal  Honor By Truman; Nimitz Honored.

ERNEST BALES FREED   Had Been Prisoner ec‘ Japanese Since Fall of Bataan

EXTRA!   Soviet Note Says Tokio Aided Hitler   No Indication Of Future Red Intentions Against Nippon.

Superforts Blast Japs   Target For Day Was Four More Japanese War Centers, All Were Left On Fire

SUPERFORTS SET GREAT FIRES IN FOUR JAP CITIES   3-29s Plow Through Suicide Planes And Rocket Fire To Blast Enemy War Centers; 40 Jap Planes Downed In Dogfight

‘Baka Bombs Fail to Halt B-29Assanlt   Japs Lose 40 Planes When Interceptors Engage in Battles With Iwo Jima Based Mustangs

Billowing Conflagrations Roar In 3 Cities Of Japan Following Latest B29 Blow   Jap Fighters Tackle Mustangs, Lose 40 Planes In Spectacular Running Fight

FLEET SUPERFORTS  LEFT FOUR JAPANESE  CITIES IN FLAMES: °° JAPANESE FIGHTERS  ATTACKED RAIDING MUS TANGS ON MONDAY

[Superforts Ignite Four More Jap Industrial Centers   Encounter Little Fighter Opposition; Report Aerial Dogfight Monday

B-29'S BLAST "A MORE CITIES   Jap Planes Finally Show  Fight After Inquiry i By Emperor

ENEMY AIRMEN SHOW SOME OPPOSITION   More Than 450 Superforts Leave Big Blazes

CZECHS WILL TRY “LIDICE BUTCHER”   U. 8. AUTHORIZES SURRENDER OF KARL H. FRANCK TO PRAGUE GOVERNMENT.

ow Travel Cuts All Categories ming, Says ODT   House Asked to Ban *rivate Cars for Rail ixecutives, Prominents

ODT Plans Additional Travel Curhs   House Hears Demand For Ban On Use Of  Private Rail Cars

ODT Considers New Travel Curbs: Ban On Use of Private Rail Cars Is Asked

Travel Bans For Civilians _   Further: Restrictions: Contemplated—More’ Sinsving Car Reductions Readicted —Represencativa wee ’ Demands Private Cars be Discontinued

More Curtailment  Of Civilian Travel   Demands Also Heard For Bans On Private Car Use By Wealthy  Families, Rail Executives

House Criticises bs Of Private ailroad Cars   Planning New Curbs; Ban Aimed At Wealthy Fami lies, Raiiroad Executives.

ODT Studies Further Curb On Travel   May Make Deeper Cut in Pullmans For Civilian Use

Further Travel Curbs on Civilians Slaied   House Hears Urge for Ban on Use of Private Cars

NEW CIVILIAN TRAVEL CURBS ARE EXPECTED   P urther Restrictions Are Contemplated, Johnson Says

Travel Bans For Civilians _ Are Contemplated By ODT  i   Further. Restrictions Contemplated—More ‘Sleeping ‘Car Reductions Predicted—Representative . Demands Private Cars be Discontinued

TRAVEL CURBS MADE TIGHTER FOR CIVILIANS   ACTUAL RATIONING TO BE AVOIDED BY ODT

ODT Plans New Travel Curbs   House Hears Plea for Ban (im Use of Private Cara

FURTHER TRAVEL. CURBS ARE LIKELY      SOME ADDITIONAL DAY COACHES MAY BE SHIFTED TO MILITARY POOL.

ODT Contemplates New Curbs On Railroad Travel By Civilians   Congressman Demands Ban On Use of Private Cars By Wealthy Families, Executives

Break In Cold Wave In Sight   Tuesday Expected Tc Be ‘Back To Normal’

FLAMES STRIKE PALACE DURING GREAT ASSAULT   B-29’s Hurl Their Greatest Attack Of War To Burn Nipponese Capital

MORE THAN 30 PLANES JOIN IN ATTACK   Area Of 10 Square Miles Burning Unchecked  19NN TON?   Dropped By Huge Bombers; Guam Being Used As Superfort Base

Tokyo Sea Of Flames After Raid   300 Superforts * Drop 1,300 Tons Of Incendiaries  On Capital

Superfort Raid On Tokyo Leaves City In Flames   300 B-29’s Drop Incendiaries On Japanese Capital

Thousands of Tons of Incendiaries Are Dropped on Capital   Imperial Palace Endangered; Blazes Unchecked for Hours

Heart of Tokyo Engulfed By “Heli:-4 Sea of Fire” Touched oh”: v B-29 Raid

Bombs Leave "Sea Of Fire In Mid-Tokio   Widespread Devastation In Heart Of City After Record B-29 Raid.

‘Sea of Fire’ Is Set Off By B-29s   Greatest Raid Ever Made by Superforts Burns Heart of Tokyo Near Palace

GREATEST RAID BY SUPERFORTS ENGULFS TOKYO   Fires Spread To Imperial Palace, 300 Planes In Record Armada

DROP THOUSANDS OF INCENDIARIES ON JAP CAPITAL   GREATEST SHOW ON CARTH, RETURNING AIRMAN DECLARES

‘  SUPERFORTS TOUCH OFF ‘HELLISH SEAS OF FIRE’ IN NIPPON’S CAPILIAL  Heart Of Tokyo In Flames After Record B-29 Attack

One Returning ‘Airman ‘Says “It Looked Like . Whole Dam Town ~ Was Burning”         Emperor's Palace. Reported Ignited   Flames : Visible: for 150 Miles; Destruc tion Greatest of Paci J fie Wap

Sea of Flame’ Licks at Jap Palace W alls  sousands of Fire Bombs Rained on Capital by 300 Superforts  WO BOMBERS LOST  estruction 50 Times as Great as Last Record Assault of B-29s      WO BOMBERS LOST

Sea of Fire Covers Tokyo Following Superfort Assault  Two Big Warplanes Out of 300 Lost in Attack

Violent Fighting on Mindanao Reported While Japs on Luzon Sealed Up in Caves—Crucial Developments on China Coast—Imperial Palace in Tokyo Fails To Escape This Time

Nippon Capital Target Of War's Greatest Raic   City Described As An Inferno, Imperial Palace Takes Fire

Damage 50 Time: Over Old Record; 2 Superfortresses Lost Out Of 200

Mass Raid Leaves Tokyo Sea of Fire   More Than 300 B-29s Pour Thousands of Incendiar ies on City   SET FIRES AT PALACE      Possibly 15 Square Miles of City Fired by  Superfortresses

Superforts Set Tokyo Ablaze   300 B-29’s Drop 1300 Tons of Incendiaries Turning Jap Capital into Sea of Flames

[Planes Pour 1,300 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Into Capital   1,030,000 Japs in Target Areu; Two Superfortresses Shot Down; Military Promises Greater Raids

HEART OF CAPITAL CITY RAZED “AS FLAMES THREATEN IMPERIAL. PALACE GROUNDS REPORTS SHOW

Bombers Cause ‘50 Times More Damage’ Than Feb. 25 Assault.   NEAR PALACE GROUNDS

Tokyo in Flames After Plane Raid   Superfortress Blow Fires Fifteen Square Miles of Industrialized City in Bleaviect Air Aceault

Tokyo Engulfed By Sea of Fire From Bomb Raid   “Looks Like Whole City 3urning, Is Report After 300 Planes Strike.   Japs Say Fires Start In Imperial Palace

’Touch Off “Hellish Sea” Of Fire   All-Incendiary Bomb Load of 1,300 Tons  Devastates 500-Block Area in Heart of City

300 Superforts In Incendiary Bombing Attack  500-Block Area Left In Flames; Million Jops In — nae  *— Daaehsa

The Heart of Tokyo Engulfed by Fire   Whole Town Seems to Be Burning, Says Ob. server of Results of Record Raid by 300 Superfortresses on Enemy Capital.

JAP CAPITAL LEFT “HELLIS SEA OF FIRE”   ‘More Than 300 8-29’s Cause “50 Times More Damage Than Record”

PALACE AFIRE, TOKYO RADIOS REPORT SAYS   More Than 300 Bomber: Make Raid On Jap Capital

MORE THAN 300 GIANTS ATTACK   Flames Creep Close io Imperial Palace

B-295 GO AFTER JAPS IN THEIR GREATEST RAID   Heart Of Tokyo Left In Flames After Assault By-Over 300 Superforts; Imperial  Palace Is Hit.

Tokyo Sea of Fire As Superforts Rain 1,300 Tons of Bombs on City

GREATEST RAID EVER STAGED ON TOKYO BY SUPERFORTRESSES  LOOKED LIKE WHOLE . TOWN. WAS: BURNING 1S’  eCTaTOMEOIIT AWE AIDMAN

TOKYO CALLED HELL OF FIRE FROM BIG RAIL   U.S. Fliers Damage City 50 Times As Much as 240-Block Sweep February 25,

Tokyo Left Sea of Flame by B-29 Hits   15 SQUARE MILES FIRED; HOLOCAUST GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH: POWERS

Thousands ot Ineendiaries Pour on City   Fires Break Out At Imperial Palace As Railways, Factories Crumble Beneath Rais

Jap Fliers In  Hiding; Enemy Warplanes Hit   Full Story of Strike on Tokyo Not Disclosed-—Raid< ing Third Fleet Had Advantage of “Complete Surnrico”

More Than 1,000 Carrier Planes Blast Capital City of Japan   Fighters from U. 5. Third Fleet Destroy or Damage 152 Enemy Planes  in Air and on Ground

FAIL TO COME OUT AS TOKYO IS POUNDED   Halsey’s Planes Destroy or Damage 152 Craft on Ground and Shoot Down. Two Snoopers.   DRUBBING HEAVIEST YET DEALT NIPPON   Whethér Raids Are Continuing Remains in Doubt—Attack Prelude to Further Blows.

Fail to Put Up Fight Over Tokyo As Carricr Planes Wreak Destruction On Home Islands, 152 Jap Planes Destroy:

152 Grounded Nipponese Planes On Tokyo Airfields Destroyed: U.S. Task Force Continue Blows

152 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT ARE REPORTED LOST   Planes Assigned To Defend Homeland Hide From  Americane   THIRD FLEET STILL SPOILING FOR FIGHT

JAPS REFUSED TO FIGHT IN AIR, OR ON THE SEA   U. S. 3rd Fleet Begs Futilely For Battle Off Japan

AIRMEN BLAST PATH IN ITALY      Eight - Mile Wide Strip Saturated By Bombs Near Po River

Allied Air Strength in Italy Hits Hard Blow af Nazis near Po River

STRIP IN ITALY ~ HEAVILY BOMBED   BULK .OF ALLIED AIR POWER HURLED AGAINST AREA BEFORE BRITISH.

UNRRA Chiefs Fail To Agree   American. British. Russian Representatives Do Not Reach Plan.

UNRRA Delegates Split On Aid To Displaced Peonle   Relief Is Expressed A Compromise May Re Agreed Upon.

World Aid Work Hits New Snags  UNRRA Holds Secret Meeting in London

Disagreement  Slows UNRRA   Relief To Displaced  Per sons Is Problem:

U. S., Britain Oppose Russia On UNRRA Issue   Debate Giving World Relief to Displaced Unwilling to Go Home

Disagree on UNNRA Policy  Question of Relief To Some Displaced  Pareans at lease

YANKS CLOSE IN TOWARD BAGUIO   33rd Division Troops Grab Nagulian Town. Airfield

Americans Move Closer  To Baguio   Bombers Strike Again at Japan’s Ships Off China

CLOSER TO BAGUIO   Yanks Menace Philippine Summer Capital After Taking Naguilian

DOUGHBOYS ADVANCE IS NEARING BAGUIO   Artillery Pressure Is Unusually Heavy

Yank Doughboy: Are Closing In  On Summer Capital  Nagulian Airfield Is Captured by Advancing Yanks

Yanks Closing In On Baguio, In Philippines   Within 16 Miles of Sum. mer Capital Where Jap Gen. Yamashita Hus Headquarters

May Cancel Rio Conference To Provide Hemisphere Slap  At Government Of Argentina   Military Regime Clamped On State Of Siege And Arrested Political Opponents Last Week

ARGENTINA MAY GET GOOD SLAP   Action Of Argentine Government May Prompt Postponement Of InterAmerican Conference,   —BY GRAHAM HOVEY-

RIO MEET MAY BE POSTPONED   Action Would Be Hemis. phere Slap At Argentina

May Postpone Rio Conterence   Restrictive Tactics Of Argentinas Military Government May Be Cause.

Rio Conference Delay Seen As “Slap In Face”   Possible Postponement Of Session Would Be a Rebuke to Regime fu Argentina

SENATE FOOD PROBE COMMITTEE TOLD OF WAY GET MORE BEEF  INCREASE OF ONE DOLLAR PER HUNDRED IN PRICE CATTLE’ URGED

Cattle Price Increase Beef Shortage Solution Producers Tell Probers

Cattle Price Increase Urged To End Shortage   Plenty of Beef Available Says Livestock Man

Smashing Cold Wave in State Now Forecast   Temperatures to Rise To 32 to 46 in Central Section of State, It Is Expected Thursday

TODAY'S WAR ANALYSIS—  — Rivers In China Best Bet : For Supply Lines

China Hails Selection Of Marshall.   Regrets Resignation Of Friend Hurley

THOMPSON IS FREED   Detroit Auto Dealer Was Held for Questioning in Murder

Husband Freed In Wife’s Death  Pontiac Police Still Baffled By Murder

Husband Freed In Hatchet Slaying   But Wealthy Detroit Autc Dealer Subject To Rpenli

SENATE VOTES SCHOOL BILLS   Two Code Measures Include Minimum Salary Act

Senate-Remodeled Manpower Bill Sent to House  Substitute Bill Faces Re. gan om lCUll awer   Substitute Bill Faces Re jection in Lower  Chamber

Senate Passes Revamped Labor Bill   House Is Expected to Spurn Substitute and Send It to Conference

Manpower Bill Is Given New  Set of: Teeth   Somersaulting Senate Put: Employer Penalties Back * Train: SMlancnura

Manpower bill returned  Senate revamps entire measure   Senator Butler voted for and Senator Wherry against the mantower Dill. Both voted against the Ball amendment,

SENATE PUTS THROUGH BILL ON MANPOWER   Deadlock With House Over Substitute Measure Seen

SENATE REVISES MANPOWER BIL!   Direct Penalties Aimed At Employers; House Stand Doubtful

MANPOWER BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE   Remodeled Control Act Goes Back to the House

MANPOWER BILL PASSED BY SENATE   SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE MEASURE IS AIMED AT BALKING EMPLOYERS.

MANDOWER BILLIS ~ PASSED BY SENATE   Remodeled. .d. Control Ac  Saas Back: to the . ‘House

Fall Of Vital Nasi Supply Base. Appears To . Be  Tmminent   TO THE NORTHEAST, YANKS ARE DRIVING TOWAED SAINT VITH   German Marshal Von Rundstedt Is Preparing To ‘Fight There

Former Center Of Nazi Salient May Fall Soon; 3 Allied Armies Joined

Thinks Emperor Hirohito.. Will Meet Same Fate Of Late Benito Mussolini

Admiral Predicts End for Hirohito Like Mussolini's  Revolt to Oust Military  DO saiack CAvacot

TRAIN VETS IN PACIFIC STYLE   “ JAPS AND GERMANS USE OIFFERENT TACTICS

Face Intensive Training Program   Prepare For Fighting Typical of Japanese

REVEAL. MILLIONS IN SILVER — DUMPED INTO MANILA HARBOR   JAPS WHO FORCED AMERICANS TO DIVE FOR TREABVEE OUTWITTED BY YANKS

Cubs Take Lead  In Opening Game   Chicago Gets Four Runs in First Inning Before 55.000 Fans   Third Inning Cubs.

Showdown Battles Are Drawing Near  97th Infantry Unit  Wetuwe Rhaaad

AMERICANS GAIN IN NORTH LUZON   SHOWDOWN BATTLE FOR IMPORTANT CAGAYAN VALLEY BELIEVED NEAR.

Showdown Battles Are Drawing Near  37th Infantry Unit Drives Ahead

Showdown Baltle For North Luzon Valley Nearer   Yanks -Gain Six’ Miles On Highway 5, Take Aritao Village

CLEMENCEAU'S SON ON STAND: IN PARIS   Testifies Against Petain in Treason Trial —

ACCUSES PETAIN OF DEALINGS   French General Says Marshal Wanted Nazis

General Testifies Against Petain   Claims Urging of French Collaboration With Nazi

Petain Insisted on Collaboration of French With Nazis, Witness Asserts

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington - + - --- Ray Tucker New York . -- Albert N. Leman

NO AGREEMENT NEAR IN COAL WAGE DISPUTE      Optimism aLcking As Operators, UMW Negotiations Continue

Pit Contract By Saturday ' Held Doubtfu   Optimism Vanishes As Negotiations Remain Deadlocked

UMW, OPERATORS STILL MEETING   ‘No Signs Seen of ' Breaking Deadlock

BLACK PICTURE IN COAL DISPUTE   Operators and Union Have No Hope of Agreeing.

COAL CONTRACT TALKS: SNAGGED   Agreement Before Saturday Deadline Is Doubtful

BERLIN SET 10 FIGHT SOVIETS   Embattled German Capital Tense As Reds Draw  Near

Japs’ Resistance Sjitfen: On Mindanao As/Yanks ush On Into Mountain   Berlin Prepares for Street Battles To Very Last’ Against Red Invaders

‘Street By Street, To The Very Last’ Tense Berlin Awaits Red Army: Prepares To Fight

WPB Begins Removing Its Restrictions   Offers Priority Hels To Manufacturers Whe Plan Alterations Oh Additions To Plants

WMC Works fo Head Off Idle Plants   Complete Program Mapped for Year After Germany Falls

WPB Removing More Civilian Production Bans   Government Working To Ease Unemployment After V-E Day Cutbacks.

Russia Blames Her Allies for ‘Berlin ‘Muddle   Control Council Sessions Held Up For Time Being

Allied Control Council Meetings Meet New Delay   Reds Blame Lack f Agreement on French Occupation

Russians Blame Western Allies For Control Muddle   No Agreement  On French Zone

Control Parleys Halted By Mixup On French Zone   See All Activities Held Up - Until British, Yanks Quit Area Held By Russians

‘Muddle’ Delays Further Talks On Occupation  Franch Zone Still To Be Defined

Farmers Urged to Get Out and Vote   ‘Triple “A” Elections to Be ‘Held December Seventh (ith)

AAAELECTIONS DECEMBER 1 - 7   Chairman Walter Hauser Appeals for Big Vote

TRIPLE-A ZLECTION DATES SET   Urge All Farmers To Participate In This Balloting

FARMERS TO VOTE ON AAA OFFICIALS   ‘ELECTIONS START SATURDAY   About 2,100 Greene County Farmers Eligible to Ballot on Committeemen for 1946

Nazis Launch Counterblow On 5th Army   Positions Newly Regained in Serchio ’ Valley. Under Fire

Germans Launch -Counter-stab in « Serchio Valley   WAR AT A GLANCE

Lucas Wants Congress Hire Atomic Experts,  And Set Up Special Committee To Handle Bills

138-Mi. Wind Hits Armada In Jap Waters   Three Battleships And Five Carriers Among Damaged; Only One  Leaves Fleet.

Mackenzie's News Analysis   Trials of War Lords Move in Right Direction

War Trials Make Progress   Mark World Movement In the Right Direction Against the Crime of War

DEATH OF COL. LUKE LEA OF TENNESSEE RECALLS FAILURE ITRY WAR CRIMINALS IN 1918

French Leader To Visit U.S   DeGaulle AcceptsTruman’ Invitation for Parley

LULL BROKE IN BATTLE FOR OKINAWA   American Troops  At Naha’s Quiskirts

Japs R eport New Landing  On Okinawa   Americans Break 2-Week Deadlock With Mighty Offensive 3 Miles From Naha

Lull on Okinawa Broken   Tokyo Reports New Invasion on Southern Coast

TrumanTake: Hand In G. M_Strike   Union Requests Corporation Be Investizated In Light of Anti-Trust Lawe

Cl0-UAW SEEK PROBE: HINT GM MONOPOLY   Auto Workers To Meet Saturday; Decide Truman Demand

Anti-Trust Probe Of GM Requested  UAW Says Concern ~ bMalde AAananaly

U.S. ATTORNEY PROBE OF   Possible Monopoly Checked; Urges ~ Work Return

CHURCHILL'S POLICIES UPHELD BY. COMMONS   Vote Comes After Blistering Attack On Prime Minister

Censure Try In Churehill Talk Beaten   Technically Vote Was On War Appropriations Bill: Winne Cheered.   WANT VAST MACHINI

Churchill Given Confidence Vote  Attempt to Censure  Prima fhAtantese./.

Mssie and Dutch roops Approach sorneo Oil Feld   In Central Borneo Troops Repulse Enemy From Sepingang Rjver.

Aussies Make Slow Advance On Oil Fields   Nips Fighting Delaying Action In Borneo Battle

ALLIES PUSH SLOWLY FOR RICH OIL FIELDS   Tough Delaying Action Met From Japs In Forests

Allies ‘Moving On Rich Borneo Oil Field Area   Australians and Dutch Fae. ing Tough Delaying Action From Reached Jap Naval Personnel

IN SLOW ADVANCE   Australian and Dutch Co lonials Push on to Rich Oil Fields

Troops Advance Despite Tough Delaying Action In Borneo Forests.   PATH CLEARED BY P-38S

Aussies Move Ahead Slowly   Japs Fight Strongly in Rain-Soaked Forests; Drive Wedge Into Positions

Australians Close In On Borneo O1l   Fierce Delaying Action Being Fought By Beached Jap Navy Personnel

FIGHTER PLANES CLEAR PATH FOR BORNEO ADVANCE   AUSTRALIANS PUSH SLOWLY TOWARD RICH SAMBOJDA OIL FIELDS

AUSTRALIAN, DUTCH TROOPS ADVANCE ON SAMBODJA OIL AREA  MOPPINGUP CAMPAIGN ON PHILIPPINES IN TWI-

Troops Advance On Oil Regions  “Borneo Campaign Meets Opposition

AUSSIES, DUTCH DRIVING TOWARD RICH SAMBODJA   Japanese Fighting Tough Delaying Action; Path Cleared By P-38s.

Australian 7th Punches Enemy In Rainy Jungle  Tough Delaving Action   Tough Delaying Action Fought by Japs Slows Adyance:on Oil Fields:

Borneo's Rich Sambodja Oil. Fields Objective   British Carrier Force Reported Attacking Sabang Island Off Northern Tip Of Sumatra

Spray Borneo Jans With Fire   Aussies And Dutch Advance Slowly On Rich Sambodia Oil Fields.

‘Aussie And Dutch Units Advance Slowly On Rich Oil Fields Of Sambodia

AUSTRALIAN, DUTCH  TROOPS ADVANCE ON  OAMBODJA OIL AREA MOPPINGUP CAMPAIGN  ON PHILIPPINES IN TWIWwlUT erTart

Communists Call On U. S. To ‘Quit War   Nationalists Say Reds Strive To Create Breach In U. S.-Soviet Relations

Factions in Civil War Clash Over U.S. Role   Central Government Charges Foes With Strainine Soviet-U. 8. Ties

Try To Create Breach Between U.S. and Russia   Communists Claim U. S. Interference

CHINESE BLAST RED ACTIVITIES   Accused Of Trying To Split Russia And U. S.

Marines in China Cause of Dispute   Row Is Continuing Over Presence of U. S. Troops

Communists Insist That U.S. Get Out Of Chinese War   Chungking Charges Reds Seek to Create RussoAmerican Breach   PRESS WRANGLES BITTERLY ON ISSUE   Soviet ‘and United States Differ Only in Methods, Says Sun Fo

CHINESE REDS  TELL U.S, 10 GET ‘OUT OF THE WAR   Central Government Denies Americans Are Helping

Russ Troops Abandon Fort Of Yingkow To Communists; Marines May Quit North China

CHINESE REDS ASKS U, S. STAY OUT OF WAR      Object to “Participation” in Chinese Civil War

Chinese Claim Red, U. S. Breach Being Attempted   China Government, Communists Wrangle  Over Yank Forces

Communists Demand U. S. Cease Participation In China War   Striving To Create A Breach Between Russia and America

MILLION AIRCRAFT WORKERS LOST JOBS   Layoffs Came Within Two Months After War’s End

Conference Seeks.  Sharp Dro  In T ohaceo Price      N. C. Leaf Men Meet With Washington Oficials This Afternoon.

MAY REPORT IN 1946   Coiored Youths to Come Out for Football at Lawrence High 

Cruiser Detected Subs Before Hit   Contacts Made Before Indianapolis Was Sunk, Officer Says at Trial

STATES NO ORDER 10 QUIT SHI   Officer at Trial of McVay Describes Con-” ditions as Croft” a Went Down

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SHIP OFFICER TAKES STAND   Tells Of Events Prior To Sinking At Trial Of Captain McVay

No Order To Abandon Ship Heard   Statement Is Made By Officer Aboard Lost Indianapolis

ALLIED GROUP PLANS RULE Ot GERMANY   Indefinite Occupation Among Subjects Discussed

OCCUPATION LEADERS MEET = . TO DECIDE ON THE FUTURE   EISENHOWER AND RUSSIAN. BRITISH AND FRENCH REPRESENTATIVES ARE ‘IN BERLIN

U.S. Fate Lies In Pacific Isles’ Control--Arnold   Chinese Push North On Coast 175 Miles From Shanghai

Japs Pushed Along Coast   Hwangyen Is Gained  By ‘Chinese Soldiers

Hero's Welcome Is Accorded To Gen. Wainwright   Arrives Home After 40 Months In Bonds

Washington Welcomes Wainwright   Pacific General Receives Acclaim As Great As That Given ‘Ike’

Graphic Story Termed A “Lie”   Defendant In Leuneberg Trial Says Woman’s Story Of Rescue Is A Lie.

YANKS WIND UP MINDANAO DRIVE   Forces Joined By Three Divisions; Campaign In Mop Stage

Americans Advance In Okinawa Battle Despite Heavy Rains   Jap Premier Pleads for Larger Plane Output ; Heavy Toll Taken in Tokyo by Superfortresses ; Enemy Reports U. S. Carrier Planes Hit Airdromes

Yanks Split Mindanao Jap Forces  Rainfall Retards Okmawa Drive;  Nips Spur Effor

Conquering Hero Cheered By 4,000,00(   Serious Cheers Of Largest Crowd Tone Up Paper Shower Greeting To General.

4,000,000 RoarNew York’s: Tribute to Gen. Eisenhower   Cheering Masses Line 38 Miles of Streets to Honor Allied Commander

Hirohito Just Figurehead   Answer to Ultimatum  Will Be Made By War Leaders, Not Emperor

Decision On Ultimatum Not Up To Hirohito   Emperor Has — Only Status Of Fiqurehead

American Leaque   Hirohito Will Have Little To Do With Peace Decision

Mild Hirohito Won't Decide   Emperors Little More Than Figureheads; Peace Decision Up to War Caste

Theory Puts Surrender Ultimatum Up to Hirohito, But He Lacks Power   BY MORRIS J. HARRIS

Miners Ignore Work Plea   28,000 Reported ‘Idle; Steel Mill Stock Piles Low; Want Wage Pact

\Praise From Patton: . ‘Old Blood And Guts’ Gives Credit to Men For Advances

PATTON PILES PRAISE ON THIRD ARMY MEN      Achievement ‘Unsurpassed in Military History,’ He Says

Patton In Praise Of His Soldiers   Have Overcome Ruthless Enemy, Terrain, Weather

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PENALIZING OF DAIRY FARMERS {5 DEPLORED   Solebury Farmers’ Club Told Of Poultrymen’s Problems   PRICES ON SUBSIDIES

Liat 200,401 FOR SHIPMENT   Name Divisions Scheduled For Redeployment to Pacifie War.

Laval Ordered To Quit Spain By Nazi Plane   German Crew, Eager To Surrender, May Fly Direct to Paris

ADMIRAL NIMITZ 18  ACCLAIMED TUESDAY  BY NEW YORK CITY ARRIVED BY PLANE FOR  DAY-LONG ROUND OF WEL COMING ACTIVITIES

NIMITZ CHEERED BY CROWD IN NEW YORK   Says U.S. Should Never _ Again Risk Threat Weaknese Invites.

Army Plan to Demobilize Air Forces   More Than 1,400,000 To Be Civilians in First Year

Demobilization Of Army Air Forces Is Under Way   1,400,000 AAF Personnel Will Be Returned To Civilian Life

JAPS FORM AGENCY TO REBUILD CITIES   KOBE STILL BURNING FROM 450-PLANE BLAST; PILOTED BAKA ROCKET BOMBS TRY TO HALT RAID

Japs Reveal Plans For Reconstruction   Agency Created To Rebuild Cities Underarounc

IS ANTICIPATED      Tokyo Government Creates New Reconstruction Agency Today.   WILL REBUILD CITIES

JAPS TO REBUILD BENEATH GROUND   New Agency Set Up To Re. pair Damage Done By R.299¢.

Japs Form Agency To Rebuild   Would Reconstruct Bombed-Out Cities

Tokyo Leaders Taking Steps To Rebuild   Supers Damage Kobe, Sixth Japanese City

Japan Creates  Rebuild Office   Division For Reconstruction Of War-Ravaged Areas By B-29 Raids.

LOOK TO REBUILDING   Japanese Government Creates Reconstruction Agency,

Japs Plan To Rebuild Underground   Kobe Smoldering From Fire-Baombing

U.S. Officer Warns Japs to Evacuate 11 Cities Due fo Be Destroyed by Fire:

LEMAY TELLS JAP CIVILIANS FLEE 11 CITIES   B-29 Boss Names Targets, Warns All Who Stay Face Fiery Death

Wide Path Of Destruction ls Left Along Texas Coast   Staggering Damage Mounts Hourly’ With Many Towns Reported Leveled

Hurricane Razes Buildings. Floods  Towns in Texas   Heads for Houston, Galveston Area; 20,000  Persons Leave Homes

GULF HURRICANE LASHES BAY CITY SOUTH OF HOUSTON   Texas Metropolis Braces for Blow—Schools and Public Buildings Thrown Open for Refugees,   STORM DAMAGE RUNS INTO THE MILLIONS   Buildings in Path of Winds Smashed, but Only Two Deaths Attributable to Gale Reported.

Bay City Reported To Be Blown Apart   Damage From 135-Mile Wind Runs Into Millions Along 400 Miles Of Coast

Stettinius and Hopkins End Visit in Rome   May Be En Route to Scheduled Big Three Meeting

Stettinius and Hopkins Leave Rome; iMay Be En Route to Big Three Meet

CONFERENCES HELD IN ROME   Hopkins, Stettinius Depart After Talks for Secret Destination

HIGH OFFICALS ON WAY TO BIG THREE PARLEY   American ‘Big Shots’ Leave Rome Via Air For Undisclosed  Destination

Stettinius and Hopkins Veave~ ~~ flalian Cagnita   Fly. to Unknown Point Which“May Be Scene Of Conference

STETTINIUS IN ROME:-MEETS ~ ARMY CHIEFS   Secretary of State ond ~ Hopkins Leave for Undisclosed Point .

Big 3 Believed.  Th Conference   Sicttinius, Hopkins Leave Rane After Seeine Pane

STETTINIUS AND HOPKINS LEAVE   Two Officials May Be On Way To Big Three Conference

Favor ‘Compromise’ to  Speed Okeh on Wallace   Committee Will Allow Vote on Wolcott Amendment

Fanatic Nazis ‘in Berlin Spread Terror   German Forces in Czechoslovakia Quit by Thousands

ROUT GERMANS IN LIGHTNING THRUST TOWARD COBLENZ   Vanguards of American First Army Reach Outskirts of Bonn, 12 Miles South Of Cologne, Drive To Meet 3rd

Nazis Caught Off Balance, Take to Heels  Fourth Division Vanguards Clos On Enemy Town

Yanks Gain Forty Miles In Two Days   Lightning Thrust Yields Many Prisoners, Arms  and Supplies

ie Army Expected to  Mi  be Shelling Coblenz Shortly; “Heil: Eisenhower” ‘Nazis’ Cry:

LIGHTNING THRUST FOLLOV COMPLETE CAPTURE OF... COLOGNE BY AMERICAN TROO

Coblenz Siege Near As Yanks Push Forward   Third Army Speeds Ahead At Mile-An-Hour Clip; Americans Mop Up In Cologne And Smash Toward Bonn, 15 Miles South

t Almost 40 Miles Made In Drive Coblenz   German Troops Caught ' While Pulling Back To Eifel Mountains

STRIKES WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE MIDDLE RHINE   Lightning Thrust Turns Orderly Enemy Withdrawal Into Rout

YANKS CRASH LINE NEAR COBLENZ   Resistance Breaks Under Attack of Armored Division

OMAGH TURNS NACL AETREAT TO NEAR ROUT   Mile-an-Hour Drive Caiches German’s Mountain Line by Surprise.

Three Allied Armies Massing Fc Plunge Across Rhine Into li dustrial Heart Of GermanyColocne Falle   COBLENZ SIEGE MAY START BY NIGHTFAL

Temperatures   First Army at Bonn, j2 Miles South =; Of Captured Cologne

CHILD IS MISSING; MOTHER FRANTIC      She Gave Boy to Stranger To Keep for Two Days

BRITISH LABQR GOV'T ENACTS RADICAL LAW   Gov't Gets 5-Year Contra! Of * Economy Program

LABOR PARTY — - HAS: CONTROL   BRITISH LABOR GOVERNMENT EORCES THROUGH ITS PROGEAM FOR FIVE-YEAR .

fitting of the Last German Sniper And Defeat of Japs Next on Program

Capitol Hill Has Busy Week   Price Control! Program, FEPC and Poll. Taxes to Be Discussed ;

Court Declares U.§. Seizure Of Ward's Valid   Reserves Decision Of Federal Judge to Uphold Government

Germans To Defend Oder Line To Last   Rundstedt, Other Generals Decide to Try to Save Industrial Area

TO DEFEND ODER LINE   ‘Nazis Hope to Save Silesian In dustrial Area

High German Generals Meet Party Chiefs  Every Effort to Be aa t+ «. @8 4% @.2.W

Germans to Make Stand on the Oder  Decide on Supreme Effort to Stop Reds

Nazi Leaders Give Priority To Oder Line   Consider Withdrawing Forces From Italian _ Front; Other Action

German Generals From Every Front Convene At Nazi Front Headquarters

29 Nations Sign Agreement For 18 Billion World Fund   Soviet Only Major Power Yet to Ink Bretton Pacts: U.S. Pledges 6 Billion

WORLD BANK SIGNED BY 29 NATIONS   Account For 79 Pct. Of Money Slated For Fund

FIFTH ARMY — MAKES GAIN   STEADY ADVANCE NORTH IN ITALY 1S RECORDED AS. BRITISH ALSO PUSH AHEAD

JAPS MAY GIVE UP SOON AFTER NAZIS   General Hines Says War May End Earlier Than Expected

Smethport Ration Board Office Will  Be Discontinued   Merged With Kane Office and Will Be Located in Bradford

heduction in Income Taxes Dees  _ Not Affect Returns To Be tor 1945

PEOPLE HAVING LOW INCOMES ELIMINATED   Others Also Will Benefit  From Reduction   $500 DEDUCTION   For Each Dependent Will Be Allowed; Numerous Provisions Listed

YOUR 1946 INCOME TAX BILL Legislation Passed By Congress Will Give All A Reduction Next Year  , About 12-Million Citizens Will Have. _ No Income Taxes To Pay U. S. In 1946

- —LEGISLAT SEATU. RE—  TAKE UP-SW SUR INCREASE BILLS   Wage Hikes For State Employes Before Gereral Assembly .

PAY INCREASES PROPOSED FOR OHIO EMPLOYES   Broad Improvement Program Outlined by Gov. Bricker In Farewell Message

Cpl. B. C. Ricks — Buried In Japan   Word Received By Parent; At Coppock

7 LEFT THIS MORNING   Will Take Pre-Induction Physicals At Ft. Leavenworth

MORE LEATHER AVAILABLE   Laggsee and Footballs Can Be ade in Larger Quantities

28 Men Charged With Smuggling Workers Into Texas: Rob, Kill Them

28 Men Arrested in Mexico for Mass Murder of 37 Persons on Rio Grande

Nation Fo Feel Gas Shortage Pinch As Texas Pipelines Start Closing

25,000 BACK. TO WORK AT CHRYSLER'S   Negotioations On Also for Briggs Workers

Strikers Vote Against Going  Back To W on   Detroit Briggs Operatives Refuse To Return Until 15 Men Reinstated

13,000 WORKERS STRIKE AT BRIGGS   25,000 Return To Work After A Ten Day Strike

Yours for a friendly city  —JUSTIN   25,000 RESUME JOBS IN DETROIT

ClO STRIKES IN DETROIT ENDED      BRIGGS WORKERS  ARE NEGOTIATING TANAYV

WPB LIFTING RULES OW CIVILIAN go0Ds   Spot Plan of Reconversion: Dropped Last Winter, Agair in Operation

WPB CONTROLS TO BE REDUCED   Goard To Lift About 63 Of  Ils 500 Controls On Indostry Within Next Week Or Two.

WPB Prepares To Lift 65 of 500 Controls   Take Action Soon; Restore “Spot” Plan For Productidn  Of Civilian Goods

Prepare To Lift Some Controls On Industry Within Week Or 10 Days

65 Industry Controls fo Be Liffed.   WPB Action Expected: Within:Next.10 Days;: 10.4 Day.Revoked

WLB Clears Decks To Up Production of Civilian Goods   Prepares to Lift 65 of 500 Controls Over Industry ” Next Week

WPB MOVES 10 EASE CONTROLS   Gov't Acts To Expedite Output of Civilian Goods

AN INCREASE IN CIVILIAN GOODS NEAR   War Production Board Plans to Lift 65 of Its 500 Controls on Industry Within Next 10 Davs or Two Weeks.

U.S. To Retain  ‘Defense’ Isles   Dands of Strategic Value Suid “Trustee’ Exempt

War Today-  Bridgehead Loss Not Likely to, Endanger First Army Position   By LOUIS F, KEEMLE United Press Ware Fdior

Referendum Is Favored’ On Abolition Of Poll Tax   Governor Sees Need  OF. Teacher Raises

Monday, Nov. 12, Is Proclaimed Holiday For Armistice Day Observance

Listed As Dead, But Still Alive   Pfc. James F. Smith Suffered Minor Wound In Okinawa Battle

MONSENS MARK 25¢ WEDDING ANNIVERSARY   Son Released From Army, Deushter With WAVES  In South

HONEYMOON HALTED AS LAW GATCHES UP   ee eeEeEeEeEEr  Bridegroom Fooled Bride Until Cops Step In

HOW V-E DAY WILL ARRIVE IS AS MUCH MATTER OF SPECULATION AS QUESTION QF WHEN IT IS DUE

SINGLE NAVY PATROL  PLANE DESTROYS JAP  CONVOY FIVE SHIPS TOTAL OF 369,818 JAPAN. ESE KILLED AND CAP.  TIIDEN, Ihl DROIT IPHpIACe

Single Navy Plane Wipes Out Jap Convoy of Five Ships; Philippine Losses of Japs Mount to 369,81!

SINGLE PLANE BLASTS CONVOY   Five Jap Ships Sunk Off Formosa; Japs On Mindanao Weakening

Mindanao Japs Weakening; Yankees Threaten Airfield, Province Capital

FIVE SHIPS SUNK OFF FORMOSA   Largest-Ship, Over 5,500 Tons, Was Troop Carrier

Flier Blasts Whole Convoy  Navy Pilot Destroys Five Ships in Lone  Raid Over Formosa

Japanese Toll In. Philippines Mounts Steadily  369,818 Killed, Captured So Far.

Single Navy; ‘Plane Sinks Five-Ship Convoy; Japs’ Philippines Losses High

369,818 Japs Killed In Philippines. ... .  Lone Navy Patrc! Plane Wipes Out Entire Jap Convoy Of Five Vessels

FIVE JAP SHIPS DESTROYED BY ONE NAVY PLANE   369,818 Japanese Killed o1 Captured in Philippine Campaign

5 DESTROYED      Single Navy Patrol Plane Destroys Five Ships Off Formosa.

Plane Sinks — 5 Jap Ships   Froop Carrier Among Vessels. Sent-Down Off Formosa

SINGLE NAVY PATROL PLANE DESTROYS JAP CONVOY FIVE SHIPS  TOTAL OF 369,818 JAPAN rer WiIiTryryrm athim fan   TOTAL OF 369,818 JAPANESE KILLED AND CAPTURED IN PRILIPPINES

Navy Plane Wipes Out NipConvoy   369,818 Enemy Troops Killed in Philippines; Davao Forces Weaken

Single Navy Plane Destroys Convoy of Five Jap Vessels   MacArthur Tells of Achievement; News of Pacific War

Single Plane Wrecks Jap Convoy; Five  Ships Sunk   369,818 Nips Taken In Philippine Area

Coosa River Fund is Given Okeh   House Committee Approve: Bill Including It

SENATE BACKS UP TARIFF CUT   Truman Wins Round In Reciprocal Trade Extension

Senate Ballot Backs Truman Tariff Power:   Right Te Reduce [mpost: Gets 47 to 33 Support After Lasgw Pel

STEEL OUTPUT HIT HEAVILY BY COAL WALKOUT   Longshoremen Start Back: Thousands Threaten To Quit In New Dispute

Coal Agreemen Still Far Off; Ships May Sail  Land And Patterson Ask Union To Help In Returning Soldiers

U.S. Hopes To Settle Major Labor Disputes   Miners, Longshoremen  Compose Bulk Of Idle

Army Plans © To Rebuild Broken Span  -Many Engineers  Cari r ied. to Death;.

Low-Priced Auto Goal Of Hot Race   ‘Manufacturers Seek Market “Advantages

ANDERSON FAVORS HOUSE APPROVED SLAUGHTER RULES   PREDICTS MORE MEAT FOR NATION’S TABLES IF SENATE CONFIRMS

Anderson Forecast: More Meat for U.S. Dinner Tables  Slaughtering Rules Are Favored by New Food Chief

New Rule On Slaughtering Is Supported   Proposal Approved By House Will Result In More Meat, Contends Clinton Anderson

Sees More Meat On Dinner Table   New Food Czar Looks To Senate To Okay New Slaughtering Rules.

More Meat It  Senate Agrees   Must Go Along With New Slaughtering Rules Written By House.

New Food Boss Forecasts: More Meut for Dinner   lf Senate Approves Of Slaughtering lows In OPA Legislation; Takes Office Monday

Anderson to Lrack Down "Black Market   House Legislation fs Seen as Club to Provide More Meat

More Meat Seer For Family Use By Food Chief   Changes Souglit In Federal Rules For Slaughtering

More Meat If New Slaughter Rules Prevail   Provides Weapon to Deal With Black Market in Meat

Sees More Meat If Senate Acts   Anderson Says Action Will Give Him Black Market Weapon

ANDERSON HAILS SLAUGHTER STEP   Declares New House Rules Should Mean More Meat

Sees Increased Meat Supply in Slaughter Rules   OPA Extension For One Year is Approved in House

Meat Shortage Remedy Is Said Held By Senate   Repre.entative Soys House Did Its Port

Anderson Forecasts More Meat If Senate Agrees To New Slaughtering Rules Of House

More Meat Seen Ii Senate OK’s House Measure   New Food Chieftain Hopes to Deal  With Black Market

Civilians Wil Get More Meat   New Rules Broaden Slauqhtering Permits

MORE CIVILIAN MEAT SEEN BY NEW AG CHIEF   Anderson Thinks Rules On Slaughtering to Ease Shortage

More Meat For Nation’s Dinner Table   Anderson Hails Pro posed New Slaughtering Rules As Weapon Against Black Market

More Meat For Nation’s Dinner Table Forecast By Clinton P. Anderson

Food Supply Gain Under New Program   Change in Slaughtering Rules Written Into Bill To Extend Price Control

‘Anderson Forecasts More Meat If Senate Goes Along ‘With New Slaughtering Rules   Regulations Written By House Into Bill Extending Price Controls.

Anderson Sees More Meat For Dinner Tables   Senate Likely To Accept New Slaughtering Rules Voted By House.

MORE MEAT IF SENATE AGREES TO NEW RULES   Plan Would Permit Unlimited Slaughter in Sanitary Plants

Anderson Sees Meat Increase for Civilian Use   Depends on Senate Actio:. on House Changes in OPA

MORE MEAT FOR NATION'S DINNER TABLE FORECAST   NEW SECRETARY AGRICULTURE URGES CHANGES SLAUGHTERING RULES

Anderson Sees Improvement in Meat Situation   New Slanghfering Rules Now Belore Senate after Approval hy Monse Would Ease Shortage

IS FORECAST BY ANDERSON   Prospects, However, Contingent on Senate Approval of House Bill -Lifting Restrictions on Slauchtering.

MORE MEAT FOR NATION'S DINNER TABLE FORECAST  HEU CEfDrTrAnY 47h   NEW SECRETARY AGRICULTURE URGES CHANGES SLAUGHTERING RULES

Sees More Meat For Civilians.   New Rules ‘Will Provide Anderson With Black Market Weapon.

SAYS INCREASE WILL HINGE ON SENATE ACTION   Ag Sec’y-To-Be Urges OK Of New Slaushter ino Rules

BOOST SEEN IN MEAT -SUPPLY   Future Depends On Senate Approvat Of House Measure

Pressure Put On Javanese   UL. S.-Britain Urged Peace On Colonials. Dutels

Rail Travel Reservations Slashed Agair  Ban Civilian Use of Sleeper Arrammna dAatinne

Travel by, Pullman Is? Restricted   Still Further Reduction o: Service for Civilians to  Be Made Soon

Rail Travel Hit As Army Needs Additional Trains   More Sleepers Vital To Soldiers; War May Be Prolonged

SLEEPING CAR SPAGE WILL 60 TO SERVIGEMEN   Bar Civilians From Sleeping Car: On Less Than 450 Mile Runs

CIVILIAN TRAVEL PROSPECTS BAD   No Pullman Space for Trips:Under 450 Miles

Additional In Senne Use Still Loom   450-Mile Limit Will Be Placed In Eftect In U. S. July 15

Civilians Face Greater Cut in  Pullman Space   More Sleeping Cars to Be Needed in Peak of  J Qaldisr Dotnrn

ODT BAN LIMITS CIVILIANS ON PULLMAN TRIPS   New System On 450-Mile Limit Effective July 15

Priority on Building May Be Resumed   Restrictions Planned On Materials to Aid Home Constructian

TRUMAN MAY RETURN BUILDING PRIORITIES   Plan To Break Construction Bottleneck Due Today

' Homes For Americans, Maybe  BUILDING MATERIALS MAY RETURN TO PRIORITY SYSTEM SOON IN EFFORT TO BREAK PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK

Truman May Restore Priorities To Building Materials, Officials Say ©

Restoration of Restrictions Is Planned, Claim   Attempt To Break Homes Bottleneck Behind Move, Report

Seek To Break Bottleneck In Home Building   Priorities On Construction Materials Likely To Be Restored.

tgPut Priorities Ss Building Items  fy Effort To Breok maueima Rattleneck

Truman May Act To Speed Up Home Building  Priority Plan Maw Be Restored

New Program Of Training   Truman Will Present Plan to Congress for Peacetime Military Duty

Training Act To Be Urged By President   First News Conference of Peace Yields Numerous Items Concerning Plans For Immediate Future

No Peacetime Conseription   President Truman Says He Will Ask Congress To En act Training Program.

NO DANGER OF ATTEMPT FOR REVENGE   President in Peacetime News Conference Discusses Situation Since  Surrender   MANY ISSUES PENDING

Truman Backs Peace Training  No Surrender Until Jans Lavy Down Arms

DRAFT 10 TAKE MORE MEN FOR REPLACEMENTS   President Tells Plans at First Press  Conference Since Japan's Surrender

President To Offer Military Training Plan   Truman Tells Newsmen 8-Point Paednce Program

PEACETIME MILITARY TRAINING PLAN © TO BE GIVEN CONGRESS BY TRUMAN; SUNDAY AUG. 19TH DAY OF PRAYER   CHURCHILL TELLS BRITISH COMMONS ATOM BOMB DISCOVERY SAVED LIVES OF OVER MILLION AND QUARTER MEN

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  TOUCHES UPON MANY  IMPORTANT MATTERS MILITARY TRAINING,  DRAFT, JAPANESE AND ATUERD MATTERS

President to Ask for Draft  In Peacetime   Terms Full Employment Bill ‘Must’ Legis lation

Draft To Go On, President Says; V-J Day Not Yet   Occupation Forces Won't Zone Japan But Allies to Participate

ARMY TRAINING WILL CONTINUE   But Chief Executive Decleres He Won't Ask for Conscription

Won't Be in ‘Draft Form, Truman Says   Capital-Labor Meet to be Called After  Congress Meets

Dratt System Stays: Truman   Recruits Will Be Trained to Replace Veterans in U.S. Occupation Forces; Full Employment Bill to Be Pressed

Byrnes Confers With Molotov   New Big Three Parley Gets Auspicious Start

BYRNES, BEVIN MEET MOLOTOV   Opening Of “Big Three” Talks Listed For Sunday

Allies Continue Assault on Japs   Japanese Delays Exasperates Rather Than Causes Anxiety

JAPANESE DELAY IN ANSWERING ALLIED TERMS OF CAPITULATION MERE MATTER OF FXASPFRATION

Japs’ Delay Exasperating   Allies Set to Deal Crushing Offensive

GEN. EISENHOWER 1S CONVINCED STALIN AMERICA'S FRIEND  U. S. ARMY LEADER  GREATLY PLEASED WITH HIC VICIT TH MOcrOW   JAPANESE DELAY IN ANSWERING ALLIED TERMS OF CAPITULATION. MERE MATTER.OF EXASPERATION

COAL SUPPLY DROPPING TO LOW LEVELS   Miners and Operators Fail In Efforts to Settle Their Differences.

Soft Coal Supplies Falling Rapidly As Strike Continues   Operators and UMW Still Deadlocked in Efforts to Reach Accord   PARTIES SUMMONED BY SCHWELLENBACH   Sharp Cut in Steel Operations and Other Industries Threatened

NATION'S COAL SUPPLY IS LAW   Danger Point Nears As UMW Men Continue Absence From Mine Jobs

Seek To Upho Uphold Policy Debate ©   -New Resolution Looms On Floor of Senate

Many Visitors at Rotary Meeting   Hon. E. J. Jones Speaks On National Debt

Biggest Coal Company in Nation Formed   Aim Is to Combat The Invasion of Competitive Fuels

Biggest Coal Company Announces Its Aim Is To Hit Competitive Fuels

New, World’s Largest Coal Producing Company, “Announces Aims, Policies

GATEWAY TO POLISH CORRIDOR CAPTURED STALIN ANNOUNCED  Farrer FATE AMLe.t Fa Poe   FARTHER SOUTH SOVIET SPEARHEADS REPORTED REACHING ODER RIVER

Navy Recruiter Here Next Week   Chief O. J. Ostrander Wants to Meet Young Men 17 Years Old.

9100 Are Striking In Detroit Plants   6000 City Employes to Take Vote on Thursday

TRAIN WRECK — ~ PLOT CHARGE   MAN HELD IN COLUMBUS ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTING TO DERAIL TRAIN .

Relations With Russia Facing Another Crisis   Parley’s Argentine Issue May Force A Showdown On Poland.

IN OKINAWA AREA   U. S. Destroyer Sunk; Several Other Ships Damaged   118 PLANES LOST BY JAPS IN EFFORT   BPR PARE WD BAY BARB NSER A  Attack Continues Thruout Thursday, Nimitz Reports

Japs Lose 118 Planes in Suicide Attacks on U. S. Ships at Okinawa

Americans Cut Manila Road At 2 Points   All Superforts Return To Base After Yesterday’  Sirikes At Formosa,   ADVANCE 17 MILES

LUZON ASSAULT 5 O-PRONGED   Slash Into Jap Blockade; Press Toward Manila And Bataan.   'B.90S PROWLING SKIES

Americans Slash. Into Japanese On Baguio Road   Press On Toward Manila; . Tokyo. Asserts B-29’s _-Plan. New... Mass.-.Raids

AMERICAN INVADERS ON LUZON SMASHING ENEMY OPPOSITION  * JAPS REPORT SUPER_ FORTS PROWLING SKIES

AMERICAN INVADERS ON LUZON SMASHING ENEMY OPPOSITION   JAPS REPORT SUPERFORTS PROWLING SKIES OVER WIDE EMPIRE AREA

U. §. Reconquest Of Luzon Presses On Toward Manila   Navy Reports Jap Shipping Losses Of 250,000 Tons

Yanks Drive Ahead ~ On Road To Manila   Entrenched Japs Hit by East Flank of Three-pronged Drive— Navy Jubilant Over Blow Against Enemy Ships But Heavy Damage to U. S. Vessels Admitted

Yanks Press Luzon Drive Nearer Goal   B-29s Over Jap Areas Again, Says Tokyo Radio Report

YANKS CONTINUE DRIVE ON MANILA   Slash Into Entrenched Foe Blocking Important Road

HIT JAP LINES BEFORE BAGUIO   Yank Forces Press Ahead - For Manila, Push Down Highway for Bataan

DIRECTION OF BATAAN   Enemy Says 29s Raid Kobe-Osaka Industrial Area

Americans Race South on Luzon  Japs Crumble Before 3-pronged Advance

U.S.ForcesGain on Right, Left Flanks onLuzon   Main Spearheads. Near Tarlac on Road. to Manila, Beachhead Out 60 Miles

THREE-PRONGED RECONQUEST OF LUZON ISLAND REVEALS GREAT LAND AIR AND SEA ACTIVITY .

Yanks Extend Luzon Gains In  3-Pronged Push   Drive On Toward Baguio, Manila And Down Road I eading Ta Rataan.

Slash at Japs Blocking Path Near Baguic   Superforts Prowl Skies Over Korea, Tokyo, Kobe-Osaka Areas

YANKS ADVANGE ON LUZON ISLE IN 3-WAY PUSH   Nips Report New Air Raids: U. S. Fleet Damage High in New Invasion

LAVAL SUICIDE   REPORT DOUBTEL   Radio Listeners Understanc Former Vichyite Gives Up

Laval Suicide Reported: but Not Verified   Paris: Still Awaits Official Word on His Surrender

LAVAL SUICIDE NOT CONFIRMED   Former Vichy Leader Kills Self In Spain, Report

Laval Suicide Report Denied   Rumors Untrue of  Former Vichy Chief

Paris Doubts Laval Has  Killed Self   Luxembourg Radio Reports Suicide

Elbe River Barrier Already Smashed; Ger: Many to Be Cut in Two in a Matter of Honrs

End Is In Sight At Last   East-West Link Will End Most Resistance

‘Yanks May Join With Russians In  24 to 72 Hours Hell-On-Wheels Force Only Five Miles West of the Elbe River

Germany’s Defenses Before Elbe Shattered   Juncture With Russians Termed Poesible Within Next 24 Hours

Damage. Exceeds $7, 00 Mayor Neu Estimate       Firemen Battle Stubborn Night Blaze in, Sub-Zero Temperatures; Municipal’ Offices Suffer From Smoke, Water. 

Damage Exceeds $7,000,  Mayor Neu Estimates   Firemen Battle Stubborn Night Blaze in Sub-Zero Temperatures; Munici  Offices Suffer From Smoke, Water

13,000 Workers Remain Off Job As Parley Fails   Police Force Adds Personnel; Many Plants Affected

NO SHARP CUT IN INDUCTIONS   Marshall Says Need to Continue After VE-Day

INDUCTIONS NOT TO BE SLASHED   Present Schedules Termec Inadequate By Marshall

VE- Day Not Expected To Reduce Ar smy’s 100,000-Month Draft Call

GEN, MARSHALL OUTLINES RE  PLACEMENT SITUATION TO HOUSE MILITARY   COMMITTEE .

CHILLS HOPES ON DRAFT CALL   ‘Marshall Says Army Will Be Unable to Meet Replacement Demands.   SHORTAGE TO INCREASE

No Reduction for Draft Calls After V-E Day Arrives  House Upholds Truman Vote on Farm Deferment

Expect No Change In Draft Quotas ~ In Near Future   Current Rate Probably To Be Maintained After V-E Day

Jolts Hopes  For Reduction  In Draft Rate   General Marshall Declares Army Unabhle to Meet Replacement Demands Under Prograin

Congress’ Hopes For Big Cut .n Inductions Right After V-E Day Gets Jolt

Army Plans To Continue  Deaft Rate —   Eisenhower’s Losses 2,00 a Day, Marshal Tells Congressmen

ARMY BLASTS HOPE FOR CUT IN INDUCTION:   Marshall Cites Failure To Meet Needs Fer Replacements

NO DRAFT CUT AFTER V-E DAY   Shortage to Increase in Next Three Months

GEN, MARSHALL SAYS NO CUTS DUE IN CALLS   Army and Navy Will Continue Demands for Men After V-E Day

SHARP CUT IN NDUCTIONS AFTER VE DAY UNLIKELY   Gen. Marshall Says Present Replacement Needs Are Hard to Fill

Blasts Hopes for Army Draft Slash  No Reduction Yet, Marshall Declares

Marshall Punctures Congressional; Hopes for Draft Cut After V-E Day

Army’s Draft Calls to Hold at 100,000 Month   Hopes for Cut at End Of German War Are Dimmed by Marshall  Figures for May, June

Marshall Jolts Hopes For Cut !n Army Inductions   Army Unable To Meet Demands, Shortage To Increase By 50,000 Men.

Marshall Jolts "Induction Hope: Following V-E   Says 50-000 Men Will «Be Needed to Fill ’ Present Shortage

Sharp Cut In Dratt Jolted   Marshall Savs Under Present Program Demands Will  Not Be Met.

United Nations: Door Openedto 10New Nations   ‘Big Three-Invites  Italy, Switzerland, Sweden. Bers Spain

PATTERN LAID DOWN BY BIG-3   All Sting And Venom Of Reich To Be Removed   United Nations Door Shut Firmly. In Face Of Franco’s Government

Big 3 Opens Door to Ten Future United Nations  Franco's Spanish Regime Rapped; Repor? Carries New Censure Note

Door Opened Ten Nations But Shut  In Spain’s Face   OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF BIG THREE ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT STATESMEN REACHED AN ACCORD

Clear Path For 10 New United Nations; ttaly To Be First Granted Membership

BIG THREE BARS FRANCO FROM UNITED NATIONS   Conference Leaders Open Doors to 10 New Countries

Wallace Faces Decisive Defeat   Administration Leaders Study Alternatives To tave Off Complete Rout

BATTLE AGAINS! WALLACE GROWS   Senate Leaders Study Alternatives in Effort to Stave Of Defeat

THIRD, SEVENTH CLOSE 10 NAZIS’ LAST DEFENSES   Stalin Lauds Soviet Armies as Moscow Stages Gala May Celebration

Oklahoma Bandit Suspect Gives Up   Last of Three Sought, Kimes in Custody

Koiso Gloomily Sees New Blows  Says U.S. Is Cruel, Barbaric Nation

Japs Arrest Indo-China  Governor   Protective Custody Imposed As Japanese Seize All Nation

Two Coaches OfFast Train Overturned   Undetermined Number of - Passengers Injured at Houston

‘ Friendly”. Man Picks Him Up From Tey Walk  ‘and Escorts Him Home

Ceilings On Autos To Be Fixed Soon   Bowles Plans Statement i in Four or Five Days; Refuses Comment

NEW AUTO PRICES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON   Costs Are Expected To Be In Vicinity Of 1942 Models: Dealers Want Increase

NEW CAR PRICE CEILINGS FIXEL   Announcement Of Retail Levels On Autos To Be Made In Few Days

Balinese Paradise’  Is s_ Tainted     Pa See ee See ee ey ee ee YY eam ae ee ee ene ae cea ae” ee Se See ae Sea ma

‘The Last Paradise’ of the Pacific 1s Being Tainted by Civilization

Civilization’s Devastating Hand Laid on Bali Bali, Once Unspoiled Darling of Nature

Pierre Laval Surrenders To Americans   Arrangements Made to Hand Him  Over to French

PIERRE LAVAL SURRENDERS TO AMRICANS   Former Chief of Vichy Government Flies From Barcelona to Austrian Occupation Zone   CONDEMNED TO DEATH

PIERRE LAVAL GIVES UP 10 U.S. TROOPS   Former Vichy Chief, Expelled From Spain, Flies to Linz, Austria, Where He Is Taken Into Protective Custody.

MAN ACCUSED OF AIDING HITLER FORCED TO LEAVE SPAIN, FLIES TO AUSTRIA WITH NAZI PILOTS

Pierre Laval Surrenders To  U. S. Officers   Flies From Spain to Linz, Austria in Nazi Plane; Will Be Turned Over

Laval Surrenders To U. 5. Authorities  In Southern Reich   Presence May Offer Tough Problem in French- U. 5S. Policy

Laval Surrenders To U.S. Alter Flight From Spain; Return To France Is Set

LAVAL GIVES. UP  TO U.S. FORCES  AT LINZ, AUSTRII LEAVES SPAIN BY  PLANE AT REQUEST QF SPANISH GOV'T

Pierre Laval Surrenders To Americans    Occupation Authorities Turn Him Over to French to Face Trial

Laval Flies to Austria, Surrenders   Formey Vichy Premier Ousted by Spain, _ Surrenders in Austria

PIERRE LAVAL GIVES SELF UF   Flies From Spain to Surrender to American Occupation Forces.

PIERRE LAVAL HAS SURRENDERED 70 US. OCCUPATION FORCES  FORMER CHIEF OF VICHY - GOVERNMENT BE TURN. ED OVER TO FRENCH

VICHY CHIEF IS QUICKLY TURNED OVER TO FRENCH   Gives Himself Up To American Forces In U. S. Occupation Zone; Faces Death  In France.

“Vichy Chief Lands at Linz, Austria, in American Area; Escorted to French Zone ©

Former Vichy Chief Gives Up In Austria   Wife, Two Luftwaffe Pilots Seized When Divebomber Lands In ll S Territory

Pierre Laval Surrenders To Americans   Vichy Chief Will Be Handed Over To French Autherities Immediately.   FEW DETAILS GIVER

Laval Expelled From Spain; Is In U. S. Hands   Flew to Austria Where He Surrendered to Authorities; To Hand Him to France

SPAIN ORDERS DEPARTURE OF WAR CRIMINAL   Under Death Sentence Passed in Absence  By French Court

Traitor Put Out of Spain; Gives Self Up  Flies to Austria;   “Flies to Austria; U.S. to Turn Him Over te French

Airlines Network To Be Socialized  Beith Lakawe Tabs   British Labor Takes New Program Steps

Public Ownership Steps Are Taken By Labor Party   Move to Control Civilian Airlines  And an International Communications Setug

Inventory Begins In Vast Captured German Gold Mine   Over $100,000,000 Believed Stored in Fabulous ‘Underground Mine.

‘CAPTURED GERMAN GOLD COUNTED BY ARMY MEN   Final Total Likely to Exceed 100 Million Estimate of Nazi

Take Inventory Of Gold Hoard In Salt Mine   More Than 4,000 Bags Of Gold Bullion Are Counted After Army Engineers Blast Wall

YANKS COUNTING GERMANS’ GOLD   Officers Working in Salt Mine ) On Treasure Third Army Seized

Counting Out The Money   U. S. Officers Toiling Away, Taking Inventory of German Gold, Currency Hoard

Find Nazi Gold Cache   Total in Gold and: Currency Might ‘otal Over $100,000,000; Also Art Treasures There

GERMAN GOLD CACHE IN MINE IS CHECKED   Total Value of Hoard May Exceed $100,000,000

YANKS INVENTORY GERMANY 'S GOLD   ENGINEERS BLAST WAY INTO “TREASURE” MINE

House Committee Recommends More Money to Help State Department ‘Achieve Foreign Policy Objectives

B00aTS FUND FOR FUREIGA POLICY WOR   House Group Urges Loosening Purse When Reporting Offices Bill.

House Group Recommends Increases   Foreign Objectives Held In Top Place For Fiscal Year

MORE MONEY FOR FOREIGN POLICY ASKED IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL   REQUEST MADE IN LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE $259,109,700 FOR THREE U. S. DEPARTMENTS

House Unit Asks More Money for U.S. Foreign Aims   , Request Made in $259,109,700  Appropriation Bill

1N ELOORA WOMAN DIED OF BURNS   Mrs. Florence King, Eldora, Fatally Burned.

TENSION STILL HIGH THROUGHOUT SYRIA   4,000 Bedouins Are Prevented From Attacking French Troops By British

Airport On le Cleared For New Blows On Japan   Foe Loses 368 Planes In New U. S. Attacks On Ryukyus, Kyushu

Yanks Press For Quick Conquest0t le Island 3 Miles Wes: Of Okinawa

Te Island’ Ss F ields Near   Yanks: Are Pashing. For Quick Cleanup:

Yanks Press For Conquest Of Island   Ashore on le Seeking Control Of 3-Runway Airfield

Doughhoys Speed Conquest of Isle West of Okinawa   Base for Harrying Japanese Planes Seized, Yanks Knock Down Attacking Kip Planes

Doughboys Are  Pressing For Conquest “Of le   Three-Runway Airfield For Stepping Up Bombings Of Jap Mainland Prize Objective

ISLAND WEST OF OKINAWA IS OCCUPIED   ‘Quick Conquest of le With  Three-Runway Airfield   Being Pressed By   Doughboys  opi ATchUCUCRDPCU AUK CCFCLCUCUOD VII VIIC

Invade Island  Off Okinawa   Yank Doughboys Hope For Quick Conquest Of Airfield Base

American Doughboys Press For Quick Conquest Of le Island, West Of Okinawa   U.S. Airmen To Use Three-Runway Airfield For B-24s To Bomb Tokyo, 980 Miles Away

le Island 980 Miles. o! Tokyo Invaded to Halt Jap Air Attacks on Okinawa.

Japs Used le for Aerial Base; South Okinawa Battlelines Unchanged.

FRANCE WON'T BE BOUND BY "BIG 3° ACTION   Gen. DeGaulle Says His Nation Must Have Voice in Framing Allied Policies

DeGaulle Gives Program To Keep Peace In Europe   Says France To  Play Maior Role

FRANCE WANTS VOICE IN ALLIES’ DECISIONS   DeGaulle Sets Three Point Postwar Program

ASK ARGENTINA REJOIN GROUP   Suggestions for Future Argentine Conduct Listed in Statements to Argentines

Isolated Japs Menaced By New Mindanao Push  Yanks Make Sixth Amphibious Landing; Four U. S. Divisions In Isle Campaign

MORE U. 8. TROOPS LAND ON MINDANAO   DRIVE OPENED TO ENCIRCLE AND ANNIHILATE ISOLATED JAP GARRISONS.

~vake Landing On Mindanao   Sixth Amphibious  Operation Designed To Isolate and Wipe Sut Jap Garrisons

Yanks Execute Landing South Of Davao City   Amphibious Operation De signed to Encircle aad Exterminate Isolated Garrisons   Doughboys Mect Light Opposition   Japunese Pull Back from Beach under Shelling By Navy Destroyer Pores

Sixth Landing Is Made On Minadanao By Yanks In An Encircling Action

JAPANESE SINK LANDING CRAFT   SIXTH YANK LANDING IS MADE ON MINDANAO ISLE’S BEACHES

YANKS IN NEW MINDANAO STAB   Sixth Amphibious Landing s Made To Trap Isolated Nip Garrisons

Yank Landing Menaces Japs On Mindanao   Designed To Hem, Wipe Out Isolated Enemy Garrrisons

HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL SET AT 16   Seven Drownings, Seven Auto Fatalities Are Listed

17 DIE IN OHIO DURING HOLIDAY   Seven Drown, Eight Die in Auto Crashes

OHIO DEATH TOLL HITS 17 ON 4TH   8 Killed in Auto Accidents, 7 Drown, 2 Die of Burns

OHI0'S DEATH TOLL HEAVIES! IN THE NATION   State July Fourth Victims Reported at 16, With New York as Second.

COLD WAVE HEADS IN   Lows From Zero to 10 Above Forecast for Tonight

11 NAZIS WILL FACE GALLOWS   Three Women Among Group Convicted Of Atrocities

Beast of Belsen, Tigress to Hang   11 Other Nazis in Group  Doomed for Atrocities

Japanese Garrison Is Doomed   ‘ALLIED PRISONERS HYSTERICAL WHEN BEING RESCUED   U. P. Correspondent Frank Hewlett Finds Wife Among Liberated  Prisoners.

Ancient Walled Section Of City May Still Be In Enemy Hands; Its Fall Is Expected.   MacArthur’s Men Are Restoring Order To Stripped Capital And Starving People; Liberated Residents Are Overjoyed

BIG 5 MINISTERS HEAD FOR HOME   Molotov, Byrnes Reveal Disagreement

Byrnes, Molotov Bring Dispute ‘Into the Open   Secretary of State  Says All Five Powers Have Say-So in Peace Commissar Disagrees

Russia Balks At Participation Of France ,China In Peace Settlement   Foreign Ministers Head Homeward After Futile Conference On European Peace; Molotov Denies Agreement At Potsdam

Molotov Asserts No Agreement Existed On French, Chinese Treaty Participatian

: Foreign Ministers Head Homeward After Unsuccessful Conference; Byrnes And Molotov Tell of Disagreement On European Peace Plan   Denuties To Continue

Allied Meeting Collapses Amid Disagreements   Jmmediate Settlement of European Peace Problems Balked by - Failure of Russia and Other Four Powers To Get Together On Procedure—Another Conference in Prospect

Potsdam Pact Was Not Interpreted Same Way   Another Truman-Stalin-Attlee Meet May Be Necessary for Progress

‘BIG FIVE’ TALKS END IN DEADLOCK   Fight Over Signing Of Peace Settlements Reviewed

New Meeting of Big Three Looms  Foreign Ministers Unable to Agree

Disagree On Participation  By All Power:   Molotov Disclaims Knowledge of Agreement—Deputies To Continue Work Phases

BYRNES-SOVIET DISPUTE AIRED   Molotov and U. S. Secretary Of State Clash over Big Three Action

No Agreement, Molotov Says   Discounts Report of Blanket Participation by 5 Powers in European Peace

Parley Row Into Open   i On Admission France and China In Peace Discussions

EUROPE PEACE PARLEY ISSUE DIVIDES BIG 3   U. S., British Understanding At Odds With Reds,  Molotov Reveals

Division Cleance* Over Participation Of Other Powers   Deputies Stay On to Continue Work; Byrnes Remarks Still Optimistic

Byrnes And Molotov Bare Big Five Disagreements   Failure Of Foreign Ministers Conference May Require : Another Parley Between Truman, Attlee And  Stalin; France Wants To Be In On Discussions

Big Three. Conference  Predicted.   No Agreements Are Reached by Big Five

Byrnes Sees Ray Of Hope  For Conterenec   Foreign Ministers Head Homeward After Futile Big-5 Parley.  rerera ct gy tre ie oF a f\T3T° nu   BRING OUT TO OPEN

Participation in Balkan Settlement  Split Conference  U. S., British Ministers Had Impression France, China to

Molotov and Byrnes Fail Of Agreement   Participation of All Five Big Powers In European Peace Discassion Issue

LUT ORDER END TO BATTLE UF ATTORNEYS   Tells Boy Witness to Answer Defense Question on Muller’s Collanse.

Boy’s Story Attacked by Defense   Judge Orders Youth to Answer Questions By Attorneys

Farmers Not Sending In Gas Applications   Asked) fOr Early Mailing Ss Could Be Protected and Give (iood Service, Derrick Says

Farmers Slow To Mail Forms  For Tractor Fuel      Danger of Being Without Fuel When Work Begins

Solons to Take Up Primary  Bill This Week   Bi-Partisan Conference Of State Legislators With Governor Martin Is Scheduled Tuesday

WOMAN WHO DESERTED NEW-BORN BABY TRIED   Mrs. Helen Boskind, 25, Baitimore, Is Given Year's Suspended S:ntence

Churchill Claims Bomb Tribute To Roosevelt   Former Premier Advised Japs to Surrender Now o1 Face Utter Destruction.

\NGLO-U. S. SCIENTISTS BEAT GERMAN) TO ATOMIC SECRET, CHURCHILL SAYS

Smithsonian Goes To Town In Repor’ On Diefary Habits Of Siam Catfish

Reveal Strange Siamese Fish    Scientists Claim They Swallow Rocks

President Name: Nov. 22 Holiday Asks s Special Prayers  ae an: Tage on leds ceca 6PekS

Manufacturers’ Ceiling Prices for Shoes Will Be Increased, OPA Says

FACTORY PRICES OF SHOES TO RISE   UNCERTAIN WHETHER OPA BOOST WILL AFFECT COST TO CONSUMERS.

Dallas Flier, Two Other Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Executed by Japs

Spatz Executed in Kiangwan, China   Body Was Cremated And Turned Over To the Red Cross

Fall Meeting of P.-T. Association  Friday at Rew   Many Prominent Speakers Will Address Gathering

Who Cares? Dep't. ...  GERMANS FACT STARVATION   Feeding of Former Prisoners of Nazis Cause Acute Food Shortage Within Reich.

Patton Speeds Toward Leinzig While British Draw Nearer Bremen   Americans Advance to Within 65 Miles of Czechoslovakia May Link Up With Russians Soo:

PARIS RADIO SAYS MONTGOMERY’S MEN ARE ONLY 13 MILES FROM ZUIDER ZEE IN DRIVE TO CUT OFF GERMANS IN HOLLAND.

FIGHT UPSETS HOUSE ROUTINE   Representative Resents  ‘Liar’ Charge

TWELVE AMERICAN SHIPS - DAMAGED BY OTHEE U. 8.’ - VESSELS DURING JAP . AIR ATTACKS .

12 U.S. Warships Damaged by Gunfire Of Other American Craft off Okinawa

12 American Warships Damaged by Gunfire From (ther I]. S. Vessels

Vote to Ask De Gaulle to Try Again   Ballots Are 400 te 163; Temporarily Blacks Resignation OF Popular Leader

FRENCH ASSEMBLY VOTED AS DEGAULLE TO CONTINUE EFFORTS  ACTION ENDED TEMPORARILY AT LEAST CHANCE BD or ii}  DECREE OF rr

Solons Ask DeGaulle To Stay At Post   Will Try Again  To Form Reoime

Again Ask De Gaulle to Form Cabinel   Request. Equal ‘ Representation ‘To Three. ‘Parties

Equal Status For Parties Sought   Ask DeGaulle Form a Coalition Government

Constituent Assembly Vote Asks DeGaulleRenewPush For Coalition Government

Gen. De Gaulle Asked fo Try fo Form Cabinet   Three Major Parties To Be Represented Equally, French Assembly Decides

DeGaulle Is Asked To Keep Position   Assembly Votes 400-163 In Favor of General

De Gaulle Kept at Post   Constituent Assembly Asks Leader to Seek  Coalition Government

De Gaulle Asked To Renew Efforts To Form Cabinet   Equal Voir: Power Woulk Be Given to ‘Three  Reds  * Opposed “

FRENCH ASSEMBLY VOTED AS DEGAULLE TO CONTINUE EFFORTS  ACTION ENDED TEMPORARILY AT LEAST CHANCE  PRESIDENT QUITTING

Ask De Gaulle To Try Again   Assembly Votes To Have. General To Renew Efforts. To Form Government,

France Ballots DeGaulle Return  Vote Asks General to Try for New Cabinet

ASSEMBLY VOTES TO ASK DE GAULLI TO FORM REGIME.   Equal: Representation _To Communists, Other “Two Parties Sought:

De Gaulle Wins Assembly Vote  Three Major F Parties  = ma , gm es

Resignation  Is Debated   Paris Heavily Armed As Assembly Confers

TROOPS GUARD FRENCH PALACE   Assembly Considers DeGaulle’s Resignation Today

Armed Police Gua rd Moaatm Py  Sen La tie AR   Paris Assembly   Constituent Group Decides Today Whether to Accept General De Gaulle’s Resignation

4  Two are dead, two injured when man ‘ends marital mess in shooting orgy

CNRAGED HUSBAND KILLS Witt; SELF   Marital Troubles Cause of ) Michigan City Shoooting

WILD ORGY TAKES LIVES OF COUPLE   Daughter May Die From Wounds tnflicted by Father in Michigan City, Ind.

BRICKER DENIES  BID FOR SENATE   Future Political Activity Sti Is Undecided

British Hail News of Japan Fall ‘Attlee Cautions  People to Work as Usual

Hurricane Closes In Aronnd Miami   71-Mile Wind Roars Over Florida Coastline South — ~ — of City   MAY MISS THE WORST   Most Inhabitants Evacuated From Outlying Exposed  reas

Hurricane’s: Fury Lashes Florida Coast   Winds Exceed 70 Miles An, Hour In Miami Region

BRITISH BRIDE CUTS RED TAPE   Stowaway Likely to Get by Immigration Office  

aia eel enema  Three Plots Launched  To Assassinate Hitler   Conspiracies Culminated In The Abortive July 20, 1944, Attempt Which Touched Off One Of Greatest Blood Purges In Nazi History

Three Separate Attempts On Life Of Hitler’ Planned By Anti-Nazis

Three Attempts Made To Assassinate Hitler   Records In Allied Hands Reveal Plots _ Made By Anti-Nazi German Officers

TRIED 3 TIMES TO KILL HITLER   ANTI-NAZIS MADE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS

WARREN CONSIDERS LOANS TO SMALL FOLKS   NO. U. S. PRE.PEARL HARROR WAR PROMISES   THREE ANTI-NAZ! PLOTS AGAINST HITLER RULE

3 CONSPIRACIES TO KILL HITLER ARE REVEALEL   Reeords in Allied Hands Show Efforts of Anti-Nazis

REVEAL THREE . PLOTS TO TAKE LIFE OF HITLER   First Made In July, 1943, Never Discovered By Fuehrer

Russia io Aid: Nationalists.   Soviet to.Keep Troops In Manchuria for Some Time

President Flies Through Fog   WASHINGTON — WP) — President Truman returned safely from his Christmas holiday in Missouri today.

PRESIDENT ENDS VACATION WITH HIS HOME FOLK   Plane Leaves For Washington Through Low-Hanging Por

TRUMAN LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON YNDER SLOuDS   ‘Sacred Cow’ Lifts Into Clouds in Kansas City

Georgia Railroad Suit Tq Be Heard   Supreme Court In 5 to 4 Decision Agrees To Consider Complaints.

President Declares Cordial Reception Not for Him, But  “For What We Stand”

Truman Asks For League Support   Crowd Aceclaims Him On Arrival To Speak At Closing Session

ASKS SUPPORT OF LEAGUE DESIGNED — TOKEEP THE PEACE   President Truman Asks Al Men of Good Will to Get Behind Movement.   NoW IN SAN FRANCISCO   Was Acclaimed by Thousands Upon His Arrival There Last Night.

Truman Prepares Appeal for World Support of Charter   Chief Executive To Address Conference Today

Talk Will End Peace  Conference   President’s Foreign Pol~ icy Views To Be Outlin_edIn Speech

TRUMAN LIKES PEACE OUTLOOK   President To Appeal For Charter’s Support; Cheered By Great Throng In Frisco.

Truman Appeals For Support Of World Charter   President Acclaimed Ry Thousands On Arrival At San Francisco.

TRUMAN MAPS LEAGUE APPEAL   Says Frisco Cheers Not Him, But For What We Stand ‘

Presidential _ Plea Is Made   Truman Asks World Support Of League *

BACK CHARTER, TRUMAN THEME   President Is Acclaimec By Great Throngs In  San Francisco

Dresden Suffers Heaviest Air Blow As Soviets Near  Nazi Counterattacks Against Allied Troops Ciectried I:

FOR NEW VOTING AGE   V.F.W. Also Would Release’ Men Over 35 Years of Age

DENNLER FUNERAL WEDNESDAY A. M   Lifelong Merrill Resident Died Following Brief Sickness

Mrs. Mansfeld! Defense Tries To Portray Husbant As Mentally Unbalanced

Admiral Nimitz Says Seapower Is Our Birthright   Declares It Was Seapower That: Finally Led To Abject Surrender Of Japanese

NIMITZ URGES POWER AT SEA   Says Navy Strangled Jap Industries During War

Nimitz in Navy Day Mes: sage, Tells U. S. to Appreciate, Keen It,

Urges U. 5. Stay Strong On Seas   America’s Birthright, Admiral Nimitz Says

KEEP BIG NAVY NIMITZ URGES   Admiral Speaks at Navy Day Luncheon

Asks Strong U.S. Navy   Nimitz Says Seapower Is American Birthright Not to Be Discarded

PUSH INQUIRY WTO PEARL HARBOR AFFAIR'   6.0.P. Charges Some Evidence “Lost Or Bestroved”

Hero's Welcome and Congressional Medal of Honor 'Conferred on Gen. Wainwricht in Nation’s Canital

Wainwright Receives High Honors, Warns Against Easy Peace for Japs

‘WOMAN IN BLACK’ HUNTED. = AS KIDNAPER ‘OF BABY BOY   BOSTON POLICE HAVE SLENDER CLUE IN BEARCH FOR SIX-MONTHS-OLD CHILD

Peace? What’s That?   Quick Survey Of Capital Finds Everyone Mad At Everyone Else In No Uncertain Terms

EXPLOSIVES DROPPED ON MUNITIONS CITY   Essen Hammered By RAF: Americans Bomb Sub Plants At Kiel, Bremen, Hamburg

Wm. Morrow Killed April 8   Trenton Young Man Vic tim On Okinawa

U, S. TO CANCEL MEAT EXPORTS FOR 3 MONTHS   All Lend-Lease Included in Ban, Expected to Increase U. 8. Civilians’ Supply.

Order Will be "tffective for ,!hree Months   Bowles Announces Sugar Applicants Must Sian Pledaec

LEND-LEASE ON MEAT STOPPED THREE MONTHS   No Shipment Scheduled Foi Summer Months To Help Home Supply

Lend-Lease Meat Shipments Out:   : . - FF May Increase Share  For U. S. Civilians *

To Cancel All Foreign Relief Meat Shipments In Third Quarter Of'45

U. S. To Stop Sending Meat Abroad july 1   Only Meat Exports In July. August, September Will Be To U. S. Forces

MEAT SHIPMENT TO EUROPE WILL BE CANCELLED   Suspension for Three Months Will Give U. S. Better Break

Lend-Lease Meal Shipments Cut Off For Summer   Government Moves To Ease Desperate Shortage At Home

Foreign Relief and Lend- Lease Export Of Meat to Cease   3-Month Ban Expected to Increase Slightly Share Of U. S. Civilians   SUGAR RATIONS FOR CANNING SUSPENDED   OPA Acts to Prevent Chiselling; Weather Imperils Food Production

U.S. Will Halt Meat Exports   Shipments Under Lend-Lease Held Up

FOREIGN MEAT SHIPMENTS ARE HALTED  “Only Meat s Sent.” ~ Overseas to Be —   For U. S. Forces -

CANCEL MEAT SHIPMENTS ON LEND-LEAS   O.P.A. Aiso Suspends Sugar Canning Stamps Tempo rarily 

Bribery Net Draw: Tighter   Letters, Cards and Testimony of Officers And Bootleggers Pile Up On Zurbucken -

STORIES OF TWO WITNESSES HEAR   Say. Highway Patrol Offic ial Got Money From Bootleggers

Zurbucken Tax Evasion Trial in Weekend Recess   Testimony Says Ex-Highway Patrol Chief Took Money For'1940 Camopaian

REDS UNLEASH TWO OFFENSIVES AGAINST NAZIS    Bast Prussia, Hungarian And Czechoslovakia Borders Are Battlefields

Berlin Reports 2 More Red Drives   Disclose Attacks In E. Prussia, Slovakia

SOVIETS OPE 2 NEW DRIVES, NAZIS CLAIM   In East Prussia And On HungarianCzechoslovak Border

600-Mi. Russ Front Ablaze   Nazis Jittery Over Flareup, Tell Fear Of Drive for Berlin

Berlin  Report Is Panicky —   Soviets Fighting On 6 Battlefields From East Prussia To Budapest

Reported  By Alarmed Nazi Radio —   ‘MOVES IN EAST PRUSSIA, CZECHOSLAVKIA FOLLOW OPENING OF POLISH FRONT

Alarmed Germans Report Gigantic Struggles Raging   New Offensives Are Re perted in East Prussia And Czechoslovakia   STRIKE SHORTEST ROUTE TG BERLIN   Mescow Si! Silent on Frogress of inter Push Against Mazis

Huge U. S. Air Fleets Blast J wey   ‘The Rock’ Like Fat Pork Chop Sizzling In a Skillet As American Might Strike:

‘Like A Fat Pork Chop Sizzling In-The Skillet’  First Eye- Witness Story Of Marines’ Bloody Invasion Of Iwo Jima Island

Iwo Jima, Halfway to Japan Ablaze As It Is Invaded-  Long and Bitter Battle for Tiny Island Is Probable

800 SHIPS INVOLVED IN NEW ISLAND LANDING   Marines Have Terrific Fight On \Their Hands On Iwo Jima Island

Terrific Battle In Progress For Tough Iwo Jima   It Will Take a Week Fo American Marines t Capture Island. “e   U.S. Warships Circle Island to Aid Yank:

Sees Marines Drive Ashore On Iwo Jima   Tiny Isle Ablaze From End to End, Says Correspondent

OVER [WO JIMA  AP REPORTER WATCHES MARINES AND SAILORS BATTLING TAPS.

Jap Garrison on Iwo Making Bitter Fight  Defenders Hit Back  From Underground TM. fence am icstama

The Rock’ Like Fat Pork Chop Sizzling In a Skillet As American Might Strikes

‘Describes Early Stages of Battle  From Bomber Over Iwo Beachhead

Eyewitness Story of New U. S. Invasion  lwo Jima Afire From End to End

Systematic Murder, Says Eyewitness of {wo Jima Invasior   Marines’ Struggle For Tiny Island Wreaks Wholesale Havoc

Battleships Active as lwo Invaded   Island Fight Described by Air Witness

Little Iwo Ablaze From End to End   Marines Have Terrific Battle On Their Hands, Observer Says

Eyewitness Story Of Iwo:  Waves Of Marines Hit Beaches As Invasion Gets Under Way

BLOODY BATTLE APPEARS AHEAD   Plane-Riding Reporter Says Japs Are Fighting Back

Bloody Fight On !wo Jima!   ‘Nippon Itself’ on Schedule for Invasion, Says Nimitz   Iwo: “Fat Pork Chops Sizzling On Skillet’:

Americans Mop Up On Correcidor; Shell Cavite Base   Bodies of Priests, Women and Children Found by Rescuers   Ryewiiess ACCOUTIT  Navy and Marines Collaborate in Terrific Battle to Wrest lwo Jima from Japanese

Iwo Jima Looks Like Pork Chop Sizzling in Skillet, Says Newsman Who Saw Invasion From Navy Plane

[lwo Looks Like Sizzling Pork Chop As Marines Face Long, Bloody Battle Ashore

'American Correspondent Rides High Over Iwo Jima \And Describes Efficiency of Marines’ Invasion

Wave After Wave of Marines Plough Ashore From 800-Ship Armada For Showdown   Terrific Battle Facing Americans   Evewitness Watches Landings and Hears Yanks Calling For More Warship Shelling

Hodges Narrowly Escaped Capture By Germans In Battle Of The Bulge

Gen. Hodges Was Nearly Captured   Germans, During Breakthrough, Were Within 3 Miles Of Headauarters.

AMERICAN PARACHUTIST KILLED IN JUMP AT BIG BERLIN MILITARY REVIEW

Superforts, 600 Strong, Blast Japs   U. S. Planes Drop 4,000 Tons of Incendiaries; Shanghai Under Atiack; Kagoshima Sealed Off

5 Jap Cities Left Aflame by 600 Superforts  Aerial Attacks Pressed on Japan   Aerial Attacks Pressed on Japan Despite Weather

Fires Raging In 5 Bombed Jap Cities   Shanghai Also Blasted While Rail Transpor' Sealed Off When Two Tunnels Blocked; Our Loss Two Superforts.

600 Forts Burn Five Jap Cities   Record Attack With Incendiaries Does Heavy Damage; Bombers Blast Sixth City, Other Raiders Hit Shanghai

Five Nippon Cities Left Afire Today After Raid   Okinawa - Based Air Power Used For Assault.

§00 SKY GIANTS SET FIRE TO FIVE JAPANESE CITIES   OKINAWA PLANES STRIKE HEAVIEST BLOW AT SHANGHAI

OVER 600 B-238 SET HUGE FIRES IN FIVE CITIES   Heaviest Raid Of War Is Made On Shanghai; Eleven Japanese Ships Sunk By Navy Privateers And Lib erators.

Heaviest Raids of War on Japs Made by Big Superforts   News Blackout Conceals Activities of Allies ‘Seagoing Fleet

Planes From Okinawa Hit Shanghai Area   Japanese Railway Transport Bombed

Raid Homeland Rail Lines; Smack Shanghai: Fleet On The Move   Dt oe 6   A Japs Fail  in Air Supply

Planes From  Okinawa Busy   Smash Greatest Jap Air Base in China; Skip-8ombings Block Rail Tunnels

SUPERFORTS SET Blt FIRES IN FIVE JAP INDUSTRIAL CENTERS  OTHER AIR ATTACKS MADE ON VARIOUS TAR” GETS IN PACIFIC SECTOR

Multiply Air Blows At Japan      Record 600-Piane B-2§ Raid Followed Up By Attack On Shanghai; Cut Kagoshima Rails

4Nip Cities, Oil Refinery Are Attacked   Heaviest Assault Is Made On Shanghai By Tactical Forces  Based On Okinawa

Five Japanese Cities Fired By 600 Supers   Oil Refinery At Amagasaki Dealt Hard Blow

Shanghai Hit In Heavy Attack Today   New Raids Take Place After B-29s Burn Five Enemy Centers

OTHER RAIDERS HAND SHANGHAI HARDEST BLOW   Rail Lines Are Sealed Off To Kagoshima When Bombs Blast Four Tunnels

Five Je ap Cities Air Targets In  Heaviest Raic   Fleet of 600 Forts Leave Fukui, Hitachi, Chosi, Okazaki and Amagasaki Aftume

FIVE CITIES ARE FIRED BY SUPERFORTS   More Than 600 Bombers Set Conflagrations With 4,000 Tons of Incendiary Shells  WAR'S HEAVIEST RAIDS

‘Heavy Air Smash On Many Targets   Five Japanese Citics Blast. ed by More Than 600  ~ ” Superforts   “MAINLAND FIELD HIT   Bombs Shower on Kiang: wan Airdrome North of ‘Shanghai

Superforts:ScFive Jap Cities Aflame; ChanghaiRipped by Okinawa Planes

‘Rail Transport  To Kagoshima Cit Is Sealed Off By Fighter-Bombers

Instruments Used In Murky Weather But Results Good   Air Base In Chinz Takes Pounding As Plane Attacks Are Stepped Up

B-29s Leave 5 Japanese Cities Afire   4,000 Tons of New Incendiaries Dropped By 600 Superforts; A Raid on Shanghai

HEAVIEST RAID ON SHANGHAI ANNOUNCED   ‘All Results Declared To Be Good Or Excellent   Dispatched In Single Day; Rail Transport To Kagoshima Is Cut Off

SUPER MILITARY HIGHWAY SEIZED BY FIRST ARMY   American Drive Beyond The Rhine Gained More Than Mile Yesterday   REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD IS REPORTED SECURE

In Slashing   Nazis Say New 15th In Action, And Seventh Opens Great Drive On Saar

Take four more nazi towns bevond Rhine   Push seals off Coblenz; foe’s last srin on west river bank threatened

Bridgehead Of First Army Is Again Widened   Germans Declare Five American Armies Are Striking Along Blazing Western Front—Third and < — Seventh Armies Strike oan

Nazis Report 5 U.S. Armies In Rhine Push   Remagen Bridgehead is Deepened to Six Miles; Third and Seventh Launch Powerful Assaults

U.S. Seventh, Third Armies  Make Gains _ West of Rhine   ‘Five Yank Armies Now Striking Along 235 Miles of Front, Germans Contend

NAZIS REPORT 735 MILES OF FRONT ABLAZE      First Seizes Four More German Towns and Is Said to Have Cut Big. Military Highway. =   SEVENTH LASHES OUT AT ENEMY,   Patton’s Third : Smashes. Forward Six Miles— Berlin Says Fifteenth: Is Across Rhine.

Nazis Say New 15th In Action, And Seventh Opens Great Drive On Saar

Virtually Severs Six-Lane Military Highway to Ruhr   German Report Says Five American Armies Are Striking Along 235 Miles of Blazing  Western Front; Drive Beyond Rhine Gains More Than Mile; Four German Towns Fall

FIAT DEEPEND TS BRIDGE HEAL   American Fifteenth Army Springs Into Action   SEVENTH BREAKS LULL   Makes General Assault on Front From Saar to Rhine; Drives Germans Back

ad Vaults Moselle, Seals Off Coblenz   100,000 American Soldiers Maxksed Around Remagen

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Ninth Army Gains More Than a Mile   Third Army Gains Three Miles From Its New Bridgehead On Moselle River Near Coblenz

VE AMERICAN ARMIN > REPORTED) STRIKING] GONE BROAL) FRONT IN WES]

WEST FRONT BLAZING   New 15th U. S. Army In Bridgehead Battle Now Including 100,000

100,000 American Soldiers Massed At Bridgehead; 15th Army Swings In To Action; Four German Towns Fall

Five American Armies Advance On West Front   Bridgehead Deepened te Six Miles in Blazing Battle

Plan For Peace Collects Views Of 50 Nations   Truman Will Bring Conference To Forma! Close on Tuesday—  Actual Work Ends

CONFERENCE 1D CLOSE TWESHAY      Charter Embracing Views of 50 Nations Wrapped Into Document.   TRUMAN DELAYS VISIT

United Nations Peace Charfer Is Completed   Delegates From 50 Nations Approve New Security Document

Sign Peace Charter Monday.   Truman Will Address Final Session of the United Nations Security Conference Tuesda'

Charter For World League "Wrapped Up’   Truman to Bring United Nations Conference to Formal Close With Tuesday Address

Peace-Safety Code Attained By 50 Nations   Signing of League Charter Due Monday; wan Talk Awaited

World Peace Charler.Jo Be Signed Monday   Truman To Make Clos: ‘ing SpeechTuesday

Map Out New World League At S. F. Parley   Conference Will Close Next Tuesday With President Truman Present

Truman To Bring Conference To ‘Close Tuesday   Charter Embracing Views Of 50 United Nations Designed To Maintain Peace

NEW HOPE FOR WORLD PEACE IS PRODUCT   Real Work Done, Delegates Will Get Final Speeches Made

UNCIO Wraps Up Charter for World Peace   Work Finished ; Final Doeuments Ready for Closing Tuesday

WORLD PEACE PLAN AWAITS SIGNATORIES   President to Witness Signing Monday; Will Address U.N. C. Delegates at Last Session Tuesday.

50 Nations Sign Document Designed To Preserve Peace   Truman Speech Next Sunday Will Close Conference

Delegates To Hear.  President   Fifty Nations Embrace Document Designed ‘To Bring World Peace. —

United Nations  Charter Becomes World Document   Delegates Conclude The Real Work at San Francisco; Hold _ Formal Clece Tuacdeu

Work of Security Parley Finished  After Compromise   Delegates Await Speech of President Truman on Next Tuesday.   Small Nations Gain  Right of Town Meet

WORLD LEAGUE iS SHAPED BY UNITED NATIONS      Charter Embraces Views Of 50 Nations At Parley

United Nations Charter Ready For Signing   “International Affairs Talk by Truman Will Formally:Close Meeting

UNCIO Delegates Complete Work On World Charter   Truman’s Talk Will Formally Close  Conference Tneedeav

General Work », '» Accomplished   President ‘Truman’ 3- Talk Will Bring Meetings To “Formal: Close. Laesdav

Peace Charter Formed By United Nations; Truman To Close Meeting Tuesday

Major Tasks Completed Sy SF. Parle   Technicol Problems, Speeches Occupy Delegates Few Doys   More Conference News on Pare 5  By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Avpseciated Press Diplomatic News

Frisco Parley End Labors on World League   President Truman to Speak at Closing Session Tuesday

Fifty United Nations Shape  World League   Truman Will Bring Conference To Formal Close Tuesday Afternoon,   PROBLEMS STILL ON

Security Charter Finally Completed   History-making Document To Be Signed by 50 United Nation: Monday—Prestige of Small Countries Apparent in Results of San Francisco Conference

UNITED.NATIONS MAY SIGN PEACE CHARTER MONDAY   NEW WORLD LEAGUE AWAITS BLESSING OF PRES. TRUMAN

World Peace To ~ Be Charter Aim   cE. TUESDAY   TRUMAN W WILL CLOSE CONFERENC

Await Truman Benediction on Peace Charter   World Document to Maintain International Amity Wrapped Up Today

Peace Draft Is Approved; Conference  End Nearing   Truman Will Close Parley On Tuesday

PARLEY AGREE ON WORLD PLAN   Conference Work All But Completed; Compromise Accepted

NATIONS FINISH PEACE CHARTER AT FRISCO MEET   Truman to Address Closing Session of Conference Tuesday Afternoon

World League Charter Drawn   Truman Will End Frisco Parley With Talk on Tuesday

WORLD PEACE PACT SIGNED NEXT MONDAY   Conference to Close Tuesday With Talk By President

President Truman Will Speak Before Members Tuesday   World Document Designed to Maintain Peace in the World Completed; Signatures Will Be Affixed Monday   PROMISES NATIONS FREE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

New World League Charted by Fifty United Nations   President Will Bring Conference to Formal End With Talk Tuesday

American Combat Casualties Near  One Million Mark   12,810 Increase In. Single Week Listed; © Nazi Casualties ‘Mount

Casualties Pass  800,000 Mark   Allies Capture Over 900,000 Germans

Combat Casualties Pass 800,000 Mark   Allied Armies Have Captured More Than 900,000 Nazi Prisoners

U. S. Casualties Pass 00,000 Mark   German Losses Rising By Hundreds of Thousands

American Casualties Pass 800,000 Mark   Stimson Also Announces 900,000 Nazis Taken Prisoner In Western Germany

U. S. Casualties Exceed 800.000   Figures Include Losses Through February 14

Secret Code, Murder, Abandoned House Figure in Discovery of $2,000 Hidden Treasure

AIR-NAVY BATTLE RAGES OFF FRENCH INDOCHINA COAST   TREMENDOUS FIGHT BETWEEN WARSHIPS HINTED BY NIMITZ

Off Coast  Of French  Indo-China   Carrier Fleet Planes Presumably- Are Attacking Enemy Convoy Headed for Philippines

GREAT NAVAL AIR BATTLE IS LIKELY   Seek To Block Reinforcements To Luzon   FURTHER DETAILS   If Action Not Disclosed: Japs Say 90 Planes Raid China Area

Luzon-Bound Jap Fleet Likely Target Of Attack Off Indo-China   Nimitz Hints Tremendous Naval-Air Battle Likel ~Raging Between Halsey’s Fleet And Jap Warships Bringing Reinforcements.

Nimitz Statement Indicates Furious Sea Fight  Japanese Are Trying To Aid Stymied Units in Philippines

NAVAL-AIR BATTLE IS REPORTED   Raging Off French Indo-China, Says Admiral Nimitz

NAVAL BATTLE OF GREAT SIZE BELIEVED GOING   Japanese Fleet Believed Bound For Philippines Is Certainly Under Attack.

Tremendous Battle Is Raging at Sea   Halsey’s 3rd Fleet and Jap Battleships in Decisive Fight

Jap Convoy Is Attacked Off Saigon   Third U. S. Fleet May Be Blocking Jap Reinforcements For Luzon Defense

Navy Planes Attack Japs, Nimitz Says   May Be Battling Jap Warships Carrying Troops To Luzon

Naval-Air Battle Near Indo-China   U. S. Third Fleet Believed Engaging Japanese arships   Enemy Fleet May Be Escortang Convoy From  ranh Bay

JAPANESE FLEET ESCORTING REINFORCEMENTS FOR LUZON 1S BELIEVED UNDER ATTACK   All Circumstances of Location and Responsibility of Halsey's Powerful Fleet Suggests Enemy Convoy Intercepted

Jap Warships Escorting Re= inforcements to Smash Invasion Army. ¢

Navy Planes Hit Japs Off Indo-China   Enemy Force Believed Taking Reinforcements  To Battle of Luzon

ADMIRAL HALSEY SAYS CARRIER ‘PLANES ATTACKING ENEMY OFF COAST OF FRENCH INDO-CHINA

U. S. Third Fleet Catches Japs On Way ToAid Luzon   Carrier Aircraft Smashing At Enemy Troops Being Sent To Halt MacArthur’s Invaders; Tokyo Admits 9-Hour Raid On Saigon Area

Naval Planes Hit Japs, Says ‘Admiral Halsey   In Absence of Official Reports, It Is’ Deducted Japs May Be Trying: To Reinforce Luzon

GREAT NAVAL AND AIR WAR IN PROGRESS   Americans And Japs Fighting Off China Coast

HALSEY MAKES DEEPEST JAB IN ENEMY WATERS   Admiral Reports Only That Carrier Planes Hit Foe Near Key Jap Base

Action Is Off Indo-China Coast--Nimitz   Believed Halsey’s Fleet Attacking Japs Escorting Reinforcements to Luzon

GREAT AIR - SEA BATTLE RAGING WITH JAPANESE   Nimitz Discloses Major Fight Continues Off FrenchIndo-China Today

Halsey’s Carrier Planes Hit Jap Sea Force Off Indo-China   Fleet Believed Attempting Relief of Enemy on Luzon, Pounded by Novy

No War Hero Gets Warmer Welcome Than Barber In Village Of Unshorn

Trial Of ‘Tiger Of Malaya’ Set For October 29   Prosecution Accuses His Men Of 64 Torture Cases  In Philippines.

GENERAL YAMASHITA WILL FACE CHARGES ON OCTOBER 29TH  BIG, SWAGGERING “TICER OF MALAYA”

Tiger Of Malaya Pleads Innocent As War Crimina   Yamashita’s Trial Set For Oct. 29; To Be First Of Japs For  Arraignment

Gen. Yamashita Denies Guilt  Trial of Japanese   Trial of Japanese Leader Set for October 29

GENERAL YAMASHITA  WILL FACE CHARGES  ON OCTOBER 29TH BIG, SWAGGERING “TIGER 0 OF MALAYA”  rT CLIT Ty

‘Not Guilty,’ Says General  Jap General Goes On Trial For Crimes

Tiger of Malaya Goes On Trial- Oct. 29 for Brutal  _ Death of 25.000 Men.  ~ Women and Children.

Trial Scheduled Oct. 9 by U. S. Military Judges   Aides of ‘Tiger of Malaya’ Appointed To Help in Defense

Yamashita Enters Plea Of Innocent   Prosecution Charges General's Men With 64 Atrocities

GEN, YAMASHITA DENIES HIS GUILT   Trial Of Jap Officer Orderet For Oct. 29 After Plea

Yamashita Pleads Innocent to Charges   Japanese General Is Hauled into Court  For Arraignment: Set Trial for October 29

Army Has No Case, He Says   Jap Criminal le Arraiqned By Yank Officials

TRIAL DATE SET FOR YAMASHITA, ‘MALAYA TIGER   Hated Nipponese General Enters Not Guilty Plea; Case on Oct. 29

“TIGER OF MALAYA’ STILL UNTAMED: ‘ARRAIGNED ON CHARGE OF COMMITTING IATROCITIES, HE SAYS ‘NOT CUILTY!

Jap General Denies Guilt   Yamashita Arraigned; Trial for 64 Crimes Scheduled Oct. 29

Yamashita To Face Trial For (Life October 29   Jap General Pleads Inno: eet When Arraigned Today in Manila; American Defends Him

Yamashita Pleads Innocent of War Crime in Islands   Counsel Says U. S. Army Has No Case Against the ‘Tiger’

Gen. Yamashite Entered Plea Of Innocence   “Tiger of Malaya” Faces on List of Charges When Trial Opens in Manila

Innocent, Says Malaya ‘Tiger’ To War Court   But Boastful Conqueror Confronted by Bill of 64 War Atrocities

General Yamashita Pleads Innocent To War Criminal  Charges; Trial Set Oct. 29   Charged With Permitting Brutal Atrocities Against Americans And Filipinos

American Army Has No Case  Qn Yamashita   Tiger Of Malava’ Pleads Innocent To Bill Of Particulars.   TRIAL WILL BE FIRST

Yamashita Trial Set For Oct. 29   ‘Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Permitting Atrocities Against Americans in Philippines

“MALAYA TIGER’ FACES TOTAL OF 64° COUNTS   Pleads Innocent to Charges of Army’s Bill of Particulars

YAMASHITA ENTERS PLEA OF NOT GUILTY   Blatant Japanese General Who Swaggered fo Victory in Malaya and Then Hid in Hills   FIRST ON A LONG LIST:

GEN. YAMASHITA DENIES GUILT   Once-Swaggering Jap General Pleads Innocent To War Criminal Charges; Trial Set For 29th.

The Tiger Says He is Innocent Of Crime Charge   He Is Held Responsible For The Atrocities Committed By His Troops.

Tiger Of Malaya Pleads Innocent:  Trial Date Set   Yamashita’s Trial Set For Oct. 29 Before U.  S. Commission.

Gen. Yamashita Pleads Innocent  Says U.S. Army Has No Case Against Him

Yamashita ls Arraigned   Once Haughty Malaya Conqueror Still Brisk in Pleading Innocent

Allied Forces  Seize Bologna Alexander Lauds His Victorious Troops

FALL OF BOLOGNA FORCES NAZIS 10 FLEE NORTHWARD   ELIMINATES MAJOR GERMAN FORTRESS IN VALLEY OF PO

BOLOGNA TAKEN BY ALLIED TROOPS; IS FIRST BIG PRIZE   Polish Troops of. Brit Eight! Army and Americans Ente: City on Southern Edge of Pe Valley—First Major Objec tive of Offensive -

Bologna Falls To U. S. Forces; Nazis Move Back   Italian City First Objective Of New AllOut Offensive.

Bologna Falls; Nazi Troops Move Farther North   Fifth, Eighth Armies Eliminate Major German Defense South of Po.

: —f PALY— Key. Italian City Taken   Bologna, “Major Cbjective, Falls To Fifth, Highth Armies

Bologna Falls to Allied Offensive ‘In Northern Italy   First Major Objectiv: Of All-Out Drive Taken by Troops of Fifth, Eighth Armies

Allies Now In Control Of Po Valley   Resistance Suddenly Stops As Nazis Begin Flight To The North

Bologna Falls Before 5th, 8th ‘Armies’ Might   U.S., British, Polish . Troops Take City In All Out Offensive

Bologna, Nazi Fortress In Italy Captured by US. and Polish Troops.

Allied T roops  Capture dologna   Fall of Italian City ey of Po Forces Nazis To Move North

Bologna  Captured By Allies   Last Nazi Bastion South of Po River Falls, and Allied Forees Press On North

Bologna Falls to Allied Arms  Bastion Protecting Po Valley Taken

BOLOGNA FALLS IN ITALY DRIVE   Allied Forces Now Inside Gate To Po River Plain

LONG SIEGE OF BOLOGNA ENDS   Allied Troops in. Italy Take  City from Germans

First Major Point in Italy Taken   ” Fifth and Eight! Army Troops Enter Historic  " City

Bologna Captured By Allies in All-Out Assault  Fall of Italian City Forces Germans To Move Northward

Bologna Captured By Allied Troops   Major German Defense Position South of Po River Now Eliminated and Nazis Once More Are Forced to Move Northward.

Bologna Falls Nazis Driven To Po Plains   Defenders Withdraw Toward North as 8th, 5th Armies Move In

ALLIED TROOPS TAKE BOLOGNA      Eliminate Major German Defense Line South  Of Po River

Fifth Army Troops Pass Beyond City   Disorganized Nazis Flee Toward North As Yanks Pursue

«Weather, Crop Shortages Combine To Darken Food  Picture For Americans

U.S. MUST TIGHTEN BELT   \ll Possible Food Must Go to Europeans—OWI to Explain Why.

5,000 U. S. CAPTIVES IN JAPAN ARE ILL   Swiss Red Cross Representative Says Dysentary Is Prevajent Among War Prisoners.

Many American Prisoners Reported Sick  Swiss Red Cross Representative Rannoric ta Navy

AROUSE COMMENT   Speculation Over Volos ir Weapon Control Un der Way

BRITISH LABOR’ PARTY WON ~ MAJORITY IN- PARLIAMENTS :.  TONAME PRIME MINISTER

LABOR LANDSLIDE : OUSTS CHURCHILL   Delegation of Major Clement Attlee as Successor is Assured   ANNOUNCEMENT SOON

HANGING S DECREED FOR 35 GERMANS   Members of Dachau Camp Staff Sentenced By Military Court   oT RN ey ede OO

DACHAU STAFF TO BE HANGEL   Atrocities At Notorious Horror Camp Bring Death Sentences

DECREE DEATH FOR 35 NAZIS   All But F ae Debendions In Dachau Camp Trial Sentenced to Die

Noose to Kill 36 of Dachau’s Atrocity Staft   Another Given Life, Three 10 Years by Ame prican MM

HANGING DECREED FOR 3a AT DACHAU   Court Sentences Stiffer Than British Ones At Belsen

COURT ORDERS 36 GERMANS HANGED   SENTENCES IMPOSED FOR DACHAU CAMP OUTRAGES—4 DRAW PRISON TERMS.

  ‘American Prisoners in Jap Factories Aided War Effort by Dumping ‘Vital Machines in Fresh Concrete

Nearly 500 B29s Strike Jap Industrial Centers;  Chinese Gain in Liuchow

B-29s Strike Third Time in Four Days   Four, and Possibly Six, Japanese Cities Pounded From Air

Possibly Six Felt the White Heat of Fire Bombs; Twen    ty-Seven More Nipponese   Ships Sunk, Damaged.   CAMPAIGN NOW IN MOPPING UP STAGE   China Reported Recapture of the Former U. 5. Airbase at Liuchow and Advances  on the China Coast.

Jap Warlords Fool Emperor To Begin War   Roosevelt Appeal For Peace Kept -From Hirohito

Japs ‘Hell Bent’ for War Says Hull; Grew Tells of 10 Years Spent Among Japanese

Japs Spurned Peace Offers   Grew, Former Ambassador, Testified Japs Would Not Talk Peac>

Company Contends Profits, Prices Cannet Be Part Of Fact-Finding Board Evidence; Issue Is To Be Settled Before Hearing Resumes

Gov't Panels For Fact-Finding To Face Tests Today   Little Chanee Of Succes  ~ Scen After GM and Oil Firms State That Profits and Prices Are No Concern Of Boards.

General Motors Balks at Price, Profit Evidence   Will Withdraw from Hearings if Figures Are Made Basis

G. M. MAY WITHDRAW      Out of Fact- Finding Hearings i Price Issue is Raised

Fact-Findin g Boards Meet Crucial Tests   May Have Tniportant, Bear iug On President Truman’s Sirike Prevenlion Legislation

GM Threatens To Withdraw From Hearings   If Profits, Prices Discussed, to Quit Fact-Finding Meet

Fact-Finding "Boards Facing Crucial Tests   General Motors Hearing  Scheduled For Recess Until Saturday.

General Motors May Withdraw From Hearinas   Threaten to “Quit” Fact-Finding Board If Profits, Prices  Anoear ae Euidanve

Threatens to Bolt If Subject Is Considered: UAW: Vice President Charges Corporation

Threaten To Leave Hi earings   General Motors Will Withdraw if Profits and Prices Are Evidence

ISSUE RAISED AS WASHINGTON HEARING OPENS   C10. at Detroit Says Ford Offer Wage Boost Totally Inadequate

ClO Explains Objection to Ford's Offer   Holds Many Workers Would Receive Little er Nothing at AH

GM May Quit Fact Hearing   Corporation Will Not Allow Price-Profit  To Be Evidence; CIO: Charges “Tangle Law”

Fact-Finders Facing Tests   Traman’s Boards Prepare Wage Decisions " Tavolying Profits ad Prices  é

Great Social Revolution Hits Europe   Old Ways of Life Are Gone Forever; Eurepe Is Being Reborn ——and -the Pangs of Lubor Are Cruel

FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST OF  ASSOCIATED PRESS TO START DELVING INTO SITUATION ABROAL

DESPAIR OF HOMELESS RESIDENTS OF COLOGNE REFLECTED IN FACES OF FUGITIVES SEEKING AMERICAN LINES

Crete. The. VIINGID PICG  Ruined Cologne  Hundreds Pour Into   Hundreds Pour Into American Lines as Yanks Clear City

Dese t Cologne. Ty “Seek. Haven  oW ith Americans   Report Faces of Germans ; . Despair Fiigiti es

Cologne Citizens Sech Refuge In Yank Lines   Noted Correspondent Joseph Morton Is Prisoner Of Nazis

German Refugees, Many Carrying Babies, Leading Children, Stream Out of Cologne by the Hundreds

People of City In Mass Exit   Homeless Civilians Stream Westward

German Refugees Plod Westward Out of Cologne   Men, Women and Children of Ali Ages Stream for American Lines West of City

Refugees Stream West From Cologne With Household Goods Piled in Carts

-German Civilians From Cologne Seek Refuge Behind American Lines

Schools Win 1st Round in House Action   First Five Code Bills Pass _ Easily Today; Boost   Salary, Tuition Rates

HOUSE PASSES 5 CODE BILLS   Vote Salary Raise; Increased Tuition

Tropical Storm Losing Its Fury   Strong Winds And Heavy Rains Lash Southeastern Ports

‘Emperor System in Japan Destroyed  by Allied Reforms   MacArthur's Democratization Decrees Summarized; Throne’s Traditional Feudal Controls Wiped Out Entirely

Mac Arthur Wipes Out Emperor Rule, Press Officer Says  Rafarme Ended Throne’   Reforms Ended Throne’s Medieval Controls, General Insists

Rrig, General Raker, Aide to MacAvtLur Says Reforms Will Kill System

JAPS IGNORE ULTIMATUM BY ALLIED TRIC   But Admit Air Raid Series Hoids  Balance

THE AIR WAR ON JAPAN——  FLOATING SUPPLY “IS BASIS FOR ROLLING BACK OUTPOSTS

Allies Charge Nazi Big Shots Responsible For Plunging World Into War

Twenty Nazis Are Sitting In Prisoners’ Dock In Nuernberg Courtroom  ALL LISTENED INTENTLY WHEN THE CHARGE WAS READ  Goering Is Uneasy; Streicher, Jew Baiter, Assumes Arrogant Attitude

Stettinius Arrives In Moscow As Soviets Acclaim Decisions At Yalta

Release Marine  Officers Over 35   All Similar Personnel  Eligible For Discharge

SHERIFF, 3 DEPUTIES LIQUOR DEALER AT SAN  TACE APRESTED IN GRAND JURY GAMBLING PROBE   MADINEC SPEED RELEASES: OUT IF OVER 35

POINT SCORE FOR MARINES CUT 1071   All Marines 35 Years Or Older Are to Be Releaser].

ALSO ACTS 10 RELEASE MEN 35 YEARS OLf   Change Effective Immediately is First Since Plan Announced August 15

Cut Marine Point Score   Reduced to 70 Points; Men 35 years and Olde: To Be Discharged

COD HAS FEET OF CLAY   Marines Reduce Point Score for Release of Men

Marine Point Score Reduced   Release Total Cut To 70: Free Men Over 35

Marine Corps Cuts Discharge Score to 70   Release All Personnel 35 Years and Over; Effective Immediately

Marines With 10 Points Can Get Discharge   Does Not Apply To Men Serving Four Year Enlistments

Marines Reduce Point Score   Reduced To 70; Marines 35 Years of Age To Be Released.

pp i . Marines Reduce Point Score;  All Over 35 Will Be Released

Point Score For Marines ‘Cut to 70   Release of All Men of 35 or More Ordered By Commandant

DISCHARGE CREDITS FOR MARINES PARED   Points Reduced To 70: Men Over 34 To Get Out

Marines Slice Discharge Score  70 Points Needed for Male Personnel

MARINE CORPS ~ POINT SYSTEM   SEVENTY POINTS SET FOR OFFICERS AND MEN—ALL OVER ‘35 DON'T NEED POINTS -

PLANS ‘FINES FOR DRUNKS ON STREETS   Statement Issued On New Policy

FOES OF T.V.A. TELL RECLAMATION ‘MEETING DELEGATES “AUTHORITIES” ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL MEASURES

Foes Say TVA Super-State, At Water Meet   Reclamation Conference Delegates Hear Speakers Declare Valley. Authorities  At.ct Nancerans Steps Toward Socialism

FILM EXTRAS ORDERED BACK T0 WORK AFTER DAY JURISDICTIONAL STRIKE

MINERS AGREE NOT TO STRIKE   Lewis Demands Written Assurance Of Back Pay From April 1

Union, Operators  ‘Okeh Retroactive WLB-Asked Plan   Lewis Demands $15,000,000 Guarantee; Meeting Continues

WLBs Order Is Accepted —   “Threat: ‘Of Miners’ Strike Is’ ‘Removed

War, Labor Board Demand Accepted      Retroactive Pay Provision “Included ‘in- Pronoaagl

E UNION T0 — CONTINUE WORK   WLB Order To Extend Pact During Talks Accepted

PROSECUTION ASKS DEATH FOR QUISLING   Traitorous Deeds Are Repeated by Attorney

South Dakota Prepares For Pheasant Hunt   Despite heavy season in 1944, birds are still plentiful, advance _reports indicate.

BRISTOL MAN IS WED IN WASHINGTON, D. C   Joseph Di Renzo Takes Member of the WAVES As His Bride Today  TRIP TO TENNESSEE

REDS MOVING ON KEY CITIES, REPORT SAYS   Claim United Nations Ready to Act to Stop Civil War

Communists Will Meet With Chiang   Hope To Avert Outbreak Of Civil War

CHINESE READY 10 ENTER CITIES   PARACHUTISTS POISED FOR OCCUPATION WORK

Two Escaped Convicts Held In Tennessee   Believed to be 3 Men who Kidnapped Jefferson Citian

SENATORS TURN TO RAILWAY JAM    JOIN IN DRIVE FOR 75,000  WORKERS TO HELP TRANSPORT U. S. TROOPS.

Brownell Claims Demos Lining up With Radicals   GOP Welcomes Clarification of Campaign Issues for 1946

A CHAIRMANSHIP GOES BEGGING   Indications It Might Go to 37Year-Old Rep. Henry Jackson of Washington.

House Committee Loses Chairman   Hart Leaves Group on un-American Activities; Rankin Acting Chaira a ate & ot it

Committee May Draft Newcomer  Un-American Group Without Chairman

Rankin Hits  Jackson Choice   33-Year-Old Democrat Reported Choice Of UnAmerican Leadership.

Davies Hits — At Caliber of AMG Members   Says Only the Dregs Of Army Officers  Are Left to Carry  On Government Duty

Japan Under Stringent Wage Price Controls   MacArthur Freezes  All Japanese Trade, Opens New Channels - May Meet Emperor

HIROHITD TO CALL ON GEN. MARTHUR: JAP SOURCES SAY   ‘Date for Meeting Reported Set—Rumor Emperor Would Abdicate Apparently Unfounded.   NEW ALLIED CONTROLS CLAMPED ON COUNTRY   Nipponeses Ordered to Regulate Prices and Wages and to Ration Critically Short Commodities.

Issues_New And Drastic Commands   Report That Sun God Hirehito Will Call On General Has Not Been Cranfirned

RADIO RUMOR OF ABDICATION PROVES FALSE   TIGHTER CONTROLS CLAMPED DOWN ON JAPAN

Emperor Hirohite May Visit Boss   Plans Unprecedented Meet With M‘Arthur

Hirohito May Arrange Visit With W Arthu   Siringent Edicts Imposec On Japs Include Wage  eed Pats. Pura as.

Emperor Hirohito Said Seeking Audience With Gen. Douglas MacArthur   Abdication Rumor Proves False; New U. S. Decrees Imposed Upon Conquered Nation

Gen. M'Arthur: May Get Visit From Hirohito      Unprecedented Audience Plans Come From High  Enemy Source

Rumor On Hirohito's Abdication Vanishes      Emperor May Call On MacArthur; New Strict Controls Put On Jans _

Hirohito To Meet MacArthur, Japs Say; New Decrees Are Issued by U.$   Nios Are Ordered To Install Wage and Price Controls and Set Up System of Rationina

‘  PLANS VISIT ‘TO M ARTHUR   Japanese Sources In' dicate Unprecedented Action

MacArthur May Receive Visit from.  Hirohito   Jap Government Gets New Series Of Drastic Decrees From U. S. General

Tenth Army Men Storm Southern Tip   Avenge Slaying Of Their Chief, Gen. Buckner

LOth Army Troops Avenge The Death Of Their Commander  TOKYO CONCEDES   LOSS OF ISLAND ‘Invasion Forces May Land On Home Islands   In Few Months

Yank Legion: 2 Miles From Okinawa Tip   Nimitz Announces Complete Conquest Of Base ‘lhnminent®

END IS NEAR ON OKINAWA, SAYS NIMITZ   Last Japs Flee In Terror Toward Southern Cliffs

Tenth Army, Avenging Death Of Commander, Storm Within Two Miles OF Tin OF Tsland

Prisoners Of Japs Had Own Spy System:   ‘British Established Contact With Chungking From Hongkong; Three Are Killed For Feat

MAY REDUCE MEAT: POINTS   FURTHER  CUTS’ IN’ POINT ‘VALUES ARE REGARDED... AS LIKELY DURING SEPTEMBER

FURTHER RATION SLASHES LOOM   Seasonal Increases In Marketing Due in September

PEACETINE TRAINING BILL ~ MAY WIN HOUSE PASSAGE   MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO HAVE SHOWDOWN VOTE BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS — RECESS

Eisenhower to Give Testimony   Will Give Views on Army, Navy Merger

‘Late News Bulletins   British Revister 16.vear.olds for Labor Draft

UNITED PEACE MEETING GETS SOLID ACTION   CHARTER IMPROVED OVER DUMBARTON, EDEN THINKS

Conclave Denies Union Proposal   Committee Delays Vote On Enlarging Council

6,000 Tons Of Bombs Hii Japs in Raid   All of Jap Cities On ‘Warning List’;  Fleet Pounds Wake

Record Superfort Force Batters Four Honshu Cities With 6,000 Tons of Bomb:   Oil Center in Tokyo Bay Also Blasted; Marauding Third Fleet Strikes af Hideout Japanese Submarines, Destreying or Damaging at Least 10; FEAF Aircraft Pound Targets on Kyushu Island

Four Cities In Japan Blasted. By Huge Force   Over 6,000 Tons of Fire and Demolition Bombs Rock _ Homeland—lIsland of Wake Attacked _ by Ships and Planes.

Over 6,000 Tons Of Bombs Strike  Four Foe Cities   ee Te  Two More Naval Units Blasted; Kobe and Nagoya Facilities Strafed; Battleship, Carrier Planes Attack Wake

WHATEVER WHATEVER STATUS OF EMPEROR, JAPAN JS DEFINITELY FOLDING UP AP. ANALYST DECLARES

AN ANALYSIS OF JAP SITUATION   Analyst Sees Chance Allies Can Accept Jap Offer, Leaving Hirohito As Impotent Godhead.

Japan Folding, Roberts Says   Toxyo Announcement Confession of Inability To Continue

TOKYO PEACE MOVE ADMISSION OF INABILITY TO CONTINUE WAR AND  FACE-SAVING ‘TACTICS EMPLOYED

Tokvo Admits Inability to Continue War   May Stall Around But Final Results Will be the Same

EAWINNA FIRE COMPANY HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR   Organization Formed in 1935 Has Paid Off Its Mortgage   BALANCE IN TREASURY

TWO LIGHT NAVAL UNITS SUNK. THREE OTHER SHIPS DAMAGED IN ATTACK ON FORMER BASE

CABINET POSTS IN POLISH GOVERNMENT BE ASSIGNED SOON  MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK   MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK TO ALLIED HARMONY DECLARED REMOVED

Expect Assignments*in New Polish Government’ To Be Made ‘Next Week

New Victory For ‘Russians’ Foreign Policy   To Assign Cabinet Posts Next Week; Allied Harmony Obstacle Gone

Pole Assignments _ To Cabinet Awaitec   Lublin Regime, London Government And Polish Democrats Complete  Harmonious Administration Plans

POLES 10 FORM UNITY CABINET   WARSAW CONFERENCE SLATED NEXT WEEK

POLISH CABINET TO BE SELECTED   Posts Expected To Be Assigned In Polish Government Of Unity Next Week

May Assign New Polish Cabinet Posts Next Week   Rival Factions In Agreement on  ae Se  a en

Russ, Poles Form Pact   New Regime Formed At Moscow Conference;  Re IT an

Moscow Hails Pact To Solve  Polish Problem   Allied Approval Cited a: Vietory for Russian Fereign Poliev; Har many Seen

Polish Groups Agree To Form A Unity Regime   Assignment Of Cabine' Posts Expected To Be Made Next Week

Agreement on Poland Smooth: Path of. Allies  11: Botanin   U_S., Britain Expected To Approve 3-Party Coalition Government

Rival Polish Cliques Come To Agreement  _ New Cabinet To Be Formed

Troops Battle Way Inside Syrian Capital   British Moving To Find Settlement For Arab Dispute

United States Plans Action In Svria Clash   De Gaulle May Be Ordered to Halt Troop Transfer

Air Veterans Want Civies   Two Thousand at Airfield Demand Discharces.

Separation Centers Now Over-Taxed   Blamed On Early Jap Capitulation

Services Given — Enough Turkey   Return To Civilian Marke Next Waek

Lower Grades Of Beef To Gc Off Ration ~   Represents About 20 Pct. of Supply; . P. *": Needs Points

MORE LIBERAL MEAT RATIONING PROGRAM   Abeut 2@ Percemt Of Beef Supply Will Be Givem Zere Point Values Sentemher 78

Tire Strikes Imperil Air War: Arnold   Only 12-Day Supply Of Spores Left for Japan-Blasting B-29s

Warns Strikes May Ground Pacific Planes   Arnold Declares Rubber Plants Walkouts Serious

POLICE SECURE ‘HOT LEAD’ IN DOUBLE MURDEF   Two Bodies Found Stuffed In Shallow Indiana Grave

Infamous Nazi  SS Head Seized   Col. Rauff And German Garrison Surrenders To Yank Officer.

FOREWARNED NIP CITIES HAMMERED IN AIR BLOWS: THREATEN MORE TOWNS

Lilienthal To Be Reappointed   Close Friend Reveals TVA Authority Chairmar To Be Renamed.

Lilienthal Is  Reappointed   Truman Decides To Reelect Tennessee Valley  Authority Chairman.

MINERALS CUT BY WAR NEEDS   Survey Shows Supplies in Some Instances Are Near Vanishing Point

Streamiiner “Shenandoah” Derailed At Versailles   Strikes Broken Rail — No One Reported Injured In Accident

Jap Capital Target Of 1500 Planes; Ships Still Shell Iwo Jima  U. &. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Guam,  y ATI

Yank Batileshins, Cruisers Still Shelling Jap Iwo Jima Air Base; Hifge U. S. Task Force 300 Miles Off Japan Unchallenged by Enemy's Navy

PIRES RAGE IN BATTERED JAP CAPITA   Attack Goes Into Second Day With Warships Off Nippon Unchallenged by Foe’s Fleet.   ENEMY AIRCRAFT ON GROUND HIT.   American Vessels Shell Iwo Jima, Silencing Shore Batteries and Inflicting Damage. - -

ET FORCE DRIVE AHEAD IN AUSTRIA   Troops Reported Lit: tle More Than Forty Miles From Vienna

 Inferpreting The War News—  War Interest Shifts To Pacific As German Resistance Collapses

Inter est In War: Shifts To Pacifie   Deleut of Germany To Loose Such Force Against’ Japs Months Can Be Lopped Off Estimates of Nip Wares Tpeentiegn

HULL RELATES FEARS OF WAR   Ex-Secretary Tells Probers He Saw Only 1 in 100 Peace Chance

EX-SECRETARY OF STATE STATES HE DID NOT EXPECT NEGOTIATIONS TO AVERT WAR OUTBREAK

WARNED CABINET TO EXPECT BLOW AT ANY TIME   Ex-Sec’y Saw No Chance Of Peace Fron Start Of Ilevotiations

Hull Testifies. In Hearing   Former Secretary Never Ex. pected Peaceful Settlement

CHURCHILL TO PAY MISSOURI VISIT   WILL SPEAK AT COLLEGE IN FULTON —TRUMAN TO axe INTRODUCE HIM.

CHURCHILL SET FOR FLORIDA RES   Truman To Introduce Him At College Address In Missouri

7,000 Hostages of  Japanese Escape ©   Enemy Strongpoints On Corregidor are Being Eliminated As Troops Clear Gun Positions

CRE OPENED ON WALLS OF INTRAMURO!   , Tanks and Infantry Await Destruction of Barrier to Move Against HoledUp Garrison.   SOME OF ENEMY’S HOSTAGES ESCAPE   U. S. Troops Burn’ and Blast Defenders of Corregidor From “Rock’s” Caves and Tunnels.

Heavy Mortars Tear Apart Outer Walls of Intramuros  FIRE BY JAPANESE CONTINUES HEAVY  Some of Civilians Held as Hostages Already Freed

Man Who Shot  Leo Young Gets  Sentence To Pen Is Given Eight  ' Years By North  Dinas. Veco] wn

Man Who Shot — Leo Young Gets Sentence To Pen  - Is Given Eight Years By North Platte Judge -

Uphold Legality of OPA Record Inspection   More Low-Priced Goods Aim Of Clothing Plan

Uncle Sam Seeks To Get More At Lower Cost to Civilians Through New Regulations

Arley Arthar Morgan, Tn Sixth Grade. Worries Over Being Consid ered An Oddity 

SCOUTS MUST RUSH PAPER COLLECTING   Time Is Getting Short for Winn: ing Awards on Waste Paper Collecting Records.

Nobel Peace Prize Not Awarded For 5 Years; ¢£7.000 Cash'for Hull

Russian  orces Storm Northward Toward Baltic   # Threatening To Sew Up Nazi’s Danzig Garrison In Coastal Pocket   FIERCE FIGHTING IN OTHER SECTORS

ST SOV OFFENSIVE IN POMERANIA.   Russians Drive to Within 20 Miles of Vital Neustettin

New Red Drive Perils Germans  In Pomerania  Six-Mile Advance Costs Nazis 300

LATEST SOVIET UFFENSIVE IN POMERANIA   Russians Drive to Within 20 Miles of Vital Neustettin

~~ —F aaeaevy * eves  Simpson's s Ninth Ready For Leap Into Ruhr

THE  WAR TODAY   American Armies Moying Rapidly Towards Climax Which Will Precipitate Paorther Allied Crossings Of Rhine

GERMAN CIVILIAN EVACUATION ‘OF HOMES IN DUISBURG SECTOR 'ONE MOST SICNIFICANT REPORTS

(GERMANS EVACUATING HOMES IN DUISBERG SECTOR TO MAKE ROOM FOR NINTH ARMY TO CROSS RHINE

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWIT MACKENZIE (Associated Press War Analyst)

Crowley To Quif Federal Jobs  Says He Will Resign His Posts By Oct. 15

Shuri Castle Is Captured, Flag Raised Over Citadel   Okinawa Campaign Is Being Pressed

Adolf Hitler Starts 13th Year Of Rule   Greatest German Defeat In Offing

HITLER BEGINS 13TH YEAR OF A BLOODY RULI   Signs of Defeat Multiplying on An. niversary; Fuehrer Passes up Usual Speech on Occasion.

Thirteen Unlucky Year for Hitler  End of Trail Seen n Anniversary

'W. C. T. U, President Urges Ban On Liquor ‘Holidays,’ Beer-Making

Russia Seeks ~ Repatriation      Soviets Ask “Big 5” Council for Return of  Nationals

Soviets Raise New Issue At Meeting  Ask U. S., Britain To Speed Removal OF Nationals

REDS ANXIOUS MOVED FASTER   Inland Waterway Control Also ~ Ticklish

River Control  ds Big 5 Issue   Rassiaus Ask Repatriation Of Nationals in Europe

SOVIET DEMANDS COMPLICATING LONDON PARLEY   Russians Want Return 05 All Nationals From Eu panean Area   WATER TRAFFIC PLAN IS ALSO OPPOSED

Russia Tnjecls Issue of =~ Repaltiation of Soviet Nationals at Conference

DISPUTES CROP UP IN BIG FIVE   Repatriation Of Soviet Nationals New Issue To Confuse Diplomats

Reds Raise Issue Of Repatriation At London Parley   Development Comes a Surprise to American, British Delegates

New—Issue Is Raised By Russia   Disagreements Among The Foreign Ministers Continue to Mout. Conflict Arises Over River Control

New Issue Is Injected in Big Five Meet   Repatriation of Nationals Is Russian Problem

( omplain War Prisoners Have Freedom  Stories They Roam Streets, Carry

To Probe Handling of Prisoners   Nazi Prisoners Are Said To Be Roaming Streets

Two American  Ships Damaged   Wasp. August Injured In 70Mile An Hour Gale On Mid-Atlantic.

ITwo American Warships Damaged In Gale Which Sweeps Mid-Atlantic

US Warships Damaged In English Gale   No Casualties Are Reported

Two American Ships Damaged In Heavy Gales   Wasp, Augusta Rur Into Storms

INSPECT HELL ON WHEELS.   Marshall ‘and Brooke Are Pleased .- With Second Armored Division

Pacts Question Causes Spirited Senate Debate   Ireaty-or-Agreement Po. ser Marks Charter Consideration

MENACE SEEN TO CHARTER IN VOTING PACTS   Need for Two-Thirds Approval Debated By Senators

‘Senate Argues On Charter's Status   View Is Taken That Later Pacts Would Need Two-Thirds Majority V ote By U.S. Senate

Support Builds For Senatorial  Charter Actior   Bebete Revelves on Poini As’ Te Way of Approving

77s Fs? ore Sweet awvrerer oS —_—_— —  Peace-Makers Gather as Battles Rage

THE  TOD AY   linpending Merger of Bie Three’s Armics Seen As Auspicions     eu For Opening of     Security Conference

NEW SURPRISE SMASH MET BY “COOKS, BAKERS   Wirst Army Battles b Waist-Deep Snow  eae ne   gical ROLLING  ‘Allies Advance on 40Mile Front

U.S. FORCES FIND SERVICE TROOPS IN GERMAN LINES   First Division Makes New Gains Against ‘Cooks, Clerks’

Heart of New Charter Is Adopted   Council May Take Any Measures to Prevent Conflict

SECURITY REPORT GIVEN APPROVAL   Parley Commission Ac: cepts Provisions for Peace Council

PLAN TO ENFORCE PEACE APPROVED   SECURITY COUNCIL GROUP BACKS SCHEME TO ERASE THREATS OF WAR,

Security Council Plans Approved   But Conference Still  Faces Veto Issue

140 AMERICANS ARE BURNED TO DEATH BY JAPS ON PALAWAN ISLAND  YANKS HERDED INTO AIR RAID SHELTERS, DRENCHED WITH GASOLINE, THEN SET AFIRE BY FRIENZIED FOE

Greek Civil War Ends With Truce   Conferees Hit Snag On Hostage Exchange

Leaders of Greek Leftists and British Army Sign Truce to End 40-Day Civil War

Truce to End Greek Civil War Is Signed   Details of Action by Elas, British Army Not Revealed

FDR WLL MEET ‘POWERS’ SOON   Session with Churchill and Stalin Expected Shortly, Barkley Reports

Congressmen Told By FDR Big 3 To Meet   Leaders Of Senate And House Call Upon  Executive

CONFERENCE SLATED SOON   Sen. Barkley Says F. R., Churchill, Stalin to Meet

‘Big 3’ Parley Coming Soon,  FR Indicates   Tells Congressional Leaders He’ll Meet Churchill, Stalin Shortly:

ROOSEVELT TELLR CONGHESBIONAL LEARERS HE WILL CONFER WITH CHURCHILL AND STALIN

Roosevelt Says He Will Meet Stalin, Churchill Soon in Climactic Parley

Bie Three Plan An: Early  Meeting, Says Roosevelt   Information Indicated By President In Meeting Web Congressional Leaders; Chief Will Send Annual Message To Congress Saturday

Plans Meeting Of Big Three’ Soon   White House Does Not Reveal Date

Wave On Wave Of Nazi Tanks  Pound Soviets   Russians Say They Are Holding Back Drive; Axis Claims Gains

Moscow Claims Soviet Troops Check Germans   However, Hungarians Say 15- Mile Penetration Is Made

Russ Check Nazi Drive For Budapes!   Wave After Wave of Panzers Hurled Back By Red Troopers

KELLY BEGINS SECOND TERM   Governor Favored With Complete GOP Ad ministration

MICHIGAN GOVERNOR ENTERS 2ND. TERM   Kelly Is Armed With Unquestionable Leadership Of His Party.

President Studies Plan For Beneficial Use Of Surplus Property Abroad

come ants  Caen — wee o Kn ial alle Pao de fit ee  he 377 Ani acs>

CONGRESSMEN GET SOUVENIRS — WITHOUT THE USUAL TROUBLE   “VISITING FIREMEN" ON JUNKET TO MANILA PRESENTED _ WITH BOXES OF JAP ‘SOUVENIRS

KIRKETEG DIES IN DES MOINES   State Senator Was Serving Third Term

Germans Report Bomber Attacks From Italy Bases   Bad Weather Grounds Allied Air Assaults In Western Front Sector

ALLIED BOMBERS HIT REICH FOR 13TH DAY BLAST   Weather May Hold Western Fields As Forts Strike From Italy

Bomber War In 13th Day   Itaty-Based Planes P.epocied Over Reich By German Radio

Allies Bomb Reich 13th Straight Day  _ Snow, Rain - Prevent ’ French, Belgium, : Holland:Air Support

U.S. Bombers From Italy Over Reich   13th Straight Daylight Attack

Marines Help Veteran’s Kid Sister Observe Her Birthday Anniversary

Dawn Shatters Dream of Sister After She Carries Out Wish of Dead Hero Brother of Marines

Negotiations on All Disputed Points Will Be Discussed; Unheralded Conference Is Held

Auto Workers, GM To Discuss All Disputes   Auto Industry Gets Green Light Seek Higher Prices

(10 To Resume Parley Today On Pay Boost      General Motors to Again Negotiate With Union

UNION AND GM REVIVE TALKS ON PAY RAISE   BOTH SIDES COOL TOWARD TRUMAN STRIKE BAN

Auto Makers Authorized — like Prices   Murray Announces Strike Negotiations Scheduled For Meeting Today. Wage Levels Up 33 Por Cent

Industry Gets Signal To Seek Higner Prices   ‘Will Continue Talks On Disputed Points Thursday

ALL DISPUTED POINTS WILL BE TAKEN UP   Announcement Made as Government Authorizes Industry to Seek Car Price Boost.   TWO SIDES HOLD SECRET PARLEY   Meanwhile, Chrysler Cor poration and Union Break Off Negotiations on New Contract.

BY TRUMAN T0 REGAIN HOLD   Recent Acts Indicate Attempt to Rescue Postwar Plans

Highway Worker, Hurt In Crash, Dies In Hospital   Services for Arthur Mollander of Lindholm Held Wednesday

Yank Planes Fly Off South Airfield   Jap Casualties Grow As Leathernecks Swarm To  Higher Ground,

Vital Iwo Airdrome  Captured as Marines Drive Ahead   Taco ft gacemliiana tea Riaanes Reawitia   Jap Casualties in Bloody Battle Mount as Situation Grows Better: One Field Is in Operation

JAP LOSSES REACH 3568 CASUALTIES   Marine Planes Fly From Southern  Airfield

Conference At Yingkow Not Yet Held   Soviet Representative Fails to Show Up, Tension Con. tinues High Today

No Authority Given To Land  . 9 Chiang’s Army   Soviets Fail To Put In Appearance At Parley On Manchuria Invasion

SOVIETS FAIL 10 ATTEND MEETING   Chinese Seaborne Troops Without Port of Entry To Manchuria

TENSION MOUNTS IN MANCHURIA   CHIANG'S MEN STILL _ WITHOUT ENTRY PORT

Ug Pua UP d-WAY PARLEY IN MANGHUFIA   ‘Situation Regarding Landing ef Chinese Troops Still Tense.

Greyhound, Southern Pacific Standard Oil, Others Charged With Pacific Coast Monopoly

Monopoly in Bus Service is Charaec   Suit Filed Against ~ Greyhound, Standarc and Other Firms

Senate Food Committee  Rejects OPA Meat Ideas   Probers Wax Hot Under Collar At Black Marke Talk Being Sheer Rumor: Wherry Says Red Points For Sale

U.S. BRITAIN WON'T ACCEPT LUBIN REGIME   urn Down Demand to Invite Government To San Francisco

Reds Get ‘No’ ~’ On Polis! id   U. S.-Englund“Deny Place At Friseé’ far Palas

SOVIET DEMAND IS TURNED DOWN   Request On Peland Refused By U. S., Britain

Both U. S. and Britain Flatly Turn Down Soviet Call for Invitation to Russian-Sponsored Regime to Sit In on Security Planning Session at San Francisco—Breach With Western Allies Since Yalta Talks Widened.

U.S. Rejects Moseow’s Bid For Warsaw   Diplomats Interpret Soviet Move to Seat Poland at Security Conference as Effort to Ram Regime Down Allied Throats

U. S. and Britain Reject Red Plan That Warsaw Regime Be Represented at Frisco

SOVIET DEMAND TURNED DOWN   U. S., Britain Refuse To Invite Polish Setup to Frisco Conference

U..5:, Britain Flatly Turn Down Soviet Plea To Invite Warsay Poles To Parley

‘U.S, AND BRITAIN REJECT RUSSIAN POLISH DEMAND   Refuse to Invite Moscow Sponsored Regime to San Francisco

BIG 3 STRIKES SNAG IN UNITY   Russia Blocked In Plan To Put Over Warsaw Polish Regime   BY JOUN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic  Lom. e a

Red Demand Turned Down   U. S., Britain Reject Demand Polish Warsaw Government Be Invited

WAGE CONTINUED BY FORD ©   Kaiser-Frazer Corporation To Offer New Plan   COURT ACTION   Broadens Breach Between General Motors, Union; Seek Injunctions

Kaiser-Frazier Company To Try Out ‘Novel’ Plan   Ford Is Continuing Wage Talks; Many Charges Made Back And Forth

RIFT BROADENED BY COURT ACTION   Ford To Renew Pay Talks Kaiser Plan Promised

Impending Court Action Broadens  CM-UAW Breach   Kaiser-Frazer Corp. Preparing ‘Entirely Novel’ Company-Union Security Plan

GM-CLO Breach Broadens   Ford Motor Co. Officials Head for Further Wage Talk This Afternoon

Focus Attention On Ford Talks And New Firm   Expect Something ‘Novel’ in Discussion: With Kaiser-Frazer Company Officiale

TALKS WILL BE RESUMED   Parley Scheduled for This Afternoon— New Kind of Company-Union Security Plan Devised for Another Corporation.

Labor Plan Set Up By  New Firm    Company-Union Security Program Prepared By Kaiser-Frazer Company  For Willow Run Plant

SOVIETS SKIP U.S. REGISTER LAWS--BIDDLE   Circumvent Control of Propaganda, Attorney General Says

COMBAT TROOPS 10 VISIT HOME   Lt. Gen. Somervell . Outlines Job of Rédeploying Men and Equipment to Orient

Huge Machinery Surplus To Be Sold To Public   Spot Sale At Army Surplus Center

DUCE BURIED IN POTTER'S FIELD   Mussolini And Mistress Lie Ir Secret, Unmarked Graves

Mussolini Buried In Potter’s Field   Il Duce and Mistress In Unmarked Graves

Mussolini and Mistress Buried In Unmarked Graves in Potters Field of Cemetery at Milan

DUCE RESTS IN “UNMARKED PLO1   Mussolini and Mistress in  Potters’ Field

CORPSE OF MUSSOLINI, FORMER DICTATOR OF ITALY, IN PLAIN WOODEN BOX BURIED SECRETLY

Mussolini Put In Potters’ Field   Buried In Unmarked Grave In Secrecy .

Duce Buried Secretly in Potter's Field   The Story of Mussolini's Last Hours—Page 2.  Picture on Page 2.

(PATCHED AND SEWN CORPSE OF SAWDUST « CAESAR LIES IN MORGUE, AWAITING CEMETERY

JANUARY TERM GRAND JURY 15 CHARGED BY JUDGE MAYS MONDAY  URGED NOT TO RETURN INDICTMENTS UNLESS THEY ERILT PARTY CUILTY

JANUARY TERM GRAND JURY 1S CHARGED BY JUDGE MAYS MONDAY  URGED NOT TO RETURN INDICTMENTS UNLESS

Ickes Favors  U.S. Control Coal   Would Have Government Take Over Mines

ICKES ASKS U.S. MINE SEIZURE   SOFT COAL PRODUCTION CUT TO 65 PER CENT

Jap Column Flees Area  After Fight   Chinese Control 100-Mile Coastline Opposite Okinawa

a Sop HAVE ‘ome COAST   Territory Is ‘Directly Opposite Okinawa Island

Chinese Soldiers Control 100 Miles Of Eastern Coas   Defeat Enemy Reserves Rushed in to Hold Strip; Storm Futing

CHINESE EXPAND COASTAL HOLD   More.Than 100 Miles. Along China Sea-Held

Yanks Assume Security Control for U. S. Zone Of Occupation in Berlin

Attack on Oil, Rail and Industrial Centers Carried Out Without Loss of a Single B-29.   REFUGEES OBSERVED FLEEING FROM KOFU   Most Spectacular of Confiagrations Was at Shimizo —No Nipponese Rose to Give Battle,

Mustangs Sweep Jap.  hinese Coasts From New Bases On Okinawa   Rubber Strikers May Force Cuthack In Air War On Janan--Arnold

Five Brothers Come Through   Back In States Again, BattleWeary But Happy; 2 Dis charged.

Russians Hold Off Big German Budapest Drive   Hundreds Of Planes Sup: port Teuton Assault In N. W. Hungary.

‘RUSSIANS REPORTED  HOLDING OFF GERMAN ARMOR-AIR ATTACKS NAZI.PANZER ATTACK  DOWN FROM DANUBE TO LIRERATE RIDAPEST

RUGGED NAZI ASSAULTS ON RUSS FORCES   Hundreds of Planes in Support of Armed Attack on Corrdior Held by Stalin Seldiers,

Soviets Hold Against Stiff Nazi Attacks   Germans Throw Tanks Planes Against Red: Near Budapest

Nazi Grip On Saar Slipping Rapidly Today   German Radio Says Patton Using 40 Divisions in Saarland Assault   Coblenz, March 17 (AP) — Third army. troops entered Coblenz today.

Third Army Speeds 40 Miles Southeast Of Isolated Coblenz   Trap Begins To Close On Thousands Of Enemy Between Rhine And Moselle; Americans Meet Increased Resistance Along Widening Bridaehead

HOME TOWN OF HITLER IS FREED   Lone Policeman Mourns Ex-Fuehrer; No Shots Fired

HOOVER SAYS FBI WAS ALTERED FOR WAR NOV. 26, 1941   BUREAU REALIZED ‘WAR WAS IMMINENT’ CHIEF REPORTS

Says FBI Had Facts   Gearhart Says Hoover Knew in November Jap War Imminent

FBI Knew ‘War Was Imminent   Pearl Harbor Investigator Quotes Hoover; Gives Valuable Information

FBI Chief Puts Blame For War On Army, Navy   Hoover Declares Men Alerted Nov. 26, 1941 For Japanese Attack

Truman Backing  Up WLB Orders   Government Cracks Dowr In Defiance Cases

U, S. SEEKING TO PREVENT ANY LABOR TROUBLES   Prepares Swift Moves In Its Crackdown On Unions, Employers

U.S. Plans Quick, Tough Crackdows in Labor Disputes   Truman Forcing Action _ as Congress Fears to Show Hand

WAR LABOR BOARD HOLDS 10 COURSE   Calls For All-Out Production To Defeat Japan

NEAR SHOWDOWN INLUZON CLEANUF   -GUERILLAS BLOCK JAP RETREAT IN CAGAYAN VALLEY

Last Luzon Battle Ahead   Japs Being Forced By Guerrillas in Cagayen Valley Clash

FILIPINOS SPLIT ~ SAPS ON LUZON   Brilliant Move Blocks Foes Retreating From 37th

Filipinos Block Jap Retreat   Battle Being Forced On Japs on Luzon— Perhaps Last Big One

Guerrillas Cut Japs In Half   Path Of Retreat In Cagay an Valley Of Luzon Now Blocked.

GUERRILLAS CUT PATH OF RETREAT   Now Forced To Battle In Cagayan Valley

Aussies In New Borneo Landing; ‘Luzon Jans Divided By Guerrillas

Filipinos Block Retreating Japs   Battle Is Being Forced O: Japanese In Luzon's Cagayan Valley.

FORCED TO BATTLE   Japs Retreating From 37th Infantry Meet Guerrillas in Valley

North Luzon Troops Aided By Guerrilla:   Seizure Of Tuguegarac Blocks Route Of Jar Flight From American 37th Infantry

JAP FORCES ON LUZON ARE CUT IN HALF   Final Battle Being Forced Upon Japanese

Final Luzon~ Fight Forced On Japanese   Filipino Gueivillas  Block Enemy's Path of Re. treat Fro 37th” Division

Fight Forced On Luzon Japs   Guerrillas Block Retreat; Japs On Borneo Flee Just Ahead of Aussies

MAY BE LAoT VITAL BATTLE   Filipino Guerrillas Block Japs’ Path of Retreat From 37th Division.   30,009 NIPS IN VALLEY

Filipinos Force Battle on Japs   Enemy Retreat From Cagayan Valley Cut—  W ill Make Last Drive

‘Mercy Flight Pilots Report Friendliness   Sky Fleet Drops Supplies to U.S. Captives at Tokvo

}  War Prisoner Camps in Japan Receive Food, Medical Equipment  From Flying Mass Mercy Mission

Food Dropped By Planes On Prison Camps   Japanese Civilians Wave Handerkerchiefs As Great Fleet Of Carrier Planes Speed Past

Carrier Planes Drop Supplies To Prisoners   Armada Swoops Low Over Japanese Cities and Villages

Yanks Held in Tokyo Area Get Supplies   PLANE ARMADA DROPS FOOD, MEDICINE; JAP CROWDS CHEER

NAVY PLANES DROP SUPPLIES TO PRISONERS   Jap Civilians ’ Wave at Pilots

TO MEET JAN. 11   Annual Red Cross Dinner Will Be Held at Eldridge Hotel

HITLER HIDEOUT HIT BY RAF. EARTHQUAKES   Berchtesgaden Pounded With 6-Ton Bombs by British Air Giants   Mustanes Go Along

HITLER HIDEOU) HIT BY RAF. EARTHQUAKES   Berchtesgaden Pounded With 6-Ton Bombs by British Air Giants

Konrad Henlein Dies In Suicide   Sudetenland Traitor Slashed Wrists; Was Held At U. S. War Prison Camp.

Traitor Henlein Is _ Dead By Own Hand   Man Who Delivered Sudetenland To Hitler Had Been Sentenced To Death By Czech Government: Slashes Wrists.

Henlein Ends His Life In Prison Camp      Sudetenland Nazi Chief Kills Himself After Arrest

Henlein Is Suicide In Prison Camp   raced Execution For Aiding Nazis

Prince Uinher to Selects New Italian Premier  2_-i of Chistion-#L by <n Ed Crisis _

Italian Campaign ls Virtually Ended  Clark Reports s Only  emains

Long, Bloody Campaign for Italy Ending   German Armies Hav Been Eliminated Ae Military Force

Virtual End Of Campaign in Italy Told   General Clark Says Military Foree Eliminated In This War Theater.  Ge oe eentoma   S10 P 22 Divisions

Gen. Clark Declares:  [talian War Virtuall y Ended, 25 Nazi Divisions Destroyed

War Over An Italy, Clark Says   25 German Divisions Cut to Pieces

GEN. CLARK SAYS NAZIS ‘ARE DEFEATED   Scattered Fighting May Continue; Big Cities Taken

WAR IN ITALY ALL BUT ENDED   Gen. Clark Announces Virtual End of Long and Bloody Conflict

TURIN ENTERED BY STH TROOPS    Regiment Composed of Am ericans of Japanese Ancestry in City.   TREVISO IS CAPTURED

 Nazi Army In Italy Smashed; 25 Divisions Ripped To Pieces   Reach Swiss Border

SAYS 25 NAZI DIVISIONS LOST DURING THRUST   20,000 Foe Troops Taken Prisoner in Drive, Is Report

Long, Bloody Italy Campaign Is Drawing to Close  General Clark Says Nazi Divisions  Virtually Wiped Out

GEN. CLARK ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL END OF LONG AND BLOOD DRIVE TO CLEAR NAZIS FROM ITALY

Nazi Armies Torn fo Bits, Says American Commander   Only Mopping Up Remains; Milan, Yenice, Genoa Now in Allied Hands

Mop-Up Job All That Is Left —   Gen. Clark Says German Military Power Gone Though Fighting May Go On for a While

Enemy Armies Torn To Bits By Allies   Scattered Fighting May Continue For Some Time

Gen. Clark Says Italy Campaign At Virtual End   German Armies There” Virtually Eliminated as a Military Force’’— Nazis Can No Longer Resist    U.S. 9th Makes New Russian Junction; BerlinGetting Final Pounding From Soviets

GEN, CLARK SAYS GERMAN RESISTANCE IN ITALY CRUSHED  MILAN, VENICE AND GENO/   THREE GREAT CITIES, - IN ALLIED HANDS

ltalian Campaign Comes to a Close   Nazis in That Area Have Been Eliminated as Military Force   LONG-BLOODY BATTLE   120,000 Prisoners Along With Arms and Equipment Captured

Clark Reports German Armies Cut to Pieces   Enemy Cannot Resist Allies Asserts General

German Armies In Italy Virtually Eliminated, Declares Gen. Clark   Twenty-Five Divisions Have Been Torn To Piece: In 22-Day Offensive; Three Great Italian Citiee Now In Our Hands.

ftaly Campaign Virtually Over,  Clark Declares   Reports 25 Enemy Divisions Torn to Pieces In 22-Day Offeusive Of Alles   Rame, April 30 () — The American Fifth Army entered Pek ites

Italian War About Over   Gen. Mark Clark Says German Armies Virtually Erased As Military Force

Gen. Clark Announces  End Of War In Italy   German Armies Eliminated After Long And Costly Campaign; Milan, Venice, Genoa Added To List Of Liberated Cities

Italian Campaian ls Ended: Clark   Rome, (4)—The American Fifth army entered Turin today.

General Clark Says the War In italy Virtually at an Ent   Declares German Armies Are Through as Combat Force, With 25 Divisions Ruined —Allies Hold Genoa, Venice and Milan.

German Forces Torn To Pieces   Germans Can No Longer Effectively Resist Our Forces, General Says — Scattered Fighting May Continue Over 120,000 Prisoners Captured

Clark Says Long Campaign in Italy Virtually Ended   U. S. General Says 25 Naz Divisions Have Been Cut Apart in  Offensive .

DECLARES ENEMY RESISTANCE ALL BUT ELIMINATED   25 NAZI DIVISIONS TORN TO PIECES IN 22-DAY OFFENSIVE

Léng and Bloody Campaign in Haly £+ Virtual End   . Clark Declares Nazi  _ Armies Eliminated  “As Military Force; Scattered Fiahtinac

WAR IS ABOUT OVER IN ITALY, CLARK THINKS   American Commander Says Germans in Italy Are Virtually Eliminated.   Three Large Northern Cities Are Captured

Mauled Nazi Army Loses 25 Divisions   Gen, Clark Says Enemy No Longer Able io Reostst

LONG AND BLOODY CAMPAIGN, ITALY, 1S NEARLY ENDED   Rome, April 30—(AP)—The American Fifth army entered Turin today.

EXTRA!   Operations In Italy Virtually  AtEnd Todas   General Clark Reports That German Troops No Longer Are Able To Resist Effectively

MONEY POURING OUT OF GERMANY   American Soldiers Sending Cash Home At Rate Of $250,000 Daily To Beat Impending Restrictions.

AMENDMENTS AND  SPECIAL ELECTIONS  SCHEDULED AUG. 25 NAVARRO COUNTY VOTERS TO VOTE ON RE LRITOSPATIARN AL Cringe

AMENDMENTS AND: SPECIAL ELECTIONS SCHEDULED AUG. 25  NAVARRO COUNTY VOTERS TO VOTE ON REALLOCATION OF FUNDS

Mississippi Tops in Seventh Loan   ‘Mexia Lags in Both. Type Sales

SOME MEMBERS OF SENATE FAVOR. REDUCTION IN ARMY   COMMITTEE ASKED TO INVESTIGATE NEED OF PRESENT NUMBER OF SOLDIERS

Black Market  In Tires Found   Say Group Operating In Southern Minnesota

Souvenir Hunters Strip Mighty USS Missouri  Teachers Faint, Pupils Create Hub-Bub é

Souvenir Hunters Strip Mighty USS Missouri  Teachers Faint, Pupil: Create Hub-Bub Aboard Famed Ship

CHILDREN HACK UP BATTLESHIP   Damage Caused On Mighty Missouri By Souvenir Hunters

Dale Kunkel In English Hospital  Is Recovering From ‘Shrapnel. Injuries

ARNOLD PREDICTS RAZING OF JAPAN   THINKS B-29°S WILL BE OUT OF TARGETS BY THE END OF 1946.

450 Bombers Make Raids On 2 Islands   Gen. Arnold Declares Super-forts Soon May ‘Run Out of Targets’

FOUR JAPANESE — CITES BOMBEL   Air Chief Foresees Time When B-29s Will Run Out Of Targets

Mass Incendiary Raids Destroying Production Areas   Arnold Declares There Will Be Nothing Left of Japan in 1946

President Due lo Return This Week   Attended Services In Mess Hall; Many Quest sons Awaiting Him.

Troman Asks HelpToFulfill FDR's Ideals   ‘Total Victory, Punishmeni Of Axis Criminals, Voawed by President

Truman Asks Help of All  To Carry Out F.D. R. Ideals   President Calls  For National Unity On War and Peace; Reaction Favorable

TRUMAN IN PLEA FOR UNITY ON WAR AND PEACE AIMS   President Warns Axis Powers They Can Expect No Terms Short of Unconditional Surrender.   ADDRESSES JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS   Calls for Punishment of War Criminals—To Make No Change in Army and  Naval.-Command.

TRUMAN ASKS HELP OF ALL TO WIN PEACE   FIRST ADDRESS OF NEW PRESIDENT _ WINS PRAISE

Truman Asks Roosevelt Peace,  War Plans Be Kep'   Immediate Reaction Couches High Praise By Nation’s Leaders

TO HUNT WAR CRIMINALS TO EARTH'S ENDS   President Asks Solons And All Americans To Help Him

Will Work — Hand In Hand WithCongress   Will Strive to Carry Out Policics of Late President In Fight: -to ‘Finish --and — Puttish“ments of War Criminals

Truman Charts the Nation’s Course Forward to Victo ry  _ President Asks Help of All to Carry

Truman Pleads For Unity In Meeting Tasks   No Terms Short of Unconditional Surrender, Ne President Declares in Address at Joint Session of the Conaress

Truman's Pledge to Carry Out Policies of Roosevelt Received By Congressmen With Applause   Rocsevelt Leaves Trust Fund for Wife, Children

Meat Ceiling Prices May Be Frozen   Vinson Drafts Plan to Break Growing Shortage

Freeze of All Ceiling Prices On Meat for 6 Months Likely, Members of Congress Report

1 “n i 1 ‘fay sreeze ‘lea Hyiae » ol % ueLing > ices  or Six '/on- 18

MAY FREEZE MEAT PRICES   Drastic Action Planned by Vinson to Break Growing Shortage

CONGRESSMAN TAKES OWN LIFE   DESPONDENCY OVER ILL HEALTH THE CAUSE

Rep. Joe Ervin Ends Own Life In Hesington  Body Is Discovere pred

LEGISLATOR ENDS LIFE ON CHRISTMAS   Joseph Wilson Erwin, 44 Congressman From North Carolina

Congressman, 44 Takes Own Life  Rep. Ervin Uses Gas From Kitchen Stove

Produce Leader Wants Higher Butter Price; Laments New Cheese Order

Coal Strike Is Averted  ammtsart [ AAC   Contract Goes Through April

LEWIS EXTENDS CONTRACT; THREAT ‘OF STRIKE FADES:   Bitumincus Coal Contract Re. newed For Month by Le As Saturday Night Dead. line Drew Near—New Crisis Ahead in 30 Davs

Lewis Averts Coal Strike   Extends Expired Soft Coal Contract For One Month

LEWIS EXTENDS COAL CONTRACT   Threat Of Nation-Wide Strike is Expelled

COAL STRIKE AVERTED BY CONTRACT. EXTENSION   ~ Another Labor Crisis Forecast When End of April Rolls Around

LEWIS EXTENDS STRIKE THREAT THROUGH APRIL   Action Follows WLB Order for Indefinite Continuance of Present Rates

Extension of Expired Coal Contract Sets Stage For New Crisis In Next Thirty Days

CIVILIANS TO FEEL HEATING OIL PINGE   Decrease in Gasoline Use Offset By Boost in Fuel i) Demand

PINCH COMING   War in Pacific Brings New Problems of Supply And Distribution

Jap War Cats: Supply of Oil To Heat Homes   Supply, Distribution Of Fuel This Winter Offers Real Problem

Shortage Of Fuel Oil To Be Felt   War With Japan A Fuel Oil War; Gas Requirements Also Less.

CIVILIANS 10 GET LESS HEATING OIl   Petroleum War Council Announces Pinch Dur'. ing: Rest of War.

Britain Is Asked ‘to Intercede  U.A.W. Wants Profits of Firm Discussed

CIO Calls For British  Intervention In Strike   Auto Workers Ask English Government To Intercede In Walkout As A Stockholder In General Motors Corporation

BRITAIN'S AID SOUGHT BY UAW   Asks Government Intervene  As Large Stockholder

Britain Asked To Intercede In GM. Dispute   Union Pens Letter Wooing Attlee’s Support, C.1.0. Says

Ask Britain fo Intercede in GM Strike   CIO Appests Direct to Attlee; British Are Bla Steckkolders

Asks Labor Govt. To Aid In GM Fight   Cites. British Ownership Of Stock in American  Autamohile Firms.

UAW Asks Britatr To Intercede as  GM Stockholder   Union Chief Says British Government  Owns 434,000 Shares

Britain Is Asked “to Intercede U.A.W. Wants Profits  oat Firm Dieeiecad

UAW-CIO Head States England GM Stockholdes   Strikers Are Given Assurance Of Some Financial Help In Dispute

NEW THREATS 10 WAR PRODUCTION GOALS ARE SEEN   UMW WAGE TUSSLE, INCREASED DRAFT LOOM AS BARRIERS

12 O'clock Curfew to Send Fun-Lovers Home Early Tonight   Gayety Ends Across U. S. at Witching Hour, Due to Federai Decree

77 citadel [aalinaticdea ——— ee  New Draft Order, Coal Miners’ Demands W ork-or-Else Bill, Top Slate in Congress

IN USE 40 YEARS   Natural Gas Pumped Into Law rence System October 16, 1905

9 Generals Named For Promotion   Indications Stir Speculation That Krueger Is Slated for Bigger Job.

20 MILLION STUDENTS MOBILIZED IN JAPAN   Youths From 14 to 19 to Serve in “Agrarian Militia’? for Defense nf Homelanga.

Weigh Terms, Suicidal Stand   American Bombers Hammer at Tokyo’s. Front Door; Japs Jittery Over Invasion; Hirohito Confers With Togo ---

Tokyo's Reply fo Allied Terms Has Not Been Received   War Goes On as U. S. Awaits Jap Response to Offer

No Answer Received Yet; Hirohito Receives Togo; Enemy Country Has Ynvasion Jitters

Prolonged Delay May Lead To New Atomic Bombings   Officials Say No Time Limit Set For Reply; Emperor Reported Meeting With Cabinet; World Tensely Awaits Decision

impatience Grows At White House; Want No Or Yes   Nips Become Jittery Over Invasion As Attacks Continue On Empire

No Reply To Allied Terms —   ‘Tokyo Says Formal  ply To Jap Offer eived Just Today;  ar Still Goes On 

\Togo Received by Emperor Hirohito at  Imperial Palace; Ross Says No   Time Limit Set

Domei Says Note From Allies Received Only Today Through Swiss Diplomatic Channels   White House Says War Still in Progress; New Atomic Bomb Attacks Forecast Uniess Japanese Decide to Gul? Fichtina Soon

Tense World Waits Emperor’s Reply To Allied Peace Terms   New Atomic Bomb Campaign Hinted In Effort To Accelerate Japan’s Anewer

War Continues As Planes Hammer At Tokyo’s Door, Japs Damage U.S. Warship

Atomic Bombing May be Resumed as) Enemy Dallies On Reply to Allied Offer; Halsey's Carrier Fleet Blasts At Marnland.

Bombs, Shells  Thunder as Enemy Daallies   Fighting Continues; White House Holds Silence Regarding Further Use of Atomic Bomb But New Attack Seen; Peace Note Unanswered

Not Known If Allies Will Set Time Limit   Tokyo Radio Says Formal Reply from Allies Not Received Until Today — Allied Forces Hammer at Japan — Ross Doesn’t Know If Another Atomic Bomb Will Be Dropped

No Word Received From Nip Emperor   Secretary Ross Tells Newsmen “War Goes On’   U.S. Bombers Back In Action; Surrender Or Suicide Left Up  To Tokyo Warlords

War Goes On While Nips Stall   Tokyo Radio Says Note From Truman Delayed There Until Today

Weigh Terms, * Suicidal Stand              American Bombers Hammer at Tokyo's: Front Door; Japs Jittery Over Invé sion; Hirohito Confers With Togo:

Allied Answer Received Only This Morning, Tokyo Asserts   No Time Limit Set on Re ply by Foe, Byrnes  Reveals

Japanese Continue to Dally Over Decision to Surrender as Carrier Planes Hit Again   Tokyo Reports Allies Reply to Japan's Offer to Surrender Not Received Until Monday Morning; Togo, Mikado Confer

Emperor Hirohito, Foreign Minister Hold Conference   Declare Negotiations Continuing: Japs Suffer Invasion Jitters: No Decision On Atomic Bomb

‘War is Going on,’ Writers Informed   Tokyo Reports Capitulation Terms Not Received until Today; Togo Confers with Hirohito on Message

Demands Just  Arrived, Claim   Allied Forces Continue  Assaults On Nip Cities

No Time Limif To Response From Enemy   Reply From Allies Delayed, Tokyo Radio Reports

Enemy Has Had Terms Only Since Last Night If Tokyo Radio Report Is True; Atomic Bombing Seen Likely To Continue If Reply Long Delayed

Tokyo Receives Official Text Early Today   War Continues As Negotiations Go On; Hirohito Calls In His Foreign Minister

WHITE HOUSE HAS NO REPLY TO SATURDAYS FOUR-POWER DICTATE ISSUED BY ALLIES   Radio Broadcast Says That Formal Reply to Conditional Capitulation Offer of Friday Was Received in Capital Only Today   NATION SEEMS SUFFERING INVASION JITTERS

NO TIME LIMIT SET ON REPLY, OFFICIAL SAYS   Mikado Receives Togo At Palace, Details Are Withheld

ALLIED REPLY NOT RECEIVED BY JAPS UNTIL THIS MORNING ACCORDING TO TOKYO REPORT

Allied Message Late in Arriving In Nippon Capital   No Time Limit Is Set by Allies For a Japanese Response.   War Goes on While Peace Is Considered

OREPLY TD ALLIED TERMS   Japs Say Reply to Offer Not Received Until Sunday Night, U. S. Time.   JAP ATTITUDE OBSCURE

World Awaits Answer Of Nips To United Nations’ Ultimatum; Fighting Continues in Pacific

HST Asks Congress To Approve Boards To Solve Labor Strife   Truman's Legislation Would Ban Walkouts ror 30 Days, Labor Officials in Blunt Opposition To New Proposals

Truman Seeks Legislation  To Curb Strikes In Natior   President Asks Fact-Finding Boards and “Cooling: Off” Periods—Warns of Crippling  R aeanvercian

Lays Plan Before Congress for Fact-Finding in Big Labor Disputes With Work Stoppages Barred for 30 Days—Scheme Patterned After Rail Labor a Steel Workers to Stay on Job.

Also Suggests Cooling-Off Time   Urges Strikers  —- wm , wr sar ff

GM STRIKERS URGED 10 G0 BACK ON JOB   PRESIDENT’S PLAN NOT FAVORED BY LABOR LEADERS

Truman Asks For Laws: Te Stop Strikes   Requests 225,000 Strik —ing —General Motors Employes to Go Back to Work

Truman Seeks Legislation To Curb Strikes In Nation   President Asks Fact-Finding Boards and “Cooling.  Off” Periods—Warns of Crippling Doce ee a

ongress Is Asked lo Authorize Fact-finding with Work Stoppages Barred for 30 Days

VET SENIORITY GREAT PROBLEM   SELECTIVE SERVICE SAYS HE GETS OLD JOB BACK

HEAVY BOMBERS JOIN BATTLE OF BULGE TODAY   ‘900 American Fighters Blast Enemy Transportation Ta paata

Heavies Roar Into Battle First Time in Force, Blast at Heart of Salient

Bombers Enter ‘Battle of Bulge’   Heavyweights Hit At Nazi Traffic Jam

PENALTY FIXED FOR DODGING OF DRAFI   Maximum of Five Years in Prison Approved by Committee.

Work-Fight Baill Penalties Are Given Approval   House Floor  Ficht Seen

House Group Favors Heavy Penalties  For Dodgers’   Imprisonment, Fine Approved for.Men -18.t0'45. Who Leave Essential War Jobs TIRSE NEED CITED

Five Years In Prison And $10,000 Fine, Penalty Proposed For Quitting War Jobs

Approve Civilian Penalties For Mer Leaving War Jobs   Any Version of Manpower Control Bill Faces Stiff Fight In House.

‘Draft Dodger’ Penalty Drawn   House Military Group Approves Penalties for Leaving War Jobs

Penalties for Job Quitting Are Approved   Imprisonment and Fines Favored by Committee in House

Favor Penalties For Men Who Desert War Jobs   Army Also Declares Drafting of Nurses Is Imperative Move

STIFF PENALTIES APPROVED FOR MEN LEAVING WAR JOBS   House Committee Votes for Maximum of 5 Years’ Im- prisonment and Fine Up to $10,000.   DRAFTING OF NURSES ' DEMANDED BY ARMY   Congressmen Told Casualties Requiring Hospitaliza-— tion Have’ Jumped 270 Per Cent.

Penalties Fixed hy House Group  Would Apply to Men Leaving War Jobs

CITIES BATTLE OHIO RIVER FLOOD   SANDBAGS PUT ATOP PORTSMOUTH WALL—150,000 HOMELESS IN DISASTER,

Believe Battle Against Ohio, Floods Is Won   Issue Is Undecided At Some Points; Cost Said Terrific

HEAVY TOLL TAKEN. - BY FLOOD WATERS   ‘Many Forced From Homes as s Flood Crest ls ~ Reached

Flood Appears to  Be Diminishing At Least 10 Lives Reported Lost

isastrous Ohio ood Reaches itical Stage   yi Crests Are Headec ownstream and Worst  May Be Over

YANK-HELD TOWN HIT BY AMERICAN PLANES   Liberators And Marauders Nearly Destroyed Malmedy Due To “Error”

American Air Force Almost Destroys Belgian Town Held by Own Soldiers

Town in Belgium Bombed ‘In Error   Was Still Being Held  By American Troops

All Axis Prisoners Of War In This —Gountr y To Be Sent Home By Spring

Federal Jury Indicts Ten In Tire Case   Charged With Conspiring In Scrap Tire Monopoly Ta Violate U. S. Laws

‘Westfield: Farm ‘House Completely. Destroyed ‘By. Fire Last Week 

Senate Bill Would Free Toll Bridges   Money For Purchases Would Be Taken From Motor License Fund 

ALL OF NAHA NORTH OF HARBOR SEIZED   Raise Jap Suicide Plane Bag Frora 77 To 115 In Sunday Raid

Now Occupy Chief City Of Okinawa   Fieet Conmmunique Raises From 77 io 15 Number of Nip Suicide Planes Destroyed. Japs Reported Retreating

Marines Battle Japanese Inside Castle of Shuri   Ground Forces Reported Making Progress on West Coast

U.S. Marines StormInside Shuri Castle   Into Key Strengpoint Of the Flanked Japanese Defense Line On Southern Okinawa

Was Keystone For Japanese Defense   Assault on Castle Was Directed at Only Point in Enemy Line Which Still Held

GROUPS OF ENEMY TROOPS 10 SOUTH ARE IN RETREAT   Whether Yanks Held Posttions in Stronghold Uncertain—Other U. S. Units Gain in Naha.   26 NIP WARPLANES DOWNED AT YOKOHAMA   Nimitz Raises From 77 to 113 Number of Suicide Craft Destroyed as They Struck at Fleet.

MARINES STORM INSIDE MOATED SHURI CASTLE   Whether Leathernecks Held On To Fortress Not Determined By Reports      WAWA DAM CAPTURED BY 38TH DIVISION

FAIL TO END DEADLOCK ON POLISH GROUP   TRUMAN FIRM IN STAND FOR WIDER REPRESENTATION IN POLISH DELEGATION AT CONFERENCE

TRUMAN FIRM Ol YALTA AGREEMENT   Conference, Ending in Deadlock, Will Be Resumed at Frisco.

TRUMAN FIRM IN DEMANDS ON POLAND   Refuses to Recognize Russian-Sponsored Government

FARBEN LINKED. iTH GERHANS 4H COMMAND   Irdvstria’ Empire Fromo'ed War for Own Gain, Cfficial Says.

"ARBEN LINKED Vin GERMANS Hart GUN MAND   Irdvsiria' Empire Fromo'ed War for Own Gain, Cfficial Says

HOUSE PASSED BILL OUTLAWING CLOSED SHOP IN TEXAS   HOTLY DEBATED MEASURE SENT TO SENATE BY MARGIN OF FIVE VOTES

YANKS FIGHT FRENCH OVER WAC CLUBBING   NBC Man Says Clashes Between Soldiers in Paris Occtrring Slnce Monday.

DIGGERS PUSH INLAND UPON ~ BALIKPAP AN   Enemy Resistance Stiffens Near Oil Port

Keeping Fleet in Hawaii Delayed War  Welles Endorses  Statement Descantan he Waal)

The Weather   Former State Official Endorses Testimony   Of Cordell Hull

Welles Tells Probers Keeping Fleet in Hawaii Acted As aDeterrent fo Japanese Moves   Cordell Hull's Statement Given Approval; Says Withdrawal Would Have Been Taken As Acquiescence in Their Aggression Policy

Welles Defends U. S. Fleet Being Based In Hawaii   ‘Brake On Japanese Aggression,’ Says  Ex-Diplomat During Lengthy Questioning

Temperatures   Former Diplomat Endorses Hull’s Statement That Everything Short of Surrender Principles Done to Avert Jap Conflict

Warning Given To  Japanese   Welles Explains Reason Holding American Fleet In Hawaii

Believes Japs Restrained By Sight of Fleet   5  Welles of Opinion Keep.  ing Warships at Pearl  Harbor Acted as Brake to Nip Ageression

WELLES DEFENDS KEEPING OF FLEET > IN HAWAIL IN “4]   Believes Its Withdrawal as Richardson Suggested Would Have Encouraged Jap Aggression.   CHURCHILL URGED U. S. TO WARN TOKYO   Former Prime Minister Suggested Two Moves and at Least One Was Carried Out by Roosevelt.

STERN WARNING URGED ON U. S. BY CHURCHILL   President Moderated Suggestions of  British Head

Welles Agrees With Hull’s  Statements   ‘War Lords Would Have Interpreted Move As Ac quiesence In Poliey.’   STORY IS UNFOLDING

In Accord   With Hull’s  Position   That Fiecet Should Not Be Withdrawn From Hawaii. Did ALE They Cauld to Avert War

‘Keeping Fleet lin Hawaii Delayed War   Welles Endorses Statement Presented by Hull

Japs Showed By Fleet In Pearl Harbor   Former Diplomat. Agrees With Hull's Testimony In Inquiry

Pacific Fleet TaggedBrak ByS. Welles   Undersecretary of War  Under Hull Quoted as Saying War Believed Inevitable With Nins

News Day And Night   Only ‘Complete Acquiespence’ In Japan’s Policy  Could Stop It, He Declares   Had NoKnowledge Of Instructions   Roosevelt And Churchill Agreed To Warn Japs They Would Bar Aggression

Bow to Japs Or War, Was U.S. Choice   Welles Backs Testimony By Hull in Telling of 1941 Negotiations.

Statement Is Made By Welles   Japs Kept from Attacking Sooner Because of Fleet

Suggestions by Churchill Are Cited at Probe   Acquiescence to Nip Demands Would Have Avoided War, Report

Welles Thinks U. S. Fleet In Hawaii Held Back Japs   Former Diplomat Tells Pearl Harbor Divestigutors sx CaneAavel War lnvntiabls Rak te POL)

Welles Calls Keeping Fleet At Hawaii Base Good Policy   Declores it Acted As Broke On Joponese Aggression During 1940-41; Substantiates Hull Story of U. S$. Playing For Time

WELLES oAY IT BACKED UP U5, WARNING   Former State Official Alse Inderses Statement of Sec’y Hull.

Welles Backs Roosevelt Fleet Policy   Statesman Says Force Acted as Brake On Jap Aggressors

Welles Defends Fleet Policy   Witness Tells Probe Holding Ships At Pearl Harbor Checked Jopen’s Aaaression: Denies British Pact

Hiroshima Scene Of Devastation   First Yanks There Report Stark Ruin

Hiroshima Reduced to Shambles, Vern Haugland Reports   Associated Press War Reporter Sees First Atomic Bomb Target

RUINS OF HIROSHIMA DESCRIBED BY A. P. WAR CORRESPONDEN'  BLOCK AFTER BLOCK OF MODERN JAPANESE CITY NOTHING BUT RUBBLE

Hiroshima Visited by Newsmen   Heart of Once-Great City Simply Smashed To Bits; Killed and  Dying Put at 300,000

NO BUILDINGS IN HIROSHIME   Block After Block Contains Covering of Rusting Tin, Stones, Bricks.

352 Deaths Counted As Labor Day Holiday Ends; Below All-Time Mark      Twisted Frames Of Less Than 12 Buildings Stand In Hiroshima

Vern Haugland Visits Hiroshima to Find Japan’s Most Modern City Mass of Rubble   For Its Size, No City in World So Completely Smashed by Sinale Atomic Bomb: Death Toll Expected to Be 80,000

First City Hit By Atomic Bomb Won’t Be Rebuilt   No City in the World Was So Completely Wiped Out; Death Toll to Pass 80 000

A P Reporter Finds Only One Building Still Can Be Used   ‘Residents Hate You As Fiendish People,’ Newsman Told

Writer Sees Hiroshima’s Ghosts; Few People Left   Atomic Bomb Leaves Death, Destruction

American Postwar Visitors See First Target City of Atomic Bomb In Ruins

HIROSHIMA BIG PILE OF RUBBLE   Newsmen Get First Look At Historic Devastation

One Atomic Bomb Laid Waste a City   Newsman Visits. Ruins o! Hiroshima; Wide Area’  Pulverized   NOT TO BE REBUILT   Death Losses in City's Destruction May Reach  3

[HIROSHIMA OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF ONE OF MOST MODERN CITIES IN WORLD

B’aing Left Atter Bombing   Entire City One Mass Of Ruins as Result of Single Atomic Bomb, Correspondent Says

German Cities Seem Unharmed By Comparison   3-Foot Pile Of Rubble Where Palace Stood;  People Hate Yankees Says Nip Newsman

Little Besides Wreckage Remains In Hiroshima, Atomic Bomb Taraet

Japan’s Modern City Pulverized By Atomic Bomb   Correspondent Finds Buildings Leveled by Force of  One Bomb.   Death Toll Large as Japs Were Off Guard

Not a Building Left Standing [In Hiroshima   First U. S. Visitors Se Unbelievable Aton Bomb Havoc

Newsmen See Ruins of Hiroshima; Horrors of Atomic Bomb Described

Yanks View Atom Effect On Jap City   Block After Block of Hiroshima Leveled By Single Blow.

Atomic Bomb Damage   Hiroshima. Leveled, Death Toll There ‘May Reach 80.000

Only a Few Ruins Left Standing in First City Leveled by Atomic Bomb

Hiroshima Ruin Is Unbelievable  Atom Bomb’s Target Amazes Newsmen

Writer Visits Hiroshima,Atomic Bomb Target; Says Berlin Appears Untouched By Contrast

Conrespondent “Sees Hiroshima: > Bomb" Ruin   AP ‘Man Describes. Total <=: Destruction Of Modern “City; < Nothing  Stands

[FIRST AMERICAN NEWSMEN TO VISIT HIROSITIAE  PEND FIRST ATOMIC TARGET SCENE OF DESOLATION

Hiroshima, World's First Target Of Atomic Bomb, Inspected By Americans   Not A Single Building Left Standing In Center Of Once Modern Japanese City

Four-Power Rule for Japan Due   U. S., Britain, Russia Decide on 5-Year Trusteeship in Korea

Rule of Japan Is Settled   Foreign Minister Meeting in Moscow Comes to A Close

Big Three Agree on A-Bomb.   Foreign Ministers ‘Reach Accord on © * Handling Explosive;  Results at 9 P. M.

Moscow Parley Votes 4-Power Rule Of Japan   Full Details Will Be Revealed Tonight; Byrnes On Way Home

Agreement On Atomic Issue Is Reached By "Big Three” At Conferences In Moscow

In Accord  On Atomic Energy Plan   ‘Big Three Ministers _Also Agreed on Four Power Rule for Japan; - Communique at 9'p. m.

Foreign Ministers End Their Conference Before Dawn and Secretary Byrnes Leaves Moscow for Washinaton

BYRNES SAYS AGREEMENTS ON ATOMIC POWER REACHED: 10 BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW

Big 3 Foreign Ministers Agree On Vital Issues, Communique Due Today

AGREEMENT ON RULE OF JAPAN ALSO REPORTED   London Hints lints Trusteeship For Korea Settled At Moscow Meet

‘Communique Promised at 9 P.M. Today   Not Clear Whether General MacArthur or Proposed  . Council to Have Supreme Authority in Japan

Agreement On Atomic Issue Is Reported   Results Of Meeting Of Ministers To Be Given Tonight

Independence For Korea After Five-Year Trusteeship Is Indicated.

HANDLING OF ATOMIC  POWER ALSO DECIDED  BY CHIEF MINISTERS -FOUR-POWER COUNCIL ©  TO GOVERN JAPAN; * KOREA TO BRE ERte

ATOMIC ISSUE ALSO SETTLED AT BIG 3 MEE]   Five-Year Trusteeship for Korea Another Matter Reported Under Discussion

Big 3 Reported In Agreement On Atomic Plan   London Informant Asserts Ministers Also Approve 4-Power Rule For Japs

Four-Power Rule For Japan Also Adopted, Claim   Trusteeship Plans For Korea Hinted By Source in London

SAY MINISTERS PLAN 4 POWER RULE OF JAPAN   - Official Announcement on Big 3 Ministers’ Talks Not Yet Revealed

Conference Ended Before Dawn Today Results to be Issued at 9 p. m.

Foreign Chiefs, Also Agree On Atomic Energy   3ig 3 Ministers Said To Have Planned 5-Year Korean Trusteeship

REPORTED BIG 3 FAVOR 4-POWER RULE OF JAPAN   “oreign Ministers Reliably Rumored To Have Agreed Japan Should Be Ruled By U. S., Britain, China And Russia; Other  Agreements.

FMs Agree or Vital Issues; Parleys End   Joint Communique Friday Morning to Tell Accomplishments

BE ANNOUNCE LATE TONIGHT   Foreign Ministers Reported to Have Approved Handling of Atomic Energy and Occupation ¢ of Japan.

Ministers Also Favor Four-Power Rule for Japan, Korea Trusteeship; Communique to Be Released ‘Tonight

Big-3 Ministers Vote Korean Trusteeship  MacArithur’s Position Not Clear;

Full Details of Results In Moscow Talks Will Be Disclosed in U. S. Tonight

FOR 4-POWER RULE   Big Three Ministers Discuss  Measures to Control  Japan

HANDLING OF ATOMIC POWER ALSO DECIDEL BY CHIEF MINISTERS  FOUR-POWER COUNCIL TO GOVERN JAPAN; KOREA TO RE EPrr

CASUALTY TOLL SET AT 737,000   Gains 35,000 Since Last Overall Report

Casualties Reach 737,342 Total   Ardennes Losses Are  Included In New Mark

Nation Without Military Force For First Time   Demobilization of 7,000, 000 Soldiers and Sailors Al Home and Abroad Acconiplished   Political Heads Replace Warlord:   To Put Inte Effect Demoeralic Principals; Em. peror Reported Anxi ous For Revisions

JAPAN COMPLETELY WITHOUT MILITARY FORCE OF ANY KIND   JAPANESE POLITICAL LEADERS PUTTING REFORMS INTO EFFECT

ee VOLO FALIUIY—  Allied Plan Carried Out On Schedule  New Atrocities By  Japanese Revealed

‘ Military  orce Ousted   lips Quietly, With Mingled Feelings Into Military Oblivion.

Japan Left Without Army, Navy; First Time in Nip History   Political Leaders Put Democratic Ideas into Effect

Demobilization Leaves Japs No Combat Forces   Political Leaders Enjoy Freedom, Mar Plans For Ouster Of Warlords

Jap Military Forces Fully Demobilized   Island Empire Without Arms Combat Units First Time in History

Military Oblivion For Japan   No Combat Force Left Nipponese As Reform Moves Are Proceeding

Japanese Slip Into New Era National Life   Demobilization Is Fully Completed on Scheduled Date

Nippon Ceases. To Be a Military Power in Pacific   Once-Feared Army And Navy Slips into Oblivion; Japanese Demobilize as Agreed

Japan ‘Slips s Quietly: ‘nto iMilitary Oblivion, Its: '‘Demobilization Completed

STRIP JAPANESE OF ALL ARMED FORCES ON TIME   Japs Use Live Prisoners for Bayonet Drills in China, Guadalcanal

2 Militarist Politicians. Including Konoye Boomed as Leaders of 2 Political Parties: Lib.  eral parties Also Being Formed —

JAPAN S COMBAT FORCES GONE.   DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES BEING PUT INTO EFFECT

JAPAN'S WAR MACHINE IS DEMOBILIZED   Fighting Force of 7,000,000 Soldiers and Sailors at Home and Abroad Re duced to Nothing  ‘EYIT EOP WAPBIOBDSE

Country Slips Into Oblivion On Schedule   No Combat Military Force in Japan For First Time in Historv—Army Gone

Japan Sheds Military   Demobilization of , Armed Forces Completed and General Staff Is Dissolved

Japs Finish Demobilization Of Army, Navy  Propose Stripping  Tennarie) EIAs,   Propose Stripping Imperial House Of Great Power

Has ‘No Combat Military Force In Fact Or Name   -Demobilization Completed On Schedule : Leaders To Carry Out Democratic Principles

Japan Reduced To Zero as Military Power   Islands Contain No Combat Force for  First Time in Histor;

Jap Armed Force  Demobilized; M ‘Arthur On Air  Konoye Says Emperor Anxious For Revision CVE GMancbititian

Military Oblivion For Japan Reality; Army, Navy Disband   Demobilization Complete as Ordered by Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Japan Slips Into Military Oblivion As Demobilizing Is Completed On Schedule

Jap Military Demobilized  On Schedule   MacArthur Speaks Tonight: Liberated Political Prisoners Plan Party

JAP MILITARY CLIQUE PASSES      Imperial Headquarter: General Staff Are Dissolved

JAPAN COMPLETELY WITHOUT MILITARY FORCE OF ANY KIND  JAPANESE POLITICAL LEADERS PUTTING RE-

GENERAL STAFF CLOSES DOORS UNDER CLEANUP   Political Leaders Move To Spur Reforms; Atrocity Charges Increase

Japs’ Military Bids Farewell   Army General Staff Dissolved Formally

Complete Japan Demobilization; Staff Dissolved   Military and Naval Forces Gone: Exit All War Lords

Demobilization Of Japs Armed Forces Finished   Nation Is Left for First Time Without Any Combat Troops

Demobilization Of Japan Completed; ViacArthur To Speak To U. S. Tonight

Demobilization Of Armed Forces Completed Today   Political Leaders Now Take National Stage To Install  Democracv

Japan Has No Combat Force Of Any Kind   Nippon Into Military Oblivion, War Lords Out, Democratic Ideas to Fore

Jap Troops Demobilized. By Schedule   Jap Political ; Heads Prepare To Replace ~ War Lords

Japan Is Without Military Forces   First Time in History Is lands Are Completely Demobiliz   WILL FOLLOW REFORMS   Constitutional — Revisions Will Curb the Power of Emperor

Demobilization Fully Completed in Schedule Time  iste nds Now Hold ‘io Combet Forces

JAPS’ MILITARY REGIME AT END   Demobilization Completed or Schedule, Leaders Now Turn to Changes

Political Leaders Step Up to Put New Principles Into Action.   ANXIOUS OVER REVISIONS

Jap Demobitination Ends; Democratic Rule Pushec   No Combat Force in Islands for First Time in History: Evidence of New Atrocity Produced.

JAPANESE SLIP INTO MILITARY OBLIVION TODAY   No Combat Force Left, Either In Fact Or In Name; Leaders Move To Put Demo cratic Principles Into  FE f fect.

Officer Acquitted In “Mercy Death” of Flier Caught In Burning Plane

Trapped Gunner In Burning Ship Freed of Agony   Air Base Officer Exonerated of Mercy Killing

 A General Court Martial Acquits Commanding _  Officer In Mercy Death

Acquit Officer of Mercy Slaying Killed Hopelessly Trapped Flier:

Acquit Officer Who Fired Mercy Bullets At Crushed Flier Trapped in Blazing Plane

Mercy Killing Held Justified   Soldier, Trapped in Burning Plane, Shot

MERCY KILLER 5 ACQUITTES    Officer Fired Mercy Builets  Into Head of Pilot Honej lessly Trapped.

AMERICAN OFFICER WHO FIRED TWO MERCY BULLETS INTO HEAD ‘OF TRAPPED FLIER ACQUITTED

Officer Fir ing Mercy Shots Is Acquitted   Brought Death To Flier Trapped In Burning Plane

AMERICAN AIRBASE OFFICER ACQUITTED IN MERCY KILLING   FIRED BULLET INTO HEAD OF FLIER HOPELESSLY TRAPPED BURNING PLANE

Hopelessty Trapped, Burning Guuaner Shot;  Colonel Aceuitted in Mercy Killing

Mercy Killer Is Acquitted  ‘Officer Shoots Sergeant Trapped In Flaming Plane      Soul-Searing Episode OF War In Chinese Front Revealed After Court Martial Returns Verdict Freeing Lt. Col.

Nazis Claim Soviet Forces Penetrate Kuestrin Defenses   Oder Bastion 39 Miles From German Capital; Report Reds Also Attack Zehden   Acquit U.S. Officer For Mercy Slaying of Airman

Mercy Killer Acquitted By Army Court   Shoots Flier Hurt In Crash

One Of War’s Most Soul-Searching Episodes Is Revealed. . .  Acquit Officer Who Shot U.S. Gunner Hopelessly Trapped In Burning Plane

U.S. Officer Shoots perals om In Wrecked Bomber and Is Agquitted

Rescued Describe Horrors of Jap Prison Treatment   High Death Rate Caused Better Treatment; Many Men Beaten

MANY YANKEES DIED IN CAMPS   SURVIVORS TELL OF JAPANESE CRUELTIES

Liberated Officer Says 20 Prisoners Executed by Japs at Luzon Camps, Hundreds More Died of Neglect

Survivors Of Japanese Prison Camp Tell Of Their Gruesome Experiences  nT

FIRES KINDLED BY BRITISH BOMBERS IN SIGHT OF REDS EAST OF BERLIN   Unprecedented 2,000-Plane Raid On Berlin Yesterday Followed by Mosquito Attack Last Night; City a Mass of Charred Ruins,

Sheppard Field Joins National AAF Celebration   Public Invited To ‘Open House’ Proaram Here

WILL VOTE ON 6 BOND PROPOSALS   Polls Will Open at 8 and Close at 6 o’Clock  , Tomotrow  A TOTAL OF $656,000      Will Appear on Ballot

WILL VOTE ON 6 BOND PROPOSALS:   Polls Will Open at 8 and Close at 6 o’Clock  . Tomotrow   A TOTAL OF $656,000

Two Top Japs Surrender af Suaamo Prisor   Military Cult High Priest Says Trial Will Clear Japanese Position

BAGLEY URGES A STRONG NAVY   Speaks At Raleigh Navy Day Celebration; Admiral Nimitz Voices Same View In Speech At Honolulu.

EISENHOWER WANTS FULL SURRENDER   No Negotiated Deal, He Answers Nazi Peace Hints

Report That ‘Conservative’ Germans Put Forth Desperate Peace Feelers

BLAST JAP AIR FIELDS   Navy Planes Set Fire to Jap Ship, Sink Another

Planes Add Destruction  In New Raid:   Jap Radio Says Fleet Mobilized For Grand Offensive

NEW AIR RAIDS MADE ON JAPAN, AMAMI ISLANDS   Carrier Planes, Super Forts Set Fire To Small Ship, Sink Lugger

GENERAL URGES STERNEST RULE   Says Jap Civilians Cruel as Soldiers

U.S. FORCE I SENT TO IRAN   Embassy Asserts Only Arrivals Are For Replacements

Rebels Seize Officials In Azerbaijan   American Observers Report On Strife In Iran Province

Rebels Capture Officials in Iran Province   Autonomist Move: Reported by U.S. Observers

Rebels Capture Officials in Iran Province  Autonomist Move: Reported by

ENEMY REPORTS BRITISH SECOND NEAR HANNOVER   Yanks 3rd, Ist, 7th Armies Joined To Form Solid Front

~~ Buy War Bonds  Radios On Market Now — Television, F-M In Few Weeks

ACCUSE GROUP OF PRYING INTO WAR SECRETS   Six, Including Naval Officer, Arrested by Federal Agents

SIX ARE CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE   Navy Officer And Two State Department Aids Seized

U.S. Charges 6 » With The Theft Of War Secrets   Navy Officer And Two  State Department Offiante  en Me eS

TRE Ahab EO ES ED  Six Accused » In Theft Of “War Secrets      Navy Officer; Two State Department. Officials Are Held

Group Accused Of Stealing Top Wartime Secrets   Navy Officer, State Department Officials Are Accused By FB]

Accuse Six of Prying Into War Secrets   Three Government Officials And Three N. Y. Writers Facing Espionage Charges

Six Accused of War Time Prying   Navy Officer Among Those Charged With  Stealing Documents

Sextet Accused of Espionage Includes Navy Officer, Two State Department Officials and Three New Yorkers; Use Made of Stolen Documents Not Revealed

Charge Prying nto Secrets   Navy Officer, Two State Department Officials, Others Held

Officials  Accused of  Espionage State Officials,  Naval Lieutenant, 2 Otharc TalLan

Charge Theft of Secrets   Navak Officer, 2 State Department Officials Under Arrest

'U.5. Accuses 6 Persons Of Prying Into  Wartime Secrets: Navy Officer On Lica

6 Accused of Prying Into War Secrets   Govt. Documents Have Been Stoien

6 ARE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY   Charged With Revealing  U.S. War Secrets

G. 0. P. Solons Oppose Large Loan to Britain   House Group Sees Attempt to Finance Socialization Plan

LOAN TO BRITAIN OPPOSED AS TALKS OPEN IN CAPITAL   Ewo Congressmen Assert Money, if Advanced, Would Be Used to Socialize United Kingdom.   FIRST CONFERENCE LASTS 35 MINUTES   Clayton, Watlace and Vinson Represent U. S.—English Group Seeks at Least 32 000.000.0600.

High Government Of All Nations Urged by Stassen   Proposes Law thai No Nation Execute Human Being Withou' Having Justifiable Reason

STASGEN WANTS WORLD UNION   Believes U.S. Should Help Found United Nations of the World

WORLD GOVERNMENT URGED BY STASSEN STIRS SKEPTICISM   Fear Expressed Ambition Is Too High

Truman Wants No Secret Commitments   President Firmly Resolved Big Three Decisions Will Be Made Open to Congre:

Secret Deals Eschewed by  Pres. Truman   Presidext to Make Report to Congress on Potsdam Meeting

TRUMAN AVOIDS BIG 3 SECRETS   Presidential Cruiser Will Meet British War- -. ships Today

TEMPERATURES:   Hooper Conspiracy Hearing Has Thrills   Convict Gives Sensational Testimony At Examination Of Four Accused Of Scheming To Kill State Senator

CONVICT TELLS VIVID DETAILS OF DEATH PLOT   Surprise Witnesses Testify In Examination of 4 Suspects

AMAZING oT ORY TOLD 10 COURT   Convict Reveals Calm Discussion Concerning Hooper’s Murder.

Final Defeat of Hitler Won't Be End of ‘the War’   Japs Say Preparing To Fight for 20 Years, Longer if Necessary

‘SMASHING OF GERMANY WILL NOT END WAR, AS JAPAN MUST BE FLIMINATED IN SAME WAY

PLANES, GUNS * POUND B   Fortresses Blast Outposts As Russian Artillery Shells Nazi Capital

Last 45 Seconds... Days in Length  First Test of Atomic Bomb Made July 16

ATOMIC BOMB WAS TESTED OUTINN.M,   Officially Proven. Practical on Morning of July 16

Missile Given First Experiment In New Mexico   Group of Scientists Witnesses Results of — - $2,000,000,000 Effort

Atomic Age Was Ushered in For Mankind in New Mexico Desert at 5:30 a. m. July 16

ATOMIC FLASH BRIGHTER THAN PURE DAYLIGHT   Scientist Tested New Bomb in Southwest, Drama Unequalled

Scientists Waited Breathlessly For l'irst Atomic Bomb Test On July 1¢

6,000 On the Job As Harbor Strike Ends in New Yor!   Longshoremen Heed LaGuardia Plea; Brooklyn Workers Still Out

GROUP HOME — FROM CAMPS   GONGRESSMEN—WHO—-VISITED TORTURE CAMPS DEMAND’ ‘PUNISHMENT OF NAZIS

SOLONS SCORE HORROR CAMPS   Punishment Of Responsible Persons Is Demanded

King is Against Merger: Wants Separate Forces   Joining Branches is ‘Working Out Problem Backward,’ He Says

Nips Have Little Time Left to Save Themselves  Byrnes Declares Continued Resistance Futile

Japs Given Litfle Time fo Save Selves   Byrnes. Says Time Grawing Short. to Escape Destruction

Byrnes Declares That Japs Have But ‘Little Time’   May Yet Save Selves From Destruction Which Threatens

LITTLE TIME GIVEN NIPPON TO AVOID RUIN   RESISTANCE FUTILE, STATE SECRETARY POINTS OUT

V-t DAY EXPEGIED Al BERLIN'S FALL   Only Mopping-up Remains; City Beyond Military Significance.

Local Jeweler Dies At Fountain Head   Norman J. Bentz Expires on Golf Course atCountry Club

Local Jeweler Dies At Fountain Head      Norman J. Bentz Expires ~ on Golf Course at' Country Club § 

NAVY SPOKE OF “CRISIS” NOV. 15, 41   Fortnightly Summary on That Date Held No Hope of Success in Jap Envoy’s Peace Mission, Solons Discover.

Truman Pledges Full Publicity On China Policy   Marshall Instructions to Be Revealed; Hurley, Byrnes May Testify at Closed Inquiry; Congressional Probe Assured

Quisling Trial Brings Blushes   Defendant Wilts Before Anger of Judge

STERN TO QUISLING   Judge Demands ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ After German Paper ~ Tells Betrayal

Quisling Faces Irate Judge   Reprimanded Sharply For Evasive Answer On Betrayal Of Country.

PAPER TELLS OF BETRAYAL BY QUISLING   ocument Read af Trial Shows Vidkun Conspired With Germans In 1939

Quisling Aid to Nazis Even  Before 1940   Dealings Before Invasion Shown in German Document

10 MAKE LOW COST GOODS   Quisling’s Memory Proves Short At Treason Trial

QUISLING DENIES NAZI DEALINGS   JUDGE'S IRE MAKES FORMER ‘PREMIER! OF NORWAY BLUSH, WILT

Judge Irked By Quisling  Prisoner Wilts When Ordered to Give “Yes” Die **A.?? Anewear

HITLER BREAKS TOP GENERAL   Von Rundstedt Made Private After Remagen  Bridge Debacle

TORE SHOULDER ORNAMENTS FROM  RUNDSTEDT’S COAT   Hitler Alleged to Have Then   ‘REDUCED TO A PRIVATE   This: Action Was Reported Today by the Stockholm Nidnineen.

‘VON RUNDSTEDT WAS REDUCED TO PRIVATE   Stockholm Paper Says Hitler Tore Off Marshal's Shoulder Ornaments In Rare

Panic Throughout Germany Reported by Swedish Paper: Hitler Disobeyed

BABY FLATTOP SUNK BY JAPS   ESCORT CARRIER AND MINESWEEPER LOST IN PHILIPPINES AREA, NAVY REPORTS

Rival Polish Factions Near  Pact, Reds Say   Moscow Hints Announcement Is Due On New Setup At Warsaw

Polish Premier Will Appeal To Allied Leaders   Government In Exile Refuses To Recognize ‘Legality of Trial.

EXILED POLES TO MAKE PLEA   Plan Appeal of Trial te  Truman and Churchill

Race Pp ro gram For Thursday   Pilot Blinded By Fluid Led Back By Companion

FUGITIVE GERMAN OFFICER IS SEIZED   Jurgen Wattenberg, Who Fled Camp,  ‘Taken in Phoenix  .—

Escaped German Captain Captured in Phoenix; Last Papago Camp Refugee

BOOST OPPOSED IN FOOD PRICES   Government Blamed by Farm Bureau for Meat Shortage

Up Go Some April Point Value Lists   Food items Growing Shorter; Meat Situation Unchanged

POINTS RAISED ON SOME FOODS   Peas, Asparagus, Pork Products Beosted

Ration Values on Canned Peas, — Asparagus Hiked  No Increase Looms   No Increase Looms In Meat Prices To U. S. Consumers

Food Admunistration Sets Up pi Ele   Point Values On Several Items. Increased: No More Meat Soor

Higher Ration Point Values On Pork, Fats   Canned Peas and Asparagus Upped; Senate Rejects Price Juoip to End Meat Shortage

Higher Ration Point Values Are Announced      Peas, Asparagus As Wel As Pork, Pork Products Are LTnped.

Point Values Revised on Food Items   Raises Ordered in Pork, Fats, Oils And Two Vegetables

OPA. REPORTS HIGHER RATION POINT VALUES   Hotisewives Reminded That Vegetables, Pork Products Are Growing Searder «

OPA Posts New And Higher Point Values for April   Another Reminder Of Present Shortage Of Food; Several Varieties Affected

Meat Shortage Planned, Farm Bureau Claim:   Food Situation Major Topic Of Debate On Capitol Hill —

More Food Points Up   Higher Ration Point Values On Asparagus, Peas and On Pork Products. Fats and Oils

HIGHER RATION POINT VALUES ARE REVEALED   Canned Peas, Asparagus, Pork, Fats and Oils All Go Up

_ FOOD PROBE— No Increase In Consumer  ‘Meat Prices   New Congressional Food Inquiry’ ‘Takes: Shape On Capitol Hill’ 

Higher Ration Point Values Remind Housewives Many Fooc Items Are Growing Scarcer   No Increase In Meat Prices To Consumer Seen; Washington Blamed For Shortage

Big 3 Maintains Strict Silence On  Principal Issue:   Air of Cordiality Prevails as Ministers Continue Mos cow Talks   TURKS WILL NOT : YIELD TERRITORY   Country Unwilling to Negotiate Russian Demands, Spokesman Says

Benefits of: Big “Ministers : Talks Outw ‘eigh: Failur rest Only Difficulties of Past Onicin

News Blackout ls Maintained At Conference   Three Secretaries Thrash Out Problems V/ithout Bitterness ,»

WEATHEE   REDS COLD T0 U.S. PLAN FOR EUROPE RIVERS   Won't Discuss Joint Control

RUSSIA REJECTS BIG 5 DEBATE ON WATERWAYS   Soviets Already Haye ‘Pact for Control of Danube in Huneary

Americans Invade  Panay and Close In on Candal   Marks 25th Philippine Invasion, Severil: of ‘Maier importance

YANKS INVADE PANAY ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES   SURPRISE LANDING ALMOST WITHOUT LOSSES

M’ARTHUR’S MEN LANI ON PANAY   LARGE ISLAND IN CENTRAL PHILIPPINES INVADED BY AMERICAN TROOPS.

CENTRAL PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF PANAY INVADED BY YANKS   40th Division Infantrymen, With Naval And Air Support, Rapidly Closing In On Capital City Of Noilo; Guerrillas Do Good Job

Panay Island Is Invaded by U.S. Infantry   40th Division Now Rapidly Closing In on Capital City

Yariks Land On Panay, Drive Rapidly Inland To Clear Central Philinnines Channels .

PANAY INVADED. BY AMERICAN FORCES   Tent Fifth  Philippine Invasion Announced. -by- MacArthur’.

40th Division Sweeps Inland Toward Capital   Landing Made with Prac tically No Loss, MacArthur Says

Hitler Vanity Decided Push On Slovakia   Fuebrer Shunned Advise of Army In Makine Attack

Jodl Diary Reveals Hitler's Ego Led To Czech Seizure   Charges Germans Were Ready To Use Poison Gas If Resisted

COMMUNITY CHEST GRANTS EMERGENCY ALLOTMENT TO TS6 ALSO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT $1,000 TO NEGRO  SVAMRATIBITVTRS rerrr

COMMUNITY CHEST GRANTS EMERGENCY ALLOTMENT 10 TSG  ALSO AUTHORIZE PAY MENT €10NN TH NoeDos

Superforts Hit Japanese Targets  Carrier Planes Raid Sumatra and Formosa

New Carrier Raids Maul J ap Islands   Foe Releases Mad Men To Help Fight Yanks On Okinawa

Allied Carrier Raids Resumed  On Jap Islands   Bombing of War Plants in and Around Tokyo Also Report. ed as Enemy Releases Lepers and Maniacs on Okinawa

Planes Take Up Attacks —  On Japanese   Islands Bombarded3 Lines Are Static On Okinawa

OKINAWA FURY RAGES AS YANKS _ ADVANCE SLOWLY   Allies Increasing Pressur: Everywhere in Pacific; Japs Release Lepers and  Insane on Okinawa.

Ja ps Release Insane. Le ‘pers Against Yanks   Roaming Madmen Add Hazard ‘To American Conquest Of Oksnawa

RENEWED CARRIER RAIDS ON SUMATRA, FORMOSA REPORTED   AMERICANS BEAT BACK FOUR JAP ATTACKS BUT WERE HELD ON OKINAWA

Carrier Planes Strike Formosa, B-29's Hit Tokyo   Japs Hold Yanks On Okinawa; U.S  Gains on Luzon

Carriers On Prowl Again   Sumatra and Formosa Raided; Yanks Held te Staidstill. in Okinawa, Gain On Luzon, Negros

ALLIED RAIDS SAID RENEWED AT TWO POINTS   War Production Centers in Japanese Capital Are Hit; List American Casnalties at Okinawa.

LEPERS FREED ON OKINAWA TC HINDER YANKS   Insane Also Released by Japs Superforts Again Blast Enemy Factories

JapsFreeMadMen toSlow YankDrive   Sumatra,  Formosa Target of Allied Carrier Planes   4 Jap Counterattacks Thrown Back; Foe Loses 11 Men for Every GI Killed

Lepers and Insane Freed By Japs to Slow Yank Advance   While Americans Confront Diabolical New Hazard on Okinawa, Superforts Spread More Havoc Over Industrial Area in Tokyo and Vicinity— Sumatra and Formosa Blasted

Americans Said At Como Along Swiss Frontier   Only Delay Action at Adige River Expected As Result of Big Losse:

Jones May Answer Charges About Commodity Credit Corporation Leak

History-Making Decisions Reached By Allied Leaders At Conference In Crimea

‘SPEED UP SCHEDULE   High Production Levels for Tractor and Implement Tires n

ENGLAND BLASTED WITH BUZZ BOMBS   GERMAN DAYLIGHT ATTACK FIRST SINCH- LAST FALIL— SOME SHOT DOWN.

First Time Since Last Fall German Flying Bombs Hit Greal Britain In Daylight

REICH’S 2 GREATEST CITIES FALL IN WEEK   Klel and Wilhelmshaven Only Big Ports Enemy Has Left and These Are Under Assault.

FR Hoped to Bluff: Japan, Admiral Says   Witness Asserts Hull Adviser Dominated Policy

105 Miles Of Hitler’s Alpine Hideout At Berchtesgaden  WHERE NAZIS WILL   WHERE NAZIS WILL BATTLE LAST STAND   Moscow Reports Junction Between Americans And Soviet Troops

AE WITHIN 100 MILES OF ALPS HIDEOUT   Breakthrough by Three Armies Spearheaded by Perhaps 10 Tank Divisions.

Armor Ruins Quter Forts Of Redoubt   Three Allied Armie: Smash Into Alps On Wide Front

Grew Quits Job in State Department   Dean Acheson Is Selected Undersecretary

JOSEPH GREW OUT; POST TO ACHESON   UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE QUITS AFTER LONG DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.

Grew Resigns; Acheson To Be  His Successor  Major Change May Be Signal for Many Other Ones

Acheson Gets Grew’s Office   Ex-Envey to Japan Ouits as Byrnes Aide

GREW RESIGNS STATE POSITION   Déan Acheson to Succeed as Assistant State Secretary

Grew Resigns Federal Post      Dean Acheson to Take Over Duties in the State Department

Grew Resigns: Acheson Takes  Over His Post   Undersecretary Feels Proper Time to Quit Has Arrived: 41 Year: In Federal Service

GREW LEAVES STATE DEPT   Resigns As Undersecretary And Dean Acheson Is Named Successor

Joseph C. Grev Resignation Is Accepted  rs.) =.  a A   Dean C. Acheson Appointed To Be Undersecretary

ACHESON NAMED TO GREW'S POST   Resignation Of Acthority On Japanese Affairs Is Accepted

JOSEPH C. GREW RESIGNS PQS]   Diplomat Is Retiring . After 41 Years

Grew Leaves His Government Post   Dean G. Acheson Becomes New Undersecretary of State; Now On Vacation.

Mrs. Ford’s Resolution To That End Will Receiv Further Study by Texas Committee of Party

Keep Close Watch In Honolulu Area      Precaution Against Second Riot

STRONG PATROL IN HONOLULU AFTER SAILORS STAGED RAID   INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY 'AS RESULT OF RIOT IN  WHICH THOUSAND SAILORS PARTICIPATED

FOOD PROBE GOES AHEAD   SENATOR ASKS INFORMATION AS TO SIZE OF FOOD STORAGE UNDER LEND LEASE “  g

PRETTY WEDDING AT GRANVILLE   Erma Budden and Arthur Wersinger Exchange Vows Nov. 19

Budden - Weisinger Wedding Monday  Akron Veteran Weds ~ Granville Girl

SGT, MARVIN BRUNNER IS KILLED IN LEYTE   TELEGRAM ARRIVED SUNDAY   Well Known Jefferson Man Gives Life in) Action in’ Philippines December 20.

BATTLE RAGING BEFORE KWEILIN   Chinese Forces Renew Drive To Recapture Kwangsi Capital

Grandmother Held In Death   Charged With Fatally Beating Granddaughter To Make Her Behave.—

Grandmother Held In Death Of Infant Gir   Media, Pa., Woman Charg ed With Beating to Death Child Whose Soldier  Father Died In Action

Main Battle For Okinawa Is Shaping Up      Low American Casualties Reflect Lightness Of Opposition Thus Far.

Okinawa Jap Fight Looming   Nimitz: Announces Few U.S. Casualties There; Japs’ Resistance Up

Hong Kong Blasted In Heaviest Air Attack Of the Pacific War   Japs Pose Twin Threat to China With Double Drive upon Shensi On the Approach to Chunsking

Final Battle For Okinawa Shaping Up At South End   Japs Increasing Resistance Along Fixed Positions North of Naha,

Japs Battle From Okinawa Caves  175 U. 5. Killed  In First Four Davs

Resistance on Okinawa Mounts   Main Battle Seems To be Shaping Up On Southern End

JAPS RESIST ON SOUTHERN END OF ISLAND   Fixed Positions Believed Ready To Defend Naha City

Japs Increase Resistance In Hilly Seetion   Continued Gains on All Fronts Reported With Low Casualties For First Four Days

Battle Shapes Up North of Capital   Jap Resistance Is Increasing on Southern End of Okinawa   FROM FIXED POSITIONS   Low U. S. Casualties in _ First Four Days of the Campaign

Main Battle For Okinawa Shaping Up; Japs Dig-In   "Yanks Record Gains; Casualties Are Light

THINK MAIN BATTLE FOR OXINAWANEAR   Japs on Southern End of Island Are Putting Up Increasing Resistance From Caves, Gullies and Ridges.

Japanese Planes Stag Heavy Raids Against Invaders of Okinawa   Wain Ratile Shaping.

MAIN OKINAWA BATTLE LOOMS   Yank Bombers Deliver ‘Heaviest Blow’ On Hong Kong

MAIN BATTLE FOR OKINAWA SHAPING UP ON SOUTH END   Yank Invasion Units Meeting Stiffer Resistance F rom Fixed Enemy Positions i Caves, Gullies and Ridges North of Naha

MAIN BATTLE Ii SHAPING UP IN SOUTH OKINAWA   Continued American Gains With Light losses Reported; Jap Resistance Stiffening, However.

Okinawa Japs In Last Stance   Main Battle Brewing Ir Southern Sector

Main Okinawa Figh Shapes Up on South End of Isle   American Casualties For Campaign Are Remarkably Low

MAIN BATTLE ON OKINAWA SHIFTS TO SOUTH END   Yanks Find Increasing Resistance from Caves, Gullies and Ridges

Major Battle Is Shaping Up For Jap Island   Southern End of Okinawa To Be Battle Ground; Nips Putting Up Incrensed Resishance

JAPAN'S PLANES ASSAULT FLEET   Strength of Enemy May Be Determined in Strike Off Okinawa

Jap Planes Attack U.S. Invaders   Step Up Assau Assaults  On Ships Supplying ‘Forces On Okinawa; Key: to Enemy Strengt}

Main Battle For Okinawa ‘Nears; Yanks Take More Than 100 Square Miles

Main Okinawa Battle Shaping Up In South   175 Americans Killed In 4-Day Invasion.

Germans Say U. S. Sky Troops Landed 90 Miles From Berlin; First Army Opens New Drive   By Leif Friekenn

BIG BATTLE FOR OKINAWA MAY BE LAUNCHED SOON   Japs Appear To Be’ Concentrating Forces For Fight on South

MAIN BATTLE FOR OKINAWA IS SHAPING UF   Japs Putting Up Increasing Resistance on End of Island

OKINAWA BATTLE SHAPES IN SOUTH   175 U. S. TROOPS KILLED, 798 WOUNDED IN DRIVE

MAIN GATTLE 5 SHAPING UF   Japs Putting Up Increasing Resistance on Southern Okinawa.   CONTINUED U. S. GAINS

Main Battle For Okinawa Shaping Ai Southern End   Fighting Heavier As Infantrymen Move Southward On Vital Island

_" —OKINAWA~. MainOkinawa Battle: Nears   J ap. Resistance Thecreasing: On Soiithern End :-Of Island .

Main Battle For Okinawa 'Takes Shape   Japanese Resistance Stiffens as Yanks Approach Capital

Jap Resistance on Okinawa Stiffening as Yanks Near Naha   Main Battle for Island Appears Shaping Up North of Capital

Main Battle For Okinawa Drawing Near   Japs Putting Up More Resistance At Island Capital

 Showdown Battles - For Okinawa Near As Yanks Drive in   Japs on Island Stepping Stone to Tokyo Expected To Make Last Stand in Caves and Gullies—Hong Kong Blasted And Six Ships Sunk—Nip Escape Gap on Luzon Closed

Japs Step Up Air Attacks On Invasion Ships  Enemy Is Believed Trying To Cripple ©   Enemy Is Believed Trying To Cripple Forces; Gains Made By Soldiers, Marines

JAPS PUTTING  UP BITTER RESISTANCE   Fight From Fixed Positions In Caves, Gullies And Ridges

BRITISH SMASH REVOLT IN JAVA   Nearly All of Big Nava Base Held by Empire Troops

Back of the Headlines   Air War Against Japan Swings Into Stride   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE cTintkat Qeace Ulan Runivet

EMCK GF CRE FREGaLIRNES  Speed, Power, Essence of Program to Defeat Japan

Hooed-for FDR-De Gaulle Talks Missing   DESPITE YALTA AGREEMENTS-—  U.S. to Tread Lightly in European Politics

15th fo Occup) 14,000 Square Miles of Reich   Everything Between Rhine and German Border Included in U.S. Occupation Zone

U.S. 15th Army's Occupation Zone In Germany Marker   See Present Zone Taken Over by French, British Final Occupation May

DISBAND GERMAN _ HIGH COMMAND   Reds Report Mercy Slaying of Hitler: Yanks Capture Streicher  on Bavarian Farm

Hitler Is Said to Have Been Put to Death By His Own Physician. iRmmiler Still At Large

Reds Hoist Flag in Heart Of Nazi Capita   Launch Desperate Drive to Crush Last Resistance 

Strikers To Return To Jobs Monday   13,000 Workers 'n Detroit Area

Industrialists Will Be Held In Internment Camp And Questioned On War Activities

British Arrest 76 Ruhr Steel  Industrialist:   Will Question Them for Link With War  Crimes

Industrialists Facing Quiz On War Crimes   Only 8 Of 84 Marked Men Not Found Taken To Internment Camp By Allies

76 German Steel Men Arrested   Ruhr Industrial Leaders Seized In British Raid

BRITISH ARREST RUHR STEEL MAGNATES IN SWIFT NIGHT RAINS   SEVENTY-SIX PRISONERS REPRESENT FIRMS WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Germans Nabbed In Sudden Swoop   .. Drive In Line With Policy Of Wiped Out Nazism

76 GERMAN STEEL TYCOONS CAUGHT IN ALLIED RAIDS   BRITISH SECURITY POLICE SURPRISE _ RUHR MAGNATES 

26 German Steel Leaders Under Arrest   Nabbed in Homes by Raids of British Police and Troops

Rubr Steel Magnates Put Under Arresi      British Raid Results in Round Up of 76 German Tycoons; Court Rules Hess to Stand Trial

German Steel Barons Arrested  Ruhr. Industry Kings Taken. Into Custody

British Seize 76 Reich Steel Magnates In Raid   BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

German Tycoons Victims of Big Surprise Arrest   Seventy-Six Magnates  Are Seized; All  Are Caught Off Guard

Industry Chiefs Will Be Removec To Prison Camps   Only Eight Escape Surprise Dragnet In Ruhr District

76 RUHR STEEL MAGNATES HELD      BRITISH RAID NETS GERMAN INDUSTRIALISTS

British Police Seize 76German Steel Magnates   Taken Into Custody in  Raids ia Ruhr; Some Found Drinking Champagnes One With Girl

70 GERMAN STEEL MAGNATES TAKEN   Group Represents Ruhr In. dustries Worth Billions Of Dollars.

76 German Steel Magnates Arrested   British Round Up Industrialists Representing Ruhr Industries Worth Billions of Dollars—Eight Others Are Wanted.

76 German Steel Magnates Seized   Ruhr Industrialists Arrested in Raids by British Troops

SFEEL MAGNATES ARRESTED   Representatives of Ruhr Industries or Ate Held

BRITISH ROUND UP. MAGNATES OF NAZI STEEL INDUSTRIES ©   Only Eight Of 84 Get Through Dragnet Spread By Brit Securily Police And ‘Troops — All Will Be Heid in Britain  Biss Cimatncte:

HURRICANE ROARS TOWARD FLORIDA   Officials Fear Entire State May Lie in Storm’s Path; Expected to Hit Key West Today.

Union Scrar Closes Big Boat Plants   Higgins Abandon Reconversion  In AFL-CIO Row

Higgins Closes Three Plants Strikebound - By AFL-CIO Dispute; Disgusted At Wrangle

Truman And Top Military Leaders Meet  To P rosecute War  JF eee ES OS RAR   To Prosecute War Vigorously, New President Says

Takes Up Reins of Government   Sets Up Offices In Oval Rooms Stettinius First Official Visitor

ON THE WAR SITUATION   New President Takes Over Reins Of Government

Confers With Top Military Leaders; Summons Hugh Fulton, Lawyer, To Work With Him

Calls War Chiefs In:   Truman’s First Act As President to: Push Prosecution of War

el be To Proclaim ation-Wide Day Ot  Mourning Tomorrow   New Chief Executive Seeks To Familiarize Himself With Situation On First Day In Powe

WAR WILL BE PROSECUTED VIGOROUSLY   ‘New Executive Puts Into  immediate Effect Promise  Made When Sworn Into Office   HAS SOLEMN MEETING

The Nation’s Top Military Chiefs Are Called Together by the President to Discuss the War Situation.   HE HAS TAKEN UP THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT   The New President Thus Put Into Immediate Effect the Statement He Made Shortlv. After He Was Sworn In. ;

Polish Problem  Believed  Near Solution Hopkins Is Flying to U. S. From  Moaccow Miccion

Polish Problem Believed  Near Solution Hopkins Is Flying   Hopkins Is Flying to U.S. From Moscow Mission

CAPITAL STRIKE TIEUP SETTLED   Service Partly Restored By Buses And Street Cars After Walkout

Walkout Ends In Washington      Transit Workers Vote to Return Pending Negotiations _

50 WORKERS WANTED   Farmers Ask That German Prisoners Remain Until November 1

Yan Who Served Over Three Years in Sing Sing For Another’s Forgery Crime Sees Hope at Last

Nazis Fight Against Reds ‘To Final Hour   Soviel Statement Delayed Long After Alliés Cease Firing

ATROCITIES CHARGED BY NIP RADIO   Propaganda Claims Say Jap Women Assaulted

ULM.W, OFFERED $1-A-DAY RAISE: DISDAINS BID   Secretary Perkins Sees Settlement Coming Before Easter

GERMANY ROCKS UNDER BOMBINGS   Five Raids at Night; Forts And Liberators Pound By Daylight

FOOD SUPPLY © REGULATIONS ARE ASSAILED   AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS OF 20 ‘ STATES JOIN IN REPORT REMEDIES ARE SUGGESTED

Valient U. S. Carriei Lost In Pacific War   USS Ommaney Bay, 10,000 Tons, Is Tenth Carrier Sunk By Enemy In World War II

British Shed Blood, Tears No Longer But Still Sweat   FOREIGN TRADE RRITAIN’S LIFEFRIOOn

WAR IS OVER BUT PROPHETIC WORDS OF CHURCHILL REMAIN WITH PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN

Britons Are Still. F eeling War Pinch   England* Facing: Long, ’ Period of Sweat and Privation’ Until- Battle of Foreign Trade - Fs Won

Britain Girds for Battle for World Markets; Trade Is Lifeline of Nation

Mackenzie:      England Has Much Sweat And Privation To Bear During Reconstruction

Mackenszie’s Column England’s Days Of Peace Are Not Much Brighter Than Those Of Was

CONTINUING THE GREAT ADVENTURE: ENGLAND STILL SWEATS, GOES HUNGRY THOUGH WAR'S OVER

Russians Turn Down Request   U.S. Plan . to Withdraw Allied Troops in Jran Rejected

Won't Withdraw Troops by Jan. First as Asked   President Is Intent on Removing American Soldiers

REDS TURN DOWN U. 9, PLEA TO QUIT IRAN BY JANUARY    Washington, in Making Request, Argued Withdrawal Was Best Way to Restore Peace to Country.   RUSSIA’S REJECTION LEFT UNEXPLAINED   G.-O. P. Congressman Says State Department Has Not Told Whole Story About  American Withdrawal.

Iran Petitions Moscow for Permission to Transport Troops Within Her Own Territoties, in Vain.

ASSIGNED FOR SOVIET STAND   Declines To Follow Up U. S. And Britain In  Removing Troops

SOVIETS REFUSE TO LEAVE IRAN   U. S. Proposal For Allies To Withdraw By Jan. 1 Is Rejected

Reds Refuse To Withdraw Their Forces From [ran   State Departnient Reveals Rejection Of Note Issued  To Other Allies

SOVIET FAILS TO GIVE OUR      State Department Is “In Dark’ Over Achen

U. S. Proposal! Rejected hy Russians   Sought Withdrawal of Troops in Iranian Sector

U.S. Request Is Rejected By Russians   U. S. Had Asked Thai All Allied Troops  Be Withdrawn from Iran by January 

Moscow Rejects U. 5. Plea To Move Troops from Iran   State Department Fails To Give Reason for Russian Rejection

PLOT T0 BURN BUILDING TOLD   Klatt Witness Relates Plan Of Inmates

Guard Says Act Planned By / Inmates   Witness At Klatt Trial Tells Of Fire Scheme If Escape Failed.

Tell of Plan By Boys to Burn Eldora Dormitory   RY DWIGHT MceCORMACK

British Menace Entire Jap Burma Position   Thrust Severs Main Rangoon-Mandalay CommunicationLinks

British Armored Units Sever Main Jap Links Between Mandalay and Rangoon and Threaten Burma Position

SENATE BACKS ~ JEWISH PLAN   PASSES - RESOLUTION ASKING ’ .LAMITATIONS BE TAKEN OFF ENTRIES IN PALESTINE

A Talking Clock   New Device To Give News And Weather Reports In Addition To Time Broadcast

Navy League Declares Move Is _ Proposal to Grab Power at Expense Navy, Public   Truman Yields   President Gives Ground on Returning Service to States =

Two Rivalries Rend National Capital Circles:   White House-Congress -Clash Vies with Army -and Navy Dispute

ARMY, NAVY In BITTER FIGHT OVER MERGER   Mimitz, Halsey Against Union, Kenney for Pian; Truman Criticism Debated.

2 Big Fights in Congress Rock Capitol   Army vs. Navy and Truman vs. Congress Holding Spotlight

Fight Rages On Plan For Single Head   Legislative Body And ‘Truman Also at Odds

Two Rivalries in Washington Today Keep Capitol Agog   Army vs Navy and Truman vs Congress Occupy the Spotlizht

Allies Cut All Nor th-South Highways  Th Germany   American Link-Up  With Russians Near. Germans Contend;  3rd and 7th Gain

PATROL TURNED BACK   Americans’ Elbe River Bridgehead Smashed By Enemy Assault

NAZI VETERANS CUT BRIDGEHEAD OF NINTH ARMY   Despite U. S. Losses, Four  Mile Gain Is Re narted   SPLITTING OF REICH NEARING COMPLETION

Eastern Front Veterans Face Yanks on Elbe   Germany Reports Junction Of U.S., Ressian Forees Ahant Ta Re BResltest

rea vets unable to hal Yank assault   One bridgehead on Elbe is lost

U.S. Sth Army Advances East  Of Elbe River   Veteran German Troops Transferred From Russiar Front to Elbe River Battlh—Americans Lose Bridgehead in North

But Gain Four Miles fo East Of the Stream   Americans Said To Have Suffered Heavy Losses in Battle

German Veterans Of Russian Front Fight Americans   Nazis Report Yanks Driven F rom Suburbs of Berlin; All North-South Highways in Reich Cut; Gains Made in Leipzig Area

Superforts Hit Jap Formosa, Honshu Targets   ‘ Upward of 100 Sky Giants Take Part In Each Bomb Attack

Superforts _ Hit Formosa ‘And Honsht   Not a Single: American BomLer Lost in Twin ~~ Blows at Liemy ~ & Jaraats

B-295 IN THO BiG ASSAULTS   Smash at Prime Japanese Targets on Formosa and Island of Honshu

Reds Less Than 18 Miles Away, Germans Repori   Bloody Battle at Gates of Capital Seen Developing

RUSS FIRE BIG ARTILLERY IN BERLIN DRIVE   German Reports Say Nine Red Armies Storming Capital

William Turner Dies On Gallows For Slaying Girl   Preston County Man Is 78th To Be Executed At Wes! Virginia’s State Penitentiary ; Drops Through Trap Friday At 9 p.m.

CHILD STILL MISSING FROM CALIF. HOME   Search Continues Despite Storm; Degs Have Been Unable Te Pick Up Trail

Storm Over High, Rugged Sierras May Hamper Search...  No Trace Found Of Missing Child

To Seek Extension Of War-Power Act   Truman Calls for Further 6-Month Control Period

War Powers Of President May  Run For Year   Six-Month Extension Held Too Short By  Truman

TRUMAN TO MAKE DEMAND FOR WAR POWER EXTENSION   Michener Confident Congress Will Grant Extension Of Power

2D WAR POWERS ACT EXTENSION FACES CONGRESS   Truman Signs Bill That Involves Rationing. Priorities

Congress will be Confronted by Demand for Further Extension of Second War Powers Act — President Makes Request on Friday,

TRUMAN SEEKS WAR POWER EXTENSION ©  To Make Blunt ~ Request That

TRUMAN WANTS EXTENSION OF WAR POWER   Dealing With WarBern Shortages Seen as Majer Issue

SCHWELLENBACH’S CONCILIATION CHIEF STEPS INTO OIL STRIKE SITUATION; SEIZURE VERY LIKELY: 671,000 WORKERS KEPT OFF JOBS

SENT BY LABOR SEORETARY T HIRET PANEL   Eastern Cities Face Threat of Shortage; Strikes Idle 678,896,

U. S. Attempts To End Strike At Oil Plants   East Faces Threat Of Being Without Gasoline By Next Week

Gas Shortages Along East Coast Seen Next Week   678,986 Persons Made Idte- By Labor Disputes Throughout Nation °

GAS SHORTAGE LOOMS IF STRIKE ISN'T SETTLED   Conference May Be Moved to Washington for Agreement

Mediator Takes Over Oil Parley   Edgar Warren Takes Over In Efforts to Settle Strike

Forecasts Shortage Of Gasoline   Conference on Oil Industry Strike Remains Deadlocked Today

Conciliator Seeks Break In Deadlock   Gasoline Shortage Predicted For East By Next Week

Army Release Tells How  Cyril Mayrose Lost Leg   Concealed German “88” Hit Armored Car and Set It Afire

Hurley Urged For U.S. Senate   Resignation as Envoy Brings Speculation

(ME  HOME T0 AID IN BRINGING PEACE TO ‘CHINA BY CONCILIATORY EFFORTS

The War Today   Senate Committee Nears End of Its Hearing on "Full Employment" Bill

Madame Chiang Flying Home   Hurrying Back for Chinese Conference At Chungking

China Drama Near Climax InChungking   Madame Chiang Hurries lo Side of Her Generalissimo Husband in Last Minute Effort to Prevent Civil War

SURRENDER OF JAPAN MARRED BY THREAT OF CIVIL STRIFE BETWEEN CHINESE FACTIONS

108 BILL DUE FOR BIG DEBATE   Foes, Friends Take Stands On Measure’s Terms

Doolittle Says B-29s to Handle Job in Pacific   Promises Worse Battering Than Given Germany

GIGANTIC B-23 BLOWS HINTED   2000-Plane Raids Predicted By Lt. Gen. Doolittle

DOOLITTLE SAYS 3,000 U.S, FORTS TO CRUSH JAPAN   8th Air Force Chief Gives Preview of Coming Air Assault

U.S. MAY SEIZE COAL MINES IN EIGHT STATES   Seek To End Wildcat Strike Which Has Cut Into Production

GOVERNMENT READY TO TAKE OVER MINES   Wildcat Strikes Already Have Closed 200 With 35 Percent Production Cut.

Federal Leaders Ready to Seize Soft Coal Mine:   Wildcat Strike Cuts Production 35 Percent; Steel Output Threatened

Mine Seizure Likely Today   Lewis Gets Warning In Wildcat Stoppage

WAR LABOR BOARD WARNS J. L. LEWIS   Government Ready To Take Over 200 Soft Coal Mines

Snow Flakes Stack up Over Entire State  Snowfall Will End Tonight,

Worst Storm In Years Rips ‘Across State   Highways Dangerous As Deep Blanket of Snow Covers Missouri

Gen. Chiang Agair Asks for Russiar  Aid in Manchuria   Conferences Reported Satisfactory; Major Cities Held by Communists

AEDS IN RAGE WITH CHINESE GOVT TROOP!   Repcrted Invading Changchun While Nationalists Sween Narth.

Heating Limit Of 68 Degrees Is Requested   Ornamental Or Display Lighting Banned In Effort To Cut Down Consumption Of Coal

Americans Reach For Extra (CoversOn Byrnes’ Appeal To Reduce Heat In Houses

Byrnes Orders Temperature Be Held to68 Degrees In _Nation’s Homes and Offices

Red Flannels and More Blankets _ Sighted as Need as Byrnes Says Thermostats Must Be Set Back

ORDER REDUCING USE OF FUELS   Top Temperatures In Most Buildings Should Be 68 Degrees, Says Mobilization Chief.

Byrnes Request Homes, Offices Be Kept At 68  He And Ickes Take Independent Steps —- ef .-_f{, f__f

COUNTRY LEFT COLD BY ORDER TO SAVE FUEL   Homes, Offices and Other Buildings To Keep Cool

BYRNES REQUESTS 68 TEMPERATURES TO SAVE ON FUEL   ORDERS BROWNOUT OF LIGHTED SIGNS THROUGHOUT U.S.

Slash In Coal Use Ordered   ‘Home Temperatures  Must Be Held At 68

CONSERVATION OF COAL URGED   *Brownout” Ordered On Outdoor And Display Lighting

War Chills _ Many In U.S.   Byrnes Asks 68-Degree Temperatures in Homes, Offices to Save Fuel

‘Asks Curb On Heat   Byrnes. ; Urges Top Tem perature of 68 for -Offices and Homes; Blames Coal Shortage

War Mobilizer Issues Orders To Save Coal   Bans Outdoor Display Lighting; Less Heat in ere

Byrnes Requests Homeowners to Cut Fuel Consumption   Urges, 68 Degree. Fi igure a  Homes, Offices t to. - Conserve Coal

Americans Reach For Extra Covers After Byrnes  Appeal For Cooler Homes, Buildings To Save Fuel

BYRNES ISSUES HEATING ORDER   Requests: Temperatures: Be Held at 68 Degrees to Conserve Fuel.

ASKS PUBLIC T0 REDUCE HEAT IN ALL BUILDINGS   Orders Stores to Turn Off All Outside Advertising Lights

68-Degree Heat Set As Top For Homes, Offices   Byrnes Acts To Conserve Coal And Offset Impending Shortage.

NEFF SPEAKS A PIECE  Truman Will Get DegreeBaptists Notwithstanding

Neff Declares Degree Waits For Truman   Convention Does Not Pick Honorees, Baylor President Says

 Baylor Head Bluntly Cuts Back At Baptist Action  [Honorary Degree Awaits Truman

Greek Premier ~~ Makes Allempt _ _JoHeal Breacn   Promises Election fer New Assembly as Soon. As Passible

Plastiras Acts To Heal Breach   Piedges General Election, Reorganization of Army, Punishment Collaborators,

Greek Premier . * Seeking Peace   Drastic Action Against roretoes Plodeedd

MEAT SUBSIDY -[S INGREASED   WAR MODBILIZER VINSON PUTS IN EFFECT PROGRAM EXPECTED TO EASE SITUATION

Vinson Attack: Vleat. Famine  With New Plar        iling Prices Frozen, Subsidy to eeders, Adjustment of Federal urchases Ordered by War Mobilizer

Three-Point Meat Plan Announced  To End Shortage   Program Will Require Some Time to Put More Meat in Stores

BLOW AT BLACK MARKET  Vinson Orders Complete Meat Prosram Revision

Vinson Takes Steps fo Relieve Meat Shortage   Subsidy Payments to Beef Cattle Feeders Included in Program

Big Three May Be Called to End Stalemate   Russians Keeping Food Reserves for Own Zone Say LU. S. British Officials

BERLIN'S FOOD PROBLEM MAY BE GIVEN BIG 3   Question So Serious, . Americans, British  May Quit City

Truman Vetoes Job Finders’ Shift to State   President Refuses to Sign Cut-Back Of $51,800,000,000 War-Time Appropriations in Slap at Congress

Senate Plans New Move to Get Gis Back   Veterans Themselves May Have Part in Latest Effort

SENATE INQUIRY OF VETS RETURN. APPEARS CERTAIN   Visit to Overseas Embarkation Points by Small Group Proposed

FORFIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST IN DISCUSSION OF RUSSIA AND HER OUTSPOKEN CRITICISM OF OTHERS

Russia Continues as Prize Enigma In San Francisco and Europe _   NRIECTIONS NOT CLEAR

Russia Still Prize Enigma   Delegates Have Trouble Understanding Soviet Methods

Mackenzie's N ews Analysis  By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Soviet Russian Pudding Still Doesn’t Jel]

SovietRussia Continues As Prize Enigma   Trying to Locate Reds’ Position-Com pares With Trying to Control Mercury Ih Puzlle Rox

JUST VERSA VISA!   Japs on Luzon Thought Atom Bomb Used on Yanks

HOUSE VOTES . APPROPRIATIONS   Board of Control, Tax  Cammiecion Included

‘Unjust to cut dealer  discounts’ N.A.D.A. head   N.A.D.A. head  ‘not surprised’

Americans Foil Jap Defense Plan   Manila Yanks Cutting Down Enemy Holdouts

Talk Arranged Upon Policies   Congress Disturbed By Foreign Planning

Congress to Get More Fereisi Policy Facts   Proklems to Be Aired {In “Straight-Tatk” Session, Is Repo

Stettinius And Connally Air  Foreign Issue   Senator Seeks Aims Of Government In’ Straight/ Talk Sessions With ‘* State Secretary

Heads Are Planning Conference on U.S. Foreign Policy  Stettinius, Connally Arrange Session On Varying Problems

Dislike Monument Idea County GI’s Ask For Living Second World War Memoria

Dislike Monument Idea it ——<$—$—$ $< er  County GI's: Ask For “Living - Second World War Memorial

ERRELL “GUILTY” PROPOSE. )F MURDER; JURYDRAWING SKS FOR. MERCY;TO GREAI

‘THIRD STORMS INTO COBLENZ FORTRESS AREA   Multiple Spearheads Plunged Tnto Gashed German Plank

FIRST ARMY BAGS BIG TOWN EAST. OF REMACEN   Patton’s Lightning Thrust Almost Traps 100,000 Nazis in Pocket

Outflanks — Germans In Saarland   OTHER THIRD ARMY TROOPS ENTER OUTSKIRTS OF COBLE! FALL OF WHICH IS IMMINENT

luck Dea To Still Him, Laval Claims  Traitor Protests Shot Too Soon

Chrysler Plant Workers May Vote On Walkout   Reinforced Labor ‘Department Seeks To Avert Disturbances

U.S, ACTION FORESEEN IN AUTO INDUSTRY   Labor Seeks To Ease Tension

PARDONS GRANTED TO THOUSANDS      TRUMAN RESTORES RIGHTS TO EX-CONVICTS IN ARMED FORCES,

Full Employment Legislation Termed Unworkable by Business Spokesman

[BREAKING UP OF ALL CITIES OF MORE THAN 1200000 POPULATION URGED BY ARCHITECTS

Jap Leaders Facing Serious Crisis  SE Si Ses Se  ae a   Government Seat May Go From Tokyo to Korea

Jap Leaders Facing Serious Crisis   Government Seat May Go From Tokvo to Korea

MacArthur Seizes 29 Japanese  Overseas Banks  Dries Up Source Of Finances For Japs

Heavy Bomb Raid Made On Iwo Jima   B-29 Superfortresses Make Smashing Attack On Big Japanese Base   FOLLOWS RAID ON AIRCRAFT CENTER

Blast Way To Kuestrin For Second Time   Tanks, Infantry Attack 17 Times F rom Nor joel 17 ern Part to Gain Entry}   BY RICHARD KASISCHKE

Russians In »Kuestrin A Second Time   Bitter Battle Rages In Streets As Big Push on Berlin Takes Form.

Blast Way To Kuestrin For Second Time   —_— Inf fants, Athaen 17 Times From Northwestern Part to Gain Entry

Biner Fighting Rages In Streets Of Oder Fortress, Germans Report

Nazis Report Bitter Street Fight Raging   Soviet Tanks,. Infantry _ Attack 17 Times From North of City .   Red Army Bombers Rake German Troops Falling Back to Stettin

SOVIETS FIGHT INTO KUESTRIN   Close In On Baltic Port of Stettin From Four  Sides

EASTERN FRONT AFLAME WITH BITTER FIGHTING IN STETTIN AND OTHER CRUCIAL SECTORS

Hard Battle In Kuestrin   Moscow Hasn’t Yet Officially Admitted Crossing of Oder River

‘Russians Battle  ~ (Way Into Kuestrin Fight in Streets   Russian Tanks and Infantry Attack Northwestern Section of Fortress City, German Radio Declares

Zhukov's Men Wage Battle In Kuestrin  Soviets Enter City After 17

Bitter Battle Rages for Key Nazi Fort   Soviet Troops Enter Kuestrin Second Time During Drive

Red Army Troops Fight Way Into City of Kuestrin   Prepare Assault On Stettin Over Dammscner Lake

Second Entry Of Kuestrin Made by Reds   Vicious Fight On in Ancient Fortress City

KUESTRIN IS PENETRATED SECOND TIME   Bitter Battle Reported — ing in Ancient Streets o Vital Metropolis 25 Miles  From Reich Capital   CROSSING UNVERIFIED

Russians Fight Into Kuestrin -a Second Time   Town Previously Said By-Passed Now Scene Of Gigantic Battle

Stalin Announces Capture Of Stolp On DanzigStettin Railway   Kuestrin Battle For Second Time   Moscow Has Not Confirmed Soviet Crossing Of Oder River

Bitter Battle Rages In City, Berlin Reports   Oder City Fortresses First Reported _Penetrated. Month Ago; Other Units  By-Pass Metropolis   Huns Fleeing Into ~ Stettin Bombed   ‘Large German Column “Moving Across Bridge Strafed Mercilessly; Afoceaw Silent °°?

ASSAULTS REPORTED   Russians Are Silent On Nazi Claim Key  Stream Crossed

Reds Battle Nazi Forces Inside City  Of Kuestrin   Oder Crossing Left In Doubt By Report

Bitter Battle Raging In Oder River Fortress   Germans Report City Has Been Bypassed By Reds Who Now Are 25 Miles From Berlin

Soviet Tanks Attack City  From North   Germans Report Reds Driven Back Across Oder As Nazi Navy Joins Stettin Battle

Russians Battling Inside Streets of Kuestrin 2nd Time   Oder River Fort: Again Under Assault. by Zhukov’s Troons

RUSSIANS FIGHT INTO CITY OF KUESTRIN FOR SECOND TIME   Soviets To North Pushing Forward In Are Just Eight Miles From Port Of Stettin

RUSSIANS HINT NEW FLANKING MOVE ON BERLIN   Germans Says Reds Within 25 Miles Of Nazi Capital

TELL OF BITTER KUESTRIN FIGHT   Zhukov’s: Troops Reported To Be in City a Second Time.   STREET BATTLE RAGES

Fierce Fighting wages In Streets Of Kuestrin As Reds Again Enter Bastion

ZHUKOV'S TROOPS STORM INTO PORT, 39 Mi. OF BERLIN   REPORTED CROSSING OF ODER PUTS REDS 25 Mi. FROM CAPITAL

Russians Enter Kuestrin, Cut Oder River Span   ‘Stalin Announces _ Key Ponieranian Rail City Is Seized

Reds Again in Kuestrin, Germans Say   Russians Have Not Confirmed Crossing of  Oder River

"Russians Fight Into Kuestrin on Oder River Front   Bitter Battle Rages In Ancient Streets Of German Fortress; Moscow Still Silent

Zhukov Fights into Kuestrin Second Time Say Germans; Oder Crossing Unconfirmed

Tributes Paid  To Roosevelt Churchill Weeps At Service In London

BRITAIN'S RULERS. JOIN IN ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL, SERVICE  "PRIME. MINISTER + CHURCHILL WEEPS  FOR /

England Pays Last Tribute To President Roosevelt As Tears Flow From Churchill

Churchill Cries At FDR Memorial   British Leaders Join Yanks In Tribute To Ou Late President.

King George and Queen Elizabeth With Churchill Attend Memorial Carvices in St. Paul's Cathedral

KING AND CHURCHILL WEEP FOR ROOSEVELT   They Attend Service i Battered St. Paul’s

King and Queen of Britain, Churchill Others Attend Tribute to Roosevell

Fronts Close.   British Rulers, Prime Minister Join Americans in Tribute To Roosevelt

MEN IN LADIES’ PANTIES AS TEXTILE ITEMS GROW STILL HARDER TO BUY

Molofoy Says Japanese Ambassador ‘Studied Declaration Carefully’

Superfortresses  Drop 2,500 Tons of Bombs   Raid Is Fourth ‘Devastating Attack’ Staged on Japanese Industrial Targets by B-29’s in Last Seven Days

Allied Heads Are Divided On Treatment  Of Hirchito   Jap Emperor Faces Trial As Criminal

ALLIED POWERS CLAIMED SPLIT OVER HIROHITO   Some Want Him Preserved, While Others Consider Him War Criminal

Allied Councils Divided On Treatment Of Hirohito   Some Want To Preserve Emperor, Others Offer Him No Comfort; Chances Of Japanese Surrender Begin To Lessen; Believed Seeking Higher Stakes

Allied Councils ‘Are Split Over Hirohito’s Fate   That’s Why Potsdam UItimatum Failed To Mention Jan Emperor.

‘Allied Officials Divided Sharply ‘On What to Do With Jap Emperoi

ALLIED COUNCILS DIVIDED SHARPLY ‘ON MIKADO’S FATE   Ry: TOWN M HICHTOVER

Hirohito Fate Brings Split Among Allies   China ond Britain Take Opposite Views; United States Walting

CHINESE WANT EMPEROR AS CRIMINAL   British Believe He Should ) Be Preserved    Followed By U. S. Leaders: Australians Stand Complicates Matters

Hirohito's Fate Splits War Allies   Treatment To Be Given Emperor Complicates Demand for Surrender

Allied Councils Sharply Divided On Question Of Treatment Of Hirohito

FAMED AIRBORNE GROUP IN BERLIN   GENERAL JUMPS WITH MEN AS PARATROOPS ‘INVADE’ CAPITAL

82nd Moves Into Berlin    Takes Over Peacetime ‘Police Job For U. S. ‘Some Parachute In 

Yankees Who Had Hoped to Drop on   Berlin Now Policing American Zone:

82ND. TAKES OVER   Will Guard the Occupation Zone of Berlin; Best  Dressed Outfit

Senate To Start Hearings July 9 On Security Pact   -Stettinius Will Be. First Witness, Says Senator Conally

NAB SIX FOR THEFT OF DOCUMENTS   Papers Stolen at. Washington Termec Restricted and Secret 

Magazine Writer, State Department Emplovees Held In War Secrets Theft

TWO INSIDE EMPLOYEES ARE NABBED   State Department Employees, Naval Otficer Seized

Six Accused Of Stealing War Secrets   Two State Department Aides, Navy Officer Among Suspects

Six Persons Arrested In New York And Washington For Theft Of Confidential Government Documents

Six Accused Of Stealing Secret Files   Navy Lieutenant And Two State Department Officials Among Three Held

SIX CHARGED WITH THEFT OF SECRET PAPERS   State Department Employes, Magazine Editors And Writers Are Held   FREE ON $10,000 BONDS   Five Men And Women Face Imprisonment And Heavy Fines

More Arrests May Come In Spy Case   Series of Cases Produce Evidence Of Illicit  Use of Information.

BACKS PLANS FOR SEAWAY   Truman Asks Congress To Enact Legislation For Start on Project

Toa Half Eneircle Capital   Pocketbook Goes Back to Owner On the Double

Takes Over After Resignation Of  Colonel Peron.      Navy Demands Entire Government: Quit-And Turn Nation Over To Supreme Court =

ARMY REGIME TAKES OVER IN ARGENTINA   Navy Reported Demanding That Entire Government Quit and Turn Nation Over to Supreme Court   SITUATION CONFUSES

Ar mry Clique Holds Power  In Ar genting   Situation Remains Con. fused Following Foreed Resignation of Col. Juan Peron 

ARGENTINA IS RULED BY ARMY   Military Forces StrongMan Col. Peron to Resion

Unrest Grows In Argentina As Peron Quits  Army Maintains Soe) ee eee eee    Army. Maintains Full Control Of Government

Arsentine Political Situation Is Confused As Army Chefs Take Over   Col. Peron, Strong-Man Vice President, Forced To Resign; Navy Demanding Entire Govern-  Ment Quit In Favor Of Supreme Court

Today’s Box Score   Army Takes Over Argentina; Forces Peron’s Resianation

Army Leaders Hold Reims In  Argentina Rey   Political Situation Confus. ed; Navy Demands Entire Rule Ou.   PERON RESIGNS POST

Arm y Rules Argentina; Peron Ousted   Marrell Remains As President; Populace Puz. Z7led by Set-Up.

ARMY CLIQUE NOW RULING IN ARGENTINE   Navy, However, Demands That Entire Government Resign and Turn the Nation Over to the  ' Supreme Court.

Argentina Ruled ‘By Army. Men; ‘Oust: Col. Peron       Navy. Reported Demanding’ ‘Nation’ Be ‘Turned: Over  “To: The Supreme Court

Army Rules Argentina; Peron € Ousted   F arrell Remains As Pyesident: Populace Puz. —zled by Set-Up. .

Army Now Rules Argentina After Dictator Quits   PERON IS F ORC ED OUT IN PEACEFUL REVOLT TUESDAY

Army Takes Rule In Argentina   Political Situation Still Not Clarified

AAMY RULING IN ARGENTINA   Forces Resignation of Juan Peron, Strong-Man Vice President.

ARMY. LEADERS TAKE ON RULE FOR ARGENTINA   Political Situation Confused Following Peron’s Resignation

POLITICAL LIFE OF ARGENTINA CONFUSES WORLD   Army Controls Nation After forcing Peron Oust Vice Presidency

‘Argentine Political Setup Confused With Reins Held By Army After Peron Quits

Political Upheaval in Argentina Is Considered ‘Significant’ By U.S.

Argentine Army Rules Nation As Col. Peron Quits   Strong-Man Steps Out For Commander O} Garrison; Clashes Reported

Army Controls Argentina Today   Navy Demands Government Quit—Supreme Court Would Rule

ARGENTINA OPERATES UNDER RULE OF ARMY   Navy Asks That All Resign After Peron Steps Out

Army Takes Over Affairs  InArgentina   Resignation Of Strong Man Foreed But Situation Still Confused

Argentina — Ruled by Army   Repart Navy Demands Entire Government  Quit

ARGENTINA STILL  IN STATE TURMOIL  AFTER'PERON QUITS ARMY RULES AGAIN  BUT NAVY NOT SATISFIED WITH SITUATION

Coup Brings Rule by Army In Argentina   Bloodless Action Results in Ouster OF Viee President

Army Rules Argentina as Peron Quits   Situation Confused With Navy Demanding Entire  CGavernment Recon

Argentine Chief Forced to Quit   Navy Asks Nation Be Turned Over to Rule oat Supreme Court

Farmers Yoice Dissatisfaction © In Price Policies   Fear Most of All  A Postwar Collapse In Demand; Curb Maximum Productia:

Farmers’ Fears of Postwar Collapse Seen in Reluctance To Step Up Production — Morale Among Cattle Feeders Found by Investigators To Be Low; Government Price Policies Criticized

Hand-To- Hand Fighting Rages In Central Manil.   Japs Blast Pasig River Bridges; Artillery Rip City's Buildings; Yanks Attack Enemy On Bataan Peninsula

Can't Afford To Lose Now   Jap Broadcast Says Must Win Battle of Philippines Or Not Survive as Nation

JAPS REALIZE THEIR PLIGHT   Must ¥/in Battle of Philippines To Survive, News Agency Declares

WIFE SUICIDES AS CLIMAX TO FAMILY FIGHTS   Mrs. Susanne Thiel Hangs Self With Pet Dog  Leash

St. Joe Woman Hangs Herself; Blame Quarrel   Mrs. Susanne Thiel, Wife Of Securities Salesman, Ends Life

HITLER DEVELOPING STOOP, TURNING GREY   German Commentator Describes Appearance of Fuehrer at His New Year Broadcast.

Chinese Close In on Three More Airfields   Recapture Fahsien Highway Hub in Southern China

Decrease In Crime. Is Reported Here      Hagerstown Shows 7.5 Percent Less in Six Months, FBI Says 

Pancoast Stays Temporarily As Ohio’s Adjutant General  Lausche Declares He Won't Remove

ASCH KEEPS, “BEN PRICES   Will Remain ‘Temporarily As Adjutant Genera! Of Ohio

SERVICE MEN PAID CLAIMS IN COUNTY   Two Types Of Readjustment Allowances Provided By GI Bill

Japs Reported Leaving Hongkong and Cantor To Avoid Entrapment by Chinese Offensive

Japs Flee Hong Kong And Canton   Chinese Offensive Collapses Wall Of Jap Corridor

To Tighten Up Shoe Rationing   Two Pairs a Year Policy Abandoned; Next Coupon Valid in Mid-Summer

Labor Meeting Awaits Industry Stand On Issues  U. S. Said Opposed To Steel Price yee

Capital Sees British Home Policy Shifts   Senators Don't Think Election to Have Any Effect on Jap War

BRITISH AWES CAPITA   Leaders See Left Swing it Europe, No Effect on

Chiang Paper Claims Russia Has Agrced To Eject China Reds trem Manchuria.

Peach Growers Gef Increase In Price   OPA Authorizes 61 Cents Per Bushel Raise in Seaboard States

First Redeployed Troops To Arrive In Philippines   Would Have Enjoyed Furlough In America. First.

Accept Invitation To Meet Federal Bargaining Chief   ClO May Take Case to White House If Efforts Fail

GM to Confer On Wages With  Government   Won't Negotiate With Union Until Demands Altered

UM. TO DISCUSS NINE-DAY STRIKE WITH GOVERNMENT   Conference Set for Tuesday— Corporation Refuses to Resume Wage Talks With Union.   VANDALISM BREAKS OUT IN CONTROVERSY   Bricks Hurled Through Window of Home of One Company Official—Log Put at Door of Another.

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FIRM ACCEPTS INVITATION OF U.S. OFFICIALS   CONFERENCE WITH GOVERNMENT SET FOR TUESDAY

WAGE INCREASES BEING OPPOSED   Snyder Is Believed Reflecting Administration’s Viewpoint

Adiinistration To Hold Price Line Is Belief  Officials Say Any Race   Officials Say Any Race  Belween Wuges, Prices  pe tA ttan

Snyder Says Living Costs Must Be Held   Stand is Taken Against  Puncturing Price —  I ima

COSTS TO CONSUMERS HAVE “SKY-ROCKETED”   Charges Substantiated In Regard to 13 Major Food Items

INGREASE IN COST OF FOOD DISCLOSE   Figvres Show Price of 13 Items Increased 92 Percent in 12 Years.

35TH IN ST. LOUIS   Group Sings and Shouts Despite a Downpouring

MACARTHUR’ ANNOUNCES LIBERATION, OF CENTRAL _ ’ PHILIPPINES ISLAND— 5.000 JAPS SLAIN

Has Three Points in Its Favor   Ald. Arthur Lindell and Works Commissioner Hewitt Give Reasons for  Fr... ,*...

BALL OFFERS GOP PROGRAM   Senator Makes Seven Proposals for Legislative Efforts

Ball Proposes GOP Program Keyed To New Policy on Labor Relations

7-Point Plan Ottered GOP   Ball (R-Minn) Offer: Program Keyed to New Labor Policy

NATIONALIST FORCES POUNDED   Attacks Pressed By British Planes. Naval Guns

BRITISH WARSHIPS SHELL INDONESIANS   Guns Trained on Enemy Headquarters at Ambarawa—Planes Blast Foe’s Artillery.

Indonesian Headquarters Under Attack   British Planes Lash Natives’ Artillery; Find 22 Mutilated Bodies Near Batavic

British Air Fleet Blasts At Artillery   Announce Discovery of Mutated Bodies oft Whites. Indians

British Shell  Java Forces   Natives Reported Besieging Allied Internment Camp Under Novy Fire

Legaspi Taken By Yank Troops   Land on Southern Tip of Luzon—Only Lightly Opposed

Doom Japs In South  Luzon —   Enemy Forces Nearly Encircled By Landing At Legaspi; City and Airfields Fall Quickly

AIRFIELDS AT LEGASPI TAKEN   Yanks Land at Harbor on Southeastern ‘Tail’ of Luzon Island.   \JAP FIRE 1S INEFFECTIVE

KEY LUZON PORT TAKEN BY YANKS   Southern Area Japs Ringed By Landing At Legaspi

Yanks Land Behind Japs  Qn Luzon   Legaspi Captured— Navy Ships Duel With Guns in Hills

Legaspi Harbor on Southern Luzon is Captured by Yanks   Encirclement of Japs in That Part of Island Virtually Complete

Yank Troops Complete Trap On Luzon Japs   ~'U.S. 7th Fleet Duels With Nip Artillery . In Southern. Hills

Japs’ Luzon Force Is Nearly All Clamped in Circle  U. $. Troops Make Good Gains in Sporadic Fighting

lJa ps Ring ged In South Lazo By 'N ew Invasion   Doughhoys, Running Theo Moderate But Effective Ariiftory Fire, Seize Legaspi Harbor

YANK LANDING PARTY Cc APTU ‘RES LEGASPI  rnnefreefrtt SerAaawerec* vel

Yanks Land At Legaspi Harbor   Take City. Airfields In Almost Complete Luzon Encirclement

New Yank Invasion Encircles Japs on  Southern Luzon U. S. Landings at Legaspt Harbor  ee

Legaspi, Major Port or Southeast Luzon Falls To Amphibious Forces

Capture City Of Legaspi In South Luzon   Encirclement Of Japs In Southern Part Of Island is Virtually Completed By Yanks

‘Americans Land At Legaspi ‘Harbor To Encircle Japs In Southern Luzon Island   Combat Team Quickly Captures City Of Leqasni And Airfields With Ease

PORT OF LEGASPI CAPTURED IN NEW LANDINGON LUZON   YANKS VIRTUALLY ENCIRCLE JAPS ON SO. END OF ISLAND

Four Armies Crash Through Germany’s Lines, Pushing Nazis Toward Cologne

STIMSON ASKS ~ FOR TRAINING   RECRETARY OF WAR URGES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE PEACETIME MILITARY PROGRAM NOW

Stimson for Training Bill As Security   Says U. S. Must Mee Responsibility for Keeping Peace

STIMSON URGES WAR TARININE   Advocates Program So U. § ~ Ga Guarantee Its Own  Security.

Reds Trap 200.000 in Pomerania   Nazis Report Soviet Spearhead Cuts Last Land Escape Route

RUSSIANS CUT OFF ALL ESCAPE LINES   Spearhead Thru Pomerania Traps 200,000 Nazi Troops

ISOLATE TROOPS IN. POMERANIA, DANZIG STATE   Report Next Phase of Offensive Will Be Berlin Assault

Drive Cuts Off All Nazi Troops In Northern Pomerania, Northern End Of Old Polish Corridor And Danzie Free State   ONLY ESCAPE BY DUNEKEROUE RETREAT

SpearheadPlungesThrough Pomerania To Vital Coast Railway   Retreat By Water Only German Hope   Soviet Troops Moving To Positions For Drive Against Berlin

ANN Germans Reported Cut ~ Off in Pomerania   Soviets Sever Last: Rail Line; Only Nazi Exit Is Sea

200,000 Nazi Troops in Russian Trap   Reds Reach Last Road Of Escape From Coastal Area

200,000 NAZ} TROOPS MINUS ~-ESUAPE ROUT!   Reds Reach Danzig-Stettin - Railroad; Koeslin Under Sovtet Fire.

GAINING IN POMERANIA   Nazis Say DanzigStettin Railway Reached by Soviets

Move Closes Escape Line  For Germans   Estimated 200,000 Nazis Isolated In Pomerania

Escape Railway Is Cut   Zuhkoyv Ready to Explode Attack To Enqulf Berlin

BUTTER POINTS REDUCED 10 12   Better Supply Available Next Month: Cut Takes Effect Sept. 2

Black Markets Fade as More Goods Come,  ‘Up Fast: Butter Point Value To Be Cut

Butter Points Will Be Reduced   More Butter Available For Civtlians

Butter Drops To 12 Points Sunday   OPA Discloses Government Plan. ning To Halt Set-Aside Purchase Tor Army

Butter to Drop to 12 Points   ‘Cut May Not Free Heavy Bay Sunpiy

REDUCE BUTTER TO 12 POINTS   Cut Sept. 2 To Apply To Home And Institutional Users

Butter Ration Points Will Be Reduced Sept. 2   From 16 To 12 A Pound. Savs OPA

Truman’s Merger Proposal to Meet Iron Opposition When Conaress Starts Work on It   Navy Strongly Opposed; Prestige of Congressmen and Military Committees, Important Factor, Is Involved

Training Bill's Future Rocky   Eisenhower Is To Testify Tomorrow

U. S. Destroyers Sink Jap Convoy Inside Tokyo Bay   Japs Are Caught Completely Asleep

Daring Swoop Catches Nipponese Unawares Tin Cans Surprise Enemy Convoy

Describes U. S. Destreyer Feat In Bay of Tokyo   Says Operation Would Equal Jap Strike at Alcatraz

No U. S. Loss In Bold Raid On Tokio Bay   Jap Convoy Blasted By 9 Destroyers; Midnight Attack Stuns Foe

 Daring Swoop By U.S. Navy— Destroyers Sink Jap Convoy Inside Tokyo Bay

POLES WATCH NAZI HANGEL   HEAD -OF NOTORIOUS “CONCENTRATION CAMP PAYS DEATH PENALTY FOR CRIMES

Allies Attack  ‘Convoys Moving  From West Wall   U. S. PATROLS OPERATE NEAR CLARK FIELD   American Armies Flatten Out Remaining Slender Strip Of Ardennes Salient   Nazis Planning Desperate Stand Inside Germany In Hope Of Prolonging War   Speculation Heightened By Absence Of Red Reports Of Overwhelming Enemy Casualties

ALLIES CAPTURE 25 TOWNS ON WESTERN FRONT   British Fliers Hit 165 Troop Trains En Route East; St. Vith Falls

YANKS TAKE 25 TOWNS IN LOW COUNTRY GAINS   German Threat Remains Real In Alsace

Troops Moved From West to Russian Front   Vast Withdrawal Of Enemy Seen Deep in Germany

B-29's Again Raid Nagoya   Aircraft Engine Factory Blasted in Low-Level Attack

Wainwright Demands Hard Jap Peace   Says Nips Only Nice When They Are on the Bottom

Japs Able To Conceal By Cunning True Nature, Declares Wainwright   Not Sorry For Torture They Have Inflicted On American Soldier, Says Valient Leader Who Was Their Prisoner For Years.

Wainwright Cites Trickery Of Japs’ Nature, Cautions  U.S. Against ‘Soft’ Peace

Jap. Character Str pees Bare                        Hero of Batean Demands  Neither “A Soft Oceupa tion Nor a Soft Peace”  Yn Address to Nation

No Soft Occupation Or Soft Peace For Japan, Says Gen: Wainwright

Character of Japanese is  Stripped Bare   Americans Should Understand Them, Says Wainwright

WAINWRIGHT BARES CHARACTER OF JAPS   nuns  Hero of Bataan “Opposed to Soft Occupation

Says Enemy Not Sorry and not Changed, Only Biding Time Under False Front.

Real Character Of Japs Bared By Wainwright   He Wants Neither ‘Soft Occupation Nor Soft Peace’

WORK-OR-FIGHT TEXT REVAMPED   Anti- Loafer Clause In New Draft Measure Up For Debate

War Today- Reds Deep Within Germany at end of First Month of Drive   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE Tinited Proce War FPditor

Gen. Homma, Of Bataan ‘Death March’ Infamy. Surrenders; [Denies Torturing Prisoners

TEMPERATURES:   War's Greatest Bombing Blows Rain On Nippon   Marines in Outskirts Of Naha, Capital Of Bloody Okinawa

U.S. Marines Battle to Edge  of Naha Business District   Chinese Troops Mop Up in Recaptured Foochow and Sinchang Along Coast

FRANCE RESENTS BRITISH DEMAND   CABINET MEETING BREAKS UP WITHOUT A DECISION ON NATION'S REPLY.

De Gaulle, Cabinet Meet, Ponder Churchill’s Fiat,  Recess Without Decision

French are silent on British demand to withdraw troops  Report forces in Syria have not been ordered to return to their barracks

French Cabinet Meets Hastily Sans Decision And Deep Resentment Seen

EXTRA!   Japs Commit Hara-Kiri In Large Group:   Tokyo . Radio Reports “Deep Sorrow” Prevail: Over ‘Jap Homeland Since Country’s Defeat

Rumor Hirohito Suicide; Wave of Hara Kiri in Japan   Can't Realize Defeat

Gloom Hovers Over Japan As Allies Awaited   Hari-Kiri Sweeps Nation; Occupation Is. to Start Tomorrow

Tokyo: Radio Says Every thing Is Dark, Gloomy; Nips Tasting Defeat

Tokyo Blames War's Loss And Typhoon   Pecple Depressed By Turn of Events;

Large Number of Japs Committing Suicide In Tokyo   Hypersensitive Japs Com: mitting Hara-Kiri Before Imperial Palace.

JAP SUICIDES — _-REPORTED BY ~~ TOKYO RADIO   BROADCASTERS SAY JAPAN 18 “DARK AND GLOOMY". MANY LAMENTS BE“UNG ATED 

Japs Apologize By Committing  Mass Hara Kirt   Tokvo Broadeast Grim Piecture Of Gloomy, Depressed Dirty People

SAW VULTURE WATCHING HIM   Japs In Large Numbers Taking Hari Kiri Way Out

Hara-Kiri on Large Scale Reported by Broadcast by Japs   People “Are Tasting Defeat” Says Commentator From Tokyo

Japanese Commit Hara-Kirt in’Large Numbers’ at Palace; Rumor Names Even Emperor

Japanese Commit Mass Hara-Kiri   NBC BROADGASTS UNCONFIRMED RUMOR THAT EMPEROR HIROHITO ONE OF SUICIDE VICTIMS

Japanese Committing Hara-Kiri Before The Ruler’s Palace: Apologize For Losing War

DUCE CERTAIN HITLER WOULD WIN FOR AXIS   Letters Reveal Points Of Historic Interest Involving Dictators

Letters From One Dictator to Another Norway Invasion Found Mussolini  Enthusiastic Over Hitler’s Success

ATTLEE SPEAKS OUT FOR “CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER NATIONS”  SAYS LABOR GOVERNMENT BE BOLD, DETERM

Attlee Urges Cooperation   New Prime Minister Described As “Sane, Solid, Not Brilliant”

Attlee Pledges Cooperation with Other Nations   New Prime Minister Has Leftist Views; Deputy to Churchill Throughout War

CLEMENT ATTLEE WILL BE BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER   SCORES SMASHING VICTORY AS LABOR PARTY CHIEFTAIN

THIRD OF WAY TO BOND DRIVE GOAL   Victory Loan Campaign in Douglas County Now to $478,305  I me nen emma EES

DOF WAY. TO DRIVE GOAL   Victory Loan Campaign in - Douglas County Now to $478,305   E BONDS LAG A BIT

Jobs, at Wages Below War Scale, Go Begging as Full Employment Bill Offered

SOCIALISM WINS  - IN YUGOSLAVIA   King Peter Fights Move From London.

NATIVE TROOPS ATTACK BRITISH   Planes Sweep Over Naval to Warn Indonesian Nationalists

Hostilities To End After Midnight   Surrender Will Be Ratified and Confirmed In Berlin. Savs Churchill

Churchill Proclaims V-E,  Points To War On Japan.   é i + * * bd "   Britain Ix Reminded, “We May Allow Ourselves A  Brief Period Of Rejoicing, But Let Us Not   Forget The Toil That Lies Ahead”

Ratify and ConfirmNazi Surrender   Will Be Done at Berlin, Churchill Discloses in V-E Proclamation Today

Hostilities Will Cease At 5:01 p.m.   Churchill Proclaims; Big 3 Will Sign Surrender at Berlin...

Churchill Proclaims V-E; Unconditional Surrender to Be Signed in Berlin

Surrender Is To Be Ratified, Says Churchill   Japan Remains to  Be Subdued, He Says  In Proclaiming Victory Over Forces of German

Churchill Approves Jubilee   Reminds Japan, With All Her Treachery and Greed, Remains Unsubdued

Agreement Will Be Ratified at Berlin Says Churchill   Officially Bears Out AP Dispatch Monday On Nazi Capitulatior

Churchill Calls for Celebration  Sets Aside Two Days for Rejoicing

CHURCHILL SAYS PEACE WILL BE RATIFIED TODAY   Hostilities to Cease After Mid night in Europe—5:01 P. M. Our Time

Churchill Says Nazi Surrende!  To Be Ratitied   Enemy Reported Still Resisting in Places— Britain Reminded of War Ahead With Japan

CHURCHILL HAILS END OF BATTLE   European Hostilities Cease At 5:01 P. M. CWT Today

CHURCHILL TELLS BRITISH WAR IS WON IN EUROPE   ASSERTS SURRENDER WILL BE RATIFIED IN BERLIN TODAY

Berlin Scene Of Surrender Ratification   Churchill Says Treacherous Greedy Japs  Must Be Subdued.

Capitulation Of Nazis To Be Completed   Churchill States Formal Documents Are To Be Signed In Berlin

German War At End, Churchill  intorms Britons   Declares Japan  Must Be Subdued

HOSTILITIES TO CEASE LATE TODAY, CHURCHILL ANNOUNCES; CAPITULATION EARLY MONDAY

Churchill Proclaims News of Allied. Victory TT. War-Weary Britons

U.S. Fifth Army Forces  Take Serra   May Cut Highway Behind Veraato

STEEL PRICE HIKES AUTHORIZED BY OPA   Increases Are from $2 to $7 A Ton

Unified Control Strongly Urged By Eisenhower   Admiral Nimitz May Be Called In Rebuttal

TRE’ TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT Of ONE COMMAND   Army Leader Lists 9 Reasons for ArmyNavy Merger

Jap Shakeup r Imminent.   {Editor's Note: The writer was an Associated Piss correspondent in Japanese-occupied China for five years prior to Pearl Harbor.

JAP PREMIER FACES QUSTER   Indications of New Cabinet Upheaval at Tokyo Seen By Observers

A DARING BRITISH RAID   Four Destroyers Rescued 525 Norwegians From Bleak Island

STATE'S WHEAT CROP IS LESS   Figure Of 8,673,000 Bushels 3 Percent Under 1944 Harvest

Shoe Rationing ls Terminated   OPA Lifts Restrictions at Midnight as Production ‘Increases Sufficiently

Shoe Rationing Ordered Ended  Some Trouble Spot: Can Be Expected

SHOE RATIONING HAS BEEN ENDED   Restrictions Lifted At Midnight Last Night By OPA Announcement—In Effect 33 Months

Rationing of Shoes Ends At Midnight   P-oduction Has Increased Says Bowles in Making  Announcement

ohoe Kationi —s ends  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ANNOUNCED FOR LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS

EXTRA!   Shoe Rationing to End Tonight   Better Production Causes Move: OPA

SHOE RATIONING ENDS EFFECTIVE TODAY.   Production Has Increased To 28,, 000.000 Pairs; Servicemen  Given Preference

SHOE RATIONING COMES T0 ENT   Production Makes Steady Increase; Some Styles Still Short

Shoe Rationing Ordered Ended   Came Trouble Spot   Some Trouble Spots Con Be Expected

OFF AT MIDNIGHT   Chester Bowles Announced End of Shoe Ration ing in U.

SHOE RATIONING 10 END AT MIDNIGHT   You Can Buy Any Shoe You Want Tomorrow Without Stamp

Pleasure Spots Face Help Curb   WNC to Put Limit on Night Club Manpower

Program For American  Education  Week Observance In Public Schools   Class Room Events” And Special. Projects Are Planned ..

JAPS SEEK WAY UT. PATTERSOA   Want to Save Whip Hand  Over Asia, War Dept.  Official Ralieves

DECLARES JAPAN O2K5 “WAY OUT”   PATTERSON CONVINCED WAR WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NIP ARMY IS SMASHED.

_ WASHINGTON SCENE ‘Senate Opens Debate On Job Bill Minimum Wage Boost In Prospect Strikes May Kill Jobless Aid Measure Acheson Hard Peace Wins Senate OK

Capitol Hill Roundup. ... . Big Decisions On Jobs, Wages, Other Matters  Stare Congress In Face

Woman Held As Abductor   Peter Watson, 4, Is Safe In Mississippi

Maine Man Is Murdered In Turkish Bath   Boston Police, Navv In Probe

I00) From 36 Masonic Lodges At Testimonial Dinner For New Judge.

Jap “Peace” Envoy Denies Treachery   KURUSU “DEEPLY HURT” AT CHARGES OF — PEARL HARBOR TOOL

DELAY IN END OF WAR TO AlD AGRICULTURE   Multi-Million Boon To  Farmers If Action Is Post poned Four Months

Delay In War’s Official End Is Boom To Farmer:   Four Morth Delay Would Re Multi-Million Dollar  Room To Farmers.

Four Months’ Delay In Declaring ‘War Ended Would Benefit Farmers.

Delay: In-Declaring War — ~ Qver Could Aid Farmer:   Agriculture Department To Support Farm Prices For Two-Year Period

Multi-Million  Farmers’ Boom Ts Possibility   Delay of Four Months. In Declaring War At End Will Give Time to Ad ’ Just Production

Income of Farmers  Hinges On War End   Delay in Official Declaration Could Mean Multi-million Boon, For Under Wartime Laws Support Prices Continue—Time Needed for Readjustment of Production Program

DELAY IN.END OF WAR T0 BOOST FARM INCOMES   To Support Agriculture Prices Two Years After End of Emergency

4 Months Delay In Declaring Official End of War May Prove Boon to Farmers   Would Continue Price Support Program Until 1949,

\Farmer To Have GreatBoon Uf Delay In Declaring War 'AtEnd Is Washington Rule

A Multi-Million Dollar Boon to U.S. Farmers   That's What a Delay In Officially Ending The Wor Means

Britons Grip Tran Problem   Bevin Takes Moscow Report to Premier

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Soviet Troops Reported Near City. of Bres- =   DRIVE ON POZ POZNAN. MAKING. PROGRESS      Red Forces Already Across Oder River, !t Is oo  Ranorted

Oppeln Falls And Breslau Ts Menaced   Unconfirmed Reports Say East Prussian Trap Is Closed

Russians lake Oppeln, Push  aac Breslau   Now 137 Miles From Berlin; War’s Greatest Trap in East Prussia Believed Shut

THRUST MADE ACROSS ODER DEFENSE LINE   HEART OF GERMANY THREATENED BY SOVIET WEDGE

Soviet Forces Said to Have Crossed Oder   Reds Push Close to Breslau, Advance In Poznan Area; Sixth Army Joins Great Winter Drive on Germany

Great Trap Is Sprung By Reds on  East Prussia   Breslau Is Menaced And Soviets Continue Fast Pace in Poland On Highway to Berlin  NEW ARMY IN DRIVE

Moscow Fails To Confirm Oder Hurdle   Sweeping Scope Of Reds Drive Prepares To Cut East Prussia

Capture Oppeln, Menace Breslau In Berlin Drive   Stalin Announces Important Gains

Russians Gain In Big Advance   Allies Gain in Holland and Belgium—Seventh Army Halted.

Soviet Troops Reported Near City of Breslau  DRIVE ON POZNAN. MAKING PROGRESS Red Forces Already Across  Oder River, It Is Reported

Nazis Admit Situation Is Now Serious   Russians Say Prussia Will Soon Be Severed

Within 4% Miles Of Breslau And 12 Miles Further  Toward Berlin   ODER CROSSING RUMOR NOT AS YET CONFIRMED

Launc : ‘Plans: For Band Shell: In F oster Park  ‘Organize Committ   Organize Committee To. Promote. Project For Its:Erection -

Launch Plans  For Band Shell In F oster Park  Organize Committ To Promote Proje

15 MORE JAP SHIPS SUNK BY USA SUBS   Total Enemy ‘Ships Bagged Now Is 1,072

SUBS SINK 15 MORE JAP SHIPS      Five Warships Among Latest Bag.

U.S. Subs Sink 15 Jap Craft   Three Destroyers. Two Escort Vessels Among Latest Bag

Filipinos Tell Of Frantic Effort   Couldn't Tell Yanks Japs Had Gone And Town Is Heavily Shelled   DESTRUCTION OF TOWN NEEDLESS

HELP OF U.S, ~ BEING ASKED BY DEGAULL          NC it LEADER CALLS ON ris, NATION. Tv AID IN -REi ‘HABILITATION OF  _ EUROPE

GEN, DEGAULLE URGES U.S. HELP AEBUILD EUROPE   No Peace Minus Prosperity  says Leader on Visit o U. S. Capital

Red Cross Quota Over-Subscribed  Lyon County Has Given $23,100 to Fund; More Coming  Amount Subscribed $23,190 County Quoia _.._______ 20,500

Albuquerque Shivers -- Ga: Supply Low   Shows, Schools And Churches Are Closed

EDITOR DECLARES F.D.R. KNEW JAP » BLOW WOULD FAL   Magazine Writer Asserts Knowledge of Nip Plans Came After Enemy Code Was Cracked.   FULL PEARL HARBOR STORY REACHED DEWEY   General Marshall Said to Have Sent Letter to New York Governor by Bomber Urging Secrecy.

SAY DEWEY’S PATRIOTISM COST HIS ELECTION   Knew President Roosevelt Had Knowledge of Jap Plans Before Pearl Harbor, But Did Not Use Secret in Campaign For Military Security.

Knew Jap Code  Was ‘Cracked’   Herbert Brownell. Jr.. Says. Thomas Ek. Dewey Kuew This During Campaign. 

Didn't Use Ammunition In Campaign   Aides Say He Withheld Pearl Harbor Data ~ In Patriotism.

Withheld Story During Campaign At Request Qf General Marshall, Asaerts Party Chairman!

JAP WAR PLANS KNOWN TO FOR AND DEWEY KNEW IT BUT KEPT PATRIOTICALLY SILENT, CLAIM   Gop Chairman Says Dewey Sacrificed Chance To Become President Rather Than Let Japs Know Their Secret Code Had Been Cracked

Charges Are Made That Roosevelt Knew Jap Plans   Cracking Of Nip Code Divulged Attack

Refused to Use Information In "44. Campaign   Warned By Gen. Marshall That Disclosure Would Cost American Lives

F.D.R.KnewJaps Planned Attack, Editor Writes   Also Contends Dewey Knew Full Story In 1944 Campaign

DEWEY STATED TO HAVE KNOWN OF ATTACK ‘TIP’   Brownell Asserts ‘Weapon’ Wasn’t Used In Election For Patriotic Reason

‘Life’ Asserts Roosevelt Had Forewarning of  Enemy Attack   U.S. Cracked Secret Code, Magazine Editor Declares

15 Hrs. Before Incident: Life Magazine Article  Charges The President Betrayed U. S. Interests

Dewey Kept Secret Of Pearl Harbor   GOP Candidate Refused To Use Data in Campaign

Dewey Kept Big  Secret   Governor May Have Sacrificed The Presidency

ER Nek ANTE TT NOT a I TT  FD. R KNEW JAP PEARL HARBOR ATTACK PLANNED, SAYS EDITOR      CHAMBERLAIN OF LIFE MAGAZINE-ASSERTS DEWEY POSSESSED FACTS. DURING CAMPAIGN .

Dewey Withhelc Charge That FDR Knew Of Atfack  GOP Candidate Kept Secret Of Jap Code Ate MAnechall’e BDanitact

DIDN'T REVEAL CODE FACTS IN 1944 CAMPAIGN   G.O.P. Chairman Says Information Showed “Shocking Lack of Coordination’

SECRET KEPT ~ AY GOP CHIEF   Dewey Didn’t Use Information in Campaign for Patriotic Reasons.   BELIEVED IN MARSHALL

Dewey, Aware, Held Tongue on Army Plea   Cracking of Japs’ ‘Ultra’ Code Informed U. S. of Coming Attack

WILL NOT DIVULGE MARSHALL LETTER   Dewey Says Note Saying F.D.R. Knew of Attack Is Confidential   SILENT ON “LIFE” STORY

Magazine Article Says High Command's Only Doubt Was ‘‘Where?'’—Feared  Dewey Had Story In Campaign

Brownell Claims Dewey Knew U. S. Cracked Nip Code   Charges Lack of Coordination in Official Circles

Dewey Refuses To Reveal Note From Marshall   Life Says General Admitted FDR Had Advance Notice Of Pearl Harbor Raid

Editor Says FDR Knew ot Jap Attack   Declares That Dewey Declined to Exploit Expose in Campaign

Reveal Marshall Asked Dewey To Conceal Facts   Republican Candidate Declined To Use Story in Campaign Lest It Give Japanese Valuable Infarmeiiac.

Magazine Says DeweyHeldUp AccusingFDR   Cloims Roosevelt Knew of Jap Plan At Pearl Harbor

SECRET OF CODE KEPT BY DEWEY   Candidate Knew Roosevel: Had Pre-Pear Harbor Attack Plans

HadKnowledge 15Hour s Ahead it IsReported   Contended Dewey Knew President Knew But With. held it in Campaign to “Protect War Effort”   Marshall Letter Basis, Is Claim   Governor Declines to Make Genera?s Communica. tion Public: Refers Re porters to Staff Chief

Dewey Silent On Letter From Gen. Marshall   Magazine Article Declares Jap: Attack Known to be Coming

Dewey Sacrificed Issue  To Guard State Secrets On Pearl Harbor Attack

Peari Harbor Charges Cloud. Roosevelt Name   Magazine Says Dewey Knew President was Involved in Attack

Gov. Dewey Knew ‘All, Kept Mum  Pearl Harbor Data Remained a Secret Theanah Camnaan

United States Forwarned of Enemy Attack   States Editor of Life Magazine in Current Issue

DEWEY DECLINES TO  MAKE PUBLIC LETTER  FROM GEN, MARSHALL RECENT REPUBLICAN  PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE REETICNS CTATEMENT

FDR Knew of Jap Attack in Advance,  Asserts Life Editor   Dewey Held Story from Public in 1944  At Request of Marshall, Says Chamberlain: Believed Contention That Revelation of Jap Code Was Known Would Hurt Nation

DECLARES DEWEY KNEW FDR HAD:  BEEN FOREWARNED OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK BUT DIDNT USE IT

FRIENDS SAY ~ DEWEY KEPT WAR SEGRE}   REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINEE SAID TO HAVE COMPLIED- WITH MAR. « * SHALL REQUEST

WILL NOT DIVULGE   Dewey Says Note Saying F.D.R. Knew: of Attack Ts Confidential   SILENT ON “LIFE” STORY

FRIENDS SAY PEARL HARBOR SECRETS KEPT   He Passed Up Chance To Be President,  Brownell Avers

New Report On Pear! Harbor  Is Sensation   Gov. Dewey Refrained From Use Of Sensational Cain paign Material, Says Article   ASSERT ATTACK NOT SURPRISE

Dewey Won't Revea Marshall's Letter   Declines to Make Public Letter Reputedly Admitting That Roosevelt Knew 15 Hours Before Japs Going to Attack P. H.

FDR Knew Jap Attack Impending?   Dewey Has Letter Which Reputedly Says Roosevelt Aware of Blow 15 Hours Before

DEWEY KNEW OF JAP CODE   Declined To Use Knowledge As Campaign Weapon

Dewey Kept Secret That U.S. Agents Cracked Jap Code Prior To Attack

 Candidate Dewey Refused To Use Damaging ' Pearl Harbor Information In Last Campajan

Enemy's Code Cracked Before Assault, Hint   Brownell Says Dewey Aware Of Facts But Made No Mention Of Them In Campaian

Claim FDR. Held Prior Knowledge  Of FE earl Harbor   Dewey Declines To Make Public Note Allegedly "Sent By Gen. Marshall

Life Says Dewey Knew Full Story Of Pearl Harbor During °44 C ampaign

Will Begin Trial of Enemy Officer   Commander Orders Execution of Prisoners

FROM VARIOUS UNITS    Troops  Will Be Discharged or Givn New Assignments

SENATE JUGGLES HOTTEST SCIENTIFIC POTATO AND IS ADVISED Atomic-Powered Planes To Have Unlimited Range

ATOMIC ENERGY IS HOT POTATO   Solons Told New Power Will Give Airplanes Unlimited Range

Unlimited Range Is _ Seen For Airplanes   J. Carlton Ward Predicts Great Future for Atomic: Power

PETAIN AIDE. “BLAMES LAVAL FOR NAZI AL   MARSHAL’S CALM TIPSET BY DIRECT QUESTION ON _ HITLER.   Jurymen Interrupts   'Daladier Tells Court Under  ground First Had Full Confidence in Vichy Chief

Petain Counsel Seeks to Shiff Guilt to Laval   Defense Move Comes During Quiz of Daladier

FENSE MOVE SEEN AT TRIAL   Marshal Refuses to Answer Question on Telegram to Hitler

PETAIN SEEKS — ‘TO PUT BLAME ON ASSOCIATE   egrennps REFUSES TO AN ’. SWER QUESTION WHETHER i ‘HE SENT HITLER COL‘LABORATION TELE... GRAM! .

RICHEYVILLE MAN REMAINS SERIOUS AFTER ‘JOE’ RIDE   Mysterious Assailant Of Man Hunted; Victim Is Still Serions

SERVICEMEN TO RIDE AIRWAYS   Government Orders Airline Companies To Help Army and Nevy

Airlines Told To Hold Space  For Servicemen   70 Per Cent Of : Eastbound Traffic To Be Saved For Army, Navy

BRITAIN NEW PACIFIC FLEET JOINS OURS   Operating in Close Co-Operation Under Spruance’s Control

TORCHLIGHT PARADE IN DETROIT   Features Close Of Torid  Election Campagin

ATC Takes Blame For Dog's Priority   Acknowledges Was Serious _ Mistake and. “Cannot  Be Justified’

Boy, 13, Given 50-Year Term   Convicted Of Slaying Aged Woman Because  She Scolded Him

96th Division Troops Beat Off Japanese Attack  Marines Advance An ev On Okine awa

Army Troops Beat Off Jap Attack In South; Naval Planes Of U. S., British Fieets Assault Formosa

Marines Near Nerthern Tip Okinawa Isle   Leathernecks Now 325 Miles South of Japan; Jap Attack ou South Repuised

Plans to Keep Details of Weapon Secret   Proposes Commission To Study Means of Using Atomic Power To Benefit Humanity

SECRET 10 BE KEPT PENDING AGREEMENTS   Asks Congress Create Group to Promote Use of Power

Congress Acts To Carry Out Truman's Recommendations   Bomb Secret Will Remain with Chief Executive during Discussions with Other Powers; Speed Is Termed Essential To Prevent ‘Desperate Armament Race which Might End in Disaster”

President Says U.S.To Keep Secret   Congress Urged To Create Commission To Promote Theory

President Seeks To Outlaw Atom Bomb   Hot Urges Commission Be Set Up With Unprecedented Control Power

Truman Urges Commission To Promote Atomic Powe!    President Calls on World to Qutlaw Atomic Bomb—  U. S. to Keep Bomb Secret During Discussions With Other Powers

Commission for humanitarian use asked by Truman   Pledges keeping of secret; prompt action is indicated

Truman Calls Qn World To Outlaw Bomb   Urges Congress To Create Commission Rule Atomic Power

Fears World to Witness Race For Armament   Aims at Eventual Collaboration of all Nations

TRUMAN ASKS OUTLAWING OF ATOMIC BOME   CONTROL OF ENERGY BY COMMISSION © REQUESTED

“Truman Asks World to Outlaw A-Bomb. Conaress to Promote Use of Atomic Power.

TRUMAN APPEALS T0 WORLD TO BAN THE ATOMIC BOME   President Reveals He Will Initiate Discussions With Powers With View to  Outlawing Weapon.   INTENDS TO KEEP SECRET DURING TALKS   Calls on Congress to Set Up Board to Promote Development of Atomic Energy for Industrial Uses.

TEMPERATURES:   The Ramparts We Watched Aren’t There American lsolationism Vanishes  Amid Modern Weapons Of War

Industry Asks Higher Prices for lis Goods   Trouble Brewing as Nation ‘Swings Into Civilian Production

RECONVERSION PLANS TO BRING CONSUMER GOODS BACK QUICKLY  BUT BRIGHT PICTURE IS DIMMED SOMEWHAT BY

Homes, Washers, Autos, Tires And Nylons In News   More Good Word For Americans As Nation Reconverts From Nightmare Of War

FHA RENEWS EASY CREDIT TERMS 10 HOME- BUILDERS   PRODUCERS DEMAND HIGHER PRICES FOR NEW DURABLE GOODS

Battle Over Price Levels Is Forecast   Easy Credit for Building Of Homes Back, Along With Other Let-Ups in  Wartime Restrictions

FHA TQ HELP  RECONVERSION BY EASY-TERM HOME BUILDING   Price Trouble Looms; Picture On Truck Tires And Paper Good

Ov BULD SIDING IS RETURNED   FHA Returns To Prewar Program Of Insuring Home Mortgages; Price Troubles Seen In U.S.

“Easy Terms” Are Here Again; Manufacturers Complain of Low Prices

Sree wee SS SO TE  U. S, Restores Easy Credit Terms On Home Building

EASY CREDIT RETURNS FOR HOME BUILDERS   Manufacturers Protest Rigid Control Of Prices 9n Some Articles

Easy Loans on ee      Manufacturers Fight Hold-Price Policy; Car Output Speeded

Easy Credit Terms Are Available For Builders Now  Reconversion Moves Onward at Good Clip Over America  

EASY CREDIT FOR BUILDING HOMES BACK   FHA Returning Pre-war Program of Insuring Mortgages on Houses— Builders Can Begin Arranging Loans Now.

Home Loar Credits Assured   Go-Ahead Also Given On Washing Machines, Antos and Tires ?

eee  Home Construction in Postwar Period to Be On Familiar Liberal Terms of FHA

Resumes Insuring Of Mortgages On Pre-War Scale As Incentive To New Construction

Easy Terms For Building Homes Ordered Back   Concerns Protest Holding Down On Price Schedules

Easy Credit Plan Set for New Home:   Trouble Looms, However, on Cost Of New Goods Made in Conversion

FHA Restores Easy-Credit Program On Homes; Trouble ‘Seen Over New Goods Prices   Army Helps Situation On Truck Tires; Many Paper Products Rushed To Civilians

Washing Machine Manufacturers Ask Higher Prices; More Tires Seen.

“Easy Credit to Boost Building sOf U. S. Homes   Housing Program Returns to Pre-War Status; Trouble Rising Over Prices

Further Steps. ak      Civil Economy   “Home-Building "Credit Loosened “By FHA Action

FHA Restores Easy Credit for Homes   Trouble Brews on Prices for New Goods, Army Helps Truck Tire Situation. Paver Goods Rushed

Credit Terms Home-Building Made Easiex   News .of Rapid Reconver sion Darkened by Rumblings of Trouble Over Prices

EXPECT BUILDING WILL ‘START SOON   Rumblings of Price Trouble Accompanies Easing of Controls   MAY BE REAL PROBLEM

FHA to Insure Mortgages on Homes Again   Easy Credit Promised, But Clashes Develop on Price Ceilings

Kasy Credit Termson Home-building Return To Nation---Building Follows

_ FHA Restores "Easy Credit On » Homes Building   But Trouble Is Brewing Over Prices To Be Put On Consumer Goods.

tome Building Loans Resumed By Federal Housing Administration 100,000 Cars Planned By Christmas; Trouble Flares Over Prices   Not Satisfied

Price Conflict Perils Prompt “Reconversion   - Manufacturers Seck Increased Returns, Mav Withhold Stocks

Easy Credit On Home Building   _ FHA Will Again Back Loans; Government Faces "Tough Fight In Holding Price Line

FHA RESUMES EASY TERMS ON HOME BUILDING   Government May Run Into Trouble Trying to Keep Prices Down

Easy Credit Terms on Homes Back   Rumblings of Trouble Over Prices Are  Heard

Home Building Boom Expected In Short Time   Reconversion Plan of Government Will Provide an Easy Credit Program for New Buildings.

Easy Credit Restored to Home Buyers   Struggle Over Prices Clouds Picture in U.S. Reconversion

Ease Credit Terms for Building   Home Construction Gets Impetus From FHA Announcement

Nazi Sailors Mutiny, Say: Red Report   Refuse Orders To  Scuttle Vessels

JAP STATE, RELIGION TO PART ON TUESDAY   Hirohito Prepares To Place U.S. Order Into Effect

Religion And State Separate In Japan Now   The Emperor Cannot Report State Of Nation To Ancestors

<a  avy Most  Assuredly ‘ould Lose Its Peacetime Pre-eminence, He Says   Army Arguments  Taken To Task   Vhat Appears To Be Duplication Doesn't Exist, Admiral Testifies

{t Happened This Week...  U.S. Marines Fighting Japs On lwo Jima

YANKS SEIZE. BEACH AREA, PUSH INLAND   Advance With Scantiest Cover Against Jap Artillery, Mortar and Ma« chine-Gun Fire.   REPORTS AGREE FIGHT IS COSTLY   Enemy Troops in Natural Hideouts Such as Caves —Coast Is Bombarded Prior to Landing.

UNION ASKS ARBITRATION IN G. M. FIGHT   Proposes a Three-Man Board to Settle Controversy.

Free Exchan ge Of News Ur wed By AP Official   Cooper Declares United States Should Lead in  Giving “Undiluted”  : ws to Peaple

Huge Two-Army Offensive Surges 312 Miles beyond Roer River and Overruns 17 Towns; U.S. Troops Are Within 19 Miles of Cologne on Rhine

INQ SIGNS OF GERMAN STANR   Berlin Broadcasts Expeet Full Force Of Blow Pendine

First and Ninth Armies Advance On Cologne, Muenchen Gladbach While Others Maintain Pressure

Yanks 4 Miles Past Roer River   All Objectives Taken Ahead of Schedule; Goal to Destroy German Army: Eisenhower

Eisenhower Drives To Destroy German Army On North Line   sweeping Offensive Carries Two Armies 3!/, Miles Past Roer; 17 Towns Overrun As Thousands Of Yanks Pour Into Bridgeheads On 22-Mile Front

CAPTURE 17 TOWNS; WELL ACROSS ROER   Troops Surge Across River as Much as 34 Miles and Are Fighting . 19 Miles From Cologne in 2-Army Drive.

EXPECTS TO DESTROY. EVERY GERMAN WEST OF THE RHINE AND THERE WILL BE NO CESSATION UNTIL ALLIED-RUSSIAN ARMIES MEET IN REICH

Troops Smash Four Miles Beyond Roer And Menace Coloane. 19 Miles Awav

Eisenhower’s Forces Smash 4 Miles Beyond Roer In Giant Offensive Atmed At Ruhr:

Three and a Half Miles Gained In First Day's Push Aimed To Finally Topple Reich

Yankees Overrun 17 Towns, Surge - Ahead 31 Miles   Bridgeheads Firmly Estab. lished on East Bank of the Roer River,   Battle Line Is Pushed Over Cologne Plain

Yanks Drive Within 19 Miles Of Cologne   American Forces Overrun 17 Towns, Surge Beyand Roer River In Huge Thrust Toward Heart Of Nazi Industrial Zone: Full Force To Come

TROOPS OF U. S. FIGHT WITHIN 19 MI. OF COLOGNE   OVERRUN 19 TOWNS AND SURGE 3} MI. BEYOND THE ROER

U. S. Troops Press Ahead Of Schedule   Now Only 19 Miles From Cologne, 12 Miles From Munchen-Gladbach

Take 17 Towns, 1400 Captives; No Sign Yet of  German Stand   All Objectives of Big Push Seized Ahead of Schedule

Slashing Armies Move Forward As Defense Staggers   Yanks Overrun 17 Towns. On Ahead-of-Schedule Push Across Flood-Muddied Roer

ARMY DRIVE SMASHES PAST ROER DEFENSES   Full Force of Eisenhower’: Drive Yet To Come —Berlin

STILL NO SIGN OF RESISTANCE AGAINST DRIVE   First‘Army Forges Solid Bridgehead  in Dueren Area

U.S. Armies Reaching Objectives Ahead of © Time, Increase Speed   Berlin Fears Full Force of ‘Ike's’ Punch Yet to Cones Third Army Raises Bag of Prisoners to Over 5.000

Americans Battle Within 19 Miles Of Cologne, Overrun 17 Villages   PUSH FAR BEYOND ROER   Juelich Captured, Dueren Besieged; Germans Say 40 Allied Divisions Participating In Action

‘American Troops Smash Four Miles Beyond Roer River As Germans Fail To Make Stand

AMERICAN TROOPS  OMASHED MORE THAN  FOUR MILES AHEAD OBJECTIVES BEING TAKEN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WAR  , YT. ta Te eet eS TT

No Enemy Stand Encountered; Troops 19 Miles From Cologne; 17 More Towns Are Overrun

Temperatures   Eisenhower Says Goal Is Rhine River; * Americans Pour Through Lines as Nazis Staggered By Bombs, Shelling

GERMAN FIGHT NOT GONE, SAYS GENERAL ‘IKE   Yanks Overrun 17 Towns and Capture 1400 Nazis on Cologne Plain

American Troops Are Now. Within 19 Miles of —  Cologne  NO SIGNS OF A STAND  Eisenhower Out to Destroy

M’Cain Funeral to Be Held Monday   Death Attributed To Fatigue; Admiral To Rest In Arlington Cemetery,

Our Schools!   (The answers to your questions about the Bond Issue fer modernizing our school hriildings.)

THREE POWERS OFFER GHIGE TO WAR LORD:   U. S., Britain, China Call Upon People to Act to Halt Ruin.

3 Great Powers Demand Japan End War Now   United States, China and Britain.Issue an T1th-Hour Ultimatum

U.S., Britain, China  Issue Proclamation   Unconditional Surrender Now Demanded or Jap Homeland To Be Utterly Destroyed by ‘Prodigious Power’ of Allies   Broadcast Had Made it Plain Tokyo Would Like to Quit if Could Avoid Harsh Terms, After 2 Worst Weeks in History

HINT AT DESIRE TO QUIT'IF US. EASES DEMANDS   BRITISH REPORTED FEELING THEIR WAY TOWARD SINGAPORE

Terms Lauded As 7,000,000 Men Readied      Silence And Fog Cloak Fleet As Jittery Jaos Warned Of Impending New Blows   Allied Leaders Outline Surrender Terms For Japs

Terms Lauded As 7,000,000 Men Readied   beter YUN Tojo, vr cany Complete Vestruction Is Awaiting You-— Allied Leaders Outline Surrender Terms For Jans

Allies Send Proclamation To Japanese   Truman. Churchill, Chiang Kai-Shek Give Details of Demands; Alternative Is Utter Destruction

Surrender Now Or Be Smashed, Nippon Is Told   Tokyo Radio Calls On U. S. To Ease Terms, But American, Britain, China Stand Firm

TARGETS ARE ON 3 ISLANDS   Group Splits Into Three Task Forces to Carry Out Attacks.   THIRD RAID THIS WEEK

Japan Seeking Softer Terms Radio Indicates   More Lenient Attitude Sought From Americans

Truman, Churchill aud Chiang Wai-Shek Conterred and Agreed Japan ‘Should be Given an Opportunity to Surrender Now Or See Homeland Utterly Destroyed

Tokyo Begs U.S. for Leniency in Terms for Surrendering   Japs Ready to Give Up After Past Bombings by Yank Airmen

Call On Japan  To Quit   Ultimatum By Britain, U. S. and China Gives Foe Choice of Surrender Or Total Destruction

Joint Proclamation “3y Allies Calls On Japan To Surrender---Or Else

PRIME MINISTER JOHN CURTIN OF AUSTRALIA DIES   FRANCIS FORDE ACTS UNTIL SUCCESSOR IS CHOSEN BY LABORITES

John Curtin, 60, Proud Of Aid Given to America; Successor Will Be Named Next Week.

AUSTRALIA'S HEAD DIES AFTER ILLNESS   Successor May Be Named Next Thursday

Man Who Turned Australia Over To MacArthur Lock, Stock, Barrel Dies

Prime Minister John Curtin Dies At Age of 60 Years   Australia Official Was Close Friend to General MacArthur

Prime Minister John Curtin Of  Australia Dies   Heart Ailment Victim Was 60

JOHN CURTIN Ot AUSTRALIA Ot   Long Illness From Heart Ailment With Lung Complications Is Cause.

Prime Minister of Australia ls Dead   John Curtin, 60, Succumbs To Long Iliness

HEART DISEASE FATAL TO CURTIN   Australia May Pick Successor Next Thursday

@ HIS LUCK HOLDS OUT   Murphy Says His Part in Fight for Montelimar Was Small

@ HIS LUCK HOLDS OUT  Murphy Says His Part in Fight for Montelimar Was Small   BY LIEUT. AUDIE L. MURPHY (Written Exclusively for I. N. 8.) (World Copyright and All Rights  -eserved)

Blood Plasma Furnished Free   Enough Plasma To Meet Needs Of  Civilians Two Years

Office of Strategic Services Head To Aid War Criminal Prosecution

Donovan To Be Jackson’s Aide   Present Chief of Strategic Services Will Prosecute Europe's War Criminals.

Donovan Named. to Prosecute   Other Top Asalstants Appointed ‘by Justice Robert Jackson

Gen. Donovan To Prosecute War Criminals   U.S. Prepares For Part In Trials on War Crimes In Europe

NAME DONOVAN TO TRY. NAZIS   Chief of OSS, Two Others  Will Help Prosecute   War Criminals

Donovan Will Help Prosecute   “Wild Bill’? One Of Three Chesen To Bring War Criminals to Justice

Allied Government in Germany to be Strictly Military   Eisenhower's Deputy Says Germany Will Know It, Too

Nazi War Crimes Meet Scheduled   Conference Will Start May 31  In London, Body Announces

Jackson Names Donovan to Aid In War Trials   Staff Appointed For U. S. Part in Prosecuting Nazis

Man American Shi fry Is Sunk By inals Submarine   Gate City Man To Help Try  War Criminals

“Wild Bill’ Donovan To Help In Prosecution Of Europe’s War Criminals

Prosecutors To Determine  Those Tried   War Crimes Body Completes Indictments

Military Regime To Rule Germany To Smash Naziism   Gen. Clay Says All War Criminals to Be Caught  and Punished.   To Allow Germans to Set Up a Government

GEN. BRADLEY DECLARES AMERICAN TACTICIANS OUTSMARTED GERMANS: SAYS DOUGHBOYS BEST SOLDIERS —

OPA INEFFICIENCY IS ASSAILED BY ELLIS   Current Meat Shortage Is Due To “Crackpot Theorists”, Congress man Says

High Tribute Is Paid Soldier   Medal Is Awarded For Death in Action

Yanks Find Nazi ‘Shudder House’ Where 8.000 Prisoners were Slain

PETAIN WILL REFUSE REPLY TO QUESTIONS   ‘Aged Frenchman Says Treason Trial Court Does Not Represent People

PETAIN ASSERTS INNOCENCE; SAYS HE SAVED FRANCI   “If You Condemn Me You Will Condemn An Innocent Man”

PETAIN REFUSES TO GIVE REPLIES   Aged Marshal Says Court Joes Not Represent French People

Pvt. T.C. Dwyer Is Wounded  Butte Soldier Is Bits Ker CWerees at

Record Incendiary Assault Believed First of New Series Designed to Paralyze All Enemy War Production

Greatest Aerial  Attack of Pacific Staged   B-29’s Drop 500,750 Incendiaries (About 3,500 Tons) in Effort to Burn Out Productive Areas of Japan’s Third City

STRUCK WHILE WATCHING MEN NEAR VICTORY   Marine Gen. Geiger in Command for Isle Finale

Thirteen of Victims Were Women, Three Men; Cold Weather Handicaps Firemen

Small Hospital Is Razed by Roaring Flames   Thirteen Women Perish in Fire In Connecticut

WAR BOND. APPEAL 10 BE STRONGER   More Thunderous in April, i and June Than cver Before.

>, SELES GUIMARAS IN PHILIPPINES   Stepping-Stone isle Between Panay and Negros

YANKS ADD TO ISLE HOLDINGS IN PHILIPPINES   Guimaras Seized As Planes Start Softening Up Operations On Cebu

PREPARE TO ‘SEIZE CEBU   ONE OF LAST' TWO MAJOR PHILIPPINE ISLANDS HELD BY JAPS BEING “SOFTENED"

McArthur's Men Occupy Guimaras, South Philippines   Only Two Islands Yet Held by Japs, Cebu and Negros

RUSSIA DRIVES HEAD-ON FOR OBJECTIVE, ONCE IT HAS BEEN DECIDED [UST WHAT IT WANTS

Russia Takes Direct Action  To Objective      Soviets Secking to Get Hitlerian Sphere Of Influence, Backed By Military Power In Eastern Europe

Allied Bombers Support Red Drive in Silesia   R.A.F, Hammers Enemy Supply Lines in the East

ALLIED BOMBERS — POUND SILESI!   R, A. F, BELIEVED TO HAVE GONE TO SUPPORT OF BIG RUSSIAN DRIVE.

RAF BACKING SOVIET DRIVE   Berlin Reports Allied Aircraft Ranging Over Silesian Districts

HAGERSTOWN MAN IS GIVEN FOUR YEARS   Chestér K. Martin, 40, Used Mails To Promise Inductees Medical Discharres

MARTIN GETS FOUR YEAR PRISON TERM   Laca!l Man Pleads Guilty of Using Maiis to Defraud

Postwar Highway Program Cleared By New Policy  Governor Dewey Signs Bill wo 4s *an*® . #___ kg... Maa,   Governor Dewey Signs Bill Permitting Greater State Rid on Pavement Construction

BERLIN UNDER STEADY AERIAL BOMBING TODAY  Heaviest Assault   Heaviest Assault In Months On  Nazi Canital

Russia In Big Celebration   Stalin Proclaims Wednesday As Victory-Day——_

RED V-E DAY <7 ~ 18 OBSERVED   GREAT CELEBRATION BEING STAGED FOLLOWING OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT  . LAST NIGHT

SILENCE REIGNS AT FDR’S GRAVE   President Whose Victory Pledae Fulfilled Died 3. Weaake Batnre Act

Peron To Run  For President   Argentine Army Gives Permission as People Dazedly Accept Return

Peron Tightens Grip On Government; Eleven Injured In Argentine Fights

PERON GAINS STRENGTH IN ARGENTINA   Army Remains Power Behind  The Gevernment

PERON TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN NEXT ELECTION   Dazed Public Accepts His Quick Return to Power in Argentina

Peron Gains  New Power   Permitted by Army To Run for President In Argentine Election

Populace Dazed By Events  Army Will Permit Peron To Run For President In Argentine Election

PERON BE PERMITTED RUN FOR PRESIDENCY ARGENTINE IN APRIL  _ STUNNED POPULACE DAZ. EDLY ACCEPTS HIS SWIFT

Peron Will Be Allowed To Run for President In Argentine Election

ARGENTINA DAZED BY SWIFT RETURN OF PERON POWER   Ji tT LNW § Wet be  ARMY WON’T ATTEMPT TO BLOCK BID FOR TOP POSITION

Army Apparently. : Determined To Retain Power Over Dazed  Ponulace.

Argentina Army To Allow Peron To Seek Office   Populace Dazed Over His Return

Peron Will Be Allowed To Run For Presidency   Army Will Forbid Any Partiality In Election

PERON ALLOWED BY ARMY T0 SEEK NEXT PRESIDENCY   Stunned Argentine Populace Accepts His Swift Power Return

ARGENTINA RUN BY ‘STRONG MAN’   People Dazed by Return o Peron to Key Spot

Peron in New Bid for Power  To Seek Presidency, Araenting Stunned

Army Consents For Strong Man To Run For Post   Stipulates That Government Must Remain Impartial, Giving No Direct Aid To Peron

Peron Given  More Rights   May Ask Presidency In April’s Flection

Peron To Run For President   Army Gives Its Permission: Election Will Be Held Next April 7.

NEW TALKS HELD ON RULING JAPAN   BYRNES DISCLOSES DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIA ON CONTROL COUNCIL,

Negotiating  With Russia  About Japan.  Byrnes Says First Indication Of Possible Break In Deadlock  Between Nations

JAP CONTROL IS DISCUSSED WITH RUSSIA   Byrnes Reveals U. S Negotiations Over Council Issue

State Secretary Reveals Allied Control Council Talks With Reds For Control Of Japan

U.S. and Russia Discuss Allied  Control of Japan   Byrnes Indicates Possible Break in Lengthy Deadlock

ALLIED CONTROL COUNCIL FOR JAPAN. DISCUSSED BY U.S. AND RUSSIANS

Jap Control Council Necoliations Starf   Sec’y Byrnes Discussing Question With the _  Russiane

U. S., Soviets Negotiate Japan Rule  Byrnes Reveals ‘Aceord Near On. Vital Issue

Jap Control Is Discussed  By U.S. Reds   First Indication That Deadlock of Two Great Nations May Soon Be Broken

Patton Sheds His Guns:  Not Needed, General Says When He Arrives in London for Own VE Day

NAME LEADERS FORASSEMBLY, OPENS MONDAY   Rep. Harold Felton of Indianola Selected House Speaker

Frank C. Byers ls Voted Down by Senators   Fails of Re-election by Misconception About Relationship

BERLIN BATTLE STORY IS TOLD   Zhukov Tells of Night Attack Which Won Fight For Russian Arms

SOVIET DESCRIBES FIGHT FOR BERLIN   Zhukoy Tells His Story; Says Nation Studying Demobilization

Reds Study Reduction Of Big Army   Marshal Zhukov Telis How Nazis Lost Berlin

DEMOBILIZATION OF SOVIET ARMY IS BEING CONSIDERED   Russia Is In Favor Of Trying War Criminals Immediate ly And In Public; Marshal Zhukov Tells How Night Attack Won Battle For Berlin

Aecs UoNsicer emo 1. izing, Secre- o- 2erin /iccory _0.¢   Tisen ower Ges —ig ies ec t.warc. Savs Son7ic: “0 .v War”

Assistant Red Chief Tells. of Night Battle That Conquered Berlin

ENEMY TROOPS MOVING SOUTH TO NEW LINE   WITHDRAWING FORCES SUFFER HEAVY CASUALTIES FROM “FIRE OF WaRSIIPS  AND PLANES:

END OF FIGHT FOR ISLAND I BELIEVED NEAR   U. S. Ships and Planes Shell Enemy Troops During Retreat   By GERALD R. HIMMELSBACH, Internatnonal News Service Pacifie Cabie Editor

JAP GARRIS TROOPS QUIT NAHA DEFENSES   Ships Aid Land Forces In Hite ting Enemy South Of Shuri Fortress   By GERARD R. HIMMELSBACH (ING Pacific Cable Kditard

nemy Troops, Moving fo South, Brought Under Warship’s Fire  ILLED BY HUNDREDS   faves, Used by “Japs” As Mainstays of Defenses,  Destroved

Enemy Forces Caught in Barrage as They Flee From Former Defense Line

Hitler’s Aide Convinced He  Died In Berlin   Refused To Quit His Post Of Duty

Hitler Had Fit Over F. D. R.’s Death... . Chief Secretary Says He’s Convinced Hitler Met Death In Berlin

Herrgesell Sure Adolf Hitler Died In Berlin   Fuehrer Said He Could Only Follow His Command Not To Retreat.

Hitler's Secretary Reveals How Fuehrer Insisted on Remaining in Berlin to Die

CHIEF SECRETARY OF HITLER CONVINCED HE DIED IN BERLIN  GERHARDT HERRGESELL DECLARES HITLER REMAINED IN NAZI CAPITAL

CHIEF SECRETARY TO HITLER FEELS FORHRER §S DEAD   Secretary Gerhardt Herrgescll  Convinced High Nazis Made  Their Last Stand at Berlin  Although He Actually Does  Neat Know

NEW SURPRISE ATTACK TAKES ~INTENTOWNS   THIRD ARMY _ RIPS INTO REICH ON 50-MILE FRONT

IN NEW DRIVE   Yanks Surge Ahead ir Rain, Mud im Surprise Attack

‘Troops Surge Forward 3 2¥2 Miles in the . Rain  CLEARING OF GOCH .  NEARLY COMPLETED  Resistance on Northern Front Mounts in Intensity

American 3rd Army Surges  2% Miles In Rain And Mud   Ten Towns Taken In Drive Across Moselle River—  Scots Stalled Around Goch—Canadians Reported  Stopped By Nazis In Calear Arc

Third Advances In New Attack Across Moselle   Goch About Cleared, But Germans Check. Northern Offensive

Troops Surge Forwar d 2'2 Miles inthe _  Rain   ‘CLEARING OF G GOCH NEARLY. COMPLETED   Resistance on Northern’ Front Mounts i ine intensity

Patton Assaults Germans in West  On 50-Mile Front  Russians Report Gains In Drive Across Brandenburg Province

YANKS GAIN ON FRONT 50 MILES WIDE   € Third Army, Attacking in Rain and Mud, Surges Beyond Siegfried Line in Sectors.   CANADIANS STALLED BEFORE CALCAR   Lines Dented by Fierce German Counter - Attacks—Goch Virtually Cleared of Enemy.

‘American Third Army Launches Moselle Valley Drive; Nazi Counterattacks Halt British .

American Troops Lance On Corregidor    Fort From Land, Sea   Point-Blank Shelling Opens MacArthur's Attack to Recapture Powerful Bastion Guarding Entrance to Manila

]GRANDFATHER POLS eo: GRANDDAUGHTER IN BED, WOUNDS HIS: DAUGHTER

War Warning Reply Too ‘Inadequate’   Charge Is Made by Gen. Miles of Word Sent Back by Short To Capitol in 1941

HOLDS REPLY BY GEN. SHORT NOT ADEQUATE   Miles States ‘Warning Of Marshall Enough For Hawaii Alert

Short’s Reply ‘Inadequate,’  Miles Asserts  Contends Warning ShouldHaveAlerte Pearl Harbor Fully

Ousts Doenitz; Soviets Aid In Plan   ‘Two Control Parties Haye Been Sent to Flensburg. Doenitz Used to Advantage of Allies

Nazi Command Winding Up German Affairs  Qnearctec TIlndar   Operates Under Control of Allies, Russians

2 Allied Control Units Take Over Doenitz Group   Now Disclose Systematic Manner in Which the Geman War Leaders Exnloited

3 Powers Send Control Parties to Flensburg:  Trieste Situation Eased British Election Looms

JAPAN'S PEACE BIDS REPORTED   Magazine Says Stalin Brought Proposal To Big Three Session

JAPAN OFFERS TO GIVE UP ALL HER CONQUESTS   Say Stalin Presented Bid At Potsdam In New Approach

SAYS STALIN HAS JAP PEACE OFFER   MAGAZINE ASSERTS RUSSIAN LEADER TOOK PROPOSAL TO BIG 3 MEETING,

Conference in GM Strike Is Scheduled   Negotiations to Reopen After Announcement of New Wage-Price Policy On Part of Government

All Pomts At Issue To Be Studied   Arrangements Made At Secret Meeting

House Labor Committee to Meet Friday fo Plan Course of Strike Prevention Bill   Hearings Expected to Start Next Week; General Moters end Employes Resume Negotiations for Settlement ef Disoute

WAGE TALKS AT G. M. 10 START TODAY   Auto Corporation Officials and Leaders of the U. A. W. Union to Discuss Pay Issue for First Time in Strike.

Try To End CM Walkout   First Negotiations Since Nation’s Major Strike Began Get Under Way in Detroit

NEW FIGURES ON COSTS SEEN AS OPENING WEDGE   First Negotiations Since Strike Began: Chryster Talks Break Down

G-M and UAN To Negotiate All Disputes   Representatives Of Union, Firm Meet in Detroit

NEGOTIATIONS TO END STRIKE ARE RESUMED   Decision to Get Together Is Made at Secret Meeting Held In Pittsburgh Re Wednesday Hy

GM fo Discuss WageDemand: With Workers   Conference to Be Held in Detroit as Result of New Price Policy of Government

Wage Discussion Will Be Resumed By GM, Workers  Action Comes After Pittsbura Meeting

PRINCIPALS IN OTAIKE MEET      GM Officials, Union Leaders -To Discuss Issues in Controversy.

TO DISCUSS WAGES AT CONFERENCE   Secret Meeting Of Representatives Held At Pittsburgh

CORPORATION AND UNION LEADERS MEET TODAY IN ATTEMPT TO END STRIKE

ALL DISPUTED POINTS DOWN FOR STUDY   Meeting First Since Walkout Days Ago   ANY CONCESSIONS   Gained From G. M. Seen As Victory For Entire Auto Industry

GM To Talk Wages Today With Union   All Points In Dispute To - Be Covered In Re - sumption Of Full Negotration.

GM-CI0 to Discuss Wages   Follows Secret Meeting Of Representatives At Pittsburgh

Allies Hurl Back Japanese Forces Upon Ali Fronts   Superforts Raid Osaka, Americans Ring Shur

J aps Pushed Back On Every Front   Foe Pressed Hard at Shuri By Five U. 8. Divisions, Can’t Form Second Defense Line

GROUND FORCES PUSH JAPS BACK ON ALL FRONTS   Ring Closed Around Shuri As B-29's Blast Great Industrial City

President Directs Restoration of  War-Held Plants   Time of Return to Private Owners Depenc Upon Individual Cases; Peace Problems Face Returning Congress

Truman Orders Return To Owners Soon As Possible Of Seized Plants

U. 8. TO RETURN PRIVATELY OWNED PLANTS IT SEIZED   ‘Truman Orders Step Taken “as Soon as Practicable”   —TIwenty-Four Com  panies Affected.    FACTORIES TAKEN OVER DURING WAI   Properties Include Seven Montgomery Ward Stores, Goodyear Tire Plants and a Railroad.

Seized Properties Will Be Returned   More Than 200 Plants, Mines, Other Facilities Held By Government Under Wartime Rules

Truman Orders 24 Seized Firms  Back to Owners   Wards Among Concern: To Be Returned as Soon as ‘Practicable’

RECEPTION IS PLANNED      Small Group to Meet Eisenhower at Kansas City Airport

EUROPE 1 TO COMPLEX PEACE TASKS   Growing Agitation in London for Meeting of Allied Leaders

CHARGE NAZIS INCITED JAPS ~ TOENTER WAR   Prosecutor Traces German Road  To Strife

FIVE BOYS, GIRL : KILLED INWRECK   WABASH TRAIN HiTS AUTO AT CROSSING IN STAUNTON

NEW AREAS IN JAP HOMELAND DEVASTATED   ‘Enormous Fires Rage After Four Cities Are Bombarded

Record Force of 820 Big Bombers Sent Against Targets on Honshu; ‘Waters Off Northern Korea Mined

GERMAN CAPTIVE ASKS 10 BE SHO]   Labor Leader Says Life Has No Meaning For Him

‘Shoot Me Now,’ Says Dr. Ley You Cannot Kill Off 80 Million Germans’

uigeS CAPTORS      Former German La bor Front Leader Languishes In  Prison

Solons Disagree  On Japs’ Offer   Opinion Differs On Role of Emperor -

Have Reached City’s Main Defense Line Only seven Miles Outside   ‘Three Soviet Armies Battering Their Way Forward Along a 16-Mile Front

Germans Report Reds Reach Canital’s Outer Defense Zone; Russian And Yank Forces Meet

Zero Weather, More Snow Due   lt Will Be A White Christmas—And Cold

Weatherman ‘Certain’ Michigan Will Have a White Christmas This Year

ONE INJURED IN RAILROAD WRECK   Pennsylvania Train Derailed Near High Cliff

Soldier Who Tried To Warn Of Pearl Harbor Raid Hits Current Probe At Capital

Superforts Blast Southem Japan   Whiplash Air, Sea Blows Paralyze 700-Mile Line To Formosa.

Okinawa Yanks Go Wild Over News;  Some Suggest Fox Holes As Slugs Fly

OKINAWA TROOP THRILL AT NEWS   Shou t, ‘The War's Over,” Firing Guns and Flares

FRENCH ACTION IRKS NEW ARABIAN LEAGUE   Newly-Formed Statex Resent Movement of Foreign Troops Inte Surin and Tehanan.

CLOSE SCHOOLS IN 9 COUNTIES   Flu Epidemic Also Handicaps Merchants

FLU HANDICAPS MORE OHIOANS   Absenteeism Hits Businesses As Well As Schools

MINERS POLICY GROUP GATHERS   Will Start Deliberation on _ Wage Demands; Threat of Mine Shutdown and Steel Shortage Causes Tension

Possibility Of Coal Mine Shutdown  Heightens Tension As Lewis. Acts .

German Big Wig: Face War Crimes Trial In 60 Days   Evidence Assures Trial Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop By September.

Goering Facing September Trial; Allies Working Out Final Details

HEAVY FIGHTING BREAKS OUT IN DAVAO SECTOR   Doughboys And Guerrillas Force Japs Out Of Important Defenses   6,550 MORE ENEMY DEAD ARE COUNTED

Heavy Fighting Breaks Out on Mindanao   Yanks, Guerrillas - Force Japanese Out of Three Towns

YANKS MAKE GAINS ON MINDANAO ISLE   24th Division Enters Three Towns Northwest of Davao City

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Nationalists Eneirele Red Chinhsien City   Chungking World Daily News Says Army Sur. rounds Without Resistance   ‘TAKE RAIL STATION

Reports Say Chinhsien,  Rail Center, Is Captured   Nationalists Pushing Drive In Manchuria

WAR NO. THREE TO BE TOUGH GEN. ARNOLD   Believes U. S. Must Be No. 1 Air Power to Foresta'! Devastating Attack

NURSE-DRAFT BILL PASSED. 347 10 42   Measure, Broadened to Include Men, Approved by House

Nurse Draft Bill Passed by House, Includes Men, Bans Married Girls   Measure Requested by White House Virtually le Rewritten Before Being Sent on to Senate

House Broadens Legislation for Nurse Drafting   Men as Well as Women. Included... in.-New =~ Measure

HOUSE VOTES NURSE DRAFT   Bill is Broadened to Include Men as Well As Women, 20 to 45

MEASURE 10 DRAFT NURSES PASSED B HOUSE, 347 TO &   Bill Rewritten During 3-Day Debate—Ban Against Induction of Married Women Retained.   LEGISLATION MADE PART OF SELECTIVE SERVICE   Calls for Registration of All Between 20 and 44—Deferment Powers to Draft Boards.

Nurse draft bill to senate  Married women are not included   Representatives Curtis, Sielan, Miller and Buffet voted for the nurse draft bill,

NURSE-DRAFT BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE   Unmarried Women Between 20 And 40 Face Induction; Measure Sent To Senate

Epes Murder Angle Seen  eee Fae a Sl eee   Unidentified Woman May Be Involved

Jap Navy Official Commits Suicide   Note Says Atones to Souls of His Former Subordinates. Families

ONISHI TAKES LIFE   Originator of Kamikaze ~ Corps, He Leaves Them Note of Advice

Kamikaze Commander Is Latest Suicide   Was Originator of Special Attack Corps; Note fo Subordinates

NAVAL SUICIDE LEADER TIRES OF LIVING Oh   Vice-Admiral Onishi End: Own Life—He Headed Kemikeze Corps

Jap Admiral Takes Life   Onishi, Originator of Suicide Plane Attacks, Dead, Tokyo Says

POPULATION OF COUNTY GAINS   Increases 10 Per Cent In War Years, Figures Reveal

Big Fourth Inning Wins For Tigers   ‘Dizzy Trout Holds Cubs To Five Hits; Prim Driven from Box.

Detroit Breaks Out of Doldrums i in One Big. Inning in Fourth Game

Tigers Strike Back; Win 4-1  To Even Series   FIRST INNING.   FOURTH INNING.

DEFEAT CUBS 4-1 WITH ATTACK IN FOURTH INNING  TROUT SETS BRUINS DOWN WITH ONLY 5

Tigers Rally In Fourth to Defeat Prim   Righthander Masters Chicago, Allows Only One Unearned Run

Tigers Take Fourth Game By 4-1 Score   Each Team Will Enter Fifth Tilt Tomorrow With 2 Victories   TROUT HURLS WIN   Game Starts Under Threat Of Rain; Hits 7 And 5

Tigers Win 4-1 to Even Series   2 3 4 § tT & D—mR  Tigers , DOOaoononooAn Cubs . GW DOO OHM n_eeea rn

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Trout Limits Cubs to 5 Hits in Fourth Game   Big Fourth Inning Hitting Outburst_ Wins for Detroit:   ESRUPAT IAI

TIGERS EVEN SERIES SATURDAY WITH WIN OVER CUBS BY 4-1   DETROIT HAS ONE BIG INNING IN FOURTH TO WIN FOURTH GAME

Detroit Comes Out Swinging; Hits Tell Story   O'Neill Men Have Bic Fourth Inning to Vanquish Mr. Prim

Bengals Break Out of Hitting And Scoring Doidrums fn Big Inning.   TROUT GIVES FIVE HITS

DETROIT STAGES COMEBACK TODAY ON CUBS’ FIELT   Two Games Apiece in 1945 Series; Trout Winning Pitcher Today's Game

Detroit in 4-1 Vietory Behind Trout      American Leaguers Break From Hitting Doldrums With Crash That Brings Four Runs in Fourth

Outbreak Foiled At Reformatory   Alert Guards Nipped Plan at Green Bay

DEATH WAS FROM A FALL      Major John H. Yoder Was On Rest Leave in Paris

Wright Workers Return to Jobs  , S-day Walkout at “ Cincinnati Ended

Strike Ends At right Plant   Twenty-Three Thousand Workers Vote To Return After Stormy Meeting.

More Jap Islands Occupied By Reds   Russians Report 35,000 More Japanese Taken  Priconer

Red ’Chutists Take Jap Isles   Enemy’s Northern Outpost: Geeunied by Soviets

RELIGION AND. POLITICS: ARCHBISHOP SPELLMAN ‘ANSWERS 1600 LEADERS

House Military Group Hears Arguments On Year’s Work For Boys   Young Men Between 18 And 20 Would Serve ‘After Finishing High School, Committee Told; To Be Selected Thru Boards ;

Solons Hear Army’ s Plan For Training   Program Under Proposed Legislation Explained Before Congressmen by Four Maior Generals

ARMY DETAILS HOW MILITARY TRAINING WILLBE HANDLED IF TRUMAN REQUEST PASSES —

960,000 to Be Called Yearly If Bill Passes   Local  Civilian Agencies Would Handle Selection

ARMY TELLS HOW IT WOULD TRAIN NATION'S YOUTH   GENERALS EXPLAIN ACTUAL OPERATION

Army Explain: Tts Universal Training Plan   Generals Tell “Congress How Jt Would Operate

Army Outlines its Plans for Peace Training   House Committee Is Seiwa. Blueprint

Army Tells Congress How lt Would Train Young Men  Outline of Proposed Military Service In Paecoatime Pracented bv 4 Generals

All Japanese Made Subject To MacArthur   Japan Reduced To Four Main Isles; Hirohito Issues First Instructions

Surrender Papers signed Formally in Tokyo Bay Ceremony  Battleship Missouri Scene of

$500, 000 in Black Market Profit on Bandages Charge   Dr. Freitag Accused of Deal in Supplies for War-Wounded

Japanese Finally ‘Admit Key Isle. In Pacific Lost”      65-Mile Long Island . Being Converted Into Superfortress Base

Yanks Begin Conversion of 66 Mile Island To B-29 Bomber  Base—nemy Casualties Past 110 000   CALL FOR SOLIDARITY AS FEARS GRIP TOKYO

Loss of Okinawa Is Blow   Airborne Troops Seck to Liherate Philippine Isle

Tokyo Tells NationOkimawa Lost to Yanks   Trap Closes in North Lu  zon; New Borneo   Blow Seen

Manpower Bill Being Probed   Need Of Legislation’ Is Doubted By Mead

Mead Orders that Nation Reassess Manpower Needs   WMC, WPB, and War Department To Report Or Jobs Filled So Far.

WFA to Get Mammoth “Ice Box” Underground Storage Plant To Begin Cooling Operations

COMMIT PAIR IN AUTO GRASH   Figured In Belle Vernon Inn Accident Recently

V - Bond Sales Total $7,912.50 For This Section   Sales Amount to Only 14.5 Per Cent Of Quota.

Bond Sales Reach $14,800 In Final Victory Loan Drive   $40,200 Still To Go Roy Westmoreland Reports.

Report Nazi Government Leaving Berlir   HOUSE-BY-HOUSE DEFENSE ORGANIZED IN REICH CAPITAL

New Cabinet Is Organized  By DeGaulle   General Holds Key Posi. tions In Compromise Government

De Gaulle Sets Up Coalition Government   GENERAL ANNOUNCES COMPROMISE CABINET; KEEPS CHIEF’S JOB

De Gaulle Name: Communists {n His New Cabinet   Picks Himself As Chief Of Government

Compromise Cabinet Formed   DeGaulle To Act As  Chief of Government

New Cabinet ls Formed lor France   DeGaulle Retains Leading Positions; Reds Recognized

DE GAULLE SECURES A NEW CABINET   Compromise Is Made; Six Parties Represented _

CABINET FORMED BY DE GAULLE   Communist Ministers Are In: cluded In New Government

8 BPwi ts FINALL ARAN VU  Only Fool’s Luck Saved Hitler From Assassination in 1944

e BUT IT FINALLY: R/ RAN OUT OUT  Only Fool’s Luck Saved Hitler From Assassination in 1944

‘Details Of Fool's Luck Which Saved Adolf Hitler In July 20 Bomb Blast Told By Aide 

Clang, clang Went the Trolly. Streetcar Woe        S   People Blockade Tracks, Throw Metorman Off

Present Jam in Nation’s Hotels _ Likely to Last Through Christmas

Third-Army:-Columns Approaching Wuerzberg In- Bavaria, 223 Miles. From-Berlin; Cordon; Being Thrown Across Section There

CHAIRMEN NAMED FOR UNITED DRIVE   Will Direct’ Workers in Obtaining $34,797,  in City, County.

CHAIRMEN NAMED FOR UNITED DRIVE      Wl Diet Wi s Obtaining $34,797 in City, County.   TO BEGIN OCTOBER 15

ARGENTINA PLOT PRINCIPALS HELD   DESIGNED TO NULLIFY NEW POLICY ACTION

Army Denies Brutality ls Condoned  Charges by Senator   Charges by Senator Answered in Case Of Soldier Beating

ARMY DENIES IT CONDONES BRUTALIT\   Replies To Charges Of Chairman May Of House Military

Army Replies to Solon‘s Charge  Denies It Condones Brutal Treatment

ARMY DENIES MAY CHARGES   Says It Does Not Condone Brutality Toward Sol dier Prisoners

War Oftice Takes Notice of Warren Case   Denies It Condones Brutality Toward Soldier-Prisoners:  Replies to Rep. May

NIMITZ REPORTS BOMBARDMENTS FOR THIRD DAY   Japs Tell Of Battle On Island; Tokyo Bombing Blacked-Out

JAP - REPORTED INVASION IS NOT CONFIRMED   Nimitz Silent On Further Bombing Of Tokyo Area

Yank Ships Still _  Pounding Iwo Jima   Nimitz Reports Considerable Resistance Is Encountered From Japanese Anti Aircraft Gune

Japs Also Report It Is Invaded; Tokyo Attack Mav Still Be Going On

Planes Join in Fleet's Atfack On Key Island   Admiral Nimitz’ Communique Does Not Mention Carrier Plane Attack on Tokyo

Nips Report Invasion Of Island   Nimitz Silent On Carrier Plane Raids on Tokvo

INVASION OF ISLE IS NOT CONFIRMED   Radio Silence Cloaks Results Of Attacks Against Tokyo

Silence Cloaks Progress Of Task Force’s Powerful Assault On Tokvo

Jap Shore Defenses Pur Up Bitter Fight, Hit One U. 8S. Warship   Reported Landing Is Not Cloufinwiel   Carrier Planes Return To Battered Tokvo In Seeond Big Sweep

Tokyo Says That Island Has Been Invaded   Admiral Nimitz Reports No Details of Raids on Tokyo Yet Available; One Warship Is Damaged by Fire From Jap Shore Gun

Nimitz Tells Of Heavy Resistance But Is Silent On Attack At Tokyo

NIMITZ MAKES NO REPORT ON YANK LANDING   Two Attempts Beaten Back, Tokyo Radio  Stories Claim

Fleet Silence Veils Attack On Jap Isles   Tokyo Reports American: Fighting on Embattled  Tis Bnatite at Inviaia

Navy Renews Surface Shelling Of Iwo Jima Against Jap Fire   News Blackout on Tokyo Attacks Hints At Continued Blows or Fleet Withdrawal

FLEET KEEPS UP BATTERING OF WO JIMA   TOKYO SAYS ISLAND ALREADY INVADED BY AMERICANS

JAPS REPORT 2 LANDINGS BEATEN OFF    Yanks Finally Got Ashore, Enemy Says, and Are Engaged in Fierce Battle With Garrison.   AMERICAN WARSHIP OFF ISLE DAMAGED   News on Tokyo Attack Blacked Out — Nips Claim 147 Raiders Were Downed Friday.

JAP DEFENSES "STILL STRONG   Admiral Nimitz Reports Ack _Ack Intense, Ignores Invasion Rumors   ‘ONE VESSEL DAMAGED   U.S. Fleet Casualty Not Identt‘ fied—No Details Given on Tokyo Attacks

Nippon Says Landing Made  On two Island   Battleships, Cruisers Continue To Rain Hot Steel On Beleaguered Isle.   PLANES JOIN ATTACK

INE WARSHIP. DAMAGED BY FNEMY GUNS   Nimitz Silent on Jap Report Island Invaded by U. S. Troops.

Reds Fashion Big Nazi Trap   44-Mile Smash Toward Baltic Puts Russians Only 22 Miles From Goal

Reds Break Through on North Front   Within 22 Miles OfPocketingEnem) In Huge Territory, Including Danzig

SMASH 44 TO NORTH   Drive Within 22 Miles Of Danzig; Other Fronts Ignored In Moscow

RUSSIAN TROOPS SWEEP 44 MILES TOWARD BALTIC   Break-Through Threatens Entrapment of Nazis in Danzig, Polish Corridor and Pomerania.   100 TOWNS CAPTURED, STRONGPOINTS TOPPLED   Reds Seize 12 Additional Blocks in Breslau in Stub. born Fight for Encircled Fortress.

Reds Capture 100 _— rn           Miles of Pocketing Enemy in Danzig

Attempt to  Kntrap Thousands of Germans Along the Baltic. Reds Take 100 German Communities. Capture Bublitz Near the Sea

STALIN REPORTS 44-MILE STEADY PUSH TO BALTIC   Entrapment Of Germar Forces In Area  Threatened   NAZI CASUALTIES REPORTED HEAVY

DANZIG POCKET MENACES NAZIS   Russians Drive 44 Miles In Pomerania, Within 22 Miles of Tran Near Baltic

SOVIETS MAKE 44-MiLE PUSH IN POMERANIA   ENEMY FORCES IN DANZIG FACING ENTRAPMENT

SOVIETS DRIVE TO ~— CUTESCAPE ROUTE   Troops Smosh Through Nazi Fortifications in  Pomerania

Soviet Gains Near Trapping  Danzig Nazis   Break-Through Told by Stalin in Order of the Day

Nazis Wreck Mainz Bridge  Destroy Escape Route For Beaten Forces

PLANES RIDDLE 80,000 RUNNING FOR THE RHINE   Swift Tanks, Infantry of érd and 7th Armies on Their Heels.

7ATH CONGAESS OPENED TODAY   Anxious Nation and Anxious World Await Decisions Of Group.   EXPECT ANOTHER FEUD

79th U. S. Congress Opens Its Task of Steering to Peace   Other Capital Actions Crowd for Attention as War Tempo Speeds

Af Your Wife Had Income You're Probably Due For Jolt When'  You Figure Out What Congress Did To Your 1944 Tax Estimate,

Income Tax  Jolt For Many   Large Number Of Couples Required To Pay More

TRUMAN LABOR PLAN TO HAVE HARD SLEDDING   Much Opposition by Both Workers -and Industry

Employers Also Cold fo Program To Halt Strikes   Murray Claims Plan “Ignores Human Rights”

PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S PROGRAM OF NATION'S LABOR DISPUTES RUNS INTO STIFF OPPOSHION OF UNION AND INDUSTRIALISTS

Union Leaders Strongly Against Labor Proposals   Industrialists Likewise Are Not Enthused Over Dis.pute Settlement Plan   FACT FINDING IS MOST UNWELCOME

 pia a ALAA LRA AL. 2s 2 Se » DD  Eclipse of Moon May Be Scen if Weather Permits

Churchill Wams Of Red Menace   Says Communist Forces Seek to Rule Europe

FEARS VOICED BY CHURCHILL   Urges Atomic Secret Be Kept From Reds

PRICE CONTROL PLOT CHARGED   LOUISIANA SENATOR SAYS MOVEMENT UNDERWAY TO DEISCARD SYSTEM  AFTER JUNE

Chinese Troops  Retake Liuchow   Former Base of U. S. 14th Airforce Falls

Mrs. E. E: Blea Bleasdel Died On Monday  Was Patient At: - Oakdale Seiitasium - 3

Mrs, E. E. Bleasdel Died On Monday  Was Patient At Oakdale Sanitarium

LAVAL WANTS — ~~ ALLIED TRIAL   HEAD OF VICHY GOVERNMENT SEEKING TO AVOID FACING TRIAL IN FRANCE

SENATE DEFERS GAS TAX ACTION   ~sday-Amendment. Makes Radical Changé im Bill’

lloilo, Island Capital, Captured Gain on Luzon  Foe Suffers Heavy Losses in Mountains Fast of Manila

Yanks Capture Jap Ravaged City of Lloilo   Organized Resistance On Panay Ends; Japan Diet Moves to Accord Army Greater Powers

PANAY ISLAND RESISTANCE IS STAMPED OUT   RUINS OF ILOILO CAPTURED BY AMERICANS

Patton Reprimand Stirs Ger. Keyes To Remove Nazis   British Commander Orders Germans Out of All Political Jobs

Halsey Brings Saddle   Famed Third Fleet Commander Ready to Ride

HALSEY TO RIDE HIROHITO HORSE   Bomb Ruins of Tokyo Visible as Missouri Anchors

Missing War Bride Found in Dubuque With Flier Says Husband Promised Divorce

frermans Foreed to Fight Und er Threat of Death,  3 French Ports Still Held By Nazis

DOCTRINE OF USED BY GERMANS   Tactic Forces Nazi Troops to Hold Out at Important Ports

Surrendering Of Germans On Increase;  Cities Topple   Flight Into Norway Is Being Thwarted

BRITISH SMASH STOPPED SHORT OF KIEL CANAL   Unconfirmed Enemy Report Says Fighting Has Ended In Western Holland

British Drive Halted Below Border; Fight Said Ended In Holland   Salzburg, Innsbruck Seized In South; Junction Of Seventh Army With Italian Forces Effected

British Halting Drive Awaiting Nazi Surrender   American Seventh And Fifth Armies Join In Brenner Pass; Innsbruck, Salzburg Fall

British Invade Denmark as Fighting Ends in Holland;  Peace Negotiations Reported

British Halt Drive On Danish Border   Surrender of Germans in Small Occupied Nation Awaited; Seventh Meete Fifth Army in Brenner Pass

TOKYO PEACE ENVOY MEETS MAC ARTHUR   OFFICIAL ENDING OF WAR STAGED AT MANILA

East Burma, Manchuria Still Scenes Of Fighting   Suicide Planes Hit  American Positions In Okinawa Sector, Trv To Reach Fleet

Supreme Allied Commander Will Meet Japanese  Envoy in Manila   MacArthur Orders Immediate End of Hostilities and Swift Nofification of Effective Date

CGP Veg UY eeewure Tokyo radio admits order to send envoy to Manila received   Surrender delegation to be- flown in U. S. planes for Friday meeting

Japan’s Envoy Is Ordered To Come By Plane      MacArthur Directs Nippon to Send Envoy in Green Cross Marked Zero to le Shima From Where Group Will Fly to Manila

Suicide Plane Attack Oecurs On Okinawa   Red Armies Are Told War Not Over Until Terms Are Signed — 16 Nip Planes Downed

Japs’ Surrender Envoy Ordered To Report On Friday   Instructions Are Issued by Supreme Commander for Trip in Marked Plane; Speedy Return of War Prisoners to Be Demanded

Japs Must Send Envoy to Manila To Receive Terms   Fighting Continues In Manchuria, Burma; More Planes Downed

Truce Fails To  Silence Guns On All War Fronts   Yap Suicide Planes Hit American Position in Okinawa Sector; Japs Continue to Resist Reds

WINTER DRIVE   Offensive Under Way With Three Attacks on 400-Mile Front

HEAVY FIGHTING IN PROGRESS AS GERMAN’ TROOPS ATTACK ON TWENTY MILE FRONT

FRENCH HELP HARD PRESSED YANK TROOPS   »<'rosbourg Menaced By Germans   . BRITISH PUSH ON   Hold Towns 10 Miles Inside Germany

Soviets Cross Oder, Drive On, Enemy Admits   Bridgehead 10 Miles Deep Reported Won South of Kuestrin   BULLETIN

SLACKERS MAY. END UP IN JAI   Continue Hearings on Work or Fight Issues

WORK OR JAlL SALONS HINT   Delay In Consideration of National Service Act Pends

Prison Term Seen in Work: Fight Law   Congressmen Study New Idea in Place of Military Work Battalions

Us Planes Smasn sdao-China Coast      Turkey Permits Allied Shipment of Supplies to Russia Via Dardanelles   Congress Talks of Jail Sentences  For Men Who Refuse to Work or Fight

Congress Talks 0 Jail Terms For Non-Worker:   Work-Or-Fight Law Moy Substitute Droft Act Penalties

Criminal Penalties _ Considered To Back  Workor Fight Plan   Production of Civilian Goods To Be Cut by Drastic New Orders And Passenger Travel by Added Restrictions And Eliminatione

Jail Suggested For Those Who Avoid War Jobs   House Committee Opposed To Special Army Work Battalions

SUGAR RATIONS CUT ONE-FOURTH   New Stamp, Valid. Today, Must Last 4 Months; Home  Canning Suffers

Sugar Rations Cut One-Fourth   Home Canning Allotments Also Reduced =

25 Per Cent Cut -InSugar Rations Announced by OW  Rationing Period Now Four Months Instead Of Former Three

Sugar Rations Cut 25 Per Cent   New Sugar Stamp 36 Must Last Four Months; Institutions Also Cut,

Sugar Rations  Cut 25 Per Cent   OWI Says Reserves At ‘Rock Bottom’

Sugar Ration Cut For Next Period   NEW STAMP, GOOD FOR FIVE LBS., TO LAST 4 MONTHS INSTEAD OF THREE

SUGAR RATIONS CUT 25 PER CENT   HOME CANNING ALLOTMENTS ALSO REDUCED—-RESTAURANTS TO GET LESS.

Back of the Headlines   Eisenhower Emphatic That Germany Being De-Militarized f

Prisoners Look Ahead To Kiline Japanese   Freed Men, Starved and Beaten, “Want To See Folks and Then Co Rack to the Ware

Continue Hunt For Pilots in Mountain Area   Five Who Bailed Out are Found In Good Condition

MINE DEATHS CLIMB T0 FIVE   One Man Carried Out Alive Dies In Hospital; Three More Bodies Found

Toll in Mine Blast Mounts   Another of Those Reseued Dies at Pineville

Death Toll In Coal Mine Explosion Now Five: 19 More Still Entombed

Army's Plans to Discharge Two Million Revealed  400,000 Men in Pacific Included:

ArmyTo Deploy 6,968,000 Men Against Japan      Plans Announced To Free 400,000 Pucific GIs, Aa Ow) ie Furane

MERCURY 15 DUE TO DROP SHARPLY   WEATHERMAN FORECASTS COLD THANKSGIVING FOR MISSOURI AND KANSAS,

Cold, Snappy Day Has Been Forecast   Rain, Snow Not On List Says Weatherman

Flight To England To Stop Fight, Hess Declares   Professes Undying Loyalty To Hitler In Statement

Hess Planned Over A Year To Make Flight   Declares He Tried To Halt War Between “Two Noble Races” England-Germany   By LOUIS P. LOCHNER AND WES GALLAGHER

The Weather   Rudolf Hess Still Werships Hitler Though Fuehrer Called Him Crazy

Hess Claims Accord Sought     Declares He Tried For Reconciliation Of Germany. Eneland.

Hess Tried To Stop War Against England, He Says   Former Nazi Sub-Chief Declares His Flight Was Intended To Seek Truce In Fighting

HESS “EXPLAINS’ FLIGHT MISSION   Former No. 3 Nazi Asserts He Wanted to Avert War With English   By LOUIS P. LOCHNER AND WES GALLAGHER

Hess Says Not After Aid Against Russians   Hoped to End Conflict Between ‘“Two Noble Races” Started Flight Several Times, Halted by Weather

Hess Says Trip To England Made In Behalf Of Ruins   Conversation With Hitler In Which Fuehrer Also Desired Settlement With British Without Prolonging War, Quoted By Nazi In Answering AP's Questions

Hess Says He Flew To Halt War of Two "Noble Races”   By Louis P. Lochner and Wes Gollerher

Had No Intention of At tempting to Enlist British in Atiack on Russia, He Tells Interviewer   Had No Definite Plan of Operation   Carried Only Letter of In troduction From His Spiritual Mentor to Duke of Hamilton

Answers Questions Submitted By The Assoviated Press. Was Loyal to Hitler, Claims to the Ryo

RUDOLF HESS TELLS OF Fis PEACE FLUSH   TRIED TO HALT WAR WITH ENGLAND PRESS TOLD

Hess Declares He Made Flight To England T. Halt Anglo-Nazi War Soon As Possible

Shooting Bull Unit Reports!  xy ey wow ow TEE GIVES GOVERNOR ACCOUNTING

Rescued Trio Back in U. S.   On Way to Washington To Report on Crash in New Guinea

WAC IN SHANGRI LA FINDS NO ROMANCE      Back in America With Two Men After Rescue

‘Shangri-La’ Survivors Deny Romance Rumor:   No Movie Offers Yet, Says WAC, But Lana Turner May Play Top Role

HOME FROM SHANGRI-LA   WAC and Two Soldiers Will Report On Plane Crash in New Guinea

An Army Discharge for W. R. Richardson   Received Certificate of Disa bility From Service on July 7.

House Unit Slaps Curb On Unions   Double-Barreled Attempt Made To Curtail CIO-PAC

Believe PAC-Due For Death Blow   Activities Of ClO’ Hit By Congress

HOUSE WANTS TO CLIP PAC’S ACTIVITIES   Group’s Amendment Would Penalize Unions Violating Contracts

NEW HOUSE BILL WOULD PUT ‘BITE INTOUNION PACTS   PENALTY PROPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF NO-STRIKE PROMISE

Congress Seeks Curtailment Of PAC Activitie:   Solons Would Penalize Violating Unions

HOUSE MOVING T0 BLOCK PAC   Smith - Connally Repealer To Curb Effectiveness  Of CIO Group

Attempt to Nip P. A. C. Activity Looms in House   Military Committee Votes Amendment to Disputes Act

PAC ACTIVITIES MAY BE CURBED   Smith-Connally Repeal Plar Would Hit ClO Agency

House Faction Determined To Clip Wings Of C1O-PAC In Smith-Connally Repeal Bill

nOUSE GROUP ACTS TO CURB THE ACTIVITIES OF ClO'S PAC   Proposals Would Limit Political Gifts, Control Union Strikes

HOUSE GROUP STARTS OUT TO STOP CIO-PAC   May Set Time Limit for Strike Votes Under Federal Supervision

Double Haltering Of Unions’ Powers   House Military Committee Acts To Curtail Activities of CIO’s PAC. Penalize Strike Violations

May Call on Lady Astor To Testify   English Witnesses Slated t« Give Evidence for Von  nibbent*op

Von Ribbentrop's Counsel Plans to Call Lady Astor   Will Also Subpoena Other Members of British Cliveden Set .   TRIAL IN RECESS UNTIL NEXT WEEK   Attorney for Hess Also Aims te Summon English Physician As Witness .

RIBBENTROP 10 SEEK HELP OF CLIVEDEN SET   Cliveden Set Former Group Which Met at Lady Astor’s Estate

MAY CALL LADY ASTOR AS WITNESS   Ribbentrop Seeks To Subpoena Many Prominent Britons

MAY SUBPOENA LADY ASTOR IN CRIMES TRIAL      Members Of So-Called Cliveden Set May Be-Called As Witnesses

Hope fo Prove Britain Planned War On German   Nuernberg Trial In Recess Until Monday

E . Astor May Be Summoned In Nuernberg Trial   Von Ribbentrop Wants Cliveden Set Members To Give Testimony

Lady Astot May Take Stand    Nuernberg Defense Plans to Subpoena Prominent Britons

LADY ASTOR MAY “BE CALLED UPON IN NAZ] HEARING   Leader of So-Called “Cliveden Set” May be Called as Witness at Trial of Lead - ing Nazis.   LORD BEAVERBROOK MAY ALSO BECOME WITNESS   Group of British Who Tried  to Promote Better Rela tions With Germany Men tioned at Trial.

War Criminals Plan to Call ‘Cliveden Set’, Churchill's Nephew, Other Witnesses

pS SHZE DUHRINGSHOL ND NEAR STRONG POINT! i INTRONT OF AXIS CAPITAL

REDS PUT MEN 59, FOE SAvea 30, MILES OUT   Soviets Claim Gains Of From Four To 14 Miles Against Stiffening Resistance On 320-Mile Front

Nazis Say Reds 40 Miles  From Berlin   Soviets Officially Report Armies Are 59 Miles Away

Soviet Units at Oder River Within 40 Miles of Berlin; Reds Take Torun in Poland

Russians Less Than 4O Miles From Capital   Pomerania Stronghold Encircled by Soviets; Torun is Captured; Battle Rages at Kustrin

NAZIS SHELL RIVER EAS! OF CAPITAL   Russians Capture Bastion of Torun in Poland and Encircle a Stronghold in Pomerania.   BATTLE RESERVES RUSHED UP BY FOE   German Broadcasts Say Soviet Forces Crashed Into Kustrin, but Were Thrown Out.

Pomeranian Stronghold € Of Torun Encircled—Red ” Units Reach Oder

AUSSIAN TROOPS SURROUND TORUM   Take Kustrin, Last Strong hold on Road to Berlin   DIPLOMATS TO FLEE   Advances Give Russians Con. J tinuous 320-mile Line in Eastern Germany

Reds Capture Stronghold Of Torun in  North Poland   Nearest. Approach To Capital Revealed  ’ By Moscow 59 Miles At Fallen Dubringsho!  RESISTANCE GROWS

Senate Votes School Code Revision Bill   Creates State Division To Guide Schooling of Handicapped Children

SENATE PASSES ‘13TH CODE BILL   _ Division for Education “of  f-Handicapned Children

CLEAR WEST BANK OF ROER RIVER      Achieve Strategic Springboard For Attack On Ruh:

Roer Bank Cleared Of-Enemy   Yanks Stop German Drive In Strasbourg Area.

British, U. S. Troops Clear Long Strip On Bank Of Roer River   9th Within 25 Miles of Dusseldorf; Patch’s Forces Stop New German Push on Southern Flank

Patch’s Seventh U.S. Army Checks Nazi Drive In Northern Alsace —

Nazis Abandon Many Pillboxe: Without Fight   Springboard Now Bent for Allied Altack

Long Stretch Roer Cleared Of Nazi Troops   Advances Achieve Strategic “Springboard For Attacks  ) Against the Ruhv and Rhineland ‘      Nazis Withdraw Under Shellfire   Brachelen, 27 Miles From’ ’ Dusseldorf, Captured;  Seventh Army Stems  German Offensive - 

Troops Make Springboard To Rhineland   Infantry Advances in Night Attack, Taking Siegfried Pillboxes From Fleeing Nazis

Attack Against Rhineland And Ruhr Indicated   Offensive By Nazis Brought To Stop By Seventh Army

40 Miles of West Roer Bank Cleared   E. Prussia Has  Been Cut Off

IS GATEWAY TO RHINELAND AND THE RUHR      British and U. S.. Ninth Army Now Hold Sector From Holland to Below Duren—Seventh Halts  ~ Enemy Offensive.

New German Offensive on Moder Halted   Gains Mile or More Toward Strasbourg Before 7th Counterattacks   BRITISH PLUNGE ON.   97 Siegfried Line Pillboxes on Roer Captured by Flamethrowers

PATCH’S FRONT STOPS GERMAN ALSACE SMASH   Yanks, British Clear Enemy From 40 Miles Of River During New Assault

STAGE IS SE] FOR ATTACKS ON RUHR   Brachelen, 97 Pillboxes Taken By Ninth Army   Bring German Offensive In Alsace To Standstill; Bulge Flattened

American Ninth Army Captures Brachelen as U. S. Seventh Stops Nazi Drive in Alsace

SPRINGBOARD FOR ATTACK ON RHINELAND   Flame-Throwing Infantry of Ninth Army Advances More Than Mile in Limited Night Attack

Ruhr, Rhineland Face New Drives _By Allied Force:   Luiglo-Americ¢an. Troops _ Achieve Springboard By Clearing Roer Bank

Nazis Pushed Back Across Roer by Yanks   Attack Fails As U.S.-British Counterattack

Now Have Springboards For Attacks   Hold Area From Holland To Below  : Duren

Springboard For Attacks Against Ruhr Achieved   Flame-Throwing Infantry Of Ninth Army Captures Brackelen In Night Attack

WEST BANK OF ADER CLEARED BY AMERIGANS   Ninth Army In Mile Advance;  Takes Towns

Social Security Expansion Faces Great Oppositior   Roosevelt May Present Recommendations For Covering More Workers

Administration. Pla ns To Extend Benefits to Additional Millions Bring Protests

PLAN COMPROMISE ON INSURANCE LAW   Sponsors of Bills in Last Congress Sure Controversy Will End. —

QUARREL SHAPES UP   Administration Favors Expansion of the Social Security

Quarrel Brewing On Plans fo Expand Social Security   Designed to Blanket Millions. More Under Benefits Program

Security Plan Quarrel Loom:   Coverage. Expansion Meeting Opposition ~

MARINES SEIZE IIGHEST PEAK JN ROCKY IWO   Battle Toll Still Mounting

Army Lands On Isiand in Philippines   Fierce Fighting Continue: on Iwo and in City of  Manila Today

U.S.GunsNow  Command Isle   Army Seizes Another Philippine Island

O'Conor's Name Forged to Wire Opposing Draft   Byrnes Gives Views On Calling 4-F's

don Expressesaoval of US. eign Policy   Truman Developing gram Under WhichYonies Can Unite

SEES FOREIGN POLICY UNITY   Landon Impressed by Plans Of Truman After Talk With President

Foreign Policy Unity Foreseen  Behind Truman   Landon Finds Presiden Studying Food Crisis; 7 Dente Plan

Truman Holds Conference  With Landon   Ex-Governor Likes Foreign Policy Being Developed

PARTY UNION IS POSSIBLE, SAYSLANDON   Declares Truman‘s Foreign Policy May be Basis for Aqreement

Truman Seeks Bi-partisan Foreign Policy  President Confers With Landon in Kansas City

Landon Gives Nod to Trumar Foreign Policy   Observes Both U. S. Parties May Be Able To Unite on Program. Food Also Discussed

NATION COOL UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMAN   Alf M. Landon Reveals Aim to Unite All Behind Foreign Policy.

Landon Pleased With Truman's Foreign Policy   Republican Says Both Parties Can Unite on Plans of President

LANDON SAYS BOTH PARTIES MAY BE UNITED   1936 Nominee Opines Truman’s Foreign Policy Is Sound

State Threatens to Close  Reformatory Honor Camp  Search Still Under Way for Six Who Escaped Camp at Sandusky

Reams Claims Honor Camp For Prisoners Here Closes If Conditions Not Improved

Kentucky Mine Rescue Halted This Morning   Shaft Fills With Gas, Further Rescue Effort Held Dangerous

Mine Search May Be Halted   Remaining Men Given Up As Dead; Mine May Be Sealed Off

Mine to Be Sealed; No Hope for 20   Gas and Fire Prevent Rescue Crews from Working  in the Mine

FIRE (S HALTING ALL MINE RESCUE WORK   18 Victims Still Trapped In The Mine Shaft

ABILENE PAYS HONORS TO IKE   960,000 Pour into General’s Home-Town for BigCelebration

NO. 2 GERMAN SAID HE WAS T0 DIE   Former Aide To Hitler Had Been Reported Dead   SEVENTH ARMY   Takes Reichsmarshal With Family; Captive General Commanded In Italy

Yanks Seize Goering And  Kesselring   Nazis Doomed  Hitler’s Aide

Goering May Be Captured   Paris Broadcast Says Field  “nt Captured By Seventh Army

Goering And Kesselring Are Captured  Former No. 2 Nazi Was Sentenced To  PMenth Bas Eeraned

Yanks Seize Goering and Kesselring   Goering Claims He Was Sentenced to Death for Suggesting He Take Leadership

FORMER NO. 2 NAZI LEADER SAYS HE HAD BEEN ORDERED EXECUTED AS OF APRIL 27

Hermann Goering Captured by American Troops  Marshal Kesselring Also Taken Into Custody by Yanks

Ex-Nazi War Lord Captured By American Seventh Army   ‘Says He Filed When Sentenced to Death By Hitler: Kesselring Also Captured

Say Reichsmarshal Escapes Fuehrer Execution Order   Hitler Issues Death Sentence After Suggestion of Abandoning Leadership of Reich on April 24th

Notables in Nazi Ranks In Custody   Goering Declares He Faced Death in Leadership Move

Goering. Wife Captured By Seventh Army   Field Marshall Albert Kesselring Also Captured Says Rroadecast.   MAN OF MEDALS

NAZI BIGWIGS INTO SEVENTH ARMY HANDS   Wife and Daughter of One-Time No. 2 Nazi Also in Custody—Goering Claims to Be Under Hitler Death Sentence,

GOERING IS CAPTURED   Yanks Find Former Nazi BigS hot Who Was Said To Have Killed Self and His Family

Two Leaders Of Germans Are Placed In Custody   Goering, Kesselring Seized By 7th Force

OHIO STRIP MINING } TO BE INVESTIGATED   Legislators To Take Looks at Section in Question

Ohio Legislators To Make Tour Lo Stidy Strip Minine Effect on Land

UTHER AMERICAN FORGES ONLY 6 MILES FROM BONN   Great Hohenzollern Bridge In Cologne Over Rhine Badly Damaged   ‘RESISTANCE INSIDE CITY VARIED

Hearing To Be Continued On November 17   Deterioration Of Equipment Is Shown In Forty-Year Reports In Court.

THREE - COUNTY AREA HIT BY EARLY FREEZE   Tomatoes, Peppers Killed ; Corn and Potatoes Damaged

TRUMAN SAYS WAR TO RULE R ECONVERSION   Partial Shift on Way: Must Not Weaken  Jap Campaign

Close Dodge Main Plant   Halt Produetion Of Parts OF Bomber Engines, Other Materials,

Rey. J. D. Wolcott Found Dead, Tues.   Has Served HavelockWare Methodist Church Over 6 Years

Laurens San March 15 (945 Rey. J. D. Wolcott  Found Dead, Tues.   Has Served HavelockWare Methodist Church Over 6 Years’

EVERY LIVING THING KILLED IN HIROSHIMA   Japs Reveal Bodies Of City’s Inhabitants Unrecognizable

Farmers Prepare For Fight Over  Prices, Subsidies   Disagree With Federal Program

Farm Groups Keep Eye on Price Policy   Farm Bureau and Grange Determined to Fight Proposed Subsidy Plan

TWO FARM GhOUPS SET FOR STRUGGLE   Battle Wtih Government  Over Farm Price Poliniae Caan.

Kenney Gets Top Tactical Command Of Army Air Forces Against Japan

KENNEY NEW AIR TACTICAL CHIEF   PROMISES 24-HOUR RAIDS ON NIP HOMELAND

Gen. Kenney Gets Command of All Far East Air War   Chief Repeats Pledge That Japan Will Have 24-Hour Battles

Kenney, Moving Far East Airmen To Okinawa, Promises to Strike * Japanese from Air 24 Hours a Day

Gen. Kenney Gets Command of All Far East Air War  Chief Repeats Pledg   Chief Repeats Pledge That Japan Will Have 24-Hour Battles

GENERAL VOWS TO BOMB JAPAN 24 HOURS ADAY      Kenney Delivers Pledge A: He’s Given Top Tactical Army Air Command

Kenney Moves Fai East Air Forces Base to Okinawa   Promises Japan Will Be Bombed 24 Hours a Day at All Altitudes

New Tactical Air Chief Says Attacks Will Be From 10 to 10,000 Feet.

‘ROUND CLOCK ATTACKS DUE   Kenney. Far Eastern Air Forces Chief, Promises Japs Everything

Gen. Kenney To Command /th In Aerial War   Promises To Bomb Japs From 10 To 10,000 Feet 24 Hours Daily

EE ooo eee  U.S. To Bomb Jap Islands AroundCloeck   Kenney Savs There Will Be No Let Up In Attack  Against Enemy

Kennedy to Head Planes Hitting Japs   24-Hour Bombing of Islands From All Altitudes Promised

Gen. Kenney Promises Japan Will Be Bombed 24 Hours A ‘Day From All Altitudes   Establishes Far Eastern Air Force Headquarters On Island Of Okinawa

GEN, GEORGE KENNEY GIVEN TOP SPOT FAR EAST AIR COMMAND  JAP HOMELAND BE BOMB ED 24 HOURS DAY FROM 10 TO 10-000 FEET

Soviets Bid to Reach Entire Length « Of Oder River, Spear Near Baltic Port; Berlin Says Reds Only 33 Miles Away

Tank Vanguards Operate Within 33 Miles Of City   Suicide Defenses And Unseasonable Thaw Fail To Stop Reds; East Prussia Almost Entirely Conquered; Frankfurt And Kruestin Doomed.

Chinese Armies Continue Fight   Government Paper Call Peace Offer Unacceptable

Benefit Bill Goes  To House   Received By Unfriendly Way: And Means Committee

2 Pincers Closing Around Japs Near Conquered Shuri   Thousands of Foe Probably Trapped As Main Defense Line Collapses   STARS AND STRIPES RAISED OVER CASTLE   2 Light American Warships Damaged By Suicide Planes Off Okinawa

Tenth Army) Forces. A re I n Control.      THOUSANDS OF JAPS ARE ° TRAPPED NEAR CONQUERED. CITY; JAPS ADMIT COLLAPSE

Tokio Concedes Her Main Defense Line Is Broken In Admitting Bia Reverses

Thousands Ot Japanese Face Death   Charlottean Raises Stars And Stripes Over Shuri Castle

Tokyo Gloomy As Yanks Close Trap On Japs At Shuni   Ancient Shuri Castle  Seized By Marines Is Rubble Heap

iN CONTROL OF SHUP!   Marines Raise Flag On Ancient Shuri Castle

U.S. TROOPS IN CONTROL OF SHUR   Marines Raise Flag On Ancient Shuri Castle

390 TONS OF BOMBS HIT JAPS LUZON   Japs Train for Special Suicide Missions

Prepare for invasion of Homeland   Yanks Gain Control of Shuri Area on Okinawa—  Offensive in China

Noose Being Drawn Around Thousands Near Conquered Citadel   Tokyo Concedes Defenses Broken   Japanese Say Critical Stage Of 61-Day Okinawa Battle Imminent

2 Traps Close on Nip Troops   . Thousands of Japs Caught in Pincers; Tokyo Admits Line Smashed, Battle “Critical”

Yank Pincers Snare Strong > Nippon Force   Japanese Admitting Main Defense Line On Okinawa Broken

TWO ARMS MENACING JAPANESE   Main Defense Line Of Nips Broken; Shuri Castle Captured

Famed Castle Seized   Japanese Throw More Suicide Units Aqainst Yanks

okyo Concedes Main Defense —  Line Collapsed   Stars and Stripes Ss Raised Over Conquered Nipponese Bastion 

GET CONTROL UF OUR! AND CLOSE GIRGLE   Tokyo Confesses Collapse ef Main Defenses; Battle at Critical Stage.

PLANES POUR 3,000 TONS ON JAP SEAPORT   ‘+ Principal Targets Include Harbor Facilities, Shipbuilding Plants and Railroad Yards.   THIRD INCENDIARY ATTACK ON CITY   Raid Comes on Heels of Carrier Stab at En: emy’s Southernmost Island of Kyushu.

Hurricane llits Texas Coast; At Least 6 Dead   Storm Threatens Entire Upper Texas Coast Area

SIX DEAD IN GULF COAST HURRICANE   Storm Moving North On Texas Gulf Coast

D ANOWN DEAD AND PROPEATY LSoES HEAVY   Winds of 110 Miles an Hour Send Tides Seven Feet Above Normal.

Hurricane Hits Texas Coast; At Least Six Dead   75-110 Mile Per Hour Winds Blast Region; Property Damage High

Senate Passes House Bill, 54-21, After Struggle  : President Is Given  Major Instrument Bee Waeld Ca.Qnoratiat

STEELWORKERS CAST BALLOTS   Largest Labor Strike Vote Ever Conducted

Steel Workers Vote On Strike   But Warned By Union Leaders Against Unauthorized Walkout

Steel Group Taking Vote   650,000 Will Decide On Immediate Strike

May Offers Service Bill   Compulsory Training Provided For Youths

Frankfurt — Blasted by U.S. Bomber:   Heavies Take Up Blitz After Weather Grounds Night Raiders

Air Assault Maintained  Boe. comma aa   American Heavies Brave Thick Fog

Bolivia Breaks Relations With  Franco Spain   First Americat Nation To Aci

MANY CONTROLS QVER INDUSTRY DROPPED BY WPB   Limitations On 210 Articles, Some Immediately, Others Aur. 31

INDUSTRIES ARE FREE 10 PRODUCE   War Production Board Takes Controls. Off To. Boost ~ Peace’ Production.

\Household Goods Production Gets Gree ‘Light As WPB Drops 210 Controls

Industry Free To Make Unlimited Quantities Of Most Civilian Items

Drop 210 Wartime Controls   American Industry Free To Resume Unlimited Output On Many Items

Industry Is Given More Green Lights   Restrictions on Much-Sought Cland«s Are Lifted

Drop Controls on Manufacture of Household Items  Prices Are to Be Kept i Reach of All

INDUSTRY GETS GREEN LIGHT ON HOME STANDBYS   Radios, Refrigerators, Washing Machines  Can Be made

INDUSTRY NOW FREE TO TAKE UP PRODUCTION   Household Appliances To Be Among First Released For Output Since War's End.

Industry Free to Resume Making  Of Civilian Goods   Individual Controls Over Production  Are Dropped by WPB

INDUSTRY FREE 10 START PRODUCTION   Government to Kee Hands off During Period Of Transition

Troop Train And Freight Collide   At Least Two. Two Killed, Undetermined Number Hurt In Georgia Crash

Troop Train and Freight Collide.  Two Killed; Number Injured Unknown

Three Convicted Of Atrocities In Nazi Prisons   Beast Of Belsen, Dr. Klein And Irma Grese Convicted By British

Kramer, Grese, Klein Convicted By British Cour   Race Deaths Or Fines For Atrocities Committed At Belsen And Oswiecim

MacArthur’s Forces “Hatfway to Manila   Only Negligible Resistance Encountered In March From Lingayen Gulf Beaches

'U. S. Troops Overrun Tarlac, La Paz; Push ‘60 Miles From Manila

MacArthur Says Japs Deliberately Falsifying Claims of Food Shortage

ORDER IS EMERGING IN COLOGNE RUINS   Police Department Working Under Captain from Ohio

“neat rapa abut daati  Train Load of Secret _V-2 Weapons Captured

FAILURE OF LONDON CONFERENCE ANALYZED; HARD WORK BY EXPERTS MAY YET SAVE PEACE

SETTLE DISPUTE IN YUSOSLAVIA ERE BIG-3 MEET   Controversy Rivalled Those i in Greece and Poland

Yugoslav Dispute Appears Settled   Peter Agrees To Shift Powers To Regency

B-29 Airmen Report Fires Raging in All The Target Areas  JUST BEFORE DAWN  One Target is Maruzen Oil Refinery, Hit Once  Before

KINDLE LARGE BLAZES IN ALL TARGET AREAS   Three Objectives Located in Tokyo Bay Area :

LAWMAKERS TAKE UP TASKS TODAY   PROBLEMS BEFORE “LEGISLATURE BOUND. TO RESULT IN LONG SESSION.

B-29'S ACT AS RECONNAISSANCE FOR NAVY BLOW   Jap Radio Says At Least Ten Carriers In Yank Fleet

FORTS HIT TOKYO BEFORE, AFTER CARRIER BLOW   All B-29s Return From Large Attack on Nagoya Plane Plant

Guam B-29s in Sea-Air Attack   Supers Turn to Eyes of Fleet Duty

FIRE AT BROOM PLANT CAUSES $7,000 LOSS   25 Made Idle at Illinois Industries for Blind

Frotten Found Guilty Of First Degree Murder   Carnival Worker Faces Fxecution

Sees Occupation of Germany For  25 To 50 Years   Top-Ranking U. S. Officials Think Show  of Power Necessary

OKINAWA JAPS — STOP YANKEES IN HILL BATTLE   WO-Foot Cliff Near Tomui Hottest Spot of Tough Fighting

Japs Not Ready For Elections, Konoye Declares   Member of Cabinet Believes Hirohito  Will Not Abdicate

NPS NOT READY 10 VOTE: KONGYE   SAYS PEOPLE LACK POLITICAL BACKGROUND

NIPS MAY NO’ BE READY 10 VOTE IN JAN.   Minister Says People Not Wise To Politics

Food Surpluses, Not Shortages Are Problem of Secretary of Agriculture

SURPLUS US OF SOME FOODS TS LOOMING   Poultry Industry Is Hit by Army   Cancellations .

Army Still Has Too Many MD's   But Discharges Will Be Speeded Up

Resistance of Japs Crumbling   Surprise Thrust Carries Yanks Into Shuri Fortress, Keystone of Nip Defense Line

Yanks Topple Former Jap Military Headquarters, Defense Keystone; West Side of Enemy Line Collanses

JAP SWIMMERS ‘PACK GRENADES ‘DURING ATTACK   'Western Nip Defense  Line Crumbles  On Okinawa

Aussies Knock Out Jap Positions On Road to Samarinda   Enemy Retreats Slowly: Jellied Gasoline Dumped On South Kyushu

AUSTRALIANS ON ROAD T0 SAMARINDA   Knock Out Several Jap Defensive Positions

Knock Out Jap Defense Positions  Air Force Dumps Gasoline On Nips OS

JAPS WITHDRAWING FROM BORNEO AREA   Japanese Defense  Positions Knocked Out With Mortar Fire

Entire World in Agreement With Hitler’: ‘Sister, Who Thinks Brother Should Have Stuck to Architecture

ACCUSED OF SLAPPING YOUNG GIRL IN FACE   Paul Yeager, 34, Bristol Defense Worker, Given  Term in Jail   OTHER COURT CASES

MOTHER'S FRIEND SLAPS DAUGHTER, 1S JAILED  Daughter Made Charges Against Her Mother   LOCAL MAN SENTENCED   FOR SLAPPING A COP

ARCH-TRAITOR LAVAL APPEARS WORRIED, AGED   France’s Betrayer Reaches Paris For Trial

Laval Imprisoned For Early Trial   Ex-Vichy Head Faces Court in Few Weeks

NAVY DENIES GOP CLAIM IT HIDES WITNESS   Says Officer in Question Is In Naval Hospital

lU. S. NAVY DENIES REPUBLICAN CHARGES THAT PEARL HARBOR REPORTS ARE BEING HELD BACK

Navy Defends ‘Gag’ Charge   Denies Witness Kept From Probing Groun

President Asks Succession Law   Would Make Speaker  Of House in Line

LAUD PRESIDENT’S SUCCESSION PLAN   SOLONS PRAISE REQUEST TO PLACE SPEAKER NEXT TO VICE PRESIDENT.

Special Message Sen! To Congress as He Leaves on First in Series of Long Trips

BILL PREPARED ON SUCCESSION   Speaker Of The House Should Be First In Line, Truman Says

Truman Waives Power To Name His Successor   Asks Congress To Place - Speaker of House First in Case of Death

 Wants Speaker in Line for Presidency [eee nr resiericy  ‘Troman Proposes Change in   Message Sent To Congress  4

ASKS SPEAKER BE SUCCESSOR OF PRESIDENT   Truman Proposes Law In Message To Congress

OFFICER SAYS. HITLER DEAD   FUERRER'S  PERSONAL LIASON  OFFICER SAYS HITLER BURTED UNDER WRECKAGE

Japs Expected to Sign Terms on Battleship   ~ FORMAL SURRENDER: EXPECTED TO BE HELD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

SURRENDER MAY BE SIGNED ON GORY OKINAWA   Battleship Missouri Also Mentioned As Possible Surrender Site   BRITISH CAUTIOUS YET   V-) Day May Be Declared Wednesday In England; Plans Incomplete

Handing Over The Sword  Battleship Or: Okinawa Picked For Surrender. British Sav

SEE SURRENDER ON BATTLESHIP   Okinawa Is Alternate Spot For Official Signing

Battleship May Be Scene Of Signing   Okinawa And Ship Missouri Mentioned By British Sources

British Believe Formal Surrender Will be on Allied Vessel or Okinawa

Million U. S. Troops May OccupyJapan   Will Move in Firat To. Discirm, Police Home Isleindg.

BIG OCCUPATION ARMY REQUIRED   Over Million Americans Needed To Police Nippon Empire

RUSSIANS MAKE THIRD LINK-UP   Americans Merge With Allies On Broad Front

Superfortresses  Hit Japanese Air Base at Iwo Tokyo Indicates   Tokyo Indicates Fleet Still  Pounding Formosa

Superfortresses Hit Japanese Air Base at Iwo   Tokyo Indicates Fleet Still Pounding Formose

Jap Swimmers, Boatmen Killed When Attempt to Attack Invasion Flotilla

Great Area of Nagoya in Flames  Following Raids   Most of City May Have Been Destroyed by American Attacks

Yank Liberators Set Fire To Jap Oil Storage Facilities At Tochien

YANKS DRIVING TO CLOSE SHUR PINCERS RING   Nimitz Reveals Suicidal Jap Attack Sank One Light U.S. Vessel Damaged 12 Others In Waters Off Okinawa.

Suicide Raid Of Japanese Bombs Light Fleet Units   American Shipping Is Hit Relentlessly

Light Fleet Unit Sunk by Raiders   Twelve Others Damaged by Air Attacks in Oki ‘ nawan Waters   CLOSING IN ON SHURI   Yanks Slosh Thru Mud tc  Put Pincers on Strong Point

1 Light U. S. Fleet Unit, 12 Others Sunk   77 Jap Raiders Shot Down As They Attacked Fleet  Sunday Nicht.   IN OKINAWAN WATERS

Light Warship Sunk, 12 Others Listed Crippled   77 Enemy Planes Are Destroyed; Clearing Weather Helps Yanks Resume Okinawa Push

Yanks Are Closing Pincers Around Fortress of Shuri   Japanese Suicide Air Attacks Sink One Light U. S. Fleet Unit, Damage Dozen Others; Loss of 77 Planes Put Nip Week Total at 240

Suicide Jap Air Attacks Damaqge Ships   Americans Destroy at Least 77 Raiders and Doughboys Close on Fortress of Shuri

YanksClosing Shuri Pincers   Infantry Continues Its Advance Despite Suicidal Air Attacks

JAP Alf ATTACK SINKS ONE SHIP   American Infantrymen Begin Closing Pincers Around Shuri.   77 RAIDERS SHOT DOWN

PINGERS CLUDE ON onUA! Wht HANS SLACKEN   One Light U. S. Fleet Unit Is Sunk, 12 Damaged by Suicide Planes.

JAP SUICIDE ATTACK SINKS U.S. LIGHT SHIP   12 Other Craft Damaged; Yanks Gain On Island

INFANTRY ME CLOSE IN ON SHURI BASTION   Driving Rains Slack Off Permitting Tenth Army Forces Action On Naha Bridgehead  FLEET UNIT DAMAGED

Closing In On Shuri Fort   Infantrymen Slosh Through Mud; Jap Suicide Air Attacks Damage Vessels

U.S. SHIP SUNK, 12 DAMAGED BY SUICIDE RAIDS   Yank Infantrymen Closin:  Pincers On Fortress  : Of Shuri

YANK SOLDIERS START CLOSING SHURI PINCERS   77 Nip Raiders Shot Down i Two-Day Battle Around Okinawa

JAPANESE PILOTS SINK 1 U. S. SHIP, DAMAGE 12 MORE   DOUGHBOYS CLOSE ON ~ SHURI IN WAKE OF JAP SUICIDE ATTACK

City “Stull: Stubboroly Defended; Marines Push Gofigiiest of Naha.

Begin Closing Around Shuri   One Light U. S. Ship Sunk, 12 Damaged by Jap Planes

At Least 77 Jap Planes Bagged During Assault   Okinawa Rains Slacken And Yanks Resume Attacks

TWELVE SHIPS ARE DAMAGED OFF OKINAWA   77 Raiders Are Shot Down, Nimitz Announces   PINGER MOVE   Closes On Fortress Shuri; Two Raids Cost Japs At Least 240 Planes

Suicide Japanese Air Raids Sink One U. S. Unit   12 Others Damaged; Nips lose 77 Planes; Yanks Resume Push Against Okinawa Line

One Vessel Sunk m Damaged by Jap Air Atfack  Okinawa Troops   Okinawa Troops Close Pincers Around Fortress

Jap Suicide Air Raid Sinks U. S. Vessel, Damages 11   Yank Infantrymen Begin Closing Pincers Around Well Defended Shuri

YANKS RENEW THEIR PUSH ON OKINAWA   Driving Rains Which for a Week Have Turned Island’s Roads Into Mud Slack Off, Permitting Army to Move Again,

U. §. INFANTRYMEN SLOSHED DOWN BOTH SIDES OF OKINAWA  SEVENTY-SEVEN JAP  PLANES RAIDING U. S. WAVAT TINITC CUAT NNWh

Soldiers Closing Pincers on Shuri   Suicide Japanese Air Attacks Sink One U.S. Unit, Damages Twelve

AMERICANS BAG TT OF PLANES IN OKINAWA CLASH   Infantrymen Slosh Through Mud To Start Closing Of Pincers On Shuri

Doughboys Are Sloshing Thru Okinawa Mud   Tenth Army Resumes Ab lacks In Wake ot Suicide Jap Air Attacks On U. S. Fleet   One Warship Sunk: Dozen Others Hil   Damage “Light to Mederate;” Seventy-Seven Raiders Shot Down in  Yeslérday'’s Assault

Fierce Japanese Suicide Air Raid Strikes 12 Others   American Marines Occupy Entire Western Two-Thirds Of Naha, Capital Of Okinawa

ee  Yanks Battle Through Mud To Close Trap On Fortress Shuri   seventy-Seven Nip Planes Shot Down As They Attacked Fleet Units At Okinawa Sunday Night And Monday; Heavy Rains End

Yanks Closing Pincers Or Shari Follow’ z¢ Japs’ Suicide Strikes . * Fleet

ol Bakeries Lack Sugar; To Close   Outlook is Dim For Christmas Cookies

60 Bakeries in State to Close.   Acute Sugar Shortage  Reason for 30-day eek ee

DRAFT OF FATHERS ORDERED STOPPED   Selective Service Tells Boards to Take No More But Some Moy Volunteer .

HALT FURTHER DRAFT OF DADS   Voluntary Inductions Also Restricted by Nation’s Selective Service

Selective Service  Halts Dad Draft   Local Boards Are Also Instructed Not To Accept On A Volunteer Basis Any Father With Three Or More Children

Navy Received ‘Winds’ Warning of _Hostilities Dec. 3, Document Shows

Japanese Message on War Intercepted by U. S. Four Days :Before. Pearl Harbor

Mrs. Melba Branson Freed By Jury In Kidnaping Case And Estranged Parents Of Tiny Princinal Reconciled

THE ISAAC COLES DOCKS   Brings 366 Servicemen Home for Pre-Pacific Furloughs

JOBLESS. GIVEN BENEFITS. HIKE   LEGISLATURE MAKES $21 PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS RETROACTIVE TO SURRENDER

JOBLESS PAY BENEFIT HIKE ‘RETROACTIVE   Jap’s Surrender Effective Date; Another Special y Session Planned

Mansfeldt Sanity Trial Nears Close   ‘Woman Says Rival’s Shooting Accident; Beating Intended —

U.S. “Hell n Wheels” Division Fighting All Out for Samree, Main Read Town   MADE SHORTER

Americans Pit Hell On Wheels Against Nazis   Doughboys Fighting Violently For Samaree On Severed Main Road  Through Bulge *   Other Yanks Move ’ Closer to Laroche   Germans Declared On Defensive All Along Thirty Miles Northern Flank Of Ardennes Salient

Savs German Strength Cut   Bradley Believes Enemy Ability Reduced By  Thwarting Offensive.

NAZIS DEFEND ESCAPE ROUTE FROM BULGE   One British and Three American Armies Writing Off Ardennes Wedge  In Zero Weather   DRIFTS FIVE FEET HIGH

FRENCH ORDER ARMY IN SYRIA TO CEASE FIRE   3ut Positions Maintained Despite British Note on Withdrawal .

Doolitfle Words Get Patterson OK   War Secretary Replies to Forrestal

Nazis Sentenced For Mistreatment  Of Allied Fliers   British Court Convicts. Trio

Nazi Sweat Box Boss Sentenced   Gets Five Years For Mistreating Pilots

SOVIETS BEGIN NEW ASSAULTS WEST OF ODER   Launch Offensive From Bridgehead in South Seeking to Outflank Last Barrier Before Berlin.

Soviets Bid To Outflank  Oder Barrier   Violent Fighting Reported Flaring In Heart Of Silesia

Rate It Bid To Outflank  Nazi Barrier  #   Heavy Fighting In Frankfurt Suburbs Reported By Moscow.

Their Front In Germany 360 Miles   East of Berlin Russians Re ported ‘‘About 30 Miles’’  from Capital

ZHUKOV MOVES TO OUTFLANK BERLIN LINES   Kustrin Also Partly Encircled and  ‘Barwalde, 38 Mies Northeast Of Nazi Capital Falls  7

FLANK ATTACK AED PEAIL TO NAZI CAPITA   Bermans Report Drive from Oder West Bank and Violent Fighting.

‘POISED TO BREAK INTO PLAINS BEFORE BERLIN   Clamp Assault Are On Both Anchors Of Nazi Defense

REVS DALTILE FOR CROSSING 32 MI. FROM BERLIN   Break-Through Into Brandenburg Plain Would Lay German Capital Open to Attack From All Sides

Reds Launch New Drive Southeast Of Reich Capital   Konev’s Forces Reported to Have Struck from Oder River Bridechead   AIM TO OUTFLANK LAST BIG BARRIER   Zhukov’s Army Clamps Assault Arcs Against Kustrin and Frankfurt

Violent Fighting Said Raging In Heart of Silesia   Moscow Broadcasts ‘ Say Russ Vanguards 30 Miles From Berlin

VIOLENT FIGHT IN SILESIA   Seek To Capture Last Natura! Barrier Refcre Berlin; Strong Assault Arcs Clamped Against Frankfurt And Uetrin   VANGUARD NOW 30 MILES FROM BERLIN

Bid lo Cross  Oder 32 Mi. From Berlin  ermoanc «c Claim   Germans Claim Russ Halted at Frankfurt, Pznan

Reds Start New Drive Across Oder River   Violent Fighting Said To Be Going on in Heart of Silesia

Planes Bring Prisoners  To Oakland   First of Transports to Bring U. S. Service Men From Japan, Arrive at West Coast Airport

TWO BiG TRANSPORT  PLANES LOADED WITH  U. 5. POW ARRIVED NUMBER OF TEXANS  AMONG FIRST MEN FLOW? HOME FROM JAPAN

49 LIBERATE VETERANS ARE FLOWN HOME   Are First From Japan t Be Removed Directly tc the U. S.—Have Happy and Tearful Reunions With Relatives.

Chinese Fight To  Clear Foochow   Airport South of City Already Captured .

Chinese Seek To Clear Port Of Japanese   Possible Invasion Area Is Under Attack At Foochow

THE WAR TODAY   ~—BY WEWITT MACKENZIE— Associated Pre«ce War Analvct

Warsaw Capture May Mean Polish Line Dispute Ended   Russian-Sponsored — Lublin Goyernmnet Probably Take Contre

CAPTURE OF WARSAW ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT VICTORIES ‘OF ENTIRE WORLD WAR TI

MOMENTOUS VICTORY OF RUSSIANS AT WARSAW ALSO HAS ITS BIG POLITICAL. COMPLICATIONS

WAR ‘TODAY   Russia Scores Not Only Military Triumph But Momentous Political Victory As Well In  Capture of Warsaw ~

Nation to Get 6 Billion Incentive to Start Off New Year Production

$6: 000,000, 000 Slash In Tax Bill: Fe or Nation Is Effective Tomorrow; Will Aid Business

Hope Reduction In Taxes Will Spur Production  Expect To Encourage Reconversion Plans In Nation; $6 Billion  Daina  annmad 4¢

New Tax Levies Gives Country 6 Billion Boost    ‘ .  Law Written Deliberately For Reconversion, High Peacetime Production

Six Billion Tax Slash For Nation Tomorrow   Incentive to Expanded Business Activity Goes Into Effect; Written to:-Encourage Spending For Reconversion, High Peacetime Production

New Tax Law Leaves More To Taxpayers   Some 50 Million Persons To Benefit, Corporations Also Get Cut in Rotes

UNCLE SAM IS MORE LENIENT IN NEW TAXES   New Law, Effective Tuesday, Calls for First Reduction Since 1932

Six Billion Cut in Taxes Government’s Gift to Nation as the Year 1946 Is Ushered In

Tax Slash in Effect Tomorrow   Six Million Incentive To Expanded Business

1046 TAX LAW AGTIVE TWESDAY   Provides First General Cut Since ’29; Encourages Sending.

Tax Reduction Gives U.S. Six Billion Incentive: Toward Business Activity

Big Incentive To Expand U. 8,  Business In '46   Six - Billion - Dollar Cut In Taxes Designed To  Frnceourace Reconversion.

EXPANDED BUSINESS PREDICTED   To Encourage ‘Spending. For. Reconversion

Tomorrow Sees General Cut In Tax Rates   Biggest General Cut Since 1929 Expected To  Expand Pusiness Activity iy STERLING PF. GREEN

6 Billion in Tax Cuts Hoped to Speed Business Activity   Pye STERLING F GREEN

Tax Cuts Will Help Business   Expanded Activity Seen for New Year

More Civilian Goods Expected In Stores   Corporations Given Reductions Along With Individuals

Business Expansion Foreseen   Six-Billion Cut In Taxes Handed To Taxpayers

New Year Gifts To Millions   REDUCTIONS OF $12,800,000 TO 2,000,000 PERSONS WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE TUESDAY

New Postwar Tax Levies Go Into Effect Tomorrow   Nation Gets Six Billion Dollar Boost To Greater Business Activity

TAXES TO DROP SIX BILLION AS NEW YEAR GIFT   Public And Industry Share In First Reduction Of Imposts Since 1929

Government's Gift for New Year Is a Six-Billion-Dollar Incentive To Expanded Business Activity

NEW TAX LAW INTO EFFECT TOMORROW   Government Hopes. Reduction Will Boost Recon - yersion Plan   FIRST CUT SINCE 1929

Law Designed To Boost Buying ‘As Business Aid  12 Millio n Will Go acome Levy Rol!

Nation Gets Six Billion Boost To  Trade Activity   New Postwar Tax Levies Go In Effect Tomorrow

Tax Slash in Effect Tomorrow   _Six: Million: Incentive. To Expanded Business Activity. wom,

Final Edition   Expanded Activity Seen For Nation In Coming Year   Increase In Civilian Goods Is Predicted In Wake Of Cuts On  levies

U. S. Gets Six Billion Dollar Boost to Greater Business Activity in ‘46

New Tax Measure To Go Into Effect Tuesday  Country Will Receive Six-Billion-Dollar Cut From Government

Spurt in Civilian Goods Forecast: Big Load fo Lift From Individuals

Business to Expand Under  Cut in Taxes   Six Billion Dollar Incentive Looms; First General Cut Since 1929

TAX REDUCTION BEGINS TUESDAY   Government Intends Savings to Encourage Business

America Tomorrow Gets Six Billions Incentive To © Expanded Business Activity

New Tax Levies Go In Effect Tuesday; Cuts Are Made To Encourage Spending:

HERE'S HAPPY. NOTE FOR 1946   ‘Corporate, Individual: In come Taxes Go Down Tomorrow

Nation Gets Incentive to  Big Expansion   Postwar Tax Levies In Effect Tuesday Cut 6 Billions to Encourage Spending

Tax Cut Expected To Boost Buying, Bring More Goods  $6,000,000,000 Cut In Taxes May  Speed Reconversion

Expect Huge Tax Slash To Hasten. Business Activity   Express Confidence 6 Billion Cut Will Spur Reconversion

FURIOUS BATTLE RAGES IN MANDALAY   British and Indian Troops Drive to Heart of City in 30 Hours of Street Fighting.

Believe Manufacturers Holding Consumer Merchandise From Publi To Benefit From Jan. 1 Tax Cut

Verbal Jabs Are Thrown At Manufacturers for Holding: Out Articles   Producers? ‘Strike’ Is Suspected 20° That Profits Will. Be Larger in 1946; a Clothing Mdrket li Low, Official Declares

- Government Officials In V erbal Jabs Over Withholding Of Merchandise

Manufacturers Hit on Suspicion Of Tax Jockeying   U. S. Agencies Say Some Goods Withheld For Profit Motive

GOVERNMENT FEELS MANUFACTURERS ARE ‘HOLDING OUT’   Officials Pondér Question Of Whe ther, Manufacturing Firms Holding Back Con: ‘sumer - Goods . Until After ‘January 1 Tax Cut

Charges Producers Stopping Delivery of Civilian Goods   Producers Waiting For Tax Cut in January, Boosts in Prices?

Vanutacturers’ Delay Suspected   U. S. Deplores “Sitout” Until Jan. 1 Tax Cut. But Is Helpless

HINT PRODUCTS ARE. WITHHELD   Manufacturers Await Jan . _1 Tax Change; Gov't Unable to Break In

GOV'T ACCUSES MANUFACTURERS OF HOLDING UP  » PRODUCTION   Claim Industry Waiting To Take Advantage Of Tax Change January 1

Government Suspects “Sitout’” by Manufacturers Until After Jan. 1 Tax Change, but Can't Break It Up

Bowles Takes Dig at Makers Of Clothing   ‘Public's Need Seems to Mean Very Littie,’ He Aaserta

Withholding Of Merchandise Is Target Of Barbs   Heads Of Two Government Agencies Deplore Acts Of Manufacturers

Withhold Goods Until Next Year   Manufacturers’ Strike Deplored By Officials But Little Can Be Done About It

Officials Eye Trade Delay   Shortages Ascribed To Holding Tactics

Hint Goods Kept Off Market for Tax Cut Reasons   “OPA Chief Takes Dig at Producers: Sees Deliberate Action

Verbal Jabs About All They Can Do.....  Government Can’t Stop Withholding Of Goods By The Manufacturers

Threatens To  Sweep Keys, Go Into Gulf   Storm Not Likely To Come Near New England

NATIONS STILL CANNOT AGREE   U. S. And Russia At Log  gerheads Over Situation  In Balkans

U.S., Russia Stull at Odds Over Japan. And Balkans   Reds May Refuse To Send Delegates To First Meeting Of Advisory Group

U. S.-Soviet Relations Nearing Crisis   Reds May Boycott Advisory Board on Rule of Japan

RUSSIA STANDS PAT ON DEMAND ALLIED GROUP RULE JAPAN   Americans Believe Reds May Boycott First Meeting of Far Eastern Advisory Commission Tuesday.   BALKAN PROBLEMS REMAIN UNSETTLED   Future of American - Soviet Relations May Be Influenced by Outcome of Present . Controversies.

New Crisis In Conflict Approaches   Byrnes Insists That MacArthur Remain In Supreme Authority. Russia Wants to Take A land

Russia Stands Pat On Theory Of Occupation      Crisis Nears as Soviet Demands Allied Council . in Japan —

Soviel-U. S. Conflicts Reach Crisis   ‘Russia Stands Pat On Demand For Jar Control Council

Lank-Red Rows Approach New Crisis Period   Russia Expected "o Ignore Meeting Jn Japan’s Control

¥) §. DISPUTE ‘WITH RUSSIA NEAR CRISIS   Boycott By Soviet Of Advisory Board On Rule Of Japan

AITLERIAN CHARACTERS A SCANDAL  Top Nazis End Careers in Wild Orajes

Atom Bomb Spy Attempts Foilec  Counter-Intelliaence   Counter-Intelligence Corps Thwarts Nazi Espionage at Plant

Japs Are  Breaking   Marines Suffer Heavy Losses in Repulsing Vicious Counternttack

Captureofthelslandin Near Future is Predicted   Marines Suffer Heavy Losses © In Throwing Back Nip Attack

Yank Casualties Reported Heavy In Vieious Fight   5 U.S. Ships Hit From Airs Success On Mindanao; Burma Attack Is Halted

Weather Final Factor In Blow At Resistance   Marines Suffer Heavy Losses as Japs Resist Fanatically

Enemy Counterattacks Repulsed at Heavy Cost    Mindanao Progress Slowed by Blown Bridges, Set Off by Fleeing Foe

Jap Defenders On Okinawa Are Near  Point Of Breaking   Yank Losses Heavy In Hurling Back Assault

Capture of Island in Comparatively Near Future Is Predicted Today by Vice Admiral Turner.     JAPANESE DEFENSES  NEAR BREAKING POINT

Jap Counterattack on Okinawa Causes Severe Casualties   Nip Drive Thrown Back; Enemy Believed Near Breaking Point

IEnemy Courage Prompte By Desperation, Admiral Says as Assault Repulsed .   ' Marines. Suffer’ Heavy Casualties “In Beating Back ‘Jap Suicide. Charge ‘But Canture of Island Held Near.

Okinawa Nips Are About To Quit Struggle   Two American Officers Forecast End Shortly To Jap Resistance—One Predicts Isle’s Capture in the ‘comparatively Near Future.’ Weather Might Delay Conquest.

Enemy § : ghts In Desperation   Japs in Terrific Blow Fail to Retake Sugar Loaf Hill

U.S. MARINES LOST HEAVILY, HOWEVERIN BEATING ENEMY BACK  SOUTHERN OKINAWA DEFENDERS BELIEVED NEAR i DDOCAWIAC DBATAT

TurnerThinks Okinawa to Fall Soon   Enemy Battling With Desperate Courage,  Leaders Admit

Believe Jap Break Near On Okinawa   With Supply Lines  Cut and Death Loss High Yank Leaders See Early Collapse -

U.S, CASUALTIES HEAVY IN JAP COUNTER-B L 0 W   Enemy Using Yank Uniforms, Guns in Charge of Sugar Loaf

U. 5. Commanders See End of Japs On Okinawa Soon   Japanese Troops Reported Using Marine Uniforms

Nip Resistance To Be Broken Soon-Geiger   Enemy Wearing Yank Uniforms, Carrying  U. S. Weapons During Strona Assault

NELSON REPORTS IMPROVED CHINA   Says Government Throws Weight Behind Winning War

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON LIUCHOW   Coast Ports Apparently Being Abandoned By Japanese

Plan To Control German Nation Is Now Revealed   Disclose America’s Plan Of Action Accepted By Brit. ain And Russia   DECISION WAS MADE AT POTSDAM

Assurance Of Pearl Harbor Probe Draws Cries of “Playing Politics”

Allege Politics Back Of Probe Into Jap Attack   But It’s a question of Who Is Playing Politics With Pearl Harbor Case

Lawmakers Quibble Over Inquiry Into War Disaster  Membership in Group To Investigate Pearl Harbor Is Topic

CHARGES HURLED IN DEC. 7 PROBE   Republicans Want More Men On Pearl Harbor Group

Polities Enter Pearl Harbor  Investigation   Both Parties Charge But Question Is —- Who Was Playing With Polities?  eect nen teat  a en a i eae -: -—.ws «= 2 ee ee YOO   OFFER AMENDMENT

Pearl Harbor Investigation Stirring Storm   Democrats and GOPs Hurl ‘Politics’ Cry On Proposed Review

Charge Politics In P. H. Probe  Lantad Daknte an   Heated Debate on As Inquiry Opens —

HOUSE BEGIND DEBATE TODAY   Charges of Politics Exchanged in Pearl Harbor ‘Probe Debate.   CONGRESS TO BE BUSY

Parties Charge Politics on Pearl Harbor Inquiry   Question of Who Is Guilty; Senate Resolution to House; GOP Wants Equality

Pearl Harbor Probe Brings ‘Politics’ Charge  Each Party Accuses Thi  “™: ,.t . oY  fr   Each Party Accuses The Other; Both Back Con creesional Inauirv.

CRY OF “POLITICS”  SWIRLS AROUND PLAN  PEARL HARBOR PROBE REPUBLICANS AND DEMO.  ~ CRATS ALIKE GET BEHIND RESOLUTION IN HOUSE

“POLITICS” IN PEARL HARBOR PROBE CHARGED   Resolution Comes Up In House Monday; Already Endorsed In Senate

ELEPHANT-DONKEY POLITICS CHARGED   The: Eddie Béotas: Debate on Pearl rbor  Investigation

SOMEONE PLAYING — POLITICS-BUT WHO?   Party Leaders Question Motives Behind Pearl Harbor Inquiry

Barkley Move Catches GOP by Surprise   Democrats Charged With “Politics” in Pearl Harbor Action

SOMEONE PLAYING POLITICS-BUT WHO?   Party Leaders Question Motives Behind Pearl Harbor Inquiry   UNEQUAL IN COMMITTEE

97th Division Back  From Long Service Vets Are En Route To The  Peet 3

Invasion Fear, Atomic Bombs Grip Japanese   Warlords and Radio Withhold Surrender Offer From People

Japs Still Dread Invasion by  Allied Fighters   People Are Still Unadvised of Situation, Told To Prepare for Staunch Defense of Land; Newspapers, Radios Avoid Talk of Surrender

Enemy Nation ‘Bur ning With Ind ignation’   Japanese Papers Urge People to be Loyal io Throne

WAR CHEST DRIVE IN THE OFFING   Fayette County Executlve Committee WIL Meet August 27 to Make Plans for October Drive

FOOD PROGRAM {6 GIVEN CRITICISN   Investigating Group Recommends a Coordinated Policy.

HOUSE PROBERS URGE CO-ORDINATION OF FOOD POLICY TO END BLACK MARKET

FOOD PROGRAM IS CONDEMNED   Coordinated Policy Demanded By House Investigators

HOUSE ATTACKS FOOD PROGRAM   Recommends Policy to Break Black Market

Probers Urge Coordinated Food Policy   Priority for Food Production Including Manpower, Machinery On Farms Recommended

House Group Favors New  Food Policy   Co-Ordination Is Program Keynote

Top Priority Urged For Food Program    Five Major Changes Recommended by Congressional Probers Include Raising Support Price of Hogs, and More Manpower and Farm Machinery

House Probers Want Food Policy to End Shortages and Wipe out Black Markets

HURRICANE HITS WEST OF HOUSTON   Storm Is Reported Decreasing In Intensity

Storm Racing On Galveston Houston Area   Torrential Downpour Drenches Gulf Coast: Damage Hits Millions  BID hewses

Property Damage Still Searing in Hurricane’s Patt   5 o ‘Storm Decreasing in Intensity As it Moves Northeast of Houston

HURRICANE ISHEADING  Ll ae Alvande a   Has Already Done Untold  ‘Damage in Texas

Many Towns Issue Pleas  For Aid, Food   Hurricane’s Center At Sealy, Texas, Decreasing; Huston Danger Lessens.

STORM CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE IN GULF AREAS   Six Persons Die as Result of Hurricane; Crops Ruined

TEXAS COASTAL VILLAGES ARE RUINED BY STORM   Two Trains Reported Missing by Missouri and Pacific

HEAVY DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY TEXAS STORM   Six Reported Dead as Hurricane Lashes Gulf Area: 135-Mph Gale Causes Loss Over $1,000,000.

Towns Are Isolated by Hurricane   Damage Reports Increase— Houston May Miss Worst of Storm

Storm Leaves Heavy Damage  And Six Dead   Houston May Miss Full Force Of Blow: Hurricane  Begins To Diminish

Texas Storm Decreases In Intensity   Houston May Miss Full Force Of Blow As Course Shifts

Hurricane Force Said Decreasing In Texas Region   Millions: of Dollars _ Of Damage Reported In Wake of Storm

Interpreting the War   Spring Floods May Postpone Final Collapse of Germany -:,

Spring Weather May Delay Final German Military Collapse  interpretation By Kirke  Simosor

Spring Thaw May Prolong Europe War   Armics on Western and Eastern Fronts May Be Forced To Posipone Final As. saults Because of Vad Uf!

Coming Spring Thaws  May Delay Final Nazi Army Collapses   Floods Will Hinder Russian Forces More Than Eisenhower, Whose Supply Lines Run Over Hard-Surfaced Roads

Interpreting The War News— Spring Thaws May Delay. Nazi iCollapse; Reds Mass Supplies

Chart Future Road System   Seven Kansas Highways Proposed for Inclusion in 40,000-Mile Postwar Road Program

PICK 7 ROADS FOR NATIONAL SYSTEM   Recommendation Is Made by the State Highway Commission

Solons Review Armed Actions Under Charter   Pact Contemplates Use Of Force To Prevent International Wars

Assembling of Military Strength By United Nations Is Discussed Mon.

Teeth in Charter To Prevent Wars By Armed Forces   Withdrawal Is Possible Subject to Discipline

Group Studying Provisions for ‘Teeth in Pact   Review of Charter ls Given Solons by Dr. Leo Pasvolsky

Postwar War ° In Indochina   Wierd Struggle Now Waged for Supremac

Saigon’s Struggle - Many-Sided; Full of  Rumors, Suspicion   Over Half-Dozen Nationalities Entangled in Varying Degrees

NO RAIN JIS IN SIGHT   Crops Are in Need and Rivers Are Drying Vp in Kansas

WILL UNFOLDS NAZI HOPE FOR WORLD WAR IIt   Macabre Details of Fuehrer's Wedding Are Revealed

Hitler Tirade Urges Eterna War on Jews   Documents Reveal Details of Wedding To Braun in Berlin

Hitler Documents Found; Tell Of Braun Marriage, Pledge World War Three

Testament Pledged War On Jewry   Secret Nazi Documents Found Show Fuehrer’s Bitter Harangues.

NEXT SEASON’S COAL SUPPLY TO BE LOWER   Houscholders Will Be Cut To Eighty Per Cent Of Their “Normal” Requirements

Coal Users In East Cut   Householders Will Get Only 80 Percent of Normal Supply Next Year

OBSERVERS FEEL BATTLE 1S WON   Crumbling Of Rhine Line Seen Defeat Of Reich  t

OFFERS INSTRUMENT FOR LASTING PEACE, ISTETTINIUS SAYS   Former Secretary Of State Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Group

Stettinius Sees Charter Truly Effective Instrument For Peace   Former Secretary Of State, Opening Senate Hearing, Declares Men And Women Must Have Security In Homes And In Jobs.

First Witness At Hearings In Washington   Declares Nations Can Work Together With Success

CHARTER OFFERS PEACE PROMISE, STETTINIUS SAYS  A TRULY EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT, SENATE

Charter Hearings Opened in Senate   Stettinius, First Witness, Says It Will Assure  Peace   A SOCIAL ANGLE, TOO   50,000-Word Report by Stettinius to Truman   Made Public

W orld Charter Highly Lauded B y Stettinius          ‘Deseribed Before Seuate — Group As “Truly Ef fee.  ive fustritment Por Lasting Peace”?

United Nations Charter Starts Through Senate   Foreign Relations Group Hears Stettinius First

Charter A Real Instrument For Lasting Peace   wore RBA R BR RLYV ER UO  Former Secretary First Witness As Senate Hear * . mao Raaine.

Charter Started On Way Through Senate Group   Stettinius First Witness To Speak

‘Stettinius First ‘To Talk; Praises Peace Documen   Declares. Fiye Major. Nations Can Work In ‘Harmony With Others

Stettinius In Appeal Urging Peace Charter   Committee Is Told by Former Secretary that Charter Is Instrument for Lasting Peace.

World Charter Called Mov: Toward Peace   Stettinius Tells Senators of Need For Ratification

STETTINIUS TELLS SENATE BODY . UNITED NATIONS CHARTER OFFERS 'EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT FOR PEACE

Senate Hears Pact Talk Of Stettinius  Il ¢ Offteial Snecke   U. S. Official Speaks On Security Treaty Before Solons’ Group

World Security Charter Hearings Opened in Senate   Stettinius Says Pact Is Effective Peace Instrument

Stettinius First Betore Foreign Relations Group   Former Secretary Of State Says Nations Proved That Unity Is Possible

SENATORS GET NEW CHARTER DESCRIPTION.      Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. Explains Workings 0: Plan Before Senate Study Committee.

Stettinius Praises Charter as Hope For World Peace   Former Secretary of State Is First to Testify; Caucus Room Jammed for Sneech

Senate Hears Pact Talk Of Stettinius   U. S. Official Speaks On Security Treaty Before Solons’ Group

SENATE GROUF HEARS FIRST TESTIMONY   ‘Pact May Be Ratified Without Amendment   MAJOR NATIONS   Prove They Can Get Along Together, Former Secretary States

Former Secretary Of State First to Be Heard in Support Of Ratification

Stettinius Testifies At Charter Meet   “Truly Effective Instrument For Lasting Peace’ Says Diplomat.   JAM CAUCUS ROOM

Charter Hearings Begin   Stettinius Tells Senate Pact Offers World “Effective Instrument For Lasting Peace”

Peace Charter Starts Through Senate Debate   Indications Document Will Be Ratified Without Reservation

STETTINIUS [a FIRST WITNES!   Says Charter Offers Effective Instrument for Lasting Peace.   DEFENDS VOTING PLAN

UNITED NATIONS CHARTER S FOR LASTING PEACE   Edward R. Stettinius Appeared Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee.   ‘GAVE FIRST TESTIMONY      Charter Started Officially Through Senate Amid Indications of Ratification.

LASTING PEACE IS PREDICTED BY STETTINIUS   Says Charter Is Best Plan Possible at  Present Time

‘Lasting Peace’ Charter   Stettinius Tells Committee Major Nations Can Work Together Under it

Charter Truly-Effective Instrument For’ ‘Lasting. Peace, Stettinius’ States

EARLY CHARTER VOTE IS URGED BY STETTINIUS   Tells Senate Proposal Offers “Truly Effective Instrument For Peace”

Solons May Ratify New Peace Formula Without Changes   Stettinius First To Testify on Agreement Reached at San Francisco Security Conference  

Charter Listed Peace Utility   Stettinius . Tells “Committee Progress So Far © Proves: Paare Can Be Achieved. _

World Charter ls Explained by E. R. Stettinius   Senate Foreign Relations Committee Opens Hearings

STETTINIUS MAKES PLEA FOR CHARTER   Silver-Haired Former Secretary of State Is First Witness Before Committee   CAUCUS ROOM JAMMED

Deems. Charter Strong Enough To Keep: Peace   Stettinius Asserts 5 Major -Powers Prove: Ability “To, Werk In. Harmony

‘Truly Effective Instrument for Lasting Peace,’ Former Secretary of State Declares With Warning That Military  Police Cannot Prevent War Without Security of People in Homes and Jobs

Senate Told World Peace Can Result;  Unity Looms   Addresses Foreign Relations Members

BY STETTINIUS TO KEEP PEACE   Senate’s Committee Begins Hearing On Pact Drawn At San Francisco

SENATE TOLD GARTER RAL PEAGE POWER   Stettinius First Witness as Ratification Hearings Are Opened.

STETTINIUS. ‘TELLS SENATE ABOUT CHARTER   Calls” It -TInstrument oe For. Lasting. “Pesxre”   May. Be. Ratified Without: Amend- : a ente. ”

ED STETTINUS BEFORE SENATE   Urges Quick Ratification Of Charter by U. S. As  Peace Measure

Former Secretary of State Appears Before Senate in Pre-.Ratification Hearinas

STETTINIUS STATES NEW PEACE CHARTER EFFECTIVE DOCUMENT   UNITED NATIONS AGREEMENT FACES OPENING HEARINGS IN SENATE

Stettinius Says Charter Offers Lasting Peace  U. S. Delegate Open: Senate Hearings

Hearings Open In Charter   Stettinius First Witness Before Senate Committee

Pact Is Termed Instrument for Lasting Peace   Indications Point to OK of Document Without Amendment

ISTRANGE COINCIDENCE MARKED [RELEASE OF COUPLE IMPORTANT IREPORTS CONCERNING CERMANY

-Mackenzie’s News Analysis  By DEWITT MACKEN7ZIFC   Complications Are. Apparent tn Germany

French Army Enters Royan   Point Blocks Entry To Bordeaux Harbor

Man Is Held; . Recover Money  Former State Employe Charge With Larceny OF State Funds

SAYS BATTLE IS FANATICAL   Hitler Frantic on Birthday Eve; Discard Rules of War, Goebbels Urges

FANATICAL DEFENSE OF REICH ORDERED   Hitler, On Eve Of 56th Birthday Calls On People For LastDitch Stand

Hitler and His Henchmen Urge Germans to F ight  More Fanatically

HITLER CALLS FOR FANATICAL BATTLE      Message Given as Nazis Told to Discard War Rules

Chiang And Mao Dine And Talk   Chiang Pleased With Results Of First Meeting With Red Leader.

OPTIMISM PREVAILS AMONG THE CHINESE   National Future Looming Bright at Present

PIUS’ APPEALS: APE RIDICULED  YET RUSSIA WILL NEITHER DESTROY NOR ENSLAVE GERMAN PEORYE

Toll Of Deaths Over Holiday Is Raised By Sform   Bainbridge Hunter Reported Missing In No. Peninsula

SATEEN POLES AE TELD UNCER Fes BUN AGREEMIELT   Polish Question Can Be Settled on Three Conditions, Stalin Says

STALIN TELLS ‘SOVIET STAND ~ ON ONE ISSUE      RUBSIAN PREMIER. OUTLINES  “GOVERNMENTS VIEW OF POLISH PROVISIONAL SETUP

Patton’s Wife And Specialist Hop for Europe   Scheduled To Arrive In Paris at 5 O'clock Tuesday Morning

Planes, Warships Renew Hammering  Of Ryukyu Islands   Jap Resistance on Luzon Is Decreasing,  Says MacArthur

PORT OF CEBU CITY 1S TAKEN BY DOUGHBOYS   STRATEGIC RYUKYU ISLANDS GET NO RESPITE

\nks Capture hwaged Cebu: lund Ryukyus   \imitz Ignores Claims i is That American forces Already Have tended on Those Isles

YanksCapture Jap-Ravaged  Cebu City In Philippines   Navy -Continues To Pound Ryukyus Nimitz Silent on Reported Landings

Criticism of ‘Congress May Help President's Program, Leaders Say

Blast by Truman May Speed House   Action on President's Program Is Predicted

Truman’s Blast  May Jar Loose Blocked Bills   President’s Appeal Seen Stirring Up Public Support For Bills

Blocked Bills May Be Freed By Congress   Criticism Levelled at Lawmakers by Truman May Bring Action

TRUMAN'S BLAST MAY AID PLANS   House Leaders Say It May Cause More Action

TRUMAN BLAST SPURS SOLONS   House Leaders Say Criticism Did Not Harm Legislative Program

President Flays — Congress Groups For Slow Action   Appeal For Action May Stir Public Suppor For His Bills And Switch Some Votes .

House Leaders Say Truman Might Have ‘Aided Policy   Criticism of Corigréés. Is ‘Not Necessarily Harmful, House Leaders . Declare {

Truman’s Blast At Congress May Jar Loose Legislation   Appeal For Action Seen Bid For Public Support

Criticism May Spur Congress   House Leaders Declare Truman’s Criticism Did Not Harm His Program

arty . Leaders © Think Criticism Will Result In. Action Sometime Before New: Year And -May Even Produce Ac ceptable. Full Empluyment Bilk 205

FOUR - RAILROAD MERGER TALKED   Nickel Plate Thru Lima In: volved In Proposal

Mighty Russian Army Rolls Germans Back on WideFront ? Great Victories Announced

Expect Battle at Home, Jap Told   Premier Says Raids To Grow, Situation Is “More Urgent”

Hop-skip-jump Policy o Administration Is Getting Nowhere With Strikes

tsians Break Through ipBaltic Near Kolberg: fholeEast Front Astir   Other Soviet Forces Drive to Within 14 Miles of Stettin. Smash Up Lower Oder River on 0-Mile Front: Other Units 30 Miles From nensie: 200.000 Nazis Are Trapped

Pomerania is sliced into 3 segments  Outflank Stettin: trap thousands

62-Mile Drive Crumples Nazi  - Northern Line   Pomerania Split, Stetlin Flanked as Reds ‘Teap Cae ey ok > eee

RUSSIANS SPLIT POMERANIA INTO THREE SEGMENTS   Sensational New Alliance Brings Red Army to Baltic Coast, Near Kolberg

Red Surge  Cuts Eastern  Pomerania  Into 3 Parts   Third Red Prong Closing on Danzis  Nazi Flank Attack Now Impossible 

Soviets Trap 200,000 Nazis In Bold Encireline Move   Drive Within 14 Miles of Stettin Port, 30 Miles of Danzig as Other Units Close In on Koenigsberg Pockets

BALTIC FLANK ‘SAFE’   200,000 Germans Held In Double-Trap On Collapsed Front In Pomerania

SOVIETS PUSH TO BALTIC SEA NEAR KOLBERG   Trap Big Nazi Forces In Great Double  Encirclement

Baltic Coast Is Reached By  Soviet Forces   Eastern Pomerania Sliced Into Three Segments by Russian Breakthrough—Other Soviets Drive to Within 14 Miles of Stettin

Russians Reach Baltic Coast,’ Trap 200,000   Sensational Breakthrough — Slices Pomerania info Three Seqments

Russians Reach Baltic, Trap Big Nazi.Force   Marines Score Small Advances In Stiff Battle to Clear Iwo

BALTIC COAST IS REACHED BY RED TROOPS   Soviet Army In Sensational 62-Mile Breakthrough Near Kolberg   200,000 GERMANS ARE BELIEVED IN TRAP

Trap 200,000 Germans  in Operation  Other Soviet Troops Are Within 14 Miles of Stettin

LACK OF SHIPPING IS SLOWING DISCHARGES   Army's Redepioyment Program Has Been Retarded Nearly A Month

ARMY REDEPLOYMENT PROGRAM RETARDED   Lack of Shipping Space May Mear 221,900 Will Not Reach U. S. . ‘January 1 as Planned.

CLOTHING PRICES TO BE CUT 7 PCT.   U. 8S. MOVES TO SLASH COSTS, REDUCE FRILLS AND INCREASE SUPPLIES.

Government Moves to Cut Clothing Costs, Increase  Medium, Low Priced Good:   Program Imposes Drastic Restrictions on Garment Industry From Mill to Retailer; Covers Cotton, Rayon and Woolen Goods

hovernment Moves To Cut Clothing Costs-in Nation   Program “Established to Boost Production of Low Cost Supplies

CLOTHING COST ~ TO BE LOWERED   Plan Production Boosts And 7 Percent Price Reduction

[Loss of Life Moderate, Navy Reports   Aircraft, Surface Vessels Seek Survivors

Minesweeper Sunk by Mine Off Kyushu   Moderate Loss Of Life Among Men Announced by Navy

Trustees for Axis Lands To Be Proposed   Stettenius Begins Parleys With San Francisco Delegate:

To Ask Replacing Of Mandate Plan By Trusteeshit  One Nation Control of Ex-Enemy Lands Not Favored by U.S.

FOR ACTS IN OHIO STRIKE WITHOUT DELAY   Seizes Property of Illuminating Company When Work ers Quit

BIG FIVE EDGE TO AGREEMENT ON TRUSTEESHIP   ‘Little’ United Nations Wait for Defining of Veto Power

Parley Makes Progress On Trusteeships   Independence As Goal For Dependencies Is An Issue

Big 5‘ Edge Toward Accord on Trusteeships; ymall Nations Await Definition of Veto Power

Near Agreement On Trusteeship —   Little Nations Wait For More Regulations

AGREEMENT ON TRUSTEESHIPS BELIEVED NEAR   Little Nations Also Await Decision Of Big Powers On Use Of Veto

LITTLE NATIONS AWAIT BiG FOUR ANSWER ON VETO   May Bring Modification Of Yalta Voting Formula   GOOD PROGRESS IS NOW BEING MADE   Big Four Sponsoring Powers Being Catechized By Others

EDGE TOWARD AGREEMENT ON TRUSTEESHIP   Big Five Powers At Frisco Are’ Making Progress

Truman Asks 17 Billion Cut th Navy Funds   Sees Department Taking Its Chances In Post-War Budget

FUNDS URCED   Truman Recommends Reduction of More Than $16 Billion

Truman Asks For $17,000,000,000 . Navy Fund Cuts   Says Service Must Take Chances in Postwar Budaetls

Truman Proposes Nearly 17 Billion Navy Fund Slash   Congressional Action  On Size of Fleet Urged by President

Truman Wants Large Cut In Navy Funds   President Asks Congress Remove $16,824,553,927 From Navy's Pocketbook

Truman Urges Cut in Funds for Navy   Proposes Congress ‘Reduce Budget by $16,824,553,927

Truman Urges Cut In Funds For U.S. Navy   Elimination of 16 Billion Dollar Appropriation Asked

Cut Of $16,824,553,927  In Navy’s Pocketbook Requested By Truman

GI THOUSANDS ELIGIBLE FOR DISCHARGES   55 New Quota for Enlisted Men  Release

ur Jap Suicide anes Not Able Sink Newcomb   y Tells Story of Sen sational Attack On Destroyer

HEROIC CREW KEPT DESTROYER AFLOAT   ‘Superhuman Firefighting” Credited With Saving Ship Hit By Jap Suicide Plane

91 Casualties as Jap Suicide Planes Hit Destroyer Newcomb Ship Survives ‘Disemboweling’

Destroyer Neweomb Survives Hits by Four Jap Suicide Planes; Battle Lasts 2 Hours

U.S Destroyer Survives Hits By 4 Japanese Suicide Planes; ‘Super-human’ Fight Saves Ship

VESSEL SURVIVES SUICIDE ATTACKS   Valiant Destroyer “Newcomb” Survives Multi-. ple Enemy Air Blows

Suicide Planes Almost Disembowel Ship, Bui Destroyer Survives As Crew With Clothes Burned Off, Hair Aflame. Become Heroes

Two Destroyers Survive Jap Suicidal Plane Hits With 175 Casualties

Four Suicide Planes Hit  Destroyer   Newcomb Survives Disaster Off Te; Leutze Also Hit

5 More Towns Are Taken In 6th Army Push      4 Main Road Terminals Won by U. S. Forces; Beachhead Widened to 25 Miles; Resistance Stitfens

Pacific Carriers Attack Saigon  A sewatlhs A nnomncec   Nimitz Announces  Indo-China Push

U, S. Carriers Attack Japs Off Indo-China Coast; Enem) Fleet Ils Believed Taraet

U.S. Planes Are Attacking .— Off Coast Of Indo-Ching      Carrier Aircraft Stab Deep Into Japanese Defenses _ Nimitz Announces—Enemy Fleet Re- — ported to be Target

Carrier Planes Strike Enemy Off Indo-China   Highly Probable Jap Fleet Is Target; Nimitz Makes Only Meager  Action Announcement

FLEET MAY BE ATTACKING JAP WARSHIPS ATTEMPTING REINFORCEMENT OF LUZON

Carrier Planes Attacking Japs Off French Indo China Coast In Deep Navy Thrus'   Enemy Reinforcement Convoy, Escorted By Warships Believed To Have Been Intercepted En Route To Yank-Invaded Luzon

Chief Outlines Steps For Productive Peace;  Asks Determined Action

Truman Says What Congress Does Will Affect Us Decades   Report Deals With Taxes, Unemployment, War Control, Housing

SAYS CHAOS WOULD RESULT IF END OF WAR EMERGENCY DECLARED NOW   ALSO WOULD BOOST WAGES

Top Jap Industries Offer All Stocks For Sale to Public   Voting Rights Restored To Million Nipponese ; Rein Off Religion

Superfortresses Hit Aircraft Plant at Akashi   Enemy Apparently Was Caught by Surprise by Raiders

Superfortresses Hit Aircraft Plant at Akashi  Enemy Apparently Was Caught by  CO ocaonmolasn hes DB aicdlees

HEAVY FAUST  ARE ENERA   Reported From Wide Area Covering North Central Part of Nation.

Argentina Jumps on ‘Victory Bandwagon’; . Finally Decides to Declare War on Axis

LABOR MEETING IS CHALKING UP FRESH FAILURES   Committee Prepares To Announce Failure On Jurisdiction. al Disputes; Confer. ence May. End This  Week.

MEETING MAY END THIS WEEK   Jurisdictional Disputes Committee Ready to Announce Failure?   GROUPS CANNOT AGREE

Labor-Management Parley Facing A Division On Inter-Union Quarrels   Off To Inauspicious Start On Final Week With Another Committee Reportedly Ready To Disclose Failure To Agree On Solution

‘Another Committee Reported Ready To Announce Failure In Labor-Management Parley

Labor Harmony Meeting Off to Poor Final Web   Conflicting Reports To Be Submitted by Contending Parties

Labor-Management Conference Off to Inauspicious Beginning in What May Prove Its Final Week

NAZIS SCREAM AT PEAGE TERMS   CALL BIG THREE DECISION “POLITICAL CRIME”

Goebbels Is Caught Off Base   Allies Broadcast Big 3 Results to German Homeland

Arms - Laden Jap Hospital Ship Docked   1.562 Patients ients Made Pris oner: Munitions Found All Over Vessel

Prize Crew Digs Out Hidden Contraband Hospital Ship Brought Into Port

Navy Prize Crew Brings In First Captured Japanese — Ship and 1,638 Prisoners

Jap ‘Hospital’ Ship Brought To Allied Port   Biggest Single Haul O War For Prisoners — No Shots Fired 1: Capture By Navy

Into Harbor   ALLIES SEIZE VESSEL CARRYING. CONTRABAND ARMS, AMMUNITION -

Body of Unidentified Young Woman Found in River by Two Fishermen -

IDENTITY SOUGHT FOR SLAIN WOMAN   Body Found Near Napoleon; Early Check Fails

AUTO WORKERS IN. ‘REFUSAL OF NEW WACE HIKE OFFER   Automobile ~ Industry .” And Workers Appear to Be No Nearer A Solution as New  “Charoes Aré Made. :   GENERAL MOTORS MADE NEW RAISE PROPOSAL   All Three Major Automobile Manufacturers Are Accused in Blistering Statements by Unions.

Auto Wage Fight Becomes Hotter  Sharp Verbal Blasts Hurled by Both Sides

No Solution: Comes In Auto Industry Dispute on: Wages   General Motors,' Chrysler and = Ford Blasted: . by Unions: ‘Strike Micht Develop

Big 3 Fight Auto Union Pay Demands   Verba! Blasts Fly From Both Camps; No Solution Seen

JAPS MOBILIZE FOR TOTAL WAR   WORKERS MUST GET INTO ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY

Japs Fleeing Southward In Aparri Area   An Estimated 20,000 Japanese Trapped By Seizure of Port City

Final Nippon escape hatch under control  Guerrillas aid in stratesic assault

LAST JAPANESE ESCAPE PORT ON LUZON CAPTURED   Aparri’s Fall To Yanks Traps An Estimated 20,000 Enemy Troops   GUERRILLAS REPULSE ONE COUNTER-ATTACK

Stalin Reported In Good Health   Takes Direct Hand In Big Three Conference

STALIN RECEIVES BIG DIPLOMATS   He and Byrnes Talk for 90 Minutes, Foliowed by Ernest Bevin

Meefs Byrnes, Bevins, Enjoys Lenathy Talks   Generalissimo Is  Said Looking Well

AMERICANS CLOSE IN ON TRAPPED JAPS IN MANILA   Philippine City May Be Burned By Nips

BERLIN HUNT FOR SLAYERS OF TWO YANKS   AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN MILI,  TARY POLICE ARE. SEARCH ING FOR KILLERS OF © ~ SOLDIERS

SEEK SLAYERS OF 2 SOLDIERS   Both Shot Down on Berlin Streets Sunday

,Rockets Are Proving To Be Allies’ “Sunday Punch’ Weapon of the War

SAYS ELDORA YOUTHS PLOTTEDFLIGHT   ‘Parolee Admits Under Cross Examination  -- He Reported Plans

STORY CAUSED FATAL BEATING OF MILLER BOY   Denies Inmates Plan To Burn Dormitory  Was Discussed

WITNEoo oAYa MILLER YOUTH WASNT GOING   Wanted to Get Merits and Go Home, Jury in Klatt Trial Is Told.

ADMITS TELLING AUTHORITIES OF PLOT AT SCHOOL   Clifton Told Jury Vesterday Young Miller Beaten Because af Plan   Hy DWIGHT Mel ORMACK

Attack Witness’ Tale Of Brutal Eldora Beating   Klatt’s Attorney Seeks To Break Down Story Of Former Inmate.

Olaf Rogers, Matt Kimes’ Pal, Surrenders to FBI   Appears With Attorney in G-Men’s Offices at Oklahoma City to Give Self Up—Pleads Not Guilty to Charge of Robbing Texas Bank and Bond Is Set at $40,000—Submission to Law Follows Negotiations With His Lawyer.

Two White Painted Jap Planes Land on le Island on First Leg of Flight to Philippines Capital

Jap Delegates En Route to the Philippines   Japanese Will Get Their Orders From Gen. MacArthur in Historic Conference at Manila Headauarters

MocArthur Instructs Japanese Plones to Use “Bataan One” and “Bataan Two” For Identification As They Approach

Jap Surrender Program To Be Outlined Monday  Representatives Of Emperor On Flight Tc Manila Land On  le Shima 

ENVOYS MAKE BRIEF STOP AT IE ISLE   Thirteen in Party, Includ-« ing Lieutenant General, and Most of Them Ane in Uniform.   EMISSARIES ABOARD AMERICAN PLANE   Hundreds of Shouting G. I’s Witness Ie Landing — Group to Meet MacArthur.

ENVOYS REACH IE ON INITIAL LEG OF ROUTE   Planes Land at 10:45 p. m. CWT, Prepare to Resume Manila Trip.

"Bataan’ Used As Code Word For Nip Planes’ Approach   Yanks on Okinawa Bitter After Jap Attack Planes Kill Photog Over Tokyo

Japanese fo Learn Terms of Surrender When Envoys Meet Monday With Gen. M’Arthur   MocAr?hur’s Headquarters Keeping Many Details of Conference Cloaked in Dark, Even to the Place Decided Upon

U.S. Line Appears Ready To Repulse Any German Blow   Patton’s Men Have Eliminated All Of Foes West Of Rhine And Moselle Rivers Except For Two Tiny Pockets; Eight Towns Captured By Hodges’ First Army

Hold Secure Except For Major Attack   Third Army Continues Dash Along Rhine, Moselle River; Additional  Crossings Anticipated by Secrecy

HODGES POURING SUPPLIES OVER RHINE CROSSING   Germans Appear Unable To Mass For Counterattack

\SHING U. S. THIRD ARMY IMINATES GERMANS WEST F THE RHINE AND MOSELLE   k and Foot Troops of Lt. Gen. Patton Captured 14 Towns and Win Domination of Large Area In Vital River Sector   ) GLORY FLIES OVER EIGHT REICH VILLAGES

ALLIES MASS  FOR NEW RHINE CROSSING, THE GERMANS SAY   First Army Extends Remagen Front; Troops, Supplies Flow Across Rhine

Yanks Advance Deeper Inland On. Bridgehead   Germany Says Doughboys’ Lincs Along River Extend Up to 124  F Miles   Coblenz Besieged _  By Patton’s Army   Germans On West Side Of Rhine Kept On Teuter--Hooks By Smoke —  “2 Soreens

First Extends Its Holdings Across Rhine   Germans So Far Unable to Stage Major Counter Attack

Nazis Fail fo Attack: Yanks Drive Inland   Third Army Wipes Out Nazis West of Rhine an Moselle Except Two Small Pockets

Chest Will Aid Victims Of War   $25,000 Pledged To 21 Relief Agencies

21 War Agencies Will Get $25,000 From Local Commanity Chest Drive

Navy Speeds Up Discharge Regulations   NO DECISION MADE ON CRITICAL POINT SCORE REDUCTIONS

Navy Is Speeding Up Personnel Discharge   No Decision Made Yet On Lowering Of Point Beore

State War Bond Leaders Glad to Have Additional Time to Reach Quotas

SEASONAL TRAINS TO RESORT AREAS BANNED BY U. $   Many Branch Line Schedules Eliminated by Government in Its Drive to Save Coal.   STORE SHOW WINDOWS TO BE “BROWNED OUT”   Decision Also Reached to Dim White Way Street Lighting Where Public Safety Permits.

Branch lines hit by railway service order  Tighten ‘freeze;’ halt resort use

Byrnes Forbids Pleasure Travel.   Also Orders ‘Brownout’ o Outside Illumination To Save Electricity.

PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE REDUCED   ODT Forbids  Seasonal Special Trains to  Resorte

Government Slaps New Curtailment Orders On Passenger Trains, Advertising Lights.

RED ARMIES HAVE SMASHED TO WITHIN 204 MILES BERLIN  Fae Trine Af Tre cer = &owr   CAPTURE OF TILSIT LATEST CONQUEST ANNOUNC. ED BY STALIN SATURDAY

Tilsit, Long-Time German Bastion, Taken by Reds;  Drive Threatens Province

Russians Take Tilsit, Great East Prussian Base; Smash  On Toward Danzig & Breslau

Heavy Blow Sends Foe Reeling Back   Russians’ Onslaught Is Now Within 204 Miles of Berlin

Conditions In Vet Hospitals  To Be Probec            y  eye Reports “Sickening  xxx Physieal Violenee”  At Nenuro-psychiatric Hospital

Probe Ordered o(FV.F W. Charge   House Committee Calls Director of Veteran Hospital Where Cruelty Was Alleged; National Survey Reported

le ‘Sickening Examples Of Physical Violence’  VEW Report Bares Mistreatment Of Veterans At Northport, N. Y.

Veterans Hospital in Northport, N. Y. Te Be Investigated   VFW Charges Sickening Violence on Patients; Brings Action

House Committee Will Investigate Charges Of Physical Violence At Northport, N. Y.

DIFFER ON HOSPITALS   Three Veterans Organizations Submit Reports

Veterans Blast On Hospitals Is Signal for Probe  V. F. W. Offers Testimony About VA Mistreatment

: Physical Violence To Veterans In Hospital Charged By VFW Investigators ’

VFW Charges Ill Vets Beaten In One Hospital   Charges Nearly Half Of Vet Hospitals Provide Inadequate Care.

VFW Reports ‘Sickening Examples of Physical Violence’ in VA ‘Hospital

Veteran Units Say Hospitals Not Adequate   Three Organizations Yary Only in Degree ot Their Criticism

Northport Veterans Hospital Criticized By VFW; Reports Prove Deplorable Conditions

ALLEGED MISTRE; OF OTHER WARS WILL BE. PROBE!   [REF ENT OF VET! ARS  HOSPITALS OBE] ‘col CONGRESS

REPU CA INVA HOSPITALS   Two Michigan an Hospitals, Are Named in Report; Make Recommendations

<p HOSPITALS— Vet Hospitals -Hit By VFW   ‘Sickening Examples Of Physical Violence’ Are Reported .

VFW Reports On Probe Of Vet Hospitals   Criticizes VA Management

House Will Probe  Vets’ Mistreatment  " VEW Cites ‘Sickening Examples’ _ Of Cruelty in Hospitals; Other ~ Groups Defend Care of Soldiers

VEW Charges Abuse, Neglect In Hospitals   File Separate Reports.

Order Probe of Vets’ Charges   “Sickening Violence” Inflicted on Patients, Congressmen Told

Sickening Examples of Physical Violence Reported by Veterans In Probe of Northport Hospital

House To Probe ‘Violence’ At Vets’ Hospital  Other Organizations Find Conditions To Be

VA HOSPITALS ARE CRITICIZED   American Legion and VFW Submit Reports

Probers Slap At ‘Abuses’ In Vets Hospitals   VFW Reports Mistreatment; Legion And DAV Find Conditions Good.

'VEW Charges Physical Violence Used ‘In Veterans Hospital; Demands Changes

House Committee Will Investigate Veterans Hospital:   VFW Charges Vets Were Beaten at Northport Facility

Vets Neglected In Hospitals, VFW Charges   House Committee Gets Report of Inspection

Vets Differ ,On Hospital  Treatments   VFW Declares Physical Violence Occurred in Eastern Institution—Legion Reports ‘Average’ Conditions Found.

VFW Assails Conditions In Vet Hospitals   Reports On Inspection; American Legion Report Also Contains Criticisms

SENATE PASSES WORK FOR ALL AFTER CHANGES      Tax Plan Would Accompany Any Spending In Action Forwarded To House

Full Pay Bill Passes Senate; Sent to House   Administration Not Happy Over Changes Made in Measure

Full Employment Measure  Wins Approval Of Senate,   House Debate Likely Late In October On Proposa For Endless War On Joblessness

Full Employment - Approved By Senate   Measure, Which Opens Gate to Federal Public Work, Now Uj To House—Spending Program, However, Must Also Carry Tax Raising Plan

Job Bill Passes      Much-Amended Full Employment Measure to House

Full Employment Bill !s Half Way Through Congress   Senate Approves And Sends It on  Its Way to House; Take Breathing Spell

SENATE SENDS EMPLOYMENT BILL TO HOUSE   Senators Talk Over Plan to Limit Amount of Spending

“Full Employment’ Bill Wins Approval In Senate   Ask New Tax Plan

 Full Employment Bill to House as Truman Mends Relations ‘with Congress, Has Offer for Solons to Attend Rio Meet

Senate Puts Its Okay On Jobs Measure   Full Employment Bill Changed Before Being Sent To An Uncertain Future In House

Government to Wage Endless War For Jobs   Senate Okays Full Employment Bill; House Debate Coming Soon

Senate Approves Bill Aimed at Full Employment   House May Debate On Measure Late in. October

Capitol Hill Roundup:  Plan For All-Out Battle Against Unemployment Half Through Congress

Senate Votes Full Jobs Bill; House Next   Government to Open All-Out War in Unemployment Battle

Jobs Bill Goes To House After  Senate Passage   Measure Is Changed Te Prevent Unregulated Fed  eral Snending.

Yank Infantry Takes Last Okinawa Hills   Garrison Remnants  Trapped in  Exposed Position

Okinawa Looms ‘As Key Factor  ~ Tn Pacific War   Tokyo Reports Thirc Day Of Allied Naval Assault Orn Truk Island

Enemy Error Helos Yanks   Japs Shelled Own Forces On Peok; Americans Look Down on Remnants of Enemy

Nimitz Reports Cains In East and Center. Americans Stalled By Artillery Fire On the Wyoet rs

Mistake Helps Yanks Capture Okinawa Hills   Doughboys Now Look Down from Hefglis on Renmants. 16,000 Enemy Troops   Japs Pocketed In 8 Square Miles   Okinawan Civilians Fleeing from Jap-Held Territory Trouble Anlerienns

Enemy Shells Own Forces By  Big Mistake   96th Infantry Division Seizes 518-Foot Summit Of Yuza Hill.   GO SOUTHWESTWARD

Enemy Keeps Off Attack On One Side During Day   Territory Is Gradually Reduced By Advances

HEAVY JAP FIRE ” STALLS YANKS ON WEST END OF LINE   Enemy Troops, Hemmed Inte Area of Eight Square Miles, Fight With Backs to Sea.   TOKYO IS CONCERNED WITH NEXT U. S. MOVE   Radio Reports Inerease in Invasion Ships Off Island Preparatory to Thrust at Homeland.

Japs Evacuate  Chinese Base   British Imperial Force Re-Occupies Singapore

Wage Raise Negotiation Breaks Down   Union Director Charges Conspiracy In Company Offer

Tire Quotas: About Same   2,500,000 Available For ‘B’ and ‘C’ Cars

TIRE RATIONS REMAIN SAME   2,500,000 Are Allotted To B and C Ration Holders In July

HINT NEW F-13A NOW IN ACTION   Large Reconnaissance Planes Likely Over Tokyo

Molotov Hits ‘Anti-Peace’ Moves Here   Says Large Military Establishments and A-Bomb Threats

‘Atom Secrecy Is Assailed By Molotov   Russ Commissar Raps Poli. cies in West In Moscow Speech.

Big Armies, Atom: Are Not for Peace   Russian Says Use of Nuclear Energy Not Yet Tried as  Provenlive af War

POLICY TRENG IN Weal ON A-BOMB CITED   Molotov Says No Technica!   Secrets of Atomic Use Can Be Kept. —

“Actions Not in Keeping With Peace’ —Molotov  Jap _ Control Via for  Prati

HINTS CHEMISTS DEVELOPING IT, OTHER ENERGY   Hits Policies Of Western Nations Against Other Power

arge Armies, Atomic Energy Of West Not To Keep Peace, He Says   Russia Promised  Atomics On Way   ll Forces Of Fascism Not Destroyed He Says In Anniversary Talk

Molotov Scores Western Policies   Says Secrets of Atom Bomb Cannot Be Withheld

U.S. Policy  Is Rapped by Moloto\   Russia Will Have Atomic Energy, Says Foreign Commissar

One-Man Control Committee Agrees   Should Have Strong Reconversion Division

MeadCommittee Wants WarMobilizer Snyder Be Made Boss Over Home Front

WAR OFFICES ~ GIAR FAVORED   Mobilization and Production Chief Is Proposed

M an Contr ol      Meade Seuate Committee Wonld Place War Mohilivation aud Produetion Under Single Director

Urges One-Man ’Boss Over All Of Home Front   Mead’s Committee Sug gests Full Control B; War Mobilizer Snyder.

One-Man Control Of War Output Urged in Senate   Smooth Sailing for U. S. Seen Under New Peace Charter

War Mobilization and Production Under One-Man Control Proposed By Senate Investigating Committec

Snyder May Be One - Man Boss Of Home Front   Mead Committee Wants Control Of War Mobiliza.tion Vested In One Man.

Centralized OWMR Control Suggested   Senate’s Mead Committee Declares Line of Authority Confused Until War Proorams Frequently Retarded

Crop Estimates Show Increase   Food Grain Production Expected To Hit Peak

Drop In Winter Wheat Forecast   835,186,000 Bushels  Estimated Production

550 Superforts Lay 700,000 Fire Bombs On Capital   Yank Airmen Drop 7,500 Tons Of Incendiary On Jam-Packed Small War Machinery Targets Leave Fires Visible For 200 Miles.

FLAME VISIBLE FOR 200 MILES AFTER ASSAULI   700,000 Fire Bombs Dropped Upon Jap Capital

Newsmen Promised ‘Full Freedom’ for Activity in Several Furopean Netions

Supervisors and Auditors Group Met In Bradford   George V. Potts Reelected President At Annual Session

3 County Supervisors Hear Talk on Gasoline Tax:  Potts Renamed President

Gen. Douglas MacArthur Returns to Corregidor After Three Years, While Palawan Invaded, Singapore Blasted

GEN, M'ARTHUR, STAFF RETURN TO CORREGIDOR   41st Division Gains Control of Palawan; B-29s Blast Singapore 

IAP WAR LORDS FEAR INVASION      Report U. S. Fleet Gather. ing Off Bonins Between Iwo, Tokyo

American Troops Capture Airfields On Palawan Island   Japs Report New Invasion Fleet In Bonin Islands

Port, Airfields Won In Invasion Of   Palawan: Marines Gain On Iwo

Marines Unstepped Bat are Still Fighting Bitterly on Last Third of Iwo

MacArthur Returns After  3 Years To Corregido         American Invasion Forces Invade Palawan As Scene ‘Shifts Toward Borneo, Sumatra And Singapore

Shift Pacific War Spotlight To Southwest   Yanks Gain on Palawan: B-29s Hit Singapore; ‘Mac’ on Corregidor

MacArthur On Hand As Flag Again Flies Over Corregidor   American Troops lavade Palawan At Southwest Tip of Philippines

MacArthur Back in Corregidor  Returns to Fortress Left Three Years Ago

MacArthur Returns to Corregidor   Yanks Control Island Of Palawan, B-29s Bomb Singapore

M’Arthur Returns To Corregidor As  Palawan Is Seized   Singapore Hit Again, Marines Gain On Iwo

SPEEDS ACTION TO DRAFT 4-F’S   Roosevelt Confers on A Legislative Problems With Leaders

Gen. Marshall Welcomed by  Generalissimo Chiang Shakes Hands   Chiang Shakes Hands With U. S. Envoy on Nanking’s Airfield

BY GEN KAFSHE   Chiang Greets Envoy Warmly At Airport; Orient Awaits Sions

Chiang Puts Dignity Aside to Greet Marshall ‘Who Reaches Nanking to Talk Chinese Peace

GEN. MARSHALL - REACHES NANKING   CHIANG GREETS ENVOY Al AIRPORT—TWO OPEN CONFERENCES,

Gen. Marshall Met by Chiang In Nanking   Generalissimo Greets Former Staff Chief at Airport

Formality Cast Aside As Chiang Warmly Welcomes Marshall On Special Mission

Marshall Gets Warm Greeting At China ’Port   Chiang Foregoes Proceto! For Personal Welcome . To American Envoy

BERLIN ADMITS WARSAW LOST   London, Jan. 17 (AP)—A Berlin broadcast tonight admitted loss of Warsaw, saying it had been “evacuated.”

Capital Occupied By Crack Russian And Polish Troop:   Two Powerful Red Armies Drive On Unbroken 200-Mile Front

Humble Granted Injunction On Inaleside Plant Seizure   PAW TAKES OVER ON ORDER OF PRESIDENT

Humble Granted Injunction On Inaleside Plant Seizure   PAW TAKES OVER ON ARATE AT BErernern

New Executive Presents 21-point Program of Action Before Legislature

Penal, Hospital Reforms Urged By Donnelly   21-Point Program by New Governor Also Asks. * Post-War Plans.

DONNELLY IS INAUGURATED; SEEKS UNITY   Offering a 21-Point Program of Efficiency and Post-war Planning, the New Governor Would Bury Party Strife.

Wainwright Gets Four-Star Rank   Bataan-Corregidor Hero Promoted by President

VILLAGE BOARD DISCUSSES CONTAMINATION   Chlorine Is Fed Into De Pue Water Supply

VETO POWER OF BIG FIVE STANDS TEST   UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE NOW SCHEDULED TO ACCEPT Y¥ALTA VOT “ING FORMULA

AUSTRALIA LOSES AAT TO KILL Bie FIVE VETO   Small Powers to Try to Eliminate Veto on Future Amendment

BIG POWERS WIN ON VETO QUESTION   Australia Loses Fight by Committee Vote of 20-10

SMALL NATIONS LOSE VETO FIGHT   Committee Votes Down Amendment By Australia

FBI Captures 2 Desperadoes   Sought for Many Crimes, They Give Up Without Fight

2 Desperadoes Nabbed In Concord: Arraigned In Federal Caurt Tadav

Stolen Car Used By Safe Cracker Found at Perry   Giles, Cook Give Up Meekly To FBI at Concord, N. H.

TAKE. FUGITIVES: IN NEW ENGLAND   Cook, Giles Arrested in Concord, N. H.

FARMINGTON AVIATION MACHINISTS MATE WAS ON PLANE CARRIER AT OKINAWA

GOAL OF MIGHTY WESTERN DRIVE: 18 DESTROY NAZI ARMY  TWO AMERICAN ARMIES SMASHED AHEAD BEYOND ROER RIVER.

RUSSIANS ONLY 7 MILES FROM BALTIC COAST   Reds Reach Stettin-Danzig Highway in Fast 22-Mile Gain

Soviets Reach Highway Neat Baltic Coast   Advance From Bublitz Cuts Danzig Contacts As Nazis Report Red  Offensive Launched

Russians Seven Miles From Baltic Coast; Drive To Cut Danzig Off From Germany   Drive Will Isolate 150-Mile Coastal Belt Of Eastern Pomerania And Poland

Reds Threaten To Sever Last Land Supply Route Between Reich, Danzig

Latest. Russian Advance Isolates 150-Mile Coastal Belt Of Eastern Pomerania And Northwent: ern Poland -

Reds Reach Key Baltic Coast Road   Isolate’ 150-Mile Strip Of Pomerania and Poland Along Sea; Lash Out Anew Near Breslau

RUSSIAN UNITS ONLY 7 MILES FROM BALTIC   Danzig Cut Off From Contact With Germany   NEW ASSAULT   Launched Against Koenigsberg, Berlin Reports; Prisoners Freed

Russians Only 7 Miles From Baltic Coast   22-Mile Gain Isolates Danzig, Germans Admit

22-mile Push Cuts Off Big  Force Nazis   Russians Reach StettinDanzig Highway Only 7 Miles From Baltic Sea

SOVIETS TIGHTEN SEIGE RING ON DANZIG AREA   Russians Engaged In Buildup For The Next Phase

Russians Reach Stettin-Danzig Key Highway   Drive Cuts Corridor City from Contact With Germany and Isolates 150-Mile Rel;

The Baltic Coast Is 7 Miles Away   Second White Russian Army Reaches StettinDanzig Highway   IN -22-MILE ADVANCE   Reds Have Broken Into Main Nazi Lines North , _of Arnswalde

Russian Army Seven Miles From Baltic “Coast, Nazis Admit   Reds Reach Key Railway in Pomerania With 22-Mile Advance

DANZIG IS BELIEVED ISOLATED   Main Highway Escape Route Reached By  Soviet Forces

Danzig Cut off From Contact With Germany   2nd White Russian Army Reported on Stettin-Dunzia Road

Reds Reach Stettin, Danzig Highway, T Miles of Baltic   Advance from Bublitz, Cuts Danzig Off From Contact-German

Second White Army In Z Miles Of Baltic   Danzig Cut From Germany: Most Of Area Isolated

SOVIETS SEVEN MILES FROM BALTIC COAST   Advance of Second White Russian Army for All Practical Purposes Isolates City of Danzia   MAY OUTFLANK STETTIN

Reds Only Seven Miles From Baltic   Russian Advance In Pomerania Slashes StettinDanzig Highway.

Soviet Units Seven Miles From Baltic   22 Mile Gain Cuts Off Danzig  From Contact  With Reich

Soviets Make New Gains Against Foe   All Russian Armies Advance; First Nears Baltic Sea

REDS 7 MILES FROM BALTIC    Report ‘Russian Forces at  . Stettin-Danzig High - way Between Koselin  ' and Schlane in the Pomeranian Sector.

Reds Now 7 Miles From Baltic Sea   Russians in Gigantic Buildup for Spring Drive.on Germans

ROKOSSOVSKY'S SOVIET FORCES REACH HIGHWAY   Second White Russian Army Now At Stettin - Danzig Road, Cutting Off Danzig; Only Seven Miles From Baltic Coast.

STETTIN-DANZIG HIGHWAY CUT   BY RUSSIANS ISOLATING 150  'MILE BALTIC COASTAL BELT

Reds Reach Key Highway   Only Seven Miles From Baltic Coast; Danzig Cut Off From Germany

Advance Cuts Danzig From Reich Contact  Coastal “Belt. of Pome. rania and Poland Also ’ , Is*Tsojated  NAZIS DESERTING  Russ Open Tremendou: New Assault, Against Koenirsborr .

Russ 7 Miles From Baltic: Cut Highway   Danzig, E. Pomerania, 150-Mi. Coast Escape Belt Now Isolated

RUSSIANS NOW ONLY SEVEN MILES FROM COAST OF BALTIC  ANRVARICEO AK 99 MITEC   ADVANCE OF 22 MILES PRACTICALLY CUT DANZIG OFF FROM GERMANY

Russian Army 7 Miles From Baltic Coast   Second White Russian Army Reaches Stettin - Danzig Hichwavy.   SOME ADVANGE

Reds Cut Off Danzig Port From Germany   Rokossovsky's Forces 7 Miles From Baltic Sea

Reds Seven Miles from The Baltic   Danzig-Stettin Hiahway Reached

Russians Only 7 Miles: From Baltic Coast   Reach Siettin-Danzig Highway Between Koeslin and Schlawe In “~  Pomerania   New Spectacular. Drives Are Opened   Russiaus Reported to Hav Spring Tremendous Assault Against Kocnigsberg

Russian Army But / Miles From Baltic   Danzig Cut Off From Contact With Germany, Berlin Admits; Tremendous New Assault Launched Against Koenigsberg.

Russians Drive Close fo Baltic, Cut Off Danzig   lhna River Line Breached; Reds Near Arnswalde

REDS REPORTED NEARING COAST INBALTIC PUSH   Nazis Place Foe Only Seven Miles Away; New Soviet Offensives Claimed

DANZIG CUT OFF FROM REICH   Soviets Isolate 150-Mile Belt In Pomerania

SOVIETS REACH VITAL HIGHWAY   Russian Army Drives To Point Seven Miles From Baltic Coast

RUSSIANS REACH STETTIN-DANZIG ROAD, NAZIS SAY   DANZIG VIRTUALLY CUT OFF BY 22-Mi. PUSH FROM BUBLITZ

AUGOIANS MOVE TOWARD COAST   Army Reaches Stettin-Danzig Road at Point 7 Miles From Baltic.

Soviets Cut Danzig Off From German Contact as  150-Mile Strin Isolated

Baltic City Of Koeslin ‘Threatened By Russians   Red Cavalry Moves Ahead Of Infantry

REDS CUT RAIL, HIGHWAY LINES ON BALTIC SEA   New Offensives Reported North Of Prague, At Konigsberg

OKINAWA BEING SUPPLIED FOOD BY SUPERFORTS   150, 500 American Troops Are On Island Isolated By Typhoon   DAMAGE REPORT IS STILL INCOMPLETE

150.000 Yanks Now Isolated On Okinawa Isle   Superforts Swoop Down And Drop Tons of  Food to Americans

OKINAWA LEFT IN WRECKAGE BY BiG BLOW   HELP IS RUSHED TO 150,000 ISOLATED AMERICANS

Supertorts Rush Food To Okinawa   150,000 American Troops Isolated by Typhoon; 13 Sailors Dead: 100 Men Hurt

Planes-Droplood To Isolated American Troops; 18 Sailors Said Killed

OUPERFORTS TAKE FOOD TO OKINAWA   SUPPLIES RUSHED TO 150,000 U. S. TROOPS ON TYPHOONSTRICKEN ISLAND.

Relief Is Flown To Troops . On Typhoon-Struck Okinawe   Emergency Rations Rushed to 150,000 Men Isolated on Island—Thirteen Reported Dead or Missing; 100 Injured .

Food Rushed  To Okinawa   B-29s Carry Supplie To Tephonn Vietims

B-29's Rush Tons Of Food To Okinawa   13 American Navy Men Left Dead, «" ‘Missing By Typhoon

Supplies Sent Storm-Struck Americans   132-Mile. Typhoon Leaves -U.S.-Held Island fsclated

Food Rushed By Plane  To Stricken Okinawa   13 Yank Sailors ‘Dead or Missing, 150,000 Troops Isolated by Storm

Superforts Carrying Food To Mer Without Communications; Navy  ._ Has 127 Ships Sunk, Damaged

American Sailors — Missing At Okinawa   27 Naval Vessels Victims During

Red Army Captures Main Supply Base For Koenigsberg  GERMAN ATTACKS GETTING STRONGER  Remnants Of 200,000 Naz Troops Trapped In East Prussia

Make Gain Near Sorau   Fierce Counter-Attack: Stall Russian Offense

UKRAINE ARMY TEARS GAP IN CERMAN LINES   German Counter-Blows Mount; Claim Brakes Placed On Russians

NEW GAP TORN IN GERMAN LINES TO SOUTH OF BERLIN   New Breakthru Only 75  Miles South of Nazi Capital.

NAZIS ADMIT LINE SLASHEE NEAR SORAU   Russians Capture Main Supply Base For Koenigsberg

REDS TEAR HOLE IN NAZI LINES NORTH OF SORAU      Break In German Detense Is 75 Miles From Berlin

Berlin Says Sorau Front  Gap Closed   Konev’s Ukrainians Score New Gains In Bitter Fight

REDS SAY EAST PRUSSIAN LINES NEAR COLLAPSE   Russians Concentrate on Cleaning Up Big _ Encircled Pockets

Red Army Tears Gap In Nazi Line In Bitter Battle   Nazi Counterblows Getting Stronger, Slow Down Russians

SOVIETS TEAR NEW GAPS IN GERMAN LINES   Nazis Report Silesian Drive Slowed As Counter-Blows Are Strengthened

Berlin Admits Russians Cut Line Near Sorau But Claims Counter-Attacks Slow Foe

ADMITS GAIN HOWEVER, IK CAME PLAGE   Reports Gap in German Line North of Sorau Has Been Closed.

Konev’s Army Tears Gap in German Line   Germans Claim Their Counterblows Are Slawinoe Red Troaoan«

RussianArmy Tears Gap In  GermanLines   Gains Made Despite Heavy Counter Blows In Area North Of Soru

KONEV’S ARMY TEARS GAP.IN GERMAN LINES   Occurs 75 Miles Southeast ’ Of Berlin

To Weicome Eisenhower At Capital   General to Receive Hero’s Reception at Wash ineton Tomorrow

GEN. EISENHOWER TO ARRIVE MONDAY   Simple Reception Plans Are Now Under-way In Washington

Chinese Within 10 Miles of Kweilin   Drive on Air Base City Pushed From 3 Sides

:  Big Three to Help Liberated Nations: Byrnes   U. S. to Assume Responsibility in Freed Countries

MILITARISM MUST LEAVE TRUMAN SAYS   MacArthur Powers Revealed in Statement

Can Use Force It Opposed by Militarists   Policy Directive Sent to MacArthur by Truman Made Public: U. §. Decisions to Govern if Allies Disacree

Japs Can Use Force To Strip Government Of Feudal Tinge   All Of Military, Nationalism Out   Publication Of Order Comes Amid Controversy Over Occupation Army

Japan Urged To Rid Natior Of Feudalism   Truman Releases Text of Directory Sant Gen. M’ Arthur

Japs To Use  Armed Force If Necessary To Clean Up   MacArthur Is Told To Act Directly If Regime Fails To Collaborate

No Man Under 30 Now Safe From Draft If He’s Physically Fit   New List Of Essential Activities Issued But Registrants Must Be Necessary To Industry In Which They Are Employed

FINAL ASSAULT ON IWO BEGINS   Marines Bring Up Tanks And Flamethrowers

PREPARING FOR FINAL ASSAULT   Force of Surviving Japs Entrenched on Northeast Tip of Lwo.   BRING REINFORCEMENTS

Marine Units Ready For Final Drive on lwo Jim   Bring Up Equipment To Assault Tip Where Jap Force Is Entrenched,

CLEANUP" NEARS IN WO CAMPAIGN   Marines Prepare For Drive Against Long, High Butte

Marines Bring Up Tanks, Flamethrowers For Final Assault On Japs On Iwo   Major Force Of Surviving Japanese Entrenched On Northern Tip Of Island

“MARINES SLASH » AT JAP POCKET   Final Battle To Conquer Enemy on Small Isle Is Under Way

South of Philippines, Yanks Are Pressing Conquest of Mindanao Against Light Opposition—Superforts Leave Jap Industry Aflame But Devastation Not as Bad as That at Tokyo

Battle Weary Marines Gird  ‘For Iwo Final   Tanks, Flamethrowers, De niolition Units Brought Up to Front For Decisive Assanit

Boys Who Took Hill 382 Are Proud—-And Tired..... Battle-Weary Marines Prepare For What May Be Final Assault On Iwo

Marines Nearly Through On Iwo   + RR KR WR WA Superforts Light Up Nagoya

American Marines ‘Pocket’ Surviving Japanese On Iwo Jima in Small, Cave-Pocketed Ridge Area

Near End On Iwo  Marines: Squeeze Japs Into Mile- ‘Deep Pocket On North Tip of Isle: Mass fot Final Blow

Battle-Weary Marines Prepare Attempt to End 22 Days of Fighting on lwo Jima

Reds Seize 85 Miles on Baltic   Russians Reach Oder on Both Sides of Port City Under Gunfire

"A COLUMN  ‘ABOUT IOWA  P oot a aa aa a ee a   Wife of Former Senator Steck Dies

1000-Superfort Raids on Japan Almost Ready  Manchuria Also Within Range frac ht... DBD...

NEW SETUP OF AIR FORCES FORECASTS TERRIIFC BLOWS   JAPAN NOW FACING GREATER ATTACKS THAN HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PAST

IN RUSSIA FOR ‘BIG 3 MEETING   Blizzard Delays Plane Landing in Moscow  More Than Hour

BYRNES DELAYED IN REACHING MOSCOW   Howling Biizar@ Delays =ecre     tary’s Arrival For Foreign     Ministers’ Meetine

Storm Delays Sec'y Byrnes’ Moscow Fligh   U. S. Official Arrives -for Foreign Ministers’  Conference

BYRNES ARRIVES AT PARLEY SITE   Howling Blizzard Delays Landing at Moscow Central Airdrome

Good Morning:  A Little Chuckle To Start The Dav   Byrnes Lands At Moscou Airport During Blizzard

SECREIARY ARRIVES IN" RED CAPITAL   Howling Blizzuid Over Poscow Delays Plas ‘landing; Bevin Not Yet There

BYRNES REACHES MOSCOW IN BLIZZARD   Plane Unable to Locate Russian Capital for More Than Hour Because of Snowstorm.

Byrnes Reaches Moscow in Heavy Blizzard   Foreign Ministers Scheduled to Open Meet Today

Moscow Blizzard Slows Up Byrnes   Secretary of State’s Plane Unable to _ Find Russian Capital for More Than ace

FT er Os Roy eat et a gr cee a ee eee  Stilwell Road to Be Abandoned Soon

TO PLAY AT WHITE HOUSE   Army Air Force. Band Returns From Tour; Glen Darwin to Sing

Braden Charges Argentina Has Failed To Live Up To Hemisphere Or World Pledae

BRADEN CENSURES ARGENTINE AGTION   Charges Government There Failed to Live Up to Obliaations

ScoresRegime In Argentina   Ambassador Charges Military Government Has Failed

Sevs Argentina Fails to Meet Obligations  Envoy Declares People of That

MILITARISTSIN ARGENTINA HAVE IGNORED PACT   Braden Says Government Has Failed To Live Up To Obligations

Ambassador.  Hurls Blast  At Argentina Says It Has Failed  To Carry Out lts Oblications

Plead Guilty To Store Robbery   Wausau Man, Nephew Admit Tuesday Theft

Togo Named Jap Minister of East Asia   FORMER PREMIER MADE PRIVY COUNCIL HEAD IN NEW NIPPON SETUP

=< 2 CE  PETIT JURORS REPORT DEC. 3   Next Court Term to Open Late this Month

11-ton Bombs Hit Nazi Oil, Armament Plants; Are'Earth Shattering’

R. A. F. Planes Drop {1-Ton Bombs on Reict   Hurl 22,000-Pound Missiles at Rail Viaduct Target

11- Ton Bombs Are Dropped on Nazi Target   Rail Lines, U-Boat Pens, Refineries, War Plants Are Hit

Way Cleared For Action. On Charter  Final Approval   Final Approval Given Bretton  Bill by House

MAJOR MONEY ACTION OVER IN CONGRESS      House Starts Recess For the Summer  Today

No ‘Cloak & Dagger’ Setup  U. S. Intelligence Service Will Try To Promote Peace

REDS’ PLAN WOULD HAMPER M’ARTHUR   GENERAL TO LOSE FACE IF CONTROL COUNCIL IS SET UP TO RULE JAPAN.

Russian Plan For Council Not Favored  Much Work By  Aton A wil. T.   Much Work By MacArthur Is Still Ahead

Demand Flat 30 Per Cent Pay Boosts   Picket Lines at GM Plant Bar Workers From Entering Office

IC. 1. 0. Workers Reject \Ford Motor Offer ‘of Increase in Wages

Company Declares Big Loss in View  Palien Candone Pieketing   Police Condone Picketing At Spark Plug Plant

Auto Workers Reject Ford Company's Bid   12.4 Percent Wage Rate Increase Is  Offered Workers

TWO U.S. ARMIES CLOSE ON MUNICH ASKING FOR HELP   Mayor Claims Bavarian Uprising I Quelled; Regensburg, Augsburg Fall To American Soldiers

UPRISING IS REPORTED IN MUNICH ABFA      Revolutionists Broadcast Appeals For Aid~—Claim Revolt Overthrown

MUNICH SEIZED IN NAZI REVOLT; CALL YANKS’ AID   Twin Outer Citadels In U.S: Hands; 7th At Austrian Border

Revolution Fires Burn in Bavaria   Gauleiter Claims Uprising Suppressed, Calls for Battle

OCCUPATION OF BERLIN MAY COME OVER WEEKEND   Peace Revolution Similar To Riots Of 1918 Admitted by Nazis

‘U.S. 3RD AND 7TH ARMIES CONVERGING ON MUNICH TAKE 55,000 PRISONERS

Americans. Are Only 30 Miles Away~           REVOLUTIONISTS SEIZE. RADIO AND BROADCAST APPEAL: FOR AID IN OVERTHROWING NA

‘Blackout Veils U. 8. 3d Fleet; Kyushu Struek   Chinese Seize Sth "Drome} Aussies Make Advances Planes Rip Formosa

Speculate On Halsey’s Next Strike   Japs Try to Guess Where Huge U. S. Fleet Will  Show Up Again

Security Blackout Shields U.S. Force After Tokyo Blow   Fighter Planes From Island Bases Continue Attacks on Nipponese; U, S, Planes Aid Aussies With Fire Bombs in Campaign to Take Borneo

NEXT MOVE OF U.S, 3RD FLEET STILL =MYSTERY   Tokyo Radio Reports Smalt Group Of Planes Over Nipponese Territory   ‘MORE LANDINGS FEARED   Nips Expect Invasion Of Carnicobar Islands; Aussies Move Up

Task Force Under Security Blackout. Moves To Avoid Suicide Attacks

Commons Votes Ratification Bretton Woods   Approval of Monetary Stahilization Pact Condition Of Lean Of $4,400,  - 066,006 from U.S.

Commons Puts lts Okay On Bretton Woods  Approval Necessary To Obtain Loan Of  @saAaA bts: £.....

LOAN TERMS APPROVED IN COMMONS   Final Ratification Is Given To Bretton Woods Monetary Stabilization Pact

COMMONS OK’S LOAN TERMS OF UNITED STATES   Had To Ratify Bretton Woods Monetary Pact

BRITISH RATIFY BANK PLAN 10 RECEIVE LOAN   Conservatives, Labor Leaders in Sharp Debate Over Terms

British Lords Set for Ballot On Fund Plan   Commons Accepts Bretton Condition To Gain U. S. Lean

Bretton Woods Pact Approved   Commons Acts to ‘Meet Condition: of Loan to Britain

Commons Votes Bretton W oods Pact Approy al   Action Comes After U. Ss Loan Okehed; Now Before House Of Lords

British Put Okay On Pact   Bretton Woods Monetary Plan Aareed Upon

Stabilization Plan Adopted  By Commons   Bretton Woods Monetary Agreement Ia Ratified Without Dissent Today By British House

BRITISH APPROVE BRETTON WOODS MONETARY PLAN   Final Ratification Given Plan - By Hotse Of Commons —  Their Qkeh Necessary Be- fore Loan Could Be Granted

COMMONS OK’S TERMS IN U.S. SA BILLION LOAN   Ratify Bretton Woods " Monetary Pact, One of Conditions

British Vote For U.S. Loan   Commons Gives Final Approval to Bretton Woods Monetary Pact

Bretton Woods Monetary Pact Ratified By Commons As Per Agreement With US

COMMONS 0.4. GIVEN TO LOAN BRETTON PLANS   Churchill Fights With Bevin Claims His Party Could Have Got Better Deal

Bretton Woods Pact Approved By British   Measure Passes Commons; Loan Is Debated

Commons 0. K.’s Bretton Woods Monetary Pact   Final Ratification Fol. lows Approval Of U. S. Loan Terms.

Commons Ratifies - Bretton  Woods Pact. OKs I Loan Terms   Monetary Pact of World Peace Program Ap_ proved Without Dis sent; Sharp Debate Over Terms of Loan.

Commons OK s Bretton Woods As Loan Term  Conservatives Abstair Cream Vatinn On   Conservatives Abstarr From Voting On Churchill's Request

Congresswoman Asks Senators To Dratt Nurses  Wants Corps To Attend Veterans

Nurse Dratt Attacked by WC.T.U.   Denounced as Vehicle for the Enslavement of American Women

NURSE DRAFT ACTION BLASTED BY W.C.TU,   Group Says Bill Would Mear Enslavement Of Women

Urges Quick Passage Of Nurse Draft   Favors Nurse Corps For Vets Hospitals

Nurse Draft Draws Fire  ‘OfW.C. T.U.*   ‘Measure for Enslavementof Women, Sen-. ate Committee ls Told

Russian Units Effect Linkup in Big Drive   Resistance Crumbles as Armies Advance on Dresden and Storkow

Red Army Moves Across Silesia  In Fresh Gains   Schneidemuehl Seized And Breslau Now Surrounded.

RUSSHANS 45 MILES FROM DRESDER      Report Linking Of Soviet Army Wings Nearing Berlin

Junction Of Soviet Units ls Reported   Nazi Resistance In One Sector Said To Be Crumbling

Junction of Konev With Zhukov’s First White Army, Driving on Berlin, Reported Without Confirmation

SOVIET ONLY 03 MILES FROM DRESDEN TODAY   Allied Planes Aid Reds In South Flank

FRENCH BROADCAST REPORTS LINKUP BETWEEN KONEY RIGHT WING AND FIRST WHITE ARMY   Telegraph Agency Says Junction Between Two Mighty Russian Units Has Been Made In the Region of Gruenberg   SPEED INDICATES RESISTANCE IS CRUMBLING

Soviets 65 Mi.  Pr om Ber lin At  Forst, Is Claim   German * Military Spokesman Reports Russians Have. Reached Mili ary Highw        France Says Two Red Wings Joined   Zhukov and Konev Units Linked to Menace Berlin: Bearing Down On Dresden

V-E DAY TAKEN IN STRIDE, CLAIM   Morgenthay Reports Attitude Towar@ Loan Drive,  War Effort

Destroyer Stranded on Reef. Blowr Apart by Jap Shell in Magazine 

Crowds See Huge Parade   Four-Star General Smiles and Waves To Kansas Citians Who Line Streets

Child-Raising — Program Backed 'By Nazi Leaders   Young Girls’ Camps Placed Near Men's Labor Service Units

9 AMERICANS TO GO TO UNO CONF ERENGE   Stettinius Is Regular Delezate; Mrs. Roosevelt Included

State Tax Rate at 72 Cents !s Up 17   Taxable Values Up ir State; School Fund Causes-Boost

Army Air Transport Command Digs Out from Mess of Mail and Asks AP for Aid

Noted Figure In Grand Jury Graft Probes To Succeed Justice Wiest

Yanks Storm  Argenta Gap   ‘Boccaleone Seized.  In Po Valley Area

British Fie ehth i 'Takes Po Tow at)  In Swift Move   Tonunies Storm Through Argenta Gap to Capture Bocealeone; Yanks In Heavy Fighting

Black Market In Exchange   Devaluation Of The Franc Has Caused Black Market To Thrive

BELSEN GANG TO DIE ON GALLOWS   Montgomery Rejects All Nazi Appeals For Mercy

‘Monty’ Refuses Belsen Appeals   Kramer and Grese Must Die on Gallows, Ruling

Monty Dooms Belsen Beast:   British Marshal Confirm Death on Gallows

‘Beast of Belsen  And Aides to Hang   Blonde Irma Among Doomed Torturers

Belsen Beast Sentenced To  The Gallows   Blonde German Girl And 20 Others Are Giyen Death Sentences By Hangings

2 DEAD, MANY HURT IN BLAST IN KOREA   300 Missing After Jap Ammunition Dump Explodes

Montana Board Names James A. McCain As University President   Lieutenant Commander Will Be Released From Navy to Succeed Dr. Ernest O. Melby; New Officer Formerly Taught in Colorado

Flight of U. S. Planes To China Brings Angry  Criticism From Pilot:

U.S. Warplanes Said Delivered To Help Chiane   Mass Flighta Are Claimed Costing American Lives In Trip Over ‘Hump’

U. 3. WARPLANES GIVEN TO CHINA   CRA¥T IN LARGE NUMBERS _ FLY TO COUNTRY FOR DELIVERY TO CHIANG.

Nationalists Regret That Envoy Quits   News of Planes Being Sent Over Hump Afko  Creates Interest

Yank Pilots Angered By Having To Fly Perilous ‘Hump’ To Aid China

l “S, PLANES FLOWN INTO NORTH CHINA   Hurley Resignation Ptaces Emphasis Upon Yank Policy

American Air Pilots Balk on Latest Vlissions   Flying United States Planes Into North China from Burma

Movement of Planes to Area Reported  Several American Lives Lost in

(Movement of Planes to ‘Area Reporter   Several American Lives Lost in Aircraft Transfer

U. §. Foreign Policy Now In Sharo Focus   Yank Pilots Angered By Having To’ Fly Perilous ‘Hump’ To Aid China

Movement Of Planes To China Reported   U. S. Aircraft Sent From India and Burma, Is Report

New Developments Bring U. 5. Policy In Chinese Strife into Sharp Focus

They Want To Get Rid Of The Qld Military Clique  NEW ORGANIZATION  SET UP BY PEOPLE  OF WORKING CLASS  Demonstrators Ask That Work Be Provided For The Unemployed

Congress Delays pratt Change, Man Relief Tax   Utah Senator Seeks. To Hait Induction Of 18-19-Year-Olds:

Draft Until May 15  Considered Certain   Point Discharge Plan For Army Officers Given

DRAFT SURE TO CONTINUE UNTIL NEXT MAY 15   Measures for Voluntary Kulisitment Expected by Then

Will Act to Speed Army Recruiting   Will Continue Inductions Sx Those Long in Service  May Go Home

Congress Seems Certain To Let Draft Continue   Program Expected To Go On Until Selective Service Act Expires -

Congress Certain To Let Draft Go Until May 15, 1946   War Dept. t. Announces Point System For Officers’ Release

CONGRESS WILL CONTINUE DRAFT UNTIL MAY 15TH   By That Time Enlistments May Be Sufficient

Draft Sure  to Continue till May 15   Congress Expected to Make no Chang: in Present Draft

Congress Seem: Willing to Let Draft Continue   Present Selective Service Act will, Expire Next May 15

CONGRESS DUE TQ KEEP DRAFT   VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS TO AFFECT DECISION.

CONGRESS APT TO LEY DRAFT LAW ALONE   Expires Next May 15 If No Action Is Taken

DRAFT ACT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MAY IS BELIFF      Expect Voluntary Enlistments Tt Be Felt By That Time

JAPANESE FORM NEW CABINET 10 PROSECUTE WAR   Admiral Suzuki, New Premier, Calls It “Battle” Cabinet

'Complete Jap Battle Cabine' \Despite Interruptions by ‘Superfort Raids on Takva

Announces New Cabinet Formed   Group of Career Civil Servants Form ‘Big Part of Unit

Vital Junction Is Taken  in Manchuria   Ring Tightened to Crush Beseiging Force

Point Values On Pork, Margarine, Lard Boosted   OPA In Huddle With Meat Packers To Ease Situation

FINEST EXAMPLE OF OFFICER‘— ‘Wounded Texan Gets Share of Nios Before He Dies

FIRES PLAGUE OHIO CITIES AS BELOW-ZERO WEATHER SWOOPS DOWNON NATION

OHIO GRIPPED BY WAVE OF ZERO WEATHER   Temperatures Forecast To Rise but Little Effect To Be Seen Tonight.

SLIGHT RELIEF IN COLD WAVE FOR SOUTHERN OHIO   Five Below Zero Reported in Parts of State; Three Deaths

Idaho Farmer Hits Jackpot  Kills 26 Japs In Five Minutes With Flamethrower, More Later

LIQUOR SALE LICENSES IN OWA MOUNT   Dubugue Third With 167 Permits; All Illegal

Slot Machine, Liquor Permit  Holders Listed   U. S. Report’ Shows 24 Liquor, 6 ‘Slot’ Licencees in Carroll

FEDERAL LIQUOR LICENSES RISE   121 More Iowa Clubs,  Tridividuals Licensed

BILL OF PARTICULARS IS FURNISHED CORENS   State's Aftorney Says In Some “Way And Manner By Some Instrument,” Man Killed His Wife

GOODLAND VETOES COLEMAN MEASURE   Would’ Prevent Members ot One Party From Running On Another Ticket.

‘PLEASURE TRAVEL’ BY SERVICEMEN HiIl   Senate Investigators Want Weekend Leaves Cut

Cut In'On-Leave Travel Is Urged   Senators Say Railroad Burden. Will Be Eased

Weekend Leave Cut Suggested To Help Travel  ODT Director Denies  Army Informed Him Of Redeployment Pla:

Cut Week-End  Service Leaves  _ expr ar Ahoy Ff? 6   Since Railroads Are Crowd. ed. ‘Two Senate Committeemen Suggest This.

GI Travel Limitation Proposed   Senator Says Pleasure Trips Too Numerous

Senators Suggest Army, Navy Cut Down On Weekend Leaves To Ease Strain On Trave:

Leave Slash Need Shown   Services Are. Asked  To Aid With Travel

CONVICTION UPSET — BY SUPREME COURT   Treason Verdict in Case of Anthony Cramer Reversed

U. S. Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Of German Saboteur Aid Suspect

Reds Open Attack East of The Oder   Tanks and Infantry Are Being Used in the Stettin  Area   A 7-MILE BREAK THRU   Seven Soviet Divisions ir Drive Toward MoravskaOstrava

Say Russians Break Into Stettin Inner Defenses,  Tanks Busy.East of.Oder

Russians Open Violent Attack In Stettin Area   Smash Preceded by Drumfire Barrage Followed by Masses Of Tanks, Infantry

Hirohito's Death Would Have Made War Last Longer  Tokyo Banker Gives Nip Views on Worship of Emperor

HITLER HEADS THE LIST "OF AXIS WAR CRIMINALS   NAMES OF HUNDEEDS ON CRIMINAL LIST ARE NOT BEING MADE PUBLIC

BIG STAB MAY BE IN MAKING   U. S$. Third Fleet's Radio Blackout Might Be Cue For Action

SHIPS MOVE UNDER RADIC BLACKOUT   Such Silence Preceded Halsey’s First Shelling of Nip Homeland—Admiral Silent on Tokyo Bav Damage.

Radio Blackout Ha: Again Obscured Fleet Whereabouts  Even Tokyo Gives Up Warning Japanese Yanks to Hit Again

Radio Blackout On Operations of Third Fleet   No Hint of Movements _ Of Allied Navies;  Jitfery-Japanese  Take to Boasts

RADIO BLACKOUT SCREENS MOVES OF THIRD FLEET   Blackout Is Similar to That Which Preceded Halsey’s ‘First Naval Strike at Japan —Tokvyo Radio Silent

TEMPERATURES:   Halsey's Ships Roam: Waters Off Nippon‘s Coast Unchallenged

No Hint  of Fleet Movement   Tokyo Declares Fleet Prowling is ‘Baiting Scheme’ To Get Japs Out

Tokyo Hopes Temporary Halt In Carrier Raids May Mean Allied Naval Force Leaving

RADIO SILENCE HIDES MOVEMENT OF FLEET   Nimitz Gives No Hint As Tc Halsey’s Next Move

EVEN TOKYO [a SILENT ON IT   Nimitz Does Not Give Hint Of Whereabouts of Naval Units.   AERIAL HITS CONTINUE

Veil Over Third Fleet   Radio Blackout Hides  Movements Which Japs Say They Will Not Be “Baited” Into Opposing

Morgenthau Seeks Quick Action On Monetary Plan  Bretton Woods Plan Praised Before Banking Committee

NIPS UNABLE TO HALT COIAPLETE BrSTRUCTION OF CITIES, U. S. CLAIM

Allied Bombers Blast Berlin As Reds and Yanks Open What May Be End Of Furone War

“Germans View New U.S. Push As Signiicant   Berlin Is Termed a Front Line City; Yanks Move on Elbe

300,000 LEAVE THEIR JOBS IN 135 FACTORIES   Seek Showdown on Issue of Post-War Wage Levels

General Motors Employes Are Starting Strike   Nationwide Walkout In G. M. Plants Will Affect Nearly 300.000 Workers   DETROIT REPORTS PLANTS GO DOWRS

300,000 Quit In 135 Plants Over Nation   Walkout at 11 A.M. Seeks to Force Pay Increase of 30 Pct.

WALKOUT IS ~ HEAVY BLOW  TO INDUSTRY             THOUSAND yons THIS {ING—-OTHER com. RANTES, AFFECTED

NEW FIRE STATION DEDICATED AND FLAG IS RAISED   Bristol Volunteer Fire Co., No. 6, Officially Opens Its New House on Hayes St.   INTERESTING AFFAIR   l. J. Hetherington, Former Resident, Pressed Into Service as Speaker

DEDICATE FIRE HOUSE AT EVENT IN BRISTOL   Bristol Vol. Fire Company No. 6 Is the Sponsor   €O. PRESIDENT SPEAKS

PRESIDENT MAY STRESS SPEEDY DEFEAT OF JAPS   Believed Emphasizing That Quick Victory In Pacific Would Help Europe

Defeat Japan ~ Imminent Need   [Believed Emphasizing Fact To. British, Russians :As Big’ 3. Parley Continues

Truman Reported Insisting That Victory in Orient Will Speed Reconstruction in Europe—Conference Progressing in Atmosphere of Harmony

BELIEVED TRUMAN URGING QUICK END FOR WAR QN JAPAN   STRESSES NEED FOR QUICK PEACE TO AID EUROPEAN REHABILITATION

Big 3 Parley i Third Day: Topics Secret   Truman Stresses Need for Early Victory Over Japs

Truman Urges Quick Victory In Pacific War   It Is Necessary to Speed Reconstruction Of Europe to Give Stable World Peace

President Wants Russia in War, Potsdam News Hints   Third Session Scheduled by ‘Big Three’; U.S. in Good Trading Position With Allies

Need Of Quick Victory In Pacific Believed. Theme , Of ‘Truman’Talk In: Berl:

NEWS SCARCE FROM MEETING OF BIG THREE   Atmosphere of Harmony Prevails On Third Day of Parley

DISCUSSIONS OF BIG THREE THUS FAR TOP SECRET   President Truman Believed To Be Stressing Vital Need For Quick Victory In Pacific: State Dinner lonight.   —BY DANIEL DE LUCE AND FRNEST B. VACCARO—

Truman Stresses Need for Quick Victory Over Nips   In Order to Speed The Reconstruction Of Europe; Also Aid To World Economy

"Big 3° Meet Each Morning At Potsdam   Russian-British Proposals Said To Be Numerous

BELIEVED URGING QUICK VICTORY TO SPEED PEACE JOB   RUSSIA’S ROLE IN WAR AGAINST JAPS IS A MAJOR ISSUE

Importance Of Speedy Pacific Victory Thought Stressed By President

Truman Holds Quick Victory Urgent Need   Details of Berlin Conference Still Being Kept Secret

Harmony at Conference  Of Big Three   Parley Enters Third Day; News Blackout Continues in Force

TRUMAN NOW URGING CLOSER. ALUED CO-OPERATION T0 BRING QUICKER END TOPACIFICWAR

QUICK VICTORY 5 A NECESSIT)   Truman Believed Emphasizing Need of It to Stalin, Churchill.

Pacitie War Stressed in Conference   President Truman Seeking Quick Victory as Means Of Speeding Solution To European Problems

Quick Win In Pacific  Is Favored By Truman   Big Three Thought earing Views At Potsdam

Reconstruction Can Be Speeded In Europe, Claim   Historic ‘Big Three’ Parley in Third Day On Harmonious Note

Truman Seeks Quick Victory In Pacific War   Believed Emphasizing This Before Europe Can Be Reconstructed.

Big 3 Told Jap Defeat Key To Peace   President Re-Emphasizes Importance Of Achiev, ing An Early Victory

No Report On Big 3 Meeting Is Given Today   President Truman Believed To Be Stressing Importance of Ending Japanese War as First Step.

TRUMAN TELLS BIG-3 WE WANT JAPS OUT FIRST   President Will Give State Dinner Tonight

Truman States Need of Quick  nding of War   Tells Allies Vietory Will Speed European Construction. Give  All Benefit of Peace

Third Meeting Held Today By Big Three   Truman Emphasizing Necessity of Quick Pacifie Win

Big Three On Tide  Of Harmony   No. Disagreement Yet Reported As Parley Goes Into Third Day; Focus Eyes On Asia

Truman Hold: Pacific. Peace Is. Paramount   “Ge ‘Ss. To Agree On Any Reasonable  ‘Terns “in Eurone

TRUMAN URGES TAP CLEAN UP   Urgency of Quick Victory  In Pacific Stressed At Big 3 Confab -

iBelieved Stressinig’ Neces sity In Order to Speed Reconstruction of .Eu  rope by Global Peace

TRUMAN SHOWS NEED FOR QUICK WIN IN PACIFIC   U. S. Can Help Reconstruction of Europe After Nips’ Defeat

Truman Stressing Issue In Pacific   Victory. .in the Pacific Wil ‘Speed Reconstruction of Europe    HARMONY AT MEETING   Big Three Consider Agenda ‘Prepared by Foreign Secretaries

THIRD SESSION OF BIG THREE TONIGHT   (President To Be Host At State Dinner   ACTUAL DECISIONS   )f Conference Kept Secret: General Bradiey Summoned To Potsdam

Truman Urges Win In Pacific   Emphasizes Resulting Speedup in Reconstruction Of Europe, World Recovery

Truman Wants Japs Defeated   President Believed To Be Stressing Quick Pacific Vietory at Conference

Big Three Meeting in Third Day; News Blackout Continues   Atmosphere of Harmony Prevails; Agenda is Prepared Daily

NECESSITY OF A QUICK VICTORY IS EMPHASIZED   President Truman Is Believed Placing His Point Before His Allies.   THIRD MEETING HELD   The President Will Give 3: State Dinner Tonight at the Little White House.

Truman Seeking Quick Victory In War With Japan   Big Three Meeting Swings Into Thirc Day With Harmony Apparent

TT  i ruman Dinner Tonight   Formal Affair for Stalin, Churchill. Five Representative: Of Governments

Truman Presses For Victory In Pacific Struggle  Would Speed Europe’ Reconstruction, He   Would Speed Europe’: Reconstruction, He Tells W.C., Stalin In Bia Three Talke

One Dies, Rain Damage Heavy   (There will be a partial eclipse of the su.. visible here on Monday morning between sunrise, 6:38, and 7:48 a. m. For a complete story, turn to Page 4, Section 2, of today’s Avalanche-Journal.)

Heavy Rains Cut Brownwocd Off From Traffic, One Man INvawne. 400 Left Homeless

Beattie Sleeps In A School House   BY EDWARD W. BEATTIE, IR. United Press War Correspondent

Beattie Finds His German Prison Guards Brushing Up ‘on Enalish—Just in Time

NEW RUSSO-CHINESE TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP ONE OF MOST CONSTRUCTIVE PRESENT WAR

* RUSSO - CHINESE FRIENDSHIP TREATY ONE OF MOST CONSTRUCTIVE PACTS OF ENTIRE WORLD WAR PERIOD

Mackenzie’s Column China-Russian Pact Is Big Step ‘Toward Assuring World Peace

Mackenzie:   —— ——eeEr Oe we ee eee SS  If Russo-Chinese Pact - Works It Will Be Great Help In Keeping Peace

husso-Uhina Pact Seen As Aid To Peace  Appears As Pledge Russia Will Lamit Sphere of Inflnence, and Also to. Dispel Suspicion Of Her

HOUSING NEEDS IN CITY ARE CRITICAL   Fairchild Officials Tell of Shortage in. Haaerstown

HOUSING NEEDS IN CITY ARE CRITICAL   Fairchild Officials. Tell ‘of - Shortage in: He . -q@erstown:.

GRAND XNICHT   D. D, James Sullivan. Offi ciates at Ceremony for Concord Council ©

iy nSTALED      D. D. James Sullivan Offi ciates at Ceremony for Concord Council

Governors Ask  Unemployed Aid   Want Federal Grants State Administered

Grants in Aid Backing Urged  To Governors   Peunsylvania’e Executive Proposes “Opportunity,   Noi Caddling’ for Gi 

Big 3 Conference Comes to a Close    Future Peace of World May Hinge on Historic  Gathering   TRUMAN TO ENGLAND   President of the United _ States to Meet King George VI

See German Army Break   End to Organized De- fense Believed Near . But Doubt Surrender

GERMAN ARMY MAY BEGIN 10 CRUMBLE SOON   Peace-Feeler Reports Still Multiplying

Nazi Army Disintegratings War To End In  Few Weeks, U.S. Military Men Believe

Washington Expects War To End Soon   Except for Large Scale Mopping Up Operations

U. S. Watches For Collapse   Crackup of German Army Expected Soon

German Army Is Expected To Begin, Disintegrating Soon Under Pressure

EAPEGT WAZI ARMY TO OISINTEGRATE   Military Experts Feel That No One Will Surrender, Eliminating V-E Dav

EXPECT COLLAPSE OF GERMAN ARMY   BELIEF GROWS IN WASHINGTON THAT VICTORY IS NEAR

Hope, But Little Expectation, For Germans’ Surrender Washington Believes European War Will End In A Few Weeks

Senator Says Jap Peace Offers Made   Says He Can't Tell Terms or if They Were Rejected

SENATOR SAYS JAPSMADE PEACE OFFER   Capehart Claims Enemy Willing To Give Up All Territory, In eluding Manchuria

Ja Peace Offers Rumored:  Plan Acceptable fo Sen. Capehar! \Made Recently, He Tells a Reporter

COMBINED FORCES RESCUE CIVILIANS PHILIPPINES GAMP   MARINES BREAK DEAD. . LOCK ON IWO JIMA; SUPERFORTS HIT SINGAPORE      {GOOD NEWS OF WEST FRONT OFFENSIVE IS THAT YANKS HAVE CROSSED FLOODED ROFR

Stalemate On Iwo Broken .as Marines Fight To Airfields      Picked Paratroopers Drop Into Los Banos Prison Jus Outside Manila While Doughboys and Guerrillas Close In Outside and Kill Entire Jap Garrison—Turning Point Reached in Bloody Iwo Jima Battle

Land,Sky,Water Utilized To Reach Los Banos Camp   Iwo Jima Deadlock Ends; Forts Bomb Singapore; Chinese Gain In Burma

Pan-American Plane Sinks In Water Landing   Accident Occurs at Port de France, Martinique; 10 Passengers Aboard

Pyle’s Column: Pyle Read Only Five Books In His “Catch-Up” Campaign   RY ERNIE PYLE

Last Units Of 2nd Leave France Today   « Labor Disputes Cause Birmingham Papers To Suspend Publication; Printers Walk Out

T. J. PENDERGAST DIES IN HOSPITAL      Former Kansas City Machine Boss Expires, . Aaeed 72

Heart Fails ~ Pendergast, Former Boss   Death  Thwarts Final , Ambition for Return of Citizenship

“Boss” Thomas J. Pendergast Dies   Former Powerful Politician Succumbs To Heart Dicanca

‘BOSS’ PENDERGAST GLAIMED BY DEATH   aaa alent ccereeeneannemiansell  Colorful Politician Servec Term in Prison

KANSAS CITY'S EX-BOSS DIES   ‘Death Of é 2. Pendergas -. Due To Heart Ailment

Death Takes Pendergast   > Heart Ailment Kills Fx-Political Boss

Pendergast, 72, Dies in Missouri   Trolley Romeo, With 8 Wives, Tells Secrets of His Popularity

ILENESS FATAL TO PENDERGAST   Former Machine Boss At Kansas City Dies At Age Of 72

TOM PENDERGAST, ~— EX-BOSS, DIES   MAN WHO MADE SENATORS AND GOVERNORS IN MISSOURI SUCCUMBS AT 72.

POLITICAL BOSS PENDERGAST DIES   STRICKEN WHEN NEARING FINISH OF PROBATION

TOM PENDERGAST ONES LAST WIGHT      Former Powerful Democra: tic Boss Is Victim of Heart Disease.

. : - “ i Dar carges, 4En8es O77  wd 4 -aG..  ene gs” >'es ¢- 77

Long Ruled as Political Boss  Once Powerful in Democratic Circles

DEATH TAKES POLITIGAL BOSS   Thomas J. Pendergast, 72, Dies In Kansas City

PENDERGAST STRICKEN AT 72   Former Political Boss Dies of Heart Disease

FORMER BOSS OF MISSOURI DIES   “Big Tom” Pendergast, Once Ruler Of Kansas City And State, Passes At 72; Served Prison Term.

Some Resistance Still Continues, Despite ‘Gesture’ That Isle Is Won

20,000 ENEMY TROOPS KILLED ON IWO ISLAND   American Flag Has Been  Raised Formally On Pinwifn Race   SOME RESISTANCE STILL CONTINUES

American Flag caised Formally For First Time   Jap Casualties Placed a 20,000, American Not Given Out

Federal Action May Speed End Of Auto Strike   Summons for Mediation Meet Hinted; GM Reply to Union on Arbitration Set Today as UAW Repeats Demands

Five U. S. Soldiers Sentenced to Die   Desertion and Theft Of Gasoline Charged

Yanks Get  Death Decree   Five in Paris Doomed tn Gasoline Thefts

WILL EXECUTE FIVE SOLDIERS   Army Court Dooms Group On Charges of Desertion and Theft

Five U..S. Soldiers Sentenced to Deatt For Paris Black Market Operations

DEATH DECREE FOR AMERICANS IN BLACK MART   Five Doughboys Get Death Sen tence on Charges of Stealing Big Quantities Gasoline

Death Meted To 5 Soldiers   Thefts of Gasoline Brine Convictions

“HAS BEEN RE-ARRESTED   Gen. Mario Roatta Was on Trial on War Crimes Charges

Pre-Hearings  Held On Air  Line Requests   Approximately 50 Lines Seek to Set Up New Service in 5 Middle Atlantic State Areas

MAN-MADE COMETS FLYING OVER JAPAN   Fighter-bombers Travel Seven Miles a Minute

Army Reveals Use Of Versatile New Battle Plane  Corsair Fight-Bomber Has Amazing Speed And Anility in Action

ATOMIC ‘ACTION’ PUSHED IN 1935   Economist Reveals Part Played By Roosevelt In Research

Development of Atomic Bomb Started in ‘39   Liaison Man Tells Story at Public Hearing

Whites, Negroes Fight In Eufaula   Outbreak Follows Attack Murder Of White Girl

SUPERFORTS AND MUSTANGS ATTACK ~ SCATTERED MILITARY TARGETS IN JAPAN FOR THIRD SUCCESSIVE DAY   Osako-Kobe District is Hit;  Jap Airfields Are Strafed  HIT VITAL FACTORIES   Set Afire 14 Small Vessels Caught in The Osaka Bay

German Labor Leader Hangs Self In Jail   Leaves A Document Apologizing For His Anti-Semitism; Will Left To Children

Chief Of Nazi_ Labor Front Was ‘Awaiting Trial      Leaves Document,Directed To ‘My German People’ Apologizing For Anti-Semitism

Ley, Nazi Labor Chief, Anti-Semite, Hangs Self in Nuernberg Jail Cell

TOP-RANKING NAZI FOUND DEAD IN CEL   Towel Used by Prisoner te End Life—Mouth Stuffed With Rags Torn From Underwear.   EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM PROVE FUTILE   Former Leader of German Labor Front Indicted With 23 Others Oct. 18 for War Crimes.

Dr. Ley Takes His Own Life   Chief of Hitler’s Labor Front Hangs Seif in Nuernberg Jail

May Mean Major Changes in Trials  Leaves Documents Prepared in Cell

Robert. Ley, Hitler Boss, Hangs Self   Labor Chief Commits Suicide In Nuernberg Jail To Escape War Trials

Ley, Nazi Labor Front Chief, Is Suicide In Jail   Hangs Self With Towel While Awaiting Trial As  War Criminal.

NAZI LABOR BOSS HANGS SELF WITH TOWEL IN PRISON  FACED TRIAL WITH 23 OTHER GERMANS

Dr. Robert. Ley,;'Hitle: Aide, Suicides In Cell While Awaiting War  Criminal Trial ;   Leaves Notes To His Three Wive:   Calls Upoir Last One Not ta -Remarry; Makes a “Terrifie” Apology. For Anti-Semitism

Strength Through Joy, Ley, Suicide  Hitler Labor Leader   ee eee be ee

ROBERT LEY, NAZI LABOR CHIEF, HUNG SELF IN JAIL   Was One Of 24 High-Ranking Nazis To Go On Trial Next Month

Dr. Ley Hangs Self As He Awaits Trial As Nazi Slave Boss   War Criminal No. 4 ‘Couldn't T ake It’ - - Apology for Brutality To Jews, Will to Children a nd Letter to Three Wives Left in Cell Where He Took Own Life With Towel

Nazi Robert Ley iCheats Allied Justice   Hangs Self in Cell; ” May Mean Changes in Preparations for AM“ Crinnk Tetal

DR. ROBERT LEY, ONE OF MAJOR NAZI WAR CRIMINALS, SUICIDES  CAREFUL PREPARATIONS MADE FOR ENDING LIFE RY NAZI EX-LABOR BOSS

WAR CRIMINAL HANGS HIMSELF   Robert Ley Ends Life ir Cell Where He Was Awaitins. Trial.

Former Leader for Hitler Afraid to Face Trial, © Kills Himself With Towel

Nazi Found Dead In His Cell While Awaiting Trial; May Alter Hearing

LABOR LEADER ENDS CAREER BY HANGING   Commits Act In His Cell At Nuernberg Prison   LAST MESSAGE

Nazi Chieftain Takes Own Life   Dr. Robert Ley Hangs. Himself In Jail Cell

Dr. Robert Ley Hangs Self in His Prison Cell   Lises Towel Torn  into Strips, Was

War Criminal! Ends His Life   Dr. Robert ‘Ley, Nazi La. bor Front Leader, Hangs —Self in Cell

Dr. Ley Hang: Self in Jail  At Nuer ‘nberg   Was One Time Chief of Hitler's  Leabor Front

NAZI CRIMINAL HANGS SELF IN NUERNBERG JAIL   Leaves Document on Apology for Anti-Semitism Act

Ley Kills Self in Cell  In Germany   Political Document I:  _ Apology for Hi Anti-Semitism; May Change Trial   Is Buried Today   Unmarked Grave Get: Body of Hitler Labor Leader co

DR. ROBERT LEY ESCAPES TRIAL IN WAR COURT   Strangles - After Knotting Towel Around Neck In Nuernbers Cell

‘Nazi Labor Leader Awaiting Trial Hangs Himself in Cell: Buried in an Unmarked Grave

Takes Life By Hanging Self In Prison Cell   Uses Towel To Escape Facing Prosecution as Perpetrator of Crimes

Dr. Ley, Nazi Labor Leader, Hangs Himselt   Dies in Cell Where He Awaited Trial as War Criminal—Leaves Will, **Testimony”

NAZI DR. ROBERT LEY. HANGS SELF. IN PRISON CELL   Former Labor Front Master. Under Hitler Cheats Tria! By Allied Court BY Taking Own Life in Nuernberg Cell

Fanatical Nazi Jew Persecutor Hangs Himself   Found Dead in Cell at Nuernberg Jail: Leaves Message

BODY FOUND HANGING IN PRISON CELI   Uses Smuggled Towel Tc Cheat Trial As War Criminal

Ley, Nazis Labor Boss, Hangs Sel   Tokes Life in Nuernberg Jail; Faced by Trial As War Criminal.

NAZILABOR CRIMINAL I$ SUICIDE   Robert Ley Tokes Own Like While Awaiting Trial

Dr. Robert Ley, One-Time Labor Chief Of Hitler, Hangs Self In Jail Cell

INDICTED NAZI ENDS HIS LIFE   Dr. Ley, Former Leader Of Labor Front, Suicides In Nuernberg Cell

Nazi Labor Bund Chief Ley Suicide   Hangs Himself In Cell While Awaiting Trial As War Criminal

Ley, Nazi Labor  Leader, Hangs Himself In Jail   War Criminal Trial Pending

Document Left By Dr. R. Ley.   , Nazi Who Hanged Self Apologizes for His Anti-Semitism

Admiral King lls for ‘Big Stick’ Policy   U. S. Must Keep  Strong Navy, Ohio cwionnaires Tal?

ANNIVERSARY QUIET   Year After Anzio Finds Fifth Bemer 29H “Tilac BFiuriknk

SHOW PILES UP AGAIN IN ITALY   Anzio Anniversary Finds Fifth Army 220 Miles From Old Beachhead

JAPS TURN TO NAT'L PRAYER   Radio Tokyo Claims New Batile Victories Oft Borneo

Japanese Announce Gains But Ask Prayers for Help  Enemy Claims Include  Striking of Ships; i gt. A Lenn

Japanese Announce Gains But Ask Prayers for Help  Enemy Claims Include Striking of Ships; Confirmation Absent

Governor fo Veto Bill Reducing  Gambling Penalty   Says He Fears Effect Of Bill May Encourage Operation of Houses

Little Change in Front Line Positions Admiral Chester Nimitz Renarte

REPORT HUGE PRICE PAID 10 GAIN FOOTHOLD   Counter - Blows Temporarlly Check Yankee Push Northward On Island

FEROCITY OF [WO BATTLE SHOWN ON LITTERED BEACH   U. S. Wreckage Covers Two Mile Belt 0 Beach, But 40,000 Marines Hold Fast Against Jap Counter-Blows

More Men Involved In Baby Drowning   All Cleared, However, As Mother, Under Suspicion of Murder Baffles Police With New Bizarre Stories

soviets Drive Into I’ ortress  City Of GCuben   fatter Way Back Into Stronghold On Neisse Riv: er. According To Nazis.      SERMANS HIT BACK

RESISTANCE OF JAPS NOT YET SEVERE THREAT   . American Patrols MayHave Already Crassed Agno River Barrier -

JAP DLFENEs REMAIN WEAK: OTH ROLLS ON   MacArthur’s Forces Advance 20 Miles Inland, Reach  O}tinntanian Stragam.

AMERICAN FORCES SURGE 20 MILES TNLAND ON LUZON   MacArthur Prepares For Crossing Of The Agno River   FIRST SIZEABLE JAP RESISTANCE   Enemy Still Suffering From Surprise Landing On Lingayen Gulf

U. §. Veterans Battle First Jap Resistance   May Overrun River Line Before Enemy Troops Can Arrive

Kweilin City Laid in Ruins   50,000 Dead, Missing After Tananese Rule

ONCE CITY. OF 500,000 IS RAVAGED   50,000 Chinese Dead Or Missing At Kanhksien

Kweilin Is Completely Sacked By Jap Troops   Compared To Roman Sacking Of Carthage 50,000 Chinese Said Killed

Japs Wreck Two Cities   Kweilin and Kanhsien Levelled When Enemy Forces Make Withdrawal

Once Beautiful (i ity of Kweilin Reduced to Ruins by Fleeing Japs

Japs Destroy Chinese City OfKweilin   Enemy Soldiers Kill Thousands In Towns Throughout Area

rE MPFRATIREFS   JAP TROOPS SACK KWEILIN, CAPITAL CITY OF KWANGS!   FEW BUILDINGS LEFT STANDING IN ENTIRE CITY, TREES SCORCHED

Lidice Recalled In Japs Furious Sack Of Kweilin  - Thousands Killed; gman mm os

Truman Sees Quick Anoroval Of Charter   President Confidently Offers New -Plan: Other Canitals Also Active

Senate Urged  to Ratify  World Charter Choice Is Clear  Truman Tells  T ,- - : - en = = ee ee

President Says Charter Only Road  To Peace   Quick Ratification Asked of Senate In Brief Speech; OR Is Assured

President Says” New Charter Is Route To Peace   Truman Avers Senate Is Faced With Only One Choice

TRUMAN ASKS SENATE 0.4. OF CHARTER   PRESIDENT SEEMS CONFIDENT OF APPROVAL

Truman Asks Quick Action On Charter   Only Road to Peace Seen in Senate's Ratification of Plan

RETURNS TO SENATE   President Urges Quick Okay Of The United Nation Charter

LEAGUE CALLED ROAD TO LASTING PEACE BY TRUMAN   “There Is No Other,” He Says, In Laying Charter Before Senate and Urging Prompt Ratification.   SPEAKS 7 MINUTES, RECEIVES OVATION   Poll Shows More Than TwoThirds of Upper Chamber Favor Proposed World Orvanization.

Truman s Charter Appeal Heard by Friendly Senate   President Asks Early Ratification, as Only Road to Long Peace

Truman Brings World Charter  Before Senate   President Urges Prompt Ratification of Treaty Docu ment—-Emphasizes Choice Is Between © This Plan or Nothing at All

Senate Urged to Ratify World Charter   Choice Is Clear Truman Tells U. 5S. Lawmakers

Truman Asks Fast Vote On Charter   President Tells Senate Plan Points Only Read To Peac

Truman Urges Immediate Ratification   Says Charter Points Down “Only Road to Peace’; Approval By Senate Almost Sure

WAY TO PEACE, [RUMAN SAYS   Appears in Senate To Appeal for Speedy Ratification

Truman Asks Senators To Ratify Pact   Presents United Nations Charter To Senate

CONTACT OFFICE OF VETERANS TO BE OPENED HERE   Operation To Start As Soon As Space, Personnel Are Secured

Veterans Office  To Locate Here   One of Two in State To be Opened in City To Offer Assistance

U.S. Casualty Total 732,270  139,498 Yanks Killed in European Battle

Army's Casualties Of 732,270 Show Price of V-E  America Has Lost Much in War Up to Early April

Victory Not Won Cheaply   U. S. Spends 132,000 Lives, 550,000 Other Casualties For European Decision

U. S. Site for UNODebated   Decision Marks Shift of World Politics Center, Says Yugoslav

WAINWRIGHT  MODEST HERO   But He Emerges As One Of Leading Personalities In Great Drama

(Mackenzie's Column ©  Wainwright One Of Most Heroic, Dramatic Figures Of Tokyo Episode

Didn’t Know He Was a Hero   One of Leading Personalities in  Great Drama

‘His Nightmare Is Over... ..  Wainwright Is Surprised To Find Himself Hero Of The Drama Of Tokyo

GENERAL WAINWRIGHT, PRISONER OF JAPANESE SINCE CORREGIDOR EFIT. TAKES LEAD IN BIG DRAMA

Wainwri ght Didw’ t Know He Was Hero   Even. Now “He Can Hardly Thidersiaind ' His Elevation To Fame; Tortured With Nightmare of His Sur es ene

Department of Labor Given Greater Power   Auto Union Head Wants Interim Wage Increase

Labor Secretary Puts New Setup Into Operation   Newly Appointed Conciliation Head Is Ordered Into Detroit Area   SEEK TO PREVENT HIICF WORK TIFUP

CONCILIATOR TAS ENTERED. LABOR CRISIS   GOVERNMENT ACTING SWIFT. LY AFTER SBAKEUF. OF " " LABOR DEPARTMENT —— LATE YESTERDAY.

TO START TO WARM UP      Forecaster Predicts Sun Will Be Sighted Late Today

100,000 CHINESE REDS OPEN DRIVE   ATTACK GOVERNMENT TROOPS IN INNER MONGOLIAN PROVINCE OF SUIYUAN,.

Superforts Hit Industrial Areas On Kyushu Islanc   Territory ls Site “Of Great Omura Aircraft Factory

KYUSHU BOMBED BY SUPERFORTS   DAYLIGHT ATTACK MADE ON INDUSTRIAL TARGETS ON JAP MAINLAND.

Rastern Front’: Near: Collapse: In Russ Sweep   Warsaw, Krakow Occupied As’ Heavy ‘New.. Assault? Te Bet oe Phanotor

FORTY-OIX CASES ARE ON THE CRIMINAL LST   10 Continued Cases Included For September Term   5 FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING

LIST 46 CASES FOR CRIMINAL COURT TERM   Trials Will Open On Mon day With Grand Jury  In Session   TRAVERSE SEPT. 17TH

DIRKSEN ASKS. QUAM INQUIRY   ILLINOIS ‘REPUBLICAN WANTS JOINT :-COMMITTEEB TO PROBE TYLER KENT CASE

Dresden Pounded By British Heavies In Support Of Red ‘Troops Advancing On City   RAF Hits Other Targets In Night Attacks; American Planes Reported Over Germany

German Defenses Near Koenigsberg Being Breached   Isolation Of East Prussia Has Trapped At Least 20 Nazi Divisions  FALL OF POSEN IS BELIEVED NEAR

A000 NAZIS TRAPPED IN ISOLATED E, PRUSSIA   Soviets Smash Deep Breaches Through De. fenses of Koenigsberg   RUSSIANS 20 MILES FROM DANZIG   Stalin Armies Surge Across Oder River Bitter Battle For Breslau

WORLD’S LARGEST CARRIEF TO BE CHRISTENED BY OHIO WOMAN NEXT WEEK

Largest Carrier To Be Launched Tuesday   15,000-Ton U.S. S. Midway Will Be World’s Greatest

House of Commons Adjourns After Churchill Pays Tribute to “Great Departed Statesman and Leader’

Globe-Circler Falls Asleep On Flight  Now What Did Happen to China!

Othman Doesn’t Know What Happened to ‘China and Me’ But Somehow They Failed to Connect on Global Flight

Globe- Trotter Blinks Eves, Misses China   World-Circling Planes on Tour   UP Writer Tells Of Modern Travel

Truman and Attlee To Discuss Future Of Atomic Energy   Discovery of New Weapon Main Reason for Visit, Says Prime Minister   MAY GIVE SECRET TO UNITED NATIONS   Conference With Stalin Followed By 5-Power Parley Now Predicted

Believe Attlee, Truman To Give Bomb To U.N.   Prime Minister Will Fly To U. §. Tonight

Will Meet . © With Truman For Talks . =   SAYS THEY WILL DISCUSS WORLD AFFAIRS IN THE LIGHT OF DISCOVERY OF ATOMIC ENE

British Say Bomb Secret  To Be Shared   Prime Minister Flies To Washington, Leaving Tonight

NEW PACIFIC INVASION NEAR, SAY JAPANESI   Large Invasion Fleet Being Massed Off Okinawa; Superforts Blasting Nip Airports.

Squabblings Kept Alive By Congress On Off Day   Merger Of Services,Bomb Get Criticism

AMERICAN STEAMROLLER IS 65 MILES FROM MANILA GOAL   Infantrymen Take La Paz And Victoria; Rosales Also Taken In Scattered Campaigns For Control Of Highways Leading To Capital Of Luzon

TARLAC IS TAKE IN LUZON DRIVE   Yank Steamroller Gains Momentum; Manila Now In Only 65 Miles Distant

Tarlae Falls To Americans  Of MacArthur   Capture Materially Assists in March To Regain Manila

Tarlac Seized As American - Forces Drive Toward Manils   Steamroller Gains Momentum on Luzon, Putting the Yank Columns 65 Airline Miles From Capital of Philippines

UNIFORM PENALTIES FOR SPEEDING URGED   Highway Patrol Cooperates In Traffic Campaign

German Recovery Being Retarded By French Delay   Problem Becoming Serious, McNarney Tells Washington

French Ban Unit Plan  inGermany   Holdout on Allied Program Problem, Says Gen. McNarney

Isolationist Says ile May Vote for Security Charter   Opposition Melts As Solons Meet To Speed Hearings

OPPOSITION TO CHARTER MELTS AWAY      g Even Sen. Hiram Johnson May Vote For Ratification

Byrnes Implies U.S. Favors Kind of Monroe Doctrine Under Soviet Leadership in Europe

SOVIET MONROE DOCTRINE IN EUROPE IS RECOGNIZED   Secretary Of State Jemes F. Byrnes Says United States Is Fully Aware Of Red Policies And Will Never Enter Intrigues ~~ A gveinst Them

UNITED STATES FULLY AWARE OF RUSS INTERESTS   Byrnes Says He Is Sure Stalin Will Keep Hands Off Americas

Byrnes Favors Red Guidance Over Europe   Backs ‘Monroe Doctrine’ Abroad If Soviets Keep Hands Off Americas

sr ag As 2:88.22  OT mean y Yr”  oo. 2. «lV   "Warns ‘one Vor.c or. 0 Vor.c; on, xe Sees “areas 0: J.2a08

U. S. Will Not  Join Intrigue  Against Reds  Official Confident USSR Will Keep Out of Americas

Byrnes States U.S. Is Aware Of Soviet Ain   Special Security Interests  in For Fost Recognized — ’ by Government ~

MARINES CAIN ~ IN WO FIGHT   But Progress Is. Slow and Costly, Especially at Central Airfield

NEWS OF THE MEN IN SERVICE   ATTENTION NAVY, MARINE, COAST GUARD PERSONNEL!

Farm Machinery Restriction Lifted   Effort To Boost 1945 Production Launched

Nimitz Paid High Honors  Philippine President Precentc Valor Meda

Adm. Nimitz Receives New Honors   President Osmena of  Philippines Awards Highest Medal

New Honors for Admiral Nimitz  — Receives Philippine  Mighest Award

Slave Boy Eats, Sleeps Again After Losing His Adopted Yank Buddy

President Tells Congress Gen. Eisenhower Holding His Complete Confidence

we SPUYyY Vert saewimioe  Farben Company Planned Economic Blitz For Germanv

RESCUE YACHT ADRIFT IN LAKE   Tactics Learned by Downed War Fliers Put To Good Use

WRECKED TRAIN ENGINEER DIES; PROBE IS SET   Fireman Better; To Appear Before Investigation At Hinton

U.S. First Army  Fighting Through St. Vith   Decimated Nazi Legions Fleeing Out of Belgium

All Nazi Advance on West Front Is Entirely WipedOu   Crashing Reverses Force Germans Back to Their Own Borders

Germans Wilting Under Pressure  On Ground, Air   4,100 Enemy Vehicles Knocked Out During Terrific Aerial Smash

FEAST OF SUKOS TO BE OBSERVED   JEWISH EVENT WILL BEGIN AT SUNDOWN TOMOR.ROW. FRIDAY

Trail of Bombs Dropped Across Island Empire; Advance Scored In Philippines .

Beat Bomb Trail From Formosa To Honshu. Isle   14th U.S. Army Corps! _ Rolls Past Halfway Mark  In Big Push. To. Manila,

B-29'3 BATTER KEY JAP BASES   Yank Troops Reach Half. Way Mark In Drive For Manila

U.S. Bombers Hit Targets On Jap Isles   Raiders Beat Bomb Trail From Formosa To Main Island;  Ship Damaged.   HALFWAY TO MANILA

Mariana-Based B-29s Hit Aircraft Center on Honshu Island.   5TH HIT ON FORMOSA

Americans in Manila March Moving Fast   Now Only 54 Miles From Capital and 11 From Clark Field

Japs’ Home Island Feels  Yankee Bombs   Formosa Also Hit— MacArthur’s Drive Rolls Gn

Yanks Bomb  From Formosa  To Jap Nagoya   Marianas-Based B-29s Raid Aircraft Plants As Luzon Troops Push  Halfway To Manila

JAPS’ HOMELAND, FORMOSA RAIDED   Nagoya Plane Center Torn; Land-Based Hit Island

U.S. Warplanes Beat Bomb Trail from Formosc To Main Isle of Japan

Air Assaults From Japan To Formosa   Yanks Roll Past HalfWay Mark on Road to Philippines Capital

Nagoya Given New Pounding By Superforts   Other Land-Based Raiders Rip Formosa After Carrier Plane Blows.

American Planes Strike At Formosa Japanese Islands   MacArthur’s Men Advance on Luzon Almost Unopposed

Yanks Drive Halfway to Luzon Goal   American Planes Still Bombing Wide Area In Pacific

B29s Bomb Jap Island — of Honshu   MacArthur Announces Com: position. of. Sixth Army Forces: on Luzon

Superforts Smash Jap Plane Center, Libs Raid Formosa   U. S. Warplanes Step Up Tempo of Air Assaults in Pacific Theater

Warplanes Blast Nagoya Airplane Shop; Formosa Hit After Fleet Attack

BOMB TRAIL FROM JAPAN TO FORMOSA   Nagoya: Aircraft Center Struck By Americans

Yank Planes Attack Japan And Formosa; Luzon Forces Are Half Way To Manila

NAGOYA PLANTS, FORMOSAHIT BY U.S. FLIERS   37th, 40th Yank Divisions Pass Halfway Mark to Manila

YANKS BEATING BOMB TRAIL ON JAP POSITIONS   14th Army Corps Rolls Past Halfway Mark On Way To Manila

FORMOSA AND MAIN ISLAND OF JAPAN ARE HEAVILY ATTACKED   SUPERFORTS HIT NAGOYA PLANTS AS LIGHTER PLANES BLAST FORMOSA:

PAPERS SUSPEND AT FT. WAYNE   Action Climaxes Dispute Witt Printers’ Union

To Cut Retail Gasoline Price  Ceiling Goes Down 6-10ths of Cent in Area September 17

GASOLINE PRICE TO BE REDUCED   Consumers Of Fuel Oil Also Will Begin Paying Less Next Monday Under New OPA Ceiling

Many Veterans Of Italian War Go To Pacific   Numbers Already On Way To New Duty

Allies Leaving Italian Ports For New Theatre: Janan Invasion Planned

U.S. . Troops In Italy on. Way to East   Transport of  Men to Pacific “Already Besun

MEN, MATERIEL  STREAM ACROSS  2 RHINE BRIDGES THIRD ARMY CLEARS WEST MOSELLE BANK,  HAR CAI Hoi

‘QUICK BREAK IN NORTH   100,000 Japs Surrender in Man. churia in 24 Hours

Manchurian Front Quiet   Soviet Commanders Speed To Key Spots To Receive Surrender

Yanks Check Foe Drive In Lower Vosges   Germans Also Gain Ground in Third Army Front in Saar; Enemy Bulge In Beloium is Again Reduced

Yanks Already ‘Ar e Restoring Their Positions   Nazis Launched Attacks Early Tuesday but Met Stiff Resistance; Patton’s Forces Take Nine Towns in Belaian Bulas

Nazi Forces Beaten Back Tn Bulge Tn Belgium   ‘Indications Point To Withdrawal by Foe As German Wedge Is Reduced Further   INEWS STILL DELAYED

HILLMAN ASKS “LABOR VOICE   C10. CHAIRMAN “DEMANDS_OFFIOIAL REFRESENTATION *     " ING: PEACE.

Figure Is _ Announced  At Tokyo —        SUPREME HE RIERSWESM ANNOUNCES CONFISCATION : $6,000,000 WORTH OF OPIUM.

JAP EMPEROR'S FORTUNE MADE PUBLIC TODAY   Totals Over One Hundred Mil. lion At Present Exchange Rate

Hirohito Fortune. ls 106 Millions; Ban Bomb Study.  Seize 6-Million Dope; Alavi: Sav Dine

Makes Report On  Hirohito Fortune   Over $106,041,000 At Present Exchange Rate

Allies List Huge Fortune Of Hirohito   Partial Accounting Is 5106.0 1TL.000: Japs Barred From Studying Atom

PARENTS ARE HELD IN ‘POWWOW’ DEATH   Child Dies of Malnutrition During Weird Ritual

CRUSH REVOLT IN ARGENTINA   Rawson in Jail on Charge  Of Inciting Rebellion

REVOLT IN ARGENTINA IS CRUSHED   Reports Claim Brief Revolution ls Wiped Out

Crush Revolution In Argentina   Ex-President Arrested By Loyal Army Units

Humiliation Of Singapore Will Be Wiped Out   Crack British Marines Expected To Land  Todav

British Fleet Anchor: ‘Off Singapore Shores   Mountbatten to Accept Surrender Of Japs at Long-Lost ‘Gibraltar’

SINGAPORE REOCCUPIED BY BRITISH   Bitter Humiliation Of Early Defeat Is Wiped Out

More Naval Forces Due  In Port Today   / Japanese Troops And: Civilians  Are Evacuated

BRITISH MARINES MAY LAND SOON IN SINGAPORE      Will Take Over Base Captured hy Japs 3 Years Avo

rd Retires as ead of Company   Feasieon Named Chief f Giant Motor Firm

Two Ships Sunk Claim Japanese  Tokyo Radio Says Nip Subs Did Job

7TH LOAN DRIVE LAUNCHED TODA\   INDIVIDUAL QUOTA $7,000,000; TOTAL GOAL IS $14,000,000

War Loan Campaign, Opening Today, Largest Such Operation In History ©   BOND SALES

AMERICA BEGINS TASK OF BORROWING SEVEN BILLIONS FROM HER CITIZENS

AMERICA BEGINS GREATEST BOND DRIVE TO DATE   Individuals Must Buy $7 Billion In War Bonds; Corporations  Like Amount.

Seventh War Loan Drive  Opens Today   Inviduals Asked to Purchase $7,000,000 In Government Bonds

Seek $7 Billion In Bond Drive  Public Participation On Record Scale

Witness Tells Of Yamashita Order To Kill Filipmos   Destruction Of Cities Directed

Filipino Collaborator Puts Blame On Yamashita for Jap Atrocities

Jap General Ordered Destruction   Yamashita Refused To Revoke Death Command

‘MALAYA TIGER’ IS DEALT BLOW   Witness Declares He Heard Yamashita Refuse To Revoke Death Order

Jap General Ordered Destruction  Yamashita Refused   Yamashita Refused To Revoke Death Command

Tiger Wanted All Filipinos Killed   Witness Says Yamashita Wanted Islands Rid Of Them When Yanks Came

‘Kill Filipinos: Order Revealed   Yamashita Called For Razing Of Cities

Says Yamashita Ordered Death to All Filipinos   Manila Trial Witness Declares General Behind Murders

Filipino Testifies He Heard Yamashita Refuse To Revoke Order To Kill All Filipinos   Showed Great Anger When Appeal Made To Spare Lives And Cities OF Island

CHARGES ‘TIGER’ FUMED AT PLEAS TO SHOW MERCY   ORDERED FILIPINOS DESTROYED BEFORE ‘AMERICANS RETURN’

New Blow For Yamashita   Filipino Says He Heard Him Refuse to Revoke Order To Kill All Filipinos

Or der To Kill Filipinos Given By Yamashita   Witness At War Criminal . Trial of. Jap Says General Refuses to Re- . * \Gke Order

YAMASHITA 13 ACCUSED AGAIN   Filipino Says He Heard Gen: eral Refuse to Revoke © “KEP Order.

EX-PAL TELLS ON YAMASHITA   Lapus, Who Admits He Was Friendly With Japs, Says Yamashita Ordered All Filipinos Killed.

Declares Best U. S. Defense in Flying Navy   Former Navy Secretary Opposes Draft; Urges Strong Air Power

[Daniels Resists Plans To Adopt Is -Peacetime Draft   Former Secretary Of Navy  Sees Conquest Of Skies Most Imperative Need

Ex-Secretary of Navy Opposes PeaceTime Draft, Says Flying Navy Needed

Former Secretary Of Navy Opposes Peacetime Draft   Sees Air Power As Chief Defense Of United States

Daniels Scores Plan for Draft In Peacetime   United States Must Dominate Skies, Publisher Says

Daniels Raps Peacetime Draft Plan   Former Navy Secretary Says Big Air Force Is Enough Protection

DANIELS RAPS PEACE DRAFTING   Says Best Preparedness  “Conquest Of The Skies”

Daniels Attacks Youth Training  Favors Instead a Strona Air Force

Daniel Says Draft Bill Is Poor Policy   Should Look to Might In Skies to Guard U. S., Is Claim

Daniels Puts Emphasis On Post War ‘Flying Navy’   Says Conquest of Skies To Be Imperative For Future Preparedness,

Daniels Joins Opposition To  7 Training Bill   Former Secretary Calls Strong Air Forces Best Protection Against Any Future Attack

Daniels Opposes Peacetime Draft, Favors Air Navy   Says If U.S. Dominates Skies, No Enemy Can Land on Our Terrain 

DANIELS FAVORS U. S. AIR NAVY   FORMER SECRETARY OF NAVY OPPOSES PEACETIME DRAFT

DANIELS FIGHTS DRAFT IN PEACE   Warns Emphasis Should Be Put On Ruling Of Skies

DANIELS SCORES DRAFT PROGRAM   Ex-Secretary of Navy De clares Airforce Would Protect This Netion

No Peacetime Draft Needed, Daniels Holds   Says Imperative Preparedness Is To Dominate The Skies.

Comes Thirteen Days After Shutdown Over Union Demands For Thirty Percent Wage Increase By Auto Workers   PROBE OF GENERAL MOTORS REQUESTED

Union Battle May Balk UAW-GM In Plant Reopenings   Labor Leader At Flint Protests Plan Aiding Other Car Makers

APPEALS FOR END OF GEN, NOTORS STRIKE   Follows. C.1.0. Request for Investigation of General Motors

Reds Score Gain In New Drive Into Pomerania   Seek to Seal Off Thousands of Nazis In Danzig Sector

WARSHIPS LEAVE JAPAN FOR Ul. 8   LARGE PORTION OF THIRD FLEET BEGINS VICTORIOUS RETURN JOURNEY.

U.S. 3RD FLEFT ON WAY HOME   Big Battleships Will Be In Coastal Ports For Navy Day

Big Part of Third Fleet Heads Home  ———ennt   Leaves Tokyo Bay for Trip Back to U.S.

RUSSIANS TOLD OF NAZI SURRENDER   Festival of Victory De. creed by Premier Stalin

Keitel. Acts For German Command   Stalin las Set Aside Today As Jloliday anc Festival of Victory. Surrender — Unconditional 7

TODAY IS RED V-E DAY   Moscow Ignores U. S. And British With Own Holiday

GERMAN DEFEAT ANNOUNCED BY PREMIER STALIN   Russians Finally Informed Of Surrender Of Nazis; Articles Signed   NATIONAL HOLIDAY HAS BEEN ORDERED

Red Celebration Sef for Today In Radio Order   Official Announcement Nof Made by Premier Stalin Personally

Stalin Sets Victory Day   Soviet Premier Waits Until May 9 To Announce Surrender To Russians

Report Revolt In Venezuela   Residence Of Presi_ dent Seized By Rebel lious Army Forces

HEAVY FIRING IN CARACAS EARLY THIS MORNING   Report Rebel Garrison Issues Ultimatum; Fear Riots May Spread

Rebels Forces In’ Possession Of President's Home   Government Troops : Ready To March - Against Those In Revolt

Revolution Is Reported In Venezuela   Rebellious Force Said to Have Seized President's Home in Suburb of Caracas

REVOLUTION IS BREAKING OUT WN. VENEZUELA   State Department Told Most Of Army Remains Loyal To Government

ORGANIZATION OF TEXAS HOUSE WAS COMPLETED MONDAY  SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNOR'S NOMIN. ATIONS MEET TIIFCNAY

ANOTHER GERMAN BOAT SURRENDERS   U-805 Third to Give Up in the North Atlantic

U-BOAT THAT HAD NOT FIRED SINGLE TORPEDO SURRENDERS   German Craft Escorted To Portsmouth Navy Yard Built 15 Months Ago; Members Of Crew Decline To Be Interviewed By Newsmen

Nazi U-Boat, Crew Brought To Port After Surrender      'Europe’s Bewildered Wanderers Rapidly Renatriated A As Army Takes Up Bia Task

U-BOAT GIVES UP IN AMERICAN PORT   SEVEN OFFICERS AND 47 MEN ABOARD—SUBMERSIBLE APPEARS INTACT.

Big Japanese Plane Center And Surrounding Plants Rocked In 17th Assault On Nippon’s Home Island

SUPERFORTS HIT NAGOYA AREA ON ISLE OF HONSHI   Marianas- Based Planes Make 17th Attack on Jap Home Ground

Church To Mark 175th Anniversary Zion. Congregation Plans For Program In September

Church To Mark 175th Anniversary Church To Mark 175th Anniversary Zion Congregation Plans For Program In September

MacKenzie Says—  “Big Three’ May Acton Pole Enigma   Lublin Group May Have Scored Coup By Proclaiming Itself New Provisional Gov't

‘THE POLISH QUESTION, ONE OF _ DELICATE WAR PROBLEMS, TAKE: ‘ON NEW LIFE WITH COMING 1945

WAR TODAY   ‘Polish Question Continnes Mne of Deli eate Problems of the  United Nations With  Dawn of New Year

CONSUMERS MAY GET MORE SOAP   Easing Of Fat Shortage Is Predicted Soon; Sugar To Hit New Low

SOME SHORTAGES  SE OCT.   Soap. Oils And Paints Due In Greater Quantities

Truman, Byrnes Confer with Stalin; Molotov   To Discuss Mutual Problems; Big 3 Meeting to Begin Few Hours Later

Demand Baraboo Asylum Shakeup   State Will Withhold ' Aid Unless Reforms Bra Fernthcoming

Trails Officials ‘Laud Montana's (Part in Program  Lewis and Clark Commemoration

Trails Officials Laud Montana's Part in Program  Lewis and Clark Commemoration Will Open Tuesday

F.D.R. Prepares _ For Inaugural   Ceremony Scheduled To Las! Only 20 Minutes

CLOUDS OVER KANSAS   More Rain or Snow Is Predicted for the State

Filibuster Threat Against FEPC Fade:   Southern Senators Favor Speeding Money To Key War Industries

ANTI - FEPC’S SEE VICTORY   Southerners May Give Up Filibuster Threat

Argentine Head Says Rewessive = Acts Tenmporaty   General Election to Be Held This Year, Fur—vall Stufes —

Argentine In State Of Siege, Freedoms Suspended And Scores Are Under Arrest

State of Siege Again Imposed in Araentina   President Denies Act Will Alter Promise Of General Election

Dictatorship Put in Effect  For Argentina   State of Siege Is Declared; Opponents of Regime Arrested

Virtually Every Public Yigure Is Under Arrest   Constitutional Guarantees of Freedom of Speech, Press and Assembly Are Suspended by the Unexpected Decree

Allies Enter Disputed Zone   No Opposition From Tito; Tense Situation In Trieste Near End

Allied Forces Occupy Area ‘Above Trieste   Meet No Opposition From Tito’s Forces

Suicide Plane Hits California 203 Casualties   Navy Relates Details Of Lingayen Gulf  Action; 6 Officers, 26 Enlisted Men killed

Old Battleship, Hit By Suicide : Japs, Survives!   Saga Of Heroism Anc Tragedy

Navy Reveals Enemy Action ; _ eee  California Continues Battle )  Following Jap Suicide Blow  ; 

Battleship Hit: Stays in Fight   203 Hurt, Killed on  California, Last Jan. 9

a  Japanese Plane Damages U.S. Battleship  California Suffers 203 Casualties at Lingayen Gulf

Japanese Plane Damages U.S. Battleship   California Suffers  203 Casualties

Jap Suicide Plane Fails To Knock U. S. Batileship California Qui Of Gulf Fight

USS CALIFORNIA BADLY DAMAGED LAST JANUARY   Battleship Suffered 203 Casualties As Result Of Suicide Attack   VESSEL WAS RAISED FROM PEARL HARBOR

Navy Reveals Enemy Action Cl EON  California Continues Battle Following Jap Suicide Blow

U.S. Battleship California Hit By Suicide Plane   Damaged January 9 With 203 Casualties, Continued Fighting

U. 5. BATTLESHIP DAMAGED BY JAP   SUICIDE PLANE CRASHES INTO THE CALIFORNIA, CAUSING 208 CASUALTIES,

DIRECTOR OF: INFORMATION ANNUAL MEPRTING SPEAKER AT FARM BUREAU on? oc   WS.

Director of Information Speaker for The Annual Farm Bureau Meeting In Spirit Lake Oct. &

NO RAIN IS IN SIGHT   Kansas. to ; Enjoy Fine Brand of Weather for Next Two Days

CONTINUE POINT USE   Senate Group Is Told Details Of Release Plan

NEGROS ISLAND CAPITAL FALLS   Japanese Defenders Taken by Surprise

BRITISH AND YANK FLEETS RIP RYUKYUS   Crack Warships Join U.S. Forces   POUND MAINLAND   Attacks Continue For One Week

Guards Fire on Natives; MacArthur Warns Japan To Rule Itself Wisely

Hint Scandal In Rye Markei   Congressmen Ask Probe of Squeeze Operation.

Rye Scandal Reaches Men in High Spots   Official Washington Said to Be Involved in Menipulations

Kennedy Says No Security Endangered   Claims Only Political Reasons Behind Ban On Victory News

Kennedy Describes Censorship Effort “Purely Political’   AP Correspondent Explains His Stand on Surrender Story

Kennedy Maintains Political Censorship Involved in Story About Surrender

Release Of Reims Surrender Story Held Up By “Political Censorship” Says Kennedy

KENNEDY STICKS TO CONTENTION THAT NO MILITARY SECRECY WAS ‘INVOLVED IN. BREAKING WAR NEWS

NO QUESTION OF SECURITY   Kennedy Maintains Suspension Shows ‘Political Censorship.’   GERMANS WERE FIRST

Kennedy Defends Action in Sending Out V-E Story; Political Censorship Blamed for Trying to Hold Up News

AP Man Calls Holdup Of Surrender News ‘Pure Political Censorship’

AP Reporter Says Censor ‘Political   Kennedy Says Dispatch Released After Germans Told

Churchill Say: Big Offensive Called Off   America, Britain Ready To Spend 1.250.000 Men

ATOMIC BOMB SAVED MILLION U.S. LIVES   Churchill Reveals Strategy Planned at Potsdam

WESTINGHOUSE'S STRIKE NEAR END   Workers Must 0.K. Step By ‘White Collar’ Union Aids

WESTINGHOUSE STRIKE MAY END   Will Ask Employes to Take Return to Work Vote

Accord Halts 20-Day Strike   Electrical Workers Avree to Negotiate

U.S.Delegation To Be ‘Tough’  At Conference   Backed By President Truman as Controversial ~ Polish Question Arises

U.S. DELEGATES SEEN MOVING TOWARD: “CET TOUGH” POLICY WITH RUSSIA .

U.S, WILL GET TOUGH IN DEMANDS BY REDS   Delegates Indicated Agains Further Concessions

'U. 5. Delegates Seen Moving Toward Get-Tough Policy With Soviet Union

U.S. Delegation At San Yrameiseo Is Against Giving In To Russians

U.S. DELEGATES 10 STAND FIRM AGAINST NEW RUSSIA CONCESSIONS   BACKED BY TRUMAN IN ATTITUDE COUNTRY HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH IN TRYING TO SATISFY REDS

U.S. Delegates Moving Toward Get-Tough Policy With Russ   Demand Three Votes

U. S. Atfitude on Poland Unchanged   No Concessions To Be Given Reds

U. 5. Delegates In Mood To Stand Pal About Poland   Sentiment of Some is That Enough Concessions Have Been Made to Russia

Yank Delegation Determined fo Force Red Hand  Backed by Truman, America Parley Group Will Oppose Forthar Raecan Concacciane

U. 5. DELEGATION  APPARENTLY READY  TO TAKE FIRM STAND ANY FURTHER CONCES SIONS TO RUSSIA ON MATOR POINTS OPPNCEN

U.S. Opposes More Soviet Concessions   Apparently Backed by Truman, Believe Tried Enough to Satisfy Reds

Army Moves Up Return Date Of Five Divisions   . o. Fighting Units Returned. And Plans For Some Others Are Also Revealed

3 ARMIES OPE BATTLE FOR BAVARIAN ALPS   Drive on Last Enemy Hideout

Other Yank Units ‘Said Linked Up — With Red Forces   Thousands of German Prisoners Swept Up In Lightning Lunge _

Prison Guard Forced Out of Car With Gun   Former Sedalian Chained to Pole  With Own Handcuffs

Tel Aviv Riots Against British Continue Today   Fire Opened By Red Devils To Break Up Crowds; One Man Dies, 50 Hurt

New Outbreak Of Disorders  In Palestine   Two Killed and Over 50 Injured in Clashes; British Troops Open Fire

Declares He Did Not Call Workers Out   Number Of Idle Will Fall This Week With 60,000 Summoned To Jahe Rv Fard

LEW TURNG DOWN APPEAL OF OPERATORS   With 600 Mines Closed Coal Production Slumps; 550,000 Idle.

Lewis Says He Is Noi  Responsible   Refuses Request to End Strike. Secretary Calls for Conference Manthay z

Status Of Oil Strikers Is Undetermined   Schwellenbach Fails To Settle Controvers) In Soft Coal Fields In Initial Efforts

Labor Secretary Misses On First Effort To Gain Recognition for ‘Bosses’

Temperatures   Total 550,000 Workers Still Idle Over U. S., But Number Expected to Drop Below 400,000 Early Next Week, Settlements Loom

PLEA TO SEND WORKERS BACK   Oil Refineries Reopens Ford Plants Recall. Employes

Mine Closings Rise, Lewis Denies Blame   Says Not Responsible; Ford Recalls Workers, Faces UAW Strike Threat Now

Hope Grows Dim For 22 Men in Wrecked Shaft   Nine Found Alive But One Dies on Way Out of ‘Tomb’

HOPE DIMS FOR MEN TRAPPED IN KENTUCKY MINE      Eight Rescued Alive, Race Against Time To Find Others

Rescuers Working Against Time In Hopes Of Saving 22 Others Still Entombed In Coal Mine

Recovery Of Nine Trapped Spurs Crews   Revived Hopes Ebbing Again As Rescuers Battle Slowly  Through Debris.

STILL HOPE TO FIND 22 MEN TRAPPED IN PIT   ‘One Of Nine Succumbs As: Res lief Arrives; Body of Tenth Man Is-Found’

TRUMAN QUOTES: HIMMLER REMARK   Gestapo Chief's Hitler Death Belief Evokes  Lanohter

Army Releases 4000 Soldiers For R. B. Work   Men 26-30 Given 30-Day Furlough During Labor Shortage

4000 Are Booked For Furloughs   Transfer Necessary to Pre vent Transportation  Breakdown

SOLDIERS T0 — AD RAILROADS   4.000 To Be Furloughed To Avert Transportation Breakdown

70) FURLOUGH 4,000 TO WORK RAILRGKD:   Move Made Necessat'y to Insure Speedy Flow of War Motarial tq Pacific

Army to Release Troops to Aid Railway Industry   Troopers Over 26 To Get Leaves, To Speed Jap War

4000 G. I.s to Work  on Railway   Men to Be Furloughed for Jobs to Avoid Transportation Snarl

Assign 4000 To Railroad Jaks   Soldiers Help Solve Transport Cricie

Move Would Avert  Travel Breakdown   Threatened Strike by Railroad Would Disturb Redeployment of  Forcec to Pacific War Theater

TO AID RAILROADS   4,000 Army Men Wil ork on Roads in Redeployment

4000 U. S. SOLDIERS TO WORK ON RAILROADS  30-Day Furloughs Are Announced To Help Move Troops to Pacific

4,000 SOLDIERS WILL HELP MAN NATION’S RAILS   30-Day Furloughs Planned To ‘Prevent Breakdown’ In Transportation

SOLDIERS WILL MAN RAILROADS   4,000 To Be Furloughed Dur ing Redeployment Period

Soldiers to Work On U.S. Railroads   4,000 te Get Furloughs From Army Te Helen With Troop Redenlovment

Soldiers Will Help Relieve Rail Tie-Ups   Army To Furlough 4,000 To Help Prevent Breakdown In Transport

4000 GIs TO AID RAILROADS   ‘Rail Transportation Lines  In Urgent Need of  Manpower

Soldiers fo Ald Railways   War Department To Furlough 4000 For Critical Period

Gls to Man Railroads.   Lines Need 4,000 Extra Workers to Keep Going During Redeployment

4,000 FURLOUGHS FOR RAILROADERS   Soldiers To Help Roads Bear Redeployment Traffic

Army Acts To Prevent Breakdown   Patterson Tells Of Plan To Release Soldiers For 30 Days To Help Relieve Situation

War Department Grants Soldier Aid to Railroads   Action Taken to “Avert Breakdown” In Transportation

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS INDICATES  ENEMY EF ' FORTS TO DRIVE DEEPER IN VOSGES HAVE BEEN  '. BALKED—TROOPS UNDER MONTGOMERY REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN AN OUTER DEFENSE LINE. *

U.S. Working On  Bomb Defense   U. S. Seeking To Perfect Defense Against Devastat. ins New Weapon

Centers Of Industry Hit In New Fury   Prowling Third Moves Back To Nippon Shore Sending Carriers Out Overland.

AFL ORDER CAN'T STOP WALKOUT:   TELEGRAPHERS.TO STAGE PROTEST ANYWAY

German U-Boat ls Surrendered To the U.S. Navy   Gives Up in Atlantic and ls Taken fo Portsmouth Navy Yard   U-Boat in Bad Shape

SENATE CONFIRMED ALL MEMBERS BOARD UNIVERSITY REGENTS  NOMINATION OF SIDNEY LATHAM AS SECRETARY OF STATE WAS REIECTET

Senate Okehs Appointees to Regents Board   Nomination of Latham for Secretary of State Rejected

Nips Ignore Demand To Surrender On Okinawa; Anssies Find Beaches Almost Bare Of The Enemy On Borneo   NOW ONLY ELEVEN MILES PROM BRUNEI

Australians Make Rapid Progress Toward Brunei   American Troops Fight For Every Rock On Yaeju-Dake

Continue Draft.  Officers Urge   Naval Heads Join Truman and Army As Advocates of Draft

FOR KEEPING DRAFT   Two Navy Officers Testify Be. fore House Committee

Navy Officers Urge Draft Continuance   Suggest Draft Stimulates Enlistments in Service

California Leads Nation In Holiday Death Toll; Celebrations Lacking

SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS. SHY AWAY FROM GIVING CONTROL OF MANY BILLIONS..TO HENRY A. WALLACE

MOST OF POWER MAY BE STRIPPED FROK POSITION   Aubrey Williams, Former NYA Head, Named REA Chief

Bitter Fight Over Wallace Takes Shape   Senate May Strip Commerce Nominee Of Finance Powers

Senate Fight Opens Against Henry Wallace   Coalition Seeks To Remove RFC from Commerce Department

Wallace Fight  Looms   Department of Commerce May  Be Separated From Lending Agencies

DEMOCRATS DO NCT TRUST CASH WITH WALLACE   Present Bill To Strip Commerce Department Of Power

B. Hl. MEN PLAK FERRY SERVICE   Lake Transit Application To Include Service To Twin Cities

Holiday Pay Cloud Cleared  President Orders Pay To Those Who Worker

V-) DAY WON'T BE LEGAL HOLIDAY   PRESIDENT TRUMAN TRIES TO UNTANGLE CONFUSION OVER PAY

Order Time And A Half Pay For Workers On Job Wednesday, Thursday

Time and Half Ordered _ For War Workers Who  Worked On Victory Day

Overtime for V-J Day Asked  Presidential Order Sets August 15, 16 As Leael Holidays

Military Targets Battered hy Forces Operating in Great Strength—Nimitz   Enemy Shipping Off the Coast of China Is Given Pasting by Far Ranging American Warplanes;: Nip Losses Heavy

THIRD FLEET PLANES SENT AGAINST KURE   Raid Begins at Dawn and Is Still Under Way— Strike Believed One of Heaviest of War.   LIGHT NAVAL UNITS SHELL PARAMUSHIRO   Fog Obscures Results of  . Bombardment — De stroyers Attack Enemy. Ships Off China.

Third fleet planes strike  in strength  600 Superforts in daylight raid

Assault Is — Still Going On Reports Say   Admiral Nimitz Gives No Deiails, But Admits Attack On Jap Land Is In Great Strength

Great Naval Base Of Kure Under Aitack   Nimitz’ Communique Gives Few Details; “May Be 1,000 Planes

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SECOND GREAT RAID MADE BY U). §. CARRIERS   OVER 1,000 PLANES ATTACK WESTERN HONSHU AREAS

Assault On Inland Sea Base Going On; Second Such Attack In 7 Days On Enemy Sea Forts

Carrier Planes Batter Big Naval Base At Kure In. 'Great-Strenath

Military Targets in Vicinity Of Kuren Main Goal; Secrecy Sill Hides Big Battleships

Lloyd George Dies In Retirement at  His Welsh Home  Attack of Influenza Fatal to Famous British Statesman

LLOYD GEORGE, 82, DIES AT HIS HOME      Britain’s Elder-Statesman Ill Sinee Last January

LLOYD GEORGE SUCCUMBS 0 LONG ILLNESS   Former British Prime Min. ister Helped Dratt Versailles Treaty   AWAKENED ENGLAND TO PRESENT CONFLICT

LLOYD GEORGE, 82, DIES IN WALES   LED BRITAIN TO VICTORY IN FIRST WORLD WAR—ILL SINCE JANUARY.

PAMPERING OF NAZIS CHARGED   AMG Official Lays Blame On Military Chiefs

U.S. Military Authorities . Are Charged With Pampering Of German Industrialists   U.S. Cartels Investigator Alleges Directives Not Being Carried Out

U. S. Cartels Investigator   Churges Plants Not Being Destroyed and Gwnners’? Arrest Are Slow

Official Says Militar y' ¥  Authorities Pamper  German Industrialists

Charges German [Industrialists Being Pampered   U. S. Investigator Says Plants Aren’t Being Destroyed As Directed.

Nixon Declares AMG ‘Pampers’  Nazi Business   No Industry Destroyed. No Industrialist Arrested. ICEA Prober Charges.

Charges Germany's Industrialists Are “Pampered” by Army   U. S. Cartels Investigator Accused Military of Negligence

Army Pamperiig Nazis, Charge   German Industries Not Being Destroyed, Nixon Declares

Army Facing New Charges Of Pampering   - Prober Says German Industries Not Razed According to Orders

German Industrialists Not Being Arrested as They Should,  an Charagea

Pampering Of Nazi Industrial  Chiefs Blasted   U.S. Official Asserts War Plants Not Destroyed, Leaders Freed

Flays U.S. Policies on Reich Plants   American Official Claims - German Industrialists : ' Being Pampered.

Army Supports Big Trusts, AMG Official Says   R. A. Nixon Declares Military Released Influential Foec

Says Germans Are Pampered by Military   NEA Official Deciares Industries Not Being Destroved

GERMAN INDUSTRIALISTS ARE PAMPERED IS CHARGE   Farben Leaders Freed from Jail While Industries Kent Intact

AMERICANS ARE PAMPERING BIG NAZI INDUSTRY SAYS OFFICIAL   Says I. G. Farben Leaders Released; Factories Are Not Being Destroyed

Reich Industries Pampered, Claim   Leaders Not Arrested, U. S. Official Asserts

NIXON CHARGES BIG FIRMS NOT UNDER CONTROL   Tells of Release of Leaders in In. dustry Because of “Pressure” on His Division

Pampering Of Germans Is Charged   American Investigator Of Occupied Area Of Germany Asks Arrest ,Of Industrialists

INDUSTRIALISTS  ESCAPE JUSTICE,  OFFICIAL CLAIMS WANTS LEADERS OF  WAR PLANTS HELD, FACTORIES SEIZED

AMG Officer Says Nazis ‘Pampered’   Fatben Industries ‘Is Being -Left Almost: Intact -

PRESSURE USED TO RELEASE , 6. FARBEN CHIEFS   Russell Nixon, Cartel Investigator, Declares U.S. Military Authorities Are Pampering Nazi Industrialists, Failing To Destroy Nazi Industrv.

8 Nazi Oil. Centers Hit   Forts Raid German Plants. Last - Night

ROUGH TERRAIN SLOWS THE 37TH   MOPPING UP ON LUZON HINDERED ay HARD TRAVELING

World Charter Near Completior  Finish Seen Not Later Than June 20

Final Draft Of Trusteeship Plan Ready   UNCIO Moves Step Nearer Completion of World Charter

WORLD CHARTER IS NEAR COMPLETION   Peace Delegates Look Forward to Ending Confer ence June 20  FINAL VETO DEBATE

Public’s Share in Guarding Peace to  Be Left Undecided   United Nation's Confer ence at Frisco Nears Its Conclusion

Trustee Plan Gets Approval Ot Delegates   San Francisco Conference Moves Step Nearer Adjournment, Which May Result by June 20.

Conferees See Chance to Reach Accord   Trusteeship Proposal Appears Slated For General Adoption

United Nations Conference Moves Long Step Nearer Forming New World Charter   Plans For International Trusteeships Virtually Completed By Committee

Completion Near Of New Charter For World Peace   S. F. Delegates Hope to Conclude Sessions Shortly

Parley Nearer Completion   Plans for World Trusteeship Are Virtually Complete

MEETING MAY END JUNE 20   Conference Moves Long Step Nearer to Finish of World Charter.

San Francisco Parley May Hea Truman June 20  Windup Date Due Soon As Deiegates Dalich OFF Details

MOVE NEARER'T0 SUCCESSFUL END OF PEACE TALKS   TRUSTEESHIP PLANS VIRTUALLY COMPLETE, DEBATE VETO FORMULA

Peace Parley Step Nearer to World Charter   June 20 Wind-up Date; Final Debate on Veto, Trusteeships OK'd

United Nations Conference Moves Toward Completion New World Charter

United Nations Trusteeships Will Be Set Up   Council To Govern Island Bases In Pacific, Elsewhere

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE MOVES NEARER SUCCESS  MOST DELEGATES TALK ' ABOUT WINDING UP SES

Voting Formula Before Delegates   Security Conference Shows Speed; May Adjourn by June 20

Conference Step Nearer Windup   Trusteeship Plans Virtually Complete— Veto in Final Debate

Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois Face New Ohio River Flood Damage Threat

‘Crest of Ohio River: Flood Rolls -. Downstream, Inundating Towns in’ Kentucky. Indiana and Illinois

Muddy Ohio Crest  Rolls Downstream   Kentucky Next in Fleod Path

Crest of Flood Moves On; New Area Endangered   Waters Leveling Off Above Cincinnati  In Ohio River Surge

Nazi Prisoners Create Problem  Allies Swamped as Surrender Continues

FACILITIES IN BRITAIN GAN T HANDLE FLOOD   Rush from Russians Sends Millions to Camps of Reluctant Yanks.

Germans Rush To Surrender to Western Allies   In Panicky Effort To Avoid Falling Into Russian Hands; Prison Cages Swell]

CAPTIVES BRING FOOD WORRIES   Big Problem Faces Allies as Panicky Nazi Hordes Flee Soviets

German Officers, Soldiers Racing  Each Other To Surrender To Yanks   Panicky Nazis, Trying To Avoid Falling Into Hands Of Russians, Create Serious Problem For Allied Authorities. ‘   Germany Whipped, Says Nazi Labor Chief; Surrender Rumors Persist   Churchill’s Absence Leads To Reports That He May Be Enroute To Germany For Surrender Ceremony.

Allies Face Great Problem in Caging, Feeding Prisoners   Nazis Surrendering to the British, Americans by the Thousands

Panic-Stricken Germans Flee To Allied Lines   Officers and Men ¥ intial). Race Each Other to Eseape From Rus sian Haseds

GERMANS FIGHT TO SURRENDER   Flee From Russians; Clog Prisoners’ Camps

Handling Prisoners  Problem   Britain Asks U.S. Take More, Feeding Capacity Swamped

Filibuster Delays Many ‘Must Bills   Fight against FEPC Threatens Life of Numerous Government Agencies

University Of Texas Placed On Probation   Southern Association Announces Move At Memphis Meeting Sunday

TEXAS UNIVERSITY .  PLACED ON PROBATION  BY COLLEGE BODY   CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF REGENTS SAID CONEITIONS

TEXAS UNIVERSITY PLACED ON PROBATION BY COLLEGE BODY   CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF   CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF REGENTS SAID CONDITIONS NEVER BETTER

Cold Wave, Fuel Shortage Hlits Kast War Plants   U. S: Clamps Tight Restrictions on Use of Gas, Rails

Communists. Nationalists In Acreement   Compromise On Basic. Principles Of Political Peace; Leader Leaves.   OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK

Nationalists And Communist: In Agreement    Basic Principles Of Political Peace Agree, Upon; Official Report Tomorrow

China Factions In Accord On  Political Peace   Chungking, Communists Agree on Principles of Cooperation

China Factions In Accord On  Political Peace   Chungking, Communists Agree on Principles of Cooperation   BY CLYDE FARNSWORTH

War Production Seriously Hurt by Strikes  -NWLB Orders Labor Leaders to Show-Cause Hearin«

Fighting Breaks Out at Refinery In Chicago Area   Independent Union Members Battle Rival ClO Workers

WILL IMPROVE MEAT SUPPLY. TRUMAN SAYS   F orecasts Single Control Over Food And Prices

TRUMAN PROMISES IMPROVEMENT IN MEAT SITUATION   President Also Tells Press Conference He Is Confident Senate Will Ratify Bretton Woods.   DENIES RUMOR ICKES + IS TO BE REMOVED   Leaves on Fishing Trip After Expressing View United Nations Conference Is Successful.

MEAT SITUATION TO GET BETTEF   Truman Forecasts Single Control Over Prices And Foods

President Promises  Better Food Set-Up   Predicts Meat Shortage Will Improve After Clinton Anderson Takes Office—Says Administration Working on Plan for Single Control

IMPROVEMENT IN MEAT SITUATION IS INDICATED   Truman For Single Control Over Prices And Food;  Praises Eisenhower   NO CABINET CHANGES BEING CONTEMPLATED

President Sees Meat Situation Improved Soot   Single Price, Feod Conirel Forecast by Executive Te Preaa Conference

JAP GRENADE WOUNDS CAVALRY COMMANDER   Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge Hit in Battle Near Manila—Reeovery Certain,

SUPERFORTS RAID TOKYO AND IWO ISLE   Strong Force Hits Jap Stepping Stone Island

Two More Nuisance Raids Made On Tokyo. Starting Fires   U.S. INFANTRYMEN 33 MILES OF MANILA   Jubilant Natives Swarming Out To Meet Manila Bound Doughboys

BIG FORTS HIT JAP STEPPING STONE OF IWO   Lone B-29s Make Raids On Tokyo Hachijo In Izu Group Hit

Nuisance Attrcks Or Tokyo Reported By Foe; New Group O!  Islands Hammered

NUISANCE RAID MADE ON TOKYO   SUPERFORTS BOMB STEPPING STONE ISLAND

B29s Hammer Iwo Jima, Tokio; 3rd Fleet Planes Sink 445 Ships In 20 Days

Nimitz Moves To Secret Isle In the Pacific   Will Direct Vast Air, Naval Blows At New Headquarters

Many Spies Were Roundec Up In Paris   Saboteurs And Assassins Spread Report That Eisenhower Is Target.

Europe Hears Stor: After Nazi Session  os   \ll-Night Parley Sees Hitler Refuse To  Resign Power   TALE UNCONFIRMED   Jernians. Even Hitler, Admit Hope Is Lost On Battlefield

HITLER REPORTED ADMITTING WAR LOST, BUT NAZIS REFUSE 10 QUIT   GERMAN HIGH COMMAND PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE FOR ARMISTICE IF GOVERNMENT CAPITULATES

FIGHTING REDS CUT BERLIN'S DEFENSE RING   HELL OF FIRE AND BLOOD DECIDES GERMAN FATE

First ‘Thank Y ou  From a Soldier   Gen. Patton, Surprised, Acknowledges Note

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Japs Shot Down In Okinawa Raids   Enemy Uses Suicide Troopers In Attempt to Capture Airfield

JAP AIR FLEET DAMAGE 111.5, LIGHT SHIPS   Nips Lose 111 Planes During Air Attack

Motley Group Of Aircraft in ‘Series of Raids   Nipponese Lose 111 Planes; American Casualties Are Light; Sluq Through Naka

11 Light U. S. "Ships Damagec Off Okinawa   111 Jap Planes Are:Brought Down In'Strange Assault

NIP RAID RAGES FOR 18 HOURS   Enemy Lands Suicide Troop At Airfield On Okinawa

Strange Attack Hits 11. U.S.Ships Off Okinawa;  Enemy Loses 111 Planes

Ill Suicide Planes Downed: 11 Ships Hit   One Of War's Weirdest Attacks Touches Off Blistering 18-Hour Battle Over Okinawa

-Nipponese Lose 111 Aircraft In Blistering, 18-Hour Battle At Okinawa; Ui S: Casualties Of 35, 116 Renorted

Japs Dispatch Suicide Squad To Airfield   111 Nipponese Aircraft Shot Down In 18 Hours

Jap Fliers ‘ Damage 11 ,U. S. Ships   Foe Loses 111 Planes; Suicide Raid On Okina wa Airfield Fails.

11 Pacific Fleet Units Hit by Japs   Damage to Vessels in Dramatic Series of Air  Attacks :   DOWN 111 JAP PLANES   Suicide Assault Troops Are Landed on Yontan  Airfield

ENEMY LOSES 111 PLANES, DAMAGE 11 U.S. VESSELS   MANAGE TO SET FEW U. S. PLANES AFIRE ON YONTAN AIRFIELD

STRONG JAPANESE AIR FLEET DAMAGES U. 5. NAVAL UNITS  ELEVEN LIGHT NAVAL VES  SELS DAMAGED AT COST  OF 111 TAP PLANES

Make Dramatic Series Of Raids Over Okinawa   117 Nipponese Aircraft Shot Down During 18-Hour Battle: American Casualties Light

ENEMY LOSES TNT PLANES IN ACTION   Yanks Drive Tanks Through Okinawa’s Capital   CAMPAIGN COSTS   Americans 35,146 Casualties; Nips Try To Land “Giretsu”” Troops

Suicide Attack By Japs Costs Foe 111 Planes   11 U. S. Ships Hit Near’ Okinawa; Yanks Wipe Out Air-borne Units —

ENEMY LOSES 111 AIRCRAFT DURING ACTION   American Casualties Are Light: Wipe Out Japs Who Land On Field

Japanese Planes Damage Eleven ol Our Fleet Units   Enemy Lands on Yank Airfields, To Destroy Aircraft

Damage 11 U.S. Ships   Jap Suicidal Fliers Stage 18 Hour Raid Off Okinawa; 111 Enemp Planes Shot Down

HEATED OKINAWA BATTLE LASTED EIGHTEEN HOURS   Strangest Suicide Attackers of War Land On U. S.-Held Airfield And Damage  Several Planes.

111 Nipponese Planes Downed In Bitter Fight  One Enemy Bomber Lands On Yank-Held   One Enemy Bomber Lands On Yank-Helc Field For Suicide Troops To Attack

1] American Ships Damaged in Series of Japanese Raids   111 Enemy Planes Shot Down; Fanatical Assault on Okinawa

Suicide Troops Land on U.S. Okinawa Airfield, Destroy Planes; Wiped Out Quickly

Que Heavily Damaged: Casualties Light in New Type of Suicide Atlacks

WAR DEPARTMENT MESSAGE STATES POULSON KILLED   In Service Two Years; Was Member of 9th Air Force Stationed in France

STORM DEATH TOLL OVER 100   Tornado Rips Path of Des truction in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri

TORNADO DEATH TOLL NEARS 100   Town Of Antlers, Okla. Hardest Hit With 55 Killed

TORNADO DEATH TOLLEXCEEDS 100   Oklahoma List 80; Antlers Hardest Hit Town With 58

TORNADO DEATHS MOUNT OVER 100   Antlers, Okla: ts-Hardest Hit; 58 Known Dead ~ So Far +2

TESTIFIES THAT TULLYTOWN BRIDGE SHOULD BE RAZED   Claim Crossing Above R. R. Grade Is Menace To  Safety, War Effort   HEARING iS HELD

Highway Dept. Moves to Get Necessary Permit To Build a Larger Bridge at Tullytown

60 KILLED BY JAP BOMB THAT HIT CRUISER COLUMBIA   [Enemy Plane Attacked as  Warship Bombarded Shores  Prior to Lingayen   Landings.   124 MEN WOUNDED, THE NAVY REVEALS   Vessel Repaired in 77 Days at Terminal Istand, Calif., and Is Now Back  in Action. *

COMPLETE OCCUPATION IS EXPECTED SOON   ESCAPING GERMANS ON WESEL BRIDGES UN_ DERGOING MURDEROUS  ARTILLERY BAR. RACE

Queen City Of The Rhine Is Just Another Military Target For The Americans   German High Command Has Ordered General Retreat Across Rhine River; Nazis Are Putting Up Only Feeble Resistance

Two Islands Near Okinawa Given as Scene   Large Carrier-Battleship.Force Said to:Be Backing Attack

LANDINGS IN RYUKYU CHAIN ARE REPORTED   American Troops, Backed By Bombardment and Task Force Invading Okinawa  Group   MENACES SUPPLY LINES

TRIES LANDING ON OKINAWA   Invasion Of Ryukyu Isle Supported By Vast Fleet, Foe Says

Invasion Near  Japan Attempted By U.S. Forces   Landings Supported by Intense Fire From Super Battlewagons.   Nips Report Attempt To Land on Okinawa

Japs Claim Yanks “Attempting Invasion .Of Okinawa Islands   Successful Landing Would Place Americans 325 Miles From Japan; MacArthur Keeps Silent on Moves

Yanks Reported Trying Invade Okinawa Island   Isle In Ryukyus Is Ideal Base For Strikes At Japan Or China Coast.

JAPS TELL OF CLOSE LANDING   Islands Are Only 325 Miles South Of Nipponese Homeland   HEAVILY BOMBARDED

FORCE CLAIMED TRYING TO TAKE OKINAWA ISLES   Carrier-Battleship Support Reported For Attempted Invasion Of Ryukyus

TASK FORCE IS ATTACKING MAIN OKINAWA BASES   Tokyo Reports 68 Men Of War In Action—Unconfirmed

U.S. ‘Troops: Are Making New Landing Near Japan —   Tokyo. Says Okinawa “Attack Is Launched

YANKS TRYING NEW LANDINGS?   Reported ‘Attempts’ on Okinawa Group Between Formosa and Japan.   HAS GOOD AIRFIELDS

AMERICAN TROOPS ATTEMPTING LANDINGS ON OKINAWA GROUP SAY UNCONFIRMED REPORTS

TEMPERATURES   REPORT INVASION THRUST AT ISLES IN OKINAWA AREA   BROADCAST TELLS OF BOMBARDMENT BY AMERICAN FLEET

Unconfirmed ‘Tokyo Report Says Troops a vading © Strategic land Group at Lowe Tip of Japan Off Chins Coast.

Okinawa Attack Landing Prelude According To Foe   Ryukyu Base Shelled By U. S. Battleships, 15 Carriers Used

_PACIFIC—   Latest American. Invasion: , Attempt, Reported By Japs, Is 325 ‘Miles ‘South Of Nip Homeland; Weavy Fleet Bombardment

Tokyo Reports Attacks On Ryukyu Chain   Bombardment Precedes “Attempt” Land. ings on Key Okinawa Group by Americans

NEW INVASIONS JAPANESE CLAIN   Islarids  In. ‘In. Okinawa Gr oup Object Of Renorted: Attask  HEAVY ASSAULT   Planes And Battle“ships Are Blasting ~ Nip Islands

Tokyo Says Yanks Land In Ryukyus   Report Aerial Raids On {slands Precede “Attempted” Landings On Okinawa Groun

YANKS TRY 10 INVADE RYUKYUS JAPANESE SAY   Is In Okinaw Group 325 Miles South Of  Japanese Mainland

Tokyo Tells Of Landing In Ryukyus   Carrier and Battleshir Task Force Gives Support to Attackers

Invasion of Ryukus by U.S. Reported   Tokyo Says Landings Attempted 325 Miles South of Mainland

Okinawa, Scene Of Reported Invasion, Only 325 Miles From Jap Homeland 

Okinawa Group Being Attacked By Naval Forces   Bridge to Enemy Homeland Battered By Heavy Bombers

JAPAN CLAIMS YANKS TRYING NEW LANDINGS   Report Troops, Supported bj Large Task Force Hit Okinawa Group

Tokyo Says U. S. Troops Trying  Okinawa Landing   Japanese Report Americans Supported By Intense Bombardment From Task Force

RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN SILESIAN DRIVE      Soviets. Also Near Be. _ Neaguered East Prus-— sion Outposts

REDS GAIN IN EAST PRUSSIA   Batter Way ‘Close to Nazi Bastions of Braunsberg And Heiligenbeil

BERLIN ADMITS BREAKTHROUGH IN SOUTHEAST   Reds Reach Neustadt, On Czech Border, In 25 - Mile Sprint

HEFTY ADVANCES BY RUSSIANS REPORTED   Berlin Says Soviets Have Plowed 17 Fo 25 Miles Through Nazi Defenses In Three Days

RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN SILESIAN DRIVE   Soviets Also Near Be. leaguered East Prussian Outposts

Russian Troops Battering Way Toward Breslau   Berlin Reports Red Army Advance of from 17 fo 25 Miles

\Nazis Report Red Penetration To Southeast   Great Pincer Clamped On Production Area West:of Oder River...

Soviets Gain In Prussia  And Silesia   Beleaguered German Outposts Facing Russian Threat

Brazil Election Promises To Be  Wide Open Race   President Vargas Won’t Run Again

FAVORS THE HARVEST   Continuation of Dry Weather Forecast for State.

Party Finds Four Bodies  In Wreckage   Searchers Reach Scene of B-24 Crash; Four Navy Airmen Sought in Area -South of Mt. St. Helens

Army Discharges 400,000 Men Monthly   2,000,000 Will Be   2,000,000 Will Be Demobilized in Time for Christmas

Army Discharges 400,000 Men Monthly  2,000,000 Will Be Demobilized in Time for Christmas

NEW VICTORY LOAN STARTS IN OCTOBER   From October 29th To December 8th With Goal Of 11 Billion

LEWIS INSISTENT UN TON ROVALIY   May Bring Government Into Wage Negotiations This Week

FORMER ‘PRIME MINISTER. DE:CLARES RUSSIA WOULI KEEP SECRET IF SHE  “> RNEW-Ir °° -

FRENCH ELECTIONS SHOW LEFTIST SWING   De Gaulle Wins Support Gf Socialist Grown

RED BLOWS SNUFF OUT NAZI HOPES OF BREAKING SIEGE ON BUDAPEST    RUSSIANS OCCUPY MOST OF PEST, CESPEL ISLAND; HOUSE-TO-HOUSE BATTLE LOOMS

FOIL GERMAN RELIEF ARMY AT BUDAPEST   Reds Snuff Out Germans’ Last Hope Of Breaking Siege

NEARLY: ALL OF PEST OCCUPIED BY RED FORGES   Nazi Hopes Of Breaking Ring Around Hungarian Capital Are Snuffed

Nazi Hopes of Breaking Capital Ring Snuffed Out      Nearly All of Pest, Island of Cespel Now In Russian Hands —

Red Besiegers Occupy Nearly All of Pest   USSR Counterblow Smashes Nazi Hopes Of Breaking Ring

Russians Snuff Out Nazi Drive to Regain Budapest   25 Arms Factories Taken by Reds in Newest Victory

Attack Ends Nazi Threat To Red Ring   German Relief Arm: Now Is In Danger Of Envelopment

HALT NAZI RELIEF ARMY   Critical Phase of Battle Ends, Situation Now Well In Hand

Reds Shatter Nazi Threat To Budapest   Soviets Says Situation Well In Hand, German Relief Army Facing Peril

Reds Smash German Hopes of Relief For Budapest; Fighting in Streets

Red Counter-Blow Halts Nazi Thrust Toward Budapest   Situation Outside Capital Well in Hand, Mescow Dispatches Say   RUSSIANS OCCUPY ISLAND OF CESPEL   Control Nearly All of Pest; House-tc-House Fighting in Buda

RUSSIANS HALT NAZL RELIEF ARMY   Critical Phase of Battle Ends, Situation Now Weill In Hand

OPA BLAMED IN MEAT SHORTAGE THROUGH NATION   ‘Charge OPA Policies Do Not Al low “Fair Margin Of Profit"

Wells Criticizes Exclusion of 2 From Parley   Former Undersecretary Sees Inter-American  Efforts Lost by Absence Of Argentina, Salvador

YANKS MAKE FINAL ASSAULT ' ON OKINAWA   Storm “Lost World” Plateau From Three Sides.

British Back In Hong Kong   Cuion Jack Raised Again  ess: Sc Gees

Superforts Wipe Out Jap Factory   Spectacular Bombing Destroys Nip Plant

Carrier ‘Intrepid’ Hit Four Times   Famed U. S. Warship Returns to Action

Bodies Exhibited  In Milan Square   Great Crowds View Show, Resile Traitors

Vussolini Shot  And Hung in  Milan Square   17 Other Fascists Die At Hands of Patriots: British Correspondents Report Viewing Bodies

Bodies of Il Duce, 17 Others ‘Exhibited in Milan Square After Execution by Partisans

Benito Mussolini Executed By Italian Patriots, With 17 Other Fascist Leaders

ll Duce’s Body On Exhibition In Milan Square   Seventeen Other Fascis Leaders Also Shot by Firing Squad

Te yam Ayuda! 2 88" _-— om.   Socies Wita 7 Ccaer fascis: ~eacers <evec in Scuare

FORMER DUCE AND 17 OTHERS ARE EXECUTED   Big Crowds View Bodies on Exhibition  In Milan Square

Patriots Kill - Mussolini; 17 Fascists Shot   Former If Duce and Henchmen Executed Near Como  —~Bodies Hang on Exhibition in Millan oe

They'll Do It Every Tin   FINED FOR FAILURE TO \HAVE FISHING LICENSES

House Committee ° Opens Probe Of U.S. Controls   Postwar Group Want ar a     Postwar Group Wants To Remove All War Rulings Possible

House Committee Opens Probe Of U. S. Controls  Postwar Group Want To Remove All War Rulings Possible

WAR CONTROLS UNDER SURVEY   House Committee to Make  Plans for Removal of   Gov't Rules

CANVASS OF U.S. CONTROLS BEGINS   HEARINGS TO QUESTION HEADS OF AGENCIES

SURVEY STARTED ON GOVERNMENT CONTROL ISSUE   House Group To Determine When Wor Restrictions May Be Removed

Move To Relax Economic Restrictions Under Way   House Postwar Committee Begins Study Of All Government Controls To See Where And When They Can Be Safely Removed

Fight Black Marketeers   _ New Food Boss Joins ” Fofces With OPA-As Congress: Plans Crack down On IHegal Deals

Thr -ee-Prong ged War On Black Markets Looms   Secretary of Agriculture Is Joining Forces With OPA In Drive to Expose = Illicit Operations

HIT BLACK MARKET   Secretary Anderson Join: Forces With OPA for  Crackdowns

Way Drive On Black Markets   - Exposure Of. Crooked “Dealings Promised -

Anderson Opens All Out War On Black Markets   House Group Also Promises To Expose Illicit Food Operationce

3-Way Battle Launched on Black Market   Government Forces Being Assembled for Finish Fiah?

WAR ON FOOD BACK MARKET IS UPCOMING   Will Seek To Spread Poultry And Meat Stocks

The Weather   Anderson Teams With OPA; Fight  For Food Is On   Crackdowns Coming From 3 Directions In War Against The Black Market

3-Front War by Governmenton  Black Markets   New Ag Head Joins With OPA to Crack Down on Food Violations

Three-Front War On Food Black Mart Looms; Anderson Seeks To Divide Meat, Poultry Stock

‘Crackdown’ On Profiteers Tn Food Starts   Anderson Joins OPA Against Black Markets

o-Front War On Food Black  Markets Loom   New Ag Secretary Anderson Seeks To Spread Poultry And Meat Supplies.   TALES 7O BOWLES

Black Market Faces Attack   Anderson, House Committee, Join OPA in Plans for Government Crackdowns

New Attack Planned For Black Markets   Department of Agriculture Joins OPA To Crack Down on Illicit Food Operations from Three Directions To Equalize Distribution

PLAN WAR ON FOOD BLACK MARKETEERS   New Secretary of Agriculture Joining Forces With OPA to Crack Down On Violators   SPREAD PROCUREMENT

Plan 3 Drives On Black Markets   Anderson to Join Forces With OPA— Probe Promised

TRIPLE-HEADED BLACK MARKET CRACKDOWN OR   Anderson Joins OP To Aid Poultry, Meat Situations

New Government Crackdswns ‘On Food Black Marketeers Impending From 3 Directions   Secretary Of Agriculture Joining Forces With OPA: House Committee Promises Action

3-Way Black Market Drive. Being Planned   Agriculture: Secretary Joins With OPA and. House. Committee. -

Black Markets -. To Be Attacked In: Three Way:   Secretary. Anderson Says Effort Made To:Spread Poultry, Meat Supplies

THREE FORCES TO FIGHT FOOD BLACK MARKET   Anderson to Join With OPA Forces in War On Racketeers

Black Marts Will Be Hit   Anderson Will Help’ OPA Open Up Fields

BLACK MARKET FIGHT WIDENED   Anderson Seeks To Spreac Meat, Poultry Supplies

NEW GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWNS ON FOO! BLACK MARKETEERS  NEW SECRETARY AGRI  NEW SECRETARY AGRICULTURE PLANS TO JOIN OPA IN CLEANING UP

Black Market Drive Starts At Washington   Anderson Joins With OPA in Move To Curb Operators

THREE-FRONT WAR ON FOOD BLACK MARKET PLANNED   ANDERSON SAYS HE WILL JOIN FORCES WITH OPA CAMPAIGN

$74,000,000 Inheritance By GI Shrinks Fast; Wife Wants Explanation

OPA EXTENDS EVICTION PERIOD TO SIX MONTH   Tenants of Houses Sold to New Owners Given Three More Months to Find New Quarters.

OPA Acts To  Protect Tenants   Will, Require Waiting Period of Six Months

Nazis Planned A “Suicide Squad”      Was To Have Been Last Attempt To Force Allies To Seek Peace

NAZIS PLANNED ‘SUICIDE RAIDS’   _ AVIATRIX’ REVEALS DESPERATE PLANS TO WHIP ALLIES

Suicide Squadron Of German Pilots Formed Near War End To Make Allies Seek Peace

German Glider Pilots Formed Suicide Group   Last Desperate Effort to Make Allies Ask Peace

Short’s Reply Inadequate, Is Miles’ Opinion   General Tells of Orders Sent Pearl Harbor Before Attack

RESPONSE 10 WAR WARNING INADEQUATE   Gen. Miles Criticizes Gen. Short’s Pearl Harbor Reply

Miles Cites Differences Army-Navy   Declares, Uz. S. Had No  gence Service: Before The War

PEARL HARBOR WAR WARNING STORY SIFTED   NO SECRET FOREIGN SERVICE EXISTED, GENERAL SAYS

U, 5, ESPIONAGE LACKING BEFORE WAR, MILES SAYS   General Tells Pearl Harbor Probers Committee on Foreign Intelligence Existed Only on Paper.   CRITICIZES SHORT’S REPLY TO WARNING   Testifies Marshall’s Message to Hawaii Should Have Led to Issuance of Proper Alert.

Lack Of Vital Foreign Secret Service Told   Joint Army-Navy Intelligence Unit Existed On Paper

U.S. Espionage Only on Paper      Witness Save Army, Navy Differed on Duties

Envoys Act To Speed Parley End   Predict Success In Writing Peace Guarantee

Demand for speed arises at conference  Chiefs meet on unsolved issues

NAZI LOOT FILLS FRANKFURT BANK       WEALTH BEING IDENTIFIED AND INVENTORIED BY AMERICANS AND BRITISH,

Maj. Knowland Made Senator By Governor      Son of Oakland Publisher Appointed to Hiram Johnson Seat

Knowland Appointed to Senate Seat  Warren Names Son Of Oakland Publisher Today

Next Move in Big Three Split Over Poland Depends on Marshal Stalin

GIANT'ANNUAL EXPOSITION’ +. PLANNED AS FUTURE FAIR   AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR AlVOCATES COMBINED FARM AND INDUSTRY EXHIBIT ‘AS STATE FAIR

Dr. Goerdeler May Come Forth As  Peace Petitioner   Attempted To Murder Hitler

STORY OF HIS ARREST TOLD BY KIDWELL   Caught as He Prepared to Decorate Duluth Tavern

Former Staff Chief Angered By Questions   Declares Short Given Definite Alert Directions

Marshall Says Order To Short Definite Alert   Former Chief of Staff Makes Declaration, Flushes / ing From Anger, Be  fore Investigators   Short Not Told. Of Tokyo Queries   Admits Failure to See That He Went On. Full Alert After Sabotage Messuge™ Was His Responsibility -

Blame Laid To Short by Gen. Marshall   Hawaii Commander Had Definite Alert Order, Probers Told

TIP-OFF NOTE IS DESCRIBED IN AFFIDAVIT   Investigators Learn That  Hull May Have Gone To Parley Without Knowing Reply Was intercepted   MARSHALL IS RECALLED

Alert Order Given Short By Marshall   Former Chief of Staff Expected Commander to Carry Out Message

Marshall lred At Hawaii Quiz   Says He Had Right to Expect Action

Order Expected To Be Followed, Marshall Avers   Blow at J&p Fleet Would Have Been Justified, Report

Ex-Chief of Staff Flares Under Quiz   . Short. Given  te Definite. Direction ‘Marshall Tells Probers

ALERT ORDER GIVEN PRIOR TO JAP RAID   Marshall Felt Orders Should Have Been Car ried Out in Hawai.   Former Chief Flares Un Under Questioning

Ex-Chiet of Staff Flares Under Quiz   Short Given Definite Direction Marshall Tells Probers

Gives Views On Bombing Of J ap Ships  Diplomatic Message   Diplomatic Message Important: Evidence

Hawall Had Been Alerted   Marshall Says He Expected His Orders Executed

Marshall Declares General Short Received Alert   Former Chief of Staff, Flushed With Ange: Says He Expected Order to Hawaii Would Be Carried Out: Questioning Goes On

Britain Advised O(U.S. WarStand If Nips Attacked   Told Not To Bank On U. S. Commitment If Dutch, British Areas Raided

MARSHALL SAYS DEFINITE. ALERT GIVEN HAWAIL   Former Chief Tells Probers He Expected Order To Be Carried Out

SHORT RECEIVED DEFINE ALERT, ~ MARSHALL SAYS   General Tells Committee He Believed Orders Would ‘be Obeved

Marshall Puts Some Blame  On Gen. Short   . Gotan Alert Order; War Committal To British Denied

Russia Refuses trai Permission to Move Troops North  Soviets Assert Action Would Result in Red Army Invasion

Russia Bars Movement of Iran Forees   Permission to Reinforce Garrisons Is Refused; Use of Additional Red Troops Threatened

‘Tke’ Would, Punish Nazi Criminals; Says ‘You Can’t Build Peace With A Club’

T. RENT ARRIVES IN U.S. TODA   Admits He Took Documents From Embassy to His Apartment,

Clerk In London Says He Planned to Turn Them Over lo Senate; Served Prison Verin

First Ground Troops Arrive At Maine Base : _—_——— we   Other Loads Are Expected

ONLY NEEDED OUTDOOR LIGHTING   No More Electric Advertising Is the New WPB  —.  COMPANY TO ENFORCE

Headquar ters Of McArthur Keep War Gow’   Mar East Air Force Contin ues to Strike.as General Expresses Hope “This Ts End of War”

War Goes On, MacArthur   Tells Cheering Troops That He Hopes This Is End of the War

‘War Goes On, MacArthur Tells His  Men; Hepes All Will Be Home Soon

WAR CONTINUES SAYS M’ARTHUR   General Tells Men He “Hopes” This Is End Of The War, But Fighting Goes On For Present.

GENERAL MACARTHUR  HOPES WAR IS OVER,  BUT CARRYING ON COMMANDER OF ARMIES  FIGHTING JAPAN SAYS WAD CTITT COES ON

TRAVEL EASY ON GERMANY’S SUPER-ROADS   Ninth Army Passes Brunswick; 103 From Capital

40-MileGain Ripped Off by lst Army   Multiple Allied Spearheads Speed Along Over Hitler's Network of Superhighways to Reich Capital

STAFF CHIEF IS DECORATED   Oak Leaf Cluster to DSM Is Presented Marshall By President

President Pays High Tribute to - General Marshall In Citation, Credits  Retired Chief_With Allied Victory

GENERAL MARSHALL GETS SERVICE MEDAL   Truman. Pays High Tribute to Retiring Army Chief of Staff with DSC

OFFICERS CALLED TO SPEAK FOR WORK LEGISLATION   Hershey Guns For ‘Every Farmer’

CALL WAR, NAVY HEADS ON WORK. FIGHT MEASURE      First Witnesses Are Stimson Patterson, Forrestal And Bard

Top Military Men Testify On Work Bill   Substitute Urged On Committee to Survey War Plants

Pick up Trail Of 2 Convicts In Nebraska   Bluffs Jail Breakers Escape 2-State Cordon; Steal Farmer’s Car

MINDANAO BEING BISECTED BY TWO YANK COLUMNS   24th Division Secures Tambungon Ani Is Closing In On Lincanaa Airfield .

LIBERATED YANKS ANNOUNCED IN NEWS   Names Will Be Released immediately Now

MESSAGE FROM JAP PEOPLE IS PROMISED   Tokyo Broadcast Urges Radio Listeners to Tune in for Sensationnal Announcement.

TO BROADCAST JAP MESSAGE   Tokyo Radio Gives Time Date for Important  Announcement

C. OF C. ASKS “REALISTIC” TAX PLAN   Stiles to Present Illinois Body’s Program to Congress

OPA TO DIVERT MEAT SUPPLIES   Move Is Planned in Effort to Cut Off Black Market Sources.

37 Percent Of Meat Off Ration List   Lower Grades Beef, Veal, Lamb ‘Free’;  Supply Increases —

Meat Supply For October Up 11 Per Cent More   37 Pet. of Total Is Chopped Off  Present Ration Lists

PREDICT INCREASE IN MEAT IN OCTOBER   37% of Total Supply is Re moved From the Ration List   WILL START SUNDAY

FATHERS WOULD BE DISCHARGED IF ACT PASSES   Release of Soldiers With : Children Would Save Money—Solon

FATHERS’ DISCHARGE MOVE ON IN GAPITAL   as eapeertttineeneeeateetieneeemtentianeemaeeel  Men With Over Three Childrer Would Be Eligible

Move Begins To Force Army To Release Men With More Than Three Children

Debate Dads Of > Be Released   Representative Engel Will Seek House Vote On Proposition.

DAD DISCHARGE PLAN FAVORED   Wants Yanks With More Than 3 Children Released

Propose New Bill (n Army Release   Would Have All Men With Three Dependents  Discharged From Service

WANTS FATHERS TO BE RELEASED   Engel Prepared to Present  Bil to House if Committee Fails to Act

Fathers of More Than Three Children Would Be Barred By Army Bill

SEEK RELEASE FOR DADS OF !   Engel’s Bill Would Force   Army to Discharge Such Fathers —

World Labor Is Pleased   - Hail “New Chapter «In Life of Britain” ; Qnly Rightists Alarmed

Reactions Of Churehill’s  Loss Mixed   General Rejoicing In Ranks Of Labor; Some Anxiety On Businesses.   NEW CHAPTER OPENS

Nations Express Mixed Reactions To Labor Victory   General Rejoicing in Ranks of Workers; Opinion Divided  In United States

Zhukov May Seek Atomic Bomb  Secret on His Visit to America   Russia Has Disclosed That Reds Should Be Given the Complete Sine

MARSHAL ZHUKOV COMING TOU. 5   RUSSIA’S TOP SOLDIER, WHO LED REDS INTO BERLIN, TO VISIT TRUMAN.

New Government  for Poles Slated   London Delegate May Be Premier

Mikeiajezyk Is Probable Polish Premiex   London Poles Indignant Over Plans Of Bie Three

LONDON POLE WILL HEAD NEW CABINET   New Government To Be Formed By Allied Nations

Mikolajczyk Slated to Head Polish Regime   New Unity Government Ex pected To Be Set Up At Moscow Conference

Enlisted Men Of 40 Can Ask Army Release   Military Lowers Age For Discharges By Two Years

ARMY MEN, 40 OR OLDER WILL ~ BE DISCHARGED   About 30, 000 Men Now  in Army Affected.

Men 40 Or Over May Be Released   Discharge Age of Soldiers Lowered

Men of 40 to Quit Army It They Wish  Lower Discharge - Age from 4):   Lower Discharge Age from 42; Wacs Included

TRAINING SEEN” AS PEACE HOPE   GEN, MARSHALL DECLARES YOUTH TRAINING WOULD DISCOURAGE WOULD-BE AGGRESSOR NATIONS

BOMB REVEALS NEED FOR PEACE  Me TRAINING   “Nation Thus Would ‘Be Master of Own Destinv”-——Marshall -

Truman Refuses to Intervene in Conference  - Labor-Management Group Fails  tn Raanek Darican

Truman Refuses to Intervene in Conference   Labor-Management Group Fails fo Reach Decision

Little Result Expected from Labor Parley   Truman Does Not Plan To Intervene in Talks, Schwellenbach Says

LABOR MEETING GETS NOWHERE   Truman Won't Intervene To Save Conference Irom Failure

Truman Will Not Intervene  In Labor, Industry Parley   Deadlock Reported on Proposed Creation of FactFinding Machinery—Some Progress Made During the Deliberations

TRUMAN REFUSES. TO ADVISE GROUF   LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARLEY INFORMED PRESIDENT WILL NOT INTERVENE.

Truman Stays Out Of Labor Parley   Hope of Envolving New  Strike ‘Machinery’ Dies

NO INTERVENTION BY WHITE HOUSE PLANNED   Presidemt Dectines To Act In Stabemaied Labor-Management Far-

No Hepe For New Machinery For the Peaceful Handling of Strike  SS tye ta:

Films Show  ,: ) ) ee ) eee   Bulldozers Shovel Bodies Into Grave

Newsreels Used in Trial of Prison Camp Guards Show Bulldozer Shoveling Broker Corpses into Mass Graves at Belsen

NAZIS SHOWN “HORROR FILM   Belsen Atrocities Are Bared on Screen

GERMAN PLANES BOMB CITIES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA   Bombing Announced Few Minutes After Red Troops Enter Pracne

Czech Capital Reported Bombed By Nazi Planes   Dunkerque Garrison, . Other Enemy-Held Pockets Give Up Fight

Defiant Germans Bomb Capital, Two Other Czech Cities     , neoeaaans Fs oe 3 Pa © ie i ie   German Pockets  In France Quit   Last Ground Resistance In Southern Europe Virtually Crushed

Russians Battle Outlaws   German Planes Bomb Capitol of Crechaslovakia

STALIN IS REPORTED IN GOOD HEALTH   Soviet Leader Has Received Harriman and Discussed Current U. S§.-Red Questions.

SAY STALIN'S HEALTH GOOD   Report of Illness Denied Following Visit From  U. S. Ambassador

Recluse Fatally Burned In Fire   William Gettig Victim Of Dwelling Blaze

Hodge Warns Of Hard Battles, Says Japs Must Be Blasted Out By Hand

King Haakon Speaks To Nation   Thanks Norwegian People For Fortitude

7 LIFTED. . BY THE aw   BAN ON ARSENIC LIFTED BY OWI WHICH 15 ON ITS ” WAY OUT 

RUSS DEMANDS WORRY FRENCH      Molotov Indicates Soviets Have Interest In Former Italian Areas

Colony Fight Outlook Seen As Desperate   Paris and London Newspapers Lash Soviet Ambitions

Big Five Said Now ‘Big Three Power Struggle   Russia’s Interest In Maditerranean Cause Paris Says

Paris Scores Reds’ Stand Upon Italians’ Colony Plan   Big Five Concerned With Colonial Idea’

Japanese Radio Admits City Virtually Destroyed; 70-Mile Gale Fans Flame:

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   (By International News Service)   CANADIANS BATTLE FLOOD WATERS OF RHINE

‘MacArthur Aides Query Emissaries. On Jap Facilities   Signing of Nipponese Capitulation Believes Scheduled in Japan After Allies Enter T. Deeuny Conquered Nin kelends

Information About Facilities for Gen. MacArthur's Eniry Into Japan Is Demanded   Allied Supreme Commander Did Not Attend First Conference: Second Meeting Is Scheduled to Be Held Later Mandawv

SONNY JAILED: LOVER SOLGHT   Youthful Romeo Is Held On Two Counts After Hearing

Police Meanwhile Hunt For Mis: Eleanor Deveny On ~ Warrant Charging  ' PDelinquency

‘Meeting for  exchange of  viewpoints’ Understanding means pnroacress

REV, ROEGER NEW PASTOR OF GHURGH IN CHALEONT   Rev. George Mack Accepts Call To Church of Holy Trinity   ORDAINED ON TUESDAY

Capture Of The Capital City Of Naha On Okinawa  35,000 JAPANESE ARE DISORGANIZED  Appear To Be Breaking Up In Semi-Organized Pockets

Fighting for Okinawa in Final Phase   Marines Break Through to Shuri—Report Big Dam.  age to Yokohama

rouse Votes ToExtend OPA For Full Year   Six-Month Limitation Plan Defeated

House Votes To Extend OPA for Another Year   Suspension Would Increase inflation, Rayburn Declares

House Extends (PA One Year   Defeats Republican Sponsored Bill Dawe Gia RAdanmbthe

Proposal Is Rejected 177 To 126   Republican Plan To Sei Six-Month _Limitatior On OPA Killed Afte Plea By Rayburn

House Defeats Short Term OPA Proposal   Full Year's Extension Of Rationing Setup Favored by Congress

HOUSE OPA BATTLE EARS SHOWDOWN   GOP Would Strip Agency of Food Authority, Extend Life Only Six Months

House Votes To Extend OPA a Year   Defeat GOP Effort to Limit Its Life to  Six Months

BID TO CUT LIFE OF OPA BEATEN   House Rejects G.0.P. Plan For Six-Month Period

Sffort to Halve OPA’s New Tenure Defeated by House   Vote Comes After Speaker Asks. Members Not fo Destroy OPA

OPA EXTENSION LIMIT VOTED DOWN IN HOUSE   Rep. Hoffman’s Motion To  Kill Agency Also  Defeated

HOUSE VOTES TO RENEW OPA FOR ONE YEAR   Defeats GOP Attempt to Cut Time Extension to Six Months

APPOINTMENTS FOR  CORSICANA DISTRICT  METHODIST CHURCH TWO CORSICANA PASTOR  RETURNED, WHILE TWO NEW MEN COME IN

SUZUKI CABINET MAY QUIT SOON   EXPECTED TO RESIGN WHEN OKINAWA FALLS SAME AS TOJO, KIOSO

Powerful Suzuki Cabinet May Qui At Okinawa Fall  Would Follow Jop Pattern Aer lwa

SUZUKI CABINET DOWNFALL SEEN   Resignation Expected When Okinawa Is Captured

SUZUKI GOV'T MAY QUIT JOB   Okinawa Defeat To Speed Fall; Peace Bids Are  Discounted

Strong Suzuki Government in Japan  May Step Down When Okinawa Falls

New Jap Cabine May Fall Shorti   Observers Believe It Wil Quit When Okinawa Falls

AXE MAY FALL ON JAP SETUP   With Defeat on Okinawa, Ene. my Expected To Juggle Leadership Again

Bobby-Soxer Held On Murder Charge In Tailor’s Deatt   17-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Haichet-Slaying of 71Year-Old N. Y. Man

THE HOUSE HAS OULT      Congress Will Resume on January 14 After Recess

Congress is Heading Home For Holidays   House Adjourns, Senate Set to Quit Until. January 14

FOUND GUILTY IN GRAFT GASE   SIX FORMER LEGISLATORS DRAW LONG PRISON TERMS

MacArthur Has Ryukyus, Too   Command Extended Over Islands That, With Philippines, Form Invasion Base

MacArthur To Rule Over Jap Soil By Extending Command To Ryukyu Island Territory

MacArthur Gets Ready For Invasion   Five-Star General Named to Command Allied Japan Attack

M Arthur Extends Pacific Command To Ryukyu Isles  Con pee fc Con p Soil

Gen. MacArthur Extends His Pacific Command  Assumes Control ° Over the  Ryukyu Isle Chain

Ryukyu Isles FormingBase  For Attack   Military Hero Is Favored For Post as Overall Commander in Far East Bv U.S. Congressmatt

Air Forces to Remain Apart: Under Spaatz   Forming Semi-Circular Base From Which Big Invasion Can Operate

MaeArthur Command Extended   Be In Control In His ‘On To Tokvo Drive As Time Nears On Invasion

WORD OF V-E MAY BE MADE THIS WEEKEND   INVENSE EXCITEMENT GRIPS LONDON AS RUMORS CIRCULATE PROCLAMATION NOT FAR OFF

BALANCE WILL GO TO PACIFIC, BUT GOOD POR. TION WILL GET 30-DAY FURLOUGHS AT HOME FIRST; GIANT MANHUNT FOR WAR CRIMINALS GETS UNDER WAY.

Country Is In Inflationary Mood Nowadays   If Price Control Ends Soon, Business May Hold Back Goods, Raise Prices

OPA Now Fighting Critical Two Front Struggle On Prices   ‘Christmas Buying Greatest In History

Eggs Become As Scarce As The Ham That Goes With Them, Survey Reveals

Eggs Scarce In Most of U.S., Claim   Pinch Accentuated by Meat Shortage,  Survey Says

Slowly E Loos Getting Scarce   Appears Meat Is Becoming Into Better Supply

Survey Reveals Eggs Are Becoming as Scarce in the U. S. as the Ham That Used to Go With Them

BERLIN PERIL INCREASES HOURLY   Russians Step Up Offensive After Rein-  forcements Arrive

WHU'S IOWA CROP CORPS HONOR ROLL ENCOURAGED TOWN HELP FOR FARMERS

MAIL TO RESCUED   Sixth Army and Red Cross Announce Proper Addréss to Use

IN WRECK NEAR ZARAH   Eight: Persons Injured in Two-Car Crash on Highway 10

Strike Called As Protest To Brifish Plan:   Jewish Council in Palestine Calls Out Work ers

JEWS STRIKE IN PROTES “UE POLICIES   Palasti:.; 3 Jews to Hold Geh-rg Strike te ‘Protest’ British Proposals

PALESTINE JEWS TO CALL GENERAL STRIKE   Action Te Be Taken tn Protest Against British Proposals Fer Settlement OF Freblem

Jews call strike in Palestine   British proposal  arcuses protest

Palestine J e ws Order General Strike for Today   Protesting New British Plan For Settling Dispute

General Strike Of Palestine Jews Is Called   Ordered by Jewish National Council In Protest Against British Policy

PALESTINE JEWS 10 STRIKE TODAY   Protest British Proposals For Settlement of Problem There

PALESTINE HIT BY JEW STRIKE   People Won't Submit To British Government Policy Proposals

Palestine Jews Call Strike To Protest British Proposal   AGREEMENT REACHED FOR COMMITTEE QUIZ

ARMY TO SPEED DISCHARGE OF VETS IN STATES   To Affect Men in U. S. From ETO on Way to Pacific Before End of War

RULES RELAXED ON DISCHARGES   Enlisted Men With 50 Points Or More Get Out This Month

POINT SCORE IS REDUCED AGAIN   Enlisted Men With 50 Or More And Now On Furlough Can Be Released

SOLDIERS WITH a0 POINTS ON LEAVES TO BE DISCHARGEL   War Department Ruling Also Applies to Enlisted Men Now on Temporary Duty in U. S.   NEW RESTRICTIONS ON OVERSEAS DUTY   Immediate Discharge Authorized of Troops Held Prisoner 60 Days or More —25,000 Affected.

War Prisoners Get Discharge   New Point System An nounced by War Department

50-point men to be given  army release Applies to those  now on furlough

“ga "ate! = 79 2°82. E2829. 27 Fac  _ re, ial ” a “Qa on ype nig Cs at mower

Will Discharge Some Soldiers   Men With 50 Points on. Furlough or Temporary Duty to Be Released

TELLS GAINS IN ALLIED UNITY AT CONFERENCE   Defends Polish Settlement

Truman to Skip Churchill Visit   President Will Go Direct  -y ma Bonn tiee

PLANS NO CALL ON CHURCHILL   Truman to Assure Stalin He Plans No Separate  Agreements

Truman Heading To Parley Site   Wont' Stop To See Prime Minister Churchill

LONG TALKS HELD ON TRUMAN SHIP   PRESIDENT ‘NOT TO SEE CHURCHILL BEFORE BIG 3 MEETING IN BERLIN.

TRUMAN TAKES NO SIDE TRIPS   President Goes Directly To Berlin; No Talks With Churchill

‘Truman Plans Senator Asks No Prior Talks Ar my to Let With Churchill Out Doctors

Truman to Avoid Pre-Big Three Meeting Talks   Will Attend Without Previous Conference  With Churchill

PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH HIS ADVISERS   Truman Going Directly To Berlin Instead Of Conferring With Churchit! In France

Story of Yalta   Doug Cornell In First Of Five Articles About Big 3 Meet,

Historic Conference Held at Picturesque Resort of the Czars   Both Military and Political Decisions Are Talked by Big 3

Many Canadian Troops. AWOL   Half of Men Ordered Overseas ‘Missing 

Stettinius Sees Fair Solution In Polish Case   Negotiations At Moscow Appreaching Deadlock Which U. S. May Break.

Carrier-Based Planes Hammer Southern Area   Attacks Curried Out While Radio Tokyo Warns NaHon to Expect Ine ereased Assaulls   Industrial Osaka Continues to Burn   Today's Raids Coneentrat. ed on Wanaoyi and Other Airhises Near ‘Tip of  Kv     shir

Nazis Drive Yanks Back Five Miles   U. S. Seventh Army Men In Furious Battle To Save Strasbourg.

BRITISH WIDEN THEIR DRIVE ON WESTERN FRONT   Yanks Battle To Break Nazi Bridgehead: First And Third Drive On St. Vith.

British Cross Meuse River On The North   Germans Rolled Back On Roer River Line

SEVENTH ARMY DEFENSES GIVE UNDER ATTACKS   British Troops Cross Maas To Widén Their Advance Jn Dutch Panhandle

Germans Push Drive Against Strasbourg   Nazi Parachutists Seize Zetten, But Are Driven Out

British Jump Meuse River fn Dutch Push   Yanks Fight 10.000 Nazis in Solid Flank Over Rhine in South ~Proops at St. Vith   Nazis Attack.

BRITISH TROOPS GROSS MAAS RIVE  BELOW ROERMOND   Widened Second Army’s Push in the Dutch Panhandle  Forcing Germans Back.   WEST GF DUSSELDORF   Seventh Army Americans Fought Up to 10,000 Germans, It Is Reported.

City Of Strasbourg Is Threatened By Nazi Breakthrough In Alsace Fighting

British Jump aas, Press Toward Roe:   U.S. Ist, 3rd Armies Drive On Bulge Highway Stronghold

Nazi Attack Pushes U.S. Forces Back   Reinforced Enemy Gains Along Strasbourg Zone

sermans Use Tanks in Powerful Attack —  Alhes   FIGHT FOR STRASBOURG   British Assault Troops » Cross the Maas River in  oe Holland

Germans Retreat To Roer   But Yanks Have Hands Full Around Strasbourg.

Germans Gain Five Miles ~~ InStrasbourg Area, But French Begin Drive in South

British Jump Maas River; Widen Push   Germans Throw Six Bridges Over Rhine Near Strasbourg

GERMANS DRIVE SEVENTH BACK TO WEYERSHEIM   Yanks Battle Furiously as Nazis Push to Within 7 Miles of Strasbourg 

ARMORED ATTACKS. GAIN FIVE MILES  SEVENTH ARMY TROOPS  Hy GERMAN      SEVENTH ARMY TROOPS DRIVEN: BACK TOWARD “STRASBOURG TODAY

Nazis Crack Seventh Line for Big Gain   Three Powerful Armored Units in 8 Mile Advance

SEVENTH ARMY GIVES GROUND “UNDER HEAVY ARMORED DRIVE NORTH OF CITY OF STRASBOURG

7TH RETREATS. ABOUT 4 MILES   Germans Charge From Center of Newly-Consolidat« ed Bridgehead. =,   YANKS FIGHT FURIOUSLY

Nazi Breakthrough in Alsace Fighting Perils Strasbours   Seventh U.S. Army in Bitter Struggle to Break Bridgehead

Strasbourg Menaced by Nazi Drive   Seventh Army Is Foreed Back 5 Miles by Enemy

American Seventh Army Pushed Back 5 Miles at Point Short Distance From Strasbourg; Third and First Forces Continue Northen Gains

YANKS BATTLE 10,000 NAZIS ON LOWER FRONT   First, Third Armies Inch Nearer City of St. Vith

BRITISH FORD MAAS FOR NEW HOLLAND GAINS   SNOWSTORMS COVER GERMAN WITHDRAWAL OF BATTERED TANKS

Americans, Hammered Back Almost 5 Miles Near Strasbourg   ‘NAZIS -REINFORCED   Fate ‘Of Alsatian Capital “Ts At Stake In Raging Conflict

British Unopposed in Crossine River and Increase Their Attack Forcing  Germans Back.   BELGIAN BULGE IS BEING DIMINISHED

German Offensive Near Strasbourg Gains Five Miles   Alsatian Capital Directly Menaced By Armored Forces

Seventh Army Driven Back Almost 5 Miles in Area Northeast of Strasbourg

BRITISH TROOPS CROSS MEUSE IN UNOPPOSED PUSH   Strasbourg May Become Battle Ground Soon

German Menace To Strasbourg Grows Steadily  7th Army Is Thrown Back Five Miles To Weyersheim; British

[Nazis Gain Five Miles Against 7th  Fate of Strasbourg At Stake i in Latest  a.

WEA Flaved and Praised by House Committee  Offierals Accused (){ Giving False T { Pa   ( ia ly" . “ kt  By VD ecem  de 2

WILL BE IN COM. MAND IN AUSTRIA   American Occupation of Italy Will End This  - Year; Troops Home.

Clark Will Head Yanks In Austria   Italian Oceupation To Terminate This Year -

Token Force. Slated to Stay Tn North Are:   General Mark Clark To Head Occupation Barees:in Austria

Nazis Conscript Children to Dig Trenches  Germans Say Sovie  Diane fae Raelin   Germans Say Soviet Plans for Berlin Attack Now Ready

Power Is Restored In Central Texas   LCRA Strikers to Lose Jobs, Official Says

‘STRIKERS WILL NOT BE RE-HIRED   Only Lampasas And Vicinity Without Electric Power

LGRA HAS ANNOUNCED RESTORATION POWER CENTRAL TEXAS AREA  THREATS OF SERIOUS

Electric Power Is Restored To Central Texas   Strikers Won’t Be Rehired, Says State-Owned Utility Agency.

Electricity Restored To  Texas Towns   Lampasas And Vicinity Omy One Without; Made With  Private Concern.   MEN ON STRIKE

STRIKERS.LOSE JOBS   Lower Colorado Authority Restores Power Service

Reports Power Restored To Mos Of Central Texas   Study Government Peace Proposals In Oil Industry Strike

Restore Power Cut By Strikes  In Texas Cities   River Authority Connects to Private Utilities Lines; Fires Strikers .

SOVIET SECTION F GERMANY IS GOING CONCERN   First Newsmen Tour Zone

RUSSIAN Z OF REICH IS GOING CONCERN   First Inspection Of Area By Correspondents Reveals Progress   ALL GERMANS WORKING   None Starving But They Are ' Complaining Writer Says After Long Tour

START DRIVE FOR FOOD PRODUCTION   Local Meetings Will Bring Goal to 9ttention of All Iowa Farmers

SECOND ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON NAGASAKI FAR MORE POWERFUL  IT WAS SO EXPLOSIVE FIBSE BOMB IMMED TATEIY ATTTHMARECR

Second Missile Not Only Far More Potent, but Easier to Make—Its Effect Almost Beyond Makers’ Imaginations.

Saw Force Hit Both Nagasaki ‘And Hiroshima   Scientists Hail Success of New Power After 4 Years of Hard Work

Second Atomic Bomb’s Explosion So Great First Bomb Made Obsolete

30 Pct. Of Nagasaki Destroyed. ....  Second Atomic Bomb So Far Superior First Is Already Obsolete Item

ATOM BOMB THAT STRUCK NAGASAKI HAD MOST POWER  FIRST BOMB DROPPED  AAl UIDNQCUWIMA ANA   FIRST BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA NOW SEEN AS OBSOLETE

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki iMakes First One Almost Obsolete

WAS ONLY SAMPLE   First Atomic Bomb Made Obsolete by Force Of Second One

Second Atomic Bomb Even More Powerfu    Missile Dropped On Nagasaki Makes One Used Against Hiroshima Look Obsolete, Says Expert

Second Atomic Bomb's Damage Much Greater  Made First Obsolete   Made First Obsolete; Was Far More Potent Easier To Make Than  Oriainal Claim

2nd Atomic Bomb Dropped On Nagasaki, Relegated The First One As Obsolete

Second Atomic ‘Bomb Gréater  Than Original   » Flier Who Witnessed Both Says Nagasaki “ Blast Most Powerful

VETERANS PLAN ARMISTICE DAY PARADE, SUNDA’   Banks, Public Bldgs. To Observe Holiday By Monday Closing

‘Air Armadas Set to Deliver Massive Blow   General Expects Opening of China Port in 5 Months

Gen. Chennault in Farewell Press Conference Predicts Japan Will Be Isolated From Asia in a Month

JAPAN ISOLATION NEAR: CHENNAULT   GENERAL TELLS VIEWS AT CLOSING CONFERENCE

Chennault Predicts  Japan's Isolation   Says Enemy Will Be Cut Off from Asia in Month

House Hurries Plans To Help President As Murray Raps Project   Congress Speeds Plans For Fact-Finding Bodie: In Major Disputes Regardless Of Hostility Shown By Labor Leaders.

Committee Acts To Give Laws Truman Asked   Union Opposition Bails Po Deter House Group In Writing OF Bill

TRUMAN PLAN IS GIVEN SUPPORT BY HOUSE GROUP   Violent Labor Opposition Has Failed To Displace Program

JAPAN OUSTS NAVY LEADER FOR FAILURE      COMMANDER OF COMBINED FLEET LOSES POST AS RESULT OF AMERICAN GAINS

10 STAND PAT ON ENFORCED PEACE   Conference Com m i ttee Agrees on 11 Member Council

United Nations Body Stands Pat on Big-Power Proposal For Enforcement of Peace

BIG: POWERS COUNCIL PLAN IS UNSHAKEN   Unit of Conference Stands Pat On  Proposal

WORLD PEACE CHARTER NEAR FINAL WINDUP   BIG - POWER SETUP ON ENFORCEMENT RETAINED

Big Power Peace Enforcing Plan Stands, Despite Small Lands’ Plea   Conference Committee Approves Trusteeship 11... .11 § Giving Other Nations Equal Rights

FIFTH ARMY UNITS CROSS THE PO RIVER   Seize the Important Italian Naval Base of La Spezia—British Eighth Army Forces Capture City of Ferrara.

15th Army Group Reaches Po River   Fifth and Eighth Armies Advancing

ALLIES IN FERRARA   Armies Spread Out Along Southern Banks of *  Po River

SPEAR 35 MILES BEYOND BOLOGNA   FIFTH ARMY TROOPS LUNGE ACROSS PLAIN NEARLY TO PO RIVER

Swift Lunge Made Across Po Plain   35 Miles North And Northwest Of Captured Bologna

U.S. FIFTH ARMY TROOPS GROSS PC   Are in Pursuit of the Retreating Germans, Rome Announced Today.

YANKS SPREAD OUT ALONG Pe   Eighth Army Drives Into  Ferrara; Nazis Flee : Across River

Fifth Army Lunges Across Po Plains   Bypasses Modena, Slashes 35 Miles Past Bologna

Enemy In Full Flight In Italy   Allied Warplanes Pound Germans As Our Armies Reach Ps-River——_——

FIFTH LUNGES OVER THE PO RIVER PLAIN   Americans in Italy Battle Within Close Range of Allied Forces Hitting  South in Reich   MODENA I!S'_ BYPASSED

5th Sweeps Across Po   La Spezia, Ferrara Fall; 40,000 Taken; Nazi Rout Grows

Fifth Troops Gain 35 Miles, Near Po River   Htalian Gains Close Gap to French-American Armies Hitting Sonthward in Reich

Fifth Army Has Germans On Run   Yanks Drive Far Beyond ‘Captured Bologna

U.S. UNITS ARE NEAR PO RIVER   Swift Push Across Ploin Ex tends 35 Miles Above Seized Bologna

Fifth and Eighth  Spread Qutin  Italian Fighting Germans Are Trying  To Escape by Crossing Po River

Allies Spread Out In Foree On Po Banks   British Break Inte Out skirts of Ferrara: Nazi Forers Reporied Disorganized, Fleeing

ITALIAN UNITS NEAR PO RIVER   Germans Reported Fleeing In Disorder Following Bologna Breakthrough

ALLIED GAING  NOT REVEALED   Partial News Blackout Cov. ers Latest Advances In Italy.

Allies Spread Out Along Po   Partial News Blackout Covers Latest Allied Gains In Italy.

OTH ARMY NGw NEAR PO RIVER   Americans Sperr Ahead 35 Miles In Itajian Drive.

Allied Tanks Are Nearing ?o River   Big Drive in Italy By Fifth and Eighth Army Reels Nazis Back

DRIVES 35 MILES NORTH ‘OF BOLOGNA   Battle Within 220 Miles Of Allies In Reich

Po River Is Is Reached  By Yanks   Swift Lunge Is Made Across Plain Afte Seizure Of Bologns By Fifth Army

ALLIED TANKS NEAR PO RIVER ON ITALY FRONT   Eighth Army Units, Smash Close To Airfield At Ferrara

ALLIED TROOPS HAVE OMASHED TO PO RIVER AT SEVERAL POINTS  UNITS OF BOTH U. S. FIFTH AND BRITISH EIGHTH ARM.

YANKS NEAR PO RIVER IN ITALY   Fifth Army Advances 35 Miles Beyond Bologna :

Allies Reach Po River   Elements. of 5th and Sth Armies in Swift Advance Up Valley .

Allied Tanks Surge North Toward Po   Armored Units Drive 20 To 35 Miles Beyond Bologna

FIFTH AND EIGHTH ARMIES SPREAD OUT ALONG BANKS OF PO  PARTIAL NEWS BLACKOU1 HIDES LATEST ALLIED GAINES ON ITALIAN FRON]

Allied Tanks Push Almost  To Po River   Fifth And Eighth Armies Push Ahead 20 To ' 35 Miles

JO-MILE PUSH BRINGS ALLIES NEAR PO RIVEF   American and British Tanks Surge North of Bologna

Allies in Italy Surge Ahead   U. S.. British Tanks Nearing Po River

ALLIES NEAR PO RIVER IN ITALY   Last Big River Barrier South of Italian Alps

YANKS DRIVING FOR PO RIVER   Smash 35 Miles Beyond Bologna; British Besiege Ferrara

Allies 35 Miles Above Bole-4 In Po Valley   British 1.5 Miles From Ferrara; Troops Also Menacing Modena In Race Over North Italy

ALLIED TROOPS HAVE SMASHED TO PO RIVER AT SEVERAL POINTS  UNITS OF BOTH U. S. FIFTH AND BRITISH EIGHTH ARMIES ROAR TOWARD PO

Allies Spread Out Along Po   Partial News Blackout Covers Gains in Northern Italy

15th Army Troops Reach Po River At Several Piaces   Battle Within 220 to 240 Miles of Allies Utting South in Reick

Troops Push To  Po River Sector   Lunge Across Plain Carries 35 Miles Beyond Fallen Bologna

Yanks Chasing Huns In ltaly: ; Near Po River   Fifth Army Troops Make Swift Lunge Across Plain From Bologna; Points Not Revealed

Troops Sweep Across Po River   Pursue Retreating Germans; British Capture Ferrara

Issue Reopened at Conference  French Request May Delav Adiournment

Delay Looms at Security Parley   France Revives Issue  Of Regional Control

SENATORS OPEN DISCUSSIONS ON JOB SECURITY   Label ‘Full Employment Act’ as Must in White House

Legislation To Provide Jobs For Most All Americans Has Strong Presidential Support

Job Legislation Is Marked ‘Must’   “Full Employment Act” To Get Strong Presidential Support.

Veterans Groups, Busi _ ness, Labor, .. Cabine! ‘Menibers - and... Other Leaders Represented at Tearini:

Hearings Opened On Proposed New Employment Bill   Backers of Legislation Underwrite Jobs For  All Claim HST Backing.

President Said To Favor This Type Legislation, Hearings Are Opened

Lawmakers Seek Job Guarantees By Government   Truman Backs Plan To Underwrite Jobs For All Americans

‘President Supports Legislation To Provide Jobs For All U. S. Citizens

Truman Endorse: Employment Bill In Open Hearina   Act Provides For Aid By US Government To Provide Enough Jobs

ark Clubbed to Death, 6 Testify at First  Var Crime Trial of Civilians in Germany

PLEDGES BRITAIN TO WAR ON JAPS   Churehill. Warns . Holdout Nazis to Be Treated as Outlaws

Russians Reported Entering Village Seven Miles East of German Capital

Moscow Reports Meeting of Russ, American Patrols   Battle For Capital In Decisive Stage, Says Nazi Broadcast

ONLY 7 MILES FROM BURNING REICH CAPITAL   Report Patrols Joining Yanks

Reds 7 Miles of Capital   Moscow Says Yank, Red Patrols Meet In Dresden Area

Russian Army / Miles From: Reich Capital  Moscow Dispatch Says U. S., Red Trann«e Have Mot

SEE JUNCTION ‘WITH YANKS IN DRESDEN AREA   Nazis Admit Enemy Gain to Capital's Defense Zone

Moscow Hints Link-Up By 3d Army, Russ Patrols; Decisive Battle Roars On

Japs Using Fast Planes   U.S. Carrier Pilots © Meet Hot Opposition ‘In Raidon Nippon —

Jans Put Up Stiff Air Fight   Employ New Tactics, Speedier Planes

“SUMMER WAS SHORT’   Frost Predicted for Western and ’ Northern Kansas Tonight

‘Major Who Said “Nuts” ‘To Nazi Ultimatum Has ‘Close Callin Germany

GOP GETS SET FOR MEETING   State Nominating Convention to be Tamest In Years

House Hears Demand For Bomb Parley   Britain, Russia  Would Get Bid

Three-Power Mee: To Discuss Atom Bombs Asked  Californian Requests Russian, British And U. S. Conference

Reconversion Given Start; _ Cut Is Made  In Navy Plan   Japanese Surrender  Offer Rushes Work

W ar Cutbacks Of 12 Billions Are Reported   5,000,000 Munitions Workers To Lose Jobs Within 60 Day After V-J

U. 5. Postwar Cutback Plans Kept Secret  Will Be Told When Teaman Save Ward

MEETING OF ‘BIG THREE’ IS NOW BEING ARRANGED   d teers SO BECOND CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF MANY MAJOR WARTIME PROBLEM:

FOR (a oET Fah “AIG 3” PARLE   Conference to Iron Out Differ) ences and Make Blueprint  for Germany.

Big Three Will Seek To Settle War Problems   President Roosevelt Com pleting Plans For Conference With Stalin And Churchill

BIG THREE HAS DIFFERENCES   FD Completes Plans For Parley   Conference __ Likely Next Month

“ ATTEND BiG THREE MEETING   Conferees Will Try to Iron Out Present Differences

FY.” READY “a ATTEND BIG THREE MEETING   Conferees Will Try to Iron Out Present Differences

Complete Plans For ‘Big 3’ Meeting      To Draw Up Blueprint For Germany’s Defeat

Davis Dietum W ould Retain U.S. Controls   New Stabilization Chief Saves Time Not Ripe For Price Wage Raises

Newspapers To Take Another Cut In Stock   Transportation Is Bio Factor

“RED TALK IS DENOUNCED   D. -. ahteil anata la ab lio  Maverick Says “Dragging’ Russia Into Draft Debate Dangerous

Anti-Russian’ Gossip Fayed By Maverick   SWPC Head Says Loose Talk May Help Bring Waeanlid Wee TIT

Full Employment Bill Being Pushed But No One Seems To Know What It Means

Meat Dealers To Strike, Protest Against Rations  Canada Opposes Feedine Europe

Warplanes Batter Indonesians Again   Mutilated Bodies of 22 Britons, Indians Found

Air Assaults Rocking Java   British Uncork Heavy Blows Against Rebels

U.S. Balks At Latest Demands By Russia   Appeasement Role Fails To Check Reds; Rule Of Japan, Soviet Threat To Turkish Independence Stir Capital

Here’s The Situation. ....  Negotiations Between Russia And U. S. Still Long Way From Success

ete cits caine animate So mati mam  COAL COMPANY SUED FOR TOO-HIGH PRICE:

How Three Brave Men Died: Hands of Doolittle Airmen Tied to Crosses Before Jap Riflemen Fired Fatal Shots Into Heads of Kneeling Men

TRUMAN INDUCTED INTO SCOTTISH RITE   Arnold, Lear, Doolittle and Anderson Also Are Initiated

ATTENDED LAWRENCE HICI   Hollis P. Porter: Died Last Night At Tulsa, Okla.

YANKS SURGE ACROSS CLARK AIRFIELD   Apparently to: Secure. Airdromes  Without Big Battle

YANKS SURGE OVER CLARK FIELD STRIPS   Believe All 11 Strips Falling; Resistance Slight

AMERICANS ARE SURGING OVER CLARK FIELD   Take 11 Airstrips Only 48 Miles North of Manila

Yanks Storm Airdromes at Clark Field   6,449' Enemy Dead On Luzon; 657 Americans Killed

Japs Kall 1O Make Stan At Bamban  River  “AMERICAN LOSSES HELD TO MINIMUM  Clark Field One Of Finest Bases In Pacific

Yankees besiege (lark Field, Bomb Corregidor   Ten Nips Slain for Every American  Cacnaltv on Luzon

14th Corps Storms Across Clark Field; Ten Japs To One Yank Casualty Ratio

Liberators' Launch Attacks on Japan   Nippon Blasted for Seventh Straight Day

150 BOMBERS MAKE TINIAN FROM INDIA!   Jap Aircraft Raid U. S. Warships at  Okinawa

‘Allies Bridge Historic River by Pontoons Both in the Ruhr and Third Army Crossings for Big ond Final Push

Four Allied Armies Cross the Rhine in Gigantic Assault Designed to End the War   Eisenhower Commits 1,250,000 Men to Drive: Airborne and Naval Units in the Greatest Operation Since D-Day; Many Gains Reported

Ike Throws 1,250,000 Men Into Blazing Ruhr Sector; Greatest Push Since D-Day

Ex-Soldier Held After Confessing Murder of Wife, Attacks on Woman

Will Hold Corn  And Grain Show  August 22-24 Will Be Held —  In Connection With 4-H Club Fair

Chiang Receives Russian Support Under New Pact   Treaty Probably Will Bring End fo Civil War Threat in China

Chinese List Terms at Paet With Russians   Peaceful Settlement Of Differences With  Communists Is Seen

Detatls ol Sino-Red pact told   Termination of eivil war 1s seen

CHINESE BARE TREATY MADE WITH SOVIETS   Reds Will Aid Chiang, Quit Manchuria In Three Months

Chinese Reds  Lose in Rail Town Battle   Neutral Sources Says Shanhaikwan Has Fallen; U. S. Denies Aid

Chiang Forces Nearer Great  — Wall Of Ching   Reported to Have Seized Shanhaikwan; Coastal Anchor of Gateway Into Manchuria

Kai-Shek's Men Capture Key Rail Town from Reds   Government Troops Take Shanhaikwon; Report Is Not Denied

Chiang’s Men Capture Shanhaikwan   Strategic Border Town Is Coastal Anchor Of Great China Wall

Nationalists Captur e Key Coastal City   American Officials Make Sweeping Denial of All Reports That China Is To Get Loan for Arms

Chinese Troops Capture Anchor Of ‘Great Wall’   Civil War Victory Reported.As U.S. Refutes.Red Charges

CHIANG’S TROOPS IN SHANHAIKWAN   Strategic Rail Town Has Been Objective for Several Days  U. S. DENIES CHARGES

CHINESE FEDERAL TROOPS CAPTURED IMPORTANT TOWN   COMMUNISTS REPORTED TO HAVE LOST SHANHAIK. WAN. STRATEGIC POINT

CHIANGS TROOPS IN SHANHAIKWAN   Strategic Rail Town Has n Objective for Several Days

Nationalists Seize Strategic Rail Town from Reds   Is Coastal Anchor Of the Great Wall; U.S. Officials Deny  Communict Charene

Chrysler, UAW Start Wage Talks  Rubber Strike Ends; Other Disputes Riew

NEGOTIATIONS ON PAY START   Auto Union, Chrysler Corporation in Conference At Detroit

MacArthur Tightens; Grip On Japanese Newspaper. Control   General Says Nips to Get Straight News Or None At All

PRIORITY LIST ~ ISSUED BY WE   Essential War And Civilian "Users Get First Call  On Coal

WPB FIXES COAL PRIORITY LIST   Action to Channel Coal to Essential War and Civilian Users Results From Increased Fuel Shortage

RAISE AMERICAN FLAG      Same won J Was ny Over American Embassy Once

Trish Agent Died; Nazi Plans Foiled   Former American ‘Was To Have Started Eire ‘Revolution

DEATH OF AGENT FOLED NAZI PLAN FOR IRISH REVOLT   Lohousen Says 1. R. A. Mani Died Mysteriously on  eo

ci ad eyeselocee tie aie  Death of Irish Agent on ~ U-Boat Spiked Nazi Plan

Expect Roosevelt to o Demand Workor~ Fight Lesislation      Predict. F DR’ Will ‘Back Bills: to Induct All: ‘Who  Refuse War Work .

FOCUS ATTENTION ON MANPOWER BIL   Expect President ident to Prod Congress into Action in Enacting Work-Fight Laws

4.000 Tons Of Stee! And Fire Lash Nips   Air Giants Strike Fourth Time In Six Days For 11,000 Tons Total

4,000 Tons Ot Bombs Hit Vital Points  MacArthur Planes  On Then Cantinne

Four Industrial Centers Targets   Practically No Fighter Plane Opposition Encountered As 600 Planes Roam At Will

Drop 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs On Honshu In Probable Record At-. tack. Again Strike Maruzen Oi Refinery Near Osaka

Jap Air Base at Heito Blasted  Four Freighters Are Sunk in China Sea

Heavy Bombers  Blast Formosa   Patrol Planes Hit China Sea Shipping

U.S. Bombers Hi Formosa Base And Jap Shippinc   "Report 20 Enemy Planes on Ground Destroyed by Yanks

MeafMarketsAsked Open Immediately  Assured Supplied Meat On Basis That Chain

‘Aluminum Plant Bombed by Yanks   Daring U. S. Destroyers Knife Deep Into the Gulf of Surguga   JAP LOSSES ARE HEAVY   ‘ American-British Sea-An Attacks Into 22nd Consecutive Day

207 Nip Ships And 430 Planes HitIn Two Days   Adm. Nimitz Revises Previous Devastation Upward As Fleet Knifes Lito Suruga Gull   52 Warships Are Listed Destroyed   Seventh Shelling By Naval Guns In 22 Days Wrecks Enemy’s Largest Ahuninim Plant

Figures Mounting On Jap Aircraft,  Vessels Damage   Imperial Navy Gone; U. S. Destroyers In Daring Foray Into Suruga Gulf

Chalk Up 207 Japanese Vessels And 430 Planes   Raiding Allied Carrier Aircraft Take Huge Toll; U.S. Destroyers Hit Aluminum Site

Fleet Is Still Pounding At Homeland   Largest Aluminum Plant Shelled By U. S. Destroyers

Also Destroy Or Damage 430 Foe  Planes In 2 Days   Admiral Nimitz Announces Huge Losses Of Foe; U. S. Destroyers Knife Deep Into Suruga Gulf to Bombard Aluminum Plant

Warships Within 60 Miles of Jap Capital During  Big Bombardment; More Enemy Ships Reported Destroyec In Saturday's Raid

FOE LOSES 207 VESSELS 430 PLANES   Large Jap Aircraft Carrier Listing At Kure Naval Yard

207 Ships And 430 Planes Hit Or Destroyed   1,600 Aircraft . Keep Up Attack, Japanese Assert

Two Day Score Announced By Admiral Nimitz   Daring U.S. Destroyers Knife Into Suruga Bay To Bombard Enemy Aluminum Plant

Raid Airbase In South Part On Way Back   Snow Hampers Planes More Than Jap InterCeptors—Battle on Iwo Jima Still Rages

RAIDING ALLIED CARRIER PLANES TAKE HEAVY TOLL  TOTAL OF 52 ENEMY WARSHIPS REPORTED

207 Nip Ships, 30 Planes Hit h2-Day Blow   Aerial Sweeps Cover 400 Miles Of Honshu Island; More Enemy Carriers Crippled

107 Vessels, 80 Planes Hit In Two Days  Daring Destroyers Go to Suruga Gulf

PLANES ALSO ARE BLASTED   Vessels and Aircraft Either Destroyed or Damaged by Allied Airmen —Latest List Includes Carriers and Cruisers.

207 Jap Vesse Is Destroyed, Damaged In 2 Days Of Pounding By Fleet Carrier Planes

RESULTS OF TOKYO RAID REPORTED BE HEAVILY DAMAGING   PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT RE-ESTABLISHED. MANILA

207 SHIPS, 430 PLANES BAGGED WITHIN TWODAYS   an)  -igures On Latest Raids Revised Upward: Nimitz Reveals Details On Additional Destruc tion.

‘Cans’ Blast Factories in  Suruga Gulf   U. S. Warships Venture Close to Jap Shores; Shell Aluminum Plant

Bag 267 Ships, 430 Planes In Three ‘Days; Bombard Another Shore Target

U. S. DESTROYERS KNIFE DEEP INTO GULF OF SURUGA   BOMBARD ENEMY’S LARGEST ALUMINUM PLANT AT SHIMIZU

MOST OF SHIPS HIT AT KURE AND MAIZURU NAVAL BASES IN CONTINUATION OF BIG DRIVE

Nimitz Announces Details On Two-Day Air-Sea Sweet As Fleet Hammers Japan   DESTROYERS   Knife Deep Into Suruga Gulf To Hit Aluminum Plant: More Than 60  Airfields Shot Up By Yanks

Imperial Jap Diet Will Meet, Talk Of Nation’s Recent Setbacks; Koiso Regime Is Accused of Laxity

Britain Fails In Bid to Unite India Leaders   Self-Ruling Plan Folds as Moslems Reject Wavell Ideas

BRITISH BARE FAILURE OF NEW INDIAN TALKS   Wavell Takes Responsibility For Collapse of Parley

INDIA MEETING 5 TERMINATEL   Viceroy Lord Wavel Claims Responsibility for the Failure.

Wavell’s Indian Efforts “Failed”   Viceroy Terminates Conference Which Fails Reach Agreement.

Wavell’s Plan For New India  Regime Fail:   Teading Tndian Politteans Unable to Reach Agreement on “Represent aiive Government’

FOR NEW INDIA GOVT BOWNED   Rival Indian. Politicians Fail to Reach Agreement

Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay Recognize New Betancourt Rule In Venezuela

“OPERATION PLANNED LONG TIME      Jap Navy Is Dared To Come Out And Fight U. S. Fleet Off Tokyo

STRONGEST CARRIER TASK FORCE IN HISTORY TAKES WAR HOME TO NIPPON   Naval Planes Blast Tokyo Airdromes While Warships Bombard Iwo Jima; B-29’s Are Also Out in Force .

'U. S. Fleet Concentrated In Hawaii as Restraining Influence Upon Japanese’

Stalin May Drop Some Soviet Reins   Speculation Grows That Molotov Will Get New Authority

alin Appears Set to Remain In Background   Some Wartime Jobs May Be Delegated to Others Soon - - Now

Capitol 5 fol ea Signs Stalin May. Yield Some Jobs fo Underlings

RETIREMENT SIGNS SEEN BY DIPLOMATS   Red Leader Believed Planning Gradual Inactivation

BELIEVE STALN RETIREMENT NEAR   Diplomats Feel He'll Drop Part of Active Role; Eaar Comptication

Shift Of Power In Russia Under Speculation In U.S   Chief Concern Is Future Soviet Attitudes Should Stalin Relinquish Wartime Controls Over Goy_ ernment in Fayor of Molotov and Others —

Diplomats See Stalin Relinquishin Some Posts  Concerned Over Possible Effect  On Co-operation

Navy Bombers Hit Nip Ships Near Mainland   Japanese Vessels Sunk 1s “Private Waters” Off Coast; Reeord Set By Fliers

Navy Search Bombers Account for _ More Than 140,000 Tons of Japs’  Shipping in Only Three Weeks

Will Probe Into Jap War Secrets   U.S. To Follow Same Plan That Unearthed German Military Secrets After War

VICTORY IS MARKED IN GERMAN CASTLE   Officers of 115th Infantry Banquet at: Schloss  Rheydt . *

RETROACTIVE PAY TO JOBLESS ASKED   ‘Lausche Requests Assembly To Pass Measure

7 HUNTERS DIE ON FIRST DAY   Three Killed By Fellow Nimrods; Heavy Deer Kill Reported

SHOT TO DEATH   ‘One Other Killed in Car Accident; One Dies of Heart Attack.

Commerce Pos? Needs Business Man, Jones Says   Texan before Senate Committee Weighing Proposal to Cut RFC  From Cabinet Positio;

JONES ON WALLACE   Discharged Cabinet Member Discusses Hand ling of RFC

URGES TRAINED LEADER IN RFC   Needs Business Experience   To Fill Post, Says Jones

JESSE JONES HEARD BY SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TODAY   SAYS RFC ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD BE MAN PROVEN BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

RED PERIL IN DEFEAT SEEN BY CHURCHILI   Warns British on Eve Of Vote of Threat Of Communism

BITTER CAMPAIGN ENDS IN BRITAIN   CHURCHILL ASSAILS LABOR PARTY IN ELEVENTH HOUR TOUR EIN LONDON,

BRITAIN VOTES FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS TODAY   25 Million Vote Seen: Ballots Not Counted Until July 26

COMMUNISTIC THREAT USED IN CAMPAIGN   Churchill Warns Against Disbanding Conservyative Gov't:

British Election Campaign Ends in ~ Balloting Today   Returns Prom Big. Vote Not to Be Announced ~ ‘Until July 26

Britons Will Cast Their Ballots Today   Churchill Declares Conservative Defeat Means Communism

British Voters Ballot Today; Big Vote Seen   Churchill Makes Last-Minute Plea For Support

Nurses Can Be Drafted at Once, Biddle Reports   Roosevelt Hears Present Laws Suffice; May Offers 18-45 Bill

Overhaul UNRRA Or Stop Funds   Chairman Bloom Predicts Congress Wil! Demand A Reorganization Of Reliet Group

RELIEF SETUP > TOBE PROBED   CONGRESS MAY DEMAND REORGANIZATION OF UNITED NATION'S AGENCY AFTER  AN. ACCOUNTING

Wake Survivor Tells How Marines and Civilian Workers on Island Spent Christmas Eve, 1941, Naked in Rain

Congress Winds Up 79th Session Under New Chief   Three-Week Holiday Slated Before Solons Return To Capital

T9TH CONGRESS ENDS SESSION   Legislators To Take Recess Until Middle Of January

75th Congress At End of Session ‘Begun During Wat   Lawmakers Back New President On Foreign, Not Home Policy

19th Conaress Ends Its Year Amid Chanaes   Assembled While War Raged On Two Fronts

FUT GURGREOD CLOSES SESSIOK, RETURNS JAN.   Period Also Marked Passing of F. D. R. and Succession of Harry S. Truman

SPECIAL COAL STOCKS SERIOUS      Supply Critical in Several Defense Factories

MOVE TO EASE FUEL SITUATION   Miners In Four States Agree To Sunday Work

35,000-Word Document Filed in Building Where Those Accused in Plot On Hitler Were Tried

‘Murder of 10 Million Civilians ‘And Prisoners of War Charged In Preliminary to Mass Trials

INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC SESSION   Twenty-Four Top Ranking Nazis Named In Indictment Charged With Multiplicity Of Crimes

Allied Tribunal Formally Opens Historic Trials   Convenes In Solemn Session To Receive Nazi [ndictments

INTERNATIONAL COURT CALLED TO ORDER   24 Nazi Big-Wigs And Six Organizations Charged   RUSSIAN GENERAL   Presides At First Session: Date Of Trials To Be Announced Later

Indict German War Criminals   Charged Collectively, ’ Individaalty With Crimes Against Humanity

‘24 Men High In Hitler’s Government Charged With Murder, Devastation, Hate

Soviet Judge Presides at Brief Meet.   ‘Massive Book Sized Indictment Presented to: Coe ~

Indictment Filed At First Public Court Session    Text Of Indictment Withheld From Publication Until Later In Day

Wer Crimes ‘Tribunal Open   Historic Session Receives Indictment of German Leaders For Crimes   Massive Indictment Charges Crimes Against Humanity Against 24 Men

FORMAL CHARGES FILED AT FIRST PUBLIC SESSION   ALLIED TRIBUNAL HOLDS COURT IN HISTORIC ROOM

War Crime: Tribunal  In Session  Russian Presides For Indictments  Britain to Judge

Allied Jurists Set Hearings For November   ‘ounts Are _ Individual, Collective; Defendants Get 30 Days to Prepare

Court Hears 35,000 Word Document Setting Forth Alleged War Crimes; Actual Trial Of Accused Nazis Will Probably Start In Early November.

CRIMINAL COURT HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC SESSION   Russian Judge Presides a Brief Opening Ceremony in Berlin

War Crimes Tribunal Returns Indictments Against 24 Nazi Top Leaders and Six Groups   Multiplicity of Crimes Charged Which Resulted in Death of Millions; Hundreds of Others to Be Charged With Lesser Crimes

Massive Indictment Filed As War Crimes Tribunal Convenes   Nuernburg Court Holds First Session: 6 Nazi Groups And Top Nazi Leaders To Be Tried Later.

SIX NAZI PARTY, MILITARY UNITS TO FACE TRIAL   Hitler’s Followers Charged With Crimes Costing Lives Of Millions

LEND-LEASE MEAT SLASH   July-September Shipments May Be Suspended  Bv U.S.

Strikes Cause Committee To Shelve Bill   Labor Leaders Flay Delaying Action On Jobless Pay Measure

Bi-Party Vote Shelves Plans For ‘Idle’ Pay   Labor Trouble Is Blamed By House Committeemen For Traman Rebuff

Jobless Pay Bill Shelved By Congress   Rapidly Spreading Strikes Blamed For House Action

JOBLESS PAY BILL IS SIDETRACKED   HUUSE GROUP HANDS TRUMAN SEVERE REBUFF—LABOR LEADERS ANGERED,

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Bill Is Shelved; New Opposition ~ Rebuffs Trumar   Congress Hands Him Severest Setback On Home Front

DLE PAY BILL -T0 BE SHELVED   Labor Leaders Launch { Drive to Reverse House Group

LABOR LEADERS SAY ACTION SHAMEFUL   House Committee Turns Today To Study Of Tax Measure

House Committee Shelves Moves on  Out-of-Work Bill  Labor Leaders Open Campaign to Reverse Action of Group

Strikes Half Actions Upon ~— Job Benefits   House Committee Shelves Bill; Unions Voice Objections

House Group Pigeonholes Jobless Bill  Action Is Taken Because of Strikes  Caw wattins CRasxre

Landing Perils Mindanao Japs  40th Infantey Divisio May Flask Foe’s Line

Move To Entrap Big Jap Force Gefs under Way   Nipponese Caught Out of Position General MacArthur Says

THIRD U. 8. FORCE INVADES MINDANAC   JAPS BETWEEN 2 CONVERGING GROUPS MOVING FROM NORTH AND SOUTH.

AQTH DIVISION MAKES LANDING UPON MINDANAO   Move Made To Entrap Main Japanese Force In Southern Philippines   DEFENSES DISRUPTED BY GUERRILLA ACTION

NEW LANDING ON MINDANAO MADE   Elements of 40th Division Move to Trap Nipponese Force

YANKS INVADE NORTH COAST OF MINDANAC   TENTH ARMY MAKES MILE ADVANCE ON OKINAWA

New Move To Entrap Jap Forces   Battle Around Davao Is Reported to Be Inereasing In. Intensity On Luzon  Americz Yorees Coverge

GM Resumes Wage Talks With UAW   Union Will Fight for 30 Pet. Demand

Shangri-La Rescue Efforts Advancing  Building Airfield In Dense  ; Junala<

‘Shangri-La’ Rescue Effort Scheduled Soon   Plane Crash Victims Must Trek Ten Miles Through Dense Jungle

F<nect To Wipe Out Ninety Per Cent Of Wartime Con. trols Within A Few Davs   SEE OVERABUNDANCE OF MATERIALS SOON   Tin. Rubber. Lumber And Textiles Still On Restricted List Due To  QChartace

WPB RELEASES CONTROL OVER 3 BASIC METALS   Frees Steel, Aluminum and Copper to Aid Reconversion

CONTROLS ARE LIFTED ON ==: THRE EOF THE BASIC METALS   RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF STEEL, ALUMINUM AND COP. PEER ARE REMOVED BY : THE WPEB

- &= eeeseeececar * asecene  Name ~* _°. Center “The. ~~ .es Line”

Patrick J. Hurley To Testify Before House Committee   “Unamerican” Group Will Air Charges Of Communism  fe. @2n.12.. Rr.

HURLEY WILL BE HEARD SHORTLY   House Committee Asks Former Ambassador To Explain Recent-Charges

THOUSANDS OF WAR DAMAGE CLAIMS ARE ‘SENT TO STATE DEPT   Sums Involved May fun into Billions Of Dollars

C-82 Has New Liter Suspension .   \Fairchild “Flying Boxcar”  Makes Ambulance Airplane

C-82 Has New Litter Suspension _  £82 Has New Litter Suspension  Fairchild “Flying Boxcar” Makes Ambulance Airplane

Another Thousand Has Been Added Community Chest    Goal. . » $50,000.00 “Total, today”. : 34, 175. 90 Bal.« needed .. 15,824.10

Another Thousand Has Been Added Community Chest        Goal’... '.°$80,000.00 Total tduy... . 34,175.90 Bal. needed .. 15,824.10

dap Political Party Which Started Pacific War Reported Disbanded

Jap Totalitarian Party Dissolved   Imperial Rule Assistance Association Disbanded: No Explanation Given   I6 Square Miles of Nagoya Burned by 500 B-29's   Great Air Fleet Kindles Huge New Conflaaration in Vital Arsenal City

Big Borneo Oil Field Captured   7,000,000 Barrels Yearly Were Produced

AustralianArmyOnBorneo. Thrusts Five Miles To Get ‘Rich Sambodja Oil Fields

Aussies Take Big Oil Field   Rich Sambodja Fields And Refinery In Borneo Captured Without Fight

Australian Soldiers Advance 5 Miles, Take  Rich Sambodja Oil Fields Without Fightins

Aussies T ake Rich Oil Field  Without Fight   Find Only Two Japanese Defending Great Field At Sumbodja, MeArthnur Reports

Australian Troops Overrun Rich Borneo Oil Fields  Japanese Opposition Remains Absent Ae Rafinarvy Taken

Australians Capture Major Oil Pool on Borneo Without a Fight   Manila, July 20. (4%—Auatralian troops on Borneo thrust five miles to avorrum the rich Sambodia oil fields and refinery without a fight.

Aussies Take Rich Borneo Oil Field —   Troops Find Area Aflame. but Lishtly Defended

Australian Troops Overrun Rich Borneo Oil Fields   Japanese Opposition  Remains Absent

TAKE OIL FIELDS WITHOUT FIGHT   Japs Only Leave Two Soldiers to Defend Area

Australians Capture - Rich Borneo Oil Field   Only Two Japs Found Defending Refinery; Nips Use Scorched Earth Policy

OIL FIELDS WON WITHOUT FIGHT   Aussies Find Japs. Gone As They Take Borneo Area

Aussies Overrun Rich Oil Fields And Refinery   Find Two Japanese Defending Producing Area; Great Fires Started by the Nios

Japs Set Fire To Oil Fields   Then Withdraw; Aussies Capture Rich Sambodja Fields, Find Only Two Nips

SAMBODJA OIL FIELD OVERRUN   AUSSIES CAPTURE RICH BORNEO AREA WITHOUT A FIGHT

TAKE SAMBODJA WITHOUT FIGHT   Aussies Overrun ~ Big Oil Field; Find Only Two Japs Defending Area.

Sambodja Oil Fields Captured   Aussies Overrun Richest Field—Only Two Japs Found Defending

Borneo’s Rich Sombodja Oil Region Taken By — Aussies Without A Fight

Completion Of Peace-League Charter Seen In Three Weeks; Problems Of Peace Piling Up   Heat Being Turned On To Get Job Finished; Committees Eliminating Many Amendments

PEACE MAP TO POSE JOG FOR A BIG POWER   Future Problems Pile Up as Conference Speeded Teward Close.

BIG PROBLEMS ARE PILING UF   Completion of New Peace‘League Charter Probable In About 3 Weeks.   WANT TO FINISH JOB

UNCIO WAY OK CHARTER SUN      Problems Needing Allied Settlement Are Piling Up However, Forecasting Debates

Charter May Be Completed Soon   Critical Big Power Problems Seen Piling Up in Future   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatiy  Ywavex 8 Situea

Aajor Peace sues Pile Up t Conference   San Franciseo Deleqates Begia To Speed Up Work

Peace League Charter Takes Form As Critical Bia Power Problems Grow

Critical Problems of Peace Confront Security Gathenrg   Complete Charter for League is Expected Within Three Weeks

Oaks Security Pian Winning Conference   1l1-Member Council Expected To Result

New Peace-League Charte: Believed Due in About Three Weeks Hard Work

Peace-League Charter May Be Drawn Up Soon   Heat Is Being Turned on at San Francisco Conference To Finish up Task Within Three Weeks.

Peace - League Charter Due Soon But Problems ‘Pile Up For Big Powers

BIG PROBLEMS PILING UP AT FRISCO MEET   Nations May Finish Work al Security Conference in Three Weeks

Powers Speed Work on Peace Plans   Charter to Be Fixed In Three Weeks; Many Problems Left

New Peace-League Charter May Be: Completed Soon, Many Problems Piling Up

NEW CHARTER FOR WORLD PEACE DUE IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS  ARDITIAAL BRIA HBAUICH   CRITICAL BIG-POWER PROBLEMS ‘PILING UP FOR MONTHS TO COME

Peace League Charter Due Within Vonth   Critical Big-Power Problems Pile Up For Coming MonthsCompletion Is Urged

Move To Speed Work On Peace League Charter   But Many Critical BigPower Problems To Remain After Parley.

WORLD PEACE CHARTER NOW BEING MADE   Completion Probable In Three Weeks as Confer ence Delegates Strive ic Speed Action.

Critical Peace Problems. Pile Up at Frisco; Expect Complete League Charter in 3 Weeks

Peace League Nears Completion   Critical Big Power Problems Piling Up For Months Ahead.

SPEED URGED IN FRISCO PARLEY   But Critical Problems Of “Peace Pile Up

PARLEY SPEEDS CHARTER PLANS   Work May Be Completed Ir About Three Weeks

NEW PEACE-LEAGUE CHARTER APPEARS PROBABLE 3 WEEKS   UNITED NATIONS CONFER: ENCE, HOWEVER, ROLLS UP BIG-POWER PROBLEMS

—CONFEREN CES  Speed F Peace Charter:-Work   Critical: Big Three’ Power PB

New Peace- “League Charter Expected To Be Completed in Three Weeks. But Big-Power Problems Still Going Up —

Heat Is Turned On to Get Job Finished Soon   BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER iociated Presa Diplomatic New

981 PERSONS HERE APPLIED FOR JOBS   Only 123 of This Number Could Be Referred  To Openings

98] PERSONS HERE » APPLIED FOR JOBS   Only 123 of This Number Could Be Referred  To Openings  a ww Tert FASE TA.  OTR IFAT Teens

COMMITTEE VOTES DOWN NOMINATION   Disapprove Truman’s Nom. inee for U. S. Maritime Cammicsinn_

CHINESE TROOPS QUIT CHANGCHUN   Reds Ready To Take Over Manchurion City When Russions Leave

Chiang Officials Flee Manchuria, Dispatch Asserts   Nationalist Troops Reported Driving Beyond Great Wall

RED MANCHURIAN COUP 15 FEARED: CHIANG AIDS FLEE   Nationalist Officials Quit Capital of Changchun as Communists Appear Ready to Take Over.   GOVERNMENT TROOPS PRESS TOWARD CITY   Entrenched Enemy Forces Stand Between Them and Goal—Situation Around Tientsin Also Tense.

Chinese Fear Coup by Communists  Nationalists Are   Nationalists Are Quitting Manchuria Capital

Chinese Fear A Coup From The  Communists   Shots Exchanged About Tientsin In Tense Situation

Coup Feared; Other Forces Press Forward   Field Dispatch Reveals Advance Beyond Wall

Leaders Fear Coup by Red:  In Province ©   Action Occurs as Chiang Forces Fight into Area But Are Still 440 Miles From Capital. Changchun

Changchun’s Fate Sealed   Nationalists Fearing Coup In Manchuria

Nationalists Flee Capital Of Manchuria   Communists Poise Ready To Move In: Chinese Fighi Into Province. :   PRESS BEYOND WALL

Chinese Flee From Capital Of Manchuria   Communists Poised Ready To Move In, Nationalists Make Their Getaway

Nationalists Reporied Leaving Manchuria’s Capital. Situation Remans ‘Fense

Chian g Troops  Leave Capital Of Manchuria   Nationalist Forces Said To Fear Cowmunist Coup in Region Near Chang: chun

Chiang’s Forces Fearful of Coup By Communists   Nationalists Drive Into Province From One Point, However

CHINESE FACE STIFF FIGHT TO WIN MANCHURIA   Nationalists Quit Capital, Fearing Commumist Coup

Nationalist Troops Cut Great Wall   Chungking Forces “Battle Into So. Manchuria 440 Mites From Canital

Chiang Fears  Red Strength  In Manchuria   Chinese National Faction Reported Evacnating To Eseape Coup

‘Chinese Quitting Changchun Indonesians as Troops Enter Manchuria Declare War

WITHHOLDING TAX 10 BE CUT 10 PER CENT   Measure to Be Debated and Passed in House Thursday

Reduction In Withholding  Tax Promised   Measure Introduced In Congress Would Cut Weekly Tax About One-Fifth

Measure Would Cut Withholding Taxes One-Fifth   Republicans Say Slash Isn’t What It Should Be

INCOME WITHHOLDING TAX ~-MAY BE CUT NEXT JANUARY   MEASURE PROVIDING FOR RE DUCTION EXPECTED TO ’ GET APPROVAL : IN HOUBE

WITHHOLDING TAX CUT SEEN   ‘House Expected To Approve Post-War Revenue Bill

Poctor Blasts Navy Dept. or Ignoring Pleas Of  Mother Of Dying Child

HOPKINS ON WAY HOME; MISSION SAID SUCCESS   Big 3 Talk May. Be Arranged

Hopkins Hurrying Back To Capitel   May Have Stalin Plans For Big Three Meeting

Soviets Renew  POW Protests       Declare Russian Cilizens Mistreated in Europe

Byrnes Sees Peace From Agreements   Declares That New Setup for Japan Not to Block General

Byrnes Says Setup for Japan Will Not Obstruct MacArthur   Secretary of State on Sunday Eve, Tells of Moscow Parleys

SECRETARY DEFENDS BIG THREE DECISION ON NIPS: SFES PEACE FOR WORLL

BYRNESLAUDS CONTROLPLAN FOR THE JAPS   Secretary of State Declares U. S. Will Have Top Role and Big Three System Will Not Obstruct Gen. MacArthur,

Byrnes Sees Lasting Peace After Parley   Declares New. Set-Up For Japan Won't: Obstruct Gen. MacArthur

Thought General avored Proposal   Byrnes to Moscow Behiev: ing MacArthur Favored Allied Plan   PRESS OFFICER WRONG   Supreme Commander Not infocused of Big Three  Discussions

Byrnes Prepares For Fourth Trip In Peace Efforts   Nation -Assured That Outlook Better

Prepares To Go To London 10th  Byrnes Optimistic In Radio Report To U.S. On Moscow Conference

MacArthur Not Obstructed In Setup—Byrnes   Secretary Declares U.S. Retains Its Top Policy-Making Role Ir Conquered Japan

Secy. Byrnes Explains Big-: Agreements   Calls Newsmen To Clarify Decision on Japan Control Plans

BYRNES READY FOR 4TH TRIP; TELLS OF 3RD   Assures Nation in Radio Talk That U. S. Still Controls Japan, Atomic Secret

PEACE HOPES FURTHERED AT MEET: BYRNES   Says New Setup for Japs Not to Hinder MacArthur

Thought MacArthur Understood   Byrnes Had Impression Supreme Commander Believed U.S. Control Plan Was Workable

Secretary Assures Nation MacArthur Won't be Hindered   Presents Greatest Details Decisions Of A-Energy, Japan

Three Power Conference  Results Told   State Department Head Makes Radio Report to Nation, Says Atomic Secrets Not Revealed

Follow-Up to Report to Nation Last Night on Moscow Conference.   PLANNING ANOTHER TRIP

Machinery i Japan Contro Will Be Aired   Says Moscow Meet Had Contributed To Lasting Peace

BYRNES CLAIMS MARTHUR LEFT IN FULL CHARGE   Explains Big Three Formula For Control Of Japan In Broadcast To Nation

‘New Japan-PlanNot To Obstruct Current Setup   Byrnes Expresses Belief Parley Will Contribute Toward Lasting Peace

U.S. Is Top Jap Ruler: Byrnes   Control Plan Won't * Obstruct MacArthur, Says Cabinet Officer

Control Plan For Japan   .May Take Up Question Whether MacArthui ‘Approved Moscow Decisions In Advance

Byrnes Will Talk About Jap Control   Has Already Praised Results of Moscow Conference; Leaves Again Jan. 1°

Byrnes Reports On Efforis for Preserving Peace   New International Machinery Won't Hamstring MacArthur, He Says, Almost Agreed on Iran

Assures Nation in Report That Machinery Set  Up in Moscow Will Not . Stall MacArthur   “Going to London   Secretary Ignores Note From General Which Clears Him

Byrnes Prepares For Another Trip   MacArthur May Lose Face Under New Plan

STATE LEADER BELIEVES TALK TO HELP PEACE   Byrnes Insists New Setup Leaves U. 5. in Top Control Role

MacArthur Policy Is  To Remain   New International Machinery Will Not Interfere With  Him, Byrnes Reports

Byrnes Says hi Went To  Moscow Believing General)  MacArthur Approved Plan.

BYRNES PLANS FOURTH TRIP IN SIX MONTHS   Secretary of State Tell: Americans Why His Third Journey Contributed to Lactina Penance   J. S.. IN. FOP. ROLE

Moscow Parley Contributes To Lasting Peace   —SECRETARY BYRNES. Declares New Setup For  Japan Will Not Obstruct am § Raw A wbinsee :

Byrnes Reports ‘To Natior   Tells Results of Moscow Parley; Mac. Arthur Miffed By Japan Control Plan:

BYRNES TELL STORY OF BIG THREE MEETING IN RADIO TALK   Says New Set-up Not To Hinder Gen. MacArthur’: Work In Japan

Byrnes Prepares For Fourth Trip Abroad After Reporting To Nation

Byrnes Plans Another Trip   To Attend UNO Meet Next*Month—Speaks On Moscow Meet

U. §. WILL HOLD UPPER HAND, HE STATES   Secretary Says MacArthur Will Be Protected   Hailed As Important Step Toward Lasting Peace; Atom Secret Kept

Byrnes Gets Ready For 4th Trip Abroad   Cabinet Officer Ignores Tartly-Worded Statement By MacArthur.   ‘N OT DISCOURAGED’

Byrnes Gets Ready to Go Abroad Again   States Last Trip Was Contribution Toward Lasting Peace—Next Meeting in London

@Secretary Also Says Control Plan Will Not Disturb MacArthur Position   Prepares To Leave  For UNO Assembly   Far-Reaching Conference Will Get Under Way In London January 10

New Setup For Japan Not To Disturb Doug   Atomic Energy Secrets Will Not Be Divulged Until Proper Safeguards Are Set Up--Another Parley Planned

HALSEY’S FLEET RAKES KAMIKAZES   259 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed: Raids Increase

“Bull’ Halsey Hits Jackpot  Third Fleet Destroys 259 Planes and Suicide Gliders

Leader of British Java Force Killed   Fighting Rages After Cease-Fire Agreement

Jap Students Add Voices to Clamor Of Malcontent Labor Oraanizations

'C-54 Crashes and Burns ‘on Luzon; 20 Aboard Are Injured, Bu? None Died

Jap - Liberated Yanks Back In U. S. Today   Glendale Man Among Group On Transport Coming From Philippines

U.S. Battleship Mississippi Back on Prow]   Damaged on Jan..9 And 22 Men Killed By Sticide Aircraft

USS Mississippi Back in Action After Attack   Lost 22 Men, Fought 3 Months Before  She Got Full Repair Job at Pearl Harbor

‘Battleship Mississippi, Blasted by Suicide Plane, Now Has 300 Per Cent More Fire Power

Nazis’ Shy Hungarian Troops Surrender Happily to Yanks ‘and Soon Are Eating Again

Truman BackIn Capital; Flies  From Missouri   Makes Air Journey Despite Bad Weather Which Delays Arrival In  4 Washington

President’s Report Will be Broadcast To Nation Thursday   Message to Congress to Come Later; Yacht Cruise Planned

PRESIDENT ARRIVES SAFELY AT CAPITAL   Mr. Truman Ends Three-day  frets ge AA teem iet”

Truman Ends Three Dav  Visit at Home   Took off From Ice Covered Field For Washington

Nation’s Idle Through Strike: New 393,000   227,000 Others May Be Added If Efforts At Settlement Fail

GOVERNMENT IS ENDEAVORING T0 PREVENT STRIKE   200,000 Electrical Work ers Threaten To Close G-E And Westinghouse   GENERAL MOTORS AND CIO RESUME TALKS

217, 000 Likely To Join Strike   Government Holds Meeting With Ele ians

217,000 More Workers May  Go on Strike   Electrical Union Called to Parley by Labor Department

Number On Strike In U.S. Grows   293,000 Men Idle In Walkouts; Others May Fellow Soon

Flynn's Mission To Moscow Still Complete Mystery   No One Seems to Know Reason for Trip To-Conference

US. Produced4s” Per Cent of All” ~— Munitions in 44   At Same Time’. Nation Maintained Highest Livina Standard

GIVES RECORD IN PRODUCTION   Krug Says U. S. Made 45 Pct. of Munitions, Kept Living Standards Up

U. S. Maintains Remarkable Production Rate   This Nation Builds 45 Per Cent of World’s Munitiong

U.S. Produced 45 Per Cent. of World's Munitions in: : 44’ Kruo Report Diccloses

U. §. Produces Close to Half World's Munitions   Krug Reports on 1944 In First Annual WPB  Report Issued

Advance Made Info Area Of Manchuria   Spearheads Driven Into Sakhalin Isle By Russian Troops

Soviet Forces Spear Korea on Wide Front: Plunge Deeper Into Manchuria in Many Pronged Thrust.

Red Army Invades New Areas   Forces Spear Into Korea And Into Jap Half Of Sakhalin Island, North Of Japan

Reds Invade Korea; Push Ahead Along Wide Front   Ground, Air Forces Working Together

REDS INVADE KOREA ON A WIDE FRONT   Spear Into Southern Half  of Sakhalin Island as Other Troops Pust Deeper Into Manchuria. Tokvo Savs.

Reds Hit Korea Anc Sakhalin   Speer Deeper Into JapHeld Manchuria; Other Forces in Inner Mongolia

KOREA INVADED BY RED FORCE, JAPS DECLARI   Russions Gobble Up Strategic Towns in Menchurie; Yanks Give Aid

DRIVE INTO JAP HALF OF SAKHALIN   Plunge Deeper Into Jap-Stolen Manchuria

Russia Invades Korea, Plunges Into Manchuria   Southern Half of Strategic Sakhalin Island Penetrated by Reds,   Deploy U. S. Planes  To Assist Russians

Korea Is Invaded By Russians   Red Army Storms Along Three Great Routes In Manchuria.

KOREA INVADED ON WIDE FRONT IN RED DRIVE   Other Sovi et Troops Plunge Deeper Into “Manchurian Prevince

Russia Invades at Several Points in Second Day  Of War With Japan

SENATE SENDS BACK TO COMMITTEE LIST RECESS APPOINTEES  HOUSE QUICKLY PASSES BILL TO RAISE PAY OF RURAL SCHOOL TEACHER

MRS. ROOSEVELT AT WHITE HOUSE   WASTES NO TIME IN PREPARING TO MOVE FROM 12-YEAR HOME

MRS, TRUMAN LEARNS WHITE HOUSE DUTIES   Mrs. Roosevelt and New First Lady in Conference

HANOVER HOSPITAL HAS BUSY SUMMER   yerage Of 87 Patients Daily During Past Four Months Reported——Number Of Do. nations Received

HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING I$ HEED   Many Patients Being Cared For At Hanover General— 60 Babies Born There During January

5 Members Of Cabinet May Resign   Rumor Factory Has Many New Aides Lined Up For President Truman

Bomber Damage Is Surprise To U. S. Generals   Flight Over Japan Is Made Sunday

AP Suspension Is Liffed After Protest Flood   Congressional Action Looms As Result Of Bungling By Army

EDITORS LAUD AP’S EFFORTS   Newspapers Protest Suspen. sion After Kennedy Scores World News Scoop

Written Exclusively For United Press By Famed Russian Reporter  ROMAN KARMAN VETERAN REPORTER  Followed The Red Army Through Every Big Battle

ees eects AT te  Red Banner Flies In Berlin After Four Years Of Battle   Russians Driving Nazis From German Capital In Titantie Battle; Enemy Defending Every Foot Of Way Through Barricaded Streets

TRUMAN TALKS ON PRICES, WAGES TONIGHT   Will Speak Over Four Networks  At 10:00 P. M. —

TRUMAN WILL PROCLAIM U.S. WAGE POLIC)   President Is Expected to Emphasize “Hold-the-Line” In Speech Tonight.

‘SPEAKS TO NATION AT NINE. TONIGHT   Will Oppose eneral Price Increase

President To Speak To The Nation Tonight At Ten O'clock On Wages-Prices -

Will Speak Over Air At 10 P. M. Over Four Major Networks; Will Appeal To Labor And Industry   EVERYONE AWAITING TALK BY PRESIDENT

514 GAL Set New  Iowa Record   Appropriated $100,000,000 For This Biennium

Important Legislation Passed By lowa’s 51st General Assembly   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Corresnondent

LEGISLATORS HOME AGAIN AFTER A HECTIC SESSION   Spend Huge Sums to Put State Back on Feet Again

(By LEONARD MILLIMAN) (Associated Press War Editor)   Jap Government Has Fled Manila

House Votes New Funds to Carry on FEPC Operations   Southerners Fail to Limit Use of Money, Liquidate Activities

FUNDS VOTED FOR FEPC   No Strings Are Tied to Use But Amount Is Cut Drastically

A-BOMBS COULD SLAY MILLIONS   Attlee Tells Commons Isolation of Devastating Weapon Is Impossible

Another War Would Wreck Civilization, Says Attlee   ' mies Atomic Warfare Would Result In Devastation Of Towns And Deaths Of Millions, He Says In Reporting  ‘ On Conference With Truman And King

Latest, Maybe Last, Word— ATTLEE WARNS NATIONS ATOMIC WAR CAN DESTROY CIVILIZATION

Soldiers Arriving Aboard Transports   Leave Ship to Camp Shanks; Five Vessels

8,000 MORE OF VETS DUE TO ARRIVE TODAY   3,000 Return On First Of 5 American Transports

7,816 SOLDIERS DUE IN STATES   First of Five Transports from ‘Europe Arrives This Morning

Hamburg Surrenders, — Declare Kiel Open City   Mass Capitulation of German Forces Continues; Reds Searching for Hitler’s Body

Nazi Chief at Copenhagen Reported Parleying With Montgomery; Fighting Claimed Between SS and Wehrmacht

Halt In Rail Rate Decrease Dis appointing   Sparks Says, However, In. junction Did Not Come As Surprise

Woman Survives Horror Camp Gas Chambers  Jewess Identifies Nazi Torturers

Soviet Forces  Driven Out   Nazis Bent on Relieving Trapped Men at Budapest

Réds Ousted — From Danube Bastion As Nazis Advance   Russians Outflank Germins In North

Nazis Claim Drive North of Budapest. ~ Advanced 25 Miles   Powerful” mn © ‘ounterblows - Oust Red F orces From  Key Danube Bastion’ —

A BUDAPEST AREA CITY   Powerful Nazi Counter. blows Force the Soviets From Esztergom, Key Bastion, but Gain North of Capital.

Russians Give Up Ground To Nazi Drive   Soviet Chalks Up Major Gain North Of Danube

‘Germans Claim 25 Mile Advance   Nazis Capture Danube Bastion; Block Battle Rages in Budapes?

NAZIS REPORT GAINS IN EAST   Say Counteroffensive Northwest of Budapest Gains Up to 25 Miles.

Budapest Reds Gain In North, Lose In South   Germans~-Force~ Russians From -Esztergom 20 Miles Below Capital

25 Miles Gained  In Counterattack   Germans Report Budapest Holding Its Own Against Allies   RUSSIANS ARE OUSTED   Axis Forces Are Bent or Relieving the Trapped  rrison

NAZIS ATTACK RUSSIANS AGAIN      Germans Announce Gains Up to 25 Miles

—RUSSTA—  NAZIS GAIN IN BUDAPEST CLAg:   Advance Of 25 Miles Northwest Of City ’ Claimed By Germans

Nazis Claim Large Gains In Budapest Area   Commentators At Berlit Disclose Increase hh Russian Activity Nea Polish Capital

Germans Take Esztergom In Budapest Push   Reds Score Sharp Gair North Of Danube In A Flanking Move.

Nazis Regain Esztergom Jn  Relief Drive   Russ Register 12144 Mile Gain North Of Danube In Outflanking Threat.   REDS CROSS HRON

Ger ‘mans Claim 25 Miles Gain  Onto Budapest   High Command Says Nazi Garrison of Tungarian Capital Still Holding _ Against Reds

Germans Claim Budapesi Gattis   Says Garrison in Hungarian Capital  Still Holding Out

Nazis Claim Big Gains In Newest Eastern Advance   High Command Says Counteroffensive Push. ing Russians Back

Nazis Claim Drive Gaining   Assert Relief Campaign Advances 25 Miles And Budapest Garirson Holding

GERMANS CLAIM ADVANCE OF 25 MILES ON REDS   New Gains Occur Northwest Of Budapest—Garrison Is Hanging On

Russians Ousted From Key Danube Bastion B; Powerful Nazi Attacks

Berlin Claims 25-Mile Gain Against Reds   Budapest Garrison Reported Holding Out Against Soviets

Nazis Take  Esztergom   —  Russians Ousted From Key Danube Bastion  Ry Craunterattachke«

NAZIS CLAIM 25 MILES TAKEN IN BUDAPEST DRIVE   Report Again That Reds Ready For Attack In Poland

Nazis Claim Gains Made On Budapest   Reds Counter With Statement Germans Trapped

REICH REPORTS 25-MILE GAINS NEAR BUDAPEST   Soviet Troops Ousted From Key Danube Bastion By Nazi Counter-Blows

NAZIS TAKE ESZTERGOM ON DANUBE   Seek To Relieve Garrison Trapped At Budapest

Russians Ousted From Key Bastion Of Esztergom   Nazi Counterattacks Bent on Relieving Trapped Unit

Nazi Garrison Tn Budapest  Holding Own   German High  Command Reports 25 Mile Gain In Relief Offensive.

SOVIET FORCES OUSTED IN KEY DANUBE BASTION   Russians Report  Gains Made On Other Fronts

Russians Driven Out Of Key City   Esztergom Is Evacuated; Many Nazis Slain

RUSSIANS LOSE DANUBE CENTER   Powerful Nazi Thrust Is Bound To Relieve Its =reone Trapped In Buda nest

NAZIS GAIN IN BUDAPEST PUSH   New Soviet Drive Hinted By Berlin South of   Warsaw

Reds Fall Back 15 Miles Before Nazi Onslaught   Berlin Fears Red Blows Impending In Warsaw Sector

FRANKFURT UNLY MAJOR BASTION BEFORE BERLIN   German Resistance Suddenly Stiffens Following Adolf Hitler’s Demand   SOVIETS FAR INSIDE BRANDENBURG

REDS CAPTURE LANDSBERG: IN ~ BERLIN DRIVI   GERMAN JIGH COMMAND OR. DERS “STONE BY STONE” DEFENSE OF NATION'S CAPITAL   By INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

Heavy Rains Slow Drive  On Okinawa   Desperate Attack Of Jap Defenders Fails To Halt Army

Yanks Drive Toward  Naha Harbor   Japanese Remnants Flee After Counterblow Fails

Jap Commander In Philippines Will Be Hanged   Military Court’s Verdict Says He Condoned Atrocities

ACCOUNTABLE FOR CRIMES   First of Top Ranking Jap Generals To Stand Trial

Yamashita Sentenced To Die For Condoning Jap Atrocities   Japanese Commander of Philippines Hears Verdict of Death by Hanging—200 Witnesses Told of Mass Horrors

Yamashita Is Convicted, Sentenced to Hang for Condoning Atrocities

GEN, YAMASHITA SENTENCED 10 DIE   JAP COMMANDER IN PHILIP. PINES CONVICTED OF CONDONING ATROCITIES.

Navy Dealing Stinging Blows To Japanese For  Attack On Pearl Harbor   Powerhouse Smashes Continuing Into Second Day; Substantial Damage Done Iwo Jima

Japs Put Up Little Fight   Over 1,500 Planes Batter Capital; Nips Say Yanks Land On Iwo Jima

Substantial Damage Inflicted on Enemy Targets  WO JIMA ISLAND RAIDED BY FLIERS Prime’ Industrial Section  of Japan Hit by Raiders

1,500 Planes Blast City Second Day   Battleships And Cruisers Are Still Shelling Japanese Islands To South

PEARL HARBOR AVENGED WITh TOKYO ATTACK   OVER 1500 CARRIER PLANES BATTER JAP CAPITAL

Warships Stull Are Shelling  Iwo Jima Base   1,500 Aircraft of the Fifth Fleet Batter at Tokyo Area for Second Straight Day: Smoke Billows Thousands of Feet

Battles Rage On All Fronts, Tokyo Asserts   Targets in Northern Korea and Northern Manchuria Are Hit  By Planec lane Claix

Fighting Now Is In Progress   Japan’s Crack Kwan. tung Army Assembled to Contest Soviets

Japs Report Hard Fighting Raging Along Wide Front   Russian Planes Also Bomb Key Towns In Stolen Empire—Broad Pincer Move Apparently Under Way

Push Across F rontier at Many Points   Invaded From East  And West After War Ta.alesetinw Gawe TS alews

Air Units, Troops  Hammer Enemy   Sharp Fighting in Progress on 300- Mile: Front; Soviet Planes Bomb Military: Targets in Manchuria, Korea

Soviet Army Slashes Across Territory Stolen By Japs; Crack Nip Army In Danger

JAPS REPORT HEAVY FIGHTING ALONG BORDER   Believe Soviets Attack To Drive Pincers Around Nips’ Kwantung Army

Russians Slash at  Manchuria Sharp Fighting Reported by Japs At Several Points

Slash Across Both Eastern,  Western Fronts   Vast Pincers Movement Against Crack Kwantung Army Suggested By Movements

Soviet Planes Also Raid Targets In Northern Korea And Northern Manchuria As Jap Government Calls Extraordinary Meeting.   Tokyo Reports Fighting Is Sharp 

Puppet Army Joins Japs In Ground Action   Soviet Planes Raid Korean War Industries

Heavy Fighting Reported By Tokyo In All Areas Invaded By Soviet Units  a RR a eee: meet eta  HUTOU, HUNCHUN   Regarded As Prime Red Objectives; Targets In Northern Korea Hit  By Russian Planes, Japs Say

300-Mile Front Opened by Reds   Russians Fashion Huge Pincers Around Japs

Sharp Fighting Under Way, Jap Radio Asserts   Pincers Movement Indicated Against Forces Of Japan

GREAT PINCERS MOVEMENT MAY BE SOVIET AIM   Russians Go Into Action One Second After Declaration of War Becomes Effective: Red Planes Bomb Areas In  Korea.

Sharp Fighting in Progress After Russians Surge Into Manchuria, Tokyo Radio Says   Soviet Planes Bomb Enemy Targets In North; Leaders of Jap Political Party Meet in “Emergency” Session

BRITISH PUT LID ON NEWS   Press Conferences on Java Uprising Banned; Will  Issue “Handouts”

Press Conferences Banned By British In East Indies   Correspondents Object To Twice Daily “Handouts” On Military Situation; Say Accurate Picture Is Impossible; Interviewing Also Limited

Civilian Items — By Christmas, Best Since 1942  Quantity Lacking, However, for Early U. S. Shopper

Scarce Items Will Not Appear Like Magic In Stores   Govt. Spokesman Warns Buying Public Not To Be Too Eager

Officials Warn Public It Will -Be Some Time Before Stores Supplied

NEW GOODS WILL -BESLOW GETTING TO LOCAL STORES   Some Time Yet Will Be Required For Manufacturers  “To Supply All Of Badly Wanted Civilian Items.   SEVERAL MONTHS WILL BE NEEDED FOR SOME   Christmas Shopping This Year is Expected To Be Heaviest For Some Years, Experts Declare.

«= ——“« 7 ey OT Te ry A Ft pec? La  i « — . i ‘   \ ; . au  a = = at  REI C KI a . 4   ARE STOCKS TOO HIGH?

REVEALS PATTON SWAM RIVER SURE   SOLDIER TELLS HOW GENERAl. INSPIRED MEN BY  CROSSING UNDER FIRE.

General Patton Twice Swims River Sure In January to Inspire Men to Follow

Soldier Reveals Gen. Patton Twice Swam the Icy Sure River Under Heavy Fire to Inspire Troops

General Patton Inspired Troops Officer Swam Across River . In Face Of German Blasting

Patton Swims River Under Fire To Inspire Men   Story of General Twice Crossing Icy  Sure Is Revealed

General Patton Twice Swims Sure River in January Cold to Lead Attack on Defibaugh

Patton Swims Icy Sure River   Inspires Men To Cross Under Fire By First Setting Example.

Airpower Decisive, ~ Board Report Says      Victory in the Air Com. . plete in Europe, It Is Stated

GERMAN MANPOWER SOUGHT BY FRANCE   Hopes to Obtain “Payment ir Kind” for Labor Lost Through Nazi Deportations.

FRANCE WANTS GERMAN LABOR   Leader Seeks Manpower Equivalent To Losses When Nazis Ruled Europe

MANILA DRIVE IS UNEQUALLED   MacArthur Keeps Promis: To Return With Epic Making Campaign

WAR" THUR MAKES GOOD PLEDGE TO RETURN  AIM OATAMhnY Yn siernn 4I-RT KOVED WAR TUDOR VE ADC ADPTEP PITTER TAP DEFEAT

Peace Treaty Plan Agreed By Big Three   Work to Be Resumed On Pacts for Five Nations

Russia Wins Her Point on Treaties   Peace Treaties for European Nations to Be Taken up

Russians Greet “Ike” In Berlin   Supreme Commander To Attend Allied Control  Commission Meet There.

W. W. BURNETT DIES:   Was Santa Fe Agent in Lawrence   For 30 Years

OTALIN GIES UUT NEWo OF AUSS VICTORY   Reich Capital Falls After 12 Days of Siege in Bloody Battle.

German Capital Captured After Siege of 12 Days   ~ Hitler’s Reichschancellery Overrun; - Remnants of Defenders Lay Down Arms

EISENHOWER INDICATES HITLER’S DEATH DUE TO BRAIN HEMORRHAGE. NOT HEROISM

NAZI CAPITAL FALLS AFTER 12-DAY SIEGE   Stalin Announces Greatest Soviet Victory of War; 70,000 Germans Nabbed in Cleanup of City; Big Pocket to South Eliminated

Reds lake City After Iwelve Days  70,000 Nazis Captured by  Soviet Troance

Capital Is Taken  In 12-Day Siege   Soviets Overrun Reichs chancellery Where Hitler Reportedly Died

Claims Made For Defense  Plans Denied   Naval Group Accused of Issuing “Highly Misleading” Report

Reports Indicate Capitulation Matter of Hours   High Leaders Remaining at Posts, King, Queen Return to Palace As Victory in Europe Approaches

Tires Released for Farm Implements      Also Lift Rationing of Industria! Types:

PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR OCCUPATION OF JAPAN CARRIED OUT   AMERICAN MINESWEEPERS CLEARING PATH TO TOKYO FOR WARSHIPS

Allied Ships, Troops Wait Near Capital   MacArthur Says Yank Occupation To Be Ex tended to Asia— Names Eighth Army

Gen. Eichelbergers Eighth Units Will Occupy Japan; ‘Main Landing on Thursday

U S Occupation To Be Extended To  Asiatic Continent   Minesweepers Lead Way Toward Japan’s Capital

Moves In 24 Hours Early   Minesweepers Clean Waters for Triumphal Entry Later; U. S. To Occupy South Korea

Third Fleet Leads Occupation Parade Toward Nip Canital   Minesweepers Clearing Path to Tokyo; Mac Arthur Lands Later

Ships 25 Miles Off Capital   Mac Arthur Discloses U. S. Units to Occupy Parts of Asia

First Units of 111 Allied Warships Drop Anchor 25 Miles From Tokyo, Ready To   Move In.   MORE DETAILS GIVEN FOR OCCUPATION PLAN

Halsey’s Vessels Drop Anchor At Edge of Japan; MacArthur Plans To Lead Invasion Airborne Troops Onto Nip Islands Thursday; Yanks To Land in Asia

Russian-Chinese Pact Opens Way to Asia Peace   10,000 Marines and Sailors to Land Thursday at Yokosuka Naval Base

LOPPPPPPP PP PD APPEL PALE  Battlelines Unchanged In Bitter Iwo Fighting

Bitter Fighting Brings No Change Nimitz Reports   Japanese Wear Americal Uniforms in Desperate Attacks

BATTLE FRONT IS UNCHANGED ON WO JIM   NIPS WEARING U. §& UNIFORMS SLAIN BY PATROLS

SMALL GAINS ARESCORED IN IWO FIGHTING      Infiltration Attempts of . Japanese Forces Are Broken Us

Baile Line On Iwo Jima Unchanged   Japanese Attempts To Infiltrate Yank Lines Broken Up

YANKS BREAK UP JAP ATTEMPTS TO INFILTRATE LINES   Little Change Occurs in Battle Lines in Bitter Fighting on Iwo Jima   NIMITZ SAYS 12,864 ENEMY DEAD COUNTED   patrols Kill Five Japs Wearing Full American Marine Battle Dress; Nips Disguise Themselves in Effort Sneak @ Within Tinee

‘Marines Beat Off  “Attacks on Iwo.   Little Change In Positions Reported ) Ae Japanese Continue Bitter Defense

ENEMY ATTACKS ARE REPULSED ON IWO ISLAND   2,050 Marines Have Been Killed In Fight For Vital Base   JAPS STRIVING TO INFILTRATE LINES

Hellish Inferno Separates Aussies And Japs On Borneo   JAP PHILIPPINE LOSSES WEARING HALF MITI.IQN

Hellish Inferno Separates — Aussies And Japs On Bornee   JAP PHILIPPINE LOSSES NEARING GATE MIYTTION

CHRISTMAS EVE BURIAL ‘RITES ARE SCHEDULED   Men Who Fought Under General Pay Last “*-- Respects

Gen. Patton to Be Buried Christmas Eve   First Funeral Rites Scheduled At Heidelberg

Patton to Rest Among His Men In Luxembourg   Famed Warrior to Be Buried Christmas Eve In Military Cemetery   30.000 Allied Troops Interred In Little Duchy of Luxembourg

CHURCHILL PROMISES SYRIAN STATEMENT TO HOUSE COMMONS  DISPATCHES INDICATE AFFAIRS IN LEVANT STILI IN CRITICAL STATE

SITUATION IN LEVANT FIGHT REMAINS TENSE      Churchill Will Explais British Attitude In Commons

Churchill To Baccalaureate Service Is Discuss Syria Attended vt Cepemy* Crowd  , ae V\A/ aal

Churchill Plans Sfatement on His Position in Syria   Tension Between French, British Has Not Been Eased

CHURCHILL PROMISES SYRIAN STATEMENT TO HOUSE COMMONS  DISPATCHES INDICATE AFFAIRS IN LEVANT STILI TA! OOTP AT CprAtr re

Syria Stand  OF England -To Be Aired By Churehill   Statement Nearing, States Daily Mail.

Churchill to Talk on Syria   Premier to Define British Attitude in Commons Speech

Churchill Will Define British Attitude On Syric   Affairs Critical; DeGaulle Plan Fails  To Lessen Tension

( SLEVANTINE— Levant Crisis - Still Serious      Churchill Statement This - Week To Outline Brit. ish Attitude

Churchill to Define Stand On Syria   Affairs in  Levant Still Critical, Dispatches State

Order Restored, Tension Remains High In Levant  Gen. de Gaulle Wants International Meet

French Under Protection Of British   Churchill Promises To Define Attitude On Syrian Issue

Tension Remains High in Levant  Churchill to Explain British Position.

Tension Remains High in Syria  Chorchill ta Make   Churchill to Make Statement Defining Rritish Attitude

Churchill To Give Stand or Syrian Crisis   Prime Minister Will Make Statement Soon In House of Commons; Dispatches Indicate Affairs in Levant Still in Critical State

Tension Mounts In Britain Over Syrian Dispute   Churchill Is Expectec To Define Terms For Settlement Before Commons

FRENCH FORCES ARE RETURNED TO BARRACKS   Damascus Says Affairs In Levant Still Critical   DE GAULLE PLAN   For International Parley On Arab Problems Does Little To Help

SYRIAN DISPUTE STILL CRITICAL   British Help Protect French; Churchill Statement Due

ALL NOT CALM IN SYRIA YET   French Accuse British of Inciting Bloody Outbreak

Order Restored in Syria as Soldiers of France Withdraw   Tension in Levant is Still High: DeGaulle Charges Dented

Situation In "Levant States  Is Still Critical   Churchill ‘ Promises To Define British Attitude Thie Wael.

STATEMENT ON ~ LEVANT IS DUE   Churchill To Disclose Attitude Of British

Churchill Will Talk on Syria   Minister to Outline Attitude of British

TENSION REMAINS HIGH IN DISPUTE OVER-THE LEVANT   BRITISH PROTECT FRENCH TROOPS IN SYRIAN BARRACKS

Winston Would Clarify Syria Situation Soon   Affairs In Levant In Critical State: Britishers Kept On The Alert.   SPEAKS THIS WEEK

CHURCHILL WILL GIVE VIEWS ON SYRIAN STRIFE   London Press Reports Leade To Air Attitude on Major Issue

Churchill’s Statement Will Clear  Syrian Row   Affairs In Levant Still Critical, But Better

Prime Minister Churchill  To Define In Clearest Terms British Attitude On Syria      To Appear Before Commons This Week! Levant Affairs Still In Critical State

CHURCHILL 10 MAKE REPORT ON SYRIAN FIGHT   Order Restored in Syria a: French Troops Withdraw to Barracks

LEVANT DISPUTE STILL SEETHING   Syrians Adamant; Churchill To Make Clear Statement On British Attitude This W eoak.

CHURCHILL WILL CLARIFY BRITON VIEW ON SYRIA   Middle East Situation Still Critical; French Troons Stil Rarrackad

ARMY DISCHARGE GOALS EXCEEDED   Demobilization Far Ahead Of Schedule Patterson Says In Defending Policy

Army Outstrips Original Goals   Get U. S. Servicemen Back To Their Families

Wainwright to Be Witness   “To Make Deposition For Trial of Homma :In Manis.

WAINWRIGHT TC BE A WITNESS   His Deposition Will Be Principal Document in Homma Trial.

Wainwright Main Witness In Jap Trials   Homma Will Be Tried For Responsiility In Bataan Death March

Hitler And Gang Believed Hiding in Harz lorests   Germans Tell U.S. Army Offieers Hither. Goering And Himmler Believed On Train Unloaded Before American Forees Arrived In Area

American Troops Hear, Nazi Bigwigs Are Hidine in Harz Forest Caverns

Today’s War Bulletins   BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WESTERN FRONT   RIJSSIAN FRONT

POINT VALUES OF MANY ITEMS GUI   OPA Announces Reductions On Meat, Cheeses, Butter And Margarines.

MEAT RATION VALUE REDUCED 28 PER CENT   Red Points for Cheese. Butter and Margarine Drastically Cut

Point Values For Meats Are To Be Reducec   O. P. A. Announces Reductions Effective Sunday— Cheese And Butter Points Cut   CANNED MILK IS OFF RATION LIST

OPA REDUCES MEAT POINTS   Values Cut 28 Per Cent in Order Effective Sunday

Meat, Cheese Butter Ration Values Reduced   Canned Milk Removed From Ration List

MEAT CUT AVERAGES 28 PERCENT AND BUTTER AND   .\ MARGARINE POINTS ‘ F ALSO LOWERE

September Ration Point Values Cut  steele, Phyl ve rimmed And B al?

ALL RED POINT VALUES ARE CUI   In Effect September 2, New Ration Values Will Be Cut Average of 28 Percent.

OPA Announces Reduction (Made In Ration Point Value ‘During September Period —

Announce New Cuts in Red Points   Meat Point Values Reduced, Also Butter, Margarine, Cheese, on Sept. 2

Drastic Cuts In Meat Points   Point Costs Cut For Cheese, Butter

SLASH POINTS » ON MEAT, BUTTE AND CHEESES   May Lift All Rationing Controls On New Automobiles

OPA Cuts Points On Meat, Cheese, Butter and ‘Oleo  Reduction Will Be Effective During

Ration Values On Meat, Cheese. Butter Slashed   Beef Steaks, Roasts Will Be Two To Three Points Less Per Pound

Meat, Butter and Other Red Point Values Reduced   Butter Now 12; Steaks Cut Few Points

OPA ANNOUNCES CUT OF 28 PCT. IN MEAT POINTS   Margarine, Butter, Cheese Drop; Evaporated Milk Off Rationing

OPA Reduces Point Values Meat, Butter   Reduction in Red Points to Average About 28 Per Cent

Luzon Island Struck Again: Supply Lines Are Attacked   Jap Radio Reports Possible Landings

U. S. Flyers Pound at Luzon Island   Locomotive and 100 Freight Cars Reported Destroyed

NO LETUP GIVEN TO LUZON SINCE MINDORO PUSH   Halmahera, Ceram Also Battered By American Airmen

yo Reports Big American woy Off Luzon And Yanks » Have Landed On Island

"Yankee Airmen Continue ; Softening Up Raids on  Major Philippine Is  Jand of Luzon   Railroad Yards ; And Bridges Hi   TacArthur Communique Gives No Indication  Landings Have Been  Made on Luzon

REPORTED NEAR ISLE   Nips Claim Americans May Have Landed In @ Southern Area

Balkans Are Atomic Bomb Politically   Governments Being Closely Serutinized Preliminary to Framing Treaties With Axis Satellites. Sitnalion Delicate.

BIG FIVE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS SEEM DETERMINED FOR CLOSER BALKAN INSPECTION

FOREIGN MINISTERS OF BIG FIVE MOV" CAUTIOUSLY IN HANDLING (HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE BALKAN CASE

Treaties May Hinge On. Extent Of Russ Gontrat’   Mackensie’s Column  INo Matter How You Look At It, \Balkan Answer Is Still The Same.

23,500 DETROM WORKERS IDLE   THIKD WAR PLANT CLOSES DUE TO STRIKE

Coal, Oil Strikes In U.S. Spread   Congressmen Told 30,000 To 40,000 More May Walk Ou

SFA Divorts Coal Tu Gs Uulily Plants in Fast   Rettgie ency ttn Toe ie ia  Sprecting Coal «+ Qi Strikes

Okinawa Japs May Crack Any Moment   Hundreds Of Jap Laborers Surrendering And Scores Of Troops Committing Hara Kiri; Raid May Have Hit Headquarters

Laborers Surrendering By Hundreds; Scores of Troops Take Own Lives

OKINAWA FIGHT _ MAY END SOON   Yanks Seize Center 01 Yaejue Escarpment

Okinawa Japs Quitting Fight Via Hara-Kiri   Yanks Spray Valley With Jellied ‘Gas’ To ‘Get Command

Scores ot Nip Troops Are Killing Selves   Marine Commander Says Annihilation of Jap Leaders Would End Campaign Quickly; Planes Dump Jellied Gasoline Upon Caves

Okinawa Japs Fire-Bombed   Headquarters in Deep Ravine Deluged ; With Gasoline Jelly

NURSES’ PHYSICALS TO BE ACCELERATED   Speeding To Help Volunteers Get in Navy Corps

STALL MERGER OF ARMY-NAVY   Chairman of House Naval Military Committees Oppose Action

ARMY A NOT TO MERGE   Leaders Indicate House Won't Even Consider Proposal For Some Time

ARMY AND NAVY MERGER FOUGHT   Chairman Of Both House Naval And Military Committees Take Stand Against Consolidation.   _BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST-

Plans For Consclidation Of Army — And Navy Strike Snaq In Conaress

Consolidation Plan For Army, Navy Strikes New Snag   Military Committee Chairmen Are _ Opposed to Setup

Break trom Monschau Ares In Sudden Burst of Power: Airmen Smash Berlin Area

Nazis Admit Enemy Gain At the Oder   Crossing of River in Kus strin Area Reported from  Berlin Today

1,000 FLYING FORTS DROP 2,000 TONS OF BOMBS ON BELEAGUERED BERLIN

DE GAULLE HOLDS FRST AMERICAN NEWS. CONFERENCE   French Aides Confer With Official Washingtor on Pressing Problems

DE GAULLE HOLDS FRST AMERICAN NEWS CONFERENC   French Aides Confer With Official Washington  an Derpapccing PDrahloame

RAILROAD HELP   Spare Cars Pledged to Aid Transporting Yank Vets, Solon Savs

DEATH TOLL OF AMERICANS IN “BITTER BATTLE, FOR. SMALL ISLAND set AT 4,189. ~

WO WON: COST 70 U.S. 1S 1993 CASUALTIES   4,189 Killed, 441 Missing and 15,308 Others Wounded

West Point Of Japan—  Today's Graduates Are Leaving ~ War-- Going To US For Discharae

British Flag Again Flying   Ceremony Is Staged. _, At Tokyo's Enhassy

Germans Hint Fall of Vital Oder Bastion   Russians Reach Outskirts of Stettin, Danzig

Russians Reach Outskirts of Stettin, Danzig   Germans Report Key Oder Fortress of Kuestrin, East of Berlin, Has Fallen as Offensive Hits Full Stride

Jap Signer Takes His Top Hat Alene   Nipponese ‘Turn Clock  Back’ Aboard Missouri By RUSSELL BRINES  ABOARD THE USS MIS SOURIT TOKYO BAY, SUNDAY

Groups Urge Tax Concessions For Veterans  CIO, Lawyer’s Guild Make Plea at Hearing  y rn

ASK TAX CUTS FOR VETERANS   Two Groups Make Plea Fo: Special Concessions To Service Men

Special Tax Concession Fo Vets Is Urged   Greater Reduction in Lower Income Brackets Suqaested

SOLONS FAVOR EASED TAXES FOR VETERANS   REPEAL OF EXCESS PROFITS LEVY IS URGED

General Is Killed As C-54 Crashes   Five Meet Death As Plane Whoms Into Small Hii]

‘FIVE KILLED IN CRASH    Commanding General of Air Field  Was in the Group

ARMY AIR FIELD GENERAL KILLED   Four Others Die As Transport Crashes Into Hill

Crash Kills Geiger Field  Commander   Brig. Gen. Godfrey, Four Others Die When Plane Ploughs Into Hill Six Miles East of Spokane

BLUM OPENLY CALLS PETAIN TRAITOR   Ex-French Premier Says Marshal Blocked Fight Against Nazis

FORMER FRENCH PREMIER SAYS MARSHAL BLOCKED ORDER FOR FRANCE .  TO CONTINUE WAR .

Big Five Offers Plan — On Security Systems   Agreement Ends Point Of Controversy Blocking World Organization Program

Big Five Submits Compromise On Regional Defense   Russia Approves Plan But Suggests Change In Phraseology

Big Five Powers. 'Offer New Plan To Reach Accord   Hope of Adjournment By Early June In: Peace Parley Raised

New Head Of Nazi Germany Is Grim Killer  Set Up Wolf Pack Method Of Sub nee me ime VAS ow

Ruthiess sea fighter takes Hitler’s place  He ordered men,  Schaw no merew

AS SLOWL GAIN IN FIGHT FOR WO JIMA   Wage Winning Battle for Second Jap Air-  field on Island

JAPS MAKING FIERCE STAND AT AIRFIELD   MARINES BLOWLY CLOSING ON NEXT OBJECTIVE AT IWO— i’ ENEMY USING “BUZZ : BOMBS"

Ranch Worker Takes Stand in Own Defense  Tells of Events Preceding

Ranch Worker Takes Stand  in Own Defense Tells of Events  Denniaaivre

Big 3 Write Up Decisions At Potsdam   Conference May Be Wound Up in 2 or 3 Days, Observers Say

Leaders Believed In Final Stages Of World Planning Peace Program   President Holds Major Trump Card   Truman Hopes To Bring Men Home From Europe As Soon As Practical

BIG THREE LEADERS WRITING INTO FINAL AGREEMENT THEIR DECISIONS FOR WORLD PEACE

MASS PICKETING AT GM STOPS NON-STRIKERS   Striking CIO United Auto Workers Turn Back Big Porce

BABY KIDNAPED BY LONELY WIFE   STOLE INFANT FROM CRIB TO SATISFY LONGING

Stolen Infant Safe at Home   Childless Wife Tells Of Stealing Baby

(Many Eligibles Forced To Wait   40-Year Age Limit ; Not To Be Lowered

New Delay In Discharges Of U. S. Soldiers   ‘Many Can’t Be Released Until Next June, Con gress Told Today

Army’s Rate Of Discharges Will Increase   However, Many Eligible Under Point System Cannot -Be Released  For Another Year

Many Soldiers Who Rate Discharges To be Held in Army Until Next June

Delay Is Seen In Discharging W ar Veterans   Many Eligibles Will Remain In Army Through Next June, Says Chief

War Department Says Many Men Eligible for Discharge Will Not Be Released for Another Year

PROPOSES DSM FOR LINDBERGH   ‘Risked His Life’ To Show Army New Technionec

450 B-29s Hit Osaka Arsenal And Industries   American Airmen Rain High Explosives On Orient’s Leading “Industrial City

450 Superforts Use New Methods to Raid Leading Japanese Industrial City

Industries And Arsenal Struck   Fire Bombs Poured On Munitions Center In: ‘Three-Hour Raid.

450 SKY GIANTS POUND JAPAN'S ARSENAL CITY   High Explosives, Fire Bombs Used; Attack Centered on Factory

Sky Giants Blast Osaka’s Arsenal War Industries   7,000 More taps Driven Prom Hermes Py American Ai Attaches.

TEMPERATIIRES:   Osaka Plastered By Fire Bombs And High Explosives

AT LEAST 490 B- 295 JOIN IN ATTACK   200.000 More Japs Homeless After Raids   SECOND CITY   Marked For Tokyo Treatment: Fires Started Around Castle

High Explosive Bombs Followed By Incendiaries   Industrial Center On Jap Homeland Smashed By Raiders

Osaka Hit By New Big Raid   Some 450 Superforts Add High Explosives to Incendiary Load

EXPLOSIVES USED ALONG WITH FIRE BOMBS IN ATTACK   200,000 MORE JAPS DRIVEN FROM HOMES, RADIO TOKYO ADMITS

450 Supertorts Bomb Osaka » War Industries, “Arsenal; ~ Kyushu Suicide Bases Hit

450 Superforts Hit Jap Arsenal City of Osaka   High Explosives Mixed With Incendiary Bombs; Japs Complain Tactic Doesn‘t Give Fire Fighting Squads Fair Chance

BOTH EXPLOSIVES AND FIRE BOMBS ON CITY   JAPAN’S LEADING INDUSTRIAL CITY UNDER ATTACK OF 450 BOMBERS

War. Industries, Arsenal Targets Of Superforts .   Tokyo Radio Admits 200,000 More Japenese Have Been Driven From Homes By Air Reids

B-29s Blast Vital Industries And Arsenal In Combination High Explosive And Fire Raid

Osaka Arsena’ Main B-29 Target As Yan.*.. Release Explosive And Fir. Bomb:

TENTH LARGE SCALE RAID IN WEEK BRINGS NEW DESTRUCTION TO LEADING INDUSTRIAL CITY

Superforts Hit Jap Homeland In Tenth Raid   Fire-Bomb Toll Grows As Big Planes Pound Osaka Targets

Rain Explosives On Osaka in Major B-29 Raid   Tokyo Admits 200,000 More Made Homeless; Fires Rage {n Industrial Areas

200,000 More Japs Driven From Homes   Moved To Farms To Help Raise Japan's Meager Food Gat teas Bae   STRIKE FOR 3 HOURS

SUPERFORTS POURED BOTH EXPLOSIVES AND FIRE BOMBS ON CITY  JAPAN’S LEADING INDUSTRIAL CITY UNDER ATTACK OF 450 BOMBERS

B-29s Deliver Strong Attack Against Osaka   Blast War Industries And Arsenal Today In Tenth Large Scale Raid In Past Month

Orient’s Top _ Manufacturing City Blasted In Major Raid   Largest: Explosives, Incendiaries Used

OSAKA FIRED ~~ BYB-29RAID   450 Superforis Hit City In 10th Big Attack

B-293 ASSAULT KEY INDUSTRIAL CENTER 3 HOURS   Tokyo Admits 200,000 Have Been Driven From Their Homes In Air Blows

WAR PLANTS iit OSAKA POUNDED FOR 3 HOWRS   200,000 More Japanese Are Left Homeless By Air Raids

Industrial City Smacked By 450 Supers   Departure Made From Recent Fire Attacks

450 Superforts Batter Osaka’s War Indutries   High Explosives And Incendiaries Showered On Bie Arsenal.

Osaka, Arsenal City, Target For Superforts  Raid Is Tenth On Japan This Month

Japanese Report Okinawa-Based Fighters Sweep Suicide Plane Bases: Factorv Belt Assaulted

BLAST OGAKR IN RALD TODA}   450 Superforts in Assault On War Industries and Arsenal.   RAID LASTS 3 HOURS

Sky Giants Batter War Industries in Osaka in Big Raid   High Explosives, — Fire Bombs Dropped in 10th Raid Within Month

BLAST WAR INDUSTRIES AN  EXPLOSIVES, TRS A ARSENAL IN OSAKA DISTRIC   B-29s Hit Nip Homeland Again as Tokyo Radio Admits Over 200,000 Driven from Their Homes By U. S. Air Attacks   BOMBERS STRIKE THREE HOURS IN OVERCAST SKIES

BOMBERS STRIKE AT JAP ARSENAL IN 3-HOUR RAID   New Departure From Recent Fire - Raids Reported; Tokyo Says 200,000 Mir Japs Blasted Out Of  Their Homes.

CHINESE BLOCK BORDER PASSES   Invasion Attempt From South By Nipponese Is Hurled Back

Chinese Battle For Indo-China Border Passes   Jap Drive from Enemy: Occupied French Colony ls Hurled Back

CHINESE FIGHT FOR 2 PASSES   Hurl Back Jap Attempts Te Invade South China From Indo-China

Chinese Fight Japs for Border Passes   Enemy Assaults Hurled Back in Raging Battle

Occupation Troops Can  Now Talk To Germans   Americans British And Canadians Are Not Subject To Fine; GI's Pleased

It’s O. K. for Yanks to Talk With Germans; ‘Army’s Ban on Fraternization Is Relaxed

YANK TALKS WITH FRAULEINS 0. K.’D   EISENHOWER RELAXES NONFRATERNIZATION ORDER IN OCCUPIED GERMANY.

THEY CAN TALK IF THEY WISH   Yanks, Also British, Canadian Troops, May Speak to Germans

Non-Fraternization Policy Modified; 50.000 Nazis Arrested In 2 Months

FRATERNIZATION RULES RELAXED   Eisenh ower, Montgomery Issue Parallel Rules

A’ CLINIC PROGRAM   New K. U. Series Will Be of Interest to All Physicians

(Moderates Win Hungary Ballot   Cominuanis Running 3d In Nathonat KJectiou

HUNGARY VOTE BACKS CONSERVATIVE GROUP   Small Holders Sweep Races During Free Election

Small Holders Party Ahead   -e Sweeps Hungary In First Free General Elections  Held In Europe.

Small Holders Win in Hungary   Conservative and Center Elements In Sweeping Win

Farly Returns Give Anti- Communists Lead j in Hungary   Small Holders Expeeied to  Comprise More Than Half  Of New Assembly

HUNGARIAN VOTE ANTI-COMMUNIST   Small Holders Party Appears Majority Winner

Pay With Lives For Murder Of Fellow-Captive   Former Members of Submarine Crews Beat and Choked Colleague They Termed “Traitor”?   Accused Him With Giving U.S. Secrets   AIL Go To Gallows Sul  Allegiant toa Nazism They Refused to Believe Was Beaten

Faith in Nazism Unshaken to Las’  7 Germans Hanged at Ft. Leavenworth

7 Germans Die On Gallows For  Traitor Slaving   Sull Loyal To Nazism, Only One Shows Any Fear At Execution.

Hang Seven Nazis At Leavenworth   Men From U-Boats Convicted of Murder

7 Nazi POWs Hanged; Slew  Companion   Prisoner Killed in 1944.   Write Letters Home.

Seven Nazis To Gallows Executed For  The Murder Of  4 Sete re ee

7 Nazi POW’s Executed For Slaying Mate   Former Members  Of U-Boat Crews

Execute Seven Nazi Prisoners   Hanged for ‘Traitor Slaying” of Fellow Prisoner

7 FANATICAL NAZIS EXFCUTED AT PRISON   Guilty of ‘Traitor Killing’ of Fellow German

Seven German Prisoners Pay Murder Penalty   Former Submarine Crew Hang for Slaying of Fellow Nazi

Seven Nazis Die On Gallows for “Traitor Slaying’   Prisoners of War Pay With Lives at Fort Leavenworth; To Death Calmly

KENNEDY RETURNS TO UNITED STATES   AP Writer Makes Statement About ‘End of the War Story.’

Would Do it Again Says AP Writer of  Surrender ‘Scoop   Edward Kennedy Talks of Sending Story of Nazi's Capitulation

Kennedy back from Europe defends transmitting German surrender story

‘Edward Kennedy, Who Broke News of ‘Surrender, Says “I'd Do It Again”

MAN WHO FIRST REPORTED STORY OF GERMAN SURRENDER SAYS HE ~ WOULD DO SAME THING AGAIN

Russia Rejects British Protest.   English Government Is Disturbed By Actions

Russia Rejects British Protests Against Soviet Trade Pacts with Hungary, Romania; Note is Blunt

JAPANESE MAY BECOME CAVE DWELLERS   U. S. Forces Spread Creeping Paralysis Over Nation

Germans Say U.S., British Tanks N 180 Miles From Berlin; Series of © Junctions Bags. Many Enemy Troops

Strikes Rise UpTo 41.000   29 Work Stoppages Affects Score Of Industries, Public Services.

SIEGE COMPLETE ON CORRECIDOR   3,038 Yanks Took Rock With Only 136 Men Lost

All Poland Is Rapidly Being Freed   Lublin Radio Says Krakow Has Fallen

LODZ, GREATEST POLISH FACTORY CITY, MENACED   German Cities Of Silesia Face Isolation: Nazis Routed

Red Army Believed To Have Crossed to Reaion of Silesia   Three Great Russian Armies Are Rapidly Liberating All of Poland and -Poise for March on Berlin

Report Germans Falling Back to Oder River, 30 Miles From Nazi Capital

Three Soviet Armies Freeing All Of Poland   Nazis Falling Back To Oder River, 30 Miles From Berlin

EXPEGT FALL OF BUDAPEST IN FEW HOURS   Russians On Way To Berlin; May  Be In Germany

Nazis Retreating To Oder, Report   Three Russian Armies Fast Liberating Poland—-Breslau, German Industrial Center, in Danger, Berlin says—Soviets Converging on Lodz

Soviets Cross Nazi Frontier, Moscow Hints   Three Huge Forces Advance Along 250-Mile Front; Ten-Fold Superiority Of Reds Is Cited By Enemy; Radom Captured

Silesia Plants Are Targets Of  Russian Guns   Soviet Troops, Rolling Forward With Massive Mo.-— “ menium, May Already  Be On Reich Soil   , - a et a Nazis Retreating To Oder Defenses   Berlin Admits Confusion In Face of Smashing Onslaught by Muscovites;  _ Evacuate Tomaszow 

Russian Forces Moving On Lodz “FromEast, South   3 Armies Of 2 Million Men Rapidly Freeing Poland On 250-Mile Front

AED ARMIES PUSHING NAZID DUT OF POLAN   Berlin Reports Confusion on Front as Towns Fall to Russ Drive.

Three Great Russian Armies Fast Liberating All Poland, With Crews In New SuperTanks Threatening German Cities.   Warsaw’s Fall Dooms Berlin

HINT SOVIETS NOW FIGHTING ON NAZI SOIL   Red Army, Paced by Super Tanks, Rolls On Toward Berlin

Soviets Continue Massive Momentum In Berlin Drive; Fast Liberating Poland  Germans Believed In Dispatch From Moscow To Be Fighting On Homeland Soil On Two Fronts

Credit Corporation's Life Is Extended   $4,500,000,000 Increase  in Borrowing Power

GEN. STILWELL NEW LEADER OF 10TH ARMY   Veteran Far East Warrior Named To Post By Gen. MacArthur   WILL PLAN NEW MOVES   Vinegar Joe Expected To Be One Of Top Leaders For Conquest Of Japan

FROM PRICES OF ’t) SEEN   Government Predicts, However, Only 500,000 Can Be Made in 1945

LITTLE CHA FROM PRICES AF 4) SEEN   Government Predicts, However, Only 500,000 Can Be Made in 1945

EPISCOPAL RITE READ TODAY IN CAPITAL   East Room Banked With Flowers

ROOSEVELT —  White. House Rites Held While Nation Bows in Tribute

“Bishop Cites ~brave Words  Of President *As Keynote   ‘The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself,’  At Funeral Service

Gracey Confers Qn Indo Chino Uprisings Today   Arrives In Singapore For Conference On Saican Situation.

Indo-China Riots Laid To Japanese   Stern Allied Orders Bring Improvement

73 YEAR OLD WOMAN RAPED AND MURDERED   Hamilton Authorities Baffled By Mysterious Case

GROUP APPROVES PLAN FOR LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE   Scheme Calls for 11-Member Security Council to Bring Unruty Nations Into Line.   USE OF STRONG ARM METHODS AUTHORIZED   Individual Nations Would: Be Called Upon to Supply Their Share of Military Resources.

Charter Core Is Approved By Committee At Parley   Provides Formation Of Security Council Backed by Forces Of United Nations

Strong Arm Code To Keep Peace Is Outlined   Committee to Submit It to Conference; Veto  Issue Still Undecided

United Nations  Charter Begins To Take Shape   Committee Approves Plas For Settling Disputes

CORE OF PACT TO CURB WAR IS COMPLETED   WORD FROM RUSSIA AWAITED ON VETO POWER DISPUTE

PROVISIONS FOR DEALING WITH TROUBLEMAKERS   Frisco Committee Provide: Fer Strong Arm Method: To Settle Disputes   BIG FIVE DEADLOCK. ON ISSUE OF VETO

THREAT LOOMS FOR CITY-WIDE , DETROIT STRIKE   ClO Takes Vote in Row With AFL Over Labor - Jurisdictions

NEW WALKOUT MAY ADD. 28,000 MORE IDLE “TO THE PRESENT 36,000 FIGURE

K. C. AREA COVERED ~ BY FREEZING MIST   Driving Made Hazardous by Ice on Windshiélds, Streets and Highways—Storm to Extend South.

NEWS WRITER ~: WAS. KILLEL   INTERNATIONAL ‘NEWS © SER VICE"C ORRESPONDENT KILLED IN: PLANE  - CRASH

CASHMAN, INS WRITER KILLED   War Correspondent, Eight Others Die in Okinawa Plane Blast

JAPAN LOSES 282.000 MEN IN PHILIPPINES   BASILAND ISLAND, IN SULU GROUP, IS INVADED

OHIO DIVISION SMASHES INTO CAGAYAN AREA   Thrust Of Buckeyes Highlights Successes In South : west Pacific   AUSTRALIANS TAKE TIMBALAI AIRSTRIP

LUZON THRUSTS GAIN 22 MILES   Yanks Break Out Of Deep Gorge, Liberate Towns In Cagayan Valley

Yanks Smash Deep Into Cagayan Area   Liberate Important Luzon Towns of Santiago, Echague

Gain 22 Miles In Single Day, MacArthur Says   Australians Clear Labuar Island, Capture Airstrip

YANKS IN 22 MILE CAGAYAN VALLEY BREAK   Ausies Clear Labuan Island, Capture Timbalai Field

[Yankees force way out of mountains to score 22 mile advance; liberate two towns   Aussies nab third strip on Borneo; Labuan island is cleared of Japs

YANKS MAKE GAIN IN LUZON VALLEY   22-Mile Advance Into Cogayan Highlights Pacific Success

Ohio Division Drives 22 Mile  Into Cagayan   Smashes Out of Luzon Mountain into Valley; Australians in Borneo Clear Labuan Island

Youth Confesses Killing Night Club Entertainer After She ‘Jilted’ Him

Superforts Blast Rangoon, Japs Flee Homeland Attacks   Thousands Slain On Islands, Aboard Ships

Millions Flee From Bomb  Blasted Citie:   Step-up of Aerial Blow: To Speed Pacific War. 100 B-29s Hit Rangoon

Rangoon Again Hammered By B-29’s;  : Six-Ship ‘Nip Convoy Wiped Out 

Superforts Blast Rangoon As Japs flee Homes   3-295 Support British Who Trap 30,000 Nipponese In Central Rurma

100 B-29s Smash Rangoon to Aid Burma Campaign   Millions of Nippons Flee From Their Bomb-Periled Homes

Superforts Hit Rangoon: Japs Flee Homeland   Latest Carrier, B-29 Blows Portend Nonstop Attacks On Japan.   SPEEDUP PACIFIC WAR

ONE-FOURTH OF JAPS FLEE TO ESCAPE BOMBS   Three Millions Quit Tokyo Homes, Enemy Reports; Yanks Gain on Panay and T.uzon Islands.

sRangoon Is Blasted By ‘Superforts   Millions Of Japs, Meanwhile, Flee Cities In Menaced Homeland.

SUPERFORTS BLASTED RANGOON HEAVILY IN SUPPORT OF BRITISH   MILLIONS OF JAPANESE FLEEING FROM CITIES ON THEIR HOMELAND ISLAND

Superforts Hit Rangoon In Heavy Raid   Millions of Japs Flee Homes Before Threat Of Big Planes

SUPERFORTS BLASTED RANGOON HEAVILY IN SUPPORT OF BRITISH   BMINTIONG OF TAPANECE

Superforts Blast Rangoon in Suppor Of British Troops   Yanks Shatter Jap Lines On Luzon Island

Populatior Of Tokyo Dwindles   Many Japs Lost At Sea As U.S. Planes Wipe Out Convoy

STRONG FORCE OF SUPERFORTS ROCKS RANGOON   Millions of Nip Civilians Evacuate Target Areas in Japan

Jap Resistance on Panay Ends   B-29s Blast Rangoon, Supporting British; Enemy Loses 282,000 Men in Philippines

Large B-29 Force Attacks Rangoon; Japs Suffer Heavy Losses on Luzon

Millions of Nippons Flee From Capital   Wild Confusion Reigns in Japan as Americans Strike New Blows

6.29. Hammer Rangoon; Millions Of Japs Flee Threatened Homes   Thousands Die In Philippines   Shimbu Line East Of Manila Shattered; Navy Suffers Severe Air Blows

Sub-Freezing Weather Hits All Nebraska   4 Inches Of Snow At North Platte

Coal Stocks Here Reported Low  : ca  Dealers Predict Situation fe _ Will Be Improved Shortls

 Coal Stocks Here Reported Low Dealers Predict Situation Will Be Luproved Shortly

U. 8. ASKS BIG 3 TO LEAVE IRAN   WASHINGTON PROPOSES AMERICAN, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN TROOPS WITHDRAW.

OIL-RICH IRAN CACKED BY U. §   Evacuation Of All Allied Troops Proposed By Jan. 1

U.S. Asks ‘Three’ Get Gut of Iran   Acts on Tehran's Complaint on Russia

U. 5. Is Backing Iran On Troop Evacuation   Proposal Termed Satis. factory by franian Minister

‘Evacuate Country Soon   Av Saisador Ola Confident British ~— Will Follow Suggestion; Reds Get Protests

KEY OKINAWA CITIES STILL HELD BY JAPS   FEARS OF INVASION ARE EVIDENT IN TOKYO

29TH DIVISION IN LEAD OF ASSAULT   Local ‘Troops ops: Take Part in “ Copture of Muenchen-  _ _Gladbath — 

29TH DIVISION IN LEAD OF ASSAULT   Local Troops Take Part in Capture of MuenchenGladbach

WILLIAMS’ REA HOPES GET JOLT   Committee Votes 12 To 8 Against Him

Civilians Not Likely To Have Pullman Berth   Government Gets  895 Cars Sunday

a  NEWS  ¥ AN  BEHIND     THE‘ NEWS:  By Paut MALLON >"      WASHTIINGTON — NO POINT VAL

American Aerial Attack in Pacific Continues  Tokyo Says Chinese Are Planning

Yanks Continue Aerial Battering Of Jap Bases   Tokyo Says Air-Land Drives Linked; U. S. Carriers Are Silent

American Aerial Attack in Pacific Continues  Tokyo Says Chinese Are Planning Major Offensive

~ Monarch Gets Gigantic Welcome At Oslo ) King Haakon Returns To Norway

Frisoners Given Food and Comfort —  Half Starved Men, Women > : ’ And: Children Get Freedom

Prisoners Given Food and Comfort Or Ore  Half Starved Men, Women And Children Get Freedom

battle-Tough Yanks Empty Packs To 3,000 Hungry Prisoners Released Froin Jan Camn

(1,350 additional nationals are freed ‘as Americans captured Bilibid prison

Yanks Reseuie Prisoners in  Second Camp  Nearly Starved Men, Women, Children  Fed By U. S. Soldiers

Senators Would Defer Vital Farm Help From Army   Body Approves Tydings Amendment To Manpower Bill

Senate Tightens Draft On Farmers   To Base Deferment On Whether Registrant Is In Essential Farm Work.

Senate Acts on Farm Worker Draft _ Amendment Is Approved To Keep Labor On The Farm

Senate Acts on Farm Worker Draft - . — UT Seer errs roe ee en rs  peewee

FARM DRAFT RULE IS VOTED   Senate Amendment to Man power Bill Tightens Restrictions

FARM INDUCTION MADE DIFFICULT   New Tydings Proposal 1: Approved By Senate By Voice Vote

Senate Tightens Restrictions on Farm Draft  Solons Still Not Decided on Manpower Course

UNION MAY BUY UP WILLOW RUN   President Of UAW Sees Big Opportunity In Postwar Cars

Eight Prisoners Await Hanging   Seven Already Hanged At Fort Leavenworth

Death Awaits Eight _ More Nazi Prisoners. .,  For Murder of Mates

lavy and Marine orps Spokesmen nform Congress  )f Peace Plans   ruman’s Personal Efforts To Put Over Jobless Pay Program Are Blasted by GOP Sen. Donnell

BRITISH-BASED AIRFLEET HITS RECORD BLOW   Greatest Armada of Planes Ever To Fly From England Joins All-Out Attack On Germany.

RECORD ALLIED PLANE ARMADA POUNDS REICH   British Bombers Hit Northerr Ruhr Hard in Night Assault

FASCIST ARMY QUITS IN ITALY   American Units Race For Southern End Of Brenner Pass

Ligurian Army Quits i in  Htaly  Graziani Order Fascis! yee Bae. 

Yanks Push Into Alps From Italy   Fascist Commander Surrenders Ligurian  Forces To Allies

MARSHAL GRAZIANI SURRENDERS ARMY   Ligurian Army Gives Up . as Italian Campaign Nears End

Pledges to Continue War   Graziani Not Killed,  Surrenders His Army

German Ligurian Forces Surrender   Italy Campaign Draws Rapidly Near Close

NEAR BRENNER PASS   New Zealanders Link Up With Yugoslavs Near Adriatic Trieste

ITALY’S LIGURIAN ARMY SURRENDERS   NEW ZEALAND TROOPS LINK UF WITH YUGOSLAV FORCES NEAR TRIESTE.

*Phone Workers National Strike Seen Possibility   sovernment Must Hurry To Conciliate Wage Dispute In Electrical Industry

Island Taken 12 Miles Off   Move Gains Control Of Sibuyan Sea For Direct Contact With South Tip

Americans On Maringuque  lela Alaar l agvan   Isle Near Luzon Is Occupied

Americans Land On  Marinduque Island   Another Step Toward Liberation of Luzon in the Philippines Announced by General MacArthur . —U. S. Forces Control Sibuyan Sea

YANKS SEIZE ISLAND NEAR SOUTH LUZON   Occupation of Marin. duque Accomplished Without Fight

Marinduque Landing Unopposed   Japanese Surprised By New Invasion Closing on Luzon

Yanks Move Closer — To Luzon   MacArthur’s Forces Land Unopposed On Marinduque Isle, 100 Miles from Manila

LANDING MADE ON MARINDUQUE BY AMERICANS   Unopposed Invasion Puts Yanks Nearer Principal Philippine Island   ENEMY AIRDROMES ARE GIVEN POUNDING

MacArthur Says Yanks in Direct Contact WithLuzon   Invasion of Marinduque Unopposed Wednesday; Support From Air,  =. Navy Helps

Move Gains Control Of Sibuyan Sea For Direct Contact With South Tip —

Invasion of Marinduque Puts MacArthur in Direct Contact With Campaign Goal

Gen. MacArthur’s Unopposed Landing On The Isle Of Marinduque Puts Yankee Force In Direct Contact With Southern Luzon Shore

Americans Invade Marinduque Island Off Luzon Coast  Invasion Carried Out Without Opposition; Yanks Hit Clark Field

Americans in Contact With Southern Luzon   Mar induque, 12 Miles From Main  wet. t... TL Reactlhy Seized

AMERICANS SEIZE MARINDUQUE, 100 MILES OF MANILA  NEW  ANDINGS AI SO   NEW LANDINGS ALSO MADE ON MINDORO, SAYS M’ARTHUR

MARTHUR SEIZES ANOTHER ISUAND IN PHILIPPINES   Troops Make Unopposed Landing on Marinduque, 12. Miles From Tayabas Peninsula on Luzon.   CLARK FIELD BOMBED, 39 JAP PLANES HIT   Nips Continue Night Raids on ‘Mindoro and Cause Some Damage—4 Attacking  Craft Shot Down.

MacArthur Sets Forces Ashore On Marinduque   New - Landing Puts U.S Army Only. 100 Mitea  eas

MARINDUQUE IS INVADED: FIND NO OPPOSITION   Is Near Manila; Announced By MacArthur

MacArthur Reports Capture of Seventh Philippine Island   Landings Win Direct Contact With Coast of Luzon Island’

Must Develop River Valleys   Paducah, Ky. (?)—President Truman's’ plane left the Paducah airport at 1:38 p. m. teday for Washington,

Sees TVA As Pattern For Nation   Truman Says All of Country’s Great River Valley Should Be Developed Same Way

INDUCTION QUOTAS HIGHER NEXT MONTH   Greater Number Also Will Be Called For Preliminary Examination In March

FE KILLED IN FLASH FLOODS   Deluge Wrecks Homes. Streets in Jersey Area

RETAIL PRICES OF POULTRY TO ADVANCE   Cost Of Chicken, Turkey. Geese And Duck Will Advance OneCent A Pound Today

SUB CREWMEN TO FAGE DEATH   Germans Convicted of War  Crimes at Sea

Convict Five _ U-Boat Crewmen   Charged With Killing  Survivors of Peleus

STATE ASSEMBLY SEES MOMENTOUS WEEK WITH BIG BILLS SCHEDULED   Hospital Measure May Be Uncloaked Tonight

FORMER BUCKS TEACHER CAPTURED BY JAPANESE   Egbert M. Smoyer Prisone1 After Philippine Raid   TEACHER IN  PERKASIE

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest Tx All In The Various  Communities

~ BARED IN INA   Speculative Buying bo In: volves Ore Ore Loaned United eel ©

Local Temperature   Facts On Multi-Million Dollar “Gold Scandal” In China Come To Light

China Probes ~ Gold Scandal   U. S. Bullion Suid Used Ty, Make Fortunes

Chungking - Speculators  - Made Fantastic ‘Profits  - On U.S. Loan; Chinese  ’ ‘Censorship Keeps Back Details.

FACT FINDING PLAN STUDIED   Labor-Management Parley Will Try to Iron Out Conflicting Ideas

TRY VON HINDENBURI SED; FEARED HITLE!   LABOR-INDUSTRY PARLEY SNAGGED:   Cenferees Are Unable T: Agree On Plan Te Avoid Strikes

Conflicting ideas held  by delegates Sponsors hope  for agreement

Snag Reported At Conference   Labor - Industry Delegates Disagree on Fact-Find-  ing Plan

3 DIE, 7 MISSING IN TRAINING LEAP   First Benning Tragedy in Drills for Paratroopers

PARATROOPERS LOST IN GULF OF MEXICO      Tropical Testing Island Has First Tragedy ,

GIO GLAD T0 ATTEND MEET   AF of L Agreeable to ‘Peace Conference’ Plan of Vandenbera.

CALM BEFORE STORM HOVERS OVER DETROIT   Workers Await G. M. Reply to Demand for 30° Wage Boost

Soviets Forming Siberian Pincer   Burst Through Concrete Defense Zone, Capture Airport; To ‘Settle An Old Score’

Scores of Jap Border Towns Taken by Red:   Chinese Drive to Bloch Enemy Troop Moves, Huge Terao Forms

“WILES: MADE BY RUSSIANS   CONCRETE DEFENSES PIERCED; BIG JAP OUTPOST TAKEN

Mighty Red Armies Drive As Deep as 14 Miles IntoJap-Held Manchuria

Great Pincers Being Formed By Russians   Japanese Concrete — Defense Zone Breaks Before Soviet Attack

Red Columns Knife 14 Miles Into Manchuria: Seize Outpost Bastions   Airport Town 33 Miles From Border o Outer Mongolia Captured; Red Bomber Fleets Hit Rail Centers   SIBERIANS ARE SETTLING OLD DEBT  Tokyo Announces Counterattack But Does Not Give Spot; Allies Moving Forces for Quick Cleanup

Red Forces, in Many-Pronged Smash, Surge into Manchuria   Russia Reports Invasion Columns Have Gained 14 Miles from East and Have Captured Town 33 Miles inside Stolen Province from West

Great Pincers Move Gains  Up to 33 Miles   West Prong Meets With Little Enemy Resistance

Soviets Carve 14-Mile Hole  In Manchuria   Seize Jap Outpost Bastions, Close onKwantung Army

W. N. Hutcherson Now at Norfolk   Undergoing Training for, Duties Aboard a New Destroyer of the Atlantic Fleet.

B-29’s Heap New Blows on Burning Tokyo; WarPlants Swept in Saturday Raid

Super-Forts Hit Again At Blazing Capital of Japar   2,000 Tons of Explosive and Incendiary Bombs Dropped On Tokio

Burning Tckyo Gets No Rest From B-'s   Air Fleet Follows Up Saturday’s Raid  een: See cm Bpprce

LARGE PART OF TOKYO BURNING FOLLOWING RAID   Superforts Drop 2,000 Tons Of Bombs Qn Already Burning City

New Destruction Heaped on Tokyo By Big Fleet of Super Fortresses — As Earlier Fires in City Still Burn

SUPERFORTS AGAIN BLAST JAP CAPITAL   War Plants In Southeast Tokyo Are Bombed Today

B-29’s Strike Again as Jap Capital Burns   U. S. Sky Armada Hits Tokyo Second TT: we in 48 Hours

Superforts Heap New Destruction On Burning Toyke   Ten Square Miles Gutted Saturday; Eleven B-29s Lost

B-29’S BURN OUT OVER 10 SQUARE MILES OF TOKY(   Another Huge Raid Today Heaps on New Destruction

New Assault Adds to Devastation Left in Tokyo by Saturday Raids   Heap New Destruction On The Still Burning Japanese Capital

Kighth Army Spans Senio  To Po Plain   Pulverizing Raids Pave Way For Push Across River Barrier

Great Attack Breaks Nazi Ttalian Line   Eighth Opens Drive After Mighty  A ce : 

ALLIES GAIN IN ITALIAN FRONT DRIVE   Eighth Army Breaks Adriatic Wing Of German Defenses

NEW BRITISH PUSH STARTS IN ITALY   Spills Out Over East ern Po Plain Near Bolorna

CRUMPLE NAZI ADRIATIC WING IN SENIO ZONE   New British Offensive Is Unde1 Way On Italian Front

BRITISH SMASH ONTO PO PLAIN   AIR ATTACKS PULVERIZE NAZI SENIO DEFENSES

Adriatic Wing. of Nazi Defense Line Crumpled   British Eighth Army _ Spills: Out Over  - Senio River Front _

ITALIAN FRONT SHEDS DORMANCY AS BRITISH OPEN OFFENSIVE   “Nazi Adriatic Wing Crumples In Action

 PRACTICE OF PLACING PRISY ONERS’ NEAR “MILITARY OBJECTIVES PROTESTED BY UNTRED STATES 

WATERWAYS LEAD TO NEW Bit 3 ROW      RUSSIA WANTS TO RETAIN CONTROL OF DANUBE, ODER AND PART OF ELBE,

RESIDENT DIED IN: CONCORD      Mirs. Florence (Hoar) Bradford, Won Fame as Golfer Years: Ago

ae CONCORI   Mrs. Florence (Hoar) BradFord, aie: Fame as Golfer Years Ago i

PLANE CUTBAGK DOES NOT MEAN LESS BOMBING   JAPS WILL GET HEAVY PASTING IN NEXT YEAR

Army To Cutback Plane Production 17,000 In 18 Mos.   No Comfort For Japs As B-29 Output Is To Be Increased

Army Cuts Plane Production   Many Plane Types To Be Eliminated, But 5-29 Superforts To Be Increased

iS} #2 deduction Pd é ’ éduction F ox". (anes Told   Solon Says More Bombs Will Be Dropped On Japs In Next: Year

aN ERNNE, iin oth, .conaucininmummacmeedl ASSISTANT POSTMASTER RESIGWS OFFICE

EE aia dancer eat ie nema reen il  Mitscher’s Carrier Hit With 656 Total Losses   Task Force 58 Commander Escapes When Two Jap Planes Crash Into Decks; U. S. S. Bunker Hill Survives to Fight Again

Qe OO OOD 373 Die to Save Bunker Hill. ~  Valiant U.S. Carrier  1 Inane Impgnortal Craft

_ ICarrier. Set Aflame by Two Jap Suicide Planes, Survives but 373 of Crew Are Dead

373 Men Die On USS Bunker Hill Mitscher's Flag’   Admiral Escapes Holocaust Without Scratch

Bunker Hill Survived Two Nip Blastings   Vice Admiral Mare A. Mitscher Narrowly KFecaned Death

373 Lives Snuffed Out As 2 Suicide Planes Rip Adm. Mitscher’s Bunker Hil

Vice Admiral Mare A. Mitscher Escapes Death When Jap Suicide Planes Blast USS Bunker Hill

Reveals Admiral Mitscher Escaped Injury When Jap Suicide Planes Crashed His Flagship, Bunker Hill

Great Flattop, Hit By Two Suicide Planes, Turned Into Roaring Inferno And Almost Serves As Tomb For Admiral Mitscher, But She'll Fight Again

ROCKETS USED BY ~ ENEMY RECENTLI      Threw Long-Range Rockets Into Rear Areas of U. S. Third Army.

Germans Throw Long-Range  Rockets Into Third Army   More TPestriuctive

oe 2 Se ee ee  Nazis Abandon Airfields; No Gas In Grounded Planes

Shadow Of Troopship Tells Soldiers Headed For Pacific Of Final Peace

 Your Tax Cut—How Much?  How Proposed Reductior Will Affect Individual

Knocking Out “Normal” Tax Means More Than Three Perceat Reduction

PRISON CAMP PROBE BEGUN   Investigators Accompanying Each Team Sent To Free Prisoners in Japan

Basketball Players Held Under $25,000 Bail; Indictment’ HandedDown

Laval in Plain Black Coffin for Burial   Medics Revive Him, Afte Weak Dose of Cyanide, for Firing Squad

Memorial Services For Roosevelt Held Sunday All Around the World

Memorials Held Around World  United Nations Join In Tribute To FDR

RADIO SILENCE CLOAKS FLEET   Fog Saves Japanese From Another Crushing Blow By Carrier Planes

CLOAK FLEET ACTION   Nimitz Reports Only Land-Based Air Raids Against Japan.

Enemy Fleet Is Left Powerless To Meet Invasion   Radio Silence Cloaks Ac. tivities of Adm. Halsey’s Armada   Fog Prevents Later Blows

Radio Silence Hides Activity Ot Third Fleet   24 Enemy Vessels Damaged in Week By Halsey’s Forces

SHANGHATIS EM TARGET SECOND DAY   RADIO. SILENCE, ‘Nor: .BROKEN AS HALSEY: PREPARES FOR “LAUNCHING: CRUSH. -«ING BLOWS

Silence And Fog Cloak Fleet As Jitfery Jans Warned Of Imoending New Blows

Jap Questions On Agenda Of Big Three   Critical Problems Face World Leaders At Potsdam Meeting

Big 3 Parley Watched By hole World   Out of Gathering of Churchill, Stalin’ and Truman Could Come Reorientation of War Against Japan; Russaints «Intentions heen teed

Sensational Testimony At Nazis’ Trial   German Major General Er. win Lahousen Discloses Some Startling Facts

Lahousen Testifies That Nazis Plotted To Murder: Two French Officials

Air Armada, Stretching 500 Miles Carries 40,000 Men Across Rhine

History’s Mightiest Air Armada Has Stupefying Terror for Enemy; Masses of Troops Wheel Into Action

History’s Greatest Air Might, 500 Miles Long, Deposits Airborne Troops in Enemy-Lines

Thousands of Troops Land In Enemy Zone  Dousm Gabbana bw   Gallagher, Eyewitness Says Gl Joe Believes Last Battle at Hand With Quick End of War

Sky Armada 500 Miles Long Deposits Some 40,000 Med Sebiices East of Bhine bee Deine on Berlin

OIL STRIKES NOT HALTED   UNION LEADER SAYS PIPELINES AND REFINERIES WILL BE CLOSED WITHIN WEEK ,

Oil Worker Union President Predicts Plants and Pipelines Down in Most States by Next Week

CHURCHILL ADMITS BREACH; DUE TO DISSOLVE COALITION CABINET   PRIME MINISTER SERVES NOTICE ON LABORITES POLITICAL FACTIONS CANNOT WORK TOGETHER

British Reshuffle Cabinet   Churchill Will Break Up His Wartime Cabinet

COALITION CABINET BREAKUP   Churchill Says Labor, Conservatives Can Not Work Together

Parents Face Trial In Death 10-Month Baby   Charged With Invoiuntary Manslaughter As Result Of Malnutrition; Tried “Pow Wow? Cure

Charge Parents In Babe’s Death   Manslaughter Charge Filed in Death Of Child

Rely On Powwow—  Parents Charged In Manslaughter In Infant’s Death

Charge Parents in Babe’s Death  Manslaughter Charge Filed in Death Ne ewe

‘POW WOW’ FAILS, BABY DIES; PARENTS CHARGED   Involuntary Manslaughter Filed; Faith Healers Combat ‘The Waste’

General Frederick To Be Honored At Helena Dinner  Commander of Specic  - Service Force

General Frederick Te Be Honored At Helena Dinner   Commander of Specia Service Force Will Visit in Citv

AIRMAN REPORTED MISSING NOW SAFE   T. Sgt. Donald L. Wagaman, Me Sherrystown, Writes To His Home —“Ex-Prisoner” Of Nazis

Three Will Hold Secret Temporarily   Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes Only Is Advocated in Report At End of Conference

‘Joint Communique Issued By Three Great Powers Suggests Creation of a Commission

Admiral! King Opposes Ar ‘my Navy Merger  Supports Stand  Of Navy Secre tary SF enectal

Admiral King Is Against Merger Of Army, Navy   Says Plan Step Ir Wrong Direction

Adm. King Sees Peril In Armed  Forces Merger   Would Be Working Problem Out Backward, Navy Chief Declares.

King Supports Alternate Plan By Forrestal   Doesn’t Want Direction by Officers Unfamiliar With Navy Operations

Regards Merger Of War-Navy as Step Backwards   King Sees Attempt To Regiment Military Thinking on High Level: Backe FEorrectel

Navy Chief Thinks Plan For Merger Wrong Step   Adm.KingDeclares Movement Would Be Backward.

Labels Merger Step Backward  Fleet Admiral King Supports Forrestal

Fleet Admiral! Denounces Plan Uniting Army-Navy   Urges View Of Forrestal Be Adopted

KING BLASTS MERGER AS ‘STEP BACKWARD’   Admiral Urges Retention Of Separate Departments

Adm. King Raps Armed Forces Merger Plan:   Naval-Chief Claims Unification Would Be Working Backwards’

ADMIRAL VOICES MERGER ATTACK   King Asserts Consolidation Means 'Working Out Problem Backwards’

King Opposes Armed Merger   Says War-Navy Department Consolidation Would Be Step Backward; Failed Elsewhere

Naval Chieffan Opposes Military Services Merger   To Combine Functions Called Backward Step Despite Other Views

Armed Service Merger Bucked By Adm. Kine   Proposed Consolidation Working Out Problem Backward, He Saves

HUGE TURKEY CROP READY FOR PUBLIC   Prices Expected to Hold Close to Ceiling

Large Crowd On Hand In Cold For Start Of Series   Borowy, Newhouser Slab Rivals In Detroit Game

Attorney General Will Investigate Legislative ‘Gifts’   Check Episode Causes Schoeppel to Direct Mitchell to Conduct Farmal Investiaation

SITUATION ON LABOR FRONT STILL GLOOMY        Aajor Disputes Concern Prolonged Walkout in Hollywood and Auto  Workers’ Fight

Further Labor Trouble Looms For Ward Co.   Strike at Opportune Time is Authorized By Union Involved

Montgomery Ward Face More Labor Trouble Following New Strike Vote By Its-Employees

MONTGOMERY WARD FACING NATIONWIDE  STRIKE SOON   Walkout O. K.’ed But Date Not Set: Negotiations To Be Tried First

Ward Company Strike Looms; Call Expected   End Of Movie Trouble Believed Near; Total Of Idle In Nation Drops To 223.000

NATIONWIDE STRIKE IN HUGE MAIL ORDER HOUSE AUTHORIZED  OTHER MAJOR DISPUTE!

Further Labor Trouble Seen   Strike of 75,000 Montgomery Ward Employes Okayed

BOARD DECIDES TO CALL STRIKE IN WARD STORES   Union’s Executive Group  Votes for Nation-Wide Walkout “at Most Op portune Time.”   75,00 EMPLOYES WOULD BE AFFECTED   American Airlines Restores Partial Service to Chicago and Detroit—Warner Brothers Picketed.

PRESIDENT 10 DECIDE ON TIME   Company Involved in Num erous Labor Disputes  In Past Years. i   WILLING TO ARBITRATE

Ward Stores Facing New Labor Threat   75,000 Employes Vote Authority to Call a Strike

Fur ther Labor Troubles Face Ward Company   Strike of 75,000 Employes  _ Threatened; Auto Work  ere Vote Mandate to Press Demands

Board Authorizes NationWide Labor Disputes. Await Opportune Moment

WARD STRIKE ~ SHAPING UF   THREAT OF ANOTHER WALK:  OUT AGAINST: MAIL ORDER  _ COMPANY BY THE .° CIO UNION

WARD FACES NEW WORK STOPPAGE; ClO OK'S ACTION  223,000 REPORTED IDLE THROUGHOUT AV  ALA TINAI

Mail Order House Faces  More Trouble   CIO) Authorizes Nationwide Stoppage of 75.000 Workers—Time To Be Given Later

Montgomery Ward F. acing New Labor Troubles’ As Strike Is Authorized

75000 WARD WORKERS PLAN NEW WALKOUT   UAW Sees Strike Vote As Mandate to Press Wage Demands

Nationwide  Ward Strike   75,000 Employes to Be Involved; Other  Strikes Face Nation

[uontgomery Ward Threatened By Employe Union With A Walkout   But CIO Union Willing To Submit All Issues To Arbitration; General Motors Workers Vote 6 To 1 For Work Stoppage

Nation’s Workers In Auto Plants “Also: Vote Strike “But ‘Walkout Will Be. Delayed While Negotiation Tried

clo Waving Strike Cudge Over Wards   Walkout Authorized ‘At Opportune Time’ For 75.000 Workers

NEW WALKOUT THREATENS IN OLD DISPUTE   \Vorkers to Negotiate Refore Reaching Decision

Strike Planned By Montgomery Ward Unionists   Nation-wide Walkout Is Authorized If Arbitra tion Fails.

Montgomery Ward May Have More Labor Trouble   Strike Authorized By CIO Board

Montgomery Ward Strike Threatened   Union Heads Declare Vote Of Workers in Chrysler Corp. Indicates Most In Favor of Walk-Out

Less Butter in  Sight, OPA Says   Little Hope of Easing Meat Shortage Seen

SUPERFORTS RAIN . BOMBS ON TOKYO IN DAYLIGHT RAID   Industrial Plants in Western Outskirts of City Are Targets of 150 Giant Planes.   FLY TO CAPITAL FROM MARIANA BASES   Attack With Demolition Explosives in Contrast With Recent Incendiary Strikes at Nagoya.

Marines Close In on Naha; Begin New Offensive to Crush Last of Isle Defense

MARINES TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM HOT SPOTS IN CHINA   Byrnes Takes Action To Prevent U. 5. Entanglement In Full Scale Civil War Between Government Treeps And Comarunist Ferces

U. S. Shape: China Shift Of Marines  Byrnes Reveals Troops to Quit Hot Spots

Work of U. S. Troops Ended, Byrnes Says   American Withdrawal Said Not Indicative Of Policy Change

Nuernberg Falls To Battling Yanks   Slave Labor Told Juncture Of American And Russian Armies Soon Will Liberate Them

ESCORT VESSEL SUNK   Heavy Casualties Resulted From Enemy Submarine Action

Allies Plan New Blows In China, Southeast Asia   Yankees, Japanese Fight Savagely On Okinawa

Gis Launch Fierce Okinawa Attack   Yanks Land on Mindanao to Speed Mop-Up Drive   Battle for Naha Marked by Fierce Conflict; Burn Out Many Japs

JAPS IN GAVES ARE BURNED OUT IN SLOW DRIVE   New Allied Advances Start In China as End Seen in Philippines Campaign

Promise New Southern Asia; China Drives   New American Landing In Mindanao in Philippines Isolates Jans

OFFENSIVE OKINAWA HITS FURIOUS PACE   New Allied Drives Near In China, Southeast Asia

Yanks Stage Major Drive in Okinawa   Greatest Battle of Pacific War Theater Launched by American

Bitter Ener 2 Attacks Beaten   Mindanao Japs Split by Yank  Forces, Guerillas.

Tuesday's Vote Will Give Clue To Presidency   Political Leaders Of Nation Await Balloting Result

U.S. Political Leaders Enter New York Fight   Mrs. Roosevelt, Dewey, Farley Just Few to Back Candidates

KELLY - FOUGHT AG BILL FACES SENATE VOTE   Move to Take Farm Dep’t Out of Politics Pushed

‘Train Wreck Kills Forty  Servicemen   Empire Builder Cracks Up In North Dakota

PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHES LAST NiTt   Estimate At Least Forty Service Men Lose Lives

Commission Plans To Readvertise For Road Job Bids     Improvement of Road In State Forest   BPeeme le PRacerihad

Commission Plans To Readvertise For Road Job Bids  Improvement of Roads In State Forest Avene fe Racrribecd

Glass Workers fo Strike On Monday   Leaders of Two Sides Agree Strike Avoidable But Each Blames Other .

First Army Drives Within Nine Miles Of Cologne   Weather Hampers Air Fighters; Russians Advance in North

PART OF FLEET HEADS FOR U, S.   Battleships, Carriers Leave   no“ kye Area

MANY SHIPS OF THIRD FLEET. - LEAVE TOKYO BAY FOR HOME   SIX BATTLESMIFS AMONG WARSHIPS STARTING ON LONG TRIP TO HOME PORTS

Large Number Of Ships Of Third Fleet Returning   Steam Out Of Tokyo Bay Homeward Bound On Great ‘‘Victory Cruise’’

Meat Demand Balance Seen When War Ends   Decision Near On Use of Pork Supply of Nation

Deficits in Supply of Meat Estimated at 15 Pet. of Need   Senate Food Investigat ing Committee Hears From WFA Official

istance Stiffens On Iwo Jima Island. .  THOUSANDS OF JAPS TRAPPED IN CAVES

MacArthur Fails ‘To Make Report On Nip-Announcec Mindanao Invasion

Japanese Die By Thousands  In Luzon Caves   Americans Block Tunnel Suffocate Defenders  ae? we

MacArthur Quiet Qn Jap Reports Mindanao Attack   Says Several Thousand Nipponese Suffocated In Caves East of Manila.

Clever Campaign Is Used To flose Tunnel Entrances   Shimbu Line Is Crumbling as a Result of American Successes

MINDANAO IGNORED   Tokyo’s Reports That Yanks Land On Big Mindanao Island Unmentioned

Japs Sealed Inside Caves   Luzon Yanks Smother Thousands to Death

JAPS SUFFOCATE IN RAIDED CAVES   MacArthur Remains Silent On Mindanao Report

Thousands Of Japs Suffocate In Fantastic. Maze Of Caves As Yanks Bottle Up Openings

SAPS SEALED UP, SUFFOCATED IN CAVES BY YANKS   Several Thousand Nips East of Manila Make Mistake of Going Into Caves. No Report On Invasion of Mindanao. .

SILENT ABOUT  JAPS: REPORT   MacArthur Offers No Comment on Report of Mindanao Invasion.

SEVERAL THOUSAND  JAPANESE SEALED UP AND SUFFOCATED GEN. MACARTHUR SILENT  ‘HOWEVER, ON MINDANAC ISC-AND INVASION

JAS: SUFFOCATED. ~ INMATE OF CAVES      MacArthur Is. Silent. on “Claims of Mindanao © : Weetam be his,

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JAPS SUFFOCATED IN HILLSIDE CAVES EAST OF MANILA   Americans Put Thousands of Enemy Troops to Death by Closing Tunnel Entrances.   M’ARTHUR DESCRIBES METHODS EMPLOYED   General’s Communique Silent on Nipponese Reports That Yanks Have Invaded Mindanao.

Many Thousands of Japs Are Buried in Caves  _M’Arthur Makes No Mention of Mindanao Invasion

JAPS SUFFOCATED IN MAZE OF CAVES      MacArthur {ts Silent on Claims of Mindanao Invasion -

Japs Are Trapped  In Caves   Thotisands Suffocated As Yanks Close in East Of Manila ° \

JAP LOSSES ON LUZON NOW OVER 100,000 AS THOUSANDS SEALED’ IN IN CAVES AND SUFFOCATED BY YANKS

U.S. Silent On Mindanao!nvasion; Thousands Of Japs Dead In Caves

Jap Forces  Die in Caves   Thousands Suffocate In Mountain Defense  Line in Luzon

(Mindanao Action Unconfirmed; Japs Die by Thousands in Caves on Luzon

MacArthur Silent On Enemy Reports Of New Invasion   Yanks Seal Japs In Caves; Planes Bomb Zamboanga

MacArthur Silent On Reported Mindanao Attack  Japanese Soldier: Sealed in Caves; Zamboanaa Bombed

Nips Sealed Up; Suffocated in Manila Caves   General Sifent on Report of Mindanao Invasion Yesterday  ‘wenecorermened een areeeoer:

JAPS SEALED IN CAVES ON LUZON   Yanks Suffocate Severa Thousand Japanese

Jap Defense Plan Foiled   Line of Fortified Tunnels Turned Into Death Traps By Systematic Blast-and-Seal Attack

Japs Suffocate In Sealed Cave:  Explosives Close Mauthe OF Tunnele

DOOMED IN CAVES   Jap Troops Were Sealed Uy After Their Plan Was Foiled

Rumors Flying As Wallace Steps Out   Rejected Vice - President Is  Mum About Commerce Job.

Wellace Says Goodbye to Office; Has  Veiled Guarantee for New Position

Wallace’s Status is Still Veiled   Ex-Vice President’s Future Job Provokes Wide Speculation

19 Veterans Killed When C-47 Crashes   Army Transport Carries 22 To Death as It Plunges in Flames After Take-off in Kansas—Five Others Survive

23 KILLED IN PLANE WRECK   Victims of K ansas City Crash Are Not Revealed

Kansas City Plane Crash Kills 23   19 Are Veterans Of European Wars; C-47 Had Just Left Fairfax Airport

Army Transport Crashes: 2? Die   Big.Plane Explodes Near Kansas City

2? Killed In Air Transport Crash   19 Veterans of European Battlefronts Die In Crash Near Kansas City.

19 Veterans From Europe Are Victims   Transport Craft Explodes Seconds After Takeoff

Total of 23 Lose Live: When Army Transport Explodes Near Kansas Cily

22 ARE KILLE IN AIR CRASH   All But Three Victims Were Veterans of Europe War

IN CRASH OF A C-47 PLANE   Toll in Transport Mishary North of Kansas City Includes Lives of 19 Vet. erans of the European Battle Fronts.

Vet Dies Giving Another Blood   Dadecers’ Train Hits Truck   23 Die in Flaming Crash of Army Transport at Kansas City

DEATH TOLL 23 IN PLANE CRASH   Craft Explodes And Crashes Near Kansas City

European War Veterans Among 23 Dead As Army Plane Crashes In Flames

22 Killed Today In Plane Crash   Nineteen Of Victims Over. seas Vets; Only Two Aboard Survived.

23 DIE IN PLANE CRASH AT FAIRFAX   Nineteen War Veterans in a This  orning     ri t aTr. a wre re rei TT.

19 Veterans of European  War Aboard   Giant Transport Falls  Flames After Leaving Kansas City Airport

19 VETS HOME FROM OVERSEAS DIE IN FLAMES   Only Three Of Army Personnel Taken From Wreckage Alive; Names Are Withheld

22 Killed When Flaming Army#  Plane Crashes   19 Were Veterans Of War In Furone

22 KILLED IN IN C-47 CRASH   Overseas Vets Among Victims at Kansas City

33 Persons. Die in Plane Crash  : 19 Vets of Europe Killed Early Today

FEAR 22 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH   Three Removed Alive from Burning Wreckage

Plane Crash Takes 23 Lives Today   Nineteen Veterans From Europe Are Among Victims

Army Plane Crash Kills 23 At K. C.   Victims Include 20 Veterans Just Back From European War.

Army Plane Crash Ends 23 Lives   Nineteen Veterans Of European Battlefront Are Among Victims Of Kansas City Mishap

23 Killed In Airplane Crash   Carrying War Veterans Home From Combat

23 DIE IN PLANE CRASH AT FAIRFAX   Nineteen War Veterans in Group Killed This  Morning   IN AIR 14 SECONDS

KANSAS CITY CRASH KILLS 23   19 EUROPEAN VETERANS DEAD; ONLY 1 ESCAPES

23 Killed in Kansas City Plane Accident   19 Veterans Listed as Dead as (-47 Crashes After  Leaving Fairfax Port   Soldiers Heading West Were From East Area

20 Veterans Are Victims Of Tragedy   Transport Crashes Near Kansas City

23 DIE AS ARMY. PLANE CRASHES   20 European Veterans. Are Victims; 1 Survives

19 Vets: Among. 23 Killedin Plane Crash   Three. Returning Soldiers Saved From Flaming Wreckage Of: Bio Army Transport” —

LOTS OF TIRES FOR FARM USE   ROBERT S. WILSON OF GOODYEAR NEW RUBBER BOSS

WILSON NAMED AS U. 8. RUBBER DIRECTOR TODRY   Is Vice President Of Goodyear Succeeds Collyer Who Has Resiened

Attempt to Travel by Air Without Priority Likely to Be Nightmare

Think Twice Before You Jump On A Commercial Plane Without Priority

FDR Belt-Tightener May Precipitate Cut in Food Stores  Allocation of Meat May Be Slashed To Level Like 1935

Expect New Slash In Meat Supplies   For April-June Quarter Civilians May Get 118 Pounds Each,

Added Slash In Civilian Meat ‘Is Seen  Bewsmnmt Kewell   Expect Annual Total Cut To 118 lbs. Person

Expect New Cut In Meat Supplies   Next Quarter May Be Reduced To Rate Of 118 Pounds Person Per Year.

MEAT SUPPLY FOR CIVILIANS MAY BE CUT TO 1935 LEVEL   EXPECT ALLOCATION OF 118 POUNDS PER. PERSON DURING YEAR

Slash in Civilian Meat Allotments Forecast for April-June Quarter

New Slash in Meat Likely to Come Soor   Allocation for Coming Quarter May Be Lowest Since 1935

New Slash In Civilian Meat Supplies Looms  May Be Lowered To Ai  A eneecral Dese fE 110 1 L.

Expect Cut in Meat Supply   Civilian Allocation May Be at Lowest Level Since 1935

NEW CUT IN CIVILIAN MEAT SUPPLIES MAY BE ANNOUNCED SOON  APRIL-JUNE QUARTER _ MAY SEE REDUCTION TC ; AUTMANMPRT aIBA TRC PODCHA

Cut in Civilian Meat Expected   May Be Slashed to 118 Pounds Per Person, Lowest Since 1935

New Slash In Civilian ‘Meat Looms   Reduction Expected To Follow F. R.’s Belt-Tightening Plan

CUPPLES SEEN   New Slash Expected With FR’s Talk of More BeitTiahtenina.

Meat Shortage — To Grow Tighter In Three Months  Allocation for Civilians

ALLOTMENT FOR CIVILIANS WILL BE LOWEST YET   Solons Demand More In: formation On Food Situation

New Slash in Meat Supplies for Home ~ Front is Expected   Next Allocation May Be at Annual Rate of 118 Pounds Per’ Person

Americans Face New Slash in. © Meat Supplies —   F. R. Decrees More Belt-Tightening On the Home Front

Expect Slash in Nation's Meat Supply   Reduction in Line With President's Belt-Tucking Talk

WILL REDUCE MEAT   Slash in Civilian Supply Expected for April-June Quarter

New Slash In Civilian Meat Supply Is Seen   Follows on Heels of FR’s Statement Other Nations Must Not Starve

New Slash in Civilian Meat Looms   CUT TO ANNUAL RATE OF 118 POUNDS PER PERSON EXPECTED

Poles Defy Big 3 Decree   Government in Exile Decries Partition, Scores ‘Dictatorship’

Poles Assail  Big 3 Action   Socialist Premier Accuses Major Powers Of Dictatorial Acts.’

Says Poland Will ‘Never Surrender To Slavery’ Plan   Asserts His Regime’s Action Will Meet Approval Of Polish

Jap Secret Police Quit   No More Such Organization After Oct. 15, Promises Former Chief

JAPANESE SECRET POLICE WILL BE DISBANDED SOON  NO UNDER COVER ORGAN IZATIONS EXPECTED TO

Japan’s Secret Police Will Be  Soon Abolished   Commanding Generat O: Dread Organization Prom. ises There Will] Be No Such Groups

Will Disband The Dreaded Japanese Secret Police   Head Of Kempe-Tai Says He Will Obey_ Will Of Emperor.

NO JAP UNDERGROUND REPORTER IS TOLD   Commander of Secret Police Gives Assurance

Fuel Shortage Forces Pl anes Down Fiahter Pilots Are First in Japan

- MORS SUGAR IN 1946   Secretary Anderson Studies Means of Relief in Future

Asking Japs to Surrender Uncenditionally —'Broadcast Designed to Counteract Jap Propaganda.

Indict 2.500   U. S. BROADCASTS WARNINGS TO JAPANESE   ‘Destruction Worse than Reich’s Is Radio Threat

JAPS WARNED 10 SURRENDER NOW   American Short-Wave Radios Broadcast To People

RADIO WARNING JAPANESE THEY FIGHT IN VAIN   Greater Destruction __ Than Germany Promisec  Unless They Quit

AMERICAN RADIO PROPAGANDISTS BOMBARD JAPAN WITH DIRE WARNING:   Back Up Threats With New Victories On Okinawa; Yanjgs Gain Mile Thru Nip Line at Yonabaru.

JAPAN. ASKED TO SURRENDER   Short-Wave Radio Stations Broadcast Official Warnings

Salary Boost For Congress   President Truman Favors Immediate Increase in Pav of 15 Per Cent

Truman Urges 15 Pet. Hike In Pay Of Solons   Favors Ultimate Boost  To $15,000 When Conbente Wiis ene

Solon Pay Too Low  TRITEATA!   Not in Line With Importance of Job; Asks 15% Hike for Congressmen Now, More Later

Urges Congress Pay Increase   Truman Formally Recommends Immediate Salary Raise Of 15 Percent.

Recommends 15 Percent Boost For Lawmakers   President Says Increase Should Be Made Inmediately With Ultimate  ise to $15,000      Scale Being Kept Within Wage Rule   White House Discloses Execalive’s Assistunt, Ed ward D. MeKini, Be    comes Loan Aide

RAISE SOLONS PAY — TRUMAN   President Formally Urges Increase In Congressional Salaries

Truman for 15 Per Cent. Raise   Thinks Congressmen Should Ultimately Receive $15,000

TRUMAN URGES RAISE IN PAY FOR CONGRESSMEN  15 Per Cent Increase Proposed Now with Higher Boost Later on

HOPING PEPORTSC TH TRUMAN ON SOVIETS   STEEL FORMULA 15 PER CENT SALARY RISE TH) CONGRESS NOW MORE TATER TRUMAN SAYS

Truman Favors Salary Boost For Congress   Advises Immediate 15 Per Cent Boost, $15.000 Minimum Later

President Pushes Salary Increase  es Ew ee ee   Recommends 15 Per Cent Hike in Pay To Senate. House

Truman for Raise Now for Congressmen   Recommends 15 per Cent Lnmedinte Hike With 815.000 as Goal

 Truman Recommends A  15 PercentIncreaseIn ‘Congressional Salaries

TRUMAN FAVORS SALARY BOOSTS   Chief Executive Suggests Hike Of 15 Percent in Solon’s Pay

Endorses 15% Pay Increases For Congress   Truman Would Hike Salaries to $15,000 When Wage Controls Lifted

SOLONS WATCH POLE PARLEY   Negotiations On Gov't Te Be Acid Test of Big  Three Cooperation

Sen. Vandenberg Watches Russia   Sees Crucial Test OF Big Three Relations

FRUIT MARKET HOLDUP FAILS   [Robber Escapes Without Cash After Beating Buyer

Movie Dogs Silent on Blaze Case   Have No Comment in Crisis Over “A” Priority Piane Trin.

Chicago Truck Drivers Strike   6,000 of City’s 15,000 In Walkout

GROUP OF GERMAN EXPERTS REVEALING WEAPON SECRET:   PROMINENT SCIENTISTS BROUGHT FROM GERMANY NOW IN AMERICAN  . LABORATORIES

WARD COUNSEL ENDS 175 GASE   Ask Judge to Condemn Army Seizure of Company Properties.   UPHOLD CONSTITUTION

WARD FINISHES COURT ARGUMENT   COUNSEL ASK JUDGE TO “CONDEMN” SEIZURE

WARD'S CASE TO FEDERAL JUDGE   Argument Finished, Jurist To Decide If FDR’s Action Illegal

Presidential Order to Seize Property Without Consent af Congress Ferms Basis of Argument by Ward’s At Barna

THIRTY DAYS FOR MAILING PACKAGES   Gifts May Be Sent Overseas Between Sept. 15 and October 15 

THIRTY DAYS FOR MAILING PACKAGES   Gifts May Be Sent Overseas Between Sept. 15 and October 15—   BOXES ARE AVAILABLE

TRUMAN TALK PLANNED FOR 9:30 TONIGHT   Exact Time For President's Proclamation Unknown; May Be 11 P. M.

President Is Expected -To Proclaim V-J Day ‘In Broadcast Tonight

Truman Talk To Signalize Allied Victory   Ceremony Aboard USS Missouri Will Be Broadcast

LABOR PEACE  ~. PLEA ISSUED   TRUMAN WARNS AGAINS1 . "UNLON-BU STING” OR ° STRIKES BY LABOR ’. * “ORGANIZATIONS. ~

Boys Of 16 Called” Up By Nazis As Reds Drive Toward Reich’s Life Artery

Germany Defies Surrender Calls   Youths, Old Men Sent Into Eastern Battle

Germans Using Very Young and Very Old In Attempt to Halt  Russian Juggernaut

Against Germans     ALLIES AWAITING SIGNAL TO CROSS THE RHINE RIVER   Some Nazis Hold Out In City Of Cologne, Captured By American Ist Army

President's Power  In UNO Discussed   Debate Scheduled in House On Attemct to Limit Power

MINE WORKERS SERVE NOTICE OF PROBABLE STRIKE IN 30 DAYS   LEWIS ACCOMPANIES NOTICE WITH DENUNCIATION OF CONNALLY ACT

MINERS MAY ASK PAY HIKE   Lewis and Committee Wil Meet Today to Decide Wage Policy

Lewis Warns  of Coal Strike In Thirty Days   Bituminous Contract Expires March 31; ‘Boss’ serves Notice at Meet

UMA GROUP AN O-DAY MEET   Discuss Demands to Be Made By Lewis in Asking New Contract.

LEWIS WARNS OF POSSIBLE COAL STRIKE   Will Work Diligently He Says, to Prevent Mine Interruption

U.M.W, POLICY GROUP MAPS WAGE DEMAND   Three-Day Discussions Are Watched Closely By U.S.

Serves Notice of Possible Strike   Lewis and UMW Policy Group Warn Of Work Stopnace

SEE THREAT OF MINERS STRIKE   Lewis’ Committee Opens Negotiations For New Wage Contract

COAL MINERS THREATEN STRIKE   NOTICE FIRST ACTION IN CONTRACT DEMANDS

Mine Workers’ Demands To Be Framed This Week By Policy Committee

UMW Starts Discussion  Of Demand: Upon Lewis   Threat Of Strikes Feared At Capital

Meeting Of UMW Policy Committee Watched Tensely   Any_New Strike Seen Aiding Passage Of Pending Work-Jail Legislation Due To Acute Coal Shortage

Mine Workers Serve Coal Sirike Notice   John'L.: Lewis: Says ~ Bituminous Coal Strike ‘Possible in 30, Days:

Possible Coal  Strike Soon   John L. Lewis. Committee Serve Notice Under SmithConnally Aet,

STRIKE NOTICE I SENT BY MINER   Lewis Writes Of Possibil -ity OF. Walkout In 30 Daves

Lewis And UMW Policy Committee To Decide On Little Steel Attack Today

MINERS SERVE STRIKE NOTICE      Notice Of Walkout In 30 Days Filed Under Labor Act

Lewis, UMW Policy Committee To Mee Today To Decide ‘Little Steel’ Action

Miners Policy Unit Convenes  In Washinetor   Gronp to Frame Demands “On Caal Operators

MINE WORKERS SERVE NOTICE OF PROBABLE STRIKE IN 30 DAYS  LEWIS ACCOMPANIES ‘NOTICE WITH DENUNCIA-

Coal Strike May Hit U. S. in Month   Lewis Servea Notice Unde Connally Act

JOHN. L, LEWIS’ MINERS MAY 60 OUT ON STRIKE   UMW Policy Committee Serves Notice of Possible Act In 30 Days

UMW to Consider Wage Formula in Commillee Parle}  Will Decide “Whethe To Attac k Little

UMW Policy Draft Begins   Eyes of Worried U. § Waich Lewis’ Union

Steel Mill Workers ~ Will Ballot Today   (Approximately 20,00( ' Persons in State are  Eliatble

STEEL WORKERS VOTE TODAY ON WALKOUT   Ballot to Determine Whether They Favor Strike to Enforce Demands for Wage Boost.

650,000 Steel Workers Are Eligible To Vote In Strike Ballot Today

Largest Strike Vote in U.S. to Be Held Today   More Than 600,000 Men Will Take Part Throughout Nation

Steel Mill Workers Will Baliot Today   Approximately _ 20,000 Persons in State are Eliaible

TAKE STRIKE VOTE TODAY   650,000 Steel Workers In 766 Plants Expected To Cast Ballots

Mrs. Mansfeldt In Sanity Test   Examination Ordered Today in $.F. Tragedy

B. H. LOBBYIST TESTIFIES IN OWN DEFENSE   Court Denies Fitz’ Motion For Directed Acquittal Verdict

U.S. Turns Down Cuban 3 Crop Sugar Proposal   Only One Crop At A Time To Be Purchased For U. S. Marketing

Evacuate 3,063 Men Wounded On Island; 600 Dead or Missing   Marines Launch Two - Way Drive Against Second Airfield on ‘Lookout’ Isle; Gains Measured in Yards

CHIEF REVEALS LOSSES IN TWO DAYS FIGHTING   Marines Score General Gains Ranging Up ~ To 1,000 Yards

Leathernecks Move Againsf Airfield No. 2   Jap Guns Dominating Every Inch Of Ground Yanks Hold; Gains Are Made At Hiah Cost

Marines Oper New Drive or lwo Japanese   Invaders Suffer Loss of 3,650 in Killed, Wounded in 48 Hours

1,000-Yard Advances By Leathernecks Outflank Southern End Of Fighter Field; Yanks Driving Up Steep Slopes Of Mount Suribachi Volcano

Drive Toward Iwo Island’s  Main Air Field   Nimitz Announces Approximately 3.650 Marines Killed, Wounded.  ‘NO ESTIMATE NIP LOSS

TANK-LED MARINE NOW HOLD OVER THIRD OF ISLAND AS’ JAPS FIGHT STUBBORNLY

Marines Begin Drive Against  Fighter Field   Tanks Lead Flanking Move To West Under Jap Fire—Casualties  Reach 3.650 Mark

ReportBy Nimitz Indicates 600 Killed, Missin   Says 3063 Are Evacuated; Yanks Gain Up To 1000 Yds. On Main Air Field

3,650 Marines Killed, Wounded In First 18 Hours Of Battle    Advance Ranges U p To 1000 Yards   Tank-Led Forces Holding Firm Control Over  Third Of Bastion

Nimitz Hints 600 Killed Or Missing In First 48 Hours; Tanks Lead Yanks

Troops Inch Toward Plane Field   Nimitz Announces Casualty List Totaling 3,650

Foe’s Second Airfield Now Under: Attack   U.S. Losses Greater - Than Tarawa; Nips Night Attack Beaten

Nimitz Announces 3,650 Killed or Wounded Over Forty-Eight Hour Period

3,650 Casualties  In First 48 Hours; Advances Reported Despite Heavy Fire

3650 Marines On Iwo Fall   3063 Wounded Are Evacuated; Gain: Of Up to 1000 Yards Scored as Drive Opens to Envelop Second Air Strip

Leathernecks Hold Third Of Island   Third Army Sweeps On In Moselle Valley

0,600 KILLED OR WOUNDED   Leathernecks Made Generai Advances Ranging Up To 1,000 Yards.   HOLD THIRD OF IWO JIMA

Jap Cross-Fire Takes Heavy Toll of Yanks   Americans Advance Yard by Yard Tinder Steady Hail of Bullets -

INVASION COSTS 3,650 IN DEAD, INJURED YANKS   Nimitz Reports Gains, How ever, Up to 1,000 Yards On Big Airfield

Japs Slowly Forced To Give Ground In Fight For Pacific Stronghold

3,650 Casualties In First 48 Hours Adm. Nimitz Says   Tank-Led Marines, Holding Firm Control ef Over Third of Island, Begin Developing Drive Against Motoyama Airdrome   SLOW ADVANCE MADE UNDER HEAVY ENEMY FIRE

3,650 Killed or Wounded in First 48 Hours. on lwo   Tank-led Marines Hold One Third Of Island; Drive For Second Airfield

3650 Marines Killed or Wounded in First 48 Hours of lwo Jima Invasion   Indications Are That Abo ut 600 Are Dead or  .  Missino: General Advances Are Ranarited

Begin Enveloping Drive to Encircle Second Airfield   Naval Guns, Carrier Planes Continue to Pound Jap Defenses

No Estimate Of Casualties To Japanese   Leathernecks Make (General Advances Up to 1,000 Yards Today

3,063 Wounded Evacuated: 600 Killed Or Missing   Marines Make General Advances Ranging Up To 1,000 Yards On Central Airfield

Marines Lose 3650 in lwo lima Battle   Leathernecks Advance Toward Central Air Field in Face of Bitter Resistance

Admiral Nimitz Reports 3,063 Injured Marines Evacuated, Indicating Dead Or Missing Total About 600 —No Estimate Given On Japanese Losses — Leathernecks Make General Advances Up To 1,000 Yards On Island’s Central Air Field

Advances Made With Airfield Next Goal   Enveloping Drive Is Started By Fighters Led By Tanks

MARINE CASUALTIES ON TWO ISLAND ARE REPORTED BE HEAVY   FIGHTING AMERICANS CONTINUE GAIN AGAINST FIERCE OPPOSITION

MARINES GAIN UP TO 1,000 YARDS ON CENTRAL AIRFIELD   HOLD FIRM CONTROL ON MORE THAN THIRD OF JAPANESE ISLAND

Losses Tota! 3,650 Killed or Wounded   Marines Advance Under Hail of Fire

Marines Fight For Airfield   Already Hold One; Losses Heavy Against Constant Jap Fire But Advance Goes On

Enveloping Smash Begun For Second Of Vital Air Bases   Every Yard Of Advance Made Under Murderous Fire Of Jap Machine Guns, Mortars, Rifles And Rockets; Enemy Tank-Led Counter-Blow Beaten Back

American Marines Advance Against Heavy and Telling Fire   HOLD THIRD OF ISLAND   Prized Bomber Field is Captured 30 Hours Ahead of Schedule —

Nimitz Says 3,650 Killed or Wounded In First 48 Hours; Yanks Push on 2nd Airfield

Slight Gains By Americans Are Reported   3063 Of Wounded Removed From Isle; Yank Forces Drive On Central Airfield And Push Up Slopes Of Mt. Suribachi   Drive On Second Airfield

Invading Marines Hit Hard   3,650 Out in First 48 Hours of Fighting; 3,063 Evacuated

Mar “nes Score Gains In Fight For Last Field   Artillery Landed. Yanks Conquer OQue-third OF Island In Tongnest  Battle of War   Nimitz Announces Casualties Heavy   Warships. Bombers and Fighters Supporting Leathernecks: Take Nip Bomber Buse

MARINES HAVE BLOODY BATTLE ON IWO JIMA   Losses Heavy But Troops Push On In Dogged Fight

COMMUNITY PROPERTY TAXABLE 100 PER CENT ALOT HAIE IN, ESTATES SLIPBEME COLIDT RPLILES

Vatican-Red Accord Held Flynn’s Goal   FDR’s ‘Old Friend Believed on Mission Te Smooth Friction

Vast Postwar Road Plans In Southwest   Three Billion Dollar Highway Program Has Federal Engineers. State Officials Working Out Roadways

Stranger Than Fiction Is the Wor Story of the “Cinderella of Leipzia’

Yank Finds His Daughter Amid Leipzig’s Wreckage   One Of War's Strangest Stories Comes From Occupied Germany; U. S. Major's Search Has A Joyous Conclusion

Joins Army To Hunt for Only Child   Fights Germany 2nd Time in Quest of Lost Daughter

iColumbus Army Officer Finds Own Daughter Safe Among Bombed Wastes of GermanCity

STRIKERS HISS GIS UNLOADING SHIP WITH VETS   WU. S. Seeks Peace in Conference on Soft Coal Industry Strike

Troops Work On Docks To Unload Ships      Fill Jobs Vacated By Strikers; U. S. Continues  Coal Parley.

Soldiers Unloading Big Liner   Hollywood Pickets Attack Non Strikers, Others Mediate Soft Coal Strike

Army Takes Over As Longshoremer Fail to End Strike  Film Fist Fights; Coal Outlook Better

‘Army Moves Into New York Dock Workers’ Strike    Pickets Tangle With Non-Strikers Outside Hollywood Film Lot

ALLIED TROOPS MOVE TO BERLIN   Will Take Over Occupation Zones Beginning Tomorrow

Secret Report From Four U.S. Generals, Admirals Is Being Prepared On Service Mergers

Truman To Lift. Merger Secrecy   Army, Navy Report To Be Given Senate

PLANS FOR NATURAL GAS CONSERVATION OFFERED BY SCHOCH  WOULD INCREASE IN  WOULD INCREASE INCOME TO OWNERS. AND INCREASE GAS AGE

Rep. O’Konski Urges Congress to “Wake Up” On Polish Developments

Warren to Meet With Two Governors   Permanent Three-State Organization to Be Formed

Says U.S. Must  Be Prosperous   President Pushes Door Farther Open On Postwar America.

FDRR Reviews. Postwar Plan.   Employment Problem Is Paramount . Topic:

PRESIDENT PUSHED DOOR FURTHER OPEN POSTWAR AMERICA  WILL STRIVE MIGHTILY TO HANDLE EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM WELL

TYPHOON TAKES 3 DESTROYERS   Navy Announces Heavy Loss Of Men In Pacifie Storm

THREE DESTROYERS ARE LOST AT SEA   American. Vessels Go Down During Pacifi¢: S - Typhoon 

THREE DESTROYERS . ARE LOST AT SEA   American Vessels Go Down During Pacific Typhoon

ee ee VES ewe KH He He + TEN NAVY VESSELS, THREE  / OF THEM DESTROYERS,  é REPORTED LOST

3 U8, WARSHIPS LOST IN STORN   ONLY 84 OF ,APPROXIMATELY 500 MEN ABOARD DESTROYERS SAVED.

{OVESGELS LOST IN PACIFIC OPERATIONS   Severe Typhoon Sent Three - Destroyers to Bottom, Navv Discloses.

3 DESTROYERS REPORTED SUNK DURING TYPHOON   Very Few Survivors From’ Hull, Spence And Monagi  j han In Pacific    SMALLER CRAFT LOST TO ENEMY ACTION

3 Destroyers — Lost During. Severe Typhoon   Hull, Spence, Monaghan} Four Landing Craft, °°. » Other Siivall Vessels Lock

Britain Indicates Big 5 Veto Power May Be Abandoned   Action On Trusteeships, Regional Formulas  Still Delayed

BRITAIN URGES LITTLE NATIONS NOT FEAR VET   Says “Big 5” Power May Lessen as Organization Grows

Britain Offers Hope To Little Countries   Veto Power Of Big Five Nations May Be Abandoned After Experience

BRITISH HOPE ON VETO CITED   Gradual Abandonment 0 Power Is Goal

DEBATE ON VETO POWER AT FRISCO   None of Big Five Intend to Yield To Little Nations

\Britain Hol  Out Hopes. ‘ Little Countries   Veto Power of Big _ ‘Five Likely To Be Gradually Abandoned

HOLD OUT HOPE OF ABANDONING POWER OF VETO   Stassen Says U. §. Will Oppose Chinese Trusteeship Amendmen

Lengthy Debate On Big Nations’ Veto Power Seen   Sritain Hints Voting Procedure May Be Liberalized At Later Date   REGIONAL FORMULA ACTION DELAYED   Russian Delegation Still Waiting Directions from Soviet Capital

Horror Stories Sifted to Fix Guilt of Japs   Army Authorities Compiling List of Japanese Labeled as War Criminals

War Criminal List Grows  With Stories   Many of Prisoners Have Tuberculosis Or Other Diseases

100,000 Veterans Are Stalled in 5 Pacific Ports   Christmas in U. S. Far From Home Is Facing Servicemen

DRAW NEAR MANDALAY   British Treops Are 86 Miles Away: Japs May Leave Burma

Jap Bubble In Burma Is Bursted As British Near Rice Bow! And Mandalay

POST-WAR FLYING IN YOUR HOME TOWN  Member, Aviation Writer:  Pp. CO C. CAMPBELL, Association, Washington, D. Cc,

bf. PASO SOUTHWESTERN PIVESsSTOCK SHOW AND RhOoOvDkO DATES CHANCED

Polish Jewess Cites Cruelty In War Prison   Points Ont Josef Kramer  as Ringleader of Torture  ' Tactics; Saw Him Beat TH Inmates

BELSEN BEAST BEAT CAPTIVES   Polish Jewess Tells How Patients Were Picked For Gas Chamber

Says Nazi Kicked Sick  Prisoners   Witness Tells Story of Horrors At Belson Camp

Americans Freed From Prison Camp   Those Liberated By Soviets Now On Way Home

MORE COLD FRIDAY, WEATHER FORECAST   Saturday’s Temperatures Wil Rise, Though

SHARP WEATHER CHANGE BRINGS OUT OVERCOATS   Mild Temperatures Disappear As Cold Air Mass Sweeps Southwatd

Cold Weather  Moving Down  From Lakes   Spring-Like Temperatures Due To Disappear During The Night

Ohio’ s ‘Spring’ Is Brief as Weather Freak Begins To Break - - - High Winds  To Accompany Skidding Temperatures

COLD ‘AIR:GOES SOUTH   Is Accompanied by Snow, Electrical ‘Storms and \Chilling Winds

Temperatures Are Tumbling   Severe And Tremendous Cold Air Mass Pushing Southeast.

U.S. TROOPS ADVANCE INTO BERLIN   Take Over the Southwest Quarter Of Ex-Nazi Capital

AMERICANS TAKE OCCUPATION AREAS   U. S. And British Move Into Berlin Areas Today

Forces Move To Occupation Areas   Americans Convoying:  Along Berlin Autobahn

Troops Enter Berlin Areas   U.S. Second Armored Division Vets To Occupy Sector Assiz. *~ inks

Berlin Occupied By American, British Forces  March-in Is Made Amid Rainfall; Dav Overeact. Cald

apy     Berlin   Occupation Forces _ Move Along Capital's Autobahn in Convoy

HOUSE APPROVES 100 PCT. PROPERTY TAX BILL, 82 TO 42   PASSAGE OF BILL CLIMAXES 7 HOURS OF BITTER DEBATE

SAY ATOMIC BOMB O.K.   Prisoners ef Japs Can't See Why : Enemy Sheald Complain

S\Y ATOMIC BOMB 0.K.   Prisoners of Japs Can't’ See Why -_ ‘Enemy Should Complain

Top Fascists Under Arrest, Say Italians   Mussolini And Graziana Among Those Held: Farinacci Reported Killed

6 High Fascist Leaders Held   Milan Radio Says Duce. 5 Aides Held

Chinese Innkeeper, Accomplice To Die  Most of 78 Persons They Murdered Were Guests

Chinese Pair Confess Murdering and Robbing Seventy-Eight Persons

78 CHINESE INN GUESTS KILLED   Proprietor and Accomplice  Sentenced to Death

Russia Reveals She Was Asked to  Join Pacific War   Molotoy Discloses Japan Had Asked Soviet Union to Mediate Conflict but That Her Proposals ‘Lost All Siceniticance’

Unified Department of Armed Forces Is Urged in Joint Chiefs of Staff Report

Army-Navy Merge Urged By Joint ‘Chiefs of Staff   Only One Objector To Plan Recommended For U.S. Security

A-Bomb Secret Will Not Be Given Others   President Announces United States Policy in Surprise Statement

Japs Air New Criticism of  Own Leaders   Amny Should Quit Politics, Retired General Declares

Von Papen Is Declared Arch-Villain   Veteran U. S. Envoy Describes Him as Deadly as Hitler

RUTHLESS PLOT UNCOVERED AT GERMAN TRIALS   Used His Catholic Membership as  Influence

Child Born at Bus Depot, Mother Arrested at Hotel for Abandonment

Extension Of Rural Service Postwar Plan   Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has goal of 165,000 new  phones in five vears.

‘OKINAWA SPLIT: JAPS SEEM SET TO GIVE BATTLE   ‘@nvasion Beaches Appear to Have Caught Foe a Out of Position

Two Captured Airfields Used By Yank Airmer   Resistance Light But Is Expected To Increase

PLYMOUTH'S 88TH PLACE   Only 42.9 Percent of Quota For E. Bonds Has Been: Met ©

Plymouth County Still Far. Behind In In lts Sale. Of Seventh War Loan Bonds   Has Reached Only 42.9 Per Cent Of E Bond Quota

COOL, WITH SHOWERS   Temperatures to Recede From Yesterday’s High of 90

GREAT BRITAIN DOCK  ~ WALKOUT SPREADS      British Government Threatened With a General Strike.

Return Cuts Total of Idle in Nation; Lowest ina Month   Figure Starts Inching Upward as Glass Workers Begin Walkout

Large Sections of Japan’s Largest Cities in Ruins After Bombing Raids

Jap Resistance Collapses in Manggar Sector   Australian Unit On Borneo Drives Toward Refinery

NAZI BALKAN ARMY UNDER AIR ATTACK   Germans Trying to Get Force Out of Yugoslavia for Use on Eastern Front.

Rey. Wilson Will Give Class Sermon   Union Service Fe For Seniors Sunday Evening ;

Rev. Wilson Will Give Class Sermon      Union Service For Seniors Sunday Evening

LUZON COAST IS MOPPED UP BY AMERICANS   FOOTHOLD SECURED ALONG VITAL SEA ROUTE PASSAGE

Americans Seize Aringay in North Luzon  Yanks Advance 13 Miles on South Coast of Island

Yanks Conlinue To Make Progiess ~ Onl uzon Island   Capture Towns in West And Southern Areas In Advances

Yanks Asking “WhyDid We Come Io Berlint’’ As Soviet Rule Continues

Soviet G rip  About Berlin   ee ed a —_— 2. A. a 2  British And The Americans Await Solving Problem

Reds Continne Grip on Berlin   Yanks ‘Wonder Why? They Came ta Nazi Capital

RUSSIANS RETAIN CONTROL OF BERLIN   REDS YIELD NONE OF GOVERNMENTAL POWERS TO AMERICANS OR BRITISH.

‘Reds Continue In Control Of  AH Of Berlin   Lack of Coordination antong Allies Forms Disappointing Overture to Lig-3 Meeting

Russians Still Bossing Berlin   Allies Fail to Coordinate Control, Yanks Wonder “Why Did We Come”

WHY DID WE COME TO BERLIN?’ SOVIETS IN COMPLETE CONTROL AS — LACK OF COORDINATION THREATENS

U.S. and British Powerless ‘In Districts Allotted Them; ‘Allies Have No Food Supplies.

‘Why Are We’ In Berlin?’ Yanks Ask   Just Standing Around Puzzled Over Reds’ Haphazard System

Reds Remain In Control Of Bertin   Lack of Coordination Among Allies on The Governing of Capital Brings Bad Mixup

Russians Holding Berlin: No Other Allies Take Over  AMG Officers Ask MWihy Did We Come”

Russians Retain Berlin Rule;  Why Did We Come, Ask Americans   Lack of Co-Ordination Arises In Three-Way Control of German Capital

Americans Ask Why They Are In German Capital   High Officials Make Attempt To Solve Complex Problems  Of Boundaries

Last Agony of Berlin, Hitler's Decisior To Stay Described by Stenographer

Last Days Of Siege Of Berlin Revealed By Man Who Worked For Hitler

Adolf's Stenographer Describes Scene in Chancellery When Fuehrer Decided to Die Fighting Russians

Businessmen. Of U.S. Face Labor Cudge   Employer Refusing To Comply Placed  ‘Wnder WMC Action

Krug, Hershey Urge Labor Draft   Senator Blames Leaders For Present Situation

Moving of Yank Prisoners Won’t Change Strategy   Reveal Americans Held By Japan Placed In Bomber Target Areas

Prisoners of Japs Screen Air Targets   U. S. to Continue Air Attacks Despite Nip ‘Defense’

Jans Are Moving U. §. Prisoners To Taraet Areas   Will Not Halt Any Bombing Schedule

Seized Yanks Used as Foils  -Japs Move Captives Into Bomb Centers

Capt  in  Bomb Path   U. S. Must Continue Methodical Blasting Despite Practice

U. $. EXPECTS TO CONTINUE JAP BOMBING   Japan Moves American Prisoner: Into Strategic Target Areas

Bombing of Japan to Continue in Spite of Nip Practice of Moving 1S. Prisoners Into Target Areas

JAPANEDE CANNUI ESCAPE BOMBINGS   By Placing American Prisoners In Industrial Target Areas

JAPS PUT YANKS IN TARGET AREAS   U. S. PRISONERS EXPOSED TO U. S. BOMBS

Japs Put U. $. Prisoners in Target Areas   Casualties May be High But Bombing Will be Continued

DOENITZ TRIES TO RALLY FORSES   Calls on Armies in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia

Continue Battle, Doenitz Urges    Asks Drive To Continue Against Bolshevists ~

TOKYO HINTS HIROSHIMA HAY BE WIPED OUT   Nation’s Capital May Be Next Target; Investigation Stilt Under Way

SINGLE TERRIFYING: BOMB BELIEVED HAVE QBLITFRATED CITY   SUPERFORTS CONTINUE HEAVY RAIDS JAPANESE HOMELAND OBJECTIVES

Will Pack the Power of the Atomie Bomb That Blasted Hiroshima; Will Have 48 Heurs to Decide.   TOKYO MAY BE THE NEXT CITY ON LIST   Japanese Capital Admitted “Considerable Damage” Caused to Hiroshima by “New Type Bomb.”

Predict New Surrender Demand Will Be Issued   125 B-29s Continue Regular Bombing Runs, Hit Toyokawa Naval Arsenal

Meanwhile, BZYs Rain. Destruction On Nip Arsenal   Single Terrifying ~Bomb.at Hiroshima Portent of War-End-

Surrender In 48 Hours Or Oblivion   May be Choice for Japanese in New Ultimatum London Savs Will be Given

Hiroshima’s Fate Is Not Yet Known   Censorship Hides Details But It Is Hinted Whole City May. Have Been Wiped Out

Chicken House Apartment Fire Kills Four   TWO OTHERS SEVERELY BURNED IN PINOLE BLAZE: FIVE RESCUED

FOUR CHILDREN BURNED 10 DEATH   Parents Escape Not Realizing Youngsters Were Trapped

Chinese Reoccupy Great East Coast Port Of Foochow With Japs Fleeing to Shanaha;,  CHUNG

Chinese Are Again in Coast City   See Signs Japs Pull Out of Ports On Eastern Coast

COASTAL CITY IS LIBERATED FROM NIPPOK   AMERICAN INVASION FEARED; ENEMY PULLS OUT

Chinese Army Frees Foochow   Assault Forees Reoecupy Important Coastal Treaty  Port From Japs.

‘Sorry For His Mother,’ Says Dead Girl’ Mother As Pen Gates Close On Hauser   Western Penitentiary Receives Fred Hauser, Slayer Of Anna Dreyer

Gearhart Says FBI Chieftain Knew of Raid   Hoover Reported tc Have Alerted Bureau Nov. 26

Rationed Puffs!...   Predict Cigaret Rationing In Western Penna. Soon

CHINESE APPROACH CITY OF LIUCHOW   200,000 Japs Cut Off as Vital Battle Takes Shane

ABOUT 200,000 JAPS ISOLATED   Two Former U. S. Bases Likely To Be Taken Back By Chinese

BIGAMY CHARGES FOR CINCINNATIAN   Wife Makes Complaint i Kentucky

SOVIETS STORM LAST GERMAN TRAPS IN BERLIN   Russians Closing in on Nazis’ Location of Hitler’s Deathplace

CHANCELL DEATHPLACE OF FUEHRER   Trapped Germans Seek To Escape Tiergarten Area

Russian Forces Mopping Up In Reich Capital   Burning Berlin Blasted By  Soviet Guns; Paris Claims Chancellery Yaken by Reds   Nazi Planes Drop Supplics In City   Underground Hun Units Battered. Beaten Back In Efforts to Flee Through Sewers

Nazis Confinue Berlin Battle   Red Flag Reported Or German Chancellery

Soviet Shock Troops Close On Chancellery   Another Attempt of Germans to Break Out Through Sewers and Tunnels Repulsed

Barkley Asks No Vote On Wallace   Senate Majority Leader Wants Vote On George Rill First.

Wallace Job Vote First Is Bailey Plan   Defeat of Nomination Seen if Executive Session Is Put Over

SUPER-FORTS MINE WATERS AROUND JAPAN   Deepest Penetration of Enemy Homeland, According to Tokyo Report.

SUPERFORTS MINE WATERS OFF HONSHU   Third of Osaka Believed Wrecked By B-29 Raids

Superforts Mine Japanese Waters   Tokyo Says Number of B-29’s Increased :

Berlin Barricades Being Dismantled   Quiet Reigns In City As Law And Order Prevail  Under Russian Supervision

Berlin Begins Long Task Of Clearing City   Barricades Torn Down In First Step Of Reconstruction

Ber Jiners Crawling From Cellars; Reds Restore Or iter to Fallen City

CHURCHILL. DEFEAT CREATES STIR AMONG DELEGATIONS ATTENDING BERLIN BIG THREE CONFERENCE

CHURCHILL STUCK CLOSE 10 OFFICE IN DOWNING STREET  ’ COLORFUL LEADER BRIT. AIN LOSES REINS OF GOV. ERNMENT IN ELECTION

Churchill Stays at No. 10 Downinc  Hears Election News Where He Long Ruled

Scientist Warns  One Atomic Raid Could Kill 40 Millions in United States

Forty Million Americans Could Be Wiped Out Overnight by Atom Bomb

“Atom Raid Could Slay 40 Million”   Scientists Paint Grim Picture of Possible U.S. Destruction.

SEC. BYRNES: INREPLY TO. HURLEY CHARGE   Denies Career Diplomats “Sabotage” U. S. Foreign Policy

Byrnes: Denies That Career Diplomats ‘Sabotaged’ U.S. Foreign Policy in East

BYRNES DEFENDS FOREIGN SERVICE   Tells Senate Officers Are Permitted to Submit Personal Views

BYRNES DEFENDS STAFF WORKERS   Says Officers Have Right To Present Personal Views

Big Land Boom, Ruining Buyers, Feared By U.S   Food Needs Increase  Farm Demands

Postwar Land Boom Is Feared  Sharp Increase Registered In Land Prices

Post-War Land  Boom Feared    ‘Unprecedented Demand For Food Already Made  Sharp Rise in Values

POST-WAR LAND BOOM IS FEARED   Sharp Advances In Values Ai ready Are Noted

Peace Revives Fears Of New U.S. Land Boom   Danger Of Crash Like That Following Last War  Te Gaan Bi

Booming Land Prices Alarm Farm Leaders   Plans to Prevent Undue Advances Fall by Wayside

FEAR ANOTHER POST-WAR LAND BOOM IN NATION   Farms Selling 57 Percent Above Prices During 1935-39 Period

Peace Revives Fear of Another Land Boom  Like that Which Swept Nation 25 Years Agc

LAND BOOM FEAR FOLLOWS PEACE   Demand for Food Leads to Advance in Values

PEACE BRINGS FEAR Of ANOTHER POSTWAR FARM LANDS BOOM  BOOM THAT FOLLOWED WORLD WAR I BROUGHT

FARM OFFICIALS FEAR LAND BOOM IN POSTWAR ERA  EXPECT INCREASE IN DEMAND AMONG VETS

PEACE REVIVES FEARS OF NEW FARM LAND BOOM   Leaders Want No Postwar Ruin As  After Last War

Concern Over Land Boom Is Being Shown   Federal Agencies and Farm Leaders Fear Postwar Period May Result Similar to Former War.

Farm Officials Fear Land Boom In Postwar Years   Report Increase In Land Prices, Demand for Farms

Postwar Land Boom Feared in Capital; Preventive Sought   Farm Leaders, Officials Recall Ruin Which Followed Last Big War

PEACE BRINGS FEAR  OF ANOTHER POSTWAt  FARM LANDS BOOM BOOM THAT FOLLOWED  WORLD WAR I BROUGHT RIUN TO THOTISANDS

Security Meeting To See Clashes   Small Nations Would Cut Powers’ Authority

Invitations Are Sent Out For Frisco  Conference    Great Nations Kee; Power of Veto, Others May Seek: ‘Fo Limit Authority

Voting Formula for World Peace Parley Announced: 40 Nations Invited to Meet

Small Nations Indicate They'll Try To Limit Big  Nations’ Security Powers

PEACE AGENCY ‘VETO KEPT BY LARGE NATIONS   “Yalta Formula Bared As Bids to Frisco Parley Go Out

Little Nations Cird to Block Big 3 Power:      Suu Frunecisee Conferener lavitations Sent Onis Poland Onajtied

Bids to World Conference  Are Sent Out  Small Nations to Seek Limits on Powers of Big Five

NEWS OF LINK EXPECTED IN FEW HOURS   Will Climax Sweeping Drive Into Hitler’s Redoubt

CONGRESSMAN SAYS. WILL SEEK QUESTION PRINCIPALS IN LOAN  EFFORTS MAY BE MADE INVESTIGATION ROOSEVELT.HARTEORD LOAN

To Ask Probe o Roosevelt Loan  Sen. Knudson Wants Matter Cleared up

House Committee May Call Elliott And Hartford   Rep. Knutson Says He Wil Propose That Both Be Summoned To Explain $200,000 Loan  Incidant

Urge Summons Of Roosevelt. John Hartford   Goal Of GOP Law Maker As Loan Transaction Inquiry Is Proposed.   WAS NOT ‘BAD DEBT

‘Congressman Wants Both Elliott and Hartford  Before House Committee

Law-Maker Seeks Testimonies From Roosevelt, Hartford  Asks Pair Be Called Before House Group

Roosevelt Loan May Be Aired At House Quiz   Tax Angles Involved Over $200.000 Loan

Roosevelt’s   Call Sought   House Ways, “Means  Loan Probe Likely

DOUGHTON MAY ACT ON LOAN TO ELLIOTT   Treasury Keporis $228,300 “Ba Debt” Tax Deduction Claimed by Hartford.

MOVE TO CALL ELLIOTT FAILS   Committee Probing Funds Refuses Subpoena

Leghorn broilers,‘ 142 Ibs.  and over.  Above Quotations for Healthy Poultry ‘Cream ~ Prices      INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK

SHOOTING IN BUCHAREST   Attack by Soldiers on Worker Groups Reported

REP, LUGE SAYS DOUSHBOYS SHOULD GET BATTLE RELIEF   URGES FIXED TOUR GF DUTY  FOR GROUND YTROOPS—RE FORTS FIFTH ARMY “BETTER”

ASKS INFANTRY BATTLE RELIEE   Rep. Luce Says Boys Stay Too Long at Front

Braden Implies Peron ‘Self-Styled Savior’  With Support Of Gique Aping European Nazis'

Peron, Savior Self-Appointed  Argentina, Strong Ri... oo, Ez gE q

Hurley Offers Secret Data   Committee Studies “Proof of Duplicity’

MILITARY PROGRESS LEAVES PROBLEMS   Makes It Difficult for Red Cross to Get Supplies Tn Prisoners.

YANKS COMPLETING VISAYAN CAMPAIGN   Japanese on Cebu Encir cled and Nearly Wiped Out :

OPA May Reduce Points on Butter   Civilian Purchases Cut By Red Point Shortage

CIVILIAN JEEP 1S NOW IN PRODUCTION   Willys-Overland Firm Expects To Make 28,00 This Year; Has Many Peacetime Uses

Hull’s Health Better; Plans "Frisco Trip   Influence Would Be Strongly Felt at United Nations Conference

Hu!l Hopes To Attend Conference   Physical Condition Greatly improved

Cordell Hull on Road to Recovery   May Be Able to  Attend Frisco Meeting

Cordell Hull Is Responding To Treatment; May Be Given Green Licht For Conference

Hull’s Health May Allow Hin To Go To Talk   Has Normal Weight Back, 170 Pounds: May Return Home In 3 Weeks.   ASKED BY STETTINIUS

Hull Expects To Be Delegate  Former Secretary's Li. Jah deem eAAe

Former Secretary Is Much Better Now...  Hull Improved; May Go To San Francisco Meet

Cordell Hull, Much Improved in Health May Be Able to Crown Career By Attending United Nations’ Meet

Globester Plane Delayed But Gets Repair and’ Starts for Honolulu

Globester Is Delayed      Engine Trouble Forces Large Plane Back to Guam, 344 Hours Lost

Globester 3 Hrs. Behind Schedule   Headed For Honolulu Non-Stop So Lost Time Can Be Made Un

GLOBESTER LATE ON WORLD TRIP   Giant Planes Loses Nearly 32 Hours When One Engine Fails

VOTES TAX CUTS OF $4,780,000,000   SENATE GROUP CALLS FOR REPEAL OF EXCESS PROFITS : LEVY JAN. 1.

Senators Delay Making Decision On Renies Taxes   Upper House Members Making Bill Similar to Vinson’s Plan

Cuts In Taxes In 1946 Voted By Committee   Senate Group Agrees on Reductions Similar to Treasury Request

GUT IN TAXES GETS APPROVAL   Repeal Of Excess Profits Levy On Corporations Favored By Group

CANADIAN UNITS IN GUAM AREA   30,000 Troops Trained I Kentucky Join Yanks To Attack Japan

Canadian Troops Arrive in Pacific   Force of 30,000 Men Is Planned, Official Says

Planes, Ships Also Bound For J apan  Canada Sending 30,000 Soldiers

Legion Service Medal Awarded To Eisenhower   European War Hero Cheered in Chicago As He is Honored

LEGION GREETS GEN. EISENHOWEF   EMPHASIS ON ARMY TAKES PLAY AWAY FROM NAVY BRASS

GENERAL ‘IKE DAY AT MEET   He’s in Chicago for Alt Day Round of Affairs Planned by Legion.   TO BE SANQUET SPEAKER

American Legion Fetes Eisenhower   General Receives. Legion’: Distinguished Service Modal

Legion Acclaims ‘Tke’ as Medal Is  Given in Chicago      Gen. Eisenhower Accepts Distinguished Service Medal ‘As Medium to Honor’ Yanks Who Fought in Europe

Gen. Eisenhower is Honored by Legion in Chicago Meeting   Sets Delegates Off ir Cheering Outburst as He Gets Decoration

Cheering Legion Awards Gen: Ike Service Medal.   Scheiberling Is Given . French Decoration *

Representatives Of Neither Workers Nor Execu. tives Attend Conference   Operators Claim Efforts Useless   Buick Begins Plant Shutdown, Further Curtailing Auto Production

Attempts at Conciliation In Collapse   Special Gov2rnment Concili ator Only One to Show Up at M-:eting

New Crisis In‘, Motor latuatrs Said Threatening   CIO Steel Company Emissaries Fail To  Show Up At Meeting

Nazis May Offer Berlin to Allies To Thwart Reds   Rapid Advance by Stalin's Forces Raises Varied Speculation

Yours for a friendly city, JUSTIN.   wa Pb Pa INDEPENDENT OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON. SATURDAY, MONDAY

» Yours for a friendly city, . JUSTIN.   INDEPENDENT OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY. MONDAY

Remains of Nazi Surface,  Underwater Fleet Give Up   British Liberate Channel Islands, Dunkerque; Moscow Says Russians Attack Nazis in Czechoslovakia

Senator Blames Armed Forces for Manpower Crisis   Charge Flagrant Misuse By Army and Navy of Men Already in Uniform

Criticizes Use Of Manpower By Army, Navy   “Says Armed Forces ~ Could Reassign Men To Combat Duty

Kilgore Blames Manpower Crisis On Army, Navy   Says Armed Forces Could Alleviate Present Shortage

Informs Them  They Are Not DestinedTo Rule World   Strips Awe from Throne; Deplores Spread of Radicalism

Borowy, Newhouser To Start Wednesday   Borowy Has 2-1, Newhouser 1-1 Standing in Series, Newhouser Has More Rest.

NEWHOUSER AND BOROWY IN FINAL   HANK GETS FOURTH CALL TO CUB HILL; HAS 2 WINS, 1 LOSS

SHOW AN INTEREST   Discharged Veterans Call wy U. Office for  Guidance

New Labor Fight Is Brewing   House Faces Showdown On Manpower Bill

Ma npower Bill In House Heads  For Showdown   Libor Fight Peading Over “AntiS trike? Label: “Smacks of Slavery” Green Savs

‘BATTLE LOOMS ON MANPOWER   Rep. ‘Dewey “Short . Assails Compromise, Terming: It. txati-Strike’ Bill.

STATE OBTAINS SHARE OF MEAT   OPA Aid Assures Governor Ohio’s Treated Fairly

All Prisoners Would Have Died in Few More Months Had They Not Been Liberated

Former British Business Man Gives New Evidence of Jap  Atrocities Against Prisoners

FLOOR DEBATE WILL BE HELD ON JULY 2re   Johnson, Shipstead, Murray Decline To Vote

CHINESE . SEIZE INVASION PORT   Foochow Taken In Area Where Japs Expect Landings

Chinese Take Foochow Port Second Time   Japanese Driven Out After Once Taking Back East ~~ China City

CHINESE LIBERATE FOOCHOW   Possible Invasion Gate*ay Is Taken After Week’s Battle

CHINESE ARMY FREES FOOCHOW   City Opposite Okinawa Falls After WeekLone Baitle

Chinese Liberate Port of Foochow   ’ City. Captured After Week-Long Struggle

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING MAY 21 IN CONCORD   Selectmen Call Session To Act on Town Employees’ Wage Dispule

Doughboys Take 2 Miles of Coast  h Mindanao Drive   Marine Dead on Iwo Estimated at 4000; Jap Destroyer Sunk

SON’S BLOOD-ST AINED SHIRT SENT PARENTS   Army Reported Te Have Forwarded Captain's Uniferm From New Guiness Batilefrent

J. S. Must Keep Atom Bomb “Secret to Avert Danger Of Jestruction, Wallace Says

Wallace Says U.-S. Vulnerable to Atom   Nation With Less Stock Could Destroy All Cities

Jap Casualties "On Okinawa » Total 94 AO   American Losses Total 45,029 in Costly Campaign

List 91,401 Enemy Tr om As Either Killed Or — Captured  INFANTRY STORM® GIANT COASTAL CAVE Seek Jap General Holed  Up In Cave Near Mabuni

Tokyo Watches Two Big U.S. (Naval Forces   Signs of Invasion Sought as Final Mop-up Continues on Okinawa; 100 Transports Reported Spotted by Japs

U.S. Forces in Ryukyus Worry Japanese Much   Okinawa Mop-Up Work (oes On; Yanks Try To Take Nip Chief

Yanks Threaten Southern Luzor   [American Forces Laid On Marinduque Isle  Only 12 Miles Away In Leapfrog Move

YANKS OCCUPY ISLE OF MARINDUQUE NEAR LUZON Allied Headguarterc: Philinnine

Southern Luzon Threatened By Latest Invasion   Sixth Army Troops Land At Buenavista, Establish Defenses

Service Bill Gaps In Labor   16,000 Men Loaned To War Industries

Armed Forces Loaning Men To Industry   16,000 Soldiers   16,000 Soldiers Working in War Essential Plants

Army, Navy Men  Go To War Jobs   Production Situation Calls for Tire. lron And Copper War Items

16,000 Servicemen Swap Uniforms For  War Work Overalls   Army, Navy, Lends Men to Fill Labor Demand in War Production-

Army, Navy Want Back 16,000 Men Lent To War Plants   Say 600,000 More Needed For Overseas by June 1, Million Replacements

British Fliers Set Record by Bombing Ruins of Berlin Six Times in One Night Without Losing Single Plane

Berlin Pounded Again From Air   Over 3000 Planes Take Part In Day-Long Air Raid.

Besieged Berlin Hit Six Times   RAF Mosquitos Climax Day-Long Blitz by Over 3.000 Planes

Nimitz Says the Enemy in State Of Collapsing  Jap Resistance Still Stubborn on Some Parts of Island

MARINES PUSH TO SOUTHERN TIP OF ISLAND   Foe Is Split Into Two Fiercely Resisting . Pockets

Marines Slice Japs Into Disorganized Pockets By Twice Cutting To Coast   Adm. Nimitz Triumphantly Avers ‘Enemy Defenses In Process  Of Collapsing’ Last Night

Marines Driving Nips over Cliffs In Mopup Assault   But Enemy Is Frantically Resisting in Remaining Pockets

Japanese Leap Into Sea From  Island Cliffs   Yanks Advance Through Weakening Resistance— Defenses of Enemy Collapsing, Admiral Nimitz Announces

Disorganized Remnants Split Up As Yanks Close In For Island Cleanup

HIMMLER, AT LARGE, NAMED AS MURDERER   Crimes Commission Indicts Gestapo Head in Mass Massacres.

Seven War Crime Counts Lodged Against Indicted Himmler: Ranks 1 on List

Gestapo Chief Indicted for His Atrocities   Himmler Playing Elusive Game With Allied Authorities

Mass Kurope Murders Laid To Himmler   War Crimes Commission Indicts Gestapo Chief In Lidice Massacre

Five Nations Want to Try Them; Himmler, Still at Large, Is No. 1 Murderer

MASS MURDER AND MASSACRE CHARGES FILED   Officials Continue to  Deny No.  Criminal Has Been Taken

Mass Killer Charged With Lidice Crime   Ranked No. 1 War Crimi nal: Demand Death Far Doonitz

Other At’ Ey > Charged’ fe a Gestaps / der   Seven Gove’. nents Draw Up Claims of War Criminality

Five Allies Lay Charges  To Hangman   Crimes Commission Attributes Atrocities To Gestapo Chief

Hangman Accused by rive Allies   Russians Demand Quick Death for Leaders of Nazis

Five Allied Governments Have Lodged Charges Of War Criminality Against Nazidom’s Chief Hanomin   MANY ATROCITIES CHARGED TO HIM

Indicted On Seven Counis   Former Schoonl Teacher Is Mamer As War Criminal

GESTAPO CHIEF FACES CHARGES   Seven Mass Murder Counts Filed Against Himmler

HIMMLER CHARGED WITH KILLING ORGY AT LIDICE   Ry EDWARD V. ROBERTS

Nazi Hangman’s Life Guarded by SS Men   Czech, Polish People Slated.  4  Ts Act as Prosecutors in Case

ALLIES INDICT HIMMLER FOR LIDICE MURNER   Blame Gestapo Chief for Jewish Program, ~Six Other Counts

Himmler Indicted for Mass Murder By United Nation:   Reds Demand Trial and Execution of New Fuehrer. Doenijtz

Himmler Is indicted for Murders   Crimes Commission Charges Him With the Mass Killing of Jews

Higains Won't Reopen Unless Labor Is Curbed   Industrialist Wants Right To Run Plants Without Interference

ARMY TIGHTENS GRIP ON WARD PROPERTIES   Company Officials Refuse To Help With Operation

FEDERAL JURY IN WARD CASE   For First Time In History Of Army Versus Montgomery Ward, A Federal Grand Jury Listens.

Army Tightens Control Over Ward's Stores   Defiant Company Heads Ousted From Their Jobs

Army Tightens Control on Seized Ward Properties  11 Company Official Ousted in Move to Gain Authority

Army Tightens C ontrol On Ward Properties In Seven UL. S. Cities

ARMY TIGHTENS AULE OF WARDS   Company Officials Ousted for  iNon - Cooperation; Others Face Draft Reclassification

Army Tightens Control Over Ward Plants   Federal Grand Jury Is Investigating Alleged Interference

Wag” ne ae  Wards’ Plant Heads Ousted   Army. Tightens Its Grip Over Company

Army Tightens Control Over Ward Properties   Eleven Company  Officials Ousted

Army Tightens Control Over Ward Company  Officials Ousted, . Plants Seized In Seven Cities

ARMY OUSTS 11 WARD OFFICIALS   Reins Are Tightened Over Seven Federally Seized Properties Today

ARMY OUSTS 11 WARD OFFICIALS   TIGHTEN CONTROL OVER PROPERTIES IN SEVEN CITIES

STERN MILITARY RULE IS IMPOSED BY THREE ALLIES   Govern Finances, Schools and Reich Political Activity

EISENHOWER 10 BE U.S. TOP MAN   To Serve on Control Council of Four Allied Powers

Leaflets Plea For German Surrender   Powerful Propaganda Driv. Against Nation

LUZON LINE ‘CRACKED BY YANK DRIVE   37TH DIVISION GAINS 22 MILES AFTER ENEMY CRUSHED IN MOUNTAIN PASS

Downey Gives Senators Notice of Proposal They Vote Themselves Raise

Slacks Now Considered Mere Wearing Apparel, Noi Article Of Laxury

NAZIS ROLL BACK SOVIETS IN HUNGARY   Decisive Battle Rages Near Budapest

NEW TROOPS IN BATTLE FOR BUDAPEST   Fresh Panzer Divisions Give  Reds Trouble

GERMANS GATHER STRENGTH, HURL BACK RUSSIAN BUDAPEST LINES   One Of War's Critical Battles Rages For City  mas Swi Sao ee

Germans Hurl Fresh Panzers  At Red Lines   Russian Siege Lines At Budapest  Are Hurled Back By New Assault

German Relief Army Closing  In On Budapest   Fresh Panzer Divisions Roll Back Russians  15 Miles From City

Kdditional Nazi Wnits Tossed Into Budapest Battle   Lunging Tank Drives Roll Back Russian Lines Near Capital

Germans Roll Russians Back Onto Budanest   Nazis Batter Fiercely To Relieve Ifard Pypecced Civ

Germans Spray Allied Prisoners With Inflammable Liquid and Then Burn Them to Death

WITNESSES STICK “TOTHER CHARGE OF IAP ATROCIT   CLAIM HE PERSONALLY. . ORDERED CITY: SACKED   Defense- Counsel ~ Tries - to Shake: -Testimony . That Japanese Leader. Personally Ordered. Outrages.

Filipinos Insist Yamashita Ordered Manila Slaughter   Defense Fails to Shake Testimony of Native Collaborators

Gen. Yamashita’s Defense  Unable To Shake Witnesses   Filipino Collaborators Maintain He Personally Orderec The Sack Of Manila And Slaughter Of Its Inhabitants; Defense Gets Wide Latitude

HLIPINOS INSIST YAMASHITA GAVE MASSACRE QRDER   Defense Fails te Shake Testimony of Two Collaborotere

Witnesses Pile Blame ‘To Yamashita   Defense Fails To Crack Evidence Ot Collaborationist

SACK ORDERED BY YAMASHITA   GENERAL CAUSED DESTRUCTION OF MANILA

WITNESSES SAY YAMASHITA ORDERED ATTACK   Lengthy Cross Examination Fails to Shake Testimony

BACK STORIES TOLD AT TRIAL OF YAMASHIT?   Filipinos Insist General Personally Ordered Sack of Manila

Collaborators Stick To Story In Yamashita Trial.   Reiterate Testimony Defendant. Personally Ordered Manila Sack 

STORY OF YAMASHITA UNCHANGED   Cross-Examination Fails to Shake Filipmo Testimony

Gustav A. Hansen Passed Away In LeMars Dec. 26  Resident of This

Gustav A. Hansen Passed Away In LeMars Dec. 26  Resident of This   - Resident of. This . - Vicinity. Fo or. . - Twenty-Five Years

AUSSIES EXPAND HOLD ON TARAKAN   ADVANCE TOWARD AIRFIELD — YANKS ON MINDANAO PENETRATE DAVAO CITY.

U, S, FLIERS DEFY ICE TO LASH REICH AGAIN   17th Raid Fired In 19 Days By Eighth Air Force

Panel Ponders 10-Cent Boost For Fuel Mex   45 Job Categorite Guimed Involved in CLO Demand  Do: Ce Br

ZHUKOV RUSHES STRONG FORCES TO RIVER FRONT   Enemy Hints Soviet Patrols May Be Across Barrier; R.A.F. Fires Capital

Enemy Clamps Blackout  On All News   Strong Forces Line Front Only 40 Miles From Capital

Critical Phase Of Offensive is Near Reports Indicate   Strong Russian Vanguards Attempt to Storm Across . Oder in the Kustrin Area About 40 Miles East of Berlin, Nazis Report   REICK CAPITAL PICTURED AS BEING IN A PANIC

Germans Clamp News Blackout On Oder Sector   Red Artillery Shells Fortress City of Kustrin

Soviets Attempt To Make Crossing Of Oder; Nazis Claim; Say Patrols May Be

Soviets Attempt to Storm Across Oder   Lhukov’s Forces Step-Up Assault On Fortress City   Germans Claim Reds Checked Everywhere But in East Prussia;  Nazis Rush Recervac

Russians Mass Forces To Assault Kustrin; Germans Blackout News From Area

Hitler's Press Says Armed Forees Are in Position To Build Barriers Against the Knemy.   RUSSIANS REPORTED CROSSING THE ODER

Zhukov Brings Up Forces For Terrific Drive   Soviets Believed To Be 40 Miles From Berlin

SOVIETS ADVANCE DESPITE GROWING NAZI RESISTANCE   PRESS THRU THICK MINEFIELDS, SHELL OF GERMAN ARMOR

Berlin Broadcast Reveals Russ Try to Span Oder River   Patrols May Be Across. Reich Indicates; News  Blackout Is Ordered

Russian Patrols May Have a Oder  plese dg o Rive  Fa Run into Suff O PF 4: ‘Crucial Phos Off  ensive Delevec

Russian Patrols Cross Last Water Barrier to City   Germans Say Russians Are Checked Everywhere  Except in East Prussia.   Allies Clear 29 Miles Of Rhine’s Left Bank

News Blackout Clamped Down By Reich Army High Command   Zhukov Meeting Stiffer Resistance, Moscow   Savs

MARSHAL ZHUKOV'S  ARMY RAN INTO THICK  MINEFIELDS AT ODER GERMANS CLAIM RUSSIAN  OFFENSIVE CHECKED EXCEPT IN PACT PRIICCA .

—EASTERN FRONT—_  Nazis Will Defend Berlin, Says Hitler’s Newspaper»

Meet Strong Resistance on  90-Mile Front   Report Crossing Attempt. In Area of Kustrin, 40 Miles From Berlin 

Berlin Reports Soviet Patrols Across River   Claim Russians Have Brought Up Strong Forces On Both Sides Of Frankfurt

Soviets Mass For Crossing, Berlin Claims   German Reports Indicate Russian Patrols May  Already Have Broken Defense Line At River; Frankfurt Is Threatened

Red Drive Slowed As Nazis Stiffen   Germans Say Small Forces Have Crossed Stream—Critica! Baitle About To Commence

RUSSIANS RUN INTO HEAVIEST *WINEFIELDS IN ATTEMPT TO. “STORM ACROSS ODER RIVER

KUSTRIN UNDER ATTACK, NAZI RADIO REPORTS   German People Prepare To Defend Capital City

BERLIN SAYS ‘SOVIETS ARE ACROSS ODER   ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS NOW ATTEMPTING TO STOP RUSSIAN DRIVE ON CAPITAL

Berlin Puts Blackout On News   Strong Forces Brought Up Along Stream, Berlin Says

Red Patrols May Have Crossed Oder River, Berlin Hints   Russian Forces Mass For Assault on Frankfurt And Kustrin

Activities On River — In Kustrin Sector  Revealed By Berlin   Assaults On Fortress 40 Miles From Reich Capital Underway; ‘Strong Forces Near Frankfort

NAZI DEFENSES ON WEST FRONT FOUND WEAKER   Yank Drive Into Siegfried Line Reveals Many of Positions Abandoned

NAZIS THROW RESERVES INTO BATTLE   Frankfurt Imperilled as Soviets Prepare to Attack Garrison

Attack on. Oder Line Reported Beaten Off   Military Scorns Surrender Call; Germans Hint at Counter-Attacks

Germans Tell Of New Gains Of Red Army:   _Moscow Silent On The  Report

“Attempt _ 'To Cross  Oder River”   Berlin Reports Hint Red Patrols May Have Crossed Near Kurstin; Sav Zhukov Checked

Press Onward In Face Of Growing Nazi Resistance   Americans, French In Western Front Gains

German Paper Makes Report Oder Crossed   Marshal Zhukov’s Armored Legions Slam Across Oder Says Enemy Source   RUSSIAN DRIVE SURGING AHEAD

Germans Declare First Thrust Of  . Charging. Soviet  - Army -Is- Repulsed

GernansClamp Blackout On News; Russians Begin Blows to Reduce Kustrin

BERLIN STATES CAPITAL WILL BE DEFENDED   Tell Of Attempted Crossing Of Oder River  KUSTRIN   Cleared Of Russians, Says Enemy Report; Zhukov Massing Infantry

TEMPERATURES:   Patrols May Have Crossed, Berlin Says   Zhukov Brings Up Forces On Both Sides Of Frankfurt

Opposition By Germans Stiffer Now   Berlin Clamps A Black. out On News Regarding Drive On Capital.

Patrols May Already Have Crossed Oder   Nozis Put Men, Women and Childran to Digging of Trenches

Russians Run Into Heavy Minefields in German Defense Zone   Soviet Artillery Moved U; to Bombard German Strong Points

Kustrin Fort Under Assault   German High Command Clamps Down On News; Moscow Tells of Heavy Going In Mine Fields Protecting Reich Capital

RED ARMY’S TANK VANGUARDS JABBING CLOSER TO BERLIN  ROTH SINES INDICATE.   ‘BOTH SIDES INDICATE CRITICAL PHASE OF BIG OFFENSIVE NEAR

Huns Blackout News On Russian Front Due East Of Berlin   Germans Report Reds Launch Offensive Against Kustrin, 40 Miles From Nazi Capital

REDS ATTEMPT TO CROSS ODER   Berlin Reports Indicate Soviet Patrols Might Have Crossed Already.   BLACKOUT ON WAR NEWS

Armies On River To North, South From Frankfurt   Berlin Reports Soviets Seeking To Reduce Kustrin, 40 Miles To East; Blacksout News

GERMANS SAY SOVIETS TRY ONE CROSSING   ’ Other Berlin Reports In. dicate Patrols May Be ‘on the West Side, but ! the High Command Imnoses News Blackout.

Zhukov Masses Guns And Men   K K& KO OK Supply Burden May Interrupt Advance

Nazis Report Attempt to Cross River   Berlin Indicates Red Army Patrols Already ~ Have Spanned Stream   iIBLACKOUT ON NEWS   Russians Draw Up Along 90-Mile Front Threat ening Reich Capital

Barrier a at Aa Points   _Enomy Silent on Fighting ot Kustrin, 40. Miles Bast of Berlin; Mineficlds - Check Zhukov's Offensive. Nazis Say

‘SMALL FRY! ORDERED HELD: CHANGE IN FEUDAL LAND PLAN OF JAPAN ORDERED

NEW FARM POLICIES MAY AVERT RIOTING FOR RICE IN JAPAN   MACARTHUR ORDERS END OF FEUDAL SYSTEM IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE

Japanese Farmers Warn Rice Riots Are Tnevitable    At’ Same Time MacArthur Demands Jap Feudal System Change ‘at Once

FARMERSDEMAND FIRMER CONTROL BY GOVERNMENT   M’ARTHUR ORDERS 57 SMALL-FRY JAPS TAKEN IN CUSTODY

No More Absentee Ownership. .. . .  Japan Fears Rice Riots; M’Arthur Orders Feudal Land System Alteration

LAND oY TER TOBE ALTEREL   General MacArthur Issues Second Blunt Demand for Changes in Japin.

Rice Riots Loom  In Jap Crisis   MaeArthur Directs 57 More Jap War Criminal Suspects be Arrested

Jap Feudal Land System Doomed   MacArthur Snaps Whig in Curt Order: More Olficers Arrested

Jap Farmers Warn Of Rice Riots; Vast Land Reforms Ordered by MacArthur   Absentee Land Owncrship Abolished, Millions of Farmers May Now Buy Land.

JAP FARMERS WARN GF RICE RIQT DANGERS   Say Gov’t Policy All Muddled On  Agrarian Matters

Cracks Whip On Japanese  Land Reform   MacArthur Demands Change in Feudal Ownership As Farmers Warn of Rice Riots

ARREST OF 57 - JAPS ORDERED   MacArthur Makes Blunt Demand For Change In Land System  RICE RIOTS FEARED

Feudal Land Setup Bannec By M’Arthur   57 More Japanese Held in Roundup Of War Criminals

Marshall Says He Believed Invasion Of Thailand Would Mean War For U. S.   Threat Of Rice Riots Seen In Japan; More Arrests Ordered By MacArthur

UNREST -IN JAPAN   Influential Farmers Want Stronger Government Farm Policy

Influential Japanese Farmers Declare Rice Riots Serious Threat; Demand Emperor Act   General MacArthur Orders Arrest Of 57 Japs Accused Of Committing Atrocities

M’ARTHUR PUTS FOOT DOWN ON FEUDAL SETUP   Japenese Agrarian Policies Come in for Drastic Chonge—Riots Feared

American-Born Japs Were the Factor Which Persuaded Some of Enemy to Give Up on Iwo

A Lot of Talk, and Some Grenades, Bring Last Japs Out of Iwo Caves

Doctor First Witness At Belsen Trial   Hughes Testifies Of Mass Murder

Saw Belsen At Worst      British Doctor Takes Stand to Tell of Mass Murders and Brutality

Doctor Tells. Of Horrors In Nazi War Camp     Brigadier Glyn Hughes, Of Britain, Witness Against 45 Germans Charged With Mass Murders  :

British Doctor Details Horrors Of Belsen Camp As Kramer Trial Opens

‘Beast Of Belsen’ Drove Allied Prisoners Of War To Cannibalism: Killed Thousands

‘BELSEN BEAST’ HEARS WITNESS   Brig. Glyn Hughes First Tx Testify Against Kramer, Hated Nazi

Army Doctor, First To Enter Grim Belsen Death Mill, Testifies Today

British Medical Officer Set to Testify at Trial Of Belsen Camp Directo:

Nips Restricted to Eating Enemy Dead   Secret Allied Headquarters Group Finds Revolting Document, Action Defended by Nippon Newspapermen

JAPANESE THROW IN FRESH RESERVES ON OKINAWA ON MONDAY  POWERFUL ARTILLERY   POWERFUL ARTILLERY BARRAGE IN EFFORT STO! AMERICANS IN NAHA

Island Capital Is Scene of Bitter Fight   American Infantrymen Stage Fierce Assault On Hill From Which Enemy Is Directing Artillery Fire: Defense Growing Desperate

Yanks Stage Fierce Attack   Some Enemy Killed Wearing New Uniforms, Obviously in Action First Time

Marines Breach Edge of Okinawa Capital; Fighting  Grows In Intensity

‘Fresh Forces In  Defense of Naha   Japs Lay Down Heavy Barrage in Effort to Stop U. S. Advance   CAPITAL IS RUBBLE   Marines in Outskirts of City May Swarm Into ©  Streets Soon ,

‘Marines Smash To Edge Of Naha's Business District In Bitter Fight

Japs Bring Up Reserves On Okinawa   Lay Down Thunderous Artillery Barrage to Halt Advancing Yanks

Fresh Japs Hit Yanks At Okinawa   Artillery Assault Attempts to Stop Americans’ Drive

CITY OF NAHA FIGHT INTENSIVE   Japs Throw in Reserves or Okinawa Island

JAPANESE THROW IN FRESH RESERVES ON OKINAWA ON MONDAY  - POWERFUL ARTILLERY _ BARRAGE IN EFFORT STOF

Americans Into Edge   Japs Hurl in Reserve Troops and Increase Artillery: Fire in Effort to Halt Yanks

ARINES ADVANCE INTO THE UTSKIRTS OF NAHA BUSINESS REA AFTER FIERCE ASSAULT   any Enemy Troops Killed in Engagement Wear New Uniforms, Indicating They Were Seeing Action For First Time   /NEMY DEFENSE GROWING MORE DESPERATE

Japanese Throw Fresh Reserves Against Yanks      Lay Down Thunderous Artillery Barrages In Effort To Halt American Offensive

Foe Seeks to Bar Crossin  Of Asato River   Enemy Counter - Landing Attempt Fails Disastrously

JAPANESE HURL RESERVES INTO OKINAWA FIGH]   U. S. Drive Reaches To Gutskirts Of Naha, Island Capitai

MAKE DESPERATE STAND IN EFFORT TO HALT YANKEES   U. S. TROOPS REACH OUTSKIRTS OF NAHA, CAPITAL OF ISLAND

AS YANKS DRIVE TO OUTER NAHA   Nipponese Lay Down Heavy Artillery Barrages In Bid To Stop Assault

Reinforced Japanese Try To Halt U.S, Offensive At Okinawa “ vital City

Jap Reserves Enter Battle In Naha Area   U. S. Marines Advance To Outskirts of City’s Business District, Other Troops Gain

Yanks Hammer Jap Reserves  Foe Makes Frantic Effort to Check U.S, Pesce pn Glimmer

Superforts, Carrier Planes Deliver War’s Heaviest Blow Against Japan; Yanks Drive Into Capital of Okinawa

ROW IN FRESH TROOPS   Lay Down Thunderous Artillery Barrages on Okinawa Island.   YANKS AT NAHA’S EDGE

Japs Hurling More Troops Into Okinawa   Massive Artillery Barrage Pounding Americans at Naha

Yanks Advance On Okinawa In Face Jap Shells   Nips Loose Thanuderous Barrage In Effort to Halt American Entry Into  [sJand’s Capital

JAP RESERVES BATTLE YANKS AT NAHA GATES   ‘Defense of Capital City  Grows More Desperate   By The Hour

Trout Wins For Tigers Four to One   Today's Score Tigers . .000 400 000 Cubs .. 000 001 000

Doubt Child Seen In San Francisco Was Missing Hei   Police Halt Search for Car; No Trace of 3-Year-Old Tum Suden Boy

Proposal to Bring Organization, as Well as Individuals to Trial, Laid Before Russians, British and French at San Francisco Parley by Judge Samuel Rosenman—International Tribunal to Hear Cases Proposed,

PROPOSE TRIAL OF NAZI PARTY ASACRIMINAL   U. S. State Dep’t. In Back Of Plan To Try Nazi  Organization

FALSE PEACE RUMOR HAS NATION AGO   Truman Denies Story Ste-ted Saturday By Connally

Russia Not Included: ‘Himmler's Offer To Surrender ‘Made Only to British, Americans

Sur render Stor ry False, But Big News May Be Near   Offer To Surrender To Britain and U.S. Made by Himmler.  Officially Admitted

Alhed World Waits for Nazi Collapse   View Persists U. S. Heads Expected Surrender Saturday

RESISTANCE IS BELIEVED NEAR   Capitulation Report Causes Excitement  Over Weekend

ALLIED WORLD GRIMLY AWAITS NAZI COLLAPSE   Rumor Of Capitulation 0 Germany Denied By President Truman   SOME CELEBRATIONS STAGED IN COUNTRY

(Confident Allied World Awaits Nazi Collapse: Rumors Are Cleared Up   Offer by Himmler to Surrender Confirmed: Premature Report Reveals Important News Was Expected: Nature of It Still in Doubt: Only Word Up to Now Is Truman Denial

Trapped Luzon Japs Resorting To Cannibalism   Invasion of Japan Might — Prove To Be Eastest Yet

Speed Men Back Home      High-point Men Out At Rate Of 500,000 A Month By End Of Year

Speed Return Of Servicemen  To The States   Army Plans To Bring 4 Million Veterans Back From Overseas In Next  10% Months

4 Million Vets . Home Very Soon  Army Organizes Gian’   Army Organizes Giant Home Convoy Fiotilla

4 Million Men To Speed Home  From Overseas   That Number Due To Re turn to States in 10Y, Months:

Army To Rush Soldiers Home   Using Ships, Planes, Five More Separation Centers To Speed Exit From Army

To Bring Back 4 Million Vets In 10 Months   Army To Discharge 500,000 Monthly

Army to Speed Troop Transport  4 Million Home in Ten and Half Months

4,000,000 RETURN FROM ACROSS, GOAL   500,000 Discharges Monthly By End of Year

INVESTIGATION IS APPROVED IN SENATE SESSION   President Says That He Knew No More Than Publie

Truman Steps Away From Pearl Harbor Mud Slinging   President Aligns Himself With The Rest Of The Public By Saying He Knew Nothing About Disaster Eacept What He Read In The Newspapers

TrumanDodges Inquiry Issue  Poarl Harbor Investigation Left   Pearl Harbor Investigation Left Up To Congress With ‘His Approval

lruman Favors Wide Open Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Approves Joint House‘Senate Inauiry

No Holds To Be Barred In Pearl Harbor Inquiry   Truman Gives the Go-Ahead Signal

SEEK PEACE IN WINDSOR FIGHT   Mayor Threatens To Cali Troops If Barricade ! Isn’t Removed

Canada May Call Troops   Union Pickets Ordered By Windsor Mayor to Remove Auto Barricade

Greek General Seeks To Curb Bitter Strife   Plastiras: Takes, Premies Post, Hopes to- ‘Form AllPartly Regime And End War

ALL-PARTY REGIME   General Starts to Organize Greek Cabinet as Guns  Rumble

Soldier Heads Greece’s New Government   Gen. Plastiras, Veteran Revolutionist, Forms: New Rule to End Strife:  BY STEPHEN BARBER 

General Will Attempt To Organize An All-Party Government In Greece

Greek Premier  Plans Rulings   Gen. Nicholas Plastiras Hopes To End Bitier Civil Strife.

Greeks Name New. Regent °   Plastiras Is Trying To End Civil War

Plastiras Assumes Premiership of Greek Government  ' Succeeds Papandreou - In-Attempt to End

HEAVY DEMAND: FOR TROOPS = MAY DRAFT DEFERRED MEN   REQUIREMENT OF 100,000 RECRUITS A MONTH MAY MEAN DRAFTING*OF MEN OVER 30

MORE THAN 1300 HEAVY: BOMBERS IN ATTACK ON REICH  ACCOMPANIED BY 750 FIGHTERS IN- REFINERY AND RAIL OBJECTIVES

Allied Planes Lash Anew Across Reich   Heavies Hit Cities Vital for Rails, Industrial Centers

Fleet Of 2,050 U.S. Planes Hit  German Sectors   Railway Cammunications and O71 Plants Bombed Few Hours After RAF  Wight Attack

BOMBERS BLAS HAZ UL PLANT   Rail Communication ‘Lines Also Targets For U. S. Planes

GERMAN BASES POUNDED AGAIN   2,050 U.S. Planes Hit Reich After British Night Blow

NAZI RAILS, OIL PLANTS PUMMELED ‘BY AERIAL FLEET   Over 1,300 U. S. Bombers With 750 Fighters in Follow-Up te Heavy R. A. F. Night Raid Deliver Deadly Bomb Loads on Rails, Refineries

Day and Night Bombing Goes On  ANYUIpDe   1300 U. S. Heavies Follow RAF Attack

Invasion Feat Grips Islands   Prowling Warships Set Japs on Edge

Big U. S. Fleet Is Sighted   Few Japs Still On Okinawa Are  Being Mopped Up

ENEMY VIEWS TASK FORCES WITH ALARM   Nipponese Puzzled as Okinawa Campaign Enters Final Mopup Stage.

Diet Grants Dictatorial War Powers   Government Is Jittery After Fall Of Okinawa

5 SUE PLEA FOR NURSES.   14,000 Nurses Needed at Once to Make Up Big Deficit

Halsey Blasts Merger Plans For Services   Colorful “Bull” Predicts Disaster

Churchill Hints End Of European War May Soon Be Officially Proclaimed

PEACE NOT FAR AWAY: CHURCHILL   Date For Generals to Decide, British Prime Minister Says.

Yanks Invade  Verde Island   Strategic Island In Pbhilippines Taken Without Much Japanese Opposition

Five Young Men  Enlist In Navy  In Sioux City Passed Preliminary  Tests On Friday  UX7°1T FT .ouoe SG...

Five Young Men Enlist In Navy Tn Sioux City   Passed Preliminary Tests On Friday Will Leave Soon

UNION STARTS TALKS WITH CHRYSLER   Atmosphere of Hos- tility Marks Opening ‘of Negotiations

Oil May Replace Coal  Changes At Light Plant‘Are e Considered By. Street Boaré

Gil May Replace Coal : ee EEE Bal)  Changes At Light Plant ‘Are Considered By Street Board

Richardson’s Testimony  Pearl Harbor Evidence Shows F.D.R. Did Not Invite War With Japan

Sweeping Orders Issued For Japan  By Gen. M’Arthur   Door Is Opened For Political Reforms And Possible Overthrow Of Emperor   CABINET MEMBER ORDERED OUSTED

ORDERS END OF MANY. LAWS   Political Action May Lead to Overthrow of Hirohito

Order Heralds Common Jap’s New Freedom   Directive to Open Door to Political Reformation

Orders Restrictions on Civil, Political, Religious Liberties Removed

PLANES GATHER ON OKINAWA TO 60 TO JAPAN   Crews Stand Ready to Transport Troops and Cargo

Huge Fleets of Transport Planes On Okinawa, Ready to Fly Troops To Occupation Duties in Japan

yvourney To Tokyo Readied   Transport Planes Are Called in From Over World

Armada Assembled On Okinawa to Fly Occupation Troops   Crews Maintain Rodfnd-the-Clock Vigils for Orders to Take-Off;  ba)  ane to Use All C-34’s Available

PLANES FLOCK 10 ORINAWA TO TARE TROOPS 10 JAPAN   Huge Fleets of Transport and Other Planes Gather From All Parts of World to Fly In Soldiers.   BASE OF OPERATIONS IS SET UP ON ISLAND   B-24s and B-25s From Far East Air Forces Arriving In Large Numbers to Help Carry In Troops.

Japanese Expect ‘New Invasion Soon   Enemy Forces Split Into Three Small Groups Too Small for Americ anc Ta lee Artillery

Tokyo Fears New Invasion About To Strike Ryukrus   Chinese Press Offensive As War Grows Heavier Upon Nipponese; Three Great Industrial Cities Still Burning Fiercely.

Foreign Policy of U.S. .. Explained by Ryrnes in  Session With Senators

BACK POLICIES QF SECRETARY   Senate Committeemen Say They Will Back Stand Taken by Byrnes

MATTER OF UNRESTRICTED JEW IMMIGRATION INTO PALESTINE ONE MOST DANGEROUS CRISES

JEWISH PROBLEM THREATENING WORLD PEACE   Mackenzie Suggests New League of Nations Could Best Solve Issue

Crisis Grave ‘In Palestine. SOn Jew ssuve   Dispute Over Whether , Unrestricted Jewish fimigration Should Be Permitted Into ’ Holy Land Threatens “Loarpiatonal Péaces..

Mackensie’s. Column . ee Palestine Difficulty Might Well: Be Settled By: Allied Organization

DARING RAID ON JAP CAMP IS REVEALEL   RANGERS AND GUERRILLAS . RESCUE 516 ALLIED OFFICERS AND MEN—WIPE OUT GARRISON

Guerrillas, U.S. Land Forces And Paratroopers Form Rescue Team Striking Los Banos Camp

CENSORSHIP CLAMPED ON BOMBING DETAILS   Resistance Met in Southeast\Burma

2 Men Held In Erie Co. Murder Case   Williamsport Men Admit Beating Retired Erie Man, Police Say

2 Men Confess Erie Murder  Williamsporters Held in Aged Man’s Death

SOLONS SPEE FULL JOB BIL   Must Be Passed By Xmas - Or No Holiday, Demo  Leader Threatens

JAPS REPORT 300 SUPERFORTS AMONG RAIDERS   Nips Fearing Trouble From North As Chinese Meet Soviet Leaders   PHILIPPINES LIBERATED   MacArthur Announces Finish Of Fighting In Islands; Task Force On Prowl

Superforts Smash Tokyo Area Again  Pre-Invasion Softening Up Warriac Ninc

Powerful Fleets Hit  Air Bases   Honshu Targets Under Attack Full Hour

AIR A ENTERS 30TH STRAIGHT DAY   Series of Smaller _ Raids Over Wide Area Reported by Tokyo

Thirtieth Straight Day Of Preinvasion Softening Up of   Homeland, Honshu, Other Fareets Raided   U.S, TASK FORCE RANGES TO NORTH

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  200 CARRIER-BORNE PLANES ATTACK THE  TADANIECE WAIAT AAD

SUPERFORTS BLAST TOKYO AREA YANK FLEET OFF NORTHERN JAPAN   Huge Task Force Reported in Kuriles Off Northern: Japan For Past Ten Days Blasted Sakhalin Island Yesterday in Virtual Sight of Russian Siberia. 

After A surprise bombardment Of Sakhalin Island  NON STOP NIGHTDAY OFFENSIVE  Powerful U.S. Air Fleets Strike At Tokyo And Other Targets

Bombers Blast  Kyushu, Honshu      Nips Report U.S. Battle Fleet Menaces Homeland Ccast After Sakhalin Shelling 

Sakhalin Isle  s Shelled by American Navy   Japs Report Fleet Penctrates Kuriles Into Sea of Okhotsk

Pori of Nagasaki, Honshu, Kyushu Hit   Blasting From Forts Centered On Air Fields; Tokyo Preparing For Attack From North

Sky War Now Non- -Stop on ‘Nippon Cities   Yankee Fleet Atiacks From North; Japs Jittery

Powerful Yank Fleets Attack  Japanese Cities      American Ships Said Menacing North Coast In Surprise Assault

OF BIG POWERS   _ Small Nations Fight Domination of Peace Agency By Great Countries

Big and Little Countries in Tug-of-War   Concessions Are Sought by Smaller Nations

American Officer Says Rescue By Red ‘Army From Nazis ‘Thrill Of Lifetime’

U. §. Officer Held Prisoner by Nazis Tells of Liberation by Red Troops

PRESIDENT FACES  MANY PROBLEMS   Will Be Besieged From All Sides by Pressing Decisions.

Expect Black Market In Sugar   Houge Begins Inquiry Inte Situation That May Be Worse Than Meat.

BUTTER POINTS TO DROP SEPT, 2   WILL BE REDUCEG FROM 716 TO 12 PER POUND

135,000 Soviets Across Oder River, Say Nazis   CLAIM RUSSIANS HAVE BEGUN DRIVE ON BERLIN AFTER TAKING KUESTRIN; ALLIES SUPPORT DRIVE WITH BOMBING "RUN ON ERANKFORT.

Former Resident  Died In Colorado  -- John Hayden Buried In LeMars Sunday

U. S. Supports Nine Plans In Conference   Group Agrees on Set Of Amendments To Dumbarton Terms

U. S. Backs Changes  In Charter   Designed to Open  Way to Peaceful Revision of World Agreements After War

U0. IN FAVGR OF ADDITIONS   Delegates Sponsor Amendments to Dumbarton Oaks Charter.   iNINE BIG OBJECTIVES

U. 5. Offers  Amendments To Charter   Intended To Open Way to Peaceful Revision of World Agreements of Future

U.S. Delegation Moving For Peaceful Revision Of Postwar Agreements

U.S. Delegates Ask Changes In  Dumbarton Plan   Aim At Peaceful Postwar Revision Of World  Acreemente

SHANGHAI BROADCAST SAYS 9 AMERICAN FLIERS DIE AND 12 PLANES LOST IN STORM

300 JAPS KILLED BY DIVE-BOMBERS   PLANES WRECK 300 VEHICLES IN ATTACK ON ENEMY REMNANTS IN LUZON.

President May Appeal To Nation On Strike Issue   Indications Of Effort Tc Force Action On Strike Control Measure   VOTE IN HOUSE BEING SOUGHT

Numerous Conirels Lifted hy Government in Moves to Speed Nation’s Return to Postwar Normalcy

ODT Curbs On "Local Buses, lrolleys To Ge   Some War Plants Expected To Stand Idle For Years

Federal Ban Upon Street Cars, Buses  Soon To End   Png . Government Rushing Reconversion Plans

ODT Reseinds  Rigid Trolley, Bus Controls   Multitude of Reconversion Changes Siuce Japanese Owtt 10 Dave Acc

TOYAMA A OFF THE MAP   Jap City, 160 Miles from Tokyo, Is 95.5 Percent Destroyed

Civilian Meat Supplies to Be Retluced Further  Govemment Channels “Larger Share To & ~ Services 

Sweden Armed Danes Under  Neutral Robe   Secretly Aided Allies In Defiance of Nazi Agression, Danish Parley Envoy Reveals

Sweden Secretly Armed the Danish Underground in Defiance of Nazis

SWEDEN GAVE AID IN GERMAN FIGHT   Country, With Allied Approval, Supplied Danes With Arms

DANES REVEAL HOW SWEDEN AIDED ALLIES   UNDERGROUND ARMY EQUIPPED UNDER NOSE OF NAZIS

Russian Delegates Call Big Five Session But Insist They Stand Firm On Veto Issue   ‘Sweden Secretly Armed Danes With Full Allied Approval

Delegate to Security Conference Tells How Nation, Risking Possible German Invasion, Manufactured Arms and Delivered Them at Sea in Dark Hours Before Dawn—Actec Under Agreement Made With Allies.

Sweden Armed Danes Secretly   Manufactured Arms, Ammunition Under Agreement with U. S., Britain

First Raid On Tokyo Also Last   Doolittle Barred Because He Knows Too Much -

WAR. TODAY   Allied Arrival At Erft River Expeeted to Salve Mystery of German’s Intentions West of Rhine

The War Today   Rundstedt Must Fight on Erft or Retreat Across Rhine

ERFT RIVER IS SMALL BUT ONE OF PIVOTAL POINTS IN ALLIED DRIVE TOWARD COLOGNE, RHINE

‘WHAT GERMANS DO WHEN ALLIES REACH LITTLE ERFT RIVER WILL ISOLVE MYSTERY OF RHINE STAND

THE WAR TODAY   BY DeWITT MACKENZIE— Associated Press War Analyst

TROOPSHIPS BRING 1,525   Liberated Prisoners and Reassignment Troops Return

Showdown On Franco. Re oime  By Big. Foome   Series of Events Taking Form Init Mexico City Fa--  *vors Return of Exiles & t0 Spain

Spanish Exile Government Set Up In Mexico   May Hasten Downfall of Franco Regime.

Spanish Exile. Government Set Up In Mexico   a ‘Hasten- sten Downfall of       co Regine,

Showdown Qn Franco Loonis   preiah Exile. Regime Set Up In Mexico City May Force Big Four.

MARINES MAY STAY IN CHINA MANY MONTHS   President Sees Little Chance for Troops Removal Soon

Marines Facing Months of Duty in China To Fulfill Surrender Terms

MARINES HELD IN NORTH CHINA   Removal Of U. S. Forces Awaits Agreement On Surrender Terms

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washington --...- Ray Tucher New York - +--+ Albert N. Lemaz

IWO MUSTANGS ESCORT WITH 500 RAIDERS   Most Powerful Blow To Date Against Jap Industry   ORDNANCE WORKS   On Main Island In Path 0 Demolition Strike By Superfortresses

Key Targets On Honshu Are Pounded   Giant Planes Attack Nip Cities Twice In Fourteen Hours 

MAIN ISLAND OF HONSHU TARGET OF B-29 ATTACK   Aircraft, Gun And Ammunition Plants Blasted By Demollition Bombs: Roundup Of Raid Results.

3000 TONS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS HIT AIRCRAFT, GUN AND AMMUNITION PLANTS IN NIPPON

Superforts Drop 3,000 Tons of High Explosives on Jap War Production Centers

10 War Industries Smashed by Forts in Demolition Raid   Over 3,000 Tons of High Explosives Dropped; Pacific War News

Ten Prime Targets Attacked   Nearly 500 Superforts In Armada Dropping 3,000 Tons of High Explosives On Japan

Japanese Indistrial Area On Honshu Hammered by Medium-Sized B-29 Force

Pound 11 Targets In Mighty Campaign On Jap War Plants   Old Battleship  Back in the War

Bombs Blast 10 Ordnance, Plane Plants   Greatest Precision, HighExplosive Raid Yet On Enemy’s Homeland.

Many Tons Of Jap Shipping Destroyed   Severe Losses Announced By Admiral Nimitz

B-29s Pummel 10 Key Factories On Main Island   Over 450 Superforts Deliver 3,000 Tons Of High-Explosives; Have Fighter Escor+

10 Aircraft, Gun, Munitions Plants Are Demolished  500 Superforts Drop 3,000 Tons Of Bomb:

B-29S LOOSE 3,000  TONS OF BOMBS  ON HONSHU ISLE DEAL OUT HEAVIEST  BLOW TO DATE ON JAPANESE INDUSTRY

Ten Factories On Main Islanc Hit By Bombs   Fighter Planes From Iwo Jima Escort in Campaign To Erase Japanese Industries

B-29S RAID 10 HONSHU PLANTS IN HEAVY STRIKE   Blast Airplane Factories; Ammunition, Ordnance Depots

War Plants Hif By Bombs From American Plane:   Vital Targets Smashed By New, Great Air Raid

10 JAPANESE WAR PLANTS ARE RAIDED   Between 450 and 500 Superforts Drop 3,000 Tons of Bombs on Industries on Main Island of Honshu.

ISLE BETWEEN OKINAWA AND JAPAN INVADED   500 Superforts Hit 10 War Plants In Greatest Demolition Raid

3 THOUSAND TONS  HIGH EXPLOSIVES  WRECK FACTORIES SUPERS DEALT MOST  POWERFUL BLOW TO DATE IN NEW CAMPAIGN. *

Jap Main Islanc Is a Yank large’   3,000 Tons of Bombs Are Dropped on Honshu ~ Installations   FROM 500 SUPERFORTS   Bombers Are Escorted by Mustang Fighters From Iwo Jima

3900 Superforts Drop 3,000 Tons Explosive Bombs   Aircraft, Gun And Ammunition Factories On Main Jap Island Of Honshu Smashed

TWO RAIDS 14 HOURS APART   industrial Targets on Main Japanese Island Are Pounded.   DETAILS NOT ANNOUNCED

Aircraft, Gun And Munitions Factories Hit In One Of Heaviest Assaults

Foe Broadcasts Claim Invasion Hour Is Close   500 Superforts Hit Nip War Industries Devastating Blows

B-29s Smash 10 Factories On Honshu   Aircraft, Gun, Ammunition Plants Provide Targets

Stage Raid On War Arsenals Honshu Island   Ten Aircraft, Gun and Amnnmiition Factories Hit With 3,000 Tous Of Explosives   Escorted by lwo Jima Fighters   Most Powerful Strike Tn New Campaign to Erase Jap Industry By Bombing

Key Factories Rocked by 3000 Tons of Bombs   Other U. S. Airmen Pound Enemy Bases Throughout Pacific

Superforts In All-Out Raids  On Industries   Smash 10 Japanese Aircraft. Ordnance Plants In Pre. cision Attaek.   NEARLY 500 B-29s

500 PLANES STAGE RAIDS OVER HONSHU   Targets Include Two Airplane Plants, Three Ammunition and Powder  Works and Arsenals  SECOND IN FIVE DAYS

Japanese War Targets Hit by Superforts   500 Supported by Fighters Rain New Blows on Jap Cities

High-Explosive mbs Hammer  Jan's Industry   Most Powerful Blow To Date By Forts; War Plants Are Leveled

Laval Prison Plot Bared   Vichy Leader Declares ") Was Forced to Be The Tool of Hitler’

Americans Say Carnage Heavy Blame Reds   Caracas Reports Ail  Quiet Rebels in Control

Death Toll Vlounts High In Venezuela   Communists Blamed For Revolution In Latin Nation

No Americans Killed, According To Refugees Reaching U. 5.   Rebel Air Forces Use U. S. Planes   Practically Every Building In Carasas Damaged By Bombs, Small Arms

REFUGEES AT MIAMI TELL 1F BOMBING:   Fliers Flipped Grenades from Planes Without Aim, Woman Savs.

MASSEY TALKS TO SENIORS ON "ROAD AHEAD”   “Think Clearly, Be Ever Honest, Trust in God,” Is His Advice

MASSEY TALKS   “Think Clearly, Be Ever Honest, Trust in God.” Is His Advice

Communist Forces in North ih Chima Reported Preparing All-Out Drive

COMMUNISTS GATHER FORCE   Chinese Prepare All-Out Offensive; March on Key Cities.

Chinese Reds  Plan Offensive   Now Marching On Key Cities-ta_North Central China.

CHINA REDS MOVE ON KEY CITIES   CLASHES REPORTED WITH GOVERNMENT TROOPS IN SHENSI

China Awaits New Parleys   Marshall, Chiang May Begin Talks Sunday

CHINESE REDS ASK END OF HOSTILITIES   Appeal to Chungking for Unconditional Cessation Comes as General Marshall Arrives on a Peace Mission.

Marshall Lands at Chinese City   Communist Leader to Present Case: Asks Hestiliies End

Communist Leader Asks ‘Immediate  Unconditional Cessation Of Hostilities, Expresses Hope for Compromise Under Marshall's }_eadership.

Marshall at Chungking For Parieys   Expected to Meet Chiang Tomorrow in Conferences

Marshall in China; 'Hostilities May End   Communists Ask Truce As U. S. Envoy Reaches Shanghoi—-Will Meet  Chiogna Ka7-Shek Eridev

—CHINA—   Marshall” In China  = = will Meet Chian; In Nanking’ Frida

Chinese Red: Ask End to Hostilities   Marshall in Shanghai—To Meet Chiang  Tomorrow

MARSHALL T0 MEET WITH CHIANG SUNDAY   High-Ranking Chinese Gree General Upon Arrival

To Begin Series Of Conferences With Chiang   Premier Soong And Head Of Chinese Red ‘Delegation Meet Ambassador From U. S.

Marshall, Chiang. to  Confer   Premier Soong Greets U. S. Ambassador at Chungking Airport

Gen. Marshall At Chun gking For Meetings   Series of Valls With Generalissimo Chiang KaiShek Expected ta Get Un der Way Tomorrow

GEN. MARSHALL AT SHANGHAI   Communists Ask Chiang to Agree To Immediate - Cease Fire Order

GEN, MARSHALL REACHES CHINA   Expected To Meet Chiang Kai - Shek Tomorrow; Communists Ask Cessation Of Hostilities. 

Communists in China Ask End Of Civil War   Request Unconditional Cessation of Fighting As Marshall Arrives

Comma sts Ask: Govori    - ditional-Cessation: of  Blastitittes.

Gen. Marshall Reaches China   Chinese Reds Ask End To Hostilities

MARSHALL WILL TALK 10 CHIANG   Discussions In Chungking Will Be Opened Sunday

MARSHALL SET FOR HIS TASK   Reds Ask for End of Strife As U. S. Envoy Reaches China

TO MEET CHIANG IN NANKING   Chinese Reds ‘Ask Cessation Of Hostilities

Chinese Reds Seek to End Internal Strife   Communist Move Is Reported as Diplomat Arrives

Ceremoniously Greeted. .... Gen. Marshall Arrives In Chungking; May Confer With Chiang Tomorrow

Envoy Is Given Task to End Internal Strife   Chinese, Russ Negotiations Are Speeded

Indonesians Put Torch To Soerabaja As They Retreat Before Advance Of British

Java Leaders To Negotiate   Peace Discussions Planned for Sunday

Unrecognized Indonesian Cabinet Leaders Meet To End Bloodletting

PEACE MEET IS SCHEDULED AT BATAVIA   Indonesian Cabinet To Meet With Dutch Governor General

PLEDGEDTOEND =— FIGHTING WN JAVE   indonesian Republic Cabinet Leaders to Meet With Van Mook.

Meeting Today Committed to End Bloody War   Indonesians to Sit Down with Dutch Governor General

Seeking Peace In Java..... Indonesian Leaders To Meet With Van Mook In  Effort To End Fighting

Batavia Session . Will Be Held on Indonesian Rift’   British Request’. Fighting lull Take Places’. Indonesians, Burn _ Warehouses

Java's Leaders to Meet Dutch   Talk with Van Mook About End to Fight

Reich Plants Get Pounding   Duisburg, Sterkrade Visited by Bombers

RAIDERS LEAVE FIRES RAGING INSIDE REICH   Americans Strike After Big Night Blows By British

Allies’ Press Heavy Raids   U.S. And RAF Blast  Targets. In. Germany

ALLIED LINES ASHI CEANEAN   U.S. Bombers Attack After Triple Night Raids By British

NAVY SIZE BILL IS UP IN HOUSE   Measure Would Fix Size Of Postwar Navy; Congress Has Busy Week Ahead,

TO FIX SIZE OF NAVY   1 No Opposition Is Expected to Bill  For a Two Ocean Fleet

Protest Russ Trade Pacts   U. S. and Britain Disapprove Proposed Plan For Balkan States

U. S., Britain Rap Russian Trade Pacts   Two Governments Protest Against Soviets Proposed Agreements With Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Truman Summons Aides and Experts On Atomic Bol   Action Causes Postponement of Stimson’s Confernce With Press

TRUMAN WITH - ADVISORS:   Atomic Bomb Experts Meet With President, Members Of His Cabinet

SEES RUSSIANS MAKING ATOMICS IN 2 YEARS    ELMIERS RELIEVED LOST (IN OREGON EOQREST

Southern Luzon Enemy Crushed   Sulu Archipelago Control Seized _

AMERICANS CRUSH JAP RESISTANCE ON SOUTH LUZON   Complete Control Of Sulu Archi pelago, Leper Colony Freed

Resistance Ends Qn South Luzon   Americans Seize Control Of Sulu Archipelago

YANKS CRUSH ALL RESISTANCE IN SO. LUZO)   All Organized Jap Resistance Has Collpased, Gen. MacArthur  Qawe

AMERICANS CRUSH SOUTH LUZON JAPS   Others Seize Centrol of Sulu Archipelago

Organized Jap — Resistance Ends   AMERICANS CRUSH ALL OPPOSITION ON ‘LUZON

Trial Of Aged “Dying”’ Krupp Delayed. . . ._ Trial Of 40 Chief Nazis Of The Infamous Dachau  Camp To Begin Today

Dachau Nazi Trials Open   40 Top Nazi Chiefs Face U. §, Tribunal

32 GIVEN TERMS IN PRISON RIOT   Five Are Acquitted After Prosecutor Abruptly Ends Trials

32 Prison Inmates Sentenced For Riof      Men Declared Guilty of All indictments—Five Others Acauitted

32 Prisoners Are Convicted On Riot Charges   Sentences Range from One to Seven Years; Five Are Acquitted

Unions Selected By Pennsylvania - Railroad Workers 141,704 Pick Brotherhood   And 17,609 Vote far CIO

U.S. Navy Sinks, Damages 47 Ships In Two Days Off Japan; Stull Hits Okinawa

NIMITZ SAYS PLANES OVER OKINAWA AGAIN   Heavy Shelling of Istand Made at Close . Range by Task Force

NIP BASE HAMMERED BY FLEET   B-29’s Batter Kyushu As Warships Again Hit Ryukyu Area

CARRIER TASK FORGE SINKS 18 ENEMY VESSELS   Fourteen More Were Probably Sunk and 15 Damaged

Other Vessels Blast Okinawa Installations   14 More Craft Probably Sunk With 15 Said Damaged

_ Enemy Loses 87 Planes to * Yank Forces   U. S. Loss Placed At 12 Planes Near Okinawa and Kyushu

Pacific Fleet Deals Blow To 47 Jap Ships   18 Vessels Are Sunk, And 29 Others Are Sunk Or Damaged   BRITISH IN ATTACK   Okinawa Isles, Kyushu Scene Of Naval And Air Raids

15 Other Vessels Damaged in 2-Day Okinawa Assauit   Battleships Still Blasting Shore Installaticns of  Main Island

U.S. Navy Damages 47 ‘Jap Ships   Adm. Nimitz Says Pacific Fleet Is Blasting Shore Defenses on Okinawe

Yank Warship: PoundOkinawa Savs Nimitz   18 Jap Ships Sunk in Nev Onslaught Against Nin Rastions

14 Probables, 15 Damaged By Task Force At Ryukyus   B-29’s Attacking Japan 3 Times In 24 Hrs.,  Blast Kyushu

Hitler's Love Life Bared  Eva's Diary Reveals Him As Crude At Art Of Romance

>rayer Helped In Escape From Fiery Superfort— .  Survivors Tell Of Tragic Crash

sovernor Refused to  _Talk on Pearl Harbor .As Japs May Have Learned “then Code. Wes Cracked. :

Relates How   Dewey Kept The Secrét   Declares Late President Roosevelt Died With out Knowing Anything Anse “VE

General Tells. Of Plea Made ToGov. Dewey      Marshall Says GOP Nomi. nee Complied With Appeal

Dewey Kept Code Secret   Marshall Says FDR Didn't Know of His Request to Governor

DEWEY KEPT IN UTTER SILENCE CODE SECRETS   Gen. Marshall Tells Of Republican Nominee’s Confidence With Votes At Stake

Gen. Marshal Says Dewey ‘Went Along’ On Jap Code  Reveals Governor  Offered To Help

secrecy Enabled Americans to Follow Jap; Communications to Dewey Made Public Over Marshall’s Protest.

GEN, MARSHALL SAYS DEWEY KEPT JAP CODE SECRE!   Testifies He Told Governor Its Disclosure Might Result in “Tragic Consequences.”   SENT APPEAL DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN   Pointed to Benefits U. S. Was Deriving From Having Broken Nip Communication System.

LETTERS SENT ‘44 NOMINEE PUT IN RECORD   a  Objection of Ex-Chief Of Staff Overruled By Committee

Election, Code Cracking  Secrets Bared To Solons   Byrnes Challenges Hurley On Disloy' al’ Diplomats; Capper Backs . ‘Ike’ For President

Marshall Tells How Dewey Kept Secret That Jan Code Was Broken   Retired Chief of Staff Be. lieves Roosevelt Diec withoul Knowing ol Appeal to Rival

Two Letters To Dewey Made Public   Governér Refused To Be Bound by First Marshall Nate

DEWEY HOLDS BACK SECRET DATA ON JAPS   MARSHALL TELLS OF PLEA MADE TO GOP NOMINEE

Deportation Fight is Wen. By Bridges  Supreme Court Decides C 10 Leaders Cannot Be Ordered From Country

ORDER TO DEPORT BRIDGES INVALID HIGH COURT SAYS   DECISION CLIMAXES 7-YEAR BATTLE TO DEPORT CIO ALIEN

Bridges Wins Court Ruling   Deportation Order Declared Invalid by Supreme Tribunal in 5.3 Qpoinion

Bridges Is Winner Of Court Fight   Five-To-Three Decision Of U. S. Supreme Court Finds Biddle’s Order To Be Invalid

HIGH TRIBUNAL RULES BRIDGES CAN STAY HERE   Deportation Order Of Alien ClO Leader Overruled, Five To Three

HARRY BRIDGES WINS LAWSUIT   Supreme Court, by 5-to-3 Vote, Rules Against Deportation Order

Bridges Ok Supreme Court Says   West Coast Union Leader Wins Fight to Prevent eportation

Harry Bridges Wins Supreme 6 Court: Battle   Deportation Order Issned Agaiust West Coast * CIO Leader Ruled Tnvalid

DEPORT ORDER RULED INVALID   Supreme Court Decision  Favors Harry Bridges, CIO Leader

Supreme Court Invalidates Ruling for Deportation of Labor Leader Harrv Brides

Deportation Order Against Bridges is Invalidated Today   Supreme Court Rules in Favor of West Coast Labor Leader

Bridges Deport Order Invalid   Supreme Court Invalidated Command Against CIO Longshoremen Leader. 

BRIDGES ORDER RULED INVALID   Supreme Court’s Decision Climaxes Fight to Deport Him.   JACKSON TAKES NO PART

Bridges’ Order Held Invalid   Deportation Action Against CIO Leader Held Illegal

Order To Deport Bridges Invalid   Supreme Court Rules Against Deportation Of West Coast CIO Leader.

Marines Within Mile Of Capital City; Super-Forts Again Raid Jap Airbases

Yanks Close  }.  Nearer Naha   Superforts Attack Jap Suicide Bases

FIRST MARINES ON OKINAWA NEAR GAPITAI   Pace General Advanee of 10th Army Toward Naha

Marines Within  Mile of Naha   Supers Blast 8 Japanese Hangars On Kyushu

SLOAFING’-IN. WAR PLANTS   INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TOLD OF EXAMPLES OF. JOLENESS AND CURTAILED PRODUCTION

NAR: PROJECTS », ARE HALTEL   WORK ON ‘CONSTRUCTION OF ALL ORDNANCE ‘PLANTS IN.  OBIO HAS BEEN STOPPED

‘(President Acts to Halt Carelessness   Prompt Investigation of Every Suspicion of Misuse, Careless  Handling of Federal Funds Asked

ASKS PROBE OF ANY POSSIBLE ABUSE OF FUNDS   Lend-Lease Policy Hit

Review Spending, Order of Truman   All Government Officials Directed to Make ‘Most Exacting Review’

TRUMAN ORDERS WAR ON WASTE   Moves to Prevent Misuse  Of Government Cash

Hundred Dead. Seventy Hurt In Train Wreck   Nine Coaches Loaded With Mexican Pilgrims Leave Rails, Catch Fire

Expect Okay Today   Plan For Governing Rhineland And Ruhr Offered By Churchill   Train Crash Kills 100 Pilgrims Enroute To Religious Festival

More lhan 100 - Killed, 150 Hurt  “Tn Irain Wreck   Tast Freight Runs Inte Rear of Special Train On Mexican Railway

Three Men Die it Victory Shooting Affray   Idaho Logger Runs Berserk With Hich-Powered Rifle

THREE KILLED IN V-J BRAWL   Idaho Logging Town Has Triple Murder

QUESTIONS GOOD FAITH   Governor Issues Statement on Federal Liquor Raids in State

Prominent Nazis Tell Tales On Each Other  ; Ringleaders Turn Stool Pidgeon

Prominent Nazis Tell Tales On Each Other  : Ringleaders Turn Stool Pidgeon In Questioninas

Ring Leaders “Snitching”   Nazi Bigwigs Point Accusing Fingers at Each Other During War Crimes Querving

MONESSEN GETS READY FOR BIG APWISTICE FETE   Major Celebration Is Historic One This Year; Fair This Week

Fireman May Give  Train Crash Clue   Toll in Utah Collision Is 48 Dead. 81 Hurt

48 PERSONS DEAD . RAILWAY (RASH   Cause of Southern Pacific Disaster Is Being Sought  .

mvivor of nteck May Give Cause   wut of  Southem _acific Train May Have Explanation  Of Disaster

AWAIT FIREMAN’S STORY OF WRECK   M. E. HARDMAN MAY THROW LIGHT ON COLLISION THAT COST 48 LIVES.

48 Killed And 81 Hurt When Passenger Trains Collide In One Of Worst Rail Disasters    Fireman Who Dodged Death May Provide Explanation For Cause Of Utah Wreck Sunday; 28 i Of Dead Members Of Armed Forces

Refuses to Take Case From Jury   Court Rules for State on Dir ected Verdict at Eldora Murder Trial

Judge Denies Dismissal of  Holland Case   State Concedes. Testi mony in Murder Trial at Sedalia

Judge Overrules Directed Verdict In Klatt Trial   Defense Council Bases His Motion On Six Counts

UDGE REFUSES TO TAKE KLATT ASE FROM JUR!   Last State ‘Witness Heard

Murder Trial Jurors Retire  To Deliberate   State Rests Case After 27th Witness Testifies In Eldora Case

Flag waving Filipinos met invasion units Convoy entered area unharmed

Flag- -Waving Filipinos Welcome U.S. Fore To Jan-Free Subie Bay Towns

U. S. Flags Are Flying to Greet Troops on New Luzon Invaston   Not a Shot Is Fired as Men Go Ashore Without Usual Preliminary Heavy Bombardment

U. S. FLAGS GREETED INVADERS OF LUZON   Filipinos Planted Stars’ And Stripes; No Japanese  Resistance Seren

WIVES OF ARMY MEN FLEE WITH ITALIANS   Pienned to Divorce Men ir Ferces Abroad

To Quit Hubbies For POWs   American Girls Ask Divorce to Wed Italians

PRETTY WIVES OF U. S. SOLDIERS WANT DIVORCES TO WED ITALIAN PRISONERS

CRS EE TRG PSOE FN AS Sm IE Om eS SEE EN RNR RR Re Pa RA  Two Women Indignant af Intervention In Romance with Escaped Prisoners War

British Cruiser Sunk In Accident With Troop-Bearing Luxury Liner

FREAK MISHAPSANK CRUISE:   CENSQ@RSHIP LIFTED ON - CRASH OF HUGE LINER “AND BRITISH SHIP Ae ofA

STRIKE ADDS TO IDLE LIST   Detroit Tension Eases As Other Gains Mamentum

STRIKE TOTAL: OVER 200.000   Walkout Hits Oil Plait In Indiana; Other Ref eries Threatgned..

WALKOUT OF OLL WORKERS SPREADS   TENSION EASES IN AUTO IN: DUSTRY AS UNION MODIFIES WAGE DEMANDS.

BYRNES RETAINS HOPES OF PEACE   Will Report To President Or Failure Of London Parley

BYRNES HAS. RETURNED.TO WASHINGTON,   Still Hopeful of Last Peace, Following — Conference

BYRNES RETORNS FROM CONCLAVE, STILL HOPEFUL ON LASTING PEACE   STATE SECRETARY TO MAKE REPORTS ON MEET; FACES DECISIONS ON U. S. FOREIGN POLICY

Byrnes Returning From Conference  Without Results.   Secretary of State Still Remains Hopeful Ga Lasté Se Peace-Dral-

BYRNES I$ BACK EMPTY HANDED BUT NOT LICKED   Secretary of State Still Hopeful of Peace Agreement

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MADE BUTT OF WISECRACKS AND JOKES AT ANNUAL MEET WHITE HOUSE WRITERS

EISENHOWER MAY SUCCEED GEN, MARSHALL   Present Chief of Staff Long Due  For Retirement

GEN. .EISENHOWER IS EXPECTED 0 BE NAMED CHIEF OF STAFF IN’ PLACE OF GEN. GEORGE MARSHALL

EISENHOWER {AY SUCCEED MARSHAL   Mentioned As Likely Re placement as Army Chief of Statf

Burton Sworn In As New Justice   President Truman Sets Precedent Ry Being Present At Oath Taking

CROPS NEED MOISTURE      Soils in Most of Kansas Are Too Dry for Fall Plowing

Nazis Claim Russ Attack Thrown Back   Reds Say Stettin Surrounded by Big Seige Ring

THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST RAID ON TORYO FINDS FIRES SPREADING IN BOMB-BURNT CAPITAL

FDR Asks for Power to Cut  U.S. Tariffs   Surprise Message to Congress Causes Republican Outery

ROOSEVELT ASKS FOR NEW POWER TO GUT TARIFFS   Special Message to Congress Indorses Doughton Bill That Would Authorize 50 Pct. Reductions.   REPUBLICANS RAISE STORMY OBJECTIONS   Declare Proposed Slashes Would Be Economic Blow to Country — Bitter Fight in Prospect.

Power To Cut Tariff Sought - By Roosevelt   Republican Storm SisnalPresage Bitter Battle Over Douechton BRU

POWER TO GUT TARIFFS ASKED   President's Request Heads Capitol Hill Into Hot Fight

PARTISAN FIGHT SEEN ON TARIFI   Roosevelt Bid To Cut Dutt®s Arouses Republicans

Roosevelt Tariff Plea Is Opposed   GOP to Fight Deep Cut  In New Trade Pact

FDR SEEKS POWER TO SLASH TARIFFS   Republicans Say Move would be Economic Blow to U. S$.

Japanese Making Desperate Fight  Marine Units On Luzon Confident

Marines PutDelegates To Squeeze On Agree In Case Japs At lwojOf Argentina

MARINES SMASH AT LAST WO DEFENSES   Inching Forward In General Offensive To Smash Remaining Japs

Marines Gain On Iwo Against Foe's  Withering Gunfire   Observers Expect Final Crushing of Jap Defenses Soon

TOLL OF JAP DEAD RAISED 10 14,546   Last 5,000 Japs On Small Island Battling Hard

Japs Fight Like Madmen For Island   Americans Confident Japs’ Last Stand Can't Last Long

Senate Approves Bill to Hike Mayor’s Pay in Seven Cities   BY ROWENE C. BYERS

33 Enemy Vessels Sunk or Damaged   Army and Navy Airmen Attack over Wide Area

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   33 MORE JAP VESSELS SUNK OR DAMAGED

Marshall Urges World Wide Espionage Systen   Country Can No Longer Depend On “Coffee Cup” Intelligence.

U. S. Can’t Depend on ‘Coffee Cup’ Espionage Work, Marshall Says.

Unified Army And Navy. Is Urged   Navy Didn’t Inform Army of Plans, Marshall. Tells Senators

Needed Adjunct To Merger Plan For Army, Navy   Reveals Services Worked Without Coordinated Action

Marshall Calls For Worldwide U.S. Espionage   General Says Nation Must Know the Facts Ear Our Own Defense

Universal Espionage System, Marshall Aim   Joint Army and Navy Department Urged by Chief of Staff

Gen. Marshall Wants Spies Over World   Chief of Staff Also Pleads for Unified Service

UNIFIED OFFICE, MARSHALL PLEA   Army Chief Pleads Fo! World-Wide System Of Espionage

GENERAL MARSHALL DECLARES WORLDWIDE ESPIONAGE NEEDED  NATION, HE SAYS, CAN NC   NATION, HE SAYS, CAN NO LONGER DEPEND ON “COFFEE CUP” SYSTEM

‘Coffee Cup’ Intelligence  Work Rapped   Gen. George Marshall Urges World - Wide Espionage  Syvctem.   ‘BUSINESS BASIS

Favors an Army-Navy Merger   Gen’ Marshall In Plea for a Unified Program In Postwar Plans

GREAT U.S, SPY RING URGED BY MARSHALL   General Says We Can’t Bank On ‘Coffe Cup’ Reports

GEN. MARSHALL MAKES REPORT   Leader Tells Congress This Nation Must Have Top Espionage System

Army Chief Asks: World-Wide Espionage Setup   Says Knowledge. of Others’ Plans -Is Vital to Our Defense

Better Espionage System Needed   Marshall Against ‘Coffee Cup’ Plan

Mar. shall Ur ges  ‘Huge Spy System   Tells Senators ‘Coffee Cup InteHlegence Work Outmoded, . .

Marshall Asks A World-Wide  ¢  ‘Spy’ System   Declares U. S. Can No Longer depend on ‘Coffee Cup’ Intelligence

GENERAL MARSHALL DECLARES WORLDWIDE ESPIONAGE NEEDED   NATION, HE SAYS, CAN NO! LONGER DEPEND ON “COF.FEE CUP” SYSTEM

Marshall Says Spy — System Vital To U.S.   World-Wide Espionage Required; Also Pleads for Merger of Army, Navy Into One Military Department

MARSHALL ASKS JOINT FORCES:   Wants Army And Navy Department Combined into One

Gen. Marshall Asks Greater Spy System    Enters Plea for Union Of Army, Navy Under  Single Command

COMMUNITY-WIDE PRAYER BRINGS VITAL RAINFALL TO GEORGIA FARM TOWN

Indian Simla Meet Adjourned   Moslem, Congress Leaders Disagree, Set New Meet July 14

Here, Girls, ls Your Chance To Get Yourself a Good, Healthy, Sober Husband

;He's An Eager Beaver For Matrimony  'Wite Shopper Gan‘t Find Any Takers

Girls, Here’s Your Chance: Strong, Healthy Wisconsin Man Wants A Wife But Can’t Find Any Takers

Wisconsin Man Anxious For Wife So He Writes  Conaressman for Help.

ixtremists Start Reign Ot Terrorism   Rail Lines Are Cut, Trains Wrecked, Boats Blown Up

Jews in Palestine Launch Assaults  At Least Four Persons Are Killed in Clashes

RAILWAYS CUT AS EXTREMIST JEWS ATTACK   »tolen Explosives Used To Blast Police  Launches

PALESTINE ERUPTS   Rail Lines Cut, Trains Wrecked, Boats Blown Up.

Cat Railways At 50 Places   Palestine Is Site of Coordinated Attacks

Assembly Reduce: Calif. State Sales Tax fo 2 Per Cent   Also Continues 1943 Reductions in Income Taxes Two Years

NEW BUILDING FOR BREEDERS CO-OP SLATED      ‘A Headquarters For * Northwest lowa

25 ENEMY SHIPS SUNK OFF LUZON   Anierican Troops Land @ At Two Places On Mindoro Island

Twenty-five Ships Wrecked Around Luzon — Carrier-Based Assault Pressed Against Formosa and Ryukyu Ishunds,

Action Flares On 1,000 Mile Front As U.S. Forces Surge Island  NO INDICATION OF ~ ENEMY RESISTANCE  Entire Island Expected To Be Under American Control In Few Days

PACIFIC FIGHT IS NOW RAGING ON WIDE FRONT      Extends Over 1,100 Miles South Of Japan; Two New Beachheads

NAVY FLIERS HIT FORMOSA AND OKINAWA   Japs Say Third Fleet Attack Continued Today

Pacific Warfare Meunts in Fury   Yanks Push Inland From Two New Beachheads; On Mindoro

U.S. FORCES SURGE INLAND ON MINDORC   25 Jap Ships Wrecked Around Luzon— Formosa, Ryukyu Islands Bombed.

Yanks Surge Inland From New Mindoro Landing; Hit  sere Wreck 25 Ships

Two Beachheads Established On Mindoro Island   25 Jap Ships Reported " Wrecked Around Luzon _ In Latest Dispatches

Yank Bombers Sink 25 Ships Nea Luzon A; Pacific War Blazes  Along 1,000 Mile Front

Yanks Stage  New Invasion  Of Mindoro   Strategic Island Expected To Fall Within Few Days

U, 8, FORCES SURGE INLAND ON MINDORO   * 25 Ships Wrecked Near Luzon: CarrierBasel Planes Hit Formosa

New Landings By Yanks on Mindoro Isle   Raids on Formosa, ' By Yanks on Mindoro Isle

Pacific War Blazes In New Fury  U. S. Bombers  “Wreck 25 Jap. Ships; Yanks  nn nee

Martin Urges War. Training  Be Abandoned        ‘Among:: ‘Najious

PROPOSAL URGES PEACE-TIME BAN ON ARMY DUTY   GOP Leader Would Seek International Pact Against Militery Treining

Urges World Law Against War Training   Martin Suggests U. S Delay Action on Own Measure

NEW WORLD. AGREEMENT SUGGESTED   ‘Martin Would Have Nations Abandon -. Peacetime Draft

World Ban On Compulsory  'Peacetime Training Asked   House Republican Leader Martin Will Introduce Resolution Tomorrow In Senate; Asks Truman, Byrnes To Strive For International Accord On Proposal

Martin Proposes World Ban or Postwar Military Training  GOP House Leader to Introduce

Hits Peacetime Military Need For Training   Martin Proposes U. S:-Ask Nations To Abolish ft

MARTIN PROPOSES WORLD PACT CUTTING OUT MILITARY SERVICE   HOUSE G.O.P. LEADER PLANS RESOLUTION FOR MUTUAL AGREEMENT AGAINST CONSCRIPTION

"Eliminate -Peacetime Military   GOP Leader Martin Proposes End to Compulsory Training By All Nations

WAR TRAINING TREATY _ TO BE SOUGHT BY MARTIN  House Republican Leader Urges World Compact on Military Proaram

Martin Proposes Elimination of Peacetime Draft   Suggests World Agreement to End Compulsory Service

Proposes World Pact Against A Peacetime Draft  nop. Martin a Lege  TT i i   Rep. Martin Urges Enc To Compulsory Military Training Policy.

Leipzig, Halle Hit From Air  1,250 Planes Blast Nazi Rail Points

Measure ° now goes to senate   Applies 1934 act  to labor nninne

"Measure Amends Hich Court Ruling   Legislation Sent to Senate On Voice Vote

House Approves Bill Over Labor Opposition  Anti-Racketeering Act Would  Annlyu ta TIniane

France May Recall Lebanese Minister   Syrian Demonstrations Against Troops Continue

Japs Must Get Results Quickly; Tojo is Improved   Japan’‘s Imperial Headquarters is Formally Abolished

Japanese Told To Round Up ‘Wanted’ List   Tojo, Top Criminal, Said Improved After Failing’ To Kill Himself

Eighth Arm; Empowers Jap Gov’t To Round Up. Nips On “Wanted”’ List

.Tojo. Recovering;  ‘Others Sought By ‘Americans Take Suicide:‘Out;’ Konoye: Places Blame for War: Squarely on Tojo And Militarists :

MADE REQUEST AFTER SUICIDE MOVE BY TOJ0   Imperial Headquarters Abolished, Of ficial  Announcement Says

ARE GRANTED PERMISSION BY THE U. S.   Must Show Progress in Arresting Those on MacArthur’s “Wanted” List, However, or Right Will Be Withdrawn.

Empower Japs To Arrest Men On Wanted Lis   Prisilege Covers 2 Days;  Pearl Harbor Claims

Japanese Tol To Round U ‘Wanted’ List       Tojo, Top Criminal Said: . Improved After Failif Po Kill Himself"

Eighth Army Headquarters Empowered Nipponese Government to “Bring Them in”; No Time Limit Set.   MUST SHOW SOME PROGRESS IN 2 DAYS   If This Is Not Done the Privilege Would Be Withdrawn; Tojo’s Condition Showing Improvement.

Told To Act Quickly Or Lose Right   MacArthur Seeks To Question Many About War Crimes

J aps Will Round Up ~ Own War Criminals      MacArthur Empowers Nips To Arrest Those Wanted; Hari Kiri Wave Continues

Tojo Improves; Japs’ Industrial Plight Revealed   Americans Demand Action on ‘Wanted’ List In Two Days

Must Act Quickly Or Privilege Will Be Withdrawn, U.  Reports Indicate

PERMIT JAPS TO ROUND UP WAR GUILT)   Eighth Army Headquarters Expects Nipponese To Act Quickly

Get a Chance To Arrest Criminals      Japan May Round Up 1ose on, MacArthur's “Wanted” List   But United States Officials Will Expect Action inTwo Days

Get a Chance To Arrest Criminals   Japan May Round Up Thess on MacArthur's “Wanted” List   SET NO TIME LIMIT   But United States Officials Will Expect Action in : Two Days

Nip Government Request To Make Arrests Granted: Tojo Talks With Newsmen

Start Task Of Rounding Up War Leaders   Tojo, Tops On Wanted  List, Shows Improvement

FOUNTAINHEAD OF JAP MILITARISM HAS BEEN ABOLISHED   JAPAN BEGINS ROUNDING UP WAR CRIMINALS ON MACARTHUR’S ORDERS

Privilege to Be Withdrawn If There Is No Progress In 2 Days.   ABOLISH HEADQUARTERS

Kyushu Next In Line for Occupation   Tokyo Reports Imperial Headquarters Dissolved According to Demands Of Gen. MacArthur *

Foe Given Two Days To Show Progress Made   Imperial Japanese Headquarters Folds Up; More Suicides Of Leaders Expectec

JAP GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED PERMISSION TO MAKE OTHER ARRESTS  FORMALLY REPORTED IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS

Foe’s Military Headquarters Is Abolished   Konoye Blames Militarists for Starting the War

Nip Government Is Empowered to Aid in Round Up   Japanese Officials  Asked Permission to Make Arrests of Men On MacArthur's List

‘Tojo, Like the Japan He ‘Led Toward Disaster, Now ‘Is Hopeful of Recovering

Government Empowered To ‘Make. Arrests   Must Show Progress Within Two Days. Or Privilege Will Be Withdrawn; Tojo Better   Tojo Planned Suicide For Long Time; Knew Time Had ‘Come When He Saw Americans   Didn't Perform Hara Kiri Because He Had No One To Cut Off His Head

GOVERNMENT TO CATCH CRIMINALS   Japs Ask To Handle Matter After Tojo’s Suicide Attempt

craminals Allowed — to “Round Up Criminals But Privilege Will Pe Withdrawn Unless They Show Progress; Sugiyama Commits Suicide.

Japan Starts Rounding Up ‘War Criminals   Prompt Action Demanded Konoye Tells of Effort Made to Avert War

Take Qwn Lives As Roundup By U.S. Is Pressed   japanese Government Empowered to Bring On ‘Wanted? List to General MacArthur   Given Two Days To Complete the Task   One of Three Jap Field Marshals Kills Himself As Wife Takes Her Life; Lt. Honima Fled

Tojo Stronger; Wants To Live   Officials Expect Wave of Suicides

FOUNTAINHEAD OF JAP MILITARISM HAS BEEN ABOLISHED  TADAR DESIG BATIANIA   JAPAN BEGINS ROUNDING UP WAR CRIMINALS ON MACARTHUR’S ORDERS

Krueger, Hill Prepare to Occupy Sasebo   Military Headquarters Has Been Abolished By MacArthur’s Order

Black Dragon Figure Ousted From Cabinet   Nips Empowered to Stage Manhunt; Ex-Philippines Leader to Yield

Let Japs Reand Up      Government Must Produce: War Criminals Within: Two, \Days; More Suicides Expected

GIVEN A CHANCE TO BRING REST OF CULPRITS IN   Privilege Will Be Withdrawn If Results Aren't Good; Imperial Headquarters Formally Abolished, Japs Report.

Jap Headquarters  Abolished According .To MacArthur's Order: Japanese Report 

Outbreak of Suicides Seen as Japanese Authorized to Round Up Own War Criminals   Prince Konoye Tells of Futile Attempt to Avoid War; Nippon Leaders Admit Nation Beaten Badiy Before Atomic Treatment?

ACTION VIEWED AS WAY TO END MORE SUICIDES   Field Marshal Latest Person To Take Life; Supreme Headquarters Junked

ORDERS JAPS TO ROUND UP WANTED LIST   Must Show Progress in Two Days or Privilege  Will Be Withdrawn.   Business Leaders Say Industry Paralyzed

NIP GOVT TO SEIZE FORMER WAR LEADERS   Act To Prevent Further Suicides Of Japs On MacArthur’s List

M ‘Arthur Gives Nips Permission To Nab ‘Wanted   Privilege Will Be Withdrawn if Quick Progress Not Shown

Jap Search May Cut Down Number Of Suicides On U.S. List   Obey Orders to Abolish Imperial Headquarters; Gen. Sugiyama Takes Own Life with Pistol Shot

“Black Dragon’ Leader Ousted   Nippon Abolishes Imperial Headquarters, Following Orders; Kyushu Entry Scheduled

But It Must Move Quickly   Konoye Blames Militarists, Tojo Offers No Defense, More Suicides Likely

T0J0 IMPROVES AS JAPS HELP ROUND UP MEN FOR MACARTHUR   Militerists Are To Blame Fer Jap Attack Says Prince Konoye

8th Army Turns Over Job To Tokyo; Tojo Changes *% Mind, Doesn’t Want to Die

TASK OF FINDING JAP ‘CRIMINALS’ HANDED 10 TOKY9  GOVERNMENT ASKS   GOVERNMENT ASKS TO HANDLE ARRESTS AFTER T0JO’S ACT

JAP ROUND-UP TAKES NEW TURN   People Given Authority To Bring in War Criminals

ALLIES PERMIT JAPS TO ARREST ‘WAR CRIMINALS   Report Condition of Tojo “Satisfactory” _as He Eats Food

22 PAGES   RIGHT GRANTED GOVERNMENT BY ARMY   Quick Progress Must Be Shown, Nips Told  TOJO BETTER   More Suicides Expected As Round-Up Goes On: Kyushu To Be Occupied

Order Japanese To Round Up War Criminals  Kreuger And Hill To Lead U. S. Forces In Sasebc Operation

ARTHUR GRANT S PERMISSION FOR NIPS TO BRING TO HIM THOSE WHOM HEHAS LISTED

NEW JUNCTURE OF  AMERICAN-RUSSIAN  ARMIES IN GERMANY NAZI GERMANY’S ONCE GREAT MILITARY MACHIN’  DADINIY COLT ADCING

YANKS AND REDS JOIN FORCES IN ANOTHER PLACE   German Armies Fall Apart in Italy and Mop-up in Germany Spreads

Yanks-Reds Meet West Of Berlin   Russians Hammer In on Final Melting Pocket  In Berlin

Early War End Seen  In Some Quarters   Allies Join in Drive West of Berlin, Enemy Crumbling in Italy; Swift Squeeze on Southern Redoubt.

Clark Announces Battle for Italy Is Nearly Over   Yanks Mop Up in Munich, Free Dachau Camp; Reds Enter Tiergarten

Allied Tr oops] Enter Fiv ive 2 Gre eal Citadels      Bul 125. Miles. Separate: Allies In ~ italy, ‘Yanks In Bavarian: Alps; Russians Hit: Ber lin. Death Blow.

VICTORY COMPLETE IN ITALY:  NEW LINK-UP WITH RUSSIANS: REDS POLISHING OFF BERLIN

NAZI GERMANY'S MILITARY MACHINE COLLAPSING AMID RUMORS OF IMMINENT PEACE   U. S. Seventh Army Mops Up in Munich, as British Second Crosses Elbe 20 Miles East of Hamburg; Canadian Bridgehead on Ems Broadened   ALLIED BAG OF PRISONERS FOR APRIL IS 1,291,738

NEW JUNCTURE OF AMERICAN-RUSSIAN ARMIES IN GERMANY  NAZI GERMANY’S ONCE GREAT MILITARY MACHIN’ RAPIDLY COLLAPSING

ish Vote Accept an Terms   Churchill s in Defeat  fo t Minute Plez

Britain Accepts $4, 400,000,000 Loan Conditions   Commons Also Ratifys Bretton Woods Agreement

Brifish Accept U.S. Loan Affer Heated Debate   Conservatives and Labor Leaders Clash Before Voting

Commons Accepts Terms  Of Loan From U. S., 345-96   Churchill Attacks Conditions of $4,400,000,000 Advance and Many Conservatives Heed His Plea to Abstain From Voting—Following Ballot, Bretton Woods Monetary Agree. ment Is Passed on Second Reading.

CHURCHILL TO REMAIN ON JOB   “UNTIL THE WORLD [® SAFE” —PAYS TRIBUTE TOU, S&S —ATTACKS DE VALERA

CHURCHILL TO LEAD BRITAIN TO FINAL WIN   Warns People They Still Face Hard Fight To Beat Japanese

HEAR CHURCHILL IN ADDRESS   Prime Minister Makes Victory Address — Says He Intends-to Lead Britain ’Till Whole Task is Done.

Defiant Churchill To Lead Britain “Till Task Done”   People Warned They Still Face Fight To Defeat Japanese.

Churchill Intends To Stay On Job Til Task Is Done      Lets Loose On Strong Arm Politics, Hits Eire Neutrality

NO RETIREMENT FOR CHURCHILL   Says He'll Stay on Job: Scorches De Valera

Still Facing Tough Fight, Britain Told   Churchill Scores Eire for Its Shameful Neutrality Pol icy.

Churchill To Lead Britain Until Japan Is Defeated   ‘Prime Minister Appeals For Strong Peace, Attacks De Valera For Irish Neutrality. Praises U. 5.  And Russians For Gallant Stand In War  1

CHURCHILL WARNS STIFF NIP FIGHT AHEAD: PLEDGES 10 FINISH TASK   PRIME MINISTER, IN VICTORY ADDRESS, BLASTS TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENTS, POLICY OF EIRE

Churchill Voices Plan  To Keep Post   Prime Minister Warns Britons  Of Task Ahead

Rail System In Japan Being Wrecked   Locomotives And Train Cars Targets Of U. S. Planes

14 Locomotives Destroyed, Six More Damaged   Nippon Shipping Already Paralyzed, Her Ports Mined And Ships Sunk Or Damaged

Japan’s Railroads Now Under Attack   Fourteen Locomotives, Railroad Cars Destroyed by Mustang Raid; Light Enemy Force Raids Okinawa

Pound Jap Railroads   Marked By Allied War Planes As Next in Line for Destruction

Yank Planes Rip Japan’s Rail System   14 Locomotives Destroyed, Six Others Damaged By 97 Mustangss

Concentrate on Tearing up Jap Rail Lines Now  Meanwhile Plans For Invasion Are Rapidly Formina

Invasion-Conscious Nips Talk of Large Suicide Defenses   Huge Toll of Japanese Shipping Listed by Allied Air Forces

FIGHTERS SWEEP TOKYO; FIND AIR DEFENSES WEAK  SAY NIPS HOARDING PLANES FOR BATTLE

RAILROAD SYSTEM  OF JAPAN IS BEING  TORN UP BY BOMBS SHIPPING OF HIROHITO’S  EMPIRE ALREADY PRACT! CALLY DESTROVED

Yankee Airmen Destroy Japan Rail Facilities Ajiter Blockading Islands from Sea Import and Export

Shipping-Paralyzed Japan Watches Rail Systems Mangled By Airforce

American Planes Fly over Tokyo Area To Destroy Railroads, after Closing Jap Harbors.   JAPANESE OFFERING WEAK AIR DEFENSE

Japan's Rail System Under Air Assaults   Invasion-Conscious Nips Strike Back At Okinawa, Plan For Suicide Defenses

Factory City Of Japs Given First Bombing   400 Superforts Raid Hamamatsu; Also Strike Tokvo

Raid War Plants, Lay More Mines   Chinese Re-occupy Strategic Foochow

B-295 POUND JAP MAINLAND      Mere Than 460. Reported In Attack On Foe

FACTORIES IN TWO PRINCIPAL AREAS BOMBED   400 Planes Hit Tokyo, Hamamatsu; Also Lay Mines In Waters

Report 400 B-29s Over Tokyo and Industrial Sites   _Also Laying Mines  In. Two Waterways; Drop 2,000 Tons of Bombs on Hamamatsu

Blast Hamamatsu In Heaviest Attack; ~ Also Lay Sea Mines   Undercast Prevents Fliers From Observing Results in Raid on Assault of Plane Propeller Plant

B29s Also Lay Mines In Two Waterways Around Japan; 400 Forts In Last Mission

Hamamatsu and Tokyo Targets Of Waves B-29s   Industrial Plants in Former City Blasted by Force of More Than 300 Giant  & Dombers   Up To 150 Planes Over Japan Capital   Nips Belfittle Size of Strikes; Other Forts Drop Mines in Wakasa Buy, Iniand Sea

Hamamatsu ls Hit in Heavy Raid   Assault on Tokyo by About 150 Big Bombers Also Included in Day's Activities; Other Planes Drop Mines in Vital Waterways

Hit Industrial Targets; Mines Laid In Straits   More Than 2,000 Tons Of Demolition Bombs Dropped On Hamamatsu; B-29s Over Tokyo

Jap Mainland Again Raided by Superforts   Industrial Targets in Hamemotsu ond Tokyo Feel Blows

FORTRESacO HIT VITAL TARGETS   More Than 400 Reported Over Japan, Bomb Tokyo. Hamamatsu.   WATERWAYS ARE MINED

‘LARGE FORCE HEAVY  BOMBERS REPORTED  ‘OVER JAPAN TODAY TOKYO AND HAMAMATSU  _ JNDUSTRIAL TARGETS — -  Draeren. MINES LAID

Industrial Targets Blasted by Forts   Two Vial Waterways Mined by Bombers; Japanese Propagandists Belittle Strenoth of Air Strikes

Big Superfortress Fleet . Pounds Japan in Daylight Raids, Tokyo, Hamamatsu

B-29'S BATTER NIPPON CITIES      Tokyo, Hamamatsu Pounded; Lay Mines In Vital  Waterways

400 B-29’s Over Japan   Tokyo and Hamamatsu Chief Targets; Mines ‘ Laid in Vital Waters

Fleet Search Planes Sink Eight Ships   3,000 ‘Tons ‘of Fire Bombs Set Sacho, Japanese Naval Base, Blazins

U.S. Seventh Fleet Is in Borneo Waters   U. S. Airmen Sink 23 Small Jap Vessels In Region of Korea

Jap Religion, Government  To Be Divorced   MacArthur Decree To Be Made Effective By Emperor Tuesday

Steel Unions Vote 5 to 1 For Strike   Officers Warn Against Any Wildcat Stoppage Pending Industry Action

Canadians “Drive Near eTratfic Hub   Have Virtually Turned North End of Siegfried  Line

CANADIAN DRIVE CARRIES CLOSE TO TRAFFIC HUB   Troops Hammer Near Goch, Race Out Of Reichswald To Turn Nazis’ Line

Canadians Outflank Goch, Rail Center; Germans Falling Back To New Line

CANADIANS GAIN IN DRIVE ON RAIL CENTER OF GOCH   Patton’s Forces Advance Mile in Mud on Southern Flank

Allies Charge To Key Germat Traffic Town   Canadians Outflank in Northeast as Core of Nazi Armored Troops  is Broken By Allies

Nazi Center Of Traffic  Outflanked; Line Closed   General Advance Is_ Reported From West

GOCH MENACED BY ADVANCES OF CANADIANS   Nazi Armored Resistance Broken In Assaults On Siegfried Flank

Flamethrowers Paving Way For Western Gains   Canadians Push to Within Mile and a Half of Goch, West Wall Communi: catHion Center   Patrols Alnost To  ‘ 3 Rhine Ferry Areas   Gerinuns Driven Back 3 Miles From Kleve During Barrage: Other   Fronts Quiet

Northern End Of Siegfried Line Turned   Defenses On Plain To Cologne Are Threatened

\Ganedians Drive : uM. “aa vd Half of  x ee Nazi Center   Canadian Infantry Closed Up to Oude Rhine and Send Raiding Force Nearly To Rhine Ferry Crossing

Core of Reichswald Resistance Broken by Massive Empire Blows; Patton’s Men Probe Past Pruem

Flamethrowers, Big Guns Used in Drive   Goch, 11-Way Traffic Center Is Outflanked, Two Towns Captured

Crerar’s Forces Turn North Point Of Siegfried Line   Allidd Drive Powered By Tanks, Huge Sky Fleets And Parachute Troops

 ° Reichswald Ts Cleared by Crerar’s Men Attack Carries Almost to Goch, 11-Way Traffic Center for Nazis PLANES JOIN FIGHT  Third Army Mushes ~ Ahead Through Mud in  Area of Pruem      PLANES JOIN FIGHT

CANADIANS ARE DRIVING SOUTH FROM THE REAR   Nearing Big Traffic Center After Break ing Corp Of Resi ance Of Seve Strongly - Armore  erman Divisions.

STRONG ALLIED FORGES ON WAY TO RHINE RIVER   Enemy Falling Back On All  Front Lines

Highlanders Use Flames  To Oust Nazis   Seven Fnemy Divisions Fail To Stop Charge

City Important 11-Way German Traffic Center   Outflank Communications Hub On Northeast By Capturing Towns Of Hasselt And Bedburg

Allies Push Back Germans Between Rhine and Meuse  Offensive Breaks Core of Resistance

Explains Lid on Apparel Prices   All Dry Goods and Furnishing Stores in Mills County Affected

BILL OF RIGHTS IS LIBERALIZED   Major Provisions Include Increased Loan and Education Benefits.

CONGRESSIONAL OKAY GIVEN   Loan and = Edueation Provisions Changed — Signature of President Expected to be Obtained Soon.

EXPECT TRUMAN SIGNATURE ON  Gl BILL TODAY   Will Give Additional Rights On Loan, Educational Provisions *

Truman Expectec To Approve GI  Loan Provisions   Liberalized Measure Receives Okay of Senate and House

REVISED 6.  BILL APPROVED   CHANGES LIBERALIZE LOAN, EDUCATION RULES

Congress Gives Its Approval   PRESIDENT TO SIGN MEASURE TODAY, ADDS TO EDUCATIONAL AND LOAN PROVISIONS OF BILE

Gen. Honjo. Jap War Lord. Kills Himselt      Wanted As War Criminal, He Commits Hara-Kiri To Escape Trial

Honjo Commits Hari-Kari After Arrest Is Ordered   Former Commander of Jap Kwantung Army Wanted As War Criminal

ANOTHER WARLORD COMMITS SUICIDE   Maj. Gen. Honjo Disembowells Self Following Arrest

EEE RR A A Ee  ‘Hitler Youths. Fought Viciously and Treacherously

4C0,000 Men Committed To Both Sides As Battle Of Ardennes Reported Moving Swiftly Toward Tte Climay   ARMORED DIVISIONS SPEARHEAD ATTACK

Yanks in Stavelot  Attack   Allies Hurl Greatest Strength on Germans in Breakthrough Bid

OPPOSITION AT ARDENNES SOFTENS TODAY   Hodges’ Army Drives Southward

Americans Open New Drive Extending Offensive Front Several Miles fo Northwest

Resistance by Nazis Eases in Ardennes Bulge   100,000 Casualties By Germans Since Dec. 18, SHAEF Says

TAX CUT DELAY IS EXPECTED IK NEW OPPOSITION   Surplus Property Being Sold To ‘Favored’ Persons at Low Prices, Is Charge

Solons Busy With Ideas For Future  Of Country   AntiStrike Ruling Is Obtaining Favor

Luxury Tax Cuts Meeting Opposition   Senate Debates Atomic Energy, Jobs. Separate Air Foree, Taxes

Pres. Truman Has Cautious Pattern For Ist 100 Days   Appointment of Snyder To Loan Post Slaps Left Wing Hopes

Truman Airs Cautious Path   ‘My Duties Clear,’ New Chief Declares

TRUMAN WILL ‘GO SLOW’ FOR FIRST 100 DAYS   Talks Indicate  Cautious Course

President Truman Tells Troops He Will Carry on in “The American Tradition”

WE SHALL NOT FALTER.’ TRUMAN TELLS TROOPS   Broadcasts to Millions of Troops Following

EIGHT MILLION FIGHTING MEN HEAR TRUMAN   President Makes First Appeal To The Armed Forces

Truman Pledges Work True to U.S. Traditions   Armed Forces Hear Veteran of First World War

TRUMAN TALKS TO NATION'S SERVICE MEN   Promises to Conduct Work in  -American Tradition

BIG 3 FOREIGN ENVOYS TO TALK WITH TRUMAN   China, France May Be Included; Speaks TT, Armed Forces

Cautious Pattern Is Outlined By Truman   May Meet With Big Three For eign Ministers Before Corference

TRUMAN PLEDGES UNIFORMED MEN ADMINISTRATION IN U.S. TRADITION   OUTLINES CAUTIOUS PATTERN FOR CRUCIAL FIRST 100 DAYS IN TALK TO FIGHTING FORCES

Iwo Japs Breaking Backs With Futile, Costly Attacks   ENEMY INFILTRATION SLOW, SOMETIMES STOP MARINE ADVANCE, BUT TOLL OF NIP DEAD HIGH

Mansfeldt Case Io Be Speeded  Insanity, Unwritten Law to Enter Trial

Ocenpation Plans Inadequate ; Rioting Spreads: Theausands Wandering  Reich Festering Sore of Death. Pestilence

There’s A Lot Of Trouble Ahead In Naziland.....  Vast Army Of Occupation Will Be Needed To Control Germany

Large Army Of Oceupation _” Js Necessary   Job Of Administering Territory Already in Hands Of Allies 1 Greater Than Expected

Occupation’ S Problem Seen   Huge Armies Needed In Enemy Countries

Reds Plunge Into Berlin’s Outer Defenses   Huge Occupation Army Will Be Needed In Reich

Big Occupation ‘Force Needed PorGermany   Job of Administering ‘Ter. ritory Already Overrun More Difficult Phan Anticipated

Signs Indicate German Army of Occupatior Will be Larger Than First Anticipated

Problems May Demand Bigger Foe Occupation   Job Of Administering Territory Already Overrun Proves Difficult,   TROUBLE LIES AHEAD

Far Greater Occupation Force May Be Needed in ReichThan First Planned

Problems Facing Allies In Germany May Demand Far Greater Occupation Force Than Anticipated

Allies Face  Huge’ ask   Job of Governing Country : ill Take Larger Army of Occupation Than Planned

Bigger Army Of Occupation Seen in Reich   Job of Administration Already Tougher Than Expected

May Need Large Occupation Army To Pelice Reich   Job of Administering Territory Is Proving Much More Difficult Than Anticipated

Job of Running Conquered Parts of Germany Proving More Difficult Than Expected as Results of 12 Years of Nazi Training in Brutality Become Apparent — Released ‘Slaves’ and Prisoners Increase Worries of Advancing Allied Troops

GREAT OF OCCUPATION WILL BE NEEDED   Germany Festering Sore in Heart Of Europe—Civil Law Breaks Down.

FAR GREATER ARMY OF OCCUPATION MAY BE NEEDED IN REICH  JOB OF ADMINISTERING OVERRUN GERMANY

VILLAGE (CAPTURED   > Allies Face Lona, Troubled Occupation Period in Chaotic Germany

Greater Army of Occupation  Brutal Regime in Germany Poses Tremendous Problem

HUGE ARMY OF OCCUPATION TO BE REQUIRED TO (COPE WITH FESTERING SORE THAT ISGERVEINY

AP. Correspondent Feels Large Occupation Army Needed to Control Reich

Farmers Call for Higher Prices if Labor Wage Is Us   Farm State Leaders Follow Truman Speech  With Own Demands

Farm Leaders Ask 31 Percent Boost In Parity Prices   Action Follows Truman's Decision Vhat labor Must Accept (ut In Take-home Pav.

BIG THREE PLAN JOINT COMMAND FOR FINAL DRIVE   Stalin Expected to Denounce Soviet-Jap Neutrality Alliance

YAMASHITA APPEALS TOU. 5. HIGH COURT   Asks Court to Stop Trial; Would Plead Cause in Washinaton.

Unimpressive Jap Sub Commander Testifies at Cant. McVay’'s Trial

Iko Hashimeto Looks Like Anything But Commander cf a Naval Warship

A Ferocious Lad Is the Jap!  Hashimoto, Sub Sinker, in Testimony in McVay Case

DRILLING TWO WELLS   Volcanic Oil] Company Has Block of Leases West of Lawrence

Mob Dispersed By Rome Police   Crowd Attempts To Reach Fascist General

Italian Mob Storms Clinic for Fascist War Criminal, Dispersed by Gun Battle

VETERANS URGED TO KEEP IN FORCE WAR INSURANCE   Legion Adviser Points Out Ad vantages To Men Of Worle War II Continuing Governmen Insurance.

Japs Offer Nectigible Resistance   Americans Anxious To Take Clark Field System of Airdromes

APPROACH CLARK FIELD AIRPORTS.   “Tarlac, La Paz ‘Fall With Little Resistance

Americans Less Than 60 Miles From Manila   Drive for Clark Field After Capture Of Tarlac, La Paz

Only 20 Miles From The Great Clark Field Airdromes   ADVANCE ON A TEN MILE FRONT TODAY   Japanese Report More Than 6,000 U.S. Casualties In Two Weeks

YANKS ONLY 60 MILES FROM MANIL/   Jap Resistance Continues Weak; Tarlac. Captured

Sixth Army Is Half Way To Manila      Resumed March Carries Within 20 Miles Of Clark Field

Airdrome System At Clark Field Menaced; ~ Tarlac And La Paz Captured As Yanks Resume Advance 

‘SIXTH ARMY IS ROLLING OVER TIZON PLAINS   Now Less Than Sixty Miles From Manila, Twenty From Clark Field

Tarlac, Second Largest City On Island, Captured   Six Army Forces Less Than 60 Miles From Philippines Capital —

ROLL ACROSS PLAINS OF CENT. LUZON   Americans Now Less Than 60 Miles from Manila

RUN FOR.SIEGFRIED   Yanks Roll Toward Clark Field In New Advance On P. . Capital

War Prisoners. To Ret urn Home  ‘Qarnannc “Th Co ‘Ate,   ‘Germans To Go After Crops are Harvested -

FRESH GAINS — ON MINDANAO   AMERICAN TANK AND EINFAN  TRY UNITS OONTINUE ADVANCES ON LARGE ISLAND

Radioman is Glad he Typed  Last Messa ges   Youth Was Final Link Between U. S.  And Corregidor

Religious Classes In Champaign Face Atheist’s Lawsuit   Trial Begins as Child Tells Embarrassment in School Room

SON OF ‘ATHEIST’ SAYS HE WANTED TO STUDY BIBLE   LIKED IT MORE THAN ARITHMETIC, CHILD CLAIMS AT TRIAL

Put Ashore By Yanks At Chinwangtao; Big Battle Seen At Wall   Two Chungking Armies Take Stations Opposite Communists At Gateway To Manchuria Today

Little Work Time Is Lost   Most Of Nation’s Plants Reconverting Without Controversies.

STRIKE REVIEW OFFERS FACTS   Labor Dept. Says 1,650 Work Stoppages Have Occurred Since V-J Day

Labor Department Says Most of Plants Operating  Figures Do Not Include Plants Crippled

‘Chicago Man Crucified With Crown Of Thorns On His Head--His Case So Far Has Baffled Authorities

Chicago Man Found Nailed To Crude Cros:   Police Baffled But Reject Story Of ‘Rites’ Victim

MAN FOUND IN CHICAGO WITH CROWN OF [THORNS ON HEAD AND MINOR WOUND IN HIS SIDE

Police Probe Crucifixion Of  A Chicago Man   Victim Is Found Nailed To A Cross; Possibly A Cult Sacrifice.

Man Crucified; Crown of Thorn:   Believed Victim Of Religious Rite

CHICAGO MAN IS CRUCIFIED      Found Nailed To Crude Cross, Police Probe Story

Chicago Has A Crucifixion Victim With Crown Of Thorns’ Wound, Winds Up In Hospital

MAN, 43, FOUND NAILED 10 RUDE CHICAGO CROSS   Possibility of Publicity Stunt or Fanaticism Advanced by the Police

Believed Victim of Religious Cult   Chicago Man Found Nailed to Cross

FIND CRUCIFIED MAN IN CHICAGO   CROWN OF THORNS ON HIS HEAD, WOUND IN SIDE, POLICE ASSERT

Lausche Tc      Appointment Of Woman . ‘To Liquor: Board Stirs Controversy

Chiefley  Australian Premier   Former Engineer to Succeed Curtin as Labor Leader

CHIFLEY NAMED AUSSIE LEADER   Appointed Prime Minister To Succeed Curtin

Joseph Chifley, Ex-Locomotive Engineer,  Becomes Prime Minister of Australia

JOSEPH CHIFLEY PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA   The Former Locomotive Engineer Was Chosen by the Labor Party.   WAS FRIEND OF CURTIN   He Has Been Treasurer of the Labor Government; Is Littl Known.

AUSSIES SELECT PRIME MINISTER   Joseph Chifley Chosen by Lebor Party To Succeed Late John Curtin

Chifley New Australian Head   Chosen by Labor Party To Succeed the Late John Curtin

Ex-Railway Engineer Becomes Head Of New Australian Cabinet   Labor Party Chooses Chifley As Leader To Succeed Late Prime Minister John Curtin

Aussies Choose Prime Minister   Joseph Benedict Chifley Elected By Australia’s Labor Party.

Masbate Overrun By Yank Units   Little Central  Philippine Island Seized by U. S. Troops

Americans Overrun Masbate   Move Akad Swiftly -On 36th Invaded Philippine Isle; Bombers. Ravave Hong Kong

Masbafe Now In Yank Hands   Chain of Airfields Cuts Borneo Area Off From Japs, Says MacArthur

Americans Take “Masbate Island  Central Philippines @ Icland Overrun

Jap Lifeline South Severed. M’Arthur Says   Another Island Taken; Hong Kong Battered by Bombs

YANKS OVERRUN ‘SUGAR’ ISLAND   Masbate, in Central Philippines, Invaded

Yanks Tighten Blockade Of Stolen Jap Empire   Four Yanks Elude Japs By Hiding in Island Cave

(Quick Action on Poland s Seen as Likely   Recognition by U. S. end England May Await Election

Recognition Of Nei Polish  Regime Seen   Holding of “Free and Unfettered” Elections Is Now Awaited

Polish Regime Said Accorded Anslo-US. OK   London, Moerow Quarter:  Prediet Early Approval OE New Waerunew Init

U, S., Britain Said Will Abandon The London Poles   Moscow, London Predict New Provisional Rule Will Be Recognized

Northern Flank of Nazi Battle Screen Broken   22:To 26 Mile Gains Registered By Flying ‘Yank Tank Columns

Nazi Opposition Wilts in Face of Tank Assaults   U. S. First Army Headquarters, Germany— ‘U.?) —Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges’ troops are across the Weser river northeast of Kassel, it was announced Saturday.

POTSDAM IS NOW NEWS   Soviet Press Announces Arrival of Stalin and Molotov

Foe Abandons ‘Invasion’ Strip  500 Miles Long   Chinese Coast Area Said Indefensible Against  . Landine Assault

Marines Push More Deeply Inside Tokyo   MacArthur Says 18 Army Divisions Needed to Run Japan

HISTORIC FLA “WILL FLY OVER JAPAN CAPITAL   . Lth Airborne Lands -0n Okino Shima as * Marines Take Uraga

Eyewitness Tells How U. $. Marines Stormed Ashore in lwo Jima Assault

WO BEACH FIGHT CALLED BLOODY   EYEWITNESS TELLS WHAT HE SAW OF BATTLE AS PLANE FLEW OVER ISLAND.

Sporadic Fighting Continues in Java   British Mass Planes To Prevent Outbreaks

Good Thing Reporter  Girl Hoodwinks Ye City Editor! Gives False Story On Wedding

Carriers Under New Blackout Off Jap Coast   Japancse Civilians Urged to Act as ‘Shields’ for Emperor

1023 Jap Ships Hit in2 Days ~ of U.S. Raids.   Adm. Nimitz Announkes Mounting Toll

NIMITZ REPORTS RESULTSOF HUGE “OEDAY ASSAULTS   ‘Japs: Have: Lost. 1023 Ships.  And’ 1257. Planes During -First- 21: Days: Of Raids ~- By Halsey’s ThirdFleet.   SHIMIZUIS ATTACKED ' TODAY-BY DESTROYERS   ‘Mammoth Assault- On Japs’  Great Cities Is Carried Into Hs 22nd. Day With PreDawn Attack Today:

IN FIRST 21 DAYS   Unparalleled Raids Pave The Way For Japan Invasion   ATTACK CARRIED ON BY DAYLIGHT   1,600 Allied Planes Attack Central Honshu Yesterday

ARMY CHARGED WITH HOARDING OF MANPOWER   Congressmen Claim “Arrogance” In Refusal To Speed Release Of Men

Congress Assails Army Arrogance in Hoarding Men  Refusal to Release Me: te Inductry Ranned

SOLONS SCORE ARMY TACTICS   War Department Accused Of Hoarding Men Needed By Critical Industries

CONGRESSMEN ASSATL ARMY POLICIES   Charge Hoarding Of Manpower Is «:Laking Place

ARMY AGGUSED UF LABOR PROBLEMS   First of Ten to Arrive With Returning Vets From War

Indian Troops Rushed to Java   Aim to Rescue Relief Personnel Besieged bv Nationals

Br itish Reach Java With Indian Troops; I :In¢ onesians Turn Down  Dutch Proposal For Puppet State

British Indian Troops Arrive  At JavaPor   Native Council Reject: Dutch Proposal of ‘Partnership’

British Convoy Carries Andian Troops to Java   Plan to Rescue Red Crass and Relief Personnel Beleaguered By Jovanese Notionals

British Units To Rescue   To Relief of Besieged Persons in Java; Other Troops to Sumatra

DAVIS SAYS CONTROL MUST NOT BE EASED   Stabilizer Warns Price And Pay Curbs Must Remain

Asks Price, Wage Controls Be Held   Davis Says This Is No Time To Relax E:ther Of Controls.

Newspaper Deliveries Blocked   N.Y. Deliverymen Jump The Gun On Their Strike

Federal agriculture official  predicts more civilian meat AAA chief sees increased supply  hy fall aftar tane of qeeteet cantnwe

Japan’s No. 3 Criminal Held   Headquarters Abolishes “Biack Dragon” Society; Orders Seven Leaders Arrested

Ringleaders of Notorious Group Ordered Jailed   Adm. Shimada and Four Others Nabbed In Criminal Roundup

MacArthur Hunts More War Guilty   Admiral Shimade Faces Trial Rather Than End Own Life

Black Dragon Uedders, 4 Other Non-Japanese War Criminals Nabbed   Tojo Given Even Chance To Live For Trial As Two More Suicides By Shooting Are Disclosed

Homma Flees To Islet Off Coast   Some Occidental Renegades Also Picked Up by  Yank Forces

SHIMADA LATEST JAP SUICIDE. SHOOTS HIMSELF   Was Arrested by American Military Police Today

DOUGHBOYS POUND JAPS ON OKINAWA   BEAT OFF ENEMY COUNTERATTACKS—LAND ON NEARBY TSUGEN ISLAND.

ALLIES CLOSE ~ IN ON MANDALAY   Three Divisions Enlarge _ Bridgehead Across Ir- rawaddy River.  '

Pfc. Gabriele Commended By President   Naugatuck Soldier Part 0! Organization Of Ameri. can Area At Potsdam

Lewis Crosses Picket Lines  In Washington   Speaks Briefly With Leader Of Independent Unions Before Entering Conference   [gnores Challenge To Labor Leaders   “Ef That's the Way He Re. spects Labor, It’s Up te Him,” Pickets’ Direetor Declares

[Solon Would Substitute Time Element  Discharges By Point System Said Unfair

Athens Is Nearly Clear Of Rebets   British Rapidly Wiping Out Elas Resistance

C10 PROPOSAL FACES DEFEAT   AFL AND UMW LEADERS oP. _ POSED TO EFFORT HAVE WAGE POLICY ENTER  : PARLEY

ClO Pay Proposat Doomed In Parley With Management   Industry Delegates Join John L. Lewis In Opposition To Truman’s Plan On Wages

Japanese Fish for Signs lof Easy Peace   Say Unconditional Surrender Is Impossible

Unofficial Jap Peace Feelers  Are Reported   U.S. Officials See Little Importance in Such Moves, However

No Official Jap Bid for Peace Vet Received in Washington   Only Jap Individuals In Neutral Countries Putting Gut Feelers

[,$.to lgnore 1) Short of Full Surrender   \o Official Peace Bid Received; Complete jrrender Only Basis On Which U.S. Will Act

PEACE FISHING BEGUN BY JAPS   Feelers Are Unofficial: Attitude Of U. S. Sounded Out

Jap Peace Feelers  _ Made Unofficially   Individual Japanese Talk of Possibilities Short of Unconditional Through Neutrals—No Word = From Militarists in Control

JAPANESE PUT OUT UNOFFICIAL PEACE FEELERS   U. S. Is Not Impressed By Jockeying Of Nips. In  ' Neutral Countries   COMPLETE SURRENDER IS STILL DEMANDED

Japanese Fish for Signs of Easy Peace  Say Unconditiona Surrender

DIARY AND LETTERS OF NAZI LEADER MAY CONVICT ALL OF HITLER’S MEN

ATTACK ON REDS PLANNED IN ’40   HITLER WANTED RUSSIA OUT OF THE WAY EARLY

PRESIDENT FLIES TO PACIFIC COAS   WILL STOP OFF AT OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, ON WAY TO SAN FRANCISCO TO ADDRESS CLOSING SESSION OF PEACE CONFERENCE.

New Plan of Presidential Succession   President Truman Asks Con gress Make House Speak er Next in Line

Pacific Fleet ‘Opens New ‘Warfare Phase   Final Plunge Into Heart of Japan Is Ultimate Goal

FINAL PLUNGE INTO JAPAN IS NOW UNDERWAY   Halsey Says Nip Fleet Is Helpless; Empire Is Doomed   STEEL PLANTS WERE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED

JAPAN DOOMED, HALSEY ASSERTS   ADMIRAL DECLARES FINAL PLUNGE INTO HEART OF NIPPON HAS BEGUN.

Final Plunge On to Japan's Heart--Halsey   New Phase of Naval Warfare Opened by L.S. Pacific Fleet

Halsey Says U. S. Fleet Has Started Final Plunge into Heart of Japan’

ADMI RAL WISHING FLEET HAD WHEELS   Would Chase Japs Right Inland from Coast, He Says as Carriers Resume Assaults

Fleet Operation Called Final Plunge into Heart of Japan   REMNANTS OF JAP FLEET Further Shredded by Halsey

NAVAL WARFARE IN LAST PHASE   Final Plunge Into Heart Of Japan Comes Next, Says Adm. Halsey

Halsey Declares Final Pacific Phase Beginning   American And British Warplanes, Cruisers And Destroyers Move Inshore For Jap Fleet Mop Up

Full Allied Status Asked for Italians   CONGRESS GETS PLEA FOR FULL RECOGNITION, INVITATION TO S. F.

The Corporal Told the Sergeant While Tho Colonel Mentioned It to the General

Guns Of World's Greatest Fleet Frown On Tokyo   Warships Of Every Type Have Skyline In Their Sights .   The Marines Aren't Going To Like This

CORN PRODUCTION TOPS STATE GOALS   Eight Percent Increase Is Set For Whest Acreage, Report Says

‘The World Begins an Armaments [Race Without Parallel in History

New World  Armaments Race Starts   Mutual Confidence of Allies Breaking; Atomic Bomb Provides Force

INSTALLATIONS AT OKINAWA-HIT BY BATTLESHIPS   Carrier Planes Also In At.tack On Naval And ‘ A Base   NO CONFIRMATION OF REPORTED LANDINGS

Ryukyu Island Also Bombed by Carrier Planes   okyo Reports of U. S. landings on Island Are Unconfirmed

JAP AIR BASE ON ~RYUKYU ATTACKED   No Mention of Enemy Re: -. ports of American Landings

No Mention  Is Made of Landings   Carrier Planes Join in Attack on Ryukyu Island Stronghold; One American Vessel Is Damaged

U.S. NAVY HITS OKINAWA, JAP RYUKYUS BASE   Battleships, Planes Blast Installations; No Mention Made of Landing Reports

Japanese Ryukyt Air-Naval Base Bombed, Shelled   No Mention Is Made Of Enemy Reports: Of Lanuing Attempt

Navy Shells And Bombs   Okinawa Base  In Ryukyus _   Makes No Mention Of Enemy Reports LandingsAttempted On Island Group -

Rate Ruling Is Acclaimed By Governors   Decision Comes After Committee Appointed To Press For Action

Russia Broadens  Scope of Balloting   New Measure Allows Al Citizens to Cast Votes

 Instat Den nlerster a MWUUVECE £ FUULULIILD  Universal Suffrade

Reds Permit Secret Vote  Universal Suffrage In Feb. 10 Elections

Installation Of New P.-T. A. Officers Thursday, May 10   Theme of Program “Music Week’, By Nirs. f. 1. Faulk.

Marines Will  Leave China   Chiang Says Troops Will Leave As Soon As They Are Relieved.

Marines To Be Withdrawn From North China Soon   Chiang Kai-shek makes Statement At First Post War Press Conference.

Marines to Quit  North China Soon   Chiang Holds First Post-War Press Meet

MARINES WILL LEAVE CHINA   Americans Recently Sent There to Help Disarm Surrenderers

Reds Within 20 Miles of Austrian Line   Advancing Russian Vanguards Some 65 Miles S. F. of Vienna

YANK BOMBING FLEETS AID IN CLEARING PATH   Communications Hubs Flanked : As Pressure Increases Along 170-Mile Front

American Planes Aid In Assault   Soviet Troops 65 Miles From Vienna

Red Army Sweeps Toward Austrian Border, Vienna; Yank Bombers Aid Attack

Reds Nearing Austria Line   Million Men Drive At Reich's ‘Belly’

U.S. Planes Blast Path  For Soviets   Russian Vanguards Within 65 Miles Of Vienna

Reds Within 20 Miles Today of Austrian Border   Are 65 Miles Southeast of Vienne —Russians Drive to the  Mareal Canal

Soviets 20 Mi. From  Austria  Bret A. .i¢..   15th American  Air Force Attacks Nazi Concentrations in Path of Russians

RUSSIANS 20 MILES FROM AUSTRIA   Red Army Drive In Hungary Gains Momentum

REDS ARE ONLY 20 MILES FROM RIM OF AUSTRIA   Third Ukrainian Army 65 Miles Southeast Of Vienna

RED ARMY-VAN BUT 20 MILES FROM AUSTRIA   Soviets Sweep Closer to Hitler’s Mountain Hideout! Aided by American Precision Bombina.

Precision Bomb Attack Assits Soviet Assault   Nazis Acknowledge Red Pressure Has Gained Considerably

Russ Sweep To 20 Miles Of Austria  Yank Airmen Supporting Soviet Push

HED ARMIES BUT 20 MILE FHOM AUSTRI   U. S. Bombers from Italy Open Path Ahead of Drive for Vienna.”

WAR CRIMINAL TRIALS DELAYED   October Start Seen After Allied Chiefs Confer

SPOKESMAN: DECLARES GEN‘ERAL'S, STATEMENT NOT + QUOTED CORRECTLY BY TEXAS EDITOR: -

Jap Occupation May Last Many Years: Gen. Mac   Nips Report On Capacities Ror Production

Allies Prepare To Smash Into Ruht Valley   _ British And American Forces Plunge Deeper Into Roer River Area   YANKS BLAST AT NAZI MOVEMENTS

MacArthur Checks All Money Deals   Moves To Prevent Any Transactions Contrary To Occupation Aims,

ACCOUNTING OF ALL JAPANESE FINANCIAL DEALINGS DEMANDED  EXTENT OF EMPEROR HIROHITO’S FABULOUS FORTUNE BE REVEALED

Red Army Offensive Shows Soviet Desire For More American Activity

RUSSIANS CALL FOR DRIVE IN WEST   BELIEVE ALL-OUT ANGLOAMERICAN BLOW WOULD END WAR QUICKLY.

Horror Tale Marks Trial  Yamashita   Japs Burn and Shoot A Thousand During the Battle of Manila

MURDFRS AT MANILA CLUB DISCLOSED   Witnesses Tell of Jay   Killing of 500-1,000 P-rsons Af Getndn__ Club Last Winter

Manila Club Massacre — Is Described  More Than 500 Killed by Japanes:  Wietweocenc .Gax

CORN CROP NOT TO BADLY FROSTED   YIELD REPORTED AT 70 TO 80 PERCENT; SOME CMAFFY AND SOFT BUT USEABLE

CROP REPORT SHOWS 15% OF CORN SAFE   FROST DAMAGE SPECULATIVE   No Change in Official Report Since Sept. 1; Soybean Prospects Appear Favorable

Veto- -Voting Plan Delays Conference;  Reds Agree   Other Problems Nearing Finish

Big Five Tries Sell Veto Plan  Urges Small Nations Ta Arereant Farmula

UNRRA Legislation Approved by House Committee Today   Foreign Affairs Group Gives Okay For Appropriation

Senate Group Favors More  Relief Funds   Truman Opposes Thomas Preposal

Congressional Debate Begun On Bill Placing U.S. In United Nations

CONQUEST OF WEST WALL BASES NOW IN MOP UP STAGE   Battle For Roer River Dams In Temporary Lull As River Overflows Banks, Giving Foe Short Respite

Siegfried Bastions Tonpled   Allied Plan to Outflank West Wall Gaining Ground

Kleve. Northern Anchor, Preum To South Taken   American Patrols Find East Bank of Roer’ Heavily Defended

Yankees Take Pruem; Kleve To Canadians   Present Offensives Just + Curtain Raisers for BRuinre

Kleve, Pruem Captured by Allied Troops   Americans, Canadians Push Beyond Their Secured Objectives

May 15 Is Deadline to Make Canning: Sugar Applicatior   Deadline for, Returning Appli_ cations to Ration Board Is May 15th

Canning Sugar Applications Now Ready   ust Be in Ration Ration Board Office May 15

Must Apply tos Canning Sugar By May 15 —   Application Forms Are Available at Local Grocery Stores

1945 Home Canning Sugar Program Is Getting Underway   Deadline for Returning Applications to Ration Board. Is May 15th

U5. NINTH ARMY DRIVES 26 MILES   WRITER SAYS IT IS QUESTION NOW WHO WILL RUACIL BERLIN FIRS?.

TEXAS UNIVERSITY  CONTROVERSY BROKE  IN HOUSE THURSDAY RESOLUTION OFFERED TC  GET RULING AS TO LEGAL ITV DAINEYV NICMICCAT.

HEAVY SHIPS SUNK OR PUT OUT OF FIGHT   THIRD FLEET MOPS UP SATURDAY IN INLAND SEA

Order For Counterattack Was Never Carried Out   By GENERAL MAURICEGUSTAVE GCAMFEIN

France   Nation Could Have Continued Fight In 1940, Gamelin  Datisvupe.

France Able To Fight On  —Gamelin   Former French Army Chief Says Plan For Counter Attack Not Carried Out In 1940

Gamelin Bares Army Weakness   French Commander in Chief Breaks War Silence in Series of Astonishing Articles on Why France Foiled

wsevwoeeee  France, Despite Military Mistakes, Could /Have Continued to Fight, Says Gamelin

France Could Have Fought On In 40-Gamelin   Doesn't Know Yet Why General Counter-Offensive Ordered Then Wasn't Executed

General Maurice - Gustave Gamelin Says His Order For Counter-Offensive Never Carried Out

France  Could Have Resisted  Gen. Gamelin Says Order to Attack Never wae OQheved

THREE - POINT PROGRAM SENT TO CONGRESS   Administration Proposes Repeal of Levies as Aid In Post-war Period.

— EASIER LOAD— Income Levies  Face Slash  Excess Profits   Excess Profits Repeal Urged; To Lift Excises

News Day And Night   Repeal Of Three Per Cent Normal Levy On Individuals Recommended   Excess Profits Tax Also Slated To Go   Wartime Excise Levies Would Be Lifted July 1, 1946, Under Proposals

Repeal Urged On 3 Per Cent Normal Levy   Program Calls for Shelving of Excess Profits, Excise Taxes

ASK REPEAL OF WARTINE TY EUIFS   Lifting Of Levies Would Cost, Treasury Over Five Billion Dollars Next Year Is Estimate   PROGRAM GIVEN HOUSE COMMITTE!

REPEAL ASKED FOR TAXES ON EXCESS PROFITS   Three Percent Tax On Individuals Would. Be lifted

Urges Repeal Of 3 Percent  Normal Tax   Also Calls For Repeal Of The 95 Percent Of Wartime Excess Profits.

MOLOTOV WILL MAKE ADDRESS AT CONFERENCE   Explosive Polish Dispute May Start Toward Definite Showdown

Move Toward Showdown on Polish Issue   Delegates Believe New Instructions Given to Molotov

Molotov Slated To Give Talk At  Tonight’s Session   ~ Believe Red Foreign Commissar May Have New Orders From Stalin

Polish Showdown Is Due   Foreign Office Chiefs to Make Address Today

SHOWDOWN ON POLISH ISSUE LOOMS   Growing ‘Téhsion Grips Delegates At San Francisco

Powers Seek Showdown  Over Poland   Molotov Rumored Ready To Confer With Stettinius

Molotov May Hint of New Move In Polish Question In His Address Today

Corregidor Nurses Return Home; Peggy Sobs ‘They Don’t Know What It Means’ At Playing of Anthem

Spirits unbroken, 68 army nurses are home after three vears of internment

Truman Sets Out On Leadership Task Needed For Lasting Peace   New President Roundly Applauded In First Address As Chief Executive; Will Broadcast To Armed Forces At 10 O’Clock Tonight.

Truman Seeks Enlightened Leadership Said Needed To Fashion A Durable Peace   Tackles Manifold Problems Inherent In Forthcoming Security Conference

FOUK-POWER OCCUPATION INAUGURATED   GOAL OF FIGHTING MEN REACHED TODAY BY OCCUPATION TROOPS.   Establish Zone      Americans Have Joyous Meeting with Russians—British Take Over Zone.

YANK TROOPS ENTER BERLIN   AMERICAN, FORCE TAKING OVER ITS SECTIONS OF ‘THE GERMAN CAPITAL

ENGAGE IN GAY COMRADESHIP WITH RUSS   Separate Zones Allotted to Each of Four Occupying Powers

German Lines Are Broken by  Storm of Fire   Foe in Full Retreat from Salient in Belgium; Yank Armies Surge Ahead; Planes Blast Enemy Transport

Siegfried Line Next Stop for Fleeing Enemy   Allied Warplanes Blast Front Line

Allied Armies Closing In On Germans  From 3 Sides   Air Fleets Scourge Retreating Columns With Fury Unparalleled Since Normandy Rout  ST. VITIH MENACED

MAIN HIGHWAY NEAR ST. VITH CUT BY YANKS   Houffalize, Once In Center Of Belgian Bulge, Is Menaced   STEADY ADVANCE IS MADE BY THIRD ARMY

Germans Flee From Belgian to  Siegfried Line   Allied Planes Pound Retreat With Fury Unparalleled Since Debacle in Normandy

Nazis Shattered; Air, Ground Forces Pursue  Foe In Race For Reict   Von Rundstedt’s Forces Break Up Into Broken Lines Racing Out Of Salient In Utter Rout

Storm of Fire From Allied Warplanes Scourges Line of Flight With Fury Unparalleled Since Normandy; Main Escape Roufe Believed Severed

Changes to Rearguerd .f Action:  GAINS SCORED. BY : U. S$. THIRD: "ARMY.   Another Junction’ Effect: ed With. British Troosog

GAINS SCORED BY ”, U. S$. THIRD ARMY   Another Junction Effected With. British . Troops

Enemy Abandons Belgian Portion As Allied Planes Bombard Retreating Lines

LINES SMASHED BY HEAVY AIR, GROUND BLOWS   Squeeze on Enemy Troops Caught in Ardenne Salient

FOREIGN LOANS ~ BILL ADVANCES   Senate Committee Approves House-Passed Measure Expanding Funds

{ 800 Bombers Fly Over Reich  Full-Scale Assault  D.L... @”...... J Asa...

Bombs Rain For 18th Day   More Than 1,800 Allied Heavy Bombers Pound Reich Targets

Attack Reich With Bombs ~ For 18th Day   1,800 U. S., British Heavies Smash at Railway, Oil Center Targets

AERIAL ENTERS TS (8TH OA   More Than 1,800 U. S., British Bombers Smash at Least 10 Taraets.

MASSIVE ALLIED AIR ASSAULT ON GERMAN} IN EIGHTEENTH DAY  MORE THAN 1800 HEAVY BOMBERS SMASHED AT

Airmen Persist Aerial Attacks   Smash Simultaneously Against Ten ‘Targets In Reich For 18th Day.

MASSIVE ALLIED AIR ASSAULT ON GERMAN‘ IN EIGHTEENTH DAY  MORE THAN 1800 HEAVY BOMBERS SMASHED AT REICH TARCETS

CONN REFUSES TO SIGN,   Heavyweight Challenge Was to Have Preliminary Bouts

HINESE DRIVE FOR WENCHOW   Japanese Are Believed To Be Preparing to Give Up Big Port City

Chinese Troops Sweep 31 Miles Up East Coast   Seek To Clear Area On China’s Mainland Opposite Okinawa

Chinese Smash at Jans on Coastline Opposite Okinaws  Attempt to Clear. Pos  Attempt to Clear. Pos. sible Invasion - Points Across From Okinawa

CANADIAN FORGES TO TRAIN IN USA   Group Is Destined for Pacific Duty

Japs Barely Nicked   Gen. Stilwell Believes As He Talks of Their Millions of Fighters

JAP STRENGTH IS STRESSED   STILWELL SAYS ENEMY CAN PUT FOUR MILLION SOLDIERS INTO COMING BATTLES

PREPARES 10 FIGHT PACIFIC WAR IN CHINA   Stilwell of Opinion Jap Ground Forces Only Nicked to Date

Drive Aims At Splitting Alpine Area   Allies In North Outflank Hamburg In Race For Baltic

British Race To Block Denmark From Reich   Patton Troops On Last 60 Mile Lap Te Berchtesgaden; Near Junction To Cut Off Czechoslovakia

YANKS AND. FRENCH DEEP INTO REDOUT:   Munich Is Cleared; Alpine Pocket Split

Triple Strike Into Southern Bastion Brings Allies Closer To Junction—Patton’s Men Nearine Berchtesraden   FRENCH ARMY OVER ; BORDER OF AUSTRIA

Crowd Takes Part in Party Monday Night   About 800 People Here To Celebrate the Farm Bureau Victory

Large Crowd Attends Farm Bureau Party   Celebrate Success in Drive for Members

Agreements By Chinese, Yugos  Urged By U.S.   Troubles Have Become Major Allied Worries So Want Settlement.   PROBLEM FACES BIG-3

TT Le a eerie  UNCLE SAM ASKS CHINESE SLAVS TO SETTLE TROUBLES  °° ££ Peewee SS cee ai il le ate

U.S. Requests Settlement Of Internal Rows  Yugoslavic And ’ China Asked To Placate Factions

WALLACE TOMORROW   URGES SETTLING INSIDE TROUBLE   U. S. Wants Yugoslavia, China, To Settle Domestic Problems—Foreign Policy Statement.

Japs Prepare For Surrender In New Guines   Format Negotiations For Quitting Also Beguu In Northern Luzon and Solemons

Holdout Japs  Seek Surrender   Those In Luzon, New Guinea, Solomons Open Negotiations

Japs On Luzon Move To Quit  Enemy Report Hints Fight For Singapore

CAN IDENTIFY HITLER BODY   CAL EXAMINERS WHO MAKE CHECKUPS OF “}WITLERS"  . CHANCE OF FOOLING MEDI-

MANPOWER PARLEY ON CONGRESS LIST   H ouse-Senate Conference Due to Clear Up Differences in’ Labor’ Bills

RUSS CROSS ODER RIVER AT KUESTRIN   Drive For Berlin Amid Furious Fighting

B. & O. Adiustment Plan Is Advanced   Reds Cross Middie Oder,  Drive Towards Berlin

Is Blanketed  By Heavy Snow   Killing Frost Follows In - Wake In North Central i Area Of Nation

SNOW, RAIN FIND MAY ANYTHING BUT MERRY   Killing Frosts Strike Ohio Other Parts Of Nation

Accuses Nazi Woman Guard   Brutally Kicked Mother for Talking Te Daughter. Charge

World Would Be ‘Safe For Common Man‘  Attlee Enroute For Atomic Eneray Talks

ATTLEE 15 FLYING TO UNITED STATES   PRIME MINISTER TO DISCUSS WORLD AFFAIRS AND ATOM BOMB WITH TRUMAN,

PRIME MINISTER EN ROUTE Attlee Wings Way Toward U.S For Crucial A-Bomb Talks.

Prime Minister Will Address Congress; Report Stalin Might Alfend Talks Is Discounted

Attlee Enroute To Washington  Will Discuss World Affairs With Trumar

Attlee On Way To Washington A-Bomb Parley   Premier Asserts His Coal Safety for Common Man In Vatk at Landon

ATTLEE FLYING TO WASHINGTON   Prime Minister Hopes Talk Will Banish Atom Bomb Fears

INDUSTRIES NOW GET FREE HAND   Federal Controls Wiped Out; Auto Makers Can Go Limit

BRIDGE OWNED BY DEPUE TURNS OUT WHITE ELEPHANT   Council Consults City Attorney Skinner About Care Of Over. head Which Was Given To The Village By Railroad Company

WHITE CITY "BRIDGE OWNED BY VILLAGE   “Attorney Skinner De cides Many Local Legal Angles

Threat of Strike of Nation's Electrical Workers Darkens Already-Gloomy Labor Front

STRIKE LOOMS IN ELECTRICAL WORKERS UNION   Employes in 3 Big Corporations Vote for Work Stovpage

ELECTRICAL WORKERS VOTE 2 10 1 FOR WORK HALT   ‘Want $2 Per Day Wage Hike; Will ‘Involve 200,000  Men In i6 States

Electrical Workers Vote For Nation-wide Strike    Walkout. If It Occurs, Would Involve 200,000 Persons: Union Seeks $2 Day Raise; 400.000 Already  Idle Due To Widespread Disputes

C10 Electrical Workers Vote January Strike   Would Affect Plants Of General Electric, Westinghouse And GM.

NEW THREAT PUTS STRIKE PICTURE IN DEEPER HOLE   ELECTRICAL UNION VOTES STOPPAGE IN WIDE WAGE DISPUTE

Electrical Workers Take Strike Vote   Another Nation-Wide Labor Dispute Enters Present Gloomy Picture

3 Electrical Plant Workers May Walk Out   200.000 GE. Westinghouse. Electrical Division Of GM In Dispute.   100,000 ARE IDLE

Electrical Workers ii in Three Plants Vote] iFor Walkout After Parl y

Electrical Workers Threaten Another Nation-Wide Strike in Sixteen States

Threatened Strike of ClO Electrical. Workers:New, "NS ‘Dark Cloud on Labor Front

Gloom Is Settling Ever Thicker for Big Auto Industry  Electrical Group Latest to Vote Strike Movement

Electrical Workers Vote For Strike      Continuation of Walk-Qut  In G. M. Plants for Six Weeks Forecast; UAW To Resume Negotiations

Workers Seek $2 a Day Hike  In 3 Concerns   Follow Pattern Set By CIO in Steel, Automo tara Indneotriag

ELECTRICAL UNION APPROVES STRIKE BY HEAVY MARGIN   General Electric, Westinghouse, General Motors “Would Re fiftected  ;

Another Major Sirike Threatens Peace Production   Electrical Workers Approve Walkout, Injunction Against. IMegal Pickeiing Asked by GM

200,000 MAY QUIT JOBS IN J BIG PLANT!   Ci0 Electrical Union Votes for Werk Stoppage in Pay Ficht.

LABOR PICTURE MORE GLOONN   Threat of Another CountryWide Strike Among Electrical Workers.   VOTE 50 TO 1 FOR STRIKE

Sera p Begins On Government Reorganization   Republicans Would Limit Kxecutive Power Over Federal Agencies.

Sera p Begins On Government Reorganization           Republicans Wot Would Limi Executive Power Ov ~ Federal Agencies.

REORGANIZATION FIGHT IN HOUSE   Scrap Begins Over How Much Power To Give President Truman.

Scrap Begins In Congress \On ExtentOfPower Truman ‘Should Have ToGetChange

Scrap Begun Upon Powers   Demos Favor Truman Reshuffle Of Bureaus

14,000 OPA Paid Clerks to Lose Jobs Soon; Butter Points Reduced: Shoe Rationing May End This Fall

OPA Cuts Local Ration Board Staffs   14,000 Will Lose Jobs; Butter Points Reduced

OPA PLANS MAJOR CUT IN WORKERS   14,000 Paid Clerks ‘Discharged in Few Weeks

England, Russia No Right to Ask Share in Weapon  Other Nations Would Not Give Knowledge To U. §. He Savs

Churchill FavorsU.5S. AtomView   Ask Government to Adhere to Truman’s Views on New Energy

Churchill Against Pushing  ~ For Atomic Bomb ‘Secrets   Statement Comes Day After Molotov Says Russia Will Have ‘Energy’ In Use

England Told Bomb Secret Must Remain   Churchill Warns  Againt Aspplying Prpacnre an I’ &

Churchill Advises Britain Not to Put on Pressure for Bomb Secrets

Churchill Fights Move To Obtain : K-Bomb Secret      To Avoid “Pressure;”  Lauds Marshal Stalin

U. S. Supported Qn Atom Bomb By Churehill      British Leader Says Russia Does Not Tell Its Secrets

Churchill Warns Against Urging U.S. To Tell A-Bomb Production Methods

Wouldn't Push U.S. For Atomic  Bomb Secrets   Churchill Tells Commons Stalin Still Holds  --EF oli In Russia

300 CAUGHT IN DRIFTS RESCUED   85 of Those Trapped on Dixie Highway in Hospital

As Rapidly As Possible   Army to Rush Yanks Liberated From German Prison Camps to Homes

TO BE SENT HOME   U. S. Soldiers Liberated in Germany Will Not Fight in Europe Again

Nazis: ‘Admit War Is Drawing to An End   Send-Freed — Yanks Home   “Ag Fast As Army Can et Them There”; None Will Fight Nazis Again

LIBERATED YANKS TO BE SENT HOME   Americans Stick to Agreement With Fleeing Nazis

New Yugoslav Crisis Looms  Tito Complains of iH-Treatment, of , oe a  a

Hard Fighting Rages In Houffalize Area Where Germans Fight To Escape Envelopment By Two American Armies   SHOVE NAZIS BACK TO OWN FRONTIER

German Pocket Is Squeezed   Howling Blizzard Slows Down British Drive in Holland

BILLIONS MISTAKE SLASHES CUTBACK   $3,100,000,000 Already Was Appropriated

Error Of Three Bulien Dollars  Cuts Spending   Neither White House Nor. Budget Bureau Has tn.  mediate Explanation  for Mistake 

WEDDING OCCURS AT EMMANUEL’S   Miss Helen Eaton Hostetter Becomes Bride Of Lt. William Henry Methorn At Ceremony There

INEW YORKERS ANNOYED AT LACK OF ‘NEWSPAPERS   Housewives Can’t Learn Bargains Because of Strike of Distributors

2 WEEKS SANS PAPERS   New Yorkers’ Lives Complicated By News Deliverer’s Strike

Gotham Is Still Without Paper  Distributions   Mayor LaGuardia Term: Union Walkout “Stub_ horn, Silly, Idiotic De  fiance of Goverument”

Wainwright Receives Acclaim Due A Here   Truman Awards Bataan Leader Medal Of Honor: Busy Day Ahead For General .

CHEERS PROVE FINE TONIC FOR WAINWRIGHT   Famous General Seems to Have Shed Ten Years

OVATION MADE  CENERAL HAPPY   WELCOME GIVEN WAINWRIGHT : IN: WASHINGTON “BEST MEDICINE" FOR FORMER PRISONER

Farmer Shoots Youth Fleeing From Eldora   Worrick, 14, Captured Here Recently, Only Slightly Injured

FT. DODGE BOY WOUNDED AFTER ELDORA BREAK   Only Slightly Injured When Shot By Farmer; 11 Boys Are Still at Large

Exact Boundaries For Berlin Are Set by Allies  French Not Mentionec In emaaseonenaasl  ye  #i#- a

Exact Boundaries For Berlin Are Set by Allies  French Not Mentionec In Announcement By Control Council

Two More Nazi, Bigwigs Dead —   Marshal Von Greim.: Dr. Jury Suicides _ )

Two Sisters of Hitler and Many Nazi 3igwigs Picked Up; Two Are Suicides Others Found With Phials of Poison

Two More Nazt Bigwigs Take (wn Lives   “Little Hitler” Forster And Two Sisters of Ex-Fuehrer Are Taken

Truman’s Broader Jobless Payment  Plan Would Cover More, Pay More

Jobless Pay Plan Means  Two Things   Truman Would Broaden Policy

Japs Worried by Movements of U. $. Fleet   Banzai Charges on Two Islands Indicate Campaigns Near End

Movements Of Big U. S. Fleet Alarm Tokyo   ‘Japs Also Worry Over Increasingly Hostile Russian Attitude

British Naval ForceEnfers Malacca Straif  Jap Cruiser Sunk;   Jap Cruiser Sunk; Interest In Soviet Position Gains In Worldwide Interes'!

BRITISH UNITS GAIN IN DRIVE FOR SINGAPORE   Banzai Charges On Okinawa Indicate Japs Are Cracking

Banzai Charges On Mindanao, Okinawa Hint End Is Near   British Sink 10,000-Ton Enemy Cruiser in Malacea Strait

Interest in Red Attitude ls Growing   Japs Make Suicide Charges On Okinawa And Mindanao

CAPITAL CITY BRIDGEHEAD IS BROADENED   After 48 Days of Fighting _ There is No Evidence of Collapse in Grim Defense

Japs Eye © U. S. Fleet Maneuvers   Will Bear “Rigid Watching” Says Tokyo; Flame Throwers  Diners Mil-weacda Tanna

MOVEMENTS OF AMERICAN FLEET WORRIES TOKYO   DEEPEST SLASHES IN SINGAPORE CAMPAIGN REPORTED BY BRITISH

Planes Slash Widely Around Singapore Defenses—Nips’ Oil Knocked Out

SHIPS LEAVING MARIANNAS, {5 TOKYO REPORT   Increasing Interest in ‘Russian Attitude Is Evidenced

British Declare Singapore Push Meets Suecess   Contested Isle Backs Reds: Nips Cut Down In China; Okinawa Yanks Advance

Defeat Seen By Japanese On Okinawa   Customary Charge Indicates They Believe Finish Nosy

U. S. Float Movement? Worries Tokyo  Japs Suffer Setbacks In China, Pacific Area

American Fleet Action Worries  Jap Officialdom   Tokyo Admits Defeat On Two Island Fronts

CASE OF JITTERS IS INCREASED BY SOVIET ATTITUDE   Suicide Charges Indicate Nips Realize End Near on Okinawa and Mindanao

BANZAT CHARGES ON OKINAWA, MINDANAG INDICATE END NEAR  INCREASING INTEREST IN RUSSIA’S ATTITUDE IN PACIFIC SHOWN

British Score In Fierce Push For Singapore's Base   Japs Suffer Reverses in China as Russia Increases Interest in Pacific—Yanks Use Flame-Throwing Tanks on Okinawa; Allied Planes Wreck Enemy Shipping.

S-Fleet ovements orry Japs   tention Centers n Reds’ Attitude sweard Pacific Wa

Japanese Broadcast Says ‘Powerful Fleet’? Leaving Marianas Islands “Requires Rigid Watching’’— British Report Deep Gains In Campaign To Regain Singapore — Banzai Suicide Charges On Okinawa And Mindanao Hint Enemy’s Plight

JAPS DISTURBED BY FLEET MOVES   Interest Grows On Russia’s Attitude Toward Pacific

British Units Make Sweeping Gains In Drive For Singapore   Chinese Make New Advances; Fierce Okinawa Battles Continue; Nips Bid For Unity With Russia

inferest in Red Attitude Toward Pacific War Rises   British Sink Jap Cruiser, Strike Nearer Singapore

Tokio Expects New Attack By U. S. Fleet   Development Of Russian Attitude Toward Pacific Stirs Increasing Interest.

Yanks Score New Italian Front Gains   Mountain .Division Wins Land Dominating Vital Highway

SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE FUNDS   State Recognizes Closings Caused By Severe Storms vere Storms

New Landing On Mindanao Takes Nips By Surprise   Last Jap Defenders On Isle Ripped Into Hopeless Pockets

Japs on Mindanao Are Divided Into  Isolated Pockets   Fortieth Division Troops in New Landing on Macajalar Bay

New Troops Land, Drive To Join 31st   Nip Defenders Driven Into  Small Pockets After Beach Accanlé

Island Is About To B Bisected. —   MEN IN NEW ASSAULT LANDIf        APPROACHING ‘THEM FROM'‘SO

Yanks Mop Up Japs on Mindanao   Surprise Landing Cuts Nips Into Small Pockets

CHINESE RED OFFICIAL IS ASSASSINATED   Li Shao-shih, Secretary General of Communist Party’s Chungking Headquarters, Is Slain While Motoring.

Chinese Official  Is Assassinated   Missing Chauffeur Is Sought After Red Sec retarv-General Slain

NIPS LOSE 95 SHIPS IN BLOWS   Results Of Assaults Against Formosa,  Okinawa Listed

THIRD FLEET. PLANES HIT 95 JAP SHIPS —  ce ae   Also Destroy _ 331 ‘Aircraft in  48-Hour Assault

Third Fleet Planes Destroy Or. Damage 95 Jap Ships and 331  Aircraft At Formosa and Okinawa

SHATTERING BLOW STRUCK AGAINST JAPS   95 Enemy Ships, 331 Aircraft Destroyed or Damaged In New Pacific Strike.

U. S. Planes Wreck 95 Jap. Ships   Tokyo. Reports Ameri¢an Convoy Sighted Off West Coast of Luzon

95 Jap Ships Blasted by Fleet Planes   331 Enemy Aircraft. Destroyed, Damaged At Formosa, Okinawa

95 Nip Ships, 331 Planes Hit   Powerful Blow May Thwart Counter-Strike

FLIERS BLAST 95 NIP SHIPS, 331 PLANES   High Toll Is Taken In 2 Day Attack On Formosa, Okinawa

95 Enemy Ships, 331 Planes Toll In Allied Raid   48-Hour Assault Made Against Formosa, Okinawa By Americans

UL, S. DESTROYS 95 JAP SHIPS, 331 ATRCRAF   May Have Smashed Preparations for Philippine Counter-Offoensive

Unconditional Surrender Terms Siaqned   Historic Document Is Executed on Deck of Mighty U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay by Representatives of the Victorious Allies and Envoys of Nip Emperor

Stripped Japan Accepts Allied Military Rule   Emperor Hirohito Tells People to  Obey, Officials to Enforce Orders Issued by General. MacArthuras Supreme Commander.

ARREST JAPAN'S TORTURE EXPERT   Abe, 3 Army Officers Held in Airmen’s Deaths

Jap Torture  Expert Held   Genki Abe Arrested With Three Officers

HE TOOK PART IN EXECUTION OF U.S. FLIER   .MaGArthur Puts More Curbs ‘  About Activities of   Tekyo Gov't.

Gen. Doolittle Flyers’ Killers Captured Today   Japanese Torture Expert Is Nabbed

Japs Torture Expert Held By MWArthur   Three Officers Implicated In ‘Doolittle’ Executions Also Jailed

Americans Arrest Jap Torturers of Doolittle Flyers  MacArthur Also Freevec

Japs Arrested For Doolittle Fliers’ Trial   Genki Abe And Army Officers Are Accused

GENKI ABE, HATED TORTURE EXPERT, JAILED BY YANK:   Three Jap Officers Involved in Execution of UL §. Llvere Alea Held

Japan's Expert at Torture Is Seized   Genki Abe Arrested; Konoye Again Rebuked By MacArthur; Three Army Officers Held

Gen. MacArthur Orders Arrest Of Genki Abe   American Military Head Places Further Restrictions on Nips

Abe, Jap Torture Expert, Arrested   3 Others Also Held in Killing of U.S. Fliers

Americans Seize Torture Expert, 3 Jap Officials   Accuse Arrested Japs Of Condemning U.S. Fliers To Death

Torture Expert Is Among Those Accused of Killing Three ‘Doolittle’ Pilots in 1942.

Three Involved In Execution of © U.S. Fliers Held   MacArthur Rejects Request To Continue Medical Society Work.

Power Behind Jap  Throne Assembles   Domei Tells Clients Announcement Due

Enemy Loses 915 Ships, 1,076 Planes   End of Japanese Navy Reported by McCain; Bombers Keep on Job

LESS CIVILIAN MEAT IS SEEN   Down About 9% For First Quarter of 1946, Says ‘Ag’ Department :

Visions Decline in Meat Supplie  Nine Per Cent Drop During Next Quarter

Civilian Meat Supplies Tec Be Cut Soon   More For Amy, Foreion Lands

Jenmark and Italy \re Expected [o Join UNRRA   Relief Organization Schedules Most Important Session

OPA LISTS GROUPS ELIGIBLE FOR CARS   Only Eight Categories Included In New Ruling

Fifth Army Patrols Lunge At Germans On Italian Front   Bombers From Italian Bases Strike At Vienna And Other Military Targets

op Scientists f Germany Will Work In U.S.  Come To America On Voluntary rm _T-~ _- yY?Mtffs

VON MODEL CLAIMED WOUNDED IN BOMBING   injury Said To Have Forced Return Of Kesselring

Gene Howe And Texas Severely Derided As Arizona Solons Take Up Film Scran

ord Army 130 Miles Of Berlin   Germans Fleeing Toward Elbe River. Fliers Report

Tolbukhin Units On Outskirts of Austrian Capital   Stockholm Reports Say Fighting Going On Against Nazi Garrison

BRATISLAVA IS TAREN, VIENNA BATTLE ROARS   Defenses of Southeast Germany Crumble Under Attacks

COLUMBUS WATER SHORTAGE GROWS   ‘Curtiss-Wright Shuts Down  When Mains Dry  

Air Forces Plan Force of 400,000 Men, 5,000 Planes   Also Propose An Air National Guard.

Army Air Forces Ask 5,000 Planes   Also Want Air National Guard As Large As Possible

Air Forces Want 5,000 Planes Ready   Doolittle Says L Large Fleet Of Planes And Fliers To Be Required

Want Postwar Fleet of 5,000    Request National Guard As Large As Possible

Doolittle in Plea Before Committee   Air Force Seeks Permanent Force of 400,000 and  Large Reserve Force

Army Asks Fleet Of 5,000 Planes —  For Postwar Use   Officers and Men, Plus Air National Guard Defense Plans Call for Air Force of 400,000 As Laree as States Can Stand, Says Doolittle

DOOLITTLE TELLS AIR FORCE AIMS   5000 COMBAT PLANES, 400,000 MEN WANTED

AAF Seeks 4,000-P lane Air Armada   100,000 Men Also Wanted For Peacetime Service, General Doolittle Says

O'CONOR SPEAKS BEFORE OPENING OF LEGISLATURE   Governor Recounts Administrative And State Departmental Achievements   WHITE IS OPPOSED TO HOME RULE LAW

“Home Rule” Laws: Opposed - By Speaker Of The House   Stond Announced at Opening of Maryland's General nce: ted Conor Reviews Achievements During the Past Two Years

Three Butte Men Are Wounded by Enemy Action  Shea, Dysinger   Shea, Dysinger and Wold Are Battle Casualties

Three Butte Men Are Wounded by Enemy Action  Shea, Dysinger and Wold Are Battle Casualties

HOPKINS CLEARS PATH TO PARLEY   Confers in London, Then Goes to Paris; DeGaulle Bid Rumored

BRITISH PLANES DESTROY VILLAGE   Battle Against Indonesians Result Of Attack On British-Indian Convoy

Spain Rejects Any Interterenc  - Franco - Replies: To? pepe canteanad’ Reaal’”

Franco Government Won't Tolerate Foreign Interference in Affairs

SPAIN — READY FOR ‘ISOLATION’   Statement Given Ir Answer To Proposed Meet

Spain To Brook No Interference   No Foreigner To Dictate Affairs.

1899 DIVORCE SUIT FINALLY COMPLETED      Both Parties Have Remarried And Had Children

HITLER IN HAMBURG IS NEWEST RUMOR   British Still Investigate Von Ribbentrop Case

Hitler Believed Hiding in Hamburg   New, Faster “50” Throws - 1200 Slugs:a Minute

YANK SOLDIERS T0 LEAVE PALESTINE   Sudden Order Places Area Out of Bounds to U. S.  Perennnal_

U.S. Commanders ‘Falk Openly Of Invasion Of Jap Islands; Navy, Air Force Are Crippled

U. S. Leaders Talk Openly Of Forthcoming Invasion   THEY KNOW THEY ARE BEATEN

Invasion of Japan ls Openly Talked  Tokyo Issues Urgent Call for More Planes

Lack ,of Air Opposition to U. S. Raiders Reported   Japs Successfully Counterattack in the Southern Philippines

Nips’ Air Force Is_  Hard Hit   Invasion Plans In The - Making, Says Adniiral Chester W. Nimitz

Japan Faces U. S. Threat  Of Invasion   U. S. Commanders Talk Freely Of Plans; Nimitz Sees Long Hard Fight

J. S. Commanders Talk Openly of Japan Invasion; Forecast Long, Tough Battle

Nimitz Says Plans In The Making For  Invasion Of Japan   No Interceptors Are Sent Against American Raids

U.S. OFFICERS SPEED PLANS TC INVADE JAPAN   Japanese Air Force Weakes Nip Attack Successful in Philippines

U. 5. PLANNING JAPAN INVASION   NIPS HOLD BACK YANK LINES ON OKINAWA

ALLIED LEADERS IN PACIFIC AREA TALK OF INVASION JAPAN  RETURNING AMERICAN PILOTS REPORT NOT SIN. GLE JAP PLANE IN AIR

PACIFIC CHIEFS TALK OPENLY OF JAPAN INVASION   Plans For Campaign Are In Making, Admiral Nimitz Says

Bridge Scores High - - Thursday Evening   North-South Was 186'% and East-West 18514; Thirteen Tables Played.

Fourteen Tables Played at Bridge   In the Duplicate Club Last Night the Average Score Was 182.

Used the Mitchell Movement at Bridge   Twelve and a Half Tables Played at Hopper Coffee Shop Thursday Night.

12 Tables Played at Duplicate Club   The Mitchell Movement Was Used; 132 Was Average Score Last Night.

Government Prepares For Reconversion   OPA halts printing of new ration boeks.,  Postwar wages and prices studfed at White House cenference.  Restrictions lifted on hard coal deliveries.

Reconversion Plans Rushed   Ration Book Printing Stop. ped; Wage, Price Steadying Discussed

U. S. Halts Printing Of New Ration Books    i Leaders Rush Plans to Hurry Nation Onte Peacetine Foot. . ings Battle Inflation

Plans For Peace Footing Hurried   By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH Associated Press Staff Writer

Peace Outlook Halts Printing Of Ration Books   Reconversion Advisers Meet With Truman  To Discuss Problems

HALT RATION BOOK ORDERS   Printing of New Books Is Stopped As Plans For Peace Are Rushed

Major Angles of Peace ier  Printing of Now Rutiai Beals Hulted Ly j

Government Halts Printing Of Millions of Ration Books   President Confers With Top Advisers, Fear Inflation  In Post-War Perioc

FINANCIAL TRANSFUSION NEEDED  FEPC Fundless, Moribunc As Backers Seek Way Out

Southern Opposition Snags Funds in House After Senate Compromise

FEPC Is Finished Unless Mood of House Is Changed  Congressmen From ee SI SAS Ecce sy  eee eee   Congressmen From South Determined to Destroy Committee

FEPC Appropriations Gone,  House Blocks Further Funds   Southerners Object to Bill Financing War Agencies Because FEPC Included—Backers of FEPC  to Continue Their Battle a 

FEPC Dies,  Funds Expire   House Beate Appropriation In Last Hour Fight

TEPC Moneyiess, Moribund; Backers Seek Finances  Technically Committee Died oat End of   Technically Committee Died at End of Fiscal Year <

Churchill Finds Opposition Rough   Prime Minister Begins Wide Campaign Tour

Extend Probe of Pearl Harbor to At Least Feb. 15   Testimony Today On Anglo-U.S. Pact To Halt Jap Moves

Hearing to Last  To Mid-February   Barkley Believes All Evidence Could Be Taken  by Then   ' A DISPUTE IN NAVY   Not Certain Who Should Have Kept Fleet Commanders Posted

B. 18 St] AS DEADLINE   Barkley Believes All of Pearl Harbor Evidence can Be Taken By Then.   REPORT NAVAL PLAN

Deadline Is Changed To February 15   Reveal Anglo-U. S. Naval Pact Envisioned Amer ican Attack On Truk.

Govt. Revampinc Near lest Vote  Amendment on Plan   Amendment on Plan By Truman Fought on Senate Party Lines

Reorganizing  Vote Is Near   Republicans Fight  Truman’s. Proposal

‘Army Concerned Over  ‘Supreme Court Action ‘In Yamashita Hearing

ARMY WAR GRIMES PLANS UPSET BY SUPREME COURT   DECISION TO REVIEW TRIAL OF YAMASHITA HAS CAUSED CONSTERNATION AT MANILA

MOST OF YANK PLANES CAUGHT ON THE GROUND   Wainwright Says Enemy Lost Only Two Bombers Due To Meager Defenses

First Army Major Relieved on Charge Of Duty Neglect   English Villagers Complain GI Boxes From Home Burned

OHIO EXPECTS RECORD CROPS   Largest Yield In History Of State Predicted For Some Items

CROPS MAY BE” BEST IN YEARS   AUGUST. PREDICTIONS ‘“ INDI’ CATE THAT ONIO'S CROPS ‘MAY BE THE LARGEST © IN RECENT YEARS

BUMPER CROPS LOOM FOR OHIO   Harvest Expected To Be Late But One of Best

ea ee  WILL OBSERVE V-] DAY   Business to Suspend; Parade, Religious Services Planned

HOW MATTOON WILL OBSERVE V-JDAY   Business to Suspend; Parade, Religious _ Services Planned

Trustees Elected For Blue Cross Hospital Group  Three From Helens Named to Board

Trustees Elected For Blue Cross Hospital Group   Three From Helena Named to Board At Annual Session

He Criticized American Gurls;  Now ‘War Zones Safer For Me’   Sgt. John Coleman Tries to Explain Why He Said Australian Damsels Just as Pretty

LIBERATION OF MANILA IMMINENT   Capital's Fall Is Expected This Weekend

9 Divisions Race for Luzon City   Yanks Cross Angat in Drive to Within 17 Miles of Capital

PANZER UNITS “LAUNCH DRIVE AGAINST REDS   GERMANS APPARENTLY MAKING DESPERATE EFFORT TO SMASH CORRIDON TO BUDAPEST

Germans Seek To Stem Drive Upon Austria   Counter-Attacks Are Made By Nazi Panzer Units In Danube Area

TRY TO RELIEVE BUDAPEST NAZIS   Panzer Units Launch Drive Forcing Reds From Danube Areas

PRISONERS OF JAPS RETURN TO AMERICA      800 Children and Adults Arrive at Frisco

TO CHINA DEAL   Forrestal Plan To Furnis! Ships and Men Gets Mild Response.

Japs Call Out  Swim Team   12 Litthe Swimmers Ferrying Explosives Paddle Inte Transport Area. /

Since the Jap Air Force Is Badly Beaten They Call Out “the Swimming Team”

U. S. Combat Fleet Met by Japanese  Canoes at Lingayen  Swimming Nips Carry Explosives Into Allied Battle Region

Japs Even Resort To Bringing Out Swimmers Who Paddle Explosives In Water To Strike Our Vessels

Jap Swimmers Make Selves  Human Torpedoes in Effort To lmpede Luzon Landing

DONNELLY SIGNS $40 PENSION BILL   NEW LAW TO ADD $1,020,000 A YEAR TO STATE ASSISTANCE COSTS,

THIRD FLEET IS: WELCOMED BACK TO HOME SHORES   Throng On Golden Gate Bridge Rears Greeting Te Admiral Halsey   10,000 MEN BEING . GIVEN DISCHARGES

Admiral Halsey Arrives With His Third Fleet   Dignity Cast Aside By Crews as South Dakota Steams Into San Francisco Port

HALSEY GREETED UPON ARRIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO   Throng Cheers and Pianes Fly Overhead as His Flagship Steams Under Golden Gate Bridge.   WHISTLES TIED DOWN BY HARBOR CRAFT   More Than Dozen Units of Third Fleet Bring Back 10,000 Service Men for Discharge.

ADM. HALSEY, THIRD FLEET RETURN HOME   Pacific Veteran Warns Against Allowing Japs to Rearm

Submarine Sent For Hitler, Says Jap Navy Man   Germany Worse Menace Than Japan. Says Halsey; 3rd Fleet Is Home

Halsey Given Welcome On  Homecoming  Admiral Abandons Ceremonious Dignity ; ee 8 6=—l, ot ae. SSN ¥

Details Of United States Foreign Policy Untangled; Bitter Dispute Expected

Experts Frame Details Of U.S. Foreign Policy   Capitol Hill Disappointed That President Wasn’t More Specific.

U. S. Foreign Policy Flayed   oF fy RP fSharcscwse ENE   G. O. P. Charges FDE Leadership ‘Weak’

Diplomacy Fight In Senate Seen   Disappointment Felt At F. R. Failure to State Policy Details

Leaders Are Kept  Busy Working  On Foreign Policy President Withholds  Details of His  Dies . on iii a tins ols eae

U.S. EXPERTS WORK ‘ON DETAILS OF ‘FOREIGN POLICY   Labor Over American Proeb , lebs in Europe’s Diplomatic   =Tangle—Details Only Hinted by FDR in Message

Leaders Are Kept Busy Working On Foreign Policy  President Withholds Details of His Plan for Conference

DIPLOMATIC POLICIES ARE BEIMG SHAPED   American Experts Working On Details of Political Problems Outlined in Message

U.S. Policy On Foreign Issues  Held Not Clear   Republicans and Democrats Alike Disappointed In Roosevelt Speech; Betails Being Worked Out

Would Smoke Out President on U.S. Foreign Policy   Growing Criticism In G.O.P. Circles  ’ May Burst into Flame Thic Weal

Tax Heads Agree On Final Form Of Reduction Bill   Features of Both House, Senate  Proposals Included

CONGRESS AGREES ON TAX CUT   Expect House, Senate To Adopt Bill Soon “

Truman Goes To Conference  For Final Day   Interest in Future Plans For Stettinius

May Clear Up Future Status  Of Stettinius   Truman Expected to Make Statement About State Department Plains In Frisco

Conference Into Climax Of Its Work   Truman Arrives; Signing 0! United Nations Charter to Begin Tonight

BRILLIANT ROUND CEREMONIES WAIT TRIIMAN’S ARRIVAT   PRESIDENT WILL HELP WIND UP UNITED NATION! CONFERENCE

Future of Stettinius, Long Subject of Speculation, May Also Be Speedily Announced

State Officials Urge Precaution  When DDT Used   New Insecticide Potentially Dangerous Poison Ta Humans.

State Warns Against DDT Carelessness   Product Is Dangerous If Improperly Used, Say Officials

FLOODS ARE RECEDING   Harvesters Weleome Forecast of Clear Skies

Nazis Giving Up In Norway  Quisling Arraignment Time Not Revealed

EXTEND PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY   Investigators Set February 15 As New Goal; About 60 Witnesses Left.

Pearl. Harbor Investigators Vote.to Wind Up Disaster Probe by Pine 15

‘Lassie’ Came Home! Mission (13 Near Fatal   Badly Crippled B-29 Limps Back From Japan Raid

OUPERFORTRESS [8 BROUGHT HOME BY IT GREW AS MIRACLE =  IT WAS “LASSIE’S” THIRTEENTH MISSION AND ALSO HER LAST

Aunt Of Missing Boy Denies Call  Police Think Suspect Not Connected With  On I i

CARRIER PLANES HIT TOKYO WHILE NAVY POUNDS HAMAMATSU   Admiral Ramsey Warns ‘Most Overwhelming Forces Ever Concentrated Preparing  To Invade Homeland Of Nips’

Japanese Boas! Defenses Are ‘Perfect’   Declare Invading Americans Will Be Smashed

Suzuki Boasts But— Japs Call on People to Make Island Fortress of Homeland

IN NORTH CHINA   Prepare for Harder Fighting; Outlook in Java Darkens

CIVIL WAR NOW LOOMS IN JAVA   Extremists Threaten Attack on Republic Forces of Soekarno

SITUATION IN JAVA REPORTED DETERIORATING   Civil War Between Opposing Factions Seen Possi* bility

COMMUNISTS: GALL RESERVES INNORTH CHINA   Prepare for Harder Fighting; Outlook in Java Darkens. ..

TAX CUT BILL PASSES HOUSE BUT FACES SNAG   Atomic Energy, Strikes and Veteran Problems Await Action by Congress

SOME CHANGES PUT FORWARD BY GEORGE   Five-Point Plan Approved By Vote Of 343 To 10   LAWMAKERS   Urged To Speed Up Action On Control Of Atom: McKeough Okayed

House Gives Measure A Speedy O. K.   George May Seek Change In Plan

8,000 Planes — Rip Germany   War's Heaviest Battering Deawea Ont Lafliwnife

NAZI*TARGETS HIT BY 8,000 PLANES   Assaults Are Delivered Against Aroused Luftwaffe Opposition -

8,000 ALLIED PLANES HIT GERMAN TARGETS   Jei-Plane Factories Main Objectives; Luftwaffe Aroused Into Defense

RA at ezasAteed  Vyewe cep = Ges age Qo -? porte cy m4 ages qr ot

8,000 Allied Planes Batter Nazi Taraets   American Bombers Spearhead Attack On Jet-Plane Plants

NAZI‘TARGETS. HT BY 8,000 PLANES      Assaults -Are Delivered. _ Against Aroused. Luft-: ~ waffe Opposition -

Strike Vote Asked  For % Plants of  General Motors 325,000 Workers Are  Involved in Action  Taken by UAW

Formal Plea Is Filed For GM Strike Vote   325,000 Auto Workers Affected By Demand For 30 Per Cent Waae Hike

Union Figures 325,000 To Be Affected   Ballot Expected On Oct. 24; Would Force 40 Other Factories To Shut Down

HID. ASKS FOR STRIKE VOTES NIM PLANTS   Union Estimates 325,000 -to Be Affected if Strike Call Issued.

Over22,0000i!Workers Off Job Saturday; Gas Supplies Dwindling Fast

Union Wants 30 Percent In Wage Increase   325.000 Workers Will Be Affected If Strike Is Call. ed Says Chief.   COST WILL BE HiGe

CAR WORKERS ASK VOTE IN STRIKE MOVE   General Motors Chosen As ‘Most Strategic’ For Demands

Big Five Said Making Y Very Little Progress   60,000 Expected To Strike Monday

TROG? LANDINGS EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT, SAY JAPS   Over 70 Landing Craft in Armada in: Lingayen Gulf, Besides Three Other Convoys Steaming Around Southern Points of Main Philip pine Island.

HIROHITO WILL * TAKE PART IN DIET MEETING   “Emperor Informs Imperiol Ancestors of Defeat—Business Not Announced

President Has Plans for Job Security   Truman Seeks Help For Returning Servicemen in U. S.

Truman Plans Legislation To Protect Vets   Wants Job Security Clause Continued After Draft Act Expires

Palo Alto County Is Lagging In Sond Purchases  Many Are Not WDaino Their Part

Tokyo Protests Nazi Surrender   Reported Peace Offer  “Flagrant Violation”

JAPS THREATEN TO BREAK TERM WITH GERMANY   Says Axis Partner Has Let Her Down In Crucial Moment

Superforts Hit lwo Jima   Raid Reflects Stepped Up Tempo Of B-29 Operations   Leaves From Note Book Of War Correspondent

Americans Equal To Emergency ‘Tank Commander Who Didn’t Wait for Order To Attack Bawled Out Then Praised

BY RICHARD KASISCHKE   Authorities Seek Clues in Manning Break-In Series

STETTINIUS AND FOR TO ATTEND   Anthony Eden to Accompany Churchitt to Big Three Conference

Stettinius ‘To Sit In On Big 3 Parley   Secretary Will Accompany) FDR To Session

Stettinius To  Attend Session Of Big Three   Secretary Of State Wil Accompany Roosevel: To Conference With Churchill And Stalin

Stettinius Will Attend Meeting   To Accompany Presiden In Big Three Parley

Kelley Nominated By lowa Teachers To Head 1.S.1.A.   Former Principal In Creston Also Is Nominated

NAVY ABANDONS HUN’   oie Bombers and 27 Crewmen Are Still Missing

NAVY ABONDONS PLANE SEARCH   MISSING SHIPS REMAIN UNSOLVED MYSTERY

Soldier Kills 8, Wounds 20 at Utah War Camp   Crazed Tower Guard Machine-Guns Sleeping German Prisoners; No  Explanation for Act, Commander Says

Patton Plunges On East Toward Czechoslovakia   19-Mile Advance Puts Third Army 140 Miles From Berlin

JAPANESE FOREIGN OFFICE INCLINED TO BRUSH OFF ORDERS  NIPPON GOVERNMENT  WILL SOUND OUT ALLIES IN NIPLOMATIC ISOLATIO

Japs Reluctant To Obey Orders Cutting Relations   Nips Want to Know if Potsdam Declaration Permiis Demand; Family Monopolies are Intact

Show Reluctance To Carry Out M’ Arthur Order   Want To Check With Potsdam Terms

Mike No’Move Yet To Carry out Or der; MacArthur [rked By Continued Silence of Jap Gov't on Zaibatsu Li ~~ quidation Order Issued 2 Weeks Agu.

Foreign Office Reluctant On ‘lsolation’   Government Will Exercise Order But Jap Foreign Office Against It.   PREPARED BY CHIEFS

Ask for Potsdam Ruling   Reluctant to Call Diplomats From Embassies

SHY AWAY FROM ORDERS OF MARTHUR   Tokyo Plans to Sound Out Allies on Whether the Directive Conforms to the Potsdam Declara« tion. .

JAPS SLOW T0 OBEY DIPLOMATIC ISOLATION ORDER   Officials to Sound Out Allies if Conforms To Potsdam Policy

Order Japs Confiscate All Weapons   ‘Firearms, Knives, Swords, Explosives Must Be Confiscatec By December 1

Japs Reluctant to Break Off Diplomatic Ties   Potsdam Declaration Cited in Connection With Latest Edict

JAPANESE BALK ON ALLIED ORDER   Reluctant to Obey  Diplomatic Isalation

Japs Slow to Obey Order Of MacArthur   Government Seeks to Retain Diplomatic Ties With Some Nations

Japan Reluctant In Obeying Order   MaéArthur Calls for Diplomatic Isolation of the Country   TO SOUND OUT ALLIES   ; Japs Think Order Is Not in Keeping With Potscam Meeting °

Japs Reluctant To Obey Order On Diplomacy   Bring Up Question of Whether It Conforms to Potsdam Accord

N OBEY ORDERS   Officials to Sound Out Authorities on MaeArthur Directive.   ‘CITE POTSDAM PLAN

Want to Know If Potsdam Pact Covers Situation   Report MacArthur Impatient as Japs Hesitate to Break Up Monopolies

Japs Reluctant To Carry Out Isolation Order   interpretation  Will Be Asked

Japs Reluctant On Abandonment Of Foreian Ties  Also Stalling on Democratizing of —liCO'Wealthiect Familiac

JAPANESE BALK OVER SEVERING OF WORLD TIES   Tokyo Foreign Office Feels Order May Be Outside Of Potsdam Directives

Japan Reluctant To Obey Demand   To Show ‘Great Care’ In Severing Diplomatie Relations. Report

Japs Reluctant To Break Ties   Question Whether Isolation Order Conforms To Potsdam Terms

Japan Stalls On Obeying MacArthur   Government Slow to End Foreign Relations, Dissolve Monopolies

Japs Slow In Obeying New Allied Order   Reluctant to Break Off Diplomatic Relations; Mac Arthur Grows Impatient

NIPS RELUCTANT TO OBEY ‘MAC’   Jap Government To Exercise ‘Great Care’ in Following Isolation Order

Japs Slow To Accept Isolation   Question if Order To Cut Diplomatic Ties Conforms to Potsdam Declaration

Asking Data On Potsdam Declaration For Action   Family. Monepolies Question Unsolved

Japan Is Slow "To Obey Order  For Isolation   Questions Whether Directive Js In Line With Potsdam Declaration.

JAPS STALLING ON ISOLATION   Nip Foreign Office Slow To Recall Diplomatic Officials

REL OBEY COMMAND FROM M'ARTHUR   Nips Apparently Taking Attitude Diplomatic Isolation Or. der Not In Line With Potsdam Declaration.

Japanese Reluctant to Obey Diplomatic Isolation Commang   MacArthur Indicates Impatience Over Nipponese Tardiness

MacArthur's lsolationism Fdict Issue   Government To Exercise “Great Care”

JAPANESE SLOW INCOMPLYING WITH NEW RULE   Appear Reluctant to Fulfil Diplomatic Isolation of Japan

TOKYO SHOWS HESITANCY 10 OBEY ORDER   Government Reported Determined to Exercise Care in Following Directive  MORE CACHES FOUND

BiG MONOPOLIES ALSO ARE SLOW IN BREAKING UP   Occupation Plans Are Under Discussion With Allies as Treasure Hunt Continues

Foreign Office Hesitant To Obey Isolation Order   Jap Statesmen Said To Plan To Sound Out Authority

Japs Would Know First if New Order Follows Potsdam Declaration in Conformity   Js Impatient   MacArthur Is Disturbed by Jap Silence Over ‘Pig Families’

Jap Foreign Office Shows Reluctance To Obey Orders For Diplomatic Isolation   To Sound Out Allied Authorities On Whether Order Conforms To Potsdam Declaration

Japs Renege At Order To End Diplomacy   Move Slowly In Recalling Envoys To Neutral States

Japan Showi ing Reluctance To Isolate Self   Foreign Office Officials To “Sound Out” Allied Authority.to Cur Nation Off Diplomalically

Wainwright Home; Is  Well Pleased   Here of Corregidor Tells Of Witmessing the Final  Surrender of Japanese Wha Rhavcad (snitnlatian

Gen. Wainwright Welcomed Home   Rides in Parade in  San Francisco Today

Wainwright Return: To Grateful Nation   Corregidor Hero Almost Speechless ‘At Enthusiastic Welcome On Coast

General Mute on Jap Treatment  Wi ll Make Official  ae ie a TO Lege  ae,

Enthusiastic Welcome Hails Gen. Wainwright      Hero Of Corregidor Reach San Francisco;  Will Make Report On Japs To Marshall

Wainwright Is Flown Back Te United States  Gets Enthusiastic   Gets Enthusiastic Greeting At West Coast Airfield

Wainwright Is Satisfied At Watching Surrender   ‘Hero Of Corregidor Silent On Jap Prison Treatment After Arrival To United States

Wainwright Overwhelmed by Enthusiastic Welcome Home   Voices Grim Satisfaction at Having Watched Japanese Bow Their Arrogant Heads ~

Wainwright Comes Home to Real Welcome   Bataan Commander  Voices Satisfaction at Having Watched Japs Bow Heads in Surrender

OVATION GIVEN TO WAINWRIGHT   Hero Of Corregidor Back In U.S.A., Overcome At Ceremony

4.Star General Voices Grin Satisfaction at Having Seen Japs Humbled

Hero of Corregidor Rendered Almost. Speechless by Welcome in California

ae  Welcome Is Accorded To Wainwright  Corregidor Hero  To Ride At Head Of Parada Tadav

‘Corregidor Hero Almost Speechless At Enthuciactic Weleame On Canct

62 Miles From Gulf Of Danzig; Mass In Force On Nazis  Main Border Line

5 Red Armies Press Toward Reich Capital   Forward Drives Thresten to Cut Off East Prussia

Germans Near Rout As Soviet Units 225 Miles From Berlin   Russians Only 62 Miles From Gulf Of Danzig in Drive To Cut Off EK. Prussia

More Troops Are Called To Chicago   ODT Asks Additional Aid in Keeping Trucks in Operation

More Troops for Chicago Strike   Violence Ineveuses As Truck Tienp ‘Over Wages. Spreads

TROOPS TO MAN CHICAGO TRUCKS   Army In Command As Second Strike Looms

JAPS STAGING AIR ASSAULTS OFF OKINAWA   MAJOR AERIAL ATTACK BEING . MADE ON AMERICAN SHIPPING AND GROUND INSTALLATIONS

Washington Roundup  More Support to Suqaested Manpower Revisions Hinted  Mieatiawet Causne  aatolatian Tiahtice   National Service Legislation, Tighter Draft Laws, Winning Greater Support

‘Opponents To Enactment Of Drastic Manpower Measures Start To Weaken

Labor Draft Proposal Wins More Support   Less Opposition Seen to Drastic Manpower Flan

SERVICE ACT OPPOSITION IS WEAKENING   Legislation to Force Selective Registrants Into Essential Jobs Draws Mounting Support

Naiional Service Legislation Gets Added Support  Persistent Critics of Plan Now Voice Backing After Rocsevel!’s Manpower Plea

Opposition To Draft Weakens   Congressional. Support. . Swinging More Strongly to Sterner War Plant Work Bills

Opposition to FDR Draft Legislation Fades in Congress   Initiate Proceedings to Force Job Skippers to Essential Work

Move for Drafting Of War Workers Is Gaining Power  Resistance Remains But Action Is Gathering Impetus

Congressional Opposition —— To. Manpower Law Weakens   Johnson_Is Ready ‘To. Support Bill.

Opposition To . Service Act _ Is Weakening   Democralic Opponent: Change Mind; Republicans to Go Along On Manpower Bill

Harsh Measures To Meet Worker Shortage Seen  Solon Opposition Melting After FOR Annaunces Stand

COST OF JAP WAR   Army Suffered 161,839 Casualties Up To First of June

Yanks On Luzon Continue Drive Toward Manila   American Advance Meets With Little Enemy Resistance

Ford Agno Meet Little  Resistance   Yanks Widen Beachhead pe Luzon Toward Manila :

Lingay ingayen (G alt Beachhead Extended To a3 “files; Yanks Cross Agno River

Add 30 Miles To Luzon Beachhead   Sixth Army Troops Cross Agno River 88 Miles From Manila   OPPOSITION IS LIGHT   Soldiers Travel South as Fast as Supply Columns Permit

YANKEES HURDLE AGNO RIVER AND EXPAND BEACHES   ADVANCE LIMITED ONLY BY PACE OF SUPPLY COLUMNS

AGNO HURDLED AND JAPS FAIL TOMAKESTAND   Sixth Army’ Troops Reach Point 88 Miles From Manila For Expansion of Beachhead.

Sixth Army Crosses The Agno River   Continue South Toward Manila. Pace Set Only By Their Supplies

U.S. Troops Unchecked In Manila Drive   Surge On Toward Capital After Easy Crossing Of Aono River.

LINGUAYEN. BEACHHEAD EXPANDED IN DEPTH AND WIDTH AS YANKS OVERCOME SCATTERED ATTACKERS

U.S. SIXTH ARMY TROOPS CROSSED THE AGNO RIVEF   Overran Seattered Japanese to Expand Their Lingayen Beachhead.   TO A TOTAL OF 45 MILES   Infantrymen Crossed Agno at Bayambang, 22 Miles From the Gulf.

Bridgehead on Luzon Now 45 Miles Wide: Yanks Cross the Agno River

Americans Gain Speed In Advance Over Jap Holding on Luzon   Sixth Army Crosses Agno River Barrier To Sweep Forward; Opposition Is Licht: Invasion Goes at Full Strength

Amreicans Cross Ango River But Meet Scant Enemy Opposition   Forces Within 88 Miles Of Manila   Important Pocket Sealed Off; Tokyo Admits Advances By Doughboys

Yanks Cross Ano River In Luzon   Expand Lingayen Gulf Beachhead Toa Total of  45 Miles

Americans Hold Wide Beachheads   Troops Strike Fax Inland Without Opposition

American Forces Expand Beachhead On Luzon 15 Miles   Japs Fail To Make Stand at Agno River; Yanks Advance as Fast as Supplies Permit

YANKEES KEEP FAST PACE TO OVERRUN JAPS   Sixth Army Crosses Agno River Just Eighty-Eight Miles of Manila.   Expand Beachhead To Take in Railroad

U. S. Sixth Army Troops 88 Miles From Manila   Expand Lingayen Gulf Beachhead 30 Miles To Total Of 45

6th Crosses Undetended Ango Barrier   88 Miles From Manila: Expand Lingayen Beachhead  To Total Of 45 Miles.   SEALS OFF JA FD

Sixth Army Is 88 Miles  From Manila   Yanks Cross Agno River, Meeting Little Opposition Expand Reachheand to 45 Miles

AGNO RIVER IS CROSSED; ENEMY MADE NO STAND   Warplanes Play Important Role Against Japs

Yanks  Across Agno   Jap Stand Absent; Beachhead Expanded to 45-Mile Width

Supplies Only Limit To Yanks’ Advance   Infantry Crosses Agno River, Swings On South Toward Manila; Capture Port Sual, Quantity of Jap Equipment

Agno River Crossed By - Sixth Army   MacArthur’ $ Force 88 ‘Miles from Manila; - Little Fighting

Feeble Kesistance  Is Encountered and. Advance Is Limited Only ‘By Progress of Supplies

Yank Luzon Troops Cross Agno River   Formidable Barner Left Virtually Undefeated by Jans: Beachhead Widened

Our Beachhead On Luzon Has  Been Trebled   Sixth Army Crosses Agno River, 88 Miles From : Manila.

FOE FAILS 10 SLOW YANKS’ MANILA DRIVE   Still Encounter Little Opposition in Race Toward Capital

Hun Surrender is Unfounded  Says Truman   Contacts General Eisen. hower Throngh Admiral Leahy Before Making Statement

Truman Says Nazis Haven't Given Up; Sen. Connally Says Word Of Surrender Expected Mementarily

Connally Insists End of War Near   CONNALLY DENIES OFFICIAL INFORMATION, UP REPORTS

Truman Speech To Close Parley   Daylight Plane Trip Planned for June 5 Followed by Attendance at Conference Charter Sianina. Plenary Address June 6

GEN. ROKOSSOVSKY’S SECOND ARMY DROVE EAST PRUSSIA LINE  BERLIN ADMITS WHOLESALE DISENGAGING MOVE MENT IN PROGRESS

2,000,000 Russ Push To Victory   Germans May Now Be Fighting on Twe Home Soil Fronts

Vistula Line Now Broken   Means Retreat to Oder River; Reds May Already Be Across Silesian Border

Tank-Paced Spearheads Believed to Have Crossed Frontier Into Silesia

THREE GREAT ARMIES SMASH NAZIS. AND MAY ALREADY BE FIGHTING ON GERMAN SOIL .

Germans Withdraw Before Powerfu! Russian Thrusts   Fortress City Of Modlin Falls; Take Other Towns

Nazis Put Soviets At Silesia Border As Stalin Discloses Fall Of Modlin. Piotrkow

May Have Crossed German Frontier Into the Coal and Industrial Region of Si lesia, London Says.   BELIEVED GERMANY IS FIGHTING ON HOMELAND   Three Great Prussian Armies Are Fast Liberating All Poland After the Capture of Warsaw.

GEN. ROKOSSOVSKY'S SECOND ARMY DROVE EAST PRUSSIA LINE  BERLIN ADMITS WHOLE  BERLIN ADMITS WHOLESALE DISENGAGING MOVE. MENT IN PROGRESS

REDS’ ADVANCE HOLDS CLIP OF MILE AN HOUR   Moscow Reports Drive Across Poland ls Still Unchecked

White Russian Army Near East Prussia   Right Wing Offensive Thought © Already in Nazi Territory of Silesia: 1000 Villaces Cantured

Near South Border of East Prussia; Berlin Admits Disengaging Action

Soviets Drive to Within 17 Miles Of East Prussia   Russians May Alread\ Be in German  Silesia Spreading Havoc: Nazis Flee

Russians Reported Across Border  Of Silesia; Surge Toward East  Prussia; Hans May Run To Oder   x kK k * —Charchill Flings Challenge At Critics

Report Soviets Shell Silesia Factory Area   Reich Troops Reel Before Powerful Onslaught; Next Defense Line May Be River 30 Miles From Berlin 

Others Only 17 Mi. From East Prussiz   General Nazi Retreat All Poland Rapidly Be ing Liberated.

Reds Near German Silesia   Fighting May Already Have Spilled Over In to Germany from Poland, Fast Being Freed

Marshal Stalin Announces New Gains by Russians, and Allies Also Advance  in Belgium.   RUSSIANS ARE NOW 15 MILES DEEPER

Right Wing Has Crossed  Into Silesia   Marsh Rokossovsky’s Army 17 Miles of East DPernceia im Santh

Free More Than 1,000 Towns And Villages, Including Fortress Of Modlin In Drive To Berlin — Germans Admit Threat In Face To Industrial City Of Breslau

ed Invasion Of Silesia Is   Poland’s Liberation Rushed As Russians Throw 2 Million Men Aaainst Enemy Lines

Believe Soviets In German Silesia; Fortress Modlin,  1000 Other Towns Seized

ROKOSSOVSKY FORCES NEAR EAST PRUSSIA   Stalin Reports 1,000 Populated Places ~Taken Including Modlin

Russians Might on  Nazi Soil   Berlin, Admitting Confusion, States Tomaszow Directh In Danger Zone

Berlin Admits Wholesale Disengaging Movement Is in Process. &    1.000 TOWNS ARE TAKEN

Nazi Radio Admits Units Of “Volkssturm” Forced Into Action At Frontier

Berlin Admits Immense Withdrawal   Tremendous Armies Are Believed Already in Reich

Reds Continue To  Roll Thru Poland   Russians Only 17 Miles From Southern Border of East Prussia   ITAKE 1,000 VILLAGES   Three Great Soviet Armies _ Are Fast Freeing All  of Poland

White Russian Army 17 Miles  From Prussia    . . r  ‘Berlin Admits Wholesale Disengaging Movement Is In Progress,   1,00 TOWNS FALE

‘Silesia Invaded, Is Report; Nazis Retreating to Oder; ‘Battle On for East Prussia

REPORT GERMANS FALLING BACK TO BERLIN DEFENSES   MOSCOW INDICATES REDS ARE FIGHTING NAZIS IN HOMELAND

CALLS DRAFT A FRAUD, HUMBUG   SENATOR FLAYS MILITARISTS FOR HOLDING MEN

Charges Fraud Army Effort to Continue Draft   Senate Committee Recesses, Navy to Testify Next Week

Military Accused of ‘Fraud, Humbug In Asking for Continuation of Draft

SENATE HEARING ON DRAFT WILL RESUME MONDAY   Johnscn Accuses Militarists Of “Fraud and Humbug” In Draft Matters

WAR COMMITTEE RECESSES AMID FRAUD CHARGES   Johnson Accuses. ‘American Militarists’ Of ‘Fraud And Humbug’

Johnson Accuses Army of Fraud, Humbug On Draft   Cries Real ( Object O; Conscription Is To ‘‘Keep’’ Generals

Military Committee Recesses Demobilization Hearings Until Mon,   Navy Announced Plans to Cut Strength To 550,000

END OF SWISS-NAZI RELATIONS SOUGHT   Laughlin Currie To Represen U. 8. In Effort To Shorten War

Apply Pressure  On Swiss to llolt - German Dealings Want Export of Vital  . .Materials.to Nazis:”  teamed Quickly

Nip Warmakers Determined On Attacking U. §   aHull Tells Of Course He And Roosevelt Took In FO4]

STAMP BOOTHS SUCCESSFUL   In Realizing Nearly Six Hundred Dollars Last Wask ;

American Planes  Smash al  Munich Region German ‘National  . Redoubt’ Is  foe, «sy mm gq g

Yank Atrmer Hail Bombs On “Redoubt”   Luftwaffe Not Sighted Over Last-Stand Crags of Nazidom

American Planes Smash af Munich Region  German ‘National . Redoubt’ Is  Meaeayily Daunded

HITLER’S SOUTHERN REDOUBT IS BOMBED   Explosives Dropped in Munich Area and Near Berchtesgaden— Luftwaffe Fails to Fight.

Production at Refineries of Texas Resume:   Railway Commission Receives Calls for More Crude Oil

Oil Allowables Boosted With Strike At End   SO ee So  Refinery Workers Go Back On Jobs

TARIFF BATTLE OPENS IN HOUSE   ;  HULL BACKS PLAN TO GIVE  TRUMAN POWER TO CUT DUTIES—G. 0. P. OPPOSES,

Hull Asks New Tariff Powers For President  Major Fight Opens Over Reciprocal Trade Pragcram

Hull Pleads For Reciprocal Trade Program; GOP’s Solidly Against It

Hull Supports Reciprocal  Trade Program - Pictures It as One  of Foundations for Lasting Peace

TARIFF BEGUN   Hull Makes Sick-Bed Plea For New Powers for  President

Hull Supports Bill To Permit Tariff-Cuttins   House Commitice. Receive: Stektted Plea as Fight Faces Adminisiratian

UNRRA Relief For Europeans.  ~ Under Attack   Say Liberated . Nations Lack Food, Clothing Other Supplies

CARRIERS WON'T 60 THROUGH THE CANAL   In Order to Reach Pacific They Must Take RoundAbout Route.

Issue Report Of Peace Feeler To  U.S. And Britain   Churchill Asserts That Only Unconditional Surrender To All Three Big Powers Will Be Accepted By Allies—Disclaims Knowledge Of Offer From Heinrich Himmler

End Of Fight For Manila Is In Sight   Cavite Navy Base. Nichols Field Taken By MW Arthur; Formosa Raided Anew

End of Battle for Manila Appears in Sight; Cavite Naval Base Captured

Labor Parley Plans Drawn   Labor, Industry  Delegates Pledge Cooperation  . at Meet

LABOR SITUATION OCCUPIES TRUMAN   PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH DELEGATES TO LABOR-MANAGEMENT PEACE TALK.

Labor, Industry Chiefs Pledge Unity For Parley   GREYHOUND STRIKE MAY BE NATIONWIDE

Management,  Labor Groups  See President       ‘Open Minds’ Promised Vor Peace Meeting Blvawsiwninwa Manda.

Industry And Labor Leaders Meet Truman   Pledge Cooperation In Peace Confab; Lewis Attends

} CAPITAL-LABOF > LEADERS MEET t- WITH PRESIDENT   Lewis Pays First Visit To " White House In Nearly  Four Years

‘Labor and business pledge co-operation in peace conference   Murray and Mosher tell president they will allend with ‘onen minds?’

Labor, Industry Assure Truman Of Co-operation   Murray and Mosher Wil Enter Conference with “Open Minds’

Groups Pledge Co-operation in Labor Talks  President Confers With Delegates te, Pance Meeting

Fuel Expert Says: Steel Mills to Face 4-Day Week  Shortage of Miners In Coal Fields Ta Cause Deficit

Only Alternatives End of War, Army Furlough Miners   Scarcity Acute Even Without Any Europe Shipment

FORECASTS 4-DAY WORK WEEK DUE TO LACK OF FUEL   ARMY FURLOUGHS FOR 10,000 MINERS URGED BY SENATE WITNESS

Coal Shortage May Imperil U. Ss, Industry      Four-Day Week During Winter Seen Unless Army Releases Miners

Miners’ Release From Service  \Urged By Ickes   Says Coldest Winter of War Looms Unless  Quick Action Taken

Release of Coal Miners by Artay Asked by Ickes   Shortages Will Hit Steel Production Next Winter, Potter Warns

MORE MINERS NEEDED FROM ARMED UNIT   Tells Senate Probe Coldest Winter of War Only Alternative.

Industry, With Civilians Will Be Short Coal   Fuels Administrator Predicts All Industry Will Be on 4-Day Week Basis during Winter.

Fuel Expert Expects Coal Shortage Shortage To Curtail Industry During Winter

Coal Shortage May Bring Abou Four Day Week   Fuel Expert, Ickes Call For Furloughs Or Discharges For Needed Miners

KILGORE WANTS ACTION ON COAL   Senator Outlines Three Steps To Meet Fuel Crisis Here, Abroad

Next Winter ToBe Coldest Of War—Ickes   Steel Mills ta Be On 4-Day Week. Pasa j

SAYS COAL LAG TO STOP PLANTS   Potter Says Industry to Reduce Work Week

SHIPS FOR NAVY ARE ENDORSE   Naval Affairs Committee Estimates Cost At Over Three Billions Annually

MONEY’ COMES INTO OPEN   Confidence In German Currency Returns With Allied Arrival

TEMPERATURE IN MIDWES1   Thermometer Slides To 27 Under in North Dakota

Yanks Drive Within Mile of Life Line   First Army Troops Hit Soft Spots as Nazis Attack British

Reard Officials to Attend   Truck Drivers  Will Be Drafted   Army Deferment to Be Cancelled in Chicago

SYMPATHY. STRIKE   Seaman’s Union Promises To Tie Up All Lake Shipping   THIRTY SIX STATES AFFECTED TO DATE   New York Tugmen Make Plans to Close Buffalo Harbor

GENERAL STRIKE CALLED IN CANADA   ‘Demonstration’ To Support Ford Plant Unions

Union Workers In Canada Call One-Day Strike   Demonstration Ordered In Support Of Walkout At Ford Plants

Canadian Unions Cali Demonstration Strike   One-Day ‘Sympathy’ Walkout Ordered; Strikes In U. S. Idle 280,000 Workers

I-DAY WALKOUT IS REQUESTED   ‘Sympathy Strike’ All Over Canada Called; Conference At Capital In Recess

Auto Union Asks Nationwide Strike of Canada’s Labo:  Gov't. Mediation Fails; - U.S. Situation Serious

Way into Goch   Reds Mass Troops for Berlin Drive   Gernans Keport Russians Driver Oat of Guben—Red Guis Bombard Nazi Lines

SOUTHERN RED ARMY 57 MILES FROM BERLIN   Russians Penetrate Guben Bui Are Forced To Withdraw

NAZIS REPORT USS THROWN UT OF UREN   Moscow Says Goerlitz, Gate ‘to Dresden and Prague Under Big Guns.

REDS PUSH WEST FROM BRESLAU AREA   Nazi Resistance Stiffens Along  Easten Front

NAZIS SLOWING SOVIET DRIVES   Reds Shell Goerlitz, Gate To Dresden and Prague

Big Guns set 400 To Mile   Russians Also Head for Dresden And Crech Capital

Reds Stopped In Stiff Fight   German Resistance  Tightens All Over

Reds Crack Into Guben, 57 Miles South of Berlin   German Sources Say ‘Russians Thrown Out After Violent Battle

Artillery Opens Fire On Goerlitz   Nazi Resistance Reported Stronger All Along Line

Independence For Philippines to Wait   Truman Says He Will Not Advance Date

Thousands Leave For Pacific Front   Service Units First To Leave Marseille

Says Navajos Don’t ‘Sahe’ U.S. Policy   Flocks Reduced to Prevent Dust Bowl, Indjan Bareau Exnt,

Schools And Welfare Will Receive More Money If Proposal Ratified   Opposing Forces End Drive Monday   Governor Confident People Will Ratify; Political Leaders Await Verdict

NILLG OELF IN HUME UNDER POLIGE SIEGE   Jealous Father, Griefstricken at Girl’s Death; Tries to Fight Officer.

Man Kills Daughter After Lover Called: Shot by Kansas City Police

SLAYER TURNS GUN ON SEL   Killed Daughter in Fight Over Date With Soldier

Nazis Trapped By Americans In Nuernberg  British Within Mile Of Hambura Subur'   British Within Mile Of Hamburg Suburbs; Allies Clamping Dowr On Mountain Lair

YANKS SMASH AT NUERNBERGNAZIS IN HEART OF CITY   WAR IN GERMANY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO POCKET BATTLES

Lt. William L. Hood Fights Way To Fame   Monday’s Exploit Follows Destruction Of Three Enemy Planes In Five-Minute Duel Less Than A Month Ago

OPA WOULD CUT CLOTHING PRIGE   Seeks to Channel 75 Pet. of Fabrics Into Lower Price Goods

INFLATED PRICE ATTACK 1S SEEN   OPA, WPB Proposes To Put Fabrics Into Low Priced” Merchandise Output.

PROGRAM STARTED TO PROVIDE MORE LOW:PRICED GARMENTS   VARDWARE, FURNITURE AND DHY GOODS REPORTED NEXT ON OPA AND WEB LIST

Holland Ready to Offer — Self-Rule to Indonesian:   Proposal Advanced as Solution to Nationalist Uprising in ‘Java — British and Dutch Reported Sending Troops to Trouble Area—Allied Powers Criticized for Failure to Occupy Indies Immediately After Jap Surrender.

Some of Troubles in Java Are Blamed on Chiefs of Staffs by Logemann

East Indians To Get Offer Of Self-Rule   Dutch Willing to Discuss _ Plan if Soekarno Re' gime-Is Voided

Netherlands Ready To Offer Indonesia A Self-Government  en ar se*wrrwerertee.a«e® Ml veeca ku’ e

BOMBERS KILL 23,000 JAPS   Enemy Break-Through in - China Hampers Allies

‘Yank Bombers Sink 35 More Jap Ships; Damage 17  Tenth Army Resumes Offensive On Okinawa

35 ENEMY SHIPS SUNK IN PACIFIC   By LEONARD MILLIMAN  ,AD Qlae Waite ot

dO MORE JAP VESSELS SUNK   American Bombers Reach Out From Philippines And Okinawa.

Planes Sink 39 Jap Ships In Far East   Japanese Breakthrough In China To Imperil U. S. Air Base

U.S. Planes Sink 3) Jap Ships, Damage 17 Others   23,221 Nips Slain In Ten Days On Okinawa Island

YANK AIRMEN SINK 35 MORE JAPANESE SHIPS   Damage 17 Other Vessels; Nips Inch Ahead in China

U.S. Bombers Sink 35 More Jap Vessels   Tenth Army Resumes Its General Offensive In Okinawa, Kills 3,000 Japs In One Day

U; s. Fliers Destroy 35 Jap Ships       American. Bombers Take Heavy. Toll In Pacific ” Air Attacks . °°

Bombers Sink Nip Ships in Heavy Raids   Jap Breakthrough In China Near Air Base Only Blight On Allied Offensive

U.S. BOMBERS SINK 35 NP SHPS; 23.2 JAPS KILLED IN 10 DAYS   OKINAWA OFFENSIVE RESUMED; MINDANAO YANKS PUSH AHEAD; ENEMY PERILS CHIHKIANG

U.S. Bombers Sink 35 Ships In Jap Waters   Over 23,000 of Enemy Killed on Okinawa; Nip: Threaten Yank Base

HERE'S OHIO AGENCY THAT SHOWS PROFIT      State Treasurer’s Office Has Big Income

British Flyers Lend Support to Red Armies   Vital Transport Link, Berlin Battered by Bombs

RAF Planes Back Russian Campaign   1,000 Bombers Join Attack on Freightyards

Welles Backs Hull’s Course In Jap Crisis   Ex-Undersecretary Said U. S. Had Choice Of War. Humiliation

Backs Up Hull's Statement That the Lone Pre-War Ultimatum Came From Japanese   By RAYMOND LAHR

Senate Defeats Bill Permitting State to Lay a Lien on Estates of Missouri's Old-Age Pensioners

PENSION LIEN BILL KILLED BY SENATE   PLAN FOR STATE TO RECOVER PART OF PAYMENTS BEATEN, 15 TO 13,

ALTRUMAN CHA   Visiting Correspondents ai oss Over Remark; Loss QGautte Feted

TRUMAN HITS FRENCH PRESS   Tells Newsmen U. S. Not Getting Square Deal; Confers With De Gaulle

French Press Is Not Fair to U. 5. Truman Asserts   Diplomatic Sources Profess Puzzlement over Statement

French Newsmen Are Rocked Back on 'Their Heels at Meet   President Truman Asserts the U.S, Has Not Been Getting Square Deal: Conferences Make Headway

AMERICA AND FRANCE WARM UP RELATIONS   ATTITUDE OF PRESS ABROAD RAPPED BY PRESIDENT

Blunt Criticism By Truman Rocks > brench Repor es  _ Not Getting luir Deal tn Frencl, Priss

TRUMAN CLAIMS FRENCH EDITORS UNFAIR TOU. S.   Scribes With de Gaulle Profess Ignorance Of Implication   GENERAL IS PLEASED WITH INITIAL TALKS

President Truman Asks French Press For Square Deal   Visiting Writers Get Blunt Request; Talk With De Gaulle ‘Pleases

414 CASES OF POLIO   Truman Asks for Square Deal For America in French Press

Chinese Hammer At Wenchow Gates: 3 Columns Near Liuchow   Yanks Gain 5 Miles In Cagayan: Take Airport

Chinese Troops Batter, Way To Liuchow Base   Also Haminer at Gates of Wenchow, Only 440 Miles West of  ; Okinawa

Von Rundstedt’s Drive Much Like Rommiel’s Breakthrough in ‘Tunisia

British Rebuff French Plea In Levant Problem   London Government Is Against Five-Power Conference Program

FRANCE REBUFFED ON CONFAB OFFER   Five Power Conference Declined by Britain

BRITAIN REJECTS FRENCH BID FOR BIG FIVE PARLEY   PREFER SETTLEMENT IN LEVANT BY U. S., BRITAIN AND FRANCE

Sept. 20 to Dec. 8 Set as Duck Hunting Season; Federal Regulations Announced

Wainwright Gets First Hint Of Bataan Defeat   Reveals Struggle To Secure Sufficient Food To Feed His Starving But Brave Forces

Congress Seem Ready To Give UNRRA $500,00(   Republican Report Condemns Agency Operations

et Funds and lso Criticism  sn Due te   Congressmen Regard Organization as Necessary One

Congress Plans - Jo Give UNRRA  .. $450,000, 006   Republican food Group OK’s Funds for Aid ing Evrop-

EXPECT EARLY APPROVAL OF RELIEF FUNDS   Much Criticism Likely To Accompany Grant By Congress

CHICAGO WINS 30   Claude Passeau Allows Tig. ers Only One Hit in Third Game

Passeau Allows Only One Hit As Cubs Win 3 To (   Chicago Hurler Chalks Up Masterpiece   TRIRD INNINC

Passeau Hurls One-Hit Game For Chicago   Bruins Score Twice In Fourth, Again In Seventh   HOLD 2-1 MARGIN   Next Contests Of Series Will Be Played In Chicago

PASSEAU HURLS MASTERPIECE IN IRL OF SERIES   Chicago Scores Two in Fourth and One in Seventh To Overcome Detroit

Passeau in One-Hitter; Score 3-0   Brilliant Fielding Helps Veteran Curb Detroit Hitters in Masterpiece Of Series Pitching

Passeau Gives Up One Hit As Cubs Win, 3-0   Chicago Takes Lead In Series As Hurler Turns In Masterpiece Aaainst Tiaers

Bo FALL CLASSIC   Passeau Hurls Team to Victory in Greatest Pitching Masterpiece.   OVERMIRE FOR DETROIT

Chicago 3 Detroit 0   Passeau Hurls Chicago Back Into Lead in Worlds Series Competition

Cubs Take Third  Game of Series   Chicago Jumps into One Game Lead by Score of 3 to O

Passeau Pitches Cubs to a 3 to 0 Win over Detroit   Second One-Hit Game in Series History; Outclasses Job Ed Reulbach Did in 1906 Game with White Sox

SCORES MADE IN FOURTH AND 7TH INNINGS   Passeau Goes Route For Chicago, Holding Tigers To Single Safety   RHE CUBS _.000 200 100—3 8 0 TICERS _000 000 000—O 1 2

Cubs Cop Third (Game   Claude Passeau Holds Tigers to One Hit in Superb Exhibition of ‘Pitching: Score 3-0

Great Game Is Pitehed By Passeau   Holds Tigrs to One Hit as Cubs Win the Third Game 3 to 0

Passeau Pitches One-hitGame ane Cubs Take Lead   Score by innings: RHE Cubs 000-200-100 3 BC ob0-000-000 0 1 2     Tigers

Chicagoans, Behind Tight One-Hit Pitching Of Passeau, Whitewash Tigers

CHICAGO MAKES SERIES SCURE 2 SAMES T0 1   Tigers Whitewashed In Third Game; First Error Of Series Made Today.

Passeau Huris 3 To 0 Win   Powerful Tiger Bats Are Limited To Single Hit   THIRD INNING

Chicago Beats Detroit, 3-0, to Lead Series   Pitching Performance of Passeau Greatest in World Classic

Passeau Pitches One-H*’ v-0 Win Over Detroit   Play by Play   Firat Inning   Third Inning

Passeau Turns In One-Hitter Against Tigers   Best Twirled Game In Series, Experts Say of Cub’s Game

PASSEAU PITCHED GREAT GAME TO WIN OVER TIGERS TODAY  CHICAGO WINS THIRD GAME OF SERIES  BEHIND  AIC RIE LEIDT EF

Cubs Nip Tigers 3-0 in 3rd Game   & 9—R E  Cubs DO CEO O ROO Re Tices. QO DODD Wh oma

PASSEAU HURLS ONE-HIT GAME TO BREAK DEADLOCK   BRUINS SHOVE TWO RUNS ACROSS IN 4TH, SINGLE TALLY IN 7TH

REPUBLICANS GIRD FOR 1946 ELECTIONS   “Energetic Party Work” Is Demanded By Tait; Demcrats Awaiting On O'Connor

SHTANG'S TROOPS, DRIVE 23 MILES, SEIZE RAIL TOWN   Communists Maintain Intermittent Gunfire as They Fall Back in Parts of Manchuria.   NATIONALISTS NEAR JUNCTION OF CHINSIEN   Reds Said to Have Taken Possession of Airfields Formerly Occupied by Russians.

STITH = ORDERED TO REST AREA   Famed Ohio Division Out Of Front Lines After  40 Months Service

WAR CLIMAX iB REPORTED © ~ NOT FAR OFF   BRITISH CAPITAL HEARS THAT ARRANGEMENTS FOR UNCON+ CONDITIONAL SURRENDER NEARLY COMPLETE

LONDON HEARS OF AGREEMENT ON SURRENDER   Confident of Vital Development in Next 48 Hours

LONDON AWAITS NAZI SURRENDER   Delivery of Hitler, ‘Dead or Alive’, Now May Be Cause of Delay

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa! News Ser   BELIEF GROWS AGREEM ENT ON UNCONDITIONAL SHIRRENDE R REACHED

Accused Spies  In Secret Trial By Military Com.   Case Of Co. epaugh, Gimpel Begins Today In Old Staten Island Fort

‘TWO ON TRIAL ON SPY CHARGES   CHARGED AS AGENTS OF GERMAN REICH

Trial Of Nazi Spies Opens   U. S. Military Commission Trying Pair Can Impose Death:

Takes Two Policemen To Quiet The Ladies In Fray   SENATORS SAT THERE SILENTLY   Hard To Get The Women Stopped When Their Time Was Up

Othman Describes Ladies Day at Senatorial Hearing on Peace; It Took 2 Cops to Quell Fray

SENATORS ASK SECRET REPORT ON ARMY-NAVY MERGER PLAN   HEARINGS OPENED ON PHO. YOBAL TO HAVE ALL/ARMED « FORCES UNDER ONE HEAD

ALL ALTOONA AWAITS BIG CELEBRATION   ormer Judge Thomas C. Hare Will Deliver Tribute to Veterans at Cricket Field.   Parade Route

FINE TRIBUTE TO FLAG WILL BE PAID HERE   Parade and Ceremonies at City Hall Will Feature Annual Observance.   Salient Features of Flag Day Observance   Parade.

FIRE COSTS TEXAS FARMERS $10,000 DAILY, FSA SAYS   Farm Families Asked To Check Premises, Eliminate Hazards

‘Stimson Says Germans Face Prospect: of Surrender or Suffer Piecemeal Collapse

YANK AIRBORNE ARMY 15 MILES FROM BERLIN   Report Also Says © Nearly AJl German PRosistance Fails

U.S. Troops Reported Unofficially Only 15 To 16 Mi. From Berlin As Resistance Collanses

GERMANY IS CUT IN TWO BY U.S. UNITS   Yanks Reported 15 Miles From Nazi Capital

Yanks Placed Only 16 Miles From Berlin   ‘Voice of America’ Radio Puts Alves Close to Capital

YANKS WITHIN FEW MILES OF NAZI CAPITAL      Reported Unofficially As Only 15 To 16 Miles From Berlin

YANKS 15 MILES FROM BERLIN, SAYS PARIS   9th Meeting No Resistance

INGAL ot VI £0 FE UVUUE DS Should Prove To Be Decisive  GERMAN MACHINE WILL FIGHT TO LAST  Ninth Army Crosses Elbe With Little Opposition

Unofficial Report Says 16 Miles To Ge   Paratroops Reported Landing Near City

Report Yank Troops 16 Mi. From Berlin   Nazi Base at Leipzig In Gun Range; Reich  About Cut In Two. 

U.S. Troops 15-16 Miles  From Berlin   Nazi Resistance Appears Collapsed On Last Approaches

Say Yanks 16 Mi. Fro  Berlin   Montgomery Tells Troops German Military Machine Won’t Surrender   Wer in Brief:

Yank Forces 16 Miles From Berlin   Germany Almost Cut in Half in Push on Leipzig

ADVANCE YANK UNITS 16 MILES FROM BERLIN   Troops Pouring Across Elbe For Final Assault On Reich Capital

Churchill Implies Spain, Italy to be Barred from Peace Talks; EAM Scored by British Prime Minister

Greek EAM Is Aceu Of “a0   Prime Minister Gives Full Review Of War Progress

Wider Security Program Proposed   Health, Tob Insurance  For All Workers

SOCIAL SECURITY EXPANSION URGED   Proposed Bill Boosts. Pay Deductions; Gives Medical Insurance

WAR COST PUT AT 55,000,000 KILLED AND WOUNDED, WITH 16,000 00 WAR PRISONERS

DRAFT POLICY CHANGE MADE   MEN UNDER 26 WITH MINOR PHYSICAL DEFECTS TO BE‘ TAKEN FOR LIMITED SERVICE

Delay Cut In Freight Rate   ICC Postpones Date When New Schedule Will Take Effect

¢. C. POSTPONES DATE OF INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES   New Schedules Were Slated to Become Effective on ten 1 10446

TEXAS HONORS NAVY IN PROGRAM TODAY SEVERAL GULF PORTS   BIGGEST CELEBRATION WAS AT HOUSTON, WHERE CRUISER STOPS

Nazis Fleeing Under Constant Air Assault   Ardennes Salient Is Pounded Heavily By Americans

TANK PATROLS REACH ST. VICH: HIGHWAY CENTER   Last Stronghold Of Germans In  Ardennes Area

WESTERN FRONT   Smashing Air Attacks Demoralize Foe In Ardennes Battle ©

NAZI RETREAI DEVELOPING INTO ROUT   Fall Of Last Nazi Bastion In Salient Imminent   ALLIED AIRMEN   Disable 4,158 Pieces Of Heavy Nazi Equipment: Wiltz Captured

Stronghold Falls With Nazi Bulge  Eliminated   7th Army Is Faced With Major Attack

), §. First Army Tank Patrols Smash Into Communications Center, Last Important Stronghold In Dwindling Belgian Bulge—Third Army Troops Within Mile Of Vianden And Reich Border On Southern Flank—British Menace Enemy Road Hub

St. Vith Bastion Entered   U.S. Pilots Destroyec 4,158 Pieces Of Equipment.

Salient Falls After Pilots  Rout Germans   Enemy Rushes Tanks As Bulge Collapses—  Seventh Army Hardens Stand in North Fight   St. Vith Evacuated.

ARMORED UNITS RECAPTURE CITY FROM THE NAZIS   Germans Fought Desperately To Hold Seven - Highway Hub Before Evac uatineg.

fall of. Belgium. Road Cc enter Awaited; Town Is Believed Evacuated

PERIMETER OF SALIENT PUMMELED   U. S. Fliers Continue Relentless Blows At Nazi Forces

FALL OF BULGE HIGHWAY, RAIL CENTER IS NEAR   Patton’s Troops Take Three Towns In Drive To Westwall

Capture of St. Vith Appears Near   Americans Enter Last Germar Bastion in Salient—4500 Nazi Vehicles Are Destroved

First Army Enters St. Vith; Nazis Say Ith Army Retreats  Vanbl Eliarce Turn   Yank Fliers Turn Enemy Withdrawal From Bulge into Rout

Whole Bulge Perimeter Under Attack   Germans Claim 7th Army Front Near Haguenau Forest Collapses

Allies Attack Perimeter of Ardennes Area   Germans Rush Up Tank Units in Effort to Gain Time for Withdrawal of Infantry and Suoply

Soviets Break Into Poznan 137 Miles From Berlin as Allies Win on Western Front   Other Units Reported to Have Reached Oder River Farther South; Retreat ef Germans From Belgian Bulae Turned Inte a Rout.

City Occupied  By First Army Tanks At Dawn   American Bombers Continue Relentless Attack On German Columns Fleeing Ardennes

11,000 VETERANS ARRIVE HOME   Tristam Dalton Is First Of Four Ships To Dock

11,000 Veterans Enter New York   First Group. Scheduled To Dock: Before Night

11,000 More U. S. Veterans Return   Four Transports Bring Troops From Europe

Premier Shidehara, Former Envoy to U. S., Omits Prince Konoye From Ministers   STILL RUMOR ABDICATION

Premier of Japs Completes Slate Of New Cabinet   Group Holds Meeting Before Getting OK From Nips’ Emperor

SPUD HARVEST IS DRAWING TO CLOSE   Average Yield in County Was About 125 Bushels , Per Acre ra :

SPUD’ HARVEST (IS DRAWING TO CLOSE   Average Yield in. County Was About 125 Bushela . Per Acre -  WILL END THIS WEEK

Yank Conquest Mindanao Isle Near Complete   40th Division Takes Two Airfields In Advance On cy Steele ee   BLAST FORMOSA BASIE

Formosa  Shipping Base Hit   Yanks Gain On Mindanao and Negros Islands

YANKS ADVANCE ON NEGROS ISLANE   GENERAL MacARTHUR SAYS CONQUEST OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO IS COMPLETE.

Southern Mindanao Conquest Is Ending   On Luzon, Many Towns Liberated, Pressure Kept On Japs in Mountains

STRAFE NATIVE RADIO STATION   British Planes Also Bomb Troop Concentrations in Java

Carbarn Casanova Waits Jury Verdict on Charge Of 13 Wives, No Divorce

PARADE IN NEW YORK PLANNED FOR ZHUKOV   Famed Russian Marshal to Be Honored on Thursday

Near Showdown in Congress on Powers for Truman to Reduce Tariffs by Reciprocals   Proncecnte War (Criminale

‘Administration Wins Round in Tariff Fight   Committee Approves Bill to Extend Reciprocal Program

Tariff Cutting Power Favored  Committee For New Authority To Truman

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Summarized by AP Writers

Truman Wins Est Round in  Tariff Fight   House Committee Votes Authority, Tel lo to Reduce Trates

NEAR SHOWDOWN VOTE ON WORLD ECONOMIC UNITY   DEMOCRATS PREDICT VICTORY; TEST ON TARIFF CUT SLATED

New Authority For Reduction  In Tariff Rates   House Group Votes Power To President in Administration Victory

APPROVES CUT IN TARIFF RATE   Committee Gives Truman Power by 14-11 Vote

Tariff Measure Squeezes Through House Committee   Major Legislation for Postwar Peace Okayed 14 to 11; GOP Solidly Against.

House Committee Votes Authority To Cut Tariffs   Administration Victorious in First Major Test; Republican Says Unemployment Created

House Group Votes President New Tariff Authority   Trade Rates May Be Cut  In Agreements   With Other Nations

TRUMAN GIVEN NEW AUTHORITY   House Committee Gives Him Go Ahead on Tariff Jeena.

TARIFF MEASURE GIVEN SUPPORT   House Group Votes To Give Truman New Power in Trade Agreements

Committee Votes ‘Tariff Authority   Ways and Means Approves Presidentia Power to Reduce Levies in Aqreements

TRUMAN SCORES TARIFF VICTORY   House Committee Votes New Power to President

FRANCE WILL SECURE LAVAL FROM SPAIN   Former Vichy Chief Of State Says He Was Unaware That He Would Be Denied Asylum

Laval Is Served Hotel-Cooked Food In Fortress by White-Tied Waiter

Flight Record Is Set By B-29   Continent Spanned In 5 Hrs., 28 Min.

Another New Air Trans-U. §. Mark  Dreamboat Does It in Lece Than 514 Hours

BLIZZARD HITS NEW ENGLAND   At Least Ten ‘Die in Reéord Snow Fall

Blizzard ‘Hits East; 14 Dead   Worst Storm for Years Further Paralyzes Tyanennpratlan

NEW ENGLAND HES TERRIBLE BLIZZARL   Causes 10 Deaths; Paralyzes Highway, Rail, Air Communications.

‘HOUSECLEANING’ IN THE OPA IS DEMANDED BY SENATOR’      MEMBERS OF BLACK MARKET INVESHIGATING COMMITEE IRKED BY THE OPA ATIITUDE

Gls Drive on Milan; Genoa after Capturing Verona   3rd Army Aiming at Joining with Reds Driving U pftrom Vienna 

JUNCTION OFFICIALLY TAKES PLACE AT TORGAU ON ELBE 58 MILES SOUTH OF CAPITAL   President Truman, in Simultaneous Announcement, Says "This ls Not the Hour of Final Victory Which Is Drawing Near Rapidly"   LAST MOPE OF GANGSTER GOVERNMENT GONE

AMERICAN WELL CO. EMPLOYES ORDERED ON JOB BY FRIDAY   WAR LABOR BOARD WIRES INSTRUCTIONS TO UNION AND MANAGEMENT

AMERICAN WELL (0. EMPLOYES ORDERED ON JO BY FRIDAY  mae Ter. TEE   WAR LABOR BOARD WIRES INSTRUCTIONS TO UNION AND MANAGEMENT

HUNTER HURT IN GUN DISCHARGE   Clarion Man Suffers  Injuries ja Accident

Emergency Call Sent Out For Rescue Workers   Red-Eyed Disaster  Crew Pushes Toward Site of Explosion 

WORKERS FIGHT FIRES IN SHAFT OF COAL MINE   Put Out Emergency Call for Volunteers in Rescue of 31

Hope for Miners Is  On Wane   Ask More Voluntecrs to Aid Exhausted Workers; Hamperet by Fire

Additional Volunteers  AreSought   Rescue Crews Exhausted After Fighting Series Of Fires In Tunnels Of Kentucky Mine

FRESH RESCUE CREWS SOUGHT IN DISASTER   all :  Syuads May Not Near  [rapped Men for _  Another Day 

Hang Hirohito as Criminal, Chinese Newspaper Urges   People’s Council in Favor of This Form Of Punishment

Should the Allies Hang Hirohito as War Criminal?   CLEARING THE WAY

Should We Hang The Mikado?   Chungking National Herald Says He Should Be Executed

Demands For Mikado Life é  Questioned   Hanging Emperor and Destroying Religion Seen As'Invitling Chaos In Japan and Dangerous Experi ment For Allies

THE CHUNGKING HERALD COMES OUT IN FAVOR OF HANGING FOR HIROHITO AS WAR CRIMINAL

L&R AVACAS PRS £84. ES  Doubts Wisdom Of Talk Of Hanging The Jap Emperor

CHINESE NEWSPAPER PROPOSES TO HAVE HIROHITO HANGED WITH THE REST OF JAP MILITARY LEADERS

Connally Ired By Bill Delay   Texas to Push UNO Measure io Passave

Connally Raps Delay In UNO Debate Senate Takes Up GOP-Sponsored Bill.

Connally Raps United Nation Debate Delays   Senate Prepares to Take Up Amendments Backed By Republicans; Bill Pussacve Seen

Demands Senate Speed UNO Vote   Connally Lashes Out At Many Amendments

: Connally Will Figh t Delay On Final UNO Vote   Wheeler And Taft lead Attack With “Criticism And Amendments,

Yank Attack Catches Foe_ Off Balance   Hodges’ Men-.Speeding East From - Bridgehead As Patton’s Forces Forge Trap:i in Fat : Remaven Bridce Believed Captured.

Deep and Firm Bridgehead Established Cracking Germany's Western Defense Barrier; Believe Big Ludendorif Railway Bridge Seized Intact

OPA Ruling To’ Cleat ~ 1942 Passenger. Cars. » Effective: “Wednesday

1942 Cars Off  Rationing Now   Some Passenger Car Owners Become Eligible for New Tires

RATIONING OF 1942 AUTOMOBILES TO ENE   OPA to Lift Restrictions in Few Days to Clear Way for New Models.

TOKYO ARSENALS FIRED BY B-298   256 NIPPON PLANES DESTROYED BY NAVIES

OF TOKYO HIT BY 400 B-29'5   Record Raid Turns Five Square Miles Into Flaming Holocaust

About 400 Superforts, Raining Incendiaries, Over City.   1STH ATTACK ON CITY

TOKYO ARSENAL ARFA BLASTED   Record Force of 400 Superforts Batter Jap Capital

B-29s Convert Tokyo Arsenal Into Holocaust   400 Superforts Rain Incendiaries; Fight Jap Jet Planes

Five-Mile Area Is Turned Into Mass Of Flame:   Attack Largest Ever Made On Devastated Nippon Capital

Ba RAID LEAVES TOKYO IN FLAMES   AMERICAN, BRITISH CARRIER FORCES BAG 256 JAPANESE PLANES

Record Force Of 400 B-29s Hit Jap Arsenals   Fifteenth And Largest Of Superfortress Raids Turns Sector Into Holocaust

Jap Arsenal Area Becomes Exploding Flaming Holocaust   Superforts in Biggest At tack on Tokyo; Pacific War Summary

400 Superforts Turn Tokyo into Inferno   British, American Carrier Forces Break Up Jap Suicide Attacks

Arsenal’. ‘Section. Of Tokyo. Turns  Into. Holocaust   400. Superfortresses - ‘Take Part In 15th, Greatest, > Attack: On Jap : Capital

Tokyo Afire Again; B-29s  Raid Capital   15th, Largest Superfort Attack: Over Five - Mile Square For 5 Hours.   WORSE ON OKINAWA

TOKYO ARSENAL AREA TURNED INTO FLAMING HOLOCAUST SATURDAY  CARRIER FORCES DESTROYED 256 JAPANESE

Nazi Purge Is. Ordered   German Occupation ‘Rulings: -Explained:

IKE’ STIFFENS POLICIES AGAIN   General Issues Orders Direct. ing Officers To Weed Out Nezi Members

Nazi Purge To Be Strict   Americans Will Take No Chances On Rebirth Of German Militarism

Nazis To Be Purged From Civil Posts   Eisenhower Says Clean Every Member or Former Member Out of Any Authority

Stern Curb On Members Nazi Party Orderec   Will Be Purged From Posi  tions Tn U,5 3. Occupation me ss "         “ts

Nazis Must Go  Says Eisenhower   Potsdam Decision To Be Applied Ruthless In I]. S. Fone.

End Of European War Not In Sight, Patterson Says, Urges Nurses Draft Now

End Of War Not In Sight Urgent Need For Drafting Of _ Nurses Stressed By Stimson

End. OF. War, Not. In Sight  Urgent Need For “Drafting 01 of _ Nurses Stressed By Stimson

Army Turns On Its Heaviest Persuasive Powers in Drive for Legislation for Drafting of Nurses

survey Shows World Faces More Hunger In First Post-War Year Than Last of War

World Faces Food Crisis   Worldwide Survey Holds Scarcity to Be Greater Than in “44

"No ~ ie € 236 “Reaqg 2 "  won am ee wy Re me,  -7 r™. - . $7 P02 ES LE

GONCEDE WALLACE SENATE VICTORY   Organized Opposition to Exvice President Melts After President Signs George Bil

Murder Jews By Thousands   Jewess Tells of Plan Of Extinction Carried Out at Oswiecim Camp

NOTED DOCTOR TELLS OF VILE HUN KILLINGS   Describes Slaying in Oswiecim Gas Chambers of Her Parents, Husband and Smail Son   POINTS OUT KLEIN

Witness Says 4,500 Jews Slain In Day   Perish In Nazi Gas Chambers

Nazis “Gassed’”’  4,500 Jews In Day,Court Told   Woman Physician Tells of Atrocilies Against Prisoners in Belsen Camp in Germany

Tells of Deaths In Nazi Camp   4,500 Moved Into Gas Chamber on Day o Arrival, Witness Says

4500 Jews Sent To Gas Chamber _ On Reaching Concentration Camp,  Witness Asserts At Belsen Trial

State Department Gives Explanation Of The San Francisco Conference

Induction Of Farmers Will Be Slight  Draft Chiefs’ Optimism Falls With U. S. Losses

Tito Withdraws From Trieste, Easing Tension   Yugoslavs Comply With. Request to Leave Istrian

ALLIES PASS FIRST TEST OF RELATIONS   Agreement of Tito t Leave Trieste Area Is Reported

THO AGREES TO RELINQUISH ISTRIAN AREA   Stage Being Set For Speed. Up Jn Trials Of Nazi War  Criminale

WEEKS FUNERAL SATURDAY P.M.   Former Akron Resident Died At Bellingham,  Washington

Woman Missing ‘Since Tuesday   Police Asked To Aid In Search For Mrs. Agnes Roherts. 45

chill. ports on  ‘asualties   Empire Has Los * Than Million n, Homeland suffers Most

Two Sections of S. P. Limited Hit West of Ogden   Numerous Military Personnel Reported Among the Victims

Scores hurt; service death  toll is heavy  Two westbound sections collide

ABOUT 50 DIE. SCORES HURT INRAIL CRASH   Mail Train Rams Into Rear of Limited In Utah

Scores Injured  As Second Sectior Of Train Crashes Info First Train   Thirty-eight Bodies Counted, Others in Wreckage on Southern Pacific near Ogden, Utah

LeMars Man On Aircraft Carrier Sees Much Fighting In South Pacific   Leonard C. Weber On USS Carrier Petrof Bay

Nazis Blast 2 More Bridges  German Troops Try To Flee As Civilians

Fourth City Of Germany Is Expected To Collapse   Homberg Is Seized  By American Force

GREAT ASSAULT MAY NET BRIDGE ACROSS RHINE   Two Spans At Duisberg Blown Before  U.S. Advance

JOB IN PACIFIC GOES 10 B-29°8   Superforts Will Carry Burden In Helping Crush Nippon

Land and Air Forces to Join In Jap Attack   Doolittle Announces Same Teamwork That Broke Germany’s Back Will Crush Japanese

REDUCTION IN POINT SCORE: ARMY ANNOUNCES ANOTHER CUTBACK IN REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARCE

‘New Cutback In Points Announced   Additional 600,000 Will Be Eligible  For Release

Another Cutback in Release Requirements   New Scores Effective December 31; Makes 690 000 Elicibts

POINT SCORE REDUCED   ‘Cutback Makes 600,000 WACS and Soldiers Eligible for Release

Army Enlisted Mens Discharge Score Cut to 50   Officers With 70 Points -Eliaible: for Separation

Knlisted Men With 42 Months Service, Officers With 48, To Be Mligible For Discharge; Weec Score Given. 

ARMY TO FREE MORE SOLDIERS   Drop Point Score For Servicemen To 50 On December 31

Army Reduces Requirements For Discharae   Points Slashed to 50 For Enlisted Men, Seventy for Officers

Army Point Score to Be Cut Dec. 31   To Discharge Enlisted Men ; With 50 Points, Officers 70

Army Again Reduce: Points Needed To Get Discharges  - Additional 600,000 Service Personnel Eligible for Release

ANOTHER CUT IN ARMY DISCHARGE SCORES REPORTEL   Enlisted Men’s Requirements 50, Officers Now 70

ARMY CUTS PO!N LIMIT TO FIFTY   STARTS JANUARY €1} OFFICERS NEED 70, WACS GET BREAK

New Cutback Frees 600,000  From Service   Changes Include Point Reductions for Officers, Enlisted Men

Further Point: Cut Effectives:   Army Discharges {oi “600.000 Additional’ — Men and Women «

Point Score For Army Down Again   Enlisted Men With 50, And Officers With 70, Will Be Freed; New  Plan in Effect Dec. 31

Reduce Point Scores Again  Cutback To Affec!   Cutback To Affect 600,000 In Service

PLANES FROM NAVAL FORCE CAUSE HAVOC   WARSHIPS’ OF PACIFIC FLEET STILL OFF ENEMY HOMELAND AS BOMB ATTACKS CONTINUE

U.S, BOMBERS ti DEATH ON      Carrier and Land Planes in Attack; MacArthur Moves Up

Congress Due to Convene September 4   BARKLEY ANNOUNCES NEW DATE; PREPARATION OF BILLS SPEEDED

BARKLEY SAYS CONGRESS WILL RETURN SEPT, ¢   Announcement F o Llows 90-Minute Conference With Truman

‘Tigers Whip Ae : ‘Missouri Team   Smutz Outscores Kirksville Teachers

Tigers Whip Mi i T z issourl team   Smutz Outscores Kirksville  Teachers

Firm's Offer To Hike Pay Is Rejected   Wage Negotiations Will Be Resumed This Afternoon

GM, ClO HEADS PICK UP WAGE DISPUTE TONAY   Negotiations To Be Resumed This Aftertfoon At Detroit

Atmosphere Is Sall Hopeful.   BOTH SIDES EAGER TOEND ~ DISPUTE DEPITE UNION’S «+ --> REJECTION OF FIRST PEACE: Oren

UNION REJECTS GM 10 PC. RISE; ‘BARTER GOES ON   Air Of Hopefulness Pervades Both Sides In Strike Issue i

COMPANY PLAN OF 10 PER CENT HIKE REJECTED   Electrical Workers Vote On  Proposal Of $1.08 Daily Increase

CONFERENCE ON »GM STRIKES IS MORE FRIENDLY   Labor-Industry Hope To Settle Trouble By Christmas

Ernie Pyle in the Pacific B-29 Mission Compare: with Indianapolis Race

Wives Back Demand For Clean-Up.....  Children Play In Sewage Filled Ditches In Mine Town, Strike Continues

‘Miners And Wives ‘Are Set To Strike.  Long As Necessary   Woman Doctor Refuses to Feed Babies With ‘Toilet’ Water.

Strikers “To Hold Out’? For Improvements  Doctor Sees No Use Holding Baby Clinics While They Drink Sewage

Force Wives Back Their Husbands Striking For Better Health Conditions

McVay Trial Takes Recess   Awaiting Score Of Witnesses On Way To Washington

Interstate Unions. Exempt From Bilt   Texas House Votes to Exclude Them From Riaht-to-Work Law

Returning Veterans’ Christmas is Delayed but Happy at Being Home

GI's Delayed But Cheerful   Know Christmas Dinner to Be Ready Whenever They Get Home—Day or Week Late

Christmas Late For 50.000 Gis   Those Arriving  On Eastern Coast Have Little Chance Of Getting Home

FRANCE SNUBS MP, ROOSEVELT   DE GAULLE REFUSES BID TO SEE PRESIDENT

De Gaulle Refuses To Meet President   Rejection Likely To Halt ] FDR Visit To France

Brief Phone Employees Strike Seen   Government-Called Talks End With No Sign Of Settlement

PHONE WORKERS THREATENING TO STAGE WALKOUT   Stili No Prospect Gf Settle ment Of Tieup In Oi Indusiry   UNION SCORED FOR RATIGNING GASOLINE

New Development Comes as Conference of Oil Work. we ne ers and Petroleum Companies i in WashBe “t ‘tmatan Reraccoc ;

Telephone Union Threatens Strike  Schwellenbach _ Wire Rap:  Wn wed oon

Esha, aokone ome ee ee a re. Coe i diced  de oe ——  nL, oe ZA SS§ Ff 78

Phone Strike Is Threatened In The Natior   New Development Comes as Conference of Oil Workers and Petroleum Companies in Washinaton Rereccac

Dachau POWs In Cold Tests   . Nazi Expetiments With Prisoners *” Revealed As New Criminals Named

SENATE RAKES BRASS HATS IN ROAD INQUIRY   Scores Waste Of $44 Million

ADMIRAL NIMITZ CONGRATULATES 10TH ARMY FUK DESTRUCTION OF “PRINCIPAL” JAP FORCES ON ISLAND.

Young Texan Links Up Yanks-Reds   Streaks Past German Columns In Jeeps to  Meet Russians

Ramsey Ames’ Photographed Charms Have Served  As Morale Booster For Thousands of Gls

NO MORE LEG ART!   iaasttintmeeadl  Pin-up Girl’s Dramatic Flair Overshadows Oscar Derby

Boy. 12. Loses Part of Hand u Chemical Blast   Richard Wallace, Son Of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wallace, Harrisburg Run, Injured by Toy

AIR ATTACKS MADE UPON ENEMY AREAS      MacArthur Reports Many Aerial Blows; Little Ground Action

Aerial Blows Blast Borneo And Formosa   Aussies Clean Up By-Passed Japs; Nips Raid Okinawa

Hitler. Mistress-Bride, Killed Selves With Pistols, Says Chauffeur

TELL DETAILS OF LANDINGS   STATEMENT ON LANDING. BD NORMANDY. REVEALS ENORMITY OF LAND AND SEA OPERATIONS

Where’s Der Fuehrer?   Greatest Manhunt In History Is Pressed By Allies Over Land And Thr Air

LAUNCH WIDE MANHUNT FOR ADOLF HITLER   Reports He Is in Berlin Doubted; May Be at Berchtesgaden

KNIFE THROUGH FLAK, FIGHTERS TO BLAST BASE   May Mean End Of Nip Fleet

Report 620 Warplanes Wrecked   Raid on Fleet at Kure Continues ‘loday—Jap Navy Is Doomed

 FINAL PLUNGE INTO   JAP HEART STARTED 1430 Warships and 620  Planes Ruined in Recent Battles

Planes Back to Finish Remnant of Jap Fleet   Will Walk Ashore In Japan--Kenney

China Reds Want. Action   Urge Marshall to Set Time Limit for Withdrawal of U.S. Troops

America Warnec Against Helping Chiang's Regime   Early Termination Of Fighting Termed Unlikely, Report

MARSHALL URGED TO SET TIME LIMIT TO DISARM JAPS  Any U. S. Help to Chungkirig Before Would Aqaravate War

Marshall Asked ToFix Japanese Disarming Time  prithds awal OF U.S. - Force Also Reauestec

Marshall Visions Long, Hard Task  Communist Paper Ask: American Withdrawal

MARSHALL WILL TAKE HIS TIME, SIZE UP CHINA   General Says U. S. Policy Clear, But Emphasizes Need For Own Study

Communists Urge Him to Set Date for Disarming Japs and Removal of United States Marines From Country.

Marshall Asked To Set Limits In Disarmament   Chungking Aid May Aggravate Current Strife

China Reds Ask Yank Deadline   Marshall Says Time Needed After Talks With Chiang, Soong

Gen. Marshall Urged To Set Time Limit On Disarmament Of Japanese Troops In China   Communist Newspaper Says American Help To Chungking Now Will Aggravate Civil War

Ask Time Limit 'On Disarmament Of Jap Troops   Communist Daily Requests Action from Gen. Marshall Also; Uroe U.S. Withdrawal

ASK DEADLINE ON DISARMAMENT OF NIPS IN CHINA   Communist Also Request Withdrawal of U. S. Forces

Urge Limit On  Disarmament   China Daily News Encourages Time Limit For Jap Disarmament.

Chinese Communist Newspaper Also Urges Marshall Set Time Limit on Disarmament of Japanese in China

General Thinks He Needs “Some Time.” ... .  Marshall Urged To Fix A  Disarmament Time Limit

Chinese Reds Ask Limit Or Occupation   Urge Marshall  To Put Time Limit Of Disarming of Jap Forces

Ttta Ware Loan—   War Today' Russ Armies Bogged Down By Mud. Rains

Wer Todav-  Northern Half of Russ Held Eastern Front Bogged Down in Mud   By Ralph Heinzen United Press War Correcnonden

Senate And House Begin To Look Into Cause Of Nation’s Food Shortage Now

Congress Ready To Examine Food Shortage   Solons Trritated By Shipments Abroad. ‘Ac U.S. Does Withoui

CONGRESS LOOKS AT DWINDLING FOOD BASKETS   Senate Appropriates $5000 for Investigation by Subcom mittee

Congress Begins  Food Probe   House, Senate  To Check Nation’s Food Basket And Dwindling Contents

U. S. Fleet Brings Three Chiang Armies   Two Additional Ports Used as Hostilities Grow

Yank Ships Arrive at Manchuria      Three Chinese Armies Now Being Landed At Two Ports.

Smouldering Unrest Thruout Middle East Comes To Head   RIOTS IN EGYPT AND PALESTINE   Arabs Enforcing Central Strike Killing Ten Injuring Many

CHINESE AEDS CHARGING Uot CF POISON GAS   Seventh Fleet Lands Three Central Gov’t Armies in Manchuria.

China Reds Charge Use of Gas   U.S. Fleet Units Take Three Chiang Armies to Manchurian Ports

REDS OF CHINA MAKE CHARGES OF POISON GAS   China Communists Also _ Claim General Chiang Is Using Japanese

CHINESE CIVIL CLASHES MOUNT   Three Armies Being Landed In Manchuria From U. S. Ships

Troops Transported To Yongkow And Hulutao By U. S. Seventh Fleet   Fighting Mounts In All Sectors   Communists Say Chiang’s Troops Using Poison Gas And Japanese Forces

NEW CHINESE ARMIES LAND IN MANCHURIE   American 7th Fleet Takes Them to Scene Of Hostilities

Three Armie: Brought To Area By Seventh Fleet   Mounting Hostilities In Undeclared-War Revealed In All Areas

U.S. Fleet Units Land Chinese At  Manchurian Ports   Violence Mounts in Feud Between Communists  And Chiang’s Forces

Communists Blame U.S. intervention      Charge American Action Contrary to Roos:velt and  Truman Policies

Hostilities On Increase  In All Areas   Communists Charge Use Of Potson Gas By Chiang’s Troops

One Film Union Resumes Work  First Break Comes In Jurisdictional Fiaht

First Break in Hollywood Strike Starts   FILM TECHNICIANS VOTE TO RETURN TO WORK, CALL WALKOUT WILDCAT

Gen. MacArthur Outlines Wide Objectives   Between 70,000 and 80,000 Men Now Are in Nippon; Enemy Officially Surrenders Korea, North Honshu, Hokkaido

Nazis To Quit Italy, Report  But Enemy Resistanc« Continues Stiff

Rays From Atomic Bombing of Hiroshime  Killed Japs Weeks After the Explosion

Scientist Describes How Effects of A-Bomb Rays Killed Japs Weeks Later

SCIENTIST SAYS RADIUM-LIKE. RAY DESTROYS BLOOD   VICTIMS DEVELOP FATAL INFECTION; DIE WEEKS LATER

SCIENTIST CONFIRMS ATOM AFTER EFFECTS   Results Later Almost as Bad as Explosion Itself Senate Informed

CONGRESSMEN STUDY DRAFT   Awaiting President's Message Befor Taking Action on Specific Draft Preposals.

CHINESE REDS RETREAT BEFORE CHIANG’S FORCES   ‘Nationalist Troops Now 178 Miles Within Man churia.

NAZI UNDERGROUND HEADQUARTERS FAIL YIELD BODY HITLER   ELABORATE GERMAN GEN. ERAL STAFF FORTRESS  DESCRIBED BY WRITER

Hitler's Body Still: Missing   Russians ‘Say - No Trace Of. It.Found: In Nazi . Headquarters

NaziFortress Fails To Yield Body Of Hitler      Ektborate Underground Headquarters Seized it Zossen, 21 Miles South  of Berlin

Staff Quarters Fails To Yield Hitler’s Body   Soviet Writer Gives Eye Witness Account of Capture Headquarters

Soviets Again Fail to Find Hitler's Body   Vast Underground Headquarters Gives Russians No Clue

German General Staff Quarters Hold No Hitler   Body Still Unfound; Nazi Chiefs Directed Armies from Maze of Rooms Underground

HITLER HIDEOUT DEEP IN EARTH   Nazi Headquarters Near Berlin Found - - No Bodies

STILL NO TRACE OF THE BODY OF FUEHRER HITLER   Elaborate Under. ground Head quar. ters Of German General Staff Fails To Yield Corpus Delicti.

Young, Jewess Is Found Guilty of Betraying Allies During Wartime

OP ATNES res PER aN OATES TE NTT TENTED NO  Maturity Date 1944 CCC Loan Extended

Britain Seen As Asking Big Role In Jap War  FDR-Churchill Talk Plans Contribution

Britain Wants. Greater Role In War Against  Japan Evidence Shows

De Gaulle Action Disappoints FDR  Had Hoped to Confer With French Leader

BRITAIN SEEKS GREATER ROLE IN PACIFIC WAR   New FDR-Churchill Dis cussions Supplement  Yalta Confab

Britain Seeking Greater Part InJap War   “ Empire’s Far Eastern Stake Enormous; Now . Active in Burma:

Britain Wants Greater Role Against Japs   EDR Makes Friends Of 3 Eastern Kings; Cris De Gaulle Sanh

Britain Seeks Greater Role in Pacific War * Churchill Determined a Hurl All Nation’s Might at Jap Foe

To Get Greater Role In Jap War   Roosevelt, Churchill Discuss Wider Phases Of Pacifie Fighting

A Greater Role In Pacific War   Churchill Says British Ready to Throw Everything at Nips After Germany’s Fal]

Britain’s Desire for New Role in  Pacific Seen by FR-Churchill Talk

Jap War Plan Set By FDR, Churchill   Britain to Take Bigger Part; “Nlo Thanks,” Says Gen. De Gaulle

Britain Seeks Greater Role in Pacific War  ie * oh * Chieehill Dotoemined ta Unrl All Nation’s Might at Jab F oe!

Britain Seeks Greater Role Against Japs  Now Roosevelt-Churchill      New Roosevelt-Churchill Discussions on Return From Yalta Revealed   DE GAULLE MISSING   French President Declines Roosevelt Invitation to Conference

Believe Britain To Push Prestige   All Out War Against Japs Seen As Lead To Greater Political Strength.

Discovery Made That Britain Wants Greater Role In War Against Japs

British Ask  Major Role.   WwW ill Assist U.S. ‘In ~ War Against Nippon

British Want Greater Role Pacific Wai   Churchill Pledges More Aid As Soon As Germane Are Defeated: Stake  Is Orient Cited

Britain Wants Greater Role In War Against Japs, New Discussions Reveal   Roosevelt And Churchill Meet After Big Three Conference

Russia Keeps Allied Newsmer  ‘From Balkans   Maintains Stranglehold On News Reporting There Despite..American Ureing:

RUSSIA CONTROLS . NEWS REPORTING   Nation Insists on Hand__  fing Reports From. the Balkans

Output of B-29 Engines Curbed  40,000 to 48,000 Men Strike at Six Plants

RUSSIANS DRIVE TOWARD BERLIN IN TWO SECTORS   Germans Say Reds Are 18 to 20 Miles From Capital— Fighting Heavy East at City.   HIGHWAY LEADING TO STETTIN MENACED   Soviets Jump Off From Neisse Bridgeheads Headed Toward Junction With © DU. S. Forces.

Soviet force enters enemy escape hatch  Press on Berlin from two areas

Soviets Talk Ot Gains on Other Fronts   Nazi Commentator Admits Defenses Now Disoreanized

RedForcesReported Driving Near Berlin   Russians Within 18 and 20 Miles of Capital, Ger mans Report—Moscow Maintains Silence on the Operations

SOVIETS WITHIN 18 10 20 MILES OF CAPITAL CITY   German High Command Says Reds Head For Junction With Allies   MOSCOW MAINTAINING SILENCE ON PROGRESS

NO FRONT LEFT FOR NAZI ARMY   Reds Drive Into Saxony For Junction With Americans

With Engineers _ On German Front  Two Plymouth Boys In Construction Grour

‘Lid Off Politics With End of War,  Truman Asserts   Possible Indication Of Own Candidacy; Both Parties Happy

TRUMAN LIFTS POLITICAL LID   Interpret Action To Mean He'll Take Active Role At Head Of Party

‘President Truman Kicks the Lid Off Political ' Activity; Says Politics Now Free and Open

Indications Truman May Run In 1948 As He Declares Politics Free, Onen

BAN ON POLITICS LIFTED BY TRUMAN   ACTION BELIEVED TO INDICATE HE WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 15948,

STRIKE CLOSES REFINERIES IN THREE GENTERS      Motorists’ Supplies Of Gasoline Dwindling In Many Districts

One Industrial ‘ Area Forced To  Renew Rationing   Three of Nation's Six Gas Refining Areas Crippled By Strike

Service Stations Closing   One Industrial Area Has Begun To Ration Gas

Refineries Are Closed by Strikes   Gasoline Supply in Midwest and East Is Sharply Reduced

RATIONING IS THREAT IN OIL STRIKE   Supplies Dwindle As Six Refining Areas Crippled

—STRIKE FRONT-— Gasoline Supply Dwindles   Rationing Back In Toledo Area: RefineriesClosed

Government Calls Peace Parley Tuesday   Toledo Orders Gas Rationing; Detroit Cabs Hit

eat] Harbor omment by resident Hit   slaming People urs Demand or Open Inquiry   ie in Strange Enoch Arden Triangle, Bride Chooses hand Who ‘Came Back From the Dead’ in Japan

Wide-Open Probe Of Pearl Harbor  By Congress Seen   Members of Senate And House Criticize Truman Statement

War Crime Trial Plan Forced Out By U. §. Action   Yanks, Holding Most Of Majo Nazis, Cause Speeding Up Of Mass Trial Efforts

Allies Near Agreement On Nazi Trials   As Most Chiefs Are In U. S. Custody Jackson Holds Ace Card.

Agreement on Trials Is Due   Four Power Pact Seen Result of Jackson’s Demands -«~-

Feeling Against French Running  High In Lebanon   Another Strike Is Anticipated

Plans Boost In Jobless Benefits   Senator Kilgore Has Amendment To Set Maximum Payments.

Broadened Jobless. Benefits _ Plan Proposed By Kilgore __  Would Bolster Compensation

U.S. Troops Push Beyond Weser River  Allies Closing On Moannover

Nazis Fleeing Toward Elbe; Trap Closing   Patton Continues Eastard March to Cut Germany in Twe

9th Army Nears Hannover, Allies 35 Miles of Bremen   Russians Fight in Vienna Suburbs; Ring of Tanks Encircles City

Light Tanks Landed By Air, Says Report By Nazi News Agency   Hell on Wheels Division, British Close in on Hannover; Ninth Army F ights Through Streets of Hamelin; Resistance Collapses Suddenly at Hamm. — ‘

REPORT YANKS ARE 90 MILES FROM BERLIN   U. S. Tanks Within 18 Miles of Hannover  In Rapid Push

House To House Battle In Vienna   Ninth Army Bears Down on HannoverBritish Tanks 35 Miles from Bremen-—— Germans in West Reported in Headlong Flight Toward the Elbe

Weser River Hurdled By Yank  And British Troops Into Town Of Hamelin: First Opens Attack

German News Agency Says Airborne Forces Are Landed 90 Miles from Reich Capital

DNB Says U.S. Units Reinforced by Air 90 Miles of Berlin   First Opens New Drive, Smash Beyond Ruhr Through Hessian Gap

FAMOUS ARMORED DIVISION FIGHTS BEYOND WESER RIVER   NINTH ARMY FIGHTS THROUGH STREETS OF STORIED HAMELIN TODAY

Second Armored Fights 5 Miles Past the Weser   DNB Says Airborne Forces Landed 90 Miles from Berlin; No Confirmotian

Unconfirmed DNB Report Puts Paratroops 90 Miles From Berlin      ——- 6 — “eee eee —_———— = «£ Se — ~~ =e oa ©   IN PIED PIPER’S TOWN   First Army Smashes Thru  Hessian Gap in 32Mile Drive

Twin Drives Are Over  Weser River   American Troops Battle in Hamelin Streets As First Army Launches New Assault; Hamm Falls: British Advance Upon Bremen

British Desert Rats Of 7th 25 Miles Away   Germans Say Other Americans Reinforces In Area Of Eisleben.   'LAND LIGHT TANKS

—WESTERN iRN FRON ye  U.S. First Opens New  Offensive —   German Broadcast Places  Americans 90 Miles  From Berlin

Hell On Wheels Division And British Desert Rats Are Closing In On: Hannover — Powerful New Assault Launched By U.S, First Army

1ST ARMY DRIVES 22 MI. EASTWARD IN NEW ASSAULT   NAZIS FLEE TOWARD ELBE, LAST RIVER BARRIER TO BERLIN

U. S. Third Army Drive is Bearing Down on Hannover   Germans In Flight Toward Elbe, Last River Before Berlin, With Yanks on Thuringian Plain 130 Miles From Capital of the Reizh   CANADIAN ARMOR STRIKES TOWARD NORTH SEA

_'AMERICANS CROSS WESER RIVER AND BERLIN REPORTS THIRD IS NOW 90. MILES FROM BERLIN:   CAPITOL HILL GIVES MACARTHUR ‘GREEN LIGHT IN EAST WHILE WESTERN ARMIES SPEED AHEAD

ALLIES 30 MILES FROM BERLIN?   Germans Say U. S. Troops Reinforced in Area of Eisleben.   REPORT NOT CONFIRMED

Would Mean A 40-Mile *. Advance   DNB Report Not Confirmed; Ninth Army Closes On Hannover; Reds Fight in Vienna

Patton Only 90 Miles From Berlin, Report   Germans Say Tanks  Being Brought Up Te 3rd Army By Planes; Fiaht In Hamelin

 Nazi News Agency Broadcast, Not Confirmed by Allies, Says Tanks Have Land ed from the Air.   ARMOR FIGHTS WAY NEARER TO HANNOVER

Germans Repo Yank Troops i Forty Mile Gai   Allied Command Fails to Confirm Nazi Statement

HANNOVER I$ MENACED BY 2 ALLIED ARMIES   Nazis Report Yank Troops Fighting 90 Miles  From Berlin

‘Hell on Wheels’ Division Plunging Toward Hannover   Germans Report American Troops Reinforced Near Eisleben, 90 Miles From Berlin, by Airborne Units; Ninth Army Fights Through Streets of Hamelin.

FLEEING NAZIS MAY BE CUT OFF BY SKY TROOPS   British Advance Flanking Hannover - - Russians Put Squeeze on Vienna

Germans Say Americans Make aForty-Mile Dash and Reinforcements Are Dropped by Plane in the Vi icinity of Eisleben.   Ninth Army F ights in Hamelin as Other Yanks Capture City of Hamm

Tank Units Five Miles Past River; British Closing  In On Hannover

British Tank Units Within 25 Miles Of Hannover, Report   Germans Say Yanks Reinforced In Eisleben Area, Only 90 Miles From Berlin

Germans Report Airborne Troops Land Near Eisleben   “Hell on Wheels” 2nd Armored Division Drives to Within 18 Miles of Hannover; Bremen Threatened

U. 5. NINTH ARMY TANKS BATTER 10 GATES OF HANNOVER  STAIR AIiPEhaeser afi Ve

Met at City Hall Saturday Afternoon   Home Economics Council in Session; Mrs. H. C. Robertson Presided.

Met at City Hall Saturday Afternoon   Livingston County Council o! Home Economics Exten*- gion Club in Session.

Russian Army Drives Beyond Fallen Kuestrin   Defenders Fleeing West In Disorganized Retreat, Says Pravda

Nazis Flood Area West Of Kuestrin   Russians Report Troop; Poised for Drive Beyond Captured City

SOVIET FORCES SMASHING ODER RIVER DEFENSES   Push Beyond Kuestrin Ti Start March Down Direct Road To Berlin

Germans Fleeing ‘Vest In Disorganized Retreat  REDS REINFORCE FRESH DIVISIONS  German Broadcasts Place Soviets 25 Miles Of Berlin

Forces in South  Capture Zvolen, Big Slovak Hub   135,000 Reds Aim for Berlin, 25 Miles Away, Nazis Report

Nazis Flood Areas to Halt Russian March on Berlin   German Broadcasts Put Reds 25 Miles From Capital

Troops Open Direct Road To Capital   Berlin's Defense Quadrilateral Lies In Ruin Of Kuestrin

On Last Lap OfBerlinDrive  SS Defenders Make   SS Defenders Make Disorganized Retreat

Reds Pour 9 Divisions  Over Oder   Nazis Report Soviets Ready for Climactic Assault on Berlin

Berlin Girds For Last  Stand; Pravda Claims Oder Has Been Crossed

135,000 Russians Stream Across  Oder To Capital   Zhukov Hits Between Kuestrin, Frankfurt- — On-Oder, Nazis Say

MOST POWERFUL BATTLESHIP TO-BE SCENE OF SURRENDER   REPRESENTATIVES OF JAPAGOVERNMENT WILL SEE EVIDENCE OF SEA, POWER

Formal Surrender Ceremony to Be Held on America’s Biggest Battleship

Pvt. Earl Smith Killed In Action   Native of Wiison Loses Life In Luxembourg Feb, 2.

NEW YORK NIGHT CLUBS, RESTAURANTS CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT   PROPRIETORS ‘WILL OBEY NATIONAL MANDATE, NOT MAYOR LAGUARDIA

N. Y. Cabarets Resume U. S. Curfew Time   NIGHT SPOTS SPURN LaGUARDIA-SPONSORED “HOUR OF TOLERANCE”

NEW YORK NIGHT  CLUBS, RESTAURANTS  CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT PROPRIETORS WILL OBE  BnsaTr   PROPRIETORS WILL OBEY NATIONAL MANDATE, NOT MAYOR LACUARDIA

New York Night Spots Ignore LaGuardia’s Rule, Resume Midnight Curfew

New York Clubs Decide To Close at Midnight   Plan to Ignore Extre Hour Granted by City Mayor

Mayor Slapped By Constituents  Close at 12 @. @o*,. _F ) . fe...

Racket to Obtain Medical Discharge for Soldiers Is Uncovered by Ist Air Force

Discharges for  Several Thousand Dollars, Charged By Ist Air Force

‘Discharge’ Racket Is Uncovered   Fake Discharges Sold To Soldiers

Fee Was ‘Thousand. Of Dollars’   Mitchell Field Is ‘Headquarters’ for Complex Conspiracy.

Discharge Racket Is Disclosed   Tell How Soldiers Released, Shifted From Hot Outfits

Army Discharge Sales Charged  Complex ‘Racket’ ta «eee Man Fram ‘Hor’

REVEAL RACKET IN DISCHARGES   Transfers From “Hot Outfits” Also Were For Sale

Fees Running To ‘Thousands Of Dollars’ For 'Eake Army Discharges Disclosed In Probe

Air Force Discharge Fraud Bared  Fake Extensions Of Furloughs - ee

Ist. Air Force Bares Racket In Discharg ges  "Fee of ‘Thousands "1 Rar  Peanctar heam   F ‘ee of Thousands For Transfer From “By nt. Ourhts’? :

Fake Medical Releases Sold To Soldiers   Transfers From “Hot Outfits’’ Due for Combat Duty Revealed

’ Discover Racket Whereby Soldiers y Get Discharges   An Organized Group Selling Fraudulent Papers Uncovered . By First Air Force ©

Army Bares Discharge Racket   First Air Force Investigation Reveals Ring  At Mitchell Field Dealt Also in Fake Transfers

Uncover Organized Racket To Obtain Fraudulent Medical Discharges For Soldiers Who Paid Large Sums

Army Discharge And Transfer ‘Racket’ Found   Price on. Medical Releases and Safe Jobs. Air Force Says

FRAUDULENT DISCHARGES ARE ALLEGED   Existence of a "Complex Racket" To Aid First Air Force Officers In  Transfers Revealed   COURT-MARTIAL MAJOR

First Airforce Bares Racket Giving Discharges, Transfers in Pay-offs’

Cunning Discharge Racket Revealed   Some Discharged, Others Bought Way From “Hot Outfits.”

SAYS RACKET IS ORGANIZED   Mitchel Field Center of Activity, Officials Assert, With Transfer From Combat Units  Alen Arranged.

Soldiers Get Fraudulent Discha rees   Investigation At Mitchell Field Discloses Racket

Racket Revealed Whereby Soldiers Gel  ‘Erqudulent Discharges, Transfers

TOKYO BADLY BATTERED BY PLANE RAIDS   feypeen at Show Dam.. age; Slight Gains: ; . ... on two...

TOKYO BADLY BATTERED BY PLANE RAIDS   Photographs Show Damage; Slight Gains on fwo

PLANES POUND TOKYO PLANTS   Chase Jap Air Force To Cover in Raids Sunday, Monday

Tokyo Airplane Plants Hard Hit By Carriers’ Forces; Japs Run ‘Out’

FIRES IN TOKYG SET BY RAIDERS BURN 240 BLOCKS   Devastated Area in Heart of Japanese Capital Covers 667 Acres, Photos Show.   BUSINESS BUILDINGS, FACTORIES WIPED OUT   Reports Indicate 223 Enemy Planes Were Destroyed or Damaged and 31 Vessels Hit.

Superforts Rip 240 Blocks in Heart of Tokyo   Employ Precision Instruments to Set Remarkable Record

240 Blocks In Heart Of Jap City Ruined   Recheck Shows Sunday Attack Gutted 667 Acres; City’s Worst Blow.

Japs Give Ground Doggedly On Iwo   Carriers Deal Vital Blow To Tokyo And Verde leland Clenred Of Nine

667 ACRES OF PLANTS WIPED OUI   Carriers’ Aircraft Destroy 233 Jap Planes

Carrier Planes Blast Vital Jap Aircraft Plants   Americans Destroy or Damage 233 Enemy Planes, 31 Small Vessels

Two U.S. Armies Are Driving Into iegtried Line   French Troops Remove Ger man Threat To Strasbourg From Northern Area   NAZIS SEEKING TO HOLD DEFENSE LINE

“ALLIES IN WEST MAKE NEW GAIN BELOW ST, VITk   @irborne Division Knocks ~ Out Tanks in Plunge Onto Nazi Soil

STRIKE LAW WITH “BULLDOG TEETH” URGED IN HOUSE   Rep. Arends, G. O. P. Whip, Charges “White House Is Coddling Handful of Arrogant Labor Leaders.”   WOULD FORCE UNIONS TO KEEP CONTRACTS   E m ployment Compensation, He Declares, Should Be Denied All Persons Who Walk Out.

Law With leeth To End Strikes Asked by Arends   Claims Arrogant Labor Leaders Have Been Coddled

HUGHES UNCOVERS LARGE SEAPLANE   Huge Cargo Carrier Weight 425,000 Pounds, Cost Over 20 Millione

PREMIUM TAX HELD VALID   Oklahoma May Levy on Collections By Out of State Companies

Pearl Harbor Probe Awaiting New Date   Officials Concerned Over Russian Attitude Toward Atom Control Plan

ALLIED OFFICIALS "CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN REACTION   BELIEVED DECISIONS ON ATOMIC BOMB HAVE INFLUENCE ON RUSSIA

Reds’ Reaction On Atom Bomb Major Issue   Allied Officials Hope Yo Avert “‘Take-Et-Or-LeaveIv? Tenor In Com. aIinmnniine

Atom Plan Seen as Peace Core   Promised Anglo-American-Canadian Proposal to Influence Future of Relations With Russ

RED VIEWS ON ABOMB EYED   Three-Power Conferees Seek Favorable Soviet Reaction to Control Pian.

CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIA’S REACTION   Allied Officials Involved-ir Discussion of Atomic ~ mb   AN IMPORTANT WEEK

Report Attlee, Truman Seek To Reassure Soviet Union   Decisions Now Being Made To Have ‘Vital Effect’  On History

World Peace Now Hangs In Balance   Truman and Attlee Are Concerned About Soviet Status

THEY WONDER IF SOVIETS ‘HAPPY’   Atomic Bomb Conference Officials Are Keeping One Eye on Reaction

Russian Reaction To A-Bomb Talks  Is Major Issue   Some Feel That This Is One Of Climactic Weeks Of History

CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIA’S REACTION   Allied Officials Involved Jn Discussion Atomic ~ a 

Soviet Reaction To Atom Proposal Causes Concern   This Week Climatic One Of History?

Atom Conferees ‘Concerned Over Soviet Reaction  Decisions Being Made   Decisions Being Made Will Affect Relations

Russ Reaction to Outcome Of Atomic Bomb Sessions Of Concern To Delegates

A-Bomb Decision  Vital   Soviet Reaction to  British-American Control Plan Main Key to Future World Securit;

Await Soviet Reaction To Atom Proposal   Week Is Believed Climactic; Russian Discovery Hints Lead Atom Splitting

TEMPERATURES:   Concern Felt By Big 3 Over A-Bomb Policy   Policies May Affect Anglo-American And Soviet Understanding

Red Reaction To Atobomb Talk Awaited   Scientific Arms Race in Prospect if Secret Is Held

Russian Reaction To Atomic Talks Communique Is Now Major Issue, Officials Say   Goal Of U. S., Canada, Britain Is To Avoid ‘Take-It-Or-Leave-It’ Tenor

Concern Over Red  Reaction   To Forthcoming Proposal for Controlling Atomic Bomb

HINT DECISIONS WILL INFLUENCE RED RELATIONS   May Offer to Share Secrets With Russians, Other Countries

Atomic Plan Reactions Of Russians Considered   Washington Meeting Of Wide Importance

Russian Reaction To Decisions On Atomic Issue Stirs Concern   Féir Russia May Not “Acquicsce ‘In Decisions _ Reached By U. S.,.Bri“tain, Canada; Will Allow Russia To Make _ Sussestions...

Fear Soviet Reactior To Atom Bomb ‘Pool   Strong Feeling Evident That This May Be One Of Climatic Weeks of History; Decisions Influence Vitally Allied-Russian Relations

REDS REACTION TO ATOM PLANS STIRS CONCERN   Capital Observers Wonder What Would Happen If Soviet Snubs Setup

RUSS REACTION TO ATOM MEET MAJOR ISSUE   Goal Is To Avoid ‘Take-ItOr-Leave-It Attitude

Anglo-American and Russian Relations Depend on A-Bomb   Final Solutions May Influence World's Peace

Russia Reaction On Atom Control Causes Concern   Decision Due May Influence Soviet, Anglo-U.S. Relations

U.S, SEEKS T0 SELL SURPLUS WAR SUPPLIES   Make Offer To Chinese, Dutch, Filipinos To Buy @Goacds

U.S. State Department Offers to Sell Surplus War Supplies to Allies

TRUMAN 10 BAC! OUT OF DEBATE WITH GEN, ‘IKE’   Treatment of Jews In Occupied Europe Cause of Argument

Third Fleet  Hits 55 Miles From Tokyo   Naval Gun Assault Follows Aerial Strike By 2000 U. S. and British Planes; Flyers  From Okinawa Batter Enemy Communications

STATE SOLONS ADJOURN UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY   Legislators Delay Action or Capital Improvements Bill

Ohio Legislators Give Up Without Finishing Business   Record Appropriations of $402,800,000 Approved by Solons Unable To Pass $75,000,000 Capital Improvements Bill—Wrangles To Be Resumed July 6—Money For State Payrolls at Stake

COMPROMISE MANPOWER BILL BEATEN      Unlikely Now That Any  Manpower . Measure  Will Pass

NEW LABOR BILL SEEN DOUBTFUL   Senate Kil!s Compromise Measure By 46-29 Vote

Manpower Bill Poses Problem   Senate Turns Down. Job-Freezing Measure

MANPOWER BILL BEATEN 46 TO 29   LABOR FREEZE MAY END IN A COMPROMISE

IF irst Timein History Conscientious Objector to  Get Nation’s Highest Medal

Conscientious Objector ls Awarded Honor Medal First Time In History

FORMER WESTERN FRONT COMMANDER TAKEN THIS MORNING, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE ANI SON, AT HIS HOME IN THE TYROL.

OF DEATH REPOR   London Voices De Demand Body Be Produced* After Radin Claim

Allies Want Body Hitler Produced   Would Remove All Doubt; Reason for Doenitz’s Appointment Not Apparent.

EMERGENCY TAX BILL IS PASSED BY LEGISLATURE   Special Session Devoted Mainly To Solving Baltimore’s Financial Dilemma   SPEAKER WHITE HITS AT MAYOR M’KELDIN

Emergency Power Of Taxation Delegated To Baltimore City   Legislature Acts With Speed to Provide Measures Solving Deficiency of Six Million Dollars— One Day Session Held

Baltimore Given Unprecedented Taxation Powers For Emergency   Bill Extending Wartime Bonus for Cumberland Employes and Water Bond Issue Pass

Return To Limited Parts Production Up To Workers At The General Motors Plant

A RR lal  Workers To. Take Action On Proposal  Flint Council Does Wat Favnar An oven een

Union Leaders  rsck Revolt on GM Parts Plan   ‘Rank and File Protests UAW Acceptance of Back to Work Proposal.

Some Strikers Oppose Plan te  Produce Parts   Union Head Says “Erroneous Impressions” Rise From Letter of Conditional Acceptance

GM Offer Put Up to Locals  Runs Into Some Opposition From LInion Members

WINTER STAGES COMEBACK IN MIDWEST   Light Freeze and Snow Here as Mercury Drops to 31

Blackhawk, First Full Division ‘Travelling to Japan, Returns Home

Little Chance Of Postwar  Cut in Taxes   Many Factors Must Be Considered, NE Counct] Tald

Little Room For Tax Reduction In Postwar Era   Treasury Man Boston Speaker

Bill Extending Reciprocal Act Is Passed  Measure Is Sent to White House for Final Action

Administration Seores Victory On Tariff Bill   Reciproral Trade Measure Is Sent to White Howse Ry S4 te 21] Margin

POWER VOTED   Senators, 54 to 21, Send Trade Pacts Extension Bill to President

Henry. Wittkop. Died F riday: At. Hospital After Week’s Iflness.

Midnight Curfew Lifted by Vinson  Ban on Horse and Doa Races Also Lifted

Ban Removed On Horse Racing Throughout U. 5.   Action Effective At One nce e Announces

Racing Ban, Curfew Are Lifted   Race Horse Shipment Still Limited ‘By ODT Regulations

Horse, Dog Racing Ban Is Lifted   Vinson Reveals; Travel Restrictions to Remain In Effect, ODT Orders

MIDNIGHT CURFEW REMOVED; RACING BAN ALSO LIFTED   War Mobilizer Vinson Say: Actions Effective Today— Entertainment Curfew Lift ed and Horse and Dog Rac +. Ban Removed

Lift Midnight ‘Curfew and Ban ‘On Race Tracks   Vinson Order is Effective Today;  _ ODT May Permit Shipment of Horses

Horse Racing Ban Lifted, Curfew to End   Kentucky Derby Set June 2 or 9; Belmont Also Slated

ODT Announces Order Will Be Issued — Permitting Shipment of Horses But Travel Restrictions Continue, It Is Stated

Curfew, Race Ban  Lifted   ODT Predicts Most Critical Trnvet Situation So Far

NIGHT LIFE AND RACING ARE RESTORED   U. S. Immediately Lifts Midnight Curfew on Entertainment and Ban on Both Horse and Dog Racing.

VINSON LIFTS CURFEW, HORSE, DOG RACING BAN   New Order Effective at Once: Retain Travel Restrictions

National Curfew ‘And Racing Ban Lifted Officially   Anticipate opt Permission - To Ship:Horses Shortly; . Travel. Rules Unchanged

Midnight Curfew Is Liffed Today   Horse, Dog Racing Curfew Also Lifted By Vinson

VINSON LIFTS CURFEW AND RACING BAN   Action Effective Today; U. S. Hesitant On Reconversion

LIFT BAN ON on      Announcement. Made: Today by Fred Vinson, Director of War Mobilization... _   IS EFFECTIVE TODAY   Does Not Affect Restriction of the Office of.Defense ,

CURFEW LAW IS ABOLISHED   Midnight Ban Lifted As Is Order Against Dog and Horse Racing

Portsmouth Wins Big Battle As Flood Waters Reach Cres!  Ohio Remains Stationary After Mounting tc Halak? af £64.94 Fant

Ohio River Flood Water: Reach Crest      Portsmouth Dry Behind Walls

Flood Walls And Sandbag : Dikes “Avert Serious Flood But. Inhabitants Warned Great Danger ix, . SHEL Bexicte

RIVER CRESTS AT PORTSMOUTH NEAR 65 FEET   Warn Pressure Heaviest or Sandbag Dikes Before Stream Recedes

Flooding Ohio Crested Friday At Portsmouth   Citizens Warned Not To Return to Lowlands Pressure Heaviest Now

Ohio River Touches 64 Foot Peak Today ~ at Portsmouth Dike   City’ Still Dry Behind Mountain. of. Flood Walls. Sandbass

THE FLOODING OHIO RIVER AT ITS CREST      Is Expected to Hold a Few Hours Before Receding —River Contained at Portsmouth, but Danger Is Not Over.

Flood Reaches Peak But Danger Remains   Portsmouth Dry Behind Mountains of Sand Bags While Residents Jittery With Warning Against Going Back to Lowland Homes

FLOODING OHIO REACHES CREST AT PORTSMOUTH  RESIDENTS WARNED   RESIDENTS WARNED OF DANGER, WOMEN HELP GUARD DIKES

RIVER GRESTS AT OHIO SITY   Portsmouth Remains Dry Behind Floodwalls, Sandbag Dikes

RIVER CRESTED IN OHIO CITY   Portsmouth Still Dry Behind Its Flood Walls, Sandbaq Dikes.

Ohio Crests, Dike Tested   Portsmouth Waiting For Stream To Drop

Flooding Ohio River Waters Touch Peak At Portsmouth; City Dry Behind Sandbaqs   Muddy Waters Expected To Remain Stationary Hours Before Recedina

Flood Danger Still Holds   Although Flood Walls, Sandbag Dikes Still Keeping Off High Waters

Civilian Reservations on Trains Now Available ‘Only 5 Days in Advance

Civilians Can Now Make Train Reservations Only 5 Days in Advance

Greeks Form Government  gf *..,0) Uy. = ae   Civil War Forces Dicker For Peace

New Governmen Of Greece Takes Up Work Today   Membership of Liberal Cabinet Announced

Greeks To Try  New Government   ELAS Ask Disarming of Rightists In Terms

CHARGES REDS STALLED MEET   AFL Claims ‘Lone-Wolf Policy Played by Soviets

STATE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION OPENS OFFICES IN CAPITOL  ITS FULL FUNCTIONING,  HOWEVER, AWAITS SEV.

‘Ardent Hitler Followers Get Job Of Swabbing Out Frankfurt Sewers

General Motors  Workers Go on Strike  Government Seizes Transportation in Washington. D.C

Germany’s Oder River Hinge Falls: Reds Smash Defenses Around Danzig

RUSSIANS SEIZE KUESTRIN, ODER RIVER FORTRESS   Strongpoint Falls After Week of Bitter Street Fighting—Much of City in Ruins.   NAZI RADIO REPORTS DRIVE TOWARD BERLIN   ‘Broadcasts Declare Six Soviet Divisions Are Pushing Toward Capital , From Bridgeheads. °

RUSSIANS OPEN NEW OFFENSIVE, GERMANS CLAIM   Fortress City 38 Miles From Berlin Is Seized As Oder Thrust Starts

Bastion’s Fall Called Prelude To Main Drive      Dive-Bontbers. Guns, F Make Rubble of City

REDS CAPTURE KUESTRIN, KEY CITY ON ODER   Drive Nearer Danzig; Nazis Report New Red Offensive

Kuestrin, Big Reich City Is Held By Reds   Fortress Site 38 Miles From Berlin Falls as German Radio Reports New Soviet Offensive * Wect of the Oder

ODER DEFENSE KEY CAPTURED BY RED ARMY   SIX RUSSIAN UNITS JOIN IN ASSAULT TOWARD BERLIN

Fortress Site 38 Miles From. Berlin. Falls as Germar "Radio Reports New Soviet Offensive « West of the Oder

Nazis Report’ New Red Push West of Oder   Russians Closing In On.Great Port City Of Danzig on Baltic

German Fort Of Kuesirin Falls To Reds   Hinge Of Nazis’ Oder River Line Destroyed By Guns

Soviets Open New Drive  From Oder   Reported Closing bi Rapidly On Port City OF Danzig. Russians I'ress Attacks On Stettin. Split N. E. Pomerania

Kuestrin Falls To Red Troops In New Advance   Not Drive on Berlin   Much of City Destroyed

\yris Claim Offensive  Nol Directed at Berlin Reds Closing  » Rapidly on Danzig

Russians Said Opening Drive West of Oder   German Defenses in Area West of Danzig Smashed by Soviets

SURRENDER MADE IN RED SCHOOLHOUSE   Representatives From All Allies Sign Document

Surrender Takes Place at School House Near Reims: Official V-E-Day Tomorrow

KENNEDY ANNOUNCES  GERMANY BEATEN IN  DISPATCH MONDAY SURRENDER TOOK PLACE  AT HEADQUARTERS OF CEN FICENHOWER

Furopean Conflict Comes to ‘End After Five Years, Eight Months and Six Days of Bloodshed, Destruction

Bloody European War Ends With Capitulation At Reims   Surrender Papers Signed By German Chief Of Staff At Headquarters Of Gen. Eisenhower At 7:41 P. M., Sunday, Port Arthur Time

Capitulation Signed in Eisenhower Headquarters at 8:41 p.m. Sunday By German Army Chief of Staff

Germans Sign Surrender Af 8:41 PM Sunday   General Jodl Signs As Doenitz Orders Nazi Forces To Halt

WHAT DID IT COST TO BEAT GERMANY?  A List of the Titusville Regicn’s Casualties _ Will Be Found on Page 4 of This Edition   BULLETINS

PERMAAV CSIIRRENNERS WhELIVIFLIW fF WUT mI miiV  TOMORROW IS V-E DAY

Capitulation Takes Place in Little Red School House   Building Used as “tke’s’” Headquarters Russia and France  Sign: Ask Mercy

IEUROPE’S GREATEST WAR ENDS   Officially Announced After German Broadcasts Tol German People That Grand Marshal’ Doenitz Had  Ordered Capitulation of All Fighting Forces :

[Unconditional Surrender of Germany Signed in School House Used By Gen. Eisenhower as Headquarters

GERMANY SURRENDERS UNCONDITIONALLY TO THE WESTERN ALLIES, RUSSIA   Document Signed at Eisenhower's Headquarters at Reims at 7:41 P.M. (Alton Time) Sunday by Col. Gen. Gustav Jodi; Defeated Foe Appeals to Victors for Mercy.

GENERAL JOD   Signing Took Place in Little Red Schoolhouse Headquarters.

SIGNERS AT LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE ASK MERCY FOR GERMAN PEOPLE AND ARMED FORCES —

Terms Of Unconditional surrender Were Signed At Reims Sunday Night

Germans Give Up In Little  Schoolhouse   Reims, France Action Scene

Red Schoolhouse. ‘Is Historic Site   The Headquarters « of  ‘General Eisen-- howery Nazi ‘Asks Mercy.

Unconditional Surrender of Nazis to Western Allies and Russia Takes Place in Eisenhower's Headquarters; Czecho-Slovak Forces Defy Order

Red School House Surrender Scene   Terms Signed by Jodl for Nazis, Smith for U.S. and by Russians

ui S OVER “OVER THERE”  But The Japanese Still Have To Be Licked

Germans Seek Time in Bastogne Retreat   oul RE  Nazis Using landmines, Booby Traps te Slow American Countere~.L

Nazis Sly In Withdrawing   Filter Back, Land Sneak Punches, Delay Yanks So Main Forces Can Get Away

Rain Falls At Detroit  Ee EY =, es ee 2,   Third Series Game May Be Postponed

Series Field Rain-Sodden   Downpour Threatens Third Baseball Game

Should Spread .. .  DRAFT BOARD  STANDS PAT   No Drafting Until Strikes Stop Says Ohio Board.

Revised G1 Bill Of Rights Approvec By House Group   Bonus Provision for All Servicemen Discarded in Vote

Committee Revises Bill To Aid GIs   Bonus Provision Shelved But Main Parts Litile Changed; Elimination Of Red Tape Is Aim

‘Bill of Rights’ for GI's Revised   Rankin Bonus Proposal Is Discarded by Group

Bonus Taken From Revised G. 1. Measure   Bill Awaits Final Committee Approval

REVISED BILL - ON GI RIGHTS ~—§ IMPROVED   Bonus Provision Nicked From Measure Before Submission Before Congress.

GI Bill Is ‘Whipped Into Shape   Bonus Deleted: Other Provisions Are Unchanged.

Revise Gi Bill of Rights   Bonus Provision For Servicemen  Discarded

House Veterans : Committéé Acted After Discarding ae Bonus Provision. _

Revised GI Bill Backed   Bonus Provision for All Servicemen Cut From New Measure

GROUP ALTERS Gl BENEFIT BILL   Refuses Plan for Outright Bonus of $1,040

House Group Considers  New GI Bill Of Rights   Bonus Provision Is Discarded With No Major Changes In Benefits

Revised Gl Bill Of Rights Awaits House Approval   Discard Service Man's Bonus Provision; No  Other Major Changes.

Revised GI Bill of Rights Minus Servicemen’s Bonus Provision Awaiting Committee's Approval!

Revision Of G.I. Bill Completed.   ‘House. Group To: Give Final Approval Today

HOUSE ACTS 10 ALTER Gl BILL   Servicemen’ s Bonus Pro vision Is Discarded - By Vet Committee  7

CHINESE RIVALS STILL FIGHT ON   Communist Leader Will Ask Halt Before Peace Talks

+ Northern Column Of Russian Army Starts Outflanking Move On Berlin, Taking Zellin

Tanks, Infantry Smash River in Wide Front   Russians Are on Short Route to Nazi Capital

Victor Murdock, Editor Of Wichita Eagle, Dies   A Leader in Kansas Journalism; Served 712 Years in Congrecse

NEARLY DOUBLE TOTAL USED IN EUROPEAN WAR   Generals Outline Plans In Testimony on War Supply Measure

ye ee ee  Superior Force To Beat Nips   J. S To Mount’ Swift, Powerful Offensive, Says Marshall

38 Billions Approved fo Smiash Japan   Army Leaders Promise Overwhelming Force To Speed Victory

38 Billions Needed for War House is Told  Pacific Drive   Pacific Drive To Be Intensified Marshall Reports

Army Supply Measure: Carries $38,500,285,951 In Appropriations to Implement Offensives

38 BILLION PLUS TO DEFEAT JAPAN   War Department Supply Bill Goes to House From Committee   ARMY PROMISES FORCE

WAR DEPARTMENT SUPPLY BILL CARRIES OVER 38 BILLIONS...  ARMY PROMISES TO SPEEL VICTORY OVER JAPAN B}

Huge War Dept. Money Measure To House Floor   Plans For Daily 1,000. Superfort Raids Agains' Japan Revealed.

War Budget To Defeat Japs Asked  War Department’s Supply Bill Asks $38,500,285,951

Huge Army Supply Bill Presented  To House Members  Military Says Measure Will Speed End Of War With Japan

38 Billions Requested For War Supplies   House Gets Huge Appropriations Bill Call for Tremendous Outlay of Equipment To Whip Japar.

38 Billions For Army Is  Recommended   Committee Told Japan Is To Be Pulverized

Staff Chiefs Reveal Plans to Whip Japs   Handed Congress With Wor Dept. Supply Measure

$38,500, 285,951 War Department Bill Sent House   Army Promises to Speed Victory Over Japan by Great Force

War Fund Bill Coes To House      38 Billion Dollar Measure Has Promise To Speed Victory Over Japan.

ARMY SUPPLY BILL OFFERED   Make 38 Billion Request With Promise to Speed Victory Over Japan

Army Slashes Budget In New  Supply Bill   38 1-2 Billions Needed By War Department “To Speed Jap Victory”

ARMY PLEDGES TO SMASH JAPS   Assures Devastating Blows As House Gets Fund Bill

Billions Will Be Given the Army To Speed Final Victory   Supply Bill Goes to House Floor With Admonition That Battle of the Pacific Is In Initial Stage and Huge Quantities of Material Are Needed   PROMISE DEVASTATION OF ENTIRE ISLAND EMPIRE

See Daily Raids ° B y¥1000-Forts. “Against Japan   Military’ Chiefs Speak - As "38: Billion War Supply Bill Is” Sent” To “House

House Gets 30 Billion Supply Bill   Daily Ra ds By 1,000 8-29s Is Planned, Solons Told

SUPPLY BILL GOES TO HOUSE   Army Promises to Speed Victory Over Japan

Army to Need 38 Billions For War on Japan   “Overwhelming Application-of Force” to Speed Victory

Japs Will Be Hit By Overwhelming Force, Army Says   Plan to Use 1,000 B-29’s Daily in Air War on Japan

Nazis Plans For Invading Britain Found By Allies   Several Americans Listed Among 2,300 Selected Fo: Arrest By Gestapo.

Vandenberg Wins GOP Backmng As Treaty Delegate   Senate Republicans Express Approval of Appointment By Whitehouse

YANKS RAKE FOE TRAPPED IN SOUTH HALF OF MANILA   Japs Promise Early Appearance Of Fleet

NORTH HALF MANILA IS CLEANED OUT   Japs Still — Resist in South Half of City

Fires Repo. ted In Tokyo Area; Honshu Alerted   Domei Ship Sinking Reports Unconfirmed Japs Say Air Attacks On Mindoro Convoy

a —————— ea  Superforts Give Japan Unhappy New Year’s   Tokyo, Other Industrial Centers Hit by Bombs; Nips Raise Claims of Transports Sunk to 33

A ROOSEVELT MONUMENT   Is Being Constructed As He In structed for His Grave

PREMIER KOISO AND ENTIRE JAP CABINET RESIGN   Military Setbacks, Climaxed by Okinawa, Bring New Regime

Koiso and Aides Forced Out by Reverses in War   Reign Ends Eight Months After Tojo’s Downfall

Pied Piper Is To Be Executed   Led Almost Thousand Filipinos To Mass Execution By Japs

Philippine Islands’ “Pied Piper” Given Sentence of Death   Led 1,000 Filipinos to Mass Execution; First Jap Trial Concluded

WAR BOND DRIVE ON HOME STRETCH   WITH 90 PCT. SUBSCRIBED, WORKERS HOPE TO PASS GOAL THIS WEEK.

AP's Hal Boyle, Joe Rosenthal Get Pulitzer Prizes For War Reporting

War Proves Fixed Fortifications Can't Really Be Made Impregnable

All-Out Allied Offensive Seen  Within 30 Days   _Leaders Not Counting On Sudden Collapse of German Military

Pefain Gets Bitter Attack By Daladier   Vigorous Speech Follows Testimony By Paul Reynaud

Petain Trembles As Nazi Conniver Charge Is Made   Accused of Seeking to Be French Dictator

Enemy Soldiers Abandon Tanks, Guns in Retreat From Which They May Never Rally Beyond River; Patton's Army Engulfs 30 Towns in West Saar

Nazis Blow Rhine Bridges At Mainz —   Two American _Acmies Race After Fleeing Nazis Across Saar and Palatinate, Patton 30 More Towns

Tankers Clash Seven Killed   ~60-Injured_in... Explosion, Fire -

Flames Envelope Two Entire Floors   B-25 Billy Mitchell Bomber Comes Down Out Of Fog And Hits Em pire State Building

Blast Turns Skyscraper Into Pyre   Hundreds Trapped In Gas-Filled Rooms; Elevators Fall

Thirteen Die as Plane Rams Empire Building   Resulting Explosion, Fire Hurts «VU Rescue Squads Still Search Debris

Northeastern Plans $100,000 Plant Addition   Will Increase Output One-Third, Employ 100 More Workers In Enlarged Setup

Bradford Plant Plans Addition   Northeastern Corp. Will Spend $100,000

Try To Speed Up Negotiations In — Frisco Parley —   F ear Conference ‘Will Disintegrate Moment — ‘Germany Surrenders _

ARGENTINA MAY BE INVITED TO JOIN PARLEYS   Proposal for Request To Polish Group Mav Re. Rejected

Question of Bid To Argentina May Be Decided Today   Cenference Seeks to Speed Up Program As Nazi Resistance Crumbles   PARLEY MAY RECESS SOON AFTER V-E DAY   Red Proposal to Link Argentine and Polish Matters Doomed to Fail

Sweden Bars Nazi Felons  Switzerland Remains Only Possible Haven

No Germans To Enter Sweden    Close Doors To F leeing Nazi War Criminals

Bi-Party Praise For Big 3 Plan   Senate, House Leaders See Hope of Peace

BIG THREE ACTION LAUDED BY SOLONS   Statement of World Leaders Brings Bi-partisan Applause

HUNGER MARCH STAGED BY 5,000 JAPS IN TOKYO   Parade With Banners Reading, “Save Us From Starvation”

HUNGER HUNGER MARCHi BY JAPANESE ~ STAGED IN CAPITAL. STREETS   FIVE THOUSAND IN DEMON. STRATION BUT NO. VIO-.. LENCE DEVELOPED DURING PARADE -IN TOKYO

Hobbs’ One Thousand   Col. C. G. Sage, Balaan Hero, Considering Entering Democratic Race For Governor

Sage Considers Covernors Race   Deming Citizens Boom Ex-Prisoner of Japs

SWISS TO SEE PRISON CAMPS   JAPAN AGREES TO: SWISS DIP. -LOMATS VISITING ENEMY: PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS. ~-

Dansville Breeze  In Local Group   New York State Daily Established in 1883

YANK FORGES IN FRANCE GAIN BY DEVALUED FRAN   Americans Have Been Living Precariously Due to. Inflation

Higher Waves : > ©  D rive Sweeps Across Nation   Labor Works For Increases, Higher Minimum Pay And Guaranteed Annual Wage

BIGGEST DRIVE FOR HIGH WAGES NOW UNDER WAY      Al Labor Groups Are Working Toward Total of Three Objectives

Hold-Up Nets Robbers $1362 AtShenandoah   Nursery Employe, Housekeeper Bound, Gagged By Two Men

Ickes in New Role: Curmudgeon Wants It Known That He Has Become a Blushing Violef

VOTERS TO DECIDE ON SUNDAY MOVIES   Referendum Will Appear on City Election Ballot March 27

VOTERS TO DECIDE ON SUNDAY MOVIES   Referendum um Will Appear ‘on m Cal Election Ballot ia “March 27

A Farm Price Revision New Truman Goa]   A Reduction far  Export Commodities To Stimulate Trade, Most Favored Ceatres

DHARP REVISION IN GOVERNMENT FARM POLICIES SHAPING UP  POSTWAR ADJUSTMENT ~ PERIOD MAY BRING LOW  Ep CUARANTEES

Farm Price Policies May Undergo Change To Permit World Trade Minus Subsidies

MAY REDUCE GUARANTEE FOR CROPS   Scheme [s Part of a Sharp Revision in Farm Policy Shaping Up as a Goal for the Truman Administration.

Lower Guarantees Would be on Cotton, Wheat-Iwo Exports   Believe Three Courses Open to United States

Government Farm Price Policies Due For Change   World Trade Competition Without Subsidies Is Goal Of Truman Administration

Government — Farm Prices May. Undergo Change   “Revision Would: Permit World: Trade. Rivalry Without Subsidies’ — .

EXPECT CHANGE IN FARM PRICES   Would Effect Wheat, Cottoh Markets

Reds Await Nationalists  At Mukden   Chinese Communist: Claim Americans With Central Army

Chiang’s Forces Reach Kowpangtze Railway Junction   Nationalists Reported Moving Rapidly Over 88-Mile Gap to Mukden   RUSSIANS REDUCE DEMANDS ON CHINA   Communists Say Yanks Direct Operations Against 8th Route Army

REDS CLAIM U. S. OFFICERS WITH ARMIES   China Communist Armies Retreating Toward Mukden

NATIONALISTS ADVANGE INSIDE NAN C Heibba   Advance Spéedily Over 88-Mile Gap to Mukden

Nationalist Troops Deep  Tn Manchuria   Communists Claim U. S. Officers With Chiane’s Army

MANILA MOP-UP IS CONTINUING   Yanks Quell Jap Suicide Charge East Of City With Heavy Losses; Foe Altnihilated On Verde Island.

JAPANESE LOSE IN BIG - SCALE BANZAI GHARGE   Heavy Casualties Suffered By Enemy in Fight East Of Manila

Japs Northeast Of Manila Stage Banzai Charge   U. S. Forces Beat Off Large-Scale Attack; Nips Suffer Heavy Casualties

YANKS BEAT OFF JAP BANZAI BLOW   Enemy Attacks After Heavy Barrage East Of Manila

BANZAI BLOW NEAR MANILA   Large--Scale Charge Made Against Sixth Infantry Division, But the Nips Are Repelled With Heavy Losses.

JAPS REPULSED EAST OF MANILA   BANZAI ATTACK IS BEATEN OFF WITH HEAVY NIP LOSSES

Screaming Japs Make Last Stand   Launch Heavy Banzai East of Manila But End  In Destruction.

FIGHT WAGES FOR MANILA WATERSHED   Large-Scale Banzai Charge Is Beaten Off With Heavy Jap Losses  ease nce as a a Oa tata al a eal  lias

REPULSE JAPANESE BANZAL CHARGE EAST OF MANILA   U, S. Forces Beat Off Screaming Nips Attacking After Strong Artillery Barrage ia the Marikina Wutershed

Japs Hurl Panzai Charge   Attack East of Manila  Behind Heavy Artillery Barrage Is Beaten Off With Heavy Nip Losses

Japs Attack Behind Heav Artillery Barrage in Battle Near Manila.

GTILL DANGER OF FURTHER FROSTS      Some Crops Suffer From Last Saturday’s Cold Weather.

Joy Rises Gradually Across United States   Celebrations Held In Some Cities; Others Wait Official Confirmation

Wave of Joy Sweeps Over United States   News of Approaching Jap Surrender Is Celebrated

2,000,000 Germans Homeless:  Civilians Flock to Berlin as Reds  ‘Advance, but Are Chased from City

Refugee Hordes Moving in From East Present Berlin With Serious Problem

German Refugees Ordered to Leave Berlin   Roads and Railways Vital to Army Jammed With People

Tarlac Falls To Advancing ‘Yank Forces   Burned by Fleeing Japanese; Clark Field Only 22 Miles Away

Tar ‘lac Falls To Yanks On Manila Drive   Onee Proud City Reduced To Sineking Rubble By Ja ps; Ouly 65 Air Miles From Capital

TARLAC, 63 MILES FROM MANILA, TAKEN BY YANKS   Town Destroyed By Fleeing Japs Once Proud City Laid in Ruins

TWO AIRFIELDS CAPTURED WITH “TARLAG’S FALI   MacAthur’s: Fores O-ly 65 Air: Miles from Manilla; City in Ruins’

Capture Road Key   Tarlac, 65 Miles from Manila, Set to Torch By Retreating Japs

Tarlac Seized, Clark Field Next American Goal  MacArthur Keeps Up  Steady Progress Cnr. ek Tawaned hdenile

Ruins Found At Tarlae   By American Liberators:   City In Philippines Is Razed By Nippon

Fleeing Japs Apply "Torches to Tarlac “As Yanks Close In   Advancing American Force Finds Once-Proud City Smoking Rubble With All Main Buildings Razed

Tarlae Taken By fanks   Once Prosperous City Burned by Retreating Japs

YANKS HALFWAY TO MANILA: AIR FIELD IN PATH   Largest Airfield In Philippines Just 22 Miles Away; Tarlac In Smoking Ruins.

Japs Give Up City of Tarlac   Leave City Destroyed; Americans Add Two More Airbases on Luzon

Tarlac, in Philippines, Captured But Only Destruction Is Left Behind by Japanese

Tarlac, Ruined City, Falls to. Yankee Force:   Luzon Island Stronghold, Its Two Airfields Captured Sunday

Luzon Campaign Going Forward   TWO AIRFIELDS TAKEN BY YANKS IN DRIVE

U.S. Captures Key City on Manila Route   Japs Destroy Tarlac, Flee; Americans Continue Fast Drive

JAPS’ TARLAC BASE IS IN U. $. HANDS      Once Proud City of Luzon Reduced to Smoking Rubble by Nips Before They Retire Just Ahead of Yanks.

TARLAC TAKEN BY AMERICANS _ INPHILIPPINES   Progpercus City Is Burned By Fleeing   SEIZE AIRFIELDS   Yanks Halfway ‘lo Manila, Near Clark Bald ;

CITY BURNED BY FLEEING JAP TROOPS   Rail And Highway Junction 65 Air Miles From Manila

Yanks Take important Rail Center   Tarlac Falls to Swiftly Advancing Americans; Find City Gutted by Japs

FARMERS TO ESTIMATE GAS FOR ONE YEAR   Get Application Forms At Distribution Points Mail to Ration Board

— FARMERS _ INON-HICHWAY GAS   Change Procedure Some ' Mail In Applications

Farmers Urged To Apply Now For 1945 Tractor Fuel   Method of Applying Has Been Changed to Simplify Procedure

FARMERS WILL APPLY BY MAIL FOR ~ TRACTOR FUELS   Applications Now Being Mailed Out by Local Ration Board

nnounce Method Of Applying For Tractor Fuel   ust State Total Amount of Fuel for Crop Year

CHANGES MADE AS TO NON-HIGHWAY GAS   Procedure Stmpified for Farmer: At Meeting of OPA and AAA Officials Jan. $1

Connally Sees Charter Approval By Committee   Senator Forecasts Committee Action Will Be Fav orable By 21-2 Vote

TWO COMMITTEE VOTES AGAINST CHARTER SEEN   Foreign Relations Group Giving 21 In lis Favor

EES CHARTER: APPROVED 21-2 BY COMMITTEE   onnally Prediction Based on ‘No’ by Johnson and Shipstead

COMMITTEE VOTE ON HARTER PREDICTED 21.2   ‘‘No” Votes Expected by Johnson, Shipstead; Hearings End Today

REMOVAL OF PATTON IS TOPIC   Most Congressmen Say ‘Eisenhower Knows His Busines

Internal Jealously of Jap Army, Navy Blamed for Atrocities in Philinnines

SIX BURNED TO DEATH AND EIGHT HURT WHEN FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL AT FORT BRAGG. CALIF.

HOUSE APPROVES ARMY FUND BILI   Defeats Move To Force Discharge of Soldier Fathers of Four or More Children

HOUSE REJECTS DISCHARGE PLAN   Soldiers With Large Fami lies Will Be Given No   Preference

HOUSE VOTES 38 BILLION FOR WAR   DEFEATS MOVE TO FORCE ARMY TO DISCHARGE FATHERS OF 4 OR MORE.

House Okehs 38 Billions For U.S. Army   Move to Discharge a Father of 4 or More Children Is Defeated

-ouse Passes 4ig Army func, At. s e  % 70 lisclarge “acjers O° “our

ARMY MONEY BILL IS VOTED   Move to Force” Discharge Of Fathers of Four Or More Defeated

House Approves Appropriations   Amount of $38,500, 285,951 For Army  Passed House.

Plan to Release. . Fathers of Big Families fuasher  Force Army Discharge Aol iMane Tima, Dine

Huge Fund to Provide ‘Sunday Punch’ for Knocking Out Japan Wins ; Unanimous House Approval; Move to Discharge Dads Is Defeated

House Votes 36 Billion For War Dept  But Defeats Move  To Release Fathers 6 Boe Childe

FATHERS OF 4 STAY IN ARMY   Michigan Solon Loses Fight For Discharge Of Family Heads

LARGE ARMY FUND BILL 1S APPROVED   House Rejects Move to Force Discharge of Fathers

Pending New Pre-Invasion Attacks on Japanese Homeland  ALLIED SUBMARINE SHELLS COAST CITY  Imperial Headquarters Admit Considerable Damage to Cities

MUSTANGS TAKING UP OFFENSIVE AS FLEET ARM. RESTS   Submarine Also. “Joins — Pre -.Invasion - Ra “ment of Japan. -. Planes Bomb,’ Machine Gun Cities   89 MORE JAP PLANES, : MORE SHIPS DESTROYED   Adm. Nimitz “Reports More  - Damage By American “Third Fleet-In its. Assalilts On Honshu Monday.

U.S. Land-Based Planes Take Up Assault on For   Third Fleet Remains Under Security Blackout Off Enemy Coast

Land Planes, ‘Sub Blasting Jap Targets   Japanese Concede Damages Suffered From Air Blows

Third Fleet Blacked Out Second Day   Tokyo Concedes 3 Considerable Damage Done By Attacks

‘GO SIGN’ GIVEN ISKES BY PRES   Truman Says Secretary of Interior Is Perfectly O.K,

PLANS FOR MAKING . RUSSIA, AN “AGRARIAN BREAD. :* KEY TOLD AT TRIAL TODAY

B-29'S HIT TOKYO INHEAVY ATTACKS   400 Superfortresses Hit . Arsenal Area With Incendiaries

SUPERFORTS “BLAST TOKY(   Arsenal Area is Struck in Low-Level Incendiary Attack by B-29s

TOKYO 15 BLASTED BY 400 PLANES   THOUSANDS OF TONS OF BOMBS RAINED ON CIry’s WAR INDUSTRIES,

Great Force _ Of B-29’s Hits Jap Capital   Explosions ‘Audible. More Than’ 100 Miles And Huge Fires Set

Thousands of Tons of Incendiaries  Dropped on Japanese War Plants

CHANGES ING. . BILL PROPOSED   Senate Bill Increases College Allowance To S65 A Month

Revision of GI Bill of Rights  Recommended   Would Make Methods Of Getting Money or  Education Easier

ASK REVISION OF VETS BIL   More Liberal ; Educational Provisions Are Urged By Senate Group

Revision of G. I. Bill of Rights Is Urged by Senate Subcommittee

Bill OF Rights May Be Altered By Senate Move   Would Extend Period For Repayment Of Loans To Veterans

Change Sought In GI Measure   Senate Grou up: Recommends Easier. Terms Under Veterans’ Bill

Revisions For G. I. Bill Of Rights Recommended   Senate Subcommittee To Offe: Financial Easements For Veterans Asking Loans

GI Rights Upped On Loans, School By Senate Group   Revisions Made on Buying Homes, Farms Or Businesses

Step Up Deferred Federal Workers   Number More Than Doubles Since Lest Year

Acheson, ' Hurley Near to Blows? .   Belligerent Meeting in Office Related. Lee Tindareecretary

HURLEY BLAST ELICITS REPLY   Dean Acheson Denies He "Wrecked’ American Policy in Middie East

HURLEY CHARGES ACHESON RUINED PROGRAM IN IRAN   Undersecretary Tells Committee of Clash with Ambaceador

DEAN ACHESON DENIES CHARGES MADE BY HURLEY   Undersecretary Says. He Did Nothing to Weark Iran Policy

ROOVESELT PLAN TO WRECK MONOPOLIES SAID “DEFEATED”.   STATE UNDERSECRETARY DENIES CHARGES THAT IRANIAN POLICY HURT

HURLEY AGAIN RAPS ACHESON   Says Undersee’y Wrecked U. S. Policy Fighting  Foreign Monopolies

HURLEY TAKES ~ STAND AGAIN   Charges Acheson With Wrecking Policy Approved By FR for fren.

Hurley Renews Charges Today  "T stems! Ghia A memset   Takes Stand Against Secretary Acheson

Acheson Denies Rap of Hurley   Former Ambassador Renews Charges on lran Policy Wrecking

\Says Acheson Wrecked ‘Roosevelt’s Policy   Hurley Returns to Stand Following Testimony by Acheson;  won eee. a

All Nippon Financial  Deals Bannec   New Controls, Free Jap Press Ordered

‘Finance Transactions [Are Banned as Controls Tightened   Conditions Set Up for a Free Press in Defeated Nation; Eight-Point Directive Is Issued: Abdication Denied

Local Option In Festured by Law Proposed by Senator Luman af Pineda

BILL TO LEGALIZE GAMBLING INTRODUCED IN STATE SENATE   Local Option is Feature of Law Proposed By Senator Luman of Pinedal2

FIRST GROUP TS RELEASEI   ARMY GIVING DISCHARGES TO 2,500 SOLDIERS TODAY UNDER POINT SYSTEM

2500 VETS WILL GO HOME TODAY   First Application Of Army Points Plan Starts

Governors Ask For Answer fo Suicide Planes   Progress of War To Be Discussed At Closed Session

GREAT BRITAIN FACES A FIGHT ON POVERTY  {   So Says Prime Minister in Address to Trades Union Congress.

Alftee Tells Labor. leaders Britain Has Hard Fight On Hand   Prime’ Minister Hold: Little Hope for  Imnravemeant Sann

MINERS’ STRIKE DANGERS MOUNT   ‘Stalemate Continues Between  Operators And Union

BRITISH GAIN IN BATTLE OF JAVA   Fliers Clear Way For Troops At Magelang

Fighters Go Into Action At Java City   Clear Way for British To Take Stronghold From Extremists.

British Fighter Planes Strafe  Indonesia Units      Clear Way For English Troops To Recapture Magelang Strong Points

ALLIES MOVE TO END ARMED CLASHES; RAF FIRES ON INDONESIAN FORCE: CHINA ACTION

Indonesian Extremists Machine-Gunned   RAF Fighter Planes Clear Way for Troops Takine Magelane

RAF Clears Way For the British to Retake Magelans   Resistance Slackens After Indonesian Extremists Are  Machine-Gunned

RAI , A Lack As  i n dj ( yes sha n Ss   Machine Guns Pave Way For Troops

British Air Attack Stops Indonesians   Resistance Slackens as English Bring in More Tanks

RAF Planes Machine-Gun Java Rebels   Airmen Clear Way Of Ex tremists For Re-capture Of Magelang Bastion

FORMER FRENCH LEADER IS CHARGED. WITH MIAINTAIN_ ING A DEFEATIST  ” ATTITUDE

Chaplin Jury Still Seeking Verdict   Members Will Resume Deliberations Today

Chaplin Jurors Are Sent Home  Body Will Renew Deliberations Today

AMERICANS LINED UP, SLAIN BY SS OFFICER   St. Vith Veterans Describe Murder Of Eight Men

Truman Urges World Unity To Outlaw Atomic Weapons   President's Speech Features Huge Navy Dav Celebration in New York

“Atomic Methods of Destruction Can Be Definitely and Effectively Outlawed Forever,”’ President Tells N. Y. Throng

Strange, Feathered Romance Blooms at Home of Mrs. Pederson: She's For ft

Coal Strike Plagues ‘Untried Jao Cabinet   Warmakers Out In Cold, And Press Growls As Conservatives Take Over

New Cabinet In Japan Faces Fresh  Problems Caal Stilo Start   Coal Strike Starts And Press Growls At Premier’s Choice OF Conservatives.

New Japanese Cabinet Faces Big Problems   First Strike in. Years Adds _to the Difficul ‘$lae

Jap Cabinet Faced with  Coal Strike   6.000 Korean Miners Walkout -- Shidehara Surrounds Himself With Parliamentarian:

Jap Coal Strike  Faces New Regime   ress Sure at Choice By New Premier

CRISES FACE NEW CABINE]   Brief, Stormy Future Forecast for Jap Government

Warmakers Left  Out Of Cabinet Japan Confronted With Coal Strike

Strikes Add To Tasks Of Jap Cabinei   Press Objects To Appointment Of Conservative Men

JAPAN'S NEW CABINET RAS ROUGH START   AGED BUT UNTESTED LAW MAKERS FACE COAL STRIKE

Seal of Defeat Signed in Berlin By Nazi Command   Recognized Heads of German Military Acknowledge They Are Beaten.   Prussian Arrogance Maintained to Last

Keitel  Signs. F inal: Paper Of Surrender   Ceremony: in Berlin Presided Over by   ‘Russian :‘General

seekingFarm Posthumous Aid On 18-45 Award To .abor Draft Cpl. Secrest

Work- Draft Bill Delayed By Issue of  Farm Labor   Committee Today: Will Hear Testimony) On Nurse. Draft Bill  WFA HEAD HEARD.

SEEK HELP ON LABOR DRAFT   Backers Trying to Enlist Support of Farm Bloc In Congress

Food Uzar. Asks, Farms Be Given Voice:in Draft   Jones’. Wants. May’ + Bil Amended ,To Protect -Agrtiouliirets Neads °-

pabor draft framers ask  farm support _ Bid to Marshall  coes unanswered

FARM BACKING IS SOUGHT FOR SERVICE BILL   Act Would Be Of Benefit To Agriculture, Spon sors Claim   MARSHALL DECLINES TO GIVE TESTIMONY

Labor Draft Backers Ask  Farmers’ Aid   Objectors Still Far From Beaten; Timetable Tunked

WORK-DRAFT BILL OUHEDULE UPSET   Sponsors of Labor Draft Seek to Enlist Agricultural Backing; Should Aid Farm Labor, Claim

Wage Proposal ls Spurned By Union's Council   Action Taken During Meeting Called For Framing Truman Reply

Auto Workers Vote Rejection of 10 Per Cent Raise  _ Huge Motorized Picke Line Employed

Auto Workers Vote Rejection of 10 Per Cent Raise  Huge Motorized Picke' Line Employed  Ble eww Tumse st Dlxmtc

REFUSE 10 PCT. WAGE BOOST BY CG. M. OFFICIALS   Official Reply Given to Truman Appeal for End of Huge Auto Strike

uto Workers eject Second -M Proposal   also Act Today On President's Sack-to-Work Plea

GM Offer of Pay Increase Is Rejected   Refusal of President’s Request [Is Indicated; Motorized Picket Line Planned by Unions

Back-To-Work ‘Appeal Studied By GM Strikers   Unionist Delegates From 20 States Also Review Entire Wage Dispute.

ClO Rejects General Mofors Wage Increase   Total Idle Because Of Strikes Remains At Around 400,000

Decision On Truman Plan Already Made   Announcement To Be Made By Reuther At Council Meet Later  In Day At Detroit

ANNOUNCE DATES FOR EXAMINATIONS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS _ COMMENCEMENT EXER CISES ARE SCHEDULED FO! FRIDAY NIGHT. MAY 25

ANNOUNCE DATES FOR EXAMINATIONS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS  COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ARE SCHEDLLED FO)

GOVERNORS ASK EFFORT TO SAVE SMALL BUSINESS   Demand U. S. Restore Job Offices, Other Functions to States’ Rule

STATE RIGHTS. “ARE STRESSED ‘BY GOVERNORS   CONFERENCES ALSO TO SEER PROTECTION OF SMALL BUSINESSES DURING  1 RECONVERSION

Governors Urge lmmediate Aid To Small Business   Recovery of State Controls Lost During War Demanded

PEACE RUMORS FLOOD SWEDEN   VON RIBBENTROP AND KEITEL MAY VISIT STOCKHOLM

Say Nazi Chiefs Head For Sweden   Ribbentrop, Keitel Expected In Stockholm

UP& LFiles Plan To Revamp  Securities Setup   Seeks to Sever Holding Firm Ties For Issue of New Stock In Arrangement Submiited to SEC

Tokyo Paper Is Suspended  By MacArthur   Charged U, §, with Breaking International Law iz 4-bombines

xk *k& *& * Jap Papers Poke Fallen War Leaders   xK * KW OK Occupation Briefs

Navy in Floral Tribute to Dead  Memorial Ceremonies Lnld MIL OM. dew Mat.

J. S. Checks on Jap Protest at Allied Invasion of Kurile Island of Shimushu

FIND FAKE DOCUMENTS   Papers Found on Alleged Nazi Saboteurs Carry 1946 Date

Germans Expect War To Continue Into Next Year   Forged Papers Found On Spies

SUPREME COURT RULES ASSOCIATED PRESS BY-LAWS RESTRAIN TRADE [AND VIOLATE ANTI-TRUST ACT

 —AP COURT ORDER— Supreme Court Orders  Change In AP By-Laws   Holds By-Laws Restrain Trade And Violate Sherman Anti-Trust ‘Act at  ver Minority Protest, U. S. Tribunal In Decision

Loses Suit   Supreme Court Rules Membership Clause Violates Anti-Trust Laws: Vigorous Dissen

COURT TELLS AP TO RELAX LAWS   Decision Against News Cooperative Upheld

Five Justices U. S. Supreme Court  Hold Against A. P.   Three Members View the Ruling as Blow at Freedom of Press

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RULING AGAINST THE AP   DECREE IS TERMED AS A STEP TOWARD SHACKLING OF PRESS

Rules By-Laws Of AP Violate Anti-Trust Act   Supreme Court Approves Order Requiring Agency To Relax Membership Canditions

Supreme Court Decision Is First Step In Shackling Press Say A.P. Officials  St ae fe ee

ADMISSION BY-LAWS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ORDERED BE RELAXED   SUPREME COURT RULES BY-LAWS RESTRAIN TRADE AND VIOLATE LAWS

Supreme Cour Rules Against AP   Says By-Laws Violate Sherman  Anti-Trust Act.

CELEBRATION AFTER UNION BELOW BERLIN   Patton Heads South To Junction With Tolbukhin

Reich Severed As 13,000,000 Allies Solidify For K. 0.   First Contacts At Elbe On Wednesday Set Off Wild Celebration; Patton Drives Along Danube To Meet Ukranian Forces.

13 Million Men Line Up to Complete Germany's Defeat After Making Historic Contact on Elbe at Torgau

Redheaded Woman With Baby Sought   Moy Have Tot Kidnaped From Sailor's Home

COMPANY BREAK-UP ORDER IS REPEATED   Integration of f Subsidiaries Previously Called for

WOMAN ABOUT TO HAVE BABY DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUSLY WHILE ON WAY TO HOSPITAL

POLICE SEEK MISSING WIFE      Expectant Mother Disappears While On Way To Hospital

Time and Place of Stork's Arriva! of Concern to Police of 3 Communitie:

\Mom, Babe, Stork Missing  _ Expectant Mother Leaves For Hospital. Vanishes

Husband, Police Are TroubledOver Wife’s Whercahout   Woman Left Hume to Go to Hospital, Ther Comes Mystifying Telegram

LIBERATIO OF LUZON IS ANNOUNCED   Frees 3 Divisions For Use Against Japs Elsewhere.

Liberation of Luzon Frees 5 Divisions for New Action   MacArthur Calls Campaign One of "Most Savage" in American History

TWO DIVISIONS MAY BE NEEDED — FOR MOPPING Ue   16,000 Japs Estimated to Be Hiding in Hills

Announce End Of Long Battle For Philippines  Few Nios Are Left   Few Nips Are Left To Be Mopped Up

Liberation Of Luzon Complete   MANY CRACK TROOPS TO BE USED IN NEW CAMPAIGN

Complete Liberation Of. Big Island Is  Announced ARE MOPPING UP Japan Has. Created  Special Defense Cnienaynel

Luzon Victory Frees Five U.S. Divisions   End for Japs Comes When 37th Inf. and lith Airborne Link

Five American Divisions End Drive on Luzon   Island’s Liberation Proclaimed; Enemy Split in 3 Pockets

Luzon Liberation Frees U.S. Units For New Attacks   One Or Two Divisions Will Be Employed To. Complete Mopping Up

GENERAL RETURNS   Hubby  Hit by Hubby Il News   Released Prisoner Shocked and Shaken

Birdwell Under Doctor’s Care   News of Annulment Doesn't Assuage His Feelings Very Much

BRITISH ADVANGE TOWARD THAILAN   Jans Driven From Positions on ToungooMawchi Highway

Farm Women To Hold County Fair at Park      COUNTY WIDE TEA TO BE WELD AT FRIENDS CHURCH FRIDAY

American Scientist Says No Other Nation Is Able to Make Atom Bomb

Allied Offensive Aims at Reaching Rhine, Eisenhowe: Says; Reds Co-Operating

New Offensive Aimed At Rhine  By Eisenhower   ‘Commander Says Hard Fight Ahead, But Pledges To Crush Foe

RHINE OBJECTIVE OF EISENHOWER   General Asserts Allied Offensive Progressing Satisfantorily   HAS NO EXPECTATION OF QUICK GERMAN COLLAPSE

U.S. Troop: Are Source Of Tension   Presence of Our Marine: in China Bolster: Uneasiness. Betweer Factions .   Clash Is Feared   ‘Observers Say Chinese Reds May Provoke Trouble ‘

U. S. Is Charged With Meddling In Chinese Affairs   Reports Say Marines Are Alerted

Civil War in China Puts Yanks On Spot      American Occupation Forces in Middle of Communist and Nationalist Row as Fighting Spreads—Russia Is  Question Mark on Several Major Problems

American Action in China Is Protested   Communists Charge Use of Army Planes Is Act of Intervention Favoring Nationalists

DISCUSS AID NEEDED BY MATTOON   Reinstatement of Fed: eral Water Grant to Be Sought

MACKENZIE KING PLANS. SESSION   Liberals Lose 36 of 155 Votes in Last Parliament

REPRESENTATIVES 38  OF UNITED NATIONS  PLAN BASIS OF PEACE SECRETARY STETTINIUS  TELLS GROUP OF INTERNA TIONAL WIRICT NE Inn

Stettinius Tells World — Jurists They Must Voice Peoples’ Determination

REPRESENTATIVES 38 OF UNITED NATIONS PLAN BASIS OF PEACE  _ SECRETARY STETTINIUS

PARLEY BEGINS ON COURT PLAN   Stettinius Makes Plea Fo ‘Peaceful Methods’

NEW CHAPLIN TRIAL WILL START MONDAY   One Man on Jury To Hear Testimonies

Citizens Must Buy $954,000  In ‘E’ Securities   Quotas for Towns, Town- ghips Announced By  Chairman R. A. Wright

Gen. Hurley Lends Hand   “Makes Yenan Flight “In. Assisting Chinese

US Sponsoring Meeting Of Chinese Factions   Ambassador To Bring Communist Leaders ’ To Chungking

LIGHT VOTE TARUOUT THE STATE   Total Expected To Be Around 400,000 Ballots

Drivers Strike, Worcester Bus Service Halted   “100 . Communities “Are "Affected By ‘Walkout

Ten Persons Reported Killed In Egypt; Riots Spreading In Middle East

Local Soldier Arrives In. S.   Several “Servicemen Receive Discharces

British Armor Nears Rangoon   Americans Take Baguio Near Dayao; Jap Fliers Damage Hospital Ship

BRITAIN’S ARMORED FORCES SET PACE IN PACIFIC WAR AREA  I] & INFANTRYMEN CAD.   U. S. INFANTRYMEN CAPTURE BAGUIO, STRONGEST JAP POINT IN PHILIPPINES

Yankees Lapture Baguio, British Nearing Rangoon   Americans Advance On Okinawa, Take  Machinato Airdrome

BRITAIN'S ARMORED FORCES OET PAGE IN PACIFIC WAR AREA   U. S. INFANTRYMEN CAPTURE BAGUIO, STRONGEST JAP POINT IN PHILIPPINES

British Push On Rangoon   Advances In Pacifie Reported Generally

ER  BRITISH RACE FOR RANGOON   Yanks Take Baguio, Close  Jn On Davao; Suicide Planes Hit Fleet

HOSPITAL SHIP IS ATTACKED BY SUICIDING JAP   Doughboys Capture Baguio And Close in on Last of Enemy Left on Okinawa

British Gain In Drive on Rangoon   Jap Suicide Planes Damage U. 2. Ships  Bw Acecariatant

British Armor Gains 36 Miles in Southern Burma   Japanese Suicide Planes Hit An American Hospital Ship

British Set Pace In Pacific   on pel eit 2 Through  Poa ‘Captured Baguio, Still Gain On Okinawa

ALLIES IN NEW PACIFIC GAINS   British Forces 36 Miles From Rangoon — Yanks Seize Baguio on Luzon Island

Brifish Rip Japs In Burma Drive   Enemy Hurled Back 26 Miles; Baguio Seized

FEDERAL TAX CUT URGED BY C. OF C.   Business Organization Says Reduction Should Be Made as Soon as War Permits.

Former Jap Envoy Says Americans Will Remain Hard  Compromise Surrende: Will Be Impossible,  Ev. Amhkhacendar Statac

Nomura Warns Japs of Plight  U.S. Will Insist on Complete Surrender, Saves Ex-Ambassador

Former Jap Envoy Says Americans Will Remain Hard  Compromise Surrende Will Be Impossible, Ex-Ambassador States

‘Stay of Execution is Sought—  Start ‘Save Woot M        Dog Who Killed Baby May Be Spared

Child-Killer Bull-Dog to Gel Day in Court   To Seek Injunction To Stay Execution Of Bull Terrier

Eisenhower Denies Jews Mistreated   Occupation Commander Takes Issue With Harrison Report Criticizing Work

Eisenhower Says Jews Unharmed  ‘Disputes Harrison -Ranarct Cin Trantmant

OFFICIALS GREET.  GEN. WAINWRIGHT   Hero of Corregidor And Bataan Arrives After Trip to Manila

WAINWRIGHT  TOKYO BOUND   GENERAL WHO WAS CAPTURED “ON COREEGIDOR APPEARS TIRED AND WALKS  WITH LINE 

Gen. Wainwright Reaches Manila   Liberated Hero Of Bataar And Corregidor Back In Philippine Islands   MAKING TRIP FOR JAP SURRENDER

Aussies Capture Jap Stronghold   Mt. Batochampar Falls After Artillery Barrage

CROWDED RAIL LINES FORECAST   Public Told Facilities Will Be Taxed For Holidays

Auto Factories Get Green Light For Production   Can Build As Many As Possible, But Minus Spare Tires

Russians Mass Waves of Tanks and Artillery for Quick Smash at Capital

Zhukov Army — - Info Kustrin, — ‘AI Miles Away   Russians Even Closer At Other Points; Test Near on Main Defenses

ZHUKOV'S MEN REACH CITY OF KUSTRIN TODAY   Russians Gather Armor For Mighty Onslaught © On Nazi Capital

Marshal Zhukov Masses For Quick Smash at Nazi Capital   Fires of War Spread Rapidly to Heart of Reich as Soviet Avalanche Presses For Quick Victory in Nazi Homeland   RY TAMES F. KING

Soviets Smash to Stream Near Durstrin, 39 Miles From Berlin, Germans Say

Berlin 39 Miles From Zhukov’sArm'   Miraculous Russian Drive Gains Speed, Covers 175 Miles in 20 Days: German Capital in Panic

Thunder of Gunfire Rolling Over Capital   ~ Konigsberg Flaming Under Siege; Threct Attack on Breslau Waited

FORCES ARE 39 MILES OR LESS FROM CAPITAL   Germans Say Soviets Now Te Banks of River in Mighty Drive

Marshal Zhukov Masses For — Quick Smash at Nazi Capital   Fires of War Spread Rapidly to Heart of Reich as Soviet Avalanche Presses For Quick Victory in Nazi Homeland

‘Temperatures:   German Government Leaving Berlin; May Be at Munich

More Towns Fall to Red Armies   Reports of Distance Vary But Troops Are Nearing Capital

Banks Of Oder : River North Of Kustrin Reached   Possible That Russians Even Closer Than 39 Miles; Oder Runs Within 28 Miles Of Berlir

39 Miles From Reich Gapital   “German Prisoners Report Panic In Berlin As Marshal Zhukov Masses Waves Of Tanks And Infantry For Quick Smash   Red Air Fleets Rake Highways

German Reserves “Rushed ToDefense™ Of Frankfort Line   Russians Punch Way To. Kustrin; Mass Tanks For Frontal Drive; View Mighty Battle Along Oder

‘Allies Cut Deeper into Siegfried Line; Reds 39 Miles from Berlin

Fear Hits Nazis With Reds Only 39 Miles Away   LONDON —(AP)— Joseph Stalin announced tonight the capture of the Polish fortress of Torun.

REDS 20 MILES FROM GAPITAL   Russians Mass Waves of Tanks and Infantry for  Berlin Smash.

<2 4s Reach River ear Kustrin, One ™ JF Chief Defenses  Of German Capital

Soviets Massing For Assault. On Defenses   Nazi Siegfried Line Is Strangely Silent

Tank Forces, Infantrymen Obtain Edge Of Kustrin   39 Miles Separate Units From Capital

Smashing Attack Paced By Fast Armored Units   Marshal Zhukoy Masses Troops On 70-Mile Eastern Front

WAVES OF TANKS AND INFANTRY ‘MASSED OVER 70-MILE FRONT FOR QUICK SMASH ON CAPITAL

Germans Declare Soviets Capture Kustrin on Oder: Stalin Announces His Men 63 Miles From Nazi Capita!

Tanks and Infantrymen Move to Banks of Oder Northwest of Kustrin, Nazis Sav Today.   MAY BE EVEN. CLOSER TO BERLIN, SOME SAY

Red Troops May Be Even Nearer Reich's Capital   Russians Advance To Oder River Northwest Of Kustrin Where Stream Swings Within 28 Miles Of Germany’s Key City

Might Even Be Closer; Ready  For Oder Fight   Russians Liquidate One Of German Knots Of Resistance In Poland.   TORUN FS CAPTURED

Reds Plunge To Banks Of Oder 39 Miles From Berlin   Waves Of Tanks And Infantry Are Massed Along 20-Mile Front For Quick Smash At Capital's Greatest Defenses

Zhukov Masses On 10-Mile Front To Hit City Defenses   Terrific Battle May Materialize On Oder As Nazis Throw In Reserves, Dynamite Ice Bridged Over River; Goebbels Readies Death-Stand

EASTE OF KUSTRIN REACHED   Zhukov Ready For Quick Drive At Capital   Looms Along Oder River; Death-Stand Defense Planned By Nazis

\LONG 70-MILE FRONT ZHUKOV MASSES UNITS FOR ATTACK ON SERLIN'S GREATEST DEFENSES   yerman High Command Claims it Has Hurled in Reserves to Halt Invading Columns Now Advancing East of Frankfurt   ED AIR FLEET IS RAKING MILITARY HIGHWAYS

FAST PACED RUSSIAN TANKS AND INFANTRY REACH ODER RIVER  GERMAN HIGH COMMAND REPORTS SAY RED ARM!

Soviet Tanks Only 39 Miles From Capital  Russian Troops Approach      Russian Troops Approach Oder River Along 70-Mile Front   NAZI DEATH STAND   Fires of War Spreading  Rapidly to Heart of Reich

FAST PACED RUSSIAN  TANKS AND INFANTRY  REACH ODER RIVER GERMAN HIGH COMMAND  REPORTS SAY RED ARMY IN 20 MILES OF CAPITAL

SAY SOVIETS 39 MILES OR LESS FROM CAPITAL   Nazis Place Reds at Oder River Northwest of Kustrin

Soviet Forces 39 Miles From Nazi Capital   German Radio ls Authority; Waves Of Tanks

RUSSIANS 39 MILES FROM BERLIN TODAY   Soviet Planes Blast German Highways

Russian Tanks Advance Close Reich Capital   Less Than Distance Be tween Cumberinnd snd Hancock Scparate Soviets From Metropolis   Waves of Troops Massed For ‘Kill’   Germany Says Reserves, Hurled Inte Frankfurt Salient, Had Broken  Through Defense;

Russians Reach Banks Of Oder Near Kustrin   Forces Massed To Hit At Reich Defenses Before Capital

Tanks And Infantry Reach Waterway Northwest of Kustrin, German High Command Acknowledges— Marshall Zhukov Masses Forces Along Seventy-Mile Front For Quick Smash At Reich Capital’s Greatest Defenses—Soviet Planes Rake Highways

Russians Smash To Kustrin, One O: Reich Capital’s Chief Defenses _

39 Miles From Berlin, Germans Say   Nazis Hur] Reserves Into Center of Red Spearhead

Reds Driving On Against Germans   Russian Tanks and Infantry Smash to Banks of Oder River   39 MILES FROM BERLIN   Swift Soviet Punches Carry War to the Heart of the Reich

Smash Closer To Berlin      Red Army ‘Units May Be Less Than 39 Miles From Capital As Forces Mass for Final Push

Russians Smash Forward to the Oder River Banks   Reds Could Be Even Closer To German Capital

SCOTCH BATTLE NAZIS IN RUINED STREETS OF GOCE   Drive Enemy From ThreeFourths of Town—Capture Garrison Commander in His Nizhtshirt.   BLOODY FIGHT RAGES AT GATES OF CALCAR   American Third Army Slugs Way Through Three-Mile Deep Siegfried Line in Eifel Mountains.

CITY OF GOCH IN SYEGFRIED LINE DOOMED   NORTHERN FLANK OF NAZI WESTWALL WAVERING

U.S. Third Cuts Through Seigfried Line   . 8. Seventh Captures Tete Prisoners Jn Aitack Six Miles Southeast of  Saarbruecken. Germans Rooted Out

GERMAN GARRISONS AT FRENGH ATLANTIC PORTS SURRENDERED  ONLY NAZI TROOPS. ON FRENCH SOIL'IS HOLDOU] GARRISON AT NIINKEROTT

FRENCH PORTS ARE OCCUPIED   ROY T. PARKER SHOT IN LEGS War rh Brief

French Ports. Are Liberated   German. ,Garrisons  . Lay: Down Arms:

Germans in. Ports Quit, French Say   Moscow Announce: Surrender— Papers Ratified in  Berlin

Vet Slashed To  Death With Knife   Friend Sits Terrified By Threats Against Life

‘Kill Crazy’ Maniac Slays Discharged WAVE in Chicago Hotel by Thrusting Bread Knife Through Her Neck

Maniac Hunted in Gruesome Murder   Killer Leaves Note Asking Own Capture

Maniac Slays. Former WAVE   Police Begin Search for Madman in Bathtub Killina

CHICAGO HUNTS BATHTUB KILLER   Stenographer Is Found With  Breadknife Through Neck

GOVERNMENT SEIZURE OF MINES EXPECTED      Miners Look To Davis for Back To Work Sign

Miners Urge U. S. Action   -Penmsylvania Group Wants Another Boss

IC PRESIDENT DIES SUDDENLY   Railroad -Head Succumbs  While on Inspection

TRUMAN NOMINATES BEN Hi. RICE, JR., T0 BE FENERAT IINGE   CHIEF JUSTICE TENTH COURT CIVIL APPEALS, WACO, SINCE 1940

Into Second Fete Day   People.in Britain And in Liberated Countries Continue Y-E Merry-Making

London Begins Second Day Of  Celebration   Frolicking In Streets O1 Paris. Brussels, Amster dam. Copenhagen.   \CHURCHILL SPEAKS

Street Battles Mar Day in Copenhagen   Armed German Troops Curiously Watch Oslo Celebrants; Russians Jam Red Square After Belated News Is Heard From Stalin

SPECTACULAR “WILDCATTING” PROGRAM UNDER WAY ON MONTANA. CANADA LAND:

CARRIER ANTIETAM 1S COMMISSIONED   Local People Take Part in Ceremony at Philadelphia

CARRIER ANTIETAM ~~ 1S COMMISSIONED   Local People Take Part i in "Goremony at Phila- delphia 

MANY HOBBIES ENTERED FOR CITY'S SHOW   To Be on Display in Store Windows Start ing Monday

Nazi Stronghold of Colmar  Taken: by Allies   First Army Smashes Three Miles Farther Into Siegfried Line; High Command Conference Indicates Big-Scale Offensive

Signs of Impending West Front Drive Grow as Eisenhower, Bradley Confer; Nazis Flee Shrinking ‘Colmar Pocket’

Bypasses City Of Leipzig; 9th Advances   First Army Opens Asault On Leipzig As Vienna Falls to  Russians, Yielding...130,000 German Prisoners

DRIVE BYPASSES  CITY OF LEIPZIG   Reds Capture 130,000 Nazi Prisoners As Vienna Falls; “Ninth” Plunges

Americans bag 223 Jap Planes And 17 Vessels   Nimitz Reports On Raid; See Iwo Cleared Soon; Osmena Leads Filipinos

223 JAP PLANES HIT IN CARRIER BLOW AT TOKYE   17 Japs Ships Probably Sunk In Sunday Raid, Nimitz Reports

Sunday's Carrier Plane Strike on Tokyo Nets Us 223 Jap Planes, 17 Ships

Japs Lose 223 Planes Over Tokyo   17 Enemy Ships Thought Sunk; Hachij Jima Also Hit

Bad Weather Encountered By Aviators Over Island   Vitscher Says Nips Did Not Want Fight

CN FARM PROBLEM   James, Authority.on Farm  Economics, to Speak Here Monday

CHINESE REPORT AMERICAN-JAP NAVAL BATTLE   Say About 50 Ships Embroiled in Engagement   Off China Coast Tuesday.   'NIP SHIPS FLEE AFTER NINE HOURS   MacArthurmen Take Clark Field; Drive On  For Manila.

Last Desperate Nazi Thrust Seen   Counterattack Designed To Slash Russian Drive

ESCAPE ROADS INARDENNES ARE SEVERED   Allied Successes In North Tempered by Bleak News on 7th Army Front.   BULLETIN

FOR A. FREE UNION   Telephone ‘Workers Here Support Opposition to NLRB

FOR A. FREE UNION   Telephone ‘Workers Here  Support hha, to NLRB

House Votes To Increase Gasoline Tax   Overrides Protest 0: Sifting Committee To Approve Bill

MRS, ROGHAIR DIED TUESDAY EVENING   Succumbs After Several Month Sickness, At  Maurice

Hoffman Wants Rissia _ And England to Assume Share Of Pacific War

Battle of Britain Proved Turning Point of War   Island Fortress Needed to Base U. 5. Air Forces Which Pounded 3rd Reich   Jap Failure to Grab Ceylon and Link Up With Germans Also Vital Factor

War Was Lost For Germany When She Failed To Win The Battle For Britain

International Law Experts Meet, To Draft Statute — For New World Court —

Law Experts Of United Nations Hold Conference   U. S. Delegation Studies Amendments Asked By Vandenberg

TOKYO RAIDERS ARE LIBERATED   FOUR OF DOOLITTLE’S MEN FOUND IN PEIPING

Paratroopers Liberate Four Members of Doolittle Crew On First Tokyo Bombing

4 Doolittle Tokvo Fliers  Are Released   Airmen Liberated By Par: ty Parachuted Into Peiping By Americans

FOUR TOKYO RAIDERS ARE LIBERATED   Took Part in — Doolittle’s Shangri-La Flight

Four Members of Doolittle Raiders Said Liberated   Yank Paratroopers Save Fliers Seized  After Tokyo Attack

‘peration Held Up Pending Formal Signing Of Surrender  NAMES OF FLIERS ARE NOT REVEALED  Rescue Operations Encounter Both Jap and Russian Objections

4 Doolittle Fliers Found At Jap Camp   Liberated By Yank Paratroop Volunteers in Peiping Area.

Airmen Rescued By Yanks   Famed Survivors Of First Raid On Tokyo Liberated

Four of Doolittle’s Airmen Rescued  By Paratroopers   Fliers Who Took Part in First Raid on Tokio Are Liberated

Four Captured Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Liberated At Peiping   Paratrocper Rescue Operation: Meet Jap, Russian’ Objections :

FOUR DOOLITTLE FLIERS FREED   Other Paratroop Rescue Operations Slowed Up By Japs, Russians

4 Doolittle Raiders Are Liberated   Paratroopers Release  Quartet at Peiping Wthout Trouble

WAR TRAINING: ~ TEST IS NEAR   fo uu SENATE PREPARING TO VOTE  i:QN) MINIMUM TRAINING -_ ‘FOR YOUTHS OF 18

Labor-Management Parley Suggests A Strenathened Conciliation Service

Hess Struts. Others Weep  Over Movies   Four-Hour Film At Crimes Trial Shows Nazi Record

HESS STRUTS AS FILM DEPICTS RISE OF NAZIS   Four-Hour Showing Of Film Is Watched Eagerly By Defendants *

Hess Struts As Other Nazis Weep As Film Is Shown Picturing Their Former Triumph

HESS STRUTS AS FILMS OF NAZIS SHOWN   21 Defendants See Movies Depicting Rise of Nazis

Film Shows  War Crimes, Hess Struts   Co-Defendants  Weep As Propaganda Films Are Shown  In Courtroom.

RISE OF NAZISM SHOWN IN FILMS AT GRIMES TRIAL   Hess Struts as Others Weep at Picture of Pomp anl Pageantry   Prosecution Seeks to Prove Master Plan Existed for World Domination

Movies Recount Nazi's Plan for World Aggression   Scenes Haunt Leaders in War Crime Trial

Marshall Is On Way With  Instructions   Pressure May Be Applied To Bring About Full Accord in All of China By U. S. Proposed Loans

Truman Asks Quick Unity In China And Truce Between Warrina Faction:

Truman Demands Truce In China's  Undeclared W ar   President Will Bring Economic Pressure To Back Call For Unity

Program Calls For Quick Political Unity   Truce Sought Between Communists and Central Government

Truman Calls For Unity Between Ching Factions   Justifies American Intervention On Grounds Peace  Js Vital To Entire World -

Truman Calls for Truce Between Chinese Factions   Marshall’s Task Is to End Civil War, Bring Nationalists and Reds Together

China Unity To Influence U. S, Credit,  Says Truman    Marshall Furnished With Specific Plan

POWER STRIKE DARK SPOT IN LABOR PICTURE   Even Insurgent Long: shoremen Back on Job in New York

HOPKINS LEAVES PARIS   Apparently Is ‘Bound for Washing' ton to Report to Truman

HARRY HOPKINS EN ROUTE HOME   Truman Eager to Hear En. voy’s Report On Meet With Stalin

Yanks Halt Germans At Bridgehead   Russians Pour Across Oder In Kuestrin Area

EDUCATOR URGES MILITARY DRILLS   Karl T. Compton, Head of MIT, Indorses Training For Nation’s Youth

Urges Action On Peacetime  Draft Bill   College President Favors Training

ACTION URGED NOW ON DRAFT IN PEACETIME   Educator Says U.S. Must Show World ‘We Mean Business’

MILITARY TRAINING LAW TIME IS NOW   MIT President Urges Passage Of Law

MIT Head Favors Peacetime Draft      College Head. Favors Action Now On Compul sory Military Training.

Lakes Fishing Season Opens Next Tuesday      BASS AND CRAPYIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN CATCH IN SOME LAKES

ONLY THREE MEMBERS OF FIRST ATOMIC BOMBING  CREW WERE AWARE OF  —~--_ NATURE. OF MISSION. .

East Front Collapse Perils Entire Reich  200,000 Nazi ‘Froops Sealed Off  a Baltia

Dispute Ten Years Old Finally Ends   CIO and NLRB Accept $250,000 Settlement With Eagle-Picher

U.S. DESTROYS ALL BUT 89 OF 482 JAP SHIPS   Adm. Nimitz Reveals Annihilating Force Turned on Enemy

JAP WAR FLEET CUT FROM 382 TO 55 SHIPS   Merchant Fleet Down To Million Tons, Nimitz Says

JAPS HAVE ONLY 85 SHIPS LEFT   ONCE FORMIDABLE FLEET ALMOST DESTROYED

Jap Naval Envoys Report Fleet Is ‘Down to 55 Ships   Complete Destruction Of 382-Ship Enemy Navy Confirmed

THIRD = LARGEST NAVY WRECKED IN FEW MONTHS   Acute Shortage Of Food Caused By Choking Off Nip Sea Lanes °   ONE BATTLESHIP REMAINS   Other Big Ships Destroyed; Jap Armies ‘Formidable! Nip Envoy Reveals

Only 55 of 482 Jap Navy Ships Now in Service   Food and Supplies Shut _ OFf by Yanks

Vaunted Jap Navy Cut to 55 Vessels   Fleet down from 382; Nips’ Food Stock Shy

Only 55 Combat Vessels Remain Of Nippon Navy   Choking Off of Sea Lanes Brings Acute .. Faed,-Gas: Shortage:

NIPPON FLEET NOW SKELETON OF OLD MIGHT   German U-Boats Revealed For First Time As Part  ' Of Japan’s Defeated and Battered Armada.

Yanks Sink All But 55 Of Japs 382 Warships   Once Mighty Armada Shot To Ribbons By Americar Sea And Air Forces In Long Struggle For Supremacy Of Western Pacific

Confirmation of ~ FDR's Son Held Up Temporarily   Action on Promotion Neferred Until Next Week

DELAY VOTE ON NEW RANK FOR ELLIOTT   Senators Ask More Time to Investigate Promotion of President Roosevelt's San.

Three Problems in Assembly Arise in Closing Sessions   Tax, Pensions, Treasury Surplus Present Big Vote Question

Big Three May Meet In January   FDR Reticent On Plans For Important Parley

FRANCE SEEKS AXIS WORKERS   Says Million Germans, Italians Could Repair Damage

Goering Goes Inte Rage As Attorney Charges Paganism   Storey Says Nazis Planned To Replace Bible With Mein Kampf

- Charge: Move To Substitute Mein Kampf —  Say Nazis Tried To Replace Bible

Intended To Wipe Out All Christianity   Stolen Treasures Are Being Returned

Nazis Tried to Replace Bible With “Mein. Kampf”, Cross — With Swastika, Evidence Shows

Nazi Leaders Accused of Trying to Replace Christianity with Nazism

Accuse Nazis Of Replacing Bible With Mein Kampf, Aim To Wipe Out Christianity!

Nazi Assaults on Church Outlined   Plan To Replace Bible With Mein Kampf Cited

U8. SUBMARINE IS SUNK BY JAPS   COMMANDER OF GROWLER AND HIS CREW OF 65 MEN * PRESUMED LOST.

Taber Struck In House Row   Rep. Cannon Accused Of Delivering , Blow

Hope of Settlement in Coal Dispute Grows; Conference Plan Accepted

GENERAL PATTON'S.  DRIVE HAS PUNCHED  TWO MILES DEEPER REPORTS INDICATE GER_- MANS ATTEMPTING PULL  BRIAR DALPVUARDHK

U.S. Pilots Rake Nazi Armor   Colneans ns Caught Moving Eastward; Germans Lashing Out Anew, Are Held -to Minor Gains

CHINESE SEIZE BASE OF PINGLO   Old Flying Tigers Field At Lingling Target Of New Spearhead

CHINESE ARMY TAKES PINGLO   Win Battered Jap Supply Base, Hurl New Spearhead at Lingling

Budget Bill Given Passage  In The House   State Assembly Also Votes To Limit Future Debates on Measures to Just Three Minutes.

Yank Bombing Hasn‘t Hurt . .JapsMuch   Stimson. Admits. Enemy © War Production Still Functioning

SuperfortBombings Fail to Halt Industry in Japan  Stimson Acknowledges Production Not Fundamentally Hurt

B-29's Just Started Now   Stimson Admits Haven't Yet Cut Deeply Into Jap Production Capacity

B-29's Hurt Japs Little: Stimson  Enemy's Production Line Not Weakened ‘Fundamentally’ as Yet

CITIES DEMAND FINANCIAL AID   Ask Kelly for Statement On What He Wants Done  On Tax Diversion

NAZI LEADER'S RUTHLESSNESS GOES TO JURY   Inside Evidence Reveals Fraud, Deceit of Munich Pact

POISON GAS USE SET FOR CZECHS   Invasion Planned Long Before Sham of Munich Cccurred

SECRET DOCUMENT OUTLIN. “ING ATTACK ON ‘CZECHS “WAS PREPARED LONG  BEFORE MUNICH

Hitler's Gas Plot Against Czechs Told   Document Reveals Plan Formed Long Before Munich Meeting.

NAZI PLANS FOR POISON GAS USE ARE UNFOLDED   Crimes Tribunal Told Of Plan For Czecho-Slovia Conquest

MUST. SPEND STAMPS   Will Be Required for Rationed Goods Sent Abroad

OPA Takes Steps to Halt Sending Foods, Clothing Out of the U.S. .

SCORE BY INNINGS Tigers . 616 000 240 000.7 Cubs _.___. 000 041 200 001.8

CHICAGO WINS IN 12 INNINGS BY 8107 SCORE   Hack’s Hit Drives in Schuster With Win ning Run

Series Battle Tied At 7-All   FrIrArcT INTNIwt   STCcoNnD. INNING   FOURTH INNING

Hank Greenberg's Homer Makes It 7 to 7 in Eighth  10 11 «12  Tigers .. mE OT or ofopoReTapoqoy =n fel Wa fat  Coke   Batteries: Trucks, Caster (5), Bridges (6), Benton (7), Trout (8), Richards, Swift; Passeau, Wyse (7), Prim (8), Borowy (9), Livingston.

PRODUCTION C0oTS WOULD BE HIGHER   Coal Operators Withhold Other Comment on Wage Demands.

JITUDGE GAUSEWITZ DIES   Operators Say Lewis Proposal Would Boost Cost $400 Millior

HOUSE PASSED BILL  INCREASING STATE’S  OLD AGE ASSISTANCE HOUSE ALSO PASSED  BILLS INCREASING PAY OF STATE EMPLOVES

House’ Votes Increase’ ‘In. -Old Age Assistance ‘Expenditures $300,000

DOME! REPORTS ALLIED DEMAND IS TURNED DOWN   No Official Confirmation Of Report, However; Meeting Of Jap Cabinet Indi cated.

World Awaits Official Word From Japs On Ultimatum; “To Be Ignored,” Report Says

Japs To Tenore Allied Demand  For Surrender   Plans to Prosceute War to Bitter End, Tokyo News Ageney Says It Has  Lenrned *   Emperor Likely Will Have Little Say On Surrender

World Waits Nippon Reply to Ultimatum   Japanese People Are Given Only Merest Outine

World Awaits Jap Surrender If Acceptable.   Domei Asserts Nippon ‘Will: Ignore 3-Power Ultimatum to End War

Official Word Japs to ignore Threat Awaited   Domei Reports Leadership Unyielding; Stalin Silence Siressed in Talk to People

City Is Levelled By Bomh   Results Said to Be Similar to First City Hit

NEW DEMANDS FOR MACHINERY   Farmers Organization Need Equipment to Replace Drafted Men.

POLL TAX PASSED BY HOUSE WILL BE FILIBUSTERED TO DEATH WHEN SENATE CETS. SAY OPPONENTS 

ANNUAL POLL TAX  SHOW IS PLAYING IN  WASHINGTON AGAIN HOUSE PASSES ANTI-POLL  TAX BILL BUT SENATE ) EYPECTEN KIT IT

Poll Tax Bill Debate Renewed In Washington   House Passes Anti-Poll Tax Bill But Expected Filibustered by Senate

Westinghouse Official Declares: “White Collar” Strike Strangles Industry

Warns Strike To Slow Industry   Walkout Of “White Collar” Workers Is Having F ect

Se Hii aacewrs SS Gos ties Se ee  Names Service Men  And Women Wanted

GM Refuses Washington Strike Talks   Government Efforts Delayed But Union Men Meet Today

PEACE MOVES LAG IN LABOR TIEUP OF GN   COMPANY OFFICIALS WILL NOT GO TO WASHINGTON

12,000 TROOPS BACK IN U.S,   7 Transports Bring Gls to Eastern Port

Reorganization of State Department Set  Shake-up Expected Within the   Shake-up Expected Within the Next Three Weeks

Reorganization of State Department Set   Shake-up Expected Within the Next Three Weeks

‘SOYBEAN STOCK ‘ON FARMS LOWER BUT CORN IS UP   Beans In Illinois At Lowest Reserve Since 1939—Corn Supply Larger By 11 Per Cent Due To Decrease In Animals.

Stocks Of Soybeans On Farms Smallest Since 1939; Stocks Of Stored Corn Less Than 1944

FIRES SWEEP PORT OF KOBE IN B-29 RAID   ATTACKERS LOSE BOMBERS; STEEL WORKS RUINED

tres Rage i in Xo 08; 8 Suverzor-s ~0S7in 45° -> ane Xaic on Searor-

KOBE FIRES BURN HOURS AFTER RAID   JAPS THREW UP HEAVY ANTIAIRCRAFT FIRE—EIGHT U, S. BOMBERS LOST.

GREAT FIRES RAGE IN KOBE   Eight Superfortresses Are Lost in Big Attack On Japanese Seaport

0 Superforts it Heaviest low at City   ht Bombers Lost in Ter rific Attack on Large Port

8 B-29’s missing in  Kobe raid   Big fires raging  in target sector

Kobe In Flames After Raid By Large Armada Of B-29':   Eight American Bombers Lost in Blasting of Japan’s Sixth City—Three Thousand Tons of Fire Bombs Dropped

Income Tax Cut Plan Advanced By Robertson      Virginian Would Eliminate 3 "Pet. Normal, 95 Pet. Exe Profit Levies

WHO GETS CUT REAL ISSUE IN TAX ROW   Levy Deduction Vs. Elimination Of

Bate Promises To Develop Over - Who Gets Tax Cut   ‘Lae Sega Raductions

Solon Proposes Elimination of ‘Normal Tax  Also Would Repeal 95 Per Cent Excess Profits Levy

Solon Proposes Elimination of ‘Normal! Tax’   Also Would Repeal  95 Per Cent

Fight Evolving Over Who Gets Tax Reductions   Robertson Would Drop 3 Percent Normal Tax, Excess Profits Levy

Battle Shapes Over Who Wil: Get Tax Slash   Robertson Proposal Clashes Headon With Plan of Minnesotan

‘Normal Tax’ End Asked Of Congress   Lawmaker Sees 3% War Levy Cut as Equitable

FIGHT LOOMS _ OVER TAX CUI   Two Plans Offered for Re duction of Wartime Levies Clash

FOES OF MILITARY TRAINING DELAY HEARING ON BILL   Degree Of Their Success Won't. Be Known Until Tuesday. When Committee Resumes Debate On Issuc

Decision On Military Training Hearing DelayedUntilNext Week; Vote May Be Public

Training » Bill Strikes Snag   Hearings Delayed : By Military Group

Great Forces Ready to Blast Nips   Status of Mikado Key to Final Decision; American Diplomat Thinks Japanese Will “Snap Up” Proposal by Big Four

Status of Mikado Key to Final Decision; American Diplomat Thinks Japanese Will “Snap Up” Proposal by Big Four

Buckner Says Victory ‘Only Matter of Days’   New Landing Seals Fate of Japs; Battle of Annihilation Under Way

JAPS REJECT SURRENDER ULTIMATUM   U. S. Troops Drive Into Last Jap Line On Okinawa

Annihilating Die-hard Remnants Who Refused Order  AMERICANS MAKE SURPRISE LANDING  Jap Suicide Attack On Fleet Off Okinawa Slackens

Okinawa Japs Reject Demand For Surrender   Yanks Open Battle Of Annihilation After Crossing Yaeja-Dake Barrier

Last Southern Okinawa Hold Scene Of Fight   Americans Fight Across Escarpment Of Yaeiu-Dake

JAPS REFUSE TO SURRENDER ON OKINAWA   Rattle of Annihilation Is Being Waged on Die-Hard Enemy Remnants.

Yanks Battle Diehards of  Enemy Troops   Demand by Buckner For Japs to Quit Remains Unanswered

Yanks Fight Across Last Stronghold on Okinawa Island   Buckner’s Demand That Enemy Give Iin Ie I ’nanswered

YANKS REPORTED MAKE SURPRISE LANDING ON ISLE   Americans Fight Across Yaeju-Dake Escarpment, Last Enemy Stronghold; Stout Resistance Is Claimed

LeMars Junior  High Plans Basket  Ball Tournament Fifteen Schools  To Participate ee ee 1 een Q .

Truman Told Reorganization  Must Be Delayed   Congress in No Mood To Consider Plan Before Consing Fall

Congress Plans Poslvonement on Reorganization   And Adjourn By : July 10

CONGRESS PREFERS _ DELAY ON PLAN      Truman Proposal of Reorganization Slated For Fall Discussion; Other Capital News

Congress Delays Reorganization   Legislators Not To Study Truman's Plan Before Fall.

SERVICE TO NEW OREEANS      Mid-Continent Airlines Adds Its Fifth DC.3

JOPLIN, NEW ORLEANS LINKED BY AIR ROUTE   Mid-Continent Announces Extension of Service With Addition of Fifth DcC-3%.

Truman Urges Power Project   President Renews Execative Support For St. Lawrence Development

President Urges Speedy Approval Of Seaway Pac   Truman Calls on Congress To Open Way for St.  Lawrence Development

PROJECT IS URGED   President Asks Congress Approve St. Lawrence Project

Ignore Yugoslav Monarch’s Order  Premier May Form Fusion Government With Marshal Tito

Czechoslovakian  German Werewolves  - Are Still Active   Attempt Made On Life of  American Diplomat.

Big 3 Meetings Resumed; Stalin Had Slight Cold: Allies Split Over Hirohito

Conference In Potsdam May Be  Nearing Close   Delay for Past Two Days Has Resulted because of IlIness of Premier Stalin, Report States.

Stalin Reported To Have Been lll   Has Recovered From Cold and Will Be At Afternoon Session of Conference

Stalin’ s Hlness Revealed  As Cause Of Interrupting - Big Three Potsdam Parley

Stalin, Sick For Two Days. Attends Meet   Presence Today Will Hasten Completion of Conference—Heaviest  Work Falls on Big-3

TO PROCEED AGAIN TODAY   Two-Day Slight Indisposition of Premier Stalin Cause of Delay in the Talks, It Is Officially Revealed.

“Premier Stalin’s Health Delays *Big Three Parley   A Two-Day Lapse  In Talks; Discussions Resumed; Conference Nears Final Action

talin Again ible to ittend Meet   Soviet Chief Suffers From Slight Cold; Sessions Interrupted

Big Three Parley Resumes Following Stalin’s Recovery   Russian Chief's Slighi Cold Delays Potsdam Meeting Two Da._

2-DAY LAPSE IN MEETING   Russian Leader ~ To Attend Talks This Afternoon

Stalin Able To Resume Discussions   Head Cold Prevented Big Three Sessions Since Sunday

Big 3 Resume Talks, End Is Now In Sight   Stalin Ill For  Past Two Davs

BiG 3 SESSIONS HALTED SINCE LAST SATURDAY   Stalin Has Been Indisposed For Past Two Days

Big Three Parleys Resumed   Stalin, Cold Better, In Conference With Trumanand Attlee

PARLEY HELD UP BY AILING STALIN   Meeting Planned For Today After Two-Day Lapse

Stalin’s IIIness Delays Parley      Russian Chief, However, Improves, Expected To Attend Session Today.

Stalin’s Cold Stops Parley   Talks Resumed Today And Conclusion Is Expected Thursday

STALIN BETTER, BIG 3 SESSION THIS AFTERNOON   Russian Premier Recovers From Slight IIIness; Conference May Be Able To Conclude By Thursday Or Friday.

SLIGHT ILLNESS EXPLAINS 2-DAY LAPSE IN TALKS   LONDON PRESS SAYS TRUMAN MAY CONFER WITH KING GEORGE

Stalin, Indisposed for Three Days, Attends Brief Meet At Potsdam This Afternoon

Bie-Three To Resume Talks  Alter Delay   Premeier Josef Stalin Has Been ‘Indisposed’ The Past Two Davs.   BELIEVED HAD COLD

DAM MEET FOR TWO DAYS   Russian Leader's Cold Re‘ported Improved; Truman Meeting With King Georae Hinted. :

Stalin {ll At Potsdam  Premier to Attend   Premier to Attend Today's Sessions —

STALIN AGAIN AT MEETINGS   Soviet Chief Absent for Two Days Because of Cold In Head.   MEET NEARING ‘PAYOFF’

STALIN INDISPOSED  AND CONFERENCES OF  BIG THREE DEFERRED DISCLOSURE APPARENT LY EXPLAINED TWO-DAY TADCE IN TAITKS

RESUMPTION OF PARLEY IS REPORTED   Two-Day Lapse In Talks At Potsdam Explained By Disclosure of Iliness Of Stalin  * PRAIRIE Fm EF i. Wiehe tam BVA tw 

Big-3 Parley Set to Resume   Ailing Stalin Cause Of Two-Day Delay

BIG 3. RESUME PARLEY TODAY   Potsdam Meeting Delayed. By Illness Of : Stalin 

Stalin Back In Chair As Big Three* Meet Resumes; End Of Con; rence Nears

Heads of Nations Expect to Complete Work this Week; Censorship is Relaxec

IIIness Of Stalin Has Slowed Big 3 Meeting   Conference Will Continue Today; May Be Completed On Thursday Or Friday

Premier Stalin Was Indisposed   Two Day Lapse in Participation in Conference’ Ended Today   REACHING A CLIMAX   Talks Have Come to Point Where Heaviest Work  Rests on Big Three

STALIN'S SLIGHT ILLNESS REASON FOR BIG- 3 REST   But Leaders Are Reported in Session Today—Talks To ‘Pay-off’ Stege

Stalin Back In Mee ‘ting: Has Been II   Head Cold Kept Him From Attendin, Conferences With Truman and Attlee

Big 3 Resumes. Parley After 2-Day Lapse   Premier Stalin Who -Has Been Slightly Ludisposed, Expected to Attends Conference Near End

Stalin, Sick For Two Days Will Resume Parley Talks’   Conference Nearing  Close; Work. Pushed

#: CORRE RBAReeestaseeneEn  Sip Pineapple Juice and Be Verv Merrv! 

City Buying Boosts Farms   Anderson Shows Why Full Employment Would Help Solve Farmer’s Problems

BUYING POWER’S ANDERSON TEXT   Agriculture Secretary Ad. dresses Farm Group on Stillweter Campus

Month Old Char ‘ges Against U.S. Diplomats Are Brought Up, Denied Again

Byrnes’s Aides Again Refute  Hurley’s Claims   State Department Spokes. man Says Reports to Washington From Envoys “In Order?

GIRL OF 16 SLEW MAN WITH HATCHET   ‘Had Quit School Because She  .Was Bored

Murder of Tailor by 16- Year-Old Girl Brings Plea for More Attention to Juvenile Problems

More Attention to Confused Juveniles Uraed as Girl Admits Hatchet Slayina

Message is Order To Stop Stalling   Enemy Told Emissary Will Not be Asked to Sign Surrender Papers; Roval Delegations Fly to Armies

MacArthur in Curt Message Orders Emperor to Comply Immediately With Directives

U. S. Photographic Planes Are Attacked over Tokyo   Surrender Meeting Unlikely Until Some Time Next Week as Battles Continue ©

Japanese Broadcast To Manila Says Delegates Will Leave Tokyo Sun.   Japs Send 7 Messages In 61% Hours, Gen. MacArthur Replies Directions Are Clear, Must Be Obeyed At Once

No Further Delay; He Tells Hirohite        Mikado Must Comply With U. S. Com: mander’s Directives on Surrender. af  - Once; Japs Attack U. S. Photo Planes

Jap Radio Replys To M’Arthur’s Demand For Quick Action   ‘Doug’ Warns Japanese Early Today He Will Not Tolerate Delay Of j Emissaries a

Mikado Told To Comply Immediately—Cease Fire Orde: Issued—Transports Attacked

QUIBBLING IN PRELIMINARY PEACE CONFERENCE CARRIED BY TOKYO INTO SECOND DAY   Allied Supreme Commander Does Not Set Deadline For Departure of Enemy Envoys But Indicates He Wants Action   HIROHITO STRENGTHENS "CEASE FIRE" ORDER

Emperor Asks No Allies Approach Japan At Present   Requests Cessation Of Soviet Offensive

Gen.MacArthur CracksDownOn  Nips’ Emperor   Grdered to Coaply With out Further Delay With   Dircetive to Send Em issaries to lfanila   Cease Fire Order  Taken Te Fronts   Preliminary Surrender Coaference Not Expected  Before Next Week; Yanks Prepare for Oceupation

Gen. MacArthur Orders Emissaries Be Sent To Manila Without Delay 

Japanese Are Told to Get On with Surrender Negotiations and To Quit Their Quibbling.   MANILA CONFERENCE LIKELY NEXT WEEK

MacArthur Sends Stern Message To-Jap Emperor   Curtly Ordered To Comply Without Delay With His Directive: Tokyo Quibbling

MacArthur And Stilwell Hold Parley   Big Bombers Blast N.Borneo,Formosa,  Rabaul, Indo-China

Marines Drive To Clear Japs Off Peninsula   Stilwell and MacArthur Confer in Manila as Japs Suffer Heavy Blows in Other Areas

CONVICTS FLEE PEN IN TRUCK   Hide in Shell Case Boxes Moved to Plant in — Michigan

Army to Cut Demands For Meat Supplies   Will Mean More for Civilian Tables During the Next Sixty Days:  “BY OVID A. MARTIN

Civilians’ Quota Will Be Hishei   Larger Portion Of Beef Production Slated For Civilian Markets For Next Quarter

ARMY TO REDUCE ITS MEAT BUYING   Sharp Cut In Military Meat Demands In Next 60 Days Will Increase Civilian Supplies.   —BY OVID A. MARTIN—

SHARPLY CUT MEAT BUYING   During Next 60 Days, Effort Will Be Made to Help Relieve the Meat Shortage for Civilians of the Nation.

Army Slashes Meat Buying  Purchases For Next 60 Days Ordered Cut

Army Will Share Supplies Of Meat  Military Purchacac ta Bo Reduced   Military Purchases to Be Reduced For Next 60 Days to Help Civilians

Army to Cut Demands For Meat Supplies   Will Mean More for Civilian Tables During the Next Sixty Days  So anne ereor, A ae & ware? ay

House Votes For Agriculture Veto On OPA Food Policy   More Meat Predicted As Army, Lease Lend Requirements Cut

Army To Cut Down Meat Purchases   Will Endeavor   Will Endeavor To Inerease Civilian Supplies

Supply [ts  Re-examined; Buying Can Be Reduced For a Brief Period.

ARMY 70 CUT MEAT DEMANDS   Siaughters Will Be .Able, tc 1 Send 70 Percent of Meat to Civilians

Move is Taken Te Improve the Civilian Supply   Brief Cutdown ” On Purchases to Relieve Shortage

Army Plans Sharp Reduction in Its Meat Demands  Increase in Civilian Supplies Sighted In Next Sixty Days

Labor to Carry War to Presiden  Attacks Position of WLB Public Members

Unions Will Carry Fight To Crack Waae Formula Direct To President

Carry Salary  Fight To FDR   AFL. ClO Union Heads To Urge FDR To Override WLB Members Advice.

CIO-AFL Rap WLB Findings   To Urge FDR to Override Advence on Wage Ceilings

NAMED FOR TEDDY’S SON   Height at Salamaua Is Re-Christened Roosevelt Ridge

DeGaulle Irked By Britain Talk About U.S. Visit   French Feel British Prejudicing Their Indo-China- Position

De Gaulle Seeks Truman's Views  On Indo China   French. Irked By Reported British Stand Against Immediate Occupation.

DE GAULLE IN U.S, WITH ANOTHER ROW   Indo-China Dispute To Be Put Up to Truman, Tip

[French Situation In Indo-China DeGaulle Subject   Bettich Statement on Jeint   British Statement on Joint Occupation with Chinese is Blow io Plans of French

Capture intact Vital LAr dendorf Bridge At At Remagen  GERMANS REPORT DRIVE REACHES LINZ  Many German Towns Taken Were Completely Undamaged

Great Stroke By Americans Catck Germans Off Guard As Vulner able Invasion Gate Is Left Un guarded; Opposition Weak   GERMANS COUNTER ATTACK FURIOUSLY

BRIDGEHEAD IN GERMANY IS EXTENDED   Almost Incredible Stroke Catches Invasion Gate to Reich Unguarded,

YANKS CAPTURE VITAL BRIDGE AT REMAGEN   Nazi Opposition Reported Weak As Vanguards Push To Gates Of Linz

BOTH HOUSES HOLDING WTCTIT Crechmara.   COUNTY KITCHENS BECOME ww VIE Pn WAR ITRATS

Editor Says Vastness of Pacific Ocean Overcome Under Genius of Nimitz

REVOKE LIQUOR PERMITS HERE      Other Berrien Tavern Owners Given Fines And Snenensions

U. $. Battlers But 11 Miles From Air Base   Veteran Troops In On Invasion Of The Philippines

YANKS MENACE CLARK FIELD IN LUZON ASSAULT   Reported Within 11 Miles Of Key Field; Veteran Units Lead Swift Advance

Units On Luzon Participated In Battles From Solomons To New Guinea

Moving Toward a  Big Jap Airfield   Americans Were Only 11 Miles from Clark Field Yesterday   54 MILES TO MANILA

Yanks But 54 Airline Miles From Manila   MacArthur Offensive Reaches To Within  11 Miles Of Vital Clark Airfield

NOW 54 MILES FROM MANILA   Broad Gains On Luzon Made By  Americans

YANKS WITHIN 11 MILES OF CLARK FIELD ON LUZON   MAC ARTHUR’S TEAM ONLY 54 AIRLINE MILES FROM MANILA

Clark Field Next Goal For Yanks   Swiftly-Advancing Americans Only 11 Miles Away Monday 5 Divisions in Fight

Yanks 54 Miles From Manila In Island Invasion   Clark Field Within Only 11 Miles Of Luzon Attackers

acArthur's Gain Up 0 13 Miles   Manila Only 54 Airline Miles Away And Doughboys Press Onward

Yank Troops 54 Air Miles  From Manila   Veteran Troops Push Ahead on Luzon; Clark Field Under Threat

LUZON DRIVE CLOSES IN ON CLARK FIELD   Veteran Yank War Machine Powers Its Way Over Central Part of Island  With Five Divisions  SECRECY VEIL IS LIFTED

Veteran Invaders Push Rapidly On Toward Manila  U. S. Troopers Draw Near Clark Field;

Rapid Progress On Luzon  Yanks Roll Swiftly In Drive To Reach Manila

Clark Field Coming Under Yank Menace   MacArthur Reveals Forces Made Up of Veterans of Early Island Fighting, Rested and Sweeping Over Central Luzon

Clark Field And Manila Are Brought Much Nearer   Veterans Are Used In Island Attacks

MacArthur Forces Near Clark Field and Oniy 54 Air Miles From Manila

YANK INVADERS ~ NEAR AIRFIELL   Luzen Troops 11 Miles from Clark Field—~Units Rolf Toward Manila

YANKS NEARING CLARK AIRFIELD   Vet War Machine Drives Over Central Luzon With ! 5 Divisions. - 7   54 Mi. FROM . MANILA

Veteran Invaders Push Rapidly  On Toward Manila  U. S. Troopers Draw Near Clark Field; Gains Are Sweeping

54 AIRLINE MILES FROM MANILA   U. S. Veterans Rolling Over Central Luzon

Yanks But 11 Miles From Key Luzon Airfield   American War Machine. Sweeps On Toward Manila. 54 Miles Away.

Yanks Nearing Clark Field   Only 11 Miles Away Patrols 54 Miles From Manila

Men Of 37th Advance On Manila A: Fast As Supply Units Will Travel

Veteran Troops Still Rolling  Toward Manila   Big Clark Field on Luzon Is Only 11 Miles Away and Manila Is 54 Airline Miles Distant.

Fresh Forces Speed Yank Drive Qn Luzon Island   Huge War Machine Eleven Miles from Vital Clark Field Gains Up to Thirteen Miles in Day

 ‘Dou ghboy sAre ‘Now W ithin 54 Miles of Manila   Yank War Machine Also Pushing Toward Clark Field, Quly TT Miles  Awny Yesterday

Yanks Drive Taward (lark   “1. ea oe cs a en Sabie y1wo'¢ ALI ‘Wise £970 WIHHOLSHE OS RyO HOLS wR wD

Five Yank Divisions In .Drive   MacArthur’ s Invaders Only. 54 Airline Miles From Manila ;       “SPREDY ADVANCE   Close, Quarter Fighting _-Marks American Cam- . paign On Luzon

Nevada General Menace to Clark Field in Luzon   Manila Only 54 Miles Away, Veterans Advance

Luzon Push Is 51 Miles From Manila   Veteran Yank War Machine Is 11 Mile: From Clark Field; Sneed Pacs Tarlac

Yanks Near Clark Field In Swift Advance On Manila; Ohio 37th Division In Van

Jodl Signs For Nazis, Was Hurt In Hitler Attack   New Chieftain Of Army Staff

Anti-Draft Riot In Canada Town   Scores Hurt by Ice Hurled in Street

Scores Hurt In Canadian  Draft Riot   Mounties Fight Crowe Trying to Take Away Prisoners

Irma Grese and Kramer Hanged At Hamelin Jail   Sentences Ordered By Military Court In Nine-Week Trial

Three Women Among No} torious Concentration  Camp Leaders Hanged   Kramer And Klein Executed T ogether   Victims March To Their Doom At Hamelin Prison For Six Hours

German Officials  Put To Death   11 Are Hanged For  Committing Atrocities

BELSEN CAMP OFFICIALS ARE HANGED TODAY   Three Women, Seven Men, With Josef Kramer, Go To Gallows

Beast Of Belsen And Ten Others Die For Crimes   Concentration Camp Officials, Including Three Women, Hanged

I BELSEN — MURDERERS ARE HANGED   Number Included Three Women; One Of Them Irma  Grese

NOOSE CLAIMS ‘BELSEN BEAST   Concentration Camp Czar,  10 Others Hanged

Belsen Prison Camp Officials Die on Gallows   Kramer and Three Women Among Germans Executed

Weather Forecast   Pay Penalty For Prison Camp Crimes   Three Women Included in Mass Execution

BELSEN BEAST AND TEN OTHERS DIE ON GALLOWS   Three Women Among Nazis Executed at Hamelin for Murders, Atrocities   KRAMER, KLEIN IN GROUP   Camp Chief and S$ Doctor Swing to Their Deaths Simultaneously

BELSEN BEAST, THREE WOMEN ARE EXECUTED   Pay With Lives For Tortures, Murders

Eleven Belsen Officials Die On Gallows   Kramer, Dr. Klein and Irma Grese Are Among Those Who Are Hanged

SELSEN BEAST AND 10 OTHERS HANGED TODAY   Irma Grese, Queen of Camp, Among Those on Gallows

‘BEAST OF BELSEN AND TEN OTHERS DIEOQN GALLOWS   Three Nazi Women Among Those Hanged for Camo Murders

ZAR OF BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP HANGEL   fen Others Including Three Women Executed

Kramer,  10 Others  BD...s tL PO...   iY  Beast Of Belsen, 10 Officials Die ‘On Gallows At Hamelin Pricon

HEARING TODAY ON 14 DAMS IN POTOMAC BASIN   Representatives Of Three States To Protest Proposed  Cnwelminkiac   COMMISSIONERS TO OFFER RESOLUTION

War Production Reaches Peak, Says US Board  Limiting Fectors A rn n;: oO LRP NACH

War Production - Almost at Peak WPB Announces  Baw Materiale Marnow:   Raw Materials, Munpower, Squeezed Economy Are Limiting Factors. -

NEW INVASION IN PHILIPPINES IS UNOPPOSED   AMERICANS NOW IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH LUZON

Yanks Oceupy New Isle  Nearer Luzon   Seize Martinduque; Kyushu Raided; Smash 96 Planes

Leader Of Bataan Death March Flees To Isle Off Coast   Tojo Rallies After Blood Transfusion; Claim Donation Not Entirely Responsible for Saving Ex-Premier’s Life

‘More Names On List of Wanted Men   Gift of Blood Saves Life Of Former Premier. Now Given Better Than Even Chance for Recovery

“Wanted” — 47 Japanese War Leaders   Includes Renegade Occidentals; Tojo ts Better after Gift of Blood from Serqeant

MARSHAL AIDED IN ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR   MacArthur Dissolves Black Dragon Society: Toto Is Improving

Yank Blood Helps Keep Tojo Alive   Sergeant Makes Blood Donation So ex-war Premier Can Suffer  For Soldier’s 17 Months Warfare

GIs Blood Sure To Save Japanese Life   Lt. Gen. Homma~Flees To Islet Home Off Northwest Coast Of Japan.   ‘VERY SATISFACTORY’

Nazis, Renegade Occidentals Arrested   Tojo Given Good Chance to Live And Face Trial

Tojo Given Blood By Gl; MacArthur Orders Black Dragon Group To Disband

TOJO 1S STILL ALIVE; HOMIMA FLEES 10 ISLE   Black Dragon Society Ordered Dissolved By MacArthur

WHOLE BLOOD DONATED BY YANK VETERAN   Wants Ex-Premier to Live and Pay for Making Donor Spend 17 Months in New Guinea —Arrest Other Japs.

GIFT OF BLOOD FROM AMERICAN SERGEANT SAVES T0J0: BLACK DRAGGN LEADERS ARE SOUGHT —

Sergeant's Blood May Save Tojo   MacArthur Orders Dissolution Of Black Dragon Society

Homma Flees Te Iclat  my for  Off Coast   Some Occidental Renegades Also Picked Up by Yank Forces

War Minister Sugiyama Suicide as Allies Press Drive to Nab Jap Leaders   Premier Tojo, With American Biood in Veins, Recovering; Gen. MacArthur éxpresses Joy at Satisfactory Progress of Nippon Cecupation

Pearl Harbor Raid Planner Easy Prey; Gen. Tojo Will Live   ‘Mad Butcher of Bataan’ Escapes To Islet Home Off North Coast; 47 War Leaders on Criminal List

CATCH ONE TIME NAZI AMBASSADOR   Gen. Homma Of Death March Shame Still At Large

FORMER NAZI AIDE NABBED IN ROUND-UP    Tojo Now Expected to Live Following New Blood Transfusions

Tojo: Believed Well on His Way. ‘To Recovery As’. MacArthur Orders 47. Others ‘Held; Notorious. General Homma, ‘Who Took Philippines, Flees

‘No.  Criminal’ Much Improved  By Transfusion   MacArthur: Says Japan Is Fourtherate Nation As Result Of Defeat By Allied Forees   Yank Pistol Used By General Tojo   Roky Newspaper Asserts ‘Japanese Masses Clamor For Death’ of Former  Nippon Premicr

Notorious Black  Dragon Society Members Listed   Gen. Homma Flees To Island Home; Nazi Official In Japan Is Nabbed

U.S. Sergeant Gives Blood To Save Tojo   MacArthur Extends “Wanted” List; Gen. Homma Flees

ROUNDUP OF JAPANESE WAR LEADERS IS ON   Tojo’s Condition Improved  Following Blood Transfusion

Seven Terrorlsts  Of Black Dragon, Jap  Secret Organization,  Added to Wanted List

Badly Wanted Gen.HommafFlee: To Islet Home   New Blood Transfusion, Penicillin Given Tojo; Chances Of Recovery Reported Good

BY MAG ARTHUR   Pennsylvanian Gives Blood Which May Have Saved Tojo’s Life.   RECOVERY CHANCE GOOD

OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES INTENSIFY HUNT FOR JAP LEADERS AND TERRORISTS   MacArthur Adds Seven From Black Dracon Society To List Of Wanied

BETTER WEATHER IS PREDICTED   Rising Temperature and Snow-Free Highways Expected

‘Superforts Hit Fields On Kyushu   Pound Source Of Suicide Plane Attacks on Ships Off Okinawa

ROUTE 29 T0 PEORIA IS T0 BE REPAIRED   Traffic To Be Detoured _ The Next Three Months

FALSE REPORT UPSET NATION   PREMATURE PEACE AN. NOUNCEMENT STARTED THE FIREWORKS

False Peace News Went Around The World Before Truman Issued Denia

TRUMAN SEES BERLIN RUINS INDAY’S TOUR   WAR AGAINST JAPAN HIGH ON AGENDA FOR BIG 3

CHURCHILL MAKES CALL ON TRUMAN      (By ERNEST B. VACCARO and DANIEL DE LUCE)

Truman, Premier Tour Berlin Ruins   First Session Of Most Significant Conference Since Versailles Opening In Potsdam

Truman Visit With Churchill Features Day   'Leaders of Western Allies Twapect Berlin's Ruins; Ssalfi Chief. Meni

Truman Talks Informally With Churehill   Big 3 May Already Be Meeting: President Tours Wreckage of former Reich Capital

War Contracts Reduced 16 Billion In the First Six Months of 1945

ARTILLERY BLASTING PATH _ THROUGH MASSIVE WALLS AT MANILA FOR FINAL ASSAULT

COMPRESS NIPS: IN SMALL AREA OF MANILA   MacArthur’s Troops Poised to Strike Knockout Blow

POISED FOR K.0. OF MANILA JAPS   Massed Guns Batter Way Through 30-Foot Walls’ of Intramuros

Yanks Are Poised For Final Smash On Manila Japs   Last Remnant Of Enemy Forces Driven Into Small Area Off City   REVEAL MANILA COMPLETELY LOOTED

CAN CONVERT HOUSES INTO. MORE UNITS   Priorities Can Be Secured to Aid Local Housing

Nip Shipping Suffers Major Blow   Seaplane Tender Is Among Vessels Damaced or Sunk

35 More Vessels Sunk Or Damaged After 25 Smashed On Previous Day

“Blast. Nipponese. Shipping Off West Coast 0 fe »fuson Two ‘Additional. Landings « on Mindoro Island Reported -

25 Jap Ships Hit By Allied Bomber:   Fliers Blast. Nipponese Shipping Off West Coast of Luzeon—Two Additional Landings on Mindoro Island Reported   Carrier Planes Sweep Over ~- Formosa, Okinawa Islands   U. S. Fleet Reports Raids Continuing But Details Are Lacking—Both Islands Present Sizable Land Targets

YANKS ONLY  40 MILES  FROM MANILA   40th Division Takes Clark Field, Fort Stotsenburg   Chinese Report U. S. - Jap Naval Battle Took Place in China Sea

SECURE DOZEN CLARK-AIRSTRIP!   Expect Japs to Make Stand at Caluninit

Clark Field Network Of Airstrips Falls To Americans In 40  Miles Of Capital

Fort Stotsenburg Clark Field In — Firm U. S. Grip ©   Americans Rush On South Less Than 40 Miles From Manila

Yanks Drive To Within 2( Miles of Bay   Tokyo Hints of New Developments In Luzon Situation

CLARK FIELD. FIRMLY IN YANK HANDS   Troops Rush On; Now 40 Miles  From Manila

40TH DIVISION PUSHES ON FROM CLARK FIELD IN BRIVE FOR MANILA   Rich Prize Firmly  In American Hands.

Luzon Offensive Continued Today   CLARK FIELD CAPTURED AS YANKS DRIVE FORWARD

California's A0th Division Has Clark Field   Pushes on to Within 40 Miles of Manila

CLARK FIELD, ADJACENT FORT LOST BY JAPS   Tokyo Says Fresh U. S. Troops Being Massed For New Develooments

Clark Field Taken; Yanks Press South   MacArthur's Men Holding Dozen Airstrips and Fort Statsenburg

Yanks in 40 Miles of Manile   Fortieth Division Pushes Forward After Taking 12 Airstrips

Farm Outlook First Topic Of Evetiing. Seliool  ‘Séaddn_ oe ‘Claésis ‘Opens At School Building Nov. 26

Farm Outlook First Topic Of Evening School  ‘Season of Classes   ‘Season of Classes Opens At School Building Nov. 26

POLISH ARMY HEAD ADMITS RED ATTACKS   Defendant Says Exiled Leaders Ordered Underaground Activity

LONDON POLES ORDERED ARMY ‘UNDERGROUND’   Home Army Chief Tells Reds Of Slaying Of  Soviet Soldiers

Pole Deelares London Regime Ordered ‘War’   Okulicki Says Commander Told Him Reds Planned  7'T. ahk...2h wi...

POLISH ARMY CHIEF HEARD   Testifies He Was Ordered To Organize To Fight For Independence

American Flag Is Raised Over Wake   Jap Commander Salutes U. S. Stars and Stripes

‘SYMBOL OF MARINE HEROISM RAISED AS JAP REAR ADMIRAL -SURRENDES AND SALUTES FLAG

American Flag Again lies on  Wake Island   Japanese Garrison Salutes as Old Glory is Hoisted Over Historic Spot

JAPANESE SIGN SURRENDER OF WAKE ISLAND   Nip Officers, Troops Salute as Yanks Hoist Flag on Isle

(ld Glory Flies (ver Historic Wake Island Now   Japanese Admiral and Staff Salute As Marines Hoist Flag.

YANKS REGAIN HISTORIC WAKE   Jap. Commander: Surrendérs, Salutes Stars And Stripés

‘Stars And Stripes Raised On Heroic Tiny Wake Island   Polite Jap Garrison Bows and Scrapes and Dns  AES: Flag:

American Flag Raised on Wake; Japs Give Salute   1,362 Days After Falling, Enemy Says Isle Cost 3,000 Nips

American Flag Flies Again at Wake Island   ‘Japs Suxtéiider Atoll” Where Marines Wrote: History With Heroism’

Stars And Stripes Raised On Heroic Tiny Wake Island   Polite Jap Garrison Bows and Scrapes and Salutes   U.S. Flag.

Japs Surrender Wake Island Where  Devereux’ Marines Made History   Nip Commander And Staff Salute Stars And Stripes; Too Weak From Malnutrition To Have Sabotaged Installations If They Had Wanted To.

Stars and Stripes Wave Once More Over Wake Island   J ap Admiral Salutes Flag After  ‘Signing Surrender

Old Glory Raised Over Wake Island,  Marines Monument   Leathernecks Back Or Island, Symbolic of Corps’ Greatness

J. 5. FLAG AGAIN FLIES OVER WAKE   Ceremonies of Raising Follow Jap Surrender— Conquered Salute the Colors as They Are Sent Up.

Wake Island Again Is Held By Americans   Brig. Gen. Sanderson Of Marines Goes Ashore To Receive Surrender Of Jap Commander

WAKE ISLAND AGAIN UNDER AMERICAN FLAG   Marines Take Over From Weak  Jap Garrison

AMERICAN FLAG WAS  HOISTED OVER WAKE  ISLAND TUESDAY ISLAND SYMBOL OF MARINE GREATNESS AGAIN  BTAATCS ATK CIADY

American Flag Raised on Wake Island Again   Returns to U. §.  Possession 1,362 Days after It Fell; A Marine Symbol

Flag Flies © Again Over Wake Island   Japanese Admiral Salutes As Colors Are Raised; Surrendering 1,200 Troops

American Flag Raised On Wake As Japs Salute   Island Where Marine Corps Made Stand Returns To U. S.  Possession

‘Wake Island ‘Once Again In U.S. Hands   Stars and Stripes Raised as Jap Garrison Saliton

Japs Give Up Site of Marine’s Heroic Stand   Enemy Admiral and Staff Salute American  Flae

American Flag Again FliesAt Wake Island   Jap Admiral, Staff Salute Stars and Stripes; Wake Cost Japs to Win Against Courageous Marines, Then to Hold It

Japs Salute . As Old Glory Flies on Wake   Wee Island, Symbol American Courage, Revered in Service

American Flag Is Saluted by Nip Garrison   Surrender Document Signed on Warship Off Famous Isle

American Flag Raised Again Wake Islanc   Japanese Rear Admiral Who Commanded Wake Since lt Fell In 1941, Salutes U.S. Flag

THIS IS MY STORY   Wainwright Received Orders To Attack Without Supplies

MILITARY TRAINING I$ OPPOSED BY TAFT   Hope for Peace Endangered, Ohio Senator Says

POLES T0 OFFER PREMIER'S POST. TO MIKOLAJCZYK   Representatives of New Polish Provisional Government Now In Moscow

LONDON POLE PREMIERSHIP   Conference to Start Tomorrow In Moscow

MAY OFFER LONDON POLE PREMIERSHIP   Conference to Start Tomorrow in Moscow

London Exile May Be Next Pole Premier   ‘Unity’ Government Under Mikolajezyk Reported Scheduled

SEE END OF POLISH ROW     London and Warsaw Poles to Meet Tomorrow In Moscow.

UNION LENTEN SERVICES   Announced By Protestant Churches OF Wells-

IRAN REBELS SLAY 0 IN NEW ATTACKS   Premier Demands Freedom of Movement Into Sovjet Area

Jet Propulsion Saw Origin Here ee gee D SRGEE  Experiments Made In 1785 By Rumsey, Historians Say

Jet Propulsion Saw Origin Here uraaiateaseaaad. Sian ernceniaiiaticie leh ababsiahs  Experiments Made In 1785 _ By Rumsey, Historians Say

Actress Loses Life In Fire At Her Home   Gloria Dickson Is Victim Of Suffocation While Apparently Attempting To Reach Window

Ten Volunteers in Latest Draft Group   13 to Take PreInduction Exams

19 Take Exams for Military Service   Seven Transferred To Other Boards

Yanks Liberate the Czechs  7 . - o  Dallasite Loses Bottle of Coanac

Jap-Inflicted Pre-Invasion Horror On Tarawa Told After 15 Months’ Censorship      By WILLIAM HIPPLE  Former Associated Press Correspondent

British Head For Bremen And North Sea; Americans 24 Miles From Hannover; Ruhr Ring Holds

Yanks Fight Into Hamm, Big Railway Center, as Patton Captures Kassel   More Important German Towns Fall to Fast  Moving Allies

Two Tank Columns Aim For Weser River Line   The British radio said today that Berlin has announced the fall of Kassel, 165 miles southwest of the German Capital to American Thied Awme tennmc

Tanks Race Fif. ly M  les s : Beyond Gi ty   TWIN DRIVES ARE AIMED AT - “4 ENVELOPING HOLLAND; PATTON 160 MI. FROM JUNCTURE.  WITH REDS

Effort Under Way To Force Weser River Stronghold   Muenster Falls To Allied Armies After Heavy Fighting —

Ickes Says Coal Situation Critical   Administrator Warns Against Possible Strike

GALL RECESS AT POTSDAN   BIG THREE: HELD. NINTH CON. FERENCE TODA Y¥ BEFORE CHURCHILL FLEW TO  . LONDON

Most Rationing Will End This Year, OPA Says   Will Scrap Rent Control in Many Cities Soon; a Bowles Report to Congress

OPA Says Most Rationing Will End This Year   Rent Control To Be Scrap_ped In 75 Or More Cities In Five Months.

Rationing’s End Neared; Ban On Rent Jump Sticks   Congress Is Giver’ Picture Of Plenty

EXPECT MOST RATIONING TO END IN 1945   Rent Control May Be Scrapped in 75 to 100 Cities Within Four or Five Months, the OPA Relieves.

OPA Says Most Rationing Will End This Year   Tells Congress That Meat And Shoes Will Be Freed  . Before Jan. 1.   RENT CONTROL GOING

OPA Tells Congressmen Most Rationing: Will End This Year; Rent Control To Go   Both Meats And Shoes Will Be Unrationed By End Of 1945; Sugar Rationing Continues

OPA Reports Rent Control Scrapped Soon   Regulations in 75 to 100 Cities to Be Off Within Five Months

SEES RATIONING END THIS YEAR   Forecasts Made in Report To Congressmen

Large Part Of Rationing To End This Year   Rent Controls To Be Scrapped Some Places Before Long

Most Rationing To End This Year   OPA Sees Only Fats ane Oils As Likely To Be Rationed In 1946.

Most Rationing To End This Yea  OPA Gives Congress Review Of Plans

“Most Rationing Ends This Year”      But OPA Says Controls On Fats, Oils, Tires May Last Into 1946

OPA Indicates Rationing to  End This Year   Fats, Oils and Sugar May Run Into 1946; Rent Controls to End

OPA Says Most Rationing Will Fnd This Year  Rent Control Ease Plan Under Stu dy

MOST RATIONING TO END IN 1945   Efforts To Reduce Clothing Prices To Be Pressed

OPA SAYS MOST RATIONING TO END THIS YEAR   Scrap Rent Controls In 100 Cities Within Five  Months

Most Rationing Will End This Year, Says OPA   To Scrap Rent Control In Many Cities Within Four Or Five Months.

OPA HEAD AIMS TO LIFT BRAKES BY END OF YEAR   Bowles Tells Congressmen Meats, Shoes Free Next; Rent Roofs To Go On

To Remove Price Controls Slowly  Most Rationing To End By Close Of This Year  OPA Informs Congress

Meats, Shoes To Be Unrafioned   Tires To Follow; Sugar, Fats Doubtful

JAP PROPOSAL SUITS ATTLEE   Nominate MacArthur to Accept Surrender

Gen. M’Arthur to Handle Surrender   Pacific Chief Slated to Impose Allied Terms

General MacArthur To Be Nominated To Accept Formal Surrender Of Japanese

FRE TRUCK FAILS 10 PASS TESTS   Township Truck io — Be Returned to Factory for Readjustment

FIRE TRUCK FALLS TO PASS TESTS.   Township Truck io _ -Be Returned to Factory  far Raadincetmant

Marine Leader Fights Merger   Gen. Vandegrift Says Consolidation Would Ruin Corps’ Spirit

WFA CAUSED HUGE LOSSES, PROBERS SA}   Waste and Mismanagement Charged by House Group

WEA Charged With Poor Administration   House Group Asserts Some WFA Officials Guilty of Giving Out False Information

CH ARGES THE FOOD  Ss ‘ADMINISTRATION WITH ~ : “WASTE OF MILLIONS

Mismanagement Charged in WFA Operations  Subcommittee Says Losses Total Millions of Dollars

Mismanagement By WFA Alleged By Subcommittee  Some Officials Are Accused of Giving   Balas Information

Ike's Mother Not In Favor Of Nickname:   Mrs. Eisenhower Reversed Famous Son's Baptismal  * Record, But Boyhood Chums Had Ideas of Their Own.

Mother Shifted Eisenhower's Name To Avoid Nicknames —But He's Ike

Defeated Germany Will Be Able To Launch World War Three} Within Next Five Years--Crowley

BIG BOMBERS FROM ENGLAND AID RUSSIAN   TWO SOVIET ARMIES NEAR JUNCTION IN BERLIN AREA <VANK AND. BRITISH  MAKE RAIDS

AAF Flying Accidents Killed 26,000, Wrecked More Planes than Enemy

Ailing Gassoway Is Out Of Rain Due To 84-Y ear-Old Wife’s Efforts

Anyway, Gassoway Has Roof Over Him   Former Slave And Minister 94, Has Shelter Built By Wife, 84

Has Roof Over Him   Former Slave And Minister 94, Has Shelter Built By Wife, 84

Wide Program Of Veleran Aid Asked by Dewey   Report Asks Permanent Vet Division for Reorienfation, Assisting in Job Placement

Japanese Hit Lingayen Gulf and Go Ashore   This Is Sixth — Instaliment of Wainwriaht Story

DETROIT BOY BEAT MOTHER TO DEATH  1 CG Van aw   16-Year Old Used Skillet As Weapon

Mother Visits President In  White House   Mrs. Truman Has Her First Visit To Washington For Mother’s Day

STIMSON TELLS OF © ARMY NEEDS   Says All AbleBodied Men Below -30Face Draft . 

AWAIT WORD FROM STALIN   RUSSIA HAS NOT YET STATED STAND ON THE REGIONAL SECUBITY PACT PLAN

Temple Mayor Is Named in Charge   Conspiracy to Breach War Powers Act Is Charaed of Four

_—_—— fo WALT OGLUNST  News of Pearl Harbor Attack Nipped Wainwright’s Plans

CHURCHILL WORKS ON ‘CARETAKER CABINET’   Dissolved Coalition Lauded By Some British Papers

Churchill Due To Fill Posts By Week-End   Junior Ministers May Gain Promotion To Cabinct Rank

INTERIM GOVERNMENT: . CHURCHILL FORMS GROUP FOR ‘FILL-IN’' CABINET

Churchill Starting Selection _ Of Caretaker Government As \British’ Press Lauds War Body

CHURCHILL 10 NAME CABINET   Coalition Gov't Praised by Members of British  Press

Churchill Forms Interim Cabinet  General Election In Britain On July 5

INTERIM SETUP EXPECTED SOON   Churchill Due To Have New Cabinet Ready Tuesday

Cabinet Record Wins Praise of Press in Britain   Churchill Begins Selection of His “Caretaker” Group

Anglo Press Has  Praise for Cabinet   Churehifl Begins Pickin ‘Caretaker Government’; Suldiers to Vote

CHURCHILL BEGINS TASK OF CHOOSING NEW GOVERNMENT   PRIME MINISTER “EXPECT-. ED HAVE CABINET READY, BY NEXT ‘TUESDAY 

CHURCHILL BUSY ON NEW CABINET   May Have All Posts Filled By Weekend; Administration Praised By London Press

Gallup Train Crash Seriously Hurts 4   Passengers Exposed to  4-Below-Zero Weather

Member of Crack ‘Flight Test Team   Set. Edward E. Seidel and Crew Have Tested 12,112 Bombers.

500,000 WORKERS IDLED BY STRIKES    Ford Company. Lays Off Q2H ANY tre Meterni¢

§2,000 LAID OFF FROM DETROIT’S AUTO PLANTS   Shortage Of Parts From Struck Supplier Given As Cause

MORE WORKERS ARE ADDED T0 STRIKE {DLE   80,000 Laid Off By Ford Company At Highland Park, Other Plants

92,000 More ‘ Workers Adde/ 42 f To Strike Idle Va   Pressure To En ¢# Detroit Labor * « é Fails To Hit Sp.

FORD WORKERS LAID OFF BY PART SHORTAGE   Strike Idle Rises Over Half Million Mark As 80,000 Forced Out   'UAW-GM TALKS SLATED   Management And Labor May Settle Troubles Before Government Steps In

Government Presses To End ClO Dispute As Idle Grow To 527,000   Fact-Finders Threaten To Take Over If Crippling Strike Is Not Ended By December 28; To Resume Negotiations Wednesday.

Ford Co. Lays Off $0,000 Because Of Suppliers’ Strikes   GM. Union Told To End Dispute By Dec. 28th Or Panel Steps In

FORD SENDS HOME 80.000 EMPLOYES   Layoff ts Attributed to Parts Shortage From StrikeBotnd Plants

92,000 WORKERS ADDED TODAY TO STRIKE IDLE   Fact Finding Board Orders Settlement by December 28

Americans Find No Sion German: Ready For Stand  AEF Drive Extends To Cologne Plains

ENEMY SHOWS NO SIGNS OF MAKING STAND   Troops Gain Four Miles; Only 19 Miles Krom Cologne

TO MAKE STAND   Roll More Than Four Miles Across Cologne Plain   @#OWNS, HAMLETS TAKEN   Planes Bomb and Strafe Columns of Germans Try@ ing to Reach Front

Allied Chief Says Nazis fo Be Destroyed   Massed Artillery Smashes Village After Village as Infantry Moves or

MANY VESSELS OF JAPS SENT DOWN   911 Enemy Vessels Sunk -.---~:Since-Last. June... See cs!) 5

JAP FLEET NOW IS VULNERABLE   Navy Reports 911 Enemy Ships Sunk, Damaged  Since June

MANY VESSELS OF JAPS SENT DOWN   911 Enemy Vessels Sunk ~~ Sinee-Last. June , 19th

911 Jap Vessels Have Been Sunk Since June  3,108 Have Been Blasted Since the War Started

1700 Men Fight Big Oregon Fire   Forest Fire Is Worst In State Since 1939

Time Set To Turn Back Your Clock   Back to Standard Time at 2 A. M. CWT Sunday Official Change in Oklahoma

Decide Emperor's Fate in Free Election   President Truman Thinks It's a Good Idea; No Big ‘Three Meeting. Cantemulatad

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  IN DISCUSSION OF =  JAPANESE PROBLEM RUSSIA STILL WANTS BIG  FOUR CONTROL OF DEFEATED NIPPONECE

FAVORS VOTE T0 DECIDE FATE OF JAP EMPEROR   U. S. Writing to Governments in Attempt to Break Big Five Deadlock

PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN DISCUSSION OF JAPANESE PROBLEM  RUSSIA STILL WANTS BIC FOUR CONTROL OF DE-

Truman Wants Hirohito’s Fate Left Up To Electior   Formal Consultations Under Way To Break Stalemate Of Minister’s Meet

Seek to End Meet Stalemate      U. S. Correspondence In Effort to Resume London Parley

DELAY LOOMS IN TRIAL OF NAZIS   Defense Seeks Additional Time For Preparing Cases

ey. ‘Again Delay   Defense. Given More: Tinie to Prepare “Ciiséss: , Bed= a ‘Ridden Krupp and Hess  * "to. be. Examined

Wichitan Describes Nazi Gantlet : Guards and Dogs Harried Captives Who Fell Behind

2 PLANES COLLIDES [4 ABOARD KILLED   FLYING FORTRESSES DEMOLISHED IN CRASH NORTH OF JACKSON, MISS.

Avalos Becomes Power Behind the President   Deposed Peran Hints At Sid for Argentine Presidency Next April

Avalos Commands Ministry of War   Is Power Behind Argentine Military— Peron Launches Bid

Avalos Named War Minister   Becomes Power Behind Military Government of Argentina —

Peron, Out of Argentine Cabinet, Is Still Strong Factor in Reaime

Avalos Takes Over As Argentine ‘Boss:’ Peron Bids For Presidency?

AVALOS NAMED TO SUCCEED COL. PERON   Former War Minister Sef To Run For President   On 6 Newspapers As First Act Of Army Head; Cabinet Changes

Arcentina Still Boils Politically  Strong Man Peron Presidential Factor

FIGHT FOR POWER   Peron May Be Candidate for President of Argentina.

PERON IS STILL STRONG FACTOR   Although He Has Resigned, Argentine Vice-President. Cheered By Throng As He Delivers Speech. 

Secks To Portray Self As Fricnd of Labor; Gen, Avalos Closes News. papers That) Opposed Peron.

Peron Begins Campaign For   Seeks T o Portray Self. As ‘Friend of Labor; Gen. Avalos. Closes News: papers: That. Opposed  Peron.  

AVALOS RULES IN ARGENTINA   Deposed Gen. Peron Makes Bid for Presidency In April Vote

Avalos Takes  Peron Post   Becomes War Minister But Colonel Still  © weep nn a ne  ss .. >... i o-

Avalos Takes ver Argentine War Ministry         Peron Launches Bid For Presidency; Crowds Cry ‘Our President.’   UR FIGHT IS jJUST

Nazi Railroad Hubs Blasted In Vast Raids   Estimated 7,000 Planes Hurled Against Communications Centers in Greatest Simultaneous Air Attack in History

Nazi Rail Hubs Hit From All Sides By 7000 Allied Planes   RY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN “

Bombs Rain Down at Rate Of 100 Tons Per Minute _   Co-ordinated Blow Aimed at Smashing Nazi Rail System, Surpasses D-Day

7,000 AIRCRAFT JOIN IN WIDELY DIVIDED BLOWS   100 Nazi Communication Hubs Are Bombed During Day   RUSSIAN AIRMEN AID IN EXPLOITS

Greatest Air Assault in History Made To Knock Out German Railroads; Aerial Attack is Continued

HUN RAILS BLASTED   Greatest All-Out Aerial Assault Ever Flown Pummels Enemy  Rail Hubs

Coordinated Blow to Halt Enemy War Trains Roars Into Night; More Than 30,000 Fliers Take Part

Biggest Air Assault On Enemy Land   Big Bombers Said to  Wave” Met With Lite Anti-Aireraft Fire and Were Unopposed In the Air

7,000 PLANES RIP ‘GERMAN RAILWAYS   HISTORY'S  BIGGEST AIR. ASSAULT. DESIGNED To ‘KNOCK OUT SYSTEM.

EOTIMATED 7,000 PLANES HIT REICH   2,000 Russian Planes Also Batter East Prussia   RED PLANES JOIN   U. 8. Eighth Air Force Spear. heads ‘Buckshot Blitz’; Attacks Continue

Stubborn Nazi Garrison Surrenders  After Week-Long Battle With Yanks

TRUMAN RUSHES NEW SUPPLY BY PLANE T0 CHILD   Touched Nation Adds Prayers to Young Mother's

Infant’s Life Depends on Rare Drug;  Truman Orders Release of Medicine

Sugar, Fats, Oils Remain On Rationing   Senate Committee Told They Will Be Last To Go On Free List

Sugar, Fats And Oils Last To Go Otf Ration List   No real solution of shortage problem except by an increase in production.

RECORD FORCE OF SUPERFORTS ON ANY RAID   Blazes Visible 100. Miles Away; Yanks Advance on Okinawa

550 Superforts Team up for Pre-Dawn Blow   700,000 Fire Bombs Turn Night Into Day

700,000 FIRE BOMBS  HIT INDUSTRIAL AREAS;  TROOPS MAKING GAINS IN OKINAWA BATTLE

Housing Chief Says Families Must Share Their Homes  Blandford Recommend: — Up to  onh mame

U.S. Families Must Double Up To Live   Housing Supply Continues Tight

EXPECT MORE HOUSE SHORTAGE   Sees “Doubling Up”  ih Live Problem

Housing Chief Says Families Must Share Their Homes  Blandford Recommend: Doubling Up to Ease U. $. Shortage

MONKEYS PLACED ON CITY PAYROL   Will Clear Out Air Duets Of Ventilating System With Vacuums

TWO PATTON STORIES WERE DENIED BY HIM   Congressman Rankin Says General Neither Slapped a Soldier Nor Swam a River.

TO REMOVE CONTROLS   Patton Neither Slapped Soldier Nor Swam River, House Is Told

‘House Is Told Patton Never Slapped  Soldier Nor Swam River in Germany

Windsor Strike Group Summonec  To Sunday Meet   Workers Awaiting Statement From  Ford Firm Chief

HORSE SHOW * TO BE HELD HER}   Canyon Corral To Present Interesting Exhibition.

Embargo Placec On All Freight In Buffalo Area   Snow Throttles Yards As Record-Breaking Blizzard Tapers Off

Hodges’ Army Advancing Thru Rugged Terrain   Americans Clear Nazis From Key Town of Honnef

SPLITUP MOVE IS GRITICIZED BY PRESIDENT   - a -_ CHIEF EXECUTIVE DECLARES HE HAS NO FEAR OF HOSTIL-. ITIES WITH NATION'S . WARTIME ALLY —

President Also Denies Need for Big Three Meet   Negotiations Under Way To Change Reich Control, He Says

Truman Assails Anti-Russian Activity in-U.S.   Declares He Does Not Expect War With Soviet Union

TRUMAN FLAYS REL WAR MONGERS   Trip to Russia Is Planned; Further Biz Three Parleys Unseen

Liuchow ‘Airfield Taken By Chinese   City, Fired By Japanese a Week Ago, Is Bypassed

CHINESE BY-PASS CITY OF LIUCHON   Which Has Been Burning For A Week — Capture Airfield

400,000 idle, Production In industries Hit   Labor Trouble Affects Over Million In New York

LANDING — CAUGHT JAPS BY SURPRISE   TROOPS ON LUZON MAKE NEW SMASHES AGAINST ENEMY FORCES ON BIG ISLAND

Plane Crashes In Indiana   Five Servicemen Die,  At Least I} Injured

PRESIDENT REGARDS MEETING SUCCESS AS VITAL TO FUTURE   Truman Addresses Industrial and Labor Leaders At Opening Session; Meeting Hoped To Settle Labor Difficulties

America Against Replacing MacArthur; Favors 4 Power “Advisory” Council For Japs

BYRNES AGAINST 4-HEAD CONTROL IN JAP REGIME   U.S. Is Set Against MacArthur’s Removal; Hits German Rerime

US. Opposes Sharing Control Over Japan   Leaders Approve Four-Power Council With MacArthur Having Final Policy Determination

MACARTHUR NOT TO BE REPLACED IN RULING JAPS   U. S. Has Not However Closed Its Doors To Four Power Council

Shortage of Metals, .. Fuel Hamper Operatior of Japanese Air Force

Japs Fail in Try To Get Change in “ Allied Birective  Dinlo. atic Isolation Or  Diplomatic Isolation Order Will Remain Despite Pleas .

ACARD VALUE IS BOOSTED 50 PER CENT   Each Coupon Will Be Worth Six, Instead of Four Gallons, Beginnine Thine 29   CEILINGS FOR B : USERS RAISED   Top Put at 650 Miles a Month, but This Does Not Mean Additional Supplies for’ All.

Gasoline Rations Hiked, With A Cards To Be Worth Six Gallons: Bs Also Rise.

GAS RATIONS AREBOOSTED   A-16 Coupons Will be Worth Six Gallons on June 22

A-Card Value To Increase To 6 Gallons On June 22   B-Card Mileage Up To 630 Per Month. But All Holders Must Prove Need

GAS RATIONS SOON TO BE RAISED   Increase of 50: Per Cent to Be Effective June 22

WORE: CASOLINE FOR MOTORISTS   Value of “A” Coupons Goes  Up to 6 Gallons June 9D. OB UiLed

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WILL BE HIKED   “A” Card Value Raised to 6 Gallons; “‘B” Mileage Boosted

Effective June 22 A Coupons Will Be Worth Six Gallons   B Card Ceilings Will Be -Increased to 650 Miles Per Month June 11

Emergency Controls Placed  On Delivery of Hard Coal   Ickes Acts to Meet Critical Fuel Shortage Due to Two Weeks’ Stoppage of Mining by 72,000 Men; 12 Eastern States Are Affected

NAZI TROOPS WOULD NOT FIGHT AT END   Refusal of Soldiers to Carry On Was Last Straw in German Resistance, Surrender Delegates Tell Allies,

Deciding Fact: Germans Had  No Fight Left   Failure Of Soldiers To Fight When Ordered Was Last Straw

Nazis Refused To Keep Going  Soldiers Would Not Fight, Allies Learn

SURRENDER CAME WHEN GERMANY’S SOLDIERS BALKED   JODL ACCEPTS TERMS OF SURRENDER FROM LT. GEN. W. B. SMITH

Red College Building Is Meeting Place   General Eisenhower Remains Away Until All Documents Have Been Signed Between Countries.   GERMAN DELEGATE PLEADS FOR MERCY

Disclosed Nazi Command. ers Could Not Get Troops To Continue the War Against Allies

No Longer Able to Get Soldiers to Fight, German Commanders Forced to Give Up

Germans Just Quit Fighting   Delegates Reveal That's When Surrender Came; Eisenhower Talked Sternly

KE LEVEL OVER COUNTRY CHHOTS UP   20,000 in Wright Plant i in Cincinnati Are Now Idle.

Elliott Quoted As Saying Debts Rose To Over $300,000   His Wealth Now ‘‘Zero,"’ According To Members Of House Committee—Went To See His Father About  His ._ Difficulties

Peace Pledged By Eisenhower  Asserts U. 8. Will Fight TT. Kanan Woasid firden

CONFIDENT IN. TRUMAN GROUP   Some Government Officials have Hopes for Fact-Finding Setup far Labor Disputes. Qs

Coal Mine Bills Are Introduced   Measures Deal With Safety Provisions

KOISO SHAKES UF NIPPON CABINET   TAKEO TANAKA OUSTED FROM CABINET POST

C10-UAW Locals Vote On Truman Plea To Refurn  UE-CIO Rejects GM Wage Increase Offer; Bus Walkout May End

UAW Parley Ponders Plea  From Truman   National GM Council of 200 Rejects GM Wage \. Offer

ClO Studies Truman Back to Work Plea   Council Meets in Detroit Saturday; Members May Yote

AUTO UNION IS CONSIDERING  TRUMAN PLEA T0 60 T9 WORK   Early Terminatior Of Strike Seems Unlikely; Other Tie-Ups Continue

Settlement of GMC Strike Unsighted; UAW Delegates Meet   President Truman’s Back To Work Plea Consid ered at Conference

Strikers Study Truman’s Bid To Return To Work   No Indication Of Early Settlement Of G. M. Strike; 400,000 Idle Throughout U.S.

Union Studies Truman Plea  To End Strike   General Motors Local Un. ion Delegates Callec Into Session

NO SETTLEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE STRIKE IN SIGHT   Union Delegates Meet to Consider Request to Return to Work

Workers Consider Truman Request   Striking GM Employes To Study “Return to Work” Plea, Disputes

Yanks Invaded Berlin Suburb, Left To Please Stalin   Danube Bridge Seized by 7th In Swift Pash   ‘French Capture Stutigart, Reach Lake Constance.  Snring Tran on Fae   B-29s Rip Kyushus 4th Time in 5 Days

Drew Pearson Reveals:  Yanks Entered Berlin April 13 Withdrew Before Red Demand.

Stalin's Demand of Russian Occupation  Caused Yanks to Withdraw From Berlin

bP VE ENT ONE NY Se ALD  Americans Withdraw From Berlin Suburbs In Deference To Russians

PACIFIC WAR GAINS SPEED: JAPS PINCHED   RANGOON INVADED; AUSSIES LAND ON BORNEO

‘SPEED TEMPO “OVER PACIFIC   Two New Invasions Reported; Subs Active

Allies Throw Two New Invasions At Jap Forces   Australians Land On Borneo; British Enter Rangoon Sector

Japs Trapped By New Move  On Rangoon   Yanks Push to Edge Of Davao in Southeast Philippines; Gains on Okinawa Are Reportec

War In Pacific Finds Japanese In Grave Peri   Doughboys Scere More Gains In Surprise Maneuvers

AUSTRALIAN HEAD EXPIRES IN SLEEP   Prime Minister Curtin, La-borite, Dies. After Long Hlness

Australia’s Curtin Dies  While Asleep   Prime Minister of Dominion Succumbs Following IIness

Pal IME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA DIES IN SLEEP   John Curtin, Head Of Government Since 1941,  Ill Long Time   WAS PROMINENT IN AFFAIRS OF LABOR

AUSTRALIAN HEAD  EXPIRES IN SLEEP      Prime Minister Curtin, La _ borite, Dies: After Long Illness -

John Curtin Dies Suddenly   Prime Minister of Austra lia Died In Sleep After Long Illness.

CONVICT TW IN GRAFT TRIAI   Jurors Acquit Two Others; Unable to Agree About Rest.

TWO GUILTY OF GRAFT CHARGE   Jury Acquits Two Others Disagree On Verdict For 3 Defendants

INCREASED SCHOOL FACILITIES “ASKED   West End Resid Residents Send Petition to Schoo! Board.

INCREASED SCHOOL FACILITIES ASKED   West End Residents Send Petition to School Board

KEEP MINERALS  USED IN A-BOME   Truman Withdraws Public Lands from Any Sale or Disposal

FIRST SESSION BROKE UP TODAY  IN A DISPUTE   House Military Committe Met to Consider Universal Military Training.   BLOCK A SURPRISE MOVE   Was Checked on a Technicalitv But Short Said He Would Renew Attempt.

Asserts Atom Bomb Factor In Peace Draft   Patterson Cites Need for Trained Forces; Sees No ‘Push Button War’

Patterson Pleads for National Service; Cites A-Bomb Threat to U.S.

Army Hearing Breaks Up After Dispute   Motion to Postpone Action Until Next Year Defeated

MOVE MADE TO SHELVE MEASURE   Delaying Bill Until Next Year Is Proposed

Milifary Parley Breaks Up; Dispute Over Postponemen   Patterson Wants Truman Program, Universal Training

DELAY ASKED IN ACTION ON PEACE DRAFT   Rep. Dewey Short Would Postpone Considering Universal Training Legislation Until Next Year.

FIRST SESSION BREAKS UP WITK DISPUTE TODA)   Controversy Flares as Patterson Completes Testimony on Universal Service

Dispute Breaks Up Conference   Argue Move To Delay Military Training

A-Bomb Raises Tr ‘aining Need  * * Military Meu Dow Relive Push Button _   Meroer Held Menace to Navy

Training Bill ts Dead, Rep. Short Declares   Technicality.in House Procedure Saves . Measure for a Day; Force Vote Fridov

HOUSE COMMITTEE IN DISPUTE OVER ° MILITARY TRAINING   EFFORT MADE POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF MEASURE UNTIL NEXT YEAR

Universal Military Training Hearings begin in Congress      Army, Navy Favor Plan Plenty Of Onnosition

Military Training Hearing Broke Up In Dispute Today   Patterson Declares Atomic Bomb Makes Training Necessary

TRAINING PLAN HEARING OPENS IN WASHINGTON   Patterson Says Atoniic Bomb Makes Oratt Necessary;  * Truman Issues Order.

SESSION ENDS INA DISPUTE   House Committee Would Postpone Action on Training Measure.   CONSIDER IT NEXT YEAR

Speculation on British Election Effect In U. S.   Politicians Wonder If Post-War Era Will Bring Swing to the Left.

British Election Results Set Politician: To Wondering If U. S. To Go Leftis:

Politicians: W ondering About Trend  In America   Election In England Causes Some Doubts

U.S. Politicians Speculate Over} British Trend   Wondering Whether Post. war Era Will Bring An American Turn  ’ ". "Po Left

Politicians Speculate (n Recent Election   Politicians Concerned Over Results of British Election On War,

Mixed Reaction Over Truman's Wage-Price Talk  Ma ny Ha ili ng Speech Ae ioht Anaewer

ClO Chiets Are Divided An Comment After Speech   Labor And Industry Study Declaration Of Truman Policy On Wages. Prices

Hiroshima Destroyed in Flash of Single Atomic Bomb   There Is Not a Single Building Standing Intact in Great City Which Was Once the Home of 300,000 Souls

UP Writer Sees Hiroshima; Not a Building Undamaged: After-Fumes Affect People

Casualties In Chinese Cw War Are Heavy   Report 200,000 In Single Sector—Battling Mounts In Intensity

China Government Forces Batter af Manchuria Gates   Casualties to Date Number 200,000, Spokesman Asserts

FOUR ARMIES ARE. FIGHTING ~ AGAINST REDS   REPORT’ 200,000 CASUALTIES FROM ONE SECTOR OF THE CIVIL WAR FRONT   By CHARLOTTE EBENER ‘International News Service

FIGHTING IN     CHINESE ay   Casualties in One: Sector Alone Estimated at 200,000

FIGHTING IN CHINESE WAR INTENSIFIED   Casualties in One Sector Alone Estimated at 200,000

‘Civil War’ Mounting In Intensity; 200,000 Casualties Claimed In Single Sector

SUPERFORTS HIT JAP CITY OF NAGOYA      7 Took Off From Both Saipan And Tinian

Japs Put Up Little Fight  On Borneo   Fast Gain Also Made On Labuan, Muara; Planes Cover Troops

MacArthur Leads Speedy Invasion no Rich Borne   “Desert Rat" Veterans of Tobruk and Nazis Land in the Orient

AUSSIES GAIN IN BORNEO CAMPAIGN   Are Less Than 11 Miles From Brunei Capital

‘Aussies Head For Borneo’s Capital City   Move Inland Rapidly Af ter Easy Landing Or Isle’s Beaches.

Invasion Launched Last Sunday By MacArthur Himself   POWERFUL ASSAULT PRECEDED LANDINGS   Country Is Rich In Oj, Rubber And Other War Resources

Fast Progress Reported Made On Two Islands   Base For Covering Planes Already Set Up On Labuan

Aussies Roll Swiftly Over Borneo Soil   Japanese Garrison Fails 10 Show Fight Plane Base Set Up

FAST PROGRESS IS REPORTED ON LABUAN, MMUAR   Onening Stages Easy In Invasion to Win Back Rubber

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   2oarouards Fight Savagely to Keep Escape Routes Open

HITLER, ON -56TH BIRTHDAY, SURVEYS RUINS OF HIS GERMANY---AND HIS DREAMS

HITLER MARKS OTH BIRTHDAY AMID RUINS   Stands Helpless as Last of Evil Forces Near Obliteration

New Light Shed On Murder Case   Time Of Thompson Slaying Is Revised

ALL ALIBIS IN AX SLAYING TO BE RECHECKED   Investigation Of Second Pontiac Murder At Standstill

U.S. Erected Much Abroad   More Than Three Thou. sand Military, Other  Installations Built

U.S. SPENDING ABROADLISTED   Installations’ Cost Disclosed By Wallace

War Over July Ist   President Violates His Own Warning Against Guessing

GIVE TESTS 10 BERSERK GUARD   Under Mental Observation After Killing Prisoners

Hard Coal Mines Are Taken Over By Government   ckes Takes Drastic Actior in Effort To Settle Dispute

NATION'S HARD COAL PITS ARE ORDERED SEIZED   Ickes, Acting For Truman, Takes Over Mines Of 363 Companies      OPERATORS, MINERS IN WAGE STALEMATE

Anthracite mines taken  over by U.S.  Ickes acts on Trenman’s arder:

ANTHRACITE COAL MINES ARE SEIZED   ICKES TAKES OVER STRIKEBOUND) PROPERTIES aT ORDER OF TRUMAN.

U.S. Hard Coal Mines Seized By Government   Ickes Acts on Orders From President, Take: Over 363 Companies Located in This State

Fuel Crisis Threatened By Strikes, Ickes Asserts   Takes Possession Of Mines, Breaker: Of 363 Companies  In Pennsvlvania

Superfort Flies Nonstop Guam fo Washington, D. C.   35 Hours, 5 Minutes Is Flying Time 

5 Russian Armies Join In Big Drive   Next Objectives Are Report ed as Danzig, Breslau  and Poznau

Armies Mass For Smash Into Germany   Make Bold Bid To Trap Defenders of Junker Province

Mass Along Stretch Of Nazi Border   RUSS TROOPS HAVE ALSO  PLUNGED INTO EAST PRUSSIA  FROM THE SOUTH IN NEW Pati

Bold Bid Made To Trap Enemy In East Prussia   Five Soviet Armies Set Sights On Danzig, Poznan, Breslau

In One Day Russians Seize Four Key Polish Citadels, 2100 Villages, 600 Towns In E. Prussia

Anotner Red Spearhead Has: Penetrated Border In South; Nazis Confirm. New Advance

U. S: Armored Force Grinds Out 5'/2 Mile Gain Near St. Vith  Yanks Lash Into Maister   Western Front   TT & HIVIsIons

FILM INDUSTRY STRIKE SPREADS   Office Workers Join Move; Fear Theater Closing

Movie Industry Rift May Spread   Theater Employes May Join Dispute

REP. HEIDINGER DIES IN ARIZONA   FAIRFIELD MAN WAS CONGRESSMAN FROM 24TH ILL ,DISTRICT

REPUBS PLEDGE “FAITH AND: TRUST” TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN S TATEMENT

Kingsley School Groups  Choose Class Officers Foe dNeir-Schuootenxr~

BRITISH BOOST FORCES IN JAVA   Seek To Restore Order, Protect Dutch Sovereignty

No More Dealing With Insurgents... .  British Decide To Send -Enough Forces To Java To Restore Good Order

To End Java's War on Dutch   British Conference Organizes to Halt Indonesian Forces

British Plan To Crush Jav Rebel Forces   Restore Order, Give Control to Dutch, Mountbatten Decree

British Ready To Quell Java   Proposed Reinforcement  Mav Tnelude Dutch

MORE BRITISH TROOPS TO JAVA   DECISION REPORTED REACHED TO BUILD UP FORCE TO RESTORE ORDER.

British Reaffirm Policy In Java  More Troops Planned To Aid Dutch Forces

British Decide To Reinforce Forces In Java   Determined to Restore Or der, Reestablish Dutch Sovereignty In Netherlands East Indies

Dutch, Brifish Will Add Reinforcements To Restore Order In Netherlands Indies.

Britain Will Go All Out In Java 10 Help Restore Dutch Control   Reported Ready To Send In Enough Troops To Restore Order And Reestablish Dutch Sovereignty

ENEMY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FINALLY SIGN SURRENDER   MOUNTBATTEN TELLS TROOPS _TO TAKE FIRM STEPS AGAINST IMPUDENCE OBR NON-COGPERATION

—GRID FEUD— Widdoes Hits Player Hunt   Charges Brown Is Attempting To Lure Play‘ers To Pro Game

Nazi Prisoners See Films: View Horror Pictures and Donate $20,003.25 for Relief of Needy

DEATH CLAIMS COL. LUKE LEA   One Time Tennessee Powe:  Victim of Old Illness

High Priorities For Low Needs ‘Too Plentiful’   Roosevelt Dog’s Plane Trip Causes Congressman To Ask About Generals

GAIN EIGHT MILES; CROSS SAAR RIVER AT SOUTHERN POINT   Speed Compared to Drive Thru France   Soviets Take Land Surrounding Junction of Neisse and Qder 49 Miles Below Berlin.

TILTS WITH SENATE   House Differs on School In vestments, Judicial ~ Districts

The War Today   By DEWITT MACKENZEP. Associated Press War Analyvs

——s-------------oe-ooroorowow-rwewewrrrrvrr--rrrrv  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIE— Associated Press War Analyst

Tha armies in the West:   BRITAIN’S PRIME. MINISTER CHURCHILL FIRES FIRST GUN IN ELECTION AFTER WAR WON

WAR TODAY   Charechill’s Unexpected Firing of First Gin In Englaid’s Political Engagement Bold and Sensational

Churchill Set For Indefinite Reign in Isles   Premier Squelches Idea of Quitting As War Terminates

Storm Warnings Are Hauled Down   Small Disturbance Goes  Inland on Lower Coast

Gulf Storm Blows Out:WarningsDown   Disturbance Maying Inland South of Corpus Christi

‘Platform Drafted by Top Republicans in \Conerese Stating Party Aims and Purpose

Congressional Republicans Map Program For Off-Year Elections; Chided By Demos

GOP Congressmen To Take Part In Platform Meet  Lawmakers Join Meet With Proposal of Party’s Main Goals

G. 0. P. Fixes 1946 Course   Democrats Regard Anns as Extravagant

GOP Congressmen To Take Part In Platform Meet  Lawmakers Join Meet wiih Prapesal of  eS ee ee,

GOP Solons Outline Views   Interim’ Statement To Be Discussed at Chieaga Meeting. ---

Report Shows 260;000 Killed, 412,000 Hurt   9,200,000 Homeless, 2,200,000 Homes Destroyed By U.S. Airmen

Greatest Armada of U. S, Air Transports Ever Assembed Will Unioad Thousands In Fall Combat Array at Atsugi Airdrome

Nips to Be Told Stark Realities Of Their Defeat   Japan Prepares for Occupation by Naming War Lord War Minister.   Prisoners in Japan to Start Home Friday

Parliament Called To Special Parley Early Next Month   ‘Shimomura Is New War Ministers ‘Display Interest Tn, “Mercy” 3 On Ni

JAPS GIVING UP NOW ON ISLANDS LONG BY-PASSED   Manchuria and Hong Kong Continue as Sore Spots After Fighting Over

NAME W WAR MINISTER: CALL MEETING   Japan Leaders Prepare Civilian Population ioe Allied Occupation

War-Lord Is Selected To Prepare Javan for American Occupation   Chinese, British Confer on Control

WAN MINISTER FIRED; MERCY PLEAS ISSUED   Tokyo Claims 10 Million as Victims of Atom Bombs,   B-29 Raids.

Gen. Shimomura Is Named War Minister—Parliament ‘To Meet After Surrender

Japanese Diet fo Meet Following Formal Surrender   Government to “Drive Home Facts Of Japan's Defeat”

NEW WAR MINISTER NAMED BY JAPS WHO ARE TOLD TO STAY ON JOBS AND WORK FOR PEACE

JAPAN PREPARED FOR ALLIED OCCUPATION BY SERIES OF ACTION’  NIPPON GOVERNMENT ALSO CONCERNED OVER FATE OF PEOPLES

Undefeated War-Lord Named New Japanese Minister Of War   Diet Will Prepare People For Future   Tokyo Sympathy Goes Out To 10,000,000 Victims of U. S&S. Bombings

JAPAN EXPANDS ITS SUPREME WAR COUNCIL   Jap Diet Called Into Extraordinary Surrender Session

Ask Help For Atom Bomb Victims, Promise to Start Prisoners Home Soon

DIET SESSION CALLED 2 DAYS AFTER SIGNING   Tokvo Displays Sudden Outpour. ing of Mercy as MacArthur Prepares Landing   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Pres« War Pditor)

FIVE BODIES BROUGHT U P FROM DEPTHS   Diver Locates Bus; Vehicle Hauled To Shallows

Higher Wages Urged Instead of 4-F Drafl   Low Pay Cause of Man: _ power Shortage, AFL Insists:

Ask Congress For Higher ‘Wage Scale   TAFL, Socialist Party Spokesmen Urge Breaking Little t Steel Pareles.   AGAINST 4F BILE

HIGHER WAGES IN PLACE OF LABOR DRAFT IS URGED   LABOR SPOKESMAN SAYS LOW LEVELS CAUSE SHORTAGES

WORK - OR - FIGHT MOVE ATTACKED   Lifting Of Pay Code Termec Manpower Answer

Higher Wages, Labor Solution   AFL Spokesman Says Shortages Result from Low Wages

Work-or-Fight Bill Meets Labor Scorn   Leaders Demand Higher War Wages

URGES HIGHER WAGES TO GET MORE WORKERS   Increase In War Production [s  Chief Issue

SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER LAID TO FROZEN PAY   Break Little Steel Wage Formula, Congressional Hearing Told.

Increase In Wages Will Help   Spokesmen for Organizations  Offer Substitute For Legislation

Proposes Higher Pay as Solution   A.F.L. Holds Break  In Little Steel Wage Formula Would End Monnawer Prohlarmn

Labor Asks Higher Wage In Industry   Increased Pay Urged In Lieu Of Passing Work Or Fight Measure

Labor Urges Higher Wages And Not Draft   - American Federation Of Labor and Socialist Party Would Break Little Steel Formula

Labor Leaders Opposing Bill   Say Higher Wages Would Get Needed Labor Into Wer Plants Quickly

Higher Pay Sought for War Plants   ALF Spokesman Asks Substitute for Pending Work-Fight Legislation

HIGHER WAGES URGED BY AFI   Labor Leaders Propose More Pay Instead of Workor-Fight Law

Labor Opens Fight Against  Manpower Lav   Says Upping of Little Steel Plan Will Solve Problem

Work or Fight Proposal Opposed By Senator Mead   Reassessment of Manpower Needs by Commiltee Ordered By Chairman from New York

Increased Pay: Called For By “Leader of AFL   Urges Congress to Substi. tute, Higher Industrial Wages For Work-orFieht Lesislation

‘YANKEES ARRIVE IN U. S.   Three Ships Arrive in the New York Harbor Today

 GISLATORS. muy A WEEK'S CESS AT HOME   lave Busy, Time ‘Ahead. ‘o Act on. Important Bills,

Tokyo Admits Atomic Death Toll Is Rising   Radioactivity Caused By Cranium Fission Kills 30,000 in Two Weeks After Bombing

Tokyo Claims Radioactivity, Burns From Bomb Killed 30,000 in Two Weeks   Says Uranium Penetrated Ground at Hiroshima, Causing Illness of Reconstruction Workers

LAST OF JAPS IN PHILIPPINES SIGN DOCUMENT]   Surrender Made Before General Wainwright, Gen. Percival

JAPS GIVE UP IN PHILIPPINES   Yamashita Face s Gen. Wainwright in Baguio Surrender Ceremony

Jap Commander In Philippines Signs Surrender   Gen. Yamashita Capitu lates at Baguio to Gen. Wainwright

Wainwright Receives Surrender   Flies to Philippine After Witnessing Tokyo Surrender

HARRY HOPKINS HAS SALARY OF $15,000   Former Cabinet  Member Ig Assistant, Advisor. to“  Hnncavell.

WITH FALL OF BERLIN AN BARLY  POSSIBILITY MUNICH MAY BECOME CENTER OF CERMAN RESISTANCE

- WAR TODAY   After the Fall of Berlin Nazis May Congsregate Strength In  Southern Germany  . For Last t Desperate  “Stand °

Russian Offensive Raises the Question: After Berlin—What?   WILL FIGHT TO FINISH

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE— (Associated Press War Analvst)

WAR ANALYST SEES PROBABILITY THAT NAZIS WAY MAKE LAST STAND IN SOUTHERN GERMANY

Hitler Pleads For Germans To Fight On   Nazi Chiefs Are Bent OnEscaping Hangman

Chiang's Chief Says Reds Seek Political Contro   Open Civil War Seen Unless Communists Cease Their Tactics

FIRE SWEEPS WAREHOUSE AT PORT OF EMBARKATION   Bulk of Oakland Apparatus Called to Scene, Preventing Huge Conflagration

$30,000 Ransom Demand Is Made  Rotine DPoealtncen ff" umote   Police Believe Crank Called Dad Of Baby Missing Two Weeks

FOR THE CHARTER   Acting Prime Minister Forde Phang Early Introduction

Senators Approve ~ New Benefit Plan   Bill Would Assure Jobless Payment 26 Weeks at . State Rate

Senate Sends Jobless Pay Bill to House   Would Extend Payments To Unemployed in Alt

JOBLESS PAY BILL PASSED BY SENATE ON A VOICE VOTE    Measure Assures Payments at  State Rates in Every State for Maximum  of 26 Weeks.   BENEFITS GRANTED U. S. CIVIL EMPLOYES   Provides Money to Send Displaced War Workers Home — Legislation Sent to House.

Senate Vote: Okeh of Jobless Pay  26-Week Total, $209 Travel Survive Fight

Japs Invaded Manila Chureh To Rape. Slay      Yaniashila Prial Witnesses Relate Night-Lon: T OOO LRieal at

V-E Day Will Not Ease Food Supply   Scores of Critical Labor Shortage Areas Listed By Agriculture Department.

Less Federal Control Asked By Governors   Utah Chief Executive Leads Off in Plea For Rights

Governors Convene; Federal Regulation Of Public Criticized   Utah Governor Says Government Now Runs State Taxation Fields.

Governors Open Parley On Vital  Postwar Issues   Public Opposes Federal Controls In Peacetime, Chairman Asserts.

Governors In Session   Federal Regulation In Peace Time Opposed, Maw Declares

ARGUES STATES CAN DO THE JOB   People Don’t Want Federal Regulation Of Life When Peace Comes, Governor Maw Tells Conference.

Peace Topics Being Aired by Governors   ‘Strongly Oppose Federal Regulation When Peace Comes

Governors At Mackinae Isle   Conference Opens On Vital Postwar Problems Of Each State.

Governors Open Conference on Postwar Issues   End of Federal Control Urged . When Peace Comes

Governors Talk Postwar Plans   Say States Competent To Cope With Prob lems of Reconversion

Governors Open Annual Mackinac Island Meeting   State Leaders Hit Federal Regulation Of American Life

States Reject Government's ‘Haid in Pie’   Governors. Express Desire:to Run Own Affairs in Postwar

AA GOVERNORS OPEN SESSIONS   Problems of Postwar Period Main Topic of Discussion

Art Treasures  Are Uncovered Discovery Made In Quislina’s Mansion

3rd Rolls to Link With Hodge’s Force   Half of Trapped Nazis Casualties From Blazing Seven-Day Offense; Second Cross-Rhine Field Taken

 “Wholly Outflanked   Say. 45, 000 ‘Nazi. Lossés Sufferec In Blazing: Assault. ‘By- Pattor On. ‘Rhine. Moselle: Saar ‘Pocke

In Seven Blazing Days, Patton’s Third Army Has Inflicted 45,000 Casualties On Foe: Saar Cities Falline.

ord Army Inflicts 45,000 Casualties On Huns in 7 Days   Reports Hodges’ Troops Launch Heavy Attack on Southern Sector of Rhine Bridgehead

Dimout Placed On 7th Army’s Drive Down Rhine Valley   Patton’s Third Army Takes 15,000 Captives; Seventh Pushing for Complete Roundup of Germans West of Rhine

TRAP ON NAZIS      Moving Swiftly ‘Toward Junction  With 7th Army

Huge Losses Are Inflicted On Pocketed  Nazi Forces   Advance Is Carried Near Kaiserlautern

‘Moving Swiftly Toward Junction With 7th Army   Patton's Offensive Has Inflicted At Least 45,000 Casualties On Germans In Saar Pocket

Allied Victory Shaping Up on “Northern Front   Report 3rd Army Forces Only 120 Miles from Berlin

AMERICANS RIDE ROUGHSHOD IN 130 MI OF BERTIN   Unconfirmed Reports Say Patton’s Army to North Breaks Into Harz Mountaing 129 Miles From Nazi Capital

FORD REJECTS UNION DEMAND FOR 30% HIKE      CIO and G-M Negotiations Resumed; House Votes  Anti-Union Bill   “STRIKES AT GLANCE 

Ford Firm Turns Down Union's 30% Demand But Remains Conciliatory

No Immediate Settlement Of Dispute Between Union and Auto Industry Is In Prospect

No Settlement Of Strike Seer   Truman's Intervention, However, May Hasten Agreement Between GM and Union

GM Silent on Truman Plan   No Indication of Immediate Settlement Of Auto. Strike

NO SIGN OF END OF BITTER CI0AUTO ARGUMENT   _ong And Acrimonious Dispute Between Union And “Big Three” Of Auto Industry Continues; Some Hope Truman  May Act.

No Settlement  Expected Soon In UAW Strike   Fact Finding Board Named By President Might Hasten Union, Industry Agreement

WAGE DISPUTE 5 CONTINUED   No Indication of Immediate Settlement in Long, Bitter Fight.   UNION-GM MEET TODAY

TRUMAN ENTRY MAY HURRY UP PEACE: EFFORTS   Union Officials Map Farther Discussions After Ford Rejection

Ford Co, Rejects 30 Per Cent Pay   Strike Vote Is Taken Among 200,000 C. I. 0. Electrical Workers

Auto Union And Big Three Still at Odds   No Indication of Immediate Settlement Seen in Diennte

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN GM AND UAW SET FOR TODAY   No Settlements For Dispute In Sight; Truman’s Board May Help

Ford Rejects Demand For Increase   Labor Given Setback By House Action

Car Industry Wage Dispute ls Unbroken   Ford Rejects Demand; GM Negotations Are Resumed Thursday

NO INDICATION OF SETTLEMENT IN AUTO STRIKE  HOUSE PASSES BILL TO BRING UNIONS —

Australians Take © Big Miri Oilfield  Loyal & fuerrillas Relieved

Allied Drive For Philippine  Nearing Close   2nd Borneo Oil Field About to Fall: B-29s Hit Empire Again

URANIUM FROM AUSTRALIA      Churchill Asked Last Year for Production for Atom Bomb

Parley's Report May Be Releases This Afternoon   Big Three Spirit of Unity Prevails at Moscow, Is Claim

MARTHUR’S ATR CONTROL WIDENED   ALL ARMY FLIERS BASED IN RYUKYUS PLACED UNDER HIS COMMAN:

FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL FACES DEFEAT   Senate Group Fears Inflation And Depression

Stargard  Jaken by Red Forces   Germans Say Russ Open New Vistula Attack

Zhukov's Troops Capture Pomeranian Rail Town Of Stargard   Guns Of Moscow Herald Victory   Russians Gradually Clear Path For Coming Drive On Nazi Capital

Russ Blast Way To Great Baltic Port of Stettin   Pomeranian Rail Town of Stargard Captured In Lighting Advance

Reds Capture Key Rail Hub In Pomerania   Stargard Falls, Soviet Troops Within 12 Miles of Stettin

Philippine Unrest Brings U.S. Action   Truman Discloses That Guerrillas Have Not Yet Disbanded

Yanks Suggest Suicide To Jap Gen. Yamashita In Appeal To End Fight

Darlene Eyres And Lieut. Stover Wed Sunday Evening 2  Ceremony At The . Presbyterian: Church: In Union Township.

Administration Stands Firm On Strict Acid   Mine Drainage Measure

DESTROYER REID 18 SUNE:   Lous Came in Philippine ‘Area; No Report on Casualties

2 German Ships Dock At Boston   First Two To Arrive; Reason For Arrrval Is A Mystery.

FOR NEW STUDENTS   1,000 Were Welcomed Last Night at Convocation  By K. U. Leaders’

CORSICANA COUPLE PROVIDED $201,000. KANSAS UNIVERSITY  THREE STUDENT DORMI. TORIES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED RY FIIND

GOROICANA vUtPLE PROVIDED $201,000 KANSAS UNIVERSITY   THREE STUDENT DORMI. TORIES WILL BE CON. STRUCTED BY FUND

U.S. SOLDIERS PLACE 80,000 NAZIS IN JAIL   Giant Cleanup Nets Violators of Rules

Yanks Arrest 80,000 in  German Zone   Surprise Clean-up Drive Staged by 500.000 Soldiers

800 American Lives Lost in a Sinking   Jap Prison Ship ‘Attacked by U. S. Fliers Off Philippines—-Of Another 800 Who Survived, Only Two Escaped Capture.

US. Planes Bomb Vessel Near Luzon   Half of Prisoners on Board Recaptured as They Reach Shore

American Prisoners  On Bombed Vessel!   Half of 1,600 Yanks Survive Sinking; Two Escape; Third Ship To be Sunk with Americans Aboard

800 or More Yanks Die on ' Prison Shir   One of Two Survivors Bares Disaster Off Philippines Last December   U. S. BOMBS DID IT   Most of Victims Would Have Died Had Not © Ship Been Sunk

AMERICAN BOMBS SANK A JAPANESE PRISON SHIP IN DEC   Of the 1600 Americans on the Ship, Fewer Than Half Survived.   ALL BUT 2 RECAPTURED   OQne of Survivors, Lt. Geo Carl Petritz, Told of the  Sinking Today.

THIRD PRISON SHIP SUNK; 800 YANKS PERISH   Jap Vessel Loaded With Americans Sunk By U. S. Bombs

Jap Prison Ship Sunk By Bombs as Americans Were Being Suffocated

1.5, RINE SINK JAP PRISON SH   More Than Half Of 1,60( Americans On Boare Were Last

800 Americans Perish Aboard Jap Prison Ship   ship With 1.600 Aboard Sunk By Bombers Off Luzon: Half Of Prisoners Reecaptured By Enemy: Only Two Eseape And Make Way To Safety

Tells of Loss Of Prison Ship   Survivor Reveals Sinking of Vessel Carrying 1,600 Amerfteans by U.S. Bombers

STORY OF SINKING OF JAP PRISON SHIP WITH 1600 AMERICANS ON BOARD TOLD BY NAVAL OFFICER

One of Two Survivors of Bombed Jap Prison Ship Rockford Naval. Officer

Enlarged Ohio Education Department With Higher Salaries Recommended

Pacific Victory Will Speed Reconstruction   Third Meeting Expected This Afternoon; News Blackout Still In Force At Potsdam Today  TANIFIT _ DE PLiCkr and FRNEFOST FR VACCARGY

SHIFT OF MEN STIRS CONCERN   Army Anxious on Attitude Of Soldiers, Folks on Move to Pacific

TOLERANCE OF PEOPLE ASKED BY MARSHALL   Army Concerned Over Reaction Of Soldiers And Homefolks After V-E Day

DOP TRANSFER OFFER PROBLEM   High Army Officials Concerned Over Attitude of Soldiers and Home - folk   Durina Switch to Orient

What's After V-E Day? Redeployment of Troops Will Be  Difficult, Gen. Marshall Asserts

Council Holds Conference On Sewage Disposal  Plant: Hears Engineer   Approval Given Tentative Lecation North Of City - - Estimated Cost Is $400,000 to $600,000 -~ Township Represented at Meet Meldrum Proposes New Garbage Plant

Approval Given Tentative Location North Of City « - Estimated Cost Is $400,000 to $600,000 - Township Represented at Meet Meldrum Proposes New Garbage Plant

»>.. e re 2 SSer LLLTSTS en pea e- cee,  “7 cy   “ ' a  i wy dhe * semeraaen’ a8 wc: ee: Sy aR wa ak

Airborne Russians are dropped within 23 miles of Berlin   Berlin concedes rapid allied linkup  is possible: entire east front flames

CREAT DRIVE ON CAPITAL IS LAUNCHEL   Four Soviet Armies of 2,020,000 Men on Move — Thunder of Their Guns Shakes City.   HITLER DEMANDS A DEATH STAND   Fuehrer Declares Any Nazi Officers Ordering Retreat Must Be Arrested and Shot.

Canadian Indians Again Defeated In Legislative Battle Over Lands

New Jap Cabinet Strives to Avoid Trouble as Allies Occupy Empire

Occupation by U.S. Is Near, Japs Are Told   Troops Not to Have Right to Commandee Food, Enemy Asserts

JAPANESE CABINET TAKES STEPS TO PREVENT DISTURB: ANCES DURING OCCUPA-. TION OF COUNTRY

Japanese Warned Avamst Revolls When Allies Come   Cabinet Believes ‘Peace And Smiling Contentment’ May Lull Visitors   GUARD AGAINST EMOTIONAL BURSTS

JAPS TOLD OF OCCUPATION IN HOME NATION   Nation Cautioned Against Disorder When Allies Land

Woild Hight ~ Plane   — Teme ys   Globrater Finisl.as Oui : _Foudh of 22.147. «Mile Trip

President Will Make Formal Talk Tonight  Address Will End Sessions by United Nations

President To Close World Parley Today   Truman Given Roaring Welcome At “Temnorary lnternational Capital

Jruman gets wild ovation  upon arrival 250,000 persons  nav land trihnte

ARRIVES IN 'FRISGC   President’s Address A 8 Tonight Closes Charter Parley

TRUMAN IS GIVEN ROARING WELCOME IN SAN FRANCISCO   President, Rides in Open Car ‘Through Packed Streets After Reaching City by Plane.   LEAGUE DELEGATES GREET HIM AT AIRFIELD   Executive Will Bring Long Security Conference to Close With Address Tonight.

a GENERAL     ARGENTINA   Peron Back in ‘Firm Control; ‘Businesses Reopen

PERON RETURNS AS STRIKE ENDS FOR ARGENTINA   8 Killed, 70 Wounded ~ as Supporters Enforce 24-Hour Victory Strike

Argentine Strike Ends With Peron In Firm Contro   Eight Reported Killed During 24-Hour Victory Celebration

PERON ENEMIES HIDE TO ESCAPE FROM DICTATOR   Colonel Back In Firm Control of Government

COL. PERON IN FIRM CONTROL   General Strike Ends Opponents Scatter

Strike Ends In  Buenos Aires   Peron’s Men In Firm Control of Government

Buenos Aires General Strike Ended In Day   Peron Satisfied With Demonstration Of His Power

WALKOUTS END IN ARGENTINA   Peron Firmly in Saddle; Eight Die in Riots

Peron Holding Firm Control In Argentina  Paralyzing Strike rales Oe Today

Britain Hails Russian War Entry As Step To Hasten Contflict’s End

Russ Action To Hasten War End   “A Jolly Good Bit Of News.”” Is the British Comment

HURLEY 1S WILLING TO TELL HIS STORY   THREE CONGRESS COMMIT TEES BID FOR FORMER AMBASSADOR’S TESTIMONY,

OPEN HEARING   Balks at Proposed Secret Session of Committee On Foreign Affairs

General Hurley Agrees To Take On All Comers   Former China Envoy Demands Hearings  Be Made Public

Hurley Ready To Reveal All  -BeforeProbers   3 Congress Comniiltees Tnvite Him to Expose  Crandiatamne in Chins

IURLLY GEIS ALL SEI FOR COMMIT IEES   Senate Foreign Relations Pody Will Likely @s First to Hear  Tectimany

Hurley Takes On All Comers To Tell About U. S. Policies In China

Hurley Prefer: To Talk for Public Record   Agrees to Appearance Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee  But Wants It Public

‘Three Committees Bid For a Testimony Of Gen’l Hurley   ‘Former Ambassador Agrees to Take On All Comers —Senate Foreign Relations Group Has Inside Track

LABOR DEADLOCKS KEEP 87,000 IDLE   Unionists Refuse Army, Navy, WLB Appeals to Resume Work

Labor Disputes Covering Large Part of Nation   Akron Rubber Workers Reject Appeals of Army, Navy and WLB

OVER 87,000 WORKERS ARE NOW ON STRIKE   Union Leaders Refuse To Send Men Back To Work In Ticup At : Goody: ear Tire Plant

CRITICIZES DUKE OF WINDSOR   Akron Democrat Says Use of Private Car Was Unnecessary

Life Hangs lu Balance "Fo  Victim Of Japs   Morphine Masks Pain o! Disease Brought on by Long Intprisonment for Cpl. Jas. Newman

JAP CHILDREN BATTLE FIRES   Primary Schools On For. mosa Close To Let Students Aid   AIRDROMES RAIDED

Continued Aerial Assaults Close Formosa Schools and Students  Of Tokyo Organized Into Fire Brigades—Guerrillas  Slaughter Nips on Luzon

Guerrillas Kall  Jap Thousands   Fast Tempo of Yank Air Attacks Closes Jap Primary Schools

THOUSANDS OF JAPS KILLED IN COUNTER-BLOWS   Tokyo Raided Twice by B-29s; U. S. Fliers Raid Formosa Airdromes

Leathernecks Inch Ahead on Iwo Jima; Jap Attack Routed   12,874 Nips Killed ir Fierce Struggle; 81 Prisoners Captured

Thousands of Japs Added To lwo Toll   Tokyo Schools Closed  To Organize Pupils Into Firefighters

Bombings Force Closing Of Schools Throughout Formosa   Iwo, Philippine Fighting Flames   Heavy Losses Inflicted On Japs; Iwo Dead  Totals 12.8614

NEW THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE DEAD ON PACIFIC ISLANDS  AMERICAN AIR ASSAULT HAVE FORCED CLOSING O

‘Nip Position ‘Grows Worse   Iwo Fight Stalls; Make Firemen of Students

Jap Luzon, lwo Death Toll Rises   Nip Primary Schools in Formosa Close; Tokyo Fights Fires

lwo Resistance Costing Nips 12,864 Lives; Formosa Primary Schools Are Closed

NEW THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE DEAD ON PACIFIC ISLANDS:  BBECRIM 42aF ATO ACC ATIE WT   AMERICAN AIR ASSAULTS HAVE FORCED CLOSING OF SCHOOLS ON FORMOSA

Superfort Raids Force Japanese To Close Schools   Guerrillas Take Heavy Toll Of Japs On Luzon

Japanese Close Formosa Schools  Action Follows Further Air Attacks

Japs Close Schools; Yanks Gain on Iwo, In Philippines   BY LEONARD MILLIMAN  Aecanpiatad Pracce War VK ditar

Secret Army In Belgium Saved Antwerp’s Port   Carried on Sabotage Against Geruians Disguised as Bicyelists to Aid Allies

Belgian Secret Army Spared _ Pért of Antwerp for Allies   Sabotage T eams Led by “The Pilgrim”: Foiled German . Demolition Sthemes

Secret of How Antwerp Was Kept From Nazi Destruction Is Revealed

Army Lowers Point Score   On Releases   Flood Gates Opened For Rapid Discharging Of Men In Service

Lower Point Score for Discharges   Cemobilization of Army t Be Hastened — Men Need Only 80 Points

Army Trims Vital Point Score to 80   Credit is Granted fo Since V-E; Release Of Men Over 35.

Discharge Score Lowered fo 8) Points by Army   500,000 More Men Made Eligible for Release Under Plan

New Credits Allowed Men;  Points Lowerec   Million and Half Army to Be Kept in Japanese Homeland

Department Lowers Point Discharge Score ror Immediate Release   500,000 More Become Eligible Under New Plan  NAVY ANNOUNCES SPECIAL SCHEDULE  Transportation Vital Factor in Determining Speed of Discharge

»*Home As Soon .As Possible’ Is ‘Truman Pledge   Credit Now Allowed For Points Since V-E Day   NEED 80 POINTS   More Cutting Needed If 2,500,000 Goal Is Still Sought

REDUCTION OF ARMED FORCES IN HIGH GEAR   Formal Surrender of Japan Makes Possible More Rapid Demobilization.

Army Lower: Point Score  To 80 Points   Truman Promises To Return Veterans At Fast Rate

Used Clothing Drive This Week   - Collectipn’ ‘Will Be * Made This Weekend

Used Clothing Drive This Week  Collection Will Be Made This Weekenc

HOUSE OF COMMONS ACCEPTS LOAN TERMS   Britain lso Votes In Favor Of Rati     mz Bretton Wools Monc tary Agreement

Dutch Question Security Setup   Challenge Right Of Powers lo Judge Charges Against Small Nations,

HOLLAND FLAYS SECURITY PLAN   Reported To Demand Bigger Voice For Small Nations

BIG 3’S PLANS FOR RULE OF NAZIS WAITED   Will Embark U. S. Upon New Era of Foreign Policy

Some Doolittle. Flyers Killed   New Jap Committee Finds Evidence

WORE IN bU LUMENS  Doolittle Raid Fliers Executed. Buried in China, Japs Report

Paris Hears More War Front Rumors   Rumors Circulate New Approach To Eisenhower On Surrender Of Germans In West

21 BODIES ARE FOUND IN MINE   Two Others Feared Buried In Blast; Seven Hurt

21 COAL MINERS KILLED IN BLAST   Two Others Missing, Sever ’ Taken to Hospitals .

Rescue Crews — Discover Miners   Bodies. of 21 Carried Out of Blasted Tunnel

23 Miners Killed in Shaft Blast   Bodies of 21 Are Brought Out of Utah Pit

——— The Inside Of The Food Shortage : Optimism In 1944 Helps Explain Predicament Now Faced By U. $: Consumers

Optimism In’44 Helps Explain Present U. S. Food Shortage   By OVID A. MARTIN  manninataad Reece Wamenn Wlekéom

THE INSIDE OF THE FOOD SHORTAGE; OPTIMISM IN 1944 HELPS EXPLAIN FOOD SHORTAGE OF THIS YEAR

THE INSIDE ON THE FOOD SHORTAGE Qaitinions i in 1944 Helps Explain 1945 Situation 

Despite Record Production in Last Eight Years We Face Food Shortage

Pilots. Returning ta Heme Base Radio That They  Had Enjayed “Ex cellent Result       Japs Admit Some Installations Hi   Precise. Target Not hleutified; Japanese Fighter Opposition Apparently  Confused

Powerful B-29 Force in Raid   Tokyo Is Target Of Largest Armada Ever to Hit Janan

Force of B-29’s Stages Record Raid on Tokyo   Ja panese Report Raiders Over --: Capital Districts for an Hour

B-29 BOMBERS STRIKE TOKYO IN BIG FORCE   Largest Raid Of War Against Jap Homeland

RAID TOKYO AGAIN   Powerful Force of B-29s Had Good Results at  Jap Capital

Tokyo B-29 Target   Perhaps Largest Force Yet to Bomb Jap Capitol Strikes in Five Waves: Results Good

Large B-29 Force Hits Jap Capital   Excellent Results Attained in . “Rare Good Weather”

Tokyo Is Bombed In Good Weather By Record Force   B-29 Pilots Report That They Had Enioyed ‘Excellent Results.’   Devastating Hits Are Made on Jap Capital

Mighty Fleet Of Superforts Bombs Capita   Devastating Blows Are Delivered Today. By American Airmen

Tokyo Hit by Biggest B-29 Raid   Pilots Report “Excellent Results” in “Rare Good Weather”

:Army Will Release Over Five Million ‘ Men in 10 Months   , Points Required for Discharge Are Reduced; Soldiers With 60 Not to Go Overseas; Truman’s Draft Proposal Backed

Army. to Lowet Point System, Cut Strength   Discharge Points Set At 80; Overseas Count Aleo Cut

Army to Cut Off 5.500.000 By Next July   Revising Point Plan Te Speed Releases; War Officials Tell  House Group Plans

Army Plans Cut of 5.5. Million Men   Reduces Points For Release From 85 to 80

Army Decides to Speed Discharges   Will Revise Point System to Reduce Its Forces

Army To Cu! Discharge Score To 80   Plans Outlined For System To Release. Officers

ARMY DISCHARGE REVISION PLANS TOLD COMMITTEE   Officials Give Support Te Truman’s Draft Propesal   CHANGES IN POINT PROGRAM OUTLINED

Army Will Cut Points Needed For Discharge   Service Plans to Reduce Strength to 2,500,000 Men— Officers to be Given Discharge System—High Point Men to be Barred From Oversees

Revised Point System to Cut Army Strength  War Department Still   War Department Still Supports Truman’s Draft Proposal

Army to Reduce Points, Speed Up Discharge Rate   5,500,000 to Be Out By July; Officers Back Truman Draft Stand

ARMY REVISES POINT SYSTEM FOR RELEASES   AROUND © 5,500,000 MEN SCHEDULED FOR DISCHARGE

Army Plans To Liberalize  Point System  Points To Be Cut From 85 to 80; Officers Included

Only Surrender Can Avoid It: German People face Prospect Of Starvation During 1946

Quitting Only Way  Germans Can Live   Plans For Feeding People Collapsed, Stock Savs

m Bugle Calls   Carl Johnson Dies of Burns   Burned When Gas Exploded in Home

See New Score . ‘For. Dischar ees Within 2 Week:   wal Still Base ‘Compilation : On Points “Accumulated . Only Up To Last May 12

Army To Disclose Revised Discharge Plan In Few Weeks   Based On Points Compiled May 12

NEW DISCHARGE SCORE AWAITED   Points Accumulated Before May 12 Only To Be Counted

Will Revise Point Setup   Record To May 12th “Ts Being Continued

New Discharge Score Under 85   Still Will Be Based On Points Accumulated Up To Last May 12.

Eigse Year Old Men Register ForFuture Service  570 Veterans Bre Nov   570 Veterans Are Now Released From Active -Dutve Sise Leave

SIGLER SAYS HOOPER CASE PROGRESSING   Says New Witnesses Discovered

NEW EVIDENCE IN HOOPER CASE   SIGLER SAYS IMPORTANT WITNESSES ARE FOUND

HALSEY SEES PEACE MOVES   COMMANDER OF THIRD FLEET ‘EXPECTS JAP -INDUSTRIALISTS TO MAKE PEACE BIDS

Edinburg Nurse, Who Had Been Prisoner Of Japanese Three Years, ls On Way Home

Treasury Probes Elliott's Return   Ha rtford’s Reports Also Examined

TO REOPEN SCHOOL FOR TOTS MONDAY   University Will Use It as Laboratory for Child Development Work 4

TO REOPEN SCHOOL FOR TOTS MONDAY   University Will Use It as Laboratory for Child Development Work   A LIMITED AGE.GROUP

JAPANESE BASES ON BORNEO ARE HEAVILY BOMBED   Heavy, Medium and Fighter Planes Join in Attack— Fires Started, Airdrome  Runways Cratered.   YANKS MAKE GAINS IN THE PHILIPPINES   One Division Moves on Caga. yan Valley Where Nips Are Preparing for Last Luzon Stand.

HEAVY POUNDING OF BORNEO CONTINUES   Clednup Drives On Luzon And Mindanao Progressing: Schoonér Keported Sunk

Gen. De Gaulle to Join Parley of Big Three   PARIS RADIO SAYS FRENCH CHIEFTAIN INVITED TO MEET

First Total Eclipse Of Sun Seen In U. S. Since 1932   Two. Distinet Rainbows Flank Shadow As It Obliterate: Most Of Sun’s Light At Opheim, Mont., 50 Miles South Of Canadian Border

Science Studies Eclipse of Sun   Fiery Red Ring Visible in USS. Western States

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN IS STUDIED   First Total Eclipse Since 1932. Lasted Thirty Seconds

First Eclipse In U. S. Since 1932   Phenomenon Seen ©  Early This Morning

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN VIEWED BY ASTRONOMERS   Northwest States, Canada, Parts Of Europe See Solar Show

All Thought Control Laws To Be Dropped   Search Party Finds Huge Cache Silver

Jap Film Industry Freed   MacArthur Order: Government To Keep Hands Off Cinema Output

JAP FILM INDUSTRY LIBERATED   MacArthur Orders Nip Government Keep Hands Off

Jap Cabinet Ends Contro Ot Religion   Moves Made To Free ‘Thought Control; Silver Cache Found

Japan Told Hands Off  Movies   Nips End Religious Control; Americans Find Big Silver Cache

HE'LL STAY CHINESE   Confused White Man Reared By Chinese Parents

House Food Committee Warns Sugar Czar Is Necessary To Protect U.S.

Americans Strike New Blows n Crumbling Jap Empire;  O ea Falls Without Fight

END OF JAPS ON IWO BELIEVED ONLY A MATTER OF DAYS AS YANKS INCREASE TEMPO OF ATTACKS; SINGAPORE HIT   MacARTHUR BACK ! ON CORREGIDOR

Retiring C ongressman Favors Pay Increase, Pensions. Short Meets

EUROPEAN WAR HAS PRODUCED WEEK-END OF VERY ELUSIVE QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS

German Troops Told Allies Refused Surrender— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (A  Himmiler’s Proposal Move To Bolster Nazis

WAR TODAY   Allied War Chiefs Conlinue to Fear Reich to Pieces While German Leaders Are Making Up Mind To Surrender

Canada Workers Threaten to Join Auto Strike  t Pa rier C¥T....t  274,000 Workers Remain Idle In U. S, Disputes

DOMINION STRIKE IS THREATENED   In Support of CIO Walkout At Windser, Ont.

CCL Ready To Pull Out 330.000 Ven   General Walkout Would Support Ford Strikers

STRIKE [S THREATENED   In Suppert of ClO Walkout Ay Windsor, Ont.

Canadian Labor Heads Threaten Strike Support   Claim Made Ford Company Stalling ‘ Settlement Effort

Lend-Lease’s End Criticized In England   Churchill, Attlee Say ‘Can’t Be Last Word’ Orv. S.:

Britons Peeved Over End of lend-Lease   Churchill Joins Atlee In Criticizing Aatian af I) &.

Lend-Lease End Is Criticized by British Leaders   Attlee and Churchill Make Statements

Churchill, Attlee  Criticize U. S. e'   Resent Termination of Lend-Lease Program

TERMINATION OF LEND LEASE AID ‘UNBELIEVABLE’   Prime Minister Says Britain Put In ‘Very Serious Financial Position’   EXPECTED CONTINUANCE   Hoped Program Would Not Be Discontinued Without ‘Prior Discussions’

Churchill, Attlee Criticize U. S. For Ending Lend-Lease Programm

Churchill and ‘Attlee Join In Sharp Criticisms of U. S. for Sudden Ending of Lend-Lease

perine      Lend-Lease Halt Puts Britain in Financial _ Straits, Say Leaders

Lend-Lease End Stuns Britishers   Churchill Joins Attlee hl Criticizing U. 8. For Halting Shipments

Varied Weather Offered Nation   Bitter Cold In One Area. Sunmer-Like In Another

Country's Weather Is Half-and-Half  Temperatures Below Normal in West,

300 Big Bombers Sef Many Fires In Great Raid   immense Destruction  Reported by Returning * Yank Crews

B-29's Set Fire To Jap Plane Center   300 Bombers Hit Nagoya While Nip Capital Still Afire

Nagoya Attacked By  _ Large Aerial Force   Japan's s Third Largest City and Plane Center Bombed  by About 300 Superforts in the Early hAnenina Darkness 

Move Brings First Break In Limit on Deferments   Committee Urges More Exemptions For Key Workers  In Tr SH SHT TOE

Auto Prices Hot Congress Issue   Solons To Air Views On New OPA Ceilina:

May Upset OPA Stand Against New Ceilings   Agency Claims Increased Cost Can Be Absorbed in Lower Discounts

Congressmen Outline Views On Car Prices   Ask To Be Heard On Whether Dealers Should Absorb Price Increases

OPA BOSS AND DEALERS ROW OVER PROFITS   Senators, Rep resentatives  Ask to be Heard On  Issue

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ATOMIC BOMB IN TRUMAN’S GARE   TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR-BORN SECRET

Mad Hunter of Metz Admits Story; U. S. Officer Says He Hunted In No Man's Land During Moselle Battle

OUT OF PHILIPPINE RULE   MacArthur Says Further Participation by Army Not Necessary

PEAGE AGENT WELL KNOWN  :   COUNT BERNADOTTE, NEPHEW OF SWEDEN'S KING, MARRIED AMERICAN HEIRESS IN 1928

STEEL OFFICIAL GIVEN POSITION   R. J. Wysor Is Named Tc Supervise Steel Mills In Germany

IS EXPECTED NEAR NAHA   Resistance So Far On Okinawa Is Very Light

SENATOR MOSES OF Nl. DAKOTA 1S DEAD      Had Been Under Treatment At Rochester Since January 18.

U. S. Senator John Moses,  Who Defeated Nye, Deac   Three-Time Governor of North Dakota Succumbs ‘to Pleurisy in Mayo Clinie

SENATOR MOSES DIES HE DEFEATED NYE   Three-time Governor of North Dakota in Mayos

Senator Moses of N orth Dakota Dies In Hospital   Governor Aandahl Will Name Successor But  Not For At Least Week

Labor Peace Parley Gets Down to Work   CIO Insists Wage Question Be Made Part of Agenda as  Committees Organize

INSIST WAGE PROBLEM BE CONSIDERED   Murray Tried to Get Issue Placed On Meet Agenda

Seek to Chart Course for U.S.Prosperity   Labor-Management Conference Committees Named

CIO Insists Wages Be Considered By Labor,  Management Conferees   Knotty Problems Of Industria! Peace Divided Among Parley Members In Committees

ARMY PROBES RIOT AND FIRE   Disturbance Is Blamed on Incorrigible Soldiers

Canadians Flank Nazi Strong Point   German Defense Line Split Only 16 Miles From Ruhr

Canadian Ist Splits Nazi Defense Line   Outflanks Goch as U. S. 3rd Drives New Breach in Wall

First Army Splits Nazi Defense Line   Goch Outflanked A Canadian Boys Advance Within 16 Miles Of Ruhr

Canadians. in Broad Sweep ,  Putflar Bastion of Gochi As Third Army Also Gaitis   American Soldiers Drive Near ’  i Breach in Westwall With Ps ‘Capture of Rohrbach -

Canadian Army Outflanks Goch In Fresh Gains   Americans Drive Breach in Defense By Taking Rohrbach

Third Army Drives Wedge In Westwall   British Troops Split Nazi Defense Line Near Ruhr Valley   HIGHWAY SEVERED   Scotch Infantry Drives Mile Up Maas Toward Venlo

US. ‘Troops Rip Ath Gap in Wall As Foe Falters   Canadian Ist Gains 2 Miles Through Enemy Lines, Cantiive Rac Hich

Soviets Battle Into Poznan   Canadians Outflank Goch: Rohbach Falls

Lunge of British Infantry Almost ls Breakthrough   Cuts Goch-Calcar Highway Fights Clear of Westwall Fortifications

Yanks Drive New Hole in West Wall   Nazi Line Split 16 Miles From The Ruhr Valley

Sudden Drive Outflanks Vital Bastion   Canadian First Sweeps Ahead in Surge Toward Ruhr Valley

Split German Defense Line In Goch Area   Canadians Score Quick Two-Mile Advance In Flank Attack

MONTY'S FORGES PLUNGE FORWARD   U. S. Third Drives New Break In Westwall; Pass Last Ring of Pillboxes in Rohrbach Area

Yanks Drive New Breach In. Westwall AtRohrbach   Rear Communications Base Is Threatened

Canadian Force Outflanks Goch in 2-Mile Gain  3rd Army's Advo Pesithas Foust Male   3rd Army’s Advance Punches Fourth Hole In Siegfried Line;  Pressure On Bitbura

U. S. Third Drives Now Breach In Westwall With Capture of Rohrbach. Threatens Capture of Goch

Third Drives New Breach Into Westwall, Capturing Rohrbach   Action Reported In Alsace Sector      Flooded Reads. Lowlands Impede Progress By Ist, 9th Armies

Outflank Goch In Sudden Two  Mile Advance   Third Drives New Break In Westwall With Capture Of Rohrbach.   SPLIT DEFENSE LINE

TAKE ROHRBACH IN NEW BREACH: RUHR MENACED   1,300 Prisoners Captured, Biggest Bag Of Offensive

Third Army Take: Rohrbach to Go Beyond Pillboxes  Canadians Outflank r_.L Wik ¢C..dden   Canadians Outflank Goch With Sudden Two-Mile Advance

ALLIES OUTFLANK BASTION OF GOGH IN 2-MILE LUNG   Montgomery’s Men Split German Defense Line 16 Miles From Important Ruhr Valley.   WEST WALL AGAIN BREACHED BY PATTON   Yanks Seize Rohrbach Beyond Last Ring of Siegfried Line Pillboxes in Esternach Sector.

Russian Shock  Troops Fight Way Into Poznan   Canadian First Army Sweeps Ahead After Sudden Two-Mile March to Outflank the Vital Bastion of Goch

‘British Penetrate German Fortifications Near Goch; ‘Americans Capture’ Rohrbach

RUHR DEFENSE LINE 1S SPLIT BY CANADIANS   NEW BREACH MADE IN WESTWALL BY THIRD ARMY

Canadians Flank Siegfried Line Bastion Of Goch  3rd Army Breaches Westwall Defenses

 Atomic Bomb Puts Fresh Power Under Moves [To Establish A National Research Agency

PANELS MAY NOT SUBPOENA BOOKS, DIRECTIVE SAYS   Decision in Oil Dispute Ex. pected to Apply to Other Strikes

Ability To Pay Will Be Factor In Wage Boosts   Fact-Finding Panels Would Avoid Future Price Relief Pleas

ABOR PANEL TO MEASURE FIRM'S ABILITY TO PAY   Principle Laid Jn Oil Dispute

 abor Panel Will Study  Pay Ability   Power Granted for Study of Firms in Labor Disputes

Only Limitation Was That Panel Ought Not To Recommend Wage Increase Which Will Require Price Relief   NO POWER GIVEN TO SUBPOENA BOOKS

AUTHORITY TO INQUIRE AS TO FIRM’S ABILITY TO PAY GIVEN TO FACT-FINDERS BY TRUMAN

Labor Fact Finding Bds. Given Power   MAY INQUIRE INTO A COMPANY'S ABILITY TO PAY

WASHINGTON — (UP)—General Motors Corp. and the United Automobile Workers (CIO) today  agreed to meet in Detroit next Wednesday to discuss lacal nlant wnian demandc

DIRECTIVE TO FACT FINDERS IS ANNOUNCED   Strike Probers Will Have Authority To See Comnanv Revords

BOARDS GIVEN AUTHORITY FOR PROFIT STUDY   Formula Is_ Detailed For Panels in Wage Controversies

REACH ODER NORTHWEST OF KUSTRIN   Progress Reported by German High Command, but Moscow Dispatch Tends to Verify Position Enemy Gives.

Keds Keported At Kustrin Only 39 Miles From Berlin  Ac Riuceiane Preanare Attack

Russians 39 Miles Away Berlin Says   May Be Even Closer Moscow Reports Of. ’ fensive Goes On—

Tankmen, Infantry Storm To River Above Kustrin; May Be Even Closer To Capital

Russians At "Kustrin, On Oder River   Mass Waves Of Tanks And Troops For Quick Smash At Capital.

SOVIETS PUSH ACROSS ODER NEAR KUSTRIN   Waves of Russian Tanks, Infantry Mass For Smash At Berlin

Soviets Assault Major Defense Area of Berlin .   Red Hordes Reported  39 Miles from Reich’ Capital; Torun Falls  After 7-Day Siece

Soviets at Oder 39 Miles from Berlin, German Command Says   Nazis Frantically Shell. ing River to Break up Ice Bridges

RUSSIAN. TROOPS SMASH TO ODER, N. W. OF KUSTRIN   ZHUKOV MASSES MEN, TANKS ALONG 70-MI. FRONT FOR KNOCKOUT

Reds Break Into Kustrin   Fight For Vital Rail Junction; Mighty Russian Onrush Continues

¥0 Mile Front  Drives on Capital   Zhukov Masses Waves of Tanks And Infantry for Final Assault

Austin Boomed For Place On  Supreme Court   Vt. Senator May Succeed Roherte

FRENCH ASK BIG THREE TO CLARIFY STATUS AT CONCLAVES, IN PEACE   QUESTION WHETHER COUNTRY WILL BE ON EQUAL BASIS IN MILITARY OCCUPATION OF GERMANY

BY-PASSED ISLE WILL SURRENDER   Some Have Not Yet Given Any Actual Signal

BY-PASSED NIPS READY 10 QUIT   Troops On Truk And Other Pacific Islands May Surrender Soon

Japs at Truk Ready to Quit Without Fight   Nipponese on Other By-Passed Islands Want to Surrender

WAR CRIMINALS ENRAGED AT INEW TESTIMONY   Lahousen Describes Defendants As Brutal, Vicious

ONE GERMAN RIVER CITY YANKS WILL NEVER TAKE \"‘Unterstitzen On The Bleiweis’ Is /Correspondent’s Best War End Gag

War Reporters Had To Have Jokes  That One About ‘Unterstitzen on the B on the Bleiwers’ Even Pu Even Pulled Soberly on General

TWO NATIONS MAY MERGE      Union of Guastemala and El Salvador Expected Soon

JUVENILE COURT RETENTION URGEL   Bar Association Takes Action: at Special Meeting

JUVENILE COURT RETENTION URGED      Bar Association Takes Ac. _ tion’ at: Special -

Allied Spring  Drive Begins  GZ ERMANS   First Phase Of Offensive With Massive Attacks Have Started.

Nazis Believe Drive fs On    -Reds, Allies. Agree On Final Strategy

Germans Prepare Final Defens Area as [hey Frantically Admit Decisive Stage of War

News Behind The News  Canvmght WeClurn Newsoaner   WASHINGTON By Rav Tucker

No Editions On Fourth Of July   Largest Seaplane Maneuver In History Coveres Okinawa Operation For Week Before Invasion

Daring Maneuver Revealed by Navy  Groundwork Laid for Okinawa Invasion

Daring Seaplane Maneuver. Covered Okinawa Operation Before Invasion

Daring Seaplanes Cover Okinawa for Week of Invasion   Seaplane Tenders Stay in China Seas With  Daily Maneuvers

Daring Seaplane Maneuver Eased Okinawa Attack  Prevent Japanese Surprise of Vast Armada en Route

Flying Pup from Papua Named "Choo Choo" After 13,512-Mile Air Trip

KIMES HUNT IS CENTERED NEAR -WEWOKA TODAY   Theater Manager Says Matt Bandit Who Robbed Him of $1,200

ONETIME KID BANDIT KIMES STRIKES AGAIN   Okijahoma Outlaw Robs Theater in Company with Girl Get-Aaway Driver

HUNT FOR KIMES 15 CENTERED AT WEWOK? FOLLOWING ROBBERY  WTMEYP SUES A UPR 2 Pe hOUR OA OB!

Search For Kimes Concentrated In Eastern Oklahoma   Teams With Woman To Rob Theatre

Kimes’ Manhunt Centers in Oklahoma   Robs Manager of Theater in Wewoka Of $1,200; Believe

Theater Manager Identifies Kimes As Bandit Who Got Away With $1200

Seek Kimes Now For Robbery At Wewoka   Took $1,200 From Theater Manager, Drove Away With Woman; Manager and Cashier's Father Scys Was Matt

HUNT FOR KIMES 15 CENTERED AT WEWOK? FOLLOWING ROBBERY  WEWOKA THEATRE MAN. AGER REPORTED FORME! KID BANDIT ROBBED HIM

Spread Net For Kimes   Hunt for Bandit in Eastern Oklahoma After Theater Robber:

Man Held Now For Slaying In 1938   Wilburton Wants Him For Wife's Death

More Pay, Less Hours Urged By Labor Leaders   Green, Lewis Endorse Em ployment Measure; — Wagner Sees Change.

Short. Work Week Urged   -36/Hour Production, Period Is. Possible.

36-hour Work Week Coming Says Wagner   Senator Believes It Necessary to Insure Full Employment

Would Cut Work Week To Assure Full Employment   Senator Wagner Talks Of 36-Hour Week And Higher Pay.

Wagner Sees’ Cut in Hours  Of Work Week   Backs Stand . Taken by’ Union Labor Leaders

Jap Line In China Broken   Chinese Assault Sweeps Forward On 40_Mile Front

Chinese Troops Score Gains in Hunan Province   Capture Three Towns in Drive Toward Paoking

Chinese Rout Paoking Japs   Chiang’s Troops Cut Foe’s Defense Line

Paoking defense is broken  Sons of Heaven   Sons of Heaven are falling back

NAZIS REPORT BATTLE fAGE ABOUT TOW   North of. Key Fortress Russ Fighting in Streets of Kuestrin.

KONEV'S ARMY DRIVES DEEPER INTO SILESIA   Say Russiatis Have Clamped Pincers on Key Oder Citadel

Fighting in The Streets Of Kustrim   Moscow Hints at Big News _ Impending From Battle of Oder

Bitter Battles Continue On Both Sides Of Oder River  COUNTER ATTACK PROVES FUTILE  Germans Expecting Reds To Reach Berlin In Few Weeks

BATTLE RAGES ONBOTH SIDES OF FRANKFURT   Moscow Radio Hints at Announcements Soon  On Oder Struggle

SOVIETS GAIN FIRM FOOTHOLD ACROSS RIVER   Swedish Refugees Say Berlin: ers Expect Fall Of City Inside Of Two Weeks

Zhukov Clamps Pincers on Frankfurt   Soviet Armored Forces Are in Streets of Burning City of Kuestrin

Violent Battles Raging On Both Sides of Oder   Kuestrin Encircled By Junction of Red Bridgeheads

Battle Rages In Streets "Of Kuestrin   Northern Wing of Army Swings Drive Toward the Baltic

Demobilization Job Defended By Army   ( Congress Also Girds for Major Battle Over Japs and Jobless Benefits—Elliott Roosevelt’s Finances and Loan To Britain Also Prime Topics

43.390 BUSHELS (OFFERED, WITH DEMAND LIGHT   Prices Drop, Giving Homeeanners ‘Break’ On $2 Peaches

Lack Of Demand Price Drop Add To Congestion   Wild Days Of 1930s Re-enacted On Big Lot Here Tuesday

Notice Served Against Nazis On Atrocities   U. S. Government Tells Germans That American Nation Will Not Forget Prisoner Treatment.

Complaint Filed Against German  Nazis Charged With Mistreating Prisoners

U.S. CHARGES NAZIS MISTREAT WAR PRISONERS   War, State Departments, in Joint Statement, Say Acts Are ‘Deliberate’

U.S. RAPS NAZI ABUSE OF CAPTIVES   War and State Departments Charge Germany With Deliberate Neglect, Indifference and Cruelty to Seized Yanks,

FANATICAL NAZI POLICY BLAMED FOR ATROCITIES   Stimson and Stettinius Statement Tells of PW's Pitiable Condition

Says America Will  Not Forget German “Cruelty, Neglect   War and_ State Departments Issue Statement on Prisons

ATTACKS A REPORT-  Great Bend Milk Unduly Stressed, Says Dairy Commissioner 

APiease JUrN td PACA te, Vol. J) British. Planes. Pound. Clogsed Retreat Route

FOE IN WESEL   Rhine Town Clogged With Fleeing Nazi Troops Is Blasted

R.A. F. Heavy Bombers Blast Nazis at Wesel   Rhine River Town Reported Clogged With German Troop:

BOMB TOWN FILLED WITH NAZI TROOPS   British Planes Rain Explosives on Wesel, Choked With Soldiers and Vehicles.

Fleeing Germans Are Battered by Big Bombers  Berlin and Wesel Come In for Share of Blows

——————E~ rrr S”t—“—=S—“~<(Omté‘i:;  VETS USING SNOW PLOWS TO RESCUE 50 HUNTERS

CHINESE TAKE TANCHUK BASE   Hurl. Japanese Out of For mer American Position In West Kwangsi

Chinese Drive Japs Out of Vital Air Base   Reports Indicate Enemy Lines Have Been Severed

Chinese Run Japanese Out Of Tanchuk   Fourth Former U. § Air Base City Falls As Drive Continues

Throw Japs Out Of Old U. S. Base   Other Armics Seize Imporlant Pass Between China and Indo-China. Tengyun Also Falls to Chinese

NEW MOVE MADE TO GET TAX CUI BILL TO WARREN FOR SIGNATURE   JOINT COMMITTEE HOLDS UP REPORT ASKING ASSEMBLY TO ACCEPT FOURT MEASURE “AS IS”

Berlin Already Under Siege by Giant Guns of Grim Soviets; Reds Report Patrol Juncture

YANKS AND REDS HAVE PROBABLY MET MOSCOW SAYS   Berlin Admits Widespread Reverses in Fortifications in Front of Berlin; Reds Within Seven Miles of the City

“Massed Soviet Tanks And  Troops Penetrate  Hangelsberg  NAZI HIGH COMMAND ADMITS REVERSES  Moscow Reports Possible Junction Of Amerilean , Russian Forces

Soviet Troops May Have Met Yanks, Report   Patrol Junction In Dresden Area Indicated In Dispatch From Moscow; Capital City Of Germany In Flames, Reds Report

NAZIS REVEAL LINES BUCKLE EAST OF CITY   Moscow Dispatch Says Red and American Patrols May Have Met.

RUSSIANS NEAR REICH CAPITAL AS CITY BURNS   Moscow Reports American Outriders May Have Met Marshal Konev’s Advancing Forces.

Reds Are Seven Miles From Berlin   Have Crashed Into City’s Defense Zone, Germans  Admit

Defense Zone A bout Capital Is Penetrated   Russian Forces Within Seven Miles Of Burning City: May Have Met Yanks

Germans Say Red Tanks Penetrate To Area Of Hangelsberg   Defenses Before Capital Crumble   '  Moscow Reports Probable Contact With U. S. Patrol Near Dresden

Russians Are Within Seven Mi. of Berlin   Moscow Says U. S. and Soviet Patrols Have Probablw Made Juneture

Soviet Linkug With Western Allies Hinted   Stalin. Confirms Drive on Capital; Guns Pound City

Temperatures   Red Patrols Contact American Scouts In Dresden Sector

FEAR 24 DEAD —IN-AIR-GRASH   ARMY FLIERS LOCATE MISSING AIRLINER ON MOUNTAIN IN SOUTH CARGLINA

AT TARIFF QUIZ   Demand for  Files on Trade Negotiations With Britain Brings Argument

Large German Forces Cut Off in East Prussia   Nazis Adopt. "Scorched Earth’ Tactics; 125 : Miles From Berlin 

Reds Cross Oder; Berlin 125 Miles   Breslau Fall imminent; Fighting Rugged at Gates of Konigsberg

CONGRESS HAS CONVENED IN NON-WAR MEET   Prepare To Lower Conntry’s Spending Program By . Billions

Congress in Session; To Cut Expense   President Truman Suggests Lowe: Spending Program —'T'o Send Message

Congress To Deal With Reconversion,  — A-Bomb Secrets   ‘Hottest Issues Include - Draft, Pay Bill and Pearl Harbor

Congressmen T ackling Full Work Docket   Domestic, Foreign Problems Make Up Momentous Schedule

TOPICS RANGE FROM WAR TIME TO ATOMIC BOM   Labor Leaders Plan Role

DOMESTIC PLAN OF TRUMAN TO BE DISSYSSEL   Meeting Booby Trapped With Politics; Election in Offing

PATTERN FOR REGCNVERSION MUST BE SET   President to Speak on Keeping of Atomic Secrets

CONGRESS MEETS SPECIAL SESSION   Matters Ranging From War Time to Atomic Bomb Secrets

CUT. SPENDING BY MILLIONS; MAKE PEACE SECURE. TRUMAN'S PROGRAM FOR CONGRESS

ngress Repeal  ir Time   1 Houses  1t Tomorrow Jeal With ‘War Problems

Congress To Get Message From Truman Thursday   Solons Get Back Into. Session; Many Bills Confront Two Houses

Longress Opens Emergency Meet Tomorrow  Vital International And Domestic ~

Emergency Session Of Congress Faces Overall Challenge   Pattern for Reconversion And Postwar Economy A Major Issue

CONGRESS RECONVENES TOMORROW  “Returns to; ge. % Tr. oo!   “Returns to > Capital for . ‘Emergency Session

Longress Surveys Mighty Task — Lying Before It   No Business Slated But Session Will Hear Truman Note

Truman Asks 3 Billion: In Cutbacks   Congress Will Tackle This And Other Problems Beginning Next Week

President Will Present Message  Later This Week   Repeal of War Time Among First Business On Washington List

CONGRESS OPENS ITS — NEW SESSION   Truman to Send Message to Solons Tomorrow

TRUMAN ASKS 3’/2 BILLION CUT FOR ’46   Congress Peace Session Opens

Emergene to Deal with Domestic and Enternational Prohlems Ranging from Repeal of Federal War 'Vime to Disposition of Atomic Bomb Secrets.

 Yank Risks Life For German Child  German Captured in Africa, Exchanged ' To » Come Back To Fi Fight - - and Captured Again

Yank Dives Into Shell-Fire to Rescue German Child; and Both Come Back, But Woundec

Sen. Barkley Asks Colleagues to Prepare for Ratification  Ballot on Charter at 3 p. m. ay pon ered

FOR CHARTER VOTE   Barkley Wants Senate, tc Stay on the Job Till Its in the Bag

Barkley Asks Senate Vote On World Charter Saturday   Sessions Extended Today And Tomorrow Morning In Hope Of Taking Ballot At 5 P. M. Move To Speed Up Action Wins Quick Support

Leader Urges Saturday Charter Vote   Minority Leader Says Nothing New Can Be Said About Pact

ASKS FOR CHARTER VOTE ON SATURDAY   Sen. Barkley Urged the Senate to Prepare for Final Vote at 6 p. m.

Final Vote On Peace Charter to be Saturday   Sen. Barkley Urges Senate To Be Ready By 5 P. M. Tomorrow

20 SELECTEES T0 FT. LEAVENWORTH   Left Here Sunday for Induction Into the Armed Services.

TO FT. LEAVENWORTH FOR EXAMINATION   Twenty-Nine Men Left Here This Morning to Determine Their Eligibility.

Data On Past Famous: Round-The-World Flights Made Since Wright First Flew

Atomic Bomb Problems _ Reverberate  In Congress  Nhawmand Te Mada   Demand Is Made For Legislation To Prevent Truman  Tradine Off Secret

Solons Grope For Way to Control Atom   Patterson Requests Commission: Demand Made for Law Barring Trading of Secret

Congiess (ropes For Control Plan For Atomic Bonnt  Sciaitists Give View: To Cougressional  fiammitte-c

BOMB SECRET BIG. PROBLEM FOR CONGRESS   SOME SOLONS SEEK LAW TO CONTROL NEW WEAPONS

FOR EDUCATION DAY   Ottawa University President Will ‘Speak at Baptist Church

pee Age ee De er ge oe ee ee a eee a ee ee ee ee, Se  FOR EDUCATION DAY   Ottawa University President Will  ' Speak at Baptist Church

Detroit Money Guard Killed   Bandit Is Wounded, Seized Eariy Today

Guard of Armored Car Shot to Death in Holdup Attempt in Detroit Today

DETROIT BANDIT, KILLER CAPTURED   SHOT BY PURSUERS AFTER ATTEMPTING BANK CAR ROBBERY

Armored Car Guard Killed   Slain While Reaisting Efforts of Gunman To Hold Up Vehicle

ARMORED CAR GUARD KILLED   Nab Gunman After Holdup Attempt At Detroit Bank 

HOLTER TO SPEAK TONIGHT   Will Address Commu Community Meeting Of Lawrence Churches

HOLTER TO SPEAK TONIGHT   Will Address Community Meeting Of Lawrence Church

Nation, Two Months After V-J Day,  fs Belter Off Than Was Expected -

Fear Strikes Will Retard Progress Of Reconversion   Country Is Economically Better Off In Sept. Than Was Expected

Peace Agreement  Believed Reached   British: and. EAM Talk Continue

EISENHOWER ASKS. GERMANS T0 QUIT   MESSAGE CALLING FOR SURRENDER ISSUED TO TROOPS BY WAY OF RADIO.

What Is Apparently Final Great Battle Of War Is Raging at Paderborn, 100 Miles Northeast of Coloane

Soldiers Told About Deep Drives Being Carried Out by Allies Into Germany

‘IKE’ CALLS FOR NAZI SURRENDER   Tells Soldiers Coveiauees  Has Lost Control

How To Surrender To Surrender  ‘Ike’ Calls On German Troop: To Cease Fight

YANKS TOLD LINKUP WITH REDS IS NEAR   Advised Russian Tanks Resemble Those of Foe and to Look Twice Before Opening Fire.

Doughboys Get Warning on Firing Too Quickly at Strange Red Tanks

Norman Delager :  Reported Dead _ In Philippines Last Week He Was  ‘ Reported Wounded In Leyte

Norman DeJager Reported Dead In Philippines  Last Week He Was - Reported Wounded In Leyte

Yank Division Welcomed At Pier   Lt. Col. Donaldson, Piusfield, Heads 399th Regimeni

Units Of Yankee Division Arrive In Boston Today   New England’s Own  Given Warm Welcome

Launch Memorial Foundation for Gen. Eisenhower  To Erect World War ~ il Shrine at Abilene; Incorporators Are

.Kansans' Start ‘War Memorial To Eisenhower   “His Mother’ s Home, Veterans’ Center, Museum Amid Plans

Gen. Eisenhower Memorial Planned   Will Be at Home Town, Abilene, Kas.

Launch Memorial To ‘General Ike’   Kansans Plan One of Principal Shrines OF World War Il

Record Raid Hits Capital   Air Giants Pour Incendiaries Over City: Fires Raging Over Big Areas

Record Raid   Air Giants Pour Incendiaries Over City; Fires Raging Over Big Areas

Nip Capital Left Aflame In Big Raid   Incendiary Bombs Pour Upon Factory District 14% Hours

More Than 300 Big Bombers Hit Japanese Capital In Night Attack   Mightiest Land-Based Air Strike of Pacific War Made by Americans from Three Bases

Tokyo Blasted By Superforts; City In Flame:   More Than 300 B-29 Superforts Bomb Japanese Capi tal—Incendiaries Dropped on City For an Hour and a Half

. Industrial Center Is Ike's Immediate Objective— —By Dewitt Mackenzie (/r,  Rhine Bridgehead Far From Ruhr Industries

ALLIED COUP IN CROSSING OF RHINE CAUSED GERMANS BRING OUT HITLER FOR FIFRY TAT K

WAR TODAY   llitler Offers Germans Despairing: Advice In Efforts -to Bolster Shattered Morale Aflor Bhine Crossing

_ssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrreerr”™  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWIT MACKENZIE—~ Associated Press War Analvst.

LIED COUP IN CROSSING RHINE IAY PROVE AS GREAT MORAL AS  MILITARY. VICTORY OVER NAZIS

PETIT JURY DRAWN FOR NOV. TERM OF DISTRICT COURT   WILL CONVENE AT COURT HOUSE EN SPIRIT LAKE NOVEMBER 4th

M'ARTHUR MOVES TOWARD BORNEO   TROOPS SEIZE TAWI TAWL IN 200- MILE JUMP SOUTHWARD FROM MINDANAO, 3

(Earnings to Jump Despite Wage Rise   ‘Prediction to Play Leading Role in Labor Study

PLANNERS TOLD PROFITS WILL HIT NEW PEAK   1946 Prefits Of Manufacturing Corperatiens Placed Over 6 Billiens   WAGE-PRICE POLICY UNDER CONSIDERATION

HIGHER PROFITS IN 1946 PREDICTED   WAGE-PRICE PLANNERS LOOK FOR GAIN EVEN IF PAY RATES ARE BOOSTED.

Economy Chiefs Foresee Higher Factory Profits   , Beard ts Considering * National Wage-Price Policy

Higher 1946 Factory Profits  Forseen By Gov't Economists   Six Billion Dollar Profit Forecast Is Higher Than it _ Any War Year Even if. Wage. Rates Increase, Report Says

Truman, King Mee! On HMS Renown   Conference Report To Be Released In Moscow, London, Washington Friday

JAPS BOTTLED UP AS YANKS SEIZE APARR   ONLY ESCAPE PORT FROM LUZON IS CUT OFF

ALLIES FASHION TOOLS TO FIGHT JAPS FOR CHINA   Strategists Appear Planning Massive Combat Soon in Asia

HERMIT IN ASYLUM; HE WOULDN'T WRITE   Bearded Recluse Used Gun as Ration Book

Americans Sink Nine Vessels in Inland Sea   Gen. MacArthur Reports Telling Strikes Against Japanese Convoys: New Suner-Borbers, B-32’s, Sent Into Action

PIERRE LAVAL In U.S. HANDS   Expelled From Spain, Lands in Austria

‘Laval and Sobbing Wife, Seized by U.S. Tmoves 3 in Austria, Head for French Trial

HOPE TO BRING PEACE IN JAVA   New Plan Readied to End Strife In Indonesia, Van Mook Says

Peace Plan ~ Offered fur Indonesians   Adis. Gove.wor Gen. tral [bus Progru.st * He Feels Will Be Avuwewi_d

Labor Head's Aide Favors Taking Step   Daniel M. Tracy Makes Request To Committee

Strike-Notice Law Section Under Fire   Labor Department Urges Repeal of That Part of War Labor Disputes Act; NLRB Swamped; Increases Friction

Smith-Connally Act Repeal Bill  Being Pressed   Labor Dept. Asks That Strike-Notice Section Be Stricken Out.

URGES CHANGE IN LABOR ACT      Strike - Notice Section Repeal Is Asked By U. S. Department

Leaders In  House Work. On New Bill  Luxury Taxes May Not Be Cut July 1

Labor Leaders Urge Repeal Strike-Notice   Department Says Section Is ‘Hurting Rather Than Helping Cause.’   INCREASES FRICTION

STRIKE NOTICES » FOR U, S, LABOR ~ ARE ATTACKEL   Official Says This Section of Law Damaging to !ndustrial Peace

Schwellenbach Aide Says Its ‘Not Workable’   House Committee Told  Clunse “Hurting Rather Than Helping Cause Of Industrial Peace”?   Binds Government To Strike Votes   Spokesman Does Not Advocate Repeal of Other Sections of Simith-Connally Measure

Labor’ Department Urges Repeal Of Strike-Notice. Section Of Disputes Act

Strike-Notice  Section Repeal Is Called For ©   Labor Dept. Says Part Of Smith-Connally Act Hurting Cause Of Industrial Peace

‘Strike-Notice Law End Urged Upon Congress  Labor Department Makes Proposal

Assistant Secretary Makes Request .of House Committee as too Binding  ‘Not Workable’:      Tracy Says Section Is Not Good One in War Labor Law

Section in Labor  Act ‘Not Workable’   Assistant Labor Secretary Makes Appeal, Two Representatives Seek Leoislation for Outlawine Strikes

REPEAL OF STRIKE SECTION IS URCED   U. S. Department Seeks Change in War Labor Disputes Act   PART ‘IS UNWORKABLE’

CONGRESS ACTS TO CURB STRIKE WAVE WITH LAW   Revision Or Repeal Of Smith-Connally War Labor Disputes Acts Expected To Be First Step.

LABOR DEPARTMENT URGED REPEAL PART ANTI-STRIKE BILL  STRIKE-NOTICE SEC.  . MAW NEC? ADEN WTID TE   STRIKE-NOTICE SECTION DECLARED HURTING CAUSE INDUSTRIAL PEACE

Urge Repeal of Strike Notice Section of Act   ‘Hurting Cause of Industrial Peace,’ Labor Department Declares

Regulation Is Hindering, Not Helping, Claim   Truman, Cabinet Air Wage-Price Policy; 457,000 Still out

SECTION IS URGED   U. S. Department Seeks Change in War Labor Disputes Act   ‘PART ‘IS UNWORKABLE”

Repeal of strike ote      Labor Department Spokesman Says WLB Can’t Handle Work

U.S. AID RAPS STRIKE NOTICE SECTION OF ACT   Smith-Connally Legislation Heads For Changes In House Hearings

EEK REPEAL F STRIKE OTICE   Labor Department Holds Section Hurts Industria] Peace

Labor Act Change  Requested   Strike ‘Notice Section Hurts, Not Helps, Sarvs Lahore Fear

Railroads Fight To Break Worst Traveling Jam  Riots Occur at St. Louis and Chieraann Danntc

WORST TRAVEL JAM IN HISTORY PASSES PEAK   Illinois Militia Called Out to Aid in Chicago Area

TRAFFIC JAM . “BREAKING UP   WORST TRANSPORTATION MIXUP IN HISTORY WAS RECORDED. OVER THE . WEEK-END . 4

9.400 Troops Reach New York Today or  Seven Transports    Arrivals Include 5,135 Serv. ice Men Diverted from Pacific Theatre

CONSTRUCTION MEN NEEDED   wmiction Co., 42) }   CNY BEAN STORAGE

Wide. Area of U.S. Blanketed   Cold Weather. Expected To. Continue Its: Grip on Nation

COLD WEATHER CONTINUES GRIF   Snow in Many Sections; Ewen Has Low Teniperature of -30.

New Snow Falls on Plains States; No Abatement of Celd   Cold Wave’s Total for Week Mounts to 39; New Lows Recorded

SNOW TAPERS OFF. COLD CONTINUES   FIVE MORE DEATHS BRING WEEK'S TOLL TO 39 OVER U.S.

SNOW SHOVELS ARE: BUSY IN LARGE SECTION OF NATION AS STORMS CAUSE 39 CASUALTIES   Except for Temporary, Minor Fluctuations, Cold Weather Is Expected To Continue Its Grip On Nation, Forecaster Predicts   MANY SCHOOLS BEING CLOSED IN PENNSYLVANIA

AFL, Socialists Oppose May Bill   Ask Higher Wages In Manpower Crisis

Wage Raise Urged as Aid to Manpower   Work-or-Fight Law : Opposed by Union And Socialists

Scandal Is Revealed. ....  600 UNRRA Employes Suspended Or Arrested For Black Market Work

600 Workers Found Guilty   UNRRA Employes Had Black Market Link-Ups

GOODS INTO BLACK MART   ‘Agency Dismisses, Suspends Or Arrests Over 600 Workers

Over 600 UNRRA Workers Ousted for Selling Relief Goods in Black Market

Move To Smash Black Market   Six Hundred Accused Of Diverting Supplies Ousted By UNRRA

Dismissed, Suspended Or Arrested On Charge Diverting Relief Supplies

President Starts on His Holiday  Keeping Eye on Proaress at Frisco

President Has Vacation Program For Today While Visiting In Olympia, Wash

Truman Begins First Holiday   President’s Thoughts Centered On Post-War Security Conference.

TRUMAN BEGINS BRIEF HOLIDAY   President Plans To Give Nation's Highest Award to Coast Soldier

Truman Starts Coast Holiday   ‘Thoughts Centered On Peace Parley

New Nip Premiet Pledges Support Of Occupation   Begins Forming New Government

RUSSIANS HUNT HITLER'S BODY   Evidence Sought To Confirm Or Disprove Nazi Claims

Britain 4s. ~ Warned About. ~- fir Altacks   Hor.e Secretary Wants  Dafernss Agancy Kaypt Up to Mest Any Future Sleads

ALLIES, TITO FAIL 10 AGREE ABOUT TRIESTE   Alexander Waits to See If Slavs Will Back Up Claims With Force

Allies Alerted In Case Tito Attempts Coup   Stalin’s Rebuff on Polish Issue Causes Anxiety In London

CRISIS BREWS ON TITO CLAIM   ““YUGOSLAV’ MARSHALL MAY ATTEMPT TO BACK THEM UP WITH FORCE

Allies Expect Yugoslavs to Resortto Arms   Gen. Alexander Tells Failure of Peaceful Efforts

Sends Blunt Warning to Tito Today   Gravity of Controversy Over Tricste Told by Allied  Commander

FACE CRISIS ¢, WITH TITO IN YUGOSLAVIA   Demands Slices Of Italy, Austria Immediately

GRAVE CRISIS SEEN IN TITO CLAIM DISPUTE   Marshal Alexander Is Unable To Reach Agreement On Yugo Claims

Mediterranean Commander In Blunt Warning  Forces Alerted As  Anglo - Americans Me.

Alexander Scores Tito Aspirations   Indicates Force May Be Used to Settle Dispute Over Istria

Army Opens Huge Post Exchange in  Tokyo for Entertainment of Gl's

Brill, Nazi Camp Survivor, Named Head of Thuringte   Says Government Must Be Cleansed Of All Nazism

SMEARS NAZI COUNTERATTACKS. AND DESTROYS 94 TANKS ALONG SOUTHERN FLANK OF THEIR LINE

GERMAN AIRFORCE IN HEAVY OFFENSIVE ON ALLIED WEST FRONT  AMERICAN AND BRITISH AIR BASES HIT; MANY ' NAZI PLANES DOWNED

Twelve Divisions Race For Capital, Hitlerites Surrendering InDroves

15th Army Is Put  Into Action.   Twenty-Five Thousand Germans Quit Battle As 3,000 Allied Tanks, Hordes of Fiahters Swarm Eastward From Rhine Area

Tank Divisions Race on Toward Munich, Berlin   American Units Drive Within 10 Miles of Kassel

3,000 Allied Tanks Pace Swift Drive Disrupting all German  Defenses: Hodges Gets Breath

‘Kassel Doomed to Fall Next;  Ruhr All but Encircled As  3,000 Yank Tanks Roll On

3,000 ALLIED TANKS SURGING OVER GERMANY   French Cross Rhine as Armies Push Within 175 Miles of Berlin

Dozen Allied Armored Units Deep In Reich   Third Army Probably In Kassel 165 Miles From Berlin—All Fronts Advance

FRENCH FIRST ARMY MOVES OVER RHINE   25,000 Germans Surrender In Single Day   RUHR VALLEY   is Virtually Encircled By First And Ninth Armies; Close In On Kassel

Twelve Armored Divisions At Points 175 Miles From Berlin, 130 From Munich

IS 175 MILES FROM BERLIN   U. S. Third Near Kassel, Seventh 130 Miles From Munich, Fifteenth Goes Into Action—French Cinece tha Rhine

3000 Tanks Pace Drive 175 Miles From Berlin   40,000 Germans Locked in Wrecked Ruhr; Sixth Armored Division Gains 45 Miles

Ruhr Is All But Encircled by Powerful Allied  Forces   15TH ARMY IS IN LINE   Spearheads Now 175 Miles Ton Berlin, 130 From Munich

RUHR AREA RL BUT ENCIRCLED   25,000 Germans Had Laid Down Guns in Yesterday’s Fighting.   15TH ARMY IS IN ACTION

TWELVE ARMUKED DIVISIONS SPEARED DEEP INTO GERMANY   = ZweAry DUE TEEnEte & wT

12 ARMORED DIVISIONS NOW 175 MILES FROM CAPITAL AS NAZI RESISTANCE CRUMBLES

New Mi  Crisis ;  M anpower 1 sOOMS      Military to Up Demands; Review Essential Jobs

Ul, S. FACTORIES FACE SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER   Draft Inductions Will Hit New Hich In 1945

WAINWRIGHT ACCLAIMED IN NEW YORK   Hero of Bataan and Corregidor Braves Jungle of Ticker Tape.

Plea For Alert America Made By Wainwright   Thousands Line New York Streets To Give Him Hero's Welcome

FRAY SOERING WANTS DIVORCE   Says She Admired But Never Loved Hitler Heir

RADIO REPORTS FALL OF NAHA; , CITY IN RUINS   Chocolate Drop Hill + Seized At Bayonet Point After Fight

Bloody Battle Rages in Naha   Yanks Near Center Of Okinawa Capital

DOUGHBOYS THREATEN AIRDROME   Shuri Is Menaced By Army Unit; Tanks Lead Advances

News Day And Night   Patrols Enter Key Towns Of Naha and Yonabaruy Dead Covers Streets   Both Sides Suffer In Bitter Battle   Japs Being Killed at Rate Of One A Minute; U. 5. Losses Reach 20.000

PATROLS ENTER CAPITAL CITY AS TANKS GAIN   Final Offensive For Control Of Bie Island Near

Yanks Poised For Big Push Before Naha   Japs Being Killed At One-a-Minute Rate on Okinawa

Patrols Pry In Yonabaru  AndIn Naha   Japanese Offer Stiff Resistance From Strongholds

GKINAWA DRIVE NEARING END      American Marines and Doughboys Sending Patrols into Key Towns of Naha and Yonabaru — Heavy Casualties Being Reported.

Patrols Go Into Key Towns of Naha, Yonabaru   20,950 Casualties  Among American Troops  Reported On Island

BOMBED JAP BODIES LITTER NAHA STREETS   ,Marine and Troop Patrols Go  Into Two Key Cities in Okinawa Battle.

PROBE DEFENSE TOPROVIDE FOR FINAL BATTLE   46,905 Japs Killed in Campaign for Big Ryukyu Island

Patrols Sent Into Key Towns Of Yonabaru And Naha  CLOSE PINCHERS AROUND SHUR!  Killing Japs At Rate Of 1,400 Every 24 Hours

20,950 Yank Casualties In 45 Days Of Battle; Japs Lose 46,505 Men

STREETS OF NAHA PROBED BY PATROLS   Preparatory to What May Be Final Attack

Yank Troops Halt Yugo-Slavs.Taking Loot From Italy SoS ioe ae  rn. gc._._,.f ne , eee e

Speedy Action Gn Tax Measure Seen tn Senate   Hearings On Tax Reduction Bill Are Opened By Senate Committee

OBEDIENT NIPS REMOVE NEED FOR A LARGER FORCE   JAP NEWSPAPERS FORCED TO PUBLISH TRUE STORIES OF NIP ATROCITIES; TWO MORE CRIMINALS SURRENDERED.

Charles E. Watts To Get Enemy Carbine   Because County Made Highest Percent E Bond Quota

SUMMERS FIRST STATE WITNESS IN ELDORA CASI   Triat at Fort Dodge Enters Second Week; Quiz Vouth On HBeatinegs

(Continued on Page 2.)  me   Former Inmate Is Called to Stand in Klatt Trial

NEW TESTIMONY IN KLATT CASE   Ex-Inmate of Eldora Tells Of Ward Room Melee

IOWA HAS ONL 2 CAR DEATHS OVER HOLIDAY   5 Persons Die From Other Causes During Labor Day Weekend

Admiral Nimitz Now Located In New Headquarters   Cemmander In Pacific Has Moved To New Base Much Nearer To Japan

NAVY MOVES To NEW QUARTERS   ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS NAVE BEEN TAKEN UP IN PACIFIC OCEAN AREA BY THE NAVY

Troops Cross Moselle In Assault Boats After Surrender Call Ignored

Patton's Men Take Over Most of City   Americans Enter As Nazis Iqnere Surrender Demand

World Cities Wild— AtSurrender News   Even Neutral Capitals Are Bedecked With Allied Flags and Filled With Celebrating Crowds

World Celebrates Coming of Peace   Several Allied Capitals Proclaim Holidays

WORLD'S SITIES ACCLAIM PEACE   Holidays Proclaimed In London, Paris, Rome; Toyko Not Joining

Officer in Death March Retires From Trial Court   Possible Prejudice Induces Action in Hearing of First ef Jan Atrocity Defendants

TRIAL OF 400 JAPS FOR WAR CRIMES STARTS   “Little Giass Eye” First Up Pleads Innocent

JAP PRISON GUARD ON TRIAL FOR LIFE   Accused of Beating U. 5. Soldier ta Death

‘Little Glass Eye” is First Defendant as Crime Trials Begir   Death March Survivor Withdraws From the  Commission

Air Base on Iwo Jima Is Captured   American Artillery Now Ashore and More Satisfactory Progress Anticipated by Nimitz

Japanese Hold U.S. Invaders To Limited Gains  Manila Struggle Nears Cad. Amaricane Take   Manila Struggle Nears End; Americans Take Tiny Philippine Isle

MARINE UNITS FIGHT WAY 10 CENTRAL (WO   BITTER RESISTANCE SLOWS ADVANCE ' ON ISLAND

Americans Battle Their Way To Jap Fighter Plane Base In Drive Upon Central Iwo

Reds, Allies Deadlocked Over Food  In Berlin   Issue So Serious It May Be Left For Big Three To Work It Out

Control For Berlin Must Be Determined   Chief of Yank Occupation Zone Predicts Major Pow ers Will Decide Overall Plan of Gov’t— _.. Zhukov_Retains Power for Present —...-

ALLIED POWERS SEE SETTLEMENT WITH RUSSIANS   Overall Plan For Governing Berlin Is Expected Within Few Days   ALLIES AND SOVIETS ARE IN STALEMATE

Major Powers to Decide Berlin Issues  Food and Fuel Are Immediate

Control For Berlin — Must Be Determined   Chiet of Yank Occupation Zone Predicts Major Powers Will Decide Overall Plan of Gov't—. Zhukov Retains Power for Procent

Major Powers to Decide Berlin Issues  Food and Fuel Are Immediate  Probleme of City

So Solly, Please, But ‘Accommodations’ Needed  Japs Told Of Coming Occupation

JAPANESE GIVEN PARTIAL ADVICE ON OCCUPATION   People Told To Extend All   Accomodations To  Cannwerave   INSTRUCTIONS STEP BEYOND REAL FACTS

Nin Radio Tells Japanese People Of US. Occupation   Where Do.nsi Got  fiformetio.

Domei Gives Nipponese Foretaste of What Landing of Troops Will Mean—Calls on Them to “Extend All Accomodations” Such as Transportation Facilities and Living Quarters—Prepares Them for Loss of Conquests.

People Learn For First Time Of Coming Allied Landings; Told ©  To Extend Accommodations

Rebuilt Blackhawk Is Going To Pacific   So Solly, Please, But ‘Accommodations’ Needed  Japs Told Of Coming Occupatior

Domei radio information  unconfirmed  People prepared for days to come

eople Are Told oExtend All ccommodations’ 0 Conquerors   pmei Says Allies Will Not Land as “Combat Units” or ‘Commandeer” Food, Necessities

INFORM JAPS HOMELAND T0 BE OCCUPIED   A1l Accommodations To Be Given Invad ers, Domei Warns

Dome! Urges People to Give Cooperation   Needless to Hold  Any Misgivings as Allies Not Combat [nits. Asserts Agency

Hankow a Blockaded, Dying City Despite Jap Efforts — to Keep Its Commerce Going

Jap-Held Hankow Now a Dying City  Meaanta Rawmbinrnan Ta § amram awa "Na IN ent le a oe a 14 fs ten on “Ae Rawkst Lialdl Tham

Steel Production At Lowest Point Since  Depression Of 1930's   Schwellenbach Adjourns Coal Conference Until Differences Are Cleared; Back-lo-Work  Move In Transportation lieups.

COAL PEACE AIM COLLAPSES; POSES THREAT TO STEEL   More Furnaces Shut Down; Mass. Bus Strike Fnded

Negotiations ‘0 End Soft Coal Strike Collapse   Massachusetts. Street Rail Service Renewed  As Workers Return

Collapse of Soft Coal Conference Hits Steel Output   Pittsburgh  Production Falls Lowest Since 1930 Depression

COAL MEETINGS ARE CALLED OFF   Negotiations Break Down: Service Restored On Street Railways

Strike Picture Varies   Negotiations To End Soft Coal Walkout Collapse

Steel Output Declines Anew As Negotiations Fail To Gain Results   Massachusetts Tram Strike Called Off, But New York Faces Threat Of Dairy Shutdown; Some Progress Reported In Film Dispute

FRANCE MAKES SWING TO LEFT   Elections Reveal Firm Popular Support For DeGaulle

Socialists Lead Field In Local Elections; De-. Gaulle Plan Backed

“LUSH PROFIT” INQUIRY   Federal 'Grand Jury Convenes to Probe Liquor-Gambling Setup

Into Wichita Night Club Racket   Tréasury Agents Say Operators Reap Huge Profits in Hlegal Liguor-Gambling Set-up

DEAN OF ACTIVE. ATTORNEYS DIED SUNDAY MORNING  B. L. DAVIS, NATIVE TEXA! AND LEADER, PRACTICED

DEAN OF ACTIVE ATTORNEYS DIED SUNDAY MORNING  B. L. DAVIS, NATIVE TEXA!  AND LEADER, PRACTICED LAW SIXTY YEARS

Auto Strikers Await Reply On New Parley   United Auto Workers (CIO) Make Request For New Meeting With G. M.   SCHEWLLENBACH MAY ARRANGE CONFERENCE

Union Seeks Parley To End GM Strike   One Week Demonstration Against Ward Opens With Chicago Violence

Woman Is Held After Shooting Affair in Port   Blasts Husband With Shotgun; County Official Investigates

Romania Regime  Overthrow Seen   Widespread Rioting  Against Government

NEW ENVOY TO CHINA 10 GET. FARLY HEARING   ‘Pearl Harbor Probers to: Call Former Chief of Staff Before He Leaves to Succeed Ambassador Huorlay. .

Gen. Marshall To Be Questioned At P. H. Hearing      Grew Says He Informed His Superiors Of Risks In Nov. 41

GEN, MARSHALL WILL TESTIFY   Retiring Chief of Staff to Appear Before Committee

Pearl Harbor Probers Plan to Quiz Mashall Before He Takes New Jot

COMMITTEE TO SUBPOENA MARSHALL   Will Be Called Before He Leaves For China Post

Harbor Probe Plans To Hear Gen. Marshall   Committee To Summon Former Staff Chief Before He Departs

Committee Will Hear Marshall on Japanese Attack   General Expected to Appear Before Leaving for Diplomatic Pest   GREW IS RECALLED TO WITNESS STAND   Former Ambassador Testi. fies for 2nd Time; Weather - Keeps Hull At Home

Grew Again Heard; Saw War Danger   estifies He Told Superiors That Risk of War Was ‘Very Great’

Will Be Quizzed On Time Prior  To Jap Attack   Grew Testifies : Informed Superiors  War Risk Very Great

Former Postmaster General Frank Walker Will Be Called Before Pearl Harbor Probers   To Relate His Part In The Diplomatic Negotiations Before The 1941 Attack

PROBERS 10 HEAR MARSHALL'S SIDE OF PEARL HARBOE   General Will Testify, Before - Investigating Group Prior to Leaving for China as ~Hurley’s Successor.   WIL BE QUESTIONED . ABOUT PREPAREDNESS   Committee to Quiz Him on His Performance as Chief of Staff in Days Previous to Jabanese Attack

SOLONS WANT T0 CET TESTIMONY OF AMBASSADOR   Former Chief Of Staff To Tell His Story Before Leaving For China   GREW ON STAND AGAIN   Former Envoy To Japan Says He Felt War Due When Tojo Took Over

Army Inquiry Board Had Criticized Chief Of Staff In Its Report Of Last August On Failure To Give Advice   GREW RECALLED FOR OUESTIONING

Are pBacked ” By.A Mf uge — Navy Armada      EIGHT HOURS OF BOMBARDMENT SMOTHERED ENEMY -DEFENSES;. CARRIERS, BATTLESHIPS HELP“

Temperatures   Enemy Defenses Smothered By &-Hour Bombing   Greatest Sea Armada Boldly Challenges Nips to Come Out and Accept Battle; Not a Single Jap Plane or Ship Sighted

Fighter Planes Still Pounding Jap Capita’   1,650 Aircraft Hurled Against Foe; Nippon Navy Refuses Yank Taunt:

Naval Raiders Strike   Halsey’s Fleet Follows Up B-29 Raid on Japan

1,200 Planes Dealing Death Blows To Capital   Greatest. Naval Armada - Afloat Still Pounding Jap Coast Lines Today .

AMOS L,0UU FATTICTICal Wadlplanes were over the Japanese homeland today.  Tach Graera 22

FLEET OTANDS OFF GDAST 1D SMOTHER FOE   More Than 1,200 Planes Roar Battle Challenge to Surprised Jap.

NAVY S TOKYO AREA IN B-HOUR ATTACK   Huge Assault Force ‘Bombards Coast; Japs Offer No Resistance

Third Fleet Units Stand 200 Miles Off Coast as Halsey Sends Aircraft at Nips; 550 Superforts Set Five Honshu Targets Afire

BIGGEST NAVAL ARMADA TAKING PART IN ATTACK   Task Force 38° Challenges Japs To Send Out Fleet And Planes   NIPS ARE SURPRISED   Carrier Fliers Leave Trail Of Death And Ruin Across Island

Greatest Navy Stands Offshore To Back Attack   Air Attack On Japan Continues After Fight Hours Of Bombardment

GREATEST NAVY ARMADA AFLOAT BACKS ATTACK   Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers and Lesser Craft Off Tokyo  Bay

Army, Navy Planes, Backed by Gi gantic Sea Armada, s pread Destruction Over   Ja panese Homeland 

Over 1200 Planes on Assaults With Bia Armada to Back Them   EIGHT HOURS OF SUSTAINED BOMBARDMENT BLANKETS NIP DEFENSES; McCAIN’S YANKEE FLFFT PROBABLY 200 MI. FROM TOKYO BAY

Opposition Feeble; Come Out and Fight, Yanks Taunt Nips   Bold Attack Still Continues Eight Hours After Initial Blow

Fleet Stands 200 Miles Off Tokyo Harbor  Not One Airplane Is Sent Aloft by Enemy Forces

‘Ships Stand About 200 Miles Of Tokyo Bay; Bight Hours Of Sustairied Bombardment Of Jan Capital   NO OPPOSITION BY SURPRISED ENEMY

Backed By PRO Wrearirey Naval Armada Afloat  1,800 U. S. PLANES OVER JAP HOMELAND  Startled Japs Offer Practically No  Opposition

980 B-29'5 TAKE PART IN NEW ASSAULT   Returning Crewmen Say Destruction of Industrial Centers Appears Certain—3.850-Ton Bomb Load Dropped.

Four More Jap Cities Left Afire   580 Superforts Rain Fire on Previously  > Warned Industrial Centers: Losa 1° B-99

DESTRUCTION RAINED ON WAR CENTERS OF SOUTHERN JAPAN  ALTHOUGH FOREWARNED ENEMY UNABLE TO OFFER

Jap Opposition   Mustangs Hunt Hard To Find Targets: 60 Cities Have Been Hit

Super-forts Fire 4 More Jap Cities   580 Raiders Spread Destruction Upon Industrial Centers

580 SUPERFORTS DROP 3850 TONS; ONLY ONE LOST   160 SQUARE MILES OF JAP WAR INDUSTRIES BURNED SINCE MAR. 3

Forewarned Cities of Nippon on Fire: Destruction Likel;   Industrial Toyama Is Wiped Out; Mustangs Over Tokyo Area

580 B-29's Drop Incendiaries And Explosives   One Bomber Fails to Return; Nips Were Forewarned of Raid

00 Supers In Attack Upon Homeland  3,850 Tons Of   3,850 Tons Of Incendiaries Are Dropped

ENEMY UNABL TO THROW UP RESISTANCE   3,850 Tons Of Incendiaries Dropped On War Centers   Of 580 B-29’s On Mission: Mine-Sowing Operations Are Continued

CITIES LEFT BLAZING RUIN   580 Superforts Carry Destruction To Forewarned Targets

Industrial Centers Reported Levelled   Superforts Drop 3,850 Tons Of Incendiaries On Targets; Nip Opposition Is Light;  Only One Plane Fails To Return

4 Cities Left In  Mass: of Flames   580 Superfortresses Drop 3,850 Tons of Bombs © on Japanese   ONE FAILS TO RETURN   Pilots Report Light Opposition in Destructive Attack

Enemy Defenses Pick Up Over One Area   Jet Fighter Plane Sighted; Capital Is Assaulted

DESTRUCTION RAINED ON WAR CENTERS OF SOUTHERN JAPAN   ALTHOUGH FOREWARNED ENEMY UNABLE TO OFFER: EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION 

4 More Jap Cities Are Set Ablaze   Force of 580 Superforts Sweep Over Cities Leaving Flames Visible for 150 Miles.

580 Superfor ts Reduce Tar gets  To Rubble Mass   Their Destruction Appears Certain, Returning Crewmen of Mighty Aireraft Report   Whole Areas Left  Fire Saturated   Jap Opposition Light; One Enemy Jet Plane Sighted; First Believed Flare “Or Ball Of Fire

Four Jap Cities Mass of Flames After B-29 Visit   Their Destruction Appears Certain, ’ Say Returned: Fliers

4 Cities Left In  Mass of Flames   rfortresses Drop 5630 1 ons of Bombs  on Japanese   ONE FAILS TO RETURN   Pilots Report Light Opposi tion in Destructive oe Attac

4 More Jay Cities Fired By Superforts   Cities Are Left -Mass. of

FOUR MORE JAP. CITIES LEFT - AFLAME BY 750 SUPER FORTS WHICH DROPPED 3850 TONS

Their Destruction Appears Certain, Crews Of Returning Planes Report at Guam

SIX FOREWARNED CITIES BLASTED BY U. S$, AIRMEN   Over 600 Superforts And Mustangs Rain Fire And Explosives On Japanese Centers; Japs Just Sit There And Take It.

Four More Enemy Cities In Flames After B-29 Visit   Forewarned, Japs Unable Tc Offer Much Resistance; Hit Tokyo in Daylight

Four More Japa.::se Town Left In Mass Of Flames By Superfortress Attack

Four More Jap Cities Left Afire   580 Superforts Attack Industrial Points; More Jap Opposition Reported

Four More Nit Cities Hit By Superforts   Mass of Flames Left By 580 Bombers Hitting Homeland

4 More Jap Cities Fired By Superlorts   Cities Are Left Mass of Flames.

Four Jap Cities Left in Flames By 580 B-29’s   3850 Tons Hit Industrial Points: Only One Plane Lost

Superforts Blast Five Nip Cities   Liquefaction Plant Destroyed By Fire Bombs

RETURN OF TEN MILLION CIVILIANS 10 HOMES EUROPE’S TOPMOST PROBLEM

PRAISE GIVEN 10 FORGOTTEN FRONT   Chief Of Staff Of U.S. Army Visits The Italian Front

eoria County Council, American Legion, to Meet in Peoria Post Home .

BOMBERS BLAST NAZI SUPPLIES   HIT AT GERMAN CENTERS IN THE RHINELAND

Pone Says There Is No True Peace   Four U.S. Prelates Nominated to Hieh Rank of Cardinal

Pope Finds True Peace Yet Lacking   Three Points Given For Lasting Peace: Cardinals Named

POPE SAYS NO TRUE PEACE-ONLY POST WAR   Appoints 32 Prelates In Nineteen Countries—Four From United States

Says There Is  No True Peace   Declares Christmas, One of Hope, Prayer

Urges Reciprocal Trust In Christmas Message Following Appointment Of American Cardinals

Appointmentiaf Four U.S. Cardinals Ends Centuries-Old Italian Majority

NO TRUE PEACE, POPE STATES IN NOTE TO WORLD   This Christmas Only One of Expectation, Hope and Prayer

Pope’s Christmas Message Cites Points for Peace; _ FourU.S. Cardinals Named

NO TRUE PEACE’ DECLARES POPE; LISTS 3 POINTS   Urges Mutual Trust, End of Public Censorship and Total State Tyranny   APPOINTS 32. CARDINALS  Archbishop, Glennon of St Louis Among 4 Named in United States

POPE NAMES 4 AMERICANS AS CARDINALS   Sacred College Is Given a  World Aspect

Pope Gives Three-Point Peace Plan at Yuletide   Collaboration, Good Will and Reciprocal Trust Demanded by Present Hour, He Says

Pope Pius Lists Three Needs For ‘ A Lasting Peace   Present Hour Demands Good Will and Reciprocal Trust, He Says      TYRANNY MUST END HE TELLS CARDINALS   Italians Lose Majority in College for Ist Time in 4 Centuries

THERE S NO TRUE PEACE. ONLY ‘POSTWAR’ STATES POPE IN ANNUAL MESSAGE

FOUR CARDINALS NAMED FOR U, S,   Pope, In Yule Message, Decries Lack Of True Peace ~

Pope Pius Gives Program For Cooperation Pope Warns There Is No True World Peace

V.F.W. Post Asks “All. Ministers To Hold Special Services Nov. 11]

PRISONERS ARE RELEASED   Order Is Made by Generalissimo Franco in Cabinet Meeting

WPB Controls To Be Eased  Release Within Four Months Seen By Krug

Third of Industry Controls to Be Released Shortly  Next Four Months To See Cut, WPB Chief Reports

Dems Worried By GOP Success On Price Control Act   ‘‘Hoover’’ Amendment Puts Food Control In Dept. of Agr.

DEMOCRATS ARE URGED T0 DOWN HOOVER PLAN’   Food Pricing _ Authority Taken From OPA In GOP Amendment To Act   BILL TENTATIVELY PASSED   Action On Price Control Measure Depends On Democratic Turnout

HOUSE FIGHT ON OVER FOOD JURISDICTION   ‘Hoover’  _Amgndment Is Passed, 145-142

‘DEMS’ URGED TO DEFEAT HOUSE COP AMENDMENT   “Hoover Plan” Would Strip OPA of Food Pricing Authority

Von Papen Mav Face  War Court   Commission May Indiet Arch Nazi Leader As A War Criminal

oaron Franz Yon Papen Added To Nazi War Criminals  TRIAL OF CRIMINALS WILL BEGIN SOON  Foreign Secretary Eden Expressed His Desire Of Swift Justice

Kansas City Desperate for More Houses   City Will Build Homes if Private Industry Does Not

THE WEATHER   State Schooi Setup Viewed As Antiquated   Governor Informs S.E, A. Financial Svstem ‘Wornout’

Meadows Says Money Is Not Panaces For 'Wornout, Inefficient’ Schools

Japs Hopefully See Troubles for President  Nip ‘Peace’ Envoy Says Truman Can't Keep Control

SEE-SAW BATTLES ON ODER RIVER   Secrecy Blankets East Front Fighting, But Germans Say Battles Rising in Fury.

War Crime Trial Mechanics Are Given Test   First Open Session Slated Today When Motion Heard

BOMBS RAINED ON JAP CITIES BY 550 B-298   RAIDERS ON _ 3,960 MILE ROUND TRIP HIT 5 TOWNS

500 SUPERFORTS RAIN BOMBS ON 5 JAPANESE CITIES   Four Hit With Incendiaries and Fifth With Explosives—3,500 Tons Dropped,   ALL ON MAIN HOME ISLAND OF HONSHU    Targets Include Power Plants, Railways, Aircraft, Chemical and Steel Plants.

Dempsey Was Going to Fire Tingley from Board Of Children's Hospital   Governor Says Tingley Would Have Been Removed if He Hadn't Ouit

Cambridge Man Starts Fund To Welcome 37th Division   Former Judge Assails Ferqusen For Refusal to Approve Expenses

American Airman Made to Walk Naked  Through Hankow & ThenBurned Alive   Burned Bodies of Two Fellow B-29 Crewmen Also Found; Prisoners Tortured.

Further Jap Atrocities Are Revealed; 3 Airmen Burned After Tortuous Walk

JAP TORTURES OF 3 YANK 8-29 PREWMEN TOLD BY OFFICERS   Gather Evidence From Chinese Anc Recover Bodies Of Americans

Doughvovs Forced to Walk Naked to  Deaths ia Flames   Names of Victims of Jap Atrocities to be Kept Frem Their Relatives

Japs Tortured, Burned Alive Captured Airman, Army Intelligence Discovers

Japs Forced Naked Yanks To Walk Through Streets Of Hankow, China

American Fliers Tortured, Burned To Death by Japanese Schoolmaster

Japs Inflict Hideous Tortures On Three Yank B-29 Crewmen   Forced to Walk, Almost Naked, Through Frigid Streets of Hankow and Drenched With Icy Water: One, With Eye Gouged Qut, Burned Alive

Jap Atrocities on American Airmen Revealed in Account of “Death Walk

Jap Tortured Three Crewmen Of Big Bomber   AMERICAN FLIER) NUAR NAKED FORCED TO STAGE PARADE

Yank Airman Forced To Walk Nearly Naked Thru Hankow, Then Burned Alive

Yankee Flier Showered with Gas Ane. Burned Alive After Marching Naked Through Streets of Hankow

BERAANAERECAER. 6 Ow  Worst Jap Atrocities Of All Took Place AtHhankow

TERRIBLE TREATMENT OF AMERICAN AIRMEN IN JAPAN RELATED  ONE FLIER MARCHED THROUGH WINTRY STREE!

Three B-29 Flyers Tortured, Burned Alive By Japanese   Forced To Walk Bare In Wintry Streets

Three B-29 Crewmen Tortured ana Burned to Death by Japs in Chino

B-29 Fliers Subjected to Humilities And Then Walked to Flaming Death

Three Airmen Put To Such Tortures That Names Can't Be Reveal ed For Sake of Kin

New Jap Torture Story Revealed  Three B-29 Crewmen Suffer Fearful Death

Yank Flier Forced To Walk Naked Through Hankow, Then Burned Alive   Two Fellow B-29 Crewmen Also Cremated; Fire-Blackened Bodies Of All Three Victims Of Jap Atrocities Recovered

Yank Airmen Forced To Walk Naked Through Hankow, Then Burned Alive!

New Stories Of Torture Made Public By Officers   B-29 Crewmen Faced Publie Punishments

Three B-29. Fliers Suffered Flaming Gasoline Deaths   ‘One Flicr, Naked, Forecd by Japs to Walk in  Tey Streets, Then  a Was Set Afire

MacArthur Bans Second Tekio Paper   Slaps 24-Hour Suspension on 'Nispon Times’

Another Jap Newspaper Suspended   MacArthur Penalizes Nip. pon Times For Violating His Press Directives

  Second Jap Newspaper Suspended   Nippon Times Is Victim 0! Action by Gene*\:l MacArthur Today

Second Tokyo Newspaper Is Suspended For Failure To Heed Censorship Regulations Laid Down by MacArthur   Decree Is Promised

Another Tokyo Paper Suspended By MacArthur”   Nippon Times Charged With Violation of ~  Press Directives

NIPPON TIMES VIOLATES LAWS OF CENSORSHIF   Fails to Submit Cer. tain Copy for Ameriean Approval

Nippon Times Is Closed For  Violations   Jap Government Moves To Give Lega Effect To All MacArthur Orders.

MacArthur Suspends Second Tokyo Paper   Publication Termed Atomic Bomb Use Violation of Interational Law.

NIPPON TIMES IS SUSPENDED BY MACARTHUR   Violated Press Directives Report—Asahi Also Suspended

Oil-Rich Borneo Raids Stepped Up Au ussies \ Wound Up  yotat. Minarntian

Raids Staged  Upon Borneo   13th Airforce Gets In Harder Wallops

DEMS PROVOKE ROW IN. HOUSE   'Districting Bill Changed In Committee to Affect 5 Cities

Rider That Would Include All of State’s Big Cities in Redistricting, Added

LABOR ISSUE WILL. GO TO CONFERENCE   House Refuses to. Accept Senate's Manpower Contro! Bill.

House Rejects Senate’s Mild Manpower Bill   211 two 17T Vow Senile Measure to Conk

GONFEREED Gtl MANPOWER BIL   House Refuses to Accept the Senate’s Mild Control Bill; House Balloting Discloses Strange Alignment

Correspondents Angered at AP Violation  Of Honor Pledge; ‘Double Cross’ Charged

Violation of Confidenc Condemned As  Worst Double Cross  In Journalism.

Reds Roll Within Four Miles of Baltic Coast   Marines Drive 700-Yard Wedge Into Jans Still Holding Iwo

Berlin Reports Sensational Russian Gains  Russians Have Not Confirmed This New Advance

Red Army Traps Thousands of German Troops   Russians within Four Miles of Berlin-Stettin Superhighway

Soviet Army Rolls Within Four Miles © Of Baltic   . Super-Highway Cut, Thousands of Foe Being Bottled Up   In North Pomerania

Scores of Thousands of Nazis Trapped .c as Russians - Drive Within Four Miles of the Baltic Coast. Berlin Save

Military Road Reported Cut By Red Forces   Scores of Thousands of Nazis Trapped as Russian: Drive Within Four Miles of the Baltic Coast, Berlin Sav<

Thousands Nazis Caugh In Red Trap   Germans Report Russians Within Four Miles Baltic

GERMANS SAY REDS NEARING BALTIC COAST   Report Thousands of Troops Trapped in Pomerania As They Slash Highway

Berlin Admits Red Trap Closed Upon Polish Corridor   Berlin-Stettin- . Danzig Lifeline Superhighway Cut With Drive Trapping Nazis On Baltic

SOVIET ARMIES WITHIN 4 MILES OF BALTIC GOAL   Moscow Affirmation : Lacking But Nazis Admit Advance   KOESLIN REPORTED UNDER REDS STORM

HUGE GERMAN FORCE IN TRAP ALONG BALTIC   Nazis Say Reds Fou Miles From Coast In Pomerania

RUSSIANS TRAP NAZI THOUSANDS IN BALTIC DRIVE   Push to Within Four Miles of Coast, Cutting Bertin-Stettin-Danzig ‘Military Highway.   TIGHTEN RING AROUND ENEMY IN E. PRUSSIA   Capture Six Localities in Advance on 16-Mile Front Southwest of Capital of Koenigsberg.

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Battered and Burned U. S. Carrier, Which Lost 832 Men, Makes Long. Trip Home

WALLACE *  REPLIES T0 HIS CRITICS   Tells Solons Real. Issue Is His Experience

Open Mortar, Artillery Fire In China Fight   First Heavy Fighting Of Undeclared Civil War; Marines In No New Incidents

\Clashes Spreading Along Rail Routes   Chinese Communists’ Best Divisions Block Path of Nationalist Troops Into Industrially-Rich Regions

First Action Of Heavy Artillery   American Marines Almost Encircled

Biv Guns Boom Alone Coastal End Of China's Wall   U. S. Marines, Nearly Surrounded Keep Their Hands Off

Communist Force Blocks Nationals Manchuria Drive  Artillery Thunders ' In Heavy Fighting

GUNS THUNDER ALONG: GREAT CHINESE WALL   COMMUNISTS BLOCK ENTRY OF TROOPS INTO MANCHURIA

Heavy Weapons Employed   No American Troops Involved, Says General

Temperatures   China’s Undeclared _ Civil War Rages Around Chinwangtao

[Artillery And Mortars Blaze In North China   Chinese Gomimunist: Blocking Path of Nationalist Troops Into Indusiria} Manchuria

Stiff Fighting Breaks Out In Chinese War   “Propaganda School” Uncovered In Tokyo

Communist Divisions — Block Path of Central Government Troops Into Manchuri«

Red ‘Troops Block Nationalists Into Manchuria   Action Bezins Near Shanhaikwan, Coastal Anchor of Great Wall, Where Communist Forces Are Solidly Entrenched

Chinese Reds Open Defense Of Manchuria: Firing Yeard   Crack Troops Block Path Of Nationalists

BATTLE FLARES ALONG BORDER OF MANCHURIA   First Heavy Fighting Of Civil War Reported

Chinese Reds Best Troops  Put on Front   American Marines Are Encircled by Chinese Civil Strife

Guns Boom At End of China Wall   Marines Of U. S, Have Not Been Involved In Any New Incidents

Heavy Guns Thrown Into China Battle   Communists Block Path of Chiang’s Government Troops

Big Guns in Action Now  In China War   Artillery Opens Up for Ist Time as Communists Solidly Entrenched in Nationalist Sought Area

Reds Block Path Of Nationalists Into Manchuria   Marines Involved In No New Incidents; U. S. Troops Out By Spring

FIGHTING RAGES AS REDS BLOCK CHIANG’S UNITS   Heavy Weapons into Action Along Coastal End Of Great Wall

Undeclared Civil War Opens Up In North China   Big Guns Thunder Along Soastal End of Great Wall

HEAR AOAR OF ARTILLERY AT GIN WANG TAU   Weunded Coming Back from Front in First Big Chinese Battle.

ARTILLERY ROARS AT COASTAL END OF GREAT WALI   Reds’ Crack Eighth Army in Path of Chiang’s Forces— Wounded Trickle in From Front.   BATTLE HEAVIEST TO DATE IN WAR   Intensified Actions Reported Far Inland—Communists Again Complain of U. S, Intervention.

Norwich PTA Host To Local PTA   Meeting Will Be Held tn Crosby Nov. 20

ARMY, NAVY HEADSIN BITTER BRAWL   Caused By Proposed Merger Of the Services

NAVY RESENTS CHARGES MADE BY DOOLITTLE   Forrestal Sends Note of Protest to Sec. Patterson

FEELING RUN HIGH AS NAVY FIGHTS UNION   Dispute Over Proposed . Consolidation Of Armed Forces Involves Cabine! Secretaries.

Cabinet Secretaries Become Involved Ove; Gen. Doolittle’s Statements.

ERATH COUNTY REA I$ ALLOTED MORE FUNDS   Association Proposes To Extend Service To Some 500 More Users

LABOR SEC'Y SEEKS TO END COAL WALKOUT   Lewis Prevented From Attending , Conference Set This Morning

HINT RULING HOUSEHOLD IS NOT IMMUNE   2,000 Japs Now Face Trial; Total May Be Doubled

Imperial Japs May Be Tried For Offense:   Legal Officer Hints Royal Household Not Immune From War Trials”

Special Courts May Try Japs  For War Crime:   Trials, Slated to Start Within Next 30 Days, Will Last for at  Least Next 2 Years

Jan War Trials Open Soon--May last for 2 Years   Household of Hirohito  Not Immitne From ' Charges Says Officer

Once Rich Ruhr Basin Described As Glowing Like Giant Torch Due To Allied Systematic Destruction

ENTIRE FRONT WEST OF RIVER BREAKS. OPEN   Nazis Ignore Order To Stand Or Die As Troops Push Nearer Cologne “

Cologne Less Than Eight 3 Miles Away; 11,000 Nazis Quit In 48 Hours; Bag Grows

RHINELAND TOWNS FALL   Thousands Of Jerries Quit As Front. Becomes Clogged. Confused Mass

Triumphal Parade Of American Arms To The Rhine  NOW WITHIN EIGHT MII ES? AR CAT AOCNY   STARRABUO VIE CASE ASUAS ES  More Than 6,500 Germans Have Surrendered In + Past 24 Hours

Amencan Armor And infantry At Erft River Line   Less Than Eight Miles from Cciogne; Entire Battle front Ablaze   11,000 PRISONERS TAKEN IN 48 HOURS   Germans Laying Down Arms in Defiance of High Command Orders

AMERICANS REACH CAPITAL OF ISLAND AS ENEMY FORCES CONTINUE CON ' . FUSED RETREAT

ATON EXPERTS PROTEST BILL.      Scientists Declare Measure Might Start World Bomb Race

Atom Scientists Protest Congress Rush On Control   Criticize Brief Uearing on Question of Delegating Powerful Authority

Atom Bomb Group In New Profests  Some Scientists Say Con  Some Scientists Say Congress Over-Doing Rush Job On Legislation

Atomic Energy Bill Opposed By Scientists  World Race For Bomb Predicted

Scientists Protest That Atomic Energy Bill May Start World Bomb Race: President Asks for Actio:

Scientists Say Congress Over-Doing Rush Job On Control Of AtomicEneray

GO IN TWO BUSES   Thirty-Six White Men Report to Leavenworth for Physicals —

38 TO TAKE PHYSICALS   Group Went From Lawrence to Ft. Leavenworth Yesterday

GO FOR PHYSICALS   Twenty-Four White Mer Report to Fort Leavenworth

EXAMS ON SUNDAY   37 Men to Leavenworth for Pre-Induction Physical Tests

27 GO FOR PHYSICALS   Kenneth Lloyd Lewis Was Leader of Group Reperting Today   :

16 TO LEAVENWORTH   Go By Bus.This Morning to Take  Pre-Induction Tests

[REPORT FOR PHYSICALS   Twelve Men Went to Fort Leavenworth This Morning

32 GO FOR EXAMS   Taking Pre-Induction ‘Tests at Leavenworth Today

‘WENT FOR INDUCTION   Three Men Left Lawrence This Morning for Leavenworth

ELEVEN MEN REPORT   Group Went to Fort Leavenworth Yesterday for Physicals

14 GO FOR PHYSICALS   Group of White Men Report for Pre-Induction Examinations

LARGE GROUP LEFI   Twenty-Two Men Went to Leavenworth for Examinations Today

OPEN TRIAL Of 2 NAZI SPIES   Lose Appeal to Quash Conspiracy Charge, Deny Separate Trials

JAPS IN FLIGHT, ABANDON PORT   50-Mile Stretch of Rail Line Also Captured

Japs Abandon Nanning, Flee  ‘hinese Arm v   50-Mile Stretch Of Continental Railroad Into Indo-China Also Given Up

Forces Reported Fleeing Province; Rail Is Abandonet   Japs Also Quit Inland Treaty Port of Nanning; Airfield Captured

FOLLOWERS OF PERON DEMONSTRATE   Demand Release Of Argentine Streng Man’

Transportation And: Business Closed in. Buenos Aires Secicr   POLICE GIVE FREE.  HAND TO STRIKERS  Demand Release of *Former Argentina Dictator .

Argentine Strikers Seek Peron Release   Police Are Making No Effort to Halt  Riotous Demonstration

Buenos Aires Police Allow Rioters To Cut Telsphone  Lines, Signals

Second Major Argentine Party Demands Government Surrender   Striking Laber Followers of Peron in Rietous Demonstration

Peron Followers Cut Transit Lines Near Buenos Aires   Rioters Seek to Force His Release Under Threat Of General Strike   LITTLE OPPOSITION OFFERED BY POLICE   Mint of Avalos As Vice President Further Confuses Political Scene

Little Nations Hold Out for Charter Chanec   Want Right to Drop Qut or Amendment Made Easy: Preamble Of Charter Is Drawn

Little Nations Want Easy Charter Changes  Failing That, They Seek Right to Quit the League

Little Nations ‘Want Charter Changing Easy   Or Will Compromise For Right To Leave New World Leacue

Little Nations Keep Demanding Easy Amendment   Power Is Sought As ‘Protection’ Under  New World Charter

B-WNS STAGE FOURTH FIRE RAID IN WEEK   Giant U. S. Bombers Again Return to Bases Without Loss

Compulsory Manpower System Hit ByO’Mahone   Senator Contends It Would Endanger And Not Stimulate  War Production

Labor Leader Blasts The Manpower Control Bill As Slavery,’ Others Protest

UNION CHIEF, SENATOR HIT LABOR DRAFT   O'Mahoney Says the Plan Would Endanger Production

O'Mahoney Says Manpower Bill Would Hurt War  Thinks It Would Take  Months to Increase

Gripsholm Arrives With Kepatriates   509 Soldiers And Seamer Among Those Aboard

[EXCHANGE LINER GRIPSHOLM BRINGS 11209 REPATRIATES BACK TO STATES

Japs Open Counter Attack   Americans on Okindwa at Standstill; Are Stopped Near Naha

Okinawa Japs Halt Invaders By Hard Blows   Yanks Stalemated In West And Center: Resistance Stiffens All Along Front

BLOODY BATTLE BEGINS ON JAP HELD OKINAWA   Jap Defense Is Opened Near Naha; 16th Army Grains

YANK ADVANGE HALTo EXCEPT ON EAST SIDE   Resistance Stiffens Along Appreaches to Hills Before Naha.

‘ATTACK, HALT YANK ADVANCE   blow Yet and Americans ' Expect Bloody Fighting Above Island’s Capital.

OKINAWA YANKS HALTED BY JAP COUNTERBLOW   Meet Stubborn Hill Defenses

Counterattack By Japs Halts  Okinawa Drive   Americans Run Against Stiff Opposition In Naha Hills   CITY IS SET AFIRE   Gen. Buckner’s Forces ‘Advancing On East Coast Port

Okinawa Japs Strike Heavy Counterblow  Yank Advance Slowed To Snail’s Pace

Bloody Fighting Foreseen   Japs Launch Strong Attack To Stop Yanks

Bloody Fighting  On Okinawa Lies Ahead For Yanks   American Troops At Virtual Standstill On West, Central Sectors

Enemy Defenders Of Okinawa Open Counter - Attack   Jap Blow Halts American  Drive On Naha. Deserted Capital

IS RAGING ON ISLAND   Advance Of Americans Virtually Halted By  Fierce Resistance

ON OKINAWA ENDS AS JAPS LAUNCH BIG COUNTERBLOW   Invasion Forces  Now At Standstill

ATTACK ON OKINAWA   Halt U. S. Troops On Central and West Sectors

HARD FIGHTING UNDER WAY ON OKINAWA ISLE   Army Forces Assault Japanese Defense Line Before Naha

Lawmakers Gather For Busy Session   Many Probiems To Be Presented Genera! Assembly

State Assembly Ready To Start Busy Schedule   Indiana Lawmakers’ Face Busiest and Most Significant Session, Many Observers Believe.

LN.S. WRITER SEES ATOMIZED CITY FROM AIR   Entire Area, Except Few Modern Plants, Affected by Blast

CITY FROM AIR   Entire Area, Except Few Modern Plants, Affected by Blast

OPENING DAY CEREMONIES ARE COLORFUL   Pennsylvania Legislature Starts With Twin Themes Of Winning War and Preparing for Peace  MARTIN TALKS TONIGHT

State Assembly Session Opens   Governor Martin to Address Joint Session This Evening

PROBE SHOWS U.S, EXPECTED JAPANESE WAR   Government View Shown In De-Coded Reports Of Jap Envoys In U. S.

Decoded Jap Message Tip On Attack   Information Sent Tokyo Nearly Month Before Pearl Harbor Deseribed At Washington Hearing

Smash Village  Near Batavia   Proves Heaviest RAF Raid Made In Java

Civilians Will Get More Butter   Quota Is increased for Next  Three Mcnths

MORE BUTTER, LESS CHEESE FOR CIVILIANS   No More Whiskey Is Sad News For Those Who Like Their Toddy

Hitler Dream of Soviet, Nazi World Partition Revealed at Nuernberg

HITLER HOPE TO RULE With STALIN TOLD   Figured Italy, Japan oo Weak; Planne Conquest in  933

U.S. Must Be Prepared   Hero of Bataan Backs Truman’s Compulsory  Military Training Plan

LAVAL LEAVES TO FACE TRIAL   Former Vichy Pre. mier Boards Plane in Spain

Laval Left Spain By Plane Today   LONDON — (UP) — Radio Pari» said today that Pierre Laval landed in Austria and surrendered there to American occupation authorities,

HEROIC, TRAGIC SAGA OF “LOST BATTALION” TOLD BY SURVIVOR  BITTER DEFEAT, STARVA  BITTER DEFEAT, STARVATION, MISTREATMENT AND DISEASE INVOLVED

‘Lost Battalion’s' Story of Bitter Defeat, Starvation, Mistreatment, Disease Told

Texas’ Lost Battalion Survivors Tell Story   Horrible Tales Of Defeat, Starvation, And Disease Related By Six Now In U. S.

HEROIC, TRAGIC SAGA OF “LOST BATTALION” TOLD BY SURVIVOR   BITTER DEFEAT, STARVATION, MISTREATMENT AND DISEASE INVOLVED

Farmhouse Blast Kills Three People   Condition of Fourth Serious From Explosion Burns

BLAST TAKES 3 LIVES IN STATE   A. O. Walker, Former Highwey Engineer, One of Butene Ges Victims

Senators Ask FR-Churchill War Letters   House Group May Look Into Ship Sales; Congress Studies Atoms

Congress Seeks More Information About Pearl Harbor, Atom Bomb; Congressional Salaries, Foreign Relief Also Being Debated

Congress in Hunary Search for War Facts   Legislators Asking for Letters Exchanged by FDR and Churchill

Congress Is Out to Get Some Facts   What Did Roosevelt, Churchill Write in 1941, Why Did Ships Cost So Much?   What Is A-Basis?   Atomic Energy Also Comes in for Probe by Coeneressm

Congress Inquires Regarding Correspondance Between U. S..  Churchill As To War Threats

CONGRESS DIGS IN WAR FILES   Calls for Churchill-Roosevelt  Papers; Excess Prices Paid for Ships Probed.

ELECTRICAL WORKERS REJECT G. M. OFFER   Turn Down 13%-Cents-an-Hour  Wage Boost for 30,000 Workers in Four Cities.

GM Offering Electrical. _ Union $1.08.   Workers To Vote; UAW Conferring  With Manacement

Patton Gains 11 Miles; First Army Drives South of Conquered Cologne

PATTON'S ARMY NOW ONLY DOZEN MILES FROM RHINE   Americans Drive South From Conquered Cologne on Citadel of Culture   IBIG BATTLE REPORTED NEAR PRUEM   Nazis Fight to Hold Open Escape Routes Across Rhine Near Bonn

WITH ALMOST ALL OF COLOGNE IN AMERICAD -HANDS HEADLONG ADVANCES ARE BEING. MADE ON TWO OTHER MAJOR CITIES ON RHINE— GERMANS SAY RUSSIANS LAUNCH TWO* . PRONGED OFFENSIVE .

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Airborne Unit ‘Makes Landing  On Luzon Isle      Parachutists, Joined by Gliders, Mass Near Aparti for Push Up Cagayan Valley—Lallo Town Captured With Guerrilla Assistance

Paratroopers Are Landed  in Aparri Area  Swing South to Join Final Battle of the Cagayan Valle

AIRBORNE UNIT COMES TO AID OF GUERRILLAS   Gliders Used For First Time In Southwest Pacific  In Aparri Operation   FIERCE FIGHTING IN TUGUEGARAO SECTOR

‘Surprise for the Japs: Parachute Troops, Gliders Carrying  Jeeps, Land on North End of Luzon

Revolt Breaks Out In Munich As Allies Near   Nazi Troops Mutiny, Seize Government In Bavarian Metropolis

WAR TODAY   Nazidom’s Complete Collapse Isnt Far Off, But Premuture Celebration of Vie. lovy Must be Avoided

REPORTS FROM WESTERN FRONT INDICATE DISASTER TO NAZIS, DESPITE SECURITY BLACKOUTS

Rhine Still Remains Tremendous impediment to Movement of Supplies

 Railroad Bridges Across River Are Destroyed— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/”   Speed Of Allied Advance Depends On Supplies

Giant EAL Plane Crashes Today With 22 Aboard   Fear All Lives Lost In Crash

Miami-To-N.Y. Ship Missing Over 10 Hours   Army Search Plane Finds Crashed Eastern Airlines Plane In  South Carolina.

Wreckage of Big Plane Is Found Near Florence   Army Pilot Reports Craft ‘Demolished;’ Cause Undetermined

GIANT PASSENGER AIRPLANE CRASHES   En Route From Miami T¢ New York With 22 Persons

BIG TRANSPORT IS WRECKED IN SOUTH CAROLINA   Wreckage Sighted — 19 Aboar¢ Plane Are Believed Killed

RAILROAD CRASH PROBED BY NAVY   Nearly 100 Sailors Injured In Chicago Yards

TROOP TRAIN HAS ACCIDENT   Pere Marquette Passenger Rams Rear; 100 Injured

{00 Injured As Trains Collide Near Chicaao   Troop Train Rammed By Passenger Train

OFFICIALS SEEK CAUSE OF WRECK   100 Naval Personnel Injured Near Chicago On Troop Train

100 INJURED AS TRAINS COLLIDE   Passenger Rams Rear 0 Troop Carrier In Chicago

Navy Men H In Rail Crash   Passenger Train Rams Rear of Troop Carrier in Chicago

Determine Cause of Accident   Passenger Train Rams Rear of Troop Car

75,000 Ward Workers Go Out on Strike   2000 Walk off Job In Albany Store And Warehouse

Blaze Got High Priority Ride as ‘Sor! Of a Favor’ to Roosevelt's Sicte:

Dog Priority Revealed as ‘Just a Favor   Air Force Colonel Blamed By Army for *Mistake’ About Blaze

CDi nn? Cat Ate Re , ‘Blaze’ Got Air Ride as ‘Sort of Favor’ to Elliott’s Sister Anna

“BLAZE” GOT HIGH PRIORITY THROUGH MRS, A. BOETTIGER  “JUST SORT OF FAVOR” TO COL. ROOSEVELT’ 5 SIS  rr flr

A SORT OF FAVOR   That’s How Dog’s Priority Rating Is Described ©  to Senate

Elliott’s Dog Got Priority As a ‘Favor’   Servicemen ‘Bumped’ From Plane to Make Room For ‘Blaze’

BLAZE PRIORITY GIVEN AS FAVOR   COLONEL RAY IRELAND ARRANGED AIR FLIGHT

Dog Priority Justa Favor, Senate Told   "Serious Mistake” and Not in Regulations, General Says

LIUCHOW FALL EXPECTED SOON   Chinese Within 3 Miles Of Former Big U.S. Bomber Base

Communique IMmdieates Capture of Important Air Base Is Inuminent. ‘Tokyo Claims Chinese Routed

FOES AVER COASTAL CHINESE ARE ROUTED   Reoccupation Of Big American Airport Is Imminent

Truman to Offer Military Plan   National: Guard and R.0.T.C. Believed Stressed by President ©

“AFTER V-E DAY DRAWN   No. Immediate . Rate Reductions Are Included

List Winners In. Art Hall Booths   Displays Judged In Two Sections

Plan Quick Shift Of Troops From Europe To Pacific After Germany Is Defeated   To Leave Bulk Of Equipment On Continent In Effort To Speed Defeat Of Japanese

U. 5. Plans To Shift Troops Over To Japan   Schedule Calls for Quick Movement of Forces to Pacific After Collapse of Germanv.

NEW PLAN FOR PACIFIC WAR   Shift of Troops From Europe to Speed End of War Against Japs

Quick Shift Of. U.S. Troops to  ‘Pacific Loom:   Will Be Sent Against Jap anese Once Germany Is Defeated to Speed Defeat of Nips

‘See Speedier Jap Defeat Men Fighting In Europe Will Be Sent To Pacific

Faster End of Japanese War Now Forecas!   Equip European. Forces - On Reaching Pacific Under Present Plan

Plan Quick Shift Of U.S, Troops To Paeific Area   Will Leave ‘Equipment ‘In Europe As Soon’ As War There Is Ended

Plan Immediate Shift of Troops   U- 5. Forces in Europe Will Leave Equipment, To Re-arm jn Pacifi-

Plan Quick Troop Shift   From Europe to Pacific When Germany Defeated, Leaving Much Equipment

Quick Shift of Troops Planned  Leave Equipment,   Leave Equipment, Outfit at Bases

Shifting. Of Europeon Forces To Pacifie Scheduled; Plan — Speedier Ending Of Conflict

MAP PLANS 10 SHIFT TROOPS TO PACIFIC   Expect Troops to Leave ‘Equipment in Europe for Quick Transit

After Germany,  On To Pacific   Speedier End Of Jap War Develops By Plan For Quick Troop Shift.

Troops to Make Quick EuropePacific Shift      'Prospects for Speedier tnd oof PMacitic War Seen LUnder New Ar: rangement.

New War Shift Plan   To Speed Moving of Troops to Pacific After V-E Day By Leaving Equipment Behind

Quick Shift Of Troops To Pacific After Defeat Of Nazis ls Mapped

War in Pacific Faces Prospects of Speedier End with Disclosure U. S. Forces to Be Shifted from Europe

Employment in lowa fo Remain High   End of European War to Have Little Effect in State

HASKELL SEES STEADY WORK   Expects Unemployment to Hit State Lightly

Continue Efforts To Rescue Men From Coal Mine   Battle Flames Blocking Way To Trapped Group

Volunteers Fight Flames To Reach Trapped Miners   Eight Men Saved, But 21 Still Entombed

RESCUE CREWS AT COAL MINE   Eight Men Taken Out Alive; One Dies Before Removal

Rescue Squads Fi ght Fatigue Tn Mine Seareh   Crews Making Desperate Effort to Reach Remain. der of Workers ‘Trap ped by Ky. Blast

Vorkers Battle Fire to Reach Byrnes Retu )?. Miners: Nine Are Rescued Moscow Par   Byrnes Returns With  Moscow Parley Report

FIRE HAMPERS RESCUE CREWS AT COAL MINE   Eight Men Taken Out Alive; One Dies Before Removal

RESCUE CREWS BATTLE FIRES IN COAL MINE   21 or 22 Men Still Trapped In Kentucky Pit; Eight Miners Are Alive

Another Fire Slows Rescue  Work at Mine   One of 9 Found Alive Dies More Assixtants Sought To Reach Entombed

Rescuers Work Frantically To Reach 2? Miner:   Rescue Of Eight Alive From Kentucky Mine. Spurs Efforts To Reach Re. mainder  4   OFFICIALS FEAR EFFORT TOO LATE

EIGHT MEN ~ TAKEN FROM COAL MINE   FRANTIC EFFORTS BEING MADE TO REACH 22 STILL TRAPPED DEEP IN.- °BIDE SHAFT

Tired Rescue eleams Battle Fires, Fumes  e wae Despartety rT.  aach Miners   Work Desperately To Reach Miners Still Entombed

 Fleet Is Roving On Unchallenged Offensive Sweeps  In Jap Waters

Nimitz Reveals That 12 Enemy Ships Were Sunk In Recent Carrier Raid   Admiral Breaks Four-Day Silence on Whereabouts of Fleet and Announces Result! of Last Wednesday's Attack on Yokosuka Naval Yard; B-29's Bomb Synthetic Oil Plants on Honshu

Ship Caught In Tokyo Bay Wednesday  . Third Fleet Splits For Fur ther Raids   yan mm.

Third Fleet ™ Still Roves in Nippon Waters  Lesser Units of Enemy Navy Sunk, Damaged bv U. 8S.

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American Battle Wagons Roam at Will Unchallenged in Enemy Waters for at Least 550 Miles.

MEASURE PEnILo ~PETRILLO CURE   Hiouse Raps Amendment to Make Radio Station Strikes. Unlawful. .

H.P. Tonsfeldt Dies At Pipestone  Had Been Seriously Ill For Nine Months

Navy Ordered Shins Placed Under Convoy   Protection Step in Pacific Taken 12 Days Before Japs Attacked

NAVY SAW PEARL HARBOR COMING   Ordered Ships Convoyed 12 Days Before Attack, Tes timony At Investigation Shows.

Question’ Of Whether U. S. Ship Sighted Jap: ttackers Brz.wht Up

REPUBLICANS AT HEARING CLAIM FLEET SIGHTED   Gearhart Asks Navy Witness De. termine Vf Boise Crew Saw Fleet At Sea

GOP Ask Record of Boise Movements   Gearhart Has information It Failed to Report Because of Orders.   RADIOS KEPT SILENT

Copy € Of Order I ssued By Stark Is Given To   Congressional Probers   Admiral Inglis Is Committee Witness; Jap Message Reveals F. D. R. Attitude

NAVY ESCORTS SHIPPING BEFORE JAPANESE RAID   Stark Orders Merchant Ships Leaving West Coast on Southern Route

Admiral Asked if Enemy Ships Seen   Pearl Harbor Probers Hear U.S. Vessels Convoyed 12  Thavwe Befare Surnrice Acsarl

Say Cruiser Silent on It Due to Edict   Navy Ordered Convoys In Pacific as Early As Nov. 25, 1941.

G.O.P. Quizzers. Ask If Boise Sighted Jap Fleet FAILED TO WARN Claim Americans Knew Of Coming Assault By Nips

Ship Not Near Jap Task Force   Boise Could Not Have Seen Its Approach Says Naval Report.

REPUBLICANS RAISE  QUESTION WHETHER  BOISE SIGHTED UNIT INTIMATED U. S. CRUISER  SAW SNEAK JAP ATTACK ERC RINT FAITEN REPART

King Asks Youth Be War Trained   Also Says Big Navy Needed Despite Bomb

REPUBLICANS IN PROBE DEMAND FULL ANSWERS   Pearl Harbor Witnesses Askex if U. S. Cruiser Saw Jap Forces at Sea

Jan Fleet Said Sighted Before Pear! Harbor   Republican Asks Investigation of Boise Story

GOP Asks If U. S. Cruiser Sighted Jap Force Before Attack Dec. 7

PLEADS INNOCENCE   Convoys Before Nip Stab, Record   Admiral Testifies at Hawaii Investigation

Congressional Probe Brings Ou Statement Boise May Have Seen Japanese Fleet; Convoys Ordered 12 Days Before Sneak Attack

Could = Not Possibly Have Seen Enemy Bearing .Down On Pearl Harbor. Phe Dewey

Admiral Quizzed on Report That U.S. Cruiser Boise Discovered Foe, But Forced to Keep Radio Silence; Navy Ordered Shipping Convoyed 12 Days Before War

Boise Could Not Have Seen Jap Approach   Commitee Wants To Know How Dewey Got Information

Order Offered By Adm. Inglis At Pearl Probe   ‘Kimmel Said Recipient; USS Pensacola On Duty; No Nazi Subs Sighted

Republicans Probe Possibility Boise Sighted Jap Ships Which Later Devastated Pearl Harbor

Cruiser Sighted Jap Raid Fleet?   Question Raised Whether “Radio Silence’ Barred Saal   PEARL HARBOR RECORD   Little Doubt Official Washington Knew War  Was Near

Admiral Inglis:‘Testifie Copy Of Order Went “to Admiral Kimmel  In Wawiaii

Harbor Probe  ‘Learns Boise ~ Far From Nip:          ser At Least From Foree

Navy Ordered Convoys For Merchant Ships 12 Days Before Pearl Harbor

Hearing Reveals MacArthur Ordered Not to Fire on Nips Till They Shot

U. S. Navy Started Convoys 12 Days Before Japs Hit, — Probe Committee Is Told

Rep. Gearhart Indicates ‘Radio Silence’ Orders Prevented Tip-Off.

Congressmen Clash As Pearl Harbor  Inquiry Continues   Information Sought On “Radio Silence’? Order

U.S. Cruiser Was Never Close Enough to See Task Force Off Hawaii

Boise Never Close To Jap Attack Fleet   Testimony Shows Ship Could Not Have Seen Approach On Pearl Harbor

EIGHT SHIPS WEST BOUND HAVE ESCORT   Admiral T. B. Inglis Puts In Record at Hearing Copy of Directive Issued Nov. 25, 1941  MESSAGE INTERCEPTED

PEARL HARBOR RUMOR IS SPIKED   ‘U, 8. CRUISER TOO FAR FROM _ SCENE TO HAVE SIGHTED JAP APPROACH.

Copy of Order Put in Record   Message Month Before Pearl Harbor Says F. D. R. Believed Nips to Be on Move Soon

Question Why Cruiser Boise  Did Not Report   GOP Ivestigator Tells of Fight on Ship Over Radio Silence

‘Radio Silence’ Prevented Boise  From Reporting   Force That Attacked Pearl Harbor Sighted During First Week Of December

Pearl Harbor Committee  May Check Gov. Dewey   Want To Discover How He Learned This Country Had ‘Broken’ Jap Code

PEARL HARB PAOGE BREAKS INTO SHOUTING   Gearhart of California Opens New Angle to Japs’ Surprise Raid.

Cruiser May Have Sighted Japanese Attack Fleet, 1941   Republicans Ask Investigation to Compile Records

Japs Repor ‘ted Sighted Prior ToSneakAttack   Cruiser Boise ‘Saw Task Force But Maintained Sience, Probers Hear

Radio Silence Blocked Report Jan Sneak Fleet   Say Cruiser Boise Sighted Fleet, But Couldn't Report Because Of Orders

Jap Force Sighted by U.S. Ship?   Republicans Raise Question Pearl Harbor Attackers Discovered By Cruiser Boise\

ASKS DETAIL IN PROBE OF PEARL HARBOR   Rep. Gearhart Told Ship’s Captain Did Not Break Radio Silence—Convoys Ordered in Pacific 12 Davs Before War. :

U. S. Ships Had Convoy  Protection    Started Long Before Pearl Harbor Sneak

“RADIO SILENCE? BLOCKED WARNING TQ PEARL HARBOR   Rep. Geerhart Asks Inglis to Investigate; “ Fight” Danarod an Shin:

REVEAL CONVOY SYSTEM BEFORE PEARL HARBOR   U.S. Navy Ordered System 12 Days ‘Before Jap Attack

Pacific Convoys Started 12 Days Before Attack   Investigators Call _ For Complete Record Of Cruiser:Boise

Boise Was Not Close fo Jan's Fleet   Peart Harbor Probe Reveals Ship Did Not See the Raiders

Jap Message Described President Roosevelt as Fearful of Japs Month Before Sneak Attack; Ships Gonvoyed Early

Navy Convoyed In Pacific Prior To Pearl Harbor  Protected Vessels 12 Days Before Attack

Believe Jap Attack Force Was Sighted   U.S. S. Boise May Have Failed to Warn Pearl Harbor Due to Radio Silence Order

Escort Order Was Issued Nov. 25, °41 by Stark; Says People Had Part in Attack  Pensacola Used  Heavy Cruiser Took Eight Vessels West Bound

Convoys Were Begun Before Japs Struck   Admiral Stark Ordered Escorts For Shipping In South Pacific 12 Days In Advance

Pearl Harbor Grour Hears Cruiser Sighted Jap Fleet  Radio Silence Order Was Not Broken By American Cruiser

J ap. Task Forde "ee   Had’ Been Reported To Have Sighted Nips Before Sneak Attack on *  Pearl Harbor ~

Cruiser Boise  Story Denied ~ Show Warship Far From Pearl Attackers

Question Whether U. S. Cruiser Boise Spotted Enemy Force But Failed To Report It Because Of Orders For “Radio Silence”’ Raised’ At Washington Hearing —Naval Officer Agrees To Submit Record Of Ship’s Movements-—Vessels Convoyed Before Attack

U.S. S. Boise Was Never Closer Than 1400 Miles to Jap Task Force That Struck Pearl Harbor

Pacific Shipping Had Naval Guard Before Dec.   Pearl Inquiry Probe Reveals Jap Attack Expected By Navy

Order Was Sent Prior to Attack On Pearl Harbor   Cruiser Boise May Have Sighted Jap Fleet, Is Report

No General Agreement On Penalty For Reluctant Worker, Or Need For Service Law

Enrollment At © St. Joseph School Shows Increase  More Students Are Reported In Several ~* Departments

St. Toseph School  Shows Increase   More Students Are Reported In Several -Departments 

OT, JOSEPH SHOWS IMPRESSIVE GAIN   Twenty-five P Percent © In crease Noted On? Registration:

ROOSEVELT TO RETAIN WALKER IN CABINET   Postmaster General Nominated fo Another Term—lIckes’ Resignation Turned Down.

WALKER AND ICKES TO RETAIN POSTS   Talk OF Other Changes In Cabinet Reported To Have Subsided

CHINESE HEAD FOR KWEILIN   Capture Rail Stronghold In Drive Toward Big Airfield Base

Cubs Knock Newhouser  Ou! Of Box   Cavarretta Sparks Cub Attack; Hank Borowy Is. Winner

Cubs Massacre Detroit 9-0 In Opening Fracas   Chicago Jumps on Newhouser Early And Look So Far Superior Behind  . Borowy’s 6-Hitter That It Is A Shame

OHIOANS VOTE MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS   Record-Breaking Number of Bond and Tax issues Win Approval.

CHIDANS GIVE BOND ISSUES HEAVY VOTE   Millions In Improvements Approved By Voters   G0 - AHEAD GIVEN   On Over 200 Bond Propos: als: Tax Levies Also Doing Very Well

Proposes Japan Be Told Meaning Of ‘Surrender’   Senator Believes Foe Might Quit Now If Truman Would Explain

Would Probe Roosevelt Loan G. O. P. in Congress   G. O. P. in Congress Propose Inquiry

REPUBLICANS URGE PROBING OF LOAN   Congressmen Want Gen. Roosevelt's Transaction Investiaated

REPUBLICANS ASK PROBE OF LOAN TO ROOSEVELT’S SON   Rep. Knutson Would Look   Into Tax Reduction on Loss  Reported by Lender John Hartford.   $200,000 ADVANCED ELLIOTT; $4,000 PAID   Whole Transaction Reported Closed After Jesse Jones Negotiated a Settlement.

Halsey Bags  128 Ships,  O2 Aircraft 10 Cities in Ruins  As Fleet Stalks Jap Isles at Will

Berlin Blasted By Huge Fleet U. §. Warplane:   Fighter Planes Gun Capital During © Bombina Attack

1,200 Bombers and 700 Fighters Hit Stricken Capital   RAF Joins in Record Daylight Assault By Bombing Ruhr QOil Plants

Labor-Management Confab Hears Firm Rejects Schwellenbach Appeal   WOAMIWN AITED

Student's Slaying Story Not Entirely Accepted By Puzzled Detective:

Carrier Planes Strike at China’s Coast   Swarms of Aircraft Sweep Area for Three Days Ending Monday; Military Installations Are Damaged in Assault

KEATT-TRIAL= 1S UNDER WAY   State to Show Youth Died After Beating

State Holds Miller Died Of Beating   Opening Statements Heard in Klatt  Trial

Japanese Admit Outlook Is Dark  Foresee Gigantic Verml Offanciva

Japs Say Allied Assault Enfering "Decisive Stage”   lokyo Urges U. S. Ic Adopt a More Lenient Attitude

JAP STUDENTS ~ IN NEW ARMY   TOKYO SAYS TWENTY MILLION STUDENTS TO BE READY FOR DEFENSE OF HOMELAND

ne = leveued.  Flet. [Tokyo Force’ Obsel. les Navy Day By Staing on the Job

Third Fleet Actions Hid By Secrecy   Land-Based Bombers Attack Jap Bases In Kurile Islands

CARRIER FLEET REAPED TOLL Of 703 WARPLANES   Sixth Army Plunges Without Halt  In Luzon

Halsey Blasts 703 Nip Planes, 286 Ships; Kuriles, Formosa, Indo-China Hit Again

Soviet Offensive Rages 250 Miles Southeast of Berlin as Foe Reports New Blows in East Prussia

Red Offensive Rips Clear Across Poland   Soviets Are Only 13 Miles From Lower East Prussia’

Fast-Moving Russians Reach Silesian Frontie and Drive Into Ow  _ skirts of Krakow.        2,000 LOCALITIES. WRESTED FROM FO!   Soviet Push Menaces Lot and Lower East Prus —Shell Trapped Enem Divisions-;

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Gain 30 Miles In 24 Hours in Great Offensive   Red Forces Reach Silesian Frontier

Germans Evacuate Krakow; Red Troops Rip Enemy Defenses In Poland   ENTIRE PEST HALF OF BUDAPEST FREED

Berlin says bastion evacuated; Silesian entry not confirmed   Reds reach Lodz area; East Prussia line threatened: half Baédanest clear

Red Forees Drive On Lodz iti History’s Greatest Offensive  —Many Localities Taken <=

Russians Drive: Into Outskirts of — ‘ral COW, Approach Lodz. Area,  ee 4 De      Push Nearer Lower Gast Frussia

GAPS WIDENED IN SHATTERED POLAND LINES   EAST PRUSSIA AND SILESIA INVADED; NAZIS IN CHAOS

Huge Strides Made by Reds In Greatest Offensive    German Volkssturm - Thrown into Defense’ Of Eastern Reich _ 250 Miles from Berlin

Russians Push Into Areas of  Krakow, Lodz   Nearly 2,000 Localities Captured In 30-Mile Gain in 24 Hours; Nazi Defenses are Ripped

Germans in Disorderly Flight from Dutch Coast; Yanks Ring Ruhr Basir

Patton's Third Army Tanks Driv: More Than Half-Way Acros Reich; Osnabrueck Menaced By British Advance   ENSCHEDE CAPTURED BY TANK COLUM

NAZIS FLEE FROM DUTCH SEACOAST: RUHR SEALED OFF   Allied Columns Drive Flank To Flank On Main Roads Leading To Berlin; 3rd Army Battles Thru Kassel

American First And Ninth Trap 21 Nazi Divisions As British Move North

Liberation Of Holland  Is Imminent   Nazi Army Remnants Race From Coast To Escape Trap

Government Calls Meeting of Assembly after Both Sides Had Accepted Conference Bids

Peace Hopes ‘ln China Are. med CB i rw  Action of Governmed In Setling Date for __ Assembly Openiny ~~" Angers Reds .

New Peace Hope: Arise in Chinese War  Negotiators Accept Bid to Meet in New Conference.

THE GREAT GAME OF POLITICS   By FRANK R. KENT   Too Much To Expect

Overall Cut of 50 Pct. in Artillery  Shells Announced  Plants in 20 States Affected By Reduction

ARTILLERY SHELL. OUTPUT 1S HALVED   APPROXIMATELY 12,000 WORKERS IN 20 STATES WILL  BE RELEASED,

Doenitz Is Under Investigation — Admiral Reportedly   Admiral Reportedly Has Been Arrested

Doenitz Under Investigation As Hunt for Nazis Continues:  War Crimes Unit to Meet May 31

DOENITZ BEING INVESTIGATED   Big Manhunt for Nazi Leaders is Pressed Through Europe

DISH, JOVICL Papers Demand  Nabobs’ Deaths   Souther Bavaria, Austria Being Combed by Allies For Wissing Hitlerites

Doenitz Is Under Investigation  Admiral Reportedly Has Been Arrested

Roundup of Nazi Gangsters Given First Priority   ;ritish and Russian Pres: Clamor for Quick Trials for Many

Great Manhunt For High Nazis ‘Sull Under Way   British, Russian Press Wants Swift Trial For General Staff

WAR TRIALS MAY INCLUDE ~ MILITARISTS   Commission ' Will. Determine Treatment of - Nazi. General Staf¢

PO go Sea eee Sa Sc Ea AEE Wi SoM Es Ve nates EA Siete Late eT CRM P SHEAF SUSPENDS AP’S ¢ FILING FACILITIES ¢

Associated Press .° Loses Filing Right In Europe Theatre, SHAEF Acted Today

Cutbacks Have No Effect On Packel   Fairchild Official Predicts Army Work for Many ! : Months

FAIRCHILD PLANT IS NOT VERY HARD HIT   Cancellation Of War Comiracts Mas Had Lith Effect On Harertiewrn ledusiry

OIL PLANTS OPEN. AGAIN IN OKLAHOMA   Refinery Workers Return to Jobs After 7-Day Idleness in Wage Controversy.

OIL STRIKE ENDS IN TULSA AREA   Plant Workers in Other Scattered Sectors Go Back To Work, Too

Yanks Killed by India Mob: U.S. Hospital Periled   American Major, Three Enlisted Men Slain, 30 Others Beaten, Stoned At Calcutta; Wild Uprising Spreads

Rioting Indian Mob: Isolates U.S. Hospital, Cuts Water Lin   Rv RORERT GCLUIRMAN

BUILDING ROOM READY TO START   GOVERNMENT SET TO CARRY OUT A $100,000,030 HOUSING  PROGRAM.

A SCANT FOURTH INCH   Rainfall Was in Scattered Showers That Ended Last Night

Greatest Destructive Force Ever Unleashec By Man Is Dropped On Jap Army Base

Atomic Bomb May Speed End Of Hostilities   Greatest Force Ever Produced Loosed On Japs

2,000 B-29’s Could Not Hit City With One Of New Bomb’s Wallop   Speculation Stirs Anew Whether Japs May Be Crushed Without  Invasion Of Home Islands

New Explosive Is Released On Japs   Small Bomb Carries Such Destructive Power All Japan May Be Pulverized In Air Raids

Most Destructive Weapor Ever Devised by Man Starts Falling on Nips —

Secret Weapon Most Powerful Known to Man   Chains Basic Power Of Universe, Says Truman: New Bomb Manufactured in LU. S.

NEW ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON JAPS; POWER INCREDIBLE   Weapon Has Wallop More Violent Than 2,000 Superforts Could Hand Enemy in Single Raid.   PERFECTED AT COST OF $2,000,000,000   Explosive Carries Threat to , Nips of Utter Desolation and May Speed Up Allied Victory.

One Bomb Is Equal to Load Of 2000 B-29s   Japanese Now Must Surrender or Soon Be Utterly Destroyed

Most Destructive rorce in History Of War To Be Used Against Japan

Truman Announces. Anglo-U. S. Success At 2 Billions Cost   President Hints Even More Destructive Arms In Preparation for Surrender-Seorning Foe as First Great Rlow Falis

Terrible Force to Be Rained  on Jap Tarcets   Nips Facing Threat of Utter Destruction; Enemy Army Base of Horishima Blasted by Allies’ Great New Weavon.

Scientists Agree New Epoch in Both Warlare and Peace Probably at Hand   New Bomb May Shor ‘ten War One-Tenth Size of Blockbuster

Science Unlocks Secret of Atom In New Weapon to Destroy Japan   Facts on Terror Weapon Still Veiled in Secrecy

President Slated To Go Overseas   Connally Lets Out Secret At Dinner

Bus Workers Vote Strike   Northern Greyhound Lines Walkout Would Aflact Seven States

Nips Fear Blow At Home Island   Superforts Blast Big Cities in ‘Japan with High Explosive Bombs

‘okyo Claims 15,000 Spearhead An Amphibious Thrust   S SOFTENED BY SHIPS   o Allied Confirmation: Troops Known To Be  On Other Islands

ALLIED INVASION THRUST NOT  OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED— JAP PREMIER GIVES .. ADDRESS.

FEPC IS DEFEATED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE   Action Virtually Kills Legislation Requested By President Tru wan

TRUMAN'S FEPC PLEA IS FLATLY REJECTED.   House Group Refuses to Send to Floor BIR to Make Permanent Fair Job Committee,

Permanent FEPC Killed by House Rules Committee   By WILLIAM F. ARBROGAST

NO PLANS TO VISIT U. S.    Mac Arthur Headquarters Says He Is Not Coming Soon

CONTROLS 60 OFF BUILDING AND AIRPLANE TRAVEL TODAY   Labor. Strife Delays Return To Normal In Some Industries

Building, Air Travel Bans Off  Reconversion Leaders Satisfied With Gains, Wearn of Lahnr Strife

WPB Control Of Building Ends Today; Air Is Free   Business Expansion Hinges Of Material

WPB Bans on Construction Are Taken Off   Opens Way for the Building of 500,000 New Homes in 1946

, Reconversion News  Construction Controls Lifted; Air Travel Priorities Taken Off

CONTROLS ON CONSTRUCTION, AIR TRAVEL OFF   Ban Lifting Expected To Stimulate Business Provide More Jobs

U. 5. ENTERS . THIRD MONTE OF PEACE   Progress Good But Officials See Strikes As Threat

All Construction, Air Travel Controls Lifted   Ending of WPB Ban on Civilian Building is Expected to Stimulate Business Expansion; Forecasts of Future Trends in Reconversion

Construction Is Freed from All Federal Control   500,000 New Houses Next Year, Is Plan: Costs Are High

Controls Off Construction  Also Lift Controls Today on Airplane > Travel

All Controls Lifted On Civilian Construction, Airplane Travel Today

Controls on Construction Are Removed   Rstrictions on Airplane Travel  Also Are Lifted

Construction - Air Travel Controls Wiped Out Today   Upsurge Of Labor Strike Delaying Back To Normal Process In Country.

Controls Off Construction  As Third Peace Month Opens   Air Travel Restrictions Also Removed — Wages, Strikes And Prices Still Pose Numerous Problems

Priorities Taken Off Construction Airplane Travel  ‘Curbs Lifted In U. S. Reconversion Move

ALL CONTROLS OFF CONSTRUCTION AND AIRPLANE TRAVEL   LIFTING OF WPB CONSTRUCTION BAN EXPECTED STIMULATE BUSINESS

"New Job Source Is Opened By WPB Order: Man: “Other Issues At Stake in Nation's Fight To Get On ‘Peacetime Basis

Controls Are Off Construction And Airplane Trave      Business Expansion Is  Predicted

All Building Curbs Off: No  Air Priorities   Labor Strife Seen As Key To Reconversion; Satisfied With Progress.   NO SUGAR RELIEF

Enter Third Month Of Peace; Ban On Building, Plane Travel Litted

Strikes Reduced, Massachusetts Seizes Concern  Street Railway Taken Over  Ble mennndeantand Gane Waser Uae   Street Railway Taken Over in Unprecedented Siep, New York Longshoremen Return to Jobs

ALL CONTROLS TAKEN FROM CONSTRUCTION   Regulations Governing Airplane Travel Now Gone Also as the Nation Enters Its Third Month of Peace.

BUILDING CURBS ALSO ABANDONED AS UNNECESSARY   OFFICIALS REPORT RECONVERSION S ‘SATISFACTORY’

 All Controls On Construction Are  Swept Away Today   141 Ruling Is ‘Ended; Plane Travel Freed Of Controls..

TWO CONTROLS LIFTED BY WPE   Construction and Airplane Travel Controls Are Eliminated.   PROGRESS SATISFACTORY

Lift All Controls On Construction ‘And Air Travel   Nation Enters Third Peacetime Month; Labor Strife Slows Reconversion Steps

Controls Lifted On Constuction,. Airplane Travel   U. S. Warns Labor Strife to Delay  Return ta Narmnaley

U.S. Controls on Construction and Airplane Travel Are Removed Today

U.S. SETS NEW EXPENSE RECORD   $46 BILLION COLLECTED, LESS THAN HALF USED

Government Books To Close Saturday On Fiscal Year Of 2 World Records

National Expense  At Peak   Record Receipts and Expenses During  iiseal Year Ending Saturday

BRISTOL oGROUL BOARD ~—AGGEPTS RESIGNATIONS   Adam Smith Retires Following Long Period of Employment   NEW JANITOR ELECTED

ROUTINE AFFAIRS OCCUPY ATTENTION OF SCHOOL BOARD   One Teacher Resigns and Resignation of Janitor Is Accepted   GIHER AFFAIRS   Site Committee For New Building Reports Progress To The School Board

Distintegration Of German Lines Increases As  Allies Roll On   Patton's Armies Gain Ground Fast   Dispatches Indicate Thire Has Penetrated Beyond Spessart Hills

Front Is Very Fluid   Breakthrough By Allies Armies Is Exploited Today

GERMANS ADMIT TANKS CRASHING INTO GEMUENDEN   Four Eisenhower Armies Surging Through Wide Breakthroughs In Enemy Lines.

CET SET TO AID ON UNEMPLOYMENT   U. S. Employment Service Asks Local Firms to List — Help Wants +  C. OF C, INTO TAS

GET SET TO AID ON UNEMPLOYMENT   U. S. Employment Service Asks Local Firms to List  Help Wants

Kerr Is Among House Members To Visit Europe   To Check Up On Facilities Available To Siate Department.

HOUSE COMMITTEE PLANS TOUR ABROAD   Six Solons To Check Up for ‘Great Responsibility’

U.S, PLANES HIT FORMOSA ANEW, JAPAN REPORTS   Airfields and Communications Cited As Chief Targets of Bombing Forces

Yank Planes Blast Formosa Air Strips, ~~ Reports Jap Radio   Unannounced A: $$au lt Follows Attacks on: Japan Sunday:

‘Carrier Force  Raids Formosa 200 Planes Strike For More Than 4 Hours

FORMOSA HAR HIT BY B-298 AGAIN TODAY   Japs Report 200 Planes Attack Many Targets

Formosa Again Under Attack By Big “Forts”   Hit Vargets Worked Ove:  By B-29s Sunday; Japan    Admits Damage to . Airfields

Navy Planes Hit Formosa. Jans Claim   May be Part  Of Navy Force Rampaging Through Jap Sea Areas  _

SAY U.S, RAIDS FORMOSA AGAIN      Japs Claim Attack Lasts Over Four Hours

Domej Reports Carrier Planes Over Formosa   Announces Bombing of Airfields and Communications

Lewis’ Demand Is New Obstacle   Council Won’t Guarantee UMW Representative A Place Among Them.

Lewis Agreement On Council Membership Of AFL Might Bring Reunion By Friday

BETURN OF UN TOAFL SHEAR   One Obstacle Still Remains; Solution Expected Soon

T. GC, PHILLIPS IS GIVEN HIGH POST WITH PGH, STEEL      Allenport Native Assistant Gen eral Mgr. Of Company Sales

NAZI ATTACKS THROWN BACK   British, Canadian Troops Push  Ahead On 12-Mile Front

ALLIES NEAR WEST WALL _ TOWN OF GOCH   British and  Canadians Move On 12-Mile Front

Two Great Soviet Forces — Converge to Hit Berlin;  Canucks Drive Past Kleve

CANADIANS AND BRITISH HALT COUNTERSLOWS   Rush Forward Toward West Wall Anchor Town of Goch

TO RESUME AIR TALKS MONDAY   CAB Hearings Recessed Over Weekend In Greensboro.

SAYS LABOR LAW 10 PAS ~BY HOH INAYS      Truman Also ~Appoint: Fact Findiny Bourd. In General Motors  Work Stenpace .

APPLY RACKET ACT TO UNIONS   House Passes Mensure Teo Put Groups Under Anti) Racketeering Law

House Applies Racketeering Bill To Unions   ClO Pledges To Stand By Fact Finding Board

Truman Expects  Labor Law to Be Passed  Confident Measure to Be Adopted Before Christmas

Facts Board  Named in G. M. Strike  Truman Expect: Speedy Labor Measure Action

Coal Shortage of Some 50,000,000 Tons Will Likely Bring Rationing

BITUMINOUS MINE OPERATORS MET TO SHAPE POLICY TODAY   EXPECTED WAGE DEMANDS AND SUGGESTIONS OF STRIKE CONSIDERED

50,000, 000-Ton Coal Deficit Is Said Inescapable   Interior Secretary Says Manpower Shortage To Blame

ASK PAY PACT FOR DURATION   Bituminous Coal Operators Indicate Aims on Eve Of Negotiations

Air Tense As Miners Meet  Hints Major Coal Strike And Less Coal Supplies

OPERATORS TO ASK ‘DURATION’ UMW CONTRACT   Scale Committee Has No Announcements; Negotiations To Open Thursday

Operators Shape Mine Pay Polié)   Bituminous Owners t , Start Negotiations Thursday

Operators To Shape Policy Toward Lewis   Aunosphere Tense With  Suggestion of Strike   and Heavy Coal Deficit

SUGGESTION Ot MINERS’ STRIKE   Bituminous Operators Mee To Shape Policy Toward Expected Demands.

Operators Ask Duration Pact ~ On Mine Scale   Rival Camps Hold Parleys On Eve of Thursday's

The National Whirligig    News Behind the News  Washington - +. -.+~ Easy Tucker New York . -- Albert N. Leman

Yanks battle ans holding  Sas airdrome  American burial detail ent off

Yankees Battle for Airdrome  in Davao Area  Bloody Campaign Against Japs on

Doughboys Fight Savage Battle In Sector of Davao   Bombers Rake Formose From North to South Leaving enicscinad Destruction ~"

Yanks, Japs In Sharp Fight For Mindanao Field  Bloody Ann — Battle On Luz 5 ee oie

Battle Rages For Airdrome On Mindanao   Annihilation Campaign Carried Out Against Jap Forees On Luzon.   FORMOSA POUNDED

Yankees Battle for Airdrome in Davao Area   Bloody Campaign Against Japs on Luzon Under Way

ENCIRCLED JAPS BEING WIPED OUT EAST OF MANIL/   Yanks and Guerrillas Wagg Bloody Annihilation Campaign Against Large Enemy Force,   AMERICANS AT DAVAO BATTLE FOR AIRFIELD   Seize Seven 6-Inch Guns at Edge of *Drome — Other Units Take Three Enemy Naval Weapons.

Bloody Fight fo Capture Jap Airdrome   U. S. Troops Take Guns in Davao; Luzon Battle Tough

Yanks Fighting For Airdrome, Compress Japs   Annihilation Campaign Waged Against Large Enemy Forces

Doughboys in Hard Fight for Jap Airdrome   Guerrillas and Yanks on Luzon Move to Wipe Out Trapped Japanese

Yankees Battle For Airstrip In iD avao Sector   Meanwhile, Doughboy: and Guerrillas Carry on Bloody Annihilation Campaign on Luzon

Serve War Crime Indictments On Top Ranking Nazis   Defendants Allowed 30 Days To Prepare For Nuernberg Trial   NUERNBERG, (UP) — The Nuernberg trial of Nazi war criminals will open Nov. 20, it was announced today.

NIGHTLIFE ENDS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT   i  Curfew on F un Effective Thruout Nation

CURFEW STARTS TONIGHT AT 12.   AMERICAN NIGHT LIFE CURTAILED FOR THE PURATION

Nightlife In America Is Casualty Tonight   Promptly At Midnight Every Bat Cabaret, Movie Must Be Closed

IEFici  Is “aul On Nightlife Ban   Entertainment Spots Must Be Locked Up By Twelve P. M.

John L. Lewis Fights CIO's Demand That Labor Support Truman's Wage-Price Policy

Lewis Hits  Wage Move Of Murray   Opposes Resolution Tx Bargain Within Pay Policy’s Limits.

Local Soldier Dies In Wreck   Geo. Petrac Killed On His Way Home

Winnie, Ladv  Astor In Tilt   Prime Minister Has _ Last Word Over Britain's ¥Dav Celebrations.

NEW METHOD'S ARE ANNOUNCEL   ©. P. A. HAS SIMPLIFIED METH. OD OF CALCULATING CEILING PRICE FOR RETAILERS

‘PRICECONTROLS ‘SET ON CLOTHING. HOME FURNISHINGS   New OPA Regulations ‘Become Effective Tuesday; Lists Required Of Retailer:

~ GLIDER-ARMY TRANSPORT RESCUES _ SURVIVORS OF PLANE CRASH FROM #HIDDEN VALLEY OF “SHANGRI-LA”

-Wac and Two Airmen Snatched from ‘Shangri-La’ By Huge Transport After 47 Days in Remote Valley

WAC, 2 Airmen, Long Marooned In Lost Valley, Snatched To Safety   Five More Rescued From Hidden Valley Today; Rescued WAC, Named “Queen Of Valley” By  Tribesmen, Not Interested In Returning.

GLIDER RESCUES PARTY FROM NEW GUINEA VALLEY  Aerial Visitors to “Shangri-La”  Taken to Civilization After 46 Days

 Farewell To Shangri-La  MWAC And Companions Rescued From Wildernes:

Trio Rescued From New Guinea Valley by Glider Aircrew   Airstrip Builders to be Carried Out of Hidden Vallev

C-47 and Glider Make Daring Rescue Of Survivors of Crash in ‘Shangri-la’

Three Survivors Are Brought Qu  Shangri-La Incident Brought to a Close

Glider-Transport Team Reaches Down Into “Shangri-La” To Bring Out Five Persons

TAKEN FROM SHANGRI-LA   In Daring Exploit, Glider Picks Up Cameraman and Four Filipinos Who Aided Stranded American Trio.

House To Vote On George Bill  Democrats Win First Test By Narrow Coun

HOUSE SET FOR WALLACE VOTE   Former Vice-president Awaits Outcome of Balloting On His Position

British Election Campaigns End in Rovy of Boos. Cheer’   Domestic Policies Form Basic Issues, All Parties Pledge War Aid

CHURCHILL GETS BOOS & CHEERS   Heated British Election Campaign Draws To Close; Vote Tomorrow.

To Hold Trial War Criminals Soon   Germans Charged With Murdering U. S. Prisoners To Get No. 1 Priority.

é Captain Says You Can Have His Gun, But  ‘Oh! Those Pink and Blue Pajamas

GOP Cries ‘Whitewash’ In Elliott Loan Case   Republicans Protest

‘Whitewash’ Cries Accompany Vote of Committee to End Roosevelt Debt Ouiz

ROOSEVELT BAD DEBT DROPPED   Charges Of ‘Whitewash Made As House Group Releases Case

Elliott Debt Case Referred ~— To Full House   Democratic Members Bea Bown GOP Efforts For Probe Ar:id Cries of “Whitewash”

Solons Conclude Probe Of Elliott’s ‘Bad Debts’   As GOP’s Cry ‘Whitewash’ Investigation Is Referred Directly To House

Probe of Elliott’s Loan from Hartford  Called ‘Whitewash’   Republicans Blast Democratic Committee’s Report to House

LEWIS’ HARD COAL DEMANDS EVEN HIGHER   Union Leader Adds Post-War Objectives to Those He Asks for Other Miners

LEWIS MAKES 30 UNION DEMANDS   Hurls Same Demands At Hard Coal Operators As He Made On Soft Coal Mines, Plus Some Others.

Lewis Demands Enormous Increase For Anthracite  Twenty-Five Per Cent Wage Increase Songht for Hard

MINER DEMANDS UPPED BY LEWIS   Postwar Program Includes 25 Per Cent Pay Boost

EPIDEMIC IS FEARED; OTHER BANS PENDING      Fourth Case Reported In Village; Fifth Child  Under Observation

School Closed In New Buffalo   Infantile Paralysis Outbreak Spreading

WOMEN WORK LAWS REVIVED   Gov. Lausche Sets Sept. 1 As Date of Peacetime Regulations

Wartime Rules For Employment Expire Sepf. 15   Laws Relaxed in Emergency to Be In Force Again

Vi A WLOVeS To Counteract HomeCanning  Sugar Racket   4-Point Program Includes Pledge It Will Be Used. For Canning Only

STEPS TAKEN TO ELIMINATE SUGAR RACKE]   CANNING RATIONS REDUCED; GREEDY MINORITY HIT

IVERSION OF ANNING SUGAR HARGED BY OPA   veryone Applying For plemental Ration Must Sign Pledge   LAST 1S DIRECTED AGAINST CHISELERS

SUGAR "CHISELERS” SCORED BY BOWLES   Drastic 4-Point Program Launched to End “Racket”

Sugar Ration For Canning Is Discontinued   Temporary Order An. nounced in Effort To End ‘Racket’

War or Liberty,  Javanese Cry   Indonesian. Leader Defies  Daweh. British Forees

PERON CLEBRATION PARAY Y7RPa@ WATIAW   Indonese Reject Dutch Proposal’

INDEPENDENCE   War or Revolution Only Alternative, Dutch  Government Told

JAVA REVOLTERS TURN DOWN OFFER   REFUSE PARTNERSHIP IN NETHERLANDS EMPIRE— DEMAND INDEPENDENCE,

Big Five Say Veto Power Is Essential   Interpretation of How It Works Given Small Nations

PEACE LEAGUE VETO POWERS ARE DEFENDEL   BIG CONFERENCE ROW IS ENDED BY RUSSIA

POWERS SEEK APPROVAL FOR VETO FORMULA   Acceptance Is Seen As Plan Is Put Up To Little Nations

Veto Power Issue Put Up To Smaller  Nations   Issued on Take-ItOr-Leave-ll Basis And Reluctant Aeceplance Seen

Veto Plan Offered.  To Smaller Powers   Formula That “Big 5” Must unanimously Agree on Steps in Dispute Settlement Submitted to Small States for Approval

Big Five Are Insistent on Veto Power   United Front Formed by Great Powers at Frisco Conference

Big Five Firmly Proclaim Veto Vote Essential   Veto Authority Is Put Up to Smaller Nations On ‘Take It Or Leave It’ Basis

nl TAX COST AMONG LOWEST   "Only Seven Indian2 Cities Show. Lower — Dail} Per Capita Fate

GIT'S TAX COST AMONG LOWEST   Only Seven Indianz Cities Show Lower Daily Per Capita Fate

Senators Urge Government Guarantee  Work for All  Private Enterprise To Stand or Fall  On Experiment,  RA 1 gt

ae der PE SM ro Bas Ct nl (A ee meme ei i a  Hearings Open on Guaranteed Job Plan:

Inge Rovernment Guarantee Work Fur All Jobless   Federal Finances Should - Be Avuilatle When Jobs Are Low 

Work for All Legislation Urged for U.S.   Senators Wagner (NY ) Murray (Mont) Lead Off in Fight for Full  Employment Measure

"Jobs-for-All"’ Measure Finds Strong Support   Senate Committee Begins Hearings on ‘Full Employment” Bill

Job Program Is Sought By Senate Grour      Ask Federally Financed Work When Private Interests Fail

RIAY SER RIWC   Wagner, Murray Direct Fight For Full Employment Measure

Senators Urge Job Guarantee On Government   Bloe Saye Full Employment Neceasary lo Maintain Shee War af life

Senate Group Asks Federal  Job Guarantee   British Election Is Cited by Solon in Employment Hearing

S.C, PRINT MILL CLOSED; OTHER STRIKES LIKELY   _rwin Mills Employes Threaten Walkout In Ultimatum; Strikes Loom In Blacksburg And  Gaffney; White Oak Workers Returning,

Initial Troops To Land On Tuesday; General, Thursday   Rains Churn Airfield Into Morass, Flood Occupation Area

Goch Defense Line Folding   Canadians 2 Miles From Fortress City

PLANES BLAST GERMANS FROM MAAS CORRIDOR   Canadians Surge Ahead All Along The Front

CANADIAN FIRST. ARMY ROLLS ON   “Huge Aerial Bombardment Paves Way

Canadians Drive On Ruhr  As Warplanes Wreck Nazi Rhineland Forts, Pillboxes

STUNNED NAZIS * SHAKEN BY AIR ~ BOMBARDMENT   British Drive Armored Spearheads Within Fortress Towns of Goch and Calear 25 Miles Northwest of Ruhr

CANADIANS DRIVE AGAINST GERMANS DAZED BY HUGE AERIAL ATTACK   Air Blitz Leaves Krauts Reeling

BITTER COLD  WILL RETURN — OVER NATION   gUB- ZERO TEM PERATURES . FORCAST. REMAINDER OF" WEEK—3NOWSTORME ARE WIDESPREAD   By INTERNATIONAL NEWS SPRVICE ras

Heavy Snow Is General Over Large Area Today: Cold Wave To Rebound

Road Condition Reported Fair In This Area   State and County Plows Busy; See Only Brief Break in Cold Wave

ALLIED WARSHIPS RIP BALIKPAPAN   REPORTER CONFIRMS OIL CENTER SHELLING

Admit Attacks Qn Balikpapan   War Correspondent Gives First Confirmation On Air, Sea Assaults,

U. S. LANDING CRAFT LOST OFF OKINAWA   Five Members Of Crew Killed And 33 Others Injured As Result Of Jap Suicide Attack

Legislature Is Expected To Adjourn By March 10; Resume Sessions Tonight

BANKS ARE BULGING   Resources of Kansas Institutions Reach All-Time / 

BANKS ARE BULGIN(   Resource of Kansas Insti  tutions Reach All-Time / High

BOWLES SAYS - OPA CHANGES ~. IMPOSSIBLE   Complete Breakdown Of Controls Is His Warning

Bowles Hits At Proposals   Says Taft, Thomas Amendments Would Break Down Price Control Completely

BOWLES SAYS ~OPA MENACED   Claims Congressional Plans  Would Cause Breakdown

Truman Flies Non-Stop to Pacific Coast   Will be Guest of Gov. Mon Waligren At Olympia, Wash.

Truman Off on West Coast Trip   To Address Closing Session of Frisco  Conference

‘Truman Leaves \For West Coast iAnd Conference   Heads for Olympia. Wash., to Visit Governor Friend; A Non-Stop Flight

CHIEF EXECUTIVE ENROUTE TO BIG MEET ON COAS   Truman Will Visit Olympia Wash., Before Addressing Frisco Conference

TRUMAN GOES BY PLANE 10 WEST COAST   Leaves at 7:20 A.M. to Climax His Trip by Attending United Nations Security Conference at San Francisco.

"GENERAL IKE" SEES PREST. OFF EARLY THIS A. M,   -limax To Western Trip Will Be Address To Closing Session Of Frisco  Conference.

Truman Flies To Coast Via Helena   Presidential Party Is on Way West; No Stops Planned

He Will Go Non-Stop to Olympia, Wash., to Visit Gov. Wallgren Before Making Address   CONFERENCE WILL END

President Leaves By Air For West Coast   Will Climax Visit There With Address at San Francisco Conference, Fly Back to Submit Charter to U. S. Senate

Truman Take Non-Stop Air Trip to West   Will Address Peace Parley On Saturday

TRUMAN LEAVES FOR SECURITY MEET BY PLANE   President Due to Arrive ir Olympia, Wash., This Evening

TRUMAN FLIES TO WEST COAST   President To Address Conference Close On Saturday

President  eaves For West Coast   Holds Conference With War Leaders  Before Leaving.

Truman Leaves Today By Air For  ‘San Francisco   Plans 11-Hour Non-Stor Flight To Olympia, Weashincton.

TRUMAN DEPARTS FOR WEST COAST   Peet Gb on 11-tow Non-Stop Flight to _ Olympia, Wash.

President On 11-Hour Flight To Olympia   “Social Visit’ Will Be Made To Gov. Wallgren

President to West Coast to Address Peace Conference   To Make Final Speech in Conference End Saturday Evening

TRUMAN OFF FOR WEST BY PLANE   To Have Few Days of Rest At Olympia, Wash.

Truman Begins Epochal Flight   Chief Executive’s Transport Wings Way Westward in First Domestic Air Jaunt

Chief Executive Off for Olympia   President Plans Brief Western Trip

Truman Departs For West Coast And Conference   Visit to Washington State's Governor First; Parley's End Hoped This Week; Delay Seen

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  STARTS FLIGHT TO  WEST COAST POINTS WILL CLIMAX TOUR BY  ADDRESSING UNITED NATIANG CONCEDENCE .

TRUMAN FLYING TO JOIN IN FINAL <FRISCO SESSION   President’s Big Transport - Scheduled to Land First at Olympia, Wash.

FIRST STOP ON LONG TRIP IS “OLYMPIA, WASH,   Big C-54 Carries Chief Executive On Non-Stop Trip To West Coast   Ke 306Sces 6 UOrr   President To Rest Before Addressing Conference in San Francisco

Truman Leaves By Airplane For West Coast   Will Climax Visit By Speaking At S. F. Conference

Pres. Truman On Non-Stop Hieht Today   Chief Executive Crossing Mont. in Hon to Olwmpia.§ Wash.

TRUMAN LEAVES ON FLIGHT TO PACIFIC COAST   Establishes Precedent — First Plane Flight By President Within Country

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR WEST COAST   Scheduled to Arrive Tonight At McChord Field

Truman Leaves For Coast; Mich. Visit Dropped   President To Bring Back Charter From ‘Frisco Conference

.cuman 1akes Off on Flight To West Coast   President to Visit Governor Wollgren At Olympia, Wash., Then to San Francisc

Truman Quits Capital for Flight West   First ‘President To Fly in This Country

President Met By Eisenhower As Trip Starts   Chief Executive Flies Non-Stop to Olympia, Wash.

PRESIDENT IS EN ROUTE WEST   Truman to Visit Washingto State Before Goins to Conference

TRUMAN SPEEDS WEST BY PLANE   Parley Address Will Climax President’s Coast Tour

Takes Off For West Coast   President Truman Will Fly First to Olympia, Wash., Ther To San Francisco

The President IsFlying to Pacific Coast   Reaches Olympia Tonight for Rest; ‘Frisco Later

FIRST STOP IS OLYNPIA, WASH 2450 Ki, AWA)   President Will Go to San Francisco After Short Rest

President Leaves for West Coast  Starts Early on II Hour Non-stop Flight

TRUMAN FLIES TO WEST COAS]   To Visit Washington, Proceed to ‘Frisco

CONGRESS ASKED TO PASS LAW PROVIDING FOR SUCCESSION T0 PRESIDENCY IF HE SHOULD DIE

Chinese Seize Another Key Jap Bastion   Captured Hochin Screen  ed Enemy Corridor Into Indo-China.

Chinese Lengthen Their Gains  In Newest Drive  Hochih Recaptured; Other Troops Push From Foochow

Chinese Take Another Port Near Foochow   Hochih Seized In Surprise Move; Second Port Is Occupied

Chinese Drive Wrests Hochih  From Japanese   New U.S. Air Base Established At Kweiyang; Third Port Recaptured On Coast Near Foochow

CHINESE TROOPS IN SUDDEN OFFENSIVE RECAPTURED HOCHIA  ON EAST CHINA COAST CHINA FORCES HAMMER EAST FROM FOOQCHOW

Chinese Lengthen Their Gains In Newest Drive  _ Hochih Recaptured; Other Troops  mow Pew em CPenalemiasr

CHINESE TAKE COASTAL TOWN:   Also Recapture Hochih, Im. portant Jap Bastion on Railroad.

Chinese Capture Japanese Bastion   Troops On Coast Hammer East From Foochow

Sudden Offensive Opened by Chinese   Hochih in Kwangsi Province Taken; Advances Beyond Foochow; Success Indicates Jananese Withdrawing

Chinese Make Important Gains in. Sudden Offensive: Japs Reported Withdrawing From Invasion Coast   Americans on Okinawa Drive Back. Japanese In Hand-to-Hand, Cave-to-Cave Struggles; Single Navy Plane Blasts Jap Convoy

CHINESE TAKE A VITAL JAP STRONG POINT   Troops Recapture Hochih, Bastion on the Kwangsi-Aweichow Railway— Other Forces Gain East of Foochow.

OBJECT OF SEARCH ~ LOCATED IN (OW!   British Bride of Discharged Army Lieutenant Found In Dubugue.

British War  Bride Found   Object Of Widespread Search Since Arriving In Chicago Last Week.

Wife Of FI yea Found In Iowa Seeks. Divorce   Object Of Widespread Search, British Bride Located In Company. With . ’ Aviother Arniy. Officer

‘LOST’ WAR BRIDE WANTS DIVORCE   Lieutenant's Wife Wants to Marry Cantain

‘Missing’ War Bride Found With U.S. Captain In Iowa   ... YANK HUSBAND SAYS HE WILL DIVORCE BRITISH GIRL

Jap Surrender Envoys Arrive  In Chihkiang   Fear of Civil War Between Chinese, Communist Looms

CHINA FEARFUL OF COMMUNISTS   Surrender Of Japanese Arranged; Civil War Still Big Menace

Envoys Arrive At Chihkiang  For Surrender      ii Strife Threatens China As Gtd Enemy Lawes Ube  ce . eee

Envoys Arrive At Chihkiang   Surrender to Be Arranged Soon—Civil'War Threat  Critical

IN CHIHKIANG   Envoys Will Arrange Capitulation in China; Civil _ War Fears Persist

Surrender Of Nips In China Near   Enemy Delegates Reach Chihkiang For Final Terms

JAPAN PREPARES TO SURRENDER ALL FORCES IN CHINA   Nipponese Envoys Arrive in Chihkiang by Plare for Conferences With Chiang’s Field Commander.   FEAR OF CIVIL WAR OPPRESSES CHUNGRHING   Patrick Hurley Stands Ready  to Bring Communist Leader to City in Effort to End Friction.

What European Army Commanders Will Fight the Japs in the Pacific?

Patch, Doolittle. Spatz Likely to Go fo Pacific   Bradley, Clark, Patton, Devers’ Good Bets for A China Campaign

German Armies In Italy Are No Longer a Menace   Virtually Eliminated as 3 Military Force, Gen. Clark Says

Nazis ‘Eliminated As Force in Italy   120,000 Captured  In 22-Day Campaign

War in Italy Folding Up in Rapid Order   Japanese Americans Occupy Turin as Clark Declares Nazis Virtually Eliminated as Army

NAZIS IN ITALY “ELIMINATED?   Gen. Clark Announces Finish Of Enemy As ‘Military Force’

ALLIES WIN LONG ITALIAN CAMPAIGN: (IERMANS SMASHED   Twenty-five Nazi Divisions Ripped to Pieces in 22 Days——120,000 Prisoners Taken.   ONLY MOPPING UP REMAINS, SAYS CLARK   Yanks Enter Turin to Find It in Hands of Patriots— British Sweep Beyond Captured Venice,

25 Crack Nazi Divisions  Are Shattered   Scattered Fighting Remains in Final Clean-up

CLARK SAYS CAMPAIGN IN ITALY ENDED   Mopping Up Scattered German Resistance Is Still Ahead

_ong, Bloody Italian Ca mpaignNearEnd; New Zealanders May Meet Jugoslay Army

GEN, CLARK SAYS GERMAN RESISTANCE IN ITALY CRUSHED   MILAN, VENICE AND GENOA THREE GREAT CITIES, IN ALLIED HANDS -

Pen 50,000 Enemy Inside Of Holland; 9th Past Hannover   Paratroopers Quickly Established Communcations With Approaching Allied Columns And Junction Is Expected Shortly.

Paratroops Hit Holland Highway and Rail Network After Mass Descent; : ‘Bremen Shelled by British Artillery.

GMC, Union Meet, Split On Picketing  Conference Fails To Solve Row On Non-Strikers

GM _ PICKETING MEET ENDS IN NO AGREEMENT   General Motor’s Claim Of Illegal Picketing Gets No Reaction

NEW GAR SETUP TO HIT DEALERS   Retailers May _ Have To Absorb Price Lift Under OPA Plan

CAR PRICE BOOST FOR FACTORIES SEEN   Government Expected to Ask Dealers to Absorb Increase—Fight “on Plan Certain.

Textile, Lumber, Automobile, Oil Industries Hurt   Millions Demand Higher Wages as Unrest Mounts

JAPS, CHINESE STILL FIGHTING   Communist Troops And Nips Reported Battling In China Province

DEMOCRATIC   Candidates for County Posts   French Purchase Million Tons Of U.S. Food and Other Goods

France Purchases More Than Millior Tons of Supplies   125 Liberty Ships Will Carry 1st Shipments To France In Nov.

Liberty Ships Carry Supplies To krance   Million Tons Of Purchases Per Month Go From United States To French

MILLION TONS OF SUPPLIES GO TO FRANCE   To Be Shipped This Month; Goods Paid for in Cash

125 Ships Hauling Sorely-Needed \U. S. Goods to France This Month

125 Shiploads Needed Supplies To Go To France   Million Tons Will , Be Sent This Month

Chippewa Falls Attorney Contends Thomson Act Is Curse Upon State’s Tavernkeepers

Terms Thomson Law a Curse   Unusual Punishment, Says Attorney’s Brief

SAYS GAMBLING LAW 1S CURSE      Badger Attorney Riles I Unconstitutional, Usurpation of Powers.   SINGLES VIOLATOR OUT

Striking Texas Electrical Men Are Fired Today   Services Restored With Firing of Workers Who Walked Off Job.

TEXAS WATER STRIKERS FIRED   POSTWAR LABOR BATTLES CONTINUE TO GROW

Strikes in Key Industries Head Toward Climax   Showdown Is Imminent in Oy] Dispute as Peace Offer Made.   Power Is Restored in Several Texas Cities

Break Texas Power Strike   Workers Fired and Jobs Filled; Study Oil Mediation Offer

AFL Strikers Get Fired by  Texas Firms   Threats of Serious Water  Shortage and Public Covectnn Rreakdowns Ended

Texas Breaks Utility Strike   State Agency Asserts Service Resumed and Strikers Discharged

Schwellenbach Seeks to Avert  Crisis Over Oil   Proposes 15% Wage Inerease and Final Decision   By Arbitrator to Avert   ~ .° Strike

CODE SECRET WAS BURIED BY M'NARNEY   Marshall Tells Solons Information About Reading Jap Messages Kept From Army Board Without His Knowledge.

JAP CODE-BREAKING  SECRETS WITHHELD  FROM ARMY BOARD NAVY INVESTIGATORS, HOWEVER, LEARNED OF  mae is EMIS thm

Code Cracking  Secret Given to Probers Later   Marshall Says He Learned Knox Had Assured Kimmel on This Point

Subordinate Had Secret Cracking Of Code Withheld  Marshall Says Decision Madi by McNarney, Knox Ordered Information Sent to Kimmel

Data Kept From Army Probers, Marshall Says   All Commanders Told To Await Overt Act By Japs, Is Report

Aide Ordered Code-Cracking Kept Secret   Marshall Says McNarney Without His Knowledge  Gave Command,   KNOWN AS ‘MAGIC

CODE - FIXING FACTS TOLD BY MARSHALL   General Says Secrets Withheld from Army Board Without His Knowledge  LAAARE BY AA'AI A BAI CY

Code-Cracking Withheld From Army's Board   General Responsible For Holding It Out, Says Marshall; Never Heard Of ‘Winds’

Testifies FDR Wanted Japar to Move First   Marshall Tells of Pre-war Warnings Sent Commanders

PRAY BY FDR-MARSHALL   President’s Instructions Included In Warnings To Army Chiefs

Code- Cracking Secret Kept From Probers   “Marshall Says“ McNarney™ Passed ‘The. Word:

McNarney Ordered Jap Code Secrets Withheld, Marshall   General Claims Decision Made Without Okay

Marshali Deciares Secret Later Given Investigators; General Testifies Roosevelt Ordered U.S. Forces To Await Overt Act

Marshall Reveals  Subordinate Held Up Data on Code  And He Denies Ever Hearing About ‘East  a i, i: in, 2

Explains How Code-Cracking Secret ‘Hushed’   Withheld From Pear! Harbor Probers By McNarney. Savs Marshall.

Army Told to Await Overt Act by Japan   Tells of Mix-up in Code Testimony Given At Army, Navy Probe Of Pearl Harbor

ORDER GIVEN BY MCNARNEY   Marshall Says Deputy Ordered Secrets Withheld From Army Board.   HEAVY CROSS-EXAMINING

Subordinates Had Code-Cracking Secrets Withheld   Army Board of Inquiry Not Told of “Magic” Messages; Decision Made by McNorney

Jap Code Secrets Were Withheld From Army's ‘; sabers, Marshall Says.

Code Secret Held Unknown to Chief   Marshall’s Deputy Told Witnesses Not to Discuss  - Tt With Board   AWAITED; OVERT ACT   Short Was Told the United! States Wanted Japan  toBreakthePeace 

Subordinate Kept Secret From Board   Marshall Says MecNarney Withheld Jap Code Mystery from First  Pearl Harbor Quizzers

Secrets Held FromBoard By Deputies   Gen. Marshall Says Assistants Did Not Consult Him

Secrecy Order Is Explained   Pearl Harbor Committee Learns That McNarney And Not Marshall Had  Isaued Instructions

Marshall Admits Being Worried On Sending Note   Directions Of President Being Followed When Short Received Order

SAYS ROOSEVELT ISSUED ORDER 10 AWAIT QVERT AGT   President’s Instructions Were Followed in Warn wa gee ge

McNarney Ordered ‘Magic’ Messages Withheld From Army Board, Marshall Says

Orders Given By M’Narney. Marshall   Marshall Later Told Story— Not Part of Probe Record

Shortening, Oils to be Rationed Again But No Use Rushing Your Grocer

‘Reciprocal Trade Measure Is Ready For White House   Senate Passes Bill After Beating Off Amend: ments.

RECIPROCAL TRADE RULING IS PASSED   President Truman Can Sign Bill Extending Law

SENATE OKAYS TARIFF BILL, INCLUDING CIT   Broadened Legislation Needs Only Signature of Truman to Be Law

Seek Identity Of Victims Of Rail Collision   Burns Suffered by Majorily of 17 Dead Service Men Make Identifi ~ gation Difficult

Seek Identity Of Wreck Dead   17 of 34 Killed in North Dakota Train Crash Unidentified

34 Victims In Rail Crash   Three Groups of Officials Seeki To Identify Dead

Hour Minimum Proposal Heads Into New Figh   Administration's "Ideas' Will Be Aired In Washington

Wage Issue Hearings Scheduled .  Opponents Of 65-Cent Wage  Minimum To Give Testimony

65-Cent Wage Opponents Get  “Initial Chance   Labor Commitice to Renes Minimum Wage Hearings At Tuesday Se.

Wage Issue Hearings Scheduled BS netic  Opponents Of 65-Cent W age  Minimum To Give Testimony

Fake H ospital Ship Goes Inte Pacific Port   Three-fourths of ‘Patients Could Go Into Combat

FILTHY JAP STEAMER POSING AS RED CROSS HOSPITAL SHIP AND LOADED WITH MUNITIONS CAPTURED

JAP HD?  (TAL SHIP IN PORT   Crowded, Stinking Vessel Filled With Weapons And Munitions.

Navy Probes Armed Japan Hospital Ship   Great Stores of Guns, Shells Being Taken Off Enemy Vessel

Nation Acts To Speed Up  Change Over   Efforts Outlined Destined To Strengthen Plans For Peace Program

Mobilization, Reconversion Office May Take Over WPB. Stabilization Functions

Consolidation Appears Quite Likely. ... . Administration Action To Effect A Rapid And Orderly Reconversion

Map Pros eran, For Tahiti y -Reconversior   Administration Moves In Two Directions to Make It In Rapid and Or derly Fashion

ACT TO SPEED -RECONVERSION   Mobilization, Reconversion Office May Take WPB And OES

Chinese Force Seizes Field Near Liuchow   Also Retakes City’s South Railway Station;; Fierce Fichting.   HAD ABANDON BASE

Chinese Take Main Airbase At Liuchow   Chiang’s Troops Also Closing in On Kweilin, Another Base

Chinese Capture  Liuchow Airfield   Fierce Battles Rage In Suburbs As Forces Fight To City Center

Chinese Get Former U. S. Field Close _ To Liuchow   Army Also Retakes City’s Rail Station

GHINESE TAKE BiG AIRFIELD IN LIUCHOW   Base in Southern Suburbs of City Is One General Chennault Was Forced to Abandon to the Japs November 7.

CHINESE CAPTURE MAIN AIRFIELD IN LIUCHOW SUBURBS  _ FIERCE FIGHTING CON. TINUES AS JAPANESE - ARE PUSHED BACK

Main Liuchow  Airfield Seized   Other Chinese Forces Battling Way To Center Of Kwangsi City.

Chiang ‘Troops Take Airfield U.S. Abandoned   Chinese Fight Way Into Main Landing Field In Southern Suburbs Of Linchow   City’s South Rail Station Retaker   Fierce Fighting Reported In Western and North‘ western Area of Liuchow Now Burning

Liuchow Airfield  Taken hy Chinese  Fight in Suburbs Former Chennanli Air Base  Seized from Japs; Kweilin Rirfield Bow Under Altack

CHINESE SEIZE FIELD IN LIUCHOW SUBURBS   Also Capture South Railway ~ Station Of Prized City

LABOR PEACE GOALS LISTEL   THREE-POINT PLAN. FOR COM. ING CONFERENCE FAS . BEEN DECIDED. UPON ' BY SECRETARY -

3-Point Goal Set For Labor Parley   Schwellenbach to Seek Voluntary Arbitration

Walter Grage And Helen Gottsche Ar Wed Thursday  Couple Will Live _ . On Remsen Farm —  With His Father

Walter Grage And Helen Gottsche Are Wed Thursday  Couple Will Live  On Remsen Farm Sure.3} wWre we 2.t_..

68-Degree Limit Put on Heating  oe   Government Moves To Conserve Coal

Byrnes Takes Drastic Steps to Meet an Impending Coal Shortage; Hopes ‘Rationing Can Be Avoided’

HEAT ORDERED CUT DOWN 10 SAVE ON COAL   DISPLAY LIGHTING BANNED BY NEW BYRNES EDICT

COAL SHORTAGE IS PREDICTED BY GOVERNMENT   Temperature In Homes And Offices Should Be Cut To 68 Degrees   OTHER FUEL SAVING MEASURES PROPOSED

Asks less heating to save coal   Byrnes in move to avert shortage

News Day And Night   U. &., Britain And Canada Then Willing To Share ‘Know How’ On Power   World Exchange Of Data Urged   Proposals Outlined Would Outlaw All Weapons For Mass Destruction

WILL SHARE IT WITH OTHERS LATER   E-nforceable Safeguards Are Deaire?d

Advocate Establishment Of Commission Under United Nations To Eliminate Atomic Power For Destructive Purposes   U.S, GREAT BRITAIN, , GANADA HOLD SECREI

CONGRESS APPEARS ‘PREPAR.ING TO REJECT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PROPOSAL  GF PRESIDENT

SPLIT LOOMS ON JOBLESS BILL   Administration Forces May Seek Compromise

Woman Charged With Assault   Held for Court After Shooting Husband

Jee Sertttt ert, ae t C.. Ol DLT Tl lo  \re-- Seags 72 32 Zar ezat

United Nations Hope To Wipe Out World Hunger   Commission Says Plan Is Practical

Trial Halted As Laval Balks At Testifying   Expelled From Court Again, He Returns T« Accuse Judge Of Hurling Insults

LAVAL REFUSES TO HEAR TRIAL   Stays in Anteroom While Witness Takes Stand

Vichyite Goes On a Sit-Down Strike Over Jurist’s ‘Insult’   Lebrun Testifies Briefly; Case Adjourned Until Monday

TREASON TRIAL OF PIERRE LAVAL HAS BEEN SUSPENDED  DEFENDANT REFUSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS

Former Vichy Chief Expeiled from Court Shortly After Trial Opens.

Laval's Trial: Halted After Hot Exchance   Defendant Defies. ‘On

EAGLES SATURDAY NIGHT Orchestre and danre_—aa   EIVWCOATIN Taetrow

Paris Says Drive  Already Started   Remagen Bridgehead Extended Two Miles; Third, Seventh Mop Up

SMOKE SCREENS MONTGOMERY'S TROOP BUILD-UP   Patton Captures Laudau: Preparation ‘Like D-Day’ in Holland

BERLIN SATO IGANTIC UEFENSIVE 1S STARTED   Gen. Montgomery Operating Under Smoke Screen In North Rhine Region   PATTON'S 83RD ARMY TAKES LANDAU   Kisenhower Announces Siegfried Line Is  Breaking Up— Nazis Quitting

FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL TO PASS HOUSE   iieasure Already Approved Bj Senate

‘Chinese Troops Fight Communists   Government Forces Occupy Liu Shou-Ying

CHINA REDS SAY YANKS FIGHTING   NATIONALISTS DRIVE AGAINST HULUTAO

@ PAUL MALLON—   Columnist Balances 1945 Books and Finds He’s Done Good Job

MARSHALL SAYS WAR FORESEEN   Testifies He Believed U. S. Would Be Involved

MARSHALL WANTED JOINT ACTION IN 1941      Said He Believed Hos: tilities Would Involve U.S,

Marshall Kee ed U.S. Woul £3  Involved "ar   Invasion . ~ land Was Seen As Threat To  American Holdings

MARSHALL GIVES WAR ESTIMATES   BELIEVED JAP-BRITISH FIGHT TO INVOLVE U. S.

Marshall Tells Committee Jap-British Hostilities in 1941 Would Involve U.S.

U.S. Aid to The British Expected   Marshall Foresaw U. S. Entering in Anglo-Jap War

PRESIDENT IN REMARKS AFTER SBPEECT SAYS “FEW SELFISH MEN” BLOCKING RECONVERSION

GO BACK TO WORK, TRUMAN URGES   President Tells Nation To “Cut  Qut Foolishness”

"GET BACK ON JOB” TRUMAN TELLS NATION   President Back in White House After Dedicating New Dam

President Tells Nation To Cut Out The Foolishness   Era Of Greatness Envisioned But Chief Executive Warns That Unrest and Idleness Must Stop and People Must “Go Back to Work’—Readjustment Problem not Serious, President Declares

Navy Gives Its Enlisted Men Another Good Reason for Whipping the Japs Soon— Plans Are Under Way to Restyle Uniforms

An added incentive—come V-J day the navy may vive enlistd men new rigging

$43,000,000 Wartime Salvage Drive In State Terminating With An Outstanding Record

Ban on Auto Production Is Removed   Krug Tells Industry to Start Assembly Lines After July 

NEW AUTOMOBILES 10 BE RATIONED   Start Manufacturing New Cars After July Ist. 200,000 This Year

Auto Output Will Resume After July 1   Krug Authorizes Makers To Resume Production Of Passenger Cars

Solons Pledge Support To FDR   Believe America Should Share In Responsibility of Maintaining Peace.

GROUP BACKS PEACE AGENCY   New Senators Pledge Sup port to FDR on International Body

Senators Back World ‘League   16: Bi-Partisan: ‘Freshmen’ Pledee Heln ta FDR : -”

DE GAULLE SEEKS ‘BIG 5 STATUS   FRENCHMAN DUE IN U. S. WEDNESDAY FOR TALKS

UPAUpponeits Plan Attempt to Slash Its Funds  Foes of Agency Will TH ben Tet Benn   Foes of Agency Will Try to Cut Deeply OPA Budaet

OPA Enemies Plan to Hack  Appropriation   Fair Employment Practice Unit Faces Last Stand; Reetce £24 Bevaclad

Foes of OPA Make Attack On Its Funds   Appropriation Cut; Enemies in Congress Plan New Reductions

c “ vonen “§ Seex CPA F June. S as.1; se 4 ao } ACUIC AT “on fh rovec

OPA OPPONENTS OPEN NEW FIGHT ON PRICE AGENCY   Hope to Cut Appropriation for Office —$1,975,000,000 for Lend-Lease Is Proposed.   SUPPLIES SENT RUSSIA THROUGH SIBERIA   Crowley Says Possibility of Reds’ Entry Into War Pins Down Jap Troops in Manchuria.

Foes of OPA Plan Effort To Cut Funds   House Committee Reveals Lend-Lease  Terms to Russia   LEND-LEASE STATEMENT Bound To Stir Speculation

Foes Of Agency Map Assault On Slashing Funds  Secret Out On Strategy Of Opponents Of

New Attacks on OPA Planned  Foes Will Seek to Cut Appropriations

New Attack Against OPA Is Planned   Opponents in House Hope to Take Slice Out of Appropriations

BUDGET CUTS TO BE ASKED BY OPA FOES   Fund Appropriations, Ex tension, Await House Approval

Jap Commander To Testify   Continue Court Martial  of Captain C. B. McVay

2 FLEE COUNCIL BLUFFS JAIL   Had Been Held on. Car Theft Charcec

Atomic Weapon Due To Revise Air War Tactics   A Few Speedy Bombers Could Do Work Now Re auiringe Hundreds.   Some Vacuum Cleaners And Washers This Fall

Industry Feeling Cut-backs Impac  Materlal and Labor Shortages Continue

Industry Feels Impact of Contract ‘Cutbacks: Civilian Items Produced

Sewing Machines, Vacuum € Cleaners,  Ete., Will Reach Stores Durina Fal

Industry Feels Cut Backs   Some Civilian Goods To Reach Retail Outlets In the Fall

ELECTRIC IRON, CLOCKS COMINE   WPB Reports Cut-becks in Industry Felt—New Products Rolling

B-25 to Spray DDT to Combat Polio Epidemic   142 Cases Reported In Rockford Since July with 16 Deaths

129 TRAIN ENGINES ALSO ARE DAMAGED   Score in Week-End Sweep by Carrier Planes Over Northern Homeland Revealed —1,500 Aircraft Hit Tokvo Area.

RED OFFENSIVE CONTINUES TO DRIVE FORWARL   Central Bastion Of Kielce: Falls; Two New Moves On Warsaw   1,500,000 SOVIETS ON 600-MILE FRONT

[F ights Flame In 10 Sectors. On East Front   ‘Deep Penetrations’ . In Soviet Offensive Reported by Berlin  RPENAPECT TOPDPTING

Russian Army Takes Kielee In Poland   Red Force Within 50 Miles of German  Silesia in Drive

NAZI STRONGHOLD IN POLAND FALLS TO RUSSIAN ARMY   Reds Capture Kliece, 80 Miles East of Reich Border, ‘and Push Closer to - Silesia.   BATTLES ARE RAGING ON 600-MILE FRONT   Berlin Reports Deep Soviet Penetrations in New Offensives'on Both Sides of Warsaw.

Russian Forces Within 50 — ~ Miles Of German. Silesia   Central Bastion of Kielce Toppled in Great Offensive -~Massive New Drives on Both Sides - af Wareaw Onened

‘BIG THREE’ IN AGREEMENT ON MAJOR POINTS   DATE OF NEXT WAR. CONFERENCE AROUSES SPECULA- . TION REGARDING 80VIET-IAP RELATIONS

SOVIETS SEEN ENTERING INTO WAR ON JAPAN   Reich Will Be Occupied, Disarmed. Forced To Pay Reparations

est-Coast Setting is Seer As Arrow Pointing To Pacific  ‘ALK IS HIGH-LIGHT  greements Cover 9 Major  Problems of Allied Action   ‘ALK IS  HIGH-LIGHT

PLAN FOR FINAL DEFEAT OF AXIS AND OCCUPATION   Separate Zones Assigned in Postwar Reich With Central Control

See Possibility — Russia May Join ~ InBattle On Japs   ‘Big Three’’ Announcement Seems To Forecast Aid Of Reds Against Javs   CONFERENCE OVER; DECISIONS GIVEN

Significant Date Set for United Nations Conference in California

Next Session, in April, May Bring End of Pact  Between Soviets, Japs

FARMERS ASKING FOR FORECLOSURE      Federal Expert Warns Of! Speculation—It All Wanpened Before

Roosevelt ask: To Make Allies Work For Peace  Three Major Problems   nl ; bes er ee’ 2 See   Three Major Problem: Face President On Beainnina 4th Term

Major Tasks Confront F. R.  Must Fit U. S. Plans Into World Setup

Three M ajor . Jobs In Store For President   Faced With Task of Turn. ing Wartime Alliance Into Force for World  Peace —:.

TRANSFORMING WAR  MACHINE INTO PEACE  FORCE BIGGEST TASK UNLESS JOB WELL DONE  BY PRESIDENT REAL PEACE MAY NOT COME

GREAT JOB FACES FR IN NEXT TERN   Must Transform Wartime Alliance Into World Peace Force.

GIRL RUNAWAY IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT   16-Year-Old Girl Found Strangling in Detention Room

GIRL RUNAWAY IN © SUICIDE ATTEMPT   16-Year-Old Id Girl. Found Strangling i in Deten- © tion Room 

ASK PEACETIME DRAFT SHORTLY   Hearings On Merger of Army-Navy Forces Open

Future Army Size Hinges  Upon Action By Congress   Atomic Bomb Fate Also Before Solons

Draft Plan To Congress   Trumdn to Go, Before Joint Session Tuesday With Plea for :Universal Military Training

SOLONS TO HEAR TRAINING PLANS ON NEXT TUESDAY   BELIEVE PRESIDENT WILL BACK PROGRAM DESIGNED BY ARMY

CONGRESS WILL HEAR TRUMAN'S TRAINING PLANS   President To Give Message Tuedsay; Merger Wins Patterson’s Backing

Truman To Ask Congress For A Peacetime Draft   To Address Joint Session Tuesday; Patterson Urges Unified Control.

Truman to Deliver Message On Peacetime Draft Tuesday President Expected to Support

HEAVY LOAD POSTWAR PROBLEMS FELL INTO LAP CONGRESS TODAY  MATTERS ARE LINKED © FATEFULLY WITH FUTURI AMERICA AND THE WORLD

{Expected To Endorse  Marshall’s Recommen dation for Compulsory  Training in Message  ‘Next Tuesday.

MESSAGE ON DRAFT WILL BE DELIVERED   President to Appear Before Joint Session Tuesday to Discuss Peacetime Universal Training

Truman Will Deliver Message to Congress Patterson Supports Unified Command

New Problem Tossed Over to Congress   Lawmakers Asked to Determine Future Military Policies

Truman To Talk On Peace Draff   Will Deliver His Message Tuesday

Truman Will Deliver Talk  Qn Training   President Will Address Joint Session On His Military  ¢ tmmnEs   PATTERSON SF EARS

Truman fo Address Congress Tuesday Military Training   May Recommend Modifed Form and Vocational Training

Start Hearings On Merger Of Army and Navy   Army Chiefs Expeeted To Say “Do lt,” While Neguive Navy Attitude Is Antieinated

Congress To Gel Tough Job   . Formation of Postwar Military Policy Being Forced By President’s Move

Senate and House to Get Personal Appeal From President; Merger Of Army, Navy Urged by Patterson

Truman To Urge Training For All In Congress Talk  President To Appear Tuesday; Pokterson  Cf... fF.

Plans Message On Peacetime Military Training   President to Address Congress on Tuesday Patterson Advocates ‘War, Navy Meruer

U. S. Plans For ‘Armed Peace’ Taking Shape   President Favors Mar‘shall’s Conscription Idea: Fight Looms

To Go Before Congress On Next Tuesday   Universal Training To Be Subject

PEACE POLIC\ OF SERVICES STUDIED   Truman Soon To Ask For Military Training   MERGER   Of Army, Navy To Come Up For Debate: Navy Expected To Dissent

Hearings on Merger of Army and Navy Expected To Develop Some Major Issues - - President’s Recommendation for Compulsory Military Training in Peacetime Likely To Start Heated Debate

PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO URGE UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING   SECRETARY OF WAR PATTERSON URGES MERGER OF ARMY AND NAVY

REPORT TRUMAN WILL ASK FOR MILITARY DRAFT   Most Solons Fear President to Rush Measure for Compulsory Training   By JACK BELL

TRUMAN WILL GIVE SPEECH    GRESS IN ASKING FOR COMPRESIDENT TO ADDRESS CON PULSORY PEACETIME..-” : TRAINING —-.

Truman Plans Army Training Speech   President to Address Congress Tuesday on Universal Training, Patterson Advocates Adoption

Truman To Speak On Military Training   Will Go Before Congress Tuesday '

Solons To Hear ‘Truman Discuss Peacetime Draft   Joint Session Of Congress Scheduled For Tuesday; Seen Backing Marshall

Senate Studies Consolidation  Of Army, Navy   President To Address Congress Tuesday For Peace Draft

Truman Message On Peace Draft Tuesday   President Will Deliver Personal Message on Peacetime Draft Next Tuesday; Patterson Uraes Single War and Navy Department

Truman May Ask  Peacetime Draft   Congress Faces Toughest Job, Formation Of Postwar Policy

TRUMAN 10 GIVE CONSCRIPTION VIEWS TUESDAY   President To Address Joint Session; Expected To Ask For Peacetime Military Training Law; Congressional Roundup.

PRESIDENT TA AEVEAL PLANG NEXT TUESDAY   Prompt Merger of War and Navy Departments Is Patterson’s Plea,

TRUMAN PLANS TRAINING PLEA   Patterson Advocates Merger  Of Armed Services

Truman To Ask Drait   President to Address Congress On Peace Army

Draft Wishes Set for Airins By President   Congress to Hear Peacetime Training Messave Tuesday

Brophy Named Commissioner Indian Affairs   New Mexico Man Is Nominated to Succeed John Collier, Who Has Resiqned Post

lwo Fighters Blast 37 Nips   Attack Shipping In Nagoya Bay and Rail Road Yards.

Congress Officially Tackles Job of Pushing Men Into WarWork and Women Into Armed Forces as Military Nurses

SOLONS START QUICK ACTION ON JOB MEASURES   Act to Place Men Into War Plants, 18-45 Nurse Group Into Service

Nurse Draft, War Workers’ Draft, Shapes Into Law  Volunteer or Be Drafted, Viewpoint  RRA rAC C RAH re

CONGRESS ACTS TO SEND MORE MEN IN SERVICE   Bill Introduced For Registration  Of Most Nurses

Nurses Would Be Taken As “‘Buck”’ a, 5 Congress Tackles Manner  Of Drafting Men, Nurses

Tough Year In 1945 Faces U. S. In Fight To ‘Hold The Line,’ Report

More Than 20 Nippon Vessels Reduced To Wreckage  DARING ASSAULT Fifty Superforts Fol  Fifty Superforts Follow Up Attack With Raid Todav

U.S, PLANES HIT ENEMY SHIPS IN YELLOW SEA   50 Sueperforts Make New Attacks on Jap Suicide Plane Rases

INLAND SEA LANES ARE ATTACKED   50 Super-Fortresses Raid Airfields On Kyushu Island

20 Jap Vessels Wrecked in U. S. Raid Off Japan   50 Super-Forts Follow Up With Attacks on Korea Strait Area

Planes - Strike  At Japanese Sea Routes.    ‘Twenty Ships Sunk- Okinawa, “Borneo Fighting Fierce <~

YANKS WRECK ENEMY SHIPS IN NEW RAID   Daring American Flyers Hammer Hard at Waning Power of Dwindling Japanese Fleet.

FRANKENSTEEN LEADS IN DETROIT VOTE   He and Jeffries Received Mayoralty Nominations

FRANKENSTEEN LEADING FIELD   ClO LEADER Ne, 1 CANDIDATE IN PRIMARY

Six Marine Planes Lost In Shantung   Tsingtao ‘Cut Off “When. Wires Are Severed

4 KILLED, 12. HURT NEAR PLASTER CITY   Car Hits Crowd Of Bus Passengers Standing On Road

Two Thousand Bombers Pound Keich’s Oil Retineries and Railway Yards In 33rd Aerial eg food

Germans Again Battered by Air  More Than 2,000 Planes Over Reich

2,000 U. S. Bombers Raid Germany in the Worst Weather of the Winter = -

NAZI OIL PLANTS, ~ RAIL HUBS BOMBED   ; ; 1 eee  ALLIED PLANES BLAST GERMANY IN, BAD WEATHER  ‘ BERLIN POUNDED AGAIN,

Weather Bad But Bombers Go Ahead   Batter Germany With Rain Of Bombs Guided By Instruments

2,000 PLANES LASH GERMANY   Worst Weather of Season Fails to Stop Raiders

UNITED STATES: BOLSTERS: “+ THE ECONOMIES OF ‘SPAIN   HUGE TRADE DEALS AID THE ECONOMIES OF SPAIN AND ~ SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND,  SPAIN HELPED   Allied Aid Given To Thwart Axis Infiltration

Inc. Reproduction tn Whele  buted by King Features Synte in Part Strictly Prohibited.)

“Reds Strike In Poland”   Berlin: Says Russian Losses Heavy in Drive Aimed at Silesia

Russians Using Squeeze Tactics   LAST CHAPTER IS BEING WRITTEN ON SEIGE OF BUDAPEST

BUDAPEST FALL NEAR AT HAND   German Losses Mount A: Soviets Repel Re lief Columns

Budapest Fighting Reaches Final, Grimmest Chapter  Russians Gain Contre Of Nearly All City; Nazis Are Desperate

BERLIN REPORTS NEW RED DRIVE   Germans Say Russians Are Striking on Broad Front In South Poland

Budapest Siege Nearing Finish  Germans Confined to   Small Strip of Pest

On Verge Of Collapse In Budapest   ‘Remaining Nazi Gar“rison Squeezed Into Dwindling Area of -Pest: Fall Imminent

LAST CHAPTER OF BUDAPEST SEIPE WRITTEN   Germans Sacrifice 16,000 Men In Great Battle

Germans Near Collapse In Budapest   16,000 Nazis Killed Defending City, As Reds Continue Blows

Russians Launch New Offensive !n Poland, Nazis Say   Soviet Troops Close in Upon Nazi Garrison

—RUSSTA—   BERLIN SAYS EDS STRIKE IN POLAND   New Offensive Reported Launched West Of Bar_anow Toward Krakow   SIEGE NEARS END   Last Stark Chapter Of Battle For Budapest Being Written

GERMANS SAY RED OFFENSIVE ONIN S, POLANE   Russians Striking From _ Vistula BridgeheadiTo ward Krakow, Report

GERMANS REPORT NEW RED ATTACK   Say Russians Striking From Vistula Bridgehead.

Russians Open Offensive in South Polanc   Germans : Repa Report Reds Are Striking From Vistula Toward Krakoy

Germans Report Soviet South Poland Offensive Smashes Toward Krakow

BUDAPEST BATTLE NEARING FINISH   German Efforts to Relieve Garrison Fail

Siege Ending  At Budapest Germans Squeezed Into Small Area; Attempts At Deliel Have Failed

Russians Launch Big Offensive — ‘Through Poland   Battle For Budapest Is Nearing End As Red Besiegers Close In.

RUSSIANS STRIKI FOR KRAKOW FROM VISTULA   Budapest Garrison Near Collapse; Austria 44 Miles Away

Russian Forces Now Hold Nearly All of Budapest   Germans Fail Again In Savage  Efforts To Relieve Garrison

Claim First Attacking Waves ‘Of Reds Wiped Out By — Withering Defense

Strike From Vistula West  Of Baranow   Historic Invasion Route And One of Easier Approaches to Berlin

Germans Claim Russians Open Drive In Poland   strike From Bridgehead West Of Baranow In Direction -Of Krakow

Nazi Losses Mounting As Reds Battle For Budapest   Savage - Attacks On Soviet Are Halted

Nazis Report New Russian Offensive  In Southern Poland Say Attackers Wiped Out; Polish Plain Is Easiest Battle Route

Russians Open New Offensive  In S. Poland   Berlin Says Soviets Strik. ing From Vistula West Of Baranow

REDS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH POLAND   German Radio Says Russian Are Striking From Vistula Bridgehead Toward Krakow   QUIETER IN BUDAPEST

Soviets Strengthen Position; Germans Lose 16,000 Men In Rescue Efforts.

Budapest Seige Gasps Last Breath in-Pest Strip   Nazis Squeezed’ Into Nearly 2. Miles. Long; One Mile Wide Area

Fall Of Budapest Imminent; Nazis Squeezed Into Area  Two Miles Long, Mile Wide   Savage German Attacks Aimed At’ Relieving Garrison Fail Again

SIEGE OF BUDAPEST NOW BEING WRITTEN  SAVAGE GERMAN ATTACK: TO RELIEVE NAZI GARRISON FAILED ACAIN  FINAL CHAPTER OF 

BLOODY SIEGE OF BUDAPEST NEAR AN END   Dispatches Indicate Soviets May Expect Complete Conauest of the Hungarian Capital in the Next Day or Two.

RUSSIANS STRIKE IN SOUTH POLAND, SAYS NAZI RADIO   REPORT OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED FROM THE VISTULA BRIDGEHEAD

Russians Open Drive in Poland   Strike From Vistula, West of Baranow, Head for Krakow

NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE OPENS IN SOUTH POLAND AS SIEGE OF BUDAPEST DRAWS TO CLOSE —

REPORT RUSSIAN DRIVE IN POLAND   Offensive on Broad Front  Revealed by Berlin

Report Reds Open Vistula Drive on A Broad Front   Nazis Claim New ‘Offerisive Is Headed For Krakow, Historic Route to Berlin

Offensive Opened By  Russians   Attack From Bridgehead  West Of Baranow Is! Revealed In Broadcast By Berlin Radio

Offensive On A Broad Front Told By Enemy   Nazi Losses Mounting As Reds Repel Foe’s Attempts To Relieve Budapest Garrison

GERMAN LOSSES MOUNT AS REDS REPEL ATTACKS   16,000 Nazis Killed, 660 Tanks Smashed in Defense of Budapest

Soviets Open Offensive In South Poland   German Radio States Reds ‘Striking From Vistula Bridgehead.   IN BITTER FIGHTING

PROPOSAL TOLIMIT. ~ TAXES IS ASSAILED   Representative Patma n Speaks to Maryland Legislators

LIGHT CARRIER LOST OFF IWC   U.S.S. Bismarck Sea Sunk By Japs; Most Of Crew Saved

 CARRIER BISMARCK SEA LOST TO JAP AIR ATTACK OFF IWO   Most Of Ship’s Company Of 1,500 Offcers And Men Rescued From 4,000-Ton Escort; Enemy Pilots Strafed Survivors In The Water

ESCORT PLANE CARRIER SUNK   U.S. S. Bismarck Sea Goes Down After Aerial Attack Off Shores of lwo Jima

U. S. CARRIER BISMARCK SEA SUNK BY JAPS   Enemy Planes Sink Ship Off Iwo Jima; Most Of Crew Saved By U. S: Warship

Escort Carrier Bismarck Sea  Lost Feb. 21   Most of Men on Ship Rescued off Iwo Jima After Jap Air Attack

Domestic Help Tops Rejected   Disqualified For Service Highest Among PartTime Workers.

Kansas Next To Top In Physical Fitness, Service Survey Indicates

Domestic Help Tops List Of Draft Registrants Rejected By Services

TRUMAN IS READY FOR BIG THREE MEET   Clear-cut Proposals To Be Put Before Them

TRUMAN READY FOR MEETING   Has Clear-Cut Proposals to Preserve World  Peace

Will Offer American Rehabilitation Aid For  European Cooperation,

Truman Nears Continent For Berlin Meeting   President’s Ship Enters British Waters and Big Three Meeting Will Be Next Week.

Interpreting The War News—  ‘American Armies Have Just About ‘Completed Their Job In Germany

Writer Discusses Occupation Zones Assigned fo Different Allied Armies

Conquest Zones Seem Pre-Assigned to Big Three Armies   Americans Expected to Take Over Southern Areas, British Get Northwestern, Russians Will Occupy Eastern Germany

Lend-Lease ~ Bolsters Red: _ Winter Push   Admiral. Land. Tels “Foreign: -AffairsCommittee’

LEND LEASE TO REDS EXTENSION IS ASKED      Russia’s Winter Drive Aided By Cargo Already Shipped

Bombers Renew German Assault   Vital Nazi Army Fuel Supplies Are Blasted

LIST WAR CRIMINALS   Japanese Roster Compiled by Four Army Teams

TO DISCUSS JEWISH RESETTLEMENT PLAN   Joint Anglo-American Commission Believed Formed

PROMISE AID TO PACIFIC FORCES   Gen. Marshall Speaks  to American Troan

U.S. Auto Industry Begins Return to Peacetime Basis  Greatest Reconversior Task in History Is Facing Motormen

Admits Story Of “Test Tube’  Baby is a Hoax   War Wife Says She Made Up Tale in Effort to Obtain a Divorce

UNION ELECTRICAL WORKERS CONTINUE PICKETS AT LORA   POWER RESTORED TO ALL TOWNS WHICH HAD BEEN THROWN IN DARKNESS

RESTORE TEXAS POWER   Electric Workers Promise To Picket Indefinitely

Righth Army Awaits .\ Faey s Seen BD 2 om on ond ae anal  cee,  Urders from Arthur Before Moving Into Jap Capitol.

Allied Troops Eagerly Wait Closing Parade   Doors Close on Jap Ambition of Empire Encompassing World

“verywhere In Field, Nips  ‘Surrender   42-Ship Convoy Steams Intad Tokyo Bay Where Troops ts 1B MES   WEATHER UNCERTAIN

ALLIED TROOPS AWAIT MAC ARTHUR'S SIGNAL TO MOVE INTO TOKYO   Japanese Kmpire Cut to Home Island and a Few Minor Isles

Now We Can Turn to Grave Job of Keeping Peace: Truman   13,000 Eighth Army Go Ashore from 42-Ship Convoy

Severe lyphoon Threatens To Strike Honshu   Japanese Receive Surrender Terms  With Rigid Calm

35,000 U.S. Troops Line  Up to South   MacArthur's Edict  Awaited; Uncertain Weather Factov.

‘Empire Pared to i aicer Main Islands      42-Ship Convoy Streams Into Bay Within 20 Minutes of Surrender Signing; Japan Loses Ryukyus, Bonins, Volcanos, Mandated Lands

Uncertainty Of Weather Delays Plans   Japanese Empire Fades to Four Home Islands as Surrender Continues in All Parte af Field

AWAIT ONLY ORDER FROM M’ARTHUR   Sunday’s Formal Surrender Leaves Japan Only Four Main Home Islands and a Few Smaller Ones in the Pacific.

Doors on Empire Building Banged Shut on Nippons   Capitulation by Japanese Is Made Official by  Signing Terms.   Surrender Is Taking _ Place in Many Fields

ALLIED OCCUPATION TROOPS IN READINESS FOR ENTRY INTO THE CAPITAL CITY PROBABLY TODAY

[American 8th Army Is Ashore   Order To Take Over Capital Is Expected Toda.

Japanese Sign Surrender Sun Aboard Missour   Occupation Troops To March Into Tokyo Today, Weather And MacArthur Permitting

Armies  Pour In To Japan   Occupation Forces Swell Following Formal Surrender; Enemy Yields Everywhere

ALLIED OCCUPATION TROOPS READY MARCH INTO TOKYO MONDAY   FORMAL SURRENDER SIGNING BANGED WORLD. WIDE DOOR SHUT

Empire Of J Now Slashed To 4 Home Islands   Occupation Likely To Be Bloodless; Large Convoy Bringing In Forces

Occupation Forces Now Exceed 35,000  Ceneenadarén Bisald Pencrecding.   Surrender in Field Proceeding;: Vast Island Empire Lost by Japs

Two Factors Holding Up Occupation   MacArthur's Permission And Weather Issues

EAGER TROOPS AWAIT ORDERS TO ENTER CITY   New Occupation Units Come Ashore, Total Soars to 35,000

Jap Borders Shrink as  Pact Signed   Grandiose Nipponese Dream of World Contro! Is Forever Blacked Out as Final Document Relegates Nation to Humble Place

Japs Reduced. To Home Isles   Allied Occupation Force Swelled to 35,000 as 42-Vessel Convoy Lands 13,000 More Eighth Army Veterans   Men Driven Mad by Thirst on Jap Horror Ship, Says Survivor

Surrender Ends Japan’s Dream by *% Severing Stolen Empire From Her and Cutting Holdings to Four Home Islands

Temperatures   Formal Surrender Strips’ Nips of Ail but Four Main Islands Plus Few Minor Ones;  Individual Surrenders Proceed Everywhere

Allied Occupation Troops Await MacArthur's Word to Move Into Jap Capital   Eighth Army Troops Land Following Signing of Surrender Terms; Hirohito Issues First Preclamation Ordering End of Hestilities

Yanks Prepare to ‘March Into Tokyo   “Weather of Typhoon Pro\ portions May Delay  ‘ Occupation   “SURRENDER IS SIGNED   «Ceremony on Battleship . Missouri Ended Empire _ Dreams

WIDE OPEN FOR INVASION   Islands Flaming After 32 Days of Aerial Bombardment

Greatest 5-Way Fire. Raid In History Turns Homeland Into Flaming Chaos; Fires “Terrific’

J ap Arsenal Cities Scorched by 600 Fire-Hurling B-29s   “Can Land in Japan Any Time,” Geiger, Marine Chief, Declares; Aussies Secure Borneo Port

Fleet of 600 Super-Fortresses Fires 5 Cities   4,000 Tons of Bombs Fall on War Centers; 16 Ships Blasted

GREAT AREAS QF HOMELAND SET AFLAME   Huge Fleet of More Than 600 B-29s Spatter Incendiaries Over Enemy.

Columns of Fire Smoke Rising to 4-Mile Heights   Marine Commander Says U.S. Can Now Go in and Finish War Any Time   WIDESPREAD DAMAGE ADMITTED: BY TOKIO   American Raiders Take Advantage of First Good Weather in Month

Fleet of Over 600 Superforts Blasts Homeland   Five Big Nipponese  -War Centers Bombed In Huge Air Attack

Marine Chief Reports Enemy Beaches ‘Ripe’  Air Softening Up Accomplished;  BS. 2... Pa?

A fla me a Tokyo to Inland Sea _      600 B-29S PULL GREATEST vie FIRE RAID IN HISTORY ON 32ND DAY OF CONTINUOUS a ROMRARDMENT

U. S. APPROVED AS UNO CAPITAL   Committee's Okeh Depends On Meeting Conditions

World Peace Agency to Be Given to U.S.   United Nations’ Executive Committee Approves Plan

FEDERAL TAX CUT STUDIED   RECOMMENDATIONS TOG BE MADE FOR LOWERING OF TAXES STARTING NEXT YEAR

To Study Plan To Cut Taxes   Recommendations For Re. ductions Next Year Expected If Nazis Are Conquered Soon

Japs Report Australian Commander Attacking Tarakan Has Been Killed

i  coe erynrey   Guard Called Type of Apparatus Hitler Needed for Some Deeds.   STARTED WITH 280 MEN

Himmler Elite Guard Specially Trained Bullies   Aimed to Breed Nazi -Aristocracy to Rule Europe, Records Show

Retail Third Army Has Sold $482,035 In War Bonds in 7th Loan Drive   General Standings

Globester May Beat 151-Hour Schedule   Direct Route Gains Two And Half Hours

Globester May Beat Schedule   Big A.T.C. Transport Two and Half Hours Ahead at Bermuda

Globester Ahead of Set Schedule  May Complete Flight ' Evening of Oct. 4

Globester Miay Better Its Schedule   Heads Eastward Over Atlantic

Epochal Hight Right On Time   The Globester Is Making Good Time Around the World.

Globester May Beat Schedule   Two and a Half Hours Already Clipped Off As World Circling Plane  Heads Towards Azores

'Globester Completes First Leg of Around-the-World  Flisht: May Beat Record

Globemaster Is Ahead Of Time  Big Plane Making Exceptional Speed

Round-World Plane Making Flying History   First Leg of Trip Over Atlantic Ends Ahead of Schedule.

Globester May Beat Schedule   First Leg Of RoundWorld-Flight Ended; . Heads Aciosas Atlantic

GLOBESTER ON WAY TO AZORES   ’Round-World Play May Beat 151 Hour Schedule

Globester Races Over Atlantic Ocean, May Beat Schedule In World Flight -

ROUND-THE-WORLD  HOP MAKES FIRST  LEG ON JOURNEY MAY CUT PREDICTED TIME OF 151 HOURS  mw RALIT OE ALIALAC OC

D-WORLD PLANE BEAT SCHEDULE   Hours Are Picked Up By Direct Hop To Bermuda

Ahead Schedule  _May Beat Time Table On. Maiden. Vovaae  he Flyers

 Churchill Urged Roosevelt To Warn Japs, Solons Hear   Message Received Week Before Pearl Harbor Raid, Investigating Committee Told

Roosevelt's Reply To Blunt Warning Idea Not Given To Probers   British Premier Offered Joint Action For England In Effort To Stop Aggressive Actio Of Japanese Leading To Sneak Attack.

‘Churchill Advise Warning to Japa   ‘ ‘Secret or Public” Declat. ation Was Urged on FL D.R.   MESSACE (TO HIROHITO   Final Effort to Dispel Wai  louds Made on ©  December 6 

Churchill Promptec FR Warning Cable   Pearl Harbor Investigation Gets Winston’s Message to Roosevelt

TO COMMITTEE   Asked Roosevelt to Send ‘Secret Or Public’ Word About Aggression.   REALIZED DIFFICULTIES

Churchill Asked FDR Week Prior To Pearl Harbor To Warn Japan   Congressional Investigators Told Of Message Sent Through Ambassador Winant; Planned To Make Warning Jointly

Churchill Wanted FDR to Send Warning to Japs   Message Against Further Aggression Requestec By British Prime Minister Week Before Pearl Harbor; Offer to Participate Made

FOR WAS URGE BY CHURCHILL TO WARN JAPAN   Wanted War Warning Issued, Said Britain Would. ~ Follow Suit Po 8

EE ———————————————e7x-_  PEARL HARBOR GOP DIG INTO ATLANTIC CHARTER DETAILS

Saw But One Method Left To Avert War   Message Sent Roosevelt Through Winant Six Days Before Attack— Welles Follows Hull on Stand

Note Signed ‘Winant’ Said Warning Might Be Effective to Halt Extension of War  Asks Explanation     Ferguson Asks Report  on Message From Moarehell

Churchill Advised  Warning to Japan   “Secret or Public’ Declaration Was Urged on © F.D.R.    MESSAGE TO HIROHITO   Final Effort to Dispel Wai louds Made on   December 6

Message of Nov. 30, “41, Is Revealed   Anti- Aggression Notice. Advised by Churchill During Tense Days. 

SO ADVISED F.D.R. WEEK BEFORE BLOW   Message of Former Prime Minister to Late President Asking War Threat Revealed at Pearl Harhor Probe.

Declare Churchill Urged F.D.R. to Send Secret Or Public Warning To Japan

TESTIMONY SHOWS HE THOUGHT {APS NEEDED WARNIN’   ‘Pearl: Harbor -Investigatior: Brings Out Fact That British Leader Urged Action on Nov. 30, 1941.   AGREED TO JOIN IN  RESTRAINING JAPAN   Churchill Told Roosevelt He Would Join With Unitec States in Statement o7 Warnina.

British Minister Asked Roosevelt To Warn Japanese Of ‘Consequences’ Of Further Armed Aggression; Hull Takes Stand Accin

Action Favored By Churchill On Nov. 30, 1941   Wanted Late President To Issue Secret Or Public Warning Against Further Agaression

Request Made Within Week of Sneak Attack   Suggested Nipponese — he Told Further Acts of Age gression Would Lead to  Cravest Consequences   Appeal Sent Ruler Day Before Attack   Called for Withdrawal of  Japs From Indo-China as “Assurance of Peace Throughout Pacifie?

CHURCHILL URGED WAR WARNING   1941 Messages to FDR Read at Pearl Harbor Hearing

Warn Japs, Churchill Urged FDR   Secret Message Sent One Week Before Attack

BRITAIN URGED A WAR WARNING BEFORE JAP BLOW   Churchill Request Is Revealed Jn Coneress Probe

Warning Against Aggression Asked   Prime Minister Stated Important Method Untried, Welles Relates Background of Notes to Japanese

CHURCHILL SENT  MESSAGE CONCERNING  PACIFIC SITUATION ‘SECRET OR PUBLIC WARN:  ING AGAINST FURTHER ACCRECSION cicfcreren

Note to Roosevelt Proposed He Send Secret Message Seeking to Avert Hostilities

Britain ‘Would Make: Similar Declaration on  Share in. Joint Statement, : Premier Said —  Would:Be Tragic If War Came Without  Being Told: Character of Furthes Sten,

Pearl Harbor Probers Hear Churchill Urged FDR to Warn Japanese Against Aggression   Message Sent President Week Sefore Japanese Sprung Surprise Attack Read to the Senate-House Committee

Churchill Urged Anglo-American Waming to Jap   Message to FDR Read Before Pearl Harbor  Cammittee

Note Promised War Declaration By British Empire   GOP Committee Probers Of Pearl Raid Dig Deeper  Into Atlantic Charter

Hint President, British Chief Made Alliance   Message Asking ‘Secret Or Public’ Warning on Aggression Read Today

MESSAGE FROM BRITISH LEADER READ AT PROBE   Plain Declaration of Consequences Urged by British Prime Minister

Note ToF. R. Week Before Pearl Harbor   Testimony Reveals Pres ident Sent Only A Mild  Crntamant Ta Talesa.

Suggested Japs Be Told That Aggression Would Bring Grave Results .   Britain Would Make Similar Declaration or Share in Joint Statement, Premier Said — Would Be Tragic If War Came Without Being Told Character of Further Step

Churchill Urged Japs Be Warned   Suggested Roosevelt Take Step in Final Effort to Prevent War, Is Evidence

Urged FDR To Warn Japan   Churchill Note Written Nov. 30, 1941 Said Such Action Might Be Only Way to Avert War

PROBERS BARE SECRET NOTE TO ROOSEVELT   Republicans Seek Signs of Military Alliance Between U. S.. Britain .

Famous Charter Siffed For Pearl Harbor Evidence   Signs Of Military Agreement In Case Of Japan Are Sought

Plain Declaration To Nippon One Important Method Left, Prime Minister Told President

Press Protests Plan Of Truman Trip In Belgium  Ni. Inéarmahan   No Information On Ton Secret

AUTO INDUSTRY CUTTING RED TAPE   Quick Reconversion Theme As Officials Draft Outout Plans

Now Only 140° Miles”  From. Berlin   Other Units Battle For The Arsenal City. of Kassel, Patton’s Men Capture Catholic. Shrine. City of Fulda, Patch 40° Miles From Nuernbere

Trap Closing On Nazis in  West Holland  Allied Armies Keep   Allied Armies Keep Up Fast Pace in Eastward Sweep

TRAP IS SET FOR GERMANS IN HOLLAND   Sweep of Third Army Tanks Cuts ThreeFourths Across Waist of Central Germany.   BATTLE RAGES INSIDE KASSEL   Hodges Blocks Attempt of Encircled Nazi Force to Break Out of Ruhr Pocket.

Patton Men Reported 160 Miles from Soviet Lines Closer to Berlin,  “wre ge - waa   Closer to Berlin, Within 65 Miles. Of Czechoslovakia: Fulda Is:Cantured

Flying Columns Three 3 Fourths Across Reich   Canadians Only 20 Miles From Closing Trap On 90,000 Germans In Holland

Kassel, Fulda, Muenster Fall Teo Allred Arms   3 Yank Divisions Battle Through  Hessian Hilis,

Canadians Almost Shut Trap on Foe In West Holland   3rd Army Smashes to Gotha, is Within 65 Miles of Czechoslovakia; Hodges’ Men Crush Nazi Attempts to Escape Ruhr

Two-Prong American Drive Strikes — 65 Miles From Czechoslovakia;  Hodges Beats Ruhr Escape Attempts

PATTON'S YANKS THREE QUARTERS ACROSS REICH   Drive Within 65 Miles Of Czechoslovakia Near  Gotha   FULDA IS CAPTURED IN MASSIVE ADVANCE

YANKS WITHIN 69 MILES OF CZECH BORDER   ARSENAL CITY OF KASSEL FALLING IN RUINS

Patton Forces Only 65 Miles From Czechoslovakia and  160 Miles From Soviet Lines   U.S. Third Army Smashes Into Gotha; Fight For Kassel Rages; Fulda Falls: 7th Army 40 Miles From Nuernberg; 9th Army Races Around Bielefeld to Close to Weser River

AUTO PRICES. ~ NEARLY READY   COST. .OF .NEW CaRs..TO BE  -MADE PUBLIC NEXT WEEEK,< ", (OPA JHRECTOR >  ‘>> ANNOUNCES ( *

Americans Throw Japanese Back Against Burning Manila Waterfront   MacArthur Reveals The Japs Have Mined All Streets In City

YANKS JOIN IN MANILA TO SEVER JAP EXIT ROUTE   Bomts Rock Bataan end Corregidor Across Man.la Bay

YANKS. JON IN MANILA TO SEVER JAP EXIT ROUTE   ‘Bombs Rock Bataan : and Corregidor’ “Across Man.la Bay -

Yanks Mass To Wipe Out Manila J aps   Enemy Compressed Into Burning Waterfront In Fierce Fighting

3 U.S. Units Herd Japs in Death Pocke      Juncture Seals Off Last Escape Path for Foe in Blazing Manila

Japs Cornered Into Pocket By Manila Yanks  Three U. S. Divisions Linked In Drive On Nips BOMB CORREGIDOR Island Fortress And Bataan Both Under   Island Fortress And Bataan Both Under Aerjal Assault

JAPS PUSHED BACK TOWARD MANILA BAY   3 U. S. Divisions Meet In Manila Drive Nips Seoware

Three Divisions Linked Up Inside Sothern Manila.   Japanese Garrison Blasted Back -Into  Burning Waterfront

Reconversion Further Hit © In Detroit —   Union To Petition  on —T   Union To Petition -For Strike Votes In Ford. Chrysler’

Strike Votes To Be Sought   Ford, Chrysler Will File Tuesday; General Motors Has Acted

Union Plans Strike Vole In 2 Plants   Workers In ‘Big Three’ Of Auto Industry Ask Raise

STRIKE VOTES ARE PREPARED IN2 PLANTS   CIO Aute Workers Te File Petitieas In Ford And Chrysler Factories   OIL WORKERS STILL STAGING WALKOUT

Union Will Ask For Strike Votes At Ford, Chrysler   Petition for Vote of General Motors Workers Is Already Filed

TURKEY GRANTS SHIPPING PERMIT   REDS TO GET SUPPLIES VIA DARDENELLES

Turks Grant : Allies Use of .  Dardanelles   Straits Are Easiest, Most: Direct Routes of Supplying Russians

Supplies Shipped Via Dardanelles Turkey Grants. Route  Permission‘to: Allies, . Ship Rusese: Sunntiee.

TURKEY GRANTS ALLIES USE OF DARDANELLES   Move Follows Ouste1 Of Jap Agents From Nation

Turkey Opens Dardanelles To Allied Ships   Most Direct Route O; Supplies To Russia I: Made Available By Turkish Government

Dardanelles Opened To Allied Use By Turks As Supply Route To Reds

REPORT ALLIES GRANTED USE OF DARDANELLES   Gives Direct Sea Route tc Ship Lend-Lease Supplies to Russia

TURKS PERMIT ALLIES TO USE DARDANELLES   British Say Supplies Will Go To Russia By New Route

TURKS ALLOW PASSAGE T0 ALLIED SHIPS   Shorter Route To Russia Is Made Available

TURKS TO OPEN DARDANELLES   May Permit Shipment of Supplies to Russia

Allies Will Use  ~ The Dardanelles   Turkey Will Permit Passage Of Supplies To Russia

Enemy Opposition Is Totally Lacking   Bombardment Directed At Radio, Radar And Other Military Installations; Planes Burn More Cities

Like Any GI's Wife, Mrs. Kisenhower Eagerly Awaited Husband’s Coming:

Six Officers At _ Ottumwa Ousted   Outgrowth of Charges By Buell

Action Is Taken By Chief Kapp   Higdon, Stark, Collett, Casady, Staton And Leach Named.

@ PAUL MALLON—  Columnist Confident Russia Doesn’t Want Another War

Minority Groups Hungry, Cold Still in Nazi Concentration ‘Camps; Ike Cleanup Ordered

News Day And Night   President Tells General Eisenhower To Clean Up Condition   Refugees Living In Dirty Camps   Policies On Displaced Persons Not Being Carried Out

Seizure Is  Ordered by President   Truman Reveals Repor Jews in Occupation Zone Badly Treated.

Bad Conditions Of Displaced Persons Cited   Eisenhower Told to Clean Up and Report Direct to Washington

Fisenhower Is Ordered To Clean Up   Truman Asks Attlee To Open Palestine To Freed Jews

Still in Concentration Camp; Nazis Better Fed and Clothed, Get More to Eat Than Victims

  ’  Clean Up ETO, Truman Orders  Instructs Eisenhower To File Early Report

Still in Prison Camus   Truman Demands Relief In Word To Eisenhower

Snvoy Likens (ank Policies lo Nazi Rule   President Directs Cleanup and Asks Palestine Opening

Truman Orders Gen. Eisenhowe! To ‘Clean Up’   President Appeals to Attlee to Open Up Palestine

STATE CONTROL OF SAILS 1S OPPOSED   Committee of Co. Com. missioners Takes Action “at Meeting 

STATE CONTROL OF -, JAILS-1S OPPOSED      Committee ‘of Co, -Com_Missioners Takes Action  ” “ at Meeting *

FLAMES LEVEL JAPANESE PORT   Aircraft And Other War Plants  Razed At Tarumizu 

Army Nurses Nay Reach Homes In East By Christmas  Making Trip In

Bill P repared On Succession  To P residency   Interest As Truman And Stettinius To Leave Country

U.S. Record Of Messages Before Nips’ Raid Sought   Rep. Keefe Pressing Pearl Harbor Probe

Hunt Missing Record Of Jap Radio Message   GOP Investigator Is Skeptical Over Broadcast Story

GOP PROBER ASKS FOR ARMY RECORD OF JAP CODECAST   PP ENE NN Oe ee ee ON  SEEKS TO CLARIFY VAGUE REPORTS IN PREVIOUS INQUIRY

Intercepted Jap — Messages Studied By Committee   Republican Wants Recording Of Tokyo Broddcast Declaring War Was On

‘British-U. 8. Relations Debated Bv Sen. Wheeler and British M. P.

Manning Is Named Police Chief; Smith, Mayor; And Womack, City Manager   “Tentative Selections” Are  Announced by New City Board

United Press Writer Waiting for an Egg to Fry or Hot Street to Prove His Point — No Eaa

Full Employment Bill Set Back by House Committee  Plea to Consider Proposal is Defeated Decisively, Atomic Energy Public Hearings Start

Atomic Energy Hearing Begun By Senators   All Basic Facts To Be Sought On Control Of New Force

Japs On Iwo Holding Out  Inside Caves   Nips Won't Surrender 5S Americans Have To Go After Them

Siaie Office Will Handle Rationing   OPA Files Being Transferred From Hagers- . town to Baltimore

State Office Will Handle naoalag   OPA Files Being Trans ferred From Magers: a town to Baltimore ~

Allies Receive  Peace Feeler  Nazi Contact Made With British Office

Nazi Approach For Armistice [s Confirmed  But Suggestion QOuickly Reiaected

British Reject Peace ‘Feeler   Nuzi Proposal . Submitter At Stockholm Legation

Allies Reject Peace Offer  Nazi Armistice Bid pba abse * ork  im CaneLal

German Peace Feelers Are Turned Down   Allied Officials Regard Move as a Propaganda Maneuver

British Confirm ‘Feeler’   Contact With English Legation Sought Through Swede  Rusinescman

NAZIS SEND PEACE = FEELER. IS REPORT   Proposal Promptly Reject. ed, According to = Rumor

Report Germans Sought Armistice   Swedish Newspaper   Swedish Newspaper Asserts Nazi Official Contacted Allies

Nazi Plea lmmediafely Reiected   Reveal Enemy Répresentatives Seeking Peace

NAZI ATTEMPT TO SUE FOR PEACE IS TOLD BY BRITISH   ALLIED OFFICIALS VIEW INCIDENT AS NAZI PROPAGANDA

Nazi Proposal For Armistice Brushed Aside   Offer to Sue For Peace Made By Swedish Birsiness Man to Brit ish Lezation   Hitler Persuaded  By Ribbentrop   Proapasal Predieated On Condition Nazis Continue in Office ta Pafiey Gemuans

German Peace Offer Report Unconfirmed  Swedish Newspaper States Offer Made

Nazi Peace Feeler Early This Month Partly Confirmed   Approach to Allied Representatives Recently is Revealed

GERMAN ‘PEACE »-BEFLER® AIRED   Stockholm Press “Tells o Rumored Move To Interest British Leaders

U. S. Legation Denies Any Feeler Tried There; Act Regarded As Nazi Propaganda

BRITISH SPURN PEACE FEELER   Oe  Unofficial Statement Reveals Nazi Attempt to  Negotiate Armistice

Attempt Rejected At Once   Seen As Carefully Planned Propaganda Maneuver.

BRITISH SPUR NAZI ‘FEELER’ ON ARMISTICE   Say Stockholm Peace Move a Plot to Split Allies; Churchill Sees Victory During Summer

BRITISH CONFIRM REPORT OF NAZI “PEACE-FEELER”’   Claim German Third Party, Attempted Approach to Allied Officials in Stockholm: Several! Days Ase—Propo no ‘Lanmacdintele Botocted.

Claim Ger mans hb Futile. Moy e For Arinistice   New Action: Toward: Peace Reported: At-Stockholm - Rejected -. Immediately

Report Nazi Peace Feeler   Swedish: Paper Says Germans Use Old Bogie Of Comraunism in Peace Offer to British

BRITISH TUR DOWN GERMAN PEACE FEELER   Move Termed Propaganda Plot to Split Allied Unity

REPORT NAZI PEACE FEELER IS REJECTED   Say Huns Try to Contac! Allied Representatives Through Stockholm

CONTAGT MADE THAU RESIDENT UF STOGKHOLM   Attempted Agproach Turned Down by Member of British Lecacation.

British Source Admits ‘German ‘Feeler’ Made,   Move Believed Propaganda idea; LHitler Reported Making Offers

GERMAN PEACE FEELER IN STOCKHOLM REJECTED. BRITISH UNOFFICIALLY SAY

German Peace Bid Through British Officials In Sweden Turned Down

AN ARMISTICE FEELER MADE BY GERMANS   A Member of the British Legation Said to Have Been Approached by a Nazi Official Through a Third Person.

NAZIS SEND PEACE FEELER, IS REPORT   Proposal Promptly Reject ed, According to = Rumor = <=

KNOW NOTHING OF OFFER   Embassy Spokesmen Comment on Swedish Report)

ALLIES REJECT ~ “PEACE FEELER’   British Report Nazi Attempt For Possible Armistice

HOUFFALIZE IS INVESTED ON ALL SIDES   Assault Forces Closing In and FEarly Capture of Belgium Town Is Predicted.

Belgian — Base Near Capture   CITY WAS ONCE CENTER OF THE COLLAPSED  ARDENNES SALIENT

Allies Encircle Nazi Pivot at Houffalize Closing in For Kil}   wane Yanks To North Advance Within 7 Miles Of St. Vith LAST NAZI STRONG POINT IN BELGIUM Nazi Resistance Cracking Under Relentless Allied Pounding

Forecast Capture Of Base   City Invested On All Sides With Assault Forces Closing In For Kill; German Garrison Fighting Desperately   ICE, SNOW, COLD RETARDING DRIVES

Two Armies Of Hodges, Patton Join   Make First Junction Since Opening of Recent German Offensive

Yanks Hit Houffalize Defenses   Belgian Base, Onee Center of Ardennes Salient. Under Attack

HOUFFALIZE, NAZI BASE, SURROUNDED   Bulk of Rundstedt Force > Falling Back into Germany

Houffalize Near Capture By Yank Tanks, Infantry   German Garrison  Tries To Push Through U. S. Lines, Escape

British Casualty Total Now 502.396   Churchill Lists 216.287 Dead, 183.242 Inactive

Daily Worker Editor Resigns, Hits Communism   Louis F. Budenz Says He Has Returned to Catholic Faith

STEINAU CAPTURED BY FIRST UKRAINE ARMY OF GEN. KONEY  BERLIN REPORTS ALLIES PREPARING FOR NEW OF EENGIVE IN WrerT

SIEGFRIED LINE IS SMASHED BY YANK ASSAULTS   Reds Stab Across Oder and Put 73-mile Sector Under Heavy Artillery Attack

Patton May Be Across Czech Border As First Drives To Meet Reds   Juncture Traps Germans In Harz Mts. And Promises To End Nazi Stand Temporarily Stalling Ninth

Patton's Forces Within 75 Miles of Leipzig   French Menace Karlsruhe; U. S. 7th Takes City

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     REPORT GERMAN ARMY FLEEING FROM PRPEMEN AND HAMRIIRG

Sifecumhs to Bronchial Pneumonia and Hardening Arteries In Rome;  - Young Wife With Him

Mascagni, Composer,  Dies at 82   Wrote “Cavalleria Ruslicana” When Ble Was 26

Italian Composer 0 Operas Dies   Bronchial Pneumonia, Arteries Hardening Fatal to Mascagni

; * Moving dav soon for the Trumans; » few white house changs planned

Trumans Ship Apartment Furniture To Missouri: Ready To MovelIn White House

NAVY SILENT ON INVASION IN RYUKYUS   NIMITZ FAILS TO CONFIRM KUME ISLAND REFORT— NAVY CASUALTIES ARE ANNOUNCED

Russia Reverses Previous Stand   Two Representatives Leave For Conference

Soviets Join War Criminal Trial Parley   To Set Dates For Prosecu tion: “Lord Haw Haw” Pleads Innocence

TO CONFER ON NAZI TRIALS        * a eat ‘Conference Willi! Open in Londen on ‘Tuesday with Delegates ., from States, ' “Great ‘Britain and ‘France, in Addition to: Russia.

Russians Join in Prosecution Plan of War Criminals   Conference to Arrange for Trails Will Open in London Tuesday

REDS TO ATTEND CRIMINAL TRIALS   Russian Stand Reversed British Report

Commerce Department Official Predicts 400,000 Planes in Use In U.S. Ten Years After War End

Ration Book 5 Is Scheduled For December Issuance   Third ‘A’ Gas Book To Make Appearance

DIOCESE ASKS PLEDGES IN FINANCE DRIVE   Parish To Raise Fund: For Educational And Charitable Purposes

American Flyers Hit Shipping in the Kuriles  At Least One Jap Ship Is Sunk and Two Damaaded

American Flyers Hit Shipping . ‘in the Kuriles  At Least One Jap Ship Is Sunk

Ninth Army Encounters Resistance   Germans Stall Yanks Along Elbe River — Others Sweep Ahead

BRITISH LAUNCH BREMEN ATTACK TOWARD NORTH   Americans Gain Five Miles _On One Elbe Bridgehead, Driven Back On Other

Ninth Army In Furious Fight To Hold Bridgehead   U. S., Red Fighters Team Up To Attack Nazi Lines East of Elbe

BOMB TARGET UF Elf AND THIRD ARMIES   Strate German Positions East of Elbe Thruout Leipzig Dresden Corridor.

Allies Massing Armor   Third and First Armies Join Up For Giant Drive

ACROSS RHINE; FRENCH DRIVE   Germans Fall Back . Everywhere on West Front

Patton Only 200 Mi. From Berlin; 7th Over For K. 0.   Hitler’s Resistance Breaking Apart All Over West Front As Allies Speed Toward Junction With Russian Forces In East.

British Ready For Showdown In Soerabaja   Indionesians Ordered to Surrender Arms by 6 A. M. Today

Javanese Ready To Battle British   Indonesian Leaders Instruct Army To Resist Ultimatum To Lay Down Arms In Soerabaia

Rritish Order ~~ Indonesians to ~ Lay Down Arnis  Give Jur Rebels “Untif: 6 AM, Totete Stop War :

BRITISH SET TO ENFORCE ARMS ORDER   Troops Take Positions At Soerabaja Ready To Open Battle

U.S. Planning Tc Promote World News Freedom   Based On Free Speech Declaration Slated For United Nations Conference

Russia Refuses  Tranian Request   Wish To Move Troops Into Troubled Area

A.M. House fo Take lacation   Proposals Made To Abolish Solit-Session

Shortages Of Houses For Veterans  ’ -« ‘ e . e,e Serious In 83 Mich. Communities

VETERANS FIND. HOME SHORTAGE   EXTREMELY SERIOUS IN 83 STATE COUNTIES

Average Auto Has Record Of 56,000 Miles  Most Cars Are  ts VY... exes

FOUR AMENDMENTS FOR STATE VOTERS SATURDAY ELECTION   LOCAL ISSUES AT MANY POINTS HOLDING MAIN INTEREST HOWEVER

Aim To Hold  Prices   See Reduction on Apparel Prices; Will Maintain the Quality, Supply.

Hoover Has 12 Measures To Remedy Meat Shortage; Congress Ponders Letter

HOOVER PROPOSES. ‘NEW OPA SET-UP   Suggests 12 Point Propram of Coztrol to Remedy Shortage

HOOVER SLAMS MEAT CONTROLS   Program Proposed Te Remedy Shortage In Animal Products

Hoover's Plan Fo! Meat Protram Read lo House   Proposes To Reduce Power  of OPA and WFA,.

DROP 100 TONS OF BOMBS   Six Squadrons of Liberators in Precision Strike

Texas Sees German Surrender as Only, The Half-Way Mark   Sober Satisfaction Characterizes News In This State

RACE RIVAL RATIONALISI SOLDIERS   Reported 35 Miles Inside Industrial Territory

Report Chinese Communists Are In Changchun   No Mention As To Whether Russian Occupa tion Forces Withdrawn

CHINESE TROOPS, REDS RACE FOR MANCHU CAPITAL   Manchurian Capital ‘Of Changchun: Reported Being linvaded By Communiata Az’ Nationalist Forces  Speed Northward f

Chinese Pour In Changchur   U.S. Making Colony, Communists Charce

China Reds Race With Rivals To Occupy Capital   Communists Say U. S. Converting Manchuria Into ‘American Colony’

Reds Invade Capital Of Manchuria   New Conferences  Will Besoin Soon

Communist Force Enters Chungchun   Race Rival Nationalist Soldiers, Already Advancing from South

GROUPS RAGING ON TO CAPITAL   Chinese Reds Reported Invading Manchuria Main City in Force.

INVADE CAPITAL OF MANCHURIA IN RACE WITH TIME   Communists Trying Ic Beat Chinese Nationalists Io Goal:  ew Accusations Hurled At United States By Reds.

Report Race For Changchun   Chinese. Communists Said to Be invading Capital in Force

Chinese Reds Invade Manchurian Capital in Race with Nationalists

CHINESE REDS ENTER CAPITAL OF MANCHURIA   ‘Communists Race With Nationalists, Already 35 Miles Inside Vital Industrial Territory  aa ti *~ a

Chinese Reds Enter Capital Of Manchuria   Nationalist Forces 35 Miles Inside Vital Industrial Region

SHOWDOWN BATTLE 1S SEEN NEAR   Chiang’s Troops Already 35 Miles Inside Manchuria

Race Is on For Capital o: Manchuria   Chinese Reds Reported as Invading Territory to Vie With Nationalists 35 Miles Inside Area

Invade Capital of Manchuria   Report Communists Race Nationalists

Communists Invading Manchurian Capital In Force; Say 4,000 Troops

REDS DRIVING TO CHANGCHUN   Capital Of Manchuria Is Goal for Communists, Chiang’s Troops

Changehun’s Entry Noted; Conferences  Are Planned   New Charges Hurled At American Chiefs

CAPITAL CITY   Lead Nationalists in Race To Occupy Strong Points Within Manchuria

.0 INVADING IN FORC   Communist Troops Are Racing With Rival  Nationalists

Report Race For Changchun   Ch * % * t Said to Be Invading Capital in Force

CHANGCHUN ENTRY  CREDITED: 10. REDS   Capital of Manchuria Prize _. In Race of Troops Within China ~

Communist Army Moves In Force  Against Chinese   Reds Hurl Accusation Against U. S.  .

CHINESE COMMUNIST TROOPS INVADING  MANCHURIAN CAPITAL RACE WITH RIVAL NA_ TIONALIST FORCES ON ' FOR CHANGCHUN 

Chinese Reds Drive “Upon Changchun   Four ‘Thousand Reds Enter Capital; Soviets © . Give Conditions

ONE SPEARHEAD OF THREEPRONGED OFFENSIVE SURGING ACROSS POLAND TOWARD KRAKOW

WINTER PUSH ‘OF RUSSIANS, ~ADLLS AREAL   MIGHTY OFFENSIVE IN 4TH ' DAY SWEEPS NEAR : KRAKOW   : Plesivic Captured   Communications Hub Falls After All-Night Battle—Prisoners Taken.

U.S. Report:  High Prices  Will Remain Revising Upward Of Minimum Wages Advised

Wartime Cost of Living to Continue   Survey Tells Need for Higher Wage Minimum

SOVIETS SMASH NEAR KOMARNO   Czech Hub in : Peril; Reds Hold Three-Fourths of Budapest

REDS ON EDGE OF KOMARMO   Take Over 1,000 More Budapest Blocks  (lanturea 9 Carman

Budapest Battle Still Continues   Moscow Reports Further Gains In City Made By Red Troops

Envoys Seek Italian Pact   “Number Of Problems. Are Found Involved

POLICE COME TO WINDSOR   Tension Is Mounting Following Skirmish of Strikers:

TO DEMAND BOXCARS   Eight-Man Delegation fo' Journey to Washington

CANADIAN DRIVE IS HURLING BACK NAZIS IN WEST   Yanks Slog Ahead Through Mud To Smash Gaps in German Defenses

New Program For Taxation To Continue  Many Months   George Says Setup Cannot Be Altered

Final Income  Tax Cut Bill   No Further Reductions Until 1947 Declares Senate Finance Head

President’s Genius For Compromise Sc.n as One Of Assets at Con® rence

SOLONS “DISCOUNT WORK=FIGHT NEED      Says President Was Not Specific Enough in Dealing with Foreign Problems

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING PROGRAM FACING ROUGH ROAD  SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE AND SENATE ARI

QUICK ACTION ON TRAINING PLAN URGED   Senate Military Commitee is Sharply Divided Over the President's Program   HEARINGS DEMANDED

The Weather   Senate Groups Are Divided On Year's Training   Military Committee Is Split On Issue

GURNEY DEMANDS PROMPT ACTION. TRAINING ISSUE   Military Committee Faces Demand by South Dakota  ~ Senator far Speed in Estab .Vishing Universal Military Ce

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING PROGRAM FACING ROUGH ROAD  SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE AND SENATE ARI SHARPLY DIVIDED

Senator Gurney Demands Sharply-Divided .. Senate Act Fast On Universal Training Plan

PROMPT ACTION ON UNIVERSAL TRAINING ASKED   Committee Said Will Take Time on Issue So Undecided by Senators

Prison Camp Films Shown Nazi Leaders  AtN uernberg   Some Defendants Moved to Tears, Some Indifferent, Others Leave Roon

Horror Movies Shown At Trial   German Cruelty at Con centration Camps Revealed ©

HORROR FILMS SHOWN NAZIS   Fallen Leaders Are Forced To See Concentration Camp Movies

HORROR CAMP FILMS SHOWN NAZI BIGSHOTS   GOERING CONVULSED WITH LAUGHTER AT TESTIMONY

Some of Accused Nazis Sickened By Horror Films   Shocking Pictures Of Persecutions Shown at Nuernberc

Nazi Leaders View Horror Camp Films   Reactions Range From Tears To Indifference

Germans View Films of  Nazi Horrors   Reactions Range From Tears to Curt Indifference

LMS SICKEN ~ NAZIS ON TRIAL   Concentration Camp Views ’ Bring Tears to Defendants

TRUMAN LIGHTS: COMMUNITY TREE   Appeal Made to World . to Find Solution of Ils in Peace Message

EXTEND SHOE SALE   Odd Lots to Continue Ration Free Until March 10, OPA Says.

ONLY THREE CITIES NOW STAND BETWEEN NINTH ARMY AND BERLIN   Ruhr Valley Industrial City of Essen Has Been Cap tured by Troops of the Ninth Army; Trap Closes On 150,000 Boches in Holland.

Three American Armies Bearing Down On Berlin; Will Soon Jom Russians

Says Draft Bill  Strike Incentive   Senator Taft Leads Fight Against Act

NO TAX CUTS. TO BE ASKED BY LAUSCHI   MESSAGE ‘OF NEW GOVERNOR  BEING AWAITED BY MEN  BERS OF LEGISLATURE “TODAY

Back of the  Headlines Third Rin Three   Third Big Three Meet One of _ Greatest Import   BY RALPH HEINZEN  Wetted Dence Wan Renters

Supply Line Of 7th Army   German Forces Cross Rhine, Battle For City Of Ganibehelmn

Slash One of U. 5. Seventh Army's Supply Routes And Farther East Cross Rhine to Battle Into Sector Only Nine Miles From City of Strasbourg

Fierce Battles Are Raging Along Front   Enemy Crosses Rhine in Motorboats to Battle For Possession of Gamb sheim, on Western Bank

Smash 15 Miles Into France, Stab for Saverne   _ Cut Off U. 8. Seventh Supply Road: Cross Rhine, Battle Into Town Onlv 9 Miles North of Strashourgs

PLANES SWARM QVER GERMANY   3,500 Bombers, Fighter: Support Troops Crossing Rhine

3,000 PLANES SUPPORT BLOW ACROSS RHINE   1.500 Craft Drop Army Behind Nazi Lines East Of Stream

Biggest Armada Aiding Invasion   Most Devastating Scourge Ever Laid Down Exploded On Ruhr.

Greatest Air Armada Of War Over Ruhr Area   Swarming Over Northwest Germany in Support of Allied Storming of Rhine   30,000 Soldiers Rained on Enemie:   Dropped From Up to  1,500 Planes and Gliders  in’ Greatest’ Airborne. Landing in History

Devastating Scourge Exploded On Ruhr Valley I: Hours Before Daybreak.

ARMADA TOPS ANY PREVIOUS UNDERTAKING   1,500 Other : Planes Drop Paratroopers East of Rhine River

In Greatest . Air Show ~ Since D-Day   Huge Airborne Army Drops On Reich from Armadas of Gliders  And Troop Transports

Greatest Sky Armada Of War Lashes Reich   Awe-Inspiring Aerial Operation Hits Nazis 1,500 Transports In  Major Attack

3500 Planes in Record Attack   History-Making Armada Paves Way for New Rhine Crossings; Italy-Based Planes in Long Swing to Blast Berlin

BIGTRANSPORT, GLIDER FORCES ALSOIN ACTION   Heavy Bombers From Italy Hit Berlin After Record 1,500-Mile Flight

Sky Black With Planes as Awed Londoners Watct   Greatest Armada in History Takes Air in Mass Bomb Attack

Great Aerial Armada Over Reich Today   Support Storming Of Rhine and Drop Men and Supplies In Airborne Attack

History's Largest Air Fleet: Swarms To Aid of Ground Arm   3,500. Warplanes Blacken Skies Over West Front

More Food Released to Civilians Than Should Hay Been In 1944, Based On Belief War in Europe Would End Last Year

First of a Series. ...  Optimism of 1944 Helps Explain Shortage of Food

Food Shortage   Optimism In 1944 Helps Ex plain Lack Of Supplies Por 1945.

Proposal to Offer Terms Splits Senate   Possibility of Earlier Peace Suggested by Proponents

Diversent Views Qn Proposal fo State Peace Terms   Senators Differ On Attitude Toward Stating Terms Vith ‘‘ Unconditional Surrender

SENATE DISCUSSES TERMS OF. ~SUNGONDITIONAL SURRENDER   DIFFEEENT VIEWS IN SENATE REGARDING NAMING  PEACE TERMS TO JAPAN -

“Story of Blocdy Uprising in "Czech Capital   Nazis Crucified Patriots; Ran Tanks Over Women, Children

End of World Didn't Come Last Friday So Faithful Anticipate It This Week

—  World’s End Friday To Be Like Atom Blast, Pastor, Flock Believs

2 Shot, Killed In Muscatine  Billiard Parlor   Woman Seriously Wounded In Shooting Affray Early Today

DEADLOCK GRIPS ‘BIG FIVE’ TALKS   Role Of France And China In Balkan Steps Stirs Fight

Armaments Get ‘Top   ‘Plan for World Regulation First On List  Of United Nations Security League Meeting

PLAN CONTROL OF ARMAMENTS   Holds Top Priority On Agenda for Meeting of United Nations *°

ARMS CUTS HEAD UN. 0 AGENDA      COMMITTEES TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM PLANNED

ARMS RULES FIRST   To Have Priority in Firs’ Session of World Security League

LEAGUE SEAT T0 BE AT FRISCO?   Delegates at London Meet Also Seid To Be Considering Geneva

Nippon’s Nagoya, Formosa Plants Hit By Superforts   14 Jap Planes “Out” At Hankow

“LP PUA   Four Surface Craft Also Sunk or Damaged, Says Adm. Mimity

1) Jap Planes, our Ships Hit n Earlier Raid   nn American Aircraft Re ported Lost in Tuesday's Attack

TOLL OF JAP PLANES 342   Carrier Planes Also Damaged Four Enemy Ships Tuesday.

MIKADO'S FUNDS MUST PAY PART OF REPARATIONS   Latest Move Seen As Hint Emperor Will Be Held Partly To Blame For War; Imperial Fortune Turns Out To Be Surprisingly Small.

Reparations Action Is One of Making Jap Emperor Criminal in Eyes of Nation     ‘ortume Involved     Hirohito’s Wealth Is Involved; Has 22 Millions Cash

MIKADO GIVEN BLAME FOR WAR   Assessment of Fortune Seen As Political Issue

JAPANESE EMPEROR'S FORTUNE BE SEIZED FOR REPARATIONS   MAY BECOME BIGGEST POLITICAL-SOCIAL BOMBSHELL YET FOR JAPAN

First Hint of Direct Blame Proves Issue   Emperor's Personal Fortune Under Serutiny—People Silently Resent Order

Emperor Appartently Held Partly: -Responsible For War As US. ‘Orders. His Vast. “For stune Must’ Help Pay Reparations;  Huge _ Funds And. War Ma: terials Missing: -

Will Nick Hirohito Bankroll to Help to Pay Reparations   Japs Will Consider He is Catled a War Criminal Now

First Accusation   Fortune Considered Inviolate; Silent Resentment Of Nips Noted

Emperor in Hot Water; Accused Causing War   Blame Of Causing War And Payment Of Reparations From His Personal Fortune May Cause Outburst

Fortune Will Be Seized   Fortune to Be Used to Help Pay For Reparations

Hirohito Must Share War:Blame   U. S. Orders Mikado To Pay Part of Jap Reparations Out Of Vast Private Fortune

Emperor Hirohito’s Personal Fortune To Stand Part Of Allied Reparations Bill   Washington’s Announcement Apt To Become Biggest Political And Social Bombshell

HIROHITO MUST HELP TO PAY FOR HIS WAR  JAP EMPEROR TO LOSE FORTUNE

Fortune Must Stand Part Of Cost Of War   Authorities Continue Hunt For Assets

Hirohito May Be Branded as War Criminal   Seizure of Fortune Apparently Places Part Blame for War

Stunning Blow For Hirohito In Direct War Blame Listing   Making His Personal Fortune Stand Part of Reparations Bill Means to Him and Nips There‘s No Distinction For Him As ‘Above’ the Government—He’s Part of It

FORTUNE OF HIROHITO IS TO BE SEIZED   Accusations Hold Emperor Partly to Blame for War Proves Gigantic Bombshell   MAY BE $106,000,000

Hirohito Must Pay Part of Jap Reparations Bill   U.S. Order is First Direct Accusation of Partial War Blame

More Than 1,500 Airmen Missing   Hopes for Finding Them Alive Fading

STRIKES TIEUP 5,000 WORKERS   WLB Acts to End Five Ohio Labor Disagreements

9,000 ARE IDLE IN OHIO STRIKES   Effects Felt in Variety of State’s Enterprises

MONROE HEADS BOND DRIVE   Berrien’s Victory Loan Quota Announced as   $3,647,000

Released Code Clerk Claims Secret Information on ‘U. S. Entry Into War

CONTROVERSY IS STILL RAG“ING BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. OVER PROCEDURE

HOUSE GROUP AGREES ON NEW JOB BILL   Approval Breaks Long Stalemate on Administration’s “Full Employment” Legislation.

House Group Agrees on Substitute Version of ‘Full-Employment’ Bill

FBI CHIEF SEES 1920S CRIME WAVE SEQUEL   J. Edgar Hoover Tells Police Convention Of New Orgy Of  Gangsterism

FBI Chief Fears Orgy Of Crime  Sequel To Roaring 91'«¢ in Pracnact

Hoover Fears Fra Of Crime   Chief of the FBI Foresees Sequel! to the “Roaring 20's”

Vote for Jap Women Seen  as Aimof USS.   No More Fundamental Change in Nipponese Life Could Be Imag. ined; Little More Than Servants Without Personal Rights Today

LABOR ACT T0 HALT STRIFE IN INDUSTRY   New Measure Attacked By Organized Labor Heads; Introduced As Result of Months of Study

Labor Opposes New Industrial Peace Measurve   Sponsors Say Bill Ye De: signed to End “Legalized Civil War? In Posiwar Era

Labor Unions Firmly Back Wagner Law   Solidly Critical of Changes Proposed in Senate Bill

Labor Opposition Mounts To New ‘Industrial Peace’ Proposal In Senate

UNIONS SOLIDLY AGAINST LABOR PEACE MEASURE   All Unions Fighting Proposed Ball-Burton - Hatch “‘Industrial Peace’ Bill As “Crazy Quilt And Hodge-Podge.”’

Irked over Not Being Consulted   Senate Measure Design ed to End ‘Legalized Civil Warfare’

Labor Opposes New Measure   Objects to Bill Proposed by Ball, Burton and Hatch

Labor Peace  Plan lan Fought _   Organized. Groups Oppose Proposals

O’Connor, Solon of Montana, Dies   Served In Congress  For Last Eight Years

O’CONNOR, MONTANA CONGRESSMAN, DIES   Ranking Representative From State Dead At 66

Rep. O'Connor Dies at Home In Washington   Special Election To Name Successor Will Re Conducted

81 Per Cent of Japanese Soldiers In Homeland Demobilized: Danger Of Starvation of Japs’Very Real’

W Arthur Ends Jap Censorship Of Press, Radio   Home Ministry Tried to Bar U.S. Stories of Hirohito

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Labor Draft Legislation Appears Doomed; Conference Slated Monday

LABOR DRAFT BILL APPEARS DOOMED   Senate-Opposition — Continues Despite FDR’s Renewed Plea for Draft.

DOOM OF LABOR ~— ORAFT 15 SEEN   FDR’s Renewed Plea Carries Little Force in House Or Senate.

THIRD ARMY IS IN-VICINITY OF FORTRESS CITY   Fourth Armored Division Reaches Rhine Northwest Of Coblenz   GERMANS RETREATING BEFORE YANK DRIVE

Spectacular Plunge of 29 Miles in-12 Hours Sends Enemy Reeling in Overwhelming Defeat as Third Army Makes Its Greatest Surge Since Normandy Drive

YANKS PLUNGE INTO GERMANY FOR 50 MILES   PRISONERS GIVE UP IN DROVES; ENEMY DEFENSES WEAK

AEATEST SURGE INGE NORMANDY   Gen. Patton’s Forces Cover 65 Miles In 58 Hours   DEEPEST PENETRATION   First Army Strikes South. ward Along Rhine; Pris. oners Pass Million Mark

Berlin Reports Great Artillery Barrage Precedes Big Russian Drive Toward Capital; Italian Front Nets More Than 1200 German Prisoners

Allies Chop East Prussia Escape Corridor for 200,000 Foes to 20 Miles

Soviet Troops Capture City of Oppeln   Germany's Entire Arsenal of Silesia _Imyperiled

Threaten Entire Coal-Steel Area By Swift Drive   Konigsberg Imperilled, Poznan Under Siege, Kalisz And Rawicz Occupied; Reds Admit Berlin 148 Miles Away.

Texas Bandit Car In New Mexico   Traced After Hold-Up  Ban® in Morton

REPORT YANKS STORM KERAMA   Japan Insists Landings Effected Carrier-Based Planes Rock Kyushu

Yanks Ashore in Ryukyu Islands, Jap Radio Says   Nimitz Ignores Report, Tells of Shelling by Ships

IKE VISITS. WEST POINT   Returns:to Scene of: Ist Military Succecs.

Eisenhower At West Point On Way To Kansas   General Will Fly Directly To Kansas City, Then Visit Abilene

Huge Soviet Drive Aimed At Berlin Is Surging Ahead   See Indications German Defenses On 600 Mile Eastern Front Are Near Pout   EAST PRUSSIA MAY SOON BE ISOLATED

Postwar Draft To Be Tackled By Congress   Hearings Set For Early May

1] Railways to. Buy Pullmans  Purchase Agreement Reported to Court  By Camnanv Caouncel

Report Chinese Regular’ Forces. And Communists.  Clash In. Northern China

Chinese Await Knvoys Irom Jap Command   Communists Warn of Possible Civil War— Demand Full Participation in Surrender   Hero of Corregidor, Rescued From Japs. May Witness Formal Surrender

Chinese Clash In Civil War   Chiang’s Troops Skirmish With Communists As Japs Plan Surrender,

GOVERNMENT TROOPS OF CHINA STRIKING INTO NORTHERN AREA  ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR SURRENDER YAP FORCES IN CHANTIING

Nip Emissaries Ignored By — 4 MacArthur; Communists ia + China Ask Surrender Part

Chiang’s Men Act Quickly in Northern China   Move Made to Avert Grave Threat of Chinese Civil War

CHINESE UNIT! ROLL THROUGH  MONGOLIA   Surrender Envoys Awaited By Chiang Kai-shek   COMMUNIST HEAD   Demands Action To Avoid Civil War: No Resistance From Japs

CHINESE TROOPS ADVANCE FAST   Says Government Soldiers Act to Prevent Civil War

Reports Are Received Of! Fight Near Taiyuan, Jap-Occupied Capital Of Shansi Province

Report Chinese Troops Clash   Regulars Eject Communists from Air Field, Reports Say

Chinese Push Upon Paotow As Surrender  Envoys Near   Communists Uneasy Over Belay In Peace

Chinese Make Swift Gains Near Poatow   They Await Arrival Of Surrender Envoys From Jap Supreme Command

CHINESE WAITING FOR JAP ENVOYS   CHINA COMMUNISTS WARN CHIANG THAT CIVIL WAR LOOMS

Communists, Chiang Army Join Baitle   Report Received Of Swift Action In Shansi Areca

GOVERNMENT TROOPS ENTER NORTH CHINA   Chinese Await Arrival Of Jap Surrender Enyoys

MOVE ON PAOTOW!   Government Troops Strike Swiftly Into Northern ma

Chinese  Clash Near  Taiyuan   Communists Reported Seizing Airfield, Ousted by Regulars

Chinese in Swift Drive  For Paotow      Towns Taken Over While Surrender Envoys Are On Way; Communists See Threat of Civil War

OF CIVIL WAR   Chiang Receives Word From Communist Commander To Act Swifily.

Chinese Troops Await Arrival Of Japanese Envoy:   Tension High Between Uhiang, Communists Over Government

'Conmmnidabe Demand Part In Peace     —— Await Arrival Of Surrendering Japs; Civil War Threatening

‘Sino-Communists Insist On Joint Role In Future   Chungking Troops Strike Into Inner Mongolia

Chinese Advance While Awaiting  Surrender Envoys   Chinese Quisling Arny - That Fought For Jap Is Welcomed Into Chi  . ang’s Army.

No Territorial, Monetary Gains Sought--Truman   “U. S. Fighting for Peace and Welfare Of Mankind,” President Declares As American Flag Is Raised Over Berlin   By FRNEST BRB. VACCARO   President States Aim«

Fight for Peace ind Mankind,  Gays Truman   , §. Not Seeking feritory, Monetary Gain, President Tells forld From Berlin

Wants No Gains Says Mr. Truman   President Speaks At Raising of Stars and Stripes Over Tallen Capital of Germany

Truman Declares America Seeks No Gains from Wai   Stars and Stripes Are Raised over Capital of Germany

Speaks At Raising Of Flag In Berlitz   President Says Nation Is Fighting For Peace And For The Wel fare Of Mankind

EF ighting Only For Peace, Truman Says   Speaks at Raising Of Stars and Stripes Over Reich Capital

PEACE GOALS ARE OUTLINED BY PRESIDENT   STARS AND STRIPES RAISED OVER BERLIN

TRUMAN SAYS U. §. SEEKING WORLD PEACE   ‘Statement Denies Claims  to Territory, Monetary Gains

TRUMAN ASSERTS UJ. 8. 15 FIGHTING ~ FOR WORLD PEACT   Declares in Berlin Speech America Seeks No Territorial or Monetary Gains in War.   TWO-MINUTE ADDRESS MADE AT FLAG-RAISING   President Hurries to Ceremony From Big-3 Meeting —News on Progress of Parley Lacking.

Warne Elected Retailers’ Head   Other Officers Named And Committees Annointed.

A. H. WARNE NEW RETAILERS’ HEAD   Officers Elected and Committees Appointed by Directors

Byrnes Rejects Russ Bid for  Power in Japan   Secretary of State Backs MacArthur, Declares Any Change in Status Would Violate Surrender Acreament

WRITES DEWEY FOR PROTECTION OF CODE SECRET   Build Machine Similar to Japs to Decipher Vital Messages

Pact Might Have Averted Jap Attack   Senator Will Seek To Learn Opinion fv Milltarw Heade

WOULD WAR HAVE COME IN PACIFIC IFU.S. HAD OFFERED JAPS MODUS VIVENDI? REPUBLICAN ASKS MARSHALL.

Allenport Strikers Meeting Is Set   Incentive Raise Dispute Is Cause Of Trouble In New Mill

Wartime Jap Premier Tries to Take Own Life When His Detention Is Ordered      Replacement of Nips in Important Positions in Korea Is Directed; Protest Demonstrations Continued

Orders Forty War Leaders Arrested   Two More Landings Arce to Be Made Soon. Assures Koreans Japanese Are Working For The Americans

TOP WAR CHIEFS FACE  QUESTIONING   Occupation Zones Are . Being Steadily Expanded

TEN IN CABINET AT TIME OF RAID ON PEARL HARBOR   High Ranking Army and . Navy Figures in Group, Including Nip Commander in Philippines.   OCCUPATION ZONES STEADILY EXPANDED   Demonstrations Break Out in Korean Capital—Japs in Government Offices to Be Replaced.

[OP RANKING JAPS ORDERED ARRESTEL   Ten Cabinet Members O! Pearl Harbor’s§ Attack In List

MacArthur Orders Detention Of 40 important Japanese: Tojo Shoots Himself, Still Lives

U. S. Order: Seizing of Nip Leaders  10 War Cabinet  Members Named on List

MacArthur After Important Japs   Arrest of 40 Noted  Leaders Is Ordered

Two More Landings Scheduled   Tojo, Ten Members Of Pearl Harbor Cabinet Detained

YANKS EXTE THEIR GRIP ON JAP MAINLAND   MAC ARTHUR ORDERS 40 LEADERS HELD FOR QUESTIONING

40 high-ranking Japs to be held  for questioning  MacArthur moves to tighten   MacArthur moves to tighten eccupation crip on Nippons

General Puts 40 Nipponese Under Arres!   Cabinet Members Seized as Occupation Grip Tightens

Gwore-t ” S AD: o Come, x we *  VV tem nse a hw vou and  Vonage Cae  —A we unite,

COLONY WINS JOB TAX SUIT   House of David Not Liable For Employment Taxes,  U. S. Court Rules

Rules Israelite Cult Tax Exemp!   Court Holds Security Levy Not Applicable

. Hungarian Government  Recognized   U. $. Gives Temporary Nod on Eve of Election

Hungarian Regime Recognized by U. S.  Washington Political Step on Eve   Washington Political Step on Eve Of Sunday’s Ballot Placates Reds

Another Barrier Is Surmounted   U. S. Recognizes New Hungarian Government

U, 8, RECOGNIZES HUNGARY GOV'T   Action Comes on Eve of First Free Election

Acts On Eve Of Hungary  Eleetions —   ACTION REMOVES ANOTHER: . BARRIER TO SOVIET- AMERICAN UNDERSTANDING IN EUROPE 

U.S. Recognition Of Hungary May Lead to Accord   American Action Removes  Barrier to Understanding With Soviet

U, S, RECOGNIZES HUNGARY ON EVE OF ELECTIONS   Another Barrier Between Russia and America Removed

J. S. APPEASES SOVIET UNION   Recognition Of Hungarian Government Seen As Favorable Step

HOOPER CASE SHIFTS 0 CALHOUN CO.   Dunn Names Sigler Special Asst. Prosecutor

‘SIGLER GIVEN ‘SPECIAL POST   INVESTIGATION OF HOOPER SLAYING SHIFTS TO ALBION

WILL CANCEL... WAR CONTRACTS      MORE THAN TWO BILLION DOL: LARS WORTH GF. WAR CON-. .. TRACTS WILL BE’ CANCELLED

WORK-OR-ELSE BILL SUPPORTED   House Rejects Anti-Closed Shop Amendment

Draft Amendment Rejection Urged   Rayburn Opposes Any Changes In Measur2

AMENDMENTS 10 MAY BILL KILLED   WAY FOR WORK-OR-ELSE PASSAGE CLEARED

Halsey Strikes Again   Famed 3rd Fleet In Action Near Jap Mainland

SAYS FULL JOB BILL IS ‘VAGUE   House Group Chairman Sees Big Financing Prob lem In Measure

New Plan Seeks   Even Distribution Of Supplies Sought; Govt. to Bear Cost

U.S. SEEKING TO KILL MEAT BLACK MARKET   Will Shell Out An Extra Fund Of $34,0000 A Year In be The Effort

NEW MEAT SUBSIDY ANNOUNCED   ‘Aimed at More ‘ Equitable Plan Of Distribution

‘SUBSIDY AIMS TO GET MORE MEAT ON TABLE   GOVERNMENT WILL SHELL OUT $34,000,000 PER YEAR

OPA PLANS NEW MEAT PROGRAM   $34,000,000 In Year To Be Spent In Effort To Kill Black Market

GULF HURRICANE THREATENS COAST   WIDE SECTION IN PATH OF 90ELE -AN-HOUR STORM MOVING NORTHWARD.

Wage Issues  Are Feared.   ‘Formula’ "Threatened. By F ringe - Increases.

Fringe: Issues \Pose “Thy eat To \Pay : ‘Formula   Industry Members of NWLB Soued Warning Stabilization Line May Be Destroyed

“Nubbins” Looks Forward to Another Christmas--Wanting a “Pieanno’”’

Little Nubbins, Who Cheated Death a Yoar Aag Looks Forward to Christmas

$25 Jobless Pay Clause Would Kill Bill, Says George   Senator Opposes Kilgore’s Efforts to Restore Provision

Two Sons of Philippines President Suspected of Dealing With Japanese

OSMENA’S SONS GET IN TROUBLE   President Of Philippines Asks No Favors For Suspected Brothers

Osmena Not To Interfere In Trial Of Sons Suspected Of Dealing With Japs

LeMars and Merrill Adult Evening Schools Held Final: Sessions for Year   Had Enrollment Of 178 At The Ten Sessions Held

MURDER-SUICIDE VICTIMS FOUND   Mental Patient Shoots Wife and Daughter at Home in Lafayette

BLAINE IS AT WINTER   ‘Has No Further Details on Oper ation of Hospit

BLAINE IS AT WINTER      Has No Further Details on Oper : ation of Hospital

VA Complains Of Lack Of Hospital  Facilities For Veterans As Finney General Hospital Goes Into Idleness

WHILE VETS ADMINISTRATION SAYS SHORTAGE HOSPITAL FACILITIES XISTS, FINNEY: BECOMES IDEE .

Cabinet Shakeup Continues; Treasury Chief Morgenthau Out: Stimson, 77, May Quit

Morgenthau Quit: as Secretary of the Treasury  Truman Will Name Successor After Big Three Meeting

Truman Make: Sixth Change In Cabinet   Treasury Secretary To Serve Until Big 3 Conference Ends; Ne Successors Named,

Morgenthau Quit as Secretary of the Treasury:  Truman Will Name Successor After

Truman to Reveal Stand On Merger Plan Next Week   President’s Message Expected to Halt Heated Debate Now Raging

MERGER DEBATE REACHES WHITE .. HEAT STAGE NOW.   Early Decision On Question Of Army-Navy Will Come Soon

Er or Ree ANS Sh EIEN 2S RA: Nr saeivtare ens meneame SRT ee een ar ar te Teper eee  Army-Navy Debafe on Merger af White Heat as White House Decision Nears

NAVY UHANULS ‘ARMY EARS ~~ WEREER TS  War Departmel et iri Cited as Pres zing:

Army-Navy Fight Over Merger At White Heat Stage   Truman’s Message May Bring Resignation Of Forrestal —

Waste Fats Will Be Worth Four Red Points A Pound Starting Monday

IS CHOSEN FOR UNO HOME SITE   Commission Will Meet Monday To Select Definite City

U.S. Chosen As Home for UNO  Vote of 30 to 14 Ends Hard-Fought Battle;

Te Select   City At Neet On Monday .   Roll Call Vote Was 30 ‘fo 14 With Six Nations Abstaining. Choice Made Unanimeus

LONG BATTLE IS ENDED IN PEACE AGENCY   VOTING ON CHOICE OF CITY STARTS MONDAY

U.S. PICKED FOR, NATIONS’ HOME   This Country Wins World Peace Agency Site in Roll Call Vote

Flome of United Nations Organization to Be U. §   America Chosen by Vote of 30 to 14 After Long Battle at Meeting in London—Six Nations, Including This Country, Abstain From Balloting—Roll Called After Delegates Defeat Motion, 25 to 28, Favoring a European Site.

U.S. Chosen For UN Home   Hard-Fought Battle; Thirty To Fourteen On Last Roll Call Vote.

United Nations Home in USA   City To Be Picked Monday: Baule Precedes Vote

U.S. Picked As Site For United Nations Setup  City Of Location To Be Told Monday

Hot Debate Precedes  UNO Vote   Europe Loses Out; Selection of City Scheduled Monday

COLLECTORS OF ASSESSMENT "ON HIGHWAY WORKERS ARE ORDERED FIRED BY LAUSCHE

London Poles Are Defiant   Declare Coalition  Government Recently Formed, Is Illegal

London Poles Hit New Regime   Say Provisional Government Formed at Warsaw Is Illegal

London Poles Say Polish Provisional Regime is Illegal   Claim Russians Suppress Rights Of Polish People

DENOUNCES NEjyLY FORMED POLISH ENVERNMENT   Handed Allied Governments a Defiant Declaration Today.   RUSSIA WAS OMITTED      London Regime W'Il Transfer Its Authority: to Government Formed ‘4n Poland.

Poles Protest New Government   London Regime Terms New Provisional Government Is “Illegal” In Note.

Polish Group In London Raps Warsaw   Provisional Setup Said Illegal; Elections Sought

Exiled Poles Issue Defiant Declaration   Warsaw Government Is Called Illegal by London Group

Navy and WMC Urge **Work or Fight’? Law   Forrestal, Bard And McNutt Appear Before House Committee To Urge Passage Of Bill

INSANITY PLEA FALLS ON DEAF EARS OF JUDGE   President Truman Late Yesterday Commuted Electrocution Sentence

List Labor Markets Where Many Jobless   Michigan Leads; Labor Surplus In  St. Louis, K. C.

{2 Labor Markel Areas Are Listed For Joblessness   USES Also Names 14 Districts at Other Extreme

JAPS TOLD T DEVELOP SPIRIT OF FREE PRESS   Directors Of Mitsui Companies Vote To Eliminate Holding Organization

CALL JAPANESE PRESS AND RADIO “ON CARPET” FOR FAILING TO INSTITUTE DISCUSSION OF IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

JAPANESEAPRESS AND RADIO ~~ WARNED TOSCHANGE POLIC)   ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IRKED BY FAILNRE-TO PRO. VIDE FULL COVERAGE OF NEWS

JAP PRESS AND RADIO CALLED ON CARPET.   M’ Arthur Spokesman -Demands Discussion of Vital Subjects

UNION AGAIN REJECTS G-M WAGE OFFER   Proposal to Reinstate 10 Per Cent. Boost  Is Turned Down

UNION TURNS DOWN GM PAY RAISE OFFERS   STRIKE CONTINUES; ANOTHER MEETING FRIDAY

Union Rejects GM Proposal   Offer of 10 Percent Increase Flatly Turned Down

Auto Workers Turn Down GM Pay Hike Offer   10 Per Cent Wage Increase Declined; Talks Continue

UAW Rejects Pay Increase  Of 10. Percent   No Progress Made As Negotiations Resume in Detroit

End Of Motor Strike Looms; Factions Mee!   Peace Hapes Emerge As Company And Union Open Talks

ClO Rejects New GM Offer to Hike Wages 10 Per Cent   Union Charges That Company Won't Discuss Economics

UAW refuses to consider  GMs offer  No change seen in auto strike

UAW Rejects GM Pay Offers   Nation’s Most Troublesome Strike Continues With No Change In Status; 10 Per Cent Raise Turned Down; Resume Friday

GM. Offer Of   Wage Boost Turned Down   Union Maintains Request For 30 Per Cent Inerease Should Be Granted, Negotiations To Continue

GENERAL MOTORS WAGE PROPOSAL IS TURNED DOWN   Auto Workers Reject for Second Time Offer of Pay Rate Increase of 10 Per Cent.   CALLED INADEQUATE BY HEAD OF UNION   Conference First Two Sides Had Held Since Strike Began—Will Meet Again Friday.

Auto Salesmen Get Action From Boys In Congress   More Attend OPA Price ‘Hearing Than at Sessions

Prince Charles To Marry Duke of Kent's Widow, Brussels Paper Reports

BLACKED QUT   Three Big B-29 Forces Attack Ja _ pan War Centers Shortly After Midnight — Main Target Apparently Omuta, City with Biggest Artifictal Harbor in Japan,

fhree More Japanese War Centers Go Up in Flames as Crucial Blow Is Startec

THREE MORE JAP CENTERS IN FLAMES   Big Artificial Harbor One of Objectives Hit

smoke and tlamea Sheet Thousands of Feet — Into Air  ONE SUPERFORT LOST IN ATTACK  Still Heavier Blows Are Promised From Okinawa

THREE MORE JAP CITIES ATTACKED   Hundreds of Superforts and  Tactical Raiders Make ! Latest Assaults.

THREE MORE JAP WAR CITIES ARE NOW IN FLAMES   Superforts and ' Raiders Spread Fire Through Island

Nation-Wide British Rail Strike -~ Tireatene As. Workers Attempt: To Hastgn Public Ownership

Rail Strike Threatens in Great Britair   20.000 Stage One-Day Walkout, And Then Return

Allies Invade Isle Off Burma Coast   British Make Third Landing in 3 Weeks

Young Krupp May Be Defendant In War C rimes Trial  Wu riAaAtsrTrer rie er

France, Russia Back Jackson’s  Krupp Request   2-Day Delay in War ‘Ty Is Sought to Alfried for

TRIAL ASKED   Substitution of Younger Krupp, Delay Until Dec. 2 Proposed

NATIONAL MILITARY TRAINING ~ REPORTED LIKELY IN FUTURE   ‘EASY PASSAGE” OF SILL IN CONGRESS 18 PREDICTED BY HOUSE COMMITEE CHAIRMAN

AGREEMENT ON. MINER WAGES S ANNOUNCEL   MINERS AND OPERATORS REACH AGREEMENT THREE HOURS AFTER MINES  SEIZED .

UUAL OPERATORS, MINERS. REACH WAGE AGREEMENT   New Pact Grants Daily Wage Increase, More Vacation Pay

Agreement On Miners’ Contract   Seizure Of Mines Likely To Be Short

MINES SEIZED ~AS COAL WAGE PACT REACHEL   Government to Return Pits “When WLB and Davis © 0.K. Agreement

Admiral Replies To Writer   Other Landings On Okinawa Not Feasible, He Says

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IN U.S. HAS REACHED ALL-TIME HIGE   MGRE THAN 52 PERCENT OF   POPULATION ENROLLED™  : —256 RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN SURVEY

New Burma Coast Landing Revealed   Fifth Amphibious Hop In Two Weeks Made

Allies Make 5th Amphibious Hop On Burma Coast   Bomb Supply Depots At Mandalay, Lash Nearby Airfield

BRITISH ARMY DRIVES CLOSE TO MANDALAY   Another Leap-Frog Maneuver Off  Burma Coast

ALLIES TAKE ISLAND OFF BURMA COAST   Town Northeast Of Akyab Is Captured

ALLIES LAND ON. CHEDUBA ISLAND   Brings For¢es Within - 200 Miles of Burma ©

ANOTHER BURMA LANDING MADE   ALLIES INVADE ISLAND, FIFTH AMPHIBIOUS STRIKE

ALLIES INVADE BURMA ISLAND   Cheduba Off Ramree Seized By Amphibious Forc*s

War Training For Youth Open:  Navy, Army Leaders - Fire Verbal Guns

PARLEY FAILS, WLB TO HEAR GOAL DISPUTE   Calis Hearing for Saturday on Extending Present Contract

NATION LOOKS T0 WEB TO PREVENT MINE SHUTDOWN   ‘Lewis Is Silent After Perkins’ Ffforts at Conciliaticn Fail.:

PERKINS PLAN IS REJECTED BY MINE OWNERS   Balk After Acceptance of Proposal by Lewis’ Workers

W LB May Extend Coal Mining Pact   : add Se 47a 5S 2. & Se 2 ss? = SF eee rivreas wr *F ;    EE es  Lewis Accepts See. Perkins’ Proposal But  Mine Owners Reject It

US. Altemplsto -Uear Japanese School System  Or ders Dismissal ‘of Ultra - Netionalists Bred BAiltgeentate om”

MILITARISTS QUSTED FROM JAP SCHOOLS   New . Directive Issued To Purge Nation’s School System

JAPS ENTER NEW POLITICAL ERA   Emperor More Firmly Entrenched In People’s: Minds Than Ever; MacArthur Will Use Him.

Japan Begins New Life Under MacArthur Rule   Emperor's Position More Firmly Fixed Now Than Before

Britain Protests Axis Pat lners at’ ‘Trade Conference  Uni ion ‘Meeting - Throw: into . Tur rmoi il at

Crash Madgeburg, Battle For Four Intact Bridges   Most Signal Gain Of War Carned “Hell On Wheels” To Within A Day’s Tank Drive Of Berlin May Join With Russian Front Within 72 Hours.

Happy Chandler Calls For ‘Realism In Government's Plans For V-E Day

2 Brothers Among 31 Discharged   George And And Edward Wagner Received Discharges On Same Day

Brothers Among 45 Discharged _   Many Discharged At Fort Meade Between November 14 And 17

War-Weary World Unshackled From Killing Orgy as Nippon  Quits: Millions Celebrate End

Millions of Soldiers To Be Brought Home; Draft To Be Cut   MAJOR TASKS AHEAD   MacArthur To Conduct The Actual Signing of Surrender Jocument

WS FINALLY 18 PEGEIVED   WORLD TURNS. TO PEACE: AF ‘TER UNCONDITIONAL ‘SUR:   sRENDER‘ 18: RECEIVED ~~ ”" FROM. JAPANESE .”            By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON: a Falocietlonsl Nowa ‘Servis

Dairy Products To Liberated Europe  Quantities As Military Demands Ebb

POINT SYSTEM IS DEFENDED BY PATTERSON   Says 6,000,000 Men To Be Out of Army By Next July

To Discharge 6 Million GI's By Next July 1   Point System Of Demobilization Is Defended By  Patterconn.

Six Million Out of Army by Next July  we Pattarean   Undersecretary in Vigorous Opposition to Senate Proposals

Army To Release Six Million Men   Discharges Slated By July 1, 1946

Congress Asking  Questions   Army, Navy Put On Defensive by Two Vital Queries

Patterson Says Army Releases. Will Be Speeded   Six Million Will Be Discharged By _ July 1, He Pledges

Point Score To Be Cut, «Patterson   Under Secretary ® Reveals Plans  To. Senale  Commiitce

Discharge of 6 Million Men by July 1 Pledged   Size of Army up to Congress, Patterson Tells Senate Probers

Army Expects fo Release 6,000,000 Men By Next July   Patterson Objects To Congress Check  On Demobilization

Point Score To Be Cut, “Patterson   Under Secretar: Reveals Plans To Senate Committee

DobnARGE Ot 0,000,000 BY JULY 1S PLAN   Patterson Rejects Proposal to Police Army Policy, However.

To Release Six Million By July 1   Demobilization Program Of Army Defended By Patterson At Hearing Of Senate Committee

UNDERSECRETARY OF WAR TELLS CONGRESS ABOUT DISCHARGES  CONGRESS IN REAL QUES TIONING MOOD AND WANT

SIX MILLION YANKS 10 BE FREE BY JULY   Such Is Demobilizatior Plan of War Depart. ment, Undersecretary Patterson Tells Senate Committee.

CONGRESS TOL DISCHARGES 10 SPEED UP SOON      Patterson Reveals Points To Be Reduced, Other Measures Applied

Army Plans Discharge of 6,000,000   Patterson Defends Point System, Says Strength Expected To Be Cut to 9 500.000 in Summer

Congress Acts  To Speed Plan  On Dischar oes   Army and Navy Chiefs Get Summous to Explain Why Men Cannot Get Out Alt Faster Rale

Point System Defended By Army Official   Military Can Handle Job Efficiently With No Need Of Congres: Probing—Patterson

Army to Discharge 6,000,000 Men By First of July  Patterson Objects To Congress’ ' Inspection Agency

MANY VITAL QUESTIONS UP TO CONGRESS   Senate Military Committee Calls Big Shots To Find Out About Releasing Soldiers   ATTACK PROBE FIXED

ARMY AND NAVY CHIEFS CALLED      Solons Seek Relief From Criticism of Slow Demobilization

Defends Army Release Plan   Patterson and Sen. Johnson Disagree Over Efficiency Of Demobilization

Congress Asks ‘Draft Speech by President  Lawmakers Want Truman to Bare

SOLONS SEEK TRUMAN AIL      Ask President to Get Them Off Draft-Demobilization Hot Seat

Congress Urges  Truman Explain  Draft, Discharges Would Take Off  Public Precenre

Military Service Clarification Is Capital Request   Wont Truman to Explain Nation’s Position to Public

OIAIUS UF OAT IN ANLD DISPUTE BY US, BRITA  Country Says London-Seek      Country Says London Seeks  Domination Over Her in’  Postwar Settlement   Succeeds in Softening Some - Terms but Presses ‘for More Concessions

PROPOSAL FOR NINE . EMBERS OF SUPREME COURT ON CALENDAR   HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS COMMITTEE FACES HEAVY. DOCKET

HORRUR CAMP ALSO A SLAVE MARKET   Hand Picked by SS Officer To Work in Factories And Mines

Solons Back Henry Kaiser Bill for Volunteer Systems of Prepaid Medical Care Through FHA Loans

American Industry Earmarks Huge Sum for New Plants, Equipment During 1945. Survey Shows

SEEK SETTLEMENT IN GIL WORKERS STRIKE   Walkouts Spreading Throwgh out Nation

Seek Agreement In Oil Industry Strike Dispute   Conference Goes Into Second Day At Chicago After Striking Snags   NEARLY 400,000 IDLE IN STRIKES

TRUMAN GIVES POLAND VIEWS   CHIEF SENDS STALIN OBJECTIONS STATEMENT

U.S. Position Given Stalin  e President  Tru m an — St “Stands Firm _ Oo fg 8   Truman Stands Firm Against Soviets’ Polish Setup   CREW SEES CHIEF   Many Think Conference Will Be Over Before  Issue Solved

‘Hungry Japs Break ‘Into Army Warehouse   Rioting at Sendai Is : Only One of Several  Outbreaks in Japan; WAtee BMS Sipebinecb edd

Hungry. Japanese Start Rioting  ; Break Into U.S. Army Warehouse at Sendai

Crack U; s ‘Stores   Warehouse fs Broken Into at Sendaij ‘ Warlords *: Are Surrendering

Hungry Japs Break Inte  U. S. Stores   More Nipponese Warlords Surrender For Trial

JAPS LOOT: BIG US. WAREHOUSE   Gen. Koiso, Successor To Premier Tojo, Surrenders

American Army Warehouse Is Ransacked By Rioting, Hunary Japanese Civilians

Hungry Japanese Rioters Rob U. 5. Army Warehouse More Warlords ~ Surrender One by On  —. Allt.4 Ieailave

J aps Loot Army Stores   U. Warehouse Ransacked By 200 Hungry  Men and Women: More Warlords Surrender

Half Starved Japs Raid Warehouse in Yank-Held Islands   Top Jap War Lords Give Up in Droves While Others Suicide

AN AMERICAN ARMY WAREHOUSE BROKEN INTO BY JAPANESE  NIPPON’S WARLORDS ARE SURRENDERING DAILY TO

YANK WAREHOUSE RAIDED BY nUNGRY JAPS AT SENDAI   Gen. Kuntako Koiso, Forme Premier, Surrenders tn Americans

Yanks, French Enter City   Eisenhower and Commanders Are Revealed in Parley Qn Current Drive

Cc lear Nazi Poc ‘ket WwW est of Rhine As Gls Jab West Wall   Eisenhower and Bradley Confer On ‘‘Current Operations’’

Yanks, French Overrun Nazi Alsace Line   Gen. Eisenhower, Commanders Map New Offensive

Eisenhower Has Parley With Chiefs   Early Offensive Believed Planned   For Western Front

ALLIES BREAK INTO COLMAR WEST WALL   Gen. Eisenhower Confers With Lt. Gen. Bradley

Outer Crust of Siegfried Line Hit By Allies.   German Pocket On Rhine In Alsace  Overrun By Yanks

‘New Drive Looms As Americans Jab Siegfried Defenses   Gen. Eisenhower and Staff Confer With Commanders on Operations   HOPE TO CAFiTALIZE ON GERMAN SHIFT   Yanks Find Many Positions Abandoned As Nazi Units Move to Fast   YANKS IN COLMAR

ALLIED ARMIES ENTER COLMAR, ALSATIAN GITY      Gen. Eisenhower Confers With Commanders On Current Operations

Air; plane Alters Form Of W orld: You Learn [It With Every Flieht

CONGRESS SPLITS ON MERGER PLAN FROM PRESIDENT   Will Consider His Proposal Early Next Year, Say Legislative Chiefs   IBILLS ALREADY PENDING   Effort to Be Made to Amend Them in Keeping With Recommendations

MERGER PLAN FACES FIGHT IN CONGRESS   Naval Committee ‘Members Opposed To Truman Program

Naval Aitairs Committeemen Opposing Move   Charges Army Would Swallow The Navy

Truman's Merge! Plan Will Face Uphill Struggle   Solons To Consider Unified Army-Navy Proposal In January

MERGER FACES BITTER CONTEST   Congressional Action Delayed Until After Holidays

Congress Feud Brews Over Military Merger   Truman Plea Stirs Navy Circles; January Hearing Data Arranced

Bitter Fight Facing Truman Merger Plans   Request Will Be Considered Early Next Year, Ts Report

Marines Have Hot Rations When Iwo’'s Volcano, Suribachi, Starts “Acting Up’

Truman Hails Ratification   ‘Cause of World Peace Advanced,’ Says Chief; Hull Also Lauds Act

Truman, Grew, Hull, Gratified At Ratification   Assert World Peace Cause Greatly Advanced In Lauding Ratification.

Truman Applauds U.S. Ratification Of World Charter   Hill and Grew Also Issue Approving Statements

FOOT SOLDIERS NEARING DAVAO   Big Port On Mindanac _ Assaulted From Rear;  La Trinidad Seized

Committee May Hear MacArthur While In Pacific   Pearl Harbor Probers Mav Take Testimony Of Gen. eral While On Trip

PLAN TO QUIZ > GEN: M’ARTHUR       PEARL HARBOR COMMITTEE IN_ DICATES IT WILL -GO FO - POKYO. DURING PROBE  ers

WAR PLANTS LAY OFF MORE THAN 600.000   Factories and Shipyards Closing From Coast to Coast —- Migration of Workers On.   PEACETIME JOBS TO ABSORB MANY   Michigan Governor Says Industry and Government Must Co-operate to Place Unemployed.

JOBS HUNTED BY THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS   CALL FOR WORKERS IN CONSTRUCTION ASSURED

Thousands Start Search for Jobs   “Non-Essential’ Work To Absorb Many

Spruille Braden, ‘Native Montanan, ‘Named Ambassador To Argentina

Braden Named U.S. Envoy  To Argentine   New Yorker Shifted From Cuba To Post In Buenos Aires .

NOMINATED BY TRUMAN    Spruille Braden Will Be New U. S Ambassador to Argentine

BRADEN NAMED AMBASSADOR   Diplomatic Relations With Argentina Resumed

Braden Named Ambassador To Argentina   Envoy to Cuba Well Versed in Latin America

IN A BID TO BRITISH   Peace Feeler Is Ignored: Notify Russia and America

PEACE FEELERS ARE CONFIRMED   British Legation ‘ot Stockholm Approached by Dr. Fritz Hesse, a Nazi

British, Canadian Troops In Striking Distance Of Coast; Third Army Gains

Advance Within 25 Miles or Less Of Zuider Zee   Closing Trap on Nazis In Holland, and Its 4-Bomb. Rocket Sites

Patton’s Spearhead Twoirds of the Way to gy ir Sevier    BRITISH DRIVE NORTH   Within 25 Miles of Zuider Zee, 60 Miles of the North Sea

Industrial City Scene Of Street Battles   Allies Attempt To Trap Nazis In Holland

British Troops Near Zuider Zee; 1st Army Halts Counter Attack   Fourth Armored Division Reaches Point Three-Fourths: Way Across Reich to Czechoslovakia—Ninth Army Fights Within Nine Miles of Weser River.

Cities Topple As Many Units Gain   Third Army Division Three-Fourths Across Retch And British, Canadian Troops Push Rapidly Toward Nerth Sea; Ninth, First Ahead

ARMORED UNIT GAINS 19 MILES   British, Canadians Advance To Within 25 Miles of Zuider Zee.   ‘OTH NEAR WESER RIVER

Reaches Point Three-Fourths of Way Across Germany To Czechoslovakia; Britons Gain

U.S. Armored Dy-‘sion At Old German City Gotha; 140 Miles Out Of Berlin

ARMORED DIVISION THIRD U.S, ARMY. HAS REACHED GOTHA  BRITISH AND CANADIAN - TROOPS ADVANCE WITHI

British Drive Threatens German Rocket Bomb Sites   110,000 Nazis Doomed in Ruhr Trap; Gotha Falls; Allies 140 Miles From Berlin

PUSH IN NORTH DRAWS NEARER TO ZUIDER ZEE   U.S. Ninth Army Only Nine Miles From  Weser River

In North, Canadians And British Near Sea In Big Holland Seal-Off.

British Veer To Northward   Toward Trapping Nazis; Third Armored 140 Miles From Berlin Now

British Forces Threafen Trap Around Holland   American 3rd Army Now Three-Fourths Of Way To Border O Czechoslovakia

‘One Armored Division Fights in Old German City of Gotha, 140 Miles from City of Berlin.   TRAP IN HOLLAND IS DRAWN TIGHTER

ord. Army Advances 30 Miles   Patton’s Men Nearly Three Fourths of Way in Heart of Reich

4th Armored Division At Gotha, 75 Miles From Czech Border And 140 From Berlin   Reds Capture Wiener Neustadt   ie in in ae Eisenhower’s Order

British, Canadian Troops in Drive For Zuider Zee   All Enemy Forces  In Netherlands Face Disaster; Americans Tighten Noose

CLOSING GAP IN DRIVE TO ZUIDER ZEE, NORTH SEA   PATTON’S 3RD ARMY PUSHES WITHIN 160 MILES OF RED LINES

British and Canadians Advance in North in a Drive te Close Trap on German Garrison of Holland and It:  V-Bomb and Rocket Sites.   Important German Strongholds on Approaches to Vienna Are Taken

Reaches Gotha, Three - Fourths Of Way Across Lower Reich   First Army Beats Back Nazi Push From Ruhr Trap

Patton’s Spearhead TwoThirds of the Way to  * Czechoslovakia     pomTtTeM Nore AIADTT   Within 25 Miles of Zuider Zee, 60 Miles of the North Sea

‘British Tommies and Canadians ‘Race Toward North Sea Coast to Trap German Forces in Holland

RUBBER STRIKE   16,500 Rubber Workers Vote 3 to 1 to Return to Work Monday.   OTHERS ARE CONTINUED

IVR rio MARKRINE— -: CEMETERIES ON. Iwo JIMA ARE NEVER QUIET AND GREEN LIKE THE ONES IN THE OLD HOME TOWN

lwo Cemeteries Never Quiet; Planes Roaring Overhead Pay Tribute to Marines’ Sacrifice.

SECRECY HELD PEACE BLOCK   Vandenberg States Mutual Disclosures by World  Powers Necessary

Reichsmarshal Under Hitler Death Penalty   Former Second-Ranking Nazi Tells of Being Condemned for Wanting to Take Over German Government to Conclude Surrender to Allies

16 Allied Persons Die in Java Fight   Indonesian Extremists Attack Internment Camp

Sixteen Allied Nationals Killed   Indonesian Extremest As sauit Is Made On Am barawa Interment Camp

UNO Envoys Favor Boston Or New York   San Francisco Out As Site for League, Commission Decides

New York Or Boston May Be UNO Home   San Francisco Is Recommended For Tenth Annual Session Of Assembly

GERMANS PREPARE TO LEAVE DENMARK   NAZIS BURN TONS OF RECORDS IN COPENHAGEN AND OTHER CITIES.

Transportation Tieup Adds To Strike Woes   Midwest Drivers Ask For Vote As Deadlock Holds In Mine Squabble

Teamsters In Mid-West Request Strike Vote   Add New Sore Spot To Labor Situation As Coal Deadlock  Remains Unbroken

TRUCK DRIVERS STRIKE LIKELY   Teamsters May Tie Up 3,190 Mid-West Firms;  Longshoremen Adamant

ROAD HAULING FACES THREAT OF WALKOUTS   SHIPS LYING IDLE AS STEVEDORES QUIT WORK

Teamsters Ask : Right To Take Strike: Ballo!   New Labor Unrest Devel. ops as Army-Navy Seek © Cooperation —s

Midwest Truck Workers Asking Strike Ballot   May Tie up Hauling in 12 States; Congress Is Worried

TRUMAN ARRIVES IN HOME STATE TO VISIT FAIR   More Than 50,000 Persons Expected To Hear President Talk Today

Missouri Folk Warmly Greet The President.   Truman Returns to Home State to Attend Fair Of American Legion :; At Caruthersville =<

Warm-Hearted Welcome For Harry Truman Will Make Speech  At Caruthersville , Ss ee os So es ke ae

Caruthersville G ives Truman Warm Welcome   Thousands Expected te Attend Legion Fair Today

PLAN RELEASE F DOCTORS AND NURSES   13,000 Doctors And 25,000 Nurses By End of Year

Army to Release 13,000 Doctors   25,000 Nurses Also to Leave by 1946

Americans Mav Onerate   Army to Release Many Doctors, Dentists, Nurses

13,000 DOCTORS MAYBE OUT   25,000 Nurses and 3, 500 Dentists to be Released Also

ArmytoReduce Medical Staff  Doctors. Nurses And Dentists   Doctors. Nurses And Dentists To Be Returned To Civilian Life

Announce Details  Of New Plan.   Return Army Medical Officers To Civilian Life

Army to Send [More Doctors, ‘Nurses Home.   Reduce Discharge Requirements On All Groups

Air Corps Would Get Recognition    Message To Congress Requests Unification” Of All Services: Marines Stay In Navy

TRUMAN LAYS OUT MILITARY MERGER PLAN   CONGRESS DIVIDED; NAVY OPPOSES PROPOSAL

ARMED FORCE UNIFICATION   Single Defense Dept Urged in Message To Congress

Would Form New Cabinet Office   Jincson Bitterly Assails Plan as Militariatic —

Truman Urges Merging of Army and Navy   President Again Calls for Action on Universal Training

Fight Looms in Congress Over Merger   " Truman’s Plan Would Sink Navy, Opponent Says

Chief - rxeciifige in Message to Congress ‘Gives - Reasons for Proposed Changes.

Truman Backs Unification of Army, Navy  Message Outlines ' Views for Divided Concress

Truman's Plan To Merge Armed Forces Is Ritterly Assailad   Rep. Vinson Charges New Program Would “Sink Navy;’ Solons In No Hurry To Approve President's Proposal

TRUMAN PRESENTS PLAN FOR MERGER OF ARMY AND NAVY   ‘Long-Awaited Message Goes to Congress Advocating Complete Unification of Armed Forces.   ONE CABINET MEMBER WOULD BE IN CHARGE   Lawmakers Divided on Proposal—Hearings to Be Opened by House Group in January.

Single Department Of National Defense Under One Member Of Cabinet Uroed

Merger Of Armed Forces Favored  By The President   Hot Fight Expected In Congress Over Single Department Of National Defense As Requested In Truman’s Message

Hof Battle Is Expected Over Merger Plans   Truman Asks Congress to Unite the Army and Navy

Unification Plan Goes To Congress   Single Department Of National Defens: Asked By President

BACK OF THE HEADLINES  By LOUIS F. KEEMLE Pnre an:  a Ce eee   (By United Press Leased Wire)

Back of the Headlines   Jap Cabinet Is Liberal But Can't Expect Too Much

U. S. Needs Supply Of Atomic Bombs   Manhattan Project Head Tenders Admonition to Senate Committee

Congress Told Nation Needs Atomic Bombs   Gen. Groves Suggests $500,000.000 Be Spent Yearly   SPARKMAN CHOSEN   Alabama Congressman Made Democratic Whip  In House

CONGRESSMEN WERE TOLD THAT AMERICA NEEDS ATOMIC BOMB  PEARL HARBOR PROBE COMMITTEE ANXIOUS TO HEAR GEN. MARSHALL

NEW METHOD OF UNIT TRAINING   Replacements Under 19 Will Get 17 Plus Nine Weeks Training Before Beina Sent To Stations.

YOUNG SOLDIERS TO GET TRAINING   Army To Obey Congressional Mandate On Replacements

Training Period  For Youths Set   Replacements Will Get Six Months’ Course

TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUTHS STARTS   Congressional Mandate For Si Months Training Now Under Way

EXTRA TRAINING FOR YOUNGSTERS   WILL GET SIX MONTHS OF IT BEFORE ENTERING COMBAT

RUSSIA’S BID FOR THREE SOVIES VOTES IN WORLD [ASSEMBLY TO BE ACTED ON

Bid for Three ‘Votes Will Be Presented Today   Representatives Hold Business Conference; Eyes of Delegates Are on Molotov

Expect Russia Will Seek Quick Acceptance To Her Bid For Three Votes

UNITED NATIONS IN FIRST BUSINESS CONFERENCE TODAY   * INDICATED RUSSIA WILL SEEK QUICK ACCEPTANCE OF THREE-VOTE REQUEST

GERMANY SPLIT AS ALLES CLOSE GIANT PINCERS   More American Prisoners Freed—Record Air Attack Smashes Reich Again

Reds 20 Miles from Berlin, 75 Miles from Patton’s Gls   Germans Lose Heavily in ‘Attacking Yank Bridgehead on Elbe River

Nuernberg; Leipzig Stormed by Yanks   Eseape Route Into Bavarian Alps Almost Cut—Berlin  Conmnresced Betyeen Jaws

GERMANS ASSAULTED  U. §. NINTH ARMY BUI  WERE BEATEN BACK SOVIET TANKS REPORT ’ ED 20 MILES NORTHEAST AE REBIIN TIECDAY 

“Plane Captured   Resistance Slows Allies. In: West: ~ Russians: Advance: In. Austria:  - British 8th Driving Up Po Valley.

ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES; REDS DRIVE ON   Germans Report Soviets 20 Miles From Berlin; Patton Advances

HORNET HAS BiG SCORE T0 HER CREDIT   Undamaged by Foe During 14 Months of Pacific Service

 Tiny, Dark-Haired Woman RevealsHerseltAs: ‘Radio Speaker Who Attacks British. Dutch:

State Having Strongest Case Will Prosecute Multiple Death Suspect

SOLDIERS TELL’ OF WAR EXPERIENCES   Men Write From Far Cor. ners to Local Letter : Leaaue

SOLDIERS TELL’ OF ~— WAR EXPERIENCES   Men Write From Far Cor. ‘ners to Local Letter - °  Lbegaue.

Chinese Make Good Soldiers   Communist Troops Have More Volunteers, And More Idealists

SIX PARIS DANCERS. COLLAPSE FROM COLD   Temperature About 20 Degrees on Stage—Audience Watches Show . in Overconts.

DANGERS FAINT IN COLD PARIS   Fuel Shortage Chills Theatre; Audience In Overcoats

Timetable For Veterans’ Return From Europe Is  Announced By War Dept

A Timetable For Return   Schedule Announced For Embarkation of Divisions in Europe

Schedule 3] Divisions to Return to U   Kleven Others Kither Back or On the Way

U.S. Divisions’ ‘Schedule Bared   31 to Return Between August ~and January, . Will Involve Half-Mition Men ‘

TIMETABLE SET 0N31 DIVISIONS   500,000 Will Return Home From August To January

TREY LAL   Tie wr ar ew GE5 fT ORG NEGOTIABLE ‘WEALTH! oF YA PANESE ROYAL FAMILY \ ESTIMATED ATT 108-MIL “és ‘LION DOLLARS

NAVAL BATTLE STILL RAGING   FIRST DAY’S SCORE IN CHINA SEA READS 38 JAP SHIPS SUNK OR DAMAGED; ATTACK BY U. S. FLEET CONTINUES ON FOUR JAP CONVOYS HEADED FOR LUZON.

CHIANG WARNS CHINESE REDS   Communist Military Forces Told Not To Toke Indepenr:nt Action

New Tension In China   Action Of Chinese Communists Against Japs Is Denounced By Chiang Kai-Shek

CHINESE AEDS GET WARNING   Chiang Kai-Shek Orders Them to Remain at Prasant Positions.

Hagerstonian About Italy Senna eceseennnnais he  GI’s Once Stationed Near City, Want Return Ticket

Hagerstonian About Italy SE  GI’s Once Stationed Near City, Want Return Ticket

HOUSE TO VOTE ON GENERAL TAX REDUCTION   Legislators Called Into Session Early— Action Expected by Nightfall.

Immediate Passage 0f Tax Relief Bill ‘Expected in House   Approval of Five Billion Dollar Reduction Seems  A Certainty   RATES STILL ABOVE PRE-WAR TAX LEVEL   More Relief for Individual Taxpayer Asked By 15 Private Groups

HOUSE VOTES  TODAYON LOWER TAXES   First Chance i in Years to ‘Vote on Tax Reduction

House Gets First Chance To Cut Taxes   Lower Levies Slated To Win Approval By Nightfall

HOUSE VOTES ON TAX REDUCTION   First Tax Cut In 16 Years May Be Given Approval Of Representatives Today

AUSSIES OCCUPY BY-PASSED ISLE   All Of Choiseul In Solomons Group Now Liberated

Aussies Hit At Choiseful   Island Is Liberated.  In Secret Movement

Aussies Liberate Choiseul Island   By-passed Solomon Island Completely Liberated By Aussies.

‘Mr. Roosevelt   Few Realized How Much Par. alysis Ravaged Body Of FDR.

Mr. Roosevelt   Reporter Reveals That Franklin Roosevelt Was A Poet.

Bus Drivers Strike Ends Thursday   Senators Doubtful of Mos cow Decisions, as Ex plained by Byrnes

SF eat eo  House Committee fo Investigale — Army Commissions for Communists

ISCHARGES EXPLAINED   Picture Changing, and Will Change Further In Future

SOLONS ADOPT FUND MEASURE   Money For Buildings And  Parks Boosts Ohio  i Appropriations

NEW MARK SET BY. LEGISLATORS   Appropriations For State Hoisted Past Half Billion

HURLEY CHARGES PROBE. AY DLE IN COMMITTEE.   Confidential Pazers Studied; Acheson -Denies Charge, Tells of. Fight

‘WITHIN A WEEK”   Japanese Troops in China Are Expected to Surrender Soon

To Capitulate All Japanese Treops In China   Chinese Troops Being Flown To Capital In Mass Airborne Movement From Chikkiane

Counsel Is Named For Japs’ Trials   Keenan Chosen To Head Prosecution for Adlies

TALRS TO'DIFEOMAT Chiang Pledges. - United, Free,  Equal New China  Tribute Paid U.S. Marines: for Part In Freeing China‘

Chiang Kai-shek Calls On People To Rebuild Chine   Determined To See Country United, Free, Equal

2,000 BOMBERS BACK TROOPS I SWIFT ADVANCE   Ohio Troops Among First To Reach River: One Enemy Army Claimed Routed

Ninth Army Hammers Into Suburbs of Duesseldorf To Enter Neuss on West Bank

U.S. Troops Drive into Duesseldorf's Suburbs; Other Yanks Outflank . Germans in Venlo Area

Ninth Army Seizes Neuss, Suburb Of Duesseldorf  Canadian and 9th Armies 16 Miles From Junction

Big Guns Blaze At Deusseldortf, Neuss Gaptured  LA ALLE LLL LOG SY EG OT TE   — ——eeEEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeeEeEEeeeEeEeEeEeEeEEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEee  Ninth Army Men Pursue Shattered Nazi Forces

 Shock Troops Battle to West Bank of Rhine River in Spectacular Advances; Ninth Army Hammers Into  Duesseldorf.  oo   ‘FF  In Lightning Thrusts Control Of Plain Beyond Maas Is Taken

Big Ruhr Cities Crumble Under Bomb and Shell   Russians Add to German Woes by Launching New Power Drive To Smash Nazis in Pomerania — American Air Assault Takes Up Task of Devastating Germany and Blasting Path for Ground Attacks on Both Fronts

Valley Is. Captured Today; Ninth Army  Also Gains, Taking Neuss And Plunging  Into Ruhr Steel and Rail Center Of  Krefeld ue at _  ) Oldest City. In Germany And Key To Moselle   SECOND WHITE RUSSIAN ARMY.HAS REACHED KEY POINT IN POMERANIA

Neuss, Venlo, Trier Taken In Yank Drive   Duesseldorf Suburb on West Bank of Rhine  Quickly Mopped Up   Patton’s Men Complete Conquest of Germany’s Oldest City

83rd Division Captures Trier; Hodges’ Troops Drive Nearer Cologne; British Occupy Roermond  ;

U.S. Ninth Army Drives To Rhine: 3rd Takes Trier   Other Simpson Forces Push Into Krefeld, Seven Miles From Rhine Port Of Duisburg

Other Ninth Army Forces Push Into Ruhr Steel and Rail Center of Krefeld Only Seven Miles From Duisburg

9th Army Takes Neuss,A Suburb Of Duesseldorf   Powerful Smash Of 15 Miles Greatest American ~. Yietory Since Brittany —  Breakthrough   Yanks tn Pursuit Of Flecing Nazis   Other Forees Nearing Duis. burg: 'Thunderons Artil lery Duel Across  River Rages

Nazi Line On Verge Of Collapse   Neus, Krefeld, Trier  And Roermond Among Nazi Strongpoints Taken; Duel Across Rhine

RUESS IN BiG ADVANCE   Third Army Takes Trier, Oldest City In Germany

9th Army Troops Push Into Suburbs of Duesseldorf in New Advances of 15 Miles

Krefeld, Venlo, RoermondAmong Cities Captured   Ninth Army Gains Everywhere, Russians Cut Baltic Road

U.S. 9th Fights Way to Rhine to Open Attack Upon Great City of Duesseldort   Wins Western Edge of Ruhr in Spectacular 15-Mile Advance; Push Most Spectacular Since the Great Breakthrough in Brittany

One  s1zi Stronghold After Another Falls   Artillery Draws Up to Rhine, Firing Across River; Yanks in Suburbs of Duesseldorf, Ruhr Administrative Center,

Nazis In Rout, Ninth Army Enters Krefeld, 7 Miles Of Duisburg   Venlo Falls To Simpson’s Men; Are 16 Miles Short Of Closing Trap With Canadians To North

TEMPERATURES:   Hold Western Ruhr; In Duesseldorf Suburb   City After City Falls Before Onrushing Doughboys And Allies, Paced By Great Air Fleets; Nazis Leaving Cologne

U.S. Ninth Army in Slashing Advance; Many Towns Fall   Krefeld, Ruhr Steel and Rail City, Taken; Other Troops: Assault Suburbs of Duesseldorf—Neuss !s Captured—~150,000 Men Pursue Von Rundstedt’s Fleeing Forces,

RAMPAGING AMERICAN NINTH ARMY SHOCK TROOPS FACE.RHINE  OTHER ALLIED ARMIES CONTINUE TO BATTLE WAY INTO GERMANY

Part of Kuestrin Seized As Russians Advance  Toward German Capital

Fear Death Toll In Chicago Fire Will Be Larger   Fourteen Known Dead As Fire Ruins Of Old Hotel Are Being Searched

White Paper Says Birth Control Trend Threatens Survival of Great Britain

BIRTH CONTROL BAD IN BRITAIN   Threat To Survival O: Nation Seen By Government

PETAIN BEGINS iOURNEY HOME   ‘Reveal Letter Written By  Marshal to Hitler Ask  ing Freedom

Petain to  Face Trial   Arrives at Swiss Border to Await Arrest By French Authorities

ARCHBISHOP CONFERS WITH TRUMAN ON TRIP   Flians for Spellman’s Pacific Tour Discussed

CONSIDER BAN ON ALL FAIRS   ODT DIRECTOR CAUTIONS FAIR OFFICIALS AGAINST MAKING ELABORATE PREPARATIONS

Jap Envoys Head Back Home With  Surrender Orders      Bloodless ‘‘Invasion’’ Signing of Terms To Occur Soon

Sends Japanese Envoys Back To Their Emperor With Surrender Orders

Envoys Get Instructions To Prepare For Landing   MacArthur Expected To Lead Allied Army To Occupy Japan Within Ten Days

MacArthur To Head Delegates   Strong Allied Forces to Land On Jap Mainland

ARMY OF OCCUPATION TO ENTER HOMELAND SON   Armistice Envoys Leave for Tokyo —General MacArthur Sends Out  Representatives with Surrender Orders.

CONFERENCE AT MANILA CONCLUDED   Nips Are Given Instructions By Gen. MacArthur

JAP EMISSARIES LEAVE MANILA TC RETURN 10 TOKY0   Take Detailed Instructions On Preparations For Yank Forces To Arrive In Japan at Early Date.   MacARTHUR ANNOUNCES HE WILL LEAD FORCES   Says Units of Ground, Naval, And Air Forces Will Make Up ‘American Military Group to Occupy Japan..

After Long Conference With MacArthur’s Military Staff  JAPAN OCCUPATION WITHIN TEN DAYS  MacArthur to Put Formal End To War Quickly As Possible

Remarkable. Feat Performed By Navy Medic:   Slits Marine’s. Throat ‘Under Fire ‘and Saves: Wounded -Man’s. Life’

Davies Arrives In London   Big Three Conference Not Expected Until August

Big Three Parley May Be Delayed   Indications Point To Ses sions During August

Forecast Fantastic Period Of Atomic-Driven Planes; Industry Speed-up Sought

Ancient Mariner Returns From Spending Spree  Sets Fast Pace In OCidduy Catham

AUSSIES GET RESERVES, SAY JAP REPORTS   Tokyo Says 7,000 Men Ashore; Enemy Resistance Stiffening

B-29 ATTACKS CUTTING DOWN FUEL SUPPL   REINFORCENMENTS POURING ASHORE IN RORNEO CAM. PATGNeSAP HOME. LAND RAIDED

HAD 829 APPLICANTS   -ULS.E.S. Has Only 71 71 Jobs Listed ’ by Local Employers

HAD 829 APPLICANTS   U.S.E.S. Was Only 71 Jobs Listed by Local Employers

Missouri Senate Becomes Court To Try Falzone  All Other Business Is   All Other Business Is Set-Aside Until Trial Of Senator !s Ended

NIMITZ RECEIVES GREATEST WELCOME IN HISTORY DALLAS   GOV. COKE STEVENSON LED GROUP DIGNATARIES TO GREET ADMIRAL

roduction Chiefs Of Nation Make Urgent Appeal _¥or ‘More Steam’ In Output Of Badly Needed Arms

‘Appeal Made Fer Greater Production      “More Steam” Need To Offset Holiday Losses.

“JAPAN BATTLES FIRES IN TOKYO   ” Over 40 Saipan-based Superforts Smash Targets in Enemy's Capital

Tokyo Tallies Damage From  Bomber Raid   Forty Saipan-Based Super.  _ forts Slam City With   Explosives and Fire Bombs

FIGHT FLAMES IN TOKYO AFTER SUPERFORT RAID   Sky Kings From Asiatic Bases Blast Nip Targets on Formosa

Tokyo Fights Plane Fires   Damage on Formosa Tallied as Copital Battles B-29 Blazes

Battle Flames After B-29 Raid   Superfortresses Hit Tokyo and Formosa; Few Planes Intercept

B-29 Raid Leaves Tokyo In Hames   2 Enemy Interceptors Shot Down; Visual Bombing Accomplished.

JAPANESE FIGHT FIRES IN TOKYO, FORMOSA ISLAND   All Planes Return From Damaging B-29 Raids

Set Fires In Tokyo   B-29’s Hit Capital And Formosa in Supnort of Luzon Landing

Tokyo Fights Flames After  B-29 Attack   Saipan-Based Superforts Rain Bombs On Japanese Capital

TOKYO AFIRE AFTER RAIDS BY SUPERFORTS   Moderate Fighter Opposition Met Over Capital

B-29's Leave Tokyo Aflame   Explosives, Fire Bombs Shower Capital; No Opposition Met Over Formosa

Japs Battle Flames In Tokyo After Superforts Strike  Sky Mammoths Pound Formosa, Supply Race for Philippines

Japan Battles Bombing Fires   -Superforts ‘Strike Nips Capital City

CHINESE STORMING LIUCHOW AIRFIELD   Battling To Break Jap Counter Offensive Near Lungnan

'W. H. BURKE IMPROVES   Regains Full Conse Conscicusness for First Time Since Accident

W. H. BURKE IMPROVES   Regains Full. Conseic cusness . fer gains Time :Since Accident <

Training Bill Is Saved By The Bell   Decisive, And Negative, Vote Is Avoided As Committee Recesses At The Noon Hour

Noon Bell Saves Military Training Bill   (ommittee Session  Breaks Up in Row

House Group Blocks Vole On Training   Military Peace-Time Draft ' Discussion. Ends in Committee Row

Reeess Saves Bill On Training From  Probable Deteat   Bitter Row Breaks Up Hearing On Peacetime Draft As Opposing Bloc Neared ‘Success In Effort To Defer House Action

Noon Bell Saves Peacetime Conscription From Defeat   House Committee Breaks Up in Row After Opposition, With Majority at Time, Tries Unsuccessfully to Force Vote on Bill—Group Hears Plea for Measure from Patterson, Who Says U. S. Will Be First Target in Next War.

YOUTH TRAINING BILL 1S SPARES   Universal Service Plan Meets Opposition In House Committee

Universal Training Bill May Be Dead  ‘Saved by Bel?’ After Patterson

ROW PREVENTS PEACE DRAFTS DEFEAT BALLOT   House Military Group Saved By Bell At  Noon From Vote

HEAR OF ATOMIC BOMB   Soviet Presa ‘and Radio Carried News to'Russian People

CONSTABLE PCT. ONE FACES FOUR GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS  T. &. ROE CHARGED WITI ROBBERY, ASSAULT, DWI,

CONSTABLE PGT. ONE FACES FOUR GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS   J. T. ROE CHARGED WITH ROBBERY, ASSAULT, DWI, AND DRUNKENESS

SOVIET TROOPS BURST 2 MILES INSIDE VIENNA   East Prussian Capital Of Koenigsberg Being Stormed By Reds   DRIVE ON BERLIN IS BELIEVED UNDERWAY

Reds Battle Three Miles Into Vienna   German Broadcasts Hint Reds Ready To Resume Berlin Push

REDS IN VIENNA: KOENIGSBERGS ASSAULT OPENS   Soviet Tommygunners Make Faster Time In Vienna Than At Budapest

Soviet Troops  Drive Dee ek              Forces F. ‘ar to North Storm Koenigsberg, Fast Prussia: Capital

Reds Hard At Mop-Up lights Beiore Great Berlin Drive   Attemnt to Reduce Koenigsberg So Troops may be Released for New Offensive—Fighting Three Miles Inside Vienna

SOVIETS PUSH THREE MILES INSIDE VIENNA   Koenigsberg Clean-up Begun; Berlin Drive  Believed Started _

Soviets Drive 3 Miles Inside City of Vienna   Red Forces on North Storm Koenigsberg, Capture 15,000 Nazis

BOMBS FROM B-278 AGAIN SFAR OSAKA   Arnold Tells Japs They'll Get 2,000,000 Tones in Year

BIG: ARMADA OF BOMBERS © BLAST OSAKO   THREE: THOUSAND TONS OF  BOMBS DROPPED ON  ENEMY INDUSTRIAL CEN.  TER BY B-29'S

See End of Tire, Shoe Rationing   Supplies of Fats, Oil, Sagar Still Scarce

TIRE RATIONING END “IN SIGHT”   But Prime Meats, Fats, Oils and Sugar Are “Too Searce”

United Nations Parley Is Freed Of Dispute After Arrest Of 16 Prominent Leaders By Reds, Report

Conferees Lose Hope of Settling Polish Dispute   U. S. and British Officials Convinced Issue Has Reached Impasse

SAMAREE FALLS 70 ALLIES   Victory Comes After Violent Tank Battle

GERMAN RESCUE FORCE REPULSED ABOVE BUDAPES!   Nazis Hurl 300 Tanks Into Flaming Battle, but Fail to Make Headway Against Reds.   AUSTRIA INVADED BY YUGOSLAV TROOPS   Berlin Reports Russian Stabs  Below Warsaw Which May  Herald Drive On Polish Front.

NAZIS HURL TANKS © AGAINST RUSSIANS   Assault Launched in Attempt to Relieve Garrison

Gigantic Battle Raging: Germans Hurl 300 Tanks into New Effort To Relieve Budapest Force

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GERMANS HURL 300 TANKS INTO BUDAPEST AREA   Nazis Using Crack Panzer Division In Defense Of Capital   WINTER OFFENSIVE IS EXPECTED SOON

201,012 OHIDANS LOSE WAR JOBS   Claims For Unemployment Insurance May Total 153,000 Next Week

Barry Fitzgerald Is Nominated For 2 Oscars In Movie “Going My Way”

Fitzgerald Makes "Oscar" History: Is Nominated for Two Honors of Yea

Fact Kept Secret Because As a Civilian He Had No Right to Engage in Combat

preak Through Poland, Nazis’ Buige Collapses   American Bombers Keer lin Attack On Reich

BADLY-WOUNDED NAZI COLUMNS FALL BACK UPON SIEGFRIED LINE  MASSED RUSSIAN POWER DRIVING TOWARD GERMAN SILESIA IN EAST

Soviets Push Within 64 Miles of German Silesia   Yanks Bag 243 H un Planes, Cut Main Nazi Escape Route to St. Vith

BADLY-WOUNDED NAZI COLUMNS FALL BACK UPON SIEGFRIED LINE MASSED RUSSIAN POWER DRIVING. TOWARD GER.

BATTERED NAZIS BEATEN BACK BY ALLIES IN WEST   Russians Press Powerful Assaults in East as Air Attacks Stepped Up

HEATED SCRAPS ARE SHAPING UP FOR LAWMAKERS   Drive To Cripple CIO Political Activities Opens and Snag Foreseen for Jobless Pay

Drive Opens fo Clip Wings of CIO-PAC   House Military Committee Gives Movement Approval

Drive Launched In Congress To Cripple CIO Action Body; Old Timers’ Advice Is Used

Attempt Planned To Curtail PAC   Congress Turning To Old-Timers  For Advice On Problems Of Today   Aged Josephus Daniels And Bernard Baruch To Appear Before Senate Committee; Other News Of Congress

Drive Gets Under Way to Cripple CIO-PAC; Has Backing Of House Military Committee

Surrender Of Thousands Of Japs Makes Observers Think Nips See Defeat

MUST TURN IN TIRES   ‘OPA Promises Action Against Vio lators of Regulations

White House Discloses That U. S. Is i Communication With Allies On Lat Developments — Rule Of Emperor I Big Issue In Jap Terms      Doesn’t Deny It’s Official

SIXTH WAR LOAN DRIVE IN STATE GOES OVER BIG   Illinois Chairman Reports All Previous Campaign Records Broken When Sales Reach 148 Percent Of Quota.

*Spain ‘Rejects Potsdam »Denunciation   Says Statements ‘Were Unjust and Arbitrary

Work-Fight Bill May Help To Protect Farm Manpower   Military Affairs Committee Rejects Modified Version of Service Measure

Greene Jurist - Taken By Death  Sayers Rites To Be Held Saturday

TRUMAN'S SHP DUE WEDNESDAY   PRESIDENT REVEALS “NEW BOMB TO CREW

TRUMAN EXULTS AT DEVELOPING OF ATONIC BONS      Will Be Back in Wash. ington Tomorrow; on Ratio Soon

TRUMAN JUBILANT OVER ATOMIC BOMB   Expected To Arrive In Washington Tomorrow From Conference

Presidentin Washington Wednesday   Date Not Yet Set for His Radio Report on Pots dam Conference ,

Zimmerman and Marcus Fight Over Fees to be Payed Latter’s Nephew

Three Soldiers Get Sentence In Paris   Others Convicted Recently On Similar Charges

5 DEATH SENTENCES FOR YANK SOLDIERS   Convicted of Selling Army Gas To Black Market

Get 4.0 Years For Gigaret,  Gas Thefts   22 Soldiers Convicted In Franees 150 More Awaiting Trial

Ontario Minority Group Ousted   Prime Minister King's Position In Nationwide Balloting May Be Hurt.

MITCHELL HEPBURN TOSSES BOMBSHELL      Provincial Election Looms it Ontario as Result

SNOW MOVING EAST   Trouble on. Highways May Develop as Fall Continues

Rees Is Among Four Solons Refusing Pay   Turns Down $2,500 Yearly Expense Money Voted by the House

6 MILLION WORK IN VICTORY LOAN   Vinson Says Success Will Keep Fdith With Dead ‘and Wounded

WIDEST COLD WAVE COVERS SOUTH. EAST   20 Below in Montana: 4 Above Here Saturday Night

Hitler Enraged When Sabotage Effort Failed   Yelled, ‘Why Didn't You Take Jews for That,” After Arrest o 8 in United States

Inside Story of Sabotage Plot Against U. S. Told by Lahousen   By GEORGE TUCKER Copyright, 1945 By The Associated

Witness Reveals Sabotage Attempt en Be eattempt  Officer Reports Nazi Plans  To Bomb Aluminum Work:

‘hy weren't Jews ed?’ Hitler cried sabotage failure   xclusive interview reveals fuehrer araged as FBI apprehended agent:

AND WAS HE MAD-LATER Hitler Ordered Sabotage Plot On U.S. Nazi Spy Chief Says

Ei? WIN TEE ft be  “Failure of Sabotage Effort Put Jews into Nazi Intelligence Service, Chief Reveals

German Intelligence Officer Tells Behind Scenes Story of ‘Sabotage Attemot on United States

German Intelligence Officer Tells Behind Scenes Story of Sabotage Attempt on United States   By GEORGE TUCKER

Hitler Enraged When FBI Nabbed Nazi Saboteurs   By GEORGE TUCKER (Copyright, 1945, by The Associ , one

Yank Prisoners—All “Machinists” Mess Up Japanese Giant Factory — But Good

DENY ROOSEVELT PRIVATE PAPERS IN WHITE HOUSE   Former Confidential Secretary Has No Access To _ Rooms, Said

White House  Denies Reports   Believed Miss Tully Has Access To Papers

To Open ‘Private.  FDR Files   White House Denies Documents Are Locked Up  In Mansion ©

War Today-.  Lull on West Front Prelude to All Out Drive Into Germany   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Editor

SEEKS DISCHARGE OF ARMY FATHERS WITH MORE THAN 3  MOVE SPONSORED BY   MOVE SPONSORED BY REP. ENGEL; BATTLE LOOMS IN CONGRESS

Congress May Force Army To Discharge All Men With ‘More Than Three Children

: Washington Koundup  Seek to Compel Release of Servicemen With 3 Children   Want Sugar Story

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   /Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by AP Writers

SEVERAL TOUGH PROBLEMS FACE JIMMY BYRNES   Secretary, Due Back From London This Week, Will Report On Tangled Russiar Relations; Faces Ar. gentine Issue.   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER— Associated Press Diplomatic News  Te 23 4 oe

Atomic Bomb Is One Reason For Russian Tangle   Crisis Over Argentina  Also High On List Of  Reenae’ Deaklaene.

Byrnes ‘Also Faces Argentine Problem On ‘Return Home.    . By John M. Hightower “Associated Press Diplomatic . News Foilor

Bomb Secret Decision Due   Byrnes Weighs Idea Of Telling Soviets

Byrnes Faces Russ Tangle On  Return Home   Secretary of s State Also  C onfronted By Argentina

Byrnes Returning From London This Week From Meet   Strained Russian Relations Throws Cloud Over Confab

Sec. Byrnes Coming Home From Europe  With Report   Soviet, Latin Setup’ Is Cause For Worcy

Red Relations Worse; Atomic Bomb One Cause   Soviet’s European Ambitions Also Trouble Source

Poland to Be First Crucial Big 3’ Test   Byrnes Gives First-Hand Account of Momentous Conference

POLAND WILL BE  FIRST REAL TEST BIG THREE FORMULA  ALLIED COMMISSION EM- POWERED SELECT GOV-

Poland First Real Test Of  Crimea Accord   Warsaw Regime In London Suffers Sethack In Compromise Giving Lublin Upper Hand

Poland Ist Crucial Test Of Plan For Liberated Europe   SEE PAGE 3 FOR SECOND BIG 3 STORY

POLAND 10 BE TEST OF BIG 3 FORMULA   Commission Must Select New Government in Face of Conflicting Claims and _ Prepare for an Election.

Poland Is Believed Crucial Test Of Allies’ Formula  Byrnes Gives Account Of Consideration From Bia Three Meet

Poland Emerges As Crucial Test For Big Three Formula For Freed Europe

Poland To Play Important Role   Big Three Policies To Be Given Crucial Test

POLAND FIRST TEST OF PACT      Troubled Poles Pose First Test Of “Big Three” Formula For Liberated Furope.

Poland First Test Of Big 3: Formula.   “Commission Must: Pick New Provisional Rule, Prepare for Election.

PROBE HOOPER PERSONAL LIF   Detectives Hoping to Find Clues Which Would Unmast Hie Slavers.

Probe Life of Senator for Clues   New Witness 3 Reported to Present  Little-Known — Information About Slain Man

POLICE P PERSONAL LIFE OF SEN. HOOPER   Seek New Clues to Killer Of Principal Bribe Witness

YANKS CONTINUE TO GAIN ON OKINAWA   Inyasion -af.tsland_Going Well, Corps Commander Says

Yanks Make Second Drive  Across Okinawa        “Southwind Along Shore Of: Nakagusuku: Bay

Marines Reach Eastern Coast Of Okinawa Island   7th Division Infantrymen Mave South Toward: Nakaqusuku

Marines Gair 6,000 Yards On Okinawa   Second Drive To Island‘s Coast ° Made By Americans

ISLE CROSSED BY ARMY AND MARINE UNITS   Americans Still Meet: ing Only Negligible Jap Resistance

Marines Advance to East Coast and Units That Bisected Island Move Southward Along Shores of Nakagusuku Bay —Japanese Resistance Continues Weak—Naval Guns and Carrier Planes Supnort Ground Qnerations.

Doughboys Invade Sulu Islands; 300 B-29s Hit Tokyo   Ryukyus Resistance Still Light; MacArthur  Reveals New Invasion

Petain Denies ‘Approval Of :Laval Speech   Horrified At Famed German Victory Broadcast

Laval Denies Nazi Taint At Petain Trial   Swarthy Politician Tells Long Story of Intrigue ©

Laval Unfolds Story of Prewar Intrigue  Vichy’s Evil Genius -— Testifies at Trial of Petain

Man Accused Of Using Petain As A Foil, While Taking Hitler’s Orders, Talks Four Hours

Petain Hits Back At Accusation By Pierre Laval   Denies Okehing Statement Coveting Nazi Victory

LAVAL DUBS PETAIN NAZI SYMPATHIZER   Marshal Okehed His Pro-German Radic Teik. Claimed

LAVAL TESTIFIES PETAIN APPROVED PRO-NAZI SPEECH   Marshal Denies Assertion— Says Witness’ Statement “I Desire German Victory” Horrified Him.   FORMER PREMIER ON STAND FOUR HOURS   Relates Story of Intrigue and Secret Agreement—Defends Own Acts While in Power.

Laval Admits He Desired © Nazi Victory  Tells of Intrigue, While Protesting  We Orvxon Taw errr

Pefain Denies Laval Germar Victory Claim   .Says He Did Not Approve Statement _In Broadcast

Nippon Search for Death Ray Futile   Took 10 Minutes to Kill Nearby Rabbit

Gen. MacArthur Cracks Down On Jap Navy Police   Demobilization By Oct. 1 Ordered By American Leader

Position of Company is Explained   Will Withdraw from Hear. ing if Subject Is Included, Says Attorney

General ‘Motors Ready To Withdraw From Proceedings If Profits Are Considered

RICE, PROFIT STUDY BARRED BY AUTO FIRM   Warning Is Issued at First Meeting of Fact-Board

Auto Firm Refuses to  Give Books   Union Says Facts on Company’s Ability to Pay Necessary

OM To fut Parley if Prices. Fis igure   “Company Wants  Fact-Finding To’ Exclude Its Records

Company’s Position Made Plain at First Pubtic Hearing   IN MAKING WAGE RECOMMENDATION   Union Still Holding Out For 00 Per Cent Wage Increase

GH REJECTS UNION PLAN  : AT MEETING   GENERAL MOTORS TO WITH“DRAW FROM PARLEY IF  4, PRICES AND PROFITS  CONSIDERED

News Day And Night   Company To Withdraw If Panel Considers Prices, Profits On Wages   Ability To Pay Held GM Right   CIO Holds Firmly To 30 Per Cent Raise Demand With Ford Motor Co.

FEAR EXPRESSED COMPANY, UNION MAY WITHDRAW   Garrison Warns Walkout Possible As Study Regins

New Big Three Tomorrow Will Resume Session   Successful: Labor ‘Leader Attlee To Follow Churchill

Attlee Take: Firm Hold Of John Bull   Heads Britain’s First Labor Government In 14 Years; Gives Top Priority to Japs

Clement Attlee Will Return to Big Three Meet   Ernest Bevin Slated To Succeed Eden as Foreiqn Secretary

‘Big 3 Resume Talks Tomorrow  Attlee Will Return Without Churchill

LABOR IN SADDLE IN GREAT BRITAIN   Attlee Has Pledged First Efforts to Finishing War With Japan   TASKS CHURCHILL HELP

ATTLEE BEGINS - GIGANTIC TASK   New British Leader Expectes To Act Quickly on Ranking Officiols

Big-3 Resume  Their Parley   Britain’s New Prime Minister Arrives; Attlee Makes Calls.

Churchill Loss Upsets Timetable Of Potsdam Mee!  Won't Affect Force Of Wor On Nips

Attlee Plunges Info Task of Naming Cabinet   Churchill Not Expected to Go Back to Potsdam

British Still Stunned by Voting Result   Churchill, War Leader, May Resign  ClAmmame Meat

Big Three to Resume Parley Today  With Attlee Representing Britain

Big Three’s Timetable Is Changed By Britain   Demand That Japs Surrender Sticks

Churchill's Defeat Upsets Big Three Parley Timetable   Resume Discussions When Attlee Ready; Premier Acauainted With Trumen. Sitclin

May List Cabinet Today   Attlee Expected to -Make Selections Before Returning to -Potsdam Conference

TACKLES JO8 OF FORMING CABINET   Major Posts To Be Filled Before Trip To Potsdam   Probably Will Not Return; London Press Is Amazed At Election Results

Big Three Meet  Resumes Today  Attlee Will Replace Winston Churchill

BIG 3 AWAITS ATTLEE’S NEXT OFFICIAL STEF   Parley Probably Will Be Re sumed as Soon as New Leeder Decides ¢

Big Three Parley Awaits Attlee; , Stalin Believed To Have Known _

ELECTION WON'T ALTER POLICIES OF BIG THREE   Defeat Of Churchill Will Have No Effect On Allied Determination; Much Confidence In Attlee.

Attlee Joins New Session Of Big Three   Only Two Changes ir British Delegation Follows Ballot

Britain Firm In Her Stand Against Japan   Attlee Lists Defeat Of Japs As First Task Of  His Government

Attlee Joins In Conference At Potsdam   With Truman And Stalin Expect To Speed Up Parley

Top. Priority Given To Ending War With Japan   New Prime Minister To Return To Potsdam During Weekend; Churchill Not To Return

Await Arrival —  of Major Attlee   May Take Time Out To Appoint Key Members

Triumphant Laborites Appear to Be Settling Down for Long Term, Maybe Full Statutory Five Year:

THE SURRENDER ULTIMATUM 10 JAPANESE STANDS   Defeat of Churchill’s Government Took Nothing From the Order.   BIG 3 AWAITS ACTION   Resumption of Discussion Is Up to Labor Leader Clement Attlee.

Big Three to End Recess Saturday   Attlee to Return to Sessions Without Churchill, Eden

Churchill Defeat Will Not Alter’ Parley  Plans   cg ee  “War ‘Silt Britain's s - First Objective -

Attlee Takes Over In Britain   Prime Minister Will Return to Potsdam Soon

‘Attlee Prepares to Name New Officers of Cabinet  Pledges Top Priority te Big Task 8 Eftatchina War With Japanese

Blo THREE TALKS TO RESUME TODAY   Attlee Replaces Deteated Winston Churchill at Geteriam Parley

Potsdam Sessions Scheduled to Be  onan Saturday   Churchill and Eden  Will Not Return  To Big Three Meet

ttle May Fake Bevin To Berlin In Eden's Place   Labor Party Chief Plunges — Into Task Of Picking  New Leftist Cabinet  ;

‘Big 3’ Begin Work on Last Phases of Meet   Attlee Arrives At Potsdam to Replace Churchill

ATTLEE MOVES INTO BIG SEAT ‘WINNIE’ LEF}   Allied Leaders Go To Work Arew—Bevin Also in Impo-tent Cheir

Big 3 Talks Are  Resumed Saturday  Go Back to Work Witl Minimum Delay Upor

Attlee Plunges Into Hard Task Naming Cabinet   Pxpected Make Known Top Selections Before Returning To Potsdam.

Churchill’s Defeat Upsets ‘Big 3’ Timetable But Jap Warning Stands   Attlee, Churchill’s Successor, Indicates Ultimatun  Stalin Knew Ultimatum Contents.

OFF ITS SCHEDULE   ‘Attlee Will- Give the. Word for Resumption at Potsdam   WILL BACK ULTIMATUM

Parley Waits For Attlee   “Freshman” Member Of Big Three May Be Back This Week-end

Big 3 Timetable Upset, but Edict To Janan Stands   Resumption of Talks Presumably Left Un to Attlee

British Leader Pledges Aid In Jap Battle   New Prime Minister Plans to Continue Churchill's Policies

Big Three Is Resuming Deliberations   Attlee Replaces Churchill As Representative from Britain with Bevin Now In Anthony Eden’s Spot

Attlee Goes To Work on New Cabinet   Prime Minister Expected To Return to Big Three Conference Soon; Gives War Top Priority

AS  ATTLEE JOB OF FORMING HIS NEW CABINET   Plane Waits To Fly Him Back To Potsdam

Big Three On Job Again   Attlee Makes Formal Calls On Truman, Stalin, Then Trio Resume Conference

[Attlee Takes Up Formation  ‘Of New Cabinet   Expected to Name Ernest Bevin Foreign Minister; ' New Premier Pians Economic Changes

Big Three Timetable Upset By Election   Time Of Resumption Of Discussions Will Be Left Up To New Prime Minister

Alllee to Return — " Polsdani Today As British Chie   Change in-Leudars No To Chu. ge Pulsy rolléles

Attlee Pluny*.~ Into Job Of Heading Bi®:.in’s Labor Party Gov<:nment

ATTLEE EAGER TO FINISH WAR WITH JAPANESE   Believe New Prime Minister to Return to Potsdam Over Week End

ATTLEE TURNS T0 SELECTION OF A CABINET   Is Expected to Choose a Foreign Secretary Without Delay, in Order to Resume Work at Big Three Parley.

Attlee Takes Over  Helm in Britain   New Prime Minister Expected to Return to Potsdam by Weekend; To Name Major Cabinet Offices

Attlee Tackles Job of Forming New Cabinet---Says ‘Finish Jap War First’

Stimson Hints Big Three Task  On German Rule   Unified Policy Giving Leaders Difficulty In Potsdam Meeting.

Attlee Flies To Potsdam For Big 3 Meeting   Conference Resumed After Courtesy Calls on Stalin and Yrumau by Brtish Premier

CLEMENT ATTLEE BACK TO POTSDAM   Thhe New British Leader Is Becoming One of Big Three Today.

Attlee Begins New Duties As Prime Minister   Pledges His Labor Party With Top Task Devoted to Finishing the War With Japan.

Big Three Parley To Resume Today With Attlee Replacing Churchill

Attlee Pledges Top Priority to Ending Conflict With Japs   New Prime Minister of Great Britain Gets Busy on Cabinet

BIG THREE THR   Attlee Will-Give the Word  for Resumption at Pot   WILL BACK ULTIMATUM

ATTLEE WILL NAME CABINET CHOICES SOON   New British Prime Minis. ter Tackles Duties Immediately

Attlee Goes To Work As Labor Party Head   Will Return To Big Three Meet This Weekend But May Name Cabinet Officers First

TAKE SEAT A PARLEY TODAY   Will Become Member Of “Big Three’”’ At Potsdam

Big 3 Return To Parley   Attlee in Potsdam To Take Up Task Left By Churchill

Churchill's Defeat Upsets Meet Plans   New British Leaders Expected to Return to Potsdam as Soon As Possible; Attlee Already Has Been There as Observer

Big 3 Resumes Potsdam Parley   Attlee Sits in Old Seat of Churchill

Attlee Takes His Place In Big 3   Parley Resumes as New Prime Minister Arrives at Potedam

Churchill’s Defeat Halts Big 3 Chart   Attlee To Fix Meetine Time

Winne Defeat Upsets Big-3 Timetable   Takes No Weight From Ultimatum To Japan; Church. ill May Not Return,   TRUMAN HEARS LOSS

CHURCHILL'S DEFEAT UPSET TIMETABLE OF BIG THREE MEETINGS.   NOTHING TAKEN, HOWEVER, FROM ULTIMATUM TO JAP TO SURRENDER

Attlee Plans To Join Meet Of Big Three   Sessions Will Resume Tomorrow; Churchill  To Be Absent

ATTLEE PLUNGES INTO WORK FORMING NEW BRITISH GOVERNMENT  TOP PRIORITY TO BE  GIVEN TO FINISHING WAR WITH JAPAN #

Attlee Takes Place at Big Three Sessions   Discussions Move Smoothly Despite British Changes

ATTLEE REJOINS BIG 3 SESSIONS   New Prime Minister Ta Move Into Quarters At Potsdam

LABOR PARTY VICTORY LEAVES TO ATTLEE DECISION ON TIME TO RESUME POTSDAM TALKS

Priority to Finishing Pacific War   New Prime Minister Plunges Into Work: Calls Labor Leaders To Meet Saturday

BIGTHREE MEET ROUTINE UPSET BY ELECTIONS   Stalin Believed to Have Been Informed of Potsdam Ultimatum’s Text Be' fore It Was Delivered.

POTSDAM PARLEY RESUMED BY BIG 3   CLEMENT ATTLEE AND ERN. EST BEVIN ARE REPRESENTING GREAT BRITAL

Nothing to Say On Status Of Conference   Simpson Hints Differences in A Unified Policy

Atlee Takes — Over As Head Of Government   May Announce Top Selections This Week, Leave for Potsdam; London Press Amazed at Vote

ATTLEE BEGINS WORK AS NEW BRITISH CHIEF   Will Return To- Potsdam Over Weekend After Namine Cabinet

"Big Three” Resumes Potsdam Discussions   Attlee Takes Over For British, With Conclusion Of + Conference Expected In Few Days

Attlee Tackles Job Of Forming New Cabinet For Britain   Plane Waits To Fly Him Back To Potsdam Parley

Believe Industry Delegates May Back CIO Stand      Collective Bargaining On Wages May Be Endorsed Soon

ClO Wage Plan May Win Support of Management  Not Enou ugh Vo tes to Pass  fe Phan ta mm

INDUSTRY HEADS ‘MAY SUPPORT GI ON WAGE MATTER   Industry Delegates to Parley May Join With Ci0 in Requesting Action for Higher Wages.   DEFINITE FIGURE ON RAISES NOT PLANNED   Murray, Head of ClO, Clarifies His Resolution And Indications Are He is Gaining Support.

THD ON KILLED ~ TN ARMED SERVICE      Parents Want Three Others In Service on NonCombat Duty.

PAL Ret. Tees FS INGUE DS  Prison Gates Open Soon for Philippine Heroes

LONG YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT APPEAR AT END FOR HEROES   HEROES OF EARLY PART OF WAR MAY SOON BE RELEASED FROM PRISON  - CAMPS

Gen. MacArthur's Pacitic Strategy Facing Big Test   Ff’ Luzon Invasion Is Move To Cut Jap Honieland From Stolen Empire To South   GREATEST BATTLE WITH JAPS LOOMS

Tokyo Fears New Invasions As Toll of Jap Planes, Vessels Continues to: Mount

Allied Planes ‘Take Toll of 278 Nip Aircraft, 116 Ships   Tokyo Radio Speculates on Possibility an Invasion of Strategic Islands Between Korea and Japan Being Planned

250,000 Japs Homeless !n Yokohama   Tokyo Says 60,000 Houses Destroved

250,000 Hit In Yokohama Raid   Jap Leaders. Hold Unusual Session With Emperor Hirohito.

ASHES COVER 51 SQUARE MILES OF TOKYO AREA   Estimated Half Of Tokyo Destroyed; Jap Radio Tells Of Destruction Wrought On Yokohama.

STATE GAME HEAD ~~ RESIGNS POSITION   E. Lee LeCompte Ends 29 Years of Fostering Commission

BLASTS KILL 12 AND INJURE 100 AT HALIFAX   20,000 Evacuated. After Explosions at Naval Depot

Scores Are Trapped By Cloudburst   Coast Guards Sent To Zion-Waukegan Area To Assist Motorists Stranded By Flood

Jap General Firm in Denial  Yamashita Holds TWA a. SCaAma Circt’?

Help Comes One Day Late  Trapped Beneath Car 14 Days, -Aaed Man Writes Of His Agony

Pa i AA A AEE OAC GOUT INN ARNEL Ste eC RRA  Help 14 Days Too Late For Accident Victim

Pinned Beneath Car, Man,78, Keeps Diary Fortnight Before End Comes

78-Y ear-Old Motorist, Pinned Under Auto 14 Days, Dies; Agony Told

STOLEN JAP GUNS, TANKS ARE USED BY INDONESIANS      Native Warriors Massing In Interior For “Holy War’?

J SEEN MASSING FOR ‘HOLY WAR   Fanatical Indonesians Are Turning Revolt Into ‘Real War’ Against British and Dutch Forces.

eDUTCH CLAIM HOLY WAR’ IS BEING PLANNED   Nationalists Reported § Tc $s Have Appealed To Russia And Australia   BATTLE RAGES IN PORT   Soerabaja s Described As Scene Of Carnage By indonesian Spokesman

Dutch Say Native Warriors Massing In Interior For Holy War On Allies   Nationalists Ask R ussia Tolntercede   RAF Planes Attack Nationalist-Held Points In Soerabaja For Second Time

INDONESTANS MASSING FOR HOLY WAR   Turn Stolen Jap Tanks, Guns Against British

Twenty-Five Killed In Plane Crash   Officers And Men Died ir Accident in Texas

NAVY GUNS HiT KURILES BASTION   JAPANESE STAGING ISLANDS BOMBARDED

Hitler Died By Own Hand Reds Report   Goebbels Also Commits Suicide as Berlin Falls, Says Communique by  Soviets; Quotes Witness

Captured Nazi Official Tells Soviets Manner  In Which Leaders Died   Dr. Fritsche, Captured in Fall of Berlin, Says High Officers, General Krebs Take Own Lives; Truman Officially Confirms End of Der Fuehrer

NEW SECRETARY OF STATE WINS QUICK APPROVAL  ASSUMES CABINET POST VACATED BY  a OU Ue ee

J. F. By rnes Is Contirmed Unanimously   Senate Suspends Rules To Approve Newly Appointed Secretary Of State

yenate Confirms Byrnes   Rules Suspended for Speedy Action on State Secretary

JAMES F. BYRNES 15 CONFIRMED WITHOUT DISSENTING VOICE  FORMER SUPREME COUR] _ JUSTICE IS NEW SECRE wapy AL CTATE

BYRNES CHOSEN FOR HIGH POST ~ IN QUICK VOTE   Senate Approves Nomination Of White House Without Dissenting Voice

SENATE VOTE T0 CONFIRM BYRNES IS UNANIMOUS   South Carolinian Con. firmed As Secretary Of State Within Few Minutes After Nom. ination For Post.

Senate Votes 0K For Byrnes   He’s Confirmed As Secretary Of State

Senate Confirms James F. Byrnes Without Delay   Vote Is Unanimous  As Senators Waive . Rules; in Tribute  To Former Member

See Senate Approval Today On Nomination Of Byrnes As Secretary Of State

James F. Byrnes Confirmed as New Secretary of State   No Hearing Held On Appointment To Cabinet Post

Senate Approves Byrnes   Unanimous Voice Vote for Truman State Secretary

SENATE O.K. IN SPEEDY ACTION   Body Suspends Its Rules Tt Give Quick Confirmation To New State Head

Senate Contirms Byrnes for Post  Takes Quick Action on Appointment

BYRNES GIVEN SENATE OKAY   Approved Unanimously Te Succeed Stettinius ‘AS State Sec’ y

Jimmy Byrnes Confirmed To Cabinet Post   Senate Suspends Rules, Quickly Approves Nomina: tion as Secretary of State

Confirmation Unanimously Given Byrnes   Senate Suspends Rules To O.K. New Secretary

BYRNES GIVEN SENATE'S 0. K, AS SECRETARY      Wuman’s “Fifth Cabinet - Change Wins Quick Confirmation —

James Byrnes in As New Secretary   Cabinet Official Is  Confirmed Unanimously _ by Senate      REPLACES STETTINIUS:   Appointment Was Made Satietiey by President  Harry Truman

JAMES F. BYRNES 15 CONFIRMED WITHOUT DISSENTING VOICE  FORMER SUPREME COUR’ JUSTICE IS NEW SECRETapDyv Neo erate

Byrnes Voted Unanimously As Secretary   Action Taken In Matter Of Minutes After Nomination Receaived   SUSPEND HEARINGS

Byrnes Approved By Senate Vote   " New Secretary Of. State ‘Seated

SenateUnanimoust Confirms Byrnes as Secretary of State   Rules Suspended as Demo, GOP Tribute To Former Associate

Senate Okays Byrnes:   Confirmation of Appointment As Secre‘tary of State Is Unanimous and Swift

(MES BYRNES OMINATION § CONFIRMED   »pointment as Secretary of State Succeeding Edward R. Stettinius Is Approv ed Unanimously sv the Senate.

Byrnes Is Confirmed By Senate   Approval Comes Few Minutes After Nomination Is Received

Senatorial Favor Is Unanimous For J. F. Byrnes  Solons Quickly Grant Confirmation as  Secretary of State

SENATE OKAYS JAMES BYRNES   Makes Fifth New Cabinel Officer Under Truman

U.S. Okinawa Casualties  Total 46,319   Tokyo Says Yankees Have Gone Ashore on Kume Isle

Butter Price  Takes Climb   Increase Today Asked By Dealers to Prevent Loss When Buying

MERCURY TAKES A DIP   Flora Sees No Show for Eastern ' Kansas Before Tomorrow

Hildreth Names Gray To Succeed Russell On JAC   Judge Formerly Held Position

German Power To Fight Held Sul Existent   Kilgore Commitiee Hears Bombs Faited to Erase B@hole War Potential

Crowley Warns Of Germany's War Potential   Says War Factories Must Be Smashed, Watched for Lone Time

REPORT DESCRIBES POWER IN GERMANY   Senate Committee Advised That War Potentiality Exists

Huge Navigational Projects Ready   Appropriation Must Be Specified by Congress To Get Work Underway

Harbor Base Softened Up For Landing   Jap Anti-Aircraft Silenced Week Ago By American Bombs

Corregidor is Rocked By U. S. Bombing Attack   500 Sorities Flown Against Fortress In Past 48 Hours

CORREGIDOR IS SOFTENED FOR YANK LANDING   Tank Forces Splinter Japs Still Fighting In South Part Of Manila

RECORD AIR ATTACK ON CORREGIDOR   200 Tons of Bombs Dropped On ‘Rock’, 700 On Bataan

CORREGIDOR IS UNDER ATTACKS BY AMERICANS   Guns On Rocky Fortress Are Sil ent; Splinter Japs In South Manila

meaviest Saturation Bombing Attack Yet Launched In Pacific  SOFTENS CORREGIDO FOR U. 8. LANDINGS  30 Barges Laden With Jap Troops Were Caught In Fleeing For Bataan  Re De ANem ee 5 eee sss

Heavy Ni écation Bombi:. Attack Hits Corregidor   Yank Tank, Infantry Columns Splinter Japs In Southern Manila

Corregidor * Rocks Under Air Pounding   Japs’ Ackeack Batteries Believed Knocked Out in Manila Bay Fort

TANKS SHRED JAP FORCE IN SOUTH MANILA   Armor Crosses River To Split Defenders Into Isolated Pockets; 37th Attacking Intramuros.

CORREGIDOR ON MANILA ROCKED BY YANK BOMBS   Jap Fortress Guns Silenced; Land Forces Cut To Pockets

Bombs Rock Fortress In Manila Bay   Yank Tanks Isolate Japs In So. Manila for Des truction,

Island Fortress Is Given Terrific Pounding: AA Guns Are Silenced   Jap Troop Barges Sunk Off Bataan   Nips In Manila Broken Up Into Small Pockets As Fighting Nears End

Corregidor Rocks Under Record * U.S. Air Bombing   ' Manila Japs Face Destruction: as Their Forces Split

Corregidor. Blasted by U.S. Bombs   Terrific Air Attack Rocks Island Fortress In Preparation of American Landing

Heaviest Air Assault Hits Corregidor   Ground Forces Battle Stubborn’ Japs in Burning Manila

Japanese Fortress Battered   Corregidor Given Pacific's Heaviest Saturation Attack

Corregidor Rocks Under Heaviest Bombing Attack Launched In Paciiic

PRIVATE LIFE FOR ROSENMAN   Presidential Counsel Soon To Quit White House

Or ‘dered “To Refrain F rom Any Outbursts of Emiotion’ at - Sacrifice of  Their Sentiment

Foreign Ministers In Last Sessions Today   U. 8., Britain May Change View On Hungary Problem

Balkan Peace Treafies Are Main Dispute   Russia Wants France Left Out Of Talks

Big Five Parley In Final Session   Meeting Slated to End Today; Row Continues

Big Five Meet In Final Session   Still Deadlocked Over Balkan Peace Treaties

BIG FIVE CADLOCK CONTINUES   Foreign Ministers Parley Slated To End Teday

YANKS OCCUPY 21TH ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES   GUIMARAS SEIZED AFTER SHORT HOP FROM PANAY

ASK FOR RE-HEARING   wr Tribune Says Arguments in A.P. Were Misconstrued

BIBLE CLASS OBSERVES 20TH ANNIVERSARY   Most Reliable Organizations of Congregational Church

Returning Veteran Faces Divorce, Kills Wife, Rival  Los Angeles Soldier Takes Own Life After Qverceas Duty

WORK-OR-JAIL BILL DELAYED IN COMMITTEE   Limited Hearin gs Next Week May Slow Vote

Senate Will Hold Work Bill Hearing   Early Passage Hopes Disappear With Action

Point Value Of Margarine Rises Sunday   OPA Places Value Ot  Three Points A Pounc  And Continues Buttes  At 24 Points

Margarine Ration Value Up, Creamery Unchanged   More Red Stamps Will Be Good Monday, Blue Stamps February 1

RATION VALUES ARE UNCHANGED   Minor Boost On Margarine Announced For Jan. 28

Margarine to Go Up Another Point  Fat Po or pula ts Go Back on List

UPA FEBRUARY RATION CHANLES   Six More Red Stamps Will Be Good On January 28 For Meats

POINT COST BOOSTED TO 3 FOR MARGARINE   Fat Pork Cuts Also Will Gc “On Ration Lists Sunday

POINT COST OF OLEO GOES UF   Fat Pork Cuts Go Back on List of Rationed Meats

UP MARGARINE PORK RATIONS   OPA Announces Changes For February, Effective Sunday

MARGARINE, FAT PORK POINTS UP   OTHER RED POINT VALUES UNCHANGED DURING FEBRUARY

Faf Pork Cuts Go On Ration List Sunday   Margarine Red Point Cost Goes Up One Point; New Validations Announced

RATION VALUES CHANGED AGAIN   Margarine Upped To Three Points; Six Red Stamps Validated By OPA

Oleo Will Take 3 Red Points —   Previously Point-Free Fat Pork Cuts To Require Point A Pound.

ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE IN RATION LIS}   Margarine To Cost Extra Point— Fat Pork Cuts Affected—New Stamps Valid Soon

More Pork Is Rationed   A: Point.a Pound On Fat Cuts; Oleo Goes Up to Three Points

Butter Points To Remain Unchanged   No Buiter, Cheese Or Canned Milk Increase, But Margarine Goes To Three Points

Up Ration Value (}  argarine   Six Red Stamps Valid On Jan. 28; Five Blue on Feb. 1

POINTS AAISED  “UN MARGARINE   Will Gost 3 Points InStead Of.2. A Pound Starting Sunday

RATION POINT VALUE CHANGES   Margarine Will Go Up from Two to Three Points Per Pound in February — Point-Free Pork Cuts to be Put on Ration List.

Rhine Bridge  Is Shelled By  Knemy Forces   Germans Believed Attempting to Drive Americans Back Across River—First and Third Armies Trap 50,000 Nazis

U.S. First, Third Armies Link Up, Close Trap on 50,000 Nazis; Bonn Falls as Yanks Near Coblenz

[roops of First Army Drive Five Miles or More cast of River   reat Remagen Bridge Seized Intact; 50,000 Nazis Trapped as Two Armies Make Junction

Russian Forces Batter Into Heart of Kuestrin; Nazis Call More to Arms

PUSH TOWARD GEN. HODGES: BRIDGEHEAD   First Counter - Attack Hurled Back — Enemy Pumps Heavy Shells Into Captured Span.   50,000 GERMANS TO SOUTH TRAPPED   Caught in Sack as First and Third Armies Link Up — Patton’s For ces Seize Bonn.

Germans Believed Attempting to Drive ‘American - Back Across. River—First. and. Third — ‘Armies Trap 50,000 Nazis Gare

Verzs cxver. fs  Necs Sc3. ~ arg  “wo Armies .oin or. "Ves: 3anx rN ru * a © Ns * . ™’~  “o rad 5... Nazis; Sonn ja s;. ew ..S. Arny av “ron:

Yanks Slash On, Turn Back Counter- Attack   50,000 Nazis Trapped As First And Third Link Up: Bridaehead Expanded   Capture Of Remagen Bridge Is Classic EFxyamnle Of Daring And Quick Thinking

DENNIS McFADDEN, 69, DIES AFTER A FALL   suffers Fracture of Skull When He Falls On Mill Street

CARRIER-BASED PILOTS IN RAID ON INDO-CHINA   Evidently Pounced Orto Reinforcements Being Speeded to Battle of Philippines

Famed Cruiser in Fleet Roaming Jap Home Waters  5.5. San Francisco Gives Lie to.

Famed Cruiser in Fleet Roaming Jap Home Waters  S. S. San Francisco Gives Lie to Claims It Was Sunk

Red Tape In Reply   Message From Japan Must Go Through Nine Steps To Reach U. S.

Note Needs Four Codings And Decoding:   Nine Steps Needed To Transmit Reply

NINE ACTIONS ARE NEGESSARY   4 Coding, Decoding, 3 Transmissions Involved in Bringing News.

F our Operations Are Necessary  To Code, Decode   Nine Steps “Must Be Taken ‘To Get. Message Fromi ’ Tokyo To State Dept.

Long Process Involved In Receiving Jap Reply   Coding, Decoding, Transmission Will Slow Up Receipt Of Document In Washington

DECODING TIME SLOWS UP REPLY   Seven Steps Needed To Bring Jap Note to USA

JAP MESSAGE REQUIRES TIME   Four Coding and Decoding Operations Necessary

NUMEROUS CODING — OPERATIONS TO BE INVOLVED IN REPLY   MANY STEPS NECESSARY IN TRANSMISSION OF MESS. AGE FROM ORIENT

Four Codes Slow Japs’  Messages   Reported Surrender Message Goes Through Many Hands

ClO and A. F. of L. Slug-Fest Likely to Break Out Soon   Bridges in New York for Lonqshoremen

AFL AND CIO IN NEW SLUGFEST   TWO UNIONS ARE BATTLING FOR SUPREMACY

OKINAWA BATTLE SEEN, FORMOSA YONG KONG KIT   10th Army Suffers . 973 Casualties in First Four Days of Okinawa.

Nations Urged to Approve New Document   Farewell Message to Delegates Made by President

Evatt Attacks Policies O} Big 4; Says Allies Not Practicing Cooperation

Big Four Ruling Roost, Says Evatt   Charges Minority Group With Failure to Practice What It Preaches.

Elevator Strike Ties Up Hotel   Other Palmer House ~ Employes Stop at Picket Line

Palmer House Operators Of Elevators Out   Other Employes Refuse to Cross Piket Lines Thrown Around Loop Hostelry in Wage Dispute   3.878 Guests Are Affected By Strike   Cooks, Bus Boys, Maids and Porters Idle; Hoist Runnera Demanding 60% Increase in Pay

Palmer House Guests Without Service When Elevator Operators Qui!

Clamp Is Place? On AllForms .  German Ach~      Allied Control Council  Lays Down Set of Laws For Defeated Nation

CONGRESS. ADJOURNS BUT MAY BE CALLED BACK IF WAR ENDS   ADJOURNMENT TO EXTEND UNTIL, OCT, 8 UNLESS BODY 18 CALLED BACK FOR ~ _. WAR OR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ©

CONGRESS IN RECESS UNTIL FR §   Critical Matters May Bring It Back in Session Before That Date

German Casualties Soar fo 500,000 In Ten Days; 9th and 2nd Armies Within Sight of Hannover, Bremen   Spearheads Within 50 Miles of Elbe River, Last Barrier Before Berlin; Towns In Northern Reich Burn Mysteriously

Enemy’s Last Rail Escape Route Is Cut   Bulk Of 80,000 Foes Penned In; Yanks, British Within Sight Of Burning Hannover And Bremen; 500.000 German Casualties In 10 Days.

80.000 More Gerjnahs Were Balieved      can. Ninth and British id: Within‘ Sight of “ SFlannover. :        Peactin

Toll In 10 Days; Last Rail In West Holland Is Cut, Trapping 80,000 Enemy; Near Bremen

U. S. Soldiers Cut Last Escape Line   American Ninth and British Second Armies Battle Nearer to Hannover, Bremen; Unbombed German Towns Burn Mysteriously

ALLIES SLASH LAST RAILROAD FROM HOLLAND   Surge Toward Elbe River Barrier; Reich Cities  In Flames

TEMPERATHIIRES  U. 5. Ninth Army Invades Essen And Dortmund   Nazis Blow Zuider Zee Dykes, Dooming Own Men In Holland

GERMANS LOSE 300,000 MEN IN 10 DAYS   Allies Battlina Outside Hannover. Bremen   ESSEN ENTERED   3y Forces Of Ninth Army; Americans 170 Miles From Berchtesgaden

Nazi Losses In 10 Days Hit 500.000 Mark   Hannover, Bremen Are Bypassed by Allied Tankmen

9TH ARMY WITHIN 63 MILES OF ELBE, 128 FROM BERLIN  GERMANS BLOW UP   GERMANS BLOW UP DIKES; SEAL OFF NORTHERN HOLLAND

MYSTERIOUS FIRES NOW ENGULF. ‘GREAT AND SMALL PLACES ALL OVER NORTHERN PART OF REICH   STREET FIGHTING RAGES IN BEAUTIFUL STREET OF CITY MOST OF WHICH SOVIETS HOLD

80,000 Hopelessly Stranded; Bremen, Hannover Expected To Fall Any Time

80,000 Germans In Lowland Trap   American Ninth, British Second Armies Fight Within Sight of  Hannover. Bremen Under Attack

500,000 German Casualties Lisfed Within 10 Days   Ninth Enters 3 Big Ruhr Cities, Canadians 10 Miles of Zuider Zee

  Half Million German Casualties Taken by Allies in Past Ten Days, Headquarters Have Announced.   HANNOVER AND BREMEN ONLY FIVE MILES AWAY

LAST RAIL LINE CUT BY THE ALLIES   British and Yanks Fight Within Sight of Hannover and Bremen— German Casualties 500,000 Men In Ten Days,

Allies Capture Or Kill 500,000 Nazis in 10 Days   Allied Armies Within Sight Of Bremen. Hannover

Bremen, Hannover  In Sight of . Allies   Nazi Put,Torch to Scores of Cities Scattered Across North Germany—50.000 Men a Day Lost

Allies Sight Bremen, Hannover: Nazis Lose  000.000 In Ten Days   Ninth Army Expected To Enter Hannover Today; Last Rail Line From Western Holland Severed

Nazis Lose 500,000 in Last 10 Days   Battle Rolls Over ThreeFourths of Vienna

lL. S. th. British 2nd Armies Within Sight Of bremen, Hannover —   Troops 50 Miles From Elbe Barrier   German — Cities Burning Mysteriously: Nazis — Lose 50.000 Daily

British Trap Germans Leff In Holland   Armies In Sight of Burning Bremen, Hannover; Germans Fight Hard For   Fight Into Essen   Weser River Line Shattered Along 100 Miles; Unbombed Cities, Towns Ableze

rannover And Bremen Outflanked   North German Towns ia Flame; Nazi Losses Mount

HEAVY LOSSES FOR 10 DAYS: MORE TRAPPED   80,000 Germans Caught in Holland-——Bremen, Hannover Within Sight

BRITISH SECOND REPORTED TO BE SENDING SHELLS WHINING INTO NAVAL BASE OF BREMEN   Shattered German Armies Reported in Gen. Bradley's Communique to Have Been Bled By 500,000 In Past Ten Days   CANADIANS WITHIN TEN MILES OF ZUIDER ZEE

Germans Suffer 500,000 Casualties In Last 10 Days   80,000 More Caught In Hoiiand; Two Armies within Sight Of Bremen, Hannover

Slash Last Rail Flight Route of 80,000 Troops   Allies Exact 500,000 Casualties from Foe; Smash On Toward North Cities

ALLIES SEVER LAST RAILWAY FROM HOLLAND   Armies Fight Within Sight of Hannover, Flaming City of Bremen

Bremen, Hannover Burning   Allies Exact 500,000 Casuaities from Germans in Ter: Days .

Germans Suffer 500,000 Casualties in 10 Days   Americans Fight Within Sight of Hannover, Bremen, Battle in Streets of Krupp City

During Post 10 Days Germans Hove Lost 50,000 Daily in Killed, Wounded And Captured, Official Allied Estimate

MORE GERMANS CAUGHT IN TRAP IN HOLLAND WHILE MYSTERIOUS FIRES SWEEP TOWNS TO NORTH   Americans Surging Toward Last River Defense Before Berlin While Prisoners Stream Back - - - Reds Fighting in Doomed Vienna - - - Bombers Blast Submarine Pens and Synthetic Oil Plants

Allies Cut Last German Rail Link With Netherlands   In Last Ten Days They Ex. act Half Million Casual.  ties on Germans.   Fight Within Sight  Of Hannover, Bremer

Catch Bulk Of 80,000 Nazi Troops   Last Railway From West Cut; Fight in Sight of Hannover and Bremen in Push on Elbe

Bulk Of 80,000 Germans Trappec In Netherlands   Allies Within Sight Of Burning Hannover And Bremen; Many Cities Reported Afire

Ninth Spears Toward Berlin, 18 Miles Away   Many German Cities In Flames; Believed Set By Beaten Nazis

Simpson’s Army Fights Into Essen, Home Of Krupp Works, While Germany’s Weser Line Shattered Along 100-Mile Stretch.

Drive Within Sight Of Two  Cerman Ports   Hannover, Bremen Shelled, Burned: Within 50 Miles Of Elbe River.   /FIGHT HARD FOR CITIES

THOUSANDS ARE TRAPPED THERE   Allies Fight Within Sight of Shelied, Burning Bremen, Hannover.   RUHR CITIES STORMED

Casualties  Are Placed At 500,000 By Bradley   Zuider Zee’s Dykes Spread Flood Water

ALLIES HAVE TAKEN TOLL OF HALF MILLION NAZIS PAST TEN DAYS  AMERICAN AND BRITISH ARMIES IN SISHT OF HANNOVER AND RRPEMEN

Entry Into Both Cities  Is Imminent  Last Railway From Western Holland is Cut

Trap Nearly 80,000 More Germans In Western Holland   Allied Troops Fighting Within Sight of Burning Bremen, Hannover; Yanks 128 Miles From Berlin

Entrance [nto Bremen &   Hannover Expected  Today; Great Fires Jn   Other Cities Indicate Germans Applying  _ Porch; 7th Army 94 Miles of Munich.

Yanks, British Racing Toward Elbe, Berlin’s.  Last Water Barrier   German Casualties In Last 10 Days Placed At 500, 000; Two Armies In Sight Of Burning Hannover And Bremen #

German Casualties Reach 500,000 In 10 Days; Last Railway Severed By Allies

Foe Has Lost 500.000 Men In Past Ten Days On West Front   Allies in Essen, Dortmund; Northern Cities Mysteriously Burning   Essen’s Krupp Worl’ KO'd Since March 1]

Other Armies Shell  Hannover, Bremen   Canadian Army Cuts Last Railway from Holland; Allies Only Five Miles from Bremen, Hannover

Last Escape Railway Is Cut by Forces Driving Northward  GERMAN CITIES BURN        Fires Seen in Some Not Bombed; Ninth Close  to Hannover

REICH HAS LOST 500,000 MENIN IODAY PERIOD   Allied Troops Smash Within Sight Of Hannover And Bremen, Key Bases

BERLIN FEELS HEAVIEST AIR BLOW OF WAR   1300 U. &. Bombers Set Reich Capital To Dancing As Bombs Spray

Confidence Vote Given De Gaulle   But Communists Win 142 Assembly Seats In French Election

HIS REMARKS ‘UNFORTUNATE’  The Voice Fails in Effort to Get Striking Students Back in Schoo!

Resigns, Justice Roberts Retires      tiga  Morgenthau Successor to Be Named After. Truman Returns From Big 3 ‘Parley; Vinson Mentioned for Post

Henry Morgenthau and Supreme Court Justice Roberts Resign; Secretary May Get Monetary Job   Successors Not Named In Announcement Made by the President -

‘ARNOLD TO QUIT POST ON COURT OF APPEALS   Casey, Roosevelt . Assistant, Also Resigns His Duties

Justice Arnold Resigns From Appeals Court   New Deal’s Former ‘Trust-Busterk Will Leave Federal Bench

Resignation Of Morgenthau Is Announced   Associate Justice Owen J. Roberts Will Retire July 31

Court Justice And Treasury  Head To Quit   New Secretary Will Be Announced Later In Month   MISSION FOR ICKES   Interior Secretary To Negotiate Oil Pact With British

Resignation Of Ar nold Announced  Wants to Return  To Priv ate J ile ig oe

Senate Committee to Probe System Which Gave Priority To Elliott Roosevelt's Dog

Senate Group Will Study Dog Priorit  Roosevelt Incident To Be Investigated

<MORE-ON ‘DOGS  PRIORITY SYSTEM PROBE ORDERE   Dog Travelling Incident ‘Brings Inquiry By seme ate Group

SENATORS TO PROBE ‘W’ PRIORITY FOR DOG   Bridges Suggests Quiz Inte Col. Roosevelt’s Mastiff

Roosevelt Dog Priority Probe Voted   Senate Military Committee Orders Incident Sifted

‘Investigation of Priority Given Dog Over Service Men Voted by Senators

DogPrior ity Over Soldiers W il Be Probed   Committers ta Enquire Inte ‘Train of Strange Faets” In Connection With 7 othe Case

Priority Practice  Will Be Probed   Bumping of Servicemen  By Dog Under Attack

Doe’s Priority Rating To Be Probed   Senate Committee Votes To Investigate System

U.S. Embassy In. Warsaw Wrecked   Partly Burned By Germans; Repairs To Be Extensive

They Know It, Is Mitscher's Version   Admiral Says Jap Warlords Facing Disaster, We Must Keep Up Pressure

HOUND WINS A TITLE   Is Named Champion Coyote Dog at Bench Shew and Kant’

Russian General Quoted As Reporting Hitler’s - Body Has Been Located

Hitler's Body Found in Berlin, Says Red   Russian General Tells of Discovering Remains

[Russian General Quoted as Declaring ‘Body Identified as That of Hitler

Could Be   Some Russian General Reported to Have Said Hitler’s Body Found

Victory Flag  Untfurled Over US. Embassy.   General MacArthur Reaches Last Mile of Long Road From Australia—Few Japanese on Streets as Simple Ceremony Is Held 

M’Arthur Ends Victory Trek  From Australia   Chaplain Prays for World of Peace

Sees End Of Long Road Cross Pacific   Occupation Ceremony Lasted But A Few Min. utes. Few Japs On Streets Stare Blankly

Japs Stare Blankly At Triumphal March   MacArthur Declines Jap Guard On Three-Mile Parade Through City

Nobody Going to Be Cold for Lack  of Fuel Says Producers’ Chairman

Roosevelt Given Part Of Blame for Success Of Pearl Harbor Attack

Admiral Says President Saw War With Japanese Probable, Back In 1946

M’ Arthur And Halsey Set Up Headquarters   Occupation Diseribed’ As Peaceful - People Dazed, Next Step Is Signing of Surrender Aboard the Missouri

Gap Between UAW Union, GM Widens   Automobile Company in Refusal To Reopen Pay Raise Negotiations

BREACH OF LAW CHARGED 106. M   UAW Maintains Refusal to Resume Talks Violates U. S. Labor Act.

CIO AUTO UNION CHARGE FIRM VIOLATES N.LRLA. AND GIRDS FOR BATTLE

General Motors  Violating Labor Act, C10 Charges   Company Refuses to Negotiate, Union Says: Strike > In Seventh Day

iF ating NLRB *¢ t By Union   Motor Firm Refuses, To Reopen Parley On Wage Demand Boost

GAP WIDENS BETWEEN G.M. AND UNION   Firm Refuses to Reopen Talks On Wage Demands

Drug Cartels Retard Health  a md vo > oF ~~ Promotion, Berge Charges

Many Things Aren’t Told At Potsdam   Officials Concerned Over Nation to Be Stripped of Problems Not Mention-

Unnamed Major European Problems Cause Worries   Rhineland, ....Western _. Germany Borders Cited As Examples’

WASHINGTON HOPESFOR MORE DETAILS   Truman Says No Secret Agreements Made at Potsdam —

US. Fighting Men  Hear President   Follow Roosevelt Road To Win, Yanks Urged

Broadcast To Fighters Everywhere   New President Tell: Fighting Men His Aims And  War Philosophies.

FOLLOW FDR’s VICTORY ROAD      President Addresses : Fiehting Men

Fighting Messag Sent to Soldiers  New C. in C. Talks to Armed Forces

RTS 3 OR 4 RET DEEP IN   Snow Plows in Action to Relieve Hazard‘—(Conditions

TRUMAN SENDS HARRY HOPKINS TO SEE STALIN   Also Starts Joseph Davies on Special Mission to London

HOPKINS, DAVIES PAVE BIG 3 WAY   Sent by Truman to Moscow and London, Tackling Seven Problems

RUSSIA VS. U. S. VIEW INDICATED   Reds Believe European Aims Similar To America’s

Peace Settlement Said Dependent On Red Demands   Issue Is Relative Allied Control Extent

Russia Holds Key to Pacts   War Treaties Hinge On Extent of Soviet Cantrol In Eurone

Red Claims May Hinge or U. S. Pacific   Extent of Soviet Control in Europe May Be Weighed  Against Bases

TODAY'S BASEBALL   Russian Demands in Europe Seem to Be Based on US _— Claims to Bases in Pacific

War II Peace Settlement  Becoming Question Of Extent Of Russian Control In Europe   Weighed Against Extent Of American Control In Pacific: Romania le Tanie

PEACE PROBLEM GROWING DAILY   Big Five Apparently Up Against Questions It Will Take Long Time To Iron Out.

‘Soviets Cite West Pacific ‘Grab by U. S.   Moscow Won't Yield In Mediterranean if America Holds Isles

Reply Today, GM’s Told In Union’s Offer   UAW Proposes Arbitration As Latest Peace Step In Battle Over Wages

Would Examine ‘Hub’s Finances, ~ Administration      Willis Claims Authorities:       -Municipal. Bankruptey!

Rice Rioting, Protests Piling — Up Jap Troubles; Government Told ‘Hands Off’ Korean Setup

aM ARTHUR TELLS JAPAN T0 GIVE KOREA A BREAK   Enemy Warned To Keep Hands Off—Famine Threats » Grow in Nippon

Close Tab On Jap  Patriots’   U. S. Makes Sure That Secret Societies Don’t. Go. Underground; Order Hands Off in Korea

M Arthur Warns Japs To Keep Hands Off Korer   Famine Threat Said Causing Nips To Riot

Japan’s Overseas Business Stopped By MacArthur   Nippon Warned To Keep Hands Completely Off Korean Govt, Affairs.

Order Jap Hands-Off  In Korea   Messages on  - Finance Affairs Only on MacArthur Approval

M'ARTHUR PUTS   Overseas Financial And Business Communications Restricted; Japs Told To Keep Hands Off  In Korea.

MacArthur Warns Japanese To Keep Hands Off Korea’  Russia Announces  Determination  ie Re

JAP BUSINESS MESSAGES CUT   Conquered People Stage Rice Riots, Food  Crisis Grows

Rice Riots Mark Jap Food Crisis   Written Protests Pile Up Trouble

Communications of Japanese Curbed By MacArthur   Overseas Financial Messages Must Be Approved by Supreme Allied Commander

JAPAN MUST KEEP HANDS OFF KORE!   MacArthur Allows Only Approved Messages to Go Out of Nippon   A FAMINE THREATENS

RICE RIOTS — REPORTED IN NORTH JAPAN   Cabinet Faces Crisis; Told To Let Korea Alone

Jap Overseas Trade Restrictec By MacArthur  Japanese. Warned Not To Interfere .  Vaseah Vo a fm awl y.

Japs Told fo Keep Hands Off Korea; Civilian Famine Shown in Food Riot

J aps’ Overseas Deals Limited   General Also Warns Nipponese To Keep Hands  Off Korea

MIP REGIME (a GIVEN WARNING   Government Told By MasArthur to Keep Its Hands Off Korea.

Jap Overseas Communications  Sharply Curbed   Hands Off Korea, Tokio Govt. Warned; Rice Riots Stress Famine Peril.

Japs Warned To Keep Hands Off Koreans   Islands Faced With Hunger This Winter; Riots Reported

MacArthur Puts Clamp On Foreign Commerce   Messages Must All Get Approval Of General

TELLS JAPS 10 KEEP HANDS OFF KOREAN AFFAIRS   MacArthur Restricts Oversea Messages by Nips; New Famine Threats

Jap Rice Riots Gives Problem  me Re  To Government   [acArthur Restricts Nips Financial and Business Communications As Troubles Mount

Keep Hands Off Korea, Allies Order Nippon   MacArthur Restricts Jap Overseas Wires To Approved Messages

JAP CABINET WORRIES OVER FOOD CRISIS   First Report of Rice Riot In the North Gives Warning of Approach of Inevitable Famine   PROTESTS POURING IN

'MacArthur Warns Japanese — 'To Keep Hands Off Korea; ‘Cabinet Faces Famine Threats   Jap Overseas Financial And Business Messages Limited To Those Appraved

Watch Japan's  Secret Groups  Rice Riot Reported; Famine Threatened

MArthur Restricts Japanese Financia Business Messages   General Warns Nippon to Keep Hands off Korea

Nips Warned To Keep Away From Korea   Rice Riot Is Reported In North Japan

Curb Nips on Oversee Messages   Japs Told to Keep Hands Off Korea; Famine Threat Grows

U.S. TELLS JAPS 10 LET KOREA ALONE   MacArthur Nullifies Promotions Tokyo Gives Nipponese Civil Officials—Threat of Famine Increases.

FAMINE THREATS ADD TO WORRIES OF JAP CABINET   ’ M’ARTHUR RESTRICTS JAPANESE OVERSEAS BUSINESS MESSAGES

Food Crisis Is Faced By Nippon   Rice Riots Reported; Mac Issues New Edict

Old Patriotic Organizations May Go Underground, Is Fear— Nips Also Told To Keep Hands Off in Manchuria—Russia Serves Notice of Intention To Take Hand in Control

DEANLOCK- SEEN ON LABOR BIL!   Widely Different Measures Voted In House, Senate

VANPUWER BILL VENILOCK FEARED   senate ard House Have Passed Widely D-fierent Measures

HOUSE AND SENATE DEADLOCK — OVER MANPOWER LEGISLATION   ENTIRELY DISFERENT TYPE BILLS HAVE BEEN PASSED BY BRANCHES OF CONGEHESS

Senate-House Deadlock Looms On Labor Draft   Upper Body Steers Clear of ‘Work or Jail’ Legislation

DESTROYER BAGS THREE JAPS, BUT HIT BY FOUR   KAMIKAZE ATTACK TURNS U. S. NEWCOMB INTO WRECKAGE: SUICIDE PLANE CLIPS RESCUE VESSEL

DESTROYER NEWCOMB TERRIBLY: BATTERED BY SUICIDE PLANES  ATTACKED BY SEVEN JAP : §$UICIDE PILOTS, SHIP ' HST of MEN ;

VESSEL COUNTS 91 CASUALTIES   Destroyer Newcomb Gets 3 Of 7 Suicide Raiders

The Destroyer Newcomb Torn By Suicide Hits   Attacked by Seven Japanese Kamikaze, Four Get Through; Saved by Heroje Act

ANOTHER TALE OF AMERICAN HEROISY   Destroyer Survives Attack by Seven Japanese Suicide Pilots.

Seven Suicide Planes Fail fo Sink Destroyer   Newcomb, Hit Four Times, Survives In Epic of Heroism

Newcomb Suiters 91 Casualties, Leutze Counts 84   Heroic Crew, Many With Hair, Clothes Aflame Refuse to Give Up Ship

Seven Suicide Planes Hit 2 US Destroyer.   Newcomb And Leutze Survive As Navy Tells Tale Of American Heroism At Sea

A HEROIC BATTLE   Destroyer Newcomb Savec Even Tho Hit by Jap Pilots —

Destroyers Take 4-Plane Attack   3 Jap Suicide Pilots Shot Down in Assault   2-Hour Battle April 6 Turns Ship into Inferno Near Jap Homeland

‘Newcomb Nearly Destroyed By Seven - Enemy Kamikaze Pilots Near Japan

Tightened Censorship Hides Cause   Observers Believe Big Three Will Remain Day Or Iwo Longer In Potsdam.

BIG THREE'S ADJOURNMENT INTERRUPTED   Things Going Astray Correspondent Hints

HOOVER CRITICIZES U. 0. DRAFT POLICY   War Cost the Nation Six Crops of Trained Men   REVENGE , DANGEROUS

HUGE FIRE BREAKS OUT IN ARMY PORT   Army Public Relations Officers Say Is So Big Anything Can Happen.

Encircle great part of Vienna   Soviets lunge on Hitler’s hideout

Block Six Nazi Escape Routes. Plunge Westward Within. 125 Miles Of Hitler’s Last Stand Mountain Retreat

Three - Fourths Austrian City IN ow Encireled   Nazi Garrison Left Only “2414 Mile Escape Gap “by Ruasians: Proutal Atlack Waged   Sovicls Advance Through Rubble   Berlin Reperis Reds Arc Plunging Westward Within 125 Mikes of VWitler’s Hideout

REDS TIGHTEN ARMORED LINK ARCUND VIENNA   Jittery Nazis Predict AllOut Drive On Berlin

German Agency Sees ‘Crisis In Vienna Battle   Reds Drive West (In Direction Of Berchtescaden

Old Capital's Streets Are Battleground   Nazi Garrison About To Be Trapped in Austrian City

Soviet Tanks Cut Roads Into Vienna   Cavalrymen Narrow Few Remaining Routes of Escape

VITAL VIENNA ESCAPE ROADS CUT BY REDS   CITY IS ENCIRCLED; SOVIETS HEAD FOR BERCHTESGADEN

RUSSIAN TROOPS ENCIRCLE GREATER PART OF VIENNA    Sweep of 14 Miles by Soviet Tank Columns Leaves Nazi Garrison 2414-Mile Escape Gap,   FIGHTING RAGES ON INSIDE CAPITAL   Reds Entering From South Battle Toward Center of City—German Officials. Flee.

Reds Circle Vienna With Sudden Sweep   German Troops In City Left With 2414 Mile Wide  Escape Gap.

Reds Nearing Encirclement Of Vienna   Russian Tanks Around -Three-Quarters of Austrian Capital

Russians Move To Cut Vienna Escape Routes   Red Army Shock  ' Troops Gain in Frontal Assault  On Austrian Capital

Reds Smashing Info Vienna   City Three-Fourths Encircled, Nazis Defiantly Cry Determination to Fight On

Reds Fight In Streets Of Vienna   Tanks Drive Toward Hitler's Mountain Retreat

Reds Encircle Greater Part of Vienna  Battle in Streets Toward City’s Cratered Heart

Shock Troops Gain in Frontal Assault on City   Slice 6 Escape Routes; New Bridgeheads Are Threat to Last Roads

Red Armies Cut Off Line of Retreat   Tank Columns Are Around Austrian Capital: te Danube

Nazi Leaders Said To Be Fleeing City   Soviets Cut Majority Of Escape Routes In Adyances From East, South And Wect

Emphasize Quality Of State Milk   Kerr Proclaims June as ‘Dairy Month’ in Oklahoma

General “Ike”? Makes Tour Along Nazi “Victory” Road   Shell Pocked Highway, Broken And Battered Remnants Of Armament, Silent Graveyards All Impressive Relics Of Costly West Front Battles

SECOND D-DAY IN THE MAKING      Maybe Tt Won’t Come Until Next Year

fade Opens  fule Observance   National Tree Glows After 4 Dark Years

LIGHTS SHINE ON TREE AT WHITE HOUSE   LIVING FIR AGLOW FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1940

BATTLEWAGONS WAIT OFF TOKYO   Battleship Missouri And Other Big Units Of Third Fleet Anchored In Tokyo Bay To Await Surrender Formalities.

American Naval  Might Parades Into Tokyo Bay USS blixsauit Ip Yer

Huge U. $. Flee Is Now Anchored Just Off Tokyo   Proud Missouri Leads Parade Of Giant Warships Into Jap Waters.

Mighty Fleet In Tokyo Bay   Tokyo Skyline Visible as Powerful Third Fleet Moves In Without Trouble

USS Missouri Casts Anchor Tn Tokyo Bay   “Fhree Cheers For U. &. Navy and Army”? Painted On Yokohama Faclory Building 

COMMANDER OF SOUTHERN JAP ARMIES JAILED   MacArthur Orders Arrest Of 34 Jap Officers And Men Accused Of Bloody Massacre Of Allied Prisoners In Philippines.

Chinese Reds Claim Victory   Most Of Nationalist  Troops Surrender In Fighting Along Railroad

Chinese Reds Deleat 70,000 Chiang’s Men   Demolish Armies In Fighting Along Peiping-Hankow Railway.     yr.wtst virrm ._ a a. oe 2. ee ee i ee

Victory Claimed by Chinese Red:  Defeat of Chiang Troops Reported

EEE  Enforce Peace Terms Rigidly, Nimitz Urge:   Lauds All Services for Heroic Part Played in Victory Over Japs

Nimitz Hails Navy In VJ-Day Statement   America Can Be Proud of Men Who Have Written Heroic New Chapters in U. S. History, He Says

Nimitz States U.S. Must Back Terms   Rejoicing Hails End Of Struggle In Pacific War

Baylor U. May Go Ahead With Degree   Trustees May Apply Convention Vote to Future, Not To Bid Already Extended

BAPTISTS WON'T AFFECT TRUMAN'S BAYLOR DEGREE   President's Reported ‘Attitude on Liquor and Gambling Criticized

WILL GRANT DEGREE          Baylor University Will Continue  With Plans for Truman

Truman Attitude Toward — Gambling, Drinking May Affect His Getting Degree

BAYLOR MAY STILL  GRANT DEGREE 10.  PRESIDENT TRUMAN CHAIRMAN UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES SAYS ACTION INERINCEMENT

THOUSANDS OF WAR VETERANS + STRANDED AT PACIFIC PORT:   ESTIMATE NEARLY 100,000 BACK’ FROM OVERSEAS WON'T BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

100,000 VETS 50 NEAR, YET 50 FAR AWAY   Stranded on Coast Due to Transportation Logjam

Motor Vehicle Law Opposition Mounts   Counties May Join in Ef. fort to Gain Exemption From New Ruling

Study Disposal of Exiled Poles   Britain, U. S. 3. Recognize Warsaw Unit; Future of London Government Unknown  —

Payroll System Faces Revamping By Legislature   Bill Introduced Following Criticism by Grand Jury to Eliminafe Per Diem Salaries

Payroll System Is Being Revamped   Bill fs Introduecd to Cul Budget More Than £700.000 in 7-43

Navy Discharge System Revised; Planning On Post: War Fleet Of 1,079 Ships

President Changes Travel Schedule   Date of Parley Close Extends Olympia Stay

JAPS STALL MARGH ON OKINAWA ISLE   Japanese Mortar, Sniper And Artillery Fire Slows Marines

YANKS STALLED ON OKINAWA BY JAP DEFENSES      Mortar. Sniper And Artillery Fire Holds Up Advance In Heavy Fichtine

Japs Halt Yank Drive  on Okinawa   Enemy Is Using Molotov Bombs to Stop Tanks

Deny Appeals of Kramer and Aids   British Reject Plea; Nazis To Be Hanged

REJECTS APPEALS OF BELSEN GANG   Kramer and Irma. Grese kiwce Dis. aw Gaillsure

Field Marshal Montgomery Denies Appeals of Atroc. ity Camp Heads; Girl’s Snivits Collapse

Council Orders Old Diagonal Road To North Vacated  Termes N.~3,] Cra An   Iron Bridge, An Old Landmark, Is Being Dismantled

Council Orders  Old Diagonal Road To North Vacated  Iron Bridge, An  Old: Landmark, Is  ~ Being Dismantled

'Azerbaijans Willing To Remain Part Of Iran: llranian Premier Resigns

PACT SIGNED BY SGOBIE IS EFFECTIVE MON.   Terms Agreed on Will Prevail During Nevgotiatoins

British and ELAS Sign Temporary Truce While Negotiating for Peace

GREEK REVOLT © 10 END MONDAY   SCOBIE, EAM DELEGATES AGREE ON TRUCE ISSUES

TRUCE SIGNED IN GREEK CIVIL WAR   Scheduled to Start Monday At 12:01 A. M.

Greek Civil War Ended At Noon   TRUCE AGREED TO HALT FIGHTING IN NATION

GREEK CIVIL WAR ENDED BY TRUCE   Hostilities  ‘Scheduled to Cease Monday

Greek Civil War to End Next Monday   British Commander EAM Representatives Agree to Truce

Police Find No Motive for Murder of.  Kenosha Tavern Owner Near Antioch

Troops Unload - Brifish Food   Dock Workers - Walkout Continues Despite Mili.'tary Intervention —

ILS SEEK ANSWER DES 10 A-POWE   STRIKE PERILS  FOOD CARGOES   More Than 400 Ships Are Tied Up by Walkout Of British Dockers

Jap Airmen Got Fillln . Philippines —  - Leet Bieet Team in '42.   Lost First Team in ‘43, Using Second or Third Team Pilots Now

NIP AIRFORCE IS BEHIND 8-BALL   General Says ‘Jop Has Quite A Problem’—Kyushu Invyasion Hinted

JAPS ARE PUZZLED AIR GENERAL SAYS   Nip Air Force Has Problem Whitehead Declares

General Says Jap Airmen Are Puzzled   Tokyo Has Problem, Whitehead Declared

vines’ Priority Plan Vill Govern Draft of 0,000 ‘Essentials’   ive-Point Program Will Aid Boards : Determining Which Deferred Men lust Be Called Into Services First

Drafting Men In Essential JobsPlanned   Five-Point Program Outlined by Byrnes

TEN CONVICTS ~ STAGE ESCAPE   SEVEN OF MEN WHO. TUNNELLED OUT OF PENNSYLVANIA. PRISON  [ WERE CAUGHT

LCS —S—rrtt™”~=SCSC<C;72; <C ;CO  Blue Baby Believed Saved From Death

LUNG SURGERY AVERTS DEATH OF BLUE BABY   OPERATION BRINGS HOPE TO PARENTS OF ANOTHER

STOP INU.S. ON WAY WEST TO FIGHT JAP   400,000 In Garrison Will Remain in  Europe

First 45,000 Yanks to Arrive From Europe This Month; Furloughs Will  Be Given Troops Bound for Pacific

Army Withdrawal Already Begun   499,000 To Remain In Europe; Soldiers Coming  By U. S. To Get Leaves.

4) Auto Relics In Race Today   Horseless Carriages Commemorates Event

ADMIRAL -LASHES OUT AT “PLANTING” OF STORIES DESIGNED TO. DISRUPT ALLIED UNITY

Army Will Discharge 800,000 Per Month   Demobilization Speedup Promised; Navy Renews Appeal To Keep Some Facts On Pearl Harbor Secret

Radio Strike Ends After 26 Hours   Engineers for Two  Chains Back to Jobs

“Don't Let The Cat O Out’ Boy Who Took $1,500 And Pet Returning To His G randfather

Wound Fatal To Cant. Dale   Survivor Of Bataan Deat? March Dies Of Wouna In flicted Bv Jealous Husband

DEATH- MARCH — VETERAN SHOT   CAPTAIN WHO SURVIVED HARDSHIPS IN PHILIPPINES DIES IN “TRIANGLE”  __ SHOOTING

ESTATE TO WIDOW   Trust Fund Is Set Up for Wife of Late Ernie Pyle  ‘

BOTH DRIVES STILL ARE GOING STRONG   U. S. Forces Break Out of Weser Bridgehead in Push Toward Hannover —Ninth Army Lashes Out From Hamelin.

20,000 Truck Drivers. Out In 8-State Strike   Complete Tie-Up of Overthe-Road Trucking in Midwest

University Teacher Leaps to Death  41-Year-Old Alton P. Thomason Slashes

MEANING OF WAR'S END TO THE U.S.   At. Least 5,000,000 Persons Will Be Discharged From Munitions Jobs.

State Schools Ask Share Of Income Tax Receipts   President Donehoo Of AEA Tells Legislative Committee It Was Originally Levied As An Education Tax And Asks That Part At Least Be Given Back

Naval Surface Craft May Be Useless By 1955   Disclose Facts Given To Con gress On Possible Effect Of New Weapons

Two Loose Lions Creafe Bedlam Nea Fikins: State Trooner Kills Female

Fn eee en nee eee ee ae  Two Loose Lions Create Bedlam Neat Fikins: State Trooper Kills Female

Senate Probe of Strike Is Urged   Union Leaders Request Rubber Dispute Survey

STRIKERS SEEK SENATE PROBE   32,700 at Akron Facing Severe Penalties Under WLB Order

AKRON PROBE a REQUESTED - BY STRIKERS   UNION. OFFICIALS ASK BENATE  INVERMIGATION AS Win  PAP OSES: NEW- PEN. ALTIER

Officials stage dress rehearsal of crimes trial   Justice Robert Jackson on bench in practice session

EMERGENCY PIPES — TO WATER COLUMBUS   Water Supply To Be Boosted To 30 Days Supply

To Push Plan For Change In Method Of Treaty Approval   Joint House-Senate Ratification Of Treaties To Be Urged Upon Congress

TRUMAN MESSAGE IS TAKING FORM   RECOMMENDATIONS ON ARMYNAVY MERGER MAY REACH CONGRESS WEDNESDAY.

President's Army-Navy Plan Ready   Congress to Get Views on Merger By Wednesday

Japs Move  Industries   Transfer Scheduled  “To: Manchuria “Area

AIR BLOWS CAUSE TRANSFER OF WAR PLANTS. JAPS SAY   Tokyo Radio Admits Superfortress Damage Is Forcing Removal of Japanese War Industries From the Home Telands to Manchuria

Gas Tax Held to Be Valid         Down Decision. ot . ‘lowe City Eriday:

UPHOLDS 4TH GENT OF OWA GASOLINE TAX   Court Denies Injunction and Declares State Law Constitutional.

OWA GAS TAX CONSTITUTIONA   Judge Evans Denies Injunction Request

RULING HANDED DOWN BY JUDGE HAROLD 0. EVANS   fourth Cent of State Tax Will Net State Five Million More Annually

JAPS PUTTING UP DESPERATE MANILA FIGHT   battle Kages rrom House- ~ House  YANKS PROG RESS  Drive Wedge on Peninsula

37TH ENGAGED AN FIERCE FIGHT WITH JAPANESE   JAPANESE ARE PUTTING UP ’ STIFF FIGHT FOR POSSES.BION -OF MANILA

Japs Fight Desperately At Manila and Bataan ‘As Yanks Drive Forward

Britain, France Must Use  Own Finances   Each Nation Has Sum Available for Reconversion

Byrnes Slaps Curfew On Night Spots   Effective Monday, Sets Midnight Each Day; Reaction Varies Widely

BYANES (oaUE3 NEW ‘REQUEST   Midnight Curfew Affects All Night Life for the Entire Nation.   EFFECTIVE ON FEB. 26

Amusement Curfew Will BeginMonday   All Night Life, Public or Private, Affected by Byrnes’ ‘Request’

New Midnight Curfew Hits Bars, Night Clubs, Movies As Fuel. Power Conservation Measure

Puts Midnight Curfew On All U. 5. Night Life   Four War Agencies Are  Ready to ‘Crack Down’ On Vialetare

ntertainment World Hit y Midnight Closing Order   Some Proprietors Pledge Support; Others See Ruin or Speakeasy Return

CLUB, THEATER CURFEW IS SET   Midnight Deadline to Be Imposed on Amusement Places Startina Feb. 26

War Mobilization Director Byrnes’ Order in Effect Monday eon All Public  And Private Parties.

U.S. AGENCIES READY TO CRACK DOWN ‘ON ALL MIDNIGHT CURFEW VIOLATORS

MIDNIGHT CLOSING DF BARS DECREED   War Mobilizer Dire Director Byrnes  Order Effects Nation as a Whole

Shameful Hullabaloo On Entertainment Curfew Shows Need For Stringent Move

Midnight Curfew Proclaimed for Amusement Places      New “rrogram Will” we Put- Into Effect on February 26

WMC applies curfew edict to virtually all night spots: ecen juke boxes are hit

Night Clubs, Theaters, Road Houses, Saloons and Other Places of Entertainment Under Curfew

Most Entertainment Owners Protest Midnight Curfew, Say Business Will Be Ruined

Midnight. Curfew Due For Places of  Amusement.   New Byr nes Order Effective Feb. 26; Move Made To aaah re CoakLand Electricity

Federal Agencies Ready To Crack Down on Violators of Curfew Requested by Byrnes

WPB, ODT AND OPA WILL AID ENFIAGEMENT   Area Directors of WMC Will Handle Violations on Pelice Checks.

MIDNIGHT CURFEW HITS FUN SPOTS   Restriction On Bars, Clubs, Theaters, Sports Centers And Other Establishments. Effective Next Monday

Curfew On All Entertainment  InU.S. Decreed   Night Clubs, All Bars, Road Houses, Public Or Private, Must Close At “ ’ Midnight N

CLUBS PROTEST BYRNES’ ORDER TO QUIT EARLY   Midnight Closing Will Bring Speakeasies, Owners Declare

Byrnes Orders Midnight “Curfew” On All Amusement Places in U. S.

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Same Request Goes to Night Clubs, Theaters and All Other Places of Entertainment—Purpose Is to Save Coal Used in Heating and Providing Electricity—Employment Ceilings to Be Denied Those Failing to Comply.

FOR ENTERTANMENT sors 1S DECHEED  WAR yy RECTOR BYRNES SETS: .  MONDAY EFFECTIVE DA‘!  MIDNIGHT tne

CURFEW PUT BY BYRNES ON NIGHT SPOTS   Midnight Ban: on Enter. tainment Effective  — Feb. 26

‘Clamp On Entertainment Field... .  Midnight Curfew Decree Goes Into Effect Monday

All Entertainment After 12 Midnight Banned by Byrnes   Night Clubs, Bars, Sports Events are Affected by “Requested” Curfew

AR AGENCIES PLAN TO HIT VIOLATORS   jen Night Clubs, Shows Are Included   BYRNES ORDER   To Be Effective Monday; 48 - Hour Embargo Is Announced

Midnight Curfew For All Night Spots Effective Monday   Purpose is: Primarily To Reduce: Use of  Coal. Electricity:

Storm Moves  On Florida  From Gulf   Hurricane With 80 To 100 Miles Wind To Strike In Tampa Area

Hurricane Surging Toward Florida Coast   Tropical Blow, with Winds Increased to 80 to 100 Miles, Due to Strike Today

U.S. Refuses To Invite Warsaw Poles To Parley   Stalin Demand Rejected; Hope To Have Unity  Govt. Renrecented.

Russian Demands Touchy Problem For U. S. Group  Bid for Three Votes, Polish Representation Meets Yank Tr ti awnwbinn se flamaciiian

REJECT A REQUEST   State Department Opposes Seating: Soviet-Sponsored Poles

US. Joins British Refusal of Warsaw Delegation at SF.   Poland Must Form Permanent Government Before Representation, Washington View

U. §. Rejects Red Request For Polish Bid   Americans Frown on Asking Russian Sponsored Pole Government to Parley

'U. S. JOINS BRITAIN AGAINST RUSSIAN DEMAND THAT WARSAW REGIME ATTEND FRISCO MEET

UNITED STATES. HAS REJECTED RUSSIAN REQUEST ON POLAND  SOVIETS HAD REQUEST.   SOVIETS HAD REQUESTED WARSAW REGIME BE INVITED CONFERENCE.

INDONESTANS OFFER STIFF RESISTANCE   Limit British Troops To Small Gains In Bloody Battle

ARITISH HALTED BY INDONESIANS   New Premier Attempting To Restore Order Throughout Java

JAVA RFRFIS STILL HOLA PILLBOXES   Limit British - bidiur Troops to Scanty  , Gain in Fifth . Day's Fight  _.

British Make Slight Gains  In Indonesia   Continue Bombing Of Some Positions; Hone for Early Peace

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Indonesians  Hold British Gains Short   Troops Cling To Fortified Positions On Soerabaja Road

British Score Slight Gain At - Big Navy Base   Indonesian Forces Cling to Fortified Posi-~ tions

AMERICANS PUSH INTO NAHA, SLUG ATSHURI DEFENSE   U. S. FORCES LOSE 1 TO EVERY 12 JAPS IN BLOODY CAMPAIGN

10th Army Cuts Heart Of Capital   Cross Estuary and Enter Main Part  Of Naha; Japanese Dead Total 46,505

Meart of “aha Pierced By  Yanks; Jap C»sualtiesOn Okinawa Toral 46,505

U. S. Okinawa Casualties 20,950... .  Tenth Army Has Killed  46,505 Japanese Thus Far In Okinawa Battle

46,505 Japanese Slain; Casualties For U. S. Include 3,781 Men Killed

[More Than 46,500 Japanese Slain in Defense of Island; ¢ U.S. Casualties Total 3781

Gen. Buckner: Reports. 46,505 Japs Have Been Killed, 12 Japs toEvery American

Losses Continuing  High On Both Sides   Americans Lose Average of 84 Men Daily For 45 Days on Okinawa; Forces Near Shuri, Key to Defenses of Island

Yanks Press Costly Drive For Okinawc   84 Americans Die Daily; U.S. Losses 3,761, Japs, 46,505

Wu OF 46,005 JAPS  HAVE BEEN KILLED  ON OKINAWA ISLAND AMERICAN CASUALTIES  ARE LISTED AT 20,950 THROIICH MONDAY

Heavy Losses Reporfed in Okinawa Fight   Total of 46,505 Japs Killed; U. $. Casualties 20,950

Marine Patrols Roaming Freely in Naha Heart  46,505 Nips Counted Dead; Total Yankee  Cacunitiec Incrance

TOTAL OF 46,505 JAPS HAVE BEEN KILLED ON OKINAWA ISLAND  AMERICAN CASUALTIES ARE LISTED AT 20,950 THROUGH MONDAY

YANKS BATTER WAY TO HEART OF CHIEF CITY   Yank Casualties Number 20,950; Toll Con tinues Heavy

Fighting On Okinawa Has Brought Death To 46,505 Japs      American Casualties Are Placed At 20,950 With 2,771 Killed; Americans Also Closing In On Shuri And Yonabaru

TENTH ARMY PIERCES THE CITY’S HEART   Troops Also Are Fighting on Blood-Soaked Approaches to Yonabaru and Shuri, Key to the Whole Campaign.

Yanks Pierce Heart Of Main Defense Line   Bloodiest Battle Of Pacific War Enters Finalj. Costly Phase

Yanks Attack Two Main Enemy Forts   Japanese Casualties In Tough Campaign Have Reached 46,505

Americans Have Killed 45,505 Japs On Okinawa   American Casualties Through Monday Are 20,950, tncluding 3,781 Killed

Okinawa City’s Heart Pierced By Americans   Other Units of U.S. 10th Army Fighting On BloodSoaked Approaches to Shuri and Yonabari   Former Key to All Island Campaign   End of Campaign Will Be dn Sight When Shuri’s Thiner Defenses Are Penetrated

4 JAP GENERALS SEIZED BY REDS   HOLD-OUT NIP UNITS IN MAN CHURIA AKE SURRENDERING EN MASSE.

Soviets Occupy Five Cities on  Sakhalin Isle   Four Top-Flight Jap Generals Seized in Manchurian Mop-Up

Russians Occupy Five More Cities Held by Japan   Also Seize Four Top Niponese Admirals In Mop-up Campaign

SOVIETS SWARM INTO MANGHURIA   Sakhalin Island Cities Occupied; Top Nippon Generals Seized

Soviet Troops Take 5 Cities   Points Near Home Island Occupied—Manchurian Drive Continues

Reds Occupy Five Cities  Qn Sakhalin  Soviet Mop-Up of Crack Jap Kwantun

Russian Forces Also Take  Four Top-Flight Jap Commanders   Hold-Out Units Yield

Reds Surge Ahead on  Wide Front   German Troops Fall Back Across Northern Plains as Soviets Threaten to Cut Off Province

Labor-Employer Delegates Hold First Meeting   Industrial Peace Is Goal of Convention In Nationa! Capital

Management Labor Parley Is Under Way   Sec. Wallace Tosses Controversial Issue Into Conference -

SAYS WORRIED PUBLIC WANTS STRIFE REMEDY   Secretary Wallace Puts Wage-Price _ Issue Into Meeting

MANAGEMENT-LABOR TOLD DIFFERENCES MUST BE COMPOSED   PRESIDENT SAYS STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS MUST NOT CHECK RECONVERSION

Lavishness of Yankee Marines And Tars in China Make Things Tough for European Resident

Germany Suffered Over 4,000,000 Casualties; Nearly 2,000,000 Dead

CNT Mae LA Wwe la! TOTAL GERMAN CASUALTIES -EXCEED FOUR MILLIONS

‘Big 3’ Doom Nazis, Junkers   Plans Agreed on to ‘Shorten War’ and Crush Out German Trouble-Makers; United Notions Meet Scheduled in S.F. in April

‘Nazis Doomed’ day Big Three At Crimea Meet   All Agreed on Way to Handle Defeated Foe

Big 3 Agree on Occupation of German   Understanding on Nine Subjects Set Forth As Meeting Ends

END PARLEY © WITH PLAN TO SHORTEN WAR   Agree at “Meeting in the Crimea__ to Eijiminate Both Naziism and German Militarism— Will Occupy the Reich. ~

Big Three Present Conclusions Of Late Meeting  Conference Is Said To Have Decided On Ending of War

Not Their Purpose, Leaders Declare. to Destroy the German People, But Nazism And Militarism MustGo Before There Will  Be a Place for Them Among Peaceful Nations

No Softening In Terms For Peace, Leaders Declare   Elimination Of Nazi Militarism The Final Goal

Big Three Announce Conference Results   lLeaders Agree on Major Problems. iOf Allied Nations   Communique Covers Nine Specific Issues Dealing with Postwa: Developments

Shortening Oi “he War Ik Europe And Etimination Of Naziism Prime Topics

Elimination of Both Nazidom and German Militarism and on Cooperative Actic.: _ Europe, Agreed Upon ©   COMMUNIQUE MADE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY   The Conference at Yalta, in the Crimea, Lasted for 8 days and Resulted in Per fect Agreement.

PLANS SET 10 > SHORTEN WAR   FDR, Churchill and Stalin Announce Program To Elimb inote Noziism

Big Three InFull  Agreement   Unity Marks 8-Day Conference in Crimea Stand Firm On Unconditional. Surrender.

BIG THREE HAVE AGREED ON PLANS SHORTENING OF WAR  COMPLETE ELIMINATION   COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF NAZIISM AND GERMAN MILITARISM PLANNED

Big Three Meet Held  in Crimea   Elimination of German Military Domination in Free Areas Planned

BIG THREE HAVE  AGREED ON PLANS  SHORTENING OF WAR . COMPLETE ELIMINATION  OF NAZIISM AND GERMAN  MILITARISM PLANNED

Agree On A Campaign To Shorten War   Map Co-operative Steps In Liberated Europe; All German Armed Forces To Be Disbanded.

Big 3 Chiefs Agree On Shortening War And-Plans To Control Germany

Big Three Plans War Shortening; Program Stated  All German Forces To Be Disbanded When Allies Win

‘Big 3’ Draft Hard Terms  For Germany   Meet for 8 Days at Yalta In Russian Crimea; Full Cooperation Pledged

Policing Europe Is Seen Necessity By Eisenhower   Warns Nation Against Too Rapid Return ToU.S., Of Yank Overseas Forces

WHITESIDE ON HOSPITAL BOARD   Gastonian Named To Four Year Term On State Hospital Board Of Control By Governor Cherry.

Fixed Sugar Quotas  Are Ordered  Fadarcel!l Baanriac   Federal Agencies and Other Users Included by WFA

Fixed Sugar Quotas Are Ordered   Federal Agencies and Other Users Included by WFA

Situation In North China  More Serious All Elements  Present For  Civil War

Chiang Army Marches to Great Wall   Yamashita Composure Breaks As Atrocity Description Is Given by Victims of Troops

Officials In Washington Think British Will Accept Loan Instead Of Insisting On Grant; Truman Terms Criticism “Silly.’”’

Truman Assails Criticisers Of Aid To England   Contends Britain Is Entitled To Type of Government She Wants.

WOULD NOT FINANCE SOCIALIZATION OF GREAT BRITAIN   President Truman Said He Thought Suggestion Was : “Perfectly Silly.”   SOME SHARP CRITICISM   Question Arose as Result of Blasts by Some Members of Congress.

President Defends Aid To England   Calls Republican Socialization Argument “Silly”

U, $. CASH NOT TO AID BRITISH FOR SOCIALISM   ‘Trumen Says It’s ‘Silly’ We Plan Expenditures To Boost Movement

‘Perfectly Silly’ Truman Says of Claim U. §. fo Finance Socialization in Britain

‘PERFECTLLY SILLY,’ TRUMAN'S COMMENT      Great Britain’s Government Its Own Business

Declares Idea Perfectly Silly  Money Won't Go To Socialize Britain

TRUMAN CRACKS CRITICS OF LOAN   Says Talk Of ‘Socializing’ Great Britain ‘Silly’

[Post-War Loan ToBritainIs Facing Trouble   Republican Leaders Open Assault On Plan, With Britons Looking For  Outrieht Grant

Eulogizes Roosevelt as Greatest ‘American Friend Exoland Eos Hed

CHURCHILL GIVES EULOGY ROOSEVELT IN COMMONS TODAY  MASTER OF WORDS FINDS oA HARD TO EXPRESS   me Heep vc MATIARN

Churchill Eulogizes Roosevelt in Commons Speech  Prime Minister Pay: Tribute to FDR As "Greatest Friend”

Roosevelt Is Eulogized By Churchill As the Greatest Champion of World Freedom

Churchill Praises  Roosevelt's Work   Late President ‘Termed Britain’s Greatest Friend

FOR Lauded By Churchill   Admired Him as Statesman, War Leader And Man of Affairs

High Britons Pay Tribute to Roosevelt   CHURCHILL, KING, QUEEN AT MEMORIAL SERVICE IN CATHEDRAL

N. E, F uel Oil Situation Will Be Critical This Winter. OP A Savs

The Liars Club? no, No, NO! The Groundhog Club? Yes ‘Did He See It!” Well---

Slowly rising temperatures north and east portions. High temperatures 25 to 45.

Slowly rising temperatures north and east portions, High temperafisepe 22% in 45

ICE CAUSES FATAL CRASH   ‘Baby Was Killed and Mother In:  jured on Highway This Morning

U. S. Production Goals Are Upped To New Heights  Totals Set Month Aea Naw Too Low.   Totals Set Month Ago Now Too Low, Say Army and WPB

Higher Materiel Production Is Called For  Faster Pace of War Makes Goals of Month Ago Too Low

JAPS PLANNED STARVATICN AT SANTO TOMAS   Trial Witness Says Prisoners  Got Little Food

Japs Claimed Did Not Recognize Geneva Convention   So Operated Santo Tomas Civilian Prison Camp On Planned-Starvation Basis

TELLS ABOUT PRISON CAME      Editor Says Japs Operated It Under Planned Starvation Program.

Witness Charges Jap Troops Tried To Starve POW's   Editor Says Rations Cut Constantly

Starvation of 4 000 Internees Was ‘Planned’   Santo Tomas Camp Treatment Revealed By Magazine Editor

Yamashita Accuser Tells How Prisoners Starved in Camps   ‘Six Internees Executed   for Minor Infractions of Jap Rules

Magazine Editor Accuses Japs of Operating Santo /Tomas Civilian Camp Under Starvation Program

Planned Starvation Was Jap Program At Civilian's Camp   Witness at Yamashita Trial Declares General Refused to Hear Pleas for More Food; Wholesale Brutalities Practiced by Nips

Planned Program Of Starvation—  JAPS OPERATED CIVILIAN PRISON CAMP IN VIOLATION OF CONVENTION

- - RNG See, Bae Te ee ee, =   a  ee,  6 ee Oe  ‘Japs Planned to Starve 4,000 in Santo Tomas

Reveal Japs Scoffed Geneva Convention While Operating Santo Tomas Civilian Prison

Jap Plan Of Starvation  Is Disclosed   Witness Tells Of War Prison

Starvation Plan Invoked By Japanese   Witness Says Ration Cut In Commandant

Deliberate Starvation Program Used PR. Tananese Operating Santo Tomas

ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH  6 blocks south of Hidalgo Garage Rev. Everett Smith, Pastor

Report Considerable Damage To Flax From Freezing In Plymouth County   Reports Show 3400 Acres Were Planted In Plymouth County

IIONIST. RIOTS   Government Offices Burned; Tel-Aviv, Under Curfew

RIOTING IN JERUSALEM QUELLED   Jews Form Mob In Anger At _British Policy

NEW RIOTING BREAKS OUT IN PALESTINE   Tel Aviv Mobs Quelled By British Troops

Zionist Rioting Breaks Out Anew Within Palestine   Two Jewish Youths Killed During Street Brawls On Wednesday

SRITISH FIRE ON EXTREMISTS IN TEL AVIV   resh Disorders Reported Following Wild Brawl Fatal To Two Jews  16 OTHERS WOUNDED  Public Ignores Curfew Imposed By British; Pianes On Watch

LIONIST RIOTS IN TEL AVIV ARE ‘STOPPED TODAY   Jewish Crowds Put Torch to British Buildings

Jewish Ricts Show Anger ai British Policy   Two Youths Are Killed During Night of Violence

British Troops Quell Rioting In Holy Land   Two Youths Killed In Wild Street Brawl At Tel Aviv

Plundering And Arson  Widespread   Jewish Youths Sattle With British Throughout City

EWI RIOTING BREAKS QUT ANEW   Two Young Jewish Youths Killed in Wild Street Brawl

100 B-29'S HIT AT TOKYO AREA   Japs Tell Of New Assaults Malay Peninsula Raided

TOKYO REGION AGAIN RAIDED   TWO HUNDRED SUPERFORTS STAGED ATTACK ON INDUS- YRIAL SECTION TODAY ©

AUTO INDUSTRY  FACES COMPLETE SHUTDOWN SOO}   Ford and Chrysler Will Be  (Closed by Effects of  Other Strikes.

BOMBERS WRECK HITLER HIDEOUT   Fliers Report Chalet Ruined, Fortress Shaken

HITLER'S FORTRESS HIDEOUTS — SHATTERED IN BOMBING RAI   MILITARY OBSERVERS BELIEVE ADOLF AND HEN CHMEN HOLED UP IN BA- . VARIAN ALPS

Decision Near In Cromwells’ ‘Divorce Suil   Limited Decree Would Give Tobaceo Heiress’ Husband “Rights” to New Jersey Estate

LEGISLATOR URGES CURB ON PETRILLO   Committee Chairman To Ask Vote on Bill

Tune-Master Facing Curbs   Legislation Against Petrillo Takes Shane

Mac Terms Opposition To Unification in °32 His ‘Greatest Mistake

NO “SOFT PEACE” BUT PLENTY OF HARD WORK FACES GERMANS WITH ALLIED GOVERNMENT DIRECTING

American Army Already Coping With Problems of Material Rehabilitation

Tough Job in Germany!   No ‘Soft Peace’ But Plenty of Hard Work for Allied Occupation Forces

At Least Ten Persons Die In Tacoma Fire   Apartment Burns Six Hours, War Workers Perish

WEEK-LONG BLAZE IS NEARLY CHECKED   Bridges Built f for Arm‘ Bulldozer Fighters

Suspension of Kennedy Not Yet Liffed.   Relman Morin Tells How Surrender Story Was Handled Monday

Suspension On the AP Is Lifted      Still Applies To Kennedy, Who Filed First Word Of Surrender,  Pending ‘Investication

World Told Of Surrender By AP’s ‘Scoop’   Army Suspension Lifted On News Service Except For Ed Kennedy

AP SUSPENSION LIFTED BUT KENNEDY IS BARRED  Supreme Command Headquarters Will Investiqate News Flash

Here Is Inside Story Of Scoop On War's Ending   Brief Suspension Of AP Lifted; Kennedy Caught In Red Tape

TOLEDO THEATRE MAN WILL OBEY   Finally Agrees To Observe Curfew, Close At Midnight

House and Senate Hold Organization Sessions as 61Day Busy Schedule Faces Them.   CREIGHTON RE-NAMED SPEAKER FOR HOUSE

MANY WHO. HAVE HAD “LONG AND ARDUOUS SERVICE , OVERSEAS" TO BE DISCHARGED

DISCHARGE VETS LONG IN SERVICE   Army Post V-E Day Plan Revealed to House Committee

Supervisors To Adjourn Today   Equalization Vote To Conclude Session

COUNTY VALUES ARE -INCREASED   St. Joseph And B. H. Get Boosts, Niles Is Reduced

OIL INDUSTRY HAS CUT-BACK PROBLEM   Production Must be Re duced to Prevent Dam-. age to Fields   MAY PEG THE PRICE

Oil Industry Has Problem   Turn-back Necessary To Prevent Damage to Overworked Oil Fields

Oil Industry Faces Cutback In Production   Reduction Necessary To Prevent Damage To Over-Worked Fields Industry’s Leaders Say

OIL INDUSTRY OF NATION 1S FACING PRODUCTION CUT  OUTPUT VARIOUS FIELDS HAD BEEN INCREASED LOR WAR EFFORT

e National hirligie   News Behind the News  Washington «+... -- Ray Tucker New York «~~» Albert N, Leman!

HIMMLER REPLY REPORTED SENT   PAPER SAYS ANSWER TO ALLIED SURRENDER DEMANDS HAS BEEN FORWARDED.

‘Forward  answer of 1 5  (Germans   Sent to allies thru Stockholm

Allied Legation Awaits Reply From Conference   Liquidation Of Occupation Forces In Denmark And Norway Hinted _ ‘Possible In Any Case’

Nazi Surrender Looms: Himmler Reported To Have Held Second Conference in Two Days

New Peace  Offer  hpected   No Sensational News Forecast for Next 48 Hours

SWIFT MOVES TOWARD WAR'S END INDICATED   Bernadotte, ‘Himmler Reported to Be in New Conference

bernadotte ‘And Himmler Reported  dn Denmark   British Association Says Peace Moves Are in Pr ogress, ‘Movin Sarilthe

Royalty Kin Aets as  Intermediary Day-Long British   Day-Long British Cabinet Meet Stirs Speculation

Half of Navy Men in Philippine Area to be Shipned Home by Jan. 1

‘Half of Naval Personne In Philippines Will  Gast Lak Veeereewes

FHREAT MADE   Lewis Opens Drive for Pay Increase; NLRB to Poll Coal Diggers

400,000 Miners May Strike Soon, Says John Lewis  U.M.W. Chief Denounce  Gmith-Cannaliv Act   U.M.W. Chief Denounces Smith-Connally Act As ‘Slave Statute’

Miners Serve Labor Dispute - Notice on U.S   NLRB Will Poll 400.000  Members To Determine _  , Roth.

Lewis Serves 30-Day Coal Strike Notice   UMW President Open: Drive for Increases  In Pay for 400,000 Miners: Attacks Law

LEWIS OPENS CAMPAIGNTO INCREASE PAY   Mine Union Leader Serve: Notice of Strike Plans

LEWIS OPENS DRIVE FOR MORE PAY;  SERVES FORMAL COAL STRIKE NOTICE   UMW Head Acts Under Smith-Connally Act; Hits Statute

SMITH-CONNALLY ACT 'A SLAVE STATUTE’   U M W Leader Charges Government Chiefs, Coal Operators In A ‘Conspiracy’

Possibiity of Coal Stike Seen —ByJont Lewis  Sends Feral 30 - Day

Put Finishing Touches To Blueprint For   , Controlling Future German Economy

Advisory Body to Prepare Program ~ For Reich Future   Believe Abolition of War Industries To Be In Plans

MANKIND 2000 YEARS OLDER THAN BELIEVED   New Archaeological Findings Show Civilization 5000 to 6000 B. C.

TYPHOON SURVIVORS ARRIVE IN CALIFORNIA   Declare 50 to 100 Sailors and Seabees Were Killed on Jap Ammunition Dump.

Bi rtain Altenysts To Settle Strike Of Dock Workers  Rv ectscrd by Hh Up

Peace Group Set for Trip; Molotov Due   U. S. Delegates Say They Won't Back Ail Of Dumbarton Pact

GEORGIA ABOLISHES ITS POLL TAX LAW   Geverner Arnall Signs Measur After Senate Approves Bill. 41 te 2

Urge Funds For U of W Library   First on Construction Program For School

Vinson Proposes Holding Tax Cut To Five Billions   Says Reduction Mus Be Limited Because Expenses Continue  Hich-

TREASURY CHIEF AGAINST CUT IN 1947 REVENUE   Says Large Expenditures Will Continue for Many Months

Advocates Five Billion Tax Cut  Vinson Opposed To Proposal of House —

VINSON URGES TAX REDUCTION   Advocates Five Billion Dollar Cut In 1946, None In 1947

Vinson Accepts House Tax Bill For 1946 Cuts       Opposes Provisions: He Said Wotila Rediice Levi ries $2,000,000,. ‘G00 In 1947

Vinson Holds To Tax Plan.   Tells Senate Group House Passed Bill . Cuts Off Too Much

TAX COT IN 1946   Secretary Opposes a Proposal for Further Slash in 1947   BEFORE SENATE GROUP

Vinson Tells His Ideas On Tax Slashes   Opposes Some House Bill Provisions; Some Senators Demand Spending Cuts, Too

SECRETARY VINSON OPPOSES ADDITIONAL REDUCTION IN TAXES  TREASURY HEAD, HOW_ EVER, URGES FIVE BILTION norraAarR ST ASH

VINSON FIGHTS ‘AT TAX SLASH   Warns Senate House Looks Too Far Ahead In Plans

Vinson Fights Deep Slash by House in Taxes   Treasury Secretary Favors $5,000,000,000 Reduction, But Oppose: $2,000,000,000 More

Vinson Agains'  Slash of Two Billion More  Questioned About Cutting Budget

Tells Senate ‘bax Cut Should Be Limited To $5 Billion, Says Expenditures'makcs Additional Slashes Now Unwise; Wants Sharp Cut Jn Lower - Income Brackets. ° -

VINSON OPPOSES §2,000,000,000 1947 TAX CUT   Treasury Head Says Unwise to Plan Now Needs in 2 Years

VINSON FAVORS 9 - BILLION CUT FOR NEXT YEAR   But Treasury Chief Raps Plan To Slash 7 Billions Off 1947 Bill

Vinson Asks Year Limit On Tax Cut   Opposes Plan to Write 1947 Reductions Into New Bill

Vinson Raps  House Bill   Opposes Provisions To Cut Off Another 2 Billion Tax Reduction.

VINSON FIGHTS 1947 TAX CUTS   “FAVORS $5,000,000,000 SLASH FOR THIS YEAR

Vinson Calls on Senate to Trim House Tax Slas   Opposes Provision for Additional Two Billion Reduction in 1947

Vinson Opposes House Provisions in Tax Measure   Okays 5 Million Dollar Reduction  In Testimony before Senate Committee

Opposes Bill to Pare $2 Billion Off "47 Taxes   Treasury Secretary Vinson Favors $5 Billion Slash for 1946

Vinson Wants Tax Cut Held To 5 Billion   Warns Against Deeper Slash In House Bilt

Vinson Urges 5 Million Tax Slash   Oppose House Plan to Lop  Off Two Million More From Levy

Injunction Sought Against Picketing At Cleveland  And Chiecaso Plant:

GM Strike May Last Six Weeks   Auto Firm Refuses To Increase Twice Rejected Wage Offer

YANKS SEVEN MILES FROM CZECH LINE   Enemy's Western Front Already Has Been Split Into Northern and Southern Commands — British Near Bremen.

Massachusetts Seizes Street Railway Line   Governor Acts After Efforts to Settle Strike Prove Futile

STRIKE PICTURE CHANGED LITTLE OVER WEEK - END   Connally Weuld Repeal Act Bearing His Name; Lougshoremen Returning   NO SETTLEMENT IN SOFT COAL DISPUTE

Hutton. Gets Divorce From Cary Grant   HEIRESS CHARGES ACTOR WITH CRUELTY, FAILURE TO TALK TO FRIENDS

New Repercussions From Hurley Blast Shake Capitol Hill   Senate Hears Criticism of Far East Policy

Some Results Of Hurley’s Resignation  Fresh -Criticism Is Heard of U. S. Policy in the East

Hurley Demands Public Hearing   Accuser of U. S. State Department Booty: Jar Questioning: <

Repercussions Stemming From Hurley Resignation   Shakes Capitol Hill Anew

Hurley Charge Sets Off New Blasts —   Marshall Choice Hit; Foreign Policy Drawing Criticism

Congressional Groups Seek Hurley’s Story   ‘New Repercussions of His Resignation’ ~ Stoke Capitol Hill

NEW CRITICISM OF U. S, POLICY IN ASIA HEARD   Three Committees Vie for Opportunity to Question Former Envoy to China

NEW SECRETARY OF AGH “PURE TO REVOKE PERMETS OF SLAUGHTERERS IF REGULATIONS © ° BROKEN -

ANDERSON ACTS TO EASE MEAT SHORTAGE   Plans “Tough” Application of New Laws on Slaughtering

JAPS CLAIM A LANDING BEHIND YANKS   Nips Put Ashore From Sea to Rear of American Politions on Luzon, the Domei News Agency Declares.

NIPS CLAIM TO HAVE LANDED ON YANKS’ REAR   Lingayen Beachhead Extended Over 69 Miles

SECRETARY OF STATE TO REPORT TO PRESIDENT ON THE NEGOTIATIONS OF “BIG THREE"

BYRNES WILL MAKE FIRO! WANG REPORT 10 TRUMAN TN ARRIVAL IN STATES

Secretary Will Arrive in U. S. By Plane Today   Major Problems To Face Official as Result of Meeting

Pearl Harbor  Testimony Questioned   President’s Navy Chief Differs With Richardson

Adm. Leahy Questions Richardson's Story That FDR in ‘40 Expected War With Japs

USE VICTIMS AS HOSTAGES IN MAINLAND   Civilian Internment Camps Already Bombed

Japan Places Prisoners in  Target Area   Some Camps for Americans Already Bombed

RED VICTORY aye WAY FOR ADVANCE   FALL OF GERMAN .STRONGWOLD “OF KUESTRIN SEEN ~ AS PRELUDE TO BERLIN DRIVE

KUESTRIN FALL SHAPES SOVIET PUSH ON BERLIN   Nazi Dead Litter Streets of City that Guarded Eastern Approach

Victory Campaign Goal 11 Billion   Bond Drive Opening Set for Oct. 29

FAIRLESS SAYS PRICES MUST BE INCREASED   Spread Gf Greyhound Bus Strike To Northwest Feared

SINGAPORE JAPS SIGN WEDNESDAY   LORD MOUNTBATTEN ON WAY TO KEY BASE FOR SUR.  RENDER CEREMON

Jap Surrender In Singapore  On Wednesday   Mountbatten Enroute For Ceremony to Humble Enemy and Restore British ‘Face’

AT SINGAPORE 1S WEDNESDAY   Mountbatten on Way To City for Japanese Signing

Singapore to Be Surrendered By Nips Wednesday   Mountbatten Now on Way to City; Parade Is Canceled

3 MISSING IN TANKER BLAST   49 Other Crew kiembers Sia: en But Escape Injury

Yanks Invade 2 More Islands   Sweep Ashore on Mactan and Cauit In Philippines

New Landings Clear a Port   Yanks Take Small — Isles Off Cebu Where Yanks Add to Holdings

Yanks Land On 2 More Islands  Mactan And Cauit Contro! Cebu Harbor

Two Islands Off Cebu City Invaded By American Troops; Jap Resistance Disorganzied   Capture Of Islands Clears Shipping Lanes Into Second Port Of Archipelago

2 ISLES SEIZED OFF CEBU BASE   Yanks Take Steps To Clea Sea Lane Into Cebu City

MacArthur's Troops Invade Two More Islands, Clear Lanes Into Cebu City

0) ISLANDS    Yanks Clear Shipping Lanes Leading to Cebu City Port

CE SSemiatiaeereges She Rimi  Yanks ; Invade Two Islands   Successful In 13th Philippine Invasion This Month :

INVADE CAUIT, MACTAN ISLES   DOUGHBOYS SWEEP ASHORE ON 2 MORE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Cebu Shipping Lanes Clear   Enemy Resistance On Cebu Itself Remains Disorganized, Also On Luzon

Invasion-Seasoned U.S. Troops Land On 2 More Islands In Philippines

YANKS LAND ON MAGTAN, GAUIT   Part of Operations to Clear Shipping Lanes -to Cebu City.

Investigation Into Crash Opened by Army   Attempts Made to Identify Bodies of Victims

13 Persons Killed, Many Others Injured   All Members Of Crew Killed When Plane, Flying n Dense Fog, Strikes Structure.

Atlantic Charter Violated by Big 3, Say Churchill Foes   Polish Issue Questioned in Commons Debate;  Vote Call Hinted

Big Three  Accused of Politics   Atlantic Charter Violation Charged; Churchill to Answer

POLE POLITICS CHARGE AIMED AT CHURCHILI   Commons Critics Say Atlantic Charter Disregarded

Atlantic Charter Claimed Violated On Polish Issue   Churchill To Ask Vote Of Confidence In Commons -Qn Crimean Decisions

House Of Commons Charges Violation Of Atlantic Charter In Polish Issue

oe On World Trade 'To Be Ended   Report U. S. and Britain Reach Agreement at — Loan Confertnce

Restraints On World Trade To Be Ended   Report U. S. and Britain Reach Agreement at Loan Confertnce

IMPOSE RIGID CENSORSHIP ON TOKYO RADIO   MacArthur Halts All Japanese Shortwave Broadcasts Today

Shortwave Is Halted  Immediately   Counter-Intelligence Moves To Enforce MacArthur's Order

U.S. STILL 10 DEMAND FULL SURRENDER   New President Also Pledges War Leaders to Remain Unchanged

Roosevelt to Be His Guide, New President Says   Unconditional . Surrender Still Terms for Axis

Strikers Ray GM Bid to Make Parts  Locals of UAW Fail to Back Thomas’ Stand

Union Rebellion Blocks Partial  GM Reopening   Labor Chief Balks After Approving Production of Supplies for Other Firms; Local Denounces Agreement

Japan’s Cabinet Resigns   Emperor Hirohito Accepts Resignatior Of Higashi-Kuni’s Peace Cabinet

YOSHIDA LOOMS AS NEW LEADER OF JAP CABINET   Political Chiefs Confer With MacArthur, Hirohito After Kuni Body Resigns

LEADERS CONFER WITH MACARTHUR ON NEW CABINET   Ministers Asked to Remain Pending Other Appointments   CONSIDER YOSHIDA AS LIKELY PREMIER   l'o Speed Process of Political and Religious Freedom for Jap People

JAPAN SLOW IN RECONVERTING; CABINET QUITS   MacArthur and Hirohito Hunt for Strong Leaders

Japs Seeking New Cabinet Leaders   Confer With MacArthur and Hirohitc  on Choice of a Premier

Gen. Bradley, Veterans Administrator, To Tour iThe West For One Week

TULSA LAUNDRY, RENBERG STORE RAZED BY FIRE   Flames Now Under Contro After Loss of $850,000 In 2 Blazes

$850,000 BLAZE AT TULSA, OKLA.   Laundry and Department Store Are Damaged in Morning Fire   NO INJURIES REPORTED

Two Tulsa Buildings Destroyed   Firemen Battle Flames And Icy Weather-As Laundry and Department Store Blazes Roar

Two Fires in Tulsa Cause $850,000 Loss   Renberg’s Department Store Gutted With Loss Placed at $500,000 and

Big Fires at Tulsa, Hobart   “Tulsa Has $850,000 Loss In Store, Laundry Blazes; Compress at Hobart Burns

Continuation Of WLB Discussed At Parley   Revival Of The Agency Being Considered In Washinato;, _

WAGE - LABOR POLICY DEMAND 1S PROBLEM   White House Session Of WLB Today; Coal Men Meet 7 P. M.

War labor board holds emergency  session Sunday  Six members to visit with Precident Trnman VMondav

EUROPEAN AREA CENSORSHIP OFF   Correspondents Receive Surprise As Control Of News Is Lifted

Conservatives in Fine Favor Now at White House   Truman Welcomes All; Nation Comments ‘He  Is, In Fact, a President'’

Truman Keeps Both Winas of Party Happy   Conservatives Welcome Now in White House

Ice, Snow, Fog, Sleet Add fo Travel Hazard   Bus Travel Out of Oklahoma City Halted; Other Sections Report Similar Conditions

Ice Makes Driving Hazardous Over Parts Of State, Weather Fore caster Puzzled

‘Help to AIP Called Goal By Wallace   Would 'Use Loan Power for Small Firms, He - Tells Senators

Wallace Scores  RFC   Says Powers Should Be Used To Help Little Business, Too

Roosevelt's Letter Renews Request For Service Action  Immediate Need Seer For Enrollment Of Wlarleare Fianhtare

CONGRESS TOLD LABOR DRAFT NEED IS GREAT   President Stresses Importance Of Action Being Taken “Without Delay”

F.D.R. DEMANDS PROMPT ACTION ON LABOR DRAFT   REQUEST ENDORSED BY NATION’S TOP MILITARY LEADERS

NEED FOR AGT 5 INCREASING   FR Tells Congress ‘It !s Vital That Total Offense Does Not Slacken.’

roosevelt tn Yemand For service Action   repared To Tell Lawmakers In Writing Its Time For Passing.   AID iT ON LINE’

Roosevelt's Letter Renews Request For Service Action  Immediate Need Seet  For Enrollment ALL Ul ebare Elahtare

Total Offense Must Not Slacken, Says President In Special Message.

RENEWED DEMAND FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. BILL   President Roosevelt Sends Letter to Congress This Afternoon.   THE LOSSES ARE HEAVY   Replacement System Is Taxed With the Heavy Losses of Past Two Months.

Roosevelt Renews: Appeal For National Service Act   “tt Is Vital That Total Offense Should Not Slacken,” President Says In Also Prosposing Controls Over i-F's; Army, Navy Chiefs Stress Needs

Urges Speed On Draft   FDR Asks Congress To Act Premptly On Work or Fight Law

Be Horse-Trader With Soviet Reds Senator Advises  Don't Yield, But Give and Take to Avoid . World-Ending War

Superforts Hit Nips Without Loss of Plane   Fighter, Ack-Ack Fire Nil as B-29s Level Vital Areas

Five Centers Hard Hit But No Jap Fighter Planes Challenge; 30 Cities Have Been Hit

No Japanese Fighters Challenged — American Airmen and Anti Aircraft Fire Was Meager and Inaccurate

CLEVELAND LAWYER NEW DIVISION HEAD   Cornell Replaces Merkel as Chief of Securities Division

FLAG RAISING ON STAMP   A Future Issue e Will Carry Press Phographer’s Famous Shot

Fighting Flares  Anew In British, indonesian Row Dutch Troops Again

Sees Complete Demobilization  Of Pacific Army; State Dent. Stirred

Believes 200,000 Can Perform Occupation Job— Washington, Surprised, to Investigate.   HALSEY TO START HOME THURSDAY   Third Fleet Units Assigned to Fifth Under Spruance—Four More Taken as War Plotters.

200.000 Fnough To Control Japan Savs MacArthur   Statement Causes Stir At Capital; Admiral Halsey to U. S. Soon

JAPAN MAY BE RULED BY ONLY 200,000 YANKS   MacArthur Indicates All Draftees To Be Sent Home

200,000 Regulars Can Rule Nation Commander Believes   State Department Expresses Surprise Wher Statement Made: Promises Investigation: Citizen Soldiers (Draftees)-to Be Released

MacArthur Says 200,000 Can  Occupy Japan   Surprised State Department Plans Probe of Statement

ONLY 200 000 MEN REQUIRED TORULE JAPAN   OCCUPATION GOING SMOOTHLY; NIPPON COOPERATES

Cut In Occupation Forces In Japan Seen By M’Arthun   Allied Chief Says Americans May be Reduced to 200,. 000 in Six Months Due to Cooperation of Nippon Government

MacArthur Sees Cul In Army Forces   Supreme Commander Junks Plans For Military Government

M'ARTHUR SAYS BUT 200,000 MEN NEEDED   State Dep’t. Surprised By Allied Chieftain’s  Occupation View

HOUSE PASSES BRETTON WOOHs PLAN   _ Gives Truman... Overwhelming — _Backing, 345 to 18

Chinese Capture Yeungkong Port  Invasion Strip Is Virtually Cleared -

Scientists Say Reds Could Wir In Atomic Race   Byrnes Hints U. S. May Share Secrets Sooner Than Expected

Scientist Warns Soviet Would Edge Out U. S.  <m Atomic Arms Race

ATOMIC BOMB SECRET STILL CAUSES WORRY   Hint Secret May Be Shared With Other Nations In Future

Latest College  FOOTBALL RESULTS   Byrnes Hints Atomic Secret Mav Be Told in Near Future

Says Soviets Would Forego Higher Living Standard to Develop Weapons; Allies Tint Thev May Share Atomic Secret “Socn”’

Believes Secret  May Be Shared   Scientists Warn Against Strength of Russians

Scientist Predicts Soviet Supremacy In “Atomic Race”   Byrnes Hints 3 Powers May Begin Exchange Of Secrets Soon

Byrnes Hints Atom Secrets May Be Shared With Other United Nations Sooner Than Expected

RUSSIANS CA WIN ATOMIC BOMB CONTROL   Scientists Say Soviets Will Edge Out United States

U.S. MAY SHARE ATOMIC SECRET   Byrnes Gives Official Hint in Speech Last Nioht

ATOM SHARING MAY COME SOON   Byrnes Hints Early Action; Scientist Says Russians Could Win Atomic Race

GREAT CITIES TAKEN   Hamm, Largest Germay Rail Center, And Wuerzburg Are  Engulfed

Hamm Is Held in Advance Of Ailied Troops   Tanks and Infantrymen All But Seal Off Holland — Wuerzburg Captured in Attack of the Seventh Army

ALLIES CRUMBLE WESER RIVER LINE   All but Seal Off Holland and Her Greatest Cities   HAMM, WUERZBURG FALL   Only the Elbe Now Stands Between Allies and Berlin; Ruhr Attack Grows

FOUR ARMIES PUSH DEEPER INTO REIGH   Germans Report Patton’s Tanks Are 90 Miles From Berlin — Holland All but Sealed Off.   HODGES’ TROOPS GAIN 22 MILES   Ninth’s Vanguards Aps proach Hannover—Other Units Seize Hamm, Big Enemy Rail Hub.

ALLIED SWEEP CUTS DEEPER INTO GERMANY   BERLIN SAYS THIRD ARMY IS ONLY 90 MILES AWAY

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Yank Tank Force Is 90 Miles From Berlin, Nazis Say   Hannover Menaced, Great Railroad Centers of Hamm and Wuerzburg Taken; Canadians Are Within 35 Miles of North Sea

U. S. Forces Capture Hamm and Wuerzburg:  Gain 40 to 60 Miles   Americans Strike With Air Borne Tanks 90 Miles From Berlin, Nazis Report; British Nearing Bremen; Russians Batter Way Into Vienna

Tanks and Troops Gain 40 to 60 Miles in Day   dolland Nearly Sealed Off and Greatest Cities Engulfed

Holland and Her Great Cities Nearly Cut Off   Hamm and Wuerzburg Engulfed by Rapid Advance of From 40 to 60 Miles; Only Elbe River Now Bars Route to Berlin

Holland And Her Greatest Cities All But Sealed;  Canadians Advance

Poland Is Leff Out of Nations’ Security Meet   France Refuses to Join in Sponsoring Conference; Voting System Announced

Security Meet Open To All but Poland   Government Announcement Means That if All Accept, 44 United Nations Will Be Represented at Conference in San Francisco.

POLAND (3 NOT BEING INVITED   All Other United Nations to Be Asked to World Security Meet.

VOTING PLANS GIVE BIG FIVE VETO POWERS   Small Nations Get Hearings at San Francisco Security Meet.

44 Nations Are Sent ‘Security Parley Bids   All Allies Except Poland Are Invited To Sar Francisco Conference; France To Participate Bu  Not As A Sponsor.

a4 Nations Ave Asked to World Security Meet   Invitation Covers All Unit ed Nations Except PoJarid; Frauce Not to Be  f One of Sponsors

All United Nations Except Poland Invited to Meet  44 Nations Invited  To San Francisco Danen On monk AaArFrAnAnAr Aa

—CONFERENCE —  Poland. Not: Included In Peace Bids   Forty-Four Other United Nations Invited Te Conference

Poland Only Allied Land Failing To Receive Bid; France Is Out As Sponsor

Ask 44 Nations To Security Meeting At San Francisco   Poland Will Not Attend Conference, Announcement Says

44 Nations To Attend Parley   All United Nations Except Poland Are Being Asked  To Conference,

All United Nations Except Poland Are Invited To Attend Security Confab In San Francisco

ALL OF UNITED NATIONS INVITEL EXCEPT POLAND   Veto Power On World Council Stands At Yalta Meet

Forty-Four Nations to Have Representatives ' At Security Gathering

REVEAL VOTING PROCEDURE FOR WORLD COUNCIL   Four Big Powers Issued Invitations to Frisco Meeting

All Nations But Poland Invited To World Parley   France Declines to Join Big Three in Sponsoring Fris co Talks.   Voting as Planned at Dumbarton Accepted

Armored Infantry Raced Across Rhine Bridge   Yanks Dashed over Remagen Structure  Not Knowing When  It Would Blow Up

Nazis Stunned Almost Into Paralysis By Daring Capture of Remegen Bridge

; Racing Across Threatened Bridge, Yanks Get Hold on East Bank of Rhine And Save Costly Amphibious Invasion; White Flags Showing Up Across River

RHINE IS SAVED BY DOUGHBOYS   Race Across Ten Minutes Before Structure Is Set To Blow Up

DARING YANKS AVOID COSTLY WATER ROUTE   Pittsburgh Officer Disconnects Wires Leading to Explosives Just Before Charae Set to Go Off. 

leclare Germans —  Retreat To Linz, 3 Mis. From Rhine   Allies Await Nazi Counter Push: Claim Hitler Visits Oder Front; Reds Fight Way Into Kuestrin

Took Risks, Raced Across   Armored Infantrymen Didn't Know if Bridge  Would Blow Up in Faces

Rhine Bridge Won At Great Hazard   Yanks Raced Across Structure 10 Minutes Before Its Scheduled Destruction by Nazis —Saved Costly Amphibious Operation.

DARING BAND OF ARMORED US. INFAN“RYMAN TOOK CHANCE ON BRIDGE UNDER THEM BLOWING UP

YANKS BEAT EXPLOSION IN RHINE CROSSING   MOVE SAVES ALLIES AMPHIBIOUS INVASION; GERMANS PLANNED TO BLAST BRIDGE AT 4 P. M.

Yankees Cross Mined Bridge Under Fire; Race Over Rhine With Only Seconds To Spare

TEMPERATURES:   Germans Stunned : By Doughboys’ Dash Over Mined Bridge

BRIDGE OVER RHINE WAS SAVED BY ONLY : VERY FEW SECONDS  DARING BAND OF ARMOR ED INFANTRYMEN RACE ACROSS STRUCTURE

YANKS OVER RHINE ON A RAIL BRIDGE   Get There Ahead of Time, Cut Wires to Explos ive Charges.   ALL HANDS SURPRISED

. 30 Minutes Ahead Of Nazis Germans Planned To Blow Up Bridae But Yanks Beat Them

DARING YANKS CROSS BRIDGE   Ignore Threat of Mines in  - Dash Over Rhine

Span Due To Blow Up In Minutes      Dashing Across Bridge At Remagen Infantrymen Disconnect Wires Leading to Explosives

BERRIEN GOP DEDICATED 10 WINNING WAR   Delegates to County Meet Call for 100 Per Cent Effort

OVERRIDING SEEN ON SCHOOL VETO   Governor Denounces Fund Boost As Unreasonable

Quick Ac Action Promised On Lausche Vetc   Senate Leaders Predict School Budget Bill Will “Be Upheld

Legislature Set To Override Governor’s Veto Of Daniels-Cramer Bill To Boost School Fund:

STATE SCHOOL BILL VETOED BY GOV. LAUSCHE   Expect Ohio Legislature to Override Decision Immediately

LAUSCHE FEARS GROWING COSTS OF GOVERNMENT   Salary Boosts for County Officials Approved by Ohio Senate

10 Die Violent Deaths Over Holiday: 5 in Auto Crashes   Quiet Observance Of Fourth Held In Many Cities

MARINE PILOTS IN HEAW RAID   Smash Jap Resistance East Of Davao River; Aid Mandog Capture.

Bombers Break Nip Resistance  East Of Davao   Marines Fly 150 Sorties To Enable 24th Infantry to Capture Mandog Town

GERMANS FEAR DIVIDED FRONT   Nazis Plead With People to Battle to Hold Con tinuous Line

Fight On, Nazi Leaders Plead With People   Military Commentators Warn Western Front  In Danger of Splitting

German Propagandists Plead For Firm Front Against Western Allies

Crisis in the West: Nazi Propagandists Ask for Help -Of All Germans against Americans

PEP TALKS ARE GIVEN GERMANS   People Told To Fight On Even If Situation Seems Hopeless

Heart Fails As Infection Hits Lunas   Effects of Injury in Accident Are Cause of Death

‘Weakened Heart ‘Condition Brings  Death To Leader   Battle Against Auto Accident Injuries  Finally Ends Fatally

Famed Invader Loses Fight After Relanse   ‘Blood and Guts’ Thought Out of Danger After A eoidont

NAZI CRUELTY SHAPED INTO ALLIED WEAPON   Revealing Atrocities to Help Prevent Soft Peace for Enemy

NAZI RECORD — ~~ 1$ REVEALEL   BRUTALITY. IN GERMAN CAMPS  ) EXPECTED: TO STIMULATE   ‘ - \ EFFORTS FOR PEACE AGREEMENTS

TRAITOR FACES. BRITISH TRIAL   “LORD HAW HAW” OF BERLIN RADIO TO BE TRIED UNDER FREASON ACT

Eight Are Killed, Sixteen Injured  In Plane Crash   Tragedy Occurs When Transport Plane Falls In California On Flight Trip

Death Brushes Back and Forth   Pilot Lives to Tell Thrilling Story

Point Values For Discharging Servicemen Based on Total Time, Combat, Dependents:

Army Reveals Point System Plan Adopted   About 1,300,000 Men to be Released as Soon as Possible

Blo 3 POTSDAM ACCORD PRAISED AND CRITICIZED   Dissatisfaction Voiced Over Silence on European Reconstruction and French  Territorial Claims.   MEASURES DEALING WITH REICH LAUDED   Germany’s Reaction to Plan to Limit Her to Farming aud “Peaceful Industries”  Still in Doubt.

Critics Spot Omissions in Potsdam Plan   Taft Leads Republicans In Assailing Agreement; Resectan Pepe Annlanude

Critics Berate Wide Omissions  o 2  n DIs  Senate; Russian Role Tn War Still An Enigma

Big-3 Decisions Comment Mixed  Soviet Domination Causing Concern

RUSSIA’S ROLE IN JAP WAR Is STILL CLOAKED IN SECRECY AS WORLD SUMMARIZES DECISIONS

World Reaction ‘avors Potsdam Big 3 Decisions   Republican Criticism in Senate With Some Opposition in Europe.

SPAIN FEARS ALLIED RUPTURE; NO SECRET PACTS, SAYS TRUMAN   President Prepares Radio Re port to People; GOP Vig orous in. Criticism

 Liberated Bataan Hero Flings Japanese at Jive Talking Bobby Sox Girl

American Says:Atfitude Toward Ants Is Measure Of Island Bush Service

FISTICUFFS IN HOUSE UNSETTLED   Contemplate — Action Against Hook, Rankin

Ruhr's Fall Near; French Troops Cross Rhine   15th Army Goes Into Action

Entire Western. German Quarter Being Overrun   Third Army Troops Approach Close To . Kassel, Nazi Bastion

Patton Worse; Has Trouble  In Brea thing   Doctors Think He Can Escape Pneumonia If Temperature Continues Low

Internal Revenue Bureau Permits Man Only One Wife in Single Year

PROGRAM SOLVES LITTLE OF PROBLEM      Duty of Government to As sist Industry Back on “Its Feet—Kelly.

Tieup of British. Ports Threatens Meat Shortag   Dock Strike Spreading Despite Government Piea;  Treops At Work

Hurley May Be Asked To Make Foreign Policy Address Before Special Session Of Congress   Clamor Mounts For Congressional Investigation Of Envoy’s Charges

Airing of Hurley Case In n Congress Proposed   Edith Nourse Rogers Makes Motion For Special Session to Hear Envoy

Four Groups In Congress Vie  ForHurleyTall   Rep. Rogers Proposes Gen eral be Called Upon to Disclose China Troubles  to Joint Session

Proposes Hurley  ‘Address Congress   Representative Feels Joint Session Should Hear Complete Story

Congress May Meet to Hear Hurley   Demand for Address At Special Session Is Made

Hurley Asked To Address Full Congress    Four, Separate Committzes Want Him To Explain

THINKS HURLEY SHOULD SPILL IT   Rep. Rogers Wants Resigned Ambassador To Address Senate And House And Give All Facts.

Hurley Charges Shake Capital   Demand Made For Full Dress Inquiry

Congress May Meet to Hear Hurley  Demand for Address      Demand for Addres: At Special Session Is Made

Joint Session May Hear Talk By Gen. Hurley   Public Airing of Activitie: of State Dept. Aides Assured

SOLONS DEMAND HURLEY REPORT    Ex-China Envoy May Speak  Before Special Ses: gion of Congress

Rep. Rogers Asks Hurley Address  Congress Session   Foreign Policy Charcoes Aired

ALL CONGRESS PROMPTED 10 HEAR HURLEY   Suggestion Of Special Session for Resigned Ambassador’s Address Is Made By House Member.

FUROR AROUSED BY RESIGNATION OF CHINA ENYO)   General to Speak at Hearing, Rep Rogers Wants Joint Session Report

Hurley May Talk At Joint Session   Congressmen Clamor For Story On Nation’s Foreign Policy In China

JAPAN RECEIVING INCENDIARY BOMBS   Over 6,000 Tons Dumped Today While Awaiting Their Reply

Huge Superfort Fleets Batter Honshu Targets   Tokyo Announcements  Fail To Deter Yank: B-29 Plane Assaults

SUPERFORTS DROP 3,200 TONS ON JAPS   In What May Be Last Raid of The War

U. 5. BOMBERS STRIKE HARD AT WIP ISLE   Heavy Bombs To Help Jops Make Up Minds

Patton Push Bisects Reich   Allies Conquer 101,000 Square Miles of Germany; Only 84,000 Square Miles Left; Leipzig Tottering; Bremen Under Siege

U.S. Ninth Army Beats Germans Off   Third Takes Plauen In Saxony; More Than Half Of Reich Conquered.

House Tables Beer Dancing  Bill 61 To 41   Technical Procedure Used To Kill Measure in Past Sessions

HOUSE TABLE TAVERN LIMITS   Restricting Measures Fail To Win Sympathy

OUSE. 30. PUT_STAME.OF_AP, PROVAL  ON  UNO—MBB, “ROOSEVELT GIVEN JOB BY TRUMAN .

House Nears Vote Qn United Nations Charter Measure   Expect Overwhelming Ap proval Of Legislation For U. S. Participation   SENATE APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN

Little Nations LookonLevant As Prime Issue   Revolt In United Nations Conference Strengthened By Levantine Conflict

PRESUMABLY OF TASK FORCE IN TOKYO ATTACK   Japs Say3 A American Planes Are Shot TNown

Ryukyu Islands Raided by U.S. Carrier Planes   Tokyo Says Attack Lasted Six Hours

Big Force of Planes Raid Jap Island      Tokyo Reports Ryukyu Isles South of Japan Attacked Today.

MITSCHER’S MEN POUNDING JAPS' RYUKYU ISLANDS   Nip Headquarters Says Strike Made By “Great Number” Of Planes   RAID LASTS SIX HOURS   Tokyo Also Tells Nips That Marine Casualties On iwo Total 20,800

PLANES RAID RYUKYU ISLANDS AS TROOPS STRIKE INTO PALAWAN   Manila Harbor Is Opened To Shipping

SUPERFORTS BLAST JAPAN BURMA, IWO   Nikajima Aircraft Plant Knocked Out By B-29s

B-29 Raids Strike At Iwo and Mainland   . Heavy Assault Made On Island Outpost; Week-End Attack Blasts Aircraft Plant

Carl Van Doren Here Wednesday   ‘US of the World’ Speaker's Tonic

WILL LIKELY FOLLOW DIES   Ed Hart Favored to Head Commit. tee on Unamerican Activity

Gifts To Men Who  Are In Service   Committee Appointec To Handle Program

News Men See First Atomic Bomb Crater   Visit Site Where Experiment Made

NEWSMEN INSPEC ATOMIC RESULTS NEAR OSCURA N. M.    Japs Claims of Continuing - Radio Activity Proven   False   -EARTH’S SURFACE  FUSED BY BLAST   P Siete ees 1 eee. Naeem  A cy 4 Sree

Writers Visit Atomic Crater   Experience Proves Japanese Lied  In Saying X-Rays Continued To Kill

Reports On After Effect Propaganda   American Experts Reveal That Little. If Any, Delayed Effects Resulted.

Yanks Refute Japs On Atomic Radio-Activity   Claim Lack Of Medical Skill Is Real Cause O Lingering Deaths In Hiroshima

Charge Japs Lied In Claim A-Bomb Left Fatal Radio Rays Days After Big Blast

Writers See Atom Bomb Crater   New Mexico Experiment Site Is Mass of Gray-Green Substance

Find Atomic Bombs Leave No Deadly Radioactivity; ‘Give Lie to Jap Reports

German U-Boats Get Orders To End Hostilities   Fuehrer Doenitz Said Instructed Sub Fleet To Return To Port

U-Boats Ordered To Cease Hostilities And Return To Their Ports   Radio Says Bases Do Longer Exist   Admiral Pays Tribute To Courage Of Crews As Wolves Called Off

GERMAN U-BOAT FLEET TOLD TO END HOSTILITIES   Doenitz Orders Reich’: Last Potent Weapon Out Of War

DOENITZ ORDERS U-BOATS TO QUIT   Ends Six Years of Most Destructive Sea Offensive Ever

Order Ends Six Years  Of Wartare   Some 300 Or More German Submarines Are Immobilized

Adm. Doenitz Orders Subs To Quit War   300 Undersea Craft Are Believed Quieted By Action

Doenitz Ends Warfare By U-Boat  Fleet   Orders Subs to Quit Hostilities and Return to Port

German Chief Calls U-Boats Back to Port   Edict by Fuehrer Immeobilizes 300 Underseas Craft

RITES SUNDAY FOR FRANK HANSEN   Former Remsen Resident To Be Buried in Family Plot

This Is Thanksgiving Day! No Gl Corpses Bobbing On Jap Invasion Beaches

TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN MOST CRUCIAL ONE ON KYUSHU ISLE HAD JAPAN NOT BEEN SUBDUED

CRIALES . ON. INCREASE   News Distur ping? Perhay St wt This Was Date Set fo

The News Is Not All Bad  Today Would Have Been Crucial Day In Japan If Surrender Hadn’t Come

“ida: Dav After Date Set For Japan Invasion, U.S. Might Have Been Reading Casualty Lists Instead of Redeployment Schedules

No American Bodies Bob In Jap Waters   Nov. 1 Was Scheduled For Invasion of Japan, 18 Months Fighting Expected

All America Should Give Thanks Today Is The Dreaded Dav That Didn't Come

Wiley Among Those Listed By Russian Journalist as “Friend of German Fascism”

BAG OF CAPTIVES TAKEN IN BERLIN GROWS TO 134,000   Reds Put Nazis to Work Cleaning Up Debris and Themselves Make Search  for Hitler's Body.   RUSSIANS LINK UP WITH BRITISH TROOPS   Two Forces Hold Line From  Baltic Port of Wismar to Elbe — Resistance Ends in North-Central Areas.

PLAN WAR ON BLACK MARKETS   Pour Government Agen"cies Team Up For Drive On Tax Invaders.

Nelson Quits  High U.S. Position   Was Personal Representative of  FDR Abroad

Denn rma de appa. age Ba ~_— vi. S AT Tg he os 2"  a aa rae any imnég an oe oo rn Latter wen -- "8 ye 7

Forty-eight Inches Fall in Two Days, State of Emergency Declared Communications. Travel Disrupted

48 Inches of Snow Falls. At Buffalo, N. Y.; Mayor Proclaims Emergency

BUFFALO TIED UP ‘BY WORST STORM IN CITY'S HISTOR}   Mayer Proclaims Emergency a5 48-Inch Snowfall : Bales All Traffic

GM and Union Representatives Go to Detroit Hoping to Find New Method Fo: Pay Necotiation

FACT-FINDERS BYPASS CRISIS IN GM DISPUTE  HOPES PRINCIPALS : WILL TAKE CHANCE

Recess Is Taken By Fact-Finders Hope Principals in  GM Strike Solve RA emwnth, Ootel tart...

HOPE TO. END THE MONTH-OLD STRIKE   Fact-F: ‘nding Board Starts a “Cooling-Off”  Recess   HEARING IS ADJOURNED

FACT-FINDING BOARD IN GM CASE BEGINS: “COOLING-OFF” REST  PRINCIPALS MAY USE TIME TO END STRIKE. GOVERNMENT HOPES

Company Is Silent on Its Position; Panel Puts Off Decision on Book Examination  Meet Wednesday Company, Union Men  Will, Have Session in Detroit

Recess Is Taken In GM Case   Fact-Finding Board Is Hopeful Principals In Strike Will Use Time To Seek Agreement

Settlement of Differences Is Hope of Group   Immediate ‘Crisis’ Over Presidential Ruling Is Averted

‘Cooling Off’ Recess in GM Fact- Finding  Lae pe ee Te ee ee oo he   Sidestep Immediate Crisis on Discussing ‘Ability to Pay’

MONTH-OLD STRIKE   Fact Finding Board Starts a ‘Cooling-Off” Recess

EISENHOWER GIVES FLAG   Will Hang in Scotch C Church s as Me. moriail to Brothers in Arms

 Report, Which Lacks Full  Details, Is Now Being  Investigated CLOUDS OF CIVIL  WAR IN CHINA SAID  TO BE RECEDING  Turkey Reported Ready To Fight If Russia Insists On Claims .

Threat Made On MacArthur   “Hot-Blooded” Japs Saic to Have Planned Hi: Assassination.

U. S. Subs Have Sunk 1,119 Japanese Ships  Aiiemanacea 1 isalina   Nipponese Lifelines Are Declared All but Severed

1,119 Vessels Sunk By American Subs   Nimitz Declares Jap Lifelines All But Cut

PLAN PROPOSED TO CHECK AGGRESSORS   Plan of Regional Defense Agreements Pushed Forward

Pacific Island Trusteeships Are Blocked   Egyptian Amendment Would Put Mandates Under New Leasue

TIME DISPUTE. S UP ‘AGAIN   COMMITTEE FAVORS TAKING \ STATE FINANCIAL: BENEFITS FROM TOWNS USING “FAST” TIME

Lawmakers From Rural Districts Would Force ‘Slow’ Time on Cities

Bulge Cut to 40 Pct. by Allies   Three Armies Chasing Nazis Back Toward Ourthe River ©   ‘Western Front

More Growers Of  Flax Asked For  First Quarter Dairy Payments Being Made

eidauer Urges Farmers To  Plant More Flax For Wa   tt $5 An Acre To Those ~ Who Speak In  dvance

JEWS ARE STILL HELD IN CAMPS   NO BETTER OFF UNDER ALLIES THAN NAZIS

WORLD AWAITS, BRITISH ANSWEE ON PALESTINE   Army Says Jews . Camps Improved

Throw Palestine Open To Jews, President Urges   Truman Asks Britain To Provide Haven For  Refugees In Germany

Truman Urges British Give Haven To Jews      White House Learns Refugees Still In Camps   General Told To Make Report On Situation Of Nazis’ Victims

Truman Urges Palestine Be Opened To Jews   Hundred Thousand Need Refuce Now

WORLD AWAITS BRITISH REPLY ON PALESTINE   Pres. Truman Requests Gates B Opened To Aid Jews

President Waits British Reply On Palestine Issue   Lifting of Restrictions te Establish Homeland for Jews Urged   HARRISON REPORT BASIS FOR ACTION   Dewey Joins in Plea for Opening Haven fer 100,-  000 Now in Reich

U. §. Seeks Palestine for Jewish Haven  Truman Asks British to Open Up Country For Europe’s Jews

World Awaits. Gt. Britain’s Answer ‘To Fruman’s Palestine Proposal ©

GENERAL HEARD AT CELEBRATION AT KITTY HAWK   Outlines ‘“Three Means Of Assuring Peace” Until We Have Effective World Police Force; Anniversary Of Wrights’ First Flight.

“ntire German Line Defend. . ing North Sea Pocket 1 Bending   MUNICH IS CAPTURED   J. S. 7th, and French Forces Seon to Join The American 5th

HITLER'S BOASTED  FORTRESS” STRONGHOLDS ARE CRUMBLING BEFORE  AMERICAN ADVA:

Reconversion Unemployment  Is Less Than U.S. Had Expected   By ALBRO B. GREGORY

Plasma Fails to Help Cpl. Newman   Condition Continues "Very Grave,” His Dactor Soave

Slowly Retreating Enemy Garr son Pushed Toward Sea; Tent Army Breaks Through Defense On Three Fronts Today   JAPANESE COMPRESSED INTO SMALL POCKET:

Chaplin's Case To Jury Today   Counsel Hints Oil Man Father of Barry Baby

Guisling Denies He Knew Gerinan Invasion Plans   Pleads Not Guilty to Treason Charge After Hearing Long Indictment

V. QUISLING ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA   Goes On Trial In Oslo On Charge Of Treason

Quisling Goes On Trial For His Life   Norwegian Puppet Leader Pleads Not Guiltw to Charge

QUISLING'S PLEA ISNOT GUILTY OF TREASON ACTS   Denies Knowledge of Germany’s Program ta Invade Norway

QUISLING DENIES TREASON CHARGE   TRIAL OF NORWEGIAN PUPPET LEADER STARTS

V. Quisling  Enters Plea Of Innocent   Norwegian Puppet Denies Knowledge O1 German Plans

VENEZUELA REVOLUTION SUCCESSFUL   Last Opposition Collapses Junta Promises Reforms

OPPOSITION 10 NEW VENEZUELA RULE DIES OUT   Provisional President Makes Pledge Of Democratic Reforms

Last Opposition To Revolution ls Ended, Claim   Constitutional Meet Planned Soon, Chief Of Junta Announces

VENEZUELA AS REVOLT ENDS   American Refugees Claim Thousands  Are Dead

NEW SERIES OF DEMOCRATIC STEPS PLEDGED   Revolutionists Promise Foreigh Economic Interests Will — “Be Respected 

‘Reforms Promised [As Rebels Assume  Venezuela Power   Bettancourt, New President, Hopes for Presidential Election   ARMORED CARS HALT LAST BITTER FIGHT   American Planes May Have Been Used in Bombing Of Capital City

Opposition To © New Venezuela  Rule Flickers Out   Series of Democratic Reforms Promised By Provisional President

Temperatures   Last Resistance Is Stamped Out;  Free Elections Seen

NEW VENEZUELA HEAD PLEDGES REFORM: MOVES   Bettancourt Confirms Predecessor, Cabinet _ Members Face Trial

Last Opposition te Venezuela’s New Revolutionary Governnient Flickers Out — Democratic Reforms Belng Plodged.

Military Junta Io Full Power   President Promises Tremocratic Reforms

Last Opposition To Venezuelan  Rebels Vanishes   American : - Travellers Report Total Dead May Reach 5,000

CO A ert erne—ameee  New Wesleyan Association on  \  IN ationwide Basis Formed

Historic Union Of Allied Armies Cuts Reich in Two   3rd Army Invades Austria, Contacts

Linkup Takes Place Near Leipzig   Troops Of Hodges And Konev Join tn Celebration

JUNCTURE CHOPS WEHRMACHT IN THREE: SEALS REICH DOOM   Stalingrad, Normandy Trails Meet Da As Patton Strikes for Alp Redoubt

Junction Made At Torgau By U. S. First and  Konev’s Army   Patton Invades Austria, Makes Radio Contact With Red Tanks

First Army and Russians Unite in Heart of Reich   With U. 8. Third Army, April 27 OPe—Regensburg fell to Gen. Patlon’s troops today,

JUNCTION GUTS REICH IN TWO   Americans, Russians Join: Hands. Yesterday; Pat-. rols Met Before.   OTHER UNIONS EXPECTED

1st and Reds Join Hands in Reich Heart  Junction of Troops Made Near Leipzig; ube Datok tan Twa

Juncture South of Berlin Partitions Germany; Seals: Doom of Nazi Regime

Third Army Enters Austria, Contacts Reds By Radio   Czechoslovakia Nearly Sealed Off; Reich Cut In 3 Biq Death Traps

AMERICAN FIRST ARMY AND RUSSIANS JOIN IN HEART REICH  GEN. PATTON'S THIRD ARMY INVADES AUSTRIA ARIPT, MERA DC BEUS FAIL SID

Juncture Cuts Germany Info Three Parts; Three Defenses Of Berlin Fall fo Soviets   Historic Merging of Two Allied Armies Made At River Town of Torgau South of Capital

Yank First Army Joins with Soviets   Gen. Patton’s Third Army Invades Austria, Establishes Radio Link With Russians, Cuts Nazi Escape

Third Army in Radio Contact With Russians   / WITH ULS. THIRD ARMY. ‘April 27. (AP)-—-Revensburg ifell to General Patton's troops itaday.

REICH CUT IN TWO BY UNION OF FORCES AND ARMIES NOW DIVIDED FACE THREEDEATH TRAPS: PATTON IN AUSTRIA; PRISONER TOTAL INCREASES

Reich Cut in Two as Hodges’ And Korev’s Men Meet; Patton In Conte ct With Other Soviets

Patton Drives Info Austria; Munich Doomec   Southern Junction Of Yanks And Red Troops Reported Imminent

Squeeze Nazis into  3 Great Death Traps   Red Crusher Upon Berlin; Yanks Are Driving for New Linkup in Austria

Reich Cut In Two In Heart  Ot Homeland   Junction Was Made Yesterday, Allies Announce, in Town of Torgau, Located Near Leipzig.   NAZIS POCKETED IN - THREE DEATH TRAPS

‘As East, West Union Seals Doom Of Nazis, 3rd Drives For Link-Up

‘Czecho-Slovakia Virtually Encircled By Rap id Yank Maneuver.   BOX B4Bsbs BBA WITH U. S. THIRD ARMY. (P) - Regensburg fell to General Patton's troops today.

Meet On Elbe, At Torgau 75 Miles South Of Berlin To Seal Doom Of Nazi Regime

Forces Under Hodges, Konev In Junction  Reich Is Cut In Two; ~ Czechoslovakia Now Virtually Encircled

Nazi Doom Sealec As Nation Is Cut Into Three Parts   Junction From Bloody Trails of Stalingrad and Normandy Made

Historic Link By First Army   With U. S. Third Army, April 27—.1))—Regnsburg fell to Gen. Patton’s troops today.

Germany Split In3 Regions By Juncture  Russians, Americans Join Up Formally At Torgau BERLIN ASSAULTED  In South 3rd And 7th Armies Plunge Into Bavarian Alns            Russians, Americans Join Up Formally At Torvau   BERLIN ASSAULTED   In South 3rd And 7th Armies Plunge Into Bavarian Alns

PATTON'S ARMY INVADES AUSTRIA   VIRTUALLY ENCIRCLE CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND FORM 3 DEATH TRAPS   EPL B48- EL BEN  WITH UU. 8S. THIRD ARMY, April 27. ()—Regensburg fell to Gen. Patton's troops today.

Juncture Made In Force 75 Miles South Of Berlin; In Heart Of Germany      LAST HOPE GONE   Men Of 69th Division Identified As Unit Making Contact; Austria Invaded By Patton’s Forces

Reich is Split Indo Fragments As Armies Meet   Stull Another American-Russian Link Appears Near In Bavarian Foothills

EUROPE SPLIT INTO 3 GREAT DEATH TRAPS   Yanks Attack Redoubt Within 31 Miles Of Munich   a ee SS a  With U. S. Third Army—(/)— Regensburg fell to Gen. Patton’s troops Friday.

REICH CUT IN TWO BY JUNCTION; YANKS IN AUSTRIA   Armica Under Hodges and Koney Mect and Consolidate Their Juncture—Patton, Inside Austria, Contacts Sov-

Vanguards of Two Armies Merge Eastern and Western Fronts Thursday at River Town of Torgau, 75 Miles South of Berlin.

Armies Met At Torgau  Yesterday —   UNION EFFECTED AT TOWN  ON ELBE RIVER; FIRST ARMY" UNIT FIRST TO MEET RUSSIANS

Yank, Soviet Forces Meet Near Leipzig   Histeric Junction of American and Russian Armies Takes Place at Elbe River Town Of Tergau, Completely Outflanking Dresden

U.S. 3rd Army Troops Sweep Info Austria   Establish Radio. Contact With Soviets; Cuts Germans’ Hold Into Death Traps

Historic. Meeting Made Along Elbe Below Berlin   Germany Cut Into Three Fragments, Doom of Hitler’s Nazi Regime Sealed

Merger of Armies on East And West Fronts, Finally Spells Doom of Nazi Regime

Ninth European Gountry Invaded By American Armies In World War II — Munich Is imperiled   PATTON'S MEN! ARE ALMOST UNOPPOSED

69th American Army Joins Hands With Russian Guards Thursday   Initial Contact ,  Made By Patrols   News Announced Simul. taneously In Moscow, Washington, London   Rv UNITED PRESS

End of War Near; Reich Cut in Two   Nazi Armies Caught In Great Death Traps; Torgau Scene of Juncture

‘Near Junction With Russians West of iénna; Czechoslo - vakia Nearly Ringed

Historic Juncture is Made on Elbe River Near Berlin   Announcement of Meeting Made By Capitals of Three Nations

SEE DENMARK INVASION SOON   Germans Expect Allies tc Land About April 15

GERMANS FEAR MORE LANGINGS   EXPECT INVASION OF DENMARK IN ATIM. APRIL.

WILLARD BROOKS ON FAMED SHIP   KEY WESTER ABOARD BIRMINGHAM OUT IN PACIFIC

SENATE VOTES DUT TOWNottP HEALTH UNITS   Aporoves Dropping of 1,600 Boards and Creation of County Greups.

SENATE VOTES HEALTH PLAN   Would Replace Boards of Health in Townships

REDS BATTLE INTO VIENNA FACTORY ZONI   City Encirclement Is Threatened By Flank Drives

LIFERS" WILL GET HEARING   SEVENTY-ONE SENTENCED TO  LIFE FOR MURDER ELIGIBLE FOR FREE DOM HEARINGS

95 Jap Ships, 111 Airplanes Are Damaged   2-Day. Auack by McCain’s Force Tough on Enemy

Fleet Planes Hit — At Formosa, China   111 Nipponese Planes Downed, 95 Enemy Ships Sunk in Audacious Strikes by Adm. McCain’s Forces

Punishing Raid On Jap Shipping ‘And Air Power   Nimitz Reports 111 Planes, 95 Ships Destroyed in Sweep Along Chine Coace

Carrier Planes From U. S. Pacific Fleet Make Sweeping Attack Against Japanese

Two-Day Raids Against Formosa, Onikawa Are Costly to Japs, Nimitz Says

Great Move Upon Japs Is Seen as U. S. Hits Cruelly at Formosa   American Fliers Bag 117 Enemy Aircraft, Sink or Damage 95 Ships in Attack On Vital Islands Guarding China Coast

Many Jap: Planes, Vessels Bagged In 2:Day Formosa Raid; Fliers Reach China

U. S. Carrier Planes Des. ttoy 111 Nip Planes and Sink Twenty-Seven Enemy Ships   68 Other Vessels Badly Damaved   Enemy Offers Ineffective Air Opposition in TyoDay Attack Which Ineluded Okinawa

111 Jap Planes, 95 Ships Hit by Yanks   All Aircraft Destroyed, 27 Vessels Sunk and Other 68 Damaged in Two-Day Carrier Strikes at Formosa and Okinawa.

CARRIER CRAFT VICTORIOUS ON FORMOSA RAIDS   Americans Destroy 111 Japanese Planes With Daring Assaults

DOWN JAP PLANES   Naval Task Forces Operate Against Formosa and  the Bonins

TWO DAY RAID ON FORMOSA IS HARD ON JAPS   Enemy Lost 111 Planes In Late Daring Attack

Scout China Coast   Seek Out Enemy Targets Along 500 Miles Of Mainland; Bag 95 Nin Ships Off Formosa

Planes, Ships  Destroyed in U.S. Attack   Two-Day Assaults on Formosa, Okinawa Net Great Damage by Daring Carrier Planes

Pilots Reach China Coast First Time   Carrier Craft May Be Able To Fly To Inland U. S. Bases

331 Planes, 95 Ships, Tol   Results of Two-Day Sweep Over Formosa, China Coost Revealed

Carrier Planes Break Through To China Coast, Taking Heavy Toll   Destroy 111 Jap Planes And Sink Or Damage 95 Enemy Ships In Daring, Punishing Two Day Assault On Formosa And Okinawa.

Carriers Strike At China Coast; 331 Nippon Planes, 95 Ships Are Blasted

NIMITIZ TALLIES SCORE OF 2-DAY FORMOSA ATTACKS   27 JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK, 68 DAMAGED IN PUNISHING RAIDS

Punishing Two-Day Attack on Formosa, Okinawa Revealed   Pacific Fleet Si Strikes All Way Across Pacific Toward China °'

U. S. Planes Lash Nips In  Formosa Raid   Japs Lose 111 Planes; 95 Ships Sunk Or> Damaged

Navy Planes Sweep Along China Coast   Sink or Damage 95 Ships—-Down 111 Japanese Planes

Ravy Planes  Sweep Along China Coast   . Sink or Damage 95 Ships—Down 1\1 Japanese” ~ Planes

Letters and Stories Of Our War Veterans   Pvt. Schvety Tells of . the Jap-Made Hi

GREEN LIGHT GIVEN TO NEW GAS PIPES   Line Would Increase Delivery To Ohio-Michigan Area

Vinson Takes Oath as Head Ot Treasury   Two More New Faces May Be Added Soon To Truman’s Cabinet

Vinson Assumes Cabinet Duties   Speculation Over Ickes, Stimson Grows

More Changes May Be Planted. i ~ Fruman Cubine!   stimson “and Ickes May Step Out Soon After = stidont Rr‘ums

PREDICT 2 MORE CABINET CHANGES      WASHINGTON BELYZVES SHOT. SON AND ICKES WITL QUIT —VINSON SWORN IN.

OTHER CABINET CHANGES SEEN    Stimson And Ickes May Be Next Roosevelt Appointees To Leave

Heavy v War's End ood Surplus Seen   Restoration Of Farming In Liberated Nations Reason

Surplus Food To Ghat U.S. CCC Deelares   Europe Demanding Less Than Estimated

Big Food Surplus May Face Farmers ~ When War Is Over   Demands of Liberated Nations Short of Expectations But Income of Farmers Now Is Highest in Country’s History; Old-age Retirement Benefits Increasing

Bismarck Sea Most Decisive  In Air Battle   MacArthur Chats With Correspondents On Long Pacific War

‘Bismarck Battle Turning Point, Says MacArthur; Kenney, Halsey Praised

Japs Executed 98 Civilians  . en en. a ae   Americans Slain, Buried in Haste

EXTRA COAL BEING SHIPPED TO CITY   Relief Promised During Week, Local Dealers  Say

EXTRA COAL BEING. SHIPPED: TO CITY   Relief “Promised During Week, Local. Dealers i  se ee

SUBMISSION THREE  CONSTITUTIONAL  CHANGES APPROVED ONE AMENDMENT WOULD  PLACE LEGISLATORS AN. NUAL SALARY ¢2.650

Byrnes Offer May Pave Way To New Compromise Step   PLAN WOULD GIVE BIG THREE POWE!  Russians Disagree On Inclusion OF France, China

Ministers Conference Ends; Byrnes Offers Compromise  Plan To Break Deadlock

READY BILL 10 DRAFT NURSES   House to Begin Hearings On Measure Next Tuesday

CONSIDER BILL FOR INDUCTION OF U.S. NURSES   Seek 20, 000A Additional al Women F For ete Gap agate:

DEFERMENT OF FARMERS OUT   Truman Vetoes Measure: Fight Shapes Up In Congress

Agriculture Blankei Deferment Vetoed   President Says No Group Should Have  Any Special Privileges

Truman Veto Stirs House   President Disapproves Bill tn Lihernlize Faent Deferments

PRESIDENT VETOES DRAFT DEFERMENT FOR FARM WORKERS  HOUSE IMMEDIATELY  STARTS ACTION HOPING  ™r7) AVERRINE VETO

VETOES BILL T0 DEFER FARMERS   Truman's Action Starts  Fight With Congress

President Touches Off His First Fight in Congress  Truman Disapprovai Of Farm-Draft Bill Starts Quarrel

CONGRESS, TRUMAN IN FIRST FIGHT: VETO IS CAUSE   Battle Is Touched Off When President Pute His Vetojom Biil to Liberalize Farsser Draft Deferments

Believe Hoards of Loot Stored In Buildings Jap Naval Ministry Surrounded

Government Building May Yield.Treasures   Five Members From Higashi-Kuni Revime Get Minister Portfolios

U.S. CAVALRY TAKES OVER A STORE OF LOOT   (ONFERENCEHE POSTPONED

NEW CABINET IS COMPOSED OF LIBERALS   Setup Includes Political Leaders Who Were Inactive During Pacific War.

Yanks Guard Jap Treasure Hoard   ‘Precious Metal’ Found In Nips’ Navy Ministry

NEW CABINET IS FORMED OF “OLD TIMERS’   Guard Is Thrown "4 "  - yr  Around Navy -=4,  oe Kr

HOARDS OF LOOT THOUGHT STORED IN GOVT BLDG.   Amount of Treasure Involved Was Not Disclosed

Navy Ministry, Where Loot Might Be Stored, Surrendered By Troops   Other Buildings Will Be Searched   Premier Shidehara Completes ‘Stop Gap’ Cabinet; Jap Socialists Oppose

U.S. Guards Seek Loot Believed Stored By Japs   Armed Cavalrymen Thrown Around Nip Navy Ministry

MacArthur Finds Huge Jap Hoards of Stolen Meial  Located By Seizure of Reambe Dacansal.;

YANKS GUARD JAPAN'S LOOT   SHIDEHARA COMPLETES CABINET OF LIBERALS

U. S. Guards At Reported Booty Cache   MacArthur Backs New Cabinet; Socialists Call It Incapable.

MacArthur Learns of Leot Stored in Navy Ministry Building  NEW JAP CABINET TO TAKE OFFICE  Selection of Cabinet Met With Mixed Reaction From Japs

Find Stolen Property in Navy Office   shidehara Completes “Liber al’’ Cabinet, Average Age Reported as 61

Hiding Place Of Japs’ Loot Thought Found   New Cabinet, Including Four Holdovers, To Take Over Reins

JAP LOOT IS BELIEVED LOCATED   U. S. Troops Guard Nip Navy Ministry Where Treasure Is

NEW PROGRAM OVER WREN   Regular Weekly Feature Will Start Saturday at 12:30

NEW PROGRAM OVER WRENN      Seto: oa eee RE ene  Regular Weekly Feature Will Start Saturday at 12:30

ANOTHER CUT IN ARMY SIZE NOW POSSIBLE   Members of Congress Link Such Action With Moot Entry of Russia Into War.

S00 WAS MOST GUARDED CITY IN AMERICA   Canal Conveyed Greater Tonnage Than Panama Or Suez

Vitimatum Stands, Says Truman   Asserts Terrible Might Poised to Strike the Final Blows. Terms of Surrender Are Listed

ENGLAND, CHINA AND U. 8. DEMAND - JAPAN SURRENDER   Joint Ultimatum Warns Nippon Her Homeland Wilk Be Destroyed if She Continues Struggle.   DECLARES ALLIES WILL BROOK NO DELAY   Terms Set Forth Call for De struction of Enemy’s WarMaking Power and Punishment of Criminals.

BIG 3 OFFERS TOKYO CHANCE TO HALT WAR   TERMS UNCHANGED; DESTRUCTION IS ALTERNATIVE

Zamboanga hit By Naval Guns Before Invasion   Island Capital Southernmost of Philippine Chain

JAPS: REPORT BIG ISLAND S INVADEL   TOKYO SAYS MACARTHUR FORCES ARE NOW ASHORE ‘AFTER HEAVY NAVAL BOMBARDMENT

WOMAN SHOOTS 2 CHILDREN, SELE   Daughter, 16, Finds Triple Tragedy in Overland on Return. From. School

Voluntary U.S. Health Plan Urged   Profession Raps Truman Program As Socialistic

U. $. Doctors Back Volitional Health Plan In States: Rap Truman’s Plan

State Societies Advocate Voluntary Non-Profit Set Up   Want Immediate Health Systems on Statewide Basis

Doctors Rap Truman Health Plan, ‘Urge National Voluntary Program

Medical Society Officers From 37 States Urge Voluntary Health Plans In Every State

Pearl Harbor Raid  Known in Advance   Congressional Investigators Told Tip-Off Messages biitserrurnitad. Dacndad in Washinonn

Japs Believe New Borneo Invasion Neat   Minesweepers Clear Bay of Balikpapan Near Huge Oil Field

ALLIES MOVE TO SEIZE OIL LANDS ON BORNEO ISLE   Tokyo Reports Mine Sweepers Clearing Waters From Bay

NEW BORNEO INVASION IS INDICATED   Japs Say Allied Minesweepers In Balikpapan Bay

Balikpapan Bay Being Prepared For Allied Use   Minesweepers At Work iz Port of Borneo Oil Center, Japs Report

Bombardment s Opened On East Coast Of Borneo   Invasion Pattern Is Shaping Up Rapidly

Japs Report Further Action Near ‘Borneo   Allied Mine Sweepers Have Begun Work In Bay Near Great On] Center, Says Tokyo

Balikpapan Bay Being Swept by U.S. Vessels   Australians Make  Progress on Northwest Cnact af Rarnan

Allied Mine Sweepers Clear Balikpapan Bay   MacArthur Confirms Naval Bombardments Of Borneo Oil Port

REJECT GI BONUS PLAN   Proposal for Grant of $1,040 Turned Dewn by House Group.

Reconversion Waits Troning Out of Industry Disputes  . All-Out Production Being Delayed By Union Troubles

Production Up, But Still Held Back By Strikes   No Full Speed Ahead Until Differences Are Worked Out

Current Industrial Disputes Retard ‘Postwar Proaress   But Reconversion Is  Progressing, Civilian Production Boss Says Goods Still Scarce

Production Is Delayed By Strikes   CPA Chief Reports Output Up for First Time Since European War But Labor Strife Is Hinderance

Upward Trend Shown In Industrial Output   Material Shortage, Labor Differences Hinder Proaress

Production Chief Gives Statement   No Full Speed Until Disputes Are Terminated

LABOR STRIFE STALLS OUTPUT      Some Increase In Industrial Output; Many Civilian Items Short

Widespread Differences — Between Management And Labor Slow Reconversion

Industrial Disputes Delaying Full Reconversion in U. §., CPA Head Says

SHORTAGES, STRIFE SLOW PRODUCTION   Civilian Output Delay Causes Reported By Gov ernment

Production Is Delayed by Lahor Disputes  Industrial Output Swings Upward; Other Fields Slow

Production Is Delayed hy Lahor Disputes  Industrial Output  Swinge Tlreuserd>

Strikes Slowing Reconversion  CPA Chief Says Steel ” Strike Would Be Bad

LABOR STRIFE MUST END, CPA CHIEF ASSERTS   Industrial Output Turns Upward; Demands Not Being Met 

Reconversion Delay Blamed On Walkouts   Production Head Says Steel Strike Will Mean "Mess"

STRIKES DELAY RECONVERSION   Production Unable to Meet Heavy Demands

INDUSTRIAL “DISPUTES HAVE TO BE IRONED’ OUT BEFORE RECONVERSION ‘CAN BE SIGNIFICANT: SMALL SAYS

Reports increase in output  Consumer coods   Consumer goods production slow

Churchill Gives Britain’ Policy For Freed Nations   Universal Suffrage, Secret Ballot And No Intimidation Are Demanded   OTHER FACTORS ARE OUTLINED

Dairymen Must Balance Herd To Feed Supply  Help Increase The lowa Milk Suinnly

Halsey's Fleet In First Step Of Occupation   Movement Conforms With Original Schedule; 380 Ships Massed Off Japan

TYPHOON WILL DELAY ACTION FOR TWO DAYS   380 Ships Massed, as Planes Risk Storms to Keep Eye on Janan.

Allies Mass 380 Ships; First Phase of Japan’s Occupation Is Under Way   Scheduled Landings Postponed Two Days By Typhoons as Sorrowing Jups Suicide; Battle Fleet Steams Into Sagami Bay

Hurricane Delays Occupation 2 Davs   MacArthur, Armed Forces Landing Set For Tuesday: Allied Aircraft Buck Heavy Rains To Survey Area

First Fleet Units Move In Below Tokyo As Vast Armada Stands Alertec

U. 5. WARSHIPS ENTER SAGAMI BAY ON TIME   OVER 380 VESSELS TAKE PART IN OCCUPATION

Units of Halsey’s 3rd Fleet . Move Into Sagami Bay as First Step in Occupation of Japan   Tentative Plans Now Call for First Airborne Units to Land Tuesday; Navy Set to Pour 10,000 Armed Marines and Sallors on Sheres

15 Battleships Lead Armada   Navy Carries Out Schedule Despite Typhoon; 380 Vessels to Take Part In Gigantic Occunstion of Nisson

FIRST FORCES SCHEDULED 10 LAND TUESDAY   New Storm Approaching Jap Coast ag MacArthur Waits

Curfew on Amusements is Lifted   Vinson Discusses Almost Every Phase Of Home Front

Announced ©      RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION MUST _. CONTINUE; ALSO RATIONING

OTHER ORDERS ARE REVIEWEL   Vinson’s New Directives Effective At Once

Reconversion: o Commence   People ‘Asked’ ‘Not: “To. Go. ‘Haywire?’ . With New Freedom

Both Orders Effective Immediate ly; Restrictions On Transportation To Continue; Kentucky Derby May Roun   BOTH BANS WERE EMERGENCY MEASURES

Race Tracks Plan To Reopen Quickly No Curfew Tonite   Reconversion Is_ Ts Start Immediately, But Cautiously

Transportation Restrictions Go On For Present   Refrigerator, Washing Machine Production  Will Start At Once

Government Ban On Horse Racing Also Revoked Immediately   AAUI OT ANGLER, SRA BRN  voked Immediately  RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION  Production Of Refrigerators And Washing Machines To Start

Racing Ban Is Revoked   Complete Change Over to Civilian Economy Awaits Defeat of Japan

AMUSEMENT CURFEW LIFTED BY VINSON   RACING BAN REVOKED; MOBILIZATION DIRECTOR SAYS RECONVERSION MUST AWAIT JAPAN DEFEAT

Vinson Lifts U. S. Curfew, Ban On Races      Mobilization Director Also Says Civilian  Goods To Be Made

Navy Says Army Forcing Merger Support  War Department Denies It '"Muzzled’ Officers

Navy Accuses Army of Forcing Officers To Support Merger Plan or Stay Silent

Bigamous Captair Under Detention  Church Wedding in Berlin Called Off

Chicago Wife Uninvited:  So Captain's Big Weddin, jin Berlin Déclared Off

ARMY CALLS OFF BERLIN WEDDING OF WAC, SOLDIER   CHECK INTO MARITAL STATUS OF CAPTAIN, WHO SAYS WIFE DIED

Nippon Fears Early Invasior Of Homeland   Battleships And Planes Blast Ryukyus —Negros Capital Falls To Yanks

Americans Capture Negros Port In Speedy Attack  Strong Forces Knock By Air, Sea at Asiatic Approaches

Wainwright Arrives for N . Y. Tribute   General Welcomed at Landing Field by City’s Mayor

WAINWRIGHT IS GIVEN WELCOME IN NEW YORK CITY      Reviews Guard Of Honor Of 200 Military Police From Fort Jay

Wainwright Gets Hero’s Welcome  From New York   Bataan, Corregidor Defender Receives Tumultuous Greeting

Wainwright Gets Gotham’s Usual Weicome   Whistles Blow, Ticker Tape Falls On Bataan Hero

Rush Ceilings ‘On Homes, Lots   OPA Writing Price Con trol Measure To Also Cawae Hearn les

Price Control!  Bill Studied   Would Cover Both New Homes, Lots That They Are Built On.e

OPA Seeks New Building Power  Would Control Lots. As Well as Houses

OPA Home Price Control Speeded   Measure to Be Laid Before Congress to Halt Boost in Costs

WILL PUT CHECK ON PRICES FOR HOMES   Cost Of Lots, Too, Will Be Covered In Sweeping Price Control Measure Plannec By OPA

Truman, Davis Acree On Aims   OPA Speeds Efforts To Clamp Price Controls On Both New Homes, Lot:

Plan Measure For Control Of Building   it Would. Cover  Both. New Homes And  Lots

PRICE CHECK RUSHED FOR HOMES AND LOTS   Bowles Reveals New Plans For Sweeping Control

Congress Debates Army Utilization Of Medic Service   Lawmakers Also Study Peacetime Strength OF Navy. Marines

Utilization Of Army Doctors,  Other Rows Up   Peacetime Strength Of Navy. Marine Corps Bobs Up As Subject.   URGES MOBILE _BASIS

B I   Ss Would Reduce Navy To 558.000   Also Propose Slicing Marine Corps To 108,000; Detors Not Utilized

Two Military Problems Up  In Congress   Army Utilization of Doctors and Marine and Navy Strength Debated

BESSEMER PROPOSED AS AIRPORT SITE   bad  NATIONAL AIRPORT PLAN GAINS MOMENTUM AS ENGINEERS WORK ON DESIGN

Note Shakeup In Chinese Cabinet   Remove T. V. Soong As Foreign Minister

SOONG OUSTED FROM CABINET   FOREIGN MINISTER DROPPED IN SHAKE-UP

CHINESE PREMIER, IN MIDST OF STALIN . DEALINGS OUSTED AS FOREIGN MINISTER

Shakeup Hits China Cahinot  Wig VUNELIUI  T. V. Soong Ousted as Foreign Minister, but Remains as Premier

T. V. SOONG {5 OUSTED FROM CABINET POST   No Explanation Is Given For Sudden Cabinet Shakeup

Premiership Is Retained In Shake-Up   Dr. Wang Shih Chieh Replaces Soong; Other Changes Made

SOONG REMOVED FROM CABINET   RETAINS PREMIER POST, IN CHINA SHAKEUP

Soong Leaves Foreign Post  In Shake Up   Chiang However Retains Him As Premier; Other Cabinet Changes Made

CHINA CHANGES CABINET AGAIN   Soong Dropped, Negotiated With Marshal Stalin

Pound Indicted: Treason Charged  Received Payments From Fasccist italy

End of Hearina on Trainina Bill Looms   Homer P_ Rainey Boom for Goveraor Due   Ezra Pound Indicted for Radio Treason

BURTON JUST GRINS ABOUT COURT SPOT   Senator May Be Appointed On Supreme Court

Assert Relief Supplies Sold  « Are Made   Charges Are Made By Two Senators

14th Knocks Out J aps’ Mice Craft   Last Nip Transportation System In China Being Destroyed From Air

Soviet Troops Have Rolled: East for Week:   Red Army in Siberia Heavily Strenethened

IDecetan Armv; ‘Russian Army in Far East Described as ‘Formidable’

HUGE RED ARMY STREAMS EAST   RUSSIANS HAVE MUNITIONS PLANTS NEARBY

JAP CASUALTIES ABOUT OKINAWA ARE NOW 38,857   Total Is Increased 2,322 In Two Days; Enemy Shipping Hit   BATTLE IS MOUNTING IN DAVAO VICINITY

Hitler Savagely Provoked War, italian Tool Wrote   Mussolini’s Son-in-Law Kept Secret Record Until 19 Days Before He Was Shot: as Traitor

EXCLUSIVE Inside Story of desis Told in Ciano’s Diary   Dramatic Events That Led to War Bared in Intimate Documents of Mussolini’s Son-in-Law

Foering Is Served with Notice He s First on List of War Criminals

JUDGES NAME COURT CFFIGERS (OR  YEAR   Three Divorce Decrees Granted At Miscellaneous Session   PLEAD GUILTY COURT

GRANT DIVORCES TO 3 COUNTY COUPLES   Decree Handed Down In the Tiblis, Brown and Neeld Cases   DOYLESTOWN SESSION

ic Counsel for Civi natitics Boarc os akes. Suggestions - In: “Wo ling Local: Munici pal ‘Airport.

Public Counsel for Civil Aeronautics Board Makes Suggestions Involving Local Munictpal Airport.

Fifth PANNING WLB ORDER APPEAL   Detroit Company Reports Ejected Men Force Way Paet Guarde

Japs Boasting  Of Inventions   Claiming Powerful Military Weapons

So Clever, the Japs— So They Say   Radio Describes Four Super-Duper Inventions for the War.

Police Identify Body Of Woman - Buried In Wood      Revealed To Be That Of Young Matron, Former ~ Resident Of Lowell

U. S. Moves to Settle Greyhound BusStrike  Conciliation Expert Seeks Parley; Western Union Staffs Stave Protest

U.S. SEEKS END OF BUS STRIKES   Most Western Union Groups Call Off Protest Action

Fresh Labor Disputes Add To Troubles   Nation’s Idle Jumps About 23,000 In Night

U.S. To Step In h Bus Strike   Government Endeavoring To Bring Workers Employers Together

‘AIRMEN AGAIN “BATTER SHIPS “IN CHINA SEI   HONG KONG BOMBED FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE DAY IN AIR OFFENSIVE FROM / PHILIPPINES

Stubborn Jap Line Dented In South Okinawa, as U. S.  Forces Near Ishin Village   Nimitz Says Development of Island as Base To Hit China Coast, Japan, Will Speed Up War; MacArthur Makes Gains on Luzon and Mindanao

Nazi Leaders Endorsed 1938 Killing of Jews   Long-Hidden Records Flatly Assert Party's Top Leadership Was Behind Bloody Era

Party Guilty In Anti-Jew Blood Bath   Secret Files Show Nazi Leadership Was Responsible

Blame Traced To. Nazi Head:   Responsibility for Massa: cres in 1938 Fixed _ by Paper

SEEK TO STOP 3 OF 5LABOR STRIKES IN OHIO   Order End of Two Walkouts in Warren, Ironton Steel Dispute

Survivors Of Crash Lauded   Woman Hobbles Across Mountain Side To Summon Help.

HAVOC SPREAD AMONG JAPS ON MALAY COAST   British Naval Task Force Steams to Point Northwest of Singapore.

pete FLEET  BOMBARDS COAST OF MALAYA   ‘Spreads Havoc Along  Northwest Approaches to Singapore.

Rumors of Revolt Keep Brazil Tense   Army Is Directed To Keep Out of Politics

TALK OF REVOLUTION HEARD IN BRAZIL   Armed Forces and Police Placed on Alert—Tension in Rio de Janeiro High.

MISS. SENATOR IN DEBATE OVER» FEPC EXTENSION DECLARES NEGRO SOLDIER HAS BEEN UTTER FAILURE

ORATORY RATIONING DECISION IS FACED BY SENATE ON FEPC  TWELVE HOUR, THIRTYTWO MINUTE SESSION ENDED EARLY TODAY

Filibuster In Senate Brings Cloture Effort   FEPC ‘Talkathon’ Lead. To Proposal For Ration ing Of Oratory.

Senate To Decide Whether Or Not To Ration Oratory   BY FRANCIS J. KELLY

Nation's Trattic Death Toll Jumps After End Of Gasoline Rationing

CIviL WAR VETERAN DIES   William Shifflet fle Was One of Two j Remaining at * Wadsworth

CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES   WHliam Shifflet Was One of Two Remaining at Wadsworth

May Business Dreps In N. E,,  Bank Aenean   Seasonal Change: Held Customary

» The Weather   38 Suspects Held After Shootings and Bombings In Jerusalem, Tel Aric

SEVEN GERMANS TO HANG FOR KILLING YANKS   Two Women Among Doomed

Grim Villagers Are Silent as Death Sentences Given to Seven Germans

Seven German Civilians Given Death Sentences   Must Die For Murder Of U. 8. Airmen—Two Women Included

SEVEN GERMANS FACE HANGING   Convicted Of Mob Murder 03 Six Yankee Airmen

NAVY CONVOY SYSTEM LOST BUT 17 SHIPS   Of 17,707 Vessels Escorted, 17 Are Sunk, 15 Damaged

Petain Proud As Marshal of France   Brings Courtroom to Feet With His Identification

‘U.S. an "Elderly Excited Lady’”—   Filipino Asks UNO Home Be Here

HLIPING URGES UNO SEAT IN U.S.   DANGER OF AMERICAN ISOLATION CITED

Open Debate On UNO Capital   Philippine Delegation Suggests City In U. S.

GUAM, WAKE ANTICIPATED   Marshall Testifies He Thought Raid Or Hawaii Improbable

‘General Marshall ‘Did Not Expect  Hawaiian Attack   Wake, Guam Outposts Were Cited As Likely Points Of Assault -

JAP BLOW AT PANAMA FEARED BY MARSHALL   General Tells Prebers He Visioned It More Than Hawai

Gen. Marshall Feared Attack on West Coas!   Cites Precautions Taken to Avoid Jap Claim War Forced

GENERAL THOUGHT HAWAII WAS SAFE AGAINST LANDING   Wake and Guam. Were Viewed Likely Objectives of Nin Offensive

Marshall Continues  Testimony  Says Jap Attack On Panama Or West Coast Had Saamad AAncé 1 iLal.

THOUGHT ATTAG ON PANAKA WA MORE PROBABLE   Really Believed Wake or Guam Would Be Targets

Saw Attack On Panama As Possible   Thought Raid on Hawai Very Improbable, He  Tells Committee

U. S. OBSERVERS FOR GREEK VOTE   600 to Represent Nation at Assembly Election

‘A 5-DAY DEMONSTRATION   British Brides Want to Join Hus: bands in the States

— Buy War Bonds — BELLS ON HER BOWS   Truman Makes Public Full Reports On Pearl Harbor

Detending Army Chief Of Staff Against Criticism  RELEASE ARMY AND NAVY DOCUMENTS  Approach Of Hostile Airplanes Caught Defenders By Eurprise

Marines Near Coast AtNorthern Tip of Isle   800 Yards Gained in Single Day; Only 10 Enenry Prisoners Taken

MARINES GAIN MORE GROUND ON TWO JIMA   Are Mile le and Quarter. from. North: Const.”

Marines Push Japs Against Iwo Coast   Nazi Agency Reports All-Out Attack Launched To Clean Up Last Defenders

Largest Town On Two Captured By Marine Forces   Chief of U.S. Invaders Bent On Cleaning Up Island In Short Order

U. S. MARINES PROGRESS ON IWO ISLAND   Third Division With 1'/4 Miles Of North Coast

Carried Based Planes Hit Ryukyu Islands for Six Hours — Broudcast Dees Not Identify Any Specific Targets in Islands,

Marines Shove Jap Army Back   HARD FIGHTING THIRD DIVISION ADVANCES N Iwo

Flag-Draped City Pays Tribute To Chief Executive   President Parades Through Streets. To Cheers of Admirers

Truman Given Great Welcome Intlomecoming   President Later Today To Make Most Important Statement Of Career

PRESIDENT ‘ARRIVES AT KANSAS CITY   To Make Important Announcement This Afterncon

Truman Back in Kansas   President Given Rousing Welcome By Hometowners

900.000 To Be In First Six Months’ Dratt   On This Basis. Induction Rate Would Be 150,000 Men Monthly.   BEEN TAKING 60.000

THE WEATHER   700,000 Alse Wanted to Fill ‘Factory Jobs   Previous Induction Rate to Be Doubled, Patterson Renoris

ARMY 10 NEED 900,000 MEN BEFORE JULY      Patterson Urges Quick Passage of Nat’l Service Act

Over 900,000 Men Facing Draft Calls   Inductions for First Six Months to Be Boosted; Patterson Tells Concress

PLAN INDUCTION OF 900,000 MEN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1945  PATTERSON URGES CONGRESS ACT QUICKLY RE TIEVE MANPOWER CRISIS

PUT AT $00,000 FOR HALF YEAR   700,000 Others Needed For Work, Patterson Says In Service Act Plea

900,000 Men to Be Inducted   Patterson Says National Service Only Way to Meet Armed Force, Industry Needs

Rate of Induction Will Be Doubled   Patterson Says 900,000 Draftees to Be Needed First Six Months of Year, Twice Num-  ber Originally Considered Necessary.

Patterson Cites Great Boost In Military Demand   Figure Would Double Previous Expectations  of Draft Officials

900,000 MEN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1945   Induction for Armed Services Will Total That Number, Undersecretary Said.

QUOTA CALLS FOR 190,000 MEN MONTHLY   National Service Act Is Best Solution, Says Patterson

Inductions To Be Upped To 900,000   Patterson Says Need of Services Nearly Doubled

Armed Forces Need 900,00 Men af Least   Robert P. Patterson, Undersecretary of War Urges Some National Service Legislation

DRAFT WILL GET 900,000 MEN   First Six Months Of 1945 Due To Take Nearly Million Men In Selective Service.   CC  -~BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST

inductions Will be Increased   Patterson Urge: Quick Action On National Service Law

Favor Work Or Fight In Lack Of Men   War Department Says Some Form Of! Service le Needed

Patterson Says Induction Rate Must Be Doubled in Plea For National Service Law

INDUGTIONS 10 BE SPEEDED UP SOON   Approximately 150,000 / Month To Meet Militarv Demands

900,000 Men Will Be Inducted ta First Six Months Of 1945; ‘Need 700,000 For War Plants

900,000 Facing War Draft Call   Quotas Are Fixed For First Six Months

1,600,000 Men—900,000 for Service, 700,000 For War Work—Needed   Military Pleads National Ser v ice   Work Or Fight Plans Endorsed, But Draft Act Held Only Solution

150,000 T0 BE INDUCTED EACH MONTH   Undersecretary of War Tells Congress 900,000 Men Will Be Needed Before July

INDUGTIONS To Be DOUBLED UP   WILL CALL MEN AT RATE OF 150,000 PER MONTH

Inductions To Mount To 150,000 Monthly   Patterson Testifies To Urgent Needs Of Armed Services And War Industry.

To Double Induction Rate National Service Law Said~ ‘Necessary to Get Manpower

Solons Tackle Manpower Bill   Essential Jobs, War Nursing Head List —

900,000 Face Draft in Next Six Months, Patterson Says  Congress, Studying Manpower Needs, Hears Appeal for National Service Act

Plan To Induct 900,000 Men In Next 6 Months   Patterson Stresses Need For Quick National Service Legislation.

Induction For Armed Services  To Be Doubled   Congress Told That 900,000 Men Will Be Called During First Six Months of This Year.

WAR DEPT. AIDE PUTS INDUCTION AT 150.000 MONTH   Patterson's Estimate Almost Doubles Previous Expectation Need

Induction Rate To Be Increased Congress Told  900,000 Minimum Needed During  bkkecwes F hdawihen

Patterson Says That Manpower Needs Can Be Met Only By Service Act.

To Induet 900,000 In Six Months   Patterson Asks Prompt Enactment Of National Service Legislation As War Job Measure

Says 900,000 To Be Drafted In Six Months   Patterson Tells Congres:  Monthly Induction Rate  Will Be Set At 150, 7 000 Men

CONGRESS STARTS WORK ON TIGHTER MANPOWER LAWS   INCLUDES ESSENTIAL JOBS FOR 4-F’S AND DRAFTING OF NURSES

Increase in Draft Is Now in Prospect   Undersecretary of War Reveals Plans for Stepping Up  Inductions and Recommends National Service  Legislation - - Draft of Nurses Proposed

Patterson Asks Manpower Act Says Induciions in  First Half of 1945  Wil Re 900 ano

900,000 WILL BE TAKEN INTO ARMY SHORTLY   Quota for First 6 Months of 1945 Given by Robert Patterson

900,000DRAFT CALLEXPECTED   Will Be Minimum Figure, Patterson Says as Congress - Debates Work, Fight Bill

Inductions To Be Stepped Up   Patterson Says 1,600,000 More Persons Needed In Wor Effort

Speedy Work Draft Urged By Patterson   Armed Forces to Take 900,000 Men in Six Months, Congress Told

Draft Calls To Hit 900 000 For Six Months   Induction Rate To Be Twice That Indicated Earlier

Patterson Requests Congress to Adopt “Work or Fight’ Law      Military’ Needs 900,000 in First... Six Months, 700,000 Workers

Armed Forces Want 900.000 In Six Months   Argue Powerfully For . Legislation to Force ‘Work Or Fight’ Program Results

Manpower Draft, Nurse Conscription Before Congress   Legislation Designed as Club with Few Thoughts of Being Placed in Operation

Patterson Asks Help Of Congress in Drafting Workers   Army Will Take 900,000 or More, Official ~ Declares; Vacancies in Labor Must Be Filled; Bill Also Will Ask Nurses’ Call

Double Rate  Given Earlier Patterson Supports National Service Act

Patterson Says Inductions Will Have To Be Jumped to 150,000 a Month, ‘Almost Double Previous Expectations

Congress Told ‘Induction Rate Will Be Highei   War Department. Official Urges National Ser-Yice-Legistation

TIRE OUTPUT 1S PROBLEM   OPA SAYS PRODUCTION MUST BE INCREASED BEFORE RATIONING TO END 

Three Airmen Found Dead In Wreckage of Army B25 Somber in Missoula Area

Three Army Fliers Are Found Dead In Smashed Plane  Missoula Captain Ons Of Men Lost in  B-25 Bomber Crash

Administration Accused Of Deliberately Keeping  Servicemen In Uniform

SENATOR HITS DISCHARGE LAG   Navy Grants Added Points  For Overseas Service

Administration Accused Of Deliberately Trying To Keep Men in Uniform

CONGRESS IS HUNTING GOAT   WANTS TO BLAME SOMEONE FOR SLOW DISCHARGES

Flare of Red Guns 30 Miles Away  Stirs Berlin Panic   Bitter Fighting Rages for Last Nazi Fortress Blocking Soviet March on German Capital

Marshall May Enter Parley   Chinese Central Government Counter Communist Plan For Truce.

CHINESE OFFER COUNTER PLAN   Propose That Marshall Enter Discussions to Stop Hostilities.

Kuonintang Counters Red Plan for Truce with Pro posal that Gen. Marshall Umpire Peace Discussions.

Generalissimo Makes Bid to Communists to Join. Conalitien Reaime

Makes Bid For Peace In China... ..  Chiang Invites Chinese Communists To Join In A Unified Government

Counter Plan ls Proposed By Chiang   Would Bring Gen. Marshall Into Talks  For Truce

Chiang’s Group Suggests Marshall Attend Hearinas  Counter-plan’ Made   Counter-plan’ Made To Communist Plan for Truce

Chiang Wants Gen. Marshall Brought Into Discussions » For Ending Of Hostilities   Generalissimo Makes Outright Bid To Reds To Join Government To Unify Chine

Communists Are Asked To Name Parley Members   Outright Bid for Reds To Join in Government Voiced

Chinese Propose  Marshall Enter Talks For Peace   President’s Special Envoy May Be Callec Into Talks Between Government, Reds

News Day And Night   Americans Herd. Enemy Toward Sea With Flames, Bombs And Shells   Trap ped Foe Turns To Mass Suicides   Will To Fight Broken By Tremendous Pressure Of U. S. Arms

VENGEFUL OFFICERS MURDER: HUNDREDS OF OKINAWA JAPS. WHO TRIED TO SURRENDER   Mass Suicides With Grenades and Knives Fate of Many

CONQUEST OF OKINAWA SEEN IN TWO WEEKS   Tenth Army Veterans Seize Highest Hill On Plateau

Jap Officers Kill Own Men as They  Quit on Ckinawa   Disorganized Defenders Reach Suicide Stage in Island Battle

Japanese Officers Murder Their Own Troops Who Try To Surrender  ENEMY HERDED BY FLAME THROWERS  Many Kill Themselves With Grenades And Knives

To Prevent Surrender  OTHERS KILL THEMSELVES . __.. AS YANKS HERD THEM TOWARD SEA ON SOUTHERN OKINAWA...

Japs Kall Seores of  Own Men   Many Nips Commit Suicide As Enemy Folds On Okinawa

Murdered To Prevent Surrender   Many Other Trapped Jap. Suicide Rather than  Give Up

Rebellious Nips Killed by Leaders   Yanks Herd Okinawa Enemy Forces Into Pocket of Death

Yanks Close Pocket Trap On Okinawa   Mass Suicides Cut Ranks Of Defenders On Strategic Isle

JAPS KILLING UWN MEN ON BLOODY CLIFF   Leaders Shoot Hundreds of Screaming Troops at Okinawa Tip.

Chaos Breaks Out Among Okinawa Japs   Vengeful Officers Murder Hundreds Who  Tye ta Surrendar

Jap Officers Slay Hundreds Trying To Give Up Fight   ‘American Forces Herd Enemy Toward Sea -With Bombs, Artillery

Planes Smash Supply Lines Behind Front   Germans Given ‘Terrific Pounding Far Into Their Homeland

‘Nation Considers Plan fo Place Atom Bomb Under Control of Security Counc

WORLD COUNCIL MAY BE HANDED ATOMIC BOMB   Stettinius Says U. S, Considers Giving Over Custody

STETTINIUS ARRIVES IN LONDON   Says Atomic Bomb May Be Guarded by ‘Security Council

Proposal For Atomic Bomb   Stettinius  Reveals Plan  To Flace Bomb With World Council

Says U.S. Studies Plan To Give It To World Council   Remarks Seem Contrary To Official Anglo American Word

U.S. May Entrust Atomic Bomb to Security Counci   Likely to Use It to Enforce Permanent Peace, Says Stettinius

‘Stettinius Reveals U. a Considering = Proposal! to Put Weapon in Council Hands

U.S. MAY GIVE ATOM BOMB TO WORLD COUNCIL   As Aid in Peace Control

Three Plymouth Couples Married Last Three Days  Von Hagel-Westhof!  Roberts-Ludwigs and

POPULAR COUPLE. WED: APRIL 18   Clara Westhoff and Johr von Hagel United in Home Ceremony —-

Three Plymouth Couples Married Last Three Days  Von Hagel-Westhoff,  Roberts-Ludwigs and  Plendl-Meis Wedding

Martin Confers With Leaders   Holds Bi-Partisan Meets to Speed Action On Program

3i-Partisan Enactment Program   Governor Invokes Parleys To Speed Of His Ambitiou:

Gov. Edw. Martin Invokes Bi-Partisan Conferences ‘To Speed Laws Program

5 Prisoners Shot During Barracks Fire   Riot As Blaze Destroys Buildings

Debenture Measure Passes; Large Program Planned  Five-to-One Approval Is Accorded Road Financing Proposal

Highway Debenture Issue Approved.5 To One By © Montana Voters Tuesday

Liberated Yanks Voice Bitterness Declare Jap Guards  C40. Jy oD OTK

Japs’ Freedom Angers Prisoners   Yank Favors Chinese Occupation of Nippon

BOMBERS HALT NAZIS TRAFFIC   Reich Battered 12th Straight Day   Communications In State of Chaos

Nazi Transport Badly Crippled ~ By Air Smashes   Shattering Allied Sky On. slaughts Are Being Continued By U.S. Fliers   CLOSE SUPPORT TO GROUND ATTACK

American Airmen Batter Reich For 12th Straight Day, Crippling Nazis

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   SHATTERING SKY ASSAULT AIMED AT GERMAN INDUSTRY

GIVE ESTIMATE ABOUT HOUSING   3,200,099 Families Will Be Living ‘Doubled Up’ By End of Next Year.

Housing Price Ceiling Urged  Before Senate   Pressure For New Hoives Threateus Disastrous Inflation Unless Prices Are Curbed

——— ee  INFLATION STEP SEEN IN HOUSING PRESSURE   Senators Hear 3,200,000 May Live ‘Doubled Up’

“Ike” Grateful To His Troops   Gratitude and Admiration Expressed In  Message Closing SHAEF

aes ee WAITRESS WANTED Friee's Restaurant —Aa   BLUEBIRD POTTERY SELLING

 A. cAHE TAG TREE HAND   Will Go To Big Three Conference Without Prior Commitments

SENATE FILIBUSTER OVER TIDEWATER OIL LEASES ENDS AT DAWN  BILL PASSED TO THIRD READING AS DAWN  RRR sawere ACIrerm Mé hrrrnre

Shades Of Washington-Texas Senate Runs Inte  Full-Fledged Filibuster

DECORATED BY  NETHERLANDS   Lieut. Col. James H. Volk. mann of Concord One of ‘22 Americans Honored

REICH MILITARY RULE IMPROVED   Eisenhower Orders New Policies In Germany,  Cuts Red Tape

lke, Patton in 2-Hour Parley   ‘Blood and Guts’ Smile:  After Conference

PATTON CONFERS WITH EISENHOWER   REPORTS THIRQ ARMY CHIEF MIGHT BH OUSTED TERMIND “GOSSIP MONGERING.”

FRITZ KUKN'S WIFE, CAUGHTER ARRESTED      Were Living Comfortably on Funds Received From Nazi Party.

45th Division Has Captured Mrs. Kuhn   ‘Also Takes Daughter of German-American Bund Leader

CENSOR ATOM BOMB DETAILS   Stunned Enemy Admits New Weapon Has Done Great Damage.   WONDERING WHAT HK

Indicated Dust Cloud Made Up Of Structure   fron Censorship Clamped Ou Details Of Atom Attack On Japanese Army Base   Foes Not Certain What Did Hit Them   Osaka ‘Radio Suggests Ex‘tent of Dam age With Statement Trains In  Hiroshima Cancelled

NIP WAR ARE WONDERING WHAT HIT CITY   Japanese Talk of Several Bombs But Only Gne Was Dropped

lron Censorship Clamped on Atom Bomb in Pacific  Even Story too Mat far Guam to   Even Story too Hot for Guam to Handle for Public

Stunned Japanese Trying To Find What Hit Them   Cannot Believe Only One Blast Able To Cause Amount Of Destruction

New U. S. Atomic Bomb Does Great Damage to City   Stunned Enemy Finally Admits Bomb Hits With  Devastating Force.   Trains in Hiroshima District Cancelled

Iron Censorship Shrouds Atomic Bombing of City   Stunned Enemy Admit Great Damage Japs Try to Figure What Hit Hiroshima

Japanese Wonder What Hit Them; Admit Big Damage   Nips Unable to Cemprehend That Single Bomb was Used at Hiroshima, People Warned

Strict Censorship Clamped on Attack on Hiroshima Base   Railroads in Sector KO'd; Great Damage Is Admitted by Tokyo

STUNNED NIPPONESE ADMIT GREAT DAMAGE IS INFLICTED BY DESTRUCTIVE NEW WEAPON   Japanese Imperial Communique Broadcast By Radio Tokyo Hints War Lords are Scurrying to Determine What Hit Air Base   HIROSHIMA HIDDEN IN TOWERING CLOUD OF DUST   Japan's Fear Indicated In Unprecedented Radio Repori

Hiroshima Railroads Kayoed, Full Damage Yet To Be Revealed   Nips Seem Unable to Believe Devastation Caused By Only One Bomb; Superforts Smash Big Naval Arsenal, Mustangs Sweep in Over Airfields, Rail Yards, Shipping

CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT STRUCK - HIROSHIMA   Iron Censorship Clamped On Details By Allies   Continue Steady Pounding Of Japan: British Land Planes In Raid

MISSILE RESULT OF 10 YEARS OF LABORATORY WORK, RESEARCH BY U. 5. AND BRITISH SCIENTISTS

Enemy Says  New ‘Bombs’ Hit Homeland   Use Of Plural Indicates Cause Of Blast Could Not Be Determined.   IS PARACHUTE

( ensorship Put On Destruction At Hiroshima   Tokyo Communique Said Damage at Big Industrial Center  Cannot Be Slighted

Enemy Broadcast from Tokyo Hints War Officials Trying To Figure Out What Hit Hiroshima.   SENSORSHIP CLAMPED ON BY U.S. OFFICIALS

‘STUNNED JAPANESE ADMIT THAT NEW AND TERRIFIC WEAPON HAS LEFT DEVASTATION IN ITS WAKE

IRON CENSORSHIP  CLAMPED ON DETAILS  OF ATOMIC BOMBING JAPANESE ADMIT DE STRUCTION CONSIDERABL! > prnnr pall TRI STO

Stunned Ja‘-.nese Admit Great Damag’.-From New  Bomb; U.S. Still Silent

Enemy Admits New Bomb Damages Hiroshima Greatly   Japs Claim Bomb Parachuted, Explodes Before Hits Ground

[ronCensorship Shrouds Details  On Hiroshima   Stunned Enemy Finally Admits Great Damage - From Atom Bomb

Censors Cloak Ruin Caused by Atomic Bonl   Japs Admit ‘Considerable Damage to Hiroshima

“STUNNED NIPS FINALLY ADMIT DAMAGE GREAT   "Hiroshima Railroad Cancels Trains; Oiher Detoile Kent Serret

Silence, Dust Cloak Hiroshima Bombing Effect  Nips Admit Railway Facilities Erased

Japs Admit Great Damage by Bomb   Cannot Believe That Only One Missile Hit Hiro- .  shima Army Base   CENSOR ALL DETAILS   U. S. Sources Indicate Atom Explosive May Have Vaporized Buildings

Japs Admit Great Damage by Bomb   Cannot Believe That Onl; One. Missile: Hit Hiro- _ shima Army Base   U. S. Sources Indicate Atom Explosive May Have Vaporized Buildings

War Department Withholds Details Of Atom Results   Jittery Nip War Lords Rushing About Trying To Figure Out What Struck Army Base

Atomic Bomb Leaves Great Cloud Of Dust   B-29s Keep Up Pounding Of Japanese Cities

Censor Results Of Atomic Bomk On Hiroshima      Stunned Enemy Finally Admits That Terrific New Weapon Has Done Great Damaae

Missile Fell In Parachute, Enemy Says   Nipponese Blame Destruction of Army Base With Terrible Weapon on ‘American Impatience Over Slowness of Invasion’

“Considerable” Destruction Reported At Hiroshima While American Censorship Conceals Details Of Attack On Nipponese Army Base City—NMarianasBased B-29s Keep Up Continual Aerial Pounding Of Vital Targets In Japan

NIPS MYSTIFIED BY STAGGERING BLAST OF BOMB   WAR LORDS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT STRUCK ARMY BASE

U.S. Clamps Censorship On Details   Power of New Bomb Cannot be Slighted, Tokyo  Declares

Americans Indicate Great Cloud of Dust Might Have Contained Vaporized Buildings

Japs Finaily Admit Great Damage and Denounce Allies As Inhuman and  Barbaric.

Defails Of Destruction Not Disclosed   Vaporized Buildings May Have Been In Dust After Attack

Cruiser Blasted Off Luzon Goes  Back in Service   Columbia Suffered 184 Bomb Casualties In Lingayen Landings

Are You On Your Feet? Shoe Rationing  End Brings Relief to Walking Public

GERMAN GENERAL PAYS FOR CRIMES WITH HIS LIFE   Anton Dostler Dies Before Firing Squad in Italy.

Rabinof Concert To Be Here on Thursday, Mar. 22   Members of Kerrville Musie Club to Sponsor Miss Smith to Be Accompanist

Government Qutlines Program for Removal of Price Controls and Ceilings From Some Minor Commodities

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Chinese Attack Border Town   Jap Troops Fleeing Indo-China Blasted

PLANES FLAY JAP ESCAPE FROM SOUTH   Nipponese at Sea  From Indo-China  In Tonkin Gulf

KING AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM FREED   GERMAN SS TROOPS OVERPOWERED BY AMERICANS IN EFFECTING RESCUE.

King of Belgwwin And His Queen Now Liberatec   Seventh Army Find Them And Staff East of Salzburq —

President Praises Workers As America Gets Ready To Note Labor Day Holiday

Take Holiday, Workers Told   President States Nation Recognizes Right to Wage For Decent Living

Labor Dignity Is Reco enized   President For Wage To Good Living Standard

Truman Pays High Tribute To U. §. Labor   President's Comment Is Endorsed by Other Leaders as Labor Day Is to Be Celebrated

Yamashita Verdict Set for Friday   Special Session Hears Contradiction Charges

People Still. Using ‘Heil Hitler’ Salute; Nazi Meetings Held   Adenhauer Blames Growing Unrest On Allies’ Failure to Announce Definite Fature Policy for Reich

Japan Given More Blows In Non-Stop Air Offensive   Planes of Nimitz, MacArthur Groups Continue To Pound Stratesic Areas

Japs moving victims from target areas  Enenry ex pects greater blows

Nips Remove Refugees To North Isle   Superforts Blast Jap Homeland 8 Days Straight

Radio Tokyo Reports Many Relugees Being Moved; Jap Landings on Amoy Futile   Australian Troops on Southeast Borneo Make New Gains, Cut Jap Troops in the Island’s Major Refinery Area; Yank Warships Still Pounding Nipponese Coastal Installations

Nazis Fall Back 5-7 Miles Along 150-Mile Front   Eisenhower Bearing Down On Ruhr And Rhineland Centers Of Dusseldorf, Muenchen-Gladbach, Duisburg And Coblenz.

Eisenhower's Forces Capture 7,000 Prisoners; Four Armies Gain From  Five to Seven Miles All Along Line

Allied Planes Blast Stettin, Aid of Reds   450 Square Miles of Ruhr Laid Waste by Pounding From Air

Allied Planes Aid Russians On Baltic _      Pound U-Boat Base And Stettin in Support of Red Army; Lay Waste to Ruhr Valley

Over 2,000 U. S. Airplanes:  Slash Path Aeross Germany; Blast Baltie’s Installations

Russian Army Drive Gets Support From U.S. Bombers  British-Based Planes Pound German Baltic Coast Ports

U.S, RAIDERS AID RUSSIAN ARMIES   Stettin Assaulted As 2,100 : American Planes Strike

U.S. Planes Hit Baltic Coast In Support of Red Troops  Stettin and Nearby Naval Base Chief Targets in Heavy Attack

BLAST BALTIC COAST TARGETS   Mighty Armada Slashes Wide Path Across Northern Germany.

Yank Planes Support Red Advance   2,100 Aircraft Slash Wide Path Across  Northern Germany

U, S, PLANES HIT BALTIC COAST TO AID SOVIETS   Germans Say Swinemuende, Stettin Principal Targets

American Bombers Blast Nazi Bases On Baltic Coast  2100 U. S. Bombers   2100 U. S. Bombers Slash Path Across Northern Germany

Allied Warplanes Support Reds, Raid Baltic Objectives   5,000 Tons of Bambs Dropped on Dortmund, ViEBaat Navy Race Hit

Allied Air Blows Support Red Army   Bomb Stettin, Lay Waste Ruhr

Allied Bombers Blast Stettin   Also Hit Baltic U-Boat Base of Swinemuede In Support of Red Army.

U.S. Planes Blast Baltic Coast Ports   American Bombers Cut Path in Northern Germany in Support Of Russian Armies

Allied Bombers Have Laid Waste Vast Area In Ruhr   Main Yank Force Battering Nazi Strongholds Just Ahead of Russians

Mighty Armada Supports Reds  Stettin, Sub Base m bt ..35'..f. Ae

IR ARMADA LASTS PATH VER REICH   ore Than 2,000 American arplanes Slash Military nd Naval Installations In Garmanyv   IDS RED OFFENSIVE

Temperatures   Stettin Base Is Hit While Soviets Mass Near Berlin

Mighty Armadas of Planes Blast Path in North Germany   Attack on 1 Reich Cities Carried Into 28th Consecutive Day

Dortmund Hit By 1,000 RAF Heavy Bombers  5,000 Tons Dropped On City; Yanks Senc 650 Of 2,100 Planes To Baltic Port

MIGHTY ARMADA BLASTS GERMANY   MAIN FORCE HITS TARGETS IN PATH OF SOVIET ARIWES.

~ AndU-Boat Ba   Mighty Armada Of More “Than 2100 “Wareraft; Reported Over Germaiiv

YANKS SHOWER BOMBS ON FOE BALTIC BASES   Over 2,100 U. S. Planes In Attack Supporting the Russian. Armies

Mighty Yank Air Armada Hits Reich   More Than 2,100 Planes Slash Wide Path Acrosce Northern Germany

3100 Planes Slash Path Across Reich   AMERICAN WARPLANES BLAST TARGETS IN RED ARMY DRIVE’S SUPPORT

MORE HONORS. FOR M'ARTHUR   TRUMAN ORDERS DSC FOR PACIFIC CHIEFTAIN

Truman Approves Award Of Distinguished Serv. Medal to Gen. MacArthuec

RGRARRC Rt tin sts seein eel CINCINNATI PLANT TO TAKE STRIKE VOTE

$104,084,864 IS LEFT    State Funds Have Five Million Less Than End of July

‘BIG 4° RULE DUE FOR RHINE, RUHR   Churchill Reported T aki ng Proposal To Conference —

4-Nation Rule For Germany   Churchill Will Take That Proposal to Big Three Conference

CHURCHILL HAS POSTWAR PLAN   Advocates Four-power Control Of German Ruhr, Rhine-. land, $s Report

Identity Of Killer Kuown, Police Say   Meanwhile, Husband of Woman Slain With Friend, Held for Ouestionine

Patton’s Coup Surprised Own High Command   General Ducked His Superiors To Make Sauer River Crossing

DOG JEALOUSY FATAL TO BABY   Child’s Neck Broken In Sudden Attack By Family Pet

NEW ORDER ON FILING CLAIMS BY VETERANS      Makes Ineffective State Law On Affidavits By Service Groups

Wonder Tire  ls Announced   Synthetic Products ‘Better’ Than Pre-War

SECRET OFFER TOVICHY TOLD BY CHURCHILL   Nazi Rule Too Strong To Permit Treaty, Says Minister

Churchill Discloses Britain Negotiated With Vichy in 1940   Comes as Answer To Marshal Petain’s Assertion of Treaty Talks with England

Churchill Explains 194 Vichy Talks   Says British . Tried "To Keep Up French Resistance

Secret Talks With Vichy Admitted   Too Much Under Nazi Control to Give Assurances,  Churchill Says

BRITAIN TRIED TO DEAL WITH VICHY IN 1940   Churchill Reveals Negotiations, But Says ‘German Duress’ Too Apparent

British Contacts Vichy in 1940  But Churchill Says Government Too Mucl

BRITISH WORK IN SECRET WITH VICHY RULERS   Churchill Reveals Messages Sent Through Neutral Capital to French

Declares Nazis Dominated Vichy  Churchill Tells of Secret Neaotiations

Britain Had Secret Talks With Vichy   Churchill Says, However, Government Too Much Under Nazi Duress

Churchill Says He Had No Assurance French Fleet Would Not Go to Nazis

Reds Threaten to Seal Off Danzig Region  Capture of Five   Capture of Five Fortress Towns Reported by Stalin

Capifal Folk Hifch-Hike or Walk to Work   Strike of Transit Company Drivers Ties Up Transportation In Washington

Workers Walk Or Hitch-Hike To Employment   Thonsands Beg For Spots in Ever-Crowded Taxieabs While Others Are Stranded Near Homes .   Union Demands 320c An Hour Pay Boost   Offered 7 Cents; Transit Company Says Walkout Terminates Present Working Aercement

WASHINGTON BUSES AND STREET CARS WERE IDLE TODAY    DRIVERS MEET IN UNION ‘SESSION AND DECIDE CON. TINUE MEETING ~

Huge Bombs Hit Sub Pens   Divebombers Cripple or Destroy More Than 100 German Tanks

11-Ton Bombs Hurled on Nazi U-Boat Pens   R. A. F. Lancasters Hit Installations  At Farge, Northwest Of Bremen: Announced

U-BOAT PENS NEAR BREMEN ARE BLASTED   Small Weser River Shipbuilding Town Near Vegesback Hammered By  RAF Lancasters   BERLIN AGAIN VISITED

RAF Hurls 11-Ton Bombs on Subs   Rain Huge Explosives On Submarine Pens; Air Suppert to Allies

R.A.F. Bombers Rip Sub Pens  Allied Planes Also Blast 100 German :  Le ee Pe Levene

SUBMARINE PENS AT FARGE HIT BY RAF LANGASTERS   They Hurled 11-Ton -Voleano Bombs on the Opdectives: for the First :   NORTHWEST OF BREMEN   Weather Had Curtailed Air Operations Over Gerniany During the Morning. 

House Approves  Se Cont tabor Control  “Menpower Bill sant Ta Senate

New Labor Fight Brews For Capital   House Will Face Showdown on Compromise Manpower Legislation

Byrnes Gets Wide Rule Over Workers   Employers Also Under His Jurisdiction in Compromise Bil!

HOUSE PASSES MANPOWER AGT   Compromise Measure Sent To Senate For Debate

PROTEST ORDER ON WILLOW RUN   WORKERS SAY COMMUNITY WILL BE WIPED OUT

Responsibility for Settlong China's Internal Problems Up To Mao.

*Puts Responsibility Up To Communist Leaders For — Settling Problems   Move For Parley Meets In Refusal   Insurgent Forces In North Told They Cannot Participate In Surrender

Chiang Warns Chinese Reds   Puts Issue of Civil War Squarely Up to Them

CIVIL STRIFE THREAT GAINS IN CHINA AREA   Chiang Asks Communist Leaders Again to Attend Parley

Chiang Asks: Cooperation From China’s Communists   "Responsibility Put On Outhiw Leader

Reds Can Avert Civil War, Chiang Reminds World   Generalissimo Puts Matter Squarely Up To Communists

Chiang Renews Appeal To Communists To Attend Meeting, Avoid Civil War

Chiang Renews Appeal To Reds  For Conference   Invites Communist Leaders To Attend Parley In Chungking.

PRESIDENT IS INAUGURATED FOR 4TH TERM   Takes Oath On South Portico Of White House

Roosevelt Pledged To Durable Peace   Inaugural Speech Hits Isolationist Theory

Roosevelt And Truman Take Oath Of Office At Noon Todav   By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correcnann tan’   Electoral Colle Ze Hosts At Famer

Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugurated As President For Fourth Time   Text Of President’s Fourth Inaugural Address

Ceremonies Witnessed By 7,000   Promises Better Days After - Period of Supreme Tests and Sacrifice

AMERICA MUST MAKE. PEACE WITHOUT FEAR   Roosevelt Says Allies . Going Through Period -of Supreme Test -

Takes Oath In Simple  Ceremony   Day of Historic Inauguration Opens With Prayer

President Takes Oath of Office For Fourth Time   Two-Inch Snow Covers White House Turf At  Washington Ceremony

PRESIDENT — TAKES OATH. FOURTH TIME      Chief Justice Stone Swore Executive i in  For Another Term

Truman Welcomes Parley Delegates   President Dedicates The Assembly To Task Of Forging Permanent Peace Article

UnitedNations Begin Task Of Forging  Peace Plan   ‘Truman and Others Voice Confidence Despite Split Over  Polish Government

Chaos or World Order Kor Peace Rests With Parley. Says President

"Face choice of chaos or  . 9 world peace  Aims and tasks outlined by chie

PEACE ISSUE IS PUT TO PARLEY BY PRESIDEN]   Truman Opens San Francisco Conference Of 46 United Nations   REAL BUSINESS WILL GET UNDERWAY TODAY!

Truman Opens Conference with Plea for Peace   Asks Delegates To Be come ‘Architects of Better World’

Truman Opens Parley; Talks Of Peace Aims   President Welcomes Delegates to United Nations Conference—Poland‘s Place at San Francisco Gathering Is Still Unsettied

WORLD PEACE RALLY OPENED BY PRESIDENT   CONFERENCE OF 46 NATIONS HOPEFUL IN BIG TASK

Calls Delegates ‘Architects Of a Better World’ Spirit Of Confidence Is Apparent

Polish Question Daly ‘Dark Cloud {s Meet Begins  Flag at Half Staff Honors Roosevelt at San Francisco Scene

San Francisec Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL from the ASSOCIATED PRESS

Truman Addresses Opening Session   Delegates Are Told They Have Opportunity To Continue World In Chaos Or Form Peace

PARLEY OPENS WITH ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT   Confidence Voiced As Delegates of 46 Nations Meet   Leahy Will be Petain  Witness, Paris Rumor

Jap Officials lo.Be Removed   (sen. Hodge Claims Early Action Expected; 100,000 Yanks Will Arrive.

U.S. ASSURES REMOVAL OF KOREA JAPS   Nips Boast They Will Return Within 20 Years

Molotov Confer: With President On Vital Issues  Russian Official As      Russian Official Arrives by Plane Enroute to Parley

ARMY RELEASE SCORE NOT TO CHANGE SOON   Stimson Says Count Will Be Revised Later To Discharge 700,000 e

Will Maintain Pr resent Point ‘s Score Of 85   To Be Rev ised Later te Pr ‘ovide Discharge of ‘Additional 700, 000  Troops .

POINT SYSTEM REMAINS SAME   Number Of Points Needed For Discharge’ Remains At 85; Army Changes Its Mind.

Point Total For Discharge To Be Left At 85 Until 800,000 Men Are Released

No Immediate Change to Be Made in Point Score for Soldiers’ Release

NOT TO LOWER POINT SYSTEM   Army Will Revise Score Early Next Year

ARMY TO HOLD TO 85 PINTS   ‘Present Score To Stand  Until 800,000 Men i Are Released

POINT oGORES REMAIN AT 8!   800,000 Men Being Released; Score to Be Revised Later.

Reduction Postponed By Army   No Changes Are Planned Until 800,000 Have Been Released Under Present Program

Army Postpones New Point Score   U.S. Casualties Up 1355 in Past Weak

Army To Keep Point Score At $3 Until  800, 00 Men With That Score Released   Army Now Says It Does Not Know When New Score Will Be Made Konwn,

Change Planned In Point Score For Discharges   Present Figure To Remain Until 800,000 Are Freed

NEW DISCHARGE SCORE STUDIED.   ‘Present Point Score  Wal Be Left at 85.

Discharge Points To Remain af 85   Plan to Revise System Is Halted Temporarily

Point System Stands at 85   Army to Lower Score After 800,000 Men Are Discharged

Point System For Discharges Goes Unchanged  a ae   Stimson Announces 8: Figure Remains Until 800,000 Men Given Their Releases

Army Plans to Keer Present Point System for While  First 800,000 Men  Will Qualify  On Present Setup

War Secretary Says Revision Planned Later   *Provide for 800,000 Service Discharges Now, 700,000 by Next Year

Point Score Still Is 85.   Army Says Score Will Be Revised Later to Discharge 700,000 More Men By June 1, 1946

ARMY POINT SCORE WILL STAY AT 85   That Figure to Remain in Effect Until 800,000 Men Have Been Discharged, Then It Will Be Revised, Stimson Says.

REMAINS AT 8 UNTIL 800,000 MEN RELEASED   An Additional 700,000 to Be Discharged Under New Score by June ist Next Year

STILL =85 POINTS   Army Announces Discharge System Will Remain at Old Figure

Army Leaves Discharge Point Score at 85   Until 800,000 Men Are Released; Then Plan Revicsian

SOVIET HANGS THREE NAZIS   Two Generals, Non-Com Pay for Tortures

RESENTMENT IN FRANCE OVER INTER VENTION   Gen. Charles DeGaulle Accuses London of Stirring Up Trouble In East.

France Accuses British Of Trying To Direct Levant   High French Officials Claim British Take Over Censorship

British-French Relations Under Serious Strain  British Accused Of

FRENCH SAY BRITISH T0 RUN LEVANT   Trouble in Syria Far from  Cleared Up

BRITISH WANT CITY. CONTROL   Enarcasel Resentaient Aroused Among French by Prime Minister Churchill’s Intervention — in Syrian Affair.

FRENCH BLAME ENGLAND FOR SYRIA CRISIS.      General DeGaulle Accuses British for Stirring Trouble as France Resents Intervention.

SAY INTERIOE CENSORSHIP IS NOW TAKEN OVER   “High Quarters in Paris Increase Resentment Already Felt

FAMILIES BEING MOVED OUT BY ENGLISH UNITS   Reports Say British Have Taken Over Interior Censorship In Area   DE GAULLE MAKES CHARGE   Resentment Among French Aroused By New Reports And Accusations

Tommies Move Frenchmen Out of Cities   Paris Says England Has Seized Cables. Censorship

BRIToH SEEK CONTROL OVER LEVANT. CLAIM   Seize Interior Censorship Says French; Resentment Increased Over Intervention In Levant  * pepe   ACCUSE BRITISH OF CAUSING DIFFICULTY

FRENCH SCORE BRITISH MOVES IN LEVANT   Charge English Are Trying To Seize Complete Control

JRUMAN UPHOLDS ODT AUTHORITY JN RAIL DISPUTE   ORDERS CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE T. P, & W. RAILROAD

1,353 PRISONERS REPORTED TAKEN   Allied Planes Sink Ten Jap Ships in Strikes From Formosa to Borneo; Cagayan Caves Cleaned Out

Marshall, Hull, Stark Cited in Army, Navy Report on 1941 Disaster   Truman and Stimson Defend High Officers, Indicate No Courts Martial Being Planned ; General Feeling Was Japs Wouldn’t Hit Hawaii First

Chief of Staff Is Defended  ‘By Truman   Army Board Says Hull’s ‘Ultimatum’ Pressed the Button

PEARL HARBOR'S SECRET REPORTS SCATTER BLAME   Marshall, Hull, Kimmel, Shert And Others Are Mentioned   MATTER IS CLOSED PRESIDENT STATES

Veil on Pearl Harbo Disaster Lifted; \Officials Criticized   President Truman Goes-to Defense of Gen. Marshall and Former’ Secretary of State Cordell Huil

rman Strongly Defends (hiel of Staff; Stimson Risesin Defense of Hull   Army Board Finds Marshall Failed to Keep Hawaiian Army Command Fully Informed; Hull Document to Japs Said Regarded as (ltimatum: Stark, Gerow, Short Censured

Pearl Harbor Report Hits Marshall, Hull   President Joins Stunson  In Defense of Leaders

Marshall Defended by Truman and Stimson As Reports Are Made Public; Stark, Gerow, Kimmel and Short Blamed

Gen. Marshall and Hull Are Criticized in Army s Report on Pearl Harbor   Chief of Staff Failed To Fully Alert Bastion; Former Secretary of State Presented Japan with Ultimatum at a Time when Armed Forces Were Trying To Stall for Time To Get Prepared .

High Officials Criticized For  Dee. 7th Attack   Gen. George C. Marshall Scored by Army Board But President Strongly Defends Him—Conaress Asks.Courts Marshals

SOME SOLONS WANT COURT MARTIAL OF PEARL HARBOR AFFAIR   Secrets Of Pearl Harbor Revealed By President

Solons Probe Missing Note  On Jap War   Hitherto Secret Survey Shows Navy Once Split On Merging Forces

Air Power to Dominate War in Pacific, Which. Is Fought at Inconceivable Distances 

The dir War on Japan Prospects of an Early U.S. Air Supremacy Over Japan Are Good

Air Power To Dominate War In the Pacific   Blockade, Not Invasion, May End it; Need Few Of Europe’s Planes:

THE AIR WAR ON JAPAN——  NIPPON IS JUICY TARGET, BUT DISTANCE AND WEATHER MAKE IT HARD TO REACH ©

RUSSIA MARES PACT WITH YUGOSLAVIA   Treaty To Be in Effect for 20 Years

Fifth Session Of Ministers. Held Today   Stalin Reported In Fine Health After Vacation. Molotov Entertains

Police Recover Lost Boy; Hold  » Young Woman   Lad Missing From Buffalo, N. Y., Since July 3 Found in Mississippi

COUNTY BUDUE! ADOPTED FOR ENSUING YEAR   END OF WAR MAY BRING RETIREMENT TOP COMMANDERS

HOUSE STOOD PAT AGAINST ASKING FOR SECURITY EXTENSION  PROGRAM WOULD EXTENE   PROGRAM WOULD EXTEND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO FARMERS. OTHERS

HOUSE STOOD PAT AGAINST ASKING FOR SECURITY EXTENSION  PROGRAM WOULD EXTEND SOCIAL SECURITY BENE-

TRUMAN ASKS CONTINUATION OF INDUCTIONS   Cautions Against Toc Early Formal End Of the War

Continuation Of Draft Requested By President   Truman Suggests Two-Year Limit On Service by Nev Army Inductees

Truman Want 2-Year Limit for Inductees   President Requests Continuation of Selective Service

Draft Extension  ls Recommended    wartime powers. NIaew Diahetian 18. Vear-Olac«

alton Disappointed Over Failure 0 Be Assigned to the Pacific War

Court ls Told Of Cannibalism At Belsen Camp   BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

BELSEN PRISON HORRORS BARED   Human Bodies Eaten By Hunger-Crazed; Filth Envelops Camp

Russian Forces Smash Across Neisse Rive   ‘Series Of Fierce Attack: _ Launched Along Blazing 60-Mile Front, Moscow Reports   PLANNED GERMAN ATTACK FRUSTRATED

RUSSIANS PIERCE RIVER DEFENSES AT MANY POINTS   Cottbus Immediate Target; Planes Open Pathways for Engineers

AED TROOPS "SMASH LINE ALONG RIVER   MOBCOW SAYS GERMANS HAVE HAD MORE THAN Mit. 2 LION CASUALTIES IN . TWO MONTHS

SUVIETS HANMER Al MIIESSE RIVER DEFENSE LINES   Cot:bus Is Objective of Dr.ves All Alonz 60-Mile Front

Many Cities Voting Toaay   Elections Watched for Hints of Future Trend; P.A.C. Detroit Issue

Eve Elections For Hint of  T hings to Come   Greatest Interest Seems to be In Detroit, Mich.

FIRST POST-WAR ELECTIONS HELD   Clues to [946 Campaign Sought in Results of Today's Vote   DETROIT RACE IS HOT

Nation Eyes Vote Trend   “Off Year’ Elections Today May Give Some Indications for 1948

Politicians Look To Today's First ‘Postwar Elections For Public Trenc

CITIES SEEN KEY T0 TRENT   Detroit, New York Mayoralty Races Top Balloting

Party Leaders Regard The Result As a Testing Ground For 1946 Gubernatorial Fight   PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS AT A GLANCE

Cit v Elections MayHintTrend In 1948 Ballot   Politicians Eye Voting In Principal Cities In East And West

Voting Is Normal Jn First Elections Since War’s End   Extra-Large Turnout In Detroit’s Mayor Race; Politicians Look To New York Raeslt

MASS ESCAPE AT REFORM SCHOOL   HUNTING 96 FUGITIVES WHO ARE STILL AT LARGE

45 BOYS STILL AT LARGE FROW STATE SCHOOL   Police, Farmers Comb -Vicinity.

MASS ESCAPE FROM IOWA BOYS’ SCHOOL   96 Inmates of . Institution.  Still At Lares

FUEL REFINERY HIT BY BOMBS ON B-29 RAIDS   Third Fleet Nears Its 36th Hour of Radio Silence In Tokyo Waters

FRESH BLOWS ME AWAITED. BY JAPANESE   POWERFUL WARSHIP. AND “CARRIER FORCE ‘MOVING TO  NEXT OBJECTIVE IN COM.”  . PLETE SECRECY 

Stockholm Paper Says Generals Ask Fuehrer to Resiga Preparatory io  Armistice Move 1

Fighting Spreads In Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon   Toll Mounts in Anti-Jewish Rioting; Cairo Students Attack Police, Other Mobs Stone British in New Uprisings

12 Die. 500 Hurt As Arabs Riot  Asainst Jews  Policemen Mowed Down Before ’ , Wut Geeeee: aevech . Sysenr” Gamay

BALLOT TODAY ON ENDING STRIKE   MICHIGAN POWER WORKERS TO PASS ON AGREEMENT REACHED AT PARLEY.

30-DAY STRIKE CLAUSE REPEAL BEING SOUGHT   Laber Department Says “Section Harmful To Industrial Peace   LABOR STATEMENT BY TRUMAN POSTPONED

PowerCompany. Union Leaders  Reach Accord   Strike Settlement Subject to Approval By Union Membership

Change Sought In Section Of U.S. Labor Act   Assistant Secretary Urges Abandoning 30-Day © Strike Clause

Michigan Warns Utility Workers Who Are Striking   Governor Says State : Ready to Operate Plants

POWER STRIKE ENDED QUICKLY   Acceptance Of 15-Cent Pay Increase Subject To Ratification

see 6S WEEN oe  B-29's Make 3,600 Mile Flight From India: No Losses

Nazis Claim Maginot Line Breakthrough  Report “Heaviest   Report “Heaviest Fiaghtina of War”

Nation’s Death Toll Up To 30   Sparta Is Coldest Spot In State With -22 But Montana Town Reports 33 Below

CLOSE TO FREEZING   Cold Winds From Montana Sweep ing Into Kansas

Yule Decorations Set at Depots  A.W. V.S. Sponsors Veterans’ Treat

Yule Decorations Sef at Depots A.W.V.S. Sponsors  Vatarnne’ Tun nc

Jap Emperor  Soon To Name  New Premier New Cabinet Head   New Cabinet Head To Be Prepared To Obey MacArthur

Yoshida Is Rumored As Jap Premier   MacArthur Will Have Final Say As to Who Will Form Cabinet

MIKADO MAY NAME A PREMIER TODAY; 2 MEN MENTIONED   Konoye and Yoshida Figure in Speculation—Appointee Must Have MacArthur's Approval.   STUDENT BAYONET DRILLS ABOLISHED   I'wenty-One Suspected War Plotters Transferred to Omori Prison Camp Near Tokyo.

Career Diplomat Whom Japanese Brass Hats Had Jailed and Snubbed May Be Accepted By Emperor.

Yoshida Rumored New Jap Premier  ee   Jailed by Militarists Near End of War

YOSHIDA BELIEVED NEW JAP PREMIER   Former Ambassador To Great Britain Repatedly Opposed Japanese Arvzressicon

Maj. Gen. Rose Shot By German Tankman As General Started To Surrender Arms

Brilliant 3rd Armored Chief Killed... . .  Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Shot To Death After He Surrendered ToGermans

General Rose Is Shot While  Surrendering   Brilliant Commander Of Third Armored Division Killed By Tankman In Paderborn March 30

General Rose Shot By German Captor   Brilliant Third Armored Division Leader Lost Life Near Paderborn March 30 as He Started to Surrender Arms Following Capture.

General Rose Shot to Death After’ Capture   German Tankman Fires Fatal Shot as General Started to Surrender

General Shot Surrendering   May Have Been Result of Misunderstanding By Nazi Tankman As Reached  For Pistol

GENERAL SLAIN GIVING UP ARMS   Nazi Tankman Shoots Rose Third Armored Chief

Reveal Maj. Gen. Rose Shot to Death By Nazi Tankman While Surrendering Arms

Gen. Rose Shot To Death By Nazi While Surrendering Arms After Being Captured   Drilled Through Head As He Lifted His Pistol Holder From His Shoulder

Gen. Maurice Rose Captured And Shot By Nazi Tankman      Commander of Famed 3rd Armored Division Slain After Surrendering.

—GENERAL SLAIN— U.S. Tank General Slain By Nazi As He Surrenders Gun

General Shot By Germans   Maj. Gen. Rose'Killed By Nazi Tankman As He Was Surrendering

Gen. Maurice Rose Shot fo Death as Starts to Surrender   American Commande Reaches to Take Off Gun When Shot

Gen. Rose Shot Tn Head By Foe   German ‘Tankman Shoots General As He Started To Surrender His Arms.

Rabbi Rose Says His Son's Death Example of Jewish — ‘lave of Liberty, Freedom’

Popular American General Is Slain By Nazi as He Tried to Surrender

MAJOR GEN. ROSE, ARMORED DIVISION COMMANDER, SLAIN  SHOT TO DEATH BY GER MAN TANKMAN AS HE WAS SURRENDERING ARMS

Commander of Third Armored Group Killed While Trying to Surrender

New Deal Demos To Map Strateqy  Far-Reaching Measures Ta Re Puched hv Greaun

NEW SECURITY PLAN PROPOSED   Democratic Group Draws Up Legislative Program

Wage-Price Issue Threatens Success of Labor Parley   CIO Demand That Conference Take Up WagePrice Question Opposed by Management and AFL.

Latter To Fight Until Free Passage Out of Country Is Obtained   ‘§ NOT CLARIFIED   White House Declares No Official Announcement On Surrender

WILL TURN COOLER   Pleasant Weather ~ Forecast for Tused sday in Kansas

Truman Calls Hoover for Food Parley   Former President Will Advise on Feeding the World

Truman Asks Hoover Views   Ex-President Invited To Food Conference

OPA Sets Price Ceiling Cottons   Expect More Cotton Garments On Shelves By Early Summer.

Cotton Garments Ceilings Imposed By Government  First Step in Move    First Step in Move To Return Low Priced Clothing to Stores

OPA Announces Cotton Garment  Price Ceilings .   Object. Is To Place Low, Medium Priced Coeds Back oi). Shelves

Pay Antidote Sought to End Labor Strife   Government Seen Favoring Increase Of 90 Per Cent

RED DEMAND IS REJECTED   U. S. Refuses to Invite Pro visional Government of  Poles to’ Frisco:

Warsaw Group Again Turned Down by U.S.   Second Red Demand of Seat for Protege at Frisco Rejected

U.S. Rejects  Soviet Demanc Second Time   L. S. Refuses to Invite Warsaw Provisional Government to Attend San Francisco Parley

POLISH QUESTION STILL DEADLOCKED   State Department Again Refuses to Accept Poles at Conference

U. S. Rejects Russian ‘Polish Demand   Resultant Impasse Leaves Officials Somewhat Worried

U.S. Rejects Red Demand On Poland Second Time - ells Worried   - Officials Worried Concerning Effects On Coming Meeting At San ie ash aes

POLISH IMPASSE WORRIES BIG :   U. 5. Rejects Red Demand For Warsaw Delegation At San Francisco

BELGIAN PREMIER AND CABINET RESIGN   Ministers Step Down as Deputie: Debate Whether to Overthrow Government.

WILL DEFEND VIENNA   Seysz-Inquart Has Been Rushed to Austria From Holland

OPPOSE KILLING, SOLDIER SAYS   Favors World in Which All Men Live Peaceably

Contraband On Hospital Ship Of Japanese   Additional 882 Japs Killed Past Three  Days On Luzon

Jap Hospital Ship Carries Contraband   Faked Soldier Patients Are Found Aboard as Safe Conduct Privilege Is Abused by Nip Military

MacArthur Seizes Nip ‘Hospital’ Ship Moving War Supplies Past Blockade

Japs Misused Hospital Ship   Took War Supplies Under Red Cross ‘Free Conduct’; Yamashita Rumored Killed

JapHospital ShipFound Carrying Ammunition, [Caked Soldier-Patients

Jap Hospital Ship Is Caught Moving War Supplies and Soldiers Through Allied Blockade of the East Indies

Jap ‘Hospital’ Ship Is Troop Carrier   Vessel Sailing Under Red Cross Is Proven Laden With Arms and Troops

GENERAL MACARTHUR’S EPITAPH \FOR BROKEN JAPAN IS STARKLY TAND STARTLINGLY REALISTIC

MacArthur’ s E pitaph For Japs Jolting   Smashing .of Empire Creates 2 Vacuum In Orrent.and Poses Question : {Who Takes  ‘Nippon’s Place As  e Lower? .

~The. World Today   ty DeWITT MACKENZIE TA eolen Affaire Analtsi}

CHANGES IN NAVY SETUP ARE ORDERED   Truman’s Plans for Reorganizing Armed Forces Taking Shape

Military Plan Taking Shape   Truman Asks Wide Navy Reorganization

TRUMAN ORDERS NAVY CHANGES   TIPOFF GIVEN FOR  SERVICE REORGANIZING

NEW PLAN FOR ARMED FORGES TAKING SHAPE      President Gives Tipoff In Ex * clusive Order To Ghange Navy

Truman Affects Sweeping Change  In Naval Set-Up   Duties of Commander , In-Chief Combined With Operations

TRUMAN ORDERS NAVY SHAKE-UP AS EXPERIMENT   Recommendations For Changes In The Army To Be Next

Truman Pattern For Reorganizing Navy Shapes Up   Sweep Changes Asked In Department By Chief Executive

TRUMAN'S PLAN TOREORGANIZE FORCE SHAPING   President Directs Merger of Two Top Navy Positions and Orders Consolidation of Various Bureaus.

WILL COMMEMORATE VICTORY OF ALLIES   Chalfont To Have Observ ance in Honor of World War II Veterans   TO LAST ONE WEEK

“Drive Hammers Defenses of Reich on 37-Mile “Front Near Breslau; Other Forces Close in on Poznan, Narrow Escape Roule From East Prussia

Amount Fixed For War Chest Fund Goals Unchanged  Fund Collected Will Cover Longer Period Of Time

County War Chest Drive Is — Coming Up Soon      DICKINSON. COUNTY'S WAR CHEST QUOTA FIXED AT 283,035.00

Amount Fixed For  War Chest Fund —  Goals Unchanged Fund Collected  Will Cover Longer D..°. I AE Tine

Health Problem Is Topic Here   200 Attend Parley Wednesday Night

COUNTY HEALTH PLAN OUTLINED   Up To Berrien, Say Two State Health Board  : Members

Two Crossings Of Rhine River  Are Achieved   First And Third Armies Wipe Out Nazi Pocket Northwest Of Coblenz

American Troops Smashing Deeper From Bridgehead   Tank-Led And Air-Supported Yanks Enlarge Hold East Of River; Trapped Germans In Coblenz Area Wiped Out By Doughboys

FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES © WIPE OUT GERMAN POCKET. NORTHWEST OF COBLENZ«

IST ARMY IN TWO RHINE CROSSINGS NEAR REMAGEN   Joint Blows Wipe Out German Pocket N.W. Of Coblenz

Millions of, Prisoners a Big Problem   (More German Soldiers Than Allies in the Occupied  Territory

Prisoners Bring  Allied Problem   Over Six Million  Germans Give Up

Osaka Arsenal Is Thought Ruined   Explosion Blows B-29’s Half Mile

Jap Arsenal Believed Hit   Violent Explosion - Follows Osaka Raid

OSAKA ARSENAL BELIEVED BLOWN UP BY B-29S   Terrific Explosion Damages Two Planes

MORE PAPERS NEEDED   Dephity Sheriff Plana to Leave in - Morning for Tennessee

MORE PAPERS NEEDED   Deputy Sheriff Plans to Leave in : leralae for Tennessee

Ake And Joe Will Decide When To Yell “Uncle” For Adolf The Silent

V-E May Not Be Day Two Fronts Link Up   Writer Says Victory Probably Will Be Proclaimed Between That Time and End of All Fighting, Which May Drag Into Winter.

Fighting in Reich May Not be Ended Until Late in Fall   V-E Day Proclamation Likely to be Result of Allied Agreement

V-E Day Expected by Allied Proclamation, But Fighting May Continue Until Winter

REICH FIGHTING MAY CONTINUE UNTIL WINTER   V-E Day Expected by Allied Proclamation; Linkup of Allies Near

Stalin to Join Eisenhower in ‘V-E Day Report   Official War's End to Come Somewhere Between Allied Linkup, Fight Cessation

Allies May Proclaim V-E Day  Fighting In Germany May Last Through Winter, Shaef Hints

Headquarters Says V-E Day to Come Long Before Fighting Ends   Allied High Command Says Germany No Longe Has Cohesive Front Nor Coherent Command In West; Collapse of East Defenses Sighted

No: ‘Cohesive: C€ ommand In Nazi Forces   Mm E Day Proclamation To Come After Linkup Of “Allied Rorces

Long-Awaited Allied Linkup Is Near But War i in Europe May Not End Then

3 Fighting May Continue In Germany Until Winter; ‘ Expect V-E Day By Proclamation, Not Surrender

Yanks May Fight into Next Winter   Won’t Be Regarded  As Active Phase of European War; Nazis Withdraw into Pac-las-

SPOT FIGHTING IN. GERMANY MAY GO ON FOR LONG TIME   Although It Would Not Be Regarded As An Active Battle Phase Mop-Up Fighting Of Nazi Guerilla Bands Could Go On Until Winter.

German Army's Cohesive Front Is Destroyed   But V-E-Day Will Come After Allied Linkup:.: And‘End of Fighting: ::

The Linking of Allied Armies Splitting of Germany InTwo Will Not End the War   V-E Day: Will Come Some Time After the Meeting of the West-East Armies and By Proclamation

American - Russian Junction Near, But V-E Dav Will Not Come Then

Germans Stull Fight Fiereely On East Front   Lack Coherent Command In, Weat_But. Fighting  May Continue In Some Areas For Long Time

V-E DAY WILL COME BY ALLIED PROCLAMATION   Fighting Likely To Continue On Into Next Winter

Allied Link-Up to Mark Only Beginning of End for Nazi Gang   Tokyo Left Ablaze By Superfort Raid   Japs Admit Their Situation on Okinawa Getting Worse While Yanks Take Heavy Toll of Suicidal Air Attackers

EUROPE BATTLE MAY CONTINUE   Fighting Until Winter Ir Isolated Pockets Is Predicted

FIGHTING MAY BE UNDER WAY UNTIL WINTER   Long Awaited Allied Linkup Severing Reich in Middle Near But Does Not Mean War’s End.

Proclamation Seen Necessary To Designate V-E Day; Nazis Will Not Formally Surrender

pert for V-E Day   War in Europe Won’t  End With Allied Linkup But Only After Nazis  Collapse On All Fronts 

Germans Don’t Have Cohesive Front in West   Long-Awaited Allied Linkup Is Near But Doesn't Mean War's End.   V-E Day Will Come by  Allied Proclamation

V-E DAY MAY COME AFTER JUNCTURE   Supreme Headquarters Says Linkup in West May Not Mean End of War in Europe

Reich Battle May Go Into Winter  9 rm   See Allied Proclamation of ‘V-E? Day After Link-Up

Cutting Reich In Two Won't Bring Immediate Proclamation Of V-E Day

DOUGHBOYS ON OKINAWA ARE  WITHIN SIGHT OF CAPITAL ’ AS THE ENEMY STAGES    WITHDRAWAL

Five Japs Will Go  On Trial Monday For War Crimes; List 80 Murder:

Allied Unity, Truman Goal   Hopkins, Davies Sent T., Moscow. London

BIDS ON STREET WORK ASKED BY COMMISSION   40 Blocks of Improvements Planned Under New Project

BY COMMISSION   40 Blocks of Improvements Planned Under New Project

NAVY TO KEEP POINT SYSTEM   May Lower Number Necessary for Discharge, Solons Told

Torrid Weather Prevails In  Most Of Nation   "45 Record Heat In Middle West

Heat Wave Is Sweeping Over Nation   Little Relief Seen Jn Sight”

MIDWEST BROILING IN RECORD “45 HEAT   Forecasters See Little Relief in Sight for Two Or Three Days.

U.S. Swelters In Torrid Heat, High Humidity   Midwest Broiling _ In Temperatures of From.103 Downward

Most Of Nation Swelters Today   Floods-Sweep Parts Of Three Eastern States; Damage Heavy.

Nation Swelters But 3 East States Flooded   Weather Bureau Sees Little Relief In Sight This Week

Nation Swelters But 3 East States Hooded   Weather Bureau Sees . Little Relief creeds Thice Wanl

Ca ee Torrid Wave Grips Nation:  East Flooded   Temperature Exceeds 100 In Some Sections; Anniston Has High Of 93

Housing Problem Gets Priority In Labor Cabinet   Parliament Delayed Until Aug. 15 To Assist Attlee

Housing Tops Program of Attlee Cabine!   Parliament Session Postponed for Week For Time to Map Work

District Blanketed By Fresh Snow Fall   Total Snowfall Since December 11 is Raised To 39 Inches

BRITISH ARMS RING BATAVIA      Military Cordon le Thrown Around City as Heavy Fighting Resumes

DETROIT IS HIT BY NEW STRIKE   3500 Quit At Briggs Plant 20,000 Idie At Chrysler

Russian Drive Shreds Sector Of Pomerania   European Peace Jitters Afflict Segment Of U.S.  Capital Public During Week End: Officials Quiet

European Peace Jitters (Wishful Thinking) Hits Seqment of Capital Public: Officials Not Infected

Say Prisoners In Tough Spot   Effort To Weaken Captives Attempted

Transit Strike in Washington Brought to End   10,000 Rubber Piant Workers Walk Out in Akron, Ohio

Bus, Street Car Schedules  To Be Resumed   AFL Employes Vote to Return to Jobs—White House “*Perturbed”’ Over Traffic Tie-up

Capital Taxi. Drivers May - Go On Strike   “Sympathy” Action Hintec As Paralysis Washington Transportation Enters Second. Day.

‘Sympathy Strike Looms As Walkout Paraiyzes Capital's Sus and Street Car Service

Taxi Drivers Hint Strike in Washington   Sympathy Walkout Proposed in Aid af Trancit Workers

Bus Operators To End Strike   Vote Is Unanimous To Return To Work

TRANGIT TIED GOMES TO END   AFL Bus, Trolley Operators Strike in Washington Short Lived.   273,000 IDLE IN NATION

Workers Vote To Return To Jobs At Once   Negotiations Over Wage Increase Scheduled Ta  Revin Tomorrow.

Goodyear Rubber is Hit by Strike When 10,000 Men Stay Out   Bus and Trolley Opera. tors go Back to Work in Washington

Bus, Trolley  Strike Ends In Capital   270,000 Idle  Across Nation

CAPITAL TRANSIT LAYOFF 10 END   BREAK LOOMS IN AUTO DISPUTE IN CANADA

NATION'S STRIKES   Washington Transit Workers Vote te Resume Work: 273.000 Others Idle.

trikers Vote esume Street ‘ar, Bus Lines   greement Proposed After Conciliation Con ference Earlier In Dav.   APITAL PERTURBED

Street Car, Bus Strike Called Off   Critical Situation Ends In Capital as Workers Accept Agreement; New Dispute in Tire Plants

Capital City Transportation Tieup Ended   Operators Vote To End Strike; Walkout at Akron

CIO “Permits” Removal of Barricades   Autos Block Windsor Plant-—Capital Traffic Snarled

WASHINGTON BUS AND TROLLEY OPERATORS VOTE TO RETURN WORK   HOWEVER THERE WERE 273,000 OTHER WORKERS ON STRIKE OVER NATION

Applications For Canning Sugar Are Not to be Available itaee April 15

MOSCOW HITS MONOPOLY AID   : > ——_ — -— ‘Claims Patton Is Spokesman for Group Who Favor   German Firms,

Chinese Communists Racing Into Manehuria As Airborne  Occunation By Chiang Looms

CHINESE REDS SAY 100 U. S. TANKS ARE RACING WEST TOWARD EMBATTLED MANCHURIAN BORDER   CHIANG FORCES CLAIM COMMUNISTS POURING REINFORCEMENTS INTO MANCHURIA TO TAKE 1

ALLIES SHOULD NOT SHRUG AWAY GERMAN DEFIANCE THAT FIGHT GO ON AFTER BERIIN

WAR TODAY   Nazidom Is Cracking, _ and Cracking Fast, ‘But There Are The “ Makings of a Bitter Last-Ditch Stand

The War Today      Bitter Nazi Stand ‘in Munich May Follow Toppling.of Berlin

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIE— ‘Associated Press War Analvst)

NAZIDOM CRACKING AS GERMANS DEFIANTLY PLAN FOR DITCH FIGHT AGAINST INVADING ALLIES

Self-Preservation Is Firat Law Of Nature— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (?) :  German Surrender Is Only Reasonable Course

PFC. SIMMONS IN ITALY   Landed Safely According to Letter to His Parents.

Alhes Pooling Sugar Supply  Americans Given Fair Share  According To Food Official:

Allies Pooling Sugar Supply   Alles COON, Ougar Supply Americans Given Fair Share  _ According To Food Officials

PART OF CUBAN SUGAR 1S HANDED OTHERS BY U. §,   Sharing of Supplies With Canada and United Kingdom Seen as Raw Deal by Some.   DIVISION DEFENDED BY FOOD OFFICIALS   Crop Goes Into Pool Created to Meet Military Requirements and Minimum Civilian Needs.

Officials Say “No,” But— Sugar Short Americans See a Raw Deal in Sharing Plan

Patton’s Forces Within 5 Miles Of Chemical Cente1   Third Nears Ludwigshafen-Mannheim Battles Way Into Mainz; Too Many Nazi Prisoners To Count

Debacle In Saar May Cost Germans 100,000 Casualties   Third Army Alone Takes 30,000 Nazis In 48-Hour Period

Rejoined Yanks Wipe Out Nazis West Of Rhine   American Drive Costs Foe 100,000 Casualties

Third Army Battling In Mainz, Nearing Mannheim Industries   Patton’s Men 95 Miles Deep In Germany At Mainz; Battle There Is Under Blackout Of News; Bridgehead Enlarged On North Flank

Americans Seize © Many Big Cities   Yankee Losses Are Light; Rich Saar Valley, With Steel Mills And Vast Coal De-~ posits, Wrested From Germans

Street Battle ls Opened Inside Mainz   Third Army Nears Twin Industrial Center Of Ludwigshafen-Mannheim; Two Nazi Armies Are Completely Destroyed by Yanks

U. S. Third Army Has Pulled Up to Within Five Miles of Ludwigshafen-Mann heim, Chemical Center.   100,000 NAZIS ARE FACING ANNIHILATION

Two German Armies Wiped Out Or Doomed; Rich Saar Valley Conquered   American Third and Seventh Armies Join;  German Pockets Are Being Wiped Out

Two Reich Armies Wiped Out Or Doomed By Allied Advance   Rich Valley Won; Germany Loses Third Largest Industrial Sector; Prisoners  Pour Into Allied Cages Rapidly

4 KEY CITIES FALL IN DAY TO YANKS   3rd Army Five Miles From Ludwigshafen-Mannheim   15-MILE GAINS   Reported By Some Outfits; Eisenhower Says Ruhr Next In Line

 OWEPH U.S. THIRD ARMY,<¢  March 21. (AP)—The Third Army entered Ludwigshafen today.

Great Victories West of Rhine Include Capture of Several Prize Industrial Centers, Scores of Towns—Fleeing German Units  . Blasted From Air.

Patton Drives  Within 6 Miles :  Of Ludwigshafen   Important Cities In Rich Saar Valley Captured By Two Powerful U.S. Armies

U. 5. SEVENTH AN THIRD ARMIES SLAM ‘TRAPS SHUT TODAY  GREAT FLEETS OF ALLIE! Ri aAnre DEACT ARP ALC

Saarbruecken, Zwiebruecken, Worms Seized  ig Oot lect.   Third Said Inside Chemical Center Of Ludwiaqshafen.

Yank Troops Menace Big Chemical City   Threat to Rukr Grows as Rhine. Brideakend Evaaed:

Saarland Rout To Cost Hitler Nearly 100,000 Men; Prisoner Count Increases By Thousands.  BULLETIN. WITH U. S. THIRD ARMY. ()--The Third army entered Ludwigshafen today.

Many Cities Seized As Armies Overrun Key Industrial Area   Patton’s Men Close On Ludwigshafen-Mannheim After Twé6 Junctures With Seventh; Yanks At Mainz; Enemy Troops Surrender By Thousands

Two Armies Wiped Out Or Doomed   Third Now Six Miles from Chemical CenterInside Mainz

CASUALTIES IN NAZI DEBACLE NEAR 100,000   3rd Army Approaches Chemical Center; Fight Inside Mainz

TEMPERATURES:   Collapse Of European War Being Hastened By Yank Conquest

U.S. 3rd Army Fighting Inside City Of Mainz   100,000 Enemy Casualties Predicted Due To Smashing Drives Of Forces Under Patton And Patch; Ludwigshafen Threatened

Great ‘Chemical ( Center Threatened As Third  ~ Crashes Inte Mainz      German Debacle In Saarland And Palatinate Has Cost Hitler’s Badly Bled Forces Nearly 106,000 Casualties: Many Big Cities Falt

HEAVY CASUALTIES RESULT OF GERMAN SAARLAND DEBACLE   HITLER’S BADLY BLED FORCES EXPECTED LOSE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN   WITH THE U. 8. THIRD ARMY, March 21.—(")—-The Third army entered Ludwigshafen to  Aaw.

3rd Army Closes in On Chemical City   Onrush Goes On Unchecked; 30.000 Prisoners in 48 Hours

GERMAN DEFEAT SPREADS OVER WESTERN FRONT   Allied Armies Poised for Rhine Crossings While Planes Batter Reich

‘Huns Lose ‘2 Arniies   Patton’s 3 Nears Chemical Center, Batiles Insida Maine

Fleeing Nazis Leave 100,000 War Casualties   Third Advances Too Rapidly To Count Prisoners

West Rhine Resistance Collapses   Rampaging 3rd and 7th Armies, Joined, Take ‘Thousands of Prisoners. Scores of Towns

United States Third Army Closed to Within Five Miles of the Chemical Center of Ludwigshafen-Mannheim.   TWO GERMAN ARMIES BELIEVED WIPED 0U1   The Swift Third Army Herded an Estimated 30,060 Nazis Into Prison Pens in  Forty-Eight Hours. -

Third Army Is Near _ Ludwigshafen-Mannheim  CLOSE NEW TRAF  Seventh. “Army ° Alsc Smashes, Forward  Py 9 eer ce es

Two Mazi Armies Wiped Omi Patton Forces Drive Near Chemical Center

400,000 Hard Hitting Yanks Advancing Rapidly; Escape Gap In Upper Rhine Narrowed

7,000 Planes Lashing Havoc - Stricken Enemy. as Saarland Trans Are Closed

DEBACLE LIKELY TO COST ” HITLER'S BADLY BLED FORCES CLOSE TO 100,000 CASUALTIES

AMERICAN COLUMNS FIGHTING WITHIN SIX MILES OF GREAT CHEMICAL CENTER IN REICH   Destruction of Nazi Forces Is So Complete It Seems Doubtful That Hitler Army Can Be Rallied For Stand East of River Barrier   ENEMY FALLS BACK ON NARROW SIEG AND WIED

Destruction Of Germans Is Complete; 80.000 Lost   Ruhr Threat Grows; Nazis Lack Defense

Hard-Hitting Yanks In Speedy Advances   Cities Falling Rapidly to Americans; Disaster May Have Cost Hitler 100,000 Men, Many of Theii Trapped

BATTLE INGIOE — CITY OF MAINZ   German Debacle in Saar Area Likely to Cost 100,000 Casualties.   MANY CITIES FALLING

Great Area West Of Rhine Seized: Americans Battle In Mainz Bastion

Two Nazi Armies Are Wiped Out by  American Forces   Overall Capture of Prisoners in Whirlwind Drive Up to 75,000   Vital German Cities Fall to Americans

3rd and 7th Armies Effcet Great Junction and Overrun Big Industrial Cities; Patton 6 Miles of Ludwigshafen-Mannheim

France and Russia Reverse Stand _ On Substitution of Son for Krupp  

FRENCH AND SOVIET PROSECUTORS VOTE KRUPP SUBSTITUTION   BRITISH, HOWEVER, WANT TO TRY OLDER MAN AND NOT DELAY TRIAIS

Jackson Suggests Postponement Of ar Crimes Trials   ee ee, et ae   Krupp May Take Place Of Father

Younger Krupp Will Be Tried   French, Soviet Prosecutors Reverse Selves, Back  U. S. Proposal

KRUPP'S SON WILL BECOME DEFENDANT   French, Soviet Prosecutors Reverse Themselves, Favor U. S. Proposal.

French-Soviets Favor Move To Try Young Krupr   Plan Would Substitute Son For Father Believed To Be Dying

SEEK TO: POSTPONE WAR TRIALS   French And Soviet Agree To Try Son For Father

YOUNGER KRUPP WILL BE TRIED   Soviets, French Reverse Earlier Stand, Agree to U. S. Proposal

Young Krupp To Be Tried   Family Head Unable To Face Prosecutors

Rocket Planes Worked Over Jap Airfields Today   Four Superforts Lost Friday As Great Naval Arsenal Was Rubbed Out.

Planes Raid Jap  Home Airfields   Greatest Enemy Naval Arsenal Destroved in Superfort Strafing

B-29's Destroy Kure Arsenal, Airmen Report   Tokyo and Fukuoka Areas Hammered in Blows, Nips Aver

Greatest Japanese Naval Arsenal at  Kure is Wiped Out   Superforts Have One of Most Successful Days; Pacific War News

ATTACKED BY HUNDRED U. §. PLANES   Japan‘s Greatest Arsenal Is No Longer A Target

F. D. R. Death Called Biggest News Story        MUSSOLINI EXEGL HON PUT SECOND; JAP. * SURRENDER ELEVENTH

Jap War Trials in Jan; Yamashita Doomed f Death  Tain Princea Manaun mm;   Tojo, Prince Konoye anc Others to Be Tried

PREMIER 10/05 TRIAL NEXT MONTH   Along With 362 Other Suspected Japanese War Criminals

Jap Trials To Begin Next Month   Court To Consist of Four Occupying Powers

Russian Army Unbelievable le Sight  CG LCN ett tie ere     Vast Might of ‘People’s’ Army fits American Correcnnndent Wha Caw It

SGT. BIRDWELL IS NOT ANGRY   Wants 2nd Honeymoon With Twice Wed Wife

Senafe Approva Of Charter Seen   Unanimous Vote Is Expected By Leaders

MANY ORGANIZATIONS URGE RATIFICATION OF PEACE CHARTER  SENATE FOREIGN RELA. Ure  TIMAAC COARSMITTECEO ah   SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE MOVES TOWARDS END HEARING

SENATE LEADERS SEE UNAMIMOUS CHARTER OKAY   Major Groups Request Earl) Approval of Document Without Change

Senate Ratification © OF: ace: Chai Jrged: By Score OF.G Organizations. -

Pro-Charter Talks Heard   Representatives of Numerous Organizations Urge Prompt Ratification

United Nations Charter Upheld As Vital to U.S.   Representatives Of Many Organizations Back Acceptance

_ Representatives of Score of Organizations Urge Senate Ratification Without Change

Charter Gains New Favor In Conference   Numerous Societies Send Delegates To Support Treaty

Okay Charter, Solons Urged; Decision Near  Congressmen Hea: Representatives O' Organizations Wh

RATIFICATION BEING URGED   Senate Acceptance of Charter Unchanged Urged By Many. .   HEARING NEARS CLOSE

URGE CHARTER RATIFICATION   Groups Request Senate Not to Alter Peace Formula

MORE ADVOCATES OF CHARTER HEARD   Possibility of Ratification Without Adverse Vote Seen.   TILT OVER. FINANCE

RATIFICATION FAVORED BY MANY ORDERS   Scores of Organizations Urge Senate Approval of Charter As Hearing Nears Close   BARKLEY IS CONFIDENT

MANY ORGANIZATIONS URGE RATIFICATION NE PEACE CHARTER   SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE MOVES TOWARDS END HEARING

Leaders of Many Women’s Groups Urge Adoption of Charter Without Alteration

Charter Hearing Draws To Close   Representatives Urge Charter Ratification Without Changes

Groups Urge Ratification  Of Charter   Senate Committee Hears Spokesman for Various  > Organizations Support United Nations Pact.

Charler Opponents Arguments Leave Group Unimpressed   Barkley Believes No Negative Votes Seen for Document Ratification

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest To All In The Various  Communities

D. 4.5. SPELLERS WIN IN A RADIO CONTEST   Third Victory the School's Teams Have Won   DEFEAT CONSHOHOCKEN

Refinery Blasted With Such Precision {t Won't Need _ To Be Hit Again,   U. S. REPORTS NO LOSS

Superforts Strike for Third Time This Week at Japanese Centers, Blasting Maruzen Refinery With Such Success That Airmen Say Base Is Practically Destroyed.   SHIPPING IS WRECKED

50 Superforts Blast Maruzen Oil Refinery   Raid Is Quick Follow-up OF Record 600-Plane Fire Attack On Four Cities

B-29s Again Strike Japs’ Oil Reserves   Maruzen Refinery Reporte: In Ruins; Airblockade Over Island Tightened

OUPERFORTRESSES STRIKE AT JAPAN'S: DIL SUPPLY AGAIN   OIL CENTER NEAR OSAKA REPORTED BLASTED OUT OF EXISTENCE

Superforts Bomb More Oil Centers   Make Quick Follow-Up of Yesterday's Heavy  Attacks   LAY CITIES IN ASHES   Nimitz Reports Heavy Destruction of Enemy Shipping

A JAPANESE OIL REFINERY IS DESTROYED   Superfortress Blasting of Maruzen Plant So Thorough Airmen Say They Will Not Have to Go Rack

Maruzen Fuel. Suppl y Goes Up In Flame:   “We Wort Have to Ge Back Theve Again,” Returning Yank Airmen Renort   Fifty Planes On Precision Raid   Few Japauese Inferceplor Sit Out of Range and Wiggle Their Wings At Yanks

Nip Targets Hit For Third Time In Week   Oil Center Near Osaka Bombed In Attack At Dawn

Superforts Smasl Again Near Japs’ Homeland   Eyewitnesses Give Vivid Accounts of Fire: Started by Bombers in Vital Enemy Oil Territory and Industrial Districts

FORTS SMASH JAP REFINERY IN SINGLE RAID   50 B-29s Level Maruzen Oil Tanks Near Osaka

REFINERY AND STORAGE TANKS AT MARUZEN HIT   ‘We Won't Have To Go Back There Again, Returning Fliers Say; 117 Square Miles Of  Japan In Ruins.

Superforts Strike ‘At Dwindling Jap Oil Resources   Precision Bombing Blasts Big Refiner,

B-29S BLAST SHRINKING JAP OIL SUPPLIES   ‘Smoke Rises 10.000 Feet Above Biazing Marazen Gil Refineries

Dwindling Oil Supplies of Japan Target for B-29s   Precision Raid Ruins Maruzen Refinery; Is Eighth Superfort Attack in 8 Days

Japan’s Dwindling Oil Resources Hit  Third Time in Week   Allied Air Forces Also Wreck Shipping, Mil.  itary Installations

MARUZEN BASE LEFT IN RUINS, FLIERS REPORT   Other Allied Air Forces Hit Shipping, Military Areas In Sweeping Raids

SUPERFORTS HIT AGAIN AT OIL RESERVES   Fifty Precision - Bombing B-z9s Hit Center 35 Miles From Osaka Before Dawn  OTHERS VISIT MALAYA

OTHER ALLIED AIR FORCES BLAST AT ENEMY SHIPPING   TWO B-29S LOST IN RECORD 600-PLANE ATTACK ON JAPAN

B-29s Strike At Japanese Oil Resources   For Third Time In Week, Superforts Blast Maruzen Refinery.  5 et  Tri ry TT ANMPS:. ck ea ae   TWO PLANES L @S 7

Oil Sources: Of Japanese  Are Blasted For 3rd Time   Maruzen Refinery Leveled By Forts

B-29’s Strike Oil Resources   “Won't Have to Go Back’ To One Refinery, Airmen Say After Maruzen Raid

SCHOOL MONIES FOR THIS AREA   Taxes on Property at North Edge of Miami to Local District

Surrender Ceremony on Air at  8:30 p.m., White House Says.      Metal Bits in Their Mouths Prisoners Beaten, Spat Upon;

MORE THAN TE MILLION SPENT IN ELECTION   Both Parties End Year With Favorable Bank Balances

WLB STUDYING MINE PAY-HIKE   Board Measures Contract Against Stabilization Program

YANKS DRIVING ON OKINAWA CAPITAL   Leathernecks Reported "Battling Inside of : Noha

MARINES TO APPROACHES OF NAHA CITY   Steady Line Of Dead And Wounded Leathernecks »Renoarted   HEAVY ARTILLERY  FIRE ENCOUNTERED

Fierce Fighting In Residential Suburb of Naha   American Casualties fror Booby Traps Believed Heavy

ARMY SAYS—IT’S MATHEMATICAL ERROR  Senator Wants Surplus’ Blankets For Civilians

Starts Flood Of Rumors   Peace Jitters Seize  Nation As FDR Asks Cabinet Not to Go to San Francisco Parley

ae etn eine anal  FLASH ERROR CAUSES  PEACE RUMOR FLURRY   BLUE NETWORK, I. N. S. RELAY FALSE STATEMENT OF VICTORY; DANIELS MESSAGE MISINTERPRETED

Here’s Low-Down On Radto Peace Humor  President Asks Cabinet And U.S. Envoys To Stay Away From’Frisco

ALLIES DESTROY 109 NAZI PLANES IN RAIDS ON REICH   Scores Knocked Out on Ground Between Hannover and Munich — 60 - Mile Area Left in Flames.   LUFTWAFFE OFFERS LITTLE OPPOSITION   ‘Eleven -Ton Bombs Dropped On U-Boat Shelters at Ham-, burg — Night Assault Follows Onslaught.

AMMUNITION OUTPUT MAY BE CURT AILED   Proposed “evision Will Not Affect Present Production Rates Or Release Labor

A $25,000 BANK HAUL   ‘Institution at Glendale, Ariz, bs Robbed by Armed Bandit.

Arizona Bank  Looted of $25,000   Man With Rifle Stages Glendale Robbery

Last of Bulge Bastions Collapses _ Before First Army Tank Attacks

STRASBOURG MENACED BY ENEMY DRIVE   Seventh Army Strikes At Nazis North of Periled City

Nazis May Retun Governmt to King Christian   Munich Welcomed Yank Troops With Cheers  7 mmel cl. esas marr

TIME RIPE 10 DEMAND COMPLETE JAP SURRENDER, SAYS GENERAL   KING CHI KWANG SAYS MacARTHUR’S VICTORY IN PHILIPPINES PROOF OF ASIATIC SUCCESS

Yank-Russian Union in Reich Marks Success of Greatest Pincer Movement in History

Allied Meeting History's Greatest Pincers   Armies Fought From  Extreme Edges

Meeting Of Soviet, Alllied  Forces Closes History's  Greatest Military Pincers   The Road Back From Flood-Tide Of Hitler’s Conquests Reaches Climax With Encirclement Of Shattered Wermach’s Defeated Legions

‘Manila Liberated, Yanks Proceed  To Clean Up Japanese Outside City

HuntedGerman SS “Official Finally Found   Herman Mueller, Who Had  Charge-of Food Stoves at:  Prison Camps,-to'Test-  ufy in Belsen Trial

NEW SCHOOL LAW   Measure Passed by Legislature Sets Up CountyWide Tuition

TRUST IS REVIVED   Moscow Meet Proves Big Powers Can Cooperate on Problems

Agreement at Moscow Hailed   Seen-as Revival OF Cooperation by Big Powers

London Diplomatic Circles ‘Acclaim Moscow Conference ‘As Revival Of Cooperation   May Open Way For Settlement Of Vital Problems On Road To World Peace

President ‘Truman. Is Working For Next Big Three Meeting In U. S.

TOP NAZIS SENT BACK FOR TRIAL   Goering And Henchmen Held Without Bail As Civil Criminals

ALLIES 10 MOVE TOP NAZIS T0 JAIL   GERM3NS WILL BE TRANS. FERRED TO NUERNBERG FOR WAR CRIMES TRIAL,

‘Really Wasn’t Bad at All,’ § Says Hero  Doughboy Finds It’s Easier To Capture Pillboxes With Conversation Than Guns

Peacetime Ban On Compulsory Training Urged   House GOP Leader Plan: To Introduce Resolution Today

 World-Wide Ban on Compulsory Military iTraining During Peacetime Provosed

Martin Calls For World Army  Training Ban   Advocates Dismiss His Idea as Grand  One to Contemplate

Baby’s Bedy Found In Home   The Child Supposedly Had Been Kidnaped; Body Was Hidden

Charge Mother W ah Beating Child To Death   Had Previously Reported The Child Kidnaped

Carlan “Kidnap” Case Ends With Finding Of Infant’s Body In Home, Mother Held

Child's Mother Committed for Observation  Denies Murder Charge in Baby’s Death

TEMPERATURES:   Concealed Bod\ Beneath Chesf, Went To Party   Story Of Chelsea, Mass., Kidnaping Faked After Death

~~ SS SS Se ee See  Mother Tried to Hide Fact Baby Died with Story of Kidnapine; Body Found

MOTHER HELD IN DEATH OF BABY FOUND IN CLOSET   Pleads Innocent, Is Sent To Mental Hospital for Observation

Mother Accused Of Beating Her Baby To Death   Mrs, Carlan Charged In Kidnap Hoax

Kidnap Tale Lie: Baby's Body Found   Stuffed in Closet; Died During Her Absence, Mrs. Carlan Says.

Baby's Body Discovered In Her Home   Sailor's Wife Says Death Occurred While She Attended Party In Upstairs Flat

MISSING BABY 5 FOUND DEAD   Weeping Young Mother Is Arraigned on Charge Of Murder.   REPORTED AS KIDNAPED

‘Spectators Pack Courtroom as Mother Denies Charge of Beating ‘Son to Death in “Kidnap” Case

Mother Is Held For Murder Of ‘Kidnaped’ Baby   Sent To Méntal Hospita For Observation; Tot’: Body Found In Home.

‘KIDNAPED’ BABY FOUND DEAD AT HOME   Mother Is Held On Murder Charge  In Mass. Case

Afr aid To Tell Husbond—  MOTHER OF ‘KIDNAPED’ CHILD HELD ON CHARGE OF MURDER

Baby Reported Kidnaped. Dead   Body Found Beneath Chest of Drawers In Family Home

Hold Mother For Murder   To Psychopathic Ward After Missing Infant’s Body Is Found in Home

Carlan ' Kidnap” Case Ends With Finding of Baby's Body in Home, Where Mother Declares She Hid It

Not Guilty, Kidnap Baby  Mother Cries   Mrs Rose Carlan, 23, Admits She Hid Body, Police Say

BABY MYSTERY IS CLEARED UP   Body Found Beneath Bureau; Mother Held On Charge Of Suspicion Of Murder.

ACCUSED OF KILLING BABY   Mrs. Carlan Pleads Not Guilty To Charge

Kidnap Hunt Ends With Finding of Baby in Drawer   Curlan = Baby’s Body Is Uncovered hy Detectives Mather Is Held

CARLAN BABY’S BODY IS FOUND: MOTHER JAILED   Admits Faking  Kidnaping For Fear of Neigh bors’ Talk

Mother Faces Charge in Death of Son   Chelsea Woman Held Without Bail; Observation Ordered

 “Kidnaped’ Baby Found  Dead In Own Home; Mother Under Suspicion

CHELSEA WOMAN PLEADS INNOCENT 10 BABY KILLING   Says She Found infant Dead on Return from Party Upstairs

Mrs. Carlan in Court, Denies  Slavin Baby   Sent to Psychopathic Hos pital After Strange Hiscover ¥

CARLAN BABY FOUND DEAD IN CHINA CLOSET   Mother Being Held At Chelsea 01 Suspicion Of Slaying Her Baby

Body Found in Home by Police   Mother Sent to Psychopathic Hospital—Case Continued to Dav Before Christmas

Beating ‘Kidnaped’ Baby To Death Charged Mother   Illustrated on Poge 4

Massachusetts Woman Seized After Finding Of Body Of Infant In China Closet

Mother Rev eals Baby Died As She Partied: Hid Body In China Closet

“Tt’s Not True” Mrs. Carlan Gries In Chelsea Court   Faces 10-Day Observations  No Plea To Complaint: Further Hearing Dec. 2-4

Chare ge > Woman With: “Be eatin 2 Baby: To Death             ‘Kidnaped Feund China: Claset ini

Mother Pleads Innocent in Death of Baby   Child Found Dead in Home After Reported Kidnaped

Child's Mother Commitied for Observation  Denies Murder Charcea in

MOTHER RELATES HIDING BODY OF BABY IN DRAWER   KIDNAPPING ONLY RUSE TO ESCAPE OPEN CRITICISM

Mother Charged With Murder in Death of Baby. ©   Had Reported Infant As Being Kidnaped; Body Found Stuffed Under China Closet

‘KIDNAPED’ BABY FOUND DEAD IN CHINA CLOSET   Mother Held On Suspicion of Killing Child

Mother Is Held After Body Of  Infant Is Found   Mother Admits Baky Sor Died While She Was Attending Party

Mrs. Carlan Declares Child Died During Party, Body Hidden Because She Feared Criticism for Neglect   Discrepancies in Mother's Story Lead to Discovery of Dead Baby

Kidnap Story A Hoax  Body Of Baby Found In Flat; ® Mother Charged With Murder

Kidnap Claim Proves To Be Fictitious  Mother Denies Slaying of Infant

Mother Faces Death Count   “Mrs. Rose Carlan, 23, Admits ‘Snatch’ Hoax

Mother Held for Murder of Her Baby      “Corlan. infant Boy... ‘Reported Kidnaped’ Feund:. Hid in Home

Mother Of Baby Found Dead In  Home In Court   Mrs. Rose Cartan Who Reported Child Kidnaped Says “It’s Not True” to Murder Charge   Sent To Hospital } _ For Observatior   Boy Found Under China Closet 16 Days After She Had Reported Son Had Disappeared

Kidnaped’ Baby Found — In China Closet Drawer Of Home; Mother Held

MOTHER HELD IN DEATH OF 6-MONTH-OLD   Infant’s Body Is Found In His Home

WIFE PLEADS INNOCENT IN SON'S DEATH   Mother Admits Kid naping Hoax After  - Child’s Body Is Discovered In Home.

BODY OF ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPED BABY FOUND IN FAMILY HOME: MOTHER CHARCED WITH MURDER

‘Mother; Thrown:From  Auto. Struck by Train, Givse Rirth- to: Baby

Babe Is Born After Crash   Train Hits Car Rushing Mother to Hospital—Girl Dies. in Flames

Leonard Campbell And Laura Oetken Married Tuesday  Young Couple Will Live On A Farm East Of LeMars

TELEPHONE WORKERS SEEK WAGE INCREASE   National War Labor Board Asked To Approve Raise Of $4 Weekly

RAISE SOUGHT FOR PHONE OPERATORS   C. & P. Seeks $4 Increase for Maryland Employes

Smash Jap Drive On Chihkiang   Considerable Force of Enemy Trapped; Foochow Fighting Continues.

Merchant Ship Inventory Opens  Hulls Near Finished      Hulls Near Finished To Be Completed

Yanks Land On  Two More Isles   Move To Force Japs Either To Quit Luzon’s Bicol Peninsula Or Face Destruction There; Control Sea Route

Yanks Make New Landings Off Luzon   MacArthur Opens Bid for New Port and More Air Fields

YANKEES INVADE   Troops Go Ashore On Ticao _ And Burias In Philip  BID MADE BY MACARTHUR FOR MORE JAP AIR BASES

YANKS, IN NEW “LANDINGS, TAKE 2 SMALL ISLES   Americans Seeking Port “of Legaspi, Luzon Bases Seize Ticas, Burias

Americans Invade More Islands in Philippine Group  MacArthur Is Making Opening Bid to Get Port of Legaspi

M’ARTHUR’S MEN SEIZE 2 ISLANDS   NEW THRUST A BID FOR -MAJOR PORT AND AIR BASES ON SOUTHEAST LUZON.

Two More Islands in Philippines  Seized by Americans   Tiny Ticao and Burias in Sibuyan Sea Off Western Coast of Southern Luzon Taken; Threaten Nips on Bicol Peninsula

MacArthur Bids For Legaspi In New Invasion  Ships, Planes Guard Yank. Landings On Burias, Ticao —

Luzon Port, Piane Bases Are Targets Ot Invaders   islands Are Seized ‘to Force Japs Hand

19th and 20th Philippines Isles Invaded   Capture of Burias and Ticao Move to Seal Off Luzon Peninsula

M'ARTHUR MEN INVADE 2 MORE PHILIPPINES   Yanks Bidding For Major Port Of Legaspi

Action Intended To Force Enemy To Quit or Die   Airfield at Iba Taken by Yanks In Drive on Luzon

Legaspi Next Goal on Luzon   Yanks Land on Nearby Islands; Also After Southeastern Luzon Air Bases

2 NEW PHILIPPINE ISLES ARE TAKEN BY M’ARTHUR.   Troops Land Upon Ticao and Buries In Sibuyan Sea, Southeastern Luzon

MacArthur Wins Two More Isles In Philippines  Bids For Legaspi Port And Air Bases On Southeast Luzon;

 Back of the Headlines  Mixture Of Nationalities Involved In Java Conflict

NEWSPAPER STRIKE   Publishers Reiterate Their Warn ing About Discharges

TRUMAN ORDERS WASHINGTON STREET CARS AND BUSES TAKEN OVER IN SECOND WALKOUT

ee eee naar  ENCOUNTER VICIOUS ENEMY RESISTANCE   Fifth Army Patrols Probe Deep Into Nazi Positions Near Bologna.

YANKS IN ITALY MEET FURIOUS RESISTANCE   Fifth Army’s Patrols Probe Lines South Of Bologna

Nazi Resistance Stiffens in [taly   Allied Patrols Counter Strong Opposition in See-Saw Tactical Effort.

SCHOOL CODE BATTLE SEEN   F ight Over Fund Resolution Delayed Until Thursday °

PROPONENTS IOWA SCHOOL CODE BILL   To Oppese Reselatien to Put Scheol Consideration After Other Appropria-

Prepared For Long Cruise, Huge Nazi Submarine Believed Headed For Japan Surrenders To U. S

TUG-OF-WAR ON TAX REDUCTION IN OFFING   Vinson Soon to Submit Post-War Program to Congress

TAX REDUGTION:IS PROBLEM: FOR CONGRESS TO CONSIDEE   POST WAR TAX PROGRAM I8 TO HE PRESENTER WHEN CONGRESS RECONVENES

TAK REDUCTIONS ARE FORECAST   Vinson Is Expected to Call for Repeal of Excess Profits Tax

Vinson To Submit Postwar Tax Plan  With Sharp Cuts   Mav Revise 95 Per Cent Ex cess Profits Tax, Also Re vise Business Taxes   CONGRESS WOULD CUT INDIVIDUAL LEVIES

Battle over Taxes Looms in Congress   Tug-of-War on Reduction of Levies Indicated As Vinson Prepares to Submit Postwar’ Plans

Imprisoned Guirella Elected Mayor Of © Philippine Town   As Free Agent, Aids Countrymen, Alties During Occupation

Japs Try To Stop Peace Agitation   Stress Need For Leader Like Stalin, Inspiration Such As Sovietism.

To Nationalize Wire Services   British Labor Government Soon To Introduce Necessary Legislation

Communications  Control Sought  By Labor Regim« Dalton Discloses

WILL INDUCT 7 FROM DOYLESTOWN SECTION   Those From Board 3, Bucks County, Leave Tomorrow Morning

HIRORITO ORDERS NEW CABINET FUR DEFEATED NATION   Appoints Gen. Prince Narubtko Higashi Kuni, Jap Nobleman with a Military Background as Head.   TOKYO RADIO DECLARES PEOPLE OBEY EMPEROF   Broadcast Says People Are Taking Surrender Without Question. Praises Allies For Developing Bomb.

Hirohito Himself  Selects Premier.”   Full Cabinet to. ‘Be Named Tonight

Emperor Names Premier   Prince Higashi-Kunt, Uncle of Empress, Will Select New Cabinet

Imperial Family Member Chosen To Handle Post   Higashi-Kuni, Uncle of Empress Nagako, Selecting Members

JAP PRINCE IS FORMING NEW CABINET   To Replace Suzuki's Group Which Resigned Yesterday

Premiership Given Prince By Emperor   Members of Ousted Suzuki Government Will Get Positions

Prince Heads New Cabinet Of Japan   . Emperor Names Higashi-Kuni as Peace Premier

ORDERS NEW JAP CABINET      Selection Must Meet With Allied Approval

Emperor Selects Prince Kuni to Form a Cabine   Hopes Choice of Royal and Military Man Will Be Acceptable to Allies

Response Made After Note To ‘Quit Stalling’   Tokyo Acts After MacArthur's Brief Communique— Domei Prepares People for Coming Occupation —Cease Fire Order Enroute to Outposts

Delegation Will Arrive On Sunday   M’Arthur’s Brusque Note On Jap Stalling Brings Quick Reply And Desired information

TOKYO SENDS PEACE ENVOYS ON TO MANILA   SURRENDER DETAILS AND OCCUPATION PLANS OUTLINED

Tokyo Acts after Brusque Note from Gen. MacArthur To Cease Stalling Tactic:   Nip Delegation Will Hear Whal If Must Do before  Surrender Articles Are Signed and Allied Oc _ Gupation Forces March info Japan; Where Surrender Might Be Signed Still Is Conjectural

Mac Arthur's Sharp Note   Gets Action   Three Imperial Parties Are Now Carrying Cease Firing Orders to Far - Flung = Fighting Byynte

Heed Orders Of MacArthur To End Delay   Imperial Cease Fire Missions Also on Way To Fighting Fronts, Nippon Reports; Guns Gradually Being Silenced

‘Quit Stalling’    Tokyo Acts After MacArthur's Brief Communique— Domei Prepares People for Coming Occupation ——Cease Fire Order Enroute to Qutnact:

(uit Stalling After Getting Note From General: May  Sign Peace in Tokyo Bay   Flying Missions Sent Out by Nips to Tell Troops in Manchuria, China and Indo-China Of Surrender: Guns of War Slowly Still

DELEGATION FOR MANILA TALKS NAMED   Tokyo, Told by MacArthur to Quit Stalling, Promises Envoys Will Start Sunday.   ROYAL PARTIES FLYING TO FRONTS   Carry Government’s Cease - Fire Orders Which They Will Hand Field Commanders,

Nips Appoint Envoys After Proddine   Where Surrender Will Be Held Still Conjectural

Great Ships in For Navy Day   President Truman To Review Fleet Units Saturday

WARSHIPS WAIT NAVY DAY FETE   Carrier Midway Home Foi Saturday Exercises

Fleet Ready For Big Day   Truman Will Review _ Ships in Spectacular  Navy Day Celebration In New York Saturday

1,200 Planes Will Roat Over River; Truman to Get Terrific Gun Salutes

ANCHOR FOR NAVY DAY   Fifty Fleet Units Are on Hudson for President's Inspection

CANADIANS FLEE OVERSEAS GROUP   Reveal Soldiers To Go Te Europe Break Camp

CANADIANS GO AWOL INSTEAD OF ACROSS   Overseas Draftees Disappear At Port of Embarkation

REPORT NUMBER PANDAS AWOL   Men May Be Liable After 21 Days to Classifications as Deserters

{TH DIVISION T0 MEET HERE IN MAY, 1946   First Large Gathering of Vets Since War Started

Air Force Reveals Threat Of Attack   Five Unidentified Planes Sighted Over California in February, 1942

Tells What © A-Bomb Could Do In D.C.   Witness Estimates Possible Damage; Wants Manufacture Continued At Present

GENERAL ADVISES CREATING STOCK OF ATOM BOMBS   HEAD OF ORIGINAL PROJECT HEARD AS HEARINGS BEGIN

‘ShouldKeep On Making Atom Bomb’      Project Head Says ‘U.S. Should Not Quit Until Question of Control Is Settled

More U.S. A-Bombs Urged   Groves Estimates _ Production to Cost $500 Million in 1945

MAKE MORE BOMBS   To Go on, Says Groves. Till Suitable Supply  - Ts on Hand

GROVES WOULD EXTEND ATOM BOMB MAKING   Head of Secret Manhattar Project Declares Adequate Supply Needed

Farm Youths Face Draft   Hershey Says Deferring Farm Workers Does Not Mean All to Escape

Food Production Will Be Reduced From Last Year   Five Per Cent Drop, Chiefly In Slaughter  Animals, ‘Is Forecast

New Meat Subsidy Costs 40 Million   Committee Prepares Tc Avert Sugar Crisis

LESS PRODUCE IS GOVERNMENT FARM OUTLOOK   Expect Five Per Cent Less Meat; New Program Announced

Suggests States Pay Back Jobless Benefits fo U.S.   Would Reclaim Federal Payments From State Funds

Favors States Repaying Part Fi oo   U.S. Idle Dole   Lahot Seeretary Srhwel Tenhacl: Suggests Congrees Consider th  on Posaihi

COMPENSATION SSUE DEBATED      Schwellenback Suggests Federal Payments Should Be Repaid.

LABOR SECRETARY ASKS STATE AID ON JOBLESS PAY  FPALIARA @AF Ieee vi Vv

;RIBBEN TROP FLEES TO ALPS Shoot or Capture Hitler, \Eden’s Edict to Soldiers

Hitler Major War Criminal: May Be Shot   BRITISH SOLDIERS TO USE OWN JUDGMENT ABOUT RETURNING HIM ALIVE

Chekiang Province  Capital Captured   Japanese Believed Fleeing Southern Positions

Chinese Fight Into Foochow   Capture Airport South Of City; Japs May Have Abandoned Port.

Chinese Troops Enter Foochow, East China Por}   Strike Japs in Area Where Enemy Fears U.S. Londinas

INTO FOOCHOW   Strike Japs in Sector in Which American Drive Ashore is Expected

Russians Announce Abdication Of Kang Teh And Dissolving of Government   Port Arthur And Dairen Occupiec   Russians Continue To Mop Up By-Passed Enemy In Manchuria

Chinese Dispute Claim   British State Hong Kong Still British Colony

GERMANY'S DEFENSES ON BOTH FRONTS ARE DECLARED IN DANGER   STIFFENED DEFENSE MEETING RUSSIANS ALONG ODER RIVER LINE

OBJECTIVES IN REICH RAIDED BY BIG PLANES   Double Blow Is Dealt German Transport, Oil In Attacks Today

1,000 PLANES. HIT NAZI RAILS   Oil Refineries Also Feel Weight of Bombers

BOMBERS DEAL _ DOUBLE BLOW   German Transport And Oil Centers Blasted

ARREST SPEEDERS NEW PATROL ORDER   10 Per Cent Accident Jump Behind Regulation

Industrial Area Of Big Jap City Heavily Poundec   incendiary Attack Repor! ed Greatest in War in Pacific

3,900 tons of fiery bombs are unloaded  Severe blow to Nippon industry

NAGOYA HAMMERED BY 500 SUPERFORTRESSES   2,500 Tons Of Fire Bombs Drepped On City; Japs EKeport Carvier-Plane Attacks

Nagoya Attacked By Giant Aerial Fleet   More Than 500 Superforts Dump 3,500 Tons of Fire Bombs by Daylight on Japan’s Third Lareect Clty

Tokyo raidec second time  in 48 hours B-29’s also hit  industrv center

TOKYO IS TWICE HIT BY BOMBERS FROM MARIANAS   Section Still Reportec Burning From Raids On Saturday   KAWASAKI IS ALSO PRINCIPAL TARGET

MOSUOW SAYS RUSSIAN 125 MILES FROM BERLIN   Soviet Armies Reach Line of Koenigsberg Defense—KE. Prussia Isolated   NAZIS ADMIT ODER RIVER CROSSED   Stalin Troops Within 30 Miles of Danzig— Many Prison Camps Liberated

Doctors Report Hess Sane; To Stand Trial   Prosecution Unfolds Fifth Column Technique Used By Nazis In Prying Up Roots Of European Freedom

BLAME DEATH _ON ‘POW-WOW   ENNGYLVANIA . AUTHORITIES - CONTINUE THETR INQUIRY. INTO DEATH OF. YOUNG GIRL

NO SEIZURE NEEDED   Operators Seem Ready To Accept A 30-Day Extension Order  From WLB

MINE CONTRACT MAY BE EXTENDED   OPERATORS BELIEVE SEIZURE OF PROPERTIES WILL BE UNNECESSARY.

COAL OPERATORS SAID ON VERGE OI  ACCEPTING PAY CONTRACT EXTENSION   WLB Expected To Direct Contract Be Extended 30 Days

MINE AGREEMENT SEEMS IMMINENT      Extension of Expiring Con. tract Expected by Producers

Mine Contract Extension May Avoid Seizure   Coal Operators Expecter  _ To Accept Relranetive "NTT BE She.

Expect Extension Of Coal Contract   Action Is Indicated After Hearing Today

WFA Head Sets “Cheese Holiday”   Suspend Limitations On Manufacturing

ltaly Is Due to Lose Colonies   Big Five Favors Trusteeship Plan

Italy to Lose Colonies To Trustees   Ultimate Independence Is Goal Set by Big Five Ministers

Report Italy To Be Stripped Of Colonies   Consider Trusteeship Giving Independence To Lands Once Ruled By Mussolini

Italy Will Be Divested Of Colonial Empire By Big Five      International Trusteeship Planned; United Nations To Act As Supervisor

Ali Colonies To Be Taken From Italy   Trusteeship Planned With Ultimate Independence On Docket for Empire Once Claimed by Musso

Italian Colonies May Be Put In Trusteeship   Big Five Foreign Ministers Would Give Final Independence To Italy’s Possessions

ALLIES MAY STRIP ITALY OF COLONIES   BIG FIVE TENTATIVELY AGREES TO PUT AREAS UNDER TRUSTEESHIP.

Trusteeship  Plan For Italy   Turkey Suggests Internationalization Of Bases To Dardannelles,

See Italy’s Empire Under Trusteeship   Big Five Favors U. S Control Program, Report Says

Big 5 Said Will Divest Italy of Colonial Empire   To Adopt Trusteeship Arrangement Giving Colontes Independence

House Receives Federal Office 3 Billion Bill   Sharp Cuts Are General; Veterans’ Needs Grow; Outline Maritime Plans

Slash Federal Fund Requests  Vets’ Administration Needs To Be Met

BOOST FUNDS FOR VETERANS GARE   Increased Allowance Fav: ored To Take Care 01 New Cases.

Three Billion Dollar Supply Bill Prepared   Committee Sends to House Huge Measure Calling for_ Appropriations Starting on July 1.

Three Billion Supply Bill Goes To House   Will Finance More Than’ Score Of Agencies

Sharp Slashes In Funds For U. S. Agencies   Veterans Aid Budget Is Increased 113 Per Cent, However. In Bill.

nuge Fund Voted For Financing Veteran Agencies   ‘Work or. Else’ Bill Is Delayed, Due To Senate Action

Veterans Program Bill in Congress      $2,707,109,250 Recommended for Taking Care of Fighting Men Includes GI Bill of Rights and Expansion of Hospital Facilities

BIG SUPPLY BILL {5  SENT TO HOUSE FOR  VARIOUS AGENCIES ALL AGENCIES EXCEPT  VETERANS ADMINISTRA“AN UEAVITY CUT

Veterans’ Aid FundDoubled In’45 Budget   Most U. S. Agencies Cut in $3 Billion Supply Bill  Reported to House

BIG SUPPLY BILL 13  SENT TO HOUSE FOR  VARIOUS AGENCIES  _ ALL AGENCIES EXCEPT VETERANS AUIMINISTEA:  TTIART Ly

Congress Committee Cuts ‘Appropriations For Most Offices; Vet Cost Growing

VETERANS AID FEATURES BILL FOR 3 BILLIOM   Government Agencies’ Funds Cut in New Supply Measure Sent to House by Committee

Sweeping Strike Started In Bid For Wage Boost   Employes Walk Out of Most of 115  Company Factories

Union Asks 30 Percent Wage Boost   No Disturbances Reported ir 20 States as 140,000 Per. sons Quit Work

Over 140,000 Left Idle By Wage Dispute   Buick Assembly Works At Flint Is First To Close   FORD PARLEY OPENS   Chrysler Also Is Still Negotiating Over Wage Contracts

Millions a Week In Payrolls for. Workers to Stop   _- ££ Ah AAM   1200 QUIT IN SOUTH GATE JOINED RY 700 RUDDERS

30 PER CENT PAY INCREASE IS AT STAKE   lint Buick Plant Is First Closed in Walkout

Showdewn for Union Demands For More Pay   Walk is First Blow Against Auto Industry

115 PLANTS INVOLVED IN UAW WALKOUT   First Showdown Bate tle by Union to Ses cure 30 Per Cent Wage Increase.

Union Pulls 140,000 Out Of Car Shops   Set Another Phone Dispute Parley As Wards Union Calls Walkout.

G. M. Walkout Affects 350,000   U. A. W. Seeks to Force Pay Gains; Ward Union Fights for Arbitration of Dispute

Temperatures   One-Week Stoppage Called for to  Force Arbitration

Industry To Present Its _ and Or Big Issues To Labor-Mais-.~ement Parley

Industry Will Outline Labor Parley Issues.   Management Delegation Drafting Statement inEffort to Speed Up Conference; U:S: Steel. Rejects New Appeal:to' Resume Pay Neaotiations

INDUSTRY WILL PUT CARDS DOWN   Stand On Every Big Issue To Be Placed Before Labor- Management Conference By Tomorrow.

Industry Readies Stand on Issues   Drafts Statement For Speeding Up LaborManagement Parley

Industry To Lay On Line Its Full Stand   Will State Attitude Toward Every Big Issue in Effort To ‘Shove Things Along a Little’ At Labor-Management Meet

Industry to Outline Views   “To Give Stand. on Issues At Parley—Steel Rejects S-hwellenbach’s Appeal

To Outline Position   Industry Will Give StandlOn Disputed Issues in Effort to Speed Parley Action

“Time Has Arrived To Shove Things Along" President Of Manufacturers Group Insists

INDUSTRY PLANNING LAY BIG.ISSUES ON LINE IN CONFERENCE  LABOR-MANAGEMENT MEETING. IN TENTH DAY  4 AND ACTION RE SOIICHT

INDUSTRY TO PUT ITS PLANS BEFORE LABOR CONFERENCE   Steel Industry  Refuses To Talk Wage Rise Until Get Price Action

Industry Drafts  Major Issues  Calls For Speedup In Conference Program

IN TENTH DAY   Industry Plans to Give Its Stand on Every Big Issue Before Meet.

Industry Plans Stand On. Issues   Statement of Position of Management Ii to Be Made Today  or Tomorrow:   Blames Union   Fairiess Says Union Blocks, Murray Cites Bludgeon Tactics

PREPARE STAND ON ALL ISSUES BEFORE PARLEY      U. S. Steel Rejects Second Rid To Talk Wage Hike With Union

LABOR VIEWS OF INDUSTRY TO BE AIRED   Today or Tomorrow, Industrialists Will Present Stand on Every Big Issue Before LaborManagement Parley.

BUSINESS TO MAP STAND ON LABOR (SSUES   New Impasse Reached in U. S. Steel Wage Dispute.

STATEMENT IS DUE SOON FOR LABOR PARLEY   Industry Delegation Hurries Up Work on Big Problems

Industry to Lay Plans on Parley Table   Stand on Every Issue Soon Ready for Submission

Industry's Stand Is Expected Soon   Decide It’s Time To Shove Things Along

US Steel Rejects Appeal To Enter Into Wage Talks   OPA Is Blamed Fos Slowness In Acting On Requests For Higher Prices

Action Is Asked As Peace Parley Begins 10th Day   Drafting Statement On Collective Bargaining, Observance Of Contracts And Other Subjects      Attlee Speech Leaves Capitol Hill Split Over Idea Of Huge Loan To Great Britain   Members Of Congress Impressed By British Leader's Frankness: Loan Under Study

Stand Nears By Industry Upon Every  Major Issue   Conference Tu Get * Facts About Raises

Industry Preparing Statement   To Give Views On Issues Of Labor Parley

INDUSTRY WILL MAKE REPORT   Members Attending Management-Labor Parley To Outline All Views

Industry Drafts Statement On  —p  Parley Issues.   U. S. Steel Stands Firm Pending Ruling By OPA

NAM's President Ready ‘To Shove Things Along   ClO Demand for Hike In Steel Wages Has Reached New Impasse

INDUSTRY PLANS TO REVEAL STAND AT CONFERENCE   CONGRESS STUDIES TRAINING, MERGER AND PEARL HARBOR

Industry Ready To Give Views On Every Issue  Major Statement To Be = Fresentes To  1.bL.. f*_

WILL PUT VIEWS BEFORE PARLEY AT WASHINGTON      U.S. Steel Again Says ‘No’ To Schwellenbach Bid To Renew Pay Talks

Industry Plans to Put Plans ’ On All Issues Before Management-Labor Session

Industry Drafting Stateinent On Issues Before Labor Peace Meet   U. S. Steel Stands Firm On Refusal To Talk Wage Hikes Until OPA Rules  On Price Increase Bid

Producers of Electrical Appliances Are Accused Of Delaying Production

WALLACE’S JOB SEEMS SECURE   Lending Powers Taken Away; House Passes George Bill

Wallace Believed Assured of Post By Bill's Passage   House Approves George Measure; Rejects Attempt to Shelve It

George Bill Gets House Approval By 399-2 Vote   Wallace’s Pathway ~ te  Commerce Post Eased As Result

WAY LAID T0 PUTWALLACE INTO CABINET   House Passes George Bill to Divorce the REC

Wallace Bloc  Wins in House   George Bill Passed. Giving Lift Tawardl Cahinat

WALLACE CHANGES BOOSTED BY HOUSE   GEORGE BILL, DIVORCING COMMERCE POST FROM RFC, PASSED 389 TO 2.

HOUSE AGREES ON GEORGE BILL   Measure As Passed By Seriate Now Goes To President

HOUSE VOTES GEORGE BILJ   Way for ‘Confirmation of Wallace in Cabinet Post is Smoothed

Tax Slash Bill Receives Swift Senate Approval   $5,788,000,000 Cut Voted F ollowing Adoption of Rider to Aid Small Business With $25,000 Exemption

Senate Puts Approvalon Tax Slashes   Aid for Small Business Written In; Bill Goes To Joint Conferees.

 AA BARA RRA RRA AARA A DS    Ike Is Greeted By 1,000 Radios All

TANS AND STRIPES OVER CORREGIDOR      MacArthur Orders Colors Raised—Let No enemy Haul Them Down.

‘Gen. Akin With Him   Stars And Stripes Are Raised Again ‘On Pacific Island

MACARTHUR RETURNS,  TO CORREGIDOR AFTER  THREE LONG YEARS PALAWAN INVADED AND  PORT AND TWO AIRFIELDS WERE SEIZED

SINGAPORE AREA ALSO BOMBED IN DAYLIGHT RAID   Nips Face ‘Total Destruction Of Industries, Cities’

Superforts Hit Targets At Singapore   300 B-29s Pour 2,000 Tons of Incendiary Bomb: On Nagoya

Superforts Hit Singapore Area Targets   Medium-Sized Force Strike At Factories

Reds Open Route For Aid to Poles   Way Is Cleared for First Relief Supplies

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   SOVIET TROOPS SWEEP ACROSS ODER RIVER

Oppeln, Breslau In Grave Danger Germans Admif   100-Mile Front Of Vital Stream Held by Soviets

MOSCOW HEARS BERLIN. BARRIER NOW BREACHED   Oppeln and Breslau Both Menaced by Terrific Soviet Drives

‘Allied Arms And 1 Blood Bring War To Victorious Conclusion  “As Naais Quit Unconditionally

News of Surrender Broadcast First By German Radic   ‘We Have Succumbed,’ Nazi Foreign Minister Von Krosigk Tells His People; London Wild at News; 40 Million Casualties Suffered in 2076 lieve of Fiohting.

JOY TEMPERE BY PACIFIC WAR NEWS   Victory Comes After 2,076 Days Of Fighting   NAZI GENERAL   In Czechoslovakia Says He Will Continue Fight; London Goes Wild

Doenitz Orders All Force To Capitulate; Jodl Gives _ Up Beaten Armies of Reich

NAZI DEFEAT ENDS WORST OF ALL WARS   Conflict Was Greatest. Bloodiest and Costliest in Human History, With 40,000,000 Losses on Both Sides.

Big 3 Announcement Is Delayed, Plan to © Mark ‘V-E” Tuesday   Gen. Gustav-Jodl, Hun Chief of Staff, Signs Surrender Terms at Reims, France

Wehrmacht Gives Up; Papers Signed In Headquarters of Eisenhower; V-E Day Tuesday

War Costs 40,000,000 Casuallfies   ' Germany’s Surrender Comes After Five Years, Eight Months of ’ Global Warfare

Greatest War in History Comes #9 .€nd After 2,076 Days of Hard” and Sloody Fighting in Europe

Paper Flies From New York Skyscrapers At End Of Greatest War   Conflict Claimed 40,000,000 Casualties On Both Sides Before End; Big Three On Telephone To Place  Hour Of Proclamations

Capitulation Signed for Nazi — Hordes Sunday Night After ~ Nearly Six Years’ Fighting

GREATEST WAR IN HISTORY IS ENDED   British Say Official V-E Day  Announcement To Be Tuesday

Germany Signs Full Surrender; VE Day  Will Be Tomorrow    OPPWANY ANNOUNCES CAPITULATION

Once Mighty Wehrmacht Gives Up To Allied Armies; Capitulation Made At Eisenhower's Headquarters at Reims; British V-E Day Is Tuesday

Unconditional Surrender Ends War In Europe; Big Three To Announce It At Same Moment  Deasdeact VAstll Da Tecaceleae, AIQA BA »

Nazi Broadcasts Tell the German Peoplé That Admiral Karl Doenitz Had Ordered Capitulation of All Fight ing Forces.   Surrender Takes Place at Little Red Schoolhouse at Reims, France

World Waits For The Official Word   Throngs Gather About Microphones in Streets of London   FIGHT ON IN MORAVIA?   British Government Says Tomorrow Observed  as V-E Day

German Surrender Ends Greatest War   40,000,000 Casualties on Both Sides; Fighting Against Japs Tempers Jubilation of Allies

Greatest War in History Ends With Unconditional Surrender of Reich

NAZI CIVILIANS DESERTING RUHR   Exodus Of Refugees Hampers Military Operations

Residents Of Ruhr Valley Are In Full Flight, Hindering Nazi Troops

German Civilians In Full Flight From Ruhr, Blocking Nazi Military Roads

CIVILIANS FLEE MENACED RUHR   German Military Transport Now Hindered Seriously

German Refugees Flee From Ruhr   Hinder Nazi Military Transport in Effort To Escape Allies

German Refugees Swarm East from Rhine to Bring ‘News of Allied Victories

NAZIS IN FULL FLIGHT FROM RUHR VALLEY   Enemy Military Transport Is Gravely Hindered By Frantic Exodus of Civilians emane she “ae

Germans In Mass Flight Flee 2e Ruhr, _ Mannheim Areas; Home Front Food Outlook Bad

German Civilians In Full Flight From Ruhr Valley; Slow Nazi Military Moves   Roads Leading Eastward To Nuernberg And Munich Clogged With Fleeing Civilians

B-29s Rip Rangoon; Millions Flee Nip Cities   ‘Nazi Army Operations Hampered By Germans Fleeing Ruhr

Refugee Flood Clogs Nazi Military Roads  Tpke Dannl, Gtuae Mace Feadnu   Ruhr People Stage Mass Exodus; Home Front Told Food Bins Low

Flight Of Refugees Aids Allies   Mass Exodus Of Civilians Clogs Germans’ Transportation

Gigantic Exodus Is Hindering Nazi Military Transport   German Civilians By Hundreds Of Thousands Fleeing From The Ruhr

a en a ne ea cRNA  THOUSANDS OF NAZI CIVILIANS FLEEING RUHR   German Officials Tell Home Front Food Outlook is Serious

Germans in Mass Flight-From Ruhr, Mannheim Areas’   ‘Enemy Home Front Told Facing Big Food Cut, No Meat at All

Nazi Civilians In Mass Flight Fast Of Rhine   Roads Into Inner Germany Cloaaed

German Civilians In Mass Flight From Ruhr And Other Areas East Of Rhine >

German Civilians in Mass Flight in Ruhr Valley From Advancing Allies

Germans Flee Ruhr Area Before Allies   Civilian Traffic Has Posed Problem For Nazi Armed Units

Germans In Mass Flight From Ruhr, Mannheim Areas;Enemy Told Food Outlook Grows Worse

Germans Reported in Full Flight from Ruhr and Areas East of Rhine Hamper Military Transport Seeking to Escape

SWEDISH ADVICES LIKEN EXODUS 10 DARK DAYS OF ’40   IMPEDE MOVEMENTS OF GERMAN TROOPS IN PATH OF ALLIES

ENEMY TROOP MOVEMENTS ‘ HINDERED   Situation Same As In *40 When Nazis Conquered   FOOD OUTLOOK BAD   German Home Front Told: Allies Urge People To Protect Mines

GERMAN CIVILIANS _ IN MASS FLIGHT EAST FROM RHINE   Frantic Flood of People Is Fleeing Before Advancing Allies; Hampers Movements Nazi Troops.

GERMAN CIVILIANS  REPORTED IN FLIGHT  FROM RUHR VALLEY. NEWS OF DISASTER GER MAN ARMIES WEST OF RHINE SPEENS FYONDIIS

Hundreds Of Thousands Of German Civilians Fleeing Ruhr Jam Roads

Search Goes on For Tot Missing Since September   Germans In Mass Flight pos Ruhr and Mannheim Sectiefts; Home Front Told Outlo: k Bad

In Flight From Ruhr   Roads Are Clogged By Thousands of Germans Fleeing “Death Trap”

Ruhr Civilians Crowd Roads In Full Flight   Gravely Hinder Nazi Military Transport in Haste To Escape Allied Troops

Chaos Reigns Within Reich   Thousands Homeless; Norway Has Revolt

TRUMAN WILL TAKE CHARTER TO SENATORS   Request For - Ratifica. tion to Be Made By President

CHARTER PASSAGE SPEED IS SOUGHT   President Returns To Capital; FEPC Seeking Finances; OPA Acts on Rayon Prices

Truman Returns to Washington  Will Send Charter to Conaress Today

CHARTER TO BE PRESENTED 10 SENATE TODA)   President Will Make Short Address Calling For U. S. Ratification   OVER TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY ASSURED

Pres. Truman To Address Senate Today   Will Lrge Speedy Ratification of Peace Charter; Approval Expected

TELEPHONE WORKERS  OF TEXAS VOTE FOR  STRIKE SUPPORT FOUR-HOUR WORK STOP PAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WAS DEMONSTRATION

YANKEES’ BALL CLUB SOLD TO THREE MEN   Some $2,800,000 Put Up B) Webb, MacPhail, Topping

J. S. Asks British and Dutch to Remove American insignia from Lend-Lease fanks Fichting Javanese

LEND-LEASE USI AGAINST ASIANS WORRIES U.S.   Allies Use Our Tanks in Java

Removal of U.S. Insignia from Lend-Lease Supplies Asked   American Equipment Unwittingly Being Used In Indonesian Rinte

Twin Jap Attack Sinks Destroyer   Suicide Plane Hits, Then Baka Bomb Breaking Our Warship In Two.

DESTROYER ABELE BUILT HERE SUNK IN JAP ATTACKS   Tragedy Takes Place _ Off Okinawa On ; April 12

“Meat Ration Sharply Cut For Spring   WFA Can Offer No Encouragement For Summer Period

HITLER URGE SUICIDE FIGHT   FUEHRER SENDS MESSAGE ON NAZI ANNIVERSARY

HITLER CALLED ON GERMANY SATURDAY FOR SUICIDE FIGHT  ANNIVERSARY OF SOCIAL IST PARTY FORMATION OCCASION FOR MESSACE

‘Whoever’s Weak Falls, Perishes’   Hitler Sounds Nazi Death Knell

HITLER ASKS. SUICIDE FIGHT   Sends Message for Party Anniversary

KURUSU TALKED WITH HULL AS BOMBS FELL   MacArthur to Enter Tokyo Saturday; Curfew Reported

Seek 3-Point  Charter Plan   Debate Of Troop Use Responsibilities May Delay V oting.

Three-Point U. N. Charter Program Given fo Senate   Would Limit Use Of U.S. Troops to Police Work Only

United Nations Senate Uproar Is Unexpected   Charter Approval Certain, But Troop Use Abroad Intrudes

Plan Outlined To Carry Out Peace Charter   Unexpected Senate Fireworks May Delay Ratification

Senate Debate Seen Delaying   Charter Ballot   Three-Point Program Te Carry Out Document Emerges, Follawing  h

3 MAIN CHARTER OBJECTIVES SET   Unexpected Fireworks Fly During Senate Debate

Charter Backers Want Approval Of Troop Use  Both Houses May Pass   Both Houses May Pass On Agreement For Maintainna Penre

Three-Point Prog ram Wanted By Administration To Carry Out United Nations Charter   Emerges From Smoke Of Unexpected Senate Fireworks; Threatens Delay In Ratification’

SEEK 3-POIN RATIFICATION PROGRAM   Administration Asks Free Use Of Troops   BOTH HOUSES   Should Pass On Military Agreements, Senator Lucas Believes

CHARTER DRIVE RUNS INTO SNAG   Three-ply Program Drafted To Press Ratification

PLAN SHAPED 10 CARRY OUT PEACE PACT   Administration Has Three-Point Program for Making United Nations Charter Effective, Solons Reveal.

‘Senators Balking On Chartez   Use of U.S. Troops To Keep Peace Is New Stumbling Block.

SEEK 3-POINT CHARTER FOR RATIFIGATION   San Francisco Pact Meets Unexpected Attacks in Senate

Concealed Phiat of Poison in His Mouth for Days   Bit End Off, Swallowéd It When Questioned © by Britich

HIMMLER KILLS SELF IN BRITAIN   Once Dreaded Gestapo Hangman to Have Been Executed

Gestapo Head Boasts  am the Hangman  Had Shaved Off Mustache, Taken a Fake Name

H. HIMMLER COMMITTS SUICIDE   In A British Military Prison At Luneburge Last Night

Gestapo Hangman Takes Own Life In British Prison   : Captives Not Aware ” of Nazi’s Identity 4 Until Body Searched 

NAZI HANGMAN TAKES CYANIDE DURING SEARCH   Disguise Fails — To Hide Identity

Gestapo Hangman Swallows Poison After Capture By British Army   Reveals Identity, Takes Cy anide   Bites Off Top Of Vial Concealed In Mouth For Three Days

DEATH OF HANGMAN I5 CONFIRMED   Small Vial of Poison Swallowed Before Doctor

HIMMLER TOOK LIFE LAST NIGHT   Nazi Hangman Took Poison in British Prison

aah Ammen’ mei aia aa a  JAPANESE NEWSPAPERMEN — ~ REPORT ON PEACE TRENI      (MEN CAPTURED: on OKINAWA SAY THERE 18 PEACE GROUP IN -THE DIET

Claim Definite ; Peace Movement   Civilian Prisoners Voluntee) Information

PATTON GAINS 14 MILES T() SPEED GERMAN ROUT   Tens of Thousands of Nazis Face Entrapment or Complete Annihilation   FLEEING ARMIES DESTROY BRIDGES

BOLSTER YANKS “IN NAHA DRIVE   Two New Divisions in Fight; Aussies Advance. Inland ow Tarakan

LARGE FORCE   FIVE AMERICAN DIVISIONS NOW ON. BATTLELINE OF OF SOUTHERN OKI- _ “NAWA FRONT

Slayer To Visit Scene Of Crime   Little Rock Taxicab Driver To Be Taken To Heber Springs

D. A. A. F. Discharges Over 500 Enlisted Men 200 Officers this Week

Senate Committee Expected to Vote For George Bill   Group Seen Favoring Plan To Take FLA From  Commerce Department   BALLOT ON WALLACE. BID MAY FOLLOW.   Removal of Lending Agencies Would Lessen Opposition to Him

See Repudiation of Wallace Philosophy   Expect Committee Vote  To Back George Bill

Repudiation Of Wallace Theories Seen   Senate Group Expected to Divorce Commerce and Lending Offices

KEEP WALLACE FROM LENDING   Former Vice Pres Testifies He Will Use Powers for  Good

SENATE COMM. UNFAVORABLE TO WALLACE   Will Scek to Keep Him Out of . Lending Agencies

GET QUICK RESPONSE   By Noon Today 75 Rooms and 13 Apartments Had Been Listed

INDIAN PROBLEMS — TOBE DISCUSSEL   National Congress of American Indians Group Meets in Chicaco.

Indian Congress Executives Discuss Proposals To Be Presented Congress

CHRISTMAS BOXES RULES GIVEN OUT   Christmas Packages for Oversea Forces Must Be Mailed Before October 15.

Bremen And Hannover On Verge Of Capture; Now Entering Suburbs   ‘Russians Capture Half (Of Vienna; Austrians \Attacking Nazi Troops

Tn nn rin  Teen-Age Youths Are Held in Hitchhiking Oklahoma Murder

Man Is Killed As Officers Look For Boys   Girl In Critical Condition At McAlester Hospital Following Shooting

UP- 10- PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  8 a a 1) Alea “Sera   DENY ANYY OFFICIAL STATEMENT MADE VET ON STIRRENDER

CALLS MORNING RADIO REPORT - FALSE STATEMENT   SHAEF Denies An Official uncement Was Made by Eisenhower.

GIVEN HONOR AT COLUMBUS   CAPT. EDDIE RICKENBACKER BEING HONORED TODAY BY HIS NATIVE CITY

Yank And British Prisoners Of Japs Die“ Same Way As Jesus” In lan Prison Massacre

KOREAN SAYS HE WITNESSED JAP MASSACRE   ‘Saw Yank and Brit. Prisoners Bayonetted

U.S. PRISONERS WERE EXECUTED   JAP DESERTER TELLS OF SEEING MASS MASSACRE

SAW JAPS KILL YANK PRISONERS   Korean Deserter Tells of Bavonet Massacre

JAPS PRACTICE: BAYONETTING- ON- 154 ALLIED PRISONERS, EACH TIED TO A WOODEN CRUCIFIX

Korean Says Japs Killed 154 Allied Prisoners in Bayonet Practice Drill

Saw Japs Use 154 Prisoners For Bayonet Drill   U. S., British POW’s Are Slaughtered

Sublieutenant Says — He Witnessed ‘Slaying of 154 Yanks, British

Kyushu’s Great Harbor of Nagasaki Hit   At Least 12 Other Ships Are Sunk or Damaged in Widespread Attacks From Korea Southward to the Celebes

Okinawa-Based Planes Destroy Ten Enemy Ships   Three Other Vessels anc Sub Damaged in Raid on Nagasaki

ENEMY SHIPPING RIDDLED IN FAR EAST BY PLANES   10 Ships Sank Around Nagasaki Harber; Others Damaged   12 OTHERS REPORTED HIT FURTHER SOUTH

Truman Is Back  In White House   Concludes Short Visit To Home In Independence. Mo. Over Weekend   CABINET CHANGES MAY BE ORDERED   Meat Rationing Depends Upon U.S. Europe Feeding

“The Voice” Thrills Bobby Soxers But Fails To Lure Them To Classes

Patton Units Spearheading Drive Onto Soil Of Germany   “Big 3” May Go Direct To German People With Terms

Thrusts Ahead At Hub of Front   Report Nazis Leaving First-Line Defenses

Advance On 40 Mile Front Against Light Opposition  GERMANS ABANDON SIEGFRIED DEFENSE  Nazi Retreat Has Been Hasty And Perhaps Panicky

CIGARETTE CARD RATION OPPOSEL   Hotels And Chain Stores Not Covered Under Voluntary Plan

CIGARETTE PLAN __-LAUDED, RAPED      RATIONING ‘SCHEME: ORITICIZED AND APPROVED BY © GROUPS AFFECTED,

Great Oregon Fire Rages Uncontrolled   Weary Fighters Forced to Retreat, When Veering East Wind Shoots Blaze Toward Green Timber

Tim No Ostrich,  Asserts Patton   General Says We'll Have More Wars

Patton Forecasts ‘No More Wars   But Wants US Prepared Just in Case

PATTON BELIEVES NEW WAR CERTAI   Says Preparedness At Al Times 1s Necessary U. §. Policy.

THREE JAP SHIPS TRIED TO ESCAPE   But British — Pounced Upon Them at Hong Kong

Planes Raid Jap Ships Trying to Flee Hong Kong   British Fleet Aircraft Units Attack Vessels Leaving The Harbor   ONE SUNK, ANOTHER BEACHED, 1 HALTED   Japanese Ejected from Dockyards; Formal Surrender  Set for Next Week

Jap Ships Try to Escape Hong Kong   British Carrier Planes Smash Attempt of Nips

British Sail Into Hongkong   Three Jap Ships-Attacked From Air As They Attempt To Flee Harbor

BRITISH ATTACK 3 ENEMY SHIPS   JAPANESE VESSELS TRY TO LEAVE HONG KONG

Crosby Tops Film Money Makers for Second Straight Year: Child Star and Cowboy Crooner Also Rank High

Vice Crusader And Publisher Shot To Death   Arthur Kasherman, 43, Slain As He Emerges From Minneapolis  . Restaurant

Crusading Tabloid Publisher Slain in Fusillade of Slugs   Arthur Kasherman Dies as Auto Spits Death in Minneapolis

“SLA YING  APOSE TABLOID PUBLISHER SLAIN   Minneapolis Man Be_- lieved Killed By Some One He Knew sO

Vice Crusader, Publisher Of . Tabloid Slain   _Slayer Apparently Some. one Minneapolis Victim Recognized.

Kasherman’s Death Third Of Its Kind   Vice Crusader Shot To Death While Leaving Restaurant

PUBLISHER FOE OF VICE SLAIN   MINNEAPOLIS MAN IS SHOT TO DEATH FROM PASSING AUTO

Tabloid Editor Shot Down At Minneapolis   Anti-Vice Crusader Is Slain By Gunmen In Passing Automobile —  “ Companion Unharmed

Minneapolis Reformer 4s  Shot To Deatt   Publisher Of  Expose Paner

PUBLISHER “PUBLIC PRESS” SHOT T0 DEATH   Police Without Clues; Anti-Vice  Crusader

No Early Cut  In Excise Tax Near Showdown On Excess Profits Repeal

Congress Faces Problems From Atomic Energy   Members To Make One Of History’s Big  Decisions

Wartime Luxury  Levies May Stay To Offset Slash In Personal Rate

TRAPS CLOSE ON JAPS ON LUZON, MINDANAG   Third Net Sprung On Enemy Near Captured Davao

Closing 2 Traps (n Jap Forces In Philippines   Biggest Enemy Force Yet Hemmed In Trapped In Central Luzon.

Traps I Faced By Japanese   Luzon And Mindanao Enemy Being Beaten

Traps Close on Jap Garrisons In Philippines   Biggest Jap Force In Central Luzon Is Hemmed in Near Ipo Dam bv 43rd Division

Yanks Closing Trap On Sizable Jap Garrisons   On. Mindanae .And- Luzon

Two Traps Closing On Jap Garrisons On Luzon, Mindanac   Largest Force Encircled Still Well Armed With Artillery, Mortars

Envelceping Nip Garrisons On Luzon, Mindanac   Biggest Enemy Force Yet Trapped In Archipelago Hemmed Jn By 43rd Division

(Closing Traps On Garrisons on i Mindanao   Face Annihilation; Chinese and Japanese Locked in Combat Outside of Foochow

Squeeze Jap Pockets in Philippines   Sizeable Forces in  Luzon and Mindanao Caught Between Advancing Yank Troops

TRAPS CLOSING ON 2 (SLANDS   Sizable Japanese Garrison Reported on Luzon. and Mindanao.   SUPPLIES SENT TO NIPS

Yanks Spring Traps On Japs On Mindanao   In Central Luzon. The Biggest Enemy Force Was Hemmed In.   ARE BETWEEN. RIVERS

Jeering UAW Pickets in Flint Open Lines for Office Employes   NLRB ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF STRIKE BALLOT

Below Freezing Snows in East  Midwest Forecast More Precipitation

Oppenheimer Suggests Atomic Energy Plant For Generating Electric Power

191 SUNK OR DAMAGED BY THIRD FLEET   Japs Caught by Surprise When Carrier Forees Attack Along Coast of Indo-China,

Coming  Operations Will Reveal Whether American: Or Russians Take Berlin

Believe Russians Will Beat U. S. Forces Into Berlin; Operational Boundary Line May Be Mulde River

Two Other Jap Points Also Battle Sites   Nip Air Attacks Show Effects Of Yank Raids

Call Meeting To Discuss GI Bill of Rights   Purpose is to Inform Employers Of Its Contents

BRITISH SEEK THREE BILLIONS   Want American Money Over Three-Year Period; Parley Opens

He aeinunin Conference Opens Today   British Hope To Talk U. S. Out Of At Least 3 Billion

HORSE TRADE TACTICS OPE ~ -PLEAFOR All   British Seem to Want 3 Billions from U. $., But May Ask for 6 -Billions.

British Would Tap U. 5. Purse For 3 Billions   Halifax Heads Group Opening Talks for Financial Aid Today

british Open Financial Aid Ta! ks In U. S.   Want Help Totalling At Least Eight Billion For Next Three Years,   FAVOR TRADING

U. 8. T0 BEGIN MONEY DICKER WITH BRITAIN   Loan or Trade Deal  Likely Solution of Aid Problem

Confer on Aid To Britain   Both Sides Reluctant To Talk About Dollar Aid

FINANCIAL HELP MEETING OPENS IN WASHINGTON   British Appeer To Be Setting Goal for Huge ThreeYeor Loan

British Open Financial Aid Talks With Original Goal of at Least 3 Billion Dollars Over Three Year

Anglo-American Economic Talks  Get Under Way   British Seek At Least 3 Billions In Aid Over Next Three Years.

Financial Aid of $3,000,000,000 is Sought by British   U.S. Would Exchange Aid For Loosening of Trade Restrictions

British Seeking Financial Help  Representatives Here to Open Negotiations

Britain Will Ask Billions   Economic Gathering Started At Capital

British Goal Is 3 Billions  At Economic Conference      RY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

British May Ask U. S. For 3 Billion   Delegates Hesitate To Name Goal At Finance Meeting

British Seek 3 Billions  ‘Of America   Economic Meeting In Washington Opens. Today ”

British Seeks Three Billion Dollars’ Aid From U. S. Next Three Years As Talks Open   Anglo-American Economic Parley Gets Under Way In Washington.

BRITAIN SEEKS 3 BILLIONS IN FINANCIAL AID   Anglo-American Economic Conference Opens; Leaders Shun “Dollar Talk”

Britain Hoping For 3 Billion In Aid From U. S.   Economic Parley Opens With Both Sides Reluctant To Talk Dollar Aid.

BRITAIN TO ASK FOR 3 BILLION IN NEXT THREE YEARS:   Will Be Brought Up at AngioAmerican Conference Opening in Washington.   RELUCTANT TO TALK   British Would Like for the U S. to Say What Assistance It Can Offer.

“Russo-Chinese Treaty Is Halter 3On Japanese   Designed to Block Any Possible Nip Aggression in Asia For 30 Yerure

Treaty Binds Russia, China For 30 Years   Chinese Communists Support Lost by Pact; Manchuria Will Be Evacuated hy Soviet Forces

Soviets Will Give Military Supplies, Moral Support to Chiang Kai-shek

Russia Backs Chiang’s Regime In 30-Year Friendship Treaty   Far-Reaching Terms of Pact Revealed; Russia Agrees to Withdraw From Manchuria in 3 Mioonths.

Russia Yields Manchuria In Chinese Treaty   Stalin Gives Pledge To Chiang, Ignores Communist Forces

Reds, China Sign 30-Year "Aid" Treaty   Soviet to Help Chiang and Keep Hands-off Policy

AUSSA BALAS CHIANG’S CHINA GOVERNMENT  Ignores ~ Communists In 30-Year      Manchuria To Be Ke. turned To China

Communists Are Shut Out by New Treaty and China Gets Manchuria in Agreement

Sino-Soviet Treaty Is Signed   Pact Binding Countries In Friendship for 30. Years Ignores Claims ‘Of Chinese Communists

Russia, China Sign 30 Year Friendship Pact   Would Aid Each Other Against Jap Aggression: Reds Back China's Govt.

Soviets Back Government Of Chiang Kai-Shek   Pact Designed To Block Any Possible Jap Aaaression; May Prevent Civil Warfare .

Russia, China Seal Treaty for United Front to Japanese   Two Powers Agree Upon Chinese - Communist War Settlements

Russian Treaty Backs Chiang   Chinese Communist Regime Iqnored; Soviets to Withdraw From Manchuria

USSIA BACKS OVERNMENT F KAI-SHEK   wiets and China Bound By 0-Year Friendship Treaty Blocking Aggression In Asia   SMMUNISTS IGNORED

30 - YEAR PAC] IS SIGNED BY TWO ALLIES   Chinese Communist Party Ignored By Moscow   NEW TREATY   Designed To Prevent Any Possible Aggression By Japs In Asia

New Chinese-Russian Pact Of Friendsi::» Designed To Block Jap %:: gression

Russia, China Sign Treaty Of Friendship   Pact Held Guarantee Of Peace In Asia For 30 Years

REDS TO SUPPORT KAI-SHEK REGIME, WITHDRAW ARMY  * SOVIETS PROMISE NO INTERFERENCE

Soviet Backs Chiang’s Rule  Ignores Communists In Friendship Pact

30 Years Of Friendship For China, Russia   Treaty Designs To Block Any Possible Japanese Aggression In Asia.   STALIN 18 PRESENT

CHINESE AND RUSSIANS SIGN 30-YEAR PACT   Treaty Eases Tension Of 2  Great Powers

SOVIETS SIGN 30-YEAR PAGT WITH CHINESE   Reds Ignore Communists; Wil Return Manchuria to China

Russia - China Sign 30 - Year  Peace Accord   Pact Expected To Make Further Jap Aggression In Asia Impossible

Far:Reaching Terms of . Pact ‘Revealed; Russia . Agrees “to: Withdraw ~ From Manchuria in 3 Months. , -

Russia Backs Chiang’s Rule  In Peace Pact   Spurns Communists in 30Year Friendship Treaty Of Mutual Aid

Russians and Chinese Sign 30-Year Treaty   Reds Support Chiang’s Government, Ignoring Rival Communists

Designed to Block Any Pos: sible Japanese Aggression in Asia.   EAVORS CHIANG REGIME

YANKEES BLAST 24 JAP VESSELS   U.S. Ground Forces Fan Out on Luzon, Take Two Towns

U.S, Postpones Alternate Offer   Nation Asked. to Guarantee Tines

Size of Attacking Fore Described as Large; Japan Says Kanto Area Major Targel

SHOWERS IN SOUTH   Forecaster Takes Chance in Saying Where It Won't Rain

British Only 0 Miles From Rangoon   Liberation of Burma Brought to Climactic  Clagea hw Tnwactan

British Land Off Rangoon   3-Way Clamp Placed On Burma’s Capital

ny BRITAIN   Fall of Rangoon Appears Nearas Allies Press Moves in Pacific Theater of Operations.

British Forces’ Storm Ashore —  In South Burma   Three-Way Pincers. Clamped On Rangoon By- Latest Landing

BRIT. INVADE  BURMA, 20 MI. FROM RANGOON   Daring Amphibious Landing Clamps © Pincers on City:

DISPLAY STAMP. OR GET STIGKER   Will H. Smith Conducts Drive On Auto Owners Who Don’t Have Use Stamp.

HALF OF BiG DUTCH NAVAL BASE SEIZED   TROOPS FIGHT FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE IN SOERABAJA

BRITISH TAKE HALF OF Blt DUTCH BAS   Fanatical Attacks Made by Indonesians, Who Are Well Armed and 120,000 Strong.   WARSHIPS SHELL DEFENDERS’ LINES   Ashes Fall on City as Fires Burn— Women Children Die Whe Caught in Crosefire. 

Half Of Soerabaja Wrested From-Nativg   Northern Half Of Big Dutch Nev

RAF Planes Again Bomh Indonesians   British Troops Take Half Of Soerabaja From Nationalists

Warships, Planes Support British In Java Battle   Half of Soerabaja  Wrested from Force of 120,000 Indonesians

Soerabaja Looted  In Native Retreat   Half of Dutch Port Under English Domination;  Tanke Cruch Fanatical Nationalists

British Forces Score Gains In Big Navy Base   Warships and Planes Support the Ground ~ Forces

British Gain Half of Java  Naval Center   Planes and Navy Guns Are Used Against Nationalist Forces

Wrest Half of Soerabaja ‘From Java Nationalists   British Troops Aided by Warships, RAF Planes

Nine Ships of Britain’s Navy Team Up With “Bull” Halsey’s Fleet  PLANES BY HUNDREDS  1500 Carrier Ajrcraft Blast Greater Tokyo

a ee eae aac aie:  Railway Car Yields Its Mysteries Coach F. D. R. Used Goes on Display

—————e ee en eee —e—eeern—cE EO EEO  Mysteries Of President’s Secret Railway Car Bared

Secret car  mysteries  given up. Used by F.D.R.  toa make histor.

CHIEFS RAILWAY  CARON: DISPLAY      World's Most Secret Coach Gives Up Mysteries to  Buohlia

Tighten Trap On Nazis In  East Prussia  Poznan Outflanked In Berlin-Aimed Assault

Auto workers in surprise bid to negotiate wages  General Motors to receive  atta. fram Renther Monday

UAW Yields, Asks Revival Of Pay Talks   Surprise Request Based on Desire To Avert Idleness

UAW Seeks To Re-Open Wage Talks   Union Will Ask GMC Te Resume Negotiations In Move To End Strike

Union Will Ask For Wage Parley In Surprise Act   Bid to Conciliation Meeting in Capital Also Is Anticipated

TO MAKE NEW PEAGE BID IN AW DISPUTE   CIO Now Seeking to Reopen Its Negotiations with General Motors.

Reuther Asks Negotiation  Of Pay Row   Conciliation Bid From Schwellenbach   Is Anticipated

SINATRA SAVES BOY   te ee  Crooner Dives Into Water for Unconscious Child

MANILA BATTLES FIRES SET BY TRAPPED JAPS   ‘On to Tokyo!’ Cries MacArthur as Capital Is Set Free by Triumphant Yank Troops; Americans Tighten Three-Pronged Pincer

MacArthur Takes Up New War (Cry Of ‘On To Tokyo’   Complete Destructicn of Jap Defenders Imminent in Three-Way Trap

City Of Manila, 5,000 Jap-Held Prisoners Free   Paratroopers Deliver Knockout Blow From South As Part Of Three-Way Trap

Flames Sweep Manila’s Main Business Area   Japs Left In Liberated City Battle In Vain To Escane Death Trap.

TRAPPED JAPANESE SOLDIERS APPLY THE TORCH TO MAIN BUSINESS- SECTION OF MANILA

Jap Soldiers, Trapped In City Apply Torch; Water Shortage Hampers Fight

‘ON TO TOKYO’ IS THE CRY OF GENERAL  DOUG MAG ARTHUR   Liberation of Manila and More Than 5000 Prisoners Was Proclaimed Today.   TOOK UP THE WAR CRY   The Knockout Blow Delivered  by Paratroopers Who Came Up From the South.

Business District In Flames   Liberation of Capita! of Philippines Completed by Yanks

MANILA’S MAIN BUSINESS AREA FIRED BY JAPS   Yanks Bearing Down On Foe in Relentless Victory Drive

Firemen Hindered By Lack of Water Pressure; ‘Token’ Jap Garrison Fighting Savagely

Yanks Mop Up Suicide Units   “On to Tokyo” New War Cry of MacArthur's Men; Paratroopers Deliver Knockout Punch

”0n fo Tokyo" Call Sounded by MacArthut   800 Military and 550 Ci. vitians Freed From Bilibid Prison

Initial Phase Of Pacific War ‘Ends in Capture Of Manila, Says -U.S. Commande:

MACARTHUR SAYS OFFICIAL FALL OF MANILA   Complete Destruction of Japanese Garrison Said to Be Imminent

Business District In Flames   Lack of Water Pressure Makes Fire Hard To Control; Doomed Japs Fight Savagely

Trapped Japanese Soldiers Put Torch to Area; Firemen Are Helpless.

Japanese Troops Trapped In Uptown Region Put  Torch To Escolta District

Flames Flare In Business Districts   Trapped Japanese Soldiers Leaving Fire And Explosions as They Fall Back

Fires Beyond Control Rage on the Escolta, Business District   MOVE TOWARD BILIBID   Enemy Garrison Forced To ward Bay by Converg ing Drives

TRAPPED JAPS PUT TORCH 10 MANILA STORES   Three U. S. Forces Driv. ing Last Nips From Capital City

Enemy Leaves Part of Manila Afire  Busines District   Business District Blazes as Japs Scurry to Safety

JAPS APPLY THE TORCH TO ESCOLTA AREA   Manila Fire Departmeng About Helpless to Fight Flames—Escolta Is the Capital’s Main Business Street. a

Enemy Leave: Part of Manila Afire  - Business District Blazes as Japs  Ceourryu ta Safatyv

OVER PENANG   British Order Japs to Parley to Arrange Surrender of Isle

British Order Japs to Meet or Malaya Issue   Conference Scheduled At ll a. m.: Officials Prepared to Receive  150,000 Liberated

MORE TROOPS TO CHICAGO   Will Help Stop Strike Against Truck Lines Siezed by U. S.

FEDERAL AGENTS SEEK TO REMOVE KIMES 10 TEXAS   Hope to Put Him on Trial for Bank Holdup in State Where < Armed Robbery is a Capital Offense.   CUSTODY OF OUTLAW IS DENIED OKLAHOMA   Thyee-Month Search for Desperado Ends When He is Hit by Truck in North Little Rock, Ark.

Oklahoma Can't Have Matt Kimes   FBI Wants Badman  Removed to Texas

Allies Hit Berlin 30 Straight Times   Fleet From Britain, Force From South Sustain Daylight Attack.

THREE JAP CITIES SWEPT BY FLAMES   FIRES SET BY 2,200 TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED BY SUPERFORTS,

FRAP SEAR ARE RT WP EN ee: aR  DR. MONTGOMERY TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY

aes Tarawa Vets Aid Mop-up   Buckner Ihilled; Japs Herded on Suicide Cliffs

Forces Go Into Closing Phases  Okinawa Row   Commander Of Tenth Army Forces Killed By Enemy Blasting.   1,153 TOTAL SINKINGS

Tarawa Veterans Mop Up Okinawa   Gen. Buckner Killed as Victory Near; Aussies Enter Oll Area on Borneo

» Head Final Yank Drive ‘ Against Japs   Campaign Races Toward Climax; Fresh Gains On Other Pacific Fronts.

Subs Harry Nips But Few Vessels Now fo Be Found  ° ° _ Okinawa Campaign   Ending; Chinese Coastline Cleared

Nip Lines Smashed By Yanks   Reinforced American  Breakthrough Crumb ling Jap Defenses

U.S. Subs Sink 11 More Ships; Campaign On Okinawa Nearly Over as Jap Foe Is Backed Close To Sea; Other Allied Advances Are Announced

Push Demoralized Japanese Toward Suicide Cliffs; U. S. Subs Sink More Enemy Ships.   JAPS ALSO LOSING IN OTHER SECTORS

Demoralized Japs Are Being Driven  to Suicide Cliffs   Fall of Stronghold is Imminent, Says Adm. Chester Nimitz

JAP DEFENSES CRUMBLE UNDER STRONG ATTACK   Chinese Take Key Port on Mainland and U, S. Subs Sink 11 More Ships

Fight Fades  on Okinawa   Gen. Buckner Is Killed on Eve of Victory

Foes Defenses Crumble; Navy Discloses Loss of  U. S. Ship--139 Casualties

Driving ‘Toward V ictory   Marine Veterans Of Tarawa Join  American Troops On Okinawa

Marines Thrown Into Action To Spearhead Tenth Army Forces Driving Demoralized Japanese Toward Suicide Cliffs As Climax Of Campaign To Capture Okinawa’

SURPRISE UNITS THROWN INFOR FINAL ASSAULT   Nimitz Reports Fall of Base Imminent; Japs Driven To ‘Suicide’ Cliffs

GEN, SIMON BUCKNER 1S KILLED IN BATTLE ISLAND STRONGHOLD   AMERICANS DRIVING ENEMY TOWARD SUICIDE CLIFFS IN CAMPAIGN’S END

2nd Marine Division Speeds Doom of Nips Fighting In Pocket   Anzacs Enter Touton Oil Refinery Area: Yanks Push Toward Northern Tip of Luzon

U. §. Submarines Claim Eleven More Nipponese Vessels   Tarawa Veterans Smash Through Jap Defenses on Okinawa

Japs Sealed In Tunnels On Corregidor   Counterattacking Nips Hurled Back

Japanese Say U.S. Admits Sinking Relief Ship, Will Apologize, Pay

Herring Has Information Oflag 64 Prison Camp: Moved to Luchenwalde

Big Three Will Ask Pacification lof Atomic Bomb   World's Most Fearful Problem Turned Over To United Nations

TELLER FOR 40 YEARS IS GRANTED PENSION   ‘Walter T. Tice Relinquishes Position in Quakertown   MARRIED FOR 52 YEARS

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest Te All In The Various Communities  ne  Ses Laetitia

Warlords Being Moved From Korea  Truman Says Buildin, TNE Geant Natian .

WAR LORDS BEING REMOVED IN KOREE   Building of Great Nation Has Begun There, Truman Says.

KOREA TO BE CLEARED OF HATED WAR LORDS   Truman Asserts Building Of Great Nation Has Begun

U. S., China, Britain And Russia to Help in Building of Great and Independent Nation

Japs in Korea Being Fired   Truman Says Ch Made Rapidly as 9 Possible

To Build New Korea   Truman Says Rebirth Of Nation Must Be Slow, But Will Be Aided By “Big Four”

JAP WAR LORDS FADE IN KOREA   Trumen Reveals Great Na: tion Being Built as Leaders Are Ousted

KOREA IS LOSING JAP WAR LORDS   ‘Truman Says Allies Building Independent Nation

Permit Japs Restricted Air Service  P= Sage eee   MacArthur Moves Headquarters  Opposite Imperial Palace   Removing Japs From Korea   Building of Great Nation Has Begun There, Truman

KOREA BEING FORGED INTO NEW NATION   U. S., Britain, China And Russia Agree On Freedom

TALK OF FORMATION THIRD LABOR BODY HEARD IN CAPITAL   WOULD EMBRACE UNIONS INDEPENDENT OF CiO0 AND AFL WITH LEWIS AS HEAD

Third Labor Federation Is Heard in Capita   John L. Lewis Would Head Independent C10 and AFL Unions

His Smashing Tank Assaults Buckled Nazis   Hero of Armored Warfare Dies 12 Days After Highway Accident

General Patton  Dies Of Injury In Auto Crash   Complications Follow ing Broken Vertebrae Prove Fatal For F amed Army Leader

Death Comes To Famed 3rd Army Leader   Fails to Recover From Broken Neck Received In Traffic Accident

Complications Set In; Wite Is At Bedside   Was Making Amazing Recovery Until Yesterday; Fighting Heart Fails.   ‘IN. TRAFFIC CRASH

—PATTON—  Wife at  ase When   Famed Chief Of Third Army Aecident Victim

Fighting General + Was Recovering From Injuries When Complications Set in

Famed Third Army Leader Succumbs —  Fighting Heart.) Weakened by ..:

Leader of Victorious Third Army Was Injured" 12 Days Ago in Crash   General Felt Danger Was Privilege of an Officer

Complications Result in Death Today   General Lived Dozen Days After Car Accident in Germany

Stout Heart Unable To Weather Effects Of Pulmonary Trouble   Death Comes Peacefully, Army Medical Officers Report, 12 Days After Neck Is Fractured In Automobile-Truck Accident

Death Comes 12 Days After Crash Injury   Complications Set In As:He Appeared On Road:to Recovery

Famed Soldier Loses Battle Against Injuries   Heart Weakened From Effects of Pulmonary Complications Which Set in After Broken Neck, Partial Paralysis Seemed Improved

Respiratory Condition Which Develaped Yesterday, Ebbs Life Away.   'WAS 3RD ARMY LEADER

Patton’s Fighting Heart Is Stilled   Succumbs at Heidelberg to ~ Complications Following Accident   A COLORFUL GENERAL   Led ‘Third Army Across Europe to Deal Death Blow to Nazism 

CRASH INJURIES FATAL (0 THIRD ARMY'S LEADEE   Was Recovering From Broken Neck When Complications Weakened Heart

WIFE WITH HIM AS ARMY TANK EXPERT PASSES   Injuries Suffered in Automobile Crash Prove Fatal

General Dies As Result Of Complications   Heart Weakens; Mrs. Patton At His Bedside

Complications Weaken Heart Of Army Leader  Armored Warfare Leader Dies After   Armored Warfare Leader Dies After Neck Is Broken In Car-Truck Crash

Congestion Of Lungs Fatal To WorldWarHero   U. 8. Commander of 15th Army Succumbs Shartly Before Noon At Hos pital In Heidelberg   Was Recovering From Broken Neck   Heart Began Weakening During Night and Today Doctors Had Termed Condition Grave

INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO GREAT BATTLE LEADER   Pulmonary Complications Following Automobile Accident Weaken Stout Heart Of Colorful General; Died At 11:50 A. M.

LLNESS FATAL TO FAMOUS WAR HERO   Suffered Broken Neck 12 Days Ago In Accident   WIFE PRESENT   When General Passes On: Heart Is Weakened By Pulmonary Ailment

General Patton Is Dead   End ‘te a Colorful. Career Comes Today At Heidelberg; Death ‘Result: of Accident —

FIGHTING HEAD OF THIRD ARMY FAILS TO BEAT INJURIES  HEART, LUNGS GIVE WAY 12 DAYS AFTER

Gen. George S, Patton, Jr., Leader Of The Victorious U.S. Third Army From Beaches Of Normandy Into Czechoslovakia, Dies From Effects Of Pulmonary Complications

Pulmonary Complication ‘Brings End at 11.50— Mrs. Patton Was at Bedside

Death Comes Peacefully   Great Fieid General Suecumbs When Pulmonary Complications Set in

Wreck injuries Fatai   Famed Commander Of Armored Unit Dies Peacefully

End Comes Suddenly To Fighter   Stout Old Heart Fails in Battle to Overcome Lung Complication

EYDIBES rn mi   fighting, Heart Weakened from Effect of Pulmonary Comblications

Fighting Heart Weakened After Complications   Pulmonary Infection Stifled Warrior's Gallant Recovery

HEART GOES BAD AFTER LUNGS FILL   Complications Develop as Result of Auto Mishap in Germany, Which Produced Broken Neck and Partial Paralysis,

Heart Weakens After Injuries of Traffic Accident   Beset By Pulmonary Complications After Apparent Recovery

Di les T 4 Days After Accident      Pulmonary Complications Cause Heart  To Weaken

Famed Third Army Leader Succumbs  Fighting Heart Weakened by Pulmonary  Camnulcations

His Smashing Tank Assaults Buckled Nazis   Hero of Armored Warfare Dies 12 Days After Highway Accident   BY RICHARD A.O’REAGAN

COLORFUL LEADER WHO SURVIVED BATTLEFIELDS DIES OF CRASH INJURIES

COMPLICATIONS ARE FATAL 10 FAMcD GENERAL   Heart Weakened by Pulmonary Condition As Result of Accident

Famed Third Army Leader Loses Fight   Complications Setting in After Recovery Seemed Apparent Bring Death 12 Dave After Crash

HEART WEAKENED FROM EFFECTS OF COMPLICATIONS   LED U. S. THIRD ARMY FROM NORMANDY TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA

BULLETIN   General Patton Taken By Death At Heidelberg   Pulmonary Complications Weaken Fighting Heart Following Car Accident

Progress Slow In Mopping Up In Philip pines   Americans hi Yared by Yarc Cleanup: Aussies Hunt Down Nips In North * Borneo

Cleanup Fights In Philippines, New Guinea, Tarakan Make Slow Gains

Philippine Cleanup Confinuing On Yard-By-Yard Basis   Far to Rear, Aussies Engage Japs in New Guinea and South Bougainville

PROGRESS IN PHILIPPINES IS RETARDED   Yard By Yard Cleanup Fight Being Waged Against Japs As Aussies Hunt Nips On Tarakan Island   MUD AND RAIN HINDER

Fighting Biffer In Pacific Zone   Progress Of Allies On Seven Fronts Is Slow

Yanks Slowly Mopping Up In Philippines   Make Progress On Seven Fronts

Yard- by-Yard Cleanup Campaign in Progress i in Philippine Islands

Gradual Easing Of Controls. Over Manpower Is Expected Until Defeat Of Jap Forces

“U8 CONTROLS— WMC Te To€Ease Job Controls   General Relax ations ‘Must Await. Japan’s Defeat, Says McNutt ‘

WMC OUTLINES WORKER PLANS   GENERAL RELAXATION ONLY WHEN JAPAN JS WHIPPED, SAYS M’NUTT

Will Ease Up WMC Controls   No General Relaxation Until Japan Defented; WeNntt Save

CONTROL OVE MANPOWER T0 BE EASED UP   First Effects of Transition Post "'V-E Day Program" To Be Felt In Areas of Adequate Supply   EXTEND INTO SUMMER

Controls Over Workers To Be Eased Gradually  But No General Relaxa  But No General Relaxations Until After Defeat OF Janan.

Plan To Ease Worker Rules  General Relaxations Await Pacific Victory

GRADUAL EASING OF MANPOWER CONTROLS SOON   Says General Relaxations Must Wait Until Win in Pacific

WMC OUTLINES PLANS TO EASE JOB CONTROLS   Many Rules Will Continue Until Japan Is Beaten

WMC Plans Easing off of Work Control   General Relaxation However Will Await Defeat of Japan

WMC Plans Gradual Easing. of Work Controls   48 Hour Week To Continue In LaborShort Sections  «

WMC TO EASE JOB CONTRO!   Agency To Relinquish Its Hold Gradually, McNutt Declares

Relaxing of Labor Curbs Due   McNutt Tells Plan Providing Speed-Up in Re-employment

Ease Rein  On Workers      All Manpower Controls Lifted in Some Areaf, Retained in Others

Relax Worker  Control Soon   WMC Areas 3 And 4 Affected By Job Control Relaxation.

WMC CONTROLS OVER WORKERS BEING EASED   Plans ‘For ’Ghange Given By Manpower, Commission _   CHANGES MADE   Transitional Post V-E Day Period Is Entered

Gradual Easing Ot Manpower Controls Seen   Many Will Remain Until Japan Is Beaten: First Where Labor Adequate.   PLAN SOME CHANGES

WMC Plans Some Easing  Of Contech      General Relaxation, However, Must Await Complete Defeat Of Japan

EARLY END 10 JOB CHANGING PURRS LIKEL\   First Effects in Areas Where Supply Is Adequate, McNutt Says.

Labor Control to Be Relaxed   ‘WLB ‘Plans Wage Program to Keep Salaries at Present Levels

WMC Will Ease Its Authority Ov rer Workers   General Relaxation, How ever, Must Await Japan’s Defeat, Chairmuaar MeWutt Discloses

Gradual Easing of Manpower Controls  Planned by McNuti   However Many Restrtctions Will Remain Until Japan Falls

Backs Merging of Armed Forces   Makes Proposal At Military Affairs Meeting

Russians Score Major Gains In 2-Pronged Move  Thrusts Into Austria Are On An Intensified

Berlin Says Nazi Tanks Near Vienna   Svviels Clamp News Blackout As Germaus Proclaim A Last-Ditch Defense of Austrian Capital, Puppet Gavermnment Flees

SOVIET TANK HIT 20 MILES FROM VIENNA   LAST - DITCH STAND PROCLAIMED BY GERMANS

Fall of Vienna To Soviet Army Looks Imminent   Russian Forces Battle te within 20 Miles of Capital

Russ forces press assault  on Bratislava Tanks within 20  miles af Vienna

WIENER NEUSTADT . MENACED BY REDS   Assault Forces Only’ Fev Miles From. Bratislava

Resistance © Grows South Of Vienna.   But Russians Drive To Within 24. Miles Of Bratislava

Reds Rip Shattered Enemy Lines, Meriace Slovak Capital; Vienna Seized By: Jitters

REACH ALPINE PASS   Near Bratislava; Push 32 Miles In Austria; Hungary Almost Cleared

NEAR CAPITAL OF SLOVAKIA   Nazis Report. Russian Gains in Smash To ward Vienna

NAZIS ORDER CAPITAL HELD TO THELAST   Rioting Said to Have Broken Out With Approach of Russians—City Under State of Siege.   SOVIETS REACH STRATEGIC PASS   Other Columns Drive to Gates of Slovak Capital of Bratislava After 14Mile Gain.

Philippines Threatened By Guerrillas      M’Nutt Ordered To Probe Reported ‘Agrarian Unrest’ In Islands

Threaten Stability of Philippines   Reveal Guerilla Army Still Not Disbanded

GUERILLA ARMY IN PHILIPPINES ACTIVE   Stability of the Philippine Government Is Threatened

Russians Poeket Enemy   Ksolute German Forces Along Baltic Const in Eastern Pomerania

DANZIG, STETTIN LINES REPORTED CUT BY SOVIETS   Germans Would Be Isolated If Berlin Radio Picture Of Fighting Is True

SOVIET ARMIES WITHIN SIGHT OF BALTIC SEA   Communications Between Stettin And Danzig Severed; Extent Of Penetration Not Revealed.

ISOLATION ADMITTED BY ENEMY   Nazi Communications Between Danzig And Stettin Are Cut

Soviets Drive Trapped Nazis Against Baltic   Danzig-Stettin Communications Line Cut Seven Miles From Sea,  Germans Claim

ISOLATED IN POMERANIA   Second White Russian Army Tanks Sever Communications Between Danzig and Stettin, the German Radio Admits.

SOVIETS SEVER DANZIG ROAD   'Russians Fight Within Sight of Baltic At ' Three Places

Soviet Troops - Near Baltic ~ At3 Places Communications Between Danzig and Stettin “Severed GERMANS ISOLATED  Russian Troops Making New Smich Through Pomerania

Soviet Army Cuts Baltic Coast Road   Severing of DanzigStettin Highway Pens Remaining Nazi Forces Along Coastal Strip

SOVIETS ISOLATE GERMAN TROOPS AGAINST BALTK   Wild Hand-to-Hand Fighting With Volkssturm and Seasoned Nazi Army Units.

Soviets Sever Danzi g-Stettin Communication   Action Isolates Germ au ‘Troops’ Being Backed Against Baltic «in Pomerania

Commenications Severed between \Danzig-Stettin   - Action Isolates Germans Backed Against the Baltic; In Sight of Sea

Russians Cut Danzig -Stettin Flight Route   Isolate German Troops Being Backed Against The Baltic in North

Russians Isolate Nazi Throng, Fight for Baltic   Soviets Are Within Sight of Goal; Enemy’: Defense Is Disorganized; Armored Spearheads Push Rapidly Toward Coast Area

GERMAN TROOPS ARE ISOLATED IN  DANZIG TERRITORY   lSecond White Russian Army Tanks Have Severed Danzig-Stettin Territory.   IN EASTERN POMERANIA   The Berlin Radio Made This Announcement Today,  London Reports.

Backing Germans Into the Baltic   Russians Cut Communications Between Danzig — and Stettin   ARE IN SIGHT OF SEA   Soviet Army Drives Wedge  in Area of Rummelsburg and Bublitz

GERMAN TROOPS ISOLATED IN DANZIG AREA   Moscow Is “‘Mum”’ For Safety Reasons

Nazis Cut Off by White Army Drive   Slate-Gray of Bitter Baltic in ° Sight of Three Advancing Forces

Reds Battling Within Sight of the Baltic   Large Blocks of Germen Troops Cut Off From Escape

Attempt to Stem Crossing by Allies   Decimated Nazi Armies Trapped by Action; Rundstedt’s Forces in Headlone Flicht After Ratternae

Reds In Sight Of Baltie In  Three Places   Germans Isolated in Pomerania As Moscow Covers Extent of The  Thrust With Blackout

Reds Isolate Germans in Baltic Zone   Russians Fight Ln Sight of Baltic At Three Places

Reds Cut Nazi Communications In Danzig Area   Russian Armies Within Sight Of The Baltic Coast   Cut Railway

Reds Isolate Nazi Troops Along Baltic   Sever Line Between Danzig And Stettin, Berlin Says

6,125 PRISONERS SOON TO BE FREE   Japanese Readying Captives a Two Camps for Evacuation From Nippon.

Japanese Prepare Allied Prisoners For Evacuation   Propaganda from Defeated Japan Turns Three Faces” foward World

STEEL FURNACES SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO STRIKE   Government Still Net Ready To Take Over Operation Of Mines   NUMBER OF IDLE NOW PLACED AT 450,000

Soft Coal Talks Fail, Still Hope   Schwellenbach is Not Prepared to Reauest Seizure

Strikes Force Worker Layoff — At Steel Mill      More Labor Trouble De: velops as Old Disputes: Go Unsettled

MINE OWNERS ARE HOPEFUL OF SETTLEMENT   Operators Meet Again After Efforts of Government Fail

AT LEAST 198 WORK DISPUTES   Soft Coal Qperators Meet Again Hoping to Reach Agreement.   VIOLENCE tN NEW YORK

Number Idle In Strikes Over Nation Increases  ' More Steel Plants   Forced To Close;  Longshoremen Refuse To Return

Soft Coal Operators Go Into Another Huddle In Hope Of Settling Issue.

Way Still Open For An Aceord   Coal Strike Goes On as Hope on Wage-Price Issue Being Revived

No Seizure Of Mines Is In Prospect   Hope Revived For New Approach To Broader Wage-Price Problem.

GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS FOR IMMEDIATE SEIZURE OF MINES  HOPE REVIVED, HOWEVER FOR NEW APPROACH

lobless Due To Strikes at 450,000 Mark  Carnegie Illinois Steel   Carnegie ilinois Steel  Lays Off 15,000 No Soft Coal

450,000 IDLE INNATIONS STRIKE SPREE   New Disputes And Coal Shortages Closing Mills, Growing

Chamber Fund Drive to Have Final.  Meeting on ‘Tuesday    R. H. Glover Will. Outline Importance   BR. H. Glover Will. Outline Importance of Planning Future of Community: $19,050 Is Subscribed for ‘Butte First’

Chamber Fund Drive to Have Final Meeting on Tuesday   BD BW Pateasane SEI Picadifene Tenner mobo oo.   R. H. Glover Will Outline Importance of Planning Future of Community; $19,050 Is Subscribed for. ‘Butte First’

Soviet Editors Indicate They Will Co-Operate In Aiding News Freedom

N azis, Rect: Americans With Flowers And Rousing Cheers   ‘Russia May Grant Freedom Of Press

ALL SCHOOLS IN BUENOS AIRES MAY BE CLOSED   Revolt Against Military Government Is Spreading Fast

Report Peron tas Resigned  Believe Strong Mar of Argentina Quits

WAR BOND DRIVE ~ WORKERS ACTIVE   Heavier Purchases of E- Bonds Is Streased at Coming 7th War Loan Drive.

WAR BOND DRIVE BEGINS THIS WEEK   Heavier Purchases of E Bonds Is Stressed at Coming 7th War Loan Drive.

NAY ASK THAT CONGRESS CUT SHORT RECESS   Atomic Bomb May Have Something to Do With Such a Move

MAY RECALL CONGRESS AS) RESULT OF NEW TURN OF WAR   SUMMER RECESS MAY BE CUT SHORT DUE TO LATE DE. VELOPMENTS IN WAR

40 ARE TO GET DEGREES AT SR EXERCISES   Program Celebrating 25th Anniversary of School Also To Be Held

Murder Of Wave Still Unsolved   Police Try Interpreting Handwriting

NO ‘LIPSTICK MURDER’ CLUE   Lone Fingerprint ° Studied For Lead To Capture Of Maniac

Hitler Admit: War Lost, Sweden Says  Agrees to Permit Army Chiefs To Seek Peace

Permission To Germans For Trade Unions   Granted With ‘Aim Of Helping to Prepare for A Hard Winter

Tells Germans Full Freedom Will Be Given   General Eisenhower to Allow Political and Union Activity

Germans Told May Fortr Local Unions, Engage In Political Activities

Germans Can Form Unions   Must Aim At Helping Prepare For Hard Coming Winter Says Ike.

End of Nippon’s Power Proclaimed; Commander Praises Occupation Force as Model for Conquering Army

ARMED MIGHT OF NIPG GONE; SPIRIT BROKEN   Complete Demobilization of Nation Triumph for Teamwork.

LACK OF FOOD MAY BRING NAZIS TO THEIR KNEE   Food Riots Reported Spreading; Slave Labor Now Handicap As Food Rations Again Cot.

U.S. Food Experts Believe Shrinking Bread Basket May Break Down Nazis

Back of the Headlines   Eisenhower Infers New Germany May Go Communist

Mightiest Air Blows in All History Set Rhineland Ablaze   Americans Hit Sieg Line; 3 Armies Mass Behind 66-Mile Smoke Screen

Prince Konoye ls Ordered Arrested   Other High-Ranking Japanese Included In MacArthur's Haul

‘ARREST ORDEREL ‘OF HIGH RANKING JAP STATESMEN   Prince Konoye Included in Second Sweeing Roundup

Prince Konoye Is Included in List Of War Criminals   Marquis: ‘Kido.Also Placed. In Custody By MacArthur

RINCE KONOYE NAMED AS JAP WAR CRIMINAL   Arrest Ordered By MacArthur

U.S. Orders Konoye Held   Former Jap Premier To Face Crimes Trial

Konoye Ordered Arrested   Eight Other High Ranking Japanese Seized By Order  Of Gen. MacArthur

ARREST OF KONOYE IS ORDERED   Marquis Kido and 7 Other High Jap Officials Named

Orders Arrest Of Japanese Prince Konoye   Koichi Kido and 7 Others Ordered Held by MacArthur

Japs Told to Take Prince Konoye and  Kido Into Custody   Seven Other Leaders to Be Seized in MacArthur’s Latest Roundup

Jap Prince Is Ordered Arrested   MacArthur Reaches Into Japanese -Rovalty

Jap Spokesmen Worry Over Safety of Formosa as American Tanks Cut Main  Island ‘of Philippines; Harbor Guns Hit

DEATH SQUEEZE ON MANILA JAPS   Enemy Loses Great Quan tities iat sl in Philip Transportation PTreuble Everywhere

JAPANESE BEGIN TO WORRY OVER FORMOSA AS INVASION SPOT  AMERICAN TANKS CUT LUZON IN TWO AND BOMBERS SILENCE JAP GUNS

Three Yank Units Link  in Manila   1000-Ton Bomb Load Silences Jap Guns Guarding Bay Entrance

Japs Fear New ‘Invasion Plans Aimed At Formosa   Slow Clean-Up Battles Go On In South Manila

Yanks Wage Three Battles Against Fanatic Jap Troops In Mined Manila Streets

Jap Suicide Force Cornered in Manilz   Luzon Cut in Two by Americans in Mop-up and Bombers Silence Guns Guarding Bay While Nips Worry Over  Fate of Formosa

JAPS EXPECT NEXT BATTLES ON FORMOSA   Record Bomb Load Smashes Manila Bay; Nips Trapped in Luzon Capital

Japanese Fear For Formosa; Luzon Bisected   Three Manila Battles Rage; Japs Being Compressed Now Into Extinction

Tank Forees Cut Through  Main Island   Jap Spokesmen Worry Over Safety Of Formosa: Bombard Guns On Manila Bay.   LEANING UP MANILA

U. S. Bombers Silence Guns Guarding ManilaBayGateway; Japanese Cornered in Manila

Manila Reverses Rouse Jap Fears   Nippon Leaders Worried Over Formosa Invasion

Virgil Trucks Hand cutis Chicago At Tig ers, Behind Hank Greenberg’s 3 - Rur Homer Win 4 - ! Third Game Today

Greenberg Hits 3-Run HomerAs Tiaers Win 4-1   Splendid Pitching Effort By Fire Trucks Enables American Leaguers To Even World Series With Cubs

, Greenberg Homers to Tie Series at 1-All   Circuit Clout Pulls Trucks Out of Jam; Entire World Series Picture Is Changed

Greenherg s Homer Beals Chicago, 4-1   Pay-Off Clout Comes In Fifth With Score Tied

GREENBERG $ HOMER WINS FOR DETROM   Tigers Square Series With 4-1 Victory In 2nd Game

Detroit Wins Second Game, Evens Series   Greenberg Smashes Homer With 2 On to Give Alt OY —

TO GET FALL PREVIEW   Tonight to Be Comfortable at 64 to 68 Degrees

Yanks Bomb Korean Targets   Hit Main Rail Line Between Manchuria and Ports to Japan

OHIO SELECTIVE SEERVICE BOARD DIRECTED TO BEGIN INDUCTION OF STRIKING GOODYEAR WORKERS

Directs Selective Service To Proceed Immediately With Draft Into Armed Forces Of Striking Goodyear Workers At Akron

Draft Ordered For Strikers   16,700 Goodyear Co. Men Face Induction

U.S. THREATENS FIRM ACTION IN AKRON DISPUTE   Lausche Calls On Immediate Induction Of Workers At Goodyear Plants

OHIO GOVERNOR ORDERS DRAFT BOARDS TO ACT   16,766 Workers Remain Idle In Akron Despite Gov't Pleas

Ohio Strikers Face Induction By Draft Board   Deferments Lost © By Employes of _ Rubber Company

Order Strikers Inducted Army   Ohio Governor Directs Selective Service To  Act In Akron Strike.

Strikers Face Stern Action by the WLB   Contract Rights May Be Withdrawn From Akron Rubber Workers

Order Draft Of Akron Strikers   Ohio Governor Orders Selective Service to  Act Immediately

WLB THREATENS AKRON STRIKERS   Unions’ Contract Rights May Be-Withdrawn

‘Qhio’s Rubber Plant ‘Strikers Get Order To ‘Work or Fight’   U. S. Invoking Drastic Action To Force 16,700 Workers Back To Producing Vital War Material

Work Or Fight Rubber Plant Strikers Told   Government Fires Double Salvo At 16,700 At Five Akron, Ohio, Plants.

STRIKERS AT GOODYEAR T0 BE INDUCTED   Gov. Lausche Directs Se. lective Service To Act In Tie-up

RUBBER PLANT WORKERS HOLD UP WAR EFFORT   J. S. Fires Double Salvo At 16,700 Strikers In Five Akron Rubber Fac tories; Material Urgently Needed.

AKRON TIRE PLANT GROUP IS INVOLVED   Governor of Ohio Directs State Selective Service to Begin Drafting Idle Goodyear Workers Immediately.

Governor of Ohio Issues Directive   Grave Wrong to Allow Deferred Civilians to Defy Army Request When Men Dving to Save Freedom

Immediate Action Is  Ordered   Abandonment Of Union Contract Rights Also Threatened As Result Of Akron Strike

May Announce Future of Meat Costs January 1   Possible That Ceiling Prices Will be Hiked

Expect Ceiling Price On Meat   Government Will Release By January  Whether Price:  Will Hike.

Advanced Meat Prices Visioned   End of Subsidies  Will Bring Change

Meat Ceiling Prices May Be Increased   Subsidies End By Next June

Meat Ceiling Prices May Go Up Next Spring   Subsidy Withdrawal Expected To Cost . Consumers Plenty

Plans Ready For Drafting Men 26 to 30   WMC Divides 35 Essential Activities Into 2 General Divisions

Accused Faints At Arraignment   Quoted By Police As Saying She Shot Sailor In Self Defense.

Berlin On The Alert Of Possible Landing Of Allied Paratroopers  RIGID NEW CENSORSHIP FROM BERLIN   20,000 Casualties Caused By U.S. Air Raids On City Saturday

Swedish Reports Say Berlin Has Been Alerted Against a Possible Allied Attempt to Land Paratroops

‘Germans Having Wonderful Time  Thousands of Them With Money Flock to Spain Where They Now Gallavant in Freedom

Control Over Oil Claimed By President   Resources Put Under U. S. Jurisdiction By Truman

GAS RATIONING BY OHIO WILL NOT BE SET UP   Industries and Services All Over Country Feel Pinch Of Labor Difficulties

{OIL RESOURCES: OFF COAST 10 U. $. CONTROL   Truman Issues Orders Claim. ing Deposits Under the Sees for Nation

U.S. Claiming Control of Coastal Oil   Continental Shelf Deposits Are American Property

Truman Issues 3 Proclamations of U. §. Jurisdiction   Natural Resources Along Shorelines, Fisheries Involved

Extend American Jurisdiction Over Ocean Oil-Beds   President Asserts Control of Mineral Wealth Below Water: Bordering All Coasts

OKINAWA ADVENTURE——  JAPANESE DIG DEEP IN FANTASTIC CAVE CITY TO ESCAPE MARINES

Bt ie ran SE HN Re RNA i. ea A  New Way To Combat  Shortage of Offices

Halifax To Follow Hounds For Coyote   Chase Should Equal Excitement Of English Fox Hunt

Polish Problem Main Obstacle To  Peace Planning   World Parley Unlikely Until Big Three Discuss Reccegnition

Jap Educational System Rapped  : oe Sees   Veteran Member of Diet Issues Blast

Jap Severe Critic Of His Countrymen   Time they Learned Right From Wrong

Jap Educational System Rapped  - Veteran Member o! Diet Issues Blast

Sailors Clash With Civilians   Honolulu Police Blame Navy Officials —Sailors Beaten, They Charge

POLICE JOIN 10 AVOID VIQLENGE   Forestall Repetition of Rioting Between Naval Men, Civilians.

Move To Balk Repetition Of Honolulu Riot   Navy And City Police Blame Each Other For Monday’s Outbreak.

CURB RIOTING IN HONOLULU   1,500 Naval Personne} Beat Civilians In  Earlier Clash

BLAME HONOLULU RIOT   1,500 Sailors Battle Civilians in “Revenge” tor Assaults by Toughs.

TAKE STEPS T0 GUARD AGAINST RIOT OUTGREAK IN HONOLULU   Navy Personnel Went On Rampage Over False Rumor  About Death Of 2

CIVILIAN POLICE BLAME NAVY FOR HONOLULU RIOT   CHIEF SAYS THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO WARD OFF FIGHTING

Act To Curb Any: Further . Disturbances. Between Civilians, Navy Personnel

Move to End Rioting In Honolulu   Sailors Clash With Civilians; Police Blames Navy

Civilian, Military Police Combine to Prevent Outbursts   1,500 Naval Personnel Tangled With Civilians Monday Night

Civilian and Military Police ‘Join To Prevent New Rioting   Honolulu Sailors Retaliate For Beatings by Thugs

1,500 Navy Men Battle  Civilians   Police and MPs Join Forces in Honolulu To Prevent Rioting

A Huge Allied Offensive Ix Expected There Soon, It Was Said by Superfort Headquarters.   119 MORE JAPANESE VESSELS ARE SUNK   Every Harbor of Japan and Korea Has Been Virtually Closed by Air-Borne Mine Operations,

Aerial Blockade Cuts Japan From All Asian Supply   Superforts Lay Mines to Close Sea Routes; Hunt Down Isolated Ships That Run Gauntlet of Death

ISLANDS CUT OFF FROM SUPPLIES   Increase in Fighting in China Soon Indicated

Allied Air Blockade Complete   B-29-Sown Mines Lock Shipping in Harbors; Huge Allied Offensive Expected Soon in Asia

Air-Laid Mines Cut Off Japan From Supplies   Wedemeyer Hints At China Coast Landings Shortly

Mine-Laying Superforts Complete Job  Ge Hints of Big land Babtla

EVERY HARBOR OF JAPAN AND KOREA VIRTUALLY CLOSED   WITH SEA AID LOST MAJOR FIGHTING IN CHINA EXPECTED SOON

News Day And Night   Superforts Mine All Harbors On Enemy Mainland And In Korea   Allies Preparing China Offensive   Japs Say U.S. Could Mount Invasion From Okinaw? With 40 Divisions

Force Japs To Send Small Suicide Ships Thru To Clear Lanes   Japanese Claim 500 U. S. Warships Ready To Support Invasion of Home Islands

B29'S CLAMP TIGHT NET ON NIP MAINLAND   Invasion-Jittery Tokyo Reports Massed U. S. War Fleet

American Commanders Say 119 Mor Japanese Vessels Sunk or Damaged

EVERY HARBOR BLOCKADED BY MINES, REPORT   yen. Wedemeyer Sees \lajor Fighting on Continent

EVERY HARBOR IS CLOSED BY MINES   119 More Japanese Ships Sunk Or Damaged   INVASION FEARS   Expressed In Nip Papers: Expect Major Fighting On Continent

Cut Off From Any Aid? From Asia Where Allied’ Offensive Is Expected   Aerial Isolation Result of Superfort Mine: Laying Operations; Japs Report Allies Mass Invasion Fleet at Okinawa:

Complete Aerial  Bloekade   Every Major Harbor Af Japan and Korea Has Been Sown With Airborne Mines

Home Islands of Japanese Cut Off From Asiatic Aid   Enemy Reports Assembly of U. S. Invasion Forces

Seals Off Japan   Landing on China Coast Predicted by Wedemeyer   Air War Still Holds Spotlight As New Blows Are Struck Foe

500 Warships On Okinawa To  Aid Invasion   U. S. Commander In China Expects Major Fighting On Continent Soon.

Asserts The Missouri Fair  Will Be Held   Commissioner J, W. EIlis Reports  Plans Go Ahead

Explosion Rocks Portland; { Dead 20 More Injured  Blast in Furnace Plant   Blast in Furnace Plant Shakes Houses in Area of 50 Blocks

Blast Fatal. In Portland   One Worker Killed and Undetermined Number Injured in Explosion at Plant

Russian Forces Hold Off Enemy Above Budapest   Gernian Panzer Offensive Now. In Its Third..Day Reds Gain In Capital)

9 GERMAN DIVISIONS ARE TRAPPED   Russian Storm Forces Advance Inside Capital

Soviets Hold Otf Powerful  Nazi Thrusts   Germans Driving Down Corridor In Attempt To Relieve Budapest

Reds Holding Off Attacking Germans  Liberation Effort Aimed at Budapest Headed by

Nazi Reserves Enter Batile F or Budapes'   Germans Striving to Re lieve Their Surrounded Garrisoa In Hungarian Capital

PANZER THRUST BEGINS dO DAY   Russian Forces Grimly Holding Off German Air Supported Attacks.

Russians Grimly Hold Off Germans In Soviet: Corridor   Panzer. Thrust Aimed To Liberate Remnants Trapped in Budapest

Hurl Panzers Into Drive On Budapest   Fierce German Counterattack in Bid to Break Soviet Siege Reported Held Bv Reds

Nazis Battling ‘To Break Siege  ‘Line At Budapest   Russians Forces Reportec Grimly Holding Off Armored Attacks.

Nazis Continue Corridor Attack  Strong Force Seeks Relief of Budapest

REPORT SOVIETS STALL NAZIS IN COUNTER-MOVE   Russian Forces Extend Gains Inside Hungarian Capital

SOVIET FORCES HOLDING OFF GERMAN ATTACK   Nazis Attempting To Free Trapped Divisions

Soviets Resist Armored Attacks   Nazis Counterthrust From West As Planes Roar in Grim Support

Red Army Masses For New Blows On Polish Front   Hold Off Nazi Panzer Attacks In Budapest Area

Reds Grimly  Holding Back Nazi Attacks In Corridor   German Thrust From  Danube In 3rd Day

Reds Holding Firm Against Nazi Assault   Daring Tank Push Aimed to Liberate Budapest Garrison

Russ Facing Heavy Attack   Red Troops Grimly Holding Back German Armor, Plane Smashes

Nazis Throw Reserves Into Russ Corridor   Reds Hold Grimly Against Plane-Supported Armor Attacks Near Budapest

GERMANS PRESS COUNTERATTACK ON EAST FRONT   RED FORCES HOLD GRIMLY AS NAZIS GO ON OFFENSIVE

Reds Beat Off German Attacks   Nazis in Desperate Effort to Relieve Budapest Garrican

REDS HOLD OFF NAZI ATTACKS   Germans Make Desperate Bid to Relieve Buda  ° pest Garrison

RED FORCES REPULSE NAZI ARMORED JAB   Inside Budapest Russian Storm Forces Gain More Ground on Eighth Day of  Battle for Capital

SOVIETS SAY NAZI BLOWS WARDED OFF   Hold Grimly Against Ar: - mored Attacks, Supported by Planes, Made  Against Red Corridot "oN. W. of Budapest.

Russ Holding Counter Blow   Germans Gamble Big Force to Rescue Army Trapped in Budapest

German Planes in Attack on Soviets   Russian Forces Are Gminly . Holding Off Attacks  of Nazis —   WEST OF THE DANUBE   Red Forces ‘ Are Gaining More Ground in the City of Budapest

Soviets Hold Despite Hard Nazi Attacks   German Tank Thrust Down Danube TJVoward Budapest

Russian Forces Grimly Holding Off Hun Attacks   Nazi Panzer Drive From Danube Enters Into Its 3rd Day

Russ: Parry Big German Thrusts   Hold Off Heavy. Panzer Attacks At Budapest

SOVIET PLANES REINFORCE TROOPS HOLDING NAZI TANKS —BY DANIEL DE LUCE—

Germans Use Planes To Aid Armored Drive   Soviet Storm Forces Gaining inside Budapest

Chungking Says That Hirohito Has Abdicated   No Confirmation Reported. Received From Other Areas

Army of Seven Million Too Big Senator Claims   Injurious Effect On Civilian Economy Feared

CRITICISM AT SUE OF ARMY   Says Military Program May -Defeat Self By Disorganiz’ jing Civilian Economy

Ships and Planes in Pacific Search For Crash Victims   Bringing Bodies of Seven Victims Home; Clipper Also Down

HUNT FOR 12 MISSING   Ships and Planes Scour Pacific for Victims of Plane Crash

Two Planes Crash Into Pacific Ocean   -Search for 12 Missing From One; Save 23 On HManaliule Clinnne

DUTCH COMMANDER   12 Down at Sea In Plane Mishap   Ships and Planes Now Conducting Search

SHIPS, PLANES AIDING SEARCH   11 Men and a Woman Missing in Forced Landing In Pacific.

Search For 11 Men, Woman Adrift In Pacific Ocean   Liberator Is Forced Down During Flight

IBERATOR PLANE [RASHES AT SEA: TWELVE MISSINE   even Known Dead, Eight Rescued; Clipper Alse Forcad Down

12 Missing After Crash. Of Liberator      Forced Down On Way To U.S. From Hawaii

HUNT 12 LOST IN ATC. CRASH   23 Survivors of Clipper Forced Landing In  Pacific Rescued

Gen. Arnold See: Frightful Wars  Says No Country to Be Safe Again

Junction of U. S., Soviet Troops Is Near; Patrols May Have Met   Allied Armies Slash Into Two Remaining German Pockets as Third Army Drives Desner Inte Crechoslovakia: Asch Falls

Enemy Reports U.S., Reds But 32 Miles Apart  Accounts Of Patrol   Accounts Of Patrol Contacts Given No Confirmation From Allied Headquarters

Yanks Driving for Junction With Red Army Near Berlin  Believe Patrols on Elbe River Already Have Made Contact

Final Break Through On Nazi Capital Front Expected This Weekend; Red Artillery Pump ing Shells Into City   SOVIETS OUTFLANK DOOMED CAPITAL

Yanks Attempt New Crossing Of Elbe River   3 Allied Armies Open Assault on Bavarian Citadel

Doomed City Is Outflanked In Southern Push   Soviet Artillery Begins Pumping Shells Into Heart Of Capital, Gloomy Nazi Broadcasts Say; Final Breakthrough Is Imminent

Doomed German Capita Outflanked By Soviets.   Blazing Siege Arc Reported Clamped Against Suburbs On Three Fronts —

Allied Armies, Reds  Drive for Junction   Third Army Drive Thrusts Toward Pilsen, Prague; Reds Report Forces 75 Miles from Limk-un

DANE 10 SPLIT GERMAN FRONT   Patrols May Already Have Met Along Elbe, 75 Miles From Berlin.   THIRD CAPTURES ASCH

Ca ip i te a L Is wo Ms O u tf la n kec d  From South       GERMANS REPORT THAT RED ARMY ARTILLERY IS PUMPING

Russians Attack Devastated City From Three Sides; RAF Bombs It All Night Long

Patrols May Already Have Linked Up   Prisoner Bag For 20 Days Is 913,237

Seek To Joirt Red Army In Final Assault On German Capital; New Crossing Attempt By Yanks Reported   ARMIES STRIKE IN BAVARIAN: ALPS

YANKS STORM ELBE IN NEW BREAKTHROUGH   3 Armies Drive On Bavaria

UNITED ‘STATES AND SOVIET TROOPS DRIVE TOWARD JUNCTION  LINKUP APPEARS MATTER OF HOURS; PATROLS MAY HAVE ALREARY MET

Germans Reveal New Attempt To Join Soviet Army   Three Other Allied  Forces Strike Toward Bavarian Alps Redoubt

Soviets Outflank Capital to South   Converging Forces Clamp Blazing Siege Arc Around City

PATROLS MAY ALREADY BE JOINED   Asch In Czechoslovakia : Taken By Third Army   PILSEN, PRAGUE   Goals Of American Forces; British Cut Off Bremen, Push Near Hamburg

SHELLS FALL IN HEART OF DOOMED CITY   Capture Seen Before Monday

Dramatic Union of Two Allied Forces Appears Only a Few Hours Away

Blazing Siege Arc Clamped  On Doomed Nazi Capital; Shells Fall in Heart Of City

‘Whole Country Responsible For Disaster Dec. 7   Truman Says He Doesn't Intend to Order Court Martial Trial   Pearl Harbor Affair Was Resu!t of Policy

Truman Says Entire Nation Culpable For Pearl Harbor: Will Not Order Court Martial 

Truman Will Not Call For Court Martials   Congressional Demands. More Information Keep Harbor Case Open,   CLOSED TO SERVICES

President Nof To Order Pear! Harbor Trials   Preparedness Moves Of President Roosevelt Stifled; Country Not Ready, Truman Says

Congressmen Urge Trials . For Harbor’s  Incompetent   Army. Navy Willing To Close Up Books

Truman Blames All Nation For Attack Upon Pearl Harbor   Will Not Order Court Martial Of Commanders

WHOLE NATION RESPONSIBLE?   That Is Contention of Truman About Pearl Harbor Disaster.   LIKES UNIFIED COMMAND

Truman Lays Blame for Pearl Harbor on Entire Country   Remembers How Nation Stopped Efforts for National Defense

President Says Disaster Caused By Nation Foiling In Sensing Peril

President Will Not Ask Pearl Harbor Trial As ‘Whole Nation Is Guilty

President Won't Order Trials in Pearl Harbor Case   Blames Country For Retarding the National Defense

Pre-War Policy Of U.S. Blamed For Jap Attack   Entire Country Has Share in Guilt, Is President’s Opinion

DEMANDS FOR TRIALS 10 BE DISREGARDED   Chief Executive Declares In News Conference Entire Country Shares In Blame for Attack  ee Le  —« fs es hehe UU

Truman Bars earl Harbor Raid Trials   President Declares Whole Nation to Blame For Preparedness Lack

Truman Blames Entire Country For Dee. 7, 1941   x (nnounces He’ Will Order  “No Court . Martial  In “Pearl Harbor : Disaster

The Weather   Entire Nation Blamed For Pearl Harbor Fate   Truman Declares People Refused To Accept Roosevelt’s Preparedness Policy

{Truman Believes Whole U. S.as Much To Blame for Pearl Harbor Disaster

PRESIDENT TRUMAN SAYS WHOLE NATION SHOULD BE BLAMED   CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAYS COUNTRY NOT READY FOR PREPAREDNESS

Will Not Order  Courts Martial   President Says the Whole Country Is to Blame for Pearl Harbor    DENIES A WHITEWASH   May Is Demanding Responsibility for Disaster Placed

CHIEF EXECUTIVE NOT TO DEMAND COURT MARTIAL   Claims U. S. Was Not Ready for War Due to Policy of Country

People Would Not ‘Accept Theory Of Preparedness,  Asserts Truman

Country’s Policy Caused Disaster   Army, Navy Ready to Close Books On Investigation but Congress Demands More Information, Trial

Truman  Hits All   Declares Entire Nation to Blame For Pearl Harbor

Truman Has Na Court Martial Plan In Mind   President Would Have Army-Navy Under 1 Commanc

WASHINGTON, Aug 30— (P)— President Truman announced today that he will not order courts martial in the Pearl Harbor disaster

Won't Order Pearl Harbor Court Marti   President ‘Says. Wh Nation Shares Blame; Couldn’t Have Beaten ‘Jans. Even If Ready

Won't Order Chiefs Held for Courts - Martial   But Some Congressmen Clamor for Trials ‘To Shed More Light’

Truman Opposed To Pearl Harbor Court Martials  Says He Feels Nation A. hdA LE gg. OBE... cf   Says He Feels Nation As Much to Blame for Disaster ac Chiefe

to Blame in Disaster   Truman Says People Not Ready to Arm at Pearl Harbor Time

Civilians Get Blamed In Pear! Harbor Affair   President Truman Upholds Late FDR Whom He Said Was Vilified for Preparedness Statements.

TRUMAN SAYS PEARL HARBOR FAULT OF ALL   President Declares Entire Country, as Much as Any Individual, Responsible for Japanese Sneak Attack in 1941.

CONGRESS STILL SEEKING ACTION ON JAP ATTACK   Cries for Court Martial of High Officers Are Being Raised

Whole Country To Blame for  Pearl Harbor   President Truman Tells Newsmen at Conference Today

Sces No Reason For Lim. iting. Blame‘ to Particts lar  Individuals;. Wil Not Ask For Court Martial.

- Fought F-D.Rvs Plans for - Preparedness—Will Not Order “Courts “Martial for: Commanders   A: digest of: reports: on: “the Pearl: “Mexbor cereal ie be found:on Page. 10: oa E

TRUMAN CLAIMS ALLOF COUNTRY IS RESPONSIBLE   Congressmen Clamor ‘for More Inside on Pear} Harbor Probe

Nation Shares  Blame-Truman Pearl Harbor No Fault Of Any Individual, President Claims

‘No Court Martial To Be Ordered   Says FDR's Plans For Preparedness Were ‘Stiiled.'

NOT TO ORDER COURT MARTIAL FOR OFFICIALS   Truman Places Blame on Policy of Unpreparedness in Nation Prior to Attack

CONGRESSION AL DEMANDS FOR ACTION ON INQUIRY BOARD REPORT EXPECTED

Truman Won't Order Pearl Harbor Trial   Army, Navy Consider Incident Closed, But Conaress Doesn’t .:

*No One Individual Is at Fault for. Dec. 7 Disaster   Truman Announces He Will Not Order Courts Martial; Some Want Trial

NOT READY FOR PREPAREDNESS, TRUMANCLAIMS   President Says He Doesn't Intend to Order Court  Martial

Truman Claims Responsibility Whole Nation’ S   Says Japan’ 8 Sneak - Attack Was Result of Stifled Ef_ ‘fortis by Roosevelt to ‘Prepare Country *   Does Not Intend to Order Court Trial   Has No Objection to One; Army and Navy Ready to Close Books On Disaster Starting War

President Not To Order Court-Martial   Truman Thinks Entire Country Shares Pearl Harbor Blame

Nation Held To Blame For Pearl Harbor   Preparedness Not Accepted By U. S., Truman Declares

Whole U. S. Responsible For Pearl Harbor, Is -Opmmion of President

Jap Planes Bomb Four U.S. Vessels   American Army Forces Occupy Tori Island   Grew Rebukes Tito; Allies Keep Trieste

GREW REBUKES MARSHAL TITC   Allies To Retain Control Of Trieste, He Asserts

MANY TOWNS IN RUHR BASIN FALL TO YANKS   Sth Army Reaches Rhine River In 15 Mile Advance

PREDICTS CHINA WILL MAKE GREAT CHANGES   Dr. Myron S. Burton Speaks Before the Rotary Club   RAILROADS ARE POOR

TERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities. of Interest To All In The Various Communities

Navy Reveals Postwar Plans   Retain 1.191 Combatant Ships With 4.639 Auxiliaries, Minor Craft,

Navy Planning to Keep Large Fleet  1,191 Combatant Ships to be Retained

U. S; Navy Plans — Postwar Fleet: Of. 5830 Ships   ~ House “Com. -Approyals Fo. Push “War On. Japs

Ninth AAF On Way Now   Leaves Reims Area For Le Havre to Embark for Pacific via United States

Eisenhower's Report Says Nazi Party Abolished as 150,000 Members Arrested

FDR Renews His Plea Total Mobilization Of All i © Human Resources Uraed

l.D.R. Dodges  War Questions   Labels As Crystal Ball Ques. tion Whether War Was To End Suddenly.

CALLING OF GEN. PATTON FOR AN ACCOUNTING ON BAVARIAN DENAZIFICATION REASSURING

Eisenhower ‘Tightens Up U.S. Control   “Call Down? of Patton Due to Inspire Confidence At Ilome and Tucrease German Respect for Allied Offi Beale

Defeated Axis Needs Stern Treatment; Eisenhower and MacArthur Cracking Down

STERN TREATMENT FOR GERMANY AND JAPAN NECESSARY TO CHANGE MILITARISTIC TRENDS OF PEOPLE

Stern Treatment Needed, Belief   Summons to Patton Calculated to Increase German Respect

Chinese Ca pture Suichwan. Base   Former Site of U.S. Airfield Is First of Lost To Be Regained

CROPS FOR *45 SEEN ADEQUATE   Will Be Enough to Supply Nation’s Essential  Needs

—FOOD—  OPA Policies Are Assailec   Critical Situation Is Reported Facing U. S. In Fats And Oil .

Adequate Food Supply   Civilian Supplies for All Parts of Nation To Meet Essential Needs

OPA Is Criticized In Report On Food   Supplies Expected To Be Greater Tran Pre-war Years Bu Less Than Last Year—Regulations on Hogs and Cattle And Foreign Shipments Scored

Civilian Food Supply For This Year To Be Adequate   Only Essential Needs Can Be Met, WFA Says

Nazis Resort to Fake Messages  Try to Send U. S. Planes to Destruction

Writer Watches Shells, Fired From Only Three Miles Off Shore. Blast Jap Steel City of Kamaishi

TOJO TO JAIL SOON   Progress Is So Rapid He May Leave Hospital in 10 Days.

Adolf Hitler Holds Parley With Quisling   “Believe Norwegian Traitor Told That Withdrawal Planned

Five of Missing Flyers Found Safe in Wyominc   Sixth Man Reported To Be Searching For Crashed Bomber

Five of Army Flyers Found Alive   Six Parachute From Crippled Plane in Desolate Sector

TERRIFIC GERMAN ATTACK BUCKLES REDS’ BUDAPEST DEFENSES BADLY   Nazis Regain Ground Despite Heavy Losses

DESPERATION MARKS NAZIS RITTER HOLD   Men and Armor Spent Recklessly as Command to Hold Budapest Seems Vain and Reds Push On.

Soviet Lines Buckle   Germans Trying To Rescue 80,000 Men in Budapest

Nazi Relief Army Closes  On Budapest   German Drive Only 15 Miles From Besieged Bastion: Battle Rages In City

NAZIS GAIN NORTHWEST OF BUDAPEST   Rescue Attempt Continues Despite Huge Casualties

Red Siege Lines _ Around Budapest Are Endangered   Pile-Driver German Attacks Carry Within 15 Miles of Capital.

NAZI RELIEF ARMY GAINS ON BUDEPEST   Rds’ Siege Lines Buckle Under German Attack

RUSSIAN SIEGE LINES BUCKLE NEAR BUDAPES)   Pile Driver German Attack Car ried Within 15 Miles of Citrc

Budapest Siege Lines Sag Under Heavy Nazi Blow   Relief Army Drives to Within 15 Miles of Hungarian Capital

Stand Inside Reich Likely   Nazis Seen Planning Stubborn Defense

Speculate On ‘Nazis Makin @ Stand In Reiel   London Sources ‘Toy With Possibilily They Are Ex. tricating Troops From the East Front

Possibility Of Desperate Foe Stand In Reich   Speculation Heightened By Absence Of Red Reports Of Casualties.   NO ROUT SUGGESTED

MAKE STAND INSIDE REICH   Withdrawal From Poland Believed in Keeping With German Plans to Concentrate Troops for Prolonging War.

Joy Over Reds’ Advance Tempered by Outlook fo Fierce Stand In Reich

‘Retreat Believed Well Planned. ... . Nazis May Be Preparing For Strong Final Stand

PLIGHT MAY-FIT  “DEFENSE PLANS   Lack Of Big Casualty Lists Hints Nazi Reich Stand

Conjecture Made Germans Prepare For Last Stand   Although Nazis Have Lost Greotly, No Rout Indicated

Nazi Rout In East Unlikely   Observers Believe  Main ‘German Forces ‘Pulled Back for Final Death Stand in Reich

Joy Over Red Advance Tempered By Likely Final Stand In Reich   Nazis, Possibly Tipped By Massing Russians, May Have Pulled Back Bulk Of Troops For Desperate Stand Inside Germany.

Few Reported Nazi Casualties May Indicate Retreat Previously Planned

WEDDING LASTED NEARLY 3 MONTHS   Two Womien Seek Courts To End Troubles With Married. Life

FEM SHORTS A MENACE   Briefly Clad Girl Causes Soldier to Crash Into Tree

1Dead. 13 Hurt \sRace Car  (rashes Crowd   8 of Persons Hurt  At Williams Grove Speedway Members Of Victim’s Family

Pe, ace ye gh oe MR Oc, ae SSC REVIEW COMPLETED ON YAMASHITA’S SENTENCE

REVIEWS DEATH SENTENCE   Recommendations on Yamashita Go to MacArthur

QUIZ SUSPECTS IN HOOPER CASE   FOUR MPN AND WOMAN BEING QUESTIONED AT JACKSON

QUIZFOUR MEN HELD IN HOOPER CASE.   Two Have Served Terms At — Alcatraz Prison

ONE POWDER LINE IS IN OPERATION   Another Reduction in Em" ployes at Sunflower Is Announced A

ONE POWDER LINE TS IN OPERATION   Another Reduction in Em“ ployes at Sunflower Is _. Announced   ABOUT 3,200 WORKING

White House Reports Big Four Considering Offer Of Nippons   - Radio Tokyo’s Offer of Unconditional Surrender Poses One Condition, That Hirohito Remain As Sovereign Ruler

Tokyo Stations Silenced Before Completion Of Broadcast: Hirohito Asks To Remain As Emperor, Not To Be Considered War Criminal

JAPS WILLING T0 ACCEPT POTSDAM ULTIMATUM NOW   Only Proviso Is That Their Emperor Be Spared. Formal Notice Of Offer Is Received In U. S.   OFFER SUBMITTED TO TWO NEUTRAL NATIONS   Swedish And Swiss Legations And Soviet Ambassador Are Informed Of Jap Proposal, Tokyo Says.

United States Is Conferring with Britain, Russia, China: American Views Will Prevail

ARMY EXPECTED TO LOWER POINT REQUIREMENTS   Discharge May Be Secured With 78 To 80 Points Soon, Reports Say   AGE GROUPS NOT CHANGED   Many Want Older Men Sent Home; Army Still Wants 7,000,000 For Pacific

‘Discharge Points To Be Lowered From 85 to 78-80   No Change Anticipated - In Regulation On 40 Year Age Limit

Discharge Index Of Army Likely To Be at 78-80   Other Pressure Felt.

CUT IN POINTS FOR DISCHARGE TS INDICATED   Longest and Most Arduous Service is Army’s Contention For Fair Basis of Releasing Men.

Army Plans to Lower to 78 Points Needed for Discharge   By DEAN W. DITTMER

Discharge at 78-80 Points Is Expected   Army Announcement In Few Weeks Is Predicted

Army to Reduce Discharge Points   Requirement Will be Lowered to 78 or 80

ARMY TO LOWER POINTS NEEDED BFOR DISCHARGE   New Requirements May Be Between 72 and SU

COL. ROOSEVELT'S. PROMOTION 0.K.'D   Senate Committee Gives Approval, It Is An- mounced >

250 OKINAWA CIVILIANS CRAWL OUT (OF SMALL CAVES; CAN'T STAND ERECT

Marines Set To Blast Last Japs Off Iwe   Forrestal Reports 2,030 Americans Killed in — 16-Dav Battle

‘Marines Poised For Final Kill Bf lwo Japanese   Supplies Pour Ashore as Men Prepare Finale

Marines Set To Give Iwo Death Punch   Not Many of Japs’ Garrison of 20,000 Now Believed Alive

Big Assault on Iwo Jima Looms   2,000 Marines Kulled On Island—More Than 12.000 Japs Slain

2,050 Marines Killed On lwo In Last 16 Days   Casualty Figures Are Given By Secretary Of Navy Forrestal

Marines Poise Clincher Blow . In Iwo Struggle   Forrestal Reports U.S. Dead as 2,050 Against Nipponese Lesses of 12.000

Yanks Ready To Take Iwo.   Supplies, Reserves ”  Amassed For Clash

Marines Ready Knockout Blow After 16 Days Of Battling On Bloody Iwo

Marines Hold Most of Iwo   Pour Supplies Ashore For Clincher Blow . To Crush All Japanese

POISED FOR CLINCHER BLOW ON JAP!   More Than 2,000 Marines Have Died In 16-Day Battle -

Marines Ready For Knockout Of Little Iwo   Clincher Blow Due Soon As Supplies Start Rolling.

CLINCHER BLOW POISED ON IWO   American Strength In: creased By Newly-Arrived Supplies

MIGHTY BLOWS » COMING TO END FICHT ON IWE   8 Bloody Battle for Tiny Island Nears Finish—-U, S. Marine Dead 2,050

POISE [WO CLINCHER BLOW   Loss On Little Island Announced As 2,050 Marines

YANK LOSSES IN BATTLE ARE SET AT 2,050 DEAD   Nipponese Killed Placed At Over 12,000

Build Up Positions For Grand Scale Assault . .  Set For Clincher Blow In Savage Iwo Battle

YANKS POISE FINAL BLOW IN WO DRIVE   Supplies Pour Ashore on i Kast and West Coasts  as Marines Build Positions for Grand-Scale Attack on Nins.

Marines Set For Knockout   Iwo Blaadicst Battlefield’ of War Tn P:     es cia

Marines Preparing for Clincher Blows Against Japanese on Iwo Island

EXILED GOVERNMENT TO BE LAWFUL ONE?   Polish Regime Says Fate of Poles Will Not Be Alike Evervwhere.

Army to Cut Dow Rapidly After Hitler Is Beaten   Up to 250,000 Men To Come Home Monthly Says War Department

Soldiers to Come Home Speedily as Soon as Foe Bow:  200,000 to 250,000 tc ~ Return Each Month _ After V-E Day.

Churchill Put Proposal To Late Leader   Suggestion Made Week Refore Sneak

CHARGE BELLN WITH SLAYING   Former Detroit Police Officer Accused At Pontiac

Number of Pockets Outside of Reich Where Enemy is Holed Up in Strong Positlons — Largest  , Pocket is in Czechoslovaliia.

Hitler Ready To Fight As Long As He Has Men— —By DeWitt Mackensile   Nazis Planning Last Stand In North-South

WHIRLWIND CONQUEST OF SAARLAND AND PALATINATE REPRESENTS ONE OF MAJOR VICTORIES OF THE WAR

Terrified Germans Fleeing From Doomed Ruhr— —By Dew itt Mackenzie Yr)  Monty Getting Ready For Hop Across Bhine

WAR TODAY   Conquest of Saarland and Palatinate Represents Victory With Far-Reaching Results  For German Downr..u

'PATTON-PATCH COMBINATION’S WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN MARKS ONE MAIOR VICTORIES OF WAR

10,000 Workers Away From Jobs   15,000 Others Formerly Idle Returned To Work; Brass Plants Closed.

Central Coast Is Target   300-Mile Stretch Of Centra! Jepan Burned, Blasted

Tokyo Area Hit Againin Big Blasting   Twenty-first Day of Offengive Softening Up Coun. “,  try for Invasion

WARSHIPS THROW. ‘SHELLS INTO Ble INDUSTRIAL AREA   American Third . Fleet Bat te Wagons Stand Only Six Miles Offshore to Launch Tremendous Barrage.   60 AIRDROMES ARE ALSO HIT BY AMERICAN FIRE   Fighter Planes © Encounter Very. Little Opposition: In _ New Attacks, Flames Are Visible’ For: Many. Miles. ..

Carrier Craft Str ike Tokyo Area j in Relays   U.S. and British Battleships Shell, Set Hamamatsu Afire

1,O00 PLANES BLAST TOKYO, DO AIRFIELDS   Fleet Bombards Hamamatsu Before Dawn from Six Miles Offshore.

Third Fleet Units  Fire Hamamatsu, Industrial Center   Targets From ‘Tokyo To Osaka-Kobe Area Heavily Bombarded

Ships Pump  Shells Into Coast City   Toli In Saturday Raids Set At 283 Planes and 1am Ships.

INDUSTRIAL CENTER HIT BY WARSHIPS   American and British Battlewagons, Six Miles Off Shore, Pummel City.

BURN 300-MILE STRETCH IN NEW ASSAULT   Enemy’s Fate Harsh: Ramsey

1000 CARRIER PLANES OUT AS JAPS FIGHT ON   Nagoya District Also Hit While  Dactriction Mannts

Carriers Send Their Flocks Of Planes Over 300-Mile Area in Pre-Invasion Strike

Raids Range From Tokyo To Osaka   Third Fleet Units Shell Hamatsu In Bold Attack

300 Miles of Jap Territory Burned In U. S. Bombings  915 Ships and 1,211 Fee  ml... moe. lg

Surface Vessels Shell Kii Peninsula, Allied Aircraft Strike Nagoya-Osaka District Tokyo Bit In Relave   AIR, SEA BLOWS  NOW IN 2ist DAY

WARSHIPS SHELL CITY OF HAMAMATSU, CARRYING ASSAULT INTO 21ST DAY

Fleet Units Set Fire ot Hamamatsu With ‘Bombardment; Aircraft Blasts Tokyo Area

Tokyo Area Blasted And burned By Carrier Planes  BATTLESHIPS SHELL INDUSTRIAL CENTER  Japanese Planes Are Intercepting With Some Results

HOLD ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE HERE   Churches Hold Union Services March 30 At Toulon Baptist Church.

fension High in Dispute af Italy s Border  Doughboys Take Loot from Tito’s

Uuns Drawn VU Titos Forees Around Trieste  Road Blocks Thrown Up To Halt Allies W ith Goods  _a ea Zz ee et ee ret ET oA RIOT,   PROPERTY SAVED   Some Italians Helped Ia Ravaging Their  Countrvmen

Doughboys Strip Looters Near Trieste   Moscow Hints Big Three Meet Increasingly Ursent

Destroyer-Escort Rall Beats Off Attacks of 5 Jap Suicide Planes At Cost of 21 Killed, 38 Wounded

Destroyer Escort Survives Attacks By Suicide Planes      'Ship’s Hull Ripped From Port To Starboard By 500 Pound Bomb: Kamikaze Crashes Grotesquely Through Passageway, Setting Interior Of Vessel Afire 50 Hurt

Big Five Agree To Reject Axis   Delegates Effect Headway den ma’ Charter

Towering Fires Are Touched Off by 3,850 Tons of Bombs; One Superfortress Is Lost   Targets, on Enemy's Condemned Lisf, Are Imbari, Nishinomiya-Mikage, Saga and Maebishi; Huge Bombers Also Sow Mines in Nip Home Waters; Raids by Planes from Okinawa, lwo Reported

Dawn Assaults Made By Force _Of 580 Planes   Communities on the Condemned List Attacked With Incendiary and High Explosive Bombs— Good Results Are Reported

Pour Cities  Tn Japan Hit By American Super-Forts   All Among Places  War ned i in i Ads vane  ala: =e

LOS ANGELES WELCOMES ADM. HALSEY   Naval Hero to Leave Tonight For Newark, N. J.

Seized Plants Tobe Returned To Industry  Truman Orders Gradual Return   Truman Orders Gradual Return Of Properties Taken During War

U.S. Yielding Plants Seized By War Edict   Truman Tells Davis To Return Ward and Other Properties

STILL BATTLE FOREST FIRE   FIRE TRAILS NEARLYgCOMPLETED AROUND 90,000 ACRES OF FIRE ZONE -

infantry in new unopposed  landings on Mindoro island  B-29’s leave Nagoya fires; Formosa is hattered: 25 shine sunk or fired

Bombers Smash 15 Jap Vessels Off a Coast  : Ameri ns Make Two   Americans Make Two New Mindoro Landings Bomb Nansei Islands

Warfare On Japs Being Itensified   ‘New Londings Made on Mindoro as Bombers Lach Out in Furious Attacks at Defenses

Back of the "Headlines   Syria-Lebanon Fight Threatens to Involve All the Big'Powers

Reporter Finds Destruction in Berlin Appalline   Russian Girls Direct Traffic, He Discovers

KILGALLEN 0 SIGHTSEEING TRIP TO BERLIN   Writer Says He Can Believe City 82% Destroved :

House Rejects Labor Draft Amendments   Red Cross Plans Intensive Aid Program

Amenamenis Lose.  -“‘Anti-Closed Shop,”  FEPC Provisos an aeroes ie en bee

HOUSE REJECTS 2 AMENDMENTS TO MANPOWER BILE   Controversial “Anti - Closed Shop” and Fair Employment Practices Amendments Are Snowed Under by More Than Substantial Margins

Anti-Closed Shop Beaten  Reject Amendment Tc National Service Law

Anti-Closed Shop Provision Killed  F.E.P.C. Amendment Alen Vescel nw...

House Kills Manpower Amendments   ‘Anti-Closed Shop’ And Fair Practices Proposals Voted Out

ANTLCLOSED SHOP, FEPC AMENDMENTS TO BILL REJECTED  ELIMINATION OF AMEND_ MENTS TAKES CONTRO WERSY OUT SERVICE ACT

Molotov Will Attend Peace Meet in U.S.   Stalin Agrees to Plea For Top Talent to Represent Reds

  Molotov Will Attend United Nations Parley   Stalin Sending Foreign Seerelary to San Fria ciseu al Suggestiou President Truman

MOLOTOV WILL ATTEND PARLE!   Russia Accedes To Request Of President Truman

MOLOTOV WILL ATTEND PARLEY   Stalin Agrees To Send Top Envoy For Security Meet

Molotov Will Attend Talks   Sulin Shows Friendship To New U. 8. President

Foreign Secretary of Russia to Attend Conference   Stalin Designates Molotov Representative at United Nations Meeting in Response to Request by President Truman

Molotov to Be at Frisco Meet  Stalin Complies With Reques# of Truman

First and ‘Third Sweep Past Beleagured  Leipzig. Now Within 85 Miles of the Russian Lines. Allies Still 45 Miles of Berlin   Stalin To Send Molotov Here For Conference

Molotov Will Attend Frisco Peace Parley   Stalin, Acting On Suggestion By President Truman, Sending Him

MOLOTOV COMING FOR CONFERENCE   STALIN AGREES TO SEND HIM TO SAN FRANCISCO AT TRUMAN'S REQUEST.

Demonstration Is  Staged In Tokyo   Several Strikes Are Keported And Wave Of Unrest Has Developed

ALLIED GROUP T0 LEAVE FOR JAPAN TODAY   Ten- Nation Commission Nurses Ambitions at Policy -Making Rather Than the Mere Giving of Advice.

1S HOPEFUL OF POLICY MAKING ROL!   To Investigate Administration’ Of MacArthur’

Allied Far East Croup Leaves lor  Checkup On Japan      Will Make Survey On How Directives are - Reing Carried Out.

Allied Commission Starts to Japan   Hope to Form Policy Rather Than Advise In Far East Control

COMMISSION IS OFF FOR JAPAN   MacArthur's Administratior Will Be Scrutinized By Al lied Group.

Allied Far East Commission Plans To Set Jap Policy   Role as Advisors Abandoned; Evatt Rewriles MacArthur's Directive, Needs Signatures

Ten-Nation Group Off For Tokyo   MacArthur's Regime In Japan Is Due For Complete Checkup.

ALLIED ADVISERS HEAD FOR TOKYO   Will Study How MacArthur Has Carried Out Orders

Far Eastern Commission  Goes fo Japan  Will Review MacArthur's Work

Far Eastern Commission  Leaves D.C.   Does Not Expect To Find Any Grave Fault With MacArthur's Rule.   HAS 10 GOVERNMENTS

Allied Commission Leaves For Tokyo  To Inspect Work Of Gen. MacArthur

Allied Far East Commission   Off For Tokyo   Ten-Country Board Hopes to Determine Polictes inJapan

ALLIED FAR EAST GROUP LEAVES FOR JAPAN TODAY   Will Look Into Gen. MacArthur’s Administration Of Directives

COMMISSION TO SEE M’ARTHUR IN JAPAN SOON   Allied Delegation Will Take ‘Look-See’ at Control Methods in Nippon

Allied Commission Leaves Today to Observe in Japan   Expecting to Find Little Fault With M’‘Arthur’s Work

Seeks More Say on Jap Policy —   Allied Far East Com mission Wants to Give More Than Advice; to’ Tokyo for Information

ALLIED FAR EASTERN COMMISSION 8 SLATED TO LEAVE FOR JAPAN TODAY.

ALLIED FAR EAST ANVISORY GROUP SAILS FOR JAPA   Commission Wil! Look Ove: General MacArthur's  Adminictration

Allied Unit Seeks Greater Role In Japan Affairs   Group Leaves Today For Look at MacArthur’s Setup

Far Eastern Body Leaves For Japan   Advisory Commission Seen Aspiring to Policy Making

Litle Criticism 1   Expected. of General   MacArthur; Might Give Orders

Allied Commission Off To Tokyo Hopeful Of Policy-Making Rather than Advisory Role

Allied Far East Commission Planning Personal Survey of Japan Conditions

Pearl Harbor May Be Aired — Under New Plan   Poison Gas, A-Bomb And Labor Topics  Of Congress, Trumar

Congress Group Votes to Ask New Order From Chief   Request Freedom j For Volunteering Pearl Harbor Data   Must Be Acent

Seek Permission For Any Official To Give Evidence   _ Wil Ask Truman To Issue New Order Permitting Volunteer Information on Dec. 7

Pearl Harbor Probers Would  Free Inquiry   Truman Asked To Allow Employees To Volunteer Facts

Ask Looser Quiz Rein   House-senate Committee Moves To Make  All Information Open To Pearl Harbor Probe

PEARL HARBOR FACTS SOUGHT   Probers Ask Truman for Free Hand in Digging Up Story on Attack.

DEMOS STRIKE BACK AT CHARGES OF GOP   Say They Are Anxious te Have Facts About Pearl Harbor Developed.

Ask Officials Be Freed to Speak on Pearl Harbor   “Joint Committee in Plea to Truman to Remove Gag

WOULD FREE NEWS OF PEARL HARBOR   Committee Will Ask Truman to Permit Officials to Volunteer Information     A SOP TO REPTIRIICANS

Pearl Harbor Group Seeks A New Order   Asks Truman to Permit U. S. Officials to Divulge Any Information

SEFK NEW ORNER QN PEARL HARBOR   Committee Asks President to Revise Edict

Russia Has Big Aims In Far East Theater  * oe # eo * aE Bhs Feces whe ete Bec:   By MORRIS J. HARRIS  Pe PONT eer aoe’

AED INTEREST: IN EAGT LONG CTGRM CENTER   Russia Wants Year-Around Ports on Pacific and Sakhalin Island.

Clothing Will Soon Cost Less   OPA Orders Cutbacl In Ceiling Prices ~~

Admiral Escapes Fourth Attempt To Assassinate   Was Fourth Attempt On Life In Three And A Half Years.

Strike Is Held Most Costly In State History   Loss Estimated At $32,500,000 Weekly; 93,000 Miners Idle

State Coal Association Secretary Calls It Most Costly Strike Waged In West Virginia

Air Transport Could Return Captured Vets   U.S., British in Red Taken Camps Could Be Hurried Home

Things Are Different   U.S. Requests  Prisoner Data 138,400 In Russian Zone Says SHAEF

AEDS THREATEN BERLIN DEFENSE   Soviets Smash Through Reinforced Nazi Lines   ARC AROUND GUBEN   Berlin Predicts That Final All-Out Soviet Offensive Is Imminent

RUSSIAN TROOPS DRAWING CIRCLE ABOUT DEFENSE   Germans Predict All-Ou > Soviet Drive As Armies Align   COMPLETE VICTORY NEAR, STALIN SAYS

Stalin Claims Soviets Kil Or Capture A Million Nazis Since   Jan. 12

ARC AROUND GUBEN (CLAMPED BY REDS      Gains Announced as Berlin Claims All-Out Soviet Drive: Near

Soviets Clamp Assault Arc Around Guben  _ Germans Have Lost 1,150,000 Men to - Reds Since Jan. 12

Reds Clamp Assault Arc About Guben   Soviets Threaten To Outflank Berlin In I1-Mile Smash

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Mistreatment  Of Jews Is  Denied By Yanks Says Statement Based On Old  Infarmatian

Army Amazed at Truman Charges   Appalling Conditions at Bavaria Camps Denied.

CHARGE FLIERS OF SUPERFORTS ~ SLAIN BY JAPS   EVIDENCE: POINTS TO .EXECUTION OF 14 YANK AIRMEN TWO DAYS AFTER ATOMIC BLAST

Missouri Flavor as Writers Lambast National Big-Wigs   Truman, Hannegan, Dewey, MacArthur, Sub jects of Jokes at Annual Gridiron Club Dinner; Donnelly Attends

Fire Jibes At Miussouris Harry Truman   Gridiron Revives Famous Dinners After War Recess

Veterans of Pacific Fighting to  Show Nation How to Whip Japanese

Belgium Boils  As King Plans To Come Bael   Cabinet Quits, Tells Rules Te Stay Away, General Grike Threstens

Belgium Agog Over Leopold   Protests, Disorders May Mark His Return

RULE OF BELGIAN KING THREATENED   General Strike Hinted as Leopold’s Return imminent

General Strike in Belgium Is Threatened  King Leopold Is Scheduled to Return This Week

SAYS JAP- DEFEAT IS THE FIRST JOB      Attlee Addresses Cheering Followers in Landon

SAYS JAD: DEFEAT 1S THE FIRST JOE   Attlee Addresses Cheer ing Followers in London

George Urge: 18 Per Cent Cut In Taxes   Congress Spends. Day Trying {o Get Bills Ready For Action. No BReawnlar Snecinn Ie Wald

Conaress Talks About Slashing ‘M6 Income Tax   Average Is 18 Per Cent, Solons Busy Getting Bills Ready

18 PER CENT GUT IN 1946 INCOME TAX 18 PROPOSED   Suggestion Wins George’s Support and in House There Is Backing for Similar Slash.   WOULD MEAN THREE BILLION TO INDIVIDUALS   Georgia Senator Also Would Slice Another $2,000,000,000 From Taxes Paid by Business.

Spanish Recognition Not  Asked By Venezuelans   Stalin To Resume Work In About Two Weeks Time

Stalin Expected Back in Kremlin   Russians Wait For Leader To Return

STALIN NOT ILL; TAKING VACATION   EXPECTED TO RETURN TO KREMLIN IN TIME FOR ANNIVERSARY

Expect Stalin In Moscow Soor   Dispatches About Stalin Being Ul Are Not Repeated In Capital.

Stalin F Expected Back In Kremlin In About 2 Weeks   War - Wearied Leader “Expected To Return Refreshed From Vacathon.

Russians Confident Stalin Is Okay   Stories Circulated Abroad That He’s Ill Not Repeated Inside Country

STALIN TO END VACATION SOOH   Russians Expect Him to Re turn to His Duties in Two Weeks.

Judge Advocate General’s Office Has Newly Created War Crimes Section

U.S. War Crimes Sectior Now In Full Operation  Against War Criminals

AID OFFICE   Temporary Twin City Headquarters In B. H. City Hall

Vets Assistance Office To Oper   Information Center Tc Be Organized Here

PRICE CONTROL CHANGES LISTED   OPA To Modify Ceilings On Plentiful Items

Price Control Change Slated   Ceilings on Luxury Items Due to Vanish

OPA TO SUSPEND PRICE CEILING ON MANY ITEMS   New Policy Will Affect Articles Not Important To Living ~

WILL ANNOUNCE PRICE CONTROL POLICY CHANGE      Price Ceilings On 50 To 100 Items To Be Lifted Or Suspended

GOVERNMENT TO LIFT CEILINGS ON MANY ITEMS   Will “Suspend” Controls to Give OPA More Time on Recon. version Pricing

TO ANNOUNCE POLICY. CHANGE   Price Ceiling on Nation's Cammodities to be Lifted — Action Being Taken by Government.

Govt. To Lift Or Suspend Ceilings On 50-100 Items   Claim Exemption Policy Possible Because Of  Supply Increases

New Secret Weapon Is Promised   Special Attack Corps Courting Death Favored by Nippon

SECRETARY OF STATE TELLS OF ATOMIC: BOMB AND WORLD TRADE STAND. OF UNITED STATES

Big Five Seeks to Settle Border Dispute   Italians, Yugoslavs Both Claim Port of Trieste

Major Issues To Come Before  Big Five Group   American-British, Russian Interests  Seem Due To Clash

Yugoslavs Pin Trieste Hopes OnRed Suppor!   Conflicting Claims To Be Laid Before Big Five Council  Of Foreign Ministers

Yugoslavs Charge Girls, Men and Women Were Stripped, Driven With Hands Bound to Executions

Yugoslavs List War Criminal:   Many Italiane Seensed Said see ont) Liberty

38,000 Prepare To Return To Posts; U. S. Operates Refinery In Texas

STRIKE-B PLANTS EXPECT SETTLEMENTS   38,000 Strikers Seem Ready to Return; But: 50,006 Others Idle

15,000 STOP WORK AT RUBBER PLANT      Firestone Workers Vote ~ Nonconcurrance With Contract Proposals

Labor Front Shows Signs of Clearing   Rubber Workers Continue to Be Worst Problem

U.S. To Operate Port Arthur Plant; 14,000 Leave Jobs At Firestone Shops

34,000 REMAIN IDLE IN STRIKES   Another 38,000 Seem Ready to Return

Government Takes Over Oil Refinery   Strike Situation Still Unsettled

Some Strikes Ending; Others  Are Continuing   Glass Plant Workers Ready _ to Resume Jobs; Rubber Walkout Spreads In Akron, Ohio

PITTSBURGH GLASS COMPANY: READY TO RESUME OPERATIONS; AUTO. DISPUTE APPEARS SETTLED

STRIKES STALL U.S. INDUSTRY   38, 000 Workers Ready To  Resume Work; 34,912  Remain Idle

50,100 Worker: Remain Idle   38.000 Other Strikers Appear Ready to Resume Jobs

Half Of Strikes Settled: Govt Seizes Refinery  New York Newspaper   New York Newspapers Practically Shut Off By Delivery Disnute

DEFENSE TRIES 10 _DISOREDIT “ipEBTIMONY LINKING JAP * “GENERAL TO ATROCITIES

Red Officers Privileged Men  New Orders Restore Czarist Trappings

CANADIAN DRIVE IN HIGH GEAR   GOCH-CALCAR HIGHWAY CUT IN 2-MILE GAINS

GOCH-CALCAR HIGHWAY CUT BY CANADIANS   Plunge Forward More Than Tw Miles On Nerth Front

Canadians Gain Over Two Miles In Northern Push   First Army Troaps

Canadian Troops Gain Two Miles, Cut Nazi Highways Leadina to Reich Cities

Canadians Drive Against och, Calcar   Nazi Resistance Softens Under Air-Ground Blows

JAP DEFEAT ON OKINAWA NEAR, CITIES BURNED   Remaining Japanese On Okinaws Face Slaughter, Suicide Or Surrender

NAVAL UNITS ARE NEAR BALIKPAPAN   Tokyo Reports Allied Task  Forces Roving

Military, Civilian Officials Differ Over Pear! Harbor   Hull’s Letter, Just Made Public, Denies Sending Ultimatum

Says Public Is As Much  To Blame   President Not Call For Court Martial Over Pearl Harbor

GIVEN TO JAPS, ‘HULL ASSERTS   Letter of Ex-Secretary Bared; Truman Blames Public

Controversy on Pearl Harbor Is Still Boiling Up   Hull Denies Ultimatum Given Japs; Truman Blames Public

Former Seeretary Denies Flatly His Pre-War Proposals to Japs Constituted Ultimatum.   BLAME FOR RAID PUT ON PUBLIC BY TRUMAN   Statement Angers Some Legislators and Fresh Demands for Courts-Marlial Are Made.

Truman Puts Blame On Public Policy   Disapproves Cour t Martial But Invites Those Under . Pearl Harbor Charges to Express Views

PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY STORY STIRS CAPITAL   PRESIDENT BLAMES GENERAL PUBLIC FOR JAP RAID

Allin Nation Blamed for Pearl Harbor By Truman   Has No Objection To Court Martial, Will Not Order One  - President Asserts

Board Findings On Pearl Harbor Stir Officialdom   ~ Hull Flatly Denies Proposals To Japan Constituted ‘Ultimatum’; » Court-martial Demands Grow

Truman Declines To Order Court Martial   Says All U. S. to Blame for Pearl Harbor Incident

Himmler Order Sign of Chaos Inside Germany   Thousands Fleeing From Invaded Lands; Try to Stop Link-Up

CHAOS I$ CAUSED INSIDE GERMANY   OFFICIALS TO CEASE FUNCTIONING IN OCCUPIED AND EVACUATED AREAS.

VOTE CURBS ON ‘STRIKES, UNION CAMPAIGN FUNDS   “House Group Re-Writes Law

FAVOR LAW TO APPEAL SMITH, CONNALLY ACT   House Military Affairs Group ~ Favors Repeal Of Law.

‘House Approves ‘Legislation   Repeal Strike Vote, Plant Seizure Provisions

Soviets Make Crossing 40 Miles From Vienna; Several Villages Freed

RUSSIANS INTO AUSTRIA   “FREE AUSTRIAN” RADIO REPORTS SOVIETS NEARING VIENNA AFTER ALREADY TAKING SEVERAL AUSTRIAN CITIES.

siacinciaiiaeainic MM iiiiciaciiiiiiaad, siiliaiaaiiaia  Act Deliberations  Farm Group Heads To Testify; Reach  a i a OE

Manpower Bill Being Rushed   Army, Navy Disclose Heavy Personnel Loss

 : '  House Group Opens WorkFight Study   Marvin Jones, FWA Head, And O'Neal of Farm Rureau ta Re Heard

GS ON WORK OR BE DRAFTED BILL REOPENED TODAY   House Military Committee Reversed Its Earlier Decision.   WILL LOOK FURTHER   Marvin Jones, War Food Ad. ministrator, Called This Afternoon.

Hearings Set By House On Service Bill   President Spurs Action on ‘Work or Fight’ Measure

Hearings Are “Reopened On  Labor Measure   Louse Committee Chair. man May Still Hopeful Of Completing Draft Before Nichtfall

Reopen Draft Bill Hearings In House   Hope For Final Agreement Soon

Aged Marshal's Record Flayed In Court Trial   ‘Myth of Verdun’ Is Assailed; Details Of Armistice Given

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   13 of 19 of French Cabinet Favored Armistice

REYNAUD HITS “PETAIN STAND ON ARMISTIC:   FORMER PREMIER TELLS OF EVENTS LEADING. UF TO FALL OF FRANCE ~ . IN 1940

Petain Spurned Idea of Franco-British Alliance, Reynaud Says at Trial

Wife Missing.  Sailor Home   Smothered In Affection By Three Small Children He Hardly Knew.

Returns From Wars to Find Wife Vanished, But Welcome From Children

IOWA OFFICER IS DUMPED OUT NEAR HARTLEY   2 Men and Woman Handcuff Patrolman to School House Stove

UNHARMED IN ABDUCTION BY SUSPEGT TRIO   Had Been Chained to Stove in Schoolhouse with Own Handcufis.

2 Men, Woman Abducted Officer Yesterday, Denison   Chained Victim With Handcuffs To School Stove

MAHNKE CHAINED 10 SCHOOLHOUSE STOVE 7 HOURS   Man Taken in Car t& Near Hartley by Trio of Bandits

) MEN, WOMAN FORCE OFFICER 10 TARE RIDE   Victim Taken From Car by Outlaws. To Avoid Law

Chained To Stove with Handcuffs   Locked In School Housé  _ By His Abductors, 2 Men and Woman.

CENTRAL VALLEY FUND BILL SIGNED   $112,450,940 IN U. S. CIVIL USES PROVIDED

Truman To Arrive In Belgium Sunday   Simple Ceremonies To Mark End Of Sea Voyage; “Big Three” Parley To Open Monday

To Sum Evidence In Pefain Trial  Direct Testimony Comes to an End

Half Of Reich  Capital Taken. By Red Forces   City “Practically Surrounded” and Cut Off From Out: side Aid—Historie Junction With Americans s Near

Two Red Armies Join Within City, Trap Many Nazis   Germans Report Their Capital Surrounded by Soviets; Expected Announcement of  Junction With Yanks Not Made   Ry ROMNEY WHEFI FER

Half Of Burning City In Russian Hands As Two Red Armies Join Ranks      Junction Of Soviets And Allies Reported From Every Quarter Except United Nation Chiefs

2 Red Forees Are Joined  Inside Berlin   German Capital Cut Off From Outside Aid Other Soviet Troops Drive Across Bavaria

REDS BATTLE TO FULLY ENCIRCLE REICH CAPITAL   Two Powerful Soviet Armies Join Forces Inside  Besieged Berlin   SILESIAN RAIL DEPOT FALLS TO INVADERS

Over Half of Blazing City In Red Hands   Ukrainian and White Russian Armies Meet in Heart of Berlin

Soviets Hold Fully Half Burning City   Russians Seize Rail Station Mile From Center Of Capital

City Almost Surrounded By Russians   Bloody Battles Being Fought In Heart Of City As Reds Advance

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TWO RUSSIAN THRUSTS JOIN INSIDE BERLIN   CAPITA Sriar. TWO; GREAT AREA ENCIRCLED

Half of German Capital Now in Hands of Enemy   Nazi Escape from Doomed City Cut Off from All Sides

SEIZE HALF OF CAPITAL: FIGHT BITTER   City Cut Off from Outside Aid ~~ Russians Kill 6,000 Germans, Down 56 Enemy Planes.   2 SOVIET ARMIES EFFECT JUNCTURE   Capture Silesian Railway Station — Struggie Rages in Streets, on Roofs, Underground.

Seize Half Of Burning Nazi Capital   Total. Isolation of Ber lin Near As American Forces Approach io “Make- Historie June: tion On Broad Front

Complete Isolation of Doomed City Near: Germans Battle Invaders From Block to Bleck in an Inferno

Nazi Capital Completely Cut Off from Outside Aid   Reds Gain to South Where Soviet-Allied Historic Junction  Likely To Be Made

Canadians Battling Alfonsine Net Gain  Enemy Strongholds‘Cleaned Up, Seventy 

CANADIANS GAIN GROUND AGAINST NAZIS IN ITALY   Stiff Resistance Met Near Senio River Sector

Army Orders Release of Surplus Troops   Those on Duty in U.S. May Be Freed By Commanders

ARMY ORDER PERMITS RELEASE OF SURPLUS WEN SERVING IN U. 5.        TRUMAN SIGNS BILL TO SPUR VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS; CONDITIONS FOR DISCHARGE GIVEN

‘Surplus’ Men lo Be Released   Enlisted Soldiers To Be Discharaed

Army to Free Surplus Men   Four Conditions Named For Obtaining Discharges; Enlistment Bill Signed

ARMY TO RELEASE — SURPLUS TROOPS   Truman Signs Law To Aid Enlistments

Permit Release of Surplus Men at U. S. Stations   Soldiers Not Currently Eligible on List for Early Discharges

Issue Surprise Announcement   Reject British Plan To Settle Controversy

British Plan for  Palestine Refused   Arab Council Rejects AngloAmerican Inguiry

ARABS SPURN BRITISH PLAN FOR PEACE   Reject Prepssal For Settlement of Holy Land Dispute

CHARTER USE OF FORCE HIT BY WHEELER   Stormy Debate Is Set ® Off by Montana  Senator

Senate Has Stormy  Debate Over Charte:   Row Breaks Out When Wheeler Says He ll Fight to Limit lL se of Ll. S. Troops Under Agreement; Senators Dispute Contention

Stormy Row Breaks Over Peace Pact   Refusal To Back Charter With Force Rapped By Connalls

Stormy Debate Breaks Out  Over Charter Wheeler to Seek   Wheeler to Seek Limitations on Use of Soldiers

Solon’s Approval With Reservations Brinas One Charae Of Electioneering

Sen. Wheeler Opposes Use OF U.S. Troops   Calls Charter ‘Pious’ Declaration In Stormy Debate

WHEELER 10 FIGHT USE OF U.5. TROOP!   Montanan, However, De clares He Will Support Charter

PEACE CHARTER DEBATE STORMY      Senator Wheeler Fights To Limit Use Of U.S. Troops

WHEELER WOULD LIMIT USE OF U.S. TROOPS BY LEAGUE   Montanan Announces He Will Support Charter, But Fight for Reservation Later.   STAND PRECIPITATES A STORMY DEBATE   Connally, Barkley and Others - Say Treaty, if Ratified, Should Receive Full Support,

Stormy Debate Breaks Out Over Charier   Wheeier to Seek Limitations on Use of Soldiers

New Car Price Announcement  Slated Monday   Chester Bowles Declares He Will List Ceilings At That Time

Big Five Will Study UNO Police Force Needs   Gen. Ridgway Will Head U.S. Delegation

National Parley In Fourth Week   Labor Management Confer ence At Washington May Be In Final Week   LITTLE HAS AS YET BEEN ACCOMPLISHEL

LABOR. PARLEY SHORT OF GOAL   Discussions Expected To Be Terminated This Week

Labor Parley Admittedly Far Short of Goal   May Adjourn This Week With But Little Done

LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARLEY — FAILS TO MAKE: PROGRESS      EFFORTS TO ARRIVE AT MAJOR AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY ABANDONED

VETERAN AIR CHIEF GIVEN NEW TASK   Doolittle to Be Under Command Ot Gen. Spaatz

Gen. Spaatz to Direct Aerial Blows at Japan   Will Command U. §. 20th and Eighth  Forces in Pacific

GEN. SPAATZ TO COMMAND 20TH FORCE   Will Direct the Strategic Air Attack On Japan

Europe Veteran Will Take Over. Strategic Drive’   General LeMay Will’ Head 20th Air Forca, In Pacific Campaign *:

Spaatz W ill Direct Air War On Japs   Commander Of Strategic Bombing Of Europe To Lead Pacific Forces

SPAATZT0. DIRECT AIR. WAR ON JAPAN   Announced Today — By War Department At Washington

Spaatz to Map Air Strategy   Will Command Twentieth And Fighth Air Forees In War Against Japan

Roosevelt Says Nation Must Tighten Belts To Feed Starving Europe

Must Eat Less. Feed Lurope Asserts FDR   President Steps Into Squabble on Division Of Dwindling Stocks: Outlines U.S. Policy

President Asserts American People Will Have to Tighten Their Belts to Help Feed Europeans

ROOSEVELT SAYS U. 5. MUST SHARE FOOD WITH EUROPE   To Help Feed Starv ing _ Abroad, He Asserts, It Will Be Necessary for Americans to Eat Less.   HINTS RESTRICTIONS WILL BE BROADENED   President Takes Sides With Those Opposing Cuts in Lend-Lease and Military Supplies.

President Says Americans Must Eat Less To Help Feed Starving Europe

U.S. Must Manage  With Less Food,  Roosevelt Says WOM Seve Americas  Supply Must Be Cut  tn Aid Eueaneone

FDR Sieps Into Controversy Over Dwindling Food Stocks, Says We'll Help Feed Europeans

President Steps Into Inter. Agency Controversy Over Food Supplies

BELSEN BEAST PALES AT TRIAL   Signed Statement Tells Of Gassing Women At Nazi Prison Camp

Kramer Confessior ls Read At Trial   Beast: of Belsen’ Listens, Ashen-Faced, As Prosecution Reads: Statement In Court

Kramer Hears His Confession Read At Crimes Trial   Document Tells O1 Mass Murders

Pope Pleads For Liberty, Justice   Tells Crowd of 50,000 That History Would Judge Dictators.

Former Resident Of Hollywood Dies In Windber   Totalitarianism, Says Pope, Proves Failure

‘Points Raised On Margarine And Canned Fish, More ‘Meat For Civilians In July

More Meat In July Than June   Points On Margarine, —  Canned Fish Increased

OPA PROMISES MORE MEAT FOR PUBLIC IN JULY   Points Remain Unchanged On Most Meats, Butter And Canned Foods   MARGARINE VALUE RAISED   Canned Fish To Cost More Points: Some Pork Cuts Also Boosted

PROMISE MORE MEAT FOR JULY   POINTS RAISED AGAIN ON MARGARINE AND FISH

Meat Ration Is Increased During July   Five Percent Added Nex! Month—More Points for  Margarine in July

MEAT SUPPLY 10 INCREASE IN JULY   OPA Raises Point Value On Canned Fish And Margarine

‘Claude IL. Heath Died Friday  After Long Illness         Funeral Service Held Monday for Well Known Local Resident

Claude H. Heath Died Friday After Long IIIness   Funeral Service Held Monday for Well Know: Local Resident

Redistricting Faces State Democrats.  Meet To Pick Party Noniinees-for New

ICKES SAYS SOP PICK ROOSEVELT FOR OPPONEN   Accuses Republicans of Runing on Past Issues

Roundup of Today’s . Activities in Seat of U. S. Governmen   Doings of Various Officials, Bureaus, Congress  Briefed by A. P.

PLANS FOR-RECONVERSION Tp: ~~ BE DISCUS SED IN Ne   DISCUSSION ON PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S RECONVERSION PROGRAM WILL HE  STARTED TOMORBOW =

Ready For Action On Truman Plan On Reconversion   Congressional Committee To Start Work Tomorrow On ‘*Full-Employment Bill’’   TERMINATE DRAFT MEMBERS DEMAND

Work or Fight Bill Doomed, Senate Dean Says  McKellar Predicts Its Defeat; Possibly No Legislation

OPA Tightens ‘C’ Gas Coupon Rule   Some Will Be Dropped Back To Become Only Eligible For “B”

Regulations On Gasoline  Tightened   Fewer ‘C’ Coupons Will Be Issued

GERMANS REPORT 100,000 RUSSIANS ~ ARE ACROSS ODER   Declare Soviet Troops Are Trying to Break Capital’s Defenses in Four Areas.   SIEGE RING AROUND _, DANZIG TIGHTENED   Reds Score Gains in Stettin’s Eastern Suburbs—Enemy Claims Soviets Repulsed to South.

B-29's In One-Two Atfack On Japan   Formosa Blasted By One Force While Another Visits Honshu Island

Supertorts {in 1-2 Attack   Bomb Fortress Island Of Formosa. Blast Jap Home Island Of Honshu.

One-Two Punch ‘Landed by B-29s   Superfortresses Bomb Formosa and Honshu Wishauée Lace af Plane

Formosa And Honshu Hit By Superforts   Separate Raids Made In Daylight

B-29's, Carrier Planes Strike At Formosa, Honshu   Navy Air Force Blow Follows the Superfortresses

All Major Warships To Be Scuttled   U. S., Russia, Britain And China Will Share Lesser Vessels Equally:

Most of Jap Fleet to Be Scutfled: 4 Powers to Divide 38 Destroyers

Allies to Share Jap Warships  Britain, Russia, China To Get Part of Nip

U.S. To Scuttle Heavy Vessels  In Jap Fleet   38 Destroyers Will Go Te U. S.. Britain, China And Russia

Will Destroy Subs, Aircraft Carriers, Battleship, Cruisers   To Divide Small Coastal Defense Ships, Destroyers

To Destroy Most of Jap Fleet   Some Destroyers And Small Ships To Be Divided Equally Among “Big Four” Nations

4 TO SHARE JAP. FLEET   Russia, Britain, China and U. S. to Get Enemy Vessels

FOUR POWERS T0 SHARE REMAINING JAPANESE FLEET   Russia. Britain and China te Share Fqually With U.S. in Division

FOUR COUNTRIES WILL GET PART OF JAP FLEET   Byrnes Soys U. S., Russia, Britain, China To Divide 38 Destroyers

Destroyers Captured to Be Divided   China, Russia, Britain and U.S. to Get Smaller Vessels of Jap Navy

To Divide Jap Fleet Four Ways   Russia, Britain and U.S. to Share Equally dn Shibe Ramdininn

SOME SHIPS TO BE DIVIDED AMONG ALLIES   United States May Test Atomic Bomb In Destroying Enemy Craft.

Four Nations Will Divide Jap Fleet Not Destroyed   Smaller Vessels Involved; May Use Nip Ships For A-Bomb Tests At Sea

Navy May Try Atomic Bomb: On Jap Ships   All Nippon War Vessels Except 38 Destroyers Due For Scuttling

Russia, Britain, China, U. S. To Get Equal Cuts   Byrnes: Says 38 Destroyers,’ Undisclosed Number of Smaller Ships. Will Be Divided Among Four Nations; To Destroy Others

Capital Ships, Submarines To Be Destroyed   Russia, Britain, China to Get Equal Share with United States

Remnants of Jap  F leet Will Be Razed: Stimson   Only 38 Destroyers To Avoid Destruction, Says War Secretary

RUSSIA, BRITAIN, CHINA AND U. 8. 10 SHARE JAP FLEET   DISPOSITION OF GERMAN FLEET HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALLY DECIDED

4 POWERS SHARE IN JAPAN FLEET   Part of Japanese , Navy to Be Destroved

Doubt Cast As Trick [s Suspected   Proclaiming Self As The Fucher’s Suceessor Admira! Doenitz Makes Fanatic Appea] to Germans to Fight On

Desperate Financial Condition of Britain Is Stressed to Americans

British Financial Needs Explained To U.S. Officials   Assistance for Next Two or Three Years Sought in Washington

ONLY A SLIGHT DROP   Cooler Air From rom North Will Make Little Difference

LITTLE TOLD BY PRESIDENT INHIS SPEECH   SUPPORT ASKED FOR BIG THREE PACT AT YALTA

PRESIDENT ASKS FOR SUPPORT OF ‘BIG THREE’ PACT   Declares We Must Take ‘Responsibility to Insure Against Another Conflict

Roosevelt Asks U.S. To Underwrite Yalta Peace Moves   War ns Congress to Shun Politics, Join in Wor "ld Collaboration, Or Face Another Global Conflict

ROOSEVELT ASKS NATION T0 BACK BIG-3 DECISIONS   Speech Before Congress Says Only Through World ColJaboration Can Another War Be Avoided.   DELIVERS ADDRESS FROM AN ARM CHAIR   ». Declares Po lish Settlement Was a Compromise—Armed Guards Watchfully Patrol Capitol.

Co-operation F or Peace  Called Vital   President Defends Accord on Poland; Reaction Is Varied

WORK-OR - FIGHT BILL ATTACKED   Senator Charges Administration Would Seize Control Private Lives; Thinks Bill Would Not Aid War CLF A Ht

Suribachi Fortress Capturet   Marines Plant Flag on Summit; Casualties on — Iwo Now Total 5,372

Marines Win Volcano Fortress; ‘U.S. Carriers Active Off lwo   Little Progress Made Elsewhere on Island After566 Foot Jap Defensive Height: Taken

Victory Turns Tide of Battle   ., Marines Renewing Drive for Airfield

MARINES IN DEATH FIGHT ON IWO JIMA   3 Day Fight Has Cost Over 5,000 U. S. Casualties

Jap Attacks Beaten Off In Renewed Fight for Air Field; U.S. Losses 5,372

YANKS RENEW OFFENSIVE FOR 2ND AIRSTRIP   Repel More Jap Attacks: Casualties Reach 5,372 in Three Days

Renew Drive To Air Field On Bloody Isle   Stars and Stripes Raised Over Mt. Suribachi at Southern Tip

OPEN RENEWED PUSH TO SEIZE VITAL AIRFIELD   Heavy Casualty Rate Continues as Japs Battle Fiercely

Marines Gain Top Of Mount Suribachi   Little Progress Made In Other Fighting On Iwo Jima

Raise Flag After A 97 Hour Battle   American Marines Reach Summit on Southern Tip of Iwo Jima   RENEW AIRFIELD DRIVE   Little Progress Is Made sewhere in Costly Marine Attack

Central Airport Major Objective Of New Assaults   Report 644 Dead Among Iwo’s 5372 Casualties Suffered First 3 Days

Launeh Renewed Drive Or Central Airfield After Repulsing Two Jap Counterattacks   U.S. Casualties Pass 5.000 Mark   Wrerkase Ou Beaches Mute Evidenee of Prien Paid By Gallant Leather: 9° syeres bow

"MARINES UNFURL U. S. FLAG OVER “MOUNT SURIBACH!   LITTLE PROGRESS MADE ELSEWHERE IN COSTLY FIGHT

Iwo Jima Mountain In Marine Hands   Volcanic Peak on Southern Tip Of Island Posed Threat to Rear Of American Leatherneck Forces

American Flag Raised Over  Suribachi Fort   Japanese Clung To Crater With Flamethrowers

MARINES CAPTURE MOUNT SURIBACHI. 5 379 CASUALTIES   Yanks Repulse Jap Coun terattacks and ew Drive on Central Air Field. lwe Jima.

Marines Still Edge Slowly Ahead In Bitter Fighting   Japs Make Strong Counter attacks Against Both Flanks, Are Repulsed

Fight tor lwo Airfield Begins   Fight Costs 5372 American Casualties, 644 Dead; Jap Counterattacks Beaten Back

Little Gain "Elsewhere On Island   Renew Attack On Central Airfield After Repulsing Jap Thursts.

Raise U. $. Flag Atop Mount After Stiff 28 Hour Fight  Casualties Over 5000 for First   Casualties Over 5000 for First 3 Days Fighting

Repulse Two Counterblows In South Part   Progress Slow ElseWhere in Costliest Marine EngagementBeach Fight Finished

WO BATTLE CASUALTIES FEXCEED 5.000   Stars and Stripes Raised Over Fortress as Drive Is Launched to Clear Japs From Crater   REAR THREAT IS HALTED

Volcanic Mount On Iwo Captured By U.S. Marines   After Two Jap Attacks Repulsed Yanks Start Drive on Airfields.   Iwo Invasion Costly To American Forces

Japs Blasted From Volcano Fortress in Bitter Battle   Flamethrowers Used to Drive Nips From Cave-Pillboxes; Counter-Attacks Beaten Back at Air Field; Enemy Losses High

[OLD GLORY RAISED OVER MT. SURIBACHI ON [WO   Bloody Inch-by-Inch Combat Gains Mark Worst Fight of Marine History

JAP COUNTER ATTACKS THROWN BACK AS U.S. MARINES MAKE NEW EFFORT TO WIN AIRFIELD

MARINES REACH THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT SURIBACHI   Stars and Stripes Were Raised 97 Hours After the Invasion Started.   CLEANING OUT THE JAPS   Little Pregress Made Elsewhere In Most Costly Fight In Marine History.

VU. S. Marines Control Southern Tip Of lwo Jima   Begin Renewed Drive On Central Airfield After Repulsing Two Jap Counterattacks

U. S. Forces Begin Clearing Out Japs At Southern Tip Of Iwo Jima — Drive On Central Air Field Renewed After Two Enemy Counter-Attacks Are Repulsed — American Casualties Total 5,372, Including 644 Dead, In First Three Days

MARINES RENEW DRIVE AGAINST JAP AIR FIELD   Reach. “Summit Of Mount On Southern “ap Of Two   NIPS REPULSED   Leathernecks ....U. s-¢ Flame ‘Throwers On y Byemy

DEVIL DOGS RENEW DRIVE FOR AIRFIELD   Repulse Jap Counter-Attacks and Push for Central Iwo Jima Strip After Reaching Top of Mount Snrihach.

Marines Grab Airfield On lwo Jima   Costly Invasion Goes On Slowly But Japs Keep Yielding

Mount Falls To American Force; Jima Drive Slows   Suribachi Stormed, U.S. Flag Unfurled

5,372 U.S Casualties  In 3 Days   Stars And Stripes Now ‘Waving Over Nip Fortress On Iwo - *

Mount Suri:.>chi, Japanese Stronghold Ox-Iwo, Taken By Advancing U.S. Forces

BEAT BACK JAP ADVANCES IN COSTLY BATTLE   Yanks Suffer 5,372 Casualties in First Three Days of Fight

Stalemate On Rest Of Iwo   Control of Volcano  On South Tip of Isle Protects Rear As Men Gird for Push North

fortified Jap Vokano On Iwo U.S. Hands  Ad  vance On Rest AL leland Stumied

‘Marines Reach ‘Summit after Uphill Struagle   Renew Drive on the Central Air Field  After Repulsing Two Jap Counter-Attoclke

REPULSE TWO JAP ATTACKS      Stars and Stripes Raised Over Volcanic Height After 97-Hr. Battle

RENEW DRIV! ON CENTRAL AIRFIELD   U. S. Casualties Mount To 5,372 In Three Days   LITTLE PROGRESS   Reported At Other Points Of Island; Conditions On Beaches Improve

BEGIN RENEWED DRIVE ON FIELD   Flag Raised Over Fortress 97 Hours After !nvasion Begins.    CASUALTIES MOUNTING

Marines Beat Off Jap Attacks In New Drive On Iwo Airfield  Yanks Capture Volcanic Stronghold

Marines Oper Drive on 2nd Iwo Airfield   Reach Summit of Mount Suribachi— Jap Swimmers  Mopped Up

Substitute Employment Act Okehed »   Sponsors See Start In Right Direction

VANGUARD OF. 28TH DIVISION: ARRIVES IN VA.   Famoiis Penna. ‘Outfit Starts” Coming. £ Back -T> U. Ss.   LOTS OF CHANGES   Battle- Weary - ‘Veterans Ask About: The. ‘Home Front -

‘ON TO TOKYO!’ MACARTHUR'S — MOTTO, AFTER FALL OF MANILA      NEW SLOGAN IS ADOPTED FOR SOUTH PACIFIC FORCES ‘AFTER OLD MOTTO BE * COMES REALITY

Chase Japs Into Hills On Mindanao   Take Four Towns On Island Drive Near Drome 200  Miles from Bornec

Yanks Press Isle Attacks”    Tank-Equipped Men Gain. On Mendanao

Yanks Invade Mindanao, Capture Four Towns In Advance on Zamboanga

HOUSE VOTES 174 MILLION FOR OPA   ANOTHER YEAR OF PRICE CONTROL IS SEEN—SENATE STILL TO ACT.

House Votes $174,500,000 For OPA Budget   Early Check of WFA Promised by Anderson. Food Czar Appoir-tee

WEA CLEANUP TS PROMISED   Anderson Says There Will Be Immediate Check; OPA Bill Held Up

1742 Millions For OPA Work Voted by House   Anderson Promises To Clean WFA House

Navy Announces 556 Casualties But  Giant Sp Safely Reaches Navy Yard.

Suicide Planes Kill 373 on U.S. Carrier, Navy Reveal:   Mitscher Narrowly Escapes Death or Flagship, Bunker Hill, Off Okinawa

Trieste Again Proves Problem For Big Five   Yugoslavs, Italians To Present Counter Claims to Port

Yugoslav Embassy Publishes Claim to Disputed Trieste   Allied Big Five Seek Decision of Italian, Yuaoslay Boundary

Yugoslavia Asks Big 5 For Trieste   Sets Up Claim In 9000. Word: Menmorandiym,

LAVIA CLAIMS TRIESTE AND OTHER DISPUTED SECTORS   ITALIANS AND BRITISH DOMINIONS ALSO PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS

YUGOSLAVS LIST CLAIMS TO LAND   ‘Big Five’ Ministers Ponder Trieste, Border Issues

Italian- Yugoslav Boundary Dispute Studied By Big 5   Both Countries Submit Claims To Foreign ‘Ministers At London Meeting

Yugoslavs Back Trieste Claims Before Big Five   File 9,000 Word Memorandum In Claiming Disputed Port of Trieste.

YUGOSLAVIA CLAIMS TRIESTE AND OTHER DISPUTED SECTORS  ITALIANS AND. BRITISH —  TARAIBITS   ITALIANS AND BRITISH DOMINIONS ALSO PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS

CONTROVERSY OVER TRIESTE IN SPOTLIGHT   Yugoslav Embassy Publishes 9000-Word Memorandum Backing Her Claim to Prized Port  Pe te Gera apres aes eats a i es

Yugoslavia To Pre ess Bid For Italy’s Trieste   Also Bucks Claim to Province of Venezia Giulia and Dalmation Istands  Before Big 5 Council

Launching Ramps Taker By Yanks at Cherbourg Intended for Rockets

Government’s Wage-Price Policy Being Watched: Slows Down Walkouts

Fatal Results For Five In Drinking Party In Ilhinois   six Others Are Left In Comatose State At East Alten, After Drinking Mixture

Armed Services Merger Message Nearly Ready   Truman Plans 3-Day Christmas Visit at Independence. Mo.

TRUMAN WORKS ‘ON MERGER PLEA FOR WEDNESDAY   Housing atid Lahor’ Plans “of . President :to, Await End of Christnias: Recess. : F      DUE -BACK ABOUT: JANs:.7   Both Holises Have a Heavy  Schedtile-but Intend-to Quit This Weekend: . °

YOUNG MEN CAN STILL BECOME ll, S. SOLDIERS   In Fact, Writer Says They Can Almost Count On It

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CRUSER'S BUBLER NEVER GOT CALL   Navy Court Martial Learns Abandonment Order Never Sounded

‘Abandon Ship’ Order  Never Giv en, Witness © Says at MeVay Trial

Thousands of Windows In Cell Tier Broken Before Order Could Be Restored

PRISON UPRISING ENDS AFTER 16 CONVICTS HURT   Inmates Battle Troopers, Guards for Three Hours At Jessups, Md,

CONVICTS RIOT; 16 SHOT DOWN   Guns Quell Disturbance At State Prison In Marvland

[6 CONVICTS SHOT IN PRISON RIOT   MARYLAND STATE POLICE OPEN FIRE WHEN RUSHED BY ARMED PRISONERS.

16 Convicts Shot In Maryland Riot   State Trooper Also Wound: ed In Prison Outbreak

20 WOUNDED AS 900 CONVICTS RIOT FOR 3HOURS OVER SCARCITY OF MEAT

16 Convicts Shot Down   Rioting At Maryland Institution Is Stopped

WIND, RAIN STORMS DID-MUGH DAMAGE; 10 PERSONS INJURED. - LOWLANDS AROUND SUL_ PHUR SPRINGS FLOODED  PEPTRREE LATE GATAEe Fare

One Drowns, 10 Hurt by Big Rains   8-Inch Rain Recorded At Sulphur Springs, Traffic Roads Closed

WIND, RAIN STORMS  DID MUCH DAMAGE;  {0 PERSONS INJURED LOWLANDS AROUND SUL PHUR SPRINGS FLOODED WITH FICUT INCT RATT

Verona Railyards Blasted Heavily By RAT Planes   Raid Follow Up of U.S. Slashing of German Communications

SPRING THAWS ~~ FELT IN ITALY   Supply Center Ablaze; Fifth Army Advances Along Coast

OKINAWA HILL POSITION LOST BY NIPPONESE   DEFENSE OF ISLAND COSTS JAP ARMY 48,103 DEAD

American Troops Take “Sugar Loaf” Height Fifth Time In Bitter Battle

Japanese Fanatical Defense of Okinawa Costs Them 48,103 Dead: U. S. Loss High

Japs Sacrifice Huge Horde InKey Battle   Sugar Loaf Hill Falls For Fifth Time To Sixth Marines

Health Centers Ask Financial Aid   50 Percent of Money To Go To Southern States

Powerful New Atomic Projectile Makes Ive Used at Hiroshima Obsolete

Nagasaki Hit By New and More. Powerful Bomb   PHOTOGRAPH OF SMOKE

First Atomic Bomb Now Is Obsolete   Greater Destruction Achieved From Second U. S. Missile

SECOND ATOMIC BOMB WAS FAR DEADLIER THAN THE FIRST. SAY SCIENTISTS 

jABOUT Tris oUrrhLyY AND DEMAND CHEAPER FOOD MAY BECOME KEYSTONE FOR POSTWAR AGRICULTURAL PLANS

(0 Crews To Begin Job Of Silo Filling      Emergency Call for Civilian Volunteers Is . leeued

(0 Crews To begin Job Of Silo Filling   Emergency Call for Civilian Volunteers !s Issued

Students Leave For Colleges This Month More Attending School This Fall Than Last Year

Students Leave For Colleges This Month  More Attending School This Fall

BOWEN BUS LINES OPERATING AGAIN AS STRIKE ENDS  WALKOUT WAS RESULT OF DISSATISFACTION OVE! Mreray IN RACK PAY

WAR: MEMORIAL ’ COMMITTEE NAMED   Organizational Group Sefected by Historical Society

WAR: ‘MEMORIAL "COMMITTEE NAMED      Organizational Group Se5 lected by Historical ra . Saciety — .

French Mob Makes Attack On Spaniards   Reports of Number and Seriousness of Casualties Vary

Civilians Are Mistaken For Franco Troops   Twenty Reported Killed And 36] Injured—Investigation Under Way

TRUST-BUSTING ACTION FILED AGAINST BIG ALIIAAINIIAA CO. 116¢ EC TARTC TO RREAK IT LIP

SPLIT-UP [iS ASKED FOR ALUMINUM CQ   Attorney General Says Anti-Trust Law Violated

Breaking Up Of Aleoa Is  Recommended   Splitting Of Aluminum Company Into Number Of Competing Firms Is Urged By Clark

DISSOLUTION QF ALUMINUM FIRM URGED   Company Brands Attorney General’s Report Effort to Subsidize Rivals.

BUST MONOPOLY CLARK DEMANDS   ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS ALCOA BROKEN UP ;

Cheaper Clothing Production Upped   WPB Channels Most Of Cotton for Purpose

Disarmament Of Axis Foes  Is Prime Aim   Truman Says It Comes First In Studying Problem Of Reparations

World War Two Costs France $97,940,000,000  Rinmewles Binns Eine      Nearly Half Her National Wealth

Natives Hold Java Cities  Soerabaja, Bandoeng In Nationalist Hands

8 in State Meet Death   Two of Victims Die In Plane Crash; Three Small Children Drown

Marines Kill 300 Japs on Okinawa   Counter-Attacks Costly to Enemy:

Says Hitler In Argentina   Report from Uruguay States He and “Wife” On Nazi-Owned Estate

NOW HITLER IS IN ARGENTINA   REPORTER SAYS FUEHRER AND WIFE IN HIDING

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Reporter for Chicago Times ‘Virtually Certain Mislar in Araanting

Hitler Living In Argentina Says Report   Fuehrer and ‘Wife’ Believed on Estate After U-Boat Voyage

HITLER, WIFE ARE REPORTED IN ARGENTINA   Said Placed Ashore By ‘Surrender’ U-Boat

Reporter Claims Hifler and Eva In Argentina   Says They Are On Huge German Estate

Hitler and Eva Braun in Patagonia, Correspondent Says; Argentina May Turn Over Mysterious Submarine to U. S.

BELIEVES HITLER 1S IN PATAGONIA   Writer Hears Fuehrer and Eva Braun Landed in Argentina From Submarine.

Argentinian ‘Certain’ Sub Landed Them   Special Investigation Ordered Into U-Boat That Surrendered  Recently.

JAP SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TRAINING FOR FINISH FIGHT AFTER U.S. INVASION

ALL CAR FIRMS BUT FORD MAY CLOSE IN WEEK   First Of CIO-UAW Men Quit At Flint; Corporation Withholds Comment

WORKERS IN 115 PLANTS CALLED TO JOIN EFFORT TO GET 30 PCT. PAY HIKE

Strike Called As Pay Parley Breaks Down   Company Estimates 200,000 Affected By UAW-CIO Move

Thousands Quit Work Ahead of Listed Deadline   Mommoth Plants Throughout Nation Closed Over Pay Row

Biggest Union Walkout of Biggest Corporation   Strike Starts at 11 a. m.; Firm Claims 200,000 Affected, Union 325,000

Plants In 20 States Affected   UAW Walkout Aimed To Force Pay Hike

GM Auto Workers Walk Out In Demand For Salary Increase   Union Members Leave Buick Plant In Flint Prematurely; Dispute May Idle 325,000

‘UNITED AUTOMOBILE: WORKERS DEMANDING WAGE HIKE OF 30 PCT « HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND  CIO UNION MEN ARE IN., VOI VEN IN CTRIVE

200,000 Are Ordered Outin Wage Dispute:   Walkout Aimed: At Forcing :30: Per Cent Waae Rate Increase®

325,000 Qui AS BATTLE ON WAGES BEGINS   All Plants In Vast Industrial Empire Shut ' Down

Motor Strike Begins   Biggest Union Comes To Grips With Biggest Corporation Today; No Violence Reported

‘Demand a Thirty Percent Pay Hike   CIO's Auto Workers Start Strike Against Gen=» @ral Motors ©    325,000 ARE INVOLVED   Nation's Largest Union Pit ted Against Largest _ ‘Corporation 

C10 Union Backs Its Demands For Increased Wages   Plant Crews Quit Jobs As Scheduled: More Than 200,000 Are Affected

Demand Wage Rate Boost   Largest Labor Union Pitted Against Largest Operating Corporatien Now

Strike, First Big Peacetime Walkout Follows Two Months’ Negotiations Over Demand far 30 Per Cent Wage Hike

Walkout Backs Demand For 30 Per Cent Pay Raise   Michigan Governor Offered State Aid in Maintaining Order as Tieup Spans Nation

Walkout in 20 States Due To Affect 200,00   Workers Reported Streaming From Many Of Company's Plants

OVER 200,000 ARE INVOLVED IN STRIKE   30 Per Cent Pay Increase Goal Of C.1.0.-U.A.W.   AUTO INDUSTRY   Maintains Close Watch On Developments: Others May Have To Choose

Union. Backs © Demand. for. Wage. Boost   Long-Awaited Walkout Pig Nation's Largest Labs Group Against America’ *  Biconed Mae ni.

Strike Against GMC Is Started   [he Strike Brings Nation's Largest Labor Union Against America’s Largest Operating Corporation, Affecting  200,000 Workers.

UAW Union Calls Strike Against GMC   Long Threatened Genera! Motors Walkout Starts; Ward Employes Also Call for Shutdown

Estimate 325,000 Workers Walk Off Jobs This Morning   In Support of Demand For 30 Per Cent Wage Hike; Leave  In Orderly Fashion

SCOUTS START WASTE PAPER SALVAGE DRIVE   Collection Campaign to Extend Through March and April

Jap-Russian Hostilities Are At End   Nips Continue To Fight Along Burma Front

All Organized Fighting In Russian-Jap War  'Appears to Have Ceased

Manchurian War History Making   Russian-Japanese Conflict One of Shortest Between Major Powers.

All Organized-Fighting _ In Russo-Japanese War [Appears To Have Ceased

ORGANIZED FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA ENDS   Proclamation Marking End Of Struggle Expected From Stalin Soon.

All Organized Fighting Over In Red-Nip War  Shortest Struggle in  History Between Two Bt B..

Fighting En ds ‘Between Japs And Russians   Pr oclamation Marking For mal ‘End of Str agele Expected From Stalin

Minority Opens Fight on Finance Plan  Wheeler and Taft Challenge

Minority Opens Fight on Finance Plan  Wheeler and Taft Challenge Measure in Senate

Bretton Woods Debate Begins In Washinston   Taft Questions U.S. Mone: Deale With Britain, Reds, Kar Pnal-.War Warld

Newsman Tells of Rescue of 3,700 Allied Civilians from Manila Internment Camp, One His Wife   %y FRANK HEWLETY

N 2500 ‘THIN. HUNGRY’ AMERICANS FREED FROM JAPANESE    Rv Frank Hewlett

NEW DEFENSE BS ADVOCATED. BY MPARTHUR   SUPREME COMMANDER OF  JAPAN BROADCASTS IN FAVOR OF NEW BY8-: d TEM OF DEFENSE . FOR THE U. 8. .

Japanese Are  Demobolized Says M Arthur   Seven Million Armed Men Have Laid Down Arms In Japan, He Reports

Unify Nation’s Defense, Plea »Of MacArthur   Complete Integration of Services Advised In Tokyo Broadcast

M? Arthur Asks Unified U.S.  Services   Jap General Jailed in Death of Yank Fliers

One Man’s  Opinion   A Radlo Commentary by  W. EARL HALL Managing Editor

JAP SHIPS IN ACTION   9-Hour Engagement Within 300 Miles Of Shanghai Claimed

Great Naval Battle Fought, Chinese Say   Chungking Reports American And Japanese Fleets Meet In Fact China Sea

China Waters Site of Vast Naval Battle   Reports Say Yanks Put Japs to Flight In 9-Houwr Combat

Yours fora friendly city  —JUSTIN   A) Jap Vessels Lost in Biggest Battle of Months

Naval Battle Reported Off  China Coast   Unconfirmed Dispateh Says Japs Break Off Engagement After Losses

Japs, U. S. Fleet ‘Clash Off China   Engaged in Major Sea Battle in Which NineHour Battle Cost the Nippons 50 More Ships

Chinese Report —  U.S., Jap Naval Battle  No Confirmation Is Given by  gg SMS Perens: emmmaies

Chinese Tell Of Sea Battle Off Shanghai   Fifty American And Jag Ships Battled Nin Hours, Say Chinese In Unconfirmed Report

Jap Vessels Flee Scene  After Fight   Fifty American And Nipponese Ships Reported Engaged

FIFTY JAP SHIPS REPORTED SUNK   CHINESE SAY FLEETS FIGHT OFF FUKiEN

SEA BATTLE IN EAST CHINA SEA IS UNCONFIRMED   Chinese Claim Japanese Fleet I: Forced To Flee After Nine Hours

CHINA REPORTS SEA BATTLE IN CHINA SEA   50 U.S. and Jap Ships Said to Have Fought Nine Hours

REPORT NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT NEAR SHANGHAI   . Chinese Newspaper Says Japs Broke Off Engagement at Noon

2-Week Toll of Jap Ships: 50, Chinese Say   Allies Are Silent on Story of Victory 300 Miles from Shanghai

Chinese Report Battle   No Confirmation ls Announced By Naval Officials

i eaneenmnemmnetnaiinmenemementeeen tena TS  We and the Japs Don’t Know A bout It, but- CHINESE REPGRT ‘PHANTOM? SEA FIGHT

Chinese Report U. S., Jap Naval Battle   No Confirmation Is Given by ‘Fleet Headquarters

Chinese Say U.S. Fleet Has Routed Foe In Big East China Sea Battle

Chinese Claim Major U. §.-Jap Naval Encounter   Report More Than 50 Enemy Vessels Sunk Off Central China

Japs Flee Sea Battle   Vast Navy Fight Waged Off Formosa, China Press Reports

UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF NAVAL BATTLE   China Says Jap And Amer. Ships Fought Nine Hours

Worker Slain, Inmate Beaten  Attack Occurs in   Attack Occurs in Mental Hospital

Mental Cases Identified As Men Who Killed 50-Year-Old Employe At State Institution

It Is With Vast Pride and Not Delight, We Hear Of Atomic Bombing

Don’t Wish to Destroy Japan   Allies Would Prefer To Have Japs Quit, Mackenzie Says

Exclusive Possession New: Weapon Places Us In Position Of Being Able to Destroy Japan At Will ©

SURRENDER OR ATOMIC BLASTS WILL END FIGHT   Most Allied Folk Would Prefer Surrender, Says Analyst; Jap Warlords Will Too If They Have Grain of Com mon Sense.   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIF— ‘AP Foreign Affairs Analyst)

PRIDE IN EPOCHAL DISCOVERY BUT NO EXULTATION AT GREAT IDEATH-DEALING POWER OF BOMB

ALLIES DO NOT WISH TO DESTROY JAPAN BUT ANSWER NOW LIES IN HANDS OF THE NIP WAR LORDS

ASKS ARMY T0 HELP STOP OHIO TRANSIT STRIKE   130 Bus Drivers Walkout Over Wages at Steubenville, : East Liverpool al

200,000 Men Will Police Japan and Koreas Japan’s New Premier Ordered to Free , ~ People From Ages-Old Government Bondage

OCCUPATION ARMY'S SIZE 200,000 MEN   New Jap Premier Is Ordered to Free People From Government Bondage.

PLANS MADE FOR ‘SENDING NEARLY ALL YANKS HOME   MacArthur Says Forces In  Japan and Korea Will Be Reduced to Only 200,00C  By Next April.   COMING HOME AT RATE OF 250,000 MONTHLY   New Plan For Redeployment Calls For Only 400,000 American Soldiers to Be Kept In Pacific Area.

GOUGING INTO FLANKS ALONG EASTERN SIDE   Developments Appear to Preclude Any Von Rundstedt Attempt to Hold Along River.

Allied Juncture Perils Panzers   Move Eliminates Last of Nazi Panzers West of Ourthe, Threatens Fleeing Troops

tnemy Falls Back Alona Broad Front   COUNTERATTACK GERMAN WEDGE INTO MAGINOT

Wholesale Occupation Gets Underway Today; Navy Awaits Signal   MacArthur and Nimitz Standing By for Surrender Signing Ceremonies to Take Place Sunday

Admiral Nimitz Will Represent President Truman  . At Japanese Surrender  THOUSANDS OF  ALLIED PLANES  WILL KEEP WATCH  Guns Of Our Many Warships Will Be Trained On Enemy Shores

RUSSIA ORDERS “ALLIES OUT OF GERMAN ZONES   Zhukov Gives Demand Politely to U. S. and British Generals

Reds Resent Anglo-U.S.  Occupation   Soviets To Occupy Half Of Germany Under Council Term

Russia Asks U. S., Britain To Quit Reds’ Reich Zone   Discloses Soviet Army Will Occupy Half  of Germany

Allies Asked to leave   British and U. S$. Asked to Remove Troops from Zone

REDS DEMAND ALLIES QUIT OCCUPIED ZONE   Soviet Armies Ready To Occupy Half Of Reich, Moscow Asserts

SOVIETS WANT TO TAKE OVER "GERMAN ZONES   Surprise Expressed At Red ® Disclosure Russians To Occupy Half Of Reich   ALLIED CAPITALS SILENT   ” Moscow Dispatches Reveal Demarcation Lines Set Up In Europe

Soviets Want Zone Cleared   Press Echoes Zhukov Demand Upon Allies

RUSSIA WANTS THE JOB ALONE   DEMANDS THAT ANGLOAMERICAN TROOPS STICK TO OWN TERRITORY

Reds Insist Yanks Retreat To Own Zones   Russians To Occupy Half Of Germany

JAP PEOPLE UNINFORMED   Press and - Radio Remain Silent on Nation’s Surrender Move

Americans Will Build 10 ‘To 15 Million Homes In Next Decade; Restrictions Lifted   Meat Rationing May End Next Month; Wartime No-Stnke Pledge May Continue

15 Million Homes to Be  Built in U.S.   New Construction Boss Makes Prediction; More Supplies for Civilians

RECONVERSION HIGHLIGHTS OUTLINED   More Food Promised For All Civilians   TAX GUTS   Also On Program: Paper, Waste Fats, Tin Cans Are Still Needed

Plan Construction Of 10 To 15 Million Homes In U.S. In Next 10 Years   New Construction Boss Forecasts Sharp Upswing in Home-Building as Nation Gears For Peace Production

BUILDING BOSS   Other High Spots of Change to Peacetime Living Are Told.   more FOOD FORESEEN

FORESEE LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN U.S  One Sign of Swing.         One Sign of Swingover To Peacetime Living   Many Developments In Reconversion Schedule

Construction Boss Predicts Home Building  10,000,000 New Hom  Foreseen As More , ae eee Ara listened

Construction Boss Forecasts 10-Year Boom in Building   U. S. Moves Ahead In Change-Over to Peacetime Economy

Millions Of Americans Plan New Home Construction, Food  Outlook For Public Brightens:

Predicts Americans Will Build 10 To 15 Million Homes In Next Decade

AMERICANS TO BUILD MILLIONS OF HOMES IN THE NEXT DECADE  FOOD OFFICIALS PREDICT MORE FOODS ALL KINDS FOR CIVILIANS

U.S. Shiff to Peace Status Hits Stride   More Homes, Food and Consumers Goods Soon To Establish New Era

Nation Peace Time Picture Cheering One   10 to 15 Million New Homes Looming in the Next Decade

HUGE SPURT IN HOME BUILDING SEEN PROBABLE   Government Agencies Speed Moves To Convert Nation To Peacetime Activity

Many Homies To Be Built  Is Forecast   New Construction Head Moves to Take Off All Restrictions as Soon as Materials Available

WILL BUILD 10 MILLION HOMES IN NEXT DECADE   Labor May Extend No-Striké Pledge; Expect Tax Reductions i

Americans Will Build 10 to 15 Million Homes   In Next Decade:  Predict Unparalleled Construction Boom; Speed Reconversion

Sees 10 Million New Homes Built in Next 10 Years   ‘Hugh Potter, Motions Construction Chief, Predicts Vast Boom-

10 Million Homes to  Be Built   More Food, Meat Rationing End Seen; Tax Slashes Planned

Predict Americans Will Build Houses by Millions Soon   Reconversion Outlook Improves; Rationing of Meat To Stop

Large Home Building Is In Prospect   More Food of All Kinds for Civilians Expected

10 To 15 Million Homes To Be Built In Decade, *Eight Million Employee

More Food of All Kinds and End of Meat Rationing in Prospect for Civilians—Millions of New Homes Expected To Be Started Soon in Swing to Peacetime

Big Home Buildinc Boom is Expected In Next Decade   Army Food Cul, Management, Labor Accord, Freed Medals Brighten Home Front Scene

End Of Meat Rationing In Sight; See 10 To 15 Million New Homes   More Food Of All Kinds For Civilians A: Scheduled Army Cutbacks Go Into Effect Over Next Few Months.

Predicts Building Boom *   Million New Homes A. Year In U. S., Says New Construction Boss As Peace Shift Starts

Unprecedented U.S. Building  Boom Foreseer   Americans Expected To Erect 10 To 15 Million  Homes In Decade.

See More Home Building, [End of Meat Rationing © lin Reconversion Praaram

U.S. BUILDING BOOM SEEN HALTING UNEMPLOYMENT: WPB TO EASE CONTROLS

BIG BUILDING BOOM SEEN BY GOV'T EXPERT   15 Million New Homes To Be Built In Next Decade

Restrictions To Be Faken Off Building   Unprecedented Boom Predicted: Other Developments

May Build 10-15 Million Homes In Next Decade  All Restrictions Likely to Be Off Before Christmas

MEAT RATIONING MAY BE STOPPED WITHIN A MONTH BUILDING DIRECTOR EXPECTS 15 MILLION  unhsAce Th oc Dill T

Construction to  Reach High Peak   15 Million Homes Will be Built In Next Ten Years

WLB ASKS CARE IN RAISING OR CUTTING WAGES   May Lift Meat Rationing By Early Fall

Building of 10 to 15 Million Homes In Next Decade Predicted by Official

Rationless Meat By Oct. 1; Forecast!   Building Boom Looms Over Nation as Restrictions Fall

Guns Found on Japanese Hospital Ship   ALLIES TO INVESTIGATE FAKE “WOUNDED,” OTHER CONTRABAND ON VESSEL

Ammunition Found Aboard Hospital Ship   Faked “Wounded” Also Found By A Boarding Party During Search Of Japanese Vessel

JAPS EVEN FAKE HOSPITAL SHIP   ARMS AND AMMUNITION ARE FOUND ABOARD

Fake Wounded Found Aboard Hospital Ship   MacArthur Reve als Guns Also Were Found On Japanese Vessel

Surprise Landings Made Without Loss of Life; Push Rapidly Inland

MacArthur Reported Surprise Unopposed Amphibious Landing on West Central Luzon: Believed Headed Inland to Take Former U.S. Naval Base, Seal Off Japs

12 Human ‘Guinea Pigs’ Nearing ‘End of Lone Experiment-in- Fatioue

Davis Named Stabilization Chief, Tells Of Plans To Curb Peace - Time Pay Cuts

Davis Becomes Director of Stabilization  George W. Taylor Is Appointed Chief of the WLB  

Jap Captain Beheaded 11 Baptist Missionaries On Panay, Philippines

ELEVEN AMERICANS MURDERED BY JAPS; ALL WERE BEHEADED   SIX OF VICTIMS WOMEN; THREE SMALL BOYS KILL ED WITH BAYONET

Beheading of American Missionaries In Philippines by Japs Is Revealed

JAPS MURDER 16 AMERICANS   ‘Missionaries, Children, Soldiers Beheaded  In Philippines

‘Eyewitness T ells How Japs.Beheaded 16 Americans; Bayoneted Three Boys

Saw Eleven Beheaded   Filipino Guerilla Says Jap Captain Solely Re. sponsible For Execution Of Missionaries

16 Americans Beheaded By Japanese, Three Boys Murdered With Bayonets

{1 MISSIONARIES BEHEADED BY JAP   Phitippine Guerrilla Witness to Execution; Six Women Among Victinis °

Adams Flower Growers  Plan Exhibit) Friday   “Why Will You Kill Us All?” Asks  Missionary Of Japanese Captain

Jap Captain Swung Sword On Captives   Personally Killed 11 American Missionaries Betrayed by Filipino, Refusing to Give Any Reason For His Brutal Act

FOUR B. H. MEN CITED BY OPA   Three Used Car Dealers. Fuel Oil Merchant to  Face Court

Roosevelt Desired That the First Overt Act Be Committed By the Enemy, Says Marshalls Orders to Alert Hawaii Garrison Recalled

(MARSHALL WORRIED OVER ORDER   Warning To U.S. Commanders Had Instructions

Warned Commanders  ~ ROOSEVELT ANTICIPATED JAP ACTION, MARSHALL TESTIFIES

—PEARL HARBOR—  Ordered To Wait For Overt Act —  . FDR’s Instructions Told By Marshall

Forces Told To Await Act By Jepanese   General Marshall, Again Before, Congressional Probe Committee, Tells Of F. R. Instructions

FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF TAKES STAND STH TIME   Claims Short Backing Up Order at Time of Pear! Harbor Raid

Marshall Sought Way to Transmit Orders Without Restraining Defense Actions    Asks About Alert  Ferguson Secks Word as to Method Short Followed

Let Japs Strike First, Roosevelt Ordered Army   Marshall Testifies Deputy Withheld — Code-Cracking Secret

Let Japan Crika Firet  ZAG PMOL,  F.D.R. Order   Marshall Quizzed On Alert He Gave To Hawaii Chief

GEN. MARSHAL! CONTINUES TESTIMONY   Says Roosevelt Gave Order To Wait For Overt Act   Ordered In Hawaii In °40: Claim Orders Then Were More Specific

Marshall Tells of Alert Order   Wartime Army Staff Chief Questioned About Difference in Hawaii Instructions in 1940

News Day And Night   Prewar Warning Messages Quoted By Gen. Marshall Before Probers   General Quizzed On Alerts Given   Republicans Show Concern Over Hawaii Orders Given In 1940

American Commanders Ordered To Wait for Overt Act by Japanese, Marshall Informs Investigator:

Army Told To Await Overt Acts By Japan   Marshall Says FDR Ordered Commanders  To Bide Time Until Japs Struck

SAYS WARNING WAS MODIFIED BY ROOSEVELT   Marshall Tells Probers Presi dent Wanted To Let Japs Hit First Blow.

MARSHALL SAYS FDR ORDERED U. 5. CAUTION   Hawaiian Chiefs Told To Wait For Japs To Act, Army Leader Testifies

Roosevelt Told Army-Navy Not To Act Hastily   Gave Prewar’ Inatractioue To Wait Overt Act By.  Japan, Gen. Marshall Tells Investigators   Failed to Fully . Alert Gen. Short   Left Commander Under Impression Move Agninet Sabotage Sufficients  Navy Sicouger :

LATE PRESIDENT WANTED U, S. TO WATCH P'S & Q'S   Asked That American Commanders In Pay cific Be Instructed To Wait For An Overt Act By Japan: Marshall Still On Stand.

Obeyed Orders Of President, Marshall Says   Undergoes Further Questioning About Pearl Harbor Blow

Late FDR Sent Warnings To Leaders   Marshall Takes Stand For His Fifth Day

GEN. ‘MARSHALL DECLARES LATE PRESIDENT PERSONALLY HAD - ISSUED PREWAR WARNING NOTES

FDR Warned U.S Chiefs To Await Jap Overt Act   Marshall Testifies They Were Included In PreWar Warning Messages

BIG-SCALE ROCKET ATTACKS PLANNED IN PACIFIC WAR   SHIPS NOW CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING $20,006 WORTH OF ROCKETS INONS © BALVO

California Leads With 35 Victims   Texas Has Second Largest Toll With 22 Highway Deaths

Quisling Dies After Appeal  Is Rejected by Norway ’sKing   Traitor Executed By Firing Squad In Old Fortress; No Advance Notice

PLEASE SEND ZHUKOV   Rebels Ask Stalin Interventior As British Gain in Soerabaja ‘

JAVANESE ASK STALIN'S AID   Russ Intervention Ik Sought by Rebels

NEW 100-OCTANE PLANTS   To Step Up Production of Gasoline for Military Purposes

Investigating Committee Is in Need Of Help   Wants To Search In FDR’s Private Files

PROBERS SEEK KEY 10 ROOM   Confidential Secretary To Late President May Be Help To Committee

Q ber os _ * A  4  i] KP apel Ts   Former Secretary  Holds Only Key

‘Dewey’s Proposals for Municipal Aid, Anti-Race Discrimination Face Test

Expect End of Shoe Rationing   Date Satisfactory To Civilian Requirements

Ford Employes Vote to Strike   Union Leaders Hope  To Avoid Walkout   Nauohter Is Born To James Roosevelts

Japan Geared For Long War, FEA Convinced  Supplies Stacked In Jnner Jana

Japan Still Capable Of Waging Long War, Claims FEA   Lorge Portion of War Industry Enemy Had at Pearl Harbor Intact

-Japan Is Still Capable of Waging Long War In Spite of Her Heavy Losses

JAPANESE HAVE MATERIALS FOR PROLONGED WAI   FEA Report Cites Enemy's Access to Products Close To Homeland

Chop 17 Million From OWI Funds      Republicans Win Victory In House

HOUSE FAVORS  OWLFUND GUT      $17 Million Reduction From ’46 Funds Is GOP Victory.

SLASH OW! FUNDS   House Members Reduce Allotment for Next Year  Almost by Half

GOP Slashes OWls Funds   $17 Million Cut Made in House With 100 Demorrate Absent

House Slashes OW! Funds   Republicans Claim Credit for Reduction Of 17 Millions

OW! FUNDS CUT BY HOUSE VOTE   GOP Sparks Drive Resulting in 17 Million Slash

GOP Victor In OWI Cut   Smahing Economy Drive Begun; Dems Ponder Over Heavy Majority

OWI  House GOP Winner In: Fund Fight   Senate, However, May ‘Restore Portion Of . House-Voted Reduction

GOP Wins Economy Drive Against OW!   Democrats FailTo Stir Up Votes To Block Slash

Economy Drive Clips Fund for OWI Activities   Absent Democrats Permit Victory For Republicans

Republicans Score Win  In Congress OWI Funds Sliced;  Democrats Worry Over Ahsenteeism

Omro, Wis., Soldier First Veteran Released Under New Discharae Plans at Ft. Sheridan

Bombarding of Enemy Was Difficult  American Fleet Subjected to Heavy Attacks

Solons View Nazi Atrocity Evidence   Sights at Buchenwald Declared ‘Horrible’

CITY COMMISSION ORDERS PURCHASE LAND FOR AIRPORT   CONTRACTS BE AWARDED FOR CONSTRUCTION HANGAR. RUNWAYS

CITY COMMISSION ORDERS PURCHASE LAND FOR AIRPORT  CONTRACTS BE AWARD: ED FOR CONSTRUCTION

What Next?  Wags Wonder What ‘Smoked Butts’ Taste Like When Rolled

Bomber Spreads Wartime Insecticide  In Effort to Halt Polio Epidemic

STRICKEN CITY GETS DDT SPRAY   Rockienl Citizens Anxiously Await Outcome

GHLY OF ROCKFORD SPRAYED WITH DDI   Specially Equipped 1-25 Bomber Brought Here From Canal Zone

MERGER ACTION SEEN IN FEBRUARY   Bitter Fight Is Predicted; Latest Developments Listed

SENATORS EXPECT WILLIAMS BATTLE   Lines Forming for Opposition to Man Named (Chief ‘of Rural Electrification   SPENDING KEYNOT  E AGAIN

Senate Battle Over Williams  Is Developing   Same Line Up That Opposed Wallace Turns Sights On REA Nominee

RETIRED CHIEF OF STAFF WILL REPLACE HURLEY   Gets “Fill In” From Troman On China Situation; Will Leave Seon

Hurley's Act Stirs Solons   Congressional Probe OF Foreign Policy of U.S. fs Demanded

Gen .Maitshall  wal     Ny Chungking   Demands for Investigation Made in House After HurTey’s Reveléfjon of Career » Diplomats' Attivities d

China Post Goes To Gen, Marshal As Hurley Quits    Request For Probe. Made By De ocrats And GOP inHouse.

Marshall Replaces Hurley   Demand to Probe Foreign Policy in China Made Today

Retired Chief Of Staff Takes Hurley's Place   Confers With Byrnes President On Duties, Disarming Of Japs No. 1 Objective

NEW CHINA ENVOY WILL DEPART FOR CHUNGKING ‘SOON’  MILITARY LEADER’S  aemmmiarwPaeraigyr HwiiTe   MILITARY LEADER’S APPOINTMENT PUTS LIGHT ON POLICY

May Investigate America's Foreign Policy, Personne!   General Marshall Prepares to Take Over China Duties

Investigation is  Asked by Member:   Demands Follow Hurley’s Charges, Resignation, Marshall Appointment .

Jap Camps Are Filthiest in World  Personal Habits Dirty and Refuse That Litters Sites Draws Swarms of Flies

NYLON PRICES CUT 2) PCT. BY OPA   LOWER CEILING ON STOCKINGS EFFECTIVE NOV. 20 IN RETAIL STORES,

Near Riot In Courtroom At Lavals Trial   Jurors Hurl Insults At De fendant During Trial For Treason   COURT SESSION IS SUSPENDED

Senator Cites Double-Deals   Private, Not Public Support Given Envoy

Agriculture Must Find New Markets or Curb Production   Preahlerm Tors. Foia

Reconversion Problems for Agriculture   Task Vastly Different From That of Industry; Croos May Be Reduced   Two-Fold Problem

FARMERS FACE RECONVERSION   Must Find Market for Surplus Food Production

Auto Quotas Removed By WLB Action   Agriculture Must Find New Markets Or Put  Brakes on Production to Avoid a Depression

A sriculture Must Find New Markets Or Put  Brakes on Production to Avoid a Depressior

Farmers Facing Difficult-Task  In Reconversion   ‘May Have To Reduce  Crops Soon If Unem ployment Wipes Out   Market.

FARMERS FAGE DIFFICULT. JOR   Flooding of Market Could Have Explosive Effects On Economy.

Farm Reconversion Already Envisions Possible Surpluses Perhaps Next Year

Farmers Also Face Problems  With Industry   Reconversion Job for Agriculture Deals with Production that Will Not Cause Overflooded Markets.

Farmers Facing Double Problem  Reconversion to Brina Difficulties

Velerans to Get Housing Priority   a Pct. of New Homes “For Ex-Servicemen

Veterans Are Expected to Get Lion’s Share of Homes Under Housing Plan

City: Officials In : af Fort Dodge. ‘To Inspect Sweeping Machine

i = fay ‘Defense of Berlin  Indicates Weeks of Fighting Lie Ahead

Premier Slain ; As He Commits + Esypt to War   Move by Young Extremist Follows Announcement  Of War Unan Axia

 Cor A &y * rattacks S' £3 * Canadian a: fie On Rubr   * All But Small Corner — of Goch Cleaned Out By Allied Forces.

Would Halt Offensive Near Gach   Most of City in Allies Hands Today—Nazis in  Counter-attacks

NAZIS ARE BLASTED OUT OF CITADEL   15-Mile Offensive Front Is Pushed On Toward Ruhr

FALL OF GOCH SEEN IMMINENT   Only Handful of Germans Remain in City

American Third Army Wedges Mile Or More Into German Eifel Mountain -Defenses At Several Points   SEVENTH ON MOVE IN SAAR SECTION

CANADIANS TAKE MOST OF GOCH   Drive is Slowed By Fierce Nazi Counterattacks

Labuan Isle Invaded in   Force, Nips Say Allied Naval Forces Shell Borneo Beaches; New

SECOND INVASION OF ISLAND NEAR BORNEO REPORTED   Tokyo Radio Claims Allied Assault Boats Landed Friday Qn Labuan Off The Borneo Coast — Bombings Have:  Sofiened Up Area. 

Assault Force Hits Labuan Off Borneo   China Sea City Across From Tarakan Island

Allies Land  In Borneo   Tokyo Radio Reports Assault Forces Land On Labuan Island

PACT ON LABOR PEACE FRAMED   Leaders Of AFL, CIO And U.S. Chamber To Strive For Postwar Unity

Nazi's Polite in Defeat Eisenhower's Job in Europe ‘Normal,’ Germany Gone

GERMANY WILL NEVER RETURN TO NORMAL, EISENHOWER SAYS   Allies Intend To Make It Impossible For Nation To Wage War Again, Commander Says In London Interview; Hitler’s Fate A Mystery

Gen. _<e Ge7s ‘sreecom o> _oncon’ “ocav: Savs -is .0) § in 2uUrove

BRITISH T0 HONOR © AMERICAN GENERA   Eisenhower to Get “Free. dom of London” in Ceremony

UNITS BRAZENLY HIT JAP MAINT ANT   Air and Sea Bombardmeni Blasts 700 Mile Stretch of Central Japan in Nine Houpn Attack,

‘Report ‘German Subs Sink 'Some Allied Ships, but iMore U-Boais Destroyed

U. §. SHIP BLOWS UP. 360 KILLED   MORE THAN 1,700 PERSONS INJURED BY EXPLOSION IN ITALIAN HARBOR,

MASS ROUNDUP OF GERMAN PRISONERS LOSES ALL SEMBLANCE TO WAR AS — 218,000 NAZIS CAPTURED IN 72 HOURS   Drive On Berlin Temporarily Slowed Up As Germans Make Good Boast to Fight For Every Foot On Way to Berlin.

Third Army in Signt UT Czechoslovak Border: Yanks Stalled On Elbe

Penelec Co., Employes File Appeal   Word Is Expected Today Whether WLB Will Review Case

Britain Proposes “Share-the-War” Cost Plan to Secure U. S. Billions

—BRITISH LOAN Share War Cost Plan  Proposed Return of Early Expenditures Is  ’ One of Aims

700 . Reseued Prisoners Home Again   Freed by Russian Advance, Americans Land at Boston

15-Year-Old Boy Admits Slaying Girl   Other Teer Agers Are Wanted by  New York Police For Davis killing

BOY ADMITS N. Y. SLAYING   Confesses Shooting School Girl But Claims It Was “All An Accident”

Mother Dies Of Gas; Film Actress II]   Mother Of Una Merkel Takes Own Life; Fumes Leak And Peril Daughter

Soong Replaced in Chinese Shakeup   Premier Loses Post Of Foreign Minister

‘MAY STAY OUT LONGER   Cudahy Walkout Was First Scheduled for 24-Hour Period

Back of the Headlines   United Nations. May Settle Palestine Question

AprilCost U.S.34,598  Casualties   Stimson Reports.on. Ground Forces Loss In Germany Fight ©

800, 000 US War Losses   150,000 Americans Killed in Fighting Against Germany

April West Front Casualties 34,598   Total European Losses 800,000 With Casualties in all Theaters Now Approaching Million Mark

U.S, CASUALTIES + T0 34,598 FOR MONTH IN REICH   © Stimson Reports Figures fo Ground Forces~—5,324 Killed in April

34,598 Lost in Germany During April   TOTAL U. S. CASUALTIES IN REICH WAR 800,000, INCLUDING 150,000 DEAD

U.S. Casualties Nearly Million  34,598 Added Last Week in Germany

Ground Force Losses on Western Front Since June Invasion Reach 512,113, Including 88,225 Killed

U.S, CASUALTIES TOTAL 972,654   Ground Forces, Lose  34,598 During April

Lose 34,598 Men in April Fighting   5,324 Killed; Casualties Since B-Day Total 512,113

Fighting In April In Germany Cost U. S. 34,598 Casualties   Many Released

War In Europe Cost America  800.000 Men   Fighting In Germany During April Resulted In 34.598 Casualties

Final Month Of War Cost U.S. 34,598   88,225 Killed From Invasion To End of April

JAP SMOKE FAILS TO SHIELD FIELD   Observer Sees Tokyo Blow As Highly Successful

JAPANESE TARGETS AT SAIGON BOMBED   B-29s Blast Vital Rama Bridge West of . Bangkok

JAPANESE TARGETS » ATSAIGON BOMBED   B-29s- Blast: ist: Vital . Rema 7 Bridge: West of. - Banakok

Representatives Beat Down Proposed Amendment on Measure   Ceiling Prices for Live Cattle Go Into Effect in 24 Zones

Ceiling Prices For Live Cattle Go Into Effect  Covers 24 Zones and  10 Merket Centers

JOHNSON SOLE FOE OF CHARTER   California Senator Appar. ently Only Opponent Of World Organization.

Johnson Only One Against  Big Charter   Is In Hospital So May Not Be Able To Be On Hand  For Vote Time.   EXPECT VOTE SOON

JOHNSON MAIN CHARTER CRITIC   Colifornien, Ill in Nevel Hospital, Only Senetor Who Will Vote ‘Neo’

Johnson Only Solon Against Frisco Charter   Veteran GOP Leader May Not Vote

Only One Vote Seen Against  World Charter   Hiram Johnson, Ill in Hospital, Only Voice of Opposition.

SENATE CANVASSED BY PARTIES   Senator Johnson Against But Is Ih tn Hospital

Johnson Alone Opposes Charter   Senate Canvass Fails To Show Any Other Senator Against It.

Charter Has 1- -Opponent   Johnson, Still Sick, . May Not Cast Vote

KONOYE SAYS JAPAN TOOK. ROAD TO WAR.   _Ex-Jap Premier Says His Nation Was in Error

IO CONVINCE JAPS OF JAPAN'S ERROR   Is Government’s Responssibility Says Prince Fumimaro Konoye

RUSSIAN ENVOY IS  ;  FLYING TO MOSCOW   Molotov Leaves San Francisco With Polish Problem Stil] Far From Settled

Great Industrial Center Provides Mighty Base 250 Miles From Berlin; Cossacks Spearhead . Titanic Assault; Budapest Written Off

Patrolmen Protect Dealers And Other Buyers At Fublication Offices

Sees Airmen’s Execution Place   Learns Detailed Story of U. S. Raiders Death

Doolittle Fliers Hung on Crosses And Shot, Chinese Witnesses Tel,

SUPER-FORTS STRIKE FOUR NIPPON CITIES   Enemy Claims U. S, Planes Are Turned  Back by Weather Over Kyushu.   FLASH!

TOKYO FEARS NEW STRIKE BY LURKING FLEET   Indian Ocean Landing Next?

DIL REFINERY TOWN TARGET UF a0 FORT!   Air Fleet Raids on 450-Mile Route from Shikoku to Tokyo,

ENEMY WRITER SEES CABINET ‘DOING NOTHING   Dean of Jap Press Exhorts Offic jials to Take ANection in Big Crisis.

4 More Cities Razea   Big Third Fleet Still Lurking # Japanese Water

YankBombers Pound South Part of Island   Jittery Japs Say Third Fleet Lurking Off Their  Homeland.

Allies Strike. From Tokyo. To Singapore    Rocket-Spitting-Fighters Rake Air Fields; Some...  Losses:by Kamikaze =

Darkest Days of  History Here, Says Hirchito    Civilian Combat Armies Forming to Defend   Hameland

FIGHTER PLANES IN STINGING ATTACK ON JAPANESE HOMELAND  TOKYO RADIO REPORTS CLAIM SOUTHERN JAPAN READY FOR ATTACK

Most of [hose  Hurt Were Negro Sailors   Wreck, Occurring in Busy Loop Rail Intersection, Ties Up Traffic on Four of East’s Major Railroads

Five Cars Of Train Derail In Collision   Most Of Injured Are Negro Sailors On Way To West Coast

BRITONS TU OUT FOR VOTE   World Watches Election for Hint of Europe’s Po* litical Trend

No Reporters To Be at Big Three Meeting   Actual Sessions. of Key Leaders of Allies ‘ Not to Be Open to Correspondents.

Big 3 Ban Reporters   Progress of Parley To Be Released in Official Communiques

NO REPORTERS AT SESSION   Announcement Was Made Today at the White House.

Newspapermen Barred From Big Three Parley   Meetings Of Truman, Churchill And Stalin Will Be Held Secretly in Berlin: Area, White House Declares

Exclude Press ‘From Big Three Berlin Meeting   cage Predict Leaders -Will - Diseuss - Colonies, Admittance .O£-Ttalians

NO NEWSPAPERMEN AT BIG THREE MEET   Communiques Only Will Say What Goes On

Ban Newsmen From Parley   Berlin Conference To Be Covered by  Communiques

Rent Ceilings on New Dwellings May Exceed Those on Existing Homes

Predict Higher : Rent Ceilings ~~ OnNew Houises   Increos- oF  15 to 25 = Per Cent Lxpectsu ‘ In New Ruline

SOVIET SPEARHEADS HITS NEAR BERLIN'S SUBURBAN VILLAS AND RIVER SPREE

Iwo Red Armies Grinding Away Defenses East And Southeast  SHOWDOWN BATTLE FOR NAZI CAPITAL  American Heavy Bombers Come Through With Another Blow

Reds Ready for Twin Assault ‘Against Berlin   Zhukov Ready for @ Payoff Drive After Kanev Shielde Flank

Reds Report Armies Ready for Drive Against Berlin from 2 Directions, As Germans Still Battle Stubbornly

MOSGOW otY3 HED ADVANGE NEARS BERLIN   Spearheads Striking at Very Heart of Germany, Red Star Claims.

First Phase of Showdown For  ‘Capital Launched   Marshal Konevy's Army Closes In On Cottbus, Vital Defense Center

Russian Spearheads Strike for Capital   Two Russian Armies Batter Down Defenses—Oder River Line Turned by Lightnine Advance

Russians In Suburbs of Nazi Capital   Russ Press Says Spearhead Units Stabbing at Spre¢

Soviets Say Troops Near Berlin Limits      Two Red Armies Grinding Away Defenses East, Southeast Of City

Soviet Press Says Suburb Approached   Attacks Believed To Be First Phase Of Showdown Battle

First Phase Of Showdown Battle Fer Germany’s Capital Seems  To Be Under Way; Zhukov Ready For Payoff Drive   NAZIS CLAIM THRUST  BLOCKED AT COTTBUS

Koney Aims at Rich Villas in City’ s Suburbs   Eleventh Hour Strikes fo1 Double Blow at Heart of Reich

REDS NEARING BERLIN VILLAS AFTER NEW GAINS   Strike Very Heart Of Reich; Showdown Near In City

Russians Near Suburb Villas Of Berlin   Konev Closing in on Cottbus; Zhukov is Ready for New Push

‘HEART OF GERMANY’ IS MENACED   Showdown Battle For Reich’s Capital Is In ‘First Phase’

TWO RII  WAIVE  FOR WINCTION   Second Ukrainian Gains 30 Miles in New Offensive

Second Ukrainian Gains 30 Miles in   Second Ukrainian Gains 30 Miles in New Offensive

‘SHOULD RUSSIA ENTER WAR [AGAINST JAPAN IT SHOULD MEAN EARLY NIP SURRENDER

Russian Entry Into War Would Give Japs Face Saving Excuse —   Kenney Warns Japs We're Ready For 500 Ton Raids On Homeland   Air Force Chief Says We Will Soon Have Enough Stuff So That Japs Won’t Have A Bridge Or A Road For Future Operations.

IF RUSSIA SHOULD ENTER THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN IT WOULD PROVIDE FACE-SAVING OPPORTUNITY TO NIPS   5000-TON MASS RAIDS BY 5000 PLANES ON JAP HOMELAND NEXT ON THE PROGRAM NIPS WARNED

Russian Threat Gives Japan Perfect Exeuse She Needs To Surrender Without Losing Face

Japan Seeks T 0 Save Face  In Surr ender   Possible Futry of Reds In War May: Provide Japanese With Excuse lo Quit Fighting TT &  Betiani

Mewitt iviacKkenzie;:  Russia’s Entry In War Would Give Japan Out Without Loss Of Face

Japan Must ‘Save Face’   Entrance of Russia Into War Would Give Japs Good Excuse

Russia in War Micht Give the Japs an Excuse   Could) Surrender Without Too Much Loss of Face

TOO MANY PEANUTS; LAUSCHE’S AT HOME   Yanks in Prison Dreamed of Food  Unidentified Marine Made Out Menus for Six Meals A Day, One Every Three Hours

OSCAR’S FOOD FOR THOUGHT: HUNGRY MARINES TURN MINDS TO ‘GOOD FOOD’

What You Dream About When You Can’t Get It  l_ad in Prison Camp on Stingy Fare Makes Out Typical Menu for Homecoming Meal

Always-Hungry Yank War Prisoner Lists Ideal Menu in Loving Detail

Reuther Parries Hoffman’ s Slap   Union Leader DeniesDraft Dodger Charge

Truman Lauds Byron Price   President’s Message Points Democratic Party Left Of Center For Congressional Campaigns

CENSORSHIP CHIEF APPLAUDED FOR JOB   Gives Credit To Newspaper: For Outstanding Help

SCHOOL BORROWING. MEASURE APPROVED   Two Local Bills Passed: by the House on. ‘Sat ae  _urdey — 

SCHOOL BORROWING MEASURE APPROVED   Two Local Bills Passed by the House on Saturdayv

Ranks Of Idle’ Grow To 24,000   Detroit War Factory Strikes Increasing

OPA Set To Resist ‘Retail Protest On 1942 Price Levels   Merchants Converge on - Capitol for Hearing Today. :

OPA Prepared To Say Big ‘No To  Price Increases   Retailers Pressing For Raises But Policy To Remain.

OPA Is Ready To Say Positive No To Retail Group   Business Men Due for Disappointment In Closed Meet With OPA Today.

OPA Says ‘No’ To Plea For Higher Prices   New Goods To Sel! At 1942 Prices

Higher Price Pleas to Fail  OPA Will Turn Dea! ee i we «ott. es et

Attlee Seeks Airline Rule   Publie Ownership of Cabl Notwork Also Asked

Brit'sh Government Plans To Mationalize Airlines, Communication:

Britain Plans Communication Lines Control   Labor Party Has Sweeping Proposals To Revolutionize Gov. Control

Plane Ready To Speed Rill To Truman When House Completes Action.

HOUSE ACTS TC SAVE OPA BILL   Call Early Meeting Te Pass Extension Legislation

OPA at Deadline In Fight for Money   House Called Into Special Session To Save Life of Food and Price Control Authority—Rep. Clarence J. Brown Has Not Given Up Fight

House Acts ToSave OPA Bill   Saturday Session Called to Beat Midnight Deadline

House Races  To Save OPA   Must Complete Action On One-Year Extension  By Nightfall.

[Carroll Stores to Close Labor Day; Farm Bureau Picnic Highlight of Observance!

\Carroll Stores ‘to Close Labor Day; Farm Bureau Picnic Highlight of Obser

120,000 Yanks Seek To Close Okinawa Fight   Osaka Is Raked By Superfort Fleet; New Army In Asia

WAR CENTER OF OSAKA Is SET ABLAZE   Smoke Billows Five Miles Into Sky After B-29 Raid on Enemy City.

Fleet of 450 Superfortresses, 150 Escorting Fighters Set Fire To Osaka, Japan's Biggest War Production Center   SMOKE BILLOWS FIVE MILES INTO THE SKY

OFFICIALS WORKING AGAINST RAC KETEERS   OPA And Alcohol Tax Unit Coopetaling In Trying To End Sugar Black Markets

4 Occupational Zones  Set; Berlin to Be Shared   Allies Take over All Hun Factories, Arms, Shins and Communications

Commerce Group Issues Booklet About Congress   Guide For Busy Men Of Busines:

House GOP Calls CHuddle to Plan Chamber Control   ‘Members Will: Assemble Friday to Exchange ‘Ideas on What Legislation to Support _ And. What to Onvose at Bid of Joe Martin

House Republicans Hope For Control   Party Pow-Wow Set  To Discuss Program

WESTERN FRONT~   Duisburg, ' Ruhr Port. Captured   Nee Hundred Miles Of 7 SELb e River. Patrolled By Yanks /

9th Army Speeds Closer to Berlin   Armored Advance Reported Today At 45 Miles From Capital of Reich

Yanks Now’ AB Miles From Berlin  9th Army Troops   9th Army Troops Gain 60 Miles; Denmark Bypassed

First Opens Major. Fight For Leipzig   Tanks 95 Mi. From Russians; Denmark, Ham.  bure Outflanked.

Simpson’s 2nd: - Division Meeting Stiff Opposition ’ Across Elbe; Denmark: ‘Hambu rg, Luebeck  Outflanked By Great ‘Dash. to River. ‘

Ninth Anny Is 45 Miles From City Ot Berlin   First Army Also Opens Battle for Leipzig Where Million Germans Are in Seclusion.

U.S. NINTH ARMY FLANKS DENMARK IN 60-MILE DASH   THIRD ARMY BEATS DOWN LAST 18 MI. TO CITY OF LEIPZIG

45 Miles To Berlin  Americans Pull  Up Along Elbe      9th Army 90 Miles From Soviets Besieging Capital

Denmark, R eported Outflanked; U. Ss. And Russians Aim At Leipzig Union

Stage Now Set For Last Act Of "European Wat   Ninth Army Closes In On Berlin; Vienna. Taken; Qutflank Hamburg   Sena ewe a LONDON, April 13-(AP) Marshal, Stalin announced to nicht the canture of Vienna.

GLOot  WITKIN ARM TF GITY   Ninth ts Within 45 Miles of Berlin; 100 Mile Front On Elbe.   DENMARK OUTFLANKED

9th Army Closes Un to Elbe River On 100 Mile Front   Outflank Denmark, Hamburg, Luebeck In Armored Drive

Large Force Put Across Elbe; Drive Is Nearing   Duisburg Is Taken; . Leipzig Fall Looms

GO-MILE GAIN FLANKS NORTH GERMAN CITIES   Third Army Is Only 17 Miles From Saxony City of Leipzig

NINTH ARMY WITHIN 45 MILES BERLIN AFTER 60-MILE GAIN BY ARMORED.FORCES OVER ELBE

(GROSS ELBE RIVER ON WIDE FRONT   Patton Advances To Point 34 Miles From Czechs

Simpson's s 2nd -Division Meeting Stiff Opposition Across Elbe; Denmark, Hamburg, Luebeck  Outflanked By Great Dash to River.

NINTH DIVISION HAS OPENED UP LEIPZIG BATTLE   Germans Report Elbe Bridges Blown Up At Tangermuende: Third Racing Along  Virtually Unopposed.

Ninth Army In 45 Miles Of Berlin   First Army Opens Battle For Leipzig, Is Only 95 Miles From Russian Lines

Two More Divisions at Elbe, While Third’ Army Drives Almost Unopposed for Leipzig LONDON (AP)—Marshal Stalin announced

Yanks Reach Tangermeunde On Elbe River   * American Drive Outflanking Denmark, Hamburg And Luebeck: Patton Near Leipzia

UNITS ADVANCE 60 MILES; FOE WRECKS SPANS   Americans 90 Miles From Russian Lines—Duisburg Is Captured

Hundred Miles Of Elbe Bank: Patrolled By Yank Forces   Duisburg And Erfurt Among Large Cities Captured; All Of Denmark And Port Of Hamburg Outflanked

First Inaugurates Battle For Leipzig; Closes Within 7 Miles Of City; 95 Miles From Reds

U.S. 9TH ARMY ONLY 45 MILES FROM BERLIN   Nearly 100 Miles of Elbe Banks Patrolled; 90 Miles From Reds

Ninth Army Encounters Stiffened Resistance As It Closes To Within 45 Miles Of Berlin

IT'S SCHOOLTIME FOR OHIO PUPILS   Increased Registration Hinted By State Board

FITZ APPEALS FOR NEW TRIAL   ‘Lists 56 Points of Error In Trial of Graft  Case

Gen. Marshall  Reaches China   Reds Ask Government To Cease Hostilities Pending Settlement.

Immediate ‘nd To Hostilities Looms In China   Warring Leaders Ready To Make Concessions As Marshall Lands

Marshall’s Arriva In China Brings  New Peace Chances  Settlement Is Hoped For; U.S. Envoy  To Help in Parleys

YOUNG HEIRESS’ ROMANCE AT END   GLORIA VANDERBILT AND PAT DE CICCO SEPARATE BY MUTUAL CONSENT.

JAPS ARENT HALF -LICKED, SAYS ADMIRAL   Kill ’Em Painfully, Is Remedy of McCain

THREE NAZ! AIR CHIEFS DASSENGERS   Speculation Is Made Other Nazis Attempting Trip

Surrender of German SubEn Routeto Japan Nets Two Generals, Two Jans

HIGH NAZIS MAY TRY SEA ESCAPE   CAPTURE OF SUB, WITH JAPS AND GERMANS, CAUSES SPECULATION

German U-Boat Headed For Japan With Three Nazi Luftwaffe Generals Aboard Surrenders To Allies

New Speculation Arises That High Nazis May Be Trying to Reach Japan On Subs

CAPTURE NAZI SUL BOUND FOR JAPAN   Carried Three Luftwaffe Generals And Two Jap Officers

SURRENDER OF 3 GENERALS WITH U-BOAT IS CITEE   Trio En Route Tokyo Gives Up to Americans—Two Nips Aboard Kill Themselves

Japan-Bound Sub Captured         vi Generals Taken; wo Japanese Suicide

Suspect Nazi Leaders © Might Be Trying To — Flee To Japan In Subs

Mining Experts To Tell Senate Of German Oil-From-Coal Production

Strikers Return At Kelsey-Hayes   Mass Meeting Called for  Sunday; 4,500 to Return

Every Possible Service To Be Maintained, But...  Phone Company Warns Public

‘HUGE STOCKS OF SUGAR LOCATED IN JAVA PORTS   U. S. May Secure Half Of 1,600,000 Tons; Rubber Cache Found   LIKELY TO HASTEN END OF RATIONING

1,600,000 ons Of Sugar  In Java Ports   Discovery Should Shorten Period Of Rationing

1,600,000 Tons Of Sugar Found In Ports of Java   Discovery Will Shorten Rationing Period in U. S.

Great Store Of Sugar Located in  East Indies  To Help Relieve Shortage in U. S., Sec. Anderson Sa

PORT OF JAVA TO SHIP SUGAR   Stock Of 1,600,000 Tons Expected To Speed Up End Of Rationing

NATION ASSURED ADDITIONAL SUGAR   HUGE STOCKS FOUND IN JAVA SINCE JAP SURRENDER— PART COMING TO U. S.

Over Million Tons Sugar Found in Java   Rationing Period Here Would Be Cut Greatly -- Anderson

Quarantine Of Argentine Is Tightened   By Next Week Country Will Be Only One ln West Not At War With Axis

Doors Close. On Argentina   Mexican Parley Seat, Peace Rale Ruled Gut

FORMOSA HIT FIRST TIME BY PACIFIC FLIERS   M’Arthur Reports 225 Miles North Of The  Philippine Isle Air Strike

Defensive War In Pacific Was Long Planned   Atlantic Concentration Part of Scheme, Letters Show

DEFENSIVE WA DECIDED ON YEAR BEFORE JAP BLOV   Former Fleet Commander Richardson Warned in Letters Nippon Might Strike Without Warning.   TROOPS IN HAWAII ALERTED IN JUNE, 1940   On Same Date Navy Increased Its Distant Air Patrol From 180 to 300 Miles.

REGENT OF GREECE CAYS HE'LL RESIGN   Damaskines ¥ Will Make Statement to Greek People Later in Day.

SOPHOULIS SWORN IN AS PREMIER   Damaskinos To ‘Make Statement To Greeks Today

GREEK REGENT WILL STEP DOWN   Archbishop Damaskinos Announces Definitely He Will Resign; British Foreed Him To Stay In.

NEW CABINET TAKES OFFICE   Damaskinos to Resign as Regent of Greece

Damaskinos Says He Definitely Will Resign As Regent Of Greece; Sophoulis New Premie:

elgium Permits Jewish Refugees o Remain   Die for Murder ”  hree Nazis to ungarian Jews   Please Note

Some discharged vets may be reinducted   State director Armstrong explains

Big Three Plans Knockout of Nazis, Discusses Big Push Against Japan

POSTWAR RULE OF GERMANY   Plan Joint Occupatien and Rigid Control of Reich

Firing Ceases In Syria’ as French Retire   De Gaullé Holds Out on Bid To Dispute Parley

LEVANT CRISIS iS BLAMED ON BRITISH POLICY   Says British Act Violates 1941 Treaty

LABOR DAY TOLL IS 258 DEAD AND HUNDREDS HURT   Three Day Holiday Sees Nation On Driving Spree

(Tarn To Page Four, Col. One)   HOLIDAY WEEK-END IS FATAL 10 33:   Hundreds Reported Injured tr 3-Day Holiday

LED IN ALL ACCIDENTS OVER LABOR DAY   Americans Jam Beaches, Golf Links, Parks, Buses, Stations

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Montgomery-Ward Charges Illegal Use of Funds

Hitler Put At Top Of German War  Criminals List   United Nations Board Says No Immunity For Heads of States

HITLER'S NAME HEADS LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   United Nations War Crimes Committee Also Points To Jap Emperor

Hitler Tops List Of War Criminals   Commission Declares ‘Heads of States’ Not Immune From Prosecution.

Hitler at Top Of Crime List   Prohers Indicate Hirohit Bill Not Be Exentpt

(fficial Silence On Fleet Causes Anxiety To Japs   New Invasion In Japan's Pacific Area Is Being Predicted By Enemy   AIR OPPOSITION OF JAPS IS WEAK

Civil War Feared By Red China   Chu Teh Asserts Chinese Tired Of Chiana’s Regime

Hopes of the World Go Out to Architects of Peace Who Wait for Opening of United Nations Conference

Ask to Tell What He Knew of Japan’s War Intentions   THE LAST MINUTE APPEAL FOR PEACE   From the Late President Roosevelt to Emperor Hirohito

Grew Carried Peace Appeal As Japs Cut U.S. Relations; Probers Call Hull 2d Time

Ambassador Tells About Peace Plea   Labor Disputes Still Keer Nearly Half Million Away from Work

HAWAN ATTACKED WHILE U.S. ENVOY SOUGHT AUDIENCE   Newspapers Gave Him First “News of Strike-at Pearl Harbor, He Testifies Before Investigating Group.   BARRED FROM SEEING MIKADO AS BLOW FALLS   Also Tells Committee That He Did Not Know U. S. Had Broken Enemy Code Prior to Sneak Attack.

GREW TRIED TO. DELIVER PEAGE NOTE   Last Ambassador To Japan Tells Of Efforts Made To Deliver Peace Appeal From Roosevelt To Hirohito   GREW PRECEDED TO STAND BY HULL

Government Lacks Power: Strife Spreads   Truman to Study Crisis Stemming Out of Detroit

MILITARY EXPERTS PREDICT TERRIFIC BATTLE IN REICH         GERMAN STAFF EXPECTED -TO PULL ALL TROOPS INSIDE GERMANY FOR DES. PERATE DEFENSE   By JOHN A. REICHMANN International News Bervire

Two Pilots Guide Blinded Flier to Safe Landing   By Staff Sgt. Charles Callanan, a Marine combat. correspondent, distributed by the Associated Press.) =

NAZIS TO BE PUNISHED FOR CRIMES AT HOME   British Hint At Hearings By Germans Themselves

KIWANIS WILL FOSTER BETTER FARM RELATIONS   Organization Will Foster Soils Conservation Nationally

Army, Navy Leaders Plan For Jap War To Continue Info 1946 Despite Peace Rumors

Military Leaders Are Planning For War Against Japs To Run Until Last Months Of Next Year

Leaders Plan War To Last Until Late 46   Rumors Come In Capital That Some Significant Development Imminent.   GIVE NO PEACE OFFER

MILITARY LEADERS SEE YEAR OF WAR   Flood of Peace Rumors Fails To Impress Them

Ja panese War May Continue  Through 1946   Military Leaders Believe Japs Will Fight to Bitter End

Amny and Navy Leaders Planning ~ For War Against Japan to Run at Least Until Last Months of 194

Army And Navy Leaders Planning On Jap Fight Running Through 1946

Army, Navy See War With Japan Through 1946   Plan Cleanup Campaigns In Chira As Believed Japs Will Continue To Fight.

Army and Navy Leaders Prepare for . War Against Japanese Through 1946

War to End Late in ‘46, Chiefs Say  Estimate Change Will Depend on

Army and Navy Leaders Are Planning For War To Last Until the End of Next Year

Discount Peace Talk   Military Leaders Still Count On War Lasting At Least Through 1946

,$, PLANS FOR WAR ATLEAST UNTIL 1947   Army, Navy Leaders Work On Belief Japs Won’t Quit

Planning For Japanese War  ‘To End In ’46   Military Leaders’ Prograiy Based On View. That Nips Will Fight Until Defeated

Plan to Fight Japan Until Late in 1946   Army and Navy Leaders Not Disturbed by  Present Peace Rumors

Military Heads Say War Will Last Through 1946 Despite Peace Rumor:

Plan for War Aguinst Japan Until Late 1946   Army and Navy Are Undisturbed by Flood Of Rumors in Pacifie

WAR TO LAST THROUGH 1946   Army, Navy Fail To Heed Rumor Flood, Plan For Another Year

Plan for War To End of ’46   Assume Japanese Will Fight to Bitter End as Did Germans

See No Early End of Japanese War  Army and Navy Plan Lona Struaale

Army, Navy Plan Jap War Far Ahead, In Spite Of Flood Of Rumors Predicting End

Military Chiefs Plar For War Lasting Until Late in 1946   Army and Navy Chiefs Say Long-Drawn Fight With Japan to Be Expected, Discount Current Rumors of Imminent Surrender

MILITARY CHIEFS PLAN FOR WAR UNTIL LATE ‘46  “Army and Navy Leaders Impervious To Recent Flood of Peace Rumore

Army-Navy Leaders Plan ForWarAgainstJapsTo Go Into LatterMonths Of 1946

Military Blunt In Predictions   Jap War Expected To Last Into °46

Army And Navy See War Until Late Next Year   Military Leaders Impervious To Current Flood OF Peace Rumors.

Army and Navy Leaders Plan for Fighting to Run at Least Until the Last of 1946, if Japs Fight On.

95th Division Troops Protest Pacific Duty   Telegrams Sent To Conaressmen

GI's Who Fought Long In Europe Protest Being Sent To Pacific   War Dept. Says 95th Division, Scheduled For Occupation Duty, Among Last To Get Into Action, Among First To Return.

‘95th Division Troops Protest Against Being Sent To Occupy Japan

LOAN PROBE MAY BE MADE PUBLIC   Full Statement Is Requested By Elliott Roosevelt

Roosevelt Request  To Be Considered   Heuse Group Asked to Moke Full Report Public

Elliott Roosevelt Asks Full Report   Congress Requested to Make Findings Public

GEN. ROOSEVELT RECEIVES REPLY   Solons Advise Elliott Report On His Affairs Not For Public Eers

House Group Rejects Gen. Roosevelt's Demand for Immediate Report on Loans

Roosevelt Must Wait   Committee Not Allowed By Law to Make Public Just Now. Report On Elliott’s Financina

Committee Bound by Law Not to Reveal Results Of Roosevelt Loan Study

Elliott Is Told Loan Study To Stay A ‘Secret’   Treasury Report of His Financial Affairs Can’t Be Released Now

AUSSIES PUS AHEAD AMID THICK JUNGLES   Little Enemy Opposition Yet; But Bad Roads Impede Fast Travel

AUSSIES ON ISLE DRIVE ON BRUNEI   Smoke Columns Are Seen In Direction Of Borneo Town

JAPS BURN OIL INSTALLATIONS ON NO. BORNEO   Thick Columns Of Smoke Are Seen, Explosion Heard

OIL FIELDS ON BORNEO   Australian Troops “Advance Slowly Toward Brunei

As Australian Troops Advance Slowly Through Thick Jungle  EXPLOSIONS ECHOED. BLACK SMOKE SEEN  More Landings In Borneo Are In Prospect From indication

Invaders Meet No Resistance Betore Brunet   Japanese Troops Believed Firing Capital And Nearby Oil lustallations

Plenty of fun at Odin School Car nival, Friday, Nov. 9th at 7:30 p.m  SANDOVAL MAN INJURED IN FALL DOWN BASEMENT STEPS

Surrender Can Stop Bombing   Hiroshima Attack Is A Warning of Things To Come, He Declares

So Declares Mr. Truman; Wants Peace   President Welcomes Russian Entry Into Pacific War In Report To Nation On Potsdam Conference. Hints Other Agreements

ly Surrender ll Halt Use New Weapon sident Says   { Executive Hints: ol ilitary Secrets Workd Out af Berlin in Reort fo Nation

Japs Told Surrender Is Only Way To Halt Atomic Bombs   Strongly-Worded Demand For Peace ~ That Will Last Shaped In HST Speech

Welcomes Soviets Into Pacific War   Reveals Potsdam Con ference Agreed On New Military Agreements Which Japs Will Leorn

Truman Urges says w Quit Cities: Promises More Atomic Bombing   Welcomes Russia as Ally Against Last of Axis Foes; Hints of Other Pacts Japs Won’t Like   Mw OU YTV 8 IANS  FUTURE WORLD PEACE ESSENTIAL  U. S. to Maintain Military Bases Needed To Protect Interests; Favors Fran Waterwave

Japan Won't Like Them, President Says   Only Surrender Car Save Enemy From Destruction

Widespread Atomic Bomb ing Of War Industries Certain, Truman Declares   REVIEW OF OF POTSDAM PARLEY IS PRESENTED

British Firm In Treatment Qf Japanese   Nips at Hong Kong Put to Work at Once  Ranairinae (nalany

Diet Gives Votes to Women   ‘Suffrage Age Lowered; 4800 Thought Control Police Dismissed

Votes Given to Japanese Women .. .  Jap Cobinet ls Acting To Meet ~ Allied Demands

Emperor Given List of Proposed Changes   Allied Policy Aims at Making Officials Servants and Not Rulers of People —

JAPANESE CABINET TAKES FIRST STEP GOVERNMENT REFORM  VOTES FOR WOMEN, FREE DOM OF SPEECH AND OTH ER CHANGES ORDERED

JAP CABINET TO DISCUSS CONSTITUTICN   Calls Meeting To Consider Revision Ordered By MacArthur

Premier Moves To Carry Out Gen. MW Arthur's Reform Orders   Would Give Women Ballot, Lower Voting Age to 20

REFORM EDICTS TO BE CARRIED OUT OFFICIALLY   Russian, British and Chinese Troops To Be Added To Yank Occupation Force

Japanese Crisis Cabinet Begins Drastic Reform   Women Given Ballot; Voting Age Lowered; Added Diet Powers

Jav Cabinet Takes Action   “Crisis”? Government of Shidehara Moves to Carry Out Orders of MacArthur

Cabinet Moves To Lower Vote Ave From 25   Dismisses 4.800 Political Police in Act to Comply with MacArthur’s Orders

4800 OUSTED AS ORDERED BY M ARTHUR   Cabinet Also Takes Other Steps to Carry Out Sweeping Political and Social Reforms Allies Call For.

Japan Premier Speeds His New  Constitution   Cabinet Approves Measures Granting Votes to Women for First Time in  Nation’s History

START TO COMPLY - WITH NEW ORDERS   Jap Cabinet Makes First ‘Step to Follow MacArthur's Dictates

NIPPON CRISIS CABINET ACTS   Approve Woman Suffrage. Lowering of Voting Age

Political Police Are Dismissed In Latest Move   Proposed Revisions Of Jap Constitution Are Being Studied

Votes tor Women to Gc Before Diet   ‘Would Also Lower Voting Age from 25 To 20 Years

Jap Cabinet Liberalizes Voting Laws   Adviser Submits New Constitution Reform Draft to Emperor

Officials Try To Save Power ‘For Emperor   MacArthur’s Directive On Speech Freedom Carried Out   MANY SKEPTICAL   Liherals Douht tf Aristocrats Will  Nenace Ruler

CABINET TAKES FIRST STEPS IN REFORM ORDER   Measures Granting Ballots To All And Lowering Age Forwarded To Diet +

Japanese Cabinet Takes First Step To Meet Orders   Group to Submit to Diet Plan Women Suffrage, Lowered Age for Voting from 25 to 20

Jap Cabinet Carrying Out U.§. Orders   Social Reforms Put Into Practice; Women Get Vote

New Rumors of Hirohito’s Plan To Yield Thorne  Speedy Action to Give Women and Youna Men Vote

Voting Age Reduction To 20 Is Okayed   Program Must Receive Diet Approval; Order Dismissal Of 4,800 ‘Thought Police’

CABINET TAKES FIRST ACTIONS   Measure to Be Submitted to Diet Would Grant Votes To Women.   DISMISS THOUGHT POLICE

“Crisis” Government of Japan Takes First Step . ‘Toward MacArthur Order

Japanese Cabinet Favors Women’s Right to Ballot   ' Submits Proposal to Next Meeting of Diet; Lower Voting Age From 25 to 20 Years

Revision of Jap Rule is Begun By Shidehara   Government To Be Servant Rather Than The Master

To Offer Diet  Plan Granting Votes To Womer   To. Submit Measure Lowering Voting Age From 25 To 20; Political Police Ousted:

Jap Cabinet Working on U. §. Dictate   Liberals Doubtful Whether J+ Will Meet MacArthur's Demands

_ Jap Cabinet Starts Revising Ancient “Persecution” Constitutiork

Jap Women Given Vote By Cabinet   New Government Takes First Step To Meet MacArthur Edict.

Push Plans For ‘Giving Vote To Japan's Women   Liberals Skeptical Of Reforms Launched By  ‘Crieie’? Cabinet.

Attempts To Dictate To MacArthur   Measures Granting Votes To Women And Lowering Voting Age  Are Approved

GRANT WOMEN IN JAPAN RIGHT TO CAST VOTES   Dismiss 4,800 Political Police Officers; Presents Draft to Emperor

ENDS SUFERAGE TO WOMER   Sweeping Social And Political Reforms Underway

WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND VOTING AGE DROP PROPOSED   MINISTERS ACCEDE TO ALLIED ORDERS FOR NEW POLICIES

Japs Move ‘Toward Democracy   Cabinet Approves Votes for Women And Lowers Voting Age of Men to 20

Japs Take Steps To Extend Votinc Age, Privilege  Ban Thought Police; Kanoye Hints At Emnerar’« Abdication

REDS SURPRISE ‘CHIANG ARMY, WIN SKIRMISH   Commie Resistance Unexpected By Southerners

DUTCH SPY CONFIRMS NAZI SEGRET WEAPON   Allies Seek Victory Before It Is Used, Claim

NEW FORD DISPLAY IN LINTON FRIDAY   Linton Motor Sales Will Display The New °46 Ford Tomorrow

Captured Documents Show Wholesale Atrocitie: In Manila Were Result Of Jap Battle Orders

Gory Jap Atrocities In Manila Apparently Were Result Of Battle Orders

Captured Jap Documents Show Manila Atrocities Result Of Battle Orders   Not Work Of Isolated Groups Of Japs Who Took Matters Into Their Own Hands

Seized Documents Show Manila Atrocities Were Result of Battle Orders

See a ea a  The Foe We Fight..  'Compile List of Jap Atrocities in Manila

Atrocities Upon. Civilians at Manila Were Ordered by. Jap High Command, U.S. Finds   -.. FOECN HANPSON

Jap Documents Suggest Atrocities  On Civilians Were Battle Orders

Jap Murders Linked With Army Orders   Documents Show How Officials Handled Atrocity Program

Captured Documents Show Wholesale Manila Atrocities Were Result Of Military Orders   Kill Civilians On Battlefield   Bv FRED HAMPSON

Advance Frees Prisoners OF ‘Bulge’ Battle   Twelve Hundred And Seventy-Seven American Liberated In Germany,  TPEATAIENT NrARaATIC   Wholesale Atrocities In Manila Result Of Battle  Orders Issued .Nipponese Garrison. Evidence Shows

Manila Atrocities ‘Battle Orders’ Jap Units Told to ‘Slaughter’ Civilians In City   BY FRED HAMPSON

‘Mass Atrocities by Japs in Manila ‘Result of Battle Orders to Troops

Wholesale Atrocities on Civilians in Manila Believed the Result of Battle Orders to Nips

Yanks Expanding Okinawa Beacheads In Invasion Against Light Opposition   Jap Atrocity Orders Are Found

CAPTURED DOCUMENTS INDICATE JAPANESE ATROCITIES IN MANILA WERE RESULT OF BATTLE ORDER

‘JAP HIGH COMMAND ORDERED ATROCITIE S  ‘PROOF FOUND IN DOCUMENTS Nrecaveren Pv isren ematre a6

gap Atrocity Wave Forced By Command   Captured Documents ‘Show Slaughter of Civilians at Manila Ordered by Leaders, Handed to Nipponese Garrison.

Jap Documents Show Army Ordered Manila Atrocities   Rv FRED) HAMPSON

Atrocities in Manila Told in Seized Papers   Massacres Evidently Result of Orders Issued Garrison

HOSPITAL A BUSY “PLACE IN JANUARY   Board Votes to Dispense With’ Morning Visit ‘ing Hours   HAVE PARKING -RULES'

HOSPITAL A BUSY “PLACE IN JANUARY   Board Votes to Dispense With Morning Visit ing Hours     TTIAt?F" NMaANHVYAC Myre

Taxes,. Death Probed   ‘Congress Faces Solution Of . K-Bomb .Problem

Taft S up ports Vinson Aims On Tax Reduction   Ohio Republican Prefer:   Treasury Secretary’s   Plans to That Enacted by Hause

Atom and Tax Bill Keep Congress Busy   Unexpected Support for Administration Plan Comes from Sen. Taft—Lawmakers Seek To Turn Scientific Discoveries To Better Life Instead of Death

TAFT SUPPORTS VINSON’S TAX CUTTinG PLAN   House Committee Reopens Hearing On Atomic Bombs

Atom tneray, Taxes Occupy Major Place   House Group May Reopen Hearings; Taft Backs Vinson

DEATH, TA BEFORE SOLONS   House May Reopen Hearings On Atomic Energy

DEATH AND TAXES BIG SUBJECTS IN CONGRESS TODAY   GOP SENATOR TAFT FAVORS TREASURY’S TAX-CUTTING PLAN

ATOMIC BOMB HEARINGS MAY BE REOPENED   Congress Group Heeds Criti cism of Brief Testenony; Taxes Under Study.

Atomic Bomb, Taxes Busy _ Congressmen  Another Day.   Committeemen Also Have Big Problems

Vinson Offers Revised Plan tc Reduce Taxes   Treasury Head Would Abolish Normal  And Excess Profit Levies on Incomes

Homes at Reasonable Prices Is Goal Of New Conference   Labor, Management Representatives Wil Thresh Out Construction Kinks To Speed Up Building, Curb Inflation

‘Lo Outline Pians For New Homes   Conference Monday To Go Over Goals  Of Plan Disclosed By The President

Government  Tackles Job Of Housing   Solution Sought to Problem of Getting. Prices "Reasonable

HOME BUILDING WILL GET PUSH   More Houses Built At Reasonable Prices, Government Aim

Mission Of Five Asked   Russians Also Demand Japanese Talk Turkey Now

HARD COAL MINERS BEGIN PRODUCTION   93% of the Pennsylvania Workers Return to Collieries

90,000 Workers Remain on Strike   Walkout Renewed _ At Electric Plants

Labor Picture Continues Bad  15,000 Return But Other Strikes Start

90,000 ARE IDLE IN LABOR ROWS   Ohio Industry in Center of Splotched Picture

15,00 Return To Their Jobs  50,000 Still Idle  In Labor Dienutes

Labor Disputes End In Five Industries   New Work Controversies Maintain Number of Idle Workers; Ship Yard Inoperative Third Day ~

15,000 Return To Their Jobs  In 5 Industries   But Other Disputes Keep Total Of Idle Workers At About 50.000.

TO THEIR JORS   Labor Disputes in Five Industries Come to An End Today.

15,000 GO BACK TO THEIR JOBS   Strikes End In Five Industries, But 50,000 Still Idle.   (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Japs Still Dangerous  ABOARD U. S. SEVENTH FLERYT FLARSHMIP IN TdT.

Kesponsibilities Of Labor Cited   Perkins Warns Unions Not To Shirk Duties

Atom Bombs Are Still Being Made President Says   Used for Experimental Purposes, He Tells Newsmen

Sub Arrives With General. Dead Japs  Navy Clamps Censorship About U-Boat

HUGE NAZI SUB 15 IN SURRENDER PORT   High Ranking Enemy Officer, Gen. Kessler, Was On U-Boat.

German General Commits Suicide  U-boat Brings Body Into American Port

Huge U-Boat Reaches U. S.   German General Aboard;  Two Jap Passengers Cammit Hari Kiri

President Appeals for Consistency in Policies of Nation   Says Military Program Should be Geared to Diplomatic Efforts

Gear Military Policy to... U.S. Efforts .in Diplomacy, President Uraes Conqress

‘Truman Says United States Military Should Be Linked With Success Of Diplomacy

National Military Policy Geared to Diplomacy Is Urged By President

Gear Military Needs To World Role—President   Universal Service Training Urged In Congress Message

Military Policy Is Discussed   Should Be Geared With Diplomatic Efforts, President Says

Urges Military Policy Geared To Diplomacy   Says It Should Be Design. ed to Suppert and Re  fleet Our Consnit  ments to UNO   Accents Need Of  ' Peace Trainiig   Declares We Can No Longer With Fairness Look ‘to Veterans for Purther Service

May Postpone UNO Assembly   Plan To Convene First Session In January

Secret Paper By Churchill Is Disclosed      British Prime Minister Said To Have Pledged To Aid German Ruin

SAYS HITLER IS ALIVE      “One Day He Will Return,’ Abetz Predicts

Jaycees Share Duty Of Developing Montana Industry   President Peterson of Montanans Urges Young Men to Accept Challenge Postwar Offers for State Resources

Jaycees Share Duty Of Developing Montana Industry  President Peterson of Montanans Urges      President Peterson of Montanans Urges  Young Men to Accept Challenge Dactwear Offere far State Resources

SCOTS TAKE TWO THIRDS OF NAZ! FOR}   Close In On Goch And Cailcar in West Wall

SCOTS BATTLE NA SNIPERS WITH KNWVE   Entire. West Wall ‘Chain of _ Forts Death Traps for Germans. -

Scot Rifle Teams Push Into Goch   Siegfried Fortress Invaded From Two Sides; Germans Resist Bitterly

Scottish 7 “ps Clearing Nazis From Goch Fort   Fall of Town Said Imminent; Allies  Closing In On Calcar

PLANS TOMEET FLOOD DANGER:   Ohio’s Disaster Organizations Are Alerted By  Governor :

Ousted Venezuela Chiefs Face Trial   New Government to  Press Graft Charges

Venezuela Revolutionary Regime Will Crack Down ~On Government Grafters

H. S. Back In Musical Competition Wins Honors   to Re-establish Sutmacy in Northwest lowa

LeMars Finishes Out In Front With Twenty-Four Firsts In Music Contest   Ten Of Thirty-Eight Entries Given Class Two Ratings

General Patton Gravely Hurt. In Car Smashup   Serious Spinal Injury Suffered When Truck Crashes Into Army Chief’s Cadillac; Other Occupants Escape

Full Diagnosis of Hurts Not Completed   Famed U.S. Army Commander Hurt When Truck Crashes Inte His Automobile as He Was En Route for Pheasant Hunt

Sea Convoys Suspended   U-Boat Menace Gone; Blackout Restrictions Lifted Also

Me ” * * Ships Now Sailing Atlantic, Europear Waters Without  Convoy Protection

Quit Sea Convoys In Many Areas   Ships to Sail Atlantic Independently Again

CONVOYS NO MORE IN SUB-FREE SEA   Merchant Ships Sailing With Full Lights

JAPS REPORT — ~ YANK FORCE NOW ASHORE   NIMITZ REMAINS SILENT ON TOKYO REPORTS OF FIERCE BATTLES ON RYUKYU ISLANDS.

RHINE DRIVE BY CANADIANS MOVES AHEAD   8PEARHEAD OF CANADL AN ARMY WITHIN MILE OF RHINE—GERMANS,. MAKE COUNTER-ATTACKS

CANADIAN FIRST 8 WITHA 1500  YARDS OF RHINE   L271 Attacks Cnly Heavy Casva'ties as Patton Bushes On

FIGHT TO BLOCK FLANKING WALL   Canadians Only 1500 Yards from Rhine; Budapest Falls to Reds

SOVIET MAY DAY ~ LIFTS BLACKOUT   Moscow Preparing Colorful, Cheerful Observance There Today

Trial In Absentia For Deputy Fuekrer Borman Is Decreed   Allied Military Tribunal Not Convinced That Borman’s Death  Report Is Correct

Nips Remaining on Iwo Jima Held In 1,000 Yard Triangle on Isle Tip

Battle For lwo Is Nearly Over: Japs Cornered  Nips Resisting In Two Pockets

lwo Battle About Over   Japs, Still Fighting Fanatically, Squeezed Into Last-Stand Positions

BATTLE FOR IWO JIMA APPEARED TO BE NEAR AN END ON MONDAY  BLOODIEST INVASION OF ; PACIFIC FINDS JAPS DRIV-

BATTLE FOR 1WO JIMA  APPEARED T0 BE NEAR  AN END ON MONDAY BLOODIEST INVASION OF  PACIFIC FINDS JAPS DRIVEN INTO POCKETS

Battle on Iwo Nearing End   Marines Drive Japs To Last Stand  Positions on Island

Marines Near End Of Fight for Bloody Iwo Jima  Remaining Nipponese Are Crowded Into  -  5.000-Yard Pocket

Marines Continue Squeeze on Japs Intrenched in Small Iwo Pockets

22ND DAY OF !WO BLOOD LETTING SEES END NEAR   Last-Stand Positions Blasted by Relentless. History-Making Marines

JAPS ON IWO FIGHT WITH BACKS 10 SEA   Conquest of Island All but Finished as the Enemy Is Driven by U. S. Marines to Last-Stand Positions.

Nomura’s Peace - Fishing Is Interesting Spectacle But Gets Japs Nowhere

Jap Admiral Is Fishing In Peace Pool   Kichisabure Nomura Says Allies’ Policy Of Unconditional Surrender Is Only Costing Higher Casual-

J aps Viewing Peace Details   With Interest   Nomura Tosses Out’ Bait for Information On U. S. Intentions

‘ADMIRAL NOMURA, JAP PEACE ENVOY WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED. HAS NEW TINE TATK

Things Must Look Black In Blockaded  okyo— —Dy Vevwitt Mackenzie  ‘Nomura Feeling Allies Out On Surrender

Jobs Near End In War Plants   Hundreds of Thousands Soon to Be Unemployed Pending Reconversion

WAR PLANTS DROP 400.000 WORKERS   SOME TEMPORARILY, BUT SURVEY SHOWS MORE CUTS COMING

Jap Surrender © Ends Jobs For — Many Thousands   Survey Shows 400,000 Already Laid Off In Many Cities.

WELL PAYING WAR  PLANT JOBS MANY  THOUSANDS ENDED HOW MANY MAY BE AB . SORBED INTO PEACETIME INDUSTRY UNKNOWN

VICTORY ENDS JOBS FOR MANY WAR WORKERS   400,000 Employes Laid Off at Once; Still More to Come

Peace Brings  Unemployment To Thousands   Many More Will be Dismissed From Well Paying War PlanvJobs Within Next Few Weeks

View 2 Million Tn. War Plants: J obless Shor “thy   Well Paying “Work - Ends Abruptly,. For 400,000 “Rieht ‘After. Strrender

Peace Ends Many War Jobs   Survey Reveals Lay-Offs in Larger Plant Areas

Fat War Jobs End  Abruptly; Many  Thousands Lay Off Jap Surrender Jolts Vast Horde Into  a) ee <r

WELL PAYING WAR PLANT JOBS MANY THOUSANDS ENDED  HOW MANY MAY BE ABSORBED INTO PEACETIME INNITCTRYV TINKNOWN

Fat War Jobs End Abruptly; Many Thousands Lay Off  Jap Surrender Jolts Vast Horde Into Idleness Over Nation

Plants Close; Jobless Grow  By Thousands   Speculation on Absorption Of Workers Into Peace time Factories

400,000 Lose Jobs First Dav..of Peace   Nearly Two Million More To Go. Immediately

Russians Storm Into Last Big Polish Town Before Berlin   STALIN’S FIVE ARMY SWEEP CONTINUES   Clamor Of Warnings Come To The German People From Berlin

Hitler Sends Heinrich Himmler To Front To Muster Available Strength

Berlin Lies 138 Miles  Past Poznan   Berlin Radio Says Red Tanks Reach Oder River Line

ADVANCE UNITS ARE 138 MILES FROM BERLIN   Reds’ Five-Army Sweep Continues Unchecked Across German Soil

Half Century of Work Is Needed To Educate Nazis   Won't Be Allowed te Vote at Elections, Says Ike

lke Predicts Reeducation of Nazis Will ‘Take 50 Years of Hard Work’

‘COMMANDER OF TICONDEROGA — ~~ LOST LIFE IN PLANE CRASH   COMMODORE KIEFER ONE OF _ SIX MEN KILLED IN BOMBER * ACCIDENT IN EAST

Marines Get Hero's Welcome In Peiping By Mi ‘lion Chinese  ‘ae arsrte

Mullion Chinese Give Roaring Welcome To U. S. Marines on Return to Peinina

Grand J ury Investigates Huve Rackel   Black Market Ring Held Responsible For Scarcities

REICH RADIO SAYS WAR IN “LAST HOURS”   Broadcast From Wilhelmshaven Urges Civilians of Germany to Remain Calm—Says Unrest Would Hurt Nation.

Nazi Radio. Says Doenity Has Taken Appropriate Measures to Spare Further Bloodshed

KEEP CALM, NAZI HADIO REQUESTS   Wilhelmshaven Refers to the “Last Hours.”

Germans Told To Keep Calm   Doenitz Confers With Nazi Officials: Gives Personal Orders.

Storm Yaeju-Dake Plateau 3 Ways   Use Rope Ladders To Scale High Precipice

10,000 JAPS — HURLED BACK TOWARD SKA    Marines and Soldiers Press Toward Southern Tip of Okinawa With Flame-Throwers ;  i and Tommy Cune

LAST BATTLE OF OKINAWA 1S NOW ON   Yanks Hammer Last Japs Back Toward the Sea

'Phirty-Seventh Annual Event Will  be Held September 27, 28 and 29

3-DAY VINLAND FAIR   Thirty-Seventh Annual Event Will be Held September 27, 28 and 29

TWO HOT QUESTIONS BEFORE LEGISLATURE   Ban on Coloring Margerine Stands as Bill Killed

Wheeler Refuses  Senate Vacaney   Foreign Relations Committee Members  May be FDR Men

WHEELER QUITS KEY POST RACE   DECLARES HE WILL NOT SEEK SEAT ON FOREIGN COMMITTEE

Wheeler Quits Race for Foreign Committee Post   Indications Are Vacancies Will Be Filled With Pro Administration Men,

Wheeler Action Smooths the Way  Not to Ask Foreign Relations Post

SENATOR-WHEELER IS REPORTED OUT OF COMMITTEE RACE   WILL NOT MAKE FIGHT FOR PLACE-ON SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS BOD}

Probers Eye Secret Pacts Prior to War   Part Stimson Played Jn Diplomatic Talks Also Is Scrutinized

WICHITA CROWDED   End of War Fails to Bring Relief in Housing Conditions

TRUMAN ISSUES TRAVEL WARNING   Rationing Plan May Be Used to Keep Civilians Off U. S Railroads

PLAN FOR TRAVEL ‘RATION’ =~ MAY BE PUT INTO EFFECT   PRESIDENT PREPARED TO TAKE DRASTIC ACTION I¥ NECESSARY BECAUSE OF TROOPS' NEEDS

Winter May Set New Records  New York Brewing Season  To Replace Blizzard Of 1888

U. S. Chamber Of Commerce Asking Congr 6S: To Make Flat 20-25 Per Cent Slash In Taxes

BIGGER SLASH IN INDIVIDUAL TAX BILL URGED   U. $. Chamber Of Commerce Also Asks Repeal Of Excess Profits Levy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Asks 20 to 25 per Cent Reduction for Individual Income Tax Payers

Congress Urged To Slash Taxes 20-25 Per Cent   Flat Reduction For Income Payers Asked By Nationa! C. Of C.

C. of C. Asks 25 Per Cent Tax Cu   Minimum Would Be 20 for Individuals

CHAMBER ASKS 20-25 PCT. CUT IN INCOME TAX   Urges Congress To Repeal Excess Profits Levy, Pare Surtax Rate

LARGER TAX REDUCTION IS ADVOCATED   Representative of U. S Chamber of Commerce Fayors Flat Cut of 2€ to 25 Per Cent on Individual Rates.

J oin Call for 20 Per Cent Cut  In Income Tax   Manufacturers And U. S. C. of C. Asking Cut

Business Asks” Flat Reduction InIncome Tax:  ba oe Eg ee og   Manufacturers. Join: : Chamber of Commerce In Appeal to Senate

20 PER CENT INCOME TAX CUT IS URGED   Recommendations Made by Manufacturers and U. S. C. of C.

Commerce Group Urges Larger  Tax Reduction 20-20 Per Cent Individual  Ci: Giwallew Pnsccontn

Flat Reduction of Individual Income Taxes Urged Today   United States Chamber of Commerce, NMA in Senate Hearing

Chamber Favors  Flat Tax Cut   Would Repeal Corporate Excess Profits Tax, Cut Corvorate Surtax

Chamber Uraes Flat Tax Slash  George For Hinifing Cit Tra Teame: 7

Flat Reduction Taxes Urged Upon Congress   U. S&S. Chaniber of Com merce Backs 20 to 25 Per Cent Slash On New Income Bill

20 to 25 Per Cent. Tax # Cut Is Urged   U. S. Chamber Asks Repeal  Of Corp. Excss Profits Tax

Manufacturers, C-C Join in Recommending ‘46 Tax Cuts   20 Per Cent Slash Urged To Fix Budget

Nearly All New York Shipping Tied Up By Longshoremen Strike   Spreading Coal, Oi] Strikes Threaten’ Nation's Fuel Supply

71,000 Pennsylvania Miners Quit 117 Pits; Oil And Dock Tieups   All Coal Diverted To Great Lakes As Longshore men Quit Again; Telephone Workers To Hold Demonstration Strike On Friday

B-29'S ASSAULT JAPAN; HONSHU TARGETS JARRED   Enemy Reports 100 Superforts Strike, Most of Them In- Tokyo Area

SNOW MAY BE HEAVY   Fall to Continue Tomorrow, Fore: caster Says

JAPS ON OKINAWA MAKES ATTACKS; REPULSED TWICE   Third Thrust Still Engaging U. S. Troops in Fierce Fighting on Southern  Part of Island.   ARTILLERY BARRAGE PRECEDES ASSAULTS   Americans Recapture Hill on East Coast Lost Earlier in Battle at Close Quarters.

lood of Worthless Money Printed y Japs Leaves China ina Quandary

China Faces Tough One In Highly-Watered Currency  Dinner For 4 Costs $3.000 000

RUSSO-AMERICAN - DIVISION OF KOREA MAY BE ENDED TO UNIFY THE COUNTRY

Plastiras Makes Effort to Form ~ New Government   Deadlock Between. Elas British Continues “Io Athens”

Nearly All Comply —   Three Lights Left On After Midnight Stand Out

‘Nearly All Comply — In Local “Brownout’   Three Lights Left On After Midnight Stand Out

Japs Probably Learned Allied Terms by Radia   Times of Answer Unceer   tains Will Be Given  ‘Through Same Channels Tokyo Used Before

ARNOLD FAVORS KEEPING BASES   Airforce Chief Would Retain Extensive String Of Pacifie Islands.

Retaining Of Aids Security   Must Be In Position To Car ry Attacks To Heart O1 Any Aggressor.   ISLES ARE  ESSENTIAI

Air Head Wants Pacific Island Bases   ARNOLD ADVOCATES PERMANENT HOLD OF IMPORTANT FIELDS

Would Take Five Jap Archipelagos   1,100 B-29’s Already Saved By Iwo

KEEP ISLAND BASES GEN. ARNOLD SAYS      Extensive System Needed for Protection

ARNOLD WARNS WE MUST KEEP PACIFIC BASES   Wants Air Power Ready Ta Strike Quickly At Heart Of Any Aggressor

FAVORS KEEPING PACIFIC BASES   Need Islands for Security, Says Arnold

Arnold Wants Island Bases   Air Corps General Says America Must Have *“Sesurity Ring”

Gen. Arnold Declares The Future Security Of U.S. Depends”.> Pacific Isles

For Bridge Of Isles In Pacific   Gen. Arnold Says Future Peace of World Depends On Such U. S. Air Bases

Arnold Urges U. S, Keeping Of Essential  Pacific Isles   Sees Airpower Need To Maintain Peace

Gen. ‘Hap’ Arnold Coa tends Pacttic Bases, Up to-Date Air Power Necessary Henceferth.

Mrs. Mansfeldt Collapses D uring Trial For Killing Husband’s Nurse

County Teachers Institute LeMars Friday, March 2   Two Addresses By Speakers Of Nation:

County Teachers Institute LeMars Friday, March 2   Two Addresses By Speakers Of National Reputation Here

MURDERED CHILD BURIED BUT ONLY GRANDFATHER IS THERE FOR CEREMONY

1 Heavy Bomber Groups Will Help Police Germany   Largescale Movement To Continent Not Yet Started; List Outfits

More Than 750 Planes, Including Bombers and Fighters, Also Will Go to Continent as Part of Allied Occupation Force to Police Reich—55th, 355th and 357th Mustang Groups Already Are At Their New Bases.

US. Planes to Patrol Reich   AT er eee Sf ANeMily 2 Vw ven  And 750 Aircraft Ordered to Continent

Final Victory Over Japan May Be Delayed Unless Railroads Can Obtain Help   Vital Need for 65,000 Workers Is Stressed by Army Officers Assioned to Recruit Men in State

Final Victory Over Japan May Be Delayed Unless Railroads Can Obtain Help   Vital Need for 65,000 Workers Is Stressed by Army Officers

Colonel Peron Arrested Today   Political Situation In Argentina Still Tense and Muddled

HOUSE REFUSES T0 CONSIDER TRUMAN PEACE PROPOSAL  COMMITTEE HALTS TRY TO TAG PLAN ON AS AMENDMENT

United Automobile Workers Prepare For Long Strike   Ask Members to Contribute $1 Each To Fund; Cite GM's Indifferan? Aséetasrlea

War Secretary Silent Over Draft of 4-F's   Railroad Labor Paper Says Byrnes Exaggerates Need

Question Of Drafting 4-fs  IntoArmy Goes Unanswered   Stimson Has No Comment On Byrnes Recommendations To Draft Physieally Unfit For Army Or Work; Railway Brotherhood Attacks Mobilizer

Stimson Silent On War Job ‘Drafting’   Does Say Army Has No Intention of Lowering its Physical Standards

FANTASTIC STORY oF RUSSIAN SECRET AGENT IN JAPAN   RICHARD GORGE POSED GERMAN NEWSPAPERMAN WHILE HEAD SPY RING

Leak In Japan s Sec  SOVIET SECRET AGENT POSES ASNAZI TRUSTED IN TOKYO

STRIKE HALTS WORK AT GROSLEY PLANT   Chevrolet Dispute Adds to Cincinnati Worries

UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW MOVE 18 UNDERWAY IN CONGRESS   RULING STATES MAY REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE NEVADA DIVORCES BOLSTERS PROJECT

Jap Resistance Broken As Tenth “Smashes Through   Only Few Of Original 85,000 Enemy Troops Left After Yanks Hammer Out 700-Yard Gain With Tank Air On Yaeju-Dake Plateau.

Pvt. Clint Burns Reported Missinc in Action   Went Overseas After _ Spending Furlough * Here Last Summer

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WPB DECREES NATION-WIDE LIGHTINGBAN   Certain Areas Con Ask -Exemptions From  “Brownout”

No Dissents Tn Charter Ratification  Are Likely   Full Senate Vote Expected By Hill

Senators Hope For Unanimous  0. K. On Charter   Committee Members Not Impressed By Opposition Witnesses.

Unanimous Vote On New Charter Now in Prospect  Proponents Urae   Proponents Urge Ratification of Peace Document

Connally Hopes fo End Hearing on Pact Friday   Committee May Pass on Treaty Saturday, Texas Solon Asserts

Unanimous Vote Approving Charter ‘Seen in Senate   Attempts to Alter Document to he Defeated; Continued Hearings Held by Committee

Senate Leaders Talking Hopefully Of Unanimous Approval Of UN Charter

Leaders Talking Unanimous Okeh  On World Charte   Barkley, Hill Believe No Negative Votes Will Be Cast In Senate

Leaders Hope for Unanimous Approval of World Charter When It Reaches Vote Stage

Talk Hopefully f Unanimous  Charter Okay   eh Witnesses zeave Peace Committee Group Unimpressed

Leaders Talk Hopefully ‘Of Unanimous Senate Vote Of Approval For Charter   Barkley And Hilf See All Affirmative Votes; Proponents Testify Today

Commitiee Hopes To End Charter Hearing Friday   Senate Leaders See Unanimous Approval

HAMBURG AND PRAGUE  DECLARED OPEN AND  “HOSPITAL” CITIES   REGIME OF NEW FUEHRER FURTHER HAMPERED BY  Pregersset) 3 66 TET

Greatest Seaport Declared Open City   Doenitz’ Intention to Carry on Suicide Fight Hampered by Loss Of Important Northern Pocket

Capitulation Of Hamburg, Prague Further Hampers Doenitz’s Plan Of Carrying On Suicidal Fight

HAMBURG AND PRAGUE DECLARED OPEN AND “HOSPITAL” CITIES  REGIME OF NEW FUEHRER FURTHER HAMPERED BY THESE ACTIONS

Big Port Called Open City: Czech Capital Also Likely To Fall Without Struggle.   Russians Hail Capture of Berlin; New Alfied Linkup Made Near Wismar As German Resistance Dissolves

Hamburg Gives Up Without a Fight to British   Declared Open City; Voice of German  High Command Makes Announcement

Hamburg Radio Station, Last Authoritative Station In German Hands, Bids F- arewell - 4 With German National Anthem. be

SaaS -»»-»~-~-~—~—-~—~—_-." ss a Ml bee ew en ee  ALLIED JUNCTION ON BALTIC RESULTS IN ISOLATION OF BOTH DENMARK AND NORWAY   Order of Day Broadcast From City By Dr. Karl Frank, German Minister of State, Pledges Allegiance to Doenitz Regime   FEW LARGE CITIES REMAIN ‘UNDER SWASTIKA FLAG.

SHOWDOWN BATTLE LOOMS NOW IN AUTO INDUSTRY: WORKERS IN MANY STATES ARE AFFECTED

 Labor Disputes Leave _ 100,000 Idle In Nation;  74,000 In Michigan

PRESIDENT, LABOR SECRETARY CONFER AS STRIKES SPREAD, CAUSING UNREST IN 19 STATES

UNREST WITH 80,000 IN BETROW IDLE   More Strikes And Layoffs Appear Likely Ig Motor City      200,000 Idle In U. S.

UAW-CIO Leaders Plan Strike Votes in Auto Factories   Half Million Workers Will be Affected; Unrest is Mounting

Auto Industry, Unions Set For Battle On Wace   80,000 In Detroit Idle; Strike Votes Planned For 500,000

Montgomery’s British Troops Es. tablish Firm Contact With Gen. Patton’s Third Army In Salient   PENETRATE ALMOST TO HEART OF BULGE

British Troops Ram East To Establish Firm Control With Third Army  NAZIS ARE. FIGHTING FIERCELY AT POINTS  Both Forces Within Four Miles Of Key Enemy Escape Center

U.S., BRITISH FORCES MEET, CUTTING OFF NAZIS WEST OF OURTHE RIVER

ALLIED JUNCTURE WIPES OUT NAZI PANZER OUTFITS   Yank, British Forces Join In Ardennes To Destrov Pocket

Nazis Fight Fiercely at Key Points   Protect Orderly Withdraw al—May Make Stand Near Houffalize

American-British Troops Joined In Melting Salient   Enemy Struggling Stubbornly At Key Points of Bulge

Montgomery In Contact With Patton   Stubborn Nazi Fight Made At Key Points To Protect Retreat

Yanks, British Chop Up Nazi Ardennes Force   ® Montgomery Rams East to Establish Contact with Patton

Allies Close In on Retreating Nazis on Ardennes Front   Germans Retreat Except in Alsace and South of Strasbourg

ALLIED FORCES NEAR HEART Of ENEMY BULGE   German Retreat Still Orderly

: British  Contact Third Army   Advance Elements Of Both Armies Only Four Miles From Houffalize

BRITIOH MAKE GUNTAGT WITR PATTON S MEN   Meat-Chopper Operation Goes to Heart of Bulge in Belgium.

SALIENT IS INCREASED   Allies’ Meatchopper Operation Hurls Germans Back

U.S. STRIKES INTO CENTER (F ARDENNES   American Tanks and Armored Troop Carriers Hope to Wipe Out Enemy.   BULLETIN

Sg Establish Firm Co tact With U.S. 3rd To Halve German Area   St ‘Hubert Now Firmly In Hands of ’ Yanks; Enemy Adds Troops To Rhine River Bridgeheads

Field General Surrenders To Face Tribunal   MacArthur Sees Quick Ac. tion; Suspects Will be Classified by Offense

Nip War-Makers Facing Tribunal “Within Month’   Gen. Doihara Surrenders With Some Of His Gta et

lop Jap General Arrested, Jailed As War Crimina   Doihara Had Been Named New Leader Of Nipponese Army

PROSECUTIO TOJO EXPECTED WITHIN MONTH   “Pearl Harber” Cabinet And Others Will Also Face Tribunal   PEOPLE UNCONCERNED OVER LEADERS’ FATE

JAPAN'S TOP FIELD GENERAL IS JAILEL   Sinister Figure In Nig Military Intelligence Gives Up To Allied  Authorities

Speedy Trials For Jap War  Criminals Due   Gen. Kenji Doihara Is Jailed -- First Step Made in Stripping All War Industries

JAPAN'S WAR HEADS TO GET SPEEDY TRIAL   Three Classes of Defendants Listed; Doihara Jailed

Japanese War Trials to Start Soon  Chimsnae: Ron YS Siete   Some Are Likely to Get Under Wav in October

Midwest Flood Closes Plants, Halts Travel   Eight Dead, Thousands Homeless; Industries Plan To Remove Machinery.

Thousands Flee Flood Torrent   Ohio And Mississippi Floods Are Mounting

Thousands Homeless In Floods   Ohio Rises te Levels Reached Only Twice Before in History   Floodsin Brief

FLOOD KILLS 8, THOUSANDS ARE LEFT HOMELESS   War Production Disrupted From Pittsburgh To The Mississippi

State Police Chief Youn; Quits Soon After Negre Sions Papers of Guilt

Students ~ Picketing at Studio   Federal Action to Take over Warner Studio is Hinted

Thousands CaughtIn Traffic Jam   Nation Presses All  Available Transport For Holiday Service!

Efforts Made to Crack Open U.S. Travel Jam   All Equipment Available Is Put Into Service

Nation’s Worst Traffic  Jam Maroons Thousands   Sige Travel Snar!l Brings Out Every Piece Of Transportation Equipment Available In Effort To Relieve Congestions

Thousands Marooned  In Holiday Race Home      Press Every Available Piece of Transportation Into Service To Heln

Trains And Buses Packed In  Great Holiday Traffic Jam   Every Available Piece of Transportation Equipment  Pressed into Service—Many Travelers Wait , Saw baie

HOLIDAY TRAVEL JAM REPORTED BY BIG CITIES   All Equipment Enlisted It Effort To Break Unpre- cedented Crush

All Vehicles Used in ironed travel Jan: ~ Militia Aids ( hice   RY THE _ASSOCLATED PRESS

Homeward Race Clogs Vehicles. Beyond Capacity   Thousands Of Vets Resigned To Spending Christmas On Coact

U.S. Attempts to Smash Travel Jam   Veterans Fight Way Into Packed Trains

Thousands of Vets AndCiviliansCrowd Trains and Buses, Big City Stations

Attempts of Servicemen and Civilians  To Get Home for Christmas Given as Prime Reason; Governors of Illinois, Indiana Act; NYC Suspended Sale of Tickets Saturday

Thousands Are Left Marooned By Travel Jam   All Available Transportation Equipment Is Pressed into Service

Report Pact Due Today; Allies Are Cleaning Up   Foes in Central Europe Fall Back . Reds Clear Baltic Coast;  Yanks Take Pilsen

Norwegian Surrender Reports  Are Not Confirmed By Allies   Scandinavian Capitulation Rejection Not Officially Acknowledged—Hourly Surrender-by Norway Commissioners Rumored

SURRENDER IN NORWAY LIKELY   German Envoy Reportec To Have Signed Capitula "tion Papers

Kirst Time Russian Army Directly Supported By Air Offensive   RUSSIANS DRIVE 70 MILES OF DRESDEN  Other Forces Drive To Within 5 Miles Of Berlin R. R. Center

Fires Set in Dresden as Reds Near   Flam:s Visible to Stalin's Armies, Less Than 70 Miles Away

Soviets Drive Only 70 Miles  rom Dresden   American-British Bombers Support Red Ground Forces For First Time

SAXONY CAPITAL SET ABLAZE AS RUSSIANS GAIN   Co-ordinated Blow Possible As Nazi Borders Are Cut

4,000 Planes From West Aid Assault   Dresden Feels Lang And Air Punches

RAID DRESDEN OTHER POINTS IN REDS’ PATE   First Co-ordinated Tri Power Offensive of Wa: Blasts Way For New Gains in East.

Supported By Heavy Air Blows   FIRST TIME INWAR THAT _ » ELEMENTS OF THREE ALLIES. HAVE BEEN COORDINATED 

 Powerful Land Offensive Directly   Suppcited By Coordinated Air Blows From British, American Strategic Fleets   4.000 BIG PLANES HIT DRESDEN AREA

Blast Dresden In Support of Soviet Armies   First Co-ordinated Blow by Americans, British, Russians

Yanks, British Blast Dresden AheadOf Reds   4000 Warplanes Touch Off Fires Visible To Russians 70 Miles Away In Co-Ordinated Air And Land Offensive Against Reich

Bretton Weods Agreement Scored by Taft   Declares Proposal Is Device for Lending U.S. Money

Taft Attacks Bretton Wood   GOP Senator Argues Fund  Js Disguised “Relief

UnitedNation: Pact Called Plan To Waste U.S. Assets  Taft Opens Fight On Senate Floor Against Proposed International Bank

Bretton Woods Agreement Scored by Taft  Declares Proposal  Is Device for a

Taft Attacks Bretton Woods Agreement   GOP Solon Declares Measure Would Drair American Savings

Taft Assails Bretton Wood: Agreements   Says Pact Would Be a Device Which Would Drain Assets

WORLD MONETARY PACTS ASSAILED BY SENATOR TAFT   Ohioan Charges Bretton Woods Agreements Would Drain Savings Out of United States.   PROPOSAL CALLED VAST RELIEF-LENDING PLAN   Senator Denies Scheme Would Contribute to Peace—Program Defended by Barkiev.

SENATOR TAFT HITS BRETTON WOODS PACTS   Battle Against Monetary Agreements Is Launched

ATOMIC CONTROL CAN BE SPEEDED   Commission Could Be Funetioning Within Two Months, Says Byrnes.

Hitler’s Half Brother, Ribbentrop’s Mistress Arrested in Hamburg

Strikes Force Shuidown hy Ford Company   50,000 Workers Are Laid Off as Supplies Cut Off

ANNA SWEENEY DIES   Former Member of Fine Arts Faculty Had Been I! a Long Time

Rift Reported In Conference On Coal Scale   $2.23 Increase in Wage  Reputediy. Involved pene, pee eer

MINE PARLEY HOPES WANE   Prospects of Early Agree ment on Contract Darken Over Weekend

MINE DISPUTE EXPECTED 10 BE GIVEN WLB   Prospects of Reaching Contract Cool Per___.... —ceptibly _

SURPLUS GOODS SELLING CHEAP   Claims Some Bringing Les: Than Four Percent of Costs

EVA'S TREASURE TROVE LOCATED   Hitler Was Very Generou: To His Mistress, Yanks  Discover

Baby's Picture Stirs Up New Hitler Mystery      ‘Photos.of ‘Eva Braun: _ Hitler and Girl Found: tn ‘Treasure Chest’

Eva Braun's Treasure Chest Yields Pictures of Mysterious Baby Girl

EVA BRAUN'S GEMS AND MONEY-FOUND   TREASURE CHEST YIELDS NAZI LOOT AND PHOTO OF MYSTERIOUS BABY.

Pa: “—WHO IS USCHT— a Eva’ 's Treasure Chest.  Pictures Adolf, Baby

Burying Alive Among Crimes  Laid To Nazis   War Crimes Indictment Recites Instances Of Bestiality

Allied War Crime Indictment Reveals Samples of Bestiality in Killing Over 10.000.000

Nazis Used Many  Fiendish Modes  Of Extermination 10 Million POW’s,  Civilians Slain

CLOSED SHOP IS UPHELD BY WLB   Board Follows Up Decision It is Not Bound By Florida’s “Right To Work”  law.

Indonesians Seek U.S. Mediation in Fight for Freedom   Plea Made As Indian Brigade Begins Occupation OF Java Naval Base

3 CHANGES MADE — IN AIR COMMAND   BOMB TONNAGE ON JAPS 6¢ PER CENT AS HEAVY AS THAT FLUNG AT GERMAN

COAL MINERS TO TAKE VOTE ON STRIKING TODAY   Local Citizens Conduct : Polling at Mines in This Area

COAL STRIKE AUTHORIZED BY FORMAL VOTING   Lewis’ Miners Give Proof of Intention to Interrupt War Effort.

MINERS BALLOT ON STRIKE ISSUE   U. S. Rushes New Contract to Avert Walkout

—STRIKE VOTE—  MINERS CRATING STRIKE BALLOT:   Four Hundred Thousand Voting Throughout Nation Today .

400,000 Miners Voting Today   Government Seeks To Speed New Contract Before Saturday

Miners to Vote Today on Lewis Demands as Senate Will Discuss Hance-nassced Mannower Measure

MINERS BALLOT ON STRIKE PLAN   Coal Diggers Expected To Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Walkout

MINERS TO VOTE ON STRIKE ACT   Government Agents Move t Avert Tieup of Mines; Con: tract ‘Extension Asked

SOFT COAL MINERS VOTE TOSTRIKE —   Ready to Walk _ Out If Demands Are Not Granted

MINERS POLLED ON STRIKE MOVE   Expect Vote To Overwhelmingly Favor Walkout

400,000 US. Miners Ballot On Strike Bid   Seeretary Perkins Strives to Avert Industry Shutdown

alMiners Vv ote Today On  Strike Issue   Governinent Sceks lo Aver! Mine Shutdown by Speeding New Contract Before Saturday

Miners Voting On Strike Call In Coal Fields   Lewis, Operators Hear New Proposo!s

400,000 SOFT COAL MINERS BALLOT TODAY   With Voting Under Way Government Offcials Seek To Avert Shutdown of Operations

400,000 Miners Cast Vote Today   UMW In Month Of Talks Have Failed To  Reach Agreement.

Miners Ballot On Strike Today   400,000 Voting On Contract Renewal

UMW 8 To1 In Favor of Strike   Final Results On Poll Sent To President

Tells Conclave Of Industry and Labor to Iron Out Rows Alone   ‘Worried Public’ Expects Solution of Disputes, President Says

British Dump Himmler into Unmarked Grave  Uncermonious Burial Place to he Kept Secret Preventing

At Unknown Site  Dispose of Body  Unceremoniously; Eine Peek Unned

Shirt and Blanket Funeral Carb of Himmler as British Dump Him into Unmarked Grave in Pine Woods

Gestapo Chief Not Embalmed  Before. Burial      either Is it Casketed;  Wrapped in British Army  Blanket; Grave Goes Unmarked   Currency Horde Of Million Found   Only Comment Speken at Unceremonious Burial Is “Let Worm Go to Worms?’

BODY OF INFAMOUS NAZI GESTAPO CHIEFTAIN, HIMMLER, BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVE BY BRITISHERS

No Ceremony For Himmler      No Coffin Is Used As Body Is Dumped In Unmarked Grave

HIMMLER’S BODY CARTED OFF  AND DUMPED IN UNMARKED GRAVE WITHOUT CEREMONIES

INIMILER'S BURIAL IS UNCEREMONIOUS   Body Carted By Truck Inte Woods and Dumped Into A Grave.

Himmler Buried  In Unmarked Pit   “Let The Worm Go To The Worms,” British Tommy Remarks.

Himmler in Ynmarked Grave   Gestapo Chief Buried In Patch of Pines by British Tommies

HEINRICH HIMMLER DUMPED INTO GRAVE IN GERMAN WOODS  UNCEREMONIES END TO. GESTAPO CHIEF WHOSE CURRENCY HOARD FOUNI

4-H Fair and Agricultural Show. Has Unusually Good ‘Lot of Entries   Free Show On Thursday Night By WHO Group

Gen. Jonathan Wainwright Arrive: in U.S. for First Time in Five Years to a Hero's Welcome

STAR ACAD BEAR oUARG OF CAPTIVITY   Lands in San Francisco from Transport Plane on Way East,

Wairiwright Returns to U. S.; Greeted by Hero's Welcome; Demands Dish of Ice Cream

vs = REACTION— ~ MacArthur 1c Silent   a Japan. Worried. By :- Big Three ‘Decree

Japan Worried By Occupation Plan Of Allies   MacArthur Has Nothing To Say

POLIO EPIDEMIC HTS HCH POINT   Doctors At Rockford. Believe Warst Phases Of Cris’ There Are Past.

EPIDEMIC. REACHES PEAK AT ROCKFORD   Too Soon to Determine Value of Spraying With DDT

NHA Approves (Quota, Suggests More to Come   John C. R. Kelly, NHA Official of Pittsburgh Office Announces  Granting of Priorities

CITY SCHOOLS TO OPEN NEXT WEEK   Superintendent Saltzman Reports One Vacancy in Staff

SCHOOL. OPENING WILL BE MONDAY   Superintendent Saltzman Held Staff Meeting  This Morning *~   WAR RESTRICTION OFF

CITY SCHOOLS TO.   Superintendent Saltzman Reports One Vacancy _ in Staff

Soldiers Take Over Trucks In Chicago   Army Sends More Forces Into City to Control Situation

Army Takes Over  Chicago Trucks   To See That Tr Trucks Are Ir Operation

DRASTIC STEPS TAKEN TO KEEP TRANSFORT SYSTEM WORKING. DESPITE  STRIKE OF 10,000 MEN 

Strike Vote To Be Taken Tomorrow   Ford Is Rumored Ready To Compromise Union's Demands

NEGOTIATIONS REOPEN WHILE STRIKE LOOM   Ford May Make Compromise Offer to Demands of Auto Workers.

GEN. MOTORS, COSTILL NEGOTIATING   Open Second Day Of Sessions; Ford Ready to. Compromise

Union Argues Motor Company Can Pay Raise   Negotiations Between UAW AndGeneral Motors Go On   AWAIT FORD MOVE   Strike Votes Are Near In Big Three Auto Plants

Union Declares GM Can Afford To Meet Demands   System-Wide Strike Ballot Being Planned By 325,000 Workers

UAM And GMC Resume Talks On Wage Rates   Union Representatives Say War Profits Prove 30 Per Cent Raise Feasible

Strike Vote Set For Tomorrow in General Motor:   Neggtiations Resumed With UAW Arguing for 30 Percent Pay Boost

Surrender Terms For Japanese   Any Interpretation May Be Considered Sign of Weakness

Danger Seen In Offering Japs Solace   Any Injudicious Sug. gestion Now. On Surrender Terms Would Be Taken By Enemy As Indication Of Weakness-—-of War Sl hae ieee

The War Today...   onditional Surrender  ’ rig we es"   gY DEWITT MACKENZIE ap Foreign News Analyst

ANY EFFORT AT INTERPRETING UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER FOR JAPANESE MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE

Mackenzie’s  News Analysis By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Surrender of Japan Must Be Unconditional

QUESTION OF HOW FAR TO GO IN EXPLAINING OUR PLANS TOWARD JAPAN POSES BIG ALLIED PROBLEM

Pres. Roosevelt Has Plans Laid To Stand Pat For A Democratic Europe

U. S. POSITION ON SOME BASIC PROBLEMS SEEN   Beginning To Emerge Piecemea From Flurry Of Reports Abread

Russia Aids Chiang In Manchuria   To Help In Moving into Key Cities

U.S. Combat Loss 782,180 Tor the Wai   Stimson Fixes Ground Casualties on West Front at 398,871

GroundForce Losses On West Front Climb to 425,007  All Army Casualties Up to March 1 Exceed 748,457

U.S. CASUALTIES REACH 839,089   Losses for Army Now 748,457 And Navy 91,132

Toial American Combat Casualties , Put at 782,180; Up !7,596 in Week

Casualties in West 394.874  Ground Force Total From D-Day to Feb. 1 Is Revealed

425,007 Casualties in Ground Forces   February Losses 34,468; 61,962 During January

WESTERN. FRONT CASUALTIES’ UP   Stimson Reports Army Ground Force Losses 425,007 D-Day to March 1

Combat Losses Of U. S. To Date Total 782,180   Western Front Casualties From D-Day To Feb. 1 Reported As 394,874

YANK CASUALS REACH 829,588   Army Suffers 425,007 Casualties Since Landing In Europe

CASUALTIES ON WESTERN FRONT REACH 394,874   Stimson Reports 63,410 Killed In Fighting from D-Day To Feb. 1   WAR AT A GLANCE

War Casualties Reach 425.007   Army Ground Force Losses Since D-Day Reported By Stimson.

Casualties i in  Europe Dro   American Losses on Western Front During February Much Less Than in January

63,410 Killed Ou West Front  : Since Invasion   Army Ground Forces Lose 394.874 Dur ine Past Seven Montlis: Casuallies Increase

GIVE ARMY LOSSES   Ground Force Lest 394, 874 Men From D-Day to February 

America's 50,000,000 Taxpayers Are Today Tossing in Last of 1944 Taxes

Japan Pleads For Leniency Beneath Merciless Assault   Allied Warships, Planes  Smash Enemy Defenses

CORE JAPANESE WARSHIPS ND 82 OTHER CRAFT ARE NOCKED OUT IN SINGLE DAY   mozing Broadcast Says Emperor's Military Leaders Would Stop War If U. S. Eased Up On Unconditional Surrender   ARRIER SWEEPS FROM KYUSHU TO TOKYO BAY

CHIEFS, READY TO QUIT, ASK EASIER TERMS   Allied Naval Guns And Planes Rapidly Pounding Nip De- ~ fenses To Bits

Allied Landing On Puket Isle Told By Enemy  Would Put Troops Half Way On Route From Ran ngoon n To

MERCILESS POUNDING OF ALLIED NAVAL AND AIR FLEETS TELUING  TWENTY JAP WARSHIPS AND 82 OTHER CRAFT

REPORT GA  ING IN ALL AREAS   Japan Pleads for Leniency Under Merciless Allied Poundings.

Allied Ships, Planes Pound Jap Defenses   Report Stalin Carried Peace Offer to President Truman, Which Would Leave Nippon Uninvaded

Amazing Broadcas' Hints Nips Seeking To Make Peace On Own Terms Without Accepting Full Surrender

Stalin Reportedly Took Peace Offer To U. 5, President   Japan to Be Nation Without Cities, Doolittle Says

Japs to Stop War If US. Eases Terms   Allies Bombard Japan Mercilessly; New B-29 Assault

Rebels Gain Control of Iranian Area   Demands of New Regime as Yet Are Not Entirely Clear

Government ~— - Troops Yield. To lran Reliels  Ganison’ At~ Tabriz Sune:.d3is "Laader

Azerbaijan Insurgents Capture City Of Tabriz   ‘Russian Restricted Garrison Surrenders As Iranian  Province Rebels Establish New National  Government; Status Unclear

ranians Say Reds Responsible For Village Loss   Government  Forces Are Surrendered

Reds Help Rebels Take lranian City  Lot. #2. ka   Tabriz Captured By Insurgents  With Russian Aid

This Time Combat Posi tions Would Be Re. versed With Japs In the Trap

SECOND BATAAN BATTLE LOOMS   Japs In Trap This Time. Terrain Suits Yank Type of Warfare

Second Battle Of Bataan May Be Eoucht Soon With Japs In Trap   Vicious 16th Jap Division Will Be Absent This Time For MacArthur’s Leyte Conquerors Wived It Out. 

2d Battle of Bataan Probable   Struggle Would be Reversed with Japs Pocketed

By RAY CRONIN ‘Chief Of The Former Associated Press Manila Bureau

Louella Doud Wed: S. Sgt. Delperdang  Ceremony Held At Waco, Texas

Louella Doud Wed S. Sgt. Delperdang  "Ceremony: Held . At Waco: Texes 

BYRNES WILL OT PROSECUTE GOTHAM   \f Local Authority Won’t Aid in Maintaining Curfew, Federals Won’t

POWERLESS 10 AGT, HE SAYS   Byrnes Unable to Crack Down on Recalcitrant New York City.

RESUME NIGHT LIFE INN. Y.   Byrnes’ Curfew Troubles Appear to be Just Starting

 "Never Send To Know For Whom The Bell Tolls’  ‘The Curfew Shall Not Ring 'At 12 O'clock---In N. Y.   Mayor LaGuardia Cancels Midnight Closing In Gotham’s Night Spots And There’s A Knickerbocker Holiday

First Atom Bomb Already Outmoded   Just Firecracker House Is Told

CONGRESS GETS ATOMIC REPORT   Final Action On Use Of Nuclear Energy To Be Left To Congress

FIRST ATOMIC BOMB OBSOLETE   Cities Most Dangerous Places On Earth, Con wresetman Declares

Atomie bomb necessitates  new defense 15-man study group proposed

Localite In Record Fighting ©   Coxswain R. D, Sullivan I ’ 60 Days And Nights Wat fare Off Okinawa

NEWS OF OUR me MEN... WOMEN      Horace L. Motes On Battleship in Okinawa Battle

PRESIDENT GN WAY TO BERLIN FOR MEETING   Truman, Other U. S. Diplomats En Route to Europe by Boat

Truman Leaves for Potsdam   Soviets Continue tinue to Rule Berlin; Hold Reins to. Supply City with Food, Fuel’. -

PolofFoochow:  ~Refinquished iy Chinese Troops   Forced to Withdraw As _daps Hyst in’ Heavy Dainforcements

Chinese Are Foreed out  Of Foochow   Japanese Send Large Reinforcements to East Coast Port

CHINESE AGAIN LOSE FOOCHOW   Japs Retake Port City After Bitter Street Battle Of Five Days

TAX MEASURE IS EXPECTED 10 Gt! THROIIGH SENATE   Only Minor Changes Are Expected in House Version of Bill Cutting Taxes by $5,350,000,000  SEN. GEORGE OPPOSED TO BLANKET EXEMPTION   Questions Advisability of Removing 12,000,000 From All Responsibility for Income Tax Paymenis.

Speedy Senate Action on Bill Is Anticipated   Relief for War Veterans. Seen Probable

SENATE GETS ~ BILL TO CUT _ FEDERAL TA)   MOVEMENT TO EXTEND $1500 EXEMPTION TO VETERANS FOR YEAR AFTER DISCHARGE °

TAX REDUCTION BILL HURRIED TO SENATE   Upper House Expect. ed to Make Few Alterations

LITTLE CHANGES DUE IN TAX BILL   Senate May Include Relief for World War Il Veterans

$46,029 IN ASSETS REPORTED IN ESTATE   Exeenters File Account Is Gearge W. Zimmerman Estate: Other Acceentg Filed

Reds hight For Control ln Provinees   More Than Million Troops Engage In Eleven Areas

Govt., Red Troops Fight To Control  1] Key Provinces   Undeclared Civil Was Rages As Chungking Talks Drag On

Chinese Civil War Is Raging In 11 Provinces   Million Troops Engaged In Outbreak Between Chiang, Reds   UNITY PARLEY HELD   Chungking Conference Drags On During Fighting

Million Men Thrown Into Raging Fight   Reds, Regulars Clash for Control of i1 Provinces

UNDECLARED CIVIL WAR GROPES CHINA   1,000,000 Troops Are  J; an Lewvry

CHIANG'S TROOPS BATTLING COMMUNISTS FOR CONTROL OF 11 KEY PROVINCES

1,000,000 WES SEEK GONTROL OF 11 PROVINCES   Strife ‘Reaches High Pitch as Amity Talks Go on

Battle For Control Of 11 Sectors   More Than 1,000,000 Central Government, Chinese Communist Troops Fighting For Control In Al) Sections   FEAR CIVIL WAR MAY SPREAD OUT

Undeclared Civil - War Rages in China   More Than a Million Troops Involved.

MILLION TROOPS IN SHOWDOWN CONTROL BATTLE   Central Government, Communist Forces Onen Conflict

Central Government And Chinese Communists Fight For Control  EACH ACCUSESOTHER AS BEING AGGREBSOR  Civil War May Spread To Newly Liberated Manchuria

National Soldiers Fight Communists   Reds in North China Say Chiang Attacks With 800,000—Chungking Blames Eiehth Route Army

/REDS, CHIANG FORCES BATTLE FOR CONTROLS   11. Key Provinces Scenes  Of Bitter Fighting; Casualties Said High   EACH BLAMES « OTHER   1,000,000 Troops Reported To Be Taking Part In Widespread Fights

Red, Government Troops Struggle For Upper Hand   Internal Strife Hits New High Peak As Unity Talks Drag On

“Work Or Fight” Group To Train   First Men Who Left Essential Jobs Drill

Howard Auld, 25, Weigh. ing ZUU Pounds, Seized After Finding Of Nude Bedy

EX-PARATROOPER DENIES SLAYING .   HELD IN MURDER OF YOUNG WAITRESS IN PHILADELPHIA

Veteran Denies  Killing Girl   Held For Jury In Slaying Of Waitress After Victory Celebration.

Europe’s Problems Spur New Demands For Big 3 Meeting   Vexing Issues Create International Crisis

European Strife Spurs Demands That Big 3 Meet   British See Some Issues Assuming Proportions Of International Crisie

Early Meeting Of ‘Big Three’ Held Necessary   Vexing Problems Of Frontiers, War Criminals Spur Demands For Parley.

MOSCOW ASK QUICK TRIAL OF GERMANS   Tension Heightens Over Trieste Dispute   MARSHAL SCHOERNER   Who Resisted Russians In Czechoslovakia Taken By American Forces

MANY VEXING PROBLEMS BRING INTENSIFIED DEMAND FOR BIG. THREE TO HOLD EARLY MEET

Serious European Problems Spur New Demands for An Early Meeting of Big 3

NEW DEMANDS FOR MEETING OF BIG THREE   British Warn Issues Already Beginning to Assume Proportions of "'International Crises"   TENSION OVER TRIESTE

New Problem: Spur Need for Big 3 Parley   Tension Grows Over Two Big Allied Disputes

NORTH MANILA AREA CLEARED OF NIPPONESE   BITTER RESISTANCE SLOWS LIBERATION IN SUBURBS

Yanks Clear Downtown  Manila of Jap:   Shell Falls Within 100 Feet of MacArthur on Visit

Yanks Now Hold All Manila North Of Pasig River   Japs Continue To Shell Occupied Part of City; General Has Close Call

Fire-Ravagec ManilaFreed Of Japanese   Small Pockets Still Holding Out In City

Business Area of Manila  Is Mopped Up   American Troops Being Held in Pasay Suburbs

BITTER FIGHT FOR SOUTHERN MANILA RAGING   Northern Business End Of City Cleared Of Foe As Is Quezon City Suburb

YANK FORCES: DRIVING JAPS FROM MANILA   Fire- Ravaged. B. usine $4 ’ Settion Cleared of” ~ Enemy 

FROM MANILA   Americans Still Held Up In Pasay Suburbs by Bitter Resistance

YANK FORCES DRIVING JAPS FROM MANILA   Fire-Ravaged Business Section Cleared of  Enemy

AMERICANS ROUT JAPS FROM MANILA BUSINESS DISTRICT   Nip Force at Nichols Field Continues to Fight Bitterly and Yank Advance Is Held Up.   TROOPS USE DYNAMITE IN FIGHTING FIRES   Square Mile of Metropolitan District Is in Ruins— Enemy Shells Northern Part of City.

Manila Business Area Cleared Of Jap Troops   Continued Resistance ‘At Nichols Field Still Blocks Yanks

MacArthur Reports Light Casualties For  Campaign   JAPANESE LOSSES PUT AT 48,000 ON LUZON

Truman Goes To Missouri  For Weekend   Pays First Visit To Boot Hill Country Since Becoming President

Nearly Two Miles Gained By Yanks In Advance East   Four Counterattacks By Germans Break Against Yank Stonewall

Hodges Builds Pontoon Bridge fo Aid Onslaught   Americans Repulse Four German Counter-Attacks

TANK ADVANCE GLUGING IN ON SUPERHIGHWAY   One German Counterattack Is Stopped: Artillery Fire Slackens.

Invasion Scenes In Manila Seen By Correspondent   I. N. S. Correspondent Flie: Over City As Yanks Make Triumphal Entry

Planes Will Land Sunday, Fleets Tuesday, Is Report   Radio and Press Prepares People For Occupation

Manpower Bill Conference At  White House   President Calls Senate Leaders For Talk; Wants Early Action Taken Thi Senate

ROOSEVELT TAKES HAND IN MANPOWER DISPUTE  Senate Leaders Are Summoned To Urge Fast Action on Bill

Telephone Workers Eager to Walkout   Blame Company Intimidation after Learning of Plans For Strike Vote

Phone Row Unabated .   Four-Hour Walkout Set for Tomorrow; “Full Strike’ Hinted

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   JAPANESE NAVAL BASE AT SINGAPORE BOMBED

Hodges First Army W hittled Down the German Escape Gap  To About 12 Miles

- Buy $20,800 in Bonds ..... -County’s Fighters Set — ‘As War Loan Drive Nears End

Buy $20,800 in Bonds .... . County’s Fighters Set Example As War Loan Drive Nears End

Byrnes Admits Failure Of Big Five's Meeting   Little Accomplished Toward Settlement O1 Peace In Europe

SES Se  31 CARS OF 1.0. CHICAGO TRUCK TRAIN DERAILED STRIKE ENDS

GR, ALBEE FUNERAL SERVICE SATURDAY   RESIDENT FOR SIXTY YEARS   Beloved Jefferson Man Passed Away Here Jan. 25; Burial Made In Wright Cemetery

Berlin Claims Kurusu Is Dead   Later Corrected Announcement To Say  Kurusu’s Son Killed.

Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt’s Dog Rides Plane: 3 Servicemen ‘Bumped’ Off

SENSATIONAL STORY!   Sailor Says Place on Plane Given Roosevelt Dog

Liffle Criminals as Well as Big ‘Ones Must Pay for Their Atrocities

ATROCITY WARNING TO G0 TO NAZIS   CHURCHILL DISCLOSES IT HAS BEEN DRAFTED AND WILL BE ISSUED SOON,

Big Three Drafts Final Solemn Warning That Germans Must Pay for Atrocities

Allies Warn All  (Germans Against Acts of Atrocity   Both Top Nazis and Those Taking Orders to Get Punishment

Bazooka Manufacturer, Facing Ruin, “Parties” Befora Invaders   CHURCHILL SAYS FINAL BIG 3 WARNING TO GERMANS ON ATROCITIES IS DRAFTEL

ALLIES PLAN ON AVENGING NAZI CRIMES   British Delegation to Visit Scenes of German Atrocities

EXPLAING LACK OF JAP AIR OPPOSITION   Mitscher Believes There Is Shortage of Critical jtieam.

Human Torch Slaying of Yanks Bared   Revolting Horror In Jap Prison _ Camps Describec

STRIKE DATE   Union Fixes January 3 For Walkout As Govt. Tries To Settle Dispute

1,750,000 IN PACIFIC 10 BE HOME BY JUNE   February Is Set For Job of Returning Men From Europe

rmy Planning Return of Troops 1,750,000 Troops In Pacific Will Be Home By Next June

Army Planning Return of Troops ee ee BEBO S!  1,750,000 Troops In Pacific Wil Be Home By Next June

ENEMY BEATEN IN AERIAL WAR GENERAL SAYS   Stratemeyer Will Command Augmented Army Air Force In Theater

CHENNAULT RETIRES ~— AS AIR COMMANDER   He Headed Famous Flying Tigers Squadron

TTH WAR LOAN DRIVE MAPPED   Frank Isbey Coming Here Friday to Help Plan  Campaign

Mr. Truman At Potsdam   Vaccaro Tells How President Came Through His First Maitor Assignment.

President Truman’s Part In Big Three Meet Goes Back More Than 25 Year   ‘Made Intensive Study Of International : Situation From Every Angle

Rush Message From Wife To General   Rediophoto Mcssage Written On Picture OF Ars. Wainwright

Seeks Priority For Labor, Tools To Produce Food  WFA Boss Calls.      WFA Boss Calls. On WPB to Act In Grave Crisis

TOP PRIORITY ON FOOD PRODUCTION MACHINERY ASKED   Jones Says Maximum Supplies and Labor Are Needed to Meet Shortage

PRIORITY FOR FOOD SOUGHT   t + }WPA HEAD ASKS TOP PRIORITY RATING FOR FOOD PRODUC. TION AND PROCESSING

Vital Coast Port Battle Still Rages   Progress Is Slow As Yanks Make Advances Against Strong Lines

Flame Tanks Searing Japs In Isle Caves   Buckner’s Men Rip Okinawa Japanese In Savage Fichting

Greatest Armored Joy Ride World Has Eves Known Now Being Staged Across German)

Yanks Thank Hitler for Joyride  Fuehrer Paved Highwavs For Dash on lie eine Slaves Get Revenge at Last

OWN HIGHWAYS SEAL NAZI FATE      Tankmen Dash Along Roads, Believe That End’s Near

Hitler Paved. Way To Own Downfall With Super Roads   Great Single and Double Highways He Used for Conquesis Are ' Allied Boons

‘ADOLPH HITLER SUPER HIGHWAY NOW PROVING GERMAN DOWNFALL ‘AS MILITARY DOWNFALL IMPENDS

Bataan Now Ours; Tokyo is Hit Again   Carrier-based Planes Carry cn Raid for More  Than 8 Hours

LANDING ON CORREGIDOR [IS REPORTED   Russians Advance Along Eastern Front Lines

United States Gains Favor as Site Of World Capital  Subcommittee Named To Make Choice For United Nations

Committee to Consider UNO Home   22U.S.,2 CANADIAN SITES OFFER BIDS; HEARINGS SET SATURDAY

Seek Reduction of Freight Rates   Railway Association Files Petition With Commission

STORM HALTS SEARCH FOR LOST CHILD   Five-Day Search for Three- Year-Old Without Result

STORM HALTS HUNT FOR SUDEN CHILL   Search for 3-Year-Old Heir Stopped By Blizzard

Mountain Storms Halt Search For Missing Boy Investigation Continues

Civilians Warned Of Food Shortage   ‘No Significant Relief’ In View for 12 Months

lowa Schools in Refund to State  University, Ames Turn Rack €28N0 00N

New Problems of Anglo-American Relations With Russia Foreseen   Soviets by Potsdam Agreements Gain Domination of Eastern Europe

U. S. Awaits Truman’s Talk On Big Three   President Expected To Clarify Position In Broadcast  Early This Week.   EAST. WEST IN EUROPE

DIPLOMATS SAY BIG THREE PACT HALVES EUROPE   Officials Believe Reds to Dominate Eastern Area From Finland in North to Bulgaria in South.   ASSETS IN SECTORS ARE SHARPLY DIVIDED   Thus Soviets’ Commercial Position Should Be Greatly Strengthened in the Balkan Countries.

New Problems of Allied-Russian Relations Seen   Diplomats Look to Truman’s Radio Talk For Enlightenment

Russia Takes Leader. Role   Potsdam Decisions: May Divide Europe

New Diplomatic Problems Are Expected  Officials Look to Truman’s Radio Talk for Guidance

Truman's Report Is Awaited  Big 3 Decisions Emphasize Sharp  Galit at Burana

Soviet Relations Task Intensified By Potsdam Pac  Diplomatic Puzzles Eynected To Arice

‘Domination Of ‘Moscow In East Europe Certain   Mennwhile, New Problens of Anglo-American Relations With Russia Ex pected to Arise

Diplomats Waif On President's Big 3 Report   New Problems With Russia Are Expected From Conference

New Diplomatic  Problems  Are Expected Officials Look to  Truman's Radio 4, gw Patol wee

New Problems Of Anglo-U.S.Relation: With Reds Expected As Result Of Mee’

South Will Block  Jackson Choice   Disapproved for Post Of Un-American Activities Group Head

Democrats Split On Hart Successoi   Fight Over Chairman Of Un-American Body

WORK IS STARTED ON ONE PORTION, SUPER-HIGHWAY   Work Started on Section to Relieve Traffic from High Bridge at Tullytown   EXTENDS 1.6 MILES   Contract Price For the Job Is Listed at Sum of $208,000

Effort to Restore in the River And Harbor Bill 128 Million Draws "Pork Barrel” Charges:

Democrats Drive To Add Funds To Appropriation Bill  GOP Raises Cry Of “Pork Barrel”

JAPANESE GAL! SWISS STATION ASK FAIR UNITY   Be International News service

-Sahson’s Authentic Statement   Copyright. -1945—~Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. BABSON DISCUSSES MORE INDUSTRIES  bh cs Sec ee See” ere ae ee: ne. -. es

MacArthur Took Long Chance In Occupying Japan, States Writer Who Followed Forces   By W. RB. BR. WALTON ' lanaging Editor,

Returned Editor Says “Mac Can Rule Japan With 200.000 Troops   By W.R. WALTON ‘Managing Editor, South Rend Tribune

RUSSIANS TOTAL GERMAN PLUNDER   MOSCOW ESTIMATES DAMAGE TO NATION AT $108 BILLIONS

Data Does Not Include Income  Lost or Value of  Nazis’ Plunder   1700 Towns, 70,000 Villages, 31,850 Factories Wrecked

Russia Claims War Damage Of 108 Billions   German Damage Against Soviet Union Figured At 1941 Price Levels.

OBSERVERS SEE SMOKE BILLOW FROM KAMAISH   Flames Rise 700 Feet As Halsey’s Third Fleet Turns Out To Sea

Senator Willis Hits Williams  ‘Unfitted’ For REA  Post. He Charaes

Truman Bestows  Medals Of Honor   Twenty-Eight Heroes Get Nation’s Highest Award For Gallantry And Heroism

President Truman Presents Medals To 28 War Heroes at White House

3 Powers Plan A-Bomb Parley At Washington      First Step Toward Control Foreseen When Truman, Attlan Kine ¢     ees eee

‘Atomic Control Meet Next Sunday   Anglo - American - Canadian Session This Week-End To Be Followed With Russia And Others

British Units Display Migh At Java Port   Tanks, Troops Land In Bid to Discourage Indonesian Revolters

Race Horse Shipping ‘Is Banned By Gov't   Orders Against Transportation of Racing and Show Animals by Railroad and Common or Contract Carriers Effective 6 p. m. Wednesday

PATCH FINAL RITES TO BE HELD SUNDAY   Plane Bearing Body Leaves Texas for West Point Today.

Patch Burial At West Point   Family, Military Men To Be in Attendance

PATCH TO BE BURIED AT USMA CEMETERY   4th Army Groups Have Services Today for Leader

Body Of Gen. Patch Goes To West Point   Commander of Fourth Army Died of Pneumonia

Bill Proposed Exempting Honorably: Dicharged: Vets: from Poll Tax:

WOULD EXEMPT ALL DISCHARGED SERVICE HEN FROM POLL TAX ‘ BILL IS DESIGNED TO  STRAIGHTEN OUT SOLDIER VOTING MINN c

1,500U.S.Planes Lash at the Japs   Greatest Single Day Air ‘Attack in Pacific War Is Made   dOMB MANY TARGETS   Tokyo and Five Industrial Centers Hit; om Land Bases and Carriers

Tokyo’s Airfield Blasted By — Carrier And Land Based Planes. AsB29sBomb Osaka-Kobe Area

enemy taken By Surprise. In Dawn Raid             10 Admirals, 26 Shi

Japan Is Given Greatest Smash  Of Pacific War   550 Superforts Drop Bombs On Industrial Area In Excellent  Weather

Third Fleet Is Blasting © At Empire’s Main Points   Slight Resistance Is Being Met By U.S.

Greatest Raids Of Pacific War Aim At Wrecking Jap Air Power   «cK Kw KK. 7-Mile-a- Minute Planes in Action

Halsey Take: Big Force To Pacific   Fleet Returns To “Knock Hell Out Of Japs”

Flattops Lie Close To Isles   “Nip Planes Stay on Ground as Capital Takes Pounding

Tokyo Caught Napping In Early Dawn   2,000,000th Ton Of Bombs Dumped Upon Targets

Goes On Hour After Hour   Carrier Planes, IslandBased Bombers Smash Airfields, Industrial Centers

ADMIRAL HALSEY HAS RETURNED TO PACIFIC WITH THIRD FLEET   COME BACK TO “KNOCK HELL OUT OF JAPS” AND HE IS DOING JUST THAT

1,500 Warplanes iit Japan Mighty Blow   Superforts, Carrier And Tactical Planes Participate In Greatest Single Day Of Pacific War: Single B-29 Lost

Admiral Halsey Returns With Powerful Fleet   Steams Practically To Tokyo's Doorsteps To Blast Airfields Around Japanese Capital

Greatest Aerial Attack on Japan   550 B-29s from Marianas Blast Five Industrial Centers Before Fleet Blow: Jans Announce Others

MORE THAN FIFTEEN HUNDRED PLANES IN GREATEST ATTACK   CARRIER AND LANDBASED FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS JOIN ASSAULT

Attack, Started at Dawn, Continues Throughout Day   Yanks Meet Anti-Aircraft Fire, ¢  = ee  But Encounter No Nip Fighters *

Task Foree Catches Foe By Surprise   Powerful Concentration Of U.S. Naval Striking Power Moves to Tokyo’s Doorstep for Attack

Third Fleet Sends 1,000 Craft Over Tokyo's Airfields   Attack Continues Hour After Hour

Halsey's Fleet Dares Enemy in Terrific Raid  _ 1000 Fighters Used in Attack   _ 1000 Fighters Used in Attack On Tokyo Airports

1000 Carrier Planes Atfack In Tokyo Area   At Same Time 550 B-29s From Marianas Blast Five More Japanese Industrial Centers

1,500 Planes Pound at Nip Homeland   Craft From Third Fleet Deal Shattering Blows To More Than 70 Enemy Airfields in Engagement That Roars Steadily for Hours

NAVY AIRCRAFT LEADS RAID ON TOKYO   Five Jap Industrial Targets Bombed By B-29’s   LAST FUEL CENTER   On Formosa Is Wiped Out; Single Superfort Lost In Day’s Missions

Admiral Halsey. Is Dong Just As He Promised   Mikado’s Empire Now Feeling Weight O:' Full Air Power Or Targets

Heaviest Blow OF Pacifie War Loosed On Nips   Reeord Wave of Close Tr 2.000 American Planes Hit Shuddering MainJund In’ Sorties   Held ‘First Step Of Aggression’   Tokyo Conmenis Absence fuvasion Troops Doesw7t Lessen Signifirance OF Unopposed Attae

DAY'S STRIKE AGAINST NIPS IS A- RECORD   A Thousand of the Craft Launched From Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet —Remainder From U.S.-Heid Islands.

Admiral ‘Sends Fleet Prac: tically to Tokyo’s Dooxstep to Loose Tremen *  dous Attack   Full Surprise Achieved On Nips   Enemy Fails to Send Up Defending Plane Eight Hours After Assault So  Complete ls Trap

FLEET MOVES IN AS JAP DEFENSE IS PINNED DOWN   Tokyo Bears Brunt of Big Assault That Nips Say Is Invasion Prelude

Terrific Attack Staged by Ships Of ‘Bull’ Halsey’s Carrier Fleet While Superforts Add Destruction: 2 Million Tons Ot Bombs To Be Dropped on Japa

Over 1,500 Planes Join In Assault   More Than a Thousand Carrier-Based Fight- ers in Continuing Attack Support B-29’s

Hmpire’s Heart Pierced; Navy, Air Force Join in ~ Most Tellinen Blow Ye

Greatest Aerial Blows Of War Landed On Japs   Bombers From Okinawa Aid B-29s In Pounding Jap [ndustrial Cities

SHIPS PULL UP TO DOORSTEP OF NIPPON   Surprise Is Achieved By Halsey’s Fleet   4 BATTLESHIPS,    Carriers And 4 Cruisers Among Ships Identified In Task Force

Bevin Asserts Europe's Fate Rests on U. S.         ngland’s For Appeals to Congr  Toy Orandt BPinude

New Pleas For hid To Europe Made By Bevin   British Foreign Sec’y Asks -. $1,800,000,000 for UNRRA

Bevin Asks War Relief From U.S.   Europe Faces Chaos Without American Help, Briton Says

Nazis Blamed For Chaos  In Europe   Bevin Urges U.S. Hurry Huge Fund To Help in Relief

BEVIN FEARS MASS DEATHS ~ FROM HUNGER   Sees Disaster Ahead ~ Unless U. S. Votes Relief Funds

US. Aid for Europe Uraed   Continent Brought tc Near Chaos by Nazi Plan. Says Bevin

Every Able-Bodied Man In U.S, Army Ticketed For Overseas Service

President Sees Historie Flag Rise In Berlin  Capital Colors Flown   Capital Colors Flown Before Over Algiers And Rome   American Executive Calls For Peace, Prosperitv

TRUMAN SAYS AMERICA JUST DESIRES PEACE   No Territorial A Ambitions 0: Part Of America, He States

Gens. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Henry Stimson With President  STARS AND STKIPES FLY OVER BERLIN  Star Spangled Banner I[s Played at Flag Raising In Bombed City

TRUMAN SAYS AMERICA’S AIM IS PEACE   Speaks To World As Old Glory Is Raised

NO AMBITIONS TRUMAN SAYS AT CEREMONY   Banner Lifted Over Berlin

SEEKING NO ADDITIONAL TERRITORY   President Speaks At Raising of U. 5S. Flag Over Berlin

FLAG RAISING OCCASION FOR BRIEF SPEECH   Veil of Secrecy Still Obscures Work of  Conference

TRUMAN GIVES S-MIN. TALK INBERLIN   Speaks at Symbolic Raising of Stars and Stripes

Pres. Truman Says America Has No Territorial Aims   Speaks At Raising Of Stars and Stripes Over Berlin

U.S. Seeks Prosperity And Peace   President Speaks At Flag Raising Over Berlin Post

‘Truman Speaks Of United States’ Aims   Stars and Stripes Hoisted Over Berlin In Ceremony Thursday

Truman Speaks At Flag Raising   U. S. Seeks No Territories, Only World Peace, President Says As Flag Is Hoisted At Control Headquarters In Berlin.

TRUMAN SAYS NATION SEEKS: NOTERRITORY   Speaks in Berlin at Raising of. Stars and Stripes Over Capital,

President Speaks As American Fiag lies Over Berlin   Churchill, Stalin Are Guests At State Dinner; Adm. Land, Staff Arrive to Join Talks

Stars, Stripes Are Hoisted Over  German Capital   Territorial Claims Denied By President As Parley Continues

NO TERRITORY COVETED BY THIS COUNTRY HE SAYS   America’s Only. Aim Is World-Wide Peace and Prosperity, President Says In Speech at Berlin.   LEADING GENERALS ARE» ATTENDING CONFERENCE   Eisenhower, Stimson, Patton and Bradley Are Present With Truman at FlagRaising Ceremonies Today

TRUMAN SAYS WORLD PEACE ONLY U.S, ALN   Eisenhower, Stimson, Bradley and Patton Stand Nearby

Speaks as Flag Is Hoisted Qver Berlin —   Says America Has No Ambitions for Territory from War

AMERICAN AIM QUTEINED AT FLAG CEREMONY   Top Leaders At Program During Bie Three Session

COUNTRY HAS NO AMBITIONS FOR TERRITORY   BPresident Speaks Briefly At Raising Of Stars And  Stripes Over Berlin    PATTON AT CONFERENCE   Army, Civilian Leaders With Chief Executive At Historic Event

U.S. HAS NO TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS   Peace and Prosperity. Sole Aims, Declares Truman During Symbolic Ceremony.   Peace Prosperitv.

Only Peace Pictured as Aim of U. S.   America S2eks No Territory  President Truman  Says at Berlin

LOCAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FOR 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING & A. MAT ROHM & HAAS WEATHER OBSERVATORY  RRISTOL. PA.   Temperature Headings

Officials Want UNO Assembly To Hear Issue   Big Three Eager To Avoid Hearing

NIMITZ 1S _ WELCOMED TOCAPITAL   Half Million Greet Man Who Led Fleet  Across Pacific

NIMITZ HAILED UPON ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON   Reception Overshadows Those for Eisenhower and Wainwright

WASHINGTON TO HONOR NIMITZ   Demonstration May Dwarf That For Other Heroes

Hit German Defenses or Oder River   Enemy Admits Wholesale Setbacks Along Wide  Eastern Front

Poznan Bastion AndKonigsbers Under Assault   Germans Declare ‘Decisive Battle’ Nearing Climax On Eastern Front

FORCES MASSED FOR ASSAULT ON BRESLAU AREA   Nazi High Command Admits Setbacks Along Entire Eastern Front

Germans Admit “Decisive Battle” Was Nearing The Climax  RUSSIANS NOW 136 MILES OF BERLIN  Russian Army Spokesman _ Declared “We Are Going On To Berlin”

Reich Acknowledges Wholesale Reverses  Russian Army Attacks Poznan, ee. a re: ; a Cen Os » sateen hoon

CLAIMS PEOPLE ARE BOUND BY SECRET PACTS      Says Secret Agreement Made A‘ Yalta To Exact Reparations

RUSSIA DELAYS PEACE MEETING   Soviets Want China And France Excluded From Treaty Drafting

Diplomatic Quarters Give Support to U. S. Plan For Allied Peace Conference

PEACE PLANS WIN SUPPORT   ee ee  U. S. Proposal for General Allied Conference Is Gaining Ground

U.S. Proposal For General Peace Parley Gains Support   Principal Barrier Is Russian Stand Against Inclusion  Of France. China

Gen. Eisenhower Takes New Post   Says Farewell As Supreme Commander Of Allied Forces In Europe

Eisenhower Relinquishes Command; Praises, Thanks Fighting Forces.

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  GENERAL EISENHOWER BIDS FAREWELL TO FITROPFAN FORCES

7 BILLION SPENT FOR SPIRITS IN 44   Convincing Evidence Income Taxes Are Not Too High, Economists Say.

Spending for Alcoholic Beverages Held Proof of Justice of Taxation

U.S. Spends 7 Billion for 1041 Liquor   Tax Not Too High Sav Economists

DUBINSKY BACK ON AFL COUNCIL      Fills Vacancy Caused by Death of Edward Flore

Sgt. Snyder Is  Nazi Prisoner   Former County Farm Worker Reported Missing Last December 4.

BUDGET REMAINS NO.  PROBLEM   Only Two Weeks Remain For Legislaure to Complete State Financing Job; Beer Legislation irks

Moscow Showing Interest in Possibility of Early Meeting of Allies and Russtan:

Roer Offensive Gains Momentum   First and Ninth Armies Move Up Two Miles in Cologne Advance

YANK COLUMNS ROLL 10 EAST BEYOND ROER   Offensive fs Gaining Steadily Againgt Weak Resistance, Eisenhower Says

Doughboys Make Break- Through At Balete Pass   : Two Columns Nearing _ Junction; Guerilla Forces Take Cayagan

Yanks Capture Balets Pass  - 25th Division  Troops Win Pass  ™ «Ae. tBtAF. _8..   25th. Division Troops Win Pass After Weeks of Bitter Fighting —

Yanks Smash Balete Pass In 25 Weeks   Long Fight For Narrow Passage On Luzon Is Finally Over

DRIVE 10 CLEAR JAPS FROM LUZON   Americans Push Through Narrow Balete Pass To Open Ground

False Re port Qn Surrender  Stirs World   Associated Press Bulletin Touches Off Premature Jubilation In UU, 8.

KIWANIANS 10 BOOST SCRAP PAPER DRIVE   Campaign to Continue for 12 Months; Dates Set for Collections

Green Light Given Nippon Production   But MacArthur Puts Low Limit on Plants

Refinancing Plans Of PE Co. Approved   Public Service  Commis. sion Gives O. K. to _ Program — oe

Refinancing Plans Of PE Co. Approved   Public Service Commission Gives O. K. to Program

BRETTON WOODS APPROVAL NEAR   Barkley Predicts Monetary Proposal Get Senate Nod By Nightfall

World Money Plan Nearing Final Test   Senate Is Expected To Ratify Bretton Woods Proposal

Predict Monetary Proposal Ratified   Confident of Victory. Despite Fight By Taf'

AND GUNS CAN NOW Hill CORREGIDOR   . Seizure Follows New Landing by Americans on South Coast of Historic Peninsula.   SEALED-OFF NIPS ARE DOOMED   Enemy Garrison on Manila Continues to Retreat Under Yank Fire Toward Walled City.

LOSSES LIGHT INRECAPTURE OF PENINSULA   YANKS IN POSITION TO RAIN SHELLS ON CORREGIDOR

WELLSBORO HONOR ROLL   Pupils Who Had An Average Of B Or For Fifth Six Weekes.

THE WELLSBORO HONOR ROLI   The Following Have An Average Of B Or Better For The Fourth Six Weeks.

Dies at Flora Thurs.   CARROLL COUNTY ‘HONOR ROLL FOR SECOND PERIOD

Enemy Troops Leap from Cliffs To Surrender on Okinawa—Gains Widened

Japs Jump Off Cliffs On Okinawa   Japs Report Minelayers Sweep Channel Off Balikpapen   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press War Editor

Japanese Troops Surrendering ia Okinawa Battle   Enemy Claims Task Force Moves On Miyako Island

Japs Quit By Hundreds In Okinawa Battle End; B-29's Hit Three Cities   Task Forces, Transports Reported Moving Toward Miyako Island; Yanks Advance Rapidly  In Philippines’ Drive

Hint New Invasion Of Ryukyus   Japs Say 100 U.S. Transports Massed For Attack As Oki‘nawa Fight Nears End

OKINAWA BATTLE IS NEARING END IN NIP DEFEAT   Two American Officers Lost As Pacific War Swings Into Broader Phases

Nippons Fear Invasion of Miyako isle   Report Large Force Moving on Another in the Ryukyu Group

ANOTHER YANK mat MOVE IS SEEN BY JAPS   Enemy Troops Plunge From Cliffs, More  Surrendering

Hundreds Of Jans Captured; Many Suicides   American Troops And Tanks Break Through To South Shore; Big  Transport Force Seen

Okinawa Defenses Fall. Japs Jump Off Clitts, Surrender by Hundreds

FLAMES VISIBLE 19 MILES AFTER RAIDS BY B-29'S   Jap Troops Jumping Off Cliffs As Americans Win Stretch of Okinawa Coast

Japanese Say 2 Task Forces Now on Prow   Bitter Fight -For Okinawa Virtually Ended

Report 100 Transports Ready as Task Forces  'Move Toward Islands

U.S. Task Forees Said Advancing On Miyako Isl   Nipponese Soldiers Leap To Death From Clifis: Nip Cities Again Bombed

One City Finished Of as Target in One Fortress Raid   Okinawa Campaign Now Virtually at End; Pacific War News

Okinawa Battle Virtually Over As Beaten Enemy Leaps From Cliffs to Death

Cornered Japs Leaping From Okinawa Cliffs   Battle In Mopping Ur Phase; Hundreds Are Now Surrendering

House Passes to Final Reading Bill To Outlaw the Closed Shop in Texas

Trip ip Booked By DeGaulle   W il. ‘Confer Shortly W ith U.S. President

Finance Bill Before Senate   Neumeier Amendment Fails To Get Approval

Board Chairman Awaits Reply   emands Properties Returned To Company

Senate Committee Votes For Action Against Falzone   No Vestize of Reason

Disciplinary Action Asked For Falzone   Senate Inyéstigating Group Recommends After Month Hearing

REDS OPEN DRIVE. IN EAST PRUSSIA; GAIN FOUR MILES   Hurl Back Nazis in Pocket Below Koenigsberg as They Move On Three Strongholds.   SOVIET ADVANCE WEST OF ODER IS REPORTED   Reuters Says Russians Have Cracked “One of Main German Lines” in Berlin’s Outer Defenses.

Russians Roll Back Trapped Nazis Along 17-Mile Front In New East Prussian Drive

American Marines Battle for Possession of Last Three Airdromes Qn Island of Iwo

LAST: AIRFIELD ON IWO ISLAND UNDER ATTACK   MARINES NOW CONTROL TWO(THIRDS OF ISLAND AND PUSHING FORWARD  {AGAINST ENEMY

TWO-THIRDS OF IWO CAPTURED   Yanks Battling For Last Airfield Jap Losses Described as Terrific

WINTRY SIEGE MAY CONTINUE   New Cold Air Mass Moving - Down From Centrai Canada to Midwest.

US Guardianship For Atomic Energy Asked ByS Senator  ase ee om ee 4m ee A > Li em   Proposes Board  Of Six Members

McMahon Bill Would Protect Atomic Energy   Measure To Be Introduced By Connecticut Solon Calls For 6-Man Board

Cooking Fats, Bacon Rations Cut in Britain   Cuited States Moves To Speed Supplies To Liberated Nations

LESS FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BRITAIN   Bacon Ration Being Cut 25 Percent And Cooking Fats Are Reduced By Half

Rations for Britons Reduced as Their Part In the Struaale Aaqainst World Food Shortage

BRITAIN CUTS BACON RATION 25 PER CENT   People to Get Less Cooking Fats— Must Stretch Clothing Coupons Additional Month.

President Pays Visit To Frankfur   Troops Reviewed During Conference With Eisenhower

Soft Coal Contract Is Given Okay As Anthracite Dispute Goes To War Labor Board

FORD GANADIAN PLANT RE-OPENS   LONG STRIKE ENDS AS WORKERS RETURN

GOMPANION BILLS ARE INTRODUCED   Would Permit- Penalty for Parents Whose Children Become Involved in Juvenile Delinquency Action

DELE FOR sce OF PEACE CHARTER   President To Address Fina Plenary Session Of Conference Tuesday

TRUMAN WILL GIVE ADDRESS TO DELEGATES   DELAY IN WORD FROM Mos COW MAY RESULT IN FOR,  MAL SIGNING BEING : POSTPONED

FRISCO PARLEY NEARS FINAL SESSIONS   Charter Framed by 50 Nations to Be Affirmed Today

MAKES DEMA THAT JAPS ACT IN -SURRENDE}   “MacARTHUR.. MAKES DEMAND THAT JAPANESE FOLLOW _ OUT Hid’ PLANS FOR OF FICIAL. SURRENDER   By HOWARD HANDLEMAN  Tatipnatingati awn Cacleu

DEMANDS QUICK COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS   Loses Patience as Nips Ask Him to End Russian Advance

RUSSIANS ALREADY USING GERMAN MEN AND WOMEN TO HELP RESTORE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY NAZIS

—NAZI: LABOR—  Russia U Uses .  Naz Labo:   About:70;000 In Romania Already. Removed’ To Soviet ‘Union —      - By JOHN-N- HIGHTOWER  /Asgociated Press Diplomatic iS: hrawe: Dalian

Nazi Labor Helps Clean Up Balkans   70,000 GERMANS FROM RUMANIA TAKEN TO SOVIET UNION

German Labor Sent fo Russia   Soviet to Rebuild War-Wrecked Cities

Germans Removed To Soviet Union   Policies Carried Out For Nazis to Clean Up, Rebuild War-Torn Land

Soviets Forcing Nazis To Build Ruined Cities   170,000 From Romania, Yugoslavia Now In Soviet

Soviets Already Using 70,000 German Workers To Rebuild Ravaged Nation

Reds Already Taking Nazis Into .Russia   ‘Soviets Using Enemies To Help Rebuild Cities

GEARS WILL REBUILD USSR   Nazis Sent Into Russia Tc Help Clean Up War  Wrecked Cities

Russia Deports German Labor  Thousands Sent From Conquered Nations

Soviets Moving Germans to Balkans To Help Rebuild War-Wrecked Cities

Soviet Policy Of Using Germans For Cleanup Job May Be Truman Headache

Reds. Force Nazi Labor   Will Make Gerinuins “Rebuild War Ruins.

DOESN'T KNOW OF COMPLAINT      Ross tgndrant of Protests From Troops About Shipping to Pacific.

Truman Hasn’t Received Complaints On Redeployment From ETO Veterans   PROTESTS

Brussels Is Most Unbelievable City Of War; Picturesque Belgian Capital Lures British Soldiers

GUE WOE MALE ON GER GE BILL   Way Clear for Vote on Changes to Prevent ylallace Heading Bank

COMPROMISE MAL ON GEORGE BILL:   Way Clear for Vote on Changes to Prevent Wallace Heading Bani

Battle Looms on Reorganization   Senate Split on Government Plan

Bill Proposes Right to Alter Federal Setur   Factions at Odds Over. Committee’s Draft of Measure

SENATE BATTLE LOOMING OVER REORGANIZING GOVERNMENT   Some Want More Agencies Left Intact, Others Consolidation

Nimitz Arrives  Off Tokyo Shore   MacArthur Prepares for Mass Landings, Naval Base Inspected; San Dievo First Vessel to Dock

STAGE IS SET FOR THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN   Adm. Nimitz Reaches Tokyo Bay; Gen. MacArthur Waits on Okinawa

Allied Leader To Leave Okinawa on Thursday With 18,150 Troops; First . Invasion of Conquered Jap Empire

LLOYD GEORGE PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT   Prime Minister Of Britain During First World War

LLOYD GEORGE DIES IN SLEEP   FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WAS 82 VEARS OLO

Lloyd George Loses His Race With Death   British Statesman Had Hoped To Live To See Second Victory Over Germans

NEW OHIO PARKS ARE ENDORSED   Pensions for Judges Argued Before Committee

TO DEBATE CODE BILLS MONDAY   House Passes Increase in Workman's Benefits

Increase Hog Support Price   Request Farmers To Hike Fall Production To 18 Percent

1S: SUPPORT PRICE, "$13 PER HUNDRED ~ POUNDS ON-HOGS   ction Taken to-Increase the ‘Supply of Pork for~ the Spring and ‘Summer. .       “FORMERLY WAS. $12:50   Request That Farmers. In: ‘erease Fall Production‘of Pigs 18 Per Cent.

EXTRA!   Increase Hog Support Price Today To $13   WFA Grants Increase I Price In Effort T. Increase Supply O Pork During 1946

AACHEN NAZIS MOAN OVER 12 LONG YEARS   Louis P. Lochner Finds War Chagrined Survivors Abhor  Memories

RISE OF FUEHRER CALLED. TRAGEDY   Aachen Residents Observe Anniversary by Curs- ina Noziism

12 Long Years of Nazi Rule Leaves Germans Sullen  Citizens of Aachen Curse Hitler While Eyeing Ruined City

Baby Theft In Ohio Involves Woman, Report   Marion Officials Arrest a Woman for Disappearance of Baby from Crib in Hospital Ward.

Arrest Made In Kidnaping Of Ohio Baby   Police Believe Six-Day-Old Infant Is Safe

‘Woman Is Held In Kidnaping   Soldier Father Again Quizzed By Authorittes.

WOMAN IS HELD FOR KIDNAPING BABY AT MARION   Veil of Mystery Is Partly Lifted — Soldier Father Clear of Implications

WOMAN SEIZE IN PROBE OF KIDNAP CASE   Physicians To Examine Suspect To Determine Truth Of Story

NAZIS DONATE -> TO RED CROSS   MLA. PRISONERS. IN ono CAMPS' CONTRIBUTE TO " INTERNATIONAL RELIEF WORK -

U. S. Formally Turns Off Flow Of Lend-Lease   Plans Loans To Allies For U. S. Purchases

LOANS TO ALLIES TO TAKE PLACE OF LEND-LEASE AID   Crowley Details Plans Under  Which Money Will Be Advanced for Purchases in United States.   40 BILLIONS POURED OUT IN FOUR YEARS   Munitions, Food and Supplies of Every Sort Sent Abroad During Operation of Program.

SAN FRANCISCO FEELS QUAKES  ~*~ pear Ste a eretPow er Often OUT ¢eTts.

RUHR INDUSTRIAL REGION = VITAL TO GERMAN ARMIES   RUHR 19 NOW ONLY MAIOR GOAL AND IRON AREA LEP? THE NAZIS

RUSSIA, FRANCE APPROVES WORLD SECURITY PACT   DeGaulle On Way to Washington With Official Document; Yanks in France Get Bonus.

Fall Of Rangoon Hailed As Greaf British Victory   Seizure Of Famed City May Mark Conclusion Of Burma Campaign

BRITISH TROOPS NOW FIGHTING INSIDE RANGOON   B-29s Attack Airfields ir Lower Japan; Extend Wedge on Okinawa

British Drive Into Rangoor To Trap Foe   City’s Capture Means Virtual Finish of Hard Campaign

British Smash Into Rangoon In Burma Sector  Australians Drive To Air Base  In Borneo Assault

British Troopers Drive on Rangoor   Swift Developments Reported In Campaign Against Japanese

American Generals Admit Replacing Units of “Exhausted” Marines and Army Veterans.

British Smash Their Way Into City Of Rangoon  Fall Of Capital Woulc Virtually End Campaigr

RANGOON FALLS TO BRITISH ON PACIFIC FRONT   Burman Campaign Reaches Climax; Islands And Atrfields Blasted

British Troops Smash Into Burma City of Rangoon   Aussies, Yanks Gain on Borneo, Okinawa Island

British Troops EnterRangoor   B-29s Attack Jap Island of Kyushu   Aussies Try to Get Borneo Airstrip

Follow Up To Twin Landing South Of City   Burmese Capital Important to British in Drive Toward Singapore

British Storm  Rangoon   End to Burmese Campaign in Sight; Yanks Crack Okinawa Lines; Aussies Gain in Borneo

= PACIFIC— s  Yanks Cut Okinawa:      Picked Australians Slash Ahead Th Fighting On ‘Borneo ,

BRITISH DRIVE INTO RANGOON   Burma Campaign Virtually Ended; Seek Air Base  On Borneo

Rangoon Captured In British Attack   Campaign in Burma, Thus, All But Ended as Aussies Press Conquest of Borneo and Yanks Beat Japs Back in Corner On Okinawa as Relief Troops Pour In

INVASION OF TARAKAN IS CONFIRMED   American Advances On Mindanao, Okinawa  Are Reported

BRITISH SOLDIERS SHASH INTO RANGOON IN BURMA CAMPAIGN  LAND, SEA AND AIR ACTIVITY CONTINUES HIGH IN PACIFIC SECTOR

British Push Into Rangoon  To Trap Japs   Fall Of Great Base Will End Burma War: Yanks Gain On Okinawa

British Smash Into Rangoon   Supposedly Defended By 30,000 Trapped Japs: Near Burmese War End.

BRITISH DRIVE INTO RANGOON   30,000 Japs Are Believed To Be Trapped in Burmese Capital

Unemployment Measure Urgec  By Presiden   Tells Congress Leader: Brondest Possibie Conv pensation Shonld Be Expedited

County Council  Will Meet Soon   Special Appropriations For Pay, Appointments on Schedule

Special Session For County Body   Council to Consider Additional Appropriations October 29

Big Gamble Has Failed   Major Factor Was Von Rundstedt’s Underestimation of Fighting Ability of 1st Army

Wyoming County Negro, 'James Chambers, 33, Is Hanged For Rape - Slaying

U.S. Airman Murdered By Jap Officer   Had Parachuted Onto Koror Island

GRUESOME TALE OF BESTIALITY OF JAPS TOLD BY PRISONERS  AMERICANS AND ENGLISH  ‘LIBERATED FROM FILTH OF HIDDEN JAP CAMP

SOME BEATEN OTHERS TIED FOR HOURS   ‘Bits Placed In Mouths 01 Men To Insure Silence   95 AMERICANS   Among Those Freed From Hidden Concentration Camp At Yokohama

Prison Life In Japan Chain Of Gruesome Deeds   Hidden Concentratior Camp Revealed To Be Scene Of Bestial Enemy Atrocities

FREED YANKS TELL TALES OF TORTURE   Japs Beat Them, Tied Their Hands Behind Their Backs and Made Them Wear Metal Bits for Long Periods.

Americans In Hidden Concentration Camp Relate Tales Of Jap Bestiality

Saw One Man Beaten To Death   Seven Die. Of Malnutrition; Some Spit On In Streets: Bits Put In Mouths

YANK PRISONERS REVEAL HORRORS OF NIP SAVAGERY  FARAFA FTA 4EAADCLI I   FORCED TO MARCH IN STREETS AS CROWDS JEERED AND CLUBBED

‘We Forget...  ore Stories ‘Japanese uly Unfold  ‘eed American Nennare Tall   ed American isoners Tell f Foe's Beastiality

Many Compelled to Wear Metal Bits in :Mouths;, One Beaten to Death.

SAW ONE OF GROUP BEATEN. TO DEATH   Allied Prisoners Tell of Gruesome Treatment by the Japs   BITS IN THEIR MOUTHS

Freed Yankees Tell Torture at Hands of Jap:   Spat Upon, Beaten, Forced to Wear Metal Bits In Mouths

Starved, Spat On, Beaten By Jap Civilians   95 Allies Tell: of Forced Marches; Bits In Mouths, Varied Torture

95 AMERICANS FOUND IN DIRTY HIDDEN CONFINE   Saw One Man Beaten To Death; Were Spit On In Streets; Metal Bits Put In Their Mouths; Beaten Into Numbness.

BIT TREATMENT’ AND WET ‘EATINGS AMONG TORTURES BY JAPS ON CAPTURED FLIER

Prisoners Report On Jap Brutality   One Man Beaten to Death, Seven Torture Administered to American: Nie af Malnutrition: Continuous

Captives Bare Life in Enemy Horror Camp   Gruesome Stories Of Bestiality Told By Yank Prisoners

Horror In Jap Camps Spreading  Teacher Stands Amer ican Flier Before Chil

Prisoners Beaten, Wore Metal Gags, Starved To Death   Fliers Mobbed As Japs Marched Them Throuah Town:

Tales of Jap Brufality Grow In Gruesomeness   Stories From Hidden Concentration Jail Hardly Believable

Tales Of Japan Bestiality Told  Most Gruesome   Men Beaten to Death and Some Die of Malnuirilion in Prison Canips,  American Reports

Men Freed From Filth Of Hidden Camp Tell Of Beatings And Other Forms Of Torture

MANY CAPTIVES MADE TO WEAR BITS IN MOUTHS   Men Rescued From Hidden Camp Saw Eight Die At Hands Of Nipponese

Disclose Horrible Details of Brutal Treatment by Japs   Reports Still Pouring in From Men Rescued From Prison Camps

Liberated Allies Saw ‘Man Beaten To Death, 7 Die of Malnutrition

Most Gruesome Story of Japs’  Bestial Manners  Tale from 95 Yanks, 8 Britons  After Rescue

TELL OF MORE HORRORS IN NIP PRISON CAMP   One Beaten to Death: Forced to March Through Angry Mobs

Americat’ in Concealed Jap Concentration Camp Reveal Gruesome Details4

JAP BESTIALTY TO YANKS BARED JAD Seo nlhl* TO YANKS BARED  ' FORCED TO WEAR METAL BITS

VA Hospital Probers Call Army Officers   Abuse Of Patients Being {nvestiqated

Teen-Age Draft Halt Demanded  Draft Law Revisions Now Up for Discussion

Demand Halt Of Teen-Age Draft   Lawmakers to Ask For Quick Study Of All Induction Needs

Two Congressmen Demand End To Teen-Age Draft As House Committee Meets On Issue

Two Congressmen Insist  Demand Immediate Stop To Teen-Age Inductions

Demand Halt To Induction Teen Agers In Future   Kilday Says 18-19 Year Olds Should Be Permittes To Complete Education,

Urge G.0.P. make bid for leadership  ~ Must heed cries of ‘little people’

REPUBLICANS RAP TRUMAN POLICIES   G, O. P, CALLED ON AT CHICAGO TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR NATION,

RAP POLICIES OF PRESIDENT   Party Heads Call For A Determined Bid For Leadership   By D. HAROLD OLIVER

Martin Calls Upon Republican ‘Party fo Make Determined ‘Bid for National Leadership

Republicans Assail Truman Foreign ‘Policies And Call For GOP Power

Speaker Hits Foreign And Home Policies   Every Skirmish On Diplomatic Front Lost, GOP Says

Party Told To Bid For Lead   Republicans Assail Tru. man’s Foreign, Domestic Policies

Republicans Hit Truman Policies, Ask Own Party To Correct Faults

Will Introduce ‘New Legislation   Fail To Immediately  End Selective Service

UNUCONFIRMED REPORT SAYS HITLER PLANS MURDER ALLIED PRISONERS — IE PEACE PROPOSALS ARE REJECTED ©

Hitler Planning to Kill Prisoners If Armistice Refused, Says Report

TWO TEXAS HEROES LEAVE THURSDAY FOR HOME CELEBRATIONS   HISTORIC MILITARY CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HONOR. ED THIRTEEN GENERALS

NEWS POLICY GIVEN TRUMAN APPROVAL   Calls for Complete Flow of “All Possible information To Press, Radio.

BRITISH UNITS HIT INDONESIA   Open All-Out Attack At Soerabaja Base

BRITISH OPEN ATTACK ON SOERABASA   Java Insurgents Defy Ultimatum, Battle Is Begun

Trial of Falzone by State Senate Is Expected to Be Proposed Today

ROME PRESS CRITICIZES * BIG THREE FORMULA FOR ITAUAN PEACE Tpeaty

NEAR MUTINY ABOARD TRAIN   SAILORS THREATEN TO LEAVE TRAIN AT FORT WAYNE BE-* CAUSE OF CONDITIONS

Blue Expected fo Sign Tax Bill  School Code Forces Fearful of Effect

Army Fiscal Section Marked By Diamond-Shaped Insignia;  Keeps Busy Sorting Currency

[Origin of Diamond-Shaped Insignia 'OFf Fiscal Section of Army Unknown

RECONVERSION PLANS SHELVED   New Order By WPB Expected In Few Days

NELSON'S PLAN ON THE SHELF   Former WPB Boss’ Ideas on Reconversion Definitely On Way Out

> NO PACTS “NATIONS MADE   “U. S. Officials Inform French No Secret Accords Reached

U.S. Tells France Secret Pact Won't Rule Freed Areas   French Are Reassured As Their Relations With  America Slip Lower

French-U. S. Relations — Regarded on Downgrade   Washington Studies De Gaulle ‘Refusal  To Meet President; ‘No Secret Accords

U. 5. IRKED BY ATTITUDE OF FRENCH HEAD      Nation Told no Secret Agreements Made at Yalta

France Reassured: On Agreements Made at Yalta   U.S. - French Relations Not Aided by Snub Given President

FRENCH-AMERICAN RELATIONS DECLINE   PARIS ASSURED BIG-3 MADE NO SECRET PACTS TO RULE LIBERATED AREAS.

De Gaulle Snub OfFDR Studied   Franee: Assured Big. Three Made No Secret Pact

Senator Flays Military Body   ‘Charges Sabotage Of Manpower Bill

Says Work Bill ls Sabotaged  _ Johnson of Colorado Blames War Dept.

Labor Draft Bill Change Is Attacked   War Department Is Accused of Sabotage by Demo Senator

W ork-Or-Jail Bill Sabotaged By  W ar Department, Senator Claims

THINKS SERVICE BILL SABOTAGED   Johnson Charges Executive Branch With ‘Dirty DoubléCrossing’

Double Cross On Service Act Charged   Senator Johnson Says War Department Has Switched Sides

CHARGES LABOR DRAFT SABOTAGED   COLORADO SENATOR SAYS SHIFT OF WAR- OFFICE STAND DESTROYS BILL.

Work or Jail Bill Sabotaged,  Senator Declares  Johnson Accuses  War Department Pe a

Senator Charges Doublecross on Labor Bill   Says War Cabinet Has Crossed Up Military Committee

President to Make An Important Announcement At Hometown Celebration

President Truman to Make i\Momentous’ Announcement on Arrival in Missouri

PRESIDENT WILL GREET HIS OLD ‘ FRIENDS TODAY   Chief Executive Will Moke ‘Important’ Announcement At Independence, Mo.

Truman Plans Announcement   Described As Import ant: Will Be Made In _ Inde pendence. Mo,

President Truman to Make His Most Important Statement This Afternoon

PRESIDENT LEAVES CAPITAL OF UTAH ENROUTE TO RECEIVE ACCLAIM OF HIS HOME FOLKS   Press Secretary Reveals That Imminent Disclosures Will Be Made At Press Conference During the Late Afternoon   URGES EARLY RATIFICATION OF CHARTER

Truman Heading For Home Town   Most Important Announcement To Be Made At Independence Today.

PRESIDENT 10 ISSUE PRESS REPORT AT FOUR   Chief Makes Unannounced Overnight Stop at Salt Lake City

TRUMAN LISTS “IMPORTANT” DECLARATION:   No Hints Given Of News Scheduled For Press Conference At 5 P. M.

Truman Promises Important News On Arrival Home   President Leaves Salt Lake City By Plane for Independence, Mo.   HOME TOWN PLANS ALL-OUT WELCOME   Whitehouse Silent on Nature Of Announcement to Be Made Later Today

TRUMAN PLANS ANNOUNCEMENT   Promsies Important News Release in Independence

‘Truman To Issue ‘Most Important’ Announcement   President Leaves Utah Capital After Overnight ‘Rest Stop’ To Receive ‘Acclaim of Homefolk of Independence

Truman Promises Important Word  Announcement to Be Made at Independence

Truman Bach in Missouri   Hurries From Plane at Kansas City By Car to Independence For Visit

President Heads For Frisco To  Address Parley   Truman Pays Visit To Portland On Way To Make Peace Plea

Without Giving  Hint of Contents, His Secretary Says It Is Most Important

President Has Important News Later Today   Most Important Announce ment He Has Yet Made, Savs Secretary.

Truman Arrives On First Visit To Home State   “Important” News To Be Disclosed At Press Conference

Truman Comes Home   Back at Independence, Missouri Today for . Brief Visit; to Make ima portant Announcement

Truman Is Visiting Home Folks   Rest Stop at Salt Lake Last Night Enroute From Frisco

TRUMAN HAS ANIMPORTANT REVELATION   Described as One of His Top Announcements to Date, News Will Be Given at His Home in Independence Today.

Truman in Kansas City then Leaves *For Independence   Tours Business Districts in Open  Car; Hint Important Announcement Camince

Important Announcement To Be Made By Truman At Mo. Conference Today

President Flies To Missouri After §. L. Visit  He Rests Overnight

Chief Executive To Make Special Announcement   Undisclosed Report To Be Made at Press Meet in Independence

Truman to Break Vital News Flash   President to Hold Press Conference In Home Town

Truman Will Give Bio News Today   President Plans Most Important Announcement of Administration At Dice BHame Town

Home State Welcomes President   Truman Scheduled To Make Important Announcement At Independence

Plans Press Conference in Home Town   Truman to Get Big Welcome in Independence, Me.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN SPENT LAST NIGHT IN SALT LAKE CITY   It Was an Unannounced “Rest Stop” While En Route to Independence, Mo.   WILL HOLD HOMECOMING   He Will Have an Important Announcement to Make at 4 o’Clock Today.

News Parley In Hometown  Is Scheduled   No Clue Is Given Concerning Story To Be Revealed

MARS FLYING BOAT SHATTERS RECORDS   Huge Plane Carried 419,332 Pound:  Of Carge And 473 Passengers Last Month

Yule Tree Fire Kills 5 Children   Victims Trapped on Top Floor of Home

§ Children Victims Of Christmas Fire   Blazes. Destroy Home; Parents, Other 4 Youngsters Escape

TEXAS WON FREEDOM 109 YEARS AGO TODA) AT SAN JACINTO  PEOPLE OF STATE CELEBRATING OWN PRIVATE HOLIDAY SATURDAY

WLB DISCIPLINES STRIKING WORKERS   Suspends. Shift Premium, Vacation Set-up. ‘at Goodyear Plants :

PENALTY PUT ON STRIKERS   WLB Suspends Shift Prem: iums, Vacations For  Rubber Workers

WLB Acts To Seitle Strikes   Suspends Premium, Vacation Provisions

Rubber Workers Penalized   Vacation, Shift Premium Agreements Suspended; Walkout Spreads

54,000 Idle Over Nation, Survey Shows   Rubber Workers Are Ordered to Return To Jobs in Plants

Workers Lose Shift Premiums And Vacations   Many Men Are Expected To Be Called for Military Duty  

Si Ciscid ine in “ire Scrixe; 77 os Aecsin ’.’”. aver le iveries

WLB Disciplines Akron Strikers   Nearly All Glass Men Back on Their Jobs

38,000 Resume Their Work In Struck Plants   But 50,100 Others Remain Idle In Widespread Disputes.

Disciplinary Action Is ~ Taken Against Strikers ~ By WLB;54,000 Off Job  

Stern Action  Taken To Halt  Akron Strike Shift Premiums,  Vacation Provision:  Suspended by WLB

Survivors Of Houston Tell Of Torture:   Starvation, Disease And Jap Cruelties Tool Lives Of 20,000 Out Of 56,000 War Prisoners

20,000 Allied PWs Died Of Starvation Disease And Brutality      Official Documents, Made Public For First Time, Describe Fiendish Barbarism Of Foe; Captured Pilot’s Head Is Hacked Off

CHARGES NIPS VIOLATED ALL HUMANE LAWS   Promises Japs Guilty Of War Crimes Will Be Punished

Truman Almost — Unknown      Rises From Obscurity Of Missouri Farm to Pinnacle By Unbelievable Political Luck

TRUMAN NOW IN THIRD JOB NOT DESIRED   The Man Who Is President Would Have Been Content to Let Others Fill His Posts, to Play Lesser Role Himself.

Truman, a Poor Country Boy, Rises to Highest Position  Former Missouri Farm Lad Unheard Of in Palfitieal Cirelac 12 Yaars Aaa

He Always Plowed A Straight Row. ....  Truman, “Plain Country Boy,’ Takes Presidency In Hour Of Grave Crisis

EXPECT FIGHT ON DRAFT LAY   White House-Congress Harmony May End Over Killing Measure

Urge Truman’s Draft Attitude   Political ‘Honeymoon’ Of President's With Congress May Come To End.

Fight Expected Over Draft Law  Truman’s “Honeymoon” With Congress May End When Solons Reconvene

Truman’s Ideas On Draft, Peacetime Military Training May Test Political Truce   Draft Act Ceases To Exist-Next May 15; May Be Terminated By President, Conaress

+ PENDING CONGRESSIONAL BILLS TO KILL DRAFT LAW MAY BRING END TO TRUMAN'S POLITICAL HONEYMOON

TRUMAN-CONGRESS HARMONY MAY BE SPLIT BY DRAFT   Predict President’s Attitude on Draft Law Will Regulate Degree of Harmony E-xisting Now

See Honeymoon End for Truman Over Draft Act  President Likely to Cross Swords with

See Honeymoon End for Truman Over Draft Act  Dracidant Likely to   President Likely to Cross Swords with Congress on Matter

Tors were ” i arac TRULHUIE 1 Ub  Fight on Draft  ‘Honeymoon’ With Congress May End, Du  Ta Varinneces nt Viowe

Truman-Solons’ Polifical Accord End Is Forecast  Sentiment Divided On Draft Act Fate

Draft Views Of Truman  May Decide Popularity   ‘Honeymoon’ Ends ~ When Congress  Reconvenes.

Early End To Draft Is Predicted    Political ‘Honeymoon’ Of President Triman Hinges Gi Atihide

Congress-Truman Harmony Dangles   President’s Attitude Toward Continuance o! Droft Act Watched

Battle Is Brewing Over Ending Draft   President Wants It Continued To Relieve Fighting Men Overseas But Many Congressmen Want To Save Mustering Out Costs by Cutting Inductions

THREE LIMBS LOST BY OHIO DOUGHBOY   He Is Only One in Army Tc Suffer That Much

Himmler Reported Purging Nazi Party To Defend Berlin With Fanatic Army. -

U. S. LANDING CRAFT LOST AT IWO JIMA   Jap Shore Batteries Score Number of Hits on Vessel—Casualthes Not Announced

Assembly Works On Program   Governor Lays Down Bulk of Plans in Many Bills

Martin Military-Like Methods Spur Action. On Legislative Prosram

CHINESE, SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS ARE DIFFICULT   No Comment Made On Russia's Permitting Troops in Manchuria

SOLDIER BALLOT COUNT SET FOR NOVEMBER 16TH   Needed to Settle But Few Contests; Light Vote Deplored

COSMO CLUB PLANS ITS STREET FAIR FOR NEXT MONTH   Will Be on a Larger Scale Than Last  Year

COSMO CLUB WILL BOOST THE SALE OF WAR LOAN BONDS   Garden Ctub to Feature Conservation at Next Meeting

Yank Air iT Norio rity gupulivilly  Dooms Jans   ‘They'lt Live to Regret Pearl Harbor, Gen. Arnold Avers

JAP INDUSTRY CAN'T SURVIVE RAIDS--ARNOLI   Nimitz Silent on Gigantic Operation Against Nips Off French Indo-China

Wrecking of Jap Industry "By American Aerial Blows  Predicted by Gen. Arnolc   Enemy Will Wish Airplane Nev ex Had Been Invented, He Tells Sojourners 

Gen. Arnold Declares Nips Will Wish “They’d Never Heard of Pearl Harbor

Jap Industry Not To Survive: U.S. Air Blows:   General H. H, Arnold Says “We'll Make Them Wish Airplane Had Never Reen Invented”?

Revolutionary Weapon Ex* pected To-End All Wars; Could Destroy Civilization

WORLD AGOG OVER NEW ATOMIC BOMB   Japs Face Obliteration or Immediate Surrender.

SUNSET LIMITED WRECKED IN TEXAS   Nine Cars Hurled Off Track In Outskirts Of Houston Today

Washington And World Await Arrival Of Communication After Report From Tokyo

DISCUSSIONS WITH UNION   Deadlock Continues in General Motors Strike, However

REFINERY MEN FAVOR STRIKE   See Shutdown of District Refineries by Sunday Following Vote

JAPANESE SACKED  BEAUTIFUL CHINESE  CITY OF KWEILIN CITY OF HALF MILLION  PEOPLE RAVAGED WITH CREAT THOROUCHNESS

ALLIED WARSHIPS AND PLANES HAMMER NIPPON’S DEFENSES  DISASTROUS WEEK-END COST ENEMY OVER 400

Naval Guns, Planes Rip Main Island   Warships Shell Hamamatsu; 400 Nip Vessels K. O.’d Over Week End.

Japs Are Without rirst Line Ships To Oppose Attack   Powerful Allied Fleet Roams the Pacific at Will

Nearly 1,500 Carrier Planes Followed Pre-Dawn Bombing: 148 Jap Aircraft Destroyed   American Warship Have Gone Undamaged in Three Week of Raiding Japan; Japs Claim Two U. S. Ships Sunk Off Okinawa During Recent Attack by Nips

Carrier Planes Raid Jap Capital Sector; Fleet Shells Rail Hub   Damage or Destroy 400 Nip Vessels Over Week End in Daring Blows On Nipponese

rs 500 Raiders Hit After Fleet’ s Guns Rip Jap Rail Area   Enemy’s Last Battleship Knocked Out As Attacks Take Terrific Toll; Fliers Strike Almost Unopposed; Six Of Warned Cities Lashed By B-29’s

Allies Bomb Jap Air Defense, RR  Transportation   More Than 400 Ships Destroyed Or Damaged

ALLIED WARSHIPS AND PLANES HAMMER NIPPON’S DEFENSES  DISASTROUS WEEK-END COST ENEMY OVER 400 SURFACE CRAFT

400 Enemy Ships Lost,  Damaged   Lnits of Powerful Allied Fleet Shell Enemy Targets With Slight Opposition

1.500 BOMBERS FOLLOW UP PRE-DAWN BOMBARDMENT BY HAMMERING NIP INDUSTRIES   Without Single First Line Destroyer To Oppose Them, Allied Fleet Units Shell Railway Bottleneck of Hammatsu Near Tokyo   TEN V‘ARS!IHPS LISTED AMONG THOSE SENT DOWN

RAIL CENTERS HEAD LIST FOR ALLIED STRIKES   More Than 406 Jap Ships Are Destroyed by Heavy Bombardment

U.S. Airmen Rain Bombs On Mainland   Warships Smash 400 Enemy Craft In Heavy Assault

Enemy Navy Gone, Allied Fleets Shell Important Centers Without Opposition; Planes Renew Deadly Assault on Cities ©

100 Japanese Ships Sunk Or Damaged During WeekEnd Of Devastation   Emperor's Last  Battleship Gone   Allied Fleet Moves In To Shell Foe At Will; No U.S. Ship Damaged

400 NIP SHIPS DESTROYED OR HURT IN RAIDS   American and British Airmen Continue to Ruin Jap Planes

Allied Fleet Units Continue To Blast Air And Rail Bases; 1,500 Carrier Planes Active

Hamamatsu, Key Ratiway Point Shelled   Land Transportation, Air Installations, Shipping Hard Hit in Devastating Weekend Attacks

Ships Bombard Hamamatsu  Over An Hour   1.500 Carrier Planes Follow Up Bombardment By  Hammering Airdromes.   STRAFE FREIGHTERS

RENEW ATTACKS AS ULTIMATUM IS TURNED DOWN   Three Generals Tell of Destruction to Come in Radio Broadcasts; Leave Naval Base Littered

Air Defense and Rail Transportation Hit Today After a Devastating Week-End Campaign.   NO OPPOSITION FROM FIRST LINE WARSHIPS   Shelled the Railway Bottleneck of Hamamatsu, Southeast of Tokyo for More Than an Hour Today.

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Billion Dollars Of Government Goods Surplus   Government Rubber Production, Aircraft Ownership Reveals Need for Determined Policy

Expect House To Kill Rider On OPA Bill      Cost-Plus Amendment ~ Wasn't Considered  Serious Move

PRICE CONTROL AGT ASSAILED   Amendment Designed to Assure Farmers Cost-Plus Price for Produce.   IS CALLED UNWORKABLE

Cost-Plus Plan For Farmers to Be Eliminated   Administration Opposes Move for New Price System

Price Control Extended for Another Year   Amendment Tacked on by Sen. Wherry in Surprise Move

EXPECT HOUSE TOKILL FARM PRICE SURETY   Administration O pposes Surprise Price Control Amendment

O'Neal Assails Cost-Plus Price Plan as Unsound   Administration Expects House to Kill Amendment

O’Neal Assails  Amendment to Ptice Control   Farm Bureau Chief Calls Cost Plus Price ‘Unsound, Unworkable’

PRIGE CONTROL BEFORE HOUSE   Senate Passes Amendment For Cost-Plus Program

Administration ts Surprised by GOP Amendment te OPA   Looks to House to Remove Restriction Added in Senate

Cost-Plus Rider ‘Slips Into Act Prolonging OPA   Surprise Senate Amend ment May Be Deleted B;  Lower House.

Amendment To Price Control P asses Senate   But Administration Leaders Are Confident OF Knocking it Out Lu the House

Cost-Plus Amendment is Passed  OPA Continued But With’ Farmers Cisne Attanhed

House Expected To Kill ‘Amendment Guaranteeing Farmers Cost-Plus Price   Administration Leaders Call Amendment To Price Control Extension Bill “Silly”

COST PLUS FOR FARMERS ASKED   ‘But House Is Expected  ~='T> Delete Proposal

fouse May Ban ‘ost-Plus Price inFarm Produce  Amendment Catche: tavate Manning

“Silly” Amendment To Price Control#Act ‘Due To Be Killed By House

O'Neal Hits  Amendment Qi Price Control   ‘Impossible To Administer Such Provision Applying To 6 Million Farms.’   COSTPLUS PRICE

ADMINISTRATION IS CONFIDENT HOUSE T0 KNOCK OUT COST PLUS   AMENDMENT SLIPPED INTO PRICE CONTROL EX. TENSION IN SENATE

Senate Puts Cost-Plus in Control Bill   Administration Looks To House to Delete Surnrise Amendment

Leaders Predict Cost-Plus Farm Rider Defeat   Barkley Ridicules Wherry Addition As “Silly”

House Expected To Delete Surprise Price Control Cost-Plus Amendment

BIG SEA BATTLE DUE OFF LUZON   Jap Navy Must Come Out in Effort to Save Philippines

‘No Acute Food Shortage: Department of Agriculture Says  Rumors Have Been ‘Exaggerated

SGT. HENSLEY 10 SEE COMEDIANS   Abbott and Costello Send Sound Projector as Gift

PRISON PROBE REVEALS LAXITY   Convict Privileges Are ‘Cited By Attorney General

Jap Girls Go Good at J itterbugging  Instructor from Obie Aue Binns Savs Sloe- ey Oriental Beauties Better Than Americans

Japanese Chorus Girls Quick to Learn Jitterbugging, Says Instructor, U. S. Air Serqeant

Jap Girls Love Ji tterbugging — ‘And Learn Quicker Than American.

JAPANESE RADIO. SAYS: TOKYO INFORMANTS FORESEE. U. THRUST AGAINST HOMELANI

Senate Gets Set _ For Atomic Action   Forrestal Hits. Army-Navy Merger Braden tment

Aste, sto bonceneccid Micicnse:  SR enero ——  General To Aid Foreign Affairs Unit On UNRRA

Mitchell Named Inquiry Counse!   New Yerk Lawyer to Aid in Pearl Harbor Probe

Mitchell Made Chief Counsel   New Member Chosen During Closed Meeting

Big 3 Parley In Accord on Terms Draft   Plans on Settlement ir Europe To Go Before 20-Nation Group.

NAVY REPORTS LOSSES   One Hundred and Seven Ships Removed From Register

107 SHIPS OF NAVY MARKED OFF LIST   Destroyers, Subs, Patrol Boats Rejected

Navy Cuts 107 Ships From Register   Dropped Because of Loss in War or Perils of Sea

Ohio River Dropping Slowly After _ Second Worst Flood in Its History

World Joins Nation in July 4 Fete  U.S. Celebration Held in Check By War Work

4TH OBSERVED BY AMERICANS IN MANY LANDS   F ireworks. and Dances Mark Day From Berlin to Canberra

Independence {ay Is Celebrated Around the World   Many Nations Honor Part Americans  Played in War

Other Nations Newly Freea Join — Yanks In Independence Dav Fetes

Independence Day Is Celebrated Fourth Of July Is Observed  In Many Ways By Americans

World Helps Americans Celebrate:   Yanks Mark Day With New Friends. In Far-Flung Land:

INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED   Americans In Far-Flung Lands Mark Holiday;  People Remain Home

FREE HAND ASSURED FOR U.S, DELEGATES   Stettinius, However, Thinks All Will Work As Team

Plan to End Future War  Security Council   Security Council Must Meet Threats

REFUGEES TO BERLIN JAM ROADS   Signs of Panic Appearing in Nazi Capital.

EX-TAR ADMITS SLAYING BEAUTY   Youth Admits Fighting With Sunshine Girt

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Discharged Sailor Admits Strangling Girl

FACE NEW GUT IN SUGAR SUPPLIES   10,000 Tons Less Sugar Thandn April, May And June

Civilians Face Cut In Sugar   -Place Rigid Control On Stock. Distribution

SUGAR AGAIN CUT   Reduction in Supply to Civilians At Time When They Need It Most.

Veteran Red Troops Hurled Into Battle   Last Strongpoint Of Koenigsberg Pocket Attacked

Reds See Victory in East Prussia  Battle for Province   Battle for Province Fast Nearing End

REDS CUT INTO DANZIG DEFENSE      Nazis Annihilaied’ Along Frisches Haff

Russians. Slash At Danzig From South And West   Annihilation Of Germans In East Prussia Near Conclusion.

Storm Units Of Russians Are Hurled Into Battle —   -Heiligenbeil Facing "Speedy Destruction

All Freedom Shut .Off In Argentina   Whole Sections of Buenos Aires in Contral of Army

Argentine’s Fascism Is. Filling Jails   “Freedom:There is:Now Diminishing;N-Y. Time Corsespondent Reveals -

Charge Control In Argentina   Conditions Worse Than In Fascist Italy, Writer States

Says Freedom  Is Suppressed  In Argentina   New York Times Writer Declares. Conditions Worse Than Ji Fascist Italy

BEATS FASCISM   Correspondent Says Government Using War as Pretex for Harsh Civic Measures

Terror Reigns In Argentina; All Jails Full   Times Correspondent Reveals Conditions Worse Than Fascist Italy.

Freedom in Argentina Reported Choked Off By Military Dictatorship

Yankees Capture Airdrome on Mindanao Island  Infanta, Misua on Luzon’s East Cadct Ocriiniad

3 PRISONERS KILL SELVES   Russians Taken With Nazi: End Lives as Group Riots at Dix

Three Russians, POWs in U.S., Kill Themselves   Rioted with Otbers In Protest to Order Sending Them Home

ASSAILANTS BEAT KOREAN LEADER   LEFT WING PARTY MAN NOW IN SECLUSION

Korean Leader In Seclusion   Lyuh Assaulted Twice In Fight For Power

Truman Hails New Food Body   President's Letter Read at Meet of World Organization

End Of War Calls For Celebration On Mighty Battleship Missouri   Downey A. Morris, SIC. Tells of Big Time as News of Peace Reaches Ship

Belsen Beast, 10 Others Executed   Irma Grese and ‘Dog  Woman’ Die on Gallow

GOVERNOR DEWEY REVEALS PLAN 10 SEEK REELECTION   Ready to Go to Polis Next Year with No Changes in State Ticket

STORY OF GOLD STILL LIMITED   Army Tried Too Late te  Ban Report of Seizure

WORK OR FIGHT MEASURE HITS MANY BARRIERS      Effort Maes Te Force Men Into War Work In Nation Under Debate

C10 OPPOSING WORK OR FIGHT   LEGISLATION RUNS INTO SEVERAL — — SA AGS

C.I. O. Fights Work-Fight Plan; Suggests Conference   By DEAN W. DITTMER

Work or Fight Proposal Runs Into Obstacles   CIO President Urges Conference To Solve Problem

Work Or Fight Plan In Trouble   CIO Declares Law Would Be Unworkable

UNION BALKS; ~ COMMITTEEMEN © DOUBT RESULT   » Production Officials Pleased at Rush ' To War Work

Provides New With. holding Tax Rates  And Three Percent Lxemptions,

HOUSE SPEEDS TAX REDUCTION   Leaders Hope Bill Cutting Taxes $5,300,000,000 Will Pass Thursday.

House Clears Way For Speedy Action On Tax Relief Bil   Committee Asks to Have  Measure Sent to Floor  Without Change

TS R. A. Shannon Seriously Hurt   Cyclone Soldier Wounded Jan. 15

Wallace Goes Back On U.S. Payroll   Takes Oath Today as Commerce Secretary; Final Senate Debate Dull

Wallace, Like Saul, Emerges From Wilderness  Gets Half a Loaf At $15,000 a

BOMB:VICTIMS LIVE AS: GHOSTS   Tokyo Says “Most Of Ther Gradually Die”

Japs Still Scream Of Bomb Effects   Propaganda Mill Paints Drab Picture Of Effects Of Bombing Of Two Cities

Burns From Atomic Blasts Leave Victims Looking Like ‘Ghosts From Another World’

EISENHOWER — ASKS PROBI   ALLIED COMMANDER ASKS FOR OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION OF ATROCITIES BY ‘GERMANS

B-29 Commander Fuifills Promise   Stepped-Up Air Assaults on Japan Net 54 Mav Miceinne

Superforts In Record Strikes   Flew 54 Missions In Mav: Forty B-29s Fail To Return In Flights,

PRESIDENT BEING URGED 10 DELAY HIS MEETING OF LEADERS _ ADVISORS WOULD WAIT  - UNTIL AFTER SAN FRAN

FAVOR DELAY IN BIG FIVE MEET   President Truman Urged To Hold Up Any Meeting With Other Allied Nations Heads Until After Frisco Conference.

Suggest Delay In Meeting Of Allied Leaders   Postponement Until Aft. er Frisco Parley Urged On Pres. Truman.

President Urged To Delay Meeting With Allied Leader:  hime Laol MAset Wouls   Many Feel Meet Would Dim San Francisco Conference Activities

Urge Truman To Delay a Meeting With Allied Heads   Conference Now Might Affect Security Parley

FRISCO FIRST, THEN MEETING OF “BIG FIVE   President Is Urged tc Delay Conference  With Leaders

Expect jruman To Delay Talk With Big Five  San Francisco Come: First; Confident

‘President Being Urged To Delay Meeting With Allied Leaders Until After Parley

Urge Truman To Delay Talk With “Big 5”   Many In Washington Feel Conclave Would Enmbarrass Delegates To Friseo Conference

GOAL FOR MEMORIAL   Residents of Edgely Hope to Raise $40,000 for The War Memorial

Legion Posts to Honor Dead of All Wars Sunday   Ceremonies at Important Intersections Will Take Diare at 11 am.

Vets of Both  Wars Will  Participate   Ceremonies at Important Street Intersections Will Take Place on Sunday at 11 a.m. OF

NON-SUPPORT CASES IN STEADY STREAM IN COURT   In Arrears from $33. to $3962; Some Cannot Be Paid   PAROLES ARE GRANTED

'NON-SUPPORT CASES OCCUPY CO. COURT'S ATTENTION   Steady Stream of Default Cases Keeps Judge Boyer Busy   MANY EXCUSES MADE   Payments Range from $33 to $3,962; Little Chance of Them Ever Being Paid

ARMED FORCES 60 TO NORMAL DUTIES   New Brazilian Government Survives Major Politicat Crisis.

BRAZILIAN RULE SURVIVES TEST   General Finally Withdraws Threat To Quit Election

New Political. Crisis in Brazil   Linhares Overcomes  Perilous Situation;   Armed Forces Retire

New Government Of Brazil Survives Crisis     Armed Forces Are  Placed Back   On Normal Duties

Linhares Regime Survives First Crisis In Brazil   Dutra Decides To Remain In Race

Crisis Is Survived By Brazil Regime   Gen. Dutra Threatens To Withdraw Candidacy

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington - +... -- Ray Tucker ew York --- Albert N. Leman

Destruction of Jap Navy Is Tops in Humiliation   By PAUL KERN LEE

Japanese  Navy Is Dead   Amazing Event In  History of Warfare Comes As Surprising Anticlimax

Demise of Jab Navy Most Undramatic in History   BY PAUL KERN LEE

JAP NAVY DEMISE AND ANTI-CLIMAX   Even Italian Fleet, Long the Batt of Jests, Gave a Better Account of tselt.

1500 American Troops Ashore, Enemy Reports   Invading Forces Storm Island 330 Miles South Of Japan, Nip High Command Says; Navy Announces Continued Raids On Ryukyus

HID IN CAVES AND TUNNELS UNTIL AMERICAN FORCES ENTERED CITY   Yanks Still Forging Ahead However, and Tokyo Reports They Have Now Eentered Island’s Second. City—Shuri.

$12,000 in State Drafts Found Forged   Employees, Trusties-at Pen Stole, Then Signed Checks Probe Reveals

ENDORSEMENTS OF STATE DRAFTS WERE FORGED IN PRISON   Ring Including Six Convicts and 3 Penitentiary EmPloyees Is Smashed.   PROBE BY GOVERNOR   Two Guards Cashed $1,474 in Cheeks, Taking a Small   Rakeoff for Themselves.

FRESH TROOPS BATTER ENEMY DEFENSE LINES   Eastern Ancher Post Seized As Attack Aganist Naha Area Is Pressed

Yonabaru, at East End. of Jap Line, Captured   Fresh Troops Thrown Against Enemy Positions

YANKS PRES FOR KILL ON OKINAWA ISLE   BATTER LAST RESERVES IN FORMIDABLE NAHA . ZINE.   Fighting Fierce   Three-Way Assault Against Shuri Continues—Marines Busy Mopping Up.

END OF BATTLE FOR OKINAWA . APPEARS NEAT   $400-Yard Yank Advance imperils Japanese Defenses

DEATH BLOW IS DEALT YANKEE BLACK MARKET   MacArthur Clamps Down On Profiteering in Goods Obtained From American Soldiers.

Black Market Had Sprung Up In Tokyo On American Food, Candy, Blankets, Other Articles Obtained From U. S. Soldiers   CERTIFICATE MUST ACCOMPANY FUNDS

Forbids Americans To Send More Money Aboard Than Ligitimate Pay.

War Crimes Trials for 2,000 Japs Expected to Begin Within 60 Days   : MacARTHUR CLAMPS DOWN ON BLACK MART PROFITEERS

Black Market By Yanks Dealt Blow In Tokyo   MacArthur Acts To Halt Export Of Funds  From Sales

Order Bars Sending Yen From Japan   Black Market Goods Bring High Prices From Tokyo Dealers

TOKYO'S BLACK MARKET HALTED   MacARTHUR CLAMPS DOWN ON G.I. TRADING

BLACK MARKET IN TOKYO HIT   MacArthur Restricts Soldiers On Fund Exchanges

MACARTHUR MOVES UPON BLACK MARI   Bans Sending Home Any Funds by  Servicemen

MacArthur Puts Lid On Black Market In Japan   All Funds Sent Home Must Be Approved

MAC ARTHUR HITS BLACK MARKETERS   Forbids U. S. Troops Sending Funds Abroad

BLACK MARKET BLASTED BY LATEST ORDER   MacArthur Bans Sending of Fxcess Money

Asserts Scarce Items Being Sold By Servicemen   Only Legitimate Pay Allowances May Be Sent Back To States

PROFITEERS ARE PLACED UNDER BAN   Sending Abroad of Any Funds, Except Legitimate Pay Allowance, Halted.

Existed On Yank Food, Articles _   AMERICANS FORBIDDEN TO. __ = SEND HOME MORE FUNDS THAN LEGITIMATE PAY ALLOWANCE

600 Superfortresses Strike During Early Morning Hours On Honshun and Western Kynshu Teland«   HEAVY BLOW CATCHES JAPANESE OFF GUARD

Top Armada Of 600 B-29s Rains Bombs   Targets On Honshu And Kyushu Islands Hit By Incendiaries

Four Cities  lame After 600B-29 Raid   Weak Fighter Resistance Is Encountered

DROP 500,000 INCENDIARIES ON FOUR CITIES   Aussies Move On Balikpapan

New Super-Weapons Beins Prepared for U. S. Defense   War Secretary Reveals Research to Make Nation Invulnerable to Attack

Chinese Hail Unity Plan, Open Parley   Both Sides Voice Peace Hopes;  U. S. Aim Lauded

Reds, Chiang   Talking Peace   Chinese Conununist Group Arrives in Chungking

Chinese Reds Plan Peace Conferences      Hopes Held Countries’ Many Difficulties Can Be Settled

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Chinese factions acclaim Truman policy statement   New hope of peace seen as reds arrive for conference

Both Chinese Factions Laud  Truman Stand  Communist Party Is Now in Chungking

CHINESE HAIL US. POLICY AS TALKS SHAPE   ‘Both Factions Like Statement By  Truman

KILLED, 5 INURED IN OO MISHAP   Plane Crashes Auto As Crowd Views Air Show

MILITARY -AND NAVAL LEAD. ERS WONDERING IF FEACE MOVE WILL BE MADE BOON

Senate Favors Vinson Post   Aubrey Williams’ Appointment As Rural Electrification Head Dark.

Vinson Gets Quick Okay Of Senators   Committee Approval Unanimous; Williams Still May Be Rejected

VINSON 18 CONFIRMED   Is New Director of War Mobiliza~ tion and Reconversjon

VINSON CONFIRMED AS WAR MOBILIZER      Reconversion Plans Made by Byrnes Approved

Senate Approves Vinson Nomination  Named Federal Loan Administrator  ae

VINSON GIVEN SPEEDY OKAY   Committee Approves Him Unanimously Without Hearing

Vinson Choice Given Approval   Senate Puts Okay On Mobilization Chief

SENATORS LAUD VINSON CHOICE   BOWLES SPECULATED FOR STABILIZATION JOB

Gillette May Be Vinson Successot  One of Several Mentioned for Post

LABORITES QUIT _ BRITISH CABINET   Line Up Forces to Start Battle Tuesday

Army Unit per. Spies Is Unveiled         Group, ‘Mostly Japan“ese-Americans, Op: : erated So Skillfully Pacific Jap Billet : Phone Numbers Were Known

Nisei Lauded For Activity  Obtained Important Data From Japanese

EEE  Jap- -American Patrol Team Knew Foe Phone Numbers      Niseis In Secret Unit Operate So Skillfully On Pacific Battlefields That Often They Knew All About Enemy’s Tactical Operations

28 Navy Men Die in Typhoon   423 Injured, 130 Craft Were Damaged   Hurley to Return To China Post   Read Bible: Dempsey   Jap, Dying in Japan, Ordered American Son to Fight for U.S.

These Helps Soldiers Can Depend Upon      Mustering-Out Pay, Disability Pay, Education and Loans.

DISCHARGE PAY FROM $100-§300   A Few Things That The Average Soldier Can Depend On

Six West Reich Targets Blasted   6,000 Allied Planes Join in Day’s Attacks

Western Montana Blacked Out by Plane Mishap   Transport Crashes High Tension Line Near ‘Falls

News Behind The News  Copyright McUsnre Newspaper Pn scaia = oa   WASHINGTON By Ray Tucker By Doris

WAKE ISLAND HEROIC STAND IS DESCRIBED   MARINE COMMANDER DENIES HE ASKED FOR MORE JAPS

FIGHTING FOR GHOST!   Nazi Commander Refused Tc Surrender in Italy

Naval Director Of Intelligence Called To Stan  Counsel Reiterates His   Counsel Reiterates His  Decision To Withdraw. From The Case

Probers Turn   To Navy Role   Admiral Wilkinson to Take Harbor Stand Today

Probers Seek More Light On 1941 Disaster   Director Of Naval Intellij. gence To Appear As Witness

PROBERS CALL IN WILKINSON   Former Director of Naval Intelligence to Relate Pre-Attack Events

FOUR UNOPPOSED « LANDINGS MADE ON OIL-RICH ISLAND   Nipponese Are Driven From Beaches by Air-Sea Bombardment-——General Mac Arthur With Troops.   [ANKS AND BULLDOZERS FOLLOW MEN ASHORE   Gains Made on AH Fronts— Town of Victoria and Labuan Airfield Are Quickly Seized.

MacArthur And Kenney Both Ashore   Warships Cover Sunday Invasion  Of Oil Rich Island

AUSSIES MAKE HRM LANDING ON BIG ISLAND   JAPS CHASED OFF BEACHES BY HOT BOMBARDMENT

Aussie units are 13 miles from Brunei  Yanks poised in Cagavan valley

Australian Forees Establish Holds In North Borneo Areas   Invasions Made at Four Points in Brunei Bay District Under Protective Bombardment—General MacArthur Has Gone Ashore

TOWNS TAKEN BY INVADERS   Gen. MacArthur Goes Ashore Two Hours  After Landings

TROOPS INVADE 18TH ISLAND IN PHILIPPINE ISLES   Marines Advance Fast ir Closing Stages of Iwo Battle

Yanks Attack New  Japanese Island   Rugged Stretch Halts Invaders Of [wo Jima

ASK NEW TRIAL -INCORENS CASE   Sentence May Be Imposed Today If Motion Is Denied

Yanks In La Roche,  Vielsalm   Nazis Evacuate St. Herbert; Drive On Strasbourg  Grows Menacing.

G.A.R. Veteran in Wheel Chair Looks on As His 13 Proud Comrades Pass in Parade

CIVIL WAR VETERANS PARADE IN COLUMBUS   13 Ride Through Streets As 14th In Group Looks Oa

13 PROUD OLD MEN RIDE IN GAR PARADE   100 Year Old Veteran  Escorted by Band

Britons Are Happy Today   Despite Every Hardship They‘re Proving Christmas Is What the Heart Makes It

CHRISTMAS IS WHAT THE HEART — MAKES IT AND WAR-RAVAGED ENGLAND CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS

Mackenzie's Column  (Christmas Spirit Fills England Despite Terrible Ravages Of War

England Is Happy This Christmas Despite All The Suffering Of Wat

Favor High Point Men   No Overseas Duty For Those With 75 or More, Or For Men Over 37

Men With75 Points Won't Go Overseas   Age Limit Also Reduced to 37 for Duty Outside of U.S.

NONE OVERSEAS WITH 75 POINTS   irmy Will Ship No Enlisted Men Overseas Who Have 75 Or More Discharge Points; May Cut Age Limit For Foreign Duty.

ARMY ANNOUNCES NEW REGULATIONS   Enlisted Men With 75 Points or More Will Not Go  Overseas  AN AGE LIMIT OF 37

73-Point Men Won't Be Used  Overseas Now   War Department Also Orders Age Limit Cut Below 37 For Occupation Duty.   SCREENING CONTINUES

No Overseas Duty for Men With 75 Point:   Age Limit for Overseas May be Cut Below 37

ARMY ANNOUNCES ~NEW REGULATICNS   Enlisted Men With 75 Points - or More Will Not Go  erseas

(Arr my Bans Overseas Shi ripment  Of Vets With 15 Or More Points

No Occupation Duty For GI's With 75 Points   Army Also To Cut Below 37 The Age Limit  For Overseas Service.

Troops With 75 Points Will Not Be Shipped Out   Age for Exempting Men From Overseas Duty May, be Lowered Be: low 37: "s

MEN HAVING 73 POINTS NOT TO REACH PACIFIC   Army Indicates Age Limit To Be Lowered for Overseas Duty

BATTLE JAPS AND BLAZES IN MANILA   8th Army Liberates 1,350 Americans in . Bilibid Prison

EFFECT RESCUE “OF HUNDREDS : OF PRISONERS   MORE THAN 5,000 PRISONERS  . ARE FREED AS AMERICANS   CLEAR ALL JAPs .FROM MANILA

Fires Spread In Manila    Flames Set By Japanese Destroying City

Several Areas Of Liberated Capital Burning   Yanks Mop up Enemy Suicide Squads in City

“ON TO TOKYO” IS NOW WATCHWORD   Smoke Hangs Over Manila   Flames Are Set By Japs In Attempt To Hamper American Operations  . x"a ary «2

MANILA’S FIRES SPREAD; YANKS MOP UP SNIPING   Japs Sealed in Philippine Capital by Converging U. S. Forces

IN MANILA   Sth Army Liberates 1,350 Americans in Bilibid Prison

THREE YANKEE ARMIES CLEAN UP IN MANILA   Fires Set By Retreating Japs Are Reaching New Peak Of Destruction

Saving of 25 Per Cent Hope of Lawmakers   3 Japs Killed In Sea ‘Battle’   Entertainment Ban   NOTED FINANCIER TORE AT)   Acorns for Pudding

MEN ADVISED TO STICK TO JOBS UNTIL WAR ENDS   Col. Armstrong Points Out That Selective Service Boards Cannot Protect Individuals Who Do Not Comply With Rules.

Attack Smashes War Factories Gi Jap Center   Six Hundred B-29s And Fighters Rain Fire And Demolition Bombs

OUU SUPCrIOrlresses LTop 2,500 Tons Of Fire  AIR WAR ON JAPAN ENTERS NEW PHASE  Enemy Homeland Within - Range Of All Types Of  American Planes

JAPS TELL OF SECOND BOMB AAID IN WEEK   Fighters from Okinawa: Base Shewer Leaflets ¢ on: Kyushu Area,

600 FORTS AND FIGHTER SMASH MANY BUILDINGS   Radio Tokyo Says American Planes Appar, ently From Okinawa Make Leaflet Raid on Kyushu Also

2,500 Tons of Fire and Demolitior Bombs Dropped in Second Big Raid  On Japanese Industrial City

Industrial Center Hit For Second Time Within Week; Kagoshima Area Of Kynshn Given Leaflet Bombardment   CLOUDS OBSCURE RESULTS OF RAID

[Homeland Withir Range of Every _ Type of Fighter.   2, 500 Tons of Fire, Demolition. Bombs Dropped By Americans.

DRAFT BOARD WOES PARTIALLY SOLVEL   Sabinan Qualifies for Clintor Selective Service Group

COMPLETE VICTORY!  Japs Agree to All Terms Of Potsdam Declaration; MacArthur Gets High Post   Bv AL JEDLICKA

Peace Comes After Six Years Of Hostilities; Complete Victory!   Japs Agree to All Terms Of Poisdam Declaration; MacArthur Gets High Post

COMPLETE VICTORY!  Japs Agree to All Terms Of Potsdam Declaration; MacArthur Gets High Post

VWMVMIPLEIE VINIVAT !  Japs Agree to All Terms Of Potsdam Declaration: MacArthur Gets High Post

CHANGES DUE AT SAN FRANCISGC   Security Conference Delegales Expected To Firm Control Ove hartoy Oaks Amend hégtay          _RY JOHN WL RIGHTO

Expect Big 4 To Keep Firm Hands On Plans   Stand On Dumbarton Ooks Proposals For World Organization; Chonaes Forecast

Big Four Expected To Keep Firm Hand on Frisco Meeting   Some Changes May Be Made in Agreement of - Dumbarton Oaks

Big 4 To Keep Tight‘ Rein On  Frisco Parley   Many Changes In Dum. barton Oaks Proposals Probable. However.

SF. Changes In Dumbarton Plan Expected   Big 4 to Control Amendments; Smuts Arrives, Optimistic

Big-4 Nations Likely to Hold United Front   Expected to Control Amendments to the Dumbarten Oaks Plans

BIG-FOUR NATIONS  EXPECTED KEEP FIRM  CONFERENCE CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO CONFER ENCE TO SEE FIRST WORKINC ONT OF PRINCIPI FC

Conference In San Francisco Nears Opening   Big-Four Nations Expect To Keep Things Under Control When Meeting Opens on Wednesday.

CHANGES LOOM IN PEACE PLAN   Big 4 To Pass On All Re vistons of Dumbarton Oaks Program

Wor Id League ‘Plan Is Facing Many Changes   Big Four Expected to Keep Firm Control Over Amendments to Organization Proposals

Arriving Diplomats Expect Big Four To Follow Dumbarton Oaks Proposals For World Security   Chartér Of Peace

Big 4 Plans Firm Grip on Coast Parley  Dumbarton Oaks Amendments to

Revision Of Peace Set-Up  Is Foreseen   Big Four Nations Are Expected To Agree To Certain Amendments To Dumbarton Oaks

Big 4 Agree To Changes In Oaks Formula  Any Revisions Must  Have Concurrence Pal hdntaw Albi mn me

AMENDMENT TO DUMBARTON OAKS PROPOSALS SEEN   BIG FOUR NATIONS EXPECTED TO AGREE TO MANY CHANGES

Conference Delegates Commence To. ive   iZ at Smuts, ° ‘Padilla .and Americans: Have “High: Hopes’ for Complete ‘Stores of Peace Gathering

Record Fleet Darkens Sky Over Europe   Transports Pour Men Into Reich; 68 Nazis Downed

AIR UMBRELLA COVERS RHINE RIVER STRIKE   Italy - Based Fleet Pours Bombs on Berlin

An Estimated 14,000 Planes Batter at Reich And Aid in Crossing of Rhine

Air Umbrella  Covers Front   Greatest Air Force Strikes At Nazis

14,000-PLANE AANADA HITS RECORD BLO   Musianas Direct Traffic fer Greatest Air Attack in History.

Switzerland i’repares lo Reduce Army   italy Armed As New War Feared

“Encroachment”  By U.S. Flayed   Emmert Cites Need of Protection From Federal Power. Dictation

State Leaders, ‘Congressmen All Deplore Bureaus, Encroachments In Local Functions

Hurricane Hovers In  Gulf Area   Small Craft Are Ordered To Port

Burglars Batter Safe, But Get No Lol; Officer Finds It Isn't Locked

Silesian Capital Of 600,000 Encircled And Believed Doomed: Red Air Force Aaain Strafes Foe.

Germany Admits Loss of Sagan On Route to Berlir   Says Soviet Siege Army Has Already Fenetrated Silesian Capital

Nazis Report Soviets Break Into Breslau  Indicate German City oF 300, 000   Baamed

RUSSIANS Enter Breslau   Reports Indicate Silesia Capital Will Fall Soon    LONDON (U.P) — The Ger. man high command said today ‘that a Russian siege Army had broken into Breslau, encircled capital of Silesia.

Nazis Say Reds" Have Broken Inte Silesian Capital   Industrial City of Breslau Apears _ Doomed To Capture

GERMANS CLAIM RUSSIAN TROOPS ENTER BRESLAU   Industrial City Of 600,000 On Oder River Seems Doomed

Driving on To Dresden And Berlin   Capture of Silesian Capital Expected Soon— R2d Air Force Helps

Warships and Carriers In Big Raid on Japan   At Least Four Battleships, Four Cruisers and Fourteen Destroyers Back Air Attack from Four Carriers

Union Asks  G.M. Plants Strike Vote   Delegates Voice Their - Approval of Move To Force Wage Boost.

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Conorer Asks Murder Charge For Mrs. Stevens   Killing Follows Big Beer Party

5,000 KEPT IDLE BY OHIO STRIKES   Regional WLB Takes Hanc In Five Of Six Disputes

ATTRIBUTE 30 DEATHS TO COLD WAVE IN NATION   No Relief in Sight as Mercury Drops to 33 Below Zero in Montana

More Snow & or Carolinas Seen  30 Deaths Attributed To Weather; Cold Still Has Grip Over Wide Section

Most of Nation Tight in Grip of Arctic Wave   No Relief Is in Sight: Bufialo Swamped in 68 Inches of Snow

Prolonged Cold ‘Wave Holds Fast ‘Over Wide Area   Deaths of 30 Persons Attributed to Freeze; - 68 Inches of Snow  Falls at Buffalo, N. Y.

Sub-Zero Weather Kills 30   Wide Section of Nalion Is Held Fast in Bitter Cold Wave

Thirty Deaths Are Charged to New Cold Wave   Winter's Grip Is Spread Over Large Section

OVER 30 DEATHS CAUSED BY COLD, SNOWY WEATHER   ’ Buffalo Residents Snowbound With 68 Inches Fall

At Least 30 Deaths Attributed to Cold Wave that Grips Nation and No Immediate Relief Is in Sigh

30 DEATHS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO COLD WEATHER   No Relief In Sig Sight; More Snow Is Forecast For  Buffalo, N. Y.

Cold Wave Over Most Of Nation Takes 30. Cives   Wide Section of Couniry In Grip of December’s First Prolonged Frigid Weather

Cold Wave Holds Fast Over Wide Area of Nation; Yellowstone Has -33 Record: Buffalo Is “Buried”

Little Relief Is Seen in Most Areas   West Yellowstone’s 33 Degrees Below Zero Leads Country

COLD WAVE IS SWEEPING WIDE AREA TODAY   Snow Covering Much Of Nation;  Roads Hazardous

 Buffalo Digs Out from Under 68-Inch is ‘Snowfall; 30 Deaths Recorded in Starm

No Relief In Sight From Frigid Wave   Twenty More Inches Of Snow At Snow: Bound Buffalo As Death Toll Reaches 30; Mercury Drops To 33 Below Zero

No Relief Is in Sight From Cold and Snow   Deaths of At Least 30 Persons Attributed to Prolonged Cold Weather; Buffalo, N. Y.,and Suburbs Snowbound With Fall Up to68 Inches

COLD WAVE HOLDS GRIP OF NATION~ NORELIEFISSEEN   30 DEATHS RESULT FROM WEATHER AS BLIZZARD MOUNTS

Buffalo Remains Snowbount After Five-Day Blizzard Leaves 68 Inches

SLOW-DYING COLD. WAVE CREDITED WITH 30 DEATHS   No Immediate Relief From . December's First, Extended  Frigid Wave in Sight—Buffale Virtually Snowbound

Eldora Jury Returns Five Indictments   Two Face Charges of Murder; Request Made for Resianations

Indict Five  Kldora Men   Charges Made Range From Second Degree Murder To Conspiracy.

Converge On Philippine Capital From Two Sides   ADVANCE THROUGH WEAK OPPOSITION   American Planes And Artillery Cutting Enemy To Pieces

American Troops Drive On Manila  From Two Sides   _ Amphibious Forces  Crack Thinly-Held  Enemy Defense Lines

Third Luzon Attack Traps ~ Manila Japs   Amphibious Force of New Sth Army Brealis Open Capital ‘Back Door’   RESISTANCE SLIGHT’   Enemy Column Ambushed by 6th Army Unit in Lingayen Gulf Area

JAP DEFENSES IN SOUTH LUZON ARE OUTELANKED   Surprise Landing Made 13 Miles South of Manila Bay

Luzon Advance Nearing Manila   AMERICANS CONVERGE ON MANILA FROM TWO SIDES

YANKS LAND SOUTHWEST OF MANILA   U. S. Forces Are Closing Pincers On Capital

Yank Surprise Landing Strikes At Back Door Of Threatened Manila   37th Division Reported 20 Miles Or Less From Luzon Capital; Japs Fear China Coast Invasion

OUTFLANK JAP DEFENSE LINES   May Already Have “Reached Manila Bay

Jap Defense QOutflanked By Invaders   Tanks And Infantry Converge On Capital From Two Sides

NEW LANDINGS BELOW MOUTH OF MANILA BAY   U. 8. Tanks, Infantrymen Move On City From Two Sides Today

LUZON CAPITAL IS QUTFLANKED BY NEW LANDIN(   Yanks Converge On City From The North and South

Converge or Manila from Two Sides   MacArthur's Forces Make New Surprise Landing Below Manila Bay

U. S. Pineers Being Closed Upon Manila   Entire Japanese Defense System In South Luzon Outflanked By Landing

Rivers of Kansas Are on Rampage   Kaw to Reach Stage of a Year Ago, State Ob server Forecasts   EMPORIA IS ISOLATED   Marais des Cygnes Flood a! Ottawa May Reach 36.5 Feet

Swollen Eastern ‘Kansas Rivers Go on Rampage   Heavy Weekend Rains Flood Wide Areas; Weatherman Predicts End of Downpour

All:Streams On Rampage      Heavy. ‘Week-End Rains Likely ‘to Send Rivers To Record Levels

wt ENDS . ITS SESSIONS   FOREIGN MINISTERS LEAVE LONDON AFTER FAILING TO - GETELE IMPORTANT - QUESTIONS

‘Byrnes Hopefu As Conference of Big 5 Ends   _ Truly Democratic Secretary States as Leaders Depart

London Meeting Ends: Byrnes Leaves for U.S.   Secretary of State Remains Optimistic

HINT PLOT OF EMPLOVES 10 HINDER ARM   Those Removed for Refusal to Cooperate May Face Draft Net.

Federal Jury Investigates Ward Seizure   Seek to Determine If Company Violated Smith-Connally Act

JURY CONSIDERS WARD SEIZURE   WAREHOUSES IN DETROIT TAKEN OVER BY ARMY

‘Gen. byron May Take Over Other Ward Properties   Personnel Refusing To Cooperate With U.S. May Be Removed

Ward Case Before  U. S. Jury   District Attorney Asks Investigation Of Plant Seizure By Government

U.S. Uncorks Softening-Up Raids on Japs   Suzuki Assumes Pietator Powers Ae (eats Crowe

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TALE SAID LI   SHAEF ‘Statement Brands Hitler Demise Yarn Ae Fake

Hitler Didn't Die as Hero   Allied Headquarters Issues Statement

Pistol Pinching Officer Lost Title Of the ‘Meanest Major inthe Army’

How To Make Lieutenant-Colonel:  Steal A Private’s Gun, Make Him Pay As Object Lesson

Meanest Major in World Is This One —- Who Made Object  Lesson of Private Soldier

2,000 OIL WORKERS IN UNION OIL PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA JOIN NATION-WIDE STRIKES

NAME OF MCKAY ENTERS TRIAL   JURY HEARS HOW HOOPER DEATH HELPED HIM

BEGIN FINAL  ARGUMENTS IN HOOPER CASE   Defense Presented — Little Testimony Before Resting Case

CHINESE DRIVE GATHERS SPEEL   Troops Push Into Jag Cerridor To Indo

Nanning Recapture Feat of Troops Led By Gen. Fah-Kwei.   IN PINGYIANG VICINITY

WIDEN BREACH  IN JAP ROUTE   Chinese Forces Drive Along Highway Leading Into Indo-China.

Chinese Widen Breacl In Jap Road   Fierce Fighting Raging in Vicinity of Pingyang

CHINESE TROOPS TAKE OLD TREATY PORT OF NANNING   JAPS REPORTED IN FULL FLIGHT TOWARD RINGYANG, LUNGCHOW

Japanese Retreat Claimed   Withdrawal from Liuchow Reported Chinese Advancing

Chinese Slice Jap Overland Corridor   Troops Near Pingyiang, Sixty Miles Beyond Captured Nanning; Drive for Former Yank Airbace

HINESE ARE USHING DEEP 1 INDO-CHINA   ivancing Troops Reach  licinity of Pingyiang, 60  Miles North of Recaptured Nanning   EAR U. S. AIRBASE

Japanese Reported Withdrawing From Liuchow in China   Chinese Press Southwestward Into Indo-China Territory

CHINESE MAKE SWIFT GAINS IN NEW DRIVE   Pushing Deeply Into Japs’ Overland Corridor to Indo-China, Troops Reach the Vicinity of Pineviane.

Chinese Push Ahead For Indo-China   Widen Breach In Main Highway of Japan’s Corridor

CHINESE FORCES NEARING SHULO   Advance More Than 60 Miles From Captured Nannina

Chinese Take Nanning As Drive Grows In Intensity   Japanese Indo-China Route Threatened

Chinese Recapture Nanning; Lifeline to Indo-China Cut   Tempo of Counter-At tacks by Chinese is Quickened

Chinese Take  Back Nanning   Cut Japan’s Overland Lifeline to Singapore And Indo-China

Chinese Widen Jap Road Gap   Fierce Fighting Rages Around Pinyang, Road Hub, Losses Heavy to Both Sides

CHINESE ARE MOVING AGAINST JAP SUPPLY LINES CHINA AREA   HAVE ADVANCED SIXTY  MILES BEYOND RECAP TURED NANNING

CHINESE PUSH 60 MILES TO WIDEN BREACH IN JAP INDO-CHINA LANE   FIERCE FIGHTING RAGES IN PINYANG AREA; NIPS FORCED BACK IN HONAN, HUNAN PROVINCES

Chinese Push Deep Into Jap Corridor   Nanning Recaptured And Kweilin Air Base May Fall Next

EVACUATION OF AIRBASE IS CLAIMED   Fighting Rages Near Pinyang; City Of Shulo Menaced

Chiang's Army In Unexpected Victory Assault   Troops, Without U. S. Training Or Arms, On Move; Cut Lifeline  To Indo-China. Burma

Chinese Take Nanning, Near North Kwanges   Advance To Airbase. Cutting Jap Lifeline To Burma. Malaya, Over Third of Way

Recapture Nanning, Imporfant Inland Port, From Enemy   First Important American Air Base Site Rewon; Aim Toward Kweiling ‘

CHINESE PRESSING ALONG HIGHWAY INTO INDO-CHINA TODAY  ADVANCE WIDENS BREACE __ IN SUPPLY LINE; JAP   werpMDAUIAY DITRNDE

Chinese Troops Capture Nanning. Drive Northeast   March Carries ‘Nearly Third Of Way To Kweilin, U. S. Airbase Lost To Enemy

Chinese Push Back Japs in Furious Drive   Drive Deeply Into Japs’ Indo-China Overland Corridor

Chinese Pushing Deeply into Japs’ ‘Overland Corridor   Counter-Offensive Scores; Threatens Japanese Link To Indo-China

Chinese Reach Shulo In Push For Indo-China; Foe Is Beaten Back In Hunan

Chinese Push Info Corridor To Indo-China   Victorious Chinese Move Forward From Recaptured Nanning Toward Kweilin

GAINS BY CHINESE   Troops Reach a Point 6 Miles Northeast of  Nanning

Nanning Falls To Chinese In  Big Offensive   Troops Reach Vicinity Of Pingyiang, Sixty Miles  : Beyond Important  Intand Port

Reds Repulse Efforts To Aid Trapped Nazis   Berlin Accounts Conlend German Drive Had Progressed to Within 17  Miles of Capital   Heavy. Tank Losses Suffered By Huns   Sovict Forces Seize 173 More Blocks in Flaming Himgarian Metropolis, Moscow Reports

FIGHT RAGES ON ABOVE BUDAPES!   REDS REPORT FOE REPULSED —NAZIS 17 MILES FROM CAPITAL, ENEMY SAYS.

Soviets Repel  _ Rescue Army   Budapest Relief Colunm ” Reels Refore Reds

REDS REPULSE NAZI ASSAULTS   Germans Fail in Effort to Relieve Budapest Troops

Limited Wage Increases Are Authorized by Trumar   Up to Employer On Holiday Pay

BRITISH FOOD STOCKS NOT BIG, CHURCHILL   United States Suggestion of Huge Supply Denied

Churchill Says Food Stock on Hand Much Less Than U. S. Reports State

CHURCHILL HITS AT FOOD CLAIM   Says Britain Doesn’t Have U.S.-Suggested Supply

Britain Food Supply Running Low Churchill Sees Famine For Europe

POLAND olf? AT CHURCHILL IN COMMON’   Conservatives Attack Crimea Decision; Premier Plans Another Speech.

Challenge British Policy On Poland, Churchill To Talk   LONDON ‘UP)— The House of Commons defeated 396 to 25 today an amendment deploring the Crimea decisions regarding Poland.

Conservatives Revolt  Against Churchill   »: Prime Minister To Make Second Speech Before Vote Of Confidence Is Taken

Revolt Faced By Churchill   21 Conservatives Hit Decision on Poland

‘Mistake’ Bombing Kills 800 Dutch   British Attack Levels Sixth of The Hague

Laval Will Have No Second Trial   Last Hope of Escaping Traitor’s Death Fades

‘Carpet of Glass in New Mexico Atom Bomb Bowl   ‘Great Jade Saucer Still Gives Off Dangerous Rays; Lie to Jap Propaganda

Party of Newsmen Inspects Scene Near Alamogordo   Scientists Explain Ray Effects, Conduct Tour Of ‘Glass Saucer’

PARDO DUBDLED  a ®  Here’s Fantastie Story  On N. M. Bomb Crater

REFUTE JAP CLAIMS OF DIRE SUFFERING   Army Permits Tour Of New Mexico Site Of A-Bomb Explosion

Army Men, Scientists [nspect Half Mile Depression in New Mexico ~~

“TLS. BOMB SIT   Tour Reveals Fantastic Facts About Crater Located

Big Three Converges On Poisdam   Cruiser Augusta Reaches Antwerp Sunday As the President Will Fly to Scene of Meeting

Control Method for Europe Major Question   Truman, Churchill, Stalin Must Provide Machinery

Domination Of ‘Europe Prime  ‘Bi g 3 Problem   Whether One Power Alonc or All Nations Under Joint Leadership Shall Rule Faees Solution

SHOE RATIONING MAY BE EASED   ‘Boost In Production Scheduled For Fourth Quarter

MORE CIVILIAN SHOES EXPECTED   Possible Easing Of Ratior Program Seen; Production Schedules Increase

Save Paper For Drive Feb’y 11th   Salvage Committee Announces Urgent  Need F or Another  Collection.

Court to Review Case for Bridges   West Coast CIO Leader Wins Point in Ouster

- Mississippi Senator Offers $24,000,000, 30-Day Speech  In Plan to Build Beautiful New United States Capitol

Sen. Bilbo Promises 24 Million Dollars Worth of Hot Air ITo Build New Capitol: He Thinks Present One Is Shabby

Bilbo Has Startling Plan to Build New Capital Building With Marathon Speech

Announce Exams for Postmaster Position at Plover      Examination Will Be Held at Rolfe. Applications Must Re Filed by Feb. 15

Civil Service Examination For Acme Postmaster  To Be Held In Near Future

Thousands View Drama-Packed, Realistic Army Show At Stadium   Americans Around World Honor War's Dead

U.S. Mourns Its War Dead   Work for Victory Over Japan Continues Even As Soldier Dead Honored

NATION'S WAR DEAD HONORED AGAIN TODAY  Rows of New Battlefield Graves Add to Sorrow of National Mourning

NATION MOURNS WAR DEAD WITH SPECIAL RITES    Services Planned in Many Cities in Tribute to Fallen Heroes

Nation Mourns Her War Dead Today.....  War Plants Grinding Out Death For Japan As USS. Observes Memorial Day

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MOURN WAR DEAD AS MEMORIAL DAY IS REMINDER OF OTHER CONFLICTS

AMERICANS MOURN ~ DEAD SERVICEMEN   77th Memorial Day Is Marked at Home and Abroad Wednesday

Somber U. S. Pays Respect To War Deac   ~ Work for Victory Over Japs Continued In Most War Plants

SIMPLE HOLIDAY SERVICES VOGUE   Parades, Religious Ceremonies Observance of 77th U. S. y

City, Nation Join in Tribute  To War Dead   Parade and Roll Call Services Held at Home Troops at Overseas Stations Hold Rituals

237.000 Idle in Nation's Auto Plants   Ford Lays Off 100.000 Because Of Parts Shortage

Houston's Meat Markets Closing   Retailers Protesting Over-Ceiling Charges

TEXAS MEAT MARKETS OPEN WAR ON OP!   Hundreds Close in Mass Move Against OPA Regulations.

Report Von Ribbentrop Hurt in Himmler-Planned Attemot on His Life

Zhukov Ready For Drive to German Capital   First Ukrainian Army Secking to Encircle Breslau

TOTAL NAZI DESTRUCTION NEAR, REDS SAY: TELL OF ODER BLOWS   GERMANS REPORT ZHUKOV’S MEN EXPAND RIVER BRIDGEHEAD; SOVIETS READY FOR BERLIN BLOWS

“GermansAdmit Further Gains On Bridgehead   Soviet Army Newspaper Declares Destruction Of Germany ‘Very Near’

Yank Correspondent Claims Two Soviet Armies Ready To Leap On City As Last Barrier Is Stormed

Refugees Stream Into Burned City   Others Flee From Nazi Cap ital, Where Big Fires Are Still Raging

ODER DEFENSE LINE BROKEN AS BATTLE MOUNTS   Soviets Push Past River Onto Plains Leading To German Capital

Russians Now Across Oder River In Half Dozen Places; American Third Army Crosses Two Rivers  Say Battle For Berlin Has Opened

BATTLE RAGES IN FORTIFIED CAPITAL AREA   nee Approaches to City After Armies Surge  Across Oder.

‘Two Red Armies Stand  “Poised To Leap Upon  : Berlin” ‘GERMANS CONCEDE LOSS OF STEINAU Eight Factories Producing Guns And Other War  Material Captured

Fight Flares 4 Along Entire East Front  Red Army Tanks Smash ‘Temporarily’ Into Heart” of Kuestrin  NEW SILESIA GAINS Soviets Breach River on  50-Mile Front, Adeanen 1912 Aflac

Reds Cross Oder For Approach to Drive on Berlin   Refugees Stream Into Berlin, Which Still Is Reported Burnina

THE WEATHER   Reds Expand Bridgeheads Across Oder   Soviet Army Paper Sees Destruction Of Germany Near

Russians Gross Oder Riverfront   FIERCE BATTLE RAGING EAST OF BERLIN TODAY

Russian Troops Break Acress Oder Before Berlin; Last Natural Barrier Stormed And Captured, Tc PRenort   DESTRUCTION OF NAZI GERMANY VERY NEAR

BER IS REALLY ON’   Red Army Paper Says Destruction of Naziland Very Near

“Complete Destruction of Reick Is Very Near” Say Soviets; Drive For City May Be On

Germany’s Situation — Desperate   OFFICIAL RUSSIAN PAPER SAYS ‘COMPLETE.DESTRUCTION OF  NAZI GERMANY IS VERY NEAR’:

Flood Waters Close Plants At Pittsburgh   Thousands Routed from Homes, Rail Transportation is Threatened; Cincinnati Area Hard Hit

Flood Waters Rout Thousand: From Homes   Some War Plants Close Railroads Threatened In Pittsburgh Area as W ater Reaches 27.3 Ft

THOUSANDS ARE BEING ROUTED BY HIGH WATERS   Pittsburgh And Cincinnat: Are Hard-Hit By Flood  fandshans   OHIO RIVER REPORTED AT 70 FEET TUESDAY

Crest of 33 Feet. _ Expected at Point, Some War Plants .Forced To Close

Rev. G. R. Sims Is New Pastor  Of Ist Church   Birmingham Presbyterian Minister Accepts Call Extended Here

YOUNG GENERAL 1S KILLED OW LUZON   Brig. Gen. James L. Dalton, 35, Was One of Youngest of That Rank.

Presence of U. S. Warships Told   TOKYO RADIO REPORTED POSSIBLE YANK LANDINGS

TOKYO REPORTS ALLIES PREPARE NEW LANDINGS   Minesweepers Of Allied Powers Operating To Make Way For Attack

Seventh Fleet off Borneo East Coast  ;   Japs Claim Allied Minesweepers Clearing Balikpapan Area ‘Preparatory to Landing’

Balikpapan Next Invasion Target, Tokyo Declares   U. S. Seventh Fleet’ Ranging Macassar . Strait, Officials Say

BORNEO ATTACK BEING PLANNED   Allied Minesweepers Operating Oft Balikpapan in’ Preparation for Landing —— U. S. Seventh Fleet Ranging Macassar Strait,

JAPS EXPECT LANDING AT BALIKPAPAN   U. S. Communique Says 7th Fleet Is Off Borneo Coast

Borneo Japs Believe  New Attack Imminent Tokyo Reports Minesweepers Now  ow. 2... ws... Mf PalilL-nanan

BLE MOVE FAILS AT CONFAB   Egyptian Amendment Also Ie Turned  Down

Joint Control Of Pacific Isles Blocked   Stettinius Leaves on Brief Trip to Washington

REJECTS PLAN TO MANDATE PACIFIC ISLES   Parley Votes Against Proposal for International Rule

Pacific Islands Kept From Control By New World Peace Organization   U. S.. Britain Block Move to Take Territory From This Nation That's Needed for Defense

LEAGUE CONTROL OF ISLES SEIZED BY U.S. BLOCKEL   J Security Parley Group Rejects Proposal to Put Pacifie Areas Under International Rule.   AMERICA AND BRITAIN LEAD FIGHT ON PLAN   Passage Would Have Deprived U, S. of Marshalls and Other Bases Snatched From Japan.

UNITED STATES, BRITAIN BLOGK TRUSTEE PLAN   This Nation Wishes Te Control Pacific Island Taken By Force   ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PARLEY ARE CITED

YAN FRANGIOCO, June 3 (AP)--Four big powers, standing firmly against a fifth, left it squarely up to Russia tonight to hoist the United Nations over its bigaest barrier

4 Powers Join “Stand Against Red Veto Plan   Russians Evince No Sign Of Vielding ou lesve; OQuker Views Merged

Four Powers Leave It To Russians To Lift Conference over Barrier

VETO ISSUE IS AWAITING: RED ACTION   Delegates Turn Temporarily to Problem of Trusteeships

JEFFRIES AGAIN MAYOR OF DETROIT   Late Counts Erased Early Lead Of Frankensteen

O'Dwyer is Chosen New York Mayor   Frankensteen Bows to incumbent Jeffries  In Michigan City. 4

INQUIRY  INTO ~ FATAL PARTY   TWO PERSONS KILLED AND TWO OTHERS WOUNDED” IN CLINTON COUNTY BRAWL

BARKLEY SEEKS . PROBE EXTENSION   Chairmanship to Be Retained With a Two-Month Grant

BARKLEY. TO ASK CONGRESS - FOR TWO MORE MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION .

Barkley To Seek  Probe Extension   Will Ask Two-Month’s Longer Time For Pearl Harbor Hearings, Is Report

Japs Lose 90,401 Men In Futile Isle Defense   Completed Conquest Puts Yankee Sea And Air Power Within Reach Of All Of Japan

Island Battle [s Declared Over By Fleet Head   American Losses in Entire Ryukyus Operation Over 45,000—Many Japs Surrendering, Dispatch Statec

Foe Surrenders in Groups: Many Prisoners; Conquest PutsU. §. Air Power Within Reach of Empire

29,598 Wounded Through Tuesday Admiral Reports   Thirteen Japanese Killed for Every American in Island Fighting

JAPS SURRENDER IN GROUPS AS CAMPAIGN ENIX   Base 325 Miles From Nip Homeland Taken After 82 Days of Worst Fighting of Pacifie War,   JAPANESE LOSSES ARE PUT AT 90,401   Only Mopping Up Operations Remain — 100,000 of Enemy Faced Yanks at Outset of the Drive.

29,598 Men Are Wounded  On Okinawa   Japanese Casualties Mount to 90,401, 4.000 Prisoners

VITAL ISLAND SECURED FOR PACIFIC BASE   JAPS WORRIED OVER WHERE YANKS WILL STRIKE NEXT

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Record Bond Issue To Be Submitted To Voters of Buckeve State on Nov. 6

Elections Tuesday To Feature Bond Issues And Tax Levies   Largest Submitted

RUSSIANS SLASH TOWARD BERLIN IN NEW THRUST   Gigantic Air Offensive Cent.  ered on Western Reich; Red Forces Join

Bore In On Berlin From South   Konev Shifts Main Weight Of Attack Toward Capital After Junction With Zhukov

POWERFUL RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE WHEELING NORTH FROM SILESIA  MASSIVE ALLIED AIR  ATTACK ON GERMANY BEEN OPENED AGAIN 

Theaten Berlin on Southeast   Konev and Zhukov Form Juncture for  Smash at Capital.

Reds Shift Main Attack on Berlir   Marshal Konev Links With Marshal Zhukov’s Force: West of Oder to Mass Armor of First Ukraine Army  on Nazi Capital.   Gigantic Air Offensive Veered By Americans on Western Germany

Last Major Bastion On Western Front _ Bolstered By Nazis   Massive Allied Bombing Assaults On Berlin Reported Continuing; _Canadians Gain Ground Slowly

CANADIAN DRIVE MOVING SLOWLY ON RUHR BASIN   Yanks Make Slight Gains in Comparatively Quiet Sectors Of Western Front

MINER RELEASE MOVE RETURNED   Senate Sends Resolution Back to Committee

Kilgore's Resolution Seeking Coal Miner Release Is Back In Committee

Big Three Will Proclaim V-E Day   Influence Being Exerted To Prevent Premature Celebration of Event.

ALLIED LEADERS T0 ANNOUNCE VICTORY   Chiefs of State; Not Eisenhower, Will Release . ~ Nlewe

Chief Terms Delegates Better World Architects   Statesmen Of 46 United Nations Hea: World Peace Confab   ‘Allied Chiefs To Proclaim V-E Day But No General Expectation It’s Near

BALLOTING UNDER WAY IN STEEL PLANTS   Most of the Nation's Iron Workers Voting On Whether or Not They  Favor a Strike  600,000 ARE INVOLVED  j

Sen. Barkley May Head Group to Carry Out Probe  Pearl Harbor Study To Have Bearing On 1946 Elections

Barkley fo Head inquiry of P. i.  Would Be Able to ct lte Caurce

Barkley May Be Chairman Pear! Harbor Inquiry   Indications Are Strong Democratic Leader Will Accept Chairmanship.

HUFFMAN TO RETURN TO COLUMBUS SOON   Winding Up Business Reason, New Senator Says

USS. Jet Planes Join With Carriers In Raid On Jap Isles   Tokyo Indicates Naval Engagement May Be . Uneerway Arcund Okinaw4; Pacific Headquarters Silent ~

AIRCRAFT DESTROYED   18 Nip Airfields Are Hit In Widespread  Aerial Assaults

Marines Suffer Heavy Casualties in Three Fierce Counter Attacks By Enemy Elements

Song Writer’ S. Daughter Killed —  Mrs. Eleanor Schmic   Mrs. Eleanor Schmid Shot Through Temple *"T Colifarnia Hama

Forced by Inability to Get Parts   Number of Persens Idled by Strikes Is Reported as 527,000 Today

Big Four Agree on 20 Changes to Dunbarton Oaks Plar   Britain, Russia and U. S. Reportedly Can't Agree on How to Fit Regional Treaties Into World Security System

Reach agreement on score amendments to Dumbarton Oaks   Strike snag on how to fit regional treaties into world seeurity system

Big 4 Agrees To Let Franee Enter Later O1   Decide on One Final Attempt to Submerge Conflicting Views; Amendments Scored

AFTER V-E DAY   13,000-MILE MOVING JOB, HISTORY’S BIGGEST BEGINS WHEN GERMANS ARE BEATEN

After Germans Beaten, What?  Moving Yank Troops From Europe to Jap War To Be Big Job

After V-E DayU. S. Army  To Start Moving Day   Biggest Such Job in History, And Multiple Headaches, Problems Involved

After V-E Day, What?   Moving Forces to Pacific. Will _ Be Long and Tedious Operation

13,000-MILE MOVING JOB, HISTORY’S BIGGEST, BEGINS WHEN GERMANS ARE BEATEN

Truman Calls For Prayer To Hasten Defeat For Japan   Sunday, May 13 Set As Day For Thanksgiving: Wams Nipponese Of Complete Destruction Unless They Surrender

Truman Warns Hard Road Lies Ahead;  Proclaims ‘Solemn But Glorious Hour’

Surrender or Be Destroyed, Japan Told by Truman   World War Only Half Over; ‘‘Work, Work, Work" Is Advised

REVAMP MP LINES OF OCCUPATION   ‘Americans. British To With.  draw From Soviet Zone

U. §., British Troops Will Go to Berlin   French Will Join In Occupation Of Reich Capital

Yanks, British and French to Join Red Army   Agreement Reached on Separate Areas, SHAEF Announces

ALL 4 POWERS OCCUPY BERLIN   American And British Units Withdraw From Russian Zone

" Stassen Aides” e Are Pessimistic  Not Impressed At Preliminary Moves

COLD WAVE HITS MOST OF NATION   Mercury Drops to 39 Below Zero In North Dakota

NATION IN GRIP OF COLD WAVE, SUB-ZERO SEEN      Several Sections Of Nation Are Shivering In Grip Of Cold Weather

Cold Moves Over Kast   North Dakota Marks 30 Below Zero  my TATTOR PREC

Y. S. Girls Wed Italian POWs   Girls Indignant Over Separation from  Their Husbands

Tokyo Radio Is Sputtering   Japs Are Wondering About U. S. Invasion

General Attack on Meat Shortages is Planned by Vinson   New Guarantees, Subsidies to Producers, Feeders. Packers

New Subsidies, Guarantees For Cattle Feeders  Time To Be Requirec   Time To Be Required For Effects Of Plan To Be Felt; Thousands Of Shans Clace

FOOD SHORTAGE COMPLAINTS GET MERRY GO ROUND   Pleas for Relief Pour Into Capital from All Sides, But To Little Avail

WASHINGTON [a ASKED 10 HELP      Pleas for Relief From Meat, Other Food Shortages From Many Cities.   NEW SUBSIDY FOR MEAT

On The Home Front Outdated Congress Neglects Ways to Modernize Itself

Congress Works To Reorganize  On Modern Lines Out Of Date In  Various Respects

As Out of Date as One-Horse Shay, Congress Seeks to Modernize Itself

You Can Really Cut Up And Stomp ——i«wt Those Cans, Lady, Kick’Em In, Then Kick In With’Em -

You Can Really Cut Up And Stomp  Those Cans, Lady, Kick’ Em In. Then Kick In With’Em .

ARMY FAVORS P OINT PLAN FOR DISCHARGES FROM. THE SERVICE   REPRESENTATIVE DISCLOSES THAT POLL: REVEALED. THAT. SOLDIERS GENERALLY FAVORED POINT PLAN

Eisenhower, Zhukov and Tedder Sign Final Document; Reds Battle Nazis For Hours After V-E Announcements

ORMAL EVENT IN BOMB-TORN NAZI CAPITAI   Tedder, Zhukov Sign For Allies; Keitel  For Germany

V-E Proclamation Announces Nazis  Total Surrender   Unconditional Yielding Ratified And Confirmed In Bomb-Shattered Berlin; Firing Ceases In Nearly All Battle Areas.

SENATE SENATE HAS KNOCKED OUT ) $95 PER WEEK BENEFITS   MEASURE FOR Al? OF UNEM. PLOYED FACES FURTHER CHANGES IN THE HOUSE

COMPENSATION BILL IS SENT TO HOUSE   Passed by Senate, But Stripped of $25. Weekly Payments

Thwart Third Nazi Attempt To Land Saboteurs  Arrest Two Men After Landing On Coast In U-Boat

FBI Char ‘OCS Two Men ; are Nazi Agents   State They Landed By U-Boat Near Fishing Village

NAB TWO LANDED BY NAZI U-BOAT   FBI THWARTS 3RD GERMAN SABOTAGE ATTEMPT INU, S,

FBI Nabs Nazi Agents Landed in Maine By Sub   Full Story of Activities Told——One an American, Discharged From Navy in 1942, Other Once Interned in Texas

Two Nazi Agents Arrested   Schoolboy Credited With Spotting Accused German Saboteurs

Two Nazi Spies Seized By FBI   Alert Schoolboy Is Credited With Tip That Trapped Spies.

Two German Spies  Captured By FBI   One a Former U. S. Navy Man: FBI Chief Hoover Says Jap Balloons in Northwestern States Could Have Carried men.

Maine Schoolboy Credited With Spotting 2 Nazi Spies  FB! Arrests Saboteurs Whe Landed Bram Ufant Wisk (27 Aff te Packaéc«

Jap Prisoners at Hong Kong Do A ‘Sweat March’ Through The Streets as British Captors Jeer

FIRE BOMBS ~ ARE DUMPED INTO TOKYA   RAID STAGED LAST NIGHT  AFTER 11 SQUARE MILES OF   &PITAL DESTROYED SATURDAY

CLOSE IN ON GERMANS.   Three Red Armies Clamp Pincers on Die-Hard Fanatics,

Remnants of Nazi Fleet Now In Allied Hands and Forces r Isolated Sections and Islands Have Surrendered— Norway Calming Down—Collaborationists Paying for Treason

Russian Troops Close In On Last of Nazi Fanatics  London Sources Say Big Three Badaw Mead da Man Pactwar Plane

House Is Hoping Reorganization Bill Will Stand   Measure Goes to Senate; Some Agencies Are Exempt

Measure Authorizes Truman to Reshuffle Number of Executive Agencies—Exempted Are Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Trade Board and SEC—Hope Expressed Changes Will Result in Savings of 25 Per Cent.

REORGANIZATION BILLIS PASSED   House Members Hope Measure Will Save Gov ernment 25 Percent

House Passes Bill to Reshape  Executive Units   Measure Authorizes President to Send Plan to Congress

Reorganization Bill Passes  Lower House   Solons Hope Passage Will Result in 25 Per Cent Saving

Reorganization Bill Passed by  Howse, 304-96  Congrassve.. Hope Bill Will Result in Big  Saving

Reorganization Measure Gets House Backing   Bill Authorizes President to Regroup Agencies

GALLOWS FACED BY YAMASHITA   Date For Execution Of Philippine Atrocity General Not Set

Yamashita Admits He Got Fair Trial   Death Sentence Awaits aPArthur’s Okay :

Suzuki Plans Stiffer Stand   Japan’s ‘Dictator’ To Intensify Fight

JAPAN TO HIKE EFFORT IN WAR   ‘Drastic Intensification’ Is Promised By Premier

Recommends Passage Of 22 Major Laws To Aid Return To Peace   Broad Housing Bill; Public Works Program To Include 3,000 New Airports, Highway Building Program Named In Comprehensive Message

EXECUTIVE OUTLINES BROAD LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO HELP SPEED RECONVERSION; WARNS OF CONTINUED NEED FOR DRAFT, RETENTION OF MANY FEDERAL CURBS

General Hodges Is Near When Shell Explodes   German Bridgehead Scene Is Described by Scribe

‘American Submarine Plays Fast Rescue Role When Fliers Go Down ‘Near Jap-Held Hong Kong Harbor

Sub Rescues Fliers From ‘Rescuers   Narrow Squeak With Death in Skies Gave Them No More Scares Than Cruise Under Water

BLOCK DANCE IN WELLSBORC      For The Beet Of The \Wellsboro Fire Department.

IN WELLSBORO   For The Benefit Of The Wellsboro Fire Depart ment,

Truck and Train Crash Kills Three North of Springer   Rail Engine Upset, Fire Follows Collision, Destroying Trailer Outfit

TEMPERATURES:   Mass Arrests ary In Cairo And Alexandria   Fighting Is Renewed In Egyptian Cities; Buildings Stoned

RIOTS AGAIN BREAK OUT IN EGYPT   ire Quickly Suppressed. However, as Patrols Roam Streets to Pre vent Recurrence of Bloodshed Yesterday.

City: Patrolled To Bar Furthe r Gor y Uprising      Six Lose Lives and Hun dreds Are Wounded in  Yesterday's Disorders in Many Egyptian Cities ©   Stores Shuttered Against Riot Mobs   Many Jewish Stores Kept Closed; Attempt Made on Life of Lehanese  President in Cairo ”

6 Killed And Many Injured   Police Making Mass Arrests; Seek To Prevent Repetition of Bloody _ ‘Fighting in Anti-Zionjet Riating

Leaders Assert Outbreaks Hurt Arabian Cause   Six Killed, Hundreds Hurt; Jewish Stores Closed; Yanks In Barracks

Alexandria, Cairo Scene  Of Rioting   Anti-Zionist Outbreaks Quelled by Police in Two Cities After Five Killed, Hundreds Hurt

Anti-Jew Riots Again Break Ou Through Cairo  Vinlence That Took   Violence That Took Lives Yesterday Is Renewed With Viaor

Cairo Police Break Up Latest Riots   Hundreds Wounded, Six Dead in Street Fighting

Hundreds Injured In Moslem Riots   Renewed Outbreak in Cairo oday Is Quick!y Suppressed

RIOTING BREAKS OUT IN CAIRO   Anti-Zionists Cause Disorders In Egyptian Cities

Rioting Flares In Cairo   Jewish Shops Stoned In Renewal of AntiZionist Violence;  Suppressed By Police

Arabs Stone Establishments Owned By Jews   Bloody Violence Cost Six Lives And Hundreds Wounded. in Eqyptian Cities

Patrols Quell Anti-Zionist Cairo Rioting   Heavy Force Used To Prevent Further Damage. Casualties

New Riots Put Down in Cairo   Patrols Stey on Duty to Prevent Violence Which Cost Six Lives

JEWISH STORES IN CAIRO STONED   POLICE GUARDING STREETS TO KEEP RIOTS QUELLED

Anti-Zionist Riots in Cairo   New Outbreak Put Down By Police; Heavy  Patrols Maintained

Police Check Riots in Cairo   Anti-Zionist Fights Are Bloody Affairs

New Rioting ln Cairo; City Armed Came   Patrols Roam City, Halting Stoning Mobs, General Disorder

LOOTER MOBS SMASH SHOPS, STEAL GOODS   Doors Are Knocked in During Movie At Theater

POLIGE QUELL RIOTS IN CALRG   Heavy Patrols Remain on Duty Throughout City to Prevent Others.

Clark Hopes Probe Will Keep To  Tssues Involved   Says Pearl Harbor) Investigation Should be Thorough & Complete.  e 1

 Clark Hopes Probe Will Keep To .  ssues Involved   Says Pearl Ha Harbor Investigation. Should be Thorough & Complete.

Nazi Surrender Held Improbable  Bog 8 Pe 8 “ED. VAs Ua wn   Extensive Guerrilla Warfare Anticipated by Gen. Eisenhower

Gen. Eisenhower Says There Probably Will Never Be Cleancut. Military . Surrender of German Armies

KE EXPECTING NO SURRENDER   Guerilla Clean-up May Take Big Force, General Tells FDR

"No Clean Cut Military Surrender” Of Nazis Probable, Eisenhower Asserts

CLEAN CUT SURRENDER IMPROBABLE   Eisenhower Tells Roosevelt Guerrilla Warfare Likely  in Naziland.   Will Require Many Troops to Suppress

Clean Cut Military Surrender Of Nazi Armies Unlikely, ‘Ike’ Says

Clean-Cut Nazi Surrender. Improbable, Says  Sen. Ike; Sees Long Guerrilla War

CLEAN CUT SURRENDER OF NAZIS IMPROBABLE DECLARES EISENHOWER IN LETTER. TO THE PRESIDENT

Allied Supreme Command: cr Poresees Extensive  Guerrilla Warfare   By Germans    Hopeful Of Curb  Against Such Wai   V-E Day 10 Come Only By AUlied Prochimation Rather Than By Any Deeisive Collapse

Cisenhower Doubts Reich Surrender  He Predicts - Long-Sustained Guerilla War

Allied Chief Gives Views On War’s End   Eisenhower Tells FDR In Letter Guerrilla Action Expected

Nazi Surrender Will Never Be. Clean Cut: Ike   Allied Proclamation Will Be Only Signal _of European ‘Victory.

Clean Cut Military Surrender Of Nazis Unlikely, Eisenhower Informs President'In Letter

ALLIED CHIEF EXPECTS NO “FOLDING UP”   Experience Indicates, Ike Says, That Large Number of Troops Will Be Needed to Suppress Guerrillas.

A CLEAN-CUT SURRENDER IS NOT EXPECTED   Eisenhower Expects V-E Day to be One of Proclamation by the Allies.

EISENHOWER EXPLAINS SITUATION   Doesn't Look _ For Formal Nazi Surrender

Prolonged Period Guerrilla Warfare Ahead in Germany   Allied Commander Writes President Experience Indicates No Hope Can Be Held for Formal Halt in Conflict

Formal Surrender By Nazis Unlikely Eisenhower Asserts   Extensive Guerilla Warfare in Europe Foreseen by Supreme Allied Commander, But He Notified President Measures Planned To Prevent Control of Any Large Area;  No Details Given, However

General Reports To The President. .. . .  Eisenhower Says “Clean Cut Military Surrender” Of Germans Improbable

Gen. Ike Sees No Surrender German Forces   Believes V-E Day To be Signalized by Allied Proclamation

‘NO CLEAN CUT SURRENDER’ EISENHOWER   General Says Only Notice of End Will Be Allied Proclamation

Eisenhower Says Nazi Surrender Very Improbable   Foresees Extensive Guerrilla War; Hopes To Prevent Control of Any Area.

Ike Expects No Formal Surrender   EXTENSIVE GUERRILLA WARFARE PREDICTED BY ALLIED CHIEFTAIN

Nazi Surrender Not Anticipated By Eisenhower  Guerrilla Fighting Expected, He Says

Clear-Cut German Collapse Unlikely, Says Eisenhower   N-E Day May Be Marked Only By Allied Proclamation, He Tells FDR   GENERAL FORESEES GUERILLA WARFARE   But Sudden Upsurge of Popular Resentment Is Pos sible, He Admits

V-E Day Probably Will Be Proclaimed;  Clean Cut Surrender Held Improbable.

Declares Clean Cut Surrender Is Improbable  Eisenhower Foresees Guerrilla Warfare

Gen. Eisenhow Sees No Cleancut German Surrende            Expects eal  fares

Allies Advance on Solid Front of 14 ~ Miles in Germany      “No Clean-Cut Surrender”

Gen. Eisenhower Sees No ‘Clean Cut Military Surrender’ Of The Nazis

‘BIG GUERRILLA ‘WAR EXPECTED HE TELLS FDR   White House States General to Proclaim “V-E Day” as Clean Cut End  of Conflict Fades.

EISENHOWER ADVISES F. RB, CLEAR CUT MILITARY SURRENDER UNLIKELY ~

5 SEARCH FOR PLANE WRECK   Two Fliers Make Their Way to Oregon Logging Camp; at Least 13 Aboard

13 Aboard Plane Down In Oregon   Two Near Hysterical Airmen Stumble In To Report Crash Landing

U-46 CARGO PLANE CRASHES ON COAST   Iwo Army Fliers Wander into Logging Camp With Story

EXPLAIN SEALING PRICES ON CORN   Department Explains, Computa tion of Corn Based'Upon its Moisture Content.

Five Major Cases On Criminal Cour Docket Next Weel   Four Involve Homicide and One Charges Raps

TRIAL OF  PETAIN TO START MON,   89-Year Old Hero Of Verdun Faces  Treason Charges 

Petain Faces Many Charges On July 23   Prosecution Will Be Headed by Famed Lawver Gen. Mornet

FIRE TRAGEDY AT, HARTFORD  CAUSES STATEWIDE CHECKUP   QONVALESCENT HOMES GET = WARNING FOLLOWING FIRE, IN WHICH 17 DIED,

Stassen To Meet Party Leaders   Stassen In Capital With Admiral Halsey

DEATH PENALTY AWAITS PRIVATE   Wife Writes Appeal For Soldier Who Refused To Bear Arms

OHIO UNITS: ~~ REACH PORT   ONLY 101 OHTOANS AMONG 37TH DIVISION MEN IN FIRST PO ARRIVE

Accelerated redeployment  underway as 86th arrives  Unparalleled demonstration greet:

SAY: FORWARD FORCES CLOSE IN ON CAPITAL   MacArthur Believes Liberation Will Be Accomplished Soon

Manila Capture Sunday Seen By MacArthur   Two Yank Columns Race For Honor to Be ist In Capital

Americans Are Only 20 Miles Away   U. S. Flag May Be Raisec Over Philippine Capital This Weekend

Deferment Of Farmers Asked   Senate Committee Makes It Plain Essential Farmers Must Not Be Drafted

FARMERS WiLL BE DEFERRED   Senate Reaffirms Tydings Amendment In New Manpower Bill

One Admits Hitting Boy With A ‘Sap’   State Guardsmen Sent To State School; Blow On Head Death Cause In Miller Case.

4 Companies Of Iowa Guard Sent To Eldora   Suspend Two Officials in Death of Boy Which Set Off Riot, Escape of 179

BLUE SUSPENDS TWO GUARDS IN ELDORA SCHOOL   Says Survey of State Penal Institutions Is Necessary

GOV. BLUE SAYS SCHOOL SURVEY IS NECESSARY   lowa Governor Has Special Meeting Over Eldora School Riots

Squadrons of Allied Planes  Blast Bridgés Across Rhine   Ametican and British Blows Aim at’ Disrupting Supply Lines Behind Germans

BRIDGES ACROSS RHINE BATTERED   American Bombers Seek To Cut Off Western Front Supplies

SOME 45,000 WORKERS IDLE FRIDAY DUE TO DISPUTES OF LABOR   NEW CITIES LISTED ON STRIKE FRONT AS LABOR

New Disputes — On Labor Front   Number Of Idle Workers Boosted From Low Of 36.000 To 43,000.

52 LABOR DISPUTES   Across Country 87,000 Workers Are Away From Their Jobs

COUNTRY’S IDLE » ROLLS DECLINE   52 Labor Disputes, However, Curtail Production of Peacetime Goods

New Strikes Disrupt Scores of Industries   Southern Illinois Coal Miners Protest Shortage of Meat; Many Newspapers Hit by Walkouts

15.000 Idle By  Labor Disputes   Seven Coal Mines In Southern Illinois Close; One Strike Ends.

NEW LABOR DISPUTE BOOSTS NUMBER IDLE WORKERS TO 43,000  DETROIT AND ALABAMA AFFECTED IN LATEST WORKERS’ TROUBLES

WORK STOPPAGES REACH NEW HIGH   45,000 WORKERS IDLE IN MORE THAN SCORE U.S, CITIES TODAY

New Strikes Grip Nation   Seven Illinois Coal Mines Idle; 45,000 Warkere Out of Work

43,000 Idle In Labor Disputes  WLB Orders End To Akron. Paper Strikes

Strikers’ Ranks Grow To 8,000   Milk Deliveries In. Detroit Halted

50,000 Fewer Idle Workers   But Work Stoppages Still Affect 56 Plants And 87.000 Laborers

Few Strikes Are Settled.   Number of Nation’s Idle Folks Reduced

Labor Disputes Keeping 45000 Idle In Nation   Disrupt Varied Line of Industries in Score of Cities Today

45,000 Still Idle as Labor Disputes Disrupt Industry   Milk Flowing Again in Detroit as “Workers Return to Jobs

Work Stoppages Hit a New High  New Strikes Lea 45,000 Workers idle

New Labor Rows Up Striker Total By 7,00 In U. S.  Disputes Break Out In Alabama, Detroit

New Strikes Boost Idle to 45,000   Disputes Affect Coal Miners, Printers, And Cigar Workers

RECONVERSION SUGGESTIONS GVEN SOLONS   21-Point Directive Places Problem In Congress

Chief Executive Sends Solons 21-Point Directive on Transition From War to Peace

SHOWDOWN NEAR ON SCHOOL BILL   Other Legislation Started in General Assembly

Former Nazi Commander In Norway Taken; Search For Himmler Continues

Combined Fleet Re-Opens Attack On Enemy Coast   Destroyer Spearheads of Allied Unit Hit Tekio Bay And Bonins   SQUADRON WRECKS FOUR-SHIP CONVOY   Operations of Main Battle Force Still Under Security Blackout

Halsey’s Fleet Blasts Both Mainland and Bonin Islands   B29’°S HIT SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT IN HONSHU   Other U.S. Planes Pound Shanghai Airfields For 90 Minutes

Wreck 4-Ship Jap Convoy: Flotilla Shells Bonin Isles   Main U. S. Force, Under Security Blackout, Battles Typhoon

To kyo Bay, ; Bonin Ids. — Are Targ ts  re ts      DESTROYER SPEARHEADS  STRIKE; MAIN BATTLE FORCES ARE STILL UNDER BLACKOUT =:

Destroyer Units Wreck Four-Ship  Japanese Convoy   Simultaneous Attack -Made On Chichi Island, One of Bonins Group

Navy Strikes At Kuriles and In Tokyo Bay      U.S. Fleet Believed to Ba  Fighting New Typhoon Off Jananese Coast

Wreck 4-Ship Convoy In Running Fight; Halsey’s ~ Main Force Not Spotted

Allied Fleet Reopens Attack With Double Strike Into Tokyc Ray And Bonin Islands

Main Armada Blacked Out In Typhoon   Destroyers Slash Into Tokyo Bay And At Bonins

Chichi Island in Bonins Blasted By Naval Force   Whereabouts of Main Force Still Secret; B.29’s Raid Nippon

FLEET MAKE TWO TRIKE AGAINST JAP   Destroyers Shell Omura ir Bonins; Sink Convoy in Tokyo Bay.

U. 5., BRITISH SHIPS STRIKE TWIN BLOW INTO TOKYO BAY   Four - Day Silence Broken When Big Guns Wreck Four-Ship Nip Convoy; Omura Shelled; Raid Details Listed

ENEMY CONVOY IS WRECKED IN RUNNING FIGHT,   Four-Day Silenca Blanketing Sea Ars mada Ends Explosively for Nippon. 

 Pour-Day Silence Blanketing H:  sey’s Combined Fleet Ends E   plosively; Japanese Convoy Wrecked   DESTROYER FLOTILLA OFF CHICHI ISLAN

YANKS MOPPING UP   Marines Hold Key High Ground Dominating All Of Tiny Jap Island

Attack Launched on Germans  North of Aachen   Offensive, Aimed at Powerful Nazi Defenses, Comes as Surprise and Is Started Well

British Army Begins Drive Near Aachen  American First and Third Bite Deeper Into Belgian Bulge

Domination by Military fo End in Japan   New Policy of Friendship to Be Followed

The Weather   Stassen Asked to Soft-Pedal Plan For World Regime   Solon Fears Issue Might Harm  Peace Objectives

Carrier Planes Raid Japan. as Halsey Returns to Action With 5th Fleet in Pacific

Carrier Raids on Japan Resumed;  Follow up B-29s  Superforts Cause Tokyo Residents To Burrow Duqouts

Halsey’s Fleet Arrival Hints At New Blows  Osaka Badly Burned As Tokyo Reports Great Damage Done

Admiral Halsey And Third Fleet Back In Action   4 Yank Divisions Report Advances In Okinawa; U. S. Has Run Of Pacific

CARRIER-BASED PLANES BATTER SOUTH JAPAN   Adm. Spruance Turns Over Command of 5th Fleet To Halsey

AERIAL ATTACK ON JAPAN RUINS IS STEPPED UP   Naval Losses at Okinama Heaviest in War—Bitter Fighting on Luzon

TEMPERATURES:   Greatest Blows Loom: Okinawa Toll Is Record   Our Sea Losses Are Heavy; Shuri Seized By Ground Forces

New Strikes Against Japan Seen Forming   Adm. Holsey and His Third Fleet Returned to Action

Halsey Resumes  Top Role   New Jap Smashes Seen iv Return of 3d Fleet to Action

Halsey’s Move Foretells New Navy Smashes   Tokyo Reports Carrier Planes Raid Japan; Okinawa Campaign Enters Closing Phase With Four U. S. Divisions Making Advances

Carrier Planes Hit Japan   Raid May Be First Of New Onslaught Indicated By Shift: Of Naval Strength

200 Carrier Planes Hit Japan; Foreshadow New Sea Blows As  Third Fleet Returns To Action

New Carrier Attacks Prophesied by Tokyo   Adm. Halsey Takes over Operation of Adm. Spruance’s Fifth Fleet

May Open Seaborne Power Blows   Halsey Takes Over—Return To Action of Third Fleet Seen

NEW SEABORNE POWER STRIKE ’ AT SOUTHERN JAPAN: HEAVY  NAVY CASUALTIES AT OKINAWA

NEW SEABORNE POWER READY FOR THRUSTS AGAINST JAPANESE  ADMIRAL HALSEY AND HIS THIRD FLEET TAKING OVER FROM FIFTH

200 Carrier Planes — Raid Southern Japan   Halsey Resumes Direction Of U. S. Armada, Hint ino New Seaborne Power Blows.

Tokyo Reports Carriers Raid Southern Japan   Halsey’s Third Fleet Returns To Pacific War

Carriers Attack Japan, Damage  Shockingly Great   Nippons May Declare Martial Law As Many Thousands Homeless; Chinese Expand in Indo-China Wa:

Another Rich Widow Believec Murder Victim   Listed as 10th Slain by ‘Modern Bluebeard’

Auto Specialties Has Big Expansion Program   Modernizing Of Local -Plants, Plus “New Factory At Hartford Included in Two Million Dollar Setup

Japs Hint Yank Carriers Still on Prowl  Tokyo Fears Formosc _ or Ryukyus ' Due for Pastina

LeMars Man With Hospital Unit Of ‘Seventh Army On German Front   Pfc. Donald Winchester Of This City With Service Unit

GANGLAND TRIO TO FACE TRIAL   Jetroiters Bound Over In Sen. Hooper Murder Conspiracy

REDS SLICE LAST ESCAPE GAP TO WEST; REICH CAPITAL NOW RUMBLING BLOCK BY BLOCK —   GATHERING OF PEACEMAKERS TODAY AT FRISCO COINCIDES. WITH UNION OF SOVIET-ALLIED MILITARY FORCES

Wreckage of City Still Roaring With Biter Fighting   Other Russian Forces Cut Last Rail Escape, All Outlets Under Shell Fire   Hold Half of Berlin

RUSSIANS CUT LAST ESCAPES FROM BERLIN   Hamburg Radio Admits Red Forces Have Reached Heart of City

Reds Reach Elbe diver: Cut Last Rail Escape Line   Soviet Troops Hold Half of the German Capital

Germans Admit Invaders Have Reached Heart Of City: All Outlets Closed

Germans Admit Russians Reach Heart of City   All Roads Leading Out of the Capital Are Cut by  Russians.   Allies Throw Three Armies at Redoubt

All of Berlin Encircled By Russians   Soviet Troops Have Reached. Heart Of German Capital

Berlin Fast Crumbling Under Siege Of Soviets   Two Massed Armies ‘Cleaning Up Enemy

SOVIETS REACH ELBE RIVER   Almost Complete Eneirclement Of Roaring Berlin

Encirclement  Of Capital All But Completed   Soviet Troops Reach Elbe River Northwest Of Dresden: Americans Reported In Vicinity

Soviets Reach Berlin s Heart   Reds At Elbe Near Dresden; Patton Near Austria Border

Russians Reported  Now in Heart of City   Germans Claim Enemy Halted at Center Of Capital; Soviet Troops, Said to Have Reached Elbe River on 22-mile Front.

SOVIET TROOPS CLOSE. PINCERS ABOUT BERLIN   Drive To Elbe River On  22-Mile Front; Linkup Is Hinted

STALIN ANNOUNCES CAPITAL COMPLETELY ENCIRCLED TODAY   HAMBURG RADIO ANNOUNCED REDS HAD PENETRATED CENTER OF CITY:

Yank-Soviet Meeting May Be a Fact   Russians Stand On the Elbe. Americans on Mulde

TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES MEET INSIDE BERLIN   Half Of Capital ‘Was Held By Red Troops Today

Soviets Draw Ring Around Nazi Capital   Last Escape Line to West Cut as Troops Reach Elbe

 Hamburg Broadcast Contends  German Counterattacks Have Halted Russians In Hard Fighting.   RAILROAD WEST OUT OF BERLIN IS TAKEN

HALF OF CITY IN CONTROL OF REDS   Cut Last Escape Rail Line From German Capital   PECULIAR BATTLE   Rages As Nazis Go Underground, Come Up Behind Russian Lines

Cut Last Rail Escape Line  From Berlin   Virtually Complete Encirclement of City As Troops Beat Down German Barricades

Reds Fight Nazis hh City Subways   Germans Are Using Berlin Underground for Surprise Attacks   MAY BE LONG BATTLE   Tanks and Artillery Are Blasting Path for Soviet Infantry ©

British Storm Bremen in-North: U.S. 7th; French Ist Continue With. Drives to Swiss, AustrianBorders

‘Hamburo Radio RevealsGain By Fighting Reds; Capital Ringed, Stalin Says, As Troops Linkup

Soviets Reach Heart of City, Nazis Admit   Two Russian Armies Linked Northwest of Potsdam. Says Stalin

Russ Surround Reich Capital   Stalin Announces Full Encirclement; Hamburg Radio Says Red Army Has Reached Center of City; Battle in Subways

REDS REACH ELBE ON 22-MILE FRONT IN. DRESDEN AREA   CUT BERLIN’S LAST ESCAPE RAIL; HALF OF CITY IS OVERRUN

Troops Reach Elbe River On 22-Mile Front   Germans Pop Out of Subways Behind Russian Lines

SOVIETS HOLD HALE OF BERLIN   Moscow Says Troops About 20 Miles From Yanks Near Dresden.   CAPITAL IS WRECKED

Two Red gulumns Meeting   City Wreckage of Rubble and Stone Roaring with Fighting

Reds Cut Off Escape Route From Capital  City Described As Wreckage of G2... fl A

UNRRA PARLEY FACES PROBLEM   Aid For Displaced Persons Causes: Dispute

Republicans Seek Halt In Draft, Early Removal of Controls   Senator Taft Outlines Ideas for Action On Postwar Employment, Social Welfare, Farms and Labor

Seek Relaxing War Controls   —— i OF RB  GOP Leaders Question Need Of Such Huse Army

Taft Proposes Program To Aid  Reconversion   Calls for Abolition Wage Controls in 1946, and End Price Curbs on Non-Essentials   Halt To De -afling Of Men Also glee’   Assails OPA for Clinging to Power and Imposing More Rigid Controls on  Legitimate Bufiness

GOP Program Demanding Immediate Halt in Draft Sougvht bv Senator Taft

SEN, TAFT ASKS IMMEDIATE HALT  IN DRAFTING MEN   Ohioan Says Nation Will Face Unemployment Problem if Demobilization Awaits Defeat of Japan.   DEMANDS RELAXATION OF WARTIME CONTROLS   Regulations Threaten to Delay Reconversion, He Avers, in Statement Offered as  . G. QO. P. Program.

Republican Senators to Urge Halt of Draft Plan  QOannacitian Raniuacte Latun af.

Republicans Seek Halt In Draft, Early Removal of Controls  Senator Taft Outlines Ideas for Action On Postwar Employment,

Taft Exhorts U.S. to End Army Draft   Proposes Easing Of Wage. Other  Wartime Curbs

Relax War-Time Controls, Reduce Army, Taft Urges   Senator Presents Legislative Plan For Republicans

Enlistments For One Year Studied  By Congressmen   Press To End Draft As Army Boosts Overseas Exemptions

OVERSEAS DUTY IS QUT FOR MEN WITH 45 POINTS   . Older Men Also Excused Form Foreign Service

Congressmen Seeking End to Draft and Faster Military Discharges— Army Sharply Boosts Exemptions from Future Overseas Duty.

CONGRESSMEN STILLSEEK DRAFT END   Army Says Men With 45 Points  Won’t Go Overseas

FASTER MILITARY ARMY DISCHARGES   15 Points Exempts Men From Overseas Duty.

Wallace Job Most Important In U.S.   FFC Biggest Banking Organization In History: Largest Insurance Co,

Col. Peterson Takes Part in  28th Ceremony   Gov. Martin Speaks At Division’s Annual Memorial Service

4 High Nazis Now Captives   Propaganda Leader, Prince Wilhelm Held

All Resistance In Reich May End By July 4   Truman Expects Organized Fighting There To End  Around June I

Present Status Of Yanks Leaving Or To Remain In Europe Announced   Five Of Nine U. S. Divisions Definitely Earmarked For Transfer To Pacific Via United States Are Partially On Way Or Have Reached Home.

AMERICAN UNITS LEAVING EUROPE TO BATTLE NIPS   Five Divisions at Sea or in U. S$. Before Sailing Into Pacific Area

Five Divisions on High Seas or Home On Way to Pacific   Several Divisions Are to Be Placed on Inactive Status or Sent to Occupation

Five Yank Divisions. Heading Homeward   Present Status Of Other Units Still Held In Europe Revealed In Army List

Yanks en Route From Europe in  Large Numbers But Many Left On Continent, Their Status Uncertain

Five Divisions Already Head For the Pacific   Four More to Go; Vast Redeployment Operation Swings Into Full Sneed

Troops Headed for Pacific Now Home  Or on Their Way   Servicemen Placed by Di visions for Duty in Europe, Asia

) DIVISIONS ON WAY TO PACIFIC THRU STATES   2nd, Sth, 44th, 87th to Start Home From Europe This Week

Fierce Wind Swept Across England   Buildings Were Smashed, Sea Walls Along English Channei Crumbled.

STORM LASHES ENGLAND   Heavy Winds Smash Buidings; t Channel Shipping Stops

U. 5. Moves fo Free Tangier From Franco   Join British, French in Talks Held in Paris

French Trip Not Planned By Roosevelt   Marseilles Newspapers Say President Stopped En Route to U.S..

FDR May Not Go Into Paris Area   Officials Deny He Plans Visit There Or To W. Front

Deny President Planning To Pay Visit To France   Authorities Declare FR Will Not Stop In Paris Or West Front

Jap Cabinet in Special Session; ‘Labels Atomic Bomb ‘Diabolical’

Enemy Admits Bomb Damage   Warns Homeland of Further Attacks From “Diabolic Weapon”

TOKYO BRANDS NEW WEAPON AS ‘DIABOLIC’   SPECIAL SESSION OF CABINET CALLED IN EMERGENCY

Tokyo Hit by Big B-29 Fleet   Other Superforts Pound Installations At Kuala, Malaya

Tokyo Is Pounded  By 150 B-29’s  In Daring Raid Sky Dreadnaughts  Conduct First Attack on Kuala

REELING TOKYO BATTERED ANEW BY SUPERFORTS   Sky Giants Follow Up TwoDay Carrier Plane Assaul: With Bombing Teday cf Nippon Capital — Other Pp-20'. Hit in Malay Area

EXECUTION NO SHOW FRAZIER REAMS SAYS   Requests To See Three Die Are Being Denied

Kenney Says 5,000 Ton Raids Will Let Invading Yanks Land Unopposed

No More Iwo Jimas   - =  Kenney Says Air Power Is So Great  Troops Will Walk Ashore Unopposed

spitiires Destroy Eight. teen Enemy Laden Trucks  AUSSIES ADVANCE   AUSSIES ADVANCE TWO MILES INLAND   Japs Concentrate On Retreat, Refuse To Fight

General Asserts Future Landings To Be Unopposec   10,000 Planes Due To Hammer Enemy's Homeland, He Says

AIR FORCE T0 CLEAR PATH INTO JAPAN   Gen. Kenney Predicts Future Landing Operations Will Not Be Opposed.

10,000 Planes Will Pound  Japanese   Kenny Says Landings Will Be Made Without Opposition

‘Earthquake’ Bombardment: Pave Way for Landings in Future Without Onnaciticn

Gen. Kenney Says Allied Air Power is So Great That In Future Landing Operations Troops Will Be Unopposed

Impossible, But lt Was Fad, Too   Kansas Citian Awakes to Find Head Caught Between Bars of Bed

Vet Nipponese Leader Quits a ForeignMiniste   Yank Regular Army Wil Keep Peace in Asia, Savs General

CITIZEN ARMY’ NOT NEEDED FOR JAP OCCUPATION   MacArthur Says Regular Army Men Can Handle Nipponese Job   7TH TO BE RETURNED   Buckeyes To Be Sent To U. $, Instead Of Japan: Others To Leave Pacific

Occupation Going More Smooth] Than Hoped For—Nips ‘Learn Of Their : Atrocities

MAC ARTHUR SAYS 209,000 MEN PLENTY   Japan's Occupation Going Smoothly, Chief Discloses

200,000 Men Will Be Needed   Draftees Will Be Sent Home as Soon as Possible

OCCUPATION OF JAP HOMELAND IS ON SCHEDULE   MacArthur Sees Citizen Soldiers Back In 6 Months

OTHER FORCES TO COME HOME IN 6 MONTHS   Jap Press Forced to Give Readers First Philippine Atrocity Stories.

Most Men In Pacific to Come Home   ‘MacArthur Says That 200, 000 Regular Army Men Will Rule Japan

Only 200,000 Regular Army Men fo Remain   Smooth Occupation Makes Plan Possible, General Declares

_ MPARTHUR SAYS 2 700,000 MEN TC CONTROL JAPAN   Only Regular Army Men Will Be Needed  For Occupation

THT INCINENT   “Citizen Soldiers” Can Probably Be Demobilized Soon   LEAVING 200,000 REGULAR TROOPS  MacArthur’s Occupation  Forces Have Firm Ciantral

Occupation Of Japan Proceeding Very Smoothly   Demobilization Plan Will Be Carried Ow! lf No Unforseen Factors Arise To Complicate Situation.

Only 200,000 Troops Needed to Guard Japs   Papers Bare ‘Death Marcly’ Details

Disarming Ut Jap Troops  Going Smoothly   Citizen Soldiers To Be Home In 6 Mo.

Foreign Minister, Shiegemitsu, Resigns Taking Another Of Japanese Old Guard Prom Pic. tore In Empire   SUPREME COMMANDER MOVES HEADQUARTERS

Early Release of “Civilian” Troops Tn Pacific Seen ~   Regular Army Units To Garrison Japan ~  Within Six Months _

Citizen Army’s Release Seen   Shigemitsu Resigns’ as Nip Foreign Minister in Favor of “Pacifist” Shigeru Yoshida

Predict Demobilization Of All Citizen Soldiers In Pacific In 6 Months   Foreign Minister Of Present Japanese Cabine Resigns: Jap Newspapers Tell People Of Atrocities

‘Demobilization of All “Citizen” ‘Troops Possible Within 6 Months  ‘Due to Occupation Smoothness

DEMOBILIZATION IN SIX MONTHS IS PROABLE   Foreign Minister in Jap War Cabinet Resicns

MacArthur Optimism on G1. Return   Says 200,000 Regulars Can Handle Jap Job Within 6 Months.

REGULARS TA POLICE JAPAN IN 6 MONTH   MacArthur to Send Civilian Army in Pacific Home Soon as Possible. .

Estimate Only 200,000 Needed For Japan Duty   General MacArthur Forecasts Troops From Regular Army Will Be Sufficient And That All “Citizen Soldiers” Now In Pacific Can Be Demobilized Quickly

Occupstion to Be Done by Regulars   Citizen Soldiers May Be Demobilized in Japan in 6 Months

‘Citizen — Soldiers’ To Go Home   MacArthur Declares Occupation Plan Works Smoothly

200, 000 Men Can Do Job. After 6 Mo.   REGULAR ARMY MEN MAY BE ABLE TO HANDLE JAPS  FROM THAT TIME ON.

(10 And Ford To Talk Pay   Manufacturer Offered “Company Security Clause”

UAM-CIO Likewise Indicates It will Not Ask ‘30 Per Cent Or Else’; Annual Wage, Pension, Retirement And Vacation Terms Deem ed More Valuable By Union

to Discuss Wages at Oar 2 ference Scheduled for — Wednesday.       UNION HINTS WAGE DEMAND MAY BE CUT   Yo Request Made to Date te See Books—G. M. Term- — inates Its Contract With Employes.

No Strike Pledge Is Offered Ford   Auto Workers, Urge Fines For Unauthorized Strikes: General Motors Cancels Contract

Auto Workers Make Unusual Offer To Ford   ‘Company Security’ Clause Paves Way For Contract Talke

Balls 0 Fire, Suufty, Here Comes Them  ‘Germans Using 'Foo Fighters’ in Air

sa eadeeeetnatna tment nme  Nazi “Foo Fighters” Haunt U. §. Planes

New Nazi Secret Weapon Dubbed. Foo Fighter’ :   Mysterious “Balls Of Fire’, Race Beside Planes for Miles

Strange “Balls of Fire” Keep Yanks Guessing About  New Nazi Weapon

Mysterious Balls of Fire, New Nazi Secret Weapon, May Be Magnetic Device

N azis Using New Night Sky Weapon Weird Balls: of Fire Puzzle Raiders

Soviets Fight Into Kuestrin Key Fortress   Shock Troops Said to Have Taken Half of Key Oder City

Soviets Fighting Along Approaches To Stettin, Key Port Of Danzig

LHS. BASKETBALL   BOWLING SCORES   ‘Fen Migh Averares—2/2 Gaman   ai Sok eh Mae xX. or 6. LEAGUE   Btanding of the Teame   Ten Kirh Averare:

BOWLING SCORES   WOMEW OF THE MOOBA   ¥en Hich Averaces   WYERSTOW RM TYTIKMEZER LEAGUE

Believes There Will Be More Than Adequate Food Supply tc Meet Needs of United States

Tito Withdrawal Wouldn't Prejudice His Claims— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Yugoslav Trouble Calls For Big-3 Session

THE WAR TODAY  Yugoslavia Is An Explosive Situation Ky DeWitt Mlarkensvia

Crisis Nears In Yugoslav Standby Tito  Stiatinn Created By         Situation Created By Gereral’s Insistence On Laying Claim To Parts of Traly and Austria Tense

BIG THREE UNITY LIKELY TO GET SHARP AND REVEALING TEST TENSE SITUATION IN YUGOSLAV

UNITY OF BIG THREE LIKELY — TO GET SHARP TEST AS RESULT OF YUCOST AVIAN LAND DEMANDS

TENSION MOUNTS IN DISPUTE OVER PORT OF TRIESTE   BRITISH PRESS SETS UP CLAMOR FOR BIG 3 TO SETTLE ISSUE °   Dewitt MacKenzie Says:  Yugoslav Situation Is Tense

MOST OF REICH IS GIVEN OVER IN SURRENDERS   Norway and Denmark Forces Laying Down Arms—British Take Port of Hamburg

Second Army Takes Over Great Port  Denmoar Lk And   Denmark And Norway Are Isolated

Nazi troops in Hamburg End Struggle   British 2nd Army Marches Into Great Port Thursday

FALL OF BIG NAZI PORT TO BRITISH CAME THITRSHAY   ENTIRE ENEMY POSITION _ IN NORTHERN GERMANY APPEARED DISSOLVING

Hamburg Falls, Nazis Split into Pockets   Prague Declared “Hospital City’’ And May Not Be Refended; Only Four Reich  Cities Now Remain in German Hands.

Hamburg Surrenders; Reds  British Linkup at Wismar   Russians Occupy Berlin; Fighting Ceases in Northern Italy, Austria   Huns Term Prague ‘Hospital City’; U.S. 3rd Army Drives Toward Pilsen, 7th Army Approaches Innsbruck

Death Struggle Looms In Norway, Hamburg Falls Without Fight   Northein Redoubt Being Evacuated By Sea; Prague, Key Southern Town, Will Not Be Defended, Deenitz Hints

TEMPERATURES:   Germany's Second City Falls As War Rushes Toward End   Surrender Destroys Enemy’s Northern Hold; Prague To Be Yielded Without A Fight; Americans Mopping Up In Southern Areas

Superforts Rain Bombs On Osaka   Upwards Of 300 Take Part In Attack

Seven. Vital War Plants, Harbor Installations Hit; Fires Burning.

B-29s Hit Osaka In Fire Raid   ‘Very Large Force Rains Incendiar  ies on City

Big Superfort Raid On Osaka   Attack Deserihed As Similiar To Strike Against Nagoya. Tokyo,

Big B-29 Force Blasts Osaka   Upwards of 300 Sky Monsters Rain Bombs On Industrial Plants

Atomic Bomb May End Use Of All Il Bombs   May Be Rainbow of Peace; MilitaristieMinded May: Never Again Dare to Make War

AP ANALYST DISCUSSES ATOMIC BOMB AND WHAT IT MAY MEAN TO FUTURE WAR-MINDED NATIONS

‘Complexion Of The War Is Completely Altered _ By Use Of Atomic Bomb

‘ Bomb To End Ali Bombs Weapon Of Obliteration Brings Rainbow Of Peace

ATOMIC BOMB, AS TERRIBLE NEW WEAPON MAY BRING EARLY PEACE BUT POSES THREAT TO HUMANITY

Trucks Defeats Chicago, 4-1, On Seven-Hit Job   Hank Greenberg Hits Homer With Two On  For Decisive Blow

HANK GREENBERG'S HOMER TIES UP WORLD SERIES, AS SERVICE MEN WIN GAME.FOR DETROIT

Germans Take Bow   Say Eisenhower Statement Is Trébute to Reich’s War Effort

MYSTERY DEEPENS ON MISSING WOMAN      Disappears on Her Way to Hospital To Have Baby

House Prepares For Battle On Manpower Bill   Compromise Is  Seen Unlikely

‘LABOR DRAFT COMPROMISE   “Closed Shop” Plan is Rejected as House  Starts Debate

Spirited Debate On Work Draft  Opens in House   Labor Union Spokesmen Reject Compromise  Ou Closed Shop Clause

House Ready For Big Fight ~ On Work. Bill   Digs In For Showdown; Decision [Is Expected Thursday or Friday

Labor Opposes  Compromise on  Manpower Draft ‘Closed Shop’ Question  Backed by Southerner:  Stirs Fight in House

Service Law Faces Closed Shop Battle.   Final Showdown Due This Week on WorkOr-Fight Measure

Differences Threatening  Manpower Bill   Anti-Closed Shop Que of  Two Issues Promising “Heated “Debate in House Next Week

Seek Compromise On Draft Law   Little Progress Made ~~Bitter Debate in  House Looms

Service Measure Goes To House   Fate of Bill Uncertain; Closed Shop Question  Caused Controversy.

House Digs In For Showdown  On Draft Bill   Decision Expected Thursday Or Friday After MuchHeated Debate.   "OO FICHT ON” FLOOR

SEEK COMPROMISE  DIFFERENCES OVER  MANPOWER MATTERS LEGISLATION SOUGHT AF  PEARS DOOMED AS RESUL: DIVERCENT VIEWC

DEBATE ON LABOR DRAFT IS OPENED   Labor Spokesmen ‘Reject “Closed Shop” Compromise

House Debates ‘Manpower Bill   Measure’s Fate Uncertain; Union Shon Bie Issue

SHOWDOWN ON JOB ACT NEAR   House In No Mood to Compromise, Will Fight It Out On Floor

Anti-Closed Shop in for Showdown  Service Law Backers Unwilling to Budge

House Debates First On Closed Shop In Draft  FEPC Requirements To Come Up Next

JOB ACT FACES GRAVE THREAT   House Leaders Seek Compromise On Crucial Differences

Showdown Fight On Service Act   Debate ‘Anti-Closed Shop Amendment; Seek Compromise

HOUSE TO ACT ON MANPOWER   Fight to’ Finish Expected This Week on National Ser. vice Legislation

Service Act  Fight Nears.   ‘House: Is. Unwilling. For Any Compromise

Labor, Southern Stands Divergent On National Service Legislation

Showdown on Draft Law Looms   Decision Expected Thursday or Friday — May to Resist Change

House Digs !n For Showdown On Draft   Union Curb Stirs Labor Opposition

Science Pupils To Be Deferred   New Program Designed To Develop Technical And Scientific Skills

Nazis Frantic, Order Every Man Into Breach of Homeland   Himmler in Silesia to Speed Up Mobilization Of Volkssturm; Munitions Minister Starts Evacuation of Movable Industries

GERMAN CIVILIANS BATTLE RUSSIANS   ALL CLASSES THROWN INTO FIGHT IN SLLESIA—HIMMLER AT SCENE.

Reds Kill 65,000 and Capture 25.000 German:   Berlin Admits Russians Have Crashed to Within 30 Miles of Breslau; Orders Every Available Man Into Breach

EVERY GERMAN ORDERED 10 AID AGAINST REDS   Berlin Admits Danger To Breslau, Nazi Life

Kennedy Defends Own ‘Beat’ On Official Story   Associated Press Correspondent  Disagrees With Director Of     SHAEF Public Relations

lan . ae iQ a. ' ee it hae ue _S§ 7 wane ae are: ¥ w bt  Wen--eit :  ” oe Qu. se ow em     saan \ ans Le   AP Man Says i sai cs Intervened; ° Disputes Charge-U. S. Lives. at Stake

CHARGES FACE EX - PATROLMAN   Former Baltimore Officer Is Linked With City Ruvciaries

Goering Heads List Of Nazis   Trials Of Accused Te Begin Next Month

Four Powers Allege Plot Against World, Murder of Millions   Goering’s Name Leads List in 24,000 Word Bul Avatast German Hier archy, 7 7 Organizations; Aetnal Priagle to Start Next Month

Nazis Held In Deaths Of Ten Million   Goering, Hess" Among Germans To Hear Charges Today

Nazi Criminals a Stand Indictec   Will Face Trial Probably Next Month

Massive Catalogue Of Tortures And Persecution Says 10 Million Slain

Goering’s Name Heads List Of 2: Individuals Charged With Plots Against Peace And Humanity

BRUTAL NAZIS CHARGED With PLOTTING WAR   TORTURE CATALOG LISTS MURDER OF 10,000,000

Historic Indictment Unfolds Charges on Bloody Hitler Rule   24 Big-Shot German War Criminals, Seven Nazi Organizations Named in  Persecutions That Killed 10 Million

Allied Charges Demand Death Of 24 Key Men   Hitler's Henchmen Listed Specifically for Role in the World’s Worst War and Slaughter of 10,000,000 Innocents—-Conviction of Group Sought

Huge Document Lists Nazi Tortures Charges Slaughter Of Ten Million

24 INDIVIDUALS, 6 ORGANIZATIONS ACCUSED IN BIL   Prosecution to Ask Death Sentences for Goering, Hess, Von Ribbentrop  and Others,   TRIALS TO BE HELD BEFORE WORLD COURT   Huge Document Charges Long Plotting by Group Against" kind to Achi tes  M Nazi Ends.

NAZI GROUPS ALSO LISTED IN DOCUMENT   Charges Presented At Meeting of Crimes Court in Berlin

Hitler Glan Is Indicted For Crimes   Goering Heads Group to Be Tried Next Month

INDICT NAZI CHEFS; TRIAL NEXT MONTH   Specifically Names 24 Survivors Of  Hierarchy

Catalog of  Offenses Is Made Public   Hitler Not Indicted Because of Evidence That He Is Dead

American Troops Reach Centet Of Wrecked Rhineland City As Fall Expected Hourly

Nazis Order General Retreat Across Rhine   Airmen Report Streets Deserted: TD... bheaadaning Heavy Fauipment

Army ‘Oneration Sara Claws Flopping Miserably As Greatest Travel Jam in Naiion’s History Looms

Christmas Rush Strains Travel System In U. §.   Stations Are Jammed As Thousands Try To Board Trains, Busses

Greatest Traffic Jam Looms Over Christmas   “Home For Christmas” Now Postwar Battlecry For Millions

RECORD TRAVEL JAM * INDICATED OVER HOLIDAYS   All Available Trains, Buses And Pianes Put In Use To Meet Emergency

MILLIONS TRY TO GET HOME FOR CHRISTMAS   Equipment Problems, Hevy Snows Add To Troubles

HOLIDAY TRAVEL INWORST STATE WIS HISTOR   Thousands, including Service Men and Women, Are Left Stranded   WEATHER ADDS TO SNAG   Transportation Equipment Is Inadequate to Fill Heavy Deniarids by Public

America’s Biggest Travel Jam Seen As Millions Try To Spend Christmas Home

TRAINS, BUSES, PLANES PACKED TO GAPACITY   Highways Crowded With Cars As ‘Home For Christmas’ Movement Starts   SERVICEMEN STRANDED   Thousands Of Returning Vets ' Will Spend Another Holiday Away

Record Traffic Jam Looms as ‘Home For Christmas Becomes Battle Cry

Pre-Holiday Travel Jam !s Worst in History of Nation   Home for Christmas Battle  Cry of Millions; Service Men Stranded

OHIO GEARED FOR NEW ERA   Salem Employment Peak Of 3.600 Remains Unchanged

North Anchor Of Siegtried Line Toppled   American Troops In Pruem; Allied Armies Immobilized By Nazi Breaching Of Dam

Kingsley Couple Will Celebrate Golden Wedding  Kliebensteins Wed Fifty Years June 19  In Emmetsburg

Kingsley Couple Will Celebrate Golden Wedding  Kliebensteins Wed Fifty Years June 1§  Te Rremrmatalhumes

Military Police Kill _ 8 Koreans, Arrest 53  In Raid on Barracks

Communists Take Two Coast Cities: In Manchuria   Two Thousand U. S.°-Marines Hemmed . Between Two Forces’

Reds On Manchurian Border Take Two Cities Where U.S. Fleet Landed Chiang Army

Situation Grows Tense as Chinese Communist Troops Occupy 2 Coastal Cities

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  TOKYO RAIDED BY B-29 FORCE, SAYS ENEMY

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR GUY M. GIBSON PI ANNED TUESNAY   ~ PROMINENT -CORSICANA RESIDENT DIED MGNDAY. / FOLLOWING BRIEF ILLNESS

FUNERAL SERVICES: § FOR GUY M. GIBSON PLANNED TUESDAY  ~ PROMINENT CORSICANAT

Reds Waging Fierce Battle Beyond The Cd_r River   SYNCHRONIZE WITH U.S. NINTH ARMY  Ot on eiceeen rp) mh. OF in cee sea   Klessin Falls To Soviets On Berlin Side Of The Oder

Russian Drive Heads For Hitler Fortress   Columns Now Fighting Twenty’ Miles To West Of Vienna

Violent Fighting Flares On Oder   Other Soviets Aim For Berchtesgaden, Bavaria

Third Army Splinters German East Front Supply Lines; Threaten Disaster ‘for Million Nazis Facing Red Army

REDS REPORTED LAUNCHING THEIR DRIVE ON BERLIN WEST OF ODER   Moscow Radio Says Fierce Battles Raging

Violent Fighting Underwav At Bridgehead As Reds Launch Attack   Zhukov Gives Nod  Kor Final Drive   New Push Synchronizing With Yanks To Crush Heart Of Nazism

RUSSIANS OPEN PUSH ON BERLIN   Soviets Punch Large Holes In Germans’ Lines At Vienna

FIGHTING ON ODER FLARES UIP TODAY   Zhukov Lights Fuse on Sweep to German Capital

Allies Close Nuteracker On Capital   Moscow Reports Fierce Fighting In New Offensive

RUSSIANS LIGHT FUSE TO FINAL PUSH FROM EAST   Others Aim at Berchtesgaden

SOVIETS iN NEW DRIVE ON BERLIN   Synchronized With U. S. Push From the West

MOSCOW SAYS BATTLE FLARES ON ODER FRONT   Red Army Push on Danube Aims for _ Berchtesgaden Hideout

SUPERFORTS BLAST JAP AIR FIELDS   Nip Suicide Boats And Planes Sink Five U. S. Ships

Yanks Smash Jap Cities After Blocking Okinawa ‘Landing; Plane Plants Hit

300 Big Forts Smash Baek at Suicide Bases   Jap Homeland Hit 3 Times After Strike Against Ty. Fleet

Mill Conference Called To Put Disabled, Handicapped To Work   Problem Of Those Other Thai Veterans Also To Be Discussed

12 Loaded Transports And Several Warships Bagged Off Indo China Coast   HALSEY COMPLETELY  _ SURPRISES JAPANESE

13 More Enemy Craft Damaged In Fighting Off French Indo-China   Japanese Unprepared

FOUR CONVOYS BROKEN UP BY HALSEY FLEET   BOLD BLOW STRUCK JUST OFF COAST OF INDO-CHINA

3rc. #.ee Sci. =ammering < Yonvoys; +isc.ose . ayanese Swer 9a7— e819 Suns oer. 24

Enemy Suffers Heavy Losses Off French Indo-China— ~ Counter-Smash Foiled

Four Convoys Ripped Apart   Third Fleet Undamaged And Battle Off Indo-China Continues Unabated

Yank Tank Force Damages 13 Others   Destruction of Superbattleship During October 24 Naval Battle Also Confirmed

Third Fleet Planes In Continuous Attack Upon Hapless Nippon Convoys   Adm. Nimitz Reveals Greatest Jap Battleship Was Sunk In Second Battle Of Philippine Seas

Convoy Said Set To Go to the Aid Of Luzon Forces   Action Reported by Admiral Nimitz W hose Third Fleet Also Damaged 13 Ships on First Day Including a Cruiser, Several Destroyers and 12 Loaded Transports

13 Others Hif In Great Naval And Air Attack   Adm. Halsey’s Fleet Suffers No Damage

Jap Losses To 3rd Fleet Include 12 Transperts   Nimitz Announces Sinking of Japanese Super-Battleship  In Oct. 24 Battle

SOLONS HEAR SPEECH TODA   President Asks Congress te Order Year’s Training For Youth.   FOR 17 TO 20 YEAR OLOS

WOULD GIVE YOUTHS YEAR OF TRAINING   President, in Message to Congress, Recommends Conscription of Young Men Between Ages of 17 and 20.

RECOMMENDS 1 YEAR TRAINING OF AGES 17-20   Tells Congress U. S. “Must Build Reserve Behind Small Army

All 17-20-Year Boys Liable To Military Call Under Plan; Conaress Sentiment Divided

PLAN CALLS FOR YEAR'S SERVICE FOR BOYS, 17-2   Message Urging Specialized Train. ing Heard By Divided Congress

Conaress Hears Plan   Truman Asks 17-20 Year-Old Men Get One Military Year

Action of Congress Asked by President in Special Message   Urges Legislation While Danger is Fresh in Minds of Nation

Truman's Proposal Offered To a Divided Congress To Form ‘Backbone of Defense’

Would Include Men 17-20 In Broad Program   Asks Speedy Decisior By Congress While Horrors Of Invasion Are Fresh In Mind

PRESIDENT TRUMNA RECOMMENDS YEAR MILITARY SERVICE  RARAR Far trrAArr re TA   CONGRESS URGED TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO PRE SERVE FUTURE PEACE

More Heat Is Put On Tokyo By Superforts   More Than 4,000 Tons of Concrete-Cracking Fire _ Bombs Dropped on Jap Capital—Friday’s Target Was Business District

Superforts Pound Tokyo in Early Morning Attacks   B-29's Drop 4,000 Ton: of Fire Bombs on Business District

TOKYO BLASTED WITH FIRE BOMBS   GOVERNMENTAL DISTRICT HIT—IMPERIAL PALACE REPORTED DAMAGED.

Repatriation Is Scheduled   Germans, Austrians  Are To Leave China’

SCHOOL FINANCE BILL IS PASSED BY LEGISLATURE   Battle With Governor Also In Prospect on Local Distribution of Taxes

$11,000,000 School 1 Fund. Before J ausch     Aepublican-Controlled.Ohio-Senate Calls Governor’s _ Hand” In: ‘Daniels- ‘Cramer Bill Row;. Has 10  TNiswre Ta Uwewntod Wate

Senate Sends School Bill To Governor, Prepares To Override Expected Veto   Follow Partv Wines

BRITISH PATROL CALCUTTA STREETS   URDER BEING RESTORED GRADUALLY—ONE U. S. SOLDIER MISSING, 30 HURT.

U. S. Soldiers Hurt in Riots   jaa Persons Are Killed : Ta Calenits

ONE AMERICAN IS MISSING, 30 HURT IN RIOTS   U.S. Ambulances And Trucks Burned In India Outbreak

CALCUTTA RIOT CALMED DOWN   One American Missing, 30 Injured; 21 Dead In 3-Day Uprising

40th U. S. Divisior Makes New Move In Philippines  Ryukyu Island Blows Continue From Sea  And Air, Says Nimitz

NEGROS ISLAND IS INVADED BY 40TH DIVISION   Airfield Seized On Last Big Philippine Island Held By Japanese   AERIAL ATTACKS ARE STAGED ON FORMOSA

Yanks Invade Negros Island   * Doughboys of 40th Division Go Ashore On Last Big Philippine Island In Jap Hands; Spread Inland

NO WITHDRAWAL BEGUN IN ITALY   Bombers Of ‘15th Ain Force Aid Soviets In Vienna Push

NEW WITNESS IN PONTIAC MURDER CASE   Says, Victim Had Feared She Would Be Stabbed to’ Death

SLAIN WOMAN FEARED DEATH   MRS, THOMPSON PREDICTED ICEPICK TRAGEDY

OPA Cuts Hotel Meat Rations for Next Two Month:   ! ‘Move Expected to Give Larger Amcunt to Average American Home

CAFE RATIONS ARE SLASHED   New OPA Programs Tc Bring Relief By July First, Bowles Feels

Cut For Eating Establishments To Boost Supply   New Action Will Cut Rationed Food Users 20 -Per Cent More 

More Meat For Average Home Seen As OPA Cuts Restaurants and Hotels

A DD ALIN  COMMANDER OF LEGION POST     FE a      Succeeds James  Alexander: Public Installation To Be Held Next Month -

“LEGION POST   Succeeds James Alexander; _ Public Installation To Be Held Next Month -

Army Casualties Mount fo 616,000   117,000 Listed Killed: 356.000 Are Wounded

91 Bulgarian Officials Get Death Penalty   CONVICTED OF DRAGGING COUNTRY INTO WAR ON GERMANY’S SIDE

Sectionalism Decried by President   N. E. Conneil Also Hears’ Production Comes First

TRUMAN VISITS OLD SENATE PAL   PRESIDENT IS GUEST OF GOV, WALLGREN AT OLYMPIA, WASH,

SF. Parley Rushes Work 0 Conclusion   Completion of Issues By Early Next Weck Is Goal of Big 5

PEACE DELEGATES STRIVE TO SOLVE LAST OF DISPUTES   DELAY THREATENS TO DISRUPT PLANS FOR PRESIDENT’S SPEECH

TRUMAN SEEKS TO SPEED END OF PEACE MEET   U. S$. Delegates Say Confer. ence May Run Over Into Next Week

President Seeks World Conference Windup This Week   Prospects For Swift Completion Of Charter Small

Leaders Try To  Resolve Issues   Closing Time Nears As Russia, Australia Argue Debates Limit

RUSH TO FINISH PEACE CHARTER   Act So Truman Can Close Conference Saturday

REMAINS AT FRISCO MEET   Conference Leaders Strive to Settle Last Difference in Order That Truman May Close Parley Saturday.

Truman Seeks Speedy End — Of Conference   Still Hopeful Peace Charter Can Be Worked.Out by End of Week

CONFEREES TRY TO FINISH WORK   Hope to Close Saturday to Hear Truman

TRUMAN SEEKS TO SPEED UP SESSION   Chances Are Against Security Conference's Ending [his Week   SPEECH BY PRESIDENT

Truman Still Hoping Parley Will End Soon   Chief Executive Said To Be Disappointed Over Report Meeting Will Be Longer

Conference Is Mending Issues  And Then Quit   Last Remaining Problems About Ready To Be Ironed ~ Out So Pres. Truman Can  » Close Session.

CONFERENCE LEADERS STRIVING TO COMPOSE FINAL DIFFERENCES  RUSSIAN DEMAND FOR DEBATE LIMITATION OPPOSED BY SMALL NATIONS

Parley Leaders Strive — To Settle Last Measure To Keep Truman’s Date

CONFERENCE SPEEDING WORK TO BE READY TO HEAR TRUMAN WHEN HE COMES TO FRISCO ON SATURDAY

Americans Hopeful Noth ing Will Delay Closing  Session Saturday,

San Francisco Conference  Direet to the SITKA SENTINEL trom the ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soviet-Australian Dispute Threatens Truman Speech Plans Saturday

Delegates Seek Agreement at 8. F. By Saturday   President Scheduled To Close Historic Meet on That Date

Truman Hopeful Parley to End Late Saturday   Press Conference Tomorrow May Tell Of Big 3 Conclave

Soviet-Australian Dispute Threat To Conference Adjournment Plans

Truman Asks Speedy End to Peace Meeting   Disappointed in Lag: Hopeful Charter Car Be Worked Out Soon

PRESIDENT TRUMAN SEEKING SPEED UP CONFERENCE ACTION  MAY REMAIN IN OLYMPI/ WASH., GUEST GOV. WAL! GREN OVER WEEKEND

President Truman, Resting at Olympia ‘Executive Mansion, Seeks to ‘Speed Windup of World Security Meet

Australia, Russia Dispute May Block Conference Closine   Commission Agrees To Refuse Franco Spain Admission to Leaque

Time Important Factor at Frisco  Work of Conference Drawing to Close

 Wind-Up of Parley Lags Truman Plans to Prolong His Pacific Northwest Vacation

Security Conference Leaders Doing Utmost So Truman Can Keep His Date On Saturday   Time Growing Short For President To Prepare For Big-Three Meeting

Parley Leaders Strive To Solve Last Of Issues   Would Settle All Problems That President Truman Can Be Heard Saturday

—TRUMAN— Near Date For Talk By Trumar   Hope President Can Keep _ Schedule To Close Conference Saturday 

President Chafes at Parley Delay   TRUMAN AT OLYMPIA SEEKS TO HASTEN END OF SAN FRANCISCO SECURITY CONFERENCE

Truman Seeks Parley Speed-ut   President, Resting In Olympio, Still Hopeful ef End

Doubt Finale This Week   Hopes for Wind-Up of San Francisco Parley By Saturday Dim

Parley Leaders Hurry To Settle World Issues   Wont To Be Ready  a. ne Ve

President Rests at Olympia Mansion  Save He Mones Securit   Says He Hopes Security Conference Will End Saturday as Scheduled

Truman Hopes To Speed End of §. F. Conference   Chief Executive Disappointed at Delay on Chorter

President Is Still Hopeful About Parley   Little Chance Of Adjournment By Saturday

Seek to End S. F. Parley By Saturday   Discussion Over Length Of General Assembly Debate Only Problem   Timetable Faces Change

President Spends Day At Olympi:z   Makes Preparations To Address Final Session Of United Nations  Security Conference

Troman Seeks to  Speed Conclusion Of Conference   Prospects of Windup This Week Steadily Diminish; Rests at  Governor's Monsijon

Beheading C Costs Recorded; German — “Families Sent Bill By Hitler Regim

HITLER’S VICTIMS PAID ON AFTER THEY WERE MURDERED  Beheading Bill Sent to Families

Nazi Courts Kep Books On Cost 0 Killing Victims   Berlin Jail “CPA's” Capital Punishment Accountants Are

German Families Billed For Beheading Costs; Relatives Were Squeezed

Nazis Charged Survivors for Beheading Traitors, Also Funeral, Coffin Rental .

Records Reveal Hitler’s Courts Sent Bills to Families of Those Beheaded

Memorial Funeral Home to Hold Open House 28-29   Kerrville’s Newest Business Enterprise Invites Public to Vist Them During Time

Eisenhower Does Not Look st. Louis Man  For Formal Nazi Surrender New Loan Chie’

V-E Day May Be Still Months Off   Eisenhower Says Declaration Wall Await Conquest of Last Nazi  Pocket.   May Take Months

ALL NAZI POCKETS TO BE WIPED OUT IBEFORE V-E CALLED   No Official Victory Announce: ment From Europe Until Etiemy Annihilated—Fighting May Go On For Some Time Yet

V-E Day May No’ Come for Months  Complete Occupation Thought Far Away

V-E DAY MAY BE LONG TIME OFF   Kisenhower Reveals Victory Will Not Be Announced Until All Important Nazi Pockets Are Wiped Out.

BE FAR AWAY   Eisenhower Says Victory Will Be Proclaimed Only After Most Resistance Is Gone

V-E Day Proclamation Likely to Be Months Off, Eisenhower Indicates

No V-E Day Until Pockets Are Ours, Eisenhower Rules   Complete Occupation Will Be Essential to Allied Announcement, He ‘Fells Press

V-E Day Delayed Until All German Pockets Smashed   Gen. Eisenhower Announcement Indicates Hitler Stronghold Most first be Eliminated

RESISTANCE OF NAZIS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE  V-E Day Announcement Delayed Until Enemy Pockets Are Wiped Out

Germans Say Airborne Troops Land 23 Miles From Capital   No V-E Day To Be Proclaimed Until All Resistance Is Gone

~EISENHOWER—  No V-E Day Until Nazis . Wiped Out   Proclamation Announce: ing War’s End May Be Long Way Off

V-E Day May Be Still Months Off   Eisenhower Says Declaration Will Await Conquest of Last - Nazi  _ Pocket: s

Bevin Pleads For End of Allied Rifts   U. S. Aid Urged To Prevent Europe Disaster

Governor-General Of Indies Resigns   Difference of Opinion Cause of Move, Report

Covernot General of Dutch East indies Resigns; Natives on Java Declare War on Dutch, Eurasians

Dutch Indies Chief Resigns   Governor Steps Down In Face of Uprising

Daitch East Indies  Governor Resigns   Disagrees on Policy Toward Nationalist Plan

HOLDUP DEATH AT COLUMBUS   GAS STATION ATTENDANT SLAIN IN GUN BATTLE WITH BANDIT   EARLY TODAY

MORE THAN . THREE’. MILLION TONS OF SHIPPING ARE KNOCKED OUT BY PLANES

Nation-Wide Auto Strike Is Imminent  10 Per-Cent Hike  Is Refused By Unio

Auto Union Prepares for  Costly Strike   Dealers Told Not To Expect Many New Cars

Strike Call At Any Hour Against Genera! Motors Corp.  CIO LEADERS TURN DOWN WAGE OFFER  Of A 10 Per Cent Wage Increase Plus Guaranteed 45-Hour Week

'Costly' Strike Against Auto Makers Is Imminent   Union Officials Be Pickets Designated For Walkout “At Any Hour”

Walkout  Threatens Auto Firms   Union Says Companies Banded in Clique to Keep Pay Down

Dealers Say 1916 Output  Has Been Cut   Unionists Charge Managerial Clique With Forcing Strike

FIGHT FOR PANAY VIRTUALLY ENDED   MAC ARTHUR'S MEN CRUSH RESISTANCE; BREAK SHIMBU LINE

Jap Resistance Crushed on Panay Island   Mitchells Catch Munitions Convoy; Harbor in Use

JAP RESISTANCE ON PANAY 1S CRUSHED   Shimbu Line East of Manify Collapses, Yields Mass of Booty.

ORGANIZED JAP RESISTANCE CN PANAY GRUSHED   Yanks Seize Good Harbor; Shimbu Line Collapses

Panay Seized: Shimbu Line Cui  Mitchell Bombers Hit Convoy Off China

RESISTANCE ON PANAY CRUSHED   Shimbu Line East Of Manila Collapses

Resistance On. Panay Crushed;  Shimbu Collapses   Panay Mopped Up, New Gains Made On Luzon and Mindanao.

Jap Resistance  On Panay Ended   Shimbu Line East of Manila Collapses— Six-Ship Convoy Hit

Yankees Crush Resistance Of Japs On Pana y   Nip Cave-Studded Shitibu Line East of Manila On Luzon Also Has Callapsed

Nip Resistance On Panay Crushed  Shimbu Line East Of Manila Collapses Under Yank Blows

Crush Jap Resistance On Panay   Enemy Shimbu Line Near Manila Falis

Jap’s Shimbu Line East of Manila Has Fallen Apart  Organized Resistance On Panay Crushed; Enemy Convoy Raidec

Yanks Destroy Jap Resistance On Panay Island   Collapse of Shimbu Line On Luzon Yields Mass Of War Booty.

Jap Resistance Reported Ended On Panay Island  Nips’ Shimbu Line Aleo Collansed

ENEMY RESISTANCE ON PANAY FADES; SHIMBU LINE GONE   Strength cf Jap Defenses on Panay Mostly Dissipated— Falien Shimlu Line Near Manila in U. S. Hands—Jap Canvow Rlasted

Third Leads  Prisoner List   Build Its Total To 301.478: Patton's Army Goes Ahead OVE Wirt.

J :  40,000 PRISONERS TAKEN SUNDAY TO BRING WEST FRONT TOTAL IN EXCESS 1.169.947 SINCE D-DAY

25,000 Men, Women and Children Ir. Batangas Brutally Mistreated and Murdered

7 Month Reign Of Terror Told In “Tiger” Trial   Death Toll For Civilians Greater In Batangas  Than In Manila

Jap Reign» Of Terror Is Described   25,000 Mistreated In Batangas Province

Filipinos Forced To Jump In Well, Witness Relates   Jap Reign Of Terror Told At Trial

Jap Reign of  Terror Barec   Witnesses at Manila Trial Tel of Atrocities Committed in Batanpas Province

20 Per Cent Cut in Taxes Asked  Simple Proposal Is Made by Knutson

SNIPER SHOT GEN, EASLEY   ASSISTANT COMMANDER OF DIVISION ON OKINAWA SLAIN BY SNIPER DUR- ~ 

Second Call Received As Police Converge on Scene to Trap Kidnapper

RANSOM PHONE CALL REPEATED   Mother of Kidnaped Baby Again Receives Instructions

RAYBURN 10 SPEAK FOR MAY BILL   Urges Rejection of Amendments to Draft Labor Bill

ACTION WOULD PROTECT ALL NON - STRIKERS   Michigan Solon Refuses To Endorse Full Job Bill

STATE CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT   Reorganization of Military High Command and Othe: High Offices Believed Like ly With Fall of Japan

PLAN PROPOSED ON EMPLOYMENT   Two Governors Suggest That States Take Over U. S. Employment Offices Intact: Truman Studies Plan

PACIFIC OPERATIONS ENDANGERED BY _ CURRENT SHORTAGE OF SPARE PARTS   Thousands of Dollars Worth of Badly Needed Equipment Lying Idle For Lack of Replacements For Repairs.

Hagerstonian About Italy GI's Acclaim Army Flight Nurses As Champs Of Wan

 Hagerstonian About Italy $$ _______  \ Cr s Acclaim Army Flight 7 Nurses As Champs Of War

CARRIER HORNET AND 10°OTHER U. S. SHIPS AT CALIFORNIA DRY DOCKS FOR REPAIRS

31st Infantry Gains 10 Miles ‘On Mindanao Isle   Reaches Main Airfield o Capital of Bukidnon Province

31ST DIVISION GAINS ON MINDANAO ISLAND   Troops Ate Within One Mile Of Capital Of Budiknon Province; Fight At Davao

Crowley's Resignation Marks FEA’s End, Brings Governmental Reshuffle

CROWLEY RESIGNS FROM FEDERAL POST   Broad Reorganization O1 Jobs Held By Economic Administrator Is Announced

Australian-Armyains Four Miles n Drive To Take orneo's Capital   ussies Push fo withir Ten Miles of Brunei Gateway to Rich Oi Fields

AUSSIES DRIVE 4 MILES FROM BORNEO COAST   Invaders Push Toward Strategic Capital City of Brunei

Australians Drive Toward Capital City   Supplies Assured By. Full Occupation Of Muara Island . OvvositeBrooketon

Aussies Driving On Brunei Amid Light Jap Resistance   Forces Gain Four Miles in Drive for Capital Under Intense Sun—Troops and Supplies Pour Onto Labuan Island

LIQUOR RATION BOOST POSSIBLE   Allowance For New Period To Be Revealed Thursday

Yank Entry in Leipzig Gets Cheers   German Civilians Close Shops To See Ist Army  Conquerors.

Thousands Watch Yanks March IntoCity  Leipzig Civilians Appear Happy

Battle for Capital Nearing Climax: Leipzig Falls to American 1st Army   Reich on Razor’s Edge, Goebbels Tells People on Eve of Hitler’s Birthday    Tens of Thousands of German Civilians in Leipzig :  Watch U. S. First Army's Triumphal Entry Into City

jnaustry blights ClO On Wage-Price Issue   Labor-Management Conlercnce Faces Decision On Admitting Controversy

Industry Battles (10 Proposal For Wage-Price Study   Plan Weuld Put Cart Before Horse, Says Mosher, NAM President   JOB IS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS, HE SAYS   Union Argues That Pay Question Cannot Be Overlooked At Parley

Bargaining Methods Are Sought First   Spokesmen Claim Consideration Of Policy Before Method  Is In Reverse.

The CIO Formalized Its Wage Price Proposal Yesterday  NO ACTION TAKEN  ON THE PROPOSAL CIO Plan Would Be Putt ing The Cart Before The Horse ‘

Industry Battles C10 Proposal To Talk Wage-Prices   NAM President Urges Group To Establish Long-Term Policy

INDUSTRY WILL NOT CONSIDER. WAGES, PRICES   CIO Insists Important Matter Be Put On Agenda

Murray Seeking To Put Question Before Parley   Proposal Is Termed ‘Cart Before the Horse’ Plan by NAM

C10 PROPOSAL FACES HARD SLEDDING   eT  Much Opposition To Bringing Wages Before Conferense.

INDUSTRY FISHTS C.L0. PROPOSAL ON WAGE - PRICE   Cart Before Horse, Savs Manufacturers Ass’n President

INDUSTRY FichTS LABOR EFFORT (0 AIR WAGE ISSUE   Bitter Battle Waged ir Washington Over Getting Wage Question Onto Agenda of Big Parley.   MOSHER LEADS FIGHT FOR INDUSTRY GROUP   Says Wage Question Has No Place at Conference And Would Be “Putting the Cart Before the Horse.”

ClO DEMANDS CONGRESS CUT TAXES FURTHER    House Committee Calls for _ More Facts On Atomic  Eneray

House Committee Wants Facts on Its Use for a Better Life. 4   TAXES BIG SUBJECT TOO

Facts on Afomic Energy Wanted; Demand Tax Cut:   3h Denounces Plan of House; Seek Aid For Small Business

HEAR THREAT. OF UPRISING ~ BY MOSLEMS   HEAD. OF ALL-INDIA MOSLEM LEAGUE ISSUES WARNING— ARAB LEAGUE LEADERS  MEETING .

FOR LEVANTINE INDEPENDENCE   Churchill Soon to Reply to Charges of De Gaulle

LEADER CALLS FOR LEVANTINE INDEPENDENCE   Churchill Soon to Reply to Charges of De Gaulle

TAX PROGRAM REPORTED OUT   Martin's Revenue Plan Released by Committee; One Bill Passed :

Tax Measures  Reported Out   Martin Program Sent To State Legislature: One Auto Plate Okehed

Volney Burrows Dies in Coryville   Funeral Wednesday for Retired Lumberman

KAMIKAZES BAG U.S. $. EMMONS   DESTROYER WHICH HELPED ESCORT FOR LOST OFF OKINAWA

139 KILLED, WOUNDED WHEN JAPS TEAR SHIP   Sister Vessels Sink Boat Hit Hard By Suicide Planes

NEW THREATS FACE AUTO INDUSTRY   Buick Assembly Plant Expected To Close Today

NEW STRIKE THREATS FACE AUTO PLANTS   Two Plants At Flint Are Latest Affected

Fisher Body Plant at Flint Shut Down At Midnight  BUICK WORKERS GO _ ON STRIKE TODAY  Immediate End Necessary To Avert Threats Of Violence

Strike Grip  Clamped on GM Plants   Buick Shutdown Seen; Firm Official Cites Body Frame Tieup.

Buick Plant Work Stoppage Is Threatened   Fisher Body Workers Sent Home And May Halt Assemblies

MOTOR INDUSTRY FAGES THREAT OF PRODUCTION HAL   lack of Steel May Close Buick Assembly Plant  . nt Elint AAich:

New Threats Face Industry   Shutdown of Buick’s Flint Plant Is Beeun

Walkout May Close GM’s Buick Plant   Company Blames Shutdown at Steel Mills

JAP PARLIAMENT TO MEET SEPT.   Preparations Made for Ex. traordinary Session

3 CHILDREN DEAD IN FLAMING HOUSE   House Destroyed, Others in Family Burned

FUEL SHORTAGE STILL CRITICAL SURVEY SHOWS   Many Cities Fall in Line With Closing Request; Cold Wave in Prospect

Controls On Shoe Sales Are Lifted   Output of Essential Kinds of Shoes Has Increased Substantially As a Result of Military Cutbacks.

All Types of Footwear  Released   Output of Essential Kinds of Shoes Has Increased Substantially As a Result of Military Cutbacks.

Relief ‘Funds To Be Upped   Famine, Suffering . 1 . oan Are Facing, Europe

Kesselring Still Loyal To Nazis   Praises Hitler; Says He Is Misunderstood

KESSELRING — STILL NAZI   GERMAN FIELD MARSHAL DECLARES HITLER WAS A “MISUNDERSTOOD GENIUS"

CABINET CRISIS HALTS MEETING OF ‘BIG THREE’   \ — eee  “Churchill Will Not Confer ' With Truman and Stalin Until He Is Given New 'Wote of Confidence.

Over 1,000 Naval Planes Join 600 Supers for Raid   Perhaps Largest Air Force Yet to Hit Enemy Targets  By LEONARD MILLIMAN

Swarmed Down in Force on Ships Caught at Anchor at the Great Kure Naval Base Today.   MORE THAN 2,000 PLANES PARTICIPATE!   More Than 300 Miles of Jap an’s Main Island Was Hit; Tokyo Admits Another Fleet Remnant Caught.

HIT REMNANTS OF NIPPONESE FLEET AT KURE   600 Superforts  Batter Industrial Centers Of Osaka, Nagoya

WAR INDUSTRIES BLASTED T00 BY OTHER BOMBERS   \Allied Warships Move In  On China Coast To Sink   More Enemy Ships

ATTACK ON BIG KURE NAVAL BASE HIGHLIGHTS DAY-LONG ASSAULT BY YANK BOMBERS   Tokyo Admits Remnant of Imperial Fleet Is Cauaht At Anchor in Harbor With Many Direct Hits Recorded   ae  ENEMY FIGHTERS STRIKE BACK AGGRESSIVELY

Carrier Planes and Heavy Bombers Join Hands to Hit Devastating Blow at Japan   More Ships of Dwindling Enemy Fleet Caught at Anchor in Kure Harbor; 600 Sunerforts Ratd Nagoya and Osaka

 Mote Than: 2; 000 Land ‘A ‘And Sea-Based Air: : “craft Stage Day-Long. Assault On Japan’s Main. Island — Nippon Warships Are ‘Hammered From Air... . ag Bye

2000 U S Planes Hit 300 Miles Of Main Jap Island   Strike Simultaneously In Day - Long Assault

LARGEST AIR FORCE HITS NIPPONS WHO COME OUT STRIVING FOR DEFENSE

2,000 Plane Assault Hits Main Island   Aireraft From _ Flattops Coordinated With More Than 600 Superforts in Mighty Aerial Attack

 t_Aip Fore EverTo Stele Mt  Foe’s Main Isle   One Of Nips’ Few Warships Left Takes Direct Hit; 4000 Tons Of Bombs Loosed Goad Jap Airmen

Goaded by perhaps the greatest air blow ever struck against Japan, Nipponese fighters hit back aggressively today for the first time in the two weekc of intensive strikes.

Sunup lo Sundown Attacks   Witness Sees One 1.000 Pound Bomb Score Direct Hit On knemy Warship

JAPANESE WARSHIPS CAUGHT AT BIG NAVAL BASE WERE BLASTED   TWO THOUSAND CARRIER AND LAND-BASED PLANES ROAM NIP HOMELAND

2000 Aircraft Hit Mightiest Blows   Three Cities Assailed by B-29’s as Carrier Planes Pound Kure Naval Base

Strikers Hail Peron Triumph In Argentina         Workers Decl As Pampas Ss Rewai  e Holiday poem        Power

Col. Peron’s Return. To Power ‘Celebrated'By Argentinians   Economic and Industrial: Life Paralyzed as Workers  Strike for 24 Hours to Mark Favorite’s : Reentrance to Cabinet

Nation-Wide Strike  Paralyzes Argentina   Workers Celebrate Return to Power  Of Peron With Rioting; 24-Hour Walkout

Argentina’s Economic Life Is Paralyzed As Workers Celebrate Return of Col Peron

Trains Halt, Plants Close As Argentines Leave Jobs   Nation’s Industrial and Economic Life Paralyzed During 24. Hour Nation-Wide Strike of Workers Celebrating Return to Power of Colonel Peron—Thousands March Through Streets of Buenos Aires—Three Wounded in Clash.

General [ke Urges Peace  Army Draft   Our Power Greatest Motivating Force For World Peace. He Testifies

AIRLINE WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE   Walkout Would Tie Up Pan Ameri. can Bases in U. S. and Her Possessions.

MacArthur Is Shot At By Japanese   General Leads New Invasion On Borneo Isle

JAPANESE SNIPERS  TRIED AGAIN TO SET GEN, MAG ARTHHS    Joined Australian Veteran: Yesterday in a Third Rorneo Invasion.   HE LED THE ATTACK   Spotted When He Visited the Advance Positions; Bullets Failed Their Mark.

JAP SNIPERS FAIL TO GET MACARTHUR   > Ss F-rauh*t a2 Td ee ASR Pr BAR A

MacArthur in Landing On Borneo   General Directs Sunday Morning Invasion Which Gives Allies Conirol of Entire IUstard

AUSTRALIANS DRIVE TO EDGE BALIKPAPAN RICH OIL DISTRICT  HEAVIEST SUPERFORTS PAIN TLAUT TAPANECE

Japanese Snipers Attempt to Kill General MacArthu   600 Superforts Strike Heaviest Air Blow of War

Troops Duck But General Stands Erect As Bullets Fly At Front In Borneo

Gen. MacArthur: Snipers’ Target During Invasion   Australian “Veterans Stage Third Borneo: Landing: "Forts: Blast: Jap. Center.

AUSTRALIANS DRIVE TO EDGE BALIKPAPAN PICH OIL DISTRICT   ‘HEAVIEST SUPERFORTS RAID LEAVE JAPANESE ‘CITIES IN. FLAMES

General Ib.       Marksmen — oe   Others: Duck but “He Stands Up and “Is Unharmed

Australians Push to Edge Of Balikpapan   Gen. MacArthur Leads New Borneo Invasion; Superforts Leave Four Jap Cities in Flames

JAPANESE SWIPERS MoS MACARTHUR   Allied Commander Refuses te Duck While Visiting Forward Position

600 B-295 RAIN FIRE ON NIPS IN HEAVIEST RAID   Aussies Stage Third Invasior of Borneo’s Rich Oil Fields Sunday

AUSSIE TROOPS SWARM INLAND AT BALIKPAPAN   Invasion ‘Splits East Indies, Completes South east Pacific Chain

GENERAL SAFE AFTER LANDING WITH AUSSIES   Most of Island in Allied Hands; B-29’s Score — Nip Cruiser Sunk

New Invasion, Fiery Air Raid Staggers Foe   Third Mast Indies Ass: ult Progresses as 600 B-29s Burn Four Jap Cities

THIRD INVASION OF BORNEO HITS AT BALIKPAPAN   Greatest Flood of Fire Ever Unleashed by B-29s Sweeps Four Cities of Japan

AUSSIES STAGE THIRD BORNEO INVASION   Balikpapan Oil District Is Scene Of Landing   JAPANESE SNIPERS   Again Attempt To Pick Off Gen. MacArthur As He Directs Operations

Pacifie’s Heaviest  Air Blow   600 Superforts Set Fires in Four Japanese Cities; Aussies In Borneo

American Equipment Rushed To Defense Of Chihkiang  JAPANESE FRONT BREAKING DOWN  Chinese Battle To Clear East Coast Port For Allied Invasion

CHINESE ARE NOW PUSHING JAPS BACK ©   Winning After Eight -Years  Of Reverses

Gigantic War Bond Rally in Helena ‘May 30 Will Feature Larry Smith, World Famed Pacific Correspondent

Noted News Analys Will Add Much To Bond Campaign  Larry Smith Plans Valuable Talks For Helena Groups

Government Will Purchase 522,000 Bushels of Corn in Mills County   Vite] War Material Ta Bo Handled Through AAA

AAA TO BUY CORN GN CONTRACT IN MILLS COUNTY   Ee ect, Buyin, Program  egin in ew sore

Also Charge Six Nazi Organization: ‘With War Crimes   Name Former Key Men in Adolf Hitler’ Government; Include High Staff Officers

74 TOP NAZI CHIEFS ARE CHARGED IN INDICTMENT WITH WIPING OUT JEWS

Face T, rial  Within T. he Next Month   CHARGED WITH MURDERING OVER TEN MILLION CIVILIANS AND .‘ PRISONERS; GOERING, HESS LISTED:

24 Key Men, Six Groups Accused By Allied Court   Charged With Starting War, Mass Crime Terror

Former Key Men In Hitler's Government And High Command Must Answer For Acts; Most Of Indictments Consists of Horror Recital

6 German Organizations  Also Accused Of Starting War, Committing Crimes  Hitler’s Key Men And German Military   Hitler’s Key Men And German Military Leaders Face: ‘Conspiracy’ Charges

Record Document Charges Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop and Accomplices With Worst War Crimes in History

Recital of Horror ls Presented To Allied Tribunal   Multiplicity of Crimes Cost Millions of Lives, Milttary.Court Told —

TEMPERATURES:   Brought Death To Ten Million, Ruined Europe   Nuerenberg Stage Is Set For Trial Of Hitler’s Henchmen

Formal Charges Lodged Against Plotters of Wai   Group Held Responsible for Unprecedented Plunderinxs of Europe

Allies’ Indictment Also Charges Six Organizations: Grimes Listed

25,000-WORD ACCUSATION 1S DRAWN FOR PRESENTATION T0 WAR CRIMES COURT IN BERLIN   Germans and Their High Command Associates Are Blamed Officially for the Brutal Slaughter of About 10,000,000 Helpless Persons

Six Nazi Bodies Are Also Named  Reeicalle Charcaa   Basically Charged With Gigantic Conspiracy Beginning in 1921

Six Nazi Bodies Are Also Named:   Basically. Charged . With Gigantic Conspiracy ‘Beginning.in 1921

Hitler Key Men To Face Allied Tribunal   Treachery, Terror And Aggression Detailed In Unprecedented Document Charging Germans With Slaughter Of 10 Million Persons.

Allies Charge Them Guilty of Slaughtering 10 Million People   Accuse Hitler’s Key Figures of Gigantic Plot Against Peace

NAZI LEADERS INDICTED FOR WAR’S CRIMES   Goering, Ribbentrop Hess, Included In List

ACCUSE LEADERS OF MASS CRIMES AGAINST ENEMIES   Key Hitler Men, Six Organizations Blamed; Hearings Open in November

35,000-Word Document Is Recital of Horrors and Dark Deeds of Conspiracy

War Criminals Hear Indictment   F our Counts Trace War Plot, Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against  Humanity; Stress Program to Annihilate All Jews.

Six Organizations Also Facing Trial   Allied Accusation Sums up Nazi Outrages, Holds Germans Guilty ‘Of Deaths of Ten Million People

PARTY CHIEFS CHARGED WITH MASS MURDER   German Leaders Face Trial for Plot on Mankind

Charge 24 with Murder Of 10 Million People And Plunder of Europe

NAZI LEADERS CHARGED WITH MASS CRIMES   ‘Murder, Torture, Devasta tion Are Listed In  Indictment

Allies Charges 10,000,000 Civilians And Prisoners Brutally Murdered   500-BillionDamage Laid To Germans   Formal Charges Filed With Court By U, S., Britain, France And Russia

 Charge Lists Starting World War, Murdering 10,000,000 Civilians and ‘War Prisoners, Plundering Countries

Group Blamed In Deaths Of 10 Million Civilians   5,700,000 Jews Claimed Killed In  Systematic Extermination System

Nazis Accused of Committing History's Most Horrible Crimes of Torture, Devastation, Hate; Hitler's Top Leaders Included

Flames Sweep Arsenal After Blast Kills 9   52 Injued at Edgewood: Guards Thrown Around Buening Buildings

Explosion Occurs in Loading Area of Maryland Plant and Three Hours Later Fires Were Still Raging in Chemical Service Buildings—Officials Throw No Light on Cause— Board Named to Conduct Inquiry.

PETAIN T0 BE RETURNED 10 STAND TRIAL   Aged Marshal in Switzer. jand; Laval Refused Entry

PETAIN TREASON TRIAL ARRANGED   Vichy Chief Of State Will Be Returned To France

Pefain Into Switzerland   Willing To Stand Trial in France; Laval, Deat Refused Admission

Petain Enters Switzerland Enroute to Surrender To French Government

‘Marshal Petain, Freed by Nazis, Heads for France   Aged Vichy Head Enters Switzerland; Will Stand Trial; Expect Leopold Releasa

PETAIN IS FACING TREASON CHARGES   Aged Marshal, Now in Switzerland, May Be Tried  - in Paris   MAY HEAR DE GAULLE

PETAIN ON WAY BACK TO FRANCE   ENTERS SWITZERLAND PREPARED TO SURRENDER ON TREASON CHARGES.

Watch for Peace Feelers; History  May Be Repeated   (REJECT NAZI PEACE OFFER: Set Page 7, Second Section)

Experts Advise Public to Be on Lookou For Insignificant News Items, May Forecast End of European War

«passenger  trains erash  in Carolina ‘Meteor’ ploughs  into ‘Sun Queen’

4 SERVICEMEN ARE INCLUDED IN DEATH LIST   Number of Injured In Critical Condition, Reports State

Nagr 7 5 4. Tei the, ae a - ener ~~ =  fs S.772: 12-307 = "7s  Megie Erctatcg Gi -9

About 60 Injured  As Seaboard Line Silver Meteor Hits Line’s Sun Oueen

silver Meteor Plows Into ‘Sun Queen’ Near Kollock, S. C., Early Sunday; 62 Hospitalized Red Cross Report.

Fast Trains Run Together During Night   Seaboard Line Has Major Accident in South Carolina

Five Die, More Than 50 Injured When Seaboard  Passenger Trains Crash   Southbound And Northbound Fliers Collide In  Sub-Freezing Weather In South Carolina With Home-Going Servicemen Aboard

:  _AS TRAINS COLLID   Seaboard Airline Passenger Coaches Loaded To Capacity At Time; Many Servicemen

Homeward-Bound  Gls Are Victims   Heavily Woaded Liners Meet in Lonely Arca

Fast. Seaboard  Trains Collide In Early Morn   Upwards of Sixty Persons Injured, Some Seriously— Two Expresses Were Loaded To Capacity, Officiale Sav

Seaboard's ‘‘Silver Mefeor’’ Runs info ‘Sun Queen” as Latier Is Pulling into Siding

CRACK RAILROAD TRAINS COLLIDE WITH 7 DEATHS   Upwards OF 60 Persons Injured In South Caro lina Yesterday   FOUR SERVICEMEN ARE AMONG THOSE KILLED

URGES PLAN FOR PEACE IN INDUSTRY   Senator Vandenberg Proposes That Conference of Top Spokesmen for Labor, Management and Covernment Be Held.

Conference On Industrial Peace Urged   Vandenberg Submits Plan To Schwellenbach

Seeks Home  Front Peace   ‘Vandenberg Proposes Labor-ManagementGovernment Parley

Industrial Pact. To Insure Peace Strongly Urged   Senator Vandenberg Asks Schwellenbach To Actas Chairman

Vandenberg Asks Parley lo Seek   Industrial Peace   Would Apply Formula Of San Francisco To Home Labor-Capital Problem

Vandenberg Seeks Labor-Industry Talk:   Commerce Secretary Endorses Plan Drawn From San Francisco United Nations Conference

SUBMITS PLAN TO BRING INDUSTRY, LABOR TOGETHER   VANDENBERG CALLS FOR CONFERENCE OF TOP SPOKESMEN

Senator Seeks Industrial Peace Outline   Wants Leaders Of Each Branch To Face Problems

Fornier Prisoners Of Germans Await - Ships-at Odess  Soldier Seeking  Banntrintian

Turner Claims Fleet Ordered  To Leave Port   Assumed Warships at) Sez Wh Japs Struck, We koR. YT

Navy Official Asserts Kimmel Fully Warned    Contends U. S. Fleet Should Have Been Out And Ready To Fight

FLEET WARNED 10 DAYS PRIOR TO DEC. 7, 41   War Plans Chief Says Kimmel Should Have Had Ships At Sea

Orders Received By U.S. Navy 10 Days Before Enemy Attack   Warning Issued to Send Navy Out for Combat Under Admiral Kimmel's Operating Plan, Turner Testifies

PACIFIC FLEET GOT WARNING, ADMIRAL SAYS   ALERT ORDERS SENT 10 DAYS BEFORE PEARL HARBOR

ral Richard Turner rs at Pearl Harbor ittee Investigation   War Plans Chief for Navy in 1941 Says Pacific Fleet Got Specific Orders Ten Days Before Pearl Harbor Which Should Have Sent It to Seas Ready to Fight

Fleet Ordered to Sail, Probers Told   Admiral Declares He Assumed Ships at Sea

War Plans Chief Says Fleet Had Specific Orders to Be on High Seas Ready to Fight   _ Adm. R. K. Turner Assumed Warships Were  Out When Disaster - Dealing Attack Was Made Dec. 7 on Pear! Harbor

Proper Orders Declared Sent to Pacific Fleet   Ships Should Have Been at Sea on Day of Attack—Turner

GROUP TOLD FLEET SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT TO MEET JAPS   Admiral Turner Says Orders Dispatched 10 Days Before Pearl Harbor Gave Ample Warning.   DEFENSIVE PLANS  HAD BEEN WORKED OUT   These, He Avers, Called for Moving Warships Northward, Direction From Which Attack Came.

Americans Kill 1.000 Japs A Day   Yanks Split Open Pocket On Luzon, Seize Another Mindanao Field

Yanks Kill Many Japs on Luzon   OVER 1,000 NIPS SLAIN / DAY BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Pocket On Luzon Split By Yanks    Another Airfield On « Mindanao Captured -

JAP POCKET ON LUZON IS SPLIT   13,886 Enemy Troops Are Slain In Two Weeks

Jap Outfit Is Blasted Apart In Philippines   Americans Split Open Nipponese Pocket; Take Airfield

Yanks Seize New Airfield On Mindanae   13,886 Japanese Killed In Two Weeks: 602 Are Captured

YANKS SLAY 1,000 A DAY   MAKING GOOD PROGRESS IN PHILIPPINE iSLANDS

A. F.L. MAN BLAMES FROZEN WAGE’ FOR CURRENT MANPOWER LACK   MAY URGES PROMPT WORK-OR-FIGHT PASSAGE WITH STATUTORY 48-HOUR WEEK AMENDMENT

Labor Draft Fight Opens  Labor Opposes Bill;   Labor Opposes Bill; Longer Week Looms

OPENS BATTLE AGAINST WORK. ORFIGHT LAM   AFL Spokesman Says Shortage of Manpower Caused. by Wage Freeze.

Labor Opens Its Campaign Against National Service Legislation Today

Food Shortage Explained 40 Eggs Average Breakfast For This 140-Pound Soldier

Man Weighing Only 140 Ves Big” Appetite   Once He Ate an 18-Pound T urkey At One Meal

Gargantuan Appetite of Pfc. Chester Salvatori, 140 Pounds. Inexplicable

LT. GOAD TO FLY HOME TO WIFE   “We'll Work Out" Marriage Tangle, He Declares

Lay Preacher Dies After Being Bitten by Rattler In Snake Handling Rites

GI Facing Troubles At School   Objections Voiced To Vet Attending Grade School; He Wants Diploma

BLUE BOOK AIDS YANKS IN FRANCE   Facial Gestures And Much Pointing Also Help Master Language

Ruston Captain Now With Tiger Stripe Marauder Group   Little Blue Book Aids Americans To  [ tm hee Kee.

ALLEGES MASSACRE OF PEACE “MIBSION AND SAYS ISLAND “" OCCUPATION NEAR

TOKYO PROTESTS ‘RED MASSACRE’   Charge Russians Kill Ten of Peace Mission, Plan Hokkaido Landing

MISS SULLIVAN BRIDE   Late Fall Ceremony Takes Place In South Langhorne

-U.S. Navy Men Sail The Rhine 250 Miles From Ocear   LAUNCHES USED

RITES FOR HIRAM JOHNSON      Train Bearing }'is Body Arrived Today at Oakland

Destroys Ancient Structure of Japanese Feudalism and Rapidly Lays Foundation for Creation of New Democratie State.

MacArthur Has Destroyed Structure Of Ancient Japanese Feudal System

ATTLEE 10 DISCUSS ATOMS WITH TRUMAN   Prime Minister Expected Here About November 11

Yours for a friendly city —JUSTIN   Corona C. of C. Air Plan Lauded

Residents Of Ohrdruf Shown Brutality Of SS Guards. In Concentration Camp Of Germans

OBJECTOR WINS MEDAL OF HONOR      Highest Award For Valor Voted For Doss’ Acts To Save Lives

DRAFT SCHOOL KIDS IN JAPAN   ORDER ALL SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR A YEAR

JAPS TO DRAFT SCHOOL CHILDREN   oe a to Be Closed “wApril 1 With Exception of First Grade.

JAPAN SOUGHT QUICK WIN AT PEARL HARBOR   Trained Throughout Summer Months Fer Attack

U.S. Navy Had 69 PBY’s in December, 1941, Admiral Says in Reply to Query  Hull Is Discussed    Hull Is Discussed   Former Secretary Hull Is Subject of Talk in Committee

U.§. Had Chance To Spot Attack   Admiral Testifies Wrong Planes Used

Navy Patrol Failure Bared   U.S. Long-Range Planes Not Used On December 7 When Japs Attackec Pearl Harbor, Concress Probe Reveal:

Probe Committee Told Weak Fleet Faced Disaster   Admiral Inglis Testifies Decisive Engagemem Objective Of War Lords

TEMPERATURES:   How Near America Came To Defeat Is Revealed At Probe

INDO-CHINESE REFUSE FOOD TO FOREIGNERS   Europeans, Americans Face Hunger in Hanoi

Airmen Kneck Out 4100 Fleeing Nazi Vehicles   SEVENTH DIVISION STAGES ATTACK   Destruction Steals Spotlight From Rest Of Kront

“Yanks Crack Into St. Vith; Nazis Routed   Germans Fleeing > Bulge Lose 4,100 Wehicles in 1 Dav

YANKEE ARMOR HAS CRACKED INTO ST, WITH   Great Aerial Blitz Knocks Out 4,100  German Vehicles

PLASTER NAZI FORCES FLEEING ARDENNES AREA   Headquarters Reveal Huge Equipment Toll Taken In Aerial Attacks

GERMANS FLEE ARDENNES BULGE IN AIR BLITZ   Rain of Explosives Knock Out 4100 Vehicles in One Day

TRUMAN PLAN CONDEMNED IN UNION COUNCIL   LABOR LEGISLATION OF PRESIDENT TO BE OPPOSED

GM Locals Are Advised Not To ReturnTo Work   Auto Workers’ Council Terms Proposal by President “Ti-Advised and Undeserved.”   Emph asizes Break With Washington   Councit Revonimends Drive Against Labor Leg: islation Denounced 25 “Vicious?

Rejects Pian As Vicious   High Council Of CIO Reiects New Peace Overture

Union Leaders Reject Truman Proposal  Request Members Refuse to Return to Work

CIO's Council Rejects Plea  To Nip Strike   Auto Workers Turn Deaf Ear on Truman Proposal To Halt Idleness at GMC’s Plant; Also Lash Out at Labor Legislation, Terming It ‘Vicious.’

GM ClO Council Advises Workers fo Reject Truman Fact-finding Plan Proposal   Terms President's Action “lil-advised and Undeserved"; Council Actica Is Followed by Big Motorcade Picket Line

Continue Walkout Is Advise From  Cl0's Council   Truman's Ideas Are Assailed; Detroit Sees Big Motorcade Picket Line

CALL FOR FIGHT ON LEGISLATION HE HAS PROPOSE   President’s Plan to Set Up Fact-Finding Groups Termed “Vicious” and “Anti-Labor.”   LOCALS TO BALLOT ON RECOMMENDATIONS   Verdict Against Terminating Walkout Reached as Motorized “Picket Line” Rolls   in Detroit. }

UAW HEFUSES TRUMAN PLEA TO END STRIKI   High Council Urges Workers to Vote “No; Says Plan Is “Anti-Labor.” -

Urges Drive Against His Legislatisn—   UAW Advises Membership to Continue Nalion-wide Walkout In G. M. Factories

CIO Rejects President's” Proposal to End Strike  Condemns His Labor Bill

Truman on Strike Plea   Drive On Proposed Labor Legislation, Also Urged by Unior

UAW Refuses To End Labor Row At GM Factories   Union Council Raps President's Appeal To Return to Work

Urges Drive For Defeat Of Leader’s Legislation   Attempt To Settle Auto Strike Fails

President’s Labor Bill Also Flayed   Union’s Break With White House Suddenly Widens

Legion Asking Peace Draft   Urges it As Best Means of Guaranteeing National Security; Benefit to Youth

Legion Urges Army Training   Calls for Immediate Enactment of Universal Training Bill Now

Peacetime Draft Called for by American Leaior   Measure Seen as Need To Assure National Security

LEGION FAVORS ‘PEACE DRAFT   Act Is Called Best Means of Guaranteeing Our Notional Safety

Legion Backs Proposal for Postwar Draft   Proponents Admit Victory in Europe Hus Woakencd Position

Peacetime Draft Influence for Lasting Peace, Position Taken By American Legion at Hearins

Legion Asks Peace Draft   Immediate Enactment of Law for Guarantee Of National Security

Legion Urges Passage Now Of Peacetime Draft   Most Efficient, Economical Means Of Guaranteeing Our Security.

American Legion Calls for Peacetime Draft To Guarantee National Safety

Legion Calls For Enactment  Of Peace Draft   Held “Moet Efficteul and Most Economical Means Of Guaranteeing Onr National Seeurity”?

Legion Urges Action On Peacetime Draft   Claims Compulsory Training Best Method For Security

Weatherwise Foresaw Winter; But Folks Said He Was Kidding Them!!

‘Food ‘Czar’ Legislation Thrown Out  Conferees. Reject  awn ma, i... ... LL   Conferees Reject Amendment To OPA Measure

MORE BODIES OF FLIERS FOUND   Six Americans Apparently Strangled By Japs Lay In Hidden Graves

RECOVER BODIES OF U. S. AIRMEN   Seven Believed Strangled By the Japanese

carer erratic earl aes eo  Bodies Of 7 More Executed U.S. Fliers Found In Japan      Remains Recovered From Hidden Graves; Five Found In Buddist Graveyard With Ropes Tied Around Necks; Others Found In Unmarked Pits

U.S. to Take Steps to Get Coal Out   Must and Will Be Gotten Out, Truman Tells Newsmen

Emperor Opens Postwar Session of Imperial Diet   Win Confidence of World,. Nipponese “Legislators” Told -

HIROHITO SAYS T MUST RSE ARIE TRIALS   Commands “Legislature” to Win Back Confidence of the World.

HIROHITO COMMANDS DIET   Reads Transcript At Opening of Joint Session of Diet

Precedent Broken By Emperor   Jap Ruler Asks Return to Peace And Prosperity

Peace Asked For Japanese  By Hirohito   Emperor Calls Upon Diet To Build From Ashes Of Beaten Nation

DIET ORDERED TQ BUILD ON - ASHES OF RUIN   “Win Confidence of World” Emperor Tells Joint Session of “Legislature.”

Face Trials, Emperor Tells Japs   Imperial Rescript Orders People to Win World’s Confidence

Hirohito Tells Diet To Build Peaceful State   Reporters Are Witnesses At Formal Opening Of Session   'RESCRIPT IS READ   Emperor Wears Khaki Of Marshal Of   A peeet ur

Hirohito Bids Nation Regain World Respect   American Newsmen Are Barred From Diet; Attend Later Session

Peaceful State Is Requested by Japs Emperor   Diet Is Addressed By Hirohito; Nips Are Urged to Obey

Emperor Seeks To Construct Peaceful State   Nation Shattered By Allied Bombs

Hirohito Calls For “Good Face”   Diet Backs Up Emperor's Order Ti People To Begin Building Anew.

Diet Hears Instruction  On Post-War   Translations Differ On Jap Position Toward World  _

MUST RECOVER LOST POSITION, EMPEROR SAYS   Many Moved to Tears By Solemn Words, Reports Claim

Dressed in Uniform of a Grand Marshall of Japanese Army  ‘TO BUILD PEACEFUL STATE FROM ASHES  Exert Utmost Efforts in — Conformity With Im.perial Instructions

Nazis Drove Out Scientist   Woman Who Set Off Atom Bomb Race Was Jew, Forced to Flee Germany

Woman Aids In  Bomb Finding   > i , .  Dr. Lize Meitner Was Driven:  From Germany Because She Is Jewish.

British Ships, Planes Batter Isle, Nips Say   Aussies Continue to Advance on Borneo Along Three Fronts

JAPS FORESEE LANDINGS IN INDIAN OCEAN   British Carrier Assault Is Reported on Sumatra Naval Base at Sabang.

BRITISH HIT SABANG BASE WITH 200 PLANES   Enemy Radio Says ‘Secret Agents’ Are Killed On Islands

British Raid Naval Base  At Sabang   Tokyo Predicts" Carnicobar Landing; Japs Crack On Borneo

Japs Expect Nicobar Blow   Bay of Bengal Isles May Be Next Invaded

Japs Suspct Landings On Carnicobar   Tokyo Broadcasters Say Allied Thrusts Aimed At Islands.

Sumatra Naval Base Possible Target  Nips Claim British Sabang Raid

TOKYO SAYS RAID MADE ON SABANG   Allied Landings In Car Nicobar Isles Expected

NEW OPERATIONS ON GARNICOBAR ISLANDS GROUP   Allied Naval Units Lay Buoys In Waters Adjacent To Island Group Is Claim of Jap Broad. eacterc   JAP ATTACKS ON ‘BORNEO REPULSED

Jap Delenses Cracked At Three Different Places  TOKYO SPECULATES ALLIED LANDINGS  On Carnicobar Islands, In The Indian Ocean

ALLIES MAY LAND ON NEW ISLANDS   Tokyo Fears  Landing On Wkrnicobars In  [Indian Ocean 

Two Die, 15 Hurt In Bus Accident   Vehicle Rolls Over On California Highway

CHIANG’S TROOPS REACH INDO-CHINA   Capture Border Town as They Pursue Japs Into Isolated Southeast Acia

Jap Remnants  Pushed South   Indo-China Border Reached By Chinese

QUISLING SAID TO BE CLEANER OF TOILETS   World’s Most Famous Traitor Given Menial Prison Task 

Support Of Veterans Is To Be Sought   Labor Department Says Reconversion Generally Good

Ability to Pay Issue Raised .   Fact Finding Board Holds Matter Vital

G. M.-Union Dispute Still Deadlocked Over Waaes: Fact-finders Meet Dec. 28

Pay Dispute Of GM, Unien Is Recessed   Until Dee. 28   Developments Seen For First Of Year

Hearings Te Be Resumed  December 28   Fact « Finding Leard flolds G. M.’s Ability ta Pay An bmportant Faetor

WAGE DISPUTE IS DEADLOCKED   Fact- Finding Hearings Offer  _ Only Ray Of Hope

FACT-FINDERS TO RESUME TASK DECEMBER 28TH   Developments May Be In Offing In Bitter Wage Dispute; Roundup Of Strike News Over The Na tion.

Developments In GM Walkout ‘Held In Offing   Government Fact-Finders Avert Showdown With Motor Corporation by  Urging Effort at Settlement

U.S Arms Used To Kill Natives  In Java, Charge   Washington Willing t Aid Settlements in ¢ Far East

PRESIDENT TRUMAN URGED TAKE HAND IN INDONESE AFFAIRS — ASKED TO PROHIBIT USE   OF U. S. EQUIPMENT TO

REBEL LEADER ASKS FOR HELP FROM TRUMAN   President Hears That Dutct Use U.S. Equipment In Indonesian Revolt

INDONESIAN LEADER APPEALS TO TRUMAN   Wants Use of U. S, Equipment By Dutch Forces Peahihited.

President Soekarno Appeals to Truman To Prevent All Aid   Reports Dutch Representatives Don U. S. Uniforms

U.S. Offers To Mediate Revolt   Would Aid In Settling French Irido-China, Dutch Indies Disputes

Truck Drivers Stage Walkout   Presidential Order Ignored By Members Of Chicago Union

Henry Wallace Is Slain By Hitch Hiker   Body Is Placed In Trunk of His Own Automobile

Eighteen Million Dollar Boost in State Aid to Schools and Increase _ To Municipalities Recommended

Increase in Aid Ta Schools Urged By Group Report   Special Committee Revising Friedsam Formula Advises $18,000,000 Added Allotment

CTheDAILY oritte WASHINGTON MERRY- _  ARSON o   DREW .PEARSON SAYS: BARUCH PREDICTS INFLATION; CHURCHILL  FELT LOST" AFTER DEFEAT: HOW DEMOCRATS UNDERCUT  WPT AAT

Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round   REW PEARSON SAXS: BARUCH PREDICTS INFLATION; CHURCHILL FELT. Lost ARTOR DEFEAT: HOW DEMOCRATS UNDERCUT TRUMAN,

COALITION FORCES VOTE ON POLL TAX   Compels House to Take Up Bill to Outlaw Poll Tax

Force Vote On Poll-tax Legislation   Republicans and Northerr Democrats Join in House  Action Today

STEADY GAINS REPORTED IN ~ NORTH ITALY   BRITISH AND AMERICAN FORCES CONTINUE AD. VANCE AGAINS{ STIFF  , RESISTANCE

Rescue 9  Trapped in Coal Mine   Drive Tunnel Through Smoldering Mass of Coal and ‘Timber

Commission To’ Investigate War  Blame Studied   Say Emporer May Have -Been Unaware Pearl .  Harbor: Attack Planned

Knew Nothing Of The Pearl Harbor Attack  SAYS PREMIER IN ALLIED HEARING  Deny Knowledge of The Execution of Allied Airmen

Jap Premier Quizzed On Blame For Starting War; Says Plans “Big Secret”

House to Consider  OPA Bill Today   Food Shortages Due For Airing in Debate

Country Club To — Open On May 30  Usual Dinner Meetin; On Decoration Diay

Order Suspending Lend-Lease Is Said Final  Beneficiaries Are  Olfered  Fig ataaatees cog i ak Gy poe

Crowley Explains Alternative Aid   Forever Open Pipe Line Never Guaranteed

Order Suspending Lend-Lease Is Said Final  Beneficiaries Are Offered Transitional Plan

- OFFERS EXTREMES   [North Shivers, South Swelters as Month of May Goes Into Discard

SUPERFORTS RAID JAP. FACTORIES   Raid Ammunition Aireraft And Ordnance Centers

3,000 Tons  10 Factories   Japs Claim Blow : Greatest Precision Strike Ever Made Aaainst Industry

WALLACE SET FOR EITHER, OR BOTH JOBS   Calls Jesse Jones Penny-Pincher;  Asks Probe

Sat. Daniel Caddell Participates in Sherman Tank Battle on Luzon Island

Sec. Patterson Defends Words Of Doolittle   War Secretary Does Not Accept Complain' of Sec. Forrestal

Defends right of expression with  ‘force and vigor’ Patterson--No higher forum

MacArthur Demands: A Jap Accounting for All Financial Dealings         Order Includes Those of Imperial Household; Need Information.to Block Inimical Use of Foe’s Currency

NEW DIRECTIVES WILL TIGHTEN OCCUPATION GRIP ON NIPPON: EMPEROR NOT TO ABDICATE

MacArthur Asks Japs To Account For All Funds   Konoye Denies Hints That Hirohito May Abdicate For Sen

Nip Navy Police Told to Disband   Prince Denies Hirohito to Abdicate; General at Work Despite Arrest Order

ASK FINANCIAL REPORT FROM NIP NATION   Occupation Forces Expand Into West Kyushu   At Work Despite Order For Arrest: Naval Police To Be Dissolved

Accounting Of Nip Financial Dealings Asked   MacArthur’s Order Provides for Baring of Monetary Matters of Imperial Household   Jap Naval Police  Denied Privilege   Must be Demohilized by Oct. 31; Doithara Still at Large; Nips Must Work  Out Own Salvation

MacArthur Orders Full  Accounting   Includes Operations Of Imperial Household In Demand For Report For War Period’

MacArthur Wants Financial Facts   General Asks for Dealings - From Pear! Harbor to the Present   EMPEROR TO STAY ON   Royal Family-Spikes Rumor Hirohito Plans to Abdicate

ACCOUNTING OF JAP FINANCES IS DEMANDED   Member of Royal Family Denies Emperor Will Quit Throne

JAP FINANCES   Mac Demands Accounting 0! Dealings From Pearl Harbor to Present.   HIROHITO PLANS TO STAY

MacArthur Asks Accounting of All Nippon Finances   These Must Include Imperial Household } rom Time of Pearl Harbor.   Arrest Is Sought of Former Korean Head

GEN. M'ARTHUR CHECKS ON ALL JAP FINANCES   Emperor’s Spending Probed: Intention Of Abdication Denied

Jap Finances to Be Opened fo MacArthur   Complete Accounting of Dealings Required; Hirohite Sits Tight

Dealings From Pearl Harbor Day To Present Asked   Accounting Must Include Finances. Of Imperial Household; Hirohita Not To Quit

Japs Must Tell Use Of Funds.   MacArthur De Demands Accounting of All Finances Since ’41;  Crigie. in Philinnines

M’ARTHUR ASKS ACCOUNTING OF JAP FINANCES   Rumor That Hirohito Will Abdicate Unfounded, Nip Prince Says

Orders Governor-General  of Korea Be Given Up   Japs to Be Busy Next 25 Years Just Eating, No Time for Militarism

Konoye Denies     “Ty Ouit Throne   Disbanding. Of Nip Naval Police Force. Must: Be: ” Effected Before Oct. 31

Hirohito’s Own Purse Included General Reveals   Jap Prince Denies Emperor Has Plan For Abdication

KONOYE DENIES THAT HIROHITO PLANS TO QUIT   MacArthur Asks Accounting Of Jap Financial Dealings From Pearl Harbor

'ASKS Figures on Spending of Imperial House   Emperor Has No Intention of Abdicating, ‘Prince Says—MacArthur Asks Arrest of Former Governor of Korea — Orders Complete Demobilization of Jap Naval Police

Rumor Nip Emperor Has No Intention Of Leaving Throne   Japs Top Military Commander Still Not Arrested; Expand Occupation Program

MacArthur Demands Accounting of Japanese  Financial Dealings from Pearl Harbor Dayto _—  Present; Konoye Says Hirohito Will Not Get Out.

Rumors of Abdication Plan Denied   Gen. Mac Arthur Demands Figures on All of Nip Dealings Since Time of Pear! Harbor Attack

Emperor Not To Abdicate, Konoye Says  CCUnROATION emi   Occupation Tempo Putting Squeeze On Philippines; Osmena Files Protest

Konoye Says Hirohito Not to Quit   Complete Demobilization of Japanese Naval Police Force Ordered Before Oct. 31; Alliee ta Check Imperial Household Funds

DEMAND JAR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING   MacArthur Cheeks On Imperial Household Expense

Jap Financial Report Sougnt   Accounting Demanded of Imperial Household, Rest of Counfry Since Pearl Harbor: Korea Boss Doomed

MacArthur Gives Nips Instructions   Financial Dealings To Be Probed

Asks Record Of Finances During War  K anata Daniec R annrt   Konoye Denies Report Mikado To Quit Throne

Japanese Emperor Is Not Anxious To Give Up Throne   MacArthur Demands Nips Give Account Of Money Deals

Cotton Acreage Controls Lifted   Secretary Anderson Makes Announcement After Conference

Karly Plans To Violate TreatyShown   Hitler’s Secret Program Ia Preparing for War Revealed at Trial of 20 Nazi Leaders

Nazi Scheme fo Violate Treaty Of Versailles   “Americans Disclose ‘Secret Activity Soon After Last World War

Secret Activity Violated Treaty   War Crimes Trial Reveals Nazi Construction of ~. Navy and Air Force   PUBLIC REPORTS FALSE   Documents. Show German Scheming Began Soon After World War I

PLOTTING TOLD   U. S. Bares Secret Building of German Strength, Faise Records of Hitler.

German Plan To Build for War Exposed   Secret Nazi Activity to Violate Treaty Is Disclosed

Disclose German Plots to Violate Versailles Treaty   Constructed Navy And Air Force on The Quiet; Hitler Fedletfiad Dawmube

REVEAL SECRET NAZI ACTIVITY TO BUILD ARMS   Official Documents Show Nazis Foresaw Power Rise Results

Nazis Built Submarines, Airforce In Violation — Of Versailles Treaty

Nazis Broke Peace Treaty By Secrecy   Constructed Navy and Air Force Undercover,  War Crimes Trial Told

Nazis Violated Versailles Pact; Built For War   Constructed Navy, Air Farce To Wage A Global Conflict

Nazi Secrets Are Bared At Crimes Trial   + « « WRECK OF VER. SAILLES PACT PLOTTED

ON IGNORING PEACE TREATY   American Prosecutors Declare Hitler, in Earliest Days of Power, Built Subs and Trained Crews Secretly. E

Old German Plot Against Peace Cited   Hitler Falsified Reports to Cleak Armament Preares:

Secret Schemes To Build Navy, Air Force Cited   Goering and Raeder Grin When American Reads Instructions

Secret German Activity to  Br eak Tr ‘eaty   Disclosed by Americans at War Crimes Trial

German Scheming Began Years Ago   Secret Activity, To Violate Versailles Peace Treaty by Undercover Construction of Navy and Air Force Disclosed by American Prosecutors at War Crimes Trial.   TRIBUNAL GETS PAPERS

Secret German Scheme to. Gird For War Cited   Acts Violated Versuilles Treaty By Undercover Construction of Navy and Airforce

Prosecutors List Nazi Preparations  For World Conflic'   Air, Sea Forces Built Up By Breaking Treaty

Nazis Violated Treaties Of Versailles   War Crimes Justices Hear Hitler Was Early War Planner

HORROR FILMSSHOWN, Nazis Began Soon After War One To Tear Up the Versailles Treaty

Reports On, Nazi Arms”  Falsified   Hitler’s Scheming Is Shown by Prosecutors

Secret German War Activity Recited at “Crimes” Trial   Documents And Files of Party Leaders Read

Bare Nazi Secret War Plans   Allied Prosecutor Charges Germany Schemed to Violate Versailles Pact Early

SECRET ARMING LAID TO HITLER IN TREATY SNUB   U.S. Aid Informs Court How Nazis Built Up Forces In Undercover Moves

Hitler’s Early Plans to Rearm Reich, Revealed   Falsified Reports on Ships—Rebuilt German Air Force

Secret Arming OF Reich Bared   Nazi Trickery, Used To Build Airforce, Navy, Toid at Trial

SECRET GERMAN ACTINITY TOLD   Worked to Violate Treaty By Undercover Building of Navy, Air Force.   FORESAW WAR IN 1938!

MILITARY TRIBUNAL HEARS OF AGGRESSION PROGRAM OF GERMANY   DESTRUCTION VERSAILLES TREATY AND DOMINATION OF EUROPE PLANNED

Secret German Rebuilding Of Navy And Air Force Told   War-Crimes Trial Hears How Nazis Violatec Versailles Peace Treaty Terms.

Japanese —  Want To Kiss And Make Up   - They. Say ‘Their’: Friendship Depend: On. Tie: 3

Kase Makes First Official Statement   Pleads For Friendship, Understanding of U. S.

Senate Is Told To Be Cautious  on Atom Bomb   Scientist Declares Premature Outlawing Might Be Disastrous

Make Laws on Afom Energy Before Ouilawing Bomb, Advises Scientist

Ni ation Warned  Against Speed ToOutlaw Atom   Premature Action Could Be Disastrous, Scienist Tells Senate

ONLY ONE BODY UNIDENTIFIED   LIFE IN EMPIRE STATE BUILDING NORMAL AGAIN

PEPPPPPPPPPPPEPPEP AAPA  Kin May Have dation Of Jap Camp Victims

MOTLEY ARMY BEING SENT 10 DEFEND BERLIN   All Bovs Over 13 and Men Draft ed Into Volksstrum and Sent to the Oder Front

BOYS OVER 13 ARE MUSTERED INTO  NAZI HOME GUARD FOR BERLIN STAND   Struggle To Death Looms For Capital

torical Dept. OF 1VWe  Long. Hoeven To Address Picnic  Of Old Settlers  Speaks At 3 O'clock  _ Monday Afternoon,  September 3

storical Dept.of 40N%.. T  Long. Hoeven Address Picnic Of Old Settlers  Speaks At 3 O’clock Monday Afternoon, - September 3

Truman In Two Talks During Day      COMMISSIONS SUPER CARRIER: NAMED IN HONOR OF F. D. R.;°: SPEAKS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOOP

U. 8. TO STOP INTERNATIONAL GANGSTERISI   Truman Lauds Late President at Navy Day Ceremonies Held at New York.

Thousands Hear President Make Navy Day Talk   Credits Roosevelt With Building Present United States Force

Navy Day Ceremonies Jam New York City   Roar of 1,200 Planes, Booming Gatntec From Massed Ships Slated

President Hails New Carrier As  - Symbol of Peace   Tells Throng At Brooklyn Navy Yard That U.S. Will Stop Gangsterism

President Says U.S. is Committed To Reach Out Anywhere in World To Step International Ganasters

Speaks At Navy Day Ceremony   Says United States Navy Committed To Reach Out Anywhere To Step International Gangsterism; Navy Greatest In History   SUPER CARRIER IS COMMISSIONED

Balikpapan’s Doom Sealed By Invaders   Last Fortified Hill Before City Falls To Anzac Soldiers

Anzaes Take Last Ridge Before City   Only Small Force Bars Way To Port For Borneo’s Oil

Another Houston Refinery Closes, But Strike In East Texas Field Called Off

Auto Industry : Near Showdown   Labor Demands 30% Increase In Wages

U.A.W.-C.L0, UNION HAS DEMANDED A WAGE INCREASE   Asks a Nation-Wide 30 Per Cent Raise for All Workers.   OUTLINES ITS PLANS   Will Seek Strike Votes “In  Scores of Plants” If Companies Do Not Agree.

AUTO UNION OUT FOR 30 PER CENT BOOST   Strike Action Threatened lf Companies Refuse

Charter Backers Are Confident   Senate Leaders Ready For Showdown On Army Move For Reser vations

SEE ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE AS INEVITABLE   New Efforts Made To Avert Strike OF 200,000 Workers

Japs So Dazed by Manila’s Fall They Haven't Got Around to Qusting Koiso

German General Sentenced To Die      Canadian Military Court Finds Him Guilty In POW’s Deaths

Portsmouth In Flood Danger  River Near Or Past Crest In Other Places

Fiood Waters Nearing Crest   Army Combats Rising Ohio River Along L.000-Mile Valley

Portsmouth  ' Faces Flood   ‘Water Creeps Closer to Tops i of Dikes in Ohio River City as Army Gives Aid

Floodwaters Drop After Hitting Most High Points  River Nears Crest Of Dikes in Portsmouth, Chie

Jutflank Fort Mt Keustrin. Zeach Seelow   hukov’s Massive Nee Offensive Has Reached 29 Miles From Capital.   ‘ERRIFIC FIGHTING   Mlood Waters Pass urests Along Ohio

250,000 Driven From Homes; Portsmouth’s Dike Topped By Water   Sandbags On Floodwall Saving Citv So Far; Temporary Levee Washed Out In Millcreek Valley Area Near Cincinnati After 9 Days

FLOOD THREATENS PORTSMOUTH TODAY; DROPS SOME POINTS  ARMY BRINGS COMBAT TACTICS INTO PLAY TO SAVE OHIO CITY

Portsmouth Depending Upon Walls: For Safety   Red Cross Offering All Of Its Facilities

Flood Waters Near Hastily Built Dike Tops at Portsmouth   River Tides Pass Crests at Most Other Points Along Ohio Valley

Ohio River. Still Rising; Crests Neat   Subsides in Some Areas; Sandbags Dropped to Troops From Planes

‘Ohio Threatens iPortsmouth Dikes   Elsewhere Flood Waters Near or Pass Crests as  Army Pitches In

RIVER GOING UP IN PORTSMOUTH      Flood Waters Inch Closer to Tops of Dikes in Ohio City.   SUBSIDING ELSEWHERE

SAND BAGS HOLD OHIO RIVER OUT AT PORTSMOUTH   FLOOD WATERS START DECLINE DOWNSTREAM IN CINCINNATI AREA

Flood Waters Continue Rise At Portsmouth   Army Uses Combat Tactics to Keep Water From Pouring Over Flood Walls

OHIO RIVER IS RISING SLOWLY: EXPECT CREST NEXT 24 HOURS   Day And Night Struggle With Sand Bags To Hold Levees

RAGING WATERS RISING HIGHER AT OHIO SITY   Army Uses Combat Tactics In Effort to Save Imperiled City

HARDEST AT 9 BIG INDUSTRIES   Threatened Widespread lI extile Strike Fails To Materialize In South; Some 400,000 Idle As Strike Lines use:

Jap Funds All Frozen; NewPolicies      Control of Wages, Prices S~ tablished—Halts Aircraft, °  Naval Production

Also Banned all Research Into The Atomic Power  SUPREME COMMAND TO CONTROL CASH  Prevent Japs From Realizing Anything from Stolen Empire

Order Freezes Nip Financial Transactions   Papers and News Agencies Are Freed Of Tokyo Controls

ALLIED LEADER FREEZES FUNDS OUTSIDE EMPIRE   » Strict Controls Of Wages, Prices And Essential Supplies Ordered   WAR PRODUCTION HALTED   Plants Urged To Increase Production Of Food, Clothing, Housing

MAC ARTHUR FREEZES ALL JAP FUNDS   Issues 8-Point Directive; Bans Atomic Research   Policies Eiffective   hinancial Order

Research Into Atomic Power  Is Also Banned   Wages, Prices, Rationed Goods Are Placed Under Strict Control

CREDIT FROZEN BY M’ARTHUR AT HOME, ABROAD   Fight-Point Directive _ Blue-Prints PostWar Acts

Jap Funds Frozen Dy MacArthur   Rigid Controls Over  Japan’s Economy Are Ordered Today

General Also Orders Strict Control Of Wages, Prices And Rationed Goods   All War Ouput Is Also Halted   Orders Put Into EffectSome Of Major Policies Outlined By Truman

Rules Clamp Strict Bans On Economy   Government Stripped Of News Controls In New Regulations

Freezes Japanese Funds, Hits Press, Bans Atom Study   New Order Puts Into _ Effect President's  Policy For Japan

Newspapers, News Agencies Stripped Of Government Control, Ban Research Into Atomic Power, Controls Wages, Prices   MAJOR POLICIES PLACED IN EFFECT

Strict Economy Rules Laid Down for Japan   Government Loses News Control;  Waces. Prices Under U. 8. Hand

Stripped Papers OF Government Control, Supervises Wages   General Puts Into Effect Some Of The Maio Policies Outlined For Japan By President Truman Recently.

Jap Funds Frozen,  War Work Halted   MacArthur Also Bans Research Into Atomic Power In Japan

ALL JAPANESE FUNDS FROZEN BY MAC ARTHUR   Bans All Research Into Atomic Power and Curbs Newspapers

Issues An Fight Point  Directive    BANS RESEARCH INTO ATOMIC POWER; STRIPS:ALL-_NEWS-—AGENCIES OF GOV’T CONTROL:

RESEARCH IN ATOMIC POWER ALSO BANNED   MacArthur Issues 8 point Directive Blue -printing Post-war Domestic Policy.   8.Point Directive.

Airforce Again Felt In Germany   RAF, American Planes Bomb Berlin, Ruhr Basin

2,000 Warplanes Hit Nazis Again   Oil, Shipbuilding  Installations Blasted

SURRENDER OF JAPAN TO BE CARRIED QUT   President Says Time Alone Will Determine Exact Size of Occupation Forces.

State Dept. Clarifies   Si tuation ©         SAYS TOTAL SURRENDER TERMS WILL BE CARRIED OUT; POWER MAKE WAR TO BE DESTROYED

M STRIKES — NOT HALTED   [wO MORE. BIG REFINERIES CLOSE. AS RESULT. OF SPREADING WALKOUTS  IN INDUSTRY -

Airline Sought For E. Carolina   J. EB. Johnson One of Backers of Airli  “Seeking Feedér Roi

Crucial Tests Facing Labor Inquiry Units   Prepare Decision in General Motors and Oil Industry Cases

GM Fact-Finder: May Weigh Profits, Prices  Consideration To Be Followed By Reports From Both Parties

President's Fact-Finding Boards, Studying Wage Disputes in Major Industries, Get Hard Tests Toda:

Fact-Finding Groups Face Crucial Tests on Prices, Profits   General] Motors Refuses to Show Books; News of Labor Disnutes

President’s Fact’Sinding  Boards On Oil And Auto  Cases Face Crucial Tests

Labor Dispute Panels Study Strike Problem   General Motors, Oil Industry to Get Hearings

FACT FINDING BOARDS FACING CRUCIAL TESTS IN DECISIONS IN MATTERS PRICES-PROFITS

Fact-Finding Board Faees Crucial Tests   Prepare Decisions On Ques. tion Of Possible Pay In creases,      IBEGIN HEARINGS

FACTS-FINDERS STUDY RELATION OF PAY, PRICES   PRESIDENT’S PANEL FACES MAJOR TEST IN FIRST DECISION

Strike Boards Facing Tests   Prepare Decisions on Questions’ of Profits And Prices:

Boards Ready Decisions on Pay Increase   Face Crucial Tests  In Study of Wage Disputes—GM Panel Postpones Public Hearing

BOARDS FAGE CRUCIAL TESTS   Fact-Finders Prepare Neci< sions on Question of Waae Hike.   GM MEET ON SATURDAY

Secretary  Moves to End Bus Tie-Up   GM Panel Confronted With Decision on Whether to Discuss Profits; First Public Hearing Slated

FACT - FINDING BOARDS FACE STIFF TESTS   Panel In General Motors Case Planning First Public Hearings After Prelim. _ inary Meeting 

YANK LOSSES VERY HEAVY ON OKINAW:   CASUALTIES IN INVASION FORGES HAVE Now REACHED MORE THAN:  25 O00

OKINAWA FIGHT © RAGES TOWARD YANKS’ VICTORY   U.S. -Losses in Battle Now 34,650; British Ships Off Sumatra

TRUMAN PRESSES FOR INCREASE iN CASH FOR JOBLESS   HOUSE COMMITTEE SAYS NAVY SHOULD HAVE 1079 VESSELS

TRUMAN TURNS HEAT ON GROUP   Wants Congress to Act on Legislation Giving Jobless More Pay.   USES VIGOROUS WORDS

Truman Prods Angry Congress for Jobless Pay   Senate Let Him Down. House Must Not, Is Word to Democrats

Congress Orderer To Hike Pay For U. 8. Jobless   Senators Seek to ‘Avoid Future  Depression Years

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in Nation. al Capital Summarized by Associated Presa

Truman Wants More Money Fo! Jobless People   Says So in Vigorous Manner to Democratic House Members Today   Valuable Advisor

Solons Feel Heat Pains As Session Gets Warm   Tempers Rising Up Over Possible  Depression

Fingerprints Clinch the Case ee IS     ‘Negro Convicted Of Robbery After Testimony Of Experts

NS  Fingerprints Clinch the Case ane ee Sanaa aatie  Negro Convicted Of Robbery _ After Testimony Of Experts

SUN IS ON THE JOB   Forecaster Sees Dry Outlook for Next Five Days

ATTACKED, IS CLAIM   Navy Remains Silent On Landing Reports In Okinawa Isles

U.S. Must Keep Pacific Islands,  Solons Declare   Atol!s Said Necessary For Security

Naval Group Asks U.S. Retention of Pacific Bases to Protect Peace

KEEP PACIFIC BASES. HOUSE REPORT URGES   Outright Retention of Some Pacific Islands  Asked by Committee

House Naval Subcommittee Urges Outright Retention by U. S. of a Group of Pacific Islands

SOLONS URGE U.S. KEEP BASES IN PACIFIC ISLES   Full Title to Naval, Military Sites, Held Vital to Keeping Peace, Asked of Nations Incapable of Defending Them

Senate To Open Historic Debate Next Week On Toining United Nations To Keep Peace

Historic World Charter Debate Starts Monday   Few Voices in Senate To Be Raised Against Quitting lsolationism

Navy's Losses Exceed Marine And Army Toll  1,467 Americans Die in Fighting; Jap Dead 9,108

U. S. losses  in Ryukyus total 7.988  Drive to north end af Okinaw:

7,988 YANKS LOST IN OKINAWA DRIVE   CASUALTIES INCLUDE 1,482 KILLED—MARINES REACH NORTH END OF ISLE.

BURMA OUTPOST LOST BY BRITISH   JAPS, ATTACKING THROUGH MUD, DRIVE TOMMIES FROM NYAUNGHKASHE.

t. J. Protin Heads New Research Division Of Pittsburgh Steel Co.

Aussies Take Important Air Field on Borneo;  U. S. Flag Over Okinawa

Asks Enactment of Draft Bill   Says Increased War Production Needed

APPROVAL OF WORK-OR-ELSE BILL IS SEEN   ‘Manpower Situation Since Jan.  1st Thought Best It Has Byer Rean

Higgins Puts Three Plants Up For Sale   Non-Union Workers Still Have Jobs As 3.000 Start Hunt

HIGGINS CLOSES FACTORIES WHEN WORKERS STRIKE   New Orleans Boat Builder Offers To Sell Out To AFT Unian   C10 TO FIGHT ATTEMPT TO RAISE AUTO PRICE

Higgins Offers His ~ Struck Plants for Sale to the Unions   Refuses to Negotiate and and Says He is Leaving New Orleans

Boat Builder Scraps Three Plants In Protest Against CIO- AFL Disputes

Higgins Offers To Sell Plants To AFL Unions   Closes Three Plants Because Of Strikes; Idle Roll Jumps

Manufacturer Closes Three Plants, Tells Strikers To Look For Jobs Elsewhere

HiGGL NS CLOSES DOWN HIS THREE MAIN FACTORIFS   Blames — Inter-Union Fight As Reason For Action   3,000 Striking “Employes Must Look’ ’ For Other Jobs

Union Buying Ot 3 Plants Is Proposed By Higeins   New Orleans Yards Closed by Operator On Fourth Day  Of AFL Strike

Piant Closes ~— On Strikers   Boat Builder Suggests AFL Buy, Operate, Shut ._Down Business

Higgins Proposes That Unions Buy, Operate Plants   CTU Appeals Are Ignered

A. J. HIGGINS CLOSES HIS BOAT PLANT   Tells 3000 Striking Employes He Is Through

HIGGINS SUGGESTS UNION BUY AND RUA PLANTS HE CLOSED   Boat Builder Shuts Down on Fourth Day of Strike and Says He Is Through in New Orleans.   WESTERN UNION CREWS STOP WORK IN 4 CITIES   Auto Workers Threaten to Go to Court to Keep Prices of Passenger Cars Down.

Higgins Proposes A.F.L. Buy Closed Plants  New Orleans Boat .   New Orleans, Boat Builder” s Will Not Beene

WANTS UNION TO BUY PLANT   Boat Builder Asserts Sale Only Way to Get Struck Plants in Operation

Higgins Proposes A.F.L. Buy Closed Plants  New Orleans Boat Builder Will Not Operate

HIGGINS DECLARES HE 15 CLOSING UP SHOP NEW ORLEANS   SAYS ORGANIZED LABOF  AS WHOLE NOT BLAMED  UST VICIOUS LEADERS

Strike Forces Higginsto Quit Boat Building   Yards Offered to Union: Pay Raise for Federal Workers Demanded

Plant (loses On Strikers   Boat Builder Suggests AFL . Buy, Operate, Shut : Down Business 

THREE HIGGINS’ PLANTS CLOSED   3.000 Workers Are Toid Tc Hunt New Jobs

SOLDIERS SUFFER WOUNDS IN ACTION   Pfc. Francis B. Wildasin, Maple Avenue, And S. Sgt. Russe L. Miller, Hanover R. D. 3 Casualties

HANOVER SOLDIER AMONG WOUNDED   Pvt. Ordean E. Wentz, Mc. Allister Street, On Casualty List—Former Resident O This Section Missing

HANOVER OFFICER MISSING IN ACTION   He Is Lt. Harry C. Stonesifer Who Was Serving In Belgium—-Pfc. Robert J. Hepburn Wounded

MORE CASUALTIES ARE ANNOUNCED   Hanover Soldier Wounded In Germany—Cettysburg = Infantryman Dead — Biglerville Man Wounded

HANOVER YOUTH KILLED IN FRANGE   Pfc. Henry 2. Strine, Aged 18, Met Death In Action Marci 16—Pvt. Warren H. George Missing

SNOW BLANKETS MOST OF STATE   Expect Clear and Colder Weather During Night

German Sub in Argentina Port  700-Ton Vessel and 54 Men Surrender to

Another German Sub Surrenders   Puts Into Argentine Port With No Explanation of Recent Whereabouts.

TOKYO REGION 18 SWEPT BY HIGH WINDS   SECOND STORM 100 MILES OFF OKINAWA REPORTED HEADED FOR JAP . MAINLAND

[Fierce Storms Disrupt Plans for Paratroopers To Land, Nipponese Say

Three Allied Armies Advance. edLess Than 30 Miles From the Bavarian Metropolis.      CAPTURED AUGSBURG TO THE NORTHWEST   Germany Was Cut in Two in the Center and Russians Reported New Junctions With Americans.

Three Armies 30 Miles From  Bavarian City   Soviets Report New Junctions With Yank; As Allied Strip Cutting Nazis Deepens

Revolt Breaks  Out in Munich As Allies Gain   New Junctions Between U. S. and Russians; Patton Enters Rohrback

More Yanks  ove Into Trieste Area   60,000 Yugoslav Troops Reported In Trouble Zone

Hold Four For Death Of inmate   All Are Former Employes At Training: School; . Hearing Sept. 24.

STATE NAMES 4 IN DEATH OF RONALD MILLER   High Officials Saw Fatal Blow

Big Three Will Unite To Check China Civil War   Political Action Will Be Taken And-Korea To-— Be Occupied.

Major Allied Powers Plan Joint Occupation of Korea As Unrest Grows in China   Communists Threaten All-Out Offensive But Allies May Prevent Serious Conflict: Russians Take Port Arthur: Seize Puppet

Court Mariial Is Excessive   Pvt. Joseph McGee . Ordered Released

Secretary of War Frees Doughboy Sentenced For . Socking German Prisoner

Soldier Who Hit Nazi PWs Is R einstated   Sentence Wiped Out, Discharge Rescinded And  GI Returned To Duty

Soldier Who Socked Nazi Prisoners Released, Restored To Active Duty

New Jap Political Parties Grow Almost Overnight  Little Strength Being Shown by Groups; Activities Watched

Wartime National: Sponsor Eight of  Japanese Parties   Japan National Party I Most Widely Known of Alls Tajo Aide Leads Party

JAP NATIONALISTS SEEN BEHINN NEW POLITICAL PARTIES   Tokyo Paper Warns Activities of Militarists. Bear Weotchine

JAPANESE WARTIME NATIONALISTS HEAD POLITICAL PARTIES   KYODO NEWS AGENCY DECLARES ORGANIZA  TIONS BEAR WATCHING

Jap Leaders Change Spots   Well Known Wartime Nationalists Sponsor Democracy Organizations

STORM LASHES CHANNEL SECTOR   Loosened Mines Tossed Ashore Cause Heavy Damage

Hodges Giant Tank Force Is 43 Miles Beyond Rhine   Patton Ripping into Heart of Reich, Threatens to Split Defenders _

‘IKE INDICATES REIGH'S FORCES CAN'T HIT BACI   First Army Scores, Sttrtling Successes — Patton on Way to Berlin

FIRST AND THIRD ARMY TANKS PLUNGE FORWARD UNCHECKED  "GEN. EISENHOWER DE-

AUSSIES CAPTURE BALIKPAPAN; JAPS FLEEING UP COAST   Invaders Push Beyond City Against Spotty Resistance and Occupy Manggar Airfield.   RETREATING ENEMY HARASSED BY PLANES   Nipponese Apply Torch to Koeala-Sambodja, Former Great Refinery and Pumping Station.

JAPS IN FULL FLIGHT   Main Enemy Forces In Retreat Toward Last Borneo Oilfield

Aussie Forces Win Control Of All Balikpapan   Manggar Airfield Is Taken Against Light Opposition

Balikpapan Area Airfield Is Won   Australians Gain Control of All of Big Oil Port and Refinery Town; Japs Destroying Petroleum Installations on Island

Borneo Foe Razing Oil  Installations   Main Enemy Force Backing Up Coast  Under Pressure

Gee aE  NEW CZECH CABINET WOOS REDS’ BACKING   Ex-Ambassador To Russia Selected As Premier

RESOLUTIONS AND HANGOVERS New Year's Day Ushers in Year of Political Fireworks, Nylons for Women, Unemployment

Tuesday Is New Year's Day, Usually Full of Bowl Games, Resolutions and Hangovers

B-29s Provide Space, Scrap Tron for Nips   SUPERFORTS GIVE “BOOST” TO ENEMY WAR EFFORT BY RAIDS

AMERICAN SUPERFORTS BOOST JAP WAR EFFORT  Shortage of Scrap Iron Overcome By Help of U. S. Planes and Bombs

THANKS TO YANKS!   Plenty of Scrap Iron Is Provided Japs - - And Not by Export

How We Can Help Japs  Let Superforts Dump Scrap lron—Makes Nippon Happy,

‘Anderson Will _ Inspect Atchison Storage Cave   A Personal Look And See before  Any Abandoning of 2 Million Project

REFRIGERATOR CAVE 10 GET ONCE OVER   Proposal for Abandonment Arouses Deeper Interest

Take a Look At Big Cave   Anderson Will See If Storage Venture Is Worth Money

Choose Jury to Try Will Zurbucken   Former Highway  Patrel Head Faces Ti Berweivena Mbsc ces

Zurbucken Trial Is On   Jury Selected Today To Try Patrol Head In Federal Tax Case

Hope for A-Bomb Defense Voiced   Science Will Develop Protection, Solons Told

Wainwright Given Hero's Welcome Al Washington Today   35 of General’s Army Are On Hand For Greeting at Capitol

REED SUGGESTS DRAFT APPEALS TO STAY CALLS   House Farm Bloc Hails New Directive As Food Safeguard   LEMKE RECOMMENDS DEMAND FOR REVIEW

House Farm Bloc Hails Selective Service Ruling   lemke Explains Order

FARM BLOC HAILS NEW DRAFT ORDER   DECLARES BLOW TO NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY AVERTED BY DIRECTIVE.

[WO BATTLE IN FINAL PHASES   14,000 Japs and 2,050 Marines Killed

NG MARINES MARSHAL TORCES OR FINAL BLOW   Six of Ten Jap Divisions, Origina ly on Luzon, Destroyed

Marines Poise To Strike Kayo Punch on Iwo      Bitter Fighting In Final Phase; Tokyo Raided

ASK HUGE SUM FOR HOSPITALS   $79 Millions Needed By Veterans Administration For Institutions.

Health Tests To Start In Schools   New State Law Requires Medical Examinations Of Pupils, Teachers, And Others In Schools   ‘Amvets Gather For Convention

MAIN FOODS BEING LISTED   Eggs, Fish and Grain Products to be Used Most by Civilians for Remainder of Year.

Meat Is Luxury But Eggs, Fish Grains Plentiful   Fresh Vegetables From Gardens Will Assist Diets

Two Of Main Lifelines Of Nazis - Into Belgium Are Held  By Americans

FLANK ASSAULT BY FIRST ARMY GAINS 3 MILES   Marche-La Monche Road Is Cut Off; Enemy Strikes Back Elsewhere on Front

German Counter Gains  Against U.S. Seventh   Three Nazi Armies Within Belgian Bulge In Sore Straits As Third Army Also Tightens The Noose

German Lifeline Into Belgian Bulge Is Seized   Nazis Counter With Six Attacks in Other Sections of Sprawling Western Front: Cross Rhine With Tanks Into France

Big Squeeze On Germans Is Tichtened   Foe, However, Crosses “Maas River in Holland And Increases Threat To Strasbourg, France   FIRST ARMY GAINS

Third Smashes Ahead Also to  Squeeze Nazis   Plight of Enemy in Salient Grows Worse; Foe Reinforces Bridgehead Near Strasbourg, Crosses Maas

Two Of Main Lifelines Of Nazis Into to Belgium Are Held By Americans -

Nazi Tanks Stab Across Rhine   U. S. First, Third Armies Reduce Salient Escape to 10 Miles; Enemy Hurls Forces Across Maas

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POSTAL WORKER GET PAY RAISE   Salaries of Nearly All Employees Given Boost By New Bill -

P.O. Workers Get Pay Hike   Truman Signs Bill For First General Increase Since 1925

Truman Signs Post Office  kmplo ves’ Law   Giving Them First General Raise in Pay Since 1925

TRUMAN SIGNS BILL RAISING P, 0, SALARIES   Altoona Office Clerks and Carriers, Numbering 150, Will Be Benefitted.

POSTAL EMPLOYES GET PAY INCREAS   Bill Was Signed Today by President Truman; First Boost Since 1923.

POSTAL EMPLOYES TO GET PAY RAISE   Law Provides 20 Per Cent increase, or $400 a Year, Whichever Is Less.

POSTAL WORKER GETS PAY HIKE   Truman Signs Bill Calling for First General Raise Sinee 1925 *

Pay Raise Bill For Postal Workers Signed  Employes Will Get   Employes Will Get 20 Per Cent Hike in Base Wage

ESTIMATE OF GROP GOALS = ~—-INDIGATES SOME CHANGES   REDUCTION IN “WAR CROP” ACREAGE TO BE ANNOUNCED "BY AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

AGRICULTURAL DEPT. CFTTING CROP GOALS   Call for Sharp Reductior In the War Crops   LARGER CORN AREA

CROP GOALS FOR 1946 T0 BE REDUCED   Expected to Request Total Planting of 365,000,000 Acres

Russia Not In Accord With Allies   Big Three-Might Be Called Upon to End. Deadlock of Nations

Big Five Meet ~— s Deadlocked  London Parley Ends Ir eC atlure’'

Failure Marks 5-Power Mee!   Conference ‘on n European Peace Is Ended in Deadlock

BIG 5 MEETING PROVES FAILURE   Foreign Ministers Can’ Agree On European Peace Problems

FAILURE MARKS CONCLUSION OF 5-POWER PARLEY   Meeting Of Big Three May Be Needed To Reach Agreements

PARLEY ENDS IN DEADLOCK   Ministers of Big Powers Wind Up Conference In Apparent Failure

BIG 3 CONFERENCE ON PEACE PACTS ENDS IN FAULURI   Foreign Ministers Conclude Their London Discussions in Deadlock Over Procedure.   BREAK UP WITHOUT SIGNING PROTOCOLS   Russia’s Insistence on Bar ring France and China From Balkan Talks Led to Impasse.

Big-Five Meet Adjourns, Said Apparent Failure  Peace Talks End in Deadlock Over Procedure Issue

Japanese Parliament Doesn‘t Think Much of Plan to Suppress It in Favor of Nip Dictatorship

‘Jans Report Invasion of Little Isle   Japan’s Capital Under Attack for Second Day; Invasion Alarms Spread

Big Fleet Guns Tear Iwo Jima For Second Day   Air Arm Banks Tokyo Fires in Steady Onslaught

ALLIES OCCUPY SHWEBO BASE   Japs Lose Last Large Bastion in Upper Burm:

U.S. Ousting  Japs From Korea Posts   Americans Gain Cooperation For Military Rule

Koreans Join American Move to Form Government to Gradually Replace Jans

United Nations Should Control Uranium Supply   Rice Professor Who Helped Develop New Atomci Bomb Warns

OHIOAN ADMITS JEWEL ROBBER)   Man Booked as Delbert Hayes Confesses

Stafe Legislature Must Name Leaders   Resignations Make Selection of Speaker And Assistant Floor Leader Necessary

HOUSE SPEAKER TO BE NAMED   State Legislature . Already Hears Names of Possible Successors to Hill

Nippon Will Lose Empire   Capitals Await Enemy Reply to U.S. Limited Acceptance Message; Foe Would Give Up All Spoils of Both World Wars   Hirohito’s Fate Uncertain Under Big .4 Peace Terms

Conditional Approval By Big Four        .  Sun-God. Throne Continuation

Big 4 Powers Set Up Conditions For War’s End Final Move Up To Tokio.

FIRST ATOMIC BOMB ALREADY IS OBSOLETE   An Allied Commander Must Govern Through Emperor During Occupation; Hirohito Is Not Guaranteed Throne

Jap Emperor Would Act as Mere Punnet   (Text of Byrnes’ Reply to Japanese on Pase 23   U. S. Speaks for Bia Four

CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF JAP OFFER TO GIVE UP IS MADE BY ALLIES   Big Four Demand Supreme Allied Commander Over Emperor: Occupation Of Japan

Agree lo Leave Emperor But He Will Be Subject To Orders Of The Allies

Emperor Must Subject Himself To Allied Orders   Government In Japan To Be Established In Accordance With Will Of Japanese People

Allies: Would Allow Nips to Retain Emperor Subject to Allied Orders; Jap People Would Determine Type of Government Later.

To Rule Nippon Through Emperor   Japanese to Be Given Chance to Vote on Government Type

Five Conditions For Acceptance Of The Sur render Offer Laid Down In Message To Enemy, Secretary Byrnes Announces.   [Must Deliver War Prisoners

Big 4 Demands Emperor Be Subject to Allied Chief, Nips Form New Government

Nips Must Vote If Emperor Stays   Japanese Expected to Receive Note Through Swiss Ambassador Tonight; Answer Foreseen Sunday or Monday

Big Four Will Let Japs Quit If Emperor Will Be Ruled By Supreme Allied Chief

No Assurance Offered of Permanent Continuation of Sun-God Throne; Right of Japanese to Elect Own Government Demanded Also

Allied Reply Transmitted By Byrnes   Top Military Commander Would Be Named; No Answer Expected From Enemy Immedisiely

One of Conditions of Acceptance of Terms Is That a  Nippon Rule Be Established in Accord With Wish of Eee   No Assurance Given by Allies to Continue Throne of the Sun God

A Government In Japan Must Be Established With The Expressed Will Of The Japanese People

Nips Can Have Emperor But Must Take Orders From Allied Commander         Nippon’s People Must Later On Choose Own Government

Hir ohito Must Become Subject  To Allied Rule   Mikado and Tokyo Govern. ment Would Lose Power Except. by) Direction  Supreme Conmander   [Decision Based On ! _ .  Allied Ultimatum   Makes Jap Ruler Responsible for Carrying Out Terms of Uneondi tional Surrender

“Big Four” Tell Japanese Emperor Must Take Orders From American Commander

List Five Conditions In Message To Nips   Government Ultimately Must Be Established In Accordance With Freely Expressed Will Of Japanese People, Message States

Government in Accord with Wishes Of Nipponese People Is Demanded   Conditional OK Puts Next Move up to Tokyo; ‘Enemy's Answer May Come Sunday or Monday

Big Four’s Supreme Commander Will Rule Nation; Terms Also Include Free Election   wk we wm we Text Of Reply

ALLIES ACCEPT PEACE BID WITH 2 RESERVATIONS   Emperor Must Take Orders From Allies: Jap People Must Cheose Own Gov't

All World Awaiting Nip Reply   Nipponese Are Told They May Keep Emperor But He Must Take Orders From Allied Military Commander During Occupation

ALLIES AGREE, CONDITIONALLY   Demand Hirohito Be Sub ject to Orders of Allied © Commander. .   TWO MAIN CONDITIONS

Allies’ Peace Reply Accepts Surrender With 4-Power Rule   U.S. Specifies American in Command at Tokyo, People to Pick Government; Foes’ Answer Awaited. 

War To End If Nippon Powers Agree To Hir ohito Subjecting Himself To Orders Of Supreme Allied Commander And Government Is Established In Accordance With’ Freely Expressed Will Of apa:  nace Pananla  *

Jap Peace Terms Acceptable With Several Changes    Emperor Must Submit To Orders From Supreme Commander, And People Eventually Will  Choose Own Government

Counter-Proposal Is Placed Before Japanese Leaders; Reoly Awaited By Big Four   Jap Emperor Would Be Subject To Orders Of Allied Commander: MacArthur Is Mentioned for Job

Japan Told Allied Officers Will Rule Through Emperor   Terms Resemble Tokyo Proposal But War Not Over Until Reply Is Received

Next Move Now Up to Japanese   Allied Conditions Transmitted Through Switzerland; Answer Expected To Arrive Late Sunday or Monday

Other Terms Made Plain  To Japanese   Surrender Will Be Accepted if Emperor Is Made Subject to Supreme Commander’s Orders.   SWISS EMBASSY WILL ‘RELAY WORD TO JAPS

Government Eventually Set Up Must Conform  - With ‘Free Will’ of Japanese People: Next  Move Up to Tokyo; No Reply Believed Likely Before Sunday or Monday

State War Bond Leaders Worried By Backward Counties on 7th War Loan; Washington Is One of Them

COUNTY NOT BUYING ITS QUOTA   Little Over Half Way In Buying E Bonds

Friend of the Jews: Julius Streicher Denies Harming Prisoners in Concentration Camps

ATOMIC BLAST LEVELS THIRD OF NAGASAKI   HEAVY INDUSTRIES ARE INCLUDED IN RUINS

HEAD. OF ELKS 10: ' ~ VISIT LODGE HERE   Dr. Dr. Robert S, Barrett Grand Exalted Ruler to. be Entertained:

HEAD OF ELKS 10 VISIT LODGE HERE   Dr. Dr. Robert S. Barrett, Grand Exalted Ruler to be Entertained

Trea: y. Opponents Question Effects   Warn That Mexico Cotton Crops Might Be Means Of Undermining The American Market

TO CANCEL DEFERMENTS   ” Governments Acts in Strike at Goodyear Plants

BOMB RESULTS ~ BEING STUDIED   Army Experts Are E: Route To Hiroshima For  Examination

U.S, EXPERTS T0 SEE HIROSHIMA   Army Agents On Way Fo Official Inspection

First Republican Legislature in 24 Years Convenes   Begins Session That May Last Longer Than Any in  History, ica   Warned Against Any ‘Guerrilla Warfare

Members WarnedtoAvoid Strife Between Democratic Governor,G.O.P. Assembly

MISSOURI'S FIRST GOP LEGISLATURE CONVENED TODAY   It Is Expected to Be the Long. est Session in the History of the State.   MAY PASS MORE LAWS   Republican Lawmakers Must Work With a Democratic Governor.

London Poles Cling to Role        ew Regime in Warsaw Hil ‘Mea CPaeudoe-Gavernment®

Yankee Airmen Pound Japanese In Philippines   Airfields, Defenses or Luzon Neutralized By American Blows

Ennis Whitehead Honored by K.U.   Lieutenant . General Is Awarded An Alumni Ci-' tation Today   PRESENTED BY MALOTT   Air Force Leader Pays High Tribute to American  Fighting Men

WHITE HOUSE BACKS JOB ACT   FDR Urges Passage O Measure Pending In Senate

Ruccia Determined To Helo Establish Peace Organization   y J. M. ROBERT JR. Pe, a eavelen Affairs Analyst

RUSSIA COMES THROUGH AGAIN AT FRISCO AND. SHOWS HER GOOD FAITH BY MAKING CONFFRENCE A SUCCESS

Stalin Gives Up Fight For  Veto Powers   Shows Evidence of Determination to Help Establish World Seenrity Unit of Some Value; Reason For Demund Mystery

‘RUSSIA AGAIN GIVES EVIDENCE THAT SHE IS DETERMINED HELP ESTABLISH WORLD SECURITY

Red Action Aids Conference   Soviets Show Determination to Aid In Forming League

Russia May Act in Far Eastern Drama   Stage Set For Final Act In , Colossal War of Nerves

"ALLIES WATCH JAP REACTION TO PEACE OFFER   )War-Weary Public May Force Resignation Of Leaders Of Military Group   WARNING UNPRECEDENTED   Listing Of Nip Cities To Be Bombed Challenge To Japanese Powers

ALL SET FOR FINAL ACT AGAINST JAPS      Rejection of Potsdam Terms Sets Stage

Only 1,447 of 18,000 Yanks Taken By Nips on Bataan and Corregidor Have Been Freed, Says MacArthur

Only a Few Are Freed From Japs .      Of 13,000 Still Miss-— ing of Men Captured  On Bataan, Many Are Dead. Others in Japan

Fate of 13,000 Americans Captured by \Nippons i in Philippines Remains Unknown

13,000 Americans Are Nip Captives   Only 1,447 Yanks Of Bataan and Corregidor Liberated

JAPANESE FEAR EARLY INVASION   BROADCASTS TELE PEOPLE  ALLIES ARE FEELING OUE  COASTAL DEFENSES.

Japanese Fear Invasion May Come Soon   People Are Urged Not to Succumb to Frichtened State

Japanese Fear Invasion May Come Soon  People Are Urged   People Are Urged Not to Succumb to Frightened State

AUSTRALIANS ADVANCING ON BORNEO   Okinawa-Based Planes Strike Aqain At Shanghai Area

JAPS FALL BACK BEFORE AUSTRALIANS   Aussies Draw Nearer to Rich ‘Borneo Oil Prize

Troops Press Jap Forces Back   Fight Toward Rich Oil Prize of Koetai Delta

AUSSIES FICHT TOWARD RICH KOETAI DELTA   Rich Oil Prize Sought By Allies —Jdaps Reluctant To Firht

AUSSIES PRESS JAPS BACK IN BORNEO PIPELINE   Also Smother Counter-Attack in Bru“nei Bay Area -

BUTTER RATION STUDIED   Cut From 24 to 16 Points Given “Careful Consideration.”

RECOMMENDATION BEING CONSIDERED   OPA Studying Proposed Plan To Cut Butter to 16 Points.

Criticize Army Demobilization   Over Million and Half Returned To Civilians

SOLONS WANT FASTER ACTION   Criticism Of Army, Navy Program Continues As Many Get Discharyes

Still Criticize  Demobilization   Navy Reports Successful Reerutc. ing Campaign — Claims Navy Discharges Slow  j

Union Officials Making Plans te Extend Ticup Nationwide — Union Trouble First Started in Tii note

Phone Strike Talks Futile   Nationwide Tie-Up Considered by Union

STRIKE OF PHONE UNIONS SPREADS   Union Official Threatens to Extend Operators Strike Qver Country.

Strike In Storm Threatens Vital Supply Routes   Hodges’ Men-in-White Gain 2 Miles in Blizzard Take 12 Towns; One-Two Punch Has K. 0. Potentialities For Belgium Salient.

3rd Army Hurl: Back Seven Counterattacks   Gen. Hodges First Army Strikes Through Blinding Blizzard With Visibility Onlv Few Feet Ahead to Cavniure 12 Townes

J \t: Least :51: Passengers Injured Last’ Night In Railroad Siding Smashiuip

Four Transports to Debark Today   New York and New Jersey Camps to Process Men

Quick Report On Situation On Fighting Fronts Given New President; Truman To Reiterate ‘Pledge Of Victory   TO ADDRESS JOINT CONGRESS MONDAY

Plunges Immediately Into Work: Proclaims Saturday Day of Mourning, Prayer

UNCONDIT IS ANNOUNCED BY ABSIE BUT NOT CONFIRMED   Kisenhower’s Headquarters Insists No such Statement Authorized for Publication as Yet

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER IS ANNOUNCED BY ABSIE. BUT NOT CONFIRMED   kisenhower's Headquarters Insists No Such Statement Authorized for Publication as Yet

Bus Drivers  To Strike ©   Walkout At Midnight In Oklahoma Expected To Spread Into Kansas

Senator Burton To Be Approved For Court Place   ‘Swift Confirmation Of Ohio Senator For Supreme Court Is Indicated

SWIFT APPROVAL OF BURTON MADE   Appointment May Not Break Division in Supreme Court

AMERICANS ENTER OKINAWA CAPITAL; CLOSE ON SHURI   Battle for Vital Island Reaches Decisive Stage—Fighting Bloody in Some Sectors.   ONE ENEMY GARRISON BY-PASSED IN DRIVE   U. S. Battleships and Cruisers Pour Shells Into Nips’ Fortifications Through out Dav.

Troops Battle » in Naha; Shuri Attack Opened   77th Infantry Forces Gain High Ground ‘in Surprise Attack—Furious Fighting in the Capital City #

Americans Are Closing in on  Another City   Japs Beaten Back on Various Parts of ‘Pacific Isle Front

Americans Fight For Naha, Close Trap on Shuri   Sixth Marine Division Penetrates to Heart of Capital City

IOTH ARMY REAGHING FOR PACIFIC DECISION   Capital City Of Naha And Fortress Of Shuri Are Goal

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Other Units Closing In From Three Sides On Shuri After Night Attack

GLASS CUTTERS THREATEN STRIKE   EMPLOYES OF LIBBEY-OWENSFORD AND PITTSBURGH PLATE MAY GO OUT.

Reconversion Underway in State. cease enema,  Discharged War Workers Seek  Jobs In Peacetime Business

Reconversion Underway in State $e State  Discharged War Workers Seek  Jobs In Peacetime Business

trench Issue ‘Cease Firing’ Order In Syric   U. S. Agrees To’ Act As Mediator ‘in Dispute

French Bow To British  Ultumatum   All Quiet in Syria As British Officials And Troops Enter

French Cease Fighting In Syria; United States  Is Mediator In Dispute

LEVANT QUIET FIRING CEASES   U. S. Agrees to Act As Mediator In Syrian Clash

U. 5. WILLING TO MEDIATE IN SYRIAN AFFAIR   French Order ‘Cease Fire’; To Follow British Lead

U.S. Agrees to Be Mediator In Dispute   Moscow Asserts That Peaceful Settlement Is Necessary

DeGaulle’s Commanders Agree to Take Orders From British Commander in Middle East; Intervention of Britain and U. S. Aimed at Protecting Supply Line for War Against Japs

= ohhels’ Brother Captured; Death Hour ‘Near for riutier  quoted in a Bri lish dispalch from St. Margre! ethen that Hib

Nazi Chiefs Said To Be » Dead, Killed.   Hans Goebbels Takeh Prisoner By Yanks; Rumors Are Rife

Mussolini Appeals to Hitler For  Help 48 Hours After Entering Wa

Free Rubber Areas, Plea   New Eastern Sources Needed, Says Collyer

COLLYER CITES RUBBER NEEDS   Liberation Of Far East Producing Areas Urged

REHABILITATION OF RAW RUBBER AREAS S URGED   Tire Company Head Says Military Operations in Far East Needed First

Murray Voices Opposition. To  : Truman’ s Plans         eee Proposed Plan “Would . Weaken. And © Destroy ‘Labor Unions.

Head of CIO, Once Strong Backer ‘of Truman, Assails President’s Proposals - For Solving ‘Labor. Troubles . ——- Sees New Laws Designed To Weaken. and Destroy Labor Unions.

Phillip Murray Breaks With Truman Over Labor Measure; Backed Him In 1944 Campaign   Charges President With Trying To Destroy Labor Union Organizations

Labor’s Big Three Gpposes Truman’s  Strike Curb Plan   Congressional Leaders  Press For Draft Of Bill

TEMPERATURES:   CIO Chief Accuses Administration Of ‘Abiect Cowardice’

PHILIP MURRAY BREAKS WITH TRUMAN OVER LABOR STRIFE   Says President’s Proposals Seek To Weaken Labor Uniens’ Strength

C10. Makes A Definite Break With President   Murray Says Truman Weuld Urdermine Labor Organizations

CIO’s Murray Takes Issue ~ With Truman   ;  Union: President’s Bitterly Phrased Speech Accuses Adniinistration Of &Cowardice”

MURRAY ACCUSES ADMINISTRATION OF ‘COWARDICE?   ATTACKS TRUMAN’S NO-STRIKE REQUEST IN BITTER ADDRESS

Truman Plan Criticized By Head Of CIO   Proposed Legislation T. End Labor Strife 1 Strongly Opposed B; Philip Murray

ASSERTS LAWS ARE SHAPED TO SMASH UNIONS   ‘Abject Cowardice’ Charged To Administration By President Of CIO

A.F.L. Head Denies Program © Would ‘Ultimately Destroy’ Unions, But Does Not Like It

Phil Murray, Strong Truman Backer Breaks Sharply With Him Over Plan

William Green Denounces CIQ Leader Murray   Says President Does Not Seek to Destroy Unions

AFL, PRESIDENT GREEN DISAGREES WITH (ClO MURRAY THAT TRUMAN PROPOSAL ‘WILL “ULTIMATELY DESTROY” UNIONS ©

Union Leaders Solidly Oppose Truman’s Plan   Congressmen Go Ahead  With Bill To Carry Out Fact-Finding Program.

Murray breaks With Truman On Labor Plan   Accuses Administration in Radio Talk of “Abject Cowardice”— Says Unions Imperiled

Congress Pushes Strike Action in Face of CIO's  Blasts Against Truman

LABOR POLICY OF PRESIDENT IS CRITICIZED   Murray Accuses Government Of “Cowardice”   OBJECTIVE   Of Union To Restore Cut In National Pay Envelope, Says Labor Chief

CIO Chief Breaks With Truman Over His Labor Plans   Congress Goes Ahead in Preparing Laws to Prevent Strikes

To Stop ‘Vicious “Anti-Labor Laws’   Green Says Stich. Was Tru~* man’s Intention in Proposal.   NOT OUT TO DESTROY   Other Leaders Denounce President’s Plan as  ~ Anti-Labor

AFL Head Supports  President   Green Disagrees With Murfay Although He Does Not Accept Truman’s Proposal

Presidents Proposal To End Labor Strike © Blasted by ClO Leaders As “Abject Cowardice”’

Murray Flays Truman Plan  CIO President Accuses Administratic OF “Abies Cowardice

MURRAY BREAKS WITH TRUMAN      Attacks President in Battle Over Labor

Green Disagrees With ClO Chief On Truman’s Aims   Believes Murray’s Conclusion, President Seeks to Destroy Unions, Is Wrong

Disagree On Labor Pranosal   AFL’s Green Says Truman Plan Will Not Destroy Union

Murray Flays Truman Plan   CIO President Accuses’ Administratior _ OF “Abject Cowardice”

PHILIP MURRAY, BREAKS WITH PRESIDENT OVER LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO END STRIKES

ccuses The Administration Of ‘Abject Cowardice’’; Declares New Laws Will Destroy Unions

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Nazarene Church To Burn Mortgage  Church and Parsonage  Debts All Paid

PRIGE CONTROL RUNS INTO SNAG   Fight Brewing On Curbs During Shift Over To Civilian Production

Wage contro pian meets opposition  See prospects of heavv battle

Yugoslav King Deserted By Former Adherents To Throne Pretensions

NAZIS MOUNT TWO ORGANIZED COUNTER DRIVES   British Radio Reports Remagen Bridgehead is Six Miles Deey and Eleven Miles ide

Hodges’ Troops Slug Out Gain At Bridgehead   Americans Less Than Two Miles  From Main Ruhe-Rhineland Road

Germans Mounted Tw: Small Organized Counterattacks   AMERICANS REGAIN THE LOST GROUND   German Planes Tried 30 Times To Attack Rhine Bridges

US. Strikes opread; Over 90,000 Out   Probable Congress Action Foreseen os Labor Strife Mounts

JAPS SLAIN AT 11-T0-1 RATIO   33,462 Killed On Okinawa Since Invasion Apr. 1

Yanks Pile Up 15to1 Toll On Okinawa   Nimitz Says 33,000 Japs Killed in ° Battle for Island

Okinawa Toll Of Japs High   American Troops Kill 33.462 Japanese, Capture 700 Prisoners.

33,462 Japs on Okinawa Killed  700 Prisoners Taken Since ice April 1, Says  we me

43,462 JAPANESE KILLED ON OKINWA   DEATH TOLL 11 TEMES THAT OF YANKS—3,000 DIE EN ONE ATTACK.

Yanks kill 33,462 Japs on Okinawa at cost of 14,283  MacArthur reports the liberation of Davao city; repel Nip counterblow

JAP LOSSES ON OKINAWA HEAVY   Yanks Slay 33/462, Capture 700 in Fighting Since April 1

RECESS RESOLUTION  PASSED BY HOUSE BY  VOTE OF 67 70 58 4 RECESS PROPOSAL, BY  WINFREE, HOUSTON, REVIVEN. CINATTY DACCEn

House Votes To Recess Session lIntil Cant 11   Resolution Must Have Concurrence Of Senate, Which Wants To Quit

Some 1200 British Warbrides Ready To Sail To Join Husbands In States

British Brides of U. S. Soldiers Get All Set for Free Sea Crossings

France, Russia Ask for Delay Of War Trial:   Two Nations Act To Force _ Indictment of Krupp, Refused by Court

FRENCH, SOVIETS SFEK TRIAL DELAY   Countries Determined to Upset Tribunal Decision Not to Indict Krupp

French, Russians  Want Krupp Tried   British Psychiatric Finds Hess Incapable Of Defending Self; Sane When Crimes Committed

Marshall Due Before Probe Body Monday   Republican Plans To Ask General Where He Was Night Of Dec. 6, °41

Marshall may go on stand to give  version Monday Gearhart charges probe is  ee eee Comnnn tod andenep

Harbor Facts Still Hidden, G. O.P. Avers   Gearhart Charges Evidence Spoon-Fed: Marshall to Appear

Whereabouts of Army's Chief on Dec. 6 Is Sought   Rep. Gearhart Flays Evidence Given at Congressional Probe

Gen. Marshall to Tell Story Monday  Ex-Chief of Staff May Be o on po, eee  ci, eit ~

Gen. Marshall io Tell Story Monday   Ex-Chief of Statt May Be on Stand Several Days

TRUMAN GOES ABOARD BATTLESHIP MISSOURI   Inspects Vessel and Has Luncheon on Ship—Calls Marines “Snappy Bunch.”

Truman Seeking Senate Charter Ok For Big 3 Meet   But George Doubts Senate Ratification Can Be Secured In Time.

Truman Wants To Take — Senate’s Approval Of Peace Parley To Big-Three Meet   President Urges Speedy Ratification Of Projected Peace-Keepjng Charter

"Big 3 Meeting Probably In July; Truman Wants. “Conference O. K.

Truman Hoping For Senate OK Before Big 3   Ratification Of United Nations Pact Sought At Early Date

TrumanIs Anxious To Take Sealed Approval Of Peace Parley To Big Three Meet

REDS PUSH ON WEST OF VIENNA   Berlin Reports Russians 42 Miles Beyond City

Soviet Third Army Punches Hole In German Defense  Russian Soldiers Are Within Sight of Last Escape Route

‘Soviets 115 Miles From Berchtesgaden; Occupation Of Vienna Nearly Completed

FOE’S WAVERING DEFENSES TORN BY ATTACKERS   Capital Virtually All Occupied By Soviets—Encirclement Is Complete

Russians Push Past Vienna to  Hitler Hideout   . Virtually Complete Occu-  pation of Capital; He: ud For Berehtesgaden

Lero Hour For Great Attack Held At Hand   German Defense In Vienna Area Broken By Russian Forces

ADVANCING RED TANKS MENACE HITLER’S LAIR   rive Big Hole in Nazi Defense Lines West Of Vienna

Russians Break German Defenses West of Vienna   Soviet Armor Is 115 Miles From Hitler’s Hideout

BATTLE NEAR CLIMAX FOR CAPITAL   Fall of City Only Matter of Hours As Mopping Up Of Last Enemy Resistance Proqgresses   STORM ACROSS DANUBE

Nazi Defenses Fall at Vienna  ae es ere   Soviet Armor Continues Gains

Others in Sight Of Vienna, Bruenn Escape Highway   In Czechoslovakia, Troops Clear Poland, Vienna Supply Road

PUNGH HOLE IN NAZI DEFENSES   Soviet Troops Expect to Free Ancient City of Vienna Today.   NEAR LAST ESCAPE ROAD

Reds Moving On Bavarian Border; Now Hold Vienna   Capital’s Fall May Occur Within Hours

Russians Make — Dent in Lines   SOVIET TROOPS FREE CAPITAL CITY OF AUSTRIA

Crack Nazi Lines West Of Vienna   Berlin Says Soviet Troops Reach Danube Bend, 115 Miles from Hitler’s Berchtesgaden

Reds Complete Occupation of Austrian City   Fight in Sight of Key Highway. Last Escape Route North For Fleeing Germans

RUSSIAN ARMOR HAS PUNCHED BiG HOLE IN GERMAN DEFENSES   SOVIET TROOPS HAVE VIR: TUALLY COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF VIENNA

Reds Smash Lines West of Vienna   Moscow Dispatches Report Big Holes Punched in German Defenses Beyond Austrian Capital, Fall of Which Is Expected Today.   By RICHAKD KASISCHKE.

Red Spearhead Drive Beyond Austria Capital   Berlin Reports Soviet Armor Reaches 115 Miles From Berchtescaden.   FREE VIENNA SOON

EDS DRIVE 6 BEYOND VIENNA: MOP UP IN CITY   Russians 1 15 Miles From Hitler’s Hide out In Bavaria

Russians Blast Big Hole In Nazis Lines West Of  Soviet Dominated Vienna

Lhukov's Army Believed Set For Assault   Drive Expected Momentarily; Continue West

Reds Punch Westward Past Vienna   Soviet Tanks Reported Only About 115 Mi.  Fr ces « Ul es ee oe

Soviet Troops Virtually Win All of Vienna   Berlin Reports Red -Army Armor Reaches Point 115 Miles of Berchtesqaden

Americans May Be In Berlin by Saturday   Soviet Armor Within 115 Miles Of Berchtesgaden-—Vienna Is Virtually Eneireled Savs Moscow

Red Armor. Heading tor Hitler Hideow   Complete Occupation of Vienna Is Near

See eg ee een ee  RUSSIAN ARMOR HAS PUNCHED BIG HOLE IN GERMAN DEFENSES   SOVIET TROOPS HAVE VIR. TUALLY COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF VIENNA

Reach Point 115 Miles From  Berchtesgaden   Soviet Troops Have Virtually Completed Occupation Of Austrian Capital

Russian Troops 115 Miles from War Bird's Nest   Beyond Vienna, Red Armor Is Now Aiming At Berchtesgaden

REDS DIG HOLE IN NAZIS" LINES WEST OF VIENNA   Occupation of Austrian Capital Virtually Completed; Soviet Armor 115 Miles  From Berchtesgader

Punch Big Hole lt Nazi Defenses West of Vienna   Soviets Reach Point 115 Miles from Berchtesgaden; Awai Fall of Capita!

Nazi Lines Pierced Wes! Of Vienna   Russ Encirclement of City Nearly Complete; Fall Expected Tonight

Soviet Forces PointedToward Hitler Hideout   ai Punch Big Hole in German Defeuses  West of Vienna In ; Massive Drive   Vienna City May Be Freed by Nigh   German Commander lesiues Warning to Troops Zero Hour Por March On  Berlin ts     ear

Reds Punch Hole  In Nazi Defense   Berlin Reports Russians - Reach Point Between  Krems and Melk     VIENNA IS OCCUPIED   Soviets Are Fighting With- in Sight of Bruenn  Highway

Liberation Of Austrian  Capita! Looms, Report Rs. RICHART KASIM PIKE

Russians Push On Westward   Punch Hole in German Defenses Beyond Vienna; Near New Oder Attack

eds Push ig Drive ast Vienna   doscow Ready ‘o Hail Capture >* Old Capital

Miller Wiil Face Charge of Murder   Dale Dies of Wounds By Husband of Model

Barbey Says Invasion Won't Wait   Japan, China Landings May Not Wait Typhoon Season End

Fleet Blow Presages Invasion   Landings May be At Any Time Say Pair of Admirals

Bombar dment Sets Sta g e For Investor   Landing Operations May Not Await End of Typhoon Season, Admirals Declare

TOKYO ADMITS ALLIES AREN'T WASTING TIME   Foe Predicts Early Landings on Homeland—U. S. Officers Give Warnings

“Pre-Invasion Stage” Of“ War On Japs Opened By Naval Shelling: Nimitz

Invasion Of Jap : Homeland Nears         U.S. May Act Before Typhoon Season Ends.

Preinvasion Stage Of Japan  War Reached With Sea-Borne Air Attacks Upon Homelands

NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF JAPAN HOMELAND PREINVASION AFFAIR  ANOTHER QUARTER INDICATES THAT LANDINGS AN TAPAN MAY BE NEAR

WAR AGAINST JAPANESE PRE-INVASION STAGE  A berm fmm diame wa Ct Od... Lk   Actual Landings on Jap Homeland . May Not Wait End Typhoon Season

J aps Warned U.S. Invasion  Takes Shape   Hint Dropped lt May Come Before End Of Typhoon Season In October

British Papers Critical of Russia’s Interest In Mediterranean Territory

ITALIAN PEACE PACT COMPLIGATES TALKS   ‘Big Five’ Ministers Expect To Get No Further Now

Plenty. Tough   - British ‘Comment: At Russian ‘Interest > Jn Africas.

Italy Problem For Gathering Of Big Five   Many Vital Issues Slated To Be Delayed

Duke And Duchess Of Windsor Plan To Spend Some Time On Canadian Ranch

KING SEEKS NEW POST FOR DUKE   WINDSOR RESIGNS JOB AS BAHAMAS GOVERNOR

.LEAVES FROM 'A WAR CORRESPONDENT’S NOTEBOOK , Americans Find Russian Soldiers Not Much Different from Themselve

Russian and U. S. Soldiers Trade _ Souvenirs, Celebrate Onthe Elbe

Reds in Berlin Inner Defenses   GI LEARNS IVAN IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE HIMSELF

“Ivan” Is a Lot Like “Joe”  Reds and Yanks “Get Along”   Fewer Knives.

126 Navy Plants Sought as Surplus  Group Says Facilities Valued $445,388,00(  Wott cules Second coe

Churchill Pledges Help in Pacific   Premier Praises Power of U.S. in Defeating Germany

FULL BRITISH AID PLEDGED IN JAP FIGHT   Churchill Lauds Forces of U. S. in Defeat of Germany

Calls For Action Making Sure United Nations Do Not Become Idle Name   Prime Minister Tells Empire Of American Superiority And Lauds Eisenhower

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Churchill Calls For Real World  Security Action   Places Britain Shoulder to Shoulder With U. S In War on Japs; Castigates lrish Government for Failure to Aid

Churchill asks that ‘United  Nations’ not be idle name Pats Britain ‘shoulder to shoulder’ wih United States against Japan

EIRE ASSAILED BY CHURCHILL IN RADIO TALK   Attacks Neutral Nation For Failing To Come To Britain’s Aid

Churchill Calls ist Action Against Japs  Castigates Eire for Consorting

Churchill Calls for Action Against Japs   Castigates Eire _ for Consorting  With Germans, Nip

CHIRCHIIL ASKS SUPPORT OF WORLD ORGANIZATION, LINES EMPIRE UP WITH AMERICA AGAINST JAPANESE

ROBBERY NEWS WAS TRAP   French Government Was After Gang Attempting a Swindle

Airplanes and ships pound foe   - Believe N ippons  plan withdrawal

Warships And Planes Aid In  Bombardment   Japanese Blow Up Caves to Prevent Capture of Supplies—Enemy May be Falling ‘ Back at Shur;

Enemy Believed Planning Retreat In Okinawa Area   Nips Puliing Out, Leaving Huge Quantities of Stores Behind

Large Number of Foe Are Killed in Bombardment Of Shuri Positions

NAVY GUNS HELP BLAST JAPANESE SOUTH OF SHUR!   Enemy Destroying Supplies In Caves, Apparently Set To Retreat   U. S. SHIPS, PLANES JOIN BOMBARDMENT

ENEMY DESTROYING OWN SUPPLY DUMPS   Jap Okinawa Artillery Fire Drops Off From 15,000 To 500

Nimitz breaks 4-day silence and discloses ships still on prowl   Jap convoy of four vessels smashed as B-29s pound enemy oil supplies

CIVILIANS FACE MEATLESS DAYS   No Relief In Shortages Seen Before Next Fail

More Meatless Days In Offing   Shortest Supplies In 10 Years Loom

MEAT SUPPLY T0 BE SHORT   WAR FOOD.) ADMINISTRATION SAYS SHORTAGE WILL GEOW WORSE IN COMING MONTHS

Commands Greatest Naval Force   Most Powerful Array of Ships Ready for Action Around Oktmawa

Adm. Halsey’s Third Fleet Back In Action   Strange Woman At Sailor’s House In Jail

‘Cleanup ‘ot Okinawa Seen in 10 Days    Tenth Army Springs Forking Drivés Aimed at Getting Use Of Best Air Base and Harbor

HALSEY MASSES MIGHTY SHIPS FOR NEW ACTION   Okinawa Battle Ending; To Be Converted Into Key U.S. Base

OKINAWA SOON BE IN U. S. HANDS   300 Carrier Planes Strike At Jap  Suicide Bases

TAKES OVER AS PACIFIC SHIFT . GETS UNDERWAY   End Near At Okinawa

HALSEY HEADS COMMAND FOR BLOWS AT NIPS   ‘Bull’ Takes Over From Fifth Fleet; Battle Goes Well

Battle Of Okinawa Drawing To  Close; Seventh Division Forces  Battle Within Sight Of South Shore On Island   AERIAL BOMBARDMENT OF JAPAN MOUNTING

NIERAU IN COLLISION WITH AUTO   Dies Four Hours Later; Car Driven by Leo Moritz of Lerna

Stand Or Die. Germans Warned   Drastic Action Taken Te Crush Defeatism

Nazis Execute Public Officials  Death Decreed for All Who Falter in Did Ac le Baek

Germans Believe  Rescue Will Come   Say Von Rundstedt To Attempt “Dunkerque:

Nazi Rulers Seek fo Stamp Out Defeatism   Warn Civilians and Soldiers who Falter To Face Execution

APPEAL TO GERMAN PEOPLE 10 REVOLT   “This Is The Moment For Anti-Hitler Movement To Take Fate In Hands

Tilsit Falls To Red Army: Spearheads Hit Namslau   ® Sovict Units Drive 48 Miles Inside East Prussia, Take 250 More Villages

Reds 48 Miles Inside Province In Mighty Push   Russians 196 Miles From Berlin, Germans Report; Breslau, Silesian Capital, Is Menaced; Enemy Troops Are In Rout

T ‘sit Fortress Falls ‘As Troops Cut Path ‘Across East Prussia   Silesia Capital of Breslau Periled; Two-Thirds of Poland Liberated; Danvie in Line of Northern Push

Soviets 32 Miles Inside Silesia, 48 Miles Inside East Prussia   2500 Enemy - Heid Towns Liberated   Enemy Defenses Between Vistula, Oder Rivers Smashed By Reds

WIDOW OF CONVICT GOES TO GRAND JURY   Husband  Was Killed i — Gangland Fashion

7TH WAR LOAN DRIVE 5 BILLION OVER TOP   With 11 Reporting Days Remaining, Total Sales to Date Are $15.467.000.000.

Yugoslav Demands Give Allied Powers A Touchy Situation In Austrie

Tito’s Demands Cause Confusion  Delleate Situation Develops in Carinthia

Grave Problem Faces Allies In  Austrian Area   Yugoslay Demands -Present Delicate Situation For Authorities; Fight Over Territory

Face Confusion In Carinthia   Come From Results Of Yugoslay Demands On -That Austrian Province.

Yugoslav Demands Present. Allies With Confused And Extremely Delicate Problem   Scope Of Claims In Austrian Province Of Carinthia Not Yet Announced

Slavs Prove  Big Problem      Demands Are’ Aired In Carinthian Row:

TITO’S FORGES SEEK CONTROL IN CARINTHIA   Allied Leaders Face Delicate Situation in Austrian -Province

DEMANDS OF YUGOSLAVIA FOR AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF CARINTHIA CAUSE CONFUSION   ‘Delicate Situation Created for Allies By Conflicting ‘Actions of British Eight Army and Tito's Partisans   BAN ON PRESS CONFERENCES ‘WITH PRISONERS

Yugoslav Claims Pose Delicate Allied Problem   British, Partisan Regimes Conflict

Yugoslav Demands In Austrian Province Give Allies Headache   Two Military Administrations Now Functioning There, While Moscow Charges Nazi Leaders Still Trying To Cause “Big 3” Breach.

TitoStands PatOnLand Dispute   Partisans an d British Argue Over South Austrian Province

"” _AUSTRIA— New Crisis . In Austria   Yugoslav-Demands On Province ‘Of Carinthia : Create: Problem.

Yugoslay Demand Causes Problem   Slavs Ignore British Military Rule In Austrian Carinthia

Delicate Problems Before Allies in Yugoslav Demand:   Confused, Ticklish Situa. tion Exists in Corinthia Province

Slavs Seek Right to Rule In Carinthia.   - ‘Tito's Forces Contest British Hold On Province

Yugoslav Demands In Carinthia Form New Allied Problem   Two District Military Administrations Now Functioning There

Yugoslavs Bid For Control Of Carinthia   Allied Warships Move To Trieste

World To Know Result Of Election After  Tomorrow   Lowest In Years

Churchill Arrives In London to Hear Results of Election  Experts Predict He Will Have Only 40 Per Cent of Votes, Citing ‘Revolt’ by Middle Clas

Churchill in England for Ballot Count   Prime Minister's Party Expected to Poll  Smaller Vote

Churchill Home for  Vote Result   Truman Will Inspect Two U. S. Divisions Tamoarroy

Churchill Back In London For Election Results   Announcement Will Be Made Thursday On Returns of Poll

Political Experts Say Churchill's Conservative Party Will Have No More Than 40 Pct. of Total Votes

400,000 More Soldiers To Become Eligible For Shipment From Pacific

TAXES DISCUSSED FOR COOPERATIVES   Legislative Council Asked to Retain Form of Taxina 

COOPERATIVES FIGHT TAXATION BEFORE COUNCIL   State Received But $1,500 From $20,000,000 Income, Official Says   SHOULD COMPETE ON SAME BUSINESS BASIS

Commute Petain Death Sentence   Punishment Changed To Life Imprisonment

Rush To Adjourn Hits Contested Measures Hard   Anti-Closed Shop, Oil Lease Bills Among Session Casualties

LEGISLATURE COMES NEARER DEADLINE IN BILL CONSIDERATION  NUMBER OF IMPORTANT   NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BILLS EXPECTED TO DIE ON LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

LEGISLATURE COMES NEARER DEADLINE IN BILL CONSIDERATION  NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BILLS EXPECTED TO DIE OB LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

Delay Action Confirmation. Of Acheson   Barkley Defends Undersecret Wherry Demands Explanation of Policy of State Denar tment

ACHESON FLAYED FOR ATTACKING CEN, M’ARTHUR   Two Would Delay Confirmation Of Undersecretary; Other Developments   JAP NATIONALISTS ARE BEING PURGED

Undersecretary Of War Post Puts Administration On Defensive; Recess Senate Until Monday

Delay Action or Confirmation of Dean Achesor   MacArthur Ordered to Purge Nippon of Its Ultra-Nationalist Leaders in Both Public, Private Positions of Power

MacArthur Argument Delays Action On Acheson   General ‘Insulted,’ Two Senators Say; Barkley Defends  Acetine Secrretaryv

Senate Scrap Delays Action Qn Acheson   Wherry and Chandler Declare MacArthur ‘Insulted” and Name ‘Blighted” by Secretary

SLAP AT ALLIED COMMANDER LEADS TO HOT EXCHANGE   Acting Secretary Hit by Wherry and Chandler and Defended by Backers of a “Hard Peace.”   ULTRA-NIPPONESE NATIONALISTS TO GO   Instructions to Be Given General to Sweep From Public Supporters of New Imperialism.

General Insulted By Official, Two Senators Declare   Barkley Hopes to Secure Approval Early Monday

Two Senators Delay Vote On Acheson's Jot      Action Postponed; Claim MacArthur Was Insulted

2-DAY PROGRAM AT HASKELL STADIUM   Horse Show Will Be Feature Entertainment Tomor- :  row Night _

HASKELL STADIUM   Horse Show Will Be Feature tertainment Tomorrow Night   153 HORSES ENTERED

WOMAN COMES BACK BUT WITHOUT BABY   Son Born at Hospital Door Is All She Reveals

Union and G. M. to Resume Negotiations  C.I.O. Deepens Its Break With the Administration

Union Leaders Urge Rejection Of Truman Plea   Labor Legislation Asked by President Called ‘Vicious’

UNION HEADS REJECT BACK TO WORK PLEA   GM Negotiations Will Be Resumed Despite Union Decision

Ci0, GM Will Resume Talks   Negotiations Continue Despite Week-End Blast of Union

SILVER TAR AWARD GIVEN 19 SOLDIERS   Risked Lives Trying to Prevent Dynamiting of Bridae.

First European Theater AirmenHit Jap Homeland   Join Far East Air Forces Attack From Okinawa Bases Monday; Cover Kyushu Island

ETO VETERAN AIRMEN JOIN JAPAN RAIDS   Crews From European War Participate in 350-Plane Attack on Kyushu

Redeployed Airmen Join Raids on Japs  Attacks Hit Length Breadth of Kyushi

FLIERS OF ETO ~INNIPPON RAID   European Veterans Fly New A-26s Against Jap Homeland

Redeployed U.S. Airmen Hit Southern Japan  350 Planes Attack Kyushu Island Without Single Loss

EUROPEAN WAR VETS BOMB JAPAN   STRIKE AT ENEMY’S SOUTHERNMOSE ISLAND — USE NEW ATTACK PLANES.

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM * BUREAU NEWS LETTEF   (By, County Extension Director)

Crossing Was Amazing Task   Newsman Tells How Three Armies Were -Put Across Rhine

CLEMENTS OF THREE ALLIED ARMIES MAKE AMAZING PROGRESS  _ EYEWITNESS STORY OF  ~NEW OFFENSIVE BY #52 GALLAGHER. AP WRITER

Gallagher Gives Eye-Witness Account Of Rhine Crossing   WESTERN FRONT   Armies In the West

Correspondent Writes First-Hand Story of Historic Rhine Crossing

Doughboys and Tommies Battle Way Over Wafer Barrier; Win Amazingly Swift Hold on Reich

Three Armies Speed Way Into Reich   Allies Now Fighting Most Intricate Battle of This War

1,500 Transport Planes and Gliders Shower Men, Equipment in Reich.   BIG AERIAL OPERATION   Eyewitness Story of Allied Armies Amazing Progress After Crossins

EYEWITNESS TELLS OF GREATEST BATTLE EVER PLANNED BY YANKS AND BRITISH

FROM GENERAL TO PRIVATE FEELING PERSISTS THAT PRESENT GREAT ATTACK TO BRING QUICK END TO WAR

Gls Feel Last Fight Under Way   Allies Make Amazing Progress, Putting All Into Victory Attack

Vivid First Hand  Account of Invasion   AP’s Wes Gallagher Observes Gallant Crossing From Land and Air

See Crossing ds Beginning  of War’s End   Allies on Front, General to Private, Confident of Outcome

German Army Is Expected To Disintegrate Soon    Eyewitness Of Greatest Attack Ever Launched On Western Front  Says Every Soldier Feels It’s Beginning Of Last Major Battle

GREAT PROGRESS BEING MADE BY ALLIED ARMIES   ~lements Of Three Allied Armies Making Amazing Progress After Crossing The  Rhine: Combination  Of Skill And Guts.

30,000 Drop From Sky As Record Air Fleet Aids Action   From Generals to G.ls, All Feel That ‘Drive is Beginning of Germany's End

GEN, MARSHALL TELLS OF DAY JAPAN STRUCK   EX-CHIEF OF STAFF RELATES PREPARING LAST: WARN-  ING MESSAGE TO “PEARL HARBOR

DRIVES AIM AT VIENNA   Soviets Prepared For Showdown Push On Berlin, Claim

SOVIETS CROSS CZECHOSLOVAK BORDER TODAY   Konev’s Army Smashes Over From Silesia After Bagging 45,000 Nazis; Reds Gain Near Berlin.

Red Attack in ‘Kuestrin Area    Moscow Broadcast Says Zhukov Will Soon Start Assault

‘SOVIET MOUNTS HEAVY ATTAGK NEAR KUESTRIN   Showdown Attack On Berlin May Be Expected Soon

Germany Reports New Red Attacks Around Kuestrin   Admits Minor Successes in Tank Push By Marshal Zhukov’s Forces   KONEV’S Ist ARMY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA   ‘Reported to Have Smashed Across Silesian Border For New Gains

Drive On Berlin ‘Due Soon, Says Moscow Report   Germans Say Russians Have Mounted Attack  In Kuestrin Sector

RED SHOWDOWN BLOW ON BERLIN SOON, NAZIS SAY   Artillery Barrage Secures Both Army Flanks At Kuestrin

Nazi Forces Annihilated OnWest Bank   General Declares Remagen Bridgehead Can Be Expanded

KONEV PUSHES DRIVE TOWARD SLOVAK AREA   Germans Claim Reds Have Mounted Assault Wn Kuestrin Area

Nazis Reporl Russ Victory Push Started   Enemy Says Reds Open Attack on Kuestrin Sector

Strong Artillery Barrage In Kuestrin Area By Russians   GERMANS FIGHTING ON SHORTER LINES  Three Red Armies Reported Striking Toward

TWO BRITISH FLIERS FREE   Were First Allied Prisoners To Be Loosed by Russians

Russian Offensive Frees Two Britons  Fliers First Allied Prisoners Rescued By Reds

Say Farrell Rule: With Iron Hand  Argentine Refugees Tell Starting Story

Argentine Exiles Wary Of Talking  People Know Little Of Foreian Criticism

Skeptical Over ‘Free’ Election For Argentina   Exiles ‘Say Even If It Is Held, It Will Be Carefully Engineered

Exiles Wary Of Criticism   Strict Censorship of Press in Argentina— Many Arrested

Legion Stresses Foreign Policy   U. S. Must Remain Free ‘and Strong, Declares Committee Report ©

Urae Definite Foreian Policy   Legion Backs UNO, Asks U. S. Be Strong

Legion Urges More Detinite Foreign Policy   Suggest Greater Interest By American People

Legion Picks Officers As  Sessions End   Steele Is Slated  For Commander

Legion Reaffirms Approval of UNO, Urges Definite U.S. Foreign Policy

LEGION URGES A SET POLICY   Reaffirms Approval of Un. ited Nations Organization At Annuai Meet.

ORDS DOWN TO BUSINES   American Legion National Convention Will Close Today

‘REDS NEAR “WAL I OF KRAKOV   ® Offensive In Poland Crosses Nida   , MENACE PRUSSIA   sewer eee tneomn  Soviets Only 70 Miles From Silesia

Reds Throw 40 Divisions Into Polish Campaigi  Huge Offensive In High Gear on

Russian Winter Offensive Makes Steady Progres:   Red Forces In Poland Re ported Within 25 Miles Of Krakow, Key Point   WINTER DRIVE MAY DECIDE WAR

GIGANTIC ARMY 25 MILES FROM KEY POLISH CITY   40 Soviet Divisions and 1500 Tanks on Nida Front: Rail Line Cut

Chairman Demands Pearl Harbor Files   Walsh Asks Forrestal for His Ideas About Making Reports Pubic Alen  a

Wants Light Now On Pearl Harbor   Senator Would Have  Congress Informed

Walsh Asks Navy For Its Reports On Pearl Harbor   Senate Naval Committee Chairman Requests Results of Probe

CALLS FOR LIGHT ON PEARL HARBOR   SENATOR WALSH ASKS NAVY REVEAL FINDINGS ON JAP SNEAK ATTACK,

[Results of Naval Investigation Into the Pearl iHarbor Atiack Demanded by Conaressmen

Navy Expected To Propose Ain  Force Bureau   Opposed to Merger Of All Units, May Be Ready to Give Air Force Equal Status

Navy Is Opposed To Merging Army-Navy   New Proposal Expected te Reach Congress This  Week

Navy May Propose New Depart tnend Of Air, This Week   Forrestal Favors Threa: _ Dictinct Bronches . of — Armnad Services

‘Navy To Propose Air Department   Department Of Air Would Be Equal In Rank To Army And Navy

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RICHBERG FLAYS ‘FIND FACT’ BILL   Calls Truman Plan Worse Than Useless in Labor Disputes

HOFFMAN TO TAKE PLACE ON FS.A. BOARD   Will Fill Vacancy Caused by Resignation Of Ed. Laflew, Iowa Fall:

NO IMMEDIATE RELIEF   Most of State Needs Moisture; Few Scattered Rains

Former French Premier Fails To  Take Own Life   1 Bullets Cut Down Man Who Sold Out France To Hitler

PIERRE LAVAL EXECUTED AT FRENGH PRISON   Collapses Im Death Today At Execution Stake—Had Taken Poison

Shot To Death After An Attempt To Kill Himself   When Execution Squad Went To Get Him In His Cell, Laval Hastily Swallows A Weak Solution Of Poison,

FALS TO END LIFE IN CELL WITH POISON   Dies After Volley by Firing Squad’ and Mercy Shot in Head.

DEATH COMES AFTER SUICIDE TRY FAILED   Dies Early Today Before 12-Man Firing Squad

Laval Executed After Cyanide Fails Purpose   Arch Traitor Tries Poison Suicide But Dies By French Firing Squad

Laval Suicide Foiled: Traitor Pays With Life   Nazi Collaborator Take: Poison on Eve of Shooting

Arch Traitor of France Is Killed By Firing Squad   Pays With Life for His Sell-Out to Hitler

LAVAL FAILS IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND S EXECUTED   Arch Trattor of France Gulps Poison As Officials Prepare io Take Him Before Firing Squad.   DOCTORS SAY SUICIDE ATTEMPT NOT SINCERE   Poison Was So Weak That He Would Not Have Died Even if He Had Not Been Treated, Doctors Say.

Laval Tries Poison bul Is Executed   French Traitor Shot After Revival from Poisoning Attempt

LAVAL SHOT TODAY BY FIRING SQUAD   After Attempt At Suicide Four Hours Before Execution

CYANIDE FAILS IN LAST MINUT SUICIDE. EFFORT   In Role of Hero And Traitor

Defense Zones Are Broken In  Sweeping Gain   Multiple Columns Capture Outposts, Blast Through Concrete Fortifications to Surround Crack Jap Army on 300 Mile Front

Launch Big Push To Cut Off Japs’  Northern Armies   Soviet’s First Offensive in War Against Japan Is Developing Into Gigantic Pincers Move to Crush Enemy

Reds Drive To Cut Off Jap Armies In North   3-Pronged Pincer Seems Shaping Up; Report Capture  OF Jin-Fin Sume

Drive To Cut Jap Forces In The North   Communique Reports Seizure of Jin - Gin Sume, Airport ‘Town. Japs Fighting Back

Mighty Russian Drive Designed To Cut Off Jap Armies In The North   NO REPORT OF LOSSES  MADE BY EITHER SIDE

Reveal Nazis Culminate Last Stand tn Berlin by Killing 10.000 Citizens

10,000 Berlin Residents Died In Flooding Of Subway Tunnel System Before Arrival Of Reds

Nazi Last Act: Kill 10,000  Flood Subways Where  ~ x =e CL i... .. J

‘Nazis Murder Thousands in Berlin Subways as Russians Neared Cit,

SENATE PLANS T0 END STATE PROBE   Hearing On Hurley Charges Nearing Completion

HURLEY CHARGE WILL BE HUSHED   STATE DEPARTMENT MANAGES TO HALT ANY PROBE

SENATORS LIKELY TOOROP INQUIRY   Committee Appears to Favor Letting Byrnes Handle Huriey’s Charges

STATE BUREAU PROBE DEMAND APPEARS DEAD   Senate Group Chief Advocates Housecleaning By Byrnes After Hurley Case

‘Fur ley’s Charges Dud, [That's Connally View; IF urther Probe Unlikely

Hurley's Claims Have Fizzled,’ Connally Avers   Committee Favors Own ‘Housecleaning By Byrnes’ Office

Prepared To Reject Demands   Seek Investigation Of State Department

PAT HURLEY'S CHARGES FIZZLE OUT   Senate Comm. Ready to Reject Demand to Probe ' State Dept.

Ambitious Nazi Plot To Seize London By POW Break. Air Invasion Quicklu Ninned

London Jubilant At End Blackout   Revel In Lighted City After Nearly Six  Years of Darkness.

It’s a Good Time for Charlie To Hit Edgar for That Raise— 10 ‘Grand a Week He Gets

Full Employment aid Jobless Benefits To Top Program fo: Congress: Barkley

Jobs To Get Top Priority In Congress   FullEmployment, Adequate Benefits For Temporary Jobless Planned

Human Side of Reconversion Is First Job   Senate Leader Says Congress Will Mect About September 5

Full Employment Legislation Tops Congress Agenda   Barkley Puts ‘‘Human Element’’ First On Reconversion Plan

Board Quits In Body Protesting Further Draft  i 2 a a   Cancels Call For 25 Young Men

NORMAL RELATIONS BETWEEN U.S. AND "ARCENTINA BEGIN   Divlomatic Ties Between the United States and Converted South American Country Resumed at Noon Today— Other Nalions Follow

Action Comes As 19 Nations Give Approval   Follows Argentina’s Declaration of War on Axis. Other Steps

Decision Follows War Declaration; 19  Other Republics Tak: Similar Action

Argentina’s Declaration Of War Against Axis Countries Results In Revised U. S. Policy

America Resumes  Its Relations  With Argentina Stettinius Appeals For Peaceful

U. 5. AGAIN FRIENDLY 10 ARGENTINA   Nation Resumes Normal Diplomatic Relations With South American Republic —Great Britain Acts Likewise.

Latin Nation Is Recognized   United States Resumes Normal Diplomatic Relations With Argentina.

Argentina And U. S. Resume  Full Relations   Action On Recognition Taken In Conjunction With GOither Nations

U. §. Resumes Diplomatic Tie With Argentina  (Yar Alatiane   Other Nations Also Recognize Farrell Reqime

United States Has Resumed Former Argentine Relation:  Declaration of War On Axis Leads To Full Recognition

AMERICAS END ARGENTINE BAN   20 Republics Resume Usual  Diplomatic Relations

Argentina Back In Good Graces With Countries   U. S. and 19 American Nations As Well As Others, Announce Diplomatic Relations Are Resumed.

FLEET DESTROYS 456 NIP VESSELS   Halsey’s Units in Security Blackout Since Raking Inland Sea

RECORD TOLL a JAP SHIPS DURING RAIDS      ALSEY'a: FLEET 8ANK OR : DAMAGED 456 ENEMY VEs- ‘  ., BELS—-42 WARSHIPS . te . ARE YNCLUDED

Ike’s Boom Progresses   General Keeps Mum, But Capper Gets Many Letters Pro and Con

Tulsa City Buses Are Rolling Again  OR. hl li, le   Tulsans Happy After Nine Days of No Buses

Kremlin Acts Apparently to Achieve ‘Fait Accompli’ Before ‘Big 3’ Meet

Polish Lublin Regime Wins Red Backing   Clean Break Made With British-U. S. Backed Government

Soviet Nod ‘To Lublin. Poles   Recognition of Group As Provisional Government Freezes Worst Split Among Allies

U. 5., BRITAIN STILL BACKING LONDON POLES   Russia Jumps Gun on Big-3 Conference On Polish Issue

‘Lublin Poles Recognized  By. Moscow   Poses Grave Problem . As-F.D.R. Prepares - Outline of Policies

Polish Setup In Lublin Is Reds Choice   Soviet Recognition of Provisional Government Comes After U. S., British Both Reveal Preference for Oraanization in London.

Disregard Entirely Government-in-Exile Recognized By U. S., Britain

Lublin Rule Recognized by Russia, Confronting U. S., Britain With New Prohlem

LUBLIN POLE REGIME GETS RUSSIA'S OK.   Soviets Break With Pol ish Government in London

Reds Break ‘With Exiled Government  Action Spi lits   Action Splits Big Three on Diplomatic Front

Russia Recognizes Lublin PolesIn Clean Break With Anglo-American Supported Exiled Reaime

RUSSIA BREAKS” WITH THE POLES   The Government-in-Exile it London ‘Will Not Be - Reeognized.

RUSSIA ANNOUNCES RECOGNITION OF LUBLIN GOVERNMENT  UNITED STATES STICKS WITH RECOGNITION OTHER FACTION

SOVIET RECOGNIZES POLE PROVISIONAL GOVT. OF LUBLIN   Makes Clean Break With the Polish Gavernment-in-Exile at London Although no Reference Is Made of It

Reds Recognize Poles’ Provisional State at Lublin   U.S. Reiterates Recognition of London Exile Government; Means Clean Break

Lublin Poles ~ Recognized by Soviet Russic      Does Not Change’ U.S. Support of. Exiled: - dow

RES OFFICIALLY BACKING LUBLIN   Bring Disagreement with U. S., Britain to Head.

RENS RECOGNIZE LUBLIN REGIME   Polish Question Poses Thorny Problem For Big Three Parley

RUSSIA RECOGNIZES LUBLIN      Makes Clean Break With Poles In Exile In London

Russia Splits Big Three Unity with Recognition of Lublin Polish Government   British Press is Ready For Truce in Word Duel

U. 5. “STAYING PUT” ON STAND BY EXILE GOVT   Will Pose One of Major Problems For Anticipated Session Soon Of the “Big Three”.

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Russ Recognize Lublin Regime, Split Big Three   Make Clean Break With London Exiles; Soviets Expected to Launch Long-Awaited Offensive

Lublin Poles Get Russian Recognition   Make Clean Break Witl _ Exile Government, Rec: ognized by Britain, U.S

Narse Raises Storm of Protest From GIs   BY STAFF SGT, LES DAVID Welttas far tho Freoz4n2 Do.

\Nurse’s Criticism of GI Lovemaking \Brings Protests From All Sides

JAPS, REINFORCE SOLOMON FORCE   BYPASSED BOUGAINVILLE SCENE OF BITTER FIGHT

Japs Reinforce  Hopeless Defense   Half-Conquered Bougzinville Still Scene Of Bitter Fighting

SITUATION IN FAR EAST. STILL DANGEROUS AS ORIENT WATCHES CAREFULLY ALL ALLIED MOVES

Mackenzie’s Column ‘Full Blame For Starting War Is Placed On Tojo And Small Clique

MACARTHUR’S GRIST MILL IS GRINDING FINER AND FASTER IN EAST ASIA UNREST MATTER

Situation: oe hh East Asia ~ Dangerous   Japan Focal ‘Point Of _the Infection; ‘Will Requiré Both Adroif “and. Quick Handling ‘to Forestall Discon‘tent

The Situation in East Asia Is Still Dangerous   OCCUPATION GOING SMOOTHLY

Mackenzie's News Analysis  By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Situation In East Asia ls Dangerous

Western Allies Are On Trial In A Big Way In The Occupation Areas

Miners Agree tc New Wage Scale  Get Raise of $1.373 a Dey in Mines

UNCLE SAM. WILL HONOR HIS . (BOND; BRITISH SNIPING-AT AMERICAN POLICY IS RAPPED

UncleSam , To Honor Bond To His Allies   Lon de on Newspaper’ 5 Fear Americn ‘May Cast Aside Moral Obligations Which She Assumed During the War’ Are Groundiess

LEADING ENGLISH PAPER FEARS UNITED STATES TO FAIL IN ITS MORAL OBLICATIONS TO WORLD

Radio Activity Of Atom Bombs Said Still Fatal _   Tokyo Broadcast. Declares Citizens.. Dying of Injuries:

After-Effect Of A-Bomb ls Disclosed   Jap Surgical Authority Reports How Patient Weakened, Lost Hair, White Corpuscles   RADIO ACTIVITY OF BOMB CLAIMS LIVES

Atomic Bombs Still Kill Japs   Deaths From Bomb Radio Activity Reported Among Slightly Injured

BONDS SUBSCRIBED THROUGH JULY 7   Texas Traffic Death  Toll Shows Decrease

Nips Tense. Drawn   Vandergrift Makes His Men Promise  Tells Them He'll Get ‘Em

Yanks Win Wawa Dam, Chinese List Victories On 4 Continental Fronts

‘Chinese Report Successes On Four Fronts; 250,000  Lose Homes in Yokohama

250,000 Nippon Resiaents Rendered Homeless by B-29 Tuesday Raid on Yokohame   Port City Transformed Into Vast Sea of Flame; More than 51 Square Miles of Tokyo Destroyed in Previous Raids

Japanese Broadcasts Report 250,000 People Of Yokohama Homeless By Superfort Raids

PRINTS . THE NEWS  TELLS THE   Marines Push Into Ancient Fortress City  Capital Menaced; Lt... * it

News Day And Night   Japs. Reversed On Okinawa And In China, Face New Perils In Homeland   Bombings Reduce Tokyo Industries   77 Square Miles Of Enemy Homeland Wiped Out In Mighty Fire Raids

JAPANESE DEFENSES ON FIVE FRONTS ARE REPORTED CRASHED  ENEMY BROADCASTS REPORT YOKOHAMA AND

TOKYO IN RUINS AND YOKOHAMA 1S SEA OF FIRE   Chinese Score Victories on Four Fronts While Japan Faces Devastation

B-29. Fire Raids Rub Out War  Centers; Ground Armies Gaining   French Shell  ~ Damascus

Yokohama Loss Heavy; Tokyo Half In Rum   Marines Nearing End Of Okinawa Push, Move Into City Of Naha

ALLIES MOVE IN ON GERMAN HIGH COMMAND   Eisenhower Names His Representative As  Lt.-Gen. Brooks

CONTROL PARTY IS DISPATCHED TO FLENSBURG   Allies And Reds To Make Use Of German High  fPammand   SKILLED PRISONERS BEING PUT TO WORK

GERMAN HELP DEMANDED BY ALLIES, REDS      Control Parties Are Sent Near the Danish  Frontier

ALLIED GROUPS SENT TO RULE AT FLENSBURG   German High Com mand to Be Used In Control of -Reich

Eisenhower  Sending Men  To Flensburg Allies, Reds To Use  NaziHighCom mans In Control Setup

Monty To Head British Control   Appointed Chief of England’s Occupation Forces,  Member of Allied Council

Angry Poles Try To Lynch German   Leading Nazis Were Reburying Victims When Camp Head Identified

ERNIE PYLE IS BURIED TODAY ON IE ISLAND   Battle-Grimed Yanks Lay Notéd Columnist To Rest

Ernie Pyle Laid To Rest With Honors   Battle Fire Heard During Services

Ernie Pyle Buried as  War Roars On   Funeral Party Ducks Mortar Shells on Wary to Cemetery

ERNIE 1S LAID TO REST WITH MILITARY RITES   Machineguns Chatter As Doughboys Bury Their Reporter

Ernie Pyle Laid to Rest   Battle Grimed Yanks At Attention as Mortars Bark at Front

ERNIE PYLE IS BURIED      Services Said ay Battle Rages Not Far; Away

‘30’ For Ernie   GI's Columnist Is Laid To Rest On Pacific Isle Where He Died

Ernie Pyle Buried On Ie With Military Honors ~ As Mourners Dodge Japs

President Traman Asks Congress — For. Lasting Right To Reorganize  - Government's Executive Branch

President Seeks Power To Reorganize Executive Branch Of Government

Truman Asks Authority For Unlimited Changes  In Government Setup

REORGANIZATION POWERS SOUGHT   Truman Wants To Revamp  Executive Branch

AUTHORITY T0 REORGANIZE IS REQUESTED    President Asks” Congress For Inclusive Peace time Legislation

Legislation Asked For Executive Shift   Power Flexible Enough to Permit Any Organizational Readjustment Necessary Sought by Precident

President AsksFor Power ToRevamp Executive Branch   Points Out War Powers Act, Amendments Will Expire After War.

Executive Group Reorganization Asked By Trumar  Reconversion Need

Truman Asks Power To Reorganize Government On Businesslike Basis

President Moving Vigorously to Remake the Administration   Asks Congress: For Permanent Authority To Make Adjustments

R eorganizing Of Bureaus Is Aim Of Truman   President Asks Congress To Give Him Authority For Changes

Truman Requests  Flexible Power   Would Make Position More Business-Like

Truman Asks Authority For Reorganization   Seeks ‘Businesslike, Efficient’ Executive Branch Of Government

Truman Plans  ‘More Shuffling   President Would Keep Authority for Changes

Truman Asks U.S.  Conversion   Asks Legislation for Reorganization of Executive Branch

Aid Is Asked of Congress   Presidont Wants To Make Executive Setun Efficient

REVISION URGED IN GOVERNMENT   President Seeks Authority to Reorganize the Executive Branch Soon

MAKES REQUEST AFTER CHANGES IN HIS CABINET   Names Clark for Biddle, Rep. Anderson for Wickard, U.S. Judge for Perkins

ASKS FOR EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT   Truman Seeks Reorganization For Executive Branch

President Asks Authority fo Make ~txecitive Branch More Efficient: May Set Up Business Manager

Authority to Change Administrative  Set-Up Is Requested   Truman Asks Legislation, Subject to Congressional Veto, to Make Executive Branch More Businesslike

Truman Asks Right To Reduce Agencies   Wants Congress To Give Him Power To Reorganize Executive Branch of Government

Seeks Power To Reorganize Government   Executive Branch Would Be Given Attention

Reorganization Of Executive Branch Sought   More-Business-Like Efficient Spirit In It Sought by Truman

TRUMAN ASKS POWER TO REORGANIZE OFFICE  Executive Branch Needs to Be More Business-Like, He Reports

Truman Asks Agency Change   Wants To Reorganize Executive Branch Of United States Government.

Executive Overhaul Proposed   Truman Asks For Per. manent Authority To Carry Out Program

PRESIDENT ASKS POWER REORGANIZE PART GOVERNMENT   WOULD MAKE EXECUTIVE BRANCH MORE BUSINESS. LIKE AND EFFICIENT

resident Asks Authority to Make Executive Branch More Businesslike

Truman Seeks Power to Make Agency Shifts   Authority Subject Only To Congress Veto in Reorganization Urged

Truman Would Make Changes  Asks Authority to   Asks Authority to Reorganize Executive  Branch

Truman Moves For Efficiency In Government   Permanent Authority For Reorganization Of Executive Branch Sought By President

Truman May Reorganize kxecutive Departments   President Asks Congress For Legislation Permitting Him To Make Sweeping Changes In All Agencies In That Branch Of Government

Lasting Authority Over Government  Asked by Truman   President Sends Plea to Congress for New Legislation Today

Would Revamp Executive Arm Of Government   Congress Is Asked For Authori ity To Make Continuous Reorganization

Strong Attacks Are Made  hy Indonesians  . g cen Se ERT  \IEe   Uprising Spreads to Bandoeng, Summer Capital

Strong Attacks Are Made  by Indonesians   Uprising Spreads to Bandoeng, Summer Capital

Mosquito Bombers Put In - Action. Against Indonesians   Fighting Rages in Semarang, Batavia and Ambarawa and Spreads to Java’s Summer Capital

Javanese Revolt Against Dutch Rule Spreads To Open Battles At Five Major Centers

Gloveless policy i is adopted   British bombers  sent into action

Edwin Eilers Weds  Irma Gronemeyer  .(Ceremony...Takes-. . Place In Craig

First He Knew Of Big Three Discussion Of Japan Was What He Read In The Newspapers   STATEMENT COUCHED IN BLUNT LANGUAGE

WILL DEVOTE BEST EFFORTS MAKE IT WORK   Was Not Consulted During Big

SCARCE ITEMS TO CONTINUE   Expect No Swift Changes In the Clothing And Domestics Market

B-29s Blast Enemy Bastion, Formosa lsland   20th Bomber Group Makes Eighth Attack On Japan’s Shrinking Pacific Empire

B-29's Hit Formoss For Another Time  Boldly Swoop in Over Target By Daylight

Superforts Again Hit Formosa   Weak Jap Air Cover Found i Sweep Along China Coast

FORMOSA AGAIN HIT BY B-29§   Installations  Blasted On Jap Island Bastion

JAP BASE PART OF PHILIPPINE SUPPLY LINES   225 Miles From Luzon, 90 Miles From Canton, Is Important Target

RAID ON FORMOSA   Daylight Strike by B-29s Is Third Against Jap Stronghold

Superforts Make Daring Daylight Attack Against Formosa Installations

SUPER-RAIDERS LASH FORMOSA   Third Strike Made Against Jap Base Since Jan. 9

Plans for "46 fight finished   GOP closes 2-day Chicavo sessions

World Peace Co-operation Aim of G.O.P   Hart, Wilson Outline Program Dedicated To Support of UNO

3700 CIVILIANS FREED FROM JAP PRISON   Liberated Are Wild with Joy

ARKY NURSES ACCOUNTED FOR   Angels of Bataan and Ccrregidor Survive One of Greatest Ordeals American Women Have Ever Gone Throuch.

Bad News inForm of Casualty Lists from Europe Coming   Roundup of Doings in National Capital Today by AP

High Casualties Will Have Sobering ‘Effect on Public---and on Congress

Plane With 14 On Board Day Overdue   U. S. Army Ship Missing In South America On First Leg Of Flight Home

U.S, ARMY PLANE LONG OVERDUE   BIG DOUGLAS IS CARRYING 14 PASSENGERS

DUKE QUITS AS BAHAMAS’ CHIE}   May Assume New Position fr  England's Service

King Seeking New Pest for Duke Windsor   Former King May Come to Live in U. S.  ar Branca

King George Seeks Place For Windsor   Duke Quits As Governor Of Bahamas: Various Reasons Given

SOVIETS NEAR BALTIC COAST INPOMERANIA   BERLIN TO DANZIG HIGHWAY CUT BY RUSSIANS

Pfc. H. C. Brown Dies in Action  Butte Boy Was Killec on Western Front

Pfc. H.C. Brown (Dies in Action Butte Boy Was Killec  an Wasctarn Fron?

LISTS STAMP HOLDERS   Mitchell Mails Names of Those With Federal Permits to Counties

Liquor Job To Counties   Mitchell Sends Names Of Men Holding Feder. al Liquor Tax Stamps To County Attorneys

U. S. Dispatches Bomber To Pick Up Wainwright   American Parachute Teams Free  1,700 Allied Prisoners of War

Jonsiderable Brutality Indicated in “Training” Boys at State School, Eldor:

Offer Bill To  Restrict Beer Sales In Iowa   Measure Would Cut Out Dancing, Booths and Moaals

WANT SHOE RATION ENDED   Manufacturers Favor Its Eliminat. ion by October 1

John Amery Sentenced To Death in London for High Treacon, Treachery

E  . 5. SILENT ON DEGAULLE VISIT   French Leader May Confer With Truman In August At Washington

DeGAULLE JUST CAN'T STAY OUT _OF DOG HOUSE   J. S. Officials Have ‘‘No Comments” to Paris Announcement French Leader Has Been Invit ed to Visit Washington.

RAF Returns To Crush Chemnitz   German City Is One Of Main Centers Of Rail Communication.

Conthone Heavy Pounding Of Germany From The Air  More Than 1,100 Rotations Sent Over Reich By RAF

Report Berlin Hammered From  East And West   Mess Bomber Formations From Both Fronts In Huge Raids On Berlin   TROOP-PACKED ROADS ALSO BEING BLASTED

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   1.000 Bombers Blast Refugee-Packed Berlin

U.S. Ninth Arm) Storms Forward To Join Soviets   Juncture With Russians is Seen Matter of Hours

CONSIDERING 3 MEN   President Truman to Sclect Another Kansas Judge

DESTROYER POWER TO BE COMMISSIONED      Ceremony Will Take Place At Boston Navy Yard Thursday Afternoon

ANOTHER SPEEDY DESTROYER WILL SLIDE SATURDAY   U.S.S. Power to Go Overboard From the Bath Iron Works

Navy Guns Aid Yank Troops in Okinawa Battle   Carrier Planes Also Blast  Jap Defenders

YANKS AND JAPS ARE LOCKED IN BITTER BATTLE   Naval Forces, Planes Support Troops On Okinawa {sland

Draft Deferment System Set Up For Men 18-25   ‘Men in Advanced Study, Research, Teaching _ To Be Exempt

RE TH ATALITIES ON WCHWAYS   Nearly  100 Die in fires; 15 Lose Lives  in Illinois  ee Cee a PEER AF ONE OS

Miners To Cast Strike Ballots At 4,000 Polls   NLRB Must Employ Specia Examiners to Conduct Walkout Election

MINE BALLOT. PLANS MADE BY THE NLRE   Biggest Strike Vote to  Cost $300,000, It Is. Estimated

NLRB Prepares ; ‘For Strike Vote   March 28 Ballot Among 400,000 UMW Mento Cost $300,000

First of Sixth Army’s High-Point Men Board Transport For Seattle

REDS PLUNGE 20 MILES IN 3 DAYS IN UPPER SILESIA    Plow Through German Defenses Southwest of Breslau as They Begin Effort to Clear Area.   APPROACH STRONGHOLD IN EAST PRUSSIA   Siege Arce Clamped Around Braunsberg in Prolonged Fight to Wipe Out. Pock et Below Koenigsberg.

Reds Close In On Braunsberg In East Prussia   Germans Annonnee Soviet Sinash Frei Oder River

Nazis Say Reds. Gain 25 Miles InBreslau Area   Moscow Warns That Battle for Berlin Will Start Shortly

Mighty soviet unitsmeveon Prussian fort  Germans admit 95 mile breach

SOVIET FORCES GAIN 25 MILES   Offensive Is Aimed At Clearing Out All Of Upper Silesia

Japanese Casualties In Philippines Now Total 437,828  American Losses Last Week Recorded At 34 Dead, 73 Hurt

Punch To Within 175 Miles Of Berlin And Close Trap On 40.000 Nazis In Ruhr

Blackout Covers Latest Advances; Third Near Kassel   American Armor Within 175 Miles o: Berlin at Two Points; Closing Trap on Ruhr

Advance Cut Berlin Gap To Only 175 Miles   Patton’s Armor Nears Kassel; Ruhr Trap Drawn Tighter

Yankees Spear to Within 175 Miles  of Berlin’s Limits   Full Extent of Allied Gains Masked by Security Silence

Avalanche of 3,000 Allied Tanks in Drive   Security Silence Masks Gains of Five Armies; Yanks Nearing Junction

Troops Are Within 175 Miles of Berlin at Two Points, Threatening Trap for 40,000 Nazis.   OTHER ARMIES MAY BE 165 MILES AWAY

Some 40,000 Nazi Troops In Area    Allied Armies Surge Through Central Germany But Find Going Tougher On Flanks

Tanks Closing Trap On Nazis In Wrecked Ruhr   Third Army Closes In.

3,000 Allied Tanks Threaten To Trap Nazis   Up to 40,000 Germans in Wrecked Ruhr Face Entrapment; Capture of Kassel Today Considered Likely

Armor Spears Within 175 Miles Of Nazi Capital   Tank Avalanche of 3,000 Closing Trap en 40,000 Germans in Ruhr

Gap Narrowed To 175 Miles From Capital   Trap Is Being Closed on Nazis In Ruhr District

THREE MEN HELD FOR CRUCIFIXION   Bizarre Publicity Stunt for Peace Plan Seen

\Police Hunt 3 Men in Chicago Crucifixion; Seen as Publicity Stunt With Victim Willing

Crucifixion In Chicago May Be Publicity Stunt   Police Seeking Three Princinals

Three Sought As Crucifiers  Of. Chicagoan   Authorities Are of Opinion Man Victim of Own Idea for. Publicity in World ‘Peace Movement —

3 UNIDENTIFIED MEN ARE SOUGHT IN CRUCIFIXION   POLICE BELIEVE IT WAS SCHEME TO WIN ATTENTION TO IDEA

Yank Losses In Germany Relatively Low   Ground Forces Losses On Western Front in March Lowest Since Oct. Except for Feb.

U. Ss. Ca saalttes Show Decrease  During March   Current Losses Less, Stimson Assures;  Grand Total 912,478

CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO ARMY HOSPITALS   Congressman Asks Investigation of Treatment of Wounded in U. S. and Abroad.

AUSTRALIANS HAMMER CLOSER TO REFINERY   Jap Defenses Cracked on Manggar Airfield on Burma

ON BORNEO BY AUSSIE TROOPS   Hammer Close. To Refinery of Sambodja In East Borneo

§ § ssies Crack ip Defenses iear. Manggar   Hammer Closer To Sambodja Refinery In. East Borneo

AUSTRALIANS PRESS AHEAD ON BORNEO   Japanese Defenses Northeast of Manggar Air Field Cracked Completely.

AUSTRALIAN CRACK JAP DEFENSES   Drive Closer to Refinery in East Borneo

AUSSIES CRACK JAP DEFENSES   TANKS AND INFANTRY ADVANCE IN BORNEO *

Gort Resigns As British Region Chief  injure   250 Injured By Gunfire In Riots

MARINES SECURE. SURBACH DRE ON OND AIRDROW   28th Infantry. Forces Take Extinct Volcano  That Dominates I:le’ -

MARINES SECURE SURIBACT, DRIVE ON 2ND AIRDROM   28th Infantry Forces Take Extinct Volcano That Dominates Izle

Absolves Petain From All Blame  Weygand Says He Arranged Armistice

SU000NIPS TRAPPED BY U.S. TROOPS   Cagayan Valley Site Of Showdown in  Luzon Drive

Guerrillas, Yanks Trap: 30, 000 Nips    Luzon Forces Encircle Foe in Northern Luzon

U. S., Guerrilla Troops Trap Huge Jap Force  Yanks Drive Deep Into Cagayan Valley on Luzon

King Peter Talked Into Withdrawing ‘Suicide’ Statement   Some Yugoslays Believe Rejection of Regency Would ‘Have Cost His Throne

Nagoya Is Main Objective; Airmen Hit Borneo as Yanks Press to Relieve Filipinos

Appeasement Of Russia Draws Blast   Europe Tyranny Charged by Senator Wheeler

Wheeler Hits Russ Policies Tells U. S. to Get Tough   ‘Broke All Treatics’

Drive to Curb Crime Wave Said Success   Army Deserters Sought; Thieves Take Safe, $800 During Man Hunt

THREE COUNTRIES SEEK DESERTERS IN LONDON RAIDS   6000 JOIN CAMPAIGN TO ROUND-UP 10,000 HUNTED PERSONNEL

15,161 Questioned As Drive Opens To Curb Crime   Four Yanks Among Number Held For Service Violations

LONDON POLICE SEEK TO END CRIME WAVE   American, British, Canadian Soldiers Checked

Dragnet Thrown Out in London to Nab 10,000 Allied Army Deserters

Wave. of Crime Brings Manhunt for Deserters   London Police and MP Detachments Comb Metropolis

Deserters In London Rounded Up   Police, Military Combine To Fight Wave of Crime

Son Of Comedian Is Found Dead   New York Police Probe Death Ot Set. Russell Gleason In Fatal Plunge

mt RATION _ TO.END SOON   lpRODUCTION REPORTED UP TO SCHEDULE AND RATIONING TO. END WITHIN WEEKS

War Plant Offered  To Kaiser-Frazer   Willow Run May Now  Produce Automobiles

Predict Truman, Congress Will Clash On Draft   Some Legislators Ask Immediate End Of All Inductions

SOME SOLONS FAVOR STOPPING INDUCTIONS NOW   President “Wants Selective Service To Continue Taking Young Men   TRAINING ALSO ISSUE   Chief Executive Plans To Recommend Peacetime Military Training

Truman, Solons Likely To Clash Draft Plans   Peacetime Military Training Will Also Cause Controversy

See CongressTruman Clash On Draft Act   President Wants Young Men Relieve Those at the Front

CLASH SEEN ON DRAFT FUTURE   Congressmen Favor immediate Halt In Inductions

PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS MAY HAVE FIRST BIG DISAGREEMENT ‘OVER CONTINUATION OF DRAFT

TRUMAN HOLDS QUT FOR DRAFT   MAY HAVE TO TANGLE WITH HIS CONGRESS

TRUMAN AND CONGRESS FACE CLASH   “First Battle Apt To Come Over  Ending of Draft

HOOPER TRIAL 10 RESUME MONDAY   Two Defendants Testify That They Did Not Kill Legislator.

Date For Nation - Wide Steel Strike May Be Settled By Committee Today

To Set Date Nationwide Steel Strike   USW Policy Group To Meet Today

Work Stoppage To Be Called in January, Report   Leaders Meet Today To Make Final Plans To Get Waae Boost

‘Truman Signs Bill to Cut Tariff Rates   THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF RECIPROCAL TRADE PROGRAM ON BOOKS

President Signs _       iNew ‘aru:  Can Trim 50 PC   Law Result Of ‘Bitter Fight Gives ° Vast’ Authority: To Build World. Trade

PRESIDENT SIGNS TARIFF CUT BILL   New Trade Measure Placec On U. S. Statute Books

Newman Hangs on Is Not Improved .  Put in Oxygen Tent Tr Make Breathing

Brief Trial Brings Death Sentence to Traitorous Son of British Statesman

TELLS OF SEEING TWO NAZI SPIES   17 Year Old Boy In Maine Responsible For Their Capture

Truman, Eden Talk of Meeting of Big Three; Indefinite   President Doesn’t Expect Immediate Discussions, However

DECLARES SLASH IN TAXES SHOULD AWAIT WAR'S END   ASSERTS 85,000,000 U. S. BOND HOLDERS MUST BE PROTECTED

Churchill Supports Proposal   President Declares Nazi, Jap Disarming Must Be Permanent

TRUMAN WANTS ‘BIG 3’ MEET   Says Conference it Held Won't Be in San Francisco

Truman,  Churchill Plan Meet   Prime Minister Says Victors Should Effect Settlement Soon

Big 3 Meeting To Be Sought By President   Truman H o pes Session Can Be Arranged In  Near Future   \DEGAULLE BARRED   Executive Rules Out San Francisco For Conference

Truman, Churchill Express Hope That Meeting Of ‘Big Three’ Can Be Arranged Soon   Would Be Truman's First Get-Together With Leaders: Discussed With Eden

But Session To Await Close Of  Frisco Parley   Chiefs of Three Nations Anxious to Iron Out Post-War Problems

‘Truman, Stalin ‘And Churchill To Air Vietory j ry      President Tells Press Cone ference Won't Be lin mediate Or Par Distant Future   Settlement OF  Reparations Seen   Chief Favors Repeal John. json Act Restricting Loans To Those Defaulting On World War §

Truman Hopes ToHold Big 3 Meet   San Francisco Session Will Close Before Meeting Is Scheduled

Truman And Churchill Voice Hope For Parley   President Declares Such A Conference Not Definitely Set But Is Expected

Churchill and Truman Seek Big 3 Parley   Both Hope It Can Be Arranged Soon; Reds List Nazi Toll

President Opposed to Tax Slash   Favors Repeal  Of Johnson Act-— Disarming of Axis Comes First

Truman Seeks Meeting With ‘Bis 2’ Soon      Has Approached Church: ill; Wants To Discuss Future Peace.

Diseuss Sueh Meeting With Anthony Eden   Pressed For Time. Truman Says Not Immediate Or In  t. ra Rp ro   BEFORE “FRISCO CLOSES

Big 3 Meeting To Talk Peace In the Offing   President Truman Says He Discusses Such a Meet ing With Eden.   Won’t Be Held During  San Francisco Parley

_ BIC THREE   Definite Time Is.  Not Set   Truman Looks Forward To. Meeting With Churchill And Stglin .

Big Three  Planning To Meet Soon —   7 Truman “Says. 7 Jt Will Not :Be ‘Too Far Away

Express Hope of Big-3 Meet Soon   Truman Would Confer For First Time With Churchill and Stalin

TRUMAN EXPRESSES HOPE FOR BIG THREE SESSION  President Says No Definite Word Has Been Reached on Conference

Truman Hopes He Will Meet Stalin. Churchill Soon      No Decision Is Reached, President Says; Anglo Prime Minister Has Same Hone

Churchill and Truman Hope To Meet Soon   Both Leaders Express Wish for Big Three Session at Early Date

TRUMAN HOPE FOR PARLEY OF BiG THREE SOON   President Wants To Confer With Stalin, Churchill On Peace Actions

Hope for Big Three Meeting   Both Truman and Churchill Express Desire for Parley

Truman, Stalin And Churchill May Meet Soon   President And Prime Min. ister Hopeful For An Early Session

Tells News Conference He Discussed Such Meeting With Anthony Eden But Made No Definite Decision —Churchill Also Voices Expectation Of Early Session With U. S. Chief Executive And Stalin—  President Opposes Tax Cut Before Defeat Of Japan

Liberated Throng  Moves on Manila   Preparaitons Rushed fo 32,000 Evacuees

SEEK SPECIIC FDR MISSIVES   Pearl Harbor Committee Wants to See File On Churchill

FDR’s Files Are Sought By Probers   Want Files of Late President's  Correspondence With Churchill

Pearl Harbor Probers Ask Churchill Correspondence From Roosevelt’s Records

Stockholm Tells Of Berlin Riot   Goebbels Implies Nazis May Not Stop Russians

OAK LEAF CLUSTER TOLT. J, ISHMAEL   Award Made Upon Completion of 600 Hours of Operational Flight.

FEPC TOUGHEST NUT IN CAPITOL   ‘ongress In One Of Its Worst Snarls Trving To Kill Or Preserve Fair Employment Practice Committee.   eBY JAMES MARLOW—

Troubled Labor Situation Seems Some Improved   Nation Hopes For Further Betterment During Com. ing Week   FOME NEW STRIKES NOW THREATENED

MAJOR STRIKES SETILED; OTHER THREATS SEEN   Electrical Power . - Workers Wa k Out; UAW Strike May Be Halted .

LABOR SITUATION IN NATION IMPROVING   Thousands Of Strikers Return To Work

Some Strikes End as Others Are Threatened   General Picture Seen Better But Still Turbulent

Family in narrow  escape in early  aorning fire Daughter awaken:  mevantec na hance   Daughter awakens ents as house ie with amoke

Family in narrow escape in early morning fire   Daughter awakens parents as house fills with smoke

Civilian Goods May Come Back Quicker. . .  War Production May Be Cut 50 Per Cent In A  Year Following VE Day

BIG CUT PENDS IN WAR WORK   Production Will Be Slashed 50 Per Cent Year After V-E Day

Reconversion Speed-Up Seen   War Output May Be Cut in Half in Year After V-E Day

One-Half Cut h Production  Is Predicted   Manufacture of War Goods Expected To Drop 50 Per Cent Instead of 35 After V-E Day. .

Production O War Goods May Be Cut In Two      Swing To Civilian Work To. Be Speeded After  Germanv Loses

WAR PRODUCTION MAY BE CUT BY HALF, KRUG SAYS   35 Per Cent Estimate Raised to 50 Per Cent By W. P. B. Chairman, Auto Manufacturers Claini—in Effect Year After V-E Day  ‘

WAR PRODUCTION MAY BE CUT 30% YEAR AFTER VE   KRUG ASSURES OF IMMEDIATE STEPS TO RECONVERSION

Production —  Cut Is Slated   50 Per Cent Slash Seen After VE Day

Krug Plans To Act Quickly On  Reconversion   Automobile Industry Is Assured That Controls Will Be Eased Promptly After Nazis’ Defeat

Umberto Gets Adviceto Quit   Civil War Feared Ry Socialist Chief

GERMANS FOUND GUILTY IN WAR ATROCITY CASE   Court Deliberates For Two Hours With Sentences To Be Given Later

40 Dachau Camp Workers Guilty  Of War Crimes   Blanket Conviction Return. ed By American Mibtary Government Court

40 Kingpins Convicted Of  Atrocities   Dachau Concentration Camp Heads Found Guilty By American Army Court.

MILITARY COURT CONVICTS DACHAU GANG IN GERMANY   Nazi. Camp Officials, Guards Found Guilty of War  Cimianling

GOP Demands Its Own Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Noisy Debate Stirs House and Senate Over Inquiry Rights

John L. Lewis Gains _ Power at Labor Parley   \Republicans Ask Own Pearl Harbor Probe Claiming Someone Slams Door in Their Faces

PEARL HARBOR ‘PROBERS WRANGLE   REPUBLICANS DEMAND RIGHT TO CONDUCT THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIONS.

DEBATE PEARL HARBOR ISSUE   Republicans ‘Demand Right To Conduct Own Probe Into Disaster

JAPAN ALARMED BY FIRE BOMBS      Suzuki Calls Cabinet Inte Session In Quest For Defenses

Japs Call Urgent Cabinet Meeting  Seek to Counteract Air Disasters

MPARTHUR RIDES > FIRST TRAIN Ih   Yank Engineers Do Difficult Job Repairing Lines   JAP DESTROYER SUNK   Advances Made on All Luzon Fronts Despite Resistance; Japs Use New Mines

MANILA AGAIN HAS SHIP AND RAIL TRAFFIC   M’ Arthur Announces An Advance On Luzon And Mindanao  Front

GAINS ARESCORED ~ ON LUZON FRONTS   Rail and Ship Transportation Operates Into Manila ©

U.S. Reopens Manila Rail, Ship Systems   MacArthur ‘Rides First Train Into Philippine Capital

School of Mines Says Goodbye to 0 Navy Students   Registration Will Stay Open for Civilian Enrollees

School of Mines Says Goodbye  to Navy Students Registration Will  Stay. Open for Pe a ee ee

A Plan for U.S. Control of Key Pacific Islands   Strategic Bases Held By America Unnder Trusteeship; Propose A Pan-Pacific Idea

‘Community of the Pacific Studied . .  Pacific Alliance May Be Offered Conference

Control of Strategic Pacific Islands Under Trusteeship Plan May Be Asked by U. S.

‘Compromise Would Give U. S. Full Control Of Strategic Pacific Bases After War   Subject Shares Pre-Conference Interest With Long-Troublesome Polish Question

U.S. Control Of Pacific Studied   Retention Of Strategic Bases Considered

U. S. Weald Retain Control Of Pacific Bases Under Plar. To Be Presented To Frisco Meeting, Opening . ednesday.

‘Trusteeship Plan For U.S. Control Of Bases Is Ready For Conference

Parley Delegates Flock to Bay City   U.S. Control of Pacific Bases Proposed in Trusteeship Plan

TRUSTEESHIP PLAN WOULD GIVE U.S. CONTROL OF PACIFIC ISLAND BASES

Control of Bases In Pacific Under  Conference Study   Community of Pacific Shares Spotlight With Polish Question.   Success Predicted in World Organization

Suggest U. S. Control Jap Pacific Bases   United.Nations Group Will Take Up Plan For Isles Trusteeship

Compromise PlanOr Islands In Pacific   Worked Out So U. S. Could Retain Control of Strategie Bases; Polish Question Top Concern As Delegates Gather

TrusteeCompromise Gives U. 5. Control Of Pacific Bases   Proposal for Pacific Community Like Pan, America Union Debated

Plan for American Control of Pacific Islands is Studied   To be Presented at the Frisco Conference; Molotov Arrives

Compromise to Give U. S. Full Control of Strategic Pacific Bases is Reported

Trusteeship Plan For Supervision of Pacific Islands, With U. S. In Control, Is Advanced.

PLAN PACIFIC CONTROL BY U. S,   To Present Trusteeship Pact at Peace Meet

PACIFIC. BASES ARE DISCUSSED   Plans for Postwar Control Being Prepared for Conference.   MEET OPENS APRIL 25

Propose ‘Trusteeship’ Plan For American Control Over Japanese Islands In Pacific

U.S. May Keen Bases Seized From Japanese   Ouestion Of Holding Them Under Compromise Trusteeship Studied

Draft Plan For U.S. Control Of  Pacific Islands   Frisco Parley To Get Compromise Trusteeship  Dunmnsel

U.S. MAY KEEP ALL STRATEGIC PACIFIC BASES   ‘Compromise Trusteeship Plan Under Study   For Conference

UNITED STATES MAY RETAIN STRATEGIC BASES IN PACIFIC   TRUSTEESHIP PLAN RE-. PORTED UNDER STUDY BE PRESENTED CONFERENCE

Solon Demands Story of Attack   Public Probe of Pearl Harbor Blow Is Sought

Torture Murders Are Blamed To. Puppet Premier   New Accusations Made Against Nazi-Promoted Dictator of Norway

Quisling Is Accused of Jews’ Death   Charged at Trial With Send ing Them to To) ure  in Germany

QUISLING BETRAYED NORWAY, JEWS SA‘   Is Ca¥ed the Traitor Who Sent 1,000 to Death

Will Defer Young Men in Vital Jobs   Selective Service Eases Restrictions

DRASTIC FUEL REGULATIONS ARE ORDERED   Michigan in Area Affected by  Storm Conditions

Government Restricts Deliveries Of Coal In 19 States, Including Ohio

Reduce Eastern Coal Deliveries   Severe Storms Tie Up Railroad Traffic

STATE RESTRICTED OF COAL DELIVERY   Curtail Use Of Fuel For Amusements, Schools, Public Buildings

Strike Will Lead to Further Oil Well Cut   Walkout Threatens to Spread to Great East Texas Field; Union Here Awaits Chicago Instructions

STRIKES CUTTING DOWN TEXAS’ OIL DAILY ALLOWABLF   WITH 22,000 WORKERS ALREADY OUT ADDITIONAL STRIKE VOTES TAKEN

Dade Sheriff Kidnapped By Own Prisoner   Springfield Officer Released by. Fugitive At Kellyville, Okla.

Army Says White House Requested Priority for Elliott's Dog on Plane

Humble To Broadcast : Four” Football Games: Saturday Eve and Nite

Allies Feared Channel Drive By Nazi Force   Army Regrouping Action Caused By German Successes

MONTGOMERY SHIF' CNUSED BY NAZIS   Swift Break-Through in Early Days of Offensive Forced Allies Set Up Duo Command

MONTY'S POST IS TEMPORARY   Takes Charge When Nazis Threatened to Reach Channel

Allied Chiefs Feared Slash To Channel   Given as Reason for Putting Montgomery In Command

MacKenzie’s Column   Food Situation Improves Greatly in Eire, Says Writer

Mackenzie's Column  De Valera’s Life Story Is One Of A Long Bitter Fight For Freedom

PRIME MINISTER DE VALERA OF EIRE EXTRAORDINARY PERSON: TOOK NATION FROM RRITISH KING

EIRE, WAS ONCE SENTENEED TO DIE: FOR REBELLION REPORTS MACKENZIE.

Search Continues for Lost Plane  Believe Craft Down Nanas Dear Tl adaa

Search Continues for Lost Plane  Believe Craft Down Near Deer Lodge

Epic Naval Conflict Believed Under Way; Planes Open Attack   Terse Nimitz Release Announces Opening of Assaulton Giant Lair; ToLvo Admits Aircraft Over Saigon

JAPS HAMMERED BY AUSTRALIANS ON BALIKPAPAN   Main Columns: Hesitating Before Deciding on Retreat

AUSTRALIANS HAMMER NIPS ON BORNEO   Domei Claims 3 Allied Attempts At Puket Frustrated

Troops Hammer Rear-Guard Units   Main Japanese Column  Undecided In Next Move

Japs Retreat Before Aussie  Borneo Drive   Foe Expected To Plunge Inland Across Semoi, Stand At Banjermasin

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MOLOTOV THROWS SECURITY PARLEY INTO A DEADLOCK   Blocks Election of Stettinius as Permanent Chairman and Turns Down British Compromise.   RUSSIAN’S ACTION : STUNS DELEGATES   Commissar Delivers V eiled Threat to Withdraw His Country as One of Spon soring Powers.

{ussian Blocks tettinius Election  \s Confab Chief   Routine Business Meet Breaks Up Abruptly; Big Four Leaders Speak

WORLD PEACE MEET STARTS IN DEADLOCK   ‘Russia Gives Assurances Polish Issue  To Be Settled

Molotov Deadlocks  Frisco Conference   Molotov Amazes Meeting Of United Nations by His Opposition to Stettinius

POLISH ISSUE TOBE SOLVED SOVIET SAYS      Molotov Blocks Stettinius as Permanent Conference Chairman

Molotov Puts Peace Parley  Into Deadlock   Reds Foreign Minister Blocks Election of Stettinius: Offers No Explanation for Action

Soviet Leadei Vows Pole Rift Solution   Promises Full Russ Support in World  Peace Organization

Molotov Blocks  Election of Stettinius   Stolid Soviet Representative Then Gives Public Assurance of Eventual Solution of Controversy Already Aflame

Russian Causes Tight Deadlock At Conference   Refusal To Back American for Chairmanship May Start New Row

British Proposal ls also Rejected   Delegates Are Undecided About Reason For Action Taken By Representative Of Soviet

Commissar Molotov throws conference into tight situation   Blecks Stettinius’ election, British compromise: face new Bio Three row

Compromise By British Also Rejected By Molotov   Later He Pledges Full Co- “oper ation In Forming of New Peace Urcantzaties

EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES — CHECKED BY 400 OFFICERS   COMPLETE. DATA BEING GATHIERED IN PREPARATION FOR © TRIALS OF JAPANESE:

JAY MAR URIMENALS FACE DEATH SENTENCE  List of Those Who Are Charged With Cruelty  NAMED BY SURVIVORS  Many Thousands of Victims Have Been Interviewed  MORE ARE RELEASED

Blasts Increased Pay for Jobless   Reed Says 50,000 Jobs Are Open in Kansas; Criticizes Truman's 21] Poinix

NAZT GLOW AT Hoo MAPPED FOR 6 MONTH   Pian Laid for Dismember. ment and Colonization After Russia Taken.

Hitler Fixed June 22, 1941 As Day To Start Attack   Hitler Also Intended To Colonize The Baltic States With Very Large Numbers  Of Germans, Documents Reveal.

NAZT SCHEMING TO ATTACK USSR ~ BARED AT TRIM   German High Command Be- . gan Preparations in December; 1940   BLOW SET FOR JUNE, 741  Date Fixed by Hitler, Apri 20, of Same Year Despite Amity Pact.

eee TT  WHITE HOUSE DENIES ANY KOREAN PROTEST   No Message Received Yet, Secretary Declares

NEW RATION BOOKS DUE IN DECEMBER   FOOD AND GASOLINE COUPONS   Book 5 to Be Issued Dec, 3 Through 15; Also Book with A Gasoline Allotment Counpans

NEW RATION, GAS BOOKS TO BE ISSUED NEXT DECEMBER ©   Will Again Use Schools As Distributing Agency;  Hope It Is For Last Time

Linking Of Forces Will Shut Off War Material — And Trap 40.000 Men  te 2 oe canara   News Blackouts Shroud Advanes   First Reported Drivin; Ahead In Swiftest Push Of the War

0,000 GERMANS HAVE GIVEN UF \ NPAST 48 HOURS: FIRST ARMY PEARHEADS SET RAPID PACE

First and Ninth Speed On; Armor Enters Paderborn   Security Blackouts Hide New Advances; British Move Toward North Sea Ports

Swiftest Drive  Of War Reaches  Area Of Kassel Rapid Push Loses  Meadauartere

Ist, 9th Armies  Near Junction Hodges’ Forces Moving With Great Speed Aaaginst Germans

Leading Tank Units Are Making 25 Miles A Day And Are Nine Hours Ahead Of News

DRIVE TOWARD JUNCTION WITH NORTH FORCES   9th Army Breaks Loose in Advance Across North Ruhr

FAIL 10 KEEP CONTACT WITH HEADQUARTERS   Swiftest Thrust Is 185 Miles From Berlin, Germans Report

Bruins Rally  In 12th  To Win, 8-7 Single by Hack  Scores Run; Series Square

TIGERS SCORE IN 2ND GAME WITH 4 RUNS   Virgil Trucks is Helped to Pitching Win as Greensberg Slams Homer.   TODAY'S GAME,

PASSEAU WINS FOR CUBS WITH FINE PITCHING   Veteran Flinger Score 3-0 Decision Over Detroit Giving One Hit.

Farmer’s Co-op Assn Meeting Next Week   Friday, Febraary 23, 1945, Is Date of Annual Meeting of Hulls  Oldest Cooperative _ 

Co-Operative Assn To Meet This Week   Friday, Febrnary .23, 1943, Is Date of " Annual Meeting of Halls Oldest Co-Operatire

Bridges Asks Peace Terms  Be Detined   Senator Thinks Much American  Blood Can Be Saved

SOVIET ARMY — STILL ROARS TOWARD GOAI   RED TANKS ON 50-MILE FRONT 90 MILES FROM BERLIN—" GAINS ON OTHER. FRONTS

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     PANIC WHIPS THROLICH CERMAN TROOPS

SOVIET ARMY LESS THAN 00 MILES FROM CAPITAL   VAST GERMAN DEFENSES CRUMBLE   Russians Roll Into Pomerania— Annihilate Hitler Garrison In Posen

Report Germans Become Panicky  As Reds Advance   Tank-Paced Russian Forces Smash Relentlessly Ahead On Nazis’ Home Soil   KOENIGSBERG FALL EXPECTED HOURLY

NAZIS CRY OVER COMING UNPRECEDENTED SCRAP   Death Of Tolstoy Is  Dannrseartt Ru GCawiate

pts APs APs Abs Abs Ate Ate Rp 8s ATP AP NP NP NP PN Pe  i ee ee i ee i es i  Santa Cis Makes His Rounds Tonight

LOSES FIGHT WITH DEATH.   ‘Courageous Texan Passed Away i in His Sleep 

Emaciated Survivor Of Bataan Death March, Corporal Jim Newman, Dies

CORPORAL JIM LOSES BATTLE   SURVIVOR OF DEATH MARCH FINALLY DIES

Gandhito Hand Over India Political Reins Under Liberty Edict   Release of Congress Party Chiefs By British Moves Leader to Retire; All Native Council Offered in Setup

Gandhi Steps Aside As Indian Leader  Says Freeing of Eight   Says Freeing of Eight Imprisoned Congress Members {s Occasion

End Is Near For Gandhi   Congress Liberation.  Will Mark New. Era

’  Candhi To Step Aside As Chief   Releasing Of Eight Imprisoned Members Of Congress ‘Lets Me Out.’

JOSEF KRAMER COMMANDANT, 1S HANGED   Irma Grese Among Others To Pay For Crimes   EXECUTIONS   Announced By Headquarters Of Montgomery: 19 Get Prison Terms

Eleven Die For Their   Crueltie:    Eight Men, Three Womer Hanged At = Ancien’  Prison On Banks Of  Wesser ‘River

JOSEF KRAMER, 10 OTHERS DIE   British Hang ‘Beast of Belsen’ ‘and Gang for Their Wer Crimes .

BRITISH REPORT APPEALS DENIED, CRIMES AVENGED   IRMA GRESE, QUEEN OF BELSEN SLAYERS, DIES ON GALLOWS

Josef Krawer And 10 Others Are Executed   “Beast of Belsen” Dies on Scaffold With Irma Grese And Other Aides

Belsen Gang Members — Are Hanged   Josef Kramer and Irma Grese Are Included Among Those Executed

JOSEF KRAMER IRMA GRESE, OTHERS HANGED   Belsen Gang Pays. Penalty for Camp Notorious: Atrocities

KRAMER AND TEN SIDEKICKS DIE ON THE GALLOWS   Viontgomery Announes es Executions In Terse Statement; Nineteen Others Tried For Belsen Atrocities Get Pris« on Terms.

BELSEN BEAST AND HIS GANG ARE HANGED   Executions Take Place After Marshal Montgomery Refuses All Appeals   THREE ARE WOMEN

HANG BEAST OF BELSEN 18 HAMBURG   .Ten Others Of Gang Hanged Thursday

{ CRIMINALS ARE EXECUTED   Joseph Kramer, ‘Beast of Belsen’, Ten Others Pay With Lives.   APPEALS WERE OENIED

Kramer, Grese, 10 Other Nazis Hanged In Reich   Secret Police Testimony At Nuernberg Discloses 6 Million Jews Killed

BELSEN CAMP GANG HANGED   Kramer, “‘Belsen Beast,”’ 10 Others Pay Penalty For Brutalities

I BELSEN GANG MEMBERS HANGER   JOSEF KRAMER, IRMA GRESE AND NINE OTHERS DIE ON TWIN GALLOWS.

JOSEF KRAMER IRMA GRESE GO TO THEIR DEATH   [Seven Other Men and Two Women Executed at Hamelin

‘Belsen’s Beast’ Dies on Gallows; British Also Execute ‘Queen’ of Coneentration Camp, 9 Companions

‘Beast of Belsen’ Ten Others Hangec   Concentration Camp Atrocity Victims Are Special Witnesses

Belsen Beast,  1! Assariates  Vv NvyvVVUlUuLluY  ‘Go to Deaths   11 War Criminals Die In Less Thon Seva: Hours on Gallows  "Is Hamalin

‘Beast Of Belsem’ Among Nazi Group Hanged For Committing Crimes At Notorious War Camp

—PAL FGA CRIMESExecutions  Take Place At Hamelin Guilty Of Prison  _ Camp Atrocities

Belsen Camp Gang Hanged  For Atrocities   Kramer :and Irma Grese Among “Those Executed:

Belsen Gang Executed For  Cam p Horrors   Joseph Kramer, Irma ~Grese & Other Guards and Officials Die On  Gallows.

11 OF BELSEN GANG HANGED   Executions Carried Out By British Hangman

Belsen Crew Hanged for  War Crimes   Blond Irma Grese Among 11 Paying With Life for Atrocities Committed at Concentration Camp

Eleven Belsen  Nazis Hanged   Former Camp Inmates Allowed to Witness Hangings at Hamelin

Eleven Of Nazi Belsen Gang Are Hung By British  Praputed Eos Crimes At Prison Camps   ‘Atomic Bomb To Get Ocean ITest In Pacific Next Spring

Josef Kramer and 10 Followers Hanged   Exacutions Carried Out Thursday; Three Women to Collinwe

Belsen Beast, 10 Others Are Put To Death   Irma Grese Hangs; Appeals Denied By Marshal Montgomery; 19 Others In Prison

KRAMER PAYS FOR HORRORS AT NAZI CAMP   Irma Grese, 2 Other Women Executed by British at German Prison.

‘Beast of Belsen’ Dies on Gallows   Pistol-Packing "Queen" and Nine Other Nazi Prison Camp Leaders Fyecuted

11 OF BELSEN GANG HANGED YESTERDAY   Official British Hangman Performs  Task At Hamelin

Beast of Belsen Pays With. life  dost Kr ramer “and Ten Others. ‘Hanged

Belsen Gang's Leaders Are Put To Death   Irma Grese Among Those Executed — For Crimes

British Officials Report Executions AtHamelin Thursday   Montgomery Denies All Appeals of Ver dict For 8 Found Guilty of Camp  Atrocities, 3 Accept Guilt

PAY WITH LIVES AFTER ENGLISH REFUSE APPEAL   Irma Grese, Blond Guard Of SS, Among Nazis Who Are Put On Gallows

Eleven Of Belsen Gang Hanged For Crimes At Notorious Camp   Kramer, “Beast of Belsen,” Pistol-Packing Irma Grese And Others Denied Clemency By Marshal Montgomery

Josef. Kramer, “Beast Of Belsen,”? ad Three Wo-. emen, Including Blonde  ~- Irma Grese, Hanged

Executions Are Penali; for Belsen Crimes; Former. Inmates See Hangings

“Beast of Belsen” and 10 Associates Hanged by British   Execution of Nazi War Criminals Announced by Montgomery

Kramer, 10 Other Nazis Hang   Belsen Convicts Including Irma Grese Executed for Crimes

“Beast Of Belsen” And Ten \Of His Gang Hanged For ‘Concentration Camp Crimes   Executed At Hamelin By Official British Hangman: Montgomery Denies All Appeals

The ‘Beast’ And (thers Hanged For Atrocities   All Appeals For Mercy Were Denied Those Convicted

BELSEN HORROR GANG IS HANGED   Eleven Get Death For Crimes At German Prison Camps

RETAILERS. ELECT 3 COMMITTEEMEN   Changes in By-Laws Made at Business Ses‘sion

RETAILERS ELECT 3 COMMITTEEMEN      Changes in By-Laws Made at Business Ses"gion -

SEEK SOVIET SUPPORT FOR A-BOMB PLAN   Byrnes Reveals Action Will Be Sought At Big Three Meet

Russian Support on Atomic Problems Sought  Special Commissior to Be Proposed

TAKE PLANE .. JO MOSCOW   Will Seek Support of Russia For Group Of. Nations to Control Atom.

Russian Support on Atomic — Problems Sought   Special Commissior to Be Proposed at Mascow Parley

Byrnes will seek soviet co-operation  For commission on atom energv

U.S. To Seek Russian Support  re* » In Forming Atomic Commission

Secretary of State Flys Today to Moscow. Conferences to Start On Saturday

BYRNES TO LEAVE FOR RUSSIA TODAY   WILL SEEK SOVIET SUPPORT FOR COMMISSION TO HANDLE ATOM PROBLEMS.

Russia Acted at Request of President, Bymes Reveals   Statement to Stalin Disclosed as  U. S. Leaders Hail War Declaration

First Reports State U. S. Losses ‘Considerable’ in Invasion   Peter Daiker, 81, Taken By Death; Bedfast 2 Weeks

Illinois Central Officials Summoned to Hearing in Effort to Avert Strike

First-Hand Accounts of Terror Wave Told oor  Hundreds Massacred In Manila

Manila Wave of Terror Spread by Jap Murderers   WAR DEPARTMENT DISCLOSES MASSACRE EVIDENCE IN SWORN STATEMENTS, CAPTURED DOCUMENTS   Rv DOROTHY WILLIAMS

REVEAL JAP MASSACRES INMANILA   Wave of £ Terror Swept City Early In February 

SANTA FE MAKES REPORT   Operating Income in July Was $5,463,145. An Increase

STIMSON THINKS WAR ALMOST OVER   Says 15th Army to Be European Occupational Force

Stimson Expresses Belief Hitler Dead   Fifteenth Army Named as Occupational Force

Stimson Believes Hitler Is Dead, War Nearing End   Fifth Army Suffers 109,163 Casualties Jn Italian Campaign

Marri riage Involving War Prisoner  Must Wait Until End of Conflict

Scholar Predicts  Atomic Crisis Witness Adds to the Senate’s Uneasiness

Scholar Predicts  Atomic Crisis Witness Adds to the Gountele Tineaeivecs

Sai temic ae el  Stettinius ‘Using All His Means to Avert Parley Controversies

Stettinius Tries Smooth Way For ‘Frisco Meeting   Hopes To Limit Confererce To Creation of World Peace Machinery

Stettinius Lays Plans To Avoid Hot Quarrels   Americans Must Eat Less Declares The President

Japan's Food Problem Worse   Cabinet Receives Much Criticism; Suzuki To Con fer With Committec.

Japs Consider Worsening Food Situation   Suzuki Announces Shakeup of Cabinet Positions

Kiomic Bill Gets mmittee’s OK      ‘Truman, Attlee Slate ‘Control Conference

ITALY PREMIER FORMS CABINET   Ferruccio Parri Names Three Socialists, 3 Communists

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Roosevelt Invited Tan White Hanxe Service

Mere Man Exhibits Strategic Diaper Before Perplexed Congresswomen: They Adjourn

CAMPAIGN TO MODIFY CURFEW   After -.Midnight  Drinking and Amusement Stops’ Monday Night Probably for Duration of War — Compliance with Curfew Appears Complete from Coast to Coast.

New Protest on Curfew Order Afoot   SPORTSMEN RUMORED PUTTING $50,000 INTO WASHINGTON LOBBY

Curtain Run Down On Midnight Gayety    Campaigns Are Afoot To Have Nationwide Curfew  Modified

BUCKS PEACH CROP EXPECTED TO BE FAIR   Fruit Growers Say It Wil! Not Be As Large As In 1944 However

wu PEAGH GRUP Io ~—-EXPEGTED TO BE FAIR   Despite the Apparent Belief To the Contrary   GROWERS’ STATEMENT

AUSTRALIANS IN STRONG LANDING AT BALIKPAPAN   Losses Are Light As Diggers Advance Beyond Great Borneo Oil Port   ATTACK PRECEDED BY HEAVY BOMBARDMENT

Mighty Naval Bombardment  Prepares Way   Losses Are Light as Australians Move On Ruined Refineries

American Drive To Clear Island Slowed By Bitter Enemy Resistance

Japs Retake Kakazu; Fight On Okinawa  Gets Tougher   Yank All-Out Blows Pay Small Dividends

OKINAWA DRIVE SLOW, COSTLY   Jap Troops Retake Town on Western Okinawa; 11,738 Enemy Dead.   LITTLE CHANGE IN LINES

Japs Recapture Fown in Okinawa  Progress in Strategic Isiand Ronn ewwthnd ma ‘fll asa and hhas Mhaan’!

Jap Infiltration Retakes Kakazu On West Okinawa  Officer Describes Southern , es  ee oT oe   Officer Describes Southern Drive as ‘Damn’ Slow and No! Cheap;’ Two Islets Invaded

OKINAWA TOLL GF JAPS HIGH   11,738 Killed Thus Far: Enemy In Night Raid Retakes Town

Japanese Dead on Southern Okinawa Since D-Day 11,738   Yank Drive “I “Damn Slow and Not Cheap” Says American Officer -

MARINES INVADE2 MORE ISLETS OFF OKINAWA SHORES   JAP LOSSES PUT AT 11,738 TROOPS IN OKINAWA CAMPAIGN

en Japs Retake Kakuza Town   Bioody Fighting On ‘Oki: nawa Hast Cost Enemy 11,738 Troops

Japs Retake Kakazu Town   Fighting On Okinawa Slow Despite Tremendous Noval, Artillery Shelling

11,738 Japs Killed Since D-Day On Okinawa; Two Islets In Ryukyu Chain Invaded By Marines

Japs Retake Kakazu Town  On Okinawa   Troops Move Under  Cover of Darkness As Drive South Reported Slow and Costs Heavy

Japs Recapture Town, Hurl Air Force At Yanks   49 Enemy Planes Are Downed; Hit Ground ° Targets And Invasior Fleet Off Okinawa

Infiltrating Jap Troops Recapture Kakazu Town On ‘West Okinawa During Night   American Drive South Described As Slow And Not Too Cheap For Yanks

MARINES INVADE 2 RYUKYU ISLES NEAR OKINAWA   Yanks Have Killed 11,738 Japs Since D-Day On Okinawa

Japs Recapture Okinawa Town: Foe Dead 11,738  Little Yank Progress Made Through Enemy Fortified Lines

Japs Retake Okinawa Town   Fighting on Island Had Cost Enemy 11,738 Troops

NIPS RECAPTURE VILLAGE FROM U.S. ON OKINAWA   Kill 11,738 Japs on Island in 22 Days; More Marine Invasions

infiltrating Jap Retake Kakazu In Okinawa Battle  Enemy Losses Reach 11,738 to Date;   Deetetance Grows

JAPS RECOVER KAKAZU TOWN ON OKINAWA   All-Out U.S. Drive Begun Five Days Ago Making Slow Progress—Nip Losses 11,738 Troops Since April 1.

Japs Recapture  Okinawa Town From Yankees   Nippons Lose 49 Planes in Raids  On Yank Shipping

BATTLE LOSS REPORT MADE   TOTAL DEAD, WOUNDED ANI MISSING SINCE PEARL HARBOR NOW. TOTALS 872,862

Reconversion Tide Gains Momentum   Unemployment Mounts As War Contracts End; Government Moves To Insure Industrial Peace; More Controls Wiped Out.

ADDED GOODS RELEASED FOR CIVILIAN USE   MoreWartimeControls Wiped Out, More Men Looking for Work

Bed Shects and 10,000 Jeeps Thrown On Market; Unemployment Mounts.   By The Associated Press By Max Hall

ARMY SLASHES BOOST CIVILIAN GOODS SUPPLY   Controls Being Lifted As Government Agencies Speed Reconversion Plans

Army Cuts Coal Orders; Truman Faces Battle   Straggle to Retain Dratt May Result in Congressional Rebellion; Controls Removed

Americans Rockefed Toward Goal    of Normal Living in Record Time

War Fetters Are Dropped   Civilians Will Have More Goods Shortly

UNEMPLOYMENT MOUNTS AS WAR CONTRACTS END   Claim Coal Problem is Solved as Army Reduces Fuel Orders

Pay Hikes OK'd If Prices Are Not Increased   Army Releases More Goods for Civilian Use; Controls Eased

More Meat, More Jobless Mark Third Day Of Peace   Controls Eased On Oil And Transportation Unions Will Ask Wage Increases

Fun Seen on Path to Normal   Sports Travel Ban Lifted: More Goods Released to Civilians

Government Aims to Insure Industrial Peace As Tide 'For Reconversion Moves On

Reconversion Steps Taken In Many Lines  More Goods, Fewer Controls Fegture Gov't Relaxation

More War Time Controls Wiped Out Thursday   Army Cuts Its Coal Orders and Releases 10,000 Jeeps.

More Wartime Controls Lifted; iMany Seek Jobs   Government Striving To Keep Peace On Labor Front: Congqress Battles Hinted

AMERICA OPENS POSTWAR ERA WITH NEW PLAN   Army Cutbacks Make More  ‘Supplies Available As  Additional Men Are Being Released.

Conversion View Today As Offered By Capital   Americans Finding More Geods, More Seeking Jobs.

Reconversion Roundup  Begin Tremendous Task of Charting Postwar ‘Seas’

More Goods Hit Market With Peace   More Controls Wiped Out; Increase In Jobless Also Reported

Bed Sheets and. 10,000  Jeéps Thrown On Mar: . Ket; Unemployment Mounts:      BS The Assecisied Press ‘By Max Halli

RECONVERSION GETS  UNDER WAY RAPIDLY  AS WAR COMES END MORE CIVILIAN GOODS,  MORE CONTROLS LIFTED, AND MORE MEN OUT JORS

Slash In Army Coal Orders To Help Civilians   More Wartime Control: Erased, Paving Road Tc  Normal Living.

Nation’s Coal Problem Is Now Solved   More Goods Released For Civilian Use: Some Controls  Wiped Out.   JOBS ARE NEEDED

BIG CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN PEACE ERA   More Goods Released for Civilian Use, More Controls Are Wiped Out and More Men Are Seeking Jobs.

Federal Controls Relax More; Civilians Benefit   Goods for Consumer NY will Be Available;  pp.

U. 5. Lifts Sports Travel Ban, Other Wartime Controls   More.Coal, Meat In Prospect For Use of Civilians

War Bans Lifted; Nation Moves Toward Normaley   More Goods, More Food, More Men Will Be Available

Mote Goods Released ‘To Civilians   Army Surplus Includes Jeeps, Sheets, Paper’ Bags, Tractors; More. Wartime Controls Off

~ Reconversion Is Speeded Up by *Federal Action   Officials Provide for Plenty of Fun During Change-Over; on Road to Normalcy

Ban On Sports Iravel Lifted By Government  More Coal To Becon   More Coal To Become Available, Controls On Taxis Out, Wage Increases Approved

(By The Associated Press) Army slashes coal orders but disagreement results. ODT lifts taxi controls, eases convention ban. Non-veterons barred from future federal jobs. Wage hikes okayed if price factor not involved.

Reconversion Step Gains Momentum  Government Releases More Goods While Lifting Additianal Banc

Nation Moves Fast Toward Peace Basis   More Goods Released and More Wartime Controls Wiped Out

Good And Bad News Given On Postwar Plans   More Civilian Goods Coming, More Controls Wiped Out, but More Men Are Looking for Jobs.

Reconver sion Tide Rolls On For America   More Goods: ‘Released: for ‘Civilian °Use,. More Wartime Controls Wiped Out,  Unemployment Grows

Federal Controls Relax More; Civilians Benefit  Goods for Consumers — Will Be Available; _ More Throngs Jobless

PARLEY STILL TIED WITH TALK; TANGLES IRONED   Argentina Admitted As Member; Nearing Voting Stage

LOW POINTS WIN RELEASE FOR NUMBERS   Many Officers Sure of . Civil Life Return Soon

Burmese Highway function Taken  Myittha, 40 Miles South Of Mandalay, Captured

NEW DRAFT RULES ~ -ARE- INTERPRETED   Registrants in Three Age : Groups Affected by _ Amendments’ —

NEW DRAFT RULES ‘ARE INTERPRETEI   Registrants in Three Age - Groups Affected by Amendments -

Three Powers Reach Accord About Poland   All Factions to Be Represented in New Provisional Regime

Fye- Witness ° Gives Account Of Plane Crash   Phones Story While Trapped In Building

British Pound Out Gains in Drive on Rhine   Berlin Reports People’s Army in Action Against Soviets; U.S. 3rd Army Plunges Over Sure

40 sod Shells      “Bird Shot.and:Buck ~ “Shot Ammunition To Sold By Army 

Forty Million Rounds of Shotgun Shells Will Be Released to Civilians Today

Evidence of Shocking Treatment of Prisoners Continues To Mount   ‘JAPS’ ARE COMPLYING   Only 1 Incident Mars Otherwise Smooth Movement  Of Allied Forces

EMPEROR  IS ~ NOW SECOND. TO MARTHUR   ALLIED COMMA: NDER-IN-OHIEF ISSUING OR B ERS To JAPA- NESE HIGH IN ENEMY ~ GOVERNMENT -

U.S. Occupation (f Janan Makes Steady Progress   Gen. MacArthur Now Boss Of Mikado And Japan— Japs Obeying   SURRENDER PLANS BEING MAPPED

PLANS FOR FOR INTENSIVE RAGWEED DRIVE   Commission Outlines Program to Be Carried Through Many Agencies.

LABORDRAFT BILL DELAYED -INTHESENATE   Committee Defers Action, to Hold Limited v= Hearings .

Manpower Bill Hits New Snag   Senate Committee Calls for Hearings

Closed Hearings on Manpower Measure Slated  Invited Witnesses Only Will Be Heard by Committes

Manpower Bill Meets Delay in Senate Committe  ‘Action To Be Deferrsd Until After Limited Hearinas Are Held

Manpower Measure Hits Senate Snag   Army And Navy Heads Called To Testify

SNAG STRUCK BY MANPOWER CONTROL BILI   LIMITED HEARINGS ARE ANNOUNCED IN SENATE

Senate Delays. “Maiipow ver Bill   ‘Liinited’ Hearings: Called On HouseePassed Meosuse

JOB-JAIL BILL HITS NEW SNAG   Senate Committee Decides To Defer Action, Hold Limited Hearings

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washington »«-- ++ Ray Tucker New York - - « Albert N.: Leman

\SUPERFORTS CUT OFF   Less Than Half Supplies Needed Reach Nipponese

Mines Cut Off All Aid From Asia   Foe Forced To Rely On Home Reserves; Allies Due To Open Big Offen sive In China Soon.

NIPPON CUT OFF FROM ALL AID FROM ASIA AS MORE VESSELS SUNK AND “SHIPPING STOPPED

Harbors Filled With Mines By U. 5. Sky Giants   Needed Food And Raw Materials Cut Off; Warships, Shipping Fleet Land-Locked

ENEMY WATERS ARE ALL MINED   COMPLETE SHIPPING BLOCKADE IS IN EFFECT

Harbor Mining Slows Shipping of War Supplies  eople Getting Less Feet Malt Needed

All Major Nip Harbors Closed By ‘Fort’ Mines   Enemy Warships Bottled Up So Tightiy They Couldn't Move Freely In Own Harbors   Forced to Resort to Tome Stockpiles   Mining Operations On - Greatest Scale Ever Began Mareh 27, Spokeswnan Diseloses—

HARBORS ALONG WESTERNSIDEOF SLANDS CLOSED   20th: Air Force Announces Completion” Of Greatest Aerial Mining Of Waters in History.   NO MAJOR PORTS REMAIN FOR SHIPPING   Program Studied For Three Years Had Beginning On Mar. 27, Complete Blockade Is Ultimate Plan.

Full Blockade of Japan Claimed by 10th Air Force  Enemy Shipping Is Reduced Now To Mere Shadow

Japs, Harbors Mined, Dip In Stored Goods   Receive Less Than Half Supplies Needed To Carry on War— Shipping “A Shadow”

Harbors Mined By Fleets of U. $. Superforts   Food Shortage Looms as Result Of Lack of Ships

Islands Getting Less Than Half Supplies, Food Needed for War   Foe Forced to Dig Deeply Into Stockpiles of Goods

Less Than Half    Of Needed Food    ~ Reaching Enemy   Home Island Ports Virtually Closed By AerialBorne Mines; Nipponese Are Dipping Heavily Into Stores

'Nippon’s War Supplies Cut One Half as Superforts Sow Mines in Vital Harbors

Planes Drop Mines in All  Enemy Ports   Supplies of Food and Rew Materials Reduced to ‘Shadow’ by Operations Of U. S. Air Force

Nips Dig Deeper Reserve Supplies   Japan Getting Less Than Half of Food and War Materials Needed.

Airborne Mines Planted So That Japan Will Be Forced To Dip into Home Stockpiles.   VESSELS UNABLE TO ENGAG E IN SHIPPING

Explosives Sown By B-29s Block Japan’s Harbors   Suicide Craft Used.   Jan Ports Closed.

Enemy Food Supply and -Raw Material Resources Are Cut in Half.   SHIPPING IS ‘SHADOW’

Complete Blockade Is Established   Japan Is Estimated Ts Be Receiving Less Than Half Of Needed Raw Materials

HOMELAND 15 ISOLATED BY SUPFRFORTS   Greatest Aerial Mining Feat in History Finished

Warships and Cargo Vessels Landlocked   Nippon’s Needs Cut Down By Half by Greatest Operation Of Kind in History

Mine Laying Operations of B-29s Have Achieved Complete Shipping Blockade of Japanese Homeland

MINES LAID BY  B:29S SEAL OFF  MAJOR HARBORS ESTIMATE JAPAN’S  SUPPLIES CUT TO ;cee TUAN WAIE

Nip Shipping Sealed Off From China   Greatest Air Minmg Operation in History

DIASTROUS BLOWS HIT 91 NIP VESSELS   20th Air Force Announces Every Important Harbor in Home Islands Mined by Superforts   INATION IS DESPERATE

Home Ports Closed  Halts Completely   First Time In History Air Power Cuts Off Major Nation; Enemy Dips Heavily Into His Reserves

Complete Shipping Blockade of Japan's Home Islands Established by Superforts

‘Complete Blockade’ Of Nation Announced  Every Major Harbor ‘Bottled Up’ Ace tl & Camuoletes Isolation Bid

SUPERFORTS HAVE ESTABLISHED SEA BLOCKADE OF JAPAN  EVERY HARBOR OF IMPORTANCE IN JAPAN HAS  DEEN AD TC PDOEIAC MINCKH

Effective Laying Of Mines Closes Many Nip Poris To Shipments O: Food for Army And Civilians; Heavy Attacks Are Continued

Bottle Up Warships, Lock Shipping Fleet   Japan Getting Less Than Half of Raw Materials, Food Needed, Dipping Heavily Into Stockpiles; Shipping Cut

Every Main Harbor Alive With Mines  Sown From Planes   Nipponese Forced to Dip Heavily Into Home Stockpile

Ireton Man Dies In Auto Accident ~ Peter DeBoer Was  Enroute To California

Hitler Demands Last Ditch Fight   Nazis Told All Allied Drives Can Be Stopped

Allied Armies May Not Join Until Summer  ft _ g ,       Central Germany Meeting Place

GEN. PATTON EXPLAINS HiS STAND   Tells Eisenhower His Version Of Dispute

PATTON HOLDING LONG CONFERENCE WITH GEN EISENHOWER AS 20 NAZIS DO JoRs FoR HIM

Patton, Bavariar Job in Balance, Reports to ‘lke’   Ouster of Army Chief Also Hinted; 20 Nazis Reported in Key Jobs

Report Is Delivered By Patton   Explanation Is Believed To Have Been Made On Retention Of Nazis In Civil Positions

Patton Reports To Eisenhower on Setup in Bavari   Arrives At Headquarters to Explain System of Denazification

Lend-Lease Oil Pipeline To Aid China   Crowley Tells of Huge Project as He Seeks -One-Year Extension

Build 2,000-Mile Pipeline Into China To Aid War On Japs, Crowley Tells-House

2000-MILE OIL PIPELINE BEING LAID INTO CHINA TO POWER ATTACK ON JAPAN

GIANT PIPELINE LAID IN CHINA   CROWLEY URGES MORE MONEY FOR PROJECTS

Army Still Wants Peacetime Draft   Recruiting Is Not Expected to Do Job

Nimitz Sees President At Frisco Hotel   Admiral Unexpected Caller Upon Truman

Dele gates Affixing Their Signatures w Historic Document; President Truman  Will Speak Tonight   BULLETIN

Nimitz Is Praised By  Truman   Admiral Has Talk With President Who Is At San Francitco For Close Of Conference

NIMITZ TALKS WITH TRUMAI   Admiral Is Surprise Visito: In Frisco—Will Return To Guam

President (Congratulates ‘Admiral Nimitz   Fleet Commander In San Francisco ‘On Business’

Truman, Nimitz Meet in San Francisco  Admiral Is Going Back to His Job Whipping Japs

INEZ AT HOME: ONLY SLIGHTLY “REAT IP”   “Do Not Disturb” Sign Means What It Says, However —

3 TO 6 DIVISIONS MAY GO TO JAPAN   ; — NUMBER REDEPLOYED FROM EUROPE TO DEPEND ON BEHAVIOR OF NIPFS.

THREE DIVISIONS SHIFT T0 JAPAN   MacArthur Hopes To Get By With Less Men If Nipponese Behave

Ranking aps Are Captured   Two Admirals, Five Generals Are Taken

0 JAP GENERALS, 2 ADMIRALS HELD   Oo  TOP LEADERS TAKEN IN PHILIPPINES — OVERALL SURRENDER MONDAY.

HIGH - RANKING JAPS GIVE UP   Five Generals, Two Admirals Are Held At Manila

Yamashita To Surrender Tonight  5 Generals, 2 Admirals Made U.S. Prisoners In Philippines

TOP RANK JAPS HELD BY YANKS   Five Generals And Twe Admirals Surrender In Philippines

LIGHTNING STRIKES SCHOOL   Five Small. Boys Were Knocked Unconscious by Bolt

Japan Organizes Special Defense Command for Purpose of Guarding Approaches to Tokyo.   ALL JAPAN TALKING INVASION, RADIO SAYS

Enemy Admits People Are Jittery, Expecting Yank Assault upon Homeland

Japs Prepare For Invasion   Tokyo Radio Reports Special Suicide Attack Weanans Reing Massed

Japan Creates New Force fo Defend Tokyo   Liberation of Luzon Is Proclaimed as Japs Talk of New Invasion Jitters

Tokyo Defense Army Unit to Counter U. S. Invasion   Heavy Casualties Reported from Both Okinawa and Luzon Fronts _

LUZON FREED, MARTHUR SAYS IN COMMUNIQUE   American Naval Losses in Ryukyu Campaign Reach 43,619 Mark

JAPAN CREATES SPECIAL TOKYO DEFENSE ZONE   Okinawa Campaign Costs U. S. Navy 46,319  Casuals

~—PACIFIC—~— Nips Plan Special Defense   Sobering American Naval Losses Revealed In Okinawa Campaign

Japanese Bolster Tokyo Defenses, Luzon Liberated   American Casualties On Okinawa Reach 43,619

“PACTFIC FRONTS  Japs Prepare N ew Suicide Weapons To Meet Invasion   MacArthur Proclaims Liberation Of Luzon; Okinawa Cost Set At 46,319 U.S. Casualties

INVASION JITTERS GROW, BY LEONARD MILLIMAN  ee =— ~~ CT  POG We ee oe ASA

LUZON LIBERATION 1S PROCLAIMED BY ‘GENERAL MACARTHUR   SHIFT PACIFIC SPOTLIGHT TO BOTH ENDS OF BROKEN NIP EMPIRE

JAPAN CREATES SPECIAL HOME DEFENSE GUARD   Tokyo Continues Talk Of Invasion Moves On Homeland, Other Points

U. S. Ships Penetrate Okhotsk Sea   Luzon Liberated, MacArthur SaysOkinawa Losses  Put at 43,619

Japanese Create Special Defense Against Invasion   Pacific War Spotlight Shifted to Each End of _  ponese Empire.   Luzon Is Officially Declared Liberated

Naval Casualties Boost Okinawa Cost To 43,619 Losses   U.S. Task Force Destroys Five Jap Ships In First Penetration Of Okhotsk Sea

Allied Activity Along Length of Tokyo s Empire  Luzon Officially  Claimed Captured ., fan Asan A nbn

SPECIAL DEFENSE COMMAND IS CREATED BY NIPS AS BATTLE SCENES DRAW NEAR HOMELAND

is for the Purpose of Guarding Tokyo's Approaches; Officials Proclaim Liberation of Luzon.   PACIFIC SPOTLIGHT HAS BEEN SHIFTED   First U. S. Naval Task Force Penetrated Okhotsk Sea North of Japan, Striking Five-Ship Convoy.

Combat Losses in Okinawa Conques! Boosted to 46,319   Japs Preparing Suicide Weapons To Face Invasion

Japan Creates a New Home: Defense Unit   Action Taken as America Announces Luzen Liberation

Japs Make Special Defensive Command for Yank Invasion   Tokyo Talks Invasion as Navy Task Force Approaches Japan

Unusual Activity At Either End OLNip Empire   * t . i _ Of Luzon; Naval Task Force Launches Attack

ALL LUZON FREE AS YANKS SEIZE RUGGED VALLEY   Japan Sets Up New Defense Command, Plans Special ‘Suicide’ Weanons

Expect Butter Price To Rise   OPA Announces End o!  Government Subsidies

Battle of the Bush Jacket  ~~ ee  Off icers’ Club Bars 2 B-29 ~ Men for Their Informal Garb

Uniforms of B-29 Fighters Not Fancy Enough For Entrance To Officers’ Club

Two Combat Fliers Fined For Brawl   Barred From Club Because Of Dress 

Combat Pilots Denied Table at Swank Club   Start Brawl in Protest and Are Fined by Army Court-Martial.

Americans May Invade Japan Sooner Than Anyone Expects, Vice Adm. John S. McCain Declares

Term Total Poorest in Recent Years   Workers Are. Optimistic.on ~~ Reaching $86,400  7 ee Cee

Term Total Poorest in Recent Years   Workers Are Optimistic on Reaching $86,400 Goal

War Continues As “Big 4” Wait For Jap Reply   Allied Attacks by Land, Sea and Air in Progress While Japan Remains Silent—False Surrender Rumor Ic Flached

World Awaiting Word From Tokyo   Bombs On Jap Capital Emphasized Hostilities To Continue As Long As Nip Warlords Debate

Suspense Broken Briefly By False News Report Later Withdrawn   OPEN INVESTIGATION; START CELEBRATIONS

Goodyear Workers T abe Steibso Vato      WLB Orders Reconverted Plant To Pay Pre-War Work Earnings

Farm Bureau Kick-Off Party A Big Success      LLOYD TOWNSHIP ALREADY OVER TOP ON THEIR 5 MEMBERSHIP DEIVE,

GOEBBELS GIVES NAZIS ‘PEP TALK’   With The Reassurance That Nazi Leaders Will Turn Soviets Back

Blood Purge Pictured by Gloomy Nazis   GOEBBELS SAYS REICH, DESERTED BY ALLIES, FIGHTS FOR CIVILIZATION

Arrest Two In Shenandoah For Liquor Sales Growing ~ Out of Juvenile Delinquency

Pierre Laval Dies Before Firing Squac Fails in Attempt  To End Life With Poison Vial

‘VIVE FRANCE’ SHOUTS LAVAL AT EXECUTION   Poison Try Fails to Cheat His Firing Squad

Truman Wants Speedy Atomic Energy Control   Others Fear Too-Hasty Action On .Proposal Be:  fore Conoress.

Ponder Hurry or Delay in Atomic Bomb Legislation  Opposing Claims Made on Explosive

TRUMAN GROWS ANAIOUS ABOUT ATOMIC BOMB REGULATION   Some Think House Action To Hasty; Pearl Harbor Is  Coming Up Again

Delay Over Atomic Bill   Senators Scramble For Position On Important Committee

Atom Bill---Is it Proceeding Too Slow or Too Fast’   Some Ask Congress “To Speed Up, Others Seek Delay

CONGRESS FACES SPEED LIMIT ON ATOMIC ENERGY   PEARL HARBOR QUIZ BACK IN NEWS AS COMMITTEE MEETS

Fight Over How Fast To  Push Atomic Measure   Senators Scramble to Get On New Com mittee; Pearl Harbor Group Gets Firs Report on Investigation

Congress Is in A Dither Over Atomic Energy   Can’t Decide on What Steps Should Be Taken; House, Senate Think Differently

Congress’: -Pace:in:the::; Handling. of Atom: Power Posés Question: for: U: S.

Congress Is Perplexed by Atom Problem   Senate Disagrees on Committee to Work’ on Control Measure

SolonsTake Their Time In Deciding What To Do   Truman is Anxious To Get Matter Pushed Up

Latest College:  FOOTBALL RESULTS   Truman. Wants to Hurry Ur Conaress on Atomic Bil]

Truman Wants ‘Atomic: Ener ‘oy  Bill Speeded   Others Object 10 Hasty Action; Pearl Warbor Group Gets First  ’. Report

BIG QUESTION BEFORE NATION   Is Congress Going Too Slow, Or Too Fast on Atomic Energy?   PRESIDENT IS ANXIQUS

Views Mixed on Progress of Atom Bill   New Proposal by Senator McMahon May Change Procedure

Speed on Atomic  Bill Is Urged   Senate Delay Causes Prod—Nine-Man Group To Boss Development

Atomic Energy Causes Debate   Question Confronts Nation Is Senate Going Too Slow, Or House Too Fast?

SOLONS BATTLE ON ATOM BILL   Pearl Harbor Investigators _ Given First  Report —

ATOMIC ISSUE AGAIN COMES T0 THE FORE   Jpinions Differ on Whether Congress Is Moving Too Slowly or Too Fast in Deciding United States Policy.

Members Will Start Home For Holidays   Numerous Measures Passed As Vacation Time Arrives

Holiday-Bent Congressmen Close ’45 Business Today; Next Session Begins Jan. 14

Congress Sends Bills To Truman As Session Ends  Relations Between White House And Southerners Strained

Two Aged Brothers Sought In Mountain  LeftTo Pick Berries; Gone Two Days

Loyal Guards, Reds Battling Rebel Army  Revolutionary Troops Use Tanks Tn Recistine Counter-Attacks

Heavy Street Fighting Breaks Out as Loyalist Troops. Resist Revolution

FIERCE FIGHT RAGES BETWEEN RIVAL PARTIES   300 Dead, 1000 Hurt  In 36 Hours of Revolution

Heavy Fighting ls Reported in Streets of City   Seven-Man Junta Is In Control; 300 Are Dead in Revolution

HOO KILLEDAS TAOS FIGHT THAW CAPITA   Heavy Battles Rage Between Revolutionaries and _ Loyal Forces.

News Day And Night   Casualties ‘In 36-Hour Old Venezuelan Revolution Include 300 Dead   1,000 Wounded, Also Reported   Revolting Troops, Using Tanks And Artillery, Resist Guard Counterattack

Japs Admit Crippling Blows, Say Troops Entrenched On Coast For Invasion Blow

Okinawa is @ ol Botfleneck  Been Ae 2 ee   Typhoon Made It ‘Island of Despair’

Homesick Yanks Clog Okinawa   Typhoons Smashed Up Transportation: Food None Too Plentiful

Labor Leaders Eye Kilgore  State Chiefs Split On Cabinet Prospects

DIRECT BLOOD TRANSFUSION .FROM AMERICAN SERGEANT USED TO STRENGTHEN ..(°  EX-PREMIER. 0 7)"

Signs Point: To Certain Disapproval Of M.V.A. ‘As. Committee Ends Talk

Delegates Back Today   Get Warm Welcome in Washington; Stettinius Asks Quick Pact O. K.

Members Receive  Enthusiastic Welcome From Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Stettinius, Other Delegates Arrive Back to Washinator   Secretary of State Says We've Just Begun To Make World Peace

Delegates In Washington   Meets Enthusiastic Welcome in Capitol; No Pause at Home, Warns Stettinius

Stettinius and U. S. Delegation Receive  Welcome in Capital Vandenberg and  Cnmnailtes   Vandenberg and Connally Make Tring hy Plane

U.S, DELEGATES GET WELCOME ON RETURN   Stettinius And Others Back In Capital After Talks

U.S. DELEGATES IN WASHINGTON   Stettinius and Other Frisco Representatives Welcomed By Senate Group

Top Suicide Corps Reported Held for Homeland Defense   Two B-29s Said Make First Appearance Over Hokkaido Home Island

Heavy Air Blows Continue To Rock Seared Oil Port: Nip Balloon Defense Fails

Snells On Oil Portot  Japanese   An Invasion  Of Balikpapan Area Imminent Savs Broadeast

BIG BORNEO OIL PORT ATTACKED BY U. S. FLEE)   Jops Report Balikpapon Pounded as Allies Prepare For an Invasion

Allied Sea Force Shells Balikpapan   Tokyo Reports Invasion of Big  Oil Center Near

Japs Say Air, Fleet Assault Is of Pre-Invasion Fury  Balloon Network Fail: To Halt Yank Skip-Bombing Pilots

Festoon Of Bombs Dangle Over City   Planes Pound Bastion, Report Japanese Ack Ack Fire Diminishing

ALLIED FLEET HAMMERING OlL PORT JAPS SAY   Chinese Recapture Fore mer Vital Yankee Ar Base

Long Awaited Red-American Linkup May Mean Merging of Russian Lines

SCIENCE SCORES IN FIGHT OVER ATOM BOMB BILL   Group Seeks Maximum Release from Control In Energy Research

Atomic Energy) Bill Revised By Committee   Scientists Winners of Initial Victory in Controversy

Atom Bomb Bil] Shows ‘Vietor ry For Scientists   House Committee Sharply Relaxes Rigid Controls; Encourages Free Research With Guards

Initial Victory Goes To Science In Atom Freedom   House Military Uni Relaxes Controls In Oricinal Bill

400thousand eligible to be shipped home  M’Arthur tells Paeific fioures

No Official Word Of Whereabouts Of Fleet Yet Made. : : i : {  JAPS AGAIN WARN  PEOPLE TO BE READY  AT MINUTE’S NOTICE  Australian Troops Stop Jap  ‘Counter-Attack in Balikpanan Ares.

FEUDS OF GERMAN LEADERS CONTINUE   TOP-FLIGHT OFFICERS IN CAPTIVITY ABE DIVIDED INTO TWO CLIQUES,

NAZI COURT MARTIAL SET FOR VOLKSSTURN   Death Sentences Believed for Deserters

STATE BUDGET BEING ANALYZED BY LEGISLATURE   $425,069,663 Program Laid Out by Governor Holds $56,286,065 Increase

$425,065,663 STATE BUDGET RECOMMENDED   Lausche’s Program Proposes 56 Million Boost Over 1943-44 Expenses

Lausche Submits Record Budget; Asks $2,100,000 For Work At East Harbor

a BUDGET— Lausche Asks  Budget Boost Of 56 Million   Governor’s Recommendation For Next 2 Years . Before Ohio Assembly

Record-Breaking Budget Of 425 Million Submitted To Legislature By Lausche

RECORD BUDGET ASKED FOR OHIO   $425,069,663 Requested By Lausche For 1945-46

Under Officer Slashes Throat Of Jap Admiral   Five Top Aids Also Die in Apparent Pact In Okinawa Cavern

Marines explore underground tunnel to reveal bodies of ‘dishonored dead

AMERICAN FORCES CROSSING RIVER IN GREAT STRENGTH OVER REMAGEN BRIDGE GERMANS FAILED TO BLOW UP DURING CONFUSION OF RETREAT—STRONG BRIDGEHEAD HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED

Price Control  Clears Hurdle   Year's Extension Agreed lh snute Lebiam

German Plot to Capture London Christmas Eve Foiled by 2 Yanks   By J.OHN B. McDERMOTT

Lapham Urges 5.F. as UNO Sea   ‘Raise Child in City: Of Its Birth,’ Pleads Mayor to Committee

DRAWING ACCOUNT PLAN IS FAVORED   Britain Probably To Receive Big Drawing Account In This. Country.

‘Drawing Account’ To Be Set Up   Congress Will Be Asked To ‘Lend’ $5,000,000,000 To Great Britain

Drawing Account Of 5 Billion to Be Asked for Britain   Congress Probably Will Get Anglo-American Plan Be fore End of Year   PROPOSAL PROVIDES 5 YEARS OF GRACE   In Return Empire Will Agree To Broad Multilateral Trade Policy

U.S. Will Establish Soon $5,000,000,000 ‘Drawing  Account’ for Great Britain

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington --..--+ Ray Tucker New York .-- Albert N. Leman

Fire Sweeps Enemy Defense Line on Okinawa   Yanks Threaten Encirclement of Remaining Japs

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     THAN TADS CAC C ENCIDCIEMENT

MARINE PLANES HIT FOE’S CAVES   10,000 of Enemy Doomed as Commander Refuses to Surrender

10-DAY DETROIT STRIKE ENDING   25,000 Are Returning To Jobs in Chrysier Plants

Feed Shortage May Block ~Government’s Plans For Increase In Meat Output

Shortage of Feed to Hit Meat Plans   Crop Outlook Appears Smallest Since 1941; U. S. Program Unset

FEED SHORTAGE (IN PROSPECT   May Threaten Plans tor Expanding 46 Meat, Poultry Output.

Another Livestock Feed Shortage is Fear of Officials   Possibility Threatens Government Plans for Poultry and Meat

INCREASEIN MEAT SUPPLY THREATENED; VEGETABLE CROP LOOKS PROMISING

THREAT OF NEW FEED SHORTAGE PLAGUES NATION  SEEN AS MENACE TO  U. S. PLANS TO STEP UP SUPPLIES OF MEAT

Feed Shortage Predicted to Plague Nation   Government Plans to Expand Production of Meat is Threatened

 Government's Hopes and Plans for Expanding Production To Meet Growing Demands Run Into Difficulties—Profit Margin Increase Looms as Possible New Incentive

‘See New Threat To Food Program In Feed Shortage   Short Grain Crop May Force Lower Output of Meats

Feed Shortage Bars Expansion Of Meat Supply   Unfavorakle Weather Reduces Crogs; Anderson Delays Move Aiding Livestock Production

Shortage Plagues Hopes Of  Possibility Of New Feed Larger Meat, Poultry Output   Crop To Be Smallest Since 1941 Because Of Bad Weather And Labor Shortage

ANOTHER LIVESTOCK  FEED SHORTAGE MAY  AFFECT MEAT OUTPUT JULY CROP PROSPECTS  REPORT INDICATES FEED CRAING RE CCARCE

Another Shortage of Feed for Livestock Threatens Meat. Poultry Production

‘UAW Rejects Ford Peace Plan; Talks With GM Recessed   Union Turns Down Proposal to Submit Dispute ” To Arbitration   MIDWEST TRUCKING STRIKE SEEN ENDED   City Bus Operations Crippied for Second Day  In Two Places

Negotiations Recessed by Union and 6-M   UAW Rejects Ford Company Peace Plan In Canadian Strike

LABOR, INDUSTRY MARKING TIME   Murray’s Resolution On Wage Issue Is Sidetracked By Conference Committee

UNION TURNS DOWN FORD PEACE OFFER   300,000 Idled By Strikes, Shutdowns In United States

REPRESENTATIVE SAYS A SPECIAL SESSION NEEDED   ‘Do ‘Needed Work Now ‘Before We Forget Problema

Special Session Of Iowa Legislature Believed Necessary   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

Suicide Planes Attack Even After Surrender   5 Enemy Planes Shot Down While Attacking Fleet

AGT  INDING BOARD WANTED   Truman Requesis lt to Make Resommendations for © - Solving Disautes.   ASKS CONGRESS ACTION

Truman Requests Congress To Form Fact - Finding Board   President Appointing Similar Group To Deal With GM, Auto Union Dispute

Congress Asked to Get Facts   Truman Asks for Fact-Find Board In Labor Disputes

Sets Up Boards To Find Facts 'n GM Walkout   Plans Stoppage Ban Durina Neaotiations

Special Panel Also Appointed In Steel Case   Asks Congress to Provide  Permanent Unit to Aet In  Disputes Hampering. *” Reconuversion   Proposes Ban On Strikes, Lockouts   Would Continue 30 Days Daring Investigation; : Calls On -Aute Strike: ers to Return

President Asks Board To Settle Labor Disputes   Tells Congress Of Group To Deal With Trouble Involving GM And UAW

A Labor Message Sent To Congress:   . Permanent Machinery Urged To Handle Disputes   Deanoeee 50-Day Ban.

URGES CONGRESS T FORM AGENCY CN BIG DISPUTES   Creates Two Boards on His Own Authority for G. M. and Steel Cases   CITES RAIL LABOR ACT   Truman Recommends System Similar to ft for Handfing Other Disputes

TRUMAN WANTS FACT-FINDING BOARD SET UP TO MAKE RECORD TIONS FOR SOLVING LABOR DISPUTES 

Voices Appeal To Both Sides In Auto Strike   Plea to Steel Workers.

HST Wants Fact-Finding Board; Union Rebels over Parts Manufacture Plan

WillDeal With GM Strike, Threat Of Walkout in Steei   Asks Congress Provide Permanent Machinery

Truman Asks Board fo Find Labor Facts   President Requests Congress to Prohibit Work Stoppages During Federal Consideration

WORKERS ARE ASKED 10 GO BACK T0 JOBS   Chief Executive In Special Message to Congress Proposes Fact-Finding Boards   WOULD BAN STOPPAGES

BOARD 10 SOLVE LABOR DISPUTES IS ESTABLISHED  _ SPECIAL MESSAGE TO

Fact-Finding Board Urged By President   Takes Step To Deal With Auto Strike

Truman Says Disputes Would Be Handled in Widespread U, S,  Industries   Asks Patriotism      President Says Labor Industry Will Get Patriotism Call

BOARD TO SOLVE LABOR DISPUTES IS ESTABLISHED   SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS URGES NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION

Fact-Finding Labor Board Proposed By President     RAAT FAAT CTDNDIVIc   BAN ON STRIKES   During Federal Consideration Urged; Recommendations Deal Only With Key Nationwide Industries

TEMPERATURES:   Strike, Lockout Bans Demanded By President   Asks Fact-Findirig Board; Urges Workers To Return To Jobs

Truman Establishe: Fact-Finding Boards for Strikes   President Asks Congress to Pass Legislation To Prevent Nationwide Work Stoppages, Danimete CM Workers ta Return to Their Jobs

Congress Asked To Set Up Fact Finding Boards   President Requests Ban On Walkouts In Arbitration

Truman Boards Get G.M. Strike   President Asks Congress to Set Up Permanent Machinery to Handle Labor Disputes in Big Industry

TRUMAN URGES SPECIAL BOARD TO NIP STRIKE   Fact-Finding Group Suggested to Congress in Solving Labor Disuptes

Truman Orders Groups Sef up For GM, Steel   Congress Requested To Pass Law Giving Panels Legal Status

Appoints Group to Deal With Auto Dispute; Gives System for Labor Troubles to Congress

Permanent Setup Asked By President   Truman Urges Auto And Steel Workers To Keep  Production Going.

Legislators Set To Pass Laws To Nip Strike Wave   Conference Failure Stirs Up Lawmakers

ASK CONGRESS TO LEGISLATE LABOR PEACE   President Takes Action To Avert Steel —~ Strike

CONGRESS URGED TO SEI UP FACT-FINDING BOARI AND CONTROL ON STRIKES

Wants Permanent Methods fo Handle Major Labor Frays   President Appeals To Auto Workers To Return to Jobs

Return to Work, Truman Urges in Appeal to Labor   Executive Also Tells OF New Machinery te Deal with Problems

Congress To Act   Fact - Finding Boards Set Up for Steel And GM Tits

Truman Asks Congress for Labor Board   President Wants Law Patterned After Railway Laber Act

Step Taken To End Labor Disputes  mrInRA   Bans Lockouts During Deliberations

Strike-Free Period Of Mediation Urged   Congress Asked to Pattern Work With Unions After Rail Labor Act

Sounds Appeal To Workers To Return to Jobs   Proposes Congress Set Up Permanent Machinery To Deal With Disputes

—TRUMAN-Wants Ban On Strikes, Lockouts —  Will Name Group I: GM-CIO Controver:

Permanent Group Asked Of Congress   President Takes Steps to Handle Disputes of Vital Nationwide Industries

AUTO STRIKE FACT -FINDING BOAKD NAMED   *resident Sets Up Group and Calls on Congress for Permanent Machinery to Handle Labor Disputes in U.S.

Asks Congress For Permanent Machinery to Handle Labor Disputes In Nationwide Industries

Truman Asks Men fo Return   Asks Congress for Permanent Machinery To Handle Disputes in Big Industries— Measure Would Ban Strikes or Lockouts  - For at Least 30 Davs

Presidential Board Has Strike Task   Truman Sets Up Group to Deal with GM Tieup; Asks Permanent Machinery

President Sets up New Fact Finding Board to HandleLabor Disputes

New Board Suggested.  By Truman   Fact Finding Body in Labor Disputes in Large Industries

ASKS BOARD 10 SOLVE STRIKES   President Names Own Groups in Auto, Steel Disputes; Sounds Work Call.

Nazis Planned To Systematically Starve Russians If Cities Taken   Populations Of Moscow And Stalingrad Were To Be Virtually Wiped Out, Captured  German Plans For Conquest Reveal

GOERING AUTHOR OF NAZI PLAN Tt STARVE RUSSIANS   Millions Would Have Per. ished Under Program, Rerards Reveal

Goering Named As Drafting Plan To Starve Russia  Would Have Mecnt Doom Of Two Cities

Plan to Starve Soviets Bared   Hitler Directed Seizure of Cattle

Plans for Systematic Starvation Of Millions of Russians Charged — To Nazis at War Criminals’ Trial

Goering Made Lengthy Plan For Starving Soviet Folks   Nuernberg Hearings Unnerve Defendants

Byrnes in Strong Stand Against Big Three Power   Declares No Nation Should Use a Veto To Coerce Judgment Of Fellow Nations

Dyrnes hits coercion by  ‘veto power’ Submit report  an enonference

Byrnes Hopes For General Conference   Soviet Suspicions Stalled Parley In London, He Says

Rubber Workers Strike Unbroken  Time Being Markad by G ment  evernmen

Rubber Plant Seizure Near By Government   Strikers Refuse To Obey Orders Of Labor Board

Akron Still Hot Spot on Labor Front   'Government Marks Time After Preliminary Move Leading to Seizure of Big Goodyear Plant

Government Marking Time In Walkouts   Goodyear Plant ‘May Be Seized To End Stoppage

Goodyear Labor Dispute Turned Over to Davis   Number of Workers Idle On Holiday Because of Strikes Total 50,000

Westphal and Wharton In Group Congratulatecd By Lt. Gen. Doolittle

Local Men Among Those Praised By Lt. Gen. Doolittle   V-E DAY CONGRATULATIONS GIVEN TO EIGHTH AIR FORCE

‘Cullman Men Among Those Congratulated By Lt. Gen. J. H. Doolittle

Recognize Rusion Boys for Work in Eighth Air Force   General Doolittle Made Speech to His Men Before Bia Push

Eighth Air Force Is Congratulated   Several Local Men. Serving With Group

Four Kerrville Men With Air Group Commended by General Doolittle

Arcadians Among Members of Eighth Air Force Congratulated by Doolitéle

JOIN RUSSIA AND BRITAIN IN OCCUPATION   2nd Armored Leads Convoy

U.S. Spearhead Rolls Into City Through Rain   British Convoy on Way; Allies Prepare to Take Over Government

To Rule Part of Capital   Russians Greet American Troops Entering City

Air Corps Head  Sends Condolence   Concerns Death of Lt. Schoonmaker

408,000 STILL OUT OF WORK   Elevator Operators, Building Service Employes End Strike.

Strike Lines Bulging With Thousands Out   Production Slumps In Many Industries; Near Climax In Discussions With Oil Workers

TRUMAN MAY MAKE PERSONAL APPEAL 'IN PETROL STRIKE   President Pondering Talk to Workers and Employers in Effort to Avert Tieup of  ‘Vital Petroleum

THOUSANDS MILLINGIN CITY SQUARE   Government Forbids Dispatch of News

NAZIS SPLIT ON ITALY EASTERN COAST: ON RUN   Canadians Pursue Enemy; Are 31 Miles Below Po River

Canadian Tanks Surprise Nazis  Italian Campaign   Italian Campaign Gains Key Towns

Surprise Blow Splits Nazi Forces  _ Last German Routed From Bridgehead  Near Cotianola

GERMAN LINES SPLIT IN ITALY   Canadians Make Surprise Thrust, Chase Enemy South Of Po

American Soldier Is Garroted  Caches of Weapons Found in Germany

British Fleet Lines up With Yanks in Attack   Thunder of Two Mighty Armadas Heard in Tokyo

Hitachi and Sukegawa, WarProducing Centers, Are Hard Hit  DEVASTATING RAIDS   Enemy Radio Admits “Impossible” To Fight Fires During Bombing

SAILOR KILLER BACK IN JAIL   Mrs. Stevens Pleads Innocent To Slaying of Pacific Veteran

Admitted Slayer Pleads Innocent To Manslauahter   Mrs. Stevens To Await Superior Court Trial In Fairfield Jail

THREE JAP ARMIES FACE ANNIHILATION   FORCES ON IWO, LUZON AND IN BURMA HAVE NO HOPE OF ESCAPE.

PERKINS WANTS MORE AGENCIES   HOPES TO COMBINE THEM IN LABOR DEPARTMENT

Administration Maps Plan To Bring Labor Agencies Into Department

STRIKE TIES -UP COAST SHIPPING   Union Protests Delays In Returning Of Troops

Hull Resumes Testimony On  Pearl Harbor   Savs No One Ever Suggested Pacific Fleet Could Not Protect Itself   TELLS WHY FLEET WAS IN HAWAII

HULL SAYS HE GOT NO NAVY WARNING   Never Told Fleet Couldn’t Protect Itself at Pearl Harbor

HELD. BELIEF » ALEET UNITS - WERE READY   EX-SEORETARY”’ OUTLINES REASONS PACIFIO FLEET  J WAS" KEPT AT BIG  . ) NAVAL HASE

YANKS GAIN: HALF MILE . ON OKINAWA   Also Make New Air Attacks on Japan Proper

‘Smash Okinawa’s South Defenses   Yanks Meet War's * Strongest Stand

NEW LAND, AIR AND SEA BLOWS ROCK THE JAPS   Campaign On Okinawa Carries Allies Through Major Defense Lines

Wet and Dry Vote Makes Few Changes   Nine Districts Shift to Wet And Five Join Dry Column

Crews Enter Burning Mine For Gas Test   Results May Cause Rescuers to Abandon  Search for 20 Men

FIRE IS RAGING UNCHECKED IN WRECKED MINE      Rescue Work Halted, Search Fot 18 Bodies May Be Abandoned

Old Ship Has New Kind Of Record   Some 35,000 Officers, Men Trained From Ship

AMERICANS PUSH TO SWISS BORDER; SEAL N. W. ITALY   CUT ESCAPE EXITS TO GERMANY, SAYS MILAN FREE RADIO

Yanks Reach  Swiss Border   Cut Off Northwestern Italy From Exits to Germany, Reports Reveal

To Swiss Border   Cut: Northwest Italy From Exits to Reich; Join Patriots Above Pc

Americans Cut Germans’ Retreat From North Italy  Striking Across Po Valley, Yanks Reach Swiss Border; Maeaie Caid Gankinn Gnrranday

Swiss Border Reached By Americans; Block Northwestern Italy From Reich

Yanks Seal Off. -Northw est Italy As Escape Road   Americaiis ‘Reach’ “Swiss Border ‘After Push: Over Po Valley Into The Alps

Revolt In Munich Is Reported   Patton’s Forces Move to Cut Germany Into . Three Death Traps

YANKS REPORTED AT SWISS FRONT   Milan Says Northwest Italy Cut Off From Germany

Fifth Army Troops Reach Swiss Border   Yanks Drive to Outflank Milan

Bighth Army Meeting Stubborn Resistance Along Venetian Line — Great   Port of Genoa Entered

Yanks Cut German Exits Out of Italy   Enemy’s Northwest Exit Closed by Yanks Outflanking Milan

Swiss Border Reached Today By Fifth Army   Northwestern Italy Is Cut Off From All Exits To Germany, Milan Radio Reports

YANKS GROSS PO VALLEY, REACH SWISS BORDER   Cut All Nazi Escape Routes From Italy Leading to Germany

OTH ARMY AT SWISS BORDER   Yanks Cut Off All North: western Italy From Exits ‘To Germany.

FIFTH REACHES SWISS BORDER CLOSES EXITS   Escape Routes In Northern Italy Are Cut Off By Americans

ith Army Drives To Swiss Border   Germans In Northwest ‘Italy Trapped By Move

Yanks Cut Off Italy From Reich   Fifth Army Steers Close To Bergamo In Dash To Outflank Milan.

Beggar Hitler of Munich Recalled by Nofed Reich Surgeon  BERLIN HEALTH CHIEF NAMED

Won One. Lost One   November 22 Will Be Thanksgiving Day in Missouri

TAX-EXEMPT (CO-OPS TARGET OF ATTACK   ‘Little Business’ Forum Hits Government Support

Yanks Drive Into Anchor  Of Jap Line   Ist Cavalry Penetrates Antipolo On Luzon; Mindanao Landing Unconfirmed

Yanks Drive Into Antipolo, Southern Anchor Of Jap Defense Line: Mindanao Invasion Not Mentioned

MacArthur Is Silent On Mindanao Landing   Japs Say Fierce Fighting In Progress; MacArthur Reports Advances On Luzon

Americans Enter Jap Defense Anchor on Luzor   Report of Landing On Mindanao Is Not Confirmed

Coal Research Scientist Foresees Smokeless Combustion Of All Coal

U.S. Forces Seize Verde Islands   Gain Control of Another Main Jap Shipping Lane, lnemy Dead 3,568. Only Nine Prisoners Captured, Yanks Advance On - Luzon =

jAwo Jima Battle Critical For Japs   MacArthur, Meanwhile, Seizes Verde Island To Control Manila Sea Lanes

Marines Gain lwo Plateau;  Verde Invaded   American Planes Use No. 1 Airfield on Iwo: Yanks Continue Their  Advances on Luzon

EIGHTH ARMY TROOPS TAKE ITALIAN TOWN   ITALIAN FRONT   PACIFIC FRONT

Portomaggiore Captured by U. $. 8th Army   Sth, British Also Drive Hard Against Germans Nearing Po Valley

Eighth Army 12 Miles From Ferrara; Yanks Advance Along Highway 65 South Key City Of Bologna

Eighth Army Troops Gain Up Po Valley   British Capture Portomaqgiore

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN BRINGS ADVANCE BY’ EIGHTH ARMY TROOPS _ FIFTH ARMY FORCES ~  ALSO REGISTERED CAING IN WEST

Allies Capture  Portomaggiore   Fighth Army Moves On City of Ferrara

Yank Advance Made in Italy   Eighth Army Tokes Portomoggiore; British Storm Nazi Defenses

SUBSTITUTE SAILOR WANTS TO MEET GIRL   He’s Willing To Pinch Hit for Bus Kisser

Sailor Is Booked on Murder Charge in Killing of Woman, Who Resided in Manchester

BOOK SAILOR FOR MURDER   Potive Held Man, Find Mody of Women in Grave.

SAILOR IS ARRESTED ~ INMURDER MYSTERY   Woman’s Decomposed Body Found in Shallow Grave

MacArthur's Men Gain New Area   SECOND FOOTHOLD ON LUZON REPORTED TODAY

FOOTHOLD IS. SECURED IN EAST LUZON   U. S. Troops Reach East Coasf In Mauban Area

YANKS ADVANCE IN EAST LUZON   Second Foothold Seized On Coast By Cavairymen

YANKS GAIN 2ND FOOTHOLD ON LUZON COAST   Race 14 Mile 8 Thru Jap Defenses on Eastern Coast

YANKS SECURE NEW FOOTHOLD ON LUZON COAST   Race Through ‘Disorganized Jap Defenses 55 Miles From Manila

Yanks Gain New Anchor On Luzon   Race Through Jap Lines To Gain.New Footholds

Bombs Leave City Ablaze; Yanks Near Naha Airport, Take Santa Fe, Luzon

GIRL TELLS POLICE SHE WAS FORCED TO PLAY ROLE, WATCH SOLDIER IN MACABRE MURDER

Trial Costs Of $3600 Charged To Defendant   Delay Commitment of Eldora Guard in Murder Case to Jan. 2

Court Jury Convicts Ex-Eldora Employe Of Assault, Battery   Also Assessed Cost of Trial, Estimated $3,600

KLATT TO SERVE 30 DAYS IN JAIL, PAY TRIAL COST   ‘ury Deliberates 1! Hours to Reach Verdict

BPWC REGIONAL MEETING HERE   One Of Five In State To Be Held In Wellsboro Next Week.

WORKSHOPS FOR FEDERATED WOMEN’S CLUBS   Wellsboro to Be Host to Work Shop Sept. 13-14; Prominent Speakers Listed

Nations Can No Longer Use War Io Settle Their  Arguments, Says Truman

Truman Speaks To Conference From Capital   - Says United Nations Have Choice of Chaos Or Peace Enforcement

Truman Pleads For Making Of Forceful Peace   Opens Frisco Conterence  With High Praise Of  Roosevelt

TRUMAN SEES CHOICE FACED   Speaks to Conference From White House; Refers To Roosevelt

Crippled Ships Nearing Port   Carry Troops; One ls Towed By Cutter

NEW UPRISING IN PALESTINE   British Battle Villagers; Entire Palestine Coast  Under Curfew.

Death for Vidkun Quisling Demanded  Nazi Puppet Says Trial  Laws Illegal

UTILITY PROBE . BEING PUSHED   BOND ISSUES AGAINST. “NONPROFIT’ AND ‘TAXLESS COMPANIES TO BE INVESTIGATED

Attlee Formally Takes Over As Prime Minister  To Leave At Once For Big Three Meet

ATTLEE PLANS TO LEAVE FOR POTSDAM MEET   New British Prime Minister and 6 Cabinet Members Take Oath of Office.

ATTLEE TAKES BRITISH HELM   Believed On Way to Potsdam For Big Three  Meeting Tomorrow.

ATTLEE TAKES HIS OATH OF OFFICE.      Names Ernest . Bevin As His Foreign Secretary

Attlee Takes Over As Prime Minister Of Great Britain   Prepares to Leave for Potsdam After Taking Oath OF Office   _BEVIN TO REPLACE EDEN AT MEETING   Churchill Will Not Return To Germany for Big Three Discussions

Clement Attlee, New Ministers Take Office   Successors to Churchill and Eden Are Scheduled to Leave Today for Potsdam to Resume Big Three Parley

ATTLEE HEADS FIRST BRITISH LABOR CABINET      Prepares To Leave For Big Three Meeting In Potsdam

Attlee Takes Office   Prepores To Leave For Potsdam Parley Accompanied By Secretary Bevins

Chief Gives Warning On Check Forgeries   Store Clerks and Mer. chants Asked fo be on Guard

Nazis Admit Last Chance  Propagandists Try   Propagandists Try To Rally Germans

GERMANS TOLD THEY HAVE ‘LAST CHANCE’ TO WIN   Commentator Says Defeat Means Exile

NAZIS SEEK TO SOW DISSENSION AMONG ALLIES      Reach New Peak Of Hysteri With Series Of Shrill Warnings

RICHARDSON 10 TEST CYPRESS AND AUX VASES   Production “Verdict” Expected Within 48 to 72 Hours

South Boston Trish Angry At Artiele   Seek To Have Magazine Barred From City

Truman Plea Seen as Vain   He Won't Get Wide  Reoreanizing Power

U.S. Governmen Reorganization Plan Hits Snag   President’s Scheme Appears Headed for Major Opposition

Truman Threatenec With Obstacles In Reorganization  Several Agencies May Be Exempt, House Group Says

FORMER NAVY HEAD OPPOSES PEACE DRAFT   Daniels Sees Nation Commanding Air Ruling World

Nation That Rules Air Can Rule All,  Declares Daniels   Former Navy Secretary Appeases Peacetime Draft Before Congress

Daniels Urges Big Air Force  Opposes Peacetime Conscription Plan

Josephus Daniels Urges Strong Air Force, Not A  Peacetime Conscription

TO PEACETIME BASIS    90 Per Cent of Coast Guard in Line for Demohbilization

DETROIT PLANS ON WORLD FAIR   Postwar Exhibition Seen As Desirable Project For Arsenal City

Seek Extension  of Draft Bill   Action Before Easter Expected In House .

11 U. §, CARRIERS SUNK DURING WAL   30 Others Damaged a Total Of 52 Times By Enemy Action.

11 Aircraft Carriers Lost During War  Navy Announces  30 Others Hit

SS rae peal rai te ie TC Srnec ER Mens wecremens eS  War Costs U.S. Eleven Flattops  _ Thirty Others Were - Damaged by Enemy

COMMONS VOTES CONFIDENCE IN CHURCHILL CABINET AND BIDS FOR RUSSIAN AID IN JAP WAR   ‘DETERMINATION OF BIG THREE T0 STAND TOGETHER TO FORCE PEACE SEEN IN CHURCHILL DECLARATION

BRITIS VOTE APPROVAL ON POLISH POLICY   Conservative Member of Commons Asks Russian Cooperation Against Japanese

a VV eoocoecocetloeolloer”U ——_"  Back Plans  Defeat Motion of  Protest Against Big  Ti..ae’e Palend Program

Reject Protest On Pole Issue  Eden Denies Britain Guaranteed Frontiers

STRONGER POLAND 1S PREDICTED BY SECRETARY EDEN   OPEN BID IS MADE FOR RUSSIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN WAR WITH JAPAN

Churchill to Defend Action Second Time   To Speak Again Thursday Before Confidence Vote

COMMONS VOTE UPHOLDS BIG 3   PROTEST ON FUTURE OF POLAND DEFEATED

COMMONS 10 VOTE OW POLISH QUESTION   Seek Open Bid for Russian . Participation in War On Japan.

House Stands B vy Churchill In First Test   Commons Defeats Protest Motion Over Big Three Plan For Poland

Showdown On Poland Tonight  Britain Issues Plea For Soviet Aid Against Japs

CHURCHILL WINS COMMONS VOTE   Motion of Protest Against Polish Plan Defeated

Beat Protest Move Against. ~ Polish Plans   Commons Votes 396-25 For Big Three’s Outline Of Poles’ Future

Briton Urges Russia Enter Pacific Wai   Lawmakers Hustle. To ward Showdown Vote on Polish Issue:

Urge Russ To Join Jap War   Open Bid For Russian Participation: Hustle Showdown On Big 3 Plan.

House of Commons Hu es Towrrd Yote On’ Big Three Plans . For Poland

Briton Makes Bid  For Russian  Aid Against Japs Hard Battle Is Seen  And Reds’ Help Considered Valuable

WARREN'S PHONE WORKERS STRIKE   Men Return As Firestone Spicer Walkouts End

NEWTON FALLS, WARREN PHONE WORKERS STRIKE   Handle Emergency Calls Only; 2 Other Major Walkouts Settled

Greyhound Bus Lines Settle Long Walkout   Will Resume Operations Sunday on Southwest Lines

FORTY-DAY STRIKE OF GREYHOUND BUS DRIVERS SETTLED   Agreement Reached Between Southwestern Lines and Employes at Conference in ‘ Fort Worth.   SERVICE TO RESUME AT MIDNIGHT SUNDAY   Two Thousand Workers Have Been Idle Since Tieup Began in Controversy Over Wages.

Greyhound Bus Strike Settled:   Terminals to Open _ At Midnight Sunday, Conciliator. Says

To Pacific From Italy   First Troops to Go Direct from Europe Land in Manila Today

YANKS REACH MANILA DIRECT FROM EUROPE   Service Troops Go To New Post Without Trip Home

AMERICAN VETS FROM ITALY IN MANILA SECTOR   Fifth Army Troops Lend on Luzon—More on Wey . From Europe

Expects Decline In Pneumonia Deaths   Avallable 1945 Figures Reveal That The Trend Is- Downward Says State Health Dept.

Liberty Man, 41 Takes Own Life   Mrs. Emily Rosch Finds Body of Husband; Used Shotgun

U. §. Terms  Stiffened at Last Minute   Aged Witness, However Denies an Ultimatum Sent to Japanese.

HULL EXPLAINS TERMS TO JAPS   Former Secretary Tells Prober Stiffer Terms Made In Proposal

Hull Reveals 11th Hour Change !n Terms Given Jans   Former Sec. Of State  Denies U. S. Sent An Ultimatum

TELLS OF STIFFER US TERMS TO JAPS BEFORE ATTACK   74-Year-Old Former Secretary of State Denies American Ultimatum to Japan

Submits 22,000 Word Statement Disclaiming State Department Responsibility For Pearl Har  bor Disaster   DENIES REPORT HAD “TOUCHED BUTTON”

Mr. Hull Defends State Department Course With Japs   Says Stiffer Diplomatic ‘Terms Were Given Japan Before Pearl Harbor But Denies U. S. Sent Ultimatum

ULL’S STORY OF PEARL HARBOR HEARD   Lenthy Statement Is Given to Senate Committee

Denies State Dept. Is Responsible For  Pearl Harbor Attack   Venerable Secretary Tells Probers Japanese Proposal Was Ultimatum That Resulted In Greatest War In American History,

Had Little Hope For Success Of Negofiations   Testifies Today At Pearl Harbor Probe

Hull Discloses Stiffened Terins Given loJapan   bormer Secretary OF State Denies L.S. Perms Constituted t tinmatum

HULL DENIES US. SENT NIPS ULTIMATUM   Former Secretary of State Gives Pearl Harbor Probers Report On His Department’s Jan Relations.

TRAFFIC SPREES TAKE HEAVY TOLL   Accident Toll a Disgrace to Civilized Country Leaders State

Move ft ea Wallace Of ~ Financial Powers Started   Seater George. Acts to Toke Powers. ‘Away: Fron Roosevelt Nominee for Commerce Dep't Post; - Removal of Jones Causes Protest

Senate Seeks To Divest Wallace Of Immense Loan Power: Sen. George Heads Attack —

FIGHT OPENS QN WALLACE   George Offers Bill to Take Loan Agencies From Commerce Department

Sen. George Seek: To Keep Wallace Out of Cabinet   Opposes Granting Him Great Power

Drive. ‘Opened :To Take RFC ~ "From Wallace   Senate Bloc Would Depriv *" New Cabinet Nomince: oF Tann Pawers

‘Senator George Strikes First Strong Tactical Blow Against Turning Loan Powers Over to Wallace

Move To Strip Wallace Of Financial Powers Started   Senator George Acts to Take Powers Away From Roosevelt Nominee for Commerce Dep’t Post; - Removal of Jones Causes Protest

Outcry Goes Up Against Appointment of Former Vice President as Secretary of Commerce—Byrd Calls Upon Senate to Reject Nomination—Possibility of Coalition fo1 Fighting Confirmation Seen.

SENATE ARGUES OVER WALLACE   Loss Of Federal Loan Post By Jesse Jones Stirs Up Fight

George Starts Move to Strip Wallace of Financial Powers   Georgia Democrat Introduces Bill in Senate To Revoke Executive Order Placing Financial Agencies Under Commerce Department

George Would Set Aside 1942 Executive Order To Cut Duties   BYRD IS CRITICAL OF NEW APPOINTEE

WantSplit Of Wallace Departmen   George Stats Move to Strip Loan Powers From Secretary Of Commarc-

Fight on Wallace Confirmation Seen Likely in Senate  George Moves to Take  ee Bs ES   George Moves to Take RFC From Jurisdiction Of Commerce Chief

SOLON STARTS STRIP MOVE UPON WALLACE   Senator Would Remove Financial Powers From Commerce  Secretary

Senators Balk At Giving Loan Power  To Wallace   “Jones Bloc’ Revolts,, George Offers Bill  To Take Loan Agency From Commerce Dept.  TONES? OVSTER HIT

COLD SWEEPS IN -FROMFAR NORTH      19 Below in Montana, Others ' to Feel First Blast of Winter

LOW MARK OF 19 RECORDED IN MONTANA   Strong Wind, Driving Rain, Accompany Drop to 33 Here

TEMPERATURE: OF 19 BELOW ZERO REPORTED IN MONTANA—OHIO TEMPERA- . PERATURE TO DROP

SENATE KILLS COMPROMISE ON MANPOWER BILL   Agreés to Attempt New Form After Compromise

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT ,OUTLINES PROSPECTS FOR  MEAT AND OTHER FOODSTUFFS

Pope Receives Edward J. Ayan   Roosevelt’s Emissary Has Hour Long Conference In Vatican.

Pope Receives Flynn, Personal  Emissary Of FD   No Comment  On Andience

RUSSIANS WANT HELP OF UNRRA   Request For 700 Million Worth Of Relief Is Presented

Edward Bauer Wins Contest for District Attorney   ODwyer Named Mayor Of New York City.

RRISH IMMIGRANT NEW YORK MAYCE   O’Dwyer, Former Policeman And Hod Carrier, Wins an Easy Victory.

DEMOCRATS ELEC NEW YORK MAYOR   Majority of 275,758 Votes Over Two Major Opponents

NEW YORK HAS IRISH MAYOR   DEMOCRATS RETURN TO POWER AFTER 12 YEARS

Increased Army Of Idle Workers Nearly 2 Million   100 Additional Structures Hit As N. Y. Building  ervice ihe Grows

CHU POLITICAL BATTLE  RCHILL IN   Resigns in Order to Force Election After Laborite Action

Crack US. Trainec Chinese Army Is” Hammering Japs   Will Be Backbone of Military Forces Being Created in China

Allied Sixth — Army In China   Battle ‘Hardened Burma Troops In New Area  —

Crack Sixth Army Moves Into China   Chinese Veterans to Be Nucleus of New Force

Quisling Hindered Norway Defense, Army Men Say  Witness Asserts Only 12 of 1000 Deported   Witness Asserts Only 12 of 1000 Deported Jews Are Still Alive

Charges Qnising lold Popilalion Not to Motilin   Officers “Testify Traitar Held Down Move Ors  Nav af Invosion

TWO CRUSHED BENEATH CAR   Gondola Loaded With Scrap Overturns in Yard

@ IS JAP MORALE CRACKING?  Great Influx of Prisoners on Okinawa Is Latest Puzzler

FF ies FAT MVARALE VRAUATINGS  Great Influx of Prisoners on Okinawa Is Latest Puzzler

JAPS CAPTURED ON OKINAWA MAY TOTAL NEARLY 10,000   STOCKADES ON GUAM NOW HOLD £696 ENEMY SOLDIERS, IT 1S REVEALED

Mrs. Robinson Dies at Mabank, Rites Thursday  Widow of Jesse Robinson Dies at Daugchter’s Home

American Forces Win Reich Cities Of Leipzig, Halle   British Push to Within Five Miles of Port City of Hamburg; Patton’s Men Drive Farther Into Czechoslovakia

Yanks Control Greater Part Of Nuernberg   Twin City, Fuerth, Has Already Fallen to Swift Advance

American Spearheads Only 70 Miles From Munich  ' British Advance: Ruhr Pocket Nets 316, £930 Pri isoner §  oa

First Army Takes Halle In Fast Drive   Seventh Army ‘Troops Reach Heart of Nuernberg As Tanks Drive Beyond City to 80 Miles Of Munich

LEIPZIG, HALLE ARE CAPTURED BY AMERICANS   Shrine City Of Nuernberg Encircled; 316,930  Prisoners Taken   YANK SPEARHEADS ARE 70 MILES FROM MUNICH

YANK PINCER: THRUST WINS GERMAN CITY   Americans Occupy Most of Nuernberg and Tanks Race South Within 70 Miles of Munich.   ENEMY WIPED OUT IN RUHR POCKET   842,864 Prisoners Taken —First Phase of U. 8S. Drive Beyond Rhine Completed.

yottering Nuernberg’s Fall Opens Way To Arch Enemy's Alpine Retreat   Americans Capture Leipzig, Halle; Smash Ruhr Pocket, Taking 316,930 Nazi Soldiers

Leipzig, Halle Fall; Yanks 70 Miles of Munich   Nuernberg Encircled And Mostly in Yankee Hands; British Only » Miles From Hamburg

Bradley Sees Pause Before  Full Vietor   Attacks on Flank of 91k Army Contained—Nazi Troon Are Isolated

Shrine City Of Nazis Expected To Fall Today   Spearheads of U.S. Forces Roar Within 70 Miles of Hitler's Munich—New Offensive by 7th Army Reported

Most of shrine city in American hands; twin city captured   Garrison is forced into square mule noacket) Yanks 70 miles from Munich

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RUHR CLEANUP NETS 316,930 WAR CAPTIVES   YANK SPEARHEADS ROAR TOWARD MUNICH

Leipzig Easy Prey To American Army   Americans So Near Russian Armies Soldiers Warned To Be Careful To Identify All Tanks

vo Big German yrtresses Fall » U.S. Armies   earheads Roaring to vard Hitler's Important City of Munich

SHIPYARDS STRUCK BY CONFLAGRATION   Oregon Plant Suffers Loss of Millions

NEW BRAZILIAN CABINET FORMED   Deposed President Vargas Ex. presses Wishes For Success

WINNER OF HIGHEST MEDAL —_- BETAINS ‘OBJECTOR’ BELIE!   FIRST “CONCHIE” EVER TO RECEIVE TOP AWARD FOR VALOR CITES TEN COMMANDMENTS

Anderson Says Farm Price Support Must Be Continued By AA   Farm Reconversion More Complicated Than Industry

Many From Here Are Discharged   Army Separation Centers Announce Lists Of Those Leaving Service

BIG 3 TO QKAY POLISH GOYT   Formal Recegnition Withheld Unt:l Yalta Program Is Fulfilled  

‘House Committee Hits Objectionable Spending Practice:   Accuses Executive Dept. of Ignoring Law On Anti-Deficiency

HOUSE COMMITEEE CHARGES POOR BUDGETS 10 EXECUTIVE AGENCIES   SPENDING ACCUSATIONS VOICED IN RECOMMENDING $2,453,177,125 IN DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS

THE EUROPEAN WAR ~~ LASTED:2,075 DAYS   And the War With Japan Covered a Period of 1,346 Days.

SEIZE CHEMICAL PLANTS   Four Powers Will Dispose of Cog in German War Machine

Democrat-ALP Leader Swamps N. Y. Opponents   LaGuardia’s Choice, Newbold Morris, At Bottom Of Heap

Democrats Win Election in  New York City   Jeffries Wins In Detroit  Over Frankensteen

Demos Win InN. Y.   O’Dwyer Landslide Heralded As Omen Of Party Strength

O'Dwyer Is Winner Tn New York; Party  Wins. Government   Democrat Polls 1,119,22: Votes} Goldstein, 434,030; Morris 399.437

O'DWYER WINS N. Y. ELECTION      Demos Take Over Control Of Municipal Gov’t In Landslide

PACIFIC. ACE JAP VICTIM   SECOND RANKING ARMY AIR ACE SHOT DOWN IN COMBAT OVER PHILIPPINES

Is the War Over or Is It Not?  Japs Attack U.S. Planes Taking Photos Over Tokyo

: Murray Breaks Wit  Administration on Labor Issues   C.J. O. Leader Accuses Government of. a Design to ‘Weaken and Ultimately Destroy Labor Union Organizations’

EDEN AND STETTINIUS  IN FULL AGREEMENT  UPON: ALL: POINTS: * BELIEVED™ T0 HAVE DIS.  ~ CUSSED POLISH PROBLEM;  BEAT APRA METS BF ETE Ae

WAIT ON MOLOTOV   Anthony Eden and Stettinius in Conference in Washington

TOOK CHILD TO GIVE IT CARE   KIDNAPER SAYS MOTHER NEGLECTED BABY

18-POUND BABY BORN   Pennsylvania Couple, Both 38. Have Had 15 Children

TERRACE II UNITS ARE HOUSING SOLDIERS   insufficient Room for Men and Families at Fort Dix   SO THEY LIVE HERE

Larger Individual Tax Cuts Sought   CIO Attacks Reductions Given to Big Business

INO CUT AWAY FROM EMPIRE   United States Flag Raised  Formally at SoSuth End. DE Island. ‘

MARINES RAISE FLAG OVER IWC   ‘Kill Over 20,000 Nips on Isle; Fight Continues   PACIFIC FRONT

Flag Officially Raised over Iwo; Luzon Rail, Shipping Lines Open

U.S. Flag Now Is Raised Over Hard-Won Iwo   Marines Continue to Mop Up Remnants of Japs to Add to More Than 20000 Dead Enem

MARINES RAISE FLAG OVER IWO   U, S. FORMALLY TAKES OVER, BUT FIGHTING — CONTINUES IN NORTH.

“American Flag Officially Raised On Bloody Iwo   But 25-Day-Old  Fight Continues as Marines Face Task “OF Killing All Jans

lwo Jima Is Cut From Nip Empire   Stars and Stripes Flying Over Blood Stained Jap Island Today.

Mars, Stripes Formally Raised Over Iwo Jima  But Fight For Tiny Islend Continues

The Stars and Stripes Wave Above a Jap Bunker On Iwo; 25 Days of Bloody Battle’

Iwo’s Capture Proclaimed By U.S. Marine:   Ui. 3. Flag Catehes Brecze Over Bioody Island: 20,600 Japs Kilieds: Yank “asualites Heavy

Yanks Conquer Iwo And Seize Two More Philippine Islands   Osaka Arsenal, one of Japan’s Largest, Is Blown Up by Superforts—Fliers Tellof Feeling Violence of Blast Far Above—Japs Begin Propaganda About Formosa’s Impregnability

20,000 JAPS DIED ON IWO   Marines Raise U.S. Flag’  Over Little Island 

Stars And Stripes Fly Now Over lwo   Signals Jap Possession Over, Though Some Mopping Up Remains

Marines Raise Flag Over Iwo Jima Signalling End Of Island’s Rule by Japs

Flag Raised  On Iwo Jima   Island: ‘Is Cut. Off:  From Japs’ Empire:

Flag Official . On Iwo Jima: Marines Mop Up   Blood-Drenched Cinder Scene of Solemn Ceremony

Grim Fight For Iwo Continues   Marines Resigned To Killing Last Enemy On War-Torn Island

Stars And Stripes Over lwo Jima  Blood-Stained Island Under U. S$ Rule But Bitter Fight Continues

Stars and Stripes Officially Raised Over Iwo by Navy   20,000 Japs Killed on Island; Manila Railroad is Opened

WON'T SAY  WHO'LL BE INVOLVED   ‘Wishful Thinkers Believe Wars Finished’

GOES TO HOUSE OF LORDS    Nationalization of Bank of England Approved by Commons

PLAN OFFERED BY ROOSEVELT ‘WON AT YALTA   Veto Power Retained Without Voice in Discussion; Poland Not Invited to San Francisco.

‘Big-5’ Voting Compromised   Veto Action Given On Peace Proposals

Yalta Agreement on Voting Power In 1. S$. O. Would Permit Any One Of “Big Five” to Veto Use of Force

BIG FIVE MUST ALL AGREE ON USE OF FORCE   france to Attend, But Not as Sponsor;  Poland Out

VETO POWER TO BE HELD BY BiG FIVE   Agreement at Yalta Conference Is Compromise of Opposite Views.

Fach of Big Five Cu Security Board  Given Veto Power   Compromise on Veting in International Group Approved At Yalta

Additional Yalta Provision Plans Are Announced   Any of “Big Five” Members Could Reject  Action To Enforce Peace

Plan Represents Compromise to Oaks Action   BarsDisputingNations From Participating in Deliberations

Yalta Paet Gives Veto Power To 5   Anv One Of Group Could Block Direct Action To Enforce Peace

Big Dose of Air Warfare For Japan   Plans Made for Hurling Many Bombers at Japs— Strike Again Today

2,000 Supertorts, May Be Used In’: Air War On Jz *   Part of Famed Eighth Air Force To Stay In Europe, Says Doolittle

DOOLITTLE TELLS JAP RAID PLANS   ENVISAGES 2000 B-29S HITTING HOMELAND

Plans for 2,000 Plane B-29 Raids Over Japan Revealed by Doolittle

8th Air Force to Go East   Bombing of Nips To Surpass That Handed to Germany

SANDRIDGE CHURCH TO MARK 95TH YEAR AT SPECIAL RITES   Methodist Leaders Will Speak at Program on July 28, 29

STEVENSON IS SPEAKER FOR OCCASION   Tribute Paid To Early Texans

Laredo Constable Slain By Gunmen   Young Suspects Captured Later

Jewish Strike Called In Palestine; British Raid Village, Arrest 21 Persons

NEW REPORT ~~ ON-HIMMLER   GERMAN OFFICER SAYS GESTAPO CHIEF IS DIRECTING “WESTERN FRONT ACTION §

DISPUTE OVER NAVY REPORT _. BEING AIREL   MARSHALL TO TESTIFY RE‘GARDING CONFLICTING STORIES AS TO INTERCEPTED JAP MESSAGE

"TOP SECRETS” PLACED BEFORE GEN. MARSHALL   Probers Seek Facts Behind Delay'In Sending Warhing To Pearl Harbor

Many Japs Giving Up: Scores Quit Caves To Surrender To American Forces on Okinawa

OKINAWA JAPS SURRENDERING   Scores Give Themselves Up To Yanks As Patrols Continue Mopup

NIPPONESE GIVE UP ON OKINAWA   Many Come From Hiding And Surrender To Yank Patrols

quidation of aps in Cagayan Valley Imminent   More Japs Give Up In Okinawa Mojpo-l

HESSREMEMBERS (CRIMINAL TRIAL WILL BE PUSHED   Tribunal Plans Jontinuation Of Tal Kar Navi

HESS TRIAL TO CONTINUE DESPIlt DEFENSE PLANS:   High Command Approved Hitler Plan to Murder . Ryesian Prisoners

TRIAL OF RUDOLF HESS IS TO BE CONTINUED   Admits Feigning Amnesia Attack “For Tactical Reasons”   INTRIGUE DISCLOSURE

Toothache Cure Proves Fatal Tc High School Boy   Carl G. Frisbe, 17, Dies Victim Of Chloroform ’ Accident

B. H. STUDENT FOUND DEAS   Chloroform Overdose Fatal  To Carl Frisbie, High  School Junior

ALL FORCES TO LAY DOWN ARMS SEPT, 2   Fleet Moves Into Bay Below Tokyo A Day Be  fore Planned

Japanese Come  Aboard Vessel To Get Orders   Correspondent Broadcasts Vast Armada Steaming Into Sagami Bay After Rendezvous With Jap Emissaries to Discuss Surrender

] apanese Emissaries Board Missouri for Instructions About Yokosuka Welcome   1,000 Carrier Planes Drop Food, Medicine For Allied Prisoners: U. S. Troops Will Occupy Kyushu and Take Over Southern Half of Korea, MacArthur Tells Japanese

Jap Emissaries ‘Told How to  Greet Marines   Cover of 1,000 Carrier Planes Provides Protection for Great Array of Allied Sea Power

‘Missouri’ Heads U.S. Sea Parade   Jap Emissaries Get Instructions For Allied Landing:

Jap Emissaries Are Given Instructions after Being Transferred to Flagship   1,000 Carrier Planes Drop Food and Medicine for Allied Prisoners; MacArthur, Ready To Land Thursday in First Wave of Occupation Army, Announces that U. S. Troops Will Occupy Southern Korea

Bay Entered Day Ahead of  Occupation   MacArthur’s Force: To Land Thursday Alter 2-Day Delay

Polk Listed in Expansion Plan   Broad 10-Year Program For Institutions  Submitted to Solons

Allied Planes Again Over Reich Tuesday Night  Sorties During Day, Lose 23 Shins

Stag ee Set In Nanking o For Jap Surt rende)   Formal Capitulation of One Million Nip Troops In China Scheduled Toworraw

Japs In China  Sien Surrender   Rush Plans For Formal  Ceremony Of Million Troops At Nanking.

Surrender’s  Plans Ready   Japanese Will Quit Warfare Over China

Howling Gales, Floods Hit Pacific Coast:   British Columbia and Washingten Rivers Overflow Banks

Vinegar Joe Gets Command  Of 10th Army   Filipino Guerrillas Capture Capital of Cagavan Province: Japs Fear Invasion

Luzon Island Foe Continues Wild Retreat   Brunei Bay Area Secured Ry Awesies—Stilwell

New Budget May Total Fifty Billion   Forecast Points To Continued Deficit Financing

Budget Of 50 Billions For 1947 Is Predicted   Continued Deficit Financing Seen With Receipts Of Only 30 Billions

Federal Budget for 1947 Will Be High  80 Billions Will Be - Needed, High _ Officials Declare

een For U.S. In’47 Despite arge Cut In War Expenses  Sen Budget Of 50 Billions S L

C10 Organizing For New Elections   Local, Congressional Campaigns Planned

TO STARTS PLANS. FOR 1945 ACTIVITY      Political Action Committee to Continue Program

Primary Election In State June 19   Change In Date Is Made To Facilitate Military Balloting By Legislative Committee

Mr. Roosevelt   FDR Often Called Master Pol itician, And Not Without Reason.

ROOSEVELT THE MAN——  FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, THE MASTER POLITICIAN COULD MIX A JOKE WITH CAMPAICN TRIP 

News Behind The News  Raavrie? Wet*inre Newspaper   WASHINGTON By Ray Tucker RAemu . Mindoedness

GEN. DCOLITTLE WILL LEAVE ARMY AIR FORC   200,000 GREET HALSEY AND HIS MEN IN SAN FRANCISCO: LOS ANGELES WELCOME TOMORROV

British Beat Off Attackers   Indian Troops With Tanks Repulse Band Of 1,000 Indonesians

Empire Troops Beal Off Attack by 1,000 Indonesians  - Tension Is Mounting  Throughout Java; _ Dutch Defend Field

BRITISH USING INDIAN TROOPS BATTLE NATIVES   Indonesian Nationalists Fali Back Before Tanks in Batavia Fighting

TENSION THROUGHOUT JAVA MOUNT:      Dutch Forces Repulse Attack On Airfield

Tension Mounts Throughout Java   British Indian Troops Fight 1,000 Indonesians Outtide Batavia

BATTLES AGAIN RAGE IN JAVE      British Beat Off Attacks By 1,000 Indonesian Nationalists

New Tension  Stalks Java _   Indonesians Balked By British Methods

JAVA IS SCENE OF MOUNTING TURMOIL   Indonesians Beaten Off by British Indian Troops at Batavia

British Beat Off Attack by Indonesians   Dutch Forces Throw Back Another Attack At Air Field in Area Of Batavia’s Capital

TENSION MOUNTS AS FIGHTING IN JAVA WARMS UP   Nationalists Gather In Threatening Hordes Around Magelang; Indonesians Fighting Under Organized Leadership Now.

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   CERMANS ANNOUNCE ANOTHER ALLIED ATTACK

JAPS PREDICT RUSSIAN PEACE FOR 12 MONTHS   Observers See Possibility of New Civilian Cabinet Asking for Peace Soon

Japanese Attempt To Delay Russian Move By Emphasizing Date Pact Is Terminated

JAPAN READY FOR ANY MOVE BY RUSSIA.   Claim Country Is' Ready for Any ‘Abrupt Change’

CHINESE AGAIN HOLD LIUCHOW   Site for Former ser Big Ameri ‘can Bomber Base Is Reported Recaptured

LINCHOW IS TAKEN, DISPATCHES STATE   Unconfirmed Reports Say Former Bomber Base Regained

EISENHOWER DUE TO RETURN HOME   Call Of McNarney Believed Tipoff On Move

Fisenhower May Be Named New Chief Of Staff   Expected To Return To U. S. Within Week

Eisenhower Will  Arrive Home Soon   Appointment As Chief of Staff Is Anticipated

MEXICO HAS BAD TRAIN COLLISION   Survivors Say List. of Tead May Reach 200 in Wreek

US. Intelligence System Proposal Meets Oppositior   Possibility of Domestic Gestupo Feared by Senator Johnson

Nazis Believed’ ‘Leaving Italy   Signs Point: lo Genera  es Le eee ere

NAZIS MAY BE PREPARING 10 LEAVE ITALY   Heavy Explosions Behind Lines May Be Demolitions

Germans May Leave Ttaly    Withdrawal Rumors Steadily Increasing

Signs Point To Nazis Leaving Italian Front   Leck of German Attack: and Unexplained E; plosions Behind Lines  Cited as Indications

Nazis May Be Withdrawing From Italy   Little Contact W With Ene. my ‘Lends Credence to” Churchill Theory

“Unlickable’ U.S. Minelayer Survives ‘Attack by 10 Jap Kamikaze Planes

90 Million Face Near. Starvation   Allied Nations Need  9,000,000 Food Tons; Receive Only Million

90,000,000 In. Eur rope » Facing Food Shortage   May: Be “Near. Star vation” This Winter, Agricultural , Reon ithien Expert of. “UNRRA.Deelares :

Experts Says Small Nations Hardest Hit   Domestic Production Not Expected To Meet Needs This Winter

LARGE STEEL MILL CLOSED BY STRIKE   Absence of 96 Workers . Forces Shutdown . of Important Plant

BIG STEEL MILL CLOSED BY STRIKE   WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST PLANT FORCED TO SHUT DOWN BY WALKOUT OF 96,

Steel Industry Victim of Latest Strike Trouble   South Chicago Plant Employing 13,000 on War Jobs Is Closed

GOP SWEEPS STATE VOTE   Republicans Shatter Democratic Hold on Wayne County in Lightest Election

GOP WINNER IN STATE VOTE   Wayne County In Republican Ranks; Voting Extremely Light

Michigan Goes Jo Republican:   ‘Democrats Even Ousted In Wayne County

Reds Reported Already Across  Austrian Line   Moscow Says Tolhukhin Racing ‘To Flank Nazi Defenders Ta lily

Vienna to Italy line is severed   Rampaging reds jab into Austria

FIGHTING REDS CROSS BORDER INTO AUSTRIA   MAIN SUPPLY LINE BETWEEN VIENNA AND ITALY CUT

Russian Forces Reported: Across Austrian Frontier Sweeping Rapidly on Vienni

NIMITZ GIVEN HERO WELCOME   New York Stages Biggest Celebration For Man Who Led Pacific Navy

WELCOME NIMITZ TO NEW YORK   Naval Hero Leads Parade of 4000 From  Airfield 

United Nations To Adopt World Charter Monday   Drafts Will Be Sent to Capitals All Over Globe for Ratification   DELEGATES TO SIGN DOCUMENT TUESDAY   Work Will Be Completed a Few Hours Before President’s Address

Unite’s éAations  Fini “Ambitious Wo di Charter’   Formal Adoption of Pact Scheduled At. San Francisco Monday

World’s Hope For Peace Lies  In New Charter   Completed Document Will Be Adopted Monday

NEW WORLD CHARTER IS COMPLETED   10,000 Word Pact To Be Formally Adopted Monday

United Nations   * Peace Charter   200 Delegates to Sign Document Before Adjournment Tuesday

Fifty United Nations End Giant Task — Charter Will be Adopted Formally by United Nations Conference on Monday,

New World Charter Has “Teeth” But Ability To Use Them Depends On Big Five Nations Maintaining World Harmony

New World Charter Completed at San Francisco; to be Signed at Closing Ceremony Tuesday

Authorize Board Recommendation For Wage Boosts   Ability To Pay Is Limitation On And Not Measure  Of Increase

Oil, GM Boards   Recess Hearings   General Electric Offers 10 Percent Raise.

Government Outlines Plan In Wage Issue   Administration Idea of Pay and Profit Relationship Given

Yanks Take Isle, Clear Ship Lanes   ‘Palawan Under Control Of Marine Invaders

CHIANG, REDS IN AGREEMENT   Approve Reform of Nat'l Gov't, Plan Early  Elections

Moscow Reports On China Meet   Agree to Reform National Government,  Radio Says

Unity Now is Assured By freaty   Agree To Early Elections: Reds To Disband Army

Chinese Unity Is Established   Chiang, Communists Reach Agreement

CHINESE LEADERS REACH AGREEMENT   Moscow Report States ‘Unity in China Has Been Established.’

China’s Reds, Chiang Reach Reform Pact   Communists Agree To Disarm in Deal Par National. Yete

Industry's Proposal. Is Due For Action   Public Findirigs of Facts in Labor. Disputes Sought

Industry Will Offer Plan  Lahbor-Manacemen:   Labor-Managemen: Meet in 4th Week

PRIME MINISTER HOPES TO NAME KEY MEN SOO   Churchill Silent on Upheaval That Ends Administration

3evin May Be Chosen Co Fill Eden’s Shoes  : Charchill Plainly Heavy of Heart  eee Fea teas af T aharite<c

Attlee Gets To Work On New Cabinet  New Premier Wil Go to Potsdam to Parley Saturday

ATTLEE BEGINS SELECTION OF NEW CABINET   Labor Government Will Name Key Men Clearing Way for Return to Parley.

Churchill Easing Reluctantly Out Of Picture As Britain's Warrior-Statesman In Era Of Blood, Toil And Tears    ATTLEE RETURN TO POTSDAM EXPECTED

‘Attlee Rushes Naming New Labor Cabinet   Wants to Return To Potsdam Parley By This Week-End

Attlee Works To Form New Labor Group   Speeds Job To Clear Path For Potsdam Meet; Churchill Moving.

Labor Party Chiefs Meet With Attlee   Prime Minister Seeks To Form Government In Short Order

New Cabinet For Britain Under Way.   Attlee Will Pick Key Men and Then Return to  Pottsdam Conference

CHURCHILL MAY NOT RETURN TO BIG THREE MEET   Attlee Tackles Job of Forming New Labor Cabinet

Attlee Rushes To Form Cabinet And  pe Stalin, Truman   Expect Bevin To Take Eden’s Place At Potsdam Talks

Attlee Will Rélurn. =." To Potsdam Saturday For Big Three Parley

on Cabines   Speeds Selections to Permit Early Return to Potsdam

ATTLEE WORKS TO FORM NEN paITICH POUT   Hopes to Name Cabinet, Make Early Return to Big  Three Meet.

Attlee Is Busy Forming Cabinet; Churchill May Not Return to Potsdam

Attlee Expected To Name Key Men In Cabinet Today   New Prime Minister Clear ing Way for Return to  Potsdam Tomorrow   BEVIN PROBABLY WILL SUCCEED EDEN   Churchill Is Reported Planning to Retire to Write His Memoirs

IS FORMING NEW CABINET   ls Expected to Return to Potsdam Parley Tomormrow

Home Issues Given Study by Governors   Hear Suggestions Small Business and Farmers Have Chance

Asks Break  For Farmer      Tired of “Handouts” Says Gov. Sparks in Meeting of Governors

Governors Heat Plans to Help Small Business   Carville Urges Stock Piling of Raw Materials

Governors — Get Plea for Small Firms   Even Break for Farmers Also “Urged. at Parley

MANY [aoe ARE DISCUSSED      Governors Offer Proposals For Smail Business, Farmers.

Governors Would Give Head Start On Reconversion To Small Business

GOVERNORS ARE TOLD OF SMALL BUSINESS PLEA   Ask Head Start In Reconversion, Even Break  With Industry

Small Business Asks Head Start  In Reconversion   Governors Hear Farmers’ Plea

CHAMPION LITTLE BUSINESS NEEDS   Governors Discuss Farm Program, Adequate Airport System at Conference

Covernors Hear Business Plans   Business Asks Head Start. Farmers Even Break With Industry

bat Governors Hear Proposals On  ‘Small Business   Head Start in Reeonyersion Policy Seen As Necessary to Insure Survival

Small nall Firms’  Aid Favored   Governors Continue Michigan Gathering

Asks Break for Ag, Business Re- Conversion   Governors Seek Head Start for Farmers and Small Businessmen

Little Business And Farmers Request An Even Bree With Industry; Want No Handouts   Nation's Governors Hear Proposals That They Be Given Start In Reconversion

Reconversion Edge Urged For  Small Business   Governors Also Hear A Plea For Improved Aic  For Farmers.

URGE AID FOR OMALL HOP AND FARMERS   Should Be Given Advantages in Reconversion Plan, Governors Told.

E HANDOUTS OPPOSEI   Seeking An Even Break for Small Business and Farmers

W orld Asn t Dying: But Ts Mighty Siek   Hasn't Yet Reached ~ Crisis of Epochal Mness Brought About  + By: War; Only When  “Peak Is Reached Can . End Be Forescen 

World Situation To Be Worse Before It’s Better, But Sick Man Often Survives His Crisis

 Mackensie’s Column  (World May Be Facing N New Wat, But It Is By No Means Inevitable

FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST IN ANOTHER BRUSH WITH PESSIMIST WHO SEES ANOTHER WAR COMING

Things Are Going To Be Lot Worse In The World Before They Get Better

TWO KILLED AS ICE, SLEET AND FOG HIT STATE   Snow Also Invades Soonerland To Increase Traffic Hoezard—27 Injured

YANKS ON LUZON READY ASSAULT AS DRIVES ROLL IN BURMA, ON IWO   Hand-To-Hand Battles Mark Island Fighting

Japs Giving  Up Sea Base   Ominato. Surrenders To Pletcher Forces

OminatoBase In Japan Is  Surrendered   Ceremonies Take Place on U.S.S. Panamint, Ninth Fleet Flagship; Naval Area Would Be ‘Easv’

Shanghai Pounded In Huge Air Blow   Seven Japanese Planes Shot Down over Kyushu

Japanese Supply Base On Northern Luzon Falls To U.S. Forces In Final Drive

AMERICANS GAIN IN PHILIPPINES   Infantrymen Drive Ahead Toward Japs’ Last-Stand Area; Capture Bayombong.

YANKS GLOSE IN ON LAST-STAND JAPS ON LUZON   Bombers Dumped 225 Tons Bombs  On Borneo Japs

JAP SUPPLY BASE ON LUZON SEIZED   ee CAF TURE re FIND © x STRONG DEFENSE.

U. 5. INFANTRYMEN CAPTURE BAYOMBONG ON NORTHERN LUZON   ON OTHER PHILIPPINES FRONTS AMERICANS CON. TINUE TO ADVANCE

NORTH LUZON CITY GAPTUREL   Bayombong Is Prewar City Which Japanese Turned Into Supply Base.   NO STRONG DEFENSES

Troops Advance In Philippines  Jap Supply Base Reported Captured

Yanks Take City On North Luzon   Infantry Drives To Jap Supply Base— Enemy Defense Weak

J..5. Infantrymen Capture Bayombomb On Northern Luzon   Two Fiamethrowing Tanks, First Used By Japs, Destroyed

U.S, PLANES HIT 20 JAPS’ SHIPS   Powerful Naval Blasting Backs American Units on Okinawa —

68 Vessels, 22/7 Planes  Destroyed   1,035 Enemy Surface Craft and 1,278 Aircraft Knocked Out by U.S. Fleet Units in 21 Days

HALSEY TOTAL IN 3 WEEKS IS 1.035 VESSELS   1,278 Enemy Aircraft Also Blasted By  Carrier Flyers

Revised Assessment of Destruction Shows Vast Allied Flee! Credifed for Total . Of 1,035 Shins, 1,278 Airplanes in 21 Days

66 More Surface Craft, 22/ Planes — Smashed In Monday's Fleet Attacks

Ray Shields Weds Olive Albrecht  Bride Is Former  LeMars Girl ©:

President For Continuation  (Of Army Draft   Recommends Selective Serv ice Be Continued Inductees Serving Two Years

RAINS OVER KANSAS   Precipitation Generally Light, No Floods Expected

EASY FOR G. 1. JOE TO COUNT HIS POINTS   If He Has Hequired Number He Can Go Home Unless His Skill Prevents Renlacement.

WwwEE wy Wit  If New Bontb Shortens War Nine Days Will Have Saved Its Original Cost

Japs Balk At Obeying Trust Edict   Veterans Back Emperor System; Tokyo Swept By Wave of Crime.

Japs Balk at Breaking Up Trusts; Orders to Kill Captives Unveiled   CAPTURED ORDERS CALL FOR KILLING PRISONERS

JAPANESE BALK Al MARTHUR ORDER TOBREAK INDUSTRY   MacArthur Demands That Industrial Monopolies Be Broken Up   CABINET MEETS WITHOUT DECISION   Issue Concerns Foundation of Japanese Industrial System

D000 JAP VETS DEMAND JOBS, {DEFEND EMPEROR   Riot In Tokyo; Cabinet Balks At Smashine Monopolie

JAPS BALK AT PLAN TO BREAK UP MONOPOLIES      Seek More Time, Believe Imme diate Action Not Ract

Don’t Want To Abolish Monopolies   Say Issue Strikes at Basis of Japanese System of  Industries

DEMAND MADE BY MARTHUR [S DISCUSSED   Issue Will Have FarReaching Effects on People, Tokyo View.

CABINET BALKS AT BREAK-UP OF JAP INDUSTRY   MacArthur Insists That All Monopolies Be Scrapped

JAP CABINET HESITATES ON DEMAND      Balks at Request To Break Up = Industrial Monopolies

PREMIER SAYS ZAIBATSU NOT PEACE THREAT   Stalls on M’ Arthur Order

Balk Af General MacArthur's Bar On Monopolies  Cabinet Defe oe, Industrial Familie

RESIST ORDER TO BREAK UP WN ONOPOLIE   Whole Industrial Sys tem Involved, Say Jap Executives   By RALPH TEATSWORTH United Press Staff Correspanden (By United Press Leased Wire)

JAPANESE BALK OVER BREAKING UP MONOPOLIES   Officials Doubt Dissolution 0:  Family Trusts Will Bene fit Nation

Japanese Cabinet Balks At Demand On Monopolies   Group Reluctant Against Breaking Up Units Immediately

NIPPON INDUSTRIALISTS RELUCTANT 10 BREAK UP BIG FAMILY MONOPOLIES

Jap Cabinet Balks At Order to Break Trade Monopolie:   Government Reluctant to Act Immediately on MacArthur’s Demand   TRUSTS HELP JAPAN, YOSHIDA MAINTAINS   But Foreign Minister Admits Nation’s. Censtitution Needs Revision

First Opposition Is Offered To MacArthur  Reorganization Plan   Spokesmen Contend Family Industrial Monopolies, Built In Peacetime, Are Backbone Of Empire’s System Of Livelihood.

Monopolies Called Vital  To Industry   Cabinet Discusses MacArthur's Demane But Fails To Act

Japs Delay Move to End Monopolies   Cabinet Doubts Action Will Bring Benefit To Nipponese

MONOPOLIES CAUSE TROUBLE   Officials Fail to Read Decision in Carrying Out One of General Douglas MacArthur's Demands.

Japs Balk At Breaking  Monopolies   “abinet Discusses Demanding Time, But Fails To Reach Decision

Romania Quiet But Tense After Serious Rioting  Soviet-Sponsored Government Blames **Anarchical”’ Trend

BRITISH SECOND ARMY NOW IN SUBURBS OF HAMBURG, GERMANY'S LARGEST PORT

ew Food Agency  Sets Up \   Byrnes Establishes Super-Allocation Board To Supervise Supply Problem.

Land, Sea, Air Forces On Japan; Occupation Is ‘‘Going Splendidly”’

Marines And Sailors  Swarm Qut Of Skies   American Flag Now Flying Over Yokosuka Naval Base; Occupation Smooth   Use Jap Trucks

Yanks Are Moving In Without Bloodshed As MacArthur Becomes Military Ruler

‘Invasion Going Splendidly’— Allied Leader   Paratroopers, Seaborne Marines. Sailors Swarm Out Of Skies. In From Sea.   ‘WITHOUT BLOODSHED’

MACARTHUR AND ALIIED FORCES LAND IN JAPAN   Paratroopers and Seaborne Marines and Sailors Swarm Over Islands

American Sailors, Marines and Soldiers Cheer General MacArthur os He Lands in Triumph on Sacred Soil

MacArthur Landing in Japan as Military Ruler Reports Occupation Going: Splendidly   American Flag Hoisted Over Yokosuka Air Base as Units Start Evacuation of Prisoners of War From Black Hell Hole

No Bloodshed As Our Troops Pour in Japan   Occupation Orderly; Allies Evacuate Prisoners From ‘Black Hell Holes’

Landings From Air and Sea in Steady Stream   Philippines Veterans in First Forces; Ships Evacuate Prisoners.

First Alien  Armed Force Taking Over Sareea Area   U.S. Flaz Unfurled Over Oceupied Area

General MacArthu:  Arrives in Japan   11th Airborne Division, Nichols Field Victors, Fourth Marines First Occupation Units to Land

YOKOWAMA {3 WELL OCCUPIED   Paratroopers, Marines, Sailors Swarm in An Unbroken Line.   N ORDERLY FASHION

STARTS ARMY CONTROL OVER SACRED ISLES   Occupation Started in Orderly Manner Says Military Ruler

Nippon’s Armed Ruler Readied  For Surrender   Sets Up Headquarters Amidst First Alien Military Forces Ever to Occupy Japan —   Occupation Going  Along Bloodlessly   Supreme Conmmander Says Enemy Appears to Be Aciing In Good Faith; Old Glory Hoisted

America’s Military Ruler Sets Up Headquarters in Yokohama—No Incidents Reported.   REPORT OCCUPATION “GOING SPLENDIDLY”

PORT OF TOKYO HEADQUARTERS SITE FOR ALLIES   MacArthur Announces Japan Occupation “Going Splendidly’”

Establishes Headquarters In Yokohama   Mass Occupation Of Japan Under Way; Atsuaqi Airfield, Yokosuka Base Taken

Yokohama His Headquarters   Military Ruler Lands With Paratroopers, Seaborne Marines

MacArthur Sets Up Headquarters Inside Yokohama  Occupation Really Under Way; All Is Said Moving Well

General Reports Japs Acting In Good Faith   Occupation “Going Splendidly” And Yanks Moving In By Air And Sea In Unbroken Stream; Headquarters At Yokohama.

TEMPERATURES:   Troops Ready For Any Signs Of Hostility But None Appear. ::*

MacArthur Arrives in Yokohame   Sets Up Headquarters Reports Occupation ‘Going Splendidly.’

MacArthur Sets Up His Headquarters   General Now Established In Yokohama

General MacArthur Takes Over Rule of Japanese Islands   Airborne Troops, Sea Forces Swarm Into Sacred Isles

4thMarineRegiment That Defended Corregidor Among First to Land on Jap Soil; Evacua tion of Prisoners Begins.

Establishes HQ At Yokohama; No Bloodshed   Unbroken Stream of U, S. Troops Péur Into ‘Sacred Isles’

American Flag Waves On Yokosuka Base; Removal Of Prisoners Begins.

AMERICAN FLAG RAISED OVER YOKOSUKA   MacArthur Sets Up Headquarters In Yokohama   Yanks Swarm Into Nippon: Start Evacuation Of Allied Prisoners

Japs React Calmty; . No Opposition Found   Atsugi Airfield and Sea Forts of Vakahama. Yokosuka Surrender

Yanks Swarm Out of Skies and From Sea   Take Over Atsugi Airfield, Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokohama, Start Evacuating Prisoners; Troops In Full Battle Dress

Allied Warships Have Fired Huge Volume of Shells   In Seven Months Have Used Vast Total in Support Of Military Operations

GUARD, 16 NAZI POW'S KILLED   Truck Carrying Work De tail Hit By Train Near Blissfield

17 OVE IN TRAIN, TAUCK COLLISION      16 German Prisoners o War, One American Soldier Are Victims.

16 NAZI POW’S, YANK LOSE LIVES IN CRASH   Train-Truck Wreck Claims Prisoners In Michigan

16 NAZI POW'S, YANK KILLED IN CROSSING CRASH   [wo Other Prisoners in Serious Condition; Funeral Rites Saturday

Seventeen Killed When Truck Hit   Sixteen Are German PW’s; Train Crushes Truck

Private Who Detected Enemy Planes Flying Toward Pearl ‘Harbor Calls Probe "Asinine"

Detector of Jap Approach To Pearl Harbor Thinks Investigation Is Harmful

Patterson Says He Knew Nothin Of Destruction   Claims A Subordinate Gave Order To Destroy Cycloteens

Cyclotron Destruction Is Result of Order Sent to MacArthur by Washington

Their Trail Could. Possibly Lead To Invasior, Of  T aenh   JAPS CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN HUGE AMERICAN INVASION ARMADA   They Say It Is Cruising off ‘The Luzén Coast Near Manila _f

Sink Two U-Boats, Down Three Planes To Protect Convoy   Search For Bodies After V-Bomb Strikes

Truck Drivers in Chicago Return to Work; ODT is Boss   Truman Orders Federal Agency to Take Over Lines’ Operation

Truek Strikers Back To Work   Federal Government Acts As Independent Truck Drivers’ Boss,

Truck Drivers Call Off Strike  Action Taken After Seizure by ODT

TRUCKERS GO BACK TO WORK   Strike In Chicago Called Off After Government Intervention

ARMY TO SELL 252 WARPLANTS   Private Industry Offered Factories Which Cost $1,500,000,000

LISTS PLANTS FOR DISPOSAL   Government Names Geneva, Titusville Concerns  And 250 Others

Unclassified Firms Must Cut Staffs   10 Per Cent of Personnel of Non-Essential Concerns Must Be Released for War Tobs.

WERE UNITED  IN MARRIAGE AY CHAPE!         Miss Helen L. Hosmer I: Bride of Ernest A. Swan.  Of Waltham

Tighter Belts  For American:  Are Indicated   Taylor Says Basic Supplies To Be Scarcer

Necessities Of  Lite To Become  Scarcer - Taylor Need Supplies   Need Supplies To Fight Japs

BRING 16,845 TROOPS   Two of Nine Ships From Europe Reach New York

HEARINGS ON ~ RELIEF FUNE   COMMITTEE STARTS CONSIDERATION OF BIG CONTRIBU“TION FOR WAR STRICKEN COUNTRIES

Army Plans To Cut Size Of Garrisons   Air Transport . Will Be Used for Quick Rein forcement

Prompt Tax Cut Sought by Solon   Repeal of $5 Auto Use Stamp Levy Called for

DALADIER SAYS PETAIN MAPPED FRANCE'S FALL   Former Premier Voices Scorching Denunciation Of Entire Vichy Regime

Daladier Charges Petain Intended To Destroy France; Aged Marshal Silent.

AGED MARSKA\ IS ATTACKED BY DALADIER   Vichy Responsible France's Defeat

JAP SHOOTS DOWN BARREL OF YANK’S GUN IN FIGHT ON PHILIPPINE ISLAND

‘Yanks Uncover ‘Murder Factory’ ‘Where Thousands Are Killed   Soviets Accuse Nazis of Brutal Slaying Campaign

Nazis Charged With Slaughter of 577,000 Persons in Latvian Camps

Slaughter of 577,000 Men, Women And Children in Latvia by Nazis Charged

Slaughter In Latvia   Moscow Charges Nazis With Killing 57,000 Men Women and Children  In Cencentratign Camp

K KK K— UO Russians Describe Latvian Slaughter   x wk ke kw Murder Factory Found at Asylum

TEMPERATURES:   Moscow Broadcast Tells Of Fiendish Acts By German Overlords

FRENCH STAR DEPENDS ON U.S. SAYS DE GAULLI   Rise to Former Position As World Power Up to Aid From U. S.. Leader Tells Chicago Audience,

Russian Troops  Batter into Five Suburbs of City  Nazis Blow Up Dams in Effort To Stop Soviets   FLASH!

Jih Army Troops Reach Elbe River, Near Magdeburg   FLASH!   9-40 P.M. Bulletin

HORTHY IN U.S. 7TH ARMY HANDS   2 NAZI FIELD MARSHALS CAPTURED WITH REGENT

Adm. Korthy, Two Marshals Are Captured   ‘Former Hungarian Premier Swept Up - By. Third Army

Doom for Japan’s Great Industrial Cities Ts Being Delivered By Superfort Airmen

Fiery Death Engulfing Japanese   B-29 Incendiaries Are Burning Awav Ninvon’s Resources

12 AMERICAN OFFICERS LOSE LIVES IN FIRE   Medical Battalion Barracks On Shikoku Leveled In 1@ Min” utes: Survivors Injured

Reveals Germany Had ‘Deadliest Poison Gas’   Developed By Tests On Concentration Camp Inmates, U. S. Official Tells Senators.

Deadliest Poison Gas Developed By Nazi Science   Used Humans for Tests; Reich Denies Standard Oil Gained From Farben Tiause

Nazis Hoped To Save Deadliest Of Poison Gases For Next World War   Senators Told Nazis Tested It On Concentration Camp Inmates; Could Have Penetrated Any Gas Mask In Existence

Germans Found Eisenhower A Great Soldier   His Military Planning Was Skillful; Patton Was Most Feared Commander

German Poison Gag Tested On  W ar Prisoners   Senators Learn Deadliest  Kind Was Developed By Using Ik On Concentration Camp Inmates   Stocks Destroyed. As Reds Approach   At Léast One Terrible Se cret Nazis Hoped to Save For Next War Was - Uncovered

Deadliest Gas In World Developed By Gerihany, Tested On Camp Inmates

NC tesl Gat Gas, Senators Hear   Poison Gas, Unknown To Allied Military Could Have Penetrated Any Gas Mask, He Says

‘Deadliest Poison Gas Tested  By Germans on Human Beings . In Nazi Concentration Camps

DEATH oc Gt] EAPOSED Thin CARTEL PROBE   Farben Developed Poison by Testis Made on Humans in Nazi Campos.

Concentration Camp Inmates Used As Guinea Pigs In Developing Poison Gas

Farben Tested Poison Gas on Camp Inmates   Senators Hear How Germans Developed Deadliest Gas

‘Nazi “Human” ‘Gas Tests Told   Senators Hear Germans ‘De. veloped World's Deadliest Poison.

, Tests Were. Made With Farben Knowledge; Germans. Put’ Oil  Company on Spot

Germany Developed Deadliest Poison Gas   Tested It On Monkeys, Then On Helpless People In Concentration Camps; . G. Out-traded Yanks in Cartels

TEMPERATURES:   Story Is Revealed At Senate Probe Of Industry Cartels

Nazis Tested Deadliest Gas  On. Prisoners   Cartel Prober Also “Says Much Learned From - Standard ©.

DEADLIEST Gly USED BY NAZIS AT AUSCHWITZ   AMG Leader Informs Senate 1. G. Farben Tested Poison Matter on Captives

Col. Bernstein Brings Senate Committee Records Denying Standard Oil Claim That Relations With I. G. Farben Helped U. S.; Cartel Set-Up Revealed.

Germany Developed  Poison Gas   ‘Deadliest in the World’ Senators Are Told by Military  Government Official

Deadliest Gas Reich Secret   Kilgore Gives Report On Cartels Inquiry

Germans Had Deatlliest Poison Gas   Nazis Used Monkeys, Human Beings In Experimentation

Senators Told Nazis Developed Deadliest Poison Gas In World; Tested It In Camps

Nazis Tested Deadliest Gas in Horror Camps   AMG Official Tells Senate Germans Developec ‘Deadliest Poison Gas in World;’ Claims German ‘Denial’ That Cartels Aided U. S.

ABOLISHING OF TIRE RATIONING. ON JANUARY I8ST LEAVES ONLY SUGAR.  ON LIST .

Tire Rationing Ends January    Motorists Warned However That Move Does Not Guarantee Ample Suvvplv

TIRE RATIONING. END NO GUARANTEE OF AMPLE SUPPLY   Price Control to Be Retained; Sugar Is Only Rationed Item

Return of Troops Is Near Half Way   War Department Expects to Be‘on Schedule ‘by’ February:

Vet Return Job Is Half Done   Further Step-Up Expects to Bring All Men in Europe Home By February

War Dept. Expects to Reach Goal   Hopes to Get  Men Coming Home From Europe  By February

Job of Getting Troops Home  Half Way Done   1,519,000 Left in Europe; — 1,108,000 To Return From Pacific

By GENERAL JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT   Army Nears Half-Way Mark in Returning Troops to U. S.   Expects To Make Good on Redeployment Promises Over 2 Million Back in States Already.

Job of Getting Yanks Home Is  Half Way Done   War Department Expects to Return Vets by February; Some Must Stay

TROOP RETURNS NOW APPROACH HALFWAY MARK   All Yanks In Europe, Except Occupation Units, Due Back By February

Job Of Bringing Soldiers Home : Half Completed   European Troops Back By February, Those In Pacific By Next June

Return of Troops at Half Way Mark  Army Expects to Carey Out Schedule

HALF OF YANKS ALREADY HOME   Job of Returning Soldier: From Overseas Posts  Is Speeded

Troop Return  Program Nears  Halfway Mark   Men Home From Europe And The Pacific Now Total 2.011.000.

1,718,000 Yanks Have Returned From Europe; 293,000 Back, Pacific

SCHEDULE FOR RETURN OF MEN EOING ON TIME   All ETO Soldiers’ Due by February: Pacific by June

JOB OF GETTING BOYS HOME NEAR HALF-WAY MARK   “ive Months After V. E. Day, War Depart. ment Still Expects To Make Good Or  Discharge larget It Set For Itself.

Return Of Gis From Overseas  Near Schedule   Barring Unexpected Developments War Department Expects to Make Good Its Set Goal

WORK OF GETTING AMERICAN SOLDIERS HOME NEAR HALF DONE   BARRING UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS GOAL SET WILL BE MET

Job Of Getting American Soldiers Home From Atlantic ‘And Pacific Half Completed   All Soldiers Wilf Be Home. From Europe By February Except Occupaticn Troops

HENRY H. CORENS GIVEN 18 YEARS   Wife Slayer Imprisoned on Second Degree Murder Conviction .

TWO MINERS KILLED IN MINE AT VULCAN   Fall of Iron Ore Causes Fa: falities at Penn Mining Co. Property.

COMMITTEE T0 VOTE ON YOUTH TRAINING PLAN   Expect Close Count on Move to Delay Bill Until Next Year   Ry MAX HALL

Plymouth County \Men With: Clark   Three. Men: In: F ifth  _ Aviny In'Italy

Plymouth County Men With Clark  _ Three Men In Fifth Army In Italy

Stage Being Set For Knockout   Decisive Phase Due Washington Says

Pacifie. War Approaches Final Stage Of Strategy   Important Question Faces Staff Chiefs

Where Neat? Is Pacific Question U.S.May ‘Bleed’ Japan In Lieu of Risky Blow

Next Move in the Pacific, as Philippine and Iwo Campaigns Draw to a Close, May Establish Strategy te Be Used in Knocking Out  ey ny

Pacific War Approaching Decisive Stage with Philippine and lwo Drives Nearing Completion

Jap War In Decisive Stage; All-Out Push For lwo Opens; Luzon Drive In “Final Phase’

Haughty Nazis Stoop to Surrender  One Yank Sergeant Bags 19s General and Staff, and Staff, Another  Gets C Colonel - - To Their Disgrace

Tax Burdens Here To Stay Until Fall of  Reich, Japan   ‘Byrnes Predicts Need For Heavy Taxation Even After. Conflict; Reports to Congress  mm merTeTNato nremnoamreT,

Tax Burden Relief Now Held Impossible   Byrnes Urges Several New Revisions; Sees No Relief Until Victory

Continued Cold Hangs Over Nation   East Gets More Snow As Expected

German Shells Explode in Oslo. Killing Over 58   Ammunition Was Being Loaded Onto Barges; Investigation Begins

38 Lose Lives In Oslo Blast   Nasi Ammunition Explode: Om Waterfram Ares

5 Millions Out of Army in Year; Navy Slower.   Point System Will B Continued

Army, Navy To Discharge 7,500,000   New System Told For Marines and €nilare

3 services disclose discharge plans to be effective at once   Point system to remain unchanged until sure of sood faith of Japanese

Demobilization Of 7,500,000 Slated Within 18 Months   Navy Announces Point System For Discharges; Army Reduces Awe Limit Toe 38

Armed Forces Plan for Demobilization  7,500,000 May Be Released in = Next 12 Months

WILL RELEASE 7,500,000 IN 12-18 MONTH   Age for Discharge Is Cut by Army From 40 to 38 Years

7,090,000 MEN IN ARMED FORCES TOBE DISCHARGED   Army, Navy and Marine Corps Announce Plans to Release That Number in 12 to 18 Months.   FORMULAS ADOPTED FOR DEMOBILIZATION   ' Commanders to Give Prefer ence to Those Who Have Been Longest at Sea or Overseas.

Plans Designed To Release 7,500,000 Men within Next 12 fo 18 Months Are ‘Announced by Army, Navy, Marines

7// Million  To Come Home   Age Limit Cut to 38 With Jap Surrender

Point Plan For Navy Announced   Armed Forces To Release 7,500,000 Within 18 Months

Navy Reveals Discharge  Point Formulas   To Allow Credit For Age, Service  And Dependency

Armed Services Plan to Release  7,500,000 Soon   Army, Navy, Marines Announce Great Discharge Program

Japs Executed Yanks for _ Propaganda Script Change   TWICE ESCAPED.

Yrisoners Are Murdered After Altering Script for Jap Propaganda Broadcast

MRS. M.P.BOGH: TAKEN BY DEATE   Member Well Known Pion: eer Family Died at Home Yesterday

Old Resident Of — County Passes  Mrs. M. P. Bogh Had . Liwed Here 63 Years.

VALLEY MAN FATALLY HURT ON IWO JIMA   Marine Corporal Car! Krayauskas Died Of Wounds Feb. 22

KIGHT MORE MEN FROM COUNTY DIE IN ARMED SERVICE   Families In Many Communities Receive Sad News Of Loved Ones Who Have Made The Supreme Sacrifice.

Dairy Chief Sees Return to Bread, Butter and Meat   Carlson Vision of Trend Away From Sharing Scarcity

Dairyman Sees Turning Point  In Food Crisis   Sound Policy Of  More Production

Allied Planes Blast Reich   Vast Fleet of 7,000 Aircraft Pours Destruction On Enemy From Dawn to Dusk

Germany Ripped by 7,000 Bombers   Reich Pounded From Dawn Until Dusk

7,000 Planes Lash At Reich In Great Blow  2,000 Heavies Tak      2,000 Heavies Take Part; Yankees Carry Out Double-Header Missions Durina Day

Allied Planes Rip Reich from iDawn to Dusk   7,000 Warplanes Unieash One of War's Greatest Coordinated Raids

Allied Bombers Hit German Cities  From Dawn to Dusk  Reeling Nazi Troops Pounded; 7,000 Planes Bomb Reich

2,000 U. §. Planes Soften Reich for War s-End Payoff   Terrific Bombing Seen As Preparing For Final Battles ©

7,000 Warplanes Blast Germainy .   Nine Airfields Bombed, Plauen Tank: Factery, Bremen Refinery Hit

ALLIED AIR FORCES OF SEVEN THOUSAND PLANES BLAST REICH  ONE OF GREATEST CO-

7,000 Plane: Hit Targets In Germany   Air Force Seems Throwing All Power at Reich  For 3rd Day

PLANES IN RELAYS   Allied Forces Rip Germany  _ From Dawn to Dusk in,  . Attacks

7,000 AIRCRAFT IN REICH RAID   German Targets Smashed From Dawn to Dusk—2,000 Bombers Participate

Financiers *And Industry  Are Involved   State Department Refuses To Intercede In Transactions

State Papers Reveal U. S. Loans Helped Hitler Rise   Documents Released By State Department Tell Story Of Dealings In 1930 Leading To Financial Assistance In Rise Of Nazi Germany

House Demos In Close Vote   Barely Win Test on George Bill, Key to Confirmation Of Wallace

ATOMS AND TAXES/TR   President Takes Plane From Washington for Misgouri Trip

Truman Flying To Missouri For Legion Fair   President Takes Off From Washington on 5_Dav. 6-State Trip

RESULTS GIVEN IN SIXTH WAR LOAN DRIVE IN COUNTY   Quota Is Exceeded By Nice Percentage, Thanks From Finance Committee

REDS GETTING SET FOR FINAL BERLIN ASSAULT   Nazis Say Soviets Push Beyond Vienna On Road Toward Berchtesgaden

Russian Forces — Ready To Start Drive On Berlin   “German Report Says Reds _ Prepare For Final AllOut Onslaught On~ ~ Nazi Capital.   DRIVE TO MEET  ~ YANKS NEARING

NAZIS AWAIT BIG. ASSAULT IN THE EAST   RUSSIAN FORCES REPORTED POISED FOR BREAKTHROUGH TO LINK UP WITH YANKB

‘WINTER HITS MIDWEST      Frost Nips Fruit’ Trees and Gardens: Heavy Snow in Some Areas

Lamb Which March Went Out Like Has Proved Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing

haids At Dawn Follow Blasts At Hamamatsu   Heavy Destruction Wrought in Saturday’s Onslaught Against Kure Naval Base—No Allied Vessels Damacoed

1,000 Tons Of Shells Shatter Hamamatsu On South Honshu Island   Darrier Planes Again Blackening Skies Over Enemy Capital As Saturday Results Given

Warships Shell Honshu City  of Hamamatsu   ' More Than 1,000 Tons of Big Shells From American and British Battleships, Cruisers, Destrovers Explode on Nippon

Patterson Named. Secretary —  Of War: Burton To Court   Henry L. Stimson Retires—Ohio Senator Will Suc: ceed Justice Owen D. Roberts, Who Recently Resianed _

Schwellenbach Gets Place As Secy Of Labor   Tom C. Clark Moves Up As Attorney General; C. P. Ander  son, Agriculture.

Senator Burton Is Chosen For Supreme Cour'   Truman Again Shuffles Vital Government Positions

Truman Names Sen. Harold Burton  To Supreme Court   High Bench Selection Is Surprise; Surplus — Property Board Droppec

War Secretary Stimson  Quits; Court Post Filled      Two Assistant War Aides Tendes ‘Resignations; Republican Ohio —

Schwellenbach New Labor Secretary, T.C. Clark Named Attorney General, ‘Rep. Anderson Appointed Farm Chief

Three Cabinet Members Quit Positions   Truman Hints No More Changes Planned at Present

SEN. BURTON, AREPUBLICAN, 1S APPOINTED   Stimson Resigns as Sec= retary of War and Robext P. Patterson Is Named His Successor.   CABINET SELECTION TRUMAN’S SEVENTH   Only Three of Roosevelt’s Appointees Now Remain, Ickes, Forrestal and Wallace.

Patterson Takes Over Cabinet Job   President Names Senator Burton To Supreme Court Pos

Schwellenbach, Anderson, Clark Named by Truman To 3 Cabinet Vacancies

Harold H. Burton Nominated for Supreme Court   Roberts’ Successor; Patterson Is New War Secretary

Stimson Resigns As War Secretary; Sen. Burton Named To Supreme Court   Patterson Succeeds Boss As Head Of War Department; Also Names One-Man Surplus Supply Board

Atom Bomb Defense Already Prefected, Navy Officers Say   Missile Can Be Exploded Far Short of Objective

SEE ABILITY 10 SET OFF BOMBS FROM DISTANCE   House Navy Committee Report Issued as Wallace Appears to Testify

Defense Against ‘Atomic Bomb Is Reported Found   Bombs Could. Be Destroy: cd At Sea; — Wallace Warns, Atomic Bomt  °° Js Not -D. efen ns ive ~ Weapon.

House Committee Reports Counter Measure to Atom   Naval Officers Do Not Explain New Development

Explodes Bombs At Distance   Congress Seeks Custody of Atom Bomb Secrets

ATOMIC BOMB  COUNTERATTACK FOUND BY U. 5.   Only Explanation,  Bombs Exploded Far Short of Objective

Atomie Bomb Defense Plan Is Developed   MeansNotExplainedBeyond Fact They Can Be Exploded Short Of Objective

HOUSE COMMITTEE TOLD OF EFFECTIVE DEFENSE FOR BOMB  SECRETARY WALLACE DIS   CUSSES ATOMIC BOMB BE LORE CONATE COMMITTEI

Indicates Effective Counter Measure to Bombs Has Been Developed.   MAY DETONATE WEAPONS

HOUSE COMMITTEE TOLD OF EFFECTIVE DEFENSE FOR BOMB  *" SECRETARY  WhLLACE DI CUSSES ATOMIC BOMB BE

Atomic Bomb Defense Told  To Committee   Jan Be Detonated at Great Distances by Radio, House Learns

Counter Measure  To Bombs   Committee Reports Atomic Bombs May Be Exploded Far Short of Objectives

Reveal Way To Combat Atom Bomb   Navy Officials Say Explosive May Be Detonated at Great Distances by Radio

A Navy Report Points To An Effective Counter Measure Against A. Bomb

SLAYER GIVES UP TO EATON SHERIFF   He’s One of Two Who Stabbed Bartender To Death

Gen. MacArthur Meats Wainright In Tokyo Headquarters   Harvard Jap Says His Country Ready Ta “Kiss and Make Up”

40,000 Troops Are Estimated To Have Landed   Gen. MacArthur Greets Wainwright Who Will Witness Surrender

Venezuela to observe  commitment:  No statement on Franco relations

German General  Shot To Death   Dies Before Firing Squad For Ordering 15 Yank Soldiers Executed

SABOTAGE CHARGED   Nazi General Is Executed  Commander Who Had U.S. Fliers Killed

OUPREME SCIENCE COUNCIL FAVOREL      Group Would Guide Natior Through a Challenging Future.

Employers Who Pay More Wages May Get Relief   Government Ruling Says Manufacturers  May Ask Price Hikes

Price Increases Aller Pay Boosts Given US, Okay   Action May Settle Wage Disputes Such as GM_ . Stoppuces~

Price Hike as High as 33 Per Cent Permitted   Government's Action Seen as Move Toward Easing Labor Strife

Industry May Seek Increases In Prices To Offset Boosts In Wages Up to 33 Pereent

Way Paved For Pay Increases      Wages of 33 Percent Above January to be . Approved

Pay Increases Up to 33  Per Cent above Levels of 1941 Will Be Used as Application Basis

Government Opens Wav For Price Hikes   Increases To Offset Wage Raises Up To 33 Per Cent Can Be Sought

U. §. PROPOSES HIGHER PRICES T0 MEET PAY BOOSTS   Firms Authorized to Apply if They Are Paying Workers 33 Pct. More Than January, 1941 Levels.   RULING MAY AFFECT LABOR CONTROVERSIES   Order, Issued by Stabilization Director Collet, Based on New Living Cost Estimate,

MRS. §. MCROSSEN STRICKEN TUESDAY   Had Resided in Ironwood Since 1886, Funeral Plane Incomplete.

Japan Surrenders, American Forces Cease The Offensive, MacArthur Supreme Chief

Hirohito Announces To Japan Four Hours After Surrender   FIRST ADDRESS BY JAPANESE EMPEROR   Japan, He Continued Declared War Only for __ Self Preservation

Capital Marks  [End of Warfare With Axis Nations   Formal Proclamation of V-J Day Awaits Signing of Terms

Hirohito Makes Broadcast  As President Truman Tells United States About Victory

CEASE FIRING ORDER ISSUED 10 AMERICANS   hive Jap Planes Shot Down in Post-War Attack on Fleet

American Forces Ordered To Cease «Offensive Action Tuesday Night ‘Following Surrender Announcement

Temperatures   Nip Cabinet Quits: War Minister.  Commits Suicide

End Of War Announced.  By Truman   FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE AT 6:00 LAST NIGHT, SETTING NATION OFF ON ~ WILD CELEBRATION

City Firemen Fight Flames, Deadly Fumes   B. H. Manufacturing Co. Building Gutted; Coal Yard Menaced

BIG. BUILDING NB. H BURNS   Dense Smoke Fed By Microfilm Handicaps Fire Fighters

—TAXES — Present Bill Only A Start   George Visions Program Halving Income Levies

MOP-UP STAGE OF BATTLE FOR IWO   Crushing The Last Organized Japanese Resistance

Marines Squeeze  Iwo Trap Tighter   23-Day Battle For Tiny Isle Nears Mopur — Stage; Army Planes Bomb Kurile Bases

MOPPING UP IN WO CAMPAIGN   LESS THAN 1,000 JAPS REMAIN ON ISLAND

23-Day Battle For Iwo Nears Mop-Up Stage   Last Organized Jap Resistance Crushed . Into Narrow Pocket

23-DAY BATTLE ON IWO NEARS END; LESS THAN 1,000 JAPS LEFT   Mopup Is All  That Remains

Resignation Of Stimson Suggested By Rankin   Secretary of War And 2 Chief Aides Foster Communists  In Army. He Says

RANKIN SUGGESTS STIMSON RESIGN   SAYS ARMY HAS COMMISSIONED COMMUNISTS—REMARKS CALLED DISPLORABLE,

Interesting News, Mostly About Iowa   Set Trap In Basement For Rat: Caught A Skunk

CHINESE LAUD TRUMAN POLICY   COALITION POSSIBLE, SAYS INFORMATION MAN

Statement On China Not Held As Warning’   Government Ready To Cooperate With Communist Regime

Arrival Of Marshall _ Is Awaited   ‘Chungking Scene Of  ’ Peace Conference.

Chiang May Go Into Coalition  Is Opposed to Any Independent Armies Or Territories

OFFICIAL CHINESE QUARTERS PLEASED WITH TRUMAN TALK   POLITE SKEPTICISM SHOWN, HOWEVER, BY COMMUNIST LEADERS

A Chance For Peace In China   Hope for Coalition Government; Chinese Reds Politely Skeptical Over Truman Message

OFFICIAL CHINESE (WARTERS PLEASED WITH TRUMAN TALK  ' POLITE SKEPTICISM   POLITE SKEPTICISM SHOWN, HOWEVER, BY COMMUNIST LEADERS

Chiang May Go Into Coalition. Is. Opposed to. Any  Independent ‘Arinies Or Territeries ;

Some Terms Would Be OK With Chinese   Information Minister Says No Independent Armies  Would Be ORK,    DECLARATION OK’ D

LOOK TO MARSHALL   Both Factions in China Hope to Reach An Agreement

  ‘Chinese Minister Sees ‘Coalition of His  ‘Nation and Communists

Senate Passes Voluntary Manpower Bill  Measure Clashes Head-On With the House Version

Bull!” Halsey’s Fleet Ready Again To Spread Destruction Upon Japan

FIRE DAMAGE ~ AT NAVY YARD   NINETY FIRE FIGHTERS OVERCOME WHILE COMBATTING  ~ FLAMES BWEEPING . NORFOLK YARD

Observance Of  World Day  Of: Prayer Feb. 16  _ Sponsored By LeMars ‘Council ~ OF Chorch Women

Observance of World Day of Prayer Feb. 16   To Be Sponsored By United Council Of Church Women.

Prayet Feb. 16   _ Sponsored By ‘LeMars. ‘Council Of Church Women

'B-29s Smash Hard At Two Japanese   Aircraft Centers   Tokyo, Koriyama Plane Plants Hit With Heavy

Big Aircraft Plants Near Tokyo Hit   Super-forts Make Two Raids in Force On Industrial Areas

Jap Aircraft Factories Hit By Superforts   More Than 300 Giant Bombers Over Tokyo, Other Centers

No W Wonder Hon. Jap Navy Shrinks! U.S. Fleet Fire Power 5 Times 1940 Capacity

Luzon Enemy Flees to Hills   MacArthur's Forces Take New Airstrip

JAPS FLEE INTO HILLS OF LUZON   American Forces Thrust to Within  10 Mi. of Baguio

Japs Fleeing To Hills In Luzon      Naguilian Taken With Only Minor Resistance

REPORT MANILA ~ IN GOOD SHAPE   Radio Correspondents Saw Some Fires; Hotels,  Airfield Intact

MOST OF CITY IS BELIEVED INTACT   Correspondents Report After Air Trips Over Manila

—~ Buv War Bonds —  If War Lasts Thru 46, Javan Will Be Wiped Qut: Arnold

AIR POWER 10 PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN FAST   General Arnold Says Island Will Be Exterminated

2,000,000 Tons Of Bombs To Fall on Japs   Arnold Says ‘Nippon Will Be Wiped Out in 1946

HOUSE REFUSED T0 PRINT BEER BILL ON MINORITY REPORT  * MEASURE WOULD HAVE " STRUCK WORD “KNOW’ INGLY’ FROM STATUTE

Uranium, Essential To Atomic Bomb,  Found in America  Pitchblende Deposits - Used to Produce “ Lustrous White Metal

U.S. Asked To Finance Britain  Knutson Raps Plan: In Hauece Sneec

Solon Flays Yank Loans For Britain   Americans Must Not Finance Socialism Abroad, Knutson Says

3 —PROTEST—~— New Loan To Britain Under Fire Knutson Scores ‘Financing of Socialization’

British Open Monetar ry Aid Meet WithU.S   Sen. Knutson Says “Anier ican People Are Asked to Finance Socialization of United Kingdom

Russians Take Big City in Upper Silesia   45,000 Troops Lost by Germans When Reds Complete Trap

“Soviets Kill, Capture 45,000 Nazi Troops  In Southeast Germany   New Offensive Dovetails With Big Drive On Stettin And One  Moving Toward Vienna

NEUSTADT CAPTURED BY SOVIET TROOPS   Russians Launch Powerful Offen ‘ sive To Clear Industrial Upeer Silesia

eustadt Falls, ‘ap Closed on ),000 Germans   ds Cut through Seve: Nazi Strongholds, Take 400 Towns

Capture City Oi Neustadt, Other Towns   Seize Or Kill 45,000 Nazis In 450 Mile Trap. Soviets Now Within A Mile of Czechoslovakia,

SOVIET DRIVE DRAWING NEAR CZECH BORDER   BREAKTHROUGH = TO BAG 45,000 ON ODER RIVER

Soviet ‘Troops Open Drive In Upper Silesia   War Production Center of Neustadt Captured in Of fensive—Siege Is Tightened Around Former . ; Free City of Danzia

TROOPS SLAIN OR CAPTURED   Neustadt : and Several Other Major Enemy Strongholds Fall

REDS KILL 30,000 GERMANS IN DRIVE IN UPPER SILESIA   Fifteen Thousand Others Captured as First Ukrainian Army Smashes Forward 25 Miles.   WAR PRODUCTION CITY OF NEUSTADT SEIZED   Big Offensive Launched as Other Soviet Troops Open Thunderous Assault on Stettin.

REDS LAUNCH DRIVE TO CLEAR UPPER SILESIA   Capture War Production City of Neustadt; Kill Or Capture 45,000 Nazis

Russians Strike to Clear  Upper Silesia   Soviets Capture Neustadt, Drive Within Mile of Czechoslovakia and Kill or Capture 45,000 Nazis in Twin Advances

TWO OFFICERS ARE SHOT BY BERSERK MAN   ‘'Odd-Jobs Worker’ Shoots _ Up Brownsville Police  Station Before He  Is Slain

PLAN TO SHIP — GOAL SUPPLY   ICKES SAYS SIX MILLION TONS _ NEEDED OVE4SEAS TO PREVENT POLITICAL UP- ~ ~HEAVALS

REYNAUD ACCUSES *PETANN OF EARLY DEAL WITH NAZI   Former:,"Premier:: Charges Aged -Hero-:-0f Verdun” Was in: Leaque With Germans. Back in 1934.   DISCOUNTS STORIES OF PETAIN’S WAR EXPLOIT   Says Marshal Would Have Given Up at Verdun If Superiors Had Not Prevented Him From: Boing So.

Reynaud Accuses Petain of Alliance With Nazis Since Hitler’s First. Rise’ to Power

APS RECORD OF PETAIN IK WORLD WAR   State Witness Reynaud Says Marhal Linked with Nazis in 1934.

Reynaud Accuses Petain of Being In League With Nazis Back In 1934

BITTER ATTACK IS LAUNCHED BY REYNAUD   Accuses Petain Of Nazi Collaboration

Petain Hears Aceusation  Of Reynaud   Former Premier Accuses Marshal Of Collaboration

REYNAUD ON STAND IN PETAIN TRIAL,      Says Aged Marshal In League With Nazis in 1934

Reynaud Launches Bitter Personal Attack on Petain   hes Japanese Forces nal On Offensive is ain KwangsiProvinc   Accuses Marshal of Having Been in Nazi League Since 1934

Reynaud Hits Verdun Hero Myth   Petain Is Accused Of Being In League With Nazis As Early As 1934

SECURITY PLAN PASSAGE SEEN   Fewer Than 20 Votes Forecast Againt Ratification Of World Pact

Quiet Senate Checkup Shows Bright Outlook for Dumbarton Oaks Treaty

Check-Up Shows Senale Favors Security Pac   Treaty Bused on Ideas “Of Dumbarton Oaks Would Be Okehed

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TRUMAN REACHES OLYMPIA AFTER (2-HOUR FLIGHT   Marks First Overland Trip by Plane in U. 8. by Any President—Greeted by Gov. Wallgren.   TELLS REPORTERS HE ENJOYS FLIGHT   Chief Executive Will Spend Short Vacation and Then Meve On to Address "Frisco Conference.

President Flies To Olympia, Was!   Governor Wallgren Is Host to Truman

Truman Lands At Olympia For Visit   President Makes NonStop Flight to Be Guest Of Governor Wallgren.

First President o Cross Nation In an Airplane   Will Be Guest of Gov Wallgren before ‘Frisco Speech

TRUMAN FLIES TO WASHINGTON FOR SHORT REST   Makes First Flight Over This Country By Chief  Executive   NON-STOP FLIGHT IS MADE IN 12 HOURS

ONG OCCUPATION PERIOD IS PLANNED FOR GERMANY      ALLIED COMMISSION TQ RE. TAIN CONTROL FOR YEARS, ACCORDING TO PRESENT PLAN

Wise Coun ly Poll Record Theft Stirs Demo Chiefs   Central] Committee Names Study Body

De Gaulle’s Proposals Approved By France   Formation of New French Republic Fayored by Voters In General Electior

French Favor Gov't Change   Fourth Republic Will be Set. ‘Up in the Na.  ton.

French Voters Back DeGaulle’s Fourth Republic   Communists Poll Most Votes to Give Party Leadership

French Favor Gov't Change   Fourth Republic Will be ' - Set Up in the Nation —

Denmark Celebrates End of Five-Year Nazi Rule; ‘Warm Welcome Prepared for Marshal Montgomery

Prisoner of War Camp Set Ur At Fletcher General Hospital  Thirty German Prisoners Arrive; More to Be Transferred Later

T.T.H.S. BAND GIVES PROGRAM LAKE CALHOUN   First In Summer Series 0: Programs At Lake Will Be Sunday

Marshal Zhukev 0¢ Opinion Spain Hitler's Hideout   Apprehension Of Fuehrer Left By Red Leader To Britiah And Americans

Soviet Commander Believes Hitler is Hiding With France   Says Its Up to Yanks and British to Hunt Der Fuehrer Down

Thukov of Opinion  Adolf Hitler  Is Hiding in Spain Red Army Chief Think:  Americans, British Should Find Fuehrer

Zhukov Says Hitler Is in Europe And It's Up to Allies to Find Him

‘THUKOV BELIEVES HITLER HIDING SOMEWHERE EUROP!   Russian Marshal Feels ExFuehrer May Be In Spain — Says It Is Job For U. 5. Or  British Troops To Catch To

ZHUKOV DENIES HITLER DEATH: ASKS PROBING   Witness Of Surrender Signing Calls On Allies To Find Der Fuehrer “Somewhere In Spain.”

ZHUKOV THINKS ADOLE HITLER 1S IN HIDING      Up To American, British Troops To Find Him, Russian Says

Zhukov Believes Hitler Still Alive, Hiding In Europe   Tells Yanks, British To Look For Him In Spain

Marshal Zhukov Thinks Hitler's Alive in Spain; \Aecke Allies to Find Hirr

SAYS HE MAY BE IN HAVEN WITH FRANCO   Soviet War Leader Declares the Fuehrer Wed German Actress Eva Braun Two Days Before Berlin Fell.

Marshal Zhukov Contradicts Earlier Russian Reports of Finding Body of Hitler

Hitler Still Alive   Red Marshal Zhukov Believes Nazi Feuhrer Hiding ir Europe and Says It Is Up to Americans and British To Find Him

Thinks Hitler is in Hiding   Zhukov Says Fuehrer May Be In Spain And It’s Up To British And Americans To Find Him

Believes Hitler Hiding in Europe  Marshal Zhukov Think: Fuehrer Is in Spain

Thukov Believes Hitler Lives; May Have Spanish Aid   Soviet Marshal  Assigns His Capture To U. S. and British; The Fuehrer Married

Zhukov Asks Allies to Find ‘Hiding’ Hitler   Fuehrer Is Married And Probably Living In Svain. He Says —

Hitler Still Alive, Red:  Believe   Zhukov Says Fuehrer Possibly in Spain, Reveals Marriage

TWO STRINGS OF CARS CRASH AT SPRINGFIELD   One Carried 90 Miners, Other Loaded With Coal

BONUS BILL WOULD GIVE VETS $1,040    Speedy Action Sought on Proposal to Give “Readjustment Fund” to Every Service: Man

Truman's Views on GI Bonus Sought  Rankin Wants Bill Enacted Into Law Withanét hAneh Delay

Rankin Seeks White House Blessinc For Drive For Service Men’s Bonu:

American Ninth Army Tanks Likely To Reach Junction with Reds Soon

No Ground Lost By Americans Or Elbe Bridgehead   Third Army Captures Saxony Rail Center Of Plauen, In Effect Bisecting Germany

Germany Divided By Twin Drives, Nazi Radio Says   3rd Army Takes Plauen, Reaches Czechoslovakia

Germans Now Must Fight On 2 Battle Fields   Ninth Army Repels Heavy Blow on Elbe Bridgehead Pointing to Berlin

U. S. 3rd Army Moves Against Czech Border   Nazis Attempt To Halt Advance On Reich Capital

Over Half Of Reich Crushed   Allied, Red Flags Fly Over 101,000 Square Miles of Germany

Patton Troops Seize Plauen; Virtually Cut Reich in Two   More Than Half of Germany Now in Allied Hands   Reich Cut in Two, Nazi Cammoentator Asserts

GUTBAGK PLAN - 1S COMPLETE   REDUCTION IN MILITARY PRODUCTION AND MORE..CIVILIAN GOODS AFTER  . Y-E DAY

SWIFT ADVANCES MADE BY AMERICANS ON CEBU   Gen, Arnold's American Division Within Three Miles Of Impertant City Of Cebu

World - Circling C- 54 Is One-Quarter AroundGlobe   By PAUL MILLER

PLANE MAKES UP LOST TIME   Globester Leaves Abadar For India; One-Hour Stop at Cairo

World-Circling Globester Picks Up Hours: In India Ahead of Schedule

GLOBE - CIRCLING ARMY AIRPLANE NOW IN INDIA   Two Hours That Were Lost Crossing Ailantic Have Been Made Up   BiG SHIP DEPARTED WASHINGTON FRIDAY

Globester Arrives At Indian Field Ahead of Schedule   Time Lost in Stormy Atlantic Crossing More Then Made Up

Urn, Believed Made by Followers Of Christ, Is Found in Holy Land

Clay Tells Plans For Hard Military Rule of Germany  Doenitz Group Not Recognized As Nation’s Government

Clay Says Germans Must Earn Way Back Through Program Of Sweat, Discipline

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Allied Goal Is Smashing Of Germany Militarily   Doenitz Used Only AsTemporaryLevei ‘To Help Disarm German Forces

Allies Will Govern Germany WithForce   So-Called Doenitz Regime Is Set Up to Facilitate Disarmament—Allied Military Government Will Control Nation

ALL-MILITARY CONTROL WILL END NAZIISM   DOENITZ ACTS ONLY AS STOP-GAP IN GOVERNMENT

# Ho NEWS OF OUR PrEe MEN WOMEN 7 ' ¥ 08 UNIFORM                 Set. J. L. Jordan Dies of Injuries In Motor Accident

Deliverymen Ignore WLB  Deadline   Strikers Picket Newspaper Plants

Newspaper Delive rymen Ignore WLB Ultimatum, Continue 11-Day Strike

GERMANS’ WAR SECRETS BARED BY LAHOUSEN   ArmyOfficer Describes Defendants as Vicious Criminals

Ace Nazi Spy ‘Puts Finger’ On Ex-Chiefs   Paints Trial Defendants At Nuernberg as Brutal, Vicious Criminals

THEIS DENIES WOMAN'S DEATH   SUSPECT SURRENDERS TO NEW YORK POLICE

THREE PERSONS HURT IN CROSS KEYS CRASH   Mrs. Betty J. Moore And Two Vaughters, Abbottstown, Hurt When Autos Collide

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Three Hurt In Bus-Auto Wreck   Seashore Bus And Automobile Collide In Goldsboro

Three Injured As Cars Crash   Automobiles Collide On Highway 61 Near Osceola Last Night

Railroad Jam Threatens to Strand Thousands of GI’s Over Holidays

Republicans In Statement  Of Principles   Put Their Peace Time Goals in  Black and White

Missouri GOP Leaders Outline  State Program   Peacetime Goal For Legislature Includes. Public Building Plan

Development on Missouri Favored   National Co-op Group Is Silent on MVA

West Yellowstone  Coldest in U. S.   Little Relief Sighted By Weather Experts

However, Lines Described as “Fluid,” and Montgomery Forces Pound Northern Flank of German Salient.

But Enemy Still Has Upper Hand On Southern End   Third, Seventh Armies Under Heavy Pressure From German Attacks

MacArthur Favors Early Trial For Hideki Tojo   Postponement Sought By Washington to Permit Consultations

HOPES 10 REDUCE PRICES OF CLOTHING   Bowles Testifies That Is the Top of Order of Business.

CLOTHING PRICE CUTS IN SIGHT   OPA’s Chester Bowles Announces Goal of 6 Percent Reduction

ENGLISH INVASION PLANS CANCELLED   High German Officers Saic Armies Were Ready

NAZIS WERE ORDERED TO INVADE BRITAIN   But the Plans Were Cancelled as Too Hazardous, High Gertan Officers Say.

NEW KIND OF TICKET   It’s Red and It Costs a Buck But It’s Not for Over-Parking

Unity Maj or Task Facing “Big Three”   Dissipation of Any Suspicions Which They May Have of One Another’s Intentions Necessary lo Win  Praarnap

THE WAR TODAY  Question: Will the Big 3 Stand Solidly? By DeWitt %merensia

n Resources To Restore Europe Limited— —By DeWitt Mac  US. To Tell World We're No Santa Claus

GREATEST QUESTION COMING OUT EUROPEAN WAR TO FIND ANSWER IN MEETING OF THE BIC THREE

Winning Of The Peace Depends On How Berlin Conference Turns Out   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIE— ‘AP Foreign Affairs Analyst)

BERLIN CONFERENCE OF THE BIG THREE TO PROV" ACID TEST IN: MATTERS OF SOLVING THE PEACE

V ARTHUR HAILS LUZON LANDING AS SUCSESSFUL   Says Japs Will Be pefeated on Plain North of Manila

Yanks Repulse. Charging Japs  Near’ Rosario   Enemy Believed Preparing For Determined Stand * On U.S, Left Plank

JAP ASSAULTS NEAR ROSARIO ARE REPULSED   AMERICANS TIGHTEN GRIP ON HIGHWAY TO MANILA

Nipponese Foemen Are Defending Northern Half Of Luzon On Yank Left Flank

Counterattacks by Japs Are Repulsed  Enemy Apparently Trying to Make

Japs’ Aitack On Rosario Turned Back   “MacArthur Asserts Nips Counter Push Bloodily Repulsed

Counterattacks by Japs Are Renulsed   Enemy Apparenily Trying to Make Stand at Rosario

Berlin Is Hit for 20th Straight Night   Essen, Kiel, Bremen and Hamburg Receive Pasting

ARE POUNDED   Bombs Are Dropped on Reich Capital for 20th Consecutive Night

BERLIN RAIDED BY RAF MOSQUITOES   Night Assault Follows  Two-Pronged Daylight Blow

Warplanes Raid Berlin for 20th Straight Night  Follow Up Attack on Warplant City of Essen in Ruhr

lin Bombed Twentieth ight Night  round Forces  Varn a a   ven Support  be Forces Air Raide

S6TH ASSEMBLY RETURNS FOR DAY’S SESSION   Ohio Postwar Program May Be Postponed Unless - Conferees Agree   WILL CORRECT BLUNDER   House Voids Several Bills By Earlier Action; Revival Expected

POLES ON TRIAL IN MOSCOW TO ESCAPE DEATH   Extreme Penalty Not To Be Asked  Ry Preacecntaryr

NIPPONESE AIR FORCE IN NEW ATTACK ONHALSEY’S FLEET, SINKING ONE SHIP

Russian Armies Pour Across Jap Conquests in Asia   Japanese Report Increase In U. S. Invasion Forces

PACIFIC WAR GOES ON WITH RUSSIANS CONTINUING ADVANCE  APPROXIMATELY 1500 ATTICN DT ANDO WitruDD   APPROXIMATELY 1500 ALLIED PLANES HAMMER: ING AT JAPAN HOMELAND

PACIFIC WAR GOES ON WITH RUSSIANS CONTINUING ADVANCE   APPROXIMATELY 1500 ALLIED PLANES HAMMERING AT JAPAN HOMELAND

1,500 Allied Planes Strike Japan: Japs Hit Back At Halsey Fleet   One Major U.S.  Warship Damaged   Enemy Unable To Halt Russians Anywhere; Air Might Growing

War Goes On  As Surrender Reply Awaited   Tokyo Reports U. S. Invasion Forces Mass on Okinawa

Allied Carrier Planes Hammer “At Homeland   Nips Strike Back; Red Armies Pour, Across Japs’ North Asiatic Conquests

REDS ADVANCE; PLANES RENEW ISLAND ATTACKS   Tokve Hints Invasion Forces Concentrating on Okinawa; Jap Planes Active

Russians Pour Unchecked Over Jap Conquests   Threaten <o Split 1,500,000 Troops While Planes  Hammer Japan.   Major U. S. Battieship Struck Off Okinawa

Reds Pour Troops Over Large Area Seized By Enemy   Yanks Concentrate At Okinawa; U. S. Warship Said Damaged: 1500 Planes Hit At Mainland

Halsey Throws Full Power Of Planes On Foe   Waits All Night For Peace News: Far East Force Con tinues Raids.   JAP PLANES ATTACK

More Air Attaeks On Japan   Propagandists are Of Opinion They Are Forerunners of Immediate Invasion

Blows Blast Vital Ports Across Area  Of 250 Miles   Carrier Planes Roar Over Northern Japan As Ships And Planes Refuse To Fight

Bombardment Not Opposed By Nips   Thirty-nine Japanese Ships And 87 Planes Destroved Or Damaged By Halsey’s Fleet

Bombs, Shells Smash String of Port Cities  Nippon Nav ys ‘Air Force Refuses  a oh... Deetaa FT & Fleet

Coastal Cities Shelled   New 1,000 Plans Attack Also Made On Jap Homeland

British Drive for Emden to Trap Nazis in Holland   Resistance Stiff In Osnabrueck, Muenster Areas

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa’ News Service)  ENCIRCLEMENT OF RUER VALLEY WILL SPEED FIIROPFAN WAR’S END

 MICHIGAN GOVERNOR STEPS INTO STRIKERS'  ITMESS AS CIQ ASKS 401909 000 ALITO TIE.LIP

325.000 Idle As Walkouts  Sweep Nation   Lumber Workers In Pacific Northwest Latest To Strike For Raise

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   (By international News Service)   MacARTHUR’S FORCES ELIMINATE JAPS AT MANITA

ONLY "ISOLATED POCKETS OF  ENEMY REMAIN ON CORREGI DOR—MANILA-CLEANUP ° NEAR -

Corresidor And Bataan About Free Of Enemy   Jap Garrison On Corregidor Is ‘‘Practically Destroyed’’ Gen. MacArthur Reports   ELIMINATING LAST OF JAPS IN MANILA

FIND FUEHRER WAS MARRIED TO EVA BRAUN   Flight with. Wife Possible; Russ Not Sure Adolf's Corose Found.

fditler’s Fate Still Unknown   Zhukov Hints Evidence Of Flight; No Corpse Positively Identified

Soviets Think Hitler Hiding   Zhukov Says Fuebrer And Eva Braun Wed

ANNIHILATION OF NAZIS WEST OF RHINE NEAR   Third Army Drives to Within Four Miles of Kaiserlautern

35,000 Nazi Prisoners. Taken in Six Days by Third, Seventh Armies

Martin Ward Hailed as Tinkers' King After Hard Drinking-Fighting Contest

Record Smashed in 1th War Loan  Total Sales Pass Mark   Total Sales Pass Mark but ‘E’ Bonds Still Lag

Navy Reveals Suicide Blew Upon Carrier   “Enterprise” Damaged on May 14; 13 Killed and 67 Wounded

ea ee ee  : A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Clough Named Director Of County Relations

London Poles May Sign Soviet Pact   Reported Conversation Be tween Russian Officials, Polish Representatives.

Goering’s.Car To Be Exhibited At Square   New’ Model Cars to be Shown Beside Auto of Nazi Leader

Goering’s Car To Be Exhibited Af Square   New ' Model Cars to be Shown Beside Auto of  WNeaziLeader . .

MARINES MOVE TO WIPE OUT SUICIDE CORPS   Japs Fire Borneo Oil Fields As Australian Forces Push Nearer

BATTLE WAY UP STEEP CLIFFS TO PLATEAU   Japs Set Fire To Borneo Oil

END OF BLOODY ISLAND BATTLE IS IN SIGHT   Marines And Soldiers Use Flame Throwers And Tommy Gunz On Japs   LUZON ADVANCE RESUMES   Air Force Gives Close Support To Attacking 37th Division Men

TRUMAN: “AS CHAIRMAN, AT MEETINGS   SECOND: ‘BEBRION oF HISTORIC  ' CONFERENCE 18  ‘eid  WELD IN POTSDAM eet, ¥ <a

Truman Named Chairman of Conference   Second Session Of Big Three Held Today

CANADIAN 1ST ARMY PUSHES TOWARD KLEVE   Doughboys Seize Roer Dam Wrecked By Nazis

Mother Sees Son Crash In Bomber   Captain and Three Other Crewmen Killed as Plane Burns at Airport

This Is Story of A Group of Brave  Boys in a Rowbeat But Their Record of Bravery Goes Down 1  4

FANATICAL FOE SEEKING FRONT EAST OF RHINE   100,000 Men in Ruhr Trap; British Sweep Garrisons in Holland

Union Pier--MMS3c (T) Pateidl, Jr.  Dowagiac—Pmic Earl W. Hoff, MoMMIc (T) Wm, Stolley, Jr.

ED DAVIDSON     N Fiat   Named by Brown and Given Unanimous Approval .

ED DAVIDSON IS APPOINTED POLICE CHIEF   Named by Brown and Given Unanimous Anprova!l

Jap Broadcasts Indicate Hirohito Having Difficulty With the Military Clique

‘ARMY CLIQUE BUILDING UP FOR NEXT WAR?   Zeros Battie B-29 Over Tokyo

NEW DEWEY BID SEEN IN SPEECH   WASHINGTON G. 0. P. LEADERS THINK HE WANTS TO RUN AGAIN IN 1948.

DEWEY IS SEEN AS CONTENDER   Some Republicans Hold New Yorker Spoke at Capital With 1949 in Mind

PARTY MEN SEE DEWEY IN RAGE   Capitol Republicans Say He Wants to Run for President Again; Talk Is Praised, Criticized

Tremendous Onslaught by Naval Force Made Soon After 500 Superfortresses Strike Heavy Blows in Four Nippon Areas

Over 1,000 Planes Blast Tokyo Secio!   Great Naval Blow Follows Assault By 500 American B-29's

Blow Follows 2,500-Ton Incendiary Bomb Assault  On Four Cities by B-29s   Tremendous Onslaught, Still in Progress, Marks First Combined U. 5.-British Operation against Enemy Homeland and Opens “Preinvasion Phase” of War

British- -American Force Join to Hammer Tokyo; Action Is Continuing

Combined fleets in gigantic assault on Nippon’sTokyoarea   Some 1,000 carrier planes strike on heels of a 500 Superfortress blow

History's Greatest Carrier Force Ripping Tokyo Area   Tremendous Onslaught Of 1,500 Planes Boring A Japanese Capital’s Vitals; Blow Starts An Hour Following 500 Superforts’ Raid

Hurl 1,500 Planes At Tokyo Area   Nimitz Says Naya Shelling Opens “the Pre-Iivasion Phase.’ Onslaught Is Still I Progress

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‘Tremendous Aerial Blows  Continuing   Follows 2,500-Ton Blast at Four Cities By Super-Fortresses

ANSWERCLOSED SHOP DEMANDS   ‘Managers of 200 Lumbe Yards Close Doors,  Seek Compromise

NEW HIGH-SPEED NAVY PLANE MADE   CAN CLIMB MORE THAN MILE A MINUTE~-READY FOR ACTION AGAINST JAPS.

Two-Engined Navy Fighter Is Revealed   New Plane Given Name of Tiger Cat

Patton Clears 45 Miles Of Mosel North Bank   LONDON — (UP)—The Berlin radio said tonight that the German Air Force had destroyed the Remagen bridge.

ADVANCE 10 WITHIN MILE OF HIGHWAY   Partial Blackout Obscures Fight ing East Of Rhine, Struggle 1: Developing Into Major Battk On West Front   REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD WIDENED, DEEPENEE

Heavily Censored Front Dispatches Say Struggle Developing   GERMANS THROW IN REINFORCEMENTS   Bad Weather Hampers Aerial Support Most — Of The Day

Lives Saved By Halting At Elbe River   American Forces Did Not Reach Potsdam, Then Withdraw As Reported In United States Apr. 13

NAZIS FLEE TO ROER'S EAST BANK   seventh Army Regains Lost Ground In Southeast

ALLIES ATTACK IN THREE AREAS ON WEST FRONT   Nazis Hurled Across Roer, Brachelen Overrun by Ninth

Americans Open  Powerful Attack In Ardennes Area   Germans Describe Assault As Move To Iron Out Nazi Bulge   SEVERAL TOWNS FALL TO YANKS

THREE FRONTS FLARE AX WATS FLEE ACROSS ROER   Hard-Hitting Americans Blunt Only Re maining Tip of Ardennes Salient   REGAIN LOST TERRITORY IN SOUTH

REPORT ENEMY HAMMERED ON THREE FRONTS   NINTH ARMY HURLS GERMANS BACK ACROSS ROER AND SEVENTH AND THIRD ALSO GAIN

BRITISH LABOR REFUSES PLEA   Decides to Press for Vote Before Pacific Victory

Ninth Army 115 Miles From Russians; First Near Leipzig; Patton 40 Mi. From Czech Border.

Believe Boys Gang Attacked Nude Women  Coroner's Jury Finds Las Vegas Death Dus to Extosure

Japs Ate Flesh Of American Prisoners, Australia Charges In Atrocity Report

Yankees Cut Up, Haten By Japs, Aussies Charge   Victims Bayoneted, Then Dissected, While Still Alive

JAPANESE SOLDIERS ATE FLESH AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR  THIS IS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT JUST MADE

Australians Make Bitter Accusation   Government Report Asserts Yanks Used as Bayonet Targets, Flesh Cut off for Fatine Before Death

Japs Ate Prisoners Australians Charge   Reports for War Crimes Commission Says Cannibalism Resorted to After Captives Used for Bayonet Practice

Disclose Nips Ate Flesh of Soldiers Captured in Fight   Held Bayonet Practice on Captured Yanks; Other  Cruelties

CAPTIVES WERE USED FOR BAYONET PRACTICE AND ” OTHER CRUELTIES PRAC.' NICED, REPORT SAYS —

Ausiralian Government Charges Japanese Killed (Helpless Victims: Practiced Cannablism

RESOREL LO UCANNIDALISNL  Australians Report Atrocities Charged Against Japanese

Resorted To Cannibalism  Japs Used Prisoners For Bayonet Practice, Then  Sliced Off Flesh To Eat

Japs Ate Yank Captives After They Were Used For Bayonet Practice. Say Australians

New Atrocity Reports List Canibalism   Rescue of Prisoners Goes On; Thousands Aboard Planes, Ships on Way to Inited States

Jans Reported Cannibalistic   Australian Gov't Charges Enemy With Inhuman - Atrocities

PAPER SAYS JAPS ‘ATE’ AMERICANS      Fresh Charges Of Cruelties Lodged By Australians

Hunks of Flesh Found In Mess Kits; Yanks and Aussies Sliced Up For Food While Still Alive.

Japanese Charged With Eating Flesh Of American Prisoners  Of War By Australian Leaders

Australians Say Japs Bayoneted and Ate Prisoners   Also Reported Underfed Japs Ate Members of Own Army.

Australian Report Shows Japs Ate American Prisoners Used For Bayonet Practice   Hundreds Of Liberated Prisoners Tell Of Existance In Japanese Helf Camps

Top War Officials Urge Quick Action Of Work-Jail Bill   Stimson, Patterson Testify at Session  Ot Senate Committee

FLAME, TANKS REDUCE RANKS OF LAST JAPS   @ Only Handful Left Of Original 85.000

Americans Swarm Across Top of Okinawa Hille  Few Thousand Taps Are In Trap

Japanese Tells -of Sinking U. S. Cruiser  Testifies in Trial of  Capt. McVay, Ship’s Commander

JAP SKIPPER TELLS STORY - OF SINKING      Clear Moonlit Night, Hashimoto Tells  Probers

ENGLAND 10 SEEK OVERSEAS MARKE!   Lord Woolton Urges Business  Men to Strike Out for For eign Trade After War   SEES SHORTAGE OF LABOR

President To Address Conference   Truman Will Fly To San Francisco  To Make Speech

JURY UNABLE TO AGREE IN CATE MURDER CASE   Baltimore Coin Machine Operator Said “Best Friend’ Made Advances Teo His Wife

Claude Passeau Hur!s Cub: To One-Hit, 3 to 0 Victory   ‘Ol Number 13’ Humbles Tigers to Equal Best Feat in Series History

Series Shifts To Chicago Field; Cubs Ahead 2-1 As  Passeau Hurls One-Hitter

Recently Protested Censorship In Russia Appears to Be Mere Formality

For Almost a Week All AP Dispatches Have Passed Without Deletions.

274. Tons of Bombs Hit Reich Every Hour In Preparation For K. O.

Day and Night Bombing Turns’ Reich into Chaos   Allied Aerial Blows Prepare Hitlerdom For Knockout Blow From the Ground

Bombs Bringing Chaos To Germany In Preparation For The Knockout Blow

Reich Being Battered by Aerial Blows   Night and Day Attack Puts 274 Tons Hourly On Germany

Continuous Round-The-Clock Raids Turning Germany Into Devastation

145,000 Bomb Tons ‘Dropped On Germany During March Alone   Enemy Gets Double Dose Of Explosives Dropped On England Since Start Of War This Month; 92,000 Flights Made To Raid Cities

SOFTENING REICH FOR KNOCKOUT   Allies Dropping Bombs At Rate Of 274 Tons An Hour

Allied Aerial Assaults Softening Germany for Knockouts On Ground

Air Offensive Softens Germany For Final Blows   Victory Pattern Set By Bombinas

Air Raids Soften Germany For Kill: 274 Tons Bombs Hit Reich Each Hour

274 Tons of Bombs Hii Reich Each Hour in Record Aerial Offensive Softening Germany For the Kill

Air Blitz Turns Reich Into Chaos   Constant Bombing in ‘ Preparation for Allied Offensive Leaves Unbelievable Devastation

Planes Isolate Ruhr Targets   Allies Filling Sky With Bomber Fleets

Planes Turning Reich Ground  For Big Blow   Terrific Devastation Almost Beyond Comprehension In  : €* new ayer   OPPOSITION IS. LIGHT

Continuous Aerial Blows Turn Reich Ini:., Chaos;  Forerunner To ‘K*-»ckout

ALLIED RAIDS  TURN REICH INTO CHADS   Devastation, Caused by Bombing at Rate of 274 Tons of Explosives an Hour, Almost Beyond Comprehension.

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AKRON RUBBER STRIKE ENDED; 15,000 RETURN   QUICK SETTLEMENT OF OIL WORKERS TIEUP SOUGHT

GCODRICH STRIKE SETTLED: 13,000 TO RESUME WORK   Management and Labor Groups Meet in Chicago in Effort to End Oi Workers’ Walkout.   30,000 COAL MINERS STAY AWAY FROM PITS   New York Elevator Strike Spreads—Union and Chrysler-Corporation Open Wage Conferences,

Meeting Aimed To End 7-State Oii Strike Open   House Committee Sets All Legislation On Jobless Pay Aside In View of Strikes

Walkout Wave Halts Work on Jobless Pay Bill   Conciliation Head Sees Quick Settlement Of CIO Oil Dispute

Management, Oil Leaders Meet to Seek Strike End  Work Resumed in Akron Plant After Three-Week Shutdow

Rubber Strike Ends In Akron   Chicago Meeting Aimed At Promp! Conclusion Of Oil Walkout; — Coal Miners Idle

Rubber Strike Ends In Akron   Return of 15,000 Workers Puts Total of Idle at  343 598

Rubber Strike Comes to End. But 343,528 Remain Idle   Government,Labor, Management Meet In Hope of Ending On Worker Strike

RUBBER WALKOUT IS SETTLED YESTERDAY   Conciliation Meeting Is Set For Today; 30,000 Coal Miners Leave Jobs In Penna.

Total of 343,528 Still Out of Jobs   Chicago Oil Meeting Chief Hopes for Settlement ag

Rubber Strike in Akron Ends, But 343,528 Still Idle   Conference at Chicago Seeks to End Oil Dispute

Dachau Found To Be Nazi's Human Experimentation Lab, Torture Cell

PETAIN TO BETRIED IN ABSENTIA   F ormer French Hero Charged With Treason:

DAMAGING DATA IN LETTERS FOR PETAIN’S TRIAL   id Marshal Congratulated Nazis on Dieppe Clash and = Scuttling French Fleet

Thousands Line Streets En Route To White House   Body Will Be Taken ‘To Hyde’ Park Tonight After Simple Services

Military Cortege Bears FDR Casket to White House For Final Funeral Rites

NAZIS SURRENDER — TROOP COMMANDER      Resisting Leader in Czech. oslovakia Turned Over by German Ist Army

SCHOERNER, NAZI HOLD-OUT LEADER, HANDED T0 YANKS   CONTINUE MANHUNT FOR GESTAPO CHIEF, HEINRICH HIMMLER

Nazi Commander In Czechoslovakialr  U.S.Hands; AMG Freezes Nazis Asset:

Nazi Commander In Czechoslovakia Now in U. S. Hands   Schoerner Disguised As Tyrolean Native Sought German Help

Marshal Schoerner, Nazi Commander, in  Hands of U.S. Army   AMG Freezes Assets of Nazi Party Officials in Latest Orders

DIE-HARD GENERAL OF GERMAN ARMY HAS BEEN SURRENDERED   MANHUNT FOR GESTAPO CHIEF HEINRICH HIMMLER BEING CONTINUED

Commander of Nazi Hold-Out Troops  Taken by Americans Despite Disguise

FIELD MARSHAL SCHOERNER NOW WAR PRISONER   commander Of HoldOut Nazis Wha Fought In Czechoslovakia Caught De. spite Disguise; Nec Trace Of Himmler.

DIE-HARD GENERAL OF GERMAN ARMY HAS BEEN SURRENDERED  MANHUNT FOR GESTAPO   JARI ER RICRIDICE!. LIfe Ce   MANHUNT FOR GESTAPO CHIEF HEINRICH HIMMLER BEING CONTINUED

Push Hunt for War Criminals  Schoerner and Best Among Latest Taken

Civilians Must Expeet Cat In Food   President Calls For Production And Conservatior

Shift Troops From Norway   To Bolster Nazi Lines In Italy; Ordered to “Hold At All Costs”

NAZIS FROM NORWAY JOIN IN ITALIAN FIGHT   Ordered To Hold Reno River Defenses ‘At All Costs’

—ITALY—  NORWAY TROOPS RIGA IN ITAL   Germans Shift Forces In Effort To Check Allied Brive

TROOPS ARE MOVED TO UTALIAN FRONT   Nazis Came From Norway: Told to Hold Reno River Line at All Costs.

NEW NAZI UNITS IN ITALIAN WAR   Huns Transfer Troops From Norway to Italy

Tialian Labor Units Used As Shield By Nazi   Prisoners Taken By Americans In'Italy Tell Story; Nazi Must Held Line

Germans Shit Norway Troops   Forces from North Thrown into Battle In Adriatic Sector

QUICK THINKING AMERICANS CAUGHT GERMANS OFF GUARD BY CROSSING RHINE AT PIACE LEAST EXPECTED

The War Today   - First Army’s Rhine Crossing Breaks - Danke af: HEfionIt Daneerous Job.

WAR TODAY   U. S. Crossing Rhiue  Complicates Marshal you Rundstedt’s Planning to Meet Other ’ Allied Moves

[Brilliant Coup May Shorten War  Flight to South Seems Only Refuge for Nazis

Action Asked On U. S. Service Bil   Teeth Would Be Put In Work Or Fight Law

Draft Bill  To House   Anti-Union Amendment Beaten By Close Vote; Quick Action Ureed

Quick Action On Service Law Sought   Bill Approved to Make Men 18-45 Work Where Most Needed, Penalties Set

House Seeks Service Bill  Action Now   Argues That Fighting Armies Need Help Now; Notes Shortages

Work-Or -Fight Bill Backed By  New Ar gument   House Military Conimittee Declares Our Fighting Armies Need Help Now

New Service Bil ls Sent to House  Requires Men to Work Where Needed

Draft Measure Sent to House        Committee Com Workoy-Fight Bill Ai Killing  Anti-Closed Shop Clause

House Committee Completes Worker Draft Measure   Anti-Closed Shop Amendment Omitted; May Provoke Fight in House; Choice of Employers

Fighting Armies Need Help Now   Says House Committee In Sending National Service Bill. ta Floor

Shortage in ‘War Goods   VV¥VQA CSUVUUO Fighting Armies Need Help, House Military a OR

FIGHTING MEN NEED SUPPLIES   Request Prompt Action on Labor Legislation

WORK OR FIGHT BILL GIVEN OK.   Sent Out By Committee With Request For Action

ASK QUICK PASS FOR LABOR BILL   Prompt Action Sought By Committee For Work-OrFight Legislation.

SERVICE BEFORE HOUSE   Fighting Men Need Help Now, Committee Says In Report

Committee Decides Congress Can Do Without Report on Nuts and Bolts

We Are Now Seeing the Cumulative Effect of Anglo-American Bombing

THE  WAR TODAY   Allied Blackout On North Wing Cannot Hide Faci Hitler's Military and Civilian Machines Are Dis. solving

WHOLE FLAMING WESTERN FRONT PLACED UNDER AN INTRIGUING CLOAK OF RI ACKOLIT MYSTERY

The.War Today— News Blackout Doesn't Conceal  Falling Apart Of Hitler Machine

Speed Of Allied Advance Cleaked In Secrecy— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (P  Happy Ending Expected To New War Mystery

THE WAR TODAY   ~—BY DeWITT MACKENZIF— Associated Press War Analyst

Patrols Probing Agno River Line   Japs, Stull Off Balance, Expected To Attempt Stand South Of It

MacArthur Wins 30 Towns In 20 Mile Advance; Huge Supplies Pour Ashore

TROOPS MOVE. TOO FAST FOR - SUPPLY LINES   Race 20 Miles . Inland, ‘Take 30 Towns... “Against: . Light Defense.

30 CITIES, TOWNS TAKEN AS-JAPS DELAY BATTLE   Airdrome Prepared For Use; Yanks 90 Miles From Manila

CITIES, TOWNS FALL DURING POWER DRIVE   Japs Feverishly Are  Rushing Troops North to Meet U.S. Invaders.

Patrols Reach Point 20 Miles  From Beaches   At Least Thirty Towns And V illages And One Airdrome Overrun

Gains Of 18 To 20 Miles Inland Made By Invaders   30 Cities, Town, Villages, Airport Taken By Yanks In Powerful Push

THINK JAPS NOT TO MAKE STAND ON AGNO RIVER   Airdrome and Perhaps 30 Towns and Villages Cantured by Yanks

Yanks Overrun Perhaps 30 Cities, Towns and Villages on Luzon Island

30 Cities And Towns Seized By Americans   Yank Patrols Reach Agno River, First Big Barrier To Manila; City Of Lingayen And Airstrip Captured; Resistance Light

WIN AIRDROME, 30 TOWNS AND VILLAGES FALL   Japs Unable to Make Stand Expected at Agno River Line

ESS ON 70 MANILA IN HARD DRIVE    Japanese Fail to Make! Stand on Agno; Surprise - Element Seems to Be Baffling Allied EFnemv.

Temperatures   Second U. S. Conve Off Philippines, Tokyo Radio Repo:

SIXTH ARMY: VANGUARDS DRIVE 20 MILES INLAND LIBERATE 30 COMMUNITIES

30 Towns, Villages Fall To Yanks in Powerful Drive Across Central Luzon Plair

OTH ARMY UVenhUNa 40 GHTIES   Lingayen Airdrome Is Being Enlarged By Army Engineers For Imminent Use; Two More Convoys Reported On Way   JAPANESE RESISTANCE TS ONLY SPORADIC

Swift Advanee Catches Japs Off Balance —   May Be Unable to Defend Agno; Thirty Cities  Overrnn

Yankees Fail  To Capture Naha: Shuri   Nimitz Announces Jap Lines Being Defended With. Great Tenacity. G. Co. Engages In Successful Grenade Duel

NIPS STILL HOLD NAHA AND SHURI, YANK OBJECTIVES   Enemy Stiffens Resistance and Island Witnesses Some ot Most Bitter Fighting of Campaign.   SPECTACULAR GRENADE DUEL RAGES FOR HOUR      U.S. Troops Repulse Desperate Counter-Attack at Crest of Hill Near East Coast.

Americans Fall To Capture Key Enemy Positions   Nimitz Reports Japanese Lines Are Defended with Tenacity

Yanks Win Hour-Long Grenade Duel   Most Intense Fighting Of Pacific War Rages On Okinawa

Sen. Taft Lines Up GOP Against Employment Bill   Proposes Amendments To Eliminate Henry Wallace Theory

Senators in Battle Over Jobless Bill   Wagner, Taft and Mur») Issue Statements on  ‘Jobs of All’ Bill

IT’S CONVENIENT   British Pilots Like Nightly Bombing Run to Berlin

Opening Border Belt Leaf Prices Slightly Better Than Paid At Last Year's Start   Range 35 To 49 Cents A Pound Paid At Mullins; Farmers Described As Pleased

Capture Planes With Warm Up Motors; Battle Of Berlin   Referred To As “Mop-up" Bj Red Star   BATILE TO DECIDE FUTURE OF RRICH

Time Running Short For Hitler if He Is Still In Berlin  NAZIS INSIST HE IS STILL IN CAPITAL  Reds Mopping Up In District After District

Nazi Troops Are Pressed Into Pocket   Encircled Germans Have No Escape From Capital

WANTS HITLER DEAD OR ALIVE   Russians Are Wrecking Berlin and Show Determination to Allow None ,to Escape Capital.

Press Germans In Pocket in Center of City   Time is Running Short for Hitler it Still in Capital

NAZI DEFENSE FAST CRUMBLES AS END NEARS   Allied Campaign On Schedule On All  Peonte

RUSSIAN   Germans Say Hitler Directs Berlin Battle From Cellar .

ESCAPE ROUTES FOR NAZIS BY LAND, AIR CUT   City Entirely Surrounded With Soviets Hoping Hitler May Be Trapped

TEMPELHOF AIRDROME IS CAPTURED   Soviet Forces Reach Potsdamer Platz Region

Bloody Battle Among Falling Buildings Goes On—Whole Capital Now in Iron Ring

NO CLOTHES RATIONING, SAYS WPB   Forecast Made With Report Certain Bans to Be Lifted

Hunting of Ducks And Geese Begins Saturday, Oct. 13   Starting Time is 6:11 a. m. And Shooting Must Stop at Sunset, 5:50 p. m.

Major Squeeze ls Placed on  German Salient   Nazis Have Had 11 Divisions Hacked to Pieces and Have Lest 400 Tanks in Belgian Bulge Sector Since Dec. 18

Location, Depth Of New Thrust Not Disclosed   3rd Drives Into Bourcy Above Bastogne; Nazis Reported Reinforcing Forces on That Flank

Giant Squeeze Put on Foe in Belgian Bulge   Third Army Gains on Southern Flank As Germans There Are Reinforced; Patton's Men Reach Bourcy

First Army Drives South ‘Toward Third Moving North   Germans, However, Step Up Pressure Against Americans  Below Big Bulge NAZIS REINFORCE

DRIVES INTO NORTH FLANK ~~ OF NAZIS BELGIAN BULGE AS THIRD HITS FROM SOUTH

Nazis Lunge Five Miles Into Seventh’s Front To Ease North Pressure   Patton’s Attack Has Hacked 11 Of Foe’s Divisions To Pieces And Destroyed 400 Tanks

FIGHTS FLARE IN TWO AREAS   38th Division Battles East Of Manila; 32nd and 25th Fight Hard.

Battles Rage on Two Luzon Lines   Tanks Lock in Fighting East of Manila— Jap Casualties High

New Battles Flare On Luzon as Japs Lose Heavily  Enemy Casualty Lists Reach Total of 272 ANT Galediare Nand

378,427 Nips Killed in Philippines   Tanks Pursuing Enemy Near Manila Fight Suff Battle

JAP PHILIPPINE DEAD 374,42]   FIGHTING FLARES ON TWO LUZON FRONTS

FIGHTING FLARED ON TWO BATTLEFRONTS PHILIPPINE SECTOR  CEN MACARTHIIR AN.

FIGHT ON 2 FRONTS   MacArthur States 378, 427 Japs Killed in  mpaign

TWO LUZON BATTLEFRONT! ACTIVE AGAIN   U. S. Casualties 50,000 Killed, Wounded, Missing

MacArthur Announces 378,427 Japs Killed In Philippines Campaign.

FIGHTING FLARED ON TWO BATTLEFRONTS PHILIPPINE SECTOR   GEN. MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES THAT 378,427 JAPS KILLED IN CAMPAIGN

New Battles Flare On Luzon as Japs Lose Heavily  Eeamy Coca lay Leeds   Enemy Casualty Lists Reach Total of 378.427 Soldiers Dead

Japs Appear To Be Quitting Fortress Town   Withdrawal At Shuri Hinted In Reports

Fierce Fights  On Luzon Front Report 378,427 Japs Killed In Philippines

Over 378,000 Japanese Killed In Philippines; 8,101 Added This Week

Wainwright And MacArthur In Heartfelt Reunion, Greeting   Wainwright, Percival Appreciate Being Brought For Surrender Signing; Wainwright to Accept Yamashita Surrender

Meeting In Yokohama De seribed As One of Most Impressive of Pacific  War; No Ovation

Wainwright and MacArthur Meet Again In Japan   Generals Exchange “I'm Glad To See You” Greet. ings After 3'5 Years.

U.S.Extending Its Holdings   Eichelberger Lauds Nips For Living Up To Orders   Wainwright Joins MacArthur At Dinner In Yokohama Hotel

Meeting f Heroes Draiatic   Wainwright Says He Couldn’t Be Happier As He Has Dinner With MacArthur in Japan

Wainwright and MacArthur Meet   Will Return to Luzon To Accept Surrender Of Japs There

Corregidor s Hero Choked By Emotions   Bottle Veterans Clasp Hands Once Again With ‘Glad to See You’

Wainwright Anc MacArthur Mel In Yokohama  Generals Say Simply They're Glad To See gN _. Bei ahlase

Local Schools Continue Wins  State Music Contests More Into Finals

Tokyo Sees Invasion Near; Many Jap Industries Closed   U.S. Naval Force Blasts Enemy Convoy; Luzon’'s Liberation Nearly Completed

WORK OR FIGHT SHOWDOWN NEAR   Wallace Nomination Heads Democrats for Split

LIMITED SERVICE ACT APPROVAL INDICATED   House Vote On Plan Looms By Thursday Afternoon

House Optimistic (ver Passage of Service Measure   Two Days of Debate Indicate There Will Be Votes To Spare.

Outlook For Service Draft Has Brightened   House Nears Showdown On Controversial Subject; 2 Days Of Debate.   SEE VOTE TOMORRON   ? Substitutes Awaiting

SEE PASSAGE SERVICE BILL   May Be One-Vote Margin Favoring Legislation To Force Men Into Essential Jobs Or Into Army.   —BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST.

Prospects For Service Law  _ Are Brighter   Two Days of General Debate Indicate There Will Be Votes to Spare ** For Measure ¢.

VOTE NEAR ON SERVICE LAW   ‘Outlook For Pa Passage Of  Act Brightens In  House

ee EEE OEE EOE OEE eee  Drinking - Fighting Bout Will Decide Irish Tinker Champ

 MOONSHINE MAULERS: IRISH WANDERING HOBOS FIGHT FOR TITLE OF KING

Matron Beaten, Girls Flee Home   Juveniles Captured By Sheriff's Force

GIRL INMATES CHOKE MATRON   Recaptured Shortly Afte Fleeing From Juvenile Home Here

SOLDIER DIES ON SCAFFOLD   ROSTON PARATROOPER HANGED IN ENGLAND FOR MURDER OF LONDON  TAXI DRIVER

MAIMED SOLDIER RECEIVES $100,449   Admiring Americans Contribute to Fund to Guarantee His Future.

Wilson Fund Dazes Soldier Crash Victim   Contributions  Total $100.443

Barkley Enters Wallace Fight  ilina Sanntar Will   Ailing Senator Will Speak Good Word For Ex-Vice President

BARKLEY TRIES TO AID WALLAGE   WANTS TO SALVAGH DILUTED CABINET  Sa eae te:

Sen. Barkley Leaves Sickbed for ‘11th Hour Attempt to Salvage Part Of Commerce Job for H. Wallace

HOPE TO SAVE SECRETARYSHIP FOR WALLACE   Barkley to Lead - Administration Forces for Senate Anpraval

Wallace Plea To Be Made By Barkley   Will Attempt to Salvage at. Least“Diluted Version of ‘Cabinet Post }

Barkley Leads Fight  To Nominate Wallace   Democratic Leader Leaves Sick Ved; Supporters Seck Action On George Bill

Japs Jittery Over Damage: By Superforts   Vital Osaka Arsenal Believed Blown  Up During Raid  By 300 B-29s.

Dazzling Advance Threatens to Cut Ruhr From Reich   British Rush Across North German Plain Under News Blackout; Third Army Clears Frankfurt, Ninth Holds Duisburg

First Army Cuts Off Ruhr Basin   Third Army Sets Prisoner Record  With 14,000 In Day

FIRST’S DASH OF 55 MILES FEATURES DAY   Third Army Cuts Reich Almost In Half As Western German  Cities Fall

First Army Is Oniy 186 Miles From Berlin, Rukr Virtually Cut Off, British Race Across North German Plain; Patton's Men Take 14,000 Prisoners

U. 5. First Army Cuts Ruhr Off;  14,000 Prisoners Taken by Third   Americans Meeting with   Slight Resistance as They Take City after Cify in Tank Drive

RUHR IS CUT OFF IN REAR BY U.S. TANKS   THIRD ARMY HERDS UP 14,000 NAZI PRISONERS

Tanks Roar Within 186 Miles  Of Dez erlin—British Army:  Advances _

Patton 100 Miles From Czech Line, Foe Admits   Third Army Captures Frankfurt; Seventh Takes Mannheim: British Second Sull Plunges East

First Army, British 2nd Near Junction  Deep in Reich   Third Gobbles Up 14,000 Prisoners In 20-Mile Surge, _ Frankfurt Cleared

Ruhr Basin All But Cut From Rest of Germany   British 2nd Army Races Across North Plain Under News Blackout; Patton’s Forces Slash Almost Halfway Across Reich's Waist

DOUGHBOY S 186 MILES WEST OF REICH CAPITAL   Germans Have Written Off Entire Ruhr Industrial Section As Lost   NEWS BLACKOUT IS CLOAKING BRITISH

Great Cities  Are Toppling      First Dashes 55 Miles While Third Spears Nearly Half Across Germany

Hodges Forges Noose Around  Befuddled Foe   British Reported: Inside Muenster After Dash Over Reich Plain

Violence, Death Creates Panic In Argentina   Whole Military Cabinet Forced Out Except President Farrell

One Killed, 39 Hurt In Street Row   Saber-Swinging Policemen Send Crowds Into Panic

Rioting Marks New Crisis In - Buenos Aires   One Killed—Cabinet iF Forced to Resign by the Army

VIOLENCE FLARES IN BUENOS AIRES;  KILLED, 39 HUR   Mounted Police Charge Crowd of 10,000, Throwing Demonstrators Into Panic.   SABERS ARE SWUNG AND REVOLVERS FIRED   Action Follows Day of Tension in Which Cabinet Quits —Apprehension Grips City.

Cabinet-Quits Peron Jailed,  One Killed   Mounted Police Swing Sabers While Charging Into Demonstration. Cause oof = 'Furmult Clouded *

GOVERNMENT IN ARGENTINA ISFORCED OUT   Cabinet Already Out: President Hands In Resignation

DEPLORES LOAN TO THE BRITISH   State Treasurer Johnson Expresses on Opposition To U. Loan Of $4 Billion To cle ae

U. 5. MARS FORCE FIGHTS IN CHINA   CHIENKIANG CAPTURED BY CHINESE TROOPS

Mars Task Force Units Are Nowin Action in Chine   Announcement Made As Chinese Score New Victories Near Liuchow

FILIPINOS TODA) SEIZE HEART Ot CAGYAN VALLE)   Jap Force Which Battled Yanks to South - Blocked

Seize Heart of @ Cagayan V alley ,   Block Escape of Jap " Force 35 Miles South 

Guerrillas In Cagayan Valley Blocking Japs   Maneuver Also Splits Enemy Forces In North Luzon

Filipino Guerrillas Trap Foe   Liberation Force Seizes Heart of Cagayan Valley

Filipino . Guerrillas ‘Seize Heart of Cagayan Valley — Sudden Sweep of Power Splits Ememy Forces in Northern Luzon.

ERNIE PYLE T  BE BURIE ARMY SEME   Soldiers He Loved Bring Back His Body From Battle field -

Recover Body Of Pyle After 5-Hour Delay   Machine Gunner Would Open ‘Up*Every Time An Effort Was Made To Reach His Body

Ernie Pyle To Rest Beside Soldiers He Loved So Well: Had Premonition Of His End

Ernie Pyle to be Buried Among 6. .s In Army Cemetery in the Ryukus

Ernie To Be Buried Among GI's He Loved   Comrades Carry Body Out After Japs Keep Them Away For Five Hours

3 JAP BULLETS FROM AMBUSH, HIT PYLE’S HEAD   Found Clutching Fatigue Cap; Burial In Ryukvyvus Army Grave

ERNIE PYLE TO BE BURIED ON-OKINAWA      Will Rest Among Soldiers Whom  He Immortalized

Ernie Pyle To Be Buried With Gl’s:He Immortalized   Beloved War Reporter To Be Laid To Rest At Reukywns

ERNIE NOW SHARES IN DEATH WITH GPS HE LOVED SO MUCH  W ill Be Put to Final Rest with Them

Mine, With 20 Men Unfound, May Be Sealed   Hope Abandoned For Those Trapped By Blast And Fire

EXPLODED MINE MAY BE SEALED   Hope Given Up For Saving 20 Still Entombed

Peace Comes To  World After 14  Years Of War Last Of Axis  Powers Beaten

Double Drives Flank Poznan   Berlin Reports Polish-German Border Moves; Russians Drive for Frankfurt

Poznan Fortress Bypassed   Konev’s Army in Silesia Continues To Make Headway

Four Key Rail Towns In Southeast Captured In Plunge Into Prussia  en  = =   Vioscow Reports Poznan Flanked   Brandenburg Province Frontier Of Germany Reached By Reds

TWO COLUMNS ERASED, NAZI REPORTS SAY   Push North of Poznan Increases Threat to  Reich Capital

Drive to Baltic Tr. Junkers: South Fe 90 Miles From Be      Traps Force Berlin

Double Hanking Drives West ‘Continuing   Rokossovsky’s Column Reaches Baltic East Coast to Close Bag

OUVIET ARMOR AULLS BEYOND POZNAN AREA   Reds in South Breach Nazi Defensive Line Along  “Oder River,

Spearheads push within 90 miles of nazi capital  Capture four key rail ~ towns in East Prussia

Soviet Flanking Force Only 94 Mi. From Berlin   As Reds Rip Thru Oder River Lines, Berlin Hurls Luftwaffe Into Battle of Desperation

OTTHER FORCES 90-000 MILES FROM BERLIN   In Two Drives Beyond Poznan

Vets Home On Damaged Ship  _ 18 Feet Of Water In Hold After Collision

FOR CONTINUING PRODUCTION OF ATOMIC BOMBS   Gen. Groves Says Peacetime Operations Will Cost $500,000,000 Yearly

Would Continue Manufacture of Atom Bomb  Senate Committee Questions Maj. Gen. Groves

Ask Government To Confinue Production      Maj. Gen. Groves Says A-Bombs Should be Made in Peacetime

a] Atomic Expert Says Nation Must Avert ‘‘National Suicide’  U.S. Uraed To Build Uo A-Bomb Stockpile

German People Bitter Over Favoritism to Nazi Refugees   By CHRISTER JAEDERLUND Copyright, 1945, by the  ABeennantataAlA Denace

CLEAVAGE BREWS BETWEEN GERMAN SOLDIERS, CIVILIANS   Correspondent Says Nazi Soldiers With No Homes Tx « Return To Will Resort To Looting After Reich’s Defeat; Indiscreet Party Leaders Killed

Nazi Party Leaders Get First Break When Towns Are Evacuated in Retreat

MASS FLIGHT INSIDE REICH BRINGS CHAOS   CIVILIANS CONDEMN PARTY LEADERS; UNREST GROWS

Chaos Grows in Reich With People, Soldiers, Party Chiefs at Odds

Night Baseball   Boisterous V-E Day Celebration In Halifax Followed by Looting

New Car Prices Are Down   Dealers Must Absorb Much of New Production Cost; New Prices Close to 1942 Figure

Bowles Pulls Auto Prices Out: of Bag   Ford Chrysler and Studebaker Higher; GM Makes Lower

Some Car's ‘Higher and Others Cui   General Motors Auto: Will Sell for Less Than 1942 Level.

UPA ANNOUNCES PRICE CEILING FOR SEVERAL AUTO MODELS   GM Cars Below 1942 Prices; Others To Be  A Little Higher

THREE OTHER BRANDS WILL BE HIGHER   Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks and Cadillacs Down 2.5 Per Cent —Fords, Chryslers and Studehakers Up.

MOST CARS T0 CO UP IN COST WITH OPA LIS]   General Motors Prices To Be Little Less—Ford and Chrysler To Rise

General Motor Cars Will Cost Public Less Coin With Ford, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSota Upped

GM Cars To Cost. Less Than 1942, Other Makes More   New OPA Prices Gener: ally Near 9 Pre-war j evel. °

Prices Of GM Autos Shaved Down From °42   Fords, Studebakers and Chrysler-Made Cars Will Costa Bit More. Bowles Says

Ford, Studebaker, Chrysler-Made Cars To be Priced Higher   Had Been No Hint of Any Price Cuts

OPA Announces Some Auto Ceilings... ..  Some Auto Prices Will Be Less, Some Greater Than Pre- War Levels

New GMC Autos To Cost Less; Fords, Studebakers, Chryslers Will Be Somewhat Higher   OPA Administrator Bowles Makes First Announcement On Price Ceilings

SOME ‘46 CARS —-T0 COST LESS THAN IN 1947   Bowles Announcement Somewhat of a Surprise; Some Makes Higher

UAW ASKS NEW EFFORT TO END G-M WAGE ROW   OPA Cut In Auto Price: Expected To Effect 30% Dispute      G-M Cars To Cost Less; Up Prices Of 3 Others

Car Prices Announeed  by Bowles   Big Surprise is That General Motor: Cars Will be Cut;  Some Prices up

TEMPERATURES:   Car Industry Surprised By Announcement   Reduction In GM Retail Ceilings Ordered By Bowles

“ord  Gets Increase in Ceiling      OPA Announces Price Formula for. Autos  “Reaching Showrooms

Prices On GM Cars Lower;  Others Go Up   OPA Announces Long: Awaited Price Ceilings For 45 Models

BUYER TO PAY 1942 AVERAGE UN NEW GARG   OPA Hikes Ferds. Studebakers, Slashes GM Prices, Works on Others,

GM Cars to Cost Less Than Pre-War Models; Prices Raised on Fords, Studebakers, Chryslers

Chryslers, Studebaker:   Are Among Those  “to “Be “Higher ‘in’ O:P.A. Rating

GM AUTOS WILL COST LESS THAN PRE-WAR CARS   Ford, Studebaker, Chrysler Vehicles Granted Slight Increase

General Motors Cars Will Cost Less, OPA Says   However, Prices of Studebakers, Fords, Chryslers Are Hiked

Ford Gets  Increase in Ceiling   OPA Announces Price Formula for Autos Reaching Showrooms

General Motors Cars Will Cost  Motorists Less   Prices for Other Makes Show Slight increase; Ceilings Revealed by OPA

SOME CARS WILL SELL FOR LESS THAN IN 1942, O, P.-A. RULES ON PRICE CEILINGS

Studebakers, Chryslers,  Fords Go Up   GMs Will Sell At Retail For An Average Of 2.9 Percent Less.   IS SURPRISE MOVE

LIST DECREAS! IN COST OF 6. M. CARS   Slight Increase Reported For Other Autos   DEALERS’ PLEAS   Are Rejected By Bowles: Cost Absorption Plan Is Announced

GM Cars To Cost Less At Retail Than In 1942   Some Other Makes Will Be Somewhat Higher; Dealers Object

New General Motors Cars To ‘Cost Public Little Less Than ‘Some of the Pre-War Models.

OPA Reduces Retail Prices GM-Builf Cars   Boosts Prices of Fords, Studebakers And Chrysler-Made  Care Rowlee Save

GM Car Prices Cut; Chryslers And Fords Hikec   OPA In First Of LongAwaited Announcements On Auto Ceilings.

Nippon Papers Protest Government Policies: ‘Annamese Take Up Arms

Siamese Twins Fail to Excite Arizona Family: Went Unattended 15 Hours

Jap Armies In Burma Meet Defeai   97,000 Troops Left Dead In Battle; Rangoon Occupied

ALLIES TAKE. RANGOON IN -BURMAFIGHI   British and Indian Forces Capture Capital City Intact

LONDON RAIDS NET DESERTERS   HUNT FOR ALLIED SOLDIERS WHO ARE AWOL

Police Roundup in London  Nets 800 Alleged Deserters From Various Allied Armies

O00 DESERTERS NABBED IN RAID   8000 POLICEMEN MAKE SWEEP IN LONDON

POLICE ROUND UP LONDON-SHSPECTS      rack Down on Military DeFg serter Racket

ROUNDING UP DESERTERS INBRITAIN:   10,000 Allied Deserters Living Illegally in Britain

Germans Sob Over Treatment   U. S. Envoy To Poland Gives Them Cold Shoulder When They Cry

Germans Sob, But Memories Are Refreshed   Group Reminded of Atrocities When It Speaks of Being “Abused.”

3 U.S. SHIPS LOST IN PACIFIC   MINESWEEPERS, L.S.T., SUNK IN PHILIPPINES

MAY CARRY FIGHT FOR LAW TO PUBLIC      Speech on Labor Is Under Consideration By President. .

Truman’s Campaig! For Antistrike Bill Will Continue  Message for People Of Nation Is Being Considered

Truman MayCarryDemand for Labor Curb Laws To Pablic in Planned Speech

President May Continue Fight   Appeal To People on Labor Law Expected

Truman Plans Carrying Labor  Issue To Public   Reported Considering Ad dress On Proposed Measure to Bar Strikes  ” Pending Inquiry

Plans Fight for Strike Ban Law   Truman. May Take His Issue to People in

Truman May Take Strike Law to People   Hopes to Prevent Walkouts Until Facts Are Probed

MAY GARRY HIS FIGHT FOR BAN TO THE PEOPLI   President Concerned Over Con gress Failure to Act: Fact Boards Begin Action

SOVIETS LIST CONDITIONS FOR POLISH ACTION   Stalin Fights Formation Of Anti-Russian Bloc

Early Meeting Of Big Three Uroently Needed   Russian Leader Sets Conditions For Settlement

Sul Ross Receives Big Appropriation   FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON DRIVEWAYS ALLOWED BY 49TH LEGISLATURE

US. ARMY PLANES FALL IN FLAMES AFTER COLLISION   Bond-Drive Fleet Bound for West Point When Dismeter Steorcl

'1946 Campaign Issue: GOP, Stung by New Deal Rejection Of Proposals, May Fight af Polls

Historical Society  Will Meet in Kane   Election of Officers Will Take Place

‘Little’ Nations Pose Questions on Veto   Dispute Fails To Slow Tempo Of Parley And Leaves Few Problems To Be Solved

Bills To Repeal Alabama  Merit) System Introduced   Measures Offered Simultaneously In House And Senate: Administration Appropriation Bills Go Into Hopper: Income Tax Proposals Filed

TwoBills Seek Repeal Of State Merit System  Andrews And Pruet Sponsor Meacurce

LIFE SENTENCE GIVEN SOLDIER IN ‘GAS’ SALES   Doughboy Handed Jolt ir Black. Market Cases; 2 Others Convicted

Soldier Given Life For Black Market Sales   Ewo Other Enlisted Men Get Terms of 25 Years by Court Martial in Daeics

Soldier Gels Life Sentence For Gas Sales   Two Other Enlisted Men Get Sentences Of 25 Years for Black Market Operations

Life Term On Sale Of ‘Gas’ To Black Market   Theft Of Supplies From Trains Have Been Disclosed

Life Imprisonment For This Soldier   For His Part in French Gasoline Black Market; Two Others Given 22 Years

THREE SOLDIERS IN.BLACK MARKET -DEALS SENTENCED   One Given Life Term in France for Illegal Sale of 20 Gallons of U. S.. Army Gasoline.   TWO DRAW 25 YEARS _ FOR TRAIN-LOOTING   Sever Punishment Meted Out Indicates Determination to Crush Thefts on Supply Lines.

20-Gallon Gas Theft Nets Life For U.S. Private   Courtsmartial Taper Other Black Mart Sentences

Minton Boomed to Succeed Roberts   Federal Judge Favorite for Supreme Court Post

Minton Believed Top Choice for Supreme Court   Truman Reveals Vinson to Get Treasury Post

Judge Minton May Be Named To High Court   Vinson To Be Appointed As Secretary Of Treasury It Is Revealed

Thousands Of Vets Arriving Today  From Europe Zone   6,000 Dock At Newport News, Others At N.Y.

Rations For Reconverted (il Stoves Out   Oil Stoves Converted from Coal Can Get No More Fuel Oil For Present.

ELECTRIC HEATING PADS Three heats. LICHTER’S. 1051:      INVECTT,

RECORDS REVEAL HOW NAZIS HAD TAKEN AUSTRIA   Inside Story of Anschluss Related in Documents Located In Berlin

‘Fact-F inding In Oil Industry Wage ‘Dispute Under way   Management Serves Notice That No Company Books Will Be Opened To Truman Board _ Headed by Dr.Graham

GMC STRIKE TO BE NEXT IN LINE      ClO Oil Workers Demand 30 Per Cent Waae Increase

Oil Dispute Is Test For Fact-Finding  Labor, Management Oppose Truman Plan

Fact-Finding To Get First Test In Oil Dispute   Truman Plans To Use Pressure Of Public Opinion To Settle Strife

Fact-Finding Set for Test In Oil Dispute   Panel Will Confer On Sinclair Issue; GM Next for Studv

FAC T-FINDING GETS FIRST TEST IN OIL DISPUTE   Navy to Release 11 Sinclair Oil Properties at Midnight

Union's Demand For Wage Boost Is Major Issue   11 Sinclair Plants Will Be Released By New Agreement

OIL INDUSTRY'S CASE ON TRIAL   Fact-Finding Idea Opposed by Labor, Management—GM Issue Is Next

Fact-Finding Given Tryout  In Oil Strike   Involves First Practical, Test of President’s Plan For Ending Labor Strike:

Fad-Finding Gets Start   With Oil Industry Wage Dispute; Opposed by Labor, With Management Cool   GM Meeting Also Set

Fact-Finders Get First Test In Oil Dispute   cto Union Demanding 30% Wage Increase; In * -yvolyrs 42 Refinories 11 Settleme:

dil Dispute Will Get First Airing By Fact-Finders   ’ General Motors Strike ‘Is Next; » Boards Lack Any * Statutory Authority

Oil Industry Probe Starts   Government Seeking Facts Upon Industry

FACT - FINDING USED IN Ol DISPUTE   Negotiations Are Opened At Kaiser-Frazer Plant   At General Motors, Ford; Shortage Of Parts Is Hurting Production

Production On  17,000 Planes Ordered Halted   Cut Back Over Next .Eightcen Months to Affeet 200,000 Workers;  Lay-Offs to Start

Orders For Planes Slashed By 17,000; B29 Stepped Up   200,000 Workers Will Leave Plants By End O Year; Steel Released For Civilian Use

Army Cuts Its Warplane  Production   200,000 Workers To Feel Effects Of Cutbacks

ARMY ORDERS PLANE CUTBACK      200,000 Workers In 12 Cities Seen Affected

, Army Cuts Off Big Chunk of Plane Production   Announces Cutback, Stopping Construction Of 17,000 Aircraft; Full Sneed on B-99<

Production Of 17,000 Planes Planned For Next 18 Months Stopped; 200,000 Affected   Army Action Will Release Substantial Quantities Of Steel And Aluminum

Army Halts Production Of Warplanes   Plan 17,000 Slash For Next 18 Months; Affects 200,000 Worker:

Army Orders Cutback in War Planes   200,000 Workers To Be Out of Jobs During Year

PRODUCTION OF PLANES IS CUT BY ARMY ORDER   200, 000 Workers In 12 7 Cities Face Loss  Of Jobs

200,000 Workers Affected by Army Actior in Making Cutback in Plane Production

17,000 PLANES TO BE DROPPED UNDER CUTBACK   200,000 Workers Slated To Be Taken From Plants By Close Of Year

Army Stops Output Of 17 000 Planes: Emphasis Placed On B-29 Production

Army fo Halt Production of 17,00 Planes  Cutback Order Issued By Heads Of Air Forces

ARMY REPORTS   ‘Change in Tactics With  , Japanese and End of  ' Steady Flow to Europe Are Given As Reasons.

Deep Cut In Plane   Ovgtput   Will Make 17,000 Fewer in Next. 18 Months; About 200;000 Workers Will Bevhaid Off Soon

Dozen Cities and 200,000 Workers To Feel Effects o' Reduction—Emphasis To Be Placed on Superforts— Critical Metal To Be Released for Making Scarce Civilian Goods

CUTBACK ORDERS FOR PRODUCTION OF 17,000 PLANES   ARMY RETRENCHMENT TO RELEASE 200,000 FROM PLANE PLANTS

ARMY GANGELS PRODUCTION OF 17,000 PLANES   Stop Output of New B-32 Bomber; to Make More Superforts

ARMY CUTS BACK PRODUCTION ON 17,000 PLANES   About 200,000 Workers In 12 Cities Affected

—PLANES— .: U.S. To Cut Plane Output   Army Order. Will Stop Production. “Of 17,000 In Next-18:Months --

PLANE QUTPUT TO BE REDUCED      Cutback to Stop Production Of About 17,009 Planes For Next 18 Months.

ARMY SLASHES BIG CHUNK OUT OF ITS PLANE PRODUCTION   CUTBACK ORDER STOP BUILDING OF APPROXIMATELY 17,000 AIRCRAFT

ARMY ORDERS PLANE CUTBACK   200,000 WORKERS WILL BE HIT BY ACTION

Tariff Fight Heads Into Senate Amid Hints Truman May Have To Reiterate Personal Plea

PLAN TO SEND “COAL OVERSEAS    Expect to Ship 6 Million Tons, Ickes Reports

A SHORTAGE HERE   Secretary Ickes Says U: S to Ship 6,000,000 Tons to Needy   ‘MUST BLOCK ANARCHY

Europe to Get Vast Order of Yank Coal   ICKES ANNOUNCES PLAN; WARNS AGAINST RISK OF ‘SHORTAGE AT HOME

U.S. Coal To Europe   Ickes Says Fuel Must Go to Prevent Anarchy: Fights Shortage Here

PREDICTS WORST FUEL SHORTAGE   PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVES IN 25 STATES REQUESTED BY ICKES

Prepare To Shiver This Winter--We've Got To Keep Those In Europe Warm With U.S. Coal

COAL FOR EUROPE; ~ A SHORTAGE HERE      aecretayy Ickes Says U: S. to Ship 6,000,000 Tons to Needy   ‘MUST BLOCK ANARCHY

Ickes Predicts Fuel Shortage For Next Winter   Both Coal, Oil Supplies Cut

Shortage of Fuel Looms   6,000,000 Tons Must  Be Shipped to Europe, Secretary Ickes Reveals

Coal Shortage In U. S. To Be Worst of War   Ickles Tells Plan for Sending ‘6 Million Tons to Europe This Winter

To Send 6 Million Tons Of Coal ‘To Europe, Increasing U. S. Shortage

Superfortresses Piay Devastating to Japs for Third Time This Week

B-29's Fire Bomb Cities   Pour 2,200 Tons of Fire Bombs On Three Industrial Cities of Home Islands

LATEST ATTACK SCATTERED OVER THREE ISLANDS   Third Time this Week Huge Planes Have Visited Homeland Islands of Japan.

24 Jap Ships Damaged In 3rd Heet Strikes   Six Atreraft Carriers, Three Battleships and Five Cruisers Hit,

14 Enemy Ships Smashed; Fleet Still off Coast   Remnants of Nippon’s Navy Are Wrecked in Carrier Plane Blows

350 Superforts Blast 3 Cities; Fleet On Move   Allied Guns, Planes Rapidly Knocking Out Japan’s Defenses

350) SUPERS RAID THREE JAP CITIES; DROP FIRE BOMBS   OMUTA, MATSUYAMA AND TOKUYAMA SHOWERED WITH INCENDIARIES

Fleet Menaces Jap Home Isles   ADMIRAL HALSEY HAS SHIPS STRIKING AT JAPAN

Drop 2,200 Tons Of Fire Bombs on Nipponese Cities   Tokyo Pleads For Softening of U. S. Terms of Surrender

U5, THIRD FLEET ROAMS HOME WATER OF JAPAN AT WILL  AMERICAN NAVAL AND AIR POWER SMASHES  JAPANESE OBJECTIVES

2,200 Tons of Fire Bombs Spewed by Over 350 Supers      Industrial Cities on Three Home Islands Prime Targets

24 JAP SHIPS SMASHED IN 17, DAYS BY THIRD FLEET WHICH NOW MENACES MIKADO’S COAST

Japan Braced For Next Blow By Halsey’s Third Fleet;’ 24 Nip Warships Smashed

U.S. Third Fleet owas in Home ‘Waters of Japan   Withdraws After Smashing 24 Ships; Taking a Breather; Plan Next Blows

Smash 17 Enemy Ships in 24 Days   United States Third Fleet Has Been Pounding: Jap Cities   RESISTANCE JS LIGHT   Halsey Moves -His  Ships Around in Enemy Wa 'ters.as He Chooses

 ‘Superforts Split Into Three Forces, Dropping Fire on Omuta, Matsuyama and Tokuyama.   U.S. FLEET MOVING FOR NEW ASSAULTS

Halsey’s Fleet Poises for New, Smashing Assaults; Nip Navy Fails to Appear

B-29’s Slug Jap Isles Anew As Allied Aircraft Roam. At Will Over Enemy Skies

Third Fleet Lurks Off Japanese Coast   Halsey’s Naval Units Deploy for New Blows Against Jap Navy, Cities After Damaging 24 Nip Warships

24 Nip Warship: Smashed In 17 Days By Halsey   Third Fleet Pulled Back To Sea For Breather: To Continue Attacks Soon

Taunting Uf. 8. Third Fleet Immobilizes  Mikado’s Warships   620 Nip Ships, 778 Air Planes Wrecked in 15-Days’ Strike

Superforts Mine Japanese Waters, Tokyo Radio Wails; 19 Jap Planes Downed

350 B-298 FIRE CITIES ON THREE HOME ISLANDS   Tokyo Pleads for Lenienc) From Pounding of Halsey’s Fleet

,3RD FLEET MOVES MENACINGLY OFF , MIKADO’S ISLANDS   JAPAN HARASSED CONSTANTLY BY U. S. AIR POWER

24 Jap Warships Smashed by Bombs   U.S. Third Fleet Deploys for Blows Against More of Japan’s Industries

FIRE BOMBS SHOWER OVER THREE CITIES   Sky Fleet of More Than 350 Superforts Drop More Than 2,200 Shells Over Three Home Islands  THIRD TIME IN WEEK

Pounding of  Island, Fleet  To Continue   Japan’s Stunned War Plants. Airfields.  Coast Defenses Await Next Numbing Attack

Halsey Maps New Blows After Stunning Japanese Fleet, Cities   By HAMILTON W. FARON

B-29'S ATTACK JAPAN FOR 3RD TIME IN WEEK   Japs Plead For Mercy As Halsey’s Fleet Rips i 20 Bis Warshins

Supers Bring Destruction To Nipponese   24 Warships Of Enemy Smashed By Third Fleet

‘Third Fleet Maps New Blows After Smashing 24 Japanese Warships In Daring Assaults

ONE BIG BLOW PLANNED BY U.S. FOR KNOCKOUT   Three Industrial Cities of Devastated Japan Given Day’s Destruction

Fleet Moves Off Islands   Deploying For Next Blows; Bag of Enemy Vessels Run To 24 By New Attacks

Superforts Sear Three Jap Cities   Fire-Bomb Attack Is Third in a Week; 24 Jap Warships Damaged In 17-Day Fleet Raid-

3 Jap Cities Fire Bombed   industrial Centers Targets for 2200 Tons of Incendiaries

B-29s Blast lwo Jima in Strong Raid   MacArthur Nearing Clark Field After Takina Prison Camp

B-29's Strike lwo Jima; Visit Tokyo, Nagoye      U..§. Troops Bound For Manila Approach Clark Field

Allies Make New Landing on Burma —   Silence Enemy Artillery ‘on Approaches.to Bamban, Six Miles from. U. ‘S. Airfield...

SUPER-RAIDERS STAB AT TOKYO   Also Join In Softening Up Of Japs’ Iwo Jima Outpost

B-29s Attack Jap Industrial Cities, Tokyo   Soften Up Iwo Jima Where Japs Think New Landing Will Be Made.   NEAR CLARK FIELD

Superfortresses Strike Japanese Industrial Areas   American Forces Driving on Manila Near Clark Field

‘SUPERFORTS HIT 1H JIMA INVASION KEY   Join Liberators in Pound, ing Island South of Japan? Yanks Capture Luzon Prison Camp. :

American B-29s Harry Tokyo, Wrack Nagoya   Join En Masse for Softening Up Iwo Jima Tokyo Island Outpost

B29 Bomb Loads Pummel Tokyo, Nagoya, wo Jima  Luzon Yanks Seize ‘March of Death’  Caneentration Camp

B-29s Assault lwo And Watch Tokyo, Nagoya  MacArthur's Troops Near Clark Field As Camp O'Donnell Fall

B-29'S HAMMER JAP TARGETS   Yanks Near Clark Airbase On Luzon, Recapture  Camp O’Donnell

B-295 POUND [WO JIMA ISLE SOUTH OF TOKYO   Yanks Find Mass Cemetery for Heroes of Bataan at Camp O’Donnell

B-29 Raids Continue to Hit Japanese   Yanks on Luzon Drive  Nearer Clark Field In Push South

SUPERFORTS Ih SOFTENING UP RAID ON ISLE   Iwo Jima Is Next Invasion Spot, Japan Reports

Superforts Soften Up imo Jima, Big Jap Island Fortress   Yanks Near Clark Field,  Formosa Raids Continue

Superforts Range Over Nippon, Raid low, Korean Cities   Yanks Recapture Camp O’Donnell in Advance Upon Clark Field

B29s Raid Iwo And Third Fleet Carrier Planes Attack R:  British Comp. ota Landina in Burmc

US. 14th Corps Near Clark Field after Capturing O'Donnell, Concentra tien Camp fer the Betaan Heroes.

0-285 POUND “AAP TARGETS   Tokyo, Nagoya, Three Korean Industrial Cities, Iwo Jima Bombed.   REPORT GAINS ON LUZON

B-29s Soften Iwo Bastion For Invasion   Superforts Harry Tokyo, Nagoya, Reconnoiter Korean Cities

Superforts Raid Tokyo, Nagoya   Join in Softening Up Iwo Jima, Potential Invasion Objective

SUPERFORTS JOINED IN SOFTENING UP OF ISLAND FORTRESS  AMERICAN GROUND FORCES DRAWING NEAR TO CLARK FIELD TODAY

B29s Attack Jap Island Outpost;  /Yanks Near Clark Field on Luzon

Forts Rip Jap Bastion 750 Miles From Tokye   Iwo Jima Island Seen As Yank Invasion Objective; Carrier- Based Planes Continue Raids On Formosa

B-29s Harass Tokio, Nagoya; Blast Iwo Jima   Yank Patrols On Luzon Edge Closer To Prized Clark Airfield.

HOSPITAL AID DEBATE OPENS   SENATE TAKES UP MEASURE PROVIDING FEDERAL HELP IN EXPANDING MEDICAL CENTERS

ROOSEVELT IS INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT   Takes Oath Fourth Time As The President Of The United States Today

Wainwright Informs Men of MacArthur’s Leaving   This Is My Story -:- -

fis Is MY StORY Quarter Million Japs Press Wainwright’s 70,000 Men

PLANT DAMAGED BY BLASTS, FIRE   Less to Tulsa Seismogreph Co. Is Estimeted Today At $100,000

Draft Amendment Urged in Senate   Sending 18-Year-Olds Into Combat Opposed

Francis Strehl  Died Tuesday  After Accident   Accidental Discharge Of Shotgun Caused His Death _..

Francis Strehl Died Tuesday. After Accident  Accidental Discha   Accidental Discharge Of Shotgun ¢ Caussd” His Death

Horse Racing Ban Seen With Decree by ODT   Orders Shipment By Rai Or Motor Carriers To Be Halted; Troop Needs Cited

ALL HORSE RACING   Ban Transportatior Of Show Animals Immediately

Shipment Of Horses  Is Banned   Confines Animale and Sport ta Tracks Now Operating

Horse Racing Checked By ODT   Shipment OF. Animals To: Be Stopped: Today.

Shipment of Race Horses Is Banned   Effective Today— May Mean End Of Horse  Racing

ODT Ban Hits race Horses   Sriition Dollar Sport Gets New Setback In Order Prohibiting Moving of Animals By Railroads and Public Motor Carriers

ORDER AFFECTS HORSE RAGING   Horses and Rasing Itself Confined to Tracks Now Operating.

Ban on Rail Shipment to Start Today   Billion Dollar Sport — Suffers Serious Setback; Truck Travel Permitted

Charter May Be In Effect In “45   U. S. Senate Approval Would Create Landslide Small Nation Votes,

Quick 0. K. by U.S. Senate May Put World Charter into Effect in 1945

Charter May Go Into Effect This Year If U.S. Senate Leads Wav In Ratification

Quick Approval By U. 5. Would Speed Other Ratifications   Favorable Feeling Seen For Early Action; Charter May Be In Effect Before 1946

NEW LEAGUE MAY BE SET UP THIS YEAR   If Given Quick Go-Ahead by U.S. Senate, New Charter May Be Ratified by Other Nations in Group Soon.

Traffic Slowed To Snail’s Pace   Snow Piles Up In Eastern Sections Of State; 8 inches  Balle nt Lanvanweerk

HEAVY SNOW FALL HAMPERS TRAFFIC   Eastern Kansas. Will Be Buried for Next Sev-— eral Days   REPORT ROADS OPEN

WASTE PAPER COLLECTION   Will Be Made In Wells boro One Week From Cundav.

Roosevelt May Visit Yank Troops On Western Front Soon, Is Belief

Roosevelt May Visit Battlefronts; Hopkins in London Arranging Meet

PRESIDENT MAY VISIT WAR AREA   Hopkins In London To Map “Big Three” Parley Plans

IN FUROPE.   Harry Hopkins in London; President’s Secretary Expected

‘SOFT PEACE IRKS LIBEREES   Former Prisoners of Japs Would Like Chance to Rule Nip Homeland

RELEASED PRISONERS CRITICIZE SOFTNESS      They Want No ‘Kid Gloves? Used in Handling Japs

Allied Liberees Baffled At ‘Kid Glove’ Treatment Given the Japanese

~K—ClUC KOCCMKKCOCiSRKR Soft Treatment of Japs Irks Rescued Yanks

Liberees Are Arousedby U.S Acts In Japax   Baffled, Disappointed an¢ Endignant Grver What   They Deseribe As ‘Kid   Glove’ Treatment

LAWRENCE AWAITS Y-J DAY ARRIVAE   Plans Set bie Sti Stores to Close and Community Event _  in Park }     TIME 1 3 YTINCECDTAYA

V-J DAY ARRIVAL   Plans Set for Stores to Close and Community Event ‘ in Park 4

CHINESE FORCED 10 EVACUATE (SHAN   Reported Severe Fighting Was Raging Outside The City

See Scrap On Merger   . Congress Battle Lines Drawn On Proposal For Unified Command

TRUMAN'S SPEECE MAKES NO DENT Ih MERGER DEBATES   May Joins Vinson For Separate Air Force, Cabinet Agent

Truman’s Message Leaves Congress Lines Unbroken »In Arms Merger Wrangie

B att le Lines In Merger Row Are Unbroken   Trnman’s Flat Request For Army, Navy, Air Force Unification to Be Hard Foncht

Foes Of Merger Unimpressed By Truman's Stand   Battle Lines For Forth coming Congress Figh' Are Unbroken.

Truman’s Message Leaves Congressional Lines Unbroken In Merger Fight

Lineup in Congress Is Unchanged by Truman’s Message   Opposition Shows  No Sign of Cracking “Despite Request for Maraer of Carui nce

FIGHT SHAPES UP ON MERGER   Congressional Lines Show No Sign of Cracking On Unification

Truman's Request Fails To \Crack Congressional Lines. ‘On Armed Forces Merger Plan   Military Committee Members For And Naval Committees Stilt Against

Truman Plea Fails to End. Merger: Fight   Oppesing Elements. ‘Lining. Up for Final ‘Phase of Beatle .

SOLONS KEEP ARMY, NAVY MERGER IDEAS   Opposing Congressiona! Lines Show No Signs of Changing as Result of President Truman’s Call for Unification.

CONGRESS STILL SPLIT OVER ARMY. NAVY MERGER PLAN DESPITE TRUMAN'S IMESSAGE CALLING FOR MERGER

Congress Lines Unchanged On Service Merger  Military Committee For It; Naval Groups

\Civil Servant Is Named las Go-Between   Japanese People Are Urged to Remain Calm

LOCAL CHARITY BINGO RAIDED BY DETEGTIVES   Promotion For Infantile Paralysis Fund Falls To Two Co. Detectives

POOR IGNORANT JAPS!   Soldiers Think America Has Been Invaded Already

STRANDED NAZIS CAUSE TROUBLE   Women Who Fraternize With Yanks Warned Of Reprisals

Lid Goes Off Restrictions At War's End   Dimout and Curfew To Cease at Once; Wore Gasoline Due

BROWNOUT ISAPT TO" END SOON    First of War Restrictions  To Be Removed

What to Expect In Relaxing of War Regulations   Food, Clothing and Most Rationing Will Continue Some Time

Abandon Hope for Rescue of Trappet  Kentucky Miners   Officials Halt Search After Encountering Fires and  Deadly Gas

HOPE ABANDONED FOR 18 MINERS   Fire Halts Rescue Work for Men Still Trapped in Kentucky Diggings

New Fires Force Rescue ~ Crews Out Of Blasted Mine   17 Still In Pit Believed Dead; One Of First Grou  Removed Succumbs To Injuries

Hope Abandoned For Miners Trapped In Kentucky Shaft As Fire Drives Rescuers Out

Fewer Miners Idle Today   Production Climbs At Mines of U. S. Stee! Corp.

Yanks launch new blows on  Okinawa isle  Advance despite stiff Nip action

HEAVY GROUND ATTACKS MADE BY AMERICANS   Substantial Gains Made Into High Ground Of YaejuDake Escarpment   FIERCE RESISTANCE BEING ENCOUNTERED

MARINES TAKE OKINAWA HILL, POCKET JAPS   NIPPONESE BATTLE HOPELESSLY WITH BACKS TO SEA

Gains Made in Face of Stiff Jap Resistance   Nip Aerial Attack Inflicts Some Damage to Ship

Retirement, Postwar Aid ‘Bills Offered   Discussion Expected To Delay Action On Income, Poll Tax Measures

STRIKE ENDED: 1900 RESUMES WORK FRIDAY   All Issues ‘Satisfactorily Resolved’, Says Joint Statement

Churchill Asks For V-E Day Restraint   Doesn't Think It Will Be ‘Long Delayed’, Wants “New Leap Forward’ In Bringing Jap War to Conclusion

CHURCHILL SAYS V-E DAY MEANS WAR HALF OVER   Prime Minister Urges Britons Against Celebration, Reminds Them of Japs

Warns Against vt Day Letup  r Mu st Con ntinue Vor Must "s Defeat

CHURCHILL CITES REMAINING TASK   Must Help Bring Defeat to Japs, Says Leader

an we  History Almost Repeats Itself nan Slade  German PW’s Aided Farmers _ Here Almost 175 Years Ago

History Almost Repeats Itself ge ES LEBEL  German PW’s Aided Farmers  Here Almost 175 Years Age

SEVERE TERMS FACING REICH   U. §. Expected To Be Tough On Reparations

BEATEN GERMANY MUST BE MADE PAY   Most Severe Demands Will Win Endorsement In Congress

Prosecution of Filipinos to Be Pressed  Those Who Aided  yy i (. een gy      Those Who Aided Japs Will Stand Trial Soon

Prosecution Of Filipinos  Is Promised   (Collaborators of Enemy to Be Tried By People - Osmena

Will Hasten Trial Of Collaborators   Osmena Acts After Ickes Prods Him

CABINET NOMINEES   Food Supply Division Named   Truman Announces Home Coordinator

MISSOURIAN TO * DIRECT SETUP   Poul Stark Will Head New Home Food Supply Di : vision of WFA

PRESIDENT APPOINTS MISSOURI MAN TO COORDINATE ACTIVITY OF Troop  AGENCIES -

News Day And Night   Naval Command Issued Details For Strike Nov. 4, 1941   Attack Conceived Year Previously   Enemy Concluded Follow Up Invasion Of Hawaii Logistically Impossible

G. O. P. Asserts Inglis Accounts Lack Proof   Navy Intelligence Chief Informs   Navy Intelligence Chief Informs Probers Japs Planned Year Ahead

Navy Tells Probe Group  Ot Findines   Yamamoto Conceived Details For Assault Nearly Year Earlier

HANGING HINTED FOR TOP MEN IN HITLER CABINET   Shooting ‘Too Honorable’; Many May Be Returned To Scenes Of Deeds

400,000 Nazis To Face Trial   Allies Plan to Hang Big Shoots That Caused War Crimes

400,000 NAZIS MAY FACE WAR CRIMES TRIAL   Guilty Big Shots Will Be Hanged, Small Fry to Get Labor Jobs

400,000 Nazis May Be Tried For War Crimes   Gestapo and Elite Guard To Be Charged Collectively

Guilty Big Shots Likely To Be Hanged, Others Slated To Help Rebuild Destroyed Areas

Allies Plan for Trial of Nazi War Criminals   Now Expected That 400,000 Will Face. Wear Crime Charges

400,000 Nazi War Criminals _ Mav Face Trial   Expect Leaders Will Hang; Labor Sentences Seen -. Given To “Small Fry”

Allies May Try 400,000 Nazis For War Crimes   Guilty “Big Shots” Probably Will Be Hanged As Shooting Too Honorable.

Plan Mass Trial for Top Culprits   Lesser Ones May Face Trial At Scenes of Their Crimes

Leaders Founc Guilty To Die By Hanging   Others Scheduled To Be Shot—  Small Fry May Be Sentenced To Labor

400,000 Germans Face War Trials   Big Shots to Hang, Others to Get Labor Assignments   Reds Wonder Why Triais Are Necessary, Nazis Look Guilty to Them Already

Nazis to Pay Heavily for War Atrocity   Nearly 400,000 Are On Allies’ List For Military Trial

400,000 Nazis May Be Tried Vor War Crimes   Guilty Leaders May Hang, Small Fry To Get Labor Sentences  As Justice Is Dealt

DEATH SENTENCE IS PREDICTED FOR GUILTY LEADERS   LESSER CRIMINALS MAY GET OFF WITH HARD LABOR TERMS

400,000 NAZI DEFENDANTS MAY BE TRIED   Guilty Top-Flight Lead. ers May Be Hanged. Because the Military Regards Shooting as Honorable Death.

400,000 NAZIS MAY BE TRIED   Guilty Probably Will Be Hanged; Shooting Is ‘Honorable Death.’

400,000 Nazis To Be Tried For War Crimes; Guilty Big Shots Will Hang

GUILTY HUNS TO MEET DEATH ON GALLOWS   Many Germans Will Get Labor Sentences for Minor Offensives

400,000 Nazis Will Be Tried By Allied  War Crimes Agency   Prosecutions to Star’ in Late October or Early November

400, 000 Nazis Wil :  Be Tried for Crimes   Little Fry To Follow. Big ‘Fish Into Court—Trials. Will Occur All Over Europ

‘Big Shots’ To Be Hanged If Found Guilty   ‘Small Fry’ May Save Skins with Labor Sentences, Allies Disclose

Trials Slated For 400,000 Nazi Leaders   Guilty Top Notchers Expected to Expiate Crimes on Gallows

400,000 Nazis Face trial as War Criminals   Hanging to be Fate of Guilly ‘Big Shots,’ Shooting too Cand: Co’lective Hearings

400 thousanc Nazis May Be Put on Trial  Hanging Predicted Fer Many German

Nazis Fac Crime Trial   Guilty Big Shots May Be Hanged; Shooting Is “Honorable Death”

LEADERS FOUND GUILTY FACE ~~ HANGING   Labor Sentences Likely For Subordinates   TONS OF DOCUMENTS   Against Nazis To Be Entered In Nuernberg Trials In October

AS MANY AS 400,000 NAZIS MAY BE TRIED WAR CRIMES CHARGES  GUILTY BIG SHOTS PROB ABLY WILL BE HANGED; OTHERS HARD LAROR

Big Shots Will Be Hanged If Found Guilty   Some Probably Will Be Sentenced To Hard Work

400,000 Nazis Slated for Trial On War Crimes   Allies Will Deal Justice to Architects Of World War Il; Hang Biq Shots

400,000 Nazis May Be Tried For War Crimes; 24 Leaders Trials, Nov.

40,000 Nazis On Allied List For War Crimes   Guilty “Big Shots’ Probably’ Will Be Hanged For Guilt

Allies May ‘ i: cal Justice To As Many As- 400,000 Nazi War Criminals Soon

Big Shots Probably Will Be Hanged Because Shooting Considered Honorable Military Death - - Small Fry Whose Lives Are Spared Likely To Be Sentenced To Hard Labor Rebuilding What They Destroyed

ECLIPSE FAVORS: FAR WEST STATES   Data Indicates Clouds Will Obscure Show For Half of Nation

FAR WEST SEES LUNAR ECLIPSE   Clouds Obscure Vision of Mog of Rest of Te

Jans Blow Up Bridge   Modified Labor Draft Bill Sent To 7th Congres   Committee Strips Measure Of Controversial Ban Against Compulsory Union Memberehin

JOB CONTROL BILL HANDED TO CONGRESS   “WORK, FIGHT OR. BE JALLED" MEASURE COMPLETED BY HOUSE MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

New Labor Bill   Stripped of Controversial Labor Union Feature, Bill Goes to House

Modified Labor. Draft Offered   “Work, Fight Or Be Jailed’ Now In House

By Jimmy Hatlo   Modified Labor Draft Offered   “Work, Fight Or Be Jailed” Now In House

Meredith Myers Dies Today   Lewistown Publisher, Former Democratic State  Chairman, Succumbs

PEACE RUMORS SWEEP CAPITAL   Hope Spreads That Sons Of Hirohito Will Give Up Soon

German Garrisor In Vienna Split By Red Forces   Soviets Press Forward; 15,000 Nazis Captured

Chinese Communists Charge U.S. With Intervention In War; Chungking Denies Accusation

COMMUNISTS CHARGE AMERICANS WITH ARMED INTERVENTION AGAINST THEM   Not Only Aiding Nationalists With Troop Tranerorts, But in Many Cases Actually Using Planes and Guns in Support of Kai-Shek’s Drives, Says New China Daily.

ANDERSON URGES LESS MEAT, MORE SUGAR AND GRAIN   AG SECRETARY SAYS HIGH GOALS NEEDED TO SUPPLY EXPORTS

"Anderson Asks’ Less Livestock Products in 1946   Recommends Farmers Produce More Sugar, Grains, Tobacco; Meets All Needs

More Sugar, Grain Hess Clears Up His And Tobacco Seen Qwn Insane Plea

Farmer Goal for 1946 Set by Anderson   “Asks Less. Meat, “But More Grain, © -Suaar and. Tobacce

Less Livestock Production In 1946 Asked   Anderson's Goals Would Keep Output Of Products High

More Grain Less Stock Is Pr6ogram   Anderson’s Tentative Farm Goals for 1946 Reflect Needs ;‘Total Near Wartime Peak

Set Goals For Production In Coming Year   Sugar And Grain Goals Higher, Milk, Eggs, Livestock Production Goals Lower In 1946

More Sugar, Grains Goal of U. §, Farm Secretary for. 1946   Fewer -Livestock .Prodicts WoildBe“Pat“ Out~ if Anderson Program  Is Followed °°

House Committee Faces Legislation To Draft Nurses for Armed Services

Tokyo Concedes Today That Most Of City Of Hiroshima Is Destroyed Completely By Single Atom Bomb — Just Vanished In Thin Air, Is Best Description      4Square Mile Area Devastated

60 PCT. OF BUILT-UP AREA VANISHED; CASUALTIES ARE ESTIMATED AT OVER 100,000

First Atomic Bomb Took Terrific Toll Of Damage   ‘Nearly. All Living Things. Were Burned To Death Reports »  From Japanese Reveal :

Many Corpses Litter Ruins Of Hiroshima   Sixty Percent Of Jap City Vanishes After Unprecedented Monday Attack

Jap Corpses Lit fer Ruins Gf Hiroshima   Believe Enemy Dead, Wounded May Run As High os 100,000

Toll May Go Up To 100,000 in Hiroshima Blow  60 Per Cent of City Destroyed by Giant

Japanese YWounded And Dead May Exceed 100,000  SIXTY PER CENT OF HIROSHIMA IS GONE  All Living Things Were Literally Seared To Death

MOST OF CITY DESTROYED BY NEW ATOM BOMB   Japs Say Blistered Corpses ‘Too Numerous To Count’ Litter Ruins   100,000 MAY BE DEAD   More Than 4 Square Miles Of Town Vanishes After Greatest Explosion

Seared Corpses Too Numerous I< Count, Is Report   our and One-Tenth Square Miles of City Obliterated By Blow

World’s Greatest Explosion Wipes Out War Cente   Sixty Percent of City Vanishes; Humans and Animals Seared to Death

100,000 Believed Killed   Japanese Admit Terrible Damage To Huaqe City

Tokyo Says Blasted And Blistered Corpses “Too Numerous To Count’   Dead From Blast Totals 100,000   Dnly Few Skeleton Of Buildings Remain In 4Mile Obliterated Area

‘All Living Things Killed By Terrifie Impact Of Bomb, Tekyo Broadcast Said; Five Major Plants Levelled   SIXTY PER CENT OF CITY DISAPPEARS

TAX DODGERS DRIVE OPENS   INVESTIGATORS 8TART WORK TO CATCH UP WITH CHI CAGO AREA TAX EVADERS

LAVAL FEARS TRIAL IN FRANCE, REPORT      Former Vichy Chief Enters Prison in Spain

Reds Submit Defense Plan For Keeping World Peace   American Proposal  Slightly Different

RUSSIA OFFERS DEFENSE PLAN   Proposals For Regional Peace Insurance Near Compromise

Russia Accepts Regional ‘Idea’   ' Self-Defense’ Approved in Principle But Proposal Differs From U.S. Version; American Delegates Map Compromise

REDS AGREE T REGIONAL SELF DEFENSE PLANS   Recognition Given Prin_ ciple Of Individual  Action

Russia Accepts Principal of Regional  Defense Groups Under World harter

Russia Offers Defense Proposal Dratt  Amendment Differs Little From

RUSSIA APPROVES REGIONAL PACT   ‘OFFERS GROUP DEFENSE PROPOSAL DIFFERING FROM U. S. FLAN IN LANGUAGE.

Soviet Plan On Regional Pact Studied   Russian Proposal Accept: Principle Of Self Defense Action

Reds Submit Regional. . Policy Views   Accept-Principle Of Self Defense On Area Basis

Russia Offers Defense Proposal Draft   Amendment Differs Little From U.S.-Sponsored Plan

Reds Accept Self-Defense Action Plan   Netion Would Have Right to Act If Council Fails

Allies Close in On Three Sides   Nazi Salient Shrinks as Yanks and British Take Dozen More Towns

U.S. SOLDIERS ~TAKE LAROCHE NAZI BASTION   ’ Patrols Drive For Ten Miles  TAKE PRISONERS  Salient In Belgium Near Collapse

NEW ATTACK : COMES AFTER AIR ASSAULT   NAVAL GUNS OPEN UF ON  FORTIFICATIONS AFTER  PLANES BLAST JAPA-; NESE WARSHIPS ~~

SPRING SNOW STORM SWEEPING MIDWEST      Winter’s Final Fling Not Likely To Last Long

SEVERE oP ING STORM RAGING   As Much As 17 Inches o Snow Fall in-Minnesota; 14 in Nebraska.

AILIED DRIVES ON THE WESTERN FRONT   HEAVY SPRING SNOWS MAROON MID-WEST AREA

SEVERE STORM HITS MIDWEST  .   Heavy Snows, Low Temperatures Range From  Texas to Michigan

28th Army Of Japan Nearing Annihilation   Mountbatten Says Forces “Almost Completely Destroyed”

FIRST ARMY NOW ON WAY TOPACIFIC   Hodge’s Men Given Furloughs Homie Before Trip

Killed By Jap Shell Sitting At Front Post   Watching Victory-Day  Assault On Southern Okinawa Island.  WOH ONE EFLSE HIRT

TARAWA VETS SPEED U. S. VICTORY      Buckner Killed On Eve Of Okinawa Victory

GEN. BUCKNER, VICTORY SURE HIT BY SHELL   Admiral Nimitz Joins Aide in Paying Tribute to Valiant Leader of Famed Tenth Army.

Buckner Killed On Okinawa.  Hit by Shell   Highest Ranking American to Die In the Pacific

Gen. Buckner Killed By Shell on Okinawa   Army Chief Suffers Fatal Wound While Viewing Victorv-Dav Ficht -

Victim Of Jap Shell Burst In  Forward Area   Silver-Haired Leader Of Seventh Army Predicted End of Battle This Week   Maj. Gen. Geiger Takes Command   Funeral Services Held To day At Division Cemetery Near Hagushi Beach

LT, GEN, BUCKNER COMMANDER ON OKINAWA KILLED   Had Predicted Okinawa Fight End In Week

General Buckner Killed By Jap Shell As He Watched Victory-Day Attack   Gen. Geiger Named Commander OF Ryukyus Forces; Death Came To Tenth Army Chief At Forward Observation Post.

Buckner Killed While Watching Okinawa Battle   Japanese Shell Brings Death To General Com manding WU. S. Forces.

BUCKNER DIES WITH VICTORY NEAR AT HAND   J. S. General Killed On Okinawa As He Viewed Operations From Front - Line  Post.

D GENERAL DEAN MISSING   Death Comes Almost at Moment of Final Victory By His Tenth Army.   'GIEGER IS IN COMMAND

Fatally Injured at Forward Post  Shell Fraqments Pierce His Chest

U.S. 10TH ARMY LEADER STRUCK ON FRONT TOUR   Death Came As Victory Was ’ Within Grasp; Marines’ Commander Named

TOP RANKING ‘MAN TO DIE IN PACIFIC   Kentuckian Had Reputation For Aggressiveness

COMMANDER OF TENTH ARMY IS SHELL VICTIM JUST AS FINAL VICTORY APPEARED IMMINENT

Gen. Buckner  Meets Death   Okinawa Commander Is. Struck By Japs:

Buckner Killed Just As Victory Nears. For 10th   Soldiers, Sailors, Marines Stand By As Services Are Held On Okinawa

Radio Engineers  Strike   Executives Take Over Control  Of Two Of Nations Maior Networks

Radio Officials Take Controls   Technicians Strike Suddenly To Affect Operations Of Two Chains

SEEK TO KEEP AIRLANES OPEN: DESPITE STRIKE      Speedy Settlement Of Technicians Strike Sought By Two Networks

Strikes Curtail Two Radio Chains   Technicians Walkout On NBC And ABC Networks

TWO NETWORKS HIT BY STRIKE   ENGINEERS WALK OUT AND PROGRAMS SUFFER

LONDON GROUP REJECTS PLAN OF BIG THREE   Says it Legalizes Red Interference in  Poland

‘a men FN, ~ ae Ss =a in SSS ad ay My Fyre  a ee nS ae oa ne Oe eS Ae AO   /.merican Ari. er —ur.s cons7an~ S-ream 0: ire Across Jira. Rarrier

Other American Forces Advance To Rhine River   German Reports of Attempt To Cross Bridge Not Confirmed

NAZI LINES GRUMBLE   Hitler’s Peoples Army Surrendering With Hardly Shot As Yanks Push In

U.S. Ninth Girds At Duesseldorf For River Leap   Allies Clear German Opposition Along 75-Mile Rhine Front; Keep Silent on Crossing Reports

World's Greatest Airbase Blooms  On Okinawa Isle   Great Bombers Grind Up More Of Honshu A Yanks Build For Crushing Blow By Ground  Forces On Yellow Men’s Homeland.

Chichi Jima, 550 Miles Away, Also Bombarded   32,000- Ton Jap Battleship Is Heavily Damaged In Daring Air Strike Last Week

Yanks Fortify Positions in Manila Battle   Several Areas Of City Cleared Of Jap Troops

Yanks Battling To Clear Out Japs In Southern Manila   Fierce House - To-House Combat With Fanatical Enemy Taking Place   U.S. FORCES GAIN IN LUZON AREAS

JAPANESE PUTTING UP FANATICAL RESISTANCE AS YANKS SLOWLY WIFE OUT STRONGPOINTS

Re-Deployment To By-Pass USS.   GI Shipments Via Home To Be Cu) 10 Pei.

DIVERTING VESSELS TO PACIFIC SECTOR    Most Of Ships Now Carrying  Troops To U. 5. Will Be Trans ] ferred In Aurust

Europe’s Troops Direct To Pacific   Redeployment Via U. S. Will Be Cut 40 Per Cent In August; Direct Yanks Arrive Manila

RED CROSS DRIVE FOR $12,000 VAL BEGIN MARCH 1   Loy and Pence Named Chairmen for County and City, Respectively

RED GROSS DRIVE FOR $12,000 Wi BEGIN MARCH 1:   Loy and Pence Named” Chairmen for. County ~ and City. Resvectvely.

PLANE CRASHES HOUSE 2 DIE   Mother and Daughter Escape Unhurt; Buiid ings Demolished

No Wedding Bells For Lover Sonny  His Mother Says He's Still Much Too Young

ATTENDANTS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PATIENT'S DEATE   “Naval Hospital Patient Who Had Served on Battleship Dies as Result of Heavy  ~ Blows, Doctor Says.   ANOTHER PATIENT DIED FROM STOMACH INJURY   Investigations Conducted By Hospital and Naval Officials to Fix Responsihility For Abuse of Patients.

Traverse City Cherry, Strawberry Crops Hit By Frost, Sleet Storm

COALITION TRIPS UP DEMOCRATS   Party Leaders Brushed Aside In Vote On Dies Committee

Bi-P artisan Coalition in House Makes Dies In vestigation Permanent

OVER 3 MILLION STILL OVERSEAS   FIRST PEACETIME CHRISTMAS FINDS REASON FOR CHEER

Three Million At Sea Or In Foreign Lands   Servicemen Unable Tc Get Home  Asmurec Of Turkey Dinner Anc  Special Celebrations

3,200,000 Gls Spend Holiday Abroad, At Sea   Figure Less Than Half OF What It Was Year Ago; Turkey For Services

Many On Ships Enourte Home; Yule Is Merry   Fighters Need Not Fear Enemy; Fewer Men Now Overseas

lho Home Yule for 3 Millions Armed Forces  Christmas Events  Set Abroad, At Sea

nied . All rome-—  MORE THAN THREE MILLION GI’‘S ACROSS OR ON SEAS

More Than Three Million Servicemen in Uniform on First Peacetime Christmas   Thousands of, Others at Embarkation Points, Kept From Home Because of Jam in Railroad and Airplane Facilities ©

Y CHRISTMAS FOR 3,200,00¢ YANKS STILL ABROAD PROMISED      CELEBRATIONS, PLENTY OF TURKEY, YULE TREES SET FOR THOSE STILL SERVING OVERSEAS

TEMPERATURES.   Santa Hasn't Forgotten Men AwayFromHome   Transportation Jam Unbroken; 170,000 On Pacific Coast

Many Servicemen In Foreign Lands   Over Three Million Will Spend Holiday On Ship or Abroad

3,200,000 Of America’s Fighting Men To Observe  Their Christmas Day In Foreign Lands Or At Sea’

‘:MORE THAN THREE MILLION SERVICEMEN TO SPEND CHRISTMAS ABROAD OR AT SEA

Should Be Merry Time Anyway..... 3,200,000 Troops Will Spend Christmas Away From The United States

Figure Far Below Last Year's Mark   Hundreds Of Turkeys Ready For Serving Ta Armed Forces; Big Day On Novy Ships

Over Three Million Yanks Spend First Postwar Yule At Sea Or In Foreign Land:

Three Million Service Men Are Away From Home   There Will Be American Celebrations In Various  Parts Of World

Over Three Million Gls Will Celebrate First Peacefime Christmas Away From U. 5.

MILLIONS 10 SPEND YULE IN FAR OFF LAND   Army and Navy Estimates 3,200,000 Gi's Will Be Abroad or On Ships at Sea For Holiday

Three Million Yanks Abroad.  On High Seas   Even So This Should Be A Particularly Merry Christ. mas For Forces.   PLAN ENTERTAINMENT

. PwrrwewevrwvvvwvvwyTewTwwW’® Says North Atlantic ‘Alive’ with Nazi Subs

Continuation of Draft for Two Years At Least Predicted by Rep. Sparkman

Bombing of Jap ‘Home’ Resumec By Superforts  Takun Rannartc      Tokyo Reports 100 B-29’s Lash Points in Honshu

B-29 Bombers Continue To Pound Japan   Malay Peninsula Is Also Target For Force Of American Superfortresses   LONG TRIP MADE TO MALAY AREA

UP POINT COST ON MARGARINE CANNED FISH   ‘OPA Announces 5 Per Cent  Increase In Meat Supply

Ration Points On Oleo, Canned  Fish, Increase   Effective Sunday OPA Announces More Points Needed for Some Items—Lower on Cheese.

OPA HIKES RATION POINTSON CANNED FISH, MARGARINE   5 PCT. MORE MEAT IN JULY PROMISED; CHEESE POINTS CUT

LITTLE CHANGE IN RATIONING   More Meat Expected Bu Most Point Values Will Be Unchanged.

MARGARINE COST JUMPED 2 POINTS   > Per Cent More Meat Due During July, OPA Says

MORE MEAT AVAILABLE   Increase for July Is Not Sufficient, However, to Warrant a Change in Ration Values, OPA Announces.

MORE MEAT IS QUOTA FOR JULY   Points Are Raised Or Margarine And -; Canned Fish .-

OPA Boosts Margarine, Canned Fish Ration Values: Say More Meat For July

Civilians To Get Little More Meat In July, But Picture’s Rather Gloomy

Supply Will Be Increased 5% During Month   Boost Will Not, However,  Be Great Enough to Permit Reduction In   Ration Values   Nargarine Point  Values Up In July   Cheese Point Values to Be Decreased From Two lo Four Points, OPA  Jhonomunees

RATION VALUES OF MARGARINE, CANNED FISH UP   Meat Supply Higher for July; Oleo to Cost 14 Points

MEAT OUPPLY UP BUT POINT PRICE NOT GUT   Margarine, Canned Fish and 7 Fat Pork Cuts Up; Cheese Down.

Meat Ration Values Will Not Be Changed in July  Margarine and Canned Fish Point Costs  Aen ba Da Oo sei

INCREASE POINTS ON CANNED FISH AND MARGARINE   OPA Promises Little More Meat On Dinner Tables During July

Nation Promised Increased Meat  Ration Point Values to Remain Unchanaed

Margarine Points Up      Ration Values Sam On Meat, But Supply Better; Fish Higher

Meat Supply Will Increase  5 Per Cent   Gain Is Insufficient For Reducing  Ratior Values — Margarine I:  Up To 14 Points

Mare Meat for July Consumption   Not Enough to Cut Ration Values; Supply Five Per Cent Grenter

More Meat For Tables During July   Increase However Not To Cut Points; Oleo Value Boosted to 14

Points Go Up (On Margarine; Cheese Down  OPA Promises More Meat But No Cut -

More Meat In July But No Point Cutting   Next Sunday Through July 28 Margarine Will Cost 14  Points.   REDUCE CHEESE VALUE

Oleo, Canned Fish Ration Values Boosted By OPA   Says More Meat Available In July But Point Values Unchanged.

Promise More Meat to Nation’s Table Sometime in July   Points for Margarine increase; Cheese Down  Slightly

OLED 10 COST 2 POINTS MORE IN JULY SCALE   Cheese Value Lowered  2 Points, Increase In Meat Seen

Some More Meat for July, Cheese Points To Be Cut; Less Margarine To Be Available

Meat Ration Values Will Not Be Changed in July  Margarine and Canned Fish Point Costs Are to Be Increased.

More Meat Slated, Higher Points For  Margarine, Fish      Meat Supply Will _ Be Slightly Better in July.

Slightly More Meat In July, OPA Announces   No Reduction In Ration Values; Margarine Point  Cost Is Hiked.

BALIKPAPAN HIT BY SEA AND AIR   Eyewitness Verifies Repor Of Attacks On Oil Base

I. C. FREIGHT TRAIN COLLISION DELAYS RAIL TRAFFIC AT PINCKNEYVILLE

JAPAN CLAIMS INTERNATIONAL LAW VIOLATED      Aghast At Ruin Caused By Atomic Bomb At Hiroshima

Japs Charge U. S. Violates  Hague Rules   Cabinet Meets For Emergency Talk In Tokvo

Japs, Aghast At Hiroshima Ruin, Charae U.S. Violated The Hague Convention By Using Afom Bomb

Lausche Starts Pruning ‘Fund Requests Of Agencies   ‘$20 Pay Boosts Voted For \City Employes By Council

70,000 MEN SURRENDER IN LATVIA   German Aircraft Raid Big Concentration Camp, Is Claim

OKYO BLAZING FTER RAID BY -298, NAVY   Bombs Fall in ‘Palace Precinet

Tokyo Left Smoldering After Raid   Over 200 B-29s Bomb Heart of Jap Capital--Fighting  on Iwo, at Manila

Single Food Control Plan   Truman Reveals Move And Promises Meat Situation Improvement

Truman Will Fly To Parley Site For Talk Tuesday  Is Pleased That Way Cleared For Action

President Talks Of Conference And Big 3 Meet   On First Vacation Since Entering White House; Address Conference Tues

TRUMAN PRAISES FRISCO MEET: PROMISES MEAT SITUATION TO BESTRAIGHTENED OUT SOON

MEAT OUTLOOK BETTER--TRUMAN   He Hopes for Improvement Under New Secretary

TRUMAN SAYS ICKES NOT 10 BE REMOVED   In Olympia Press Conference, President Praises Work of San Francisco Meet and Promises Improved Meat Supply.

TRUMAN PRAISES LEAGUE EFFORTS   DENIES REPORT THAT HE PLANS TO REMOVE ICKES FROM CABINET

MEETS THE NEWSMEN   President Truman Held a Press Conference at Olympia

TRUMAN SPEAKS ON TAREE ISSUES AT PRESS CONFERENCE   Vacationing President Praises Work of 'Friscé Parley, Says Meat Problem Will, -Be Cleared Up and Denies Firine [ches

TRUMAN MAN WILL CLOSE PARLEY   Prepares To Enjoy Rest In Washington Before Tuesday Speech

News Conference Touches on Meat, Ickes, Conference   Truman Praises  San Francisco Parley; Sees Food Clear-Up; No Cabinet Chanae

President on His  First Vacation From White House   Truman Reported Pleased-Over Date To End Conference

TRUMAN LAUDS ACHIEVEMENTS OF DELEGATES   President Commends Frisco Conference—Promises Meat Situation Will Improve

PRESIDENT IS ENJOYING HIS FIRST REST   Says Principal Idea Is To Rest and Relax; Holds Conference and Discusses Plans

TRUMAN LAUDS  PEACE PARLEY   Promises Some Relief In Nation's Meat Situation

HOLDS INITIA CONFERENCE {IN WEST   Promises Meat Situation Will Be Better   Expressed Over Passage Of Tariff Bill; Alaskan Highway Favored

Truman Says U. S. Meat Problem Will Be Solved  President Denies He Plans to Replace Interior Secretary

World Parley Wins Praise Of Truman   President Promises To Ease Meat Situation: No New Cabinet Changes

Truman Lauds Parley, Promises Meat Solution   Report Interior Secretary Ickes to he Removed Denied; Eratetul far Tariff Power

Ickes Not to IBe Removed, "Truman “a   President Asserts Ander son Will Take Care of leat Siinatian

TRUMAN PLEDGES ACTION ON U. S. MEAT SITUATION  Report of Ouster of Harold Ickes Denied by President at Conference

TRUMAN ENJOYS FIRST VACATION   President Settles Down To Relax, With Uncertainty Over Frisco Adjournment Removed.

Truman Enjoying His First Vacation From White House; Addresses Conference Twesder   Calls Reporters To Tell About Peace Parley And Big-Three Meeting In Berlin

French Army Strikes Blow for Alsace’s Liberation as Yanks Battle to Save Strasbourg   German Assault in Northeast Corner of France Rolls Ahead Under Cover of Blinding Snowstorm: Nazis Still Reporting Gains

French Troops Strike Out At Nazi Advance   Spring Offensive As Yanks Wage A Bitter Fight To Keep Hold On Strashoura

FRENCH JUMP IN BATTLE 10 FREE ALSACE   LUNGE GAINS THREE MILES; AMERICANS FORCED BACK

GAINS 3 MILES IN ASSAULT ON 25-MILE FRONT   Germans Pouring New Troops Over Rhine At Strasbourg

French Attack To Aid Yanks   First Army Hurled At Colmar to Relieve Strasbourg Pressure

Yanks Driven Back 5 Miles By Nazi Troop:   Strasbourg Threatened As Well As Alsace; Assault Is  : : wornorise.   GERMANS POUR IN

GAINS SCORED ON FIRST DAY   Snow ' Provides Cover fot Assault Against Nazis  ’ in Colmar Pocket    AMERICANS SET: BACK   Five-Mile Holes Are Punched in Seventh Army Lines Near Strasbourg by Germans

Army Court Martial Powers Wanted Cut  Congress Move Started   Congress Move Started To Strip Power Over Peocetime Trainees

Three Courses Of Action Open To Government   Two Detroit Plants Agree to Demands, Union Head Reports

Legislature Faces  C i On Tax Bill   Sparks Proposals On Cal endar For Tuesday

FIRE ENDS YANKS fO-MONTH A.W.O.L   HIDEOUT UNDER CAMP’S SERVICE CLUB REVEALED WHEN BUILDING BURNS.

Missing 15 Months AWOL Private Stays in Camp Till Fire Destroys Hideaway

Private Hides Under Service Club In Own Army Camp 15 Months   AWOL Soldier Routed From ‘Nest’ by Flames, Naed far Haircut Helps Prove His Story

REHEARSALS FOR ‘DARK VICTORY’ IN FULL SWING; MASK & SLIPPER PRODUCTION TO SHOW STH, 10TH

FOR ‘DARK VICTORY’ IN FULL SWING; MASK & SLIPPER PRODUCTION TO SHOW STH, 10TH

COUNCIL MOVES ON BUILDING PROGRAM   More Preliminary Steps Taken at Meeting Last : _ Night   ASK PRICE ON LOTS

COUNCIL MOVES ON BUILDING PROGRAM   More Preliminary Steps Taken at Meeting Last  Night ~

Jap Authorities Continue Investigation of Damage;  Think Several Bombs Hit

Japs Admit Atomic Bomb Damage So Great Extent Is Not Yet Ascertained   Nips Scream With Rage—Brand America As Destroyer of Mankind and Admit New Bomb’s Destructive Power Is Unkimited   CLAIM BOMB DROPPED BY PARACHUTE AND EXPLODES IN AIR

4HCiy Fropagandists AGMUL  Weapon’s Destructive  Power Not To Be Slighted  SAY THEY WILL FIND METHODS TO NULLIFY ITS EFFECTS  This Jap Promise, However, Appears To Be Whistling In The Dark a

New Bomb Dropped By Parachute; Causes Heavy Damage To Hiroshima 

Sparks May Air View On Poll Tax   State Senators Invite Him To Speak Before Body

our-Power Council Stadio Rule Japan   _ Byrnes Announces That Russia Accedes to U. S.-British Plan for New Energy; Group to Seek Its Use for Peaceful Ends Only

News Day And Night   Bare Announcement Made By Byrnes When Par-  ley Comes To End   4-Power Council  To Control Japs   MacArthur Will Remain As Supreme Commander, But Status Not Clear

‘““A”’ Gasoline Card Holders Now Eligible For New Tires For Bona Fide Home Change

Some Motorists To Get New Tires   Change Of Kesidents Permits Issuance

New Tires for Some Motorists   Some A Card Holders Eligible—Involves Residence Change

MORE TIRES COMING TO ‘A’ GARD OWNERS   Change of Address Needec  To Get One, However

Aviual Red Cross Drive This Month   Sioux Cointy’s Quota Is Set In The Sum of $17,200.00; Nationat Onota fs $200,900,000

Eisenhower Soon To Visit in U. S.; Next Staff Chief?   Also to Present Testimony on Unity In Military Setup

“Ike” Is To Visit   Will Testify Before Congressional Committees; Expected To Take On N ew Job Soon

‘Gen. Eisenhower Slated ‘For Trip to U. 8. and Talk Before Congressmen

IKE TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON FOR CONFERENCE   Expect Eisenhower to Succeed Marshal After Farewell Trip to Europe

‘IKE’ TO FLY HOME   lo Testify on Service Unification; May Be Chief of Staff

Eisenhower Will Return to Capital   Conference There Will Be Followed by Farewell; ‘to Become Chicf

Eisenhower on Way to States to Tell Views to Congress   Report He Will Soon be Made Chief of Staff of U.S. Army

Gen."Ike” to Testify for Solons   General Expected to Support Marshall Stand on Merger

Eisenhower  MAW. C..nen--l May Succeed Gen. Marshal   Army Chief to Come Home Next Week to Testify to Congress

Eisenhower Enroute ‘Home For New Job   War Herp Believed Slated To Take Marshall’s Role Late In December

Eisenhower Is Retur ningSoon  To Washington   He Is Expected. to Succecd Gen. George Marshall ‘As Arniy Chief of Siaff

Eisenhower To Visit U. S$. Again, May Become Army Chief of ‘Staff

Eisenhower to Leave for U.S. in’a Few Hours’ To Testify Before Congressional Committees

Eisenhower leaves. soon  for capital  May be named chief of staff

Shakeup Due Soon In Top Army Post   Eisenhower Heads For Home; May Replace Marshall

Gen. Eisenhower To Returt To U. S. For Conferences; New Chief Of Staff?   McNarney Seen As New Commander Of Occupation Forces In Germany; Other Changes Likely

EISENHOWER WILL RETURN   Commander Will Fly Back To U. S. Next Week To Testify on Merger

EISENHOWER TRIP PRELUDE TO NEW JOB   General to Testify for Army-Navy Merger Before Becoming Chief of Staff in Washington

SEEN AS PRELUDE TO APPOINTMENT AS ARMY CHIEF   WILL TESTIFY FOR UNIFIED COMMAND, SOME SOURCES SAY

Fisenhower To Leave For U. S. To Testify   Announcement Does Not State Nature Of Testimony

Gen. Eisenhower to Come to U.S. to Testify Before Congressional Groups

EISENHOWER 13 COMING HOME   Will Testify Before Congressional Committees, Report Says.   NO FURTHER OETAILS

RUMORS CENTER ON EISENHOWER   American Commander May Become U. 5S. Chief Of Staff

“Ike” Enroute Home for Talk. Before Congress  May Succeed Marshall a: Chief of Stuff Wher He Qurit

Kiwanis Ladies Night Here Tonight      Judge Haralson To Address Youth Council Here June?

Big 4 Chiefs Review Plans   Dispute Over Poland Only Dark Cloud to Hopes for Preventing Another World War

Big Four Chiefs In Final Review Before Opening   World Watches as Conference Opens to Plan World Security Setup

BlG 4 CHIEFS REVIEW PEACE PARLEY PLANS   AG Victorious Nations Meet In First Session Today

World Security Meeting Begins in San Francisco   BIG 4 CHIEFS REVIEW PLANS   Dispute Over Poland Still Unselved Problem

UNITED NATIONS’  CONFERENCE OPENS  IN SAN FRANCISCO HISTORIC POLITICAL CON FERENCE FINDS CHAIR  EAD DAT ANNR EMDTY

Nations Set For Conference Start   Big Four Chiefs Gather for Last Minute Review of Plans   POLAND CASTS SHADOW   Address by Truman a Part of Half Hour Opening Program

Polish Chair Empty As Big  Parley Begins   Stettinius. Truman. Warren Lapham Speak At First  ‘ * G anoane   STOP ANOTHER WAR

'Germans Add Insult to Injury as Shells iE all on Field Where 150 Were Massacred

ELAS SEEK BOOKS HOR SERVISENIEN   Ifaritime Services And Cozst Guard Will Benefit From Froject

ELKS SEEK BOOKS FOR SERVICEMIEN   " Maritime: Services And, Coast Guard Will Genefit From Froject ©

Books Sought For Merchant Marine Seamer   Elks Lodge Asks Local People To Aid Lodge.

POSTPONE SENATE VOTEON MANPOWER   Administration Leaders in No Hurry to Pass on Bill   ‘SPARRING FOR TIME

POSTPONE SENATE VOTE ONMANPOWER   Administration Leaders’ i in No Hurry to Pass Bill

Senate Ballot On Labor Draft Bill Postponed   Administration Delays Ac tion To Gain Strength For Its Passage

Final Senate Vote On Bill Postponed   Some Junior Senators Balk at Accepting Riaid Manpower Bill

FDR Summons Aides To Push Manpower Bill  President Urging  Law’s Passage

Administration Puts Off Vote on  Manpower Measure  _ Chiefs Spar for Time  In Effort to Get  Absentees Returned

Usedom, Wollin Islands North of Stettin All Clear   ¥-Bomb Experimental Station Located at Peenemuende Taken

Soviets Topple Last Big Baltic Port, Tear Into Redoubt  Russians Clean Out East Prussia, Close on Danzig

Nazi's Last Major Naval Base Taken   Swinemuende Falls to Soviets; Germans Continue Resistance

LAST NAZI PORT SEIZED BY REDS   ‘Neval Base on Baltic Falls; - Enemy-Held Redoubt in South Narrowed

Swinemuende, Las Baltic Port Held By Enemy, Falis To Soviet Troops

RUSSIANS SEIZE LAST BIG GERMAN PORT ON BALTIC   Swinemuende Falls to Soviet Mop-Up Forces — Two Islands North of Stettin Cleared of Nazis,   REDS PUSH DEEPER INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA   Advance Made Against Stubborn Resistance — Enemy Falls Back in Northern YVuvoslavia.

REDS CLEAN UP BALTIC POCKET   Also Advance Against Re sistance in South

GREAT BALTIC BASE TOPPLED BY RUSSIANS   DANZIG MAINLAND HOLDOUT GROUP ISOLATED

Soviets Capture Naval Base of Swinemuende   Topple Last Big German Port in Baltic as Mountain Fighters Rip 14 Miles Across Shrinking Czechoslovakian Redoubt

Soviet Troo ps Take Nazi Base In Baltic Area   Reds Wiping Out Last Large Enemy Pocket In Central Germany South of Berlin   Mountain Forces Advance 14 Miles   Russiaus Smash Within 12 Miles of Olmnetz In Czechoslovakia, Take Road Hub

Swinemuende, Final Nazi Baltic Port, — Is Captured   Reds Rip 14 Miles  Into Czech Region

Newsmen See Bastogne as Possible German ‘Gettysburg’; Representing High Tide: in-Offensive-Ability--—-~   iy ROBERT MUSH) antl WALTER CRONKITE

Bastogne May Prove Nazi ‘Gettysburg’--But Drive Gained Time for Germans

THE WEATHER AT YUMA   Newsmen See Bastogne as Possible German ‘Gettysburg, Representing High Tide in Offensive Ability

JAPS AERIAL COUNTER BLOW SMASHED BACK   Superforts Resume Non-Stop Drive on Mainland

Soldier Sees Family Buriec in Mass Rites   KENTUCKY PRIVATE FLOWN FROM EUROPE AFTER 8 RELATIVES KILLED

PEARL HARBO HIGH ON LIST FOR CONGRESS   Navy Wants Postwar Fleet of 1,079 Fighting Ships

Navy Wants Fleet OF 1,079  During Peace   Reconversion Congress Be gins First Full Week Busy Time Ahead.   DIVERSE SUBJECTS

TRAPS OF DEATH ON OKINAWA ARE BEING TIGHTENED   Another Island Off Borneo Iinvaded—Chinese Crash Into Indo-China

Jap Parliament Convenes In Emergency Session With War Outlook More Serious   Allies on Another Island in Borneo Area; More Superforts Raid Japanese Industry; Marines Tighten Death Grip on Ohinawa

Place Ceiling On Live Cattle   Ceiling Prices Eftective Today in Attempt to End Price Saplecze

MARTIN SILENT ON CANDIDACY   Too Early to Comment On Senate Race, Governor Says in Interview

TO ABOLISH KEY POST IN JAPAN   Will Do Away With Position Of Lord Keeper Of The Privy Seal As Step To “Democratize” The Japanese Throne.

May Abolish Lord Keeper of Privy © Seal For Emperor   Reported As Oniy Jap Stcp for “Democratizing” Emperor System.

KEY POSITION OF ” CIRGLE ABOLISHEL   Remainder of Group Retained in Current ‘Demoeratization’ Plan.

Japs Would Erase Privy Seal Keeper But Retain Remainder Of Cumbersome Official Body

JAPANESE MAP PLAN TO DROP PRIVY SEAL   Advanced As Part Of Steps For ‘Democratization’

Lord Keeper Of Privy Seal For Jap Ruler Ends   Linited “Democratization”  GL Throne Decided Up ” on: Retain Clique About Hirohito

Two Million Passenger Car Tires, Increase Of  500,000 Due In June

2,000,000 TIRES COMING IN JUNE   Demand Will Take Care o Them Easily, Though

PASSENGER TIRE QUOTAS RAISED   June Rations Increased 25 Percent, Still Falls Short

More Tires in June, Says OPA  However, Do Not et : busined; Fe wi th  Se: a et Cee oe eee

DROP CEILINGS ON COMMODITIES   “Lifting of Ban  Effective Oot 37

OPA LIFTS SOME PRIGE CONTROLS   52 Miscellaneous Food Items Taken Off Lists By Government

52 Food Items To Go Off OPA Price Control Wednesday   Spices, Dried and Frozen Foods Are Included In Lict

OPA 10 DROP PRICE LIMITS ON 52 ITEMS   Oysters, Frozen Foods Removed From List  Next Wednedsay

Lift Price Control On 52 Items   Some Ceilings To Be Suspended For 90 Days

Ura UTS rau PRIGE CONTROL   Fifty-two Items to Be Released from Restriction Wednesday

OPA LIFTS FOOD PRICE CONTROL   Fifty-two Items: to Be Released from Restriction Wednesday

PRICE CONTROLS WILL BE LIFTED FROM MANY ITEMS      Ceilings To Be Suspended For 90 Days From Other Articles

CEILING PRICES TO BE REMOVED   52 Foods on List for Release On October 31

OPA To End Price Rule On 52 Miscellaneous Foods   Various Spices, Some Dried, Frozen Fruits And Bakery Products Affected

CEILINGS WILL BE LIFTED: ON MINOR ITEMS OF Foon   OPA ANNOUNCES PRICE LIMITS OFF 52 FOOD COMMODI- ° TIES, STARTING NEXT  , WEDNESDAY

Ceilings On Other Items Suspended   Spices, Dried And Frozen Fruits Freed; Vegetable Seeds,  Canned Foods Eased.

UAW All Set To Call Wide Walkout   Canadian Lahor Minister Ends Futile Parleys

Possible Strike Call At General Motors Hinted   Canadian Union Plans Dominion-Wide One  Day Walk-Out

Threat Voiced By Union As Parley Halts   General Motors. UAW Take Recess Until Thursday   WINDSOR INVOLVED   Demonstration Stoppage Sought Across Border  In Canada

G. M. PLANTS THREATENED   Company's Offer Is Rejected By UAW Union

Labor-Industry Situation In Critical Stage   Canada-Wide Work Stoppage Is Called

"WORK STOPPAGE IN ALL CANADA IS CALLED FOR   " One-Day Walkout In Support Of Ford Strike Planned By Labor Board   NEGOTIATIONS DEADLOCK   Union Refuses G-M Offer Of An 8 To 10 Percent  ~—s Living Wage Increase

QUICK-MARRIAGE BAN UNDER FIRE   { ‘BILL OFFERED IN MISSOURI  HOUSE TO REPEAL TWOYEAR-OLD LAW.

CLARK ASKS STRIKE VOTE   a aa  Walkout Would Involve 200,000  Workers in Packing Industry

(EN. YAMASHITA READY 10 QUIT   JAP COMMANDER IN PHIDIPFINES SENDS WORD HE WILL DISCUSS PEACE.

GEN. YAMASHITA READY TO QUIT   Philippines Commander Sends Word He Wants To Surrender

Churchill Studies Cabinet Choices   No Great Changes Reported: Anticipated

CHURCHILL IS PICKING AIDES   No Sensational Changes Ex pected In New Cabinet

SAY RUSSIAN TROOPS. BREAK INTO BRESLAU   Stalin Hails Fall of M ck, Wormditt, Prussian Rail Hubs

Prussia Battle in Final Phase   Reports Indicate Oder Fortress City Doomed; Russian Air Force Out for Great Campaign

Lovernmen! Abolishes Hight Laws   Cousin OF Emperor To Renounce Title In Protest Gesture

Jap Control Over Labor  Is Abolished   No Laws In Country To Govern Actions Of Worker, Employer

NAME 11 CITIES. TO BE BOMBED   Yanks Warn Civilians Tc Evacuate—Or Else

THREE FLIMSY WAR CENTERS STILL FLAME   Leaflets Warn Civilians to Leave or Be Burned Out

Japs Told Of 11 Cities to Be Attacked  Leaflets Dropped As Warning to Ge

Leaflets Advise Evacuation of 1] Japanese Citie:   Air Force Puts Teeth in Potsdam Ultimatum by Offering New Challenge

20th Air Foree In Unpre cedented Action Names Cities To Be Attacked   Citizens Warned To Seek Safety      Leaflets Dropped Telling Of Destructive Force On Way For Them

Nippon Given Notice Where Blows To Fall   People Told To Leave Before Destruction Is Commenced

U. S. BOMBERS LIST NEXT 11 JAP CITIES TO RE DECTRPOVEN If NIDDONECE CONTINIIE WAD

JAPS TOLD TO. EVACUATE OH BE DESTROYED   Lemay Showers Leaflets on 11 Doomed Spots While Other Fires Rage.

Name Cities On U.S. Air Blast List   Japs Told by Radio, Leaflets Next 11 Cities To Be Bombed.

Says Nation Will Fight. To The End   20TH AIR FORCE REPLIES BY NAMING IN ADVANCE NEXT 11 JAP CITIES TO BE LEVELLED -

60,000 Leaflets Warn Civilians  of New Attacks   Total Destruction Only End For Japs, Says General Lemay

U.S. 20th Air ForcePuts  Teeth Into Ultimatum Thousands of Pamphlets Warn Nip  Population of Coming Devastation

'U. S. Boldly Names Next Raid Targets   11 Cities Selected For Obliteration in Unprecedented Move

LEAFLETS DROPPED TO WARN JAPS, NAMING CITIES NEXT ON LIST FOR DESTRUCTION

Lemay Names Next Targets For Bombing   Twentieth Air Force Lays Down Challenge Without Precedent

AS WAR LORDS IGNORE ALLIED EDICT TO QUIT   3 More War Centers Blaze

Invasion Troops Take Three Miles of Nakagusuku Bay   Other Units Drive on Capital of Okinawa In First Hard Fighting Since Landing; Nips Prepare Defense Line Above Naha

lnvasion Forces Push to East Coast of Okinawa Cutting Island In Two   Casualties Continue As. tonishingly Light On Both Sides

Troops Hold Three Miles Of Navy Bay   West Coast Force Within Six Miles Of Capital City

Invasion Is Far Ahead 0! Its Schedule   Doughboys Six Miles From Naha, Capital  BY FRANK TREMAINE

Yanks Strengthen Hold On Okinawa Naval Anchorage   Units of 24th Army Corps Brive Southward Toward The Capital   MARINES BROADEN WEST COAST FRONT   Casualties Continue Light;  Japs Expected to Resist Above Naha

YANKEES SLICE OKINAWA IN TWO ’BY QUICK DASH   Resistance Still Continues Light On Enemy Island

Widen Hold on Vital) Nakagusuku Bay Naval Anchorage — Invasion of Island Over Three Days Ahead of Original Schedule.

Hold Widened As Yank Troops Push Forward   Japanese Prepared To Defend Small Area Above Naha

ENEMY STAND NEAR CAPITAL OF ISLE SEEN   Resistance to Advance Of American Troops Continues Light

PUSH AHEAD ON OKINAWA. WITH FEW FATALITIES   Widen Hold on Naval Base to Three Miles; Island Cut in Half

OTHER UNITS OF 24TH ARMY IN 6 NI, OF NAHI   Indications Grow That Japs Prepare to Defend Line

U, S. INVASION TROOPS WIDEN OKINAWA HOLD.   Island Sliced In Two As Marines Cléan Out Zampa Cape

DOUGHBOYS SPLIT ISLE AT MIDDLE   Marines And Army Men Meeting Light Enemy Resistance

Dash to Coast Is Made   Yonks Continue To Advance; Isle Is Split in Two

Second: Largest. Group to Report for Army Physical Tests Left: Wednesda   Another Large ‘Party Will Leave Later © This Week: - a

Ins And Outs Of Military Service Are More Active  Many Inductions  And Discharges  ‘Being Recorded

Chinese Seek to cut Jan Retreat   Launch Drive Aimed To Sever Railroad In Hunan Province

Rescue Squads Seek To Reach Trapped Miners   Officials At Kentucky Coal Mine Fear That 31 Miners Have Perished  —CTRES IN MINE   “IRES IN MINE FOLLOW BLAST  (RITT.T.FTIN)

Secret Agreements Disclosure Asked   F.D.R. Note to Arabic Brings Solon’s Request

SENATOR RAPS SECRET. PACTS   Full Statement Demanded On Roosevelt Acts

American Delegates to San Francisco Conference Seek Expression From U.S. Public   BY JAMES MARLOW

Senate Applauds Charter Talk by Sen. Connally   Sen. LaFollette Says He Will Support Ratification as Solons Call Document the Hope for Future Peace

World Charter Subject of Senate Debate   Senate Sympathetic To Texan’s Appeal for Ratification

Senators Swing Into Line Behind Charter   Connally Sets Off Long Applause With Plea For Early Ratification :

B-29's of Marianas Fly Many Missions   Losses .0055 Per Cent in 27,000 Sorties Over Japan

B-29 LOSSES T 149 SINCE FIRST RAID ON TOKYC   27,000 Sorties Flown over Jepen — 180 Missions Cost No Plenes

B-29s Based in Marianas Fly 27,000 Sorties Over Japan With Loss of Only .0055 Per Cent, Headquarters at Guam Reports

Army Prepares Plan To Slash Aireraft Work   2,.000-Plane Reduction Monthly Coming By Fnd Of Year

Monthly Plane Output May Be Cut 2,000 Craft For One-Front Schedule

PLANE OUTPUT WILL BE CUT   Production Would Be Reduced About 2,000 Aircraft Per Month

Reduce Plane Production   ‘One-Frant’ Schedule Prepared by Aruy Air Fotees

Army Air Force Cuts Production To Single Front  May Cut 2,000 Planes A Month

A 500 MEMBER GOAL   Is Set by Local Legion to Be Reached by Armistice Day

QUICK ACTION REQUESTED ON PEACE TREATY   SOLONS HEAR PLEAS FOR APPROVAL OF WORLD PACT

MANY GROUPS ASK CHARTER BE APPROVEL   Speedy Action Urged; Senate Hearings  May End Today

Many Witness Urge Charter Get Speedy Approva'   Senate Committee Hears Pleas; Many Letters Arriving

Millions Urge  Peace Charter  ThroughAgents   Represenistives of Strong, Established Groups “Advanate Acdeutlcu

Senate Foreign Relations  Group Hears Many New Backers for Peace Charter

Claim to Represent Organizations With Millions of Members —Piles of Favorable Communications From Labor, Professional, Veterans, Church and Women’s Groups Put on Record by Senate Committee,

Lt Com. Rinehart On Terminal Leave   Will Reopen Dental Office About Jan. 1

Nazi Germany s Leaders Indicted As War Criminals   Twenty-Four Top Political Military And Industrial Leaders Stand Accused   PREPARING FOR FORMAL TRIALS

General Statf, High Command, All ) Groups That Helped Enforce Rule Condemned

Britain Will Be Without a Parliament Until Election Results Are Disclosed Some Time After July 25—Lady Astor Gut

10 - YEAR - OLD PARLIAMENT NOW ENDED   Country Will Be Without Law-Making Body Until After Election In July   WINNIE CARRIES ON

Britain’s 10-Year Parliament, Longest Since 17th Century, Ended Term Today

Milam Counly Man Seriously Wounded   Lloyd Lonzo Tucker of Navy Gets the Purple Heart After Burns

Thousand Persons Arrested Last Year for War-Time -Criminal Operations -'

BLACK MARKETS MOSTLY BEATEN   Treasury Enforcement Units Cause Arrest Of 1,000 Persons

BULGARS DELAY GENERAL: BALLOT   Action Taken At Urging Of  Allied Contro! Commission

POLAND CHIEF ~ ~ TROUBLE SPOT FOR EUROPI   Politics Behind Arguments Over Country’ Explained.

DOUBLE NEXT DRAFT QUOTA   Ohio Boards Notified to Increase Inductions In February

Bowles Forecasts Price Control On Food Thru Spring   Clothing, Services May Be Free of Control By Next Apr. 1st

Need Price Controls On Beef, Sugar, Fats   Bowles Says Controls Must Be Retained Until Spring

OPA To Keep Price Control  On Meat, Fats   Bowles Sends  Letter Or Plans To Congress Committee

Japanese Forces May Be Planning For Major Retrea'   Large-Scale Withdrawal Is Likely, Late Reports Indicate

Japanese May Pull Back As Chinese Grind Deeper Into South China Line

Japan Fears Soviet Entry, Chinese Say  Hit Jap Lifeline To Southeast Asia

Chinese edge ahead on vast  850 mile line  Expect changes in Jap stratecy

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CHINESE ADVANCING ON 850-MILE FRONT   Nipponese Lifeline To Southeast Asia Is Falling Apart

Correspondents On Scene Hint Garrison Will Put Up Terrific Battle   TOKYO IS GIVEN ANOTHER BOMBING BY OUR PLANES      Fight For . Corregidor Is Still Raging; Japs Are Resisting Fiercely

30,000 Americans Invade Gateway To Jap Homeland; Nips Putting Up Stiff Defense

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 Mrs, Harry $. Truman . on Way to Washington to Join Her Husband

CRISIS IN RURAL ELECTRIFICATION I FORECAST BY ELLIS  MANAGER NATIONAL RURAL COOP SAYS UTIL

CRISIS IN RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IS FORECAST BY ELLIS   MANAGER NATIONAL RURAL COOP SAYS UTILI TIES FIGHT IS ON

TRUMAN STARTS ON SHORT TRIP   President to Spend Week End _. on Chesapeake Bay

) Day "Olney With Demos ©   PRESIDENT TO RETURN  FROM JEFFERSON ISLAND CLUB VISIT SUNDAY.

Truman, Friends On Bay Outing  Leading Democrats   Leading Democrats Te Spend 2 Days With Chief at Isle Club

Truman Departs For Week End On Chesapeake Bay   President Will Relax With 300 Guests At Jefferson Island Club.

Truman Departs For Outing On Chesapeake Bay Plans Visit To Naval Academy

SET UP FLOOD CONTROL FUND   $122 Million Fund Restored To Appropriation Bill By House Vote

Hood Conttol Allotnents Put Back Into Bill   Williomspert Project af. fected By” Action Of House

ALLIES HOPE — FOR GHECKUP BY NEUTRALS   MORE THAN FOU . MUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF GERMAN ASSETS IN ARGEN TENA, SPAIN. POR.  7 + ptiCaAY.

Harmony Keynote In Final Meeting Of Stalin, Attlee And Truman Before Leaving Potsdam

Harmony As Big 3 Parley Nears Close   Potsdam, Germany (P)—The Big Three met again today, an official announcement. said.

ree Working nguage of \greement   ters Homestretch After Eleven trations; Sessions Are clude Within Several Days

Big-3 Parley Heads Toward Home Streteh   No Noticeable Break In Continuity Of Discussions Ob enary ae   SEE EARLY FINE SH   POTSDAM, Joly 80 (P)—The Big Three met again today, an official announcement said.

See Success In Big Three Conference   British Election Causes No Noticeable Break In Continuity

Truman, Attlee, Stalin Work Out Final Agreement   ‘Keynote of Harmony Rules Big 3 Parley Now. Being Concluded

Big Three Work In Atmosphere of Continued Harmony   End to Historic Meeting May Come Within Few Days

ENTERS THE FINAL ROUND   Truman, Attlee and Stalin Work on Final Language of Tentative Agreement Reached in 11 Days of Talks.

Big 3 Start  New Parleys With Attlee  Having Role   Harmonious Progress Is Seen At Potsdam

Big 3 Polish Up Language Of Tentative Pact   Work Harmoniously On Final Communique Telling Plans For Europe.

Big Three Conference Entering Home Stretch      Tentative Agreement Has Been Reached With Harmony Prevailing At Meeting

BIG THREE INTO FINAL PHASE OF POTSDAM MEET   Harmionious ‘Disewasions: Are Apporerit.4a Historie Sessions ‘Neer ‘Conelusion

TRUMAN, ATTLEE AND STALIN WORKING ON FINAL AGREEMENT   HARMONIOUS RESUMPTION OF CONFERENCE WITHOUT CHURCHILL REPORTED

Big Three Back At Job Drafting Allied Program   Harmony Marks Session With Attlee Occupying  Churchill’s Seat; Protest Of Aussies Unconsidered

MEET ENTER HOME STRETCH   Big Three Work on Final Language of Tentative Agreements.   MAPPING EUROPE FUTURE

TRUMAN, STALIN AND ATTLEE ARE IN LAST ROUND   Momentous Conference May Be Con. cluded Within Next -Two or Three Dave: Fine Progress Reported.

AGREEMENTS SHAPED INTO FINAL FORM   Conference Enters Homestretch With Harmony Keynote

Into Final Stages of Parley      No Break in Harmony Among Big Three As Conferees Work Out Details of Agreement

BIG 3 WORKING ON AGREEMENT   Conference Continues In Harmony Despite Defeat of Churchill

Big 3 Meeting Entering Its Home Stretel   No Authoritative Informa tion Pacific War Would Be Mentiohed Specifieally In Statement

Big 3 Conference In Home Stretch; Aussies Say Ultimatum Too Lenient

BIG THREE ENTERED HOME STRETCH ON HARMONY KEYNOTE   Truman, Attlee and Stalin Worked on Final Language of Tentative Agreement.   REACHED IN 11 DAYS   A Successful Conclusion of the Conference Seen by @bservers.

Big 3 Near Windup of Conference  m Meeting Exnected ta   Meeting Expected to End in Two or Three Days; Harmonious

Big Three Conference  In Last Lap   Discussions at Potsdam Resume on Harmonious ‘Note With Successful Cenclusion Forecast

POTSDAM —— The Big Three met again today, an official announcement said.

LEADERS WORK ON FINAL ACTS OF CONFERENCE   Believe Allied Confab Will End Within Next Two or Three Days

Big Three Parley Heads Into Final Stretch As Leaders Plot Agreements

Big-3 Prepare Final Wording  Of Agreements   Meeting Enters Home Stretch in Harmony— Ending Seen in Next  Two or Three Days

ig-3 Session eading Into ome Stretch   Delegates Expected To Wind Up Parley: Within Three Days

Big 3 Conference Enters Final Phase Of Deliberations   Leaders Work On Final Wording Of Agreement

BIG THREE’ HIT HOME STRETCH AMID HARMONY   Conferees Work Out Final Language Of Accord At Potsdam Talks

Big 3 Putting Final Touches  On Agreement   Early Close Seen; ‘Pots dam Parley Augurs Well far Coodwill

Big 3 at Work On  Final Agreement   Conference Enters Home Stretch on Keynote of  Harmony   IS MAKING PROGRESS   British Election Causes No Break in the  ISCUssions

Big Three Meeting Into Home Stretch   Truman, Attlee and Stalin Work on Final Language of Accord

Big Three Workinc On Language of Final Agreement   Conference Enters Homestretch After Eleven Days of Deliberations; Sessions Are Expected to Conclude Within Several Days

Big 3 at Work On Final Agreement   Conference Enters Home Stretch on Keynote of — armony   British Election Causes No Break in the  Discussions

Big Three Conference Enters Home Stretch With Keynote Of Harmony Between Leaders   Conference Described Officially As Making Progress On Final Communique Which Will Reveal Plans for Future of Europe; Pacific May Not Be Mentioned

ONFERENCE S ENTERING INAL STAGE    . fuman, Attlee and Stalin  Work On Language Of Agreement Keached During Parley   KEYNOTE OF HARMONY

BIG 3 PARLEY HEADS INTO HOME STRETCH   Conferees Whip All Agreements Into Final Form

TrumanOpposes Sending GI's Families Overseas; Biq 3 Meet Progresses

Blo o ORAFTS LANGUAGE OF FINAL REPORI   Conference May Wind Up Its Work Within Next Day or Two.

U.S. Codes Burnet In Tokyo Before Dec. 7 Attack   Grew Tells Committee Konoye-FDR Talks Might Have Saved Peace

Grew Discloses American Codes Were Destroyed   Pearl Harbor Probers Into Secrets Before Attack

NAZIMOVA, FAMED ACTRESS, DEAD   ~ HEART AILMENT FATAL TO WORLD FAVORITE

Alla Nazimova, Famed Actress, Dies of Heart Ailment in Hollywood

Tell Brutal Treatment By Germans   American Prisoners of Wat Are Given Some Relief  by Red Cross

Yank Prisoners  To Get More Aid   Say Conditions In Nazi Camps Deplorable

Nazi Crimes on 70,000 U. S. Prisoners Revealed   STIMSON, STETTINIUS SAY AMERICANS LIVE UNDER DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS IN REICH CAMPS

U. S. Officials Say 70,000 American Prisoners in Germany are Living Under Deplorable Conditions

All Possible Help Is Sent  _ To Prisoners   Red Cross Doing Its Best To Get Relief ‘To Americans Held In German Prison Camps

U.S. Officials Say: 70,000 American Ppcanes i in. Sergiy i Living:

American Prisoners  Suffer In Germany  Stimson And Siettinius Declare   Stimson And Stettinius Declare Conditions In POW Camps ‘Deplorable’

 PRISONERS IN REICH LIVE UNDER TERRIBLE CONDITIONS  Red Cross Trving to Get Relief

YANKS HELD BY NAZIS LEADING HELL'SH LIFE   Stimson, Stettinius Reveal Conditions

MORE EXECUTIONS OF AMERICANS BY JAPS DISCOVERED   Japs Executed 14 Americar Flyers in Formosa Jus! Before End of War, Records Indicate.   URNS SAID TO HOLD ASHES AT SHANGHA   Records Accompanying Urns Show Flyers Were Put to Death Last June 19, And Indicate Their Names.

14 American Fliers Executed by Japanese 1'On Formosa 2 Months Before Surrender

sere te po cn re SN at  14. U. S. Airmen Executed By Japanese On Formosa   Evidence In Hands Of Americans Show Atrocity Took Place Two Months Before Surrender When Japs Were Seeking Peace Terms

Nips Execute 14 Airmen While Seeking Surrender Terms; Ashes Recovered

14 U.S. Flyers Slain by Japs   ‘Formosa Executions  Held Near V-J Day

More Fliers Executed By Japs, Report   14 Airmen Killed Just Before War Ended,  Urns Reveal

JAPS EXECUTED 14 YANKS JUST BEFORE PEACE   American Pilots Were Murdered  On Formosa

Speedy Action (n President s Program Seen   House Committee To Rush Legis'ation Requested In Strike Situation

TRUMAN PLAN “ATTACKED BY. “UNION HEADS   ,  HOUSE MAY VOTE THIS WEEK ON LABOR PEACE BILI— MANUFACTURERS AP PROVE PLAN”

HOUSE LEADERS ACT TO HALT LOCKOUT WAVE   Congress to Act _ Quickly, Despite  Labor Opposition

President's Proposal -. Is Followed   Speedy Action Promised in Conaress

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Governors Want Speedy Action On Charter   Stassen Leader in Appeal for United National Support

STASSEN AT MACKINAC:   Appeals to Governors to Approve ‘Charter’

Indicate Governors’ Conference Will Endorse United Nations Charter

GOVERNORS SET TO OK TREATY; MAP FAST VOTE   Carville Tells Trend To Conservation Of Resources

Governors To Speed Okay Of Charter   Cmdr. Stassen Appeals For National Support Of Pact.

PEACE FOR 50 YEARS OR MORE, STASSEN — PLEIDGES, URGING WORLD LEAGUE APPROVAL

Stassen Urges Governors To Give Approval To San Francisco Charter

Move Toward Speedy Action   Commander Stassen Appeals For Support

A? Governors Voice Peace Pact Aporoval   Ctaasuadae § ahalea   Stassen Labels Charter ‘Policy Of 48 States’

GOVERNORS TO ENDORSE WORLD PACT   Stassen Makes Eloquent Appeal At Mackinac .

Full-Scale Drive Aims At Closing Escape Gap   First Araxy Captures Rochefort to West And 3,000 Planes  Rip Nazi Positions  NEW STRIKES LOOM

Patton Opens Offensive To Cut Bulge   Gains Mile in Face Of New Enemy Assault on Salient

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Nazis Repelled, Attack is Made By Third Army   Enemy Efforts to Cut Off American Salient Fail; Rochefort is Taken By First in Bitter Fighting   Re. LAMEFS M TIONG

TWO MORE JAP WAR CRIMINALS TAKEN   Former War Minister and The Head of Black Dragon Society

Black Dragon Society Leader Under Arrest   Former Japanese War Minister Also Seized On War Crimes Charge; 123 Suspected Criminals Now In Custody Of American Authorities

eee eee Ee  First Liquor Measure Offered Legislature   Measure Would Bar Transportation From Wet Counties Into Dry Sections

3,000 Tons of Firebombs Dropped in Raids   Superfortresses Concentrating or Smaller Cities

xcelient kKesuits Are chieved, Claim Returning Crewmen  USTRIAL AREAS  i ee Se eee   irty-Three Fires Observec in The City of  Yokkaichi

IKE FORBIDDEN TO USE NAZIS   Original U. S. Direc tive No. 1067 Revealed Today

Ward Will Appeal fo Supreme Court  Court of Appeals Holds. Seizure Legal

Rule Ward Fi irm  Seizure Legal   Case Appears Headed For Supreme Court >

Ward Seizure Held Legal   Case Will Now Go to U. S. Supreme Court

WARD SEIZURE IS HELD LEGAL   Fight With Avery Appears Headed for Supreme Court

Federal Court Upholds Warc  Plant Seizure   Company Engaged in War Industry, Ruling Of Judges Reveals

Ward Seizure Battle Headed For High Court   Appeal Court Upholds U.S.; Final Decision Up To Supreme Court

Ward Seizure Ruled ‘Legal’   Company to Fight Appeal Court Edict

WARD SEIZURE CASE ON WAY TO SUPREME COURT   Court of Appeals Upholds Government In Taking Over Plant

COURT OF APPEAL RULES SEIZURE OF WARD’S IS LEGAL   DISPUTE HEADS FOR U. S$. SUPREME COURT FOR FINAL DECISION

WARD'S SEIZURE DECLARED LEGAL   Supreme Court Fight Looms ‘After Appeals Decision

BATTLE HEADS TOHIGH SOURT   Next Mave in Government's Fight With Wards Over Seizure.

MONTGOMERY WARD CASE SLATED FOR HIGH COURT TEST   Federal Seizure of Firm's Properties Declared Legal By U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals But Supreme Court Tlearing Imminent

DISTRICT COURT DECIDES WARD SFIZURE LEGAL   Reverses Earlier Decision —Case Appears Headed for Supreme Court

MARTIN DRAFTS RECORD BUDGET   668 Millions Are Asked At Opening of Assembly; River Cleanup Is Stressed

Strong Action To End Stream Pollution Asked   Tax Reduction Must Be Accompanied by Appropriations Cuts, Legislature Informed

Legislature Gets Record Budget from Gov. Martin   Includes Program For: Developments After War. Costing State $198,865,000

Passikivi Is Seen as His Successor  New Radical Forces Demanding Change

Mannerheim May Retire   First Step In Reorganization Of Government To Leftward Swine.

Japanese Withdraw In Burma Fighting  Have Tried for Weeks Ta Hold Rridachcad

BALKAN PROBLEM IS SIDETRACKED: BiG FIVE SPLIT   Serious Conflict Develops in Meeting of Foreign Ministers Under Way in London.   DIFFERENCES CROP UP ON ANOTHER ISSUE   U. S. and Russia Divided on Control of Europe’s Waterways — American Plan Not Presented.

BIG FIVE MEET IN TENSE STAGE   Pact Reportedly Gives Russia Strong Control tn ~ Hunsary   FOREIGN MINISTER GROUP CANCELS MORNING PARLEY

Balkan Issue Stirs Dispute Of Big Five   U. S., Russia Unable To Agree on Europe Waterway Plan

BIG FIVE CAN'T HURDLE BALKAN FUSS, IT SEEMS   ‘Serious Rift Looms — New  Bight Between U. S., Russia over Weterways

Big 5 Council Hits Snag On Balkan Affairs   U.S. And Russia At Odds Over Control Of Waterways; No Aareements Reached

Balkans Snag Big 5 Mee!   Europe River Control, Russ-Hungary Pact Add to Stalemate

Disagreements Mark Parleys Of Big Five   Complete Accord Is Still Lacking on Every Major Issue

Differences Crop Up In Big  Fi ive Session   Control Of The Waterways Issue  By U. S. And Russia

TRANSIT STRIKE LEAVES CAPITOL WORKERS AFOOT   TAXICAB DRIVERS MEET TO CONSIDER ‘SYMPATHY’ ACTION

TRANSIT STRIKE TIES UP CAPITAL   Labor Department Calls Par ley To Seek Settlement

EDDA CIANO GETS TWO-YEAR TERM   Daughter of Benito Sentenced by Commission

Stassen to Hop Back fo Politics  Out of Navy Soon; Eves on Presidency

Stassen Reported Seeking Support For 42 Flection   Former Governor To Get Out Of Novy; Begin “Campaign”

Stassen Plans Coast-to-Coast Speaking Tour   Friends Say Former Minne ‘sata Governor is Defin_ ite, Tf Unannernced  Candidate

Stassen Has  Set Program   Ultimately To Seek Presidency Of U. S.

Stassen to  Make Tour   Former Governor to Be Candidate for GOP  Presidential Nomination

Stassen To Be Republican "4.8 Candidate   Former Minnesota Chief Executive Backed by Friends for Presidency As Platform To Be Set

STASSEN TO QUIT NAVY; WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT   Minnesotan Plans To Devote Speeches To Domestic Issues

STASSEN TO MAKE SPEAKING TOUR   FRIENDS SAY HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR G. 0. P. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION,

Do-Or-Die German Battle in Bavaria Thought Probable   Allied Armies Rush Eastward; Berlin Is 245 Miles Away

CUTTING DOWN. GAP TO BERLIN   ‘Smash by Full Armor Brings Yanks to Within  About 200 Miles from Reich Capital—Entire   Nazi Front on 200-Mile Battle Line Crumbles.

1st Army 60 Miles Past Rhine; 9th Outflanks Ruhr; 3rd Near Fulda   British Tanks Run Wild In Westphalian Plains; U.S. 7th Breaks Out of Rhine Bridgehead For 35 Mile Gain

Patton's Spearhead Reported 210 Miles Southwest of Berlin   British, Yanks Cut Communications; Final Nazi Stand in Bavaria Hinted

MIAMI 10 AFRICA CLIPPER CRASHES   Accident Occurs Near Trinidad In Attempted Landing

JAPAN EASIE TO BOMB OUT THAN REICH   This Is Opinion Expressed by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle

Filipino Puppets Are Captured  Bia Baombars Biac   Big Bombers Blast Six Nip Vessels

Filipino Puppets Are Captured  Big Bombers Blast Six Nip Vessels

CAPTURE OF TWO OKINAWA AIRWAYS 1S INNINENT   Mindanao Yanks Score Ten-Mile Gain in Drive on Davao.

Freak Accidents Throughout Nation Wackier Than Ever:  Man Shot by Duck; Baby Swallows Nickel, Coughs up Penny

Freak Accidents This Year Wackier Than Ever: Baby Swallowed Niickel But Coughed Up Penny

RADIO STATION IN DENMARK TO BE USED—"DEAD" NA‘ZIS FLEEING GER- + : ” WANY

Report New Nazi Peace Campaign   Key Nazis Flee Under Cover of Faked  Funeral Rites

IS A MEMBER OF THE 337TH ‘WOLVERINES’   IPvt. Thomas E. Courtney of  Wheeling Aided in Taking  3000-Foot Mt. Pratone.

BRETTON WOODS PLAN IN EFFECT      Russia Only Major Power Which Has Not Signed Monetary Agreement

Russia Has Not Signed Bretton Woods Monetary  Agroemontsc ac VYot

Babson’s Authentic Statement   Copyright—1945—Publishera Financial Bureau, Inc.” » . EDUCATION. AS AN INVESTMENT

Education Is Big Investment   ROGER BABSON TALKS TO ADULTS ABOUT SCHOOLS

Mopping Up On Mindanao   Yanks Cut Island In Two; Thousands OM Tans in Moimtaine

BATT My pt - i      Thousand of Jap Troops Still Remain to Be Dug Out of Mountains.   VICTORY FOR ENGINEERS

YANKS MOPPING UP IN MINDANAO   Thousands Of Japs Yet To Be Dug Out Of Mountain Positions However.

 Americans Sever ‘Mindanao, Move   On Die-Hard Japs   Bitter Cave - By - Cave Mop-up In Progress:

‘MOPPING UP’ IS UNDER WAY ON MINDANAO   Thousands of Japanese Remain To Be Dug Out of Mountain Positions But  island Conquered

American Forces NowMopping-Up On Big Island   Thousands Of Japanese Troops Remain To Be Dug Out Of Mountain Positions

Yanks Be oin ‘Mopping U p  On Mindanao   Enemy Garrison Bisected When American Divisions Join Up

Yanks Begin Mopping Up On Mindanao   Thousands Of Enemy Troops Remain To Bi Cleared; Forces On Island Bisected

Mindanao Fight In Mop-ur Stage Although Many Jay Units Must Yet be Dug Oui

FIGHYING ON MINDANOA ISLE NEARLY ENDED      Campaign Reported Now In “MoppingUn Stage”   Thousands. Of Japanese Troops Must Be Due -Out

MINDANAO FIGHT IN MOPUP STAGE   THOUSANDS OF JAPS HIDDEN IN MOUNTAINS

1 DIES, 6 HURT IN HAMILTON FIRE   Blast, Blaze Levels 3-Story Building

SHOTGUN SLAYING INQUEST OPENED      Man Nabbed at Race Track Is Held on Bond

SENATORS SEEK 10 FORCE DECI ON LABOR BEL.   lMiove Iiade to Limit Debcte Unless Senate Chocses Ee!ween Bills

New Zealand First Nation To Offer To Put A Mandate ‘Under Trusteeship Of UNO

MEAT PACKERS STRIKE AT ST. LOUIS PLANTS   Workers Establish Picket Lines at the Three Firms

PRESIDENT PRAYS IN HISTORIC CHURCH   Asks Quick European Vic tory, Success of Peace Conference

Truman joins in prayers for swift  ‘i pictorv at historic Foundry church

U.S. OFFICERS INTERFERE IN " — NAZISM NEWS   9 GOOD ITEM SPOILED BY WOULD - BE CENSORS

PATTON THRUST GREAT THREAT   LAST LOGICAL PLACE FOR STAND 1S OVERRUN

Five Moonix City ‘Persons Sentenced   Penalties Imposed In In. come Tax Evasion Cases

Yanks On Bataan Peninsula = Gain Eleven Miles Story ef Horrors Ts Related By War and Radio Correspondents

Yanks Pick Up  Bataan Ground   Japs in’ Manila Squevzed By Steady Advance

HACK, SHOOT AND BAYONET THE UNARMED   ~ U.S. Land and Air Forces Score Steady Gains in Slow Battle Against Enraged Nips.   ENEMY IN AREA 3 MILES SQUARE   Foe Opposes Yanks From Entrenchments — May Make Last Stand in Walled: City.

MAKE ADVANCES IN WARM BATTLE FOR MANILA BA)   Japs Pushed Into Small Area Of Intramuros In Manila   CORREGIDOR AGAIN SHOWERED BY BOMBS

Soldier, Who Killed Eight and Wounded Twenty   German Prisoners,   Under Observation

Senate Uncertain On Peace Draft   25 Favor It While 19 Are Opposed —

Senate Hesitant About Military Training Votes   More Admit In Favor Of Bill; Present Form Criticized

Most Senators Favor Military Training Plan   Some Would Alter Program Offered By President Trumar

SENATEUNDECIDED ABOUT MILITARY TRAINING BILL   Truman's Proposal Has Little Chance to Pass in Present Form

POLL INDICATES TRUMAN'S DRAFT PLAN WILL LOS   But With Senate Backers Outnumbering. Foes Some Form of Conscription May Be Adopted.   DECISIVE MAJORITY IS UNCOMMITTED   Briggs and Donnell, Together With Fulbright and McClellan, Undecided How They Will Vote.

FINNS FACING - WAR CHARGES   Eight Leaders Go on Trial In Helsinki Court

TRAITOR HANGED IN ENGLAND TODAY   Son of British Politician Pays With His Life For Treason

SON OF FAMOUS FATHER HANGED   JOHN AMERY ‘ MEETS TRAITOR’S DEATH IN LONDON

Amery Hanged In London Prison    Broadcast Propaganda In Betrayal of King

AMERY EXECUTED IN LONDON PRISON AS WAR TRAITOR   Son of Former British Cabinet Member Broadcast far Navic

Traitor John Amery Hanged tor Betravai   Son of Former India Secretary Pleaded Guiltv on Noy. ?R

  Amery Hung For Treason In London   Son of Former British High Official Pays With His Life

JOHN AMERY HANGED IN BRIT. PRISON   Son of Former  India Secretary Died Traitor’s  Death

Amery Is Hanged For Broadcasting Nazi Propagand:   Son of British Politician Ex ecuted in Wandsworth Prison, London

Political Fund — Contributions Hit Peak During ’44   At Least 25 Million Contributed By Groups In Past Year

Gifts to Parties Total 25 Million   Contributions Set Record in Campaign

NORWAY EXACTS LIFE AS TRAITOR   Dictator Under Nazis Blamed in Deaths of Thousands of Countrymen

FIRING SQUAD SHOOTS DOWN. “NAZI PUPPET         SMOST NOTORIOUS TRAITOR OF  WORLD WAR Ml PAYS PENS - ALIYRING REJECTED '.. OLEMENCY PLEA:     i

FLOOD WATERS ~RECEDE RAPIDL'   ‘Five Million Damage Caused By Rampaging Ohio

NO’ orrosino 8 ENCOUN? ‘TERED IN NEWEST: LANDING * _ ON COAST OF BORNEO:   By FRANK ROBERTSON International News Servic:

New Landing In Drive For Borneo  Rubber And Oi   Gen. MacArthur’s Campaign In Borneo Continues To Expand Steadily   TEN-MILE GAIN IN ONE SECTOR

Aussies Score 10-Mile Gain Along Railway   Northwest Coast Landing Takes Japs by Surprise

TRUMAN AND DEWEY TO CONFER JUNE 25   Talk Will Take Place at Whit House, Beginning at 11 o'Clock in the Morning.

BIG LOANS MADE T0 FARMER MEMBERS   Brookfield Production Credit Assn. Loaned $1,405,550 in First 6 Months of Year.

P. C. A. Reaches New High For  Loans to Farms   During the first six months of 1945, loans totaled $1,405,550 in  ety Cannttec.

Army Seeking Top Leaders In Tokyo ‘Market’   Prisoners Questioned In Search For Big Operators

ARMY BREAKS UP JAP BLACK MARKET RING   Four American Soldiers Listed Among Those Arrested; Other Yanks May Also Be Involved.

Bond  Sales   Gls Evidence May Link Higher-Ups to Jap Black Market   4 Arrested American Soldiers to Be Questioned in  $500,000 Ring

UNCOVER HUGE BLACK MARKET INJAPAN .      Foer Yanks Nabbed; Expect  To Implicate Over: 50 Others

50 MORE US. SOLDIERS ALSO MAY BE INVOLVED      Military Police Break  Up Ring Raiding Tokyo Hotel

NIPS WAIT ON RUSS  _ Big 3 Unanimity Leaves Tokyo Fearing Worst 

Bymes Asks Cut In Use of Coal   Home Temperature of 68 Degrees Sought

TRUMAN FAVORS VALLEY PROGRAN   Says TVA Is Model That Al Major River Valleys Should Follow.

PRES. TRUMAN DEDICATES KENTUCKY DAM   F avors Other Projects Similar  To TVA Authority

President Dedicates TVA Dam   Flood Control And Power Projects Called Common Sens

Truman Calls For Continued Battle Against Drouth   President Winds Up 5-Day Tour By Dedicating Newest TVA Unit

Truman Advocates Full Development Of River Valleys   Urges TVA Be Pattern For Harnessing Of U. S. Resources

‘aman Dedicates Newest Unit of © Valley Authority   Says Common Sense Should Be Followed ‘In Other Projects .

NIP LINE ON OKINAWA COLLAPSES   Jap Premier Says Okinawa Battle Will Decide War

VOTE 1S NEAR ON COUNCIL VETO ISSUE   Both Sides Agree Time Has Arrived to Stop Talking and Start Balloting — Expect Big Five Idea to Prevail.

UNGIO READY TO TAKE VOTE ON VETO PLAN   Main Issue Is Concurrence Requirement, Opposed by Little Nations.

Conference To Vote On Veto Formula  Evatt Amendment At Stake In Disput At San Francisco

Vote Near on UNCIO  Veto Policy   Evatt Amendment Doomed, Leaders at Parley Agree

Big And Little Powers Agree It Is Time To Stop Talking, Start Voting On Veto Issue   Appears That Veto Voting Formula Will Be Approved With Several Not Bafloting

Nations Near Vote on Veto   Measure Expected to Be Approved, but With Several Non-Approving Nations Not Balloting; Two Meetings Set Today

Voting. Time Has Arrived.   Veto: Formula Will Get Fall Appreval

Vete Formula May Be Approved   Both Sides in Debate Agree It Is Time To Start Voting

DELEGATES AGREE TO START VOTING ON VETO FORMULA   APPROVAL APPEARS» CERTAIN.WITH SOME NATIONS NOT VOTING

Time To Vote, Nations Agree   Veto Formula Likely To Be Approved—Some Powers May Not Vote

Conference Vote Test on Velo Near   Main Issue is the Evatt Amendment

Decide It Is Time To Vote   Conference Likely to Accept Veto Voting Formula Though Opinion Divided

Principals In Debate On Big-Power Veto Decide I Is Time To Start Voting

EXPECT APPROVAL OF VETO FORMULA   Big Five Seeks to Rally Votes to Defeat Evatt Amendment

CHURCHILL'S RESIGNATION FORCES VOTE   Temporary Government to be Appointed to Rule Until July Election

CHURCHILL QUITS, CABINET 18 QUT   PRIME MINISTER TO FORM NEW REGIME TO SERVE UNTIL AFTER ELECTIONS.

Churchill Quits To Force Vole On His Regime   General Election of Mem bers of Parliament Set for July 5

Churchill: Resigns Post As Premier   Forces First General Election in England In 'the Last 10 Years

Churchill Quit: To Force Vote   Britons to Hold First Election in 10 Years Campaign Opened

Prime Minister ° Bows To Wishes of Labor Party. Election to Be Held On July 5. Confidence Vote Expected

‘Named by King to Form “Caretaker ‘Government’; Parliament Dissolved

BRITISH PARTY FIGHT BUILDS UP FIREWORKS   KING TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT ON JUNE 15

Churchill Resignation Sets Stage For Hard-Fought British Election

BY CHURCHILL   Pri Minister Resi Named to Head Temporary Government

Churchill To Form Fill-Gap Government  Will Serve Until After Elections Probably July 5

U. §. Promise Te Fight Japanese Cited at Probe   Secret Agreement With Other Allies Claimed at Hearing

PEARL HARBOR COMM. SEEKS FARLY PACTS      Hull, Welles Say They Don’t Know About Any 

SHEEP BARN BURNS   Former Racing Stable a Bismarck Grove Is Destroyed

More Merry Wives in Windsor Than Anywhere Else: Food Is Plentiful

16 BACK PEACE ORGANIZATION   New Senators Send  Roosevelt Assurance

New Senate Group Pledges Aid In Peace Tasks  New Members Send Good Wishes  Damamreline Ahaatd

New Senate Group Pledges Aid In Peace Tasks  New Members Send Good Wishes Regarding Meet

16 New Senators Back World Body   To Support Formation Of United Nations’  Peace Organization

Freshmen In Senate Advise Roosevelt Of Readiness To Support World Peace

Favor Peace Organization   Sixteen New Members Of Senate On Own Initiative Write President.

16 New Members Of Senate Back FD! Foreign Policy   New Senators Send Letter of Approval To White House

TSIGENATORS SEN ARI LETTER TO FOI   16 New Members Will Back Formation of Group to -——~Bragerve’ Peace.”

FOR WORLD PEACE   Freshmen Senators Are Backing President in Organization

NEW SENATORS WILL SUPPORT PEACE LEAGUE   Pledge Signed by I( Democrats and 6 Republicans

ONLY FOUR SUPER: FORTS LOST OUT OF 2500 ON RAIDS   Total of 42,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped On Nips in 40 Days.

Apparently Raid Was Aimed At Japanese Suicide Plane Nests  JAPAN THREATENS ‘ALL-OUT SUICIDE PLANE CAMPAIGN Powerful American Nava] Task Force Is Seeking Hidden Japanese Fleet

VENICE, GENOA, MILAN FALLEN   Alf Nazi And Fascist Resistance In Italy Disintegrates

Allied Forces Take Milan, Venice, Genoa   German Resistance in Northern ltaly Disinteqrates

NAZI RESISTANCE IN ITALY TOPPLES   Venice, Milan and Genoa Seized by Allied Troops

Allies Advance Rapidly As Nazi Resistance in Italy Disintegrates

HARD COAL PRICES BOOSTED $1 A TON   HOME USERS TO PAY MORE AS RESULT OF WAGE INCREASE  GIVEN MENERS,

Coal Miners  Win Inerease   lome Users Of Hard Coal Must Pay Dollar Per Ton More For Fuel.

HARD COAL PAY BOOST APPROVED   Home Users Must Pay $1 Per Ton More

Wage Boost Of Miners Will Force Up Prices   Agreement Approved  By William H. Davis

Report Russians In Breakthrough South Of Cotthus   “New Penetration Apparently Directed Toward BombTorn Dresden   RED FORCES THRUST TOWARDS BERLIN

BERLIN ADMITS BREAKTHROUGH   Reich Government Moved to Nuremburg; Soviets ©, Near Spree River

Atlantic Hurricane osing Fury After  striking S. Carolina   High Winds Lash Charleston, S. C.; Florida Loss Totals 60 Millions; Storm Expected to Fade Tonight

Hurricane Toll Hits 60 Million   Parris Island Base Buffeted; Winds Die

Gale Buffets  Marine Base At Beaufort   Storm Is Expected To Lose Strength During Night

SOUTHERN GALE REGAINS FORCE FOR NEW BLOW   Hurricane Moves Northward: $60,000,000. Damage Trail Left In Florida   THREE STATES IN PATH   Southland Takes Worst Battering Experienced in 19 Years

Warnings Are Displayed On Atlantic Coast All Way To Cape Ann  GALES AND WINDS WILL LASH NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT  They Will Range From 25 To 35 Miles Per Hour, Forecast Says

Charleston Is Hit by Hurricane   Big Storm Sweeps North After Big Damage in Floridc

Will Fade Out By Tonight; Causes Damage Estimated At $60,000,000 In Florida; Schools Closed   SEABOARD LASHED BY HEAVY SOUALILS

60 MILLION DAMAGE IN HURRICANE   Storm Sweeps Northward With 2 Deed In Wake

Hurricane to Fade Out Today   Storm Causes Damage of $60,000,000 During Strike at Florida 

WINDS DIE DOWN INHURRICANE TODAY 1S REPORT   Southern Florida Tropical Storm Reaches to Carolinas

(Marine Training Camp At Parris Island Buffeted   40 Million Damage Estimated As Hangars Collapse, Catch Fire

15-MILE WIND ROARS INLAND IN CAROLINAS   Worst Storm In 19 Years

Hangars, Blimps, Planes, Houses And Crops Leveled By Hurricane ’   Blow Moves North, Hits Charleston   Disturbance Sweeps Inland Near Beaufort, 8. C., May Die During Night

WORST HURRICANE IN NINETEEN YEARS   Heads for Carolinas After Sweep Through Florida

HURRICANE IN FLORIDA DIMINISHING      Storm Did Over — 60 Million Dollars Worth of Damage

STORM LOSING FORCE MOVING INTO CAROLINE   Tropical Hurricane Leaves $50,000,000 Damage in Florida

STORM DAMAGE IN FLORIDA IS SIXTY MILLION   Heavy Rains and Strong Winds Are Moving Northward

Intramuros  Wall Broken  Three Regiments In House-To-House Fight

ALSO HAMMER OUTSKIRTS = OF TOKYO   Fighting on Okinawa Bitter; MacArthur's Men Take Valencia

Jamamatsu is Also the Hub For Key Railroad Shops   ARMY INSTALLATIONS   apanese Are Losing Planes Faster Than They Can Be Built

LARGE SCALE “RAID BLASTS ~ HAMAMATSI   SUPENFORTS SMASH AT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS OF  CAPITAL AND A}  OTHER LARGE CITY

Superforts Hit Hamamatsu, Industrial Center   SEE SO i i  Naval Airmen Knocking Out Jap Planes at Rate of 600 a Month, Faster Than Enemy Can Build Them

Eighth Air Foree Fliers Who Helped Flatten Germany to Be Taking Off From Okinawa Aug, 1   War Vets Test “Sleep Shift”   Experimental Troops Train

Chinese Force Enters Mukden      Government Troops Follow Russian-Cleared Route South

Over $60,000 Contributed by People for Only Legless, Armless War Hero

Yamashita  Finally Quits   ‘Conqueror of Singapore, Burma is “Tamed Tiger”

et! £ained  °  “of  Yamashita, J ap Conqueror Quit Philippines, Seeking to

Yamashita Ready To Surrender {n Northern Luzor   Negotiations  Unde: Way Today

Yamashita Gives Up; Asks Surrende Negotiations   ‘Tamed Tiger’ Brings Finale to Long Quest For Malaya Conquero!

NIP OFFICER IS GIVING UP NOW   General Yamoshite Begins Negotiations for Surrender On North Luzon

Yamashita Is Ready To Call It Quits   Surrender Proposed; Briish To Take  Over Sinvanore

Jap Commander On Luzon Opens Bid To Give Up   General .Yamashita Begins Negotiations To Surrender Troops

Japs on Luzon StartSurrender   Yamashita Is Ready To Comply With Orders Received From Tokyo

Yamashita ls —  Ready To Quit   Jap Conqueror Of Singa. pore, Malaya, Corregidor, Opens Negotiations.

Tiger Ready To Give Up   . Yamashita Opens Surrender Negotiations In Northern Luzon

U.S. ARMY WILL INVADE JAPAN DESPITE BOMB      New Bomb Should Shorten War; Army Will Not Cut Its Size

War Department Refuses To Take Any Risk _  Army Still Plans To Land Troops

BOMB WILL NOT HALT INVASION, THE ARMY SAYS   War Department Goes Ahead With  Landing Plans

Invasion Plan Going Ahead   Atom Bomb Will Not Alter U. S. Tactics

ARMY STILL  PLANNING ON INVASION   Dares Not Plan Otherwise Until Japs Give Up

JAPAN INVASION STILL =PLANNED   Army Will Not Be Cut Below 7,000,000 Men: Atomic Era Still Distant

Army To Land: a Bomb Does Not Change War Plans  Will Keep Seven Million In Army Despite Critics

PLANS 10 LAND QN JAPAN SAME   ARMY TO KEEP STRENGTH UP TO REQUIREMENTS

Atomic Bomb Brings no Change in Army Plans On Invasion of Japan   Depending On Japs Will And Power To Go On Fighting   NO INTENTION OF  CUTTING QUOTA   Atomic Bomb Should Certainly Shorten The Japanese War

Close In On Manila Japs   Doughboys Hunt Down Cornered Garrison That Wantonly Fired Modern Part of City

MANILA’S FIRES DYING OUT; BIC AREA IN RUINS   MacArthur Tells Troops Liberation of Philippines Great Blow to Jabs

Hunt Down Last Japs In Manila   Flames Die Down a Little Leaving Black Gash in City’s Heart; Push South On Bataan

HUNT JAPS Aa Flhto Olt OUT THAW MANILE   Escolta Avenue Black Gash Correspondent Reports; Souare Mile Burns.

Yanks Hunt  Down Japs in Manila   MacArthur Tells Men Finish of Philippine Liberation Near

Yanks Close in on Japs at Manila   All Major Buildings Along Escolta Destroyed by Fire

JapsHuntedDown In Pall of Smoke   Mile Square Area in Busi~ ness Section of Manila  Destroyed   BOMBS ON CORREGIDOR   Americans Push Slowly Southward on Eastern Edge of Bataan

Yanks Hunting Down’ Jap Suicide Fighters As Manila Fires Die   Barricaded Enemy Remnants ‘Along Pasig River Mopped Up After They Dynamite and Put Torch to Liberated Capital

YANKS CLOSED IN ON BARRICADEDJAPS ALONG PASIG RIVER  CORNERED GARRISON BLASTED AND SET FIRE TO MODERN SECTION MANILA

Mile-Square Manila Area Is Destroyed   All Major Buildings Along Escolta Razed by Jap Demolition Squads—Yanks Close In on Nips Along Pasig River.

DOUGHBOYS ARE CLOSING IN ON DWINDLING FOE   MacArthur Calls Blackened, RubbleStrewn Manila  “Worst Defeat _ In Japan’ s History.

Porter Appoints William Hosking New Chief Clerk  R. L. Barton Becomes State Accountant;

Porter Appoints William Hosking New Chief Clerk  R. L. Barton Becomes State Accountant; Takes Office Today

Plan To Maintain Standing Army   Report U. S. Troops Wounded In Civil War

BISHOP SAYS GEN, ROOSEVELT NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VESTRYMAN   RE-MARRIAGE TANGLE SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RULING THAT ELECTION  DOESN'T COUNT

ELIMINATED   Bishop Finds Gen. Roosevelt Not Acceptable as Vestryman

UNITED STATES TO CONSIDER. ~s BRITISH REQUEST FOR FOOD   BRITISH REQUEST FOR FOOD AND RAW MATERIALS AFTER “END OF LEND-LEASE TO BE CONSIDERED

Britain Requests U. $. to Continue Sending Supplies   Want Credit Aid for Several Years After Lend-Lease Ends

BRITAIN SEEKS NON-MILTARY US. SHPMENTS   Food and Raw Materials Asked After Lend-Lease Ends

Bumper Wheat Crop Gives Kansas Farmers Tough Set Mf Shortage Problems to Figure Out in Hurry

20,000 NEEDED TO GATHER WHEAT   KANSAS HARVEST AT HAND— GROWERS SHORT OF COMBENES AND TRUCKS.

Gov. Green: Séores American Diplomatic Front; Sees U. S. As Abject Servant Of World

Illinois Governor. in. Surprise Address Charges Truman Has Lost ‘Every. Shiri  on the International Diplomatic Front

Truman Loses In Diplomacy, GOP Hears   Illinois Governor Addresses the National Committee

GOP GOVERNOR RIPS POLICIES   Dwight Green Tells Party Administration Is Losing Diplomatic Battles

Labels Truman Complete Flop As A Diplomat   Every Skirmish On International Front Lost, Declares Gov. Green.

GREEN ATTACKS ADMINISTRATION   Says Truman Loses Every Fight on Diplomatic Front

Gover nor ‘Green Flays Ty uman For eign Policy   ‘Tells GOP- Meeting-Adiiw istration Has Suffered Most Huamiliating De‘feat ly History

CLAIM TRUMAN GOV'T FAILING   Loses Every Diplomatic Battle, GOP Parley Told

Green Assails Truman Policies  At GOP Meeting   Illinois Governor In Pos: sible Bid for 1948 GOP Presidential Nomina: tion. .

Truman Administration Is Failure In Diplomacy Says Governor Green Of Illinois

Charges Truman Suffers Defeat’ On World Front   Governor Green. Of Illinois Attacks Presidential Foreign Policy in-Speech.

Green Terms U.S. Foreign Policy Servile   Truman Diplomatic Record Shameful,  Republicans Hear

Truman Loses Every Fight, Green Charges   Administration  Beaten on Diplomatic. Fronts

Truman Administration’s  Diplomacy Rapped By GOP   ‘Every Skirmish" On Inter national Front Lost, Governor= Green Of Illinois Tells Republican National Committee

Governor Green Talks Straight To GOP.... Republicans Hear Claim Truman Has Lost Every Diplomatic Point So Far

GREEN MAKES POLITICAL oD AT GOP MEET   llinois Governor Declares Truman Losing Every BDigicmatiec Tilt.

ene eee  Green Calls.U. S. Diplomatic Setbacks ‘Humiliating Defeat’

GOV. GREEN SEES U.S DEFEATED ON DIPLOMATIC FRONT   Blasts Truman-New Deal Regime for Weak and Vacillatina Poliry

President: Fails In Diplomacy, 6.0.P. Charges   Speaker Denounces Actions of British and Russia

Truman Rute  Suffers Loss   Dwight Green Says Administration Lost Every Skirmish On Front.

Green Says Truman Is Sad Loser   Administration Suffered Humiliating Defeat, History’s Greatest, on ‘Dinlamatic Beant   Tells Republicans   Party, He Says, Must Make Up its Mind What it Will Do

Lord Haw Haw Moves Closer To The Gallows   Judge Rules Out Defense Contention That Traitor Is An American

LORD HAW HAW HAS SET BALK   Treason Trial Judie Rules Him British Subject

JOYCE EDGES NEARER GALLOWS   JUDGE DENIES CLAIM OF U. S. CITIZENSHIP

Eord Haw Haw  Nears Gallows   Judge Overrules Chief — Defense Claim At Trial

Vive La France! Laval’s Lawyer, Witness  To His Death, Tells Story

3s EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF LAVAL EXECUTION   Ex-French Premier Denied Request to Give the Command "Fire!

Defense Lawyer Tells Eyewitness Story .  Traitor’ s Final Request Refused

Family of Jap-Starved Corporal Newman Says Brave GI Is Losing Fight For Life

JAPANESE PULL BACK ON OKINAWA   WEDGE DRIVEN INTO SECONDARY DEBY AMERICANS.

Truman Plots Parley Plans Aboard Ship   President Speeds Toward Europe For Sessions With Churchill, Stalin

President Speeds Toward Europe Aboard. Cruiser   Will Meet Stalin And Churchill In Berlin Suburbs

Truman Chats With Advisers Aboard Ship   President Speeds Across Adantic For Bie 3 Parley

TRUMAN HOLDS CONFERENCES. ABOARD SHIP —   Will Leave Boat At Port in  -Northern Europe

President Confers: With Top Advisers   British Escort to Join U. S. Warships

Truman Holds Talks with Top Advisers   To Disembark at European Port, Fly to Potsdam

‘Truman Speeding To Parley   President To Disembark At North Europe Port For Meeting

TRUMAN HOLDS CONFERENCE ON BOARD CRUISER   Ship Speeds Toward Germany Where “Big Three” Will Meet

U.S. Cruiser Takes Chief To Meeting   President To Fly From European Port To Potsdam Parley

Truman Ship Draws Near Destination   Advance News of His Arrival Is Banned For Security

TRUMAN HOLDS CONFERENCES WITH ADVISERS   Speeds Toward Europe Aboard Cruiser Augusta For “Big Three” Parley

President Will Reach Potsdam Soon For Meet   Keeps In Touch With U. S. As Ship Sails

Holise Group Favors 1079 Naval Ships   Okehs Resolution Expressing Sense  Of Congress in Favor Of Large Postwar Navy

Navy's Postwar Size Suggested  27 Large Carriers, ' 19 Doaptachine Naamod

House Naval Group Sets A Minimum   Senate, Meanwhile, Continues Bitter Row On Full Employment.

Congress Pay Hike Disputed   ‘Litthe Steel’ Plan Violated, Foes Say

EXPENSE FUND ~ BOOST. LOOMS   SENATE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HOUSE IN RAISING INCOME $2500 PER YEAR

New Outbreak in Levant Threatens   Withdrawal of France Demanded by Arabs

AA Cadets Have Discharge Option   Navy Answers Complaints ‘On Demobilization

GROUP 15 GRANTED DISCHARGE OPTION   38 Thousand Volunteer AAF Aviation Cadets Are Included.

Aviation Cadets  To Be Released   38.000 Volunteers To Be Given Discharge Option

—————————:z—_—_—__—___--S--S---—-SS  Army Air Cadets Can Get Releases

SPECIAL GUNS PRODUCED FOR, CIVILIAN USE   Half of Population Evacuated From  Tokyo

Japanese Organize Civilian Population Against Expected American Invasion

esos” ssseeaoreaeeeeeeeereereerereeree  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIE—  Aseociate:d Pre<c«c War Analwet

POLISH QUESTION IS LIKELY TO BE ONE OF HOTTEST SPOTS IN SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE

Jhe Weather   THE  WAR TODAY   Dispute Over Poland Held “Real Key to Suceess of Plans For  _ World Organization Designe d to Keep Peace”

' Exiled Govt. Says Free Ballot Now Impossible— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Polish Problem Key To Conference Success

POMMITTEEPROBES THREE FIRMS PLAN PPAIN MOVENIENTS EMPLOPE X-RAYS

GRAIN MARKET. ~ PROBE OPENED      CANADIAN “EQUALIZATION FEE SYSTEM TO, BE GIVEN ’ AIRING AT HEARINGS -—

RUSSIANS TAKE NOWE, VISTULA RIVER FORTRESS   Advances Up To 6 Miles Reported; Guben Is Won And Lost   MEN BEING MASSED FOR BERLIN DRIVE

POLISH FORTRESS CITY OF NUENBURG CAPTURED BY REDS   Germans Claim Recapture of Three Strongholds and Road Center Southeast of Berlin.   RUSSIANS MASSING MEN BEFORE CAPITAL   Nazis Predict Soviets Soon Will Strike Heavy Blow From Bridgeheads Across  Oder River.

Soviets Take Fortress On Vistula River   Russians Announce Destruction Of 1,500 Enemy Troops

Reds Capture Nuenberg in 6-Mile Gains   Berlin Reports Say Russians Expelled From Several Towns

FORTRESS TOWNIS ~ CAPTURED BY REDS   Nowe, Near Danzig Held While Other Units Advance

Russians Score Four-Mile Advance on Vistula, Admit Reversal for Danube Forces

Reds Capture uenburg Key Road Hub   Nazis Claim Guben Lafer Taken Back

SOVIET " FORTRESS IN + DANZIG AREA   Nowe Falls to Reds; 5 Key Road Hub of Guben Captured

AIRMAN TELLS HOW 4 BOMBS SANK YAMATO   Own Plane Set Aflame By Explosions, Says Naval Air Hero

Superfortresses Hit Rangoon  Results Described Good to Excellent

TRIBUTE PAID BY CHURCHILL   Prime Minister Says FDR Britain’s Greatest American Friend

Legacy of Hate Left Germans in Final Document   International Jewry Blamed for Conflict By Fallen Dictator

FORD AND UNION DISCUSS WAGES   Much Interest Centered On Discussions Under Way In Detroit.

Ford's Labor Talks May Form Industry Pattern   Unions, Corporations Follow Negotiations With Wary Interest

INTEREST HIGH IN FORD CO. NEGOTIATIONS   Reply Prepared to Union Pian for Curbing Wildcat Strikes and Pay Adjustments

Any Agreement To Have Bearing On All Disputes   Many Plans To Be Discussed: Fines For ‘Wildcatters’  Seen

Ford-U UAW Union iE ave Talk T oday  Claims Attention   Agreement Might. Signal —Industry-Wide — Settlement of Disputes.

ToReply To Union Plan For Curbing Wildcat Strikes ©   Agreement May Set industry-Wide Patterr ‘For Settling Other Labor Disputes

ANDERSON SAYS RATION PLAN ISN'T INTENDED   _ rages Housewives End Raiding Shelves of Available Stock

SOAP SUPPLY © JO INCREASE   ANDERSON PROMISES HOUSE--WIVES——100—MILLION—MOREPOUNDS OF GHIPS, FLAKES AND POWDERS

Announce No. Soap Rationing   Promises Increase In_  Laundry Flakes, Soap

MORE LAUNDRY SOAP PROMISED   Anderson Moves To Offset Current Acute Shortage

19 MISSING, TWO DEAD IN LARGE BLAZE AT LIMA   Estimate Nearly $500,000 Loss in Fire Starting in Milner Hotel »

—HOTEL FIRE—  BLE INLIMA HOTEL KILLS ?   Fifteen Others Unacecounted For In $350, 000 Sunday Fire

Berlin And Magdeburg Attacked. ....  Allied Warplanes Brave Bad Weather To Strike New Blows At The Nazis

Food Supply Reports and Shortages Termed Puzzling by Business Agency   Chamber of Commerce Says Situation Now Is  ‘Hand to Mouth,’ With Danger of Being ‘Serious’

Foes of Truman's Fact-Finding Bill Plan Substitute   House Group Prepares Froposal More Acceptable to Organized Labor

GOVERNOR SUBMITS REDISTRICTING OF STATE TO LAWMAKERS  APPROPRIATION FOR LI.QUOR CONTROL BOARD “ALSO MADE EMERCENCY

Texas Redistricting Plan Submitted  ~ On Temporary Basis, - Representation-on:

GOVERNOR SUBMITS REDISTRICTING OF STATE TO LAWMAKER:   gepRepeenon FOR QUOR CONTROL BOARD ATS MADE EMERGENCY

ACTION DUE 10 LACK OF FOOD, OWNERS SAY   Eight of Ten Principal Cafes, Plus Lunchrooms, Involved

\CHARGING WITH FIXED BAYONETS OVER MINE FIELD THEY RETAKE DOMINATING HILL FROM YANKS

CHARGING NTP S FORCE YANKS T0 GIVE UP HILL   Nipponese Destroy Three U. S Tanks; Americans Reform Troops

Enemy Strongly Entrenched In Southern Ares   Ground Forces Battle Desperately To Hold After Sea Defeat

Inemy Troops Pour Out of Caves atid Pill-boxes  In First Countterattack of Desperate Defense.

Jap Opposition On Okinawa Is Getting Tough   Begin Defense From Well Prepared, Heavily F orti- fad Positions.

OPPOSITION IS HEAVIEST INEAR NAHA   Jap Counterattack Drives Yanks From Dominating Hill

Bayonet Charge Brings Yank, Advance to Near Halt—Heavy Fiehtine Now Lies Ahead

JAPS STAGE FIRST ATTACK ON OKINAWA   Charge Out of Caves With Fixed Bayonets and Drive Americans From Dominating Hills On the Ryukyu Island.

Savage Fray Now Raging Mn Okinawa   Japs Begin  Expected Bitter * Defense of  Southern Part

DOUGHBOYS HELD TO SMALL GAINS IN NAHU SECTOR   ATTACK ON PACIFIC FLEET COST ENEMY 590 PLANES IN ALL

Infantrymen Hammer at Strongly Defended Caves And Pillboxes.   BIG BATTLE DEVELOPING

Japanese Charged With Fixed Bayonets in Their First Counterattack of the Okinawa Campaign.   YANK -INFANTRYMEN HAMMERED AT CAVES   The Niponese Poured Out. of Crags as Japanese Tanks and Artillery Began Blasting at American Tanks.

DOUGHBOYS IN HARD FIGHT FOR ISLAND CAPITAL   Yanks Meet. Heavy Opposition In Hills Just North Of Naha

Jap Infantry On Okinawa Counter-Attack, Drive US. Forces From Hilltop

Real Okinawa Battle Is On   Powerful Counterattack Recovers Hill, Nips Strongly Entrenched In Hills

Japanese Charge Drives Doughboys From Key Hill   Nips Counter-Attack With Fixed Bayonets In South Okinawa; Artillery in Duel

YANKS DRIVEN FROM KEY HILL BY JAP CHARGE   Allied Forces Hammer Out Gains On Other Far  Eastern Fronts

Doughboys Are Dislodged From Dominating Hill   Nips Charge American Forces With Fixed Bayanets In First Counter: atlack Of Island   Americans Hammer Caves and Pillboxes Beneath Developing Artillery Batile

Enemy Troops Pour Out of Caves ‘arid Pill-boxes Ji First Countterattack  i 6f Desperate Défense.

Japs Counterattack; Retake Okinawa Hill   Yanks Encounter Heavy Defense On Southern Sector, Are Forced To Withdraw From Red Hill

Hard Pillbox To Pillbox Fighting Is Raging On Okinawa; Gains Limited

INFANTRYMEN MEET HEAVY RESISTANCE   Pillbox to Pillbox Fighting and ‘Round-the-Clock Bombardments Are Countered  SUPER-WARSHIP SUNK

Fixed Bayonets Used in Charge By Nip Troops   Stiff Resistance Reported Today On Strategic tsle

Savage Battle Developing With Nip Defenders Swarming Out of Caves and Crags—Enemy Losses in Philippines Piling Up and Defeats Handed Them on All Other Fronts as Naval Power Being Smashed

Yanks Driven From Hill As Japs Launch Fierce Counterblow On Okinawa

Enemy Drives Yanks Off Okinawa Hill   First Counterattack Made by Japs as Resistance Stiffens

YANKS DRIVEN. OFF OKINAWA PEAK BY JAPS   Bayonet Charge Force: Back Americans As Japs Stiffen

Japs Win Hill In First Charge On Okinawa   Heavy Fighting Begins On Southern End Aaainst Buaq-In Foe

Yanks Forfeit Okinawa Hill In Bitter Fight   Japanese Launch First Counter-Blow To Hold Isle Base

Southern Okinawa Is Scene Of Heavy Fighting As Japs Battle Behind Strong Line

JAPS TAKE BACK OKINAWA HILLIN COUNTER-DRIVE   Great Artillery Duel Looms As Foes Mass Heaviest Concentration Yet

Hill Is Retaken By the Japanese   Enemy Charges Americans on Okinawa With Fixed  Bayonets   YANK TANKS SHOWERED   Nipponese Strongly Fortified on Southern End  ofsland

Japs Put Up Bitter Fight On Okinawa   Yanks Driven Off Hill By Strong Counterat_tack North of Naha; Sweep Ahead in North

Okinawa Fighting  Increases   Paci fic ‘War's s Heaviest Artillery - Battle ‘Reported Under Way.:

Jap Charge Tops Yanks Off Hilltop   Artillery Duels Punish Bitterly Resisting Japanese

Opposition Grows On Okinawa   Americans Driven Back From Dominating Hill When Japanese Charge From Their Hideouts

ENEMY OPENS BITTER FIGHT FOR OKINAWA   Japs Slow’U. S. Advances in Savage Fighting, Lose 590 Planes in Trying to Defend Island.

Okinawa Fighting intense   Americans Driven from Red Hill; Enemy in» Counterattack

Hill Is Retaken By the Japanese   Enemy Charges Americans on Okinawa With Fixed  Bayonets   YANK TANKS SHOWERED   Nipponese Strongly Fortified on Southern End of Island   Two Villages Captured

Japs’ Bayonef Charge Drives Yanks Off Hill   Japs Pour Out of Caves With Artillery, Mortars and Tanks to Blast at U. S. Infantry

ADMIT FAILURE OF CONFERENCE   INDUSTRY BLAMES LABOR FOR LACK OF RESULTS

lowa Joins In Shelling Of Target   Third Attack From Sea In Four Days

Shells Hit Targets At Rate of 50,000 Pounds Per Minute   Is Third Daring Raid By 3rd Fleet Force In Four Days

Day Attack Made Without Resistance   Warships’ Big Guns Hammer ot Munition Works on Mainland

THIRD FLEET FORCE BOMBARDS HITACHI ON TUESDAY NIGHT  GREAT 16-INCH GUNS 0! MIGHTY BATTLESHIP , IOWA LED ATTACK

Hitachi, Only 80 Miles From Tokyo, Pasted   Nips’ Remaining Usable Shipping 2 Million Tons

254,485 AMERICANS KILLED ON WORLD’S BATTLEFIELDS   651,189 Weanded And 41,889 Missing In European And Pacific Combat Theaters; War Cost Nation 287 Billions; Set Production Mark

Here Is Box Score of What Americans Did on Home Front   Cost of War in Combat Casualties and Money Also Reviewed

Box Score On The War 254,485 Killed, 223,444 Planes Built, $1 19 Billion Taxes

Japan's Narcotics Industry’ Frozen; Diamonds Seized   MacArthur Confiscates $30, 000,000 Werth of . Govemment-Owned Gems   HIROHITO WILL NOT ABDICATE, REPORT   Emperor Said to Consider It  His Duty to Carry Out  Allied Orders

HIROHITO NOT TO ABDICATE SOON, AIDE SAYS   Wants To Aid MacArthur Changes; Narcotics Doomed

Japan’s Dope Industry Is Siamped Out   Americans Also Seize More Hidden  Jewels and Gold

TAKE OVER. JAP OPIUM. INDUSTRY   Allies Also Seize 30 Million Dollars Worth Diamonds

ABOLISH JAP DRUG INDUSTRY   MacARTHUR ORDERS ALL NARCOTICS FROZEN

Allies Order Destruction Ot Nareoties   SS0.000 000° Worth Of Jap Diamonds Found In Vault

10 Yanks Unearth Jap Diamonds  Worth 30 Millions   Hirohito Said To Have No Intentions Of Abdicating Now

JEWELS WORTH $30,000,000 ARE SEIZET   Ishiwata Says Hiro. hito Doesn’t Mean to Abdicate

YANKS FREEZE JAP NARCOTICS   Diamonds Worth $30,000,000 Seized By Occupation Units From Bank

FREEZE JAP NARCOTICS INDUSTRY   A. O, C. Seizes Huge Store of Diemends Owned By Nippon

Allies Freeze Huge Jap Drugs Industry; Seize 30 Million In Diamonds

Supply of Illegal Dope Cut 907; Jap Narcotics Barred  Must Destroy Supplies and Planted Crops   - WORLD NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Froze Japan’s Narcetic Trade   Seizes Diamonds from Jap Goyernment—-No More Planting Narcotic Weeds

Allies Break Up Nippon s Dope Trade   pOUrce of 90 Perceni Of World’s Illegal  Drugs Is Frozen.   Contributed by Civilians.

News Day And Night   Fighting Admirals Swarm Back Into Thick Of War In Pacific      Japs On Okinawa Face Entrapment   Chinese Victories Imperil Foe; New Landing Made — In Philippines

HALSEY BACK IN COMMAND OF 3RD FLEET   VETERAN SKIPPER TURNS GUNS ON JAP HOMELAND

Sends Blows Against Jap Home Base   Better Weather Aids American * ‘Trvops In Conquest of Okinawa, 96th Division Seizes Bypassed Chan, Jap Defenses Broken

Five Airfields Attacked As Ships Shell Okinawa;  New Mindanao [nvasion

Carrier Craft Strike Jap Home Island   U. S. Tenth Army Opens Artillery Fire On Okinawa—25 U. S. Ships Lost  In Camopaian

Adm. Halsey Hurls Hard Blow on Return to Action   Southernmost Japanese Homeland Feels Hight of Smashing Carriers; War Situation Looks Dark for Japs

Kyushu Airfields Raided Again,NewYank Landing Made on Mindanao Isle

Japs In China Hit By Air War   Fighters, Bombers Blast Nipponese Stronghold On 1, 350 Mile Front.

China Front Is Blasted Over 1,550 Mile Front   Planes Range Over Long Japanese Line

CHINESE SCORE CAINS IN HONAN   American Airmen Blast Nipponese Along Entire Front

Capture Town 44 Miles From Manila Without Fight, Filipinos Cheer Them      Odd Shortage

Britain To Transfer Forces To Far East   Detailed Blueprints Already Prepared For Shift Of Land, Sea And Air Power

RED CROSS FUND NOW AT 80 PCT.   Earnest Effort Now Needed to Attain Goal, Says Drive Chairman

SOVIETS TAKE STARGARD AND NEAR STETTIN.   Capture Fortress Guarding Berlin’s Port After Brief Fight, Trap 200,000 Nazis Waar Raltic. ‘

Russians Trap 200,000 Nazis.'n East Pomerania   Reds Reach Baltic, Take Fortress-Of Stargard; Stettin Doomed. ~

49 Died in Explosion On Navy Boat Off Maine ‘April 23, It’s Revealed

POLYNESIANS ASSERT NATI VE FLEEING JAPS IN GILBERTS SURVIVES 7 MONTHS IN CANOE

Bussians Most Elated Over Outcome Of Parley; Says Step — Toward World Sellahoration

Truman’s Talk Will Be Given  January Third   Leaves For Washington From Kansas City In “Bad Weather’   AT NINE O'CLCOCE

NATION TO HEAR TRUMAN TALK NEXT THURSDAY   Will Report On His Over-All Program; Also To Draft Congress Message

Tr tuman Talk To Nation Set For January 3   Will Be’ Sort of Report to People’ On His Overall Program; Plans Cruise  On Potomac

RADIO REPORT TO BE MADE ON THURSDAY   President's Speech At Ten January 3rd To Be Carried on All Netwerks   ON WAY TO CAPITAL

Truman fo Talk To Nation Over Radio on Jan. 3   Speech to Be Carried On All Networks and Will Report on Truman’  Overall Praarcam

PRESIDENT 10 REPORT JAN. 3   Thursday Night Talk to Be Sort of Report on His Overall Program.   PLAN ONE FOR CONGRESS

Broadcast On All) Networks 9 to 9:30 P. M.   President to Discuss OverAll Program, Press Chief Announces

HOLIDAY ENDS President Will Speak to Nation Thursday, Jan. :  ~ Appeal Made for Support of Labor

Truman To Give Report-To U. S. On January 3rd   President To Address Nation By Radio

TRUMAN PLANS MAKING REPORT NEXT THURSDAY   Will Give Radio Talk Of Half Hour Night Of Jan, 3

TRUMAN PLANS HIS REPORT 10 NATION JAN, 3   ‘President To Act on Pending : Bills Today, Then Take  Potomac Cruise

President To Deliver Radic Talk Jan. 3   Truman Will Speak Over AH Radio Networks At 9 O'Clock Thursday On His Over-All Program

President to Broadeast On January 3   Will Report to Public on his Overall Program

Truman Talk Scheduled For Jan. 3   Plans Five Night Cruises (After Return To Capital

Networks To Carry White House Talk; Returns To Capital   President Leaves Independence, Mo., at 8:37 A. M., Expected at 1:32; Flying Conditions Poor

RADIO REPORT BY PRESIDENT DUE ON JAN. 3   Chief Executive Boards Plane for Trip To Capital

President to Speak January 3   Address to Summarize Program; Message to Congress Due Later

Truman’s Report To Nation — Thursday, Jan. 3  '- Over-all Program To  Be Discussed Over

Truman Will Make Radio Talk Jan.3   Report To Nation Slated: President In Flight Today

President Will  Make Report on Radio January 3   Broadcast Is Scheduled for, All Networks -at 10 P.M..as Chat “With-Peonle

Assigned to Santa Ana Army Air Base   Sat. Julian BR. Acree to the  AAF Redistribution Station No. 4,

__ WHAT OUR BOYS E ARE DOING T0 \72 WIN THE WAR  —eeeseeeese ee 8:

No More Votes Sought By Us   Stettinius Announcement Is Dramatic Reversal Of Saturdav «s Statement.

FDR REVERSE STAND, KEEPS BUT ONE VOTE   United States To Ask for Ne Extra Votes at Frisco Event

U. S. Position Reversed; Will Ask Only One Vote in World Meeting

J.S. Will Not Ask Additional Votes At  San Francisco Parley. Savs -Roosevel

CHANGED VIEW ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDENT   White Howse Saturday Had Cited Anglo-Russian Backing for Two More.

Roosevelt Decides U.S. to Have No Additional Votes   A Reversal of Early Stand for Three Ballots in Proposed World Assembly

U. S. TO DROP DEMAND FOR MORE PARLEY VOTES  - §tettinius Reports Reversal  OF Recent American Position

U.S. Not To Ask 3 Votes AtS.F. Meet   Postponement Rumor Untrue, Secretary Says

. 5, WON'T ASK XTRA VOTES N ASSEMBLY   ‘ Controversial S3tand Changed

U.§. Won t Ask World Council For Extra Seats  President Changes MAiad Canta rrinn   President Changes Mind, Conferring With Allied Leader.

U.S. to Do With One Vote at Peace Meet   President, However, to Support Russia’s Request for Two Extra Votes at Security Planning Conference in San Francisco.

U. 5. WONT ASK EXTRA VOTES   ANNOUNCEMENT REVERSES POSITION OF AMERICA

CROWLEY HINTED AS POSSIBILITY FOR TOP RFC JOB   SENATORS EVIDENCE SOME CONCERN OVER NEW ADMINISTRATOR

U.S. Won't Ask Additional Votes At World Parley   Stettinius Announces Dramatic Reversal of the American Position.   Pace of War Makes  Co. ference Necessary

U. 5. 10 ASK ONLY ONE SEAT IN ASSEMBLY   President Reverse: Stand on Secret Yalta Agreement

E.D.R: Decides Against More  Frisco Votes   Dramatic:Announce-: ment by Stettinius: Clears Out Confusion

UJ. 5. Will Not Ask Additional Votes In World Assembly   Will Not Alter Promise To Support Russio’s Bid for 2 More Yotes

President Won't Ask Additional Votes at Parley   Yalta Promise Unaltered; FDF to Support Russia’s Request for Greater Voting Strenoth

PRESIDENT DECIDES UNITED STATES NOT REQUEST MORE VOTES   SPEEDY PACE OF WAR MAKES CONFERENCE IMPERATIVE IS CLAIM

Won't Ask More Votes At Parley   FDR Decision Reversal of Policy Given On Saturday

FOR Says U.S. Won't Ask Extra Votes At Parley   Policy Reversed  By Announcement

TURNABOUT Ot PLAN REVEALED BY STETTINIUS   Will Not Change Support oi Russian Request for 2 More Voies.

U.S. NOT TO SEEK EXTRA VOTES IN WORLD LEAGUE   Announcement Made by FDR Near Noon Today.

Won't Ask Three Votes   Roosevelt Decides U. S. Won't Request Additional Votes at Frisco Assembly

Parlew Free Of Problem   BODIES OF GOEBBELS, FAMILY FOUND. REPORT

Refuse Jobless Pay To Strikers      Ruling Reverses Trial Examiner Who Awarded Miners Benefits

Shoe Rationing May Be Ended October First   Leather Bureau Of OPA Favorable

Rationing of Shoes Likely To End Oct. 1   WPB Experts Indicate Output Has Nearly Reached Fixed Figure

Shoe Ration End in Sight   Lifting of Controls Expected on Oct. 1

Shoe Rationing End by Oct. 1 Possible: WPB   Top Officials Will Recommend; Decision Likely Next Week

SHOE RATIONING MAY END OCT. 1   Will Come Off Restricted List If WPB Follows Recommendations.   —BY MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH-

Shoe Rationing End By October 1 Is Sighted Today  WPB Leather Bureau Has Recommended That Deadline Now

SHOE RATIONING END IS. FAVORED   WPB Division Recommends  Removal of Restrictions

Shoe Rationing May End Oct. 1   Want To See Rationing Ended To Prevent Inflated Shoe Prices.

SHOE RATIONING MAY END OCT. 1   WPB Leather Bureau Recommends Ending

Shoe Rationing May End Oct. 1   Output Must Reach 3,000,009 Pairs A Month.

Shoe Rationing May End Oct. {  Cessation Depends On Production Rate

Shoe Rationing May End Oct. 1  Okeh, Say Leather Heads; Up to WPB

SHOES MAY GO OFF RATIONING LIST ON QCT. 1   WPB, OPA Chiefs To Corfer Soon On Date . For Release

Butler Beaten in Omaha Vote  Thirteenth in List; Towl Ils Hieh Man.

FINAL REPORT ON CONFERENCE EXPECTED SOO}   French Assent to Procedure fo Drafting Treaties is Still Awaited

Leaders Io Announce Results   French Assent To Drafting Peace Treaties Awaited

Cenference Is Closing In Harmony   Ministers of U. S., Britain And Russia Reported in Agreement on Various Post-War Problems

Moscow Meeting Nearing Close. As Optimism Rises   Final Communique Issuance Expected Within Few Hours

Conferees Are Now On Last Few Details   Area Of Agreement Is Great er Than Anyone Had Hop“en  Veen   ADMIRE ONE ANOTHER

‘Preparing to List Set of Agreements   Area of Agreement Greater Than Anyone Had Hoped Byrnes Highly Pleased With Result of Conference

ACCORDS LOOM BROADER THAN ANY HAD HOPED   Communique Airing Results Of Parley At Moscow May Come Today

FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET THIS AFTERNOON TO CLEAR UP FEW LAST CONFERENCE DETAILS

Expect a Final Communique  By Late Today   U.S., Britain, Russia Said Reunited in Spirit of Collaboration  wotir eriwaetr s'eF aaesriere e

Expect a Final Communique  By Late Today   U.S.,, Britain, Russia Said Reunited in Spirit of Collaboration  P«w WMnnryy Mrr arawmm

EXPECT STRONG AGREEMENTS ON BiG PROBLEMS   Big 3 Ministers in Accord on Procedure for Drafting Treaties

Area Greater Than Hoped, Is Report  Ministers Meet To Clear Up Last Few

BIG 3 WINDUP FINAL DETAILS OF CONFERENCE   Reported In Agreement On Main Issues; Await Formal Report

Big 3 Ministers Ready To Issue Final Statemen   Report Agreements On Main Questions Reached In Amiable Atmosphere

Big 3 Foreign Leaders Issue Statement Today   Agreement Reported Reached On Several Major Issues; Peace Settlement Involved

Big 3 Chiefs Concluding Mascow Meet.   Final Session Today Will Precede © Result Announcement

Foreign Ministers Reach Agreements   Envoys from ‘Big Three’ Will Conclude Conference

lear Away Final Details of Work   Agreements Are Reported - Reached at Moscow on Main Questions   FORMULA FOR TREATY   Control of Japan One of Complicated Problems on Agenda: 

Communique Is Expected Late Today   Optimism: and Spirit Of Collaboration An Evident At Sessions

LAST SESSION CONDUCTED TODAY   Decisions Reported Sei On Maior Issues   BYRNES PLEASED   With Results Of Confab; Treaties For European Nations Studied

Results Of Conference  Are Hailed   Final Communique  Is Being Drafted

Weather   Ministers to Clear Up Last Few Details   Agreements on Main Problems Reporte® Reached—Bulletin May Be Issued Today

Ministers To Finish Moscow  Meeting Today   Assemble This Afternoon to Clear Up Lisi Pew Des tuils of "Three-Way Conference   Agreement Area  Reported Large   No Definite Time Set For Issuance of Parley’s He: sults; May Be To weex     creas

FINAL SESSION OF BIG THREE PLANS REPORT   Communique to List Achievements of Conference

Big 3 Reach Agreements On Main Issues   Foreign Ministers United, Plan Announcement Of Results

Agreements Expected By Tonight   Hopeful Picture Comes Out Of Conference

Clear Up Last Few Details   Foreign Ministers Of U. S., Russia And Great Britain Agree on Issues

‘Agreements Believed Reached On Main Issues At Stake   Report On Work Expected Tonight   Ministers Reunited In A Spirit Of Collabora tion. Sav Leaders

Moscow Parley Report Due Today   Spirit of Unity Reported as Ministers Reach Aareement On Many Major Details

Foreign Ministers Work to Clear Up Last Few Details  Expect Conference

Big Three to Bring Parley To End Today   Lengthy Christmas Day Sessions Winds Up Problem Discussions

Several Vital. World Issues Agreed Upon   Reach Accord On Procédure For Drafting European Peace Settlement

GROUP AGREES ON QUESTIONS?   Hour of Issuance of Finak Communique on Conference Doubtful.   MAY COME DURING DAY;

Foreign Ministers Reported Nearing End of Conference   Agreements Reached on Main Questions” at Moscow Meeting

Moscow Meeting To End   To Announce Results of Meet In Communique

FDR Expected To Report on  Conference   President to Give Data to Bipartisan Group, Connally Says

Congress Expects Big Three Report   Connally Predicts  Inside Information

FDR Expected To Give Solons ‘Big 3’ Data   Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee Of Senate Predicts  Report Forthcoming

SOLONS TOBE GIVEN 'BIG 3 DATA BY FDR   Connally Says President _ May Meet Delegation ‘at White House

Sees report  of Big Three  discussions Probably thru  liaison croup

CONNALLY SAYS LEGISLATORS WILL GET BIG THREE REPORT   Chairman Of Foreign Relations Committee Expects Intimate Session For Bi-Partisan Group With Roose velt On His Return From Conference

F.D.R. Report On Big Three Is Expected — By Connally —   Likely To Be Given Congress Thr ough  Bi-Partisan Liaison Committee. He Sav:

Senator Predicts President Will Give Congress a Report on Decisions Reached by ‘Big Three

Aviation To Be Dominan Factor In Pacific War; New Type Planes In Use   Tremendous Problems Of Distance, Supply Are Overcome As America Winds Up For Knockout Blows Against Nippon   RY TANTES JT. STRERIGC

U.S, ‘ISOLATIONISTS’ FLAYED BY RED RADIO   Hoover, Taft, Wheeler Are Singled Out In Attack

Greeks Celebrate Suspension of ~ Internal Suife  Athens Area Peaceful Some Fighting in. - Seattered Areas --

Athens Stages  Peace Parade      Flag’ Waving - Procession . «4 Marks End ‘of. War: ---

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington «+. --- Ray Tucker New York - ++ Albert N. Leman

INNER VIENNA CAPTURED BY SOVIET ARMY   KOENIGSBERG FALLS: STALIN SET FOR FINAL HEAVE

Hitler's Second City Is Doomed ~ To Russ Forces   Soviets Also Capture Prussian Capital Of Koenigsberg

Battle For Vienna Is Near Climax   Nore Than 27,000 Encmy ‘froops Reported Taken In the Collapse of East Prussian Capital. Nazis Admit Tide YWac Turned

Vienna’s Fall Near; Prussian  Capital Taken   Soviets Battle in Heart of Vienna as Other Forces Seize Koeniasberg—Seck  to Close  Ceenane Geek

Nazis Resist Stubbornly. In Vienna  F all Is Imminent; “East Prussian Cit

Soviet Army Takes Heart Of Vienna   Besieged Capital Of East Prussia Finally Conquered

27,000 NAZIS SURRENDER IN KOENIGSBERG   Wild Street Fighting Rages in Austrian Capital and Fall of City Appears Imminent.   RUSSIANS OVERRUN FOE’S BARRICADES   Houses of’ Parliament,  Town Hall and Central! Police Headquarters  Occupied by Soviets.

VIENNA IS TOPPLING   Prussianism’s Cradle City Taken With  Commandant

Furious Fighting ‘Rages in Streets Of Austrian City   Soviet Forces Quickly Overrun Large Par Of Vienna; Germans Resist Stubbornly; Over 42,000 East Prussia Prisoners

[KOENIGSBERG IS TAKEN BY REDS; VIENNA OVERRUN   More Than 42,000 Prisoners Captured In East Prussian Citadel   NAZIS RESISTING IN AUSTRIAN CAPITAL

Koenigsberg Also Falls fo Reds in Two-Day Assault   Bloody Hand-to-Hand Fighting Marks Advance in Vienna

Koenigsberg Is Conquered  in Long Siege Wild Fighting Is  Baceteieen (awn iitrne!

American Service Men Want To Forget Killing, Shooting Battle Scenes of War

Reds Can't Find Hitler’s Body  ‘Berlin Still Blazing as Ruins Are Searched   WAR'S SHOOTING AND KILLING NOT WHAT FIGHTIN’ YANKS WILL REMEMBER AFTERWARD

U.S. Grand Jury Indicts Several   Two B. H. Persons, Nine ‘Conchies’ Included

School Operetta  Next Thursday,  December 20 Annual Grade School Event

School Operetta This Thursday, December 20  Annual Grade School Event

SOVIETS PRAISE BIG 3 EFFORTS   Two Newspapers Hail Results Of Parley, Especially the Atomic Agreement

MOSCOW AND LONDON ADD GOOD WORN   Revival of Trust Among Allies Is Result of Meeting

SOVIET HAILS RESULTS   Papers Say Big Three Removed Obstacles to Peace

Two Russian Newspapers Praise Meet   New Step Toward Collaboration Seen

THREE MISSING ~ FROM CAPITAL   HOPKINS, STETTINEIUS AND BYRNES BRAVE LEFT .WASHINGTON—HOPKINS 18 OVERSEAS

TO REST BESIDE   Simple Burial Services Held at Hamm, in Luxembourg

PATTON LAID TO REST BESIDE OTHER HEROES   Simple Burial Services Held at Hamm, in Luxembourg

Gen. Patton Laid To Rest Beside Grave of Private   Simple Burial Rites Held in Luxembourg As Mrs. Patton Looks on

SIMPLE SERVICES ‘HELD FOR PATION IN U.S. CEMETERY.   ‘Famed General Rests Among Thousands Who Fought Bulze Battle

GEN, PATTON WAS BURIED EARLY TODAY      SIMPLE MILITARY BURIAL  + SERVICES’ AS ‘GENERAL  .” 1S LOWERED INTO LUXEMBURG GRAVE

Supers “Pollute” Jap Inland Sea With Explosives   Indo - China Port I: Gutted; 95 Enemy Vessels Bagged

Jap Navy Plane Plant Blasted By 150 B-29s   War In Pacifie Blazes Into New Fury Along Broad Front

No Sacking of Allied Generals  Exonerated of Blame for Break Through

No Generals  To Be Sacked   Eisershower Praises The Two Chiefs In Charge Of Stopping Foe.

NAZI PUSH TO COST NO ONE HIS JOB   EISENHOWER TO RETAIN COMMANDERS FACING VON RUNDSTEDT’'S ARMIES.

ALLIED LEADER LAUDS GENERALS   No Sacking Because of Nazi Offensive Planned >

Senators Draft Broad New Labor Relations Measure In Effort To Assure Industrial Peace

INDUSTRIAL PEACE PROPOSED IN NEW: SENATE BILL INTRODUCED TODAY TO REQUIRE COMPULSORY ARBITRATION

Labor Relations Bill Proposed Before Congress   Patterned After Railway Labor Act, Bill Would Reorganize Laher Conciliation, Mediation

PATTERN LIKE RAILROAD AGT 15 ADVOCATED   Hatch, Ball, Burton Would Have Congress Set Up New NLRB.

New Labor Relations Legislation For Industrial Peace Up Before Congress

Senators Draft A Broad Labor Relations Bill   New Measure Designed To Assure Postwar Industrial Peace.

Broad New Labor Relations Drafted   Designed to Build. Pattern for Enduring Industrial Peace

Postwar Peace In Industry Is Sought in Bill   Labor Relations Measure Drafted For Early Action

Broad Labor Relations Bill Is Introduced   Legislation Offered By Three Senators Has Enduring —_ Industrial Peace As Its Goal

Industrial  Peace Plan Is Offered At Capital   ' Follows Same Lines  As Rail Labor Rule

Era of Peace In Industrial World Sough   Broad New Pattern For Postwar Period Shaned in Congress

NEW LABOR RELATIONS  LEGISLATION OFFERED  TODAY IN CONGRESS ITS AUTHORS SAY PLAN  AVERT FIGHT BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND LABOR

Broad Labor Bill Brought Before Senate   Proposes Board Similar To Railway Plan

Plan New Labor Act to Preserve Industrial Peace   Would Require Arbitration of All Labor Disputes

DRAFT PLAN T0 AVERT POSTWAR LABOR DISPUTES   CALLS FOR NEW FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

INDUSTRIAL PEACE AIM OF NEW BILL SENT TO CONGRESS   New Labor Relations Measure Designed to Set a Pattern For Enduring Industrial Peace—Would Avert Viol-

Hatch Joins In New Labor ‘Relations Act   Seek Penee.in ‘Last Tiel in Whieh Civil vfure Tolernted?

Congress Asked to Enact Law Designed  to Insure Permanent Industrial Peace

(Remsen Girl And __ Lieutenant Wed   LaVonne Phillips Bride Of Lt. Carl Gall

WORKERS MADE ILL BY FOOD POISONING   Thirteen Sent to Hospital Are Recovering

Reconversion Is Retarded by OPA Controls   Price Formulas Are Too Rigid, House Is Told

Report Price Formulas Check Reconversion  Congress Committee Recommends OPA Provide For Chanaes

New Pricing Method Urged   Group, After Investigation, Urges Costs of Production, Plus Normal Profits, Be Used

OPA Policy Hit by Congressmen  Congressmen   Rigid Price Formulas ~ Called Brake on Reconversion

Solons Flay OPA Formulas   Rigid Controls Slow Reconversion, Congress Body Asserts; Easing of Rules Urqed to Aid Industry, Jobs

Say OPA IS Retarding Conversion   Congressional Committee Hits ‘‘Rigid”’  Price Formulas

Solons Charge OPA Retards  Reconversion   Committee Calls For Relaxing of ‘Rigid’ Price Formulas

OPA Policy “Too Rigid’   Committee Charges That OPA Rules Retard Reconversion

6-Point Program To Win the Peace Offered By AFI   U. S. Must Speed Reconversion or Face Economic Disaster, Report Warns

Franco Said to Have Relinquished Rule of Spain to Military Junta

Yank Attacks On Ryukyus  Get Stronger   Naval and Air: Fleet Pounds Island for Ninth Day Running

Japanese Declare  Invasion Armada Is Moving on Okinawa, Key Island of Group

FLEET AND AIR ATTACKS AIMED AT KEY ISLAND   Fast Moving Infantry Takes Negros Island Capital

Say Yanks Moving on Okinawa   Key Island in Ryukyu Group Bombarded By Allied Fleet

SUPERFORTS HIT KYUSHU, HONSHL IN SUPPORT RAID   Bombardment Of Ryukyus At New Peak; Seawalls Broken

JACK BALDRIDGE DENIED RELEASE   Commerce Slayer’s Habeas Corpus Plea Is Turned Down by Court

Nazi Attempt to Attack Allied Convoy Off — Enaland Is Beaten Off

INDIANA TAS NEW GOVERNOR TODAY   First Republican Governor Of Indiana Since 1932

BOMBS HURLED INHEART OF ATHENS ~   Several Killed as New Government ‘Takes Control 

Klas Attacks Spre: ad Panie Among Greeks   Many killed By Bombing Of Athens Business Area; New Cabinet Formed

COMPLETE NEW GOVERNMENT IN GREECE TODAY .   Take Up Task Of Attempting To Bring Peace .To Nation

WHILE B-29S BLAST HONSHU. NAVAL ARSENAL   Robot Plane Base Destroyed

ATOMIC STRIKE  ON HIROSHIMA   Superforts Hammer Toyokawa Naval Arsenal As Bombers Hit at Tarami Ah ie

Temperatures   Debris Blankets Hiroshima, Hit By New Explosive   Photograph Study of Town Awaited;  Train Service Cut

Use Brings Wails from Jap Radio   They Call It Barbaric, De signed to “Massacre In. °  nocent Civilians’’

BUDGET KEEPS CHECK ON RIVER OPERATIONS   Set Up For Only Emergenc; Jobs And Maintenance

Flood Control, Rivers, Harbors  Work Curtailed   Appropriation Of $90.654.100 Set

Top Marine Airman Reported Missing; Now Rumored Alive   Vanished Into Clouds During Air Battle Over Rabaul

Soy Long Lost South Pacific Kew IsAlive   "Maj. Boyington, Who Downed 26 Japs, Missing 20 Months -

BOYINGTON ALIVE IN JAP PRISON   MARINE PACIFIC ACE SHOT DOWN OVER RABAUL

Boyington told Mates No Jap (Could Kall Him   Vanished Over Rabaul 20 _ Months Ago After Record of Enemy Kills

LACK DETAILS ON BOYINGTON   ‘Ace, Missing 20 Months Reported to Be Alive; —_ Renort Tenuous.

‘See Youin San Diego’  Ace Boyington, Missing for  20 Months, Reported Safe   

Commanding Officer Of Serviceman Tells Wife Of Milton Foley Death   Was Killed By Jap Suicide Bombs ~ In Southwest Pacific

TOULON BOY SUFFERS FATAL INJURY, GERMANY      Pfc. Robert Wilson, 21, Dies July 13 In Vehicle Accident

TOULON YOUTH DIES JUNE 16 AT ENGLAND CAMP   Word Tuesday Tells Death Pfc. George Jones, 21; © No Details Given

Miss Miller Is in Musicomedy Cast   Local Girl to Sing With Group in *Loralee” at Cornell Homecoming

Miss Ramseyer Is In ‘‘Loralee”’ Cast   Corpell College Freshman Frou Washington to Appear in Musicomedy

PRODUSTION OF ATOMIC BOMB IS SECRET OF U, S.   Manufacturing Process Known Only to This Nation

POUNDING OF OKINAWA IN STH DAY—TOKYO   Japs Believe U. S. Landing There Is Imminent

Hitler Must Hustle to Outstrip Death Trap   Germany Finished as a Nation for Decades to Come

Reich, Devastated Beyond Description, Unlikely to Wage War for Many Decade

Destruction Bans Reich Rebuilding for Another War   to Prepare Again for World Conflict

Germany Is a Wreck; People ‘Are Mentally Sick But Are  ‘Still Same Brutal Germans

Paper That Saved British Soldiers At Dunkerque Revealed at Frankfurt

UP-T0-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  FORESEE RATIFICATION OF SECURITY CHARTER

Japan Turns to Task of Building Democratic Rule   Financial Giants Fall; Hirohito Supporting ‘Stronq’ Parliament

Democratic Japan Aim  Of Officials   Financial Giants Of Country Will Liquidate Themselves; Press Protests

Hirohito Is Anxious For Strong Diet   Prince Konoyve Works On — Draft For New Japanese D Gataltion   TOLD BY MACARTHUR

Begin Building — Democratic Japan From Scratch   Break Up Family OF Financial Giants: Hirohtto Backs Plan For a Strong Diet

DEMOCRATIC JAPAN OCCUPIED CENTER OF OCCUPATION STAGE  FINANCIAL AND POLI. TICAL CHANGES BEING

DEMOCRATIC JAPAN OCCUPIED CENTER OF OCCUPATION STAGE  FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES BEING WROUGHT IN NEW NIPPON

KONOYE WORKING ON A NEW DRAFT OF CONSTITUTION   Financial And Political Democracy Is Aim Of Allies; Powerful Zaibatsu To Be Broken Up Completely.

Building Of Democratic Nation Sought   Financial Giants Of Japan Will Liquidate Selves

Zaibatsu Will Be Abolished   Emperor to Approve Building Up of Stronger Diet

CONSTITUTION OF JAPAN TO BE REDRAFTED   Officials Announce Zaibatsu Will be Broken Up and Stronger Diet Perfected

POWERFUL JAP FAMILY LOSES ‘POT OF GOLD   Zaibatsu, Financial Giants o! Empire, Smashed by New Leaders

Japan Zaibatsu Will Liquidate   Announcement From Jap Finance Circles Scores by Newspaper

Laibatsu Bows Out in Japan   Family of Financial Giants Is Broken Up

Jap Diet Due To Be Stronger; Education System Reshuffled   Konoye Says Emperor Wants Diet Strong Enough to Guide Nip Politics; Schools No Longer to Make Heroes of Military; Konoye Takes Lead in Japanese Government

Japs Consent to Dissolve Trusts; Bolster Parliament, Hirohito Aim   WHITE HOUSE MISSION TO STUDY REPARATIONS

Rebuilding Of Jap Political   Setup Pressed   Democratic Regime to Enterge With Emperor’s Blessing; Educational Sysiem Revamped

‘To Liquidate Jap Financial Giants   Powerful Zaibatsu -to Be Broken Up on Their Own Accord   A DEMOCRATIC JAPAN

Prince Konoye Favors New Plan to Strengthen Diet   Seek to Eliminate Senior Advisors Around Emperor’s Throne

Constitution to . Be Revised With Democratic Aim   Jap Schools to Stop Military Teaching. Center on Peace

Body Should Be Capabk of Guiding Nation’s i Politics, Emperor,”  to Believes 

JAP FINANCIAL GIANTS GIVING UP POWER SAYS NEW MINISTER   Konove Drafting New Constitution As MacArthur Anc Hirohito Desire

Hirohito Seeks New Constitution For Strong Diet   Democratic Japan Is  In Making

A Democratic Japan Is Allied Goal; Emperor  Interested in Revision

Japanese Zaibatsu Willfully Plans Disorganization  Emperor Anxious   Emperor Anxious To Have Stronger Diet for Guidance

Konoye Redrafting Jap Constitution To Suit MacArthur      Hirohito Has Personal Interest in Changes; Zaibatsu Breaks Up

ZNGATSU TO BE LIQUIDATED    Building of Democratic Japan Occupies Center of Stage.   NEWSPAPERS CRITICAL

MIKADO'S FATE IN DOUBT - - MAY BE DEALT OUT   ‘Senior Statesmen’ Blamed For War and Using Powers ‘For Their Own Ends’

Konoye Drafting New Constitution To Guide Japan   Democratic Program, Financial. Political, Being Considered; Educational Changes Ordered

Family Financial Giants Of Japan Plan Liquidation   Hirohito Urges Strong Diet To Guide Nation

Jap Family Financial Hold Broken   Mikado Backs Development Of Strong Diet

Press Efforts To Build Up A  Jap Democracy   Financial Monopolies Breaking Up; Stronger Diet To Be Formed.

‘To Liquidate Jap Financial Giants   Powerful Zaibatsu to Be Broken Up on Their Own Accord   Emperor Is. Anxious That the Constitution Be Revised

kstablish Four Beachheads  Deep Penetrations Inland Reported as Assault Opens

U. S. Lands on Luzon, Quickly ‘Wins Beachhead  General MacArthu Invades From 800 Ship Armada

Four Beachheads  Deep Penetrations  Inland Reported as Assault Opens

Cost of Some New Autos To Be Higher   Will Be Above OPA Ceilings; Used Car Prices Will Drop

CEILING PRICES FOR NEW CARS LESS THAN USED CARS OF 1942   “AN OPA’ OFFICIAL SAID ~~ THERE WERE GOOD REASONS FOR THIS, HOWEVER

OPA Admits Some New Autos Will Be Cheaper Than Comparable Used Cars

INFANTRY TROOPS “OF RAMPAGING THIRD “ARMY GROSS RIVER  VAST TRAP REPORTED CLOSING ON THOUSANDS OF CERMAN FORCES

233 Nip Ships Bagged in Last Il Days   More Than 150 Iwo-Based Fighters Rip Six Airifelds, Other Major Installations in Fourth of July Strike

DECLARES EUROPE ON BRINK OF STARVATION   Charges U.N.R.R.A, Failing Te Accomplish Purpose

EUROPE FACES FOOD CRISIS   CONGEKESSMAN DECLARES MIL“LIONS TO DIE UNLESS — AMERICAN AID 18 PROVIDED

Mrs. Stanley Mortimer Named Best Dressed Woman; Dutchess Advances

Gotham Socialite Named Best Dressed  Duchess of Windsor   Duchess of Windsor Moves Up to Fifth Place

Aree gentina’ Ss. Pr Editors Jailed; '      Arrests of Nationall      tinues; Police Watch: - Embassies; Truman. -Awaits Arrival of Braden.

WARN ARGENTINA   State of Seige Will Have Bad Effect on Public Opin ion Here

‘Argentina (Rebuked . By Truman   Tron Hand of Military Regime Becomes Stronaer.

Truman Sends Sharp Warning To Argentina.   Arrests, Terrorism, Censorship Prevail; Liberals Jailed

Full Censorship: Argentina's Pres Editors Jailed; ¥   Arrests of Nationally: Known Citizens © On  tinues; Police Watch  Embassies; Truman: Awaits Arrival of Bra.  den. 

WARNING IS GIVEN ARGENTINE BY U. S, GOVERNMENT TODAY   PRESENT CONDITIONS HAVE “DEPLORABLE EFFECT’ ON PUBLIC OPINION

What to do as To Ar ‘oentine  Big o Pr ‘oblem   Military Takes li Custody Leading Editors Thess

ARGENTINA PUTS ON CENSORSHIP   GOVERNMENT TAKES _ EDITORS INTO CUSTODY

Dictator Regime of Argentina Is Rebuked by U. S.   “State of Siege” Hit _-by American Envoy ‘in Buenos Aires

Strong Arm Action Rubs U.S. Public   State Department Tells Argentine Officials American Opinion {s Critical

Truman Warn: Argentina of. Siese Effect   : Strict: Censorship “Applied in Buenos: Aires

FLIERS SPEND NIGHT ON RAFT IN PACIFIC   Sgt. Richard D. Holtry, New Oxford, And Other Airmen Were Forced Down On Pacific

Election in Pennsylvania To Be Quiet   Democrats Hope to Win Majority of Seats on State Superior Court °

PENNA. VOTERS ARE URGED TO CAST BALLOTS   Major  Parties» ‘Ask Followers To Turn” Out Tuesday   To Ballot On Fouw Amendments To Constitution

Roosevelf-Churchill-Stalin Meeting Under Way: Place Is Not Disclosed

Steep Slopes Of Suribachi Strewn with  Enemy Dead   Ferocious Battle For Pacific Isle Is Continued; Yank Gains Smal

Marines Gain Ground On Iwo Despite Rugged Jap Defense   Third Division Devildogs Gain Footing On One Air field-—Three Divisions Reported Fighting Side By Side On Island

Marines Occupy One End of the Central Airfield and Strew Volcanic Slopes of Mt. Suribachi With Japanese Dead

YANKS FIGHT WAY TO EDGE OF JAPS AIR BASE ON IWE   Gains Are Limited and Up Slopes on Which Enemy Troops Are Strongly  Entrenched. _   WARSHIPS AND PLANES SUPPORT SLOW DRIVE   Americans Continue Clean-Up  On Captured Mount Saribachi—717 Nipponese Dead Counted.

IwoBattle Sways In Favor U. S.   Three Divisions Marines Occupy End Of Airfield

MARINES GAIN EDGE OF IW0 FIGHTER BASE   Raging Battle on Isle Sways Slowly in Yanks’ Favor

Marines Take One End of Iwo Airfield   Slopes of Mt. Suribachi Strewn With Dead Japanese

FORCES TAKE ONE SECTION  OF AIRFIELD   ‘Advances Still: Slow in ‘Bitter Slugging Match ©

KILLED IN ELEVATOR   Operator Was Crushed Between  Shaft and the Car

JAP EMPEROR DECLARES PEACE TERMS ACCEPTED   100,000,000 Subjects Hear Voice of “Son of eaven” as He Speaks Four Hours Af‘ter Truman Announcement

Hirohito Blames Atom for Defeat   EMPEROR BRINGS NEWS OF SURRENDER IN FIRST SPEECH TO JAP PEOPLE

Emperor Admits Atomic Bomb Knocked Japs Out of War   Hirohito Makes His First Broadcast Tinh Sat Pracedans

Hirohito Credits New Atomic Bomb   Emperor Makes First Talk To Japanese People

Emperor Hirohito, In First Broadcast, Says Atomic Bomb Forced Surrender Of Japan

200,000 To 400,000 Naz Soldiers Said Involved ©   Commander of Occupation :Troops In  Norway Reported Ready To Give Up

speedy Capitulation of Norway Rumored; Nazis Fight on Against Russia

Complete International Telephone Exchange for [San Francisco Meeting

FRENCH FLEET BEING REBUILT   U. S. Navy Has Spent Over 3$200,. 000,000 On Project So Far Is O.W.L. Disciosure

Objector To Get Honor Medal Today Says God's Hand ‘Saved My Life’

Cpl. Desmond T. Doss Winner of CMI, Delied' Jaji Fire 6 “Rese se Wounded Yank

GERMANS LOSE 87 PLANES 10 U. S, AIRFORCE   Air Battle Greatest Ove Europe in Three Months; Vital Targets Hit

Nazi Planes Blasted in Bomber Raid   Eighty-Seven Nazis Including Jet Planes Sent to the Ground

YANKEES DOWN 87 NAZI PLANES   Aerial Battle Is Greatest Fo: Past Three Months

GERMANS LOSE 87 PLANES IN AERIAL FIGH]   Desperate Luftwaffe Attack Crushed By Allies

American Flyers Down at Least 87 Nazi Planes  22 U. S. Bombers, Three Fighters Reported Missing

Nazis Try To Stop Bombers   Greatest Aerial Battle Over Europe in Months Results, Bombers Not Halted

87 Luftwaffe Craft Downed In Wild Fight   ~ Desperate Attempt To Halt Allied Raids Casily to Germans

BOMBERS PLOW PATH FOR ARMY   Greatest Air Bout Since Rhine Crossing Rages In Northern Reich

Air Duel Lost By Luftwaffe   At Least 63 Enemy Craf Downed bv Americana

(Carrier Forces     Send Jap Ships [Down To Sea   Deliver Blow to Remnants of _Nipponese Navy In China Sea. Sink . Super-Battleship YVomata   Allied Bombers Strike Germany Day And Night

YANKS DOWN 8? NAZI PLANES IN BIG AIR BATTLE   Swarms of Enemy Fighters Try to Stop Bombing of Area Ahead of Montgomery’s Forces.   SWIFT JETS INCLUDED IN AMERICAN BAG   Raiders Blast Railread Yards, Ammunition and Store Plants, As Well As Airfields.

Countywide Waste Paper Drive Is Set For Mareh 2-3   All Boy Scout Troops In County To Participate In Gathering Needed Paper

REPORT MADE ON VETERANS   APPROXIMATELY 1,600,000 MEN  HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED  FROM ARMED SERVICES

U.S, PRESIDENT NOT IN FAVOR OF SPECIAL MEETS   Expects Delegates of United Nations to Start Work Within 90 Days

Believes Russia Will Cooperate For World Peace   Negotiations Under Way For Revision Of Potsdam Declaration

President ‘Has Faith In Russia   Sees no Need for Any More Big Three Conferences  If UNO Works

No Further Meeling Of Big 3 Seen   United Nations To Solve Problems, President Asserts

Has No Fear Soviet Policies To Bring War   Reconversion Ahead Of Schedule; He  Tells Scribes; UNO Given  Future Problems

Holds Moscow Will Cooperate  Toward Peace   Promises Mull Discussioi On International Sittialion: Seea Ne Need For Big Three Conferenee      Revision Potsdam Decrees Planned   Says U. S. Seeking Modifieation of Arrangement Requiring Unanimous Apreement

Declares He Does Not Favor Special: Talks   Truman Does’ Not Share ‘Fear’ Of Russian Policies

Truman Expects United Nations To Function and Eliminate Need For More Big Three Conferences

Truman Sees No Need For More Big 3 Parleys   Wants UNO To Do Job Without Conferences

Truman Vetoes Talk Of More Big Three Meets   President Expresses Confidence In Russian Cooperation For World Peace; Doesn’t See _ Soviet Union Seeking Another War

President Tells Press Conference He Sees No Further  Need For Meetings With British And Russians If United Nations Organization Works As It Should—  Declares He Does Not Share Fear That Soviet Will Not Cooperate Toward World Peace

Doesn’t Feel Russia Won't Cooperate   Nego iations or For Revision Of Potsdam Declaration

PRESIDENT HAS NO FEAR ABOUT RUSSIA'S AIMS   Sees League Of Nations As Ruined By Special Talks; Will Discuss Tasks

Truman Says Big 3 Talks Unnecessary   Opinion, However, Carries the Condition That the United Nations Organization Is Made to Work as It Should.

Truman Vetoes Bie 3 Session   United Nations Will Take  Over Now, He Savs

No Fears Felf Soviet Policy Leads To War   President Looks to United Nations to Solve © Problems

No Need For Meet Of Big Three Now   Truman Says if UNO Works As It Should Problems Will Be Worked Out

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UNITED NATIONS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS PRESIDENT BELIEVES   ALLIED RULE GERMANY DUE FOR MANY CHANGES AFTER PRICE REPORT

TRUMAN BARS BiG 3 CONFERENCE; SEES NO DANGER OF WAR   President Declares He Is in Favor of United Nations Taking Over Current _ World Problems. 3   CONFIDENT RUSSIA WILL WORK FOR PEACE

President Sure  That Russia Will Co-operate   Chief Executive Reveals Negotiations Are Now Under Way for Revision of Allied Control Machinery in Germany

Troman Says Big 3 Need Not Meet If U. N. O.. Works   President Would Have United Nations Group Do Its Work; Cites Harm to Leacue

No Need If UNO Carries Out Its Job   ‘Hopes Organization ‘Will Function Soon

UNITED NATIONS  TO SOLVE PROBLEMS  PRESIDENT BELIEVES ALLIED RULE GERMANY  DUE FOR MANY CHANGES AETED DRICE DronDT

Confidence in Russian Cooperation for Peace Expressed by ‘Truman

Big Three Conference Not Likely   President Sees No Need If the United Nations Works; Fears Nothing from Russia

World Body Is Prepared  To Function, Says Truman   Does Not Hold Fear Of Russians Pelicy

Truman Vetoes ‘Big Three’ Meeting Plans   Says United Nations Should Solve Al! Further Problems .

Truman Vetoes Talk of More Big 3 Meetings   Says He Is Looking To United Nations  To Solve Problems That May Come Up

BELIEVES UNO ABLE TO SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS   Reveals Negotiations Aire Underway to Modify Potsdam Pact

Russian Policy Holds No Threat Of War—Truman   President Asserts Fears Unfounded; Shakeup In Germany

Depending on UNO To Solve Problems; Confident Russia Will Co-onerate

President Sees Big 3 Meetings No Longer Vital   Thought Unnecessary If mited Nations Program Works As It Should

TRUMAN TURN BACK ON MORE BIG 3 HUDDLES   President Feels No Special Meetings Required if United Nations Do Job

NO CONFERENCE NEEDED IF UNO WORKS, HE SAYS   President Not In Favor Of “Special Conferences: Such As Ruined League Of Nations; Has Confidence In Russia's  Good Faith.

A gain Emphasizes That World Jlas No Reason To Fear Intentions and Policies of Russia; Says » Basie China Policy Un. changed.

“Ike” Raps French Interferences in German Control; Truman Claims No Further Need for Big Three Meetings

No More ‘Big 3 Parleys Needed,  Truman States   Unnecessary, President Says; If United Nations Works As Jt Should

TRUMAN NOT IN FAVOR OF CONFERENCES   Chief Executive Says He Sees No Need for Any More Meetings of the Big Three   DEPENDING ON U.N.O.

Doesn't Feel Russia Won't  Cooverate   Nege ‘jations.. or For Hevision Of Petedam  ‘Declavation’

Fuel Deliveries By The Load To Be Continued   Local Supply Adequate For Present Needs, - Kinney Reports

DRASTIC COAL ORDER VOIDED FOR BERRIEN   Deliveries Of Load Lots to Be Permitted Under Modification

MARINES MASS FOR KNOCKOUT BLOW ON IWO   Yank Forces Also Closing In For Kill in Battle For Luzon

Marines Ready To Decimate Japs on lwo   Fighting Front Virtually Unchanged in 48 Hours

MARINES GATHER TO OBLITERATE LAST JAP ON IWO   Nearly 13,000 Nips Die In Bloody Fight

MARINES MASS FOR FINAL IWO ASSAULT   Against The Last Jap Defenders Of North Iwo Island

2,050 Marines Die in Campaign for Iwo Jima   Troops Organize for All-Out Push to Finish Japs

Total Number Of ‘Enemy On Island Not Fully Known   Field Dispatches Say 26,000 Nips of Original Garrison Have Been Wiped Out; American Dead Total 2.050

U. S. Marines Mass For Final Iwo Drive   Fighting Front Virtually Unchanged For Two Days As Attack Is Made Ready

16 Drown When School Bus  Dives in Lake  Woman and Four Children  Cuszim th Gefaiu

16 Drown Wher School Bus Dives in Lake   Woman and Four Children Swim to Safety

5-CENT HOURLY BOOST IN PAY IS APPROVED   Stabilization Director Davis Favors Increase For 50,000 Textile Employes

Earlier U. S. Attach Would Have Taken Philippines Easily  Yamashita Staff Chief Says Preparations Were Six Months Late

WORLD MOURNS FOR'S PASSING      Many Other Nations Plan Memorial Services To"day. Sunday.

World Joins U. S, In Paying Tribute Dead President  Other Nations To   Other Nations To Hold Memorial Services Today

Entire World In Mourning   Nations Pay Homage To Great LS. Chielé

WORLD MOURNS WITH UNITED STATES FOR ITS DEAD PRESIDENT  MEMORIAL SERVICES   MEMORIAL SERVICES PLANNED MANY NATIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW

World Mourns Death Of FDR   Memorial Services Being Held Throughout World Today And Tomorrow.

WORLD MOURNS FOR PASSING WITH U.S   Memorial Services Being Planned in ‘Britain, Russia on Unprecedented Scale

Europe War End May Cut Army Funds   $8,000,000,000 SLASH MIGHT FOLLOW VICTORY, NAVY EXPENSE SAME

oV-E Would Cut Amy's Funds  ® Navy Still Needs Full Appropriation

Hitler’s Fall ‘Would Mean Less Monies For Military   Cut In Expenditure Next Year Is Likely

ALLIES TO HOLD PARLEY IN U.S.   Plan for Spring Announced as Byrnes Departs for Moscow

SENATE. SCANS CHARTER MOVES   Proposed Changes ‘In Peace Body To Be Debated

SOLONS SEEK CHANGES IN NEW LEAGUE   Consider Possibility of Revising United Nations Charter to Meet the Changed Conditions of the Atomic Age.

GUARDS TO RILEY   Lawrence Unit Leaves Tomorrow for a Week's Training

Fisenhower  Asks Youth Be Trained   Russia Is Friendly to U. S. Declares Allied Army Head

Urges Training Of Reserves In Peacetime   Says Nation Would Not Have Time to Prepare for War III

EISENROWER FOR TRAINING OF BIG PEACE-TIME ARMA   Says Compulsory Military Training Is Necessary to Safeguard Nation Against Future Wars.   SAYS TRAINED MEN CANPROTECT THEMSELVES   Trained Man Has Three to One Better Chance to Live Through War Than Untrained Man, He Says.

Today's Awful Weapons Insist  On Peace Draft   Eisenhower Says It’s Only Chance Ty Prevent War

EISENHOWER SEES U. S. AS PEACE FORCE   Testifies For Universal Training Legislation

Hope I’ ading For Accord on Europes Peace   Soviet Commentator Rebukes Those Who Blame Russia for Disputes in Council

Russians Seek io Shift  Responsibility Rebuke Those Whe  Blame Them for Council's Failure

Big Five Unable To Reach Term:   Moscow Rebukes British Critics Of Russian Group

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Hope Vanishes For Agreement At Big 5° Meet   Russian Radio Objects to Laying Blame on Soviet Doorstep

Hope Waning For Agreements  Among Big Five   Russian Commentator Hits Those Blaming Moscow for Trouble

Russians Blanie British As Big _ bve Disagyee   Resn.d Criticisin of Soviet And Say Mediterred.tan Not English “Ssu”

B-29s Hit Plane Works At Nagoya   india-Based Raiders Follow Those From Marianas

Royal Navy in Pacific Hits Japan   Joins Mighty American Naval Assault on Ryukyus Thursday

LUMBER CONTROL RETARDS BUILDING   Revised Orders Still Do Not Allow Sufficient Amount

Eleven Men From County Report for ‘Military Induction   Left for Fort Snelling, Minn., Tuesday, May 8; One : Transferred —

Cut Off Electric Power In 2.200 Michigan Communities  NO EXPLANATION IN_ CALLING OFF MINERS Secretary of Labor Is Delighted in Lewis’ Action

TWO MILLION RESIDENTS AFFECTED   Operators Of Boilers, Turbines Fail To Report

MICHIGAN UTILITY WORKERS IN WALKOUI THURSDAY MORNING  ANOTHER TROUBLE SPO’

POWER STRIKE HITS MICHIGAN   CIO Walkout May Shut Of Light For 2,000,000

Strike Roundup:  Michigan Utility Strike Adds To Nation’s Woes: Labor Troubles Mounting

UTILITY MEN WALK CUT IN MICHIGAN FOR WAGE INCREASE   Dispute Newest Strike And Will Affect Much Of  Lower Michigan

‘Power Strike Hit: Michigan  ' CIO Utilities   ClO Utilities  Union Walkout Threatens 2,200 Michigan Towns

Michigan Faces Industrial Tie-Up In Power Strike   CIO Union Walkout Follows Coal Miners’ Decision to Return

MICHIGAN HIT BY UTILITY STRIKE   WALKOUT MAY STOP ELECTRIC SERVICE IN PRIVATE HOMES

Michigan Area. Seon Menaced  ‘By Utility Strike   Walkout Threatens To Gu Off: Electrical’ Power ’ For Over Two Million

Utility Strikes May Cut Off Michigan Power   Longshoremen Still  Out; Krug Offered ' Movie Labor Post

THREATEN T0 CUT POWER IN LARGE AREA   More Than Two Million Homes and Hundreds of Factories May Be With out Electricity  PLAN EOR EMERGENCY

Workers Strike After Company Refuses Raise   Boiler and Turbine Operators Leave Big Zilwaukee Plant

Michigan Power Workers Out ©  - Threaten to Cut. Off Power for Two Millien in Ares

2 000,000 Threatened With Power Cutoff As Utility Workers Strike

NEW WALKOUT IS REPORTED IN MICHIGAN   Power Company Strike Comes As Coal Walkout Is Called Off

Michigan Utility Workers Cloud US Strike Picture   Hundreds Of Factories Will Become Idle If Settlement Is Not Made Soon

Strike Threatens Michigan’s Power   Walkout of Utility Workers Hits 57 of State’s 83 Counties, All Maior Cities Outside of Detroit

Okinawa Yanks Only 6 Miles From Capital   Jap Resistance Stull Considered Light Ry Invaders   60.000 ON ISLAND   Nips Evidently Will Make Serious Stand In Short Time

RESISTANCE ON LAE OKINAWAS STILL FEEBLE   American Invaders  Only Six Miles from Island Capital

DOUGHBOYS SIX MILES FROM NAHA   Advances Continue On Isle Against Lighi Enemy Resistance

 Yanks Near 2 Jap Airfields in Push on Okinawa Capital (Nazis Report New landing

TWO MORE JAP AIRFIELDS:IN STRIKING RANGE   DNB From Tokyo Re ports New. Landings on Beachhead :

Yanks Push Down Okinawa Coasts, Peril 2 Airfields   Resistance Still Light 4 Days After Record Pacific Invasion

ARMY COLUMNS THREATEN TWO MORE AIRFIELDS ON OKINAWA   Opposition Remains Light In Invasion

NEAR 2 MORE AIRFIELDS ON OKINAWA      Yanks Push Down ‘Both East and West Coasts

Tenth Army Nears Two Jap Airfields and Okinawa Capital   Enemy Garrison of 60,000 Troops May  Racict Siranogoly

AMERICANS SIX MILES FROM NAHA   U.S. 10th Army Pushes Down Coasts Of Okinawa Island

Invaders Of Okinawa Strike for Airfields   Columns Push Down East And West Coasts Only Six Miles From Island Capital

“Yanks Less Than Six Miles From Okinawa Capital   Resistance Remains . Negligible On Island But Stand Expected

Yanks Within Striking Distance of Two More Airfields on Okinawa   New Landing Made Tuesday South Of Original Beachhead

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VON RUNDSTEDT AND KESSELRING TO FACE TRIAL LATER DATE  GERMAN FIELD MARSHAL: TO FACE COURT AFTER NITERNRERG TRIALS

Street Fighting Bitter   Fall of Rhine River Fortress Believed Soon

News Day And Night   Armored Spearhead Pushes To Within 2! Miles Of City’s Center      Troops By-Pass Large Factories   Hard-PressedGermansBlow Up Several Bridges Over Rhine

LAS CONVENTION PLANS CANCELLED   Action Taken In Compliance With Government Request

Elks Cancel — Big Convention —  Dove Announces Grond Lodge Action

Elks Cancel National And State Meets   Will Abide By Order Of Director Byrnes

New Big Raid Made on Japan By Super-F orts   Torportant Targets Hit In Areas of Nagoya, Osaka. Akashi. Gifu

Huge Force Of B-29 Hit 4 Jan Cities   Manufacturing Centers Targets of Very Great Superfort Formation

SUPERFORTS ATTACK PRIME JAP TARGETS   Nagoya, Osaka, Akashi and Gift Struck In Great Strength By Heavy Bombers

Battle Brewing In Legislature: os. ?  Home Rule Bills Would Give _ Powers To County Official:

HOME RULE BILL IN LEGISLATURE   16 Express Powers Would Be Given To County  Commissioners

Battle Brewing In Legislature  Home Rule Bills Would Give Powers To County Official:

DEMANDS ARMY  DISCHARGES FOR  5 MILLION MEN SEN. JOHNSON HINTS  HE MAY ATTEMPT TO CLT ADPROPRIATIONS

a TT  Santa Fe Limited Hits _ Ditch; 14 Are Reported Dead, Scores Injured

Army in Step To Let More Doctors Out   ecint Scores Lowered For Medical Corps; Dentists Included.

POINT. SCORE IS ANNOUNGED   More Than 800,000 Additional Army Personnel, Including :  Medical Corps Members, are Eligible For Discharge   CONGRESSMEN SEEK TO END DRAFTING

ARMY LOWERS MEDICAL CORPS POINT SCORES   Previously Announced Cut in Points Releases 783,000

800,080 Army Personnel Made Eligible For Discharge as Scores are Lowered

MORE ARMY TROOPS CAN BE RELEASED   800,000 Became Eligible for Discharge Today

Enlisted Men s Point Discharge Reduced To 5)   800,000 Affected By Recent Changes

New Point Scores Will Let Out 800,000, Including  ' 15,000 Doctors And 5009 Dentists.

40,000 Medical ‘Corps Members To Be Discharged   Slash In Critical Score Announced By War Department

Doctors, Dentists Point Score Cut   Nurses and Limited Servicemen Affected

ARMY PONT CUTS. INVOLVE 800,000   New Score Makes 40,000 ir Medical Corps Eligible for Release

MANY IN ARNED FORCES ELIGIBLE FOR DISSHARGE   Congresmen Renew Demands for End Draft

800,000 More Soldiers Eligible For Discharge: Solons Urge Draft End

Demand for End Of Draft Renewed By Congressmen   [New Point Score to Release 15,000, Doctors and 5,000 Dentists   800,000 AFFECTED BY ARMY RULINC   40,000 Members of Medical Corps Become Eligible For Discharge

300,000. Army Men mali      Doctors ‘and — ‘Specialists Under ‘New ‘Point Score

ARMY T0 RELEASE 10,000 DOCTORS   POINT SCORE CUT ALSO WILL RESULT IN DISCHARGE OF 5,000 DENTISTS.

Dectors Will Get Releases   Army Announces Reduction In Points For  Medical Officers

Rail Hub Of Plauen Falls To 3rd Army   More Than Half Of Germany Has Been Conquered

PLAUEN, BIG SAXONY RAIL CENTER, TAKEN BY AMERICAN THIRD  GERMANY BISECTED AS YANKS NEAR BORDER OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA

MEET ENEMY FIVE MILES EAST OF ELBE   Patton’s Men, Meanwhile, Capture Plauen, Six Miles From Czech Border and 75 Miles From the Soviet Front.

Americans Blunt German Thrust At Bridqehead   Patton’s Army Takes Plauen; Allies Hold Over Half of Reich; Crack Leipziq Defense

STH ARMY FIGHTS HARDEST BATTLE 5 Ml. EAST OF ELBE   FIRST ARMY MOVES INTO BERLIN SIEGE ARC IN DESSAU AREA

Nazis Launch Heavy Attack on Elbe Bridgehead but Americans Hold Without Losing Ground.   ‘MORE THAN HALF OF GERMANY CONQUERED

‘Ninth Captures Plauen,  Zuider Zee Flooded, Von Model Rumored Dead

AMERICAN THIRD RACES TO SLICE GERMAN NATION   Big Saxony Rail Center Of Plauen Captured; More Than Half Of Germany Now Conquered By Allies.

U.S. 3RD ARMY DRIVES TOWARD CZECH BORDER   Capture Saxony Rail Center of Plauen In Bisecting Reich

Third Takes Saxony Rail City, Plauen   First Army Cracks Defenses Of Leiyzig; Link With 9th At Bernburg.   DRIVE ON HAMBURG

Saxony Rail Center Of Plauen Captured   More Than Half of Germany Held By Allies, Third Army In Six Miles of Czech Border, 75 Miles From Russians Pushing Westward; Prisoner Total Rising Rapidly

9th Holds Own In Bridgehead; Patton Gaining  Allies Holding More Than Half Of Reich; 2nd Division Moves Ss. € «2

PLAUEN TAKE  ny an ARMY   Capture of Big Saxony Rail Center, in Effect, Bisects Gefmany.   6 MI. TO CZECH BORDER

PLAUEN FALLS AS AMERICANS RESTIME DRIVE   U. §. Ninth Army Fights One of War's Hardest Battles; German Prisoners Present Problem.

Patton’s Forces Beat Down Final Six Miles to Czechoslovakian Border and Junction with Russians

ILIEPZIG DEFENSE CRACKED AND . ELBE RIVER BRIDGEHEAD HOLDS AGAINST HEAVY NAZI ATTACK ©

Third Army Slices Reich In Capture Of Plauen Railway Hub   Over Half of Germany Conquered by In_ vading Allies; Berlin Troop Losses High In Counter - Blows

Czech Border Is Goal of Patton's Men   More Than Half of Germany Has Been Take By Allies; 30,000 Defenders of Leipzia Turn City Into Another Stalingrad

Germany Is Bisected by Third Army’s Capture of Plauen; Leipzig Menaced

More Than Half’ Of the Reich Now Held by Allies:   THIRD ARMY, . Apel aT 1 Tw German comunander of Chemnitz, rejected on ultimefim {o surrender toy.      By JAMES M. LONG

‘Yankees Beat Off Attack of Nazis   Third Army Captures Big Saxony Rail Center of Plauen   30 MILES OF HAMBURG   More Than Half of Germany Under Allied and Rus sian Banners

Crack Leipzig Defenses   Plauen Is Captured And Bremen Besieged; More Than Half of Reich Is Conquered

April Prisoner Bag Goes To 150,000; Ruhr About Erased; Model Is Reported A Suicide

Yanks Beat Off Nazi Attack Without Losing Ground; Russian Tanks Only 20 Miles Northeast of Reich Capital

Plauen Rail Center Falls To Third Army   Germany Virtually Slashed In Two; Germans Assault Ninth Army Bridgehead

General Patton's Third Army Captures Big Saxony Railroad Center of Plauen

‘THIRD’ BISECTS REICH, NEARS CZECH BORDER   More Than Half Of Germany Conquered By Allies And Russians

Hitler's Hold in Reich Fast Fading Away   Allied Armies Now in Possession of More Than Half of Nation

Third Takes Rail Center Of Plauen   More Than Half Of Reich In Hands Of Allies

Serious Losses Dealt Germans  Patton Seizes Plauen \in Slav Border Drive

Big Saxony Rail senna of Plauen Falls to Americans   Pace of Eisenhower's Offensive Definitely Slowed Partly Because of Stretched Supply Lines and Stout Resistance in Some Cities   THUNDERBIRD DIVISION FIGHTING IN NUERNBURG

Germans Launch Heavy Counterattack at Barby But Meet Repulse; 3rd Army Captures Plaucn, 7th Fights Hard In WNuernburg.

PATTON SPLITS GERMANY WITH PLAUEN’S FALL   Barby Bridgehead Hit In Enemy Attempt . To Guard Berlin

BILL WOULD CUT VET LOAN TAPE   Legionnaires and Agency Representatives Draw Up Measure

SEEK TO GUT DELAY ON VETERANS’ LOANS   American Legion Would Ament GI BI! Of Rights

SUGGEST HOUSING AID   Householders Urged to Make Rooms Into Apartments at Once

Millions Of Gallons Cease Moving Out Of Texas Producing Area   Detroit, Ann Arbor Face Fuel Famine   Rationing Reinstated In Some Areas: Auto Workers Ask Strike Vote.

U.S. Office Is to Clear  Male Workers   Nearly All Those Changing Jobs Must Get Priority Refer rals—Explain System

War Price And Rationing Boards Paid Tribute On Third Anniversary This Week

Distance to Manila Is Cut Down   Warplanes Range Over Central Blaine of Luzon

Sack of the Headlines aa He Headines  China Problem Spotlighted By Hurley Blast

Controls on Home Repairs Removed   ‘Non - Purpose’ Loan Rules Are Eased

U. 5. CREDIT CONTROLS FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT! WILL BE LIFTED OCT. 15

INAUGURAL NOTE 10 BE SIMPLICITY    Fourth-Term Induction of Presi. dent Next Saturday Will { Take 15 Minutes   PARADE,’ BALL ELIMINATED

WAR INAUGURAL ON BACK PORCH   President Takes Oath Next Saturday In Rrief Ceremanyv

SUNDAY 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNION COUNTY'S ORIGIN; DEVELOPMENT TRACED

UNION COUNTY'S ANNIVERSARY   J. BLAINE HARRIS PREPARES INTERESTING ARTICLE ON COUNTY'S HISTORY

Field Artillery Unit Fights to Bring Boy, 12 Adopted in Europe, Into U.S

War Criminal List to  Be Announced Soon  World Then Will Know Status of Rudolf Hess

Kidnapper to Be  Executed June 8   Thos. Robinson, Jr., t6 Pay With Life For Kidnaping Mrs, Alice Stoll

Berlin Fears: Reds Opening New Offensive   Russians Reported Jabbing German Lines Along

REDS REPULSE NAZI ATTACKS   Nazis Fail in Assaults tc Relieve Budapest; Great Warsaw Drive Looms

Reds Repulse Strong Nazi Counter Blows   Soviets’ Yugoslav Allies Fighting On Austrian Soil

Abolish Rule on Trial By Jury   Results Hoped For Were Not Achieved

SPEED SOUGHT ON WORLD BANK PLAN   Leaders Confident. of Overwhelm‘ng Vote as End to Debate Is Seen

PRESS FOR VOTE ON MONEY PLAN   Bretton Woods Opponents Fight For Postponement

UAINAWA COSTS 1 368 CASUALTIES   M'ndanao Forces Push Inland from 36-Mile Beachhead

Okinawa Battle: Costs Yankees 8,000 Casualties   New Invasion On Mindanao Meets Success

ANTIINIVANN PEO AMET BN OPGEL UP DAMS HAMPERED BY FLOOD WATERS  CANADIANS GAIN ON (0MILE FRONT THRU SEA OF WATER FROM RHINE      EASTERN FRONT UNDER A BLACKOUT, BU1  GERMANS REPORT NEW WEDGE BEING  THROWN BY RUSSIANS BETWEEN BERLIN AND BRESLAU.

d Red Bid to Seat Poles P At ’Frisco Is Rejected   U. S., Britain Stand Firm Against Inclusion of Soviet-Backed Regime

Can’t Accept  Present Poles  U. 5. and Britain OD .fv.nn Davccta

Session of Jap Diet Sure Cure For Insomnia   Writers Take Their Boy Scout Knives Along to Prove Right

HOKYO KEporis U. 5. Navy 60 Miles From Jap Homeland   13 Merchant Vessels Sunk or Damaged, Japs Also.Cose 475 Aircraft

American Planes Damage 17 Ships, Get 475 Aircraft   Nimitz Reports No U.S. Warships Lost In Operation

Yankees Damage 17 Jap Warships, Smash 475 Plane   Carrier Planes Hit Fleet In Nippon’s Inland Sea

SMASH 475 NIP PLANES IN 2-DAY RAID ON JAPAN   American Fleet Suffers Only Slight Losses; Quicken Philippine Conquest   Gain 25 Miles On Panay

475 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed In Blows By Carrier Raiders   Mitscher’s Task Force 58 Damages Eight Flattops On Daring Foray; 13 Merchant Vessels Also Torn; Americans Escape Without Loss Of Ship

U. S. Blow at Japanese Fleet Jolts Nation Into Excited Preparation for Invasion

Yank Carrier Planes Penetrate Enemy’s Hiding Place; Also Sink Or Damage 13 Merchant Vessels And Destroy 475 Planes.

JAPANESE FLEET WAS TRAPPED BY U. 8. CARRIER PLANES   ADMIRAL NIMITZ SAYS CRIPPLING DAMAGE INFLICTED JAP SEA FORCES

Honest Food Dealers Facing Ruin Because Of Black Markets   Refusal To Pay Over-ceiling Prices for Farm Produce Leads To Bare Shelves — OPA Viewed by Most as Root Of Evil and Consumer as Co-sufferer

Honest Dealer, Farmer Handicapped, Can’t Compete With Black Market Price

White House Not Assuming Japs’ Note Favorable   “Looks As If We Are Nearing End of Our Long Vigil” Says Ross.

WHITE HJJSE 1S EXPECTING REPLY" © TO SURRENDER NOTE  SERIES OF STATEMENTS  CONCERNING REPORTED JAP CAPITIILATION

Demand Made Congress. Direct War Guilt Policies   Some House Members Outspokenly. Displeased With War Conimission

Want Hand in War Guilt Stand   Congress Critical of Approach to Whole Problem

Flaming Soviet Tanks Burst Into Reich Capital Within Three Miles of City’s Heart   Terror Stricken Inhabitants of Berlin Cut Off From All Escape to the South and Huddle in Ceilers or Man Barricades

Tanks Break Into Capital   Flaming Battle Unsurpassed In Ferocity, Says Nazi Radio

Russian Tanks Gain City In Final Assault   Soviets Burst Into German Capital From Northeast; Take Outlying District.   ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE

SOVIETS BATTLE 3 MILES FROM HEART OF CITY   16 Red Armies Engage German Defenses  Around City

GAMBLING GRUSADER’ SLAYING IS PROBED   ‘Lone Wolf's’ Body Is Found Frozen, Bullet-riddled

Crusader Slain; Quiz Gamblers   Body Of ‘Lone Wolf,” Shot Five Times, Found In Buffalo.

TRUMAN LAUDS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT   foal And Sugar Prospects Remain Dark  —_——   Outlook Best In Months; Jobless Benefits Bill Appears Doomed

Russian Troops Nearing Vienna   Montgomery’s Men Fashioning Trap For Germans in Holland—Patton Last Reported 160 Miles from Russian Lines—Tighten Squeeze in Ruhr

U. S. First And Ninth Armies <‘ontinue To Tighten Squeeze On 110,000 Germans In Ruhr — Eisenhower Sign Germans waste Ripe For Annihilation

2 Great Hun Forces Face Annihilation   Russians Enter Bratislava, Find Stiff Resistance in All Sectors

BRITISH, AMERICAN AND CANADIAN TANKS RACING NORTHWARD  GEN. EISENHOWER ANNOUNCED TRAPPED NAZIS ‘RIPE FOR ANNIHILIATION

Nazi Attempts To Get Out Are Futile; ‘British Advancing Toward North Sea

GERMAN ATTACK TO BREAK OUT IS TURNED BACK   Third Army Drives 30 Miles Toward Czechoslovakia and Junction With Reds

Tighten Noose On Ruhr   First Army Beats Off Nazi Counteratt icks ;  3rd Army Reported 65 Miles From Czech Line

Col. Devereux ‘Has Full Story Of Wake Island  L   First Direct Word Comes from Leader In Jap Prison Camp

FUND DRIVE OFF T0 GOOD START   Weather Slows Some Workers, Others Get Job Done in Day

) CROSS WAR FUND DRIVE OFF 10 GOOD START   Weather Slows Some Workers, Others Get Job Done in Day

Divebombers Lash Germans In Rhine Area   1,800 Heavies Roar Out Against Railway Oil And Industrial Taraets In Reich

REIGH TARGETS ARE BATTERED   More Than 1,809 Planes Raid Central, Southeastern Germany.

Airmen Pound Sites Of Vital Nazi  Factories, Plants  Fleet Includes 1,100 Heavies; Berlin Gets Some Attention

Heavy Bombers Keep Up Strikes  Divebombers Pound At Nazis On Rhine

Planes Again Hit Targets On 2 Fronts   Divebombers in Action in West-— Planes Hit in Eastern Reich

Bombers Batter German Targets  Nazis War Machine Hit Terrific Blows

YANK BOMBERS ~ HAMMER REICH   ‘Dozen Rail Targets And 0) ~ And War Plants Pounded

 Germany y Blasted By. 1800 Planes In New. Attacks   More. Than Dozer. Rail. - Oil;.- Indusirial  ‘Sites -: Are“Battered- In -Raids

KEY TARGETS HIT BY 1,800 PLANES   Allied Dive-Bombers Pound Germans Along Rhine

Allied Planes Maul Dozen Nazi Targets   Great Fleet Batters Oil. Railand Industrial Objectives

Ait Armada Rips German Targe’s   Over 1,800 U. S. Planes Take Part In Raids

BLAST 12. TARGETS   Allied Planes Drop Bombs on Oil and Industrial: . Centers

Hitler, in His Last Hours, Ts Pictured as Rehearsing Suicide, “Directing” Army

Aviatrix Says Hitler Alternately Rchearsed Suicide, Directed Army That Had  “Boen Wiped Out.

Witness Says Hitler Was Raving Mad Man, Rehearsed Suicide as End Neared

German Aviatrix Tells  Of Hitler’s Last Hours   Graphic Eye-Witness Account Pictures Adolf As Raving Madman, Rehearsing Suicide And Directing Phantom Rescue Armies

Pictures Hitler  As Raving Mad   Alternately Rehearsed Suicide, Led ‘Troops’

Aviatrix Describes Fuehre’. As’ Madman Who Signed Suicide Pact With Borman

Suicide Pact - Described By Nazi Aviatriy   Account of Hitler's Last Hours are Told Investiaators

Three-fifths of Ground Retaken   Enemy Abandons Armor, Fight Hard In Delaying Action.

Allied Units Pursue Nazis in Bulge   Germans Report Three Big Red Offensives in East Prussia

Allies Chase Nazis From Bulge Back Toward Germany   Russians Launch New Drives In East Prussia

Berlin Reports 3 Great New Russian Offensives   U.S. 7th Army Is Driven Out Of OQeting on Alsation Front

Konev Advances 15 Miles, Takes Many Key Sites   Nazis Claim Reds Break 65-Mile Front, Open Way to Vienna

Russian Attempts To Enter Austria Reinforced Along Hungarian Front

Germans Say Soviets Rein: force Attempts on 50Mile Hungarian Front.

Over 4.000 German Towns Overrun In Sweeping New Offensive   Move ‘Traps Many Thousand Nazis   Marshal Konev’s Troopers Gain 25 Miles Seuth Of Oppeln

Russians Get Within 6 Miles Of Danzig   Zhukov Moving Up Troops On Oder River

Russians Redouble Their Attacks On Berlin’s Port  Storm Troops Battle  Their Way Into

Soviets Take AQ) Towns In New Drive  Trap 15,000  Germans In  : oe oe ~—6 Gilacian Swaan

Reds Redouble Fury Of Attack Against Steftin   Nazis Predict Russian Drive To Elbe River

Reds Increase Fury of Atfack On Key Steftin   Marshal Zhukov Moves Up Reinforcements in Unbroken Streams for Final Assault on City

Battle For Big Port  Mounts In Fury As  Berlin) Awaits Early  Offensive

REDS INTENSIFY STETTIN SMASH   Other Russian Troops Pust into Baltic Coastal Base

FALL OF KEY CITY TO NORTHERN GERMANY WOULD OPEN WAY FOR SWEEP PAST CITY OF BERLIN «

REINFORCE PUSH FOR AUSTRIA ON SOUTH FLANK   Storm Units Batter Into Heiligenbeil

OVERRUN 40 GERMAN TOWNS IN HUGE SWEEP   Russians Open Route to Vienna in Strong Drive in Hungary

Reds Redouble F ury of Assault on Stettin   Reinforce Attempts in South to Batter Through Danube Gate; Zhukov Moves Men to Berlin Forefield

Russian Fury Gains Headway On East Front   Drive Against Stettin in the  - North Is_ Intensified as Well as Fighting Through Danube Gate.

NAZIS REPORT REDS SPEED UP STETTIN DRIVE   Says Russians Within 21/2 Miles of Splitting Danzig, Gdynia

Russian Army Traps 15,000 In Swift Push   Eee  Germans In Silesia Are Battered By Advance Of Ukrainians

Fall of City Wi Open Way For Sweep Across North: era German Plain Past Berlin   Soviets Within 6  Miles of Danzig   Other Russians Fight Into Heiligenbeil, Last of the Bultie Coastal Fort. ress Vowns

REDS REDOUBLE FURY OF THEIR STETTIN ATTACK   Russians Also Reinforce Attempts To Break Through Danube Gate Into Austria; Blast At Dan zig Defenses.

HUSo DRIVE IN SILESIA TRAPS 19,000 NAZIS   Breakthrough Gains 25 Miles; Tepples Many Nazi Stronaholds.

NAZI DEFENSE LINES TOPPLE BEFORE DRIVE   Stalin Reveals Soviet Offensive in Special  Order of the Day

Redouble Fury Of Onslaught On Key German Port   Russians Reinforce Attempts On 50-Mile Hungarian Front To Batter Into Austria

PRESSURE ON DANZIG INCREASED   Red Army Reinforces Attempts To Smash Through Hungary

Russian Drive Imperils Danzia; Stettin Besieced  Batter Danube Gate On 50 Mile Fron* Aimed at Austria

REDS BATTER DANUBE GATE INTO AUSTRIA   Soviet Storm Units Fight  Into Heiligenbeil, Last Bal _ tic Coastal Fortress Near Koeniasbera   DRIVING UPON DANZIG

Reds Step Up Attack On Stettin   Campaign In Hungary Also Is Reinforced

COAL STRIKEIS “UNTHINKABLE,” ICKES DECLARES   Official Urges Miners Anc Operators To Extend Contract To May 1   BOTH SIDES SILENT REGARDING PROPOSAL

- —LEGISLATURE— , Deadlock On. Budget Bil      r “mittee Fails To ‘Réael Agreement

MONEY MATTERS HOLD UP SOLONS   Legislature Stops Clock Toa Carry On Business

TOKYO BLAZES AFTER ATTACK BY 300 B-298   NIPPONESE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE; BIG FIRES RAGE

GREATEST SKY ARMADA OVER TOKYO FRIDAY   More Than 300 B-29s Strike Capital In After-Midnight Giant Raid

Truman Believed Willing to Share “Roamb: Congress Awaits His Plans

TEMPERATURES:   Issue In Spotlight ith Tax:Revision   First Reduction In 16 Years Under Study; Pay Increases For Army, Navy Personnel Urged In The Senate

W ould Create Study Group  Atomic Ener ‘wy   Senate Committee Recommends Establishment O£ Joint Senite-House Body

‘President Truman Favors Sharing Secret Of Atomic ‘Energy With Other Nations   Must Be Willing To Abide By Strict Controls; Three-Nation Secret Impossible

Truman Favors Trusting Atomic   Secret To UNSC, Report Says:   Would Share Secret With Other Nations if Control Assured.

Truman Said To Favor Sharing  A-Bomb Secret   But Other Nations Must Adhere To Strict Controls

Truman For Sharing Atom Bomb Secret  Has Made it Clear Secret Of Atomic Energy Can't Be Kept Anyway

Truman Will Make His View Public   Message to Congres: May Recommend Sharing Top Secret

Truman Would Share Atom Bomb Secret If Controlled   RY JACK BELL

fruman Favors Sharing Secret of Atomic: Enerev: Will Assume Full Resvonsibilit,

Provided There Are Strict Controls  Truman Is Believed To Favor Sharing Atomic  Energy With The World

EAST IS SEARCHED FOR GIRL’S SLAYER      Body of Preacher’s Daughter Found in Woods

Texas Slaying Suspect Sought In Washiivdton   unt Instituied After Body “OF Minister’s Daughter Is Fowid Nide, and  Partly Burned

SCHOOL BILL HAS BACKING   GOVERNOR CONCEDES DEFEA) INEFFORY TO BLOCK Bd AGE OF MEASURE

Lausche Admits House Will Pass School Fund Bill   Disputed Issue Comes Up for Vote Tomorrow

$4 Million: Jobs Sighted for 1946   Rie in Output of Civilia: Goods Seen by Experts.

Predicts U.S. Industrial Production Will Reach 80 Billions By Sept., 1946

Motors Plant Strike Vote Will Cost U.S. $385,000   Assert Vote Is ‘Useless And Wanton bapenditure Of Public  Piunds'

STRIKE VOTE - BIG EXPENSE   VOTING IN GMC PLANTS WILL ' COST TAXPAYERS $385,000, NLRB OFFICIALS SAY‘

VETERANS SHOULD GO TO COLLEGE EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T FINISH H. S.

Japs’ Resistance On Borneo Melts   Aussies Drive in Five Miles of Biq Oil Field

JAP RESISTANCE FADES      Aussies Pu h Within 5 Miles of Sambodja in Borneo

JAP RESISTANCE IN JUNGLE 15 WANINE   Aussies Push Within 5 Miles Of Big Borneo Oil Field Center.

Enemy Driven From Area Near Balikpapan; Drive Aimed At Samarinda,

Close In  On Borneo ‘Oil Fields   Aussies Within Five _ _ Miles of Sambodja As  Japs Pull Back; Yanks Take Two More Islets

Long Range Balloons Are Found Along West Coast   LAND MOSTLY IN ISOLATED AREAS   Forewarn Civilians Against Damage And Personal Injury

War Dep artment Reveals Jap Plan To Attack U. S. With Balloon Bombs

Public Is Given Warning   Balloons Released In Japan, Float To U. S. Mainland

N.Y Stocks   Japs Using Balloons In Feeble Efforts To Hit U.S. Targets

No Damages Yet, War Department Renort Reveals.   Explosives Dropped in. lsolated Places; Have No Location Control

Army Reveals Fantastic Nip Aw Campaien   ‘Small Bombs Carried But No Personnel; No Damgoa Renorted

UNCONTROLLED MISSIVES FAIL 10 HIT TARGET   Sporadic Campaign of Bombing Under Way For Months

War Dept. Reveals Japanese Balloon Attacks on Western U. S. Mainland

Reveal Balloon Bombs Have Beer  Landing In U.S.   No Property Damage Has Resulted, Says War Department ~

NEW LANDINGS ARE ANNOUNCED BY MACARTHUE   Complete Occupation Plans Told As Allied Vessels Arrive In Tokyo Bay

5,300 JAP AIRCRAFT LOST IN PHILIPPINES   American Losses Are Reported Less Than 200 Since Last September

Mrs Truman.  Has To Laugh   When Veliant Swings of Champagne Bottle Only Dented Hospital Plane Nose

British Economy Faces Shake-Up By New Regime   Transport, Steel, Coal, Banks, Land Slated To Be Nationalized

-~\e i Sene £5 S!sr eos &ocr ks - i on a.  a eer awa ae OD! RP w we... ysclihicgss sacs eee weg 2 wae   _ Molotov Assured 3 Red Votes, Agrees To 4-Chairman Plan, Loses Pole Demand

AGREE T0 TAKE TURNS IN POST   Important Committee Chairmanships Go To Stettinius

Compromise Ends Row Over Chairmanship   Russians Get Three Votes But Fail te Get Poles Seated

World Conference Progress Reported  Four Big Powers Are In gqreement

Conterence Achieves Harmony on Three Issues  U. S.S.R Gets Votes ~ But Sees Efforts   ‘U.S.S.R Gets Votes But Sees Efforts To Advance Stand On Poland Falter

REDS GET 3 VOTES, TAKE COMPROMISE   Stettinius Leadership Accepted; : Members Get Executive Committee Seats

Peace Parley To Be Led By 4 Chairmen; Poland’s Seat Presently Denied   Stettinius Given Chairmanship O; Important Steering As Well As Executive Committees

RUSSIA HELPS PEACE ENVOYS FIND HARMONY   SEAT FOR WARSAW POLISH REGIME UNLIKELY

RUSSIA GIVEN 3 VOTES IN LEAGUE TO KEEP PEACE   United Nations Conference Agrees to Rotate Chairmauship Among Four Big Powers.   STETTINIUS TO HEAD 2 IMPORTANT GROUPS   Harmony Supplants Early Bickering and Parley Gets Down to Work on Security Ageney.

United Nations put aside differences in interest of harmony   Security conférence ready to start huildine durable peace orvanization

Soviet Union Given 3 Votes By Conference   Four Foreign Secretaries Will Serve Equally as Chairmen

United Nation: Parley Settles Its Differences   Ready to Begin Labors As 4-Chairman Plan Is Adopted; White Russia, Ukraine Granted Votes

BIG 3 SOLVE ISSUES WITH COMPROMISE   Poles Have no Conference Seat—Chairmanship Is Divided

Russia Gets 3 Votes, Compromise On Chairmanship, Setback Over Poland

‘PRESENT POLISH REGIME REFUSED SEAT AT PARLEY    Russian Gains Three As. sembly Votes; Com.   promises On Chairman   EARLIER DISSENSION HAS QUIETED DOWN

Stiff Penalties Voted By House   Opponents Wage Bitter Fight Against Bill

House Votes To Ryba Line War Slackers   Measure Passed Also Provides Stiff Penalties For Emplover Miscues

Compromise Labor Act Gains House Approvel   Measure Needs Senate Vote Before Going To President

War Today-.   Western Rhine Defeat ‘Third Major Setback For German Forces

Iwo’s Capture Is Proclaimed By Adm. Nimitz   Flag Raising Signals American Control  Of Island

[WO ISLAND IS CAPTURED BY MARINES   Two Jap Pockets” Holding: Out; Nip: “Toral 20,000"

20,000 Japs Died in Iwo Fighting   Island Declared Officially Captured

AMERICAN FLAG {b RAISED OVER IWO   20,000 Japanese Dead Counted On Captured Island

IWO DECLARE CAPTURED BY U.S, MARINES   Stars And Stripes Raised Over Island—Few Japs Remain

AMERICAN FLAG FLIES OVER IWO   TWO ENEMY POCKETS ARE STILL RESISTING

39 JAPANESE PLANES BAGGED IN AIR RAID   Principal Enemy Airfield In Bangkek Area Of Thailand Hit In Surprise Attack

Russians Tighten Trap On Thousands Of Nazis; Drive Toward Stettin

wo Pomerania "Bastions Taken By Russ Armies   ~ Seal Off 20 German Divisions; Open New Assault Near Stettin   2B. RICHARD KASISCHEE

TRAP TIGHTENED ON DANZIG AREF   Wedge To Baltic Sea Reported; Offensive On Stettin Opens

‘Soviet armies smash thru 2 Pomeranian strongholds  Pollnow, Rummelsburg taken; nazis claim Russ have reached Raltic sea

Russian Trap Snaps on Foe In Pomerania   News Blackout Is [uposed ‘To Hide Red Pv Qu

Nazis Report That Reds Have Reached Baltic Se   Four Other Soviet Armies Are Said To Be Driving on Stettin

Russians Trap Nazi Divisions In Danzig Area   Two Pomeranian Stronghalds Fall To Advancing Soviet

Russians Win 2, Pomeranian Strongholds   Elements of 20 More German Divisions Sealed Off “in Encirelement.   NEW STETTIN DRIVE   Russian. Advance Aimed at American Prison Camp at Kolberg

BERLIN REPORTS NEW PUSH, SAYS DANZIG TRAPPED   Soviets Capture Pollnow, Rummelsburg, Gain 26 Miles

Pomerania Split By Break-Through   Allies Stage Dramatic Race In Effort To Seize At Least One Of Five Remaining Spans Intact; Manv Already Blasted

Red Forces.  Topple Key Pomeranian Stroncholds   Nazis Say Russians Driving On Stettin

TWO STRONGHOLDS IN POMERANIA ARE CAPTURED BY REDS   Berlin Reports Russians Have Reached Baltic Sea - and Thus Split Province in Thvo.   20 NAZI DIVISIONS BELIEVED SEALED OFT   Soviets Drive Toward Capital of Stettin—One Spearhead Only 22 Miles From City.

Broken Remnants of 3 Nazi Armies Flee Across Rhine as Reds Drive Through to Baltic   Indications Point to Germans Making Next Stand East of the River; Soviets Clamp Blackout on Movement of Pomeranian Units

Strongholds Toppled in Pomerania  Russians Strengthe Trap Sprung on

Topple Main Strongholds In Pomerania   Reach Sea Near Koes: lin, Thus Splitting the German Proyvinee - and Tightening ‘Trap On Numerous Enemy Diyisions Lo the Norttieast

RUSSIANS TOPPLE KEY STRONGHOLDS   Pollnow, Rummelsburg Fall’ In Baltic Breakthrough   BERLIN ASSERTS   Reds Have Reached Sea at Koeslin; Several Nazi Divisions Sealed Off

Nazi Situation Critical; Russ Tighten Trap   Reds Smash Through Pollnow. Rummelshburg To Baltic Sea Near Koeslin.   NO RED CONFIRMATION

Berlin Claims Red Drive Reaches Sea   Russians Sever Nazi Province, Tighten Danzig Area Noose

‘Mixmaster,’ Plane With Propellers in Its Tail. Sets Cross-Continent Mark

Washington Merry-Go-Round: Yanks First in Berlin, but Are  Recalled upon Demand of Stalin, Columnist Drew Pearson Declares   Last of Nazi War Plans Will Fail “Like All Others, Commentator Says

Leaders Ordered To Stop Red Attacks On Yanks; Chinese Battles Continue

Assaults Have Come From Village Held By Chinese Communists   MANCHURIA MAY BE TAKEN BY THE [COMMUNIST ARMY  International Gangsters Seem To Be Caught In Wheels Of Justice

Mining Men Fight Bill to Tax Subsidies   House Posies Measure To Put State, City Policemen Ifialexw Regd

Germans Attack Red Army Lines  Budapest Garrison in Counter Thrust

Nazi Garrison In Budapest Strikes Hard Against Reds   Reinforcements Try To Reach Germans

Navy Calls Off Sailors to Halt Orgy in S.F.   3000 Officers Needed to : Quell Third Night Of Rioting

POLICE CONTROL FRISCO RIOTING   Celebrants Destructive in Third Wild Night

JAPANESE TO REMAIN IN OFFICE   Administrative Officials Under Orders Fram Hodge

KOREA I$ POTENTIAL POWDER KEG TODAY DUE ALLIED POLICY   RETENTION OF JAPANESE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS AROUSES IRE

Korea Raps US. Jao Aid   Mobs Demonstrate Against Old Rulers Who Retain Office

KOREA IS POTENTIAL POWDER KEG TODAY DUE ALLIED POLICY  RETENTION OF JAPANESE   RETENTION OF JAPANESE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS AROUSES IRE

‘Unrest Is Spreading In Korea   Protest Yanks Keeping Former Japanese Officials in Power.

Korean Leaders Call M’Arthur’s Practice Insult   Demonstrations Held In Capital Over Continued Nip Rule

STARK DECLARES ALERT ADEQUATE   Tells Pearl Harbor Probe Warning Covered Jap Sneak Peril

FORMER CHIEF OF NAVAL OP"ERATIONS SAYS ADMIRAL, “KIMMEL REPEATEDLY ~ ADVISED TO BE ON  ALERT

NAVY LEADER DECLARES HIS LETTERS AMPLE   Admiral Places Hi Version Before  Committee

ADMIRAL STARK TELLS GROUP OF HAWAII WARNIN(   1941 Notes Cited Possible Jap Blows, He Gaye At Hearings

Admiral Stark Says Warnings Were Sufficient   Chief Of Naval Operations * At Time Of Pearl Harbor Attack Testifies

ad Army  Cuts ‘Baek in Reich Near Westwall   Americana Brave Waters » OF Frozen Our River TT. Wako 'Crn.

FOUR-POINT PLAN. IS SUGGESTED BY LABOR SECRETARY   Proposes 15 Per Cent. Pay Increase, 40-Hour Week, And Agreement To Accept “Decision Of Arbiters.. >   STRIKE SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE COUNTRY   Government Reported Ready To "Seize Plants, New Walkouts Bring. Total Of Idle To 405,000.

CIO Studies 4-Point Offer   Schwellenbach Calls For End of Strife

CIO Demands Industry Pay 30 Per Cent Wage Increase  COALSUPPLY IS NOW THREATENED  Coal Mine Strikes In Pennsivania, Ohio and West Virginia

WORKERS SEEK WAGE INCREASE OF 30 PERCENT   Schwellenbach Calls for Immediate End of Crippling Walk nit

_—LABOR FRONTWalkouts Boost Idle To 405,000   Schwel lenbach Offers 4-Point Oil Peace Plan

Schwellenbach Sets Deadline  OnCompromis«   Refineries Close Coast To Coast In Effort To Force Wage Increase

Private in Foxhole Answers Demand For Tax Money; Says ‘Come Get Me’

100,000 TROOPS LOST TO HITLER IN U.S. ADVANCE   Patton's Men Alone Herd 36,006 Nazis Into Prison Pens—Big Cities Fall

Sale or Lease of Pipeline Slated   “Big’ and ‘Little Inch’ Lines to Go on Market

TRUMAN FAILS TOGET ACTION   Appeal For Higher Wages Brings No Break In Labor Disputes

DEMOCRATS LAUD HIS NEW POLICY, (i, 0. P. CRITICA   Speech Fails to Stir Action Looking to Enactment of Jobless Pay and Full Employment Bills,   MEANTIME STRIKE THREATS PILE UP   Western Union Employes Crtside Metropolitan New ‘York Favor Vote on a Walkout.

Truman s Pleg Fails to Ease Pay Tension   ‘President’s Appeal for Passage of Jobless Pay Criticised

Capital-Labor Lines Unbroken By Truman Plea   Strike Threats to Continue to Pile Up; No Action in Congress

Truman's Appeal For Job Program Fails Get Action   Demand For Speedy Legislation Is Unheeded; Industry Also Silent On Plea For Higher Waaes

President’s Talk Fails to  Ease Tension   Congress Apparently Not Stirred to Act by Criticism

CAPITAL - LABOR TENSION STILL ON SAME BASIS   Little Surface Reaction To President’s Plea For Higher Wages   COMMENT INSIDE OF CONGRESS IS BITTER

WANT 75,000 LBS: OF USED CLOTHING   Campaign Will BeLaunched in Lawernce Monday Morning ‘   BROCKMAN IN CHARGE

WANT 75,000 LBS. OF USED CLOTHING   Campaign Will BeLaunched in Lawernce Monday Morning

NEW LANDING MADE; 66,324 JAPS KILLED   TOP GENERALS PLAN FOR MORE BLOWS IN PACIFIC

Stilwell and MacArthur in Manila Parley   Japs Fear That Their Smaller Cities Will Be Bomb Targets

U. S. Forces Enter Last Stand’ Area Ot Japs on Okinawa   Total of 66,324 Enemy Troops Known Slain In Battle for Island; MacArthur and Stilwell  Hold Strategic Conferences in Manila

German War Prisoners 'Puf on Bread and Water iWhen They Stage Strike

Influenza Hits — Public Schools This Week —  Increased IIIness  Apnvears Sudden!

Influenza Hits Public Schools This Week   Increased III]ness Appears Suddenly Tuesday Morning

JAP TROOPS SURRENDER IN INCREASING NUMBERS   Navy Arsenal, Aircraft Plants On Honshu Hit   450 Superforts  From Marianas In Daylight Raid

South American Governments Rush  To Declare War   Move Made So They Can Be Ad. mitted To United Nations Conference In April

NATIONS GET WAR RULING   SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES TOLD WAR DECHAR ATION NEEDED FOR CONFER. ENCE SEAT

PUBLIC WILL SOON GET USE OF DDT SPRAY   CONTROLS REMOVED ON PRODUCTION OF NEW INSECTIDE

JEWS DENY THEY ARE SUFFERING   RIDICULE REPORT THEIR SITUATION 1S BAD

Jews In German Camps Live Better Under Americans   Ridicule Charges They’re Treated No Better By Yanks Than They Were By Nazis; Living Conditions Better Than In American Slum Sections

Jews In Bavarian Camps Deny Allied Treatment Worse Than In Nazi Camps

Jews Crowded But Receiving Best Of Care   German Homes Are Taken To House Them

Marshall to Take Over China Post   General Will Go as Soon As Possjble Following Sudden Resignation of Ambassador Hurley

Former Chief Of Staff Had Short Retirement Rest   Appointment Shows U. S. Concern; Hurley Lashes Handling of Policy in East  NO. 1 TROUBLE SPOT  Danger Exists U. S. Troops Might Get !nvolved In Chinese Civil Conflict

Gen. Marshall Named Special Envoy to China   Confers With Trumar After Appointment To-Succeed Hurley

Llurley Complained — of Only 2 Diplomats And It Was A Mere Differ: ence of: Opinion In Which Hlurley’s Opinion Prevailed, Byrnes  Save.

Truman Visits An Hour With  Envoy to China   General Marshall Will Leave for  Chungking Soon

president Calls Marshall To Post Vacated by Hurley   ection of : Army Man Indicates That Truman Still’ Considers Japanese Disarming One of Big Jobs

Marshall Gets _ ~Hurley’s Post In ‘Hot Spet   Ex-Chief of Staff Named By Truman As Special Envoy to China; Fear Civil: Strife

Marshall To Leave As Soon  As Possible   Receives Initial Fill-In) On What Truman Expects Of Him As Ambassador.   CONFERS WITH CHIEF

Marshall Is ‘Briefed’ on Chungking   President Outlines Duties On New Job; General Wil] Leave “As Soon As Possible”

Marshall Talks With President   General Will Leave For Ching “As Soen As Possible’: Look Into Hurley’s Charaes

Succeeds Hurley At No. 1 Trouble Spot Of World    Hurley In Resigning Warns Third World War In Making; Concern Over Civil War Shown

Marshall Gets Instruction As Envoy To China   Hurley’s Successor And Truman Confer; To Leave ‘Soon As Possible.’

HURLEY ACTION CAUSES GREAT SURPRISE   General To Take Position As Soon As Possible   STATEMENT   Of Policy Toward China Is Recommended By Former U. S. Ambassador

GEN, MARSHALL GOING 10 CHINA   Given idea. of What Truman Expects of Him As Special Ambassador.   SUCCEEOS P. J. HURLEY

Gen. Marshall Gets Job Outline As China Envoy  Succeeds Gen. Hurle:   Succeeds Gen. Hurley in No. 1 Trouble Spo*

Marshall Follows Hurley In China   Truman Assigns. Retired ~ Chief of Staff to Trouble Spot   TO DISARM JAPANESE   Delicate Situation Will Be Surveyed by New  ‘Ambassador

Truman Name: Gen. Marshall Envoy fo Ching   Resignation of Hurley Followed By Appointment of Ex-Chief of Staff

LUZON JAPS ARE QUITTING IN NUMBERS   Total of 447 Soldiers Give Up in 24-Hour Period in “Greatest Haul” of the Entire Southwest Pacific Camnaion. °

JAPANESE SOLDIERS ARE SURRENDERING ON NORTHERN LUZON  THIRTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY NRIVING THROIICH

Schwellenbach AndUAW Chief May Meet Soon   Plans Completed For Strike Vote Tomorrow Of 700,000 Steel Workers

ONE foal MAY DELAY CLOSING   Russia Demands Restriction Of Powers Already Proposed for Group.

Conference Timetable Threatened by Russians Efforts to Curtail Assembly

RUSSIA RAISES ANOTHER ISSUE   MAY BLOCK WINDUP OF PEACE PARLEY BY NEXT SATURDAY

Only One Issue Blocks End Of Conference Saf.  New Russian Demand Holds Up Schedule;

Issue Raised By Russia May Delay Adjournment Of Security Parley   UNITED NATIONS TODAY

Peace Conference Timetable Threatened By Soviet Deniand To Curtail Assembly Powers   Stettinius, Evatt And Gromkyo Put On Committee To Work Out Compromise

San Francisco Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL from the ASSOCIATED PRESS      By Douglas B. Cornell

Reds Threaten Timetable Of Peace Parley   Demand to Curtail Assembly Powers; Other Issues Already Settled

ONLY ONE ISSUE ‘STANDING IN WAY CONFERENCE CLOSE   Ruasia’s Demand for Restriction of Power on Discussion and Recommendations on International Relations May Block Adjournment

Russian Demand  May Block Meet   Soviets Reopen Debate. Ask Assembly Power Curtailment

Red Demand May Block Meet End   Russians Would Limit Power to Discuss  World Relations

AMERICAN SEVENTH ARMY IN DRIVE FOR BRENNER PASS AREA  ALL GERMANS IN WEST: ERN THIRD OF MAIN DEFENSE AREA THREATENE!

Allies In Italy Aim For Two Passes; Eisenhower Hails Munich Fall

Russians Close to Final Triumph in Berlin; Capture Sought on This May Day—New Gains Scored in All Sections by Allied Forces.

Americans Join in Drive Upon Alpine Redoubt   Russians Try To Capture Nazi Capital On May Day

Push Toward Brenner Pass Under Way   Threatens All Germans in Western Third Of Redoubt

3rd Army 58 Miles of I Reds Seeking to Clear   Sth Army Troops, Only 110 Miles from  Drive Toward Southern End of

7th Drives On From Munich ~   Near Innsbruck and Brenner Pass As 3rd Presses On Berchtesgaden; Up from Italy

Russians Strive To Finish ‘Berlin Clean-Up To Cap Celebration of May Day

TRUMAY. CLOSES CONFERENCE IN SPEECH TONIGHT   Argentina Loses Honor of Signing First—Today Great Day for Allied Nations

‘CHINA FIRST TO SIGN NEW PEACE PACT   Truman Closes Parley Tonight

BANS ON CREAM SALE REMOVED   26,000,000 Pounds Of Buiie Availabie For Civihans

Ban On Sale Of Real Cream Lifted Today   Dairies Are Authorized] To Resume Sale Of Whipping Cream, Limit! On Ice Cream Removed

NEW CASES OF NAZI CRUELTY DISCLOSED   Rep. Walter Tells of Buchenwald’s Quota of 80 Deaths Daily

Armored Might  Breaks Center Oi Nazi Lines   Two Armies Make AlLOut Bid To End Last Diteh Stand OF Hitler's Forces

First Army Wheeling North for Berlin Push   Ruhr Pocket German Collapsing; Attack on Elbe Tochold Checked

HEAVY ARMORED BLOW FALLS ON WESTERN FRONT   First, Third Armies Join To Crack Center Of Nazi Line

Greatest Armored Force in Histery Cracks Nazi Line   Patton’s Columns May Have Crossed Czechoslovaktan Border

Greatest Armored Concentration In Military History Thrown Against Nazi Center West Of  eee ray   NAZI POCKET IN RUHR COLLAPSES

30-Hour Week Is Assailed by Byrd   Will Make U. S. Nation of Drones, He Says

30-Hr. Week Facing Fight   Opponents Say Private Industry Will Suffer From Federal Law

FEDERAL 30-HOUR WEEK HIT BY BYRD   PROPOSAL OF M’CARRAN DRAWS FIRE OF THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA.

9th And Canadian Armies Forming Trap Along Rhine.  Thousands Of Germans Quit  Se Be Eh an EP ead oe el

Yank Advances Near Cologne Duesseldorf   News Blackout Cloaks 9th Army Gain; Bridge Across Erft River  ls Taken Intact

Drive Carries Within Eight Miles Of Cologne   Ninth Army Racing Across Rhine Plain On Heels Of Retreating, Disordered Germans

American Ist Army Crosses Erft River;  Oth On Nazis’ Heels   Yanks But 8 Miles From Cologne; Germans Evacuate Neustettin; Russians 20 Miles From Baltic

Ninth Army Sweeps Put Duesseldorf In Danger; Nazi Defenses Cracking

American Armies Imperil Cologne And Duesseldorf   Breakthrough Is Called “Biggest Since Normandy”

After Throwing Three Bridgeheads Across Erft River, Troops Are Within 614 Miles of City.   GERMANS REPORTED - WITHDRAWING TROOPS

Gen. Patton Captures Bitburg. Key Military Highway Center   Germans West of Rhine See ‘Jig Is Up, Withdraw Artillery; Call U.S. Break. through Biggest Since Normandy

Yank Breakthrough on Western Front Demoralizes Nazis   Cologne, Duesseldorf in Immediate Danger, Say Last Reports

Progress Made In U. S. Drive On Cologne   Two Armies Heading For Junction To Trap Thousands

Ninth Races: Across Rhine Plain on’. The Heels of Disordered Nazi Troops   U. 0. ININthD Army and Canadians Are Near Junction Which Might Trap Lareve Nazi Forces

Flatland Ahead; Duesseldorf Imperiled; Germans West of Rhine Knows The ‘Jig Is Up’

BREAK IN LINES CALLED BIGGEST SINCE NORMAND   German Defenses Collapse Into Virtual Lout Ahead of First and Ninth.

Germans Flee in Wile Disorder  Defenses Crumble As 9th Army Nears Ruhr

BREAKTHROUGH ON WESTERN FRONT IS ROUT FOR GERMANS  SWIFT ADVANCE IS MAD! TODAY TO WITHIN FEW

Nazis Surrendering At Rate Of 5,000 To 10,000 Daily In West   uargest Western Front Victory in Pros. pect Since Normandy; News Blackout Cloaks Advances

THROW THREE BRIDGEHEADS ACROSS ERFT   Nazi Collapse Biggest Since Break-Through  In Norman Area

Erft Crossed, Last Barrier To o Cologne  Blackout  Imposed on News From Speeding 9th +  Army in North  TRAP SET FOR FOE  Germans ‘Reported Pulling Out of Muenchen   TRAP SET FOR FOE   Germans ‘Reported Pulling Out of Muenchen Gladbach in. Ruhr

Tanks and Infantry Battle Across Flat Plane To- ° ward City   A NINTH ARMY SWEEP

bridgehead On Erft Widened:  9th Advanees   Germans West Of Rhine Realize Jig Is Up. With  drawing Artillery.

Yanks 62 Miles From Cologne   Three Bridgeheads Thrown Over Erft River; Germans Routed by Mighty U. S. Armies’ Blows

German Retreat Ahead of Ninth And First Armies Turns into Rout; US. Forces On  Last Lap Before Cologne; Patton Grabs More Grount

Yanks Take Bridge, Hit Only Eight Miles From Torn Cologne   5,000 To 10,000 Germans Surrender Daily Under Blows Of Four Armies; Ninth Nearing Juncture With Canadians As Blackout Cloaks Moves

STH SCATTERS NAZIS BEFORE DUESSELDORE   Germans Retreating Across Rhine Plain in Great Disorder

Bridge Taken Intact In Swift Movement   Last Natural Cologne Defense is Jumped; Raging Ninth Army Gains So Sneedily Movement Censored

-CROSS ERFT RIVER IN SMASHING DRIVE THRU DISORDERED NAZI RESISTANCE TO OPEN PLAINS

Americans and Canadians Closing Trap on Huge Force of Enemy as Allied Drive Reaches Edge of Ruhr and Saar Basins; Reds Surge Through Pomerania and Polish Corridor as Nazis Evacuate Key Sectors

Yanks Cross Erit River Only 8 Miles From Cologne: Nazis Retreat in Disorder   Enemy Defenses Give Way Before Rhine; American Tanks Pursue Fleeing Germans In Biggest Breakthrough Since Normandy

Nazis Surrender In Large Numbers   Greatest Western Front Victory Since Normandy Seems Likely—Ninth and Canadians in Pincers Move—First Army Eight Miles from Cologne

U. S. 1ST ARMY UNITS 6 MILES FROM COLOGNE   Ninth Army Sweeps Thru Disordered Germans, Near Duesseldorf

Only Flat Plains Before Onrushing Infantry, Armored Units   Duesseldorf In Artillery Range   Germans Retreating Before Massed Might Of Yank Armies

SEE ea ae cs ae  U.S. Ninth In Biggest Breakthrough Since Drive In Normandy   News Blackout Cloaks Progress Of U.S. Forces In Drive Toward Ruhr; First Army Crosses. “rft River, Near Cologne

Enemy in Near Rout and Is Pulling Back Artillery West of Rhine—First Army Tanks and Infantry Cross Erft River in Three Places and Only Fiat Lands Lay Befcre Them and Cologne, 61. Miles Away—Bitburg Is Cantured. 

Nazis’ Flight Is Wild as Hight Rages   All Allied Armies Advance; U. S. Units Near Cologne

U.S. Tanks and Infantry Battle Nearer Cologne   Only Flat Plains Lay Ahead of First Army in Drive  ” For Rhine Bastion

Throw Three Bridgeheads Across Erft   Only Flat Plains Lie Ahead to Great City; Germans Pulling Back

First Army In Three Erft River Crossings   Ninth Sweeps Through Disorganized Germans Farther North, Menacing Duesseldorf; BreakThrough Is Greatest Since Normandy.

“Breakthrough Blackout’? Clamped On Our Movements; Junction Of Two Allied Armies Threaten To Trap Thousands Of Enemy.

First's Tanks And Infantry Charge Down Last 8 Miles To Cologne; Widen Bridgehead

Temperatures   Nazis Flee Across Rhine Plain as  Americans Advance

Doughboys Span Erft River Line In Cologne Push   News ‘Blackout’ Clamped On Biggest Allied Breakthrough Since Normandy; German’s Defenses Collapse Into Virtual Rout

Infantrymen Move Swiffly For Cologne   German Resistance Collapse Takes on Proportions of Rout ’ At Edae of Roer Rive!

U. S. SPANS LAST NATURAL DEFENSE OF NAZI BASTION   GERMAN RESISTANCE COLLAPSES INTO A NEAR ROUT ON RUHR

Germans West of Rhine Know “Jigis Up“ and Withdraw — Artillery Before Yank Armies:   Massed, Growing Might of American First, Ninth in Biggest Breakthrough Since: Enemy. Was Routed in. Normandy.Sweep::

Ninth Finds Resistance  Of Germans  Is Reduced   Trap Of Thousands Looms Along Rhine

Yanks Cross Erft Eight Miles From Cologne; Nazi Forces In Virtual Rout

A Great Allied Victory Shapes Up on the West   Germans Surrendering to Allies at Ra of 5,000 to [0.000 a   First Army Is Within 61/5 Miles of Cologne

Enemy Resistance Crumbles Rapidly At Edge of Ruhr   Floodtide of American Ninth Forces Pours Towar Rhine and Junction With Canadians Endangering Thousands of Nazis   BPE’ THROUGH BLACKOUT' CLOAKS MC "IT

Sweep Nearer Cologne   Only 614 Miles from Rhine City; Forge Nazi Trap in North; Third Army Captures Bitburg

SPAN OVER ERFT TAKEN 8 MILES FROM COLOGNE   Ninth Army’s Biggest Breakthrough Since Normandy Blacked Ou

BREAKTHROUGH BEST SINCE NORMANDY   First Army Crosses Erft, Rolls Toward Cologne   NEWS BLACKOUT   Clamped On Drive’s Progress: 15 Divisions Are Threatened

%th Army Imperils Duesseldorf: Third Army Takes Bitbure   Yank Breakthrough Called Biggest Since Normandy

NO JOY FROM FOOD SURVEYS   Housewives Get Gloomy Picture of Overall Ration Picture

Survey Shows Meats Searce   Labor Department Check Reveals Gloomy Details On Food Shortages.

Big Three Now Meeting at Undisclosed Place, British Laborite Reports   Observers Speculating on Course of Conference as Broad Statement Charting General Policy in Europe

London Union Chief Reveal Churchill at Big 3 Parley   Observers Anticipate Broad Statement Of European Policy Will Follow Talks 

Laval Denies ‘Plan To Give  Nazis France   Former Premier, Back in Court, Defends Self

ane Crash Kills Parley Delegates   ‘At Least 10 Die in ‘British Air Tragedy

SUPREME COURT DELAYS ACTION ON AP CONTEST   Harry Bridges Case, Labor Law Rule Await Vote

SAN FRANCISCO AGOG WITH PLANS FOR CONFERENCE   ‘Cloud Still Hovers Over  Preliminaries As Polish  Question Goes Unset i tled.

LEADERS PRAISE WARREN'S PLANS   BOTH PARTIES FAVOR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

AP Loses In High Court  Membership By-Laws ~ Violate Act, Finding

AP Decision Upheld in High Court   Ruling Affirms Lowe Court's Opinion in Anti- Irust Case

Supreme Court Rules  -Against-AP   Holds Membership ByLaws Viglate the Sherman Anti-Trust Act In 5 to 3 Vote

FINDING OF LOWER COURT AGAINST AP UPHELD, HIGH COUR}   Ruling By Lower Court That A. P.. By-Laws Violate the Sherman Anti-Trust Act Affirmed § to 3 by Supreme Dont Raomhare Tadac ‘

Supreme Court Rules Against  AP in 5-3 Vote   Membership By-Laws Are Ruled in Violation Of Anti-Trust Law:  Upholds Lower Court

Highest Court Backs Ruling Against AP  Upholds Finding Member ‘ship Rules  ‘“ZT*  f«.

ASSOCIATED PRESS  BY-LAWS VIOLATE  ANTI-TRUST LAWS SUPREME COURT SO  RULES IN AFFIRMING LOW ER COURT nrricinn

Goering Laid Groundwork for Fall of Austria   Allied Tribunal Hears of Vital Telephone Call

GOERING'S TELEPHONE, CALL STARTED GERMAN ARMY'S. MARCH INTO NEIGH . BORING COUNTRY

Patton Drives” To Crush Last  German Force   Southern Austria Invaded at Two Points by United States Fifth Army from Italy—Prague Torn by Confused Fighting

3d Takes Pilsen; oth Army Invades Austrian Redoubt   Russians Seize Ruegen Island Seaplane Base; Enemy Battles Czech Patriots in Prague; Deitich Saslete Rambh Balch Werchinc

Germans Fal! Back on Czech Capital   Broadcasts From Prague Say Situation Confused

Americans Sef To Crush Last Nazis in West   _$. Fifth Army in Italy invades Austria af Two Points

571 Army Srives ino A.uscria ‘rom _-a.y; 5 A_iec. Armies “ur 07 418.1 - anc e Nazi ~orces

Takes Pilsen; Races On Almost at Will  TT @ fst, Renm Ttalw   U. S. 5th From Italy Strikes North  In Austrian Invasion

Fifth Army From Italy  In Austria   Allies Hurl Power At Last Nazi Army Fighting in West

TEN DIVISIONS BEING USED IN FINAL BATTLE   Capital Of Czechoslovakia Being Torn By Confused Fighting   GERMAN SURRENDER TERMS NEGOTIATED

DENY PLOT EXISTS TO KILL M'ARTHUR   Commander's Aide Says Jap Petitioner Made Half Threat Which Got No Attention.

TEMPERATURES IN--OHIO ‘FO TAKE SHARP DROP TONIGHT WHEN FRIGID BLASTS  wo: ARRIVE: .

Charge Hundreds Of Koreans Were Pushed Into Sea   American Authorities Get Reports Of Terrible Traf.fic In Human Lives

Korean Pirafes Drown Natives By Wholesale   Woman Survivor Tells of Attack By Masked Thug:

PIRATES KILL HUNDREDS OF KORE ANS      Wholesale Murder of Repatriates Told to U.S. Authorities

Discovery of Sugar Hoard In Java to Ease Ration Pinch   NEXT 2 WEEKS WILL TELL CLOTHING STORY—WPR

Sugar Hoard Found in Java  1,600,000-Ton Find Raises Hope to End U-S. Sugar Rationing

DISCOVER HUGE SUGAR SUPPLY   Cache In Java May Speed End of Rationing In U. S.

Huge Sugar Find May Bring Early End To Rationing   ER Sa RLS 3" 4, we p Bir EE Ae be IN of tt  Over Million Tons Found In Java tobe Split Among United Nations.

House Committee Votes ‘Te 25) individual P y     Finding Jap Sugar Cache May End.. Rationing, Spring

Discovery Of Sugar Hoard In Java May End Rationing In U.S. By Spring

Hcnoo! Lnroliment Larger NS  Attendance Figures Studied At School Board Meeting

Mikado Visit May Herald New Nip kya   Act of Submission May Serve to Break Spell Of Turperial Mystie cism and Oninipolence

VISIT OF EMPEROR HIROHITO TO GEN. MACARTHUR MAY BE BREAKING OF SPELL OF MIKADO.

No Hint Of What They Talked About. ...  Spell Of Jap Mysticism May Be Broken By Visit Of Mikado To M’Arthur

Reform Gains Momentum in Japan and Germany; Visit” of Mikado:ls Significant :

Germans Increase U-Boat Activity   Roosevelt, Churchill Say This Indicates War Far From Over.

GERMAN U-BOAT MENACE GROWS   ALLIES REPORT INCREASE IN SHIPPING LOSSES DURING DECEMBER.

Penna. Opposing Effort 'To Steal Its Industries  ‘And Favor Other Areas

Congressional Proposal Would Strike Blow At Pennsylvania Industry

TOM J, HERBERT WILL RUN AGAIN   Says He'll Seek Republican Nomination As Governor

GOP'S NOMINATION SOUGHT BY HERBERT   Former Attorney Genera Gubernatorial Aspirant

HERBERT SEEKS NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN   Clevelander Was Runner-Up to James Stewart in Last Campaign

Allies Tracing Nazi War Loot   Seized Hidden Records Estimate Treasure At 200 Tons of Gold.

lndusty Silent On Truman's Plea Fortigher Wages  Situation Same As I Wat Refore Sperch  Dean t-d ant

Labor Picture Is Unchanged By Statement Of President   Labor Approves, _ Industry Silent; Truman Now Awaits Nov. 5 Conference

Labor Approves, _ Industry ls Quiet On Truman Plar   Situation Almost Same’ a After Speech By ar Ppacidant

STRIKE WAVE NOT EASED BY TRUMAN TALK   REACTION MIXED ON PRESIDENT’S PAY BOOST IDEAS

Opinion On Wage Boost Is Divided   Labor and Management Continue In Disagreement. Meanwhile Strike Threats  Continue to Aownt

Labor Approves Truman Speech, Industry Silent   Congress Divided On the President’s Wage-Price Policy

Say Russia Aids Chiang : Army Forces   Chinese Communists Ray Stalin’s Troops For Holding Manchuria - Key Cities —

Both Chinese Factions Hit Russians   Reds, Nationalists Say Soviets Helping Other Side

Chinese Press Says Demands Made by Russia   Asserts Russia Wants. To Increase Control Over North Manchuria

SOVIETS HOLDING ~MANCHURIA CITIES   Chinese. Reds Say Forces —-Holding-Them-Until.Na-. tinnalists Come

SCOOLDIER, USING GI SCISSORS, SCALPEL AND NERVE, AMPUTATES LEGS OF THREE

Higher Prices Are Granted By OPA On Clothing Articles   Bowles Says Present Low Scales Prevent Production

OPA To Release Price Lists For New Cars Thursday; Shirts To Be Available Soon

PRICE INCREASES MAY SEE RETURN OF SCARCE ITEMS   However, Regardless of Price, Car Manufacture  Held Back by Strikes.

Swing Would Put Us On  Road To Ruin   Present Organization Of Jap Occupation Was Agreed  Upon By All.   NO BIG-3 PARLEY SEEN

PRESIDENT TRUMAN SAYS ISOLATIONISM WOULD BE RUINOUS  ALSO DECLARES APPOIN’ MENT OF MACARTHUR

TELLS VIEWS ON FOREIGN POLICY TO PRESS TODA)   Answers Queries on Jap Fleet, Allied Occupation Plans, Big 3 Meet and Atom Bomb

Truman Warns They Would Ruin Country   Allies Back MacArthur—Council Not a Failure

President Is Against Isolation   Some of Plans For Remaking Of World Order Are Disclosed

Reveals Plans For Action In Shaping World   President Says Reparations Committee Will Decide Disposition Of Jap Fleet   Allies Agreed On Gen. MacActhur   Chere Is Ne Evidence Big Five Ministers’ Confsrevee Was Failure, Truman Says

Declares Any Inclination In That Direction Would Put Country On Road To Ruin—Reveals Some Of His Plans For American Participation In Remaking World Order—Organization Of Japanese Occupation Accepted By Allies

A U. S. Swing To Isolationism Ils Road to Ruin   Truman Declares; Reveals Plans for  America’s Position In Remakina World

Truman Believes Allies Agree on  Occupation Policy  Says Knows Nothing Of Russia ‘Seeking Control Commission

PRESIDENT DECLARES ALL OF ALLIED HEADS AGREED TO JAP OCCUPATION UNDER M’ARTHUR

Isolation The Road To Ruin   Truman Says U. S. Swing in That Direction Would Be Fatal: Outlines Policy

Truman Fears U. § Swing Back Toward Isolation   Chief Executive Declores Such Action Would Put Country on Road to Ruin; Allied Reparations Group to Dispose of Jap Fleet

Truman Tells U. S. Plans for World Order   Swing to  Isolationism Would Put Nation on Road to Ruin, he asserts

Trend Would Mean Ruin, Truman Says  Does Not Agree There Is Swing To Old Feelina

Truman Says Isolationism Is Disastrous   President Reveals Part Of Plans for Nation’s Role in Program for Creating New Order

President Reveals Some of His Plans in Remaking World   President Answers Numerous Questions at His Press Conference

NAYS IT WOUL MEAN RUIN FOR U. 8.   Disposition Of Jap Fleet Up To Reparation Group   PRESIDENT   Says He Has No Knowledge Of New Big 3 Meeting; Japan Discussed

ISOLATIONIS M WOULD RUIN US.-TRUMAN   Allied Committee to Decide Disposition of Japan’s Naval Force

No Evidence London Meet Has Failed   Allied Body To Dispose of Jap Fleet,  He Says

Swing To Isolationism Would Put U. S. On Road To Ruin, President Declares

Truman Warns Against Swing To lsolationism   Any Drift ™ That Direction Would Put U. 5. On Road To Ruin, He Says; All Powers In Accord On American Occupation Of Japan

Return Of Situation Of 1920 Would Lead To Ruin, Says President At News Conference

U.S. Isolationism Is Road To Ruin,  President Warns   Does Not: Think “Nation Is Ready To Resume Such a Course. _

Would Put Nation On Road to Ruin, President Thinks   Replies to Many Questions on Plans For America in  World Order.   He Has No Knowledge Ot Big Three Parley

Isolationist Trend Would Lead U.S. To Ruin: Truman   Does Not Agree That Country Has Swung In That Direction

Return To Isolationism In U. S. Is Road To Ruin, Declares Truman   President Replying To Variety Of Questions Further Reveals Some Of Plans For Amer’ ca’s Part In Remaking World Order

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa! News Ser   U.S. IST AND 7TH OPEN OFFENSIVE AGAINST NATIONAL GERMAN REDOUBT

Big 5 Foreign Ministers Will Meet Tomorrow   France Expected Demand Internationalization of  Ruhr and Rhineland.

FRENCH DUE TO ASK FOR RULE OF RHINE   Proposal Likely To Be Put To Foreign Ministers

CHRISTMAS SEALS ANNUAL DRIVE   CAMPAIGN STARTS MONDAY TOG RAISE FUNDS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS

COLD WAVE T REACH WESTERN PENNA. TODAY   Mercury To Tumble Near Zer¢ Light Snow Is Forecast

iK,..L. Burg Sale Of Pure Bred  Hogs August 10 Will Be Held At  Snencer Fair Ground:

K. L. Burg Sale Of Pure Bred  Hogs August 10 Will Be Held At  Gannwrawe RatealeavinaAl

SUPER FORTS HIT TARGETS IN PHILIPPINES       Carry Out Missions For First Time Over Luzon Island

UNION GROUPS ~ IN DEADLOCK   AFL CHIEF HOLDS NO HOFE OF AGREEMENT WITH C10 ON " SEVERAL POLICIES:

WAR EXPANSION PACED BY OHIO   More New Plants Are Built Than in Any Other State

INVASION OF PANAY ISLAND IS EXTENDED   Infantry Division Quickly Closes In On Port Capital Of lloilo and Big Airfield

Filipino Guerrillas Had Cleared Enemy From Lerge Areas On Island,

Panay In Central Philippines Invaded; Yanks Move Swiftly On Port Of Iloilo

Strategic Panay Island Taken   Cheering Filipinos Greet Yanks At Beachhead

Yanks Invade Panay Island In Dawn Raid   Japanese Caught Napping; Natives Acclaim Americans

40th Infantry Cracks Down on anay Island   Filipinos, Not Japanese, Meet Veteran Invaders

PANAY INVADED BY GEN, BRUSH'S AQTH DIVISION   American Invaders Met By Cheering Filipinos, But No Japanese; Hardly A Man Lost In Amphibious Operation.

Yanks Surprise Japs on Panay   Invade Flat Southern Coastal Plain of Philippine Island

Panay Invaded — As Yanks Secure Philippines Hold   Complete Surprise Achieved hy Newest Landing Guarding Central Ship Approaches

Another Big Philippine Isle Invaded   American Troops Land on Panay Without Ficht

Yanks Invade Panay Island * Tn Philippine:   MacArthur Scores New Surprise; Few Enemy ’ Troops Encountered

ANOTHER ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES IS INVADED BY U.S.   M’ARTHUR’S TROOPS LAND ON PANAY AND ADVANCE ON CAPITAL

NAGE PANAY ISLAND SUNDAY   Troops Achieve Complete Surprise; Take Capital, Airfield.   FILIPINOS CHEER YANKS

PANAY INVADED BY U. S. TROOPS   Yanks Smash On Capital 01 Central Philippine Island

AMERICANS CLOSING IN ON ILOILO   Cheering Filipinos Greet U. S. Forces Swarming Ashore

YANKS INVADE PANAY, ANOTHER PHILIPPINE ISLE   Was Complete Surprise; Hardly a Man Lost, Says MacArthur

Yanks: Invade Panay Island In. Philippines   Invasion Troops Gain Complete Tactical Surprise; Drive for Capital and Airfield

‘Strategic Panay Island Is MacArthur’s Latest (Conquest In. Philippines

Panay Island Invaded by Yank Troops   Close In On Port And Airfield; Island Threat to Convovs

Some 200 Nazis Killed in Six-Day Gun Attack By Americans Using 2,000,000 Pounds of Shells   Von Hindenburg Did: Not Want Hitler to Succeed Him. Gs Chief of State

COLD MISSES KANSAS      State To Enjoy — Comparatively Warm Sun for Next Few Days

BRINGS NEWS OF PRISONERS   Pfe. “Dick” Taylor Freed, Coming Home; Bass Expected Friday

Writer Describes Scene Aboard UL S. Cruiser Hit by Jap Plane; 133 Americans Killed, 190 Wounded

Reporter Aboard USS Nashville When Hit Tells Story of Suicide Bombing   By RALPH TEATSORTH United Press War Corresponden

Cannot Waive  Tolls—Britain ~ Suez Canal Ownershig Divided, Explanation

‘CAN'T WAIVE TOLLS,’ BRITISH SAY OF SUEZ   Too Many Nations Reported Involved In Ownership

England Won't Pay Suez Tolls.   ‘Not Within Power, . Says Foreian Office

Britain Refuses To Waiver Suez Canal Tolls   Tolls On American Ships Carrying Soldiers To Pacific War Area.

CAN'T WAIVE SUEZ TOLLS   Sever: Nations Shareholders {r es Corporation

KESSELRING HAVING HARD. TIME SQUEEZING JUICE OUT OF LEMON — HITLER GAVE HIM ON WEST FRONT

MNLGALALCHLIW Wey ve  AJCWitt iY  ra Is 7 he Best Hitler Can Hope For

EPPO O ESO Oe FOSS OOO OOOO OOO OOS OO OOS OOO Se  THE WAR TODAY

THE  WAR TODAY   Germany Showing No Sign of Sufficiently Well Organized Opposition ta Halt the Swecping Allied Offensive

Kesselring Can't Squeeze Juice from Hitler's Lemon— —Sy DeWitt Mackenzie (4  Allies Jeopardize Nazi Withdrawal To Alps

ALLIED RHINELAND OFFENSIVE — CONTINUES WITHOUT MEETING ORGANIZED CERMAN OPPOSITION

ee NT Se ee ell Oe eee  Five Mattooners in Same Division on Flaming Western Front

@ NO WONDER PATTON’ S GOOD  Five Mattooners in Same Division on Flaming Western Front

Jap Morale Lowered By  China Setback   American Observer Praises Chinese

TO LEAVE EuRapé   Total Embarkations By End of July Will Number 00.000

CULT'S SNAKES UNDERGO TESTS   Faith Healers Undaunted By Officers’ Tactics

CUPPERHEAD SENT FOR “VENOM” TEST   Snake Captured Alive By State Troopers at St. Charles, Va.

Toledo Congressman Says ‘Conditions At Veterans’ Hospital Are Deplorable ©

SOLPIER KILLER FAGES HANGING   Insanity Plea Fails To Save Private Who Shot British Diplomat

ARMY COURT DOOMS SMITH   Pittsburgh Soldier Found Guilty in Slaying of English Diplomat

Tokyo Admits Heavy Damage To Yokohama   Great Mustang-Protected Superfort Armada Blast Shipvards And Plants.

B-29°S STAGE RECORD RAID ON YOKOHAMA   Attack by 450 Superforts With 3,200 Tons of Fire Bombs Biggest Daylight Mission Yet From the Marianas.

Factory and Dock Area of City Targets for 450-Plane Raid; Smoke Rolls Four Miles High

— AMERICAN STRATEGY PAYS OFF —  Death-Defving OSS War Role Revealed

e NOW IT CAN BE TOLD   Daring Operations of OSS During War Revealed

Tokyo Reports Attack by  Carrier Planes   B-29 Losses Are Declared Unexpectedly Light

CROP PROGRAM IS GIVEN AN AIRING   Insurance and Soil Conservation Discussed at  Meeting

CROP PROGRAM IS _ GIVEN AN AIRING   Insurance: and Soil Conservation Discussed at ~ Meeting   IBUTELL. IS CHAIRMAN

Judge Stays Ousting of Stewart   Federal Judge Halts Action Until Hearing in Federal Court

ROOSEVELT WILL GO TO FRANCE IN SPRING   Plans Talks With De Gaulle: May Visit England Also

ARGENTINA IN. ~— AXIS GLEANUE   ACTION TAKEN REGARDING JAPANESE AND GERMANS ‘AFTER WAR DECLARATION

Gen. Ike: Victory Will Be Proclaimed Only When All Pockets Are Smashed

YANKS TO FIGHT BY SIDE OF REDS NOT WITH THEM   Eisenbower Reveals Victory Won't Be Proclaimed Until Nazi Poekets Are Cleared

MERGED ARMIES 10 HGHT AS ONE TEAM   Calls For Close Liaison But Not A Joint Command

TRAIN GRASH KILLS 2 HOSPITALIZES 6   Freight Strikes Rear End of Piedmont Limited In Georaia

Meat Rationing Stays In Effect © For Time Being   Controls On Shipments Also Lifted By OPA. To Meet Heavy Runs

MAY RATION GAS IN CLEVELAND   Oil, Union Representatives te Meet Saturday

Cleveland To Ration Gasoline   Mayor Calls Union And Industry for Conference Tamorraw

WAR PRISONERS TO BE EMPLOYED ON STATE FARMS   Emergency Labor Must Be Used To Meet Production Goals, Nystrom Says   MORE LABOR CAMPS TO BE ESTABLISHED

MACARTHUR GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM BY MANILA: CIVILIANS  TAISPVRAretA RITA i rr

MacArthur Visits Military, Civilian Friends Interned in Santo Tomas

Shells No Bar to Manila Reunion Gen. MacArthur Greets Old F riends

Jap Artillery Rakes Island Prison Camp   ‘On to Tokyo’ Cry Mounts With Return Of U. S. Commander

Natives Weleome Gen. MacArthur  In Philippines   Falfills Vow “To Return;” Air Bases Abandoned; India Superforts Active

THERES MACARTHUR AGAIN, HE'S BACK ‘SHOUT. OVERJOYED. PEOPLE.IN-MANILA.

Internees Brave Shells To Welcome Gen. MacArthur As He Returns To Manila

Little to Help Police in Solving of ~ Hammer Killing of Pretty Divorcee

Mackensie’s Column (Great Change Being Wrought In English People’s Way Of Life —

CLASS. DISTINCTIONS AND TRADITIONS — - OF OLD ENGLAND DISAPPEARING UNDER NEW LABOR. GOVERNMENT --- WKENZIE

Today's Outlook   By DeWITT MacKENZIE AP World Traveler ENGLAND IS UNDERGOING  COMPLETE, SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL METAMORPHOSIS

Mackenzie’s  Column  By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP World Traveler   English Way Of Life Is In Melting Pot

‘English Way Of Life Ts In Melting Pot   Average Citizen Has. ~ Sinalk. ‘Realization of Real Significsince. Of ‘Plis. Metdinorphosis. *. Old Traditions Shat‘teed. —

MANY POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGES BEING MADE IN ENCLAND: VISITOR IS AMAZED

British Way of Life Changing.   Vast Changes: Source Of Constant, Wonder To Visitor

New Kokomo Telephone Directories ‘To Be Mailed Within Next Few Days

NEW DIRECTORY IN CIRCULATION NOW   Dispose Of Your Old Book To The Paper Salvage

Struck Detroit Firm Head Hits  Union Leaders   Says “Something Radical; Wrong”; ‘Fears. “irresponsibility” May Cripple‘ Economic. Setup

OFFICIALS OF CLOSED PLANT ATTACK UNION   Charge Leaders Are Ir. responsible; Leading U. S. to Depression

SAYS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE UNION LEADERSHIP   This Charge Made Today b: the Murray Corporation of America.   MORE THAN 80,000 IDLE   ts Activity on Reconversion and Expansion Program Has Been Halted.

Strike-Bound Detroit Firm Challenges Union Leadershig  Bie mac NNeracmancibilitu” af Loaadorc

Navy Requests Labor Draft   Forrestal Advises Bill  Nesd@ to Keep Up  Moméntum of War

Thirty-Four Are  Found Qualified   Men Acceptable For General Service In Group of Forty-Three

Agreement On Most Of Others Is Complete   Russia Continues lo Be Stumbling Problem On Question Of  Veto Power.

Soviet Forces Rip City's Outer Defenses   Key Citadels of Frankfurt, Kustrin Menaced

Russ Expand Oder River Bridgeheads, Pour Artillery Fire Into Key Citadels, Win Control of Historic Battlefield

Reds Rip Outer Defenses Of City; Widen Oder Hold   Kuestrin And Frankfurt Menaced As Seven Mil Advance Wins Fourth Bridgehead  Across Water Barrier: Berlin Is In Chaos.

HODGES MEN IN HISTORIC PENETRATION   Announcement from Headquarters Says That American Push Is Going Well,

Units of 1st Army Are Over River   spearheads of Hodges’ and Patton’s Armies Only Few Miles Apart

1,500 Aircraft Bomb Nip Capital As Fleet Prowls Sea 300 Miles From Japan

Navy Plane Blow Lasts Nine Hours   More Than 1,500 Carier-Based Aircraft Take Part In First Naval Attack On City

Japanese Declare Raid Lasts More Than Nine Hours As Greafest Naval Fleet Collected Moves In Jap Water

Fleef Hunts Fight; Planes Blast af Tokyo   Admiral Mitcher’s Powerful Task Force Dare Jap Navy to Come Out and Fight

U.S, CARRIER PLANES BLAST TOKYO TARGETS   American Naval Fleet Hunting Hidden Ships

Aircraft From Carriers In Greatest Fleet  Ever Assembled Smashing Nip Capital

Temperatures   Jap Capital Hit For Nine Hours;  Iwo Jima Shelled   Heart of Jap Empire Under Air Attack From Greatest of All Naval Fleets Within 300 Miles of Tavan’s Shores

Greatest Naval Fieet Of History Takes War To  hee ee ss ~  Jananece Homeland

Americans Inaugurate All-out Assault With Blow That Continues Nine Hour Jap Navy Dared to Come out and Fict

1500 Aircraft Of Giant U. S. Fleet Rake Nip Capital   Greatest Naval Group In History Hunts For  Fight 300 Miles Off Japan; Task Force  Hammers Iwo Isle In Volcano Group

Greatest Fleet Ever Assembled Seeks Enemy   Airfields Special Targets Of Bombs Americans Drop

UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK LASTS ‘MORE THAN 9 HOURS AND MAY CONTINUE FOR THREE DAYS

Greatest Fleet Ever Assembled Hunts For Fight Within 300 Miles of Japan   Carrier Raid Last for Mo re Than Nine Hours And Indications Are Tha t it Will Be Continued

FLEET WT 300 MILES OF JAPAN SHORES   Task Force Remains in Foe Waters, Expect Renewed Assaults

Greatest Carrier  Blow Hits Nips   American Fleet Sails Within 300 Miles of Japan Capital Subjected To Nine-Hour Bombing bv Planes

Carrier-Based Air Armadas Attack For Nine Hours; Another Task Force Shells Iwo Jima In Coordination With Assaults   Something Tremendous Unfolding

American Sea Force Dares Jap. Navy: To Come Out And Fight As Carrier Planes “Roar Over Japanese Capital And Bomb Airfields’ In And: Arourid City =— “An. other Taak. Based Shalle loon Vc :

U.S. Carrier-Based Fliers Over Jap Capital for Nine Hours; Another Yank Task Unit Pounds Iwo Jima

American Fleet 300 Miles Off  ‘Japan's Shores   Spread Out In 200-Mile Column In Japanese Waters Daring Enemy Fleet To Come Out

Navy Keeps Silent on Fleet Action Off Formosa; Jan Air Base at Iwo Jima Hit Again From Air

TWO OF ESCAPED PRISONERS BACK IN COUNTY JAIL   Third Escapee Is Reported Cornered In Woods Along Linganore   SEEK TO DETERMINE METHOD OF ESCAPE

American Ports Celebrate Day   _ Warships in Harbors. Planes in Skies ‘for Bia Fete «

Observance is Most Spectacular in All of Nation’s History   Truman Dedicates New Carrier; Nimitz in Honolulu Speech

President Leads Nation j in Tribute To Naval Forces   Truman’s Itinerary Includes Parade, Speech and Review OF AT Warchine

‘Truman Commissions Huge ‘New Carrier Roosevelt As Nation Celebrates Navy Day   Texas Port Cities Toast Boys In Blue at Navy Day Ceremonies

‘FLATTOP’ FDR DEDICATED TO HALTING WARS   Truman Reviews SevenMile Long Parade of - U.S. Warships

Ships, Planes In Navy Day  Observance   President Reviews Display of Sea Power Stretching 7 Miles Along Hudson River

Truman Flashes Missouri Grin  ToNew Yorkers   Leads Metropolis in Day  Long Tribute to World?’s  Greatest Fighting Fleet —WU, §. Navy   Thousands Cheer  As He Waves Hat   Reviews 47 Battle-Searred Warships Arrayed Along Seven-Mile Streteh in Hudson River

Triumphant Navy Feted In All Ports   Ships of Both Oceans Visit ‘Home’. Harbors

Today Millions Inspect Warships Crowding Country's Large Ports; Truman In N. Y. City

FIGHTING SHIPS AND MEN COME BACK FROM WAR   President in New York fot Celebration—aAll Major Ports Join Welcome

Navy Day Is Marked By Nation   America Gives Thanks for  Victory Fleets Helped to Win

‘Navy D  America Honors Fleets  For Great Victory They  Helped The Nation Win

President Truman ~ Leads Countrymen  in Honoring Fleet   Makes Speeches in New York and Reviews 47 Battle-Scarred Ships

Most Spectacular Navy Day In History Includes Review Of Fleet By Truman

Truman Leads In Observance  Of Navy Day   Reviews Fleet In N. , Thankful For Victory

AMERICA CELEBRATES  EXPLOITS OF MIGHTY  FLEETS ON NAVY DAY PRESIDENT TRUMAN, RE VIEWING UNITS IN NEW YORK. LED ORSERVANCE

Pres. Truman Reviews Fleet 7 Miles Lona   Commissions Carrier Franklin Roosevelt As He Leads Nation In Navy Dav Event

President On Hand To Honor Men Of Fleet   Warships With Battle Banners Flying Thrill Navy Day Observers

U. S. Fleets Honored As Americ: Stages Most Spectaculx. “Navy Day

Harbors Are Crowded With Heroes Of Sea   Triumphant Navy Planes Fill Skies

Most. Spectacular Navy Day in Nation’s History   President Will Reviey Impressive Display of Seven Miles. of Warships Today

Truman In New York To Lead Nation In Day-Long Tribute To Greatest Fighting Fleet   President Makes First Visit To East Since Becoming Chief Executive

Truman Leads Tribute To Navy   President Will Review 47 Battle-Scarred Warships On 7-Mile Stretch

Tribute To U.S. Navy _   President Truman Reviews Veteran Fleet Units in Big Navy Day Celebration

Tito Apparently to Use Force to Back Claims  Refuses to Take Troops From Disputed Recdions

TITO'S ACCHSED OF USING FORCE TO OBTAIN-LAND   Field Marshal Alexaiider De. clares Actions Iles jal in italy, Austria:

Allied - Yugosla Breach Widened By Accusations  Marthol Alexander Raps Tito’s Action

TITO 15 DEFIANT IN DISPUTE OVER LIBERATED AREAS   Alexander Believes Marshal May Use Force to Back Claims to Trieste and Other Territory.   EFFORTS TO REACH AGREEMENT FUTILE   Yugoslav Leader Says His Army Has Right to Occupy Parts of Italy and Austrian. It Freed.

Tito Defies Allied Claims   Yugoslay Leader Refuses to Withdrow From Occupied Austrian Provinces; Will Maintain Title to Wide Territory

LIKENS ACTION OF YUGOSLAVS TO DICTATORS   Alexander Says Tito Refuses to Come to Friendly Terms

IGE 1S FORMING FAST ON LAKES   Sundew Of Coast Guard Aids Ferry Enroute From Manitowoc

Story of Japanese Brutality Told At Yokohama Trial  _ Fukuoka Prison Came  Was Scene of Cruelties to Yanks

Don’t Travel, New Warning To Civilians   Armed Services To Take Over 2,000 Additional Pullmans — Place Rush Order For More Cars

RUSH ORDER PLACED FOR TROOP TRAINS   Civilians Without Important Business Told to Stay Off Railroads.

CIVILIANS ASKED TO AVOID TRAVEL   Cross-Country Troop Move ments To Crowd Railroads

Government Puts In Rush Call for 2000 Rail Car:   Asks Civilians to Stay Off Trains While Troops Are Shifted

More Rail Cars For Troops Will Be Built; Civilians Told to Stay Home

Government Proparing for Transportation of Troops from East Coast to Pacific Ports — Govern-ment Puts in Rush Orders for Additional Troops Cars.

GOVERNMENT 10 RUSH BUILDING . OF TROOP CARS      ! Civilians Told To Staff Off Trains In The Next Ten  Months !

ARMY GETS SIX, ONE GOES TO NAVY   13 More Are Found. Acceptable For Service

THIRTEEN PASS PRE INDUCT ION EXAMINATIONS AT FR HAYES, JULY 28 Ls  i

RED CROSS REPORTS HITLER — WANTED ALL PRISONERS SHOT   HEAD OF INTERNATIGNAL ORGANIZATION SAYS FUEIHER OFTEN THREATENED TO IGNORE AGREEMENT

ICC FREIGHT DECISION ANNOYS NORTE   South Is Jubilant But New Englanders View With Alarm

Woman, Saved from Electric Chair 11 Years Ago to Have Baby, to Be Freed

Jailed Woman Has Life Sentence Cut  ~ Saved From Electric Chair Over Decade Ago Because of Baby

Tariff-Cutting Plan to Be Pressed   Said Like Move to Trade British Out of Empire Preference -

Hard Fight Looms In Senate Over — Employment Bill.   Republicans Seek to Find Out F. R.’s Role in Elliott Loan

JOBS-FOR-ALL DEBATE OPENS   Senate Squares Off For Bruising Battle On Ticklish Problem

Mysterious Pamphlet Make Appearance In Theatre Charging She Played Politics Abroad

Medical Service  Bill Is Signed      Provides For Treatment Of Indigents Or Others Unable To Pav.

O’Conor Signs Bills; Medical Law Tops List   Measure Sets Up Bureau  Of Medical Services For Treatment Indigents Gr Others

Medical Bill  Waits Anprova!  of Governor   Among Group Of Measures Ready For Signing ~

HERO OF ROCK GETS ACCLAIM FROM MANILA   GEN. WAINWRIGHT WILL WITNESS SURRENDER

POLICE HUNT 12 N JAIL BREAK   Lifetermer Leads 17 Convicts In Portland Escape

3 RED ARMIES ARE ON MARCH TOWARD VIENNA   Seen As Bid To Thwart Nazis’ Last-Ditch Stand In Austrian Sector

Vienna Drive ‘Perils Hitler Hideout Plan   Red Armies Marching Upen Southern Reich On 200-Mile Front

TO STATE HEALTH BOARD   Dr. G. R. Hastings of Garden City Appointed by Governor

PLASTIRAS SETS GREEK COALITION   FORMER “STRONG MAN” MAY BE NEW PREMIER

SIEGE FORCES DRIVE WEDGE INTO ALTDAMM   Capture of Stronghold Will Secure Zhukov’s Flank for Big Assault

SOVIETS DRIVE MILE-DEEP WEDGE INTO ALTDAMM, GERMANS REPORT   RUSSIAN VICTORY AT ODER FORTRESS CITY WILL SECURE FLANK FOR BIG PUSH ON BERLIN

Russians Clear Baltic Coast; Battle On Oder Between Berlin and Silesia

REDS DRIVE WEDGE INTO MA{N PART OF ALTDAMM, NAZI FORTRESS ON ODER   Attack Last German Toehold East Of River

REDS PUT WEDGE INTO ALTDAMM   ENTER LAST GERMAN OUTPOST BEFORE err TTrin

Red Capture Of Kolberg  Clears Coast   Victory At Altdamm Would Secure Flank For Push On Berlin

Reds Push Mile Into Altdamm   Imperil Nazi Hold on Oder’s East Bank

SOVIET FLANK PROTECTED FOR BERLIN PUSH   Russians Gathering In Great Strength for Assault on Reich Capital.   Last Toehold.

SOVIET ASSAULT ON ALTDAMM GAINS A MILE   Zhukov Throws Fresh Forces In Fight For Berlin

REDS CLEAR WIDE BALTIC COAST AREA   Nazis Say Soviets Cut Deep Into Altdamm Defenses

Wedge Driven Into Defenses At Altdamm by Russian Troops   Red Victory There Would Secure Zhukov’s Flank for Drive

Russians Gain Mile In Drive For Altdamm   Fortress City Is Over Oder From Stettin And Is Heavily Defended

Red Army Command Withholds Confirmation Of Nazi Reports   RUSSIANS DRIVE MILE IN NAZI LINE   Soviet Reports Say Fighting Goes On Along Central Oder Front

Russians Silent As Berlin Drive Approach Nears   Situation Likened to ‘Gathering New Storm For Advance

SOVIETS DRIVE INTO. ALTDAMM DEFENSE LINES   Capture Of Port Of Kilberg Clears Long Section Of Baltic Coast

Reds Push Wedge Almost Mile Into Altdamm Defense   Soviet Assault On German Toehold In Its Final Stages

APPOINTMENT BRINGS FEUD   “Firing” of Jones Starts Right and Left Wing Squabble

F.R. NOMINATES WALLACE FOR COMMERCE POST   Risks Senate Confirmation After Ousting Jesse Jones

Wallace May Not Be Approved   President Provokes Major Warfare Between Wings Of Administration By Appointment

BATTLE LOOMS OVER WALLACE IN JONES’ POS}   Aeiministration Wings Girc for¢Tilt Over FDR Action

F.D.R. Starts War   Between Left and Right Wings in Congress By Naming Wallace

RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS OF ADMINISTRATION TO CLASH OVER OUSTING OF JONES

CONTROL OF LOAN AGENCIES GOES WITH CABINET SWITCH   Senate Confirmation Doubtful: Administration Feud Fanned

POPP etree tt.) oe 4 : o- . \)  Japs Claim Al” oe  Gains Are ™ «os

Walkout Called Amidst Setting Of Labor Parley   ClO Objects to Naming Lewis on Executive Group

STINE START      Bus and Street Car W orkers Out; Demand 3d0¢c More Pag Hour

d TRIAL STARTS ON DOORSTEP IN CAPITAL   Bus and Street Car Workers Out: Demand 30c More Per Hour  BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SPREE

News Behind the News  fonyricht MeClure Newspaper Evndicate   WASHINGTON  Re Baer Teuel-or

Tokyo Reports Troops Landed Onkumelsland   Greatest Invasion Of Pacifie War Is Already Days Ahead Of Schedule

Tenth Army Within Seven Miles of Naha   Radio Towers Of City Visible To Americans

TROOPS DRIVE WITHIN SIGHT “OF NAWA CITY   Marines and Soldiers Landed by 1,400-Ship Armada Take Airfields.

Little Resistance Faced In Drive Across Island _   Tank-Lied Infantry Pushes Toward Naha, Burning Capital

MENACING NAHA CITY   Resistance Of Enemy To Invading Yanks Reported Light

Light Resistance By Japanese As Island 362 Miles South Of Japan Is Invaded By American Forces   AMERICANS NEAR BURNING CAPITAL

Yank Invaders Overrun Okinawa Villages, Drive For Burning Naha   By Frank Tremaine

Two Air Bases Are Captured   Light Resistance Is Being Met By Invading Yanks

Tanks, Troops Race Toward Flaming Naha   Thousands Storming Ashore from Huge 1,400  Ship Invasion Armada Against Light Resistance

362 Miles South Of Japan   Overrun Villages, Press Toward Naha Island’‘s Burning Capital

Swift Drive Threatens To Split Island  Tanks, Infantry   Tanks, Infantry Shattering All Jap Resistance

Captured Okinawa Airfield Will Be Used for Bombing  Yanks Half Way Across , Island; Resistance :  a of s.r

Okinawa Feels U. S. Invasion   THOUSANDS OF YANKS _IN NEW ATTACK ON JAPS 

HARD FIGHTING FLARES NEAR ISLAND CAPITAL   Two Airfields Cantured

US. Invasion Force Smashes Half Way Across Okinawa   Enemy Resistance Reported Light; Tokyo Says Kume, Ryukyu Isle, Is Attacked

U. S. Force Makes Gain On Okinawa   Smash Halfway Across Is land Against Scattered Jap Resistance

FROM 1400 SHIPS MARINES STORM TO ENEMY SHORE   Radio Towers in Naha, City of 65,000, Clearly Visible to Advancing Americans Days Ahead of Their Schedule

790 QUIT AT PLANT   Most of Terminations at Sunflower Were Voluntary -

4.257 AT THE PLANT   Terminations at. Sunflower Yesterday Noon Was 321

1-108 TERMINATIONS    Were Reported by Sunflower This - “Week; Were Mostly Women

147 EMPLOYES TERMINATED   Sunflower Ordnance Works Has 3,143 on Pay Roll

Zossen Raid May Prelude  Big Drives   American Bombers Hit Headquarters Of Nazi Military

BOMBS RAINED ON GERMAN #0.   PLANES ATTACK SUPREME COMMANDO AT ZOSSEN

RAID ON: GERMAN HEADQUARTERS (MAY PRESAGE LAST “BIG HEAVE” T0 VICTORY IN EUROPEAN THEATER

NAZI COMMAND HEADQUARTERS ARE BOMBED  a my on 172A "Tg   ' 1750 Tons. of No Explosives Draped At Zossen’

CINCINNATI UPSETS TIME APPLE CART      It Won’t Change Sunday; Neighbors Puzzled

You Can Kiss President Truman's ‘Plan to End Labor Strife Goodbve

Notes And Addresses  Of Service Personnel   This Celunm Contains interesting Items Concerning Qur Boys And Girls In Service

3U. S. Divisions Circle Shuri, Key Base On Okinawa   Outer Defense Ring of Japanese Bastion Cracked By Americans   LULL IS REPORTED IN FIGHT FOR NAHA   Tckio Radio Reports American Fleet on the Prowl —  Off Homeland ~

U.S. Tighten: Noose About * Bloody Shuri   Fiendish Baulmg Marks Yank Advance In Okinawa Center

RAGING ON OKINAWA   Japs Claim American Fleet Headed For Isle Of Kyushu

Appeared To Be Approaching Kyushu For New Attacks On Japan  YANKS VIRTUALLY ENCIRCLE SHURI  Casualties Mount By The Hundreds In Close Quarter Fighting

Bloody Fight is Enveloping Okinawa Fort   Land. Sea. Air Bombardments Gover Assault On Keystone Of Jap Line

OUTER RING OF KEYSTONE OF JAP LINE CRACKED   Domei Broadcast Says American Fleet “on Prowl” Appears to Be Approaching Kyushu for New Attacks

New Jap Cabinet May Ask For Peace   Army-Navy Journal Sees Official Bid

"WE'LL FOLLOW YOU ANYWHERE,’ MONTY TELLS IKE: VICTORY SEEN IN 1945

SIX SENTENCED IN CIRCUS FIRE   Ringling Officials Get Stays To Permit Big Show Opening

Circus Heads Handed Heavy Prison Terms   James — Haley. Others Sentenced As Result Of Hartford Fire

Send Cireus  Men To Jail   Six Officers Of Ringling Brothers, Barnum And Bailey Sentenced.

RINGLING CIRCUS MEN SENTENCED   MANSLAUGHTER CHARGED AFTER HARTFORD FIRE

3 IN RINGLING SHOW START SENTENCES   Begin Serving Time for Involun. tary Manslaughter Growing Out of Big Top Fire.

First Post-Curfew Speakeasy Raid Nets 15 Customers, Two Operators   New York Judge Hands Out Fines and Lectures  Merrymakers on Importance of Patriotism

Statement Of Hon. Lister Hill   U. S. Senator From Alabama, 0: Universal Military Training

Drive Opened On Subversive Activities   Congress To F ight Groups Undermining Americanism

Bear on Loose Upsets Schedule  Breaks From Cage While Being Shipped

CASUALTY REPORT   Army-Navy Totals Since Pearl Harbor Have  Reached 646,380

U.S. CASUALTIES RISE TO 646,380   STIMSON PROMISES REPORT NEXT WEEK ON LOSSES IN RUNDSTEDT DRIVE.

WAR CASUALTY TOTAL 564,351   But Stimson Points Out New Figures Exclude Losses Since Dec. 16

Army’ s Casualties ~ Before Nazi Drive Reach 564, 351 Mark   Coupled With the Latest avy Figures Make Overall 646,380

U.S. Casualties Now Total 646,380. Nazi Offensive Losses Not Included

U. S. Losses In War Total 564,351 Men   Casualties Reported Do Not Include Those For Nazi Drive Into Belgium

Casualties Up  To 564,59!   Exclusive Of Losses Suffered In German Counter-Offensive.

Army Casualty Total 564,351  Losses In Nazi Push To Be Told Next Week

ARMY CASUALS REACH 564 351      Latest Totals Exclusive of Losses Suffered In Nazi Push

RUSSIAN FORCES OPEN NEW DRIVE INTO MANCHURIA   Five Forces Rip Japs’ Stolen _ Empire; Gain 106 Miles Along Railway

REDS PUSH ON DESPITE JAPS' PEACE OFFER   “Merciless Destruction of Enemy” Urged in Broadcasts

EF. D. R. On New — Bime. War Bond   /in Bond Tent Show  ‘Army Medics Go Dramatic

FAS LIKENESS 10 GO ON NEW DIMES   Late President Will Also Be Honored in 8th War Loan Drive.

Most Goods For Civilians To Increase After VE-Day  Pre-War Volume Of Production  Expected in Year: WH... Dern Raa

On the Home Front: Larger Supply of Civilian Goods Likely To Follow Defeat of Nazis

CIVILIANS 10 GET MORE GOODS SOON   “BROWNOUT” TO BE REVOKED AT ONCE--BOOST IN GASOLINE RATIONS NEAR.

WAR CONTROLS 10 BE RELAXED SOON   Civilians Will Face HalfWar and Half-Peace : Status

CIVILIANS WILL GET MORE: GOODS IN THE FUTURE   Detailed Reconversion Plan To Follow Formal V-E Day Announcement   GASOLINE RATIONING DUE TO BE RELAXED

Home Front Plans for Reconversion Will Be Announced Soon; Brownout Will Be Ended With V-E Day; Curfew May Cease

1,500 Tons of Goods Sent to Yugoslavia  C.. TR ew PIM. 2. BMT eww dla

37 GERMAN WOMEN SHOT IN FOOD RIOT   Police Open Fire When Group Overturns Truckload of Potatoes in Berlin.

Japs Widen China Zone  Bolster Coastal Area To Balk Invasion   37 Women Wounded As Berlin’s Police Fire Into Throng

Senator Challenges Navy Report About Signal to Jap Force   Intends to Prove U.S. Translated Messaae Dec. 6

CODE MESSAGE POINT DOUBTED   Senator Ferguson Doubts Message Gave Japs Signal to Attack.   HE QUESTIONS INGLIS

SAYS SPY NOTE DECODED DAY BEFORE ATTACK   Former State Sec’y Hull May Take Stand This Week

SENATOR DECLARES NAVY TRANSLATED JAP SPY MESSAGE  INFORMATION ON MOVEMENTS U. S. FLEET SENT FROM RONOLULU IS CLAII

SENATOR SAYS NAVY RECEIVED SPY’S SIGNAL   \lessage Concerned Movement of U.S. Warships

SENATOR DECLARES NAVY TRANSLATED JAP SPY MESSAGE  INFORMATION ON MOVEMENTS U. S. FLEET SENT

FERGUSON FLAYS NAVY REPORT ON JAP RAID PLANS   INTENDS TO PROVE JAPANESE SPY PLAN DECIPHERED DEC. 6

Pearl Harbor Quiz Bristles   Senator Challenges Navy Attack Story

Challenge Navy Report on Jap Trigger’ Code In Dec. 7 Attack   Senator Denies ‘Mt. Niitaka’ Message Was Used

Questions Navy’s Report On Signal   Sen. Ferguson Says ““Climb Mt. Nutaka’ Wasn't m Fleet Order ?   “WAS TRIGGER,” INGLIS   Shiga Reported Want Ad: Were Used to Inform of U. S$. Movements

Senator Ferguson of Pearl Harbor Committee Says He’ll Prove Statement; Cordell Hull May Be Witness

Navy Challenged — On Nip Code Word   Interrogator Develops Fact Thot Attack Message Not tn Jap Fleet Operation Order

CHALLENGES NAVY REPORT   Senator Says Will Prove Jap Message Translated Dec::6

Foster Called As Witness On ‘Jobs For All’   Texas Representative Tells Sponsors  ‘It’s Trick’   HEARING PLANNED   House Prepares For Action On Proposal For Emplovment

15 Are Injured in Another  Rail Accident   Many of the Injured Are Said Critical; Screams of Victims Rent Air as Calls for Ambulances Are Broadcast

Greatest Aerial Offense of War Smashes at Reich   Fiv Over Holland

Youth Drill To Be Considered By Committee      Group Votes 15-12 To Continue With Hearings

325,000 GM Workers. Vote In Strike Ballot —   General Motors Draws CIO Charge of Trying To Provoke Walkout

UNO Is Warned To Control Use Ot Atom Energy   Major Issue At Commission Meeting Will Be Selection of Site -

Atomic Energy Control First Job of UNO   Preparations Under Way for First Meeting

MAN MUST CURB ATOM ENERGY, NOEL-BAKER TELLS COMMISSION   BRITISH STATE MINISTER OPENS Meet Ne

Plans Being Made For UNO Opening Meet   PreparatoryCommission To Select Site For  Headquarters

ASK VETERANS THEIR OPINION   STATE WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO SPEND MONEY

STATE SEEKS ADVICE OF WAR VETS —   Want Opinion On. How Best to Spend Reserve Fund

GOP Overrides lausche’s Veto   Solid Republican Bloc Sustains Bill

Soviet Attitude On Communists In China Puzzles   Vital Imponderable Spotlighted:by Russ Entry into Joop. Wee:      By Morris: J.- Harris. (Former Chief of the Associated Press Bureau at Shanghai)

Fate of Kai- Shek- Communist Deadlock In China Watched As Russia Enters Jap Contest

HITLER THOUGHT SPAIN ABOUT TO ENTER WA   Directive to High Command Presented in Court

Hitler Included Spain In Plans   Fuehrer Also Wanted To Seize Gibraltar

Evidence Shows Gibraltar Seizure  Planned By Nazis   Hitler Anticipated Spain's Entry Into European Conflict

ae nto Vienne   Nazis Report. Battle 1s _ Raging In Streets’ of Austrian. City...

GREAT BATTLE OF TANKS RAGING IN SUBURBS OF CITY   RUSSIANS POURING ACROSS DANUBE TO JOIN IN THE ASSAULT

Russian Army Units Into Vienna   Moscow Reports Rec Forces Pour Over Danube to Join  In Assault on City

RUSSIANS FIGHTING IN GREATER VIENNA FOR ENCIRCLEMENT  AUSTRIAN CAPITAL AP-

GERMANS REPORT — RUSSIANS ARE IN ‘GREATER VIENNA   Other Soviet Forces Rushing to the Assistance of Their Comrades,   TO JOIN IN THE ASSAULT   The Russians Are Battling to Encircle the Capital of Austria.

Reds Fight into ‘Greater Vienfia;’ Capture Neighbor Strong Points: In Flank Move on Austrian Capital

Reds Press Great Battle for Vienna   Units From Captured Bratislava Join in Assault on Capital

Reds Fight To  Encircle Capital   Captures Two Airports As Tank Battles Rage  In Vienna Suburbs

RUSSIANS ENTER GREATER VIENNA   Battle To Encircle Austrian Capital City

Tank Battles Rage in Vienna Suburbs  Streets, Say Reds   Berlin Sees the Russians Ready to Launch Onslaught on Berlin

‘VIENNA GATES; ANNOUNCE FALL “CF BRATISLAVA   Great Tank Battles Are Being Fought In Suburbs Of Capital

REDS KNOCK AT AS TROOPS SWARM   Seviets Peer ever Danube From Bratislava te Jem Great Assault on the Austrian Capital.

RUSSIANS ARE BATTLING TO ENCIRCLE VIENNA   Pressure on Austrian Capital Is  Intensified by Fall of Beatislavia

SOVIET TROOPS NOW BATTLING I GREATER VIENNA   Russians Pouring Over Danube to Join in Assault

Nazis Say Soviets In “Greater Vienna”   Moscow Dispatches Report That Red Forces _ Are Pouring Over Danube Into the Battle Between Bratislavia and Capital.

Russians Pouring Into Greater Vienna; Fierce Tank Battles Raging

Report Soviet Troops Fighting Inside Vienna   Tonk Battles Fought In Suburbs; Russians Aim For Encirclemen Of Austrian Capital

Nazis Putting Up Vicious Fight for Gty   Reds Pouring Across ‘Danube in Effort To Circle Capital

Determined Fight For City Expected; Last Nazis Chased Out Of Hungary

Russian Troops Battle Inside City of Vienna  Tanks Clash £      Tanks Clash In Suburbs of Austrian Capital

RUSSIANS P ACROSS DANUBE TOWARD VIENNA   Germans Report Reds Already Battling in Main Part af City

SOVIETS POUR OVER DANUBE INTO CAPITAL   Great Tank Battles Being Fought In Suburbs of City of 1,900,000 Moscow Says   AIRFIELDS CAPTURED

Russians Are Inside Vienna Nazis Report   Smashing Attacks on ‘Eastern Front Gaining Momentum; Red Armie: Push Steadily Forward

Troops Pour Over Danube: City Suburlis Under Attack   Secondary Airfields Captured By Soviets

Reds: Battling To  Surround Vienna   Moscow Reports Troops Are Pouring Across the’ Danube River   ‘INTO PARTS OF CITY   Two Secondary Airfields Are Captured by the  Russians

Battle Raging In Streets Of Vienna   Great Tank Battles Being Fought In Suburbs Of Austrian Capital, Which Russians Are Trying Now To Encircle.

Airfields Neat Capital Fall To Russians   Reds Endeavor To Encircle Center; Others Advance

Russians Fighting Inside ‘Greater Vienna’; Troops Battling To Encircle City   Soviet Forces Pouring Over Danube Between Captured Bratislava And Austrian Capital

SOVIETS WILL ENCIRGLE CITY   Forces Pouring Over Danube to Join Assault on Vienna.   ‘TWO AIRFIELDS TAKEN

20 SURVIVE CRASH OF TRANSPORT PLANE   Rescue Parties on Way to Eastern Luzon Where Craft Fell—Unreported Number Hurt.

Kyushu City Is Target of Second Bomb  ‘Good Results? Reported by Crew,

Bomb Falls On Japanese City, Spaatz States   Railway and Shipping Center of 255,000 Attacke: at Noon Today (Japanese Time) With Good Resulfc-

ATOMIC BLAST IS REPEATED ON NAGASAR   ALL LIVING THINGS SEARED TO DEATH IN HIROSHIMA

Disaster Dumped On Kyushu City   Crew Members Radioed ‘Results Good;’ Possibility Of More Than One Bomb Dropped

12th Largest Jap City Hit With Good Results, Members of Crew Report

WPB GOES OUT OF BUSINESS   Civilian Administration  Agency Takes Over

WPB Ends Its Career Today  Civilian, Production Oftice Takes Over

Marine Sergeant Shools Bugler In Okinawa Area   By SGT. JOSEPIT DUBE Marine Corps Combat SPN cage oe am a

Mrs. Roosevelt Press As sociation—      Othman Ponders: Should it Do ‘An El Feldo? —

JET PLANE BASES HIT IN GREAT AIR ATTACK   2,150 U.S. Craft Smash At Air Fields Near Berlin

Allied Fliers Knocking Out Nazi Airforce  2150 U. S. Plane Follow on Heels  OF British

U. 5, EIGHTH AIRFORCE  FIGHTER PILOTS BAG  240 GERMAN PLANES MASSIVE AERIAL OFFEN SIVE CARRIED TO NAZI AIRFIELD TUESDAY

HIT PLANE BASES   Allied Bombers and Fighters Strike Targets in Berlin Area

Plane Bases In Berlin Area Under Attack   Giant Air Offensive Continued By Allies Throughout Germany

HGHTERS BAG 245 NAZI PLANES   2150 U. S. AIRCRAFT CONTINUE AIR BLAST

German Jet-Plane Bases Hit   Massive Raids On Nazi Airfields Are Continuina

More Than 2,150 U. S, Bonrbers Smash Airports and Strike At JetPlane Bases

DESTROY 245. NAZI PLANES   Yanks Strike German Airfields Near Berlin

Berlin Area Is Hit by U 6. Planes   Over 2,150 Bombers Fighters Pound German Airfields

MAGGIE DRIVE ON AIRFIELDS   Jet-Plane Bases in Berlin Area Follow Night Attack on Kiel.

BOMBERS LASH REICH TARGETS   Jet-Plane Bases Near Berlin Blasted — Airfields Are Attacked

WEA Slashes Meat Supply 12 Per Cent   Civilian Allotment Drops To Lowest Point In 10 Years

MEAT SUPPLIES SLASHED 12 PCT.   Army Quotas Boosted As Lend: Lease Is Reduced

Meat Stipplies Sliced 12 Pet   Allotments foe Lend-Leas Ales Sharnle Beoducodt

Sharp Slash In Meat For Civilian Use   Reduction of 12 Per Cent To Go Into Effect On First of April

Meat Slash Announced for ‘April 1   Will Have 12 Per Cent Less Available; Lowest Since 1935

WEA Orders 12% Cut in Civilian Meat   Allocation Hits 10-Year Low; Effective April 1

MEAT SUPPLIES FOR CIVILIANS CU   ALLOTMENTS REDUCED 12 PCT. -—LEND-LEASE TO GET LESS, ARMY MORE.

WILL DROP 12 PEA GENT FOR (O-YEAR LOW   Less Beef and Pork but More Veal. Lamb, Mutton for Civilians.

Twelve Per Cent Cut In Meat Supply Due for Civilians   Less Beef, Pork to Be Available With More Veal, Lamb, Mutton on Counters Under Gavernment’s Drastic Reduction

Meat Supplies Fo Civilians’ Cut 12 Per Cen   Report Lend-Lease Shipments Also Will Be Reduced

12 PERCENT CUT IN MEAT; BEEF SUPPLIES LOW   Leas Pork Also To -Be Sold Civilians——There'll Be More Veat

Cut Civilian Meat Supply 12% April 1   Beef And Pork To Be Short, But Veal, Lamb, Mutton Will Increase On Nation’s Tables

Civilian Meat Supplies Cut 12 Per Cent   American Table Will Get More Veal, Lamb, Less Beef and: Pork

‘12 Pereent ‘Cut In Meat  For Civilians   Less Beef, Pork Will Be Available After April 1; Most Veal. Lamb.   MORE FOR SERVICEMEN

Civilians to Get 12 Percent Less Meat: Roosevelt Policy Denounced

Civilians’ Meat Supply Cut 12 Per Cent Starting April 1 Veal. Mutton to Fill Needs

12 Percent Meat Cut Revealed  Allotment for U. S. Civilians   Allotment for U. S. Civilians Hits New Low

OW! ANNOUNCES COMPANION CUT IN LEND-LEASE   Aid to Britain Slashed To 124 Per Cent of  Present Volume

Corn Crop Outlook Bad      Heavy Spring Rains Limit Planting To 40% Of Intended Acreage

Drenching Rains Precipitate Farm “Crisis in Kansas   Certain Corn Shortage To Affect Nation’s . Supply of Meat, Statistician Say.

VETO FIGHT TS LOOMING   TRUMAN VETO OF FARM DEYERMENT UPHELD IN HOUSE BUT SENATE ACTION PLANNED

OL STRIKERS ARE ORDERED BACK TQ WORK   Violence Flares In EightMonth-Old Movie  Tieun

Oil Strikers Ordered to Jobs   Navy Takes Over 26 Companies: No Pay Raise Immediately

Peace ‘Officers Battle Motion Picture Pickets   Labor Scene Gloomy as Work Stoppages Spread Throughout Nation

NAVY TAKES OVER 26 STRIKE - BOUND ‘U.S. REFINERIES   NO INDICATIONS WHEN ClO OIL WORKERS WILL RESUME WORK

Union Head Orders Oil Men Back   Knight Urges Workers to Cooperate With Government

WORK ORDER IS ISSUED BY UNIONS   To Operate Big Plants Under Federal Orders

Strike-Bound  Plants in 15 States Seized   Truman Says Strike Endangers ‘Essential’ Production—Phone, Coal Disputes Rage   RIILtLFerin

Action Follows Navy Seizure Of Oil Plants   Knight Notifies Locals by Telegram To End Walkouts

ot 26 oll companies in ‘15 states by the Navy, ‘on order of President ‘Truman.

Union Head Orders Oil Men Back   Knight Urges Workers to Cooperate With  Pbkssciieecn:

Polish Capital Recovered After 5 Years Nazism   Russian Lunge Sweeps 24 Miles Across Western Poland; Captures Czestochowa; New Drive Directed Toward Danzig; Krakow Liberated.

Three Crack Soviet Armies Advance Across Poland on 450-Mile Front; German Army Believed in Full Retreat

FDR To Overhaul  Education Plan   Present Federal Idea Shows “Lack of Edu‘ational Standard”

FOR PROPOSES © MORE U, S. AID FOR EDUCATION   Overhauling of Federal Department From Top to Bottom Soucht

RUSSIANS TAKE POLAND, MOST OF EAST PRUSSIA, IN 32 MILES OF BERLIN IN MONTH’S DRIVE

NO INCOME TAX RELIEF DURING WAR'S PROGRESS   However Relief To Individuals Will Come Ahead Of Corporations

PATTON BURIAL CHRISTMAS EVE IN LYEMBATIBC   Widow Chooses Cemetery at Ham on the Soil Where General Triumphed   FIRST RITES TOMORROW   Funeral Cortege to Proceed From Heidelberg to Final Resting Place

General To Rest Beside Fallen G.l.'s   Site Selected by Widow; Final Services Slated For Christmas Eve.

Burial Will Be Made in Luxembourg Beside . Fallen’ Soldiers of His Victorious : Third Army, Attended By Episcopal Services

_ General To Be Haid Beside Own Troops  Will Bury Pati fon. In Luxembourg

Bury Patton Monday in Luxembourg   Body Will Lie Beside, Those of Fallen Soldiers of His Third Army

PATTON TO BE BURIED OVERSEAS   Funeral Rites for Great Military Leader Planned

FINAL RITES MONDAY FOR GEN. PATTON   Will Be Buried at Ham In Duchy of Luxembourg

Will Rest With Men of Third Army —   WIDOW SELECTS S$ SITE; THOUGHT HE SHOULDN’T REMAIN IN 7 GERMANY; BURIAL TO  BE CHRISTMAS EVE

Gen. Patton To Be Buried Beside GIs”   Cemetery in Luxembourg Lies ‘In Victory Path

PATTON BURIAL TO BE MADE ON CHRISTMAS EVE   Grave Will Be In Luxembourg Beside Fallen Soldiers Of Third Army  *

To Lie Amid His Heros In Luxembourg   World Mourns For Colorful Leader As Yanks In Europe Plan Fitting Burial.

Heidelberg Funeral Services Set for Sunday With Luxembourg Rites To Be Held Monday. Hamm Cemetery To Receive General's Body

Will Rest With Fallen Soldier Of Victorious GI's At Han Over Ground Where His Thir Army Had Rushed   EPISCOPAL SERVICE TO BE READ AT BURIA

Body Will Lie Among Buddies Of Third Army   Grieved Wife Picks Out Burial ‘Site

Burial for Patton Set on Monday   General Will Lie Beside Bodies of Men in Luxembourg

"FINAL RITES TO BE PERFORMED CHRISTMAS EVE   ” Widow Believes Famed Leader Wants To Remain With His Soldiers   GALLANT HEART STOPS   Complications Resulting e After Auto Accident Ends Bright Career

Gen. Patton To Be Buried With Fallen Soldiers of Mis Victorious 3rd Army

BURY PATTON IN LUXEMBOURG ON CHRISTMAS EVE   General to Rest Beside Fallen Soldiers of Third’ Army

Patton to Rest Aside Fallen G.i.s   Episcopal Services Set at Heidelberg; Burial in Luxembourg

River Floods Are Rising In Middle West   Seven Are Dead,  Hosts Homeless

FLOODS COUNT 7 DEAD, ntAVY DAMAGE CHS]   Ohio at Third Highest Stage in History: Thousands Are Homeless.

Floods Deal Blow To Production Of Munitions !n Ohio   Cincinnati Area Hard Hit; Many Families Homeless

Eight Die, Many Thousands Homeless, War Output Cut As Ohio River Still Risins

MOST DISASTROUS WARTIME FLOOD DISRUPTS WAR PRODUCTION; RED CROSS - TROOPS ARE MOBILIZED   Tens Of Thousands Homeless From Pittsburgh, Penn. To Cairo As Flood Waters Continue Rise

OHIO RIVER [S NEARITS RECORD LEVEL   Flood Takes Eight Lives, Leaves Thousands Homeless and _ Deals Staggering Blow to Munitions Making.

Thousands Are Made Homeless By Ohio Flood   War Plants Shutting Down As River Rises; Hope Cold Weather May Check Runoff

OHIO FLOODS DRIVE MANY FROM HOMES   Still Rising Waters Take 7 Lives:  Cold Weather May Bring ' Relief

Flood Disrupts War Production In Ohio Valley   Many Left Homeles  By Rising Rivers

FLOODS SLOW WAR FACTORIES      Thousands Left Homeless Gn Ohio River

Thousands Homeless, War Production Is Disrupted in  Worst Wartime Ohio Flood

Floods Deal Blow To War Munitions   Thousands Made Homeless Several Lives Lost, Waters Still Rising

FLOODS AFFECT WAR'S EFFORT   High Waters From Ohio Force Shipyard Workers, Other to Be Idle.   SEVEN LIVES ARE LOST

Thousands Made Homeless by Flood   Rivers Overflow Along 1,000 Miles of Midwestern Lowlands

Munitions’ Plants Hard Hit; Water Expected To Top Portsmouth’s Wall

OHIO RIVER VALLEY INDUSTRIES FORCED TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION WAR MATERIALS DUE TO WATERS

OHIO CONTINUES SWIFT RISE   Slows War Industries;  9.Killed by Flood

Record Stage in Ohio River Thought Near   Thousands Homeless, Seven Dead; Many War Plants Closed

Floods Ravage Wide Areas As Hundreds Flee   Eight Known Dead, Many War Plants Closed By Qhio River Surging . ~. Through Towns ~

‘River and Tributaries Spread Over Several’ States, Causing Thousands To Become Homeless.   IMPORTANT FACTORIES - FORCED TO SUSPEND

War Production Hampered and Thousands Forced Out o! Homes But Loss of Life Comparatively Small Only Twice in 300 Years Has Water Risen Higher;  Many Roads Blocked

Several Dead And Thousands Homeless. . . Ohio River Rises Toward One Of Its Worst Floods

Ohio River Reaches Third Highest Level in History  Thousands Homeless, Seven Die as

Many Homeless As Floods Spread. On Chio,Mississipp   At Least Seven Lives Token, Big Blow Dealt Munitions Production

Flood Waters Disrupt War Industries and Drive Tens. Of Thousands From Homes

Mid-Western Flood Waters Remain On Rise Leaving Thousands Without Homes

Mississippi, Ohio Rivers Still Rising   Thousands: Homeless; Staggering Blow for. Munitions Industry

Swollen Ohio River Cripples War Production   Hundreds Of Factories Closed; 7 Known Dead,  Thousands Homeless.

MIDWEST RIVERS RISING TOWARD RECORD LEVELS   FLOOD WATERS LEAVE THOUSANDS HOMELESS, DEATH TOLL OF SEVEN

Truman's Address: Great Instrument for Peace Created By Conference, the President Says

Minister Puzzled After Visit With ‘Red’ Hauser   Revealed That Dual Charges Are Now Facing Confessed Dreyer Figure

Slur On Bible Seen:  New Un-American Probers  Will Quiz Director Of OPA

Old-Fashioned Thrift Has Enabled Penna. To Build Up Surplus Funds

NOT TO RELAX PAY CONTROLS   Davis Takes Stand Against Easing of Price and Wage Regulations

PRESIDENT’S ITINERARY IS ~ ANNOUNCED   Will Arrive in Kansas City  On Afternoon of June  ai.

GOP Criticism — Of FDR’s Speech Muffles Otimism   Republicans Complain That Roosevelt Gave ‘No News;’ Democrats ’ Predict Senate Ready

Senate Feels FDR Failed To Say Much   Republicans Point To Lack of Details On Yalta Gathering

Sour Note. From GOP   Minority Party Solons Complain of “No News” In FDR’s Yalta Report

ASSURANCE OF ALLOUT PEACE BACKING WANES   GOP Criticism Of FDR’ Report Muffles Dem  Enthusiasm

SENATE REACTION TOF. D.R.’S YALTA REPORT IS DIVIDED   “NO NEWS” ON BIG 3 AGREEMENT, GOP SENATORS COMPLAIN

GOP Criticism Of FDR's Report Muffles Prediction Senate All-Out For Peace Plan

DIVIDED ON TALK   Republicans and Demos Fail to Agree on Report of President

GOP Criticism Of FDR’s Yalta Report Muffles Predictions OfSenate Accord

GOP Criticism of Yalta Report Dims Hope of FullSenateBackingPlans

REPUBLICAN CRITICS PUT SLIGHT DAMPER ON DEMOCRATIC PLAN  DDECIRGEATIC WVAITs Dre

GO. P. CRITICAL ON F.D.R. TALK   REPUBLICANS COMPLAIN NO NEWS ON AGREEMENTS

DEMOCRATIC TALK OF SENATE PEACE ACTIONS MUFFLED   GOP Criticism of FDR’s Report on Yalta Meeting Slows Down Demo's Predictions Senate All Set te Go on  Baace Plan

Criticisms Of Yalta Report Muffles Plan   Democratic Predictions That Senate Is Ready To Plan Peace Dimmed.

GOP Criticism Tempers Success Of FDR’s Report  Believe Paoce Plan Accured

Yalta Report  Is Criticized   ‘Demos Predictions.  Blasted’ By GOPs:

Republicans Criticize Yalta Report By FDR; Democrats Back The President

Snyder Qutlines Peace Program  Says Nation Driving Toward Prosperity

RULES GIVEN FOR UVERGEAS MAILING UF YULE GIFTS   CHRISTMAS PACKAGES TQ BE MAILED SEPT. 15 TO OCT. 15

MEET ASSURED ON POLISH ROW   Exiled Leaders Leave For Conference In Moscow

FOOD SHORTAGES TO BE HANDLED BY TRUMAN'S CZAR   President Reaches Into Congfreas and Comes Up With Rep. Clinton Anderson to Fake Over Nations’ Serious Food Problems

New Mexico Democrat, New Food Czar, Named by Truman to Take Over Country's Biggest Headache

PRESIDENT PICKS CONGRESSMAN TO BE FOOD ADMINISTRATOR  * REP, CLINTON P. ANDER ; SON OF NEW MEXICO NEV q SECRETARY ACRICULTURI

New Secretary Of Agriculture Given Mandate   Clinton P. Anderson Cloaked With Wide  Powers By Truman

Federal Regime Moves Westward From the Hudson   Pres. Truman Appoints Three Westerners to Important Cabinet Posts.   New Mexican Becomes Apriculture Secretary

ANDERSON T0 BE FOOD “CZAR” OF UNITED STATES   ‘o Have Virtually Complete Control of Food Problems As Secretary Of Agriculture And War Food Administrator.

PRESIDENT NAMES “CZAR” TO ‘TAKE CHARGE FOOD SITUATION. COUNTRY’S BIGGEST HEADACHE

SHOWERS BREAK STATE DROUTH   Rising Temperetures. Clipped Over State—More Rain is Predicted

JAPS ABANDON DAM NEAR MANILA   LAST OF CITY’S THREE RESERVOURS FALLS INTO HANDS OF AMERICANS,

Yanks Secure Last of Dams   Hold Manila’s Three Reservoirs after Cracking Fixed Points

Maj. Gen. Reckord Gets Welcome i  Warns Peace Must Be Solved; Large Army-Navy Maintained

POWERFUL MILITARY FORCE IS ADVOCATED   Maj. Gen. Reckord Says World Should Listen When America Speaks In Future

* i HINT GIVEN THAT ANNOUNCE “MENT WILL BE MADE FRIDAY. "OF MANY PLANS MADE . ... AT CONFERENCE.

WORLD WAITS DECISIONS AT POTSDAM   Some Subjects Which Are Believed to Have Been Discussed

Illinois Phone Strike and Threat of National Walkout End in Compromise

Expect fo Double Tire Outpui for Passenger, Automobiles Next Year

OPA IS LASHED BY WHEELER IN MEAT INQUIRY      Williams Claims Staff Unable Tc Cope With Black Market

NO SHORT CUT To _ VICTORY —FORREST AL   Navy Secretary Replies To Woman, Who Protested Loss Of Life In Taking Iwo

JAP COLANEL INCRIMINATES YAMASHITA   Says He Nodded Assent for Execution of 600 Filipinos

Gen, Yamashita Connected With Execution Of Hi   Japanese Colonel Testifies That Gen. Yamashita Nodded Approval For  Fxecutions   REBUTTAL BEGINS IN MANILA TRIAL

Jap Colonel Says Yamashita Gave Nod That Sent 600 Filipinos to Death

DIPLOMATIC OBSERVERS BELIEVE MOSCOW MAKING AMENDS IN PEACE DISPUTE

SPAIN CANCELS FRENCH PERMITS   Reprisal for Mob Attack On Spanish Nationals

ROADSIDE BILL 15 STRONGLY OPPOSED      Property Owners Object _ Strenuously to Measure

PROTESTS HEARD ON ROADS PLAN   Strong Opposition To Bil For Roadside Limits At Annapolis

ROADSIDE BILL IS. STRONGLY OPPOSED   _Strenuously to Measure  Property Owners Object

30,000 JAPS BELIEVED TRAPPED IN MANDALA)   Nip Resistance Light As Last Escape Route Cut.

Yank Planes Hit Primary Targets   Points Between Red, U. S. Armies Blasted

BOMB TARGETS IN SLOVAKIA   “Yanks Raid Between Allied. Russian Lines

MARINES LAUNCH TO CLEAR IWO   Vielent Fighting Against 6000 Japs Pinned Against Suicide Cliffs; Final Luzon Phase Starts.

UNTIL V-E DAY   Will Determine Value of Point Credits Then for Discharaes.

Value of Credits to Soldiers: Must Wait Nazis Defeat   Discharge Regulations Will Not be Made by Army Until Then

Army Refuses to Talk About Discharge Plan:   Must Wait Until Nazis Have Been Defeated, Department Says

U.S. Carrier Planes Pound Jap Warships   Americans Push Ahead On Luvan

Possible Relief Forces For Philippine Enemy   Japanese Say Planes Raided South IndoChina Coast All Day; Nimitz Says Japs Attacked Off Coast North of Saigon

Yank Bombs Hit Indo-China   Pounce on Enemy Sea Force in Deepest Penetration of Jap Waters; Hear Enemy Fleet Coming Out

Carrier Planes Hit Jap Convoy Rushing to Luzon   Fleet Makes Deep Penetration Into Jap-Held Waters

AMERICAN CARRIER PLANES ATTACKING JAPANESE SEA FORCE   U. S. ARMY TROOPS CON. TINUE STRENGTHENING POSITION ON LUZON

YANK PLANES BATTER COAST OF INDO-CHINA   Troops Press Forward 10 Miles In Drive for  Manila

Jap Sea Foree Speeding From South Raided   Sixth Army Advances Ten Miles To Manila As Railroads, Towns  Fall To Yank Troops

Carrier Planes Raid Jap Ships Off Indo-China   6th Army on Luzon Moves 10 Miles toward Manila ~

Daring U.S. Pilots Raid Indo-China Coast; Tokyo May Order Fleet Out

POUNCE ON. AID BEING SENT BY JAPS TOLUZON   Ten Mile Advance Scored By U.S. Troops on Way to Manila

KISHI GIVES UP TO AMERICANS IN JAPAN   Minister of Commerce and Industry in Tojo’s Cabinet

SOLONS WORK PAST DEADLINE   Clocks Masked As Assembly Tries To End Session; Fund Bill Approved

JAPS. ADVISED SOREM ADMIT DEFEA]      Traces Factors That Led to Capitulation of Ceuntry

Premier Asks Japan fo Admit Defeat and to Carry Out All Surrender Terms of the Allies   Absolute Obedience to Imperial Will Is lirved: Reasons for Nip Downfall Given

Japan Prince Views Defeat As ‘Bitter Pill   Nation Calls On Mikado to Forgive Stunid Mistakes

JAPS TOLD 10 ADMIT DEFEAT   Fulfill, All Surrender Terms Premier Urges

People Told To Fulfill Allied Terms   “We Are Now Tasting Bitter Cup Of Defeat’ Prince Tells Diet

New Class Of Super-Carriers Signpost To Close-In Course Of Navy's War In Pacitic

President’s Labor Bill Introduced   Fact-Finding Strike Boards Proposed

CHARGE MADE. “RUSSIAN SPY.  ROT. SECRETS   NEW YORK NEWSPAPER SAYS ' GEORET AGENTS SOUGHT "ATOMIC AND AVIA- ©  * “IFION DATA

Yankee Ninth, Canadian Ist, Link Armies   Germans Blow Up Three Mined Eseape Bridges At Duesseldorf,   IN DRAMATIC RACE

German Armies Race to Cross Rhine River   Allied Forces Pursue Fragments Of Enemy Forces

Once-Proud Germans Fleeing In Disorder    Broken Remnants Of Three Armies Dash For Rhine And — Escape Routes With Yanks Closing In To Save Bridges

Br oken Ger man F or ces F lecing Acr¢ oss Rhine   Newly-Linked Arerican Ninth and Canadian Firet 'sArmies in Strong Pursuit of Enenzica           Huns Blow Up All But Escape Bridee   Two German  Arintes Destroyed © As Organized Fighting Foreess Yanks :  At Cologne .

Chaos Exists As Germans Drag Across Great River   “Allies Race To Get One Bridge Intact.

ALLIED FORCES RACE 10 SEIZE VITAL BRIDGES   Germans Blasting All Spans Except Those Used for Escape

Broken Germans Pour Over Water Barrier, Ready To Blow Up More Bridaes

NO CROSSING OF RIVER YET MADE BY AMERICANS   Troops 4 Miles From Cologne, Shelling Ruhr Factories

TWO ARMIES HESTROVED AS HEATING UNITS   Bewildered Remnants Driven into 23-Mile Sireich on West Bank.

American 9th, Canadian 1st Armies Joined   Two German Forces Reported Destroyed As Fighting Units By Powerful Assaults

U.S. Ninth Links With Canadians,  Pursues Knemy   Allies Destroy Two Nazi Armies As Organized Fighting Units; Battered Survivors Blast Bridges

Chaos Exists As Allies Race Ahead   Foe Blasts Bridges In Effort to Stem Rising Tide

Germans Yield Before Attack West of Rhine   Retreating Enemy Wrecke  River Spans.in Effort PE ee Be mre  >

\Allies Race for Control Of 5 Remaining Bridges At Duisberg and Wesel   Nazis Blowing Up Most of Bridges Across Rhine But Leave Others for Attempt to Evacuate Beaten Forces

U.S.,Canadian Armies Join In Northern Area   Two Enemy Forces Destroyed By Swift Yank Breakthrough, Third Is Badly Mauled; Nazis Blast Bridges At Duesseldorf

Allied Armies Give Chase: Chaos Exists   American Ninth and Canadian First Armies Join In Big Push; Two German Armies  Destroyed “As Organized Fievhtinge Forees

Report Chaos at Approaches to  Wesel Bridges   Allied Headquarters Declares Enemy’s Ist Parachute Army and 15th Army Destroyed as Organized Fighting Forces

Allies Racing To Save Span For Crossing’ Germans Blowing Up All  Except Mined Escape Bridges  ENEMY IN CHAOS First Army Units Sweep Within Four Miles of      ENEMY IN CHAOS

Three German Armies Flee Across River As Allies Poise For New Strike   (Chaos Exists Along Routes Of Escape   Enemy ‘Yielding Virtually All Territory West Of Great Barrier

U.S., Caiiadian Forces Battle to Save Vital Bridges Across River   Pomerania Split by Russian Drive to Baltie German Radio Reports; U. S. First Army Nears Cologne; Outbreak of Fighting Occurs in Italy

Americans and Canadians in Hot Pursuit   Allies Racing to Get One of River’s Bridges Intact

Chaos Reigns At Ends Of Bridges   Trap Tightened On Numerous Enemy Divi sions In Stolp-Gdynia-Danzig Areas To f Northeast; Strike Toward Stettin.- :

Broken Forces Flee Across Bridges, Chased by Victors; Allies Race to Seize Spans

Battered Remnants 0 German Armies B Up All Except T  Reeane Rridvas              ALLIES IN RACE FOR INTACT SPA   Big Guns Rip Ruhr Fac tories — Units Under Hodges in 6-Mile S Toward Cologne.

Americans Join Canadians To Pursue Foe  Enemy Parachute Army, 15th Army Destroyed by Allies

ALLIES RACING TO REACH BiG RIVER BRIDGES   CANADIANS AND U.S FORCES LINKED IN PUSH TO RUHR

Allies Race For Bridges   American Ninth, Canadian First Armies Linked, Pursue Battered Enemy   Shells Rip Factories   Germans Blowing Bridges To Halt Allies Rushing For River Crossings

RUSH FORWARD TO SAVE FIVE VITAL BRIDGES   Enemy Forces Pinned In 23-Mile Stretch On West Bank

Remnants Of Crack Forces Cross Rhine   Many Bridges Are Blown Up By The Hune

ALLIES PURSUE FLEEING NAZIS   Two Armies Destroyed as Organized Fighting Forces   CHAOS EXISTS   Seventh Army Troops Return To Attack Along Saar; 9th and ist Link

Junction Is Effected by © Americans and Canadians  Allies In Race To Seize atLeast i   Allies In Race To Seize at Least One of 5 Remaining Rhine Bridges

Nazi Armies Are Chased by Advancin Allies: Germans Fleeing Across Rhine

MEXICO CITY CONFERENCE EXTENDED   To Run Through Thursday in Order to Discuss Argentina

Chinese Reds Consider Claim Against U.S.   May Ask Payment For Damage Done by American Airmen

CHINESE REDS POSE CLAIMS THREAT AT U.S.   Damage To Life And Property Charged In Aidine In Civil War

CHINESE REDS “THREATEN TO “ASK DAMAGES   REITERATE CLAIM THAT AMERICAN ‘TROOPS AND PLANES HAVE BEEN IN ACTION

Okinawa Troops Solicitous About Soldiers Having High-Point Statu:;

Automobile Derails Train; One Killed, 13 Injured At Brookville, 0.

TO FIGHTING MEN   He Attends Annual Dinner o' ; Radio Corresvondents’

CHINESE SEIZE CITY OF LASHIO   Burma Road Terminus Taken; British Close In On Mandalay

Proposes Lyping lowas Gas Tax senute Committee  Harammeneac Peececana

21 Days Fighting Marines Drive To \Northeas! Beaches lot Iwo dima Island

CHINESE PRESS AFTER JAP ARMY   Crash Intd Yahgso;, ~ 55 Miles. From. Kweilin

Army Drives Into Yangso From South   Other Chineses Unit: Repel Jap Troops In Indo-China

Survivor Of Bataan Death March Reaches U. S Forces After Living Three Years On Rice Diet

Survivor Of Bataan ‘Death March’ Joins Fellow Americans On Luzon

Death March Survivor  Joins Yanks   Air: Corps Mechanic Reaches U. S. Lines On Luzon After Three Years of Dodging Japs

Yank Who Made Horrible Death March Of Bataan Returns to American Lines, Tells of Suffering for Years

First Survivor From Bataan ‘Death March’ Joins Yank Forces on Luzon

RELATES STORY OF DEATH WALK IN JAP PRISON   American Lived On Bataan For Three Years

‘Death March Survivor Joins Yanks 'Hid From Tezon Japs Three Y ears

‘March of Death’ Survivor, Fugitive 33 Months, Rejoins Yanks: Tells HowJaps Mistreated American Prisoners

After 3 Years Bataan Death March Survivor Rejoins Invading Comrades on Luzon:

American Soldier Reaches U.S. Invaders’ Lines After 3 Years of Hiding in Philippines’ Hills

"Death March” Survivor Back With Comrades   Corporal Hides 3 Years on Luzon, After Eescape, Living on Rice

‘Death March’ Survivor Escapes. Hides For Three Years. Joins Yanks

Nominee Keeps Mum On Matter Of Ministr Vv   Aubrey Williams Defends Right To Seereey Before Senate Group

CHURCHILL BACKS US. SECREEY CN ATOM BOMB DATA   Convinced Russia Would Follow Same Policy, He Tale Cammonc .

Arkansas Governor Sure He’s Winner   Roises Garden That Furnishes. Whole Meal Far Him

Trooper Made State Highway Patrol ead   Did Not Apply for Job; Salary Jump From $165 to $400

REACTION OF BOMBER PILOTS ON KILLING RAIDS ON ENEMY ANSWER TO IAP NAME-CAITING

BERLIN’S ORDERED TO  CTIppaprarmep Twa ceIIinpgec   Col. Tibbets Illustrates Code of American Airmen

Raid Code Of YanksOneTo Be Proud Of   Always Thou ght of Danger- to. Women and Children and Took: Great Care to Guide Their Bombs Onto Target

Ford Workers Laid Off For Lack Of Part:      Gears And Glass Among Products Held Back By Strikes

BARES TO REOPEN TALKS      SHORTAGE OF PARTS CAUSES PLANTS’ CLOSING® U. A. W. ACCUSED OF USING FORCE, THREATS

LONG BATTLE BETWEEN UNION, G-M EXPECTED   Government Intervention Is Seen As Only Hope To End Disagreement   STEEL WORKERS BALLOT   NLRB Ready To Conduct Its Greatest Strike Vote In History

Gap Widening Between Sides In Auto Strike   Ford Plants Are Beginning To Close

UAW-Industry Tighten Belts For Struggle   Company Refuses To Reopen Talks Over Wage Boost

FIRM REFUSES TO RECONSIDER WAGE DEMAND   Ford Shut-Down Forecast For Tonight As Strikes Halt Flow Of Parts

Refusal To Reopen Talks Widens Gap Between ClO And GM   Union Workers Preparing Picket Lines For Long And Bitter Seige As Clouds Over  Automotive Industry Continue To Grow Darker.

Convicts Sought Alter Kidnaping  Quntle tle Dalancad   Couple Is Released But Fugitives Take Victim’s Automobile

Admiral Asks 20-Year Tight Rein on Japs   CARNEY SAYS COUNTRY IS NOT UNDERGOING _ SPIRITUAL REFORM

Yugoslavs Renew Terror Charges   Prime Minister of Greece Investicates

Halsey May Ride Through Tokyo On Mikado’s Horse; Saddle On Way To Admiral

Chinese Troops Enter Nanking  Prepare for Japan’   Prepare for Japan's Surrender in China

More Chinese, American Troops Arrive In Nanking For Jap Surrender To Chin;

Chinese And Americans Pouring Into Nanking   Prepare For Formal Jap Surrender In Pre-War Capital Sunday; City Scene Of Worst Enemy Orgies

Troops Move For Nanking   Chinese 6th Army Flying En Masse to Nanking _ to Take Controj

B-29s Unloac 3300 Tons In Kobe Raid  Fire Industrial Section in 500-Ship Assault

Kobe Battered in Heavy Air Assault  Obliteration Raids Carried Out

3,300 Tons of Fire Bombs Sear Big War Center; U. S. Fliers Report Foe Using Improved Craft, Skilled Pilots

Kobe Battered in Heavy Air Assault   Obliteration Raids - Carried Out Against Tapanese

Swiss Will Visit Japs PW Camps   Enemy Finally Allows Inspection of Prisons

Russians in Manchuria Still at War   About Ready to Open Siege of Mukden, as They Drive Japs Back

JAPAN FINALLY SETS TIME FOR SIGNING TRUCI   Tokvo Delegates to Fly to le Istand, Going to Manila in American Planes

Eight U. S$. Congressmen ‘Complete  inspection Of Buchenwald Prison Camp

Cc ongressmen Find German Atrocities Exceea Imaaination As They Visit Buchenwald Camp

Nazi Atrocities Exceed Wildest Imaginative Tales  American Solons in   American Solons in Look at Conditions Of Buchenwald Camy

Congressmen Visif Atrocities Scenes   Eisenhower Invites Them to See Horrors Of Nazi Prison Camp

Congressmen View Evidence of Nazi Prison Atrocities   Barbarism at Its Worst Proven to Party of U. S. Legislators

Men Hang on Spikes, Like Sides Of Beef in a Butcher Shop, Until  Death Comes, Americans Learn

Congressmen See Nazi Atrocifies, ‘Exceeding Wildest Imagination’

Atrocities Ire Congressmen   ‘Barbarism at Worst, Legislators Agree

Atrocities In Reich Exceed  AllImagination   Einkeiatéa” Bodie Stacked  Like Cord Wood Or Stull   Hanging On Bulcber  shop Hooks

E. Wilson Views  Nazi Atrocities   Congressmen Say Evidence Exceeds Any Flight of Imagination

See Proof Of Nazi Atrocities   Congressmen Find . Horrors of Death Camp Exceed Wildest Flight of Imagination

Bodies of Men Hung On Spike   Some While Still Living— ' Just One of Horrors of Buchenwald Prison Camp

EIGHT AMERICAN: CONGRESSMEN SEE PRISON CAMP HORROR  AFTER INSPECTING BUCH ENWALD AGREE EVIDENC! ! EXCEEDED IMAGINATION

Solons Shocked By Evidence Of  Nazi Atrocities   Eight Congressmen Agree They Exceeded Wildest  Imagination.

THIRD FLEET SHIPS DOCKED   Armada Berthed In Wesi Coast Ports, Awaiting Navy Day Programs

PART OF THIRD FLEET ANCHORS ON WEST COAST   Warships Will Remain in Area Until After Navy Day

Third Fleet Rides At Anchor Today  In Western Ports   Vessels to Remain Berthed Until Navy Day; Big Welcome Accorded lheroes

U-Boats Told To Quit War   Doenitz Orders Men To Cease Activities

TRUMAN FLIGHT PLANS UNCERTAIN   TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON WILL DEPEND  ON THE WEATHER. 

President Will Go Home for Christmas Even If He's Late   Weather Hampers Plane But President Won't Board Train

Board Urges Expansion of Social Security   Report Expected to Set Pattern for Requests from FDR

JAP LIBERALS WIL! BATTLE COMMUNISTS   New Party Backing Democratic Svetem

STATEMENT DUE ON AUTO PRICES   OPA Chief To Reveal News Or Matter Sunday

TOKYO WARNS THAT RAIDERS MAY RETURN   In Declaring That American Third Fleet Had Disappeared Nips Continue On Alert   PRESAGES AN INVASION

TOKYO RADIO REPORT  STATES U. 5. CARRIER  FORCE WITHDRAWN FEAR OF SUICIDE ATTACKS  BY JAPANESE SENDS TASK FORCE FARTHER AWAY

Cartas Strike   Tokyo Radio Says Task Force Withdraws; U.S. Fliers Find Enemy Air Fight Absent ©

Nimitz Promises Nips More Raids From Both Army And Navy Fliers Chinese Forces Retake Former Yank Air Fields

Planes Expected Back At Any Minute, Howeve:   Steady Pounding Of Japanese Homeland Kept Up By Planes Based On Okinawa

Tokyo And Navy Talk Of Invasion As Enemy Air Force Keeps Hidins   Admiral Nimitz Reveals Regrouping Of Planes In The Ryukus With General MacArthur In Full Command There   By The Asso ciated Press

More 1,000-Plane Attacks Expected   Honie Islands Undergo Pounding By Okinawa-Based Aircraft;. Yank 3rd Fleet Withdraws South OF Kyushu

Tokyo Radio Tells Natives Americans Fear Suicide Attacks against Huge Bombing Raids.   PLANES FROM OKINAWA STRIKE AT HOMELAND

PREDICT 2ND U. S. CARRIER ATTACK AT ANY MOMENT   PRESAGE INVASION OF JAP HOMELAND, TOKYO DECLARES

Canada’s Future Food Contribution To War Effort Still Question Mark

Canadian Wheat and Meat Distribution Poses Uncertainties for Dividing Available Food Among United Nations

1,100 BOMBERS RAID GERMANY   Hit 12 Nazi Rail Centers, War Plants

Bombers Hit Reich From West, South      Day Attacks Follow RAF Blockbuster Raid on Berlin

HEAVY BOMBERS JOLT GERMANS   Big Freight Yords at Muenster Among Objectives of American Planes

Reich Rail . Centers Hit By Bombers   Expect More Bombs Jap Radio Warns Harrassed Natives.

FREIGHT YARDS HIT   American Heavy Bombers Drop Cargo on Nazi Rail Centers

Bombers Hit From West and South   SU Wet MIE SUE  RAF Introduces Sixth Day Of Assaults By ‘Blockbusting’ Berlin Aaain

REICH BLASTED AGAIN IN EAST-WEST RAIDS   R.A.F. Hits Berlin At Night With Block-Busters

MERCURY DIPS AGAIN AS NEW COLD WAVE HITS   Fuel, Food Shortage Ease in Sone Sectors of State

BALLOTS BACK STRIKE 8 T0 1   Truman Statement Tuesday Expected to Stir New Bargain Effort

Follow Lead of G. M. Employes In Wage Dispute   Leaders Still Hopeful Strike Can Be Avoided

A New Torpedo Revealed by Nav)  Details of Chemical Weapon Kept Secret

BUS STRIKE HALTS EASTERN TRAVEL   Indiana Railroad Drivers Seek to Oust Other Lines Operating.

BUS STRIKE HALTS EASTERN TRAVEL   ; Indiana Railroad. Drivers Seek to Oust Other -; Lines Operating. = -~

4-Power Parley ExpectedToOK Mass War Trial   Resolution Stresses Urgency Of Completing Work As Soon As Possible

London Poles Protest The Polish Provisional Government Is Hlegal

German War Criminals ‘May Seek to Lay All Blame for Atrocities on Hitler

APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR WAR TRIALS SEEN   Four-Nation Commission Expected To Act Gn U.S. Proposal

Make Pr rotest  Against Ne Ww Polish Setuy   London Poles May Refuse to Recognize Govern-: -ment Agreed Upon  In Moscow

DISCUSS TRIAL PLAN IN LONDON   QUICK APPROVAL OF COLLECTIVE TRIALS BY BIG 4 EXPECTED

Carriers, Surface Ships Supporting Invasion Attacks Japanese Claim

Japs Say Ryukyu Invasion Is “Attempted” by Yank Forces   ARD MILLIMAN

Bombardment Followed By Move, Report   Carrier-Battleship Task Force Off Isles, Enemy Claims; U. S. : Silent On Action

President Says U.S. Public  Shares PearlHarborBlame   Has Nw Objection to Formal Court Martial but Won Order One Hinwell-Denies ‘Khiteuash’

ALL AMERICA BLAMED FOR PEARL HARBOR   Truman Puts Finger On U, S. Public: But Others Do Not

Big Transport Plane Crashes  Flying 1,000 Miles Without Crew, Ship Goes Down In Ohio

1] Japs to Die For Atrocities   Naval Officers Sentenced Far Murders an Wake

Rush Fresh Units To East Coast As Precaution   ‘hinese Forces Brace Tc Meet Strong Enemy Onslaught

MINISTERS. TO CONFER INFORMALLY   Molotov Awaiting Word From Moscow On Balkan Issue

Big-3 Foreign Chiefs Meet   Commissar Molotov Awaits Word From Moscow On Balkan Issues.

BALKAN PEACE SOLUTION NEAR   Foreign Ministers Meet In Informal Session  Today

MOLOTOV WAITS GUE ON BALKANS   Word From Moscow Might Clear Tangled Situation

Big Five Seeks Way For Solving Balkan Problems   Meet May Be Forced  To Continue

MOLOTOV WAITS MOSCOW TIP T0 CLEAR UP ISSUE   Big Five Ministers Plan Informal Talks Pending Word From Kremlin That May  Clear Up Balkan Dispute.

Informal Talks Held At London ~ By Big 3 Envoys   Commissar Molotov Awaits Note From Moscow On Balkan Peace Issues

Inf ormal Tails On Agenda Of London Meet      Solution of Balkan Peas Issue Reported Depending On Word From  MAE

New Hope In Parley   Fact That Big Five Meetings Continue Leads to Belief That Agreement Is On Way

- PLAN INFORMAL TALKS   Ministers Wait W ord from Moscow on Balkan Situation

YOKOSUKA YARDS ARE TAKEN OVER ~ BY YANK FORGES   Japanese Offer No’ Signs’ 0! Opposition As Yanks” Deploy About The Shores 01 Tokyo Bay.   JAPANESE FLY. WHITE FLAGS OF SURRENDE!   Americans Land Ready For Any Emergency. But Not A Single Shot is Fired As Occupation Starts.

Grim Marines Take Over Jap Yokosuka Base   Only Few Civilians Remain, See Landing In Sullen Silence

MacArthur Foi Cabinet Seats For Military   ‘Would Have “Professional Heads of Armed Services Sit With President’s Group”

Wants Professional Heads of Army On President's Cabinet   Belief Expressed By Gen. MacArthur   Favrefatherc’ Mictake

MacArthur Wants Professional Heads Of Armed Forces To Sit In On Cabinet Meetings   Would Be Without Power Of Voting But Permitted To Express Opinions

MAC ARTHUR URGES ARMY HEADS FOR CABINET CHAIRS   General Believes “Professional Heads” ‘of .Armed Forces Should’ Act As Ex-Officio Cabinet Members

They Should -Sit In, He n-Saya; at Sessions -ofCabinet; View. Is in Transeript

GENERAL MACARTHUR WANTS HEADS ARMED SERVICES IN CABINET   PROFESSIONAL WAR LEADERS SHOULD SIT IN ON SESSIONS. HE BELIEVES

General Asks More Voice For Services   MacArthur Would Give Professionals Place in Cabinet

MacArthur Wants Army, Navy To Sit In With Cabinet   Proposal Meets Immediate Rebuff In Washington; AP Foreign Expert Sees Three To Five-Year Jap Occupation

MacArthur Would Have Army, Navy Heads In Cabinet   Give Military Greater Voice

MacArthur Would Have Professional Soldiers Sit In President’s Cabinet

MacArthur Cabinet Suggestion   Believes Military  Leaders Should be Ex-officio Members Presidents Cabinet

MacArthur Thinks Military Men Are Needed on Cabinet   Says Professional Heads of Armed Services Should Set in

MacArthur Would Open Meetings Of Cabinet to’ Professional Heads Of Services, Without Voting Righ'

M’ARTHUR WANTS MILITARY VOICE IN U. S. CABINET   GENERAL PROPOSES SERVICES BE GIVEN POWER TO ADVISE

MacArthur Wants “Professional Heads” Of Armed Services At Cabinet Meetings

ARMEG SERVICE PROFESSIONAL HEADS SHOULD RE IN CABINET   So Says General  MacArthur About Question Of One Dept. Of Defense

General’s Views Revealed  M’Arthur Thinks Armed Services Heads Should Sit In With The Cabinet

MacArthur Would Have Armed Forces Heads Sit With Members of Cabinet

M’Arthur Wants ‘Heads’ Of Services In Cabinet   Suggestion Included In Transcript Of An Interview On Ar my-Navy Merger

WEATHER   M’‘Arthur Favors Ex-Officio Cabinet Seats For Professional Militarists

OHOWING SIGNS OF INCREASING UNREST   Idle German Youths. and Returning Soldiers Being Watched Closely.

Idle German Youths, Soldiers Show Indications of Unrest, Resentment

Idle German Youths And Soldiers Are Showing Signs Of Much Unrest   Resentment Against Displaced Persons I: Causing Most Of Feeling; Germans Are Bitter Because Of Thefts

Negro Troops Suffer Heavy Loss in Italy   Infantry Division Mauled Severely in Week-End Fighting

NEGRO TROOPS FORCED BACK   General Clark Reveals Tank Losses, Casualties Relatively High in Italy

Yank Losses High In Italian Battle   Negro Division Mauled By Heavy German Blows

YANK DIVISION BADLY MAULED   Earlier Reports Tended to Discount Italian Battle As a Minor Action.

92nd Negro Divisior Mailed Severely ©  Surprise Attack ‘in - .   Surprise Attack ‘in Ligurian Coastal: Area Costly to Unit

U. S. Negro [Unit Mauled  By Germans   Casualties, Tank Losses Reported High

126,009 idle asStrikes Continue   . Painters Added te Growing Ranks

STRIKE STOPS RADIO CHAIN BROADCASTS   Most Chain Stations Keep On the Air With Local Programs, However.

UNION HEAD: HELPLESS IA HADI STRIKE   Say They Can’t Find Men Who Broke Programs Down by Walkout.

400 IDLE AS STRIKE HITS RADIONMEN   Use Emergency Measures to Fill Airlines

Radio Engineers Quit To Boost Strike Tota   120,000 Reported Idle Across Country In Disputes Between Labor-Management

Attempt To Keep Airlanes Filled.   Seek Speedy Settlement Of Technicians Strike

LAUSCHE TESTS HIS STRENGTH   GOVERNOR WINS FIRST TESTS OF STRENGTH IN REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE

Prisoners Of War lovin To Freedom   List Includes Survivors of ~ Lost U.S. Cruiser - Houston -

CAPTIVES TELL OF ATROCITIES   Those Fred in Thailand Are Taken to Freedom at Rangoon

ALLIED PRISONERS FREED IN THAILAND   Stories of Jap Atrocities and Deaths From Disease Told by Those Reaching Rancoon,

300 PRISONERS REGAIN LIBERTY   Flown From Jap Prison Camp In Thailand Atrocities Told

General Bradley Declares His Armies Can Cross “Most Anywhere and At Any Time.”   THOUSANDS OF NAZIS ARE TAKEN PRISONERS

Berlin Says MontySeems To Be Ready   Heavy Smoke Screen Along Lower Rhine Hides Maneuvers of Massed Allied Armies

General Bradley Says No Pause Needed For Resi   Berlin Broadcast Says Montgomery's Forces In North Ready For Crossing

—WESTERN FRONT — River Is Shrouded In  Dense Smoke Screen   Calm On West Bank Indicates Armies Await Zero Hour; More Than 100,000 Nazis Captured In  Dalatinate.Saarland Virtary

Armies Can Cross River At Any Time And At Any Place. Bradley Tells Correspondents

Massive Smoke Screen Is Over 40 Miles of Rhine   US Losses in Driving to the: Rhine Were Extremely Low

GRAND ASSAULT ACROSS LOWER RHINE 1S NEAR      Smoke Shrouds Allied Armies Massing Along  40-Mile Front

Bradley Declares Allies Can Cross Rhine Anytime   Nazis Say “Monty” Ready for Smash;  Smoke Screen Hides Grouping of Armie«

AO MILES OF RIVER FRONT NOW SHROUDED IN SMOKE SCREEN: CALM ALONG ALLIED FRONT   BOMBS AT RATE OF 274 TONS. AN HOUR TURNING REICH INTO CHAOS FOR KNOCKOUT BLOW

Berlin Says Montgomery To Make Jump   Allied Troops Massed On Banks; Gen. Bradley Sees Crossing Anywhere

MONTGOMERY 3 TROOPS READY?      40 Miles of Lower Rhine Under Heavy Shelling, Germans Report.   CITIES IN SOUTH TAKEN

Bradley Says Push Due At Any Time   Massive Smoke Screer Hides Movement; Three Cities Taken

Allies Blackout New Developments As Montgomery Is Said To Be Ready For Grand Scale Crossing Of ‘Lower Rhine River —— Third “Army Captures Mainz And  Landau

Germans Report British Ready For New Major Attacks   Three Large Nazi Cities Fall Including Mainz; Capture Over 203,010 Hun Prisoners Since February 8th

Massive Smoke Screen Shrouds Activity Along North End Of River; German Broadcasts Say Allied Forces Already Springing To Eastern Bank

GERMAN CITIES ADDED 10 BAG   Bradiey Says Rhine Can Be Crossed Any Time

‘Anywhere at Any Time,” Says Bradley; British _ Are Ready   SHROUDED IN SMOKE   Mop Up in Palatinate and Saarland; Bridgehead   Widened

Smoke Hides Forty Miles Along River   Monty Heavily Shelling Nazis Across Rhine While Maneuvering Troops

Lobby Control Bill Passed By  State Senate   Work Is Speeded Up Today In Attempt To Clean Up All Pending Bills By June 15

a tt it aetbtdsaenaieee ast   Blown From a Bomber; ce \Held In 3 German Prisons

Truman Flies To Capital; Ceiling Low   ‘Commercial. Flights, Press. Plane Grounded ‘by Clouds

TRUMAN LANDS IN WASHINGTON   “Sacred Cow” Catties President From Missour

Truman Takes Off on Return To Washington   Press Plane Grounded At Kansas City by Low Ceiling as Were All Commercial Planes

Truman on Way Back to Washington   Completes Three-Day Christmas Visit and Boards Private Plane

TRUMAN FLYING TOWARD CAPITAL   Plane Trip Is Made Despite Poor Weather —

President's Plane Takes Off From !ce-Covered Airport To (Fly Back To White House   Leaves Missouri With Ceiling Only 200 Feet; Commercial Flights Grounded

President Ends His. Holiday Visit Home   Flies From Ice-Covered Runways Back to Capital; Hasn't Missed Christmas at Home in 27 Years

Truman Returns To Capital Today   Plane Stop at St. Louis Canceled Due to Weathe

Truman Heads  Back To Capital   President Ends Three-Day Christmas Visit With Familv. Friends

Produce More Food  In 745 il Eling  in today’s Hawk-Eye C zette, specially prepared   Appropriation Bills Voted

British Will Urge Liberated Nations Raise More Food   Cannot Cut Own Rations To Provide Further Aid

300 Strikers: Picketing Film Studios Are He’   Union Leaders Wait ~ For Government Word  On Wage-Price Plan

Vote Conducted Under Leg Provisions Of Smith-Connal Act; Tension Mounts In Holl: wood Film Strike   STRIKES FLARING ON TWO ATRUINE

Arrest 175 Strikers at Hollywood   Geney:al Motors Workers Numbering 325,000, Vote On Strike Today

Senators Return To Capital With Labor Findings   Detroit Hearings Disclose Loafing In War Plants And No Solution.

Manpower Waste Baffles Solons   Evidence Gathered on War Worker Loafing

Third Airdrome Taken By Aussies ly Borneo Drive   Report Australian Troops Push Deeper Into Interior Of Fabulous Island   ADVANCE TOWARD OIL REFINERIES

HUSH OF A DEAD NATION COVERS FALLEN BERLIN   Thousands of Germans Shuffle Through Brandenburg Gate To Lay Down Their Arms; Russians  Teen City In 12  Davs.

BEATEN NAZIS LAY DOWN ARMS   Unkempt Troops Shuffle Under Pillars Of Victory

Russ Hunt For Body Of Hitler   Continue To Check Story Of Death Of Fallen Nazi Fuehrer And His Propagandist, Goebbels

Hush Of Dead Nation Cloaks Fallen Berlin   Reds Check Hitler Suicide Story As 100,000   gee eee nme g, Rey Pp ee

THOUSANDS GERMANS SURRENDER IN FALL OF REICH CAPITAL   HUSH OF DEAD NATION LAY OVER SMOKING, BROKEN BERLIN

Dirty Germans Lay Down Arms Where Goosestepping Prussians Formerly Paraded Their Triumphs

Sullen Nazis Lay Down Guns   No Goosesteppigg as The) Shuffle Undep’ Berlin’s Pillars of Victory

BERLIN A CITY UF DEAD WHEN GUNS HUSHED   100,000 Dirty Nazi Prisoners Pile Up Arms Under Victory Pillars.

Russ Capture 100 OOONazis   Berlin In Smoking Ruins; Germans Lay Down Arms

Berlin Covered With White Flags As Thousands Shuffle Through Brandenburg Gate To Surrender

Czptured Berlin Like City of Dead   Thousands of German Soldiers Lay Down Arms in Reich Capital

Nazis Shuffle As Captives In Ruined Streets   Goosestepping Missing As Prisoners Go Out Victory Gate      DEBRIS FILLS CITY   2 eage Tell Reds ey Fought With No Hope To Win

Arms Laid Down In Berlin Where Proud Prussians Once Goosestepped

Thousands of Dirty and Unshaven Germans Lay Down Arms, as Hush of Dead Nation Hovers Over Berlin

Arms Taken From Berlin Population  By Russians   Hitler Now Reported To Have Fled Death

Beaten Germans Pile Up Arms i in Berlin  Shuffle Through “Pillars of Victory”   By EDDY GILMORE.

Hush of a Dead Nation Lays Over * Broken Berlin as Nazis Surrender

Hush Of Death Is Over Berlin   Thousands Of Dazed Defenders Surrender

THOUSANDS GERMANS SURRENDER IN FALL OF REICH CAPITAL  _ HUSH OF DEAD NATION LAY OVER SMOKING,  DDAPEAI PDT Tal

Hush Of A Dead Nation Hangs Over Smoking Ruins Or Fuehrer’s Berlin

Kennedy's Story on Surrender   Dispatch From Reims First Flashed News To World

DAM DEDICATED BY PRESIDENT   Truman Flies From Tennessee To Gilbertsville, Kvy., To Open New TVA Dam.

Report Liberty Ship In Distress   Carries Bombs Believed Loosened By Storm

Bomb Cargo Perils Vessel; S.0.S. Heard   Explosi-2s Loose In Liberty Ship Off Azores Isles

Cargo Of Bomb: Is Broken Loose On Shin's Deck   Rescue Ship Is Believed Nearby

J ap Surrender To China Will BeAt Nanking   To Take Place After Gen. MacArthur’s Formal Signing With Japanese In Japan

hl See         ONFER AT CHIHKIANG.  WITH GENERAL: GET NOTICE ON OCCUPATION  NIPPONESE ENVOYS CON

‘WILL SIGN IN NANKING   Japan to Surrender to China in Chiang's Former Capital

Byrnes Gives, Gains Ground at Moscow   Jarred From Isolationist Position by Atomic Bomb, Russia Shows More Inclination to Join in United Nations Affairs

SOVIET PLANS . 10 BE ACTIVE: “IN UNO GROUP   PARLEY RESULTED IN, " AGREEMENTS-ON ATOMIC POWER, : JAP CONTROL: AND  poe TREATY STEPS *. -

Commission To Control Atomic ~ Energy Is Plan   Aoreements Made At For * eign Minister's Confer‘ence Just Ended At Moscow Revealed   BELIEVE RUSSIA TO CHANGE POLICY  TrTrTTr  mMmmrrnawtT . «ed nO

A-BOMB BLASTS REDS’ ISOLATION   Russia Seen as Participant in UNO Meeting Jan. 10 in Lonaon

Chinese Told To Quit Fight   Lt. Gen. Okamura In China Tells Chiang To Give Cease Fire Orders.

Announce Formula For Peace Talks   U. 5. Representative May Be Third Party As Indonesians and Dutch Get Tanather

Dutch East Indies Parley May Be Held   Peaceful Settlement Of Dispute Sought; Appeal Sent to U. S.

PEACEFUL JAVA FORMULA SOUGHT   INDONESIANS, DUTCH TO OPEN CONFERENCE

WILL TALK OVER JAVA SITUATION   Minister Of Information Announces Formula Under Which Discussions Wil] Take Place.   -BRY RALPH MORTON.

Appeal to U.S. For Mediation In Dutch Indies   Political Situation Brightens as Governor Invites Rebels to Meet

TALKS WITH DUTCH   W ill Be Opened by Indonesians to Bring Peace to  East Indies

rno-Warns Nothing i Stop Independence Movement, But Wants To Avoid Violence.

Indonesians Ask U. S. Mediation   New Violence Reported in Java Over Rescue of Prisoners

CREATION NEW AIR FORCE IN PACIFIC AREA ANNOUNCED  MUSTANG FIGHTERS IN ANOTHER ATTACK ON

Spaatz _ To Take  Command   New Group to Be Made Up of 8th and 20th Army Air Forces; to Step Up Air Blows

-MAN WHO DIRECTED STRATEGIC BOMBING OF GERMANY CHOSEN FOR SAME JOB IN THE ORIENT

Hirohito Reshuffles 8 Generals; Philippines Cleaned up—MacArthur

NEW AIR FORCE CREATED UNDER GEN.C,A.SPAATZ   Liberation of Philippines Completed - - To Form Big New Allied Base

ASSIGN SPAATZ TO COMMAND OF GROUP   To Include Doolittle And LeMay Outfits   NIPS RESHUFFLE   Eight Generals: Japanese Forecast 1,000-Plane Bombing Raids Soon

CREATION NEW AIR FORCE IN PACIFIC AREA ANNOUNCED  MUSTANG FIGHTERS IN ANOTHER ATTACK ON JAPANESE HOMELAND

LUBLIN GROUP NOT WELCOME, MOSCOW TOLD   STATE DEPARTMENT REJECTS  , RUSSIAN REQUEST THAT LUBLIN GOVERNMENT REPRESENT POLAND

Lieut. Richard Callaway Describes Army Life In Netherlands East Indies

HILLTOWN FOLKS TO VOTE ON BOND ISSUE   For Construction of Consolidated Jr.-Sr. High School; Issue, $87,000   ‘PLAN THREE MEETINGS

HILLTOWN TO DECIDE SCHOOL BOND ISSUE   Schedule 3 Public Meetings For Taxpayers Next Week   NEW SCHOOL PROPOSED

State Department Lists Tests for Lend-Lease   Shipments Bound for Russia Will Be Reduced

RULE FOR AID TO RUSSIA SET   State Department Outlines Policy on Future Lend Lease Deliveries

CARRIER AND LAND PLANES BLAST NIPPO!   VITAL INDUSTRIES ARE TARGETS IN AIR SCOURGE

Yon After Ton of Explosives Dropped On Ground Installations On City’s 70 Airfields—Mustangs Striking at Kobe Roam Freely Over That Seaport — Forty-One Enemy Ships Are Sunk in Widespread Raids.

BURIED FOR 5 HOURS   Leavenworth Construction Worker Saved by Fellow Employes

New Set Of Rules Will Cut Use Of Gasoline  Many Rations To Be Cut May 1-

New Set Of Rules Will Cut Use Of Gasoline   Many Rations To Be Cut May ; To Tighten Up On Non-Highway Gasline

Cut Size of Jap Occupation Army   MacArthur Figures Force Will Number Only 200,000 In Six Months.

TRUMAN'S SPEECH TO CLOSE PEACE PARLEY TONIGHT  PRESIDENT GIVEN   PRESIDENT GIVEN NOISY WELCOME IN SAN FRANCISCO

Exile Pole Premier Scores Occupation  OF Poland By Reds   Arciszewski Says His Government Will Never Yield To Bic 3 Plan

LONDON POLES REFUSE TERMS   PREMIER DE: NOUNCES RUSSIAN OCCUPATION

CONQUEST PLAN OF NAZIS TOLO   Records Disclose Hitler Had Made Definite Plans By 1938.   7 COUNTRIES INVOLVED

Records Disclose Hitler Figured Seven Conquests   Definite Plans Made By 1938; Evidence In Air Force Data; Bullied the Crache

Rape, Destruction of Czechoslovakia Outlined to Court   Hitler's Planned “‘International Banditry” is Theme at Nuernberg

GOERING BROKE CZECH SPIRIT   Bomb Threat Ended Small Nation’s Will to Resist. Court Told

Claim Goering ‘Broke’ Czechs  Threatened To Level Prague With Bombs

Allies Reveal Hitler's Plans For Conquest  Ail Ready in 1938 Threats, Treachery Crushed Czechs

WIDE ATTACK PLAN   Hitler's ‘Schemes to Conquer Seven Nations  Reviewed

EVIDENCE OF PLANNED NAZI AGGRESSION   Goering Accused of Shattering Czechoslovakie's Last Will to Resist Hitler   THREATS OF BOMBING

Hitler Planned to Grab ] Countries   Czechoslovakia and Poland Were Included   Goerina Ultimatum

EUROPEAN CONQUEST PLANNED BY HITLER YEAR BEFORE WAR  GERMANS PLANNED TO DESTROY PRAGUE IF NATION RESISTED

Nazis Planned To Conquer  Seven Nations   Hitler Laid Down Program Year Before War Started

GOERING BROKE LAST CZECH WILL TO RESIST HITLER   Records: at. Trial ‘Disclose ‘Broken Nazi Promises. Treachery —

GOERING’S THREAT TO LAY HALF OF PRAGUE IN RUINS BY AERIAL BOMBARDMENT TOLD AT TRIAL.

COUNTY IS SECOND IN WAR CONTRACTS   Four-Year Total Here Is $174,747,000 WPB Reports

COUNTY IS SECOND IN WAR CONTRACTS   Four-Year Total Here !: Reports

MARINES INVADE KOREA, CAPTURE. BASE   Red Drive Threatens To Split Japs in Manchuria

Reds Invade Korea, Open New Assault   Vital Ports for Shipment Of Manchurian War Materials Into Jap Is Said Seized

JAPS IN CHINA ARE THREATENED BY SOVIET TRAP   Russian Marines And Fleet Guns Are Combined . Far Drive   RASHIN, YUKI FALL TO RED INVADERS

REDS THREATEN TO TRAP ENEMY   Russian Drives From Siberia Splitting Kwantung Army

Hirohito Accused Army Staff Chief Of Lying; General Then Suicided

Hirohito Brands Army Chief Liar   Anami’s Hara-Kiri Result Is Report

Jirihito Reported to Have Accused Army Chief of Staff of Lying to Him

Hirohito Accused Anami Of Lying To Prolong War  General Suicide After Conference

HIROHITO CALLED GEN. ANAM LIAR   Radio Correspondent Says That Jap Chief Of Staff Then Killed Himself.

Chief Lied To Hirohito   Emperor Made Accusation In Final Pre-Surrender Conference; Anami Then Suicide

Nimitz Hints That Sagacity Of Japs Should Bring  Early Surrender .

BITTER FIGHT _ REPORTED ON BROAD FRONT   Crack Enemy Troops Are Pushed Back 13 Miles ‘

Accidental Deaths ~ Revealed By Navy      Ambassador’s Son and ‘Another Lieutenant Killed in Explosion

DAVAO TROOPS LEAP TO ISLE NEAR MINDANAO   ‘Shore - to - Shore’ Movement Hits Samal

U.S. Forces Land on Samal Island  Air Strikes Cause  Heavy Damage

U. S. Forces Land on Samal Island   Air Strikes Cause Heavy Damage in South Pacific

Superfortresses Embark on Area Campaign Japs Are Fearful of  New Threat  ba Thaie Mamalana

Chinese Bombard Liuchow and Its Nearby Airfiel   One Attacking Force “Bracks Into Souch Kailway Yards ;

PRICES FROVE   May Ease Consumer Shortages; Clothing, Furniture Affected

ARMY REDUCES ~— TTS DEMANDS   CUTBACK BY MILITARY AUTHORITIES WILL PROVIDE MORE MERCHANDISE FOR WOME FRONT

Probe Polish Army Control   Issue Is Whether Or Not Troops Will Recognize New Regime

VESSEL [S SEIZED   Jap Hospital Ship Carrying Contraband Arms and Fake Patients

Jap Red Cross Vessel, Seized Carrying Guns  Fake Patients Also  Found; U. S. Plans Tharaiah lean

JAPANESE HOSPITAL SHIP WITH CARGO OF CONTRABAND SEIZED  BOARDING PARTY FINDS ARMS AND AMMUNITION AND FAKE PATIENTS

Fake Jap Hospital Ship Seized By Allied Forces   Vessel In Banda Sea Found'To Be Carryi Contraband Arms And Bogus Patients.

SEIZE JAPANESE HOSPITAL SHIP   BELIEVE CARRYING CONTRABAND ARMS AND FAKE PATIENTS

JAP HOSPITAL SHIP IS SEIZED   Army Investigates  Nip “‘Medica! Supplies”

Shells and Fake Patients Aboard Jap "Hospital Ship" Enemy Trickery Disclosed as U. S.  ee en Party lncmect:s Vessel

Jap Hospital Ship a Fake   Allied Boarding Party Finds Boxes of Arms, Unwounded “Patients”

Nab Fake Jap Hospital Ship   Bandaged ‘Patients’ Have No Wounds.

Allied Command Reports Seizure Of Jap Hospital Ship Carrying Contraband Arms, Fake Patients

Jap “Hospital” Ship Carrying Ars Seized  Fake Patients On   Fake Patients On Board Vessel Taken In Banda Sea

{Phony Patients sail. Under Red  Cross  Fake Jap Hospital Shio Seized , In South Pacific

Contraband, Fake Patient: On A Jap ‘Hospital Ship’   Yamashita Reported Killed In Air Attack

Jap Hospital Ship With ‘Contraband Arms, Fake Patients Seized By Yanks

MacArthur Is Step Nearer  To Tokvo Goal   Pacific Veteran Will Use Okinawa, Luzon As Base For Final Drive On Japan.   NIMITZ IS PARTNER   Jap Hospital Ship Carrying Contraband. Fake Patients Is Boarded, Investigated

Arms Found On Japanese Hospital Ship   Seized By Allies North Of Timor

FAKE HOSPITAL SHIP IS HELD   Jap Vessel Intercepted With Ammunition, Troops Aboard

Both Army Staff And FDR Guessed Raid on Thailand  Probers Hear Jap Code Secret Given British Early in ‘41

His Message To Commissioner  Of Philippines Warned of War With Thai Attack ‘Most Probable;’ US. Gave British Enemy Code Key

WAR TODAY   Germans Not Concern. ed With War Guilt Will Get Their Punishment In Unconditional Surrender

: Allies Seek No Revenge On The German Peopie— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (P   Fhose Besponsible For War Crimes Must Pay

WAR ANALYST HOLDS OUT HOPE THAT SOME GERMANS MAY YET BE REFORMED AND MADE DECENT

House Expected To Speed Sharp Slash In Taxes   Debate To Start Next Week; Both Dems And Republicans Pleased

For Fue ‘Ac . Neat ‘Weel      ‘Measure “Almost ‘Certain. To: ‘Meet

TAX-CUTTING BILL UP FOR PASSAGE NEXT WEEK IN HOUSE   Both Parties Pleased With $5,300,000,000 Slice Proposed

Tax Measure Is Assured ° Fast Passage By Congress   House Body Exceeds Vinson’s Suggestions

QUICK HOUSE PASSAGE SEEN ON TAX CUTS   Ways and Means Committee Votes Five Billion Reduction

Speedy House Fnactment Of Tax Bill Seex   Comnrittee Cuts Income Levy For Each individual At Least 10 Pereent; Business Gets Relief

$5,300,000,000 TaxCutting Bill Before House Next Week   Measure Pleases Both Democrats And Republicans

SPEEDY HOUSE APPROVAL SEEN FOR TAX SLASH   10°, Cut For Each Person Provided In Measure ’ Committee Submits

HOUSE TO START WORK ON TAX BILL NEXT WEEK   Group Plans to Cut Individual Income Taxes at Least 10 Percent

Speedy Passage Of Tax Measure Likely In House   5- Billion Tax-Cutting Bill  ‘Reaches Floor Next Week:

Tax-Cutting Bill Is Headed for Quick Passage   Both Democrats and  Republicans Are Well Pleased with Measure Cut Over 5 Billion

Tax-Cutfing Bill Goes to House ‘With Support of Both Parties   $5,300,000,000 Reduction Appears Certain of Quick Passage; Proposal Would Slice Burdens On All Individuals and Corporations

Quick Passage For Tax Cutting Bill is Certain,   $5,300,000,000 Measure Goes To House Next Week

Speedy Passage of Tax-Reducing Bill . by House is Likely   Congress’ Snarl Delays Action on Control of Atomic Energy

BlG TAX-CUTTING BILL GOES BEFORE HOUSE NEXT WEEK  FRI Pare AALUPTEeCeeVal A Ta wr

Tax Reduction Bill Certain To Pass in House   BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS LIKE NEW MEASURE

Five Billion Tax-Cutting Measure Goes Before House Next Week For Quick Action

House Approval Seen For Tax Cut   Democrats And Republicens Are Pleased With $5,300,000,000 Reduction Proposed

Tax Slash Bill ‘Due For Speedy House Approval   Cuts Income Levy For Each Individual By At Least 10 Per Cent.

Tax Slashing Bill to Betas Next Week   Ready Passage of The Reduction is Almost Certain

Speedy House Passage Appears Certain For Five Billion Tax-Cutting Measure

MENSURE OES TOHOUSE NEXT   Debate and Almost Certain Quick Passage of Tax Bill Exoected,   BOTH PARTIES PLEASED 

Quick Action on Tax Relief Held Certain   Reduced Income Tax. Corporate Levies, Await Passage

TAX - CUTTING BILL CERTAIN OF PASSAGE   Both Democrats and Re publicans Pieased With  Measure Emerging From Committee   REPEALS AUTO STAMP

Tax-Cutting Bill Passage By House Seen   Will Cut Individual Income Tax at Least 10 Percent—Slices Corporation Burdens

House Group Approves Tax Slash Plan   Quick Passage of Measure Calling for 5 Billion Cut Sure

House to Get Tax Cutting Bill Monday   Democrats, Republicans Pleased With Measure Approved by Ways and Means Committee

Tax-Cut Bill Now Drafted   Seems Certain of Quick Passage in House Next Week; Millions Affected

HOUSE FAVORS DEEP TAX CUT   Quick Passage Of Measure Ex. pected Next Week

See Quick ‘Tax Bill OK   Measure Cutting Levies By $5,300,000,000 Before House Next Week

Speedy House Passage Seen  For Tax Cut   Five-Billion Dollar Tax-Cutting Measure Backed By Both Parties.   RELEASE MANY PAYERS

Gen. MacArthur ‘Defends Policy Against Japan   Blasts Criticisms In U. 8S. Of His Alleged ‘Soft Policy’ Of Occupation   SURRENDER TERMS WILL BE ENFORCED

CELEBRATION CROWD OF 330 HEARS HARPER   “G. I. Joe and Jane” Honored at LegionSponsored Affair

U. S. Decides To Permit Emperor to Remain If Other Nations Agree   EXPECTED TO CONCUR   To Insist Ultimate Form of Gov’t Be Determined By Popular Vote

Big Four Wil Accept J apan  Terms. Belief.   . Peace Announcement Expected  Late ‘Sunday or Monday

SOVIETS BREACK RIVER LINE ON FOAD TO VIENNA   Four Nazi Strongholds Fall as Reds Hurl Foe Against Austrian Border

RUSSIANS SEIZE 4 STRONGHOLDS IN DRIVE ON VIENNA   Smash to Within 47 Miles of Austrian Capital, Breaking Raba River Line Guarding City.   GERMANS’ DEFENSES ARE FALLING APART   Fortress Town Taken by Zhu. kov’s Men East of Berlin —Baltic Port of Gdynia Captured.

Reds Take 4  Strongholds  In Hungary Gdynia Captured  Danzig’s Fall Nea Ty Ralnec Strigol.

Russians Smash Vital Nazi Line Guarding Vienna   Germans Hurled Back - Against Austrian Bor ° der Defenses

2 Soviet Armies Breach Raba  River Defenses   Danube Valley Defense Before Bratislay Gap, Key to Vienna, 47 Miles Away, Are Cracked

EDS 10 MILES FROM AUSTRIA   RENEWS PLEARE ‘OR WORK BILL FR   Soviets Breach Vital Raba River Defenses Guarding Road to Vienna

Hurl Germans Back Against the Austrian Border. Soviet Forces Seize Naval Base of Gdynia: Occupy Part of Danzig .

Soviets Cross Raba River Defense Line    Germans Are Hurlec Back Against Austrian Border

Naval Base Of Gdynia Seized  By Red Forces        Four Enemy Strongholds Taken and River Defense Line Guarding Vienna Smashed— Strike on Wide Sector

RABA DEFENSE LINE BREACHED BY RED ARMIES   Russians Now But 47 Miles From Vienna; Junction Paint Talen   GERMAN DEFENSES IN HUNGARY COLLAPSING

Raba Defense Shield Before Vienna Fold:   Foe Disintegrating Uniler Atiick—t Key

REDS SHATTER MAIN VIENNA DEFENSE LINE   TROOPS TEN MILES FROM BORDER, 47 FROM CAPITAL

‘Attempt To Bomb N. Y. On Election  Day Reported   Two Dozen Canadian Lake Freighters Sunk Far From Home In Battle Of Atlantic

Hirst and Third A rmies Open New Drive In West   tleavy Bombers Aid Attack In  Snawetarm   WEATHER

First and Third Armies Open New Drive In West   tieavy Bombers  Aid Attack In  ied Mmrwarct arm

‘UPPER PORTION OF BIG AIR. ‘DROME IN YANK HANDS— "MINDANAO, DRIVE ~~~ oo. 4g pusmeD

New Store Of Plymouth ‘Co-Op. Opens Next Week  March 1,'2 And 3; _ Alwin Becker,  New Manager

FORMAL OPENING, COLOP MARCH   Preview To -Be Held Wed Tiesday Night—Becker  Store Manager. -

URGES JAPAN BE STRIPPED QF INDUSTRY   Chief of Raparations Proposes Step To Prevent War   By HAMILTON W. FARON

Pauley Would Strip Japan Of Much of Her Industry   U. S. Reparations Chief Recommends to Truman That Nippon Be Deprived of All Her Chemical, Steel and Shipbuilding Capacity—Urges Shipping of Nation’s Gold to San Francisco Mint to Be Held Pending Disposal.

Japan To Be Stripped Of War Plants   Pauley Asks All Foreign Assets, Chemicals Seized

U.S. Reparations Chief Recommends Stripping Japan of Her War Industries

Strip All Jap Assets Abroad Pauley Urges   Must Take Out War. time Surplus He Tells Truman

‘Recommend Stripping Japs Of Industry And All Power To Wage War   Pauley, Reparations Chief, Would Take All Nippon Assets Abroad, Chemical, Steel, Shipbuilding, Electric And Tool Plants

Would Curb Jap War Industries  Destroy Possibility Of Waging Conflict

Plea Is Made To Strip Japs   Pauley Wants to Abolish Surplus Industry to Prevent War

ations Chief Urges Be Stripped of Most  Industry to Avert War       Pauley Recommends to President Truman (p Fourth Anniversary of Nip Attack on rar! Harbor That Industrial Facilities  » Sent to Other Countries in Far East

Pauley Advises Japan’s Big Plants Be Removed      S. Reparations Contmissioner Tells Newsnien He Favors Depriving Nips of Means for Starting War

Of Army - Navy      Fight on House’ Floor Over Revamping Will be Waged

STETTINIUS SPEAKS Al MEXICAN MEET   Building A Peace For Freedom From Fear And Want

Communists Win 152 Seats In French Election   Socialists Have Totai of ISI.

REDS HOLD LEAD IN FRENCH VOTE   Communists Capture 152 Seats In Assembly, Socialists 143 And Republicans  JoQ

COMMUNISTS LEAD IN NUMBER SEATS FRENCH ASSEMBLY  SOCIALISTS AND MRP  "PARTIES CLOSE BEHIND, NONE HAVE MAJORITY

BLASTS ROCK “THALIFAX FOR. ENINE HOURS        EXPLOSIONS IN, ARSENAL  GAUSE SMALL DEATH TOLL  ~ BOT -HUNDREDS- ARE —— INJURED

10 DIE IN BLASTS ROCKING HALIFAX FOR NINE HOURS   Naval Arsenal Blows Up . With Heavy Damage; Toll May Mount

10 Believed Dead in Naval Arsenal Blasts   Canadian City Rocked; Large Area Evacuated

10 Feared Killed In Halifax Area As Blasts Wreck Munitions Depot

RUSSIANS MOP UP MANCHURIA   Most Of Japan’s Stolen Empire Cccupied As War Dies Out

Warfare Seems  Nearing End  In Manchuria   Hsinking, Mukden And Harbin Under Russian Rule as  Red Arma Sweeps in

REDS OCCUPY THREE CITIES   Enter Hsinking, Mukden Harbin; Most of Manchuria Is Seized

Russian Conquest Of Manchuria Virtually Finishec  Stalin Mav Proclaim   Stalin May Proclaim End of Fighting in Order Today

Reds Occupy Big Manchurian Cities   Japan’s Stolen Empire Of More Than 39 Million People Is  Almost Entirely Taken

Red Army Occupies Most Of Manchuria   Moscow Bulletin Says 3 More Cities Entered by Troops

All Manchuria In Red Hands As Japs Fold   Manchu Capital. 2 Major Cities Fall to Smash  , ee ee

NEW EXECUTIVE VOWS T0 CARRY POLICY OF FDR   Solemn Oath Given By Justice Stone

GREAT FRENCH PORT OF BORDEAUX OPEN   Tricolor Hoisted Over City as All Effective German Resistance Is Wined Out.

New Farm Chief Launches Drive to Ease Meat Shortage   Anderson Seeks Fairer Distribution, Outlines Revisions on Slaughtering

Railroad Discoritinues'’” 2  OM Se   peat) fers .Paecencer, "Pratl

Pea ge Te eet ee ee  Christmas Came Late, But Merry At Tulsans’ Home

AMY 10 LET PEOPLE WORK ON OVERLORDS   MacArthur Told to Keep Out if Revolt Against Big Shots Started.

Truman Bares Control Policy   Wholesale Arrest of Big Shots Whe Masterminded War Effort Ordered Ir Move to Smash Enemy Militerism

JAPAN 10 BE STRIPPED OF WAR INDUSTRY   STERN OCCUPATION PROGRAM LISTED BY TRUMAN

Wholesale arrest of Jap big shots  has been ordered   U.S. moves to smash ultra modernism and militarism

Armed Revolt By Liberals To Be Allowed   Wholesale Arrests Are Ordered by Washington Officials

Sweeping Changes Will Be Invoked.   M’Arthur Got Plan Prior To Formal Surrender

MacArthur Told Not To Block Upset   Orders from Washington Also Call for Death — Of Nationalism.

REVOLT AMONG PEOPLE WOULD BE PERMITTED   MacArthur Instructed To Break Up Big  Industries

Stern Plans fo Eliminate Nip Feudal Empire   Yank Leader in Full Charge; to Accept Allied Advice

U.S. Poliey Defined by White House   Democratic Trend To Be Encouraged Among Japanese

Many Arrests Are Slated Among Chiefs   MacArthur Is Ready For Any Sort of Violence in Nippon

Americans Not To Interfere lf Act Occurs   Wholesale Seizure Of Nip Master-Minds Ordered; Enemy War Industry Doomed

Policy Calls for Nip Militarism To Be Wiped Ou   Instructions Sent To MacArthur by Government Revealed

Government Orders Arresi Of Big Shots   Statement Of Jap Occupation Policy Released By Departments

Supr eme In Directing Of Occupation   Arrests Of More Japanese ‘Big  Shots’ Coming

White House Discloses Wholesale Arrests Have Been  Ordered of Nipponese Big Shots.         SECOND LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS PREPARED   Sweeping Changes Called For in Defeated Nation’s Economic, Political and Social System.

M Arthur Told Rule Over Japs Must Be Tough   Yanks Not to Interfere If Jap People Revolt Against Overlords

U. S. Orders Wholesale Arrest Of Jap Big Shots   Yanks Not to Interfere If Democratically Minded Japs Start Armed Revolt; Japan to Be Stripped of War Power Any War Power

United States Is Supreme In Occupation Job   Democratically Minded Japs Not To Be Interferred With If They Start Revolt.   ISSUED BY TRUMAN

Directives To MacArthur Are  Revolutionary   Traoman Makes Public Post-Surrender Policy Sanushing Nation's War Endusiries   Others Limited To Peaceful Needs   To Lase Looted Wealth: WHI Be Stripped of Mil. iturism and Ulira Rationalism

Step Is Taken To Smash Muilitarism   United States Government Calls For Program Aimed At Wiping Out Ultra Nationalism Entirely

Order Arrest of Japanese "Big Shots’   Move Designed to Smash Military and Nationalistic Clique

Nimitz Fights Arms Merger   Pacific Naval Hero Before Senate Group

To Oppose Merger Of 7 Army, Navy   MUST FACE AWKWARD TASK. OF TELLING WHY HE HAS ius CHANGED POSITION ON MATTER

Reorganization, Expansion Of Labor Department Is Sought by Schwellenbach

Assert Charter Will Pass, With No Reservations   “Senate Leaders Claim Sufficient Votes To . “Knock Them Down’

Committee Hear: 12 Charter Foes Testify Today   Charter Supporters Favor Wide Power for  Use of U. S. Troops.

Senate Set To Blast Charter. Reservations; Last Witness Parade Started By Committee

ENOUGH VOTES SEEN TO KILL AMENDMENTS   Opposition Witnesses To Be Heard Next

Connally Sees All Reservations To Be Defeated   Opponents To Charte Heard Today By Senate Committee

STATUS CHARTER SURE   Connally Believes He Can Beat Down Change:

Qroku Landing Adds To Japs Confusion      Other Yank Forces On Okinawa Push Ahead In Drive For Island Cleanup

Marines Stage ‘Surprise Raid; Take Airfield  Make Amphibious Attack On Okinawa's West

Sixth Marines Br ridge Harbor to Win Hold on Best Bomber Base in Ryukvus —

HALF OF NAHA AIRFIELD HELD BY AMERICANS   Sixth Marines In Surprise Amphibious Landing On Oroku Peninsula   ADVANCES REPORTED DESPITE WEATHER

OKINAWA MOP UP IS STEPPING UP SPEED   Less Than 24 Square  Miles Of Island   Remain To Foe  1

Other Large Gains Made . On Okinawa   Americans Control Virtually All of Chinen Peninsula

Yanks Quickly Fix Positions  Infantry Mops Up   Infantry Mops Up In Shuri District

Greyhound Bus Drivers Leave Jobs   Those Idle in Strikes Reach 266,000—Movie Work ers Are Back

Bus Driver: ‘Join List ot Strikers   Greyhound Lines Paralyzed When 4.000 Walk Out

Faces Mann Act Grand Jury Sif   Alfred Seales Is Bound Over Thursday

MacArthur’ s ; Leadership Inspires His Officers and Enlisted Men

@ WHERE AND WHEN      MacArthur’s Leadership Inspires His Officers and Enlisted Men

Hildreths Sleep As Fire Sweeps Blaine Mansion  Ree  Pee      Dozen Rooms Are Damaged

NAME BRADLEY HEAD OF VET'S SERVICE GROUP   Replaces General Hines, Wil Look After Affairs Of Veterans

GEN. BRADLEY IN CHARGE OF VET AFFAIRS.   Named by by Truman To Succeed Brig. “General Hines

Report Russians Drive Across the Austrian Frontier   Lance Through German Defenses In Danube Valley

Chinese General Ho In Chungking fo Confer with Chiang Arranging ror Japanese Surrenders in China

More Than 4,000,000 Persons Put té Death in Oswiecim Concentration Camp

DOES NOT SEEK PEACE   Japan Will Not Surrender, Propa. gandists Reiterate

NO SURRENDER, TOKYO STATES   Japanese Have No Choice But Death, Nip Radio  Choruses

Berlin Hit for 29 Nights in Rov  German Communica: tions, Refineries, Raid-

YANKS CLOSING IRON GRIP ON CORNERED JAPS   Buildings Fired As Enemy Fights From House To House

Hold. Parkinson  Family Reunion  Annual. went At Hildreth Church -

Turnkeys Place Close Watch On Murder Suspect   Hauser Keeps Deputy Warden Always On The Jump

Red Hauser, Held In Slaying Ot Waitress, Keeps Guards On Jump   Constant Alert Must Be Maintain. ed In Cell Blook Due To Restivo Charge

Jacob G. Wenger Taken by Death      Funeral Thursday at Sugar Creek Church

Prominent Wayland Man Taken by Death   Jacoh Wenger Served on School Board and as Director of Bank at Wayland

Final Rites Held  F or. Daisy Peters  Akron Resident - Many Years

ESTEEMED EARLYDAY RESIDENT OF AKRON SUMMONED   Mrs. Daisy A. Peters Was Sister Of Mrs. F. W. - Burnett—Funeral Today

MRS. DAISY PETERS OF AKRON, DEAD   Pioneer Woman Succumbs To Heart Attack On Jan. 30

REGULAR WAGE FOR ADDITIONAL TIME PROTESTE!   4500 Workers of Lehigh Company, Others Reject Appeal by Government

Red Cross Elects E. K. Cheadle 1945 Chairman  Local Chapter Names Mrs. H. P. Bennett

Red Cross Elects E. K. Cheadle 1945 Chairman  Local Chapter Name RAre WM DP Rannett   Local Chapter Names Mrs. H, P. Bennett Secretary at Meeting

Churchill Spurns  Franco Overture   Proposed Alliance Attacked Sharply

FRANCO GIVEN QUITE A SHOCK   CHURCHILL SPURNS OFFER OF FRIENDSHIP

SAY CHURCHILL SPIIRNS FRANCO   Spain Will Have No Part in Peace Meeting

Reported ‘Churchill Brushed Off Franco Bid For An Alliance . Between England And Spain _

MAC ARTHUR ORDERS END TO JAP CENSORSHIF   Irked by News Suppression

Eighty One Per Cent Of 2,253,000 Armed Japariese Have Been Discharged From Armed  BRaorrpe   ORDER JAPANESE TO ‘WORK ON 7-DAY BAST!

Censorship Of Newspapers In Japan Removed   Government’s Temporary Suppression Of Stories   Of American Newsmen Brings New Order

ORDER JAPS T0 END CENSORING OF THEIR PRESS   Governnient. Restrictions Abolished By MacArthur   Acts After Nip Police Seize Three Tokyo Paners

Acts. After — Police Grab  Newspapers   Government Tried To Suppress Talk. With Emperor 

All Japanese Censorship Is Abolished Today   Mails-Radio Also To Be Censor-Free  DY EDARE WREMATITRIE

FREE PRESS IS RESTORED UNDER ORDER   Action by MacArthur Follows Police Con« fiscation of Tokyo Newspapers.

MacArthur Ends Jap Censorship   Most of Nip Home Army Demobilized

CENSORSHIP BY JAPS IS ENDED BY M’ARTHUR   Enemy Government Has No Power to Suppress News

“ALLIED = LEADER ACTS AFTER NIP STOPPED PAPERS   @Suppression Of Reports Of interviews With Emperor Attempted By Japs   FEARED ‘DEMONSTRATIONS’   Urabe States Officials Were Afraid Of Public Reaction To News

MacArthur Issues New Ultimatum             _ACTION CAME AFTER JAP: PAP! FAILED TO MENTION HIROHITG INTERVIEWS WITH AMER.  NEWSMEN

wl  HOME ARMY DEMOBILIZED   General Orders Round the Cleck Work in Shipyards

All Restrictions On Freedom Of Press And Speech Are Abolished   Drastic Action Follows Japanese Refusal To Permit Publication Of American Interviews With Emperor; Jap Army Demobilized,

Restrictions On Press Freedom  Are Ordered Out   .Nippon Government Reports Most of Army Demobilized

Abolition of Censorship Is Ordered   MacArthur Acts After Loca Police Suspend Three  Newspapers

Abolish All Jap  Censorship  MacArthur Directs Government To Repeal Restrictions

VANDENBERG KEY IN S. F. PARLEY   CAN SPEED ACCEPTANCE OF STABILITY TREATY

AMENDMENT GIVING VOTE TO VETERANS WILL BE SUBMITTED  SENATE VOTED TO ADOP  NABIYOHrB Cr OFrBsees ern rr

AMENDMENT GIVING VOTE T0 VETERANS WILL BE SUBMITTED   SENATE VOTED TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON POLL TAX

TIRE RATIONING TO TERMINATE ON JANUARY   Production Of Passsenger Casings Has Increaséd Steadily, OPA States   MANY WILL HAVE TO WAIT TURNS, HOWEVER

TERMINATION QF PROGRAM FIXED BY OPA   Tire Production Held Sufficient to Meet Future Needs

Bowles Reveals Production Is Gaining Rapidly   But OPA Chief Warn:  Supply Is Not Yet  Up to the Demand

Tire Rationing To End January First After Four Years   OPA Will Continue To Control Price Structures

Tire Rationing To End December 31   Production Reaches Level At Which It Had Been Agreed To Halt Restrictions, Which Have Been In Effect Since Jan. 5, ’42

Coupon Issuance  Until Then to   Be in Emergencies   Motorists Reminded That It Will Be Important to Avoid Excessive Wear on Present Rubber Supplies

Rationing Of Tires To “End  Januar ‘y    Certificates In Interim Be Only In Emergency

Tire Rationing Ends Jan. 1; Production Up   66 Million Output Predicted in ’46; Price Controls, Limit on Spares To Continue: Last Certificates Dec. 21

Tire Rationing ~ Discontinued  “On Deg: 31      SUGAR. ALONE TO REMAIN..ON RATION LIST AS CRITICAL COMMODITY ..

But Head of OPA. Warns That Supply Will Not Be Ample For Many Months

OPA Orders Tire Ration End Jan. 1   Bowles Warns Shortage Still Evident With Some To Wait Before Tires Available for All Needs

PRODUCTION. UP IN LASS TWO MONT      Price Chief Bowles Output Has chy Level Justifying 1 moval of Sales Curby              11,000,000 MADE IN LAST QU:           Government to Contint Price Control—Ban ¢@ Spares for New Moté Cars Stays.

TIONING. OF TIRES T0 TEND AN:   Prezrom Tenninatrd as Prorluction Now at  3 Sutisfactory   Levels

No Spares For New Cars, Says Administrator      Tire Production for Current Quarter About 11,.000.G00 

For Ninth Night — In Row by RAT   Daylight Smashes Made By Allies on Rail, Oil Tarcets

RAF Hits Berlin in Ninth Straight Air Attack by U.S. and British Bombers

NIGHT RAIDERS AGAIN HIT BERLIN   RAIL AND OIL TARGETS IN WEST GERMANY SMASHED IN DAYLIGHT ATTACK.

Mosquitos Hit Berlin for the Ninth Night   Attack Ends Month of Greatest

OPA Entanglement With Screens: Sends Othman After Fly Swatter for Summe:

First Army In New Advance; Town Periled   American Troops Near Houffalize, Pivot of New German Defense Line in Belgian Bulge—Heavy Fog Slows Allies—Western End of Enemy Salient Disappearing.

GAIN STEADILY DESPITE BAD WEATHER   Push Within Mile And Half Of Houffalize   Established By First And Third Armies Southeast Of Laroche

AQUFFALIZE Ta DEFENSE PIVOT   Fog, Blinding Snowstorm Slow Pace of Three Allied Armies.   AIR RAIDS EARLY TODAY

News Day And Night   Three Armies Closing In On Houffalize, Center Of Nazi Defense Line   First Army Only MileAndHalfAway   German Retreat Continues; Foe Braces For Renewed Attacks Inu Saar

U. S. First Drives Within Mile And Half Of Houffalize While Third Attacks Three Miles South And Other Forces Are Three Miles West Of Town — Another Segment Of German Salient Cut Off As Yanks Establish Contact South Of LaRoche

Nazi Defense Pivot’s Fall Is Imminent   Yanks Within Mile And Half Of Enemy’s Key Belgian Bulge City.

First Troops Mile and a Half Away; Other Armies Link Up to Grind Down Belgian Bulge

Allies Drive Close to Houffalize, German Defense  Pivot      PLANES ARE GROUNDED   Armies on All Sides of the Bulge Force Germans Back

First Army Drive Threatens Pivot of New Defense Line   New German Line Sags; Strasbourg Front Quiets Down

In Mile  of Enemy Line Pivot   Blinding Snowstorm Slows Operations; Ourthe Line Smashed

SQUEEZE IS TIGHTENED   First And Third U. S. » Armies Join South Of La Roche

ERMANS WITHDRAWING ALL AY TO SIEGFRIED LINE TRY Q STIFFEN THEIR DEFENSES   North of St. Vith Enemy Mounts Series of CounterAttacks Against U. S. First Around Thirimont, Touching Off Violent Battle   SITE DEEPER INTO THE SHOULDER OF SALIENT

But Americans Squeeze lighter On German Bulge   First Army Strikes Close t« Houffalize, a Commun: cation Point.  7   Nazis Continue Their Rout Into Siegfries

American First Army Advances On Houffalize While Blinding Snowstorm Halts Other Activity On Western Fron

ARE WITHIN 1.9 MILES OF ~HOUFFALIZE   City Is Pivot of Enemy’s  ~ New Defense Line in   Flattening Bulge—First and Third Army Fronts Are Joined. —

American 1st Army Is Near Houffalize   Mile And Half From Center Of Communications

TROOPS OF AMERICAN FIRST ARMY DRIVE NEAR TO HOUFFALIZE  FOG, BLINDING SNOW AND COINER WEATHER

—WESTERN FRONT— Fall Of Houffalize, Nazi Communication.  Hub, Believed Near

IST ARMY LEADS S-WAY ATTACK FOR HOUFFALIZE   Hodges’ Forces Less Than Mile and Half From Nazi Center %"

Blinding Snowstorm Hamper: Americans j in Catching Last Germans Within Pocket

Nazis Continue Retreat Toward Siegfried . Line; Hodges Nears St. Vith

Americans AreSlowedby Fog and Snowstorms in Belsium; Planes Are Idle

Pace Is Slowed By Fog   Offensive Rolls On After 4,000 Planes Yesterday: Battered Germans in Retreat

First Army Drives Near Houffalize   Fog, Blinding Snow, Colder Weather Slows  Pace

Fall Of German Communication Center Is Near   Américan First Army Drives Within Mile and a Half of Nazi De-  fense Line   Weather Slowing  ‘Pace Three Armies   ‘two U. 5. aud British Arm ies Linked ta Farm Solid Front Accelerating Nazi Retreat

Houffalize AttackedFrom Three Sides   Fog, Blinding Snowstorm And Freezing Weather Slows Down Assault

Yanks Within Mile and a Half of Houffalize   WEATHER SLOWS ALLIES ARMIES   First Army Moves Nearer. to St: Vith

U.S. Troops Plunge Close to Goal  Fog a and Sp owstorm On Belai ‘ont   Fog and Snowstorm On Belgian Front Slow Allies’ Drive

BLINDING SNOWSTORM SLOWS AIR AND GROUND ATTACK BY ALLIES IN VICINITY OF HOUFFALIZE   GERMANS LOST 243 PLANES SUNDAY IN GIGANTIC. AIR BATTLES; NEAR 1300 BOMBERS HIT REICH TODAY

Blizzard Slows Allied Advance ‘Aqainst Nazis   Report Ourthe River Line Smashed to Smithereens; Germar Counter-Attacks Fail

Nazis Hasten Retreat From Belgium Bulge   Effort Being Made to Save Houffalize as Well as St. Vith

TROOPS OF AMERICAN FIRST ARMY DRIVE NEAR TO HOUFFALIZE  FOG, BLINDING SNOW

U. S. Troops Plunge Close to Goal   Fog and Snowstorm On Belgian Front Slow Allies’ Drive

YANKS SMASH NEARER VITAL CITY IN BULGE   Fall of Houffalize Is Imminent, Germans Bolster Lines

Pace Slowed by Fog, Snowstorm; Planes Held Up  Sight Strong German   Sight Strong German Forces Behind New Line; Enemy Losses Total 844.891

Yanks Menace Pivot of Nazi Defense Line  Foq Slows Pace Of Allied Armies fa Wactaren Errand

Germans Apparently Withdrawing to Siegfried Line, Stiffen Defenses

Yanks Closing On Houffalize   First and Third Armies Drive Near Pivot of New German Defense Line   Establish Contact   Ourthe Line Smashed So Germans Cannot Set Up Defense They‘d Planned

Yank Drive Stops Short of Bastion In Nazi Defenses   Weather Hampers Other Armies And Grounds Air Force

Fog, Storm Slows Other Allied Armies   Famous Hell On Wheels Seeond Armored Division Drive Closest.   NEARING ST..Vite

Foe, Blinding Snow and Drop in Temperature All Combine To Slow Down Any Fast Move.  $14,000 TOTAL OF   814.000 TOTAL OF NAZIS AS PRISONERS

Washington, Jan. 15-—(AP) —~Amorican losses from Desember $6 to January 7 in the Germen counter < offensive are AMightly vender 40,000, jactuding 16460 reported missing.

First Army Drives Within Mile And A Half Of Nazi ‘Pivot’ City Of Houffalize

1st Army Within Mile And Half Of Houffalize   Capture Of Pivot Of New Improvised Nazi Defense Line In Belgian Bulge Imminent

Within a Mile and a Half of the City, Pivot of New Improvised German Defense Line in Belgian Bulge.   PACE SLOWED BY BLINDING SNOW STORM   The Second Armored Division Drove Close to Houffalize, Striking From the North; Third Army Nearby.

BOTH TEAMS EVEN AS THIRD GAME OPENS IN DETROIT   Score by innings: .; . +  -_ 123-45. Chicago “00602 Betrolt 000

(CLAIM ARMIES MASS FOR BIG SCALE CROSSING   3rd Army Captures Mainz; Fortified Landau Read Center

Will Be Made on a SmokeShrouded 65 Mile Front From Duesseldorf to Arnhem, Is Report.     GERMAN TARGETS   GERMAN TARGETS . ? THERE BLASTED   Earlier Enemy Report Said Assault Crossings Already Had Been Started on the - Lower Rhine.

MASSIVE SMOKE SCREEN HIDES 40 MILES OF RIVER   Heavy Shelling Reported; Germans Call Kesselring From Italy

WAR'S GREATEST BATTLE SHAPING UP ALONG RHINE   ‘Germans Massing Everything To Meet Coming Allied Drive

Far To South Mainz, Capital Of Hesse, Falls As Montgomery’s Army Prepares For Assault Crossings On Lower Rhine.   War’s Greatest Battle Shapes Up

65-Mile Expanse Screened by Smoke   Enemy Reports Crossings Already Started; Mainz, Landau Seized In Third Army Cleanup Drive

Allies Can Cross Anytime, Anywhere   Monty Throws Heavy Shells As He Maneuvers Three Armies

Planes, Guns — Pound Nazis;  Enemy Clainié Are. Confused   Silence Maintained By American Forces’

Nazis See Invasion Into Ruhr   Can Cross Rhine Anywhere, Declares Gen. Omar Bradley.

Jittery Germans Await Mighty Blow Somewhere In Area Between Duesseldorf And Arnhem.

Bradley Says Armies Can Span Rives Any Time At Any Place   Germans Believe Drive Imminent!   Massive Smoke Screen Shrouds Areas Where Montgomery Shells Foe

INDICATE GRAND SCALE CROSSING OF LOWER RHINE  EARLY ENEMY REPORT SAYS ALLIED ASSAULT

READY, SAYS. BERLIN STORY   Smoke Screens Cover Lower Rhine Front On 65-Mile Line

Allied Armies Poised For Full Scale Offensive   Prepare Assault Under Smoke Veil On 65-Mile Front

CAN STRIKE ANYWHERE, BRADLEY SAYS   Berlin Believes Montgomery Will Attack Soon in the North—Smoke Screens Shield Allied West-Bank Maneuvers.

Smoke Screen Hides Allied Preparations   Grand Scale Crossing by Montgomery On Lower Rhine ‘Seems To Be Ready,’ Berlin Radio Reports

40-Mile Smoke Screen Covers Allied Actions   German Positions Under Heavy Shelling, Foe Admits; Prisoner Toll Soaring

Shroud Front In Smoke for 65 Miles   Targets Blasted By Guns, Planes SHAEF Maintains  Silence

Gen. Montgomery Poised for Grand  Scale Crossing   Supreme Headquarters Maintain Cagy Silence About Activities on Smoke-Shrouded 65-Mile Front From Duesseldorf to Arnheim   TARGETS BLASTED BY ARTILLERY AND BOMBERS

Third Army Far to South Captures Mainz, Capital of Hesse, and Fortified Road Center of Landau

BRADLEY SAYS MEN MAY NOW CROSS AT WILL   Reveals Remagen Bridgehead Was Held Down "Til Saar Cleared

MASSIVE ARTILLERY BARRAGE OPENED ON FRONT OF 65 MILES  _ .MONTGOMERY BELIEVED - SET, WITH OTHER ARMIES SUPPORTING

BERLIN STATE ALLIES READY TO CROSS   Mainz And Landau Taken By Third Army   MONTGOMERY   Expected To Lead Attack Over River: Security Blackout Maintained

Some Reports Say Assault Already Begun   German Targets Blasted By \llied Massed Artillery,  Bn ns en we   GREAT SMOKE SCREEN

Germans Say Montgomery Ready To Spring Massive Drive on 65-Mile Front

British Second Army Ready for  Rhine Crossi ng   Berlin Says 65-Mile Front From Dursseldorf to Arn. hem Has Been SmokeShrouded   Allied Leaders Keep Cagy Silence      Marly Enemy Report Stated Assuuli Crossings of River Und Already Started

FRUITS OF VICTORY LOST SAYS LANDON   Country’s Foreign Policy Carrying Nation Toward a Third World  - War, Former GOF  Leader Avers.

Intervention Appeal Made While British Push Assault   Imposition Of Dutch Rule Seen By Leader

Bitter Fighting Between Natives And British Rages While ‘Republic’ Radio Asks Reds To Gain Justice ‘From. All. World’

Soerabaja Under Control of British Troops After . Bloody Week-End Battles .

Indonesians Ask Russian Suppor!  Native Casualties Heavy In Fighting

Tanks, Planes Are Used In Indonesia   Natives Not Giving Up Despite Heavy Losses in Battle

SOEBARDJO BEGS REDS INTERVENE IN INDONESE FIGHI   _ Leader Says Britain — Working to Reimpose - Dutch Rule in Land

British Inflict Heavy Casualties In Indies Battles   Many Thousands Reported Killed as British Make Gains

TO INTERVENE IN DISPUTE   Call Comes as HeavilySupported British Indian Troops Renew Assault That Has Cleared Half of Soerabajia. ow

Brit'sh Take Full Control Of Soerabaia   Tank Crews Repulse Fanatical Charges by Indonesian Nationlists

British Indian  Troops Contro All Soerabaja   Tanks Turn Back Fanatieal Charges By Indonesian Nationalists.   FIGHT BREAKS OU 1

GAIN CONTROL OF SCERABAJA AREA IN JAVA   Indonesians Suffer Heavy Losses; Appeal Made For Soviet Intervention

British Gain Upper Hand In Soerabaia   City Is Scene of Bitter Fighting as Tanks Turn Back .Fanatical Charges Of Indonesians

VIRTUAL CONTROL OF SOFRABAJA GAINED BY BRITISH FORCES  MANY KILLED AS BRITISE TANK CREWS TURN BACK

SOERABAJA IN BRITISHHANDS   Indonesians Ask Soviet Intervention In Java Fight

British Troops Renew Assault In Soerabaja   Indonesian Minister Makes Radio Appeal To Molotov—Fears  Return of Dutch Rule

JUEBARDJO IN PLEA AGAINST OUTSIDE RULE   British Turn Back Fanatical Charges; Take Nearly- All of Soerabaja.

Indonesian.  Chief Asks.  Soviet Aid Most Of Soerabaj  TT. LY.3¥JdjJ MP... W*2"_t

British Forces Gain Control in Soerabaja   Tank Crews Turn Back Fanatical Charges by Nationalists; Leader Pleads For Soviet Intervention in Behalf of Indonesian Republic

VIRTUAL CONTROL OF SOERABAJA GAINED BY BRITISH FORCES  MANY KILLED AS BRITISH TANK CREWS TURN BACK INDONESIAN CHARGES

British Force Controls Most Of Soerabaia   Native Leaders Call For Intervention By Russia; Casualties Are Heavy

Indonese Ask Soviet's Aid; War Goes On   Foreign Minister Issues Appeal as Natives Fall Back

Indian Troops Gain Control Of Big Port   Many Natives Slain as Heavy Fighting Continues

British Control Vir tually All ‘Of Soerabaja   Tank’ Crews Turn ‘Back Fa - Hatical ‘Charges By Indo-mesian ‘Nationalists, :  -- Netherlands Reports. ~

Indonesians Ask Russian Intervention   Heavy Nationalist Loss In Fanatical Fighting In Big Java Base.

Nationalists Are Virtually Oustec From Soerabaia   Many Natives Killed In Fighting; Curfew Is Clamped on Port

General “Ike”,  Stalin Confer   Say That Friendship Must Be Perpetuated

EISENHOWER AND STALIN TOGETHER   Russ Leader Says American-Soviet Friendship Must Last ;

ARGENTINA 1s ~ TO BE STUDIED   RESURVEY: OF ARGENTINA PO. _ SITION IN WORLD AFFAIRS 18 TO BE MADE BY , UNITED STATES

CONGRESS PUTS FINISHING TOUGH ON RAGNEY BULL   Bretton Woods Proposals Are Before Senate For Approval -

Senate Okays World Bank; 61-16 Vote   Takes Up Debate On Bill For More Export-Import Bank Funds.

The Man of the Year, the Little Guy, Is Still Trying to Understand Last 365 Days

16 Towns, Two Airfields Taken On First Day   Invaders Land Only 325 Miles  From Japan

Prime Minister Sends Op.  timistic Message to Ar “ mies of Field Marshal Montgomery

Piercing of Rhine River Line Brings Victory Nearer   Churchill Foresees Breaking of German Resistance in Message To Montgomery's Men

‘Decisive Victory Near'—Churchill  ‘Complete Defeat Of German: Certain.’ Says Montgomery

Victory  Near, Says Message by Churchill.  Prime Minister At Headauarters'As   “Prime Minister At Headquarters‘As Drive Starts

Victory Near; Is Message Of Churchill   British Premier  At War Front

Eisenhower’sMen Pour AcrossRhine   Monty, Premier Tell Troops Now Going In For Final Round

Churchill at  Headquarters   Sends Superb Task Nears End Once  Dhine line Pierced

CAVES CLEARED OUT ON LUZON   Landing Of Americans On Mindanao Claimed By Tokyo

Jury Acquits Army Wife   Only Dependency Suit Filed in Behalf of Baby Left of Tangled Case

“Then Shall The End Come”   Pasadena Prophet Picks Friday Morning For Last Day On Earth: Says Bodies To Explode

Church Men Await Worlc End Friday —   PASADENA MAN SAYS ATOMIC EXPLOSION TO DESTROY EARTH

Probe Oklahoma City Maternity Home  New-Born Babe Held As ‘Hostage’

HOUSE GOP GROUP SEEKS TO END A WAR AGENCIES   Abolition of Offices of War information, Economic Stabilization, —Inter-American Affairs and War RelocaHan Goaught

MOVE TO KILL WAR AGENGIES   House Republicans Oper  Drive To Abolish  Four Units

Tariff-Cutting Power Eliminated   Senate Committee Then Reports Bill Fovorably

Fight Launched on War Agencie:  Republicans Want Fou = dehatiticods

Senate Committee Cuts Out Tariff Reduction On Trade Extension Bill

Tariff Cutting Power Removed   Senate Finance Committee Strikes  Out Authority

Republicans i in House fo Propose Abolition of Four War Agencies

COP Would Kill  4 War Agencies   Senate Committee Opposes Tariff Cutting Authority

4 War Agencies May Be Dropped   House Republicans In Surprise Move

Senate Group Kills Power to Reduce Tariff   Three Democrats Join With Republicans to Strip Authority From Measure

REMOVES RIGHT TO CUT TARIFF ON TRADE BILL   Hopes to Place Rate Cutting Authority Back Into Measure While in Senate

POWER TO CUT TARIFF CURBED   Senate Committee Then Approves Trade Bill

50% Tariff Cutting Power Stricken Out   Senate Commiittce Votes 10 to 9 to Amend Trade Bill

Shorn Trade Bill Reported to Senate   Three Democrats Join Republicans In Opposing Amendment to Measure Extending Reciprocal Agreements

Authority For Cutting Tariff Is Voted Down   Finance Unit Reports Reciprocal Trade Measure - Favorably

TARIFF CUTTING BILL REJECTED BY COMMITTEE   Reciprocal Trade Plan Reported Favorably After Elimination

SENATE COMM. TURNS DOWN ADM. REQUEST   . ‘;Move to Authorize ‘Tariff Cuts Is ‘Beaten, 10 to 9

Program of Tariff Cuts Hits a Snag   Authority to Reduce Rates Gets Adverse Report by Senate Group

George Says He’ll Move T« Get Rate-Cutting Power Put Back Into Plan

 ee Me rv Vv rw 5. sl ete _— eo  ‘Amendment To Cut Tariffs ‘Beaten By Finance Group

OPA Says Ohio Gets Its Share CLEVELAND. (AP).—It may no   TARIFF SLASH © IS ELIMINATED

Committee Knifes Reciprocal Trade Agreement Bill   Measure Reported Favorably to Senate With Authority to Cut Rates Removed

Committee Cuts Tariff Slashing Power From Bill   Fight For Authority To Reduce Customs Will Be Continued

Seek [Abolition Of 4 Wartime U. S. Agencies   GOP Urges End of OWI, OES, WRA, IAA in Surprise Move Today

IN A SURPRISE MOVE    House Republicans Would Abolish  Four Agencies

WOULD CHANGE TRADE MEASURE   Senate Group Strikes TariffCutting Provision From’ Bil

Trading Bill Life Extender For 3 Years   Finance Committee Turns Deaf Ears To-Truman Request

19,000 MARINES AND BLUEJACKETS (0 ASHORE TODAY   Gen. MaeArthur Flies North From Manila for Triumphal Entry Into Japan Thursday.   U.S. FLAG FLIES OVER AIRFIELD NEAR CAPITAL   Deathly Stillness Grips City as Occupation Draws Near —Three Fleets to Ring  Islands. ~   BULLETIN.

“Blows From North” Taken As Hint Allies May Hit iGermany From New. Angle

Striking at Nazi Through Norway's Invasion Possible   Shortening War With Drives to Divide Foe Forces Hoped For

FURTHER INVASIONS IN PROSPECT    Allies May Enter Norway, Denmark To Speed War’s End

NEW INVASIONS ARE POSSIBLE   BIG THREE TALK LANDINGS TO SURROUND GERMANY

JAP OFFICERS ARE CONVICTED   Nip Military Court Sends Two To Prison For Torturing Fliers

Combined land-sea team hurls might at Iwo island fortress   Patrols stab five miles beyond vital airdrome; successes in Asia divided

DRIVE TOWA MANILA GAINS RICHEST PRIZE   NAVAL TASK FORCE AND B-29S BLAST IWO JIMA

Nearby Fort ls Taken By -Armv Troops   Navy Continues To Blast Iwo Jimo Isle

Yank Patrols Probe Ahead Only 45 Miles From Manila   _ Japanese Report * New Yank Landings: On Luzon, Mindoro, - MacArthur Silents  NAVY HITS IWO JIMA

BONDS STILL LAGGING HERE   County Still Far Short o Its Quotas In ‘Mighty Seventh’ Campaign

STATE CAPITAL SEES FOOD SUPPLY SHRINK   Football Fans Pouring Into Jefferson City May Have to Go Hungry.

lf War Ends,  Congress To Cut Vacation   Will Come Back Sept. 4 To Tackle Reconversion Job  ~—~Barkley.   NOT BEFORE THEN

CONGRESS MAY RETURN SEPT. 4   Five Issues Listed For Change _ From War To Peace

CONGRESS TO CUT SHORT VACATION   WILL RECONVENE SEPT. 4 TO ACT ON FIVE MAJOR RECONVERSION ISSUES.

Conaress to. Cut Recess, Meet Sept. 4   Pay for Jobless Among 5 Problems On Legislation Slate

Congress Will Meet Sept. 4   Termination Of War Rushes Reconvening

Balloon-Bombing Threat Assailed   ‘Piccard Says Danger To U. S. Negligible

LEGION SCORES U.S. DIPLOMATS   Advocates U. S. Aid for Philippines

American Legion. Sharply Attacks State Department   World Won't Leave Us Alone, Declares Committee Report

Legion Report Is Critical (Qt State Dent.   Better Training For Envoys Urged In Resolution

Temperatures   Coal Operators Adjourn Conference Until Saturday Without Agreement; President Truman Urged to Intervene

Martin Names  Col. Weest Health Head   Altoona Doctor Is Division Surgeon Of 28th Division

HEALTH HEAD   28th Division Surgeon Ap.pointed to State Post By Gov. Martin

Veteran Is Named  To Medical Post   Lt. Col. Weest, 28th Division Surgeon Named As Sec retary Of Health

SPEARHEADS “CUT THROUGH ~~ ODTER LINES   Konigsberg Isolated From Escape Port Of Pillau

Spearheads Are Within 45 Miles And Rolling On   Konigsberg Is Isolated; Landsberg Captured; Near Moravian Gap In South; Zhukov Ready To Open Frontal Attack On Berlin.

Writer Returns to Tokyo, Finding Little Hostility But Acres of Debris

TOKYO 15 FOUND BADLY DAMAGED   FAMED SHOPPING STREET FLAT—STREET CARS AND SUBWAYS STILL RUN,

Tokyo Remains Calm As InvasionBe gins   Few Buildings Seen Intact Above Ruins as Yanks Go Ashore

SLAYER AT HOLLAND HAD NO MOTIVE   Police on Trail; Murder Apparently Purposeless

Police Close on Heels of Hitch-hiking Kille Sought on Slaying and Kidnaping Charges

HOLLAND PAIR DRIVE KILLER INTO GARY, IND.   Young Couple Kidnaped When They Pick Up Hitchhiker

Pell City Youth is Shot To Death   Shooting Follows Argument With Older Brother

SILVER-MOUNTED SADDLE _ SENT “BULL” HALSEY FOR USE ON EMPEROR'S HORSE

Jobs to Be Top Problem   End of War to See Widespread Shift in Employment in U.S.

ALLIED OBJECTIVE IS TO CUT OFF GERMAN OFFENSIVE ARMY BUT HARD FIGHTING IS DUE

Hard Squeeze May Pop A Victory Out Of The Bulge— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/   General Ike Applying The Nazi Nutcracker

BATTLE OF THE BULGE PROMISES TO BECOME ONE OF BLOODIEST OF WAR WITH BOTH SIDES 'N GREAT DANGER

OHIANS VIE FOR BURTON'S PLACE   ‘Dark Horse’ May Get Post in United States Senate

Nation‘s Global War Passing: AMilestone   U.S. -Fighting. 1,168 Days; World War-l Just  Welf That

Milestone   Nation at War 1,168 Days, Twice as Long as in’ World War I.

Present Conflict Doubles Length Of World War I   Casualties Reach 788,180; Five Million Overseas; War Now 1168 Days Old

AMERICANS RAISE FLAG OVER BERLIN OCCUPATION ZONE   District They Will Control Is Turned Over to Them by Russians in Colorful Ceremony.   GEN. BRADLEY SPEAKS AFTER 48-GUN SALUTE   U. S. Troops Jam Adolf Hitler’s Parade Ground as Program Is Carried Durt 

Yanks Raise Flag Over Berlin  Bmaniocone Occimy   Americans Occupy Portion of City

FLAG OF AMERICA RAISED IN BERLIN   Yank Army Troops Take Over Part of Occupation Zone

Troops Occupying Capital In Colorful Ceremony To Celebrate July 4

AMERICAN FLA RAISED OVER BERLIN JULY 4   Hitler’s Blood-Stained Barracks Scene Of Colorful Rites

Old Glory Is Raised Over Berlin   U.S. Troops Join Russians, British In Occupying City

U.S. Flag Raised Beside Soviet Banner Above Barracks in Berlin Where Gestapo Slew Nazi Foes

Gen. LeMay Calls His Shots  MORE JAPANESE CITIES TOLD THEY ARE RAID TARGETS

LEAFLETS WARN 12 JAP CITIES   Total Marked far Bomb Destruction New Includes 19

Superforts Wil Bring Bombs on Next Trip  Civilians Advised to Flee to  TP Se See See  ee

Bomb Warning Given To Japs   20th Command Notifies More Cities of Destruction

Superforts Will Bring Bombs on Next Trip   Civilians Advised to Flee to Safety Immediately

8 MORE JAPANESE CITIES TOLD THEY FACE DESTRUCTION   Warning Given Residents to F'ee at Once in Leaflets Dropped by Superfortresses.   APPEAL TO REBEL MADE BY AMERICANS   Nipponese Informed They Can Restore Peace by Demanding Leaders Who Will End War.

WARNING SENT NIPPONESE OF COMING RAIDS   SKY GIANTS HAVE 6 TARGETS BURNED OUT ALREADY

Drop 720.000 lraflets; Tell hople to Flee   g New Cities Added  To List, Raising to 19 Those Warned: 6 Have Been Already Erased

ight More Jap Cities Marked For B-29 Bombs   720,000 Leaflets Are Dropped to Warn Nip Citizens

Sensational Gains on Okinawa; Chinese Make Slow Advances   Weather   The Waracaat

Insterburg Seized; Baltic Threatened; Nazi Columns Move from Whole Salient

Two Columns Stream Back To Siegfried   Von Rundstedt Jettisons Gains To Save Nazi Troop:

Germans Stage Big Withdrawal From Hattened Ardennes Area   Enemy is Evidently Falling Back Before Heavy Yankee Thrusts

U.S. Plane: Hammer ‘Enemy   American First, Third Armies Score Advances In Final Phase

3rd Army Across Bastogne-St. Vith Road, As Hodges Captures Born,  Drives Toward Nazi Base

Nazi Columns Streaming to Siegfried: Line   ‘Enemy Pullback is Becoming Race with American Doughboys

END NEAR. IS REPORTED INCOAL STRIKE   Government Contemplates Seizure of 200 Captive Mines

OPERATORS, UMW REPORTED NEAR NEW WAGE PACT   Government Contemplates Seizure Of Strike-Ridden Mines

CAPTIVE MINES MAY BE SEIZED   Agreement On New Contract Is Believed Near

Sugar to Remain Tight’ This Fall Despite Victory   Increased Production Appears to Be Key To Supply Problem

Sugar Situation to Improve Slowly  National Sweet-Tooth to Go Begging Long Time

Reds Reported As Disagreeing With Four Allies   France and China Due To Support Viewpoint Of U. S. and Britain

Peace Treaty With Italy May Meet With Some Delay   Possibility Of Kussian Dissent To Early Action At Conference Ix Seen

Fifth Army Takes Back  Territory:   Americans Gain Two Miles in -Ttalian Fighting

FRENCH CABINET CRISIS SETTLED   Coalition Government Formed By DeGaulle; 3 Parties Unified

Keeps Command of Nation's Armed Forces   President Creates New Post for Reds--Ministry of Armaments; Three Major Parties Get Equal Representation

Committee Fights Movie Price Control   BOWLES ASKED TO TELL REASONS FOR CEILINGS AT HEARING TUESDAY

cted Wisely vy Votin. 2To  ceept ‘Loan        ‘England’s House of Lords Might Have “Destroyed Them:.selves Had They De' fied: Labor Govern~- Wet . ’

ST REAW BRN BEEN     House Of Lords Averts Dangerous Crisis With Approval Of U.S. Loan

THE WORLD TODAY England’s House of  Lords Averts Crisis Be Dewitt Mackenzie

OPPOSITION: T0 AMERICAN LOAN BY HOUSE OF LORDS WOULD HAVE MEANT END OF: THEIR: POWER--MACKENZIE °

Superforts and Carriers Plaster Enemy Homeland   Kure Naval Base, Other Jap Cities On Honshu Raided

Pound At Warships And Industrial Areas   From Carriers and Land Bases They Scourge Jap Homeland; Third Fleet Sends Planes of Kure, inland Honshu Island; Hidden Enemy War Vessels Located, Subjected to Attack

Great Kure Naval Base, Osaka And Naaoya Blasted By 4,000 Tons.Of Bomds

Kure Naval Base Under Fire From Ships, Air Force   Halsey’s Third Fleet — Moves: Back To Pound Tokyo Installations

Carrier Planes Join Superforts In Record Raid   Jap Warships in Kure Naval Base Blasted; Industrial Cities Of Osaka, Nagoya Hit

Prowling U. S$. Third Fleet Moves Back to Shores Of Japan.   12 JAP PLANES SIGHTED

B-29s, Third Fleet Craft in Dual Blow      Carrier Pilots Hunt Nippon Navy, Find Fighter Oppositions, Heaviest Air Blow of Wr Enemy Broadcasts

Tokyo Says 700B-29’s In Attack On Nagoya, Osaka: 3 Ships Hit   1,500 Third Fleet Carrier Planes Batter Nip Naval Base At Kure, Seeking Jap leet Remnants

Concentrated Fury of United States’ Air Army Unloosed   Warships in Kure -Naval Base, Two Industrial Centers Blasted

Attack Industrial Centers of Osaka and Nagoya With 4000 Ton: Of Bombs, Tokyo Says

Yanks Attack Enemy Sectors Furiously   Tokyo Admits Homeland Is Bombarded

Warships in Kure Naval Base Are Struck and Factories at Osaka and Nagoya Are Targets.   U.S. FLEET ALSO STRIKES AT SHORE

Warships Hiding In Kure Basin ‘rounded Again   Japs Finally Goaded Into Sending Handful of Interceptors Into Air Against Yank Fliers

2.000 Planes, Tokyo Admits, Attacking   Warships In Great Jap Naval Base At Kure Battered, While Industrial Centers Are Blasted; Hiding Warships Located.

Fleet, Great Industrial Areas Target Of New Raid   Halsey Brings His Force Near Shores

SOME TWO THOUSAND WARPLANES SWARMED OVER HONSHU ISLAND  PROWLING AMERICAN THIRD FLEET MOVES BACK  TA, CLIADEC OR TADANW

Fleet Planes Raid Kure Naval Base   More Than 600 B-29’s Drop 4,000 Tons of Explosives On Osaka And Nagoya Targets

Ships and Cities Blasted by Yanks   Prowling U. S. Fleet Moves Back to Enemy Shores  in‘Force   BY 2.000 WARPLANES   ee stromss From Mari 1a Bases Attack Osaka and Nagoya

Kure Naval Base And Industrial Centers Shaken: 3rd Fleet Returns; Use 4,000 Tons  Of Explosives

Superforts Drop Two-Ton Bombs In New Record Raid   Over 1,000 Carrier Airmen Attack Nip Warships at Kure Naval Base, Meet Air Resistance

2,000 US Planes Pour Devastation  On Nips Empire   Industrial Centers Blasted By 4,000 Tons Of Bombs In Attack

ENEMY FEELS 4.000-TON BOMB LOAD   Aircraft Dispatched From Carriers and Land Bases —Warships Pounded in Great Naval Base at Kure.

Tokyo Admits  Warships In  ‘Kure Raided   Concentrate Fury On Dozen Land Bases; Blast Industrial Centers.   ‘HIT 5 WAR PLANTS

hiding Enemy Warships Hit By Huge Bombs  Attack on Foe Intensified By

4,000 Tons Of Bombs Fall On  War’ Factories   Pilots Locate Hiding War: ships, Dive Bom Through Flak Blanket

Pound Ships at big Navy Base, Blast Cities   Prowling Fleet Moves Back to Jap Shores— Carrier Planes Race Over Honshu, Kure

SUPERFORTS DROP 4,000 TONS OF BOMBS ON NAGOYA AND OSAKA IN GREATEST ASSAULT TO DATE

‘Maul Kure Naval Buse and Blast Osaka and Nagoya   Land-based and Carrier Warplanes Participate in Raid: Indicate Results Goad

Nip Warships And Industrial Centers Blasted From Air By Land And Carrier Based Planes

HALSEY SENDS CARRIER FORCE TO HIT HONSHU   Superforts Join Attack On War Cities Over Wide Area

Enemy Ships, Industrial Centers Hit   Third Fleet Moves Back Into Battle With Rald On Great Kure Naval Base as Superforts And Other Land-Based Planes Attack Cities

KURE NAVY BASE AND INDUSTRIAL CITIES BLASTED   Great Fleet Of Planes From Carriers And Land Bases Hammer Japan With Concentrated Fury; Enemy Shows More Fight  Than Usual.

Carrier, Land-Based Bombers Pound Kure Vessels, Rake Plants in Osaka, Nagoya

‘Ships and Cities ‘Blasted by Yanks   Prowliag U. S. Fleet Moves ‘Back to Enemy Shores  in'Force   BY 2.000 WARPLANES   Supedfocies From MariBases Attack Osaka  -., and Nagoya

4,000 TONS HiT NIP NAVY BASE TOKYO ADMITS   Third Fleet Sends Carrier Airplanes Over Honshu Island

4,000 TONS OF BUMBS Kain ON SHIPS, Uliles   Prowling Third Fleet Moves Hack in Force; Huge Force Strikes From Marianas

Ships Caught At Kure Base   More Than 2,000 Land and Sea-Basec Aircraft Bomb Over 300 Miles of  Japan’s Main Island

HammeredWith Concentrated  Fury By Yanks   Warships In Great Kure Naval Base and Industrial Vitals Of Empire Tar  gets Almerican Airinen   Two-Ton Bombs In 4,000-Ton Deluge   Huge Nip Naval Arsenal Disclosed. As 56% Vestreyed Or Damaged In  Lact Week's Assault

POUND WARSHIPS  AT KURE; OSAKA  AND NAGOYA HIT ATTACK THROUGH  INTENSE ACK ACK ain (hITCOCCOTION

10 Aircratt Raid Homeland: Fleet in Action   Super-Forts Loose 4000 Tons of Bombs On Osaka, Nagoya

JAP WA AT KURE HIT BY AIRMEN   Osaka And Nagoya Handed 4,000-Ton Blow   NOOSE TIGHTENS   On Nip Economic Picture; Superfortress Fleet Largest Ever Sent

CATTLE FEEDERS 0 GET SUBSIDY   50 Cent Per Hundredweight Goes into Effect Today on  Pork and Beef

Foe Drives Wedges Tnto Soviet Lines In Budapest Area   But Red Drive North of. Danube Threatens to Roll Up Nazi Flank

Germans Penetrate Russian Lines On Broadening Front   Salients Hammered Into Soviet Defenses 15 To 19 Miles West And Northwest Of Budapest; Reds Strike Back North Of Danube, Threaten Flank Of Nazi Army

INTO SOVIET ARMY LINES   Fierce Battle Rages 15 Miles From Budapest

Reds Strike Into Flanks Of Hun Army   German Tanks Pound Soviet Siege Ring About Budapest

Germans Hammer Russian Lines.   Nazi Paying High Price For Budapest Advance

Anglican Nations Hold Secret of Atom,  Future of Mankind   Threat of Utter Annihilation of Humanity Can Become Reality; Science Seeks to Learn Controls of Force

TEACHER SHORTAGE AGAIN FACES THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS   A8 Vacancies Remain Unfilled In the County, It is Stated   10 IN RURAL SCHOOLS   Turnover of New Teachers in 1945 Will Not Reach Record of 1942

School Teacher Situation Is Serious in the County   Turnover This Year, However, Will Not Be as Great As in 1942, and Rural Schoo! Vacancies Are  Not as Numerous as Last Year

News Blackout — Covers Action — In Tokyo Bay.   Combined British And Yonk Air Asus Co.  tinue Heavy Blows

Mustang Fighters Follow Record B-29 Raid As Mounting Fury Of Air War Spreads Ruin

RADIO BLACKOUT BARS DETAILS OF FLEET BLOWS   Widespread Aerial Thrusts Made At Feebly Defended Jap Empire   MUSTANGS FOLLOW UP SUPERFORT ATTACKS

Mustangs Raid  Japan In Wake ‘Of B.29 Blows   Violent Air Attacks on Homeland Continue as Superforts Leave Oil Refinery in Blazes—Fighters Hit Oil Region and Five Airfields

Bombers and Fighters Hit Honshu Isle   Enemy Claims Fleet Bombardment Only ‘Baiting Scheme’

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DETAILS HELD BACK IN BLOW AT TOKYOBAY   JAPANESE DEFENSES FOR AIR ATTACKS PROVE FEEBLE

Strike in Wake of Record B-29 Onstaught That Started Conflagrations in Four Cities,   ‘NIPPONESE PLANES ATTACK OKINAWA   Five Shot Down and Three Others Crash—Details of Fleet’s Blow at Tokyo Bay Blacked Out.

Adm. McCain Wears Lucky Cap and Dares Jap to Fight  Fleet Commander Asks Enemy to Accept

Adm. McCain Wears Lucky Cap and Dares Jap to Fight  Fleet Commander Asks Enemy to Accept Challenge of Yankees

Jap Police Bureau Gives Orders For Good Conduct  People Are Advised On Details of Occupation System

Jap Occupation Rules Listed   Jap Home Ministry Police Bureau Lays Down Rules

JAPS URGED 10 REMAIN CALM   ‘Rules Of Conduct During Oci cupation Are Given

Occupation Rules Given Jap People   Told How To Greet Conquerors

Congressmen Aligned with Labor _ Think They Have One Measure on Way to Graveyard: Second Stallec

Labor - Employer Conference To Fix Wage-Price Policy   Agenda Announcement, Truman Statement Due

President txpected To Toss Wage - Price Policy Problem Into Lap Of Labor-Management Conference; Seven Points In Labor Peace  Talks.

Truman May Pass Price, Wage Policy To Others   Labor-Management Can Decide Issues

Full-employment Proposals and Other Reconversion Issucs May Also Be Taken Up By  - Group: 2 6 eee

Truman May Pass Problem Of New Wage-Price Policy To Labor-Management Meet   Conference Called To Find Means Of Settling Labor Disputes After WLB Quits

PIN HOPES FOR SMOOTH POLICY ON CONFERENCE   Wages Are Expected to Head Topics at Labor Peace Session

Program For Labor’s Peace Meet Awaited   Door -Opén For President To Pass Vexing Problem New Wage-Price Policy to Conference

MAY BE COOL SUNDAY   Only a Slight Rise in Teniperature is Forecast

Intelligence Plan Being Considered   Fear Expressed At American “Gestapo”

Super-Intelligence Service Scrutinized   Congressmen Differ on Donovan's Proposal

U.S. ‘Gestapo’ Fears Voiced   ‘Super-Snooper’ Plan Called Hitler-Like

Congress Careful On Intelligence Service Proposal   Some Afraid Over-All Service Looks Like U. S. Gestapo

Donald Nelson Quits Office   Edwiu A, Locke Jr. Named to Carry on Work in China

NELSON RESIGNS AS CHIEF'S AIDE   TRUMAN NAMES LOCKE FOR WORK IN CHINA

DONALD MM, NELSON RESIGNS HIG POST   White House Representative To Carry on His Work In China.

‘Sweeping Changes Ordered In Japan By Gen. M Arthur   Social And Economic Structure To Undergo FarReaching Changes In Future   M ARTHUR TALKS TO JAPAN S PREMIER

SWEEPING REVISION OF ENTIRE “JAP” SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE IS ORDERED IN MacARTHUR'S PROGRAM   Supreme Allied Commander Receives Shidehara at His Tokyo Headquarters—Outlines Far-Reaching Program for Japan to Achieve Potsdam Objectives.   By Howard Handleman

5-Point Plan Means Change In Constitution   Liberalized Education, No Political Prisoners Rule for New Premier

REVISION OF JAP SOCIAL, ECONOMIC PAOGRAM ORDEREL   Votes for Women, Liberalized Education in Five-Point Plan

MANY CHANGES. ~— ARE OUTLINED   SWEEPING REVISION OF ‘80. CIAL AND ECONOMIC SY8TEMS TO BE PUT  INTO EFFECT

PARATROOPERS WILL DESCEND UPON NANKING      Chinese Plan Entry In Hong Kong At Once

Paratroopers Prepare Dramatic Rescue of Wac and Two Airmen Who Survive New Guinea Crash

Glider Expert Plans Rescue From Jungles   Poratroopers Now Working on Field on Shangri-La

Plans Progress For Saving Trio In Shangri-La  Planes Keep Radio Contact

‘Shangri-La’ Rescue Directed  — By Australian Glider Expert  s) }

Glider Expert Aids Rescuers In ‘Shangri-La’   Paratroopers Labor on Field as Planes Keep Radio Contact

WAC and Two Soldier Survivors of Crash of Sight-Seeing Plane Get Supplies by Air anc Treatment for Injuries by Paratroopers Clearing Space for Glider

* MAY LAND GLIDER IN HIDDEN VALLEY   PREPARE DRAMATIC SHANGRI-LA RESCUE OF WAC, 2 AIRMEN’

Australian Aids Rescue Efforts At Shangri-La   Dramatic Event Involves Safety Of Two Fliers And Member Of WAC

PARATROOPERS PREPARE HIDDEN VALLEY RESCUE Glider to be Used to Take Plane  Crach Survivare fram Shanari_l a

PASSENGER COACHES PLUNGE INTO CREEK   Seven Injured in Wreck in Eastern Ohio

THURT  INOHIO TRAIN WRECK   Pullman Car Plunges Into Creek In Accident Near Steubenville

TRAIN DERAILED; 1 TRAPPED, HURT   Limited Wrecked 15 Miles West Of Steubenville

T INJURED AS FLYER DERAILS   Pullman Falls Off Trestle Near Steubenville

Hamburger Off Ration List Oct. 1   Sausage, Lunch’ Meats. Lower Grades Released

Japanese question propriety  No knowledge of   No knowledge of  British arrival

Japs Question Envoy Orders   Rich New Cache of ‘Loot Found by Amerienuns

Nippon Balks At Order To Disband Diplomatic  And Consular Services

JAPAN STALLS ON CONSULAR - DISBANDMENT   Question Propriety Of - Allied Order to End Network Abroad

Japanese Stall On Breakup of Diplomatic Unit   L. S. Authorities Seize New Caches Of Precious Metals

JAPANESE STALL ON DIPLOMATIC BREAKUP ORDER   Tokyo Questions Propriety of Directive to Cease Relations With Other Countries.   MORE TREASURES UNCOVERED BY YANKS   Three-Million-Dollar Stack of Silver Found—Campaign Pressed to Disarm All Nipponese.

Japs Question Disbanding Of All Diplomats   Domei Reports Order Con sidered Inconsistent With Potsdam Rules

Oberammergau Vil lagers Hope to Give  Famous Passion Play By Next Year

New 3-Power Talk in Wind   Attlee Visit to U. S. Sets Off Speculation

Atilee’s Visit May Lead To big Three Meeting   British Prime Minister Takes Plane To Washington Tomorrow Night

ATTLEE'S VISIT SEEN LEADING T0 STALIN BID   Observer Believes Big Three Meeting May Be Arranged to End Diplomatic Deadlock With Russia.

Attlee Flying To Washington Tomorrow Night  Stalin May Be Asked Tn a g  ater Meetin

Attlee, Truman May End Deadlock With Russians   Feeling Prevails They Will Call For Another Conference With Stalin To Settle Differences; Atomic Power And Palestine Also Will Be Discussed

Control of Javan Thought to Be Gaining in Importance as Three Ministers Continue Their Talks

Enters Struggle Between Army, Navy Officials   Foreign Ministers Talk On Question Of Control Of Defeated Jap Country

Far East Issues Discussed First: Atom Bomb Next   “Big Three’ Ministers In Fourth Day Speak On Japanese Control; Secrecy Cloaks Meet

FAR EAST ISSUES LOOM LARGE AT MOSCOW SESSION   Big Three Envoys Believed . Debating Jap Control,  6 Bo Pe Ee

ATOMS, JAPAN PLAGUE BIG 3   Discussions of Far Eastern Problems Believed  Underway

Control of Japs Looms in Talks   Atomic Problem Still Uppermost as Moscow Conference Continues

Rule OF Japs Is Discussed © By Ministers; Bomb Is Next   Final Soviet Envoy To Tokyo In Group

ATOMIC BOMB IS STILL AT TOP OF MOSCOW AGENDA   Foreign Ministers Talks Cloaked In Strict Secrecy, But Informed Persons Say A-Bomb High On List Of Discus sions.

Control of Japar Given Mention  “ $hares Ploce With  Atomic Bomb Sead

Japan Control Coming e Up In Moscow Parley   F h cm But Atomie Problem Still  Considered Uppermost Thuportaitce At Ministers’ Meeting

Control of Japan Has Place in Ministers’ Talks   Iranian Problem Also Thought Discussed by Byrnes, Bevin and Molotov in Moscow Meet

SECRECY CLOAKS MOSCOW MEETING BUT NOT RUMORS   JAPANESE CONTROL APPEARS TO BE BIG POLICY HEADACHE

Believe Big-3 Chiefs Confer Qn Far East   Foreign) Ministers Begin Fourth Session Of Moscow Conference.   BEFORE ATOMIC ISSUF

Back of the ‘Headlines.   OU, SMELL TANGS OVER PALESTING, NRAR BAST QUESTLON

One Killed, 46 Injured  As Tube Trair Hits Bridge   Torches Are Used To Extricate Three: Motorman Victim In Tersev Accident

1 Killed, 46 Hurt In Train Crash  weer Crmemekae   Tube Train Smashes Inte Lift Bridae

QNE DEAD, 46 HURT IN TUBE TRAIN WRECK   Railroad. Crews Work To Free 2 Trapped In Wreckage

1 Killed, 46  Hurt as Tube  Train Crashes   Train Goes Through Stop Signal, Hits Liftbridge As It  Is Being Lowered

One killed, 46 hurt in train erash   Rescuers work  under handicaps

Torches Used to Free Those Trapped   Commuters’ Coaches Crash Into End of River Bridge

Tube Train Hits Lift Bridge; One Killed, 46 Hurf   Motorman Is Crushed in Newark Wreck; rapped Persons Are Freed

 DEAD, 46 HURT IN RAIL ACCIDENT   NEW YORK-TO-NEWARK TUBE TRAIN CRASHES INTO END OF LIFT BRIDGE.

One Killed, 46 Hurt - In Railway Accident   Hudson and Manhattan Tube Train Hits Bridae

TRAIN CRASHES LIFT BRIDGE   Motorman Crushed Fatally, 46 Passengers ‘ Inineed

Guns Silent at Last, Supreme Leader Asserts   Great Tragedy Ends, Victory Is Finally Won, Commander Says

MACARTHUR IN STIRRING ADDRESS   Supreme Allied Commander Asks Return to Peace

Guns Silent, Mission Is Completed   MacArthur Gives His Report to Grateful Nation

MacArthur Praises Brave Millions  Who Won Battles   General Looks Back Long Trail From Bataa As Great Victory Won, Speaks For Silent Thousands Marking Way

Mindanao Japs Stiffen Fight North of City   Tank-Paced Yanks Follow Enemy Into Mountains

Yanks Pursue Japs Into Hills Of Mindanao   On Luzon Mechanized Spearheads Drive Deeply Into Arca South Of Manila

NIPS RETREAT TO MOUNTAINS ON MINDANAO   Tank-Paced Yanks of 41st Infantry Division Pursue Enemy Defenders North  of Zamboanaa   EIGHT VILLAGES TAKEN

Mindanaca Defense Stiffens   But Yanks Push Japs Back Toward Hills; . Gain On Luzon, and Slug Grimly On Iwo

Japs Put Up Stiffer Fight On Mindanao   Tank-Paced Yanks Pursue Retreating Foe Into Mountains

Jap Resistance Stiffens ‘On Southwestern Mindanao; ‘Yanks Drive South On Luzon   Tank-Paced Americans Pursue Japs Into Mountains North Of Zamboanaa

Resistance Stiffens on Mindanao   Yanks Seize Three Main Towns And Airdrome in  Southern Luzon

—PHILIPPINES—  JAP RESISTANCE, 15 STIFFENING   Tank-Paced Yanks Pursuing Nips On South- western Mindanao

Japs Stiffening Resistance On South Mindanao   4lst Division Yanks Pursuing Enemy Into Mountains North of Zamboanga

JAPS STIFFEN ON MINDANAC   Yanks Pursue Nips Into Hills; Mop Up On  Iwo Jima

Tanks Pacing Yank Drive On Mindanao   Resistance Is Stiffening As Japs Fall Back Into Mountain Areas

Stubborn Jap Resistance Met   Enemy Fights Hard On Luzon And Iwo

Great Cities Tumble Into Allied Hands   "The End Not Fer Off,” Eisenhower Says in Statement

Trap Closing on  Nazis in Holland And Ruhr District   90,000 German Troops Will Be Bottled Up in Holland When Jaws af Pincers Are Closed; Many Major Cities Taken

NEW CABINET S PPPOE BY M’ARTHUR        COUSIN OF EMPERO ING BUT NOT’ OF BUT NOT OF SNEAK. . ALTACK .

HIROHITO WAS AWARE OF PEARL HARBOR PLAN   Japan’s Retiring Premier Has Dis. closed to the World Moward Wandleman

RAID [WO JIMA FOR 52ND TIME   All Yank Planes Return Safely   Another Jap Destroyer Sunk

Daily Bombings Of Iwo Jima Are Being Continued   Fiftv-Second Daily Aerial Attack On Strategic Jap Base i Is Announced

TOTAL 191208   Anoregate Shows Inorease ef 62 Over Report of Last Week

County Drives Hard to Reach War Bond Goal by Nightfall as Montana Is First State in Nation to Go Over Top

Biddeford Swells Bond Purchases To Exceed Quota  Additional Sales  Now In Prospect

Japs Claim They Drive Marines To Landing Beaches   American Troops Take Strategic Volcano Fortress   Press Time Flash!

Yankees Besiege Clark Field After A 2-Weeks’ Drive   Fourteenth Army Corps Masses Weight Against Atrstrips on Luzon,   Ten Japs Are Killed  For Every American

American Casualty Toll Hits 900 a Day To Surpass Tarawa   Veteran Divisions Renew Assault For Airport in Center of Island; Men Facing ‘Most Critical Hour’

VICTORY DRIVE TO START OCTOBER 29   National Goal for Next Loan Drive Is Set at $1 1,000,000,000  TO END DECEMBER 8

VICTORY DRIVE TO START OCTOBER 29   National Goal for Next Loan Drive Is Set at $11,000,000,000

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   GERMANS SUFFERING SEVERE LOSSES

ENEMY LINES — - PUSHED BACK ‘ALONG BULGE   ALLIED FORCES BEATING OFF COUNTER-ATTACKS AND STEADILY MOVING FORWARD

Report Bulge fs Continuing To  Shrink Rapidly   German Armies In Belgian. Luxembourg Bulge Suf fering Severe Losses   ARDENNES SALIENT IS CUT DOWN HALF

NAZIS SUFFER - HEAVY LOSSES IN BULGE AREA   ® Severely Mauled By Seventh Army  neal  » SIXTH SET BACK  neem  Salient Continues To Shrink

American Armies Smash German Counter-Attacks   Nazis Suffer Severe Losses of Men, Equipment on Western Front

5¢ HURT WHEN FILM STRIKERS BLACKJACK WORKERS WHO CRASH THROUGH PICKET LINES

STORM PAST FL.M PICKET LES.   M0 DEPUTY SHERIFFS, 160 POLICE piped .

30 INJURED IN PICKET LINE BATTLE   Film Workers Crash Through Line At Studio

10. MILLION JAPS DEAD, HURT OR HOMELESS;, FIFTH OF 200 CITIES WIPED OUT IN YANK AIR RAIDS

480,000 Victims Of l Atom Bombs   Japanese Radio Gives Detailed Reports

480,000 Nippons Are Affected by 2 Atomic Bombs   Bomb on Hiroshima Killed or Injured 160,000 Per SONS, Tokyo Says.   Many Are Dying Daily From Effects of Burns

Much Damage To Japan Krom Aw Attacks   Nearly Sixth of Home Islands Killed.  Wounded, Homeless

JAPS REPORT ON ATOMIC BOMBS   Claim 480,000 Casualties in Two Attacks

One-Sixth Of Population Of Japan Killed. Wounded Or Homeless As Result Of Air Attacks

"480,000 Japanese Affected   Tokye Radio Says Atomic Bombs Took Terrific Toll; 160,000 Killed or Iniured

Tokyo Reveals Atomic Losses  480,000 Killed, Hurt Or Made Homeless

260,000 Killed and 412,000 Injured on Jap Home Islands by Air Raids

Raids Caused Ten Million Jap Casualties   Sixth Of Population Killed, Wounded Or Made Homeless

Tokyo Tells Of Fearful Damage Caused By Bombs   Latest Checkup On Devastating Effect Show 480,000 Casualties.

TOKYO RADIO ASSERTS MORE DYING DAILY   Broadcast Declares Toll of Lives 60,000 Since First Atomic Missile Struck the City of Hiroshima.

Tokyo Lists 260,000Dead In Air Raids   Two Atomic Bombs Accounted For 35 Percent Of All Killed By Air Fleet.

Atomic Bomb Casualties  Are 480.000   Many Persons are Dying Daily From Burns Sustained  During the Raids

Casualties Of Atom Bombs Set At 480,000   Many Dying Daily From Burns, Japs Report; Damage Unsurpassed

Many Dying From A-Bomb nine   Tokyo Reports ‘Uncanny Effects of Bomb On Human Bodies

rirtth OF Jap Cities ‘Wiped Out’   Tokyo Says Allied Air Raids Killed 260,000 Nips; Total Casualties 10,000,000

New Mystery Of A-Bomb Is Reported   Two Explosions Left 480,000 Victims, Latest Check Shows

Japs Claim 480,000 Casualties in Two Places in Latest Checkup on Damage Done in Atomic Bomb Use

Japs Claim 10 Million Casualties   Assert Fifth of Nation’ Citics Were Almost Com pletely Wiped Out

Bomb Havoc Feartul   Checkup By Japanese Reveals Details Of Terrific Devastation Dealt By Atom Blast

List Casualties of Atom Bombing   Japs Estimate 480,000 Killed, Hurt, Homeless   Many Re ported Dying Daily from Burns Suffered in Blast of New Bomb

Some 260,000 Japs Killed, 412,000 Injured in Raids   Jap Broadcast Says Two Atom Bombs Kill 90,000, Hurt 180,000

480,000 Die, Hurt, Homeless In Hiroshima And Nagasaki As Result Of Dropping A-Bomb

ONE FIFTH Of JAPAN'S CITIES ARE WIPED QUT   Tokyo Reports 260,000 Persons Killed By Allied. Bombs

ATOMIC BLASTS AIRED BY JAPS   Tokyo Discloses 480,000 Were Killed, Injured or Made Homeless

260,000 Japanese Killed, 412,000 Others Injured By Allied Bombs: 9,200,000 Civilians Made Homeles:

ENEMY LOSSES HEAVY   A Sixth of Japanese Home Island Population Suffered

Jap Radio Says Ten Million Dead, - Hurt or Homeless in Attacks by Air

480,000 Total Casualties by Atomic Bombs   Death List Still Growing, Japs Soy; Waves of Terrific Pressure

Description Of New Bomb’s Effect  Japs Say 480,000 Dead, Injured, Homeless From The Two Atomic Bombs

RAID CASUALTY FIGURES MADE PUBLIC BY JAPS   One Fifth Of Japan's 200 Cities Wiped Out, 60,000 Killed

Casualties In. Two Jap Cities Total 480,000   Number of Dead Mounting, As Many Burned Cannot Survive Because of Une  eanny Effeets Bombs   Houses Collapse  Before Taking Fire   Yen Minutes Elapses; Exe plosion Continues to Build Up Pressure After First Impeet

Tokyo Says Atom Bombings Killed, Injured on O00  Cites Uncanny Effect rn

JAP CASUALTIES IN RAIDS 672,000   TOKYO SOURCE SAYS 9,200,000 RENDERED HOMELESS BY PLANES

Says Many Persons Still ~ Dying. Daily _ From Burns;. Describes: Ter“sible Effects of Bomb.

CLAIM 480,000 CASUALS FROM ATOMIC. BOMBS      iMany Still Dying Daily From Burns, Tokyo Radio Says

JAP WAR TOLL “1S 10 MILLION   Sixth of Japan’s Population Killed, Wounded  Or Homeless

2. Atomic Bombs Left 480,000 Dead, Injured And Homeless In Japan, Says Radio Report

Atom Bomb Affects 480,000 Japanese   60,000 Killed and Death Total Mounting as Apparently Healthy Victims Mvsteriously Weaken, Die

Communists Close In On Shanghai In Offensive Action  RY POUa rym rrcurmenr

EXECUTION OF NAZIS ORDERED BY U.S. COURT   Consignment Of 475,000 To Nazi Gas Chambers Bared

TO. HANG DACHAU OFFICIALS   U.S. Military ’ Court Sentences 36 Thursday .

40 Convicted In The Dachau Atrocity Trial   Sentences By Hanging To Be Passed Tomorrow

Dachau Guards Face Sentence   #0 Officials of Notorious Camp Couvieled

Hog Record Assn. Elects Officers   L. R. McClarnon, Braddyville, Heads Standard Poland China Group.   Guards at Dachau Camp Sentenced to Die by Hanging

36 NAZIS MUST HANG FOR ACTS   U. S. Military Court Sentences 40 for Atrocities at Dachau Camp

40 NAZIS GUILTY IN DACHAU CAMP ATROCITY TRIAL   LEARN SENTENCES TOMORROW AS COURT COMPLETES VERDICT

36 Dachau Camp Officials Sentenced To Hang; Four Receive Prison Terms

Lighter Penalties Given 4 Others By Allied Court   Trial Testimony Revealed 5000 Jews Killed At Most Notorious Camp

DACHAU CAMP BRUTES FACE THE GALLOWS   ‘Medic Experiments : Among Crimes  Of 36

Death by Hanging Sentence On 3  Dachau Officials and Guards Learn Fate

SENTENCE WILL COME LATER FOR GERMAN BRUTES   Found Guilty Of Participation In Cruelties Which Made Dachau One Of Nazis’ Most Notorious Concentration Camps.

Hanging Ordered © By Court   Mass Murders At Dachau Concentration Camp Bring Death Sentence: For Perpetrators

Dachau Butchers Guilty    Forty Nazis On Trial For Atrocities At Infamous Camp Will Be Sentenced Tomorrow

36 Germans To Hang for Dachau Evils   Sentences Subject To Truscutt, McNarney Approval

GOURT GONVIETS 40 AT DACHAU   Officia's And Guards Await Sentences At Nazi Horror Camp

DACHAU CAMP OFFICIALS CONVICTER   Military Court Finas 40 Guilty of Regime of  Horror, to Hear Sen-. .. tence Today

DACHAU DEFENDANTS RECEIVE SENTENCES   36 Will Be Hanged: One Given Life Term; Oth-~ ers. Ten Years.

40 Dachau Defendants Convicted   U. S. Military Government Court Returns Verdict Finding Defendants Guilty Of Atrocities

40 NAZIS ARE FOUND GUILTY   Defendants in Dachau Atrocity Trial Will Be Sentenced Tomorrow

40 NAZIS CONVICTED AT DACHAU   Are Found Guilty Of War Criminality By AMG Court

36 NAZIS SENTENCED TO HANG   Four Other Dachau Guards Get Prison Terms

Court Sends Four Others To Prison   Officials And Guards At Notorious Camp To Pay Penalties

Will Pay Penalty - For Murder, Torture And _ Starvation of Thousands.

Convict 40 Nazis For Atrocities at Notorious Dachau   U.S. Military Court Takes 90 Minutes ta Decide or. Verdict;  Sentenced Thiurceday

ONE DEFENDANT GETS LIFE; TEN YEARS FOR TRIO   Nazis Get Death Sentence For Murder, Torture And Starvation Of Concentration Camp Inmates;  Many Cremated Alive.

U.S. Decrees Death for 36  Dachau Prison Murderers   Condemned Nazis Includes Scientist Whose Experiments Took 1,100 Lives

Sentences Will Be Passed On Thursday   Commandant, Doctors May Be Hung For Their Atrocities

MUST HANG IN MASS MURDERS      Military Court Decrees Death Por 36 For Dachau Murders

One Is Given Life; Three Get 10 Years   Witnesses at Trial Say 5,000 Jews Perished at Camp

Are Convicted At Dachai ‘Trial   ‘Al Will’. Be , “Sentenced Tomorrows‘ Court '” Takes 90-Minutes .

Convict 40 Nazis Of Perpetrating Dachu Cruelities   Face Penalty Of Hanging: Yanks To Pronounce Sentences Tomorrow

All 40 Defendants In Dachau Atrocity Trial Are Convicted   Found Guilty of Horrible Cruelties; Court Deliberates Only 90 Minutes After 24-Day Trial; Defendants Stoical

U. S. Military Court Orders Death For 36   All Had Part In Concentration Camp At Dachau

OFFICIALS, GUARDS AT DACHAU GUILTY OF MASS MURDER   One Defendant Sentenced to Life Term; Three Get Ten Years

36 Dachau Criminals Must Die on Gallows  Court Decrees One Life Sentence; Three Nazis Cet Ten-Vear Terms

Forty Germans Sentenced on Murder Count  Officials, Guards of Dachau Prison to Hang

Forty Germans Convicted In Atrocity Case   Declare All Guilty Who Participated In “Common Design of Extermination.”

36 Dachau Nazis Sentenced To Die  All Will Be Hanged For Torture Murders

U.S. Military  Penalties Stun Nazis   Leaders In Mass Atrocities Staggered When Given Doses Of Own Medicine,

Dachau Camp Staff To Die  For Crimes   36 Will Hang For Murder, Torture, Starvation Of Thousands

Trial Discloses Vast Nazi Slave Labor Activities   Many Thousands Of Russians Shipped Into Germany Daily’

40 DACHAU NAZIS ARE CONVICTED    Found Guilty of Atrocities; to Be Sentenced Later

36 Nazi Horror Camp Officials Will Be Hanged   Among Those Sentenced to Death Is Dr. Klaus Karl Schilling Who Killed Many Experimenting   Only Few Display Expression Change   Four Sentenced to Prison One For Life, and Three To Terms Of Ten WS ia ie:

36 Germans Get Death Sentences  In Dachau Trial   Officials, Guards Will Die For Atrocities At Concentration Camp

Sentence 36 of © Dachau Gang to Death by Hanging   Four Defendanfs Face Imprisonment;* Commandant and Camo Doctor ta Die

Sentences Will Be Imposed Thursday on Camp Commander and Others Found Guilty

36 Germans Sentenced To Hang For Murders At Dachau—Four Others Given Prison Terms

Eight-Officer Military Court Deliberates Only 90 — Minutes te Reach Verdict

Dachau Nazis Sentenced To  Be Executed   4 Of 40 Escape  Death Penalty

Decree Death To 36 of Staf At Dachau   Nuernberg Trial Hears of Nazi Offer to Ransom Jews for Huge Bribe

40 Defendants Are Convieted   Martin Weiss. 39 Others Will Be Senienced For Atroecities,

AQ CONVICTED IN CAMP TRIAL   Dachau Commander, Oth: ers Found Guilty by U. S. Military Court

36 Nazi Guards, Officials at Dachau to Hang   Four Others Receive Prison Terms for Horror Murders

Crowley in Parley Bolt  After Clash   At Odds with Truman; Favored Going Slow On British Loan.

British Expected — War To Commence   Tokyo: Also Told of Number of Ships in Pearl Harbor, but Wavy Delaved Translation

CLAIM BRITISH KNEW PLAN FOR PACIFIC ATTACK   Jap Diplomatic Messages tntroduced As Probe Starts

British Expected Jap War Dec. 7th,  Committee Learns   Essential Details of Attack Were Missing in Dec. . Sixth Message   INQUIRY RECEIVES ENEMY DOCUMENTS   Pearl Harbor Group Still to Learn What Information U.S. Had Then

War In East Seen Dec. 6   Intercepted Message Released At Hearing

Probers Get Vital Fact As Hearing Opens   Intercepted Japanese Messages First  To Be Introduced Before Throng.

IMPORTANT EVENTS ON CAPITOL HILL OCCURRED THURSDAY  CTADT AL DEOADI DADDRDAD   START OF PEARL HARBOR PROBE AND EISENHOWER APPEARANCE HIGH POINTS

England Had Pearl Harbor Forewarning   Sen. Barkley Vows Complete Publicity As Probe Is Begun

Pearl Harbor Probe Opened By Committee   Long: Awaited: :Investigation Shaves Spotlight with Eisen hower's Endorsement of Miltary Training.

Show Japs Were Ready For Attack   Messages Transmitted on Dec. 6, 1941 Indicated  War Was Imminent

IMPORTANT EVENTS ON CAPITOL HILL OCCURRED THURSNAY   START OF PEARL HARBOR PROBE AND EISENHOWER APPEARANCE HIGH POINTS

PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY OPENED IN CAPITAL   Try to Establish Blame for December Tth Disaster

Pearl Harbor Hearing Opens; Evidence Submitted Indicating Britain Expected War to Start Dec. 7, 1941

Open Public Investigation In Jap Attack At Pearl Harbor   Seek To Bring. Out Complete Stery Of Disaster, Place Blame

BRITAIN KNEW DATE FOR JAP BLOW AT-U.5   Told American Minister in Hungary of Expecied Attack Dec. 6.

British Expected War With Japs On December 6, 1941, Pearl Harbor Probers Levee

IN PACIFIC WAS LEARNED DEC. 6      Investigators Find Britain Knew of Jap Entry Into Conflict Day Before Pearl Harbor Attack.

INVESTIGATION INTO THE OPEN   Complete and Unbiased Query With No Withheld Secrets Promised.

Wedemeyer Predicts Peace Within China      Returning General Says U. S. Will Assist Back to Norma! Moves

February Brings No Relief From Zero Recordings  Cold Wave Grips Mact Of Natian

COLO GRIPS MOST OF NATION TODAY      Chicago Weather Bureau Predicts Only Slightly Higher Temperatures in Midwest

Charter Has Approval of 28 Nations   United Nations O-;anization May Be Effective by End of Year

COMPROMISE IS SEEN ON ISSUE   USES May Remain in Federal Hands for Several Months To Come

Senate Ready To Compromise On Truman’s Request For Federal Control Over USES   House Has Voted To Turn Agency Back To The States Within Thirty Days

Compromise May Be: Made Over Control of Employ- . . ment Service

Compromise Brewing On U.S. Employment Service Disposition   President Asks Federal Control Continue, House Hes Voted to Turn It Back to States; Senate For Return

Truman, House To Compromise On USES Control   “Whole Question Is One Of Time,” McKellar Says

Employment Office Shift  Faces Delay   Gresident Wants U. S. To Retain Control And Senate May Agree

No Smoking Rule Will Be Enforced ‘As Circus Opens Ai Philadelphia

TWO ARE INDICTED FOR BLACK MARKET   : $2,000,000 Operation  : Meat Dealings

First Hand Inquiry to Be Made   No Reply’. Received on U.S. Note Sent  : Britain, Russia

POWERS OF WAR. = ' LABOR BOARD TO: - BE EXTENDED   Accerding to President Roosevelt's - Report of His Annual Budget: . “Po Conzress. *

' Goering Boast to Whip England with Luftwaffe May Have Cost Reich the War

Goering Blunder Detailed at Trial   12-Year Conquest Plan Of Germans Revealed

Chiang’s Troops. Capture Gateway  Reds Driven Out of Shanhaikwan

Ten. Thousand. Chines Communists Driven. Out of City, Is Leader’s Claim

Chinese Reds Driven Back   Nationalist Forces Capture Shanhaikwan ; Gateway to Manchuria

Force Reds. Out Of Wall Gateway   "Nationalists Take Shanhaikwan in Flanking Movement

NATIONALIST CLAIM VICTORY   Says Troops Gapture Shanhaikwan; Force Reds to Abandon Gateway.   IN FLANKING MOVEMENT

Force Communist Troops To Abandon Great Wall Gateway   Chinese Government Officials Leave For Chungking After Accepting Control From Soviets

l’orce Reds to Abandon Great  Wall Gateway   Changchun Officials Said to Be Leaving— Protection of Soviet Occupation Force Lost

Force Chinese  Reds To Abandon Wall Gateway —   Chiang’s Officials Forced: To Give Up Telegraph Facilities As Russians Withdraw

NATIONALIST CHINA FORCES TAKE GATEWAY TO MANCHURIA   Withdrawal By Communists To Aid In Move Into Northern China

Chiang Troops Take Gateway In Great Wall   Flanking Attack Forces Chinese Reds To Aban po Magnet Re ee

SHANHAIKWAN IS REPORTED IN CHINESE HANDS   Reds Forced To Abandon Griy On Gateway To Manchuria

Towa Weather--  Chiang Men Take Great Wall Citade!   Communists Forced T« Evacuate Gateway To Manchuria.

Eighth Route Army Leaves Gateway   10,0000 Reds Bandits Reported As Driven Out

Kai-Shek's Troops Announce Victory Over Chinese Reds   Officials Accepting Manchurian Control Now Withdrawing

Chinese Breach Great Wall, Gat Into Manchuria   Shanhaikwan Seized By Nationalists; U. S. Marines Fire Back On Train Attackers

Nationalist Army Seizes Strategic Great Wall City   Drive 10,000 Reds From Shanhaikwan; Makes Amphibious Landing Unnecessary

Chinese Reds Retire B ef Ore Chiang’s Army   Nationalisis Troops Force Communists to Abandon Great Wall Route Inta Manchuria

Chinese Communist Forces Retreating From Nationalists   Abandon Great Gateway to Wall of China in Flank Move

SHANHAIKWAN IS CAPTURED BY CHIANG   U. S. Marines Return Fire Of Communist Forces   )f Tientsin-Mukden Railway Line Is Goal Of Nationalist Units

Nationalists Breach Wall to Manchuria; Capture Key Town   But Government Officials Taking Over Facilities from Russians Forced to Withdraw from Changchun

DRIVE REDS FROM THE GREAT WALL   Nationalist Forces Claira to Hold Gateway to Manchuria

CHINESE REDS LOSEGATEWAY TOMANCHURIA   Are Forced to Abandon Great Wall Route Following Capture of Shanhaikwan by Nationalist Forces.

Chiang’s Forces Breach Gateway Into Manchuria   Force Communists To Abandon Great Wall  Entrance

CHINESE FEDERAL  TROOPS: CAPTURED  CITY SHANHAIKWAN NATIONALISTS SAY  « 10,000 COMMUNIST DRIVEN FROM CITY

Red Army Has Abandoned Shanhatkwan   Withdrawal of Russian Forces Is Causing Na ionalists to Leave

Reds Flee Gate To Manchuria  Chiang Troops Take Strong Point in Great Wall Battle

Communist Army Abandons Great Wall Gateway   Shanhaikwan Taken By Nationalists In Flanking Movement Friday

Strike Ended, ‘Official Says   Longshoremen Expected To Return To Work Today

Indonesians Rur Wild In Java  British Troops Get Situation In Hand

Nafives Of Java Open ‘Holy War   Frenzied Mobs Battle Troops, Loot Homes

EXTREMISTS IK JAVA TURMOIL KILL AND LOOT   15 Are Killed as Nationalist Youth Group Runs Wild

Extremists Run Amuck in Java   Kill 15 Eurasians; Homes Are Looted

Outbreaks Of Violence Scar Java   Extremists Get Out. Of Hand in Areas, . Killing and Looting “Hated Euronesans”

Nationalists Out Of Hand. Loot And Kill   15 Eurasians Shot. Or Hack ed To Pieces At Depol Near Batavia.   HOMES DESTROYED

NATIONALIST YOUTH EXTREMISTS IN JAVA KILLING AND LOOTING  INDONESIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL AWAITS REPLY  CEDICC COMID NEMANHC

Java Natives Start Looting   Extremists Showing Hatred of Europeans  Pe ee EE ee eT

Indonesian Extremists Run Riot   Loot and Kill Europeans in Wild Orgy As Leaders Present 4 Demands to Allies

JAVANESE YOUTHS KILLING EUROPEANS   Fifteen Eurasians Shot o1 Hacked to Pieces

Rioters in Java Kill, Loof in Hate for Europeans   Unrest Seethes With Dutch Ready to Offer Self-Government

Factions Cross Swordsn Java   Fifteen Eurasians Hacked To Death; British Ghurkas Swing Into Action Against Rioters

Wild-eyed Java Natives in Mad Orgy of Killing   Extremists Get Out of Hand; Indians Stand Off Mobs"

15 ARE SLAIN BY FRENZIED NATIONALISTS   Youth Movement Radicals Get Completely Out of Hand in Many Sections in Showing Hatred of Europeans.

Frenzied Indonesian Youths Slay 15 Eurasians in Display of Hatred

Indonesians In Frenzied Killing Orgy   Hatred For Europeans Flares Anew; Homes Destroved And Looted.

Truman May Put Peacetime Draft Up To Congress  Hearings ags Open On Army-Navy Merger  Washington, Oct. 17.—(7P) —President Truman _ will appear before Congress next Tuesday to deliver a message on peacetime universal train  indonesians Await Allied Reply To Peace Demands

Youths In Java Get Out of Hand In Many Areas   Hatred of Europeans Srows; Kill People, Loot Homes in Zeal

Doughty Destroyer Hazelwood Scarred, Battered by Kamikaze Off Okinawa, Gets Back Home

Yank Destroyer Survives Blows   Battle With Japanese Planes Nearly Mortal

Destroyer Hit Off Okinawa   Hazelwood Lost 10 Officers and 67 Enlisted Men

Destroyer Hazelwood Hit By Suicide Planes, '77 Officers, Men Lost

Hit By Kamikaze Plane Destroyer Hazelwood Back For Repairs From Okinawa

Destroyer Home For Repairs Of Damage By Japs   Hazelwood Hit Of Okinawa

LAVAL MAKES FURTHER © DISCLOSURES   Says He Refused To Sign Alliance With Germany

Laval Claims He Turned Down German Alliance   Says Petain Ordered French to Aid Allies in N, Africa

FOE CLAIMS U.S. ARMADA POUNDS LINGAYEN SHORE   Allies Refuse to Confirm or Deny Tokyo Report of Landing

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   REPORT 450 U. S. TRANSPORTS RACING TO LUZON

USSIEG TARE PART OF PORT   Brave Rivers of Flaming Oil And Jap Gun Fire in Their Advance.

Capture Ridge Insuring Quick Payoff In Drive   Tokyo Radio Asserts 7,080 Men Put Ashore First Night, Led By Heavy Tanks

AUSSIES PUSH FIGHT THROUGH HEAT AND FIRE   Literal River Of Fire Between The Two Forces

Troops Make Quick Capture Of Vital Area   2-Day Old Drive Rated Successful By Commander

Invaders Brave Searing Heat, Jap Barrages   . Diggers Capture Two Airfields; Two-Day-Ola invasion Already Termed Strategic Success

. Aussies Capture Part of Balikpapan Port   Anfantrymen Brave Rivers of Flaming Oil, Barrages From Jap Guns in Advance; General Says Drive Already Strategically Won

AUSTRALIANS BRAVE FLAMING OIL SEIZE PART OF BALIKPAPAN  CAPTURE OF TWO AIRFIELDS IN INVASION AREJ AITCh DEDADT.CNR

Part of Port Of Balikpapan Taken by Allies   Head of Troops Declares Invasion Already a Success

PART OF VITAL OIL CENTER 1S SEIZED   Capture Of Two Airfields Also Disclosed   TOKYO REPORTS   7,000 Allied Soldiers Put Ashore: One Division Two Miles Inland

Brave Flames To Seize Part Borneo Port  Commander Declares Twa: Day Old Iavasion Ts Already “Strategie  Suceess”  Two Neighboring Airfields Bagged ae Voleanoes Of Fire And  Black Smoke Roll Over  Ridees Donvinsatine   Two Neighboring Airfields Bagged   Voleanoes OF Fire And Black Smoke Roll Over Ridges Dominating Town aud Beach

Brave knemy Barrages In Swilt Advaita   Blazing Heat, Dense Smoke Roll From Oil Refinery Area—Two Airfields Captured

NIPS FIRE RIVERS IN DEFENSE OF BORNEO DOCKS   Aussies Capture Part of Port in Balikpapan; Claim Airfields Taken

Australian Forces Sieze Balikpapan in Borneo Drive   Advance Past Flaming Oil Wells to Heart of Vital Seaport

Aussies Advance  Through Oil Fire   Drive Continued for Vital Oil Port, Balkipapan; Refinery’s Blazing Oil Pours upon Troops

Seize Vital Part South Borneo Petroleum Port  Inv eosin Is Called trategic Success”

vAustralian Forces Seize Part of ‘Petroleum Port   Brave Face-Searing Heat and Stiffening Nip Resistance in  Push on Balikpapan

CAPTURE PART OF VITAL OIL PORT OF BALIKPAPAN   CAMPAIGN WON IN STRATEGIC SENSE, SAYS ANZAC CHIEF

AUSSIES TAKE A SECTION OF BALIKPAPAN   Braving Rivers of Flaming Oil and Five-Inch Gun Barrages, Troops Move Upon Borneo Petroleum Port.

Japs Use Oil And Artillery   Aussies Advance Against Searing Heat and Heavy Barrages Into Balikpapan

Aussies Gain On Borneo   Seize Part of Port Of Balikpapan; Jap  Resistance Increases

Allies Storm (il Site Despite Fire   Japanese Resistance Increases But Tough Units Advance

Anzacs Fight. In Balikpapan   Blazing Oil Fails To Stop Invaders

Australians Brave Rivers Of Flaming Oil And Barrages To Seize Part Of Balikpapan

STRATEGICALLY THE CAMPAIGN IS ALREADY WON   Radio Reports Say Two Airfields Already Captured; Aussies Push On Through Flaming Oil And Jap Bar rages.

Troops Thru Fire To Take Oil Port   Australians Brave Searing Heat and Gunfire at Balikpapan   JAPS FORCED INLAND   Assault Forces Seize Ridges Dominating Refinery Area

INVASION IS DECLARED 10 BE A SUCCESS   Volcanoes of Fire and Dense Smoke From Blazing Refinery Area Roll Over Ridges

2 Airfields Also Seized; Japs Battle In Oil Area   Face-Searing Heat Ix Met By Javader

Widen Borneo Foothold   Aussies Push Steadily Ahead Against Flames And Stiffening Resistance Into Balikpapan

MINE MISHAPS FATAL TO TWO; 4 ARE INJUREI   Arthur T. Pryor, 53, <f Miami And Riverton Mon Killed Near Boxter

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  U.S. th Reported On Western Front         Germans’ Fatal Fumble Gave Daring  Americans Bridge for Rhine Crossins

EISENHOWER SAYS GERMAN MILITARY LEADERS MUST BE UTTERLY DESTROYED   Trials of German War Criminals to Be Based On Premise That Wars of Aggression Are Criminal and All Connected With Responsibility Must Be  Punished.

Russia's Three Most Brilliant Generals Spearhead New Drive   Zhukov’s First Great Prize, Captured Yesterday, Was Warsaw; Rokossovsky And Konev Command Armies On His Flanks. - ~~

Russia’s Best Generals On  Polish Front      Pransfers From Other Sec tors Almost Unnoticed In Stream Victory Bulletins

Russia’s Three Brilliant Generals Direct Its Armies Across Poland

RUSSIAN STAFF SHIFT MAY BE SIGN OF DRIVE   Veterans of Many Campaigns Placed in Strategic Positions As Red Army Pushes on Toward Berlin.

U. 5. PACIFIC BASES PROPOSED   LEGISLATION TO CLAIM ISLANDS INTRODUCED

Japan Was Near Defeat Before Atomic Bombing  B-29’s Had. Already

Pre-Atomic Japan  Close To Defeat   Find Industries From  Tokyo To Kobe Crushed

YANKS MAY LEAVE AREAS IN CHINA   Wedemeyer Confers with Aides; Communists Persist in Help Claims

HINT TROOPS — ~ WILL LEAVE WAR REGION   AMERICAN .GENERAL 18 CON. “FERRING WITH AIDES FOLLOWING HIS RETURN * FROM WASHINGTON 

YANKS MAY SET OUT OF DANGER SPOTS IN CHINA      Communists Persist in Charge U.S, Intervening in Civil War

GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW SCHOOL AT EMMITSBURE   Memorial To Rev. Cribbins To Cost $175,000; Start Work Today   MODERN THROUGHOUT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

ARMY REVEALS V-) DAY PLANS   ‘Demobilization Program : Set; Three Million  Ts Be Retained

ARMY MEN HAVE V-) PLANS FOR DEMOBILIZATION   Expect Reduction of Three Million Men a Year After Occupation Of Defeated Nations

Demobilization to Move Rapidly  Plan 3,000,000 - Reduction in Year

Army Has Plan for Demobilization on Peace Declaration   Details Are Secret But 3,000,000 May Be Sep arated in Year

Army’s Secret V-J Plan For  Demobilization   Top Secret But Estimate 3 Million a Year Discharges After Victory

V-J Plan for Army ‘Demobilization Figures Reduction to 3,000,000

Army Has Secret Plan to Cut Army  V-J Demobilization Srhame Warkad Ont

ARMY PLANS VJ DEMOBILIZATION   FIGURE ON CUT OF THREE MILLION MEN YEAR AFTER VICTORY

Ar my Plan For Dem obilizin 2  Is Top Seer et   Three Million Men Must Remain in Uniform Long After Final Vietory in Pacific

ARMY HAS SECRET V-J PLAN FOR DEMOBILIZATION    Details Undisclosed By. Well. Informed Sources Figure On Reduction Of 3,000,000 Men Yearly

Troop Release To Be Stepped Up After Peace   Huge Army Will Be Required to Occupy Japanese Homeland And Various Islands

Amny V-J Day Plans Prepared   Expected To Discharge At Rate Of Three Millior Men A Year.

Army Is Prepared To Demobilize  After Surrender  About Three Million Men Each Year To Get Discharges

Army Has V-J Plan —   Demobilization Details Are Secret But Reduction Of Forces Will _ Probably Not Be Rapid

U.S. Army Has V-J Plan For  Demobilization   Reduction To 3 Million Men Is Likely Within Year After Surrender.

PLAN TO RELEASE OVER 2MILLION NOW IN GERMANY  EISENHOWER SAYS ONLY 400,000 WILL

See Reduction For Occupation   Occupation Forces In Germany Will Be Reduced To 400.000 By Winter.

U.S. Forces Will Be Cut  In Germany   From 2.500.000 to About 400,000 Before Winter’s End, Eisenhower States

Reduction Of U. S. Force In Reich Planned   Gen, Eisenhower Says Occupation Troops To Be Cut to 400.000

400,000 Yankees To Be Stationed At German Posts   Occupation Force  Will Be Reduced

ABOUT 400,000 MEN TO POLICE » GERMANY--"IKE   People Must Provide Own Living—Occupetion Force of U. S$. Trimmed

Germany Occupiers Cut to 400,000   Eisenhower Says Force Reduced Well Before Winter Ends

Set 400,000 For Occupation Of Germany   Will Linport Food but Not to Fatten Nazis, Rave Rignnlinecn

Occupation Force In Germany Will Be Cut To 400,000 Men By Spring, Eisenhower States

FIXED OCCUPATION FORCE: OF 400,000   Eisenhower Says America Will Have to Help Feed  Germany   ALLIES GETTING ALONG

U.S. to Keep Only 400,000 in Germany   Eisenhower Says Food Must Be Imported to Help Feed Nation

 U. S. Occupation Forces In Reich :  Will Be Reduced   Sill Be Cut This Winter Froin 2,500,000 to: 400,000.

Men to Return By Winter's End   European Supreme Commander Says Winter Will Be Severe on Germans

2 Million Troops NowIn Germany To Be Sent Home   Eisenhower Says Army OF Occupation: ‘Will Be Cut “To About 400;000 Men

To Cut Occupation Force in Reich Soon   Eisenhower Says 2,500,000 Yanks Now in Germany Will Be Reduced to Fixed Force of About 400,000 Before End of Winter.

FIXED OCCUPATION FORCE OF 400,000   Eisenhower Says America Will Have to Help Feed Germany

OCCUPATION AMY WILL BE REDUCEL      Fixed Force of About 400,C09 Will Be Kept in Eurone.

Agreement Expected t Be Reached Regardin: Port of Trieste. Yugo slav Troops Reporte Withdrawing

Three-Power Relationship ‘Clarified,’  Truman Says   Plans Completed For Early Meeting With Churchill And Russian Chief

Big Three Meet Soon; Truman Sees Polish Hope   President Elated Over Reports Brought By Hopkins, Davies

BIG 3 MEETING TIME, SITE SET. TRUMAN SAYS   President Is Elated By Reports Of Hopkins, Davies

President, Obviously Elated Over Reports By Hopkins and Davies, Announces Byrnes Stettinius, Leahy and Ross, Also to Attend Meeting: Radio Says Copenhagen Is Site

Truman Reveals ‘Big Three’ To Meet Soon °   Reports of Hopkins ‘Cheer President; Urges Allied Unity

Truman Optimistic ~ Over Polish Issue   President Announces That Time Has Been Set fo Meeting With Stalin and Churchill—Wants OWI Appropriation Increased

TRUMAN, STALIN, CHURCHILL AGREE ON MEETING DATE   President, in Revealing Plans, Says There Are Prospects for Polish Settlement.   TIME AND PLACE REMAIN UNDISCLOSED   Executive to Be Accompanied by Byrnes, Stettinius, Hopkins, Davies, Leahy and Ross.

POLISH ISSUE CLEARING UP, TRUMAN SAYS   PRESIDENT ELATED OVER REPORTS FROM RUSSIA

Truman Reports Big Three Meet Scheduled  Will Not Disclose When or Where Conference Will Be

A CHANCE FOR RAINS      Cooler Weather Is Expected in ansas Tomorrow

A PACT FOR PEACE   Act of Chapultepec Binds Western Powers Against Aggression

Most Far Reaching Pact Reached In This Hemisphere; Sets Precedent.

INTER-AMERICA PACT PLEDGEL   Would Unite All Nations Against Aggression

‘Americas’ Peace Pact At Mexico   Historic Agreement Enforces the Peace; Mutual Fight on Foe

American Republics Take Up Peace Plan   Will Use Force On Agaressors Here

Boundaries of American  Nations to Be Guaranteed  ~ -“Itektied Clty Contferees Agree to Use. ' Gembined Forces in Case of Emeragncy

MEXICO CONFAB ASSURES PEACE      Passage of Modified Act Of Chapultepec Is Certainty

LIBERATED TEXANS  BEGINNING ARRIVE  IN UNITED STATES TREATMENT OF PRISON ERS BY JAPS DECLARED ATTEMPTS AT MIJRDER

President: Truman Joins Widow -and Close Rela. lives in Sad Splendor of Service

BURIAL OF PRESIDENT SET TODAY   His First Message To U. S. Spoken Again; 200 At Services

GOVERNMENTS POLIGY WILL BE READY FOR LABOR-MAN.. ‘AGEMENT. CONFERENCE

Labor Peace Plan Is Due by Sept. 20   Worker-Boss Parley Will Get Details of New Setup

Labor Secretary Plans For Meet On Labor Policy   New Industrial Machinery To Be Laid Before Labor Management Con. ference

Secretary Byrnes Makes Pledge That Guilty Will Be Punished For Acts Of Cruelty

Civilian Cuts Off Head Of Downed Flier   Nipponese Scream Wildly During Incident

Washington Report Withheld To Avert  Further Brutality   Rev éals “American: Flier Beaten ’ For Hours Prior To Beheading; * Byrnes Sees Nips Paying Penalty.

State Department Lifts Lid On Atrocities by Japanese; Says Guilty Will Be Punished

Atrocity Story Withheld, Now Is Given Public   U. S. Feared Butchery Would Increase With Earlier Revelation; To Punish Guilty

FILE PROTESTS IN 240 CASES U.S. STATES   Grew Tells Of Massacre Of 150 In Philippines   Of Brutality Revealed In State Dept. Document, Previously Secret

BRUTAL STORIES OF JAP PRISON TORTURE TOLD   150) Americans Are Burned, Bayoneted jn Philippines

OTATE DEPARTMENT TELLS OF INCIDENTS WELL BEYOND BELIEF   PROMISE MADE THAT GUILTY JAPANESE WILL BE ‘PUNISHED ADEQUATELY

State Department Reveals Incidents Of Jap Brutality   Stories Kept Secret For Fear Japanese Would Increase Il Treatment of Yanks

w It Can Be Told  Official Reports Show Japs Beheaded Pilot, Burned 150 In Tend

All Guilty Will Be Punished Pledge of Department of State   Full Report Not Pretty Story Says Secretary Byrnes to Press

FULL STORY OF CRUESOME LIFE IN CAMPS TOLI   Sec. Byrnes Promises Guilty Will Be Punished, War Crimes Trials Planned

BYRNES REVEALS SORDID” PICTURE OF NIPS’ CRIMES   SCREAMING VICTIMS BAYONETED AND SHOT BY ENEMY CAPTORS

J ap Atrocity Picture Is Darkening   U. S. Made 240 Protests Against Mistreatment; Pun. ishment Is Promised

Captured Yanks Tortured Slain; Japs Must Pay   Byrnes Reveals Brutal Massacre of 150 U.S. Prisoners in Philippines

Secretary Says War Guilty Will Be Hunted Down And Prosecuted For Brutality. Employed Agains' Gls and Civilians

Lift Lid On Japs’ Cruelty!   State Department Promises Guilty To Pay Penalty

JAPANESE CAPTORS BEHEAD AMERICAN FLIER; TORTURE, MASSACRE 150 IN THE PHILIPPINES, U.S. REVEALS IN POSTWAR ATROCITY REPORT

Incidents of Jap Butchery Are Revealed   Report on Atrocities of Enemy Released After Being Held for Fear of Likely Retaliation

Flyer Beheaded By Jap Civilian   Many Incidents Disclosed in Relation of Protests to Jap Government: Improvement Noted

Department of State Tells of Jap Bestiality   Punishment For The Guilty Promised by Secretary Byrnes

State Dept. Lifts Lid On Japanese Atrocities; Full Punishment Vowed

Guilty. Will Be Punished; War Crimes Will Be Prosecuted.   OFFICIALS PROTESTED

Atrocities Revealed by State Dept.   240 Protests Made to Japan  By U. S. During War Period

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GunmanRobs Two Banks   Search for Bandit Matt Kimes Renewed By Oklahomans

AS FUEHRER   ALLIES TO SHELVE FORMER U-BOAT COMMANDER—ALLIED CONTROL STEADTLY INCREASED

FLEET REMNANT MOVING TO PORT FOR SURRENDER   Germans Give Up Channel islands, Crete, Milos: Doenitz Out Soon

At Least Six U-Boats Are Seen Moving Toward Ports   TWO CRUISERS ARE IN   ‘leet Remnants in Copenhagen Harbor Also Surrender

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAX THAT FARM WORKERS SLOW IN RE-

ris Hails Eisenhower: ousands Cheer His Statement at Berlin Has Been Destroyed

CHEERING PARIS CROWDS WELCOME GEN, EISENHOWER   Allied Commander Rides in Triumph Through Streets Jammed With Million People.   HAILED AS LIBERATOR ALONG PARADE ROUTE   Genertl Speaks at Hotel de Vile and City Hall—Pre/ sented Medal by De Gaulle.

GUNMAN SLAIN IN GANG WAR   NOTORIOUS CHICAGO GANGSTER SHOT TO DEATH AS RESULT. OF GAMBLING OUTBREAK

Lie Detector Test in Death of Woman in Elevator Shaft   Robbel and His Divorced Wife Question Concernine Mrs. Campbell]

Lie Detector To Be Used In Rockford Case   Robbel And Former Wife Are Questioned On Death Of Women In Elevator At Store

HYDE PARK SEEN AS SHE FOR UNO   ROOSEVELT’S HOME LEADS; BOSTON IN RACE

Hyde Park UNO Home?  Commannion Beaty Fo  mnanmtnmwkcaam nf mseeah

HYDE PARK THOUGHT BEST BET FOR U.N. 0.   Delegates Awaiting Opening of Assembly Believe Roosevelt Estate Leads in Running.

House Balks At Slashing OW! Funds   Taber Also Loses Fight To Return War Agency Bill To Committee

Efforts To Cut Appropriations of OWI Rejected   Taber Chat Office “Ridiculously’’ Wasting Enormous U. S. Funds

Fleet, Admiral Nimite Announces Casualties Suffered By Americans In Drive, Iwo Battle Is Tourh   SOUTHERN TIP OF ISLAND BY-PASSED

GENERAL DRIVE MOVES TOWARD HEART OF ISLE   3.650 Casualties Listed In Tough Battie For Strategic Pacific Outpost

Gains Are Measured in Yards; Main Airdrome Secure in I]. S Hande

3,690 American Casualties, 150 Were Officers In Iwo Invasion  TOUGHEST BATTLE IN MARINE HISTORY First And Main Air Base  Firmly In American Hands

STORM SECOND AIRFIELD ON 1WO ISLAND   - Battle Is ' Toughest in Marines’ History

U. S. MARINES STORM 2ND IWO FIELD   Drive North In Toughest Battle In Corps’ History

Marines Assault Second Airfield On Jap Island   Two Divisions Slug Forward In Face of Heavy Enemy Fire

Troops Slug Into Heart Of Jap Base   Casualties Mount To 3,650 Killed, Wounded, Missing

MARINES PAY HEAVILY FOR FAT 2 DAYS   Storm Second Airfield and Launch Assault on Volcano Fort.

By-Pass Southert Tip of Island Te Drive On Center   Marines Slug Forward Yard By Yard vs. Heavy Gunfire

@ HE HATED INJECTIONS   Murphy Stopped by Shot in Hip; Praises Army Nurse Corps   BY LIEUT. AUDIE L. MURPHY (Written Exclusively for I. N, 8.) (World Copyright and All Rights  PR ecearved)

One Thousand Guns Fire 30 Salves In Moscow. “Will Not Destroy Gerniany Or Its Peo ple”, Says Stalin

RUSSIANS HAIL GREAT VICTORY   American GI's Hugged And Kissed In Noisy Celebration

SAYS REICH WILL ~ NOT BE WRECKED   Premier Stalin Broadcasts From Study in the Kremlin

STALIN GIVES VICTORY TALK   Says Reds Will Not Destroy Germany; 1,000 Guns Fire Salute

Américan Legion  ‘Annual Picnic  To Be. Held On  “Sanday. Auouat 26

War Crimes Confessed By Fritzsche   Former Aide to Goebbels Gives Evidence to U. $. Prosecutors.

Other Admissions Claimed Imminent   Nuernberg Suspects Fort Tn Rival Factions

CIO Accuses General Motors -: Of Unfair Labor Practice:   Corporation: Indicates Answer to, Allegation That Col‘lective’ Bargaining Was Refused Will Be  Filed With WLB

Union Voices Charges Against Firm  275,000 Workers Are Affected by Current Strikes

Second Nazi Treasure Collection Recovered   Collection Of Jewish Manuscripts, Paintings And Other Valuables Taken

AMERICANS FIND HIDDEN NAZI JEWISH TREASURE, CHECK OVER EARLIER HAUL

SECOND GERMAN TREASURE TROVE FOUND BY YANKS   Collection Includes Objects Whic: Date Back To 14th Century

Second Treasure Trove Reveals Priceless Jewish Manuscripts, Paintings

New treasureLoototHunsF ound   Priceless Jewish Manuscripts Found   Gold Bullion Is Being Counted

COLLECTION OF ARTIS FOUND   THIRD ARMY DISCOV. ERS ANOTHER TREASURE

WPB BROWNOUI ORDER GOES IN EFFECT FEB.    War Activities Committee to Urge Lacal Compliance

Intrepid Back For More Japs For 5th Time   Heroic Carrier Has 289 Ships, 650 Planes to Credit

Intrepid Lives Up  To Name In Battle   Carrier Hit Five Times By Suicide Planes Anc  Torpedoes Returns To Haunt Japanese

ee a ee eee lee ee  Hit In 5 Battles, Carrier Intrepid Fights Nips Again

Credit Her With 289 Ships And 650 Planes! Hit Five Times, She’s Out for More

HIT 5 TIMES, CARRIER STILL HUNTING JAPS   289 Ships, 650 Planes Scored

RELIGION HAS DAY IN COURT Teacher Describes Course in Public Schools

Says Bible Is Basis For Teaching Of Religion In Champaign Schoo:

RAILROAD ARRANGING RETIREMENT OF DEBTS   BS. An@ Q. Submis. Man Under Bankraptcy Act To Federal Court Far Approrel

ARGUE CODE FUND CASE   Refusal to Pay Printing Bili Defended by State Auditor.

RACE PREJUDICE BILL IS SIGNED   New York First State To Enact Anti-Bias Measure

Truman to Travel 16 Thousand Miles Within Next Month   Will Go to Frisco, Return to Capital, and Then to Berlin

President Plans  On Making Trip Of 16,500 Miles   Inclades Flight To Berlin For Big 3 Meeting And - YUN. Parley Appearance

Truman Maps Long Journey  Travel Route Calls for 16,500 Miles; Plans

Hal TO TRAVEL 16,500 MILES   Mileage Will Be Built Up Within the Next 30 to 40 Days.

Long T rek For Truman   . Expects to Travel About 16,500 Miles Within Next 40 Days

GOOD WEATHER STAYS   It Will ‘Hold Thru Thru “Monday, the Forecaster Says 

‘GOOD WEATHER STAYS   It Will Hold Thru Monday, the Forecaster Says

Japanese Expect Keep Key Jobs  Pioneer Way For Break-Up Of Trusts

Jap Monopoly Executives Hop To Retain Jobs   Indicated by Action Of Mitsubishi Firm Managing Director

Jap Officials May Hold Jobs In Industries   Executives of Family. Held Companies Expect to Keep Positions

Japanese Wartime Industrialists To Keep Jobs as Families Fold Up

SUNDAY SCHOOL — CONVENTION HERE   At Methodist Church Tuesday, May 20th:

Retreating Japs Wreck China Base   Enemy Falling Back Along 60-Mile Front

Japanese Destroy Former American Airbase at Liuchow as They Fall Back Under Chinese Pressure

KNOCKS OUT DOUBLE ROW OF DEFENSES   Break-Through, According to Battle Dispatches, Comes Between the Reich Fortresses of CGemund and Schleiden.

AMERICANS 13 MILES INSIDE CERMANY TODAY   Siegfried Line Cleared; Yanks Near Rhine

Yanks and French Hold 3 Divisions Of Germans Near Strasbourg; First Cuts Through Last Section of Strong Siegfried Line Drives 13 Miles Inside Reich

Erase Threat to Strasbourg By Maneuver   First Army Fights 1: Miles Into Reich After ‘Clean Break’

Allied Troops Split Colmar Pocket In German Divisions   First Army, 13 Miles Inside Reich, Thru Outer Siegfried Defenses Guarding Schleiden, Gemund

NAZIS TRAPPED IN MOUNTAINS   American First — Infantry Captures Headwater Dam on Roer River.   13 MILES INSIDE REICH

Hearings Ordered by Senate’s Military Committee Which Reversed an Earlicr De ion—Invited Witnesses to  Lin.         Colmar Pocket Cut In I we Today; Believe 3 German Divisions Trapped There

Colmar Pocket Cut In Half by French,  ~ American Assaults   Three German Divisions Surrounded in Vosges Hills by Offensive

‘Parts of 3 ‘Divisions Are Trapped   Report Complete Break Through Siegfried Line

Three Divisions Surrounded In Vosges Ridges   American First Army Penetrates Entire Depth Of Siegfried Line In Center Of Front

Nazi Colmar Pocket Cut by Allied Troops   Threat to Strasbourg Erased; May Trap Three German Divisions

HODGE’S TROOPS BATTLE 13 MILES INSIDE GERMANY   SMASH WITHIN 28 Mi. OF RHINE AND THE CITY OF BONN

YANKS WITHIN 23 MILES OF CITY OF BONN   French and American Troops Driving Into CrossRhine Pocket are Nearina a Junction   ALSATIAN TOWNS TAKEN

Colmar Pockel Cutby Allies; Nazis Trapped   First Army Rips Through Siegfried Line

YANKS STAB 13 MILES INSIDE GERMAN BORDER   aerman West Wall Seen Cracking Before Ceaseless Pounding Of American Units; Breaking Through All Along Line.

TRAP ELEMENTS OF 3 DIVISIONS   Ist Army Captures — One of Roer Dams:

First Army Through Line   First Clean Breakthrough; Colmar Pocket Vanishes 

COLMARPOCKET SLICED IN TWO BY UL S. FORCES   Parts of Three German Divisions Trapped In Vosges

Nazi Colmar Pocket Split; Foe Trapped   U. S. First Army Fights 13 Miles Deep Into Reich

Colmar Bulge Is Cut in Two: Nazis Caught   Siegfried Line Is Severed Between Gemund and Schleiden

American and French Troops Cut Famous Colmar Pocket in Two, Trapping Portions of Germans.   ALLIES IN PROGRESS ALONG WESTERN FRONT

Three German Divisions Were Trapped in Vosges Mountairts, South of Strasbourg Today.   A COMBINED GAIN OF UP TO EIGHT MILES   The Pocket Was Virtually Eliminated and the Threat to Strasbourg From the South Erased.

Hodges’ Men Break Through Fortifications Between Siegfried Towns Of Gemund, Schleiden

Yanks Breach Siegfried Line At All Points   Astride Two Big Roer River Dams; Alsatian - Towns Fall:

UJ. 8. FIRST ARMY REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN WEST WALL  FRENCH AND AMERICAN  TROOPS HAVE WIPED OU]

Yanks Fight Much Deeper In German Territories   “Near Two Siegfried. - Towns With Advance

Allies Cut Nazi Pocket At Colmar   Drive By French And Americans Expected To Trap 10,000 Of Foe

NAZIS TRAPPED AS ALLIES SPLIT VOSGES POCKET   U.S. Tanks And Moroccans Join In Latest Success In Colmar Sector

Threat to Strasbourg Now Erased   Trap Elements Of Perhaps Three German _ Divisions

First Fights 13 Miles In Reich Itself   Threat To Strasbourg From. South Is Erased; Pocket Is Frased.   GAIN EIGHT MILES

Troops Nearing Fortress Towns In German Line   U. S. Third Fights Toward Prum, Heavily Defended Point

Tanks Crash Ahead in German Fight   Armies Penetrate Enemy Lines On Every Front

American Forces Closing a Pocket   Report Nazi Divisions Are Trapped in Vosges  Mountains   American First Army Infantry Capture Dam on Roer River

Colmar Pocket  Disappearing Ist Army Hacking * At Sieafried Line

Many Nazis “Caught In A Vosges Trap   First Army 13 Mi. Deep In Reich, Ripping Sieg: fried Defences.

Allied Troops Cut Nazi Pocket Below Strasbourg   First Army Units On Central Front Continue Advance

Yanks Fight 13 Miles Deep  Into Germany   Americans Near Rhine As Infantry Controls Two Big Roer River Dams in North Sector

Two Fortress Towns Neared By U.S. Forces   ee  Yanks Push 13 ‘Miles Into Reich Within 28 Miles Of Rhine; French Troops, American Tanks Split Colnes Pocket In South

hUp. t6::10,000 Fee. Tropa Doomied in New We” ‘ern Brent - Brive

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News ‘Starting Feb. 7   Other Allied Troops Gain Against Nazis

TRAP ELEMENTS OF 3 DIVISIONS   American Troops Are Fighting 13 Miles Inside Germany   THROUGH SIEGFRIED

Allies Cut Colmar Pocket: Trap Nazis   American First, Third Armies Slash Siegfried Fortifications; Gemund-Schleiden Line Broken

U.S. Tank Forces And Moroccans CircleGerman:   American 1st Army Fights 13 Miles Into Reich; Mile From Line Towns

Yanks and ‘Moroccans Trap Nazis   Bag Three Divisions In Thrusts that Cut Colmar Pocket; Erase Threat to Strasboure;

Yanks Plunge 13 Miles .In Germany   Break Through Last of Double Row of Nozi Fortifications

FOOD IS TAKEN FROM ALARMED HOUSEHOLDERS   “Come Help Us,” Is Common Plea To British When Freed Droves Terrify Natives.

Wage Earners  May Have Tax Cut Next Year   Vinson: Prepares Mcusure To Be Submitted ‘To: morrow To Cougress; Phin Excise Cuts

*Vinson To Give ,90lons Views On Tax Cutting   Repeal Of.3 Per Cent Normal Tax Believed Part Of Program

— WASHINGTON — Moderate Trimming Plan Seen   Proposal to Repeal ‘Normal’ Levy Is Among Predictions

Tax Cut Bill ls Now Ready   Vinson Takes Measure  To Capitol Monday

TAX SLASHING BILL POLISHED UIP BY VINSON   PLANS FOR REVENUE CUT TO BE FIRST IN 16 YEARS

ENGLAND ENJOYS V-BOMB RESPITE   Absence of Weapons Indicates Hitler's Plan To Destroy London Failed

Nazi Withdrawal from Northern Holland May Mean the Ending of 'V-Boamb Terror Raids. on Enaland

JAP SUICIDE PLAN FORMED IN JULY °44   Enemy Had Been So Crushed by Then That All Forces Had Been Ordered to Adopt the Kamikaze Tactics.

JAPAN'S WAR MACHINE WAS BADLY CRUSHED MORE THAN YEAR AGO  ALL BRANCHES OF ARMED SERVICES ORDERED TO BE TAUGHT SUICIDE TACTICS

Armed Forces of Japanese Planned Mass Kamikaze ©   Suicide Attacks  Were Not Confined To Air Forces; Last Desperate Measure

Kamikaze As Last Resort   With War Machine Crashed Japs Order Suicide /Tactics in All Military Units

Jap Machine Crushed Early   All Branches Ordered Into Suicide Attacks as Far Back as July, 1944

Suicide Units ‘Not Confined To Jap Fliers   Nips So Badly Crushed ly July, 1944, All Military Branches Were Kami kauze-Trained -

Rebels Drive On Tehran, tran Capital   Insurgents Said To Be Armed With Russian Guns

Revolt Flares Against Iranian Regime Control  Outbreck Is In Areo Staffed By Russians

Soviet-Held Province Is Trouble Zone   Govt. Troops, Sent To Restore Order, May Be Stopped By Russia.

INSURGENTS OF NORTHERN IRAN IN REVOLUTION   Iran Parliament Sends -Troops to Russian Occupied Province

INSURRECTION GROUPS SEIZE TOWNS IN IRAN   Armed With Russian Weapons, Tehran Spokesmen Say

Armed Insurrectionists Advance Against Tehran While Government Asks Soviets for Explanation

“De Gaulle Re-elected ‘By Assembl\   IRAN REBELS ADVANCING  UPON TEHERAN.

IRAN INSURGENTS IN ARMED REVOLT   DRIVE ON CAPITOL AFTER ISOLATING THREE OTHER TOWNS

Separatists On March Against Teheran Today   Three Towns With Iranian Garrisons Isolated In  Two Days Of Fighting

RAN STUATION 15 ‘DESPERATE   Separatist Democratic Party Revolting Against Iranian Government.

Separatists Revolting   Iranian Government Situation Now Critical

lran Officials Send Troops to Meet Rebels   Insurgents Reported Marching on Capital From Soviet Zone

Iran Parliament Will Send Troops Against Insurgents   Into Soviet-Oceupied Territory; “Rebels” Occupy Some Towns, March on Capital

Armed Separatist Democrats Revolt   Reported to be Advancing to Tehran — Three Towns Isolated

Armed_Revolters  Against lran March On Tehran   Situation Said To Be Desperate

Iranian Rebels  Drive On Capital   Separatist Democrats Revolt Against Government, Seize Towns

Revolt Against Rule In Soviet ‘Occupied Area   Armed Members Of Party Reported Marching Down Railway From Mianeh To Tehran

Rebels Seize Towns; March On Capital City   Reds Have Stopped Previous Efforts to Send in Iranian Forces

REVOLUTION FLARES IN OPEN TODAY   Action Is Taken  By Government To End Strife

Revolt Erupts In North Iran   Parliament To Send Troops To Province

Insurgents Open Drive On Tehran  In Newest Revoll   Russian Attache Is Asked To Explain Red Army Insignia On Trucks

Separatists Revolt Against lranian Rule   Advance Down 230 - Mile Long Railway From Mianeh To Tehran,  Ft, i rat Pa iA ree eM wrmgwypyriarrgss «mT

lran Revolf Breaks Ouf In Red Area   Russians Reported Supplying Guns to Rebels In Soviet-Occupied Territory

.ran New Hot Spot   Clash With Russians Feared As Trcops Move To Insurgent Area

IRAN TROOPS 10 GO TO RUSSIAN OCCUPIED AREA   Armed Insurgents Said Marching on Iran Copital. Teherar

lran Insurgents March on Capital  Russians Charged With Having Armed Rebels

TWO BATTALIONS OF  IRAN TROOPS BE SENT  TO TROUBLE DISTRICT ARMED INSURGENTS ‘IN  RUSSIAN OCCUPIED AREA MARCHING ON CAPITAL

Armed Revolt Rears Head In  Northwest Iran   Parliament In Special Ses sion Decides to Send Troops Inte Trauble Spot   Section Occupied  By Soviet Forces   Armed Insurgents Repozted Advancing Down 230. Mile Railway to Tehran

Philadelphia Pays Tribute To Adm. Halsey   Estimated Million Turn Out To Cheer 2rd Fleet Commander

House Sef For Passage Today Of Tax Slash   Varied Problems Before _ Nation’s Lawmakers Yesterday

House Speeds New Tax Bill   Speeial Hearing Called; Caw? Rule Annlied

‘House Prepared For Quick Passage Of Tax Cutting Bilt   Budget Chief Differs On Atomic Control

House Plans Swift Action On Tax Cuts  Will Rush Work. So Senate May

House to Get Tax Measure  Firet Peacetime Pill   First Peacetime Bill Calls for Reduction Of $5.300.000.000

QUICK DUE ; a   Debate on Proposed Ta» Cutting Bill Limited to Four Hours.

CHANGES IN TAX MEASURE BANNED   COMMITTEE “GAG RULE” IS CHARGED AS HOUSE PREPARES TO TAKE UP BILL,

SOLONS COOL TO MARSHALL PLEA FOR TRAINING  STILL STRUGGLING WITU CONTROL OVER   STILL STRUGGLING WITH CONTROL OVER ATOM BOMB SECRETS

House Is Set To Speed Tax Bill   Ruling Virtually Bans Floor Changes

PLAN TAX CUT ACTION TODAY   House Plans Speedy Vote On Measure to Effect Big Reduction

poo — ‘So Five Freedoms Civil Aviation  Plan Likely To Be Discarded

May Write Compromise Proposal  U.S. Seems To Have Lost Out In Fight For “Five Freedoms” In The Air

U.S Backec Air Control Plans Face Early Death   Great Britain Wil Be Victorious If Program Ends

Army. Combats Polio Outbreak   Sprays Part of Rockford With Insecticide, DDT

NAVY RECRUITER COMING      M. L. O’Brien Will Be at Local Postoffice, July 19

NAVY RECRUITER COMING   M. L. O’Brien Will Be at Lawrence Postoffice May 17

TROOPS IN TOKYO OUTSKIRTS; MARCH INTO CITY FRIDAY   First (Dismounted) Cavalry Division, With Brilliast Battle Record, to Head  Parade.      NTH FLEET TO TAKE OVER HONSHU BASE   American Sixth Army’s Occupation of Island of Kyushu Is Proceeding Smoothly.

Wait Outside of Capital For MacArthur’s Order;  Due to Move in Friday

Oth Fleet Awaits Kyushu Surrender   pational Net Spreads : Defeated Empire

MANPOWER BILL PASSES HOUSE   Compromise Measure Sent To Senate Where Hard Fight Impends

Manpower Bill Passed By House   Only Seven Majority; Faces Senate Fight

MANPOWER BILL VOTE IS CLOSE   War Mobilization Powers Face Even Harder light In Senate

MANPOWER BILL IS. PASSED BY HOUSE   Compromise Measure Squeaks Through, 167 t0 160

House Passes  Manpower Bill   Compromise Has Narrow Saqueak. 167 ta 160

MANPOWER BILL IS. PASSED. BY HOUSE      Compromise M eo sur e Squeaks Through, W7to 160

Comprise  aw On Manpower Is - Pased by llouse  Sweepiny Powers Ove Workes, Emplovers   Sweepin Powers Over Worke;, Employers . Give Byrnes

Sensing Victory Doughhoys Rushing Ahead   K-Rations Eaten on the Run Without Water

SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO .BE CALLED IF CALIE FACES UNEMPLOYMENT   GEN. “IKE” GRINS AS MILLIONS GREET HIM; SUN SO HOT IT MELTS THE PAVING TAR

Kids Will Gather Stones Saturday   Mt. Alton Airport To Be Scene of “Picnic”

MARSHALL ENDS HIS TESTIMONY ON JAP ATTACK   FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF ANSWERS FOUR QUESTIONS ASKED BY ACCUSED  GENERAL <-

‘LAST PEACE PROPOSAL’   Adolf Wants to Keep Fighting Russian Armies

Last Peace Proposal By Hitler Is Rumored   Claim, Underground “Werewolf” Movement Arising In Germany

Germans Warn People \To ‘‘Fight Or Perish’’, New Peace Rumors Out

Fight Or Perish,  Germans Warned   Rumors Circulated of “Last Peace Proposal”

GOV, COX DECLINES OHIO SENATORSHIF   Governor Lausche Reveals Offer of Appointment to Dayton Newspaner Publisher.

Turner Expected War With Japan In June of 1941   Pearl Harbor Attack Fundamental Part of Conflict, Seys Admiral ,   THOUGHT FLEET WAS READY FOR ACTION   Sufficient to Smash or Minimize Jap Raid if it Had Been Properly Alert

ADM. TURNER THOT JAP WAR INEVITABLE   Blames Kimmel For Being Caught By Surprise

Allies Do Not Recognize Doenitz Regime in Reich   Used Temporarily  To Care for German Wehrmacht; Officers Are Fully Controlled

Stern Rule Over Reich  Is Planned      Doenitz Other Nazis Being Used, But Government Not Recognized

ALLIES PLAN © STRICT GONTROL   Doenitz Regime Is Temporary Government

Allies Plan Long, Strict Military Rule of Germany   Doenitz Regime Not Recognized As Government

DOENITZ NUT REGARDED fa GERMAN HEAD   ‘Churchill Says Enemy Must Run Country Under Our Direction.

No Puppet — Government In Germany   SHAEF Says Allies Do Not Recognize Doenitz Regime; Plar Long Military Rule

Stern Peace For Germany   SHAEF Makes it Plain Criminals To Be Punished, Nazism Smashed

Germans Face Long, Strict Military Rule   Doenitz Government Not Recognized By Allies; Aim To Smash Nazis. Punish Guilty

Tough Terms Laid Down By Allied Leaders   To Smash Naziism, War Potential, Bring Criminals to Trial

Long Wiliitary Rule Exoected   Occupation Authorities Plon to Smash All Yestiges of Naziism, Find and Punish War Criminals, Says Eisenhower Deputy

CLOSE CONTROL OF GERMANY PLANNED   Doenitz Regime Not Recognized as Constitutional Government

Allies Planning Long And Strict Military Occupation Of Germanu. Officials Reveal

 Route 322 Now Named 28th Division Highway 'To Honor Penna. Fighters

Jap Subs in 1942 auriched Planes On Pacitic Coast  One Seen by Ranger, Bu

China Troops Take Moncay   Forces Occupy Town After Mutiny of Puppet Troops; Japs at Tung Hing Retreat

Chinese Troops Occupy Moncay   Take Town After Indo-Chinese Puppet Troops Mutiny

CHINESE OCCUPY MONCAY, BORDER CITY OF INDOCHINA  _ CAPTURE OF CITY FOLLOWS MUTINY OF PUPPE; TROOPS ACROSS BORDER

Chinese Sweep Across French Ando China Border, Take Town Puppet Troops Stage Mutiny   Defenders Surrender With All Arms; Other Chinese Forces Enter Kweilin

In Indochina   Occupy Moncay, Just Across Border After Mutiny By Puppet Army; Aussies Slog On

CHINESE TAKE OBJECTIVE IN INDO-CHINA   Cross Border Into Japanese Territory and Seize Moncay Following a Mutiny of Puppet Troops in Area.

FIGHT STARTED FOR INDO-CHINA   Chinese Forces Take Base In Northeast Corner

Chinese Occupy Indo-China Town   Also Infiltrate Into Outskirts of Kweilin, Former U. S. Air Base.

Kweilin Battle Rages; Moncay Lost by Japan   Puppet Troops Quit Fight; Recapture of Tinpak Is Reported

Yanks Established In Northern Iwo   No Official Report of Action Forthcoming

Big Five Couneil Meet Ends With Nothing Settled   Closes on Note of Strife and  Futility Three Weeks After Opening

CONFERENCE DELEGATES PESSIMISTIC   Believe London Parley Will End Today, a Failure

5-POWER PARLE ENDS ON NOTE OF FUTILITY   Stalin Wants Big 3 Session

LEPERS AND INSANE ARE TURNED LOOSE   Thousands of Crazy, Diseased Inmates of Okinawa Hospitals Out.

Japs Release Many Insane   Also Add to Peril to Yanks On Okinawa By Freeing Thousands of Lepers

BRITISH BATTLE NEW OUTBREAKS   Apprehend Terrorists Who Wreck Palestine Guard Posts

a TROUBLE “IN: PALESTINE   BRITISH TROOPS: SEARCH VILLAGE AFTER TWO COAST _GUARD STATIONS BLOWN UP

Paratroopers In Drastic Move Afte: Two Coast Guard Stations Blown Up, 14 Hurt

LARGE CONVOY REACHES PORT   EIGHT SHIPS BRINGING 22,000 YANKS HOME BOCK TODAY AT NEW YORK

Yank Force Free: 603 Jap Captives   Group Of 24, Including Five Nurses, Boldly Board Jap Train.

Cold Snap Due In Oklahoma Tonight  No Storm Like That Of Year Ago to Be Expected

ACHIEVEMENT MEETINGS HELD   FIRST OF SERIES HELD IN MAR. YSVILLE. SPECIAL AWARDS WERE PRESENTED

4-H CLUB AWARDS GIVEN AT FIRST ACHIEVEMENT MEE]   Program Held Last Week For Members Of 12 Clubs: Others Scheduled

GRAND JURY OKAYS OPERATION OF THE CO. INSTITUTIONS   Praises the Heads of The County Home and The County Prison   EFFICIENT CONTROL   Suggestion Made That Sun Porches Be Built at The County Home

County Home, County Prison Management Highly Praised   Grand Jury Also Urges the Purchase of Properties Between the Court House and Administration Building to Provide Space for New Building Needed to. Accommodate County Offices

si Wi »f Drop } ons of fA Japs      Superte.. tesses Fly : Over 100 Million Miles On Combat Duty

FINE WHISKIES REMAIN SHORT   Scotch And Bourbon Wil Be Scarce For Sev eral More Years

VETERAN REALTOR DIFS   Plenty of Plain Drinkin’ Liquor, Bourbon and Scotch Still Scaree

Home Supply Of Cigarettes  May Increase   Improvement Seen In 2 or 3 Months; Services To Ration

Civilians to Get More Cigarettes Within Two or Three Months. Manufacturers Promise

‘Civilians to Get More Cigarettes Frail  Tobacco Set-Up To Improve; Army-Navy To Ration Supply

OTHER CHANGES COMPLETED IN   Delay Encountered in Army Discharge of Ex-Chief Lynch

R CHANGES COMPLETED IN DEPARTMENT   Delay Encountered in Army Discharge of Ex-Chief Lynch

SS Officer Asks Protection As 45th Helos Free 32.000 Captives in Horror Ca mp

CAPTURE OF INFAMOUS DACHAU CAMP FREES 32,000 PRISONERS   SCORES OF SS MEN TAKEN PRISONERS AND DOZENS WERE SLAIN

Poland W. ill Assume Control Over Parts Of East Prussia — And German Silesia At Once

POLISH TO RULE CONQUERED AREA   German Silesia and East Prussia Will Be Bossed by Wersaw Group

Lublin Poles To Administer Nazi Territory  Take Charge Of Part of Silesia

POLES T0 DIRECT RED-WON AREAS   Take Over Civilian Control In Silesia, East Prussia

Asserts Poland Taking Control Of Seized Areas   Provisional Heads Direct Civil Administration In Silesia, East Prussia

POLAND TO RULE E. PRUSSIA AND GERMAN SILESIA  WARSAW GOVERNMENT  MOVES TO CONTROL ALL CIVIL AFFAIRS

Poles To Assume Silesia Control   Polish Provisional Government Leader In Occupied Oppeln

POLES TO RULE GERMAN AREAS   Taking Control ‘Immedi. ately In Silesia And East Prussia

‘oles Assume ‘vil Control Silesia   East Prussia Also to Come Under Polish Rule

Poles To Rule Red-Occupied Foe Territory   President Of Polish National Council Makes This Statement,   REPRESENTATIVE OUT

Polish Council Rule Over Silesia, East Prussia Sef   ‘Lublin Poles to Assume Immediate Administration of ‘Polish’ Territory

Poles Assuming Control Silesta   Bierut Announces That Poland Will Have Admin.  istration of Polish Soil.

Poland Assuming Control Of Civil Administration Of  German Silesia, East Prussia   To Take Over Regardless Of Opinions To Be Expressed In International Meets

Pole Regime. Takes Overin  Reich Areas   Provisional Officials Assume Control in Silesia, East Prussia  Tawr~wwews'"urwesaes «. .. . .........

Pole Regime , Takes Over in Reich Areas   Provisional Officials Assume Control in Silesia, East Prussia

U. 5. Privafe Gets Life Imprisonment   Sentence Given for Theft, Attempt To Kill ci

JAPANESE DEBATE. “ALLIED DEMANDS   DOMEI REPORTS REJECTION OF PROPOSAL—OFFICIAL RESPONSE AWAITED.

Cabinet Meets to Ponder Allied Demands, Decides to Push War to Bitter End

Japanese to Prosecute War to Bitter — End, Declares Domei News Agency—U. S. Officials See Surrender Possibility

DOMEI AGENCY SAYS DEMAND TO BE IGNORED   Next 11 Jap Cities To Be Destroyed By Bombers Listed

NIPS 10 FIGHT TO END, SAYS DOME! REPORT   Fails to Give Source Of ‘Authoritative Information’

‘Domei Broadcasts that Japan ' Will Ignore Proclamation  Calling Upon Uncondi tional Surrender.   JAP CABINET MEETS IN PREMIER’S HOME

PROCLAMATION TO BE IGNOREL   Jap News Agency Says Nation Will Fight War to The Bitter End.   CABINET HEARS REPORT

WILL BATTLE 10 BITTER END, SAYS DOMEI DISPATCH  CLAIM U. S. FAILED oes cP PRELHOT TA COT

FOE RADIO SAYS NIPS WILL FIGHT ‘TO BITTER END   Some Authorities in U. S. See Defeat for Enemy By Christmas

JAPS TO SPURN PROCLAMATION, DOME! CLAIMS   Enemy News Agency Seys Allied Surrender Ultimatum Will Be Ignored

RUMORS SAY ~ EARLY PEACE 1S POSSIBLE      SOME HIGH Mil MILITARY: AND POLITICAL ORSERVERS SAY PEACE POSSIBLE WITH:.  IN THIRTY DAYS. -;

Ultimatum Is Ignored, Says Domei   Jap Speaker Says Cabinet Meets To Study Peace Demanc

JAPS IGNORE SURRENDER DEMANDS   News Agency Reports Japs To Go To Bitter End —

Enemy Notes Stalin Had No Part In Action   Nip Radio Harps On Allied Disunity, Says America To Shoulde: Greatest Burden

Japs Ignore Allied Plea.   ‘Domei Says Country Will Fight To Last

Domei Agency Says Japan Will Nol Heed Allied Ultimatum For Surrender

Jomei Asserts ippon to snore Peace   No Official Statement Is Made Regarding Tripartite Ultimatum

Japs Pledged To Continue War Says Broadcast  Washington Buzzes Caen sen   Washington Buzzes With Speculation Over Possibility

JAPANESE. WILL FIGHT TO END: 'DOME! REPORTS   Japanese People Are Givea Sketchy Report Of Allied Edict

WILL CONTINUE WAR TO BITTER CONCLUSION   Cabinet in Three-Hour  Session to Discuss  Allied Proclamation RY INTERNATIONAL NEWS

'Well-Preserved Jaloppies, Shiny Limousines Carry Thousands ‘on Invasion of Vacation Lands

Reds Sweep Thr ‘ough 21 Districts Of Capital   AlbedHeadquarters Indicate Russians Less Than 20 Miles From Adlied Lines

Fanatical Nazis Making Block-By-Block Defense Of Devastated Capital   3,000,000 Civilians Packed In Underground Shelters As Up To 8,000 Nazis Die

Sixth of German Capital Held By  Soviet Soldiers      Big Part of City Made Tangled Debris As Russians Employ Record Artillery Fire; 21 Districts are Seized by Reds

battle Raging © At Station In Heart Of City   Berlin Encircled Except for Nine-Mile Gap, Germans Report—Russians Announce the Seizure of Fourteen Suburhe

Civi.ians —ucc_e in $e cers AS ave A0ars Cverieac; Six7207 Oirv in Zussian ~ancs

THE WEATHER AT YUMA   PATROL CLASHES ARE REPORTED ON ITALIAN FRONT

Army Charged With Holding Up Discharges   Claim ‘Brass Hats’ Seek To Sabotage Voluntary System.

Congress Cries For More Out Of Uniforms   Senator Johnson Says Army  Wants Volunteer Drive To  APES   SUS Y YIME AHEAD

US. Tanks Batter Japs In Manila   Superforts Keep Pressure Or Iwe Jima

Yanks Hit lwo Jima, Rangoon As Japs In South Manila Baffle With Backs fo the Sea

American Tanks And Artillery Smash At Japanese In Manila, Iwo Jima Bombed By Superfort:

CLOSE IN ON TRAPPED JAPS   South Manila Becomes Battlefield; Superforts Pound Iwo Jima

[WO JIMA BIT BY SUPERFORTS   Yanks Close In On Jap Groups In Mop-up of Luzon

AMERIGAN TANKS AND ARTILLERY. AIDING IN MANILA CLEANUP   SUPERFORTS AND LIGHT ER BOMBERS CONTINUE

INCREASE B-29 RAIDS ON JAPS IN WIDE SECTOR   Superforts Join Iwo Jima Raids; Southern Manila Now Battlefield

State Department Unfolds Plan To Clamp Down On Nazi Economic Ambitions

Eeonomic Plot Of Germans  Is Uneovered   Clayton Tells How U.S. Is Combatting World Campaign

Reich Economic Control Clamps Planned by U.S   United Nations Seek All German Assets, Business Intrigue

U.S. Combats German Move To Come Baek   Reich Is Declared Hiding Cantal Behind ‘Ghost’ ;

US.fo Curb Nazi Trade Ambitions   Strong Controls Are Arranged for Most of Countries, Senate Told

Economic Control Js Planned —  German Foreign Investments  Will Be Further Eliminated

“Pin-Worms  an't Get MY Child!’   Ratter fearn the Truth. Mather!

Member Is On MacArthur's. Wanted List   Jap War Lords Either Commit Suicide Or Seck Safety On Island Homes. None Can Escape F

Yanks Close In On Last Bulge Artery   Blizzard Envelopes Ardennes Push;  Tank Battle Flares

“Junior” Offensive In Alsace   Himmler’s Motley Army Gains Six Miles; OIst Airbornes Advance

Germans’ Junior Offensive In Alsace, Under Himmler, _ Admitted Serious Maneuver

Connellsville Ordered to Begin — - Plans for Postwar Sewage Plant

CLEANUP ORDER TO AFFECT 200   Additional Citations May Be Issued in Anti-pollution Drive, State Board Reveals

Most Jap Forces Hear of Surrender   Tokyo Claims Its Communications Cut With Borneo, Burma

Tells Field Commanders To Cease Firing Without Waiting for Date Fixed  In Imperial Command

Emperor’s Order Includes All Other Areas Where Nips Are In Contact With Allied Armies

REPEATS ORDERS TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS   REPORTS TO ALLIES THAT CESSATION IS MAKING PROGRESS

JAPS REPORT MOST BATTLE AREAS QUIET   Message to MacArthur Says Forces Being Ordered to Cease Firing Without Waiting for Formal Surrender.

Emperor Orders ‘Cease Fire’ In Outlying Areas Where Surrende: Has Been Made By Commanders Of Field Forces

Emperor In ‘Cease’ Order   Tokyo Reports Fighting Ceases Except in Some Parts of China, Manchuria

Thanksgiving Death Toll Stands At 100   Accidents More Than Were Forecast By National Safety Council

Death Toll For Holiday Is Over 100   Traffic Accidents Claim 73 Lives on Thanksgiving

Over 100 Killed On Thanksgiving   70 Die As Result of Automobile Mishaps

NAVAL SECRETARY  OPPOSED TO MERGER  WAR AND NAVY UNITS FORRESTAL CITES GER MANY’S FAILURE WIN WAR IN OPPOSING PROGRAM

Denounces Army-Navy Unification   Forrestal Cites Nazi Failure as Argument Against the Merger Of Armed Services

ONE MILITARY UNIT OPPOSED BY FORRESTAL   Navy Secretary Cites Germany’s Failure in Recent War as Argument Against Single Department of Defense.

Sec. Forrestal Opposes Merger Of Army, Navy   Proposes Creation Of A New Security Council; Would Put President At Head

Cites German Failure Under. Unified Power.  Navy Secretary Offers  Substitute Program Eas Il. &: Armad:-Fareas

Forrestal Leads Navy Opposition To One Service  Cites Germany’s Failure As Example  nmare ema einem

MERGER OF SERVICES IS ARGUED   Forrestal Says Germany Failed In Merger Plan

Forrestal Raps Service Merger   Points to Germany as Example; Alternate Plan Is Offered

Uses Germany as Example in His Arqument   Pian Okay, But Not Man Who Headed It, Says Sen. Johnson

FORRESTAL OPPOSES ARMY, NAVY MERGER   Navy Secretary Uses Germany's Failure In War as Argument

Nav y Secretary Opposes  Merging Of Armed Forces   Germany's Failure In Second World War Cited As Rea. son Why U. 8. Should Not Consolidate Army And Navy Under Single Head

Forrestal is Aloof on Plan For Merger  Offers Proposal For Council Over Armed Farcec

Forrestal Rans Plan for Merger Military Bureaus   Says Germany Had Program; Foes Say Wrong Man at Head

NAVAL SECRETARY UPPOSED TO MERGER WAR AND NAVY UNITS  FORRESTAL CITES GER-

CAPITAL FEELS V-E DAY CANT BE FAR AWAY   Washington Speeds Plans for Shift to One-Front War

White House To Tell of Surrender   Authoritative Report Will Come From There

Incredible Shanghai: Where Allies Plan Victory Parade As Armed Japanese Patrol Streets and Direct Traffic

Shanghai Prepares to Celebrate V-J Day: Jap Troops Direct Traffic

Quisling Said Party to Plot  For Invasion   Norwegian Nazi Is Visibly Shaken by Evidence Presented

Charges Quisiins Aided Nazis. ia Norway Invasron   Traiter Denies Receiving - Hitler's. Gold . For Help Given.

Many Charges Face Quisling   Assertion That Defendant Planned Invasion of Norway Opens Trial

CLAIM QUISLING GOT NAZI GOLD FOR BETRAYAL   Prosecution Charges He Planned German Invasion

Charges False, Says Quislins   Prosecution Declares H Sold Norway for Gald

QUISLING TOOK HITLER BRIBES COURT LEARNS   NAZI INVASION OF NORWAY PLANNED BY PUPPET

HIROHITO ORDERS END OF FIGHTING; GENERAL HEADS INEW PEACE GOVERNMENT

Kmperor Gives  “Cease Firing”  Order Today   Names Roval-Blooded General To Head Jap Peacetime Government In Unprecedented Act

HIROHITO ISSUES CEASE FIRE ORDER   Orders Defeated Forces To Stop Fighting Today -

Emperor’s Cousin, Royal Prince Higashi-Kuni,  «Who: Once ~ Proiiised Death to Captured Allied Airmen, is Named To Head Japan’s Peacetime Gov’t.

Yanks Near” Bologna in  Hard Fighting   British Forge Other End of Arc Around Nogst Rail Rob

Yank Fifth Army Nearing Bologna   ong- ange Arelesy Shells Transport Hub —     SST te  Onin?

Fifth Army Within 8 Miles of Bologna   Americans, British Forge Assault Arc Around City

OTH ARMY NEARS BOLOGNA, BEGINS HEAVY SHELLING   U.S, Fifth and British Eighth Almost Halfway Around Key City

Nine Issues Threaten To Block Conference   Officials Strive To Wind Up Parley So President May Speak Saturday

UNO Headquarters Site Hearings Set To Start-Saturday   British and Belgian Proposals to Delay Selection Are Rejected

American Men Losing Art of Wooing, Army Nurse Says, Predicting They Face Surprise

Yanks Lose All Subtlety As Stick Of Gum Gets Anything, Says Nurse

Nurse Says Doughboys Spoiled by ‘Success With The Females of Europe’

YANKS ARE SPOILED BY EUROPEAN WOMEN   ametnn- —— Army Nurse Sails Into American Soldiers

NEWS NOTES a From The Flight Engineer School Us. :  Issued by the Public Relations Office, AAFFES, Hondo, Texas.   HAAF BECOMES AUXILIARY SEPARATION CENTER

REPORT RATIO OF JAP DEAD 13 TO ONE   3,031 Foes Killed In Last Five Days Of Invasion   AUSTRALIANS HOLD   18 Miles Of Coast: Enemy Resisting Strongly In Northward Retreat

Maneuver Ends First Phase of Borneo B attle   Whirlyind Five-Day Invasion Thrust Conquers Chief City, Harber and Air Bases   Ratio Of Dead Japs 13 To One   With Backs io Fearsome Jungles, Eueniy Is Falling Back to Northenst Oi Fields

Aussies Killin:. Japs at . Ratio of 13 to: 1=.Drive Toward New, Rich x <dArea

BALIKPAPAN RAID IN SECOND PHASE   Australians Strike For Key Oil Center In Southwest

Jap Toll in Borneo Heavy   Australians Kill Enemy At 13 to 1 Ratio in Capture of Balikpapan

Australians Wind Up First Phase of Balikpapan Drive   Invaders Made Amphibtous Jump to South  Side of Bay

AUSTRALIANS KILL JAPS AT RATIO OF THIRTEEN 10 ONE  tr TAR Ff   AUSSIES HEAD FOR RICH BORNEO OIL AREA AFTER TAKING BALIKPAPAN

NIPS FALL BACK TOWARD JUNGLES IN DARK INTERIOR  AUSTRALIANS CROSS   AUSTRALIANS CROSS BALIKPAPAN BAY IN DRIVE ON OIL FIELDS

Casualty Score In Borneo 13-4   Japs Caught Between ‘Diggers’ And Jungle

Aussies Killing ‘Japanese at the Ratio of 13 to ]   Strike for Borneo’s Richest Oif Fields Balikpapan Falls With Light Casualtie

Balikpapan Conquerors Strike For Best Oil Fields Southeast Borneo   Aussies Hold Coast From Penadjam To Manggar Airfield.

‘Aussies Knife Across Balikpapan Bay, Aiming For Borneo’s Oil Riches

AUSSIES TUR SOUTHEAST FOR BORNEO'S Ol   Swift 5-Day Drive Conquers Balikpapan, Crosses Bay Easily

Aussies Push New Drive On Oil Fields   Richest Territory On Borneo Is New Allied Target

Aussies Kill Japs at Ratio Of 13 to 1 in Borneo Action   New Advances Along Coast Are Announced

AUSSIE TROOPS STRIKE TOWARD RICH OILFIELDS   Australians Killing Foe At 13-1 Ratio In Quick Invasion

AUSSIES GAIN FULL CONTROL OF Ol PORT   Japs Fall Back Into Borseo Jungle Filled With HeadHunters

AUSSIES KILLING JAP TROOPS AT 13701 RATIO   Anzacs Head for Rich Oil Fields in Southeast Borneo

Drive Enemy To Fearsome Jungle District   Kill Foe at Ratio of 13-1 In Whirlwind 5-Day Thrust on Island

AOSSIES  POSH INLAND ON BORNEO   Strike For Richest... OW Fields After Takine Balikpanpan

Balikpapan Bay Spanned; Vital Harbor Opened   3031 Enemy Slain in Whirlwind Campaign; Allied Losses. Light

First Phase Of Balikpapan Invasion Over   Australians Strike For Borneo’s Richest Oil Fields After Clearing Vital Harbor

Secure Borneo Port   Aussies Strike Toward Vital Oil Fields After  Leap Frog Thrust Ends Battle for Balikpapan

AUSSIES KILL NIPS AT 13 101 RAT!O IN BORNEO   Make Water Hop To South Side Of Bay

RICHEST BORNEO OIL FIELDS ARE LATEST TARGET   Whirlwind Five - Day Invasion Conquers Balikpapan; Retreating Japanese Have  npleasant Prospects.

OURIKE TOWARD AIGHER FIELDS   Aussies Are Killing Borneo Japs at Ratio of 13 to 1.   DRIVE. TOWARD INTERIOR

Australians Kill Japs at Ratio of Thirteen to One  Billions of Dollars Expende on Uniustitied Proiecis.

Byrnes’ Plan Gets. Approval   Congress Prepares” ‘For 79th Session —

Work or Fi ght Law Being Considered   Support in Congress Seen for Proposal To Step Up War Effort—Plans for Aiding Veterans Predominate Bills Introduced at Opening Session — Some Heated Controversies Expected

TSTH CONGRESS OPENS SESSION OF CONSEQUENCE   New Legislation May Empower WLB, Say “Work Or Fight.”

Domestic Policies Slated . For Bitter Debaic As 79th Session‘ Opens In Both Houses

79th Congress Begins Sessions At Capitol Today   President’s Message On State Of Union To Be Read Saturday

SOLONS DIVIDED OVER CONTROLS ON HOME FRONT   New Congress Ready for Ac tion —— FDR’s Message Due Saturday

Grave Issues To Face Congress In 9th Session  e Mili Committee wll

SOLONS START TSTH CONGRESS   Delay Business Until After FDR’s Report

79th 79th Congress Comes To Lite Today  7 ee ae a Ss , = wee T.. a age  [As none pt ecryacrono Cn DT hn ont ie tir lee TOC   Legislators Agree War Is Far From Won; Disagree On Domestic Issues

79TH CONGRESS BEGINS FIRST SESSION TODAY   Postpone Most Business Until After FDR’s Annual Message

War Given Prime Priority As 79th House, Senate Hold First Sessions

Incoming 9th Congress Says War Is Not Won. Arzues i Front Policies

‘Members Agreed War Fai From Won, But Divided Over Ways to Reinforce Home Front.

New Congress Meets, Awaits ~ FDR's Message   Sharp Division Ove ’ Home Front Control Is Forecast

New Congress Grimly Agreed War Is Far From Won But Is Divided On Domestic Issues   Both Houses To Hear President's Fourth Wartime Message Saturday

T9TH CONGRESS STARTS SESSION   Most Business Held Up Until Roosevelt’s Message

79th Congress Comes To Life Today  7 padiclatnre Acroo War Ie Far Fram Won: Disasree On Domestic ITeciec

(Sth Congress Divided Over Peace Draft Bull   Byrnes’ Plans Get Roosevelt Approval, Cool Reception From Congress.

79th Congress Convenes Grimly Agreed War Is Far From Won   Most Business, However, Will Be Postponed Until President’s Wartime Message Is Read To Joint Session On Saturday.

INVADING ARMY, 100,500 STRONG, MEETS LiCiil RESISTANCE AT LINGAYEN

Ligayen Gulf Towns Overrun In First Rush—Japs, Surprised Reported Movine North

Invaders Seize Coast Towns, Launch Manila Push: Resistance Scant

Americans On Luzon To Stay; Troops, Artillery, Tanks Pour Ashore In Continuous Stream; San Babian Captured   INITIAL OBJECTIVE IS CALMAY RIVER

Thousand Ships Pour Yankee.  Army Ashore.   Jap Resistance Light, But Fighting to Get Tougher

HUGE INVASION FORCE PUSHES. TOWARD MANILA   Meets Feeble Opposition

MacArthur Lands With His Troops   Enemy Expected to Make Stand Later— Yanks Win Tank Battle

Lingayen Gulf Towns Seized By Americans   Doughboys Race Down Highway Toward Manila With Virtually No Opposition; 1000-Ship Armada Puts Forces Ashore

100,000 U. S. Troops Sweep Disorganized Enemy From Lingayen Gulf Towns

Japs Retreat In Confusion Before Army At Lingayen   Invaders Suffer Minimum Losses On Beachheads Of Luzon Landing

JAP FORCES FALL BACK UNDER BIG INVASION ATTACK   1,000-Ship Armada (800 Transports) Off Lingayen Gulf Coast—Manila Only 100 Miles Away—Gen. MacArthur Returns

And Drives For Manila Less Than 100 Miles Away   AGAINST FEEBLE ENEMY RESISTANCE   Which Cost Our Forces Virtually No Beachhead Casualties

Easy Luzon Landing May Not Mean Easy Conquest      Mighty Invasion Forces on Luzon Find Few Japs To Fight as Rapid Push Takes MacArthurmen Inland

Few Casualties _ Reported In First Luzon Assault      Lingayen Gulf Towns Fall To Americans  With Little Resistance

Costal Towns Seized   Jap Resistance Is Feeble; Beachhead Casualties Few

FORM CHEST DRIVE TEAMS   Corps of 500 Solicitors Being Organized In Twin Cities

SUSPENDS SENTENCE IN CASE OF MOTHER   Claim Parent Contributed To Delinquency Of Her Son   TROUBLE FOR OFFICER

{LLERSVILLE MOTHER'S “NTENGE IS SUSPENDED   "tributed to Delinquency f Her Son, Court Held ie a   DixJUBLE FOR OFFICERS

Senate Seats Gosman of Beaverhead   Successor to Gilber Receives Same Committee Posts

Montana Senate Back at Its F ull Membership  George M. Gosman of Dillon Takeac Oath af Offiec

Committee at San Francisco Conference Backs Dumbarton Oaks Plan to Give Smail Group Power to Avert War— U.S. Delegation Drafts Plan to Give Regional Blocs Right to Take Action for Own Defense.

San Francisco Parley: Weighs Major lasines   Drives Ahead Under Dual Impetus of Power Con. centration ‘anil Region al Security Systems

Peace Keeping Powers Go To 11 Nations   American Delegates Agree on Regional System

Peace Powers Left To 11 Nations, Progress Showii  Dumbarton Oaks Plar Survives Twe - Sttf Encounters

Peace-Keeping Power Confined To 11 Nations   Conference Faces Hot Issue Of Regional

11-Nation Council YIs Voted   Big Powers Win Security Council Issue at Frisco

Peace-Keeping Power in Hands Of 11 Nations   American Deleggtion Reaches Argeement On Issue of Regional Security Systems

eaches Iwo ajor Agreements  Ro Conference   Committee Votes to Concentrate Powers for Peace-Keeping in Hands of 11 Nations; Agree on Regional Question

Frisco Parley  Drives Ahead   Delegates Plow Into Manifold Problems Of Charting World Peace.   Raising Fund For Gift To School

Dumbarton Oak: Proposals Survive Tests   Committee Votes For Council Of 11 Members

PEACE-KEEPING TASK WILL 60 TO 11 NATIONS   Security Council of Eleven Members Already Indorsed By Committee

Basic Pattern For Keeping Peace Survives Two Tests   Parley Debates Keeping Power in 11 Hands, Raniannl Security Plane

World Council Of 11 Approvec   Great Powers Win New Round in Battle For Compact Security Body While U.S. Delegation Agrees on Regional Formula

World Conference  eaches ‘l'wo  ajor Agreements   Committee Votes to Concentrate Powers for Peace-Keeping in Hands of 11 Nations: Agree on Regional Question

ATOMIC PLAN IS CRITICIZED   Solons Protest Part-Time Status Of Commission To Study Control

Oil Shutdown in Texas Spreading   Union Here Wires Knight To Reject U. S. Proposal

PERMANENT CIGARETTE TAX RECOMMENDED BY LAUSCHE   GOVERNOR FAVORS MAKING LEVY ON SMOKERS A PERMANENT PART OF TAX STRUCTURE

Britain Given Secret Of Jap Code-Breaking   U.. $::Secret Method ‘Turned Over to British 11 Months Before War, Pearl Harbor Committee Informed: FDR Warning to Philippines Revealed

Months Before Dec. /   Pearl Harbor Hearing Discloses Code Trade Secret

America Told Great Britain  Of Nip Codes   Pearl Harbor Committee Hears Secret of Breaking Foe Messages Handed to Allies 11 Months Before U. S. Involved in War; General Can’t Remember Whether English Friends Ever Reciprocated.

—PEARL HARBOR—  Waited For. Jap Strike At Thailand  Conference Of U. § “Officers Described

Shared Secret Long Before  Pearl Harbor   But No Indication U. 8. Ever Received Any Attack Warnings

U. §. Gave Britain Jap Code Secret 11 Months Before War   Maj. Gen. Miles Gives Testimony Before Committee

Miles Testifies Attack by Japs  Expected in Washington, Though  Spot of Nips’ Choice Was in Doub!

Strike Seen  At Thailand   - Gen, Miles Reveals At Harbor Inquiry

BRITISH HAD CODE SECRET OF THE JAPS   U.S. Gave Its Ally Method of Solving Messages 11 Months Before Pearl Harbor, Congressmen Are Told.

U. $. Anticipated Nip Attack Hour   Generals Believed Thatland Objective

MILES DIDNT ANOWIF Tat! \ GAVE US DAT   Probers Told Generai Staff Expected Jap Blow at 1p. m., Dec. 7.

oJ. S. Gave Great Britain Method — Of Cracking Code   British Knew How  11. Months. Before ‘Pearl Harbor; Revea Note to Philinsjaas

Miles Bares Details Of Conference   Officers Agreed Japs Might Strike

Miles Gives Testimony At Investigation   Doesn't Know Whether British Furnished Us With  Any Information.   WARNS PHILIPPINES

Gave British TheJapCode   Miles Tells Pearl Harbor Quizzers of - Pre-War Cooperation

Atfack On Day Pearl Harbor Hit Expected   Admiral Said To Think Any Extra Warning Unnecessary

Thought Japs Would. Strike in Thailand —   Miles Tells. About Staff Conferénce With Gen. Marshall

PEARL HARBOR PROBE BEGINS TO WARM UP   Staff Officers In Conference On December 7

U.S. Shared Code Secret With Britain   General Miles Tells Action 11 Months Before Attack

BRITISH TOLD WAY TO BREAK CODES LONG BEFORE WAR  ROOSEVELT WARNED NEXT JAP ACTION  BMICUT BE ¢C¢DADY

TOLD BY U.S, 11 MONTHS BEFORE PACIFIC ATTACK   Miles Gives New Information to Committee: Reveal F.R.'s Warning to Japs

SAYS U, S. STAFF EXPECTED NIPS TO HIT THAILAND   Testifies Officers Agreed Upon Site of Jap Attack Shortly Before Sneak Raid

Allies Close On Yamashita   Philippines Leader Believed Entrapped

Yamashita Soon To Be Captured If He Is Not Dead, As Rumors Indicate

TWO-WAY PINCH CATCHES: JAPS   Yank, Filipino Forces Hunt for Yamashita

Egypt Declares War on Japan, Germany   Premier Shot While Delegates Debate; Condition Critical

Britons to Elect Government Next Thursday  Election Is First to Be Held Since Nov. 14,1935

AWOL SOLDIER FOUND IN CAMP   20-Year-Old Sentenced To Hard Labor Although He Never Left Post

Naval Fliers Are Thrown Against Japan's War. . Making Machinery:    BIGGEST FORCE OF .  B-29’s IN ASSAULT   Military, Naval. and? Ait Installations Are. - Blested

Naval Fliers Are Thrown Against Japan’s War Making Machinery  BIGGEST FORCE OF  B-29's IN ASSAULT  Military, “Naval and Air Installations Are Blasted

Japanese Admit  Facilities at  Capital Damaged Broadcast Says Heart  of City Blazing  se. i! nw

All Precedent Is Broken by Jap Emperor   Mikado Motors to American Embassy  And Stays 38 Minutes

Mikado Stays 38 Minutes With General   Allied Commander Issues Several New Orders for Japanese

2 TOGETHER AT EMBASSY 38 MINUTES   Japanese Emperor Arrives and Departs in His Motor Car—Has Motorcvele Escort.   GENERAL CRACKS DOWN ON NIP ARMY   Orders It and Mikado’s  _ Navy to Give Up Food, Clothing and Arms in Its Possession.

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Jap Ruler, in Formal Morning Clothes and High Top Silk Hat Motors to American Embassy   Supreme Allied Commander, Tieless and Wearing Army Khaki, Talks with Emperor for 38 Minutes: Call Obviously Is Social One; Motorcycles Precede Mikado’s Convoy of Five Cars

Hirohitos Visif With MacArthur Is Purely Social   Allied Commande: Leaves Tie, MedalsOff as Mikado Calls

Hirchiio's Visit Termed Social Call   Japan~se Peer Demands Emperor Get Out Of Politics

Militarists Refused Hitler’s Orders In Last Days of Wan   One Disobeyed Order Was One to Kill All Allied  War Prisoners.

DISCUSS FINAL WAR PLANS, PEACE BASIS   Conference in Black Sea Area

“Big Three” Chart  Defeat of Germany, European Problems   Black Sea Confab~Alse Considers Proposals ‘For Future Peace

Big Three Working Plans For Complete Defeat Of Enemy   German Controls Also Considere   Political And Econo Problems Of Liberat Europe Studied

iL  Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Revealed Now  ‘In “Black Sea Area’

Labor Gains in British Election   Results Hailed as Socialistic Trend

Trucks Ready to Travel Ledo Road  Will Carry Supplies on 1,000 Mile Route

Ledo Road. Nearly Open   Allied Motor Convoy Ready to Move Out As Soon As Last Miles of Vital Link Are Clear

Marshal Petain Makes Denial   Read By Court Justice At Fourth Day of Trial

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   16 POLISH UNDERGROUND LEADERS PLEAD GUILTY

GUILTY PLEAS ARE MADE IN POLISH TRIAL   CASES THAT HAVE ATTRACTED INTERNATIONAL ATTEN. TION ARE BEFORE MOSCOW COUNT

DECLARE 19 POLES ADMIT SABOTAGE   Russia Says They Are Among 16 Underground Leaders Indicted on Charges of Hampering Behind Soviet Lines.

Russia Says Poles Guilty of Sabotage   Dispatch Says Fifteen Leaders Admit Organization Behind Red Lines on Orders from London

Anderson Predicts Shortages of Food for Coming Months   New Secretary of Agrtculture ‘Frank’ in Radio Broadcast

Anderson Says Civilians ‘Can Expect Food Shortages for Many Months’

MONTHS OF FOOD SHORTAGES SEEN   ANDERSON PREDICTS MORE SIMPLE FARE FOR U, S, CIVILIANS

Food Supply To Be Short   Searcities Expected For Months To Come

Americans Facing Food Shorfages For Many Months  Secretary Anderson Says Simpler Fare

Food Shortage Will Continue   Anderson Sees Little Hope For Improvement Before Next Year.

FRANK REPORT  ABOUT FOODS   Americans Told to Expect Shortages for Many Months.

Bare Cupboards To Face Eaters For Some Time   Anderson Reporls Shortage to Continue; Steps Taken Now Plan Next Year's Supply

Americans Can Exped Food Shorfages For Many Months   Secretary of Agriculture Anderson Makes Report Saying That Tables Will Be Minus Choice Meats

Food Shortage Sighted For Many Months   Secretary Anderson Reviews Picture; Plans Increased Production

Food Shortage To Continue Says Anderson   Simple Fare Seen For Americans for Many Months Ahead

Shortage of Food For Many Months   little Improvement Possible Before 1946's Production Seoson

No Early End to Food Shortages  Iimproveme nt Uniike ely Befor potted

Anderson Sees Food Shortage Fer Long Time   Civilians Likely ts Dine On More Simple Fares, New Agriculture Seeretary Says

Anderson Predicts Continued Food Shortages; Additional Steps Taken To Increase Production

SimpleFare Predicted  For Nation  Anderson Says U. S. May Expect More Faond Shartanee

Food Shortages Will Continue, Says Anderson   Little Prospect of More Beef, Sugar, Fats’ for Long Time

U.S. Can Expect Food Shortages For Many Months To Come, Anderson Says In Report

FOOD SHORTAGE TORUN INTO ‘46, ANDERSON SAYS   Secretary Sees Little Relie For Nation Before Next Year’s Production

GOOD NET GAIN IN WORKERS ATS.0.W.   Past Week, With 157: More’  Hired Than Dropped; ’ Bestin Months. .¢~   SEVERAL FACTORS AID

GAIN IN EMPLOYES   Net Addition to Sunflower ~ Rolls in Last Week Is 260

Employes Vote Work Stoppage   General Motors Workers in Favor of Strike in: Wage Issue

WORKERS ASK FOR WALKOUT IN GM PLANTS   VOTE AT CHRYSLER ALSO TAKEN; FORD COMES NEXT

U. M. EMPLOYES AUTHORIZE STRIKE BY NEARLY 6 10.   Reuther Describes Vote as “Mandate” to Union Leaders to Continue Fight for Wage Boost.   BIG MOTOR CONCERN SILENT ON RESULT   Negotiations Are to Continue With Work Stoppage Depending On Outcome of Conferences.

AAA Passes Out Of National Picture In Reorganization   Agriculture Department Will Continue to Use State, Local Groups

LOSES LIFE HUNTING TRIP IN SO. DAKOTA   John Barr Critically Hurt In Head-On Collision  Near Huron

Kenneth Ankli Dies In South Dakota Smashut   Hunting Trip Ends In Tragedy; St. Joe Companion Injured

26 U. S. Fleet Units Sunk by Jap Air Attack   Losses Not Slowing Up Campaign, Nimitz Declares: Okinawa Held Important

26 U. S. Vessels Sunk at Okinawa   Losses Will Not Slow Up Campaign Says Nimitz in Reporting Action

APS SINK 26 MINOR VESSELS   But These Losses Have Not Slowed Up Pacific Drive —Nimtiz.   OKINAWA IS VITAL SPOT

Twenty-six Minor U.S. Fleet Units — sunk by Japanese Suicide Attacks In Operations in Okinawa Theater

MINOR U, 8. FLEET UNITS SUNK BY JAP SUICIDE AIR ATTACK  AMERICAN LOSSES, HOWEVER, HAVE NOT SLOWEI  UP PACIFIC CAMPAIGN

26 Minor Units of U. S. Fleet Sent to Bottom Off Okinawa   Losses Have Not Slowed Pacific Campaign Says Adm. Nimitz

SUICIDE ATTACKS TOLD BY NIMITZ   SAYS RESULTS FAIL TO NIPS FOR LOSS OF 3,000 AIRCRAFT

14U.S SHIPS SUNK IN JAP AIR ATTACKS   Nimitz Says Losses of Minor Crafts Have Not Slowed Campaign

Sink 26 Ships But Lose 3,000 Planes   Admiral Nimitz Declares Foe Has Not Slowed Up Yank Campaign in Ryukyus

U.S. on Schedule In: Pacific War   26 Ships Lost but Obinnun Meher Mot  Slowed, Says Nimitz

Have Not Siowec ‘Campaign Says Admiral Nimitz   Says Results Japanese Achieving Does Not Compensate For Losses They Take

26 US. Ships Sunk In Okinawa Fight   Nimitz Says Results Japs Achieve Not Worth Their Losses.

Yanks Lose 26 Small Craft   But Nimitz Says Pacific Campaign Not Slowed Up; Japs Counterattack On Mindanac

Fleet Losses Not to Halt Japan Drive   Nimitz Says 26 Minor U. S. Craft Have Been Lost to Enemy

OKINAWA LAND FIGHT AGAIN IN DEADLOCK   Fleet Losses Has Not Slowed Pacific Fight

Fleet Losses Not Slowing  Pacitic Battle   Nimitz Describes Okinawa As Biggest “Rung in Island Ladder to Jap Approach’

JAP BROADCASTS URGE RECOVERY, NATION’S MICHT    Radics Still Attempting To Ex  plain Nippon’s Downfall — Cast No Blame (On Sazuki’s Cabinet

Yalta Conference Was Glittering Bit Of History Blended with Desolation

Tito Charges Terrorism   Greeks Accused Of Firing  Across Yugoslav Frontier

4HO Unarges Lerrorism — a SOLS  Greeks Accused Of Firing  Across Yugoslav Frontier

Tito Charges Greeks Fire Across Border  Reign of Terrorism   Reign of Terrorism by Fascist Groups Reported

Tito Charges Greeks Firing Over Border   Yugoslav Premier Says Macedonians Fleeing Terrorism

Greek Forces Said Firing  Across Border   Marshal Tito Says Macedonians Fleeing To Escape Terrorism

Tito Charges Greeks Fire Across Border   Reign of Terrorism by Fascist Groups Reported

CONGRESS DELAYS ON 2 QUESTIONS   Action on Labor And Housing Must Await Christmas Recess

Congress Appears Determined Not To Act on Truman Labor Bill Until After Christmas Recess

Soviet Forces Grab Two Ports  From. J: apanese   Army and Navy Units Oceupy Sea Poiitts in Korea  — and on Sakhalin Island;   Bae 370;600 Niponese.

Kai-Shek's Forces Occupy Key Cities   Soviet Prisoner Bag Jumps To More Than 370,000 Japs

RUSSIANS OCCUPY 2 MORE JAP PORTS   Seize 70,000 Additional Prisoners, Bringing Bag for 1 Days to 3270.00.

Reds Occupy Two Jap Ports; Captives Grow   Russian Troops Continue Mop-up; Generals Taken

THREE PERSONS HURT WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE   Cars Driven By G. W. Hull, Hanover R. D. 3, And A. W. Dreibelbeis, York Springs R. D. 2, Crash

READ THE STORY OF THE ATOM  On Page 7      Brashares’ Induction Again Postponed

TO FREE PRISONERS   One of Major Roles of Allied Oes  cupation Forces

OPA Alters Stamp Plan   Stamps. Become Valid First Of Each Month

JAVA REVOLT. ts ROWING   BRITISH ARE ATTEMPTING TO HEAD OFF OUTBREAK OF. VIOLENCE ON. ISLAND

MORE THAN THE QUOTA PLEDGED   Actual Sale of Bonds In the County, However, Is Considerably Less Than Amount Pledged

FAYETTE COUNTY PLEDGES QUOTA IN MIGHTY 7th   Must Now Step Up Purchases to Finish Work

BOMBS RAINED ON BUSINESS AREA OF CITY   SUPERFORTS SPEED OVER CAPITAL IN EARLY MORNING

ANKS STRIKE AT BUSINESS AREA OF CITY   Over 4,000 Tons Of Incendiaries Are Dropped

FOR'S LIBRARY MAY AID PROBE   Truman Promises Access Tc Secret Records

Back of the Headlines   Korea Presents Special Problem in Demanding Freedom

‘SEN. WHEELER . BLASTS RUSSIA   Charges Double Dealing  In U. S. Diplomatic Quarters.

Prison Officials Voice Complaint   Claim Dethmers’ Quiz ‘Unfairly Conducted’

Press Demands For Boxcars In Middle West   Near Major German Base On Italian Front

POLISH TROOPS IN ITALY SWEEPING UP PO VALLEY TODAY  CONCERTEN ACTION Iv   CONCERTED ACTION IN NORTHERN ITALY BY ALLIED FORCES WEDNESDAY

Sweep Up Po Valley   Striking Ahead On’ All Fronts, Allies Close in On Bologna

Both Houses Give Relief In New Levy   Measures Are Sent For Adjustment Of Differences

TAX REDUCTION MEASURE NOW IN FINAL STAGE   Bill Goes To Senate-House Conference—Still Some Differences

TAX CUT BILL GOES 10 JOINT MMITTEE FOR COMPROMISES          12,000, 000 ASSURED OF BEING. REMOVED FROM  FEDERAL ROLLS; AUTO USE LEVY REPEAL SEEN

Tax Reduction Bill Reaches Final Stage   House and Senate Agree on Exemptions, Ban of Auto Use Tax

Senate and House Promise 12 Million No Taxes Next Yr.   Senate Would Repeal Excess Profits Tax Effective Dec. 31

Congress Seeking To Compromise On Tax Relief Bills   Sexate-House Conferees At Work; Upper Chamber Measure Passed   12,000,000 PRESENT TAXPAYERS DROPPED   Both Sides Agree on Repeal Of Auto. Use Levy; 4 Chief Differences

TWELVE MILLION FREED FROM TAX IN FINAL STAGE   Excess Profits Tax Still Undetermined; Joint Study Beeins

12,000,000 Assured Their Taxes Will End   Reduction Bill Goes To Conference To Iron Out  Differences Between Senate, House

Tax Cut Bill In Final Stage   12 Million Present Taxpayers Assured They Will Owe Nothing In 1946

BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE VOTE SLASH; FACE FIGHT INOTHER TAXREDUCTIONS

BILL REACHES FINAL STAGE   Senate and House Conferees Meeting to Iron Out Differences.

TAX REDUCTION BILL IN FINAL STAGE IN WASH,   $5 Automobile “Gem ernment Stamp May  Be Abolished

12 ,000, 000 Will be Spared Tax... Payment by: ‘New. ’46.: Measure

MADE GOOD SHOWING   ‘Eight Douglas County Boys Had 4 Entries at the Royal

One Dead, 2 Hurt in Palestine Riots   Fugitive Jews Ambush Police Near Haifa

Army Wil Attempt to Form New CabineE in’ Argentina — Wild Shooting Cnusing Deaths and Ipjuries.

ARMY TO FORM CABINET IN ARGENTINA   Refuses to Yield Control* To Supreme Court

Army Wont Yield Reins In Argentina   Refuses To Hand Rule To Court; Asks New Farrell Cabinet.

Committee Head Urges Education On Possibilities of Nuclear Enerey

Indonesia Forces Strengthen Blows Against British   Gurkha Forces, Assisted by Bomber, Retake Town, Parley of Soekarno, Duich Conducted

REVOLTERS SNUB HALT FIRE ORDER   Many Indonesians Broaden Their Attacks On British

Allied Flyers Rake Natives   Dutch, Indonesians Strive for Accord

Step Up Attacks On British Force   Indonesians Defy Cease Fire Order

British Planes Attack Diehards   But Tenseness Eases As Dutch Meet Nationalist Leaders

NESIAN FORGES REPORTED ATTACKING BRITISH HEAVILY  EYTREMICTS FAIL YUFER   EXTREMISTS FAIL HEED PRESIDENT SOEKARNO’S CEASE FIRE ORDERS

Indonesians Refuse to Halt Fight   Attacks Upon British Forces Continue Despite Peace Plea

Indonesians Denew Attack   Out of Control of Soekarno. They Assault Thin British Forces in Java

Intensify Attack On British In  Several Areas   Three British Fighter Planes Support Gurkha In Recapturing Most Of Magelang

Planes Strike At Extremists In Dutch Indies   Insurgent Leader Urges Natives to Lay Down Arms After Parley

INDONESIAN FORCES REPORTED ATTACKING BRITISH HEAVILY  EXTREMISTS FAIL HEED PRESIDENT SOQEKARNO’S

RAF Planes Help Quiet Indonesian Isle’s Force   Situation Improved Due To Conferences

Soekarno In Appeal To The  Indonesians   Intensify Attacks On Thir British Forees In Severa' Sections.   LEADERS CUNFER

Revolt In Java Out Of Control; Baffle Raging   Nationalists’ Spurn Order To. Cease Fire; - Situation Critical

Extremists Defy Order Of Soekarno   Bitter Fighting Against British Rages in Java

Indonesian Attacks Threaten British Troops Over Java   Extremists Forces Are Out of Hand—Soekarno Tries for Peace

INDONESIA REBELS CONTINUE ATTACK ON BRITISH TROOPS   R. A. F. Planes Aid Gurka Forces in Recapture of Maaeland

[Extr emists In f Sector Of Java  ‘Keep Up Fight    Attack ‘Thin British Force: , At Magelang; Ignore Or_der-té.Cease Fire; Are * Bombed by British

Indonesians Still Press Stiff Attacks   Extremists, Out Of Soekarno Control, Hitting Thin Lines Held By British

Indonesians Defy Leader   British Lines Pounded: Batavia Tells of New Outbreaks by Rebels

Sockarno Conters Wath Dutch and British, Orders Indonesians To Cease Fighting.

Forees Continue British Attacks   Indonesians Defy Order to Stop Fighting— Bombing Line Formed

REBELS SEEM TL BE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL   Extremist Forces Intensify Attacks On Thin British Lines; Three British Fighter Planes Strike At Forces In Magelang.

Rebels in Java Intensify Attacks on British Troops  President's "Cease Firing” Order Defied: British Planes in Action

BATTLE STILL - RAGES IN JAVA   Extremist Indonesians Defy Orders To  Cease Fire

Solon Deplores ‘Moves to et Army Size  Says We Should Sto; ) Enjoying the

ARMY KNOWS ITS -NEEDS; SENATOR      Thomas Deplores Moves to Override Staff By Cuttina Forces

Solon Deplores Moves to Cut Army Size  Says We Should Stor Enjoying the Peace in Europe

More Debate Is Seen Legislature   Controversial Matters Shelved Temporarily; House Passes Local Bills.

SUPERFORTS AGAIN SMASH AT SINGAPORE   Malay Peninsula Naval Base Scourged For Second Time By Big B29’s

Superfort Hit Big Jap Base At Singapore   Also Drop Few Fire Bombs in Nuisance Attack Upon Tokyo

SUPERFORTS BOMB SINGAPORE; FOUR FIGHTERS DOWNED   Hits Scored on Dry Dock Facilitics and Naval Installations at Great Naval Base.   NONE OF ATTACKING PLANES LOST IN RAID   Round Trip of More Than 3,500 Miles Made by Airmen / —Explosives Dropped on Tokyo.

Price Controls to Be Abated on Some of Les Essential Products, OPA Chief Announces

Stage Is Set for Gradual Relaxing Of Price Controls on Many Items

‘Temperatures   300 B-29’s Rock Hamamatsu, Nip Industrial City   2,100 Tons of Bombs Crash Upon Nippons; Crucial Battle Rages on Okinawa Isle;  Yanks Seize Dam, Airfield in Philippines

HIT CITY OF HAMAMATSU   Jap Production Center. is-60 Mi. South of Nagoya

HAHAMATSU IS OBJECTIVE OF SUPER FORTS      2.100 Tons Of Bcmbs Dropped On Coastal City By 300 Planes

300 Superforts Hit Hamamatsu   War Production Center Gets Heavy Blasting

B -29s Batter Jap War City During ~ Noon-Hour Rush   More Than 300 Super-Fortresses Blast Hamamatsu, South of Nageava   70 TONS OF BOMBS HIT PER MINUTE   Airplane Propeller Plants And Railway Shops Ameng Targets

2100 TONS OF BOMBS HIT CITY   Airplane Plants, Four Airfields Are Among Targets In Raid

NEW CHARGES OF U.S. MEDDLING MADE IN CHINA   Reds Enter Important Highway Center; Street Fighting In Progress; Situation In North China And Manchuria ‘‘Deli cate.

Chinese Enter Tsaoyang, Big Road Center  Red Newspaper   Red Newspaper Says Patterson  “Not Truthful”

COMMUNISTS IN DRIVE TO CUT YANGTZE ROUTE   Enter Important Highway Center Of Tsaovang, Northwest of Hankow

Chinese Reds In New Drive  Daneerae Enter Winku:   Forces Enter Highway Center of Tsaoyang

ARE FIGHTING IN STREETS OF TSAOYANG   Important Communications Link Lies 145 Miles Northwest of Hankow —Communists Renew Blasts Against U.S.

Supreme Allied Commander Also Calls for Sweeping Inventory of Japan’s Chemical Industry and Orders Japanese Government To Report in 25 Days on Other Measures

Minority Asks Overthrow Of Emperor Rule   Shidehara Excludes WarMokers From New Government

M Arthur Strikes  Against Narcoties   Nippon Chemical tidustry Records Ave Demanded

Jap Liberals Are Sought For Cabinet Of Shidehara   Japanese Press Calls for Ousting Of War Cr inal New Rulines Made

Minority Asks : Overthrow Of Emperor Rule   Shidehara Ex Excludes Wat. Makers From New — Government.

.xecludes war makers from  sovernment MacArthur hits  at narcoties nee

All Talk on Future Possibilities — Of Atomic Energy Is Just Guessing

U.S. Keeping Close Watch On Argentina   Awaits Clarification Of Peron’s Ouster. 

Hope Argentina Turmoil Is Over   U. S. Looks To Ouster Of Peron As Big Aid

Big Three’s  Conferences ‘Await Trend Of Election:   Charehill To Return To England Briefly

Record Six Army, Navy Discharges   Four Army and Two Navy Papers Made Matter of Kecord at Court House Office

Six More Discharges Recorded in County   County Recorder Announces Five  Soldiers and One Navy Man  Filed Their Papers

Six Service Men Record Discharges   Additional Recordings Reported at Otfice of Washington County Recorder

Six Discharges Are Recorded; Now 229   Five Army Men and Me trom Navy Have Discharges on Record at Court House

RESIGNATION OF .GREW. EX  ‘PECTED TOBE FIRST OF   ) SEVERAL IN grATE DEPARTMENT

State Department Stake Up Starts; Grew Is Replaced   Dean Acheson Named Un. dersecretary — Dunn, Rockefeller, Holmes Slated To Go   BRAY NAME GREW MacARTHUR AIDE  ~ => ee ag 4h” oh”   WASHINGTON. Aug. 17

ACHESON WILL SUCCEED GREW   Named State Undersecretary To Replace Veteran

TIME AND PLACE SET FOR MEETING   Roosevelt, Churchill And Stalin In Meet In Next Two Weeks

Time, Place Set for Big Three Meeting   Reds Deny Asking For Inclusion of DeGaulle in Parley

“Big Three” Meet Awaited Shortly   ‘Time and Place For Conference Are Set

CLAIM PLANS FOR Bla THREE MEETING MADE   French Hopeful for Invitation to Conference in Middle East Soon

Big 3 Parley In 2 Weeks?   Middle East Believed Site for Conference

ZI News the . bs          / :   RECORDER'S OFFICE  Waal Wetata Ten mafara

Greatest War Machine in World History To Be Turned  Loose On Japanese Empire

All Organized Hostilities  Will Cease at 5:01 P. M.; Sunday Day of Prayer

Fighting in Europe Ended, Japan Is Warned of Doom; May 13: to Be Prayer Day 

Landing Ship And Sub Chase Lost in Pacific   Two Casualties Listed by Navy In Report

Announce Loss of Ship, Sub-Chaser   Enemy Action Results In Wounding of Two

MEDIUM LANDING SHIP, LSM, IS LOST   SC-521, a Submarine Chaser, Also Reported Lost With No Casualties.

GABRESK! WANTS TD FIGHT IN PACIFIC      Eighth Air Force Ace Arrives In Paris From German Prison Camns.

LONDGN GETO at OA NEWS BREAK   London Press Says ‘NeWs ot Major importance Has Reached Cabinet’; Watch ‘Victory Week-end’

Major News Is Expected   Papers Declare “War May End Any - Moment: Others Advise Caution

LONDON LOOKS FOR BIG NEWS   War May End At Any Moment, Sunday Express Says

Peace Rumors Filling London  Major News In Hands Of Cabinet, Report

London Reports Major War News Reaches Ministers  Wave of Optimism Sweeps City; Take Cue From Churchill

‘ ‘London Papers Report News of Major )Importance Reaches Cabinet, Britishers Hail “Victory Weekend”

BRITISH EXPECT NEWS OF PEACE   Wave of Optimism Sweeps  Island Capital

LONDON PAPER SAYS WAR MAY END SOON   Wave of Optimism Sweeps London —This Is Victory Week-End,” Headline Asserts.

KIMES DIES OF INJURIES IN ACCIDENT   Death Follows Operation to Correct Internal Condition Caused by Being Hit by a Car in Little Rock Recently.

Notorious Southwest Desperado Career of Crime Ended by Deatt  In Bantict Hoenital

Matt Kimes Dies Following Operation   Sought to Correct  “Internal Injuries Caused by Accident; tw Cuctodv-at tai

‘Mat Kimes Is Dead   Injuries Suffered in Traffic Accident Fatal To Notorious Bad Man

INJURIES FATAL TO BANK ROBBER   NOTORIOUS BADMAN OF OKLAHOMA DIES IN HOSPITAL BED

Kimes Dies In Hospital At Little Rock   Injuries Suffered In Accident Fatal To Desperado

In Hospital Since Dec. 1   Three Months Manhunt Over Four States Ended When Was Hit By Truck

Oklahoma Outlaw Matt Kimes, Dies Friday Morning  Operation Fails — Thursday to Correct Internal Iniuries -

OKLAHOMA BADWIAN DIES OF INJURIES   Kimes Was Hurt in Traffic Accident That Lert to . His Capture.

Pear! Harbor Probe Will Be All Inclusive   Expected To Be One Of Longest And Most Ex. haustive In Congressional History   SECRET REPORTS TO BE AVAILABLE

SETBACK FOR. “HOUSE MOVE   SENATE”: REPUBLICAN. BACKNG-PEARL HARBOR as           220) ™ RESOLUTION

IWO FIGHT INTO ITS FINAL STAGE   MacArthurmen Take Lu bang, 18th of Philip pine String in Current Campaien.

Filipino Mistreated by Japs but Cruelty Proves to Be Cure for Stomach Ulcers

OTHER ISLANDS -BOMBARDED   Gen. Chaney Assumes Duty as Island oe Commander of Iwo

Pfc. Henry Ommen  Killed In Action  Over Belgium Former LeMars Youth  . Saw Action In  g®e Ff we © 6

Pfc. Henry Ommen Killed In Action Over Belgium  Former LeMars Youth Saw Action In Airborne Division

Nine Canines Gc fo Gas Chamber  Owner of Dogs Held Under $5,000 Bonds

FBI Probing Strange Death Of Woman   Miami Resident Reported Killed By Pit Terriers

Will Us Use ( Gas On Pit Bulls’   Death Of Florida Woman Is Probed

Dogs Which Kill Woman Destroyed As Case Probed   Several Aspects Puzzle Police

Woman Torn To Pieces By Dogs   Owner Decrees Terriers Must Die For Killing Globe-Trotting Writer. -

Meanwhile, Police Attempt te Clear Up Several Aspects of Strange Florida Case

NO WATER FOR 63 YEARS      Death Takes Man, 79, Whe Blamed Liquid for Hiness

New Frigid Wave Due   Zero or Colder Forecast for Tuesday;  Storm From Canada

Cold Wave Sweeps DownkromCanada   Midwest Will Be Gripped By Zero Weather

Cold Wave Blowing In From Canada   To Spread Over Entire Midwest

SENATE OKAYS TIME CHANGE   Bill Goes To House, Little Opposition To Slow Time

SENATE PASSES SLOW TIME BILL   Passed by 21-2 Vote, Bill Places Michigan on Central War Time

EDUCATION WEEK ~ THIS WEDNESDAY   Joint Program By Forum arid County Educational  Caunel

Drake President Speaker At Next  Public Forum Widely. Known As  Lecturer, Traveler  * And Educator

Sudden Uprising Against Huge Loan to Great Britain Flares in House

Soldiers Reply to Adi in. Herald © Oe a Letter Written In Foxhole ~ Answers Ad Of Dep't Stor

Soldiers Reply to Ad in Herald  Letter Written In Foxhole Answers Ad Of Dep't Store

Loss Of Sub Is Reported  A SPSS EEE De amcece   Albacore Missing With Crew Of 65

OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED BY CHINESE   Minor Gains Reported On Okinawa; British Fight In Rangoon

Unemployment Compensation Is Denied To Strikers Under Ruling in Many. States

FEW STRIKERS GET STATE AID   Survey Shows Most States Deny Compensation In Labor Disputes

PHIL MURRAY BEFORE HOUSE LABOR COMM.   Says Nation Is Rushing Toward ; Economic Disaster

Nation Is Rushing Toward Depression C10 Leader Warns   Facing Disaster Worse Than 1929, Murray Teils  House Committee   OPPOSES TRUMAN’S STRIKE PROPOSAL   Calls President’s Fact-Findmg Plan Both Futile And Deceptive

C1O Leader Sees Crash Of Economy   Murray Denounces Truman’s Proposal For Cooling Off

TRUMAN LABOR LEGISLATION IN CREAT. DANCES   Murray Says ‘Country Faces - Catastrophe Like in 1929

Rushing Toward Economic Chaos Says Murray —   CIO President Charges Will Be Worse than 1929:

SOME EUROPE VETS ALREADY PACIFIC-BOUND   Vast Redeployment of Yanks to Be Started at Once

U.S. Troops Move  To French Ports   First Phase of Trip To Jap War Begins

Some Troops Already  Yoving Toward Frencl Ports; 11,000 Will Be Reonght Home in May

War Today-.  Rhine Crossing Increases Prospect Of Early Victory   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Wur Editor

U.S. Parley Delegates to Meet   Proposals for Keeping World Peace Slated for Open Discussion

U. S. DELEGATION TO CONSIDER ALL PEACE MEASURES   NO CUT AND DRIED LIMITATIONS, SAYS SENATOR CONNALLY

Peace Parley Stage Is Set   Policy Talks Begin At °Frisco Monday

NO LIMITATIONS ON U.S, ENVOYS   American Delegation to United Nations Conference to Heor All Plans

NAZIS FAKED — A BROADCAS   BUC REPUDIAITES BROADCAST ATTRIBUTED TO TT BY RADIO VOICE YESTERDAY

Legion Calls On U.S. to Provide  55 Million Jobs  Says Nation May Los  See eee   SR.” mem   Says Nation May Lose Liberty If Prosperity Absent After War

Legion Urges Vast Post-War Work Progran   Says Nation Should Plan For Employment Goal . Of 35 Million Tobs

ABANDON-SiilP ORDER RELATED   SAILORS TAKE STAND IN CAPTAIN’S DEFENSE

SAYS ORDER GIVEN TO ABANDON SHIP   Radioman Testifies at Trial me Ake itare

FDR Repeats Demand for Servicel aw   Says Need for Mert Se ~:Fytreme . Voluntary  Controls Will No   Longer Work  7

Says Voluntary Controls No Longer Will Work In Critical Situation

Tight Draft Laws Urged By Roosevel   Will Send Congress Service Law Request

President Will Back Up Demand For Service Act   Roosevelt To Relay Report from War Leaders to Congress

National Service Law To Be Demanded Of Congress  By President In Message   Roosevelt, Claiming Voluntary Methods Have Failed, Would Empower Government To Assign Men To WarImportant Tasks; Move Opposed By Labor Unions

FDR Will Ask New Controls  Of Manpower   Congress Will Receive Special Communicatio1 Today; Voluntary  Rules Now Ineffective

FDR to Renew Demand for  Service Law  - Need Now Too Great for Voluntary Controle. He Save

FDR Will Lead Battle to Cet Draft of Labor   Voluntary Controls Wow't Work, President Tells  Dince Cnniavanan

Roosevelt Backs Up Demand  For National Serviee Law   Declares Need for Men in Plants, Service Necessitates Legislation to Replace Unsatisfactory Voluntary Basis

FDR TO MAKE DEMAND FOR SERVICE LAW   Special Message to bi Sent to Congress by the President

F.D.R. To Demand National Service   _ Says Manpower Needs ’ So Great Voluntary Measures Won’t Work.

Need for Men in Armed Services, War Factories Sc Extreme Voluntary Controls Won't Work---F.D.R.

Army Guessed Invasion Of Thailand.   Report Made 10 Days Before Pearl Harbor

Expected Japs To Hit Thailand   Army Report Out Before Sneak Blaw

Army Intelligence Knew Jap: Forces Were (n Move 10 Days Before Attack

U.S. Army Intelligence Made. Guess That Japs Would First Attack Thailand For Invasion

Army And Navy Both Guessed Wrong U.S. Intelligence Services Thought Japs Would Hit Thailand First

KELLY REVEALS TAX BLUEPRINT   Governor Takes Issue With Higgins On Liquor Bill

Puts State First   Kelly Wants Legislature to Adopt Budget First, Give Rest to Cities

Hitler Speech Seen as Indicating Germany Will Fight On As Long As Nazis Can Control Army and People

HITLER SEEKS TORALLY ALL GERMANS   Indicates Fall . Of Berlin Will Not End War

HITLER'S SPEECH N AS WARNING   Urges Every Man, Woman And Child To Fight For Reich

HITLER SPEECH WARNS GERMANY WILL FICHT ON      As Long As Nazi Regime Is In Control Battle Will Continue

Hitler Begs Germans to Fight On  . See Ae oe le =f ee  lee   Adolf Makes Another Zany Spiel as Reds Approach

Hitler’s Speech is Warning Germans Will Fight on Even if Capital is Captured

'Hitler’s Speech Indicates Wave of Terror to Hold German People in the War

NARNS GERMANY WILL FIGHT ON THO BERLIN FALL   Fuehrer’s Voice Recognized in 16Minute Broadcast

Lauvens Sim A eeg, 2/745 Fred Hahn Died In Des Motnes   Former. Barber _ ir Mallard, Father of Mrs Karl Yioungerreen:

Fred Hahn Died In Des Moines   Former Barber in Mallard, Father of Mrs. Karl Youneorreen

One Yank Killed, 2 Wounded On Photo Mission   Heavy Anti - Aircraft Fire Met At Osaka and Nagasaki

‘American Planes Encounter Heavy Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Japan, Report Casualties

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K.U. FACULTY CONVENES    Numerous Problems Were! Dis cussed at Yesterday’s Session

BONG to BAGK IN HOME TOWN   Hearty Welcome for Army Ace at Superior; Wedding -Set for-Febc-10. ~

Douglas Freeman And US Chamber Of Commerce ' Favor Peacetime Draft

MILITARY TRAINING URGED BY HISTORIAN   Unpreparedness Cost Many Lives, He Declares

Editor-Historian Says Compulsory Military Service Is Surest Defense

MacArthur's Position  Not Affected   U.S. Not Expected to Share Its A-Bomb Secrets

Russians Reach Golzow   Nazis Say 90,000 Soviet Troops Storm Defenses 32 Mi. from Berlin

Nazis Say at Least 90,000 Russian Troops Already Six Miles Beyond Oder River on Their Way to Berlin

Reds Resume Attacks, Say N azi Reports   Preparing for Berlin Drive in Strength,  Berlin Claims

HLUU HLUUTL  ATTACK ALONG BERLIN FRIIN   ‘Germans Report Russ Assault en Oder River Town “Warded Off.”

NAZIS SAY REDS RESUME ATTACKS NEAR BERLIN AS PRELUDE TO DRIVE   Altdamm’s Capture Sets Stage For Push

Oder River Front Flares  In New Push   Full-Scale Assault On Nazi Capital Believed Forming

9,000 Reds Storm Defenses East Of  Berlin, Nazis Clain   Report Troops Smash Oder River Line At Kuestrin

REDS RESUMING ATTACK ON ODER EAST OF BERLIN   Front Near Kuestrin Is Flaring Up, Germans Claim

Attacks Resumed ‘By Russ Troops East of Berlin   Nazis Predict Heavy Drive By Red Units  -In Kuestrin Sector

REDS TRIM EAST PRUSSIA POCKET. SEIZE ALTDAMM   Resume Attacks 30 Miles From Berlin; Plan Full Assanlt

Cfermans ‘Ward Off? Attack By 1,000 Soviets Southwest Of Kienitz   But Nazis Vision Powerful Threat   Last Major German Pocket East Of Oder Erased By Fall Of Altdamm

‘SOVIETS ATTACK ON BERLIN FRONT   FULL-SCALE ASSAULT PREDICTED BY NAZIS

90,000 REDS — SIXMILES — BEYOND ODER   Defenses 32 Mi. East of Berlin

Russians Storm . Nazi Defenses. Rast of Berlin   Climactic Battle For Capital. . Of Germany Rages

SOVIETS LAUNCH  DRIVE AT BERLIN; MAY BE TIMED T0 AID WEST ASSAULT   90,000 Red Troops 32 Miles Of Capital

Reds Push Within 32 Miles of Berlir   90,000 Troops Seen Open: ing Climactic Battle

90,000. Russians Said Storming Enemy Defenses   Drive Appears To Be First Stage of Clash For German Capital

Berlin Jittery, Awaiting a Ful Scale Red Attack   Nazis Stripped of Rick Industrial Area in Great Victory

German Broadcasts Say Red Army Renews Attacks Thirty Miles East ' OF Berlin; Expect Strong Drive Soon

Germans Tell Of New Soviet  Yash On Berlin   Fa"! Of Altdamm Gives Russians Free Hand For Assaults

FILE THREE LIBELS IN DIVORCE AT CO. SEAT   Raymond F. Daniel, Jefferson Avenue, Sues  Lois M. Daniel   2 FROM UPPER BUCKS

THREE IN THIS AREA ARE SEEKING DIVORCES   All Are Residents of Bristol Township Who Have Filed Proceedings   1 MORRISVILLE CASE

FILE FOUR LIBELS IN DIVORCE iN CO.  3 Wives Ask for Divorces; One Husband Files A Suit  IN BUCKS CO. COURT

6 INDIVIDUALS ARE SEEKING DIVORCES   four Wives Ask That They Be Granted Divorces From Husbands   iN BUCKS CO. COURT

EDDINGTON MAN IS SUING FOR DIVORC   Two Other Suits Are Alsc Filed in The Bucks County Court

SEVEN LIBELS IN DIVORCE FILED AT THE COUNTY SEAT   Harold E. Whitham, of Bath St., In One of Those Listed   FOUR WIVES SUE   In Three of Cases Husbands File the Suits for Divorce

7 INDIVIDUALS FILE LIBELS IN DIVORCE   Two Women From Croy: don Section Among Those Filing Suits   IN BUCKS CO. COURT

3 BUCKS COUNTIANS ARE ASKING DIVORCES   Jean B. Souder, A Minor Asks Divorce From Member of Army   WILEY AND WOOLSEY

DIVORCES ARE SOUGHT BY FOUR IN COUNT!   Roxie Smith, Bristol Township, Atks Divorce from Her Husband  ee a Le ee ae ee   ONE. LANGHORNE CASE

THREE DIVORCE SUITS ARE FILED IN COURT   Daniel Pica, Bristol, Asks Divorce from His Wife, Helen; Wed in 1933  AYAICO DOAIC AI CAA CARE   ONE BENSALEM CASE

THREE WOMEN ARE SEEKING DIVORCES   File Cases in Court of Common Pleas at the County Seat   ONE MATE IN ARMY

82 Injured In Railway Crash   Passenger Train Strikes Rear of Troop Train . in Chicaao —

8? Sailors Hurt  In Train Crash   Seven Cars Derailed In Chicago's South Side

TRAIN RAMMED, NAVY MEN HURT   Alton Railroad Crash In South Chicago Injures 82

Thwart Attempt At Assassination   Report Bomb Hurled  At Former Premier

ICC Hands 10 Per Cent Hike To Eas   Victory Is Won In Long Struggle Against Inequalitie:

SOUTH WINS TRAIN RATE REDUCTIONS      ICC Also Eases Up Freight Tariff For West

Kyushu Blasted By Yank Planes; Sink Transporl   Fortress Island is Another Choice Target Of Airmen

MANVILLE WILL TAKE 8TH WIFE   Asbestos Heir Plans To Wed Geogina Campbell, 27, English Reporter

TOMMY MANVILLE ~ ENGAGED TO WED   English Columnist To Be His Eiahth Wife

DENIES FINA NOTE TO JAPS STARTED WAR   Army Favored Policy of “Power” Diplomacy Backed by Fleet

EX-SECRETARY SAYS CHARGE PEACE PROPOSAL CAUSED JAPANESE ATTACK 18  INFAMOUS"

FINAL NE 10 IAPS STARTED WA   Army Favored Policy of “Power” Diplomacy Backed by Fleet

HULL ASSAILS ARMY REPORT   Brands as ‘Infamous’ Probe Board’s Placing Blame for Pearl Harbor

Tokyo Says Many Japs  [Burn To Death In B-29 [Attacks On Home Island

 THOUSANDS BURNED TO DEATH, INJURED OR ' MADE HOMELESS; KOISO INTO MILITARY CABINET IN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE.

Secrefary—.  Service Law   Stimson Says Army !  Understrength, « Wants  ~ Tighter Manpower. Controls =

Stimson Favors National Service Measure   Declares Virtually All Men Under 30 Must Be Dratted

NATIONAL SERVICE. * ASKED BY STIMSON      Secretary Tells Reasons  tat Tighter Manpower Controls

Speed of War Cited Cause of Military Need:   Stimson Says Nazis’ Determination, Tempe Of Jap Drive Cause Need for More Men

DRAFT OF ALL MEN UNDER 30 NOW INDICATED   Stimson Tells of Need As He Urges National Service Law

Tight Manpower Move Explained By Sec. Stimson   Jobs fer Older Men

Draft Wants 900,000 Men - In 6 Months   Substantially All Physically -Quulified Under 30 Years + Ko Re Cola Up

NATIONAL SERVICE ASKED BY STIMSON   Secretary Tells Reason: for Tighter Manpower Controls

Calling of All Qualified Men Under 30. Seems Likely   Army Under-Strength, » War Secretary, Says. ‘In Urging National ‘Service Legislation  ES Pe NE ge Tm ON Te ee

DRAFTING OF ALL UNDER 30 SEEN   STIMSON HOLDS THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM CALLING THOSE PHYSICALLY FIT.

Nazt Stubbornness And Unexpected Speed In Getting To ‘Grips With Jans Lie Back Of Tiahter Mannower Control

STIMSON SAYS PRESENT ARMY UNDER STRENGTH   Secretary Appeals For National Service Act To Meet Demands   ALL. MEN UNDER 30 SUBJECT TO CALL

Leahy Has No Recollection of  FDR Statement   Doubt That America Would Fight If Japs Attacked Philippines Is Subject of Probe

SERVICE ORDERS ARE SENT 10 23    Thirteen to. Receive Pre-Induction Exams ; Ir. duction Orders Given

DALLAS CAFE MAN FATALLY WOUNDED “COWBOY” HENRY  MAN ON PAROLE FROM PENITENTIARY DIED FOL LOWING SHOOTING

DALLAS CAFE MAN FATALLY WOUNDED: “COWBOY” HENRY _ MAN ON PAROLE FROM _ PENITENTIARY DIED FOI   TAUIIANG C§LIIAATILG

House Begins Drive to Cut Income Taxes   20 Pct. Slash Predicted in New Legislatior

Turkey Joins AlliesinFight OnNazis,Japs   Hungarian Pup Puppet Re gime Also Included in Declaration

66 POWNTERS DUE “HOME BY HOLIDAY   European Theater Veterans’ Redeployment Plans Takino Shape

SPEED UP TROOP MOVEMENT TO U. S.   Army Says Soldiers in Europe With 6 Points Can Expect to Be Home by Christmas.

a 8° "e. 40.4 0- Raic S;, Ta aine"0 Ye. ‘Sanzai’ > Times ~ “Oocav

MACKENZIE. ANALYZES DEFIANT ATTITUDE OF GERMANS SHOWN IN PURPORTED HITLER ADDRESS

Allies ShouldNot Shrug: fay Hitlet’s Defiance   But; Meaning Clear— Germans Do Intend : To ‘Fight to Finish

BNEW YEAR SPEECH BY HITLER OR Bis GHOST MAKES CLEAR NAZIS ~ WILL FIGHT WAR TO LAST DITCH

SNOWSTORM ALONG SALIENT EXTRA HAZARD FOR TANKS   WAR CORRESPONDENT DESCRIBES LIFE OF TANKMEN AND DOUGHBOYS FIGHTING IN BLIZZARD

SMALL NATIONS DISSATISFIED   May Force Revision of Charter in 5-10 Years

Small Nations Lose Fight to Alter Charter   Controversies on Colonial Reports, Debate Veto Remain; Amendment Proposals Downed

OPPOSITION 10 VETO FADING   Big Five Leaders Drive to Conclude Parley In Week

Small Nation Group Hopes For Revision  Of Charter   Attempting To Rally Strength At ‘Fricso

SMALL NATION DRIVE ON VETO PLAN FADES   Truman Plans To Address Conference June 23

Veto Opposition Melting Away   Big Power Delegates Hope to Win Out Tonight in Effort to Make Possible Blocking of Future Changes in Charter

Small Nations Battle For Perennial Revision Of Incomplete Charter

Fight Against Veto Control Cracking Up   Proposal Expected to Come to a Vote Saturday Night

Resentful Small Nations Mav force Revision World Charter 'n be ture

STRUGGLE TO WIPE AIT FINAL ISSUES   Australia Proposes Colonial - Powers Make Reports to . New Leagues

Parley Irons Out Last Details To End In Week  Trumon To Address Final Session At Son Francisco Saturda

MAY ASK REVISION   Small Powers Would Have Pact Gone Over in 5 € or 10 Years

San Francisco -Conference.  Direct to the ’ SITHA SENTINEL  from the ASSOCIATED PRESS

Small Nations  May Revise Plan   Showdown on Charter Revision Seems Sure— Close Battle Seen

Small Nations Back Down Fron Charter Stand   Larger Powers Hope to Win Out On Issue Tonight

Small Nations Urge Revision   Showdown on Issue Appears Certain at San Francisco

Small Nation Opposition Cracking Up   Conference May End Within Week

Small Nation Opposition To Future Big-Five Veto. Changes Cracking Up

SMALL NATIONS SEEK REVISION   MAY RALLY.ENOUGH VOTES TO FORCE A CHANGE IN CHARTER

()pposition To Veto Cracking   Releim and Mexico Swing To Ranks Fav oring Veto Powers

Small Nations Battle For Perennial Revision Of Still Incomplete Peace Charter   Showdown On Issue Appears Certain With Preliminary Signs Indicating Close Battle

Veto Power Opposition ‘Cracking Up   Big Power Bloc Hopes to Win Out on Issue Tonight

SMALL NATIONS ARE RESENTFUL   May Rally Enough Votes to Force Revision of Charter Later.   SHOWDOWN IS TODAY

FRISCO MEET STRUGELES TO FINISH IN WEEK   Small Nations Opposition Is Cracking Up

Small Nations Lose Power   Opposition to Big-Five Veto Breaking; Final Vote Seen Tonight

Veto Opposition Fades; Final Vote Is Nearing  Other Controversies May Be Solved  At Weekend Sessions

Big Nations Win Veto Battle   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Presg Diplomatic News Editor .

OPPOSITION TO BIG FIVE VETO IS CRACKING UP  DELEGATES STRIVE  FOR FINAL ACCORD TO ENN CONFERENCI

Small Nations May Find Way to Influence Voting  Group Is Reseniful Of Power Held By Large Countries

Small Powers Would Review Peace Charter   Want 5-10 Year Date Set To Revise Program

Small Nations May Yet Revise World Charter   Modification Is Seen of Veto Voting Formula Which Gives Control to World’s Big Powers.

Small Nations Not Giving Up   May Rally Enough Votes To Force Revision of Security Charter in Coming Years :

Try to Rally Rivision Votes   Contend Charter Should Br Changed in Five to 10 Year: if Unworkable

Fight Seen on Charter Change  Small Nations Want Limit Set on Time

Veto Opposition Is Cracking Up   Big Power Bloc Hopes To Win Issue As Meet Goes Into Final Week

Find Three Bodies In Stalled Car   - Victims Of Carbon Monoxide Farmers Of Poolesville Area.

Aussies In Newer Amphib Operation   Land at Head of Balikpapan Bay, Push Ahead With No Resistance

“ARMY-AND NAVY “ARE IN NEED OF ‘OIL PRODUCTION   Schwelleabach Summens Operaters And Unica Fer Conference   SEIZURE OF PLANTS MIGHT BE AVOIDED

TROOP MOVES SLOWED DOWN, ICKES CLAIMS   SERVICES CAN’T GET ALONG BEYOND NEXT WEEK .

Federal Seizure  Is ‘Last Resort’   Sec. SchweHenbach Saya SeHlemenL Vital

CABOR SECRETARY CALLS TWO SIDES TO THE CAPITAL   Charges Stalling at Meeting in Chicago— Will Take Hand in Efforts to Effect Settlement.   SEIZURE OF PLANTS IS NOT CONTEMPLATED   Thirty-Five Thousand Out in 7 States—New Walkouts Not Expected During Negotiations.

Schwellenbach Says Dispute Must Be Settled before Next Week To Meet Military Needs   Labor Secretary Says He Knows of No Government Plans for Seizure of Fields or Refineries; Conciliation Meetings Will Resume Tomorrow; Ickes Says Return of Troops Is "Being Slowed Down”

Frets for His Benefac tor  10-Year-Old Ukranian Boy in Hunger Strike as Yank Leaves

LINKS RELIEF TO FREE PRESS   Ohioan Would Tie UNRRA Funds to Cooperation By Other Nations

Conpressinant Asks Press Freedoni as _ JUNRRA Aid Price   Would Withhold Funds from Netis..s Which Raatzict News

SOCIALIZED MEDICINE IS NOT WANTED   Dr. Kirby Speaks of New Government Sponsored Program

DR. KIRBY SPEAKS AGAINST PLAN OF MEDICAL CARE   Spring Valley Doctor Believes Government Program Would Lead To Socialized Medicine  And Destroy Personal Incentive

Germany Admits Soviet Forces Are Within 17 Miles Of Breslau ~   REPORTS INDICATE RUSSIANS’ SWEEP. __ Is STILL UNCHECKED   Unconfirmed Reports Tell Of Panic Among Residents Of: Berlin

Mosquito Bombers Altack Erfurt in  Central Germany Follow Up Assaults by  Heavy Bombers in Daylight Hou

NIPPON GIVES UP HER IDEAS FOR CONQUES!   OCCUPATION OF JAP TERRITORY WILL INSURE PEACE

- .  Nazis’ Prisoners Resemble Living Mummies  Writer Sobs at Sight Of Fiendish Atrocities

Ghastly Burials Completed: Victims of German Torture Dumped  Into Pits by 55 Prisoners of War

Ghastly Burial for Starved SS Forced to Bury Dead of Fearsome Concentration Camp

British Troops See Horrors _.At Nazi Concentration Camp   Soldiers Witness Belsen, Germany, With Its Piles of . Lifeless Dead and Aimless Swarms: , of Living Dead. -. .

PILES OF DEAD BURIED IN BELSEA   SCENES OF HORROR AT GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMY ARE DESCRIBED.

SS Forced To Bury Prisoner Dead  Amidst Nameless Horror of Belsen

Only The Dead, Living And Lifeless, Remain In  Belsen’s Prison Camp

DEAN DUMPED INTO PITS AT HORROR CAMP   WRITER WITNESSES GHASTLY RITES IN GERMANY

poe  This Should Heat Up Your Hate For Hun   SPRAYED AND ROASTED ALIVE RY HAY ROWE

WORK BEGINS ON ROAD   Two and a Half Miles of Enterprise Road to be Resurfaced

UNION LEGISLATION IN TEXAS INVALID   Law Required Paid Union Organizers To Register

Texas’ Law Requiring Union Organizers to Register With State Secretary Ruled Invalid

Texas Law Requiring Labor Union Organizers Tio Register Is Killed

LAW REQUIRING ALL UNION ORGANIZERS REGISTER 15 VOID   _ TEXAS LEGISLATION DECLARED UNCONSTITUTION. AL BY SUPREME COURT

LAW REQUIRING ALL UNION ORGANIZERS REGISTER 15 VOID  "TEXAS LEGISLATION DE~ CLARED UNCONSTITUTIO!

Court Rules Against Texas Labor Statute   Legislation Requiriug Or ganizers to Register Held Unconstitutional By -Hich Court

Motor Troops and Fliers Turn Tables; Enemy Is Now Suffering Loss of Men, Planes As Americans Recover Ground Lost in 1942

Yanks Mass Motor Troops Against Field   Bamban River, Where Delaying Fight Was Possible, Has Been Crossed

CLARK FIELD BESIEGED BY U.S, FORCES   Troops Only 50 Miles From Manila

YANKS CLOSING IN ON AIRBASE   Americans Lay Siege to Clark Field — Japs Die at 10-to-1 Ratio

Ten Japs Killed For Every American In Two-Week Campaign On Luzon

SIEGE LAID TO LUZON'S CLARK FIELD   Swiftly Massing Weight of Motorized Troops Fight for 13 Airstrips at Big Base 50 Miles From Manila.

Troops Reach Clark Field’s _ 13 Airstrip:   One American Lost To 10 Japs During First Two Weeks Of Fight  ' On Luzon Island

Yanks Lay Siege  To Clark F ield   Troops Ready AttackJap Dead Totals Ten  For Every American

Yanks Besiege Clark Field In Push On Manila  Reveal 10 Nips Slain

Clark Field Is Besieged _ By Yankees   Two Weeks’ Campaign _~Brings MacArthur - Nearer Manila

Clark Field Besieged by Americans   In First Two Weeks Nips’ tosses Are  10 to Every One Yank; 50 Miles from Monile

MANILA LIES 90 MILES TO SOUTH   10 JAPS KILLED FOR EVERY AMERICAN IN THE LUZON CAMPAIGN

Yank Troops Lay Siege to Clark Field   Massing Motorized Forces for Battle; Japanese Losses Heavy

Yanks Besiege Clark Field   Advance Units Now 50 Miles From Manila

Yanks Mass For Clark Field Siege   Pass Bamban River and Maze of Defense Caves Without Meeting Ex pected Jap Resistance

YANKS BESIEGE 13 AIRSTRIPS   Manila Lies Less Than 50 Airline Miles Ahead of U. S. Troops.   CONSIDER LOSSES LOW

YANKS AT EDGE OF CLARK FIELD   Besiege Key Air Center Just 50 Miles From Manila

U.S. Troops Besiege Clark Field, Take 10-1 Toll of Japs on Luzon

Growing Yank Army Besieges Clark Field   Japs Lose Ten Men 7 One American in liseane Campanian

PRIZE AIRFIELD IS BESIEGED BY U. §. 14TH ARMY   Press Attack On Clark Field’s 13 Airstrips In Luzon Campaign. Less Than 50 Air. line Miles From Ma: nila.

Americans Drop Bombs On Reich   OVER 1,100 HEAVIES IN NEW RAIDS ON GERMANY

Giant Bomber Trains Blast Reich Targets   Attackers Feint at Berlin Then Pound Leipzig and Halle

Berlin. Kept In Shelters’   25,000 Dead, Injured Seen In New Attacks

CONTINUE RAIDS ON NAZI RAILS   Feint Berlin Attack, Then Hit Leipzig, Halle

Berlin Bombed Again By Yanks   Fires Blazing From Monday Blow As Rail  Points Get Pounding

1,100 Planes Hit Rail Targets   Bomber Train Stretches for 150 Miles

1,100 U.S, BOMBERS POUND RAIL CENTERS    Powerful Blows Tear Reich 15th Consecutive Day

MERCHANTS WILL MEET      Business Men to Discuss Proposed Bond Issues Tomorrow

Three German Strongholds Fall Canadians Gain  eal Nazis rieav   Nazis H Blows in Reds’ Path

First Ukraine Army Outflanking Defenses East of Berlin: Western Front Bogged by Mud

CENTRAL ODER LINE SMASHED BY RED ARMY   NAZI STRONGHOLDS BEFORE BERLIN OUTFLANKED

30-MILE THRUST TOPPLES THREE BIG FORTRESSES   Russian Army Slashes To Within 45 Miles of Dresden. Saxony Capital

Seize Three Of Enemy's Strongholds   Tn 30-Mite = Breakthrough Soviets Capture Sommerfictd and Slash to Within 45 Miles of Burning Dresden

Swift Russian Drive Swamps Nazi Defense:   5 Miles  Cs  Konev Rolls ta of D: a

Trusteeship Plan Is Under Study   Amendment Would Change Basis of Yalta Agreement

FOOD SITUATIONIN REICH 1S CRITICAL   Picture » Has  G Greatl y _ Changed Due to-Allied  [ony a

FOOD SITUATION IN ~ REICH 1S ‘CRITICAL   Picture. Hes © Hos Greatly  Changed Due to. Allied  Rambinas .

Fort McKinley Captured by Airborne Unit  Others Mopping-Up Japs on  Correcidar Teland

FORT MCKINLEY, STRONG MANILA OUTPOST, TAKEN   Yanks Mopping Up Enemy Behind Guns On Corregidor   JAPS STILL IN CITY MAKE BLOODY STAND

Yanks Capture Fort in ’ Manil   Americans Mop.Corregidot * Bah ied Neafense:-Crune -

MANILA FORT FALLS, YANKS MAKE MOP-UP   CORREGIDOR CAVES AND TUNNELS ARE CLEANED OUT

Another LandingOn Subic Bay   Sieze Grand Island; Move To Cut Off Defenders On  Bataan From Forillas

Striking Newsmen Return to Work   WLB Promise of Hearing Ends 17-Day Halt Of New York Workers

Newspaper Strikes End; New Disputes in Labor Appea:    Ship Builders, Miners, Steel Workers Start New Strike Wave

17-DAY TRIKE SETTLED 100A}   Newspaper Deliverymen Are Back to Work; Other Disputes Start.

End One Strike; Others Started; Pickets for OPA   Demand More Meat And Sugar Rations Eram Food Officials

Apparently Trifling Little Episodes Are Really Symptoms of Peace Returning to Ravaged European Lands

New Plea Made For Observance  Of Curfew   Byrnes Powerless To Enforce It In New York City

BYRNES DEPLORES CURFEW DEFIANCE   BUT HE ADMITS HE CANNOT ENFORCE MIDNIGHT CLOSING ORDER IN N. Y.

NEW YORK 10 OBEY CURFEY   But Byrnes Voices Appeal for Nationwide Cooperation

NAZI CONVOY ON BLASTED BRIDGE   Fleeing Germans On Bridge When Structure Is Blown By Own Men

GERMANS BLOW UP COMRADES   CONVOY, ORDERED To HOLD WEST BANK, DESTROYED

Bystander At Calvin Dies Affer Affray   Ravia P. 0. Robbery Suspect, Discharged Army Vet, and FBI Man Wounded

MURDER CHARGE LODGED AGAINST HENRYETTA VET   Wounded Robbery Suspect 1s Alleged Slayer of Gunfight Witness

Chances Are Termed Good   End Of Campaign  Seen Before Summer  BY BOYD D. LEWIS AND Jy FDWARD MURRAY

Tojo Disgraced, Claim Countrymen   Emperor Worried; Jap People Embarrassed

Score Indicted By Federal Jury   2) + Western Missourians Are Charged With U., S.  Violating Laws.

DANIEL 8. UBLINGEA Oles AT NEW HOPE, ob  One of County’s Best Known ‘Business Leaders  ALSO CIVIC LEADER  Leader of Republicans For Great Many Years   8 CHILDREN SURVIVE

PAPAPAAPPPPPIPPPDAL LPL.  Three Small Children Lose Lives in Blaze

All Six Parties Represented  In New Cabinet  De Gasperi Finally Completes New Italian Government

FROM 6 MAJOR PARTIES   Italian Premier Announces He Has Completed a New Cabinet

FEAR SOUTHERN HOUSE REVOLTS   Democrats Apply Whip In Effort To Secure Wallace Post

TRY TO RUSH GEORGE BILL   Administration Heads Seek To Save Commerce Job For Wallace

Democrats Race To Save Post For Wallace   But Administration ». Faces Southern Revolt; Opponents Seek Delay

Democrats Race To Save Cabinet Post For Wallace   Attempt To Have George Bill Passed Without — '. Major Change

Southern Revolt On Wallace Fearet On George Bill  Supporters to Press   Supporters to Press Measure in House, Assure Confirmation

Hirohito’s Horse To Prance in U. .   Army Lieutenant to Bring Him Over Here

American Gets Emperor’s Horse   Much Publicized Animal Will Travel To America On Deck of Liberty Ship.

Black Sea. Parley.” May Give. France: Part in Decisions   Problems of Occupation; World: ‘Peace: Leacue  ‘Reparted Under: Diseussion” by Powers} “ Woahemanhie Reoath, Paunaly: DPatced- a

Delay In Boundary  Settlement Urged By JOHN A. PARRIS, JR.   Bee aninted Prece Staff Writer

House Approves Integration of University  Amends Bill to Keep Legislative Grip on Purse Strinas

OF REICH VITAL QUESTION   Churchill to Urge immedi: ate Approval of Plans at Bia 3 Meet.

Rule Of Reich Before Big 3  Immediate Decision Sought By Churchill

BIG 3 MEETING SEEN AS URGENT   LONDON SOURCES  FORESEE COLLAPSE IN NORTH GERMANW.

CHURCHILL DUE TO PROPOSE PLANS FOR RULING REICH AT BIG 3 MEET   REPORTED ACTING ON INFORMATION THAT GERMANY’S POLITICAL MACHINERY FAILING

CHURCHILL WILL PUSH REICH RULE   Expected To Urge Approval Of Plans By ‘Big Three’

CHURCHILL EYES RULE FOR REICH   ! Prime Minister Reported in Fayor of ‘Big Three’ Action Now

REICH RULING BY BIG THREE URGED TODAY   Repo-t German Military Is Collapsing

Reich Rule Big 3 Topic   Churchill to Urge tmmediate Plan As Germany Totters

BRITISH SEEK DECISION ON RULING REICH   Reliable ‘London Source Says Churchill to Ask Big Three’s Immediate Approval of Allied PostWar Policy.

Rush Reich Rule Plan   Reports of Early Collapse of North Ger-  many .Reason for Speed

BIG THREE TOBE ‘URGED APPROVE PLANS FOR RULING REICH  PNCCIDITITY OF CPADIYV   POSSIBILITY OF EARLY DISINTEGRATION NORTHERN GERMANY CLAIMED

Plan Now fer Postwar Reich   Churchill Will Urge Immediate Approval at Big Three Conference

Churchill Seeks Immediate Plan To Rule Germany   Reich Occupation System First on Big Three Agenda as Reports Say Nazis Falter

Possible Sudden German Collapse Creates Urgent Problem For Allies

To Present Plans To the Big Three To Govern Reick   Political, Military Disintegration of Large Sections Indicated.   Churchill Asks Okay From Allied Leaders

Churchill to Push Plan for Ruline Reich   Early Political and Military Break Likely In Northern Germany

Rubber Strikers Ordered to Work   WLB Stands Pat on Previous Decision

Plans To Repeat Qld-Time Stunt   Daredevil Ready To Go Through Niagara Falls Rapid« In  steel Barrel

Throw Fresh  Troops Into  Oder Battle   Heavy Bombing Attack Upon German Capital

Okinawa Fighting Mounts in Fury as US Forces Approach Capital; Casualties Mount .

Yanks Wedge Jap Defenses Before Naha   Casualties on Both Sides Are Mounting

FIGATING ON OKINAWA IS HEAVIER   Approaching Fury of Iwo Jima Campaign

Japanese Wage Bloody Fight  For Okinawa   Tenth Army Troops Wedge Into Line Before Naha Despite Costly Defense

10th Army Troops Wedge Into Jap Lines Before Naha   Fighting Approaches Fury of Bloody Iwo Campaign, Front Reports Say Today

YANKS WEDGING INTO JAPANESE OKINAWA LINES   Casualties On Both Sides Mount As American Forces Advante

Fighting Nears — Fury of Bloody “Campaign On Iwo   ‘Americans Killing Three To 18 Japs For Every GI Slain

CASUALTIES MOUNTING ON OKINAWA   U. S. Troops Cut into Jap Defenses Near Capital City

OKINAWA FIGHT APPROACHES IN FURY WO JIMA   Casualties Are Becoming High On Bath Sides

Yanks Wedge Into Major Jap Defense Line Before iOkinawa Capital of Naka

OKINAWA FIGHT APPROACHES FURY OF ’NVASION ON WO JIMA   Americans Drive Into Defenses

U.S. Submaririe Tang Victim of One of Pacific War Freaks--She Was Sunk by Her Own Torpedo

AMERICAN SUB SUNK BY HER OWN TORPEDO      Missile, Aimed at Japanese Ships, Roomeranged and Hit the Tang in Stern.

Hirohito Tells Gen. McArthur He Is Unable To Meet Deadline But Says Cease Fire Order To Be Enforced Within 12 Days by His Own Relation

Chinese Reds After All Key N. China Cities   Reject Chiang’s Order To Take No Separate Action Against Japs.

Enemy Reports Order to Cease Fighting Sent To All Troops   Will Take from 2 to 12 Days to Become Effeetive, Foe Declares      Replies A cceptable, MacArthur Asserts

NIP MESSAGES ARE ACCEPTED BY MACARTHUR   Need More Time to Fly Envoys to Manila,  - Tokyo Pleads

Another Fourth of Fleet Lost   Remainder Not Very Strong, Says Spokesman

Greyhound ‘Strike Leaves Gls Stranded —  “Wounded: Men- at. Dallas: Without Ric

Russians Storm Krakow Gates; German Silesia 38 Miles From Soviets

Soviets Gain In Two Other Offensives   Moscow Intends To Force Decision Of War, Berlin Says

Liberation of Polish Capital Announced by Stalin After Early Report by Lublin Radio   Mighty Soviet Offensive Surges Within 38 Miles of German Silesia; Troops Storm Defenses of Krakow

LIBERATION OF THE BATTERED POLISH CAPITAL ANNOUNCED IN ORDER OF DAY BY STALIN   Soviet Forces Reported Driving on Other Sections of 600-Mile Battlefield from the Baltic to the Balkans   770,000 INHABITANTS ARE KILLED BY INVADERS

MAMMOTH RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ROLLING FORWARD UNCHECKED  »  LUBLIN-POLISH BROAD_ CAST ALSO CLAIMS THAT

Announcement is Made Triumphantly By Provisional Polish Government

Heroic Polish Capital Freed After 5 Years   Red Armies Advancing In 11 Sectors Along 600-Mile Front; Krakow Threatened By Offensive; Radom Also Is Seized

Zhukov’s Forces Storm Into Ravaged City From Two River Bridgeheads

Bloody Battle For First Capital Seized By  Nazis Ends In Triumph For Soviet Forces

Polish Regime At Lublin Made Announcement   Two Red Drives Reach To Within 27 Miles of Silesia and Into Krakow.

Great Defeat For Germans   Staiin Also Announces 25-Mile Breakthrough North of Captured Polish Capital

Poles’ Capital Is Liberated After 5 Years   IRussian Armive Storns Up Tuto Ravaged City Fram Two Vistula Bridge hreids   Red Drive Moves Closer to Berlin   Reach Modlin and Beyond Nasivish: Red Vanguards Only 27 Miles From  Gernsan Silesia

Smash Germ a rs Front in Poland      Tremendous Red Drive Rams Through Nazi Lines From Baltic to Balkans; Pushes Within 15 Miles of Silesia —

KRAKOW ALSO REPORTED IN SOVIET HANDS   63-Mile Advance on 25-Mile Front Proclaimed as Aftermath of Capture of Warsaw

Ends 5- Year German Hold on City Other Soviet Forces Enter Krakow Defense Works

eStalin Announces Great Triumph in Ringing Order of Day—Other Russian Armies Are Slashing German Defenses Over Sections Of 600-Mile Long Battlefield—Reds Are ® Within 27 Miles of German Silesia.

Stalin Announces Soviet Victory   First Announcement Made by Lublin ~ Group—Red Patrols Storm Into Defense Works of Krakow—Moscow Silent on Nazi-Reported East Prussian Drive

HEPORT SOVIET ARMIES 10 MILES FROM GERMANY   Nazi Defeat In Some Sectors Approaching A Rout—Berlin Admits Losses   RADIO CLAIMS KRAKOW HAS FALLEN   Russians Slash Ahead In East Prussia and  Close In On Polish Silesia

The Battered Polish Capital Was Captured Today by Soviet Forces of Field Marshal Gregory Khukov.   KRAKOW IS ALSO REPORTED CAPTURED   Announcement Was Made Tonight by the Premier of the   Lublin Provincial   Government.

Polish Capital is Liberated   Red Army, Advancing On 200 Mile Front Scores Gains Up To 38 Miles; Blows Not At Peak Yet, Says Berlin.

Polish Capital, Where Thousands Died, Red Prize   Estimate 770,000 of City’s 1,330,000 Are Victims of Germans

OTHER RED UNITS STORM KRAKOW   Capital Held By Nazis Over 5 Years; Moscow Silent On Reported Drive Into East Prussia   BULLETINS

NAZI GRIP ON BALTIC SECTOR IS UNDERMINED   German Retreat Along Entire Eastern Front Takes On Appearance Of Rout

LIBERATION OF WARSAW wANNOIINGEN   Russian Blows Not At Peak, Berlin Says

Marshal Stalin Announces Fall  In Order Of Day   Russian Armies Storm Into Ravaged City  From 2 Bridgeheads Over Vistula From Sout!

Reds Advancing Through Poland On a Wide Front   They Strike to Within 38 Miles of German Silesian Frontier.   Big Part of Polish Capital Destroyed

Tortured Warsaw Is Freed of Harsh Nazi Rule  Russians’ Advance Begins Driving Enemy From Capital

Polish City Freed As Soviets Gain Toward Silesia   British 2nd Army Attacks In Holland Above Aachen

Tortured Warsaw Is Freed of Harsh Nazi Rule  Russians’ Advance   Begins Driving

Reds Smash to Within 38 Miles of German Border   U.S. 1st and 3rd Armies Are Joined at Houffalize Drive at St. Vith

Marshal Zhukov Leads First White Army Into Capital   Marshal Stalin Announces Victory In Triumphal Order of Day; Great _ Sections of City Lay in Ruins, Reported

{OTH CAPITAL NOW LIBERATED   Red Armies. Storm Into Ravaged City From 2 Vistula Bridgeheads.   HELD BY NAZIS 5 YEARS

LublinGovernment SaysRussians,Poles Now Occupy Capital   Germans See Soviet Armies Out To Force Decision Of The War; Nazis- Declare Enemy Stopped   i  LONDON, Jan. 17 (®)\—Moscow in a broadcast. recorded by i Soviet: monitor announced tonight the capture of. Warsaw... ~~

Warsaw Is ‘16th Capital Liberated  Other Red Armies  Push Ahead On Lona Eactern Front

Powerful Red Attack Rolls  Over Nazis   Bid To Force Decision In War Seen By Enemy

City Taken By Reds As Strong Offensive Rolls On Unchecked   Russian Armies Of Zhukov Storm Into Ravaged Capital From Bridgeheads Across Vistula; Other Soviets Hammer Krakow Defenses, Capture Radom

Much of Polish Capital in Ruins as Conquerors Enter; Nearing Krakow and Only 27  Miles from German Silesia Border.

Polish Capital Captured By Genl. Zhukov   Order Of Day Announcement From Stalin

RUSSIAN DRIVE SMASHING NAZIS ON LONG FRONT   British Jump Off in New Attack Above Aachen and Yanks Whittle Bulge

TEMPERATURES:   Reds Drive 25 Miles. Beyond Devastated Capital Of Poland!   City Was Hitler's First Major Conquest In September, 1939; Other Soviet Armies Capture Radom, Race West

Polish Capital Freed by Drive   First European Capital Falling To Germans is 16th Liberated; Heavy Blows Alone Fastern Front

German Front In Poland Is Decisivily Smashed  As Reds Continue March

MARSHAL STALIN PROCLAIMS FALL OF POLISH CITY   OTHER RED ARMIES STORM DEFENSES OF KRAKOW IN POLAND

29s Set Huge es in Plant  Kobe-Osaka   Superforts Reportec  Raid on Kawasaki ft Plant: Yanks  sh Toward Manila

B-29s Attack Jap Homeland Cities Again   Americans on Luzon Repulse Japanese in Bloody Fighting

MANILA PUSH HAS TOPPLED JAP BASTION   ia €. SEVEN THOUSAND AMERICANS AND FILIPINOS WERE LIBERATED BY CAPTURE CF HOSPITAL

Paratroopers, Infantrymen Repulse Banzai Charges; Tanks Root Out Japanese

7000 FREE. FROM MANILA, HOSPITAL:   “B-29s. Resume Raids on Jap Home Isle °. ‘of Honshu Today. .

F000 FREE FROM MANILA HOSPITAL   B-29s Resume Raids on Jap Home Isle of Honshu Today

U.S. Forces Are Mopping Up Japs On Corregidor   Japs Still Making Determined Resistance But Are Being Defeated   MORE OF MANILA IS BEING TAKEN

TAKE HOSPITAL, LIBERATE 7,000   Yanks Mop Up Corregidor. U.S. Warships Occupy Manila Bay

LINK GENERAL WITH KILLINGS   Yamashita Subjected Te  Tongue-Lashing By   Girl Witness

Yamashita’s Name Heard During Trial   Jap Witness Says That the General Commended Club. “Wielding Police’

Witnesses Against Yamashita Scream Threats At Accused Japanese General On Trial

Ignorance of Civilized Standards May Account for New Jap Atrocity

LIBERTY SHIP WRECKS BRIDGE   Traffic Halted Between Charleston and Boston.

Domei Agency of Nips Shut down By MacArthur   New Wove of Suicides Follows Tightening Of Control by Allies

Public Work Bill — On Smoother Path   Compromise Effected on Wording of ‘Full Employment’ Plan as It Moves Toward Senate Vote — Ohioans Incline Toward Limit for Presidential Tenure

Full Work Bill Nearing Final Vote in Senate   Debate Loses Bitter Flavor After Hatch Offers Compromise

Senate Vote Expected On Full Employment Bill  Hatch Amendment On Wording Provides Warkina Compromice

New Jobless Bill Offered   Authors Makes Claim Of *No Depressions’

Jobs Bill Faces Vote Of Senate   Oratory Period May Be Concluded Today

Hatch’s Suggestion Obtains Tentative Approval By Both Sides In Fight

eR VOTE ON FULL JOB BILL   Debate In Senate Loses Bitter Tone After Compromise

Superforts And Mustangs Step Up Assaults On Jap A\ir Bases Around Tokyo

GOODYEAR TIRE PLANTS REOPEN   Firestone Workers Weigh WLB's Back-To-Work Order

GOODYEAR TIRE OUTPUT NEARS NORMAL AGAIN   Firestone Employes Extend Walkout to Sixth Day

'U. S. DRIVE ON TAX EVADERS ‘OPENS IN PHILA.   Ce-Incident With Crackdown On Free Spenders Over Nation

CHIANG SAID LOSING RACE FOR MANCHURIA   Chinese Communists Believed Taking Over As Russian Troops Move Out   REPORTS ARE CONFUSING   Reds Make More Charges Against U. S., Saying Tanks, Troops Used

Reds Report U.S. Tanks Enter Fight   Chinese Communists Move Into Territory As Soviets Leave

Chiang Losing Race Into Manchuria   Communists Say U, S. Tanks Now Hurryineg North

RED MANCHURIA VICTORY SEEN   COMMUNISTS MOVE IN AS RUSSIANS LEAVE

IN RACE FOR MANCHURIA   China Communists Charge U.S. Armored Column Racing North

Chiang Reported Losing hace For. Manchuria   ’ China Reds Charge U. S. Armor’ Entering Conflict

Neuteal Quarters Say Chinese Central Goveeament May Not be Able to Rake Over Country Unless It Embarks on Bull-Seale War.

Chiang Army Losing Race Tn ths   Reds Charge U.S. Armored Column In Action, But Report Unconfirmed

Race Is on For Possession ‘Of Manchuria   Soviet Troops Completing Their Evacuation; Red Cammiunieitc VMaving in

Chinese Face Loss To Reds Of Manchuria   Communists Moving In As Fast As Soviet Troops Leave

ing To Confliet USSR WITHDRAWAL   FROM THE AREA ‘Chinese Government Will  Have to Embark On Full Seale War

CHINESE LOSING IN RACE TO BAG MANCHURIA   Communist Chinese Forces Moving in Rapidly

China Communists Occipy Manchuria ‘As Russians Leave   Charge American-Manned Tanks Are Moving Toward North China Battle   AUTHORITIES DENY NEWSPAPER REPORT   New China Daily Also Says 13,000 GI Trucks Were Transferred ffom India

INT. CONGRESSIONAL ‘COM. MITTEE DECIDES ‘TO visit» SCENE.OF SNEAK _ ATTACK

PRISON HAD DEATH DIET   GERMAN PRISONERS AT CON: “CENTRATION CAMP WERE PLACED ON STARVA: TION BASIS

LIBERATION OF MANILA MMINENT   Three Years of Terror About Over for City

LIBERATION OF MANILA MATTER OF SHORT TINIE      Luzon Capital Is Expected To Fall During The Week-End

Zhukov 33 Miles From Nazi Capital; Canture of Manila Seen Imminent   Massed Allied Bombers — Rock Berlin in Record Blow

TAX CUTS CERTAIN AS HOUSE GROUP TACKTES PROBLEM   Individuals and Corporations Virtually. Assured Reduc” " tions on Federal. Levies as Solons Vote to Start Work

CONGRESS TAKES UP TAX CUTS   REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL LEVIES CALLED CERTAIN

 Legislators Begin Work On New Bill To Reduce Taxes   Doughton Not Certain “Where “Cuts Ayal Be Made. :

Congress Is Working On Tax Cuts   Views Clash On Size and Manner Of Reductions

24 Persons Charged with Starting World War II; Other Crimes Recorded

STRONG FORCE URGED IN NEW WORLD ACCORD   Veteran French Diplomat Explains Failing Of Old League And Asks Strong Arm Tactics.

Indonesian Army 100,000 Strong In Central Java  Political Tension Is Increased by

Indonesians Marching in Central Java   At Least 100,000 Bearing Japanese Arms Concentrating; More British Land

Situation In Java Is Tense   yervet £5 BUREN  Indonesians Are Concentrating In Creat Strenoth

100,000 INDONESE WITH JAP ARMS MASSING IN JAVA   Tension Rises Over Dutch Refusal to Deal With Soekarno

10,000 ‘Troops Concentrating In Central Java   Political ‘Tension Grows Over Dutch Refusal To Agree

Indonesians {n Central Java   New British Division Arrives As Political Situation W orsens.

Dutch Stand On Dealings With Leader  Given Blame   British Indian Force Landed At Soerabaja

Indonesians Mass For Java Struggle   Dutch Government Refuses To Parley With Republic's President Soekarno

Indonesians Swarming on Central Java   Troops 100,000 Strong Reported as British Infantry Begin Landing During Critical Tension

Tension Grows as Troops  Gather in Java  Dutch Refuse to Deal With - Indonesian Leader

Large Force of Indonesians Bearing Japanese Arms Are Massing in Central Java

TROOPS ARE USING JAP ARMAMENT   British Send Reinforcements To Trouble Zone

INDONESIAN HAVE 100,000 MEN IN FIELD   March With Arms, Tanks and Mortars Captured frem Japanese.

Report Indonesian Troops Massing In Central Java   Political Tension Tightens In ‘Nationalists Effort To Overthrow Dutch Rule

INDONESIANS MASS 100,000 SOLDIERS IN CENTRAL JAVA   Aerial Reconnaissance Reveals Concentration of Troops Armed With Japanese Weapons.   ROAD BLOCKS BUILT IN SOERABAJA AREA   A Second British Division Lands—Holland’s Refusal to Deal With Soekarno Heightens Tension.

Allies Smash To River Po  Race Ahead In Effor Trap Fleeing Nazis

STH AND 8TH DRIVE NAZIS TO PO RIVER   Attempt to Trap Ger. mans on Plains Before Alps

CLOSE IN ON FERRARA   U. S. Fifth And British Eighth Reach Banks Of Vital Stream

GATE TENDER — BREAKS LEG   Iron Tosted From Freight Car Hits Patrick Diskin

State Assembly Advances Bill fo Cut Property Tay   Democratic Attempt To Eliminate Levy Loses on Rol! Call

Relief of Allied Prisoners Held By Japan First  Mercy Errand Is Top Item; Letters

Prisoners of Japs Will Be Evacuated Tothe Philippine:   Allies to Transfer 32,000; Contact Established With Wainwright

LAND BOOM FEARED   Plan Speedy Evacuation of Prisoners   Stark Reality of Defeat Stressed by Jap Leaders

ALLIES REVEAL PLANS TO FREE 32,000 PERSONS   Allied Nationals To Be Taken To Philippines Soon As Possible   TO GO BY SEA AND AIR   Red Cross Representatives ‘To Visit Camps At Once To Aid Evacuation

Prisoners of War To Be Evacusted as Soon as Occupation Under Way

PLAN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION OF JAPS’ PRISONERS   RED CROSS REPORTS FAMILIES WILL BE NOTIFIED QUICKLY

WORK FAST ON U.S. PRISONERS   ‘WILL BE EVACUATED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

Speedy Release for POW's Now in Japan Planned  Travel’ b by han an ine See kL Da

PLAN SPEEDY EVACUATION OF PRISONERS   Will Re Teken to Philippines As Soon As Possible

Rush Release  Of Prisoners Kin To Be Notified Quickly As Possible

PRISONERS TO BE EVACUATED   32.000 to Be ‘Taken From Japan to Philippines

Aim to Speed Captives Home   Manila Officials Promise Evacuation Within Short Time

Repatriates To Be Taken  From Japan   Contact Established With Wainwright In Manchuria

REVACUATION 0! JAP PRISGNERS      Allied Nationals to be Repatriated from Japan by Air and Sea as ‘Rapidly as Health Permits.

Contact With Gen. Wainwright Is Established   7,000 Americans In Group Of Prisoners

ARGENTINA ORDERS STATE OF SIEGE   ACTION: FOLLOWS SHORTLIVED REVOLT—SCORES OF ARRESTS MADE.

Militarists In Argentina Clamp Down On Nation   Argentina’s Militarists Suspend Guaranteed Rights Rebellious Nation

Freedom Ends"  For Areentina   Many Arrested as Militar Halts Press. Speech

ermans Unable To Refain Strong . ootholds on Rhine, Simpson Asserts

FREED NATION GURB SOUGHT FACM SENATE   Proposed Resolution Asks for Formation of a United Nations Council.

SEEKS SENATE ACTIONON ATL. CHARTER   - Sen. F erguson Wants Body to’ Approve Principles

TRUMAN VISITS ARMY ON RHINE   Duties Of Big Three Put Aside For Swing In Occupation Zone

TRUMANON TOUR SEES THOUSANDS OF U. 5. TROOPS   President Flies to Frankfort and Then Makes 49-Mile Swing Through Rhine Valley.   CLIMBS FROM CAR FOR INFORMAL CHATS   Shakes Hands With Hundreds and Appears Fresh at End Despite 97 Degerce Heat.

Truman Tours American Zone   Executive Reviews Troop: Daring Rrief Holiday

President Visits Rhineland Troops   Will Try to Keep U. S. ‘As You Like It’

Democrats Study Ways To Assure 60,000,000 Jobs   House Members Sugges' Federal Responsibility, Patent Revisions

DEMOCRATS PLAN POSTWAR JOBS   BILL SETTING FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY SLATED

AMERICANS MOVE TOWARD FRANCE’S PORTS T0 EMBARK   Service Troops Start Trip   That Will Take Them to Battle Zones in the Far East.   COMBAT SOLDIERS SAIL IN 6 MONTHS   Face Training on Jap Tactics ~——Thousands in Mediterranean Area to Return Shortly.

CHILD TO LINDBERGHS   New York Paper Reports ‘Birth of 2 Daughter Yesterday

State Okehs Continued Quis Of Americanisa   Assembly Endorses Bil to Keep Alive Tenney

Paves Way. To War — With Japs?   Observers Believe  Soviet. Denunciation Of Pact Final Step Before Entering War

DENUNCIATION  SEEN WAR STEP   ‘Soviet's Future Course Wot Made Clear

Expect Soviet To Fight Japs  Russian Entry Into Struaqle Awaited

\Consider Russia's ‘Step Precedes Entry into War   Senate Leaders See Eventual Declaration Of Hostilities; Sneed Eventual Victory

STEP TOWARD ‘WAR, BELIEF AT WASHINGTON   Establishment of U. S. Air Bases in Siberia Predicted

RUSSIAN ACTION TODAY SEEN AS MAJOR STEP TOWARD ENTRY INTO PACIFIC WAR AGAINST THE JAPS

They'll Do It Every Time   DICK HOWE HURT; IN 'WEST COAST HOSPITAL

FDR DIRECTIVES UNDER SCRUTINY   Senate Committee Charges President With Seizing Congressional Powers

ON GOVERNMENT PROCESSES: PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF TAKING TOO MUCH POWER

Western German bastions 115 Miles Apart Along The Siegfried Line Taken

Montgomery's Army Presses Flanking Move   Flooding of Roer Holds . Up U.S. Ist.and 9th, British 2nd

ALLIES TAKE: FORTRESSES OF KLEVE, PRUEM   First and Ninth Armies Immobilized by Flood From Roer Dam.

Allies Take Kleve, Pruem   Fortresses at Both Ends of Siegfried Line Are Toppled

Smoking Nazi Fortresses Fall   Floods Loosed by Germans on Roer River Curtail Activity of U. S., British Forces

Great Shakes, What Next? WLB Studying Pay Scale For Hula-Hula Dancer:

WLB Into HulaTechnique In Order To Fix The Price Of Hip Swinging

Foreman's Union Recognition Still Stumbling Block   Jap War Materiel 4a Re Meléed Down

Winter Moves Heavily In On Virginia   Blanket Of Snow Slows Traffic

Republicans Hope  To Renew Inauiry  On Roosevelt Loar   Senator Admits Difficulty In Face of Democratic Majority

SEEK TO REOPEN INQUIRY INTO ELLIOTT’S LOAN      Republicans Not Satisfied With Disposition Of Case By Committee

GOPs Rap Verdict On Elliott's Loan   Young Roosevelt Plans Future Payments, Claim

GOP SEEKING NEW SHOT AT ELLIOT   House Group Plans To Reopen Loan Case If Possible

“Permanent occupation’  gains favor Best method of insuring peace

Proposals for Long-Term Occupation of Germany by Allied Forces Develops Considerable Support

Ideas Differ On Occupation  Of Germany   Are Gaining Support, U.S. Aiding at First Lone-Term Proposals

) Long-Term Occupation Plan For Germany Gains Support   War And State Department Officials Lean To Proposal To Maintain Allied Armies, Including Token Force Of American Troops In Peace

OCCUPATION PLANS WINNING SUPPORT   Different Ideas Heard on - Prevention of Another War

Occupation Of Reich  Gains Favor   Hopkins Says Only Way To Keep Peace Is To Use Force

WAYS STUDIED TO CURB NAZIS   Long - Term Occupation Of Germany By Allied Armies Proposed

U.S. NEVER TO REVEAL SECRET GF ATOM BONB   Truman Pledge Puts It Up to Nation to . Keep World Peace

WORLD PEACE “LINKED WITH. ~ BOMB POLICY   PRESIDENT SAYS THIS NATION : ONLY ONE WITH "KNOW HOW’ AND MANUFACTURING FACILITIES

U.S. Won't Share Atom Bomb Secret With Any Other Nation, Truman Says

U.S. Will Keep A-Bomb Secret Says President   Truman Announces Atomie Bomb Secret Will Not Be Revealed To Any Nation   U. 8. ONLY NATION POSSESSING SECRET

Toughness of Fighting on Iwo Jima Is Described By Writer Who Went in with Marines on D-Day

Forces of Nature and of Japanese  Made Iwo Jima Landing a Tough One

Marines Mass For DriveTo End Iwo Fight   Little lwo Island Gives Marines Toughest Battle In Corps History

: Marines Laugh, Joke as They Go to Meet Fury : And Death On Iwo’s Nightmarish Beaches

FRENCH-SYRIANS IN NEW CLASH   One Briton Killed in Clash At Aleppo.

Legislature To Warm Up On Easy Ones   Noncontroversial —Measures to Be Taken Up First, Say Leaders

\Veterans of Europe and Africa will not be moved to Pacific   Orders from Kisenhower; movement af troons to new war zone underwav

Troop Redeployment Swings Into Action   Army Rating for Discharge Priority to Begin—Some Service Men Already on Way to Duty in South Pacific

2-Continent Fighters fo Get Rest   Those Battling. in Africa, Europe Not To Go to Pacific

ALLIED TROOPS CAPTURE BOHLE   WORLD FIFTH COLUMN DIRECTOR TO BE TRIED

Ri ch We om an Found Slain In   Mrs. Nancy Boyer, 45, Discovered In Pool of Dricd Blood, With-Two Bul- Jets In Head . "

Find Body of Slain Woman   Washington Police With Their Second Mystery Murder

Russians Free Horde Of Countrymen: From Nazi Clutches  Gaunt Prisoners Are Frantic With  lav at Being Saved

Leathernecks Stream Ashore At Yokosuka   Landing Is in Sharp Con. trast to Other Pacific “Invasions ”

F irst Troops Ashore Spike Big Jap Guns   Jap Admiral Hands Over the Yokosuka Base

Heroes of Bataan Land Unarmed; Check Big Guns  “Sa VES See SS   British Marnes, JackTars Occupy Two Small Islands

Army to Release Million More Men by Christmas   Demobolization Rate Twice as Fast as After World War 

SPEEDUP IN ARMY DISCHAREGS -IS UNDERWAY FOR CHRISTMAS   REPORT 1,340,000 WILL RECEIVE DISCHARGES BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 25th

Ruling On Beef  Farmer Can Kill What's Needed to Feed Self, Family and Employes

YANKS CAPTURE > GHTY OF ILOILE   Capital Devastated by Jap » Torches; Harbor Intact   AIRDROME REPAIRED   All Organized Resistance on, Panay Crushed; Guerrilas Are Praised  *

ILOILO HARBOR FOUND INTACT BY AMERICANS   70 Percent Of Capital Cit; Of Panay Devastated By Japanese   TRIBUTE IS PAID TO FILIPINO GUERRILLAS

ILOILO FALLS TO GIVE YANKS CAPITAL CITY   Greatest Concentration Of Jap Troops On Panay Island Routed

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YANK FORCES TAKE CAPITAL OF PANAY      Hoilo, 75 Per Cent Deve. stated, Seized by ° Infantry

U.S. Soldiers Take Capital Of Panay Isle   Harbor Found Intact; City’s Airdrome Is Being Repaired

ILOILO TAKEN BY AMERICANS   City Devastated by Enemy Torches, But Good Harbor is Intact

Hoilo Falls To Yanks Ox Panay Island   MacArthur Lauds Guerrilla Bands For Part In Fight

KING PITCHES TENT ON SHIF   Arabian Monarch Confers With Roosevelt

SEAT ACCEPTED BY VANDENBERG   GOP Senate Leader Will Join in World Parley at San Francisco

15 to Speak For Charter    Night Term Possible To Get Vote Across

Connally Confident Of Approval   Senators May Meet At Night To Meet Deadline On World Charter

Solons Face Night Meet  Debate On Charter WT xw. W.L °*.. 1 C114.

SENATE FACES NIGHT SESSIONS   More Speeches Listed on Charter Debate

BAN ISSUANCE OF HOME CANNING SUGAR IN OHIO   Order Likely to Remain in Effect for 10 Days; to Revise Quota

Issuance of Canning Sugar  Halted by OPA in 5 States  Ohio Is Hit by Surprise Decision To Held Up A!ll Sugar Anolicatian<c

SENATE REJECTS MANPOWER BILL   Turns Back Conference Report by . 7 Votes

VOTE IS NEAR ON LABOR BILL   Senate Hears Plea for Manpower Control

YANK TROOPS. MARCH INTO ~ JAP CAPITA   IMPRESSIVE: CRREMONY: ‘HELD  AS “OLD GLORY” 18 HOISTED..  _ AT: AMERIOAN EMBASSY. oO SGTLDING:

UBJECTION OF DEFENGE Ii SUSTAINED   Witness Says Miller Was Struck 30 Times With Harness Tua.

HOUSE REJECTS DISCHARGE PLAN   Approves Huge Army Supply Bills for Fiscal Year

Hyuga Believed To Be First Battleship Sunk Directly By Aerial Bombs

50 FAMILIES FLEE OREGON FOREST FIRE   _Remoyed In Army Trucks As Blaze Menaces Homes

A STRIKE IN ANTWERP   Dock Workers and ‘Ship Repairmen in Walkout

Duponts Start Making Nylons   Set Goal Of Eleven Pair: A Year For Each  Waman.,_

Sheer Happiness... 11 Pairs Of Nylon. ‘Hose-A Year For  “American-Women

A “NYLON WORLD” COMING   DuPont Company Says Yarn Will Be Put to Many Uses

LT PAERS OF NYLONS -t YEAR PROMISED WOMEN: (ALSO WINDOW CURTAINS. DRESSES, UNDERWEAR

CIO Union Rejects New Ford Offer   G. M. and UAW Officials To Appear Before Board Named by President in Washington Wednesday

Ford Proposes 15 Cents Hour  Wage Increase   Pay Boost Is Offered All Of Employes Represented By CIO-UAW

Ford Proposes 15-CentHourly Wage Increase   Tells Union Must Alsc Have Company Security, Production

Wage Battle Continues In Motor City   15 Cents Hour Increase Is Latest Offer

Proposal Would Mean 13 Cents Per Hour Wave Bogst   increases Would Become Effective When Production Reaches 80.900 Monthly   UNION ATTITUDE ON OFFEK AWAITED

UAW Flatly Reject 12% Per Cent Wage Hike Offer by Ford   Company Proposed Increase Without Raising Auto Prices

ClO Rejects Ford Offer of Waae Raise   Security Pledge Made Requisite to Offer of Pay Increase.

INCREASE OF 19 CENTS PER HOUR AGAIN REFUSED   Company Combined Offer With Security Demand For Strike fines

Would Remain In Effect For  2-Year Period   Increase Offered To Union Effective At Start Of Calendar Month.      STUDY GENERAL HIKE

Auto Union Rejects Ford Ware Offer   Offer 15 Cents An Hour and Asks Company Security Pact

WAGE OFFER IS COMBINED WITH DEMAND   “Company Security” Arrangement, Involving Fines For Illegitimate Strikes Requested  S22 000.000 GAMBLE

Rates Would Be Ettective  For Two Years   Raise Not to Begin Until Production of Cars Reaches 80,000 Units a Month

JAPANESE PULLING OUT OF WENCHOW   CHINESE TROOPS OPEN AT TACK ON PORT 410 MILES WEST OF OKINAWA.

Japs Withdraw From Wenchow  Seek to Strengthen Yangtze River Line

Chinese Port 440 Miles West Of Okinawa Ripe For Fall; One  Fourth Yaeju Overrun

Japs Fleeing From Wenchow Under Hot Fire   Seek To Extract Forces To Strengthen Vital Yangtze River Line

Power Of Proposed World Council Is Attacked By Regional Proponents

50 Sailors ReportedHurt In Chicago Train Crash   TroopTrain Victims Mostly Negroes California-Bound;  One Car Overturns

ITALY TS GIVEN EASIER TERMS   Allied Commission Announces New Policy, Promises More Economic Aid

Italy To Get Increased Aid   New Seven Point Program Allows More Self Government.

Italy Gets More Self-Government   Allied Commission Announces Program

Germans Flood Roe in Effort to Halt Onslaught   Italy Is Granted More Self-Rule And Economie Aid

Here’s How Veterans Can Get A Business Gl Loan   Loans Guaranteed By The Government Up To 50 Per Cent

Plans Complete For Business Leans Under G. . Bil   Loan Applications To Be Reviewed by REC far Annroval ’

One of Four “Jap” Battlewagons Still Afloat Before Halsey’s Raids   A TREMENDOUS TOLL   U. S. Airmen Sink 12 Other Enemy Vessels in Adjacent Waters

Carrier Planes Kayo Another Nip Battleship   Three Capital Ships Left in Imperial Fleet:

Miner Plan Is Pressed      Services Are Asked To Free Ex-Diggers

New Agency To Boost Construction Industry   Coal Interests Seek Discharge Of Miners

Lucas Wants Senate Committees to Purge Staffs of Government Expert:

Would Purge Senate Staffs Of ‘Experts   Sen. Lucas Says Payroll: Loaded With Men of ‘Dual Loyalties’

Ernie Pyle in the Pacific  Hit the Sack and Go Pineapple Crazy Quick

Gen. MacArthur Moves For Free Press In Japan   Orders Japanese Government To Remove Itself From Control Of News  Avencies   FIVE RULES ARE GIVEN FOR JAPAN

CONGRESS TO DELAY ACTION ON THE DRAF   NO CHANGES ARE NOW ExECTED. UNTUL AFTER THE “UFTRST OF THE YEAR

Postpone Action on  Draft   House Group Demands To Re Renewed Later

JOHN LAINE DID; ILL FOR 10 WEEKS      Pine Street Resident Employed in Mines for Many Years.

The National Whirligig   News benind the News  Washington - +... + Zay Tucker New York .-«-» Albert N, Leman

Economic: Council Asked To Plan Reforms: Re~ ports Persist ‘That Na .-fionalists Have Cuap = tured Chinhsien. :

Chiang Creates Postwar Council   In Meantime Armies Drive Toward Industria!  City Of Mukden

CHINA PINS HOPE ON NEW COUNCIL   Soong Appointed Chairman For Economic Group

FORM FINANCIAL BOARD IN CHINA   Government Units Unopposed in Push for Mukden

WAR  TODAY   Allies Are Moving Ad mnirably Along Sure “Road to Viciory Ou “Both. Fronts In Eu- rope

The War Today   By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press War Analyst

Private Tish Makes Way Back to.U. S. Lines: Is Safe :   Great Pressure On Nazis Maintained

QUESTION ASKED IF CHURCHILL AND STALIN AGREEMENT IS WAY KEEP U. S. BEING ENTANGLED

Fiitler is Desperate For Lack of  YY ssOvv it wet aenses \   Bed Stiiiiwe Is Part Of Over-All Strategy

SOLDIERS T0 TRY SLEEPING IN SHIFTS —   Train-Riding Men To Attempt ‘Rotation Sleeping’

EXTENSION: OF DRAFT OPPOSED   Seek Amendments To Keep Youths Out of Front Lines

25,000 Chrysler Workers Return: Union Ends Strike   Full Production To Be Resumed At Six Plants; Briggs Dispute Continues.

25.000 Return  Back To Work   Union Local’s Decision Ends Kight- Day Walkout At Dodge Main Plant.

Chrysler Strike Ends As 25,000 Return To Work   Walko ut Halted On ! trmy Appea}:

One Detroit. Strike Ends   Plants Of Chrysler Return To Activity

Str rikes Ended AL. 6.Chrysler Corp. Plants   Production Of Bomber Plane and Tank Parts Re-. *-sumed With-Returned *  7 95.000 Workers

G GHRYGLER PLANTS PRODUCING AGAIN   Decision to End Strike Calis About 25,000 Back to Inhe .

PRODUCTION PLANE AND TANK PARTS 10 BE RESUME) TONAY   APPROXIMATELY 25,000. STRIKING WORKERS IN DETROIT TO RETURN TO JOBS

23,000 WILL END DETROIT STRIKE   Six Chrysler Plants Will Resume War Production

29,000 Chrsyler Men End Strike   Union Votes Last Night, To End Eight-Day — Walkout In Detroit.

CHRYSLER STRIKE ENDS AS 25,000 GO BACK TO JOBS     Eight-Day Strike Ends and, Production of Bomber and. Tank Parts Is. Resumed in Six Factories—Briggs Strihe May End Soon

25,000 RETURN TO PLANT JOBS   Production Resumed in Six Chrysler Units As Workers Heed Appeals

Prisoners of War Hear ‘Proadcasts: Hide Radio In Technician’s Leg

GI'S KNOW WHAT TO DO TO ADOLF   He'll Be Made Prisoner—Untess He Resists

FRUIT MENAGED BY COLD WAVE   Pwide Area in Midwest Faces Sub-freezing Temperoture Tonight

Cold Air Pocket Sweeps Across Canada Border   Damaging Frosts to Mid. wesiern and Missouri Fruit Crops Predicteds  Floods Tn South

Livingston Woman Rejoices Over News Grandson Rescued From Jao Camp

OHIO SUFFERING IN FUEL FAMINE   Retail Sstablishments Close Up One. Day Each Week

Heart of Tokyo Is Turned Into  Smoking Shel]   Fifteen Square Miles of Japanese Capital in Ruins  as Result of Super ” fort Bombings

Damage Wrought on Japanese Capital Will Shorten War, American Commander Believes

Terrible Destruction ls Visited on Tokyo   Incendiary Raid By 300 B-29’s Leaves 15 Square Miles of Jap Capital in Ruins, Photographs Show

Tokyo Is Mass Twisted Ruins, Photos Show   Destruction Worst Ever Visited on Any City in Single Raid

aperforts’ rews Smell moking City   Square Miles Left in Slackened Ruins by 300 B-29 Raiders   MB MALAYA ALSO   is’ Rail Supply Line uttered by. Bombers itriking From India

Twisted, Tumbled-Down Rubble Left Over Area Of 15 Miles In Tokyo

AIR RAID LEAVES [0 SQUARE MILES OF TOKYO IN RUINS   Never Has Any City Suffered Such Devastation From Single Blow, Some U.  S. Officers Say.   IMPERIAL PALACE SET AFIRE, NIPS ASSERT   Smoke Rises Thousands of Feet as Fires Rage—Premier Warns That Invasion Is Planned.

Reconnaissance Pictures  Prove Devastating Ke sults Of Raid  7   Clouds Of Smoke Cover B-29 Fleet   Seven Fires Still Raging Hours After Planes Return To Base

OVER 300 U.S. B- 29'S IN RAID ON TOKYO AREA   Only Two Bombers Lost-—-15 y Square Miles of Targets Left in Ruins

Supers Wreck Fifteen  Square Miles Of Tokyo; Hit Malay Peninsula

Nazi Transforms Banquet Table Into Land Mine and Kills Self, 100 Guests as U.S. Enters Leipzig

Munitions Maker Kills Self, 100 Nazis   Jn Gotterdammerune Feast at Leipziz      Final Warning Drafted On German Fiendishnes:

100 Banquet Guests Killed By Nazi as Yanks Approach   Munitions Maker Turns Table Into Land Mine, Wipés Out Entire Group

Shanghai Port Pounded hy ‘Allied Planes   Bombers, Fighters Sink, Damage Thirteen Vessels

SHANGHAI SECTION HEAVILY ATTACKED   U. S. Airmen Sink Three ~ Ships and Wreck  Others

YANKS BLAST 13 JAP SHIPS AT SHANGHAI   Three Big Airdromes Are Cratered By U. S. Bombers

Shanghai Hit, 13 Ships Sunk Or Damaged  Warships Included; Three Major Airfield:

Wife Of Capt. J. B. Johnson, Newark Physician, Believes He Will Save Life Of Tojo

DE PUE BOARD PLANS POSTWAR IMPROVEMENTS   Trustee Suarez Wants Action On Drainage Ditch

Hitler's Will, Branding Goering And Himmler as Traifors, Causes Furore Among Nazis at War Trial   Fuehrer Left Legacy of Hate, Fear and Revenge in Last Testament, Urging Germans to Hold to Anti-Jewish Creed: Pictured Himself a Martyr

HITLER'S LAST WILL CREATED A FURORE AMONG 20 NAZIS   They Are Awaiting Trial As War Criminals Which Resumes Wednesday.   ‘SENSATIONAL CHARGES   They Were Learned By the Prisoners During a Busy Morning of Conferences.

DENUNCIATION NO SURPRISE TO GOERING   Ousted Reichmarshal Had Not Suspected Full Extent To Which Himmler Had Slipped In Favor   RIBBENTROP IGNORED

LAST WILL OF HITLER BUILT HIMSELF UP AS MARTYR: LEFT CERMANS FIERCE NAZI CREED

Wanted Jew-Hating Perpetuated.....  Hitler’s Will, Terming  -_ Two Big Nazis Traitors, Causes Furore At Trial

Top Nazis Jolted by Hitler's Violent Condemnation of Two Who Had Been Right Hand Men   Language Assailing Goering and Himmler Beyond What They Expected es Will Lashed Disloyalty

Hitler’s Last Document Wa: Propa canda   Enjoined Nation To Uphold Racial  Laws to the Limit

The Weather   Goering, Himmler Called Traitors In Hitler's Last Will   Sensational Charges Create Furore In  War Crime Trials  Disclosure

Hitler’s Will Brings furore From 20 Nazis   War Criminals Learn Of The Fuehrers Testimony In Nuernbere Jail.   TWO CALLED TRAITORS

FURORE CREATED AMONG TOP NAZIS BY-HITLER’S WALI   Sensational Charges Contained in Document  Bamemnst by Deiemmore

Hitler Leaves Hate-Inspired Will to Nazis   Document Creates Furore Among Nazis At Nuernberg Jail

Hitler’s Last Wil Creates Furor Among Nazi Chiefs  Himmler and Goering Had Slipped From Der Fuehrer’s Favor

'Hifler Built Self Up As A Martyr in His Last Testament   Fuehrer’s Will Creates Furore Among Arch Nazis

Hitler Will Is Surprise 10 Nazi Captives   Testament Stirs Furore Among 20 War Criminals

HITLER'S LAST WILL CALLS TWO TOP MEN TRAITORS   Goering, Himmler Accused; Fuehrer Stresses Jew Hatred

Move To Have Negro Enter Texas U.as Accredited Student Believed Started

Lew Ayres Wants to Make More Films   Conscientious Objector Back From Noncombat Duty

Vandenberg, Proposal May Be Accepted   Eighth Army Gets Firmer Grip in Italy

MC TRAIN KILLS 15 GERMAN POW   PLOWS INTO TRUCK CARRYING HARVEST HANDS

French Requested To Leave Aosta   Allies Seek to Form Military Government

MARSHAL STALIN IS MYSTIFYING   Failure to Put in Appearance at Communist Celebration Leads Some to Believe He Is Very Ill or Dead.

STALIN MISSING FROM FETE HELD BY RED LEADERS   First Time Russian Supreme Leader Has Missed Celebration of Anniversary of the Russian Revolution.   ABSENCE FOLLOWS MANY STORIES OF SICKNESS   Several Other Top Red Leaders Also Are Absent From Mammoth Celebration Staged at Moscow.

B-29 Crews Greet Huge Fleet With “Bell Bottom Trousers”’ on Radio

2U. 5S. Armies Smash Germans West Of Rhine   Stiff Fight Flaming For Mainz; Great Ait Blows May Be Start Of New Offensives

CHINESE STRIKE BACK AT JAPS   Highway Severed, Rail Town Retaken in New Counterattacks

CHINESE LAUNCH COUNTERATTACKS   SEVER JAP SUPPLY LINE AND RETAKE HURAN RAIL TOWN

Chinese Army Takes Highway  Counterattacks Made This Week Successful

NAVY R.0.T.C. TO 60! ON INACTIVE STATUS   Contract With K. U. for ing and Housing to

NAVY R.O.T.C. TO GO ON INACTIVE STATUS   Contract With K. U. for F eeding and Housing  ‘ to   INSTRUCTION GOES ON

FUR COATS AND OVER $2000 IN LOOT   Thieves Gain Entrance Through “Scuttle Hole” in Roof

Unemployment Benefits Bill Approval Seen   Senate Majority Leade Barkley Predicts Committee Approval Of Important Benefits Bill   TRUMAN PLANNING SPECIAL MESSAGE

Jobless Pay Bill Predicted   Measure Will Be O.K.’d Barkley Believes

BENEFITS BILL  APPROVAL SEEN   Barkley Certain Congress Wii Favor Liberalized Aid

WAR WORKERS / BILL PUSHED   QUESTION OF BENEFITS FOR IDLE WAR WORKERS COMING BEFORE CONGRESS  SOON —

-JAMES T. BEATTY DIES      Had Been With Fort Scott Bank  A Third of Century

Labor Bills Jam in House   Leaders Say Action Unlikely by Holiday

Congressional Chiefs See No Strike Plan   Truman’s Hopes For Law Before Christmas Dimmed By Chieftains.   RECESS NEARING

Strike Curb Law Before Holidays   Truman Confident but Congress Has Doubts

First Round on Labor Bil Won by Foes   Early Action on Truman Proposal Seen os Unlikely

TRUMAN SEES ACTION ON BILL BEFORE RECESS   President Says Was Told Legislation Would Be Passed

Truman Asks Strike Law By Christmas   Requests Legislation Staying Strikes Until Fact Finding Boards Investigate Disputes   Critical Legislation

President Expects Strike - Prevention law By Christmas   Congressional Leaders  Doubt Goal Is Reached

Leaders See Little Hope Truman Will Get  Strike-Prevention Law Before Christmas

LITTLE HOPE OF ACTION SOON ON STRIKE MEASURE   “House Refuses to Adopt Bill to  Curb Power of Unions, Con sidering Pact-Finding Boards   Ry WILELIAM F. ARROGAST   Deliaved for Time

TRUMAN OPINES ACT WILL PASS   President Certain Congress To Approve Strike-Prevention Bill Shortly

Passage Of Anti-Strike Measure By.Christmas Urged By: Prés. Truman

GIVE UP HOPE OF FAST ACTION ON STRIKE SLOW-UP   No Chance Of Action On Truman's StrikePrevention Legislation Before Christmas: House Refuses To Consider Union Curb Bill.   —BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST-

PRESIDENT CONFIDENT  ANTESTRIKE BIL TO  GET SWIFT HANDLING LEADERS IN HOUSE, SENATE DISAGREE,  So. a oe ee ee

M’Arthur Asks Probe of Japs’ War ‘Incidents’   Directive Orders Axis Dipiomats Restricted to Area

Maltreatment of Soviets Charged   Says U. S., Britain Violated Yalta Pact

Russian Official WAccuses Americans   Gen. Golikov Claims Seviet Prisoners Maltreated

p FIFTH SEIZES MORE HEIGHTS   AMERICANS IN ITALY CAPTURE 1,200 PRISONERS

1200 GERMANS NABBED IN ITALY   FIFTH ARMY SEIZES THREE APENNINE HEIGHTS

FARMERS WEEK IS CANCELLED   Called Off To Make Room Fer War Veterans At College

Battle to Crest Hill) over Shuri   Island to Become Base for Assault on Japan   Nips Report Task Force on Way; B-29s Sow Mines, Other Fliers Sink Ships

Marines Close in for Death Blow on Shuri   Other Assaults Await Result of Drive on Okinawa’s Key Citadel

Defense of Island Costs Enemy 43,103 Men; Shuri Is Reduced to Shambles

Okinawa Loss May Mean End of Japanese Stand Before Knockout Campaign Gets Under Way.

Probe Record Of Former U.S. Judge   Johnson Asked to Give Testimony in Hearing Of House Committee

War Agencies Bill Is Still In Deadlock   Little Prospect Of Early Settlement

HOME TOLL [OLL SHOWS . HIGHEST: COUNT   Casualties In United. States ' During. Was For Exceed~-» 3 @d Conflict Cost.

Poland Should Accept Decision, Senafors Believe   Protests Not Likely To Change ‘Big Three’ Verdict

AGREE POLAND MUST ACCEPT   SENATE ADMINISTRATION " LEADERS SAY ISSUE WILL NOT BLOCK ° SECURITY TREATY

Japanese Report invasion Convoys Noith of Okinawa   Superforts Hit Ten of Enemy’s Industriai Cities

New Invasior Near, Says “Tokyo Radio   Broadcast Declares U.S. Gathering Fleet of 200 Ships Near Okinawa

All-India Radio Says Island Half-Way Between Okinawa and Japan Is Scene of New Operations.  AMAMT OSHIMA MAY:

Tokyo Reports Yanks Landing  Nearer Japan   American Air Fleets End Greatest Raid on Nip Empire

Isle Said to Be Halfway Between Okinawa and Japan   Landing Place Not Identified — Report Picked Up by India Radio — London Hears Report of Attack on Two Islands 500 Superforts Blast 10 War Plants

Tokyo Hints At New Allied Invasion Move   Ten Major Enemy War ladustries Bombed by B-29's

Landing Closer To Mainland, Japanese Say   Premier Suzuki Calls Attention To Grave Crisis

Japs Hint At Invasion   Allied Forces Reported Attempt to Land On New Ilelands«

Attempt To Land Underway, Enemy Broadcast Says   Tokyo Makes New Announcement About ‘Allied Invasion Fleet of 200 Ships Expected To Attack Two Islands’

JAPS TELL OF NEW INVASION   Report of New Allied Landing Is Unconfirmed, However

10 WAR PLANTS ON HOME ISLAND HIT BY B-29$   20,000 Nips Are Caught in ‘Death Valley’ on Luzon; Fanatics Giving Up

Fleet Of 200 Ships Is Sighted   Landings On Two Islands Half Way Between Okinawa And Japan Foreseen At Tokyo

Japs Hint About Attempted New American Moves  One Rumor Says Landing Well to Nineth, af OLiacwe

New Invasion Of Islands Near Homeland Is Hinted B y Japs; No Conformation

GREAT DEMOLITION RAID PIN POINTED 10 NIP WAR FACTORIES  ENEMY OFFICIALS JITTERY OVER PROSPECT 0  TRMEHT

DECISIVE HOUR NEAR, PREMIER WARNS PEOPLE   Radio Tokyo Speculates New Blows May Fall on Isles North of Okinawa

JAPANESE ON WAKE SURRENDER; YANKS HOIST U.S. FLAG   Nipponese Admiral Signs Capitulation Document Aboard Destroyer Escort Levy.   ISLAND AMERICA’S FIRST BATTLEGROUND   Enemy Commander and His Staff Salute Stars and Stripes Run Up by Ma rine Color Guard.

Marines, Sailors Raise Ola Glory On War's First Battlefield--Wake

U.S. Flag Again Flies Over Wake Island To End Great War Chaviter

AGAIN FLIES OVER WAKE   Old Glory Run Up by Marines Soon After Jap Surrender

American Forces Driving on Manila Take Clark Field   Tokyo Radio Says U. S. Commanders Prepare New Strike

YANKS ON LUZON SCANT 40 MILES FROM MANILA   Americans Seize Clark Field; Nips Say U. S. Preparing Another Invasion

REPORTS SHIPS ARE MASSING IN LINGAYEN BAY   Sees Attacks On Corregidor, Formosa Portending New Move

Nip Resistance 's Stiffening Before Manila  f   Clark Field Is° ‘Is Seized; U. S. Navy Masses for New Strike, Japs Report

YANK ADVANCE NEARS MANILA   Capture Clark Field, Push On Toward Capital

YANKS CLOSING IN ON MANILA   Take Clark Field, Push On To Point 40 Miles From Philippine Capital

Clark Field, Which Gives Americans Valuable Air Base in Philippines Recaptured But It Is Under Nip Gun Range And Sowed With Mines — Enemy Says Yank Ships, Troops Being Massed for New Assault

POWERFUL AMERICAN  COLUMNS CAPTURED  FAMED CLARK FIELD MACARTHUR’S GROUND FORCES PUSH TO ' WITHIN  ah MITTO Ae ws

Yankees Seize Clark Airfield  Airdrome Taken Witt Little Opposition

U.S. Column Forty Miles  Krom Manila   Clark Field Taken; Japs Fear New Strikes In Philippine Chain

TOKYO REPORTS U.S, READY TO MAKE NEW RAID   Bombers Within Easy Reach Of China Coast

Japs Expect New Assault In Philippines   Report U. S. Massing of Sea, Land Units; Yanks 40 Miles from Manila

Tokyo Says Yanks Plan New Attacks   Radio Says Ships, Troops Massing For New Blows In Philippines

Clark Field in Firm Grip, Yanks Roll or   MacArthur Men 20 Miles From Bataan’ Air and Sea Action Spread

Americans Now 40 Miles From Manila   Japs Report New Amphibious Forces Massine

Yanks Seize Clark; Drive On To Manila   40 Miles From Philippine Capital, 20 From Bataan Peninsula.   OPPOSITION HIKES

Japs Claim U.S. Ships And.Tr oops ae For New Philippines Raids; _ Ameri icans 40 Miles. From “Manila

Maps of Berlin Issued   Russians Launch Powerful Attacks To Seize Capital

Cooks for B-29 Senads on Guam  ! » Husband of Loeal.Woman Aids in Jol

TWO THOMASVILLE BOYS CITED FOR AID IN MAKING POSSIBLE B-29 RAIDS ON JAP INDUSTRY

Charles Wiley At Base In Marianas Helping Send B-29 Bombers To Japar   Armorer In Combat Unit Since August

Ward Sales Rise Under U.S. Operation   SAN RAFAEL PLANT'S BUSINESS DECLINES; INCREASES ELSEWHERE

Japs Suffered Worst Naval Losses in War   U.S. Subs Destroyed 3.500.000 Tons of Ninpnonese Shinning

U.S. SUBS SANK HALF JAP NAVY   3,500,000 Tons Of Shipping Destroyed By Undersea Craft; 52 Lost

YANK SUBS — DESTROYED JAP SHIPPING      Ruined 33. Million Tons; Lost 52 Subs

“YANK SUBS TOUR HEAVY VAP TOLL   American Submarines Sent 3,500,000 Tons 0f Shins To Bottom.

ms) Ready  for Period of Couuersion   State Building Fund Is Substantial

IOWA SETTLES DOWN AND PLANS FOR PEACETIME      Well Financed to Furnish Jobs to Returnees   Roeajal Seecian

REMIND IOWANS OF RISE DURING YEAR IN RABIES   Animal Cases Total 52 Compared With 39 A Year Ago

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Archbishop Wants Hiller, Hitnmler Killed en-$po!   Asks Instant Death for Two Leaders Ly Those Who Catch Them

Churchman Demands Summary Execution ‘Of Hitler-Himmler Gang When Caught

Archbishop Calls For Hitler's Death   Nazi Gang Should Be Slain on Spot, He Says

Bigeer Draft Ordered for - 30-33 Group   Only Men ‘Necessary to’ Essential Industries to Be Deferred

More Men 30-33 Ordered Drafted   . Deferment Permitted Only If ‘Necessary to Essential Industry

More to Be Drafted Selective Service Tightens Rules on Work Deferments

More 30-33 Men to Get Draft Call   Exemptions for Vital Workers To Be Tightened

Selective Service Order Calls for Deferment of Those in That Age Bracket Only if They Are “Necessary to” Essential! Industries—Group Expected to Make Up 30 Per Cent of All Those Called by End of Year.

DRAFT TO TAKE MEN UP 10 33   Only Those “Necessary” To Essential Industry Rate Deferment

Increased Drafting of Men 30 Through 33 Years Ordered by Selective Service

Hershey Orders Draft of MenTh 30-33 Group    Deferment Granted Only Those _  Held ‘Necessary’

Draft Calls Facing Men 30 Through 33   Physically Fit Men 18-25 Group About All Called In,, Not Many Available in 25-29 Group, Is Explanation

600 PICKETS © STOP WORKERS AT SPARKPLUG PLANT QF GM   Union Awaiting Wage Offer From Ford; Security  Issue Brewing

Pickets Stop Office Force   AC. Sparkplug Plant Situation Is Quieter

et amt a i eam nat  Office Employes Not Allowed fo Enfer AC Plant

PICKET A. C. PLANT   U.A.W. Guards Prevent White Collar Workers From Entering

C10 LINES HALT GM EMPLOYEES   White Collar Workers Are Barred At Flint Plant

TAKES HOUDINI'S SECRETS TO GRAVE   Brother of Famous Magician an Heir ta Tricks Dics Without Revesling Them.

Mercury Slumps In Deep South   Atlanta, Ga., And Jacksonville, Fla., Report Fifteen Above.

Wainwright Gels Welcome   San. Francisen Crowds Cheer Hero in Victory Parade

WAGE PARLEY ~ TURNED DOWN   U, 8. STEEL DECLARES NO PAY INCREASES TO BE GRANTED  UNLESS PRICE RAISED: ,

U. 5. Air Force And Navy Units Hit Jap Islands   Battling On Iwo Nearing Close, Sink Enemy Ships

9 NIP VESSELS AND $1 PLANES KNOCKED OUT   Marines Closing Battle For lwo As The Doughboys Seize Lubang Island   By LEONARD MILLIMAN, ‘Aceocitated Press War Editor)

S. Warships ell Island. par Japan   carrier Planes ittack Ryukyus; wo BetHe Near End

AMERICAN WARSHIPS TRAIN BIG GUNS ON ISLAND NEAR JAPAN   MARINES SMASHING INTO CLOSING STAGES OI IWO ISLAND BATTLE —

U.S. NAVY GUNS AND PLANES RIP JAPS’ OUTPOSTS   Strike 350 Miles Off Coast 55 Vessels, 91 Aircraft Hit In Second Blow

Warships Shell Daito Isle, 350 Mi. From Japan   Carrier Planes Plaster Ryukyus; 18th Philip pine Icland Retaken.

4 MORE BLOWS ROCK JAPS-ONE NEAR HOMELAND   Another Island Seized and Mop-up of Bloody Iwo In Final Stages

Stun Japs With New  Smashes   Series of Four Blows By U. S. Forces  Surprises Enemy

New Blows Against Japanese by Land, Sea and Air; Navy Shells Daito Island, ‘Blast Ships and Planes in Ryukyus

Fleet Opens Up On Ryukyu Isle   Most Intensive Search in Histor  GENERAL HARMON MISSING N PACIFIC FLIGHT

Patfon Pushes Past Frankfurt, Besieged City   Sends Tanks Across Main; Ist Army Breaks Out In Gain; Yanks, Reds 250 Miles Apart

TEMPERATURES:   Huge Gains Reported Against Broken And  Disorganized Enemy

Racing Toward Berlin   First Army Breaks Out of Bridgehead  And Monty’s Forces Roll Toward Essen

Two Extensions Of Turnpike Might Be Financed Without U. §. Subsidy, Thru Revenue Bonds, Declares Executive   TURNPIKE WILL BE FREE WHEN POSSIBLE

‘RED RIVER INVASION’: . ‘D-DAY’ ON BEACHES AT DENISON TO BE JUNE 3

PAIR BADLY INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP   Beckley Man Held For Second Crash Near Shady Spring

COMMUNIST LEADERS OF JAPAN DECLARE (CABINET, INCAPABLE  SOCIALIST PARTY URGED   TO JOIN IN UNITED FRON;

GROUP OPPOsta JAPAN REGIME   Communists Ask Socialists To Join in Protest Against Government.   SOCIALISTS DON’T REPLY

GOLD AND GEMS FOUND BY YANKS STILL PILING UP   Communists Seek Support of Socialists in Move To Dethrone Emperor

Jap Reds Bid  For Socialists   Want United Front Against Shidehara Regime: Reds Denounced

Jap Communists Ask United Front   Petition Socialists To Join With Them

United Front Is Sought — By Jap Reds   Communists Ask Socialists to  Join in Opposing Present Cabinet

OPPOSITION TO JAP CABINET IS FOMENTED   Communist Leaders Ask Socialists to Join In United Front Against  Shidehara Regime  MORE HIDDEN WEALTH

Jap Communists Oppose Gov't Of Shidehara   Try To Form Front With Socialists; Uncover More Wealth

ASK UNITED FRONT WITH SOCIALISTS   Communists Call for Coalition, Saying Shidehara Regime Is Inefficient— Socialists Do Not Reply at Once.

REDS ASK FOR FRONT AGAINST JAP REGIME   Leaders Want Socialist Aid In Their Present Drive

Jap Commies Seek Aid of Socialists Against Shidehara   Workers’ Organization Strongly Denounces Communist Proposal!

Communists Tn Japan Seek ‘Merger   Want Socialists To Join Fight On Shidehara

Nip Communists Agitate Against Present Cabinet   Seek Support from Socialists in Bid Against Shidehara

Communists In Japan Attack  Tokyo Regime   Call On Socialists to Soir Them In United Front Against What They Term Incompetency

Jap Reds Ask Socialist Aid Against Regime   But ‘Toilers’ Denounce Move to Upset Shidehara

Yoshida Outlines: Japan’s Big Job, , Good Faith Acts   Says Nation’s Present Form  , of . Government - Is “Democratic, but)». : Needs Change 5

REDS SEEK HELP OF SOCIALISTS VS. SHIDEHARA   Communists Declare Japanese Cabinet “Has No Ability To Cope With [he Pres ent Situation.

U.S. First Army Extends Hold East Of Rhine   British Preparing For Crossing At Flatlands

OVERNIGHT ATTACKS CARRIED FIRST ARMY NEEPER INTO REICH   INDICATIONS POINT TO CANADIAN-BRITISH MOVE IN NORTH SECTOR

YANKS SURGE ON ACROSS BRIDGE FROM REMAGEN   Reds Said To Have Opened New Drive on Berlin With American Air Support

Smoke Masks Allied Moves In North   Russians Reported Regrouping Forces Preparing for Shove on Berlin

VETERANS MISS YULE AT HOME   Christmas Parties Put On For 100,000 Who Can't Get Trains

STRANDED G.1’S TO RECEIVE GIFTS   WEST COAST TO GIVE YULE PARTIES FOR THOUSANDS UNABLE TO GET HOME.

Complies With Yalta  Agreement   U.S. And England Will Recognize Nationa Unity Body, Instead Of Exiles.

COLLEGE LEAGUE UNIT CHAIRMEN ANNOUNCED   Hanover Branch Divided Into Six Groups—November Meeting Takes Place

GROUP HEARS REPORT 0N GETTYSBURG ALUMNI   Hanover Branch Of College League Meets At Home Of Mrs. Clark W. Schue

What Did Truman Mean by Saying U. S. Wants No Piece of Territory

TWENTY-TWO PERSONS INJURED IN ACCIDENT INVOLYING FREIGHT AND PAS-"” SENGER TRAINS

Loose Planking Blamed in Wreck   22 Hurt as Passenger Train Smashes Freight

Red Gross Drive Coming tn Mar. Quota $12,000      CAPT. DALE SKYLLINGSTAD TELLS OF RED CROSS WORK OVERSEAS

RED GROSS DRIVE COMING IN MARCH, WILL NEED $12,000      CAPT. DALE SKYLLINGSTAD TELLS OF RED CROSS WORK OVERSEAS

eeEeEeEeEeEeeeeEeEeEeeeeeEeEeEeEOEOEeEeEeEeeeeee  'Misenhower Work  As Chief Of Staff

Nimitz Named To Take Over Top Navy Post   Resignations of Other Generals Are Held up

EISENHOWER AND NIMITZ NAMED HEADS OF ARMY “AND NAV¥—ARNOLD ASKS TO RETIRE

EISENHOWER, NIMITZ HEAD ARMY AND NAVY   Marshall and King to Retire After Arduous War Service

Telephone Service Out of Nazi Capital Is Interrupted  DESTRUCTION SPREAD. BY 8,000 WARPLANES   Ten Industrial Cities Delivered Tremendous Blawe

Allied Raiders Over 3 Sections  Of Reich Again   Night Attacks Carry Air Campaign Into Second Straight Day; 8,000 Planes Up in 24 Hours

GREAT AERIAL ATTACK GOES INTO 2ND DAY   Terrific ‘Blow is Hit ; Other Centera Blasted

BERLIN SOUNDS AIR RAID ALARM   NIGHT BOMBERS OVER THREE PARTS OF GERMAN Y— HEAVY DAY ASSAULTS.

Telephone Service Out of _ Nozi Capital Is. In- oo  terrupted  pestaucnon SPREAD "BY 8,000 WARPLANES  Ten Industrial. Cities Delivered Tremendous Rlawe a

Nationalists Drive Into Manchuria   Fan Out 30 ‘Miles to West, Communists Declare -

Nationalists Drive Into Manchuria  Fan Out 30 Miles to West,  Communists Ti.n!l ft. ee Ch

Nationalists Plunge 12 Miles Into Manchuria   “Popular” Troops To Take Over Manchuria’s  Occupation December 1

Nationalists Drive into Manchuria   Plunge Beyond Fallen Citadel

1,000 WERE AT PASCO   Kansans Were Sent There to Conatruct Atom Bomb Plant

Believed Camp of Lost Souls   Victims Represent Lost People of Pacific War

CONFERENCE OF 30 NATIONS IS HELD SUCCESS   President Truman’s Address Tuesday Will Close It

Statesmen Hail Charter As Suecess  Momentous Task, At San Francisco HasBeenComplete

Peace Parley Appraised as A Success   Signing Document, Truman’s Address to End Conference

TRUMAN TALK TOMORROW 10 CLOSE PARLEY   Work of San Francisco Conference Hel To Be Success

Delegates Judge San Francisco Meeting Success   Remaining Two Days To Be Taken Up With  Mere Formalities

PARLEY HELD SUCCESSFUL; TASK IS OVER   Only Whirl of Formalities Remains at San Francisco

World Charter Written; Conference Turns to Formalities of Closing

Statesmen Say Conference Is Successful  Session for Final Approval of Charter Set Tonich

WORLD CHARTER SIGNING TODAY   President Truman Will Address Final Session Of Parley Tuesday

World League Charter Ready To Be Signed   Delegates Hope They Have Eliminated Scourge of War

Charter tor world league is produced Results yet to be determined

JAPS SHOW NO RESENTMENT AT AMERICANS   Children Cheer and Wave At Occupation Troops.

Japanese. Claim  Hn Si Rie eke rae  Sinking Of6e. Big U. S. Ships   Report 3: Warships, 3 Transports’ Sunk ° Off Okinawa By Suicide Planes.

Japs Claim Sinking Of ‘U.S. Warships   Sinkings Credited To Nip Submarines

Japs Assert $ Transports Also Included   Wild Claims As To Damage Made By Domei Agency

Japs Boast Of Sinking Three Bie Warships   Also Claim Three United -Statés Transports Sunk By Nipponese Sui  cide Planes

Three Big U. S. Navy Warships  Sunk, Say Japs   Suicide Planes Destroy Transports Off Okinawa

CHANGE IN COMMAND IS HELD UNLIKELY   Eisenhower Expected To Continue - In Charge In West And Rus. sians Ip East After Link-uo

Dean at Eldora Ordered Klatt To Whip Youth   Murder Trial Def endant Resumes Version of Night of Whipping

GUARD TELLS HUW ANLLER FOUGHT BAC   Admiis He Struck Youth with Blackjack, Poked . with a Billy Club.

Klatt Claims. Martin Gave Whip Order   Defendant Tells How Youth Hit Him With Choirs and Fists

FORMER GUARD ON STAND 2ND DAY QF TRIAL   Testifies Ronald Miller, 17, Had Admitted Escape Plot Before Incident

GOT ORDER 10 WHIP MILLER   Ex-Guard at Eldora Testifies in His Own Behalf

 DAA DA AAAAADAASAAASAS SE.  Advocate Will Observe Mondoy Ace HMaliday

PLANT WILL GO ON o-DAY WORK WEEK   S.O.W. Managers Plan to Request Salary Hike to ) Compensate     TO CONTINUE 3 SHIFTS

PLANT WILL GO ON 5-DAY WORK WEEK.   S.O.W. Managers Plan to Request Salary Hike to Compensate

INDIA PREPARED FOR SELF-RULE   British Offer Revamped Government, Only Two Posts For Britons

SUED FOR DIVORCE   Cal Tinney, One-time Radio Commentator Charged With Desertion

‘Raw Materials Obtained From  Red Government   War Products Sent ; To Soviet Forces Ufider Economic Pact

Bare Russo-Nazi Economic Pact At War Crimes Tria   Prosecutors Show Russia Had Top Priority on Reich Goods

Reveal Details Russo-German Economic Pact   Hitler Sent Arms, Food to Soviets While Planning Attack

Nazis Sent War Goods lo Russia   Hitler Was Planning to Attack Soviets While Aiding Them

Invasion Money Not Redeemable, Says Morgenthau   U. S. Assuming No Liability

Hal Newhouser Shelled From Detroit Mound   Cavarretta Homers Off Tobin; Nicholson Drives 370-Foot Triple  For 2 Scores

Bombardier On Atom Mission To Quii Flying   Philadelphian Will Never Forget Flash That Preceded Destrnetion of Nagasaki August 9

WPPPLDAAPPAADA APP POP ALS  Five Jap Cyclotrons Destroyed by Yanks

Gls Destroy Cyclotrons That Japs Used in Search for Atom Secrets

Yank Hammers Destroy Japs’ Atom Devices   One Brought from U. S.

Sledges, Cutting Torches In Action  Yank Troops Wreck \lap Atomic Plants

‘Love in Braille’ to Bloom as Blind Woman, 33, Sails to Become Bride of Sightless Briton

Labor Troubles Find New Secretary With Few More Powers than Before

LABOR TROUBLE IN U. S. GROWS WORSE DAILY   Secretary Schwellenbach Falls Heir To More Headaches As War Agencies Fold

Naval, Air, Sea Bombardment Supports Army   At Least 84 Enemy Planes Are Destroved. Damacaed

Strong Patrols Probe Lines in Shuri Area   Torrential Rains Sweep Long Battlefront Limiting Visibility to 10 Feet and Practically Stopping All Fighting

Early Releases Text of Jetferson Speech Prepared by Late President   Written on Eve of Death, Roosevelt Declared Americans Determined Against Third World War

The Unread Speech  ‘Let Us Move Forward With Strong and Active Faith’

Reveal Surrender Of Jap Bastion —   Hold Ceremony Aboard Destroyer USS Bagley

JAP BASTION SURRENDERED 0 AMERICANS   Marcus Island, Southeast of Tokyo, Given Up by Enemy In Formal Ceremony.

MARCUS ISLAND SURRENDERS TO ALLIED FORGES   Ceremony Takes "Place : Aboard Destroyer, U.S. 8, Baplet

FURIOUS INDIGNATION BEING EXPRESSED OVER GER” MAN PRISON CAMP CONDITIONS

Britain And France Horrified And  Indignant Over German Atrocities

Newly Revealed Horrors of Nazi Prison Camps Stir France, England

JAPS ADMIT IWO ISLAND IS LOST   TOKYO HEARS NOTHING SINCE SATURDAY

Red Forces Southeast of Berlin to Neisfe River, 49 Miles trom Capital

t Water Barrier Before Berlin’s Spree River        RE THAN FIFTY TOWNS CAPTURED   Other Soviet Forces Reduced The Nazi East Prussian Pocket

Fighting Raging On Neisse River   Konev's Forces Trying To Make Crossing

FIGHT TO CROSS NEISSE RIVER   Marsha! Konev's Troops Secking to ‘Cross Last River Barrier Before Reaching Berlin's Spree River.

Russians _ Battle for Neisse  Red Army Seizes 50 Towns and .  BSUS tie ees

Konev Takes German City Of Kusehern   Fighting Extends On 60-Mile Front Southeast Of Berlin

Konev’s Army Battles Across Neisse River    Last Water. Line ‘on 60-Mile Front South of. Berlin ~

Russ Battle  For Neissen River Bridae   Fierce Fight Rages Along 60-Mi. Front

REDS FIGHT TOCROSS  NEISSE RIVER   Take Town at Confluence of Neisse' and Oder

Soviets Battle To Cross Niesse On 60-Mile Front,  Prepare Two Berlin Drives

Reds Battle To Cross the Neisse River   Konev’s Forces Within 5 Miles Of Joining Zhukov

UKRANIAN ARMY IN BATTLE FOR NEISSE CROSSING   Is Last Water Barrier Before Ber lin’s Spree River On’ Fast Front

KONEV ARMY GAINS S.E. OF BERLIN   “Battles to Cross: -Neisse River On 60 Mile ‘Front

MacARTHUR GIVES NEW AND STERNER ORDERS TO JAPANESE SCHOOL SYSTEN    Jap Government Says It’s Carrying Out Liquidation of Ancient Family Industrial Trusts.

FACT-FINDING BOARD ENTERS GM-CIO STRIKE   Truman Insists It Have a Part In Labor War

Stacy Is — Appointed  Chairman   PRES. ASKS BOTH UNION AND FIRM TO COOPERATE; BOARD -AS YET HAS NO LEGAL ACCESS TO RECORDS

AUTO UNION WAITS FORD'S NEW WAGE PLAN   Hint It May Evolve Pattern For Whole Motor Industry

GERMAN FLEET UNITS FLEE TO COPENHAGEN   Reich's Last Pocket Battleship, The Luetzow, Knocked Out By RAF Bombers

First Army Drives On Houtfalize   Seven American Divisions Thrown Aqainst Germans

WFA Changes Beel Order to Assure  Servicemen Need  Top Grades to Be Helc By Packers for  Army Meat Selection

VOTES TO ACCEPT LOAN FROM U.S   BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS 0, K’S TERMS—APPROVES BRETTON WOODS BILL.

WLB Chairman Harrison Confers For 40 Minutes With President; Hope To Avert Threatened New Strikes   SCHWELLENBACH TO MEET LEWIS TONIGHT

Generals Forced To Strip by Japs   Wainwright and Briton Were Slapped in Public

Wainwright Is Made General  Home Monday, He'll Speak To Congress

a ae re een el  Final Conference On Common Schoo! Bill Under Way

Army Private Is Arrested After Hiding For 20 Months In Guernsey County Wood

TWENTY MONTHS OF HIDING ENDED . AWOL Private Found In Guernsey County W oods

aLurs "BANNED ~ BY GOVERNOR   : GOVERN OR LAUSOHE ORDERS  “ALL SLOT MACHINES TO BE REMOVED O#2 DESTROYED.

Gen. Eisenhower Slated To Become U.S. Staff Chief   Shakeup In Military Command Predicted

Changes Are Forecast In Top Jobs   Marshall and Stimson May Step Down In Next Few Months

THINK “IKE™ MAY BE NEW STAFF CHIEF   yveneral Marshall May Step Down Within Months —Stimson Says He Also Is Considering Retirement.

More Changes Ir Truman’s Official Family Are Seen   General Marshall, Secretary Stimson Expected To Retire Soon.

Way Is Cleared For Change In Tr ‘umanRe: gime   High Command Reorganization Seen Possible Aftermath of Japan’s  Defeat

High Command Reorganization Seen Possible   Gen. George Marshall, 64, May Step Down Within A Few Months.   STIMSON MAY OUIT

Look for Changes in Truman Administration   Surrender Clears The Way; Expect Too Officials to Outp

War End Shake-Up Is Likely   Older Men in Military High Command May  Decide to Retire; Other Changes Already Made

Speculation In Capifal Sees King, Arnold, Marshall, Stimson Leaving

Further Changes In Government's Higher-Ups Loom   Marshall And Stimson Slated To Go; Several Other Shifts Talked

MORE SHIFTS IN ADMINISTRATION EXPECTED SOON   Surrender Also Clears Way for Shuffle in Militery  High Command

New Military Setup Likely   Marshall, Stimson Exnected to Retire

Long-Range Industrial  Peace Plan Major Goal   Minimum Federal Control fs Favored

Industry and Labor Tackle Civic Peace   Wage Issue Seen as Patent Threat as Perley Opens

LIST 7-POINT AGENDA FOR CONFERENCE   Labor-Management Leaders Meet In Washington   OUR OHIOANS   ‘Are Among 36 Delegates; Substitute Is Sought For Expiring W. L. B.

GROUP TACKLES HUGE PROBLEN      Labor-Management Confer. ence to Write Rules for Industrial Peace.   [MOST IMPORTANT MEET

Labor, Management Are Divided at Outset Over Wace Issue for Unionist:   General Public To Be Barred

Both Groups Have Own Divisions As Conference Opens   Wage Issue Most Explosive; Any New Agency Not To Be In Labor Department

Junta Seeks ‘Recognition; Maps Program   Plans To Divorce Army From Politics; Freezes Wealth

New Venezuela Regime Bids For Recognition   Six-Paint Emergency Program Announced To ’Lift’ Nation

1000 HOMELESS IN TRUCK BLAST   Navy Ammunition Blows Rocks San Diego, 15 Miles Away

EXPLOSION OF NAVY AMMUNITION ON TRUCK ROCKED SAN DIEGO FIFTEEN ‘MILES AWAY:

 Fort Meade Procedure Attacked  Demobilization By Army is Held Inefficient, Confusec

Ex-Officer Hits Discharge Systen At Camp Meade   Charges Inefficiency and Confusion; Says Errors Pass Uncorrected

Reconversion Entails Nine Major Moves   Entire U.S. Economy To Feel Transition Impact Says Truman

Last Minute Bulletins Of  World News   less Declares His ‘Insanity Ig.c ‘Onty A Hoax

Says He Is       MYSTERIOUS NAZILEADER-~ SAYS HE HOODWINKED HiS OWN. 9 LAWYERS, BUT HIS MIND iS CLEAR

Lahousen’s Testimony Panics War Criminals   Tells Of Nazi War Orders To Kill Red Commissars And Communists

HITLER TOPDOG SAYS HE WANTS TO TESTIFY   International —Tribunal Withholds Ruling on Mental Condition   By ANN STRINGER  United Press Staff Correspondent (Be Linited Preece I annad tien)

READY FOR TRIAL, NO. 2NAZ TELLS NUERNBERG COUR?   -Déclares: orf. Stand’ to” Mass War Crimes Tribunal His. 2" Mind Is Sound > :   MURDER PLOT IS -BARED:   Another Witness: Says: Red and French Leaders . - Were to Die .

NO. 2 NAZI IS PREPARED 10 FACE ACCUSERS   Defendants In War Crimes Trial Are Badly Shaken’ by Testimony.

Hess, on Witness’ Stand, Admits He Faked Insanity   Says Pretense of Amensia Was a Hoax, Is Ready To Go on Trial   COURT WITHHOLDS RULING IN CASE   Former Nazi Deputy Charges Tribunal Is Mot Competen? for Trials

Nazi Eagerly Confesses His 3-Year Sham   Position ‘Tactical’ He Telis Jurists; Lawyer Insists He’s Crazy

Chinese Troops Push On Toward Liuchow   Forces Move Up To Six Miles Past Ishan Toward Site Of Former U. S. Airbase

Chinese Drive Six Miles Toward Liuchow  Battle to Stem Nip Effort to Seize Central Highways

Chinese Forces Fight Toward Air Base City   Battle Japanese Thrust to Gain Highway Contra!

Rainbow Girls  Will Install   New Officers To Be Seated Saturday Evening At Open Meeting Of Assembly

FDR APPROVED ELLIOTT'S LOAN   Also Asked Jesse Jones to  Arrange Settlement

Elliott Roosevelt's Loan Testimony — Will Be Studied by House Committee

BRITISH FORCES IN JAVA ALERTED AGAINST UPRISING   Indonesian. Leaders Reject Offer. of Partnership  in. Datch Emnira

British Fear Uprising of  Java Natives   _ Nationalists Reject ' Partnership in Duteh Empire

BRITISH TROOPS BEING ALERTED   Officials Fear General National Uprising ‘In Java

L nion Split Develops   ClO Stands Alone At Capital Meet   Java Forces  Put On Alert   Nationalist Leaders Reject Proposal

Alerted Against General Uprising   Follows Rejection of Proferred Partnership

Java Rejects Dutch Offer As ‘Old Stuff      British Troops Put On Alert Against Uprising

British Java Troops Alerted for General Native Uprising   Be JOHN ROWER

PREPARE 10 OPE ANNUAL INFANTILE PARALYSIS DRIVE   County Chapter Spends $214,000 to Fight Polio in 1944 

$214,000 SPENT TO FIGHT DREAD POLIO IN COUNTY IN 194   Drive Opens for Funds to Combat Infantile Paralysis

Announce Annual Polio Fund-Raising Campaign in County   Number of Paralysis Vic tims Last Year is Second Largest on Record

FREE TO WITHDRAW   Vandenberg Outlines Pos. sibilities of Quitting the League —

2 Inmates At Kldora Shot   Wounded By Discharge Of State Guardsman’s Shoteun: Termed Aecidental.

2 Reformatory Boys Wounded By Guard      Shot by Accidental Discharge of Gun, Officer: Reports; One Boy in Serious Condition in Eldora Hospital

Eldora Boys Wounded in Gun Mishap   ‘Unloaded’ Weapon I: Discharged by Accident

Wounded By Discharge Of Guard’s Gun   One Near Death; Accident, Says Commander Of State Troops.

JAPS SINK FIVE YANK VESSELS   All Were Light Surface Craft, Off Okinawa

FIVE VESSELS SUNK BY JAPS OFF OKINAWA   U.S. Air Fleets Retaliate With Triple Blows on Nip Homeland

Jap Suicide Planes Sink U. S. Ships   Attempt Landing on Okin awa—Super Forts Raid  Jap Homeland

 INTERFERE IN THE ARGENTINE   Only Moral and Economic Pressure Will Be Used  to Enforce Democracy.

JAP DEFENSES IN SOUTH OKINAWA CRUMBLE FAST   Marines Have Captured Two-Thirds of Capital City of Naha

Jap Defenses On Okinawa Toppling Fast   Enemy Units Flee Through Escape Cap From Shuri

Japanese Defense Lines Collapsing In Seuth Okinaw:   Marines Capture Two-thirds Of Naha, Clear North Shore of Harbor

Jap Defenses In South Okinawa Crumbling Fast   Two-Thirds of Capital Captured, North Shore of Harbor Cleared

ENEMY DEFENSE INS, OKINAWA IS CRUMBLING   Marines Take TwoThirds Of Naha; Japs Lose 77 Planes

Jap Defenses Crumble Fast  On Okinawa   Marines Take Two-Thirds Of Naha: Shells Breach Walls Of Shuri Fort

Yankees’ Gun: Driving Japs Out Of Shuri      Defenses Crumble With Naval And Infantry  Assaults

CRUMBLING FAST   Sixth Division Marines Capture Two-Thirds Of Capital

Battleship Guns Rip Shuri Walls   Japs Lose 7 7 Suicide Planes To U. S. Fleet

Marines On West Capture Two-Thirds Of Capital City   Navy Bombards Shuri Defenses   Chinese Widen Breach In Jap Corridor To IndoChina By 120 Miles

ARE CRUMBLING   Two-Thirds of City of Naha Captured by Marines on Oktnawa— American Battleships Open Attack on Shuri.

FRONT LINE DEATH SETTING FOR TEXAS GENERAT FAST EY   JAPANESE MACHINE GUNNER CUTS DOWN ASSISTANT COMMANDER OF 96TH

Japanese Surrender Is Complete And Final   General MacArthur Named To Head Allied Occupation Force; Japs Ordered To Report To Him: “Official V-J Day’ Will Follow Formal Capitulation   Texas, Training Area For Armed  Forces, Lustily Acclaims Peace

New York City Voters Name Mayor Tuesday  Three-Way Race Has Assumed National Interest

FirstDireclly Redeployed Men =Auive int 01   Troops Sent to Pucifis Direct Trom Europe In Monila Camp

Internees Deliberately Starved by Jap Captors At Santo Tomas Prison

Truman Nominates Denver Man as FDIC Chairman  Harl Succeeds Crowley Martin Willi Head Export-Import Bank

BITTER BATTLE UNDERWAY IN BUDAPEST   Soviets Capture 232 Blocks In Pest Tuesday

—AUassiA—  BUDAPEST HQUot HGHTING RAGES   Battle For Hungarian Capital Fiercest Since Stalinerad

Bloody Battle For Budapest Is Continuing   Russians Drive Nazis Back House By House In Capital.

[Reds Smashing Nazis Back In ‘Budapest Area   Moscow Estimates Over 10,000 Germans Slain in, Fierce House-toHouse Fighting

REDS PUSHING  THROUGH CHT      Budapest Battle is Probably The Fiercest Since Stalingrad.

Budapest Reds © Smashing Path Thr ough Capital   Belieye 30,000 “Germans iene 10.000 Dead: Austrian . Drive. Halted

2 Million Caught In Raging Battle   Be > Civilians Trapped Worst Fight Since Stalingrad   COMBAT IN STREETS   “ ’ Russians Make Progress ir  Reduction of Hungarian Capital

Bitter Battle For Budapest   Russian Storm Troops Smashing Way Ahead House-by-House

FIGHTING IN CAPITAL IS BITTER   House-T o-House Gains Listed By Soviets  In Two Sections

Battle Rages In Budapest   Russians Gain in House-to- House Fight In Magyar Capital

Soviets Smashing Way Through Bloody Capital      House-To-House Fighting Compared To Stalingrad

ABOUT 1000 noes IN BUDAPEST   Captured 232 Blocks in Pes East of the Danube ’ Yesterday.   53 BLOCKS IN BUDA   Enemy Garrison Already Has Lest 10,000 Dead, 30,000 Wounded.

Red Assault Troops Take 285 Blocks In Budapest   Fight Is Fiercest Since Stalingrad

Russians Storming Through More Of Buda And Pest   Belicve It’s Fiercest House-to-House Fighting Since Stalingrad

‘Russians Fighting House to House ‘In Bloody Battle for Budapest

Bloody Budapest Recalls Struggle ‘For Stalingrad   Enemy Losing Heavily In House to House Bottle for Capital; Progress in Pact

Russians Put Up Struggle For Budapest   Fierce Battle Taking Place In Key City

Russ In One Of Frercest House Fight:   Capture 232 More Blocks In Pest. 53 Blocks In Buda Opposite Bank.   BELIEVE 10.000 DEAD

Reds Drive Forward in Budapest  Fierce House   a Fierce House To House Struggle on In City

REDS SMASHING NAZI HOLDINGS IN BUDAPEST   German Attempt To Break Out Of Trap Is Frustrated

NAZI BUDAPEST TOLL AT 40,000   FIERCEST BATTLE SINCE STALINGRAD RAGING

BATTLE RAGES IN BUDAPEST   Russians Gain In Fierce House-to-House Fighting

Fierce Fight  In Budapest Bloody Battles Rage From House To House

Blood-Soaked Budapest In Soviet Hands   Reports Indicate Fighting Worst Since Stalingrad

RUSSIANS SMASHING THROUGH BUDAPEST BY HOUSE T0 HOUSE  FIERCEST FIGHTING SINC  STALINGRAD REPORTED

Russians Fight In Budapest  Red Army Captures Blocks In Both Cities

Rip Through Budapest   Reds Smash Deeper Into City in Bloody House to House Fight

Russian Forces Storm Budapest   German Losses Rise In Fiercest Fighting Since Stalingrad

FIGHT FIERCE INSIDE CITY OF BUDAPEST      House-to-House Struggle Probably Is Greatest Since Stalingrad as Reds Take More Blocks in the Capital.

Reds Drive Nazis Back House by  House in Budapest  Now Hold Nearly 1,000 Blacks of  Rattarad ("ite

Patricia Etheridge Is in Spokane, Wash.   Has Position as Clerk Typist With Air Technical Service Command.

FARRELL TRYING TO FORM CABINET   CRISIS CONTINUES IN ARGEN. TINA, BUT NO NEW VIOLENCE IS REPORTED.

NEW ARGENTINE REGIME SHAKY   President Farrell May Not Survive Stormy Political Crisis

New Ministers Enter Cabinet In Argentina   President Farrell Tries To Form Cabinet To Meet “Political Crisis,  FACTIONS AT IMPASSE

Crisis Holds on In Argentina   Army, Navy Can't Agree on Procedure

Farrell Tries  New Cabinet   Capital Quiet Following Nioehs af Outbreaks

ARGENTINE NEW NAVY MINISTER SWORN IN POST   Other Cabinet ; Members Named to Aid Vice Admiral Lima

Ferrell Seeks To Weather Stormy Argentina Crisis   Forms New Cabinet: Impasse Continues Between Politicos  And Army

FARRELL NAMES CABINET HEADS   New Argentina Navy Minister Sworn In—Labor Post Is Filled

New Cabinet Takes Shape In Argentina   Farrell Continues As President But His Fate Uncertain

Globester Near End Of Journey   Leaves California Today; Due In Washington At 9 P. M.

  Glob ster Near End Of Flight [Ahead Of Tine   Sixth ‘Plane of “World ShutNe Se sheduled to Ar-rive In Washingtou Tonight

ia iteration  Round-the-World Flight To End Tonight In Washington

Plane aati End of Flight   WASHINGTON TONIGHT AFTER 6-DAY FLIGHT _

Globester Is on Last Hop of World Flight   Scheduled to Arrive In Washingtan ot 8 O'clock Tonight; Cut 3 Hours from Time

GIANT PLANE ON FINAL BIG HOP   Globester Enroute from California to Capitol—To Land There Tonight

Giobester Heads For D.C. On Last Leg of Journey   Big Plane Is Scheduled To Reach National Airport at 9 P. M. EST.

GLOBESTER IS “ON FINAL LAP   Will Arrive In Washing:  ton Tonight 3 Hours  Ahead of Schedule

PLANE ON LAST LAP OF FLIGHT   Sixth Plane of Trip Takes  Off From California : Early Today.

‘Globester’ on Last Leg of Flight; Plane to Land in Capital at 9 P. M.

Polish Question Become: Live Issue Again At Allied Peace Meeting

Sergeant Says ‘We Will Keep Baby Which Wife Placed In Garbage Can

Report New Attacks On South Airfields   Strong Air Support Backs Infantrymen in-. Other Theaters of War; Big Cargoes Diverted From Europe to Pacific.

Carrier Planes Renew Attacks On Air Fields   Marines on Okinawa Continue Slow, Painful Advances

Report U.S. Carrier Planes Raiding Nip Suicide Air Bases   B-29s Drop 4,500 Tons of Fire Bombs on Japanese Capital; Yanks Grain on Okinawa

TOKYO IS FIRED BY 550 B-29S IN BIGGEST AIR RAID OF PACIFIC WAR   4,500 Tons of Fire Bombs D ropped on Nip Capital; Renewal of Carrier Plane A ttacks Is leported 

Nip City. Lighted By Greatest Raid In Pacific HIT AIR BASES Bend Back Flanks Of  Enemy Line On Okinawa

“Americans Bend ¢Flanks Of Okinawe  » Defense Positions.   Record Bombing Attack On Japan Equivalent To 2.000 Fortresses

550 B-29’s Plaster Capital; New Blows At Kyushu Reported   4,500 Tons Of Incendiary Bombs Are Dropped On City; High Winds Spread Fires; Railway Yards Lashed; Enemy Says Flames Sweep Palace Grounds

Super fortresses Drop 4500 Tons - Of Bombs On City   Nips Vowed Ready To Face War Teat For 30 Years;, Okinawa Japs Hit Hard

550 SUPERFORTS SOUSE CAPITAL IN FIRE BOMBS   Nip Homeland Prepares for Long War; Defeat Admitted As Fall of Okinawa Near

Tokyo in Flames In Wake of B-29 incendiary Raid   U.S. Forces Gain On Okinawa, Other Pacific War Fronts

Pacific War's Greatest Air Attack. Made   Flaines Roar Through Jap Cap«tel: After Rald by Force of - More Than 800 American Superfortresses

Tokyo Abiaze After Record B-28 Assault   Yanks Tura Back Japs at Both Flanks la Okinawa Battie

—PACIFIC—.   Fires Are Fanned. By High Wind   ‘New Attacks: On Jap* ajese: Suicide Air Bases ” Reported :

GREATEST AIR RAID OF PACIFIC WAR HIT HEART OF JAPAN   ~ TOKYO REPORTED ABLAZE . FROM BOMBINGS BY 550 ; SUPERFORTRESSES

‘Superforts Drop 4,500 Tons of Incendiary Bombs \In Early Mornine Attack

4,500 Tons of Fire Bombs Tumbled on Rail Targets   Yanks on Okinawa Force Back Nip Lines—Re pulse Counterattacks

Tokyo Ablaze  After Heavy Bomb Attack   Japan Prepared To Wage War For Score Of Years

Flames Visible 200 Mi. After Tokyo Assault   Yanks on Okinawa Bend Back Both Flanks of Foe’s Line

EIGHTH ARMY - MOVES CLOSE TO FERRARA   Genghis Khan Line Before Bologna Shattered

STORY 1S TOLD. ~ OF BEHEADING   JAP SERGEANT TELLS ON WIT- ‘NESS STAND OF SLASH. “ING OFF HEAD OF ‘AIRMAN °° 

STRIKES PLAGUE OHIO FACTORIES   Goodyear Walkout Goes On; Firestone Tie-up Voted

WALKOUT WAVE PLAGUES OUTPUT IN OHIO PLANTS   5 Akron Rubber Factories Idle as Firestone Threatens to Join Strike

LABOR TROUBLES PLAGUING OHIC   Wave of Strikes and Threats Leave Thousands Idle

KONOYE MAY GIVE UP HIS TITLES   PRINCE EXPECTED TO START NEW POLITICAL CAREER AS A COMMONER.

MacArthur Spurs Monopoly Action   General Points Out Lack of Information

NO ANSWER RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO ORDER   MacArther Sava Japanese Government Has Not Replied To Order Te Break Up Monepelies

GRAVES OF 14 SUPERFORT FLIERS  EXECUTED BY JAPS, FOUND IN JAPAI      i Sixteen Others Beaten and Tortured; Had Bailed Out  Over Osaka On June 6.

ARMY DECLARES MANY PLANTS IN NATION SURPLUS      252 Plants Costing: Estimated $1,484,352,337 Will Be IIn For Sale

2B4 Other Plants to Go on Block :   Become Available. for Industry’s. Use

232 WAR PLANTS NOW ‘SURPLUS’   Army Supply Factories Cost $1,484,352,337: Navy To Give Up 134 Others

“Plants Declared ~ Surplus By Army   Navy Preparing to Add 134 More War Factories to The List   PRIVATE. INDUSTRY: MAY USE FACILITIES   WPB Under Pressure Now To Relax Restrictions on Home Building

WAR PLANTS ARE PUT ON MARKET   GOVERNMENT OFFERS SURPLUS PROPERTY

FACTORIES COSTING! $1484352337 MADE ¢ SURPLUS BY ARMY'E   TING! ASKS. CONTINUANC IADEOF AMERICAN FRE RMY/ENTERPRISE PLA!

Declare 252 Plant: Surplus   Facilities Costing 112 Billion Will Be Available For Private Industry

DAVAO DRIVE SPEEDED UP   SWIFT TEN-MILE ADVANCE PLACES YANKS 17 MILES FROM MINDANAO CAPITAL

Renegade Given Death Sentence   Nazi Collaborator Guilty of Treason

Death Penalty Assessed for 7 High Treason   Renegade Son of British Official Spoke for Nazis

British Renegade Sentenced to Die For Being Traitor   Amery, Son of Fermer DipJomat, Admits Guilt Before Tribunal

John Amery ls Sentenced To Death   British Traitor Pleads Giuilty to Workino for Nazis

Give Montgomery Bigger Command On Western Front   Heads Most of Two U.S. Armies; Change Due to Emergency, Roosevelt Explains

Montgomery Is GivenCommand Of Yank Forces   Britlsher to Lead  Ninth and Most of First Army Result of German’ Break-Throual

U. S. FIRST AND RINTH In GROUP   Bradley In Charge Of Southern Flank Of Nazi Offensive

IKE SHAKES UP ALLIED LEADERS ON WEST FRONT   Montgomery Heads Troops ir Northern Sector; Bradley Leads Southern Area

MONTGOMERY GIVEN POST OF GEN. BRADLEY   Four Allied Armies Gain As West Front Battle Gains In Ferocity

Shift Made By Gen. Ejisenlower; Roosevelt Re-  fuses Lo Give Further Detuils   British “Silent Partners” of U.S   Have Been In Battle Since Nazi Offensive Started; Germany Knew It From Beginning

Montgomery Leads U.S. Forces; Rates As Deputy to. ‘The  WNomh Flank ‘of Salient      North Flank ‘of Selicn >In. Commanded — by  +. Hite, Bradley Has anil

Japs From Hong Kong To Formosa Hit —   Junks And Other Small Craft Strafed

Canadians Dipping ! Further Into The  tom Wall a  Waa Rite Valley

NAZIS BOLSTER LINES IN FRONT OF CANADIANS   Allied Troops Inch Nearer Goch; 3rd Army Gains in Pruem Area

Massed Nazi Guns Fail To Stop Advance   British Empire”  Forces Hold 20 Miles Of Rhine Bank

Nazis Throw In Reserves In the West   Canadians Thrust Almost Mile Into Lower  Rhine Valley

CANADIANS GAIN MILE IN DRIVE TOWARD RUHR     U.S. Third Advances Half Mile in Pruem Sector Over Demo lished Defenses

Canadian Troops Gain Mile in the Ruhr Valley Push   Germans Throw More Reserves Into the Fray

Crerar’s Men Aim At Core Of Ruhr Area   Canadians Advance Nearly Mile In Lower Valley Of Rhine River

Canadians Strike At Heart of Ruhr With 4 American Armies Poised For Thrust Into Center and South Of Siegfried Line

Canadians Aiming At Ruhr Heart   Now Hold 20 Miles Of Bank Of Flooded Rhine.

Nazis Throw In Reserves   Heavy Artillery, MortarFir Slows Canadian First Army Advance

Canadians Advance Another Mile Into Lower Rhine Sector   Inch Forward Through Heavy Curtain of Enemy Firepower

Canadian Ist Heads Toward Heart of Ruhr   Pushes Through Sierm of Heavy Fire and Floed of Reserves

TROOPS CLOSING ON GOCH FROM 3 DIRECTIONS   Nazis Increase Shelling As Roer River Recedes

Thrust Mile Deeper Into Rhine Valley   Canadians Push Against Ever-Growing Force Of German Reserves.

CANADIAN ARMY THRUST AT-HEART OF INDUSTRIAL RUHR   Moved Almost a Mile Deeper Into the Lower Rhine Valley Today.   RESISTANCE WAS HEAVY   Passed Through Storms of Heavy Artillery and Mortar Fire by Enemy Reserves.

Allies Holc 90 Miles on Rhine   Canadian First Army Drives On Through Storms of Nazi Fire

Canadians ‘Tighten Grip _Along b Rhine  ge aur an NT"   Forge Solid 20-Mile Front From Nijmergen Sector to Emmerich   GOCH IN GUN RANGE!   Third Army rmy Carves New Gains in Fortifications Near Pruem

Canadians Thrust Toward Heart of Industrial Ruhr   Push Mile Deeper Into Lower Rhine Valley of Northwest Reich: Gains Limited

ALLIED TROOPS INCH WAY INTO RHINE SECTOR   Germans Attempt To Halt Drive But Repelled

Bayonet Length Gains Feature Bloody Fight   Enemy Reserves Flood into West Front Action

HEAVY ARTILLERY AND MORTAR FIRE FAILS TO STOP ADVANCE [INTO HEART INDUSTRIAL AREA

Go Almost Mile Deeper Into Rhine   Germans Throw Up Reserves To Stem Tide

Canadians Thrusting Shar ply Into Lower Rhine Valley As _ Nazis Stage Desperate F ‘ioht

Build Up Bridgehead On Rhine   Canadian Push A Mile Farther Into Reich Against Increasingly  . Heavy Nazi Resistance

Canadian Troops Bore Aheac In Offensive Aimed at Rubr   20-Mile Stretch ef Flooded Rhine Cleared Despite Heavy Enemy Fire

deeper Inio  Rhine Valley   Move Through Heavy Artillery and Mortar Fire Thrown by More German Army Reserves

Nazis Rushing TroopstoBack Sagging Lines   Canadians Driving for  Industrial Rhur; Meet Bieewu Kira Fram Enemt

ALLIES DRIVE DEEPER INTO RHINE VALLEY   Troops Close Toward Goch and Calcar, Military Road Hubs

Canadians Thrust Almost Mile Deeper Into Lower Rhine Valley.   NO CROSSING THREATS

Nazis Rush Reserves  Into Fight   Allied Forces Drive Mile Deeper Into Lower Rhine Valley

OPPOSITION OF ENEMY INCREASES   Goch And Calcar Are Menaced; American Troops Advance

CANUCKS RIP NAZI RESERVES   Drive Mile Deeper Inte Lower Rhine Valley On North Flank

Allies Mile Deeper Into Rhine Valley   Canadians, Heading Toward Heart of Ruhr, Advance Through Heavy Fire Against Increasing Flood of Nazi Reserves.

20-Mile Sector On South Rhine In Allied Hands   Scots, Britons, Welshmen Inch ‘Toward- Defense e Bases Of Goch, Calcar

NAZI RESERVES SAVAGELY TRY TO STEM DRIVE   Empire Forces Hold 20 Miles Of South Bank Of Rhine; No Attempt Yet At Crossing.

Russians Bear Down On Berlin's Last Defenses As Allies Push On In West

INDUSTRIAL RUHR DRIVE’ OBJECTIVE   Fight Through Heavy Artillery, Mortar Fire

Allied Armies Make Deep New Moves Into Reich Heart  Foe Pours Reserves Into Battle But Keeps Yielding

20-Mile Strip Of Rhine Wor By Canadians   + Troops Thrusting Nearer Industrial Ruhr Valley Points

CANADIANS DRIVING TOWARD HEART OF INDUSTRIAL RUHR   HEAVY RESISTANCE MET FROM EVER-INCREASING FLOOD NAZI RESERVES

Reserves Sent Against Units Aiming At Ruhr  20 Miles Of Bank Of bi Held By  mn Frarrac

Canadian Front Is Resting on Rhine   Germans Commit Mote Di’ visions to Halt Allied : Thrusts ~   THIRD GAINS AT PRUEM   Nazis Shell U. S. Ninth and ‘First Armies Headed _ for Rhihe -

Nazi Reserves’ - Facing Drive ” of Canadians   Foe’s . Artillery, _Mortor Fire Rains: Down On Thrust™:

Canadians Push Another Mile In Drive On Ruhr   76th U. S. Division Advances Along Sure River To Point East Of Echternach

OPA Authorize  Truck Price Hike Has Ne Bearing on New Car Prices

Solon Charges Wasted, Hoarded Labor Found at Norfolk Navy Yard, Men Forced to Loaf on Job

Blasts Loafing At Naval Yard   Senate Committee Finds Wasted Manpower

Tokushima Almost leveled by B-1's   74 Per Cent of City Is Razed in Heavy Attack

SUPERFORTS STAKE HARD “ON SHIKOKU   DESTROY 74 PER CENT OF BUILT-UP AREA OF - TOKUSHIMA,   First Raid There   Fourth of July Strike Made By _  B-29’s Based On Mariana a Islands. ©

FLATTEN LA PART OF CITY INONE RAID   All-Out Air Attack on Japan Takes Definite Form

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service     TAO’ NYE TOWIICHIMA AIC NECTRAVEN INDIO PAIN

UAW Turns Down Wage Plam of G.M.   Immediate Showdown or Union Demands Due In Auto Industry

General Motors Offer Is Rejected by Unionists As Other Disputes Continue

Immediate Showdown On UAW Demand For 30 Per Cent Wage Hike Seen; GMC Offer Rejected   Ford Employes Vote In Favor Of Strike To Support Union Wage Requests

Union Rejects New Offer From General Motors   Wage Compromise Is Turned Down Flatly By CIO Leaders

Ja aps: Prepare For Invasion  Of Homeland   Emergency’ Acts Revealed; Fleet Losses Concealed

Japan Planning Emergency Measures To Try to Stop Expected American Invasion

Japs Prepare for Battles on Home Islands  Loss of Iwo Jima Is Admitted to Nipponese People

RESCUE CRAFT RUSH TO HELP GROUNDED SHIP   Grounds In “Graveyard Of Atlantic’; Other Ships Endangered

VIOLENT SEAS LEAVE SHIPS IN DISTRESS   Six Vessels Aground Or Helpless in Atlantic

Ships Rush fo Rescue in Atlantic   Vessels in Distress In Heavy Winds Over Large Area

Rush To Aid of ©  Boston Trawler   Grounded In Shifting Sand Near Novia Scotia

Further Atrocity Evidence Sought   Editors, Solons Ask To Visit More Camps

American Witnesses. Ask.to See More Atrocities Before Reporting Home

Nazis Fear New Soviet Drive After Big Losses in Hungary   Germans Cannot Commit Any Large-Scale Counterattacks With Great Peril Crushing Forward in North

Nazis Prepare For Big Red Drive   Losses in Hungary Sap Defenses to East

TRUMAN ENDS DOMINANCE BY FAST   Biddle, Wickard and Perkins Out, Effective June 30

MORE CHANGES ARE FORECAST BY OBSERVERS   REVISION OF MANY POLICIES SEEN AS PERKINS, BIDDLE AND WICKARD RESIGN

WEST AND SOUTHWEST GET POSTS   Texas Lawyer Chosen Attorney General By President

FIVE INJURED AT NEW EAGLE IN AUTO CRASH      Cokeburg, Hezelkirk And Finley. ville Persons Given Treatment

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Tough Japs Still Show No Signs Of Cracking Despite Heavy Battering

Marines Drive 500 Yards  on Iwo Jima   Japanese Defenders Show No Signs of Cracking Soon

MARINES ADVANCE IN HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING ON (WO   Two 50-Yard Salients Driven Into Northern Part of Island Against Fierce Resistance.   JAP TROOPS SHOW NO SIGNS OF CRACKING   Out-Numbered Nips Battle From Behind Crags, Gullies, Ravines and ThickWalled Pillboxes,

Mari ‘ines Gain Up. to 500.Yards In Iwo Battle   ‘Japanese. Resistance Continues Strong, Fighting Hand-to-Hand

Pacific Victory Gets Spotlight In Big 3 Talks   Truman Seeks Full Airing Before Russian Leader

Second Session Of Potsdam Talks Held in Secrecy   Truman First Pays Visit to Churchill Then to Stalin

Allied Victory in Pacific Pressing Goal   Big Three Hold Their Second Formal Session

Defeat Of Japanese As “Big Three” Topic   Delegates Certain Jap War Is Main Issue of Parley— Truman Confers With Churchill and Stalin . Separately Prior.to Joint Session ——-

BIG 3 TALKS OF VICTORY IN PACIFIC AREA   SPEEDY DEFEAT OF JAPAN BIG ISSUE AT POTSDAM

BIG THREE WEIGH PROBLEMS AT 2ND FORMAL MEETING   Events Indicate Leaders Will Strive for Quick Agreement on Issues Before Them.   SECURITY BLANKET OVER DELIBERATIONS   Earlier in Day Truman Confers Separately With Churchill and Stalin and Lunches With Them.

WAR ON JAPS IS MAIN TOPIC FOR BIG THREE   Truman Has Separate Talks With Stalin And Churchill

Allied Victory In Pacific Prime Goal At Potsdam    Second Conference Among Big Three Also Is Blanked  By Security Silence

BIG THREE TALKS   AGAIN SHROUDED   Earlier Truman Confers sparatel With Churchill and Stalin Press Jap Issue

Second Session Of Big Three Blanketed In Secrecy, Pacific Victory Believed Pressed

SECRECY MASKS DISCUSSIONS OF ALLIED LEADERS   Truman Holds Separate Conferences With Churchill And Stalin         PRESIDENT’S GOAL IS EARLY END OF WAR

Truman Confers Separately With Churchill, Stalin Prior To  Secret-Shrouded Session

t Three's Second Formal Session s Heavily Blanketed by Security   ‘uman Meets Stalin Churchill in Separate Conferences

Speedy End To Jap War First Issue   Truman Holds Individual Parley With Both Churchill And  Premier Stalin

OUR TOWNS 0 BE IGNITED N FEW DAYS   ramatic Forecast of Coming Air Strikes Puts Additional Punch Into Potsdam Statement  LTIMATUM REJECTED

Eleven Jap Cities Told They're Next   @0th AF Even Warns Four Or More to Be Ignited by Fire Bombs in Few Days

Japs Are Given Advance Notice Of B-29 Targets   [wentieth Air Force Chie Lists 11 Cities for Destruction

LISTS B-29 SCHEDULE   Superfort Boss Names Next 11 Enemy Cities To Be Destroyed

Nips Are Told Next 11 Cities To Be Bombed   Say Four Or More To Be Ignited In Next Few Days

APS WARNED OF NEW RAIDS IN FEW DAYS   Civilians Told to Seek New Leaders Before Country Ruined

Told They Will Be Leveled By U. S. Fire Bombs   Warning Comes in Pamphlets Dropped By B-29s; Japs Say They Will Fight ‘‘To The Bitter End”; V-J Day Ils Moved Up

Blunt Warning Is Given To Japanese   General LeMay Advises Residents to Flee, Seek End of Fighting

Enemy Told What Cities Are Doomed   In an Unprecedented Prestrike Warning, Japanese Learn Places Where B-29s  Will Hit.   890,000 CIVILIANS TOLD TO EVACUATE

Four Scheduled For Attacks in Very Few Days   Civilians Urged to Flee Areas Marked For Aerial Assaults

BLUNT WARNING COMES ON HEELS OF ULTIMATUM   Gen. Lemay Advises 896,000 Japs To Flee To Safety: Await Ultimatum Reply

Japs Warned To Evacuate JI Cities   Superforts Will Destroy Them One By Onc, Nips Told

JAPS GIVEN LIST OF 11 CITIES TO BE RAIDED NEXT   LeMay Advises 890,000 T Flee As Pamphlets Rain On Marked Centers

20th Airforce  Lists Places; — Civilians Get  Grim Warning   List Is Made Public With Leaflet Attack

leven, Cities  Marked for, Fire And Bomb Raids; Lectlets Inform People of Plons; Meanwhile Pillars Of Smoke Rise From New Blows

Pre-Strike Warning Of Targets For Fire Raids Unprecedented   Civilians Advised To Flee To Safety, Restore Peace By Demanding Leaders Who Will End Wat  R. ATI'RIIAXT GCPUENceDp

20th Command Notifies Japanese Of B-29 Targets   Punctuates Allied Demands for Japan’s Surrender; a Bold Psychological Stroke

Eleven Jap Cities Listed ~ For Bombing By Air Force   Commander Boldly Gives Names of Enemy Areas Marked for Early Destruction by R.99 Planac

Unprecedented Action Warning To Nip People  Four Of 11 Cities On   Four Of 11 Cities Or List Doomed To Be Destroyed Within Next Few Days

Four Will Be Ignited In Few Days, Japs Warned; People Urged To Demand Peaceful Leaders

Nips Told Cities Next on Bomb List  11 Named by 20th Ai Force, Pointing Up

At Least Four To Be Raided In Few Days  LeMay Move Back:  Allied Demands oe "Pwe Cee OE ae

ADVISE NIPS To FLEE TO SAFETY   Pamphlets Urge Residents To Seek ‘New, Good Leaders’

Tell Japs Where U. S. to Bomb Next   Twentieth Air Force Lists 11 Cities Marked for Destruction and Announces Four or More Will Be Hit in Next Few Days.

Japan Given Warning By 20th Air Force That 11 (More Cities Will Be Hit

Superforts Fire Three Jap Cities   Fighter Opposition Sent Up by Enemy Fails to Check Attack Although One B-29 Is Lost

Superforts Bomb Jap  Industries   Reluctant Enemy Air Force Put up Some Opposition  To New Yank Raic

Japs Hit Back Against Carrier Planes, Bombers  Defense Resumption ts Reported Sliaht

Tokyo Radio Suddenly ls Defiant   Says Japan Won't Yield to Demand From Potsdam

"Three Jap Cities Blasted by Yanks   One Plane Lost in Dropping 2,200 — of Fire s   SMOKE FROM THE RUINS   Fives Are Raging in Omuta, tssyama an Tokuyama

"Three Jap Cities Blasted by Yanks   One Plane Lost in Dropping 2,200 Tons of Fire Bombs   SMOKE FROM THE RUINS   Fines Are Raging i in Omuta, : Matssyama an Tokuvama

JAPANESE PUT UP SOME FIGHT AGAINST PLANES   Enemy Fighters Offer Opposition In Air, But Not On Large Scale; Three Industrial Cities Battered.

PRE - STRIKE WARNING BY LEMAY GIVEN   Pamphlets Tell Enemy Their Cities Will Be FireBombed to Ground

Give Advance’ Notice In ‘Leaflets To Nipponese. ae:  TO ATTACK. SOON  Chinese: "Armies. ‘Are Pushing Back ‘Jap pe

Japanese Reject Allied Offer, To Fight To End  Chinese Retake Airbase;   Chinese Retake Airbase; 3rd Fleet Position Hidden

Three Cities Set Aflame   Superforts Hit Smaller Centers; Jap Air Force Returns to Aerial Battles

Jap Cities Told Of Coming Attack  Warning Given 1] Enemy Areanc   Warning Given ]] Enemy Areas Of Certain Destructions to Come

JAPS FOREWARNED AIRMEN WILL BURN I! NIPPON CITIES   B-29 Commander Boldly Lists, Name by Name, War Production Centers Marked for Destruction.   RADIO AND PAMPHLET GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE   People Told to Flee for Lives —Action Comes Day After 3 Powers Demand Tokyo Surretider.

Dear Emperor: These 11 Japanese Cities Have Honor To Be Next on B-29 Gallina List

Blunt Warning  Is Directed By  Air Commander   8-29 Chief Boldly Backs Surrender Demands  On Nips

NIPS PUT UP FIGHTER OPPOSITION      Pillars Of Fire Seen In Ruins Of Three Cities

Names Next 11 Cities To Be Hit   Blunt, Pre-Strike Warning Shows Jap People Military Cannot Protect Them

20TH AIR FORCE GIVES BLUNT WARNING OF THINGS TO COME UNLFSS CIVILIANS STOP WAR

20th Air Unit Gives Japan List of Cities On Bombing Ticket   Domei News Agency Says Nips Not Tc Yield To Potsdam Surrender Ultimatum

3 Jap Cities Razed in Raid Of Supertorts   Jap Air Force Offers Fighter Opposition, Interception in Sudden Defense Tactics

Added Punch To Ultimatum For Surrender   Airmen Scorn Foe’s Aerial Defense as Demand For Surrender Grows

Air Force Bluntly Tells 11 Cities of Forthcoming Raids   Allies Step Up Time Table For Defeat of Japan

Citizens of 11 Cities Were Bluntly Told Today in Pamphlets Dropped by  B-29s.     WILL FIRE BOMB THE COMMUNITIES     Directed at 890,000 Enemy Civilians, the Warning Issued by Maj. Gen. Curtis Lemay.

WARNING GIVEN JAP GIVILIANS   Told to Restore Peace By  Demanding New, Good Leaders to End War.   /PUNCTUATES ULTIMATUM

Lemay Warns Jap Citizens  To Get Out   Four of Marked Cities 'To Be Bombed In Next’ Few Days. B-29’s Scatter Pamphiets :

DROP WARNING BY AIRPLANES TO NIP CITIES   Put Punch in. Allied Potsdam Ultimatum to Surrender or Else

Blunt Warning Issued In Wake Of Ultimatum   Four Or More Of Listed Cities Will Be Destroyed Within Next Few Theaare   Pillars Of Fire Rise Over Enipire   Resumption of Jap Fighter Defense Fuils to Prevent Suceess of American Tneendiary Attucks

‘‘You’re Next To Die’, U.S. General Says   Superforts Plan Big Drive On Industrial Production Areas.   To Destroy Military.

Demands Release of Italian Terms  Senator Bridges Calls on Allied Authorities

LOL  Daladier Charges Petain  Wrecked French Republic   Vichy Regime Included ‘All The Traitors Of France, He Says In Testifying At Trial Of Aged Leader On Charges Of High Treason

Two Planes In Collision Over Miami   Pilot Of One Plane Tries Frantically To Warn People Of Danger As His Plane Crashes

Planes Crash ©  In Miam1      Two Pilots Killed And Fires Started As Navy Planes Lock Wings Over the City

Wings Lock,  Planes Crash  Tangle Over Miami's Business District

Pilot Tries to Warn Miamians of Danger After Navy Planes Collide Over City

) Pilots Dive To Death in Planes   Wings ‘Locked, Navy. Men Plunge To. Earth

Doomed Pilot Gave Warning   Spectacular Crash Of Two Planes Causes Bad Fire In Miami

ONE PILOT MADE FRANTIC EFFORT TO SIGNAL PEOPLE BELOW OF IMPENDING CRASH

U. S. PUTS “INCH LINES ON BLOCK   RFC Invites Bids-On Majo: Oi! Lines

BIG PIPELINES PUT ON MARKET   GOVERNMENT NO LONGER HAS USE FOR THEM

For Sale’ Sign ls Hung on Top Oil Pipelines   Big Inch, Little Inch No Longer Any Use to Government

BADGER RIGHWAYS IN BAD CONDITION      State, County, Town Roads Offer Treacherous Wotorine.

“Sacred Obligations To The Peoples Of The World   WILL DRAFT WORLD SECURITY TREATY   United Nations To Meet In San Francisco On Apsil 25th

Big 3 Program Wins High Favor With Conaress   German Cleansing Is _ Assured, But Survival of Nation. Promised

Call Conference Of United Nations In Frisco On April 25   Pact, Tied To Universal Suffrage, Passes Sentence On Foe

Big 3 Postwar Pact Gets Heavy Congress Support; Call United Nations Meet

Congress Cheers Crimean Conference Proposal for Big Three Unity in Postwar Era to Preserve Peace

Big Three Report Gets Enthusiastic Support In U.S.   World Security Pact Will Be Drawn Up In  San Francisco Meeting

POSTWAR PACT FOR SECURITY TOBE MAPPED   Conference of United Nations Apr. 25 to Carry Out. Big 3 Program,

Report Meets Wit  Enthusiasm In_ Capital Cireles   CALLS FOR UNITED NATIONS MEETING IN APRIL TO DRAFT WOR LD SECURITY ~ TREATY; HARD TERMS FOR GERMANY

Missing War Material, Funds Being Sought In Japan; U.S.  Soldiers Are Among Suspects

Jap Funds, War Goods Are Hunted   American M. P.’s Also Search for Missing U. S, Army Goods ©

Hunt On For Missing Jap War Material   MP’s Also Searching For Half Million Worth Of U.S. Army Rations, Clothing Believed Diverted To Black Markets

Gen. Eisenhowel Sprains His Leg  Kansas Celebrates Warrior's Return

Eisnhow er Sprains Leg In Fall At Topeka Station!   General Of Armies Escapes Injuries Overseas But Becomes Casualty En Route Home When He Jumps Off Train To Greet Wounded Soldiers

Gen. ‘Ike’, Unscathed in 3 Years of War, Is Hurt In Rush to Catch Train

[t?s “*Efello Bill”? and “Hello Bud” io-His Rriends As General Sieps ~ From Train ~*

Ike a Casualty; Injures Leg   Reviews Parade Honoring Him at Home Town of Abilene

‘Ike’ Sprains Leg While Running To Board Train   Abilene Parade Pays Honor to Hometown Hero for Two Hours

IKwansans Turn Out For ‘Ike’   See Him Limping. Injures Leg Rather Severely as he Runs To Get on Train

Eisenhower Injures Leg, Turns Up as Casualty \At Abilene Homecoming

GEN. IKE LIMPS FROM BAD FALL   “INJURES HIS LEG SEVERELY IN RUN TO CATCH TRAIN

Ike Turns Up As Casualty   On Greatest Day General Is Limping Noticeably From Platform Fall.

GENERAL HURTS LEG INA FALL   Eisenhower Turns Up a Casualty on Greatest Day And Homecomina,

Abilene Honors Gen. Eisenhower   Hero, Hurt on Train, Limps During Parade

SLIPS AND FALLS TO GROUND IN EFFORT TO BOARD TRAIN WHICH HAD BEGUN TO MOVE

Civilians Will Receive 10,000,000 More Pound: Of Butter This Month

CIVILIAN BUTTER SUPPLIES BOOSTED   TEN MILLION POUNDS ADDED TO ORIGINAL ALLOTMENT FOR AUGUST,

BRITISH WARN JAVA LEADERS   ‘Demand Immediate Surrender by All Indonesian Insurrectionists

Java on Verge of Bloody War   100.000 Jap-Trained Natives Ready to Rettle British

All Br itisli Naval, Ariny and) Air “Forces - Will Strike, Uniless Uluimatum Acceptéds®

British Give Indonesians Ultimatum   Demand All Arms Be Laid Down By Saturday

British Call On Indonesians To Surrender      Move May Signat General Uprising Well Deilled Nationalists In All Java

nt ~ Surrender Of Indonesians   Planes Drop Leaflets  With Order—Move May Signal General Uprising of Trained Troops

BRITISH ORDER  AT SOERABAJA MAY INSTIGATE BIG UPRISING   Indonesians Mass 100,000 Trained Nationalists Ir, Central Java

British Demand Indonesians to Lay Down Arms   Ultimatum May Bring Uprising Throughout Java

British Serve Ultimatum On Indonesians, Soekarno Asks Truman, Attlee To Intercede

Uprising In Java Looms After Demand   British Leaflets  Order Laying Down Of Arms; Soekarno Appeals To Truman

Final Warning To Indonesians   British Call For Unconditional Surrender By Tomorrow

Explosive Tension Gripping All Java   Unconditional Surrender Of Indonesians Demanded

British Give Indonesians Ultimatum   Nationalists Told To Lay Down Arms by Tomorrow

British Demand Full Surrender At Soerabaia   Ultimatum May Bring A Native Uprising In All Parts Of Java.

British Calling For Indonesians To Give Up Fight   Move May Set Off General Uprising By Nationals

BRITIon PLANES DROP LEAFLETS   Ultimatum Calls for Unconditional Surrender. of Indonesians.   MAY SIGNAL UPRISING

BRITISH SERVE ULTIMATUM ON INDONESIANS   Move May Signal Fight by Jap-Trained Nationalists in Java

AY British Naval. Army and Air Forees Will Strike Unless Ultima. tum Accepted.

British Plead For Peace At Soerabaja   Move May Be Signal For Uprising Throughout Java

BRITISH PLANES DROP ULTIMATUM TO INDONESIANS   ORDERED TO CEASE ARMED RESISTANCE BY 6 A. M. TOMORROW

Britain Ready To Nip Revolt   Surrender Demanded Of Indonesia Force

Call Upon Indonesians To Surrender   British Planes Drop Leaflets On Soerabaja—  Fear Uprising

Indonesians Receive Ultimatum From British; Truman and Attlee Asked by Soekarno to Intercede

British Serve Ultimatum On Indonesians   Calls For Unconditional Sur. render; Given Until 6 A M. Tomorrow.   TENSION GRIPS JAVA

General Uprising Seen in Indonesia After Ultimatum  British Order Natives to Lay Down Arms; Japanese Traine Forces Mav Oppose Demands

SURRENDER CALLED FOR IN LEAFLETS   Soekarno Asks Truman And-Attlee To Intercede

Crisis Nearing in Javanese Wai  Indonese Ordered to Lay Down Arms

Uprising Feared In Java; Indian  Army Moves In   Nationalists Are Told To Lay Down Arms

British Ultimatum To Indonesians is  Loaded With Danger   All Java is Tense as British Threatens to Use All Force

TRUMAN REJECTS SUGGESTION NOT TO AlD BRITAIN   Sees Suggestion As “Perfectly Silly Conclusion” In Report

U.S, ASKS TRIAL OF YOUNGER KRUPP   WOULD SUBSTITUTE HIM FOR STRICKEN FATHER—BRITISH OPPOSE MOVE.

Substitute In --Trials Sought   Jackson Wants “Live Krupp” in German Court Room

Proposes Krupp’s Son — Substitute For Father At War Criminal Trial

American Prosecutor Seeks To Try Younger Krupp in Place of Father

“US. SEEKS: “TA URY SON   lacksc.. Asks Thet Soi Of Mu.iitions Muker Be His Substitutes “At War Trial

YOUNGER KRUPP MAY BE CALLED      U. S. Seeks Him as Substltute for Father in War Crimes Trial

Plane Places Wainwright in Chinese Capital  Hero of Corregidor   Hero of Corregidor Free After Three Years in Prison

Wainwright’s Ordeal at End   Hero of Corregidor Is Flown to China

Wainwright, Hero of Corregidor, At Last Lands Safely in Chungking

Inquiry Links Navy Gambling  With Stolen Supplies At P. Hl.      tickney Transferred

Check Reports of Gambling af P. H.   Rumored Ship Supplies Sold On Hawaiian Black Market

Navy Reported In Huge Hawaii Black Market   Gambling Charges to Be Sifted, Too; Deals Put at $1,000,000

UWI TAKES OVER CASUALTY LISTS   Will Receive Information Concerning Men In Immediate Vicinity

REPORT SOVIET UNION SEEKS SIX BILLION DOLLARS FOR POSTWAR REHABILEFATION

RUSSIANS SEEK GIGANTIC LOAN   Six Billion Dollars Asked For Reccnstruction

Strange Animal Seen  On Road; Cries Hearc   Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Cox See Is on Highway Five Miles Southwest of Town, Reported

Defer Vote Today on Nomination   Decide to Take Up George Bill First by Vote of 43 to 41

Wallace Wins On Senate Vote Test   Move For Delay Approved 43-4]

Senate Delays: Wallace Case Consideration   Bill To Divorce Com: merce Dept. From RFC le Paaced.

Delay Vote On Wallace   Administration Defeats Foes in Senate on Cahinet Confirmation

Wallace Backers Win Vote Delay.   Administration Gains First-Round Victory

Wallace Cabinet ~ Consideration Is  Delayed In Senate   Cross. Section. PY Lite Never Before Broke Many Villages F all -

Wallace Wins Slender Vote  In U.S. Senate   Senators Agree By One. Vote Margin to Delay . Action On Confirmation

Senate Holds Ur Wallace Action   Divorcement Of RFC To Be Considered First

SENATE VOTES TO POSTPONE ACTION ON WALLACE POST   ADMINISTRATION WINS INITIAL VICTORY IN ITS FIGHT TO SAVE HENRY

First Round Senate Fight to Wallace   Adherents Force Delay on Vote on Confirmation

Action on Wallace Delayed   Move to Consider Nomination at Once Beaten 43-41

Force Delav On Wallace Post   Backers Hope To Win Ultt mate Confirmation Of Former Vice-President,

Separation Bill Passed   President Reported Ready To Sign Compromise On Wallace Nomination

George Bill Passed; Senate Taking Loan Agencies from Dept. Of Com. Jurisdiction

WALLACE. AID GAINED THRU FE DIVORCE   Senate OK’s Bill Separating Lending Agency from Commerce Dep’t.

Senate Oratory Stalls UNO Bill   Barrage Of Words Hampers Action

Meat Rationing Will Continue Says Anderson   LATER ACTION TO DEPEND ON SUPPLY

Begin Shifting Yank Soldiers Out Of Europe   Vets Of Both Africa And Europe Are Exempt  Beam Pacific Service.

SHIFT OF MEN FROM EUROPE NOW STARTED      Yanks Who Fought Both fr North Africa, Europe, To Be Exempted

Redeployment Plan For Soldiers Goes Into Effect  Combat Troops Serving in Europe, Africa Will Not Battle Japs

Redeployment Plan For Soldiers Goes Into Effect  Combat Troops Serving in Europe, Africa

SOME VETERANS WON'T HAVE TO FIGHT JAPANESE   Exempt Participants Of Both African and  Biponean Rattied   Army Starts. Shifting Its Men To Pacific Theatre

Vets Of Africa And EuropeNot Te Fight Japs   Some May Not Have Sufficient Points for Discharge: Will Remain in Army of Orcupation

Veterans of North Africa and Europe to Escape Pacific   Will be Kept in Army of Occupation if Ineligible for Papers

  Soldiers Who Saw Action in  North Africa and Europe  Will Not Have To Fight the Japs.   OVERWHELMING FORCE PLANNED FOR ORIENT

REDEPLOYMENT PLAN BEGINS   GI’s Who Fought In North  Africa, Europe Won't Be Sent to Pacific

Army Devises Plan to Shift Men to Pacific   Those Who Served in Africa and Europe Will Be Exempted

No Africa-Europe GI's Needed For Pacific War  Eisenhower Orders Men Discharged Or Kept In Germany

SHIFT TO PACIFIC BEGINS SATURDAY   African, European Veterans Won’t Be Shifted

Veterans of Both North African Find European Campaigns Not to Be Required te Oppose Japanese   Discharae Papers For 2,900 in Army

U. 5, ARMY'S VAST REDEPLOYMENT PLAN NOW IN OPERATION TROOPS FIGHTING IN  _ AFRICA AND EUROPE WIL WAT CA TH DACILCIC

Vets Of Africa, Europe Not To. Go To Pacific   Men Who Served In Both Are Exempt By Ruling; Discharges Begin In Nation

Redeployment Plar Begins Operation   Eisenhower Exempts Veterans of Both North Africa, Europe Battles  Crom Transnortation to Pacific

U.S. ARMY’S VAST REDEPLOYMENT PLAN OPERATING   Move to Shift Troops to Pacifje From Europe Begins Today—Men Serving in Africa and Europe Freed From Jap Pu. hat

Combat Vets Nerth Africa Europe Need Net Fight Aga. Yanks Go Qelhteceme

Shift Of Yanks From Europe To Pacific Begins   Vets Of 2 Campaigns . Won't Be Called, Gen. Eisenhower Decrees

NO MORE FIGHTING. FOR NORTH AFRICA-EUROPE VETS  Shift Of Yanks. To Pacific Start:

MEN WHO FOUGHT BOTH IN EUROPE. AFRICA WON'T GO   BUT THOSE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT POINTS REMAIN IN EUROPE

START SHIFT OF YANKS IN EUROPE TO PACIFIC WAR   Battle Vets of Both European, African Drives Not to Fight Japs

American Combat Troops Who Fought In Africa And Europe Not To Fight Japs   U.S. Army's Vast Redeployment Plan To Shift Men To Pacific Gets Under Way

REDEPLOVMENT PLAN ALREADY IN ACTION   Eisenhower Says No Soldier Will Have to Serve on Three ~ Continents

OF TROOPS HAS BEGUN   Men In North Africa And Europe To See No More Combat

BEGIN SHIFT OF TROOPS 10 PACIFIC AREA   Won’t Move Troops Who Served Both in  North Africa. Furane

Reach Agreement On Atomic Bomb   Byrnes Announces Progress at: Conclusion of Conference  MnNIocrTec iRAAATY TCcrice   DISCUSS MANY ISSUES   Secretary of State Takes Off on Return Trip to U.S.

3 Ministers End Session In Moscow   Announcement Will Be Made Tonight

—BIG THREE RELATIONS IMPROV E—  Moscow Parley Ends; Byrnes On Way Home   Statement Covering Results Achieved To Be Anncunced In Russian Capital Tonight

BYRNES BARES AGREEMENT ON KEY PROBLEMS   Details Of Actions Drawn At Moscow To Be Given In 10 p.m. Statement

Envoys Clarify Other Problems Of World Peace   Moscow Session Of Ministers Is Concluded

‘Big 3’ Agree on. Atomic Question, Plan Statement On Parley at 10 pm Today

Four - Power Rule For Japan Also Believed To Have Been Decided At Moscow Meeting

Atomic Agreement Reported Reached By Big 3 Envoys         Solutions To Other World Peace Problems Will Be Announced To Nations Tonight

UNDERSTANDING ON MANY POINTS MADE IN RUSSIA   3yrnes Reveals Atomie Issue Settled, Agrees ment Reached On Many Other Things; Full Facts To Be Revealed Tonight.

Moscow Parley Agrees on Atom And Jap Control   Indicate 4-Power Rule; Official Statement Tonight

Agreement to Be Announced  Late Tonight   Byrnes Says General Relations of Foreign Ministers Improved  During 11-Day Meet

{ONY MEET 5 CONCLUDED   Byrnes Disgloses Group Has Agreed on Other Problems of Peace.   'HE IS EN ROUTE TO U. S.

Results Of Conference To Be Told   U.S. Secretary Leave: Moscow After Vital Decisions Are Made At Sessions

BYRNES REPORTS AGRFFMENT ON PEACE BROBLENS   Full Details. of Moscow Artords Te Be Made Pub  lt. ae

Big 3 Ministers Also Concur on Other Problems   Details of Accord To Be Released in Foreign Capitals

Reach Agreement On Atomic Bomb   Byrnes Announces Progress at: Conclusion of - Conference   DISCUSS MANY. ISSUES   Secretary of State Takes Off on Return Trip ' to U.S.

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington -«.--+ Ray Tucker New York «=» Albert N. “Leman

RUMOR SAYS REDS EXCLUDED IN NAZI SURRENDER MOVE   U.S. And British Governments Fail To Affirm Information But Say Russians Must Be Included In Any Negotiations

Himmler’s Offer to Surrender Reportec Spurned: Allies Reaffirm Their Stand

PERSISTENT RUMORS HEARD THAT GESTAPO CHIEF ATTEMPTING TO SURRENDER TO UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN AS RUSSIANS CRUSH ENEMY IN __ BERLIN AND ALLIED ARMIES ROAR AHEAD IN DRIVES TO CARVE UP THE REICH

PAPERS SHOW THAT HITLER BACKED JAPAN   FUEHRER’S BRUTAL WORDS BARED AT CRIMES TRIALS

Hitler Ordered German Troops tc Kill Without Mercy in Poland   Ten Documents Never Before Revealed Basis for Main'Case Against 20 of Hitler's Top Aides. American Prosecutors Tell Tribunal

Allies Charge Nazi Tycoons Backed Hitler   Crimes Prosecutor Unveils Evidence On Krnuon, Farben

Wealthy Nazi Businessmen Linked -With German Army      Industrialists Agree To Finance Hitler Then Cooperated In Rearmament Program

KRUPP, FARBE WAR PLANTS MENTIONED   Charge Leaders Solicited Funds For Fuehrer   KEITEL DENIES   Attendance At Meetings When Deeds Of Aggression Were Planned

Hitler Sche me To Rebuild Hun Army Unveiled   Heads of Powerful German Industries Became Merehants of Death, Ht Is Charged At Triads

Dodd Says Germany’s Big Industrialists Offered To Back Nazis to Beat Reds   Krupp and Farben Interests Agreed to Finance’ Party, Then Cooperated in Secret’ Rearmament Activities;  * Schacht Goes-Red in Face

Invasion Of Poland Is Revealed   Sceret Documents ‘Fell Of Nazi Leaders Conspiracy With the Japanese

KILL WITHOUT MERCY, HITLER POLISH ORDER   Goering Delighted As Court Hears Brutal Words

industrialists Linked To Nazi  Mobilization   Prosecutor Says Wealthy Industrialists Finaneed Nazi Parte.   SCHACHT RED-FACED

$0 INFORMED GENERALS AT WAR'S START   Prosecution Introduces at War Crimes Trial Copy of Speech the Fuehrer Made 10 Days Before He Attacked.

Hitler Ordered ‘Death’ To All Polish Civilians   Nuernberg Trial Reveals Germans Wore Polish Army Uniforms When Invasion Started

HITLER ORDERED POLISH CHILDREN AND WOMEN SLAIN   Secret Document Offered at Nuernberg Trial Reveals Armies Told Not to Spare Civilians,   PLOT TO TAKE HOLLAND AND BELGIUM BARED   Fuehrer Promised Japs to Take Responsibility if Tokyo Became Involved With United States.

Kill Without Mercy -- Order From Hitler   Was Given Leaders  10 Days Before the  Invasion of Poland; Goering Thrilled

Seek Punishment Of 20 Top Nazis   American Prosecutors Al lege a Plot to Murder . lions   Surprise Documents Will Be Introduced by  Prosecution

Hitler, Ordered Murder Of Polisi. Race 10 Days Before His 1239 Attack.

Grave Dangers Of Pacific War Seen By Premier   Prime Minister Urged Roosevelt To Send Word To Nipponese Week Before Attack   Ordered To Kill Poles

Seek Punishment  Of 20 Top Nazis   American Prosecutors Allege a Plot to Murder  Millions   HAVE NEW EVIDENCE   Surprise Documents Will Be Introduced by  Prosecution

Hitler Called For Murders Of All Poles   Der Fuehrer’s Speech On Eve Of World War Is Revealed

Industrialists of Germany Linked to Plan for Conquest   American Prosecutors Lift Mystery Around Reich’s Macenates

Prosecutors Tell How Germany Financed Army   Powerful Krupp and Farben Firms Raised Funds for Nazi Party to Combat Communism Then Co-Operated in Secret Rearmament Plans

Hitler Ordered Mass Slaughter  Butchery of Poles in Invasion Decided Ten Davs Before Wor

Prosecutors Link Wealthy  Nazis in War   Industrialists Agreed To Finance Nazi Party Helped in Secret Re armament Program

Reveal German Industrials Hitler Schemers   Schacht Hears Himself Described As Secret Nazi Financial Wizard

Hitler Ordered Poles Slain Without Mercy,  Prosecutors Disclose   By NOLAND NORGAARD

Ruthless Extérmination Plan Bared....  Hitler Gave Orders All Poles Must Die

AMERICANS CHARGE  HITLER GAVE ORDERS  WIPE OUT ALL POLES CLAIMED DEFENDANTS WAR CRIMES TRIAL: BLOT  Tren Te WITTY Beit

Hitler Ordered Poles Slain Without Mercy, Court Told   Fuehrer's Brutal Words to Generals Before Invasion Brought Great Delight to Hermann Goering

Industrialists Linked To Nazi  Conquest Plans   Financed Party, Helped In Secret German Rearmament Program.

Court Hears Hitler Order For Killing  Of All Poles   ‘Told Generals Russia Would Fall Under German Heel “After Stalin Death’

\U. S. Prosecutors Disclose Hitler {Ordered Polish Men, Women land Children Killed Without Mercy

HITLER'S KILL QADER RELATED   Ultimatum Was to Kill Without Mercy Persons of Polish Race.   ONE OF 10 DOCUMENTS

Claim Hitler Gave Order for Rape of Poland   Hitherto Unrevealed Documents Evidence Against Nazis at War Crimes Trial

Secret Document  Is Trial Evidence   Double-Cross of Russians Deliherately Platicad

Hitler Order To Kill Poles Read In Trial   Fuehrer Told Generals To Slay Without Any Mercy

Hitler Ordered Poles Murdered "Without Mercy”   Goering “Danced Like Savage’ after Hearing Brutal Words

Ordered Rape of Poland   Hitler Speech Calling For Extermination of Poles Read Today at Nuernberg War Trials

SCHACHT ISSUES PROTEST: WAR CRIMES PROSECUTORS FIRE AT POWERFUL CERMAN INDUSTRIALISTS

German Tycoons Rapped   industrialists of Germany Told How They Aided Hitler

Financiers Put Hitler At Top, Records Show   Fearing Communism, Industrial Moguls Supported Nazis

Unveil Functions Of Industrialists In Hitler's Party   War Crimes Prosecutor Says Krupp Co. Heads Pledged Financial Aid

Japanese Suicide Airplane Attacks May Force Changes In Pacific Tactical Methods

Alarm Spreads Over Jap Suicide Plane Attacks on U.S. Ships; War End May Be Delayed

Lag in Ship: Repairs Endangers Campaigr   Success of Enemy Tactics May SWorce Chanve in Sea Equipment

Jap Suicide Planes Pose Serious Threat   McNutt Says End Of War May Be Delayed: Cheanges In Equipment And Methods Seen

Total war effort is imperiled   Suicide assaults have been costly

Yank Landing on Island Revealed By MacArthur   Sea, Air Troops Carry Operation; Seizure Certain

“B” Ration Users Are Eligible for  More Gasoline   325 Miles a Month Quota Has Been Raised to 650 Miles

JAPS WHISTLING IN THE DARK   Express Impatience at Delay in American Invasion Plans; Just Can’t Wait to Deal Fatal Blows.

Russians Driving Deeper Into Alidamm Defenses Across River   GERMANS PREPARE FOR STAND TO DEATH   Situation Serious For The Germans On The Hungarian Front

Nazi Forces Threatened  With Trap   Offensive Believed Aimed At Approaches To Moravian Gap

RedsRenew  Silesian  Campaign Reports Indicate  Konev Trying To Blast Open Way

Will Ask Death Penalty In Trial Marchal Dafain   Trial Of Accused Traitor Is Opened

Pearl Harbor Letter Rocks Hich Officials   Probe Committee Promises To Air Entire Matter

Vidiade EN UE eS SE eee es PEARL HARBOR INVESTIGATORS INDICATE ‘THEY MAY CALL BOTH. TO TESTIFY; ea BEARINGS

MARSHALL MAY AIR LETTE T0 DEWEY   Pearl Harbor Commit: tee Likely to Investigate Matter

Three Holes Blasted In Last Enemy Defense Line On Island   Foe Fights Losing Battle On Borneo   Tokvo Says Bombers From Europe Begin Massing In Philippines

Propagandists In Tough Spot  People Asking When Nazis Will Strike

Washington Roundup  Britain’s ldea on Canal Tolls Ils Hard to Explain

ASK BRITAIN T0 PAY SUEZ TOLLS ON U. S. TROOPS   U. S. LEND-LEASES THE PANAMA CANAL TO BRITISH SHIPS

THOUSAND AMERICAN HEAVY BOMBERS HIT GERMAN WEST FRONT  TANKS, TROOPS, BRIDGES HIGHWAYS AND RAIL YARDS PLASTERED

1050 Planes Blast Reich   3000 Tons of Bombs Rained on Nazi Troops, Transport

363 NAZI PLANES SHOT-DOWN~ BY ALLIES IN LATE ATSACKS — ON TROOPS - COMMUNICATIONS :

COUNTY TAX RATE SLIGHTLY ' HIGHER   Budget Calls for a - Total Levy of 5 of 5.288 Mills  for 1945 ,   TO RAISE $205,815:45:

COUNTY TAX RATE SLIGHTLY HIGHER   Budget Calls ‘. a Total evy of 5.288 Mills for 1945 ’   TO RAISE $205,815.45

Struggle for lwo Jima Into Second Week   Capture of Second Airfield Imminent; Jap Dead Mounts

STETTINIUS REACHES RIO IN ARMY PLANE   Secretary to Confer With President Vargas Before Going to Mexico City Conference.

M, L. EVANS, EMERSON BANKER, RETIRES AFTER 63 YEARS IN BUSINESS   Keosauqua Man Purchases Controlling Interest in Bank

M. L.. EVANS, EMERSON BANKER, RETIRES AFTER 83 YEARS IN BUSINESS

Veterans Administration To Build 2 New Hospitals In Pittsburgh Area

Truman Reveals ~ Haltul of Plans” - For Fingloymen  full Work Bill Big

Jobs For All Among Many Truman Plans   Domestic Front Moves Rapidly As Leaders Draw Up Peacetime Plans

Truman Has Plans For. Reconversion   Full Employment And Elimination Of Many War Agencies Uraed

Truman Calls for Full Employment  President Brings Out Hatful of

Truman Calls for Full Employment   President Brings Out Hatful of Plans for Nation

Events Move At Swift Pace OnHome Front   Truman Urges Full Employment; More Meat Seen

President Emphasizes Need for Full Employment  Would Delay All Strikes, Lockouts;   Would Delay All Strikes, Lockouts: Civilians To Get More Meat. Coal

President Lays Plan For Full Oeeupation   Calls For Renewal of No-Strike, No-Lockout Pledge Until Labor Conference 1s Held—Emphasizes Importance of Full Employment Bill

Full Employment Major Goal as Administration Rapidly Shifts Nation From Wartime Economy

MEAT SUPPLY FOR CIVILIANS TO INGREASt   PRESIDENT REVEALS HATFUL OF PLANS FOR PEACETIME

PRESIDENT GIVES PEACE TIME PLANS: ASKS JOBS FOR ALL   Calls on Management and Labor for Temporary Renewal of No-Strike, NoLockout Pledge.   EXECUTIVE IN FAVOR OF YOUTH TRAINING   Government Announces New Wage Policies—Army Cutbacks to Give Civilians More Meat.

Emphasizes Need For Full Employment and No Strikes and Lockouts. Promises More Coal and Meat

Military, Civilian Groups Announce Changes Planned For America in Peacetime

NAZIS MISTREATED FEMALE PRISONERS   Many Whe Survived Tortares Were Killed By Blood Stream Injections Of Gasoline

Nazi Camp Barharity To Women Prisoner: Recounted By Jewess At Luenebura Trial

Medical Student Tells of Repulsive  Torture of Women at Oswiecim ‘Cami

New Stories of Torture Told at Trial  Experiments of a Painful Nature  Were Carried Out

MEXICAN, YANK DRAFTS PREPARED   U. $. Compromise Pledge Readied for Use at Conference

1). S. Offers Armed Aid Compromise To Latin Nations  Would Guarantee Theil   Would Guarantee Then Territory During War, Discuss Treaty Later

CLOTHING Mt RESPONSE URGED:   _ Children’s and ‘Adult.Garments to Be: Collected in.Tipton Saturday. :

CLOTHING DRIVE RESPONSE URCED   Children’s and Adult. Garments to Be Collected in Tipton Saturday. .

GM Rejects Proposal, Flays Union   Company Assails Tactics, Cancels  10 Per Cent Offer

FIRM REJECTS ClO PROPOSAL TO ARBITRATE   Company Withdraws Offer to Raise 10 Per Cent

House Military Committee Okeys Training Measure   Defeats Proposal To Defer Action  Om f anielatinn

COLD 10 LAST UNTIL FRIDAY   Sub - Zero Temperatures, More Snow Again Forecast

LITTLE RELIEF FAM COLO SEEN   Sub-Zero Temperatures Registered at Traverse City, - Cadillac: More Snow

Below Zero In North Michigan   Mercury Drops Here; ‘More Snow Coming

Believe Laval Now In France   Former Vichy Chief Turned Over To British By Spanish.

Rains May Help Put Out Raging Biaze   Glenwood Saved When Fire Halted 1,000Feet From Town, Still Endangered By Salmonberry Flames

Welcome Rain Falls Over Blazing 70 Square Miles of Oregon, ‘but Fire Continues to Roar Ahead

SHOWERS FAIL TO HALT BLAZE   Wind Whips Oregon Fire Toward Coast; Fighters Encouraged By Rain

Glassworkers Face Showdown   WLB Calls On CIO Leaders To Explain Back-ToWork Order Defiance.

ARMY WINS OVER NAVY: SCORE 32-13   West Pointers Complete Second “Season Unbeaten, Untied

Ike Arrives In Boston To Mark Armistice Day.   General Enroute To Washington To Urge  Merger of Services

Hyde Park Rose Garden Resting Place Of F.D.R.   Ancient Burial Rites Of Episcopal Church To Be Read Sunday

. 0 BURIAL Grave Is Prepared In ~ Hyde Park Garden   Rose Garden, Shielded By Ancient. Cedar Hedge And Overlooking Hudson River, Will Be Final  ._ Resting Place For President - -

ROSE GARDEN GRAVE TO RECEIVE ROOSEVELT  LJ. B..L Bands ine Einal Ritac   Hyde Park Ready for Final Rites For Country's Late President

Late President To Be Interred in Rose Garden Shielded by Aneient Cedar Wedge

F.D.R.T0 REST IN ROSE GARDEN   FINAL RITES FOR: NATION'S CHIEF AT: HYDE PARK SUNDAY

Roosevelt To Sleep In Rose Garden Shielded — By Ancient Cedar Hedge On Hyde Park Estate

Berlin Reports New Soviet Offensive Launched Across Neisse River to Speed Meeting With Third Army

Guns Are Turned Against Amamite Forces In Move To Restore Pence At Saigon

Fort Dodge School Principal, Coach Named By Control Board   British Guns Open Fire In Indo-Chinese Uprising

LIMITATIONS ARE RELAXED ONBUILDING   Owners Permitted More Construction, Repairs and Alterations

Removes Bans  WPB Eases Rigid Limitations On Nation’s Construction

Limitations On Annual Outlays Altered By WPB   Agency, However, Says Some Materials Are Searce

WPB Eases Restrictions On Civilian Construction   Building Activity  Which May Be Done WithoutPermission Increased Five-Fold

Limitations on Construction Activity Are Eased by War Production Board

CONSTRUCTION WAR CONTROLS ARE EASED UF   Building Boom Seen When Materials Plentifal -

Small Industrial,  Home Building  Controls Relaxed WPB Keeps Rein on  Major Projects; House  Limit Raised to $1000

WPB Relaxes Its Construction Ban   Increases Five-Fold Volume of Civilian Building Activity.

OLD SANTA CLAUS TO GET BIG HAND   The Parade Here Saturday at 11 A. M. Will Be Real Spectacle  FIOATS AND 2 RANDS

OLD SANTA CLAUS. TO GET BIG HAND   The Parade Here Saturday -at 11 A. M. Will Be _ Real Spectacle -

Allied Occupation OiGerman Areas ~ Will Be Military   Clay Sees Long Yank Stay; », Churchill. Says. People “ To Administer Country

GERMANY WILL BE MILITARY      Gen. Clay, In Outlining Oc. cupation Plans, Foresees Long Stay :

American Forces To Occupy Reich For “Long Time,” Gen. Clay Asserts

U. S. To Stay In Reich Long Time.   Occupation To Be Military; Aimed At Smashing Nazism.

RY  RULE FOR GERMANY   Major Gen. Clay Outlines Aims Of U.S. Occunation

Rule of Germany To Be Military   General Clay Declares Germans Are Geing To Know It's Military.

Allied Government In Reich Will Be Military and Tough   Clay Declares U. §.  To Stay in Germany A Long Time; Speaks For SHAEF Successor

Nazis Faced By Military Government, States Clay   Churchill Has Aired  Administermg Plan

U.S. to Stay in Reich Long Time: Clay   MILITARY GOVERNMENT OCCUPATION AIMS TO SMASH NAZIISM

ALLIED GOVERMENT WILL BE MILITARY   Deputy for Occupation Says Nazis Will Know Its Military.

U. S. Planning To Stay In Reich For Long Time. Occupation Deputy Adds

WILL RETURN TO HOMES   About 400 Japs Have Been at i Relocation Center

Allies Withhold Polish Sanction   Await ’Unfettered’ General Elections

Polish Situation Is Awaited  British, Americans Praise Agreement

Recognition Must Await Free Election   Voting Called For By Big Three At Yalta

U. 5., Britain Will Await Polish Election   Will Withhold Recognition Until Agreement Fulfilled

Discuss Price Ceilings On Frost-Damaged Fruits At Meeting Thursday Eve

British Naval Force Joins In Ryukyu Attack   First Joint Fleet Opera tion In Pacific; 2 Mor Philippines Landings.

British Carriers Join U. S. Navy In Attack on Ryukyus   Yanks Invade Two More Islands in The Philippines  By Associated Prece«

British Fleet Taking Part In Ryukuo Battle   Mighty Allied Armada Continues Assault Into Eighth Day

BRITISH FLEET JOINS U.S. IN RYUKYU STRIKES   Superforts Attack Singapore; Yanks Lose Airfield in China

Yanks Invade Two Islands In Philippines   Continue to Bombard Ryukyu Islands as British Assist

BRITISH JOIN US. FLEET OFF RYUKYU ISLES   Bombardment of Jap Outposts Enters Ninth  Day

AMERICANS LAND ON TWO MORE ISLANDS IN PHILIPPINES GROUP  NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF RYUKYU ISLANDS GOES INTO FICHTH DAY

British Fleet Joins. Yanks In Ryukyus   Aid in Carrying Out Longest Bombardment Of War Without An Invasion Announcement

EUROPE HAS “TWO ISSUES OVER TROOPS      ITUATION AT TRIESTE NOT {Yet SOLVED AND SYRIA IS i ALSO TROUBLE SPOT

TRIESTE TANGLE FACES NEW TEST   j.S. and Britain Indicate Deterioration of * Situation

School Case Goes To Jury   State’s Second Degree Murder Case Against Klatt Ends.

TRIAL TOOK 18 DAYS WITH 42 WITNESSES UP   Ex-Guard at Eldora Charged in Death: of Youthful Inmate

Klatt’s Fate. in Hands of Eleven Jurors   Six Men and Five ‘Women to Pass on Guilt of Defendant

KLATT MURDER CASE TO JURY AT FT. DODGE   Six Women and Five Men Given Case After 18 Days

Klatt Murder Trial Ends Case Is Placed With Jur;   RY DWIGHT McCORMACK

Klatt Murder Case Goes to Court Jury At 11:22 A. M. Today   Took Almost Hour For Judge to Read Many Instructions

GREW TO. HAVE MAJOR JOB ~ IN- THE RULING -OF JAPAN   FORMER AMBASSADOR TO TOKYO WILL PLAY MAJOR ‘ROLE IN FUTURE JAPA " NESE LEGISLATION

KELLY-GREEN HONEYMOON MAY BE OVER   Downstate Republican Forces to Seek “Divorce”

Note Increase In Butter Production   Will Be Off Ration List By First of December

Black Market Sales of Meat Cited By Witness In Senate Food Inquiry

Meat racket  told as food  inquiry opens Packer calls for price top change

Witness Testifies In Senate Inquiry  Says Half Meat In Black Market

Senate Told Black Market Getting Vleat   Packer Says Half Of That Sold In Pennsylvania Is From This Source

PATH I$ CLEARED FOR HOME BUILDING   WARTIME RESTRICTIONS ON ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION TO END OCT. 15.

Limits On All Construction — Removed By Order Of Gov't   Building Activity Given Free Reign—Move Consider ed Boost to Unemployment Situation— Build_ . ing Supplies to Get Ceilings

U.S. Lifts . All Controls On Building Of Homes    All Construction. Gets Green Light; OPA Asks Curbs,  Fears Inflation

Aholish Controls On lowe Bueding As of October 18  Nice C-ilings Throwt  Out Desp:ts OPA Pir _dcame Ene Cucht

All Construction Limits, Including Homes, Cut Loose   Restrictions Lifted As Of Oct. 15; OPA To Ask Price Curbs

All Restrictions, Price Ceilings Off  New Construction   Houses and Commercial Buildings Included In Action Oct. 15

Government Lifts All Building Restrictions And Junks Price Ceilings On New Residence:   Little Immediate Eiffaet Cann Haro   Building Supplies Ceilings Planned  be. CYTERTING: FF CREEW

HOME BUILDING LIMITS LIFTED   Price Ceiling On New Dwellings Removed With Other Curbs

U.S. Ends All Limits On Building Oct. 15   Price Ceilings on New Homes, Other Curbs Are Set Aside 

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Problems Requiring Big Power Decisions Can Be Solved At A  Lower Level

Capital Cool About Early ‘Big 3 Meet   British Indicate Desire At Parley On Atomic Energy

Suggested Big . Three Meeting Unwanted Now   British, Russians Reported More Anxious Then United States

WHITE HOUSE COOL TO TALK BY BIG THREE   Official "Ranks Show Little Favor For Proposed Meet

White House Cool to Karly Big 3 Meeting   Frigid Atmosphere Over Proposal Also Extends into State Department Offices

White House Cool to Talk Of Meeting By BigThree   Apparently Wanted ByLondon,Moscow, But U. S. Sees Little ToBeAccomplished

Capital Is Cool ‘To Suggestions That Big Three Parley Be Called   Indications Are That Washington Wants Meeting Less than Either London or Moscow

Early Big Three Meeting Gets Cool Reception  Washington Sees Few Results in Proposed Talks

NEW STRIP OF 71 OPEN THIS WEEK   ‘inal Link Between Camp Crowder and Kelly Springs Completed.

NEW STRIP OF 71 OPEN THIS WEEK   [IS FINAL LINK IN REBUILT HIGHWAY BETWEEN NEOSHO AND ANDERSON.

SO HURT IN FIGHT AT MOVIE STUDIO   THIRTEEN OTHERS ARRESTED AFTER WORKERS CRASH : THROUGH PICKET LINE, 

GREYHOUND BUS SYSTEM EAST OF ST. LOUIS PARALYZED BY WALKOUT: AT. MIDNIGHT’

vu. S. Tempers Flare At Soviet Charge  Detention Of Released War Prisoners Is Flatty Denied

Japan Ceases Fight For Iwo, Admiral Says   Nimitz Announces Last Organized Resistance Is Overcome

_Only Stray Japanese Are Left To Be Exterminated   ntral Airfield Is Put In Operation As . Marines Battle To Take Last Tip Of Island

Nimitz Hails Valor of Marines in Bloodiest Pacific Campaign, Says Victory Paves Way for New Drives

Russians Invade  Sakhalin Island   Soviet Thrusts Threaten To Disrupt Entire Jap Communication, Supply System In China

GREAT SOVIET ARMIES GAIN IN MANCHURIA   KARAFUTO INVADED BY REDS, TOKYO RADIO SAYS

REDS SMASH 28 MILES IN MANCHURIA   Seize 22 Japanese Strongholds and Threaten to Disrupt Foe’s Communication System.   SOVIET MARINES INVADE SAKHALIN   Go Ashore on Island 26 Miles North of Enemy Homeland and Set Up Two Beachheads.

Russian Armored Forces Drive ‘Toward Harbin   Reds Invade Enemy Southern Half of Sakhalin Island

Soviet Armored Forces Advance Up to 28 Miles   lokyo Reports Russian In vasion of Sakhalin and Karafuto

Japan Renorls Landing Made By Red Forces      Tokyo Says Marines on Korafuto as Five Forces Gain In Manchuria

dap Communications Are Threatened As Tanks Spearhead Drive   ENEMY ANNOUNCES KARAFUTO LANDING

Reds Carving Gains Across Manchu Plain   Jap Communications Lines Cut; Sakhalin Isle Invaded

LITTLE INTEREST IN ELECTION SHOWN-IN STATE AS WHOLE "BOND I8SUES.BET RECORD -

Defiance Ballots May Reach 2,000, Bond Proposals In State Set New High Record

IOWANS SLOW TO CLAIM GAS TAX REFUNDS   Very Few Have Asked for Claim Blanks

lowa People Don’t Seem Interested In ‘Gasoline Tax Refund   ’ State Capitol. News. Letter: As Reviewed by. .Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

J. DERRER HOLSTEINS —  ARE INSPECTED AND CIASSIFIEN EfraADp Tver

Soviets Paid No Attention To Peace Feelers   Japs Tried Last-Minute Attempt to Save Empire

JAPAN SOUSHT TO SAVE DYING EMPIRE IN JUNE   Sent Peace Feelers To Russia, Potsdam Ultimatum Was Reply

News Day And Night   Japs Admit Asking Reds  To Intervene   Soviets Answered 2 Months Later By Declaring War; War Lost Before Atom

Diet Informed  Japan Forced To Seek Peace      Blockade Shut Off War Materials; Held Off Seeking Terms   TASTE BITTER CUP   Appeal Made To People For Obedience During » Allied Occupation

Russians Ignored Request   Japanese List Chiet Reasons For War Loss

JAPS TASTE BITTER CUP QF DEFEAT   Frank Review of Disasters That Led to Enemy Downfall Given to Diet.

PREMIER SAYS PLEA BROUGHT POTSDAM NOTE   Asks People to Accept Surrender Terms  Manfully

Soviets Ignored Nippon Feelers, Premier States   Acknowledge Readiness To Give Up At Time Of Potsdam Ultimatum

GOT NO REPLY FROM MOSCOW TO JUNE NOTE   Hoped to Keep Part of Empire

Japs Acknowledge They Made Peace  Feelers To Russia   Admit They Were Ready To Capitulate Before Potsdam Ultimatum

Japanese Asked Help of Russia  Peace Bid Last June Revealed by Premier

JAPS ADMIT SEEKING RUSS AID   Nip Premier Tells Diet Soviet Gave No Heed to Plea

Jap Premier Asks Nation To Admit Defeat   Government Spokesmen Disclose Appeal Made To Russia Last June To Intervene In War

WON’T AFFECT JAPAN?   So Says Domei of the Imminent Fall of Ally, Germany

End Of Warfime Controls Is Goal   ‘Sen. Taft Announces GOP Drive This -Fall

War’s First Handless, Legless Veteran Plans to Raise Chickens   Sergeant, Crippled by Jap Anti-Tank Mine Nn Okinawa. Meets Press as Wife Looks On

BIG TASK FORGE STAGES SEARCH FOR NIP SHIPS   Warplanes Strike Homeland For 34th Straight Day; Fighters Hit Honshu   CHINESE RETAKE’ BASE   Japs Putting Up ‘Stiffer Resistance In Battle Of Balikpapan

Americans Taunt Nipponsto  (ome.and Fight   Planes Pound J apan} Mighty Task Force  be ee, Nee,  fee eae

News Day And Night   Those Who Trampled Rights Of People Will Be Penalized, He Says   Americans Guard Big Gold Reserve   Nip Army And Navy Yet To - Account For Vast Holdings In Wealth

JAPANESE PREMIER BROADCASTS POLICY OF NEW GOVERNMENT  AMERICAN SOLDIERS HAV] MOUNTED GUARD OVER NIP GOLD RESERVES

First Hose Protests Alarm Test Change      Other Fire Companies Want “Big 6” to Sound 2 -at 5:30 p. m.

First Hose Protests Alarm Test Change   Other Fire ‘ire Companies Want “Big 6” to Sound * . .g¢ 5:30 bv. m.

So She Did it Again   Girl Flops 180-pound Man on Courtroom Floor Just To Show Judge How She Foiled His Attack

Slip of a Girl Tosses 180-Pound Man to the Floor   Shows Judge How She Handles Saddie Maker She Accuses of Forcing Attentions Upon Her,

BYRNES A INDUCTION OF THOSE IN 4-f   WAR MOBILIZER ALSO RE QUESTS CONGRESS FOR LEG.    ISLATION TO BACK UP RULINGS OF WLB

WORK OR FIGHT SAVS BYRNES.   War Mobilizer Also Asks Greater Powers for War Labor Board:

New Powers for War Labor Board Proposed   Congress May Pass National Service Law

Byrnes Maps Congress Plan For Drafting 4-F’sInto War Work: More WLB Power

SAYS BYRNES   War Mobilizer Also Asks Greater Powers for War Labor Board

VANES WANTS Tit 4-5 PUT INTO WAR PLANT?   As War Plants Speedup Needs Are Being Experienced   AND STEVEDORES LOAF   Dratting Them Is See As  Unavoidable Step   BY THE WAR MOBILIZER

Powerful Bomb Credited For Japan’s Defeat   Atomic Biggest Factor, Churchill Says; Stalin Told of Explosive; Re veuls Invasion Plans

A-Bomb Did It--Churchill   Says More Than Any Other Factor That .Brought About Sudden End of War

ATOMIC BOMB DID THE JOB   Churchill Credits American Ingenuity with Bringing Nips to Their Knees

"Trieste Falls As Nazis Enc War in Italy   Gen. Von Vietinghof! Surrenders Million Men to Allied Army

SUGAR SACK STRING TIGHTENED BY OPA   Maximum Of Twenty Pounds Per Person Set For Canning Pur poses During 1945

OPA CUTS HOME CANNING SUGAR   ALLOTMENT REDUCED TO 20 LBS: FOR EACH MEMBER OF FAMILY

Less Sugar  Available   fe} Canning Supply Cut For Summer’s: Needs

OPA Pulls Draw String on Sugar Sack Tighter; Home Canners Are Affected

Canning Sugar Allotments to BeLessin’45   Applications Must Be Made Through Local Boards, OPA States

Cut Canning Sugar Quota  OPA Limits 20 Pounds Per Member In Family

Rules Tightened on Canning Sugar  Per Capita Allowance Cut to 20 Pounds

Says Russians Would Refuse Ic Divulge Plans   Urges Attlee Not To Press U.S. To Give Out Weapon Details

CHURCHILL SAYS DON'T PRESS U. 5. FOR ATOM SECREI   Says Russia Would Not Share Secret if She Alone. Had It:

Reds Wouldn't Share Secret, Churchill Says   Urges Attlee to Bring No Pressure on U. S. To Divulge Secret Of Atomic Bomb

Churchill Denies Reds Would Share   Former Prime Minister Praises President’s Foreign Policy Speech of Navy Dav

Churchill Advises Government Not to Push Atomic Gift   Says Russia Would Not Give Up Secret if She Had it Herself

DOUBTS RUSSIA WOULD REVEAL IT TO OTHERS   Urges Attlee to Bring Pressure For Retaining Details at Talks in US,

OAL UGOIAN ARSENAL NOT UPEN TOUS   Attlee Urged Not to Put “Pressure” on Truman to Tell Details.

CHURCHILL THINKS RUSSIA WOULD NOT SHARE IT SSECRET  FORMER BRITISH PREMIE   FORMER BRITISH PREMIER URGES NO PRESSURE ON UNITED STATES

Opposes Telling  Russia   Churchill Urges Attlee not to Bring Pressure to Share Bomb Secret

Cites Russian Unwillingness to Reciprocate   No Allied Access to Red Arsenals Even in War, Former Leader Says

Britain Advised Not To Press US  For Atom Secret   Churchill Backs Truman’s Policy

Hold Atomic Bomb Secret From Russia   Asks Government te Bring No Pressure on United States

News Day And Night   Russians Would Not Share It If They Had It, He Says At London   Cities Aid Given Without Return   He Counsels, However, British Not Pursuing AntiRussian Policy

Churchill Wants Bomb Secret Kept   Sure Russia Would Not Share Knowledge With Allies If Positions Were Reversed

Churchill Urges A-Bomb Secrecy   Former Prime Minister Asks That No Pressure Be Put on U.S. to Disclose Formulas of Atomic Weapon to Russia

Churchill Asserts Russians Wouldn’t Share Secrets Of Atom Bomb If They Possessed It

Advises. Attlee Not Attempt Force Concerning Atomic   Asserts Russia Wouldn‘t Have Shared Secret

Why Give Russ Atomic Bomb Secret¢—W. C.   Soviet Would Not Give Out Details  If It Had Developed Production, He Says

ASKS DETAILS BE WITHHELD FROM SOVIETS   Former Prime Ministe2 Says Reds Wouldn’t  Divulge Secrets

Charchill Asserts Russia Would Not Share Secret Of poeeaae® Bomb With Others

Churchill Doubis Reds Would Share Secret of. A-Boml   iges' Prine Minister No! io . Bring) Pressure. °  * on U, §..10 Give Out Details  7

Says Russians Wouldn't Share A-Bomb Secret   [No Pressure on U. S. te Pivuloe Secret

REDS WOULD NOT SHARE SECRETS   So Says Churchill in Referring to A-Bombs

Would Not Share Secret   Churchill, While Preising Russia, Reminds Soviet Slow On Reciprocity

Reds Would Keep Secret Of A-Bomb   Churchill Declares Russia Would Not Share Know-How lf She Had f+

WOULD KEEP ATOMIG SEGRE   Churchill Convinced Russia Would Not Share It With Others.   GIVES ADVICE TO ATTLEE

Britain Urged Not To Press For Disclosure   Soviets Would Not Share With Others, Former Premier Says

Says Russians. Would Not Do Same For Us   Former Prime Minister Adv vises Against. Putting “Pressure” On U.S. For Secret   Opens Foreign © h Policy Debate   Declares Britain Will March (At Side United States In Cause Definied By ‘Praman

Ex-Prime Minister of Opinion Soviet Wouldn't Share Such a Discovery

AUTO WORKERS IN CAUTIOUS MANELIVERS   Steel Union Chiefs Debate Whether to Set Strike Date

WORKE IN CAUTIOUS MANEUVERS   Steel Union Chiefs Debate Whether to Set Strike Date

Germans , Excited By Moving Train  ee ce rete ne ee ee ee  Two Newspaper Men Heln Rreak Souininashdliial Tie. un By Siunervicing Fire? Riin

CIO Vote Approves A Strike    Packinghouse Workers Give Mandate to Union To Call Walkout If _ Negotiations. Flan

Decision Over Committee Is  Still Required   Special Group May Be _ Established By : Upper House   ARMY-NAVY MERGER   Military Arm Hopes For Support By Truman

Nationalization Of Electric Industry Next Goal Of French Constituent Assembly

NATIONALIZED ‘BANKING VOTED   Electrical Iridustry May Be Next Goa! In France  4

French Assembly May Nationalize Electrical Industry   DeGaulle Victory In Bank Action

Nationalize French Affairs   Assembly Of France Takes Steps To  Nationalize Industry

Next Goal For Assembly In  France Is Set   Nationalization Of Franee’s Electrical Industry Is Fore eact   WIN FOR DE GAULLE

Of Key Citie:   “ommunists _ Rebuffed?: Chinese to Fly Troop; To Main Cities, Ports:

Will Control Most Valuable Cities There   Permitted To Fly Into Muke den, Changchun, Harbin Clear Mukden,   TENSE NEGOTIATIONS

Russia Gives Chiang-Men "Go" Sign   Central Troops To Be Permitted In Manchuria

SOVIET AGREED TO PROPOSAL   Permit Chinese Government  Troops to Fly into Manchuria.

Russia Agrees To Occupation Of Key Cities   ‘communists Rebuffed;  Chinese to Fly Troops To Main Cities, Ports

Russia Okays Chinese Move In Manchuria   Will Allow Government — Troops to Fly in, Take Over Most Strategic Cities

Soviets to Let Chiang _ Army Move   Agree to- Chinese’ Govt Troops’ Occupation Of Manchuria

MANCHURIAN RIGHTS G0 TO KAI-SHEK   Russia, After Weeks of Tense Negotiations, Grants Nationalist Forces Permission to Take Over Cities.

Nationalist Troops Will Be Flown In   Mukden, Changchun and Harbin To Be Occupied Thus °: : Dominatine Communist Held Area

RUSSIA AERFFS Th CHINESE CONTROL OF MANCHU CITIES   Chiang’s Troops Get Permit to Fly to Changchun, PAukden and Harbin

Chiang Forces Will Be. Flown  Into. Manchuria   Russia “Agrees : to ‘Permit vere Governinent to - Take Over Most OL © :Steategic. Cities oe   Vital For Recovery War Torn China   Cominnnists Reported: Or  deved to Withdraw From _Mukden, One of Three - Objectives of Chinese

Russ Permit Chiang’s Men To Take Cities   National Troops to Fly to Manchuria by Russian Agreement

Chiang Troops Will Be Flown  Into Manchuria   Russia Agrees To Chi nese Occupation Of Stra tegic Cities.

YANKS INVADE JOLO ISLAND; TAKE CAPITAI   Have Complete Hold On Sulu District In South

Jolo Island Is Latest Taken by U.S. Troops   Jap Resistance on South Luzon Reported at End

M’Arthur Troops Invade Jolo Island   Sulu Archipelago Now Controlled by U. S.

Chinese Drive Northeast Of Liuchow   Within 32 Miles Of Kweilin Base

Chinese Advance Toward Yungtu   Advancing Chinese In Kwangsi Province Capture Liuchai Near Liuchow.

CHINESE BATTLING TOWARD. YUNGEU   Forces Advancing North_ward Along YunanKwangsi Railway. -

Soviet Blow At Japs Seen In Congress   “Close Working Partnership” Among Big 3 Basis for Belief

Solons Believe Stalin Has Agreed On Eveniua War Against Nippon se

BELIEF GROWS THAT RUSSIA WILL FIGHT JAPS   Close Working Partnership Established

Mark April 25, lt May Be Dark Day For Nippon   Moscow-Tokyo Treaty Expires, New Allied Parley Then

Russia May Join War Against Japan   Congress Believes Understanding Reached

BELIEF GAINS STALIN HAS AGREED TO TAKE PART IN WAR ON THE JAPANESE

Believe Russians Will Fight Japan   Signposts Point To Red Intentions

BELIEVE PLANS WOULD INSURE AID OF SOVIET   ‘Very Close Partnership’ Established By Roosevelt, Churchill And Stalin; Germany Must Be ren ones Of  Fjret.

Stalin Believed To Have Agreed To Take A Part In War On Japan   Congress Notes April 25, When United Nations Diplomats Will Next Meet, Date On Which Russian-Jap Pact Expires.

Russia's Entry Into War With Japan Foreseen   Belief Grows That An Agreement Was Reached At Ric 2 Parlev.

Russians to Join War Against Japan Seen by Congress   Coinciding of United Nations Meeting with Deadline {for Red-Jap Treaty Date Noted

Congress Sees Possibility of Stalin Participating in War Against Japan

Increased Butter During August   Results of New Cut In  Government Purchases

Despite More Butter In August There Will Be No Red Pt. Reductior

More Butter with Lower Point Value Jue Beginning July 29, OPA Reports

More Butter For Civilians  Government Cuts Its Purchases 10 P. C.

More Butter For Civilians But No Point Reduction   Agriculture Chief = Anneunces 10.000,000 Pound Increase in August

More Butter Than Anticipated for Civilians This Month: Points Same

MORE BUTTER FORESEEN FOR PUBLIC THIS MONTH   Supply Will Exceed Original Estimate, Secretary Anderson Says— No Further Ration Cut Likely

ARMY REDUCES BUTTER ORDEF   Civilians to Get Additional 10 Million Pounds

More Butter Tn Aug. Seen   No Further Reduction In Point Value Of Butter Anticipated.

For Civilians In August   Army. Buying Product for Arvmv in Denmark

Seen. Greater.  “During August   No Further: Reduction Tn . Point Value Anticipated “By OPA Administrator

PROMISE INCREASE IN BUTTER SUPPL   No Further Re Reduction in Point Values Being Planned By OPA.

Railroad, Brotherhood Representatives Meet Tr Schedule Neqotiations

Pastors Condemn  Use Of Atom Bomb   TalladegaManAmongThose Naming It An Atrocity

I  France Ready To Furnish ‘Two Divisions For \Action Against Japan

Japan Seeks U. S.   Food, Fuel Barter For Nippon Goods         Leaders Says Hungry Japan Must Barter: or Die. :

JAPAN APPEALS FOR ALLIED FOOD TO.AVERT FAMINE   Nippon Agrees to Pay with Shipments of Diamonds, Gold and Silk

JAPAN MAKES APPEAL FOR MORE FOOD, FUEL   Promises To Pay Allies In Gold, Diamonds And Silk

Hungry, Japan Appeals   Officially Ask Allies for Food And Fuel, Promise To Pay in Goods

JAPAN BARTERING FOR U.S. TRADE   Promises to Pay for Food With Gold, Diamonds, Sitk. Other Goods.

Japan Appeals Officially For Allied  Food, Promising Installment Payment

Nips Promise Payment in Installments   Formal Application for Imports Announced by Minister Who Declares Death Is Alternative

Desperately Hungry Japan Appeals for Allied Food ,Fuel   Assert Nippon Could Pay Tenth By December 15

Gold-Diamonds Other Goods Are Offered   MacArthur Not Ready To Make Known Views

Japan Appeals For Food, Fuel   Berter Proposed, With Shipments of Goid, Diamonds, Silk

ise to Pay For It With  Shipments of Silk, Gold and Diamonds to  “Avert Famine

Japs Appeal To Allies For Food   Promise To Pay In Installments But  MacArthur Silent

JAPAN APPEALS FOR FOOD, FUEL ON BARTER PLAN   Desperately Hungry Japanese Promise To Pay For Allied Food And Fuel With Gold, Diamonds, And Silk; MacArthur Not Yet Sure Of Answer To Plea.

Japs Officially Request Allied Food and Fuel   Nipponese Minister. Says Alternatives Are Barter or Die

New Rebuff Looms On Jobless Pay Bil   House Committee Will Review Senate Action

IQUSE GROUP. STUDIES JOBLESS PAY MEASURE   Other Administration Provisions Likely to Be Cut from the Bill

DRAFT BECKONS MEN 30 TO 33   Selective Service Makes Dras tic Change In Rules

Reds Yielding On Jap Issue   Relations With U. S. Take Brichter Turn

i. o., Ree Relations Improved   Solution May Be Near Or Differences Over Jap Control Setup

PRESSURE EASES ON JAP CONTROL   Reds, U. S. Reported Nearing Accord On Policy

Relations Take Brighter Turn   Russia, America Near Solution of Problem

MAY BE PUT T0 DEATH WITH LITTLE DELAY   Plan for Quick Justice Reported Adopted at Yalta

NAZI CHIEFS MAY NOT GET .. LONG TRIALS   BOME OF GERMAN LEADERS MAY 8E HUNG O8 SHOT UNDER “EXECUTIVE POLICY"

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   MAY EXECUTE SOME WAR CRIMINALS WITHOUT FORMAL TRIAL

MAIL TO HOLLAND SOON   Limited Service Will Be Inaugurated January 15.

Moves Studied To End Impasse In Iran   British Still Silent On Proposal To Withdraw Troops

HOPE OF SOLVING TRANTAN PROBLEM OBJECT OF STUDY  GOVERNMENT REQUESTS TO STOP’ ACTIVITIES REJECTED BY REDS

Iran Proves  Big Problem   Russia Has Spurned . Troop Moving Plans

U.S. STUDIES NEW MOVES IN IRANIAN ROW   Officials Appear to Hole Little Hope, However of Adjusting Differ ences Over Red Army Activities.

lranian:: Impasse Causes Concer  Russians Reject U. & Proposal :

Officials Study New Moves on Iran Diplomatic Tangle   Little Hope. Is’ Held Red Army Activities Can Be Brought to 2 gee Bee ee

SOVIETS REJECT U.S, IRAN PLAN   Washington Has Little Hope Of ‘Big Three’ Accord

U. S. Seeks New Way To Break Impasse Over Iran; Russia Not To Withdraw By Jan.    Officials Continue Effort To End Differences Over Red Army Activities

Red Army Acts In Iran Split Big Three Unity   Washington Concern Mounts as Protests Fail to Impress Russ

US Seeks New Way loBreak  fran impasse   Russia Refuses To Remove Army

Study Possible New Moves in lranian Dispute   Little Hope of Early . End to Big Three Differences Over Rec Army Activities _

Russ Reject U.S. Proposa To Quit Iran   Americans Study New Moves in Effort to End Differences

Reach Impasse In Iran   It’s Uncle Sam’s Move Now As Reds Refuse to Budge; , British Are Silent ~

American Officials Study Possible New Moves In Situation   United States Has Supported in Vain Iranian Government’s Demand  NO WAY SEEN YET   NO WAY SEEN YET   American Troops Still Being Withdrawn; British Haven't Replied to Note

Two Buchanan Boys Killed   Children Walk Into Path Of Coal Truck   Auto Deatha In Berrien wR 1045

2ND BUCHANA BOY I DEAD IN TRUCK MISHAP   Succumbs Three Hours Af ter Tragic Accident In Buchanan

OME PROJECTS TD BE STARTED SOON   Army Engineers Ready to Start River, Harbors, Fload Control Work.

CONSTRUCTION OF W. VA. DAMS STARTING SOON   Bluestone And Sutton Reservoirs To Cost  $28,802,900

Majority of 82,012 Jap Wounded In Philippines Forced To Commit Suicide

$2,012 WOUNDED Jars PERISH IN PHILIPPINES   Many Die; Others Put to Death; Some — Suicide 

Reveals Japs Wounded in Philippines Campaign Were Forced to Suicide Or Ordered Killed by Own Officers

Japs Kill-82,000 of Own Wounded in Philippines   By WILLIAM C. WILSON

Jap Atrocities Against Own Men Revealed —  Nippon Troops Slay Slay Own Wounded

'No Priority Requested For  Roosevelt Dog   Displacing Of Three   Servicemen To Make Room For Mastiff Is Called A Mistake

Denies Air Priority for Dog Sought   Says Case ‘Regrettable Combination of Errors’

Dog Priority Called ‘Error  Colonel Roosevelt Nor President Asked It. Savs Secretary

ELLIOTT PUZZLED   "My Dog Travels As Freight And Awaits His Turn” Says Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt

Bervicemen Assert They Were “Bumped” Off Plane As Dog, Consigned To FDR's Daughter-!n-Law, Rode 

‘A MOST REGRETTABLE COMBINATION OF ERRORS’ 7  Early Says Col. Roosevelt Did Not Ask Priority For Dog. In Plane-Riding Incident

Three Servicemen Put Off Plane in Favor of Elliott Roosevelt’s Dog

Roosevelt Canine Causes Trouble  Army Men “Bumped” Off Plane By Dog, Claimed

 Can't Imagine Such Stupidity  «Eleanor Roosevelt  First Lady Heard: on “Dog Incident”

 * * * Ld La fall IDog Gets Priority Over 'Servicemen On Army Plane

This May Make Fala Jealous: There’s Another Roosevelt Dog Making the Headlines

Priority for Dog Not Asked   Early Calls Affair Regrettable Combination Of Errors

Service Men Say Colonel Roosevelt's Dog ‘Bumped’ Them from Plane

F No Air Priority Given Dog, It’s Combination of Errors, Savs Presidential Secretary

DISPLACEMENT OF THREE SERVICE MEN IN ARMY PLANE FOR ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT:DOC, TERMED MISTAKE

Dog Gets Place On Plane Ahead Of Servicemen   Was Being Sent By Col. Elliott Roosevelt To His Bride

President’s Secretary Declares No Priority Was Asked for Dog on Plane

Exhausted World  Pleads for Peace       Wi  idespread Armistice Day Exercises Featur Hopes for Preventing Future Wars

PAY TRIBUTE TO WAR DEAD   Preparedness Note Sounded By Many in ArmBtice Day Observance

Senators Vote Income Tax  Aid for Vets   Men Below Grade of Commissioned Officers Not to File Returns

VOTE TO CANCEL GI INCOME TAXES   SENATE COMMITTEE WOULD FORGIVE ALL WARTIME LEVIES

Vote Tax Relief. For Vets   Senate Committee Action Would Forgive Tax On GI Service Pay During War Years

= ¢: Senate Committee OKs Enlisted Servicemen  Released From Tax Debt

Tax Relief Voted for . Servicemen   COMMITTEE FAVORS CANCELING LEVIES ON ARMY, NAVY PAY

REMAIN HIGh   House Fight Looming Over Employment Service Bureau Change

EXCISE TAX GUTS MAY BE DELAYED   Heavy Opposition Develops “In Senate Finante Group

Senators Vote  Tax Relief For  Servicemen Would Forgive U. S.   Would Forgive U. S. Levy on Service Pay During War Years

CUT IN EXCISE TAXES DIMMING   Solons Seek to Hold De crease to Five Billion Mark

WOULD REQUIRE ONLY OFFICERS 10 MEET LEVY   Benefits for Business Also Win Approval Of Senators

Committee Votes to Forgive Income Tax of Service Men  Non-Commissioned Wor Veterans 1 May Not Be Obliaced to File Returns

Vote to Forgive All Income Taxes For Enlisted Men   Won't Have to File Returns on Service Iricome; Two Other Veterans’ Benefits

Move To Ease Taxes Of Vets  Would Drop Levies On Enlisted Men’s Pay

VOTE TAK AID FOR VETERANS AND BUSINESS   Senate Committee Votes Out U. S. Income Taxes for Enlisted Men.

Senate Group Votes To Kill Levy On GI's   Committee Agrees Ob Voiding Wartime Income ‘Tax

 at  P rospects Dim  For Reduction Luxury Taxes   Senate Opposition Devel ops Against Cutting Ex. cise On Whigky, Fur Coats and Jewelry

Income Tax For Enlisted Men To Be Dropped   Committee Draws Up Provision Which Will Now Await Approval.   WON’T HAVE TO FILE

Senate Committee Favors Exception For Service Men   Approves Benefits For Returning Vets; Also Corporations

Tax Cut Chances On Whiskey Slim  Reductions Unlikely On Fure Jewele Tan

Committee is  For Tax Relie!   Benefits Approved For Business and  The Railroads

OTHER BENEFITS FOR VETS ALSO GIVEN APPROVAL   Officwers Would Be Given 3-Yeas Extension; Ne Committee Action on Excise Taxes

Solons Would Forgive Vets’  Income Tax   Senate Group Agrees on Reductions in Tacome Taxes but Showdown on Special Levies Looms

Forrestal For Amity Of All  Armed Forces   Address Praises Marines—Letter From President

Tribute Paid  Marine Corps  Controversies Must Not Enter—Forrestal

Co mradeship Navy Is Hailed By Forrestal      Says Armed Forces Not Produced by Edict and Must Net Be Broken by Controversies

OVER 334,000 WORKERS IDLE ON WAGE ISSUE   Call AFL Lumbermen Off Jobs: Miners to Walk Out in West Virginia

Strike Idle Total Is -~Hiked To Above 323,000   1,575 N. Y. Offices * Crippled By Strike

Additional Labor Rifts Boost Idle  Over Nation   Lumber And Sawmill Strike Is Launched

TWO NEW DISPUTES  BOOSTS IDLE MEN T0  MORE THAN 323,000 SOME 60,000 LUMBER  AND SAWMILL WORKERS HAVE IOINED cCTRIVERS

Total Of Idle Workers Raised To 323.000 As Elevator Operators Go On Strike

New York Elevator Operators Strike; Over 323,000 Idle Throughout U. S.

STRIKE HALTS ELEVATORS IN NEW YORK   Mid-Manhattan Buildings Are Affected as 11,000 Workers Lay Off at the Start of the Morning “Rush Hour.”

Strike Halts Elevators   Workers Climb N. Y. Stairs As Operators Quit; Labor Unrest Closes [Lumber Camps

New York Business District Scene of Latest Big Strike   Elevator Operators and Maintenance Workers Out; 323,000 Idle

Elevator Operators  Go On Strike      Office Workers Climb Stairs

(2 New Labor Disputes Skyroc! Ito 373.000: New. York ce Workers Climb Stairs.

975 Buildings, Including Empire State, Hit By Rush Hour Walkout.

Ma  Sess MER} RESTS ERE ATR Geta  Elevator Strike Threatens N. Y. C. Office Buildinas

New Disputes Send Idle Total Above 323,000   Re-emphasize Wage Issue As Crux of Most of Labor Difficulties

New Labor Disputes to Face Nation   Lumber Mill Workers Quit in Pacific N. W.;  Demand Pav Increase

STRIKE TOTAL HITS 323000   Wages Are Principal Issues In Dismal U. S. Labor Picture

OHIO GASOLINE SUPPLIES RUN LOW IN TIE-UPS   Michigan Governor Takes Hand - - - Near-violence Flares at Cleveland

New Strikes Boost Idle Past 373.000   11,000 Manhattan Elevator Operators, Maintenance Worker: Staae Walkout

WAGE ISSUE IS CRUX OF MOST LABOR TROUBLE   Repeal Of Smith-Connally War Labor Disputes Looms As Possible Aftermath Of CIO Plans For Strike Vote.

Strike Total Shoots Toward 300,000 Mark   Wages Principal Issue In National Labor Disputes

TWO MORE LABOR DISPUTES BOOST IDLE TO 323,000   60,000 Lumber and Sawmill Work. ers Leave Jobs: 73.000 to Quit in New Vork.

Strikes Spread to Elevator Operators, Maintenance Workers.   SERVICE {iS CRIPPLED

7 ° Ni ! ‘ bes ror  a Hits     Sysop  wel uw  } 1.000 Oneretors Quit   71,000 Onperctors Quit, Fercing Workers to Toke to Stairways

LUMBER UNION, BUILDING HELP JOIN IN STRIKES   New York’s Office Workers Forced To Climb Stairs in Elevator Disputes

Final Edition   Two New Strikes Reported Today; Wages Are Issue   Westinghouse Plants In Six States Are Hard Hit By Full Walkouts

Company First Of Big Three To Accept Parley   Meanwhile Workers In Auto Industry Vote To Strike   Elevator Strike ‘Forces Thousands To. Climb Stairs

323,000 Idle Because Of Labor Difficulties,  Wages Principal Issue

CITY FOLKS WALK UP    Elevator Operators in 975 New i York Buildings Strike

STRIKE IS ORDERED VS. G-M   Showdown Battle Looms Over Pay Increase Demand

Record Total OF 350.000  Are Involved   Walkout Is Largest Ever Called: May Double Strike-Idle

ORDERED VS. G-M   Showdown Battle Looms Over Pay increase Demand

6-MLabor — Across U. Walks Out   Strike is Orderly As Big Auto Firm Is Closed Down

‘E’ Bond Campaign Finally Will Fail   ‘Ee’ Bends Sold—S1,796.057. ‘Fr’ Bent Queta—S?.290,000, ‘EK’ Rond« Te Go—S8655,915, Dave To GaxT wa.

TODAY'S WAR ANALYSBIi  Allies Should Let Japs Feel An Iron Hand   BY RICHARD AMPER United Press Staff Correspondent

Navy Sank 500 Nazi U-Boats   Adm. Ingram Reveals; Says Japan-Bound Sub Captured Last Week

Battle of Atlantic Cost Germany More Than 500 U-Boats Sunk as  Allied Losses Were at Minimun

Atlantic Battle Cost Germany Over 500 Subs   American Fleet Begged 126

Story Of Anti-Sub Warfare Is Told.....  Battle Of The Atlantic  Cost Germany Over 500 Subs, Admiral Reveals

GERMANS LOSE 500 U-BOATS IN ATLANTIC WAR   Only Sink 15 Vessels After Allies Perfect Escort System

Atlantic Battle Took Toll Of 500 Nazi U-Boats   Americaas Send  126 To Bottom

Allies Sink 500 U-Boats In Atlantic   Raiders Took Heavy Toll of Allied Shipping In 1942 and 43; Foiled By Escort System

DRAMATIC STORY OF FIGHT AGAINST SEA RAIDERS TOLD   ADM. INGRAM SAYS JAP SUBS OPERATED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN

Atlantic Battle Cost Germany 500 Submarines   Reveal Successful Anti-Underseas Campaign; Seize Japan-Bound U-Boat

Atlantic Battle Cost Germany 510 Submarines   Japanese-Bound U-Boat Captured Near Newfoundland

Ingram Discloses More Than 500 U-Boats Sunk In Battle Of Atlantic

Over 500 Nazi U-Boats Sunk   Battle Of Atlantic Revealed To Public

Over 500 Nazi Subs Sunk in Atlantic  U-Boat Bound for Japan Seized Off Nawfoundland Sundo

More Than 500 U-Boats Sunk   Dramatic Story Of Successful Anti-Sub Campaion Revealed.

BRITISH BRIDES WANT PASSAGE   Parliament to Take Over Problem Monday

NEW TYPE OF ATOMIC BOMB HIT NAGASAKI   Direct Hit Scored On Mitsubishi Steel Works

NEW TYPE BOMB HIT NAGASAKI   Second Atomic Weapon Makes One Used On Hiroshima ‘Obsolete’ Is Report

HEAVY RAINFALL SENDS RIVERS UP   Report Flash Floods in Areas of Lower Ohio

FLASH FLOODS RISE IN OHIO   Several Highways Blocked by Spreading Streams

eAnti-Trust Suit Hits §,P., Greyhound   Eight Componies Accused of Acts Restraining Trode

SP.Greyhound Accused in U.S. ‘Anti-Trust Suit   Standard Oil and Dollar Line Charged With Part in Plot

Suits Filed Against 8 Companies   Restraining Trade, Attempts to Corner Trade Routes Alleged

 oy owe ok Share Atomics but Get World Control First, Says Physicist

1) WHO SHALL CONTROL THE ATOM?  ‘Noted Physicist Favors World Control

Hitler Died Hating Three Bic Shots   Only Goebbels Was With Fuehrer Until The Very Finich

Himmler, Hess, Goering Rubbed Of Party Lists   Last State Papers" of Leader Reveal Picture: of Treachery

Hitler Died Hating Nazi Bigshots, Claim   Last Will Shaws Goering. Himmler, Hess, Were Rubbed Off List

PAPERS REVEAL ATER ATTEN TO SAVE PART   He and Goebbels Sought to Blame Jews for Nar in Final Hours   TURNED AGAINST AIDES   Goering, Himmler and Hess Read Out of Nazism as Reich Collapsed

Rescue Crews Comb Southern Ore. For Seven Airmen Missing In Crash

CONTINUE SEARCH FOR SEVEN AIRMEN   Comb Heavily Wooded Southern Oregon Wilderness Today

GALION ATTORNEY SUCCEEDS HUFFMAN   Moulton Resigns Seat in Ohio Legislature

TAKES: STATE COVMERCE JOB   Gation Democrat to Sucesed U.S. Sonater. dames Huffman — Governor Frank Lauscho Makes Aye pointment on Monday.

MOULTON NAMED COMMERCE CHIEF   Galion Democrat Replaces : Sen. Huffman

RATION FREE   Early Action on Meat Hel   Likely; Government - Food Heads Confer

RATION POINTS OFF ON CHEESE   Decision On Meat May Be Delayed: Cattle Marketing Heavy

Cheese Point Free: Meat May Come Off Next   An Order Formally  Ending Rationing of Food May Be Issued Very Soon, It Is Said

All Cheese  Ration-Free; Meat Action May Be Next   Officials Go Over Meat Situation; Decision To Hinge On Marketines

Ration Value Is Suspended From Cheeses   All Varieties Made Point Free by Government Regulation

Cheese Rationing Values Are Reduced to Zero   _ Administrators Discuss Meat Situation

Cheese Becomes All Ration-Free   Meat Points May Be Abandoned Shortly

‘BIG MO’ STOLE THE SHOW TODAY IN NAVY INSPECTION   Her Teakwood Deck Was the Scene of the Japanese  Surrender. .   THE SHIP WAS CROWDED   Went Aboard In New York Harbor at Rate of 10,000 An Hour.

‘Big Missouri’ Steals Show on New York Port   Crowds Board Mighty Battleship at Rate Of 10.000 An Hour

MATT KIMES AT LARGE    Odtiaw Gang Leader Believed Hid(' ing in Hills After Robberies

Ras BR BFEP RATE WANES BW Th BONE Be BEd?  Unit Will Take Part in J-D Celebration Program

WANT DRUM CORPS MEMBER:   Unit Will Take Part in J-D Cele bration Program

SHORTAGES ON IN BRITAIN   End of War Will Not Help Food Situation, Says Smith

REPORT RUSSIAN DEMANDS — BLOCKING LONDON DARLEY   BYRNES LOSING HOPE OF “BIG FIVE” 1RONING OUT DEADLOCK AT CONFERENCE

Pleas Made To Save Parley   Labor, Industry Confer. ence Reported in Vir-  tual Stalemate

LABOR MEETING PROVES FAILURE   Appeal To White House Made To Stave Off Stalemate

Labor-Industry Leaders Ask Truman's Aid in Preventing Meeting Stalemate

Red Army Captures Kuestrin   Decisive Breakthrough Before Berlin Due Soon, Moscow Reports

Allied Bombers Helping Russians On Eastern Front   Nazi Resistance Is Strong at Points; Danzig Near Fall

RIBBENTROP “HAS HOPE OF SAVING LIFE   EX-FORFIGN MINISTER: REPORTED OFFERING TO TELL SECRETS IN EXCHANGE FOR LiFE

REPORT UNION. WILL AGGEPT. ~ FEDERAL PLAN      COAL SHIPMENTS. FROZEN IN FOUR: DISTRICTS AS. COAL MINERS: “-WALKOUTS -” aa ~ SPREAD .

(hil Industry Strike May Be Ended Shortly   Report C. I. O. Oil Workers Ready To Accept Federal Plan For Settlement   ULTIMATUM IS EXTENDED 24 HOURS

PTANCE U. 5. PROPOSAL IS REPORTED   Coal and ’Phone Disputes Darken Labor Picture, However

Union to Accept Government’s 4-Point Plan   Schwellenbach Gets Decision at 4; Embargo on Coal

[Pearl Harbor Committee Picks GOP Attorney [As Its Chief Counsel

GIVEN NEW ASSIGNMENT      Will D. Mitchell Formerly Was Attorney General ?

Flame Thowers, Tanks and Blazing Gasoline Used by Forces Fighting in Close Quarters.   AMERICAN CASUALTIES OVER 1,300 IN WEEK

Four Yank Divisions In Combat   Naval, Land And Aerial Artillery Supports Ground Forces

Close Quarter Combat Rages On Okinawa   Yanks, Foe Battle Along 4 Miles Front Over Ravines, Ridges

Okinawa Island Front Is Scene of Bitter Combat! Between U.S., Jap Forces

Bitter Fighting For Okinawa   Yanks and Japs Battle Hand-to-Hand With Bayonets as Drive Closes in on Capital; Nippon Losses Are Very High

AMERICANS AND JAPS LOCKED IN BITTER BATTLE ON OKINAWA  CLOSE QUARTER COMBAT FINDS LARGE FORCES

Bitter Fight Is Raging For Jap Isle   Up to 100,000 Men Are Battling On Four-Mile Line

Over 50 Thousand Soldiers Engaged  at Close Quarters      Battle Rages Along Four Mile Front on Impertant Island

‘Okinawa Yanks Battle, }Within Mile of Capital   Bayonels, Flame-Throwers Used In Bitter Close Quarter Fights

FOUR’ AMERICAN DIVISIONS ARE LOCKED IN CLOSE QUARTER FIGHT WITH JAPS ON OKINAWA ISLAND

BOTH SIDES USE BAYONETS ON OKINAWA   Four Attacking U. S. Divisions and Bitterly Resisting Nips Are Locked in Close Quarter Comhat on Island.

Yanks and Japs Locked in Close Quarter Combat   Charge with Fixed Bayonets; Bitter Fighting All Across Okinawa Island

ATTACKING YANKS IN CLOSE COMBAT WITH NIP TROOPS   BOTH SIDES CHARGE FREQUENTLY WITH FIXED BAYONETS

Americans, Japs Locked In Close Quarter Combat   Both Sides Charge Frequently With Fixed Bayonets; Over 50,000 tnvolved In Battle

Japs Attacked by 4 Yank Divisions   Troops Are Locked in Close Quarter Combat on Oki nawa Island   OVER RIDGES - RAVINES   Americans Using Flame _ Throwers To Drive En emy From Caves

FOUR AMERICAN UNITS FIGHTING   Locked in Close Quarter, Combat Along Entire {sland Front.   'MANY TROOPS INVOLVED

100,000 U. S., Nip Forces in Fighting   Two-Corps Offensive Hammers for Objectives—Shuri, Naha— as Navy Losses in Camnaicnine Reach 6.235?

Thousands Of Troops Take Part In Battle   Fixed Bayonets Are Used By Both Sides

FOUR DIVISIONS OF AMERICANS IN BATTLE   Over 50,000 Men Involved In Fierce Fighting   Within Mile Of Major Objectives; Casualties Are Running High

Four Yank Divisions Hack At Japs On Okinawa —   Tighten Squeeze In Philippines

Yanks Gain in Tough Battle For Okinawa   Four Divisions and Japanese Locked in Close Quarter Combat

Flame Throwers Pace Attack by Buckner   Gasoline: Poured Down Hillsides ' And Lines Sway Back and ~ Forth From Bayonet Charges

Fierce Battle Raging Over Hills. Ravines   Four U. S. Divisions In Offensive; Many Japs To Be Killed,  Says Gen. Buckner

Yanks Within Mile of Major Targets of Naha And Shuri Fort   Both Sides Make Frequent Charges With Fixed Bavonets

NEARLY 100,000 SOLDIERS FIGHT HAND-TO-HAND   Nip Suicide Planes Attack U. S. Fleet; 1,302 Naval Casualties in Week

YANKS SLOWLY MOVE AHEAD IN OKINAWA FIGHT   Using Blazing Gasoline To Rout Japs From Caves

Nippons Bitterly Resist Yanks in Okinawa Battle   150,000 Are Engaged in Close Combat Over Four Mile Battleline.   New U. S. Landings  Made on Mindanao

YANKS ADVANCE ON OKINAWA CAPITAL   Two More Airdromes  Threatened in Fourth -Day of Invasion.

ROMMEL LINKED TO DEATH PLOT   Field Marshal Fell Out With Hitler, Helped Plan Assassination

Yanks Encounter Okinawa Defense   Gains Listed by Allies in Philippines and China   Record Concentration of Jap Field Guns Backbone of Defense Lines

‘Allies Fighting Within Sight of Burning Bremen, Hanover Against Shattered Germans   9th Army Crashes Great Industrial Cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund; Expected to Enter Hanover Before Night   Okinawa Battle Nearing Crisis  Japanese Opposition Chance Near Capital

Naval Academy Given 100 Gun Salute Today   Nimitz And King On Hand For 100th Anniversary Observance.

Anniversary  Celebrated   Naval Academy Ends 100 ‘Years Of Service

A 100-GUN SALUTE    Nimitz and Adm. King Take Part  in Navy Festivities

The War at aGlance   Western- Russian-Pacific-Italian Fronts  By. the Associated Press a St ba A ad of i 2 ee . es et

ARMY ENGINEER DROWNS IN BURMA   T 5 Donald K. Lightner, Aged 29, Formerly Of Hanover, Lost His Life On July 2, Wife Is Notified

CHINESE GROUPS WILL COOPERATE   ‘Central Government, Commun. ists To Avoid Civil Strife

Attempt To Avoid Civil War   Leaders Cooperate In  Building Free China

Chinese Political Leaders Agree Qn Compromise Plax   Council Representing Both Factions to Convoke National Congress

JAP ASSAULT ON OKINAWA IS HURLED BACK   Foe Counterattack is One of Heaviest of Pacific War

Yanks Crush Enemy Attack On Okinawa   Over LOO Jap Planes Shot Down While Making  ade Runa

Son of Former Glidden Woman Carries First Atom Bomb to Japan —   Jap Broadcaster — ~ Flays Bombings

Reds Declare War On Nippon!      Son of Former Glidden Woman Carries First Atom Bomb to Japar

Germans Hanged Prisoners by Christmas Trees  Other Victims Were Executed in Alphabetical Order

Victims Were Hanged By  Xmas Trees  American War risoners Were Hanger]

Bestial Germans Hanged Prisoners Beside Decorated Christmas Trees

*> CAR-FOUND IN OTTAWA   Vehicle Was Stolen from Andrew Robinson, @ettober 3t

~CAR-FOUND IN OTTAWA   Vehicle Was ‘Stolen from ndrew Robinson, October 31. -

Petain Death Sentence Cut  To Life Term      General De Gaulle Acts To Save Aged Marshal From Execution

Aged Head of Vichy Regime, Who Was Condemned to Death, Spared By Action of General DeGaulle

Petain Is Imprisoned  For Life   Death Sentence Of Former Vichy Chief Is Commuted Today By Gen, De Gaulle

French Chieftain Commutes Sentence Of Death to One of Life Imprisonment

PETAIN SAVED BY DE GAULLE   Aged Mershel To Serve Life In Prison for Betraying France to Nezis

DeGaulle Saves Petain’s Life   Commutes Death Sentence Of Aged Marshal To Life Imprisonment

Gen. DeGaulle Commutes Petain’s Death Sentence To Life in Prison

Cut Death Sentence To Imprisonment   DeGaulle Approves Statement Court Wrote Into Verdict

COMMUTE PETAIN’S DEATH SENTENCE   Action Consisted of Approving a Statement by the - Court.

Petain Is Saved From Guillotine   General De Gaulle Commutes to Life Imprisonment the Death Sentence of Aged Marshal for Acts of Treason Against France.

NO PROSECUTION FOR BITING GIRI   ida Lupino’s Secretary Not Mad at Dantine Now

CHANGE IN COAST GUARD OPERATION   Treasury Department Resumes Charge of This Branch of Service.

COAST GHARDS TO LEAVE NAVY   Service Shifts Back To Peace Status Jan. 1 Under Treasury

2 STATES OBSERVE THANKSGIVING NOV. 29   Tennessee and Arkansas Hold Cele. brations on That Date, Others on Fourth Thursday,

THANKSGIVING WILL BE MARKED NOV. 22   All But Two States, Tennessee And Arkansas, Will Observe That Date This Year As Turkey Day

THANASGAING DAY ACCORD REACHED   Only Two States to Celebrate On Nov. 29, 1945 Sur vev Diesiness

JAPAN'S NEWSPAPER ASAHI SUSPENDED   Published Articles That U. 5 Violated International Law With Atomic Bomb.

Typhoon Strikes Tokyo, Disrupting  Occupation Plans   Bahia dameasln ener eel  Planes Grounded, Smal Boat Communications Temporarily Halted

Thousands Freed From Japanese Camps Are Receiving Food And Medical Aid From Army

Freed Civilians Will Be Brought Home Soon, U. S. Officials Promise

Freed Internees Reveal Hardships of Manila Prison   Swift Repatriation Is Promised Thousands At Santo Tomas

: Speedy Repatriation For Freed C ivilian Internees " Arranged At Jubilant Santo Tomas Prison Camp   Jan Army Denies Purchase

FREED CIVILIANS WISHING TO LEAVE MANILA MAY DO SO   U. S. Officials Arranging   Speedy Repatriation for All Desiring to Go zg Home.   RUN-DOWN HEALTH TO BE BUILT UP   Rehabilitation of Half-Starved ‘Thousands Already, Un-— der Way—Medical Supplies Available.

Speedy Return to Home Pledged Luzon Captives  Army Rushes Medical Supplies, Food Ac Mare Pricanere Liberated by Yank

Freed Captives Coming Home   Repatriation Planned B; Army Authorities

Internees From Santa Tomas To Be Repatriated   Medical Supplies, Army Rations Available To Help Civilians’ Health.

Repatriation of Liberated Internees To Be Completed as Soon as Possible

EUROPE’S FOOD PLIGHT STUDIED   Hoover Has Talk With President; Dewey And Landon Invited In

Truman, Hoover Talk Over F ood Situation  Landon and Dewey Invited to Visit White House

FOOD RELIEF IS DISCUSSED   Truman, Hoover Confer On Problem of Hunger In War Torn Europe

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HOOVER CONSULTED ON FOOD PROBLEM   Truman Makes Non-Par. tisan Attempt to Surmount Difficulties

Raid Believed Carried Out by Swift British Mosquitos—Other Allied Airmen Deal Heavy Blow to German Rail System in West to Impede Shifting of Nazi Soldiers to East —Nine American Planes Are Lost.

Berlin Boned = Again by RAF ~~ Night Raiders  ‘Follawe Un US Blows   Follows Up U.S. Blows  Against Rail Hubs, — Tank Factory

Allied Offensives On Okinawa and in Central China Gain   Chinese Rout Jap Drive on American Chihkiang Air Base

Yanks Hurl 4 Divisions Against Japs   Biggest U. S. Land Of fensive Of Pacific War: Heavy Blows Imminen‘  In China And S. E. Asia

Two Cities Recaptured By Chinese   Big Drive Looms; American Troops Gain on Okinawa

Drives to Jump Off Soon To Clear Central China and Thailand of Japanese Armies

CHINESE TAKE TWO CITIES IN ROUTING ENEMY   Tokyo Claims Indonesians Aiding Them—Announce National “Prayer Meeting”

ALLIED OFFENSIVES MOVED FORWARD ON TWO PACIFIC FRONTS  OKINAWA AND INTERIOR CHINA SCENES OF MAIN  BATTLES AGAINST JAPS

Allied Bombers Hit Nazi-Railways   New Attacks Hamper Reinforcement Transfer

Allies Unleash Smashing Aerial Attacks  German Transport System Is Heavily Pounded

Explosion, Flames, Bullets—All In A Day’s  Operations Fer Airmen

MAY RETAIN MORE GERMAN PRISONERS   Reduction in Number a Camp Here Is Slated for August 

MAY RETAIN MORE   Reduction in Number al Camp Here Is Slated. for August Pe

DRAFT JAP TERMS’   Service Journal Says Truman Carried Proposals to Big Three

Army, Navy Journal Says Terms of Peace Are Decided  Severe Penalties Are Listed for Japan Linder U.S. Pranosal

Sot. George Sites Is — Given Bronze Stat   Commendation. for Bray. ery Received: by Par ” ante

Sgt. George Sites Is Given Bronze Star   Commendation for Bravery Received by Parents

Police Charge Service Force Not Cooperative   Naval Men Are Tired of Seeing Pals Beaten By Toughies

Sailors Clash With Civilian: In Honolulu   50 Yanks Are Held For Questioning  After 2-Hour Riot

Thousand U.S. Sailors Stage Reprisal Riots  On Honolulu Civilians

False Rumor Is Said Cause of Honolulu Riot   Naval Officers and Men Are Under Detention

Fifteen Hundred Smash Windows and Overturn Cars in Area Hostile to Yanks,   GROUNDLESS RUMOR LEADS TO DISORDERS   Navy Men Had Heard Two of Buddies Had Been Killed —No One Injured Seriously.

1500 Sailors Stage Riot In Honolulu Area After False Rumor of Killing

Navy Probe Of Riot Started: 50 Being Held   Disorders Start as the Result of Groundless — Rumor

1,500 Naval Officers, Enlisted Men In 3-Hour Rampage Over Rumor Buddies Are Killed

MUNDTT0 ADDRESS LINCOLN BANQUET   South - Dakota Congressman to Speak Here Feb 15 «

MUNDT TO ADDRESS LINCOLN BANQUET      South Dakota Congress_man to Speak Here Feb. 15

Famished Japs Raid U.S. Food   94 Women Inucludedin 180  Arvesied at Senda;

FAMISHED JAPS STEAL U, S. FOOD   Wartime Premier Koiso Surrenders To Stand Trial As Criminal

Japs Break.’ Into Stores” Of Americans   Japanese Are Told Cost Of Occupation Will Run High

Chiang's Regime fback By Communists  Nationals Lose Two Tan Field Leaders

Nationalists Admit Defeat   U. S. to Withdraw Marines From China

CITIZENS 1 10 VOTE AUG. 25 ON 4 ISSUES   Amendments To Be Submitted To Texas Electorate

Admiral Shimada Taken In Custody; Tojo Expected to Recover; Black Dragon Society Ordered Dissolved and Leaders Arrested

Woman Farmer Finds Flaws In OPA Rules   Speaks Her: Mind  To Congressmen

‘Farming Grandmother’ Appears at  OPA Hearing and Advises Solons

CROSSING OF MAIN WESTERN BARRIER ANNOUNCED TANAY   FIRST ARMY OVER RHINE AND SIX MORE GREAT ARMIES ALONG RIVER

Troops Gain Firm Footing On East Bank   First Army Opens Climactic Battle of European War Be: fore Startled Nazis Could Graso What Was Happening

Lift Restrictions On Rubber Good:   WPB Authorizes Use o Most Synthetic Rubber

TRUMAN, AIDES STUDY STRIKES   Special Meeting  Is Called For Friday To Discuss Wage-Price Problems

TRUMAN CALLS CABINET FOR URGENT MEE   New Machinery for Handling WagePrice Problems ta Be Discussed.

Ninth Army Within 97 Miles of Berlin   Gen. Simpson’s Troops Begin Final Push Toward Devastated Nazi Capital and Eventual Link-Up with Reds on Eastern Front

ALLIED FORCES CLOSING IN ON ENTIRE FRONT   Nazis in Ruhr Trap Facing Annihilation - - Fall of Bremen Imminent

AMERICAN FORCES PUSHING FORWARD 10 LINKUP WITH REDS:  ONLY 115 MILES NOW SEPARATE UNITED. STATES AND RISSIAN ARMIES.

ons Second Division Surging Onward ‘Over Last 57 Miles to Doomed Capital

3rd Army Rips Off 46-Mile Advance in Last 24 Hours   Red Troops Ready to Spring Forward; Armies Are 115 Miles ‘Apart

 Second Armored Division Crosses Elbe River, Last Natural Barrier Before Capital City Of Germany -- Third Army Also   Surges Forward ©

“Could Be In Berlin  Saturdav’”’   Scarcely 115 Miles From Russian Lines; British Storm Bremen; Third On Loose Again

Industrial City Of Osaka Blasted With 3,000 Tons   “If Japan Wants It, She’s Going To Get It,” Gen. Henry H. Arnold Declares Opening Tremendous Airforce Schedule For Year.

Complete, Utter Des truction  of Nips Planned   Air Chief Tells of Blows Facing Japs in Press Conference During Which He Dramatically Announces Blow at Osaka

TRUMAN TREND SHOWN AS TAFT CONFERS AGAIN   Republican Pledge of Cooperation Borne Out as Leading Party Member Discusses Legislation.

Lower Taxes for Vets Urged   Senator George Considering Plan For Reduction

May Ease Tax Load ‘For Vets   Move in Congress to  Continue Exemptions For Year Or So; Selons Dig in to Big Job

Plan Proposed To Lessen Tax For Veterans   Congress Faced By Staggering Job But Much Out Of Way

Sen. George Would Cut Vets’ Taxes   Solons Accomplish Much In First Two Weeks of Session but Staggering Amount Remains

Congress to Get Down to Heavy Work   Little Accomplished In First Two Weeks; Plenty of Talking

IMPORTANT RAIL * LINE IS SEIZED ~ BY LUZON UNITS   ~ Over 10 Miles of Transportation Facilities Taken by MacArthur's Men

Gains Made Up To Nine Miles By U. S. Troops   First Real Combat With Enemy On Left Flank Of Drive

6th Army Troop: Drive Ahead in Luzon Invasion   10 Miles of San Fabian-Manila Railroad Taken

Advances in Strength of 7 to 9 Miles Are Made   Invaders Take More Than 10 Miles Of the San Fabian-Manila Railroad

Yanks Roll Swiftly Forward   Speed of Advance Determined More By Caution Than By Enemy Resistance

ANERICANS SEIZE 10 MILES OF SAN FABIAN-MANILA RAILROAD AND OVERRUN MAIN HIGHWAYS

LARGE SECTOR SEIZED TODAY FROM JAPANESE   Beachhead Width Enlarged To 25 Miles

Terminals of Four Manila Highways, Railline Fall To U.S.   American Forces Advance Seven To. Nine Miles Toward Capital in Last 24 Hours

VITAL RAIL AND ROAD NETWORK   Drive Turns Flank Of Wha‘ Could Have Been Good Jap Defense Line

Planes Cover Island With Aerial Blows   Yanks Hold 200 Square Miles of Luzon, Using Airstrip, Advance Steadily

Seize 10 Miles af Key Rail/ youd and Grerrun 30 Miles of Highway Networks  ‘Over 25 Powns In         owns In  Over 25 PF   . ' Aamertean Hands           Japan Says U Force Cousisis of One ‘Tank and Two Infantry Divisious:  Claims Sinkings

Yanks Drive Forward In Luzon   Seize More Than 10 Miles Of Rail Line To Manila

Enemy Gathering Under Air Blows   Roads Between Beaches and Manila Pounded by  U.S. Planes   YANKS MOVING INLAND   Advances in Strength Make Contact With Japanese Forces

Over Ten Miles Of Railroad To Capital Taken   Turn What Could Have Been Flank Of Good Japanese Detense Line

Yanks Make Strategic Advances; Capture Five Towns and Enlarge Beachhead; American Air Power Rips Jap Airfields, Trains, Bridges

Seize 10 Miles Of Rail — Line And 50 Miles Of Roads: Turn Enemy Flank

Sixth Advances Rapidly Along Philippines Reads And Meets Little Jap Opposition: Aerial Umbrella Called ‘Superb’

10 MILES OF RAIL LINES   Troops Overrun 50 Miles of Highway Networks Controlling Northern Ends of Four Main Links With Capital. -

YANKS SEIZE ROADS GOING INTO MANILA   Networks Commanding North Ends of Four Main Highways Overrun By Doughboys

POSSIBLE JAP DEFENSE LINE IS PENETRATED   200-Square-Mile Beachhead Held Including 45 Communities

Railroad: And- High‘ways Are Engulfed By Sixth ixth Army:  TAKE FIVE TOWNS   MAMET TAN ELM IND Advances In Strength Are Reported: From  oe rT

ALL ADVANCES IN DIRECTION OF MANILA   Over 10 Miles Of Railroad Lines Are Taken   BEACHHEAD   Expanded To Width Of 25 Miles: Allied Airmen Busy Over Island

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Sixth Army Invaders Continue to Advance; Nips Still Surprised Unable to Move Men

Japs Offer No Resistance in  U.S. Advance   Seize Key Railroad, 50 Miles of Main Highways; Nips Show Little Fight.   Beachhead Hac Been Enlarged to 25 Miles

Yanks Gain Rapidly in Island Fight   Invaders of Lingayen Gulf Capture Webwork Of Transportation and Make Advances Ln to Seven Miles in Push Toward Manila

THE SIXTH ARMY OVERRAN 50 MILES OF ROAD NETWOR   Turned What Might Have Been Good Enemy Defense Line Behind Agmo River.   SEIZED MORE RAILROADS   Advanced During the Previous 24 Hours of 7 to 9 Miles Toward Manila.

U.S. Veferans Take 50 Miles Road Network:   Turn What Could Have Been Flank of Good Jap Defense Line Behind Aqno River

Tokio, Hamamatsu — Targets in New Blow   Mines Laid in Nipponese Waters As Air War Pressed; Chinese Recapture  Foochow, Potential Invasion Point

Chinese Retake Port of Foochow:; B-29's Raid Japan   Report Japanese Withdraw From Central China Coast

Foochow Recaptured By Chinese   Yanks Seize Important Air Center in Philippines

Foochow Is Recaptured By Chinese   Vital Ipo Dam On Luzon Falls Into Hands Of U. S. Doughboys Undamaged.

TEMPERATURES:   Tokyo Bombed; Fight Rages On Okinawa Hill   Ipo Dam On Luzon Island Captured; Other Gains Made

 Chinese Back In Foochow  ;. ds Nippons Begin Evac ) uating Anticipated Invasion Points.

Japs May Vacate China Coast; Fear U. S. Landing   GIs Capture Ipo Dam Intact; B-29s Deliver Demolition Bombs, Mines.

B-298 HIT TOKYC AND LAY MINES IN JAP HARBORS   Chinese Recapture Potential Mainland Invasion Port; Japs Foresee Doom

CHINESE TAKE FOOCHOW FOR INVASION PORT   Yanks Make Small Gains on Okm awa, Where Japs Are Resisting Desperately.

Kentuckians Look Facets In Face In Drive   Representatives of labor, industry, agriculture and education are  hoasting state.

Japs driven — back in stiff  plateau serap Enemy death toll past 70.000 mark

Score Gains Along Yaeju Defense Line   More Than 70,000 Enemy Troops Killed On Okinawa In the 75-Day Old Campaign

Jap Peninsula Pocket Broken By Marines   Nipponese Dead for Okinawa Campaign More Than 70,000

Victory Reported After Fierce Nine-Day Battle  MANY JAPS KILLED “IN ISLAND BATTLE  Division in Position to Develop Pincer Arm

3,500 More Nips Slain in Fierce American Drive   Japanese Kill 150 of Own Wounded in Hospital on Oroku Isle

Escarpment Flanks On Okinawa Turned   5,000 Japs Are Siain On Peninsula; Nips Kill Own Wounded In Hospital

DIE IN BATTLE ON PENINSULA   Nips Are Driven Back _ At Both Flanks.Of Yaeju Line

Hunt for Hitler Goes on Inside Japan; Dictator Reported Escaped in Submarine

Yanks Hunt Hitler  In Jap Mountains   Nazi Colony Combed; U-Boat Escape Claimec

Berlin Reports Americans Have Rammed 50,000 Men Into Salient   Full-Scale Drive On Nazis Looming   Canadians, U. S. Nintl Wipe Off Last German Group In Wesel Area

Hit Deeper Into Reich From River   Wipe Out Nazi Pocket Near Coblenz; Airforce Bombs Rail Hubs,

Continuing Work Stoppages Keeping Idle Over 452,000   In Washington the Conciliation Conferences te End Critical Soft Coal Strikes Remains Deadlocked With Rationing of Manufactured Gas Planned  OVER HALF OF NATION'S SOFT COAL MINERS OUT

Truman Points Party Left Of Center For ’46   President Leaves ‘Little Doubt He Stand Primar“ily With So-Called’ ‘Liberal Wiig

President Turns Democratic Party To Left of Center   “New Deal” All Over Again, GOP Says of Message

Truman Points Democrats To Left For Campaigns   President In 16,000 Word Message Leaves Little Doubt He Stands Primarily With So-Called Liberal Wing Of His Partv—Shadow Of Roosevelt Seen

Democratic Party Left Of Center Forecast After Truman’s Message   President Leaves Little Doubt That He Stands Primarily With So-Called Liberal Wing.

Truman Leaning Toward the Left  Message to Congress Leaves Little Doubt

‘Troman “Message Points Leftward                      Chief Executive's - Position Now — Definite; May Indicate Democratic Course in “46,

President Points Demos fo Left   16,000 Word Message Shows Truman Stands Mainly With Liberals

SEE POLITICS IN PRESIDENTS 21-POINT PLAN   Message to Congress Called Dressed Up New Deal

President Points Democratic Party Leftward  Congress Message Leaves Little Doubt of Status

Truman Message Puts Democrats Left of Center   GOP'S Say ‘It’s Some Old New Deal Dressed In Different Clothes’

Truman Stands With Liberal Wing Of Party   Republicans Note This Quickly In Appraisal Of  Printed Message.   NEW DEAL DRESSED UP

PATROLS ARE SENT ACROSS AGNO RIVER   Major Battle Is Expected Within The Next Week

Armored Units, Patrols Smash To Agno River   Invasion Beachhead Expanded To 200 Square Miles; Important Road Junction Seized; Japs Report Sighting New Convoy

Patrols Push Across Agno  River Line   Beachhead Enlarged To 200 Square Miles On 20-Mile Front

BEACHHEAD ON LUZON 200 SQ, MILES   Americans Surge Across Plains on  20-Mile Front

Yanks Hold 200 Mile Square Area  PATROLS CROSS AGNO RIV Md THREE HIGHW

INVASION BEACHHEAD EXPANDED   Armored Columns Are Striking Down Main Highways Toward Manila.

Luzon Wedge Pushed to 200 Square Miles   Invasion Forces Wear Agno River; Tan Stand Waited

Landing On Luzon Widened   Yanks Continue To Advance Against Light Opposition

APANES OPPOSITION STRONGER      Patrols Probing Across Agno River Only 90 Miles From Manila; Columns Reported Six To Eicht Miles Inland   IMPORTANT ROAD JUNCTION SEIZED

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News Behind The News  Copyright MeUlure Newspaper   WASHINGTON By Rav Tucker

France is willing to negotiate   ‘Britain broke a 1941 agreement’

New Cabinet Being Formed  In Argentina   Civilian Prosecutor Nam » ed to Select Cabinet: ea +> « ele a é © Universities Reopened * Press Freedom Re: > instated:  *

Tension Eases In Argentina   Avolos And Lima Assume 6 Of 11 Cabinet Posts.

CIVILIAN ENTRUSTED  WITH TASK FORMING  “CABINET NOTABLES” PRESIDENT FARRELL SEEKS TO LEAD ARGEN Sprite

CIVILIAN ENTRUSTED WITH TASK FORMING “CABINET NOTABLES”  PRESIDENT FARRELL

Tension Eased in Argentina   Schools Reopened: All News Censorship Is Ordered Lifted

New Premier Of Argentina Meets Rebuff   First-Attempt to Get Civilians Into ‘ Cobinet Fails

New Argentine Cabinet Sought  Prosecutor Chosen To Make Selections

CREDIT. SETUP. oe WILL CHANGE   FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT REGULATIONS FOR CON-" SUMERS'TO-BE RE:  ’  SLAXED SOON. 

Wheeler Plans Attack on UNO  Blocked bv’ Proposal   Blocked by Proposal Of Three That U. S.  Join World Governmen

Wheeler Plans Attack on UNO   Blocked by’ Proposal ‘Of Three That U, S.  Join World GSovernmen

am £PUY War Bonas ~~ Russian Phones Berlin Official,  ‘See You Soon”

16,500 Tire Workers Agree To End Strike   CIO Unionists Idle Since July 1 Vote to Obey WLB Directive  Tr, Datarn ta lake

Walkout To End Monday   Union Members Agree to Return To Their Jobs

TRUMAN PLANS FACT - FINDING LABOR BOARDS   Appeals to Strikers to Leave Dispute For Study

Reopening of GM Plants Asked; Congress Given Plan to Settle Walkouts

Accent On Youth Draft Principle For Rest of War   45 Per Cent of July — - Call To Be Made Up of 18-Year-Old Men

ACCENT PLACED GN YOUNG KEN   Approximately 45 Per Cent of July Call ‘to be Made Up of Men 18 Years of Age —-Men Forty May be Discharged Upon Application.

PRISONER OF THE JAPS   Trumbauersville Soldier at First Believed to Have Been Killed

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest Tc All In The Various  Communities  fa aia Mn 6 Cho  es tre «£24AhUcKCchUCOCU!O Oe, “ws

Dems Shun Lead of ‘Dies’ Group   Solons Reject Post as Chairman of Committee

NO ONE-WANTS. DIES’ OLD JOB   HOUSE LEADERS HAVING TROUBLE IN GETTING CHAIRMAN FOR PROBE  COMMITTEE :

Marines Fight Uphill Under Fleavy Cross-Fire From Jap Machine Guns On Iwo Jima

Disgraced, Japan Cabinet Resigns; May Open New War   Siberia-Manchuria Frontier Seen As Next War Theater As Soviet Declares Jap Aid To Germany Violates Non-Aggression Pact.

Nips Face New Foe as Reds Denounce Pact   Soviets Mass Only 575 Miles From Tokyo After Fall of Koiso Regime; Moscow Assails Jap Aid to Germany

Soviets Accuse Japan of Aiding Nazis  Action Clears Way for Reds to

COMMITTEE VOTES AGAINST WILLIAMS   REA Noniinee to Stay in Fight Despite Re sbuff

Western Sheriff Finds Jap Balloon More Rambunctious Than Bucking Bronc

JAPANESE LANTERN BOMB BALLOONS FALL AS FAR EAST AS MICHIGAN, BUT FEW DO DAMAGE  Sheriff Is Carried Over Hill, Vale and Ravine or Nipponese Paper Bomber, But Finally Throws Hitch Around Tree and Ties fk Un

Sheriff Has Trouble With ‘ Japanese  Lantern” ~  Gets Wild Ride On Balloon Bomb

Japanese Balloons Are Falling West of the Mississippi River   One Drops In Michigan; Their Bombs Explode Harmlessly

Western Sheriff Rides Jap Balloon 55 Minutes, Then Ropes It to Tree

VY Gardeners Will Get Extra Gasoline   Will Be Used In Transport To-From Gardens

Welcome Ready For Argentina   American Nations Ready To Let Black Sheep Back Into Fold.

WALKOUTS STILL CONTINUE OVER NATION TODAY   16,000,000 Tons of Coal Were Lost During Deadlock

TEXTILE AND STEEL FIRMS TO RESUME   End of Coal Strike ‘Enables Them to Produce Again

End of Coal Str ike Paves Way for Resumption of Production of Steal And Texiile Mills of Nation

End Of Mine Strike Let: Mills Resume      Hollywood Strike Near Climax As _ Actors Take Stand

Early Resumption Of Work Seen With Sudden ‘Ending “Of Coal Strike

END OF STRIKE SET FOR MONDAY   COAL MINERS ARE ORDERED BACK TO WORK

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‘Well Done!’C.6. Reserves Told   Citations Presented Tc ~ -'Molunteer Group

42,000 TONS OF BOMBS HIT JAPS   130 SQUARE MILES IN HOMELAND WRECKED

JAPANESE HIT BY 42,000 TONS   DEVASTATED AREA EXTENDED TO 130 SQUARE MILES

LUZON DRIVE IS UNCHECKED   Yanks Take Junction Town Enter Zone of Enemy Concentration

Advance Of Sixth Army Is Unchecked         ‘Americans Drive long Roads To Jap-Held Manila

Junction Joint at San Carlos Taken by the Americans   DRIVE FROM GULF STILL UNCHECKED   Stiff Fight on Left Flank Mentioned in Dispatch

Five Highway Junctions in Luzon Taken   MacArthur Reports Drive Southward Remains Unchecked

Yanks Meet Stiffer Enemy Resistance As They Drive Forward On Luzon Island   ‘Five-Highway Junction At San Carlos Seized; Ameri  can Airmen Dealing Out Destruction To Jap  Airfields And Communications

‘Yank Forces May Be Near Defense Areas   46 Small Freighters And Large Transport Sunk off San Fernando  SAN CARTOS TAKEN

Congress Votes 3 Billion Road Building Plan   Showdown on Income - Tax Reduction Is - Near in House ©

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Reader:   Main Activities in Nation. al Capital Summarized by Associated Press

Three - Billion Road Program  Gets Go Signal   Federal Government Will Match Funds In FarReaching Construction

ROAD BUILOING PLAN ADOPTED   $3 Million Construction Pro.Program Clears Congress in Hurry.   SENATE HEADS FOR FIGHT

Truman Choice Causes Bitter Fight in Senate   MeKeough’s CiO Connection May Cause Rejection

FROM ITALY BASES   RAF Liberators Strike Ger. many Redoubt City of Freilassing

Allied Airmen Follow Hitler Hideout Bombing With New Assault Nearby

RAF Attacks Redoubt City   Freilassing Hit In Explosive Followup Of Yesterday's Bombardment.

Follow Up Raid On Hitler Hideout   Redoubt City Of Freilassing Plastered; Refuge, Chalet Destroyed.

RAF BOMBERS HIT FREILASSING      British Continue Raids on German Redoubt

RAF BOMBERS BASED IN ITALY BLAST AT CITY OF FREILASSING  AMERICAN AND BRITISH AIRMEN JUBILANT OVER

Eagle Nest Of Hitler Blasted  By Huge Boml   ltaly-Based Laneasters Fol low Up Historie Attack With Assault On Freilassiny

Bombers Mass Hits On Redoub  Hitler's Mountain Retreat Blown Up .

Allied Planes Sweeping Sky _ Over Axis Troops And Cities; Berlin Fugitives Are Basged

Continue Raids on Hitler's Hideouts  RAF Liberators From ‘ ttaly Join in Attack

LLED IN TO GOAL STRIKE   OPERATORS REJECT MADAME PERKINS’! TERMS

EXTENSION Is TEMPORARY TILL NEW- AGREEMENT   Failure to Comp1y Will Bring Government Seizure

Franco s Envoys To Visit Prince   Pretender to [hrone Now in Switzerland

YANKS CAVE NORTH SIDE OF SALIENT   Seize Init ative North of Strasbourg, Ease Nazi Threat

Allied Success In German Drive Best for Weeks.   Montgomery Says Big Nazi Drive Being Turned Into Loss

PATCH FORCES EASING THREAT TOSTRASBOURG   Germans Begin Pulling Out of Blunted Nose of Bulge in Belsium

Patch Eases Nazi Threat To Strasbourg   Most Encouraging Situation Since Drive Began Dec. 21

Nazis Reported Pulling Out of Ardennes Bulge   Tide of Battle Aly Swings In Yank  In Northeaster

Enemy Is Beginning to Pull Out (Of Ardennes Salient’s Blunt Nose   Tide of Battle Is Also Swinging in Favor of U. S. Qawanth Armv: Whola Sitnatian Te Rrichtar

U. S. FORCES GAIN MILE IN ‘SWIRLING SNOW   Strasbourg Threat Eased

Great Weight Of Allied Combined Forces Squeezing Von Rundstedt Into Pocket

Germans Begin Withdraw. ing From Blunted Nose Of Bulge   Last Escape Road Now Under Fire   Overhaul Situation Bette Than Anytime Sinee December 16

Threat In South Is Eased   Americans Drive In Snowstorm to Gain Mile, Half

Advance On North Flank Of Salient   TIDE OF BATTLE ALSO SWINGS IN-FAVOR OF AMERICAN SEVENTH ARMY

Germans Break UnderPounding Of Yank Armies   Patch Strikes in Sout  Saves Strasbourg, Gains Ground

Threats to Strasbourg Are Eased   Patch’s Army Takes Initia tive — Hodges’ Army Makes Gain

DRIVE 15-MILE GAP IN ENEMY DEFENSE LINE   Germans Begin Pulling Out of Blunted Nose Of Belgian Bulge

Patch’s Forces Seize Initiative   Reports Sketch Encouraging Situation on All Western Front; Hodge’s First Army Gains on Belgian Rim, Drive for Junction

Yanks Plunge Into Nazi Flank in Belgium Thru Snow; Save Strasbourg

Daredevil Slightly Bruised After 'Braving Niagara Rapids in Barrel

Strike Votes May - Affect 7 Million By November 3   Dark Future Confronts Truman Preparing fer Labor Conference   BUS LINE WORKERS WALK OUT IN EAS}   Government Wage-Price Policy May Be Used to Break Up Strikes

LABOR STRIFE IDLE MAY HiT SEVEN MILLION   Wage Management Parley to Face Grave Situation

DAZZLING MACON CINDERELLA IN GAY ATTIRE DANCES ON BIRTHDAY JUST AS DEAD MARINE PLANNED

She Danced, a Dazzling Cinderella With a Tear in Her Heart for Bob

7 Deer Hunters Die in: State '   Claude Skiebrek. Well Known Stoughton Man Heart Victim -

Reconquest of Borneo  Makes Gains  Australians Make New Landing; Opposition Licht

Last Rites For S.J. Carlson Were ~~ Held Saturday   Burial Was. in Summit Hill Cemetery; Was Long Time . Resident of County

PRESIDENT HAS NO PLAN   Has No One Picked to Replace Hull At Peare Confrorence

MISSING SOLDIER PRESUMED DEAD   That Is Word Received From War Department By Wife Of Pfc. Paul J. Oaster, McCharrvstown

Report New Surrender  Offer Coming   British Ministers “Standing By

REPORT SURRENDER IN ON VTS WAY   Many Believe That Only Details Remain to Be Worked Out

_ European War Continues As Himmler Capitulation Offer Is Rectified

London Expects New Offer From Heinrich Himmler   Announcement Of Victory May Come Tomorrow

New Surrender Offer Reported ‘On Way to Allies   British Cabinet Ministers Stand By; Expect Announcement Hourly in London

New Surrender Offer Fron Himmler Is Understood To Be on Its Way Today

Allied Capitals Await German Capitulation; May Come Tuesday   British Cabinet Members Ordered To Stand By As Swiftly Moving Developments Point To Germany’s Collapse Soon

NEW SURRENDER (FFER ON WAY"   HIMMLER REPORTED MAKING NEW PEACE BID

New Surrender By Himmler Is In The Making   London Says Developments Are Moving Swiftly To Include Surrender To Three Major Powers.   MAY WAIT COMPLETE CAPTURE OF BERLIN

War’s End in Sight In Rumors of New Bid From Himmler   Allies Believed Checking on Ability of Gestapo Chief To Compel Fanatical Nazi Pockets To Lay Down Arms - - - Hitler’s Position Remains Uncertain—President Says White House Will Announce V-E Day Officially

NEW OFFER OF PEACE ON WA)   ‘VE-Day’ Announcement Is Expected ‘At Any Hour’

London Reports New Surrender Offer on Way   Truman to Give Announcement of End of Conflict

New Himmler Peace Offer to Three Major Powers Reported on Its Way to Allied Leaders   British Cabinet Ministers Ordered to Stand by as Swiftly Moving Developments Pointed to an Ecrly Collapse of the Germany Army

New Surrender. Offer From Himmler Believed On Way To Three Powers

Overture Reported To Be On Way   Himmler Said To Have Drafted New Proposal

BRITISH CABINET STANDING BY FOR COLLAPSE   London Calm Although V-E Day Announcement Expected Hourly

WIT MOVES APEOTED ON PEAGE FRONT   Cabinet Told to Stand By as Bernadotte Confers with Himmler.

Himmler Appeal “On Way’   World “Stands By” As Swift-Moving Developments Point to Swift Collapse of Germany . -

Nazi Surrender To Big 3 Said To Be “On Its Way”; Saturday Report Was Dud

London Calm But Waiting Peace News   British Cabinet Stands By As Developments Point to Early German Collapse   Sure Day Is Near   Churchill Reported Prepar. ing May Day Address; Berlin Fall May Be Required

Russia Included In Himmler Offer Now ‘On Its Way   British Cabinet. Ministers Ordered To Stand By

Confers Again With Reputed Peace Contact  London Calm, Word May Come Tuesday   London Calm, Word May Come Tuesday From Churchill; Say Details Being Studied

British Cabinet Stands By; Churchill Plans Statement — Before Commons Tomorrow   Capture of Berlin is Imminent; American and Russian Forces In New Linkup West of Capital

Presume Term: To All Three Allied Powers   British Cabinet Ministers Or. dered To Stand By For Develonments.   LONDON i CALM

TEMPERATURES:   Events Moving Swiftly Toward End Of Contlict   New Offer Said To Be On Way; V-E Day May Come Tomorrow

London Calm; Developments Are Awaited”   British Cabinet Members Ordered To Stand by for Any Possible Action 

Himmler And Swedes Huddle; Reds Strike Harder For _ Berlin Knockout After Second Junction With Yanks.   * ** *k * North Pocket

BRITISH CABINET MINISTERS ‘TOLD T0 STAND BY AS LATEST PEACE RUMORS ARE DEVELOPED

Details Of Nazi Surrender Being Drawn Up; May Day May See Official Statement

NEW SURRENDER OFFER MAY BE ‘ON THE WAY’   ‘V-E’ Day Announcement Expected at Any Hour; Himmler Acts?

JAP RESISTANCE FLARES ANEW IN SOUTH MANILA      Enemy Falls Back Slowly In The Direction Of Water Eront

Jap Resistance Stiffens as Enemy Falls Back to Make Final Stand for Manila

RESISTANCE FLARES ANEW IN MANILA   Japs Falling Back Toward Walled City For Death Stand

JAP RESISTANCE IN SOUTH MANILA FLARES AGAIN   Converging U. S. Attacks Squeeze Enemy to Port Area

Japs Lashing ‘Back Hard in ‘Old Manila’  Cornered Foe Retreats Slowly for Death Stand Inside Walled Walled City  B ATTLE IN ST IN STREETS Sirborne Unit Unit Inflicts  ‘Heayy Losses 30 Miles South of Capital   BATTLE IN STREETS 

Cornered Enemy Squeezed Toward ~ Manila Harbor   Jap Resistances Flares With Renewed Violence in Southern Section   TWO U. S. COLUMNS PUSH SLOWLY AHEAD   MacArthur's Men Engaged In Fiercest Fighting Since Luzon Invasion

Japs Fall Back For Death Stan On Waterfront   Expect Final Fight Inside Walled Area Philippine Capital

Japs in Manila Fight Fiercely   Renewed Violence Flares in Capital

Japs Back for Manila  Death Fight   Resistance Flares With New Violence in Southern Section

MANILA JAPS FALL BACK IN FIERCE FIGHT   Retreat Toward Walled City For Last Stand; 37th Mops Up In HandTo-Hand Battle.

Jap Resistance #? fs  In South May / F lares Up be.   Cornered Ex’ © alls Back Slowly. « ard City’s Waterfront

Killing Frost Due Saturday   Predict Cold Wave Will Hit Minnesota, Wisconsin and lewa

Heavy Frosts Forecast for Northern Illinois Friday Night and Saturday

CORN FROST DAMAGE EXPECTED SATURDAY   Little Danger in Ohio; Mercury To Drop

THREE STATES GET FROST WARNINGS   TEMPERATURES OF 46 EXPECTED IN EGYPT BY FRIDAY NIGHT

4) Jap Ships Hit Off Asia's Coast   Bombers, Fighters Rake Hong Kong and Formosa

5 GERMANS TO DIE FOR KILLING YANKS   Nazis Convicted of Murdering Six Airmen to Be Hanged at 6 a m. Today.

MARINES IN NEW MOVE ON TWO ISLAND   Now. Have Four *F ifths ‘of Island Under’ Control

MARINES OPEN FINAL DRIVE   CRAWL FOOT BY FOOT TOWARD NORTH COAST  ’

Japs Battle Like Madmen In Iwo Pocket   Marines Use Knives and Bayonets; 5,000 of Foe Backed Up to Sea

CIVILIANS MAY GET LESS MEAT   NEW ESTIMATES CALL FOR BETWEEN 120 AND 132 LBS, PER PERSON

CIVILIAN MEAT FOR THIS YEAR AT 10-YEAR LOV   Summer May be Meatless for Some Because of GI and LendLease Demands.

401,000 TROOPS HURLED INTO NEW ASSAULT   First Army Drives Through Forest In Blizzard

Provisional Chief to Be Named   Legislative Body Holds Government Reins First Time in 5 Years

FRANCE’S ASSEMBLY PLUNGES INTO WORK   De Gaulle Turns Over Rule: Slated To Be Returned

DE GAULLE QUITS PROVISIONAL JOB   GOVERNMENTAL REINS TURNED TO ASSEMBLY

ENCH GROUP MEETS TOOK   Legislature Charged With Task of Replacing 1875 Constitution.

POWERS ARE SURRENDERED BY DE GAULLE   General Quits as Provisional President, Turn. ing Reigns Over to First Elected Legislators in Five Years.

DeGaulleSubmits His Resignation   Government Reins Go To Legislative Body

De Gaulle Surrenders War Powers As Legislature Debates New Constitution

GEN,.DE GAULLE RETURNS RULE   New French Assembly  Onene Fivet Saectan

Resignation Submitted By French Chief   De Gaulle Resigns As Provisional President To ConStituent Assembly.      PROBABLY WILL STAY

D’Gaulle Resigns As French Leader  New Legislative Body Assumes Authority

WINDSOR TO CONFER WITH KING GEORGE   Duke, Now Out of Job, Is Expected to Take Up Question of New Position.

SECOND RECORD 8.29 FORCE RADS JAP INEUSTRIES   Marines 1,000 Yards from Naha; Two Million Tons Jap Shipping Sunk

Essential Job List Is Being Surveyed Now   Government Officials Begin To Review Jobs That Will Control Future Manpower Situation.

New Barrel-Scraping Measures   Federal Government Reviews Entire List of Essential Activities

Ways Studied to Put End to Job Shifting   Reclassification of Essential Activities Seen as Probable

Congress Sifts Ways to Tighten Manpower Screws   Reclassification of Essential Industries, Listing Critical Needs First on Leqislation

May Shorten List of Essential Activities; Seek to Channel More Men into More Critical Industries

NEW ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY LIST WILL BE MADE   Some Industries To Be Dropped, Some Added

Job Review Being Made ‘By Government   Manpower Search May Bring Change In Classification

Seek Firmer Job Control   Congress Reported Ready to Enact’Some Sort of Service Law

U.S. Reviews Jobs To Determine How Many Are Vital  Some Will Be Dropped Drreene OT fea . ee e  gc.   Some Will Be Dropped From List, Some Will Be Termed as ‘Critica?

Federal Agencies Review Jobs; Seek Big Draft  New Status Allows  Preference to

Essential Job List Reviewed By Governmen:   Tighten Screws Of Job-Shifters To Aid War Effort

May Revise List of Essential Activities   Gavernment Seeks Way To Tighten Manpower Screws in War Effet

Gov t Reviews Standing Of Essential Work  Men Hn Ta 328 Subtect   Men Up To 38 Subject To Immediate Call lf They Shift Jobs

DR. PLACHTE REAPPOINTED   Tighter Controls Urged to Solve Manpower Problem:

Government Is Reviewing Essential Industry List   Revision Will Drop Some From War Nee Classification And Add Others; Shell . Making Heads Critical Section

Tighter Control of Jobs and Manpower ~ Asked of Congress   4Fs Get First Place~ in - Program to Meet War ._.. Emergency

ESSENTIAL JOB LISTINGS FACE STIFF REVIEW   Congress At Work On New Measures To Scrape Manpower Barrel

CRITICAL JOB REVIEW IS ON   Government Seeks Way to Tighten Manpower Screws Tighter

ESSENTIAL JOBS BEING RELISTED FOR WAR WORK   Meanwhile, Draft Tightened On Deferments and JobJumping Workers

Essential Job List Reviewed By Government      Some Activities Now ,Classified As Necessary To Be Dropped In Manpower Program

Government Reviews List Ot Activities   Some Essentials Will Be Dropped; Most Will Re: main That Way.   HEARINGS TO BEGIN

TIGHTENED JOB CONTROLS EYED   Complete List Of Manpower Activities Faces Study

Essential Job Review Begun  By Officials   Some Work, Which Has Been Regarded As Vital, Will Be Placed on Non-Critical List; More Draft-Age Men To Be Inducted.

War Today-  Japs Show Signs of Pulling in Lines! On Okinawa Sector

Okinawa Japs Pull Back ». Ships Shell Isle   Enemy Appears Set To Abandon Shuri; Mud Slows Americans

De Gaulle’s Resignation Is Reported   French Chief Of State However, Denies He Has Taken Such Action

COMPLAINTS LODGED   Patrons Take 2 a . Hand in Disturbed School Situation

GERMAN AGENTS PICKED UP BEFORE THEY COULD SABOTAGE AMERICAN WAR. PRODUCTION

FBI NET SNARES TWO SABOTEURS   One Native of U.S., Other Known Nazi Agent. Held in N. Y.

LANDED BY SUB   Saboteurs Enter U. S. on Maine Coast; Nabbed in New York

One Of Them fs a Renegade American Who Served in, Navy   They Brought $60,800 and Complete Equipment With Them—Listened in Cocktail Lounges for Indiscreet Talk by Servicemen and Civilians

F. B. 1. Tells Of Capture Of Spies   Landed On Maine Coast From Sub

Two Nazi Agents Landed By Sub Are Under Arrest   Captured In New York By F. B. I.Came Ashore  From Sub Off Maine  (tna at

Yank Bombs Did This In Just Two Minutes   FBI Nabs Two Nazi Agents Landed By Submarine on Coast of Maine

Cordell Hull Selected. For Nobel Award      Efforts Of Former Secretary Of State Toward Peace Bring Recognition

REOCCUPATION SPEED BY CHINESE IS KEY   Airforce Personnel Is Already Being Sent Homeward

VANGUARDS OF 3RD AND 7TH NEAR JUNCTURE   Patton’s Forces in Whirlwind Sweep That Clears 29-Mile Stretch of Rhine; Bingen Cantured

The Rhine Crossing Town Of Bingen Falls To Gen, Patton   80.000 NAZIS FLEE TRIANGULAR POCKET   Whole German Position In Industrial Basin Appears Collapsing

80,000 Troops Jam Rhine Exit Roads; Yanks Closing Trap   Third, Seventh Armies Plunging Unchecked Toward Basin Junction; Two German Escape Paths Severed

30.000 Nazis Attempt Flight West of Rhine   Patton's Hard- Driving Third Ar my Clears Bingen-Coblenz River Area

JAPANESE HELP YANKS PREPARE FOR OCCUPATION   Americans Who Landed at Airfield Near Tokyo Surprised at Attitude of Nipponese.   RADIO TOWER SET UP IN 45 MINUTES   U, S. Troops Eat at Enemy’s Field Headquarters— Strip Is in Good Condition.

FIRST AMERICAN FLAG IS RAISED ABOVE JAP SOIL   Air Forces Radio Unit Quickly Unfurls Old Glory   JAPANESE OBLIGING IN THEIR CONDUCT

lwo, ex-Lair of Jap Fighter Planes, Now Sees B-29 Sky Trains Rumble on to Tokyo

German Warships Open Fire On Danes   iClashes Break Out In Copenhagen As Danish Patriots Attempt To Disarm Nazis

Nazis Shell Sections O1 Danish City   Efforts Of Patriots Te Disarm Sailors Aboard Two Cruisers Results In Many Casualties

‘King Starts To Organize New Regime   German Warships Shell Copenhagen In Final Flourish

NAZI WARSHIPS IN COPENHAGEN FIRE ON CITY   Resist Danish Patriots in Attempt to Disarm Sailors Aboard Ships

Sporadic Clashes Break Out When Danish Patriots Seek to Disarm Surrendered Germans

German Warships in Copenhagen Harbor Fire on City When Patriots Undertake to Disarm Nazi Sailors

Nazi Warships Turn Weapons On Copenhager   Danes Jubliant Over Liberation From German Yoke

Copenhagen’: RiotersRaked By Nazi Ships   1,000 Danish Nazi Police Entrenched In Public Buildings

Danes and  Nazis Clash   German Warships Turn Guns on Patriots Trving to Disarm Men

Many Die In Copenhagen As Danes Attempt To Disarm Nazi Sailors   On Whole German Troops Appear To Have Withdrawn To Barracks In Accordance With Surrender Terms; Jap Diplomats Interned.

Many Patriots Killed, Hurt In Fighting   Nazi Officials in Telephone. Telegraph Offices Threaten To Blow Up Buildings

Nazi Warships At Copenhagen Fire On City   "War Is All Over, Boys,” Tommy's Reaction To Nazi Surrender News

WILL SOUND DOCKET   Bar Association to Meet Monday; Three Criminal Cases Listed 

COURT TERM OPENS   Jurors Will Report fo Duty, Monday, No vember 2

Union ‘Czar’ for Jurisdictional Disputes Urged   Schwellenbach Offers Conference’s First Concrete Proposal After Truman Warns Labor to End Strife

Another GM  Showdown   Action Will Follow Truman Decision That Books Be Onened

Showdown Likel) In Auto Dispute   Heads of Union and Firm to Confer In Capital

Truman Decision Regarding Financial Records Launches New Showdown In Wage Fight

Firms’ Records Held Relevant In Wage Dispute   Panel Hearings Resumed After Remark Studied

Truman Holds Profits to Be Part Of Wage Dispute Picture; Union's’ Books Also Subject to Insnettion

Union Heads To Confer on Strike Issues   Truman Decides That Company Financial Records Relevant— GM Resumes Hearings

WMC Job Priority System Endangerec   McNutt Silent On New Bedford Case

Forced Labor Transfer Touch And Go, Belief   System Endangered By Statement by Committee

[Labor ‘Priority  Plan In Danger  Without Laws   Need for Legislation Shown Through Experience; WMC Apprehensive Of Pewer

Reich Capital Largest City Conquered In Thousands Of Years Of Human Conflicts

 SOMERVELL RESIGNING “TO TAKE EFFECT ON DAY MAGSHAL! OLITS” HINTSELITURE ACTION

Army Sergeant Is Charged As German Agent   AAF Soldier Is Held In Solitary

STAFF SERGEANT IS HELD AS SPY   FORMER LONG ISLAND MAN WILL BE TRIED BY ARMY COURTS-MARTIAL.,

Crilics Of Vatican Did Disservice To Couniry, Archibishon Declares

Plaintiff Against: Graci Moore Claims. She “Ran  ~ Our? on Contract RL:  * Richmond, Va.. *

Grace Moore Slams Door— On a Foot   Opera Singer Thus Disposes of Process Server at “Ta Tosca.”

DETROIT LABOR ROW CONTINUES   13,000 Briggs and Gar Wood Employes Still Out On Strike

Vore Detroit Plants Strike   Despite Appeals From Army. CIO Leaders. 5 Factories Halt Output.

Strike Picture Is A Very Unpleasant One..— Washington May Act To End Strikes As Number Idle Men Hits 33,000

SIX WAR PLANTS IN  DETROIT AREA WERE  ann ON FRIDAY OPERATIONS IN 14 OTHER   AFFECTED AS STRIKES - CONTINUE TO SPREAD

Six War Plants and 33,000 Workers Idle in Detroit Strikes   Operations of 14 Other Factories Affected by Mass Shutdowns

SEVEN DETROIT WAR FACTORIES STRIKE BOUND      33,3000 Workers Idle, Refuse Back-to-Work Appeals

Work Stoppages In Detroit Area Hit Six Plants  29,000 Reported Away From Jobs

0 WAR PLANTS IN DETROIT IDLE   Operations in 14 Others Affected; 29,000 Workers Are Out.

Strikes Close Six War Plants Near Detroit   Number of Idle Employes ’ Reaches Approximately 29,000 and Threat ~ "ens to Rise <

33000 Workers idle As Detroit Strikes Spread  Eight Plants Closed, More Affected By   Eight Plants Closed More Affected By Disputes; Pleas To Return Reiected

Planes Blasting Remnants; Ships Shell Entrance   Nimitz Reports Assault On “Combatant” Shipping Draws First Heavy Reply From Nipponese Attacks In Extremely Bad Weather.

House Delay on George Bill . au Speed. Wallace Approval   Senhtor.'Says Upper Chamber May, Co Former Vice’ fdent as Result *°

U. S. OBSERVER GOES TO BATAVIA   11 Dutch Officers Killed by  Indonesian Mob

FIRST CALL ON ALL RAIL CARS   Pooling of Coaches Is Expected to Further Restrict Travel

Railway Coach Supply Pooled By Army, Navy   Less Space for Civilians Te Be Result of Order hesouneced hye ONT

TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR U.S. CIVILIANS   Great Pool of Passenger Coaches Formed for Use By Armed Forces, ODT Announces

Armed Services Will Get First Call ‘On Virtually All Rail Passenger Cars

Army, Navy Take Over Rail Travel   All Passenger Coaches Placed In Pool For War Use

Army Gets First Call on All Railwa'  Passenger Cars Move Will Mean Less  Space for Civilians  In End, Is Belief

RAIL COACHES BEING POOLED BY GOVERNMENT   ODT Acts To Provide Transportation For  American Troops   SOME PASSENGER RUNS MAY BE CANCELLED

Services Get First Call on All Rail Cars   New Ruling Means Less Equipment For Civilian Use

ARMY GETS MORE RAILWAY PRIORITY   ODT Places Train Equip~ ment-in-Pool for Rede~-— ployment Use

LETTER PETAIN SENT  TO ADOLF HITLER IS  OFFERED IN COURT CONTAINED MATTER CON  CERNING, RECONQUERING OF FRENCH COIONIFS

Letter From Petair Sent fo Hifler Read at Trial   Tells of Conversation Between Two About Reconquering Colonies

New Charges Fly At Petain Trial  Marshal’s Letter to Elielase Intraducad

LETTER BY PETAIN. TO HITLER 15 REAL   Referred to Plan for Nazi Aid in ‘Reconquering’ French Colonies.

‘MacArthur Hits — Old Home Stretch   Manila 25 Miles, San Fernando, Gateway City, Falls Undamaged

FRESH MARINE TROOPS JOIN FINAL ASSAULT   Chinese Reoccupy Vital Port; Aussies Break Into Refinery Area

Yanks Start Final Drive for Okinawa   Marine Veterans of Tarawa Enter Battle Aaainst Jap Remnants

Marine Forces Break Through InEvery Sector   Chinese Seize Wenchow; Aussies In Oil Area; Yanks At Tip O£ Luzon

SEN, MALONEY DIES FROM HEART ATTACI   Bill Reorganizing Congress Has Attracted Attention

Sen. Maloney  Dies At 50   Ill Since January: Serving Second Term In U, S.  , Congress.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Secretary In Germany Says American Plants Were Dismantled by Russian Orders

AMERICAN OWNED PLANTS IN GERMANY  - STRIPPED OF ALL THEIR MACHINERY   Arthur E. Dunning of Bath, Secretary of American Chamber of Commerce in Berlin, Describes Conditions in City

Reds Stripping Plants Owned By Americans   Machinery Lying Around in Berlin Stations Awailing Shipment to Russia

RAP CLAMP ON CAPITOL NEWS   Newsmen Irked By White House Silence, Daniels Is Unhappy

POLISH ARMY DEFIES WARSAW      General Orders Soldiers To Remain Loyal To London Government

Polish Soldiers To Remain Loyal   Orders Groups In Italy To Support Exiled Rule

50,000 Polish Troops In Italy Ordered to. Spurn New Regime Gen. Anders Tells Soldiers to  Resist “Enemy” Attempts to Lure Them to Poland

TO TRY BOMB ON WARSHIPS   Army-Navy Planning Joint Test of Atomic Attack On Naval Craft

Army And Navy To Test A-Bomb  Moy Selec <t Obs olete U.S.  Vessels

S. 10 TE A-BOMBS ON -WARVESSELS   ‘te. Joint. taz* oN Sucut: Desired dinfan... din.

A-Bomb’s Effect On War Vessels Will Be Tested:   Army and Navy Plan Does Not Disclose Kind Of Ships To Be Used

24-HOUR A DAY RAIDS PROMISED BY AAF GENERAL   Fire Bombs Blast Honshu

Five Cities Hit In Raids By 550 B-29s   Incendiaries Ignite 450-Mile Stretch Of Jap Mainland

500 to 550 B-29’s In Group Attacking Japanese Home Land For 38th Consecutive Day; 39 Enemy Cities Now Gutted   45 MILE STRETCH OF COAST LIGHTED

Firs Light Japan for 45-Mile Area After Bombs Fall  Orde al By Fire Will Be n Dav-Round Basis

U.S. Planes Have Fired 39 Cities   Gen. Henney Warns Japs of Heavicr Bombings in the Near Future

‘More Than 500 Superforts Blast Packed War Centers On Japanese Home Islands.

INCENDIARIES UNLOADED ON WAR CENTERS   Tokyo Given Grim Warning of Ordeal By Fire Soon to Be Around-clock.

FIRES STILL RAGE IN 5 JAP CITIES   Over 500 B-29s Blast War Centers On Nip Islands

TOKYO ADMITS FLAMES RAGING OUT OF CHECK   Super - Forts Concentrating Attacks On Smaller Industrial Cities

Gale Fanning Fire Through 5 Jap Cities   B-29 Incendiaries Set Conflagration 5 Air Strencth Grows

3200 TONS FALL IN NEW ATTACK BY 500 ‘FORTS’   Jap Broadcasts Say Fires Still Burning In Cities

PACIFIC GALE ~ FANS FLAMES      Jap Broadcasts Admit Flames Still Rage Out of Control After Massive B-29 Strike

450 Mile Stretch Burn After 550 Superforts Hurl 3,200 Tons Of Incendiary Bombs

trasoline Fed Fires Are lanned By A Pacific Cale  JAPS ADMIT FLAMES STILL OUT CONTROL  s8th Consecutive Attack On The Japanese Homeland

JAPO WARNED An BLOW 1 BE INCREASE   Chief of Far East Air Forces _ Plans 24-Hour Raids at All Heights.

900 B29S HiT FIVE CITIES IN HEAVY ATTACK   Kenney Warns of Even Heavier Blows to  Hit Nips Soon

Pacific Gale Fans Flames   Homeland Lighted 450 Miles of Jap After B-29 Raid

EMPIRE BUILDER DEATH TOLL 34   List Of Railway Wreck Injured Expected To Be About 214

Industrialization - Of Small Towns and Rural Areas Sought    Congress in Questioning Mood, Goes After Explanations for Slow Discharge from Service, European Relief and Pearl Harbor Disaster

To Industrialize Depressed Area:   Business Planned For Farm Districts

SEEK TO SMASH BLACK MARKETS   Senate Investigation Into  Second Week.

Hodges’ Forces Pour Thru Holes In Siegfried Line   Threaten Vital German Center Of Euskirchen

ANAS POUR NY REICH THROUGH WESTWALL-HELES   Communicaticns Hub of Eust.irchen: Now Under Dircet Threat

Yanks Increase Threat To Nazi Rhineland Aree   First And Third U. § Armies Hammer Deeper Into Reich And Seigfried Line   FORWARD PATROLS NEAR SCHLEIDEN

BLOWS ON BOTH SIDES CRACKING REICH DEFENSES   Reds Say New Bridgeheads Across Oder Permit Strike at Berlin

YANAS POUR INES RY TRU WESTWALL HCLES   Communicaticns Hrb ot Fus!.irchen Now Under Dircci Threat

Argentina May Declare War on Germany Soon   May Open Debate When Inter-American Conference Begins

ARGENTINE WARRING STIRS HEMISPHERE   Even Declaration on Germany May Not Clear Slate

Nazi’s Plan to Wreck Industrial Economy of All Eastern Europe   Blocked By Allied Troops And The German People Themselves

HUGE SABOTAGE PLOT WAS TO BE NAZIS’ REVENGE   Plan to Wreck Economy of Reich and Fast Furepe Blocked by Quick Action.   Parts To Be Scattered

GAS CONSERVATION  BOBS UP AS ONE BIG  TOPICS LEGISLATURE HEARINGS BEFORE SENATE AND HOUSE COMMIT:  TEES CONTINIICH

Lar gest B-29 Raid Launched Ag: aimst Japan   800 Supers Dump 6,000 Tons Of Bombs On 5 Enemy Targets

Japs Moving American Prisoners Into Areas MarkedF or Destruction

ARMY PLANES POUND JAPS ON HONSHU   Third Fleet Stays Under Security Blackout 2nd Day

Important Industrial And Transvertation Centers Are Bombed By 800 Planes

Reconversion Era Inflation Threat Loom:   High Wages. Small Profil: And Low Prices Outlined  As Prevention Patliev

Stabilization To Continue  After V-E Day   Wage and Price Laws Necessary ‘for Some  Time’ After Nazi End

RETAIN PRICE, WAGE CONTROL, SAY AGENCIES   Administrators Favor  Close Regulation After VE-Day

PRESIDENT TRUMAN: URGED CONTINUED ARMY INDUCTIONS  CHIEF EXECUTIVE CAUTIONG THAT EAR PACT CIT

President Urges Congress to Keep  Draft in Effect   He Cautions That Far East Situation Still Involves Dancers.   Problem of Jobless Stirs Congressmen

2-YR. LIMIT ON SERVICE   Points to Continued Dangers In Pacfiic Area Situation

PRESIDENT TRUMAN URGED CONTINUED ARMY INIIICTIONS   CHIEF EXECUTIVE CAUTIONS THAT FAR EAST SITUATION STILL DANGEROUS

Of Emergench   Takes Issue With Adve cates of Legislatio te Halt All Inductions

"TO DRAFT YOUTES   President Says Induetior Cut Now Would Cause Tragic Conditions

TRUMAN URGES DRAFT CONTINUE   Says Men Needed To Replace Veterans Overseas

Truman Asks Further Draft   Offers 2-Year Limit On Period of Service

CAUTIONS OF DANGERS IN FAR EAST   Warns Against Premature Ending Of Emergency   OCCUPATION UNITS   Must Stay At Safe Level. President Declares: Asks Voluntary Enlistments

18 to 25 Draft Must Continue Says Truman   President Warns Congress Against Leaving Army Impotent

PRESIDENT ASKS CONTINUANCE OF TEEN-AGE DRAFT   MANY ELEMENTS OF DANGER IN ORIENT, CONGRESS WARNED

Truman Cautions Congress On Ending Draft  President Warns U. S. That Occupation Still

Draft’s Need Given Stress   Truman Asks Selons  To Take 18-25 Lads

Truman Urges Continuance o Draft of Youth   President Cautions Far East Situation Still Involves Many Elements of Dancer

Truman Calls For Continued Draft Of Youths   Views Possible Danger In Far East, Hopes  Prolonged Service Of Vets May Be Reduced

Two-Year-limit For Drafted Men Urged By Truman   President Suggests Continued Inductions in 18-25 Year Group   PACIFIC SITUATION IS STILL DANGEROUS   Asks Congress to Take Steps To Stimulate Voluntary Enlistments

OULD CONTINUE TO DRAFT YOUTHS   President Says Induction Cut Now Would Cause Tragic Conditions

Two Years Of Service Is Favored   President Declares Elements Of Danger Remain In Pacific

TRUMAN SEEKS ” RETENTION OF DRAFT INU. S   ” President Tells Congress Men 18 to 25 Are Still Bedly Needed

Terms Is Essential For Safety, Ocupation Pur: poses and Release of Veterans; Many Veter. ans May Have To Stay Tr.

Ask Immediate Halt To Draft Of Teen-Agers   House Committee Goes Into Study Of How To Work It Out.

President Wants Continuation  Of Draft in U.S.   Chief Executive Says Far East Situation Still Involves Elements of Danger; Naed far Larace Occupation Armies Cited

Secks Induction Of Men 18 Throngh 25 But With TwoYear Limit On Period Of Seryice   MANY ELEMENTS OF DANGER IN PACIFIC

Truman Asks Continuation Of Draft:   Would Extend Induction Of Men 18-to-25

URGES DRAFT TO CONTINUE   Truman Says Danger Remains in Far East

Still Danger inFar East, He Cautions   Can't Rely on Volunteers; Congress Told; Asks 2-Year Service

Trauman Stresses  Draft Need   _ ‘Elements of Danger’ Sill in Fur East, Presidcut Declares

Presi Continued Draft Of Men 18 to 25   Sees Danger In Far East; Warns Against Moves On Calling Emergency

[CONGRESS TOLD SITUATION IN FAR EAST STILL INVOLVES ‘MANY DANGEROUS ELEMENTS

TRUMAN ASKS 2-YEAR DRAFT FOR MEN 10 25   Alternative: Keep Vets In

More Men Are Needed. Says  P resident   Asks Congress to Continue Induction Into Armed Forces  Of Men From 18-25

TRUMAN ASKS DRAFT BE KEPT   Wants Men 18 to 25 for Military Training

President Urges Congress To Continue Induction In Armed Forces Indefinitely

Truman Warns Pacific Still Danger Spot   Urges Induction Of Men 18 To 25 Into Service Continue

‘Truman Asks Draft  Continue   Points Out Danger In Too Early Unqualified Halting “€ Selective Service

SAYS OUTLOOK IN FAR EAST STILL GRAVE   President Tells Congress That “Many Elements of Danger” Still Are Involved in the Asiatic Situation.

SAYS FORCES MUST BE HELD AT HIGH LEVEL   Takes Issue WithThose Seeking to Declare imergency Ended

Warns Against Declaring End Of Emergency   Takes Issue With Advocates of Legislation to Halt All Inductions

Says Draft Can’t Be Halted: Now   Truman Tells Congress Men Must Be Called to Keep Forces at Safe ~ Level. Release Vets

Says Far Kast Situation Stull Is Dangerous   Congress Told Enlistments Can't Raise Enough  Troops

Draft OF 18-25 Year Olds Must  Continue - Truman   Says Far East Situation Still Involves Danger.

Keep Draft, Says Truman   Warns Must Keep Forces Powerful For Time, Wants Combet Vets Released

TRUMAN WANTS INDUCTIONS 10 BE CONTINUEI   Asks Congress for 2Years Limit on Young Men

Induction of Men 18 Through 25 Ureed by Trumar   Two-Year Limit on Service Is Suggested To Congress by Chief

Draft Issue Calls Solons Back To Duty   House Committee Also To Discuss Pending Jobless Pay Increase.

Pres. Truman Urges Continue Induction Of Men 18 fo 25   Says Situation in Far East Involves Much Danger Still

MEN 18 10 25 STILL NEEDED, TRUMAN SAYS   ‘Suggests Two-Year Limit Unless Discharged  i Sanner

Still Need Draft, Says Truman   Must Continue Calling Mer of 18 to 25 Years, Con gress Is Informed

TRUMAN ASKS CONTINUATION OF INDUCTIONS   Wants To Keep Draft Of Men 18 To 25° Years Old   Cautions Far East Situation Still Is Dangerous

Continue Selective Service inductions of Men 18 Through 25, for Two Year Pering   Situation In Pacifie Con: tinues Elements Of Danger

Retention of Draft Urged By Truman   Cautions Congress That Far East Situation Involves Many Dangers

Truman Urges Continued Draft   Asks Congress fo Continue Inducting Men 18 to 25; Warns Situation Still Dangerous

Truman Urges Youth. Draft  Be Continued   Says. 184 to 25 ‘Year Old Men: ’ Will: Be ‘Needed

Tells Congress Many. Elements OfDanger Exist   Warns Military Services -Must Be Kept Intact Because of Far East Situation   Wants Youth of 18 _- -To.25 Inducted   Also’ Cations Against Deelaring War Emergency At End; Says Tragic  Conditions Threaten .

Dangerous to Stop Draft, He Believes   Feels Veterans Should Be Returned Home as Soon as Possible

Would Keep Drafting — 18-Year-Olds   Says “Elements Of Danaer” In The Far East

Truman Urges Continuance of Draft Inductions   Take Men from  18 to 25 Years; Gives Far East Situation oc« Racecar

President [s Opposed to Ending Draft   Truman Urges Congress to Continue Induction of; Men 18 to 25, Pointing To Danvers in Far East!

SEES DANGERS AHEAD IN FAR EAST SITUATION   President Also Cautions Against Premature Attempts to Terminate War Emergency

TEMPERATURES.   President Says 18-25-Year-Olds Must Be Called   War Emergency Still Exists In Far East, President Declares

Truman Asks Continued  Draft Of Men 18 To 25   Far Eastern Situation Still Involves Elements  Of Danger, Chief Informs Solons

Truman Urges  ‘Draft R neal   Peril in Far East, Starvation in Europe Require Huge Armed Force, President Telis Congress—Enlistments to Aid

CONTINUATION OF DRAFT OF MEN 18 TO 25 REQUESTED   President Truman Warns Many Elements of Danger Still Exist in Far East and Urges Coneress to Continue Draft

Two-Year Limit Is Requested On Time of Service   Situation In Pacific Still Dangerous, Says President Truman

NEARLY 100,000 NAZIS FIGHTING INSIDE CAPITAL   232 More Blocks Of Buildings In Budapest Taken By Soviets   BITTER RESISTANCE HALTS VIENNA DRIVE

Soviets Seize 900 Blorks in Budapest   More Than 1,000 of Defenders Terken Prisoner

86 FREED PRISONERS GET NOISY WELCOME   Troops ‘Who Stayed Behind’ Hailed By Eichelberger

PRISONERS RECEIVE ROUSING WELCOME   86 Had Volunteered to Sta To Help Liberate 7,217 Others.

U.S. Must Keep ‘Gun Cocked’ Says Legion Head   Pleads for Adoption Of 4-Month Plan  Bar Youth Trammns

Typhoon Threatens MacArthur’s TimeTable for Landing   Supreme Allied Commander Gets Daily Quota of Kicks, Requests

Indicate Stalin to Act Without Consulting Us   Say Air Troops to  In North; Typhoon May Delay U. S. Arrival

COMPLAIN REDS INTEND LANDING IN HOME ISLAND   Typhoon Threatens to Delay MacArthur's Arrival Near Tokyo

Taxi Driver Confesses 6 Murders   Kansas Men Killed Wife And Five Others

Confesses To Slaying Six   Part-Time Taxi Driver Admits To Making Careet Of Robbery, Violence.

Arkansas Ca’b :  Driver Admits.  Murder Of Six   Tells Police Detectives Vietims Include His Second Wife and State Official”

Taxi Driver Confesses to  6 Slayings   Second Wife, Arkansa: Boiler Inspector Among Victiing

Man Admits Killing Six   E. C. Adams, Humboldt. Among Victims of Young Taxi Driver

Part: Time Cab Driver Confesses Mnueder of 6 Persons in Arkansas

Taxi Driver Murders Six   ava Ves ews RV woo  Little Rock Youth Being Held After Renorted Confession

Arkansas Cabbie Admits 6 Killings  Second Wife and State Officer Among Slain

SIX KILLINGS ARE CONFESSED   Conscience Not Bothered, Says 24-year-old Man

Taxi Driver Gives Police Confession To Six Murders   Wife Difficulties, Hitch Hiking Robberies Advanced As Motives for Killings

Taxi Driver Confesses Tc  Six Murders   State Official, Wite Victime

CONFESSES TO SIX MURDERS   Arrest Of Taxi Driver Solves Arkansas Crime Wave

Justice Dept. Decides to Challenge Civil Service Ruling On Doctor A. Hl. Stewart, Health Sec.

UAW. AND G. M. ARESTILL  DEADLOCKED   . Conference Betweer The Two Groups Recesses Until  - Thursday

ClO THREATENS STRIKE CALL   CLAIMS CONFERENCE WITH GM DEAD. LOCKED

Dependency Pay Will Continue   Office of Dependency Benefits for Service Men Issues Statement.

$19, 112 In Cash Recovered As Police ; Halt Altar-Bound Youth In Georgia!

BOY WITH $19,112 AND 2 GIRLS HELD   EX-CONGRESSMAN’S SON AND COMPANIONS HALTED ON TRIP TO FLORIDA.

SUICIDE FORCES STILL FIGHT AS OTHERS GIVE UP   Four More Industrial Cities Of Japan Set Afire by Pre-dawn B-29 Attacks

OKINAWA AND PHILIPPINE JAPS BEGIN. TO QUIT: FOUR CITIES SMOULDER FROM FIRE BOMBS

irapped Japs Surrender on  Luzon, Okinaws  B-295 Burn Four Cities;  VET nw ft....J*... FT... 1.   B-29s Burn Four Cities War Speeding Up in PRarifir Arne

Successful Attacks On  Four Towns   Japanese Lose Will To Fight And Surrender ln Large Numbers

Japazese Are Los. * “Desire For — . ‘fice   Large Number of Enemy Fight ing Men on Okinawa and it Philippines Reported To Bx Quitting Cold

MEDCAL CORPSMEN WORKED IN HARMONY   Americans And Germans Joined Forces In Treating Wounded In Encircled Town

PARADE FOR HERO HELD IN FRISCO   Famed General Back in America After Four Yeors

Bataan Hero Lands in U.S.   Wainwright Greeted Rv Crowd on Coast

N egotiation  Is Resumed In Detroit   Auto Firm Officials To Meet Conciliator: In Washington  wy FANT PRA

HOPES OF ENDING CANADA FORD STRIKE DASHED   C10 Auto Workers Reject Gov't Peace Proposal

Canada Ford Workers Turn Down Proposal  Dickering Renewed In GM Strike

Hopes Dashed For Ending Ford Of Canada Dispute As CIO Auto Workers Turned Down Proposal For Peace   MEETING IS SET - FOR WASHINGTOD

HOUSE FAVORS TRUMAN'S PLAN OF SUCCESSION   Many Senators Cool Toward Proposal, However

TRUMAN'S PLAN WIDELY APPROVED IN HOUSE, BUT MANY SENATORS ARE OBJECTING   By ARTHUR F. HERMANN International Newe Servire

CIO, Demos  Independent   Campaigns To Be Separate Was Indicated By Democratic Chairman.

————rrrrrrr  Democrats, Ci0-PAC May Separate For Elections [In 1946

‘3,200 TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED ON HONSHU AREA   Soviet Troops Drive Deeper Into Manchuria As Word Of Surrender Comes   SUICIDE ATTACKS MADE   Tokyo Radio Says Kamikaze Raids Damaged Ships Of Halsey’s Third Fleet

Attack Comes As Tokyo Says Japs Decide To Accept Surrender Terms   Reds Showing No Mercy ‘To Enemy   Swift Advance Sweeping Across Manchuria: Kami kazes Attack 3rd Fleet

Russians Drive. On; Air Attacks Rip Jap Isles   Air Assalts Comes Just Before Tokyo Surrender Broadcast

REDS POUND DEEPER INTO MANCHURIA   600 Yank B-29s Also in Action Against Japanese

WAR IN PACIFIC GOES ON WHILE JAPS QUIBBLE   No Let Up In Attack As World Awaits Enemy Reply

Reds Push Deeper Into  ‘Manchuria   B-29s Dump Heavy Bomb Load; Jap Suicide Pilots Active

PROPOSE NEW ~ ELECTION LAW   SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ADVOCATES, QUICK REPORTS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUNDS

@ MATTOONER MAKES GOOD  Vance Murphy Climbs Rapidly in Army; Now Lieutenant-Colonel

we Fveee Ss FWSM FVII Nes www he  Vance Murphy Climbs Rapidly in Army; Now Lieutenant-Colonel

GIANT B29S PAY PRE-DAWNRETURN VISIT TO NAGOYA   RADIO TOKYO SAYS KYUSHU BLASTED BY 1400 CARRIER PLANES

JAPAN RECEIVES HEAVIEST BLOW OF WAR TODAY   Wave of Carrier Planes and Supertorts Rain Bombs Gn Targets

Grer 5,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Japan on Weekend   Carrier Planes, Superforts Cascade Destruction on Nips

Japan Reels Under Blows by Caxrier Phines Superforts in Two-Day maid

AIRMEN DROP 5,000 TONS OF BOMBS ON JAPS   Superforts Rehit Nagoye Hard; Carrier Planes Rake Nip Airfields

Jap Home Islands Bombed Iwo Days: Big Cities Ablaze   Nagoya a Flaming Torch Today After Incendiary Raids

5,000 TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED ON JAP CITIES   Destruction Heaped Or  Japan During Two-_ Day Raids

Join Superforts In Pounding Vital Jap War Centers   Fly Estimated 3,000-Plus Sorties To Drop 5,000 Tons Of Incendiaries And Explosives

Pound Jap Cities With Many Bombs   B-29s Continue Destruction  at Nagoya Started a Week Ago   ‘MANY FIRES BURNING   More Than 5,000 Tons of   Explosives Dropped in  S Two Days

JAPS REELING AFTER RECORD TWO-DAY RAID   Superforts  Batter Nagoya Anew, Carrier Planes  Blast Kyushu

Planes From  Carriers Rip  Jap Homeland Sapertnrtnasee.  Tato in Dede

Deliver5,000 Tons of Bombs to Japan   B-29s Sow Fire in Nagoya; Navy Planes Hit Airfields

~ Carrier Planes And 350 B-29s * Pummel Japan   Drop 5,000 Tons.  Of Incendiaries and - High Explosives on  Nagoya and Kvuch:

Nagoya Blazes Again in New  5-29 Strating   Plane Manufacturing City Target of Tons Of Incendiaries— Many Air Bases Hit

Japan Bombec For Two Days   Swarms of Carrier Planes, 350 Superforts Unload Explosives, Incendiaries

Great Fleet Of Sea-Borne Aircraft Gives Nippon Its Heaviest Blows   ‘ . % B-29s Set Great Fires In Nagoya   Jap Schools Closed To Put Pupils In War Work;  Plea Made For Firemen

JAPAN RAIDED AGAIN BY B-298, CARRIER PLANES   5,000 Tons of Bombs Drop. ped; Return Visit.Paid Nagoya.

Carrier Bombers, B-29's Rio Home Island Targets   5006 Tons of Incendiaries, Explosives Rained on Enemy Plants in 3000 Sorties

GREAT FLIGHTS OF AMERICAN PLANES: BLASTED AT JAPAN   CARRIER PLANES AND SUPERFORTS IN HEAVIEST RAID ON JAP HOMELAND

Carrier Planes And ‘Superfortresses Give Japan Heavy Mauling   Fleet of Allied Submarines Move Into China Sea

9,000 Tons of Explosives And Fire Bombs Unleashed In Greatest Attack of War   Enemy Fleet Still Hiding   Jap Headquarters City Hit

Carrier Planes And Superforts Smash At Japan   Drop 5,000 Tons Of Explosive On Japanese Cities

Tokyo Says 1,40 Car. rier Planes In Grea Raid Yesterday and To. day on Kyushu; Nagoya Set Aflame In Most Devastating Blow Yet.

1400 PLANES HIRE JAPAN IN NEW RAIDS   5,000 Tons of Incendiaries Dropped On Nogoya As Well As Kyushu

350 B-29'S HIT NAGOYA; NAVY TARGET KYUSHU   Tokyo Says 1,400 Flattop Bombers In Action Sunday, Today  By VERN HAUGLAND

Superforts And Carrier Planes Rain Destruction  On Japan ‘‘:. 2-Day Raids

Valrier Planes, B-24s Hit Japan With 5,000 Tons  Nagova Set Aflame   Nagoya Set Aflame By Second Heavy Incendiary Attack

U. S. Bombers Finish Off Nips Nagoya   Probably 350 Forts Give City Pre-Dawn Firing; Blasting’

WIDESPREAD RAIDS STAGED OVER JAPAN   Giant B-29s, Paying PreDawn Return to Nagoya,  Loose 2500 or More Tons   Of Incendiaries   KYUSHU ALSO VISITED

WAR CLOSES IN AS   Superforts, Carrier Plane: Pour Heaviest Incendiary Attack on Eaemy in Ten Days.

Incendiary Bombs Rain On Nagoya; Task Force Roams Southern Islands

CARRIER FORCE SHOWERS TONS OF EXPLOSIVES   Superforts Hit Nagoya Again; Other Planes Venace Indo-China

Over 5,000 Tons Of Bombs Blast Nippon Cifie   Superforts And Carrie: Bombers Fly Upwards Of 3,000 Sorties

NAVY PLANES SUPERFORTS IN ATTACK   Drop 5,000 Tons Of Incendiaries In Two Days   Again Refuses To Come Out And Fight: Mop-Up On Iwo Jima Continues

Hundreds of Carrier Planes Blast Japan   About 350 Superfortresses Assist in SundayMonday Operations, All Pilots Dropping 5,000 Tons of Bombs in 3,000 Sorties.

Raids Continuing Through Second Day   Record 5,000 Ton Load Dropped On Enemy in 3000 Sorties, Nagoya Again Tarcet of Incendiaries

NAGOYA RIPPED AGAIN IN BLOWS SUNDAY, TODAY   5,000 Tons Of Incendiaries And High Explosives Hit Enemy’s Homeland

Japan Receives Heavy Attacks   5.000 Tons Of Explosives,  Incendiaries Loosed On   Airfields.

Carrier Plane-Superfort Armada Cascades Destruction On Japan   More Than 5,000 Tons Of High Explosive And Incendiary Bombs Dropped On Nagoya; Enemy Admits Damage Considerable.

HUNDREDS OF CARRIER PLANES 'AND SUPERFORTS SUNDAY AND ‘MONDAY MADE 3000 SORTIES

Nagoya Set Aflame For Second Time   5,000 Tons Of Bombs Lash Southwest Nippon In 2-Dav Attack.

U. §. Planes Hit Japan in Hardest Blow   Carrier Planes and Superforts Join in Smashing at Targets

Allied Subs Move Into China Sea From Indo-China   Invade 24th Philippine isle, 282,000 Nips Dead Japs Admit Iwo Loss

Fleet Planes And B-29’s  Rake Isles   Nagoya Fired By Superforts As Carriers Raid Southwest Jap‘an; Gain in Luzon

000-TON RAID MADE ON JAPAN SUNDAY, MONDAY   Nagoya And Kyushu Principal Targets For Heavy Showers Of Incendiaries And High Explosives.

Navy Planes, Superforts Romb Japan   Drop Estimated 5,000 Tons of Bombs in Two  Dave

AERIAL FLEETS GIVE JAPANESE HEAVY MAULING   Nagoya Fired Second Time; Carrier Planes Hit Guardian Islands

Hires Spread InNagoya After Attack   No Superforts Lost; Carrier Planes Pound Home Islands

Nagoya Hit ‘In 2d Raid  Upon Isles; Fires Seen    5,000 Tons Dropped In Fortress Attacks

Superforts Pay Return Visit To Finish Up Damage Started Week Ago.   SOLID MASS OF FLAME

ane inca eipeapinamnmanaennannnnnint int iD LEADER Rte Gt NAA n AANA e . “ 250 Suoerforts. Carrier Planes Give Japan Heaviest Mauling UI War

B-29s, Carrier Planes Wreck Japanese City   “We Burned Hell Out of Nagoya” Says Return-trip Pilot

WAR'S RECORI MAULING ‘HITS JAPAN TODAY   Carrier Planes and Superfortresses Rake Islands With 5,000 Tons of Bombs: Burn Nagoya. .

BRITONS VOT FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS   To Decide Whether to Retain or Replace Churchill

First Parliament Election In Ten Years In Britain   Outcome Of Today’s Voting To Determine Future Status Of Prime Minister Churchill   EXPECT CHURCHILL TO EMERGE WINNER

BRITISH VOTING OPENS SLOWLY   Churchili Fights To Retair Post As Prime Minister

Jap Anti-Aircraft Fire Improving,  Says U.S. Airman   Radar Operators Man More Guns

Yank Luzon-Based Bombers Cripple Jap Hydroelectric Plant at Formosa Base

Patrol Bombers Sink 10 Japanese Ships  Liberators Wreck Hydroelectric Plant on Formosa

Formosa Raided, _ Hydroelectric Plant Wrecker   Crippling Blow Against Island's Indushy Made In Atftock ;

Appeal to Lewis: Operators Urge Union President To Reach Agreement Peacefully

Coal Operators  Plead ‘No Strike   Lewis Admits Trying To Break Wage Formula

Coal Operators Urge Contract  Minus Strike   Join in Statement That They Desire Speedy  Aw! Fair Agreement

W. U. Strike Set For Dec. 21   Telegraphers File  Walkout Notice

SWIFT BOATS ~ HARASS JAPS   MORE THAN 400 ENEMY CRAIT HAVE BEEN SUNK BY PT BOATS IN PHILIPPINES

CHINESE 20 MLES FROM LIUCHOW; WREST 100-MILE STRIP FROM NIPS   REPORTS INDICATE JAPS HALTING WITHDRAWAL IN ISHAN AREA; DESPERATE STRUGGLE SEEN

Chinese Drive Near Liuchow As Japs Retreat   Other Chinese Forces Gain Control Of 100-Mile Belt Of Coast Line

CHINESE NEARING LIUCHOW   Cther Forces Wrest 100 Miles of CoastLine From Japs

CHINESE ONLY 20 MI. FROM LIUCHOW      Advance Brings Them Near Their  Former Air Base

B-29’s Hit Malay Area; Singapore Probable Target   Great Naval, Shipping Port Held By Japs Battered By Superfortresses From India

JAP SCHOOL SYSTEM TO BE REVAMPED   Elimination of Militarism in Schools Sought

NIPPONESE TELL OF REPEAT BLOWS AT TOKYO GATES   ADMITS RESIDENTS WERE TERRIFIED BY BOMBARDMENT

LOCAL YOUNG WOMAN MARRIED IN WASHINGTON, D. C.   Irene Lois Bly And: Raymond Wilhelmi Take Nuptial Vows July 2

AKRON GIRL WEDS JULY 2 INTHE EAST   Irene Bly and R. Wilhelmi to Make Home in Wash’ *ineton. D. C.

Navy Destroys 16 Jap Planes Headed For Luzor   U. S. Aircraft Again Strike At Formosa And Ryukus Areas.

TEACHER COUNCIL VOTES NO CHANGE   New Organization Including Administrators to Formed

TEACHER COUNCIL VOTES NO CHANGE   New Organization Including Administrators to Formed  ISSUE STIRS STAFFS

Mercury Drops Below Freezing  Cold Wave Is Moving   Cold Wave Is Moving On Atlantic Coast From The Northwest

Lashing Winds Driving Cold To East Coast   Much Of Sting Taken Out Of Wintry Wave As It Moves Eastward

Winter’s First Cold Spell Moves Eastware   However,' Cold Air Reported Warming On Its Way Fast

Reds Advance On *Vienna By Five Highways   Germans Admit Losses In Polish Corridor  To Invaders   NAZIS RETREATING   Mos@w Asserts Vienna Only 30 Miles From Soviet Vanguard

Fall of Danzig, Gdynia Admitted By Nazi Command   Reds Drive On Vienna Along Five Highways : South of Danube

REDS DRIVE ON VIENNA ALONG FIVE HIGHWAYS   Are Now Only Thirty Mile From Austrian Capital

Red Columns Now 30 Mile: From Vienna   City Faces Flanking Tactics From South:  Yield Danzig

30 Miles From The Austrian Capital Of Sopron   NAZIS ADMIT FALL OF DANZIG-DGYNIA   80,000 Germans Killed And 50,000 Captured Since March 4th

REDS ONLY 30 MILES OUT OF CITY, REPORT   Germans Admit Fall of * Danzig, Say Drive in Austria Stopped

Siege Lines Are Reported Upon Sopron   Nazis Admit Fall Of Danzig, Gdynia On Baltic Coast

EQUAL DIVISION OF SALES TAX MONEY SOUGHT   Legislature Moves To Quit Work Thursday But Plans Action on Any Vetoes

Gen. Devers Hails Fall Of Munich   Americans, Soviets. MakeNew Junctions Gain in All Areas

MUNICH FALLS TO 7TH AFTER ONE-DAY BATTLE   Other Tank And Infantry Units Plunge Into  Bavarian Alps   TWO NEW FUNCTIONS MADE WITH RUSSIANS

Third Greatest City in Reich Held by Yanks   All Organized Resistance Crushed by Battling Doughboys

American Dash Frees 142,000 From Captivity   Ist, 9th Effect Junrtion: With Russ Army F  Reenner Pa..       asbeteend

MUNICH’S FALL HERALDED A‘ 2ND ONLY TO THAT OF BERLID   ALPINE NAZIS QUIT   Germans At North End Of Brenner Pass In  Surrender Quest

CITY FALLS AFTER FIERCE [-DAY FIGHT   Yanks Slash Into Bavarian Alps Above Innsbruck, Imperiling Nazis in Third of Redoubt.   MORE REDS MEET AMERICANS ON ELBE   ‘Two Junctions Are Made * Southwest of Berlin— 177,500 War and Political Prisoners Liberated.

Fall of Germany's Third Largest City Hailed  OTHER FORCES ARE _ NEARING INNSBRUCK German Positions in West  of Redoubt Im - perilled

Third City Of Germany Falls In Day   Russian, American Armies Make New Junctions On Elbe

BAVARIAN CITY IS WON AFTER DAY'S BATTLE   Yanks Push Farther Into Alps; New Junctions With Reds

7th Army Rips Into Alps Near  Brenner Pass   First and Ninth Armies Link Up With Russians On Elbe Below: Berlin; 177.500 Are Liberated

BRENNER PASS ROAD REACHED BY U.5. TANKS   NEW LINKUPS MADE WITH SOVIETS ON ELBE RIVER

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Jap Cruiser _ Is Surik by British Ships   Task Force Penetrate: North of Singapore For First Time

Destroyers And Planes  Down Vessel   British Warships Penetrate Malacca Above Singapore

FLEET REACHES SINGAPORE AREA AFTER 3 YEARS   One Of Four Ships In Class Destroyed  Bram Air Saa

WARSHIPS, PLANES HIT NIP VESSEL   Malacca Strait Area I: Scene Of Clash Of  Naval Forces

Doolittle Promises Obliteration of Nip Cities Unless Japan Surrenders

BUSY WITH CAMPAIGN   Red Cross Campaign Total in Douglas County Is $24,079.90

STEAK AND GRAVY IS BACK ON MENUS      Western Kansas Restaurants Have It Anyway

Harvest Crews Get Square Meals Again   Good Food Spells Success For Kansas Wheat Farmers

Tax Adjustments Seen After V-E   Doughten Indicates Possible Prompt Action

DOUGHTON WEIGHS  TAX ADJUSTMENTS   Chairman of House Committee Says Some Changes May Be Made “Right After VE-Day.”

OPEN FRL, SAT. NIGHTS Don's Grill. Erie st N—Ad.         SYMPHONY

Kinsolving To Be Consecrated  In East May 29      Bishop-Elect To Come West Late In June After — . .. Pittsburgh Rites

KEEP UP SALVAGE PROGRAM, WPB   All Materials Short and Will Stay So

FLOOD CAUSED ~ DEATHS OF 19   RED CROSS REPORT SAYS 17,031 OHIO FAMILIES EVACUATED HOMES DURING HIGH WATER

HURRICANE RUSHES TO FLORIDA PENINSULA   Warnings Extend Along West Coast of That State and North to Naples   200 MILES IN WIDTH

TOLL IN TRAIN GRASH HITS 16   Speeding Passenger Smashes Into Derailed Freight Car

WRECK CAUSED DEATHS OF 16   FAST PASSENGER TRAIN   SMASHED INTO DERAILED   ORE CAR IN PENNS¥YLVANIA

Harvard Denies Discrimination In Scholarship   Brilliant Jewish Student Involved

Price Outlook for Farmers in 1946 Topic at Bedford Thursday Night

Star Gazers In Idaho See Total Sun Eclipse, The First In 13 Years

Scientists View 30 Second Total Eclipse of Sun   By EPNPPED PRESS

ee ee ee a  Captive Nazi Predicts Hitler’s Death, End of War In a Few Days—Or Hours:

WAR TODAY   Hitler Has Destroyed Reich, Other Nations May Be Dragged Down Into Chaas Caused by World War IL

 There’s Strong Possibility Of Trickery In Report— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (   Dead Or Alive, Hitler Has Destroyed Reich

What Death Cannot Undo  Evil Genii Unleashed By Hitler Haunt World

HITLER, DEAD OR ALIVE, HAS DESTROYED THE REICI, AND CHANCED THE FACE OF EIROPE

State Studies Dismissal of Eldora Cases   Attorney General Says Final Decision Needs  Consideration

STUDY REQUEST TO DROP ACTIONS   Remaining Eldora Cases May Be Erased

PICKED TROOPS TO 60 AGAINST THE JAPANESE   Men With Most Dependents and Long Active Service First on Discharge List.

Lull Follows  Surrenders    Italy, Austria Areas” Fast Being Occupied

TRIESTE TAKEN BY ZEALANDERS   Italian City Taken As Hostilities End In ftaly

HEAVY OVERCHARGE IN ENGINEERING FOR RECLAMATION AREA   FIRM OF HAILE AND _M’CLENDON PAID $24,673.21 MORE THAN DUE

Localite Is An M. P. In Berlin   Mirando J. Adanti Of Mapl Street Faces Complexit, Of Problems :

REP, LYLE OF TEXAS  DOES NOT AGREE WITE  TEXAS’ BAPTISTS ACTION OF BAPTIST GEN ERAL CONVENTION OF STATE FAILS IMPRESS

!Army’ s jet propelled planes undergo efit aretie weather tests in Alaska

French Being Removed Fron Syrian Cities   Situation in Levant Still Tense as Result of Conflict

Pliskstermes’ Crme elkssturmers,’ Giving "Up in Dreves. Whele  Tewns Taken Intact.

Big Guns Duel Across River; Rapid Push Frees Thousands of Frenchmen And Poles

AINE Yanks Have © -Foxholes On Rhine Banks   Tanks Of 83nd Sight

NEARS CLIMAX   Americans Occupy Ke y High Ground Near Central Airfield on Island

Marines Score Limited Gains  On Iwo Island   Strive To Make Good Leader’s Prediction Of. Early Triumph

U. S. Marines Gain at Two Points Against Stiff Resistance on lwo

VOTE PAY INCREASE TO CITY TEACHERS   Board Grants 9 Per Cent, Making 31.71 Per Cent  Since 1939   NAME TEACHING STAFF

TO CITY TEACHERS   Board Grants 9 Per Cent. Making 31.71 Per Cent Since 1939   NAME TEACHING STAFF

Mrs. Pierre Laval’ Breaks Lifelong Political Quiet To Plead for Husband

Mrs. Laval Breaks Lifelong Political Silence in Her Plea.   TRACES LIFE WITH HIM

ENDS LIFELONG PUBLIC SILENCE TO AID HUSBAND   Wife of Vichy Leader Declares He Did All He Could to Help Save France; Thinks Trial War Unfair.

Wife of Laval Breaks Silence  In His Defense   Bares Intimate Memories In Effort to Show Him Innocent Pawn

Home Is Taken Info System Of Education   Regents Authorize  Use of Funds for Needs Of Former Confederate Home Now Hospital!

Enemy Shell Takes Life Of General   Tenth Army Chief WatchingFightfrom Observation Post

MARINES LANG ON ROCKY ISLES   Seek to End Use by Japs as Mortar Positions   ISLES OFF IWO   Small Jap Pocket on Iwo Further Reduced; 115 More Caves Sealed up

Yanks Land On Two Isles West Of Iwo   Leathernecks Knock Out Guns Used On Troops By Japanese

MARINES LAND ON ISLETS NEAR IWO   Two Barren en Rocks Seized to End Their Use by © Janos:

B-29 Fire Raid Destroys Heart Of Osaka, Japan  Mindanao Villages,  fA denen om Loom

ock Landings Are Unopposed;  ‘ill End Their  se by Japanese   Enemy Had Been Lobbing Shells on Leathernecks Advancing into Kilano Point Sector

YANKS TARE FOUR MINDANAO TOWNS; JAPS IN FLIGHT   Move Against Hills North of Zamboanga to Attack En-— emy Mortar and Machine-Gun Positions.   AMERICANS ADVANCE . IN SOUTHERN LUZON   Capture Los Banos, Site of Former Nipponese Internee Camp, and Batangas on the Coast.

NIPS STILL HOLD OUT   Jap Mortar Posts Were Harassing Marines Cleaning Up Tip  Of Island

Marines Take  — Tsles OFF Twe   Jap Mortar Positions Fall To Amphibious Attack

BRITISH BOLSTER PALESTINE GUARD   Cairo Reports Riots Spread Tc Lebanon

MIGHTY SEVENTH OFF 10 GOOD START   $14 Billion Twin-Assault Against Japs and High Prices.

Mighty 7th Off To Good Start   Public Asked to Send Duplicate Bonds By V: Mail to Overseas Fight.  Pre.

-WarBond Drive Gets Off To Flying Start  Special V-Mail Gifts Of Bonds Available

NO FIGURES 10 BE GIVEN UNTIL THIS EVENING   All Indications Are That America Is Entering Into New War Loan Campaign With Enthusiasm  And Determination.

GM, Steel issues In Spotlight   CIO Charge Unjust And Absurd, General Motors Says

Autos, Steel Hold Top Spot in Labor War   Workers, Employers Continue Charges end Counter Charges

Steel Workers. Set Strike Vote   General Motors Terms Unjust Union Charge of Unfair Labor Practices; 275,000 Idle

Lewis, GreenFavor Free Wage Policy, Hit Murray Views   ClO Unions’ Disputes With GM. U. S. Steel Hold Spotlight

Says CIO Charges “Absurd”  975. 000 Idle In Strikes Over The Nation Today

Strike List Grows To Harrass Nation  Reconversion Plan   Motor Workers and Steel Workers Offer Serious Threat in U.S.

Wage Disputes Top Labor Front   275.000 Workers Idle In Nation—GM Terms C10 Charges “Unjust”

G. M. TERMS AS “ABSURD" C10 CHARGES   Denies Violation of Wagner Act By Refusing to Bargain Collectively On Rate Demands  DADI ECV c* MEAIALTIAI CORN

Wage Disputes Keynote Trouble On Labor Front   GM Denie UAW Charge Company Refused to Negotiate, Steel Firms Say Contracts Violated

GH, Steel Issues In Spotlight.  CLO Charge Unjust And Absurd, General.

Other Russian Units Leap Oder East of Berlin   U. S. First Army Drives Ahead 3 Miles; Third Gains Two; French, Yanks Gain in Alsace

JANUARY’S 240 STRIKES LOWEST —-g IN13 MONTHS   However, 44,000 Workers Involved in Strike  Against the War Effort.

Former 14th Air Base Recaptured In Bitter Fight   Balikpapan Under Bombardment; Japs Fear New Invasions

LIUCHOW FALLS AFTER WEEKS OF BESIEGING   Japs Had Held City Since November When U. S. Airforce Left

Chinese Forces Retake Litrchow   Strategic Kwangsi City Won After Bitter Fighting.

CHINESE SEIZE ~ LIUCHOW BASE   Win Back Air Center Which Yanks Had To Abandon

Chinese Recapture City of Liuchow   High Command Says Former U. S. Air Base and Strategic Kwangsi Province Junetion Falls After Bitter Fight.

Bitter Fighting Precedes Fall of Burning Town   Kweilin, 100 Miles Northeast, Menaced by Advancing Troops

FIGHT INTO LIUCHOW   _Calnese Report ‘Center of City Destroyed by Fire

Former U.S. 14th Air Base   Recapture Ends First Phase Of Jap Re denlovment.

Vienna Outskirts 12 Mi. From Reds   Russians Say Disorder Breaks Out In Austria

Disorders Reported In Capital   Armored Columns Knife Nazi Lines On Austrian Front

RUSSIAN ARMY NEAR GREATER VIENNA AREA   Disorders Breaking Out In Austrian Capital And Elsewhere

Vienna Riot:  As Reds Stak At Outskirts   Half a Million Russians Begin Srettin Accanlt

RUSSIANS 12 MILES FROM VIENNA   Other Forces Near Bratislava and Stettin

Russian Advance Aided By Heavy American Bombardments  RED ASSAULT ON STETTIN REPORTED 30 Soviet Divisions Start Drive On Baltic Port

Vienna Public Stages Riots As Reds Near      Advancing Soviets Only 12 Miles Front Austrian Capital

damamatsu is Target of Bombardment By Battleships  1,000 TONS OF SHELLS  Planes Search for “Invasion   Planes Search for “Invasion Day” Reserve of Aircraft

SOUTH HONSHU COAST, TOKYO ARE TARGETS   185 Nip Vessels, Including Last Battleships, Are Sunk Or Damaged —

Ships and Planes Blast Nationalists   Gain Ground tn Critical Situation at Soerahaia

Troops Vlove Into Assault At Zero hour   Nationalists Reject British Ultimatum To Surrender

British Pump Lethal Saivos Into Javanese   Bloody Fighting Rages in Streets Of Soerabaia Port

Planes Join in All-Out Attacks On Indonesians   Fierce Resistance Reported in Bloody Fighting in Streets

Picketing Extends fo Universal   Lockheed Workers Join Strikers in Movie Labor Issue

MOVIE STRIKE SPREADS TO UNIVERSAL STUDIO; IMORE PICKETS AND POLICE AT IDLE PLANTS

Court Order Violated as 560 Lockheed Employees Jou Lines Around Picture Lots

FILM PICKETS BESIEGE UNIVERSAL: LOCKHEED WORKERS JOIN LINES    235; DEPUTIESA350 POLICE’ SENT TO WARNER STUDIO WHERE NON- STRIKERS FACE BIG CROWD

Inside Your ititeshata Ss  Witch Chasing in Detroit SAMUEL B. jaciabiietetie  “The Gentleman from 7 8 Se

AMERICANS SUFFER LOSSES TO SUICIDE ASSAULTS BY JAPS IN OKINAWA SECTOR

Hirohito May Take Charge of Fighting Forces   Present Crisis Unprecedented, He Tells People

“LIGHT UNITS" OF FLEET GO DOWN OFF OKINAWA— FIGHTING NOT YET ENDED

BATILE OF SOLONS REVIVED IN HOUSE   Resolution Is. Offered to Censure Rep. Hook of Michiaan

REVIVED INHOUSE   Resolution Is: n Is.Offered ta ‘Censure Rep. Hook © of Michiaan

HOOK FISTFIGHT BOBS UP AGAIN   Demand Is Made Upper Peninsula Democrat Be Given Rebuke

Virginian Offers Resolution After Michigan Man and Rankin Apologize

Rankin, Hook Fight On Again in The House   Affair Thought To Be Ended With Apologies—But No.

Controversy Over Fight in House Flares Up Anew   Affair Thought Settled Stirred Up by Smith ~ OF Virginia

Prime Minister Says War MayEndByLateSummer; NaziPeaceOfferRumored

Britain’s Prime Minister Believes Germany Will Be Beaten Within Six Months   Uneonfirmed Report States Americans Have Crossed Vital Frankfurt To Cologne SuperHighway; Other Gains Made By Yanks

State Senator Resigns in  Midst of Trial   Associates Greet Announcement  With Relief

Sen. Falzone Resigns In Midst of His Trial   Plans Personal Statement to Senate Tuesday; Wife’s Health Given as Major Reason For Quitting Under Fire: Future Action in Doubt

Puebla University Student Body Goes Out on Strike   Cancellation of Registration of Texans Demanded

Operators Balk Over Threat Cf Retroactive Pay   Would Rather Close Mines, O’Neill Tells War Labor Board

SHOWERS ‘ARE NEAR   Mederate Rainfall to Spread Over Most of Kansas

TO A 40-HOUR WEEK   Will Effect Boving Employees at Wichita, August 31

DEBATE CHARTER FOR SECOND DAY IN U.S. SENATE  CANVACC INDICATES   CANVASS INDICATES ONLY SEN. JOHNSON AGAINST APPROVAL

Murder Mystery at Battlefront  Captured Yanks Dash to Freedom When Wounded Nazi Is Shot Off Back of One

Young Molher Acquitted Of ~ Batlitub Killing  doy Deliberates Less ~ Than Hou r To

‘AMMUNITION STILL SCARCE   Sudden Nazi Retreat Allowed Some to Be Saved At Brachelen

American Task Force 31  Is Riding At Anchor In  Tokyo Bay  JAPANESE ARE REPORTED TO BE VERY COOPERATIVE  More’ Japs Are Killing Themselves; Gen. Wainwright Expresses Thanks

Radio From Japan Landings Go Ahead ‘According to Plan   Admiral Badger Quips “No Hits, No Runs,  Nia Evcave’*__ beam Raw

PLANES BLAST RAIL CENTERS   THOUSAND AMERICAN BOMB. ERS OVER GERMANY TODAY AFTER RAF NIGHT  ASSAULTS .

MacArthur Plans In Japan Complete   End of Major Allied  Directives Announced

MacArthur Ends Official Orders In Jap Politics   Headquarters Say Task Now Rests Upon the Japanese

[MacArthur Builds  Toward New Japar   Framework Is Completed; Directives Are at an End

FRAME ALL SET FAR NEW JAPAN   No More Directives From Allies Required By Gen. MacArthur

Nuernberg Trials Get Under Way   ‘Reading of -Long Indictment May Require All of Day

Charge 20 With Being  Criminals   Gloomy Nazis Hear Themselves Formally Accused Of Horrible Crimes

War Crimes Trial Gets Under Way   Top Nazis Hear Reading of Long Indictment; to Be Arraigned Tomorrow

2O HIGH \EADERS OF NAZIS LISTEN TA WAR (HARCES   Men Accused of Chief Responsibility for Deaths of 20,000,000 People on  Trial far  ivac.   HESS GRINS IMPISHLY AT OPENING OF TRIAL   Goering Faces Trial Court With’ Composure. Other High Nazis Hear Charges With Varying Reactions.

Nuernberg Trials Get Under Way   ‘Reading of. Long Indictment ' May. Require  - AIL of Day

20 Dejected Nazi War Criminals Are Accused Of The Murder Of ©  10 Million Europeans

SCORE OF GLOOMY GERMAN LEADERS HEAR INDICTHENT.   CRIMES THE WORLD HAD NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED LAID AT THEIR FEET

Reading of Charges Takes Up First Day of War Crimes Frial; Ar. raignnent Slated ‘Po: Morrow.

Score Face international Army Court   Defendants Gloomy As Long Indictment Read

20 Nazi Leaders Go On Trial For War Crimes   Gloomy Germans Listen Dejectedly to Formal Charges of Murdering 10,000,000 Europeans, And Long List of Piunder, Horror and Torture

Comic Aspect as Defendants Line Un Clad Simoly   Varying Attitudes Taken by Master German Criminals

20 Top Nazis Hear Charges   Indictment Read as War Crimes Trial Opens at Nuernberg; Goering, Hess And Others Face Mass Murder Judgment

Formally Accused Of Murdering  Europe's People   Score Of Gloomy Nazis Hear Indictment  Read Charging Them With War Crimes

20 OF ACCUSED LEADERS HEAR CHARGES READ   Defendants Gloomy as Historic Court Opens: May Plead Tomorrow.

Accuse- Nazis of Many War Crimes   Germans Are on Trial Before International Military Court   HEAR THRU EARPHONES   Twenty Defendants Are Present for the Opening Session

Varied Emotions Are Exhibited as German Leaders Hear Reading Of Accusations Made

HEAR READING OF CHARGES AGAINST THEM   Twenty Ex-Leaders of the Reich Formally Accused of Murder of 10,000,000 Europeans, Horror, Plunder and Torture.

Rudolf Hess Among 2() Nazi Defendants: Excuse Ill SS Chief   Attorneys For Hitler’s Henchmen Listen Intently To Reading of Indictments In Court

Twenty Are Lined Up In Court Dock   24 Originally Indicted; One At Large, Two Are Ill And One Is A Suicide

GOERING, HESS AND OTHERS ARE CALLED TO TASK   Hitler's Former Aides Sit Dejectedly As War Crimes Trials Open In Nuernberg; Long Indictment  ead.

Glum. Oddly-Garbed Ex-Nazis Face Trial For Their Lives Before International Tribunal

SCORE OF SILENT AND ODDLYGARBED HENCHMEN OF HITLER GO ON TRIAL AT NUERNBERG   What disposition Will Be Made of Reports of Alienists n Hess’ Mental Condition Has Not Yet Been Announced   NO LEGAL FURBELOWS AT START OF CASE

20 SATRAPS OF HITLER FACING ALLIED FORCES   Nazi ‘Big Shots’ Go to Tria Without Any Legal Fanfare

Hitler’s Henchmen Hear Indictments   Victor’s Prosecutors Take Turns Reading Charges of Horror As German War Lands Listen

20 Nazis Are  Defendents. in: Nuernbera Trial   35,000-Word Brief Read to Courtroom; Ex-Ruiers of Reich  Face Fight fer Livec

Hitler Gang On Trial For War Crimes   Lengthy Indictment Read; No Decision On Hess; Mental Condition Is Studied

Hess, Goering And Others “Listen In“   Defendants Not To Be Arraigned Until Tomorrow

War Crimes Trial Opens In Germany   Score of Henchmen of Adolf Hitler Face Trial for Their Lives

INDICTMENT {3 READ TO GROUE   Reading of Lengthy Documerit Expected to Require The Whole Day.   20 DEFENDANTS PRESEN)

Hitler’s Henchmen in Dock Minus Medals, Pomp, Military Splendor; ‘High Drama in Old World Setting

International War Crimes Court C:.ens Trial For More Form Nazi Bigwigs

Long Indictment For War Crimes Read in Court   Prosecutors Present Allied Charges by Reading in Relays

Hitler Deputies Glum As Crime Trials Oven   Goering and Others Sit Grimly, But Hess Displays Impish Grin

Oddly-Garbed Nazi Defendants Assume Varied Attitudes While Indictments Are Read in Court

20 DEFENDANTS FACE ALLIED TRIBUNAL   Hess Lined Up With Other  German Big-Wigs   MARTIN BORMANN   Being Tried In Absentia; First Two Counts Of Indictment Read

Hitler Henchmen Hear Indictment For War Crimes   faried Emotions Displayed By 20 Defendants As Nuernberg Trial Opens

20 High Germans Charved   Hess and Goering Among Those Put On Trial Today

War Crimes   Trial Is Begun Today   Twenty Nazi Leaders Hear 35,000-Word Charge Read by Allied Prosecution; Bormann Not Present; Hess’ Mental Condition Studied

Hess Among 20 Brought Into Court   First Two Counts Of Indictment Are Read

Glumly Listen To Indictment   Accused of Conspiracy Against Humanity Theat Cost Millions of Lives PLUNDER AND HORROR  Onetime Glamour Boys Of Nazi Party Oddly-Garbed Lot, No Insignia, Rank

Oddly-Garbed Gang Hears Recita of. Plunder and Horror Charges at Nuernberg: Goering Present

THE WEATHER:   ‘Twenty Hitler Henchmen Heat Indictment   Completion of Reading Of 35,000-Word Doeument to Take Rest of Day—Hess Present

Henchmen of Adolf Hitler Go on Trial for Lives Before Nuernberg Allied Tribunal as War Criminal

20 OF HITLER'S HELPERS HEAR CRIME RECITAL   Ne. 21, Bormann, . Is Being Tried in Absentia at Nuernberg -

COURT REVIEWS FIRST 2 COUNTS OF INDICTMENT   German Counsel Will Offer Declaration Questioning Power Of Tribunal

Begin Trial Of 20 Hitler Aids  For War Crimes   Nazidom’s Lurid Deeds Listed In Reading Of Lengthy Indictment.

Reading “of. Charges ~ Takes Up First Day of  War Crimes Trial; Ar- yaignment Slated To. ~ morrow:

Nazis Hear Accusations In Courtroom   20 On Trial, One at Large And Two Are li!

MAC ARTHUR ABOLISHES DRAGONS   Leading Members Of Notorious society Arrested

Fighter Pilots Win Greatest Victory Of War, Set All-Time Combat Record. Bombers Blast Five Vital Oil Targets

4000 Sorties Defeat Luftwaffe Along Entire Western Reich; Mercilessly Attack Bulge Nazis

WASHINGTON STALLED BY BUS STRIKES   Capital City’s Transit Lines All Idle Over Pay Hike Demand

Certain Sections In Western U. S. See Total Eclipse Of Sun Early Today

Sun Blacks Out in —Total Eclipse in Northwest States   Many Good Pictures From Being Taken

Blotted Out Briefly First Time Since 1932; Scientists Chart Passage

TEMPERATURES:   March Of Death. ‘Wasn't So Bad’: Lt. Gen. Homma   MacArthur Bluntly Warns Japan To Stop Acting Like An Equa!

CORREGIDOR BATTERED BY NAVAL GUNS   Manila Bay Being Cleared of Mines By Minesweepers

Lieutenant Free In Love Shooting  Chimpan Jury in 30 Minutes of Debate

New President Living in Blair House: Walks to Work at 8:30 A. M.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN   Will Have Treats for the Children After the Free Show at the Theatre December 22

10,000 TRUCK DRIVERS ARE ON STRIKE   Truman Orders Seizure of Chicago Lines

Troops Enforce Government Edict In Truck Strike   Ten Thousand Truck Drivers Go On Strike In Chicago.

Truck Driver: Defy Federal Work Order   Truman Seizes Chicago Firms;  Troops Meve In

Army Protects Chicago Trucks   U. S. Takes Control as 10,000 Strike

10,000 Truckmen In Chicago Defy  Truman's Order   Troops Move Into City to Enforce Edict As Strike Spreads

Troops Back  ODT Seizure Of Truck Line:   Soldiers Go To Chicago To Provide Protection For Drivers Remaining  On Job Today

CHICAGO TRUCK DRVERS 60 ON STRIKE TODAY   DEFY ORDER FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN} TROOPS MOVE [IN

19 Probable Starters Listed For Kentucky DNerhy Running  omorrow

Burning Dream Is Uncertain Entry; Teen and Pot o’ Luck Quoted ai 4-] —

-,. THE ©  WAR TODAY   Extent of Eisenhower's Snecess In Planned Annihilation of German Forees Awaits Lifting of Blackout

EVEN IF GEN, EISENHOWER IS NOT ANNIHILATING NAZI ARMY HE JS PILING UP RIC VICTORY

—— ee  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE—  Aecanciated Pre« War Analwe«t

Advance Gifts Red Cross Roll Of Honor   ‘Ike Piles Up Far-Reaching Victory

‘fitler May Vive Up V-Bomb Sases In Holland— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (A  Western Allies All Set For Lunge Over Bhine

‘ALLIES EFFORT-T0 ANNIHILATE . GERMANS WEST OF RHINE GOES ON; IKE READY TO CROSS THE RHINE

V-E Day Will Start Release. Of Servicemen   Up to 250,000 Gl’s._' Each Month Will Get Freedom, Hines: Tells

War Depariment Announces Plans For Releasing Men   Would Turn Loose 200,000 To 250,000 Monthly After War Ends in Europe

Army Discloses Plan To Release 200,000 A Month   When War Comes To End In Europe

Order Rise In Chicken Prices   Hope To Encourage Production and Offset Meat Supply Decline.

Local Correspondent Meets Ex-Van Buren Prosecutor. In Occupied German Town   Richard Kasischke Writes Of Reunion With Sheldon Rupert In Augsburg; Attorney Drives Truck, His Leqat Training Being Wasted

Dick Kasischke Runs Upon Former  Van Buren Prosecutor In Germany

Nazis Defend Ludwiashafen Fanatically  Third Army In Block-by-Block

Coture Chemical  Works Late Today   Bitter Stand. Made for Ludwigshafen

Ist Army Launches Attack   Great Smokescreen Protects Allies Along Rhineland

Nazi Chemical Works Taken By 3rd Army   I. G. Farben Factory Seized After Fierce Fighting At Ludwigshafen

Third Red. Army Is Now Within Five Miles Of the Danzig Mainland. Nazis Claim Resistance Continues

Red Army Takes Naval Base Of Swinemuende   Mountain Fighters Advance 14 Miles In Czecho-Slovalia

8,000 Russians Died at Dachau   Political Prisoner Tells Camp Horrors

PATTERSON GIRL KILLED IN WRECK   Lorna Worley. 24. Dies In BusTruck Mishap -

Japanese Lose 2.000 Troops In Borneo War   Allied Casualties For Fighting That To Date Total 1,750 hilled, Wounded

Nearly 5,000 Japs Fall in Borneo Area   Six More Nip Ships Are Sunk and 30 Badly Damaaded

Voters To Okeh  Tax Diversion   Governor Expected To Take Question Of Ratification To People

Nippon Battleship Sunk by Planes   Scores of Japanese Planes Downed Attempting to Intercept Latest Aecault on Remnants of Nip Fleet

Japanese Fleet, Broken, Making Scanty Defense   Camouflage Fails To Hide Remnants Of Proud Navy

Planes Deal Inland Sea Third Blow of Week; Good Results   Previous Enemy Losses at Kure 283 Ships, 290 Airplanes

Report Japanese Battleship Sunk    American, British Planes Continue to Pound Enemy Fleet   IS THIRD HEAVY BLOW   Pilots Say the Hyuga Went ~ Down in Jap Naval Base of Kure

THINK HYUGA SENT DOWN AT KURE BASE   Announcement Does Not Indicate Whether Sinking Was in Previous Raid or in New Attacks by Fliers Today.

American Pilots Report the Sinking of Battleship Hyuga in Batfle in the Inland Sea   Carrier Planes from 3rd Fleet Bring Destruction to Many of the Remnants of the Once Powerful Japanese Fleet

Enemy Battleship Hyuga Is Sunk In Kure Assault   Nearly 1,500 American and British Carrier Planes Fight Heavy Flak, Nip Defenders To Deal Jap Fleet Third Heavy Blow of Week

Hyuga Hit In Earlier Plane Attacks   1,500 Planes Battle Heavy Flak For 3rd Blow On Bleeding Enemy Fleet

Jap Battleship Victim Of Third Raid This Week   Halsey’s Fleet Sinks Last Heavy Warship. Of Mikado’s Navy .

Naval Fliers Send Hyuga Down. at Kure   Attackers Battle Heavy Flak and” Fighter Screenc

1,900 U. S. AND BRITISH PLANES HIT HARD BLOW   3attleship Hyuga Sent To Bottom In Latest Attack: Scores Of  Jap Planes Are Knocked Down.

Jap Battleship  Sunk By Bombers   Third Heavy Blow of Week Dealt Broken Enemy Fleet in Inland Sea

Planes Report Jap Battleship Hyuga Sunk; Relentless Pacific Aerial Campaign Still Raging

BATTLESHIP HYUGA REPORTED SUNK BY US. GARRIER PLANES   GREAT FLEETS OF ALLIED PLANES KNOCKED DOWN MANY JAP FIGHTERS

Enemy Fleet Hit Heavy Blow In Inland Sea   Nearly 1,500 U. 5. And British Carrier Planes Battle Through Heavy Flak °

Nip Battleship Reported Sunk By U.S. Planes   Carrier Aircraft  Bore into Targets On inland Sea; Knock Down Fichter:

Powerful ‘Jap Fleet Smashed   *Halsey’s Carrier “Planes Sink Major -{nland Sea Units

Pilots Report Hygua Sunk At Kure Base   Japan Left Without Single Heavy Warship As Fleet Reduced To Small Vessels

Ship Found In Hiding At Kure Docks   Nearly 1,500 U. S. and British Planes Sweep Down Upon the Hyuga, Largest Jap Ship Left.   THIRD SUCCESSFUL ATTACK THIS WEEK

Last Nip Battleship Is Sunk    After Third Stunning Attack of Week, Enemy Navy Has Only a Few Small Warships Left

Battleship Sunk in Fleet Strike   Pilots Report 29,900-Ton Hyuga Goes Down; 1500 Planes Battle Through Flak at Kure

Allied Carrier Fliers Run Into Heavy Nip Resistance In Raid   1,500 Planes Strike Crippled Remnants of Japanese Fleet in Inland Sea Area

1500 Carrier Planes Blast Nip Warships   Enemy Battleship Hyuga Of 29,900-Tons, Conyerted With Flight Deck, Is Sunk   Heavy Flak Fails To Foil Attacks   Assault, Thiro of Week, Leaves Japan Wit houl Single Heavy Warship Fit For Action

Last of Jap Battleships Sunk in Raid      U. S. and British Carrier Planes Battle Through Flak and Fighters to Deal Third Heavy Blow

Japs Expect Another Big Attack Soon   They Claim to Have a New ‘Secret Weapon’’ for  Use on Yanks

TOKYO EXPECTS BOMBINGS AS SHIPS REFUEL   Japs Threaten To Use Ne “Secret Weannn” on U.S.

First Division Vets Near Siegfried Line   Other } ont and British Troops’ Up to Roer and TI gezh Part of Defenses; Advance Near C.£ irts.of Colmar. +

First Division Vets Near Siegfried Line   ‘ther ) °*t and British Troops Up to Roer nd Th pezh Part of Defenses; Advance  lear Cuzirte of Colmar.   Other * and Th Near C

10 Bombers Defy Typhoon fo Raid Eastern Kyushu   Formosa, East Coast Of China Attacked; Celebes Isle Raked

Coleman Asks for Party Action   Endorse Republican Candidates, Advice

DEFENDS kiS ARMY CHIEFS ON OKINAWA   Admiral Pays Tribute To All Taking Part In Campaign

 Nimitz Answers David Lawrence  Admiral Defends Strategy On Okinawa Against Criticism

Nimitz Brands Columnist’s Criticism Of Okinawa Campaian Wrong, Second-Hand

Admiral Nimitz Defends Gen. Buckne Against Attacks on Strategy Used in Conducting Okinawa Battle

ADMIRAL REFUTES NEWSMAN   Criticism Of Army’s Tactics Is Flayed As ‘Unjust’

U.S. Control Of Pacific Isles Next Problem   New Issue Looms in §. F,, London and Moscow Roth Warv

U.S. Bases in Pacific Next Issue   Red, British Delegates Await Governmental Word on Question

U. S. Control Of Pacific Is  Parley Issue   Americans Want Form Of Trusteeship For Vital Islands

FACE PROBLEM OF SHIPPING: YANKS IN WAY   Sumatra Island Cut Adrift Whils Nips Fight

Japs Transfer Industries  to Manchuria  Move Is Meeting With Two ‘Sharp Problems’

Worldwide Code of Human Rights Urged  Stassen Outlines Seven Points for World Policy

REDS MASSING SUPER FORCES ACROSS ODER   Germans Expect An Early Frontal Attack On Berlin

Fresh Infantry Divisions Join Forces For Early Assault  RUSSIANS REACH ANCIENT DANZIG  Imminent Attack Anticipated 32 Miles East Of Berlin

Automobile Reronversion  Tools Ohayed by  Reale pees che PR cept Sal ig IN

Unusual report by Admiral Nimitz may mean end is in sight   Showdown mix fer Cagayan valley looms as Yanks srind to new gains

Japs, Compressed On Southern End Of Island, Doomed   Admiral Delays His Daily Report beyond the Usual Hour

EARLY COLLAPSE OF NIP DEFENSE 5 LOOKED FOR   War Correspondent Reports Light Resistance From Foe Now Cornered in Tip of Island.   U, S. MIGHT GATHERS FOR THE NEXT BLOW.   Tokyo Dispatch Says There Are “Unmistakable Signs” Americans Intend to Invade Mainland.

NIMITZ AVOIDS ANY MENTION OF GROUND ACTION   Unusual Communique Regarding Okinawa Operation Issued Last Night   AMERICAN AIRCRAFT HIT ENEMY SHIPPING

NIMITZ REPORTS ONLY AIR ACTION   Communique Omits Mention of Okinawa Ground Operations

ANTICIPATE VICTORY NEWS FROM OKINAWA   Admiral Strangely Has Only Limited Aerial Action To Relate

End Of Jap Resistance Is In Sight   Nimitz In Late Comimunique Fails to Mention Progress of Ground Operations, Says Weather Bad

Okinawa Battle Is Believed To Be Nearing End   Delayed Nimitz Communique Reports Onl; Scattered Aerial Actions; Americans Battle Foe Resistance Pockets

FURIOUS STORM LASHES BRITAIN   THREE KILLED, COASTAL TOWNS FLOODED, STRAY MINES WASHED ASHORE,

England Storm Worst In 20 Year:   75 Mile Stretch Lashed By 100 MPH Gales

GM STRIKE MAY FORCE FEEDER PLANTS TO CLOSE   Spokesman Warns of Possible: Effects of Continued Shutdown

Parts Lack May Force Shut-Down   Federal Conciliation Only Hope Today of Ending Strike

Auto Parts Threatened  By Walkout   GM Strike Is Reported Causing Industry's Strangulation.

Solons Clash on Security Force   Authority to Call Out U. S. Troops Debated

SENATOR HITS BRITISH AID ~~ AGAINST JAP‘   Debate on Charter Stirs Attack on Policy

CHANDLER RAPS MANPOWER ACT   Kentucky Senator Term: Work-Or-Jail Measure a ‘Monstrosity’

Monstrosity, Says Chandler of Bill   Assails Manpower Bill Senate Comittee Okayed

TYPHOON MAY DELAY LANDING OF U.S. FORCE   Tokyo Protests Ship Sinkings

MAY BE HITCH IN M’ARTHUR PLAN: OF SURRENDER   Fields Where General and Airborne Forces Will Land May Be Too Muddy Because of Rainfall

Some Relief I Forecast For Tonight   Snow. Coming With Slight Rise in Mercury Late Toclay

News Behind The News  fenyright MeClors Newspaper   WASHINGTON By Rav Tacker

Must Get Bases, Arnold Declares   Says Jap Homeland Must Be Bombarded

BASES FOR JAP BLAST OBJECTIVE   ARNOLD TELLS AIMS OF WAR IN PACIFIC

German Prince Claims FDR Sought Meeting With Hitler   But Late President’s Aides Give Little Credence to Story of Futile Peace Effort

Grandson Of Kaiser Served As Messenger In Move For Roosevelt To Preserve Peace

EDR Sought Peace Par ‘ley In 1938, Prince Declares   Louis Ferdinand Says Roosevelt Chose Him As Emissary To Seek Meeting With Hitler, Mussolini And  +  Chamberlain To Preserve Peace Of World

Hohenzollern Prince Says He Served as F. D. R. Envoy  eg Seca ae  in 1938 Paéace Mission

Steve Early Thinks This Is Hooey! Hohenzollern Prince Claims He Was Go-Between For Roosevelt

Angeles Taken by Yanks Pushing onSanFernando,  Only 36 Miles of Manila

ANGELES, KEY ROAD TOWN ON LUZON, TAKEN   Yanks Now 36 Miles From Manila; Capture Rosario

American Troop: Continue Gains In Manila Drive   Angeles With Four Airdromes Taken; 36 Miles From Goal

More than 58,000 Workers in 12 Cities Stay Away from Jobs — 39,000 Other in Four Manufacturing Areas Threaten to Walk Out.

Workers In 11 Cities Stayed Away From Jobs Today  39,000 THREATEN IN OTHER AREAS ‘Two Smaller Strikes In  Bridgeport And Buffalo Settled Today

Strikes Halt War Output   52.000 Workers In 11 Cities Stay Off Their Jobs

Production Is Crippled By Strikes   More Than 52,000 Workers Out, and 39,000 Others Threatening to Strike

Industrial] Leaders See Starvation   Japs Who Made Tanks, Guns Fear Revolution During Coming Winter

Fight Million Japs May Die Of Starvation   Nip Industrialists Predict Hard Winter

Plight Of Freed Europeans Told In Grim Letter   Lack of Food, Heat And Clothing Makes Intense Suffering

Russians Closing In Upon Stettin   Are Fighting in Streets of  Altdamm, East Bank Suburb   ‘(GUNS SHELL THE CITY   Offensive on Both Sides of Kuestrin Grinds .To ward Berlin

Third American Billion-Bushel Wheat Crop Seen  Winter and Spring Estimate at Record

- 1,085,000,000 Bushels ‘Largest Wheat Crop in U.S. ‘History Indicated on June 1

HOUSE TO DISCUSS POLL TAX PROBLEM   Heavy Debate Is Expected Among All! Ready Irritated Members

POLL TAX FIGHT OPENS IN HOUSE   Renewal of Sectional Strife Is Forecact

CONGRESSIONAL FIREWORKS SEEN   House Row Expected Over Poll Tax Repeal And FEPC Measure

Veteran Dies At War Bond Rally   . Demonstration Ends Fatally For Sailor

Smash 15 Miles Inside Holland:   110,000 Nazi Troops Already Eneirecled In: the Ruhr. Security Bilackout Is Partially Lifted Near Zuider Zee ~°

Patton Crashes Through Kassel And Fulda With: in 155 Mi. Of Berlin.

Twenty-One Divisions Are Stitched Tightly In Western Holland Area

Two-Thirds of German Army in West Near Doom   British Seize Inschede, Occupy Rheine, Race 25-40 Miles From Zuider Zee

British Trap One Whole German Army Group; Another Cut Off In Ruhr Valley

Allies Lock 110000 © Nazis in Ruhr Pocket   Third 155 Miles From Berlin, Crashes Into Kassel, Fulda; British Plunge Far Beyond Muenster, Westphalian Capital

BRITISH SPEED DRIVE TO TRAP HOLLAND ARMY   3rd U. S. Army Drives Into Cities Within 155 Miles From Berlin.

British, Canadian‘-Forces Lunge Northward To Cut Off Foe In West Holland

Emperor Bows To Conqueror AtU.S. Embass)   Subjects Of Talk Secret; Yank Killed At Saigon In Annamite Uprising

Hirohito To Abdicate, It is Believed  MacArthur Talk  Tonics Secret

Russians Only 65 Miles From Reich Capital   Keach Zielenzig Near Oder, Last Big Barrier

Report Russ at Zielenzig   See New Big Offensive in Ist, 3rd Army Drive

Soviet Armies In Manchuria Drive Deeper   Three-Way Railroad Junction Captured by Whirlwind Thrusts  D,.llatie

GROUP OF OKINAWA NATIVES RESEMBLED ORIENTAL PRINT   FIRST CIVILIANS TO SURREN. DER LED BY NATIVE PRIEST —PLEASED BY FIRST AID TREATMENT

Angaritas Forces Attack Venezuela Palace; Junta  Rebels Seek Airplanes Aid

Medina Forces, Rebels Fighting In Venezuela   Country Is in Confused State as Junta Takes Over.

Battle Rages In Streets Of Caracas   Palace Attacked By Venezuelan Loyalist Forces

Army Units Have Battle Over Palace   Cavalry Loyal to Deposed President Rides to Attack

MERINA FORGES ATTACK PALACE   President Of Venezuela Reported Reinstated; Rebels Use Planes

Cavalrymen Advance On Palace Amid Heavy Fire Which Caused Man Casualties, Reported

Death Struggle In Venezuela   Rebel Planes Called to Blast Loyalist Cavalry Attacking Presidential Palace; Medina Reinstated In Caracas, Is Report

Rebels Say Junta Has Full Control   Largest Arsenal Captured Ry Dissident Faetion

Palace Center Of Conflict n City OF Caracas   Cavalry Forces Loyal to President Medina Being Attacked by Planes af Rebels   Horsewomen Seen Among Warriors   Junta Soldiers Firing From Palace Roof; Reported Medina Had Been Reinsiated Executive:

MEDINA FORCES ATTACK REBELS IN VENEZUELA   President Reinstated in Caracas, One Radio Report Says Saturday

Advance In The Face Of Heavy Fire   Reported That President Medina Has Been Reinstated In Caraeas. Firing Described As Intense

Fighting in Venezuela Continues   Revolutionary Junta Using Planes Against the Attacking Forces

MEDINA FORCES ATTACK PALACE   People Warned to Stay Indoors as Fighting Continues

BROADCAST SAYS INSURGENT FORCE WAS DRIVEN OUT   Bitter Fighting Takes Place in Capital—Bullets Hit U. § Embassy, but No Americans Are Harmed.   PRESIDENT MEDINA REPORTED REINSTATED   Rebels Claim Capture of Arsenal at Maracay, Providing Them With Tanks, Planes  and Artillery.

Rebels Are Using Tanks, Artillery   Radio Station Favorable to Government Asserts President Medina Is Reinstated in Caracas

Junta of Rebel Leaders Calls on Planes To Blast Attackers; Western States Loyal To President, Country in Confused State _

Violent Fighting Marks Revolution In Venezuela  Rebels Using Tanks Against Loyalists

Airplanes Attack Forces Storming Venezuela Palace   Cavalry Opens Assault Against Rebels Who Reply With Bombs,  Machineguns

Cavalry Attacks Palace in Venezuela Revolt  os a a 7 fpr   Rebel Army Officer: Call Upon Planes To Blast Attackers

Air Support Summoned By Opposition   No Rebel Tanks Yet Sighted; Radio Story Says President Has Been Reinstated

Battle Rages In (Caracas Between Rebels, Loyalists   Insurgents Appear Te Hold Main Power

Venezuelan Revolution  ‘Group Uses Tanks, Guns   Uncertain Contest Is Waged By: Junta

Employment Predictions Too Gloomy   Far Fewer Jobless Than Forecast By Official Last May

V-E Jobless Predictions High of Mark   1,400,000 UNEMPLOYED COMPARED WITH WMC FORECAST OF 2,000,000

WMC ESTIMATE OVERSHOOTS JOBLESS MARK   Agency 30 Per Cent High On Prediction 2,000,000 Would Be Idle

WMG ADMITS JOB GUESS IN ERROR   Only 1,400,000 Persons Now Without Work.

Forecast That 2,000,000 Would Be Jobless Pessimistic by 30 Percent

 é so Missed Mark In Estimating  Unemployment   ‘Government Predictions Of Two Million Made Three Months Ago 30. Per Cent Too High

Strixe Oraered  On D. and R.G.W.   Union Claims Wage Awards Ignored

Union Order: D&RGW . Strike Today    Tie-Up Will Affect ; 800 or More in ' Salt Lake Division

“Heavy Damage’ Inflicted In Third Fleet Air Attack   Carrier Aircraft Operate Despite Adverse Weather

HEAVY BLOWS RAINED ON NIPPON THURSDAY IN RAPID SUCCESSION  RUSSIANS INVADE MAN CHURIA. 1200 PLANES HIT

RUSSIAN FORCES ALSO ADDING T0 PERIL OF JAPAN   Russians Reported Opening Pincers Drive in Manchuria as Planes Hit Mainland   By LEONARD MILLIMAN  Acenriatoed Preece War PF dAitar

Superforts Blast Jap Oil Refinery; Reds in Manchuria   Nagasaki Hit by Atomic Bomb; Big Soviet Drive On

YANK GULUMA FORGED 10 RETREAT AT HOUFFALIZE   Withdraw After Germans Open Heaviest Attack of Salient Battle   ‘FIERCE FIGHTING ON 3 SECTORS   Allied Pilots Grounded After Shooting Down 253 Nazi Planes Sunday

Total Eclipse Of Sun  Occurs This Morning   Seen From Vantage Points

Eclipse Data Is Compiled By Scientists   Blocking of Sun Rays By Moon Seen Here _ For Few Minutes

oo‘ fen . Ls, 2-278 6 eaten  —~ WoT 4 ee me . ae ee? Ss 07 ” Ge ze  woe, ecm ae:

Nip industrial center raked for 3rd time  Concentrate on production area

OSAKA BLASTED BY SUPERFORTS      UPWARDS OF 1450 PLANES AGAIN ATTACK SECOND LARGEST JAP City.

Peace Training Bill Is Backed By State Dept.   Grew Cites Preparednes: As Best of Insurance Aynainal Agerpasor

Training Progran Held Necessary  U. S. Obligations Told at Hearing

Peace Time Draft Plan Is Endorsed   Grew Says Obligations Under World Security Plan Warrant Military Training of Youth

Grew Urges Peacetime Military  Training   Warranted Under U.S. Obligations For World Security He Savs at Hearine

Government For Military Training   Hearings Begun on Peace Time Compulsion

President's Son Gives Range as Marine Prays for Success at Makin’

 SAGA OF THE SUBMARINES——  U.S. S. DARTER STRIKES PHILIPPINE BATTLE OPENING BLOWS

a th RN ee  Yank Sub Bags 2 Jap Destroyers in 6 Days   Ry MURLIN SPENCER

Roosevelt's Son Had a Part  Success of Makin Island Raid Largely Due to U.S. Submarine

MANAGEMENTLABOR MEET TO END TODAY   Progress Made Friday, When 5-Point Program Agreed Upon

Snow Harasses  New England   Four To Thirteen Inches, But In Midwest Temperatures Rising.

Terrific Snow Storms Hit East   Ten Die, 17 Inches Fall Overniaht

AMERICAN MARINES LAND AT TSINGTAO   Yanks to Help Disarm Japanese— Return to Resort City Welcomed by Chinese,

Tsingtao Chinese Welcome Marines   Yanks Assist in Disarmin Japanese

Orchardists Acclaim DDT   New Insecticide Is ‘Answer To Prayers’

PRAISES DDT   B. H. Fruit uit_Grower Says Insecticide Came ‘In  The Nick of Time’

NEW FIGHT IS BREWING OVER VETO PROGRAN   Big Powers Demand Supreme Rights In Security Council

Security Conference Faces Showdown on Veto- Vote Rights.   Big 5 Try to Convince Small Nations Supreme Veto Power Necessary

Big 5 Told Veto Power  ‘Fight Is On’   Notice Served On Major Nations At Conference By Small Countries

Small Nations Plan Fight - Veto Issue   Committee Studie:   Committee Studies Interpretation of the Big Five

Small Nations Plan Fight on Veto Issue  Committee Studies _ Interpretation of the Big Five

Small Nations Balk Over Veto Power Clause   United Nations Conference  ‘Moves Toward Show. down on Big Five Tniterpretalion of Authority:

NATIONS BATTLE ON VETO RIGHTS   Conference Showdown on  Issues Draws Near

F ight Over Veto Power  InFullSwine   Australian Leads Small Nations’ Opposition

‘The Fight Is On’ Small Nations Say   Australian Minister Opposes Interpretation Of. Veto Powers Held by Big Five Powers

“Fight Is On,” Evatt Asserts At Conference   Australian Leading Small Nations in Opposing Veto Plan

Great Nations Confident of Winning Out. Australian Foreign Minister Is Leading The Ficht

NAZIS HURLED BACK ACROSS ODER RIVER   Rumble of Guns Already Heard in German Capital; Government Leaves “Probably for Berchtesgaden”

Reach Point 40 Miles From Berlin      RUSSIANS BELIEVED TO HAVE REACHED EAST BANK: OF:] LAST DEFENSE BARRIER:

Horror Camp Films Sicken War Criminal   Atrocity Movies Shock German Leaders at Trial

CONFERENCE IN. FINAL STAGES   WORLD SECURITY CHARTER  AGREEMENTS HAVE ‘BEEN '  REACHED—SESSIONS TO  END TUESDAY”

END OF FRISCO PARLEY SLATED FOR TUESDAY   Historic Conference Lacks Only Finishing Touches

TRUMAN TO CLOSE PARLEY TUESDAY’   Finishing Touches on Charter Remain After Discussion Compromise

NATIONS AGREE, WORLD CHARTER o IN FINAL DRAFT   "Frisco Parley Ends Tuesday With Address by U. S. President

INDUSTRY PLANS FOR GREEN LISHT   BELIEVES AUTO MANUFAC. TURE WILL BE RESUMED WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS

Filty Percent Gasoline Hike   Basic ‘A’ Rations Now Worth Six Gallons In Place Of Four.

Motorists Get More Gas Today   Value Of A Stamps Is Increased 50 Percent

‘50 Per Cent Increase In Basic “A” Gasoline Rations Is Effective

Siberian Troops Go Into Puppet State   Tokyo Radio Declares Red Army Slashes into 2,000 Mile Frontier; Attack Began Shortly after the War Declaration; Moscow Confirms

Sharp Fights Now On Says Radio Tokyo   Attack From West Was Launched At Lupin De clares Enemy.   iSOVIET PLANES AID

RUSSIAN PLANES STRIKE TARGETS IN NORTH KOREA   JAPANESE POLITICAL LEADERS CALLED TO SPECIAL SESSION

Russ Troops Swarm Over Manchurian Border Soon After War is Declared ©

Chinese Paratroops Go Into - Action; Red Army in Pincers Move.   (CO-OPERATION IS CLOSE

Cross Border On A Wide Front In Khabarovsk And Transbaikal Regions

Great Pincers ls Fashioned   Reds Reported Advancing In Areas 800 Miles Apart

Tokyo Radio Broadcast Soviet Forces Launched a Sudden Attack on Eastern Border Early Today; Emperor Hirohito Ha Asked Soviets to Mediate in Pacifie War

Big Pincers May Trap Jap Forces   Russian Communique Declares Red Army Has Crossed Border in Two Places in Drive on Crack Japanese Kwantung Army

Two Former U. S. Bases In China Are Recaptured   Chinese High Command An: nounces Sincheng And Nanking Are Retaken

Montana Must Find Jobs for Servicemen  Between 10,000 and  — 20,000 Declared  8 8 Bee. Bw

Montana Must — Find Jobs for Servicemen  Between 10,000 and 20,000 Declared Needed After War

CIO Union Votes Against Strike   Hartford Efectrical Work evs Will Not Enforce Pay Hike Demand

Three Weddings Plymouth County Couples This Week  Sudtelgte-Bohlke, _ Casper-Mansfield, R ead Ha rdarecnan

Eilers - Vanderhan Wedding Monday In Local Church  Married At St.  John’s American

Junkers-Langel Wedding At St. Joseph’s Tuesday  Will Live On F _ ‘Six Miles North Of Remsen —

Eilers - Vanderhan Wedding Monday In Local Church  Married At St. John’s American a ecth nw LC i vcwnlke

Shirley Hirsch, Richard Byers Married Friday  Wedding At St. Joh Lutheran Church

E. Plueger Weds — Anna Beitelspache  Ceremony In.  Grant Township

Jelken-Ludwigs. Wedding Last © Thursday Evening  ‘Well Known Grant . And Preston Young ~ People Married

Maxine: Kilker Anc  LeRoy Rolling We  On Wednesday Ceremony At St.  Joseph’s Church In LeMars

Shirley Hirsch, — Richard Byers Married Friday   Wedding At St. John’s Lutheran Church  That Evening

BODE-STREHL NUPTIALS MONDAY   Young Couple ‘to Make Home At Remsen After Brief Honevmoon

Hoffman-Lantaft  Wedding Monday  St. Joseph Church Groom Home From  Tour Of Military  Service Overseas

Wm. Strehl Weds Elizabeth Bode   Wedding Takes —  Place In Remsen

Three Weddings Plymouth County Couples This Week   Sudtelgte-Bohlke, Casper-Mansfield, Reed-Harderson

Cpl. Merton Jesser Wilma Marienau — Wed Thursday  Ceremony Takes Place At Grant Lutheran Church

Remsen Couple  Wed At St. Mary’ $  Olga Staab Bride - OF William Stoffel

Ramthun-Bush   Wedding Friday  St. John’s Church - Phyliis Bush Bride  Of Harley Ramthun Of Cherokee —

Marvin Kohn And Martha Nilles Wed  Marriage Takes : Place At: Remsen

Married F riday In Preston Church  ' Dorothy. Haage Bride - Of Merlin Utesch

Robin With Nest on C. N. W. Engine Regular in Sitting on the Eggs

TROOP SHIFT STARTS SOON   ELEVEN THOUSAND SOLDIERS  , TO LEAVE MEDITERRANEAN AREA TINS MONTH

BOMBERS MET BY JET PLANES   New Messerschmitts Fly Rings Around U.S. Raiding Party

NAZI JET PLANES. CHALLENGE FLIERS   Nineteen Bombers Lost in Air. Battle Over Germany °

1,300 American Heavies Attack Nazi Positions   New Enemy Craft Make Speed of Ten Miles a Minute

Germans Send Uy Jet Planes Against Bombers  22 American Craft Are Lost in Aerial Battles

ALLIED BOMBERS ENCOUNTER JETS   Flashy German Planes Fai To Keep Heavies ‘From Targets

NAZI JET. PLANES ~~ CHALLENGE FLIERS   Nineteen Bombers. Lost i in Ait. Battle Over Germany:

Fast German Jet Planes Break Through U.S. Fighter Defense   Germans Fly Rings Around American Bombers; Lashing Attack By ‘Jetties’ Leaves Flying Fortress Gunners Dizzy

Auto Use Tax May Be Repealed   Senator Johnston Feels That Tax Is Unfair, Hopes For Early Action.

STATE DEMS CONVENE AT FLINT:      Few Candidates For Places on Spring Ballot

DEMOGRATS ARE IN CONVENTION   LIVELY SPIRIT IS EVIDENCED AT FLINT

Effort Made to Knock Nazis Out of Artillery, Range of Two Bridges Across River. ~          GERMAN TROOPS = MASSING IN. AREA:   U. S. 7th Army. Drives Into Reich West. of -Saarbruecken — Pat  ‘ Beats Off Attacks

State Records 9 Fatal Accidents During Weekend  Motor Car Wrecks Blamed for 6; Acorr Shredder Claims 1

Quisling Gets Death Penalty   Court Unanimously Decides On Death tor Puppet

Quisling Faces Death Before Firing Squad   Norway Jurors Convict Hitler's Puppet Of Treason

Quisling To Ask Court To Reduce Death Sentence   Norway s Former Puppe Ruler Is Slated To Face Firing Squad   Nation's Highest Award kor Valor Is Presented lo Hero of Corregidor

BEFORE SQUAD   Former Puppet Ruler of Norway Hears Verdict af Neath

May Ask Couri To Cut Verdict   Former Hitler Chief Of Norway Slated For Firing Squad.

Traitor Given Death Penalty   Vidkun Quisling Is Found Guilty; Will Die Before Firing Squad

Traifor Given . - Death Penalty   Vidkun Quisling Is Found Guilty; Will Die Before  . Firina. Sauad

Quisling Given Death Sentence For Treason   He Cannot Appeal, But Can Ask Court To Reduce Sentence

COURT DOOMS MAJ. QUISLING   Former Puppet Ruler Of Norway Sentenced To Firing Squad Death

Quisling To Die For High Treason   Betrayer Of Norway Convicted; To Face 10 - Man Firing Squad Inside 3- Weeks; To Ask Clemency

Quisling Is Convicted Of Treason, Sentenced To Die By Firing Squad

STOLEN AS TWO CHILDREN SHEEP IN IT   Found About Two Hours Later at 31st and Western

NLRB Field Staffs Deployed Over State To Conduct Mine Strike Vote

“Omeus” Is New Name For U. S. Germany Plan   Eisenhower's Administration Takes New Nickname.

Churchill to Quit without Big Majority   Says Will Not Stay in House Unless Party Has Majority

CHURCHILL TAKES CAMPAIGN STUMP   Opens 1,000-Mile Tour o Britain in Search o Votes.

Churchill Opens Tour  For Election   Prime Minister Threatens To Quit If Majority Denied

MUST IRON OUT PEACE PROBLEMS   Foreign Ministers’ Council Unable To Reach Agreement

EXPECT BIG 3 TO-MEET AGAIN   Will Need Conference to Settle Difficulties

NEW MEETING OF BIG THREE IN PROSPECT   Foreign Ministers’ Council Prepares to Close Session With No Important Agreements Reached

New Big 3 Conference Seen As London Parley Bogs Down  No Majer Agreements Reached A* Foreian Ministers’ Meetina

Big Three May Mieet To Settle Peace Problems   Council Draws To Close,  Little Is Accomplished

Big Three May Neel as Tangle Grows in Europe   Foreign Ministers Getting Nowhere In Their Talks

Another Big Three Meeting May Be Needed Soon  Foreign Ministers Ene Session With No Peace Pacts Finished

BIG FIVE COUNCIL TO CLOSE WITH NOTHING DONE   Believed Truman, Stalin. And Attlee May Have To Come Together In Order To Iron Out Major  European Problems.

ANOTHER MEETING OF Bl THREE BELIEVED WILL BE NECESSARY  TRUMAN, STALIN AND ATLEE MAY BE CALLED TO — JRON OUT DIFFERENCES

Of Big-Three  Is Foreeast    Big Five Council Draws To Close With Litthe Accomnlished.   REACH NO AGREEMENT

Bd , QUAKE BATTER TOKYO   Yanks Meet Stiff Resistance In Manila, Bataan, North Luzon

Big B-29 Force Hits Tokyo’s War Plants   Blows That May Prove Heaviest To Date On Jap Capital Follow Quake; Nipponese Cabinet Changes Made

GREAT FLIGHT OF SUPERFORTS BLASTED TOKYO INDUSTRIES  YANKS MEETING FIERCE OPPOSITION IN STREETS OF MANILA

thquake ecedes Raid nJap Capital   jeavy Fighting tilt Under Way 1 Manila Streets

Je aps Begin. Luzon Fight   Boughboys - Meet” ‘Strong. Resistance in’ Drive Through Heart’ of: Manila’

Two Big Liners Drop From U. § Troop Service   British Action Puts Crimp In ‘Back Home’ Schedule For Yanks

‘Back Home Schedule Slowed   Transfer of Two Big British Ships from U. S. Troop Service Puts Crimp in Plans

JOB BILLS FACE ROWS IN CONGRESS   Basic Theories of Government Involved in the Measures to Lengthen Jobless Pay and to Guarantee Employment.

BILL TO ASSIST JOBLESS READY FOR SENATORS   Coming Up Next Week For Debate; Work-For-All Proposal Advanced

Jobless Pay Bill Ready   Senate Gets 26-Week Cash Measure; Full Work Bill Approved

Jobless Pay Bill Goes To The Senate   Contests Seen In Congress Over Basic Issues

‘Committee To Send Bill For 'Emergericy Unemployment Pa: ‘To Senate; Fight Predicted   Full Employment Measure’s Fate Up To Full Banking Committee

Acheson Reply ‘Unsatisfactory’  Wherry Will Fight Nomination, *'e Tells Reporters

WHERRY REJECTS ACHESON REPLY   SENATOR CONTINUES FIGHT ON NOMINATION

ACHESON ASKS TEST OF His JAP STATEMENT   Acting Secretary Defends Statement On Occupation and McArthur

Acheson s Answer \s U. §. Policy   Official Documents to Wherry Explain MacArthur Relations

Japan Policy Feud Holds Up Acheson Boost   Undersecretary’s Appointment Not Confirmed as Yet

Acheson Tells Sen. Wherry To Test View   Wherry Promptly Labels An: swer ‘Unsatisfactory’ Te Ouestions.   MAS EAAC? TREAT

CONFIRMATION OF ACHESON IS UNDER ATTACK   Acting State Sec’y Tells Sen. Wherry ‘To Test”  Views Himself

Acheson Repiy To Wherry Net  “Satisfactory”   Acting Secretary of State Furnishes Document to Support His Remarks About MaeArthur

ACHESON WRITES REPLY TO CRITIC   Acting Secretary of Stat Refers Sen. Wherry to Recent Statement

TODAY'S WAR ANALYSIS  French Suffer While German Factories Hum   ‘New York Cotton

ALLIED GUNS SHATTERING BALIKPAPA}   Japanese Report Borneo Oil Port Under Ceaseless Fire for Three Weeks.

DIL REFINING CITY POUNDED   Tokyo Reports — Americans Are Preparing for ‘imminent Landing.’   ENEMY ACTION HEAVY?

CONTINUE 10 BOMBARD CITY   Allied Landing Imminent on Oil Port of Borneo — Tokyo Radio Says Bombings have Been Going ta For Three Weeka.

Allied Warships Pound Borneo's Oil Refineries   50 Craft Pour Shells Into Balikpapan As Prelude To Invasion

Two Allied Invasions.  Are Near   Chinese Forces Exert Strength In French Indo-China — Burning City of Liuchow Is Recaptured   OIL CENTER HOLDS ALLIED SIGNIFICANCE

41 Warships: Hurling Steel AtBalikpapar   Landings at Rich Borneo Oil Center Expected Any Heur

Japs Predict Borneo Landing   Say 50 Allied Ships Are Shelling Balikpapan Region

Fleet Bombards Borneo Oil City   Tokyo Reports Attack Is Preparation For “Imminent Landing”

Allies Continue Sea, Air Attack Tokyo Reports   Australian Campaign in Northwest Borneo Virtually Completed

Warships Pound Balikpapan, Oil City Of Borneo   Japs Say Bombardment Is Preparation For ‘Im. minent Landing.’

Allied Fleet Guns Pound Balikpapan and Defenses On Shore.’-of East Bornec

Allied Battle Fleet Stepping Up Attack On Oil Rich Borneo Coast   Allied Landings In Balikpapan Area “Imminent” Says Tokyo; Oil Wells On Recaptured — Tarakan Already Pumping Fuel.

ALLIES POUR EXPLOSIVES ON BALIKPAPAK   Weak Tokyo Broad‘cast Says Landing Operations Started

 Enemy Reports Shelling Of Oil Refining City In Preparation For Landing

FIFTY AMERICAN SHIPS OFF ISLE JAPANESE SAY   Enemy Radio Report Unconfirmed, But MacArthur Admits “Light Naval Units” Bombarding East Borneo Coast.

Fifty Allied Ships  Said Attacking  Balikpapan Fields Tokyo Radio Reports  Landing Imminent  te Rarnes OH Area

 Allies Pouring High Explosives Into Balikpapan   Tokyo Says Allied Landing Imminent  As Shelling Goes On

YANKS OCCUPY KUME: CHINESE TAKE 4 TOWNS   Two Allied Air Attacks Spring New Leaks In Jap Oil Supply

SHIPS, PLANES BOMBARDING BALIKPAPAN   Japs Claim Invasion Time Drawing Near

JAPS EXPECT INVASION OF BALIKPAPAN   Tokyo Says a Fleet of 50 Ships Pounds the East Coast Oil Refining City Through Friday and Strikes Again Today.

Pound Borneo’s (il Refineries   Allted Ships Pour More Shells On  Shore Defensec.

Chinese Forces  Make New Gains   Key Highway Hub Of Fashien On Liuchow Peninsula Is Recaptured

CHINESE TAKE  AALLWAY HUB   New Gains Reported On Al Fronts—Close In Base At Paaching. F:

F ate of City Hinges ‘On Weather   Patch’s Seventh Army Fighting Hard to Hold Back Germans

GERMANS STAR) ANOTHER DRNVE AGAINST YANKS   This Time The Nazis Try to Break Through In Alsace

Witness Tells of Prison Camp Horrors   Says Belsen Camp Foulest, Vilest on Earth’s Surfaces

Witness Describes — Horrors At Belsen      Britisher Testifies to Inhuman Conditions at German Camp

Sx-risoner escrizes #171, crue —7/, Canniza ism a7 2e sen; “Ti es- S907” iver -o Sot tar-1

Belsen Survivor Relates Story of Torture, Filth, Murder and Cannibalism

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by AP Writers

Finland Declares War on Germany   Move May Give Reds New Bases Along East Front

State Assembly Hangs On Today With Overtime   Clocks in House and Senate Stopped Before Midnight To Enable Clerks To Get Caught Up.

wislature Stops Clocks; Awaits Bills   Session Likely To End During Late Afterncon

Italian Terms Revealed, But Secrecy Puzzles   Nothing In Terms Give Reasons For Delay In Announcina

Allies Make Armistice OF Italy Public   Exhaustive U ncon ditional Surrender Terms Imposed On Italians.   ‘SECRET 26 MONTHS

Finally Made Public. .... Terms Of The Italian Armistice Brought To Light After 26 Months

Allies Modified Terms Placed On Italy Following Surrender,  Washington Reveals In Report

Italian Armistice Terms Revealed By Allies After 26 Months’ Secrecy

Much-Discussed Italian Armistice ‘ls Made Public   Spikes Old Rumors; Fails to Clear Up Why Terms Kept Secret 26 Months

REVEAL TERMS OF ARMISTICE WITH ITALIANS   Refuse to State Why Pact Kept Secret for 26 Months

Terms Are Finaily Kevealed   12-Point Program Disclosed; Old Rumors Spiked

Armistice Terms With Italy Given   ‘Spikes Rumors But Fails To Explain Secrecy

ITALIAN. ARMISTICE PUBLISHED ‘TODAY   Some Rumors About It Are Found False; No Reason for Secrecy Given   ALLIES WERE LENIENT

Tell Terms Of Italian  Armistice    Originally Very Harsh, Pact Later Modified; To Be Superseded By Fina] Peace Treaty

Italian Armistice Terms Revealed   ® Allies Publicize Documents Relatint To Surrender

Italian Peace Pact Unveiled; Rumors Spiked   Armistice Terms Provided Fer No Fiual Disposition Of Italian Territory Or Property

Allies Make Public Much - Discussed Italian Armistice; Fail to Clarify Secrecy of Terms

ALLIES MAKE PUBLIC ITALIAN SURRENDER TERMS AFTER 2 YEARS  ALLIED MILITARY OFFICIALS HAD OBJECTED TO MAKING TERMS KNOWN

Halians’ Armistice Is Bared   Fail to Explain . Why ‘Armistice Was Kept Secret For 26 Months

arercaching N\llied Control of Italy Revealed In Document.   Advisory Group Meets Avain ain Without Soviet Participation

—WHY THE SECRECY? —~ Italian Armistice Terms  Are Finally Made Public

Allies Publicize Italian Armistice; Terms Exhanstiv   : Conditions, However Were Later Changed Ff Many Rumors  Are Spiked

Surrender Terms To Italy Finally Are Announced   Revealed That Allies Never Invoked Some Of Provisions

ALL DETAILS OF ARMISTICE WITH ITALY REVEALED   Why Surrender Terms Kept Secret So Long Officiols Can’t Explain

Terms Of Italian Surrender Revealed; Reasons Are Given For Long Secrecy

Italian Terms Told Af Last   Secrecy. Is Removed From Peace Pact ©

Allies Make Public Terms Of Italian Armistice; Fail In Explaming Long Secrecy}

Italian Armistice Terms  Revealed After 26 Months  Exhaustive Unconditional Surrender Terme Imnaced. Alliec Elasiiv Disclose

The Weather   Armistice Terms For Italians Are Now Made Public   Old Rumors Spiked Document Fails Tc Clear Up Reasons For Secrecy

LONG - DISPUTED DOCUMENT AIRED AFTER 26 MONTHS   OLD RUMORS SPIKED BUT ALLIES FAIL TO CLEAR UP SECRECY

They Fail to Clear  Up Entirely Why Ter Were Kept Secret fo 26 Months, It Is Saic

REVEAL ITALIAN PEACE TERMS   Fail To Tell Why. Terms Kept Secret For 28 Months

Ttalian Terms Of Armistice Are Revealed   Reasons for Long Secrecy Still a Secret

ALLIES RELEASE TERMS OF ITALIAN TRUCE TUESDAY   “But Reason Why Terms Kept Secret for Two. — Years Still Unknown

Terms, Secret For 26 Months Spike Rumors   Lengthy Documents Made Public in Three Capitals—Officials Explain Long Secrecy

Italian Armistice  Is Harsh   Document Made Public, Many of  Provisions Eased

REVEAL TERMS OF ARMISTICE WITH ITALIANS   Disproves Rumor of Frglish Con trol; Fails to Explain Delay

ltalian Armistice Finally Disclosed, Spikes Old Rumors   Allies Fail To Explain Why Terms Long Secret

TELL TERMS OF ITALIAN TRUCE   Release Fails To Clear Ur  Reasons for Long Secrecy

Allies Disclose Terms Of Italian Armistice.   Terms Provide No Final: Disposition of Italian: Territory Or Property; Allies Never Invoked Some Provisions and Frequently Modified Others

Some Rumors Cleared Up. But Reasons for Secrecy Not Fully Explained.

Secrecy of 26 Months Unexplained   Details of Unconditional Surrender Disclosed in Documents Released in Three Capitals

Allies Reveal ‘Easy’ Terms Given Italians   Documents Disclose Armistice Relaxed 26 Days After Signing

Allies Make Public Deal © With Italians   Armistice Terms Show Rumors Wrong; Doesn‘t Reveal Why Withheld So Long

Disclose Terms Given Italians 26 Months Age   Many Rumors Spiked By Armistice Documents; Silent On Long Secrecy

Allies Make Public Italian Armistice To Spike Rumors; Kept Secret For 26 Months   Unconditional Surrender Terms Imposed; No Terms To Dispose Of Territory, Property

ALLIES REVEAL MUCH -DEBATED ITALIAN TERMS   Papers Show That Victors Didn’t Invoke All Stern Actions Imnosed

Attlee to U. S. On Bomb Mission  Churchill Says Talks Should Be Unlimited ,

Chiefs of Three Allied Nations To Take Part   But Announcement Makes No Mention of Participation by Russia

Pafia struck out, swinging. Na runs, one hit, no errors, one left. SEVENTH INNING

Gregg Cherry’s Old Army Unit In The Battle   “Old Hickory” Division of Infantry Had a Part—in Stopping German Drive.

16th Army’s Commander And His Aid Being Held   Indonesian Cabinet Moves Toward Rule

British General Administers Verbal Lashing To Jap Generals On Their Surrender—Six Weeks After Arrival Of British Troops In Java.

Say General Handed Arms To “Unruly”   Pair Bundled Off To Answer Accusations

Bundled Off To Trial At Singapore As Fighting Continues At Soerabaja

HOMES OF NATION FACE DRASTIE CUT IN COAL SUPPLIES   ‘Ickes to Send 6,000,000 Tons  to Devastated Countries of   Europe “To Forestall  : Disaster.”   DEFINITE ALLOTMENTS STILL TO BE MADE   Industry, With Probable Exception of Railroads and Utilities, Also Will Get Less.

6,000,000 Tons Of Coal May Be Sent to Europe  U.S. to Face Most Drastic Fuel Cut Of Present War

6 Million Tons Of Soft Coal to Go to Europe   Drastic Home Fuel Cuts Loom in Plan To Ease Shortages  In European Sector

Ickes Warns Ot Increased Fuel Shortage   Says U.S. To Send Six Million Tons Of Coal to Europe

6,000,000 Tons Coal to Be Sent to Europe   Fuel Cuts Likely to Be Drastic in U.S. This Year

lilion Tons al Slated for pean Shine  fe Amari How Bur cq Ara atic a th

Ickes Warns of Worst Coal Shortage; Shipments to Europe Are ‘Imperative’

US. 10 SEND EUROPE FUEL BY NEW YEAR   ickes Reveals Plans ‘Miners To Get Mara Painta

ICKES ANNOUNCES SHIPPING OF COAL   Drastic Shortage Predict. -ed for Americans _ This Winter

COAL SHORTAGE VERY SERIOUS, ICKES DECLARES   6,000,000 Tons Of Bituminous Will Be Shipped Te  European Nations   SEEKING RELEASE OF MINERS FROM ARMY

Ickes Sends U.S. Coal  ~ To Europe; Home Front   To Feel Pinch In Fue!

Big Gift of Coal To Europe Cuts U.S. Winter Fuel   Six Million Tons Go Overseas by Jan. 1, Secretary Ickes Says

Coal Shortage Looms as U. S. Hikes Exports   Shipments to War-Ravagec Europe Are Aaaprrpiives Tekes Telle “Nation

PROSECUTOR NAMED FOR WAR CRIMINALS   Supreme Court Justice To See Nazis Are Punished

‘\Radioactive Illinois Straw Puzzles Scientist; ‘New Mexico A-Bomb Explosion. Résponcible?

Byrnes Expected To Make Changes   NEW FACES TO APPEAR IN FEDERAL STATE DEPARTMENT

Sees Byrnes Shake-Up   Indications Are He Will Make Drastic State Dept. Changes

DOUGHTON OPENED ADMINISTRATION'S BATTLE OF TARIFF  HOUSE WAYS-MEANS CO} MITTEE CHAIRMAN ASKS

TARIFF BATTLE OPENS   »House Member Makes Initial Speech for Administration Bill

Doughton Says Tariff Battle Will Prove World Mindedness Or Desire for Isolationism

Debate Opens in House on Tariff Measure  Administration Throws Its Support to Bill

Administration Opens Tariff Fight in House   Democrats Propose Cut in Duties in Reciprocal Trade; Republicans Fire Back.

Doughton Declares Vote on Tariff Will Test U. S. Willingness To Co-Operate With Other Nations

Doughton Says Tariff Vote To Be Test of U.S. Future World Policies

TARIFF BATTLE OPENS IN HOUSE   Doughton Presses Measure Granting Further Cuts

OPENS TARIFF FIGHT IN HOUSE   Doughton Urges More fower for Truman

Doughfon Opens Administration's Tariff Controversy   Tells House Its Vote Will Test if America Prefers lsolationism

Co-operation Tariff Issue, Doughton Says   Aged Solon Leads Drive for Sharp Reduction

Arabs Demand French Leave  Syria, Lebanon Pledae to Defend   Pledge to Defend Levantine States With Force

CALLS ON FRENCH TO LEAVE LEVANT   ‘ARAB LEAGUE MAKES DEMAND — DE GAULLE ASKS 5-POWER CONFERENCE.

Arahs Demand French Leave Syria, Lebanon   Pledge to Defend Levantine States With Force

SUGAR IS INVOLVED IN COURT WRANGLE   Coca Cola Company Secking To Import 56,060 Tons From Puerte Rico

TWO TRAINLOADS OF  TEXAS DIVISION IN  STATE; MORE ON WAY TYLER IS SCENE OF  PROCESSING 36TH; MANY DISCHARGED

Britain’s Narrow Escape From Defeat In 1940 Disclosed By Government

Soviet Plays’  Sakhalin Vows  Moscow Newspapers Put Island’s Loyalty Pladaee an Pane 

Russ Generals Hold Siberian  Training Meet   Moscow Papers Give Space To Letter to Stalin  On Sakhalin Isle

‘Russians Needle Japan With Army Maneuvers And Sakhalin Question

Moscow Papers Turn Spotlight  ‘On Pacific Area   Sakhalin Given Publicity;  Red Army Training Ip Full Swing.

-FEAR-STRICKEN JAPS IN KERAMAS SUICIDE   MASS DEATHS DISCOVERED BY U. S. BATTALION ON NEWLY INVADED ISLAND NEAR OKINAWA

Japs Inciting Mass Suicide   200 Civilians Found Maneled. Hanged

Nazis Break, Bolt for Elbe Defense Line   Enemy Reported Fleeing Hannover ; Third Runs Riot

Ninth Army Fights Bevond Weser Rive   Gen. Hodges Powerful First Army Opens New Offensive as British Cross River in Three Places

NINTH ARMY THREE MILES PAST STREAM   Doughboys Are in Streets of Hamelin—First Army Opens New Drive and Approaches Weser’s Upper Reaches.

Americans Advance Through Schlotheim Area Toward Berlin With Germans in Pellmell Retreat.   HANNOVER REPORTED TO BE EVACUATING

Allies Drive To Weser River 23 Miles From Hannover: 3rd Now 132 Miles From Berlin

THIRD NOW WITHIN 132 MILES : OF BERLIN ALLIES CLOSING — IN ON HANNOVER, OTHER CITIES

SMASH 10 NEXT TO THE LAST RIVER BEFORE BERLIN   BRITISH SWEEP 25 MILES IN ONE DAY TO REACH THE WESER

ALLIES DRWE UP TO WESER   River Reached on 48 Mile Front By U. S. and British Divisions.   MORE CITIES CAPTURED

British Airborne Units Race 36 Miles East Of Osnabrueck To Join U. S. Forces In Strike For Bremen

Germans Pack Roads in Flight East To Elbe   Third Army Advances Within 132 Miles of Berlin in Schlotheim Area

Drives Within 32 Miles Of Province   Ninth Army Pushes 3 Miles Beyond Weser

TROOPS BATTLE ACROSS WESER, AIM AT BREMEN   Germans Flee Toward Elbe; Patton’s Men Fight 130 Miles From Berlin

Flank Movement From The South ~ Perils Hannover         cred te cette Flee Toward: Elbe

NAZIS START BACK 10 THE ELBE RIVER   Are Believed Withdrawing From Their Stronghold at Hannover, Following an Allied Drive to the Weser River.

Nazis Retreat From Hannover To Elbe River   Prussian City Is Menaced By Allied Advance

More Cities ‘all; Patton {egrouping  Reritich Alraady   British Already Reported Across Weser River

Nazi Troops In Retreat _ For Defense  Near Berlin   Planes Blast Highway Packed With Germans

vermans Appear to Be Evacuating the Ruasian Stronghold in a Retreat to the Elb River.   FLOWS WITHIN 50 MILES OF BERLIN   Weuer Was Reached Along 4( Winding Miles by Four Divisions of U.S. 9th Army and the British 2nd.

Third Smashes Witbhe 132 Miles Of Capital City   Allied Armies Reach Weser River on Wide Front to Threaten  Hannover: Rap Rube

Germans In Ruhr Squeezed   Patton's Tanks Race Within 120 Miles of Berlin

Patton’s Troops Only 132 Miles  From Berlin   Allies Draw up on Banks Of Weser River on 40 Mile Front

Patton Presses To Within 132 Miles Of Berlin   Allies Pull Up To Weser River; German Fleeing Hannover For Elbe

Bombers = Strafe  Euastbound German Traffic: Patton Breaks — Into Flat Thuringian Plain and Speeds Unchecked Toward Berlin.

May Make Last Stand At Stream   Allied Armies Push to Within 23 Miles of Hannover in North, and 170 From Red Siege Lines

Weser Reached On Front of 4)-Miles   Germans Fill Roads In Flight To Last Line Before Berlin

NAZIS RETREAT TOWARD ELBE LAST BARRIER   Allied Armies Drive for Hannover as Germans Evacuate City

U.S. Ninth Army Troops Fighting Inside Hamelin   First Army Opens Powerful New Attack, British Within 35 Miles Of Bremen

NEW ATTACK CARRIES 10 UPPER RIVER   Armies Converging On Hann~ over; 35 Miles From Bremen

Germans Retreat Pellmell   Allied Planes Strike at Road---Jamming Golumns of Nazis

Germans Filling Roads In Flight Toward Elbe, Last Barrier To Berlin

Nazis Fleeing: “Toward Elbe’ River ‘Only. 50 . Miles From Berlin...   U.S. Ninth Army And British Second Army: Gain - Weser River On 40 Mile Front; Third: Nears  “Craghndlovaina *

ritish Push on Toward remen--Hodges’ Men opping up Ruhr Nazis   Patton only 58 Miles from Czech Border in Drive to Bisect the Reich-130 Miles from Berlin

9th Fights In Hamelin; Britons Hit For Bremen   Germans In Flight For Elbe Defenses

New Assault By First Army Gains Ground   British Within 35 Miles of Bremen; Many Captured

ALLIES REAC WESER RIVER ON A48-MILE FRONT   Third Army 132 Miles From Berlin; Nazis in Pell Mell Retreat .

Nazis In Flight To Elbe River Near Berlin   Allies Within 23 Miles Of Hannover; British Enter Pied Piper Town Of Hamelin

Ninth Army May Outflank City Of Hannover   Patton’s Army On Central Thuringian Plain Only 130 Miles From Berlin

British on North.  Cross Weser, Fight Within 35 Miles of Great Bremen. Base

Weser Line ls Crumpled   Allies Close Up On 23 Mile Front Along Weser, Threaten Hannover   Third Driving Ahead   Seventh Near Nuernberg; Two Mighty Drives Developing Allied Onslaught

BATTLE RAGES IN STREETS OF HAMELIN   25,658 Nazis Captured In Day By Two Armies   ls 130 Miles From Berlin; British Advance Across Northern Plains

Nazis In Retreat From North Front   Third Army Drives to Within 132 Miles of German Capital   PLANES STRAFE ROADS   Seventh Army Drives Down the Last 34 Miles to  Nuernberg

Prussian Railroad City of Hannover Being Evacuated   Germans, Too Badly Staggered to Form Effective Line, Filling Secondary Roads In Their Retreat From Elbe   BRITISH FIGHTING INTO OUTSKIRTS OF MINDEN

929.196 Draft  Dodger Cases   Investigations During Past 5 Years Result In 12.789 Convictions,

General To Head Airhorne Forces  Landing At Dawn   Halsey’s Big Guns Will Cover Seaborne Troops: Plans Going Forward.

FLAG OF U.S. WAVING OVER BEATEN JAPAN   FORCES POISED FOR LARGE SCALE LANDINGS

Flies North As Halsey Enters Bay   Airborne Forces Raise Stars and Stripes Over Atsugi Airficld Ready For Historie Occupa ae

Last Preparations Making for Landing of Occupation Forces on Japanese Soil   MacArthur Arrives on Okinawa to Direct Assembling of Forces as Third Fleet Meves Maiestically Into Tekye Bay

Follow Up On Liquor   Varying Degrees of Action ‘Planned By County Officials in Drive On Violators

County Attorneys Take Liquor Action   Sedgwick Official Releases Names of Federal Stomn Holdere

WALLAGE CRot TO COME FIRS!   Administration te Test Senate’s Temper on Nomination March 1.

944 Lost in Blasts at Ships   Unidentified Missile, Suicide Bomber Hit Vessels at Okinawa

Fleet Causes Great Damage To Japanese   Halsey Says Warships Now In Control Of South China Sea

HALSEY POINTS TO SEA VICTORY   Admiral Reviews Sweeping Triumph Over Japanese in Past Fiye Months

Halsey’s Third Fleet Gave Japanese “Worse Beating” in Naval History

Third Fleet Heaps Woe On Japs   Greater Destruction On Nipponese Than Any Fleet in History Ever Meted Out to An Enemy

HALSEY HAILS BLOWS OF U.S, THIRD FLEET   Claims Greatest Destruction Of Any Force In History

AUSSIES NOW IN CONTROL OF BALIKPAPAN BAY   Borneo’s Greatest Oil Port Won, Approaches To Harbor Secured :

AUSSIES IN. CONTROL OF BORNEO BAY:   Secured It With Landing On West Shore ©

yp Frogging Aussies Snatch waplete Control of Bortieo’s reatest Oil-Producing Port ©

Win Control of Balikpapan Bay   Seventh Division Takes Great Borneo Oil Port

Anzacs Clear Oil Port Bay   Troops Close in on  Last Borneo Field -

NEW LANDING SECURES BAY OF BALIKPAPA   Approaches to Fine Borneo Harbor Made Safe by Aus ~ tralians.

AUSSIES WIN BALIKPAPAN BAY CONTROL   Jap Resistonce Stiffens In Refinery Area

Aussies Control Balikpapan Bay   Continue Battle for Refinery Area

AUSTRALIANS MAKE LANDING AT PENADJAN   Win Complete Control of Balikpapan Bay Oi! Center

BALIXPAPAN BAY IS TAKEN IN NEW STRIKE   Borneo’s Greatest  Oil Port Captured

Balikpapan Bay Won Completely By Australians   7th Division Secures Approaches By New Landing On West Shore

NOW THE RUHR   FDR Statement On Food Delayed   Cancels Regular Press Conference

BOWLES RESIGNATION ASKED IN MEAT FIGHT   Roosevelt Delays Statement About Food Situation

FOOD REPORT TO NATION BY FDR DELAYED   Meet With Newsmen Cancelled  SUBJECT IS “HOT”     Public Promised Less To Eat   SUBJECT IS “HOT”

Enemy Curtly Told To Send Emissaries   Imperial Parties Said To Have Left Tokyo

Arthur ‘Rush’ Order Obeyed   Emissaries Selected, Leave for Manila  Tomorrow, U.S. Time, Says Tokyo in Reply To U.S. Chief's Curt Decree on ‘Stalling’

Action Follows Curt Order by MacArthur to Cease Stalling   Imperial Relatives Leave For Fronts to Halt Fighting

Surrender Orders Sent to Mikado as Fighting Continues   American Forces Scattered All Over Far-flung Pacific Battle Front Warned To Watch for Treachery in ‘Cease Fire’ Instructions—Arrangements for Ending War Is Complicated

Hirohito Voices Apology For Failure To Arrange  Conference In Manila   Mikado Says 12 Days To Be Needed For “Cease Fire” Order To Reach All Areas Under Jap Control

NIPPON ENVOYS FLY 10 MANILA ON SATURDAY   Word From Emperor Comes After Two Days of Bickeringe

GENERAL MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES JAPAN'S EMISSARIES CHOSEN   SURRENDER ENVOYS WILL LEAVE TOKYO BY PLANE SATURDAY FOR MANILA

Chief Demands Action Now On Surrender   Nipponese Quibbling Brings Sharp Rebuke From General

MacArthur Chafes At Japanese Delay   Supreme Allied Commander Says Enemy Slow in Delivering Cease— Fire Order: New Developments Seen

Act Without Delay, Japs Are Directed   Directive Is Clear and Explicit, Tokyo Is Told

TOKYO CARRIES DELAYS INTO SECOND DAY   MacArthur Says He Will Tolerate No More   HIROHITO   Asks U. S. Stay Away From Japan Coast For Time; Wants Reds To Stop

MEMBERS OF IMPERIAL FAMILY GET SAFE CONDUCTS TO VARIOUS (POINTS OF FAR-FLUNG ISLANDS

Curt Demand Gels Results   Surrender Emissaries Selected After Two Days of Quibbling Biings Sharp Notice

Members of Imperial Family Will Personally Help Carry out Decree

MacArthur Tells Japanese fo Comply With His Order Without Further Delay”   Emperor Again Tells His Armed Forces War Is Over and Appeals to MacArthur to Tell the Russians the Same Thing

Allied Supreme Commander Says His Only Reply To Surrender Not Is. Admission  Of Its Receipt

Bluntly Demands Activity   Tokyo Still Quibbling; Some Missions Are on the Way?

Jap Surrender Envoys to Leave Tokyo Saturday   Nippons Give Reply After Sharp Note Is Sent by MacArthur.   Nip Fighter Planes Attack U. S. Ships

Gen. MacArthur Impatient As Fight Continues  upreme Commanaer   Supreme Commande: Orders Hostilities To Cease, Orders Jans To Manila

CURTLY ORDERS NIPS TO COMPLY WITH DIRECTIVE   Allied Commander Tells Japanese To Send Emissaries To Manila Without Further Delay; Mikado Issues New “Rescript.

MIKADO ASKS ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

MacArthur in Curt Answer’ ’ To Japan   Parties With Ceas@ Fire Rescript on — Way to Fronts

Surrender Terms Must Be Met Without Further Delay The General Tells Enemy

M’Arthur Orders Japs To Comply With Peace Terms   ALLIED COMMANDER IN CURT NOTE TO HIROHITO

Scattered Fighting in Northern Luzon still Reported— No Word from Jap Peace Envoys.   SURRENDER TERMS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY

Report Enemy Representative Coming Saturday  General Issues Curt Order For Hirohito To Comply With His Directive Quickly

Enemy Plane Sets Flight For Sunday   Jap Statement Follows MacArthur Order That Delay Be Halted; Trip Going to Manila

M’ARTHUR IRKED BY JAPS' DELAY IN REPLY TO HIM   Allied Commander rows. Impatient, Although Tokyo Reports Hirohito Has Complied With “Cease Fire’ Instructions; Some Fighting Continues.

Allied Supreme Commander Sends Curt Order To Japanese To Comply Without Further Delay With His Directive To Send Emissaries To Manila

Japs Delayed Giving Reply, MacArthur   General Obviously Impatient as Scattered Fighting Continues

Jap Emissaries Must Report In Manila Quickly   Emperor Now Asking Many Questions; Nip Planes Continue To Keep Shooting

MacArthur Curtly Orders Mikado to Comply With Directive.   SOME MISSIONS ON WAY,

Tells Japanese To Comply To Orders. Tokyo Quibbling Over Conference

Message to Supreme Commander Says Japanese Peace Representativ - Due to Leave for Manila Tomorro

JAPAN DELAYS PEACE REPLY TO MACARTHUR   Claims Hirohito Issues Order to ‘Cease Fire’ to Japanese Troops

MAC ARTHUR TELLS JAPS TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY

Japs Hesitance In Answering  Call Irks Chief   MacArthur Demands Action After Nips Delc Reply to Surrender Order; Tokyo Acknowledges Receipt of Instructive Note

Japan Told All Delays  To Respond Must Cease   Directive Is Cleat And Must Result In Action.

Follows Japanese Fighter Attack On U.S. Planes   Bicker Over Whose Armies Are Behind Fighting in China; Still Want Time

NIP EMISSARIES MUST BE SENT TO MACARTHUR   Further Stalling Banned; Hiroe hito Orders Nip Forces To “Cease Fire”

Japanese Representative Will Leave Tokyo Sunday To Discuss Terms At Manila

ce, eee Soe teed  de ete de®  By Plane Tomorrow Is Latest Response:   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press War Editor.

CLOSE WATCH ON REICH IS URGED   Senate Group Asks Regular Reports On Disarmament

senate Group Declares. German Industry Far ‘From Being Knocked Out

NAZIS PREPARED “FOR ANOTHER WAR   War Making Potential Better Now Than At End Of War I

Warns U. §. Must Watch Germany Very Carefully   Recommends Watchful Eye Policy Be Used

URGE WATCH ON REICH ACTIVITY   Senate Subcommittee Recommends Ruthless Elimination of  Germany’s Capacity to Wage War.

Movement Grows To Withdraw All Pickets for Xmas   National Board Seeks Adequate Solution to Auto Strike

URGE NEW EFFORT TOEND G. M. STRIKE   BOARD CALLS FOR SETTLEMENT ATTEMPT THROUGH BARGAINING.

’ PICKETS MAY TARE HOLIDAY IN GM STRIKE   NEW EFFORTS MADE TO SETTLE OLD WAGE DISPUTE

STETTINIUS MOVES TO WHITE ROUSE OFFICE FOLLOWING HIS APPOINTMENT AS UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE   By Switch, Truman Solves Presidential Succession Question   EN ROUTE TO BERLIN   Stettinius’ Resignation As Secretary of State is No Surprise

TRUMAN SOLVES VEXING PROBLEM OF NEXT IN LINE   President Will Name New Secretary of State First of Week

Would Sell State. To Own Citizens   Press Association Plens ‘Oklahoma, Unlimited’

, S. F. Delegates Feel Nazi Collapse Near  as nn =, a a   Conference Swept By Hope, Dismay Following Report

Hopes Rise and Fal At Conference With “Peace” News  Delegates Cheer First, Then Listen to Denial With Dismay

Conference IsExcifed   Delegates See Peace-Shap ing Task More Difficult By Rush of Events

Connally Expects Surrender News Momentarily   Delegates See More Difficult Task Ahead

Parley in Wild Excitement Over False Report; But Early Possibility of End In Europe Forces Speedup of Program

United Nations Task Grows More Difficult   Hopes for Speedy Surrender by  Germense Rice. Feil

Conference Task Grows Harder   Hopes for Quick Nazi Surrender Rise and Fall

Ancher Base of Defenses in Central Pomerania Falls te Russians — All German Troops in Northeast Being Threatened.

Soviet Push May Cut Off GermanAmy   Unofficial Reports  Put Russian Forces Close To Baltic

NAZIS LOSE POMERANIAN ANCHOR BASE   Outflanked by Russians, Neustettin I[s Evacuated by German Forces.

Threatening To Seal apt 5,500 Square Miles O Northern Germany  ADVANCE 44 MILES {IN PAST FOUR DAYS  Germany Acknowledges The Loss Of Anchor Base Neustettin

Nazis Admit Neustettin Evacuated   Reds Push Across Flooded Plains of Pomerania  ‘toward Baltic

NAZIS ABANDON DEFENSE: KEY IN POMERANIA      Admit Loss of Neustettin, Anchor Base of Line, As Russians Gain 44 Miles Near Raltic.

REDS WITHIN 25 MILES. . OF BALTIC.   Take Neustettin, Anchor Base of Pomeranian.  _ Defense

Reds Take Neustettin In Central Pomerania   Anchor Base Lost By Nazis Second Army Near * Baltic Sea

RED FORCES ADVANCE IN POMERANIA   Russians Within 25 Miles of Baltic Sea

Ex-Sergeant In Cabinet   Former U. S. Army Mar To Hold Interior Post In Venezuela

Onetime Yank  Holds Post In  Junta Reoime   Helps Revolutionary Venezuclan Goverment Head Launch Social Reform Program

Former G. . Aids New Venezuelar Regime Progress  Ex-Sergeont Takes Over Cabinet Post

Ex-Yank Soldier in No. 2 Post of Rebel Government   Revolutionaries Promise Respect For Foreicners 

Venezuela Gets Former Yankee Sergeant Ruler   LUIS V. RODRIGUES, U. S. ARMY NON-COM IN POWER ROLE

Revolution Government Puts Ex-GI In 2d Spot   Valmore Rodriguez Is Chief Of Interior

Quiet Restored In Venezuela   Ex-U. S$. Sergeant Named To No. ? Poct

Former U. S. Sergeant Aids New President   Will Be Sworn In Number Two Spot In Revolution. ary Venezulea.   RESPECT OIL RIGHTS

EX-GI ASSISTS BETANCOUR]   Gets Number Two Post ir Venezuelan Government

Venezuelan Chief Names Top Helper   Former U. S. Sergeant Given Strong Post In Government

Ex-Sergeant in U.S. Army Gets Interior Post   Junta Will Respect Rights of Foreign Investors in Nation

Former U.S. Army Sergeant Will Become Interior Minister In Venezuelan Government

FORMER AMERICAN ARMY SERGEANT 18 VENEZUELA LEADER  LUIS VALMORE RODRIGUEZ BE INTERIOR MINISTER NEW GOVERNMENT

Valmore Takes Important Post   Ex-U. S. Army Soldier In High Office of  Venezuelan Regime

WAS FORMER U. 5. ARMY SERGEANT   Appointed To . Important Post Of Interior Minister

Ex-Sergeant Gets Post in Venezuela   Former American Army Man Given No. 2 Position

JOINS NEW SET-UE   Former U. S. Soldier Takes Number Two Spot in Venezuelan Plan

Rodriquez Takes. Number. Two. Spot   Former U, 8. Sergeant-Ie High in Venezuelan’ °; Government

FORMER Y IN LEAD ROLE IN VENEZUELA   Valmore To Contro! Dealings With Foreign Nations In Junta Setup

Former US. Army Sergent In High Venezuelan Post   Named Interior Minister By Revolutionary President Bentancourt; Sworn In Today

Junta Bids For Foreign Recognition   Venezuela Plans Social Reforms

‘Venezuela’s RegimeSeeks Recognition   Former Editor, Number ‘2 Man, Promises Respect For Investor’s Rights; Resistance Collapses

Former U.S. Army Sergeant Number 2 Man in Formation ‘of Government in Venezuela

Former U.S. Army Sergeant {s Named To No. 2 Venezuela Post   45-Year Old Democrat c Action Party Jeader Helps Launch Reform Program:Favors Hemispheric Cooperation.

Ex-ArmySergeant No. 2 Venezuelan   New President Appoints Friend to Interior Post

VENEZUELA HAS HIGH POST FOR EX-U, §, ‘SARGE   Luis Valmore Rodriguez, 45, Nomed Interior Boss; Pledges Co-operation

Farben Firm Eliminated as Peace Threat      GREAT WAR MACHINE   BEING RIPPED APART; = SOME PLANTS DESTROYED

Memorial Day ~ Plans € Outlined  — By Concordians   Concord Veterans Council Asks F. ourth Company To Serve as Escort; Furnish Firing Squad -

Navy Officer, Two State Department Officials Arrested   Among Six Accused of Prying Into Nation's Wartime Secrets

6 Accused Of Stealing WarPapers   Navy Officer, Two Govern ment Officials Among Conspiracy Suspects 

~ FBI Arrests 6 On Espionage * Conspiracy Charges; 2 Were » Experts in State Department

Acting Secretary Grew Asserts Every Effort Will Be Made To Stop Any Further Leaks

Charge Six With Prying into U. S. Wartime Secrets   Navy Officer and Two State Department Officials Included

Greater Output of Low-Cost Clothing Is Expected by WLE   New Program Put Into Effect Oct. 1 by Two Federal Agencies

HOLLAND FACED BY SERIOUS THREAT TO INDONESIA WEALTH IN ECONOMIC REHABILITATION

Harper FFA Show Scheduled For Friday, Feb. 9   Harper Youths Will Enter Animals In Four Shows During 1945 Season

FARMS TAKEN FROM GERMANS   MUCH. PROPERTY TAKEN. BY, NAZIS HAS BEEN SEIZz! CZECH GOVERNMENT

New Bomb Used Again Versus Japs   Important Navy Yard And Aircraft Center Is Struck By An Atomic Bomb Today

Nagasaki Is Target For Second Bomh   Superfort Members Report “Good” Results On Na val Base.

City of 252,630 Persons All But Blown Off Map By Earth-Shaking Blast

Results ‘Good’ In Assault on Nagasaki Port   Foe’s 11th Largest City Believed to Be All but Obliterated

JAPAN HIT BY SECOND ATOMIC BOMB      Nasasaki, Major Naval Base, Is  Believed Wiped Out

NAGASAKI , BUT WIPED OUT IN EXPLOSION   Crew Members of Farth-Shaking Raid Flash Back to Commander Spaatz That Results Were “Good”

CITY OF 252,000 BLASTED DURING THE NOON HOUR   Tokio Silent; Details Await Return Of Suceessful Mission

Blast Effective,      Superforts Looses Terrifying New Explosive -on Major Naval Base, Foe‘s Eleventh City

2nd Atomic Bomb Blows Jap Naval. Base Off of Map  City of 252,630 Seared  e Aas ..§_

NAGASAKI OBLITERATED IN SECOND ATOMIC BOMB ATTACK ON JAP ISLANDS

2nd Atomic Bomb Hits Japan Wiping-out Big Navy Base of Nagasaki   Japan Cries Out In “Horror” Against Atomic Bomb  DROPPED DURING NOON RUSH HOUR  No Further Details Are Available Until Mission Returns

Nagasaki Believed Nearly Wiped Out   Great Port, Crowded With Shipyards and Industry, Selected for Obliteration

Nagasaki Reported Nearly Obliteratec By Atomic Bom   Major Jap Naval Base Vir tually Blown Off Map by Terrific Explosion

HOUSE JOINS BENATE IN VOTING TO OVERRIDE OPPOSITION OF GOVERNOR  TO INCREASES ‘

House Joins in Passing School Bill Over Veto   Vote Is 91-30, Nine More Than Needed to Win

m™ Re Re 1312 Planes Landed; 7179 Prisoners Rescued, With No Loss in Japan

Report Perfect Record In Movement Of Troops, Equipment: Into Japan

France Makes New  Middle-East Move   Syrian, Lebanese Armies Under Home Control

Ford Begins Discussions  With Union   Ford Of Canada Rejects Proposal Offered By LAW

STEEL UNION OPENS WAY FOR PARLEY   Murray Says USW Is Willing to Negotiate

War Time Pay Levels Responsible for Most Strikes  GENERAL MOTORS CANCELS CONTRACT  Pro Labor Forces Win Initial Victory in House

M’KINNEY’S INDUSTRIES  AND        a =k OZ: UC ~~ x hUcetlelCrmelC SCO

M’KINNEY’S INDUSTRIES  ——_. AN D     ~~ wreAaAwgariennant mTrAMAartrarmea

British Ships At Singapore   Occupation Forces to Take Over Mighty Naval Base

BRITISH ARRIVE OFF SINGAPORE, AVANT LANDING   Fortress Held For Years By Japs To Be Restored As Part Of Surrehder

BRITISH FLEET UNITS RETURN TO SINGAPORE   Big British Sea Bastion In Jap Hands 33 Years

BRITISH SHIPS ~ AT SINGAPORE   Occupation Forces Ready To Take Over Naval Base From Japs

British Fleet  Enters Singapore   Great Outlying Bastions Of Britain In Jap Hands Since Feb. 12, 1942.

British Again Have Singapore  Mighty Ships O‘Line Lead Reoccupction

First Time Since "42, British Ships ir Singapore Harbor   Landing Forces Will Go Ashore When Basic Arrangements Made

OCCUPATION FORCES EAGER TO TAKE OVER   Return For First Time In More, Than Three Years

SHIPS OF BRITISH FLEET ENTER SINGAPORE BAY   Expect English Occupation Forces to Start Landings Soon

British Warships Riding At Anchor Near Singapore   Occupation Forces To Take Over Base

British Fleet  In Singapore   Occupation Forces Take Over Huge Naval Rase From Japanese

NEW BRITAIN JAPS SOON TO SURRENDER      rrangements Being Made for Cap. itulation of 85,000 Troops on Ystand.

British Warships At Anchor in Singapore Harbor   Triumphant Eniry Made as Arrangements Compltted for Surrender of Important Base

British In Singapore Harbor; Troops Await Orders To Land   Others Expected

END OF BIG THREE MEETING IS NEAR   One Observer Expects Russia to Go to War With Japan Soon.

‘Big Three Working On Final Communique As Meeting Draws To A Close

MORE CIVILIAN BEEF EXPECTED THIS YEAR   But Pork, Veal and Lamb Supply May Be Less

GUARD GLAD HE SHOT PRISONERS   I'd Do It Again,” Says U. S. Army Private

GUARD KILLS ~ BIGHT NAZIS   PRIVATE WHO MATUHENE GUNNED PRISONERS DF * WAR UNDER NEDICAL GBBERVATION

 WHEN THE PEOPLE SPEAK: TEXAS WILL DETERMINE SALARIES. JUDGESHIPS

TEXAS TO DETERMINE SATURDAY WHETHER RAISE PAY SOLONS   ALSO MATTER OF ENLARGING STATE SUPREME COURT WILL BE DECIDED

Red Troops Battle Japs To The Last   Drive Deep Into Enemy Territory

Developments West Of Rhine Dominate European War News  erpretation By  laterp Le  Stmrear

Analysis Of Truman’s Demand  Important Things To Be ‘Remembered Concerning House Ceiling Proposal

Housing Controls Ahead President Seeks Measures Asking Dwellings for All

Japs Prepare to Revise Poastlitinn To Meet Demands for Social Reforms

Atom Bomb Raids Cause Half Million Casualties in Japan, Tokyo Reports

500.000 Casualties Caused By Atomic Bomb Explosions:   Tokyo Reports Say Buildings In Hiroshima And Nagasaki Levelled Within A Radius Up To Ten Miles; Deaths Still Being Reported Among Sufferers

Healthy Japs Grow Weak and Then Dic  500,000 Japs Succumb to Atom Bombs.

Jan Broadcasts Tet! in Detail Effects of Atomic Bombs   Over Half Million Casualties in  i. y ae — Ff = 

Report Damage Of Atomic Bomb:   Jap Broadcasts Reveal Half Million Casualties

Japs Say Two Atomic Bombs Caused Half Million Casualties; Technician Describes Effects of Explosion

Radio Tokyo Reports Monstrous Effects Of Atomic Bombs; Number of Dead Still Mounting

First Japanese Report on the Damage Done by the Atomic Bomh   Levelled Buildings Within A Radius Up To 10 Miles

Effects of Atomic Bomb Monstrous, Tokyo States  Nearly Half Millicn Casualties and  Suffererc at Hirachima and Naoaacaki

Japs Report Atomic Bomb ‘Monstrous’   Scientist Says Half Million Casualties In Two Blasts

Half-Million Casualties, Sufferers   Buildings Levelled Within Radius Up To 10 Miles

Raids On Hiroshima And Nagasaki Cause Nearly Half Million Casualties, Says Japanese Radio

Half Million Victims of Two  Atomic Bombs   Ten Thousand Killed it Nagasaki, Tokyo Papers Declare

DESTRUCTION WHICHGAVE IDEA OF POTENCY IS NOW ADMITTED BY BEATEN FOE

HALF MILLION SUFFERERS IN ATOMIC RAIDS   Even Slight Burns Fatal

Junior Ag And Society Horse Show Big Succes   Japanese Broadcaster Tells Effects Of Atomic Bombs

Japanese Broadcasts Tell Terrific Effects of Atomic Bomb Explosions

Rolls Up 2 To ° Majority Over  Floyd Landreth   Democratic Candidates For Lieut.-Governor And Attorney General Also Are Elected

RUSSIA CALLS ON ALLIES 0 SETTLE DISPUTE   Moscow Demands Speedy Settlement Of Middle East impasse   CALLED REFLECTION. ON FRISCO MEETING

Russia Urges Speedy Action  In Levantine   Soviets Enter Controversy as “Cease Fire” Order by French Commanders Brings Temporary Truce in Svria

Soviet Calls For Settlement Of Syrian Issue   Informs, Britain, LU. 5., China and France to Them “Belongs Lead In Creating’ Peace Unit

MOSCOW'S VIEWS LAID BEFORE U.§, 3 OTHER POWERS   Declares Events in Levant Do Not Correspond to Spirit of Decisions to Prevent War,   CEASE-FIRE ORDER ISSUED BY FRENCH   British Take Charge to Maintain Order—-Washington Agrees to Act as Medi ator in Dispute. '

PATTON CALLED BY EISENHOWER   Acount Of Stewardship In Bavaria Is Requested

‘Tke’ Calls on Gen. Patton to Explain Action:   ‘Blood and Guts’ On Car pet in Connection With Bavarian Duties

GEN. PATTON IS CALLED ON CARPET   is Ordered to Appear Before Gen. Eisenhower

Gen. Eisenhower Orders Patton To Give Account O1 Stewardship In Bavaria 

PATTON CALLED BY EISENHOWER TO GIVE VIEWS   General Is Ordered to Present Report on Retention of Nazis

Accounting Of Bavarian  Job Is Asked   “Blood and Guts” Had Backed Retention of Nazis in Office.

Eisenhower Calls Patton On ‘Carpet   General Must Give Aecounting For Retaining Nazis In Office

EISENHOWER. ISIRKED WITH PATTON   Orders Him to Appear Before Him in Person

PATTON CALLED ON CARPET BY ALLIED LEADER   Asked To Give Account Of His Program For Bavaria

EISENHOWER GALLS PATTON “ON CARPET   Military Governor of Bavaria Summoned to Give Accounting of “Stewardship.” 

“IKE CALLS GENERAL PATTON ON CARPET TO EXPLAIN WHY HE KEEPS ‘NA7IS’ IN POSITIONS

Retention of Nazi Officials Meets With Disfavor —    Call “Blood and Guts" To Give Account of Bavarian Stewardship

DISPUTE OVER SE OF PARTY TALENT AIRED   Ike Orders Removal of All Nazis Holding Public Office

Patton Ordered to Explain Idea of Nazis’ Jobs   Eisenhower Calls General on Carpet to Clarify Actions   60,000 Nazis Arrested in U.S. Occupation Zone

PATTON CALLED ON IKES CARPET   ACCOUNT OF BAVARIAN STEWARDSHIP ORDERED

All Faets Sought By  General   Report Of Stewardship In Bavaria Will Be Made By Patton In Next Few Days

URDERS PATTON 10 EXPLAIN AGTIONS   Einsenhower Riled Over His Stewardship In Bavaria

Eisenhower Calls Patton to Explain Policy in Bavaric   Directs Him to Present His  Side of Controversy Over Nazi Offices

There's No Cover on Iwo; You Just Dig In and Pray You Don't Get a Direct Hit

Woman Held in Hopkins County Jail on Charge 1O€ Murder With Poison

State Bonus Bill Offered  To Lawmakers   South Bend Democrat Presents Bill: Several Items Are Taken Up Before Ad1ournment.

Too Many Babies Being Caught With Pins Down: Conaresswomen Will Ac’

Elliott Roosevelt's Mastiff Pays With Life After Dog-Fight Victory Oves Late President's Scottie, Fala

Blaze Chews Up Fala, but Dies  Elliott Roosevelt's "Top Pricrity’ Dag Poys With its Life

BLAZE ATTACKS FALA KILLED   Elliott’s Dog Is Put To _ Death for Biting FDR’s Dog

Roosevelt Dogs In Death Battle   Vet Destroys Blaze;  Deaee [pac Eleanor

:  Elliott’s Blaze Whips Fala and Pays for IHis Victory With Life

(Dog Fight Is Strictly Family Affair; Eleanor Tells AP, Mind Own Business

Former First Lady Advises AP Man to Mind Own Business   Refuses Information on Fight Between Blaze and Scotty, Fala

Blaze Licks Fala But Pays For Victory With Life, Roosevelt Dog Publicity Irks Eleanor

Destroy Blaze After Victory   Whipped Fala; FDR’s Wife Miffed at AP

'MRS. ROOSEVELT ANGRY   Former First Lady Doesn’t Want to Discuss Dog: Fight

Administration Backers Disclose Two-Way Plan To Try To Force Action On Jobless Aid

Congress Action Sought On Bill To Aid Jobless   Administration  Has 2-Way Plan

SOLONS REVIVE AID PROPOSAL   Administration Leader: Have Two-Way Plan To Get Action

Financing Prosperity   Great Nations Must Achieve Prosperity If U. 8. Is To Maintain It.

Financing Prosperity   Economy Will Go Througt Three Overlapping Periods.

Financing Prosperity   Last Of Series On How To Keep The United States Presperous.

Gov. Ford Seeking Surplus Funds For Postwar Use   Chief Executive Goes Before Supreme Court To Support Validity of Test Law; Bicke and Bankin Alea Make Arauments

REVOLUTION IS SPREADING IN VENEZUELA   United States Embassy Officer at Caracas Fired On in Course of Increasing Revolt  REBELS GAIN ACADEMY

Fight Between Rebel Military,  Federal Forces   JU. S. Embassy Officer Fired Upon in Caracas on Way to Send Report

Rebellious Forces From San Carlos Barracks In Possession of Presideut’s Residence

REVOLUTION SPREADS IN VENEZUELA   U.S. Embassy Officer Fired On In Caracas

RESIDENCE OF PRESIDENT SEIZED   Heavy Firing Is Reported Shortly After Midnight   Not Connected With Situation In Argentina, Observers Believe

Revolt Flares in Venezuela, Say Capifal Taken   Official of American Embassy Fired Upon In Spreading Clash

REVOLT: FLARES IN VENEZUELA   United States Embassy Officers Fired Upon  At Caracas

Venesuelan Army Stages a Revolt   Armed Forces Take Pos session of President's Residence   FIRE ON U. S. OFFICER   Government Declares Most of the Troops Remain Loyal

U.S, OFFICIAL FIRED  UPON IN SPREADING  TROUBLE IN CARACAS CONFLICT IS BETWEEN  REBEL MILITARY AND COVERNMENT EnNPCeec

Civil War Breaks Oui  In Venezuela   U. S. Embassy Official Fired On During Clash Between Opposing Forces

Revolution In Venezuela.   -U, S.. Embassy Office: Fired on in Fighting At. Caracas

ARMY OFFICERS NAB PRESIDENT IN REVOLUTION   U. S. Embassy Officer Fired On as Rebels Battle Government

Revolt Is Raging in Venezuela, Claim   American Official Is Fired on By Rebels; President Personally Leads Loyal Forces

VENEZUELA HIT BY REVOLUTION, CARACAS TORN   President’s Residence Said To Have Been Occupied By Rebels’ Forces

U.S EMBASSY ~AIDE TS FIRED ON IN NIGHT   Rebels Seize President's Residence In Dispute With Government

Revolt Boils In Venezuela   U.S. Embassy Officér Fired On; No Word Yet On Issues Involved

Revolution In Venezuela Is Spreading   Conflict Between Rebel ‘Military and Government Forces Brings On Fighting

U.S. OFFICER FIRED UPON IN FIGHTING   Military, Rebel Forces Battling For Supremacy

Revslution Is Spreading  In Venezuela   Fighting Breaks Between Military, Government Forces; U. S. Embassy Officer Fired On

Rebel Military, Government Forces Clash   Peron Strengthening Grip On Government In Argentina; May Run For President   Barracks Captured

Fire on American Embassy Officer in Caracas Last Night   Rebel Military Vs. Government In Revolution

THE FIGHTING IS REPORTED TO BE HEAVY   Conflict Is Between Rebel Military and Government Forces—Attack on American Occurs at Caracas.

Rebel Military Force: “And Government Are in Conflict; Began Thursday Fl

REVOLT FLARES INVENEZUELA: FIRE ON YANK   Heavy Firing Reported From Capital; Rebels Hold Academy

U.S. Embassy Official At Caracas Fired On; Rebel, Government Forces Clash

Revolution Spreads Through Venezuela   United States Embassy Fired on As.Rebel Military, Government Forces Battle Over Candidates

: . . Russians Gain Swiftly In New Drive on Berlin   Nazi Resistance Seems Paralyzed By Red Offensive

Reds Punch Out 17-Mile Gain In Single Day   Tass Says Soviets Now Onl. 45 Miles From Dresden; Claim Two Armies Linked

'65 Miles From ‘Berlin In Drive From Southeast   Other Spearheads Reach Goerlitz, West Of Breslau, 53 Miles East Of Dresden

RUSSIAN UNITS GAIN 17 MILES IN LAST 2 DAYS   Soviet Tanks, Cavalry Forces Cross Neisse River on Lower Front

65 Miles of Berlin, Going 7 Miles in Day   Other Spearheads Pushing for Dresden; Speed Indicates Resistance Almost Paralyzed; Railways Blasted.

Link Of Two Forces Seen; Allies Lend Aerial Help   Breslau Encircled, : Fight Near Climax

Soviet Forces Cross Neisse River and Approach Berlin in Drive from the Southeast.   OTHER SPEARHEADS ARE MAKING GAINS

MARSHAL KONEV’S RAMPAGING TROOPS REACH NEISSE RIVER  BRITISH AND AMERICAN PLANES TEAM UP - WITH RUSSIAN FORCES

RUSSIAN SPEED INDICATES NAZI LINES CRUMBLE   Germans Say Soviet Tanks And Cavalry Push Ahead 17 Miles In 24 Hours

GERMAN CAPITAL NOW THREATENED FROM SOUTHEAST   NAZI SPOKESMAN SAYS REDS HAVE CROSSED NEISSE

Reds Smash Ahead 17 Mi. Jin 24 Hours   Cross Neisse River 65 Mi. From Berlin In Push  Renee Ganasthamet

Red Maulers Make Smashing wilt Advance   Koney’s Drive Paralyzes Enemy Troopers

ARE 65 MILES FROM BERLIN OR SOUTH AT FORST   Konev’s Men Reach Goerlitz On Neisse River

Drive From Southeast Gets Within 65 Miles Of Berlin; Planes Help Out Land Attack

Spectacular Drive  “Carries Southiern’ Soviet ‘Forces-To: Banks of Neisse

RUSSIAN CAVALRY AND TANKS DRIVE SEVENTEEN MILES   Crossed the Neisse River in an Area Only 65 Miles From Berlin.   REACHED GOERLITZ   Other Spearheads Battling for Bridgeheads in Southern Germany.

Huge American Air Assault Batters Nazi Targets Ahead Of Fast-Moving Red Troops   Russians Gain 17 Miles in 24-Hour Push to Reach Goerlitz; Konev's  Forces Link Up With Zhukov's Mer

Russians Smash Ahead in Their  Drive on Berlin   In Offensive West of Breslau Russians Reach Goerlitz on Neisse River.   Red Forces Meet to The East of Berlin

TROOPS ARE IN THE CITY OF GOERLITZ   ‘On Neisse River, Bastion  Is Only 53 Miles East of   Dresden—Link-up of  * Two Russian Armies Is ! Dannrtod.

RED ARMY SURGES WITHIN 53 MILES OF SAXONCAPITAI   tly Men Near Juncture ith Zhukov Southeast of Berlin. Nazi Resistance Weak.

Other Troops Only 45 Miles  From Dresden   Konev’s Speedy Blows Suggest Nazi Resistance Almost Patalyzed   “Ss 28284 2 ee YF  London, England (4’)— Chojnice in the old Polish  corridor has been captured, Marshal Stalin announced. in an order of the day.   BY JAMES F. KING

a Campaign From Southeas! Cross Neisse River.  65 Miles From City

Speed Blows Paralyzing Nazi Defenses   Other Spearheads Race Toward Breslau; Battle For More Bridgeheads

Russ Drive Quickens As Allied Bombers Shatter Nazi Cities   Desperate German Counter-Attacks Hurled Back; Allied And German Armies Battle Amid Flyode: Casualties ‘Terrible’

Aed Lanks, Cavalry Forces Smash 17 Miles In Day  Crossing Neisse River

Across Neisse River   Mescow Broadcast Puts Red Army Within 45  Miles of Dresden; Hint Junction With Zhukov

Other Forces Race — On Toward Dresden   Now 45 Miles From That City; Chojnice, Stronghold In Polish Corridor, Wrested From Germans By Russian Column

17-Mile Advance By Reds In Day;  Neisse Crossed   View German Resistance As Almost Paralyzed; Soviets On Vital Roads

Russians Hurl Nazis Back OnLong Front   Southern Thrust Is Menacing Dresden; Armies Near Junction

Russ Bearing Down on Dresden, Link 2 Armies Below Berlin  NAZIS CRUMBLING Soviets “Only 3 53 Miles  Pactiaf Sauenn

Russ Forces Cross Neisse  In Switt Push   Nazi Spokesman Says Soviets Only 65 Miles From German Capital.   'COERLITZ REACHED

'Cross Neisse 65 Miles From Nazi Capital; Other Soviet \Spearheads Continue Advance

GERMAN RESISTANCE ALMOST PARALYZED IN SOUTHEAST BY SPEED OF RUSSIAN ADVANCE

IN SUPPORT OF PUSH   Smash Ahead 17 Miles In Last 24 Hours   KONEV’S UNITS   Reach Military Highways; Soviets Are 53 Miles From Dresden

Other Soviet Spearheads Travel 22 Miles to Reach Goerlitz, East of Dresden

WLB Directs " Extension of » Coal Contract   Calls of Uninterrupted Production; Orders Any Pay Hikes Granted Later Be Retroactive

CONTINUED COAL OUTPUT ORDERED   UMW and Operators Agree To Abide by Order

Miners Aceede To 30-Davy Pay Contract Hike   President John Lewis Demands They Post $15,000, OOO Cuaraniee,   SET NO GUARANTEE

MINE TIE-UP AVERTED; WLB ORDER OBEYED   Lewis Asks $ $15,000,000 Guarantee Retroactive Pay Will'Be Paid ¢

Congress Spurns Right to Direct Furloughs  Lawmakers Would Le Army Decide on Handlina af Saldiere

Congress Spurns Right to Direct Furloughs  Lawmakers Would L   Lawmakers Would Le! Army Decide on Handling of Soldiers

Hit Mandatory Furlough For Vien In Europe   louse Committee Says It Is For Army Leaders To Decide Course.   “ONFIDE IN THEM

SEEK TO RUSH WORLD PEACE CHARTER MAP   Leaders in Special Sessions to Speed Winding Up of Conference.

New Drive To Wind Up Conference By End Of The Month   SPECIAL SESSION IS CALLED TODAY   First Steps Toward The Actual Writing Of The World Charter

PLAN SUBMITTED TO RAISE OHIO SALES TAX YIELD   More Rigid Control Over Employment of Women And Children Sought

Gen. W Arthur Reports Jap Shipping Hit   States 345.179 Tons Sunk in First Three Months of This Year

U.S. FRENCH SEEK TO BLOCK NAZI HIDEQUTS   To North, British 2d Army Crashes Into  Hamburg Suburbs

Reds Reported Only 10 Miles From Outskirts   British Tanks Enter Hamburg, Bremen Suburbs

HITLER HOLDOUT GATE ENCIRCLED BY TWO ARMIES   Close Trap on Stuttgart; British Near Bremen and Hamburg

County Only Halfway In Sale Of “E” Bonds   “E” Bond Sale Appears To Be Failure With 50% Of Quota Met

Oil Strikers, 11 Companies Ask Delay —  TWInion’s Answer   Union’s Answer To Sechwellenbach Reported Ready

ABOR SECRETARY AGTS AT eed!      Union’s Stand on Schwellesbach’s Back-to-Work Proposal Decided, but Is ~  Not Disclosed. .   “GAS” AND OIL PRICES _ INVOLVED IN DISPUTE   Both Probably Will Sell High er, OPA Officials Say, if Wages in Industry  Rise 30 Pct. i

Refineries Are Granted Time to Draft Answer   One Official Walks Out; Union Silent on Its Decision

OIL WORKERS DEADLINE SET BACK FOR DAY   LABOR SECRETARY'S BACK - TO - WORK PLAN STUDIED

Schwellenbach Seeks Immediate Return to Work  Only Two Companie: Ready ot Answer Secretary’« Plan

Delay Obtained By ClO Workers And Operator:   Decision Postponed By Labor Secretary Until 4P. M. Today

Oil Conference Decision Delayed  Schwellenbach Grants Deadline Extension

ClO WORKERS, COMPANIES T0 REPLY TODAY    California Refineries ~ Closed As Walkout Gains in Scope

Searchers Comb  Swamp, Woodland  For Missing Boy Disappears While Playing At Home

Get Ultimatum For 40 Hours, 15 Pct. Boost   Schwellenbach Blasts Both CIO and Industry for Bargaining Refusal

SOLDIER BONUS BILLS HEAD FOR “GRAVEYARD”   Referred to Sub-Com: mittee; Dry Forces Win Delay

Yes, Margaret, There Is A Santa Claus Offers Any Funds Necessary To Remove Steel From Girl's Brain

“I Hope You Get Out of It,” Girl Tells Sailor Accused of Killing of Her ‘Mother and Dumping Body in Alley

Await Developments in Doenitz’ Plans To Fight  In Denmark and Norway

HOUSE PASSES GEORGE BILL BY 399 TO 2 VOT!   Little Doubt of Wallace’s Confirmation to Commerce Job tion

WALLACE NOW CERTAIN TO BE CONFIRMED   House Passed ‘George Bill Yesterday

Wallace Ratification Assured  Roosevelt Says  He Will Sign George Bill to Remove FRC Power

WALLACE SURE OF GETTING JOB   DEPARTMENT STRIPPED OF FINANCIAL POWERS

Soft Coal Mine Seizure Likely  Operators Reject Perkins’ Proposal

Miners Head To  U.S. Seizure   Operators Refuse Proposals For New Working Agreement

MINE SEIZURE 1S IMMINENT      Op erators Reject Labor Secretary’s Plan After UMW Acceptance

Coal Operators Reject Contract Outlining New Working Agreement  End to Fight _—_ med mikely with et dg  j,yoo FF’ Owe LF trey Oo  , ae or anmrmra rt nen Sak 8 hex:

NO SETTLEMENT IN MINE DISPUTE   Miss Perkins’ Negotiations Fail To Satisfy Mine Operators; Government Seizure Of Mines Seems Likely.

OPERATORS REJECT SONTRAGT PLANS   Secretary Certifies Dispute to War Labor Board, First Sten in Seizure

U. S. Seizure Of Coal Mines Now Held Possible   Operators Reject Labor Secretary’s Last-Minute Contract Pronosal.

OPERATORS SHUN MINE CONTRACT   Proposal Suggésted by. “Mi: Perkins Rejected; Strike Threat: Revived

Mine Seizure By Government Looms Today   Hopes for Agreement Over Contract Dashed by Operator Refusal To Accept Compromise Terms.

GOVERNMENT SEIZURE OF MINES IN OFFING   Operators Refuse To Accept Compromise Settlement

Labor Prepares For House Fight   Closed Shop Ban Particularly Opposed By Unions

Organized Labor Braces Itself For Big Battle Over Manpower Leaislation      Sets Out To Defeat On House Floor Limited National Service Bill

UNIONS FIGHT LABOR DRAFI   Seek To Defeat Pending National Service Legislation

Labor Braces for Battle on Service Bill   Outlawing Imposition of Union Membership Bitterly Opposed

Labor Bracing  Self For Fight  OverManpower   To Seek Defeat of Anti Closed Shop Provision ’ Of Work-Or-Be-Jailed Levislation

LABOR READY FOR MANPOWER FIGHT WITH CONGRESS   After Losing First Round With Military Committee, Organized Labor Vows to Defeat Nationa] Service Bill in House

Labor Prepares  For Big Battle   Manpower Legislation Will Be Brought Up Next Week  In Congress.

Labor All Set For Big Battle Manpower Law   Particularly Opposed To Clause Exempting Draftec Workers From Unions.

Labor Braces For Battle On Service Bill   Anti-Closed Shop Clause: For Drafted Workers ls Resented .

Wide Damage Has Resulted To Nippon’s  Plant Region   Result Of Weekend Attacks Heartenine

Destroy 3 Jap Cities 03 Enemy Ships, 25 Barges Sunk or Damaaed in Raids  bi Fleet, Planes

Battleships Bombard Mainland For Second Day; 1,000 Carrier  Planee Hit Tndiuetrial Cities 

Jap Industrial Cities Demolished By Fleet   108,000 Tons Of Shipping Sunk By Aircraft From United State Carriers

Demolish Japanese Mainland   Giant Battleships Leavein Ruins 15 Industrial Areas

Fleet Virtually — Demolished Cities   Carriers’ Planes Burned Third To Ground; 103 Japanese Ships Sunk in Two-day Naval Attacks

KEGULATIONS ARE TIGHTER   CPA Makes New Ruling on Gasoline for Volunteer Workers 

SEEK TW IN DEATH QUIZ   Terms Failure Of Pair To Offer Information As Singular

Guns Of Fleet Smash Hokkaido In Daring Attack   Huge Battleships Stean Boldly Into Bay And Open Fire On City  By JULIAN HARTI

Tokyo Radio Tells of Truk Raids   Japs Assert British Fleet Units Hit Island for 3rd Day

Radio Tokyo Claims Assault on By-passed Stronghold  Is in Its Third Day.   J APS ON OKINAWA FACING DISASTER

Connally Prepares Policy Statement  Smaller Nations Open   Smaller Nations Open Push to Write Boundary Cunaenntooe Into League

Small Nations Seek Guarantee: For Boundaries  Protection Sought In Peace Pledges

Connally Prepares Police ‘y Statement   Foreign Affairs Chairman Withholds Release

OPA To Give Special Aid To Returning Vets Starting New Businesses

OPA PLANNING AID FOR VETS   Bowles Says Program Will Ease Problems For  New Businesses

Senate votes civil service pay increase  Will affect one  million employes

FOUR MILLION MEN NEEDED T0 TRAMPLE JAPS   ‘No Easy Way to Win’ Truman Warns

Truman Quilines Requirements for U.S. Victory  Calls Upon Nation for Every  Ounce of Energy

‘Russiah Major General ‘And Staff Liberated By ‘Americans At Bad Orb

'World Peace Cooperation  Is Outlined   President Proclaims U. S. Foreign Policy Based On 12 Points and Using Force to Prevent War

Truman Says U.S. Wants World Unity To Outlaw Atom Weapons   Dewey Approves Foreign Policy Address Fully

WORLD HARMONY IS U. S. DESIRE, TRUMAN AVERS   Atomic Weapons Can Be Outlawed, President Says in Foreign Policy Talk

President Says Assured Peace Rests in Arms   ; Executive Outlines Policy For Foreign Relations Of Tinjied States

12-Point Foreign Policy Outlined  Speaks At Navy Day Celebration

Atomic bomb Said America’s  “Sacred Trust”   12-Point Statement of Policy Presented bv President

Truman Urges World Unity   Co-operation of Peace-Loving Nations As Means of Outlawing Atom Bomb Menace Sought in Navy Day Address

Truman Says Nation Will Use Its Power ITo Preserve Peace   12 Fundamentals Of U. S. Foreign Policy Ate Outlined By Chief Executive In Navy Day Speech At New York City

Our Power to Preserve World Peace   World Co-Operation to Outlaw Atomic Metheds Is Uraed

]2-Point Foreign Policy Outlined by President; — Roosevelt Commissioned

‘Says America 'To Use Strength Only For Peace  Outlines 12-Point at © Encetee Belog

Possession of Atomic Bomb s ‘Sacred Trust   Approach International Problems Quicker, President Says

“We Seek. To Use-Our Military Strength Solely to”  Preserve Peace of Uni- :  verse,” President Says

World Unity is Ureed   Chief Executive Makes Address in New York City

ATOMIC BOMBS ARE SEEN AS SACRED TRUST   MILITARY STRENGTH USEFUL ONLY TO KEEP FREEDOM

We Seek to Use Our Military Strength Solely to Preserve Peace of World, Truman Says in Stoting U. S. Foreign Policy

Bomb Secret Doesn’t Alter Foreign Poliey   Does Make Its Application More Urgent Than ‘We Could Have Dreamed.’   OUTLINES 12 POINTS

No Changes in Foreign Policy   Instead, Atomic Bemb Makes Necessary Speed in Applying Peace Moves   Navy Mission Same   In Navy Day Speech, President Pledges Military Strength Only to  Preserve Peace

Truman Asserts Atom Bomb Is Sacred Trust   Sea Freedom Outlinec In Navy Day Talk

TRUMAN VOICES HOPE ATOM BOMB CAN BE OUTLAWED   Calls for World Co-Operation to Make This Possible in Address Before Million in New York.   REVIEWS 47 WARSHIPS LYING IN HUDSON   Hundreds of Thousands Jam Streets to Catch Glimpse of President as He Rides in Motorcade.

Only Way To Quiiaw The Atomic Bomb   Makes First Definite Statement of Foreign. Policy in New York Advess

Gilbert Ellis Re-  Elected Chairman For Third Yea   Other Committee Members Henry H. DeWall Jr:and  LeRoy J. Nelson

Gilbert Ellis Elected Chairman County AAA   Community Committeemen for Townships Elected

LINK WITH REDS MAY BE V-E DAY   FURTHER RESISTANCE BY NAZIS WOULD BE GUERILLA WARFARE

Formal Peace With Germans Not Probable   Believed Now That Nazi Regime Will Never Surrender

Juncture Of Western Front And Red Forces May Bring Proclamation Of Victory   "Declaration Will Give Nazi Soldiers Choice Of Surrendering Or Being Hunted Down

Juncture Of Big Three  Armies Mav End War   Experts Say V-E Day Will Come With Declaration By  Powers That Organized Resistance By Germans Has Ended; Morale Of Enemy Low

Believe V-E Day Is Near   No ‘Front’ Left in West; Formal Warfare Likely to End With  « Soviet-Allied Junction

Juncture Of US., British Forces And Soviets May Be-Termed:-“Nazi. Defeat”

May Declare V-E Day When Russian And British-American Armies Unite

Declares Majority Of Germans - “s Would Prefer Capiure By Allies’ . To Being Run Down As Guerrillas

Juncture Of Allied Forces In Reich May Be Signal For V-E Day ‘Flash

Allied Juncture  May End Wartare   Declaration Would Give Nazi Soldier Chance to Surrender

BRITISH, AMERICAN-RED LINK MAY MEAN V-E   DECLARATION WOULD GIVE NAZIS ALTERNATIVE OF SURRENDER OR TREATMENT AS GUERRILLAS

Juncture May Be V-E Day   Big Three May, When Armies Meet, Declare Organized Resistance at End

German Resistance May End When Allied Armies Meet  Three-Power Leaders May Declare That Day as Ending War

Juncture of Armies May Be Time to Declare Nazi Resistance at An End

May Void Military Status Of German Troops After Declaring End Of War   Can't Erect A Front   Offensive Opened ToSmash Nazi Retreat From Italy

Juncture May Signal End of War in Europe   Meeting of Russian And British-American Forces May Be  Time for Deciaration

Junction Of British, American An¢ Russian Armies May Be End Of Wat

No Real Front Left in Reich, Say Observers   Juncture of Red, U. S. Forces to End Orqanized Warfare

JUNCTURE MAY MARK VICTORY   Declaration of War’s End Would Facilitate Surrender by German Army Units

Juncture Of Allied Armies On German Soil May Sound Death Knell Of German War

Allied Juncture To End Formal War in Germany  Nation Incapable of Making Peace; Russians, West Allie: fo Join. Declare Fight Over

TEWPERATIRES   DEATH COMES 10 JOHN L. BEVEN AT CLINTON, ILL.   HEAD MAN OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL STARTED AT BOTTOM 45 YRS. AGO

Broken Nazi Army Stireantis Out of Prague   Blood Thirsty German Governors In American Hands

AMERICANS BAG MORE CAPTIVES   Konrod Henlein, Karl Frank Taken as Prague Celebrates Victory

Yanks Cage Henlein, Frank as Nazi Soldiers Flee Prague   By HAL BOYLE

2 MORE NAZI LEADERS TAKEN   Beaten Germans Streaming Towards U. S. Lines To Avoid: Reds

Henlein And Frank Held As Prague Is Liberated By Victorious Russians

Betrayer Of Sudetenland Is Captured As Nazis Flee Toward American Lines

WAR CRIMINALS BEING BROUGHT BACK FOR TRIAL   Last Pockets of Nazi Fanatics Collapsing—Czechs Freed Of Last German Debacle

Scores of Nazi Arnvy Colonels, Barefoot Driggtes Inpinine Footrace for Yank Lines

Prague Wild With JoyNow   Henlein, Traitorous Gaulei ter, and Frank, Military Governor, Captured

Flee Toward Yank Lines   : Streams of Beaten Nazis: Plod Westward To: Eécape Red Armies

Fear Russian Wrath  Worried Germaiis Rush From Praque to American Lines

Seize Bloodthirsty Nazi Rulers of Czechoslovakia as Germans Flee

Henlein and sank Taken Into Custody   Victorious Reds Parade Through Praque's Streets

=NAZI CAPTI VES—  H enlein xin And  F rank Held   ByU. S. 7 th   Prominent ‘Nazi- Leaders ‘Captured In Czechoslovakia o°

YANKS CAPTURE NAZI STOOGES   Henlein, Frank Taken Into American Custody

LOAN EMPHASIS ON JAP CLASH   Drive Will Start Mondey- As Need Remains After Yy-E Day

WRONG CHILD, SAYS MOTHER   Sees Close Resemblance to Missing Tot

HITLER REPUTEDLY HOPES TO ESCAPE PUNISHMENT FOR WAR CRIMES WITH HIGH HOSTACES

Wife Receives -Posthumous Award of Congress’ Medal Of Honor to Sgt, R. McCard   VCWltt WiGCNCNZIC Oayo Hitler Schemes to Escape Punishment

King Of Belgians Held Prisoner By Nazie— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (  Hitler Hopes To Protect Self With Hostages

Punishment of War-Guilt Is Essential for World’s Security   ALLIES WONT RARGAIN

THE  WAR TODAY   Allies May Ehuve to Detide Whether Lives Of a Few High Per. sonuges Are to Be Sacrificed to Punish TSt bea

Japanese Suicide Planes Dangerou: As Nazi V-Bombs   Pilots Doomed to Death on Take-Off as Landing  MAaane Evrnlactan

Lima Soldier Recalls Bataan ‘Death March’   S. Sgt. J. D. Hinds, 22, Back Home After 54 Months As Jap Prisoner, Tells Of Life In Camps

Small Nations Looking to Truman as Champion   President, Churchill Reported Seeking Early End to Big Three Conference

Jans Prepared For Occupation  By Radio Talk   Premier Prince Hiagashi uni Goes On Air And Tells Peop'e To Main tain Discipline   URGE OBEDIENCE TO THE EMPEROR   lreadv Talk Of ‘Comeback Through Scientific Ad vancement.,

'JAPS URGED TO KEEP RESPECT   Prince Exhorts Countrymen To “Strict Discipline”

Heavy Guns Firing Upon Bridgehead  Nazis Assert   Nazis Assert U. S. Troops Lose Honnef

NAZI EFFORTS TO DESTROY BRIDGE FAIL   Germans Report U. S. Troops Are Crossing In Boats

New Crossing South Honnet   Germans Fail in Attempts to Destroy Ludendorf Bridge

REPUBLICAN MOVE MAY BALK WALLACE   Freezing of Transfer of Agencies Sought

GOP Move Casts New Shadow Today On Henry Wallace’s Battle For Cabinet Post

Washington Roundup  GOP Has New Plan to Block Appointment of Wallace

(Republicans Would Tighten Wallace Cur ‘h   Move to Freeze Agencies: Against Presidential Trans-: fer Casts New Shadow  Over Nomination

GOP Thorn In  Wallace Plans Republicans Seeking To Alter Georae Bill

House Moves to Freeze Agencies   Republicans Would Prevent Presidential Transfer of Bureaus

—WA CE—  LAUNCH TRWETO FREEZE AGENGIES   GOP Move Casts New Shadow Over Henry Wailace’s Nomination

REPUBLICAN MOVE AGAINST AGENCIES? TRANSFER REPORTED NEW SHADOW CAST OVE   CONFIRMATION OF WAL LACE FOR CARINET J0R

New Stumbling Block 's Placed Before Wallace   GOP’ Plan to Curb FDR’s Rule over Federal Agencies Threatens Georae Bil!

GOP Proposal Seen. As Bid to Defeat Okay. for Wallace      Amendment to George ~ Bill. Would Slice  Roosevelt’s Power ©

NEW CLOUD, GOP INSPIRED, HOVERS OVER H. WALLACE  FAVOR GEORGE BILL

Start New Drive Against Wallace  GOP Would Amend George Resolution

Allies Invade Borneo To Capture Oil Fields; Yanks Gain Elsewhere

Testifies Miller Admitted Guilt  Former Dean Tells About Infractions

TOJ0, AIDES FACE TRIAL FOR LIVES IN JANUARY   YAMASHITA CONVICTED.  HAC TUNE ANNEAL A THe INAnLL AFTCALo

PROGRESS: ON MINDANAG   APS CAUGHT IN SMALE AREA MAKING DESPERATE FIGHT  AS YANKS CLOSE IN

First Region CAA Official Resign Posts      W.E. Kline Comes To New England

Point Value On Cheese ls Cut to Zero   Will Help Consumers to Us More Red Points for Meat and Butter

END OF CHEESE RATIONING IS EXPECTED SOON   Lower Grades Of Beef To Be Ration Free Before Octobe 1

TAKE CHEESE OFF RATIONING   Removal Effective Wednesday 12:01 A.M

U. S. Nears End Of Wartime Food Shorfages   Lower Grades of Beef Ration Free Before October 1

Food Rationing Eases Further   Cheese To Be Freed From Control; Lower Grades Of Beef To Follow

Point Values On Cheese Will Be Lifted Tonight   Only Lower Grades Beef Ration-Free Before October 

CHEESE REMOVED FROM RATIONING LISTS BY OPA   HOUSE STARTS MOVE TO PUT CLOCKS BACK ON STANDARD TIME

Point Values (On Cheese Zero At Midnight   Low Grades of Beef Will Become Point Free Before Oct. 1

Cheese Rationing To End ‘Almost Immediately’ Crops Reported Good

CHEESE OFF OF LIST   OPA Announces Removal of Rationing Effective Tomorrow

RATIONING OF CHEESE ABOUT OVER   Some Beef Cuts Will Be Removed Also Before Oct. 1

CHEESE REMOVED FROM RATION LIST   Action Taken By OPA, Effective At 12:01 A. M. Tomorrow, Will Cover All Varieties Of Product

Lift Rationing On Cheese in A Few Weeks   Separate Story on Page 4.

‘Point Value Reduced To Lero Today   Agriculture Department Removes All Controls Over Cheese As Supply Increases

REFUGEES SAY FILIPINOS ARE STARVING DAILY   Hundreds Die In Streets; Japs Took Food

HITLER ORDER FOR GOERING S MURDER BARED   _uftwaffe Leader Was Saved by Friends From Plot

Hitler Ordered Goering’s Arrest, Testimony Shows   Luftwaffe Leader’s Para. troopers Rescued Him at The Last Minute   EXECUTION SET FOR  LAST APRIL 22nd   Fuehrer Believed His Aide Was Trying to Ferce Germanv’s Surrender

Hitler Ordered Arrest  And Death For Goering   Edict Issued April 22, 1945, But Luftwaffe Leader Rescued At Last Minute By Band Of Own Paratroopers, United Press Learns

Hitler Ordered Gcering’s Death In Hysteric Act  Picture of Hanging of Duce Shook Fuehrer

ADOLF HITLER SOUGHT DEATH FOR GOERING   Erstwhile Successor Drew the Wrath Of Fuehrer

LUFTWAFFE HEAD WAS RESCUED AT LAST MINUTE   Strange Story of Fuehrre’s Last Days Revealed at Trial

Own Faratroopers Kescued Pudgy Leader  Reveal Hitler Ordered Goering Shot

Outlook Brightens For Settlement Of Coal Mine Tie-Up   3chwellenbach Hopeful as Talks Resume Todav.

PROGRESS SEEN IN MOVE TO END COAL WALKOUT   Schwellenbach Says Things Brighten; Third Parley Held In Washington

Critical Coal Strike Eases   Bus Strike Better; Movie, Lumber Same

LABOR OUTLOOK NOT TOO DARK LEADER OPINES   Secretary Schwellenbach Indicates Lewis, Operators Have Made Some Progress

Secretary Is Optimistic Over Progress   Erwin Workers In This State Still Are Idle

Some Progress On Coal Strike   But Government Effort at New Wage-Price Yardstick For ‘Industry Drags

HOPES RISE FOR END OF COAL DISPUTE   sufficient Progress Made by Schwellenbach to Arrange Third Meeting Between Lewis and Bituminous Operators.

Soft Coal Strike Picture Brighter 3rd Confab Seen   “Enough Progress’’ Has Been made To Warrant 3rd Attempt To Settle

Nimitz Asks Legion Fight Merger Plan   Military Problems Fea: ture Business of Convention   Admiral Addresses  Veterans on Merger

Seek To Oppose Unified Command   Nimitz Appears Before 27th Annual Convention

Thousands of Wildly Happy Russians Gaily Celebrate End of War With Gigantic Demonstrations in Moscow

BIG 58 VETO POWER BACKED BY SECRETARY   ‘Stettinius Claims It’s  Not Matter of Privilege

Big 5 Power Defended  By Stettinius   Parley Progress. Report Also -Warns Argentina

DETHMERS — RECOMMENDS TT REFORMS   Asks Revamping Of Prison  Administration

OKINAWA COSTS 16,425 SO FAR   Casualties For American Forces On Island List 2,684 Killed

16,425 YANKS HIT ON OKINAWA   Nimitz’ Casualty List Shows 2,684 Men Are Killed

OKINAWA LOSSES OF YANKS 16,425   ENEMY CASUALTIES TOTAL 36, 535-—-NIP AIRMEN DAMAGE 2 BRITISH SHIPS.

OKINAWA CASUALTY LST IS MOUNTING.   16,425 Total Reported as Yanks Fight on Bittorly

2,684 Soldiers And Ma. rines Killed; 13,202 Have Been Wounded   BAD WEATHER HAS BOGGED DOWN DRIVE

SALE OF VICTORY BONDS — ~ HAS TOPPED HUGE QUOTA   OVER-ALL GOAL EXCEEDED BY “BILLION DOLLARS—E BOND QUOTA NOT YET REACHED

WASHERS’ AND RANGES MAY BE YULE PRESENTS   Restrictions .On Retail Delivery Service Will Be Ended By Nov. 1

HOUSEHOLD AIDS ARE-COMING BACK   Rapid Return to Normal 1s Government Prediction On Appliances.

RESTRICTION ON DELIVERY WILL. END NOVEMBER    Many Important Commodities To Be Available By December ‘

O. D. T. Lifts Restrictions On Retail Deliveries Nov. 1   EQUIPMENT MAY CURTAIL SERVICE  i... 7... Pk yet ——

New Washing Machines Due In Jan uary: Delivery Restrictions To Be Lifted

WPB to Release Washmg Machines.  Electric Ranges   Fair Supply Promised By End of Year; Delivery Bans to Be Lifted   ENOUGH FILM SOON TO EQUAL DEMAND   More Dry Cell Batteries Available; Refrigerator Controls Remain

WPB Promises Civilian Goods  Washing Machines. Flectric Ranges   Washing Machines, Electric Ranges To Be On Market By Year’s End

Yanks Unhinge Japan's Defense Line on Okinawa   Nips Battle to Death; ~ Fourth of Nagoya \* . Is in Ruins "

Japanese Outflanked on Okinawa   Soldiers, Marines, Close in Upon Naha, the Capita!

YANKS BEGIN TO OUTFLANK JAP ANCHOR HONS   Marines Unhinge Nip Defenses Across Southern Okjn:

Attack Okinawa Anchors In Rear      Marines Drive Deeper Into Naha Outskirts

Balete Pass Seized by MacArthur’s Men   Key to Cagayan Valley Captured After Bloody Battle in Which 20,000 Japs Killed: Jap Okinawa Defense Line Unhinged

News Day And Night   Heavy Price In Casualties Paid For Gains Made In Philippines   Bitter Struggle Seen On Okinawa   Air War Against Nippon Subsides After Vicious Attacks Monday

House-To-House Fight Reported In Heart of City.   Japanese Defensive  Line Across Southern Okinawa Unhinged

Capital Of Isle Reached   Key Hill Near East Coast Is Taken By Yanks

UNHINGE GAP LINE ACROSS SOUTH OKINAWA   Marines Cross Asato River and Battle Houseto-House Within Heart of Capital City

Fourth Jap Air Field Is Captured   Enemy Defense Line Un hinged — Push Near Naha Dock Area

Censorship Kept The Truth Of Lend-Lease From U. S. Public   Enormous... Shipments. Now. ' Explain Why Citizens Were Saueezed

Quisling Enters Not Guilty Plea   Trial On Nine Counts Gets Underway

JAP PLANES. TRYING TO STRIKE BACK   20 Fighters Respond t§ Raid In Tokyo Area

LIMIT. OUTPUT OF REGRIGERATORS      WPB to.Add to Frozen Stockpile During This : Quarter

Those having news or asévertising of any kind, send it to this office as we will issue Christmas week   NOTICE TO FARMERS AND  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME PTrAXPAY HR Ra

FULL J0 TO BE REVISED   Solons Say Employment: For-All Is Gov’t Responsibility  ‘

Private Business Stressed By Job Bill Supporters   Would Take All Steps To Expand Private Enterprise. wee

Byrnes Arrives Home to Report On Moscow Talks   Transport Bearing Secretary Of State Lands in Nations’ Capital

Capitol Hill Wants to Know Extent Of Russia’s Control of MacArthur; Inside Story on Iran Issue Sought

BYRNES’ TALK ON ‘BiG: THREE MEET AWAITED   Congressmen Want To Know More About Agreement On Control Of Japan

secretary [To ‘See President,  Senate Leader   Congressmen Confused After Reading  Communique   HOME EARLY TODAY   Diplomatic ie hief Is Now Back From Conference

BYRNES HAS RETURNED TO WASHINGTON   Will Explain Details of Moscow Agreements

RECOMMEND LIBERALIZING - PROVISIONS, DEALING WITH EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES

Three Killed As Trains Crash   Freight Rams into Piedmont Limited

JAP INDUSTRIALISTS WAR GRIMINALS T00   Conference Being Held in U.S Studies Plans for Future

Jap Industrialists Must Be Treated As War Criminals, Institute Agrees

Far Eastern  Experts } Meet   Post-War. Relations -With Japan: Viewed

All Japan Must Feel War Guilt   Pacific Conference. Ties Jap  Industrialists to Militarists  as War Criminals

Security Conclave Votes Admission to Argentina   Conference Ballots 31 to 4 to Permit Nation To Attend Despite Russian Demands for Delay

Argentina [s Admitted to World Parley Over Molotov’s Protest   Fight Is Carried to Floor by Russia’s Premier Who Was Unable to Win Seats for Poland

Argentina Is Admitted to World Parley Over Molotov’s Protest  Fight Is Carried to Floor by Russia’s Premier Who Was

Captured Nazi Paper Reveals Huge War Toll   Germany Had Lost 3,544,284 Before Ardennes Offensive

Nazis Lost 3,044,284 Before Drive  In Ardennes   65 Percent of Men Lost on East Front, Secret Report  To Hitler Reveals

Goering, Hitler Listed Europe's Top Art Thieves   Army Documents Reveal  High NaziWar Casualties

N azis Admitted Secretly They Had Lost 3,544,284 Men in Action Before Launching Ardennes Attack

Crash Yields Bodies of 20   Missouri Air Mishap Kills War Veterans

ALSO AMONG THOSE DEAD   Battle-Starred Veterans Perish When Plane Fails

23 Persons Die in Plane Crash:   Sole Survivor Is Critically Hurt

DIPLOMATIC CORPS, CABINET PUT ON ALERT   Officials To Be Ready To Act In Case Of Sudden Events In Europe

Roosevelt Orders Cabinet and Diplomatic Aides to Be on Alert Pending Surrender of Germany

CABINET ‘ALERT’ ORDERED BY FDR   Also Tells U.S. Diplomat: Stick Close to Posts Ready to Act

BLIZZARD THAT SWEPT EAST CAUSED DEATHS AND DAMAGE   THIRTY-EIGHT ‘DEAD AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IN MIL‘LIONS AFTER TWO-DAY STORM

JAPS BATTLE TO KEEP: SAMARIND ROAD GLOSEI   Australian 7th Division Units Advance in Southeast Borneo

Jap Troops Fight Stubbornly To © Hold Key. Road   Australian Seventh Division Units Make Headway Slowly

AUSSIE TROOPS ADVANCING EAST OF BATOCHAMPAR   Jap Troops Fight. Stubbornly Te Keep Road To North Open

Enemy Making Bitter Stand In Borneo War   Australians, However, Advance Slowly East Of Captured Mountain

PROFIT OF $500,000 IN GAMBLING BARED   ‘Silver Dollar’ Operations Figure in Bribe Trial

FIFTY MEMBERS OF STAFF LOST LIVES IN FIGHTING, “"PIRE-ROYAL FAMILY-’ NOT HARMED -

Japanese Imperial Palace Destroyed By Fire but Emperor Was Not at Home

REVEAL JAP PALACE DESTROYED BY FIRE   Emperor And Wife Escape {n  jury In Blaze

TOKYO PALACE DESTROYED BY FIRE MAY 95   50 Members of Staff Killed;:No Evidence  of Bombing

Jap Palace Destruction  _ By Fire Told   Yank Hides Out 68 Days in Japan, Then Hears of V-J

THREE MORE E INF ANTS DIE      Unidentified Malady Plaguing City of Great Bend

COMMITTEE HEARING TESTIMONY ALLEGED LOBBY ACTIVITIES   NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS OF VARIOUS KINDS BEING UNEARTHED

Probe Continues of Alleged Lobbying  Secretary of Peoples  mertinn Prace

Petain Accused Of Plotting For Overthrow Of France   Named Linked With Revolutionary Plans Of Terrorist Organization In 1939, Also Accused Of Collaborating With Germans Without Compulsionin 1940

Reconversion Tides Ebb And Flow With Railroad Seizure; More Milk, Butter and Cheese

AIR INDUSTRIAL PEACE PROBLEM      Business And Labor Chiefs  Confer With Truman In Washington

U.S. TAKES OVER RAILROAD T0 PREVENT STRIKE   Anderson Hints More Milk Products Will Be on Market Soon

Rail Seizure Puts Blot on Peace Picture   Illinois Central Taken Over to Prevent Strike

Top Problem Discussed At White House   Railroad Seized By Government; More Products Seen

More Butter, Cheese, Milk Sighted In U. §.   Reconversion Tides Ebb And Flow With Illinois Central Rail Seizure

Spotlight On Labor Peace   Truman Calls In Top  Management, . Labor J Leaders; Orders  Seizure Of A Railroad

President Orders U. §. Operation of AMlinois Central   Predict End of Butter Rationing; Airplane Priorities

Truman Calls Conference on Reconversion   Government, Business, Labor Represented in Session to Discuss Postwar Problems

Truman Calls Reconversion Conference   Labor-Industry Problems Top List To Be Talked Over by President and Various Leaders

Truman Orders Railroad Seized To Avoid Strike   Illinois Central Taken Over In New Jolt On The Labor Front.

U.S. Progress Seesaws To Normality   President and Others Discuss Return Of Peacetime Criteria

More Butter, Cheese; Milk Expected As Rules Relax   Government Seizes Railroad Property

MORE BUTTER AND CHEESE ARE IN SIGHT   Other Developments in Rapid Reconversion to Peace Include Possible Early Return of “Sun Time.”

More Butter, Cheese, Canned Milk In Sight; Standard Time May Return In September   President Truman To Ask Congress To Abolish War Time Early Next Month

Nation's Business and Labor Leaders Confer With Truman  U. S. Seizes Illinois Central Railroad In Move #0 Head Of Threatened Strike

Business, Labo: Meet Planned   Conference Will Char: Course For Industry Dur ing Reconversion,

 Cheese, Butter And Canned Milk To Be Plentiful Shortly   Evaporated Milk May Be Removed From Ration List.

More Butter, Cheese Likely   But Government Seizes Railroad Just As In Wartime

Increased Supplies of Butter, Cheese, Canned Milk Likely      Reconversion Picture is Brighter as Uncle Sam Eases Control

Aeconversion Tides Ebb And Flow With Illinois Railroad Seizure   Prospects Of More Milk, Butter, Cheese, Return To Standard Time; All F ederal Workers Returned To Forty Hour Week.

More Butter, Milk in Sight   Rail Seizure Jolts Reconversion Tide

Industrial -TAbor Issue Becomes. One-Of. Main’.  Reconversion: Problems

TRUMAN MEETS BUSINESS, TOP LABOR LEADERS   President Begins Work on Main Problem of Improving Situetion in U. S,

More Butter, Canned Milk Coming Soon   Nation Speeds Towdire Postwar Era of Normal Living.

RECONVERSION TIDES EBB AND ‘FLOW BUT MOVE  STEADILY ON   Foods, Travel Outlook Better But Triuman Has Wartime Powers

More Rules For Postwar Period Are Announced   More Butter, Cheese and Canned Milk Coming for Civilians—Labor Back on 40-Hour Basis.

REMOVAL OF CANNED MILK FROM RATION LIST, PRIORITIES IN PLANE TRIPS INDICATED >

Standard Time  Will Return   Army Willing To Eliminate Most Priorities On Air Travel Soon.

The Gov't. Seizes A Railroad   More Butter, Cheese and Canned Milk tn Sight

More Foods Are Soon To Return  To U.S. Tables   Increased Supply Butter. Cheese’ and Canned Milk Near; Reconversion  Tides Ebb and Flow

More Butter, Cheese, Canned Milk Sighted; Return to Standard Time Early Possibility; Railroad Seized

More Butter, Cheese and Canned Milk   Civilians Near More Normal Living; U. S. Seizes Railroad Line

MORE BUTTER, CHEESE, MILK SIGHTED NOW   Other Reconversion Facts Revealed in the Capital City   RECONVERSION AT A GLANCE

Industry Speeds -Monufacturing Plans As More -Governmental “Directives Are “Eased, Rescinded

szovernment Seizes Railroad To Prevent Strike; ‘War Time” To Go; More Butter, Cheese Forecast   O. P. A. Price Policy To Give  Small Business Running Start

Dairy Products Increase Gets  Jolt By Labor   L. S. Seizes Railroad. Reports More Butter,  Cheese. Considers Return to Standard Time

Strike Total Through U.S Now 245,00€   Two Big Labor Disputes Ended

INDUSTRY PEACE PARLEY PLANNED   Management And Labor To Chart Course At  Conference

Conversion To Peace Moves Ahead   More Food Sighted. But Railroad Te Salved

INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE SPY FOR REICH   Secret Workings of Vast Setup Revealed Before Senate Body

Staff Sgt. Wright  Receives Discharge   Took Part in Battles Of Sicily and Anzio

Full Employment Bill Dies Without Parentage Ever Definitely Proclaimed

VICTORY OF LABOR PARTY STUDIED BY. POLITICIANS      POLITICAL LEADERS SPECDULATE ON WHETHER TREND WILL HE THE SAME IN  AMERICA .

ENGLISH UPSET FELT AS WARNING IN WASHINGTON   Communistic Europe Seen in View of Forthcoming Labor Economic Changes

MACKENZIE HAS FIRST PRIVATE TALK WITH ATTLEE AT 10 DOWNING STREET "AND FINDS HIM LIKABLE FELLOW. -

Attlee Makes [mpressior n Triokeicaber   Learns British: Prime  i Minister Opposes : ‘Regimentation an d Totalitarianism; Eco    ; nomic Ideas Differ  4  From U. 8.

‘Big Ben Limps Home After Jap Suicide Ordeal   27,000-Ton Essex Class Vessel Suffers Losses of 341 Dead, 431 Missing, 300 Wounded After Attack Turns Ship Into Volcanic Chaos

Big Ben Experiences Worst Sea Disaster In ‘Nation’s History But Returns To Fight Again

AMERICA’S GREATEST SHIP DISASTER COST 772 LIVES KILLED, MISSINC   Firing of Aircraft Carrier Franklin by Nip Planes Off . ; Japan Cost More Lives Than Entire Battle of the ‘  Coral Sea.  k

. S. Carrier ranklin Is  ack In Port   Brought To U. S.  te Damaged Craft For Repairs

TWO BOMBS TOUCH OFF HOLOCAUST   Gallant Vessel Live: To Fight Again—On Borrowed Time

Crippied American Carrier Lim ps Home from Sea Battle Near Japan

HEROIC STORY OF SHIP THAT WOULDN'T DIE   Bomb-Blasted Carrier Home

Gallant Carrier Franklin Will Fight Again; Saved After Bomb Attack By Determined Crew

Carrier Hit 60 Miles Off Japan   1000 Casuaities Of Blazing Ship Are Reported

Attacked 60 Villes Util The Coast Of Japan On March 16  REACHES N.Y. PORT UNDER OWN POWER  Heaviest Price In Casualties Thus Far Paid By Any American Ship

Carrier Franklin, Battered and Burned ‘Off Japan, Comes Home to Fight Again

American Carrier Rises From Ocean Grave  With Over 1.000 Casualties and Limps Hom

CARRIER FRANKLIN CAME BACK BUT SUFFERED MORE THAN 1,000 CASUALTIES FROM BOMB ATTACK

EE GENERALS BACK IN NEW YORK   Bradley, Spaatz Head Groups Returning By Air Eenm Paria _

Report German Army Destroyed By the Allies   There Just Isn't Any. thing Left,” General Huebner Says

ey, Spaatz at; Agree ich Licked   Iestroyed Utterly Cempsetely, Say  Arrive Home

vens, 3rac_ ey anc Saacz Arrive,  Sev Sermanv ‘--er v ~es-ravec’

Leading U.S Generals  LandinN. Y.  Bradley, Spaatz Say Germany Fully Destroyed

REICH UTTERLY DESTROYED BY ALLIED ARMIES   Returning U. S. General Say Nothing Is Left Of German Army   GAMBLE AT ST. LO PAID BIG DIVIDEND

POLAND MAY BE STRONGER THAN IN 1939--EDER   Foreign. Secretary Defends British Actions in Speech -- Before Commons

lEden Defends Yalta Decisions ‘On Polish Issue   Foreign Secretary Asserts Poland Will Be.as Strong or Stronger than in 1939

“Nose - Count’ OfM anpower  Is Demanded   Sen. Ferguson Asks Up-toDate Survey Before Any New Controls Added

SURVEY NEEDED ON MANPOWER   Senator Ferguson Urges Nosecount of Available Workers In Nation

Count Asked On Potential War Workers   Senator Also Demands New Survey of Needs Before Passing Measures

MANPOWER COUNT PLAN OF SENATOR   Needs and Potential Workers Only Bases for New Controls, Republica’ Says   THPROPER USE I$ CHARGE

Missionary At’ Lutheran Church  Miss Mildred Monke Speaks: On‘ Nov. 8

Back-To-Work Plan Collapses   British Dockworkers Change Minds; Food Supplies Threatened

U. S. Seizure ot Pits Doubtful Schwellenbach   Situation in Other Fields Brighter as Workers Return

YANKS REGAIN ANCHOR OF JAP LINE ON LUZON   Resistance In Hills Above Manila Surprisinglvy Light

AMERICANS GAIN IN MANILA AREA   FIGHT WAY FORWARD IN MOUNTAINS — HEAVY AIR BLOWS DEALT MINDANAO.

Yankee Forces Advance Into Antipolo   Troops of the Sixth Division Are Nearing Montalban

Luzon Force Pounds Japs Deep in Hills   Heavy Bombing Attacks Made on Key Port of Mindanao Island .

ASK CONVICTION OF 600,000 NAZI (LEADER CORPSMEN   Group Is Deseribed '-as the  “Brain, Backbone and Dii Arm” of Nazi Party —U. 5. Prosecutors Ask Trihuonal for Conviction

NAZI LEADERSHIP CORPS DECLARED BE GUILTY WAR GRIMES   AMERICAN PROSECUTOR  CALLS FOR CONVICTION * 600.000 GERMANS

600,000 Nazis Face Conviction   Group Indictments In War Crimes Call For Mass Penalties

UP GERMAN LEADERSHIP   U.S. Prosecutors Tell War Crimes Tribunal Group Represents Brains, Backbone and Direc Arm of Party.

Trial of All Asked By U. S.   Smaller Fry of Nazi Party Named On Criminal List

Group Described As Brain, Backbone, Directing Arm Of Nazi Party.   INEW PHASE OF TRIAL

America Asks Conviction of 600,000Nazis   Members of Nazi Leadership Corps Called Criminals

Call 2,000,000  Nazis Criminals   Members of SS. Storm Troops, Gestapo, High Command, Cabinet In

600,000 NAZIS ARE ATTACKED   U. S. Prosecutors Ask Conviction of Thousands as ‘Brain of Party’

Prosecutor Flays Hitler ‘Little Men’   War-Criminal Brand ls Put On Members Of  I eaderehin Carne.

Nazi Leadership Corp: Members Are Held to Have Been Party Brain. Backbone

Ask Conviction of Hitler’s Nazi ‘Leadership Corps   Prosecutors Describe Organizations as the  Power Behind Party; Trhiekace ZONA ANN

Conviction of 600 Thousand Germans Asked by Americar   New Phase of Trial at Nuernberg Opened by U.S. Prosecutors

600,000 Nazi Chiefs Charged In War Crimes   U. S. Calls for Conviction o! Leadership Corps Members at German Trial.

Plot By Goering To Destroy at Of Moscow To   Systematic Plans To - Wipe Out Peoples ~ Of Two Cities Are Revealed

U.S. Prosecutors Demand Sentence of Members of German Leadership Corps

Want 600,000 To Be Tried   American Prosecutors Say Nazi Leadership Corps  Should Be Tried.

WAR CRIMES TRIAL ENTERS A NEW PHASE   American Lawyer Produces Records Showing Activities of Thousands of Minor Officials  MASS MALIPHER MAPPER

Nazi Leadership Corps Faces  Allied Charges   Prosecutors Ask Military Tribunal to Find 600,000 Members Guilty, as Brain, Backbone and Directing Arm of Nazi Party

U. S. Prosecutors Ask Conviction Of 600,000 Nazis as War Criminals

Ask Court Find 600,000 Nazis Guilty Of Crime:   U. S. Prosecutors Specify Elite Guard, SA Troops, Reich Cabinet, Gestapo

Prosecution Aims Drive at Hitler Party  Minor Leaders  Co. an Duk lio

Conviction Of 600,000 Nazis Is Called For   American Proseculors Des eribe Them as “Brain, - Backbone and Direct ing Army Nazi Party”

NAME 600,000. AS BRAINS OF NAZISM   American Prosecutors Want SS and SA Troops Indicted by Tribunal   WOULD. BE CRIMINALS

Military Tribunal Asked To Convict 600,000 © Members Of “The Brain’

Would Convict 600,000 Nazis   Leadership Corps Named as Brain, Backbone of Party

Open New Phase Of War Trials  American Prosecutors Ask For Conviction Of 600,000 Nazi Leaders

New Phase of War Crimes Trial Opens   U. S. Prospectors Would «Convict 600,000 Members Of Major Nazi Parties

US. Seeks To Convict Nazi Groups   Leadership Units Indicted Before World Tribunal

BYRNES SAYS HURLEY CHARGE IS UNFOUNDED   Nothing In Document To Show China Policy Sabotared

SEES NO BASIS FOR CHARGES BY HURLEY   Restates Policy Toward Chiang

Attack on Career Men Termed Without Basis   State Secretary Denies Envoy Unable to Secure Public Backing

Hurley Cause of Friction, Byrnes Advises Senators  Charges Unsubstantiatec  Pe ee ofl ens

Byrnes Says Hurley’s Charges Against U.S.  B S  Diplomats Unfounded 

Chief Upholds Career Men in China Policy   Unified China is U. S. Policy, Tells Senate Committee

Byrnes Defends Two Diplomats Hurley Accused   Charges Career Men Wrecked U. S. Policy Groundless, He Says

BYRNES CLAIMS HURLEY CHARGE WITHOUT BASIS      Nothing In Record To Back Up Hurley Charge, He Statag

SECRETARY FINDS. NOTHING To BA: “Hie Applic ATION   Staté Department Head Says ~: Two: Career. Men Are: '.tethe Clear   DOES. NOT DISCUSS IRAN   U.S. Policy in China Explicit “and: Not ‘Hidden,’ He Fells Committee

Secretary Finds Nothing To Back Up Allegations   Says Broad Outlines Of China Policy  Never Been Concealed

BYRNES DENIES HURLEY CHARGE   SAYS U.S. POLICY IN CHINA HAS BEEN FAIR

Hurley 1s Disputed by Byrnes   Charges Denied by State Secretary to Committee

NO FOUNDATION FOR COMPLAINTS SOLONS TOLD   Atcheson And Service Ar@ Defended By Head Of State Department   SAYS CHINA POLICY CLEAR   Claim Made U. S. Policy In China More Public Than Any Of Others

REGENTS APPROVE WAR Il MEMORIAL   Scenic Drive and Bell Tower Main Features of - Project   MEMORIAL TO 7,000

Scenic Drive and Bell Tower Main Features of Project   iMEMORIAL TO 7,000

RIVALS WILL MEET   L.MLH.S. to Play Topeka High. Tonight; Record Crowd Expected

Daylight Raids By Big Bombers Made On Japar   Tokyo Report Says 80 Superforts Attack Region Of Osaka And Kobe   THREE SORTIES IN 12-HOUR PERIOD

Japs Admit Damage in Daylight Assault by B-29’s on Honshu Island

JAPAN ADMITS B-29 ASSAULT   Industrial Targets on Honshu Hit  een ee

DAYLIGHT RAID BY B29 HITS HONSHU ISLAND   Osaka and Kobe Regions Are Bombed; Threatening Jap Forces Hammered

SEEK ERECTION OF PLANT HERE   Edwards and Streator Advance Plans for Fine Factory

Fellows Club N With Mrs. Suj'   WS Liu M  Ms JT FORGETS MURDER CAMPS TO BEG ALLIED MERCY

Jodi Pleads For Mercy For Germans   Surrender Is Signed in Red Schoolhouse

IRON FACED PRUSSIAN GENERAL ASKED PERMISSION TO SPEAK AFTER SIGNING SURRENDER —

GIERMANY PLEADED FOR MERCY FOR HER PEOPLE AT REINS  IRON-FACED. GENERAL MAKES PLEA AFTER SIG

@Story Of Surrender  Ike Cold To Germans, "Praises Allied‘ Troops

Jodl Signs Surrender Documents: Pleads For Allied Mercy On Nazis  General Says Germans Delivered ‘Into Victors’ Hands For Better Or Waree”’

Surrender Scene Tense   Reich General in Plea for Mercy to Defeated Germany

WOUNDS PROVE FATAL TO MAJ. GEN. PATRICK   Wife Notified of Death of Divisional Commander Who Fourcht on Tavon.

General Patrick  Dies of Wounds   Luzon Injuries Fatal;  Wife Ruidoso Resident

‘Admiral Decides Against Hara-Kiri While Former Premier Clings to Life

MacArthur Lists 47  Criminals   He’s Pleased With Occupation Progress, Jap Leaders Helping

To's Condition Said Improved; Homma Wantet   Gen, MacArthur Orders Dragon Unit Dissolved; Further Surrenders

Dealers Ask Higher Retail Prices, et No OPA Promises   Merchants Protest They Need Margins Given Up During War

Nation’s Merchants Fight OPA but Fail to Get Action   Storekeepers’ Spokesmen Charge Price Policy Unsound, Inequitable: Administrator Bowles Will Think It Over

RETAIL DEALERS ASK PERMISSION T0 BOOST PRICES      Plea Laid Before OPA in Closed Session — Bowles Promises to Consider Proposals.   AGENCY’S POLICIES DECLARED UNSOUND   Spokesmen $ ay Merchants No Longer Should Be Forced to Cut Profits as in Wartime.

Holding of White-Collar Salaries To 1942 Level About Out of Picture

Stabilization Of Salaries Out Of  National Picture   Increases Will  Not Affect Costs

Marines Win 3 More Isles  Troons Take Kev      Troops Take Key Okinawa Heights

Taxpayer To Have His W-2 In New Year   New Income Tax Return Has One Advantage— Government Does Figuring

“Easiest Method For Filing Tax.” .... Form For Income Taxes  Is Much Simpler Now

Oil Targets Near Vienna Are Struck   Action On Italian Front Confined To Patrol Action; Five - Hour Ground Engagement Forced Nazi Back-Up.

Officials Talk Over ‘Advisability Of Rolling iBack Real Estate Prices

Officials Are Studying Reduction in Inflated Real Ectate Prices Renort

Rollback of Real Estate Inflation Being Considered   Truman Reveals Acute Housing Shortage Is Federal Problem

MAY ROLL BACK INFLATED REAL ESTATE PRICES   Administration Considers Price Control on Property

Discuss Real Estate Prices   May Make Decision On Proposed Measure

British Sailors Wring Out Japs   Heavily-Burdened Nips Stage March Through Hong Kong

Flight of Youth With $1500 !s Blamed On Family's Mistreatment of His Cat

MISSING BOY AND CAT “IN CUSTODY’   Ron Away with $1,500 o Grandfather’s Money

Government Of Philippines Is Now Returned   Civil Administration  Officially Restored To People Of Islands By Gen. MacArthur

COMMONWEALTH GOVER N. MENT 18 HANDED TO PRESIDENT IN CEREMONY .  AT MANILA

CIVILIAN AUTOS EXPECTED BY 1946   Crosley Company To Start Making Midget Cars

Three American Armies Racing  Toward Berlin   Juncture With Russ Army Expected In Next 72 Hours

Essen Falls To 9th Army Paratroopers  Juncture With Russ Expected Within 72 Hours

FINAL DRIVE FOR ) GERMAN CAPITAL ‘Nothing But Undefended Road Blocks Lay In The Path

All Allied Armies Gain ir Continued Drive Toward  German Capital   To Speed Liauidatian

1,000,000 Men In Force Reiling Unchecked Toward German Capital, Ninth Less Than 100 Miles Away   EXPECT LINK THIS WEEK WITH SOVIETS

Arsenal City Falls In Wake Of Yank Drive   Three los. Armies Race For Berlin: Junction With Reds Held Iniminent

100-Mite-Per-Hour Blow Now Expected To Strike Florida   Entire State Alerted as Hurricane Sweeps Acroace Bahama ([clands

COAST AREA ALERTED FOR BIG BLOW   Residents Take Precautions to Ride Out Storm

ELECT SIX NEW ~ MAYORS IN OHIO   44 Cities Elect Incumbents; Returns Incomplete

Sink Three Subs and Damage 6 Other Warships   Yanks Destroy or Damage 150 Nip Aircraft in Attacks Against Inland Sea Base of Kure, Adm. Chester Nimitz Reports

Carrier Planes Sink 15 More Jap Ships ‘As Superforts Pound Japanese Mainland

Superforts Rain Bombs On 6 Cities   MacArthur’s Bombers Catch Three Convoys Near Enemy Shores

‘Six other vessels also hit; 3rd day  of inland sea blows         Fleet runs up total bag of 1,078 nlanes. 740 chins: Saners strike

Superforts Batter Six Pre-Warned Cities Without Loss of One Plane   740 Enemy Ships and 1078 Planes Destroyed or Damaged by Adm. Halsey’s Carrier-Based Craft

Planes Lash 15. More Ship In Inland Sea   9 Warcraft Jolted As Aircraft Heap Ruin on. Enemy Fleet

5 Italian Parties Agree To Enter New Government  Orlando Succeeds

Orlando May Form New Rule   Parris Action Party Is Lone Holdout In Wanting Him To Do It.

Tokio Reports Big U.S. Carrier Raid On Ryukyu Islands   Task Force 58 Planes Beheved to Have Hit Group South of Japan

Fighters Swarm Over ‘ome Island Airstrip:   250 Craft From Okinawa and iwo Teeark Dauble Strike at Enemy

ASSERT THAT FORCE AIMED AT HOMELAND   With Capture of Balikpapan, Allies Can Haul 10 Times as Much Oil as Previously, Tokyo Radio Concedes.

Oil From Borneo To Make Greater Attacks Possible   American Air Forces Closing In on Enemy Homeland as Fighters, Bombers From Philippines Move to Okinawa

MORE DETAILS ON SINKING OF   a   Ship Sank So Rapidly Life Belts Could Not Be Used.

MORE DETAILS ON SINKING OF LJ. §. CRUISER   Ship Sank So Rapidly Life Belts Could Not Be Used

Republicans Not Entirely  Reconciled to Monetary Deal in Bretton Woods Aareement

Settlement By Next Week:  Is N ecessary  Walkout Spreads, But Schwellenbach Asserts Seizure  ~~

Oil Slike Must Be Settled Soon, L Secrelary Says  Aicy. Novy Serve No  Auny, Navy Serve Notice Oil Supplies Will Inst Only Week

Army and Navy Demand End to the Dil Strike  Say They Can't Ge Along Unless 

Forces Have One-Week Oil Supply   Deadlocked Talks Transferred To Nation's Capital

Army, Navy Say Oil Walkout [Must End: Seon   Scene of Strike Parley Moved To Nation’s Capital

Declares Oil Strike_Must End Monday   Army-Navy — Activities Seriously Affe c te d. Conciliation Conference Naved ta Washington

Army And Navy Supplies Near Critical Stage   Conciliation Shifted From Chicago to Wash- —. ington oO

Four-Day Deadline Set For Strike Settlement   Conciliation Conference Is Moved To Washington; Situation Is Described As Critical

SENATE VOTES NEW BENEFITS FOR JOBLESS   FULL EMPLOYMENT MEASURES MOVES FORWARD

Senate Passes Mauled Jobles:  Pay Measure ©   Senate Omits $25 Week Maximum But  Keeps Provision for 26-Week Payments

Warm Trend Predicted  For Country This Week   Weekend Is Cool; Snow Is Reported

‘Warm Trend’ Is Predicted   Winterish Temperatures Bring Snow, Record Lows For June.

WEATHER GRAND FOR THE IRISH   Estimated 50,000 March Up Fifth Avenue To Honor St. Patrick

AN IRISH COP SAID SO. . .: 50,000 SHONE LIKE THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY!

Friday The 13th Hoodoos Ranch Personnel So Hoo Doo Help Gets Holiday On Full Pay

Atlantic Chat ler Peace Is Ain of _ American Polie   Stettinius So State es At Inter-American Canterance

Supreme Court W ill Consider Freight Rates   Tribunal Will Take Up Discrimination Complaint By State Of Georgia

mperor Serves as Sort of Walking amily Crest for Japanese Nation

ALLIED ATTACK GATHERS FORCE ON WEST FRONT   Russians Tighten Trap on 200,000 German Troops In East Prussia

Russian Attack Thrusts Within 95 Miles of City   No Hope for 200,000 Trapped Germans in East Prussia; Nazis Throw in Reserves

Two-Pronged Drive Outflanks Poznan In Central Poland: Spearhead Units Believed Within  75 to 95 Miles  Of Nazi Capital

Russians Reach Obra River At Bentschen, Berlin Says; East Prussia Is Sealed Off   381 1300 Nazis Killed or Captured, Reds Report; 200,000 More Trapped By Russian Advance to Baltic Sea

Russians Drive To German Positions Along Obra River   Nazis Say Reds Cross Brandenburg Bor: der in Drive Outflanking Poznan in Poland

Reach Nazi Lines Along Obra River In Brandenburg   Take Short Cut To Reich Capital; 200,000 Enemy Facing Death; Breslau Siege Arce Tightened

Reds Make Incursions In Silesia   Moscow Broadcast Says Eastern Wall of   Fortifications Breaks Under Red Push   neds Near “anZig  Russians “Are” Only 24 Miles From Free City of Danzig

Russ Destroy Nazi Defense System in Masurian Lake Region of East Prussia

Two Prongs Cross Border  Of Province   At Obra River in Brandenburg After Outflanking Poznan

REDS DRIVE 10 OPRA RIVER IN BRANDENBURG         200,000 Germans Facing Destruction In East Prussia Trap

Red Drive Gains River Near Berlin   Nazi East Prussian . Defense System Broken, Savs Soviet

SOVIETS ONLY 91 MILES FROM BERLIN TODAY   Advance To Obrz River; 200,000 Nazis Trapred

SPEARHEADS OF RED  ARMY HAVE REACHED  OBRA RIVER FRONT GERMANS REPORT RUS SIANS LESS THAN 100 MITES EROM RERIIN

Spearheads Advance to  Obra River   Russians Reach Bay Of Danzig; Tighten Trap on 200.000 Men

Soviet Army Units Reach Obra River   Germans Are Rushing in Reserves in Desperate Effort to Stem Rising Red Tide

Now Less Than 100 Miles Of Capital   Two Hundred Thousand Nazis Caught In East Prussian Trap And Face Annihilation; 371,000 Already Killed Or Captured.

Nearest Point Is 91 Miles  rom Berlin   Two-Pronged Drive  Outflanks Poznan in Poland, One Branch Reaching Leszno   Nazis Lose 381,000.

Reach Obra, 75-95 Miles From Berlin   Prongs Flanking Poznan Reach or Cross Border of  Brandenburg

UNDER 100 MILES FROM BERLIN   381,000 Germans Killed And Captured Since Start Of Offensive

German Version Is That Two Prongs of Russ Army Have Crossed Border Nearest to Berlin.   CLOSEST POINT IS RIVER 75 MILES FROM BERLIN

Stream Runs 75 to 93 Miles East of German Canital   POZNAN IS FLANKED   Soviet Spearhead Storms Along Shortest Road © to Berlin

German Casualties in Russian’s Drive  Estimated at 381,000   Nazis Indicate Prongs of Invading Force 91  Miles From Berlin

Russians Reach Positions On Obra River In Brandenburg Province, Nazi High Command Says—Waterway Runs 75 To 95 Miles East Of Capital—Possibly 200,000 German Troops Trapped In East Prussia— 381,000 Others Killed Or Captured

Laval Remains In Dungeon As Case Proceeds   Accused Refuses to At. tend Trial for His Life

LAVAL I$ LOCKED UP IN DUNGEON   REFUSES TO TAKE PART IN TRIAL — CASE MAY GO TO JURY TODAY,

RUSH E EXTENSION OF SERVICE ACT   House Military Committee Hears Needs, Approves . Legislation

QUICK ACTION ON DRAFT BILL HINTED TODAY   Discuss Extension In Secret   SHORT HEARINGS

WEDEMEYER SAYS MORE U.S. TROOPS NEEDED IN CHINA   Americon Commander Seys Many Tasks Call for Additional Personnel

More Chinese Soldiers ToGo North   Gen. Wedemeyer Says Manchuria Needs Reinforcements Now

More American Troops Moved Into Manchuria   Wedemeyer Says This In Line With Policy To Help National Gov't.

Need of More U. S. Troops. In China Seen   Chinese Drive in, Manchuria. May Expand Servicing

U.S. FORCES IN CHINATO BE BOOSTED   May Accompany Chinese Forces Into Manchuria

REVEAL PLANS FOR MANCHURIA   Consider Moving More Chinese Armies There; Need More U. S. Troons.

IMoreYanks To Be Sent Into China   Will Transport Supply And ‘Give Other Aid’ To Chiana's Armiee,

More Yankees To-Be Used In North China   Will Accompany Chinese Troops Into Monchuna

Need More U.S. Troop: In China    Broadened Policy of Aid to Chiang Will Call for About 4,000 More\Says Wedemeyer

WEDEMEYER SEES NEED IN MANCHURIA   Commander Says Force Required to Accompany. Chungking Troops There—4,000 May Be Drawn From U.S.

Yanks To Aid In Movement Of Chinese Forces  Job Of Repatriating Japs, Securing Rails   Job Of Repatriating Japs, Securing Rails And Ports Remains To Be Done, Says General

Need More Yank Troops in China, Says Wedemeyer  Mainly to Go Along With Added Forces  Chinese Noationalict

AMERICAN ARMY TO TRANSPORT CHINA NATIONAL FORCES   NEW POLICY REVEALED BY GENERAL WHO SAYS MEN CAN’T GO HOME

Yanks Hit S. E. Shoulder of Ardennes Bulge   Patton Attacks in Luxembourg Only Five Miles from German Border

Nazis Are Resisting Stubbornly   British Make New Break Across Border Into  Germany

Patton Crashes German Bulge In Luxemboura   British Break into Germany at New Point. Hodges Hits St. Vith

British Inside  Germany   Deflated Belgium Bulge Is Given New Allied Pinch

Yanks Move Over Sure River In N ew Offensive   Southeastern Shoulder of Ardennes Salient  Blasted By New Drive

Stab Across Border East Of Susteren   Yanks Crash Into Ardennes Bulge Over Sure River

THIRD ARMY STARTS NEW. OFFENSIVE      Action Is Taking Place Near Luxembourg

GUND OF TWO ARMIES NOW COVER BULGE   Patton Attacks Shoulder as British Hit Reich at New Point.

British 2nd Drives Over Nazi Border   Entire German Salient Under American Fire

Yank Forces Flatten Bulge   British Capture Echt, Susteren in Roer Push

U, $, THIRD ARMY IN NEW ATTACK ON SURE RIVER   American Forces Hit Shoulder Of Ardennes Buige; Patton On Move

New Assault Hits Bulge At Diekirch   Patton's Forces Bring All Ardennes Under Artillery Fire

Ardennes Are Under Fire Of Two U.S. Armies; British In New Reich Border Stab

British Bayonet Way Into Reich Territory   Two and One-Half Mile Assault

CONGRESS 10 LEARN OF HUGE “KICKBACKS”   Comptroller General to Testify Before House Committee

“YICKBACKS”   Comptroller General to Testify Before — House Committee

35-POUND TURKEY TO BE GIVEN TRUMAN   Missouri Farmer to Furnish 37 Pound Bird for President's Christmas Dinner.

FROM A JUNGLE HIDEOUT   Four Officers and 64 Enlisted Men - Surrender on Guam

RUSSIAN VETERAN TROOPS INCH WAY THROUGH VIENNA  GERMANS BATTLE FOR EVERY FACTORY AND  BIZ HIne IW PI CITY

500 PRISONERS IN “HELL HOLE” SAY RESCUERS   Boyington Was Among First To Be Evacuated

Marine Air Ace Liberated From Prison Hell Hole   Men Weep Unabashed When Freed

Boyington Among First Prisoners Liberated on Japan by Navy Men Who Term Hospital a “Hell Hole’

500 Freed . From Jap— "Hell Hole"  Maj. Boyington  Is Among Ce) es ee) ee

BOYINGTON AMONG 500 LIBERATED PRISONERS OF WAR   The Group, First Liberated on Japan, Removed From, Hos- pital Called “Hell Hole”. by’   Airmen Who Weep With  Sow

Lieut. Charles L. Clark Receives Fourth Air Cluster   Decoration Means He Won Aid Medal Five  Times

German General Says  SNE BARGE AS SUERTE ee ee H_ -—_   \Hitler Will End Own Life Or Be Killed Within Hours

Dittmar Sees End Of War In Few Days   Believes Hitler Will Either Kill Himself Or He Will Be Killed

Hitler to Die, War to End in Few Days, Says Dittmar   Hy CLINTON B. CONGER

I7 Babies Perish In Pre-Dawn Fire In Maine Nursery   One Adult Also Dies in Blaze At Home for War Workers’ Children   FIREMEN FIND HOUSE A MASS OF FLAMES   Stove Said to Have Exploded; Operator and 5 Children Rescued

Save Five From Fire In Maine   One Attendant Loses Her Life With Children Of War Workers When Building Is Razed

Tragedy Occurs In Maine   Small Victims Were Children Of War Workers

17 Babies Perish In Fire   At Maine Nursery Home   Flash Fire, Following ‘Terrific Blast.” Sweeps Through Boarding House: Tragic Line Of Relatives Claim Bodies Of Dead

Sad Parents Claim Bodies   Tragic Line of Relatives in Auburn——Eaplosion Takes 16 Babies

Boarding House For War Worker’s Children Razed  16 Babies Perish In Maine Fire

‘17 Babies, .One Adult, Die In Fire   Before-Dawn Blaze Sweeps Boarding House For Children

Flame Sweeps War Workers Tot Nursery   Only Five Saved From Auburn, Me. Frame Building

16 War Worker Babies Burn in Narsery Fire ©   One Adult Cremated: Blaze Follows Blast In Kitchen 

ARMY TO TRY NAZIS   Men Who Landed From Submarine Taken to Governors Island.

Britain Apologizes For Haque Bombing Accidental Bombing Killed  anki f* efe

MORE RAIN IN SIGHT   Little Blue Flooding at Hanover; : Nescho Out at Parsons

BATANGAS BAY CLEARED FOR U. S. SHIPPING   Arenas Point Seized On South Side Of Manila

Yanks Gain  Arenas Area  Ratangas Shores   Batangas Shores Clear For Shipping

Former Kennett Man Slays Two   Uses Hammer To Kill Wife, Step-Daughter, Then Takes Own Life

Terms Under Which Japs May Quit War Outlined by U.S   They Are Much the Same as Those Imposed on Germany; Occupational Phases Also Covered

U. S. Terms: Destruction Of Japan's Fleet, Planes, Shipyards, Big Factories

U.S, WORKS OUT TERMS FOR JAPS   Reported To Be Much Like Those Handed Reich

Fire Inspection Starts Monday   Firemen Ask Businessmen To Remain Open Two Nights

Fire Inspection Starts Monday  Ce...  A tf PB. .*... 2... 2 =~ “hy te rT... ™.... nf? _Lu.   Firemen Ask Businessmen To Remain Open Two Nights

Doublecross Is Strong Jap Custom   Chicanery During Surrender Crisis Described

Charleroi Over Top In Seventh War Loan   Report $827,019.50 For 3,251 Sales—Final Figures To Come

CHARLEROI IS OVER QUOTA IN VICTORY LOAN   Total Of $450,456.75 Shown With More Expected To Come In

Eisenhower Off for U. S. to Give View on Merger   - Arguments Over Singl. ‘Defense Chief Are . Wexing Hot

Marshall Is Questioned By Probers   Recollection Is Hazy 0 Events of Four Years  Ago Today, at Inquiry

MARSHALL NOT SURE OF TIME   General Says He Does Not Recall When He Got Jap Messages

Gen. ‘Marshall, Retiring Chief Of Staff, Asked to Tell What He Did to Prevent Jap Attack

Marshall Tells Why He Did No! Get Word Sooner   Took Horseback Ride, And Isn’‘t Sure When He Received Message

MARSHALL TELLS OF DEC. 7, tl   ' Describes His Entrie Day’s Activities

10,000 American  Prisoners Freed   Liberation of Other  Yanks Imminent

HOUSE ARGUES CRABLE'S FATE   Kerr Tells Press He's Taking No Part:in Case Before ‘Lowmakers

Debate Opens Today OnA.L.CrableCase   Each Representative in State House Can Speak 30 Minutes If He Desires On Proposed Articles of Impeachment

Agreement on Observance Of Labor Contracts Goal Of Businessmen At Parley

Business Wants Labor Contracts Mutually Binding   Collective Bargaining In Good Faith Called Key To Labor Peace

Parley On Labor To Open Monday   Observance Of Pacts Held As Prime Goal .

Labor Peace Prime Object Of Conference   Business Leaders Want Observance Of Contracts

 Contracts’ Observance Prime Goal  Of Meeting   Labor-Management’s Leaders To Confer

UMW DOUBTFUL ON OUTCOME OF CAPITAL TALKS   Bowles Declares Any Price Boosts In Truman Plan Will Be ‘Negligible’

Labor Contract Rights Urged  Mine Workers Journa Skeptical Of Success

LABOR PARLEY OPENS MONDAY   Observance of Pacts Held Prime Objective By Representatives

Mine Workers Paper View Pessimistic  Eighteen Delegates of National ' Association of Manufacturers,  Chamber of Commerce in Huddle

CAPITULATION IS OFFICIALLY TOLD BY EISENHOWER   SURRENDER INCLUDES HELGOLAND, FRISIAN ISLES, N. W. GERMANY

Resistance Falling Apart in North and South; Peace Near?   German Surrender in Denmark Expected Soon; Talks On?

Surrender Includes Nazis In Northwestern Germany,  Helgoland, Frisian Isles   Tri THKRTeSa SO TT OUT OST UCU OU lClCUC lr eS hCO   INNSBRUCK FALLS   Patch 12 Miles From Berchtesgaden; Stand Held Possible In Norway;  Salzburg Taken, Linz Besieged

FIGHTING TE STOP SATURDAY   Germans in Area Surrender To Field Marshal Mont ngomeary.   FEW POCKETS LEFT NOW

Armies fo Quit Over Wide Area Says Eisenhower   German Forces Will Surrender Tomorrow Morning

Surrender is Effective TA. M. Tomorrow, CWT  a nn ee eeammnneendimemiadel et A Rt A EE A CL AE  cWrRA

Gen. Eisenhower Discloses Wholesale Nazi Surrender Effective Early Saturday   Yank Armies Join in Brenner Pass; Enemy Debacle Growing Steadily Worse as More Troops Give Up

Norway Not Included; Capitulation Effective 1 O'clock Saturday; Nazis Give Up to Marshal Montgomery's Army Group: Minor Pockets Left

Truce Will Be Applied Early Saturday Morn   Half Million German Troops in This Area Have Surrendered in the Last 48 Hours.   ONLY FEW SECTIONS NOW HELD BY NAZIS

Only Two Pockets Are Left   . Norway and Redoubt Area Remain to Be Cleared Up As War In Europe Nears End

Capitulation Of Armies Is Effective Saturday   Reports Circulated.

German Troops Surrender tc Field Marshal Montgomery Agreeing to Lay Down Arms at 1 a. m. CWT.   A FEW MINOR POCKETS ARE STILL REMAINING   Wholesale Surrender Came Two Days After Surrender of German Forces in Haly, ‘ and Parts of Austria.

Fisenhower Says That Germans in Northwest Reich, Denmark Give Up

Seventh Army Joins Fifth in Italy In Brenner Pass; Third, Soviets Near Junction

SECOND GREAT FORGE GIVES UP IN 2 DAYS’ TIME   Nazi Troops in Denmark, Holland and Northwest Germany Laving Pown Arms..

Second Major Group Out Within Two Days   Chief Forces Now Resisting in Southeast Germany, Northern Austria, Cacehsbleniiia and Garrison In Norway.

Brenaer Pass Entered By Yanks As Retreat Becomes Chaotic Rout   Nazi Flight Transformed Into Debacle Of Flaming Ships And Wrecked Vehicles; Some Troops  Driven Into Sea

GEN. EISENHOWER REPORTS NORTHWEST GERMANY SURRENDERS  ONLY NORWAY AND MINOR   ONLY NORWAY AND MINOR POCKETS IN GERMANY - REMAIN HOLDING OUT

Nazi Surrender To Be Effective Early Tomorrow   Wholesale Surrender Follows Capture Of 500,000 Germans In 2 Davs By British

—GERMANY-~   British Drive Halted Near Kiel Canal As_  Surrender Nears 

Heinies Quit In Holland, Northwest Germany And Denmark; Only Ones Left Are In Norway And The South Pocket

All German forces In Big Northern Sector Surrender tffective At 2 a. m. Saturday

END FIGHT IN DENMARK ANG NETHERLANDS   Surrender Effective at 1 Saturday Morning; Some Flee tc Norway.

C api tulation n Kffee "a ‘At 1 A.   Only Norway, Scattered Pockets On European Mainland Left   End Of The War ~ Believed At Hand   German Resistance Col. lapses In 2nd Major sector In 2 Days

Capture of Fortress Germany s Virtually Complete; Final Surrender Likely Any Minute   Tired and Broken Remnants Confined to Few Pockets and Surrendering So Fast Allies Have Been Unable to Count Them

Capitulation Is Set Saturday Morning At 1   Forces In Northwestern Germany, Including Helgoland, Frisian Islands Also Affected; Montgomery Negotiates With Enemy

ALL ENEMY FORCES SURRENDI EFFCTIVETOMORROW MORNING STILL FURTHER REDUCES ENE!

Nazis in Chaotic Flight by Land and Sea to the North   Planes, Tanks and Artillery Turn German Retreat Into Debacle of Burning Ships and Wrecked Land Transportation Vehicles   NAVAL BASES OF KIEL, FLENSBURG OPEN CITIES

Back of the Headlines   Five Powers Lack Of Agreement May Result in Blocs

ANOTHER OKINAWA GENERAL KILLED, AND REAR ADMIRAL ROYAL. 52, DIED MONDAY

Adm. Forrest B. Royal Dies Monday in Pacific From Natural Causes

Second General  Killed on Okinawa   Nation Also Loses Admiral in Pacific

Two High Rank Officers Dead   Admiral, General  Pacific War Victims

Key Industrial Centers Burned: Many Nip Troops Are Surrendering   BULLETIN ANOTHER GENERAL KILLED. ADMIRAL DIFS

Broken Jap Forces Leap Off Okinawa Cliffs  Adm. Royal, Brunei Sandi ing Head, Dies;  © Beseckoacee Tmesmcarm

ANOTHER AMERICAN GENERAL REPORTED KILLED ON OKINAWA  DEFEATED JAPANESE ON ISLAND ARE RAPIDLY + my A  Prine FEmtiimisercn

Admiral Roval Dies In Pacifie   Commander Of Borneo Amphibious Force Dead Of Natural Causes.

Gen. Easley Is Killed - mo In Action :  Nips Reps ort U Naval Action

General Easley Dies In Action On S. Okinawa   No Details Given On Death Of Second In Command Of 96th Division

GEN. EASLEY KILLED   ‘Was Assistant Commander of 96th Division on Okinawa

ANOTHER U. S. GENERAL SLAIN   Easley Killed in Action on Okinawa, Is Report

Adm. Royal Dies In Pacifie Area   Commander of An Amphi hious Force Succumbs to Natural Canses

Hint New American Invasion   Location Reported Southwest of Okinawa; More High Ranking Officers Die

GEN. EASLEY DUES IN ACTION      Second High Ranking Officer to Fall on Okinawa Island This Week.   ADMIRAL DIES IN BORNEO

GEN. EASLEY WAR VICTIM   Infantry Commander ! Killed In Action On Okinawa

Gen. Easley Is Killed On Okinawa   Assistant Commande Of 96th Division Is Victim of Enemy

Two More Top U.S. Officers Die   ‘Second: General Killed ‘In Action On Okinawa -Andia Fleet Admiral  “Dies: of Natural Causes

Trapped Nips Flee US Fury   Brunei Bay Chief Dies; Okinawa Comdr. Killed.

General Easley Loses Life In  Okinawa Battle   Tokyo Hints At More  Allied Invasions Blows

REAR ADMIRAL DIES IN PACIFIC   Was Director of Recent Landings on Borneo

REAR ADMIRAL ROYAL IS DEAL   Commender of Naval Amphious Force, 52, Dies of Natural Causes

GENERAL EASLEY DIES ON OKINAWA   High-Ranking U. S$. Officer Slain on Tuesday, Wife Is Informed

600 SUPERFORTS BLAST dar WAR INDUSTRIES; 120 MUSTANG FIGHTERS RAID TOKYO AREA

Scores of Smaller Fires Dot Path to pippan's $ Capital as Greatest B-29 Fleet Ever Assembled Roars Toward Destruction of Foe

The Correspondent Threw A Beer Bottle B-29 Blackened By Soot From Clouds Of Smoke Over Tokyo

Full Work Act Asked  By Patman   J, S, Will ‘Travel The Road To Serfdom’ Unless It Passes, He Says

MUST PASS BILL OF EMPLOYMENT, PATMAN STATES   Otherwise U. §S. Will Travel “Read To Serfdom” He Says

42 Dachau Guards Indicted by U. S.  Atr rocities at Germon  an Cama Chasacsd

Johnston in Accord with AFL Chiefs   300 Hollywood Pickets Nabbed; GM Workers Ballot on Walkout.

MOVIE STRIKE ENDED BY ACTION OF ERIC JOHNSTON IN GETTING SETTLEMENT BY AFL EXECUTIVES

175 PICKETS ARRESTED AT TWO STUDIOS   Police Breck Up Mass Picketing At Paramount, RKO

AUTO INDUSTRY FACES CRISIS IN SHOWDOWN   Most Costly Election In History Opens as Workers Vote on Strike Issue.   BULLETIN

UlUlUmeeerlrmleeermlmlereleee ere ce  - Reds Broadcast Ultimatum

JAPS AND REDS CONTINUE FIGHT   Russ Charge Japanese With Counter Offensive; Tokyo Pleads for Halt

Soviets To Fight Until Japs Quit   Red Marshal Dispatches Ul timatum To Nips — Must Lay Down Arms

Steel Workers Heads to Meet   Policy Committee To Act on Rejection Of Wage Demands

Would Abolish Federal Strike Votes  Solons Say NLRB Has no Money,

Would Aholish Federal Strike Votes  Solons Sav NLRB   Solons Say NLRB Has no Money, Time for Balloting

CHINESE IN A DRIVE   High Command Reports Gain To. ward Former U. S. Air Base

CHINESE BUT 28 MILES FROM LIUCHOW CITY   Former U. S. Air Base and Kwangsi Rail Junction In Path of Advancing Armies  Bie BA YS VARs tee ALA ERS S

Chinese Score New Advances Near Liuchow   Japanese Appear To Be Planning To Evacuate City In Path Of Army Of Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese Close In on Former  U. S. Air 3ase   Two Japanese Held Points Threatened by Drive: Chienkiang Taken

Chinese Drive Reaches Near ‘Liuchow Base   Within 28 Miles Former U.S. Air Base, Kavangsi’s Strategic Rail ‘Junetion

CHINESE DRIVE ON STRATEGIC LIUCHOW CONTINUES MONDAY   OTHER FORCES CLOSING ON SHAOYANG, ANOTHER FORMER AIR RASE

Chinese Capture Tsinkong, Menace Airfields At Liuchow and Shaovane

UHINESE DANE NEAR LUCHOM   Former U. S. Air Base Located at Kwangsi Province Rail Junction.

Chinese Push Closer to Liuchow Base   Two Columns Closing Upon Another Former Yank Base

JAPANESE WITHDRAW FROM AREA   Chiang’s Men Menace Former Airbase Of U.S. 14th AAF

Chinese Drive Near Former US. Air Bases   Strategic Centers in Kwangsi and Honan Menaced in Advance

CHINESE SMASH -FORLOST BASES   Near Liuchow, Paoching As Fast Offensive Goes On

CHINESE ARMY NEARS LIUCHOW   Threaten Japs At Forme: U. S. Airbase; Gain On Other Fronts

CHINESE NEA FORMER AIR BASE OF U. S.   Troops Drive to Within 28 Miles of Liuchow, Also a Kwangsi Province Rail JFunction— Also Near Paoching.

Chinese Nearing City of Liuchow   Close in on Former L. S. Air Base Sites In Continued Drive

Chinese Close In On Airbases   U. S. 14th Air Force Supporting Chinese Drive On Liuchow.

Chinese Push Closer to aes Base  Two Columns Closing i iT Pee ee. ho   Two Columns Closing Upon Another Former Yank Base

28 Miles From Key Rail Head:   Succe s sful Offensive Against J apanese Forces Is Continuing .

PACTS ISSUE NOT SETTLED   REGIONAL, AGREEMENTS ON KEEPING OF PEACE STILL . ONE OF CONFERENCE  PROBLEMS

Britain Reopens Regional Pact Issue at Frisco   Asks. Concession For Dominions Of Her Empire

BiG FIVE ANANT WORD FROM HOM ON THO ISSUES   Britain Reopens Regional Security Pact Controversy

Evait Voices Support for Red Proposal   Australian Favors Commission for Pacific Control

Kelly Lauds Politicians In Address   Includes Wallace With ‘Great Leaders’ Of Nation

KELLY OFFERS STATE DEMS POLITIGAL TIP   Chicago Mayor Tells Wny He Runs Machine at $25 a Plate Dinner.

Jap Decision to F ight Brings Drastic Threats  fae. 3s OT. 2.   Great Destruction, Invasion in Store for Nivs

Jap Decision to Fight Brings Drastic Threats  Great Destruction, Invasion in Store for Nips

First Postwar German Regime Now Functions   Operating Under Watchful Eye of U. 5S. Officials; 206 NonsNazis Comprise Administration

Trapped Nips Showing Desire To Surrender   20 Jap Soldiers Quit, Indicate Others Would Like To.

U. S. Plans ‘Destructive Nightmare’ Tn Army to Enforce Peace of World

Chinese Reds Take Feisiang  Nationalists Troops Begin Landings at

Communists  In China Take Road Center   Government Admits Loss of Important Point at Peisiang

Chinese Nationalists Lose Highway Center   Situation Tense In Java’s Summer Capital

Chinese Reds Take Feisiang  Nationalists Troops Begin Landings’ at Hulutag

GHINESE REDS TAKE FEISIANE   Loss of Important Southern Hopei Province Road Center Admitted.

Nationalists Lose Highway   Admit Loss Of Important Southern Hopei Province Road Center.

Chinese Admit Key City Lost   Communists Take Ove Highway Center After Three-Month Siege

Chinese Admit Loss Feisiang To Communists   Nationalists Begin Long Delayed Landings At Manchurian Seaport

Chinese Nationals Lose Hopei Port To Red Attackers   Feisiang Falls Following Three-Month — Siege; Russo Agreement Is Reported

Chinese Red: Seize Vital Road Center   Nationalist Army Beoins Landings

Feisiang Taken by Chinese Reds  Highwoy Center Falls After 3-month Seige

FEISIANG LOST TO REDS BY THE NATIONALISTS   Central Government Troops, However, Begin Long Delayed Landings At Manchurian Seaport Of Hulutao.

CHINESE REDS SEIZE CONTROL IN HOPE! AREE   Nationalists Begin Long-Delaved Landings at Captured Manchurian Port

CHIANG S MEN LOSE A VITAL ROAD CENTER   “ommunists Take Important Southern Hopei Province Town of Feisiang — Nationalists Land in Manchuria.

Chinese Admit Loss of Road Center   Long-Delayed Landings Made at Captured Seaport in Manchuria

Chinese Reds Capture Hopei Highway Center   Nationalists Begin Landings At Hulutao, Seaport In Manchuria.

Feisiang Lost To Chinese Troops   Nationalists Land: At Manchuria Port 

Atom Bomb-Equinped United Nations Air Force Is Proposed by Stassen

JAPS FLEEING ON MINDANAO   MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES ENEMY CASUALTIES INPHILIPPINES NOW. TOTAL 376,427

TODAY’S WAR ANALYSIS  Full Report On Conference Must Be Made   NO. Cotton

Baby Rushed to St: Louis Hospital in Effort to Avoid Strangulation

STARSON’S DRESS CLEARANCE For November % price —Ad.   THE HAPPIFGT HOME-OUONER

Superforts Open New Leaks in Nip Oil Supply   Over 400 Bombers Blast Fuel Centers; Invade Another Philippine Island

YANK CASUALS REACH 16,425 ON OKINAWA   Stubborn Japanese Continue to Slow Allied Advances

Japan’s Oil Supplies Now Chief Target   Ne29s Hit Fuel Centers As Aussies Drive on weakait Fiald

400 Superforts Rip Oil Centers   Continue to Bomb Southern Airdromes   GIs Battle Through Mud on Okinawa; Plans to Land in China Unchanged

GREATEST B29 FORCE BOMBS JAP OIL LINES   Another Philippine Isle Invaded Without Opposition

400 Planes Strike Fuel Storage Tanks   Uz. S. Lists 16,425 Casualties In Okinawa Fight

B-29S BOMB OIL STORAGE AREAS OF NIPS   Neutralizing Attacks Made In Support of Okinawa Invasion Costing the Yanks 16,425   SAMAL ISLAND INVADED

Major Nip Fuel Centers Blasted Hard   Southern Japanese Airdromes Bombed;: Gain in Okinawa

Superfortresses Bomb Major Fue Storage Centers   Aussies Gain on Tarakan; Chinese Crush Jap Lines

Yanks Blast Japs’ Major Oil Centers, Seize Samal   4 Division Driving  ‘Ahead For Okinawa

JAP OiL BASES ARE PLASTERED BY B-29 FORCE   New Philippines’ Island Invaded: China Coast Landings Hinted

Record Fleet Of Superforts Strikes Japan   Waves Of B-29s Cripple Fueling Centers And Oi  Storage Bases.

'NIPPONESE AVIATION FUEL CENTERS OBJECT (GREAT AIR ATTACK   AMERICAN GROUND FORCES BATTLE FORWARD IN OKINAWA MUD

Hammer Jap Oil Targets   Record Force of B-29s Hits Fuel Plants and Kyushu Air Strips; Take Isle Off Mindanao

400 B-29s Blast Jap Oil Areas   Largest Fleet Ever To Strike Japan Wreaks Havoc

Vinson Proposes U.S. Tax Cuts Of Five Billions   Would Lift Excess Profits, 29 Levy on All Incomes

Geneva Grows in Favor as Security GroupHeadquarter:   Allied Official Says Possible Site Depends On Russia Primarily

UNSO HEADQUARTERS MAY BE AT GENEVA   ‘Chinese, However, Favor  San Francisco

Geneva Winning Favor As World league Location  : Decisi n Reported ‘ Mingin a. On Rus:

Home of League May Be Home ol United Nations   Geneva Winning Favor As Security Organization Headquarters.

The National Whirligis   News Benind the News Washington --..-+ Bay Tucker New York «+ Albert N. Lema

C10 PROPOSAL. SIDETRACKED BY CONCLAVE   AFL Miners Join Industry in Vote

U.S. Third Army Punches Deeper Into Germany   ‘New Penetration Of Reich Is Made From Deflated Ardennes Bulge Area   LULL IN ACTION IN ALSACE SECTOR

YANKS OCCUPY MORE VILLAGES INSIDE REICH   Ninth Army Tries To Cross Roer   IENTER HONSFELD   Southern Sector Reported Quiet

Public Kept Shielded From Grim Western Toll Figures   Rye JAMES MeGLINCY

SHAEF Refuses To Tell Casualties   American Public Hear: Only German Reports

HIGH COMMAND REFUSES STORY OF YANK CASUALTIES   Reporter Hints Death Toll In West Is High

Will not Reveal U. §. Casualties In German Drive   Enemy Claims Four Divisions Destroyed, 30,000 Yank Prisoners

REFUSE REPORT ON CASUALTIES   Germans Claim Four Yank Divisions Destroyed

SENATOR MOSES DIES AT CLINIC   Norway Native Was Eiected From North Dakota

Rescue Eight Men Entombed in Pit Blast Wednesday   Fate of Twenty-Two Men Still in Doubt; One Is Found Dead

Rescue Squads Find One Dead, 22 Are Missing   Nothing Found to Indicate Fate of Others Believed Trapped in Shaft—Frenzied Rescue Efforts are Continuing

8 ALIVE IN MINE,  DEAD; FATE OF 22 1S UNCERTAIN   Known Survivors of Explosion in Kentucky Pit Taken Unconscious From Tunnel,   PHYSICIANS ON HAND TO ADMINISTER AID   Rescue Crews Continue Ef: forts to Reach Those Still Trapped in Fire-Swept Underground.

Crews Continue Efforts To Reach Trapped Men   All Rescued Men Unconscious; Fate Of Twenty Others Believed Entombed Spurs Rescuers

QNE IS FOUND DEAD, FATE OF 22 UNKNOWN   Rescue Crews Keep Up Fight Against Raging Fires

Nothing Found to indicate Fate of Others Believed Trapped in Shaft—Frenzied Rescue Efforts are  Cantiniuinn

Bodies of Three Other Men Are  Discovered   Explosion Described as Worst Experienced in Pineville Area

Eight Rescued Alive From Blasted Mine  One Found Dead in Kentucky Pit,   One Found Dead in Kentucky Pit, Fate of Remaining 22 Unknown

CIVILIANS IN EUROPE TAKEN OFF FREE LIST   Action Will Mean No More Food For Americans Reports State   GOVERNMENTS TAKE OVER   U. S. To Continue Shipment Of Meat To Russia; No Others Planned

reed CODES 10 DUY £00 Aer Au 3 Ril AU.  Only Russia Gets Meat During 3  Summer Manthe

EUROPE'S FOOD SUPPLIES FROM ARMY NEAR END   Lend-Lease of Meat and Other Foods To Russia Continues ‘Despite Previous Announcement.

Army Will Quit Supplying Food For Europeans   But Action Will Not Mean More Food For U. S. Civilians, Is by pected”

Europe Must Do Without  Army’s Food   Military Will Cease Feeding Civilians In Liberated Countries August 30

Feod to Civilian: ‘Europe Will Halt   Saves Dollars -But Not Food

Army to Stop Supplying Food To Europeans   U. S. Will Continue pn Lease Shipments To Reds for 3 Months

SCRAP LOOMS AT CONFERENCE   Argentina, Poland Likely to Be Involved In -Wranole

UNITED NATION SCRAP FORMS   Argentina, Pole Seat Tilt Assuming A New Angle

RUSSIANS DRIVE ON NAZIS OVER G00-MILE ARES   Germans Say Soviets Opening ‘Big Winter Battle’ in the East

Russians Move On Seven Sectors In Winter Offensive   New Blows Fall On Polish Plain And East Prussia

600-Mile Russian Front Ablaze With Battles  From Bucharest to Memel

'600-Mile Eastert Front Is Aflame   ‘Germans Claim Russians Launch »Two New Drives   Reds Storming Aheac In Seven Sectors; German Resistance Now Is Stiffening

Fights Flare Widely in hungary  Zone  ermans Announce   Germans Announce Gigantic Russian Thrusts

SOVIET TROOPS DRIVE WEST IN SEVEN SECTORS   Russians Fail to Back German Stories of New Assaults

New Red Pushes In East Prussia, Poland, Report   Russians Striking Out In Seven Sectors As Mighty Winter Push Gets Under Way

Reds Start Drives In Poland, Prussia   Battles Sweep Entire 600 Miles of Eastern Front From Budapest to Memel on Baltic, German High Command Admits.   Russians Penetrate to 64 Miles Of Germany’s Silesian Border

Enemy Admits Red Forge. Bridgehead Over Nida in Poland   ‘Battles Sweep Entire: 600Miles Area Fromi Hungary: to Baltic

Battles Sweep 600-Mile Front  As Soviets Open Full-Scale Drive In East Prussia And Mid-Poland Against Germans

Russians Storm Westward on 7 Scattered Fronts  Bloody Fighting Marks Opening Of Winter Offensive in East

WHOLE FRONT ‘TS: AFLAME    German High  ‘Command Admits Soviets Storm Seven Sectors and Haye Driven to Within 68 Miles of Silesia.

ENTIRE FRONT OF 600 MILES IS ABLAZE   New Drives Opened In Poland, East Prussia   NIDA RIVER   Crossed By Konev’s Units; Liquidation Of Enemy In Budapest In Sight

Reds Battling Germans On 600 Mile Front, From Memel On Baltic Sea To Budapest

Nazis Say Russia _ ‘Has Opened. Great Winter. Offensive   Battles. Rage. in Poland, . East. Prussia as Reds - Storm Seven Sectors 

REDS DRIVE IN POLAND, EAST PRUSSIA   Soviets Storming Westward fn Seven Different Sectors

NEW THRUSTS TAKE SOVIETS ACROSS NIDO   German Communique Says Russians Have Opened Offensive Between Car.  pathians and Memel

INDICATIONS OFFENSIVE 10 SPREAD MORE   Clear Poland, Free Warsaw, Carry Battle to Nazi Soil Apparently Russian Objectives

RUSSIAN FORCES SWEEP AHEAD IN LOWER POLAND   Soviets Within 64 Miles o! Silesian Line, Cross Nida River

Battles Sweep 600 Miles of Eastern Front   Russians Surging Ahead Against Nazis on Seven Sectors

Storm Westward In Seven Sectors; Nearing Silesia   New Assaults Mounted From Bridgeheads Above, Below Warsaw, In East Prussia; Germans Admit Serious Threat In Crossing Of Nida River

AEOSATIANN SMILE FRONT  Naw Riuceian Offaencives      New Russian Offensives Reported In Poland And East Prussia   BIG WINTER DRIVE   Soviets Storming Westward In 7 Different - Sectors, Nazis Say

BATTLES SWEEP ENTIRE SOVIET *EASTERN FRONT   ‘New Offensives Launched By Red Armies

Berlin Says Reds Open New Drives  t - In Poland; Prussia   Russian Armored Forces Reported 64 Miles From Silesian Border; Warsaw-Krakow Line Dented

STRIKE IN POLAND AND EAST PRUSSIA ON 60 MILE FRONT   STORM WESTWARD IN SEVEN SECTORS FROM BUDAPEST TO MEMEL

Battles Rage From Budapest To Baltic Sea   Germans Say Russians Are Launching New  Drives in Poland And Fact Denecin

Russians Attacking Along Entire 600 Mile Eastern Front  Begin Attack in East   Begin Attack in East Prussia; Advance in South Poland Drive

AUSSORNVING FOR GERMANY IN 7 SECTOR   Battles Raging on 600-Mile Front from Memel to Budapest.

BATTLE ALONG ENTIRE FRONT   Russians Launch New Offensives in Poland, East Prussia, Enemy Says.   IN 7 SEPARATE DRIVES

Soviet Offensive Rages West in Seven Sectors   Bridgshead Forged.

Winter Drive Inaugurated, Germans State   Soviet Attacks Follow On Heels Of Barrages

Fighting On 600 Miles Of Front, Claim   Reds Storm  Westward in Seven Sectors, Berlin Claims

BATTLES REPORTED SWEEPING ENTIRE 600 ‘MILES EASTERN FRONT , RUSSIANS DECLARED BE  SURGING FORWARD IN  @EVEN NIEEERENT PLACES

Reds Hurl Attacks Along Seven Front:   Germans Report Russian Offensive Stretched From The Baltic to the Balkans

NAVY IS BIG ENOUGH TO FIGHT ANYWHERE   Nimitz Says Blows Against Jap Outposts Next

JAPS’ OUTPOSTS IN FOR TERRIFIC MULTIPLE BLOWS   Powerful Assaults On Outlying Islands een As Navy's Likely Course Of Action Before Invasion Of Japan Proper.

President Slips Away in ‘Sacred Cow’; Flies Home to Pay 93-Year-Old Mother Birthday Visi

Truman Has Secret Visit to Mother   FLIES TO MISSOURI FOR TWO HOURS ON HER NINETY-THIRD BIRTHDAY

Prussian Fortress In Flames   Estimates of Germans Trapped in Holland Raised to 100,000   BULLETIN

Americans Beat Fanatical Japs Back in Manila   Take Nielson Airport South of Pasig; Enemy Burma Stores Blasted

Expect Labor Bills fo Bring Head-on Fight   Green Says Legislation Endangers Free Enterprise

Unions Voice ‘Dpposition To Pending Bills   Lewis And Murray Reject Truman's Peace Proposal

Labor and business groups conflict on pending legislation   Organization leaders vigorously obtect to anti-strike measures

WARNING TO SHORT AT HAWAII HELD AMPLE BY GEROW   General Says Marshall’s Message Should Have Brought Full Alert Before Jap Attack.   WITNESS WAS WAR PLANS CHIEF IN 1941   Assumes Responsibility for Failure to Advise Outpost More Than Once to Be on Guard.

Wouldn’tApprove Joint Operations   F. D. R. Was to Review Papers on British-U. S. Plan in Case of War   GEROW IS QUESTIONED   Conmttes Finds Roosevelt Gave O.K.:on Joint De fense With Canada _

Mother Held For Murdering ‘Kidnap’ Baby   Ruth Carlan Savs Baby Died In Crib: She Goes Po Hospital For Sanity Pest

The Scoreboard   NATIONAL LEAGUE. Weetordav'<« Beacults.   AMERICAN LEAGUE.  Enedmetect, Wade

TRIAL OF CONTEMPT CHARGES AGAINST 3 NEWSMEN RECESSED  FREEDOM OF PRESS DECLARED INVOLVED IN COR

Enemy Losses Set at 7769 in 3-Day Battle on Okinawa; Foe Is Attacked at Close Quarters

6,884 Japanese Dead In Three Days’ Fighting    Few Thousand Survivors Compressed Into Three Tight Little Pockets—Closing Phase of Battle  Wherdly Oujat

——— a a a  Chinese Reds Charge Yanks Directing Chiang Blitzkrieg

s Claim Yanks t China Drive   mb Forces Roll  Ahead in Manchuria

Communists Say American Officers Directing Chinese Drive Through Manchuria

Key Outpost Of Goch Transport Center At North End Of Siegfried Line Seized By Canadian First Army   ONE TRAFFIC LANE OF GERMANS BROKER

CANADIANS © CAPTURE KEY NAZI BASE   Take Kessel, Also Western Terminal Of Rhine Ferry

Allies Take Kessel and Rhine Ferry   Canadians on Move, Assisted by Air Power—Nazis  Use Reserves

INDUSTRIAL RUHR AREA IS MENACED   Kessel Seized In Big Push; U.S. And RAF Airmen Give Aid

CLOGS WAY FOR NAZIS FLEEING RUHR OFFENSIVE   Move Opens Way To Main Forts Of South West Wall

Springboard For Crossing Gained  By Allied Units   Kessel, Key Outpost of Goch Transport Center, Captured

ALLIES SEIZE GERMAN RHINE FERRY DOCKS   Springboard For Flank Drive

MOVE MADE TO FLANK WEST WALL   Blazing Battle For Crossing Over Rhine Under Way

TERMINAL UF RINE AIVER FERRY TAKEN   Canadians Seize Position at Emmerich, Capture Key Outpost.

Graphs Record Big Earthquake   Location Believed In Gulf Of Oman:

Severe Quake Sweeps India   Centers In Indian Ocean Around Gulf Of Oman: Rolls Into Bombay.

Take Control Of Naval Base  At Yokosuksz   Hold Brief Ceremony For Formal Surrender Of! Home Base Of Beater Japanese Fleet

No Jap Face Saving Here   When Nip Admirals Surrendered Shattered Navy Base; Cefemony No Ego Booster

NIP NAVAL BASE IN U. §. HANDS   ‘Yokosuka, in Tokyo Bay,  ‘Turned over to Victors In Brief Ceremony

Deplore Pearl Harbor Politics   Both Parties Vision Partisan Angle to Attack Inquiry .

senators Look for Dissatisfaction With Pearl Harbor Probe Findings

‘Cowed, Timid Japs Greet Americans!      wa in Ruine and Near Desertion -- Foe Keeps Every Promise to Withdraw Troop

Yanks Find Tokyo Almost Deserted   Stunned Japs Attempt To Be Ingratiating

Locate Body  Under House   Electrician Is Facing Charges Of Murder.

Roessler: He ld F or Murder Of Wife At Essex   Formally Charged. Afte  Police Recovered Body  From Shallow Grave in Rusement af Home

Suzuki's Request for Dictatorial Powers Brings Protest in the Diet

T. RITTER BELIEVED 10 BE HELD IN JAPAN   Said to Have Been Moved There From Philippines

GOV'T ACTION SEEN TO PREVENT STRIKE      Operators and Miners Expect Early Intervention

GOVERNMENT IS SEEN TAKING MINE CONTROL   Operators Throw Open Conference Room Doors To News  Reporters

TO INTERVENE   Miners and Operators Deadlocked in Negotiations For New Contract

Nazi Agents Landed On Maine Coast By U-Boat Nov.29 Nabbed By FBI

Hurley: No ‘Testifying ~In Secret   Pat Vetoes Appearance At Closed Hearing Of Senate Unit.

‘SECRET’ TESTIMONY REJECTED BY HURLEY   Declares American People Are Entitled To Facts

Hurley Rejects Secret Hearing  Says Public Is Enditles] da Penk.

Gen. Hurley Vetoes Idea Of Secrecy   Wants To Testify At Public Hearing

TRUMAN FAVORS WORLD SECURITY ORGANIZATION   In First Missouri Speech Since Election, VicePresident Calls For In  ternational Coopera tion.

Mitchell Says Lawyers ‘Depressed’ By Inquiry, Failure To Scan Much New Evidence

Lawyers Quit Harbor Probe After Protest   Clashes With Republicans Basis of Resignations; Barklev May Resjion

Committee Head Also May Quit Investigation    Inquiry Taking Too Much Time, Lawyers Say

COUNSEL SAYS. ‘LONG INQUIRY ~ SEEMS AHEAL   VOLUNTEER LEGAL STAFF SAYS Iv HAS BEEN UNABLE , TO PRESENT MUCH NEW  EVIDENCE .

PEARL HARBOR BOARD LEGAL STAFF QUITS ©   Mitchell “Depressed” at Result; Barkley — Also May Resign

End Of War Will Disrupt Allied Meet   Plan For Recess Or For Time Limit Being Discussed

FEAR VICTORY DAY MIGHT END BIG CONFERENCE   Speed Up Work As Leaders Want to Be Home for “Kill”

DELEGATES AT FRISCO TRY 10 SPEED PROGRAM   Fear Conference Will Disintegrate When  Nazis End Resist ance

UNITED NATIONS SPREDING WORK OF CONFERENCE   Fear Expressed That Collapse of Nazis May Disintegrate Peace Parley.

Work For Peace  As For War, FD  Tells Americans Gives Pledge      ives Pledge At Inaugural

STILL TOUGH.   Soviets Report Wonder Surgery  Hearts Transplanted And Grated, Claim

 Invas of Mainiangd at Foochow Not Far Off— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (A  saci Jap On Okinawa Is Doomed To Death

Victory In. Pacific War  Cr ystalizing   Perimeter of Allied Altnek Is Steadil y Coutracting About Mikado’s Home Islanid for the Kill

ALLIED VICTORY CRYSTALLIZING WITH INCREASING SPEED IN ALL THEATRES OF WAR AGAINST IAPS

Marines Smash Fierce Attack   Suffer Heavy Casualties — Japs Order Propaganda Leaflets Turned In — Five U. S. Ships Off Okinawa Damaged — Blown Bridges Slow Mindanao Advance   Mackenzie's Column— Pacific War Situation

Lewis, Green In Denial UMW Is Back In AFL Fold   Charge Made by UAW Official Beaten In Chicago Vote

U.M.W. report  denied  Yo oy @ eee pene   C.1.0. claims backin A.F.L.

Report Lewis Rejoins A.F.L. Denied By Green And Others;  Conference Meetings Resume

Union Merger Report Denied By AFL Leade:   Frankensteen Tells of Ru. mor Lewis is Back With AFL

Discord In Labor Ranks Increases At Peace Parley   Report Lewis Secretly Returns UMW To AFL

UMW and AFI Merger Is  Told by ClO   Report, However, Denied by Lewis’ Associates and Green, AFL Leader

eports Hint ieup of ewis, AFL  Green Ridicules Secret Pact With CIO Head

Lewis and AFL Deny ‘Deal’ Charge by CTO   Frankensteen Says Unions ‘Merged’ To Strengthen Vote at Conference

AUTO UNION SAYS LEWIS DICKERING FOR AFL MERGER   MEETINGS RESUMED AMID FRESH SIGNS OF MORE FRICTION

LABOR DISPUTE MARS PARLEY   cto Leadere Charge Lewis Back with AFL as Conference Resumes.

CLAIM LEWIS MINE UNION IS AGAIN IN AFL   Combine Charged By CIO to Gain Vote  In Conference

ClO Contends AFL Has Taken Lewis Back into Union   John L. Denies Any Connection With Other Group

Lewis Back Into AFL fs Brought Up   CIO Contention Is That Leader Secretly Takes  UMW Back Into AFL.   OVER HOLIDAY RECESS

UMW Taken Back to AFL CIO Charges   Auto Union Says Lewis Worked Out: Deal Secretly at Parley

Friction Develops on Labor's Side at Capital Conference   Lewis Denies UMW Have Rejoined AFL; News From Strike Fronts

Labor Parley Resumes Meet:  After Holiday   Secret Link Between Miners And AFL Is Denied

AMALGAMATION OF TWO UNIONS CLAIMED BY Cit   Lewis And Green Deny Miners Have Rejemed AFL Organization   LABOR - MANAGEMENT MEETING RESUMING

Lewis-AFL Reaffiliation Adds To Discord In Labor. Ranks, CIO Official Claims   Secret Merger Reported By Frankensteen Quickly Denied By Lewis And AFL

6.1.0. SAYS LEWIS. IS IN A. F. OF L.   MINE LEADER DENIES STORY —PAY BOOST IN AIRCRAFT PLANTS SOUGHT.

MORE FRICTION SEEN AT PARLEY   Lewis, AFL Deny Mine Union Shifting Affiliation

CIO CLAIMING DIOADVANTAGE IN LABOR VOTE   Frankensteen Charges Lewis is Back in AFL with Extra Voie.

CIO Unit Says Lewis’ Mine  Union In AFT   Conteution Raised As Labor and Management Confexence Reconvenes After Armistice Holiday

‘Newsman Views Destruction F rom Atom Bomb at Nagasakt   More Than One-Half Of City Wiped Out And Rest Damaged

Little Left Of 'Bombed Nagasaki   Vern Haugland Visits Scene Of Second Atomic Bomb Explosion.

Americans Find Nagasaki Scene Of Utter Death   Effects of Atom Bomb at Nagasaki Found Wors: Than At Hiroshima

Americans See Nagasaki Ruin   Half of 350,000 Population Wiped From Face of Earth —

HALF OF NAGASAKI  TURNED INTO DESERT  OF RUBBLE BY BOMB SECOND AND LAST ATOMI(  BOMB DROPPED ON JAPA WAND TERRIRIE EREFCT

Atomic Bomb No. 2 Turned Nagasaki Into A Desert Of Rubble And Death

HALE OF NAGASAKI TURNED INTO DESERT OF RUBBLE BY BOMB  _ SECOND AND LAST ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON JAPAN HAD TERRIBLE FEFECT

Second. Atomic Bomb At Nagasaki — Leaves City a ‘Desert of Rubble’

Big Five Solid In Support of Security Plan   Russia, France OK Amendments Of Other Powers

BIG POWERS STAND Fl   ' »  BIG FIVE” IN AGREEMENT ON  REVISION OF THE DUMBARTON OAKS SECURITY   a PLAN,

ao AGREE      Molotov Gives Russia’s Endorsement of Last Two Changes

RUSSIA, FRANCE JOIN IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENTS   ‘Big Five’ Now Presents Solid .. Phaianx on Revision .of ‘Oaks’ Proposals

BiG FIVE AGREE UN AMENDMENTS 10 QAKS PLAN   France Restored to Old Prestige; Polish Ouestion Remains.

"BIG 3 AGREE ON DUMBARTON REVISIONS   Molotov Gives Russia’s Endorsement of Last Two Changes

Food Investigation Puts Spotlight On Supply in Canada   Compromise Manpower Legislation Which Takes Top Place i House Is Believed Developing Into Anti-strike Measure Aimed at Soft Coal Miners

SENATORS BEGIN INQUIRY ON FOOD   Want To Know Why Canada Has ‘Ample Supplies’

CANADIAN MEAT SUPPLY STUDIED   COMMITTEE BEGINS FOOD INVESTIGATION

Senators Ask About Canada's Meat, Butter   Food Investigators Suggest-Britain Get More There‘ Less U: S.

Senate Opens Food Probe       Why Can't Britain Get Meat Front Canada? Query of Solons

Senate Group Asking About Meat Situation   Bring Up Why Great Britain Doesn't Get More Meat From Canada, Not U. S.

FOOD INQUIRY OPENS   “Why Can’t Britain Get Meat From Canada?” Is Question 

Start Probe Of Shortage:   Senators Wonder Why Britain Can’t Get Meat from Canada —

Senators Inquire Into Food Probler   Why Doesn’t Canada Send Meat To Enaland, Senators Ask Today

SENATORS OPEN PROBE OF U. S. FOOD SITUATION   Ask . Why _ British Don’t Get More Meat From Canada

Senators Ask Inquiry Into MeatStatus   Want to Kuow Why Eng land Doesn't Get More Meat From Canada and  L Fram U. &.

Senate Group Opens Investigation Into Food Status  Wheeler Says Canada Should Supply

SENATE PROBES FOOD PROBLEM   Ask Why Canada Does Not Supply Great Britain

THINKS CANADA SHOULD FURNISH BRITAIN MEAT      Senator Wheeler Asks Investigation Into Question Of Why Canada Cannot Send More Meat And Butter To Eng land.

MAKE INQUIRIES IN FOOD INVESTIGATION      Senators Ask Why Britain Can’t Get More Meat From Canada.

Senators to Open Sift of Nation’s Food   Ask Why Britain Does Not Get More Meat Beam Canadian Sunpvly

Senators Open Inguiry Into Meat Shortage   Wheeler Wonders Why Some Canadian Surplus Is Not Sent England

Senators Widen Inquiry on Food  Want to Know About Supplies in Canada

Pressure For Higher BUC Benefits Grows   Lausche To Decide Tuesday Whether To Summon Legislature Into Extra Session In Attempt To Get Immediate Increases

GOVERNOR MAY CALL ASSEMBLY      Special Session So That Higher Unemployed Pay May Be Paid Studied

France Temporarily Quits Big Five; Automatic Revision Plans Rejected

Powers Squeeze Out New Parley Victory   France Temporarily Quits Big Five; Automatic Revision Plans Rejected

Martin Asks Appropriations   Says Teachers’ Boost, School Subsides Would  Require New Tax

Principal Interest. Centers In New York Where Race For Mayor Reaches the Boiling-Pomt

Bitter Battles To Be Climaxed By Vote Today   Mayoralty Races  In New York and  Mefdem Fouchil

ELECTIONS ARE BEING HELD IN 8 STATES TODAY   Main Interest Centers 0; Mayoralty Fights In New York, Detroit

New York Mayoralty Election To Highlight Voting Today   Nation Wide Considerations Overshadow Locally Minded Platforms in Three-Way Contest Be-  tween O'Dwyer, Goldstein, More is for Mayor

OE my “1  ° rr . ni4: rome “egymr awk sere as tm  See. Zig Cy  _ ry ' ror Pessions Cenukv

Mayoralty Races Hold Top Interest   Politicians Watch - New YorkEspeciall For 1948 Trends

Big Cities Hold Elections Today   Politicians Will Seek Straws in Wind

FIRST POSTWAR ELECTIONS TODA)   EYES ON MAYORALTY CONTESTS IN NEW YORK, DETROIT AND OTHER CITIES,

Big City Mayor Votes Watched For 1946 Trend   Politicians Are Anxious To Find Direction Of Breeze

Mayors Will Be Chosen in Several Large Cities Today   National Considerations Overshadow Local ssues in New York

Political Steam Will Be Let at Polls Today   Interest Centers on New York Mayoralty Race

Americans Go To Polls Again Toiay   Politicians Watch State Votes For 1946-48 Prospects

CONSIDERATION OF WATER TREATY TAKES NEW TURN MONDAY  SENATOR DOWNET WITH Teweerr aA wmararrumeutatw ltl alm

Water Treaty Consideration Takes New Turn  Seek Early Vote On Proposed Pact With Mawicen

CONSIDERATION OF  WATER TREATY TAKES  NEW TURN MONDAY SENATOR DOWNET WITHDREW AMENDMENT AND  WIT? CLCEeW DeCrDoTsa TINVC

3 SCHOOLHOUSES OFFERED AT SALE   Tripp, Schnell and Virgin Lake Schools and Equipment Will Be Offered for Sale.

Russians Resume Battle For Bérlin In, Full Fury On A: 175 Mile Front:

BERLIN BATTLE RESUMED ALONG 175-MILE FRONT   Last-Ditch Stand Made By Nazis Along Oder River

GERMANS PLACE REDS IN HEART OF KUESTRIN   Shell Outskirts of Danzig, Stettin; Break Outer Defenses

Hitler Visits Oder Front 30 Miles From Berlin; Developments Are Screened By Soviet High Command   175-MILE FRONT ON ODER RIVER AFLAME

Enter City As Berlin Battle Resumes Fury   Red Security Blackout Screens Developments

second Phase Of Winter  Offensive Is In Full Swing  HITLER VISITS THE  FRONT 29 MILES OFF  Red Army Within Sight Of Two Big Baltic  Sea Ports

Battle Of Berlin Resumed. Along 175-Mile Oder-Neisse River Front

Reds Enter Kuestrin, Is Reported   Germans Admit Reds Only 29 Miles Away—Hitler Visits Front

AUST RIN [a ENGIRGLED oY SOVIET ARMM   Report Battle Flaming on 175 Mile Stretch of Oder and Neisse.

Red Army Encircles Kuestrin   Whole Oder-Neisse Line Aflame; Soviets Still Screen Moves

Kuestrin Encircled By Soviets   Moscow Reports Say Battle for Berlin Renewed

Battle For Berlin Blazes With Fury 0n 175 Mile Front   Nazis Say Reds Break Into Ringed Anchor Town, Kuestrin

Oder-Neisse Line Flames  In Full Fury   Red Army Breaks  Into Middle Sector Of Ringed Kuestrin

175-Mile Front Battle for Berlin Raaes, Reds Say   Hitler Visits Lines at Oder; Blackout Hides Russ Actions

Battle of Berlin Resumed In Fury On Broad Front   Stolp In Northeast Pomerania Captured  By Second Red Army

NAZIS CONCEDE ENEMY GAIN IN KUESTRIN PUSH   All Oder-Neisse Line Aflame, Is Report From Moscow

Russians Break Into Kuestrin, Oder Fortress   Flaming Eastern Front Moving Westward as Soviets Close in

EASTERN FRONT ABLAZE ALONG 175-MILE LINE   Nazis Report Soviets Pressing Decisive Battle For Reich Capital

5  NAZI ANCHOR, ENGIRCLEL   Moscow Says Entire Oder-Neisse Line Aflame In Great Drive.

BERLIN BATTLE RESUMED ALONG FASTERN FRONT   Red Army Has Apparently Encircled City of Kuestrin

NEW YORK GREETS MORE ETO TROOPS      13,000 Aboard 6 Transports: 2 Generals Land

9730 Gls Arrive Today on 6 Shins   Three of Transports Were Diverted from Pacific

BILL WOULD CLOSE NEGRO UNIVERSITY   PROVIDES TEST OF LEGISLA- TIVE SENTIMENT ON MIXING RACES IN SCHOOLS.

REDISTRICTING TO BE STUDIED BY COMMITTEE   School Board Members Approve Plan by Vote of 133-12

NAVY MAY REDUGE DISCHARGE © POINTS   G00 Thousand To Be Qischarged By Christmas -

Nearly Every Escape Route From Fortress Cut Off By Americans   Naval Guns Rake Retreating Foe   ‘th Division Controls Al most All Strategic High Ground Along Konuba

Defenses On   Ok I n a wa . emai   NEARLY ALL ESCAPE ROUTES. ° CUT OFF BY AMERICANS, WHO: _ ARE GAINING ON ALL SECTORS

Yanks Win Key Okinawa Area   Clumps of Enemy Corpses Found as Price of Delaying Action; Positions Outflanked

JAPS PULL OUT OF SHURI TO NEW LINE   Keystone Base Is Outflanked By 10th Army Troops

American N aval Fire Breaks Up  Enemy Columns,   _ General Withdrawal .  * From Main Bastion of Defense Line Seen —

Temperatures   Chinese Cut Lifeline to Indo-China, Thailand, Malaya, Seize Nanning; U. S. Planes Hit Airfields Near Tokyo

JAPS MOVE. PRISONERS TO CHINA      Take Contingent F rom Formosa Into Interior

Negro Gets Death In Attack, Murder   Conviction Secured In: Hours At Eufaula

YANKS ENGIRCLE JAPS ON IE ISUE   NEPPONESE GARRISON OF 1,000 MEN IS MARKED FOR ANNIHILATION.

Yanks Contro! Large Part of Ie Island  Jap Garrison Is Marked for Annihilation

TWO-THIRDS OF TINY ISLAND IN YANK HANDS   1,000-Man Garrison 0; le, Off Okinawa, Due For Annihilation   JAPANESE SUFFERING HEAVY PLANE LOSSES

MACKINAC ISLE BANISHES FLIES   Old Flytraps Burned In Ceremony; Results Of New DDT Praised

YAMASHITA ASKS COURT 10 HALT WAR GRIME TRIAL   Challenges Jurisdiction of Military Tribunal; New — Witnesses, Nand

THREE COUNTY BOYS WITH FAMOUS UNIT FIGHTING IN ITALY   OUTFIT CAPTURED 400 GERMANS DURING 11 DAYS

Local Chaplain With Infantry Keying Effective Push Through Gothic Fg

Lt. Charles Henke Motor Transport Officer in Italy   Member of Powder River Division Now Fighting In Appenine Mountains, Po Valley

Vessel Remains Helpless With Propeller Lost   541 Servicemen  Aboard Beecher

COASTAL GAINS MADE BY JAPS   Enemy Seeks To Build Anti-Invasion Wall In South China

Japs Advanee Below Amoy   Twin Drives Possibly Designed To Throw Up Anti-Invasion Wall.

Warning Issued While Osaka Still Smoulders from Fire And Demolition Bomb Attack

Tokyo Foresees  Heavier Raids   Japs Admit Great ' Fires in Osaka

PRESIDENT MAY JOIN CHURCHILL AT HENDAYE   Rumors Start After British Leader Extends Vacation —

Heel, olgar, Buller ..emain On Ration List  War's End Does Not Lift   War's End Does Not Lift Heavy Demands ~ for Foodstuffs

MEAT, BUTTER J AND SUGAR T0 REMAIN SCARCE £   Lifting Of Rationing May Not Come Before Middle Of 1946

[Sens Rationing to Continue  Shortage Of Food Continues Despite Cut In Army Needs

Meat, Sugar Shortage to Continue For Months, Despite War’s Ending   Rationing Must Continue, Washington Says Till World Deficiency, Lend-Lease Needs End

FOOD RATIONING OF SHORT ITEMS TOBE RETAINED   Meat, Butter, Margarine - And Sugar Are Net Awailahla   CONTROL IS LIKELY TO REMAIN MONTHS

“TF CENTS AN HOU   Combined Offer with Security Guarantees. Against Strikec

THIRD ARMY IN BULGE ADVANGE AGAINST NAZIS   Germans Reported To Have Started With Withdrawal

Troops Near Key Point At Houffalize   Artillery Fire From North Aids Advance As First Army Pound: Samree With Tanks

Patton’s Men Are Nearing Key Position Of Houffalize   Ist Army On North Approaches Vielsalm

Germans Quit Tip of Bulge In Slow Exit   Gen. Patton Widens Wedge Into Southern Flank of Nazi Army

Congressmen Question Plan  Of Big Three   Express Concern Lest MacArthur Be Handicapped

Yanks Advance Two-Thirds Into Siegfried Line   Hodges’ Forces Push Way Into Main Belt of Nazi West Wall

Luzon Island Falls to Yanks, MacArthur Says   Regarded as Bigges Single Triumph in Southwest Pacific

Entire Island of 800,000 Population Is Liberated With 113,593 Japanese Counted Dead ;

Organized Resistance  Is Crushed   Complete Conquest Of Cagayan Valley Is Announced

RECONQUEST OF LUZON ISLAND IS ANNOUNCED   Biggest Single Triumph 0! Southwest Pacific, MacArthur Declares   JAPANESE LOSSES TO FAR EXCEED 400,000

Luzon Victory Achieved, Says Gen. M’ Arthur   Reconquest of Big Island Announced in Communique —Reports Entire Population Liberated —113,593 Estimated Japs Dead

Scattered Nip Forces Are All Remaining   Heavy Casualties Were Suffered by Enemy Troops

Victory In Europe Brings Capitol Hill Its Biggest Congressional Headache   Slowing Down Biggest War Machine World Has Ever Known Challenging Problem

MORE CLOTHING ° FOR YOUNGSTERS   AP SURVEY SHOWS IMPROVED LOW-COST GARMENT SITUATION

More Clothes For Children   Large Increase In Essential Garments In Stores By Winter

More Low Cost Children’s Clothes Will Reach Retail Stores This Fall

1,300,000 TROOPS HOME BY JANUARY 1      Half Million More Than Expected to Leave Europe in Next Four *fonth<.

REDS RETURN TRANSYLVANIA   Territory Handed Back to  Romania as Promised

Allied Armies Force German Retreat on 200-Mile Front   Four Units Overrun 25 Towns in Gains  Of 2 to 5 Miles Along Siegfried Line

Some Siegfried Detenses  Are Abandonec   Four Advancing Armies Drive the Germans Back From Monschau South to Colmar for Gains of From Two to Five Miles

WAGE DEMANDS OF C10 WOODWORKERS MAY BE SETTLED   Glaomy Lumber Picture: In Northwest Brightened By Chance That CIO-1WA Demand May Be Settled By Nezotiation

STOLEN JAP EMPIRE IS {PLIT IN TWO   New Landing Is Made Unapposed Ry Jap Troops

Capital Observers Cheered By News From Rhine Front   Turn Optimistic On Possibilities of Complete Germen Collapse   GERMANY LACKING TRAINED RESERVES   Not Likely to Find Enough Men to Make Prolonged River Stand

Swift Assault Dashes Hopes Of Long Fight   Youthful Officer Wins Credit for Quick Breakthrough

Almost Any Kind of News Likely  Now From Nazis   Rapid Crossing of Rhine May Be Final Chapter For Hitler

Military Men Wouldn't Be Sur prised by Complete Collapse in Weeks   Close to the Brink

Report Patton s Forces About 160 Miles From Berlin   New 25-Mile Advance Puts Part Of Third Armv 20 Miles Beyond Fulda   OTHER ARMIES ARE ALSO AD’ ANCING

Jap Emperor MuftTake Orders From an Allied _ Commander   Military Leade: Vill Be an American ~ Not Yet Named

Jap Emperor MujTake Orders From an Allied  Commander  AAUEDInICNT  CLIANCE      (GQVERNMENT CHANGE  Military Leadet  Will Be an American ¢ AL Var Nam ‘

Diplomatic Quarters Believe U.S. and Russia Should Stop Meddling In China

Predict China Civil Wer Would Soon End if U.S. and Russia were To Announce ‘Hands Off’ Policy   Sav Powers Priftineg

CARLY END SEEN IN CHINESE CIVIL WAR   Make No Explanation Of Marines Leaving Scene

FACTORY AREA AROUND TORYC GETS PASTING   HIGH EXPLOSIVES TAKE PLACE OF FIRE BOMBS

Less Snivelling Over Lend-Lease  Sydney Newspaper’ Hits at Criticism

LESS SNIVELLING, AUSTRALIANS TOLD   End of Lend-lease Calle Coattail Clinging

*"V'm Coming lin,” Pilot Radioes;  He Does, on Strip Four Miles Away

TO ORGANIZE  FAR SEVENTH  VIN ULVEMI  “BOND RIV   Goals For Campaign . To. Be Given. :

HOUSE LABOR GROUP MOVES TO SPEED BILL   Murray Leads CIO Into Split With President

ClO Swings in Against Labor Plan   Union Group Breaks With Truman Over No-Strike Proposal

ClO Chief Flays Plan _ Of Truman   Murray Says Proposal Aims .at Destruction Of Labor Unions.

Murray Charges Abject Cowardice   Unions Split  With Administratior First Time in 13 Years—House Pushes for Program

It Is Reported d   No Official Announcement ‘of Time Made. by Union Leaders—Units in 20 States Affected. ee: bv Order ee:

UAW President Issues Strike Call; All Units in 20 States Will Be Struck Simultaneously

Walk Out to. Take Place Sinulanteously In Plants In Twenty States, Leaders Consider Séeatery

Union Indicates Great Walkout To Begin Today   Action Climaxes Bitter Row Over Wage Hike Deman

big Walkout May Affect Every City   Time Withheld, But Is Reported As U1 a. m. Today

President R. J. Thomas Calls G. M. Employes to Quit Work At 11 This Morning.

Action Climaxes Rapid Events: Hits 20 States   All May Not Be Closed at Once; Company Is Silent

REPORT SAYS WALKOUT SET WEDNESDAY   Plants in 20 States Will Be Affected, Officiais Say

Auto Workers union walkout will affect 325.000 men atG.M.   Thomas issues call after closed session of stratesy committee

BiG WALKOUT TO START AT 11A.M. TODAY   TIEUP TO AFFECT 325,000 PLANT EKMPLOYES

UAW Strike Set Today At GM Plants   ' Walkout Order Issued to 325.000 Workers

UNION ORDERS     NN 20 STATES   Leaders Act When Céinte pany Fails to Reply te Its Arbitration Propessl Before Deadline Set. .   TIE-UP DATE FIXED ' BUT NOT ANNOUNCED   Firm’s Officials — Comment—Ford N, sol tiators Agree to Consid : er Wage Demands, ~—

TATE BUDGET 5 COMPLETEL   Kelly’s Tentative Plan Is te _ Spend $143 Million First Year.

KELLY SET 10 SUBMIT BUDGET   Several Million Dollar Increase Is Urged By Governor

_ Atom Control Method Outlined a need tea  World Pool Of Information. On Secret Weapons Proposed

REP. VOORHIS WOULD ‘TRADE A-BOMB SECRET   Lawmaker Proposes Deal! With Other Nations’  Arms

Atom Control Method Outlined ee IE  World Pool Of Information On Secret Weapons Proposed

HERHOOD SERVICE PLANS COMPLETED   2,000 Expected to Attend Program Here Thursday Evening

ORDERS FOR 31,000 PLANES ARE CANCELLED BY THE nRMY   MORK, THAN NINE BILLION DOLLARS WILL BE SAVED BY ARMY AIR FORCES .

Plane Contracts Canceled by AAF  Second Big Cutback of 31,000 Craft Ordered

‘Though Weak, Air Force 'vileht Have Halted Nips   Five-Star General Admits Sneak Attack Surprised Him Too

General Says He Took Safeguards ‘Against Attack’   Former Staff Chief Tells of Efforts  To Build Defenses _

Marshall Asserts. Defense Adequate at Pearl Harbor   Thinks Damage There Was Unnecessary

‘Aleriness Would Have Broken Japs   Gave February Alert But Believed Enemy Wouldn't Take Risk

No Prewar Commitments, Marshall Says; Blames Pearl Harbor Defenses

Defenders Could Have Blunted Japanese Attack  General Marshall Testifies in Pearl Harbor Probe

GEN M’ARTHUR LEADS WAY 10 TOKYO   Historic and Dramatic Advance Reaches Final Stage

ben. MacArthur Ready To Lead  Forces To Japan   Mass Occupation Of Tokyo Area By Allied Forces Getting Under Way   EXPECTS LANDINGS AT 5 FP. MB TOUAY

REDS STAGED _ PRISON RIOT   THREE RUSSIANS WHO FOUGHT IN GERMAN ARMY HANGED THEMSELVES AT FORT DIX

Byrnes Faces StiffQuestioning On Argentina  Indirectly at Stake   Indirectly at Stake Will Be Nomination Of Spruille Braden

BYRNES WILL BE QUESTIONED ON ARGENTINA   Explanation Of Policy Sought By Senate Committee

Byrnes Faces Questioning On Argentina   Foreign Relations Committee Wants Full Picture Before Acting on Braden

byrnes may  face stiff .  questioning On U.S. dealing  with Argentina

ARGENTINE POLICY QU FACES. HEAD   ‘Committee Considering Braden to Question Byrnes Ahout Theorv

Ryrnes Faces. Stiff Grilling : By Senate (rot  ae a bey wil Be Questioned About

American Third Army Closes In On Industrial City Of Frankfurt  GERMAN SOUTHERN FLANK COLLAPSED  Six Allied Armies Are Advancing Almost At Will

PATTON PACES ALLIED DRIVE EAST OF RHINE   Frankfurt Menaced As Third Army Speeds Up in Push Toward Berlin

Army Closes On Frankturt After Sweep Past Rhine   Six Allied Armies Pound Nazi Forces Along 200 Miles Of Broken Front

British 2-Man Subs Sneaked Into Singapore, Cut Cable And Escaped

Patton Speeds fo 10 Miles From Rhine   Third Army Turns German Retreat Into Disorderly Rout   BULLETIN

Churchill Forms  New Government   Conservatives Named In ‘Caretaker’ Cabinet

Congress Divided In Reactions   Both Resent Criticism of Two Committees

CRITICISM AND SUPPORT COME FROM MEMBERS   First Reaction From Labor Talk Was ‘Disappointing’

HOUSE PASSED BILL MAKING AUDITOR ALSt DIRECTOR OF BUDGET  MEASURE ORIGINALLY INTENDED CREATION OF NEW STATE OFFICE

NAZI LEADER © HANGED SELI   HEAD OF “LABOR FRONT" UNDER. HITLER .TOOK HIS OWN LIFE TO ESCAPE, ‘TRIAL :

Big Five Agree On Jap Policy   Commission Meets Fo Map Program  After London Sessions End

Jas. E. Isherwood  Taken By Death   Former State Commander Of Legion Dies In Veterans Hos pital At Aspinwall

“ fu irst Eyewitness Account 01 Of German ict Lin _ Army Plot To Seize Conrtol In July

Government Shows Hesitancy in Reconversion Work  Manpower and Metals Are Main Factors In Delaying Changes

Jap Victim Continues Grim Fight for One-in-Thousand Chance to Survive

U.S. Troning’ Peace Quirks   Stettinius Hopeful Far Smooth Parley

U.S. Officials Working for Big 3 Unity   Stettinius Sees Rift Settlement Before S. F. Meet

Officials Confident Of Settling Big Three Difficulties   Stettinius Says Allies Are Determined To Seal Partnership

STETTINIUS T0 SMOOTH IT OUT   SURE BIG THREE TROUBLES CAN BE SETTLED

Mikolajczyk lenorant of Onerations   Former Premier Kept in Dark, Witness Says in Moscow Trial

‘Death Penalty For Poles Not Asked in Trials   Reds Lenient as Defendants Plead Guilty ‘to Subversive Activities

Russian Court Learns Pole Head Was in Dark [About Anti-Soviet Acts

Prosecutor Asks  Only Jail Terms   Says Death Sentences For Poles on Trial Not Necessary Now 

VICTORY MOOD TEMPERS REDS AT GREAT TRIAL   Exiled Regime Repudiates Moscow's Indictment of the Men Being Tried

No Death for Pole Leaders   Chief Prosecutor for Russians Would Inflict Only Imprisonment

IMPRISONMENT “OFPOLES ASKED   Red Prosecutor Fails tc Seek Death Penalties

Trial Of Poland’s Underground Aces Drawing To Close   Former Premier Kept In Dark On Operations

Poles, If Guilty, To Escape Death   Prosecutor Will Not Ask Death Penalty; Former Premier Not In Plot.

Poland’s Premier - Knew Nothing of Underground Deeds   Reds Might Give Light Sentence to Underground Leaders

Mikolajezyk Kept In Dark As To Alleged Anti-Red Plans Of Polish Underground Group

Reds Won’t Ask Death for Poles   Russian Prosecutor Will Seek Imprisonment for Accused Men

Red Court Asked To Spare Lives Of Sixteen Pole:   Prosecutor Suggests Only Prison Terms Beeause Of Jovous Victory Days

ADER DION K NCW OF ACTS   Stanislaw Mikolajezyk Kept In Dark About Anti-Russian Activities.   CHAIRMAN IS WITNESS

Mikolajczyk Absolved Subversion   Kept Ignorant Of Anti-Red Plots

REDD DON'T AaK DEATH FOR POLES   Prosecution Says Extreme Penalty Not Needed.

Witness Says That Former Polish Premier Did Not Know of Anti-Soviet Acts   Death Sentences Not Asked by Soviet Prosecutor

Prosecutor of Poles Asks for No Death Sentences   Tells Soviet Collegium Death Not Needed Now That Russia Victorious

16 POLES T0 BE SPARED DEATH   Imprisonment Asked For Group On Trial

RISON TERMS   Prosecutor Will Not Ask for Death Penalty for Poles

PLAN GUERNSEY : JUDGING SCHOOL   Arrangements For Study of _ Oren Layman Herd Next - ‘Wednesday Complete

Documents Are Found Proving Death Of Airmer   Three Were Shot, One Died In Jap Prison

Captured Records Clear Up 34-Year Mystery -Execution of Three Doolittle Fliers Confirmed

Court Martial Report Tells How Three Died  Records Prove Air Men Executed

3 Doolittle Executions Are Provec   Captured Records Show Japs Slew Hallmark, Farrow, Spatz.

Captured Enemy Records Confirm Jap Eveeution Of Three Doolittle Raider:

Fate Of Three Missing Fliers Is Cleared Up   Execution Of Doolittle Raiders Confirmed In Enemy Records Found In Shanghai Office

Confirm Jap Execution Of Doolittle Raiders   Three Men Died Before Firing Squad In Camp Near Sharighai

THREE FLIERS ON DOOLITTLE RAID EXECUTED   Records Reveal Japs Killed Men After Brief Hearing

Four Responsible Put at Top of War List of Criminals   Yanks Sentenced at Half Hour Trial

Captured Records Prove That Japs. Shot Three Of Doolittle’s Fliers

Captured Enemy Records Confirm Jap Execution /By Firing Squad of Three Doolittle Tokyo Raiders

Firing Squad Took Lives Of Airmen   Fourth Member Of Doolittle Team Died In Jap Prison

Three Doolittle Raiders Shot by Japs, Court Martial Records Reveal

Captured Documents Confirm Execution Of Men Who Flew With Doolittle   Names Of Victims Are Established   Trio Shot By Firing Squad And Bodies Cremated; Trial Lasts Half Hour

YANKS WIDEN OUT GAINS ON LUZON ISLAND   MAIN HIGHWAY CUT: PATROLS NEAR TARLAC

M’Arthur’s Right Flank Advances To Take Bolinao From Japanese; Yanks Near Tarlac Without Fight

POZORRUBIO IS ENTERED; NEAR VITAL TARLAC      Provincial Capital, 70 Miles From Manila: Target Of Two Yank Drives

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BARKLEY SAYS GERMAY MUST PAY FOR RUIN   Senator Insists Entire Nation Be Made Feel Result Of Evil

FRENCH MOVE TROOPS FROM SYRIAN CITIES   De Gaulle Wants Parley on Problems  Of Arab World

London Silent On Proposal For Parley on Levant States   Fouwr-PowerCouncil For Allied Control Of German Reich Gathers in Berlin

Collett To Die   Governor Checks Statements Concerning Confession

3  Nationwide Collection Of Canned Foods For Relief of War Victims

Japan Kallies for A Desperate Defense Of Homeland  STARS AND STRIPES OVER SHURI CASTLE  Chinese Troops Capture 180 Miles Of Japan’s Lifeline

JAP TROOPS FACE TRAP AS ALLIED DIVISIONS JOIN   China’s Armies Are Moving To Offensive ‘Wedemeyer Reports

Schoeppel Maps 1948 Program    Calls for Wise Use Of Wartime Surplus Funds for Essential Peacetime Purposes

17 CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE EARLY TODAY   Woman Also Dies; Exploding Stove Causes Blaze

Seventeen Babies Perish  As Flames Sweep Home For Children In Maine

Fire In Home For Children  Takes Lives Of 17 Tots, Offspring Of War Workers

17 BABIES DIE IN MAINE FIRE      Blaze Levels Children’s Home at Auburn

{6 Babies Die In Maine Fire   Flames Sweep Througt Boarding Home

16 Children Perish in Boarding Home Fire   One Woman Also . Trapped as Flames Kill Babies of War Workers

Seventeen Babies Burn to Death as Fire Guts Maine Children's Home

BODIES OF 18 TAKEN FROM RUINS ~ OF MAINE HOME   Die in Home For Babies Following Explosion  and Flash Fire.

16 Infants, Woman Perish In Auburn  Nursing Home Fire   Eight Persons Escape, Kitchen Stove Explodes

17 Children, Woman Die ir Home Fire   Boarding Home For War, Factory Workers’ Babies Destroyed

18 Perish in  House Blaze 17 of Victims Young Children; Only Eight

16 BABIES PERISH TN NURSERY FIRE   Unidentified Woman Dies in Blaze That Sweeps Through Children’s Home

17 Persons Burn To Death In Maine Fire   Boarding Home For Babies Is Destroyed In Flash Fire

Infants Died in Cribs After - Explosion of boarding House Stove.

16 Children Die in Fire as ‘Home’ Burns   Hysterical Mothers in War Plants Rush to Scene of Tragedy

STRUGGLE TO EOUAPE FROM CRIBS FUTILE   Victims Babies of Factory and War Workers Left in Roarding Home.

17 CHILDREN AND WOMAN DIE AS EXPLOSION, FIRE WRECK HOME FOR WORKERS’ BABIES

BLAZE S FATAL TO 16 CHILDREN   Woman Also Dies in Fige After Explosion in Maine Building

16 Babies Die In Flames That  Destroy House   Woman Also Trapped in Auburn, Me., Boarding House Keeping War and Factory Workers’ Babies.

17 CHILDREN ARE BURNED TU DEATH   Also One Adult When Fire Destroyed Boarding Home For Children

Sixteen Babies and Woman Die in Maine Boarding Home Fire   Young Victims Children of War Workers Near Auburn, Lewiston

17 Babies Lose Lives In Fire That Sweeps Boarding Home    Woman Also Perishes Di re That Razes Building  Where War And Factory Workers Left Children

17 Babies and Woman Perish As House Burns   ’ Victims Children  _ Of Women Employed In War Work in Plants Of Maine Community

Only Eight of 26 Occupants Able To Flee   Woman Also Is Dead; Exploding Stove Spreads Fire in Boarding House

17 BABIES DIE IN MAINE FIRE   Flames Sweep Children’s Home; Attendant Also Perishes

17 Children Die in Fire at Boarding Home   One Adult Also Dead in Explosion And Flash Blaze

lewis Wages Successful Battle To Get Represenlation for UMW on Executive Committee

Labor Leaders Battle; Lewis =s Given Seal   Hot Row Marks Session of : Labor-Management 7 Parley

John L. Lewis Gets Berth  On Important Executive Committee at Conference

Forces .Representation For United Mine Workers Un Executive Committee of Labor-Manarvement. Conference

Row Kicked Up by Lewis Who Wins Poini   Labor-Management Executive Board Expanded

JOHN L. LEWIS WINS POSITION ON COMMITTEt   Mine Leader Wins Pomt After Curt Exchange With CIO President      NO OBJECTION FROM MEMBERS OF INDUSTRY

Lewis Victorious In Battle For Representation   Leaders Wrangled For More Than Hour Over Committee Choosing.

Lewis Wins Fight To Place UMW On  Executive Group   Mine Workers, Railway Brotherhoods Giver Seats on Conference Committee After Bitter Exchange by Delegates

Committee is increased to 16 members  Success crowns Lewic? hattle

John L. Lewis Wins Point After Row > With Murray   Representation For Mine Worker: Gained at Parley In Washineton

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Ser   Believe Leopold Has Abandoned Hope for Throne

Leopold Believed to Have Realized Abdication as King Is Only Solution

NEW ISLAND IS TAKEN BY YANKS   MacARTHUR’S SOLDIERS SEIZE MASBATE

PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN #5 NEAR ITS CLOSE: NEW ISLE SEIZED   Japan’s Stolen Empire Isolated

Masbate Island is Captured By MacArthur   Japan's Entire Stolen Empire Is Isolated; China Coast Raided

YANKS TAKE 35TH ISLE IN PHILIPPINES   MacArthur Says Japs’ Stolen Empire In South Is lsolated

MacArthur Announces Philippine Campaign Entering Final Stages   Japan’s Entire Empire To The South Now Isolated

Americans Land On Masbate Isle   Japs’ Stolen Empire In Southwest Pacifi Isolated; Yank Airmen Batter Hong Kong

HAROLD SIMCOX FAMILY ‘ENTERTAIN SERVICE MEN AND FRIENDS WIt Vit AND 1¢

U. 5. AWAIT ANSWER TO. TLTIMATUM   Schwellenbach Says Both Sides Ref use  to Bargain —

W.M. Avrett Is Victim of Action In South Pacific   Was Serving in His Eighth Year in Navy; Buried On Island  In The Pacific

War Department Reports Death of  Three Sikeston District Soldiers   FRANK ALEXIOU DIED IN LUZON HOSPITAI

IRANIANS: MAKE OFFER 10 SOVIEI   Goverament Hopes to Restore , Order in Troubled Northern Area

FEPC Will Stay Dead,  ~ Say Southern Democrats   Proponents Of Bill Ha ve Promised Pitched Battle To K eep It Alive

Urge Allocation  OF Gigaset Tax - To Municipalities  solution Adopt:d By ' “Commitee Includi:.3 Lacal MAfan

NEW LIQUOR TAX TO START TODAY   Receipts to Go Toward Fund to Aid Local Government Units

LIQUOR PRICES “UP 10% TODAY   Result of Tax Program Te Give Local Gov’ts More Money

LUTONG, BORNEO UiL CENTER, FALLS INTACT 10 YANKS   Jap. Resistance on Luzon Crumbles; Loses on Okinawa Listed

Pieacher Now Says World May Not Come To an.End Today if People Will Repent

Lord May Call Off ‘End of World’  Today, Pasadena Pastor Announces

Minister Says the Lord, Who Plans to Blow Up the World This Morning, May ‘iCall: Off the Whele Thing if the Peovle Renent

Tobin Slated For Cabinet   Teamster President Mav Succeed Perkins

REVIEW SOUGHT FOR AMERICAN SOLDIER NOW SERVING TWO YEARS. FOR PUNCHING NINE GERMAN POWS

Socked Nazis. Yank Given 2Year Term   Patterson Promises to Investigate the Case,  Says McCormack

Congressman Mad, Demands Review   Angered By Hard-Labor Sentence of Soldier for Punching German PW’s

Soldier Hits Nazi Captives, Goes To Prison   Congressional Leader Asks Probe Of Court Marshalling Of Yank

Appropriation To Return Our Dead Is Asked   Recommend Lineoln For Cemetery To  Accommodate 100,000 In Capacity.  HAVE GENERAL POLICY

WANTS FUNDS TO RETURN DEAL   War Department to Ask Con: gress for $122,900,000

Longer Vacations For Railway Men   Agreement Is Subject To Government O.K.

Navy Cross Given  Wake Defender   Ceremony At Washington Henor: Lt. Col. James P_ S. Devereux  For Gallantry

RICHARD NELSON KILLED IN ACTION   REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION IN GERMANY IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR

PFC. P. WARDENBURG KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY   Inducted “Aug. 15, 1944, Overseas in January of 1. Vaar With 9th Army

U.S. DERIES CHIANG'S REQUEST   Will Not Transport 3 More Armies To North China

U. S. Rejects Ples To Transport More Armies for Chiang   Denies Request to Move Trocps to North China on  American Vessels

~ UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  ‘DOENITT COVERNMENT” MAY SOON COME TO END

SECOND PAYMENT ON INCOME TAX DUE   Bills For Amount To Be Paid By June 15 Received Here Many Persons Are Affected

13 From Tokyo To MacArthur;  Pause at le Shima   More U. S. Planes Attacked Over Nippon Capital; Enemy lroops Reported Surrendering in Some Outlying Areas but Defending Home Islands

Pause Briefly On le Shima For Transfer   Nipponese Emissaries Make First Leg Of Trip From Tokyo In Five Hour

Epes Murder Case Near Jury   Prosecution Portrays Army Officer As Cunning Slayer Of Wife

State Sunimation Deals at  Length on Affair With  Nelson Kingsland; Nears Jury's Hands

Truman Gives Franee Part  Of U. S. Zone   French Minister Asks To Occupy Portion Of Germany

WINDSOR STOPS MEAT SHOPPERS   Embargo Ends Rush Of Detroiters To Buy Canadian Foods

Newly-Won Italian Position Improved   12th Air Rorce Raids Fuel, Ammunition Dumps in Po Valley

George Bill Survives First House Test   Measure Is Presented  By Vote of 202 to 192

FOES OF WALLACE BATTLE IN HOUSE      Vote on George Bill in the House May Be Reached Todav

WALLACE FOES LOSE IN TEST   House by Vote of 202-192 Keeps George Measure From Committee

Wallace Chances Still in Danger After House Vote   Backers Win First Test, But Foes Plan Showdown Fight Today

FOES OF WALLACE, ~ BATTLE IN HOUSE   Vote on. George. Bill in the ~House May Be Reached  Tadayv

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WPB Head Defines 12-Point Conversion Plan, Promises Postwar Business Freedom

From Watery Grave To Mightiest Fleet Is American Navy Four Years After Sneak Attack By Japanese

Pearl Harbor in Tribute to Those Who Died in Jap Attack. 4 Years Aqo Today

NO CELEBRATION AT PEARL HARBOR ON ANNIVERSARY   REGAINS POSITION AS POWERFUL BASE OF PACIFIC FLEET

Japs Attacked Four Years Ago   Pearl Harbor Strong Sea Bastion Again

Pearl Harbor Anniversary ls Very Quiet   Only Strident Voices Are GI's Wanting To Come Home

PEARL HARBOR DAY REVIEWED   America’s Fleet Mightiest in World Today—Japs Couldn't Crush It

Pearl Harbor Scene of Chaos Four Years Ago---Powerful Sea Base Today

Pearl Harbor Was U.S. Fleet Graveyard 4 Years Today, World Sea Power Base Now

From Graveyard of Ships To Home Base of Mightiest Fleet   Pearl Harbor Hasn‘t forgotten Sneaking Attack of Four Years Ago; Rusting Ships, Gleaming Crosses Only Reminders There

DAY OF INFAMY RECALLED IN OAKLAND; MIGHTY U.S. FLEET RISES FROM DISASTER

Pearl Harbor Grew From Graveyard  To Greatest Base  Four Years Ago Today Jap Raiders Hit U. S. Fleet at Anchor

Jap Bid Failed   Today Pearl Harbor, Scene of Sneak Attack Is Base of Largest Navy in the World

Pearl Harbor Now Mightiest World Sea Base   Four Years Ago Hawaii Scene of Disaster Despair and Death

TROOPS RESUME PUSH ON MANILA 10 MILES AWAY   37 Miles Of Main Road Taken; Enemy Virtually Cut In Half

Maneuver Cuts Enemy Defense In Two Sections   MacArthur Makes Left Flank Firm As Foe Crumbles

Manila Drive Resumed by Yank Forces   Left Flank Secured In Staggering Blows on Luzon

Yanks Take 2 Jap Dromes  MacArthur Resumes Thotce ne hhemiles   MacArthur Resumes Drive on Manila; Left Flank Secured

Tito Proclaims Republic in Yugoslavia  King Replies He Will Fight to Free People

Tito Proclaims  Republic  in Yugoslavia King Replies He Will Fight  t. TH. OTS ae 1

ST, MARK’S TIDE   KAMAISHI, 275 NORTH OF THE CAPITAL SHELLED AS CARRIER PLANES HIT OTHER CENTERS

BATTLESHIP GUNS WIPE OUT STEEL MILL AT KAMAISHI   POUR HURRICANE OF SHELLS INTO BIG WAR CENTER

1,000 Carrier Planes Rake Isles; No Defense For Either Type Attack

Guns Wine Out Vital Targets In Kamaishi   Important Town Is Fired Upon For Two Hours

Huge Steel Works Leveled at Honshu   Bomhs, Bullets and Rockets Rake Neighboring Island of Hokkaido, Honshu’s Supply Base

‘BIG STEEL CITY FAR NORTH OF TOKYO 15 TARGET FLEET GUNS  1000 CARRIER PLANES BLASTED NEARBY POINTS IN COORDINATION

Third Fleet Guns Shell Steel City   Kamaishi, 275 Miles North of Tokyo, Heavy iby Bombarded   FIRST DIRECT , STRIKE   Carrier Planes Attack Hok: -Kaido, Northernmost Island

WARSHIPS SET RAGING FIRES IN STEEL CITY   1,000 Carrier Planes Raid Nearby Targets In Support of Bombardment

EELGITY fa MAIN TARGET      Guns of 3rd Fleet Wipe Out imperial Rolling Mill at Kamaishi.   BATTLE LASTS 2 HOURS

1,000 Carrier Planes Also Hit Homeland   American Battleship: Pour Tons of Shells at Kamaishi

Naval Guns Set Fires in Steel Center   Third Fleet Unchallenged As It Moves Within Gun Range of Main Island; Carriers Also Strike

US. Fleet, 1000 Planes Blast Japan Mainland   Navy Guns Batter Imperial Steel City, Mills In Two-Hour Strike as Carrier Aircraft Smash at Hokkaido, Northernmost Island

Steel Mill City of Kamaishi set Ablaze  Opposition Meagre and Timid — Planes  Battering Northern Island of Hokkaido Shelling Continues for Two Hours

Tron and Steel Works on North Home Island Is Blasted Apart; Jap Defensive Tactics Timid

Big Fires Rage On Honshu After Two- Hour Pounding  THOUSAN D PLAN ES   Attack Northern - Most Home Island. Previously Untouched; Steel, lron Works Destroyed

THIRD FLEET GUNS ACTIVE FOR 2 HOURS   A  AttackW ithin Close Range of Nip Shores Demolishes the Imperial Iron and Steel Works Rolling Mill.

Flames Raging Thru Kamaishi a * ;  ‘Coking Ovens   Third Fleet Moves Daring: fy to Within Rifle Shot for First Bombardment  of Mainland   1,000 Planes Hit Nearby Sections   Light Opposition: From  Nips: Smoke Rises Thou sunds of Feet Above     J Devastation

Third Fleet Units Shell Nippon for First Time: Honshu Steel Center Hit

Great Fires Roar in City Of Kamaishi   Guns of Warships, Cruisers and Destroyers Batter Steel Mills

Steel City Is Target’ Of Big Guns   First Naval Shelling Of Enemy Homeland Is Directed at Kamaishi, Meets No Opposition

Halsey’s Fleet Pours Hurricane Of Shells into City Two Hours Before Retiring; Mill Demolished:

Bombardment Thunders On— For Two Hours   Guns Of Newest Battleships, Cruisers And Destroyers Wipe Out Steel Works Rolling Mill

Set Great Fires  Raging Through Top Steel City   Guns of the Newest Battleships, Cruisers Rake Kamaishi,  Initial Naval Action

1,000 Plane Attack Levels Kamaishi Steel Center ‘On Northern Honshu

NORTH HONSHU IS ATTACKED BY U. $. WARSHIPS   Nimitz Announces First Surface Attack On Jap Home lslands By His U. S. Third Fleet; Steel Mills Wiped Out.

Set Great Fires In Steel City On Northern Honshu   Thousand Carrier Planes Blast Nearby Targets; Warships Meet No Opposition

Halsey’s Task Force Levels Steel Plant On Northern Honshu   1000 Carrier Planes Strike Japanese Targets In Connection With First Bombardment Since 1864 of Isle

TEMPERATURES:   Steel City In North Honshu Laid In Ruins   Kamaishi, 275 Miles: :  North Of Tokyo, Gets —2-Hour Bombardment

Millions Throughout      out World Lift Voices, Hearts to Hail Peac.

World Celebrates Without Restraint   Americans Observe Coming of Peace With Tears and Laughter

Celebration Of * Peace. Wildest In U. S. History   Allied World Swept By Hysteria Of Tears And Laughter And Praver.

Millions Rejoice In  Dawn of New Peace   Over America, Across the Pacific, in South America, In London, Restraints Off For Wildest Celebration of All Time

Joyous ‘Throngs Go Wild   Allied World Flings Off Wartime Restraint In Ecstatic Celebration Of War’s End

Millions Hail.  Peace’s Dawn   Celebration Greatest  In History’ Of World

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Greeks Quit  Over Voting   Voulgaris Cabinet   Resigns Government RILIERTIN

GREEK GOVT ‘RESIGNS TODA)   EAM Protests Deci sion on Holding of Elections

Leaders Quit After E.A.M.RapsElection   Leftist Group Cables Truman, Attlee, De Gaulle Message Criticizing Position

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To Minimize Travel   neservations Cut 10 Five Vays And Soldiers Furloughed As Workmen

Government Moves To Minimize Travel   Reservations Cut To Five Days And Soldiers Furloughed As Workmen

ANDERSON TO ACT QUICKLY ON MEAT PROBLEM   Local Slaughterers To Share Responsibility Of Fighting Black Market

ME ee ee ae a  Motor Traffic In State Is Soaring   Daily Average Has Increas ed 10,000 Since January

CORNING GLASS WINS THIRD STAR POR “E” FLAC   Wellsboro Plant Is ‘Proud of Its Achievement in War Production, Plant Manager J..B. Shimer

E CITATION   Wellsboro Plant Of Corning Glass Works Honored Again.

U.S. Planes Hit Nazi Column Of 1,000 Vehicles   Allied Armies: Lunge Toward Rhine and Ruhr; Nazis Retreat

7th Army Throws Back Enemy Tank Attack At Hagenau In Hard Fight   Foe Retreats At Top Speed From Western End of Bulge, Resist Savagely Farther East

BLAST NAZIS IN BELGIUM   Clearing ‘Weather Permits Use of Air Support

Russians Propose Council Designate Strategic Areas   Red Trusteeship Plan Is In Conflict With U.S.British Proposal

Soviets Draw Trustee Plan   Conflicts Sharply With American View

Soviet Proposal Said ‘Conflicting With U.S. ‘And British Advances

pees HAS      TRUSTEESHIP   ‘Conflicts With U. S., Brit. Plan  In Some Respects:

Avalos Qusts Police Chief From Office   Appoints Lt. Col. Jose Osaear Allende As Deputy Chief Of Police.   ABIDES ARMY ORDERS

Military Leader Calls Argentine Crisis ‘Revolt’   Avalos Denies “Strong Man” Role, Rules By Orders Of Army

AVALOS CHANGES ARGENTINE POLICE FORCE   Ramirez Succeeds Mittelbach as Chief; Universities Reopen

Avalos Disavows Sirong Man Role Argentina Seeks Civilian Cabinet

AVALOS DENIES POWER MOVES   Argentine Leader Says He’s Foltowing Orders

“4 Am Not the Boss,’ General Avales Says   Onty Carrying Out Orders of the Army Calls lt a “Revalution”

ARMY RULE OUT IN ARGENTINA   Civilians Take Posts In _ New Cabinet; Avalos Denies Power Role

‘Avalos Disavows Strong    Man Role In Argentina   Military Rule Of Col. Peron Overthrown As Civilians Take Cabinet Posts

GEN. AVALOS CARRYING OU ARMY ORDER‘   War Minister Disavows Role Of Strong Man

OUST OFFICIAL IN ARCENTINA   Avalos Kicks Out “Federal Police Chief

UNDER ARMY RULE   Avalos Says He Is Carry. — ing Out Orders in  ' Argentina

ARGENTINE MINISTER SAYS HE'S NOT ‘BOSS’   ’m Carrying Out Orders 0 Army, Avalos Declares

Avalos Diselaims Strong Man Role  Over Argentina   Says le ds Only Carrying Qut Orders of Army Officers.

Argentina Sees Cabinet Change:  Avalor Reports, “I Am Not The Boss”

CARRYING GUT ARMY'S ORDER   War Minister Gen. Avalos Disavows the Role of Strona Man.

AVALOS CARRYING OUT ORDERS   Disavows Role Of Strong Man In Arventina

AVALOS SAYS HE I$ NOT ‘STRONG MAN’   Argentine War Ministe1 Declares His Role Is Not That of Boss, but as Representative of Army Revolutionaries.

Avalos Says He’ s Under Army Orders   Argentina’s War Minister Denies Role of Strong Man in New Effort to Fill Government Pasta

Argentina Said Clearing Regime Of Strife Makers   Avales Disavows

AVALOS SPURNS ROLE OF BOSS”   PERON’S OVERTHROW CALLED REVOLUTION

Disavows Role of Strong Man.   Avalos Says He — ‘Acts on Orders —

Avalos Diselainis Strong Man Role   ._  Over Argentina   Says He Is Only Carrying  QOut Orders of Army   Officers.

Nation Faces Butter Famine   Production Falls Off With Increasing Speed

Marines Begin Police Duties In Chinese City      First Division Enters Tientsin, Political Hot Spot

MARINES TAKE OVER TIENTSIN POLICING WORK   American Division Will Aid Chiang In Political Hot Spot

All 70-Point Yanks Will Be Back From Europe by Jan.    1,300,000 More Troops Return in Nex' 4 Months Under Revised Schedules

PRESENT TAX CUT BILL ONLY ONE FOR 1946   Democrats Have Pearl Harbor Probe Say-So; Quiz Hawaii Gambling Reports

Holds Truman Has Put Them on a Het Spot   House Leaders Want Early Decision on Youth Training

CONGRESS GETS READY TO WORK CN MILITARY TRAINING PLAN   Truman’s Talk Put Legislators In Hot Spet, But Will Decide Soon

SE PUSHES R ACTION OF ‘AINING PLAN   ry Decision fe Seught ov iratt; New, Pearl Harbor Probe Appears.

WAR TRAINING PLAN DUE FOR SPEEDY ACTION   Leaders in Congress Hope to Reach Decision on, President's Proposal By: Christmas. 

Congress Decides To Press Verdict On Controversial Subject Before Christmas; Issues Over Pearl Harbor Probe and Tax Cut Occupy Legislators

Legislators Want Action On Training   ATeuman’s s-Proposal Is Hot Political. Issue

Congress Moves to Reach Decision Before Christmas On Military Training Issue   Present Tax Cut Bill Only One For '46; White House Order on Pearl Harbor Probe Touches Off Political Dispute

Washington Roundup Military Training Measure Due for Decision in House

Compulsory Military Training Plan Gets “Go” Signal in Congress ee

REDS IN VIENNA SUBURBS; MAY BY-PASS CITY   City Has Many Stone Buildings That Will  Provide Strongpoints

Capital of Puppet State of Slovakia on East Gateway to Vienna.   READY FOR STREET FIGHT

Big Capital Nov Now Within  Artillery Range; Brati' lava Hemmed In.

Bitter Street Fighting In City Expected   Confusion Reported In the East As Nazi Units Fall Back in  Bratislava Gap Line

TO CALL ON PRESIDEN?’   Reed in. Group Back Backing Appoint. ment of Phillips 5 FPS

TO CALL ON PRESIDENT   Reed in.Group Backing Appointe ment of Phillivs af

Officer Avows Whale Makes Love to Sub   Cuts Cute Capers to Show Off for Supposed “Lady Fair.”

Lovesick Whale Nuzzled Yank Sub  . Giant Showed Off First, Finally Started Making Love to Undersea Boat

GOAL IS: SIGHTED   Final Meeting of. Canvass “Group to: be: ‘Hel id Monday. .

RED CROSS FUND GOAL 1S. SIGHTED   Final Meeting of Canvass Group to be Held Monday

Temperatures   Six Allied Armies Plunging Ahead On March to Berlin

Gain Northeast of Coblenz Made With Slight Opposition  D..-hk be Tian Asta   Push Is Timed With Other Tank Drives Farther North

Patton’s Army Is Reported to Be in Frankfurt   Fourth Armored Division Bursts Loose 40) Miles Beyond the Rhine.   Germans Don’t Have Time to Blow Bridge

Ninth Breaks Lippe River Line; First Gains 22 Mi.   Airborne Divisions Crash Disorganized Force for Huge Advances

JAP POWER IS WEAKENED BY OIL SCARCITY   LACK OF FUEL SEEN IMPORTANT BY GEN. ARNOLD

TO HEAR ABOUT DEFEAT   Session of Japanese Diet Will Report to Nation Soon

JAPANESE _ DIET SESSION CALLED   Special Meet To Clarify War's End Circumstances

JAPANESE DIET TO CONVENE FOR EXTRA SESSION   Calls Special Meet to ‘Drive Home’ Defeat to Nipponese

ORDER INCREASE IN DRAFT IN MICHIGAN   September Call to Exhaust Supply of Men Under 30 Years of Age.

Leatherneck Flyers Train F or Invasion   Pacific Isle Used As Testing Ground; Planes Hit Nagasaki

Flames Sweep Over Nagasaki   Air Blows on Factories, Airfields, Shipping Unchellenged as Offensive Mounts

FLIERS TRAIN FOR INVASION OF JAP ISLES   Marine Force Already En gaged in Maneuvers fo1 Support of Grounc Troops in Future Blow at the Homeland.

Army Planes Stoke Fires On Nippon   Tokyo Area Assailed By Fighters And Bombers

Marine Fliers Train For Support ‘Df Troops Landing On Jap Shores

Labor-Management Conference Will Face Show-Down Battle Over Wages This Week

Labor delegates are facing show down wage fight   Prestige of both Lewis and Murray considered at stake

ASSUME NAZIS OUT BY JULY 1   Requests for Appropriations Based on One-Front War Estimates

BUDGET BUREAU EXPECTS EARLY FALL OF REICH   Basing Appropriations on Belief End Will Come by July 1

Budget Bureau “Assumption™ Is That European War Will End Before July

BUDGET FOR — ‘QNE FRONT   BUREAU BASING APPROPRIATION ON “ASSUMPTION” OF EUROPEAN VICTORY BY JULY

WARREN PHONE WORKERS QUIT   Production Resumed At Spi: cer. Firestone Piants

NYLON PRODUCTION IS BEING INCREASED   Sufficient Thread Being Manufac. tured To Make 32,000,009 Pairs Hese Monthiy

Snow, Frost Chill  Eastern States   Fruit Crops Damaged In New England

Berlins Inner Defense Core Being Cracked By Crushing Soviet Blows

Patton’s Army Invades Austria: Russians Capture SpandauOn Western Berlin’s Outskirts   Germans in. Northern, Southern Pockets Under Violent, Increasing Assault; Soviets Also Capture Potsdam: Rathenow, Stalin Says

Hun Crumbling UnderRussians’ Squeeze Moves   Reds Surge Forward Three Miles During Night To Break Into Waorkers’ District,   Occupation Main Airfield Complete   Germans Now Hold Ouls One-Third of Burning Capital; City Wilderness of Rubble

Seize Berlin Suburbs   Reds Take Spandau ‘And Potsdam As Bat‘tle for Capital Rages

Russian Squeeze Cracking Inner Core of Berlin   Zhukov’s Forces Invade Moabit and  Famous Tiergarten

BERLIN AREA POINTS FALL   Russians Seize Spandau and Rathenow — Nazis’ Inner Defense Core Inside Flaming Capital Seems to Be Cracking.

TEMPELHOF AIRDROME CAPTURED   Foe Now Holds Only One-Third Of City As Reds Advance

= SBERLIN— Defenses Of Ci ity. Crack   Massive’ ‘Soviet Squeeze Operation. Enveloping Berlin

INNER DEFENGE CORE GRAGKING   Massive Russian Squeeze Operation Is Applied to Berlin.   GAINS IN ALL SECTIONS

BERLIN’S INNER DEFENSES CRACK UNDER PRESSURE   TWO-THIRDS OF NAZI CAPITAL OVERRUN BY THREE SOVIET ARMIES

Reds, Yanks Lining Up  Along Elbe River Banks   Tiergarten Section  Of Capital Reached

Soviets Put Pressure On Nazi Capital   Fighting Rages Everywhere In Historic City

RUSSIANS CAPTURE THREE IMPORTANT POINTS ON FRIDAY  -  INCINE RERLIN NAZIC#IN   INSIDE BERLIN NAZIS* IN. NER DEFENSE CORE AP_ PEARS BE CRACKING

Russians Capture Three Towns on Berlin Outskirts   Potsdam, Long-Time German Headquarters, Spandau, Rathenow Fall

RINGES OF TIERGARTEN IN  ANE FORCES BREAK INTO FART OF REICH METROPOLIS   Soviet Dispatches Describe City as Wilderness Of Crumbling Stone Swept by Hot Winds From Burning Buildings Charged With Hot Dust

Inner Defense Core of Berlin Cracks   Tiergarten Section Of Nazi Capital Invaded by Soviets

BERLIN'S INNER DEFENSE CORE IS GRAGKING   Reds Using Flame Throwers To Pry Krauts From Ruins

Spandau ls Taken By the Russians   Potsdam Is Also in the ~ Hands of the Soviet  Troops   BERLIN IS IN FLAMES   Inner Defenses of Nazis Capital Appear to Be Cracking  }

NAZI DEFENSE OF CAPITAL OF REICH CRACKING   Russian Forces Gain Three Miles in City Last Night

Berlin’s Inner Defense Core Is Cracking   Marshal Zhukov’s Forces Surge Forward 3 Miles Into Workers’ Area.  GAINS IN SULTS

Soviets Force Way Info Area Near Prison   Only A Third Of Capital Still Held By Nazis

RED SQUEEZE IS CRACKING INNER BERLIN   Russian Forces Fight Into New Defense Areas of Flaming Capital

Russians Keep Up Advances Around City   Capture Spandau, Potsdam, Hold Two-Thirds of German Capital Now

SOVIETS TWO - THIRDS OF BERLIN   City Described As Wilderness Of Crumbling Stone

Three Cities Fall To Soviet Armies ‘Around Berlin   Spandau, Potsdam And Rathenow Taker By Reds; Capital’s Inner Core Cracking

Inner Defenses of Berlin Appear to be Cracking Today   Great Russian Squeeze Operation Wresting City From Nazis

Berlin’s Inner Defense Core Cracking   Massive Soviet Squeeze Operation Crushing Wrecked Capital City Of Germany ~

Inner Defenses  Of Berlin Crack   Massive Russian Drive Presses Deeper Into Capital of Germany

Reds Charge Inner Core of  Reich Capital   Berlin Turned Into Crumbling Mass of Cement and Brick Dust

RED FORCES HIT CENTER OF CAPITAL   Night Attack Reaches Fringes Of Tiergarten

Reds Speed vawnfall Of Berlin By Capture Of 3 Vital Western Suburbs

FOR COURT A REPUBLICAN   Truman Declined ta Say Whether “Jt Will Be Robert Patterson

Scoffs at Plea Wife’s Killer Out of Mind   Should Be Made Example For Jealous Wives,  Saves Soldier

Chicago Landiady Kicks When Tenants Seek to Pav Rent With Kisses

Parri Resigns Premiership  Of Italians   Three Parties Of Coalition Withdraw Support

PREMIER PARR AND til CABINET RESIGN IN {TAL   Three of Six Parties in Coalition Government With. .. drew Sunport

PARRI, ITALIAN REGIME QUIT   Premier Loses Support of Half of 6 Parties

Italian Coalition Cabinet Resigns   Parri Acts After 3 Parties Withdraw Support

PARRI RESIGNS RULE IN ITALY   Loses Support Of 3 Parties in Coalition

Plan Draws Fire From Republicans   Bill Would Relieve 12 Million Persons From Income Taxes

FIVE BILLION TAX CUT 15 PROPOSED; (1.0, P, HITS PLAN   Republican House Leader Martin Declares Vinson’s Recommendation Does Not Go Far Enough.   URGES 20 PER CENT SLASH ALL ALONG LINE   Treasury Would Relieve Low Income Persons of All Burden and Repeal Excess  Profits Levy.

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CONGRESS WIL. EASE TAX LOAD   Vinson Plan Relieves 12,000,000 Persons Of Income Levy

GOP Demands Tax Cut Exceed  Five Billions   Vinson’s Plan Woulc Give Relief to About 12,000,000

Congress Gels Plan To Slash Taxes In 1946   Vinson Proposes Reduction of Five Billion Dolfars

Vinson Proposes to Give Tax Relief to  Small-Income Group   Roosevelt Case Findings Differ Along Party Lines

Would Eliminate  3 Pct. Normal Tax, Relieve 12,000,000 Of Levv on Income

Japs Contend Invasion Fleet Massing   Nips Lash Out at Okinawa: Sink  rr. _ Fi. % 4 2? ..&

SINK LIGHT U.S. VESSEL ET ANOTHER   Strike Made as Tokyo Radio Reports 500 Allied Warships Are Massed Off Island.   AIR-SOWN MINES BLOCKADE NIPPON   Explosives, Laid in Every. Major Harbor, Cut in Half Enemy’s Flow of Food and Arms.

B-29s Complete Mine Blockade Of Nipponese Homeland As Jittery Japs Await Yank Landings

J aps Contend "Invasion Fleet Massing   z  : Nips Lash Out at Okinawa: Sink One Light Vessel

Light Ship Is — Sunk; Harbors  Of Japs Mined   Pianned Air Attacks on Nipponese Cancelled by Unfavorable Weather—Ffoed Supply of  Enemy Cut

—6(OF Js aps ‘Mined   Pianned Air Attacks on Nipponese Cancelled by Unfavorable Weather—Food Supply of  Fnamy Cut

Sink ship in aerial assaults  whe , ff ff   First offensive move in 10 davs

Hamburger, Sausage and Lunch Meats Slated To Come Off Ration List

More Meats To Have Less  Ration Value:   Point Reduction  At End Of Month

BIG RED DRIVE SHATTERS NAZI LINE IN POLAND   Soviet Forces Push on Krakow, Gateway to German Silesia

Soviet Groups Only 64 Miles From Silesia  - Perhaps Million Men  Thrown by. Russians — . Tatn Creat Offanctes

EASTERN FRONT EXPLODED BY POLISH DRIVE   Moscow Says Complete Liquidation “Of All Budapest Force ‘Is In Sight’

Russian Army Shaiters Nazi Defenses   Russians Drive to Within 32 Miles of Krakow

Soviets Shatter Nazi Krakow  Defense Line   Soviet Spearheads Les: Than 64 Miles From Silesia; New Attacks Near Warsaw Reportec

Cross Nida Along 37-Mile Front, Encircle Polish Capital as Budapest Fight Nears Climax

Americans on  Luzon Still Gain Steadily  Progress Steps Up Along Left

Americans on Luzon Still Gain Steadily   Progress Steps Up Along Left Flank of Beachhead

M’ARTHUR’S MEN SCORE ADVANCES (IN LEFT FLANI   ‘American Patrols Enter Pozorrubio and Cut Main Highway From Baguio to Manila.   MOVE TOWARD TARLAC, KEY ROAD JUNCTION   Sweeping 17-Mile Gain Made by Yanks in West—61 Japanese Planes Destroyed in Raids.

MAIN HIGHWAY CUT. BY LUZON PATROLS   Sixth Army Forces Step ' Up Progress and Enter ‘Pozorrubio

Purple Heart Recruiters Will Be In Le Mars March 28, 29 and 30   - Women Have Opportunity To Be Medical Assistants

BOMBS AGAIN ROCK FORMOSA      200 U. S. Planes Carry Out Attack  ee eee  Jap Targets Blasted Sunday

Jap Agency Says 20 Planes Make Formosa Attack   Four And Half Hour Raid Is Made On Stronghold Says Jap Broadcast   FOLLOWS ATTACK , BY SUPERFORTS

OVER 200 YANK CARRIER PLANES POUND FORMOSA   Important War Installations Being Decentralized Is Report

Marines Landing on lwo Jima Establish Beachhead and Open Fight for One of Two Airfields   American Casualties Reported as Light in Spite of Desperate Fight Being Made by Large Force of Japanese Defending Island

SHOW ANIMALS UNDER R. R. BAN   Can't Ship Race’ Horses by Rail, ODT Decides

Truck Operators Doing Contract Or Common  Carrier Trade Included

Rail Ban Put on Race Horses  ODT Also Be Bars —On  Poatar Aaimatle

frome Kern. Famed Song  (nier. Dies   Tuneful Melodies  Hd Thrilled Music [overs of America For (wer 30 Years

Jerome Kern, Song Writer, Is Summoned   Composer Dies At Age Of 60; Helped Many To Stardom

9  60, DIES IN EAST   Collapsed in Manhatten Last Week After Leaving bf: 4

Jerome Kern Dies At The Age Of 60   Famed Composer Expires in Hospital in New York City

Famed Composer Jerome Kern Dies   Writer of Many Song Hits Succumbs at 60

JEROME KERN, 60, COMPOSER, SIS   Writer of Many Popular Songs Succumbs to Cerebral Thrombasis.

THROMBOSIS FATAL TO SONG COMPOSER   Jerome Ketn. Creator Of Many Musical Hits. Succumbs In New York Hospital

Duisburg Captured; First, Third Armies Roll Ahead 20 Miles      All Of Frankfurt Except Northern Outskirts Occupied Security Blackout Hides Extent Of Drives Along North, But Momentous Victory Shapes Up

BRITISH-AMERICAN ARMORED TEAMS ROAR THROUGH NAZI LINES  UNPRECEDENTED ACTION CONTINUES ALL UP AND DOWN WESTERN FRONT

UJ. 5. FIRST ARMY THREATENS CUT OFF ENTIRE RUHR AREA *  ALL OVER FRONT ALLIED   ALL OVER FRONT ALLIED TROOPS RACE THROUGH BREAKS IN NAZI LINES.

Most of Front Still Under News Blackout Silence   British Smashing Ahead, Americans Rip Through, Resistance Scattered

Armies Keep Up Drives; Dimout Kept  On Progress   Duisburg Is Forced To Hoist White Flag

LIFT BLACKOUT ON FIRST ARMY DRIVE IN RUHR   Spurt Comes Within 68 Miles of Cutting Off Vital Territory

3RD.ARMY TAKES FRANKFURT; NEW DIMOUT SET UP   Mannheim Virtually Isolated By 7th; Monty Halts News From North

‘SUCCESS NEAR, CHURCHILL SAYS   Stimson Reports Nazi Army On Rhine Now ‘Beaten’

News Day And Night   First Army Wheels North And Threatens To Cut Off Ruhr Valley   Nazi Line Cracked At Many Points   British Menace Hannover: Frankfurt Falls; Mannheim Is Surrounded

U.S. FIRST ARMY THREATENS CUT OFF ENTIRE RUHR AREA   ALL OVER FRONT ALLIED TROOPS RACE THROUGH BREAKS IN NAZI LINES

Churchill Sees Early Victory  Prime Minister Sees Triumph For Allies Soon

Slashes Ahead 40 Miles; Other Allied Armies Race Through Wide Breaks In German Lines

First Army Troops Go to Within 207 Miles of Capital   Marshal Montgomery Imposes Security Silence Because of Rapidity of Operations, Suggesting Victory -

BREAKTHRU IN NORTH. PUSHES ON HANNOVER   Security Blackout Hides West: phalia Gains; Ninth Takes Duisourg

American And British Troops Menace Hannover   Blackout Hides Extent of Wide Gains in Germany

‘US-British Troops Race Through Break in German Lines North of the Ruhr   Duisburg Surrenders and Most Of Of Frankfurt Is in Allied Hands:

ALLIED ARMIES CONTINUE SURGE DEEP IN REICH   News Reports Unable To Keep Pace With Advances; Reds Press Drives

Against Light  Defense   U.S. Troops Menace Hannover, 143 Miles From Berlin As Foe Reels Under Onrush

Armies Make Big Gains In Berlin Drive   Capture Duisburg; Foe Reels Ali Along Front

CHURCHILL CONFIDENT ‘THAT SUCCESS IS NEAR   British Cabinet Given Orders To Remain Close During Easter

U. S. First ‘Army Advances in 40-Mile Burst of  Speed  DRIVE INTO GERMANY     Location of All Spearheads Under Security  Blackout

British, Yanks Racing Across Reich In North   Duisburg Captured And Frankfurt-on-Main Nearly Cleared; Tight Blackout Clamped Over Troops On Crumbling West Front

‘Hour Of Success Is Near,’ Says Churchill; Gen. Clay To Rule Nazi Civil Affairs

REPORT ALLIES NEAR HANNOVER NORTH OF RUHR   Security Blackout Masks 3rd Army Moves in Central Germany

Behind Sweeping Advances in. North, Ninth Army Troops Capture Duisburg, Great Ruhr Port On Rhine as Frankfurt is Cleared   ENEMY LOSSES THIS MONTH PLACED AT 262,000

Z   Blackout. Veils W estphalian Gains: “Frankfort, Nearly: Surrounded: _ Hoist White Flag Over Duisbure:

Yanks Wheel to East British Drive in Nor h   Tommies Menace Hannover, 142 Miles — From Berlin; Allied Troops Race Through Wide Breaks in German Lines.

American, British Troops Drive Through Breaks in Reich Defenses Westphalia Advances Blacked-Out :

Duisburg, Mannheim Quit; Yank Sweep Undiminished As Rhenish Cities Succumb

War Cabinet Members Stay Close To Jobs   Allies Have Beaten Nazi Army On Rhine, Says Stimson; Enemy Can’‘t Stand Long

Allies Push Near Hannover After Capture of Duisburg   British end American Troops Crack German Lines 142 Miles From Berlin

Only 142 Miles Krom Berlin: Ast 207 Miles   All Of Frankfurt Except Northern Outskirts Captured By Third.   SECURITY BLACK OUT

1st Army Smashes to Area of Langwiesse      All Over Western Front British, U. S. Troops Race Through Wide Break  In Nazi Lines; Threaten Hannover

BRITISH AND AMERICAN FORCES RACING THRU WIDE BREAK MOVE CLOSER EACH HOUR TO BERLIN

Nazi Defense Lines Break Before Allies   Hannover in North Ruhr Threatened; First Army Advances 40 Miles

Hodges’ Men At Frank’berg, Only 200 Miles  From Berlin   Duisburg, Weishaden, Hanau Fall: ‘Blackout’ Cloaks Gains

Anglo-American Tanks Pour Through Nazi Line RNlarth af Buaihr Vallayv

WW EOE EUV ys  Swift Sweep North Of Ruhr Now Only 142  Miles From Berlin      British And American Troops Plunge Ahead Rapidly With Numerous Important Cities Within Thair GCrasn: Severg} Rivers Crossed

Yanks Capture Mannheim By Phone; Duisburg Falls   Fourth Armored Division Roars Ahead 20 Miles to Point 199 Miles From Berlin

Blackout Covers Monty's Drive   Yank-British Armored Teams Menacing Hannover— Hodges’ Men 207 Miles from Capital — Patton 214 Miles Away — Nazis Reel All Along the Front

First Army Is 207 Miles Southwest. Of Reich Capital   Full Extent of Sweeping Advances Hidden Behind Security Blackout—Duisburg Gives Up Battle — Allies Reported About 145  ' Miles Inside Germany,

British and American Troops Were Reported Menacing Hannover, 142 Miles From Berlin.   DUISBURG IN RUHR RAN UP WHITE FLAG   All of Frankfurt on the Main Except the Northern Outskirts, Was Captured by the Third Army.

News Blackout Hides Details Of New Advance   German Defenses Crumble, Hannover Reported Menaced

‘Endurance Of british Brings  Victory Near      ‘End Will Best Be Served By Maintaining Unity Of Ef. fort. Purpose.’   MAPPIES! EASTER

First Army Wheels North to Smash Near Hamm; Security Blackout Still Hides Much of Action: Hannover, Muenster Being Menaced

Racing Through Wide Break In  German Lines   Big Rhine River Port Of Duisburg Runs Up White Flag; Most Of Frankfurt Falls

Montgomery Clamps News Lid on Swift Moving Men   German Opposition Crumbles; 1st, 3rd Armies Surrounding Rahr

Yankees may.  meet little  Nip air might Slowly liquidate creat Jap fleet

J ap Commander and Chiet of Staff Commit Hara Kin or Okinawa: Prisoners Tell How Adjutant Completed Job

Bard resigns navy job for private life  Gates appointec pnndersecretary

COLOGNE 1S NOW BEING POUNDED BY HEAVY GUNS   Troops And Tanks Within   101% Miles Of City : Obiective   THIRD ARMY MAKES NEW BREAKTHROUGH

2 SPEARHEADS DRIVE CLOSER 70 RHINE CITY      Von Rundstedt Tries to Rally Forces as Four Allied Armies Gain on 200-Mile Front.   NINTH MENACES © RUHR FOUNDRIES   Scores What Appears to Be — Break-Through — Patton Enveloping the Stronghold of Bitburg.

Ninth is Near Ruhr Basin in Breakthrough   Third is Swiftly Enveloping Reich Fortress of Bitburg; Canadians Battle Into Town of Calcar

NAZI COMMANDER TRIES RALLY MEN   Von Rundstedt Demands De fense to the Last Man   NEW BREAKTHROUGHS   Seem to Have Been Made by Ninth and Third Armies; Resistance Wanes

Canadians Join Three American Units Aimed At Nazi Extermination   German Forces So Bewildered The Allies May Break All The Way Across Rhine Before Halt

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Four Armies Drive Along Broad Front   Americans Drive Two Spearheads 27 Miles Into Germany Toward Nazi Industrial City

Ninth Army Rolls Toward Ruhr Basin   American Troops, Tanks Within 1042 Miles Rhine City

TANKS HURLED INTO BATTLE OF RHINELAND   NAZIS BEWILDERED; RUHR INDUSTRIES MENACED

Ninth Gains In Ruhy And Rhine’ Drive   Canadians Renew Assaulf, In Kleve Sector Qn North End of Front. Four Army Drive On 200-Mile Front

Troops and Tanks Only 104 Miles From Big Rhine City: Von Rundsted! Utges Nazi Stand af Vital River Basin, Says Otherwise All Will Be Lost

Third and Ninth Armies Appear to Have Broken Through Nazi Defenses   Von Rundstedt Attempts to Rally Disorganized Forces in Order of Day; Four Allied Armies Threaten to Envelop All Germany West of Rhine and North of Moselle River

Cologne Under Big Gun Fire Of U.S. First   Ninth Break Through Is Reported Six Miles From Ruhr Basin

German Positions Are Deteriora ting  Under Heavy Blows   Von Rundstedt Calls on Disorganized Forces to Defend Ruhr to Last Man, Saying Otherwise All Is Lost

Ninth Achieves Breakthrough in Vital Ruhr Area   Von Rundsted! Appeals To Germans To Fight fo the Last Man

First Army Pushes Close To Cologne, City Shelled   Within 103 Miles Of Nazi Stronghold. General Gains Made In Bio Offensive

Ninth Army Breakthrough Near Ruhr Basin Reported ~~Von Rundstedt Calls on Men to Defend Ruhr’s Anproache.e

Ninth Army Breakthrough Near Near Ruhr Basin Reported —Von Rundstedt Calls on Men to Dee fend Ruhr’s Approaches _ 

Greatest Daylight Raid Hits Berlin; Ninth Nears Ruhr   U. S. First Army Ten and Half Miles From Great Rhine City of Cologne; Breakthrough Reported Only Six Miles From Ruhr Basin

Yank forces press nearer  Cologne fort Rundstedt calls for all out stand

LUCKIEST BATTLEWAGON’ HIT. - DURING CLOSING DAYS OF wi   PENNSYLVANIA, SURVIVOR OF ‘50 ENEMY ATTACKS, WAS NEARLY SENT DOWN BY TORPEDO

SY HIT BY JAP SNEAKERS TORPEDO   Badly Damaged After Tokyo Had Asked for Peace

Superfort Travels 4,650 Miles In Trip   Believed Longest On Record, In Air 22 Hours And 58 Minutes

Reject UNRRA Press Clause   Committee Opposed Stipulation To Insure Our Free Press Activities In Russia

Japan releases partial list of U.S. easualties in prison ship torpedoing

Ford Begins Production of Cars Again  To Build 40,( 000 This  >)   To Build 40,000 This Year; Assembly Plant AtSt. Louis

First New Car Since February 1942 Rolls From Ford Plant Assembly Line

FIRST NEW CAR IS DRIVEN OFF: ASSEMBLY LINE   Henry Ford II Announces Plans for Four New Plants

FORD STARTS MAKING CARS   First New Autos to Come Off ‘Assembly Line in 3 1-2 Years

NEW CARS ROLL OFF FORD ASSEMBLY LINE   Four More Plants Planned In Postwar Program

FORD CO. BEGINS AUTO PRODUCTION   PLAN TO BUILD NEW ASSEMBLY PLANT AT ST, LOUIS, ATLANTA

FORD TURNS OUT FIRST NEW CARS   Plans -For Four Assembly Plants Are Revealed

ST, LOUIS GETS A FORD PLANT   Motor Co. Begins Assembly Line Production — Four New Factories Planned

HhoT FORD GAR ARE MADE TODAY   Company Plans Four New Assembly Plants; Several Thousands Exnected Soon

 Committee Studying Conditions At State’s Hospitals, Institutions      Qtn_ a eo: <x « em oe   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

COMMITTEE MAKES SURVEY OF STATE HOSPITALS   Other Institutions Also Checked Up

STEPS TO STAMP OUT COMPLETELY FOREVER GERMAN MILITARY TRADITION ts LALINCHEND

Allied Rule Codes Lay Down Law   Unlimited Occupation Authority Established for Beaten Country

Law Laid . Down For Hard Rule   Announce Intention Of Stamping Out Completely All German Military Tradition, 4,000 Word Codification OF Rules   EVERY MILITARY FORM ABOLISHED

Allies Sivap ~ More Control Over Germany  mt 4 . a   New Orders Map Out Program For the Future

Boastful Nips Tell of New War Weapons   PLANES THREE TIMES AS LARGE AS B-29, MYSTERY RAY CLAIMED

Merton Jessen Of Merrill Is Prisoner Of War  Had Previously . Been Reported

Merton Jessen Of Merrill Is Prisoner Of War  Had Previously Been Reported { Missing In Action

TAXES PLAGUE STATE SOLONS   Legislature Moves to Settle Issue to Speed Up Adiournment

IHIGH-RANKING GERMAN AIR  OFFICERS ABOARD—JAPANESE OFFICIALS COM MIT SUICIDE

Flight to Japan Halted by Surrender; Two Japs Aboard Commit Hari-Kari

Nazi Sub Arrives At Surrender Port   Await Big Sub With Two (Generals Aboard

BIG GERMAN SUB BOUND TO JAPAN BIVES UP TO U.S:   Three German Generals ~ Aboard, With Bodies : of Nip Suicides

HOW TO SECURE MILITARY BALLOTS   Those In Service May Obtain Them By Writing To Election Board-—-Others May Give Facts For Them

Service Vote Law Explained  Requests for Military Ballots Can be Made

Labor Strife Remedy Sought  Labor-Management Conference Takes Armistice Holiday

Labor Parley Work - Delayed By Holiday   Quest For Means Of Ending Jurisdictional Rows Con tinues: Czar Plan Nears Discussion

Parley Seeks Key to Inter-Union Disputes; Schwellenbach’s ‘Czar’ Plan Coolly Received

SEEK END 10 LABOR STRIFE   Continue Work On Machinery to Settle Disputes

Solution For Jurisdictional Strikes Sought  Labor Cool To Idea Of Czar, Bargaining Principle Accepted

Labor Dispute Settlement Plan Sought —   Labor and Management Conference Members to Work Through Holiday

Schwellenbach’s Labor Czar Idea Meets With Chill   Union Leaders Frown Over Proposal; Talks In Capital Continue

SEEK METHOD TO END STRIFE   Most of Conference Delegates on Armistice Day Holiday Weekend.   {LABOR CZAR SUGGESTED

“Labor Czar" Proposal Gets Cool Greeting   Labor Delegates Show ‘Neo Enthusiasm for Schwellenbach Plana:

Labor Cool To Schwellenbach ‘Czar’ Proposal   Suggested to ManagementLabor. Conferees as Method of Settling Union Disputes

Ways Of Handling Jurisdictional — Strife In Labor Ranks Are Sought

Cold to ‘Czar’ fo Settle Inter Union Disputes   Labor Not Excited About Proposal as Parley Recesses

Consider Umpire For Inter-Union  Row Settlements Baseball and Film Plan Suggested as Paorley in Recece

Parley Recesse: Over Weekend   ‘Committee to Consider “Czar” Plan on Inter-Union Disputes

‘CZAR’ IDEA GETS COOL RECEPTION   Unions Fail To Get Excitec  About Federal Proposal

Secretary of Labor Would Empl oO: , Same Technique iis That’ in Vogue in Baseball, Movie Industry

Solution For Jurisdictional Strife Hunted   Most Labor Parley Delegates Leave For Holiday Weekend -

Labor Conference Continues Quest Settle Disputes   Both Sides Accept Major Principle of Collective Bargaining

Conference Seeks Remedy for Labor   Delegates Begin Armistice Day Holiday— Study ‘Czar’ Proposal

Russia Raps Mac Rulings Over Japan    Moscow Claims Supreme Command ‘Outmoded’; Presents Plan.

Believe Command Is Outmodec   Should Be Replaced By Control Council

Moscow Renews Plea for Allied Rule Over Japs   Says MacArthur’s Supreme Command Is OQutmoded, Wants Voice for All

—RED PROTEST—  MacArthur Setup Hit By Soviet   Letter to Byrnes Favors 4-Power Control of Nippon

Ordination Set At Waymansville   Harry Droutz, Missionary at Kurtz and Norman to be Ordained

PATROLS. MAY HAVE JOINED WITH YANKS   Soviet Tanks And Troops. Have Penetrated To Area Of Hangelsberg, Sever Miles East Of Nazi Canita)   REACH DEFENSE OF BURNING BERLIN

Democrats Gain  Senate Seat by Death of Thomas   Governor on Spot to Satisfy His Party

Japs Smother Officers With Much Politeness   Enemy Seems Relievec That War Has Endec

AMERICAN FLAG WS FLYING OVER JAPANESE SOIL   Fifth Air Force Raises Stars and Stripes On Airstrip

SENTENCED 66 TO DEATH   Special French Courts Tried Persons Accused of Collaboration

Educator Urges Powerful Army   Lack Of Preparedness Seen As Reason For Attacks

Veteran Destroyer, Damaged by Jap Suicide Plane Off Okinawa, Arrives At San Francisco for Repairs   U. $. S. Saratoga, Queen of Flatiops, Back in Action After Damage Caused By 7 Direct Hits at lwo is Repaired

SUICIDE PLANE DROPS LOAD ON. U.S. HAZELWOOD   Ten Officers, 67 Men Are Killec Or Missing In Blast

Airborne Troops Hasten Cleanup of Enemy on Luzon; Nips Abandoning More Oil

NIP OKINAWA CASUALTIES HIT 110,000   Tokyo Admits Fall Of Island; Admiral’s Body !s Found

1,259 CAPTURED OR KILLED SATURDAY   Jap Commander QTA Found With Staff With Throats Slashed

TOKYO FINALLY ADMITS LOSS OF WHOLE ISLAND   4,259 Japs Captured or Killed Saturday Alone

Tokyo Admits Okinawa Fall  To Americans   Enemy Loss Of Men Is More Than 110,000 For Campaign   ADMIRAL KILLS SELF   Gen. Ishijima Siill Hunted By Yanks  In (Caves

Jap Losses On Okinawa Pass 110.000 Mark   Japanese Finally Admit Loss of Isle To U. S. Forces

Parade Will Move At 7:15 Over Night; Program Will Follow At City Anditorium   CHARLERETTES, KILTY WAC BAND TO PARADE

PARADE PLANS ARE COMPLETE FOR TONIGHT   Parade Over “Downtown Streets ny Start At 7:15; rram Follows

Wheeler Hot For Pear! Harbor Probe   Montana Senator Wants All Communications To Be Considered

THREATEN LAST MINDANAO BASE   Yanks Smash Forward Another Five M iles to Valencia

Yanks Nearing Valencia Base   Enemy’s Last Air Strip In Mindanao

YANKS NEAR AIR BASE ON MINDANAO   31st Division Is Within 8 Miles -Of Valencia--.--

YANKS GAIN ON MINDANAO ISLE   Valencia Airfields Nearec By U. S. 31st Division

Troops Draw Near Airfield On Mindanao   Valencia Is Last Airbase Held By Japanese On Island

VALENCIA, LAST MINDANAO BASE IS THREATENED   Capture Would Aid Yanks in Bombing Rest of Island

TWO COLUMN CLOSING ON CAPITAL   Indicate City Will Topple Without Major Fight   37TH DIVISION   Crosses Angat River Near Malolos: Resistance Is Light And Scattered

American Forces Race Toward Manila; Triumph Seems Sure   One U. $. Group Is Within 18 Air Miles  Of Goal; Japanese Troops Are oo. ta Reeth Cath Chief Save

Manila May Be Taken Soon Without Major Fight; One Column Only 18 Miles Out

American Forces Race Toward Manila; Triumph Seems Sure  } fm... Li e ae ae le VAS tale tee 120 Ate AAtlaece

TWO AMERICAN COLUMNS RACE NEARER MANILA   Philippine Capital Expected To Be Liberated Shortly Without Major Fight

Two Yank Columns © Race Toward City 18 Air Miles Away   Liberation. of’ Capital Without ‘Major Fight — Is. Now Expected =

YANK COLUMNS RAGE TOWARD CITY OF MANILA   Strongly Indicated Philippines May Be Liberated Without Much Fight

Less Than 18 Miles" Away   Signs Indicate Capital May Fall Without Major Fight, As Americans Roll Swiftly On

Two Yankee Forces Race  For Manila   Fall of Capital Without Major Fight Appears Possible

Manila May Yield Without Major Battle  TB Aebhwe @ende 2 Powerful   Gen. MacArthur Sends 3 Powerful - Aemored Columns Against Capital

Powerful olumns Race oward City   Believe Capital May Be Freed Without Fight

Armies Racing For Capital Of Philippines   Enemy Warship Sunk, Two Damaged In Air Attacks

MANILA MAY — FALL WIT HOUT ~ MAJOR FIGHT   Two Yank ‘Columns _- Race. Upon . City. .-  ON LUZON TODAY   Report’ 131,000. Japs Died On Leyte be Island °.

MANILA NEARED BY U, S. FORCES: FALL EXPECTED   Believe Capital Will Be Taken Very Easily

Liberating Forces Race For Manila   One U. S. Column Less Than 18 Air Miles Away; Jap s Resistance Scattered

—PH. ILIPPIN. ES— Liberation Of Capital  Seen. Near   Japs Expected To Quit City Without Putting Up Major Fight

sland Capifal May Be Seized Without: Fight   Nearest U. S. Forces Less Than 18 Miles Away By. Airline

Tanks Race To ( apito! From Four Pomts   Sensational Thrust  Of Cavalry Division Cuts Japanese Forces fn North, South Luzon

2 Yank Columns Race for Manila   Philippine Capital May be Freed Without Major Fight

CAPITAL MAY BE LIBERATED SOON WITHOUT A FIGHT   FIRST U. S. CAVALRY SWEEPS FORWARD 57 MILES IN 24 HOURS

B-29s, Carriers Strike Anew At Japan Cities   Over 300 Superforts Repeat Raid On Nagoya, Aircraft Center; Navy Planes Blast Kyushu Island

CANADA VOTES ON NEW PARLIAMENT   THREE WAY FIGHT FOR CONTROL IN TODAY’S ELECTION

Canadians Pick New Parliament  At Polls Today   King’s Liberals In 3-Wav Ficht

HEAVY FIGHTING IS UNDER WAY MONDAY AN IWO ISLAND   EYE-WITNESS REPORT OF MARINE INVASION OF TOKYO STEPPING-STONE

Two PERSONS HURT JN AUTO MISHAPS   Pedestrians Struck in ‘Ae: - cidents sahutday ¢ and 8 Sunday —

TWO PERSONS HURT IN AUTO MISHAPS   Pedestrians Struck i in Ac cidents Saturday and : Sunday

FIGHT OVER TAX — REDUCTION LOOMS   MOVEMENT FOR DEEP cur PROCEEDS DESPITE TRUMAN'S RECOMMENDATION.

Heavy Tax Slash fo Ease Burden Still Favored by Many   Knudson Says Recovery ls Impossible Under Present Schedule

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF ATTACK ON JAPAN BY CARRIER PLANES   MOST OF INFORMATION CAME FROM LISTENING IN ON NAVAL BOMBERS

Scores of Jap Planes Are Caught Aground During Prolonged Raid on Tokyo

PLANES BOMB CAPITAL MORE THAN 9 HOURS   Eyewitness Reports Smoke Rose 7,000 Feet in Air ac Fleet Struck  —_

IPANIC REIGNS IN TOKYO  Smoke Rises 7,000 Feet In Air Over Burning City

JAPS PANICKED FROM CAPITAL TO YOKOHAMA   Greatest Sea-Air Fleet Ever Ase sembled Continuing Attack on 700-Mile

Catch Scores of Nip Planes On Airfields   ‘Give "Em Hell,’ Observer Hears Pilots Shout Over Radios

CARRIER ATTACK ON JAPAN LASTS 9 HOURS OR MORE   GREATEST FLEET EVER ASSEMBLED DARES JAP NAVY TO WAGE BATTLE

Smoke Over Mile High From Fires Burning From Japan’s Capital To Yokohama Today

Smoke Rises 7,000 Feet From Jap  , Capital Struck by U. S$. Bombers

Japanese Look for Landing As Warships Steam Within 300 Miles of Homeland

More Than 1,300 Planes Drop Over Thousand Tons Of Explosives In 9 Hours

Amny, Navy, Marine and RAF of Six Major Air Forces Deal Big New Blows, Destroy at Least 44 Vessels

Six Air Forces Batter Nips on Wide Front   At Least 44 River Craft, Ships Are Reported Sunk

RAF Reports On Destruction Of Warplanes, Bombs   Defended Britain In Hour OF Peril

Fields, Ranges Take On Lush Green Under Rainy Skies  Crops, Uvestem: Rene — in Heavy   Crops, Livestock Benefit Alike in Heavy Rains Blanketing Montana as Helena Receives More Than One Inch

Fields, Ranges Take On Lush Green Under Rainy Skies  Crops, Livestock Benefit Alike in Heavy Rains Blanketing Montana as lo Deentcrne Mlarea Than One Inch

SOME UF HITLER'S PLANS TOLD TODAY   In War Crimes Court Now Being Held in Nuernberg

TO USE GAS ON GIECHS BARED   Would Apologize If German Planes Were Seen Over Poland.

‘Hitler Had Decided Fate of : Crechoslovakia Four Months Before Munich Conference

Documents Show Hitler Decided to Wreck Czechoslovakia Before Munich

Hitler Order For Attack Came Early   Decided to Strike a’ Cechoslovakia Before Munich

Hitler Planned Destruction Of Czechoslovakia   Nazis Were Ready To Employ Gas And Claim Czechs Used It First

NAZIS DECIDED BEFORE MUNICH TG HIT CZECHS   Were Pressing Preparations To Strike During Talk With ..-~Chamberlain -

EARLY PLANS OF AITLER REVEALED   Decided Before Munich that Czechs Must Be Destroyed

Attack on Czechs Determined Before Munich, Court Told   Hitler Was Preparing to Strike While Negotiating With Chamberlain   LIST OF PROPAGANDA INCIDENTS READIED   Nazi High Command Differed With Fuchrer, Nuernbere Tribunal. Hears

Order To Attack Signed May 30, Evidence Shows   Germans Were Ready To Use Gas if Need Arose, Court Hears

NO CITIES SAFE FROM BOMBINGS   Army Puts Emphasis On Dreaded New Nuclear Energy Weapons

NO DEFENSE FOR ATOMIC BOMBS, CONGRESS TOLD   No Trick Way Of Gettin; Rid Of Weanow Scientist  Diarlarae   HOUSE LIKELY TO REOPEN HEARINGS

No Defense For A-Bom), Science and Army Claim  Counter-Measures Same as Agaimst Any Other Bomb;  Groves Promoted

Science, Army Team Up, Tell Congress No Defense Yet Found Against A-Bomb

Science, Army Make Dangers Of Bomb Clear   No Defense Against Atomic Wapon Except Usual Kind

Declare Berlin Being Fortified   Defenses Being Constructed In Streets Of City Say Reports From City  Re 2TEN LEICA AW

RUSSIA TOLD UNO MUST BE DEMOCRATIC   Britain and U. S. Delegates Adopt “Plain Talk’ Tactics.

Anglo-American Delegates Caution Reds Against Strongrm Tactics In Balkans. Iran

Express Concern Over Jap Conflict   Nationalists Asked To Work Out Settlement

Accused Italian War Criminal Makes Escape   General Mario Roatta, On Trial For Crimes, Flees After Being Permitted To Visit Friend: Wife Questioned: SLO.000 Reward Offered For Him

Italian Fascist Leader Escapes   General Mario Roatta Being Sought In Rome

Gen. Mario Roatta, On Trial As War Criminal, Escapes From Prison

Bevins Against Governments Of Three Countries   Says Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary Groups Not Representative.

Setup in Balkans Flayed by Bevin   Three Soviet-Sponsored Governments Are Scored

Bevin Charges 3 Balkan. Regimes Do Not Represent Views of People

BEVIN ATTACKS RUSSIAN RULE   Says Controlled Governments Still Under Dictator

Bevin Protests Governments In  Three Countries   Full Dress Debate Is Opened On New British Party’: Foreign Views

British Turn Down 3 Nations’ Regimes   Bevin Says Governments of Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary Do Not Represent Views of a Majority of the People.

Foreign Minister Says’ Lnpression Is One Type Of Totalitarianism Being Replaced by Another

SAYS COUNTRIES D0 NOT REPRESENT VIEWS OF PEOPLE   Governments Set Up in Bul. garia, Rumania and Hungary, Not Acceptable.   STATEMENT BY BEVIN   All Three Countries Are in the Soviet Sphere of Influence.

‘Says Majority. i.  In3 Countries   Opposes Status   Bevin Declares “Bulgaria. Romania’ And Hungary AL In “Soviet Suhere’’

Rule in Balkans Not Acceptable, Britain Asserts   Bulgaria, Romania, HungaryStill Have Totalitarian Rule,

To Defer Men In » Food Industrie:   Selective Service Author izes WEA to Certify Occunalional Deierments

ONE KILLED IN HALIFAX ARSENAL FIRE   Fires Still Burning But Are Under Control

HALIFAX FIRES UNDER CONTROL   EVACUEES ARE RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES

Evacuees Return  To Their Homes   Battle Flames At the  Burnside Naval Arsenal

ONE. KILLED IN HALIFAX BLAST   Evacuees. Return ..To Homes Near Naval Arsenal

Firemen Stem Halifax Blaze   Arsenal Blast Kills One: Four Missing

NOTICE: MEMBERS TEN AS STATE GUARD TUESDAY, FER. 8. 1945, 8 FPR. M.

Ex - Treasury Director Not Asked To Quit   Morgenthau Says He Failec To Make Self Clear In New York Statement

World Awaits Details From Truman   Previous Message Is Reported Unrelated to Pact; High International Officials Momentarily Expect End-of-War News Despite Stubborn Silence

Ward Case Goes to Circuit Court   Government Appeals Ruling on Authority

ARMS PARLEY MAY COME ON JAPS’ DEFEAT   World Meet Held Probable From Plans Laid at San Francisco Conference.

Arihs Parley May Follow Jat Defeat   ‘tan for Armed Force, Regulated Reduction in Armament

Arms Parley Is Due To Follow Japan's Defeat   United Nations Looking Forward To Reduction  In Aeomad Favcns

AAMS REDUCTION CONCLAVE LOOMS   Big Four Due to Reach Agreement on Statement Backing Veto-Voting Formula

Arms Conference May Follow Close On Japs’ Downfall   Plans Provide For Force Ample To Keep Peace

Disarmament Meel To Follow Close On Defeat of Japs   United Nations Conference Makes Provisions for Slash, Nations Pool Police Power

—CONFERENCE— Arms Parley “Is Expected   United. Nations’ Session ‘May Follow Soon Aftez Japan’s Defeat

ARMS CONFAB IS PROBABLE   Maintenance and Reduction May Be Settled

United Nation Arm: Conference May Follow Jap Defeat  World Security Plans Are Being Put Into Final Form Now

World Security Plans Advanced  At Conference   ‘United Nations May Make Plans for Arms Conference After Japan Has Been “Defeated.

A PROBABILITY   Proposed Conference Would Follow Close on Defeat Of Japan.   TWO MORE OBJECTIVES

‘PEACE-KEEPING FORCES MAPPED   Conferees Also Draft Plans For Regulated Arms Cut

United Nations  Will Discuss  Armaments Conference To  Follow on Defeat Of Tanan

United Nations Disarmament Conference May Be Called After The Defeat Of Japan   Plans Call For Maintenance Of Forces Large Enough To Safequard Peare

Present Plans Provide For Armament Reduction Maintenance of Forces.

Parley: On Arms. Seen Following Defeat Of Jap:             : leach Final: Agreement Of Vets Formula Today

Disarm Parley  Will Be Next   United Nations Plan New Program After Fall af lanan

UNITED NATIONS ARMS CONFERENCE MAY BE AFTER DEFEAT JAPAN   THIS PLAN EMERGED FROM WORLD SECURITY CONFER. ENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO

Nations Study Future Slash ‘In Arms Load   Talk of Conference After Jap Downfall  Bimoernvea at 'Nriaenan

Arms Parley Likely After Javan Yields   Security Conference Practically Agreed on Peace Force

Arms Conference Likely To Follow Defeat Of Japan   United Nations In Substantial Agreement On Obtective.

DISARMAMENT PARLEY HINTEL   United Nations May Meet To Consider- Action After V-J Day

Plan Arms Reduction Conference   Meeting After Defeat Of Japan. Will Detail ‘Size of Peace Force, Plan Arms Reduction

Predict Arms Session After Japs’ Defeat   Disarmament Plans Shape Up at San Francisco Peace Conference

Conclave on Arms  Predicted   Forces Large Enough to Safeguard Peace, Gradual Cut Favored

Disarmament Meet of United Nations Being Considered   It Likely Will be Held After Japanese go Down in Defeat

BIG SHELLS EXPLODE IN HEART OF COLOGNE   German Broadcast Says Heavy Fire Causes Houses to Collapse Without Being Hit.

kngel Mural Seems Out of Place--illo Is Investigated        Lawmakers Get All Heated Up Over Actions

Tth War Loan Of 26 Billion Biggest Ever   Another Bond Drive Likely in November Though:Not So Big

ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT TO RAISE $131,537 IN 7TH BOND DRIVE   Bleiblerville Wins 3rd Place, Industry 2nd, County Has 55.4%

Gattle Feeders to Banquet at Masonic Hall a Laurens Friday Evening, Getoher 15

TRUMAN KEEPING HEAVY SCHEDULE   President Meets Cabinet, Legislators and FDR’s Eldest Son

Iwo Jima Saves About 30 B-29s From Crashing   Major Breakthrough In Philippines Theatens To Trap 2 Divisions.   TAPS PEGS TOR Yh)

4000 MARINES KILLED ON (We   Breakthrough In Philippines Threaten 2 Jap Battalions

iwo Jima, Bought at High Price in American Lives, one of Main Stepping Stones for Air Assault That Causes Nips To Evacuate Cities and Shout Invasion Fears - - Luzon Conquest Progressing

B-29 Attacks Spread Death  Across Japan   Thirty Returning Planes Saved At Iwo, Bought With 4,000 Lives

Superfortress Landings On lwo Save Many Lives   Breakthrough In Philippines May Trap Jap Troops

4,000 U. $, DEAD ON WO JIMA TO SAVE AIRMEN   Two Nip Units on Luzon Face Trap; Sixth Division General Killed   PACIFIC FRONT

4,000 MARINES KILLED DURING WO CAMPAIGN   Price Is High for Vitel Airbose — Japs Lose 20,000 Killed

Iwo Is Life Saver For B-29 Crews   Yanks Score Breakthrough In Philippines

Major Breakthrough In Philippine: : Threatens Two Jap Battalions

Ask Police Help Enforce Curfew   Midnight Entertainment Rule Effective Monday

5: ieneaavena sass ielipaiiian Datta eae  WMC to Ask IC to Ask Police  Curfew Assistance

Wallace “Getting Cockeyed” Senator ‘ Charges in Committee Hearing Today

HE'S ‘COCKEYED’   Commerce Secretary’s Bitter Tongue Arouses Senator

U.N.R.R.A. Get Strong Backing By Fisenhower   -Lehman, Relief Body Head, Says Agency Needs More Funds

Relief Okayed  By Eisenhower   General Pleads for Fund: T. Tina Wap *

BACKS UNRRA   Eisenhower Comes to Defense of Agency on Two  Points Stressed by Critics

United Nations Relief Upheld By Eisenhower   Acting Chief of Staff De‘y+ fends UNRRA Before . House Groun

Relief Agency Defended by  Eisenhower   Knows from His Own Observations the Good Work UNRRA  Has Done in Europe

UNRRA DEFENDED BY EISENHOWER   Says Agency Is Best Means Of Fostering Interna tional Cooperation

Lehman, UN-RRA _Head, -Wains Program Is Nearing Standstill Because a Lack of Suffi-

Unifed Nations Relief Usheld By Eisenkower   Acting Chief of Staff Defends UNRRA Before House Group

LIGHT VOTE IS PREDICTED FOR STATE PRIMARY      No Statewide Offices Are A Stake—Local Contests Only

Light Vote Is Indicated   20 Cities to  Elect Mayors;  Two Superior Court Vacanies to Be Fille

KRAMER SAYS ALL HE DID WAS ObtY HIS COMMANDERS   Says Atrocities Were All Committed Upon Direct Orders Of His Superiors in The SS.   HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HE’S A SCAPEGOAT   “Beast of Belsen” Takes Stand to Explain Why He Conducted Camps As He Did in Germany

Secret War Report Given To Conaress   Roosevelt Refuses to Accept _ Francis Perkins’ Resignation; 16 Senators Pledge Support to UN Organization

WALLACE-JONES  DISPUTE COMES  UP FOR AIRING BOTH HAVE BEEN  ASKED TO TESTIFY AT PIIRI IC HEARING

President Declares Trying Times Ahead for Nation  _ Problem Includes Government, Industry. Labor

PRESIDENT TRUMAN VIEWS COMING POST-WAR PERIOD VERY CRITICAL ONE IN HISTORY OF THENATION *

Truman Sees Crisis Soon:  Aftter'War   Three Problems Face Government, Labor  And Industry

Truman Pictures Postwar America  Sees Three Major Problems Pending

President Truman Sees Early Post-War Period As Most Critical In Nation's Histor   RV FRNEST BRB. VACCARO

LONDON, Jan. 5—)—Prime Minister Churchill conferred today with General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.

Nation’s fooc supply faces heavy strain  European needs  * aeerte: weurententtweee

Increasing Strains Put On U.S. Price Food Controls   Black Markets And Growing Need: Of Freed Peoples Worry Washineten

Food Controls Strained by Rising Needs   Many Officials W orried Lest Price Control and Market Break Down

FOOD CONTROLS ENCOUNTERING SEVERE TESTS   Due To Ballooning 0! Needs Of Liberated Peoples And Black Markets   RATION POINTS ARE INCREASED ON FATS

Rationing, Price Control Are Facing Strain  Many Officials Are Frankly Worried  About the Situation

Federal Food Distribution Is Possibility   Drastic Carbs To Ease Steain on Supplies hpe Peeclipted

Food Ration System Under Heavy Strain In The Nation   Already Insufficient Civilian Supplies May be Cut to Feed European People—Black Market Spread Must be Controlled. ~

WAR MOBILIZER BYRNES RESIGNS   Broad Official Hint Given That Hitler Is As (,00d As Beaten   Today's News Hinhlights

Acceptance of Byrnes’ Resignation Indicates  Nearness-of V-E Day

Byrnes Quits. Vinson Given  Mobilizer Jot   FDR Accepts Resignation, Indicating His Belief VLE Dov Ie Neur

‘Resignation Of Byrnes Accepted As Hint European Conflict Near Conclusion: Vinson To Take Office

BYRNES SAYS V-E DAY NOT FAR DISTANT   War Mobilizer Quits and Vinson Is Given Job

Says V-E Day Near   i ways V-E way Near Byrnes Resigns; Vinson Has Noc

Byrnes Quits His Job as War Mobilizer   Vinson to Succeed Him; Resignation Broadest Official Hint to Date War in Europe Ending

JAP WARSHIPS LINE UP TO SURRENDER   FOURTEEN, HALF REMAINING FLEET, ARE ANCHORED IN PORT OF SASEBO,

Steps To Revise Potsdam Pact Said Under Way      Truman Sees No Need For Future Meeting of Major Leaders

U8, ASKS CHANGE IN POTSNAM PACT REGARDING REIGH   Negotiations Are Under Way to Improve Four-Power Control System, President Tells News Conference .   OBJECTION TO VETO UNDER CONSIDERATION   Chief Executive Also Asserts Reconversion of Industry From War to Peace-Time Basis Is Near Completion

POTSDAM DECLARATION   President Says UNO Will Take Place of Bia 3 Conferences

TO REVISE POTSDAM: DECLARATION   President Says UNO Will Take Place of Biq 3 Conferences

AT REVISION FOR POTSDAN   Washington Seeks to Remedy Difficulties of 4-Power Control of Reich.

DECLARATION OF POTSDAM MAY BE REVISED, REPORT   Pres, Truman States Nation Has Taken Steps In That Direction

U.S. Is Seeking Some Modification Of Potsdam Code   Trying to Remedy  Difficulties in Control of Germany, Says Truman

Would Erase Faults In Present Control System For Germany   ; Says: “Special Meets’ ‘Gatised Break-Down

THREE ARMIES HIT FOR LAST NAZI CITADEL   Head for or Bavarian Alps Along Front Of 200 Mlies_.. «

Three Armies Advance Toward Last Citadel   British Guns Pound Port Of Hamburg

Allies Strike for Redoubt  U. S. 3ed, 7th,   U. S. 3rd, 7th,  And French Ist Armies Drive to Cut Nazt Withdrawal

THREE ARMIES PUSHINTO LAST NAZI CITADE!   British Also Envelop Bremen and Storm Hamburg Suburbs

BRITISH CIRCLE BREMEN, STORM INTO HAMBURG   Strategy Prevents Enemy Rally From Prolonged Alps Stand

ALLIES STRIKE FOR LAST NAZI HIDING PLAGE   British Forces in North Envelop Bremen and Storm Into Hamburg

3 Allied Armies Move on Forts in Bavarian Alps   British Armored Divisions To North Close on Bremen and Hamburg

ASK GENUINE PEACE Catholics Charge Religious Persecutions Under Russians

Soviets Charged With Brutal And Sunning Religious Cruelty In Lands Now In Their Sphere

Persecution Laid fo Russ   Catholic Bishops of U.S. Charge Soviets Violate War Objects

Bishops View Red Acts Oppressive   Religious Persecutions Charges in Area Of Soviet Influence

Catholics Score Reds Religious  Persecutions U. S. Bishops Also  Critical of Policies  By United Nations

Bishops Flay Russ Actions  Religious Persecution Characd In Statement’

Claim ‘Religion Persecuted In Soviet Sector   Catholic Bishops Charge Russia With Using “Brutal and Cunning” Methods   Contradiction of  Our High [deals   Declare America Has Power and Right to Demand Genuine Peaee Based ou Justice

AUTO INDUSTRY, AND UNIONS APPARENTLY: BELIEVE . NA+ TIONWIDE STRIKE 18 INEVITABLE -

General Motors Employes Vote On Wednesday   Fear That Strike In Great Motor Industrv Will Be Developed   OTHER AUTO PLANTS WILL VOTE LATER

Auto Workers, Employers Get Set for Strike   General Motors Says Trouble Inevitable

ON BREAD AND WATER   Nazis Held at Jcfferson Barracks Refused to Work.

INTENSIVE SEARCH IN EAST. ERN OHIO AFTER 75-YEAROLD MAN IS BLAIN

Pearl Harbor Not Included In Special Measures  Other Areas Prepared For Attack

Philippines, Panama, West Coast Took Greater Defense Measures Than Hawaii After Nov. Warning

Show Pearl Harbor Had No Warning   Yommittee Members Clast Over Roosevelt’s Anti War Statement

‘DEFENSE ON COAST REVEALED   Pearl Quiz Army Report; Hawaii Least Defended

Philippines, Panama Canal, West Coast Command Made Extensi Preparations, but Short Alerted Command for Possible Sabotage .

Other Army Areas Were More Alert   Probe Committee Gets Army Reports on Preparedness Steps

Japan To Get Bombquakes 24 HoursaDay From Deadly Fleet of 8 OOO Army Planes

Heavier Attack Ready For Japs   8,000 Army Planes, Triple B-29 Loads to be Used Against Nippon

Army To Use  8,000 Planes  Against Japan Bomb Load of B-29s  Flying from Okinaws  Will Be Trivled

500 Superforts Plaster Third Jap City With 3,500 Tons Of  Incendiaries In Record Raid

PLAN JAP DEFENSE   Premier Suzuki Holds Conference With Prefectual  Governors

Jap Premier Appeals for Home Guard   Asks Governors To Act With Speed and  Determination

BOMBS RAIN DEVASTATION UPON NAGOYA   No Report of American Losses in Most Concentrated Incendiary Raid In Pacific War  PARADE 1,800 MILES

Jap Premier Acts. To Speed Nippon’  Mainland Defense      ed Pe epped Up

‘B-29 Parade Was 1,800 MilesLong;  ‘Carrier Planes  »Hit Jap Airfields

Diplomacy And Orders Shatter  Jan Wa Vv at Life   Must: Serve As Warning ‘That Fuedalism and Ag-gression Cannot Sueceed, MacArthur Says

Allies Report Diplomacy, Directives Effective in Smashing Jap Controls

JAP COMMUNISTS SPONSOR SEARCH FOR WAR GUILTY   ALLIES CLAIM NIP ECONOMIC CONTROL HAS BEEN BROKEN

Allied Occupation Is Said Smashing  Japan’s Feudalism          Communists «Plan. N: tionwide Cainpaign T ‘Probe and Prosecuité War Criminals. E

Democracy Introduced To Japanese   War-Minded Control System Fully Destroyed

Japan’s Communist Party  Wants Land Be Split Up   "0 Explain Democratic Principals to Japs to Prepare for Elections

Less Polio Is Predicted  Number Of Cases  QD nentionssme Tina liesn

Tank Forces Approaching Suburban Are:   American Forces Believed lo Be Speeding Unopposed Down Home Stretch.

3. and S Soviet netion Near       ratroops Reported Only ‘Miles From Capital;  Army Speeds Over Elbe

SEARCH FOR SLAYER OF GIRL GROWING   23 Year Old Waitress Was Philadelphian

Stores Face Bigeest Yule ‘Trade: Lower Prices Near   Government Speeds Reéonversion Plans

Reconversion Is Problem To Be Worked Out   Americons Enter First Full Week of Peace; Christmas Shopping Expected Big

Bright Picture For Immediate Future Given   Nation May Expect Biggest Christmas Shopping Season With Many Restrictions Ruled Out.

Store Shelves to Be Well Stocked b Christmas; Some Controls Will St

Biggest Christmas Shopping Season Predicted; People Are Requested To Hold On To War Bonds

RECONVERSION PROMISES MORE MERCHANDISE   Truman Orders Controls Kept Where Needed

TRUMAN PLANS TO KEEP FEW WAR AGENCIES   Price Control, WLB Scheduled To Continue; Cheaper Brand Goods Due

Reconversion Koundup  Biggest Yuletide in Years Forecast; OPA Aims at Lower Price on Nation's Clothing

OF WAR BANS IS EXPECTED   President Favors Drop. ping Controls Where He Can — Big Christmas Shopping Season Is Predicted.

Well Stocked Stores Seen By Christmas   Truman Orders War Controls Kept Where Needed—OPA Aims at Lower Clothing Prices

WellStocked Store Shelves Promised Christmas Shoppers; Wartime Controls To Continue   President To Abolish Many Wartime Agencies; Lower Clothing Prices Seen

Well-Stocked Store Shelves Seen For Yule   Lower Clothing Prices Likely ; To Continue Con. trols Where Needed.

 Plenty of ‘Gifts for Christmas   Reconversion Speeded As Nation Enters First foll Week of Pecce.

WELL STOCKED STORE SHELVES PROMISED SOON   U. S. to Have One of Its Largest Christmas Shopping Seasons

s INDICATED   Say Store Shelves Should Be Well Stocked By Christmas; Some Controls Will Remain.

U.S FACES BIG YULE SEASON   Biggest Shopping Period Lies Ahead; Federal Agencies Dying

Record-Breaking Christmas Ahead   Truman Orders Needed Wartime Controls Kept   Government Won’t Stop Cashing War Bonds; Lend-Lease Is Finished

Roosevelt Feared Nation’s Reaction fo Atlantic: Charter Meeting With Churchill, Welles Reveals

FAIL 10 QUIET FOOD DISPUTE   Administration Arguments Don’t Satisfy Packers, GOP Senators

Meat Packers, Republicans Hit Food Controls   Administration Attempts to Hush Discussion Overridden hy Protests of Opponents

‘ Administration Officials Try Vainly to Put Damper on Complaints About United States Food Shortage

Efforts to Quiet Food Complaints In Capital Fail   Packers, Republicans Keep Up Attacks on Impending Shortages

FOOD SHORTAGE CRIES CONTINUE   Nobody Going Hungry In America, Says Jones Of WEA

Food Shortage Complaints Aired in Senate   Administration Leaders Insist No One Going Hungry; Opposition Cry ‘Poor Management”

Jap Defenses Crumble As Marines Enter Shuri Fortress; Ball OF Island Canital Near

MARINES DRIVE FROM NAHA TO KOKUBA BIVE   Now Withi 0 Yards of Enci . Ocaipied Shwe.

Yanks Press To Encirele  Shuri Fort   Sixty-Day-Old Okinawa Campaign In Final Stages

Long Range Jap Policy Seeks to Break War Spirit  Ta lanve Na faikt The

OUTLINE LONG RANGE POLICY FOR JAPAN   All Details of Over-All Plan Made Public

JAPAN LOSES HOLD ON CASH AND INDUSTRY   United States Assumes Rigid Control of Economic and Social Structure.

U.S. Invokes Stern Policy For Japanese   Long-Range Occupation Calls For Junking Heavy Plants, Control Over Bank

JAPAN'S HEAVY INDUSTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED      Long-Range Occupation Policy Planned By United States

United States Completes Rigid Long Term Policy For Japan Occupation

Plans Leave No Question As To Ruler   Controls Scheduled To Be Maintained Indefinitely

Nation Aims to Better Lot of Japan’s People  Heavy Industries Slated to Go;

Reconversion Schedule Ahead.  Truman Reports   Says Cost of Living Has Declined Slightly Since Jap Surrender

President Says Reconversion Speeding Ahead   Also Reports Living Costs Show Decline Since Jap Surrender

rumnan Says veConversion  Going Well   Decluras Program Now  Ahead of S.hadule,  - AA gtr ita. tlot Asleep

Truman Reports Conversion Ahead          President Bevoud  vs Program dule

Reconversion Ahead of Schedule vee  President Reads Report At  Thursday News Conference

{Reconversion Ahead of Schedule $$$ emule  President Reads Report At   Thursday News Conference

RECONVERSION REPORT MADE   President Reports Returr To Peacetime Economy  Ahead of Schedule

Reconversion Is Ahead of Its Schedule   Statement Is Made By Presidem; Says  Living Cost Down

Truman Reports on Reconversion  Declares Nation Is Ahead of Schedule

OUTLOOK 6 IN CHINA, HIGH GENERALS SAY   CHENNAULT THINKS INVASION NEEDED TO WHIP NIPPON

Yanks Win Toehold On Yaeju-Dake vs. 6 Counter - Blows   Seize 2 Towns, 4 Hills In Final Drive To  Clear Okinawa

MARINES HOLD KEY POSITION AFTER ATTACK   Fierce Jap Resistance Greets Yank Attempts to Expand Foothold

YANK FORGES GAIN FOOTHOLD ON YAEJU-DAKE      Marines Take Three Major Hill Positions in South Okinawa

SQUEEZE JAPS INTO POCKET OF PENINSULA   Repulse Six Jap Counter-Attacks Throughout Night

Me ’ Major Hill Fists Seized. bs “darine Units   F jerce Counter Attacks By Japanese Troops, = -Repoused By Yanks ©

Treasury Chief To Seek Repeal Of Normal Levy   Proposal Would Reduce Revenue By Four Billions

State May Be $60,000,000 in Red on Basis of New Bills   Be TTOAVY LAPHAM

Senate Poised To Vote Down Manpower Bill   tnformal Poll of Member: Re : ts Wold

Poll Shows Manpower Bill to Lose   Administration Continues Fight For ‘Job Freeze’

BUSINESS TAX CUTS HOLD UP RELIEF BILL’   Senate And House Conferees Disagree On Plans To Cut Nation’s Taxes   EXCESS PROFITS ISSUE   Houses Unable To Iron Out Differences As To How To Change Law

Have Conflict Over Tax Cuts   Proves Major Obstacle In Breaking Deadlock

Cuts For Big Business Has Tax Bill Locked   Excess Profits Tax Becomes Big Issue

NUSSIANS FIZH On Until Fremy ~ Lays Down Guns   xd Army $..-~shas Porward in Two Pronged Drive .

REDS CONTINUE TO ATTACK JAPS   RUSSIANS ORDERED TO FIGHT UNTIL JAPANESE LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS,

Russians Drive Toward Ancient Chinese Capital   Reds Are Ordered To Bat tle On until Japs Lay Down Arms

DAVAO IS LIBERATED BY YANKS   Dutch Indies Troops Are Participating In Borneo Drive

‘Probe Continues Into the Slaying of N. Y. Salesman. Widow’s Background Eyea

$50,000 Operatic Protege of Slain Man’s Widow Reveals Marriage Climaxed Plot Engineered by Austrian Baroness, Now Deported - - Mrs. Langford, Who Says ‘Oh, Good God No,’ She Wouldn’t Go to Funeral, Calls Storv Shakedown Attemot

Meanwhile, Poller Debye  Inte Background of Ma orion Langford, Weal thy Suciety Woman

$4 Is Smallest Item in Budget   Ambassador to Turkey Gets $3.500 for Launch Rental

  Doctiment Turns Out To Be Blunt Instrument  NoMonkeying With Budget Report

EXPERTS SAY CENTERS OF INDUSTRY TO BE IN. RUINS “WITHIN TWO MONTHS

lrene Mansfeldt Is Found Guilty  Matron Convicted Of Manslaughter

Mrs. Mansfeldt Convicted Of Manslaughter   Tried For Shooting To Death Nurse Who Was Friend Of Her Husband

Annie Irene Mansfeldt Convieted of Manslanghter3. Jury Yet to, Decide Insanity Plea

Socialite Guilty Of Manslaughter   Same Jury Will Decide If She Was Sane When She Shot Nurse

Iranian Forces Ordered To Defend Capital; Rebels Said Moving From North

Insurgent Military Force Moves Toward Iran Capital   Government Orders Tehran Defended at All Costs —~Groups in City Offer to Fight to Preserve Peace

Iran Goverment Says Insurgent Armed Force Ils Marching on Teherar

MEN UNDER ORDER TO DEFEND CAPITAL      Insurgent Military Forces / Reported Marching Toward Tehran:

“ORDERS ALL OUT DEFENSE   Iranian Government Tells Troops to Hold Capital City

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IRAN REBELS ON MARCH TO CAPITAL CITY   Allegedly Inspired By Russians, Revolters  Gain 56 Miles

Rebels March On Capital City of Tran   Authorities Ready to Defend Tehran at All Costs

REBELS MENACE ~— IRAN’S CAPITAI   Forces Of Insurgents Reported Marching On Tehran

Iranians Ordered To Defend Capital At All Costs   Insurgent Military. Forces Reported Marching to Tehran

Insurgent  Forces March On Tehran’   Government Forces To Defend Capital

Insurgent Military Force — Moves Toward Iran Capital   Government Orders Tehran Defended at All Costs —Groups i in City Offer to Fight t to Pre.   teartrwa Daare .

SEVENTEEN DIE AN: XMAS TREE FIRE   Hearing Starts Today To Determine Cause of Fire

‘Opened Door May Have Caused Flame: To Spread Quicker In Home for Aged

START INQUIRY IN DISASTROUS HOSPITAL FIRE   17 Lives Lost In Blaze In Christmas Eve Blaze At Hartford

Vote Planned In U.S. Plants On Nov. 28   Reconversion Program Threatened

TOKYO DENIES . EMPEROR HAS STEPPED OW   MacARTHUR REJECTS REPRE. SENTATIVE. OF INDUSTRIAL: 1578. Ag LRAISON OFFIOMS FOR OCCUPATION *

Hirohito Will Keep Throne, Says Minister   Nips Prohibited From Developing Atomic Bomb

Many Top Rank Proposals Face lowa Assembly   State Income Tax Re vision Issue Is Among Minct Praccing.

Taxpayers Ass’n Sees Many M ajor Proposals Coming Before the 51st General Assembly

Germans Are Not What They Seem  Smiling and Eriendiy t hy Da\ Dav f But Sinisterand D: cicciiaake he ‘Night. Yanke  earn

‘German Underground Terrorists   Prowl at Nieht Behind Yank Lines

YANKEES SEIZE MONEY, RADIUM FROM JAPANESE   Had Been Shipped . from Czechoslovakia By Nazis

RADIUM FROM CZECHOSLOVIA IS RECOVERED      $3,000,000 Worth of Silver Seized in Jap Storehouse

Radium Stolen By Japs Seized By Yank Troops   Another $5,500,000 In Bullion, Other Valuables Taken

YANKS SEIZE MORE BULLION IN JAPAN   Seizure Also Includes Quantity Of Stolen Radium

NEW JAP HOARD SEIZED BY U.S.   Bullion and Radium Finds Total Five Million

Reveal Japs Perfect New Type Plane   One Will Be Sent to U. S For Study by American  Bngineers

Yanks Find 5 Million InJap Money, Radium   Government Reluctant to Obey Edict for Diplomatic Isolathioen

YANKS SEIZE HUGE RADIUM LOOT OF JAPS   Czech Supply Stolen By Nazis Found At Osaka; Gold Also Recovered

TROUBLES OVER BALKANS NEAR BiG 5 SOLUTION   United States Offers to Recognize Soviet Supported Hungary

Chief Executive During World War I Succumbs At His Home ln Cam uridee of Pneumonia

MacArthur Made Boss of Emperor   Colorful American General Gets Job Of Governing Foe He Whipped Back

 4-H Work Keeps Carroll County Boys On Land, Makes Homemakers of Girls

4-H Work Keeps Carroll County Boys On Land, Makes Homemakers of''

American Airpower Attacks Jap Bases From Paramushiro  To Borneo And Yap To China   Air Force’s Widespread Operations Participated In By Units From Europe

U.S. Airpower Reinforced By European Units Sweep Skies Over Enemy Domain

US Airpower In Pacitic Given Boost By Vets   Units From Europe Join In Sweepin; Skies; New A-26:  In Action

Yank Air Power With ETO Units Sweeps Pacific  First Airmen from Europe   First Airmen from Europe Join Far East Air Forces in Attacking Jap Homeland

Yank Planes Sweep Wide Pacific Area  From Paarmushiro to   From Paarmushiro to Borneo, From Yap to Ching. They Ranae

AMERICAN AIRPOWER SWEEPING SKIES OF WIDE PACIFIC AREA  FAR EASTERN AIR FORCES JOINED BY PLANES AND “DITOTS EROM FIJROPE

Air Units From Europe Join Far Eastern Forces In Attack on Japanese

YANK AIRPOWER SWEEPS PACIFIC   Strike From Paramushiro To Borneo And From Yap To China Coast.

US. Fliers From Europe Hit Jans   Americon Planes  Suse eping Pacific

White Christmas In Pennsylvania   For Holiday With Continued Cold

BUILDING 4F TOWN FOR ATOMIC BOMB MAKING INTERESTING  BLAKESLEE TELLS HOW SECRET EVERYTHING

WO JIMA BIG LOSS TO JAPS      Island Will Afford Strateg. ic Bases Close To Nip Homeland

Iwo Invasion Milestone on RoadtoTokye   } mac os a ‘Only as Far From Japs’  Capital as Bahamas  From Washington

3ig Four Reach Agreement on Yumbarton Plar       Success of Conference Now Assured, Molotov Declares; Hope Voiced For Settlement of Polish Question

Similar Parley Was Wrecked Shortly After World War I Through Collective Bargaining Principles   SEE UNITED LABOR FRONT AT MEETING

Labor-Industry — Parley Navigates Bargaining Goals   Committees Getting © ~ Down To Bed Rock™ On Major Problems

All Six Committees Exploring Basis For Peace, Approve Principles Of It   Delegates Getting Down To Problems   Agreement Also Reported On Improving Ways To Handle All Grievanees

‘Small: Nations Impatient at Delay (Of Big Five in Answering Queries About the Yalta Voting Formula   indicate Big. Three: Have’ Agreed On Main Points of Policy for Allied Occupation, Control of Germany

“Little” Nations Impatient Over Big Five Delay   Concede They Will Have To Acquiesce To Present Veto Power —

Little Nations Are Impatient On Vote Delay   Failure To Answer Questions On Formula Slows Down Conference

Small Nations Impatient at Delay Of Big Five in Answering Queries About the Yalta Voting Formula

Nazis Attempt To Hit Dromes Back of Lines   Allied Heavyweights. Blas! At Of). Communications In Poaruleraus Force

GERMANS LOSE 24] PLANES IN BOLD ATTACKS   Nazis Bomb Airfields In France, Belgium  And Holland

Use Some U.‘S. Planes Captared: in Luxembourg In. Surprise ~Attacks--~-~-

241 German Craft Blasted   Attack on American Aerial Bases Costly

Nazis throw mighty aerial fleet at allies  Raiders lose at least 241 planes

Nazi Air Force Attacks Allied Air Fields   Luftwaffe Loses 24] of Its Carefully Hoarded Airplanes

AIR ASSAULT COSTS NAZIS 208 PLANES   Allied Fields Bombed in Bold Raid by the Luftwaffe

Nazis Lose 20£ Planes in  Airfield Raids   Allies Return Blow With 6000 Craft Over Reich Cities

AIR ASSAULT COSTS NAZIS 208 PLANES      Allied - Fields” Bombed " ‘in _ Bold Raid by the Luftwaffe

Lieut. Robert Koenig. Tn’ German’ Priso) Our Forces Have: Taken:

Peace Measure Gets Unanimous Backing at Historic Meeting   Pres. Truman’s Talk Tonight at 6:45 Will Close Nine-Week Conference

CHINA FIRST TO SIGN CHARTER   New World League is Approved By Conference

China First To Sign Worle Security Pact  Pracidant Will   President Will Address Final Peace Session

Eight Hours Will Be Re quired For All Nations To Affix Signatures   Truman Will Close  Meeting Tonight   Koo, Signing For China, Filled With Emotion On ‘This Great Day’

Koo Starts Ceremonies  Of Signing   Delegates Approve Pact To Maintain Enduring Peace

GOVERNMENT SEEKS ADDED AUTHORITY   Tokyo Knows Decisive Battle Near as Yanks Gain on Okinawa   BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

‘ARREST FOUR IN MYSTERY   FORMER “PURPLE GANGSTERS" AND BODYGUARDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH . SENATOR'S MURDER

GIRL, 19, SICKENS OF LOVE UNDER STARS, STEALING FOOD, AND SLEEPING ON SNOW

Canadian Troops Drive Half Way Across Holland   British Push Ca Dutch Sea Coast in Bid to Lift V-Boms Siege

MONTGOMERY’S TANKS ALREADY HALF-WAY ACROSS HOLLAND’S WAIST HEADED FOR BREMEN; GERMANS SO INTENT ON FLIGHT THEY HAVE LOST ABILITY TO FIGHT.   (By the United Press)  BULLETIN

B-298 RAID JAP PLANE FACTORY   Naha Line Holds on 5th Day of All-Out American Offensive

Farm Support Program for Soy Bean Producers      FARMERS SHOULD FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH MARKETING FACTS

VIENNA LIFELINES (UT BY RUSSIANS      Moravian Frontier: Is ‘Grssad by Ukrainian Army

REDS WIN BATTLE NORTH OF VIENNA   CUT LIFELINES TQ CAPITAL IN TANK FIGHT—-NARROW NAZL USCAPE GAP.

VIENNA ESCAPE GAP NARROWEL   Reds Invade Southern Moravia, Slug Ahead Toward Bruenn

REDS oEVER LAST VIENNA LIFELINES   Forces Leave Doomed Nazi Troops in Capital Only 7 Miles Escape Gap; Bitter Fighting Continues

MILITARY AGENTS SEARCH FOR RADIO   Broadcast To German People Says Hitler Will Return

‘Hitler Will Return!’ Hidden Radio Tells Defeated People of Germany

American Army Attempts to, Trace Broadcast From German Radio Station: Young Ribbentrop Found

Secret Nazi Radio Blares News Hitler Will Return To ‘Save’ Reich

HITLER RETURN IS ACSLAIMED   Nazi Broadcast Pieked Up From Clindestine Station

Dempsey Says Hatch And Bratton Are Eligible and Competent For Supreme Ct

British Restore Order in Palestine City  Five Die, 100 Are Wounded in Tel Aviv Rioting

British Troopers Back Up ‘Punishment By Death’ Order, Halt Tel Aviv Row

British Forces Hold Tel Aviv: Rioting Ended   Warning to Rioters Given by the Occupying Forces

TEL AVIV ORDERLY_ AS TROOPS ACTIVE      British. Parachute - hute Soldiers Enforce Complete Curfew?5 Killed, 100 Wounded -—

TEL AVIV DISORDERS HALTED BY BRITISH   Five Persons Killed, 100 Wounded in Rioting—Curfew to Be Lifted.

QUELL RIGTING IN PALESTINE   Five Jews Killed, More Wounded In Latest Demonstration

TROOPS QUELL JEWISH RIOTS   Warning of Punishment By Death Brings Order In  Palestine Cities

Tannenberg Serious Loss   Very Heart of Prussianism. What Arlington Means To Americans

CLEMENCY DENIED CONVICTED KIDNAPEF   President Wipes Out Robinson’s Last Chance to Save Life.

And It'll Be Worse  Thousands of  Japanese Made  Jobless, Homeless   ‘Nip Government Making Preparations For Evacuation of Populaces.

U. S. Studies Use Of Naval Bases Offered By Dutch In East Indies

BOMBERS DROP SEA MINES IN JAPAN ATTACK   Attempt to Choke Off Remaining Jap Sea and Air Power

Intensified Air’ Attacks Continue ‘On Home Islands   150 Superfortresses Hit Naval Aircraft. Plant, Big Airfields ~

SEVEN HEAVY ATTACKS RUIN SAIGON PLANT   More Superforts Out In Another Strike At Kyushu Cities

4.000 Greyhound Bus Employes In Strike Ranks   Walkout Does Not Affect Transportation West of Mississippi

Greyhound Bus Strike Opens Qn East Lines   Western Union Faced With 5-Hour ‘Halt’  Tomorrow   STUDY NEW POLICY   Rubber Stoppage Ends At Akron: Plan  Negotiations

Six Persons Meet Flaming Death in Utah Bus Wreck   Twenty-seven Injured as Vehicle Overturns, Burns After Tire Blows Out on Highways Rescued Passengers Unaware Others Had Died

OPA HEAD HITS LOBBY PRESSURE IN HOUSE TALK   Savs New Car Prices Will be Announced Thursday; Tells of Protests

Bowles Rejects Higher Prices For New Autos   Says Record Profits Will  Be Made Under New  OPA Prices To Be An nounced Thursday.

Bowles Rejects Auto Price Rise   Bitterly Denounces Government by Pressure To Congress

BOWLES ATTACKS . PRESSURE GROUPS   Rejects Auto Dealers’ Demands for Higher Prices

Auto Price Rs Banned  Bowles Hits Pre   Bowles Hits ’Pressure Drive’; Rejects Dealer Demands for Boost

OPA Rejects Price Hikes For New Cars   Chester Bowles, OPA Head, Bitterly Scores Government by Pressure Grouns

NEW CAR PRICES DUE ON THURSDAY   Bowles Says Demands For Increase To Fail

/ . Bowles Assails Pressure  OPA Refuses Auto Industry Demands For Price Increase

Bowles Refuses Car Price Hike  Raps Government by pr, rv *  ir mF

HIGHER AUTO PRICES REJECTED BY BOWLES   ‘Government By Pressure’ Assailed By OPA Head

NEW CAR PRICE PRESSURES HIT   Bowles Denounces Dealer  Lobby in Congress

Create Market lor Industry, Speaker Urges   Full Employment Possible Without Return To Subsistance Farming

TRUMAN ACTION ON JOBS SEEN   Songress Expects President To Ask Spked-up on Full Employment Bill.

House Group Gets  Prod on Job Bill   Chairman Summoned To See Truman About Employment Measure

EMPLOYMENT BILL STALLED      President Is Expected To Request Renewed House Action

Truman Moves To Resurrect  Full Job Bill   Employment Measure Stalted In House Conunittee; Chairvinan Called to White House

Capitol Hill Roundup... . Congress Prepares For Prod From President For Action On Job Bill

Convict Reversed Second Time In Doctor's Slaying   Reversal Of Sentence  Ordered Again

JIM THOMAS CASE IS  REVERSED AGAIN BY  CRIMINAL APPEALS INSUFFICIENCY OF EVI DENCE CLAIMED IN DR. HUNT SLAVINGS

Franklin D. Roosevelt Carrier Dedicated To Aims Of Late President

U. S. S. Roosevelt Is Launched to ‘Win the  War. Maintain Peace’

MARINES END TAXI ~— TRIP-FROM COAST   Arrive in New. York from Los Anaales. Cal.

Marines And Sailors Beat Transportation Jam;. Hire  Cabs For Trip Across U. S.

Coast-to-Coast Taxicab Trip of Six Marines Ends in New York This Morn

—ONE WAY TO GET HOME— Beat Traffic Tangle : InCross-Country Taxi Ride

Six Marines Take Cab at San Diego; 4 Reach New York   West Coast Snarl Cause: Them to Hire Own Transportation to Eastern Arcas

NO DATE IS SET FOR SURRENDER AT CONFERENCE   Emperor Asks For Time To Contact Many Battle Fronts   MAY REQUIRE TWELVE DAYS TO CLOSE WAR

Japs Tell of Air Raid on U.S. Shipping   Enemy Pleads for More Time to Make Hostilities Cease

Imperial Family To Enforce Order   Hirohito To Be Given Time To Get Word To All His Commanding Officers In The Field

Trouble in Tokyo Hinted; Safe Conduct Is Granted  Group to Enforce Peace

Postponement Is Granted At Japs’ Request   Allied Supreme Commander Also Guarantees Safe Conduct of Imperial Parties to Fighting Fronts to Enforce Cease Fire Orders

Mighty Allied Party Stands on Guard fo Prevent Japs From Taking Advantage of Stall Pending Manila Parley: Manchuria Battles Continue to Raoe

EnemyAsks Delay In Manila Meet   Japs Report Bombing Transports Off Shokoku; Request Fleet Keep Clear Of Homeland

Members of Imperial Nip Household Will Enforce Orders To “Cease Firing”   Gen. MacArthur, in Setting No New Deadline for Meeting, Seems Bent on Letting Tokyo Solve Its Own Problems To Insure Minimum of Hostilities before Allied Armies Land on Shores of Nippon

Sets No New Deadline For  Conference   Guarantees Safe Conduct For Envoys Flying lo Battlelronts to Enforce Orders to Cease Firing

Enemy Allowed Time to Solve  Home Problems   [Imperial Family Members To Fly te Battlefields Ta Hale BHaatilitiesn

Will Address  American Legion   Holds First Full-Dress Convention Since 1941

Allied Planes Keep Up Mass Raid On Reiecl   Follow Onslaught Launch ed Last Night By RAF Against Nazi Troop,  Equipment Centers

Planes Roam Skies Behind German Lines   Mass Onslaught Hinted as Prelude to Big Ground Offensive

Mass Air Raids Continue Over German Cities   Heavy Air Attacks May Be Prelude To New Ground Offense.

ALLIED PLANES HITNAZIS AGAIN   Daylight Blows Follow Hard Night Strike By R.A.F.

MRS. HENLEY DIES AT ADVANCED AGE   Kept Contact With Friends Here After Going to California

MRS. HENLEY DIES AT ADVANCED AGE   Kept Contact With Friends Here After Going to.  ifornia   TO LAWRENCE IN 1878

F ederal Court Reverses I. C. C.  In Negro’s Case   Jurists Hold Souitliern Railaway’! Tréatnien of Ne- * ” groes Tie Ditting Care Thindequate

Russia Apparently Critical of U. S. Policy; Byrnes Won't  Discuss Soviet Memorandum

Truman Has Received No ‘Complaints From Allies On Occupation Of Japan

Nazis Were About Ready To Bomb U.S. With V-2 Rockets Launched From Subs

RUSSIA ASSURES CHINA OF MORAL HELP IN TREATY   Will Evacuate Manchuri: In Three Menths, Terms Reveal   HANDS-OFF CHINA’S INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Manchuria Goes Back to Chinese   Nations Divide Contra OW Park. Ratikhkwave

RED MILITARY AID TO CHINA FOR 30 YEARS   Treaty Of Friendship Details Revealed Sun day Night

Russia Agrees To Aid Chiang   Terms of Soviet-Chinese Treaty Establish Peace for 30 Years — _

FIRST ARMY CAPTURES LEIPZIG AND NINTH TAKES ALL RUER; BRITISH CLOSE IN ON HAMBURG

THIRD IS WITHIN RANGE OF ASCH IN CZECH PUSH   Ruhr Pocket Victory Is One of Greatest of War for Yanks

TRIUMPH RATED GREATEST SINCE CONFLICT BEGAN   British Within Six Miles of Hamburg — Third Army Driving on Asch

Seelow, Wriezen Taken by Russians; Britons 6 Miles From Hamburg Port; 7th Fighting Hard for Nazi Nuernberg

American Troops Capture Leipzig, Seize Ruhr Pocket   German Attempt Breakthrough into Harz Mountain Aree

Russian Army Within 40 Miles of Junction With — Troops of U.S. First Army   British, in Drive to Lower Elke, 6 Miles From Seaport of Hamburg: Third Army Pushes Inte Czechoslovakia

RUHR POCKET WIPED OUT FOR GREATEST — VICTORY OF THE WAR   BRITISH FORCES IN NORTH DRIVE TO WITHIN SIGHT OF PORT OF HAMBURG

First and Ninth Armies Take Entire Ruhr Pocket (In Outstanding Victory

Teams Up With Ninth To Seize All Of Great Ruhr Pocket As Nazis Lash Out With Tanks

Britons Within Six Miles And Sight of Hamburg, Vital Port.   SEVENTH IN NUERNBERG

ALL OF GREAT RUHR POCKET IS SEIZED   Seventh Army Fights Hard For Nuernberg   LOWER ELBE   Reached By British Units; Patton Drives Deeper In Czechoslovakia

re of Industrial Area erhaps Greatest Victory pf War   BRITISH SEE HAMBURG   Third Army Drives on Into Czechoslovakia Toward Russians

DUESSELDORF AMONG OTHER CITIES TAKEN   Seventh Army Battling for Nuern. berg, With Dessau and Halle Menaced

All Resistance InRuhr  Pocket Ends   British Close on Hamburg as Leipzig Falls To American First Army; Himmler Rallies Nazi Fanatics to Defend Bremen

Fifth Largest City of Ger many Falls to First Army   and Britons Are Six   Miles from Hamburg.   OTHER NAZI CITIES READY TO COLLAPSE

Temperatures   Britons Within Sight of Hamburg, Greatest of Continental Ports; Fight in Bremen, Reach Elbe River

Leipzig Taken By Troops of U. $. Ist Army   Ninth Seizes All of Great Ruhr Pocket

All of Big Ruhr — Pocket Is Seized By U. S. Forces   Britons Close Within Sight of Great Continental Port of Hamburg.   ‘Seventh Army Fights ~ Hard For Nuernberg

SEIZE ALL OF RUHR TRAP IN GREAT VICTORY   Germans Say 3rd Army Cuts Across Northwest Tip of Czechoslovakia

WIN GREATEST VICTORY   Organized Resistance in Ruhr Pocket Smashed by First and Ninth Armies; 319,930 Prisoners Have Been Captured

British In Sight of Hamburg, Fighting in Bremen; Third Army Forges Ahead in Drive Into Czechoslovakia; Nuernberg Holds Out

LEIPZIG FALLS 10 U. S. FIRST ARMY TROOPS   Seize All of Ruhr Pocket In One Of Greatest Victories of War

Great Ruhr Pocket Is Wiped Out   British Forces In Sight Of Great Continental Port Of Hamburg

Great Ruhr Pocket Is. Wiped Out   British Are in Sight of  Hamburg, and Seventh Army Battles in Nuern. berg: Bremen Besieged

LAST ORGANIZED  NAZI RESISTANCE  IN RUHR SMASHED 3RD ARMY ADVANCES  IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA; RREMEN IINDER SIEGE

‘Mopup in Ruhr Greatest War Victory; Britons Closing in on Hamburg; Reach Lower Elbe

Nazis Warned On Atrocitie:   Joint Statement Prepared Over Signatures of Churchill, Stal: in and Truman

Last Organized ‘Resistance In_ Ruhr Smashed   Third Army Drives Into Czechoslovakia Within Gunshot Of Asch; Reich Bisected

British Troops Nearing Port Of Hamburg   Greatest Victory of War In Ruhr; Germans Lash Out From British Sector

ASKS GERMAN PEQPLE 10 FOLLOW SUIT   Declares Conduct of Warfare in Past Out of Date and All Means Are Now Right and Proper in Fighting.

Ninth Army Seizes Last of Ruhr Pocket   Seventh Army Battles for Nuernberg; Doughboys Capture Duesseldorf in Ruhr; Leipzig in Ruins

Leipzig Falls, Resistance In Ruhr Smashed   British Closing In On Hamburg; Report Himmler At Bremen To Stiffen Forces

Great Continental Part Of Hamburg Is Within Sight Of British — Nuernberg Threatened

[Nuernberg Virtually Surrounded By Third, 45th Divisions; Says Allies To Pause

US. 15th Army to Occupy Saar Basin, Rhine Valley, Half of Ruhr Ares

go   Stalin Personally Broadcasts To Russia News Of Jap Surrender

Kuriles Go To Russia, Stalin Says   Southern Sakhalin Also Regained, He Tells People

Stalin Acclaims Final Victory   Makes Personal Broadcast; Says Conditions For World Peace Are Won.

«Stalin Says Conditions Necessary For Keeping  Peace Are Already Won   Soviet Leader Tells His People Russia Will Regain Southern Sakhalin, Kuriles

No Relief in Frigid Wave Yet in Sight   Snow, Rain and Sleet in Large Part of Nation Is Immediate Outlook; 34 Deaths Reported

Winter's Toll Placed at 34  Outlook for Relief Lc ey 2 reer ee Serene

SNOW ARRIVES AS COLD ABATES   Two-Inch Fall Covérs Earlier Blanket: Mercury Shows Rise

Snow, Rain, Sleet And Frigid Temperatures Chill Big Part Of Nation; Little Relief Seen

Good Weather Not Promised   Snow, Rain. Sleet. Sub-Zero Temperatures Cover Large Part Of Nation,

Port Arthur Marine Flier Lands First U. S. Plane On Iwo Jima Field

‘Eufaula General Opens University Ih Florence, ltaly   General. Truscott Makes. Dedicatory - Address At School

Lt. Bob Roseberry Loses His Plane  Was Rescued From Pacific Uninjured

Five New Requests Are Made   Nimitz to Sign Surrender for United States

JAP PEOPLE TOLD ALLIED ARMY TO LAND NEXT WEEK   50 000 to 60,000 Allies Will Be in First Consignment; MacArthur Will Ultimately Control All Jap Stratevic Centers

Ready to Land   Japan Requests From MacArthur Revisions Permitting Ferry Service, Some Shipping

Treons Ta Tand   Tokyo Says MacArthur Forces To Control All Strategic Centers

30,000 TROOPS TO LAND DURING WEEK IN JAPAN   Tokyo Asks Revision Of Plans To Permit Some Ship Movements

WARNS PEOPLE AGAINST SHOW OF VIOLENCE   Japs Ask for More Changes in Terms  Of Surrender

Obey 60,000 U. §, Force, Japs Told; To Free P.O:W.'s   Troops Armed to Fully Enforce Orders

Five Points Are Raised On Shipping   Japanese People Hear That Allied Troops Will Land Next Week

TOKYO ASKS 5 REVISIONS OF ORDERS   Changes Requested In Surrender Arrengements

FIVE CHANGES IN SURRENDER, TERMS ASKED   Tokyo Radio Tells Public 50,000 To 60,000 Troops To Arrive Next Week   NIMITZ TO SIGN FOR U. S.   MacArthur To Sign Document As Supreme Commander; Other Developments

Japs Ready to Receive Allied Leader Monday  ee . go FN BL WP   Surrender Signing to Lake lace Ahnard 1. S. Battleship Missouri:

32,000 Allied War Prisoners And Civilian Internes To Be Fracuated From Japan By Sea And Air As Quickly As Possible

MacArthur ‘And’.A: Force ‘of Between 50,000 and 60,~ 000 Men Will Land in the . Tokyo Area Next Tuesday  FIVE REQUESTS MADE BY JAPANESE LEADERS  Most’ Changes Asked Would Permit More Liberat Use of Transportation Facili-, ties By the Japanese.

Japs Told 60,000 Allied Troops Will Occupy Tokyo Area   Nips Want To Continue Some Shipping Which MaeArthur Ordered Immobilized; Airborne And Sea Forces Begin Landings ‘Tuesday

SAYS 60,000 TROOPS WILL LAND IN WEEK   Warns People Not to Resist

Five Requests Made To MacArthur For Changes In Surrender Orders Immobilizing Ships In  Japanese Home Waters   JAPS ADVISED 10 DISPLAY COURTESY

ATC Fleet Gathering In Okinawa To Shuttle -Huge Airborne Army   Nippon Leaders Request Revision Of Five MacArthur Surrender Rules; Warn Populace Of Coming Of “Decisive Armed Strength.”

Requests Concern Immobilizing Ships  Tn Home Waters   Japanese Told 50,000 to 60,000 Allied Troops Land Next Week

Radio Tokyo Urges People Not to Fight   60,000 Yankee Troops Expected to Occupy Tokyo

0,000 Troops Due fo Land in Capital's Area   MacArthur's Orders On Surrender Are Effective on Friday

Seek EF ive. Revisions.  In Orders   NEARLY 60,000 AMERICANS TO LAND IN TOKYO NEXT WEEK _ ALONE, JAP PEOPLE ARE TOLD.

Enemy Requests Right to Send Hospital Ships With Food and Medical Supplies to Isolated Garrisons

Radio Asks Jap People Be Orderly   Request ‘‘Courtesy”’ and Ne Show of Violence As  Country is Occupied

May Signal "Final Fight For Alsace   British Within Mile Of Roer In North, Close To Sieofried  ine.

Nazis Drive on °20-Mile Front in Northern Alsace   Heavy Artillery Open: Offensive; British Army Nears Guns  Of Siegfried Line

Offensive Tn Alsace Aimed At Winning Back Whole  French Province   Knemy Attacking On 20-Mile Front   British, In North, Drive Within Mile Of German Roer River Line

TO WIN BACK ALSACE AREA   . Desperate New Offensive ‘Puts Enemy Troops Across Moder River at  Places 15 Miles Below tha Raich Prantiary.

SMASH ACROSS MODER RIVER IN NO. ALSACE   First and Third Armies - Take Nine Towns In  Ardennes Center

Germans Oper Fierce New Counterdrive  Enemy Is Striving Aga: to Win Rael Aartkh Eranca

AS ED RARER OSE  sie il To Hurl At Russia In East  EISENHOWER CALLS Germans Launch Delay ing Attacks Against 7th Army

Final Battle For Alsace Is In Making   Yanks [fflicting Heavy Losses On Advancing Nazis —British Near Roe

Nazis. Open Assault Upon Seventh Army; ~ Cross Moder River   Attack Along -- 20-Mile ‘Front From Hagiienau to Vosges Mountains

Believed the Movement Was Possibly a Supreme Effort to Win Back All of Alsace, It Is Reported.   ATTACKED ON A - 'TWENTY-MILE FRONT   Enemy Crossed the Moder River at Places 15 Miles Relow the German Frontier.

Nut Cracker Drive Seen  In Prospect   Stockholm Reports U. S. Troops Mass Behind Julich

German Offensive On 20-Mile Front May Be Last Effort   British Drive To Within Mile Of Roer River

Eisenhower Mustering Men   U. S. Stock Piles Intact Despite German Counter Drive in Ardennes

Desperate Offensive Started by Germans in Northern Alsace  ON A 20-MILE FRONT      Axis Forces Cross Mode: River 15 Miles Below Reich Frontier

Nazis Attack Seventh Army; British Within Mile of Roer; Ardennes Salient Shrin ke

Hit Along 20-Mile Front   May Be Last Reckless Effort in West; British Push to Within a Mile of Roer in North

New Offensive Announced by Allied Headquarters Late VYoday; Germans Attempting Come-back.   ALLIED AIR FORCE POUNDS NAZI TRAFFIC

CROSSED IN 15 PLACES   Britons Push Within Range Of Guns In Siegfried Line

Germans Cross Moder In Drive Against Yanks   Enemy Opens Offensive Alon g 20-Mile Front From Hugvenau With  Heavy Artillery   May Signal Final Battle For Alsace   Americans Inflict H eayy Losses On Focs; German Exodus From Ardennes Salient Continues

ATTACK ON 20-MILE FRONT IN. NORTH ALSACE IN NEW EFFORT TO RECAPTURE LOST GROUND

Aim to Win Back Alsace In Big Effort   Attack on 20-Mile Front From Forest Into Vosges Mountains

Enemy Strikes Heavy Blows At Alsace in What May Be Final Westem Attack; Northern Armies Push Foe Back

BiG BLOW IS EXPECTED SOON ON WEST FRONT   Nazis Reported Moving Troops To East To Meet Rampaging Soviet Threat

TRYING TO WIN BACK PROVINGE   Enemy Crosses Moder River At Places 15 Miles Below Reich Frontier.   BRITISH NEARING ROER

ENEMY FORCES STILL FLEEING NORTH SALIENT   Fresh British Advances Bring Allies Nearer Siegfried Line

Germans Oper Fierce New Counterdrive   Enemy Is Striving Aga: to Win Back North France

€ross Moder River On 20-Mile Front   British Drive on in North, Yanks Push-in Ardennes Bulge

Desperate Drive On In North Alsace   In North, British, Americans Advance, Airmen Pound Thinning Traffic

NAZIS CROSS ~ MODERRIVER   British Soldiers Advance In North To Within Mile of Roer

Attack Made Northwest Of Hagenau   Allied Planes Still Pounding German Traffic

Desperate Western Front Assault On 20-Mile Face  From Haguenau to Vosges

Nazis Open New Drive  For Alsace  Attempt to Regain Northeast French Province Reported

Enemy Crosses Moder River in New Offensive   British Reach. Siegfried ~~ Line; Allied Planes Continue Pounding

NORTHERN ALSACE 15 “SCENE OF DESPERATE ENEMY OFFENSIVE   FAR TO NORTH BRITISH SECOND ARMY DRIVE NEAR SIEGFRIED LINE.

LIBERATED. AUSTRALIAN NURSES ASSERT JAPS REDUCED THEM TO EATING CAT, ROG ENTRAILS

Remains True tc Soldier Husband  Mrs. Birdwell to Seek Annulinent

Husband Alive, Woman To Annul Second Marriage  Says Only Way Out Of Tangle

TELL OF SINKING. OF BRITISH SHIP   Cui in Half By Giant Liner Speeding to Elude German Sub.

Queen Mary Rams Ship   British Cruiser Cut In Half in Naval Disaster in October, 1942

British Bare  Cruiser Loss   338 Officers and Men Lost When Hit By Liner Queen Mary

338 LOST WHEN “QUEEN MARY’ LOADED WITH TROOPS CUTS CRUISER IN HALF

British Cruiser  Cut In Half   Curacao Sunk By Big Liner Queen Mary Fleeing Brom J-Rant.

Chaplin Jury Deadlocked, Discharged   Six of Seven Women for Comedian; Most Men For Joan

_ FIN AN VANCES—  FINANCE PICTURE IS TAKING SHAPE   Legislature Still Awaiting Recommendations From Governor

FINANCE POLICY OF STATE NOW HAS SPOTLIGHT   Lawmakers Mark Time While Awaiting Specific Word From New Governor

Emperor Says Idea That He Is Divine Is False   Tells Japs They Are: Not Destined To Rule World; Talks of Defeat

Emperor Strips Self Of Diety   In Unprecedented Move, Hirohito Tells People Idea That He Is God Is False One

HIROHITO TELLS JAPAN THAT HE IS NOT ‘DIVINE   Emperor ‘Lets Hair Down, Informs People Also They Won't Rule World

DECLARES JAPAN IS NOT DESTINED TO GOVERN WORLD  EMPEROR DEBUNKS  ee ae ee ee rte ha

Emperor's Divinity False Conception, Hitohito Says   Ce sa  New Year's Rescrip? Strips Aura from Throne; Japs Aren't  ~ Crimarviay be Meal...

Not Divine  i ee  Tells People   Ruler Also Uses Word ‘Defeat’ for First Time In New Year Rescript

Japanese Not Destined To ‘Rule World’   Refers To ‘Defeat’ For First Time; Says Future Depends On ‘Trust, Affection’

Hirohito Tells Japanese People They Are ‘Not Destined to Rule   New Year's Rescript Asserts Nipponese Have Had False Conception That Emperor Is Divine; Radical Tendencies Deplored

Divinity. Of Emperor: Is. “False. Coneeption,”=*: ~~” ‘Hirohito Dares to Admit

False Idea, Jap Public IsInformed   Emperor Tells Subjects They’re Not Destined For Rule of World.

Hirohito Tells People Divinity of Japan’s Rulers Is False Conception

ted. Judge Holds Negroes Have The Right To Vote In Ga. White Primaries

HOLDS NEGROES MAY VOTE IN PRIMARIES   Court Rules Georgia Blacks Are Entitled to Cast Ballots Along With Whites,

Port of Davao Facing Siege  wy... OInfeantevrnien   Yank Infantrymen Pypsh Toward City

Most Of Miners Return To Jobs      End 19-Day Work Stoppage After Wage Agreement Is Reached.

72,000 MINERS RETURN TO JOBS   Agreement Reached On $1.37 Daily Pay Increase

Most Coal Miners Return To Work   Lewis Ordered Workers Back To Work By Telegram To Union Heads.

MINERS WORKING IN PENNSYLVANIA   Hard Coal Production on Again After Shutdown

Campaign Off to Good Start TS SS et PPPS SI Se  Victory Fund Drive Workers Report Total Of $23,379.35

Campaign Off to Good Start Victory Fund Drive Workers Report Total Of $23,379.35

Recruitment Drive Outcome to Decide Peacetime Training   If 1,500,000 Men Enlist, No Universal Draft Act Passed Now

Outcome Of Recruitment Drive Seen As Governing Factor Of Military Duty

Outcome of Army-Navy Recruiting May Determine Fate of Compulsory Training

Services Hold Draft Needed   a. + .  Campaign of Recruitment a ee, “I aan       se:

PACE OF RECRUITING TO DETERMINE DRAF1   Universal Training Plan Believed Doomed if 1,500,000 Knlist Wotuntarily.

DAMAGE IS DEECRIBED   Photographic Officers Report’ on Hiroshima Raid 

- DAMAGE IS DEECRIBED .   Photographie Officers Report" ow Hiroshima Raid .

FIGHTING IN BORNEO AREA 1S SCATTERED   Retreat Plans Of Japanese Upset —Much Enemy Shipping Sunk

AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE IN EAST BORNEO   2,846,932 Tons Of Jap Shipping Kayoed In Past 7 Months

Japanese Navy Dead Estimated b GWi At 262,000 Since Pearl Harbor ‘tteck

U.S SOLDIERS LOOTING TRAINS   In Small Groups They Snitch Cigarettes And Other Supplies For Sale In Black ALlarkat

TRAIN LOOTING      Small Groups of Railway Battalion Men Worked Toaether.

Yanks Beaten To Death by  Prison Guards   Fifteen Hundred Rescued in Japan Tell Tales of Horror

YANKS BEATEN 10 DEATH IN PRISON CAMPS   Hospital Care Needed By Half of Men Saved From ‘Hell Holes’

JAP BRUTALITY TALES TOLD BY WAR PRISONERS   1,500 Allied Soldiers Rescued From Torture Camps In Tokyo Area

Half of 1500 Rescued Prisoners Need Hospital Care, Says Stassen   By FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW

Mercy Ship Offers Care To Hundred:   Half Of Captives Need Hospitaliaztior After Beatings

Brutal Treatment Of War Prisoners By Japs Revealed   Fifty Per Cent Liberated from Camps Near Tokyo Need Hospital Care.

50 Per Cent of Liberated Yanks Need Hospital Care; Tales of Jap Bestiality Are Related

Americans So Brutally Treated 50 Per Cent Need Hospital Care   Bear Evidence Of Atrocities   Filth Of Enemy Hellhole Indescribable, Says Liberating Forces

Allied War Prisoners Were Beaten by Japanese   1.494 Men Liberated  And Taken Aboard T’ @& ULUnential Shin

50 Percent 01 Rescued Need Hospital Care   Airmen And Submarine Crews Iel Horror Stories Of Planned Atrocities.

GUILTY WILL BE TIED FR WAR CRIME:   Stassen Reports Many Allied Prisoners Died from Jap Beatings.

PRISONERS TELL OF NIP BRUTALITY   Cmrd. Stassen Says Majority Suffering From Malnutrition

Half of Allied Liberees Are Hospital Cases   Freed Prisoners Tell Of Jap Bestiality;

FROM TOKYO AREA CAMPS   Over Half of Freed Men Were Treated Brutally

1,500 Relate Barbaric Acts Of Nip Guards   Naked and. Starving Group ‘Thank God’ For Allies’ Arrival

Stassen Says Half in Need Hospital Care   1,500 Already on Hospital Ship; Americans Rush Aid

2 Stassen Reveals Cruel Punishment of American Troops   Treatment Brutal, Say Prisoners   Jap Prisoner Treatment  Regarded As Deliberate

BRUTALITIES BY JAPANESE REVEALED   Half of Rescued Yanks in Need of Hospital Care

SIX MORE SOLDIERS AWAIT DEPLOYMENT]   Service Men From Hanover Area Arrive At Indiantown Gap—More Home On Furloughs

Rains Crack Dry Spell ©   Moderate to Heavy In South and East; Cooler Air On Way

RAINS EAST AND SOUTH   Long Drouth is Cracked in Some Areas of State

EUROPE MUST TRIM REPARATIONS BILL      OVERRUN COUNTRIES TO GET) SMALL PART OF WHAT THEY HAVE ASKED.

‘NAZIREPARATIONS “TO BE FICURED   Small Countries to Get Only Small Part of What They Asked

Small Nations Reparations Cut   Destined to Collect Little on Claims

REDUCTION SEEN IN REPARATIONS   Small Countries Likely To Refigure Bills Against  Germany

Prince Konoye, Former Nip Premier, Kills Self   Tojo’s Predecessor, Who Was To Surrender Today on War Criminal Charges, Takes Poison

Ex-Premier of Japan Takes Own Life   Had Held Office Three Times; Trials Scheduled

Former Jap Premier  Kills Self   MacArthur Had Ordered His Arrest As a War Criminal  By December 16

Prince Konoye Kills Self; Faced Prison   Former Jap Premier Had Record of Allegiance to Axis

SHARED BLAME WITH T0JO ON STARTING WAR   Took Poison Before Arrest for  Trial

Prince Konoye, Former Nippor Premier, Reported Suicide As  Hour For His Arrest Arrives

PRINCE KONOYE: DIES A SUICIDE   F ormer Jap Premier Slated To Surrender Sunday

Physicist Assert: Atomic Bomb s Great Phenomenon  Scientists Feel Awe For New source  ear. tJ

Physicist Assert: Atomic Bomb Is Great Phenomenon  Scientists Feel Awe For New Source Of Power in World

House Committee May Back Down   Must Reverse Contempt Decision Or Risk Rebuff  From House Membership.

$20,322 DAMAGE CLAIM IS FILED   Three Suits Growing Out Of Collision On Carlisle Street Here Started In County Court

Hawaii Mars, Large Flying Boal, = Sinks Affer Rough Landing In Bay   "1 Only One Member of 10-Man Crew Injured — No  Cause for Accident Ascribed But Probe is Under Way .-

Giant Flying Boat Wrecked Ir Accident   138-Passenger Plane Sinks in Waters of Chesapeake Bay

Flying Boat  Hawaii Mars  Sinks in Bay 138-Passenger Cral  Launched Recenth Ohne Man atiierd

y Giant's Hull pped by Force Rough Landing e of Crew Hurt   ane Comes Down 500 Yards from Shore; Ship, launched Two Weeks Ago, Will Be Salvaged

HAWAII MARS SINKS IN BAY IN MAKING FORCED LANDING   138-Passenger Flymg Beat, Launched Twe Weeks Age, Will Be Salvaged; Members Of Crew Escape Serious Injury; Engine Was Net Working

Army Wants Draft Law Until July   Patterson Says Points Will Be Lowered, Six Million Discharged By Then

Senate Informed  Army to Release Six Million Men   But Army Desires to Continue the Draft Until Next July.   House Votes to Turn  Clock Back An Hour

House Votes Repeal of Daylight Savings Time   Resolution, 1f Approved by Senate, Would Turn Clocks Back One Hour on September 30; Army Wants Draft Continued Until Next July

5 Billion Cut  ‘axes Seer              Ki rinance. Committee Makes Forecast’.

Large Slash Is Seen In Taxation   Committee Chairmar Expects Early, Widespread Reduction

FIVE BILLION TAX CUT . -§ FORECAST FOR 1946   SENATE. FINANCE COMMITTEE HEAD EXPECTS TAK LEGIS“+1 LATION BEFORE   gues rasa

FIVE. BILLION SLASH IN TAX BILL FORECAST   46 Reductions Will Be Aimed To Benefit Business As Well As Individuals

SEN. GEORGE SEES TAX CUT OF 5 BILLIONS   Predicts 1946 Reduction for Individuals and Business

INDIVIDUAL TAX REDUCTIONS MAY BE FIVE BILLION   Interim Tax Bill Stressing Business Aid to Be Studied Soon

Sen. George Predicts Tax Reduction of $5-Billions   For Individuals and Business—Expects Bill to Be Enacted Before Christmas—Part of the Idea Is to - Eliminate Some Brakes on Business To Hasten Reconversion

Five Billion Tax Cut Is Forecast By Georgia Solor   Two Excise Taxes  Are Included

FIVE BILLION TAX CUT SEEN   Individual Levies May Be Slashed Two to Three Billion Dollars

George Sees Five Billion Cut in Taxes   Individuals to Share In Reduction, Says Committeeman

5 Billion Tax Slash By Jan. 1 Senafe Forecast   Individual Reductions Believed to Amount To Three Billion

Forecusts 5 Billion Dollar Cut in Taxes   Effective by January 1; Automobile Use Tax Uo for Elimination

Five Million Tax Cut Seen   Chairman George Predicts Reduction Effective. Next January 1.

Tax Reduction  Will Be Studied   Senator George, Head Of Committee, Forecasts Five Billion Reduction For Next Year   INDIVIDUALS TO GET SOME BENEFIT

5 Billion Slash in Taxes Visionec  George Predicts. _ Early Enactment

Five Billion Tax  Cut Forecast   Individual Levies May B: Slashed Two And OneHalf To 3 Billions.

WELLSBORO H.S, COMMENCEMENT   Diplomas Presented To Seventy-Two Seniors. 

30th Reaches Open Country NorthofRhine   Old Hickory Group Scores Brilliant Infantry Success -

German Baby Factories Are Closing   But Not For Lack of Business

War Today- Renew Fury of Jap Attack as Fighting Ceases in Europe

President Will  Leave Tuesday   President To ‘Spend Brief Vacation in Washington on His Way To San Francisco

Truman Plans to Address Security Conference in San Francisco June 23

TRUMAN PLANS TRIP TO COAST   President Will Address Closing Conference Of United Nations

TRUMAN WILL FLY TUESDAY TD OLYMPI   Plans Brief Vacation Before Addressing United Nations Parley.

Truman Hops West Wednesday   Will Address Closing Session of Frisco Conference Saturday

TRUMAN TO ADDRESS CONFERENCE JUNE 23   President Intends Flying To Olym pia, Wash. Next Week And Later To Frisco.

Chinese Approach Jap Rail Center   Shut Off Supplies To Garrison Near Amoy

REPUBLICAN MOVE STARTED TO GIVE AGRICULTURE . * SECRETARY COMPLETE. .;  CONTROL OVER Foutl= +

Hoover's Food Plan Favored In Congress   New Agriculture Secretary May Assume Control

NEWS FROM COUNTY ISUPERINTENDENT   Reports On Activities Past and Future

Farrell C-I Plant Is _ Sold To Sharon Steel   Will Assume Control of Tdle Plant December 25, Announced Today

Tral of Petain ~ Tn Sixteenth Day   De Brinon, Vichyite Collab. orator, Defense Witness

Marshal Petain Never Played Politics Or Double Game for Nazis, Is Claim

Defense Witness Turns On Petain, Angers Marshal   De Brinon Testifies Petain Favored Nazi Collaboration

Refuses To Dismiss Railroads And Officials From Anti-Trust Charge

TWO YANK NAVY OFFICERS AND THREE SAILORS CAPTLIRE SIX HEAVILY ARMED SEAGOING FINKE

Seize Japs On 6 Junks At Shanghai   [wo Navy Officers and ‘rhree Men Make Daring Capture Today

Parley Opens With 260,000 Strikers Idle   Demands For Higher Wages Blamed For Walkouts Across Phe Nation

Japan Still Problem, People Not Prepared For Allied Occupation   'Hirohito Accepts Resignation Of Cabinet, Defends War Aims

_ Australians Smash Ahead elo Capture Two Best Air Fields InBalikpapan Area

AUSSIES CRACK RESISTANCE ON BALIKPAPAN   Smash Ahead to Capture Sepioggang and Maugar Aidromes

Jap Opposition ls Stronger on Rich Oil Island   10-Mile Advance in Balikpapan Area By ‘Diggers’ Reported

Australians Smash Ahead ‘Ten Miles On 13 Mile Beachhead   BOTH AIRFIELDS IN GOOD CONDITION   Five Cruisers And Fifty Transports Join Allied Fleet

AUSTRALIANS ARE NEARING BALIRPAPAN   Two Airdromes Nearby Are Captured   Near Balihpounpan

AUSTRALIANS TAKE BORNEO AIR FIELDS   Tough Opposition by Japs Is Cracked as Invaders Move Inland.

7000 Aussies Have Landed On Beachhead   Two First-Class Air Fields Are Captured

Aussies Smash ~ Tough Opposition ‘On Borneo Isle   Ralikpapan Beachhead Now Measure About ~ 13 Miles In Width

BLAZING AIVER UF UIL BLOCKS PATROL DRIVE   Beachhead Now 13 Miles Wide But Enemy Offering Stiffer Fight.

AUSSIES NAB 2 AIRFIELDS ON BORNEO   Allies Landing More Troops on Oil Rich Island

Balikpapan Beachhead Is Expanded   Australian Patrols Within 1,500 Yards Of Balikpapan City

TWO AIRFIELDS ON BORNEO FALL TO THE AUSSIES   Allied Troops are Now Only 1,500 Yards From Bahikpapan

BAIL IN HOOPER CASE REDUCED   Four Detroit Hoodlums Expect Freedom On $15,000 Bonds

high Treason aid to Joyce  “aay gy tg   ‘Lord Haw Haw Says Little Before Court

Czech Patriots Apparently Tricked by Nazis  Situation Continues Confused in  Coanital of Prague

MEADOWS SIGNS SEVERAL BILL   Upward Revision of Jobless Pay Among Acts Put on Statute Books; Half Dozen Bills Remain For Action —

DAV-SCHMIDT WED. DING IN THE EAST   Craig and Struble Couple Exchange Vows In New York State

BAD WEATHER SLOWS ANNUAL FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP DRIVE   Workers Report Half of Goal Reached as Campaign Continues

Budget, Tax Cut Bills Pass   Hospitalization Plan Most Troublesome Issue Remaining

LEADER OF POLISH TROOPS SAYS WILL BACK EXILE PARTY  ORDER OF DAY BY GEN. RUDNICKI COMPLICATES POLISH SITUATION

Rudnicki Declares Allegiance fo Exile Polish Government   Headquarters Quote Commander Savina ‘We Shall Return to Poland’

GENERAL BACKS POLES IN EXILE   ‘Armored Division’s Leadel Supports London Rule

Rudnicki Asserts His Allegiance To Polish Exile Group   Says Troops To Return To Poland Arms In Hand

Rudnickt Claims Allegiance lo London Regime   General Says Poles Will Remain Faithful To Soldier’s Oath.

Commander Declares Forces Now in Germany Will Return With Arms in Hand, Obedient to Those Allies Discredit.

POLISH GENERAL DEFIES WARSAW   AVOWS ALLEGIANCE TO POLISH EXILE REGIME IN LONDON

Polish Army Commander Declares Allegiance to Exile Regime in London

POLISH TROOPS © SNUB RUSSIANS   Commander Seys Men Will Remain Loyel to Poles » lan Lendon

SUBMARINE WARFARE ‘REAL, CONTINUING’   Increased Allied Shipping Losses Cited

Ba ea Se St CS Ee Oo eT ee GRASS PROSPECTS IN OSAGE BLUE-STEM AREA   QALY ATISCNALT A CtTTORYT Uk

AIRMEN CONTINUE RATLWAY ATTACKS      German Network Virtual: ly Paralyzed by  Bombings —

Massive air might hurled  at Cermans  Transport lines nearly paralyzed

GERMANY'S TALL LINES PARALYZED   Twelve Thousand Planes Virtually Wreck Vast Rail Network During the Last Two Days of Assaults

Allied Bombers Paralyze Rail Network  Rain Down 20,000 Tons of Bombs  on German Areas

AIRMEN CONTINUE RAILWAY ATTACKS   German Network Virtually Paralyzed by Bombings

WON'T PUBLISH FACTS   Unless It Is’ in Public Interest. Genera) Motors Board Says

British Government Endorses F. rances Inclusion In Future Big Power Parleys

Final Decision On Frontiers  ‘May Be Delayed   Intimated as Britain Says France Should Help Redraw European Man

UAE oLANDS IN PHILIPPINES   Land on Ticao and Burias to Help Trap Japs on ,  ‘  Tip of Luzon. 

EIGHTH ARMY TROOPS SEIZE TWO ISLANDS   Ticao and Burias Taken by Gen. MacArthur

Rationing Will Be Ended Soon On Shoes, Meat   Fats, Oils and Sugar Supplies Still Short, OPA Warns Public

BONUS DRIVE ~~ STRUCK SNAG   GOVERNOR REJECTS RE- QUEST OF CIO FOR SPECIAL SESSION: ON OHIO BONUS

Soffening-Up Job Complete General Says  Tokyo Admits Fires Raging In 5 Cities

MORE DAMAGE REVEAIED IN JAPAN SURVEY   Reconnaissance Planes Discover Additional Destruction After Raids.

Bretton Woods Pact Approved   Administration Gets First Round Victory

German Gen. Dostler To Face Firtne Sauad   Wants Atoms for Stump-Uprooting   Manuel G. Saenz Sr.,  Dies Suddenly Here   Holland’s Prize Tulip Bulbs Spoil In Port, Dutch Won't Get Bread

Patton’s 46 Mi. End Run For LeipzigHalle Area Breaks Into Foe’s cast Front Supply Bases

NIP TROOPS IN RETREAT OVER RIVER   Isham Recaptured For Second  Time

Chinese Hurl Japs From Port City   Wenchow Garrison in Flight; Ishan Retaken

Army Will Keep Its 7 Million Military Force  - New Bomb Will Not Affect Size of U. S. Armed Force

Army Goes Ahead With Plans to Use Force of 7,000,000 Against Japan.

FLOOD LEVEES HOLDING IN LA   Record Crests Continue in Central Louisiana Major Rivers

Berlin Message Suggests Important Developments Are Near in Nazi Capital

MURRAY SEEKS PAY INCREASE FOR STEEL MEN   Will Start Drive To Kick Little Steel Formula Out Window

EXCLUSIVE Saar Victory Sets  Clock for Campaign to End Europe War

War’s End Seen in 60 Days   Correspondent Tells of Wave Of Optimism

" Observer Believes Campaign , Now In The Making Will — " Definitely End The War

Be ROYD LRW   French Women Liberated by Russians From: Nazi Concentration Camps Tell Of Horrors Endured. Want Revenge -

Saar Assualt Foretaste Of © Rhine Attack   Impending Campaign May Be One Which Will End The War, Writer Reports; Eisenhower Warns German Workers   ALLIES HAVE GOOD FIGHTING WEATHER

NEW OFFENSIVE 1S DESIGNED 10 END THE WAR IN EUROPE   European News Manager Makes Inspection Of Fighting Fronts   EXCEEDS IN FURY ALLIED OFFENSIVE  Believe Coming New Of-

BRITAIN NEEDS HELP, IS CLAIM   Financial Problem Serious, Undersecretary Says

LAVAL CLAIM MET BY JEERG AND LAUGHTER   Asserts He’s No Fascist and Preciaims His Love for Republic.

Laval Is Jeered At Petain Trial   Former Vichyite Denies Charge Of Signing Away French Republic

\Laval Preclaimed [End of Republic  ‘Charges Pomeraye   Former Premier, Testifying At Peiain Trial, Denies Accusation   JURORS JEER AT HIS TALE OF HATING WAR   Man Called “Evil Genius” Of France Tells of Search ings for Peace

JURORS JEER P. LAVAL'S TESTIMONY   Statement That He Hates War Draws Laughter

Laval On Stand In Trial of Marshal Petain   French “Evil Genius” Draws Laughter From Skeptical Spectators

Jurors Jeer sAt Statement: 1 Hate War’   Reveals Secret Deal with Mussolini To Protect France

Laval Mocked As He Tells of  Love of France   ‘Evil Genius’ Appears it Court as Witness for Petain

59 Jap Planes In Okinawa Are:   Almost 100,000 Nips Died in Island Campaign

HANGE GIVEN CONTROL PART IN OGGUPATION   Communique Issued in Yalut Outlines Nine Specific Subjects Covered.

CARRIER PLANES BOMB AIRFIELDS ON JAP HOMELAND   Yanks Destroy or Damage 272 Enemy Aircraft and Strafe 73 Others in Three-Day Raid.   NIPPONESE BEATEN BACK ON OKINAWA   Marines Repu'se Foe on Left Flank in Hand-to-Hand Fighting —Hill Near Shuri Is Taken.

357 NIP PLANES ARE WRECKED BY GARRIER CRAFT   Ten American Raiders Lost In Attacks On Kyushu And Shikoku .   FIERCE FIGHTING IS WAGED ON OKINAWA

18 Airfields  Are Pounded      Source Of Jap Attacks Battered As Okinawa Fiahtina Continues Bitter

Nimitz Reports Fierce Fighting On Okinawa Isle   ‘rong Japanese Attack : Beaten Off by the Marines

Nip Homeland Airfields Are Hammered   357 Enemy Planes Destroyed or Damaged in Raids

Carrier Planes Hit Fields On Japan In 3 Day Assault   Eighteen Bases for Okinawa Raiders Are Pounded by Navy—-357 Enemy Planes Damaged ar Destroved

Patton Takes Weimar and First Army’  _ Makes End Run Around Harz Mountains  i   Allied Military Chiefs Expect Fanatical Last-Ditch Stand at Leipzig With Germans Using Remaining “Secret” Weapons—Possibly Including Gas. 

Americans CloselnOn Berlin After Last Barrier Falls; 9th Army Less Than 49 Mi. Away

Game Wardens _. ': Are Found Dead   Shot While Checking on Catch of Trapper in: \. -Wwomine Area:

Two Wardens Found Slain  Trapper May Have  CCammiattad Ssa:ser:dea

Mr. And Mrs. Lane  Van de Steeg In  Auto Accident Two Storm: Lake. :  Trucks Involved © In Collision —

Mr. And Mrs. Lane Van de Steeg In Auto Accidént*  Two Storm: Lake. Trucks : Involve a In Collision.”

-Truman’s Personal Efforts to ‘Put Over Jobless Pay ‘Program Nets Only Criticism

Uonnell Hits At Truman For Stand : On Jobless Pay  ‘Senator Says Senate   Senator Says Senate Not Subordi:.ugte To President

DONNELL LASHES PAY-FOR-IDLE PLEA   DECLARES INATE 1S UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO APFROVE TRUMAN PLAN.

REPORT STALIN STILL RESTING   Red Leader Remains or  Vacation in Caucasus

REPORT STALIN iS VACATIONING   Soviet Chief Misses Red Anni. versary Celebration

U-Boats Sink Six Vessels   Constant Threat to Allied Convoys Using Ports in Canada

GERMAN U-BOAT PACKS ACTIVE   Sink Canadian Warship, , Other Vessels Along Atlantic Coast

-U-Boats Sink Canadian Warship, 5 Merchantmen In North Atlantic Raids

7 Canadian Ships Sunk By Nazi Subs   Warship, Freighter and i Merchantmen Lost in 3-Week Period

NAVY RULES 4 TOLEDO PLANTS   Solar Refinery Seizure Due During Week-End

ARMY RELEASES FYCESS BUTTER   Civilian’ Supplieg Likely te Mmerease As Reault of aren

Hallowe’en Near  Pranksters Give Early Notice Of ‘Cominad’ Events

Marines Smash A Bloody Nippon  Counterattack   Desperate Attempt — Is Made to Drive Yanks Out of Naha Sector.   Carrier Planes Knock  Out 357 Jap Planes

LondonReports Island Capital Taken ByYanks   Marines Smash At Enemy * Lines Tn Suath Are of   Okinawa, Repuise   Japanese Alinek   337 Nip Aireraft Downed, Damaged   “Chocalate Drop? tH Es ‘Taken By Infantry OF Tith Division in Central Sector

Weary Marines Battle Through Heavy Shellfire   British Report Says _ Americans: Have Taken  Naha, Island Capital —

Byres Teils Story GF Londan Meet te Senate Committee   Members Expecied to Agree He Teok Right Course Despite Failure

Byrnes Relates London Results To Senate Unit   Vote of Confidence Seen From Foreign:  Relations Committee

Drive Gains Mile Despite  Bitter Cold   Front Dispatches Say Yanks Having “Tough Going”

Despite Powerful German Resistance By Crack Divisions   AMERICANS INCHING AHEAD DESPITE COLD  Sir Rernard Montvcomery   Sir Bernard Montgomery Now In Command Of Ist And 9th Armies

ALLIES IND GOIN TOUGH IN ARDENNES   Montgomery Sends 3 Armies Into Bulge From North

Patton’s So Men Strike © From South   HAVE COMPRESSED ‘WAIST’ OF SALIENT TO LESS.THEN 12.  MILES; SEVENTH ARMY FALLS BACK 

Britith And Americans Gain Mile In Bitter Cold Despite Stubborn Foe   Patton’s Men Fend Off Tank Attacks   Seventh Army Still Falling Back; Planes Bomb  Communications

Armored Push Thrusts Foe Back Slowly; 3rd Fends Off 17 Attacks   1500 U. S. Warplanes Hammer Lines Behind Enemy Salient; 7th = Army On Defensive eB

Three Armies Drive Forward In Bitter Cold   More Than A Mile Gained At Points Despite Strong German Resistance

Eisenhower Puts British Field Marshal at Helm © As Offensive’s Speed Grows

Patton's Army Fends Off 17 Nazi Tank Assaults On Bastogne Springboard Seventh Army Is Still Palline Back   PUSH THREATENING U. §. COMMUNICATIONS

'3 Allied Armies Gain Ground in IWintrv Storm   Germans Falling Back But Strike at. Patton, f _ Patrh

Gen. Marshall Tells Of Action December 7, 4]   Former Chief Of Staff Tells Of How He Met Crisis Of Pear] Harbor Attack   EVENTS OF DAY ARE TOLD PROBERS  JorryyTwwsreweeqwr me «

Marshall Tells Full Story of Pearl Harbor  Mm..." . jy   Received Tip Few Minutes Before Attack

‘I Don’t Know Where I Was,’ Says Marshall, Recalling Location Durine PH Attael

HEAR MARSHALL ON ANNIVERSARY   Pearl Harbor Probers Tolc of Events on Dec. 7 Four Years Ago

Neariy 650,000 Idle Along Labor Front   Flevator Strike Still Spreading

Qilmen's Union Mill Call Strike   Nearly’ 300,000 Loaf In oN, Y. As Walkout Halts ~ Operation Of. Elevators.

New Disputes Keep Nation’s Strike Total Near 350,000; Spotlight On New York City   Hundreds Of Thousands idle When Elevator Strike Virtually Closes Gorment Industry

THREATEN TO TIEUP. NATION iF MEET FAILS   350,000 Workers Remain Idle In Other U. S. Labor Disputes

Acts Contingent On Whether or Not Parley Fails   To Affect 250,000 Employes; Stoppage Total Up To 650,000

Strikes Keep Near 650,000 Off Jobs   New York’s Giant Garment Industry Virtually Closed   PICKET LINES HOLD   No Marked Improvement in Labor Situation in Oth er Areas

250,000 to Be Affected By Walkout   Nearly 650,000 Persons In Nation Idle Now As Result of Stonnacese

N.Y, ELEVATOR STRIKE SPREADS   Labor Unrest Across Nation  Shows No Improvement

Nationwide Walkout Seen In Wave Row   Strike Authorized; N. Y. Elevator Workers’ Layoff Spreads 4

Union Chiefs Authorize Action  =_— #«737:6:hl] ag oe arh Ant   Jobless Ranks Swell To 650,000

Chicago Conference Told Of Action; Would Affect About 250, 000 Workers

Total of Idle Workers Is Near 650,000   Strike Virtually: Closes New York Gorment Industry

250,000 Workers Told To Strike By Union Today   Regarded First Major Test of Post War Labor Policy

AUTHORIZE NATIONAL OLL STRIKE   New York's Billion Dollar Garment Industry Is Closed By Latest Walkout;  Nearly 650,000 Reported Idle Throuwhout United States

‘Garment Industry Strike in New York Adds 250,000 to 300,000 To Growing Number

Walkout By 250,000 Men Is Authorizee   ‘Complete Stoppage In Petroleum ‘Industry Looms As Concilation Efforts Continue: First Major Test

Nationwide Strike is Authorized; 650 Thousand Now Idle   Conferences Continue in Chicago and Detroit to Settle Disputes

 7 ° New York City Has Spotlight ‘On Labor Front   Between 250.000 To 390,000 Idle Indirectly. By Gar. ment Layoff.   650,000 IN NATION

Pacific Lumber Walkout Leaves 00,000 Men Idle   Goodrich Rubber Workers Go Back To Akron’s Plants

New York Held In Strike Grip   Business Virtually Stops In Metropelis

ClO Union Instructing “Area Head:   Statement Read At Chicago Meeting Seeking To End Dispute

WOULD AFFECT ABOUT 250,000   Work Stoppages Involve Nearly 650,000 Persons In Nation.   GARMENT INDUSTRY HIT

BUSINESS IS PARALYZED BY LIFT STRIKE   Single Walkout in Metropolis Idies Hundreds of Thousands and Closes Garment Industry   UNREST IS SPREADING

NATIONWIDE STRIKE OF SOME 250,000 OIL WORKERS AUTHORIZED  NUMBER WORKERS MADE IDLE BY STRIKES ALREADY  De gl wl Prnrn Anh

Off-the-Job Army of 650,000 Lined Up on Labor Front: Strike in New York Ties up Big Garment Industry

Garment Area In New York Is Hard Hit   Workers Refuse To Pass Picket Lines In Manhattan

650,000 in U.S. Off Jobs   Country-Wide Layoff Threatened if Chicago Conference Fails

250,000 Men May Be Called, Union Says; Peace Talks Fruitless   General Walkout Of All Building Service Workers Threatened In New York City As Idle Total Nears Million Mark

New York City Feels Full Brunt Of Labor Tieups   Single Strike Idles Thousands of Men; People Refuse to Climb Stairs to Jobs

New York’s Giant’ Garment ~ Industry Virtually Closed   No Marked Improvement in Labor Situation in Oth er Areas

© PPPPPLPPBOPEPLPLPPP LDPE Pearl Harbor Probe ~ Approved by House <

House Passes Move For Query Into  Pearl Harbor Case  GOP Loses Its Fight For Equality of Membership in Body

Reds Attack In Stettin Area, Report   Soviets Announce Seven-Mile Breakthrough in East Prussia

Russians Oper New Attack Near Stettin   Tanks and Infantrymen Open Assault After Big Artillery Barrage

Last German Positions East  Of Oder Attackec   Masses Of Tanks And Infantry Follow Drumfire Barrage; Silesia Area Aflame

Tanks And Infantry In New Drive   Seven-Mile Breakthrough Scored By Soviets In East Prussia

Soviets Blast Nazis Guarding  Berlin Flank   Germans Have Been Able To Keep Russians Out Of Stettin   CITY IS KEY POINT   Violent Assault Made To Clear Ground For Main Offensive

Violent Attack Launched East Of Oder River   Drumfire Barrage Followed By Tanks Opens Offensive

Reds Launeh New Drive In Stettin Area   Open Violent Attack Against Last German Positions. Navic Sav.   EAST PRUSSIA ADVANCE

Berlin Reports Russians Have Started Drive   Germans Say Heavy New Attack Against Last Nazi Positions East of Oder Is Under Way.

Heavy Red -Assault In North   _ Strike Violently in Stettin Area; Split East Prussia Defense By Smash to Baltic

Russians Open Violent Attack  Hit Last Nazis East Of Oder Near Stetti:

Reds Open New Attack On ‘Stettin   Attack Last German Positions East of Oder And Split East Prussian Pocket.

ANS DRIVE fa MOP-UP ON STETTIN FRONT   Break - Through Also Made In New Offensive Along East Prussian Zone

Reds Throw Drumfire Barrage On Stettin Nazis; Another Major Attack On In E. Prussia

Nazi Stands East Of Oder Objectives  Reds Announce   Reds Announce Breakthrough Of Seven Miles

EAST PRUSSI POCKET CUT IN TWO   Defenders Of Koenigsberg Divided By Soviets   ALL-OUT DRIVE   On Berlin Front Believed Near; Nazis Say Klessen Siege Broken

SOVIETS OPEN HOT ATTACK Ih STETTIN AREA   Seek Mopup of Oder’s East Bank to Prepare for Berlin Assault; Split Foe in East Prussia.

NEW OFFENSIVE NEAR STETTIN?   Germans Report Russians In Violent New Drive East of Oder.   NEW ATTACK BY KONEV

NAZI POCKET IS SLICED IN EAST PRUSSIA   A Seven-Mile Breakthrough Divides the Remnants of 200,000 Defenders of Koeniasberag   MOPUP IN THE BALTIC

Germans Report New Red Attacks In Stettin Area   Konev Forces In Silesia Also Begin Offensive

Russians Open Violent Attack In Stettin Area   Seven-Mile Red~ Break Through In East Prussia Alen Rannrted

RUSSIANS OPEN NEW  VIOLENT ATTACK ON  NAZIS EAST OF ODER STETIN AiiDZAST PRUS SIA DRIVES PART OF PLAN ENR RERIIN NRIve

REACH FRISCHES HAFF   Pres. Roosevelt Denies ‘Receipt of Peace Offers

ATTACKING IN SILESIA   German Defenders In Koenigsberg Sector Split By Soviets

REDS OPEN NEW ODER ATTACKS, GERMANS SAY      Last Nazi Positions On _ East Side Of River Under Assault

MOP UP NAZI TOPREPAREFOR BERIIN ATTACH   Russians Announce Break-Through to Baltic in Frisches Haft

Tanks, Infantry Reported To Be Attacking Last Nazi ‘Positions East of Oder   Russians Announce Seven-Mile  Breakthrough in East Prussia

RUSSIANS SLICE EAST PRUSSIAN POCKET IN TWO   May Launch Drive On Berlin Front At Any Time Now

Tank Masses Roll At Stettin Under Barrage   Seven Mile Breakthrough In East Prussia; Trap 200.000 Foe

Offensive in East Prussia Cuts Nazi Defenders in Iwo  Twin Drives Aimed At Mopping Up All Nazis East of Oder

SOVIETS SPLIT RMINANTS OF 200,000 DEFENDERS IN NORTH AND OPEN VIOLENT NEW DRIVE

Russians Open New Assault   Blast Last Nezi Positions East of Oder; New Breakthrough To Baltic

Russians Hammer  Ac Last German  Positions Holding \Out Near Stettin

VIOLENT RED DRIVE STARTS EAST OF ODER    Last German Positions in  Stettin Area Subject to Drumfire Barrage.    7-Mile Breakthrough  In Eastern Prussia

Reds Begin Violent Push, Nazis Report   Last German Positions West of Oder Hit, Berlin Says

Germany’s Last Position Along River fs Target   Drumfire Barrage, Masses Of Tanks and Infantry Hurled Against Huns In Siettia Area   Russians Advance In Prussia Sector   Make 7-Mile Breakthrough to Shore of Baltic Lagoon. Splitting 200,O00 Borhe

Soviets Open Fresh Attack East of Oder   Fierce Fighting in Stettin Area; Gains Made in East Prussia

Reds’ Breakthrough Traps Nazi Hordes   German Divisions In East Prussia Face Annihilation, While Death And Destruction Being Rained On Koenigsberg.

Barrage Precedes Violent Attack On Stettin Area   East Prussian Mop-np Move Seen Preparatory to Wide Scale Offensive on Berlin

Russ Launch Stettin Push   Tanks, Infantry in New Thrust After Big Artillery Blast

With  Barrage   Masses of Tanks and Infantry Cross Oder In Drive on Berlin, Germans Declare

RUSSIANS CAIN SEVEN MILES IN EAST PRUSSIA   Soviets Mopping Up Naz Remnants Behind Front Lines

HEAVY RUSSIAN ATTACK BEGUN AROUND STETTIN   [Trapped German Divisions In East Prussia Face Annihilation; Soviets Announce Seven- Mile  Breakthrough.

Enemy Report: Tank Barrage Near Stettin   Breakthrough in East Divides Koenigsberg Army in Two—Silesia Area Reported Active

REDS ATTACK VIOLENTLY NEAR STETTIN   Germans Say Tanks and Men Follow Up Heavy. Barrage in Soviet Move to Oust Them From Last Placa Bact af Oder.

Russ Launch New Assault  Attacking Last German Positions East of Oder; Wananitacheara Rattle Racec

Truman, Stalin to Hold ‘Big 2’ Talks   Session Slated While Churchill Visits London

Churchill Is Leaving For Vote Report   No Explosive Announcements lo Be Made Concerning Japanese War.

GERMANS SPRAY INFLAMMABLE LIQUID ON STARVED PRISONERS, APPLY TORCH: ONLY 30 ESCAPE DEATH

WILL J. TUCKER IN STATEMENT ABOUT GAME COMMISSION   MATTER SEEMS IN MUDDLE AS NEW SECRETARY SOUGHT REMOVE TUCKER

1.500.000 HOMES HIT    French Residences Were Damaged During the War

Balete pass captured by Yank troops  Smash forward toward Santa Fe

15 Aboard Lost Plane  Sir William Malkin And Other British Officials on Craft

PAPAL LAPEEPPA LA PPPEA PE  Striking Bus Driver_.. Has Good Suggestion

Probers Ask Union of All Combat Units   Air Force Rating Equal to Army and Navy Recommended

Jealousies Condemned In Report   Committee Outlines State Department Coordination Plan

Adm. Richardson Files Minority Report on Plan   Misunderstandings, Jealousies Cited as Reasons for Uniting

Gen. DeGaulle Urges Control _ Of Ruhr Basin   France Does Not Want Any Annexation Of German Territory; Ask Control Of West Bank

ANNEXATION OF REICH IS NOT WANTED   French Ruler Is Official Guest Of Pres. Truman

General DeGaulle Renounces Wish For Annexation   Calls For International Control of Ruhr Valley, Western Bank of Rhine

Glowing Toasts To De Gaulle Dull buptic bimanrin’s Retort To French Press

Byrnes Gives Nine-Toast Dinner For Gen. DeGaulle; President Says French Press is Unfair to U. S.

DE GAULLE WANTS RHINE CONTROL   pees Desire to Annex Any 7 German Land.

France Denies Claim to Land   French Leader Calls For Control Of Ruhr, French Rule Of Rhine

France Has No Claim to German Soi   French Chief of State Urges International Control Over Ruhr

REPORT GENERAL ADVANCE ALONE RHINE AND RUHR   Former Is Reached At Two Places By Ninth  Army : Fottes   GERMAN 15th ARMY ROUTED BY ALLIES

Resistance Collapses On Western Bank   Nazis Flee Headlong Across River Before Victorious Americans

Battered Germans Flee Eastward; Third Nears Break-Through; British Launch Drive, Foe Reports

Nazi Arsenal Cities Taken By Americans   Trier Is Captured in Great Offensive; Germans Are Fleeing

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Engulfs All Arsenal Cities  In The Ruhr   Ifurls Shells Inte Dusseldorf In Greatest Offensives In American Ujstory, German Defenses Split

Emperor Hirohite Is Denounced as War Criminal and Arrest Demanded

Hirohifo’s Arrest: _ Sought By Senator   Georgian Says E Emparor: Is One of Greatest... Aaaressors.

Hirohito’s Arrest Sought By Senator   Georgian Says Emperor !s One of Greatest Aaaressors

AUTOMOBILE STRIKE LEADERS SEEKING WAGE NEGOTIATION  _ GENERAL MOTORS REQUESTED BY UAW FOR SETTLEMENT DISPUTE

Striking Auto Workers Seek Publie Atring   Union’s International Exeen tive Board Opens Two  Day Meeting.   AWAIT. PLANTS REPL

Public Airing Of GM Wage Row Urged   Union Executives Consider Strike

UAW Requests General Motors To Negotiate   Union Says Need More Acute Now in View of Far-Reachiny Strike, 2,500,000 Idled

The Weather   CIO Again Asks GMC To Settle Dispute On Pay   Auto Spokesman Says All Production O: Cars To Be Halted  Soon   Production To Halt

Strikers Seek Public Airing ot GM Dispute   Renew Request for Public Negotiations on Wage Demands

DEMAND AIRING OF G-M FICHT      ‘Union Wants Public Discussion of. Wage Terabe: «suse

Union's Executive Board Begins 2-Day Parley at Detroit; General Action Planned        Car Output lags  Complete Stoppage, Is Expected, Because of Ramifications

Repeat Request For Negotiation Before Public   "GMC Has Rejected Union Proposal To Enlist Aid Of Government Conciliators

Brewster Asks Potatoes Rated As Basic Crop   Farm Adjustment Bill Amendment

oHi's STTHIS:. IN REST AREA        ang, THINGS EASY as ; SURRENDER ANNOUNCE. MENT ARRIVES 

FORMER GUARDS TOUGH ON JAPS   QOhio’s Famed Thirty-Seventh Division in Philippine Rest Center

37TH OVERSEAS FOR 39 MONTHS   End of War Finds Famed _ Ohio Division in Luzon P Rest Area

Mystery Shrouds Murder Of N. Y.  Textile Executive   Police Without  Suspect. Motive

Senators Discuss Charter Rights For Using Troops   Agree Final Decisions ‘By Congress Would Violate Spirit of Plan

Senators Argue Troop Use toPreserve Peace  Charter Discussed  } For Second Day  GN ce

FIND CHARTER CANT BE GUT BY CONGRESS   Committee Agrees Any Last Say Would Make Pact of No Value.

SENATORS SAY LIMITATIONS DESTRUCTIVE   Connally, Vandenberg Resist Military Proposals

RESERVATION TO CHARTER 1S OPPOSED   Soclons Hoid It Would Violate Spirit of Charter

War Dep't. Wants Quick Bomb Control   ‘fo Clear Way For International Action On Atomic Energy, Suggests Nine-Man Comnicetan

Commission To Control Atom Bomb Advoeated   Domestic Controls Asked by War Dept To Clear Channel  For World AchHon

Army Urges Control of Atom Energy   Prampt. Passage of Domestic Legislation Held. Necessity

MEETING ENDS FOR LEADERS OF 3 NATIONS   CONGRESS IS ASKED TO CLEAR WAY FOR WORLD SECURITY

WAR DEPARTMENT CALLS FOR QUICK ATOMIC CONTROL   Secretary Patterson Says U. S. Should Enact Legislation to Clear Way for World Action.   ATTLEE AND KING AGAIN SEE TRUMAN   Observers Believe Conferees May Issue Communique Friday Disclosing Broad Objectives.

War Department » Calls for Quick  Creation of Atom  Energy Controls   American, British ane Canadian Leaders Neat End of Conference or International Controls

Quick Controls Over Atomic Energy Sought   Secretary of War Urges Prompt Passage of Laws

Leaders Near  A-Bomb Poliey      Domestic Controls Asker To Clear Rand

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   TRIAT OF ADMIRAL DOFENITZ LOOMS

MAKE CHECKUP ON SUB LEADER   DOENITZ FACING TRIAL FOR TERROR TACTICS USED IN GERMAN U-BOAT WARFARE

‘Authority on Far East Predicts That  'Hirohito Mav Commit Hare Kiri

ESTATE IS A??RAISED    Net Value of Propeicy Left by Tom  Pendergast Is $13,615

Allied Planes Hit Honshu In Dawn Atfack      Carrier Based Ships Heay. ily Attack Military Taraets

Honshu Air Strike In Second Day   Third Fleet Boss Says Damages Te Steel City Heavy

Fleet Vessels Shell City Of Kamaishi   Many Enemy Planes Knocked from Air Or Hit on Ground

KAMAISHI SHUDDERS UNDER NAVAL FIRING   Carrier Planes Return 1,500 Strong For 2nd Straight Day

FLAMING RUIN SPREAD OVER NORTH HONSHU   ENEMY AIR ATTACK ON CARRIERS IS SMOTHERED

SPREAD RUIN OVER HONSHL   Heavy Navy Guns Add To Destruction Of Island Cities

JAPAN BLASTED BY 1,000 PLANES 2ND DAY IN ROW   Ruin Spread Across Northern  Half of Honshu by U.S. and British Carrier Craft.   WARSHIPS SHELL STEEL CITY OF KAMAISHI   Air Raids Result in Destruction of Scores of Enemy Planes Caught on the Ground.

~ Civilians Had Tightened Belts To Last Notch   Norsemen Still Think’ They Have Been Lucky  In German Invasion

House Again Refuses Code Measure   Fails to Agree Wit Senate in Proposed School Bill

High Vatican Post May Go To Spellman   N,. ¥. Archbishop Expected To Be Secretary of State

Chest Drive Nets Half of Goal; Deadline Is Near  Mop-Up Is Schedulec _ Saturday; Workers Will Repeat Visits

Chest Drive Nets Half of Goal;  Deadline Is Near Mop-Up Is Schedul:   Mop-Up Is Scheduled Saturday; Workers Will Repeat Visits

OHIOAN GETS CREDIT FOR BRIDGE CAPTURE   Story of Sgt. Drabik Put in Record of Congress

TRUMAN TO COUNTY FAIR   EIS LU UU IN a ET Ps  Has Not Missed Garuthersville, Mo. Event in 12 Years

President to Go by Plane To be at Fair  Will Attend One At Caruthersville On October 11

TRUMAN TO COUNTY FAIR   Has Not Missed Garut Garuthersville, Mo. Event in 12 Years

FIRST MAJOR SUPPLY BILL FOR TEXAS HIT HOUSE SNAG TODAY  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE  _ REPORT RURAL SCHOOL  AID RILE REIECTEN

House Refuses Conference Bill On Rural Aid   Major Appropriations Measure Is Held Up By New Objections

WORK-FIGHT HOPES SLIM AS SENATE, HOUSE DISAGREE   Joint Committee Must Find Compromise Bill

MANPOWER BILL PASSES SENATE, GOES TO HOUSE      Wide Differences Are Noted In Bills Passed By Both Houses

CONFLIST Loos ON DRAFT BILI   Labor Resents Restraints ia Work or Ficht Bill

LABOR CONFLICTS LIKELY TO CAUSE DRAFT DELAY   Committee Finishes  Work On Measure

CONFLICTS MAY CAUSE DELAY 10 WORK-FIGHT BILL   = House Committee Completes Its Action On Bill But No _ Vote Taken

Proposed Curbs On Labor Delays Work-Fight Bil   Conflicts Over Restraints May Stiffen Opposition To House Passage

Delay Ruling on Meat Rationing   Foreign Demands, Black Market Eyed

Chief Says 1,250,000 Men Will Leave in Next Six Months   Program Started To Free Japanese From Govt. Bondage

ONLY 400,000 TO GUARD JAPAN 'AND PACIFIC   Nips Get Chance At. Democracy

Plans to Send More Men Home   Directs New Premier to Free Japanese by Adopting  New Program

M’ARTHUR WILL SEND HOME ALL BUT 200,000 MEN   General Lays Down Severe Program for Japan

JAPANESE GET DIRECTIVE OF SUPREME COMMANDER TO END NIPS’ SHINTOISN

Many Yank Troops Will Come Home  Soon; Small Forces Remain in Japan

— —OCCUPATION— Freedom Order to Shidehara   Premier Must End Monopolies and Encourage Unions

M’Arthur Says 1,250,000 Men  Coming Home   Orders Japs Freed From Bondage; Nips Pay Occupation

SIX MONTHS SET FOR TRAVEL JOB BY MacARTHUR   Japs Given New Five Point Directive By Allied Commander

MacArthur Gives Japanese Drastic Five-Point Plan —   “New Redeployment Program To Allow Big Troop Return

JAP PEOPLE BE FREED FROV BONDAGE   Restraints Will Be Abnaliehed

Only 400,000 To Be Retained ForOccupation   Rede ‘ploy ment Order Ace ompanies {dict To Free Japanese Pe cople

M’ Arthur To Keep Only 200,000 Kor Occupation Force In Japan, Korea   Shidehara Told To Abolish All Controls On Religion, Encourage Labor Unions, And Institute Women’s Suffrage

No More Worshiping of Emperor, Women to be “Freed’; Labor Unions Encouraged in Stern Edict

200,000 fo Hold Japan in6 Months   MacArthur Tells Jap Premier to Change Japan Constitution

MacArthur Tells Premier To Abolish Government Inquisition   ENCOURAGE UNIONS WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE   1,250,000 U.S. Troops Will Be Hore In Six Months

Only 200,000 To Be Left In  Japan, Korea   Gen. MacArthur Says Shift Will Take Six Months

To Be Sent Within Next Six Months          “WILE LEAVE ARMY- OF ONLY 200; IN JAPAN AND KOREA; NEW’ ° : PREMIER GIVEN 5-POINT PROGRA

GROUP LEAVES WITHIN NEXT 6 MONTHS TOUS.   Leaves Occupation Army of 200,000 in Japan and Korea

ONLY 200,000 YANKS STAY IN JAPAN, KOREA   Occupation Forces To Be Cut Greatly During Next Six Months   SHIDEHARA GETS ORDERS   MacArthur Informs Premier Religious Freedom Will Prevail In Country

MILLION MEN TOBERETURNED FROM PACIFIC   MacArthur Directs New Premier To Free Japs Of Government Bondage

Army Of 200,000 Will Be Left For Occupation.” Purposes In Japan   Order Frees Japs From Bondage   Government Agencies And Monopolies Must Go; Women’s Suffrage Decreed

1,250,000 TROOPS TO RETURN SOON   Says Men Will Be sent Home In Next Six Months

17 KILLED IN PENNSY WRECK   Passenger Tre Train Hits Derailed Freight

17 KILLED IN PENNSY WRECK NEAR MILTON   At Least 32 Passengers Injured When Dominion Express Hits Freight Cars.

17 Killed, 32 Hurt in Train Wreck   200 Shaken Up in Pennsylvania Rail Accident

17 DIE, 32 HURT IN RAIL CRASH   Box Car Falls on Adjoining Track in Path of Flyer

Pennsy Train  Wreck Kills 16   Freight Car Jumped Track And Fell In Front Of Onrushing Train.

17 PERSONS DIE IN TRAIN WRECK   NUMBER INJURED IN DERAILMENT ON PENNSYLVANIA ROAD

17 Persons Die And 32 Injured  In Train Wreck   Freight Jumps Tracks Into Path Of Onrushing Express Train

EXPRESS STRIKES DERAILED TRAIN; SCORE INJURED   Victims Removed To Area Hospitals; Engineer Killed

Thirty-Two Injured And Hundreds Of Others Shaken Up When Cars Are Derailed

Japs Folding Under Okinawa Knockout   17 Die, 32 Injured In Railroad Wreck At Williamsport, Pa.

At Least 25 Die In Rail Mishaps   Express Train Crashes Into Derailed Freight

17 Are Killed And 32 Injured In Train Wreck   Passenger Train Plonges Into Overturned Freight ‘Car On Pennsy Near ‘Williamsport, Pa.

Train Crash  Fatal To 16   Freight’s Wreckage Causes 2nd Pile-Up

17 ARE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK TODA)   32 Hurt When Freight Car Blocks Passenger Train Path.

17 KILLED IN TRAIN CRACKUP   32 Injured When Passenger Train Rams Derailed Freight Car

17 PEOPLE KILLED IN DERAILMENT IN WEST VIRGINIA   Freak Accident Happens When Freight Car Jumps to Passenger Tracks

17 ARE KILLED, OVER 30 HURT « IN RAIL WRECK   Crack Pennsylvania Train _ Hits Derailed Ore Car " Near Milton, Pa.

17 Killed In Train Wreek   Freight Train Car Jumps Tracks. Falls On Tracks Ahead Of Passenger.

Speeding Passenger Plows into a Freight Car Near Milton Early Today  TWENTY - TWO INJURED

Mrs, Sicuranza, Renovo, Among Those Injured  Washington-Buffalo Passenger Train Hits Derailed Freight

Thirty-Two Others Injur ed In Accident Today at Williamsport, Pa.

17 Known Killed in Railroad Wreck on Pennsylvania Road   Death Toll May Be Increased When Coaches  Are Burned Open

MANY DIE WHEN EXPRESS TRAIN PRAMS FREIGHT   Remove 16 Bodies From Wreck At Milton; 32 Others Injured.

17 Dead, 32 Hur In Train Wreck   Passenger Train Hits Freight Car

GO EASY ON FUEL OIL   OPA Says No Extra Rations Will Be Available This Winter

108 PROGRAM ~ SPLIT LOOM:   OTHER PROPOSALS, OF SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN ALSO TO BREAK PARTY LINES -

Costs High hy Mexican Standards But Ne Shortages in Necessities Cr Luxuries Exist in Mexico City

Indictment of War Criminals Will Be Heard by Tribunal      24 A Face ‘Trial For War -Crimes:Soon

24 Nazi Leaders Face Indictment Before Tribunal   War Crime Hearings For Hitler Henchmen Soon Will Be Started

ALLIES GET NOWHERE IN BID TO TRAP HESS   2 Former Secretaries Fail To Shake Amnesia Story

Patton Forces Dash 32 Miles And Cut Lines   Troops Outflanking Both Berlin and Czech Munitions City of Pilsen and Driving Hard Against Bavaria Escape Routes

REICH NEARLY CUTINTWO BY DRIVING YANKS   Third Army Cuts All Direct Roads And Railways Be. tween Berlin And South   HISTORIC JENA IS CAPTURED BY ALLIES

Drive across Mulde in 32  mile advance   Race unopposed across Germanv

Patton Smashes Rail Lines and Roads to Berlin   Drives Wedge fo within 90 Miles of the Russian Front

PATTON'S MEN SMASH AT NAZI RETREAT LINES   3rd Army 38 Miles From Dresden, Ist At Leipzig

Third Army Outflanking Both Berlin And Pilsen   Reich Nearly Split As Patton’s Troops Drive to Within  90 Miles of Soviets

GERMANY ALL BUT SPLIT BY 32-MILE PUSH   Third Army Cuts Direct Roads and Railways Between Capital and Southern Part of Reich,   ENEMY’S RETREAT ROUTES PERILED   Ninth Battles Enemy on East Bank of Elbe River and First Opens Struggle for Leipzig.

\]] Direct Roads Between berlin and Southern Part (if Germany Are Severed   Third Also Outflanking Both Berlin and (zechoslavakian Munitions City of Pilsen; US. Ninth Rolls Up to Elbe River on a 100-Mile Front, 45 Miles From Berlin

Third Severs All Lines Between  Berlin and South   Ninth U. §. Army Reaches Wide Stretch of Elbe Only 45 Miles From Berlin; U. S. Fighter Planes Destroy 321 Nazi Aircraft in Day; Vienna Falls

Pation s Men Almost Cut Reich Apart   Armored Units Outflank Berlin, Big Munitions City

YANKS WITHIN 90 MILES OF SOVIET LINES   SIGNS OF COLLAPSE INCREASE DAILY IN NAZILAND   Leinzie Under

Patton's Forces  Drive Wedge  Toward Dresden   German Positions Disintegrate Fast on West Front as 9th Army Fights Roaring Battle Only 45 Miles From Berlin

45 MILES TO BERLIN   Ninth Army In Roaring Battle On East Bank Of Elbe River

B. H. CHAMBER VOTES TO END BLOSSOM FETE   Directors Go On Record Against Resuming Festival

C.C. Directors Won't Revive Annual Event   Recommend May Fete Be Abandoned In Twin Cities

MEXICO PRESIDENT NOTIFIED OF ACCEPTANCE OF DEED TO LANDS IN AREA

Ration-Free Meat  ict For  a ete A ee  Current Period Is Expanded   Coal Supply of Dealers Limited

Loss of Gold Angers Nazis   German Reichsbank Officials Arrested .

Yanks Capture Vast Hoard Of Gold In Salt Mine Near Merkers, Germany

énd Treasure Trove Uncovered by the American Third Army in 3 Days   More Than 5100,000,000 Worth Of Gold Bullion

MacArthur Issues Stern Directive Ordering Japs To . Report Economic Machinery

Imports And Exports Are Expected To Olear Through His Authority  PLACES EMPHASIS ON PRODUCING FOR HOME CONSUMPTION  Genera) MacArthur’s Order Bans All Atomic Research In Janan.

FARM DRAFT STOP IS IN THE WIND   ee  Agreement for Deferment Must Be Made, Though

‘BOND MONEY IS NEEDED   Navy Spending Plenty of Cash in the Pacific War

Tokyo Is Center of Big Attack   “First Step of Aggression,” Japs Say— 1,000  Navy Planes Used

Tokyo Reported As -Main Target ‘Tn Multiple Rai   Barbey Says Yanks «Can __Land On Nip Homeland Anytime’ They  Desire

Almost 2,000 Planes Used In Big Raid   Most Powerful Attack Yet Delivered in  Pacifie War Centers on Tokyo And Airdromes Nearby

Nearly 2,000 U. S. Planes Hit Japan In Record Assault   Yanks Can Land on Nip Homeland Any Time, Officer Says

Combinerd Land And Seas borne Assault Rains Destruction On Foe   Fire, Ruins Spread Over Broad Area   Halsey’s Third Fleet Planes Concentrate On Tokvo Sector

2,000 PLANES SWEEP JAPAN, DEFENSES Nil   Carrier Fleet Believed Still Near Tokyo for  Renewed Bombings

AMERICAN AIRCRAFT  IN HEAVIEST BLOW AT  JAPANESE HOMELAND LARGE FORCE SUPER.  FORTS AND CARRIERRASED PLANES DEAL BLOW

Attack Centers on Tokyo; Powerful Fleet Task Force Southeast of Capital

NEARLY 2.000 U. S: PLANES SWEEPING UNCHALLENGED OVER JAPAN IN RECORD BLOW   ‘More Than 1,000 Aircraft From Powerful Third Flect Lying Southeast of Capital Bomb ard  Strafe Nearly 80 Airdromes   3,500 TONS DUMPED ON FIVE INDUSTRIAL CITIES

Heaviest Blow of Pacific War Batters Nippon   Gigantic Task Force Sends 1000 Aircraft Against Enemy Isles

Tokyo Asserts Blow Is ‘First Invasion Step’   Attack Centers on Capital As Powerful Carrier ‘orce Leads Thrust

‘First Step Of Aggression Say Japanese   Multiple Air Strikes Has Tokyo As Main Target; 5 Other Cities Hit.   STRAFE AIRDROMES

Gain Control of Jap Naval Base   Transfer Takes Place On Flagship, San Diego

SAYS WAR BEGAN WAY BACK IN °31   Attlee Fixes Blame For Six Years War On Failure To Stop Japs In Manchuria 14 Years Ago.

PLACES BLAME FOR SIX YEARS OF WAR   Attlee Says it Goes Back ic _ Jap Aggression 14 Years Ago.

Attlee Blames War on Nips   Responsible for Six Years: Will Be Stern

Allied Policy Cause of War   Attlee Hits Failure To Deal Sternly

Attlee Fixes Blame For War   Failure To Deal Sternly With Japan 14 Years Ago Caused War.

ATTLEE BLAMES JAPS FOR WAR   Warns United Nations Of Hard Task Ahead

ASK TRUMAN DELAY MEETING OF Ble o   Feel That More May Be Accomplished if Held After San Francisco Conference

Washington Roundup Truman to Run Own Show, Say Capitol Hill Observers   “oanference Telewatesc Meet

GREATEST FLEET EVER ASSEMBLED OFF IAP COASTS   Admiral Nimitz Reveals Huge Size of United States and British Fleet That Helped Whip Japs.   FLEET STILL ANCHORED NEAR JAPANESE SHORES   Armada Totalling More Than 1,000,000 Tons of Warcraft Participated in Final Attack During Past Month

105 U. S., 28 British Warships Participated in Third Fleet's Final Sea-Air Assault on Japan

Final Air-Sea Assault on Japan Was Greatest Staged Says Nimitz   At Least 133 Allied Vessels Took Part In Great Action

War Department Plans ‘Helpful Shove’ To Gls ‘Released: From Service

Tough’ Task For Patterson   ‘Demobilization, Army Size Major Problems

NAMES NEW PREMIER   King Farouk Asks Former Minister to Form Cabinet

Not a Single Enemy Plane Sighted Six Hours after Americans Stage Huge Surprise Attack.   TOKYO AREA AGAIN GIVEN HARD POUNDING

Allies Invade Chedub Island Off Burma Coas   War Industries In Tokyo, Indo-China Bombed; Clark Field Push Halted

INVASION ANOTHER ISLAND OFF BURMA BY INDIAN TROOPS   ‘AIR AND GROUND ACTIVITY CONTINUES HEAVY IN PACITIC*™*AREA?

British Invade Isle Off Burma Coast, Jap Cities Raided   Artillery Batile Delays Yank Push To Manila

INVADE FIFTH BURMA ISLAND   Artillery Duel Around Clark Field Delays  Manila Drive

B-29s Strike in a Twin Assault  Tokyo and Indo-China Hit by Superforts

Indian Troops ‘Invade Isle Off Burma Coast.   Yanks Driving Down Central Luzon _ ‘Plain Meet Heavy Resistance South of Bamban River

Japs Put Up Fight Near Clark Field: B-29s Bomb ‘Tokya   ‘Another Island Off Burma Coast Invaded and China Reports  : Say American Warships Rout Nip Force in Tuesday : Battle—Iindo China Smashed by Yanks

B-29s Hammer Anew At Tokio And Indo-China  Yanks Delayed In Drive On Manila; British In

SUPERFORTS HIT TOKYO PLANTS, INDO-CHINA AREA   Japs Slow Up U. S. Forces Around Clark Field on Luzon Island

Superforts Hit Indo-China And Tokyo Industries   Artillery Duel Halts American Drive on Manila

New Burmese Invasion Keep:  Japs on Heels   Tokyo Heavily Bombed—-Luzon Advance Slowed

MacArthur Goes Ashore With Invaders  Ie Pleqsed With   Is Pleased With Early Progress of Veteran Troops

MacArthur Goes Ashore With Invaders  Is Pleased With Early Progress  JONES Specie eerie sale SSR ears ae

VICTIMS ‘MILKED’ IN ARMED ROBBERY   Flustrated ~ Woman Passes Bottle, Not Purse

Stocking of Farm Ponds Is Discussed  ‘sire,   Conservation Group Sets ‘46 Barbecue Date

Stocking of Farm Ponds Is Discussed   Conservation Group Sets 'A6 Barbecue Date

Nips Quibble Over Orders   Japan's Diplomats Seek to Gain Small Points to Saye Face

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15   Herington Army Airfield on Temporary Inactivation

General Shutdown ‘Threatens As C0 - Waits GM Reply   350,000 Employes Ready to Strike if Arbitration . Demand Is Denied   AUTO WORKERS ASK DECISION BY BOARD   Corporation Given 24 Hours To’ Answer 3-Point UAW Proposal

UNIONS AWANTING GENERA! MOTORS _ REPLY 10 OFFEE   Automobile Workers Union Has Offered Suggestion That Wage Dispute he Submitted to Arbitration.   COMPANY GIVEN UNTIL FOUR TODAY TO ANSWER   FOUR TODAY TO ANSWER  All Preparations Have Been Made for Calling Strike if Answer is Unfavorable, linion Savs.

GM Strike Appears  imminent  Reuther Warns   Reuther Warns Everything Set For Strike If Deal Fails

ClO DEADLINE TO GM EXPIRES A O'CLOCK TODA’   Strike Of 350,006 Employes Appears mminent

G-M REPLY 10 ClO PROPOSAL IS DUE TODAY      Rejection of Auto Workers Plan For Arbitration Ex. pected to. Bring Strike Coll.

Strike Of 250,000 Is Imminent        FIRM MUST DECIDE BY 4:00 P. M:. TODAY WHETHER TO SUBMIT TO. IMMEDIATE WAGE ARBITRATION.

HOUSE ADOPTS HOOVER'S PLAN   OPA LIFE EXTENDED MINUS FOOD POWERS

House Votes Another Year For OPA Rule   Republican Move For Six Months Fails: of Passage

JAPAN SPEEDS ISLE DEFENSES   Enemy Leaders Aware Now That Homeland Will ’Bacome Battlefield’

COUNCIL APPROVES ALL BOND ISSUES   One Dissenting Vote on Motion at Last Night's Session   PETITION IS RECEIVED

COUNCIL APPROVES ALL BOND ISSUES   One Dissenting Vote or Motion at Last Night's  Session

Ailied Governments Receive Official Offer Through Swiss And Swedish Capitals

House Passes Half Billion Rivers Bill ©   Goes to President. With $6,000,000.For  Missouri: Channe!”™:

Coosa River Bill Goes To Roosevelt   60 Million ttem Included In Measure Passed Today

CALIFORNIANS START SURVEY ON GAMBLING   Butte County Games Said Suddenly Shut Down

Capture two Kumintang  commanders Reds repulsing  Chinese armies

Chinese Reds Claim Big  Vietories   All Groups Admit Full-Seale War Almost Inevitable

Announce That Government Armies Haye Been Forced to Retreat. Report Capture of 'Two Generals

CLASHES SPREAD; FULL-SCALE WAR APPEARS CERTAIN   Government Admits Revere ses in Area Where Communists Claimed They Routed 70,000.   SIEGE RING TIGHTENED ABOUT MONGOLIAN CITY   Reds Capture Rail Junction and Flood Hundreds of Square Miles By Breach ing Dikes.

Chinese Central Army Spokesmat Admits Setbacks   Communists Capture Two Generals; Marines To Leave ‘Hot Spots’

Nationalists Admit Reversals In Southern Hopeh Province, With  Armies Forced To Retreat

Full-Scale War in China  Is Imminent   Central Government and Communists Make Conflicting Claims

U.S. Marines Soon fo Be Withdrawn   All Quarters Agree Full-Scale Wear Ie Inevitable

CHINESE REDS CLAIM GAINS IN CIVIL WAR   SWEEPING VICTORY IS REPORTED IN NORTH CHINA

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Chinese Reds Capture Two  Government Army Leaders   Communists Score Gains in Hopeh Province—Cap‘ture of 70,000 Troops Announced  in Dispatch

BRITISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM DEFENDED   Former Secretary Of State For Indi_, Says Policy Is “Britain's Birthright” —

23.000 Dead Of 30,000 In Far Kast Army      Died From Brutality. Neglect In Jap  Prisons

23,000 Yanks Die In Nip Prisons, Medic Estimates   Brutality, Neglect, ‘Experiments’  Blamed for Deaths

23,000 Yanks in Far East in 41 Died from Brutalities, Sa ys Doctor

MOST YANKS IN FAR EAST IN 41 DEAD’ ©   Doctor-Prisoner Estimates 23,000 Out of 30,000 Died

DOCTOR STATES 23,000 YANKS DIED IN PRISON   Physician ~ Says Brutality And Neglect Caused Many Deaths   AIRMEN TREATED WORSE   Examples Of Mistreatment By Japs Revealed By Rescued Doctors

[Doctor Says 23,000 of 30,000 Yazk Prisoners of Japs Died. ‘By Torture, “Experiments”

SAYS 23,909 DIED IN JAP PRISON CAMP   U. S. Doctor States Mast Died of Nip Brutality, Neglect

Victims Of Brutality And Neglect   Doctors Say Sadistic Medical Experiments Kill Many In  Far Fast.

et ee ee ee ee ee en eT a Bas te wes th cvsens  Says 23,000 Yanks Died ‘In Japs’ Hell-Hole Camps

Doctor Reveals 23,000 of 30,000 American Troops Have Died in Jap Pricons

Further Details Of Nip Brutality Are Revealed   Additional Deaths Among Prisoners  Likely To Raise Total

‘ 23,000 of 30,000 American Troops in the Far East At Outbreak of the War Now Dead, Doctor Estimates

Group Expected To Get M’Arthur Orders Monday  Fin al Pea ce Popers

Jap Delegation Transfers At le On Manila Surrender Trip   More Troops On Distant Fronts Surrender, But 14 Nip Fiahters Jump B-325 Over Tokvo. Killing One American

MacArthur Nof Letting Envoys Forget Bataan   Conference Detail: Secret; Filipinos Still Revengeful

Emissaries Flying To Meet M’Arthur   Surrender and Occupation Conditions Will Be Delivered Today

Tokyo Emissaries Arrive in Two Marked Planes, Transfer To American Transport and Take Off at Once for Vital Parleys; Yanks on le Make No Demonstration at Field

MacArthur Wilt Outline Allied Terms to Japs   Trip to Philippines Will Continue Today With Parleys Monday

Meanwhile, Jap Planes Attack Allied Reconnaisance Planes, US Photographe Killed, Two B-32 Air Crewmen Wounded

Emissaries On Way to MaeArthur   Historic Meeting to Get Surrender Terms Set For Monday at Manila With New Chief Talking

Board U.S. Plane For: Manila Trip   No Time Wasted On T iny Island As Plane Ile Waiting To Carry T hem Te See MacArthu

Use 2 Planes In Tokio Hop; 13 Make Trip   _ Tense Series Of Conferences Seen _ Between Leaders; Site Of Parleys_ Kept Secret To Prevent Bloodshed

Two Planes Carrying Tokye Governnient Represent-atives To Manila Land... on Ie Shima ‘             To Get Ordeis At : ‘Monday’s Meeting   Formal: ‘Articles! ‘of. Surrender. Might Be'Signed’ in Tokyo; Conference’ Plans Guarded -

FUTURE OF LOCAL AIRPORT DISCUSSED   Wm. Ong Addresses Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee   HOPES BICKERING OVER

AIRPORT DISCUSSED   Wm. Ong Addresses Cham: ber of Commerce Avi‘ation Committee   HOPES BICKERING OVER

Francis Strehl Funeral Monday + Buried With Military  - Honors At Remsen -

Francis Strehl  Funeral Monday Buried With Military  Honors At Remsen

erican Air, Sea Power Knocks Out 1546 my Vessels, 1330 Planes During July

Jap Imperial Headquarters Concedes Carrier Flanes And Bombers Cause Considerable Damage To Cities   SUBMARINE SURFACES, SHELLS TOMAKOMA!

AT LEAST ONE ‘WARNED’ CITY IS ATTACKED   Nagaoka, Recipient of Leaflet Bombardment, Struck

Japs Violated Every Law Of Civilized People ‘In The Treatment Of American Prisoners

Government Reveals: Atrecily Stories To Be True And Say:49 Protesis Were Made. :

Death Brought Welcome Reliet To Jap Victims   Washington Reveals Horrors Endured By Captured Americans

State Department Charges Japs With Violating Every Law of Civilization

Nazis To Evacuate Northern Italy   Withdrawal Being Made On Hitler's Orders

BLACK MARKET BIG PROBLEM   SENATE COMMITEE CHAIRMAN EXPRESSES DOUBT MEAT . SITUATION CAN BE. CONTROLLED

Japs Slowing Yanks By Suicidal Stands   '30-mile Thrust in Southern Philippines Only Bright Spot in Pacific—Superforts Return to Tokyo To Blast Airplane Engine Factory

Nip Defenders Are Split on Mindanao   Rush Work on Okinawa As U. S. Offensive Base   100-150 Superforts Hit Engine Plant in Tokyo; British Take Pyinmana

Hold Yanks To. inor   Japs Fight Stubbornly  From Caves  nawa; Americans Seize «Road Key On Mindanac

TOKYO SUFFERS ANOTHER RAID: ATTACK SLOWS   ‘MacArthur Reports on Casualties While Admiral Nimitz Announces Heavy Jav Plane Losses.

YANKS HELD 10 MINOR GAINS IN PACIFIC BATTLES   Over 100 Superforts Blas’ Airplane Motor Plant in Jap Capital

Limited Gains Across Pacifie   Superforts Return To Attack Tokyo: 24th Captures Kabacan.

SR a a a  JAPS SLOW UP U. $. ADVANCES   Superforts Rip Tokyo In Daylight Raid; Heavy Casuals.On Okinawa

SU-MILE U. S. THRUST SPLITS JAP MINDANAQ DEFENDERS: TOKYO HIT   10,896 JAPS KILLED IN PHILIPPINES IN WEEK; HEAVY YANK CASUALTIES INDICATED ON OKINAWA

MacArthur Move Splits Japanese Force Of 50,000   Mindanao. Junction Is Seized; Fighting On Okinawa Still Tough

B-29s Hit Tokyo Again Today in Daylight Raid   30-Mile Gain on Mindanao: Slow Going on Okinawa

OKINAWA GAINS SLIGHT AS NIPS FIGHT BITTERL}   Superforts Pay Tokyo Another Jolting Visit — Plane Plant Hit

Land Offensives Held to Minor Gains in Pacific   Superforts Slash Tokyo Again; Split Nips Defenders on Mindanao Island

U. S. Payi ing Steep Price For iaews   Casualties Reported Heavy As Americans Inch Through Defenses

Dug-In Japs Hold Yanks tc Small Gains   Mindanao Road Cut; Okinawa Fighting Bitters: Tokvo Raided

Japs Hold Yanks To Minor Gains in Pacific Warfare   334,111 Japanese Losses in Fight For Philippines

Jans Put Up Dogged Fight From Caves on Okinawa   MacArthur's Ferces Capture Important Highway Junction City on Mindanao

BOGGED FIGHTING OF FANATICAL JAPANESE HOLD GROUND GAINS’  ONE BIG GAIN, HOWEVER ON MINDANAO AS SUPER

U. S. RADIO MESSAGES GAVE JAPS TIP-OFF ON WARSHIPS AT P.H., COMMITTEE IS TOLD

NOTE REVEALS JAP PLANS 10 SMASH FLEE]   INTERCEPTED RADIO IDENTIFIES SHIPS AT PEARL HARBOR

Japs Had List Of Ships in Pear! Harbor   Was Obtained From Intercepted Radio Messages

Alternate Blow Planned By Foe   Would Have Hit At Sen Tt WHarhor Vaeant

Yankee Code Intercepted By Japanese   Report Is Made by MacArthur's Office To Probe Committee: Other Testimony Told

Fleet Set-Up Sized By Japs Before Attach   Messages Intercepted Dec. 6, MacArthur's Staff Testifies

M’ARTHUR REVEALS JAPS INTERCEPTED RADIO MESSAGES   Enemy Knew Number Of American Warships At Hawaii Port

MESSAGES TIPPED JAPS ON WARSHIPS AT PEARL HARBOR   Probers Told Nips Learned Through Intercepted U. 8. Broadcasts What Vesseis Were There.   WHETHER RADIO CODE WAS CRACKED IN DOUBT   Enemy Said to Have Had Alternate Plans to Smash Fleet if It Was Anchored Outside Port.

British cabinet meets in  Syrian emergency session Eden reveals spread of fighting;  Tinited Staptec informed of crisis

British Cabinet In Session On Arab, French Hostility   Violent Battle Raging In Damascus; U. S. Is ‘Concerned’

Conflict In Syria _  Is Causing Concert   British Cabinet Considers Action Upon Situation— U, S. Searches for Solution to End Disorder and Bloodshed

Britain Prepares” To Act in Syria   Eden Warns Commons On Mounting Crisis

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SITUATION IN SYRIAN CAPITAL HELD SERIOUS      British Cabinet In Session Over Fight Between French And Arabs   PROTEST IS MADE BY EGYPT TO ALLIES

‘Prohibit Use Of U. S. ‘Army Mails By Aussie, iNew Zealand Civilians

OLDER MEN SOUGHT FOR OCCUPATION   Sen. Johnson Says . Train Young Men for Professions, Trades

SENATOR URGES MEN UP TO 60 BE DRAFTED   Johnson Says Younger Men Should Be Left in Schools and Trades

DRAFTING OF OLDER MEN — ~~ URGED F OR OCCUPATIONS   COLORADO SENATOR PRO. FOSER TO LEAVE YOUNGER MEN HOME TO LEARN  ‘ ‘TRADES AND PROFESSIONS a

SENATOR URGES   Johnson Says Younger Men Should Be Left  in Schools and Trades

Draft Older Men for Occupation, Keep Youths in School, Solon Urges

Truman Plays Santa Claus   * Drives Through IceCoated Countryside to Take Gifts to Mother

AIRPLANE TRIP PRETTY ROUGH   Truman Completely Relaxed After Strenuous Flight; . Visits Mother Today.   ENJOYS HOLIDAY VISIT

Truman Message On Merger Soon   Won't Tell Newsmen What Views Are

GERMAN BUL=* NEARLY WIPED» AMERICANS £3 BRITISH.IN. ~ CONCERT OP*“::. NEW. OFFENSIVE

MORE CAPTIVES FALL TO REDS   Moscow Says 12,770,000 Enemy Troops Have Been Casualties

1,230,000 NAZIS IN SOVIET CAGES   REDS ANNOUNCE SURRENDER OF THAT NUMBER SINCE GERMANY CAPITULATED.

Russians Swell Prisoner Bag  Another 170,000   Americans, British Order Tito to Move Troops From Trieste

OVER 1,230,000 NAZIS GIVE UF   Die-Hard Resistance In Czechoslovakia Ended By Soviet Roundup

1.230.000 Nazi Captives Taken By Soviet Army   101 Generals Give Up Since Germany's Unconditional Fall

SAN FRANCISCO EAEME TO      Roosevelt Appoints It. Comdr. Haroht Stassen GOP Mem-

FDR HAIL BOARDS FOR COOPERATION   To Continue Joint Efforts by Britain, U. S.

BYRNES, SENATE GROUP TO MEET   International Problems Scheduled For Discussion

Smaller Nations Bid for Greater  Voice in Peace  Cuban Proposal to Enlarge Security Council Members feam 1] tn 18 je Adeancod

FRISCO MEET FACES FIRST TEST TODAY   U. S. Delegates Seek Formula On Regional Blocks

U. §. Delegates Seek Separate Security System   Cuba Makes Bid for Council Enlargement; Vote Expected Thursday

Would Enlarge Security Body   Smaller Nations Ask Greater Voice in Enforcing Council

Small Nations Seek More Votes in Council   Ry JOHN M. HIGHTOWER  Asoclated Press Diplomatic Rens FE dling

OMALL NATIGNS BID FOR COUNGH VOICE   U. S. Seeking to Insert Regional Defense Measures into Security Scheme

Small Nations To Make Bid Today For Greater Voice In ‘Proposed Security Council   United Nations Conference Faces First Big Test; Cuba Wants Council Enlarged

Sinall Nations Seek Bigger Spot   CRUCIAL TEST FACING DELEGATES AT SAN FRANCISCO

RAISE PARLEY'S FIRST BIG TEST   Press For Greater Voice In Council; Argument Seen Over Regional Blocs

Conference Has First Maior Test   Small Nations Want Greater Voice On Security Council

United Nations Face big Test In Cuban Plan   Vote on Proposal To Enlarge Council Near —Delegates Seek PanAmerican Security

Small Nations Bid For More  Voting Powers   Cuban Proposal Before Sar Francisco Conference Calls For Increasing Security  — Council.

Cuba Proposes : More Nations On Security Council:  Pan American Formulc Sought By Americas.  a ee

\Conference Faces First Test On Small Nation Bid To Gain  Larger Voice In Enforcement

SMALL NATIONS BID FOR GREATER SECURITY VOICE  CONFERENCE FACES FIRST MAJOR TEST  mar ALIFPea TiAl TAHA

Latins Urging Zoned Action   Small Nations Bid For Greater Voice

Cuba Bids  for Votes in Council   Conference Faces Test on Smaller Nations’ Proposal on Control

Small Nations Make Bid For More Voice   Most of Night Session Spent Discussing Proposal For Them to Have More in Peace-Enforcing Security Council

Smaller Nations’ Bid For Power Poses Problem   Propose To Enlarge Council From 11 to 14 or 15 Nations

Conference Faces First Big Test On Bid Of Small Nations For Power

Small Nation Plea Brings Crucial Test   Wants the Security Council Increased to 14 or 15 Nations

Small - Nations Issue Comes To Fore At Parley   Enlargement Of Security Council Urged In  Cs:hean Pinnanesal

Small Nations Bid for Peace Council Voice   Larger Body Sought By Cuba, Other Countries

Small Nation Bid Provides S. F. Meet Test   Seek Greater Voice In Proposed PeaceEnforcing Council

Seek Way To Create Separate Security System For Pan-America Without Upsetting Whole Plan

San Francisco Conference.  Direct to the wo inte SEE Oe AUN TINE, ire es trom the ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEETING FAGES FIRST BlG TEST   Small Nation Bids for Greater Voice in Proposed Council.

ANTI-HITLER COUP ALLEGED IN GERMANY   Uncredited Stockholm Dispatch Says Gestapo Discovered Plot

Report Gestapo Discovers Plans for A New Anti-Hitler Coup in Germany   Claim Von Rundstedt Executed Following Exposure of Piet

Reds Slay 50 Hostages as They Promised   Uprising in Berlin Leads To Executions

REDS REPORTED TO HAVE KILLED NAZI HOSTAGES   Threat Carried © ut After Miner Berliu Uprising

Reds Carry Out Threat Of Execution   0 Nazis Reported Killed After Minor Uprising In Berlin

a Nazi Hostages Reported Killed   Russians Executed Them For Berlin Uprising

Confirmation Of Wallace Seen  House Passes George Bill After Close Vote

Wallace Chance Seen As Brighter Bill Near Law   House Vote Divorcing Commerce From RFC Smoothing Path.

THINK WALLAGE WILL GET POST   Only Time, President's Signature, And Some Debate Seen Separating Former Vice President Fram Cabinet. Positian.

Cabinet Post Seems Definite For Wallace   George Bill Now Waits OK ‘by President; Opposition Out

BELIEVED WALLACE TO BE CONFIRMED 0 COMMERCE POSITION  HOUSE PASSED AND SENT TO WHITE HOUSE BILL DIVORCING LOAN FEATURES

House Passes Georve Bill   Last Practical Bar To Wallace Winning Cabinet Post

Way Cleared for Wallace Approva  George Bill Is BPaccad hu Manuca

OPA Strives for 1942 Price Level   Bowles Tells Plans For. Reconversion

OPA Pledge: To Restore Prices of °42   Sees Early Return: Of Absent Goods To Retail Shelves

PRICES OF SYNTHETIC TIRES ARE REDUCED   OPA Lowers Wholesale Ceiling and Retail Reduction Will SY BaAllacw Baan

INDIANAPOLIS CHIEF DENIES INEFFICIENCY   Says Damage Hurt Abandon Ship Orders

MERICAN INFANTRY, TANKS ND PLANES EXACT GROWING ‘OLL OF GERMAN MATERIALS   sn. Patton Widens to Six Miles Corridor Feeding His Main Offensive Threat by Capturing Village — of Chenonge  Syne re ee COU ee Pa Amr REFER crys

Arrowhead Of Patton Forces  Is Broadened   Point Across Narrow Waist Of Belgian Bulge North Of Bastogne Wid. ened Mile   Foe Paying Heavy Toll In Materiel   Sacrificing Many Tanks and Planes In Desperate , Bid to Regain Western Front Initiative

Yanks Broaden Arrow Pointed At Nazi Bulge   American Infantry, Tanks and Planes Take Toll From Materiel Of German Forces

Third, Seventh Armies Extend Belgium Gains   Take Mounting Toll 01 Von Rundstedt’s Men . And Materiel 

U.S. Forces Exact Heavy Toll From Nazis; 2 Yank Armies 13 Miles Apart

NAZIS PAY HUGE TOLL IN BID TO GAIN INITIATIVE   Rundstedt Still Throwing Most Of Strength Into Salient

Yank Attacks Take Heavy. Toll Of Nazi  Implements   Battle To Split Salient. Continues

Patton Drives. Deeper Into Nazi Bulge In Belgium   Extends Arrowhead North Of ‘Bastogne In Continuing Battle

Smash 110 German Armored Vehicles, Destroy 221 Planes   Patton’s Forces Broaden Bastogne Bulge Mile and Half, Cut Nazi Escape Path To 13 Miles

Belgian Bulge Narrowed By Third’s Drive   Nazi Toll Mounts As Infantry, Tanks Hurl Forces While Planes Begin Air Barrage

Germans Suffer Heavy Losses In Battles   Villages Captured By Patton’s Army; Few Nazi Gains

Germans Pay Heavy Price To Hold Gains   Monday Activity . Reported Slight By High Command

Third Army In Battle To Split The German Salient Advances Mile And A Half

LOSESHEAVILY IN MEN, ARMOR   Two Enemy Counter-Blows Repulsed; Patton Widens Corridor To 6 Miles

Men, Planes, Tanks Exact Heavy Toll. Of Nazi Materiel   Americans’ Seizure’ Of Villages Below Bastogne Widens Patton Corridor. Feeding Main Drive

Report Nazis Withdrawing Their Troops   Allies Exact Heavy Toll on Enemy Forees

Counterblows Of Germans Are Repulsed   American Flak Guns Destroy 17 Airplanes

THIRD ARMY IS NEARING FIRST: NAZIS REPULSED   Von Rundstedt’s Army Badly Hurt On West Front

Japs, Germans To Resume War Planning: Baruch   Urges Long-Time Control Of Scientific Re sources Of Enemv.

Germans and Japanese Will Strive for War   Baruch Proposes A National Science Foundation to Meet

Baruch Proposes Control Council For War Science   Claims Enemies Will Be Seeking Ways For Third War

snys Long-Time Control Of  Scientifie- Resources Of  ‘Germans and Japs Must : Continue For:-Years:

Baruch Says Germans And Japs Will Strive To Find Way For World War Ill

Baruch Says Foe To Plan For War  Urges U. S. Set Up Research Foundation

Baruch Proposes Creation of National Science Foundation To Prevent Another War

BARUCH FEARS WORLD WAR Il   Says Germans And _ Japs  — Will Strive By Any Means Possible To Wage Another War.

Baruch Warns Japs, Germans Not Through   Says Will Seek Through Science to Devise Means Of Waging Third World War

BARUCH ADVOCATES LONG-TIME CONTROL OF ENEMY SCIENCE  JAPAN AND GERMANY MUST BE WATCHED FOR MANY YEARS. IS CLAIM

GERMANS, JAPANESE PLANNING THIRD WAR  Bernard Baruch Says Defeated

Sees Germany, Japan  Planning Third War  ee mann te ame ees oe om   Baruch Urges Policing of Science

Baruch Warns That Germans and Jap: Will Seek Means for Third World Wa

BARUCH THINKS GERMANS, JAPS TO TRY AGAIh   Adviser to Presidents Says Science Setup Needed To Nip War Ill

Sees Germany, Japan  Planning Third War   Baruch Urges Policing of Science

ARTICLE IN MOSCOW MAGAZINE. ON ATOMIC BOMB INDICATES DELICACY OF NEW SITUATION

Distrust May Wither Our Victory Palm   Russian Spokesman Says Atomic Bomb Let Loose Riotous  _ Agitation Against So —yier Union

Invaders Turned Back in Lingayen Gulf, Nips Say   Superforts Deal Twin Blows at Formosa, Honshu

TANA AIR AND NAVAL ACTION POUNDS JAPAN   Tokyo Reports Invasion Turned Back

Lighter-Than-W ool, Durable Cloth Produced From Chicken Feathers

Carrier Planes break Through To China Coast   U.S. Task Force Moves in Close To Jap Holdings

BsAVER SF EBPSZABAYA ASW ABN B44 To Parents, Friends and Patriotic Organizations

RAVER SPEV A CRAN A LNA REN BS To Parents, Friends and Pa. triotic Organizations

IWIFURLIANL NULIVUE, To Parents, Friends and Patriotic Organizations

IMPORTANT NOTICE To Parents, Friends and Pa. triotic Organizations

Doughboys at Edg Of Baguio, Rescue 7000 Civilians  More Praocreece Made   More Progress Made On Heavy Fighting For Ryukyu Islands

TROOPS REACH BAGUIO; 7,000 ARE SET FREE   JAP HOME ISLANDS BLASTED AGAIN BY B-29s

nome TOWN SET TC WELCOME IKE   50,000 Sandwiches Prepared For Homecoming Of Abilene’s Hero

ALL LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALLS HALTED IN CHICAGO   8,700 Illinois Operators Go On Strike For $6. Weekly Increase   LEFT SWITCHBOARDS EARLY THIS MORNING   Service Within Chicago’ City Limits Not Affected

Jccupation of Japan May Be Washed Up Within Year ff Japanese Don’t ‘Deal From Beneath Table’

Nips Report Heavy Fighting On Isle 50 Miles From Okinawa   Japanese Soldiers Retreat To Hills In Northern Philippines To Escape Advancing Yanks

Japs Say Kume Island Is Being Invaded by Yanks   Seem to Be Less Fearful Homeland Landing Due Soon

Organized Resistance On Philippines Nears End, China Landing Predicted

Island Flanking Okinawa Invaded  _ By Yank Troops   Tokyo Makes Announce ment as Superforts Strike Jap Oil Refinery.   Japs on Luzon Flee To North Mountains

Japs Predict Landing on China Coast   Report Heavy Fighting on Isle 50 Miles West Of Okinawa

‘Unconfirmed Jap Report Says American Amphibious Units Have Stormed Beaches of Island.      MOP UP CONTINUES ON OKINAWA ISLAND

Yank Invasion of Kume Island Is Claimed in Tokyo   Unconfirmed Report Says Americen Amphibious Units Have Stermed Beaches Fifty Miles West of Okinawa   GARISON FORCES PUTTING UP STIFF RESISTANCE

Invasion Reported  On Kume Island   Tokyo Radio Asserts Small Island _50 Miles West-of Okinawa Under .. Ageault in Prenaratory Attack

Landing on China Coast by American Forces Predicted   Radio Tokyo Says ‘Heavy Fighting Now In Progress’ on Small Isle 50 Miles West of Okinawa. Where Monp-up Proceeds

Japs Say Yanks In~  New Drive   Radio Reports Americans On Kume Island, West .. Of Okinawa

Superforts Hit Large Refinery In Midnight Raid   Shallow: Graves Of Enemy exats~-Found Neat  American Foxholes

Tokyo Says Yanks Pouring Onto Kume   Foe Fears Bases Being Secured For Strike Against China Coast

Unconfirmed Report Says “ighting Heavy   -Japs Predict Landing in China; B-29s Hit Retineey:

U.S. Invades Isle Nearer China, Tokyo Radio Says   B-29’s Bomb Enemy Oil Refinery;  Luzon Japs Fleeing

Tokyo Reports Allied Forces  Invading Kume   Heavy Fighting in Progress—Yank Landings on China Coast To Invade Japan Seen

HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED 50 MI. WEST OF OKINAWA   PREDICT AMERICAN FORCES MAY LAND ON COAST OF CHINA

ENEMY SAYS HEAVY FIGHTING NOW RAGING ON ISLAND 0 MILES WEST OF OKINAWA

Tokyo Radio Reports Drive Upon Kume   Supers Smash Major Source Of Gasoline

YANKS FIGHI ON BEACHES AT KUME   Report Unconfirmed So Far From U. S. Quarters   USHIWJIMA DEAD   Head Of Okinawa Foe And His Chief End Own Lives As Defeat Neared

REPORT BATTLE ON NEW ISLAND   Tokyo Tells of Allied Invasion of Island West of Okinawa.   PREDICT CHINA LANDING

TOKYO CLAIMS MOVE AGAINST NEW TERRITORY   Jap Troops in Philippines Are Fieeing To Mountains To Escape Trap

PACIFIC FRONTS Trapped Foe Flees  In Luzon B-29s Smash   B-29s Smash Largest Oil Refinery Left

Units Reported in Hard Fighting for Isle Near Okinawa   Triumph Would Give Americans 10 More Square Miles of Land in Central Ryukyu Chain—Japs Fleeing in Northern Philippines—B-29’s Strike Anew.

Report New Yank Invasion   Land On Kume, 50 Miles West of Okinawa, Says Tokyo; Japs On Luzon Flee Before Americans

Small Island Near Okinawa Under Attack, Says Tokyo   PILI I PPI.

Tokyo Reports New Invasion by Americans   Island 50 Miles West of Okinawa Said to Have Been Stormed

Tokyo Claims Yanks on Kume Island   Area Flanks Okinawa; Heavy Fighting in Progress Radio Reported

Japanese Troops in Northern  Philippines Fled to the Mountains From the Yank Trap.     Fn GtiRPRrproarRrT:   50 SUPERFORTS PACED AIR WAR   A Pre-Invasion Strike at Japan’s Largest Remaining Oil Refinery Is Second Attack in 24 Hours.

Yanks Ashore On Kume Isle, Asserts Tokyo   Trapped Nips in Northern Luzon Flee to ~~ Manntane

‘canks Invade Kume Island, Japs Report   Japanese Troops  In Northern Luzon Flee to Mountains Fram Jaws of U.S. Trar

Americans Land On Kume Island Off Okinawa  50 Superforts Hit Japs’ Largest Oil  Datinary Onarntina

PLACE IS 30 MILES WEST OF OKINAWA   Unconfirmed Tokyo Report Declares Heavy Fighting Is in Progress —Nips Expect Landings on China Coast,

TOKYO REPEATS BROADCAST ON NEW INVASION   Americans Fighting Way Onto Kume Is. land, Jap Radic Says: Enemy Looks For China Invasion.

If Statement Is True, More US. Air Bases Can Be Secured; Nips Flee To Hills  In Philippines

YANK LANDING IN CHINA SEEN AS POSSIBILITY   Invasion of Isle Near Okinawa Under Way, Tokyo Claims

Enemy Asserts Landing in China Coming   Heavy Battle Reported Raging 50 Miles To West of Okinawa

Large Gas Plant CenterWasRaids Object; Thrust Is West of Okinawa

ISLAND 50 MILES WEST OF OKINAWA   Predict China Landing Before” Invading Japan

YANKS TIGHTEN TRAP ON NIPS IN. PHILIPPINES   50 Superforts ts Hit Japan’s  Largest Remaining Oil Refinery

Tokyo Reports Heavy Battles Rage On Island   New Landing By Americane 30 Miles West of Okinwa Yel Uneoufiem ed By Allied Sourves   Invasion of China Coast Predicted   Meanwhile, Superforts Aviation Gasoline Refinery In Attacks On Marionas  Bomb Japaii

Foe Reports New Landing Off Okinawa   Superforts Aqaia Ratter Enemy's ~ Rig Oil Refinery —

CarProducing Ancrease Seen   Expected ‘Steel Flood Will Facilitate Making of 500,000 Autos

PREDICTS BIG STEEL SUPPLY   Sufficient Output Seen Tc Permit Vast Expansion In Civilian Goods

What Citizen Can Do to Aid   OWI Lists What Government Needs, Asks of Citizens in 160th Week of War

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION 10° CONTROL ATOM THREAT PROPOSED BY U.S. BRITAIN AND CANADA

FLOOD CRISIS IN OHIO OVER   ‘Battle of Levee’ $10,000,000 Victory for Portsmouth

EXPECTED 10 HIT EARLY FRIDAY MORN   Disturbance Is Brewing in Gulf, Headed for Coast

FOR CUTTING TAXES    First Time in 16 Years Congress Considers Downward Scale 

BROOKLYN KID   Congress Turns To Tax Cut Task  For First Time in 14 Yeare No Advance

Study Ways To Cut Tax      Proposed Reduction Of. Federal Income Levies Would Be First Since.1929

TAK GUTTING 5 CONSIDEREL   First Time in 16 Years Congress Has Turned Cutting Levies.

CONGRESS EYES TAX REDUCTION   Solons Expected To Use Knife On Levies for First Time Since ‘29

TAX-CUTTING IS UP FOR ACTION   ' “" a]  Congress Turns To Tax Reduction For First Time In 16 Years.

Congress Turns  To Novel Job  Cutting Taxes   Nol Since 1929 Was Ways and Means Group Considered Reducing Burdeus

For First Time in 16 Years Cut in Taxes Is Considered in Washinator

LONG SPEECHES TO BE AVOIDED LEADERS HOPE   Connally Suggests Written Statements Instead Of Personal Appearances   WITNESSES ARE CALLED   Little Opposition To Peace Pian Uncovered As Senate Begins Work On Charter

Public Hearings on Charter to Be Held io Minimum; Connally Urges Written Statements Be Submitted

Charter  Hearings  Limit Set Senate Seeks  To Avoid Long  Mactimanrt

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON WORLD CHARTER   Senate Committee Plans Publicity To Absolute Minimum

Senate Committee Plans Minimum of Public Hearings on Security Charter

Plan To Limit  Hearings . on Charter   ‘Witnesses Must Be Qualified, Others May Write It

Hold Plans For Public Hearings   Committee Appointed To Draft Charter Rules

Senate to Hold Charter Debate To Minimum   Qualified Witnesses To Be Heard On Specific Provisions Of Treaty

REPORT L. JOHNSON MISSING IN ACTION   Wakefield Soldier Was Serving With the Army in * Belaium.

YANK BOMBERS BLAST NANKING   Airmen From _ Philippine: Range Deep Into China

VANAING RAILWAY LENTER BOMBED   New Gains Scored on Luzon; Japs Lose 1,277 Craft in Less Than Month

46 COUNTRIES ALL SET FOR WORLD PARLEY   Frisco Conference to Open Wednesday: Poland Absent

World Security Conference to Open  Late Today; 46 Victorious Nations at Gathering, With Polish Chair Vacant   Ry ION MM HIGHTOWERR

One Chair (Poland) Empty As United Nations Meet To Blueprint Peace   Except For Polish Problem There Is Evidence Of Close Big-Power Cooperation To Prevent World War III.

Conference Today Awaited By Millions   Victorious Nations of World War J Assemble In Political Conference

 Victorious Nations Assemble For Firs ‘History Making World Control Meeting

Poland’s Chair Empty As United Nations Get Ready ‘To Open Security Meeting   Delegates To Try To Blueprint Machinery For Preventing World War {II

WORLDS HOPE TURNO TODAYTO CAN FRANCISCO   Brief Program Tonight Opens Historic Conference to * Carure Pearce.

HISTORIC PEACE PARLEY BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON   San Francisco Conference Begins With Poland's Chair Dramatically Empty, But Atmosphere Otherwise Good.

United Nations Assemble Today With Chair For Poland Vacant   Cloud of Polish Dispute Darkens Hopes Of All Participants For Everlasting Peace

Polish Chair At Meet Still Empty   Security Conference Opens With Tiff As Yet Undecided

*: Peace Man Can Trust Objective Of Conference; Poland’s Chair Empty As Meet Opens

Poland's Chair Vacant As Big Meeting Opens   United Nations In Conference To Set Up Machinery For Preventing Wars

One Vacant Chair As San Francisco Conference Opens  One Sour Note Is Row over Poland Representation

Conference Opens To Insure Security   Polish Problem Creates Schism Between Big Powers but Russia Makes Concessions for Unitv

Deadlock Remains In Dispute Over Poland   ‘Truman To Address Delegates by Air  From Washington

AG Nations , Take Part In Parley:   Anglo-American: Dispute }. With Russia Over Po_ land Deadlocked ° ,

UNCIO Opens Meeting Today   Dispute over Poland Is Still Unsettled; Big Three United on Other Problems

San Francisco  Conference. Dryer tn. the          oo.  from: the’ : ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nations Ready For Meeting In San Francisco   With Polish Dispute Unsettled. 46 Other Victorious Allied Nations Are Represented.

Delegates From 46 Countries Carry Hope of Millions Into San a raneiseco Conference

UNITED NATIONS’ DELEGATES MEET TO CHART PEACE   POLAND’S CHAIR IS EMPTY; TRUMAN TO ADDRESS GATHERING

Meet at San Francisco To Try to Blueprint Plans for Lasting Peace   Polish Dispute Still Deadlocked, : With the Chair for Poland Empty

POLISH DISPUTE LONE CLOUD AT SECURITY TALKS   Truman Speech To Highligh‘ Opening Of Conference At San Francisco

United Nations Meet At "Frisco To:'Map Plans _ Intended to Prevent War:

United Nations Assemble at San Francisco   Poland Chair Vacant As Delegates Meet To Blueprint Peace

LAM OY £ eee Peet, FF eEYV  US. Steel Rejects Union’s Wage Demands

THIRD UNCOVERS NEW ATROCITIES   WOMEN SURVIVORS OF DEATH MARCH ACROSS GERMANY TELL OF OUTRAGES,

HERE'S TEXT OF JAP RADIO APPFAI FAR END AF WAR   Nips Address Plea for Peace Through Neutral Swiss, Swedish Governments

Communists Hold Key   Chiang - ‘Says Theirs  Is Responsibility For — Keeping Peace; Urges ‘Conference On Issues

Coffield Wins Tn $25,000 Suit District Court   Suit Against Local Man on Alleged  Sale Dallas Building Thrown out at Cameron

MACKENZIE PREDICTS COMING YEAR TO DETERMINE TREND FOR IPEACE OR ATOMIC HARA-KIRI

Mackenzie's  Column  By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP World Traveler   Speed Vital in Forming Peace sOraanization

Peace Hangs In Balance  Over W orld   Cowmidg Year May Largely Determine Whether Real Peace Will Be. Born Or Mankind Commits Atomic Hara-Kiri

Mackenzie’s Column World’s Major Problems Soon To Be Placed Before Allied Nations

MacKenzie’s Column   Next Year Will Tell If Peace Will ‘Stick’ This Time

‘Aged Marshal Willing To Stand Trial   King Leopold Is Expected To Reach Frontier Soon

Marshal Petain In Switzerland  To Give Self Up      Aged Leader In World War,  Lto Surrender to France : and Stand Purge   Trial   Swiss Refuse To Admit Pierre Laval   reh Collaborationist Of Viehy, Under Death Senlenee, Turned Back At Frontier

Petain Will Stand Trial on War Guilt   GOES TO SWITZERLAND TO SURRENDER HIMSELF TO FRENCH AUTHORITIES

The Aged Marshal: Entered ~ Switzerland From: Ger- © many Today..   EXPECT KING LEQPOLD   Pierre Laval Refused En_trance at the “Frontier Near Liechtenstein. 

MARSHAL PETAIN 16 CONWAY TO FRANCE   Says He Is Willing to Stand Trial; King Leopold of Beldium. Eyvected

Marshal Petain to Surrender to - French Authorities and Stand Trial

Petain Will Be Tried In France   Aged Marshal, Leopold Reach Switzerland; Laval Is Denied Entry

READY TO STAND TRIAL   Marshal Petain Has Entered Switz‘erland From Germany

PETAIN GETS IN, BUT SWISS BAR DISLIKED LAVAL   Aged Marshal Permitted in Switzerland After Consenting To Stand Trial

\Marshal Petain Enters Switzerland To Surrender to French Officers

MARSHAL PETAIN IN SWITZERLAND   King Leopold Expected to Reach Frontier Soan

Petain Returning to Answer Charge  Reaches Switzerland on Return to Homeland

King Leopold Expected At  Swiss Border   Petain Reported To Be Willing to Stand Trial in France— Laval Under Sentence

MARSHAL PETAIN  ENTERS SWITZERLAND  EN ROUTE TO FRANCE KING LEOPOLD OF BEL-. GIUM EXPECTED TO REACH  Tarra reer £6 UP

MARSHAL PETAIN IN SWITZERLAND   DECLARES HIMSELF WILLING TO STAND TRIAL IN FRANCE

Aged Marshal Admitted at Frontier After Promising to Surrender to French Authorities for Trial—Laval Is Denied Access.

Marshal Petain In Switzerland On Way Back To France For Purge Trail

Expect Belgian King At Frontier Today: Laval Denied Entry   Aged French Mar shal Enr route TL PA ~ Homeland  To Surrender ‘Self;

Leopold Due To Cross Border During Day. .  Petain Arrives In Switzerland; Laval Kept Out

King Leopold Expected Reach Swiss Border Today; Laval Refused Entry.

Petain, 89 Today, Allowed to Enter Switzerland: Willing to Stand Tria!

Petain Gives Self Up: Swiss Refuse To Admit Laval; Leopold Expected

Petain Returning To France To Surrender; *Swiss Expect Leopold   Given Permission To Journey Through Switzerland; Laval Denied Entrance Into Tiny Liechtenstein

Aged Marshal Ready to Stand Trial in France   Petain, Vichy Leader, Crosses from Germany Into Switzerland

Petain Surrenders To Stand Trial   Leopold of Belgium Expected to Reach ; Swiss Frontier Tuesday

AGED MARSHAL PETAIN FLEES TO SWITZERLAND   French Chief Ready for Trial; Nazis Release Their Hostages

PETAIN IS ON WAY TO FRANCE   Escorted To Swiss Border By Nazis; Leopeld and Laval ‘Also Freed

Petain Enters Switzerland Tc Give Self Up   King Leopold Of Belgium Expected To Reach Swiss Frontier Today.   LAVAL IS REFUSED

Pefain Enters Switzerland: Laval Refused   King Leopold Said To Be on Way to Swiss Refuge; Petain Is to Surrender in France

Petain in Switzerland   To Surrender to French —-Leopold Expected to Reach Border

British Take Krupp Plant   Armament And Steel Firm Now Controlled

British Military Government Takes - Krupp Armaments and Steel Firm

British Seize Property Of Krupp Firm   Name Controller  Of Essen Plants

MEAT itATIONING MAY BE TERMINATED DURING SEPTEMBER  SECRETARY OF AGRICULT. URE ANDERSON DECLARES  SITUATION IMPROVING

E nd of Meat Rationing Is Believed Neat   Anderson Says Supply For Civilian Use Is Gaining Rapidly

SECRETARY ANDERSON THINKS MEAT RATIONING CAN BE ‘TERMINATED — POSSIBILY EARLY IN SEPTEMBER   'YOUNG COL. TIBETS AND THE NEW ATOMIC BOMB WHICH DESTROYED THE JAP CITY OF HIROSHIMA

MAY TERMINATE MEAT RATIONING AT AN EARLY DATE   May Be as Early as Septem ber, Secretary Anderson Said Today.   SUPPLY IS RISING FAST   Indicated Civilian Meat Supplies for October-December Quarter Will Show Gain.

Meat Rationing May End Soon, Anderson Says   May Possibly Be Halted in September, He Declares

End of Rationing Of Meat Possible In the Near Future   Anderson Says Meat Supplies Show Sharp Rise

May Lift Meat Lid   End Of Rationing By © September Possible As Stock Marketing Soars

May Terminate Meat Rationing In Near Future   By September, Maybe Supplies Are Rising Sharply, Secretary Anderson Declares

Meat Rationing May End in Near Future-Anderson  Improvement Soon In Cutbacks From Military Needs

End of Meat Rationing May Be Soon   Agricultural Official Says Termination Possible Next Month

' May Terminate _ Meat Rationing By September    § Secretary Anderson Says That Supplies Are Rising Rapidly.   Halt Manufacture Of Military Shoes

Meat Rationing May Be Ended Tn Near Future   Supplies Are Rising Sharply, Says Secretary Anderson

NON - MILITARY SUPPLIES UP AG SEC’Y SAYS   October - December Per i Capita Rate to Increase  °120 to 145 Pounds

MEAT RATIONS MAY COME TO AN END SOON   Secretary of Agriculture Anderson Believes It Possible to Terminate Program as Early as September.

SHARP INCREASE IN SUPPLY SEEN BY FOOD CHIEF   Reflects Cuthback in Military Needs, Cattle Marketing Increase Reported.

Boost In Output Of Civilian Goods Seen Immediately Controls Fewer

MEAT RATIONING MAY END SOON   Agriculture Dept. Head Sees Chence To Lift Controls Shortly

SEES MORE MEAT   Anderson Believes Rationing May End as Early as September

End Of Meat Rationing Seen   Sec. Anderson Says It May Be Possible As Early As September As Supplies Rise

Rationing of Meat May Be Ended Soon   Secretary Anderson Says U. S. Control May Stop m September

Sharp Gain In Supplies Is Noted   Civilians’ Share During Next Quarter Expected To Be At Per Capita Rate Of 145 Pounds

Discharged Vet Drowns Children   Ohio Man Commits  Suicide After Attack

Temperatures   Spread of Bus Strike to 7  States Slated   Greyhound Drivers Ordered Out by Union Officials in Southwestern Area At Midnioht jn Pav Increase Demands

GREYHOUND BUS STRIKE GRIPS EAST   250,000 U.S. Workers Now Made Idle By Deadlocks

United Nations Amity Menaced By Russ Stand   Molotov Blocks Electior Of Stettinius As Confer  anrerea  ] =

Holiday Plans. Are Completed By Merchants .  a Santa Claus He   Santa Claus Here For Six’ Afternoons Before Christiias’. “

Holiday Plans Are Completed By Merchants   - Santa Claus Here For Six Afternoons Before Christmas

Again Delay Peace Talks In GM Strike   CIO Leader Appeals For ‘Calm Evaluation Of Economic Facts’

AUTO STRIKE PEACE PARLEY OPENED TODAY   HEAD OF UNION. WANTS “ECO:, NOMICS" DISCUSSED—GMO HITS PICKET TACTICS

PERMIT PEACE PLAN CHANGES   Powers Will Consider Dumbarton Oaks Amendments At Frisco Meet

Stettinius Reveals That Any Natior May Amend Dumbarton Oaks Plat

Stettinius Leaves Way Open for Any Nation to Seek Amendments to Dumbarton Oaks Organization Plan

Large Nations May Offer Amendments To Security  Orcanization At San Francisco, Stelfinius Discloses

Any. aion: of f ¥ See x -o /.menc ~umpar-on 2 ef a- San “rancisco

ACTION BY U.S      Nation Werte Ke Requirements As Plan Placed In Archives

U.S. Files World Charter First   Leads in Meeting All  Member Requirements

Charter, Signed by President Truman, ls Placed in Archives of United States

President Signs World Charter   1] S. First Nation ta Onal ify Although Other Na tions Have Ratified,

STREAMS FLOOD UPSTATE; OHIO THREATENING   Mannington Streets Flooded; Highways Blocked

CORN BORER REDUCED IN COUNTY OF BUCKS   Average of 34.1% of Stalks Infested in 1944, Is Report   PRAISE THE 4-H CLUB

ARM BUREAU REVIEWS GAINS IN AGRICULTURE   Surprising Improvement in Corn   Growing During Year   CONSERVATION OF SOIL

FIVE DIVISIONS LEAVE EUROPE   Four Others Definitely Earmarked for Transfer to Pacific.

Rioting Which Still Rages Through Caleutta Streets.   INDIAN MOB MAKES ATTACK ON OFFICERS   Indian Casualty Toll Was 21 Dead and 125 Injured

= . - : American Paratrooper Hanged  For killing London Cab Driver

Hanged Thursday Mortiing at Pentonville Prison, London, for $30 Murder. of Taxicab Driver — :All Attempts to Save’ Life Fuil.

Fates of Three Doolittle Fliers Still Unknown   Capt. Robert Hite, Pals Relate What Happened to Others

Fate of Three Doolittle Fliers Is Still Mystery; Texan Saw Them on Day Before Death Sentence

‘Congress Extends  ‘OPA for One Yeat   Plane Speeds Bill West for  ™srman to Sion

SOLONS RETAIN WARTIME PRICE CONTROL SETUP   Another Year Added Te OPA’s Life — Bill Flown To President Truman

OPA Secures Extension Of One Year   Plane Rushes Bill To Truman For Sianature

OPA Given Another Yea By Congress      Bill as Finally Accepted Dumps Food Problem Into Lap of Anderson, Avericulture Secretary

OPA Given One More Year Under Compromise  Anderson Given Veto igre nag a

Congress Passes OPA Extension  Bill Sent by Air to President Truman

CONGRESS APPROVES YEAR EXTENSION OF OPA, DUE TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT

As Bill Is Finally Approved It Gives Power to Break Black Meat Market

Price Contro! Past Congress   Plane Rushes Bill to Truman for Signature; Several Appropriations Bills Caught

OPA Voted Year’s Life  By ( ongress   Bill Extending Price Controls Flown To Truman For Signature

Temperatures   Special Plane Speeds Document to K. C.  For Truman Signing

PLANE SPEED APPROVED BL TH PRESIDENT   White House Stages Rush Act to Deliver Measure for Truman to Sian.

DEATH OF OPA IS PREVENTED BY CONGRESS   PRICE CONTROL TO BE EXTENDED FOR ONE YEAR

Life of OPA Prolonge id  For Year   Bill Rushed To President At Kansas City By Special Plane

Plane Rushes OPA Bill fo Pres. Truman   , Congress Extends ‘Price Agency Life for Additional Year

Plane Races Deadline to Save OPA   Year Extension Bill, Ok'd by House, Sped To Truman in K.C.

BOTH HOUSES AGREE ON NEW PRICE CONTROL   Amendments Expected ‘To Improve Food  Situation

4 Set To Take Oath for Cabinet   Appointment to Stettinius Post Will Make Fifth

New Secretary ls Due to Be Named Monday   Anderson, Hannegan, Schwellenbach and Clark Enter Group

New Cabinet Officers to Take Oaths   Four Changes Made With Another Due For Secretary of State

Four Cabinet Officers Sworn   Fifth Member To Be Named By Truman

Cabinet Members To Take Oaths   Anderson, Hannegan, Schwellenbach, Clark, To Take Posts

Four New Cabinet Officers Scheduled To Take Oaths   Ry D. HAROLD OLIVER

4 NEW CABINET OFFICERS READY TO TAKE OATHS   Group To Be Joined by An: other Member to Replace Stettinius

4 NEW OFFICERS GO INTO CABINET   Fifth To Joi Them as New ~ Secretary of State

CABINET OATHS TAKEN BY FOUR   Anderson, Clark, Hannegan And Schwellenbach In

FOUR TAKE UP CABINET JOBS   Anderson, Clark, Hannegan, Schwellenbach Sworr In Today

Four New Cabinet Members Take Oaths of Office; Fifth Soon to Join Them as Successor to Stettinius

Four New Truman Cabinet Officers Take Oath Today  Andorson, Clark. Ramage, Pahausllachkanh fa ha Ceca tm:   Anderson, Clark. Hannegan, Schwellenbach to be Sworn in; Stottinine Successor Awaited

Hitler Denied Generals Any Initiative   Took Over Control Of Army Himself  In January, 1945

FOUR-POINT SET —OF INSTRUCTIONS   Terms of Reference for Group Set to Investigate DPoaloctinga Iecia.

ANTIHNFLATION LAWS ARE URGED   Eccles Suggests Excess Profits Tax Upon Gambling Gains

Tire Strikers Near Decision   Government Moves To Get Production

Pecision Nears On Action fo End Strike   Rubber Workers Face Order ‘Get to Work Or Into Armed Forces’

Will Discuss Italian Treaty   Big Five Foreign Ministers Council To Consider Treaty At Session

NEW SETBACK “FOR QUISLING   NORWEGIAN PUPPET IS CONFRONTED WITH LETTER HE - WROTE:TO HTCLER

Royal Family Airs Problem   Windsor Takes Plea To Mother, Brother

invasion Believed Nearing   MacArthur Is Given New Added Pacific Command

Japs Think Move  Invasion Prelude   Three American Armies And Enough Marines For A fourth Are Poised Ready For Action.

Five Armies May Assault Jap Islands   Nimitz’ Pilots Select Beaches For Landing Sites

MacArthur Gets ommand of Ryukyus Islands   U.S. Fashions Huge Catapult for Armies of Invasion

fOLAND ARMM CONTROL GIVEN TO MAGARTHUR   Takes Command of Okinawa and Ryukyus Group Invasion Bases.

3 Newswomen Witness Double Execution Today   Rigid Prison Rules Relaxed First Time; Cherry Saves Lord.

NEGRO IS SAVED AT LAST MINUTE   Governor Commutes Sentence Of Clarence Lord To Life; Two Other Negro Murderers Executed This Morning.

(Caudle Is Named  To Justice Post   North Carolinian Nominat ed Assistant Atty. Gew

Lamar Caudle {s Made Assistant Attorney Genera   North Carolina Man Named By President

“ARMY IS RELEASING EMERGENCY HOSPITAL   Veterans Administrotion May Taha Over Newten Raker; Boildings Set Fireproaf

Vet Administration Could Use Hospital   Newton D. Baker May Operate for Years, Official States

EXPLOSIONS, FIRES KEEP BACK CREWS   Fear Many Dead In Smoke-Filled Shaft

Rescue Crews Fighting Fires lh Blasted Shaft of Straight Creel Coal Company’s No. 1 Mine Hope Almost Abandoned   ANXIOUS RELATIVES WAIT AT MINE SHAF?

‘Rescue Crews Battle Fire, Smoke And Gas In Effort ‘To Reach 31 Miners Trapped By Explosion Yesterday

Rescuers Renew Fight  For Trapped Miners   Explosion In Kentucky Coal Mine Cuts Off 31 Or More Men In Shaft

Hope Beginning To Wane For 31 Trapped Miners    Rescue Squads Estimate It Will Take Another 24 Hours To Reach Scene Of Explosion; Shaft Is Filled With Debris, Fires, Gases, Water Slowing Down Work

LITTLE HOPE HELD FOR 31 TRAPPED MEN   May Take Another 24 Hours to Reach Entombed Miners

Fresh Crews of Traiwed Rescue Workers Work To Exertion  HALTED FOR HOURS BY SMOKE ANDGAS  Shafts Filled With Slate And Knee Deep in Water

EFFORTS BEING MADE TO SAVE THIRTY - ONE LIVES   Fresh Crews of Federally-Trained Workers Enter Kentucky Mine — Battling Smoke and Fire in Effort to Get to Men Trapped in Mine.

Fresh Crews Fail To Reach 31 Entombed   Fire, Smoke, Fumes And Gas Hamper Work Of Fresh U.S.  Mine Rescue Crews.

SQUADS WITHIN HALF MILE OF TRAPPED MINERS   Rescue Efforts May Be Held » Up Long Time By Lack Of Air Underground   AT LEAST 31 TRAPPED   Fear Expressed None Of Men In Kentucky Mine Are Still Alive

Green River Plant + to Wind Up Finally First of December   Capt. Pelton Says Property Will Revert to Gov.  ernment Then

Austria Outlaws Nazism   Any Connections With Nazis Will Carry Sentences of From Five Years to Death; Greatest Manhunt in History May Yield Millions.

Half-Starved Yank Prisoners Rescued From Prison Camp:   Relate Stories of Jap Bestiality While in Filthy “Hell Holes”

Banking plan sets approval  in committee 14 to 4 vote for Bretton Woods

Jap Communist Party in Drive  To Sponsor Campaiq   To Sponsor Campaigr Again War Leaders

Six Nazi Towns Seized by Yank: In Nicht Attack   _Third Army Now Striking Along 50-Mile Front 

TRUMAN ASKS SHARP CUT IN SHIPBUILDING   Recommends Reducetion of Seven Billions: Also to End OCD

Legislators Hear New Method of Selecting Jurists   Commission Selected by Bar, Governor, Justices Would Nominate Three Candidates

MacArthur Gives Nips Full Orders   Ships Told to Stay at Present Location; Subs to Surface

MACARTHUR TO USE ‘MISSOURI FOR CEREMONY   Battle$hip to Drop Anchor in Tokyo Bay  For Big Event

AIR TRANSPORT FLEET GATHERS ON OKINAWA   16 Units Ready For Occupation

Surrender Will Be Signed Aboard Shir   MacArthur Reveals Detailed Plans For Allied Occupation Of Japanese Homeland

Will T. ake Place In. Tokyo Bay   ‘MacARTHUR MAKES ALL DETAILS. <NOWN; SIGNING TO OCCUR +s. ON BATTLESHIP MISSOURI

YANK BATTLESHIP MISSOURI CHOSEN FOR FORMALITIES   Gen. MacArthuy Announces Final Details Today For Signing of Formal Papers For Japanese Surrender.   SUPREME COMMANDER TO REACH TOKYO TUESDAY   MacArthur Says He Will Land At Atsug: Airdrome In the Tokyo Area, Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Ceremony fo Be On ‘Missouri In Tokyo Bay   Aug. 31 Will Be Date; All Jap Shipping Is Halted in Its Tracks

BATTLESHIP MISSOURI 10 BE SCENE   MacArthur To Be With Forces Which Will Land Aug. 28

In Tokyo Bay On Friday August Thirty-First Says MacArthur  AMERICAN TROOPS TO LAND SUNDAY  In Outskirts Of Tokyo MacArthur Will Follow  Tuesday

First Waves Of Occupatio  Troops To Land In Tokyo A  Will Total 20,000 Men; St   Air Landings On Sunday    MacARTHUR DUE IN TOKYO TUESD,

Signing on Warship in Tokyo Bay   Details Announced by Mac Arthur, With Landings Next Sunday

Daffleship Missouri to Be Scene of Event   MacArthur Announces Detailed Plans for Occupation of Japon

SIGNING TO BE ON BATTLESHIP IN TOKYO BAY   Commander To Land In Japan Aug. 28; Signing Aug. 31

MacArthur Broadeasts Detailed Plans for Occupation of Japan; Enemy Subs Ordered to be Surfaced

Aug. 31 Date of Signing   Surrender to Be Signed on Huge Yank Battleship

M Arthur Confirms Signing of Terms Aboard Missouri   Orders Jap Ships T« Report Locations;  Subs To Surface

Actual Surrender Will Take Place Aboard Battleship Missouri   All Fighting In ae ‘ifie Halted   Four Nip Generals, 4590, 000 Kwantung Army Troops Give Up To Reds

Ceremony Slated To Take Place In Bay of Tokyo    Battleship Missouri Will Be Scene of  Historic Occasion

Signing Set On Missouri  In Tokyo Bay   MacArthur Announces Occupation Plans; Planes Assemble

Japs to Sign Surrender on USS. Missouri   Ceremony Scheduled for Auqusi 31

Abductor of Baby, Held in $20,000 Bond, Admits Using Fictitious Name

Miles Testifies Thai Britain Was Informed In January On How Te Break Jap Code

Information Was Given to British   Data for Cracking Japan Code Furnished by Unit__ ed States   BEFORE PEARL HARBOR   General Sherman Miles Testifies Before Investigating Committee

Army Figured Day and Hour Of Jap Attack   Washington Conference Pegged Blow for 1 P. M. ec. 7. Fastern Time

Cited Hostilities Between Japs And U.S. 11 Days Before Attack On Hawaii; Saw Thailand Blow

M Arthur Had Full Warning, Solons Told   Information Before Pearl Harbor Attack Considered ‘Ample’

Stages Greatest Manhunt! Since Days of Pretty Boy Floyd as Result of Robherv of Texac Bank

LAST OF BANDIT CHIEFS HUNTED   Believed Involved In Robbery  During Prison Leave

MATT KIMES, LAST OF SOUTHWEST'S 1920. BANDIT CHIEFTAINS. SOUGHT BY POLICE

Matt Kimes, “Kid Outlaw” of 1920s, ‘Is Sought in Texas Bank Robbery

Matt Kimes Being Sought In ‘Greatest’ Manhunt   FBI Warns Peace Officers To Use Care In Nabbing Well-Armed Fugitive

A Bank Job On Vacation   “Boy Bandit” Accused Of Holdup While On Leave From the Pen

GREAT MANHUNT 15 ON FOR KIMES   OKLAHOMA'S QUICK - TRIGGER _ MEN OUT IN FORCE—OUT: LAW WELL ARMED.

FBI's Quick-Draw-Artist Bryce Begins Hunt for Killer, Matt Kimes

Kimes Sought In Greatest Southwestern Manhunt Since Days Of Pretty Boy Floyd

“Kid Outlaw” Breaks Out—  MATT KIMES FUGITIVE AGAIN, CHARGED WITH BANK ROBBERY

MATT KIMES IS WANTED AFTER BANK ROBBER’   FBI Searching for Convicted Outlaw in Connection With Texas Holdup

Officers Cautioned Kimes Is Dangerous   Carrying Two Six-Shooters and 30-30 Winchester, {s FBI Warning As Big Manhunt Spreads Over Southwest

Southwest Hunts Oldtime Bad Man   Mett Kimes, Last Of Bandit Chieftains, Wented For $17,000 Bank Thef In Texa<

SUPER FORTS MAKE RAID ON WEST KYUSHU      Four Score Bombers In Attack, Tokyo Also Reported Hit Again

Kyushu Targets Hit By B-29’s —   eChina Based Bombers Make Daylight Attack

KYUSHU BOMBED BY SUPERFORTS      CHINA-BASED 8.299 ATTACK HOME ISE AND

Elks to Report Wartime Activities to Pres. fruman and to Members of Congress

Solons Differ Widely on Japan's Offer  Full Capitulation Is  Demanded by Caneitaasekhila Menace

Solons Differ Widely on Japan‘s Offer   Full Capitulation Is Demanded by Considerable Croup

2 OF 8 WHO ESCAPED NAVY GUARDS SEIZED   Midwest Combed For Men From Camp Peary, Va.

B VETS BREAK GUARD HOUSE   Police Capture Two Sailors in Cincinnati

BEGIN DRAFTING OF DEFERRED MEN   1,500,000 Deferred Men In The 30-33 Age Brackets

NEWDRIVERS’ LAW BOON TO VICTIMS   GOVERNOR CLAIMS CAREFUL AUTOISTS WILL BE PROTECTED

1,500 Planes, Halsey’s Fleet Pounding Japan   Enemy Air Force Hits Back, Damaging A Major *I] S Warehin. ;

ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY   1 Bo ee ee {Car and State Highway Maintainer i Are Involved in Wreck

ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY   Car and State Highway Maintainer Are Involved in Wreck  ' ’

ROMANIANS ASK KING'S RETURN   Police Disperse Crowds Demonstrating Before Palace

CROWDS CHEER KING--FIRED ON   ROMANIANS AND POLISH CLASH IN BUCHAREST

ROMANIAN POL!tt FIRE ON CROWDS   Celebrating 24th Birthday of King Michael Yesterday

THIRD ARMY CUTS HOLES IN WESTWALL   Canadians Score New Gains at North End of Nazi Line

ARMY OPENS 3 POSSIBLE GATE WAYS TO RHINE   Pillboxes Smashed North Of Echternach In Renewed Blow

Patton’s Army Extends Bridgeheads Over Our And Sure Rivers  GERMANS LOSE 5000 CAPTIVES IN 5 DAYS  Trying With Partial Sue. cess To Establish New Defense Line

Yanks Open New Holes in Nazi Lines   Gcrmans Send Reinforce ments to Bolster the  Siegfried Defenses

15-YEAR-OLD BOYS CAPTURE GUNMEN   Battle Hold-up Pair Unti Police Arrive

ATTACK ENEMY SHIPS      Lone Liberator Bomber Located Convoy West of the Kuriles

NEWS OF SERVICEMEN INTERESTS LOCALITES   Promotion Given Wm, J. Ryan; Announce Bronze  Star Medal for Lt. Ritter   KNOTT IS DISCHARGED

Fall Of Stetfin Expected Soon   Biq Baltic Seaport: Doomed By Russians

AIRCRAFT FACTORIES IN JAPAN ATTACKED   Between 100. And 15¢ Superferts Peund Main Enemy Island * OF Henshu

HOME ISLANDS BATTERED BY B-29 BOMBERS   NIPPONESE SUICIDE PLANES ATTACK; 67 SHOT DOWN

Plants at Nagoya, Naruo and Asashi Are Hit ATTACK BY CARRIER :~ PLANES ANNOUNCED  Big Kanoya Naval Air Station Target of Airmen

AMERICANS BOMB THREE JAP CITIES   HIGH EXPLOSIVES RAINED ON AIRCRAFT PLANT ON HONSHU ISLAND.

Superforts Strike Three Jap Cities   Large Force of U.S, Bombers Hit Honshu  Production Centers

Nagoya, Naruo, Akashi Struck in 3-Way Raid; U.S. 10th Compresses Nipponese Holdouts Into Sector

U.S. to Mass Huge Force for Blow at Japan   7.000.000 Soldiers To Be Deployed if Ultimatum Not Heeded

Army Prepares Knockout Punch for Japs  7,000,000 Soldiers to Be Deployed for Final Attacks

Army Prepares Knockout Punch for Japs  7, 000,000 Soldiers to Be Deployed

U. S. Plans to Mass 7,000,000 Men For Single Knockout Blow at lapar

Program Under Way to Revamp German Thinking   Allies Move to Wipe Out Last Traces of Nazism, Militarism

WORLD MONEY PLANS APPROVED   $9,000,000,000 SET FOR ECONOMIC WORK

U. S. Funds To Help Ills Of World   Congress Finishing Plans To Make $9,000,000,000 Available To Bank

JEWISH NEW YEAR TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENIN(   SERVICES TO BE CONDUCTED AT LOCAL SYNAGOGUE IN CONNECTION WITH HOLI DAY EVENT

POLIO CASES REPORTED IN 26 COUNTIES   - State Health Officials Emphasize No Cause - for Alarm Over Disease

End of OWI   Everything in » Washington Pro-British Congressman Says

STRONG FORCE GAINS LANDING IN BRUNEI BAY   Gen. MacArthur Leads - Drive to Recover  Valued Island

Allied Troops Also Ashore on Labuan Island   Japs Surprised As Aussies Take Four Beachheads

GEN. M'ARTHUR LEADS ASSAULT OF RICH ISLAND   First Objective Quickly Won ‘by Surprise; Forces Move inland

(MPHIBIOUS FORCES OPEN HECUNQUEST, ADVANCE AFTER cermin, FOUR BEACHHEALDS

lark Stride to 200 Miles io Northwest of Tarakan Invasion   INEMY IS SURPRISED   and Defense Installations of “Japs” Pounded Out  of Exisitence

AUSSIES HAVE FOOTHOLDS ON FOUR BEACHES   AMPHIBIOUS TROOPS LAND AND PLUNGE INLAND AFTER JAP DEFENSE BAT TERED FOR DAYS  w

15,161 Questioned As British Hunt Army Deserters   Allied Military Police Aid in London Roundup; 32 Persons Arrested

Congress Turns Down More Jobless Pay   Senate Advances Recruiting and Full Employment

Jobless Pay Legislation Is Shelved; Full Employment, Recruiting Bills Advance   Congress Begins Hunt for Tax Cuts Today; Truman Asks Huge Cut in Army Appropriations

Record Aerial Pounding Given _ Jap Homeland  oo, Coe Ltt ASE   Huge Superforts Hit Nip  Fuel And Plant { Centers

RECORD FLEET OF SUPERFORTS BLAST JAP OL   More Than 400 B-29s Open Heavy Attacks On Fuel Targets

ClO AND GM WAGE NEGOTIATIONS BREAKING DOWN   Union Predicts “Costly and Terrible Strike’

AUTO WORKERS REJECT OFFER: DUE T0 STRIKE   Some Union Locals Designate Pickets For General Motors Planis As Strike Call Is Awaited.

BIG CONVOY OFF COAST OF LUZON CLAIM OF JAPS   Powerful U. S. Armada Enter: Enemy-Dominated South Ching Sea

NIGHT CLUB GIRL DIES IN APARTMENT   Master of Ceremonies Lies Outside Door

PRICE INFLATION IS GRAVE DANGER TO THE FARMER   Higher Prices Now May Drop Later On According Conclusions Of Association Of LandGrant Colleges.

NEW SUCCESSION PLAN APPLAUDED   HOUSE BACKS TRUMAN, SENATORS UNDECIDED

5 Million Jews Reported Slair   Hungarian Official Relates Massacre

U.S. 9th Army Is within 85 Miles Of Capital but Hell on Wheels 2nd Armored Division Slashes Closer; Capture Essen; Brunswick Totters   5,000,000. European Jews Gossed And Cremated in Murder Factory

Spokesman Declares Five Million Jews Were Gassed And Cremated At Nazi Murder Factory

Victims Of Nazis Were Gassed And Cremated At Auschwitz Murder Factory, Officers Told

REVEALS 6 MILLION JEWS WERE KLLED   Hungarian Says ‘They Were ' Gassed, Cremated at Murder Factory.

Fabian Report: Murdering Of! 5 Million Jews   President Of Dissolved Hungarian Group Relates Story

SAYS NAZIS KILLED FIVE MILLION JEWS   Head of Dissolved Hungarian Political Party Declares Victims Gassed and Cremated In Silesian Murder Factory.

Survives — Mass Murder   Noted Hungarian: Jew. Says 5,000,000 Others Slain By Nazi Zealots

9,000,000 JEWS DIE IN MURDER FACTORY   400,000 Gassed, Cremated In Two Months

AUSCHWITZ, IN UPPER SILESIA, pha SCENE OF BIG MURDER FACTORY, REVELATIONS SHOW -

5,000,000 Jews Slain, Fabian Says   Gassed and Cremated in Murder Factory In Silesia

Story Of Mass Slaughter Told By Ex-Hungarian Political Leader   Germans Gassed., Cremated Victims   Report of Executions So Horrible Its Almost Lubelievable

WANT WAGES KEPT HIGH   FDR Stabilization Board Reports Line Held on. Inflatign ,

Tokyo Reports Airborne Japs OnU.S. Fields   Landings On Okinawa Claimed; Assaults On Yank Surface Ships Continuing, Says Foe

Hitler's Will Causes A Stir At Nuernbera   Sensational Charges Against Top Nazis Surprise To Most, But Not Goerina   By DANIEL DE LUCE

Convinced Adolf Hitler Is Dead   British ‘Intelligence Reconstructs Last Hours of Dictatae

WILL DESCRIBED AS MASTERPIECE OF PROPAGANDA  GOERING, HIMMLER CALLED TRAITORS;

REVEAL ESCAPE OF MESSENGERS WITH LAST WILL   Officer Tells Sequence of Events; Accepted as True Version of Death ,

Suicide Story Accepted as © ‘True Version’   Evidence Points To Death About: 3PM. Last April Thirtieth

British Officer says Hitler’s: Death Is Bevyond-All Doubts   - Claims Fuehrer Died at 3 p. m. April 30 With Eva Braun

 British Are Convinced  Adolph Hitler Died In Berlin Chancellory

Hitler Saw Himself as Martyr, Newly Found Will Shows   Urges Germans to Keep Alive Nazi Doctrine, Fight “Jewry”

17 Killed, Five Injured When  Airliner Crashes   Injured Woman  Goes For Heln

Five Survive . Plane’s Crash; 17 Are Killed   Airlmer “Hit Terrific Storm” One Passenger Says; Some. Sleep Through Plunge

FIVE 0 PLANE SURVIVE   Big Liner Crashes In Virginia Mountains With 22 Aboard; Had Been Object Of Widespread Saarcrh

Only 5 of 22 on Transcontinental Plane Survive Crash in Mountains

17 MEET DEAT IN PLANE CRASH; FIVE SURVIVE   Wreckage of Airliner Found On Side of Mountain in Southern Virginia

Five Survive  Plane Crash 17 Others Killed When Big Airliner Crachee an Mountain

AIRLINER CRASH KILLS 17 PERSONS   BAREFOOTED WOMAN WALKS FOR HELP, 5 SURVIVORS INJURED

17 DIE, 5 HURT IN PLANE CRASH   Injured Walk Hours in Search for Help

SEVENTEEN KILLED AND FIVE INJURED IN CRASH OF LINER  ‘COURAGEOUS INJURED  WOMAN WALKED BARE: ENOT TO RRING HELP

But Five Survive  Airliner Crash   Seventeen Die In Crash In Mountainside; Hit “Terrific Starm.”’

First Units Of 1,000 Troons Land In Korea   Veteran U. S Forces Start Occupation Of Asia's Political Hotspot   FORMAL SURRENDER OF JAPS ARRANGED

Veteran Seventh Division Moves Into Inchon Port   Surrender Ceremony To Be Held Sunday ls Being Arranged

British, Elas N earing Accorc Tn Greek Crisis   Tanks Driving Remaining Troops Into Hill Areas

British and ELAS Near Agreement  Cease Fire Order Is   Possible; Sporadic   Bitewly ete Pwd terre:

NGREEMENT NEAR WN GREEK FICHT   Long Discussions Bring Cease Fire Order Nearer; Union Officials Thank British

Britons, ELAS  Truce Looms.   Sporadic Fighting. Continues In Hills

British Authorities and ELAS Near Agreement Over Terms To “Cease Fire;” Talk For 9 Hours

TAKE IPO DAM, TWO AIRFIELDS IN PHILIPPINES   M’Arthur Tells Of Yank Successes On Luzon  And Mindanao

LARGE JAP FORCE TRAPPED BY YANKS AND GUERRILLAS   Pincers Closed on Nips With Capture of Ipo Dam, Source of Third of Manilo’s Water.   AMERICANS ADVANCE & MILES ON MINDANAO   Seize Valencia and Two Adjaeent Airfields—Enemy Resistance Decreases in Davao Area.

Vital lpo Dam Captured by 43 Division Yanks, Guerrillas; Trap Is Sprung on Jap Forces

TAKE IPO DAM   Close Trap on Jap Troops In Area; Valencia On _ Mindanao Captured

O 1 Fam? wfc 2 ts rN ‘ “ oa 7%. 1 re Koni gegn  ee ees ae Dee re

Trap Is Closed on Thousands of Japanese Troops  VALENCIA HELD IN MINDANAO BATTLE Airmen Aid in the Capture of. Vital Ipo Dam

VITAL IPO DAM ISCAPTUREDBY ABRD DIVISION   Japs Failed To Destroy Manila Water Supply: Enemy Is Trapped   AUSSIES AND DUTCH REACH EAST COAST

Nation Soberly Notes Surrender With Thoughts of Japanese War   500,000 Gather in New York's Times Square; San Francisco, Washington Take Report Quietly

News of Victory Causes Rejoicing Throughout U.S.  Celebration Tempered Ry -Thouolte of   ‘Celebration Tempered By “Thoughts of Work Ahead

Nation’s Joy Tempered by Job Still Ahead   People Kneel in Streets Of New York to Pray, Others Give Vent to  Jovy in Holiday Mood

End of War With Germany Precipitates Scenes of Rejoicing Throughout U. S.

YANK DEAD ON TWO PLACED AT 4,000   JAPS CONTINUE HOPELESS FIGHT—LAST STAND AREA FURTHER REDUCED.

12,000 MARINE CASUALTIES ON IWO INDICATEL   Japs Are Making Las Stand On. Northernmost End Of Island   MINDANAO ADVANCE HAS BEEN SLOWED

4000 MARINES KILLED ON IW   ‘Marks Costliest Invasion of Pacific War; Yanks Further Reduce Last Stand Area Of Japanese

De Gaulle Is Endorsed in French Vote   Sweeping Approval for His Plan of Drafting New Constitution.

DEGAULLE PLAN TO FOUND A FOURTH REPUBLIC IS GIVEN APPROVAL OF FRENCH VOTERS   Figures Announced by Ministry of Interior Show General Has Won Overwhelming Victory in Two-Pronged Election   ASSEMBLY WILL DRAFT A NEW CONSTITUTION

Gen. De Guaile Wins Approval  ‘French Voters   Electorate Favors Founding of Fourth Republic On New Constitution By Representatives

e Gaulle’s lan Wins i France   New Constitution *ropssal Backed in Seneral Election

DeGaulle Wins  Overwhelming Polls Victory   French Voters O. K. New Constitution And An In teotun Cli nwaenwnent

DeGaulle’s Ath Republic Plans OR’d   Proposal For New Constitution Also Approved In French Election

FRENCH VOTE TO SCRAP OLD LAWS, BACK’ DE GAULLE   FIRST ELECTION IN 9 YEARS APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION

French Voters Favor de Gaulle   General Overwhelming Victor in First Election in 9 Years,

VoteforNen Constitution   First French Election Since War Supports — DeGaulle’s Program

Includes New Constitution  To Replace Old   Executive Power W ill Be Vested In Provisional Gove  ermment.   OVERWHELMING WIN

4th Republie Wins Approval Of Frenchmen   New Constitution Is Ordered At Polls  Sundav   ENDORSE DEGAULLE   Provisional Regime Is To Carry On Until Charter Written

New Constitution Favored  French Election Stamps ~ Okay OnGen’ DeGaulle’s Fourth Republic Plans

Gaulle Plan Wins  in Election   French Vote Favors Fourth Republic, New Constitution

Sharp Switch To Left Shown  InLateReturns   First General Election in: Years Brings Out Millions of Voters = »:

GREAT VICTORY IS SCORED BY DE GAULLE   Vote Of Confidence Given At General Election   NEW CONSTITUTION   To Be Drafted By Constituent Assembly: About 20 Million Vote

GENERAL GIVEN GO-AHEAD' FOR NEW REPUBLIC   Assembly Given Permission To Draw Up Constitution Rather Than Rebuild

FrenchGive Approval TodeGaulle      First General Election in 9 Years : Finds General in. Favorable   Party Is Factor   Republican Movement Out of Shell as Potent Factor 3" “y

DE GAULLE GIVEN APPROVAL FRENCH GENERAL ELECTION  OVERWHELMING APPROV AL NEW CONSTITUTION IN STEAD OF REVAMPING OLT

Support De Gaulle’s Proposal To Found New Government By People’s Selection

Prenat Mlectan' Approves De Gaulles 4th Republic   Communist, Socialist, And Popular Parties Run Neck-And-Neck With Nominations

ELECTION 0.K.'S PLANS 10 FOUND FOURTH REPUBLIC   First Genera! Election in France In Nine Vears Decides din Government

De Gaulle Wins Landslide Vote  French Plump for New Constitution, Deavicianal Bite

CREATION OF 4TH REPUBLIC WINS SUPPORT   Socialists, Communists Share Victory in Assembly

New C _ stitution For France Voted   DeGaulle Plan Heavy Winner in First Vote in Nine Years, New Partv Gains Strencth at Polls

French Vole New Constitution   De Gaulle Wins Overwhelming Victory In Two-Pronged Vote

DeGaulle’s:‘Regime Gets Approval At:France’s First Election In Years

French Voters Call For New Constitution   Back Gen. de Gaulle Plan; Executive Powe: To Be Vested In Provisional Leaders

De Gaulle Wins ir French Election  Unqualified Approval Placed an Hic Planc

rHANGE VOTE APPROVAL FOR ATH REPUBLIC   Voters Favor De Gaulle Plar for Drafting New Constitution.

France Holds First Eleetion In Nine Years   New Constitution for Fourth Republic to  Be Drafted by Newly Designated Assembly

ELECTION PUTS 0. K. STAMP ON NEW REPUBLIC   Constitution to Be - Drafted by Delegates Elected by People 

Gen. De Gaulle. Plans Endorsed By French Voters   Wins Overwhelming Victory; Seeks Fourth Republic in a New People’s Constitution

Assembly Will Draft New Constitution; Sweeping DeGaulle Victory Looms

French Vote To Establish New Republic   DeGaulle Government Wins by Wide Margin; Draft New Constitution

APPROVAL FRENCH GENERAL ELECTION  OVERWHELMING APPRO' Al NEW CONCTITIITION It   OVERWHELMING APPROVAL NEW CONSTITUTION INSTEAD OF REVAMPING OLD

French Give 0.K. ToGen. DeGaulle   France Holds First Election In 9 Years

New Constitution Would Be Drafted By People’s Representatives.   OVERWHELMING VICTORY

France Has First General Election   Approve General DeGaulle’s Plans

DE GAULLE WINS OK OF FRANCE   ‘New Constitution Is Given Approval in Election  :

De Gaulle is Backed by the French Voters   Approval Given On Draft of New  Constitution

Fourth Republic Plan Supported by French Vote   De Gaulle Idea Given Rousing Approval . in Big Election  -

French Voters-Back DeGaulle in RecordBreaking Elections   General’s Plan for New Constitution, Interim Government Wins

‘De Gaulle Wins French ‘Approval; Nation Votes iFar New Conctitution

FRENCH VOTERS BACK DEGAULLE GOV'T PROGRAM   Approve Writing New Constitution, Provisional  - Rule

Inter1m Power to be Concentrated In Hands of de Gaulle Instead Of In Elected Assembly.

DeGaulle Upheld ‘In His Contention ‘For Constitution “And Formation O! Fourth Republic

France OK’s DeGaulle’s 4th Republic Plan   Favors Interim Govern ment by Provisional Regime

FIGHTING IN BURMA   British Hold _ Irrawaddy Crossing 35 Miles Be_ low Mandalay

Truman Warns Against Return to lsolationism   President Reveals Some of Plans For U.S. Participation in Remaking World Order; Declares Allies Agreed Upon Policy in Japan

Government Is Prepared For Seizure  Of Refineries   Strike Conference Ends In Collapse

Surplus Jeeps Going To Vets   10,000 War Vehicles Are Placed On Sale Until December 17

 JAPAN IS HEADING INTO HER "TOUGHEST SITUATION - - HUNGER. LAIR AND SEA BLOCKADE WORKS

Entrance In Tokyo is Calm   ist Cavalry Division Enters Japanese Capital

Veterans Pouring Into All Sections of Tokyo   Air, Seaborne Forces Land, begin Ateech Through Korea to Capital

Troops Expected To Take Over Cities On Honshu And Kyushu Islands   lokyo Taken Over Without Incident   Stars And Stripes Flutter Over Enemy Capital; New Landings Made

Americans To Complete Occupation   More Bases and Ports To Be Seized Even To Extreme North.

OCCUPATION SPEEDED BY U.S. TROOPS   15,000 Soldiers Pour Into  Tokyo

The National Whirlisig   News Berind the News  Washington -~..-.- Kay Tucker New York « -~ Albert N. Leman

SOVIET LOAN IS REJECTED   RUSSIAN REQUEST FOR SIX BILLION DOLLARS CREDIT BAS BEEN TURNED DOWN

U.S. Rejects Soviet Request For Six Billions   Lend-Lease Aid May Go on If Reds Fight Japs

U. §. REFUSES HUGE RED LOAN   Six Billion Dollar Credit {s Turned Down

SOVIET CREDIT REQUEST REFUSED   Preparations Made for Signing Fourth ‘ Lend-Lease Protocol

MATCH GO. ta UNDER PROBE   House Group "Reports Diamond Match Appears to Control ' World Market.

BIG AMERICAN MATCH CO. HIT   House Committee Charges Diemond Firm ‘Exceeds Monopoly’ in U. S.

Patman Probe Charges Huge Match Cartel   Diamond CouspanyClaimed Boss of Whole Indusury  Bon BB cencw ee Plents Bem

Strike Picture  Brightens  Coal Walkouts Spread; One Major Steel —

To Discuss Question Of Independence   Announcement  Brings To Force Britain’s Part In Colonial Dispute

SENATE SECRETARY DIES LAST NIGH   Halsey Suffered Heart Attack About Three Months  Ann

Death Takes Col. Halsey      i Secretary Of Senate Was Veteran Leader

SOVIET GAINS _ NEAR DANZIG      BERLIN SAYS 25-MILE THRUST BY REDS HAS REACHED OUTSHIRTS OF CITY

All Enemy Lroops Quit in Denmark, Holland.  Northwestern Germany

B-36s Will Be Used On Atomic Bomt Tests On Warships Afloat At Sea   1,500 Missing Unaccounted For

Students Protest University Setup Causes Unrest   See Un-Americanism

Liberty Ship Hits Trouble In Atlantic   Propeller Is Lost; 541 G.I.’s Aboard; Craft Sneed to Kescue.

Troop Ship Radios for  Assistance   Beecher Loses Propeller Near Bermuda: Aid Sent

Troop-Carrying Ship Sends 50S   Loses Propellor Near Bermuda: 541 Aboard

Rush Help To Liberty Ship   Troop Carrier Has Lost Its Propeller

SPEED AID 10 SHIP CARRYING 541 GIS HOME   Vessel Stalled Off Ber muda After Dropping Pronellor

RESCUE SHIPS SPEED 10 AID OF TRANSPOR]   Vessel Carrying 54! Yank Troops in Distress

Troop Ship  In Distress  Off Bermuda. ‘Aid Rushed to Craft Carrying 54] U. S.  me Cc... COTM

Liberty Ship Asks For Aid   Henry Ward Beecher Carrying 541 Yanks Loses Its Propeller.

Rescue Ships Speed fo Aid Crippled Ship   Henry Ward Beecher, Carrying 541 American Troops Bound for U. S., Radios for Assistance

Ship Bringing Troops To U. S. Disabled At Sea   Other Vessels  Sneed To Rescue

Ships Speed From Bermuda to Aid Stalled Liberty Shin Carrving 541 Soldiers

Rush to Aid of Distressed Ship   for Help in Atlantic OH Rermuda

 Administration, Opposition Beth Claim /Protit From Week’s Legislative Action

Local Temperatures.   Fierce German Co unter-Attacks Are Stemmed

hildren Digging Trenches  ermans Announce Adults Around Berlin   FAPTURE 152 TOWNS   ‘rozen Oder, Last Big Barrier, Winds to Within 27 Miles of Berlin

ON ‘BREAD-BREAKING': ‘FRIENDLY ENEMY’ BASIS NOT POLICY, SAYS IRE

-D CHICKEN AND PEAS FOR HERMANN _ Eisenhower Clamps Down On ‘Friendly’ Enemy’ Acts

Against His Orders, General Says Eisenhower Apologizes  For Kindly Treatment Of High Nazi Captives

Eisenhower Regrets Friendly Enemy Treatment of Captured Nazi Officers

Eisenhower “Regrets” Instances Of Senior Officers Treating Nazi Captives on ‘Friendly Enemy’ Basis

FRIENDLY CARE FOR ENEMY HIT BY EISENHOWER   Commander Says Officers Have Moved In Direct Violation Of Orders

Army Warned of Treating Beaten Germans as Friends   Fraternizing With Vanquished Foemen Is Violation of Orders, Says General

EISENHOWER SAYS TREATMENT OF NAZI OFFICIALS ON“FRIENDLY ENEMY” BASIS AGAINST HIS ORDERS

‘Ike’ Regrets Nazi Coddling   Friendly ‘Frealment Of Goering Cited

Eisenhower Regrets Senior Officers Treat Nazis as Friendly Enemy

Eisenhower Raps Friendly Enemy Policy   BLAST AT TREATMENT OF PRISONERS GIVEN AFTER GOERING REPORT

xk *k& «kk * Two B-29 Fleets Smash At Japs   Ke KR RK MacArthur May Leac  Invasion of Japan

RAID THAILAND AND INDO-CHINA   Separate Fleets Of Superfortresses Lash At Inetallations

Two Superfort Fleets Blast Jap Targets   Military Installations In Indo-China And Thailand Smashed By India-Based Planes

Superforts Blast Military Bases In Thailand and Indo China Areas  Ranokok. Saigon. Camranh Raw Fleet Rac   Bangkok, Saigon, Camranh Bay Fleet Base Were Possible Objectives of Multi-Ton Load Attack By India-Based Planes.

B-295 HIT THAILAND, INDO-CHINA   Superforts Fly From Indian Bases To Blast Japs

B-29 FLEETS STAGE 2 RAIDS   Strike Thailand, Indo-China Installation:

B-29°S ATTACK THAILAND AREA   Indo-China Also Blasted By Superforts, Using Bases in India

B-29’S BLAST THAILAND AND INDO-CHINA   Flying on Separate -Missions, Superforts Attack in Daylight, Possibly at Bangkok, Saigon and Camaranh Ray.

B-29s Pound at  Japanese Bases   Twin Daylight Raids Hit at Thailand and Indo-China Targets

Japs. Asiatic Bases Ripped By B-29 Fleet   Bombs Shower on Siam and Coastal. Facilities in Indo-China

SUPERFORTS HIT JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS   Ninety-One Tons Of Bombs Fall  On Borneo

Two Fleets of B-29's Strike   Twin Attacks From India Hit Jap Installations in Thailand, Indo-China

B-29s Lash Jap Points   Separate Fleets Hit Objectives in Thailand And Inda.China

MOVES STILL» DEADLOCKED   May Go Back to Heads of Nations For Settlement

Balkan Problems Threaten Entire Big Five Prosran   Bymes Favors Turning Is sue Over to Heads of United Nations

Big Five Council Still Deadlocked   Byrnes Ready to Refer Row to Heads of State

U. S. Opposes Russias Balkan Parley Limits   Mutual Suspicion Threatens End T, Conference of Foreign Ministers

FRANCE ACCEPTS BIG-THREE BID   PARIS DECIDES TO TAKE PART IN ALLIED PARLEY AT SAN FRANCISCO.

U. §.. Relations With Russians Are Improving   Officials Report Progress in Restoring Cooperation; Much Ahead

ACCORD WITH RUSSIA NEAR   Differences Between Soviet And U. S. Are Believed Near Settlement

Russo-American Relations Easier   Truman’s Saturday Speech Rule: Out Compromise Of American Recognition Policies

Reds, U.S. Said Near Settlement   Much Work Must Yet Be Done, Observers Think

Report Closer U.S. and Soviet Cooperation .   Make Considerable Progress in Study Of Differences ,

U. S.-Soviet Relations Appear To Be On Upgrade Most Differences  Being Reviewed  And Progress

Nazi General Suicides After Killing Friend   Marks Dissolution  Of Headquarters of Field Marshall Busch: Busch Is Moved

“rman General °  Kils Mistress,  Commits Suicide  wared Separation From  Woman in Allied Py  16h . Ares

64 Japs Land on Peleliu; 49 Die  Framy Invades Isle      Enemy Invades Isle in Two Barces

64 Japs Land on Peleliu; 49 Die  Enemy Invades Isle in Two Barges

Peace Council May Meet In United States   First Assembly of Member Nations Expected to Be Called Early This Fall

League Talk Site Weighed   U, S. Cities in Race For Opening Honor

FIRST MEETING OF WORLD PEACE BODY MAY BE HELD U.S.   DIPLOMATS SPECULATE ON THIS POSSIBILITY AS “WENNA IS WRECKED

PEACE LEAGUE MEETS IN US.   Vienna Favored As Permanent Home Of   Council

German Supply Lines Pounded  By Air Fleets   Refineries At Harburg. Rail Yards At Chemnitz And Saxony Blasted

Believing Words Are Cheaper Than Blood, OWI Radioes Truth To Japs

Back of the Headlines   OW Works Effective Phycholagical War ‘Aacinst Japanese   BACK OF HEADLINES By LOUIS F, KEEMLE  Tletted Theace Uilae Krclerce

OLD TOWN HAS A. RUSH OF BUSINESS   Tripple and, Double Holidays Coming Up Send Shoppers Wild   BANKS ARE CROWDED

RUSH OF BUSINESS   Tripple and Double Holidays Coming Up Send Shoppers Wild   BANKS ARE CROWDED

U.S. Assembles Powerful Army  Of Occupation   Vast Sky Train Will Bring MacArthur and 7, 500 Armed Soldiers to Enemy Homeland—De- : mobilized on Seo and in the Air

,000 Troops To Spearhead  Occupation Allied Naval Fleet.   Allied Naval Fleets Move in Saturday; All To Be Altered

[,500 Soldiers, Armed to Teeth, Will Spearhead ‘ccupation Army   [rain of 350 Sky Giants _ Protected by Swarms 0  Fighters, Will Be it _ First Air Wave

7,500 Soldiers To Land In Japan With M’Arthar   Allied Occupation Commander Tc Meet Imperial Staff FaceTo-Face Upon Landing

350 BIG PLANES © TO CARRY FORCE LED BY WARTHUR   Swarms of Fighters, Ready to Fire at First Sign of Treachery, to Protect Sky Train.   LO DESCEND ON FIELD 20 MILES FROM TOKYO   There Allied Commander Will Meet Japanese General Staff and Give It Further Orders.   ROLITETIN.

7,000 Yanks scheduled to land Tuesday  To be ‘covered’ by aerial fleet

URGES CONGRESS, NATION 10 0. K. YALTA DECISIONS   Believes Crimea Conference Successful Effort For Lasting World Peace   INSISTS HITLER MUST SURRENDER

Woman Injured Weeks Before She Was Slain   Carpenter Furnishes New Evidence In Murder Of Wealthy Pontiac, Michi van Laundry Owner

MYSTERY ELEMENT GROWS IN BRUTAL WIFE SLAYING   Carpenter's Story of Ice Pick Stabs Adds Another Baffling Note

WAR BOND SALES LAGGING; 65% OF QUOTA IS SOLD   Seventh War Loan Drive Ends Monday; County Sales Are $263,000

STARK COUNTY REACHES 87% OF WAR BOND QUOTA   Seventh War Loan Drive End: July 1; ‘E’ Bond Sales Are $344,700

Nippon Fearful Naval Assaults To Be Resumed   Halsey’s Ships Are Unmolested During 10-Day Raid, Report

Tokyo Fears Resumption  Of Assaults   Halsey’s Ships Meet No Jap Opposition In Raid On Tokyo

THIRD FLEET HALTS FORAY AGAINST NIPS      Tokyo ‘Still Waits Resumption of Assaults

LT, GEN. HOMMA AMONG HIGH-RANKING JAPS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR TRIAL

Puppet Ruler of Philippines and Son Also Seized   More Names Added to List of  War Criminals

HOMMA BLAMED FOR DEATH MARCH   76 Jap Newspapers Allowed to Publish on Restricted Basis

“Beast OF Bataan’ Now fa Custody OF US. Officers   Rounded Up Along With Large Number Of Other Accused Jan Leaders   BLACK DRAGON OFFICIAL TAKEN

KEEP STRENGTH, STIMSON URGES      Retiring Secretary Lauds General Marshall’s Service to U. S.

Stimson Uraes U. §. to Retain Military Might   Points Way for Nation to Serve As Peace Leader

Stimson Will Retire Friday   Calls On Americans To Re. tain ‘‘Preeminent Position In World Affairs

Atom Bomb Saved Quer Million Lives Says Churchill   Attlee Avers New  Power Means Change In World Relations

CHURCHILL SAYS ATOM BOMB SAVED 1,200,000 LIVES   Declares Weapon Made Inva: sion of Japan, With Heavy U. S. and British Losses, Unnecessary,   STALIN KEPT PROMISE TO FIGHT NIPPONESE   Discloses Russian Leader Agreed to Enter Conflict Three Months After Germany’s Defeat.

Atomie Bomb Saved Million Savs Churchill   Former Premier Says Million Americans And 250.000 Britons  Saved by Discovery

Atom Bomb Saved  iw Lives, Cri Says  tells ‘Farlia tt New   tells Parliant': New Weapon Also Saved > Sie af Tommies -

Bomb Ended ~ War, He Says   Churchill Credits Weapon — With Saving Many —  Lives

Wallace Takes Oath Of Office      “You’re In” Says Justice Black; But Williams Rejected.

Williams Out As REA Head   "Wallace Ay Bbteyed ; oF DR Ousts: Jonés

Adverse Vote For Williams       REA Nominee  In Committee Action

GROUP OPPOSED T0 WILLIAMS FOR JOB   Commtitee Turns Thumbs Down on His Nomination As Head of REA.

Senate Turns Williams Down  Democrats Join Up  With Republicans in Committee Vote

“NO” ON WILLIAMS   Agriculture Committee Recommends Senate Reject Nomination

Senate Turns Thumbs Down On Williams   Agriculture Group Recommends Rejectior Of Nomination for Director of REA

TO REMAIN UNSETTLED   Marais des Cygnes at Dangerously High Stage

More Of Top Japs On List To Be Seized   MacArthur's Order Includes One Prince, Reaches All Levels of Nip Society

Jap Imperial Household Not Exempt In MacArthur's Order To Arrest 59 More Suspects   Neither Rank Nor Position Will Protect Suspected Criminals, Directive Shows

U. S. Directive On Jap Guilty  Respects None   Order For Arrest Of 59 Reaches To Every Social Strata

MacArthur Arrests Dig Deep Into Japanese Society  Action Poses Query As to Definition AE Wine Criminnle

Arrest Of 59 Ordered By MacArthur   Imperial Prince Is One Of Group Listed By General As Suspectec ‘War Criminal

Order Arrest of 59 Japs   List. Resches Into Every Strata of Ninoonese Society

Allies Arrest Japs of Every Society Level   Rank or Position Willi Not Protect Suspected War Criminals—List Includes One Prince

M’ARTHUR SAYS RANK OR TITLE WON'T SAVE JAPS   New Directive Digs Into The Cream Of Crop

59 PROMINENT NIPS NAMED ON DIRECTIVE   New "Rouge's Gallery” Includes Imperial Prince, Two Former Premiers and Industrialists  FIELD MARSHAL CITED

MacArthur Directive  Brings: Up Question: What Is ‘Criminal’   jest of 59 Prominent Japanese Is Ordered] by Commander; New. Group Reaches Jato Domestic Field of Totalitarianism

GEN. M'ARTHUR ISSUES NEW JAP CRIMINAL LIST   Arrest 59 Prominent Nips as Suspects; Hits Japanese Society

59 Prominent Japanese Are Arrested  By MacArthur As Possible Criminals

59 Prominent Japs Placed Under Arrest   MacArthur’s New Action Raises Question “‘What Is a War Criminal?”

M’Arthur Orders §9 More Nip War Figures Arrested   New List Includes Imperial Prince and Many Ex-Ministers

MacArthur's Arrest of 59 Japs R: 7es Question: What Is a’“Var Criminal?

Foe Speeds Withdrawal From West Tip; Threat To Strasbourg Eases.

Steady But Slow Progress Made By The Allied  Assault Forces  TWIN DRIVES ACTIVE   Threaten To Cut Nazi Sali. ent At Its Waist and Trap Germans

BRITISH JOIN V, ATTACK ON ENEMY BULGE   Drive Aims At Junction With Third Army Pushing Northward

Assault Front _ Of First Army ’ Being Extender   ‘British And Other Allied Forces Join Yanks To Crush Western End Of Bulge   TWIN DRIVES SEEK TO CUT OFF NAZIS

WIDE POWER TIEUP   Emergency Crew Keep Electricity Flowing to Affected Regions

Michigan Has Power Strike   Emergency Crews of Supervisory Employes Man Plants To Keep Current Flowing

Power Plant Crews Strike   Wide Area of Michigan Affected; Emerg: ency Gangs Keep Current Flowing

POWER STRIKE EFFECTS WIDE AREA IN STATE   State Mediation Board Asks Meeting To Dis cuss Settlement

Electrical Power Workers Strike in. Industrial Michigan   Current Kept Flawing By Emergency Crews; Governor Kelly Alerts State Troops. Police

Big Power ‘Strike On In Michigan   Two Million Persons In Affected Area; State Troops Stand By.

Bis Under-Cover Army’s Vital Role In War Revealed   Thousands of Men From Allied Forces Put Behind Foe’s Lines

Old Fashioned Fight Expected In State House   Democratic Committee Marks Out Battle  Lines

DEMOCRATS TOLD TO BACK DONNELLY   FIGHT LOOMS IN HOUSE OVER QUESTION OF UPHOLDING HIS VETOES,

ftiurd Army Crosses Czechoslovak Frontier As First Battles Toward Center Of Leipzig And Seventh Fights For Nuernberg

nm  Food Probers Will Survey Meat Shortage   Senate Committee Will Begin Public Hearings Monday In Capital

Favors Tougher Divorce Laws   Study In Maryland Reveals That Law Hasn't Changed In 100 Years.

Senator Ur ‘oes Ti cht Contr ‘ol   Over Divorces   Advocates More Obstacles Tu Path of Mén Secking Divorces Where Childven Are Involved

SAY QUISLING AIDED NAZIS IN INVASION   German Document Read at Treason Trial Declares Puppet Premier Furnished Information Regarding Norse Coast.

Charge Quisting Aided Germans   Gave Nazis Date Before Invasion, Says German Document

PAPER CAMPAIGN TOTALS. 18 TOKS IN THO DISTRICT   Drives Are Planned Next Week in Four Additional Townships

PAPER CAMPAIGN TOTALS 18 TONS: IN TWO. DISTRICTS   y Drives Are Planned “ ' Next Week in Four . ' Additional Townshivs

Vandenberg Now Has Confidence In Senate Ratifying World Organization

Amendment Plans Strong Assembly   “Take: First. ‘Step te World: Charter

Nazi Holdouts Forced fo Quit In Bohemia Aree   German Pockets Being Cleaned Up By Allied Troops

Last ‘Ditch Nazi Holdouts In Bohemia Surrender As Death Rattle Grips Force

Will Ask Congress To Act Quickly. ... . Rep. May Calls For An Immediate Halt To All Draft Calls In Nation

Mays Calls For Halt Of Draft   Also Favor Earliest Possible Release Of Men Already Inducted.

Dratt To Halt As War Ends   Senator May Will Introduce  Legislature End Drafting Of Men.

END OF DRAFT TO BE SOUGHT   Congress Plans To Act as Soon as Japs Quit

Leader Urges Fast tnd Of Drafting   May Would Halt Calls Release All Men At Earliest Chance

Asks Swift Draft Halt      May Will Offer Bills To Congress Ordering Inductions To Cease

. TO DRAFT WITH NIPS’ COLLAPSE   , Rep. May of Kentucky Asserts No More Men Needed For Duty

ASKS FOR END OF DRAFT WHEN JAPANESE QUIT   May to Request Earliest Possible Release of Men in Service

End of Draft’ “Is Demanded   Lawmaker Colts  for Immediate ‘Halt’ to" Further Inductions .. After Japan. Falls :

Rep. May Demands Immediate Halt in Drafting of Troops When Japan Quits

Would End Draft Calls   Chairman May Would Hatt Inductions Once Japin Falls

House Military Chiet To Demand End of Draft, Early Army Men Release

Asks Draft Be Stopped   Sees No Need. KF or  F urther TInductions

May To Demand End of Induction   House Military Head Would Speed Release Of Men Under Arms

May Would Put End To Calls For Draft —   Favors’ Halting Inductions Once Victory Ils Won

Chairman May For Immediate Halt of Selective Service   Wants Drafted Men to be Released as Soon as Possible

Bull To Halt Inductions To Be Introduced   Early Release Of Men Already Drafted Also Will Be Proposed By Chairman May

EARLY END Ct DRAFT SOUGHT   Immediate Halt, Once Japan Falls, Proposed by Rep. May.

JOPLIN DRENCHED BY 2.40-INCH RAIN   USHERS IN FALL BRAND OF WEATHER — LIGHTNING CAUSES DAMAGE,

FRENCH, SVRIAN HOSTILITIES CEASE   France Is Invited to Tripatriate Parley By Britain, .United States

AGREES 10 E HOSTILITIES IN SYRIA   Tripartite Meeting Called in London to Settle Differences

De Gaulle Acts To Bring Peace   England Relieved as Eden Reveals French Accepfance of Terms

Morning Tea and Adult Attitude. On Liquor Mark the British Navy:

British Sailors Know Joy of Living  Tea Before Breakfast and  Daily Allowance of Rum Make Voyages Less Boresome

Suicide Planes In Attack After  Jap Surrender   Several Yanks Injured on Island; Blows Against Fleet, U. S. Bases

Cease Fire Order Halts Fighting On Most Pacific Fronts While Hara Kiri Claims Nip Minister

Amended GI Bill Of Broader Terms Nears Enactment   Loan Provisions Will Be Made Easier, Other Benefits Extended.

Congres Clears Path For Revised GIBill Of Rights   Plans To Put New Act On Statute Books Before End Of Year

Gl Rights Bill To Be Expanded  - Higher Loans, Tuition Among. New Features

Expanded Soldier Bill of Rights Getting Attention   Congress Paving Wa’  For Holiday oe Chon cals

Plan Action on Amended Gl Bill   Faces One More Fight On Subject of Future Bonus Payments

C. -ngress Clears Path For Acx*.n By. January 1 On Amen :d GL. Bill Rights

Amended Bill For GIs Near   Congress Is Seeking To Recess Thursday

SOLONS PLAN ACTION TODAY ONG. 1. BILL   Amendments to Original “Bill of Rights” Get Top Priority on Business Calendar—Fight Seen in House.

Congress Prepares For Early Action On Amended Gi Si:      Final Adjournment is Planned For lomorraw

Congress Readies Action on Altered GI Bill of Rights   Besult of Compromise, Bill Faces Baitle on House over Possible Futore Bonus Awards

REVISED Gl BILL OF RIGHTS TO AID VETS MAY BE VOTED TODAY   CONGRESS HOPES TO GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TOMORROW.

Expanded Soldier Bill of Rights Getting Attention  : Congress Paving Way : For Holiday _ Adjournment Shortly

CLEAR PATH FOR REVISION OF Gt BILL OF RIGHTS   Increase Maximum Loar Guarantee to $4,000 on Real Estate

Revised GI Bill Pushed By Congress   New Act Will Be Placed on Statute Before This Year

Congress, Striving For Final © Adjournment, Plans Action Or ‘Amended G.1. Bill Of Rights   Veterans’ Legislation Holds Top Priority On Today's Business Callendar

Amended G.I. Bill Of Rights Goes Before Conaress For Quick Action

GIVEN NEW ASSIGNMENT   Gesrge Atcheson, Jr., Is Political - Adviser for MacArthur

Goebbels. Urges Continued Defiance In Speech on Eve of Hitler's Birthday

PROPAGANDA MINISTER ~ URGES GERMANS TOBE DE-" FIANT DURING “LAST ACT" OF WAR

REMAIN DEFIANT GOEBBELS’ PLEA   Tells People of Germany Foes ‘May Wound, But Never Kill Us’

GOTHAM GRABS UP NEWSPAPERS   Deliveries, First Since June 30, Resumed As Strike Ends

NEWSPAPER STRIKE ENDS INNEW YORK      Delivery-Union Returns to Work After Hearing Is Promised

NEW YORK HAS PAPERS AGAIN   Distribution Resumed As Strike of Delivery Workers Is Ended

“CASE WILL 60 TO JURY TODAY   Defense Asks Verdict Of “‘Justifiable Homicide”

STOLEN GASOLINE RATION COUPONS   Coupons Would Be Worth $2,700.00 On The Black Market

Gasoline Coupon  Theft Reported   10,000,000 Gallons Worth of Stamps Lost

a  ——  CREATION OF STATE AGENCY TO SUPPLANT WLB 15 CONSIDERED  LABOR, MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC HELD CONFERENCE. AUSTIN FRIDAY

NAZIS IN ITALY MAY SURRENDER   Mussolini Under Arrest, Says Paper; 5th Army Enters Genoa

Doughboys Take  Port of Genoa   All Nazis in Italy  May Surrender Soon

Fifth Army Drives Into Genoa Port   Italian Spokesman Says Mussolini Held At Swiss Line

GENOA IS ENTERED BY AMERICAN 57H   Genera! Surrender of Ger. mans in Italy Is Rumored

U. S. Fifth Army Captures Genoa  _ Allied Columns Meet Weak Resistance

NAZI RESISTANCE BROKEN IN ITALY   GERMANS REPORTED TRYING TO NEGOTIATE SURRENDER —YANKS ENTER GENOA,

“Okinawa Main U.S. Objective”   Japs Say Large Number Of Transports Moving In After Heavy, WeekLeng Navy, Air Blows

Ryukyus Battered For Invasion, Hint   Cebu, Second Largest Philippine City Nearly Destroyed by Japs, Captured by Americans While U. S. Naval Guns And Planes Pound Islands on the Road to Tokyo

Japs Insist U. S. Troop: On Okinawa; Nimitz Tells of Naval Action

JAPS SAY YANKS SPEED HELP 10 RYUKYU FORCE   Tell Of ‘20-30 Transports’ As Great Air And Ship Blows Rock Isles

JAPANESE REPORTED U. 5. TRANSPORTS IN RYUKYU ISLANDS ARE;   ACTIVITIES INDICATE ANOTHER ISLAND INVASION BY AMERICANS

Japanese Fear a New Invasion  Repart Force Moving Into Central Ryukyus

Ryukyu Invasion Drawing Closer   Tokyo Says U. S. Force: Moving Into Position

Bokyo Reports Attempts To Reinforce Troops Already Ashore   Okino Landings Are Anticipated   Americans Discuss Bombardments But Continue Silent On Invasion

U.S. Transports Move Into Ryukyus, Japanese Report  American Commanders Still Silent On Enemy Claims of New Invasion

Japs Report U.S. Transports Move Into Ryukyu Chain   Tokyo Radio Says Yanks Prepare To Invade Okinawa

Report Yank Transports In Ryukyus   Okinawa Is Main U. S Objective, Tokyo Radio Claims

Yanks Prepare New Invasion      American Transports Move Into Central Ryukwu Chain Sav Japs.

Heavy Pounding of The Ryukyus Is Continued By Large U.S. Naval Forces   Bombardments Leave No Doubt That Another Major Inyasion Is Coming

YANKS MI RYUKYU CHAIN   Japs Expecting New Invasion Threat Nearer Homeland

PRISON HEAL "HEADS ~ ARE RELEASED   SEVEN OFFICIALS OF ‘MICHIGAN PRISON ARE FIRED WITHOUT A HEARING

HARVEST IS HAMPERED   Showets and Cool Weather to Continue Tomorrow

Aussies Seize Both Sides of Brunei Bay   Bombers, Fighters Again Strike Balikpapan Area

AUSSIES EXTEND BORNEO LANDING   Advance Moves Inland Within 20 Miles Of Oil Field Goal

BOTH SHORES OF BORNEO HELD BY AUSTRALIANS   Landing North Of Brunei Bay Preceded By Artillery Bombardment   30,000 JAPS FLEEING IN CAGAYAN VALLEY

ANOTHER LANDING MADE ON BORNEO   OPERATION GIVES AUSSIES CONTROL OF BOTH SIDES OF BRUNEI BAY.

New Details On Demobilization  Asked Of Army   News Leaks From Closed Sessions Stir Up House Military Committee.

Leak Of Information Causes Stir. .. . House Committee Seeks  Additional Facts On ~Demobilization Plans

House Group, Torn by Leak, Seeks Details   Demobilization Plans Not Yet Certain, Says Committee

PANHANDLE WHEAT HARVEST IS ALMOST COMPLETE TUESDAY   WORST COTTON OUTLOOK IN YEARS FOR 14 SOUTH PLAINS COUNTIES

East in Grip Of Gas Crisis   War Plants Forced To Curtail Output

Rift in Farm Bureau Ranks Causes Four Veteran Officials to Resign

FARM BUREAU HAS SHAKEUP   FOUR OFFICIALS OF STATE OR GANIZATION RESIGN AB RE‘SULT OF POLICY DisPUTE

Churchill Off French Holiday   British Prime Minister To Rest Before Big  Three Conference.

Report 22 Highest Nazi Submarine Experts Die When U-Boat Is Sunk

KEY POSTS IN NAVY SHAKFIIP   Sec’y Forrestal Says Aviation Dominant Department Factor

SWEEPING CHANGES IN TOP  (COMMAND: CIRCLES AN NOUNCED BY: BECRE- , TARY FORRESTAL

NAVY SECRETARY REVEALS SHAKEUP IN TOP COMMAND   Three Key Positions in Operations Office Ta Go any, Alirrnen

NAVY SECRETARY FORRESTAL ANNOUNCES SWEEPING. SHARE UP OF U.S. NAVY'S HEADS; AVIATORS IN KEY POSITIONS

Battleship Admirals Take Back Seat As Airmen Take Key Positions in Navy

Adm. Spruance's Pacific Post To Be Given Tower:   Mitscher To Return To Sea as Leader of Fleet in Atlantic

Cebu Invaded: Japs Claim, MacArthur Murr   6 Cruisers, Destroyers Shell Landing Area Before Landing

Also Claims American Troops Storm Heavily Bombarded Island of Cebu

Cebu Invaded, Tokyo Reports   MacArthur Announces Heaviest Air Raid on Philippine Island

NIPS REPORT LANDING ON CEBU ISLAND   Tokyo Claim That Yanks Invade One of Two Major Philippine Islands Still in Nip Hands Unconfirmed by U. S.

Tokyo Admits Yank Landing On Cebu Isle   Six Cruisers, Several Destroyers Pave Way For Major Invasion

Jet Planes Attack Japan, Tokyo Say:   Raid on Kyushu by 130 U. S. Craft Announced

CEBU BOMBED BY U.S. FLIERS IN PHILIPPINES   FORMOSA ELECTRIC POWER PLANT CRIPPLED

Invasion Of Cebu island Reported By Tokyo Radio; No American Confirmation   MacArthur Announces Heaviest Air Raid Yet On Large Central Philippine Island

AMERICANS ARE ASHORE ON CEBU   TOKYO SAYS YANKS ATTACK ANOTHER IS.ANO

YANKS LAND ON CEBU, TOKYO RADIO AQMITS   Island Has Been Target of Heavy Air Attacks

Japs Report U.S. Invading Cebu Island  MacArthur Silent On Nin Brandeact

INVASION OF CEBU   Tokyo Report of Landings Not Confirmed by MacArthur

Yanks Invade Cebu Isle, Japs Report  150 Superforts Hit  7. Fy  £«xWHeten  .   150 Superforts Hit Kyushu Military, Industrial Targets

Tokyo Reports Yank Invasion Qf Kerama and Cebu Islands   Neither Landing Confirmed By Official U. S. Sources. MacArthur Announces Raids On Jap Held Territory.

Tokyo Reports American Landing on Cebu Island in the Philippines   One Of The Last Thre« Major Islands Held By Japanese

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Landing On Cebu Is Reported By Japanese Radio   Enemy Broadcast  Goes Unconfirmed  By U. S. Sources

Yanks Seize Capital Of Cebu Isle   Navy Destroys 19 Jap Vessels In Ryukyus Blast

Tokyo Says Yanks Invade Cebu Island   Cebu Is One Of Last Jap-Held Positions In Philippines

U. S. Troops Land On Cebu In Philippines  Tokyo Reports 1.500 Americans Invade Central Isle  AIR ATTACK MADE Nips Have Lost Close To 300,000 Men In  Campaign         Tokyo Reports 1.500 Americans Invade Central Isle   AIR ATTACK MADE   Nips Have Lost Close To 300,000 Men In  Campaign

CEBU INVASION NOT CONFIRMED   MacArthur Tells of Heaviest Air Raid Yet on Central Island.   REPORT LUZON PROGRESS

Tokyo Reports U.S. Landing On Cebu Island   Assault Forces Go Ashore at Talisay On Fast Coast

Nimitz Says Task Force 58  Bombs Islands   Tokyo Announced Americans Start Landing Operations  On Cebu.

New Congressman, Bachelor, Would Let Overseas Men's Wives Join Therr

Bachelor Congressmen W ould Send Wives o  Servicemen to Their Husbands Overseas

ANOTHER ISLAND IN RYUKYL  _CHAIN SEIZED BY AMERI CANS—STEADY ADVANCES © “ON LUZON

Churchill to Report on Yalta Parley   Prime Minister to Open Important Debate Tomorrow

CHURCHILL WILL REPORT ON WAR   First Account Of Big Three Meeting Due In Commons Today

Mussolini Buried in Potter’s Grave; Autopsy Reveals He Had No Diseases

“Conchie” Ayres Back From War   Former Film Actor Is Praised By Buddies As “Good Guy, Good GI”

Traps 50,000 Germans In  Link With 3rd.   German Planes Attacking Captured Bridge Are Shot Down, Bonn Falls As. Does Bad Godesburg. Nazis Yurled Back

20.000 Nazis Are Trapped; Bonn Captured   Third and First Armies Joined; First Tank-Led Counterattack East of Rhine Is Turned Back

Counter-Blow Is Smashed At Remagen Bridgehead _ Revealed Bridge _  Captured Intact; New] oth Army Now  Ly. Wer,

50,000 Nazis Trapped As Forces Join    Bonn Falls To First Army; Third Battles Closer To Coblenz_

50,000 Germans Caught In Trap as Two Armies “Join South of Remagen

Capture Of Remagen Bridge Is Classic Example Of Darina And Quick Thinking

Estimated 50,000 Germans Trapped By First Army’s Junction With Third

EXPAND RHINE BULGE   First - Third Army Link Traps An Estimated 50,000 Germans On West Bank

Ist Army Repels Tank-Led German Counter-Assault   Hodges’ Men Linked with 3rd Army; : Size of Bridgehead Doubled in Day; Bonn Taken by Yanks

SECRET WEAPONS EXHIBIT STIRS ARDOR IN VICTORY LOAN DRIVE   German ¥-2 Rocket Bomb, Japanese Baka Bomb, Kamikazi Suicide . Plane Included in Exhibit Sponsored he 1” & Treasur¥

NAVY MOBILE   Three Types C Of Enemy Bombe Attracted Large  Crowd.

Correspondent Witnesses Planning of Great Air Offensive For First Time

307 Japanese Planes Blasted In Carrier Raid On Home Isles   Eniwetok and Orote Vets Turn Tide in Fierce Naha Struggle

YANKS REGAIN GROUND LOST AROUND NAHA   Fight Fiercely in ; Bloody Attack; British Report Capital Taken

Report Naha Taken   Marines Rally from Counterattacks and Advance; Yank Fliers Bag 357 Enemy Planes

Ground Lost To Jap Troops Recantured   Fighting Furiously On Edge of Naha; Heavy Losses on Both Sides

Naha Reported To Have Fallen To U. §. Marines   Ground Retaken On Okinawa After Vicious Fighting

SEIZURE OF CAPITAL IS REPORTED   Both Sides Suffering Heavy Casualties In Bitter Fight

Nimitz Puts Jap Plane  Loss at 35/7   Marines Battle Way Back Into Naha, Capital City, After Nips Stage Bloodiest Counterattack of Campaign; Losses Are Heavy

‘Marines Battle Furiously.on Okinawa ‘After Retaking Ground Lost in Japanese Counterattack   Fight Continues on Edge of Naha, Island's Capital; Bloody Attack by Foe Preceded By Artillery Barrage Midnight Monday

U. 5. MARINES FIGHT FURIOUSLY AGAINST JAPANESE IN NAHA  RETAKE LOST GROUND I} BLOODIEST ENEMY COUN TERATTACK OF DRIVE

357 Nipponese Planes Hit By Carrier Pilots   Leathernecks, Forced Back, Regain Ground In Bitter Battle In Naha Saectar

Reuters Broadcast Capture Of Naha; Unconfirmed By U.S.   Repel Japs in Bloodiest Counter-Attack On Isle; Writer Says American Company Wiped Out

MARINES RETAKE GROUND LOST !N BLOODIEST FIGHT   U. S. CARRIER PLANE RAIDS BAG TOTAL OF 357 ENEMY AIRCRAFT

Marines Battling On Edge of Naha   Americans Retake Ground Lost in Bloody Jap Counterattack      Nimitz Reports 357 Enemy Aircraft Lost on Jap Home Islands

MARINES FIGHT SAVAGELY AT EDGE OF NAHA   Carrier Planse Destroy 357 Nip Aircraft  Over Japan

—OKINAWA—   357 Enemy Planes And 18 Airfields Lashed © By Carrier Fliers   Cooks, Bakers And Other Rear Echelon Troops Thrown Into Battle Before Marines Halt Determined Nip Counterattack

Marines Repulse Counterattack Outside Capital   Broadcast Heard Says Okinawa City Has Fallen; Carrier Planes On Raids

Naha Said To Have Fallen To Americans   Marines Retake Ground Lost In Bloody Battle

TEMPERATURES:   Hardest Enemy Attack Turned Back In Naha Sector By Marines

MARINES SMASH BACK BLOODIEST COUNTER DRIVE   -ooks And Bakers Thrown Into Battle: Nimitz Announces 357 Enemy Planes Destroyed.

One Company gt 24h  Marines Has Only 2 Men Left After All-Night Struggle; Even Cooks and Bakers Thrown Into Bloody Fight Against Jan Tide.

American Retake Lost Ground from Japs in Bloodiest Battle Fought on Pacific Island.   ONLY TWO SURVIVE   ONE AMERICAN OUTFIT

MARINES FIGHT NEAR CAPITAL   Retake Ground Lost in Bloodiest Jap Counterattack of Offensive.   CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY,

Retake Ground Lost In Bloodiest Fighting Yet On Okinawa   Losses Heavy ‘ On Both Sides   Americans Use Grenades Like Baseballs In Battling Japs In Close

CARRIER HITS DESTROY 357 JAP PLANES   Nipponese Artillery Shells Shriek Overhead Prelude To Desperate Assault On Naha Sector  YANKS SHOVED BACK

Yankees Capture Okinawa Capital, British Declare   U. S. Marines Shoved Back, Rally, Finally Break Up Furious Jap Assault; American  Carrier Planes Wreck 357 Enemy Aircraft

RETAKE AREA NIPS GOT IN SAVAGE BLOW   Enemy Counter- Attack Worst of the Offensive, With Heavy Losses on  . Both Sides — Reuters Says Naha Falls.

Marines and Japs in Awful Struggle at Naha Outskirts   One American Company Has Two Men Left Out of 240 After Battle

Marines Fight Furiously At Naha After Repulsing Bloody Jap Counter-drive

Desperate Attempt To Drive Americans From Naha Sector Ends In Failure

Marines _ Fight Furiously For Island Capital   Report Naha Captured Not Confirmed; Counter-attacks Smashed

Japs Launch Full Attack   Forces Marines Back On Okinawa, Yanks Regain Ground in 12-Hour Struggle   Cooks, Bakers Help   Two Companies Wiped Out But Jap Effort to Turn Tide Loses in Hand-to-Hand Battle

43 OF 63 TORNADO VICTIMS IDENTIFIEL   Health Problem Is Faced by; Antlers, Okla., Half of Which Was Demolished.

Nadip-- SHOVE “HMTER ASIDE, PEPORTS $A)       Serious Split Amongst Nazi Leaders Appears te Be Going On

But Foreign Secretary Eden  Tells Conmrons fis   Office Has iieard Nothing OF Jt

London Hears Report of Assassination of Hitler: Eden Denies Any Knowledae

WITH LIQUIDATION OF HITLER’ ALLIES WILL HAVE GIVEN NAZIISM IDEATH BLOW DECLARES MACKENZIE

REPORT OF HITLER’S DEATH FINDS NO CONFIRMATION BUT MAY HAVE VAST RFPFERCTISSION

Has Fuehrer  Been Killed?   [That Hitler Has Been Assassinated Circulates Through Britain,

NAZIS MAY PUSH HITLER ASIDE   Rumors That Himmler Will Ascume Comarand

Hitler Rumor Sweeps Britain   Eden Comments On Rumor Of Assassination

WAR TODAY   Yitler’s Assassination Would Have Yast Repereussions and Contribute Tremendousty ta Collapse of GerWMairy

HIMMLER SEEN IN HITLER POST   British Foreign Office Fails To Confirm Report

London Hears Hitler Has Been Killed   British Foreign Office Has No Confirmation Nazi Split Developing

SMASH JAP AIR PLANT   Saipan-Based Superfortresses Hits Targets On Honshu Island

NEW STRIKE MADE ON JAP HOME ISLAND   Superforts Attack Installations on Honshue and Tokyo Says Kobe Was Also a Target  41 MAJOR MISSIONS

Superforts Raid Honshu   Attack Big Kawaskai Aircraft Plan on Japanese Home Island

SERGEANT, IDLE IN SERVICE, ‘ASKS... GEN, WHY HE CAN'T BE DISCHARGED

Brass Hats in Awe As Gl Questions General  Sergeant Says He’s Tired Of Doing Nothing in Army

Breached Roer: Dam Captured: By U.S. Troops   Canadians Batter: ‘Through Siegfried Line's. Main

Nazi Agents To Get Trial   Military Commission Expected To Preside

Air Cleared Of Suspicion ‘At Meeting   Churchill Re-Assures Russia OF Intentions

REJECTS PACT AGAINST REDS   Churchill Also Reveals He Also Spurned Franco Mediation Offer

FRANCO'S PLANS OF ANTI-SOVIET COMBINE FAILED   Churchill Paved Way For Big Three Meeting By His Stand   SPANISH DICTATOR BLUNTLY REJECTED

NO COMBINATION AGAINST RUSSIA   Franco's Idea To Curb Reds Turned Down By Churchill

Churchill Cleared Air for Big Three   Rejection of Franco Proposal Revealed

British Spurr Plan by Franec To Curb Russia   Spanish Dictator Offer: To Mediate Between Allies and Nazis

Franco Proposal Rejected Bluntly By Churchill _.   Spanish, Leader Wanted West European Alliance Against Soviet Russia

Churchill Rejects Franco’s Effort to Split Allied Setup   Spanish Dictator Proposes Western European Alliance Against Soviet Union: Churchill Makes It Clear British Policy Cails for Cooperation With Soviets and U. S,

Churchill Clears Air for Big Three Conference by Flatly Rejecting Franco Proposal for Western European Alliance Against Soviet Union

No Peacetime Draft Program Appears Likely   Supporters In Congress Virtually Concede They Have Lost Fight

Military Training Drive On Wane   Backers In Congress _ Abandon Hopes

Hope for Draft Hits New Depth  ee rr, meee ee   Compulsory Training Leaders Discouraged

PLAN FALTERS   Congressional Supporters o Program Admit There's Little Hope for Bill

Congressional Backers Of Peacetime Draft Virtually Concede Defeat, S ay Delay Is Cause

Congressional Backers Of Peacetime Draft V irtually Concede Defeat Of Program

Almost Abandon Hope Universal Peacetime Draft   Rackers Plan To Meke Effort In October, But Don’t Expect Get Far.

Peacefime Draft Backers Gloomy Over Prospect  See No Hope To Get Conaress’ Okay

Small Hope For Peacetime Draft Left in Congress   President Truman Favors Training By State Guards

Draft in Peace With Training Likely to Losé   Universal Military Conscription Waning Battle in Conaress

Demands Passing Resolu tio Opposing Action of  Washington Group’s  . Disertmination. Policy

ana £Yase  Ta     avert ef ers’ Hopes Criteal Phase af Welw T3902

‘Death Stand’ In Northwest Sector Hinted   Two Soviet Armies Chopping Through Street Barricades; Reds Drive To Brandenburg; Junction With Americans Claimed

German Capital’s Hours Numbered; Two Armies Chop Through Street Barricades In Heart Of Capital   RUSSIAN, AMERICAN FORCES HAVE JOINED

NAZIS HINT OF DEATH STAND MN NORTH SECTOR   Soviets Are Chopping Thru Street Barriers in Heart Of City

Izvestia Says Berlin’s Hours Are Numbered   German Sources Hint Death Stand To Be Made In Northwestern Quarter

Red Armies Capture One-Third of Capital   Complete Ringing of City Reported; Two Armies Fisht Through Streets 

:  Soviets Running Rampant Beyond Nazi Capital PICTURE BERLIN AS DESOLATE WASTE Defenders Of City Show Signs Of Crack nae i gn

SATURDAY ENDS. X-RAY PROGRAM   Entire Final Day Devoted to Public: Total Now 2,540

EXPECT QUICK ACTION. ON BIL   New Rivers and Harbors Legislation Heads Into Smooth Sailing.

Stars, Stripe: Are Raised Over Japan   Gen. Wainwright To Be Present At Jap Signing

Battling To Cut Off East Prussia   Russians Smash Their Way to Within:204 Miles of Berlin   RED ARMY IS ROLLING   Soviet Army 238 Miles From Nazi Capital in Another Area

Nation's Fate s At Stake, German News Agency Says  “\A/iI1 Decide Fate

DV JUNKERS ARE!   Smash to Within 214 Miles Of Berlin in Southwest Sector.   USING 3 MILLION MEN

Vast Russian Drives Sweep Germans Back   Advances Threaten Both East Prussian And Silesia States

New President Takes Over Duties With Promise to Work for Lasting Peace

TRUMAN ACTS SWIFTLY IN INITIAL DAY   Goes to Capital For Conference  With Heads

Drive Japs From East China Port   Foochow Cleared of Nips In Two Day Fight

8k Ee  Japanese Rout U. Ss. x asualty hinese Army List Crosses  From Foochow Million Mark

3500 TONS OF BOMBS SET JAP PLANE FACTOREES (2. alhtt   JAPS DRIVE CHINESE OUT OF FOOCHOW

Griswold Demands Japanese Allow Civilians to Evacuate Intramuros

HARA-KIRI GETS WARLORD NO, 18   Preparations Rushed For War Crimes Trial Of Tojo

MIKADO'S ASSETS “FROZEN BY ORDE   Household Expenses. Guarded; Baron Commits Hara-Kiri

‘Stoopies’ Barred By the OPA Now  Thev re Cigarets Kept   They're Cigarets Kept Under the Counter

New York Cracks Down On ‘Stoopies’; Fags To Be Qui-In Plain Sight

ELDORA INMATE SLUGS SHERIFF   Eight Youths in County Jail Fail to Achieve Break

NEARLY 4,000 JEWS REPORTED KILLED IN CONCENTRATION GAME   LOUIS P. LOCHNER DESCRIBES YET ANCTHER GERMAN HORROR SPOT

Yangso Captured By Chinese Army  Rattle Ile Ra   Battle Is Ragina for Possession of Kweilin

FIGHTING RAGES INSIDE KWEILIN   Nipponese May Attempt Suicide Stand At Airbase City

CHINESE TROOPS CAPTURE YANGSO   Eighth Former U.S. Ai Base Regained From Japs In Bitter Fight.

CHINESE CAPTURE —YANGSO AIRFIELD   Eighth Former U. S. Base Is Retaken—Kweilin Entered

Chinese Regain Eighth Air Base  Te roops En ter  ad Po en hn Meee

Chinese Capture Yangso and Gain Kweilin Suburbs   Eighth Former Americar Airfield City Is Wrested from Japs

CHINESE ARMY TAKES YANGSO   Also Break iede Western Outskirts of Tottering Kweilin

RESENT ‘TRIAL PERIOD TEXAS U. UNDER   Demonstration Advise Hanging The Governor

T. U. Students Recommend Hanging for President Of University. Governor and Board of Reaents

Must Fight Jap Dream Of Revenge   Close Watch On Fanatics Who Pretend To Be Friendly Is Most Important Allied Task

Vigilance for Jap Resistance Has U. S. Army on the Alert   Hold Japs to Blame for Execution of Doolittle Airmen

Japs Questioned About Execution  Of Yankee Fliers   Abe Surrenders  To U. S. Officials

STILL DREAM OF CONQUEST AND REVENGI   More Important Than Rounding Up Of Wer Criminals

ALLIES MUST CURE JAP DREAMS-OF RECONQUEST   -Last of Financial’ Family Heads Quit In Zaibatsu Erasure

ALLIES KEEP EYE ON JAPS NOT “LICKED”   Headquarters Spokesman Says Resurgents Who Still Dream of Reconquest Is Vital Problem in Homeland.

ays Japanese LL Dream: Of Conquest                Guard- Against Resurgenée “More. ~faiportant “Than : “Rounding Up War

Vigilance Against Resurgent Japs Who Dream Of Conquest Termed An Important Thing

Family Holding Firms Disbanded Under Orders Of Allied Command; Occupation Force Watches Closely Por Any Spirit Of Reconquest Or Revenge

Resurgent Jap Plans Revenge  Official Says   Warns That Type of Thinking May Increase When Demobilized Men Return to Homeland

Japanese Rebels Watched By U. 8, Occupation Army   Prisoners Questioned About Execution Of Trio Of Doolittle’s  Airmen

Japs Hoping for Revenge Under Watch   Regarded as Most Important Mission of Occupation Force

U.S. Army Officer Warns Die-Hard Japanese Are Now Greatest Problem

RECANNIIFRING   Group Seeks Revenge While Outwardly Appearing Complacent. ra   OFFICERS QUESTIONED

Close Watch  Over Japan   Allies Guard Against Resurgent Moves by Plotting Japanese

That Need Surpasses Rounding Up: War Criminals, in His QOninion   Today Important      Day by Day Actions, Not Post, Are Vital to Allies, He Says

ALLIED AUTHORITY  DECLARES JAPANESE  DREAM OF REVENGE POTENTIAL DANGER IN  RETURNING TROOPS BEIN( TEN INTO TROURILE

Watch Sentiment Of Aspiring Japs   Moves Toward Reconquest and Revenge Must Be Nipped Early   A DAY BY DAY CHECK)   Control of Situation More Important Than War  Criminal Hunt

Vigilance Is U.S. Attitude   Some Japs Still Dream Of Revenge While Outwardly Complacent, Says Yank

British Fight Powerful Native Forces   Virtually Complete Capture of Base at Soerabaja

Fighting Raging In Two Trouble Spots In Javz   British Capture Soerabaja And Begin Use Of Rocket-Fit ted Bombers

Soerabaja’ s  Fall Neared   British Continuing Indonesian Contest

British Burn Java Villages   ‘Caphire of Sverabaja I Virtiually Comnlete

Gain Control of Soerabaja Set Torch to Native Settlenients In. Re: prisal. Heavy Fighting Renoriecd

British Seizure of Soerabaja ls Near   Retaliation Is Ordered For Wave of Massacres

Soerabaja In British Hands  Burn Native Village After Mutilations

BRITISH TROOPS HOLD PORT CITY   Fighting Flares in Two Other Java Areas

BRITISH GLEBN UP SOERABAJA   Indonesian Settlements Burned To Retaliate For Massacres

Justice Will Miss Opening Of Court   Pending War Trials Will Delay Jackson’s Return to States

‘MacArthur to Lead Allied Forces Into Japan ‘‘Soon;”’ Nip Envoys Leave Manila

Will March Allied War Might into Nip Capital   16 Peace Envoys, Apparently Sincere, Receive Orders for Surrender

Temperatures   Nip Forces Give Up By Thousands in  Manchuria, China

Nip Envoys Fly Back © With Orders   Brief Manila Conference Clears Air; Disorders:Are Reported In Jap: Home Islands

Planning ToLead -OceupationArmy   Chives ‘Said Most Turbulent  * Spot In Entire. Pacific; Nips In-Deep, Despair.

“Japanese Balloons Are Controlled by «Automatic Device   Launched from Home Islands; Switches Set To Dump Bombs When Over U. S.

ENFORCEMENT oF CURFEW Is PROBLEM .   Midnight ht Closing Order: ‘Causes Resentment -

WMC SEEKS WAY TO ENFORCE NEW MIDNIGHT CURFEW   Byrnes Gives Order But Offers No Suggestions

Goebbels’ Body Found in City Beneath Berlin   Nazi P ropaganda Minister And I ‘amily Commit Suicide Before Microphone

Bodies of Goebbels and Family Found  in Underground Berlin Ruins

Goebbels’ Body  Found Beneath  German Capital   Russian Paper Tells Of Discovery In Hidden Citv

REDS FIND REMAINS OF GOEBBELS   Nazi Leader — And Family Had Committed Suicide

COEBBELS’ BODY FOUND IN CAVES BENEATH BERLIN   Underground City Gives Up Corpse Of Propagandist

GOEBBELS’ BODY FOUND, REDS SAY   Leading Nazi Suicides With Family, Renort

GOEBBELS BODY FOUND, SAY REDS   CORPSE IN UNDERGROUND CITY BELOW BERLIN

President’s Scheme Would Limit Youth  Training to 1 Year   Calls for Greatly Strength. ened National Guard and Reserve Corps

President Asks Congressmen Ta Adopt Program.   18-Year-Olds Would Get One-Year Training: Under Truman Plan ~

Peace Must be Built on Power As Well as Good Will, Truman Says i in Talk to Legislators

SOLONS ASKED TO ADOPT PLAN FOR TRAINING   Urging All Young Men Be Trained Year   ‘TO PROTECT THE PEACE’   Seeceeenenencingnete smc  Plan Would Prevent ‘The Destruction Of This Great Nation’

Requests One Year ss For All Men                APPEARS BEFORE CONGRESS}: EXPLAINS DIFFERENCE-BETWEE TRAINING AND MILITARY SERVi@i

Tells Joint Session Of Congress Nation Must Face Fact That Peace Must Be Built On Power As Well As Good Will   PROPOSAL DIFFERS FROM CONSCRIPTION

President Asks Congress For Military Training For Every American Male

President Delivers Message In Person Before Congress Today  YOUNG MANHOOD TO PROTECT THE PEACE  All 18 Year Olds To Get One Year Military Training

Needed for U.S. Defense, Truman Tells Congress. .   Not Construction But Training for All —

TELLS CONGRESS UNITED STATES NEEDS MIGHT TC HELP KEEP WORLD PEACE

Plan Covers very Male Not In Schoo! At 18 Years   President Declares Program Necessary To Protect Nation In Atomic Bomb Era

18 Year Olds Would Be Be org= In Training” --With No Exemptions   President Draws Sharp Distinction Retween Plan And Conscription: Trainees To Join Reserve For 6 Years

SPEAKS BEFORE CONGRESSMEN         Truman Wants Military Training of One Year for All Young Persons ——boint Session of Congress Hears President's Request.

PRESIDENT SAYS PREPAREDNESS VERY IMPORTANT   Thinks Prospective Atomic Warfare  Makes Protection Bey Reng rn ae rine ae

XG BOY TO bh EXEMPT FROM DUTY   Speaks To Joint ‘* Session of  ae eel § Conorese

Would Train All Men At 18, As Opposed To Military Service   Tells Joint Session Of Congress A Strong Citizens’ Reserve Must Be Backbone Oj U. S. Influence To Maintain Peace Of World.

Would Allow No Exemptions; Trainees Wouldn't Be Members of Any Military Branch But Would Retain Their Civilian Status. 5

Fuil Yearf Service for  18-Year-Olds    Tells Joint Session of Con--~ gress -U. &.-Must * Stay Strong

Sets Pattern For Youth In U. S. Defense   Youths At 18 Would Enter One Year’s Training, Become Reserve. .

CUBS WALLOP NEWHOUSER IN OPENING GAME   Shell Detroit Ace Tc Cop World Series Victory, 9-0

CHICAGO WALLOPS DETROIT, § 10 0, IN SERIES OPENEE   Cubs Score Seven Runs on Eight Hits in First Three Innings to Drive Newhouser From Mound.   BOROWY HOLDS TIGERS TO SIX SAFE BLOWS   Home Run, a Triple and Two Doubles Clouted by Win, hers — 54,637 Chilled Fans See Game.

Hank Borowy Is Master Of Situation   Hal Newhouser — Is Shelled From Mound By Four-Run First Inning Rally Followed Ry Tio Runs In Thitd

54,637 Watch ChicagoWallop Detroit by 9-0   Borowy Gives Up 6 Hits: Newhouser Is Battered From Hill in 3rd

Snarling Cubs Tame Tigers in Series Opener   Newhouser Pounded From Hill: Chicago Wins. 9 to 0; Wyse  Ve. Trucks Today

Id On Vital Coastal Area Extended To 230 Miles  IMEROLTIC ANVANCES   lated Groups of Enemy Garrison Hunted On  Okinawa

CHINESE GAIN MORE GROUND FOR LANDINGS   FRESH ADVANCES MADI ALONG COASTAL AREA APPARENTLY SELECTED ! FOR YANK BRIDGE _ PEAS. —

Jap Losses on Okinawa Set af Over 100,000   Enemy Garrison At Liuchow is Under Attack

NAZI SOURCES.   German Reports of . Preparations May. Be Found True

RHINE CROSSING REPORTED BY NAZI SOURCES   German Reports of Preparations May Be Found True

Senate Passes UNO Measure   House Approves Navy Manpower Bill; Label Truman Strike Dliern “Riurek”” Riseimace

ClO AWAITING PROPOSAL FROW AUTO INDUSTRY   Strike Vote Goes On Despite Conference  With General Motors

(10, AWAITS GEN. MOTORS PROPOSAL   Reuther Indicates Compromising  Can Be Done

THREAT OF CHINA CIVIL. WAR ABATES   Both Factions Satisfied With Sino-Russ Treaty

Threat of Civil War in Chinas Now Eliminated  Soviet Treaty Remedy fo Sara Paintc.

Sino-Russian Pact Seen As Averting Chinese Civil War   Communist Newspaper Approves Soviets Backing Chiang

‘China Civil War Threat i Eased As Communists ‘Back Sino-Russian Treaty

China Civil War Threat  Is Kasing U p   Communist Newspaper Expresses Support Of SinoRussia Pact

mussia Pledges Entire Material and Moral  Support  FULL APPROVAL BY  COMMUNIST PAPER  Communist Leader Agrees  ToGoTo Chungking  For Meeting

FULL SUPPORT OF SIN 0 - RUSSIAN TREATY ®IVEN   Chungking Government Approved; Hurley Accompanies Delezate

RUSSO-CHINESE TREATY SIGNED   Threat of Civil War Eased As Communists Agree

CHINA-S OVIET PACT APPROVED BY COMMUNISTS   Mao Agrees To Meet Chiang in Chungking To Discuss National Unity   REDS RECOGNIZE CHIANG   Russia Pledges Material And Moral Support To Central Government

Russia To Give All lts Support To Chungking   “We Need A United Democratic Government, Chinese  Newspaper Declares.

Russians To Support Chungking  Civil War Threat In China Eases As Communists

CIVIL WAR THREAT IN CHINA EASES   Communist Leader Mao Agrees to Chuncking Parley

INTERNAL WAR THREAT ABATES   CHINESE REDS BOW TO SINO-RED TREATY

THREAT OF STRIFE IN CHINA ABATES   Chinese And Russians Have! Reached Agreement On Many Problems.

Communists in North Support 30-Year Treaty   Mao Tze Tung Plans Visit to Chungking To Talk with Chiang

Treaty Ends  War Dangers  Inside China   Russia Pledges Complete Support To Chungking

PSINO-RUSSIAN. AGREEMENT IS APPROVED ‘BY LEADING CHINA COMMUNIST NEWSPAPER      Mao Tze Tung Has Agreed to Go to Chungking Before Long   NINE MAJOR POINTS

Civil War Threat  Eases in China As Pact Wins Support   Chinese Communist Paper Expresses Approval of Sine-Russian Treaty

Russia and China Sign Treaty; Reds Recognize Chungking Government

L400 JAPANESE KILLED DAILY ON-OKINAWA AS FINALELOOMS   ‘New Sixth Army, Battle-Hardened in Burma, Revealed as Now Inside China:

Big Aircraft Plant Is Hit By Bombers   Fierce Fighting Continues On Okmawa—Killing Lots of Japs

GERMANS STEP UP RETREAT FROM BULGE °   Moving Into Siegfried Line

Allies Erase German Column   Dozen Towns Fall to Yanks, British; Nazis Due to Make New Stand West of Border; Von Rundstedt’s Retreat Still Orderly

Germans Speed Flight From Belgium Bulge   Allied Armies Crowding In on Foe From All Sides

GOP RAPS VINSON’S PLAN AS TO0 SMALL   Truman’s Views About Future Of Atomic Bomb Awaited

35 PRISONERS DIE DAILY BY STARVING   Liberated French Tell Yanks Of American Deaths

Thus Argues The President  For Training   Yruman Takes Strong Stand In Speech Before Joint Session of Jfouse and Senate

97 GENERAL MOTORS PLANTS IN BALLOT   Whether -€40 -U A W IS Willing To Strike Today's Issue

Auto Workers To Take Strike Ballot Today   U. S. Steel Rejects Workers Demands Fo: $2 A Day Pay Hike

Auto Workers To Vote Today      Poll Will be Taken on 30 Per Cent Wage Increase

Food Supplies Running So! Low Refugees Are Barred From Berlin. Jap anesce Radio Savs

GERMANY PROHIBITS FURTHER EVACUATION FOREIGN WORKERS ..  - REPORTED. SOME SLAVE WORKERS HAVE. RISEN AGAINST NAZIS

‘aro. Nazis To Freeze  Slave Workers   Those Evacuated From Threatened Areas Creating Unrest.

FIGHTING CONTINUES; MEETING OF CABINET ~ CALLED BY PRESIDENT   All Allies Will Be Consulted Before Any Action Is Taken; Development Expected Soon

CABINET IN SESSION AT WHITE HOUSE   President Truman Calls Conference in Atmosphere of Official Ex pectancy

WHITE HOUSE IS WAITING FORMAL WORD FROM JAPS   War Continues In Absence Of Any Official Surrender Offer, Truman Says; Leaders Wait De velonmente

“No Official Surrender (Offer Been Received A White House Friday

ANNOUNCE HEADS OF FOUK NATIONS ARE CONFERRING   First Cabinet Meeting Since Traman's Return Held After Peace Report,

PRESIDENT TRUMAN ASSEMBLED HIS GABINFT TONAY   Gathered in Atmosphere of Official Expectancy, But War Raged On.   WAS HELD AT 1 O'CLOCK   White House Said the United States Was Continuing Fight With Japan.

SURRENDER OFFERED BY JAPAN PROVIDED HIROHITO REMAINS   TOP ALLIED OFFICIALS CONFER BUT WAR CONTINUES WITHOUT BREAK

Truman Assembles Cabinet to Await New Developments   No Formal Jap Surrender Offer Has Been Received

‘Traman Awaits Official Plan Of Nipponese   President Has Not Been ln Contact With Allies On Japan’s Broadeusted Siireidear   Japan’s Offer Has  Strings Attached   If Surrender Offer Is Made Chief Executive Wil) Consult Others of Big Fi ive Before Accepting

Cabinet Waits;  War Continues   Official Communication Lacking To All Allies Except Russia;  British Sav Consultations Open

Official Word Of Surrender Offer Lacking In Washington   Development Expected ‘Soon,’ Forrestal  Asserts

White House Denies Official Jap Offer   President Calls in High Officials; Ross Says All Just Waiting

Von Mackensen Dies at 96; Famous Old  German Cavalryman   Veteran of Franco-Prussian and First World War is Gone

MARSHAL DIES   August von Mackensen Veteran of 1870-71 Strugole. World War I.

Von Mackensen, Of World War I, Taken By Death   Former Adviser To Kaiser Said To Have Profited, As Friend Of Fuehrer 

FIELD MARSHAL VON MACKENSEN DIES IN GERMANY   Commanded Eastern Front ‘in First World War; : Backed Miler

Von Mackensen, World War One Figure Is Dead   German Leader Qn Fast Front

Ferman Field  Marshal Dies   \ugust Von Mackensen, German Commander Of Last War. Passes Away.

Mackensen, Last of First War Trio, Dies   German Cavalry Officer Would Have Been 96 Next Month

WILLIAM TYRER ~ AND MISS JACOB   United In Marriage At Oak Park Sunday  Afternoon

World’s End’ Deadline Nears  Atomic Bomb Major Cause Savs Pastor

Frophet Forec recasts  World to End N Next Friday (or _ Maybe Not Until Fall of 1946)

Chicago Tribune, N. Y. Journal - American Beating War Drums?  wer areahp waa? Ep

RED STAR ATTACKS FOREIGN PAPERS   Lists Headlines From American, Mexican And Turkish News

RED PAPER HITS AMERICAN PRESS   Trying to Prepare Public for New War, Is Claim

Moscow Sees U. S. Journal: Stirring War   ‘Red Star’ Voices Concern Over Talk Of Future Conflict

REDS INTERPET THEIR VIEWS ON YALTA FORMULA   Soviet Paper on Voting Presented at Bie 5 Meet

Big Five Delegates Move to Speed Conference; to Meet Daily Henceforth

DETROIT PEOPLE LEFT MILKLESS   Strike Leaves Half Million People Without Regular Milk Supply; 50,000 Idle In Various Strikes.

Labor Disputes in Affect Fuel, Food And Arms Industry   50,000 Men and Women Idle; Many Detfoiters ° Are Without Milk

50,000 IDLE AS A RESULT OF DISPUTES   Estimated Half Million Per sons In Detroit Prevented  From Getting Milk Supplies  INDUSTRIES AFFECTED

TRIKE TIEo UP MILK DELIVERY   Prevents About a Half Mil. lion Persons From Getting Supply.

Hold Up Detroit Milk Deliveries   50,000 .on Strike throughout U. S.

Half Million Cut From Milk Supply   Walkout Halts Detroit Deliveries For Third Day; Six Manufacturing Plants Idle: Fuel Supply Curtailed

Detroit Dispute Keeps 50,000 Workers Idle   Third of Milk Supply Tied Up By Walkout of Creamery Employes

LABOR DISPUTE IN DETROIT PREVENTS MILK DELIVERIES   APPROXIMATELY 50,000 WORKERS INVOLVED IN STRIKES WEDNESDAY

Detroit's Milk Supply Is Cut By ClO Strikers   Fuel and Arms Industries Hit By Labor Troubles

Strikes Keeping 50,00) Men Idle  Detroit Milk Strike Goes Into Third Day

50,000 Idle From Strikes Wednesday  oi Half Million Persons nted Erom

LABOR CHARTER IS ABOUT READY   CONFERENCE WORKS ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

PROGRESS AT MANAGEMENTLABOR MEET   ‘Conference Speeds Up Work on Charte1 Of Principles

Leaders Speed up Labor Meet Work   Parley Is Expected To Sidetrack Wage Issue

DRAFT LOOMS FOR MANY MORE YOUNGER MEN   Men Previously Deferred Fo: Essential Work May Be Taken

INDUCTION QUOTAS NOT BEING FILLED   Some in Essential Work to Be Called Into Service

Draft Greater Numbers of Men   Not Sufficient 18 Year Mids ‘To Meet Demand

Increased Draft Quotas Predicted   More Men 15 to 30 Face Deferment Concellation

Armed Services to Call Men, 18 to 30 Now Deferred for Essential Work

$100,000 Given For Golden Rule   Publisher Sets Up Morality Contest

Foundation Is Established By C_ EF. Palmer   Would Contribute To True Peace; Prizes To Be Given

Charge Attempt To Sabotage Govt. Program... .  Say Textiles Seek Price Hikes Without Advancing Wage Levels

PART OF M’CLELLAN IS UNDER QUARANTINE   Alabama Army Post Has Reperted 20 Cases or Infantile Paralysis Since March 22

Factions Agree To Cease Fire In Indo-China   Unrest Ilad Prevailed In Entire Area

Cautious. Congressional Reception Greets Bowles “Plan For Ceilings On Amusements

MOVIE ADMISSIONS ~ MAY BE CEILINGED   Congress Cautious, However   In Curbing Increases

Blast of Cold : Spr eads From  - Polar Region   Threatens To Cover -Virtiz cally’ ‘Entive ‘ Continents~ 7 _,Ne Relief: Until Da «Wednesday

Abstinence  Smokers WhoCanGive Up Fags For Duration Can See This Man

1,000 Pair Nylons Snapped Up  oe a ee i ne, A ee a ee a a a   Dallas Store Calls on Police Department for Aic

Ray Spry, 50, Taken by Death   Had Been In Failing Health Three Years

RIVER FORCEI BY BRITISH   Italian Partisans Aid Americans Capture Carrara

5th and 8th Push Forward fi italy   Fifth Takes Carrara, Eighth Battles Heavy  Opposition

Allied T roops  Cross Santerno   Force Second Crossing As Yanks Take  Carrara on Coast

8TH ARMY TROOPS  FORCE SANTERNO  RIVER CROSSING YANKS AND ITALIANS CAPTURE CARRARA ON  ATLICD Can AC CONAT

Meet Str rong Resistance t On Italian Front   Advances Are Made By  _ British And American Troops But Only After Heavy Fighting

SECOND BARRIER AT  SANTERRO RIVER IN  ITALY 15 CROSSED BOTH BRITISH AND AMER  ICAN TROOPS ON ITALIA} ERONT IN ANVANGES

8thArmy CrossesSecond Barrier at Santerro, ‘Yanks Capture Carrara

BRIT on oP NEW BARRIER   Americans at Other End of Front Are Assisted By '. Partisans.

Nazis Stiffen Italy Defense   British Fight For Every Inch Gained

Allies Push Across Santerno Barrier   Americans, Italian Partisans Take Carrara

U.S. And British Forces Continue Gains In New Italian Front Offensive

Eighth Army  Across River   Americans Capture Carrara, Using Jap-Americans; German Defense Stubborn

Punch Aheac In Italy    Gain At Both Ends Of Front in Spite Of Fierce Opposition

Final Battles for Italy Begun, Says Gen. Mark W. Clark   Allied Armies on Move Along Entire Front; Successes Gained

Baffle To Free All Italy Opens   Eighth Army Crosses Another Barrier

British Eighth Army ls Advancing In Italy   Americans Gain On Opposite End Of Front With Aid Of  Partisans; Stubborn, Bloody Fighting Is Reported

8th Army Crosses The Santerno River   American Troops Capture Carrara

SECOND BARRIFR CROSSED BY 8TH ARMY IN ITALY   British Troops Meet Strong Opposition But Overcome Obstacles at Santerno Rive: —Yanks on: Other End ol  es

BRITISH EIGHTH GROSSES RIVER   Americans Seize Carrara as Allies Drive Over Santerno In Italy   WAR AT A GLANCE

JAPANESE KNOW EMPIRE DOOMED   RUSSIAN DENUNCIATION SPEEDS JAP ratrTs£

Warlords Now Know Empire’s Doom Near   Manchurian Line Poises Growing Threat to Shaky Pacific Empire

Capital Sees Russia’s Denunciation Of Pact Hastening Jap Surrender

Japan's Earlier. Doom Seenin Wa Threat by Russia.   Makes Withdrawing of  Manchurian Army fo Homeland Difficult

Japanese Doomsday Hastened   Russia’s Denunciation Of Pact Is Expected To Greatly Speed Day Of Allied Victory

Jap Commander of Former Enemy Sub Base Ordered tc Meet British Officers

er ht? 1, ~ 1 - “ ATES  THE! NEWS:  aw . Dhan Mattan ‘Ser   clu SPONSORS NEW MINIMUM WAGE BILL

HEAD OF VETER, 8 BOREAL  _ DECLARES STEP NEEDED TO '. AVOID FUTURE CON-  ¢ TROVERSIES

TANGIER RETURNS TO FORMER STATUS   Spain Occupied Contested Area in 1940

SUPERFORTS WRECK FIVE WAR PLANTS IN NAGOYA SUNDAY   Nagoya Arsenal and Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Factory Among Targets Blasted— Five 5quare Miles Burned  Dint in Previnus Raid

JAP CRUISER   Tell of Malacca Straits Battle May 15; Foe Destroyer Hit

WATER REVENUE BONDS GO 10 CHICAGO FIRMS   Award Made by City Commission; O. K.’s Improvement Project

President Sends Holiday Message To Armed Ferces   Thanks Service Personnel For Makmg Possible  Peacetime Christmas

Soviet Army Closing On Austria Hub  Mop Up German: Holding Out in Silesian Area _

ON SILESIA IS OPENED   Red Forces Are In 40 Miles Of Austria’s Capital City

Russians Crash  Outer Defense Circle of Vienna   Remnants of Silesian Industrial Area Being Cleaned Up By Reds

RED ARMY CLOSES IN ON VIENNA   Also Opens Drive In Silesian Industrial Area

REDS CLOSING ON VIENNA IN SOUTHERN DRIVE   Burst Into Silesian Towns; Danzig, Baltic Port. Is Seized

REDS. CLOSING IN ON VIENNA FROM THE SOUTH   Open New Drive To Force Germans Out of Silesia

Soviets Close on Vienna   Tolbukhin‘s  Forces Crashing Through Outer Defenses of Capital.

PETAIN SURRENDERS TO FRENCH OFFICIALS   Prosecutor to Ask Sentence of Death, With Clemency, for the Aged Marshal.

DEATH SENTENCE WITH CLEMENCY WILL BE ASKED   Petain Given Cool Recep. tion By French Upon Returning For Trial

American Troops Began Liberation Of Philippine Islands One Year Ago

Just Year Ago That Americans Landed on Leyte   Heavy Naval Barrage Touched Off Return to Philippines

WLB To Quit Issuing Orders Next Week   New Wage-Price Policy Body Seen Likely But Administration Holds Line.   SNYDER MAKES TALK

WLB To Cease Issuing Labor Dispute Orders   New Wage-Price Policy Body Seen, With Emphasis On Stability

WLB Will Stop Issuing Labor  (Dispute Orders   Triman May Adopt Board’s Idea For Commission - lo Revise Wage-Price - Policy

 WIR to Halt Labor Dispute Orders Monday; New Wage-Price Policy body Expected

WLB Will Stor Issuing Orders  Next Monday   Truman May Name New Commission To Deal With Wage-Price Policy

War Labor Board: To Cease Issuing  Orders Next Week   Truman May. Naime Group to Revis ise, e WakePrice Policy.»

New Policy on Labor Is Seen as Certainty   WLB to Cease Issuing Orders Coming Monday

Some Members Think Truman Will Not Go Far From Present Policy  Hearings Listed Smith-Connally. Act  Will Be Subject of Action

New Pay-Price Policy Hinted   Revision Is Soughts Hold-Line Formula to Stand. Belief

WAR LABOR BOARD Tf QUIT ISSUING ORDERS ON NEXT MONDAY  _ BELIEVED, HOWEVER,  PRESIDENT MAY NAME  NEW COMMISSION

NEW PAY-PRICE POLICY WAITED   WLB Members Feel Their Plan Will Be Followed

Ernie Pyle Is Killed By Jap Gunfire On le  Luck Of Famed War Writer Runs Out;

Ernie Pyle Is Killed by Jap Machine Gunner   Correspondent and Friend of Fighting Men Dies on le Jima

Gen. MacArthur Lays Law Down To Japan s Press   Leaders Of Japanese Press Clearly And Bluntlv Told What To Do   ALLIED COMMANDER TO DICTATE ORDERS

MARINES POUR MISSILES INTO CHINESE TOWN   Two Yank Soldiers Are Killed by Village Natives

Marines Shell Village Hiding Chinese Killers   American Killed, Another Wounded When Waylaid—Gen. Roche) Takes Onuiek Action 4

Americans Shell Chinese Village  Orders Given After U. S. Marine Killed  Pas ae eee eee SS eo ae

SHELL NORTH CHINA TOWN   Failed to Turn Over Men Who Killed U. S. Marine

Marines Shell Chinese Town After Killing   One American Slain, Another Wounded While Hunting

One Marine Kille¢ nd Injured While Rabbit- -Hunting   Villagers Were Ordered To Surrender Two Suspects, Refused

Claim American Troon Shelled Chinese Village   Marines Are Reported _ To Have Fired Into North China Town

City Is Blasted After Marine s Killed, One Hur   Marines Attacked While Out Hunting

Say Underground Busy In Italy   Second ‘March On Rome Reported Considered

REVOLT FOR INDEPENDENCE STARTED: BY JAVA NATIVES   JAPS BEING KILLED TO GET GUNS .TO BE.USED IN UPRIB~: ING AGAINST HOLLAND

Pope Pius Names 32 New Cardinals   including Four from The United States;  Repnrex«cent Maar Cities

32 CARDINALS ARE SELECTED BY POPE PIUS   Four Are From the United States and Will Now Give This Country Its Largest Representation at Vatican.

Pope Announces New Cardinals   Four New Cardinals From The United States

32 New Cardinals Named by Pope Pius XII Include Four from This Country; Consistory in February

Archbishop  Glennon is  New Cardinal Will Receive Red  Hat at Consistory  On February 18

Pope Honors 4 Americans   Spellman, 3 Others Appointed Cardinals

Pope Names 4 Americans  For College of Cardinals   PEACE PLATFOR™M.

Four Americans Named Cardinals   32 Prelates Selected By Pope for Promotion

THIRTY NEW CARDINALS ARE NAMED BY POPE   Four From United States Named To High Church Post

4 U. S. Cardinals Included In New _ Selections By Pope   Spellman, Glennon, Stritch And Mooney Are Given Red Hats Of Sacred College

Spellman Named Cardinal, May Be Vatican Seeretary      Thirty-one Others Named Breaking Tradition That Majority of College The Traliane

Thirty-Two New Cardinals, -_ Including Four From U.S.,  Have Been Named By Pope Pius   Archbishops Spellman, Glennon, Stritch’. And Mooney To Receive Red Hats Feb. 18

Pope Names 32 Cardinals, 4 From U.S.  Spellman, Stritch,  Glennon, Mooney Rm. ..*... 2.5 Line

32 Cardinals Named by Pope   Four from U. S., Six From Latin America and One From Canada

Quell Mutiny on American Ship  Knife Fight Broken Up By Harbor Police

BARKLEY NAMED INQUIRY: HEAD   Kentuckian Predicts Full Pearl Harbor Report Jan. 3°

BARKLEY HEADS SENATE PROBE IN PEARL HARBOR   Kentuckian Believes Investigation Will Last Three Months 

‘GIVES LIFE FOR HIS COUNTR!   Seaman Domenic Rizzitano, ' 30th Concord Man To Die in This War

STRUCK BY MOTOR CAR   A. A. Perkins Bruised in Accident Early Last Evening

STRUCK BY MOTOR CAR   A. A. Perkins Bruised Bruised in Accident  Early Last Evening

Petain Termed Perfect Patriot   Delegate to Frisco Conference Wires Views to Court

Parley Delegate_ ‘Declares Petain ~~Perfect Patriot   Former Envoy To Madrid Describes Defendant In Telegram Read tA Trial

Petain’s Loyalty Descrihed today   DeGaulle Representative In Switzerland Says “Perfect Patrictism”™’.

PETAIN CALLED FRENCH PATRIOT   Old Marshal Was Always Loyal To France, Pierre Merillon Declares.

Marshal Petain Described . As Man Of “Patriotism And Perfect Loyalty To France”

Aged Marshal Called Perfect French Patriot   Former Envoy To Spain Baehs Petain

THREE DISTRICTS MAY VOTE ON JOINT oGHOOL  Lower Makefield, Yardley And Falls Involved  TO GET MORE MONEY  Three Boards Have Been Consulting for Months   END OF DUPLICATION

QUESTION OF NEW JOINT H. S. MAY GO BEFORE VOTERS   Yardley, Lower Makefield and Falls Twp. Consider Project   AGAINST TAX RISE   Appropriation Increase Will Off-Set Cost of New Building

Senate Stumped Postwar Air Setup   Advocates of Single Transocean Carrier Pushing for Immediate Showdown.

CANADIAN FIRST ARMY CUTS FOE DEFENSE LINES   Western Allies 16 Miles From Ruhr Valley-—Reds Drive Toward Berlin

Soviet Armies Hit South Side of Berlin   Forces Draw Abreast As Reds Prepare Direct Front Assault

LEFTIST RULE IS ASSURED IN FRANCE   Commies, M. R. P. and Socialists Hold 432. Assembly Seats

FRENCH VOTES BACK LEFTISTS   Gain 432 of 586 Seats in French Assembly

POLL TAX BATTLE IN HOUSE EXPECTED BE UNDER WAY SOON  ONLY FOURTEEN MORE HOUSE SIGNATURES NEED ED BRING MATTER UP

DSC AND GOLD STAR AWARDED LT. RILEY   Croydonite Cited for “Airmanship and Persistence” In Tokyo Area   DOWNS THREE PLANES

Poles Reach Full Accord in Moscow  Says Soviet Radio   Plans to Establish Unity Government Reported Complete

New Polish Government  To Be Formed   Exile Government Leader Condemns Trial in Moscow

POLES IN ACCORD OVER GOVERNMENT   Warsaw and Other Groups Agree on Policy of Reoraanization

Brunner Bill To be Changed   Will Include Acid Mine Drainage Amendment

Red Cross Drive I Going Strona   2 More Communities Join Honor Roll

FIVE CHILDREN OF U. S. OVERSEAS SERVICEMAN DIE IN MICHIGAN clipe

FIVE CHILDREN PERISH IN FIRE   Soldier Father in Japan With UV. S. Forces

FIVE TOTS DIE IN BLAZE NEAR DETROIT   Father Is In Service, Now  In Tokyo

FIVE CHILDREN KILLED IN FIRE   ALL SUFFOCATE WHEN FARMHOUSE BURNS

Germany Will Scrap All Warfare Rules   No-Holds-Barred’ Policy On Part Of Nazis Predicted Now

Reich Scraps War Rules as Big 3 Answer   SCHMIDT TELLS POLICY OF “NO-HOLDS BARRED” FIGHT AGAINST ALLIES

lrate at Big Three Declaration Nazis Say No Holds Barred From Now On; May Mean Poison Gas

GERMANS SURAP ALL RULES OF WAR   Crimean Declaration Frees Germany Of Moral Obligation

Germans May Resort To Use Of Poison Gas   Reich Reported Planning To Serap Rules Of War For Fight To The Death

No Holds ‘Will Be Barred. In Fight to the Death; . Rules of War Scranned

Huns Proclaim Intent To Scrap War Rules For No-Hold-Barred Fight

GI, Restored To Duty, Says Nazis He Clipped With Fists, Needed It

Nazi-Punching Yank Soldier’s Sentence Lifted  New ‘Englander  At Camn Deven:

a OMALL CHILDREN BURNED 10 DEATH      Six Other Living in the Same House Are Rescued By Mothers.

GREATEST SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN THWARTED   Allied Victory Found Germans With U-Boats That Might Have Won Battle Of Atlantic

\V-E Broke — ‘Up Mighty U-Boat Drive   New Subs Built With Pressure Hulls

WORLD LOOKS TO U. S. FOR LEADERSHIP IN PEACE CONNALLY SAYS ASKING RATIFICATION

OPENS DEBATE ON CHARTER   Overwhelming Ratification Is Indicated By End of Present Week.   BULLETIN

MANY MORE JAF SHIPS SUNK OR DAMACED   Enemy Junks Attack ed and. Personnel of Foe Killed 

Allied Troops See  Nazi Massacres   13,000 Unburied Dead Found at Prison Camp

Americans Sail Into Balikpapan   Two LCMs Pick Way Through Mine Fields, Dock at Jap-built Wharves

Aussies Hit Last Japs In Balikpapan   Yank Engineers Celebrate Fourth By Sailing LCM’s Into. Mined Bay

Infantrymen Are Striking At Enemy’s Final Holds   LCMs Take Part In  Fourth Celebration

Aussies Capture Most Of Balikpapan; Last Enemy Strongholds Mopped Up

Ameviean Engineers’ And Australian Troops Seize Control of City la  Borneo eg

BORNEO OIL PORT FALLS TO AUSSIES   Yank Engineers Enter Port To Begin Repairs

Foe Losing  Last Hold on Balikpapan   Major Oil Port Virtually In Allied Hands: U. 5. Ships Dock at Wharves First Time Since °41

Aussies Striking At Last Defenses  On Baliknapan   Tough Diggers Hitting At Final Refinery, As Japs Withdraw To Northeast

Jap Footholds in Balikpapan under Assault   LCMs Sail into Bay on Fourth of July to Reopen Key Port

Aussies Strike  Last Jap Holds   Oil Port Practically In Allied Hands—  Casualties Are Light

BALIKPAPAN IS VIRTUALLY OURS   Australians Strike At Last Jap Footholds On Borneo Coast.   ~—RBY RUSSELL BRINES—

AUSTRALIAN TROOPS STRIKE AT LAST JAP HOLDS ON BALIKPAPAN  BORNEO’S MAJOR OIL PORT ALREADY PRACTICALLY IN ALLIED HANDS

U. S. Engineers Sail Two Landing Ships Into Bay   First Entry Of Allied Shipping Since Nipponese Took Over In 1941

BIG OIL PORT PRACTICALLY IN ALLIED HANDS   Tokyo Clings to Story That Jap Lines Hold; Says Casualties Heavy

Balikpapan Por Practically in Allied Hands   Aussiés Strike at Last Footholds of Japs in Area

BIG OIL PORT UN BORNEO IN ALLIED HANDS   Tokyo Report, However, Says Jap Lines Holding and _ Attack Stopped.

Aussie Infantry Strikes at Last Jap Holds   Balikpapan, Largest Oil Port on Borneo, Falls To Invaders; American Engineers Enter Region of Battling to Speed Final Operations

AUSTRALIAN TROOPS STRIKE AT LAST JAP HOLDS ON BALIKPAPAN  BORNEO’S MAJOR OIL   BORNEO’S MAJOR OIL PORT ALRESDY TRACTICALLY IN ALLIED HANDS

ALLIES HOLDING MOST OF PORT   Aussies Strike at Last Jap Footholds in Balikpapan.

Aussies Strike At Last Japanese Balikpapan Holds   Borneo’s Major Oil Port Practically under Control of Invading Allied Armed Forces

Cpl. Deveny Had ‘Hell of a Shock’ When His Wife Staged Elopement

Gl Shocked To Read Of Wife Eloping With 16-Year-Old: Sticks By Her

Shocked Vet Aiding Wife      Read Of Elopement In Stars And Stripes

The Joiners   News of Interest to Fraterna  Organizations VAantinuad tram peace Cask

Churchill Carries Political Fight to Lahor Stronghold   Prime Minister {s Booed and Heckled By 25,000 Listeners; Vote in 24 Hours

Pearl Harbor GOP Probers lodae Protest   Want More Time To Study Large Stack of Records

PEARL HARBOR INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY   Republicans Record Strong Protest Over Lack of Time

Route 6 Group Supports Free  Roads Program   Association Endorses Effort to Modernize Existing Highways in Favor of Toll Ways

Route 6 Group Supports Free  Roads Program   Association Endorses Effort to Modernize Existing State Roads

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Reve als Plans To Use Marines As Minute Men   Gen. Vandegrift Says They Would’ Play Role 10 Maintuin Peace  In World

Marines Will Be Available As Minute Men   Vandegrift Testifies On Possible Use Of Force Of Marines In World  Peace Organization

Marines. as Minute Men   Ready at Moments _Notice to Go Anywhere to Enforce.  Post-War Peace

WOULD MAKE J. 5. MARINES MINUTE MEN   Gen. Vandegrift Reveals Plan to Hold Corps as a Striking Force Anywhere in International Peace Setup.

Plan to Use Marines as International Minute Men tn Maintaining Peace -

Big Marine Force May Patrol World      Plan Submitted to Congress Calls for 100,000 Men and 9,200 Officers for ‘Minute Men’ With Expanded Two-fleet Navy

MAY BE MINUTE MEH   International Peace Organization May Use U. S. Force

Discuss Marines As Minute Men   Suggestion to Use Troops for United Nations Heard

Marines May Be World Minute Men   Gen. Vandegrift Wants Force of 100,000 Men in Postwar Era

Marines To Be Used To Police World, Is Plan   Would Act in Role of ‘Minute Men’, Says Vandearift —

EIGHTEEN FLIERS KILLED, 2 INJUREL AS SUPERFORTS CRASH OVER TEXAS

Intoxicating Liquo Is Moot Question Aagin in Kansas   Spotlight Turns on  State’s Position; Will Have Bearing on Next Elections, Leaislatura

Treaty Control Urged for Peace   Proposed Assembly Would Rerommend. Not Enforce

U.S. Delegates Back Treaty Revision Plan   Would Recommend, But Not Force, Postwar Changes

U. S. DELEGATES IN AGREEMENT   Group Would Recommend But Not Force Post-War Treaty Revisions

Securl ity Parley Pre-Conference  Work Finished   U.S. Delegates Agree To Plan to Permit All United Nations to Offer Postwar Treaty Change

Delegation is near end of deliberations  In agreement on conference pian

Agree on Treaty Revision Proposal   American Delegates’ Pre-Conference Plans Se

‘American Delegation Proposes Assembly of All ‘Nations to Recommend Postwar Treaty Revisions

RED (ROSS DRIVE ~ SUPPORTIS URGED   Campaign Has no Connection With Community Chest Fund

RED CROSS DRIVE “SUPPORT IS URGED         Campaign - Has no Connection With Commun_ity Chest Fund

REVEAL DELAY "IN MESSAGES OF JAP PLANS   INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TOLD NEWS JAPS WOULD BREAK RELATIONS DE“LAYED NINE HOURS

Reveal Delay In Warning Bemg Given To Hawai   Secret Jap Message Intercepted Nine Hours Before Being Sent To Hawali   U. S$ CANADA HAD WAR PLANS IN 1941

Japan Reluctantly Orders Wipe-Out Of Vast War-Mongering Corporations

HITLER LUXURY YACHT HUNTED   Rumor Persists That Fuehrer Escaped Early In May

BELIEVE HITLER MAY BE ON YACHT   ‘ ALLIES CONDUCTING WIDE SEARCH FOR MYSTERIOUS 90-FOOT VESSEL.

MYSTERIOUS YACHT SOUGHT BY BRITISH   Search lotensified Om Theery That Hider May Be Abeard $-Foeet Craft

Hitler Believed To Be On Yacht   British Make Vigorous Search as Rumors Become More Persistent.

Colonel Keeps Trust, — Delivers Bit of Flag  Flown on Corregidor

KEPT DURING 3 YEARS IN PRISON      Last Tattered Fragment t of Flag Lowered At Corregidor {s Delivered in Washinaton

BUSHFIELD CRITICALLY ILL   Senator Was Remaved From Train Where He Collapsed

Bombers Destroy Ruhr Factories   Great German Industrial Region In Ruins

Crude Rubber from Philippines Being Shipped fo U. 5. with More Expected

Wes Gallagher, AP Cor. respondent, Who Saw Giant Undertaking, De picts Happenings

ALLIES PUT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE INTO BATTLE TO CRUSH NAZI FORCES   War Writer Plunges Acros Rhine With Doughboys And Tommies; Gives Word Picture Of Great Maneuver

VICTORY SEE NOT FAR OFF BY DOUGHBOYS   EVERYTHING FLUNG INTO BATTLE WITH SKILL AND GUTS

 ; ° o ° 1 5 Usually-Pessimistic Doughboys Now Feel End Is Near For Keich

Always-Pessimistic Yank Feels For First Time This is Start. of Reich's Last Great Fight

Strike Puts Half To Airline Flights   UAW Spokesman Predicts Entire American Airlines Will Be Tied Up ‘

Labor Department Bill Is Killed In State Senate  Introductions, Notice a = 2 i  Seat jee Saeeneene   Introductions, Notices Total 44 as Solons Order Sunday Session

Labor Department Bill is Killed In State Senate  Introductions, Notices Total 44 as Solons Order Sunday Session

Recess Call - Halts Action on Work Bill   Committee Not Near Vote; To Resume Hearings on Next Tuesday

Draft Hearings To Continue  Early Action On Labor Droft Unlikely

Senate Committee Calls Recess In Consideration Of Service Measure

SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE CALLED RECESS IN HEARING   AFTER HIGH OFFICIALS HEARD NO APPARENT INDICATION OF EARLY VOTE

Recess Taken In Manpower Bill Hearings   Senate Committee Will Resume Testimony * Tuesday 3

Service Bill Meets Delay   Eric Johnston Calls For Voluntary Plan

Fmal Summons Calls For Perfect Timing— —Dy Dew itt Mackenzie (1)  Big 3 May Ask Germans To Desert Hitlerdom

Big 3 May Soon  Callon Germans. To Desert Hitlerdorr   Come at Psychological Moment When Nazis Squeezed HardEnough

GROWING INTENSITY OF ALLIED ASSAULT ON REICH MAY PROVE SIGNAL FOR NEW ULTIMATUM

THE  WAR TODAY   “Big Three’ Likely to Call For Germans to Desert Hitlerdom When Berlin’s Fall Is Clearly Toiminent

GROWING ALLIED ASSAULT ON — GERMANY MAY BRING BIG THREE CALL FOR GERMAN DESERTION

2 Draft Bills Get Approval of Committee   SELECTIVE SERVICE RENEWAL, MEASURE ON NURSES FAVORED

[Bennett Hardware, « Olsen. Groc Former Store Building Destroyet Scranton, Glidden Firemen Ai

Estimate Total Loss at $8,500   Bennett Hardware, Olsen Grocery, Former Store Building Destroyed; Scranton, Glidden Firemen Aid ~

feds In Hungary Advance To Mor   Kolberg Captured As Preliminary to Grand Assault on Berlin

DRIVE 38 MILES WEST ‘OF BUDAPES}   Other Advances Chalked Up In Southern Silesia

Reds Spring New Offensive In Hungary   Zhukov's Forces Move Westward Toward Stettin

RUSSIANS GAIN IN OFFENSIVE IN HUNGARY   Soviets Advance to North of Mor, 39 Miles West of Budapest and 98 From Vienna   KOLBERG IS CAPTURED

New Drive In Hungary Gain:  To Mor North   98 Miles From Vienna: Reds Capture Kolberg After 13Day Siege.   iSt UP TO. NEUSTADT

SOVIETS IN 98 MILES OF VIENNA   Konev’s Army Plunges Forward In Silesia Toward Neustadt

Soviets Open New Offensive Near Budapest   Konev’s Forces Move Northward Toward Vienna

NEW SOVIET DRIVE OPENED IN HUNGARY   Reds Advance to the North of Mor, 39 Miles West of Budapest and 98 Miles From Vienna, Nazis Report.

GAIN 15 MILES TOWARD NORTH CZECH BORDER   Kolberg Falls On Baltic After 13-Day Siege

Reds in Hungary ‘Advance 39 Miles West of Budapest   Forces Are 98 Miles From Vienna; Soviet: Continue Pressure On Berlin Flanks

Russians Wheel West fo Bolster Thukov's Drive   Savage Struggle Engaged in Suburbs Of Vital Stettin

Soviets Are 39 Miles From Budapest   Zhukov Shifts His Troops On The Oder River

A NEW: RUSSIAN’ -GFFENSIVE WAKES, BIG -ABVANE!   Move Up to the’ North, of: Mor, 39 Miles West-of ' Budapest.   98 MILES FROM VIENNA      This Announcement Made.’ day by. the German Hi; . Connead:

NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN HUNGARY GAINS   Other Armies Less Than Three Miles From Border of Czechoslovakia.

Naval Base Of Kolberg ‘Taken, Reds Eying Oder   Baltic’s Conquerors Press On Westward

Reds Launeh New Attacks  In Hungary   Gains Reported In Silesia: Savage Struggle Opened For Stettin

Kolberg Falls In North; Reds Advance West   Reach Neustadt Area in South, Attack Neisse;  Ready Berlin Assault

REDSLAUNCH NEW DRIVE IN HUNGARY   ADVANCE NORTH OF MOR, 98 MI, FROM VIENNA, NAZIS SAY

NAZIS REPORT NEW RED DRIVE IN HUNGARY   Zhukew’s Army In North Captures Kolberg On Baltic

Reds Push New Drive In Hungary   Also Advance Westward From Captured Kolberg On The Baltic.

—EASTERN F FRONT—  REDS OPEN NEW. > HUNEARY SMIASE   Russian Troops Reportet “Only 98 Miles Fron _ Vienna

Reds Attack In Hungary, Germans Say   Russians Gain in Silesia— Throw  More Troops Into Battle for Stettin

Russians Open Hungary Drive  Kolberg Falls After  Siege of 13 Doys to Forces of Zhukov

Offensive Reaches North Of Mor; New Gains Reported In Baltic Fighting

NEW OFFENGIE IN SOUTH GAINS   First Ukrainian Army Plunges Forward 15 Miles Or More.

ARE NORTH OF MOR   New Russian Offensive in Hungary Is 98 Miles From Vienna

Zhukov Swerves ‘Toward Stettin From Captured Port of Kolberg While Konev Advances 15 Miles [n Silesia.

RUSSIANS OPEN NEW OFFENSIVE TOWARD VIENNA   Soviet Forces Advance Over 15 Miles in Southern Silesia

New Russian Drive In Hungary Advances Rapidly  Ukrainian Troops Plunge Ahead To Gain 15 Miles

Red Armies Gain In Hungary And Southern Silesia   Konev’s Forces Near Border Of Czechoslovakia

New Soviet Offensive  In Hungary   * Reds 39 Miles West Of Budapest and 98 Miles From Vienna

Berlin Reports New Offensive Which Advances to Point 98 Miles From Vienna-~Another Red Force Listed as Gaining 15 Miles in Southern Silesia.   MOVE ON STETTIN

Soviets Push Westward From Fallen Kolberg As ~ Zhukov Presses Attacks

NEW RED OFFENSIVE OPENED IN HUNGARY GERMANS REPORTED   IN NORTH RUSSIANS WHEEL WEST FROM KOL’ BERG TOWARD STETTIN

RUSSIANS OPEN HUNGARY DRIVE   Germans Tell Of New Blow: Reds Win Base On Baltic

Solons Tussle With Several Big Problems   Atomic Energy Tops List Of Work Program

Congress Kept on Jump With Big Problems   New Solutions Being Offered as Hearings; Discussions Continue

Compulsory Training View Of President Truman Is Before Congress Tuesday

BIG PROBLENS ARE ON DOCKET   Atomic Energy, Army-Navy __ Merger, Pearl Harbor ° Probe Considered.   CONGRESS IS KEPT BUSY

FIGHT BREWS ON PEARL HARBOR REPORT ——— RU  BIG PROBLEMS FACE CONGRESS

Army-Navy Merger Meeting Opposition   Labor Legislation, Atomic Problems and Pearl Harbor Probe Keep Lawmakers Busy—Compulsory Training Question To Be Laid Out by President Tuesday

‘Atomic Energy, Pearl Harbor, Labor High On Congressional Business List

Major Problems Confront Congress, Many Meetings   Atomic Energy; Merger of Army, Navy; Legislation on Labor, Pearl Harbor Sift Outstanding

Congress Studies Army-Navy MergerFicht Brews on Pearl Harbor Revert

Congress Has Hands Full Of Big Problems   Atomic Energy, Military Merger, Labor, Pearl Harbor Probe on Deck

Capitol Hill Roundup   Congress Wrestles With Numerous Big Problems

With County Men and Women In The U. S. Service   Address of Pvt. Henry E. Ericom: ST36TIT1, Co. A, 148th Bn., 90th Regt., I. R, T. C., Camp Hood, Texas.

Tragedy Strikes Family On First Day OF Vacation; Vietim and Iwo Sisters Unable To Swim. Were Wading In Keystone Pool

Girl Drowns In Effort to Save Sister   Lola M. Ellenberger, 18, of Buenivesta Loses Life in Potato Creek, Norwich Twp

INBO-CHINA JAP DRIVE SMASHED   Chinese Columns Close In On Kweilin; Fall Of City Imminent

Japanese Troops Driven Back From Indo-China  Chinese Units Move to Within 14 Miles of Kweilin

INDO-CHINA RAIDS REPORTED BROKEN   Chinese Says 13,000 Japs ‘in Border Offensive Repulsed

Chinese Turn Back Japanese Assault From Indo-China   Enemy Is Repelled in TwoDay Battle, Chungking Reports

Japanese Troops Driven Back From Indo-China  }   Chinese Units Move , to Within 14   Miles of Rwellin

Field Mass Will Be Held Today  TT)... 1° 2%... Te...   Religious Event Set at Gardens

44 799 Enlist in Regular Army   48 Per Cent Were Once in Service

WAR PRISONERS DIE IN WRECK   N.Y. C. Train Strikes  Truck in Blissfield, Mich.

Wedding Sun. In Plover Church   Artis Henderson Is Married to Pvt. Carlsen Of Laurens

Wife Slays Nurse She Accused Tried to Steal Physician Husbana’s Love

More Beef Assured Next: Month   Military to Take Less; Volume of Slaughterings Up

TEMPERATURE TO RISE       Temperatures in Kansas Will Climb. to Low 90's for Few Days

Exiled Poles Ask U. S. for  Commission  Want Nation Administered Tintil Electians

PRESIDENTS SON MADE A GENERAL   SENATE CONFIRMS ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT’S PROMOTION BY VOTE OF 53 TO 11.

Elliott Roosevelt One-Star General   Senate Confirms List of Promotions

New York Fought Its Highest Ei ire   Blaze Is Fairl y Easily Quenched, Commis. oner Reports

NO WALKOUT TO BE CALLED AT THIS TIME   American Airlines Strike of Mechanics Tying Up  Plann Gfarvinra

CHRYSLER PLANT WORKERS VOTING ON STRIKE TODAY   Count in General Motors Balloting Shows Majority in Favor Of Walkout

STRIKE-IDLE IS REDUCEL   Early Returns In General Motors Voting Favor UAW Walkout.   BULLETIN

FOR SECURITY CONFERENCE   American Delegation Still Faces Two Major Problems

BeucoAleS EN ROUTE TO FRISSO   Trusteeship of Jap ‘Pacific Isles is Still Urdsr Consideration

GROUP LEAVES FOR SECURITY CONFERENCE      American Delegation Still Faces Two Ma-  jor Problems

Truman Gets First Defeat In Congress   Strike Situation Deciding Factor In Committee Vote

‘House: Sidetracks ‘Unemployment “Pay: Measure™ Because of. Many ‘Strikes; Senate. Develops by “Oppositi ion to: Pull ‘Enployment

MAJOR TRUMAN DEFEAT; STRIKE SPREAD BLAMEL   Increasing Number of Idle Reason For Action; President Asked Increased Payments   Never Receiv ed Enough

EARLY VOTE ‘JOBLESS’ PAY GIVEN SETBACK   House Ways, Means Setup Cencels Action Due to Weve of Strikes

HOUSE GROUP SHELVES AID FOR JOBLESS   Spreading Strikes Blamed For Action Which Also ts Slap At Truman

 NRE SUBL —~  Committee Turns to Tax Cuts  ~ Labor Strife  Main Cause  For Action

Mounting Idleness Due To Strikes Is Death Blow To Bil   House Committee Turns Attention to Bills to Trim Taxes

Proposal For Extension Of Benefits Shelved Pending Return Of Strikers To Their Jobs

JOBLESS PAY BILL SHELVED   Truman Handed First Majc Legislative Defeat

Solons Put Aside Laws Calling for More Jobless Pay   Legislators Turn To Task of  Trimming Taxes

House Committee Shelves Bill Backed By Truman      TRUMAN WANTS VJORA RIFT. waaeecrn   Wages

Decision Means 1st Major Defeat for Truman   Noting Strikes, Committee to Wait for Situation to Jell

President's Jobless Pay Bill Shelved   House Committee Saya Action Taken Due To Spread Of Walkouts

Postpone Action For Increasing Jobless Benefits   Spreading Strikes Reason Advanced; a Defeat For Truman

Group In House Acts In Face Of  Labor Turmoil   Contmnittee Members Voice Alarm Ato Idleness In Spreading Strikes In Dropping Measure   Walkouts Are Held  Deciding Factor   Legislation Proposed Ry Truman Wonld Have Liberalized Unemployment Benefits

Jobless Benefit Boost Shelved   House Committee Acts Because Of Alarm Over Spreading Strikes

COMMITTEE SAYS  STRIKES MUDDLE  ACTUAL PICTURE DECIDES TO AWAIT  WORKERS’ RETURN BEFORE ACTING

Solons Shelve All Legislation   Alarmed As Strikes: Grow; 5 N--Y. Business Hit Hard; - 350,000 Idle In. U.S.

JOBLESS PAY BILL SHELVED IN HOUSE   Committee Votes 14-10 to Delay Action

President Gets First Big Defeat   House Committee Votes To Delay Action in View of Strikes.

Unemployment Compensation Bill ls Dead’   Committee in House To Withhold Action Until Strikes End

Compensation Plan Shelved In House Action   Jobs Must Be Filled Before Unemploymen Bill Will Be Taken Up. Savs Solon

GROUP IN HOUSE BRUSHES ASIDE TRUMAN'S PLEA   Legislation Held Up, 14-10; Committee Will Discuss Trimming Of Taxes

Spreading Strikes . Lead Ways and Means Committee to Take No Action at This Time

BENEFIT BILL PUT ASIDE BY HOUSE GROUP   Shelving of Issue : First Major Defeat For President

Truman Given Setback as Jot Bill Is Shelved   i Committee Votes 14-10 To Defer Any Action; Consider Tax Slash

J obless P; ay Legislation  Is Shelved   Committee by Vote of 14 to 10  Delays Action

Jobless Aid Faces Delay   Conimittee Dislikes Spread Of Striking

House Group Puts Off Action On 14-10 Vote   ‘Impossible to Tell What Job Situation Is,’ Solon Says

BENEFIT BILL SEEMS DOOMED   House May ‘Hand President First Major Legislative Defeat Today

DELAY RESULT UF SPREADING TABOR UNREST   First Big Defeat for Truman in Congress; Oil Meet — Opens in Chicaao.

Sidetracked Because Of Strike Wave   Major Defeat For Truman; Senate Takes Up Full Employment.

First Major Defeat Suffered By Truman   House Committee Votes 14 To 10 To Kill Compensation Bills; Ranks Of Nation’s idle Climb To 350.000

House Decisively Defeats Truman Unemployed Bill  $25 for 26 Weeks for th Idle Is Whinoed -’

Strikes Cause Committee To Delay Action   Truman’s Reques! For Legislation Is Ignored

Truman Dealt Major Defeat As Jobless Pay Bill ls Shelved   Will Visit Pearl Harbor.

Unemployment Aid Bill Lost In Committee   House Group Hands Truman’ Plans Setback

HOUSE GROUP ACTION DUE TO STRIKES   Committee Will Begin Work Tomorrow On Tax Reductions

Truman Request Voted Down 14- I By House Group   Strike Feature Was — Deciding Factor in — Turning Back Measure

Unemployment Benefit ‘Measure Is Shelved   House Committee Acts; Strikes Have dJumbled Labor Scene

Strikers Hit, Jobless Pay Bill Shelved   House Committee Turns to Trimming Peacetime Tax Laws

Entire Measure is Pigeon -Holed By 14-10 Vote; » Doughton.. Says 'Com_ mittee. Will Turn, ‘To  aed pears + eee

Votes 14-10 Against . Changes Now   House Body To Take Up Tax Matters Tomorrow

—_ Benefit Measure Shelved By House Group   Action On Ptoposal Postponed Indefinitely Due To Strike Wave

Entire Measure is Pigeon. Holed By 14-10 Vate; Doughton Says Committee Will Turn To Taxes. 

lohless Measure Shelved Because ()f Strike Wave   House Cammittese Rushes Truman Legislation  Aside By 14-10 Vote

STRIKES CAUSE REJECTION OF ALD MEASURE   House Committee Stops Action Until Labor Tension Eases

STRIKE SPREAD PUTS BLOCKS 10 PAY TO JOBLESS   Acheson Given Support in Tiff With Senator; Tax Cuts To Be Considered Soon

First Defeat  On Legislation By President   Current Strike a Wave Causes Group Postpone Measure

Congress Slaps At Strike Acts  Shelves Legislation On Jobless Benefits

Unemployment Emergency Bill ~ Is Shelved Today   Congress Committee Post. pones Indefinitely Consideration Of Administration Measure   STRIKE SITUATION IS LARGE FACTOR

Considered Major Defeat For The  Chief Executive  Ways And Means  Committee Says Tam AAndmr, Seril oc

House Group Puts Jobless Pay on Shelf   Members Voice Alarm At Spreading Strikes And Halt Liberalization

House Committee Shelves Truman’s  Jobless Pay Bill   Committee Action Gives President First Legislative Defeat   DEBATE TO BEGIN ON JOBS ‘(MEASURE   Opposition Sees Proposal As Just Another Plan for Federal Spending

Troops Pour Back to U. S.   Capt. James R Russel, Tola, One of 31,455 Arriving Yesterday

It’s Official Now!   Britain Hears Churchill Is Attending Conference With Stalin And Roosevelt

BIG THREE MEETING REVEALED PUBLICLY   British Trade Congress Tolc Churchill at Conference

French Agency Says Session At Sochi In Russia   Conference Said At Black Sea Port Near Stalin’s Home

Higgins May Re-Open His Boat Plants   Union Men Claim His Closing Only a Trick

HIGGINS MAY REOPEN PLANTS   Shipbuilder Admits He May Stay In Business As Probe Is Asked

Gen. Patton Subs j For Eisenhower   Senator Brewster, Protest: When “Two Guns’ Takes. Over Iii Europe -

ARRFST OF 300 JAPS ORDERED   MacArthur Rounds Up Small Fry For War Crimes Trial

Peay Day Coming For Rule By Brutality ..  Arrest Of 300 More Jao Guards Ordered

MacArthur Lists 300 Others As Suspect:   Mostly Guards of Prison Camps M-- Sought; Reparations Unit . To Hunt Assets

M ARTHUR IS ANXIOUS FOR EARLY TRIAL   Informs ‘Comell That More Than 1,500 Are In Cantedy

THOMAS DENIES STRIKE THREAT      ve UAW-CIO. READ SAYS HE DID NOT THREATEN WAVE OF WALKOUTS AFTER  ‘V-J ‘DAY’

OPERATOR SPLIT FURTHER DELAYS REPLY TO LEWIS   Chief Conflict Said Between Southern Group, Pennsylvanians

JNITED NATIONS CHARTER HAILED BY TRUMAN AS SOLID STRUCTURE TO BUILD BETTER WORLD

Wallace Gets Cabinet Post   Nomination of.Former VicePresident Confirmed by Sen. ate by Vote of 56 to 32

Hill Pleads kor Wallace’s  Confirmation   One Of Greatest Protectors Of American Enterprise, He Tells, Senate

WALLACE GIVEN COMMERCE POST   Senate Vote 56 To 32 Following Attacks And  : Praise

SENATE NEARS WALLACE VOTE   All Organized Resistance to Nomination Ended

BOAT SINKS Ar TER GETTING INTO PORT   Tanker Struck Unidentified Submerged Object Near Milwaukee.

Senate to Get Quick Report Of Conferees   Peace and Security Plan to Fail if U.S. Pleclines to Ratify —

Predicts World Charter Approva   Document to be  Pushed to Senate

Full Report On Conference Now Goes To Senate   Ratification Expected, But Not In Time For Big Three Parley.

Full Report For Senate   Connally, Vandenberg to Report Next Week to Body Which Will Vote on Charte:

Senate Gets Parley Report Next Week   Teumon Speaks Tuesday in Frisco; Highllahts of New Charter Licted

Body Can Aid Or Kill Setup   Differs In Many Ways From Dumbarton Oaks Proposals

Two Members Will Report To Congress  On Charter   Delegates Hopeful Of Early Approval

Senators Will Report on Meet   Delegates Confident That Senate Will Ratify Charter

SENATE MUST RATIFY PLAN FOR CHARTER   U. S. Delegates to World Conference Will Report to Body Next Tuesday and Friday.

—CONFERENCE—  Senate Gets Early Report On New Paci   Ratification Of Security Charter Predicted By Delegates

Senate Awaits Charter Report   Senators Connally, Vandenberg Prepare Full Report For Lawmakers,

SENATE TO GET REPORT ON CHARTER   Connally anl Vandenberg Will Fly Completed Document and Sponsor Ratification by Senators  TO BE SIGNED MONDAY

FRISCO TALKS REPORT DRAW}      Senate To Get Story Or New World Charter

Senate fo Hear Parley Reports   Connally, Vandenberg to Outline Decisions

TWO SENATORS TAKE PROPOSAL TO WASHINGTON   Fear Solons May Not Ratify Proposals Before Truman Leaves for Berlin

To Report On Parley   Vandenberg and Connally, Delegates At San Francisco, Will Tell  Senate About Charter

SenateMay Delay OK On Charter   Ratification B « efore Big Three meeting in Berlin Unlikely

Frisco Conference Is Over, All But Signing; Up To Senate Next Week

CHARTER FACES SENATE DEBATE   EXPECT VANDENBERG TO BE OUTSPOKEN IN SUPPORT OF LEAGUE

Senate to Gef Full Report on New Charter   Connally, Vandenburg To Fly Back to Seek Ratification   By John M. Hightower Associated Press Diplomatic  News Editor

Senators Will Get Report On Peace Charter  MO ee   Two Members To Tell Of Parley

‘By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER ‘Associated Press Diplomatic 'Nawe EFditar

U.S. Senate To Get Report Of United Nations Peace Parley From Two Members   American Delegates Express Confidence Senate Will Ratify Charter Of League

BUS WORKERS WALKOUT MAY BE EXTENDED   Union Official Warns Strike May Spread Through Nation

Old Men With Gray Hair, Dazed Eyes Proudly Try To Be Soldiers Again

CAPTIVES GIVEN BIG RECEPTION AFTER RESCUE   Thousands of U. $. Soldiers Form Parade To Honor Their Return

Rescued Prisoners Try to Regain  Pride Which Japanese Had Smashed

LONG TWISTING LANE SHOULD BECOME WAR MONUMENT ON LUZON  RESCUE AND CONDITION OF JAP WAR PRISONERS

Return To Camp Dramatic   Men Struggle to Control Emotions at First Glimpse:Into An Almost Forgotten World

Rangers Bring Back Yanks from Prison Camp in One of War’s Memorable Feats

Herman Goering Captured by U. S. Seventh Army   Reichsmarshal Says He Was a Prisoner  Of Hitler; Kesselring And Von Epp Seized

Goering Is Capfured by U.S. 7th Army   Noj 2 Nazi Tells Captors Hitler Had Sentenced Him to Death

ONE-TIME SECOND RANKING NAZI SAYS HIS DEATH ORDERED  ARRESTED ON HITLER'S ORDERS BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SURRENDER

NAZI MARSHAL SAYS HITLER ARRESTED HIM   Goering Gives Up to Texas Commander in Seventh Army

Kesselring, 2 Other Generals Are also Taken   Fat Marshal of Luftwaffe Surrenders Personally To Seventh Army

Kesselring Also Taken By Yanks   Was Sentenced To Death by Hitler, Goering Declares

HITLER ORDERED HIM EXECUTED, HE CLAIMS NOV   Fat Reichs Marshal Declares His Desire for Surrender Caused Loss of Favor.

NCE SECOND ANKING NAZI URRENDERS   at Reichs Marshal Says He Was Seized By Germans April 27 and Ordered Executed   REPORTS HITLER DEATH

Goering, Former No. 2 Nazi, Says He Escaped From Hitler Gunmen   «wk wk .*® Russians Boss The Ceremony

Ud: lo Recogittic: Austrian Regine Without Delay  Hor- Move Will Solve Control Problems in

TOFORM GOVT   Independent Regime Will Get U. S. Support; May Aid Balkan Issue

COMMITTEE T0 SEEK DATA ON PARTY'S AIMS   Leaders Will Be Asked to Reveal Fully Objectives In National Politics.

U.S. Cancels Lend-Lease Meat Export   ‘Civilians May Get ~More Despite “Drop in Supply

Gestapo Chiet Was Held by British Army   News Agencies Declare Terrorist, Who Held Top Rank Among Nazi War Criminals Swallowed Tiny Vial of Poison in Lueneburg

NAZI HANGMAN KILLS HIMSELF AFTER CAPTURE   Was Taken Prisoner By British Three Days Ago; Committed Suicide By Drinking Poison From Hidden Vial.

(NAZI HUNT— Allies Speed Hunt For Top  Nazi Chiefs   Himmler And Von Rib‘bentrop. Most Prominent Still At Large 

Himmler Reported To Have Committed Suicide At 2nd British Army Headquarters

Drinks Hidden Vial of Poison 3 Days After Being Seized   Former Gestapo Chief Was Disguised When Arrested

Heinrich Himmler Kills Himself After Capture   Takes Vial of Poison Hidden in Mouth; Gestapo Chief Held Prisoner Three Davs

HIMMLER SUICIDES  WITH POISON AFTER  HIS RECENT ARREST NOTORIOUS GESTAPO CHIEF REPORTED HAVE  CUSATTAWECN DOAICHAN

Gestapo Chief Drinks Poison  In Hidden Vial   Newsmen Report Death Is ‘Official’ at. Second Army Headquarters

GESTAPO CHIEF DRINKS POISON TO AVOID TRIAL   Kept Vial in Mouth 3 Days After Capture By British Troops

TAKES POISON WHILE HELD BY BRITISH   Arrested Three Days Ago Incognito, the German Gestapo Chief Had Been a Prisoner in a House in Luenebure.

Takes Poison 3 Days After Beina Seized   Drinks Contents Of Hidden Vial; Ranked With Hitler, Goering On Criminal List

FORMER NAZI GETAPO CHIEF CAPTURED BY ALLIES CHEATS THEM: BY TAKING POISON DOSE

Himmler, Gestapo  Head, Kills Self   German Criminal Is Captured and Then Takes His Life by Poison After Being Held in a House in Lueneburg.   He Ranked With Hitler and Goering As One of the Top-Flight Killers   Friedebere Kilis Self

HIMMLER SUICIDES WITH POISON AFTER HIS RECENT ARREST  NOTORIOUS GESTAPO CHIEF REPORTED HAVE

Himmler  Suicide   Head of German Gestapo Kills Himself With Hidden Vial of Poison

Himmler, Captured Incognito, Kills Self With Poison   Whereabouts of Top Nazi Ribbentrop Remains Mystery

Nazi Butcher Kills Self at British H.0.   War Criminal No. 1° Escapes World's Wrath By Taking Poison

Gestapo Chief Kills Himself To Escape Fate  Man Who Ordered - Thousands Slain Cheats Gallows

Poison Ends Life Of Gestapo Chief  Had Qaan ich wn Teak: fee,   Had Been Held by British 2nd Army

Hunt For Himmler Ribbentrop Is On   Streicher ‘Seized; New Tale On Hitler Death

Vial of Poison Swallowed by Gestapo Chief   Fuehrer -of Germany's 55 Troops Commits Suicide “Three Days After His Capture by British Second Army

REPORT ALLIES TOOK GESTAPO LEADER MAY 91   Accused by Wat Crimes Commission of Lidice Massacre. AtraciHec

TAKES POISON ON CAPTURE BY ALLIES   Held Captive In A House At Lueneburg  DEATH   Officially Announced At British Headquarters, Reuters States

U.S. Poliey In Japan Defended By MacArthur   Work Progressing Fast Is View Of U. S.  Commander

pM ARTHUR WILL BROADCAST 10 THE U.S. TODAY   Japanese General Staff Is Dissolved By General

JAP GENERAL STAFF IS DISSOLYED   Gen. MacArthur To Broadcast Talk To U. S. Late Today

JAP GENERAL STAFF IS DISSOLVED   MacArthur Feels ° 3 That His Policies Have Been Justified

Japan’s General Staff Formally Brought To End   Allied-Dominated War Office Takes Over ~Demobilization Work

Japanese General Staff Formally Dissolved: Army Demobilization Continues

Japanese General Staff Dissolved; Yanks Take Over   ‘MacArthur Will Go On Air Tonight to Explain His Occupation Policy

DEMOBILIZATION TAKEN OVER BY ALLIED OFFICE   MacArthur to Broadcast Progress to U.S. atip. m.

~ In Japan Direct To America  JAP GENERAL STAFF DISSOLVED TODAY  Many Problems Remain Yet To Be Settled In Japan

War Office Demobilizes Japan’s Army  MacArthur To Speak : alin  oo filansematecaee   MacArthur To Speak On Occupation Policy At 6 O’Clock Tonight

JAP IMPERIAL ARMY RAPIDLY DEMOBILIZED   MacArthur Taking His Policy Direct to Americans In Broadcast Tonight.

Problems Remain to Be Settled   Will Explain to America by Radic His Policy  in Japan

Dissolution Of Jay's General  Staff Ordered   Allied-Dominated War Office Takes Ove Details Of Total  Demobilization,

WIFE HAS OWN Y-J DAY   Gives Birth to Twins—Names Them Vic and Jay

DRYS LOSE HOPE “IN LIQUOR FIGHT   Enactment of Any Liquor Legislation Remote

Kill All Hope of Liquor Legislation  Local Option Motion Withdrawn in Senate

Waits for End of World (Today???)   If H's Delayed, Then Look Out For Sent. 29

World Didn't End At 10:33 But It May Tonight, Sept. 29, Next Fall

ee  Strong ¢ Germany Demanded As “eS Against Russia   Senator James O. Eastland Of Mississippi Tells Senate Soviet Is “Predatory, Aggressor Nation;” U. S. Asked To Change Sadistic Policy

Roosevelt Sworn For Fourth Term: Address Is Short  “Lasting Peace’ Is Theme Of Addre ess  Fé. gm. lk lg

ROOSEVELT BEGINS FOURTH TERM WITH IMPORTANT PROMISES ' SHALL WORK FOR JUST, . DURABLE PEACE AND FOR  WwranwratT tirrTnawpwy wma twsaD

ROOSEVELT TAKES OATH AT CEREMONY STRIPPED OF POMP   Crowd of 17,000 Stands in Snow on White House Lawn During 15-Minute  Inaugural Services.   EXECUTIVE TO WORK FOR DURABLE PEACE   Declares Nation Is Passing Through Period of Supreme Test of Courage and Resolve.

FDR Takes Oath of Office Fourth Time in Simple Ceremony      Pledges Nation to Work for Just~and Durable Peace After Victory

U.S. CANT LIVE ALONE FD SAYS AT INAUGURAL   Takes Oath as Fourth Term President   5,000 BRAVE SNOW   Brief Address Broadcast To World

President Dedicates Nation to Achieving ‘Total Victory in War,’ ‘Durable Peace’ in Brief Speech

Fourth Term Inauguration ls Held   Ceremony Old As Nation Followed In New Setting

We Americans Are Passing Through Supreme Test, He Says In Inaugural Address

FR Dedicates U. S. To Total  Victory, Peace   Nation’s Chief Starts 4th Term in Simple Inauguration Rites

President Says U. 8. Dedicated To Total Victor   Smallest Inaugural Crowd In Years Scuffs Snow ‘Off White Honse Lawn

President Gives PledgeofPeace Total Vietory   Shortest Inaugural ‘Address in History Given to Small. Group at White House }

FDR Enters on Ath Term With Simple Rite:   President Calls for ‘Tota Victory; and “Durable Peace”

Roosevelt Sets:           7,806. Official’ Guests :See President, :Take’ Oath he Rte’ Cencmaue:

Old-time Pomp Is Lacking At  Inau gur ati on   Roosevelt’ Begins - Fourth (Term Without Usual  “ Pageantry, Due to “3. War Conditions                The text of President Roosevelt's

President Says Nation Is Facing Period Of Supreme ‘Test   W artimeCeremony Is Simple, Solemn   Administration Dedicated To Complete Victory,  Durable Peace

F. D. R. Pledges Fourth Term  To Total Victory   Select Crowd of 7,806 Stand in Snow While President Repeats Oath of Office, Dedicates Future to Lashing World Peace

FDR’s 4th Term Inaugural Stripped By War of Old Time Pomp and Pageantry

Roosevelt. Declares "We Shall Work. For Durable Peace,” Total Victory   President In Fourth Inaugural Declares That “We Con And Will Achieve Such A Peace”

Simple, Brief Ceremony ' Attended By 7,806 On White Heuse Lawn; Lasis 15 Minutes

FDR INAUGURATION SPEECH THEME IS VICTORY, PEACE   Roosevelt Begins Another Four Years As Chief. Execu tive Today — Ceremony Is Sternly Simple And The Weather Peor.

—INAUGURATION—  PROGRAM 15 HELD AT WHITE HOUSE   Dedicates U. S. To ‘Total Victory In War’ And ‘Durable Peace’   SOLEMN INAUGURAL   Guests Gather On White House Lawn To View Proceedings —

Roosevelt Says Aim Is Victory, Lasting Peace   Dedicates Fourth Term to 2 Objective: In Brief Address

Just, Durable: Peace . Is Goal, Says F.D.R   Roosevelt’ Takes Oath Of Office For Fourth Term As President In Unprecedented Ceremony. At White House

F.R. TAKES OATH FOR 4TH TERM; SEES JUST PEACE   Simple Ceremony Marks Inauguration; Truman Sworn

F.D. R. Inaugurated; Pledges Good Peace   President Formally Begins Fourth: Term in Unprecedented South Portico Ceremony— Inaugural Speech Believed Record Brevity.

President Gives Shortest Address Of Kind In History In ‘Back Porch’ Service; Renews Total Victory Promise While Small Throng Looks On

Simple Rites Feature 4th  Inauguration Of Roosevelt   Work For Victory, Peace Is Promised

Lasting World Peace, Victory Pledged By U. S. President   Solemn Simplicity Marks Ceremony Startins Roosevelt on Fourth Term; War Removes Usual Pomp and Glitter of Rite

nauguration imple With elect Crowd   ‘remony Stripped Of Usual Glitter, Pomped By Grimness Of War.   VER IN 15 MINUTES

Brief Inaugural Talk Stresses Victory, Peace   7 806 Persons Attend Simple Ceremony In Washington, D.C.

Roosevelt Takes Fourth Term Oath   _ Can and Will © Achieve Just And Durable  » Peace. He Says

4th Term Begins Today   Only a Few Thousand In Washington to See Franklin Roosevelt Take Oath of Office.

Pledge for Peace Made by FDR in Brief Inaugural  Small Crowd Views   Small Crowd Views Brief, Lincolnic Wartime Services

Durable Peace Possible, Says Mr. Roosevelt   We Shall Strive For Perfection, He Asserts

INAUGURATION'S “OBSERVED WITH SIMPLE WORDS   FDR Takes Solemn Oath, Ends Talk, Whole Event ln 158 Minutes

FOR PROMISES DURABLE PEACE      Will Work And Fight For Victory He Tells In augural Crowd

Inauguration Ceremony Stripped of Pageantry For Wartime Simplicity   Inaugural Address, Shortest in History — Ritual of Taking Oath of Office Unchanged — Only Comparatively  : Small Gathering at White House for Occasion

SIMPLE RITES WITNESSED BY 6,000 PERSONS   Inaugural Stripped Of Oldtime Pageantry By War

President Begins Fourth Term With 151-Word Address   Simple Ceremony Marks Inaugural at White House; Total Victory Called First Aim

FOURTH TERM DEDICATED 10 WORLD PEACE   AUDIENCE OF 7,806 WITNESSES BRIEF PORCH CEREMONY

Work for Peace, Fight for Victory States FDR In Inaugural Speech:

FDR TAKES 4TH TERM OATHIN QUIETINAUGURAL   Ceremony Stripped by War of Oldtime Pomp, Pageantry

Just and Durable Peace Will Be Achieved, Roosevelt Says in Fourth Inaugural Address

STERN SIMPLE CEREMONY MARKS WAR-TIME INAUGURAL EVENT AS ROOSEVELT TAKES OATH OFFICE.

SIMPLE RITES MARK SOLEMN INAUGURATION   Shortest Inaugural Address In History Given At White  House

ROOSEVELT 19 SWORN IN AT. BRIER. ITUAL   Simple and Solemn Ceremony” on Portico Takes But 15 Minutes.

ROOSEVELT STARTS HIS FOURTH TERM AS PRESIDENT   He Pledged “We Shall Work for a Just and Durable Peace.”   WE WILL ACHIEVE IT   It Was the Briefest Inaugural Address in the History of the Country.

Pageantry Missing From Inauguration Ceremonies Today   War Strips Event of Usual Pomp; Affair Kept Very Simple

President Cites Aims In Taking 4th Term Oath   Allies Passing Through Period Of Supreme Test, Roosevelt Avers; We Can And Will Achieve Goals, Chief Executive Says

‘Inaugurate F.D.R. for: Ath Term   In Short Address Roosevelt Promises To Work for Just And Durable Peace

Inauguration Rite Launches FDR InFourth Term  Plain, Quiet Ceremony Is Conducted as Roosevelt Takes Oath

. STERNLY SIMPLE CEREMONY MARKED INAUGURATION TODAY ' WINTRY BACKGROUND  FOR FOURTH TERM CERE MONV AT WHITE HOTICE

Comparatively Small Crowd Witnesses Simple Ceremony On White House Portico. Lasts Only 15 Minutes. Truman Sworn In

Marked by Stern Simplicity As President Calls For Winning Of War and Peace

Roosevelt Begins Another 4 Years In Simple Rite:   He Describes This as a Period of “Supreme Test” For America.   Spectators Stand in Snow to View Scene

ROOSEVELT STARTS HIS FOURTH TERM   War Eliminates All Pomp And Pageantry

America Will Fill Destiny's Role, He Asserts   World Security Can And Will Be Achieved, Nation Told

°F. D. R. Takes Oath 4th Time   Inauguration Ceremonies At ‘Back Porch’ Of White House Stripped By War Of Their Old-Time Pomp And Pageantry.

Victory and Lasting Peace » Are Selected by President As Themes of Fourth Term   Fifteen-Minute Ceremony Held at White House—Crowd of . 7,806 Attends

BRIEF CEREMONY MARKS ROOSEVELT INAUGURAI   Embarks On Fourth Term As President; 15 Minute Inaugural Program Is Held At The White House

Roosevelt Begins 4th Term, Dedicates Nation To ‘Total Victory and Durable Peace

Roosevelt . Begins His Fourth Term   Sees Supreme Test Ahead; Simplicity . Marks Inaugural

Roosevelt Starts  On His 4th Term   Inaugural 15-Minute Ceremony on White House  South Portico  ory yr a Tarra rarmecre mrraTT rs      THE ADDRESS BRIEF   Wallace Administers Oath to Harry Truman, His Successor

U. 5. Dedicated To Viclory   Franklin D. Roosevelt Takes Oath of President For Fourth Time   Pledges Victory in War And A Lasting World Peace

Roosevelt, Inaugurated For Fourth Time, Aims At Victory, Just Peace

President Begins Ath Term   Roosevelt Emphasizes Victory, Just Peace at Simple Inauguration

F.D.R. Embarks On 4th Term   President Dedicates Tenure to Victory, Lasting World Peace in Simple, Brief Ceremony Before 7800 Spectators

Just Peace Is Aim Atter Our Victory   Crowd of 7,806 Stand In Snow to Witness Brief Inaugural

BRIEF SPEECH BY ROOSEVELT — AT INAUGURAL   FUTURE PEACE STRESSED BY PRESIDENT AFTER ‘TAK-,  ING OATH OF OFFICE’, FOURTH TIME :

President Savs Nation Is Passing Through Period of Supreme Test Which Shall Be Met.   DURABLE PEACE TO FOLLOW WAR VICTORY

BRIEF INAUGURAL ~ MESSAGE GIVEN   “We Shall Strive For Perfection,” President States As He Starts Fourth Term In White House

SIMPLE, SHORT CEREMONY FOR 41H INAUGURAL   President Says He Is Confident of Victory And Lasting Peace

Inauguration Rite Launches FDR In Fourth Term  Plain, Quiet Ceremon  Is Conducted as i ee Pale Phim

FOUR STATES HAVE FLOODS   HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FARM LAND UNDER WATER

FLOOD IN SOUTH AFFECTS 50,000   Floodway Will Be Opened to Relieve Swollen Mississippi

FIRST ALIEN ARMED FORCES TO OCCUPY ISLANDS MOVE IN  GENERAL MACARTHUR, SUPREME COMMANDER,  SETS UP HEADOUARTER':

Allied Might Arriving By Sea, Air   No Incidents Mark Early Stages Of Nip Occupation

Supreme Allied Commander Sets Up Headquarters in Yokohama; U.S Occupation Forces Swarm Out of The Skies and in from the Sea

Sets Up Headquarters Yokohama as Military - Ruler of Nippon   SWARM OUT OF SKIES   Sea and Air Forces Stand Ready, But Occupation Proceeds Peacefully

FIRST ALIEN ARMED FORCES TO OCCUPY ISLANDS MOVE IN  GENERAL MACARTHUR, SUPREME, COMMANDER, CET? TID LIT ANRNHITAD TED

First Invasion of Japan Meets No Resistance   Paratroops, Marines and Sailors Land From Skies and Sea to Take Over Vital Defenses in Yokohama and Tokyo Areas

MacArthur Establishes Headquarters In Yokohama; Japs Cooperate Fully   KK KK Marines Take Over

COOPER TAKES CHARGE AT IOWA TRAINING SCHOOL,   Will Attempt to Bring Order Out of Chaos

Fort Dodge Coach Is New Supt. At Iowa  Boys Training School   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  ews oervice   RD ARMY GAINS ON BELGIAN-LUXEMBOURG SALIEN1

Score Gains on  Southern Flank   Tth Army Checks Nazi Assaults On Saar Front After Slight Loss

Man Held in Death of Rockford Woman Is Released Today   State’s Attorney Orders Release of Cecil Rob. bel This Morning

Japs’ Okinawa Defense Broken Nimitz Reveals   Buckner’s Men Praised for Dramatic Thrust

NAGA AIRDRUME CAPTURE IS NEAR   Nimitz Congratulates Yanks; Chinese Drive on Strategic Liuchow

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service  SLASH AT LAST RESISTANCE ON OKINAWA

TENTH ARMY COMMENDED BY NIMITZ   Fleet Admiral Hails Sensational American Advances

Australians Break Through Japanese Borneo Defenses At Both Ends of Beachhead

Aussies Break Jap Defenses at Balikpapan   Hammer Three-Mile Wedge Inland From the Center

PUSH WEDGE THREE MILES FROM CENTER   Within Half-Mile of .. Mt. Batochampar, .. Strongpoint

Australians Smash Enemy Defenses   Breakthrough Scored On Balikpapan Front

HONOR 25 INDIANS   Memorial Armistice Day Setvice Is Held at Haskell

Army Says McCaw Will Close Nov. 25   Announcement Made by _Army Gives Reason for Closing as Increase in Patient Discharge

State Lawmakers  Settle To Work   Three Welfare Bills Presented—W ould Remove Present Board

New Welfare oystem Among Assembly Bills   Indiana House Receives 11 New Bills Today as Business of Session Begins To Pile Up.

FDR Is Expected To Offer Six Postwar Treaties  Proposals Are Seen As Result of Crimean Conference

Will Submit 6 Treaties to U.S. Senate  -Principal ‘ Doctiments oe, eee ee   -Principal Documents Deal With World Security Organization

President Is Prepared To Submit Six Treaties For Senate Approval

FOR 10 SUBMIT SIX TREATIES   [Senate Will Consider New Agreements Relating To Peace

Roosevelt Will  Submit 6 Treaties  For Senate Vote Agreements Believed Complets  For Approval Bui Not Told At Bonnet Bafave fPanneace

Treaties to Be Sent to Senate   Relate to General Problems of Shaping anc Preserving Peace

FR Ready to Hand Senate Six Treaties   Deal With Post-War Security, Liquidation of European, Pacific Wars

F.D.R. To Submit To Senate Six Or More Treaties Relatins To Peace   Three To Deal With Establishing Postwar World Security Organization, Others Liquidation Of European And Pacific Wars.

Peace Pacts  To Be Offered By Roosevelt   Senate Will Be Asked te ' Approve Six or More Postwar Treaties   VAPERED  AT YALTA   World Accords Will. Fix Security Setup and Liquidate War

FDR TO SUBMIT TO SENATE6 OR MORE TREATIES   ALL ARE RESULT OF DECISIONS MADE AT CRIMEAN CONFERENCE

FR Expected to Submit Senate Several Treaties   By JOHN M, HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic  ‘MeNicececs Whedbee.

Roosevelt Will Send Senate Six Treaties   All of Which Relate To General. Problems Of Preserving Peace

A. G. VanderMeer Gets First Word Since War Of Rotterdam Relatives

A. G. VanderMeer Gets First Word Since War   OL DR nttarslarm Releatiwos

rd Firm Balks t 30 Per Cent  Wage Increases   Company Claire Huge Loss Under Current OPA Car Ceilings

Automobile Firms Unite in Fighting CIO Pay Demands   New Pressure Seen Against Price Ceilings on Next Year’s Cars   FORD SETS LOSS AT 35 MILLIONS   Reaction of GM to Presi-dent Truman’s Appointment of Board Awaited

Britain, China Attack Red Stanc On Jap Control   No Official Notice of Dissatisfaction Received By Txaman

TRUMAN SAYS .NO NOTICE GIVEN BY ALLIES ON ONE-COMMANDER RULE PLAN FOR JAPAN

Scientist Tells Congress Group of Nightmare Atom Bombing Created In Japan

World Must Find Atomic Control, Physicist Warn:   Morrison Tells Senate Committee of Terror Loosed  On Jap Cities

Atomic Bombing Witness Warns Of Consequence:   Must Control Atom To Save The World

REVEALS OLN SET BRIBE PRICE   Sen. Carl F. DeLano Charged Lobbyist $2,500 jor Help with Naturopathy Bill

H.R. Williams Is Star Witness In Bribe Hearine   Naturopathic Case : Opened In Lansing; High-Jinks Told

Majority of U. S. Public Thinks Draft Aae Should Be Raised From 18 to 20

LIQUOR PERMITS TO BE CHANGED      State Voids All Present Cards To Stamp Out Faked Rations

Gestapo Head Believed To Be Commanding New Attack Near Strasbourg

Knemy T roops In South Hit At Strasbourg   French Lose Oberheim As Germans, Perhaps Led By Himmler, Push  Attack at Two Points

Nazis Launch Heavy Attack On Strasbourg   Gestapo Chief Himmler Believed Directing Assault On Alsatian Capital As Belgian Salient Of Enemy Folds Up.

Presstré Increases On Both Sides of the Alsatian Capital as French Lose Oberheir

GERMANS FALL BACK STEADILY IN MOST AREAS   29,648 Prisoners Taken By First And Third Forces

“Second Best’ Assault May Be Opened   Himmler Reported Taking Charge Of Nazi Battle Plans

Sergeant Redman’ Wilf Complete Radio Course At Louisiana Schools

NATION NOW HAS HIVE-OCEAN NAVY   Will Have 223 More Ships In Navy By 1947

U.S. Fleet — Has 5-Ocean Ship Strength   BUILDING PROGRAM  MAKES NAVY MOST POWERFUL IN HISTORY

Tells of Growth  Since Beginning   Reports Largest Navy In History of U. S.

Berlin Derby on With All  Armies on Go  Spirited Race to Determine Which  RAFTED A mwtascm Rieck

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5 Western Front Armies Have Chance--If Reds Do Not Get There First. 

Auto Prices Again Delayed   Small Business Committee Asks Delay ’Til Next Week

TARIFF VOTE. TO BE CLOSE   Dems Call in All Members to Try to Extend Reciprocal Trade Pact

Five Germans Convicted Of Murdering Six U. S. Airmen Hanged Today

'Hang Five German Civilians   Convicted of Murdering Six American Airmen

ive German Slayers of Fliers Hanged   NAMES OF VICTIMS DISCLOSED AS CIVILIAN KILLERS EXECUTED

5 Nazis H anged  In Prison   Vay for Murder of U.S. Fliers; 4 of Vietims Iilentified

Three Factors Jolt Jap War,  Home Fronts   Red Action, Resignation Of Cabinet, Naming of US. Chiefs Coupled With Allied Gains

TOKYO JOLTE BY BAD NEWS ON ALL SIDES   CABINET RESIGNS; NINE SHIPS SUNK AT HONG KONG

350 Persons  Leap to Safety As Ship Burns   150 Hurt or Burned As Vessel Is Destroyed In 82.000.000 Blaze

Kansas-Farmers Worried Over Food: Situation ~~ EnarHarwecting Hands: “

DIRECTORS WOULD RETAIN SISTER KENNY   Refuse to Accept Her Resignation as Head of Institute for Trentment of Paralysis.

City to Get Eight New  Ambulances   Decision By-Passes Proposal Insurance Companies Share Cost As  Beneficiaries of Service.

Committee To Load 8 Onto Budget   City’s Decision By - Passes Proposal Insurance Companies Share Cost As Beneficiaries of Service.

KEEP FIGHTING, NIMITZ ORDERS _ PACIFIC FORCES   Japs Say B-29s Continue ‘Mine-Laying in Nippon ‘Waters

‘ Buhl Flier Drops Food to Dancing, Cheering American Prisoners at J okyo

American Prisoners in J apan Dance Jubilantly as Relief Planes Drop Bundles of Food and Medicine

War Bond Buyers Given Chance To Get Cigarets  _ Rotary Club Sponsors Novel Sale for  Sevanth War Loan

War Bond Buyers Given Chance To Get Cigarets  Rotary Club Sponsors Novel Sale   ee i

FEDERAL PLANS FOR LABOR PEACE RUINED   Auto Workers Willing, But Company Won't Talk It Over

General Motors Won't Take Part In Conferences   Government's Plans T Try To End Strike Receive Setback

Government Hits Conciliation Snag And-Settlement Of Strike Delayed

GM Head Declines To Attend Waae Parley   Government Hits Conciliation Snag And Settlement Of Strike Delayed

PLAN DECLINED BY GM HEAD   Wilson Refuses U. S$ Invitation To Conférence

WAINWRIGHT TO LAND IN GALIF   Party From Manchur. ian Prison Reported Very Tired”

Emperor Declares —  12 per Required,      Hirohito “Sorr y” MacAr thur. Must : Wait To Sign Formal Surr ender; - Appoint Nip Postwar Premier

‘Cease Fire’ Ordered But With Delay   Will Take 12 Days To Tell All Battlefronts Declares Hirohito.   ‘NAME CABINET HEAD

TOKYO DELAYED Ils FORMAL SURRENDER INDEFINITELY TODAY  ~ CONFUSED ADMIXTURE

Hirohito Says He Cant Send Envoys to Manila Friday--M’Arthur Fumes

Regimes Rise, Fall; Situation Still Confused   Allied Power Revealed: 133 Warships in Fleet Battering Japan

Order fo Cease Fire Issued fo All Jap Troops   General MacArthur Is Irked by Japan’s Delay in Response To His Directive

TOKYO DELAYED ITS FORMAL SURRENDER INDEFINITELY TODAY   CONFUSED ADMIXTURE OF WAR AND PEACE IN PACIFIC MORE SNARLED

MacArthur May Lead Invasion  Of Japan   Observers Believe Stilwell Will Get China Invasion Job; Sea Control to Nimitz

MacArthur's Bid To Invade Japan Not Surprising   Gen. Stilwell, Adm. Nimitz Included in Speculations For Leading Eastern Command

MacArthur Likely To Invade Japan  FDR Expected to Give Him -’Nod”

M’ARTHUR WILL INVADE JAPAN?   Washington Circles Hear Manila Liberator Favored For Big Push

CONSIDER NEW PACIFIC PLANS   MacArthur May Get Assignment of Carrying War To Tokyo

JAPAN INVASION TASK (5 d-FOLD   Military People Believe Gen. MacArthur Should Get Accinnment.

MacArthur's ‘On To Tokyo’ Cry May Lead FDR To Give Him Task Of Invading Japan   Odds On Favorite For Assignment Of Invading China Is General Stilwell

Gen, M’Arthur Mav Get Tokvo  Invasion J ob   Washington Speculating On His Chance Of Being Roosevelt Choice

See MacArthur As Invader Of Jap Homeland   General's “On To Tokyo” Cry Gives Rise to Speeulation Among Military People

Speculation Rises If MacArthur Will  Get Huge Assignment To Invade Japan

Japan Invasion May Be Given To MacArthur   “On To Tokyo” Cry May Be If He Is Assigned To Job By Rooseevit

“On to Tokyo" Task May Go fo MacArthur   Stilwell Favored for China Campaign; Nimitz for Sea Command

WANT "MAC T0 LEAD T0 TOKYO      Some Surprised That General Desires Job Of Invading Japan

SEE LIBERATOR OF PHILIPPINES HEADED FOR TOP COMMAND FOR FINAL INVASION OF JAPAN

MacArthur Will Invade Japan   He Is Expected To Be Given Choice Post

interest High in Leader for “On To Tokyo” Drive   MacArthur Foremost Among Possibilities; Stilwell Mentioned For Battle of Ching

B-29'S CONTINUE KYUSHU RAIDS   Broadcasts Say Tenth of Tokyo Now Destroved

B-29°S BOMB JAP TARGETS  IN-NEW RAIDS   TOKYO SAYS NAGOYA AGAIN HIT BY RAIMDERS—VOLCANO ISLANDS ALSO BOMBED

B-29s Raid Kyushu and Tokyo Is Hit   Raids on Jap Southern I: = land Aimed at Six Airfields, Is Reported

Yanks Seize Okinawa Tip le Isle Falls   American Casualties Of 8,000 Reported; Japanese Toll Higher

JAPS REPORT NEW RAID ON KYUSHU   . Others Blast Air Fields In the Tokyo Area

YANKS GAIN GROUND ON OKINAWA   Also Advance On Newly-Invaded Mindanag .

Small Force Hits Tokyo Airfields   Domei Admits Raids. But Says Damage Is Slight

BRITISH BATTER - INTO ROAD BASE   Eighth Army Troops Smash Into Outskirts Of Imola

eee eee eC  ——— Waate Paper-— Sth Army Continues l¢allan Advances

DRIVE INTO IMPOLA      ‘Eighth Army Troops Less Than 20 a Miles From Bologna

12,000 Prisoners Freed  Since Japan’s Surrender   More Than Third of Total Captured During War; Seriously Ill Coming Home by Air, Without Delay

REDS INVADE AUSTRIA NEAR CITY OF GRAZ   LINK-UP POSSIBLE WITH U.S. FORCES IN ITALY

India Group Is Nearing °   Interim? Government Ts. Thought Possible.

Report Indians Near Agreement!   May Go On To Draft Complete Scheme For Interim Government.

INDIA LEADERS NEAR ACCORD   Early End of Parley Or Wavell’s Proposals Predicted

Indian National Leaders Are Near Agreement On Council Membership

INDIAN LEADERS ABOUT T0 AGREE   Settlement Near On Proposed Membership Of New Council.

BROWNELL [9 FREE TO RUN GOP PART)   Has Almost Unlimited Authority Over Personnel, Prooram, Policy.

TURN FUTURE OF GOP OVE TO BROWNELL   ‘National Chairman to Direct Personnel, Pregram and Policy.

Power Given To Brownell   Vote of Confidence Accorded by G. O. P.

Herb Brownell GOP Kingpin   Campaign Manager Given Free Hand Over Affairs Of Republican Party.

NAMING OF NEW SENATOR NEARS   Lausche Indicates Announcement Will Come Saturday

TRAFFIC FATALITIES INCREASE 40 PCT.   End of Gasoline Rationing Brings More Deaths on Highways— Further Rise Predicted.

Allied Nations May Seek Vast Credits In U. S.   Lend-Lease Ends  ' Postwar Fra

LEND-LEASE END STARTS CREDIT   Allies Still Look to U. S. To Supply Needs

Byrnes Tells U. 5. Night Spots to Close Up at 12 M.   Drastic Action Applies to Shows, Dance Halls, Clubs, Sports; WMC Threat Puts Teeth in Edict

Federal Order Goes Into Force Next Monday   Byrnes Moves To Conserve Transpoi tation, Labor  And Fuel,

Floating Rafts Bestir Hopes For Naval Fliers   Erroneous Reports, Corrected Later, From Search Plane, Indicated Two Of 27 Men, Lost Wednesday, Were Still Alive

$3625 ROBBERY AT MT. VERNON   FLEE THRU SALEM AND FIRE 6 SHOTS AT POLICE OFFICER

U.S. IST ARMY IS STALLED BY GERMAN FORCES   Patton’s New Strike Against Fast-Disappearing Nazi Bulge Comes as British Second Army Hits German Salient West  at Roser

Surprise U.S. Attack Splits Bulge’s Flank   Patton on Move; * Jet Army Stalled ‘Ry Counter-Blows*

Brit Spearheads Are Racing  Toward Bremen   Patton’s Forces Advance to Within 126 Miles of Berlin and Are Only 62 Miles From Czechoslovakian Border

YANKS STORM OVER WESER IN NEW GAIN   Fate of Hannover D . Sealed by Twin  Advances

: urdle Pais  River Barrier   Patton Forces, Push Within 87 Miles — - Of Berlin’s Home Province; British . Spearheads Sweeping Toward Bremen

British Rush Or Bremen; 3rd. Toward Berlin   Allied Spearheads Tearing Heart Out Of Reich; Hann over s Fate Sealed.

TESTIMONY AT TRIAL OF POLES.   One of Heads of Polish Home Army Takes Stand

State Witness For Reds Tells About Orders   Diversionary Work Against Advancing Russians Explained

Witness at Moscow Trial Says Exile Government Ordered Him to Act Against Red Army in Poland

Testify Poles To Have Acted ‘Acvaiust Russians   Underground Sought To Foment Hatred — Against Soviet Army

Underground Pole Say He Tried To Brew Red Hatred   Claims He Had Orders From London Group  To Hit Red Army

Witness Says London Poles Gave Orders   Plan Was To Create Hatred For Russians

Underground it Poland Sought To Fight Reds   Leader Testifies Group Enflamed Hate for Russia

BLAME PUT ON LONDON POLES AT RED TRIAL   Underground Leader Says Instructions Were to Foment Hatred of Soviets.

WITNESS SAYS POLES PREPARED TO FIGHT REDS   Radio Moscow Reports Main Task Of Organization Was War Planning   + WITNESSES _ TESTIFY   Reports Say Commandant Of Underground Revealed Damaging Testimony

OPA Freezes All Lard, Cooking Oils For Three Days   Sales to Be Resumed Under Point Rationing Beginning Monday

SALES OF LARD FROZEN BY OPA   OTHER SHORTENING AND COOKING OILS AFFECTED— ALL TO BE RATIONED.

FREEZE ON SELLING OF LARD ORDERED   Shortening and Oils Alsc Off Market Three Days —

LARD SALES ‘FROZEN’ BY OPA TILL MONDAY   Will Go Back On Ration Lis With Other Shortening

SHORTENING IS FROZEN; POINT VALUES RETURN   Lard, Etc., Will Come Back On Sale Monday With 2-Points As Value Thereon

SALES OF LARD FROZEN 3 DAYS   Shortening Goes Back On Rationed List Next Monday

SALES OF LARD ‘FROZEN’ BY OPA   Other Shortening and Salad And Cooking Oils Go Back On Ration Bases Monday

Shorfening Goes Back on Ration List   Sales To Be Frozen On Orders of OPA

OPA Orders Lard Shortening, Salac (il Sales Freeze   Commodities to Go Back on Ration List Next Monday

LARD IS FROZEN BY GOVERNMENT   Other Shortening, Salad And Cooking Oils Also To Be Rationed

FREEZE OF LARD ORDERED BY OPA   Salad and  Cooking  Oils Will Be Rationed Again Mon.

Labor Peace Plan Praised  President Pleased at Post-War Proposals Signed by Union

Labor Peace Charter Is _Cheered By F.D.R. But TN. A.M. Doesn't Like It

Labor Charter Wins Support: Of Roosevelt   Manufacturers Are Cool, However, To Latest Program

F, R. Praises Postwar Labor Code   COMMITTEE WORKS OUT EMPLOYER-WORKER CO-OPERATION PLANS

a eas  Freedom of Press In Europe Sought By Vandenburg; Request Guarantee

CHURCHILL'S SPEECH HITS LABOR PARTY   Socialism Doctrine May Wreck Land, He Asserts

Churchill Fires Blast at  Socialism and Communism   Labor Party Threatens Destruction Of British Economy, Leader Charges

‘Two Kamikazes Hit Near Okinawa: ‘Fleet Downs About 16 Jap Planes

ORDERS JAP T0 OKINAWA ON FRIDAY   Enemy, Meanwhile, Says Effort Being Made to Transmit Cease Fire Instructions but Suicide Planes Active.

SUIGIDE ‘PLANES CRASH ON ISLAND   Two American Garrison Troops Were Injured in Futile Raid.

F ap Kamikaze Raidonlsland. inPeace Wake      “Breachiof: Surrender: Leaves Okinawa Gl’s. Fuming With Fury:

Gas Cut Loom: In Oi Walkout   Shortage Spreads Throughout Midwest As Refineries, Piants Close, }dling 20,000; Toledo on Rations, Other Cities Pinched

STRIKE HITS GAS   Walkout of Workers in Oi ‘Industry Is Gaining. Headway

Gasoline On Scarcity List In Some Places   Strike of CIO Oil Workers Gains Headway, More Big Refineries Closing; Government Seeking Settlement

GASOLINE BAGK (IN SCARGE LIST      Some Sections of Country Affected As Strike Gains Headway.   MANY REFINERIES CLOSE

‘Many Cities Face Rationing Return   Work Stoppages Curtail Output In Many Areas, Call 14,000 Industry Workmen Off Jobs; Another 5,300 Ready To Walk Out

Gasoline Back on Scarcity List as Oil Workers’ Strike Gains Ground: Strike Votés Pushed in Auto Plants

Walkouts Close More Than Dozer Plants in U. S.   Gasoline Returns To Scarcity List In Many Sections

Gasoline Scarce In Some Areas   Strike of CIO Refinery Workers Gains Headway

OVER DOZEN REFINERIES AND. PLANTS CLOSED AND OTHERS MAY CLOSEIN SHORT TIME’

Gas Scarce in Some Parts as  Strikes Grow   Refineries Close; Othe Plants Set to Shut Down

GAS SCARCE AS STRIKES WIDEN   CIO Oil Workers Extend Wave Of Idleness, Menacing U. $§ Outout

Use Of Gas Restricted As Strikes Cut Supply   Refineries, Plants Being Closed Down

OIL WORKERS’ STRIKE BRINGS GAS SHORTAGE T® FEW CITIES   Dozen Refineries Closed Up! Labor Conciliators To  Enter Auto Fight

STRIKE OF CIO OIL WORKERS PUTS GAS ON SHORTAGE LIST  MORE THAN DOZEN RE“FINERIES CLOSED AND OTHERS TO FOLLOW...

Gasoline Becomes Scarce In Some Sections As Oil Workers Remain On Strike

Cities Face Gas Shortage As Strikes Gain Headway   U. S. Seeks Truce In Oil Workers Disputs« While 220,000 Employes Stage Walkout

Many Cities Take Over Service Stations To Avert Shortage of Gasoline For Essentials   MORE STRIKES ARE DUE

Gas Back On Seareity List   Oil Workers Strike Gains Headway, Hits Hardest In Texas Gulf.

Gasoline Is Back On Scarcity List   Strike of CIO Oj! Workers Spreads; Toledo Rations Gas

PARLEY CALLED BY CONCILIATOR IN PEACE MOVE   Oil Workers’ Walkout Gains And Large Cities Begin To Feel Shortages

MORE WALKOUTS IN REFINERIES REDUCE SUPPLY   -Emergeney Rationing in Toledo  Texas Gulf Coast Hit as i U.S, Steps In

Complete Tallying Of Votes Cast  In Recent Election   Complete Official Total Not Known Until Soldier Vote Count

Cities Service Refining Company Taken Over by Federal Government

Three Imprisoned French Premiers, Two Top Generals Freed by Yanks

FAMOUS FRENCH LEADERS FREED   Gamelin, Weygand, Reynaud, Daladier Rescued

4 FRENCH LEADERS FREED BY YANKS   DALADIER, KEYNAUD, GAMELIN AND WEYGAND LIBERATED FROM CASTLE.

Atom Bomb Makers To Discuss Bill   Testify on Plan ~ To Create Board To Control Power

ATOM BOMB EXPERTS APPEAR IN CONGRESS   Scientists Finally Get Chance To Ar Testimony.

ATOMIC FORGE BIGGEST ISSUE   Five Noted Scientists Testify Before House Military Committee,   OTHER OGEVELOPMENTS

Atomic Scientists Stir Up Congress   President’s Appeal to Britain To Open Palestine to More Jews and Struggle With Tax Cutting Keep  Lawmakers Busy

ATOM EXPERTS BEFORE HOUSE   Gen. Marshall Testifies on - Merger; Discuss New  Tax Bill

Atomic Experts Get Chance To Startle Solons   House Committee Hears Scientists; Senate Sets Up Study Group.

Atom Experts Give Views or Energy Bill   Five Leaders Heard by House Committee, Re-opening Hearings

Atom Experts May ‘Explede’  In Congress   Scientists Whe Worked O1 Bomb Demand Spokes-, man Be Heard On Afomie Ril

TOP SCIENTISTS TALK ON ATOMS   Bomb Builders Offer Views On Bill To House Group

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Mrs. Roosevelt. Worn From Shock, Prepares To Move From White House

Eating Habits From Cereal On Through Desseri Feel Pinch   Sugar Shortage Worst Since War Started; All Kinds of Users Affected

PREDICTS SUGAR FAMINE IN U.S.   SUGAR BROKER SAYS NATION FACES WORST SHORTAGE IN HISTORY

All to Feet’ Sugar Pinch   With Supply Lowest Since War Began Ra‘tion May Be Cut Again

JAPS GET JITTERY AS YANK DRIVES PROVE SUCCESSFUL; PREMIER MAY QUIT   ; Report Formosa Attack As Luzon Gains Spread

Report New Advances in Philippines   American Bombers Again Blast Formosa~—Little Re sistance on Luzon

Tokyo Shows New Jitters Over Losses   New Aerial Blows Against Formosa Are Reported

FORMOSA I5 GIVEN NEW AIR BLASTS   MacArthur's Men Now Only 80 Miles From Isle Capital

/END OF CONVOY SYSTEM TO SPEED” HOMECOMING OF AMERICANS NOW IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF WAR

END OF ATLANTIC LUNVOY SYSTEM   Expected To Speed Up The Return Of American Soldiers

WARSHIP BUILDING PROGRAM CUT BACK   “Insurance” Construction Announ eed March 6 Has Been Slashed 75 Fercent

War Progress KeysCut-Back OF Navy Craft   King Reports Paeifie War  ‘Bevond Expe Ilion". peo

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Navy's Warship Program Is Cut   Reduction Based On Size Of Present Fleet and Steel Shortage.

WARSHIP PROGRAM CUT 70 PER GENT   PROJECTED FLEET OF 84 FIGHTING VESSELS REDUCED TO 12 CARRIERS.

Navy Cuts Back Building Plan ‘insurance’ Constructior  Program Slashed  Pr P.. fad

NAVY REDUCES SHIP PROGRAM   “Insurance” Construction is Cut 75 Pct.; War Speed Creates Problems

Believe MacArthur Will Approve New Japanese Officials   Shidehara To Call First Session of Group  Without Even Reporting Roster  To Hirohito

Japanese Cabinet Complete   New Premier Has Problem, 6,000 Korean Coal  Miners Quit Work

PROCEDURE SETS A NEW PRECEDENT   Premier Shidehara Plans First Meeting Before Reporting Roster to Emperor

Premier Picks ‘Safe and Sane Jap Cabinet   Shidehara Will Outline Bluntly the Headaches Facing New Regime

Troubles Plague New Japanese “Liberal” Cabinet   Expect Shidehara Government to Fold In Few Months; Nip Coal Miners Strike

PREMIER SHIDEHARA FORMS CABINET FOR SANE GOVERNMENT  SHIGERU YOSHIDA, FOREIGN MINISTER, IS OPPOS

Jap Premier Moving Fast in New Post   Shuns Warmakers as He Announces Cabinet Makeup

SHIDEHARA HAS CABINET READY FOR NEW TASKS   Precedent Broken As Ministers Meet Before Being Approved By Emperor: Press Criticizes Group.

JAPAN CABINET 5 COMPLETED   Premier Names. ‘Safe and Sane’ Regime for Hungry, Restless Nation.   STRIKES CAUSE TROUBLE

PREMIER PLANS EARLY SESSION OF NIP CABINET   Shidehara Government To Call on Hirohito After Meeting

Shidehara Gain Full Cabinet: Meet Promptly  Domestic Problems Face Old Guard Japanese Gov't

NEW JAPANESE PEACE CABINET IS COMPLETED   Aged Parliamentarians, Liberals Dominate New Gov't

Shidehara’s Government Is Composed  Of Liberals   Headaches Are Ahead For People Of Nippon

PREMIER SHIDEHARA FORMS CABINET FOR DANE GOVERNMENT  Retr ATR? UAT kOe Sf   SHIGERU YOSHIDA, FOREIGN MINISTER, IS OPPOS ED TO MILITARISM

New Cabinet Takes Over in Nippon as Troubles Increase   Confronted With Many Headaches; Spector of Famine Appears

Jap Cabinet Formed by Shidehara  Plans Meeting Even Before   Plans Meeting Even Before Reporting Roster To Emperor

Japan’s New Cabinet Now Completed   Many Problems Face Shidehera

New Jap Cabinet Named      Shidehara Plans Firs: Meeting of Liberal Group Immediately; Face Two Deadlines

New Premier Picks   Parliamentarians And   Liberals For Posts, Retains Several From Old Cabinet.

AGED SHIDEHARA   First Meeting Of Newly Formed Cabinet To Be Called Immediately; MacArthur Sets Two Blunt Deadlines.

Government for Japan Is Named   Shidehara Selects — “Safe and Sane’ Men

Premier Excludes Warmakers From  Holding Position   Korean Coal Miners Strike To Add To Domestic Troubles In Nippon

MINERS IN KOREA QUIT   Unrest Reported Spread: ing as New Premier Shidehara Completes His 15-Member Cabinet and Calls Session.

Warlords Out; Press Asks For  Housecleaning   New Leader Plans to OutLine Headaches Facing Government

Cabinet Appointed By New Jap Premier  Anti-Militarists Dominate Government

New Jap Premier Completes Roster Of Cabinet Setup  Will Coll Members Into Early Session

Untried Jap Liberals Form New Cabinet   Rule Empire Until January Elections! — Face Huge Problems

Jap Cabinet Formed by Shidehara   Plans Meeting Even Before  Reporting Roster To Emperor

Plans First Meeting of  New Members   To Outline Problems Facing Country As  Korean Coal Miners’ Strike Adds Trouble

ALLIED ORDERS FOR CLEAN-UP ARE UP 10 TT   American Marines Land In North China To Help Chiang  Take Over from Nips

Picks His Cabinet On Liberal Lines   Shidehara Plans First Meet_ ing Before Reporting to Emperor,   KOREAN MINERS STRIKE   Demobilization of — Las! Homeland Forces Com- ' pleted Soon

Jap Premier Picks Safe and Sane Cabinet   Shidehara Bears Down On Parliamentarians In His Selections

New Premier Plans Session Immediately   Average Age Of Ministers 1S 6] Years

Shidehara Picks A New Cabinet   Completes “Safe And Sans’ Government. For Restless Japan

Trying Task Facing New Jap Premier  15 Are Appointed Te Wavy Mn,

“Safe, Sane” Goverament For Hungry And Restless Japan Formed By Premier

6000 Korean Miners Strike On Hokkaide   ‘Safe and Sane’ Cabinet Made Up of Liberals,  Parliamentarians

6,000: Korean Coal Miners © Go On Strike   Premier To Call Meeting Of Government To Bluntly Outline Headaches Faced

Shidehara Appoints ‘Safe And Sane”’ Cabinet for Japan  6,000 Korean Coal Miners Go on Strike

‘Safe And Sane’ Japan Cabinet Is Completed   Premier Not to Submit Roster to Emperor, Unprecedented Procedure, Before First Meeting

NEW JAP CABINET COMPLETED; FIVE ARE HOLDOVERS   KOREAN MINERS ADD NEW HEADACHE WITH 6000 ON STRIKE.

Warmakers Are Eliminated In Japan Cabinet   Shidehara Summons  Members To Meeting Before Reporting On Roster To Hirohito

EXPECTED TO SURVIVE BUT. FEW MONTHS   New Miners’ Strikes Added to Troubles Facing Shidehara Gov't,

Shidehara Fills Several Posts In Jap Cabinet   Warmakers Are Excluded; Demand Housecleaning Of Nip War Criminals

Jap Cabinet Meets Before Hirohito Told   Roster Not Submitted to Him First; Strikes, Famine Rising to Plague Premier

Anglo-American Relations Face New Difficulties   Financial Talks, Plane Controversy Remain Unsettled

Anglo-American Financial Talks Are Nearing End   New Difficulties Arise In Connection With International Air Transport   BRITISH LOAN MAY BE FOUR BILLION

' WESTERN FRONT—  Surender Of Coblenz Is Demanded In Ultimatum Issued By Patton

Christmas. Brings Quiet In Disputes Over Wages   -Pickets’ Holiday’ Taken at GMC;  High Scale Asked Of Katscer-Frazer

Holiday Stills Labor Battle:   Detroit GM Pickets Desert Line for Yule at Home

WiLL SETTLES OVER DETROIT LABOR WOES      Auto Industry Wage Battle Still Is  Continuing

JEWS RISE UP IN PALESTINE, RAID ARMORY   IMMIGRANTS AIDED IN ESCAPE, SAYS SECRET RADIO

PALESTINE ARMS DEPOT IS RAIDER    JEWS SEIZE AMMUNITION AND  GUNS IN ACTIVE RESIST ANCE MOVEMENT.

Trouble Brews In Jewish Area   Resistance Movement Reported Rising As Jews Raid Munitions Depot.

Terrifying New Weapons (if War  In Development   Gen. H. H. Arnold Reveals Some Of Secrets Of Future Engines Of Destruction

Fire Raid Turns Osaka Into Inferno   Second Biggest City in Japan Is ~New B-29 Target

2,000 TONS Of INCENDIARIES SPREAD FLAMES   Metropolis Is Third Attacked By Yank Airmen In FourDay Period

HEART OF OSAKA IGNITED BY U. S. LOW LEVEL RAID   » Square Miles Set Afire by Method Used Over Tokyo, Nagoya

HOUSE PASSES ACT TO EXTEND DRAFT   No Opposition to Measure Extending Draft One * -Yeoar :

House Votes To Extend  Service Law   Action Finds No Debate: Law Runs  To May 15. 1946

ROUSE SPEEDS UP DRAFT BILL   Extension Voted For One More Year Without Even A Vote

HOUSE PASSES ACT ~ JO EXTEND DRAFI   Ne Opparition to. ‘Measure Extending. Draft ‘Gap  Year:

HOUSE APPROVES DRAFT MEASURE   PASSES BILL TO EXTEND LAW A YEAR — LEGISLATION GOES TO SENATE.

BILL TO KEEP DRAFT PASSED   House Speedily Decides to Extend Selective Service for Year

Civic Campaigners to Report on Activities ‘Tonight’  R. H. Glover ta Address’ Butte-Fire?’   R. H. Glover to Address-’Butte First’ Dinner; Trarisportation Division Sets Pace Among Chamber’s Workers

Civic Campaigners to Report on Activities Tonight  R. H. Glover to Address Butte First’ Dinner; Transportation Division   R. H. Glover to Address ‘Butte First’ Dinner; Transportation Division Sets Pace Among Chamber’s Workers

Men 26 And Over, Not in Army, Can Shifts Jobs Without Board’s Permit

RUSS REACTION TO ATOM TRUST PLAN AWAITED   Text of Policy Sent to Moscow Before Disclosure Here 

RED REACTION IS AWAITED ON ATOMIC POLICY   Weapon To Be Used Toward Securing Guaranteed Peace

Soviet Reaction To Atomic Bomb Decision Awaited   Attlee and King Depart Following’ Talks With Truman

Bluefield Voters To Go To Polls Tuesday  To Choose Nominees For Board Of Director.   Ten Candidates, Committee Members To Be Chosen

THE DECEMBER PLA. MEETING   Will Feature A Concert By The Wednesday Morning Musicales.

‘Hundreds of Allied Planes Attack Tokyo Area Still Flaming From Fleet’s Surfa«e Shelling

1,500 Planes Strike   Allied Warships Move Down Coast Toward Tokyo

EMPIRE HEART: BLAZING FROM NEW ASSAULTS   U. S., British Planes Lash at Coastal Area, Shatter Airfield Network.

ENEMY COAST STILL ABLAZE FROM SHELLING   Great Carrier Strike That Spread Havoc Resumed In Force on Second Day.

SHANGHAI ON CHINA COAST NOW BLASTED Huge Steel Plant Onily   35 Miles From Hiro. Liste, Bi--ctaol

Task Foree Sull Lurks Otf Honshu   American And British Carrier Planes Hit Tokyo Area Targets

Second  Day Of Heavy Air Attack   FOLLOWS 2000-TON BROADSIDE LEVELED AT HONSHU COAST _ BY GUNS OF ALLIED WARSHIPS

AMERICAN AND BRITISH PLANES STRIKE HONSHT   Military Concentrations in Tokyo Aréa Also Struck From Air Following Broadsides Froni Rifles of Allied Warshing

ENEMY ACCOUNTS SAY TASK FORGE EAST OF HONSH   Reported Plane Attack Comes Less Than 12 Hours After Heavy Shelling By Allied Warships.   FACTORIES, HOMES, AND DOCKS ARE ALL BLAZING   “Fnemy Task Force ts Apt to Altack Us at Any Time and Place,” Jap News Agancy Adrnits.

Nips Say 1,500 U. S.British! Carrier Force Planes Have  Resumed Raids On Tokvo Area

Carrier Planes And Navy Units Rake Homeland   Tokyo Claims Follow Big Night Assault By Halsey’s Fleet

PLANES HIT AT AIR FIELDS   Assault Follows Bombardment By Allied Warships

Jap Broadcasts” Report Havoc Over Broad Area   Reported Assault Follows 2,000-Ton Warship Broadside

Honshu Airfields Blasted as Attack Enters 2nd Day   Stoke Follows 2,000-Ton Broadside Leveled at Coast Of Main Island

Enemy Coast Still Flaming Under 2,000 Ton Broadside From Guns Of Allied Fleet, Military Installations Hit   REPORT 1.000 KILLED IN HOKKAIDO ATTACE

ENEMY COAST AFLAME AFTER U.S. BROADSIDE   Thousand Killed In Attack Over Weekend Radio Says

Battleships Bombard Jap Coast   Airficlds and Military Instal lations Given Another — Heavy Battering :

TWO CAPTURED IN KIMES HUNT   Officers Shoot One Youth in Cor Chase — Outlaw Still at Large

Pistols Roar In Manhunt   Oklahoma Officers Are Quick On Trigger As Chase Grows Hotter

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   German Defenders Withdraw to Center of Budapest

Monkeyshines In Jackson County Court House Get Officials Ribbing

[0 LEARN REASONS FOR DIFFERENCES   In War Warnings Sent To Army Forces in Hawaii in 1940-1941

Differences In War Warnings Are Studied   Several Important Points Brought Out By Gen. Marshall

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS SEEK INFORMATION   Want to Know Why “Philippines - Protec» ted -- Not Hawaii -

Russia. Wants to Have Voice in Far East   Expected to Ask Four-Power Control Reaime for Japan

Reds Make New Jan Control Bid   Claim U. §. Original Agreement Changed

Four-Power Jap Control Asked   Russia Feels Control Should Be Set Up  Before Commission

Says This Should Precede Forming of Commission On Long-Range Policy

SOVIETS FAVOR 4-POWER RULE FOR JAPANESE   Molotov Statement Makes It Clear Russia Wants Hand In Occupation, Along With U. S., Britain And China.

Russia Urges 4-Power Rule  For Japanese   Should Precede Organization Of Far-Eastern Commission,   NEED ALLIED ORGAN

Brutally Treated Yank Prisoners — Made to Bow to Emperor, Guards; Carry Slop.and Clean. Out Latrines.   Regular Beatings Given  Ry lananace

RELIEF RUSHED TO PRISONERS IN TOKYO AREA   Rescuers Spurred On By Tales Of Brutality By Japanese

Rescue Squads Work At Top Speed Bringing Prisioners Aboard Ship   seven Frison Camps Near Tokyo Have Already Been Cleared  PRISONERS TELL OF EXPERIENCES  Suffering From Malnutri. tion and Dietary Deficiency

MIDWEST FACES NEW COLD WAVE OVER WEEK END   Mercury Drops to 30 Below in North Dakota as Frigid Air Invades U. S.

Mercury Plunges As Arctic Blasts Roar From Canade  DS Binet Choke   No Break in State Weather ‘Till After Christmas Holiday

Some States Will Get More Cold   North-Central Portion Of Nation Faces Added Low Readings

Frigid Weekend Is In Prospect   Fresh Mass Of Frigid Ai From Canada Moves  Across Into U. S.

MORE SUB-ZERO WEATHER HEADS FOR MID - WEST   Mercury Plummets To 3€ Below In Dakotas,   Minnesota

‘New Cold Wave Crossing Canada to Plummet Temperatures in Midwest

Air, Sea Bombardment Aids Americans in Twin Attack On Strategic Volcanic Isle

Four Warships, 9 Coastal, 10 Cargo Ships Sunk   22 Other Vessels of Various Kinds Are Damaged; 909 Jap Planes Destroyed; Americans Lose 49 Planes; Marines Land 750 Miles From Japan

Allies Near Meet South of Berlin   Junction of Yanks and Russians Only Matter of Hours   ALL ARMIES ON MOVE   Drive on Port Belt in North, Redoubt Area in South

American Leaque   Teacher Must Shovel Coal, Hoar Woes. Yet She Loves It

Germans Kill Germans In Streets of Berlin, "Werewolf' Radio Says

HITLER LEADS BERLIN FIGHT, NAZIS ASSERT   Foe Radio Says He Directs Battle “From The Frontline”

Nazis Tell World Over Crippled Radio System That Hitler, Goebbels Remain in Capital City

HITLER IN BERLIN, GERMANS ASSERT   BUT RUMORS PERSIST OUTSIDE REICH THAT FUEHRER HAS FLED CAPITAL

Doris Duke Gels Russian Medal  "ieee “aes eae “eed “cet “Sata “lata pee   And Gen. Patton Pins One on Pretty Russian Girl

U.S. Prepares Search For Jap Balloons   See page 9 for Utah Jap balloon story.

Balloon Bombs  Sought in U.S.   230 Known to Have Fallen in West

it Won't Be Long Now: Leading German General Says He  Expects War To End ina Few Days

GERMAN REDOUBT. CALLED A MYTH   CAPTIVE NAZL GENERAL BELIEVES ADOLF HITLER WILL DIF, IN BERLIN.

SOLVE MURDER * AT COLUMBUS   MAN WHO SAID HE WITNESSED FILLING STATION GUN BAT. ‘TLE ADMITS GUILT

CONVICT ADMHS CAPITAL MURDER   Fugitive Breaks After Being Grilled For 11 1-2 Hours

HUNDREDS AMERICAN WARPLANES SWARMED OVER JAP ISLANDS  SUPERFORTS RAID ENEMY   SUPERFORTS RAID ENEMY HOMELAN® AND PHILIPPINES BOMBED

CARRIER-BASED PLANES, B-29'S RAID NIP. BASE   Yanks Aim for Quick De  cision In Philippines,   Tokyo Warns

YANK RAIDERS LASH FORMOSA IN NEW DRIVE   ifokyo Sees Americans Pressing for Quick Philippine Win

3, BOMBERS AAD FORMOSA SECOND TIME   Fleet Planes Joined, Japan Says, by Flights from  Land Bases.

PLANES SMACK NIPPON BASES   Blows Aimed At South Japan, Ryukus. Formosa

JAPS EXPECT NEW INVASIONS IN PHILIPPINES   Nipponese Report Another U S. Convoy, Task Force in Sulu Sea

JAPAN EXPECTS NEW LANDINGS IN PHILIPPINES   Okinawa Islands Also on Attack« ing Plane Target List in Blazing War in Pacific.

Second Day O! Air Smashes At  Key Jap Islands   Report New U.S. Convoy, Task Force   Formosa, Okinawa Blanketed By Bombs; Enemy Awaits New Landings

HUNDREDS AMERICAN  WARPLANES SWARMED OVER JAP ISLANDS  SUPERFORTS RAID ENEMY HOMELAND AND PHILIPPINES BOMBED.

Planes Hit Jap Targets Second Day   Hundreds of Carrier Planes Join B-29s in Raids on Formesa

Jap Installations Under Big Bombing   Hundreds of Planes Swarm Over Formosa; Blast Nagoya, Sweep Luzon Fields: New Convov Reported

Move Closer To Manila By  New Landings   Two New Landings On Mindoro: Air Blows Lash For mosa. Ryukyus.   ALSO BLAST Jaren

FORMOSA AND OTHER ISLANDS IN JAP WATERS BLASTED: CONVOY LANDS TROOPS AT MINDORO -

Carrier Planes And Superforts Strike Formosa   Japs Report A New American Convoy On Move

LAND BEHIND GERMAN LINES   8th Army in Italy Cantures IND Nasgic

British Land Behind Nazis  Italian Lines   Capture More Than 200 Of The Enemy

Chinese Reds Counter Chiang Peace Plan   Central Government Offers Four Points For Ending Civil War; Communists’ Will Stop Fighting “When Kuomintangs Do Likewise

Communists In China. Call For  “Cease Firing”   Ready’: to‘Lay Down Arins . When “All- Kuomintang.  Troops Are Ordered .  ‘to Stop. Fighting bo

Chinese Reds ‘Reiect’ Peace   Chiang Told to Order Halt in Fighting; Counter-offer Made to Nationalist 4-Point Proposal Seeking Civil! War Termination

Communists Counter With Peace Plan   Kuomintang Must Also Order Fiehtine Stopped

New Proposals Sent Communists  Chiang Seeking te End Hestilities

4 POINTS MADE IN NEW EFFORT TO STOP STRIFE   Communist Quarters Claim That U.S. Meddles In Guise Of Policeman

Communists Also Tender Peace Offer      Four-Point Proposal to Cease Firing Made by Nationalistic Leaders Is Countered by Reds

Cease Fighting Everywhere, Is Counter-Plea   Propose Troops Be = Withdrawn 10 Miles from Railroad Lines

CHARGE U.S. INTERFERES IN AFFAIRS   Report Aired As First Large Scale Fichtine Reported

CHIANG MUST ORDER TROOPS TO QUIT FIRST   Government Issues Four-Point Offer: U. $. “Meddling” Charged by Reds.

Reds Counter Peace Proposal   Nationalist Offer Meant to Stop Fighting; Communists Charge U. S. With Meddling

Central China Government Submits Plan  ie eee ene, ae,  SERGE   Communists Want Kuomintang Army To Be Instructed

Central Chinese Plan Countered By Communists   Answer Says Reds Will Siop Fighting When Kuomintang Does, Won't Send Delecates

Chinese Reds Battle Troops  Of Government   Communist Charges of UL. S. Interference Made Public in Midst Of Large Seale Fight

CHINESE COMMUNIST LEADERS WILLING TO BRING FIGHTING END  WILL CEASE HOSTILITIES IF ALL KUOMINTANG

Reds Cool To Peace Proposal   Chinese Communists Say They Will Stop Fighting When All Chiang Forces Stop

CHINESE REDS AND CHIANG'S FORGES LOCKED IN BATTLE   Communists Renew Charges of U.S. Meddling in Nation’s Affairs

PEACE TERMS FROM CHIANG FORGES ISSUED   Communists Claim U. S. Interferes In Guise Of Policeman

Chinese Communists to Halt Their Fighting When Nationalists Quit

Large-Scale Fighting In Progress   Reds Want Both Sides To Lay Down Arms; Rail Lines Cleared

BUT DEMAND NATIONALISTS DESIST FIRST   Communists, Replying to Chungking Peace Proposal, Agree to Lay, Down Arms When Kai« shek’s Troops Do So.

Communists In China Charge  Interference   Spokesman Takes Issue With Wedemeyer’s Statement   CONFLICT POS SIBLE   National Forces Try To Gain Control Of Railroads

Peace Plan Drafted By  Nationalists Communists Ask Tha   Communists Ask That All Fighting Ceases,

Communists Willing to End F ighting in All of China   Want Truce In Every Section Of Country

Reds Accuse U, § With Meddling’ In Civil Strife   First Large Scale Fighting Between Chinese Factions Reported

Want Cease Fire Order To Apply To All Of China   Want All Railroads Cleared Of Both Communists And Government Troops

Chinese Central Regime Offers the Communists 4-Point Peace Proposal

Proposals Made To China Reds  By Government   Charges Of U. S. ‘Meddling’ Heard As First Large Scale Fighting Occurs

Seek Removal Of All Troops Guarding Rails   'Coxamunists Hit U. S. ‘Guise of Policeman’ In . Civil Strife

COMMUNISTS OF CHINA COUNTER PLAN ON PEACE   Say They Will Quit When Kuomintang - Troops Stop Fight

Balk At War End In Few Select Areas   Insist ‘Cease-Fire’ Order Be General And All Rail  I inee Troann-F ree.

COUNTER PEACE PLAN OFFERED   Communists to Stop Fighting When Government Troops Stop.   FOUR CONCRETE POINTS.

Demand Chiang Call On Troops To Cease Fight   Reds Charge U. S. Is Meddling In ‘Guise Of Policeman’ In National Affairs

Marines Clamp Arc on Shuri   Geiger Says Men Making “Good Progress,’ but Admits Jap Artillery Fire Effective

Bolstered Yank Troops Besiege Fortress City —   Turner Says Bases In Island Being Used In “Important Attacks”

IS MENACED IN ASSAULT   Adm. Turner Predicts Okinawa’s Capture ‘In Near Future’

Sees Early Capture of Okinawa   Admiral Turner Predicts Fall of lsland—Gains  in Philippines

Adm. Turner Sees Capture Of Island Soon   Japanese Planes Damage Five U. S. Liaht Warships

‘EAST ANCHOR OUTFLANKED BY VANKS   Admiral Turner Says Capture of Isle Due Soon

Three Divisions Tighten Pincers Around Citade   Jap Counter-Attackers Use U.S. Uniforms and Captured Weapons

EARLY VICTORY ENVISIONED BY ADM. TURNER   Reinforced Troops Threaten to Outflank City of Yonabaru.

Admiral Says Isle Conquest Not Far Off   Yankee Doughboys and Marines Encircle Mount Shuri

Japs Hold Caves, Pillboxes Until Slain By Bayonets   Enemy Air Attacks On U.S. Fleet Damage Five Warships

BESIEGE JAP CITY OF SHURI   Yanks Close in on Malaybalay; Chinese Re-open Min River

ANCHOR TOWNS OF YONABARU_ IS THREATENED   Commander Turner Predicts Okinawa, Already Used as Base for Attacks on Japan, Will Be Entirely Captured Soon

Yanks Fight Toward Batterec City From Three Sides As  Patrols Enter Yonabaru ~

New Drive Threatens To Outflank  Yonabaru   Turner Predicts Capture Of Okinawi In ‘Comparatively Near Future’

TOKYO TELLS JAPANESE TO. “HAVE FAITH               ANNOUNCEMENTS  OVER: iO REVEAL, JAPAN BADL’ ~ WORRIED OVER WA

TOAPPLY FOR FINAL CITIZENSHIP PAPERS   Bridges to Ask for Them As Soon As Warrant Is _ Dismissed.

TO APPLY FOR PAPERS   Harry Bridges Awaits Dismissal of Warrant of Arrest

State’s Surplus Monies May Be Appropriated,  Supreme Court Decrees   Reserves May Be Expended by Legislature For Any Purpose It Sees Fit, Tribunal Rules in Test Litiaation

Gavin Champion: Miners’ Cause Describes Sanitation   Describes Sanitation In Mining Villages As “Revolting”

Enemy. Fails. On Outposts   ‘Nazi Tralian. Plans ‘Stopped ‘By Allies

NAZIS REPULSED ALONG ADRIATIC   BEATEN BACK FROM RENO, SENIO RIVERS WITH HEAVY LOSSES

NAZIS FAIL 10 SET UP OUTPOS SOUTH OF RENO   Enemy Losses In North Italy Are Heavy

NAZIS THROWN BACK NEAR ITALIAN RIVERS   Suffer Heavy Losses In Bic To Set Up New Outposts

German Plans:for Reno, Senio Bank Outposts Frustrated   Indications: Show ~ Kesselring ta:Hold Line at All Cacte 

FiveU.S.Ships Sunk By Japs   Nips Attack Savagely And Lose 150 Planes: Drive For Davao Continues

Americans Down 54 Nip Planes, 15 Suicide Boats  Aussies Take Borneo Military Barracks; Rangoon Siege Ends

JAP SEA, AIR ATTACK MADE OFF OKINAWA   Yanks Lose 5 Light --Shive, Foe 15, 54 Plares

NIPPON PILOTS SINK 9 LIGHT U.S. WARSHIPS   ATTACK COSTS 54 PLANES; OKINAWA TRICK FOILED

Strong Yank Forces Push South on Advance to Manila  Further Gains Punched Out on Northern Eran’ ac Airman Ranae For   Further Gains Punched Out on Norther Front as Airmen Range Far And Wide to Blast Communications

Clark Field Area Being Cleared; Tokyo Hit Again   Five Superfortresses Are Missing; U. S. Sub Sink 21 Jap Vessels

Strong Yank Forces Push South on Advance to Manila   Further Gains Punched Out on Northern Front as Airmen Range Far And Wide to Blast Communications

Von Krog ls Through At Eldor   Resignation Announced; Will Be Effective On Sept. 17.

Ask Full Probe Army Black Marts   Court Martial Prosecutor Asks Sweeping Investigation.

Luzon Campaign Races to Swift Climax  Americans Drive Near Junction With Guerrillas

Filipinos Help Yanks Chasing Japs On Lazer   Campaigi: Racing Toward Swift Climax; Report 20, 000 Nips Face Trap In North

Luzon Drive Climax Near   37th Infantry. Unit Helping Guerrillas

Drive for Valley Racing Toward Swift Climax   37th Moves 13 Miles Northward; Japs In Bitter Resistance

LUZON CAMPAIGN ADVANCES TOWARD A SWIFT CLIMAX   U. S&S. Troops Race Through Cagayan Valley, 17 Miles From Filipinos at Town of Tuguegarao.   20,000 NIPS BELIEVED LEFT IN THE SECTOR   Enemy Has Been Counter-/ ttacking Furiously for Two and a Half Days Against Foes in the North,

Luzon Valley Campaign Is Nearing End   Americans And Guerrillas Put On Triple Squeeze

Luzon Drive Nears Climax   Guerrillas Stop Jap Attacks, Nips Cut Off From Escape by Sea

Luzon’s Cagayan Valley Battle Nearing Climax   U. S. Infantry Fighting For Junction With Guerrilla Forces Holding Off Japanese

Climax Drive Is Smashing Nips On Luzon   Aussies On Borneo Capture Great Oil Fields Without Opposition.  TAKE AMOY SADDLE

CAMPAIGN NEAR END ON LUZON   American And Guerrilla Forces Join; Days Of Nipponese Numbered

TEMPERATURES:   Benton Harbor Pair Found In Nick Of Time   Mr. and Mrs. August Wendt, Stricken Late Friday, Are Revived

TWO OVERCOME BY GAS FUMES   Revived After Being Found Unconscious In B. H. Home

House Group Adopts New Tax Cut Bill   Substitute for Administration .Plan Approved

- Yule’ Present Tax Bill OK'd By House Group   Committee Approves 10 Per Cent Reductior For All Taxpayers

Youth Fellowship Names Officers —  Final Session Will Be Held Today

Youth Fellowship Names Oificers  "Final Session Will Ra Hala Tender

JAP WAR POLICIES ENTER LEND-LEASE CONTROVERSY   ATOR: AWVOCATES DISCONNG MILITARY SUP« FOR BRITAIN

U. S. LEND-LEASE MAY BE CURBED   Would Stop Aid To Great Britain

Nazis Perpetrated ‘Horror March’ By Yank Prisoners When Fleeing Soviets

Prisoners Relate Horror March”  “Treated Like Dogs," Declares One Soldier

YANKS UNDERGO ‘HORROR MARCH’ UNDER WHIP OF BRUTAL CAPTORS         War Prigonérs Tell Ot  Forced March From German Camps

YANKS PRESS FORWARD IN STIFF FIGHT   Tanks Pave Way for Leathernecks To Penetrate Jap Defenses

Heights Overlooking Fortress Captures   Town Reduced to Rubble by Bombs, Shells; Tanks Unable to Climb Ridoes. Men Ficht Hand-ta-Hand

Two Paroled, Served Minimum Terms   Halsey Warns Against ‘Confused Optimism’

War Today-  Luzon Offensive Matches Soviet’s tn Importance   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE Tintted Pence War Patines

CHINESE DEAK INTO KWENLIN   Smash Into City After Coordinated Attack From Two Sides.

Chinese Break linto Former American Air Base at Kweilin   South and West Gates Reported Captured

Chinese Forces Drive Into Kweilin   South And West Gates Captured

YANKS INVADE KUME ISLAND   Seen As Step Toward China Rather Than  Japan.

SMASHING BLOW OF B-255 LEAVES GREAT FIRES   6,632 Tons of Mines, Explosives, Incendiaries Dropped by ‘Forts’

NIPS ARE GIVEN FORETASTE OF FUTURE BLOWS   6,632 Tons Of Incendiaries, Explosives And Mines Dropped By Big Fleet

6,632 Tons of Incendiaries, Explosives and Mines  Loosed IS TOP ONSLAUGHT  Pilots Report Opposition In Any Form Totally Lacking

SEE WINTER OF HARDSHIPE DUE TO COAL STRIKE   Optimism For r Quick Ending Te Coal Walkout Is Gone

Hopes For Early End Of Coal Strike Fade   Officials Fear Winter Hardships; Solution Nears In Walkout Of N. Y. Longshoremen

COAL STRIKE MAY CAUSE HARDSHIPS   Schwellenbach Gloomy Over Prospects for End of Controversy.

WORST WINTER OF HARDSHIPS AHEAD   Unless There is An Early End to Soft Coal Strike

U.S. Warned Of Hardships   Coal Strike Causes Fuel Dearth Threat

Coal Strike To Cause Nation's Hardest Winter   Stalemate Reached In Negotiations

COAL STRIKE MAY RESULT IN BARRIER TO URGENTLY NEEDED: RECONVERSION

Nation Faces Critical Winter Unless End Is Brought to Coal Stirke

WILL JOHN L. LEWIS BE COLD‘  Worst Winter of Suffering Since Depression Seen.  Millions of Tons of Coa Lost Each Day  Mills Closing; Leaders Are

Coal Strike Threatening  Hardships   Optimism For Quick Break Wanes As  Gloom Marks Sixth Day Of Conference.

FARM PROGRAM CURBS VETOED BY COMMITTEE   Administration Plan to Cut Triple-A by Third Rejected

HOUSE COMMITTEE REJECTS: PROPOSED AAA FUND SLASH   HOUSE GROUP RECOMMENDS PROGRAM BE CONTINDED— SCHOOL LUNCH FUNDS INCLUDED

Air Force Preparing Defenses -Against Possible Aerial Attacks in Arctic Are:

Army Air Forces Mapping Plans For Protecting U.S. From Air Attack Via Arctic

STATE'S CASE MAY BE FINISHED TOK   Defense Will Then Call Witness in Naturopath Conspiracy Trial.

SIGLER WINDS UIP BRIBE. CASE   Defense Will Call Witnesses In Naturopathy Trial

Senate Refuses to Curb U.S. Delegates to Leagu   Caft Tries to Impose “Mild” Restrictions, but His Proposal Is Defeated, 41 to 18—Donne!l’s Amendment to Require Two-Thirds Senate Approval for Any Agreement by President for Use of Armed Forces Is Called Up.

Internationalization of All Weapons Urged on Condition Russia, France Cooperate Fully With United Nations

PRESIDENT BRAVES SLEET STORM 10 BE AT OWN FIRESIDE   Holiday Custom Is Kept At Independence, Mo, For 27th Year

Truman Makes a Hazardous Trip Home for Christmas   President Reaches Kansas City Five Hours and 49 Minutes After Take-Off From Washington in Rain and Sleet, Running Into Headwinds and Icy Weather Most of the Way—Greeted by His Family.

TRIAL TO OPEN NEXT MONTH   Master Case Against Big Shot Criminals of Germany te Begin in Nuernberg — Triale of 300,000 to 400,000 Germans on Criminal Charges: Will Follow.. ~

300,000 NAZIS TO FACE TRIAL   Action Expected to Start at Nuernberg Soon

GOERING, HESS, ARE. STARS ON CRIMINAL LIST    24 Nazis Will Face - Master Trial Set.in .Nuernberg Next Month

SMALL FRY GERMANS TO BE TRIED   SS and Gestapo Face Trial After The Big Shots

300,000 NAZI CRIMINALS T0 FACE TRIALS   Five Powers Will Prosecute Big Wig Warmakers

THOUSANDS OF GERMANS FACE ALLIED TRIAL   Between 300,000 and 400,000 Small Fry to Follow Big Shot Criminals.

300,000 Nazis Face Trial On War Crimes   German War Machines Expected To Be Accused Of  Criminal Tendencies At Hearings

‘Small Fry’ Will Follow Hearing At Nuernberg  Death Sentence for   Death Sentence for Most of 24 Leaders Of Party Indicated

H irohito Retains ‘His Support But  ‘Rumbling Begins   New Forees At) Work May Push Him Out Of  Power.

Hirohito Outwardly Appears To Retain His Following In Japan   However, Moves To Reduce His Popularity Already Under Way; Never Any Guaranty Of Allied Support Of Emperor

Hirohito Outwardly Retains Following; Moves Under Way To Reduce Popularitt

AMERICAN POLICY IN JAPAN IS SEEN AS LIKELY TO CHANGE JAP ‘ATTITUDE TOWARD THE EMPEROR

Hirohito Still Holds Devotion of People Althongh Shintoism Weaken:

OCCUPATION   “Hirohito Outwardly Retains Religious Devotion of Japs”

EmperorSeems To Retain Hi: Jap Following   But Moves to Reduce Hi: Popularity and Prestige Within Periods Of Years Underway

Hirohito Outwardly Retains Following; Moves Under Way To Reduce Popularity   BY GLENN BABB

Hirohito Still Jap High Priest But Changes Forecast Under U. S. Rule

ee ee ee  Few Worship At Shrines Now  Decline In Popularity Of Shinto May In Time Affect Hirohito’s Fate

Japanese Emperor Retaining Religious Devotion Of Vast Majority Of Nippon Peoples

British Demand Full Surrender By Indonesians  Will Back Up Order With Armed Might   Emperor-Divinity Concept ‘Facing Extinction In Japan

Hirohito Outwardly Appears To Retain Following; Moves Made To Reduce This

EMPEROR OF JAPAN MAY LOSE DEVOTION RELIGIOUS FAITHFUL  ULTIMATE FATE OF EMIRE RESTS WITH PEO-

People to Decide Emperor's Status  Powerful Elements at Work in Japan .

Powerful Factors: Might End Japan’s Emperor Worship   Hirohito Will Make Hi  : Journey Next Week. to Ancient Shrines of Sun Goddess

‘Invasion Jitters Sweeping Japan May Be Premature, Simpson Asserts

France Requests Conference to Name Commission to Probe Levant Dispute

French Bring Up Levant Issue As Delegates Plan To End World Conference

Preparing To Give The President A Rousing Welcome  MEETING TOMORROW ADJOURNMENT OF  Truman To Deliver First Exclusive Foreign Policy Address

France Asks Allied Aidin Syrian Case   United Nations Meet Awaits Arrival of President Truman

france Stirs Peace Parley   Injects New Issue As Truman Arrives To Address Closing Session

Truman to Close Security Parley   France Injects Levant Dispute in Conference

United Nations Parley Nearing End of Session   Only Extraneous Issue Injected As Delegates Await President Truman

France Makes Last Minute Bid At Parley  Rousing Welcome For President Clataa in © FE

For Truman’s Closing Talk   France Asks Group Be Set Up to Study Syria-Lebanon Issuc

Conclave Levani Probe Denied   France Asks Syria, Lebanon Dispute Probe; President to Address Closing Meet Tuesday

France Raises Syrian Issue at Conference   Request for Group to Study Dispute Won't Delay Closing

WEARY DELEGATES PREPARE T0 HEAR TRUMAN CLOSING SPEECH   France Asks Commission To Probe Levant Dispute

TRUMAN GOES TOFRISCO TONIGHT —      Will Adjourn  United Nations Meeting Tomorrow

UNCIO Asked By French To Study Levant Problem   Council Lacks Power At Present To Set Up  Such Commission

N uernberg Court Dock Has Ne ew Face   Kaltenbrunner Joins 20 Other Nazis Facing War Charges

NO. 2 GESTAPO MAN JOINS PALS   Kaltenbrunner Recovers And Joins 20 Other Top Nazis On Trial In Nuernberg.

Himmler Aide In Nuernber 8 Prisoner Dock   Ernest Kaltenbrunner Re covers From Cranial Hemorrhage; Nazi Plan to Starve Russians

Gestapo's No. 2 Man Pleads War Crime Innocence  Accused Is Brought To Bar From Hospita

Sanction War  Ref ugees Aid   LUNRRA Couneil Overides Dissent Of Four Countries

UNRRA To Aid War Refugees   Russa-Polish Dessenting ante Te Over Ridden

UNRRA Sanctions Aid for Refugees  Remaining Exile Opponents Charge Ste; Would Involve Agency  Ip Exnfacive Politics

Sanction Help for Refugees Still in Exile  Opponents Fear It Will Involve _U.N.R.R.A. in Politic:

NATIONS DIVIDED “ON UNRRA RELIE   COUNCIL VOTES TO AID REFUGEES REMAINING IN EXILE DESPITE PROTESTS.

UNRRA To Aid Those Who'd Stay In Exile   Council Votes Down Russia, Poland, Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia in Decision

Russia Defeated By UNRRA Action  Relief Group Votes to   Relief Group Votes to Aid Displaced Persons

‘Sanction Help for Refugees Still in Exile  Opponents Fear It Will Involve TINRR BR tw Delizzn

Mild Weather  To Continue All But Northeast U.    All But Northeast U. S  Temperatures Warm

Radcliffe Tells Traman 0  Losses Because Of - Waether   21 MILLION DOLLARS IN LOSSES CLAIMED

Maryland Farmers Seek Financial Aid   Radcliffe Asks Truman’s Help in Offsetting Heavy Crop Loses

Jap Naval Leader Blames Yamashita  For Mass Killings   Okocchi Calls General Responsible; Defense Confuses Witness

Jap Admi ral At Manila  Turns Against Yamashita   Naval Commander Says Japanese Army Command Responsible For Sacking And Destruction Of Philip. pine Capital And Accompanying Atrocities

Jap Admiral Says Yamashita Guilty of Rape of Manila  alle mf Baalear ip

FORMER JAP NAVAL HEAD TESTIFIES   Says Yamashita Alone, Responsible For Atrocities

JAP NAVY SAYS ARMY ORDERED RAPE OF MANILA   Jap* Naval ~ Commander Makes Surprise Appearance at Trial

JAP ADMIRAL IS POOR WITNESS AT VAMASHITA TRIAL   Okcochi’s Story on Manila Boomerangs Against  Pencertition

CIANO’S DIARY  Il Duce Shrugs Off Disaster Warning   Count Reveals That His Father Was Chosen to Succead Mucealin:

CIANO’S DIARY——NO. 5 Il Duce ‘Shrugs Off A Warning Italy Faces Bankruptcy   Count Reveals That His Father Was Chosen To Succeed Mussolini

HITLER'S PLANS CLEAR BUI ITALY UNINFORMED OF THEM  Italy Drifts Through Summer of 1939

BRITISH CABINET “STANDING BY”   ‘Officials To Be Ready For Collapse Of Germany

Warren Is New Federal Conciliator   Detroit Testing Ground for Strike Mediation Test

Federal Gov't. Takes Over Job of Settling Auto Industry's Labor Troubles  Chih. Tametan im Neotentt Cibetdineg:   Strike Tension in Detroit Subsiding; Frankensteen Seeks to Settle Dispute

DETROIT T0 BE TESTING: SROUND IN LABOR RIFTS   Schwellenbach Says Edgar Warren May Be Trouble Shooter

DRUNK DRIVER DEMANDS TRIAL      Condition Of Two Victims Is Fair, Others Show  Improvement

Two Arraigned For Accident   Crash Driver Unable To Furnish Bond

BISHOP OPPOSES SEATING ELLIOTT   HOLDS YOUNG ROOSEVELT IS  INELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS  CHURCH VESTRYMAN,.

Elliott Roosevelt Barred --» From Post As Vestryman   Bishop Manning Says Former President’s Son Is Not In Good Standing In Episcopal Church

Elliott Booted Off Vestry of Church   FDR Son Is Not in Good Standing Says Bishop

Last Jap Okinawa Defense Smashed in Knockout Blow   1000 Japs Killed Daily for 74 Days in Bloody Pacific Battle

Borneo Aussies On Outskirts of Native Capital .  Fall of City in Few Hours Cla wes s Tear Th...

MOST OF JAP. LINE CRUSHEE ON OKINAWA   Nips Compressed Into 13 Square Mile Pocket

Tekyo Reports U. 5. Preparing New Offensive   71,203 Japanese Killed During 74-Day Campaian

TROOPS DANE NIPS TOWARD DEATH IN SE   Scores of Jap Soldiers and Thousands of Natives Are Captured.

OF ENEMY BREAKING   Tanks Spearhead Yank Advances; Furious  Barrage Hits Foe

Americans Crack Defense Lines —  On Three Fronts   Seized Fortifications Yield Many Prisoners To Advancing Yanks »

RIVER STAGES  awe Be ee ee   Bare Backs Save Allied POW’s From Own Planes

Army in Italy Tightens Vise On Vergato   Troopers of 5th Move Up Along Reno River; Unit of Sth Retires

FIFTH ARMY TROOPS APPROACH VERGATO   Push to Within Mile of Tows From Both Sides Along Reno River.

Fifth Army Occupies Carviano   Closing In On Road Hub Of Veraqato

Fifth Army Men Occupy Carviano   Closest Approach To QObjective of Vergato, 171 Miles From Bologna.

Fifth Army Progress In Battle for Vertago Slowed. Strong Defense

HFT ARMY PUSt SLOWED BY ENEM   Increased Nazi Resistance Along Entire Front in ltaly.

NATIONAL. COMMITTEE OF GOP TO ENDORSE PLATFORM TODAY   MORE MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN MAKING PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGNS OF CON/ GRESSBEN-

G.0.P. WILL 0.K PLATFORM FOR 1940 BATTLE   Chicago Meeting Is to Wind Up With Burst of Oratory

Two Held In Local District Robberies   State Police Hold Brownsville Pair For Charleroi Car Theft, Two Stickups

Youths Held in Armed Valley Service Station Robbery Here Dec. 21

GRAND JURORS: DEMAND BOARD MEMBERS QUIT   Von Krog, Four Other Former Employes Face Charges of Felony

GRAND JURORS ASK > STATE 1. BOARD MEMBERS TO QUIT   Supt. Von Krog, Four Others Face Charges of Felony

Higgins $ Says ; He Is Not Through In New Orleans   Labor-Management Group Accepts Principle Of Collective Bargaining

-Demand Trial for ‘Dec. 7 Figures   ” ToExamine Reports for Further Action

Nation to Blame For Pearl Harbor,  Truman Declare:   Fault Was in Policy of Non-Preparedness, He Says; Congressmen Demand More Complete Investigation

President Says Reports Indicate Whole Country Was to Blame for U.S. Disaster at Pearl Harbor

Apathy Of People is Cited   Roosevelt Made Effort to Keep Public Informed

Solons Demand Further Probe Of Top Officers   President Sides With  Secretary Stimson In Blast At Army Report

elruman Blame: Pearl Harbor On U. S. Policy   Says Program in Nation in '41 One Of Unpreparedness

Nation Itself Not Ready For Preparedness Then, President Declares   Cites Flaunting  Of FDR’s Appeals   Chief Executive Does Not Plan Courts Martial; Denies White Wash

Cordell Hull is Defended By Truman   Says the Pearl Harbor Dis aster Resulted f'sm  Non-preparedness

Non-Preparedness By Entire Nation Pearl Harbor Cause Says Pres. Truman

Congressmen DemandMore On Disaster   President Declares Non-Preparedness Was Responsible

‘Fresident Truman Says  Army and Navy Re ports Show  SOME CONGRESSMEN PUSH INVESTIGATION  Courts Martial of Top Officers Who Drew Part of Blame

Government Acts To Get More Pork Next Year   Senators Accuse OPA Of Inefficiency, Laxness, Unfairness

Government Acts to Get More Pork Next Year  Solons Accuse OPA of Unfairness, Laxity, Inefficiency

BOOST IN PORK SUPPLY ASKED   WEA Calls for Increase As Senators Hit OPA for Laxness, Unfairness

SENATOR CHARGES OPA INCOMPETENCE   Handling of Black Marketeers Rapped Again at Hearing

MORE BUTTER 15 AIM OF WINNESOTAN   Proposed Amendment Could Increase Present CCC Subsidy. °

State - Secretary Proposes ~ '10-Year Program Costing $186,809,751 ~

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DAZE NAVY WRITTEN OFF BY HALSEY   Ships Lob 1,000 Tons 0 Shells At Hamamatsu; 60 Airfields Hit

FLEET & PLANES HIT HEAVY NEW BLOWS AT ENEMY   Japanese Navy Is Written Off As “Dead;”’ 1.076 Jap Planes And 915 Ships De— Since July

Allied Warships And Planes Hunt Down Remainder Of Nips’ Fleet And Airforces; Nimitz Writes Off Enemy Sea Force

Third Fleet Again on Rampaade   U.S. Naval Officers Declare Enemy Fleet Is ‘Dead’

SHIPS AND PLANES ATTACKING AT MANY POINTS AND MEET! LITTLE IF ANY OPPOSITION

WIPING OUT JOB FINISHED IN KURE RAID   Such Is Conclusion of U.S. Staff Officers as Carrier Planes and Fleet Strike Again at the Nip Homeland.

Warplanes And Fleet In Attack   No Opposition Offered As Ships Range Length of Honshu; Tokyo and Hamamatsu Targets

Third Fleet and Carrier Planes In Dual Blow   While Warships Hit Big Industrial City, Aircraft Rips Up  60 Honshu Airfields

Naval Off icer Coneludes Nip  Sea Power-Gone   Observation Made As Unit ed States Naval Guns Daye ingly Hurl More Destruction Ou Empire   Warned Cities Are Being Ripped Open   Targets Left “Burning Fierecly:” Navy, Knockout Punch Delivered  Ke ove Wives

90 00 Readers each day is The Journal-  News family of possible readers,   ‘   JAPANESE NAVY WRITTEN OFF AS “DEAD”   Industrial City Of Hama. matsu Wrecked  TOKYO   Given Thorough Going-Over By Airmen: ‘Excellent’ Results Are Reported

KURE KNOCKOUT IS DEATH BLOW, SAYS U. S. STAFF   WARSHIPS AND 1500 CARRIER PLANES HIT NEW BLOWS AT JAPAN

Heart of Enemy Empire Smashed By Heavy Blows  Toakva Renarted   Tokyo Reported Deserted as Fliers Roam Over City

COASTAL CITIES BOMBARDED BY BIG NAVY GUNS   Swarms of Planes Return to Add to Havoc After Week End When 400 Ships Hit

BIG INDUSTRIAL GUY SHELLED      1,509 Planes Rip Up 60 Airfields and Other MilitarveTarqets.   ACTION (S «CONTINUING

Warships Shell Big Industrial And Rail City   1,500 American And British Carrier Planes Rip Up 60 Airfields, Other Installations   Most Overwhelming Forces Ever Concentrated In World History To Invade Japan   Admiral Ramsey Says Preparations For Invasion Already Are Under Way

Admiral Halsey’s Fleet Pour over 1,000 Tons of Destruction upon Interior  City, Hamamatsu.   PLANES ALSO TEAR UP 60 AIR BASES

Tons of Steel From Fleet and Planes Hit Foe   Nippon’s Sea Power Declared Dead; U. S. Shells Batter Nips

Halsey Blasts Honshu, Carrier Planes Strike   ‘This Is The End’ Of Nip Navy, Says Fleet Officer As Crippling Blows Are Landed

American Steel, Fire Back Up Surrender Ultimatum Promise of Destruction

DESTRUCTION HITS HEART OF ENEMY’S HOMELAND MONDAY   U. S. THIRD FLEET SHELLED BIG INDUSTRIAL CITY AS PLANES BLAST AWAY

-“anes and Ships  In a Bold Attack   Yankees Raid the Heart of Japanese Empire Again  Today   DAMAGE 60 AIRFIELDS   Other Military Installations  From Kyushu Are it :

[Big Fleet Guns Batter ‘Honshu Industry City   Carrier Plane Squadrons Roam  Unmolested Over All of Japan

Rail City Of Hamamatsu Bombarded   Carrier Aircraft Goes About Work Unmolested

Third Fleet, 1500 Planes Hit Military  Installations   Opposition Missing To Carrier Attack

Yankee War Power: Piles Up Triumphs in Steady Assault   1,500 Allied Planes Rip Military Installations; Fleet Shells City

‘Halsey Ships Shell Big Industrial City   Groggy Japanese Navy Written off As Dead; Six of Eleven Forewarned Gunerfort Targets Get Bombings

Fleet, Planes Rip Heart OF Nippon   Halsey’s Surface Force Steams Boldly Into Enemy's Home Waters To Bombard Hamamatsu With 1,000 Tons Shells

Rockets Not Taking Place . of Artillery   They Supplement Each Other and Both Have -Advantaqges

5 Dead, 28 Hurt In Bus Collision  Truck Plows into Bus Near Petaluma

CLARK FIELD AIRDROME BELIEVED CAPTURED: JAP CASUALTIES HIGH   RADIO TOKYO REPORTS ANOTHER U. S. LANDING ON MINDORO, BAMBAN RUNWAYS NOW IN USE

Clark Field Probably in  Yank Hand   Americans Reach. Air * Where Japanese Kr Out U.S, Air Force > ippines Three Years Ago

AMERICAN ARMORED FORCES REACH CLARK FIELD NEAR MANILA   JAPANESE BROADCASTS REPORT THREE AIR AND NAVAL ACTIONS

No Gains Reported on Northeast Flank   Casualties Favor Americans, 14-3, in Two Weeks of Luzon Fighting

AMERICAN ARMORED FORCES REACH CLARK FIELD NEAR MANILA  JAPANESE BROADCASTS REPORT THREE AIR AND

Think Yanks Have Taken Clark Field   Tokyo Reports Air and Navy Strikes Over Wide Area

Clark Field Is Believed In ['ands Of Amer.cans; Japanese Losses Mount

Clark Airfield Once Again In American Hands   Japs, Meanwhile, Repor' Three New Allied Ait And Naval Blows.

American Armored Forces On Luzon Reach Clark Field   Japs Report More Widespread B-29 And Carrier Raids

gaps Report New  Mindoro Invasion Landing Made in North—Grea   Landing Made in North—Greai Luzon Air Field May Now Be in American Hande

U.S. TROOPS AT CLARK FIEL   Japs Report Air, Naval Strike Against Iwo Jima

Clark Field ls Reached in Manila Drive   Greot Airdrome Is Believed Again in American Hands

Yank Advance on Luzon Goes On With Toll of Nips Mounting Steadily

BELIEVE YANKS TAKE CONTROL OF CLARK FIELD   Nips Report Sea, Air Blows on Wide Front; Kill 6,449 Japs on Luzon

New Deal Victory Short of Promises  Some GOP Chief   Didn’t Bring Allied Unity, Continued War Success, Says Brownell

Brownell: World events have disproved ‘election arcuments used by new deal

CLAIMS DISPROVED, BROWNELL ASSERTS   GOP Chairman Says Party Has Unique Oppor- ~ tunity

EVERY BRIDGE IN DUESSELDORF AREA BLASTED   Destruction, However, Hampers Escape Of German Remnants:  Ninth Army Near Junction With Ca nadians.

Americans Gain More Footholds On West Banks   Von Rundstedt’s visions in North Are in headlong Retreat   Americans, Canadians 5 Miles of Jenction

Ninth Army, Canadians Join; Trap ‘Thousands’ of Enemy   Report Made by Berlin as German  Troops Continue Retreat; Unofficial   {  Reports Say Yank Units Cross River   London, England (AP)—Berlin said tonight the United States Ninth and Canadian First. armies had joined ranks.

NAVY REVEALS POSTWAR PLAN   ACTIVE UNITS TO BE REDUCED 80° PERCENT—PROMPT DEMOBILIZATION BEING ARRANGED

80 Pct. Reduction in Size of U. S. Navy Scheduled to Take Place Following War

POSTWAR NAVY PLANS 80% CUT   Demobilization of Personnel to Begin Before End of Pacific War

DRAFT PARTY DECLARATION   House Republicans Call For  “Open Diplomacy” Beth At Home, Abroad

GOP ASKS OPEN DIPLOMACY AT HOME, ABROAD   Party Principles Also Call For Fulfilling UNO Pledges To  Small Nations

House, Senafe Republicans Agree On Statement of Party Principles

COP Demands ‘Open Diplomacy:   House Republicans Declare Principles

Republicans Outline "Aims And Purposes’      Mid-Term Declaration of Principles Given Approval

(. 0. P. PURPOSES ARE SET FORTH   HOUSE AND SENATE REPUBLICANS APPROVE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.

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30 Salvos Fired To Celebrate  Nazi Surrender   Stalin Speaks, Crowds  Cheer America in Wild Celebration; Goering, Kesselring Captured

Jap Bases Are Again Blasted   Superfortresses Continue To Hammer Iwo Jima— Burma Attacks Also Made

BIG BOMBERS AGAIN BLAST ISLAND BASt   IWO JIMA RIT BY SUPERFOR'S DURING RAID—AIR BATTLE OVER PLANE PLANT

ROAD TO PEACE HAS NUMBER OF DANGER:   Pope Tells Hage Crowd There May Be Persons Planning To Exploit Organization

Pope Pius Warns World of Dangers On Road from Armistice to Peace

New Pastor At Baptist Church Will Preach First  Sermon Next Sunday

New Pastor At. Baptist Church © Will Preach. Fi iret.  - Sermon’ ‘Next’ ‘Sunday

Reveals Eisenhower's For. ces on West Front Are Greatly Strengthened

MAJOR OFFENSIVE -BY ALLIES HINTED   Stimson, Reporting on Casualties, Indicates ‘Western Front Drive

STIMSON HINTS WESTERN DRIVE   Secretary Says Eisenhower Now Well Supplied With Materiel

STIMSON GIVES HINT   U. S. War Secretary Says Our Casualties Will Pass The Million Mark Soon

TOP NAZIS FACE COURT TUESDAY   Soviet Prosecutor Il Nuernberg Trials May Be Postponed

Trials of Top Nazis Set _ For Tuesday at Nuernberg   Court Rules Hearings Shall Proceed Without Addition of Alfried Krupp as Defendant, but Russians Are Expected to Request Postponement—Martin Bormann, Hitler Missing Deputy, to Be Tried in Absentia,

Marshall ives ‘Attack’ Facts   Planned to Rob U. S. For Hawaii Defense

U. S. Pre-War Pacts Denied   Nation Not Involved, Gen; Marshall Says"

GEN. MARSHALL GIVES VIEWS ON JAPAN PLAN   Says Jap Campaign Could Have Been Stopped at Hawai

Marshall on Stand in Pearl Probe   Shipped All Available Planes To Hawaii  Early in ’41

Marshall Avers He Was Ionorant Of Commitments   All Aerial Combat Units in U. S. Were ‘Robbed’ of P-36's

Planes Sent For Defense  Of Hawati   Marshall Tells Committee U. S. Bases Rebbed of P-36s; Craft Ordered  ’ To Pearl Harbor

Marshall Says _ He Robbed U. S. Squad Of P-36s   War And Navy Departments Agreed In 1941 Air Attack Was Pearl Harbor’s No. 1 Danger

Robbed U. S. of Planes fo Help Hawaii—Marshall   Says He Knew of No Pre-war Commitment By Late President

Marshall Sent 31 Fighters To Pearl Harbor   U. S. Had Only Three Planes Per Squadron To Defend Nation

Pearl Committee Told P-36's Sent There In 1941   Testifies U. 8. Had No War Committments Prior To Sneak Attack By Japs

Gen. Marshall Testifies At Hearing   Former Chief of Staff Says All Available Planes Went to Isles

Says He Decided to Rob Most Pursuit Squadrons nf P-26s_   UNAWARE OF FR ACTION

TELLS PROBERS NO PACT MADE BEFORE ATTACK   General Reveals He “Robbed” U. S. of Fighter Planes To Protect Hawaii.

COMMITMENT BY PRESIDENT IS DISCUSSED            Former Chief of Staff of Army Denies Knowledge  of Roosevelt-Churchill —  Parleys      EVIDENCE IS UNFINISHED

The Weather   NO SECRET WA PLEDGE BEFORE PEARL HARBOR   Former Chief Of Staff Testifies. Before Committee; Nation Was Not Committed To Go To War Unless Attacked In Pa cific.

Probers Told of Plans for P. H. Defense   Gen. Marshall Says Study Was Started Early in 194)

Say Successful Defense. Of Pearl Harbor Would Have Finished Japanese

CHIEF OF STAFF DECLARES U.S. HAD NOT PLANNED TO GET INTO WAR UNLESS NATION ATTACKED

Marshall Tells Of Air Program   Files Show Short Warned Of What To Expect In War

HawaiianDefense  ‘A Marshall Plan   General Decided to Move P-36 Planes Early  in 194]   AGAINST AIR ATTACK   Says He Knew of No Commitment for U. S. to Go to War 

Readied P-36 Planes to  Defend Hawaii   Says He Knew of No Roosevelt Commitment For U. S. to Go to War Before Attack

Not Committed To War Before Pearl Harbor   Gen. Marshall Testifies Only Attack By Japs Forced Us Into War

Strength At Pearl Harbor   Jap Attack Might Have Been Foiled If U. S. Was Alert, Savs Marshall _  .-

Mitchell Recalled Dept. Agreement That Air Attack Was Number One Danger

General Took Precautionary Measures  Admits Using  wamelt ft iveezche   Admits Using Aerial Units For Defense

Ex-Chief of Staff Declares He Sent Additional Planes To Patrol Waters Around Hawaii; Applause Greets His Appearance

Took Fighter Planes From  U.S. to Area   Radical Step Necessary For Defense; Reviews Pre-War Conferences

Marshall Foresaw Need for Pursuit Planes in Hawaii   Ordered Units from U.S. Squadrons to Islands; Air Attack Was Chief Thrane

ASSERTS ALERT DEFENSE MIGHT HAVE CUT LOSS   All But Three Pursuit Ships Dispatched To Base

ee AN IE OB  Probers Are Told About  Conferences  Attack In Pacific  Was Set As Cause

Marshall Says War Depended  ‘On Its —   Thought Island Well De_ _ fended; Bares 1940 Alert A

"No Pro-War Plans Before Japs Hit. Mar shall Asserts   Savs No Committment Made At Allied Staff Parlevs For U.S. To Fight Unless Attacked.

PLAN TO MEET ATTAGKS TOLD BY MARSHALL   Former Chief cf Staff Knew of No Commitments by U. S.-to War.

Former Chief of Staff Says He Acted to Defer Islands, Denies U. S. Commitment for War

EXARMY CHIEF TESTIFIES AT CONGRESS QUIZ   Says Allied Parleys Make No Provision for U. 8. To Enter War

TELLS OF DRIVE EARLY IN “41 10 PREPARE ISLAND   Former Chief Denies Know ledge of Any Roosevelt Pledge to Put U.S. In War

Effort To Build Hawaii s Defense  Told By Marshal   Pursuit Planes Sent  To Pearl Harbor

VIGILANT DEFENDERS HAD CHANCE TO RUIN NIP PLANS, MARSHALL  PLANES TAKEN FROM UNITED STATES TO DE-

TEMPERATURES:   Ex-Army Chief Says Roosevelt Made No Deals   Gen. Marshall Takes: Stand Amid Applause Of Spectators A

Combat Groups Robbed To Get Craft fo Area   Attack From Air Recognized As Danger, He Says

U.S. Air Units Robbed to Bolster Hawaii   Marshall. Says: Every Available Plane Sent Early in 1941

Marshall Took All P-36’s To  Protect Hawaii   General Of The Army Tes« tifies Before Investigation Committee,   $31 ROUNDED UP

Knew of No Commitment for War Before Attack, Marshall Tells Probers

Planes Sent To Hawaii, Says Marshal   Robbed Combat Units in U.S., He Tells Probers

Marshall Tells Plans Early in ’41   Former Chief of Staff ‘Robbed’  Squadrons in U. S, of Planes for Hawaii Defense   Had 50 Craft   Added 30 Aircraft to Those Already in Islands

US. Units Raided for  Hawaii Use   General Made Decision In Early 1941; Knows Of No Commitment. {

Marshall Says Jap Plans Could Have Been Foiled   x *«*« «* * Marshall-Short Letters Bared

Planned in Early 1941 for Extra Defense of Hawaii   Marshall Explains Plans To Get Aid From Other Points

Viarshall Tells Of Efforts To  Defend Hawaii   No Commitment By FDR For War Before Attack

EARL HARBOR PROBE U. S. Strength At Pearl Harbor Strong Enough to Halt Japs

M a rshall Sent P-36 Planes To  Defense Hawaii   Foriner Army Staff Chie Says He “Robbed” All Combat Pursuit Units in U. 8. A.

Marshail Witness in Probe   Tells of Lack Of Preparations At Pearl Harbor

Had Enough Strength To Repulse Japs   No Committe Te Go To War Before Jap Attack, Probers Told.

Marshall Was Alert In ‘41   “Robbed” Pursuit Squadrons Early in 1941 to Send Combat Planes to Hawaii

‘General Tells Solons That pourprise Attack, If Halted, Always Is a ‘Catactroohe’

Marshall Testifies in 1941 He Decided To Send Combat Planes From U. S. To Pacific

News Day And Night   General Says Work Cars ried Out While We Trained And Helped Britain   Did Not Expect Pearl Harbor Raid   Never Heard Of Attempt To Commit U. 8. To War Prior To Attack

SOLONS THUS ARE ADVISED BY MARSHALL   Testifying at Pearl Harbor Probe, Ex-Chief of Staff Says No Pre-War Commitments Were Made With Allies.

Only Attack In Pacific Meant Break For Nation   Ex-Chief Of Staff's Testimony Is Heard

DESCRIBES PLAN TO BOLSTER AIR FORCE IN HAWAII  DENIES KNOWLEDGE  OF FOR PLEDGING AMERICA TO WAR

Nationwide Egg ' Shortage Looms   Government Food  Officials Red-Faced

Nation Faces Real Shortage Of Kegs   Demand Now Exceeds Daily Supply In Most Cities

Truman Has First Press Conference   Say’s He'll Be Happy To Meet Other Leaders

TALKS TONIGHT OVER RADIO FOR ARMED FORCES   Missourian Goes to Work at 7 a.m., Calls Frisco Delegates for Meeting at 8

Would Be Glad To Meet Other Allied Leaders   wor BOR ER BUG LVRS R Ae New Chieftain Briefly Outlines Major Foreign, Domestic Policies.

TRUMAN EAGER TO MEET BIG 5 AT EARLY DATE   ‘Outlines Major Foreign, Domestic Policies At Press Contfab

Press Conference  Held by Truman   New President Hopes to Meet Heads of Other Big Five Powers

_-—TRUMAN— Outlines Policies  To Press   Record ‘Breaking Crowd ‘Of Newsnien Attend First Conference

Domestic Restrictions  Not Lightened   President Discusses Ilome and Foreign Affairs for DP

President Holds First Press Conference. . .  Truman SaysHe Will Be Glad To Meet Other “Big Five” Leaders Any Time

Truman Eager To Meet Big 5  In Near Future   Holds First Press Parley; Signs Lend-Lease Bill; Names Loan Chief

Truman May Meet Allied Leaders Soon   New President Holds His First Press Conference

i Troman ‘Holds 1st Press © : Conference as President;  ‘Will Be Giad to Meet Allies

POLICIES ARE OUTLINED AT CONFERENCE   New President Discusses With Newspapermen Major Foreign and Domestic Issues

First Interview By Pres. Truman Is Given Today   Foreign and Domestic Relations Policies Are Discussed With Representatives of the Press.

Truman Will Be Pleased To Meet Heads Of Other Big Five Allied Powers

Truman in Favor of Parleys   Meeting With Heads of Five Allied Powers Approved by President

Ban On Horse Racing To Be Kept In Effect As Well As Curfew And Brownout

Happy for a Conferénce: as ’ . Soon as Possible, He Told Reporters Today: :   NO MOVE INITIATED   ‘Would Be Glad to Meet ‘GenCharles De Gaulle If, the ' Later Cared to Do So.

Conference Of Leaders Is Desired  By Truman   President Is Faced By Long, Busy Day

TRUMAN GIVES UK TO FORCIGN, HOME POLICIES    Outlines Stand on Problems at First Conference with Newsmen.

Truman Would Meet Allied Powers Heads   Foreign, Domestic Policies Told To Record-Breaking Reporter Trurenant at First News Conference

PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN CONFERENCE WITH REPORTERS TUESDAY   WILL BE HAPPY TO MEET BOTH HEADS OF AL. LIED POWERS SOON

President Truman May Meet With Stalin, Churchil!   Chief Executive Outlines Foreign, Domestic Policies

HOLDS INITIA CONFERENCE FOR PRESS   ‘President Not To Attend San Francisco Meeting   CURFEW   To Stand Until V-E Day, He Adds: Backs Bretton Woods Pact

President Truman Ready to Meet Allied Chieftains  Record-Breaking Crowe Greets Truman ar

Truman Is Ready to ‘Meet Allies   President Tells News Conference He Will Be Happy to Confer With Big Five Leaders

Allied Meeting Soon Welcomed By Truman   First Conference With Newsmen Held At White House

TRUMAN WOUL SEE HEADS OF ALLIED POWERS   President Also Tells Press He Would Meet General De Gaulle

Truman Holds His First News Conference   Ouflines Policies on Both the Foreign and Domes‘ic Fronts

Truman Outline:  Major Foreign,  Home Policies Will Be Happy  To Meet Other Big Five Heads

Truman Hopes To Meet Allied  Leaders Soon   Gives Foreign Policy To Big Crowd of News men in First Meeting  As Chief Executive   States Foreign Views.

TRUMAN HOLDS PRESS MEETING   Indicates He Will Be Happy To Meet Heads of Allied Powers.   OUTLINES HIS POLICIES

TRUM TO SEE OTHER BIG FIVE CHIEFS   Newsmen Jam First Conference With New President

NEWSMEN HEAR TRUMAN PLANS   Plans to Meet with Molotov; Lists Domestic Front Plans at First Press Conference

Would Be Glad To Meet Leaders Of the Big Five   But Pres. Truman Says He Hasn't Initiated Any Move For Meeting.   President Outlines His Major Policies

President Outlines His Domestic And Foreign Policies   May Meet Allied Leaders Soon; Backs Bretton Woods Pact; Will Keep Curfew And Racing Ban

PRESIDENT HOPES FOR NEW PARLEY OF BIG FIVE SOON   OUTLINES FOREIGN, DOMESTIC POLICIES AT PRESS MEETING

TRUMAN HAS HIS FIRST CONFERENCE WITH REPORTERS   New President Sets Whir'wind Pace, Getting Diplomats and Secretaries   . Up Early in Morning.

‘Truman Will Be Happy to Meet Big 5 Heads   New President Outlines Briefly His Major Foreign and Domestic Policies at News _Conference

Truman Will Be ‘Glad To Confer With‘ Big Fouw’   Backing Roosevelt Foreign Policies, Including Entire Bretton Woods Monetary Program

Glad to Meet Allied Heads. He Declares   ~ Backs Money Pacts, Reciprocal Trade— Curfew, Racing Ban to Remain

Declares He Has Always Favored Reciprocal Trade Agreements; Curfew, Ban on Racing to Stand Until V-E Day

House Fnenrages Fnlishnents Wilh More Pay Grants  Pussas Lagiskdin. Hop ing to Recuit Heve Mei in Arn. Sources

30800 Aircraft Workers Now Out   65,000 Employes in Nation Away from Jobs

UCT Meet Will End Tonight With Officers’ Election  Organization Holds Several Social,  rcimnate

UCT Meet Will End Tonight With Officers’ Election  Organization Holds Several Social, Business Sessions

UNRRA IS GIVEN IKE’'S SUPPORT; EFFORTS CITE!   General Declares Relief Setup Is Performing with ‘Increasing Effectiveness’

UNRRA [5 DECLARED BE OPERATING WITH MORE EFFICIENCY  GENERAL EISENHOWER

RELIEF IS EFFECTIVE   Eisenhower Describes Work ¢ of UNRRA to Committee

 Eisenhotcer Tells Solons UNRRA Operating With Increasing Effectiveness

‘Ike’ Supports UNRRA Setup  Effectiveness Making Gains He Reveals

UNRRA IS DECLARED BE OPERATING WITH MORE EFFICIENCY  GENERAL EISENHOWER   GENERAL EISENHOWER WITNESS BEFORE FOREIG) RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Eisenhower Says UNRRA Is Success, ‘Need for Its Services Is Immediately Vital to Thousands

General Motors Employes Cast Vote On Strike   Powerful Forces Seeking To Avert Disaster Of Walkout In Motor Industry   STEEL INDUSTRY ISSUE UNSETTLED

STEEL COMPANY REJECTION OF WAGE DEMAND BRINGS . " NEARER CRISIS IN THAT INDUSTRY -

Expect to Have Rock Isiand Cut-off In Operation in Less Than Year; New Station Site Inspected by Officials

CITY LIBERATED AS U. S. FORCES STRIKE FOR KILL   1350 War Prisoners and Civilian Internees Freed From Torture-cell Prison

DESTRUCTION OF NIP FORCE IS IMMINENT   Liberation of City, Achieved With Seizure. of Prison and Release of 1,350 Allied Captives.   FOLLOWS FREEING « OF 3,700 INTERNEES   Three Yank Columns -in Capital — U. S. Flag. Raised Over Palace and University Ground. .._

M’ARTHUR SAYS MANILAIS NOW IN YANK HANDS   Liberation Proclaimed In Statement Promising _  Further Conquest   MORE WAR PRISONERS AND INTERNEES FREED

ALL OF MANILA IS FREED, SAYS CEN. M ARTHUR   Japs Left in City Facing Destruction  By Yanks

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Enemy Cut Off; Tokyo Next, Savs MacArthur   Three Converging Columns Smash Into City to Clean Up Japs; Other Troops Conirol Bataan Roads

General Hails Manila’s Fall,  More Prisoners Are Freed   Triumphant Proclamation Issued by General as Three. . Way Trap Dooms Nipponese in City— Vermin-Infested Prison Seized _

GEN. M'ARTHUR PROCLAIM FALL UF CAPITAL CITY   Yanks Strike for Kill Against Any Japanese Troops Left in Manila   COMPLETE WIPE-OUT OF ENEMY IMMINENT   Freedom Comes to More Than Thousand Prisoners Of War and Civilian Internees at Bilibid Prison; Over 5,000 Prisoners Freed

Strikes. Kill  Of Japs Left: Tokyo Is Goal   Doughboys Liberate More Than 5,500 Internees From Jap Prison Camps. Trap. Thousands of Nipponese Troops :

‘On to Tokyo’ Is Our Motto, MacAr thur Tells World   800 War Prisoners And 550 Internees Released from Filthy Bilibid Penitentiary PARATROOPERS BIISY

5,500 Prisoners Of Japs Set Free; Doom Of Enemy Sealed Over All Of Luzon   Dramatic Yankee Sweep Makes Clear Lightning Cleanup Of All Japs In Islands Is Expected

Taxpayers See Further Cuts  House Committee Rejects Plan _ For Repeal Of Normal Tax Levy

HOPE TO OFFER TAXPAYERS MORI LIBERAL TERMS   Prospect Develops From House Committee Action Yesterday

Taxpayers See Greater Relief In New Plans   Kansas Congressman Introduces New Bill

Tax Relief May Exceed Proposals Of Administration   House Committee Agrees On Sub8titute Plan Which Is more Liberal

Cubs Hold 5-1 Lead at End’ of 6th Inning   Trucks Is Driven Off Mound in Big Fifth Inning by Chicage

200,000 Occupy Japan   MacArthur Says Forces To Be Cat Down To Figure

Allies Arrest  3 Suspected Jap  Executioners   Believed Involved In 1942 Killing Of Doolittle Fliers

Slayers Of 3 Doolittle — Fliers Jailed   MacArthur Freezes Se. curity Transactions of {5 Big Financial Hous. es In Japan

Four More Jap Terrorists Are Clapped In J ail   Security Transactions of Nip Banks Are Frozen

JAP GESTAPO HEAD THROWN INTO PRISON   Jail Three Others As Suspects in Flyer Executions

THREE JAPANESE ARMY MEN JAILED   TRIO SUSPECTED OF HAVING HAND IN EXECUTION OF DOOLITTLE FLIERS.

Three Japs Jailed for Killing Flyers   MacArthur Freezes Transactions by Biggest Jap Firms

Formal Charges Nave _Not Yet Been Filed . Against Trio, Two -of Whom Are  Lodged . in ~ Omori _ Prison Camp

Executioners  Of Doolittle Fliers Jailed   MacArthur Directs Freezing Security Transactions of Business Houses

Three Suspected Executioners Held by Yankees  - Japs Believed to '.Be Those Who  Killed U. S. Flvers

Execufioners Of Doolittle Fliers Held   Three Suspects Are Placed In Jail In Famous Omori Prison

DIONNES CELEBRATE ELEVENTH BIRTHDA\   Quintuplets, Wearing Long Evening Gowns, Give Their First “Formal’ Party.

Surrender Is Discussed hy Chinese, Japs   Enemy Is Told to Release All Allied Prisoners

MILL STRIKE IS CONCLUDED   Allenport Force Returning A Result of Meeting

British Would Include France  In Peace Talk   Reshaping of European Map “Would Be Decided by All Powers.”   Balkans Have Hopes For An Equal Footing

Include France In Settlement Of Boundaries   Minister Of State Law Tells Commons Britain Endorses De Gaulle.   DOES NOT ELABORATE

FRANCE FAVORED - BY GREAT BRITAIN   Should Be Included in the  “Big Powers” Conference London Reports.

France Assured Of Power Statu:   Paris Regime To Helr Reshape Europe Map

BRITAIN WANTS FRENCH VOICE   Favors Inclusion Of France In ‘Big Power’ Conference

British Endorse France For Big Power Conference   Europe Borders To Be Redrawn

Britain for Giving France  Parley Seat   Would ick Nation   Would Include Nation In “Big Power” Talks On European Matters

‘De Gaulle’s Demand Wins Anglo Support   Commons Told Four Big Nations Should Reshape Map of Europe

British Endorse Including France ~ ~ Believe Reshaping ©  Of European Map Is Miaatter af All Pawarec

Brifish Endorse French Inclusion In Future Parley  Feeling Runs High Over Exclusion OF General DeGaulle

VESSELS SUNK BY. YANK SUB‘   Battle Wagons Among Latest Bag in Pacific Waters.

TOPUT INDUCTEES 1870.20 1N ARH   NAVY'S CALLS FOR NEXT : MONTHS TO BE FILLED ' - WITH MEN 21 TO 38,

Army to Get All Inductees, 18-20.  For Infantry   Need tor Replacements Brings New Selective Service Arrangement

ARMY GETS ALL 18-20 DRAFTEES   Infantry Replacements Get Priority During Next Three Months

Army to Get Bulk of 18-20  Age Inductees   Navy to Make Its ( alls

NEW DRAFTEES 18-20 TO SERVE WITH ARMY   Navy To Get Men 21 To 38 During 3-Month Period

INDUCTEES 10 BE ARMY EARMARKED   Youths,” 18: to 20, to be - Drafted as Infantry “Replacements =~

FUTURE INDUCTEES TO GO INTO ARMY   These Between 18 And 28 To Be Used As Replacements; Navy Gets Older Men

PROBLEM OF TURKEY, THRUST INTO FOREFRONT   Strategic 5,500 Square Miles on Black Séa Demanded

Soviet Press Demand:  Black Sea Coast Belt   Publication Injects Turkish Problem Into Big 3 Discussions; Byrnes Studies Proposal

TERRITORY FROM TURKS   Soviet Press Asks 5,500 Square Miles Of Black Sea Coast

Claim Not Made Officially but Only in Papers   Byrnes and Bevin Are Silent; Stalin Talks With Leaders

Reds Want Black Sea Coastal Belt   Demand Published As Stalin Enters Ministers’ Talks

COASTAL AREA ON BLACK SEA ALSO SOUGHT   Issue Is Injected Into  Conference of Ministers

REDS DEMAND BLACK SEA AREA   Press Injects Turkish Problem Into Ministers’ Meet

Turkey Problem Injected Into Big Three Talks   5,500 Square Mile Black Sea Coastal Area Is Demanded

CONFIRM MISSOURIANS   George R. Merrell to Serve as Commissioner to India.

William Brophy Gets Indian Post   Senate Confirms Albuquerque Man

Brophy Wins First Round   Nomination, Approved By Committee, Now Goes to Senate

NAZIS TURN EYES AT HORROR FILM   Many Can’t Bear To Look At Camp Atrocity Scenes

SAY GOERING RESPONSIBLE FOR INVASION   Records of Phone Cenver. sations Found in Ruins , In Berlin Given y  Ac Evidanca   VON PAPEN IS INVOLVED

Horror Camp Films Shown At Trial   Many Nazis Avert Eyes From Ghastly  Scenes

Show Film Record Of Atrocities to Military Tribunal   Some of Hitler’s Cohorts Avert Eyes  From Screen; Tell of Aucétrinn Ane-ki....

Ghastly Scenes of Nazi Concentration  Exhibited at Trial   Defendants in Nuernberg Courtroom Sobered by Moving Pictures

Tribunal Shown Ghastly Scenes of Nazi Camps   Hitler Leaders Sit With Eyes Downcast During Presentation

Germans Planned A Surprise War Against Austria   With Aus«trian Leader   Courtmartial Threat

Nazis Avert Eyes As Atrocity Films Are Shown  Concentration Camp Scenes Are Too Much for Defendants

Nazi Leaders. Shun Film of Horror Camps  Many Avert Eyes As Grim Film Js Shown

Filins of German Camps Are Shown   War Criminals See Pictures on Screen of Nazi — Cruelty .   HESS SHOWS INTEREST   One-Time Hitler Deputy Makes a Plea of a Lost  Memory

Top Nazis Shown Horror Movies Of Prison Camps  Events Leading To Austrian Anschlus

Nazis Sobered By Grim Film:   ne  Some Defendants at Nuernberg  Refuses to Look at Movie  Record of Cruelites

Pictures Show Ghastly Scenes At Nazi Camps  Grim Film Record Of German Cruelty Sobers Leaders

Czech Confesses He Signed Order For Mass Killing   Former Nazi Underling  Denies Any Guilt In Lidice Massacre

‘Nazi Admits Ordering Slaughter lOf Czechs After Heydrich Killing

Calls For Spending Cutbacks   To Spend Mcney Largely ir Flood Control, Naviga  tion Reclamation

Get Note On Pole Problem   Secretary Of State Stettinius Receives Message From Russians.

CURFEW PLACED ON AMUSEMENTS   BYRNES ORDERS MIDNIGHT CLOSING TO SAVE FUEL

MIDNIGHT GUREEW PLACED IN EFFECT   Most Unpopular Nation Wide Order Since Prohibition

Prepare To Enforce Entertainment Clamp-Down  Midnight Curfew Starts Monday

Prepare To Enforce ‘Curfew At Midnight’   Curtailment Of Night Life Is De creed—Cafe Owners Object

Byrnes’ Nightlife Curfew Order Draws Opposition; Asks Federal Acencies Aid in Enforcement

Decree  Begins Monday WMC Hopes te   WMC Hopes to Save on Coal,  Transportation, And Manpower

BARS, THEATRES, MOVIES ALSO INSLUDED (N BAN   Byrnes’ Curtailment of ‘Night Life’ to BeBegin Next Mon.

Govt. Agencies To Enforce Closing Curfew   Byrnes’ Order for Midnight Closing of Night Spots Unpopular   Night Spots Raise Biggest Howl Since Prohibition on Midnight Closing Order

Govt. Prepares To Enforce Curfew On US. Nite Life   Byrnes Orders Midnight Closing of Nation’s Amusement Spots

OPA Raises June Points for ‘Canned  Tomatoes as Solon Fires Charges

135,000 IDLE FROM STRIKES   War, Civilian Output  Badly Distupted

135.000 Idle; Unions Feud Over Power   Detroit Darkest Spot As Labor Unrest Sweeps Over Nation

DETROIT STRIKE "MENACE GROWS   Threatens to Tie Up War Production in City

AFL-CiO Jurisdictional Dispute Leads to Threat of Maintenance Workers Strike at Detroit, Mich.

135,000 Idle Today In Strikes   Wave of Labor Disputes I creases—Over 45,000  Out at Detroit

HUGE STRIKE THREATENS — ALL DETROIT   Maintenance Men Would Call a . City-Wide Walkout

Strikes May Tie Up Detroit's War Industries   Labor Walkouts in Other Sections Ease I'p a Little Today

Berlin Commander Orders Defense of City to Last Shot   Russians Start New Drive in East Prussia; Storm Danzig Defense

‘2 Services Questioned As Congress Seeks Facts   Big Shots Queried On Discharge Plan

Congress In Questioning Mood Over Demobilization, Pearl Harbor And UNRRA   Senate Military Committee Wants To Know Why Men Can't Be Released Faster

Quiz Lehman And Stimson   Bureau and Military Chieftains ‘On Pan’ In Recanversion Rusk

Senators Call For Demobilization Explanation;  Pearl Harbor Probe Set; U. N. R. R. A. Is Studiec

‘DISCHARGE S HIGH ON LIST "FOR CONGRESS   Quizzing {s Due Big Shots in Army-Navy on Pearl Harbor Case

Congress Puts Army, Navy On Defensive   Lawmakers Raise Many Questions

Conaress In Questioning Mood Today   Discharges, UNRRA And Pearl Harbor Among Subjects

Congress Probes Slow Discharges From Army-Navy   UNRA, Un-Americar Groups, And Pear  Harbor Inquirie:  Scheduled

Congress Asking Many Questions   Army-Navy Discharges, Pearl Harbor Probe, Oth.  ers Among Questions.

CONGRESS PUTS ARMY AND NAVY ON DEFENSIVE   Questions Raised On Discharges, Pear! Harbor And Un-American Activities

CONGRESS ASKS MANY QUESTIONS   Army And Navy On Defensive; Law-Makers In Highlv Questioning Mood.

CAPITOL HILL LAW-MAKERS IN QUERYING MO0D   Start Hunt For Facts On Things To Come Up Soon

SIDES STRIVE FOR PEACE AT TRIESTE   Allies, Yugoslavs Make Concessions In Port Controversy  we aerrEe: “ereweErie

Seek To Avert  (Trieste Incidents   Yugoslav Troops Patrolling Streets

Hirohito Calls Meeting of Japanese Diet   Nippon Police System Given Another Drastic Revision

Hirohito Calls Diet   Regular Meeting Set For December 24 By  Jananese Emperor

New Shakeup Of Jap Police   ‘People’s Police’ to Replace Old Setup; Diet to Consider Election Law Revision

Ja panese Police System  Given Another Shake Up   Session Of Diet Called For Dec. 24 Expected To Be Superceded By Extraordinary Session Dee. 10 To Consider Election Law Revisions

FEA REFUSES 10 GRANT PERMIT   Spain Will Not Get 100, 000 Tons Of Steel Rails; Murray Protests

World Court Plan Studies Opened  Expected to Resurrect Mania incéibudhian

World Court  Planners Veet   Likely To Resurrect Hague Institution To Work With  League.

British Forces  12 Miles F rom Bremen Port   Twin Allied Advances Bear Down on Great Northern German Cities

Port of Bremen Flanked   Three Big Allied Armies Head for Berlin, North Sea

PATTON IS 125 MILES — FROM BERLIN   Russians Pound Vienna From  Three Sides

American Tanks Are Within 10 Miles of Hannover and British Only 12 Miles from Bremen.   NO CONFIRMATION YET OF AIRBORNE LANDINGS

NAZI PORT FLANKED IR SWIFT DASH   Fierce Battle In Third Army Territory Is Reported By Foe

Armored Units Dash North and East Into Heart of  Ge ermany  NAZIS BATTLE THIRD   Advance Points in Rapid Advance Ahead of Reported Locations

Armored Columns Strike Closer To Bremen, Hannover   Germans Say Big Battle Rages in Third Army Area

"TLE ” FROM CAPITAI   Third Army Has Been Reported in Airborne Attack Only 90 Miles From Bertin

British By-Pass Bremen   News Again Lags Far Behind Rampaging AIllied Forces; Canadians Nearing Zuider Zee

LUNGE WITHIN 60 MI. OF HAMBURG ON ELBE RIVER   FIERCE BATTLE EAST OF MUELHAUSEN IS REPORTED BY NAZIS

Report Third Army Engaged in Fierce Fight at Eisleben   Nazi Announcement Not Confirmed; Allies in  Drive Toward Elbe

GERMANS CLAIM FIERCE. BATTLE WITH 3RD ARMY   . British Army Flanks Bremen, Advances 60 Miles From Hamburg

Plunge by British Tommies Carries Them 35 Miles Flanking Bremen and to Within Sixty Miles of Ham.  in 8,   Fierce Battle Rages in 3rd Army Territory 130 Miles of Berlin

Allies Near Hanover and Bremen Port   Americun and British Press Forward From Weser Breakthrough

Ninth Army Closing In On Hanniovel   British Armored Forces Outflank Port of Bremen

Allied Forces Racing Toward Port Of Bremer   Armor Is Running Wild Through Northwestern Part Of Germany

Americans But 18 Miles From Hanover   Canadians Nearing Last Stage of Trap For Nazis

Allied Armor Drives on North German Cities   Bremen, Hannover Menaced Today By Tank Troops

Bremen Outflanked;  Hannover Neared   Half Dozen Bridgeheads Over Weser Carry Attack Toward ‘Rorlin—Patton Drives On

AMERICAN TANKS  STRIKE DEEPER INTO  GERMANY SATURDAY TWO IMPORTANT ALLIED  ADVANCES GOING GOOD THIS AETERNOON

Break-Through of American 9th Army Beyond Weser Sparks Drive   Yankees Within 17 Miles of Hannover; Resistance %- Cermanc Crumbles Refore Punishing Oneslancvht

ENEMY CLAIMS FIERCE BATTLE IN PATTON AREA   Canadian Forces Only Nine Miles From Cutting Off Key Holland Railway

BRITISH GAIN IN DRIVE TO CLOSE HOLLAND TRAP   English 12 Miles from Bremen Report Third Army in Fierce Battle

Temperatures   Allies Only Two Miles From Hannover, Less Than 57 Miles From Czechs,  Sixtv Miles From Leipzig, Nearing Soviets

Nazis Retreat To Elbe River  Defense Lines   American And British Troops Surge Toward Hannover, Bremen, Hamburg

Territory East of Muehlhausen In. Eisleben Area Said By Germans To Be: Scene of Fierce Battle Involving U. S. Third Army

U.S. Tank Forces Break. Out From Weser River, Lunge Toward Hannover

TANKS BREAK FROM WESER BRIDGEHEAD   British Armor Less Than 12 Miles From Bremen   Rages In Muehlhausen Area, Germans Say: First Army In New Advance

UAUDa WLOLR AND DASH FOR Hb AAIL HUB   Crossing Outfianks Bremen and Lays Plain Open io Berlin Gates.

Fall of Great German Port And Big Inland City Appears Near as Armor Pours Ahead

U.S. TANKS 10 MILES OF HANNOVER   British Fighting Less Than 12 Miles From Bremen

Advanced Ina Breakout From Their Weser Bridgchead; British Troops Less Than  12 Miles From Bremen.   ALLIES WERE GOING STRONG LATE TODAY   U. 8. Ninth Army: Lashed Out ' ¥rom Hamelin on Weser; Careened 8 Miles Toward Hannover.

British Army Only 12 Miles From Bremen   Hannover Menaced; Canadians Closing Qn Holland Exit Gap

NINTH 10 MILES FROM HANNOVER   British Armor Fights Less Than 12 Miles From Port of Bremen.   SRD IN FIERCE BATTLE?

Long Columns Of Allied Tanks, Infantrymern Spill Out Into The Flat North German Plain Across Weser River   U. §., BRITISH HEAD FOR HAMBURG, BREMEN

Weser Breakthru Hurls Armies On Flat German Plain   3rd Army Nears Czech Border, Leipzig, and West-Bound Reds

Allied Tanks ‘Closing Fast ‘On Hannover   Infantrymen Race Over Weser Spans tet Cerman Plain

Allied Forces Strike Out For North Sea Ports   German Resistance . Crumbles In Path of  Advancing Americans

‘Hannover _           ADVANCES FIVE MILES BEYOND THE WESER RIVER; FIRST ARM’ ALSO IN NEW OFFENSIVE

YANK ARMORED UNITS DRIVING FOR HANNOVER   Breakout of Weser Bridge head; British Drive  On Bremen

U. S.-British Push Outflanks Bremen   Hamburg Also in Path of Fast-Moving Allied Tank Columns

Yanks’ Task Force  Nearing Hannover   British Armor Fights.to Within Twelve Miles of Port of Bremen; Fierce Battle on Third’s Front

Ninth Army Drives Close to Hannover   Allied Drives on Northern German Cities Going Strong; Nazis Report Fierce Battle Near Eislebe:

Yanks 10 Miles From Hannover  British Armor   British Armor 12 Miles from Great Port Of Bremen

AMERICAN AND BRITISH TANKS IN NEW ADVANCES WHICH TAKE MUCH LAND AND OVER 40.000 NAZIS

Americans Reach Weser River At Several Points, Resistance Is Crumbling

Expect Tax Bill Passage Today   Will Improve Cash Position of Business  And Industry

Japs Continue Slaughter in Manila‘ winnie of Nip Plans To Turn Tide On Luzon Revealed    MYSTERIOUS KILLER SLAYS MOTHER OF 2

F.0D. R. APPROVED LOAN TO ELLIOTT   BUT LENDER HARTFORD SAYS LATE PRESIDENT ASSUMED NO OBLIGATIONS,

Say F. D. R. Approved Loan To Elliott By Hartford   House Probers Learn From Latter Of Call Made To Late President*At Warm  Springs

Committee Probes Ehiott's Loans   President Approved,  Hartford Is Quoted

Lafe President Approved $200,000 Loan fo Son, Head of A. and P. Says

Patton Hopes He Is Pacific-Bound   Old Blood And Thunder Flying To Los Angeles After Hero’s Welcome.

Patton Flies West After Boston Fete   Hopes On Way fo Ficht Jans

i Get to Fight Ihe Jap  Crowd Of Million Cheers General Patton In Boston

Patton Weeps ‘As He Praises  Troops of Army   General Flying to .Pacifis Coust After Boston Receptions Hopes to  Fight Japs

General Patton Starts For West After Hub Visi   Million .In Boston, Cheer; ‘Would Meet Japanese; Assignment Is Uncertain

Carriers’ Own Bombs, 100 Octane Gas Explode, Create Holocaust on Ship War Reporter Aboard, Says

BY HEROIC MEN   Newsman “Tells of Scenes Aboard Franklin After Japs Struck

Court Denies Immediate  Ward Ruling   Case Must Take Usual Procedure Through Appeals Court

Supreme Court Will Not Reviev Ward Decision   Justice Department Unsuccessful In Plea For Prompt Action

Refuse Review of Ward Case   Action Must Now Be Heard In Appeals Court

STRIKE CLOSES FORD FACTORIES   Lack Of Wheels Causes Na tion-Wide Shutdown

Treasures Worth 250 Millions Confiscated by U.S. Occupation Forces

Japanese Gold Seized By U. §,   More Than Two Hundred And Fifty Million Dollars Worth Held   ACT TO PREVENT DISAPPEARANCE

U.S. UNCOVERS HOARD OF NIP ARMY AND NAVY   Includes $12,000,000. Government Didn’ t.: Know. Existed —

SECRET FUND “OF JAP ARMY ~ WAS LOCATED   QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF RESERVES TAKEN . OVER BY, OCCUPATION  2: PORCES-

Charter Praised by Sen. Barkley  But Warns Against Selfish Purposes

PLEATO OELAY  TRIAL DENIED   McKay and Co-defendants Wanted Trial Delayed for One Year.

Supreme Court: Refuses Delay   Orders McKay Trial To Proceed Today

Governor Stevenson Makes Emergency Recommendations  To Permit Immediate Consideration For

GOVERNOR OFFERED MATTER FOR SOLONS IMMEDIATE ACTION   MORE FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, RAISES IN LOWER ~ SALARY BRACKETS ASKED

YANKS TAKE ZAMOBANGA, ON MINDANAO      Meet Little Resistance From Japanese

KEEP DRIVING   Disorganized Japanese Resistance Being Reported from Island of Mindanzo — Americans Have Only Mintr Casualties,

U.S. Veterans Fan Out In Mindanao vs. Light Gunfire   Yanks Seize Zamboanga, Four Villages and Two Airdromes

ZAMBOANGA CAPTURED BY AMERICANS   Veteran Troops Advancing In Southwest Mindanac

Japs Put Up Disorganized Resistance on Mindanao; Yanks Capture 2. Avetine

Yanks Advance After Capture Of Zamboanga   Mindanao Invasion Gets Off To Good Start As Citv Falls   AIRSTRIPS SEIZED   San Roque Airdrome Is Taken By Troops Of Cen. Doe

‘Americans Fan Out From Zamboanga   ‘Japs Not Able Yet to Effectively Organize Defensive Forces

AIRDROME ON ISLAND i$ SEIZED   Japane se Resistance To American Drive Is Disorganized

American Troops F an Out Rapidly  Over Mindanao   Bridgehead Three Miles ‘Long, Two Miles Wide Firmly Established

ARMY REFUSES TO CUT SIZE, PLEASE SOLONS   Would Prolong War, Cost More Lives, Stimson Says )

FLU EPIDEMIC GRIPS STATE   Close Schools in Several Communities; Disease  Said to Be Mild "

BLAME STORM FOR 6 DEATHS IN LIMA, LORAIN   Cold Wave to Continue i Ohio; 39 Fatalities Reported in U. S.

Seek Showdown a FEPC Battle  e Leaders Move _ flense ci. Basdiock

TRY TO FORCE VOTE   House Leaders Told by Senate to Go on Record on FEPC

House Seeks  FEPC Ballot.   ‘Ultimatum: Recorded  In Action Of Senate 

HOUSE POINTS TO FEPC VOTE   Break In Month - Old Deadlock Sought

HOUSE GAUL HOPES 10 GUT OLD DEADLOCK   Seeks Action on FEPC That Will Loosen Funds for 16 War Agencies.

Senate Sends Ultimatum fo House 'To Vote on Fair Employment Funds

New Activity, Browder Aim   Communist Party’s  Rehirth Considered.

Big T hree May Cc et Together  im Six W ecks   Churchill, Saying Situation Serious, May Forego Campaign Tours

ARGENTINA AND SPAIN WATCHED   Diplomats Moderately Hopeful Radical Changes Coming In Governments Of Two Countries.   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER-

HOPING 10 SEE SOME CHANGES   Diplomats ~ Anxious About Governments of Spain, Araentina.

Firmer Hand To Be Taken In Diplomacy   Braden’s Choice For Post Shows New: Attitude

American Diplomats Hope for Radical Changes In Spanish, Argentine Rule

Byrnes Putting New Pressure onArgentine   Braden Appointment Seen as Direct Blow at President Farrell

U.S. Diplomats Urge Argentina to Vote in New Government   Replace Rockefeller in Diplomatic Post With  Spruille Braden 

CHANGES IN SPAIN, ARGENTINA LOOM   Both Are Still Under Nazi Sympathizer Regimes

Washington Roundup Wallace Appointment Will Be Given Test Vote Today

TEST VOTE LOOMS IN WALLACE FIGHT   To Vote, on Plan to Divorce RFC from Commerce Department == = = ©

Vote on Measure to Divide Congress and RFC in Senate Today   Roosevelt’s Plan to Give Henry Wallace Jones’ Job Meets Test

NEAR VOTE TEST ON RFC CONTROL BY H. WALLACE   OPPONENTS MAY HAVE SUFFICIENT VOTES TO DEFEAT NOMINATION

O’Dwyer Elected Mayor Of New York By Big Majority   Democratic Candidate Wins—CIO Leader Frankensteen Trailing in. Detroit—Representative Curley Elected in Boston 

William O'Dwyer, Democrat, Is Swept Into Office as Mayor of New York City

Democrats Are Leading Foes In Larger Cities   Frankensteen Forges Ahead of Jeffries In Detroit

O'DWYER NAMED GOTHAM MAYOR BY BIG MARGIN   ClO-Supported Laber Leader Takes Lead Over Jeffries In Detroit   DEMOCRATS RETAIN PITTSBURGH CONTROL

Announce Stand on Major Issues  Young Republicans Issue Statement

Younger GOP Rifts With  Party Leaders   Danger Signals For Early Agreement On Policy Are  _ Raised.   EXPRESS OWN VIEWS

House GOP Group Acknowledges Rift; Seeks Non-Partisan Study Of Pearl Harbor, Draft

Danger. Signals Raised For GOP Policy Group   vy Mouse Members  Tell Leadership They  Intend to Express Sas ere terres

DANGER SIGNALS Younger House GOPs Acknowledge Rift in Party Non-Partisanship Askec In Pear! Harbor Probe.   ‘Non-Partisanship Asked In Pearl Harbor Probe, Military: Training Issue

Republicans Split On Policy Proaram Issues   Stecring Committees Continue Work, As Young Men Object

Republicans in House To Vent Their Own Views   Young Party Member: Assert They Will Not Be Gagged on Issues

Young o House Republic ans Independent   Intend to Speak For Themselves On Major Matters

DOCK HANDLERS RETURN TO JOBS   Longshoremen Return To Work In New York After Two-Week Tie-Up.

Dock Workers Are Going Back on Jobs   Tieup of 400 Ships In New York Harbar Ends: To Negotiate

New York City Dock Workers Refurn fo Jobs   Harry Bridges in New York From West Coast Promises to Support Workers

TN LL LL LL LLL LOLOL LOL LLL LL LLL LLL, ALLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL Ie  New York Dock Workers Return To Work After 2 Week Tie-Up

DOCK WORKERS BACK ON JOBS   But N. Y. Labor Situation En dangered by CIO's Horry Bridges

UP - TO - PRESS - TIME WAR BULLETINS  U.S. THIRD ARMY DRIVES INTO AUSTRIA

BOOSTS THREAT TO NAZIDOM'S REDOUBT AREA   British Overrun Port Of 8remen; French Surround Black Forest

65 Mines Down With 31,000 Men Idle, Production Off 153,000 Tons; Produce Workers Shut Off Flow Of Fruits, Vegetables   SEVERAL STRIKES EXPECTED TO END

USING BAYONET IN PALESTINE   BRITISH INVADE ANGRY JEWISH VILLAGE

Bayonet-Wielding British Force Way Into Jewish Towr   Famed Airborne Troops En. gage in Fight; Palestine Riots Continue

DAT oH UNIT TAKE VILLAGE IN PALESTINE   Use Warplanes Against Java Natives; Chinese Push Toward Mukden.

BRITISH BATTLE IN JEWISH TOWN   PALESTINE COAST PUT UNDER CURFEW

Reds Give Japs Until Monday  To Dr ‘op Arms And Surrender; Repulse First Counter - Attack

ULTIMATUM SENT MANCHURIAN JAPS   RUSSIA GIVES KWANTUNG ARMY UNTIL NOON MONDAY TO SURRENDER.

LARGEST MARINE FORCE ON RECORD ENGAGED IN TWO ISLAND FIGHTIN   Few Gains Made As Jap Fanatical Counter-Attacks Are Thrown Back; Casualties Unusually Heavy; Some Ships Sunk.

Bombers Swarm In To Support Rurh Offensive —   Germans Throw More Troops Into Battle.  To Stop Canadians

Nazis Mass To Protect Ruhr Area       Allied Planes Blast Tram portation Centers Back   of Enemy Lines  og

ALLIES HAMMER GATES OF RUHR; AID CANADIANS   Germans Mass New Forees To Stand Off Offensive

AIRMEN AID CANADIAN OFFENSIVE   U. S., British Bombers Pound Road Junctions

Savage Resistance Slows Canadian, 3rd Army Drives   Germans Cleared From Two Mi. Stretch of Rhine Bank

1000 Planes Blast Paths  For Canadians   Hold on Rhine Expandec Despite Desperate Nazi Attacks

Allied Planes Aid Drive for Ruhr Valley   Doolittle Sends 1,000 Bombers to -Nazi Supply Roads

CANADIANS HAMMER AT RUAR GATEWAY   1000 Allied — Planes Add Their Support

Planes Swarrr lo Aid ol Canadian {s!   Germans Massing To Stem Allied Drive into Ruhr

RELAXATION OF ITALIAN PEACE TERMS REPORTEL   Roosevelt To Visit Italy On Way Home

Some Relaxation Of Italy Armistice Terms Rumored’   Dispatches Also Hint FDR to Probe U. S. Aic For French Civilians.

See Relaxing Ot Armistice For Italians   Possible Inquiry By President Into French Relief Arrangements.   irpR VISITS ITALY

Italian Truce Terms Expected  To Be Relaxed   French Relief Scandal Hinted In Connection With Visit By F. R.

ROOSEVELT MAY INQUIRE INTO FRENCH -RELIEF   Expect Relaxation of Some Terms of Italian Armistice

FRENCH RELIEF ‘SCANDAL’ MAY GET AN AIRING   Revision of _ Italiar Armistice Also on President's List

Relief Inquiry Seen in France   Roosevelt’ Reported Enroute As Htalian Armistice Terms Rise

Say Probe By Roosevelt Tc Bare French Aid Scandal; May Ease Terms To Italy

Italy’s Terms May Be Eased  F. R. May Inquire Inte French Relief Setup

REPORT FDR 10 STOP IN ROME   Believe Allies to Ease Terms for Italians

President To Stop in Italy   Roosevelt Abo Expected To Investigate Plans: for “Reliev: ing French Civilians

Relaxation  Of Italian Terms Likely   Possible Probe By FDR Into French Relief Indicated

—BIG THREE— — F.D.R. May Hold French  Relief Qui:   One Of War's Greatest Scandals May Develop Says Dispatch

‘EASIER’ TERMS SEEN FOR ITALY   ‘Scandal’ Hinted In Probe Of French Civilians’ Relief

Relaxation Of Italy’s Armistice Terms Expected To Follow President’s Visit

BIG THREE MAY HAVE REVISED ITALIAN PEACE   War’s Biggest Scandal May Be Uncovered If FDR  Visits France

See Easement ~ Of Armistice With Italians   Possible Inquity Ente French Relief hy Roosevet. Also bidicated “Scandal” Hinted

Easing of Italian Armistice Terms  Talked in London   Roosevelt Is Expected to Inquire Into More Relief for French,   Great Scandal Seen Over Civilian Relief

ITALY, FRANCE EXPECT F. 0. R.   PEACE TERMS, RELIEF PROBLEMS FOR PRESIDENT

RELAXATION OF ARMISTICE. TERMS FOR ITALY AND FRENCH CIVILIAN  RELIEF BEING STUDIED BY FDR

Plan Easing Of Italian   Roosevelt Expected to Visit Rome; Churchill Has Arrived in Athens

SOME RELAXATION  ITALIAN ARMISTICE  TERMS INDICATED INQUIRY INTO FRENCH  CIVILIAN RELIEF ARRANCEMENTS NITE ATSO

REPORT ON ELLIOTT'S LOAN: PREPARED BY REP, JENKINS   OHIO CONGRESSMAN SAYS HARTFORD DIDN'T WANT TO INCUER PRESIDENT ROOSE ‘ " YELT'S ENMITY   By ARTHUR F: HERMANN Iniernailenal News Service

FIRE TRUCK AND CITY BUS GRAS   Lansing Collision Brings Injuries To 32; Girl In Critical Condition

New Voters To Be Entertained   Citizenship Day Will Be Observed Again by Rotary Club Entertaining Youth

PREMIER APOLOGIZES TO EMPEROR FOR DAMAGE . Tet LAIPKRIAL PROPRARTY

DRIVERS NUMBER THOUSANDS; WAGE RATES INVOLVED   Petition Filed in Washington as Congressmen Call for New Legislation to Prevent Walkouts.   COAL NEGOTIATORS ARE STILL APART   More Than 200,000 Miners Idle — Steel Production Drops to DepressionYear Levels.

‘Midwest Transportation  Tieup Looms Darkly Also   Fruitless Parley To Resume Again This Morning; Anti-Striking Spirit Grows In Congress

Amazing Coordination Between Allies Producing Greatest Flaming Drama In History on European Rattlefields

PRESENT GREAT WAR DRAMA IN EUROPE HIGHLIGHTED BY FULL ATT IED-RUSSTAN COORDINATION

Neds take Up the Moment ike Reaches The Rhine— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/   Soviet-Allied War Coordination Is Amazing

‘Co-operation Blunts Nazi Might Fine Allied Teamwork  Aids Reich ‘Squeeze’

THE WAR TODAY   MP SRA PE Te Flaming Drama Is Produced In European War

The War Today   Final Allied Drive on Hitler Manked _By-Perfect Coordination

CO -ORDINATION OF SOVIET-ALLIED ATTACKS ON GERMANY PRESAGE CERTAIN DEFEAT NAZI REGIME

Yanks Lunge Three Miles Into Reich   Patton. Hodges Hurl Forces Up to Border East of Kalborn

Three Butte Mer Are Due Home  Other Returning  Wataeames Ltet.-F

l'ood Shortage Hits New York Shops Closed   Some Cold Cuts Appear For Sale; 300 Eating Places Expected to Close Doors June I

UNPRECEDENTED AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMANY UNABATED  GREATEST AIR SUPPORT OF CURRENT DRIVE ACCORDED CANADIANS

Air Scourging Is Received by Nazi Homeland   American Fliers Sweep as Far East as Cottbus, Only: 12 Miles from Sector in Which Russians Are Operating

CANADIAN DRIVE THREATENING TO OUTFLANK RUHR   Russians, on Opposite Side Of Germany, Surge Toward Dresden - - and Berlin

Aerial Offensive Against Germany  Said Unparalleled   ‘Over 11,000 American And British Planes Active In Last 36 Hours _ Against Supply Lines, Troops

1,500 Yankee  Warplanes Raid Nazi Homeland   Dresden Pounded Again In Path Of Big Red Push

To Investigate Higgins Strike  Conciliator Begins Probe After Police

TRUMAN ORDERS AID FOR EUROPE   Minium. Civilian feeds Wil Be Provided By U. §-

U.S. Undertakes Job Of Supplying The Civilian Needs Of Freed Europe   President Truman Will Address Last Session Of ’Frisco Conference

GIVE PRIORITIES FOR EUROPEAN RELIEF NEEDS   Truman Orders Shipments Not Harming Our War Effort

Mac Arthur Says Six Of Ten Divisions On Island Are Wiped Out   2.050 Marines Killed On Iwo   Fighting There At Standstill; British Advance Perils Burma Japs

Claims 90,000 Japs Killed in Luzon Battle   2,050 Marines Slain On Iwo, Secretary Forrestal Says

Revolutionary Bomb May Be Peace Enforcing Weapon For United Nations Police Force

BOMB MAY BE PEACE FORCE   Seen As Possible Weapon Of Allied Nations To Enforce Peace

Exemptions For Curfew Plague WMC   Patriotic Compliance Across the Board May Be Requested

‘Admiral Nagano Testifies He Alone, On Nov. 3, 1941, Decided 'To Attack Hawaiin Bastian   Next Witness Before Pearl Harbor Probe Committee Expected To Be Adm, Richardso

Tokyo Version Of Attack Told   Pearl ‘Harbor Probe Gets More Testimony

Adm. Nagano Gave Orders.   Pearl Harbor Probe Is Being Continued

To Hear Richardson Next  Nagano, Chief Of Jap Naval Staff, Made The Pearl Harbor Decision

Dad Wishes Sons Could See Show  NL SS     Middle-aged Marine e Talks of Son Killed i in Action and Others in the Armed Forces

Encircling World Becomes Routine   C-54 Completes First Round-The-World Flight

YAMASHITA PICTURED AS REFORMIST   Defense Seeks Writ of Habeas Corpus

Friends Tell How "Tiger" Opposed War With Allies   Tiger of Manila Lauded for Fine Character

‘Yamashita Was Opposed fo War’   Witness Says General Fought Plans of Tojo

PACIFIST LABEL ~ GIVEN YAMASHITA   Attorney Says General Opposed War Against Allies

YAMASHITA IS KIND HEARTED   WITNESS PAINTS TIGER OF BATAAN AS GOOD SOUL

DEMANDS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE   EDEN WANTS APPROVAL OF BIG THREE MEETING

Confidence Vote Sought By Churchil   Government Will Demand Approval of Crimea ~ Commitments

Production Cut By Strikes, Lack of Parts   CIO Declares Winter Of Industrial War Faces Nation

CAR PRODUCTION ENDS FOR 1945   Factories Of Ford And Chrysler Reopen Wednesday

Win Close Game 36-30 At Cherokee  Lead By Score Of 36-30 At Cherokee

Meat in the Shop, Anderson's Aim   Says Eating It in Cafes Makes Rich Man's War

Promises More Meat In Stores   Anderson Says Abundant Production, Better Channelling To Aid Situation.

Patton's Tanks Reported to Be Only 213 Miles  From Berlin   U. S. Ist, 3rd and 7th Armies Link in Solid 80-Mile Front

SENATE PREPARES FOR RATIFICATION OF CHARTER   President Promises ‘to Submit Document In Legislative Form

Senate to Ratify Charter Today   Issue Over Later Vote on Use of Armed Forces Settled by Truman

Soong Leaves U. 5. affer Important But Unpublicized Conversations

BIG POWERS REFUSE TO ALTER VETO   omer  Led by Australian, Voice Opposition 

Evatt Will Lead Fight to Change Yalta Vote Plar   Little Nations Prepared for Last-Ditch Battle Against Big Five   AUSTRALIAN WILL LIST OBJECTIONS   Few Other Issues to Be De. cided Before Adjourn ment of Conference

Big 5 Stands Firm On Veto Vote Powers   Major Nations Refuse Te Yield To Demands Of Small Countries

Big Five Refuse To Retreat on Veto   Little Nations Prepare For Last Fight Against Yalta Voting Formula

Over District For Deer Season  Hunters Take    Season Gets Off to Poor Start As Winter Also Makes Debut

Hunters Take Over Distriet For iDeer Season   Season Gets OF to Poor Start As Winter Also Makes Debut

FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED   Chimne aney and Smoke From Shaft Cause Alarms

FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLEI   Barbing Chim Chimne' aney and Smokie From ; t Cause Alarms

TRUMAN PLANE: STARTS-EAST   PRESIDENTIAL PLANE TAKES OFF DESPITE LOW CEILING AT KANSAS CITY

Truman Calis For Approval Of Charter   Wants U. S. First To Ratify Pact .

TRUMAN LISTS MEETING WITH ALFRED LANDON   President Calls On U. S To Be First To Ratify Peace Charter   HONORARY DEGREE IS AWARDED EXECUTIVE

Urges the U.S. to Ratify Charter First  President Receives   President Receives Honorary Degree From Kansas City U

Truman, Other Leaders, Attend Hyde Park Rites   New President Leads in Tribute fo Man He Succeeds

Dignitaries, Villagers Join Family As World-Esteemed Leader Is Laid to Rest at Boyhood Home

BATTLE-DAY IS PASI   Body Committed To The Earth Of Ancestral  Hyde Park Home

Roosevelt Burried At Hyde Park In Flower Garden Overlooking Hudson!

Body Lowered  At Hyde Park   President Truman Looks On, Face Frozen in Grief Volley of Farewell Salutes Fired by Detail of Cadets

Final Rites For Roosevelt Sunday At Hyde Park Estate Attended By Family, Friends   President Truman Among Bereaved Attendants—Mrs Roosevelt, Son And Daughter, And Daughters-InLaw In Family Group For Simple Ceremony

Franklin Roosevelt laid to rest in warm earth of native soil   Sorrowing villagers pay tribute at memorial service in family church

Dignitaries Attend Brief Burial Rites  For President  _ Body of Roosevelt ~ Committed to Eart On Family Estate;

fis Successor Veeps as Body i Committed   simple Episcopal Rite: fonducted for World Satesman as Family ind Friends Look On

Truman, Head Bowed,  Watches Body Lowering   Burial Made in Hyde Park Following State Funeral in Capital On Day Before

Official Sources Discount Reports Of Big 3 Meeting   But British Newspapers Speculate Possibility of Session in London   BLUNT STALIN REPLY ON POLAND REPORTED   Said to Hold Continuation Of Discussion on Present Basis Futile

Rumors of New Big Three Meet  Are Discounted   Further Discussion -of Polish Problem: Thought Futile Now

London Papers In Dither Over Big 3 Meeting Soon   Stalin, However, Thinks Further Discussion  On Poland Futile

Conference With Stalin, Churchill?   London Reports Say Soviet Agreement Has Not Been Reached

[FINDING HOUSING FOR THOUSANDS OF RETURNING FAMILIES BECOMING TOP PRIORITY HEADACHE FOR NATION

Housing Problem Is Top Priority Headache Facing the United States

STAY GRANTED 10 YAMASHITA   U. $. Supreme Court Gives Jap Holiday from Death on Gallows.

Court Orders Execution Stay For Yamashita   Action Taken by U. S. Supreme Court Today After Appeal by Jap Chief

GRANTS STAY OF EXECUTION FOR JAP COMMANDEE   Court Acts After Challenge o Military Court Authority Received by U.S.

SUPREME COURT GRANTS STAY T0 GEN. YAMASHITA   Execution of Jap Murderer of Thousands to Be Postponed Until U. S. Court Considers His Appeal For Civil Trial in This Country.

YAMASHITA 1S ~~ GRANTED. STAY   Supreme Court Acts in: Case “Of Japanese General -

U. S. SUPREME COURT REVIEWS NEW PETITIONS   Execution Delayed Pending Final Decision Exe pected Jan. 5

Yamashita’s  Death Delayed   Supreme Court Grants Stay Of Execution To Japanese General.

Stay Is Granted Gen. Yamashita  Supreme Court Acts   Supreme Court Acts On Plea of Japanese

STAY GRANTED 10 GEN. YAMASHITA   Sentenced To Hang A Manila As a War Criminal

Review Of Decision Of Military Commission Is Authorized By Highest U. S. Court

Yamashita Given Stay   Supreme Court Grants Execution Stay Pending Review of Decision

Supreme Cour To Consider Jap's Appeal   New Petition Asks Review of Philippine Court

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Jap General Temporary Respite   Tribunal Acted At Compietion Regular Session

SUPREME COURT OF  UNITED STATES ACTS  IN CASE JAP LEADER CONVICTED OF WAR  CRIMES AND SENTENCED TO DIE- DEATH DELAVED

Grant Stay In Death of Yamashita   Supreme Court Acts on Peti tion, Giving Time to  Consider His Appeal

KONOYE SUICIDE. TOTTERS THRONE OF JAP EMPEROR   ‘DANGEROUS PRINCE’ WAS FAVORED POWER IN HIROHITO REGIME

COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF YAMASHITA   Highest U. S. Tribunal to  Consider Jap’s Request for Review of a Deci_ sion by Philippines Judges.

Petition Asks Review of Island Ruling   Repercussions Seet From Suicide Of Prince Konoye

Yamashita Wins Execution Stay   U. S. Supreme Court Grants Jap’s Plea

Tribunal to Rule on Jap’s Death   Action Taken on Airmailed Appeal Asserting That Commission Illegal; Civil Trial Sought

YAMASHITA GRANTED STAY OF EXECUTION   Supreme Court Receives Petition from Hated Jap; Issues Order

Granted Formal Stay of Execution   High Court To Study Yamashita Appeal

YAMASTITA WINS EXECUTION STAI   U. S$. Supreme Court tssues Order Pending Study of Plea for Civil Trial

Gen. Yamashita Is Granted Stay  mgm lng FB   Supreme Court Gets Petition Asking _ dar Rawiew . .

U.§. Court  Will Study His Appeal   Supreme Tribunal Now Has Two Plea: by Jap Officer

GENERAL GIVEN DELAY BY U. 8. HIGH TRIBUNAL   Supreme Court Would Study Appeal by War Criminal

Third Fleet Stands Off Coast Hurling Challenges As Carrier Planes ‘Bomb For Eight Hours      BY TRANK TREMAINE

HUGE FLEET AT TOKYO GATES; RAIDS STILL ON   B-29s Join Carrier Planes

US Carrier Planes  Blast Jap Airfields For Eight Hours  ENEMY COMPLETELY  SURPRISED; JAP NAVY PEELICEC THA ricutT

U. S. Fleet 200 Miles From Tokyo   Wlanes trom Carriers and B-29s Raid Enemy Air  Fields and Cities

3 VETERAN FLIERS KILLED IN CRASH   Two Officers, Sergeant Had Served Overseas

THREE DIE AT BELLE CENTER   Veteran Army Fliers Killed In Cargo Plane Crash

CHURCHES WILL BE REPRESENTED AT PEACE TABLE   Republicans Want Senate To Be Sounding Board For San Francisco Talks

Senate May Ge Recess —   GOP Wants To. Stay Around. For Parley -

Senate Wary Of Recessing   G.O.P. Wants Session Doring Peace Parley

Yanks Thrust Into Last Two  Pockets On Okinawa; Enemy  Surrenders In Huge Numbers

Jap Officers, Men  In Mass Surrender   Remnants Of Once Powerful Okinawa Garrison Coming Into U. S. Positions Waving Surrender Leaflets; Many Led By Officers.

Yanks Attacking Dying Pockets Of Resistance   Japanese Casualties Put At 90,401 Killed And 4,000 Captured; Americans Lose 6,990

OKINAWA JAPS ARE GIVING UE   Unprecedented Numbers Surrender In Mop-Up

IN NUMBERS ON OKINAWA   Unprecedented Surrenders Mark Final Phase of Conquest of Island, Officially Proclaimed Thursday.

GOVERNMENTS TROOPS CLASH WITH RED UNITS   Nationalist Reinforcements Landed By U.S. Ships Take Part In Duel

HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED ALONG CHINESE ‘WALL’  BIG GUNS USED AS   BIG GUNS USED AS NATIONALS, REDS BATTLE IN NORTH

HEAVY FIGHTING IS REPORTED BETWEEN CHINESE FACTIONS  ARTILLERY AND HEAVY _ ‘MORTARS BROUGHT INTO + PEAY FIRST TIME

HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED ALONG “WALL” IN CHINA   Marines Report Heavy Weapons in Use Between Nationalist, Red Forces

Heavy Fighting Breaks Out Between Chinese   Battle Rages at Southern Gateway to Manchuria; Reds Are Well Entrenched

COMMUNISTS AND ‘NATIONALISTS OPEN (UP WITH ARTILLERY   Southern Gateway To Industrially. - Rich Manchurie Scene Of Clash—U. 5S. Marines Guard Strategic Raifwav Points

REPORT CIVIL WAR SPREADS IN CHINWANGTAC   Will Remove: All American Forces by Next Spring in Sector

Chiang Armies Open’ Drive for Manchuria. Gate   Eastern End of Great: Wall Scene of Hard -

Heavy Fighting Reported Raging Aloné Great Wal   Artillery, Mortars Brought Into Play For First Time In Chinese Civil War

Big Guns Bark For First Time in Civil Strife   New Fighting Reported Near Manchurian Gate

Heavy Battle Along China’s Wall in North   U. S. Marines Hear Noise of Fighting as Nationalists, Reds Clash

U. S. FORCES T0 QUIT CHINA BY FARLY SPRING   Marines Within Earshot of Heavy Fighting At:  Great Wall

Heavy I ighting Begins i in “China   Artillery and Mortar Used in Civil War— New Clashes Reported

BATTLE OPENS IN CHINA WAR   Heavy Fighting Breaks Out Along Great Wall; U. S. Marines in Region.

Chiang Forces And Communist Clash, Report   Artillery, Heavy Mortar: Brought Into Play Along Great Wall of China North of Chinwagtao   U.S. Marines Hear Guns Roar all Night   First Major Combat Actior in Chinese Civil War; Three Chinese Found Hanged in Peitaiha

Heavy F ightin; BetweenChina’:  Reds, National:   All U.S. Forces to Be Ou By Spring, Says Gen. Wedemever

Artillery And Heavy Mortar‘ Are In Action   Clashes Break Out Along Great Wall Of China

ARTILLERY AND MORTARS BOOM IN CHINESE WAR   Communists And Goyernment Troops Clash In Earnest; No  American Marines Wounded Thae Fer

BiG GUNS USED FIRST TIME IN BATTLE   Fighting Between Nationalists, Communists Heavy   ALL U, §. FORCES   Expected To Leave Country by Spring: Yanks Still Non-Partisan

Chinese Battling Along Great Wal  HMeavy Guns Rrouvaht   Heavy Guns Brought Inte Civil War

Fight Is On At China's Great Wall   Artillery Put Into Use Presence of Yankees Blocks Red Attack.

FIRST CANNONADE IN NEW CHINA WAR   Artillery and Heavy Mortars Used Along the Great Wall   MARINES NOT INVOLVED

Latest College  FOOTBALL RESULTS.   Heavy Fighting in Chinese Civil War

FIRST CANNONADE IN NEW CHINA WAR   Artillery and Heavy Moxtars Used Along the Great Wall

Big Guns Are Used for First Time   Fighting Is Centered At Shanhaikwan, East Fortress City

Heavy Fighting Breaks Out Along The Great Wall   Artillery and Heavy  Mortars Brought into Play for First Time; Marines Keen Our

Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in China Civil Wai   U.S. Will Not Help China Move Troops Into Manchuria

U.S.-Landed Regulars Advance Against Reds   Intense Fighting Along Great Wall Breaks Out in Shanhaikwan Resion

Wedemeyer Predicts U. S. Men Will Be Out of Country By Spring.   NOT’ AIDING NATIONALS

ARTILLERY IN HSE   Chinese Reds Clash With Central Government Forces

Heavy Fighting Is Reported in China   Battle Is Raging Along Great Wall in North

Heavy Fighting Between Chinese Reds, Nationalists   Using Artillery Heavy Mortars For First Time

China’s Civil War Is Centered About Great Wall Today   Heavy Fighting Reported Between Rede and Chiang’s Troops

Artillery, Big Mortars Being Used   New Clashes Reported on ‘Railroad South Of Chinwangtao

CHINESE REDS FIGHT TROOPS OF KAI-SHEK   Battle Is Heavy Along Wall as Artillery and Heavy Mortars Are Brought Into Action for First Time.

B-29's Again Raid Tokyo   Large Bomber Force Concentrates Upon Aircraft Factory

Yanks Cut Escape Routes On Luzor   Airborne Troops and Cav alry Nearing a Juncture

U.S. Juncture In Philippines Nearly Made   All Japanese Escape Routes From Southern Luzon Are Cut Off

Japanese Escape Routes Out of ‘South Luzon Cut   Cayalry Division Nearing Junction With 11th Airborne Forces

{ WO eaten! “ , : : Mine Ped tess oy seth Bs  UNITING "=: -* ON LUZON.   Juncture Will Trap Battered Jap Garrison:

AIRBORNE AND CAVALRY TROOPS CLOSE ON LUZON   Juncture Would Encircle All Japs on Unieoi Peninsula

M'NIDER DRIVES FOR JUNCTURE   To Join Airborne Troops for Jap Encirclement

158TH TAKES LUZON TOWN OF BACON   Cavalrymen Near Junction With Airborne Troops

GERMANS FLEE TRAP CLOSING IN ARDENNES   Converging American Forces Crush In Waist Of Nazi Salient

U.S. Forces Crush Waist Of Salient   Fast-Moving Patrol: Pursue Germans On Wide Front.

Nazis Flee East Seeking to Avoid Capture in Trap   Retreat for Last-Ditch Stand Indicated, as " Defenses Crack

DEFER EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE   Veteran Convicted in Germany of Murdering 2 Officers.

British 2nd Drives For Reich Border   Dietern, Dutch Village, Taken Above Aachen; U. S. First Army, Smashing Bulge, Nears St. Vith

EISENHOWER’S OFFENSIVE RESUMED   Drive To Straighten Line To Upper Roer River   No Deeper Than 15 Miles At Any Place: First, Third Armies Join

British Lash Ahead in Belgian Fight   Americans Follow Through With Stunning Punches

BRITONS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE WITH MIGHTY BARRAGE   CROSS ROODE RIVER IN 2 PLACES; YANKS 5 MILES OF ST. VITH

YANKS NEARER TO ST, VITH   Third Army Tanks Tray Troops Near: Butzdorf

British Troops Take Dutch Town In New Advances   U. S. First Army Drives Within 5 Miles of St. Vith

British Second Army Gains 1.000 Yards, Takes Dutch Town   einen a  First Army ‘Cuts Deeper Into Bulge   Seventh Hammers Germans On Two Fronts In Alsace Battle

Allied Advance Continuing on Western Front   Eisenhower's Snowy Weather Drive Goes Forward Relentlessly

St. Vith Goal of Yanks   British Take Dutch Town, Storm Across Little Roode River

BRITISH UNITS ADVANCE 1,000 YARDS IN PUSH   Enter Dieteren 23 Miles Above Aachen; Yanks Gain in St. Vith Drive

The Allied Offensive Rolls Again   Ist Army Further — Reduces Nazi Bulae

Drive Into Germany Resumed As British, U.S. Troops Advance   Winter Offensive On Move Along Entire West Front Line

British Gain In New Drive ‘Above Aacher   Heavy Artillery Barrage Opens Powerful Attack

Tommies Push Nazis Back in Surprise Move   Bayonet-wielding Britons Push Into Dieteren Village

NAZI BULGE IN BELGIUM I$ REDUCED   Assault Is  Opened In Holland North Of  Aachen Sector

British Make ‘Gains i in Drive: Above: Aachen   Dieteren Is. Taken And “Little Roode River =<" 1s Crossed

Advances Up To 1,000 Yds. Recorded   Winter Drive Of Eisenhower Is Resumed

Rested British Troops Advance  In Aachen Arez   U.S. First Army Futher Reduces the German Bulge in Belgium.   Nazis Caught Napping By Montgomery’s Men

2nd Army Into Village Of Dieteren   Rested Troops  Push on Over Glassy ‘Roads and Snow Drifted Farmlands

Wield Bayonets To Effect Entry To Dutch Villas   Alles Aim To. Straighten Line To Upper Roers; Bulge Further Reduced

Enter Dutch Village Of Dieteren 23 Miles From Aachen — Americans  Approach St. Vith

DUTCH VILLAGE ENTERED; NEAR MEWSE RIVER   Docde River Is Crossed; Nazi Troops Trapped

Allied Attack   Yonk Ist Army Cuts Size Of Belgian Bulge As 3rd’s Tanks Trap Other Nazi Forces

Tommies, Wearing White Capes. Stage Bavonet Assault Through lev Ground Haze.   GERMAN ARDENNES SALIENT FLATTENED

ADVANCE UP TO 4000 YARDS TODAY   Drove Into the Dutch Village of Dieteren in the Winter Offensive.   CROSSED ROODE RIVER   Pushed Steadily on Over the Slick Roads and Snow at the Edge of Germany.

BRITISH SECOND ARMY ADVANGE AROUND AACHEN   While U. 8. Forces Further Reduce Belgian Bulge. Seek to Straighten Allied Lines.

Cross Roode. Take Village .Of Dieteren   Straighten Allied Uppe: Line; Yanks Within 5 Mi OF St. Vith.

British Army In Dieteren,  Dutch Village   ‘Bayonet- Wielding Tommies Advance 1,000 Yards In ~ Resumption of Eisen ; . hower’s Offensive   U.S. First Within Five Miles St. Vith   Patch’s Seventh Army Continues to Press Germans Back In Maginot Line Sector

DUTCH VILLAGE ENTERED; MORE OF BULGE CUT   Montgomery’s Men Smash Forward Between Roer And Maas Rivers

Tommies Resume - Allied Offensive  at German Borde   Cross Roode River, Push ‘~Into Dutch’ Village of  . Dieteren: 5th Gains

British Drive Into Dieteren  In N     New Drive   Cross Liitle Roode River A Two Places And Pushec Steadily Along.   DECREASING BULGI

Sitter Hand-toHand Fighting Marks Advance   Yanks Within 514 Miles of St. Vith In Broken Bulge

—WESTERN FRONT— Lae !  U.S, FIRSTARMY “HEARINGS, WTH   Nazis Caught By Surprise As British Second » Army Attacks   CAPTURE DIETEREN      Third Army Tanks Trap Enemy Force Near  Captured Butzdorf

Advances Made Along West Front In New Offensive By Allied Forces; Nazis Withdraw From Belgian Bula

Further Reduces Belgian Bulge in Drive Toward Major Road Center.   ENEMY TROOPS TAKEN

Yank Troops Drive Ahead For St. Vith   U. S. Seventh Battle For Hatten as Allies Launch Great Squeeze

Aim of Push to Straighten Allied Lines   U. S. First Army Drives Within Five Miles of St. Vith, Key Center

BRITISH TROOPS CONTINUE DRIVE ON NORTHERN FRONT   AMERICAN FIRST ARMY FURTHER REDUCED BELGIAN BULGE TODAY

YANK ADVANCE FURTHER CUTS NAZI SALIENT   3rd Army Tanks Trap German Troops Near Captured Butzdorf

Punishment,  Not Revenge Allied Plan   Program Worked Out At Poisdam For Ger: many Should Interest Japan; Communique Bespeaks Unity Among Bie Three .

BIG THREE DECLARATION BESPEAKS UNITY OF PURPOSE BY ALLIES IN DEALING WITH GERMANY AND WORLD

The War Today   Hard-Drinking, Hard- Hitting Irish ;  Tinkers in Finish Fight for Title:

Entire Cabinet Leaves Office Under Duress   Peron Held Under Arrest As Army-Navy Factions Row Over Procedure

‘Concentration Of Japs Routed  ‘In Luzon Drive   Americans Capture ‘Town Of Urdancta Iu First Bitter Fight of Philip _ pines Invasion

STRIKES SWEEP DETROIT PLANTS   War Output Curtailed: 20,000 Made Idle By Minor Disputes

SUICIDE TO MURDER BRINGS MAN TO TRIAL   Confesses Shooting Woman Years Thought Suicide

ARNOLD AIR DEFENSES   AAF COMMANDER DECLARES U. S. MUST HAVE POWERFUL AIR FORCE IN FUTURE

Last Escape Roads For Nazis Being Heavily Blasted   _ Spokesman For Marshal  Montgomery Declares   German Bulge Now  Caving In   ALLIES CLOSE IN ON THREE SIDES

GEN. MONTGOMERY SAYS NAZI BULGE IS CAVING IN   AMERICAN, BRITISH TROOPS ATTACK FROM NORTH, WEST. SOUTH

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   BLASTING LAST GERMAN ESCAPE RGADS

ALLIED ARMIES CLOSE IN ON THREE SIDES   U. S. and British Troops Take Several Thousand Prisoners

TIGERS PULL NEWHOUSER IN THIRD INNING   Vietors Score 4 Rons in First

GIVES FURTHER TAX REDUCTION   Group Favors Five Per Cent Addition to Relief Already Promised.   A LAST MINUTE ACTION

Senate Group Lops Billions From Taxes   Finance Committee Would Take Another 5 Per Cent Slash In  Incame Leviec

First Army Units Enroute To Pacific  Via U. S.---Number Not Yet Disclosed

First Army Unit Starts for Japan   Officers and Men Are Being Routed Thru the . United States   HODGES IS IN CHARGE   Many Changes Will Be Made in Outfit Before » Reaching Front

First Army Gets Furloughs At Home Before Transfer To Pacific Front

Shift Of First Army To Pacitic Gets Under Way   General Hodges’ Victorious European Army Will Practically be Rebuilt for New Duties.

First Army En Route  To Pacific   By Way of U.S. With Furloughs at Home; Will Be Entirely Regrouped For Jan War

FIRST ARMY CHANGED ONE FOR JAP WAR   Hodges’ Force in the Far East Will Bear Little Resemblance to the One Which Spearheaded the European Victory.

FIRST ARMY UNITS ARE ENROUTE TO PACIFIC VIA-UL-S.   HODGES’ OUTFIT TO BE REGROUPED FOR WAR AGAINST JAPS

Hodges Army To Pacific Area Via U. S.   Tst Will Bear Little Resemblance to Army That Fought in Europe

Some Officers and ~ Men of First Army Start for Pacific   Headquarters Units to be Regrouped in U. S. During Stays

FRANCE PROMISES ARMY OF 1,200,000   FORCE TO BE IN. FIELD BY END OF SPRING EQUIPPED WITH U. S. WEAPONS.

hirnnkti Ternperatures   DRetnher Calendar      Uniform Divorce, Marriage Laws Ureed to End Corrupt Practices

PROMPT ACTION TO BE SOUGHT AT WASHINGTON   Congressman Blasts Discrepancies In States

Chinese Enter Kanhsien; Bitter Fighting Rages   Army Spokesman Say: Japs May Abandon South China Coast

Chinese Fighting Inside Kanhsien   Japs May Be Abandoning Entire South China Coast; 6th U. S.  Former Base Chinese Goal

Chinese Enter Former Yank  Airbase City  Japs May Abandon   Japs May Abandon Big Part of South  China Coast Line

Chinese Break Into Kanhsien. Airbase City   Bitter Street Fights Rage 240 Miles North of Hong hong: Jap Retreat Hinted

FLEEING ALONG WHOLE CHINA COAST   CHINESE MOP UP KANHSIEN, U. S. AIRBASE CITY

Chinese push into Kanhsien   Bitter fighting in former 17.8. hase

CTINESE-BRFAK- —INI » KANI ISIEN, FIGHT INC HY.   Aussies. ‘Near Great. Borneo Oil Tic \Js

CHINESE PUSH INTO KANHSIEN   Bitter Street Fighting Re. ported in Former U. §S. Airbase City

UTILITY WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE   MICHIGAN POLICE ALERTED AS INDUSTRIAL AREAS FACE CRISIS.

President Wants Control of Real Estate Prices   Will Announce Plan To Re-Establish Priorities

REAL ESTATE ~ CONTROL PLAN   PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES CONTROL WILL BE STARTED _ ‘0 STOP INFLATION- _,  ‘ARY TREND ..

iJruman sees real estate price control  Plan to renew priority svstem

ChiefPredicts Real Estate Price Control   President Feels Move Is Necessary To Prevent Inflation; Would Channel Supplies

Truman Says Real Estate Prices Must Be Controlled to Prevent Inflation

SOLDIER HELD BY NAZIS FREED   Pvt. Leo J. Krichten, McSherrystown, Among 51 Americans Liberated Yesterday In Thurheim, Germany

Korea’s Ousted Governor Will Be Arrested   Financial Accounting Demanded From Jap Government.

CHARTER FACES SENATE VOTE   Foreign Relations Commit. tee Gives Pact Its Hearty Approval

Senate Foreign Relations Committee  Approves Charter By Unanimous Vote

United Nations’ Charter Faces Most Critical Test as It Goes on Calendar for Discussion by Senate

PEACE CHARTER GETS APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE   Not One Change Made and Endorsement Unanimous; Now It’s Up to Senate

TAKES PLACE ON SENATE CALENDAR   Most Critical World Test Facing Peace Document

UNITED NAT TREATY GIVEN TO U.S. SENATE   Foreign Relations Committee Approves Unanimously, ~ Without Change

Sharter Wins 20-0 Victory n Committee   World Peace Treaty Gains Senate Floor Without One Change

Charter Given Unanimous Vot Of Committee   Senate Debate On Historic Document To Beain July 23

Debate To Start J uly 23; Adoption Expected By Overwhelming Vote

CHARTER GIVEN TO SENATE FOR CRITICAL TEST   Plan Indorsed, 20 To 0, By Foreign Relations Group; 3 Members Absent

Charter On Senate’s Calendar For Stiff Test After Approval   23-Member Foreign Relations Group Endorses World Peace Plan 20-0; See Full Approval After Debate

CHARTER GIVEN A UNANIMOUS COMMITTEE OK   United Nations Pact Sent To Senate Floor With Vote Of 20 To 0 In Favor Of Rati fication.

SENATE COMMITTEE  APPROVED CHARTER  OF UNITED NATIONS NO CHANGES MADE AS 20 TO 0 VOTE SENDS MAT  Trp FS CATILCRMAD

TE GIVEN CHARTER TODAY   Foreign Relations Committee Approves PeaceKeeping Agreement.   DEBATE OPENS JULY 23

Charter Ready For Crucial Senate Vote   Foreign Relations Group Endorses Plan Without Change—Debate Starts July 23

SENATE VOTE ON CHARTER IS AWAITED   Faces Test After Foreigr Relations Committee Gives 20-1 O. K.

Charter Booked For Critical. Test in Senate   United Nations Pact Clears Committee Without Single ‘No’

Pact Ready For Senate   Charter Approved Un-animously By Foreign Relations Committee

Charter Given Approval, 20-0  Dental Appointment Keeps Johnson From Recording His Vote

Thumping 20-0 Committee Vote Adopts Charter  Senate Vote July 23 ‘On 50-Nation:Peace  Senate Vote July 23 ‘On 50-Nation: PeaceKeeping Agreement

Charter: Placed « on: Senate Calendar ‘Afte ft Rousing” Approval by Committee

CHARTER CLEARS COMMITTEE IN SENATE, 20 T0 0   APPROVED WITHOUT RESERVATIONS BY 23-MEMBER GROUP .

OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED BY THE RED CROSS   Chairman Appointed And Annual Budget Planned

AGREEMENT 0 JEWISH PROBLEM BELIEVED NEAR   Truman And Attlee Reported To Be Ready To Make Statement Soon   ARABS THREATEN AMERICA   Cancellation  of U. S$. OF Concessions Threatened For ‘Anti-Arab’ Stand

Accord Near On Palestine  Saudi Arabia King  Thrastena Preaaasnre

PALESTINE ACCORD REPORTED REACHED   Truman-Attlee Statement Expected Next Week

New Type. Atomic Bomb’  Used To Hit Nagasaki       Weapon Found More Effective Than Missive Dropped On Hiroshima: Technicians Assembling Others For Possible Use If Surrender Falls Through

Nazis South Of Bologna Attacked   Americans Silence Enemy Machinequns

_RAID BY FIFTH ARMY   Aftacks Are, Made on Positions South of Bologna

MERCY SLATES HUGE PROJECT   To Spend Half Million Dol. lars On - Improvement Program

Anderson Acts To Aid State   Locates Soybeans to Help Oklahoma Stockmen Past Critical Protein Feed Shortace

Anderson fo Act Quickly Aid Stockmen   Agriculture Secretary Offers Temporary Answe: To Acute Stock Feed Shortages in State

Roosevelt Pact With Canada Told To War Probers   Defense Plan Set Up in August, 1941, Committee Learns

SIX DIE IN A BLAZE   House on Norton County Farm Home Destroyed by Fire’

Cafes To Suffer 20 Pet Meat Cut   OPA Will Also Slash Their Canned Vegetables, Sugar

Nazi Praises Leadership Of U.S. Command   German Intelligence Off. cers Regarded Eisenhower Greater Than Even Their Hun Generals

Fisenhower Rated As Great Military Leader By Germans   BY GEORGE TICKER

Hails Eisenhower as Great Military Chief Patton as Most Feared Field Commander

GERMANS RATED “TRE” AND PATTON GREAT GENERALS   Lahousen Says Nazis Under. estimated Yanks at BeGinninae of Wer

The Krauts Size Up Allied Officers  Patton Was Most F eared Genera!

Truman’s Job Plan Is Given Slight Chance   Compromise Seen Likely After Two Key Solons Visit President

HOOPER TRIAL GOES TO JURY FOR DECISION   Judge Hatch Takes How And Half to Make Charze

Prime Minister Attlee  Will Visit Truman To  Discuss Atomic Energv

Attlee Will Visit U.S.   Vill Diseuss Future Of  Atomic Energy With Pres  ident Truman.

Problems Of Atomix Bomb Brings British Premier For Vital Discussions.

Attlee to Arrive In Capital Soon   Will Confer With Truman And King Next Month

TILE 10: ARRIVE EARLY NEXT MONTH   To Discuss Problems Created By Release of Atomic Energy

Plans To Come To Washington   Attlee To Confer With  Truman, Mackenzie King

THE  WAR TODAY   Allies Have Had Great Swoke of Luck In Getting Their Hands On Some Major German War Criminals

Fat Marshal Helped Organize Reich For War— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (A  Goering One Of Most Dangerous Nazis Alive

Allies Have Stroke Of Luck in Taking  Hermann Goering   Outwardly Amiable Reichmarshal One of Most Dangerous Nazis

CAPTURE OF HERMAN GOERINGIS GOOD NEWS FOR ALLIES AS g HE IS RATED DANGEROUS NAZI

CAPTURE OF NO. 2 NAZI PIECE OF LUCK FOR ALLIES: HW HITLER'S DEAD. ONLY HIMMLER GREATER PRIZE

PEARL HARBOR AVENGED: a U.S. Fleet Reaches End  Of Long Journey as Nine Ships Anchor in Tokyo Bay

Eyewitness Story of Tokyo Bay Entry  Fleet Reaches End of Long Trip

SOVIETS FIGHT TO GUST NAZIS FROM BRESLAU   Germans Report Enemy Bridgehead Across  ese

TWO YANK FORCES (GAIN ON MINDANAC   QNE IN NORTH PUSHES 14 MILES INLAND—JAPS IN EAST BEATEN BACK.

80,000 Jews Slain in Day: Nazis Salvaged Teeth, Fat      Surprise Witness at Horror Camp  Trial Describes 24-Hour Death Orgy

New Policy Received by Farmers, Dealers and Processors As ‘Best News from Washington in Many Months’: Food Programs Coordinated Under Single Agency

MOTHER HELD IN YOUNG SON'S DEATH   Mrs. Robert Salo, Living Near Houghton, Had ‘Urge to Kill”

Walkouts Halt Elevators In New York City   Manhatten Business Is Paralyzed; 2,015 Buildings Affected

Many Told Not To Report To Jobs Today; Hotels And Apartment Houses Not Yet Hit

To Divert Soft Coal To Great Lakes Docks   Dealers Cut Off In Four States As Emergency Grows

Mines Can’t Ship Coal To Retailers   Strikes Have Producer: 19 Million Tons Short Of Lake Demands

Soft Coal Sent To Lake Ports Due To Strikes   Diversion Ordered, With Production Slashed In Wake Of Dispules With Foeremen

Horrified Crowd Watches Slaying  Victim's Husband Sought by Polica

BAN IS LIFTED ON FRAULEINS   G’sS AND GERMAN GIRLS GO HAND IN HAND

American Soldiers Welcome End of Ban On Fraternization in German Areas

G.U’s and German Girls Are Friendly   Non Fraternization Ban Lifted; Boys, Girls Walk Arm in Arm

G. Ls Learning Plenty About German Girls As Fraternizing Ban Is Lifted

NEW CHINA ARMY SEIZES CANTON   Veterans of Farly Burma Campaign Take Part

Patton's Armor Plunges Fat Beyond Rhine to Besiege Frankfurt     ee ee ae ee ee ee ee. SS   SEVENTH MAY BE OVER   The First, Ninth and Brit ish Push on From  Bridgeheads

More Than 80 Miles Of East Rhine Bank Firmly In Our Hands; Final Victory In Air And In Songs Of Onrushing Infantrymen.   Germans Surrender By Thousands

Patton Paces American Drive On Nazi Capital   Yanks Smashing Across Germany In Swift Action

Third Army Tanks Cross Main; Seven Crossings of Rhine   Allies Overrun Reich; All Units of Eisenhower Armies Loose

FIRST ARMY TANKS  DROVE 22 MILES INTO  GERMANY ON MONDAY FARTHER NORTH NINTH  ARMY ARMOR CRACKED THROIMICH ROAD 17 MIE?

Frankfurt Put Under Siege By Third Army   Heavy Battle Rages East of Dorsten; British Paratroopers Sweep Out of Their Holdings North of Wecel: General Offencive Ralling

Patton's Men Reported Six Miles Away   Germans Give Up By The Thousands

FIRST ARMY TANKS DROVE 22 MILES INTO (GERMANY ON MONDAY  FARTHER NORTH NINTH ARMY ARMOR CRACKED THROUGH FOR 17 MILES

Report Yank Tanks ‘Crash Into Plains Of Central Germany   a Main. River City Entered;        a caite Front For med By 2d. Oth.

Frankfurt Is Hopelessly ~ Outflanked by This Coup   OEE NSE Re RD we Wo Patton’s Men Burst Onto The Plains of Central Germany ~

‘Fourth Armored Division Bursts Loose Forty  Miles Beyond Rhine To Catch Germans   Napping — Frankfurt On the Main Is Be gaoed Tadiy

Forces Smash 40 © Miles Past Rhine   Fourth Armored Division Advances So Swift. ly Germans Caught Without Time To Blow Up Aschaffenburg Bridge

Crashes Across Main River At Aschaffenburg   Pattdn’s Tanks Reach Plains Of Central Germany, 250 Miles From Russian Lines

Vast Allied Drive Continues Along German Plains  Patton’s Tanks Nov   Patton’s Tanks Now But 250 Miles from  Russian Armies

Tanks, Gls Spring  across Main River   2 Russian Army Groups Battle Through Western Hungary

Heavy Battle Rages In Nortt On Lippe River As ‘Chutist: Advance; Frankfort Doomec

News Day And Night   American Airborne Troo Join British In Dash Through Enemy Lines          Steady Advances On Every Fron   German Opposition Crum bles Before Determined Drive By Allied Forees

Germans Unable to Cherk Onrush Anywhere: Surrender by Thonsands; Seventh Ariuy Indicated Across Rhine A&

Allied Offensive Along Entire Western Front Becomes Powerful Victory Flaadtide.   B2SN/ B48484 5. 54""  WITH U. S. THIRD ARMY. (P\-Third army tanks entered the southwestern suburbs of Frankfurt today.

Breakthrough” Division Again Ses a Vital Bridge, Menaces Germany's Ninth Largest City   _U-S. First and: Ninth Armies And. British Second Plunge On; “Decisive Fighting of War;” Berlin Radio Says

TANAS OF U.S. FIRST REPORT 22-MILE GAIN   Patton Army Fighting In Southwest Edge Of Frankfurt

Besiege Frankfurt On the Main, 250 Miles From Soviets   First Army Also Breaks Away From Remagen Bridgehead To Plunge 19 Miles East of River Line

Third Army Races Into Suburbs of Frankfurt: 40 Miles Beyond Rhine

Americans Are Crashing Into Plains of Central Germany, 250 Miles From the Russians.   ANOTHER BIG BRIDGE IS FOUND INTACT

Ninth and British Second 10 Miles Past Rhine on Solid 31-Mile Front— Bewildered Germans Unable to Stop Mighty Allied Tide Beyond Rhine

Six Armies Smashing Unchecked Into Ruhr   Spearheads 0 Miles Across Rhine; 80-Mile Tochold Won Along River

ACROSS MAIN   ‘Dimmed Out’ Battle AcCounts Place Patton 6 Miles From City.   ! OTHER ARMIES ADVANCE

U.S. 3rd Army 40 Miles East Of Rhine River   Fourth Armored Division Seizes Bridge On Main River; Allies 136 Miles Deep Into Reich; British, Ninth Army Advance

3RD ARMY TANKS RACE UNCHECKED INTO FRANKFURT   ALLIES ROLLING UP MASSIVE VICTORIES ACROSS RHINE RIVER

Patton’s Forces Are Within 250 Miles Of Russians; Breakthrough Complete  19 MITES GAINED)   By First Army In Drive From Remagen Brideghez id: Germans Indicate Sev eat Army Over Rhine

Take Highway and  Head Out into Reich   30th Division Breaks Through Defenses On Lippe River in Ruhr, 17 Miles Past Rhine; Third Army in Central Germany.

Forty-Mile Gains are Registered; First and Ninth Armies Nearing Breakout from Rhine Brideeheads

3rd Army Besieges  Frankfurt As Tank Forces Pour Across Broken Main River

Fighting At Rhine Bridgehead Has Become Man For Man Combat  Enemy Throws In Reinforcements To Cu First Armvy’s Suneriorituy In Numbers.

Yanks Fight Hand To Hand Tn Tough Bridcehead B: attle   Initial Ist Army Superi. ority Whittled Down a: Nazis Throw In Rein  forcements.

NAVY INVESTIGATING APRIL 23 DISASTER   49 Lose Lives in Exposition Off Maine Coast

HINT KING DEFEAT IN CANADA VOTE   Prime Minister Felt Loser ir _ Prince Ibert Soldier Ata

MacKenzie King Reported Defeated; May Run from Another Constituency

‘Shorter Federal Workweek  Proposed When Production And Employment Needed

American Rescue Teams Dropped Into Jap Areas at Risk of ‘Death to Help Allied Prisoners

TRUMAN IS PLEASED   President Hears of Progress Made at Conference

Truman Tells Fighting Men There Will Be No Faltering in This War

Reds Capture German sle of Ruegen   Soviets Threaten to Trap Thousands in Czechoslovakia

SEAPLANE BASE OF RUEGEN IN RUSSIAN HANDS      Thousands Of Germ ame Face Entrapment In Pocket East Of Olmuetz      NORTHERN COAST 1S CLEARED OF GERMANS

REDS CLEAR AREA ON BALTIC SHORE   Only Few Pockets Remain as Russians Seize Seaplane Base

Russians Capture Seaplane Base South of Sweden   Reds Also Advance in Drive To Free Remainder of Czechoslovakia

Byrnes and Stalin Talk Two Hours  Envoys Cheered by Theater -Goers

DuBois Did Not Reach Its Quota In Sales To Individuals But  Came Very Close.

British Carriers Strike Singapore: Bombard Bangkok  Thailand's Railway Cen. ter Struck by LandBa mbers

Sea and Air Power Cuts Wide Path of Destruction   British Fleet Strikes Malay Jans

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHT! BAKED SWISS STEAK — 60c HAINAN’S RESTAURANT

DELIVERIES WILL BE MADE THIS WEEK — TODAY, TUESDA’ AND THURSDAY CITIZENS ICE & COAL CO.

AWAIT GRAND JURY REPORT NEXT WEEK   WANTED — PRACTICAL NURSE GOOD HOME, PHONE, COLLECT ALLIANCE 10264.

ROUND AND SQUARE DANCTI LAKE PLACENTIA SATURDAY NIGHT  SCHULLER’S ORCHESTRA

Yank Gets Photos of Nazis Killed  enema dimeetttinetemeathenmnatnemteememnteeemenanentennmennmeteememenmm sedan ES  Death So Common at Front, American Finds He Has No Special Reaction to It

Native Son Is Honored   Stevenson Makes Nimitz Admiral In Texas Navy

NIMITZ GREETS TEXAS KINFOLKS   High School Principal Hands Sheepskin To Admiral

President's Mother Had Wonderful Time But Is Glad te Be Home Aczain

‘Phantoms  n Fog Give Unreal Atmosphere To Embattled Western Frant: Crimson Channels Slice Big Snowdrifts

Gen. Wedemeyer Indicates It Will Take 6 to 8 Months to Repatriate Jans from North China District

Chinese Troops Still In Conflict   Not Planning Immediate  Withdrawal of Marines

Marines Still Busy, Says — Wedemeyer   DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF YANKS IN CHINA

Marines Will Stay in North China to Finish Their Job of Disarming Japs, Says Commander

AUTHORITIES SEEK : 15-VEAR OLD BOv   May Help in Solving Fatal Shooting of His Foster Mother.

 A: PLEASANT. WEEK-END   Temperatures in Kansas Tomore row Will Range From 55 te 60

‘SILENCE’ PLEA TURNED DOWN   SENATE REPUBLICANS TO DisCUSS FOREIGN POLICY, G, P. FLOOR LEADER SAYS ©

 Defeated Germany’s Contradictions Revealed by AP’s DeLuce in Today's ‘-Monitor-Index—Ist of 5 Stories

Higgins Workers In Demand For Probe   Union Officials Say That If Congress Fails to Act, Thousands to Be Asked to Leave Jobs In Demonstration

Connally In Opening Plea For Charter   Assures Senate U. S. Sovereignty Safe, Urges Speedy Ratification for World Effect

TELLS SENATE OF URGENT NEED FOR APPROVAL   Says Fast Action by U. §$ May Speed Others on Peace Plan

‘SHOULD LEAGUE MORAL, MATERIAL MIGHT: FOR PEACE   This Statement Was Made to the Senate Today by Sen. Tom Connally.   AT FRISCO CONFERENCE   Asks Early Ratification of the United Nations Charter.

As We Leagued  For War; Wants Fast Approval      The World Charter Is Knocking at the Doors of the Senate; We Must Not Turn It Away

Connally Reports On Conterence   Calls for Quick Ratification of Peace Charter

Connally Pleads for Early Senate Charter Okeh  Says Action Would ony Other Natio ns

“Must League for Peace’ Senator Connally Declares   54 Senators in Favor of Speedy Charter Approval

Peace Charter Is Introduced  By Connally   ‘Let Us League Our Moral. Material Might For Peace’ More Members In Favor,   URGES FAST DECISION

Opens Fight For Charter   Sen. Connally Urges Speedy Ratification  Of World Peace Pact In Address to Senate

Connally in Request for Pact Action   Senator Says Quick U.S. Signing Will Spur Other Nations

CHAIRMAN CONNALLY OPENS CAMPAIGN FOR QUICK ACTION IN COMMITTEE AND SENATE   Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee and Dele. gate to San Francisco Conference Says Pacts Will Not Be Turned Down   SOVEREIGNTY OF NATION IS NOT IMPERILLED

Join Might For Peace, Connally   Vandenberg tc Discuss Some Provisions  On Friday

Joint Moves Will Assure World Peace. Senate Told   Few Opposers Heard To Conference Plan

LEAGUE MIGHT FOR PEACE IS CONNALLY PLEA   Frisco Gelegate Opens Cam. paign For Senate Approva! Of Charter

DECLARES WORLD PEACE KNOCKING AT SENATE DOOR   SAYS RATIFICATION WILL SPUR OTHER NATIONS TO ACTION

SENATOR OPENS CAMPAIGN FOR CHARTER OKAY   Highly Receptive Senate Hears Ist-Person Report of San Franciseo Parley

Senator Connally Opens Campaign For Ratification   Tells Senate Early Acceptance Will Stimulate, Encourage Other United Nations

Sen. Connally Gives Initial Charter Talk   Urges Senators To ‘League U.S. Moral Forces’

‘TALL TEXAN SAYS WE WORKED TOGETHER FOR WAR: LET'S DO. SHE SAME THING FOR PEACE

Eyes of World on U. S., Texan Tells Senate   Solon Opens Campaign for Quick, Favorable Action on Charter

EYES ON U.S, SENATOR SAYS, OPENING DRIVE   Defends Veto Formula  In Plea for Senate Ratification

Connally Paves Way For Pact  Eyes Of World On Us, Says Senate Leader

Peace Hopes Rest on Vote Of Senators   Early Ratification to Speed Approval by Othe Nations, He Declares

CONNALLY OPENS CHARTER DRIVE   Texan, Bowed by Work as Delegate, Challenges Senate to Ratify World Charter

Solons Hear First Report On Accord   O’Daniel Announces Support For Pact

SENATE HEARS CONNALLY PLEA   Must League Moral, Mater ial Might for Peace, Delegate Says

TEXAS SENATOR FIRES FIRST GUN IN RATIFICATION   Tells Colleagues That Quick Approval Will Stimulate Passage By Others

RATIFICATION PEED URGED BY CONNALL   Campaign for OK Vote Opens with Senators in Receptive Mood.

Ratification Of Charter Up to Senate   Eves of the World Centered on America, States Connally

Connally Opens His Ratification Drive   U. S. Not Giving China Enough Economic Help, Chiang Declares

Connally Asks Quick Charter Ratification   Early Action Will. Spur Other. Nations, He Tells Senate

Connally Asks That We League Might For Peace   Calls Upon U. S. Senate For Speedy Ratification Of Peace Charter.

Senator Opens Campaign To  Ratify Charter   Connally Tells Congress Early Acceptance Will Encourage Smaller Nations

REPORT IS GIVEN BY TOM CONNALLY   Texas Democrat Seeks  Speedy Ratification of — Charter

Connally Urges Action on Charter   First Report Made to Senate Today On Results of San Francisco Parley

Texas Senator Pleads for Uniting Moral and Material Might for Peace As We Did Our Armed Might for War

Texas. ‘Senator ‘Opens: ‘Campaign For Ratification        To. World: =Péace: Plan;  . Expect: Few Opponents!

Senator Connally Seeks Speedy Charter Approval   Early Ratification by United States will Encourage Other Nations, Texas Solon Savs: Cnly Slight Opposition Seen

CONNALLY OPENS CHARTER DEBATE WITH CALL FOR SPEEDY ACTION   ASKS SENATORS TO LEAGUE MORAL, MATERIAL MIGHT FOR PEACE; SAYS WORLD’S FATE HINGES

SENATOR CONNALLY  OPENS CAMPAIGN FOR QUICK RATIFICATION   HIGHLY RECEPTIVE SENATE HEARS TEXAN MAKE PLEA FOR PEACE

Sen. Connally Uraes Speedy Senate Action   Opens Campaign for Senate Approval of -New World Charter

Senator Calls On Nation To “League Our Moral and Material Might For  Poape”?

CONNALLY CALLS FOR QUICK OKAY ON PEAGE PLAN   Early U. S. Ratification Would Influence Other Nations, Solon Avers

DRIVE OPENS FOR LEAGUE INDORSEMENT   Tom Connally Urges Senate for Speedy Ratification of United Nations Charter Drawn Up at San Francisco.

Quick Ratification Will Stimulate Other Nations, Texan Tells Senate.

G-M STRIKE IN SECOND MONTH: 175,000 IDLI   C ‘orporations’ Right ta Demand Crossing of Picket Lines Challenvel

Violent Battles Raging 17 Miles East of Berlin   Big Russian Offensive to  Reach German Capital Gains Five Miles   OTHER RED TROOPS CRACK NEISSE LINE   Soviet Forces Also Storm Across Oder in Vicinity OF Stettin

REDS FIGHTING ONLY 17 MILES EAST OF BERLIN   Germans Admit Russians Have Gained  Five Miles

OFFENSIVE UNDER WAY   Battle Is Increasing Hourly, Nazi High  Command Asserts

Big Russian Offensive Gains Up To Five Miles On Berlin Front, Eattle Raging At Eberswalde   BIG GAFS TORN IN GERMAN POSITIONS

Nazis Admit Gaps Broken  In Defenses   Five-Mile Gains On Berlin Front Made During Day

Reds Gain On Berlin Front   Big Soviet Drive Advances 5 Miles; Fighting Rages Near Eberswalde

Premier Marshal Stalin Throwing Troops and Equipment into Great Bid for Victory.

Reds Make Good Advances In Bitter Fighting On Wide Front   Drive For City Gains Momentum   Soviets Supported By Air Armada, Heavy Artillery Reports Indicate

Soviets Rip Nazi Defenses Along 150 Mile Front   Foe Reports 5 Mile Red Advance To Within 17 Mi. of Berlin

HOPES T0 FINISH TASK M SHORT TIME   Regular Session of Conference Held on Sunday

BIG 3 HOPES T FINISH TASK IN SHORT TIME   Regular Session of Conference Held on Sunday

FINAL CLEARANCE $5.95 to $7.95 Dresses, $3.00 MADELYN’S, 37 ERIE, Ni—Ad

WE LOAN MONEY TO BUY, RUD ORF RESIODEL HOMES   DAY Ay COOK WANTED      %8-MINUTE BUS SERVICE

Sale Of Flaugher Estate Property Creates Interest  Four Desirable Business Places Secured By Buyers

Sale Of Flaugher Estate Property Creates Interest  Four Desirable Business Places  Cc...

COERING MADE BAD GUESS ON BRITISH RAF   Thought Air Conquest of England Would  Be Easy

RAF’s Might Put Too ton By Goering   Nazis’ Underestimate O} It's Strength Proves Costly In War

RAF STRENGTH UNDER-RATED BY GOERING   Evidence Given on Failure of Luftwaffe in 1939 perr’

GOERING THOT BRITISH AIR FORCE WEAK   Underestimated ts. Strength in Spring of 1939

Luftwaffe Chief Underrated RAF   Goering Held British Air Force Could Not Be Strong Until ‘42

Underrated British Air In Reports   Prosecution Evidences Shows His Efforts To Provoke War  In 1939 Spring.

Goering Understimated Air Strength Of Britain   Thought It Would Not Be Poten. tial Factor Until 1942

a la are a nailed a ten ernie ee  Reveal Goering Erred On British Air Might In 1939

Goering Dismissed RAF As Impotent War Trial Show:   Underestimated British An Power, Nuernberg Prosecution Says

Duce Misled About British Air Strength   Goering Error Held Reason for Sparing RAF in Early Days

House Group Cuts Funds For Agencies   Rider Prohibits Smith-Connally Act Votes On Walkouts

STRIKE BALLOTS WOULD END WIT NIRB FUND CUT   House Group Votes to Withhold Money; Bill to Be Studied Tuesday

Appropriation Rider Denies Fund for Vote   Committee Moves to Slash Budget Of U.S. Avencies bv $576.142.136

JEMED NLRB FUND Wot FOR OTHIKE VOTES   House Greup Approves Bar; Cuts Deficiency Bill by $576,142,136.

Trumans Arrive At Missouri Home   President to iVsit 92-Year-Old Mother

TRUMANS FLY FOR WEEK-END   Make 2 Stops Going To Kansas City Airport

SENATE GIVES. CHARTER ORY BY BO-D VOTE   Whips History-Making . Pact ~~ Through With But Six  _ .- Days of ‘Debate.

World Charter ls Approved by Senate 89 to 2   First Major Nation To Act; Shipstead, Langer Vote ‘No’

No Reservation or Amendment Offered, So Complete Was Senate’s Approval.

Only ‘No’ Votes Cast By Langer And Shipstead   Approvol Thundered By Count Of 89 To 2

Senate Passes United Nations Charter, 89 to 2   Jammed Galleries Witness Acceptance Of Peace Program

Only Two Vote Contrary to Participation   Truman Sees Action As Step in Cause of Peace

U.S, Behind World Plan: For Keeping  Down Force   Historie Roll Call Attracts Big Crowd

TWO SENATORS VOTE AGAINST PEACE LEAGUE   Langer and Shipstead Alone in Opposing United Nations

89 To 2 Vote Registered In Roll Call   Still Much To  Be Done To  Save “Succeeding Generations From Source Of War”

Only 2 Votes Cast Against Document   No Amendments Offer‘ed’ In the Six Days of Debate. First Majar Nation to Accept

Vote of 89 to 2 Sets Peace Machine Moving   Jam-Packed Galleries Hear History Making Roll Call for American Participation in 50-Nation League Founded on United Action

WORLD PEACE PLAN FAVORED BY 89-2 COUNT   Senators Lange And Shipstead Are Only * Opponents

Only Two Votes Cast Against World Treaty   Eighty-Ninc Senators Register Their Approvil of U. 8. Participation in Peace League   Action Fails To Stir Spectators   Packed Galleries Unex. peetedly Silent When Vote Is Annotinced; Sen. Langer Warns

PEACE TREATY RATIFIED BY SENATE, 89:2   WORLD MACHINERY TO PREVENT WAR SET IN MOTION

Sets in Motion Machinery For World Organization Armed to Keep Peace  TWO SAY ‘NO’  Langer, Shipstead Oppose, Johnson Ii! and Unable to Attend, Vote

U.S. Joins Move To Keep Peace.   Senators Langer, Shipstead Alone in ‘No’ Stand on History-Making Action Placing Nation in Vanguard of New World League

No Reservations or Amendments Offered— Shipstead and Langer Only Dissenters.   U. S. FIRST MAJOR NATION TO ACCEPT   Plan Calis for World Organization, Armed With Force, to Keep Future Peace,

Senate Okays Charter By Vote Of 89 To 2   Langer And Shipstead Say ‘No’ In History Making Roll Call Before Large Gallery

Action Taker To Secure The Peace   Ratification Comes After Only 6 Days OF Diceussjon

Senate Votes Approval Of Charter, 89-2   Senators Langer, Shipstead  Only Two Who Didn't Vote For Document.   NO AMENDMENTS

Langer and Shipstead Vote“No”   U. S. Participation In World Peace Program Assured

Harmony Marks Fina! Drait Of Document Which Holds Key To ‘Future Peace Of Al! Nations

GREET REPORTS ON HITLER SKEPTICALLY   Correspondent Warns That Stories Must Be Treated With Reserve.

Seeks Halt To ° Surplus Goods Sale To Public   Congressman Wants Ar. eles Offered Under “Merciless Spotlight  -- Of Publicity?

SURPLUS SALE OF VITAL GOODS STIRS RUMPUS   Nebraska Congressman Demands Publicity for Alleged Medical Supply Deals

Demands Freeze On Surplus Properties   Nebraskan Cites Abuses In Sales

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THE ~~  WAR. TODAY   Life of European War  ~May Run Out Like Sand From Broken  : Hour-Glass — Unless  Nazis Make Stand On Oder .

UNLESS GERMANS ABLE TO MAKE IODER RIVER STAND WAR’S LIFE IWILL RUN OUT VERY OUICKLY

FATE OF GERMANY NOW HANGS ON ‘ABILITY TO STOP RUSSIANS AT ODER RIVER ON EASTERN FRONT

s Could Force Fight Into The Summer— —By Dew itt Mackenzie (/t   Lemerti Of War Depends On Nazi Oder Line

United States, Britain, China Promise Nips De struction Worse Than Germany If Capitulation Does Not Come Immediately.

‘Utter Devastation of Homeland’ Only Alternative, U. S., Britain and China Declared in Calling for Capitulation

Japan Presented Terms To Avoid Destruction; ~ Worst Is Yet to Come’

Fact-Finders Tackle GMC Deadlock  To Open Hearing  WesLant Axccartmo   To Open Hearings Without Awaiting Decision on Prices

Fact-Finders to  Open Hearings  in Wage Dispute Issue of Profits  Is By-Passed  far tha Dracan?

Fact-Finders to Open Hearings in Wage Dispute  Tecstra af Deafite   Issue of Profits Is By-Passed for the Present

Drive Aims To Encirele  Shuri Fort   Marines In Naha Dig In Positions Near City’s Heart

10th Army Turns Both Flanks of Okinawa Defense   Opens Powerful New Drive To Complete Encirclement of Shuri   COMPLETE CONQUEST OF ISLAND IS NEAR   Patrol Finds Naha a Ghos! Town; Japs Still Counter-Attacking

END APPEA S IMMINENT.” ON OKINAWA   “10th Army Tums Both Fianks- Of ©: Japanese Line .

Marines Deep In Rubble Of Naha   Army Gains In Power Drive To Ring Shuri

CHAIRMAN SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS NEW TAX PLAN  WOULD REDUCE BUT NO   WOULD REDUCE BUT NOT WIPE OUT INCOME TAXES ON 12,000,000 PERSONS

SENATOR OPPOSES ‘WIPING OUT’ TAX ON LOW INCOMES  meet om Fees OW   GEORGE WOULD ONLY REDUCE LEVY, NOT ELIMINATE TOTALLY

TAX CUTTING BILL FACING SENATE FIGHT   Chairman George Says Committee Will Open Three Days of Hearings On Monday  SEES DANGER AHEAD

George ravors Lower Rates ro! Most Taxpayers  Senat e Leader   Senat e Leader Wants To Retain Payments By Most

Indicates: Taxes of $12-4~ week Workers Will. Be - Needed - Jn- Event of Hard Times.. i

Sen. George Asks Revision [n Tax Slash   Opposes Provision to Remove 12,000,000  From Income Tax List

GEORGE SEEKS A CHANGE IN NEW TAX BILL   Would Reduce, Rather Than Wipe Out Levy for 12,000,000, as Provided in Measure Passed by the House.

WOULD REDUCE INGOME TAXES   Chairman George Not in Favor of Wiping Out Taxes for 12 Million.   VINSON WILL TESTIFY

» Days of ‘Hearings on Bill Planned   Fears It Unwise To Narrow Base . For Taxes, . . Senator Says

SENATE LEADER FAVORS CHANGE FOR TAX BILL   House Passed  Measure 343-10 Late Yesterday

George Favors All Taxpayers Kept On Roll   Would Reduce Rather Than Wipe Out Payments Fur 12,000,000; Houre Pascad Measure

Senator Would Keep Tax on Low Incomes   George Wants Change In Tax Bill Which House Passed—Group Will Hold Hearings

Senate Tox Group Chief Fears Need Might Arise Later To Restore Rate

Senate's George Asks Low-Income Tax Bracket Too   Measure Passed By House Calls for Many Drastic Reductions

Senate Plans Tax Hearing   Elimination of Low Income Group Scored by Finance Chairman

May Restore Twelve Million To Tax Roll   House-Approved Bill Grant 10 Per Cent Reduction To Every Individual Taxnaver

George Will Seek Revision Of Bill Passed By House   Chairman Of Finance Committee Favor: Reduction But Not  Elimination

Reduce Taxes, Don't Eliminate Taxpayers, Senator George Plea   Proposed Changes

CHANGE SOUGHT IN NEW TAX BILL   Senator George Calls For Reducing Rather Than Wiping Out Income Taxes For 12,000,000 People.

GEORGE ASKS INCOME TAX CUT, NOT ELIMINATED   Chairman Says Once Low-Bracket Out, Hard To Regain it Needed

Senate Change ‘In Tax-Cutting Bill Is Sought   George Wants To Keer Low-Income Groups Or  Rolls At Reduced Levy.

Solon Would Keep All on Tax Rolls   Sen. George Seeks Change in Tax Bill As Passed by House

Senate’s Financial Leader Opposed to House Tax Measure   Sen. George is Against Eliminating Twelve Millions From Roll

GEORGE WOULD ALTER TAX CUT VOTED IN HOUSE   Senator Opposes Wiping Out Of Levy For 12,000,000 In Low-Income Class   See table on Page 6,

Wants Income Tax Reduced, Not Wiped Out   George Advocates Change in Bill To Affect 12 Million

—INCOME TAX —  George Favors Cut i in Levies, Not Elimination   Three-Day Hearing Set To Open Monday Before Sonate Finance Committee

ihackr:   Fights Legislation to Take 12,000,000 From Federal Rolls

George Hits Tax End on Low Income   Senator Would Reduce Not Eliminate, Levy Against 12 Million.

Keep Low Ones But Lighten Their Burdens   House Passes Measure By Vote 343 To 10; Must Pass In Senate.   WILL OPEN HEARINGS

George Asks Modifieation  Of Measure   Finance Committee Head Favors Reducing Rather Than Trimming Income Levies for 12,000,000

Senate Finance Committee Head Fights Tax Slash  Elimination of Lew Income Groups from Tax Payments

Tax Chairman Calls Hearing By Senators   Sen. George Wants Tc Keep Tax Base Wide For Emergency

SENATOR WOULD SLOW TAX CUT   Senate Committee Chairman Will Ask Revisions in Reduction Bill

Indicates Taxes of S12. week Workers Will Be Needed In Event of Hard Times,

GEORGE WANTS CHANGE IN TAX. SLASH MEASIIRE   Senate Finance Group Chairman Against Bill Passed by House

Reducing, Not Wiping Out Income Taxes for Twelve  Million Asked by George

Senate May Rewrite Tax Relief Bill   Sen. George Against Freeing 12,000,000 Lew Income Werkers

Discharge Fraud Racket Smashed   Army Takes Back Men Who Bought Way Out

Fraudulent Discharge _  Racket Nippec Was Being Built  Into Huge Racket, ‘Air Officer Says

Japs Charge Atrocities   Soviets And Koreans Named In Affidavits

JAPS MAKE CHARGES OF ATROCITIES      -Accuse Russians And Korean  Communists

Jap Commission Charges Russians With Atrocities      Unconfirmed Charges Directed At Korean Communists, Too

JAPS ACCUSE SOVIET ARMY OF ATRO CITIES         GOVERNMENT-AFFILIATED REPATRIATION GROUP “CHARGES WHOLESALE RAPE, MURDER, OTHER CRIME:

Rape, Murder, Other Crimes In Manchuria   Russians, Koreans  Charged With Crimes

BRITAIN SEEKING — MORE PAGIFIG TUTY   Wants to Share in Invasion of Japan, Occupied China, Canital Observers Say

MIDNIGHTCURFEW FOR DURATION OF THE 2FRONT WAR   SUBSTITUTE BILL ON MANPOWER APPEARS HEADED FOR ACTION

Hint Britain May Give Greater Aid in Pacific Drive   Churchill-Roosevelt Meet Rouses Speculation for Early Jap Defeat

YY OUOMMIQGLOM NROUNUUD  Capital Interests Center on British Aid In Pacific, Manpower, Night Spot Ban   Entertainment Ban To Stay

INDIAN OCEAN IMMINENT   Nervousness Increased by Silence of Task Force 38

15 Cigarettes Daily for Civilians Adopted by Tobacco Distributors

PLAN TO DOLE OUT 15 CIGARETTES PER DAY   Druggist Blames Wholesalers for Unequal Distribution of Smokes

SMOKES WILL BE RATIONED   Tobacco Distributors Tx Initiate Voluntary System

I5 Cigarets Daily for Civilians Provided in Voluntary Ration Plan

Manufacturers tc Ration Cigarets  Civilians Promised Fifteen Daily

Tobacco Distributors to Institute  Card Ration System for Cigarets

Cigarettes On Ration System   Will Be Available At Rate Of About Fifteen Daily To  Civilians.

Tobacco Distributors Adopt Plan to Ration Fags; Would Allow 15 Daily

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Rate Of 15 Daily To Be Established   Card System Of Issuing Smokes Is Approved During Conference Of Tobacco Distributors

Nation’s Tobacco Distributors _ Adopt Ration Plan; Civilians To Be Allowed 15 Cigarettes Daily

CardSystem -ForRationing Of Cigarette:   Distributors: Plan’ Moluntary System, Effective'in: “Two Weeks. *

SMOKERS TO GET 15 CIGARETS —  Industry to Attempt: 2M elintary Ration Plan:

While walking down the thoroughfare We see Red Feathers Ev erve hara   EARTHQUAKE REPORTED

If Action Taken, General Not Told   Chungking Says Abdication  so Mere to Avoid Trial

SWIFT TRIAL ASSURED WAR CRIMINALS   Goering, Von Ribbentrop, Hess and Others to Face Military Tribunal.

No Objections Yet Raised To American Plar   Moscow Convictions Bring Appeals From Poles In London

Military Tribunal To Hear Cases This Summer .  Will Try Nazi Leaders In Group

L TRIAL FOR MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS      Will Take Place Late This Summer, Jackson Says

Plan Single Mass: Trial for 100 War Criminals Soon   Only Appeal Will Be to History,” Justice Jackson Asserts

MASS COURT MARTIAL FOR WAR CRIMINALS   Jackson Tells American Plan

THROWERS, DEMOLITIONS   Marines Seal Off Only Possible Escape Corridor of Nips in the Naha Airfield Area, Now a Small Trap.

YANKS HIT FLANK OF OKINAWA JAPS   Enemy Suicide Pilots Strike At'U.S. Warships Again

Marines Cut Last Jap Escape Route ~ From Naha Airfield   Another Suicide Raid on U. S. Fleet; Doughboys Reach Coast in 1,600Yard Advance

American Infantry Attack ing With Flame Throw. ers and) Demolition  Charges

Yanks Flanking Last-Ditch Nip Defense Line   Marines Seal Off Only Possible Escape Corridor In Naha Airfield Area

AMERICAN INFANTRY FLANKING LAST-DITCH JAP DEFENSE LINE  MARINES DRIVE TO OKI___NAWA WEST COAST, SEALINC OFF ENEMY ESCAPE

Yanks Flanking Last-Ditch Jap Defense Line   Defenders Supplied By Parachute, Tokyo Says; Suicide Raids On Fleet Resumed

AAP DEFENSES BEING FLANKED   Yanks Attacking With Flame Throwers, Demolition Charges.   TENEMY IN SMALL AREA

Working on Flank Of Japanese Line   rlnfantry Attacks Last Ene; my Stronghold on Oki , nawa Island   ‘SEAL AIRFIELD AREA   New Suicide Attacks on Fleet Units Reported by Niraitz

Savage Battle Rages as Japs Make Last Stand   Yanks in Flanking Movement Against Final Defense Line; Mony Nips Pocketed

YanksFlanking Last Enemy Defense Line   Flame Throwers, Bombs Used to Smash Japanese on Okinawa

INFANTRY HITS HARD IN FLANK MOVE AT JAPAN      Marines Press On To Close Escape Route Of Nipponese In Naha Airfiel Area; Gains Reported.

MARINES CLOSE UP LAST ESCAPE ROUTE ON ISLE   Flame Throwers And Demolition Charges Used To Blast Out  Fanatical Japanese  Defenders.

YANKS FLANK OKINAWA LINE      Japs Supply Beleaguerec Troovs By Parachute

BEGIN FLANKING LAST - DITCH. LINE OF JAP REMNANTS   MARINES SEAL OFF ESCAPE CORRIDOR AT NAHA AIRFIELD

Fresh Troops Land Behind Defense Line   Infantrymen Open Drive to Skirt East Flank of Japanese Position

American Infantry, With Flame Throwers and Demolition Bombs, Begin To Rid the Island.   ESCAPE CORRIDOR HAS BEEN CLOSED TO JAPS

Yanks Start Flank Drive  In Okinawa   Flame-Throwers Being Used Against Japanese Last-Ditch Defenses

Sen. Burton Sees Peace For World   Ohio Kepublcan Depicts Charter as a High.  way to Peace

AS PEACE ROAD BY SEN. BURTON      Leads Debate On Third Day, Ratification This Week Expected

Charter Declared Road Back To Peace On Earth   Argument Arises Over Placing of American Troops Inio Action

Barkley Says Admiral’s Report Should Squelch Any Contention Roosevelt Asked War With Nip:

Battle Tirelessly To Complete Conquest Of Air Base And Win More High Ground Overlook. ing North Of Island   JAPS CLAIM SUB SUNE OFF ISLAND

Marines Conquer Half of Iwo In One Week Battle   Japs Still Hold Vital Peaks Honeycombed With Artillery

Situation On Bloody Isle Grows Brighter For Leathernecks   Some High Ground Taken From Japs   Navy Secretary Forrestal Says Clean-Up May Take Many Weeks

Iwo Situation ‘Brighter’  Marines Have ‘Firm Grip’ on   Marines Have ‘Firm Grip’ on Nearly Half of Island Springboarc

Yanks Fight To Conquer Main Field   Ranking Officer Says Situation Grows ‘Brighter Every Day’

MARINES WIN HGH oPDTo IN AIRFIELD FIGHT   Officer Reports Bloody Battle Is Growing Brighter Every Day.

American Troops Have Firm Grip On Half of lwo   Situation Growing Brighter, Asserts High Marine Officer

Marines Take Nearly Half — Of Iwo, Fight F or More High Ground: Picture “Brighter”

STRIP OF CHINA COAST CLEARED   50-MILE STRETCH OPEN FOR SEA-BORNE STRIK®

Chinese Hold Coast Open  50-Mile Strip Under Control and Ready for

Fifty Miles Of Coast Cleared Of All Japanese      1 Sea-Horne Landings Along Sonth Areas Now Possible, Chinese High  Comimund Says        Japan Expee ling American Thrust   100.000 Nipponese Troops Moved From Ihinan Proyinee to Coast Of SO TUTET SERB A LAA

Chinese Control 50-Mile Stretch Of Invasion Coast   Japanese Move Troops Anticipating An American Landing; Nips Have Million Men

Chinese Smash Japanese Hold Or South Coast   Sea-Borne Invasion Area Fully Cleared Of Hostile Forces

50 Miles Firmly In Chinese Hands   Japanese Communications Between Canton, Hainan Severed; Enemy Moves Troops from Hunan Province

JAPANESE RUSH 100,000 FORCE TO COAST AREA   Chungking Says That Army Takes Over 50 Miles Of South China Shore

50 Mile Stretch Of China Coast  Open To Invasion   Chinese High Command Announces It Holds Spot For Allies To Invade.

CHINA COAST IS INVASION-READY   Chinese In Firm Control Of 50-Mile Stretch Of South China Coast; Area Is Wide Open.

Twenty-two Dead Week End Toll   Train Wreck, Auto Wreck And Other Accidents Over State

REPORT NAZIS PUTTING OUT PEACE FEELER   Swedish Sources Say Hitler in on Plan; Offer Rejected

SWEDISH NEWSPAPER REPORTS — HITLER AGREED TO PEACE BID   UNCONFIRMED RUMOR SAYS OFFER MADE ON BASIS THAT HITLER CONTINUE  IN POWER

GEORGIA SENATOR ASKS EARLY TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINAL OF JAPANESE EMPEROR HIROHITO

Senate Bil Uraes Trial of Hironito   War Criminal Charge Laid Before Congress by Senator Russell

Senator Says Emperor One Of Greatest Aggressors In History   Wants To Expose False Divinity   Russell Speaks Out As Con. gressional Dissatisfaction Over Terms Flames

HALSEY’S AIRMEN HIT 215 SHIPS, 287 PLANES IN WEEK'S THREE FORAYS

Japanese Warships Are “Sitting Ducks” For Halsey’s Men   SOME PLANES OPPOSE.   Revised Estimate of TwoDay Assault Lists 215 Ships Hit

Will Tevelin, Retired Trooper, Admits Chcking Wife, Setting Fire To Bed When She Begged Por Death   KILLING OCCURRED AT GREENSBURG HOME

Ex-Police Confesses Slaying   William Tevelin, Conscience-Stricken Confesses ‘Mercy’ Killing Of Wife

WILLOW RUN T0 LAY GFF 10,800   GREAT ARSENAL COMPLETES WAR MISSION FUTURE IS IN DOUBT

WILLOW RUN WILL CLOSE ON JUNE 30   Plant Produced Over 8500 Giant  Liberator Bomber:

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Nine Airfields  io Close Down.   Three in Texas Will Discontinue

NAME MICKLE AS CHAIRMAN   Bedford Countian Selected By Democrats As State Party Leader

MEN TO START   Newest Firm to Select Mattoon Site Is Gar Wood Industries Inc.

WILL EMPLOY AT LEAST 400 MEN TO START   Newest Firm to Select Mattoon Site Is Gar Wood Industries Ine,

U-BOAT SURRENDERS AT ARGENTINE PORT   Young Commander and Hungry Crew of 54 End Long Cruise of Atlantic,

Normal Power Is Restored In Cleveland Area   Most Employes Return To Their Jobs Following Work-Or-Fight Order Issued By Army

Company Had Threatened To Bolf Hearing if Profits Were Considered as “Relevant” Factor

RECESS WAGE HEARINGS 10 DECEMBER 28   Action Is Taken After New Statement Of Price Policy

Union And General Motors  Urged To Renew Bargaining    Government Fact-Finders Avert Showdown by Re: ; . . cessing Hearings in Wage Strike Until  December 78

Recess Averts GM Vow to. Quit Hearing  Board Urges Firm, ' UAW to Continue:  ro MT) ge

Fact Board Averts GM Showdown   Board To Consider Firm’s Ability To Pay In Labor Row

Oil Board Recesses Talks To Resume; Hearings Delayed In GMC Deadlock

Avert Showdown In Labor Hearing   Recess Until Dec. 28; Government Blueprints Fact - Finding Procedure Of Boards 

Fy PNWARD RAITT,   Fact Findin iney Board — Recesses Iloarings Until December. 7€

ASKS POSTPONING   U. S. Says Argentine Defection Would Hinder  Conference - :

Would Delay Brazil Parley   Dean Acheson Says Argentina Repudiated Hemisphere Obligations

U. S. Would Delay Confah Of Americas   Postponement of Meeting In Brazil Is Suggested Because of Development In Arventinga

Argentina Gets Rebuke By U.S.  On Government   Inter - American Meet May Be Postponed On Suggestion O! Washington

MAIDANEK HANGMAN DIES ON GALLOWS   Heffman Hanged Before 15,000, Dispatch Says

RAF HEAVIES SMASH WESTERN GERMANY’S RAIL CENTER OF BONN _ REPORTED MONDAY  THAT AMERICAN RAIDERS avep anerpi

RAIL CENTER LASHED IN NEW RAID ON REICH   German Radio Says Raiders Strike Out Again Today

Air Raiders Thunder Out Over Austria   Davlight Attacks Pressed After Blow-at Rail Center of Bonn

Railway Center  Of Bonn Blasted   Berlin Reports American Raiders Thundering Over Austria.

ALLIED AERIAL RAIDS CONTINUE   Large British Armada Raids Rail Hub at Bonn

Rail Center Of Bonn Bombed By RAF   Americans Reported Over Austria In Plane Attack

ON OKINAWA IS NEAR COLLAPSE   Retreat Route Under Fires Last Divisions On Luzon Face Defeat

TWO KILLED IN CHICAGO BLAZE   Verling Steel Company Is  Destroyed By Fire

British Continue To Gain in Burin  Occupy Important Town  On Main Mandalay  Tet Band

TRUMAN HEADS FOR TENNESSEE   To Talk on Development of Waterways

WATERWAYS TRUMAN GOAL   President Is Expected to Champion Regional Projects in His Speech at Gilbertsville, Ky., Wednesday Morning.

Multiple-Purposed Waterway Systems Hope of President   Will Champion Plans in Speech at Dedication of Dam in Kentucky

President Sojourns in ‘Tennessee   Drafting Speech  For Development Of Waterways By Regional Authority

President Heads For Reelfoot Area Rest   Drafting Speech Favoring Regional Authorities Waterways Development; Speech Pleads for Cooperation On Home, Foreign Fronts

 ‘ ~ENDS MISSOURI VISIT— . Truman Drafts § speech, Enj tjoys Fishing Jaunt

Truman Prepares for TVA Battles  Will Ask Congress for New Authorities

Truman Prepares To Continue Trip   Pleads Cooperation Of American Public

TRUMAN STUDIES SPEECH BACKING RIVER PROJECTS  WILL DEDICATE TVA DAM IN KENTUCKY AS

President Drafting Speech ‘Urging Multiple-Purpose _ Development Of Waterways   To Dedicdte Kentucky Dam Wednesday; Brings Another Missouri Visit To Close

Leaves State After Plea For  Cooperation   Truman Will Rest at Resort; Speaks at TVA Project Wednesday

"GOLDEN RULE’ IS HAILED AS U.S. POLICY   Says Peace Road May Be Harder Than Victory Road   ANOTHER WAR   Would Bring Destruction To U. S. Civilization, President Warns

Truman to Champion Regional Authorities   Will Dedicate Last Of TVA Dams; Plans Fishina and Relaxing

Waterways’  Development Championed By President   Is Speaking Wednesday At Dedication Of Dam

Truman To Lake For Rest   Will Spend Two Days At Tennessee Resort Before Dedicating Dam In Kentucky -

tae Favors  ore Waterway:   . Urges Development by Regional Authorities:. Dedicates New Dam

TRUMAN DRAFTS DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS TALK   President on Tour; to Dedicate Kentucky Dam Wednesday

U. §. SUPERFORTS IN NEW DEVASTATING ATTACK ON JAPAN   NIPPONESE CAPITAL WAS _ STILL BURNING FROM PREVIOUS BOMBING

CITY 1S STILL ABLAZE FROM “LAST ATTACK   Doughboys Slog Ahead Al Along Okinawa Front   MOP-UP STAGE   Reached On Mindanao Isle; Three-Pronged Chinese Offensive Rolls On

Force of Nearly 500 Superforts Hits Jap Capital   B-29 Target Area Includes Imperial Government Center

Superforts Pour Steel On Burning Jap Center To Wreak Deadly Havoc

WILMINGTON MAN STATE TREASURER   Robert R. Bangham Assistant To Don H. Ebright

'Red July’ Will Go Down As Beginning Of Knockout ‘Of Once Great Jap Empire   No Country Ever Lost So Much Of Its Fleet, Air Force And War Output As Japan Did

‘Red July’ To Go Down In History As Beginning Of Knockout Of Jap.Empire

Red July Worst Punishment Any Nation Ever Got   American Air, Sea Power in One Month Bloodies Up Japan

‘Red July Doomed Japan   Mighty Offensive Broke Back of Empire, Wrecking Fleet, Air Power, WarPiants

“Red July” For Japan   Month Will Go Down In History As Beginning of Nip Knockout

Doom Of Japan Sealed In July.   Marked. Beginning -OFf Knockout Blows

“Red July” Will Go:Down In. History As Beginning ‘Of the Japanese Knockout

Allied Officials Uncover, Seize Japan Treasure   Nipponese Premier Not Prepared to Talk On Japan’s War Guilt

Yanks Stand Guard Over  Jao Treasure   $250 Million Store of Precious Metals Found; New Premier in Office

Imperial Army And Navy Held Part Of Hoard   Neither Has Accounted For Penny Since 1937: New Navy Minister Is Ousted:

ENEMY ARMED SERVICES LACK COST REPORTS   Toyoda Removed from Cabinet Before Taking Post

Funds Stolen From Nations Under Japan’:  Armed Forces   Premier Not Prepared To Diseuss War Guilt

New Jap x" ‘tals Lead Americans To ‘Over. 250 ‘Million In Gold Reserves

Impounded Jap Treasure Under U.5. Troop Guard  Nip Ar cm Navy Held 250 Million Reserve

OUSTS TOYODA FROM JAPAN'S NEW CABINET   Nip Officials Lead Soldiers to $250,000,000 in Japanese Banks

OUST TOYODA FROM JAPAN'S ~NEW CABINET   Uncovered Treasure In. cludes Gold, Silver and Platinum

Toyoda Out As Cabinet -Reshuffled   Adm. Yonai, Who Once Opposed Tojo, Named Navy Ministei

NEW PREMIER LEADS WAY TO TREASURE   Japanese Army, Navy Failed to Make Accounting

$250,000,000 Ot JAP GOLD SEIZED   SHIDEHARA ALREADY RESHUFFLES CABINET

NO ACCOUNTING BY MILITARISTS IN OVER 8 YEARS   Emperor Knew In Advance Of Pearl Harbor Attacks New Cabinet Cooperates

Surprise Act Ousts Toyoda From Cabinet   Replaced by Yonai Who Once Dared to Oppose Hideki Tojo

Allies Impound $250 Million  Jap Treasure   Army, Navy Hadn’t Accounted For Penny Since 1937, Allies Learn

Nipponese Army And Navy Caught With Part of Gold   Premier Shidehara Reshuffles Cabinet, Issues Eight-Point Program Pledging Personal Freedom, Fight Against Famine

JAPS TURN OVER HUGE TREASURE TO US. TROOPS   ‘Responsible’ Officials Lead Way To $250,000,000; Cabinet Aid Ousted

GIS ON GUARD OVER JAPANESE STOLEN HOARD   ‘New Navy Minister _Qusted Before He Took Over Office

YANKS GUARD 250 MILLION TREASURE POT   Jap Reserves, Uncovered it Tokyo, to Be Held for Allied Disposal.

Gold, Silver, Platinum Is Impounded   MacArthur Seizes Treas: ure For Safekeeping;  Much Of It Loot.

Seize Jap Treasure Horde    Hold $250,000,000 Uncovered in Search  For Looted Funds; to Decide Disposal Later

U.S. Soldiers Guard Hoarded Jap Treasure   Gold, Platinum and ‘Silver Reserves to  Value of More Than $950 000 000 Found

AMERICAN EYES ON NIPS’ CASK   Gold, Silver and Platinum Reserves Worth 250 Millions Are Seized

Gloomy Speech From Premier ls Broadcast   Yanks Standing Guard Over Vast Amount Of Gold

GET RESERVE FUNDS WORTH $250,000,000   Imperial Army and Navy, Which Held Part of the Treasure, Had Not Accounted for a Penny of It Since 1937.

U. S. Soldiers To Stand Guard Over Jap Gold   OVER = $250,000.000 OF NIP WEALTH HELD BY YANKS

‘Occupation Yanks Keep Watch Over Japanese Money   Uncover 250 Million Dollars in Surprise Act; Nipponese Army Navy Kept No Books

GERMAN ARMY STILL POTENT   Nazis Capable of Dragging Out War In Hopes of  Compromise Peace

STIMSON AVERS ENEMY FORCES CAN HIT AGAIN   But Secretary of War Figures Another Offensive Would Be Smaller

REMOVING BOMB POUND BY POUND   Unexploded Two-Ton Herman Bomb Buried for Five Years

HUGE BOMB TO BE DETONATED   Fuse Damaged, So TNT Will Be Removed

Thousands Swarm Aboard Missouri   Battleship Opened to Public Inspection in New York

GOP Pledges To Cooperate In War. Peace   Promises Made Democrats By Brownell During News Conference

AMERICAN AND BRAZILIAN TROOPS MAKE SWIFT ADVANCE—STEONG AIR SUPPORT

RED CROSS NEEDS WAR FRONT HELP   County Red Cross Organization Says More Help In Needed on War Areas.

40,000 YANKS LOST IN BULGE      18,000 Reported Missing,  Sec. Stimson Reports

Liberated Japanese Political Prisoners Emerge to Cheers of Waitine Communist Crowd

Jap Political Prisoners _ Released   Welcomed By Communist Crowds; New Party Arises to Defend Imperia]l Rule System

Jap Political Prisoners Freed  Navy Gained Fortune Throuah Bad Notes

CACHE OF COL INCLUDES LOOT FROM CONQUEST   Internal Tension Grows ag Political Prisoners of Old Regime Are Released

Anti-Reds. Organized ‘in Nippon   New Political Groups Arise; Prisoners Freed

Prison Doors Are Opened In Compliance  With Orders   Drastic Overhauling OF Diet Is Favored

Conservatives Rally to Fight Communist Bid  MacArthur's Newly   MacArthur's Newly Liberated Political Prisoners Aqitate

Raise Voice In Opposition To  Imperial Rule   Many of the Prisoners Had Been Held Without Charge For 10 Ov  20 Years .   ‘Inperial System Root All Evils’   Newly Formed Federation Of Toilers Springs to Defense of Throne, Agsuils Reds

NEW JAP GROUP SLAPS AT REDS 4 PRISONS OPEN   Federation Of Toilers Rises To Back Imperial House; Liberated Cheered

Japs Demand The Removal Of Emperor   Liberated Political Prison. ers Cheered By Welcoming Communist Crowds

Resistance To Emperor Is Organized   Liberated: Jap © Prisoners Met.. By Communisis

Jap Political Prisoners Are Given Freedom   New Federation, Meanwhile, Assails Reds And Defends Imperial Rule.

ALLIES RELEASE JAP COMMUNISTS FROM 4 PRISONS  NEW GROUP OF NIPS COOMC CAMPAIGN TO

Political Prisoners Come Out of Jails   Japs Welcomed By Communist Crowds Shouting Opposition To Imperial Rule; New Federation Plans Anti-Red Fight

Red Flags Fly in Fight Upor Imperial Rule   Japanese Communists Open War On Freeing of Political Prisone. s

Liberated Political Prisoners Emerge From Four Jap Prisons To Acclaim Of Communists   Newly Formed National Federation Of Toilers Arise To Defend Imperial House

JAPAN RELEASES OWN PRISONERS   Political Group Emerges trom Four Prisons — Communists Cheer

Anti - Russian Organization Rises In Japan   To Wage F ight  Qn Communism

Nippon Uneasy as Political Groups Press for Contro   Anti-Russian and AntiImperial Demonstrations Reported

JAPAN HAS AN ANTI-RUSSIAN ORGANIZATION   Communist Crowds Shout Opposition to Imperial Rule As New Group Assails Reds   PRISONERS RELEASED

FREED POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE GIVEN WELCOME   Communist Crowds Cheer Liberated Prisoners And Shout Opposition To Imperial Rule; Democ racy At Hand, New  Premier Says.

Freed Political Captives Hailed By Jap Reds   Communists Shout Oppo sition to Imperial House

Japs Free Prisoners  ~ From Political Jails   Cheering Communist Crowds Greet Liberated Men; Some Were Held 10 To 20 Years

Four Jap Prisons Open Their Doors   Political Prisoners Liberated; Jap Communists  Reason Them   FORM ANTLRED GROUP   Navy's Impounded Fortune - Gathered From Conquered and Japs

JAP POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE FREED TODAY   Communist And Other Parties Rising In Japan

Anti - Russian Organization Rises In Japan   Liberated Political Prisoners Freed From Four Jap Prisons

Japs Politica Prisoners Liberated   Welcomed by Jap Communists,  Opposed to Imperial Rule

Liberated Jap Prisoners Blast Imperial Rule   Tokyo Communisis Urge Overthrow of Emperor's Governmen'

New National Group Out to Fight Communist Trend   Political Prisoners Taken on. Shoulders of Followers to Tokyo Rallies

ANTI-RUSSIAN ORGANIZATION RISES IN JAPAN   Communists Greet Liberated Political Prisoners as New  Group Forms Party

ISSUE CALL FOR END OF IMPERIALISM   Demonstration Follows Release of Political Prisoners From Behind the Walls of Four Massive Prisons.

JAP “THOUGHT” PRISONERS FREE   Some Held 20 Years Are Re teased by New Cabinet on WacArtaur’s Orders.

HIGHER MEAT PRICES ASKED   Some of Senators we Studying Food Voice Favor of Paying Subsidies

Suggest Higher Prices For Meat   Some Senators Say Gov. ernment Should Subsidiz¢« Producers Instead.

U.S. Sergeant's Blood May Save Life Of Tojo   MacArthur Orders Arrest Of Terrorists Of Notorious Black Draaqon Society

Jap Cabinet Meet Hints At Shakeup   Emergency Session Called to Ponder U.S. Arrest Orders

Jap Cabinet Meeting; Purge Seen   Nip Chiefs Discussing MacArthur Move To Arrest Leaders

JAPANESE CABINET CALLED TO DISCUSS MACARTHUR’S ORDERS  SOME MEMBERS OF T0JO’S PEARL HARBOR CABINET

TEMPERATURES:   Yank Sergeant's Blood Revives Former Premier   MacArthur Moves To Seize Other Leaders Of War Conspiracy   Is Hirohito On MacArthur List?

JAPANESE CABINET WAS CALLED TODAY:   Will Discuss Gen. MacArthur’s Designation of Japanese to Be Arrested.

Japanese Cabinet Unto Special Session   “ Discuss MacArthur's List of “Wanted” Men: Hint mt ic.

However He Changed Mind And Is Awaiting Trial as a War Criminal With “Nothing to Say.”   “NO. EXCUSE TO MAKE” HE ANNOUNCED TODAY   He Is Named on Gen. MacArthur’s “Wanted” List Which Has Been Expand ed to Include 47 Men.

Former Jap War Minister Ends His Life   Field Marshal Sugiyama Js Latest Of Japanese Military Leaders To Commit Suicide

Jap Cabinet In Special Session   Discuss Members Who Are Wanted By U. S.

nee OF ENEGADES PROGRESSING   merican Occupation Au thorities Extend List Of  "Wanted" Occidentals As War Criminals  Peas hd BLAWHOE FCF ARBRE

Tojo Raliying After Donation  Of Yank Blood   Occupation Officers Press Roundup of 47 War Leaders

SEVEN OF BLACK DRAGON SOCIETY ADDED 10 LIST   lojo Also to Face Trial After Recovery From Suicide Attempt

Field Marshal We wees Rap’ for Crimes   Tojo Rallies After Shooting; MacArthur Hunts 47 For Trials

‘Purge’ of Cabinet To Meet Approval of MacArthur Seen   American Blood and Skill May Save Gen. Tojo for«Justice

A] ARE LISTED AS WANTED BY ALLIES   Tojo Rallies After Transfusion From Sergeant   GERMAN ENVOY   Among Captured But Notorious General Homma Escapes To Home

Hint Purge In Jap Cabinet   Men Not Jot Acceptable o U.S. Expected to  Ee Weeded Out, Meet  In Snecial Session

Field Marshal ‘Beats Rap’ for War Crimes   Tojo Rallies After Shooting; MacArthur Hunts 47 For Trials

SUGIYAMA <A SUICIDE   ‘How Former War Minister Took Own Life Is Not Known

WITHDRAW IN BORNEO      Japanese Troops Retreat Along ad to Samarinda Oil Fields

a wk'wss. “a ‘weelinee! jes  WITHDRAW IN BORNEO   Japanese Troops Retreat Along ad to Samarinda Oil Fields

Pittsburgh Press Closed By Strike  Truck Drivers’ Move : Called illeaal

DARROW'S SPIRIT AGAIN FAILS NOBLE   Detroit Magician Tries Unsuccessfully for Seventh Time to Contact Great Attorney.

Chairmen Named To Study Post-War  Development   Fred H. Biever, Local Chairman To Make Survey for Employment

Reports Say ‘Big 3' Meet On Black Se:   Fear Of Russia Fighting Japs Reported In Tokyc

Boundary Claims Would Pare Reich : Down One Third      Big Three Believed to Be 2, Considering Vital

POSTWAR REICH TO BE SMALLER   Division And Occupation Of Germany Mapped By Big Three

THIRD OF REICH TERRITORY ASKED BY BORDER STATES   Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin Are Believed Considering Proposed Annexations.   SOVIET TOWN REPORTED SCENE OF CONFERENCE   Observers Hold Opinion Occupation of Germany for Six Years or Longer Will Be Discussed.

CLAIMS WOULD REDUCE REICH AREA BY THIRD   Border Annexations Believed High on Parley Agenda

BiG THREE MEETING REPORTED AT SOCHI   Germany's Pre-war Territory Is Held Likcly To Be Cut By One Third

DENIES HITLER - 1S IN ARGENTINA   FOREIGN MINISTER AMEGHINO SAYS CHICAGO WRITER’S STORY IS UNTRUE.

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DENIES HITLER ~— IN-ARGENTINA   Foreign Minister Says There Is No Truth In  Newsman’s Story

Argentina Denies Hitler’s Landing   South Americans To Turn German Submarine, Which Surrendered, Over To U. S. And Britain

Argentina Denies Reports Hitler Is Hiding There   More Submarines Reported Sighted  Close to Coast

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Vice-Admiral Land Arrives at Bio 3 Conference

Truman, at Flag Raising Ceremony, Says U. S. Fighting for Welfare of Mankind

ADMIRAL LANL ARRIVES FOR ‘IR 9 PARLEY   NO OFFICIAL WORD OF WHAT IS TRANSPIRING IN MEETING.   Berlin Conference   Sessions Continue in Same Routine Fashion—Believed Running Smoothly.

Eyewitness Of Empire Crash Tells Story   Irwin On 75th Floor; ‘Glass And Fumes  Evervwhere’

Executive Gives Eyewitness Story From 75th Floor   Former Editor Tells of Screaming, Hubbub Following Catastrophe

OUTNUMBERED RED TROOPS FIGHT OFF GERMAN WINTER  COUNTER-ATTACKS   Relief Column Fails To Reach Jerries

Nazis Fighting All Out Battle   Hurl Powerful Army Into Budapest Lines

Nazi Foree In Budapest Is Cut Down   Germans Hurl Armor And Infantry Against Siege Line.

NAZI DRIVE HALTED NEAR BUDAPEST —   Both Sides Are Reported Pouring In Reinforcements

REDS WARD OFF BIG TANK ARMY NEAR BUDAPEST   Strikes Down' From The Danube Against Soviet Siege Lines

Big Street Fight Rages InBudapest   Germans Hurl Armor Into Rescue Attempt

Reds Fight Big German Attacks   OUTNUMBERED SOVIETS MEET STRONG HUN BLOWS

REDS FIGHT © OFF GERMAN TANK ARMY   Was Strikino  Toward Siege Lines of Budapest

TRIBUTE PAIL TO MEMORY OF F.D.R   Aircraft Carrier Roosevelt Seen As Symbol   OF U.S. PLEDGE   To Help Stop Any International Gangster: Ship Commissioned

Carrier Roosevelt Symbol of U. 5. Pledge to Help Stop International Gangsters,. Truman's Declaration

COMMISSIONS CARRIER FOR   Pays Tribute to Roosevelt’s Foreign Policies

A Symbol Of America’s Pledge. ....  President Commissions U.S. Aircraft Carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt

AMERICA GIVES HOMAGE TODAY TO U.S. NAVY   President Truman Leads Nation In Tribute To World's Greatest Fighting Fleet,

President Pays Warm Tribute To Roosevelt   Aircraft Carrier FDR Commissioned

CARRIER AIMED “AT ‘GANGSTERS   Truman Commissions Giant Warship ‘Roosevelt’

Dishonorably Discharged Briton To Run for Seat in Commons Against Churchill

OPPOSE SALE TO RAILROADS   States F ihe ‘Objection Te Disposal by Pullman Of Car Business

Police Guard Newspaper Purchasers As Delivery Union Privileges Lost

German Frontiers Rolled  Back To Lines Of 1937 SOUTHWESTERN ZONE   Of Occupation Gives To Americans: “Creater Berlin” Area To Be Administered by Inter-Allied Unit

Inter-Allied Control Of Berlin. Four Zones Of Occupation Are Set   Eisenhower In Berlin Today; Meets With Other Allied Members Of Control Council For Reich

Pre-War Boundaries For Germany; Terms  Of Surrender Given   No Announcement on Austria, CzechoSlovakia Made; Occupation Zones  Of 4 Powers Set Up in Berlin

Berlin to Be Held Jointly By Victors   Eisenhower Goes “To German Capital As Commander

Reveal Occupation Zones In Germany For 4 Allied Nations   United States To Occupy Southwestern Zone; Set Up Inter - Allied Governing Branch In Berlin Area

DECLARATION FIXES ZONES OF CONTROL   Statement Issued Simul  taneously in Allied Capitals Recreates Nation , to Pre-War Borders 4  an ze oe ue ee i eee eee alla al! a en a a ee

Germany Reduced and Divided for Occupation  ve en ee sestininateeil mei ein cin ae. ads

REICH NATION 5 RECREATED   Germany’s Frontiers Are Rolled Back to Boundaries of Dec. 31, 1937.   4 NATIONS HAVE ZONES

Allies Restore German Borders To Status of 1937   Allied Powers Also Announce Occupation Zones

Four Occupation Zones Set Up With Greater Berlin  ‘ Area to Be Governed By Commission of Four.

Boundaries Of Reich Will Be Of Dee. 31,737   Allies Recreate Nation As di Was Before Hitler Annexed Austria and Croclroulowalitx   Occupation Zones Are Established   Germany Disarmied, Ships Communications Forfeit    ed, Planes Grounded, War Plants Seized

BOUNDARIES OF GERMANY BACK TO 1937 LINES   Allied Powers Announce Their Control Areas

CONTROLS ARE LISTED BY ALLIES   Four-Power Parley Of War Chiefs Held In City Of Berlin

Allied Powers Assigned Their  German Duties   United States Given Southwestern Zone To Set Up Occupational Government of Authority.

Frontiers of Germany Are Rolled Back   Four Occupational Zones Set Up With a Fifth for Berlin

GERMAN BOUNDARIES ARE FIXED BY ALLIES   Rolled Back To Where They Were On December 31. 1937

TEMPERATURES.   Victors Set Up Control Zones And Boundaries   Czechoslovakia And Austria Liberated; Eisenhower Is Chief

Occupation Zones  For Reich Revealed   Joint Announcement of Four Powers Delegates Southwestern Area to United States: Rule Berlin Jointly

Frontiers Are  Rolled Back To 1937 Limits   Joint Statement By Nations Assigns Four Zones, With “Greater Berlin” Area Added

Four Occupational Zones Set Up by Allied Authorities   German Nation Recreated as It Was Before Annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia; U.S. Troops To Occupy Southwestern Area

Germany's Frontiers Rolle Lf Back To Boundaries ONI93 ' ‘In Joint Allied Statemen?®\   Occupation Zones For United States, Britain, France And Russia Set Up

Occupation Zones Of 4 Powers Fixed   Area Of “Greater Berlin” Will Be Directed By An Inter-Allied Governing Authority With Four Powers Represented.

, German Frontiers Are  Established As of Dec. , 31, 1937, the Allies Announed Today

GERMAN BORDERS ROLLED BACK 10 1937 BOUNDARIES  OCCUPATION ZONES SET BY BIG 4 TO  , -. <<. =) eo  = =e. Fe Fh SOS

Occupation Areas For Big 4 Listed  In Joint Statement   No Announcement Made On Joint Control Program For Austria; Fallen Nation Minus Authority

Occupation Zones Are Announced   Gen. : Kisenhower. In Ber lin to Attend Four-Pow er Meeting ..

Occupation Zones Are Set Up   Germany Back  To Where It Was Before Austrian and Czech Seizure

Boundaries of 1937 Set by Allied Powers  ct i ee I i   Occupation Zones Are Arranged With U. S. in Southwest

Joint Occupation Statement Defines Zones of Operation for the U. S., Great Britain, France and Russia— A “Greater Berlin” Sector Created, to Be Administered by an InterAllied Authority.

Big-Four Allied Control Council In Berlin Begins loint Rule Of Beaten Country

Four Powers Fix Zones of Occupation.   U. S. Gets Southwestern, France Western, Soviets Eastern and Britain Nlarthwaetarn ZFanne

Allies Slash Boundaries Of  Hitler's Reick   Occupation Zones Set Up; Nation Is Back To _ 1937  Limitations

Allies Roll Back German Frontiers  To ’37 Boundaries   Occupation Zones Are Announced By Powers

“ALLIES REVEAL ONES POWERS WILL OVERSEE   Terms of Surrender Force Germans To Yield Austria, Czechoslovakia

People Face Four-Power Rigid Control   Southwestern Zone Comes Under U.S. Military Authority

Allied Powers Roll Back Frontiers To 1937 Boundary Lines   Occupancy Jones  Also Established   Southwestern Area Of Reich Will Be Controlled By U. S. Forces

Plan Readied For Control  Over Country To Aid Peace   Joint Announcement Is Made Of Action

Borders As of 1937 Adopted by Control Council   Nation Is Carved Up for Occupation By Four Powers; U.S. in Southwest

Hitler's Orders Show Strategy  Secret Plans Changed When Britain Held

Hitler Planned ‘Invasion Once  ‘Of Middle East   See ret Orders Also. Dis  close He Aimed Al W, On Tirkey and Ocei ~ nation of AHL France

Captured Secret Nazi War Orders Shov Hitler Once Planned Attack on Turkey and Invasion of Middle East      frer Minor Leaders

HITLER PLANNED TO INVADE MIDDLE EAST N WAR ON TURKEY  ALSO HAD MATTERS READY FOR OCCUPATION  OF ALL FRANCE IN 1940

Full Employment Bill Drive Opens   Committee Will Begin Hearings Today

Commander of Infamous German Prison Camp Squirms as He Claims to Be ‘Kind and Gentle’

Kind, Gentle German: Commander of Torture Camp Never Did Anything Wrong, He Declares

INAUGURATION MONDAY FOR STATE OFFICERS   Bonus, Pension  And Tax Bills Up For Action

Nine American Warships Make Trick Trip Through Mine Fields To Tokyo Bay

Describes Entrance of U.S. Fleet into Tokyo Bay; Warships Anchor Near the Yokosuka Naval Base

Fleet Reaches End of Long Journey From Pearl Harbor   Eyewitness Tells of 3rd Fleet’s Move Inte Japs’ Front Yard

Allies Advance on Okinawa, Tarakan   Yanks Gain as Enemy Dead Mount to 36,535

HITS DIET OVER IMPERIAL RULE   Domei Says Committee Has Indorsed Proposed Plan For Yielding Power

My BY DECREE IN JAPAN LOOMS   LOWER HOUSE OF DIET AP. PROVES PLAN AFTER ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE.

DICTATORSHIP BILL APPROVED   Suzuki Given Authority Te Rule By Decree

Push Surprised Nips From Beach Defenses   Yanks Carry Record Air Attack On Japan Into Fifth Day, Advance In Philippines And Okinawa; Tokio Diet Ponders Dictator Plan.

Australians Hurl Back Japanese In Borneo Invasion   Americans Press Attacks On Nippon, Chinese Gain

Diet Gives Cabinet Emergency Power   Parliamentary Group Opposes at First Lest Eventually Eliminated

Dictatorship. bill Passes   Japanese Diet Bows To Government’s Demand for Power

NIPPON DIET ~ ROWS ON BIL   Lower Chamber Appreves Amended Wartime Emergency Act

Five Nations To Sign With Big Four   General Expected To Land Tuesday At Atsugi

MacArthur © Confirms Date of Signing and Says He Will Enter Japan Tuesday; Aug.28.

Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands New Zealand to Siqn —

WATER TREATY WINS SUPPORT   O’MAHONEY ENDORSES CONTROVERSIAL PACT

Units Spearhead 18 to 20 Miles Toward Capital   Reach First Natural J ap Defense Line as Army Expands Beach; 5 More Towns, Many Villages Fall

Yankee Patrols Drive to  the Agno River   Sixth Army Expands Main Beachhead to Depth of From Five to Nine Miles, Capturing Five Towns and Many Villages

Sixth Army Expands Main Beachhead, Utilizes Main Highways; Tokyo Says Bloody Battle Raging Near San Fabian

MRS ALLEN T0 FACE CHARGE OF MURDER   Confesses Strangling of New-Born Baby Girl, Sandra Kay

PETIT JURORS DRAWN FOR APRIL TERM   Judge Harold E, Davidson of Clarinda on the Ranch

GRAND, PETIT JURORS DRAWN FOR FEBRUARY TERM OF COURT   Judge Vernon Johnson  of Sidney on the Boneh

PETIT JURORS CHOSEN FOR DECEMBER TERM OF COURT   Judge John A. Murray  of Logan on Ran-kh

COUNGHL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS STALLED   Russia Balks On Returning French Properly

FRANCE DEMANDING RETURN OF PROPERTY FROM RUSSIA   INDICATIONS FOINT TO ALMOST COMPLETE FAILURE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE

Point Value Ot Beet To Be Reduced   Substantial Reduction Is Scheduled For Sept. 3 —Cafes Permitted To Borrow Points

DRY CRUSADER JOHNSON DIES   “Pussyfoot”, California Senator, Claimed At 82 .

Janie” All Ready For Production Tuesday Evening   Tech Theater Players tc Present Comedy of Teen-age Prablems

POINTS ON PORK, SHORTENING UP   OPA SAYS OTHER MEAT POINTS TO BE HIGHER

Point Values of Pork, Margarine Lard Increased   ‘New Changes Will Become Effective  As of Next Sunday

PORK RATION POINT VALUE UP SUNDAY    INCREASES ALSO ORDERED  FOR LARD, SHORTENING, MARGARINE AND OILS.

RATION POINT VALUES JUMPED FOR PORK ITEMS   Increases Also Ordered For Lard, Shortening, Margarine, Cooking Oil

INCREASES IN PORK POINTS AREORDEREL   New Schedule Will be Placed in Effect on _ Sunday

Pork, Margarine Points Advanced   Cooking Oils Also Go Up. Effective Sunday

PORK AND SHORTENING GIVEN POINT INCREASI   Boost In Ration Values Effective Sunday, OPA Announces—Beef,  Butter Unchanged

“ARE ORDEREI      New Schedule - Will be Placed in Effect on Sunday

Border Murder Witness Talks   Heavy Guard Given  Man Who Ese aped

Another Blaze Halts Progress In Rescue of Trapped Miners; Abandon Hope for Men’s Lives

BIG ELECTRICAL PLANTS FACING STRIKE THREAT   Strike Votes Authorized in G. E. and G. M. Factories

12,000 STRIKE AT SHIPYARDS   40,000 to 60,000 More ' to Be Thrown Off Jobs  at San Francisco

9 SLAIN, 11 HURT IN JEWISH RIOTS   BRITISH ENFORCE STRICT CURFEW AS PROBE CONTINUES

Jerusalem Is Uneasy City \fter Bombing   Tight Curfew Clamped Down There and at Tel Avi After Deadly Blasts

Tight Curfew Is In Effect  In Palestine   Business Is Almost Ai Standstill As  Britisl Continue Investigation  Of Bombings

BOMBS, SHOTS KILL 9, HURT 11 IN JERUSALEM   Tight Police Control Placed On Holy City After Night Of Violent Outbursts

Clamp Curfew On Jerusalem To End Riots   British Tommies Begin Probe Of Bombing, Gunfire

Probe Started Of Bombing In Jerusalem   British Troops Patrol City; Curfew Is Being Enforced

Jerusalem Unde a Tight Curfew  Action Fellows Terrorist Outbreck

CURFEW ENFORCED   British Tommies Are Mak. ing An Investigation at Jerusalem

British Troops Force Curfew In Jerusalem   9 Killed, 1 Injured .As Violence Flares: ‘Tel Aviv Also Under Cur. few.

STRICT CURFEW IN JERUSALEM   Investigations of Bombings And Gunfire, Which Killed 9. Are Started.

NEW FIGHTING IN PALESTINE   Bombings Destroy Gov't Buildings In Jerusa lem. Tel Aviv

British Troops Force ( urfe ew In Jerusalem   9 Killed, 11 Injured As “Violence ° Flares; Tel Avi iv Also hier. Cur. few, os.

British: Clamp:<Curfew on Sections of Jerusalem ©“ While. Probing’ Explosions

TIGHT CURFEW IS ENFORCED IN JERUSALEM   Helmeted British Tommies Patrol Jewish Residential Quarters of Uneasy City

Bombs Kill 9 In Jerusalem  Strict Curfew Imposed  In Palestine Outbreak

Enforce Curfew In Jerusalem   Bombings and Gunfire Being Investigated By British

—PALESTINE— 9 Dead In  Jerusalem  Tight Curfew After Bombings, Fighting

British Enforce Palestine Curfew   Start Probe of Bombing, Gunfire Killing Nine, Injuring Eleven

AT JERUSALEM KILLED NINE   British Clamp On Curfew As They Probe Bombings

Tight Curfew In Jerusalem  Probe Bombings and   Probe Bombings and  Gunfire Which Killed “9;

JERUSALEM IS PLACED UNDER TIGHT CURFEW   British Open Probe Of Bombings And Gunfire Killing Nine, Injuring 1t

Business At Standstill As British Police Investiqate Yesterday's Unusual Bombings

SEEK JERUSALEM MYSTERY BLAST   Gunfire and Bombs Kill 9,11 Ave Hurt

ARMED BRITONS ENFORCE RULES IN JERUSALEM   Tight Curfew Clamped In Municipal And Jewish Residential Quarters; Investigating Violence Which Took Nine Lives.

BRITISH KEEP RIGID CURFEW IN PALESTINE   Helmeted Tommies Patrol Municipal and Jewish Residential Quarters Following Bombing and Gunfire Orgy.

PARIS, (UP)—-The American First Army burst out of its Wese River bridgehead today and raced 18 miles or more to within 70 mile: of Magdeburg, Berlin’s main outer fortress on the Elbe River.

Ninth Army Sieging Outflanked Hannover   Berlin Reports Airborne Strike In Support of First U. 8. Army

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Some Miners Return to Work Today   Estimated Idle At 21,000  May Close Some Steel Furnaces

HESS, GOERING TOP LIST OF 24 NAZI SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL IN OCTOBER

Goering, Hess Head Trial List of 24   Top War Crime Offenders Face Court in October

UTILITY STRIKE CUTS. SERVICE T0000 TOWNS   New Walkouts Are Started As Lewis Orders Miners Back To Work‘ Monday

ASK HOW U. 8. TO USE FORCE   Ready to Raise Ques*tion in Senate Debate This Week

REVERCOMB TO SEEK CHARTER FORCE DEBATE   Handful Of Senators Want Full Details On Force Uses

CHARTER TERMS   Want to Know How U. S. Will Join in Future Use of Armed Forte

Group Seeks Full Details On Charter   Ratification of Peace Pact Said Possible This Week

Senators Raise T roop Issue in Charter Debate   Few Legislators Want Full Details on How lL. S. Forces Will Be  Lsed to Keep Peace

PLAN 10 RAISE CHARTER QUER)   Senator Revercomb Wants To Reserve Use Of Troops To Congress

Solons Ask Details On Uses Of Troops   Senators Challenge Charter Supporters With Questions on Calling Men to Arms to Protect. U. S. Interests—Ratification Predicted

TAMMANY-LABOR GROUP WON RACE FOR NEW YORK MAYOR   CANDIDATES. BACKED BY DEWEY AND LAGUARDIA BWAMPED IN THE ELEC ’ YON YESTERDAY

At Moberly Homecom ing  Bradley Calls for All-Out War Efforts Until Final Victory

Bradley Is Welcomed At Home   Tells Moberly Folk New  Weapons Make Another War Too Horrible to Let  Happen

GENERAL BRADLEY WARNS AGAINST LETDOWN IN WAR   Twelfth Army Group Commander Tells Throng at Homecoming Event Japs Must Be Knocked Qut.   TUMULTUOUS WELCOME EXTENDED BY MOBERLY   Returning Hero Describes Destruction in German Cities —Parade Precedes the Speaking Program.

STALIN TELLS SOVIET STAND ON POLAND   Recognition Of His Government Only Solution

RECOGNITION OF RED APPROVED WARSAW REGIME AND POST-WAR: POLISH ASSISTANCE ESSENTIAL’.

Stalin Reveals His Stand on Polish Dispute   Arrest of Poles’ Not Considered In Yalta Program

Stalin States His Position Regarding  Polish Government      Says Recognition of Pro. visional Regime is Only Solution

Stalin Offers 3 Conditions On Pole Settlement  Arrest Of 16 Is Not Involved, He Claims; Asks Recognition Of Provisional Group

Polish Arrests Not an Issue, Stalin Asserts   . Recognition of Warsaw Government First Essential, He Says

POLISH lool 5 DISCUSSED   Stalin Says Arrest of Poles Has No Connection With Question.   ARRESTS ARE PROTESTED

Lays Down 3 Point Solution  Of Problem   Declares Arrests Have No Connection With Yalta Polish Agreement

SOVIET PREMIER BREAKS SILENCE ON POLISH ISSUE  NCCLAREC ARRECT OF   DECLARES ARREST OF 16 POLES DOES NOT BEAR ON NEGOTIATION

rae Is Firm on  Arrest of Poles   Russian Leader Says This Has No Bearing on ~  Reconstruction   SILENCE’ IS BROKEN   Great Britain and United ~ States Have Differ' ent Ideas

SEEK SOLUTION TO POLE FIGHT   Stalin Says Recognition 0! Warsaw Gov't Is Necessary

Stalin Gives His View of Polish Issue  Lays Dowr Three Basle Conditions  tal ttn

SAYS WARSAW GROUP MUST - BE HEARD   Friendly Policy With Russia Also Necessary   SOVIET CHIEF   Denies Arrest Of Polish Leaders Had Anything To Do With Problem

Premier Says He Will Not Consider Case in Negotiations for Reorganization of the Warsaw Government Ordered at Yalta.

Stalin States Stand on Poland .   Recognition of Warsaw Government “Ele_mentary”; Arrest of “16 “Has No Connection’

Stalin Rules Out Arrest In Polish Regime   Won't Consider lt, Allies Told

Arrest of Poles No Factor---Stalin   Recognition of Warsaw Government Only Solution of Question

Stalin Announces His Posifion on Polish Question   Lublin Polish Regime Must Be Recognized

Stalin Defends Polish Stand   Says Recognition Of Provisional Regime Only Basis For Solution.

Will Not Consider Their Custody in Negotiations For Reorganization of _ Warsaw Government

Stalm Advances Three “Elementary” Conditions as Solution to Polish Question

Marshal Stalin Refuses to Back Down on His Stand in Troublesome Polish Issue   Announces Three Conditions Under Which Question Can Be Solved; Denies London Poles Were Invited to Confer on New Government

Stalin Refuses to Discuss Disputed ‘Arrest of Peles   No Bearing on Polish Question, the Marshal Says; Reveals Soviet Aims in Poland

Arrest Of Poles: “Not. Considered ‘Tu Regime Plank   Stalin: Asserts: ‘Action’ Will __ Play No Part ta Fortuing : Of “Polish. Government

Insists Allies — Accept Regime Picked By Reds   Soviet Ruler Breaks Silence On United Nations Dispute

Check Book For Slayer  Money Notations Found   Money Notations Found After Names of Widow Of Alhert Laneford

Aged Patients of Convalescent Home Victims of Christmas Tree Blaze

SHORT CIRCUIT IN DECORATION STARTS BLAZE   21 Aged Patients Are Badly Injured In Fire

JAP CARRIER BATTERED BY U. 5. BOMBERS   20 or More Foe Ships Blasted, Gen. MacArthur Reports

Large Jap Carrier Is Left Listing   20 Enemy Ships Added to Roll Of Those Sunk Or Damaged

ONE LARGE JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTIM OF PLANES  FAR EAST AIR FORCES BLAST ENEMY NAVAL TINITS AT KURE

Large Enemy Carrier Hit At Kure Base   Far Eastern Air Forces Strike Savagely At Port

Far Fast Planes Hit-Anotlies Je _hirerall Carrier  Wt Rancte MacAstlur’s   tit Boosts MacArthur's Air Force Score For Week-End

Mitchells Blast Japanese Carrier In Sunday's Rai   Report Haruna Afloat - But Badly Damagec  From Saturday Ai Attacks

MacArthur's Air Forces Claim 20 More Nip Ships   Aircraft Carrier — Is Included In Toll Of Vessels

Heavy Bombers . Attack Carrier At Naval Base   Allied Airmen Are Again Making Wide Sweeps Aaainct Nins

Jap Carrier Left Listing At Kure Yards   Mitchell Pilots Did Not Claim Direct Hits on Carrier, Clouds in Way

10 More Enemy Ships Added to Toll of Airmen   Battleship Haruna Still Afloat; 500 Army Sorties Flown

MacArthur Adds 20 Enemy Ships To Army Score    Nip Aircraft Carrier Left Listing And {/§ Down By The Stern At Kure Naval Yard *:

20 More Nip Vessels Hil   Jap Aircraft Carrier Left Listing at Kure Yard by Army Airmen

Jap Carrier Is Battered hy Allied Planes   More Than Twenty Nip Vessels Sunk or Damaced

Large Jap Aircratt Carrier Is Attacked      Mitchell. Bombers Leave Enemy Warship Listing

FBI CHIEF MAY TESTIFY ABOUT PEARL HARBOR   Committee Member Declares J. Edgar Hoover's Name Belongs on List

WOULD CALL HOOVER   Republican for Questioning FBI Director About Pearl Harbor

SUBSTITUTE FO HILL PROPUSE   Comprehensive Mobilization Of M anpower Planned, Say Backers

Substitute Bill For Work or Jail Plan Is Proposed   Broader Terms Strengthen WMC's Efforts In Dealing With Labor Shortages.

New Support For WMC Labo: Control Plan   Proposed Substitute Would Channel Workers Where Most Needed

GOP Solon Joins Demos  On Work Bil!   Sen. Ferguson For Proposal to Substitute Plan For ‘Work or Else’

‘WORK-OR-JAIL SUBSTITUTE SET   Bill Would Have WMC Place All Where Best Suited

/WORK-OR-FIGHT SUBSTITUTE    Manpower Commission Would’ Be Strengthened by Measure

Substitute Manpower  Bill Proposed   2 Democrats, 1 Republican Are Authors

Work or Jail Substitute Bill for WMC Plar   Aims.To ‘Have’ Workers Serve.In: Capacity ; Best Suited

lise “Magic Eve” Finder   ‘Join The Army For Your First Train Ride’

Dates Trace Hitler Rise, Fall   True or False, Hitler Authority Gene

SEE NEW JAM AFTER HOLIDAY   130,000 Veterans Still Stranded On Pacific Coast; Rush_ Falls Off Sunday

Pre-Holiday Jam In Transportation Somewhat Eased   Travel Officials Predict _ Another Tie-Up By Late Tuesday

THOUSANDS OF ARRIVING VETS CAN'T GET HOME   Stranded at Debarkation Ports Or On Shipboard

HOLIDAY TRAVEL IAM PASSES PEAK. SURVEY REVEALS   Thousands of Servicemen Must Spend Christmas at Dehoarkatian Paric

Holiday Travel Throng Hits All-Time Peak; 130,000 Vets Of Pacific Stranded In Port:

Peak Past in Pre-holiday Travel Rush   But Many G.l.’s Still Stranded; New Tieup Feared Tomorrow.

National Traffic Jam  Lasing: Thousands of soldiers Are Strandec

TRANSPORT JAMIN U. S. EASES TODAY   But 130,000 Pacific War Veterans Are Stranded In Ports

WORST TRAVEL JAM SUBSIDES   But Thousands of GI's to Miss Family Fetes

Travel Jam Eases but  Many Held   Thousauds of Vets To Spead Christinas At Lonely Points

Record: Travel Jam Eases, Another Seen  130,000. Servicemer “Tied Up on

BORNEO JUNGLES   Japs Wetreating But Burning Everything As They  Go.

CHARTER VOTE. 1S VERY NEAR   FINAL ACTION IN’ SENATE Tt SCHEDULED BEFORE’ SUNDAY-~APPROVAL IS: * ASSURED

Ar rHEHALS BANE UF GALS BARE  ROBBERY HOAX   Indianapolis Collector to Repay Moncy Al ezedly Lest in Ro_bery Here

OFFICIALS BARE ROBBERY HOAY   Indianapolis Collector to Repay Money Alegedly' Lest in Ro.bery Here

CHINESE PEACE BELIEVED NEAR   Both Sides Ready To Go The Limit To Impress General Marshall

Nip Casualties on Island  Total 89,908   Tokyo Says Allied Convoy Ready for New Actions

Enemy Casualties Soar to 89,908; In Savage Climax to Campaign;  Tokyo Hints New Ryukvus Invasion

ABDICATION OF HIROHITO SPECULATED   Possibility Seen For Succession of 11 Year Old Son

Indication That Emperor Hirohito May Abdicate in Favor of His 11-Year-Old Son Gain New Strength

—BOY MIKADO:  Brother Slated As Regent   Professor Told To Instruct — Crown Prince, 1]

ABDICATION-OF HIROHITO SEEN   RUMORS OF QUITTING GROW DESPITE DENIAL

HIROHITO MAY ABDICATE, IS STILL RUMORED   Ishiwata, Imperial Household Minister, Says ‘Imposible’

SECRETARY ASKS MORE MUNITIONS   FORRESTAL MAKES APPEAL AFTER TOUR OF BEACHHEAD

Greek-Yugoslav Irritation Grows; Both Mass Troops Along Frontier   Athens Claims Neighbor Nation Assisting Bandit Gangs Which Are Plundering, Killing Citizens

U.S. Aviators Beaten While  J ap Prisoner:   Fliers Who Took Part bh Doolittle Raid In 1942, Tell War Department Of Treatment

JAPS BRUTALITY IS DESCRIBED BY YANK PRISONERS   Fliers Clubbed, Wounded on Wake Bayoneted, Others Fed, Then Tortured

Farm Bureau Launches Drive For Members   Every Farmer to Have Opportunitv to Join the Organization

Thorson Urges Membership In Farm Bureau   To Enable Farmers to Improve Standard of Living

Clark Urges More Buying of War Bonds —   Purchase in “EK” Class Still Lagging Over the State of Iowa

State Urged  To Buy Bonds   SERIES “E” SALES STILL SHORT OF GOAL

WAR BOND SALES LAGGING      According to Federal Reserve Bank Reports, Iowa Progress Slow

Germans Still Tough and Stubborn  a TE A SS A TREN AE RR CE: ee Sn  Homeless Thousands s Trudge Along Roads Looking for Haven, But Never Ask for Help

Oil Strike  Showdown  Is Postponed Mine Operators   Mine Operators And Lewis To Mee: With Labor Chief

OIL WORKERS TO RETURN TO JOBS UNDER THE NAVY   Question Of Wage Increase Still Unsettled; Other Labor Rows Pend   MINERS WILL MEET WITH SCHWELLENBACH

Oil Workers Grudgingly Returning To Jobs After Government Seizure

Strikers Told To Go Back To Oil Co. Posts   43 000 Workers Directed to Return to Re fineries

Union Orders  Men Back In Seized Plants   Resumption of Operations by Monday Is Expected; Final Showdown on CIO Demand Postponed by Action

UNION ORDERS OIL WORKERS BACK 10 JOBS   FINAL SHOWDOWN IN CIO PAY BID POSTPONED

WAGE INCREASE WILL BE SOUGHT FROM THE NAV)   But a Spokesman for Latter Declares It Has No Authority to Grant Adjustments in Pay.   GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER 26 COMPANIES   Action Will Put 51 Refineries Back in Operation—Postpones Showdown on. Wage Boost.

Operations To Be Resumed Monday   Most Of Workers Indicate Willingness to = Work for Government, But Not for Companies

Patton Called Upon Third Army to Do the Impossible and I+ Did--Just Year Aqo

"Twas a Bitter Road the Third Covered in Famous Drive Into Bulge Battle

Georgie Patton's 1944 Christmas  ‘Twas A Bitter Road The 3rd Covered In Drive Into Bulge   By EDWARD D. BALL

5. German War Prisoners Are Hanged For Murder   Fanatical: Nazis Executed At Leavenworth For Murder Of Fellow Captive; Action . Unprecedented In.U. S. Military History

U. S. Army Hangs Five Nazi POWs   Afrika Korps Members Found Guilty OF Murdering Fellow Soldier

FIVE PRISONERS HANGED TODA   First Time Prisoner Ever Executed In United States

Hang 9 Nazi: For Murder Of Prisoner   “Fanatical Nazis”’ Executed at Leavenworth Barracks

5 Nazi POW’s Executed For Slaying Mate   Unprecedented In US Army Annals

Five German PWs Hanged lor Killing Lagging Nazi   vxecutions At Fort Leavenworth Mark First Time Enenty Babeicencas Of War Has Been Put To Death In U. : Doomed Men Display Iron Discipline To End

Nazis Hanged for Executing War Prisoners   Five of Rommel’s Men Had Killed Non-Nazi POW

POWs Hang fo: Killing Fellow  Nazi Prisoner   Men Called “Fanatical Nazis” by Authorities, Die in Move Unprecedented in Army Annal:

Executions In Federal Prison Unprecedented   Had Been Sentenced To Death For Murder Of Fellow Prisoner of War  Termed “Traitorous?   Hanged Termed Fanatical Nazis   AH Go to Gallows In Fort Leavenworth In German Uniforins, Their Only Reauest

> GERMANS ARE PUT TO DEATH IN U. S. CAME   Group Executed by Hanging At Leavenworth for Slaying Nazi POW

FIVE GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR EXECUTED   Pay Penalty For Murder of Fellow Prisoner.

embers  ) for 19¢ 4, one 2c   Army Executes 5 Nazi Prisoners   Convicted of Killing Fellow War Captive

NAZI PRISONERS DIE ONGALLOWS FOR KIL INC PAL   Leavenworth Hangings Mark 1st Executions of POWs in United States

FOUND GUILTY UF KILLING: A FELLOW PU   Former Members of Afrika Korps Meet Doom at Ft. Leavenworth.

FIVE NAZI WAR PRISONERS ARE EXECUTED TODAY   Hanged At Disciplinary Barrack: In Kansas For Killing . Fellow Prisoner

Are Executed For Murder Of Another Nazi   First Execution Of Kind In U. S. History

FIVE NAZIS ARE PUT TO DEATH   Prisoners Of War Accused Of Killing Mate

Execution Takes Place Early Tuesday n Fort Leavenworth, Kansas —First Enemy War Prisoners to be Executed in Unlted States.

5 “Fanatical Nazis” Hanged For Murder   First Foreign Prisoners Ever To Be Executec In United States; Executions For Killing Fellow Prisoner Carried Out Today.

6 Nazis Hang For Slaying  ‘Fanatical’ Soldiers Die At Leavenworth

Hang Five Nazi PWs For Murde:   Beat Fellow Prisoner To Death: Executed At Ft. Leavenworth.

Five German  POW’s Hang   Executed for Murder Of Fellow Prisoner; First Case in History

Rommel Men Pay Penalty For Slaying  Of Prisoner   Afrika Korps Group Hanged On Gallows

Five Germar POW’S Are Executed   Fanatical Nazis Killed Fellow-Prisoner for AntiNazi Sentiments

Five Germans “Hang for Killing » Fellow Prisoner   First. Such Execution in U.S. Takes Place ot Ft. Leavenworth

DIE ON GALLOWS   Five Hanged at at U. S. Army) Prison for Murder of  Camnaninn

NOOSE CLAIMS FIVE GERMANS “AS MURDERER   Killed Fellow Nazis in Prison Camp, Army Court Finds

HANG 5 GERMAN PRISONERS FOR MURDER IN U. S.   CONVICTED BY ARMY COURTS MARTIAL FOR SLAYING OF COMRADE

Execution for Group Ordered by Army Court   Germans Are First PW’‘s to Die After Military Hearing

U.S. Hangs 3 Nazi War Prisoners   , Germans Who Killed ‘Traitor’ in Stockade Riot Pay With Lives

Five German Prisoners of  War Hanged   First Foreign War Prisoners Executed in United States

Five Nazi PWs Die for Murder   Executions At Fort Leavenworth Are First In This Country

Five German War Prisoners Executed At Fort Leavenworth ‘for Murdering Fellow Soldier

5 German. POWs Hang For Killing Fellow Captive   “Fanatical Nazis” Said First Foreign War Pesan >To Be Executed In U.S,

U.S. Hangs Five Nazi War Prisoners For Murder Of Fellow POW InOklahom:

1,700 Chicago Trucking Lines Seized By Govt.   Federal Control Action Taken To Forestall Second Strike.

GOVERNMENT SEIZES 1,700 TRUCKING LINES   Military Police At Chicage Ready To Enforce Order

Military Police Reach Chicago In Truck Strike   Prepared to Enforce Gov: ernment’s Seizure of 1,700 Transport Lines

Government Seizes 1,700  Truck Lines   Military Patice ive in Chicago force Order

Second Seizure Ordered to Avert New Truck Tieup   1,700 Lines Now Under Control of U. S. Government

Arnold Sees Push-Button Aerial Age   AIR CHIEF BELIEVES ROBOTS WILL OUTMODE PLANES OF PRESENT

PUSH BUTTON AGE SEEN BY GENERAL      6,500 Planes, 600,000 Men Wanted in Meantime

Arnold Sees New Era in Aerial Wars   Says Future Will Bring Robot Craft, Auto-quided Missiles

‘Push Button’ Air Era Next   Arnold Believes Present Military Planes Will Be Outmoded in Five or Ten Yedrs

Kilgore. Smith Ask Army Free Soldier-Miners   ImmetliateDischargeofMen Deemed Essential Urged Qn Manvower Chiefs

MEANS HEARS DEMURRER      Attorneys Present Arguments in Dinsmoor vs. Hill Case

MEANS HEARS DEMURRER   Attorneys Present gp nrg in Dinsmoor vs. Hill Cas

YANKS IN CHINA HAVE BIG ROLE   U. S. Airforce Hammered Nips Before Russia Formally Declared Wor

U. S. Airmen Paved Way for  Russian Blow   Hammered Jap Retreat Route a Month; Knew Reds’ Intentions

Yank Airmen Aid Russians   Hammer Jap Routes Of Withdrawal North ward For Month In China.

Yank Planes Pound Japs   Interferred With Troop Movements to Russian Front for Month

U.S. Air Forces Hammer Japs Going Northward   High Yank Officers Knew of Russia’s Entry Since Tehran; Generals Confer

Work With Russians   Plans Already Perfect. ed For Close Air, Sea, Ground Coordination

Yank Airmen Already Blast Nips in China   Behind-Lines Attacks Hamper Troop Movement

YANKS IN CHINA READY FOR RUSS ATTACK ON NIPS   INTENTION TO FIGHT ‘KNOWN SINCE TEHRAN CONFERENCE IN "43

Final Resistance Of Japs In Manila Being Eliminated   Captured Documents Reveal Japs Expected To Successfully Hold Manila   CORREGIDOR IS AGAIN BOMBED

JAPS IN MANILA GROUND TO BITS   Yanks Near Fort McKinley. Last Enemy Stronghold in Capital

CAPTURED DOCUMENTS REVEAL ENEMY PLANNED TO MAKE CITY A "SECOND oo SPAULINGHADY o *

Germany. Loses All Conquests By Allied Decree   Ironclad Military Rule Clamped On Defeated Reich

Commanders  Sign Papers For Control   Reich Is Reduced To 1937 Boundaries By Allied Terms

FOUR POWERS DIVIDE CONQUERED REICH: SET UP CONTROL COUNCIL   Long Military Rule Part of Price Hitler Cost Followers

Demilitarization and Disarmament of Reich Ordered   Each of Big 4 Powers to Have Veto Power in Deutschland Rule

Tight Military Control Set Up For Long Time   4ones Allotted 4 Powers; Boundaries Set Rack

BIG FOUR SET UP RULE IN REICH ‘Germany Stripped to 1937 Boundaries

ALLIED CONTROL COUNCIL HOLDS FIRST MEETING IN BERLIN: TERMS UNVEILED

Long-Awaited Seating Of Allied Control Council Announced; Germany Divided Into Four Occupation Zones.   FOUR NATIONS TO RULE BERLIN ARFA

REICH STRIPPED OF CONQUESTS; BIG 4 T0 RULE   Security Council, in 1st Meeting, Disclose Stern Terms of Treatv

VICTORS BEGIN JOINT RULE IN NAZI CAPITAL   Surrender,Occupation, Duties, and Other  Terms Revealed

Strip Nazis Of All Their Conquests   Nation to Be Disarmed ane Zones of Occupation  Designated

Reich Stripped to 1937 Area dy Berlin Rule  Long Military Rule Ahead; Complete Demilitarization  emilttarizvat

Nation Is Reduced ’ ‘ ; 1937 Limits      :  BIG FOUR, WITH EISENHOWER REPRESENTING U. S., SIGN. AGREEMENT IN BERLIN .—- 

Control Council Strips Reich of Nazi Conquests   Germany Reduced to 1937 Boundasies As Commission Takes Over   FIRST SESSEGN HELD IN BATTERED BERLIN   Defeated Nation Is Divided Into Four Parts for Long Mihtary Rule

4 — a BaNers. 8 eS BaN8 ead  oleae a ) =“ vv #2.  the obligations and restrictions that will be her price for embracing Adolf Hitler.   Control Council.

Allied Control Council  Takes Over; Reich Is Reduced To 1937 Size

REICH REDUCED BY BiG FOUR TO 37 BOUNDARIES   Control Council Is Established; U. 8.  Orennatinn Zane Sat

NDING ON EAST COAST REPORTED   Island’s Oil Fields Main Source of Jap Fuel Supply

No Sudden Nazi Surrender Indicated Final Collapse Still In Distance

BIG COLLAPSE IN REICH STILL LONG TIME OFF   Hitler Has Been Ruling Unchallenged Since Purge, Prisoner Declares

GEN. MARSHALL TO REMAN HERE DURING, HEARINGS   Former Staff Chief's  Appearance as Witness Officially Assured

SOVIET TROOPS WIN STREETS IN EAST STETTIN      Paris Radio Says Red  Troops Have Broken  Into Danzie

CITY ITSELF UNDER FIRE OF ARTILLERY   Reds Apparently Have Won Some Streets in Altdamm, East-Bank Suburb — Danzig Alse Is Being Shelled.

Believe Reds In Altdamm, Stettin Suburb   '‘Berlin’s Port Under Artillery Fire First Time; Shell Danzig Defenses

Stettin, Danzig Under Russian Artillery Fire ©   Hold Streets in Altdamm, Suburb Of Baltic Port; Berlin Drive Gains

Russian Forces Win Streets in Altdamm   May Have A Foothold On West Side of Dammscher Lake; Stettin Under Fire.

RUSSIANS CLOSING IN ON STETTIN WITH SUBURB INVESTED   OFFENSIVE TO EAST OF. BERLIN ALSO REPORTED BE GAINING GROUND

Reds Make Gains in Stettin Area   Pour Troops Across Oder River, Germans  Declare

SOVIETS NEAR STETTIN GATES   Reds Lob Shells Into Danzig; Advance On Both Sides of Kuestrin -—

Russ Forces  Win Ground   Take Some Streets in Suburb of Stettin; Kuestrin Appears Doomed

Soviets Fight In Altdamm In Stettin Suburbs   Main Objective Unde Artillery Fire; Shells Also Being Lobbed Inta Danzia

REDS MAY HAVE WON AREA NEAR THE BALTIC SEA   Soviets Fighting In Streets of Altdamm: Stettin Still Under Artillery Fire: Ad vance Continues.

Soviet Forces Battle in Berlin’s Port   Russian Troops Have Entered Altdamm, Suburb of Stettin

Reds Gain Near Dammscher Lake   Stettin Under Fire— Soviets Win Streets In Altdamm Sector

Berlin’s Baltic Port - Shelled By Soviets; . Danzig Under Fire   Street Fighting Is Reported -As Russians Continue Efforts To Capture Important’ Cities As They - Close In On Reich Capital -

Nazis Facing Being Cut Off In Altdamm   Zhukov Renews Offensive About Kuestrin  Restaurant Owners To Meet In Wilson

Soviets Lobbing Big Shells Into  Danzig Defense   Red © Forces - ‘Meanwhile. Win Some Streets in Altdamm, ° East-Bank  “"* of Stettin   Kuesirin Offense Is Gaining Ground         Germany © Says Russians Reducing Oder Fortress and Clearing Way for Jump to Berlin

Mocow Tells of Fighting in Altdamm ‘Streets and-Also Hints of Advance “to West’ Sider of “Datrimischer. Lake  ~ North of Baltic Port-—tiity Under  Asellery Fire.   DANZIG ALSO SHELLED

Stettin Under Fire as Reds Gain Foothola   Street Fighting In Altdamm, Big Lake Town Suburb

Russian Forces In Streets Of Stettin Suburb   May Also Have Won Foothold North Of Berlin’s Raltic Port.

Soviets Believed Occupying Streets In Stettin Suburb   Fight Inside Altdamm as Other Reds Fire on  Stettin. Danzie

Seize Streets in Stettin Suburb; City is Shelled   Cut Oft Fates Nazis   Fighting In Kuestrin

Reds Fight Into Stettin Suburbs      City Itself Under Artillery Fire; Danzig Is Shelled and Kuestrin’s Fall Near

Soviet Forces Closing on Stettin From Eastern And Northern Approaches

OF DANZIG IS BEGUN   Reds Enter Altdamm, 33 Miles East Of Berlin’s Port

RussiansGain New Foothold Near Stettin   Soviets Win Streets ir Altdamm, East-Bank Suburb

STREET BATTLES RAGING IN TOWN   REDS POUR ACROSS ODER AT KUESTRIN, - BY GERMAN ACCOUNT

Russian Forces Win Streets In Stettin Suburb   Zukhov Gains In Kuestrin Battle; Reds Shell Danzig

For First Time Stettin Shelled By Red Artillery   Germans in Immediate Danger of Being Cut Off at  Altdamm.   Russians Gain Ground In Kuestrin Offense

 War Correspondent in First Uncensored Dispatch Says British Give Japs Same Treatment That Nips Gaye Allied POW’s

British Treatment of  Japs Firmer Than U.S   By JAMES F, McGLINCY

American Leniency Missing’  a In British Control of Japs   By JAMES F. McGLINCY

War Correspondent in First Uncensored Dispatch Says British Give Japs Same Treatment That Nips Gave Allied POW's   Ry JAMES FF. MeGLINGY [ nited Press Staff Corresponden:

MOB STORMS JAIL, LYNCHES NEGRO FARMER   Sheriff's Niece Is Molested, He Says

Lindy Shot Down Japs In Pacific... . .  Thinks Commission Of Lindbergh As Colonel Ought To Be Restored

Rep. Mason Says Lindbergh Is ‘Billy Mitchell Of This War, ‘Asks Commission Be Reinstated

Lindbergh Is Billy Mitchell of This War, Congress Told; Rectoration of Rank Urged ©

Lindbergh Called A ‘Billy Mitchell’  Lone Eagle's Bright War Record Revealed

LINDBERGH “BILLY MITCHELL OF THIS WAR.” SOLON SAYS   Rep. Mason Demands. Restur ation Of Colenelcy Rank To. . Lindbergh’ After) Learning ” Hel Shot Down Jap Fliers.

Lindbergh is Billy Mitchell of World — War Il, Says Mason   Ilinois Congressman in Fight to Have Famous Flier Vindicated

Ask Restoration of Commission To Lindbergh   Rep. Mason Acts In Behalf of Lone Eagle, Ex-Colonel

Restoration of AAF Commission to  Lindbergh Demanded by Lawmaker

CONGRESSMAN DEMANDS CREDIT FOR LINDBERGH   CALLS ‘LONE EAGLE’ BILLY MITCHELL OF SECOND WORLD WAR

LINDBERGH URGED: FOR WAR HONORS.   FORMER HOPEWELL REGIDENT ‘TERMED BILLY MITCHELL OF LATE WAR BY CONGRE@SMANSUGGESTED HE BE AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL *

Mason Comes. Out For Lindbergh. a Worthy of Honor   Demands Restoration.: of Fier’s Commission, . Says ‘He Earned Distinguished "Service Medal .

Truman Discusses Atomic Bomb, Potsdam Agreements In Address To Nation

Haw Haw, Injure In Capture, Put On Exhibition to  Jeering Tommies

HAW HAW SHOT ‘AND CAPTURED   Notorious Renegade Is Reported in Critical Condition at Lueneburg

BRITISH SNATCH LORD HAW HAW      Renegade Who Broadcast For Nazis Captured At Lueneburg

“Lord Haw Haw,” Notorious British Renegade, Wounded When Captured

‘Haw Haw Shot, Taken By British   Renegade Who Broad. cast for Nazis Faces Trial in England

Super-Battleship Goes To Bottom In Okinawa Area   Nimitz Announces Destruction Of Largest Warship Remaining In Jap Fleet, Sinking Or Damaging Of Eight Other Warships, ‘And Smashing Of 391 Planes

Battleship Yamato Goes Dowr   Mitscher's Task Force Damages 8 Other Ships  And 391 Planes

YAM ANP NIP ATEN TO STOP YANKS   8 Other Warships, 391 Planes Destroyed or Damaged in Attack

Eight Other Ships Sunk Or Damaged In Batttle Action   391 Nip Planes Downed; ~ Yank Losses Include  Three Destroyers

Foe’s Biggest Battleship Is Aerial Victim   2 Light Cruisers, 3 Destroyers And 391 Planes Lost By Enemy In Two-Day Fight At Cost Of 3 American Destroyers

Americans Lose 3 Destroyers Sunk, Several Damaged   On Land, Troops Drive Into Defenses Of Capital City

YAMATO, PRIDE OF NAVY, SUNK IBY YANK BOMBS   Enemy Gambles On Effort To Stem leland Invasion

ASE     DREADNOUGHT   Eight Other . Warships Hit .  Near Okinawa

2 Cruisers, 3 Destroyers Also Sent To Bottom In Great New Sea - Aerial Battle

Tokyo Loses 8 Other Craft Off Okinawa   3.U. 5. Destroyers Destroyed by Foe In Ale. Sea Rattle

ARE SUNK   ‘Most Powerful Jap Dreadnaught, Yamata, Eight Other Warships  Sunk Or Damaged; 391 Planes Lost By Foe   AMERICANS LOSE THREE DESTROYERS

His Nomination for Second Federal Judge Will Go to Senate Next Week

MELLOTT IS NAME   His Nomination for Second Federal Judge Will Go to Senate Next Week

Goering’s Tub a Whopper Impregnable Redoubt Existed Only in Goebbel’s Imagination

TWO WAVES, 15 OTHERS KILLED   Naval Leutenant Is Lone Survivor of Plane Crash

NAVY TO BERTH 2 (80 VESSELS   .One-fifth of Wartime Ships to Be on Inactive €tatus in 14-Ports .

NAVY TO “LAY UP” 2,000 SHIPS INTEPORTS —   5,900 Vessels, Mostly Small Craft, to Be Sold or Scrapped

National Foundation Issues Hints on What to Do If Polio Enidemics Strike

GALES LASH ALASKA COAST   Martial Law Declared After Waves Flood Capital.

ZANESVILLE LEADER HEADS 6.0,P. IN OHIC   Fred H. Johnson Appointed Successor To Ed Schorr

- _BUILDING— Veterans  First on House List       ill Go Into Brfect Jan. 15

FEDERAL PROGRAM TO SPEED UP HOME CONSTRUCTION TO START JANUARY 15

Construction Of At Least 400,000 Homes In 1946  Is Contemplated Under  Government’s Program

Housing Plan Set :   -U. Ss. Home-Building Program:Into Effect Soon; To: Aid Vets .

Dwellings To Go First To Veterans   Top Rent On $10,000 Houses Set At $80 Per Month

Set Date For Housing Plan Start   Chief of Civilian Production Makes Announcement; Spur ‘To Home Building

Housing Program Outlined   Homes Must Be Offered Veterans First; Plan Effective Jan. 15

Construction Plan Starts January 15   Veterans Will Be Given First Chance At New Dwellings

New Homes Program To Begin Jan. 15   Government Orders. Veterans’ Preference

FEDERAL PLA EFFECTIVE JAN. 15   Building Materials Back On A Priority List   VETERANS   To Get Top Consideration: 400.000 Homes To Be Built During °46

HOUSING DRIVE IN EFFECT JAN. 15   GOVERNMENT WANTS HOMES UNDER $10,00€ FOR WAR VETERANS

Veterans Will Have First Call on New Homes Under, Program Starting Jan. 15.”

Building Plan. ir Effeet Jan. 15.   Expects 400,000 Homes Will Be Built During 1946

Housing Plan Starts Jan. 15  Vets Given First Chance At Building

Vets Get First (hance to Rent New Dwellings After Jan. 15   Homes Costing $10,000 or Less to Have $80 Top Rental

NEW HOME MOVE STARTS JAN. 19   Program to Spur Construction Opens Soon

400,000 HOMES DUE NEXT YEAR   U.S. Plans To Spur Building Will Start On Jan. 15

Home Program Will Begin January 15   At Least 400,000 Dwellings Expected to Be Constructed Next Year Under Federal Plan—Veterans Get Preference.

Home P rogram Into Effect On January 16   Dwellings Costing $10,000 or Less To Veterans First

Builders Will Get Ratings   Preference to Be Given Veterans in Rental Plan

U.S. Will Begin Housing Program  Middle of January   Dwellings Costing $10,000 or Less Would Rent for $80; Vets Would  — Get Choice

Home Building Program In Effect Jan. 15   Veterans Get. First Chance at Dwellings Under U. S. Plan

Sandburg Buys Dixie Estate   Famous Writer Will Leave Berrien Co.

Soviets Smash To Within 25 Mi. Berlin Port   Reda Also Explode Freeh Offensive Northwest Of Breslau, Threatening Its Encirelement   Big Russian Guns Pound Oder Areas   Miatseo vites Striving To Crack Fortifications Tem. poravily Blocking March On Berlin

SOVIETS TIGHTEN IRON PINCERS ON CITY OF BRESLAU   Russians Open Heaviest Artillery Attack of War on Oder Line

Reds Topple Towns in Giant March   Germans’ Defense: Are Shattered With Red Artillery

Russians Gain In New Drive   RED TROOPS ONLY 25 MILES" FROM PORT OF BERLIN

LAUNCH FRESH DRIVE NEAR BRESLAU    Great Artillery Barrages Loosed Along Oder   BERLIN GLAIMS   Koenigsberg Siege Broken After Bitter Battle; Parchwitz Falls

Fresh Drive Northwest Of Breslau Begins   Encirclement Of Huge Silesian industrial Center Is Threatened

—~KASTERN FRONT—   —EASTERN FRONT—  Nazis Face Threat Of New Trap   Huge Silesian Industrial Center Menaced By Russian Encirclement

Russians Close In On Port of Berlin   Pour Artillery on Fortifications From Point 25. . _ Miles From Stettin   Red Advance Menaces Nazi Industries in Saxony and  Sudetenland.

Reds Launeh New Offensive Near Breslau   Zhukov Aims Heavy Artillery Barrage At Fortification Along Oder.  NEAR RAIL CENTER

Reds Explode New Offensive   Threaten to Cut off Breslau; Others 25 or Less Miles From Stettin

Russians Hurl Artillery At Oder Defenses   Fresh Offensive in North Would Encirele Silesian Industrial Towns—Gains Rapid

Russian Forces Within 25 Miles Of Port Of Berlin   Encirclement Of Breslau Threatened By Fresh Offensive North Of City

New Soviet Drive N'west Of Breslau   Shell Defenses On the Direct Drive on Berlin

Breslau, Huge Silesian Industrial Center Is In Danger of Encirclement

Russians Smash Nearer Berlin’s Baltic Outlet While Other Red Armies Open Fresh Offensive Northwest Of Breslau, Threatening Encirclement Of Silesian Industrial Center—Heavy Artillery Barrage Aimed At Nazi Fortifications Along Oder

RUSSIAN ARTILLERY BLASTING PATH ACROSS ODER TO BERLIN: NEW OFFENSIVE IS OPENED

RUSSIANS ARE WITHIN 25 MILES OF STETTIN   Exploded a Fresh Offensive Threatening the Encirclement of Breslau.   HIT FORTIFICATIONS   Russians Loosed One of the War’s Heaviest Artillery Barrages, It Is Said.

Russians Close In  On Port of Berlin   Pour Artillery on Fortifications From Point 25 Miles From Stettin   BRESLAU THREATENED   Red Advance Menaces Nazi  Industries in Saxony and Sudetenland

Soviets Expand Bridgeheads And Mass Weight For Crushing Blow At Reich Capital; Germans Resist Desperately.

Marshal Ivan Konev Opens Up New Offensive In Effort To Take Nazis’ Capital City

MAY ENCIRCLE BIG SILESIAN RAIL CENTER   One of War’s Worst Bar rages, Meanwhile, Hits the Oder Fortifications ; Temporarily Blocking  ‘ Prive an Rervlin.

New Assault Closing Ring On Breslau   Zhukov's Big Guns Hammer Foe Along Oder River Line

Fresh Drive Exploded in Breslau. Area  Russians Within 40 Miles  of Closing Escape Gap ‘for Nazis  'NEAR RAIL CENTER  Oder Defenses Hammered in One of Heaviest  Darramrnad

RED ARMIES SMASHED TO WITHIN 25 MILES PORT OF STETTIN  A BBADCETAT PaWEYU ATCH   ' MARSHAL KONEV ALSO EXPLODES NEW OFFENSIVE * NORTHWEST OF BRESLAU

Russians Explode New Offensive At Breslau   Within 25 Miles Of Stettin, Port Of Berlin, While Other Units Locked In Bitter Battle Along Middle Oder.

Russians Explode Fresh Offensive In Lower Silesia   Konev’s Troops Gain In Drives Aimed At Stettin

THUKOV'S GUNS RIP ODER FORTS ON BERLIN PATH   Fresh Offensive Threatens ' Encircling Of Breslau, Industrial Center

German Cities ui Stettin And Breslau Threatened By New Soviet Offensives

Reds Forge On Stettin, May Circle Breslau   Zhukov Opens Big Gun Attack On Oder Forts

Reds Strike at Stetfin, Berlin Port   Heavy Drive Again Renewed in Bresiau Area: Gains Small

Russians Reach Point 25 Miles Of Berlin Port   Meanwhile Reds Explode New Offensive in Silesian War Front.   Zhukov Opens Heavy Barrage Along Oder

NEW RUSSIAN PUNCH AIMED AT BRESLAU   Encirclement of Huge Silesian Industrial Center Is Threatened By Zhukov's  Offensive

Great Barrage Laid Down By Soviet Forces   Armies Closing In On Port Of Berlin; More Towns Fall

SOVIETS NEAR ENCIRCLEMENT OF BRESLAU   Berlin Claims ‘Some Oder Bridgeheads’ Eliminated

REDS 25 MILES FROM STETTIN, _ PORT OF BERLII   Explode Fresh Offensive Threatening Encirclement of Breslau

NEW OFFENSIVE * ABOVE BRESLAU - GAINS IMPETUS   Hage Sifesion. Industrial City " . Mendted—Berlin Barriers Are Pounded

Russians Push New Offensive Near Breslau   Marshal Zhukov’s Artillery Blasts Oder Fortifications Barring Way to Berlir

WAR’S. HEAVIEST ARTILLERY FIRE RAKES ODER LINE   KONEV SPRINGS NEW OFFENSIVE FROM HIS MALTSCH BRIDGEHEAD

1>Mile Advance Scored By Reds In Less Than Day   Unconfirmed Report  Say Muscovites in

RUSSIANS WIT e2N 25 MILES OF STETTIN, © ACIRCLEMENT OF BRESLAU IN #)UTH THREATENS

Soviets 25 Miles from Stettin, Port of Berlin: Make: New: Threat on Breslau

NEW OFFENSIVE NEAR BRESLAL      Threaten Encirclement of Huge Silesian Industrial Center.   /WAY TO BERLIN BLOCK

New Attack Made North ‘Of Breslau   Threaten Encirclement Of Industrial Center; Great Artillery Barrages

Russians Close in on Stettin, Port of Germany's Capital   Explode New Offensive Threatening Encirclement of Breslau

Russians Are 25 Miles from Port ‘Guarding Berlin.   Open Fresh Offensive _ Northwest of Breslau, Threatening Silesian City with Encirclemant

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   New Canadian Drive Goes 4 Miles Into Germany; Soviets 25 Miles From StettinIn Push

SOVIETS NEAR STETTIN; NEW KORIVE STARTS   20 Or 30 German Divisions May  Be In Trap

Soviet Blows Slash At Stettin, Breslau   Russians Smash to Within 25 Miles Of Berlin’s Port, Threaten to Trap Thousands of German Troops

NEW RECORD MADE. AN SALE OF BONDS   Nationwide: le:Drive Reaches “One and. a Half Times ; - Quota’

SET BOND MARK   Sales of 21% Billion Make Sixth War Loan Biggest Yet.

NEW RECORD MADE IN SALE OF BONDS   Nationwide Drive Reaches One and a Half Times Quota

Wedemeyer In Peiping For  Conference      Marines Cay Be Returned From  North China

U.S.May Withdraw 50,000 Marines From North China   Gen. Wedemeyer Flies to Peiping for Decision on Future American Policy

Planes Pin Down Nazis   More Than 100 Tanks Destroyed and Rail Transport Blocked By Busy Allied Pilots

Allied Bombers Give Record Air Support Armies   Destroy 100 Nazi Tanks; Discover llth Panzer Division In Hiding.

‘Oh, Yeah?’ Department \'We Didn’t Want To Keep Manila Anyway,’ Japs Say

Just What We Wanted   At Least, That's What Japs Told By Leaders About Loss of Manila

“Manila Of Almost No Value” Says Tokyo: “Bleeding Process Begins”

High Schoo] Commencement Plans Announced By Supt. Kluckhohn   Senior Play May 8 Banquet May 15 Graduation Mav 23

Marines Capture Main Air Field In Bloody Battle  Comnarable To Tarawa

NIMITZ MAKES BID FOR COMMAND QF JAPAN HOME ISLANDS INVASION   ADMIRAL HINTS STAFF ALREADY LAYING PLANS FOR ASSAULT; COMMENDS TROOPS ON IWO JIMA

Roosevelt's Story Awaited   First Formal Inquiry Into Business Affairs Closes Without Aecount.

F.D.R. Favored Loan To Elhott Says Hartford   House Group Opens Investigation; Hartford Says He Did Not Expect Favors

House Group Again Delays Loan Inquiry   Elliott Roosevelt's Business Affairs Remain Unsettled

No Close Study ‘Yet Of Elliott  Roosevelt Loar   Jesse Jones Expecting Full Reimbursement Or His Payments.

Linking of East and West Allied Armies Soon Seer   Rosenman Expects the Troops to Join in Week or 10 Days

Sawdust to Garnish Postwar World—  Gold Mine in Shavings           Molasses, Food Some ef Wood By-Proaucrs

Joint Action Will Be Taken On Atrocities   Warning Is Prepared 8; Big Three To Make German People Realize Their Responsibility

GEN. PATTON AT WIEMAR MAKES GERMAN CIVILIANS TAKE LOOK AT HORROR OF PRISON CAMP

Warn Nazis on Treatment Of War Prisoners   Churchill, Stalin, Truman Prepare Statement of Responsibility

OOLEMN WARNING’ (5 BEING PREPARE      Discussion Has to Do With Prison Camp. Atrocities In Germany.

A Warning Fo Nazis .   ‘Allies to Exact Full nishinent for Pris‘on Canip ‘Atrocities

Responsibility To Be Placed, Says Churchill   Prime Minister Sidesteps ‘Talk OF V-E Day

'Churebill Reveals Leiter  From Etsenhower ‘Tells Of Far Worse Vreat i ment Diseovered

CHURCHILL STATES: SOLEMN WARNING IS PLANNED FOR NAZIS   PRISON CAMP ATROCITIES WILL BRING ACTION BY ALLIED HEADS

Allies Draw Up Warning On Atrocities   Churchill Reveals New Prison Outrages Found by Eisenhower

NAZIS GETTING WARNING NOT T0 ABUSE CAPTIVES   Churchil' Reveals Bi¢ 3 Intent; Says Russians Will Have Part in V-E Day

Solemn Warning Ready for Nazis  Prison Atrocities Arousing Allies

Nazi Atrocities Given Priority  By ‘Big Three’   Churchill Reveals Truman, Stalin And Himself WiHil Issue Warning.

SEEK TO FIX BLAME   Pres. Truman to Follow ° Program of Predecesso!

BIG 3 TAKES . UP ATROCITIES   Churchill Warns German People They Will Be Held Responsible

To Bring Home Responsibility To Men At Top and Actual Executors of Deeds

GERMANS T0 GET A GRIM WARNING ON ATROCITIES   churchill Reveals A\llied Leaders Preparing Statement; Gives Commons No Hint  On V-E Day Views.

TO WARN NAZIS ON ATROCITIES   Churchill Says Foul Deeds To Be Probed

Prison Camp Atrocities Even ‘Worse’   Eisenhower Informs Churchill; ‘Solemn Warning’ to Germans Being Drafted

Allies Uncover Frightful Crimes  Churchill Promises Jue? Punithment

Warn Germans ‘Against Atrocities   Big Three Will Issue ‘Solemn Warning’  To Nazis Involved  In Prison Camn Read.

Churchill Says Warning Against Atrocities Is Being Prepared by Big Three

‘Warning’ On Atroeities In Prisons Made   Churchill Tells Commons Declaration Being Made For Big 3 Signatures.   ‘NEW DISCOVERIES

Big Three to Issue Solemn Warning to.Germans Against Camp Atrocities

BG THAEE TE PROBE PRION CAMP DEATH   Preparing Warning to Those Feund Responsible for Atrocities.

Marines Punch Out Advances On North Line  American Airmen  Crash Blockade

Jap Okinawa Lines Tighten   Marines Crunch Forward In North; Fliers Smash Jap Convoy Off China

Allies Cut Nazi Bulge to Qne-Eighth Original Size; Nazis Saving Armor, Men

HOWEVER, VON RUNDSTEDT BELIEVED ESCAPING FORMER SALIENT TERRITORY THRU NINE-MILE GAP WITH FORCES REASONABLY INTACT; SEVENTH ARMY HOLDS ON SOUTHERN FRONT.

Eisenhower Edict Rebuff to Patton   U. S. Order Ousts All Nazi Office Holders

GEN. PATTON POLICY HIT BY ORDERS      ‘Blood and Guts’ Is Rebuffed by  Commander

Overdue Navy Plane Down   Crashes and Burns At Edge of Jungle; 20 Aboard Injured

Dr. Painter Believes TU Probation Order to Be Lifted ‘in Due Course’

Students Fail to Agree How to Aid  Acting President Is Sure Probation Can Do  ifted in Time

vOVIETS LAUNCH MASSED ATTACK IN STETTIN AREA   Koenigsberg and Breslau, Ringed Capital Cities Under Storm

fete LAUNCH » MASS ATTACK   J RUSSIANS REPORTED AT. TEMPTING TO WIPE OUT STRONGHOLD NORTHEAST OF BERLIN

Reds Hammer At Koenigsberg And Breslau   Launch Attack On Bridgehead East of Stettin

RUSS STORM KOENIGSBERG AND BRESLAU   Germans Also Report Mass Attack on Oder River Bridgehead

RUSS STORM KOENIGSBERG AND BRESI I          Germans Also Report Mass Attack on Oder River Bridgehead

Proper Treatment Of Japanese Here May Save American Lives, Protesting Bedfordites Are Told

Mitscher Says We Over-Estimate Value of Suicide Planes   Bombed Off Two Flagships, U. S. Admiral Says Efficiency of Nip Pilots Only One Per cent.

Interim Group Backs Governor Endorses His i Plea  me ULL Cakhanrm

Interim Group Approves ‘Two of Blue’s Points   Votes $10,000 for Institution Study; To Take Up  Other Points Later

ae antineeaamneanameemmnattiienamesieneaanemmamamaatinal  Vote Cash to Study Penal  Institutions

FOOD SHIPS HALTED BY DOCK STRIKERS   British Walkout Termed Worst In 20 Years

DOCK STRIKES SPREAD   At Least 45 Ships ‘Loaded: With Food ‘Stuffs Are Lying Idle

British Dock Strike Spreads   45 Ships Loaded With Food Are Among 300 Vessels Lying Idle.

ADDS IMPETUS TO ROLLING OFFENSIVE   Allied Forces Reported Within 15 Miles of Hannover

Allied Forces Near Hannover On Way fo Berlin   Canadians Take Arnhem in Holland, Report

U.S. UNITS MAKE NEW CROSSINGS OF WESER RIVER   British Press Hannover, Patton Only 58 Miles from Czech Line

JAPS ON GUAM ADMIT DEFEAT AND SURRENDEP   Hold-out Force Makes Bi Show of Quitting - - But Evidences Broken Spirit

Jap Officer, 33 Followers Surrender After Hiding 10 Months In Guam Jungle

Jap Field Officer, 33 Men Surrender To Yanks on Guam   Enemy Leader Become Symbol of Resistance After 10 Months Fight

Jap Officer, Realizing Homeland Has Lost War, Gives Up on Guam   By RICHARD O'MALLEY

JAPANESE OFFICER AND THIRTY-THREE MEN SURRENDERED  TEN MONTHS IN GUAM JUNGLE FAILED TO LEAVE    -— WADI ON NIDS

Pacific Vets. ‘Are Able To Handle Japs   Fr om General: MacActhir Down to Soldiers 2 Of the. ‘Ranks, They Have Learned Jap Mentality Hard Way -

THIS IS CRUCIAL MOMENT OF THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN AND MUCH DEPENDS ON HOW IT IS HANDLED

WORLD IS FORTUNATE SEASONED VETERANS COMPOSE FORCES THAT WILL OCCUPY IAPAN HOMELAND ~

7 ruops With 65 Points FUN Be Home From ETO Bae therictuas Holidays

Nazi Shipping Fleeing To Denmark Hit   Allied Aircraft Sinks 53 Vessels

BILL AFFECTS MEN 18 T0 45; UP T0 SENATE   Crippling Ri ders Sidetracked by  Leaders

House Passes Work-Jail Bill, 246-165, Beats All: Riders   Controversial Law to Control Labor  In U. S. War Effort Goes to Senate

Register 38 mile gain en broad front  Russ slash near German border

POWERFUL NAZI FORTRESS CITY OF RADOM FALLS   Berlin Admits Loss Of Schlossberg; Huge Armies Engaged   FALL OF BUDAPEST FAST APPROACHING

Russian Army Speeds for Reich Border   Shatter Enemy Line; Swallow Up Key Nazi Bastions

Soviet Forces Are 38 Miles From Reich   ‘Stunning Red Blows _ Continue To Rain . On Germans in East  SS AWA SAA OA TEV Ir,

Red Army Seizes  ~ German Fortres:   Badom Captured i in Second Tremendous Drive i in Po _land—Wide Gains Scored in Past Three Days .

Red Army Takes Great German Defense Point   Storms Fortress at Radom, Drives 38 Miles on Wide Front

Brownell Says Government Must Maintain And {Operate Public’ Non-Profit Institutions

Tito Rejects Plan For Port   Decision Poses Another Problem For Big Five Foreign Ministers

ARGUE OVER TRIESTE AT LONDON   Tito Turns Down Proposal to Internationalize It

TIO REJECTS INTERNATIONAL TRIESTE SETUP   Yugoslavia Expected To Suggest Plebiscite By City Residents   POLES STYMIE BIG FIVE   Russian Demand For Pole Repatriation Holds Up London Meeting

YUGOSLAVS OPPOSE PLAN FOR TRIESTE   Deadlocks Continue At Meeting of Foreian Ministers

Yugoslavs Reject Internationalizing  Port of Trieste   Suggest Popular Vote To Decide Future Status of City

PROTESTS URGE MRS, TRUMAN TC BOYCOTT GROUF   President Says Democracy Must Recognize Talent Witheut Regard to Race   Mark «af Democracy?

Trumans Blast Action of DAR  Severely Criticize Race Discrimination

Truman Raps Race Discrimination When DAR Denies Negro Pianist Use Of Constitution Hall for Concert

Race Discrimination Is Decried By Trumans   President And First Lady Deplore Refusal Of DAR To Permit Negro Artist To Give Concert In Washington's Constitutional Hall

Trumans Rap DAR Policy On Hall Use   Group Refused Use Of Constitution Hall To Negro Pianist

NEGROLAWMAKER LASHES AT DAR   Accuses Group of Race Discrimination; Asks First Lady Refuse Bid

President, First Lady Decry Race Discrimination   Criticize DAR Policy Of Excluding Negro Pianist from Its Hall, Involves Hazel Scott

GROUP REFUSES TO LET NEGRO STAR USE HALL   Truman, First Lady Decry Racial Discrimination  In Artistic Field

PRESIDENT AND WIFE JOINED IN DECRYING RACIAL PREJUDICE   DAR PANNED BECAUSE NEGRO CONGRESSMAN’S WIFE DENIED USE HALL

Trumans Hit Racial Ban   Replies to Letter on DAR—Mrs. Truman To. Attend Tea

Use of DAR Hall Arowed   Negro Musician Refused Use of Hall By DAR

TRUMAN RAPS DAR RULE ON NEGRO MUSIC   Can't Interfere, Says President; Decries Discrimination

Ill ENEMY PLANES DESTROYED IN RAID   Marines Expanded Naha Bridgehead Despite Mined Street

Armored Cordon Thrown Across Burning Manila   American Troops Storm ‘In Against Last Jap Pockets of Resistance

U.S. TROOPS ADVANCING   IN MANILA   Swing In From South and East to ; “Storm Walled City

Nip Defenders Of Manila Are Surrounded   Storming of Intramuros is Expected to be Bloody

ADVANCING IN MANILA   Swing In From South and East to Storm Walled City

CORREGIDOR MAY BE NEXT LANDING   Recapture Of Corregidor Would Enable Big Guns To Fire On Manila

Yanks Press In On Trapped Japs At Manila; Corregidor ‘Assault Appears Imminent

WARPLANES HAMMER AT CORREGIDOR   Preparine Way .For Sea-Borne Invasion

YANKS ADVANCE IN MANILA, HIT LAST OF JAPS   ‘Block By Block Fighting Is Now Under Way — Snipers Hunted Out’

PLANES SOFTEN CORREGIDOR FOR NEW LANDINGS   Last Center Of Resistance Stormed In City Of Manila

Americans Storm Last Jap Resistance in Manila as Planes Blast Correaidor

YANKo THROW APS BACK TU WALLED GIT}   Storming of Last Defense in Manila May Prove Bloody Affair.

New Popular Vote Opposec By 2 Nations   Yugoslavia, Greece Tell U. S. of Plight; Eevpt Wants Tract

Peace Plans in the Hopper of Big 5   Foreign Ministers of World Leaders Resume Drafting of Peace Plans.

DRAFTING OF A PEAGE TREATY WAS RESUMED TODAY   Foreign Ministers of Five Leading Allied Nations in Session.   A NOTE FROM EGYPT:   Asked Control of Greater Part _of Adjoining Colony of Cirenaica.

Heavy Work Da v for United Nations Group   Balkans Continue As the Main Point of Tension

EGYPT ASKS CONTROL OF CIRENAICA   Balkans Continue Main Tension Point For Ministers

BALKAN ISSUES RETARD PARLEY   Allied Foreign Ministers Re. sume Work on Peace Treaty for Italy

Egypt Asks ‘Bic 5! for  Diy J  ltaly Colony   Italy Peace Drafting Continues; Balkans Still Touchy Problem

FOREIGN MINISTERS FIVE ALLIED NATIONS DRAFT ITALY TREATY  BALKANS CONTINUE TO BE MAIN POINT OF CON. TENTION IN MEETING

Egypt Asks Control of Cirenaica   Balkans Continue _To Be Trouble’ “Spot. of Conference

Talks on Treaty Are Resumed at Big Five Parley   Balkans Continue As Main Point of Tension at Meeting

Drafting Peace Treaty For — Ttaly Continues In London      Foreign Ministers Find Balkans Remain Main Point Of Tension Now

BIG 5 DRAFTING A "TREATY FOR ITALY   Egypt Asks for Control of Greater Part of  Cirenaica

Romenian Deal Known to Allies; British, Yanks Firm In Putting Italian Treaty First

Work Resumed On Draft Italy Peace Treaty   Batkaus Continue As Main Point of Tension Before Foreign Ministers of ~ Bie Five

START DRAFTING PEACE TERMS FOR ITALIANS   Egypt Asks Control for Most of Cirenaica; Tension Centers Around Balkans

Balkans Continue Main Point Tension; Work On  Italian Peace Treaty.

THE BALKANS MAIN POINT OF TENSION   Foreign Ministers of Allied Nations Resume Rrafting Of Treaty For Italy As Egypt Makes Plea   ATMOSPHERE CLEARING

TREATY TALK IS RESUMED BY BiG FIVE   Egypt Seeks Italian Colony; King Peter Confers With Byrnes

Balkan Issues  Slow Work Of Big 5 Pariey   Ministers Seek To Draft Peace Treaty For Italy

Big Five Take Up Italian Peace Plan   Egypt Asks Control Of Part of Cirenaica; Balkans Provide Tension

BALKAN ISSUES SORE SPOT FOR LONDON PARLEY   Russian Arguments Differ With American, English Viewpoint On Future

Sober War mings Set Theme ‘As 79th Coner ess Opens   Rarkley’s Speech Keynotes Both Houses In Foreseeing Longer War Period; Senate Awaits Presidential Message

New Congress Gets Off To Ranid Start   Dies Committee Is Continued By House

79th Congress Organizes for  Historic Tasks   Hears Barkley Warn War Is Far from Over; ‘leet Again Saturday

NEW CONGRESS TOLD WAR FAR FROM ITS END   Senate and House Or. ganized as Session Gets Under Way

Battle in House Marks Opening Of 79th Congress   ‘Dies Committee’ Becomes Permanent; Senate Session Brief

CONGRESS WARNED TT FACES WAR JOB   NEW MEMBERS TAKE SEATS AS SESSION OPENS—GALLERIES PACKED.

79th Congress Convened With Little. Fanfare   War Theme Marks Simple : Ceremonies—300 Bills

CONGRESS SESSION FORMALLY OPENED   Warnings Sounded. War “Isn't Over by Long .Shoe?

79th Congress, Conscious of War, Convenes   President Will Submit His Annual Message On State of the Nation To Group Saturday

HOUSE TAKES UP MOTION TOCLEAR ~ STRIKE CURB ACT   Resolution. Would Give Green Light to Bill Penafizing Contract Violations   WOULD APPLY TO UNIONS   Measure, to Be Offered Later, Halis Bargaining Rights lf Pledge Is Broken

PENALTY BILL TO TOUGH OFF MAJOR FIGHT   Vote Sought on Resolution to Bring Measure Out for Decision.

Labor Legislation to Cause Most Trouble in Two Years — First Major Showdown on Labor Measure in Two Years.

House Squares Off On First Labor Fight In More Than Two Years   Pro-Labor Congressmen Threaten Battle On Resolution To Bring Up Bill vs. “No-Strike” Violations

Republicans Show Pleasure at Result Of Bill's Hearing   Confidence Is Shown ‘That They Would Be Able to Defeat Adverse Amendments

Republicans to Oppose Efforts to Cripple Anti-Discrimination Bil

White Collar Workers Getting Okay On Raises; All Wartime Controls Soon To Go

WPB Lifts 210 Controls ‘On Materials   Radios, Refrigerators, And Trucks Among  Releases

210 Federal Controls Are   Ceilings On Auto Manufucture Soon to Be Lifted. 125 Controls Are Stull In Effect

110 Production Restrictions Are Scrapped by WPB   Government Frees American Industry To Produce for Peace

Government Lifts 210 Wartime  Bans in One Move   American Industrial Genius Turned Loose to Start Producing for Peace; WPB Has 125 Controls Left

Bans Are Lifted On Manufacture  Of Civilian Goods   210 Controls Lifted and Many of 125 Left To Be Ended Shortly; Prosperous Peace By Large-Scale Output Is Planned

Many Controls On Production  Are Wiped Out   210 Wartime Controls Eliminated—Remaining Controls Intended to Prevent Hoarding of Materials—Salary Increases Predicted

Government removes 210 restrictions  Ree wan lane   Remaining bans to be lifted soon

INDUSTRY FREED OF MOST CURBS BY GOVERNMENT   Civilian Production Is Speeded By Speedy   FEW RESTRICTIONS ARE LEFT STANDING

Industry Given Signal to Speed Reconversion  Ceiling Lifted on   Ceiling Lifted on Auto, Radio and Most Products

WPB Frees Industry To Produce  For Peace   White Collar Pay Increases OK'd; Navy, Marine Corp Slash Draft Calls

ISLAND-BASED FIGHTERS BLAST JAP AIRFIELDS   Teaser Raid’ Hits Suicide Plane Bases On Home Island Of Kyushu   HIROHITO MAY TAKE OVER   Tokyo Radio Says Emperor May Use His Authority ‘If Things Get Worse’

Tokyo Reports Hirihito May Take Over Control Of Government; Would Be Boss Over Everybody Including Cabinet.   CHINESE CAPTURE TWO IMPORTANT PLACES,

Island to Be Made a Big Plane Base   Six Air Fields Already in Use and Others in  Operation Soon

Russians Mass On Oder River  Before Breslau   Soviets Storm Poznan; New Blow Lands on Crech Rorder

JAP DIET SPEAKER SAYS NATION MUST APOLOGIZE TO WORLD FOR WAR DEEDS

Tokyo Paper Calls for ‘Humble Repentance’   Japs Turn Over Four More Accused Leaders

OFFICIALS AND LEADING CITIZENS DECLARE THEY ARE SHAMED IN EYES OF  WORLD —_

[WORLD DELEGATES HASTEN TO CREATE GREAT ORGANIZATION ° ITO PREVENT FUTURE. WARS —

lf The Dead Could Speak  (My hie go LOS,   Little Nations Move To Fore As Big Four Reaches Accorc

ALLIED NATIONS TO OPEN MEET   San Francisco Is Set For Peace Pariey Wednesday

SAN FRANCISCO. WORLD CAPITAL ON PARLEY EVE   Jruman Welcome on Radio Wednesday; City Has Solemn Air .

Income Tax Revision Is Approved   House Committee Raises _ Excess Profits Tax Ex- emption

House Group Approves Tax Revision   All Efforts to Cut Individual Tax Burdens Are Beaten

WILL BE AID TO INDUSTRY   Tax Revision Raises Excess Prof: _its Exemption to $25,000

Tax Revision Measure Approved   More Cash To Be Made Available For Reconversion

USS AUGUSTA ESCORTED BY BRITISH SHIPS   Plans To Fly From Brussels To Potsdam

Cruiser-Borne Truman Mission Nears Its Goal   British: Warships at Sea Rendezvous Meet And Escort President

" TRUMAN'S SHIP NEARS ANTWERP   WILL OFFER CLEAR CUT PROPOSAL TO PRESERVE THE PEACE

Truman's Ship Is Escorted By British Navy   President Nears Antwerp; to Fly To Big 3 Site

AN MOV INTO BRITIoH WATERS TODAY   Cruiser Heads Up Misty Englisk Channel Chaperorled By Sever British Warships; President late Wail]   WATCHES DESTROYERS THROUGH RINOCULARS

Truman Nears  Antwerp With British Escort   Men-o’'-War Meet President’s Ship in Channel; Chief to Fly to Potsdam

British Meet Truman Shiy In Channel   Cruiser Augusta Nearing Antwerp; President to Fly to Potsdam, Scene Of Big Three Confab

‘Seven British Warships Meet alruman’s Cruiser   To Escort President’s Party to Antwerp; Conference to Open Monday or Tuesday

Truman Sails Up Channel to Antwerp  President Works With Advisers on Big 3 Parley

Augusta Has Escort of 7 Allied Ships   British Naval Vessels Es cort President Truman  cn Way to Antwerp

Truman. Ship In English  Channel   Action on Charter Gives Him Power At Parley

NEARS EVROPE   7 British Men of War Come From English Channei to Greet Group.   TO LAND AT ANTWERP

British Ships Greet Truman in Gala Style   Will Ac? as Escort Through Channel to Por? of Antwerp

British Ships Escort Truman Thru Channel   President Watches Maneuvers at Meeting Of Warship Flotilla

BRITISH SHIPS ESCORT TRUMAN   Rendezvous Kept As President Nears European Port

Truman Met By British Navy Escort   Seven Big Men of War Will Lead President’s Party Past Land’s End To Port of Antwerp -.

British Men-of-Wa Escort Truman Ship to Antwerp   Cruiser Birmingham and Six Destroyers Meet Presidential Party in English Channel; Trip to Potsdam Session to Be Made by Air

 Presidential Flotilla In Channel British Warships Escort Truman

British Escort President   Will Fly From Brussels to Big 3 Meet at Potsdam.

Gloria Vanderbilt, Stokowski Wed After Close Call in Plane Mishap

U.S. Seaplane Carrier Hit By Suicide Plane   Kills 35 Of Crew And Injures 21

Sen. George Boomed for Treasury   Friends Grooming Georgian for Morcenthau Post

Truman Urged to Name Georgian  President's Reaction to Move Is No? Known

Boom Is Under Wa' To Have George As Treasury Head  President’s Reaction To Proposed Move Not Made Public Yet

Tops Chicaga in 7th Game By 9-3 Score   Hal Newhouscr Pitches Effective Ball Setting New Strikeout Record For Entire Series; Paul Richard’s Bat Palks «

Detroit Wins World Series   Tigers Win Title In Seven Game  Playoff With Chicago

Tigers Flog Chi 9-3 And Become World Champs   @ Win Seventh and Deciding Game From Cubs; Pitcher Newhouser Sets Series Strike-out Mark

TIGERS BLAST CUBS TO TAKE SERIES FINAL   Slug Chicago Hurlers For 9-3 Win And Championship

TIGERS WIN TITLE BY BEATING CUBS, 9-3, IN 7TH GAMI   Detroit Clinches Victory in First Inning by Making 5 Scores and Sending Borowy to Showers.   NEWHOUSER THROTTLES CHICAGO BATTERS   Paul Richards Shares Honors With Pitching Ace by Driving in Four Runs With Two Doubles.

House Committee Divided On Small Loan Act; Report Scheduled Tonite

Yanks Clearing Nuernberg: Drive To Cut Last Escape Routes In Czechoslovakia

Infantry Show Expected To Draw Big Crowd At High School Field   Demonstration of Weapons in Business Arec Draws Hundreds of Spectators; War Rane Sanilac Rancted by Special Army Show

Thrilling Infantry Show Will Draw Big Helena Crowd  Educational Feature Will Present View of Army Action

HighestHonor Is Bestowed on Eisenhower  By London   Made ‘Freeman’; Also Decorated By King George; Londoners Cheer

London Gives Eisenhower Highest Honor   L.S. General Named ‘Free Man: Has Tea a Palace and Receives The Order of Merit

EISENHOWER IS TENDERED HIGH HONOR   London Bestows ‘Freeman’ of City; King Invests Order of Merit

Churchill Lauds American Britain Honors Eisenhower; King Confers Order of Merit

General ‘Ike’ Given Awards  _ King George Bestows — Order Of Merit

BRITAIN HONORS (EN. EISENHOWER AMID PAGEANTR\   Commander Is Acclaimed by Crowds on Drive Through Streets, Then at Guildhall by Dignitaries.   ORDER OF MERIT CONFERRED BY KING   Allied Leader Visibly Touched by Reception—London Bestows Freedom of City On Him.

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MacArthur Orders Abolition of Jap State Religion  Compulsory Ideology  Said to Have Led Nation in War

State Shintoism Ordered  Abolished By MacArthur   General Undertakes To Outlaw Compulsory Religious Ideology Which His Staff Asserted Led Nation Into War—And Defeat

MacArthur Bans State Shintoism For Japanese   ‘Manufactured Religion’ Removed From Schools, Divorced From Politics

MacArthur Orders State Shintoism Abolished In Blow At Jap Beliefs

M’Arthur Orders State Shintoism Ousted In Japan  Creed Will Lose  AN OESiefal Sunnart

State Shintoism Ts Banned by Gen. MacArthur  Japs Are Liberated From Supporting Realiginire Tdanltancy

MacArthur Abolishes State Shintoism in Jap Homeland   Expresses Aim of Freeing People From ‘Direct or Indirect Compulsion’ to Believe in ‘Manufactured Religion’

Lays Down Three-Point Program   Entire Population Of 70 Millions Is Affected

State Shintoism Is Banned by Gen. MacArthur  Japs Are Liberated From Supporting Religious Ideology

Compulsion in Religion Banned By Allied Chief   Government Control, Support of Ideology Ordered Withdrawn

Shintoism Is Ordered Out By M’Arthur   State Compulsory Religion Given Death Blow in New Directive Abolishing the Emperor-Gad Setun

Destroy State Shintoism, End Compulsory Religious Ideology   Sect Not Involved

MacArthat ‘Tesi Directive Aimed al ‘Freeing: People: "From, Compilsory- Re-.  . ligious Idectogy :        Led Nation To War ‘And To: lis Defeat   Broud  “Revisions ~ “Juclude ‘Call for Removal ‘of "Shinto Teachings from . ‘Nippon Schools.

MacArthur Bars State Shinfoism   Sect Itself Not. Affected: by, Newest Order. of Allied Chief

Miss Honor Walsh Died Sunday   Had Been Uospital Patient Five Months

RENEW OUTPUT OF AUTO TIRES AT AKRON PLANT   End of Long Goodrich Strike Only Bright Spot on Ohio’s Labor Trouble

U-Boats Fought Until-The Last   Three Merchant Ships Recently Sent Down By Enemy Submarines

CHINA TO INDIA ROUTE REOPENED   British Invasion Forces in Burma Moves on Japs

BURMA ROAD REOPENED BY CHINESE   Two Armies Meet At Muse on ChinaBurma Border

Overland Supply Route Is Opened   Forces Joined Near China-Burma Border

Jap Casualties In Philippines Total 423,245   American Casualties For Same Campaign  Total 54.000.

Veteran Squadron _ Ts Home for Rest   Japanese Philippines Casualties Reach 423,245; American, 54,00C

ENEMY LOSSES: CLIMB HIGHER   JAP CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.CAMPAIGN ARE NOW NEAR 400,000 MARK

STILL TRYING TO BRING OIL STRIKE TO END   Urgent Request From Schwellenbach Keeps Negotiators at Work

Parley Makes Desperate Bid To End Strike   Labor Secretary Warns of Disasterous Effect lf Walkout Spreads

PAY DEMAND — “OF WORKERS 1S REJECTED   LAST ATTEMPT “BEING MADE TO REACH AGREEMENT TO STOP NATIONWIDE WALKOUT

Eisenhower And Nimitz ~ To Head Army And Navy   Shifts In Top Commands Of Armed Forces Biggest Since Before War

Changes In Army-Navy Commands   General of the Army Marshall Retires, Succeeded By Eisenhower

Eisenhower, Nimitz Appointed Army and Navy Chiefs of Staff   Gen. Marshall: and Adm. King Retire From Top Commands; McNarney Succeeds Eisenhowel In Germany: Spruance Heads Pacific Fleet

EISENHOWER WILL SUCCEED GEN. MARSHALL   Names Adm. Nimitz Chief of Naval Operations in Department Shake-Ups

Eisenhower And Nimity Replace Marshall, King   Spru vance Succeeds Nimitz In Pacific and MeNarnev Vakes Eisenhower’s Post in Europe.

Gen. Marshall Who 1s Retiring Will Be Succeeded By Eisenhower.   NIMITZ IN KING’S PLACE

MAJOR SHIFT IN ARMY, NAVY TOP COMMANDS MADE   Changes “Made As ‘Inter-Serv- icé Fight Over, Merger Plans' Flares High = Biggest Shakeun ‘Since Before War

CHIEFS POSTS   General and Admiral Pro moted to Top Commands By President in Midst of Mercer Fight.

Eisenhower. Nimitz Made Chiefs Of Staff   Gen. M or a ke ll And Adm. King Will Be Retired

ike’ Succeeds Marshall As Army ‘Chief: Nimitz Gets Adm. King’s Post

EISENHOWER IS . NAMED HEAD OF ARMY FORCES   Succeeds General George Marshall . Who Ts Retired   OTHER CHANGES      Nimitz Is Appointed ‘Navy Commander To Take Kine’s Place’

Eisenhower and Nimitz Given Top Commands   Replace Marshall  And King Who  Retire; McNarney and Soeruance Promoted

New Army, Navy Heads Announced   Eisenhower to Lead Army. Nimitz Navy Chief in Big Shift

Major Shifts In Commands  Of Army; Navy   Eisenhower New Chief Of Staff; Nimitz to   Head Navy .

GEN. McNARNEY TAKES CHARGE OF OCCUPATION   Spruance New Chief Of U. S. Pacific Fleet

Army-Navy Top Bosses Are Shifted   Eisenhower to Be ‘Army Chief of Staff, Nimitz Takes Over Navy Spot Held by King   Marshall, KineQuit   Somervell. and ‘Arnold Ask Retirement, but Are Kept On -.’ "

Nimitz, ‘Ike’ To Top Spots   Take Places of King, Marshall As Navy Head And Army Chief of Staff

Top Military Commands  Are Shifted   Eisenhower, Nimitz Will Succeed Marshall and King

Eisenhower, Nimitz Given New Posts   Replace Marshal! and King; Other Changes In Commands Seen

Ike Goes Tothe Top   Eisenhower and Nimitz Replace Marshall and King As Staff Chiefs

Marshall Out; Eisenhower Is His Successor  President Announces   President Announces Several Shifts in Army, Navy Chiefs

Eisenhower Is Nominated For Top Spot   Marshall and King To Be Retired; Adm. Nimitz Will Become Chief of Naval Operations

“IKE” CHOSEN TO SUCCEED MARSHALL   ” Admiral To Replace King As Chief Of Navy   GEN, M’NARNEY   To Head Occupation Units In Germany: Spruance Leads Pacific Fleet

lke Replaces Marshall, Nimitz Gets King's Job in Army-Navy Shakeup

GEN. EISENHOWER  AND ADM. NIMITZ  GIVEN TOP POSTS MARSHALL AND KING  TO RETIRE IN BIG DEFENSE SHAKEUP

EISENHOWER, NIMITZ. NAMED CHIEFS ARMY AND NAVY BY TRUMAN   BIGGEST SHAKE-UP IN DEFENSE DEPARTMENTS SINCE WAR ANNOUNCED

Military Shifts Made in Midst ol Command Scrap   Eisenhower, Nimitz Take Over; Truman te Give Merger Opinion

Eisenhower to Be Staff Chief   Nimitz ‘Appointed ta Succeed King. as Naval Chief

ate a SA as AV4AT iO  Fecenhouer IsN amed Chief Of Army Staff, . Ni imitz New N avy  Head   Truman Announces Retirement Of Matshall : And King In Biggest Shake-up ‘Of Forces

‘Eisenhower, Nimitz Fill  Top Army And Navy Jobs   Marshall, King Step Out In Shake-Up Of Departments; McNarney, Spruance Get New Posts Under Shifts

Be Eisenhower  Heads Army   ‘Nimitz To Replace King As Navy Boss

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GERMANY BOMBED NTH STRAVGHT DAY   FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN AND GIESSEN : HIT—60 PLANES LOST IN OFFENSIVE.

Massive Bomb  Raids Go On   Sustained Air Offensives Roll’ Through Fourth Day Across Germany

Aw Might Hits Communication Lines In Reich   Eighth Air Force Forts Keep One Of Greatest Offensives Rolling.   BOMBARD RAIL YARDS

Fortresses Hit Giessen and Frankfurt  War's Most Massive Air Offensive Ends Fourth Day

Allies Continue Air Offensive  26 Cities Feel Weight of Attacks Past Week

Marshaling Yards Of Frankfurt, Giessen Bombed:   26 Cities From Rhine To Russian Front Suffer From Air. Blows

MAJ, DEVEREUX SAFE IN CAMP   Commander Of Heroic Wake Island Defense Wants ‘To Get Home’

Devereux, Wake Island Hero, Safe   Mariné Commander Denies Asking For More Japs

Wake Island Commander  Found Safe   Major Devereux Denies Sending Message Saving ‘Send Us More Japs’

COMMANDER OF GARRISON FOUND SAFE   Major Devereux Awaiting Return To U. S. Base

DEVEREAUX, WAKE HERO, FOUND SAFE:   Was in Prison Camp Located On Hokkaido

Devereux, Wake Island Leader, — Freed By Yanks   Marine Commander: Found Safe, Well In Hokkaido Camp

 Wake Island Commander Rescued from  Jap Prison Camp Denies Sending the Radio Message “Send Us More Japs”

CHIANG TO GIVE REPLY TO REDS   Chinese Government Leader Will Answer Communist Truce Offer Tomorrow

Capitals Study Voting Issue   Big Five Technicians Reach Agreement On Interpretation of Yalta Formula, Forward It to Leaders for Final Approval

BIG FIVE AGREES ON VOTING PLAN   Findings Sent to Members For Approval, Is Claim

Smash at Kok, Saigon reas in Raids  ‘ridge Vital te port of > Enemy~ plies to Burma

Single Protest Delays Truman’ UNO Selections  C[antiemntian Laan   Confirmation Seen Today; Sen. Langer Again Balking Over Stettinius Choice

Late President’s Widow Nominated To Important Post; (anger Obiects to Stettinius.: -

Langer Protests Stettinius Choice   Truman Names Slate of UNO Delegates

Lone Protest Holding Up Truman’s UNO Delegates But Confirmation Expected

Single Protest Raised: by Langer To Inclusion of Edward Stettinius

Single Senator Is Opposed To  Nomination   Langer Continues To Oppose Stettinius As One Of Nominees For General Assembly

OBJECTION TE  UNO DELEGATE   Sen. Langer Protests Choice Of Edward R. Stettinius To Group.

_—UNO SLATE— Stettinius Is Opposed  Only One Challenge On UNO Delegates

Challenge Raised  At UNO Delegate   Stettinius Choice Is Protested for Record In Senate Voting

LONE PROTEST. TO UNO GROUP   Stettinius Opposed B; Sen. Langer; Okay Is Assured

TRUMAN SPEECH APPROVED ABROAD   LONDON SAYS IT ASSURE: CONTINUED U. 8S. PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS.

20 More Nippon Ships Said Sunk   Light Cruiser Among Latest U. S. Victims

SCHOOLS CLOSE IN 20 COUNTIES   *Fiu Epidemic Hits Adult _ Brackets as Denison U. Suspends

Schools Closing Down As Flu Epidemic Grows   Health Officials Say There Is No Sign Of Abatement In Spread Of Tlness

CURFEW NIGHTS ~ LIVELY AFFAIRS   Largest Crowds Out On Week-End Since New  Vanr'e Eve

Curlew Didn't Stop Pleasures In Big Cities   Most of the Larger Centers Report Rushing Business Before Midnight Closing on Saturday.

Midnight Curfew Boomerang; Cafe Business Booming   New’ Year’s Eve Crowds Jam Chicago, N. Y. Hotspots Saturday

U.S. Tanks Burst into Open Plains — Of Middle Germany Less than 244 Miles from Berlin; Victory-Flushed Armies in Spectacular New Gains

GIS OVERSEAS COUNT POINTS   Yanks Cemplain Ci Lack - Of Cons:deratien For Ase, Dependents

Yanks In Europe Do Some Figuring   Tallying Points On GoingHome Point System

Yanks Study Point System  Figure Their Individual  Standings With Hopes OM Reine Diccharced

THE WORLD TODAY Two Major Problems  Are Economie, Judicial By DeWitt Mackenzie

Sir Richard Paget Has Two Suggestions As To What World Needs Most

Touring the World   ' etl al 7,7, eyo arene we ew  CHIEF PEACE FACTORS ECONOMIC, IUDIC.AL

DISTINGUISHED BRITISH SCIENTIST ‘EXPRESSES HIS IDEAS OF FUTURE PEACE TO DEWITT MACKENZIE

Preserving W orld Peace Top Problem   British Seientist Contends Two Chief Factors Toward That Goal Are Economie and Judicial

PRESERVATION WORLD PEACE BURNING ISSUE WITH BRITISH: ECONOMIC PROBLEMS DEBATED

~ Yanks Hop Off Without Artillery Barrage —  Hodges Pulls ‘‘Stolen Ball’’ Play

Nazis Caught Off Balance by Hodges Attack   Hits North End Of Line; Seeks to Trap Thousands

Attack On North Side Ot Salient   Open Counter - Offensive Without Benefit Of Customary Barrage By Artillery Units

LEATHER FOR CIVILIAN SHOES IS SLASHED   Supply for April, May and June Cut Sharply Due to Increased Armv Demands.

‘13 Recovering From Injuries Sustained In Automobile-Train Crash

Report U. S. Massing of Sea, Land Units; Yanks 40 Miles from Manila   ITALIAN FRONT STATIC

STATE SOLONS SET TO BALLOT   Prepare to Make Decisions On Problems Debated For 13 Weeks

NO OFFICIAL PEACE OFFERS FROM JAPAN   State Department Reaffirms Former Statement; Silent On Unconditional Surrender

$8,000,000 Furnace Presents ProbJem For Government In Giving Access To Plant To Other Own. er Than Pittsburgh Steel Co.    FIRM DOUBTFUL ABOUT PURCHASE OF FURNACE

BITTER FOES OF WALLACE WELCOME SHOWDOWN ON ISSUE OF HIS NOMINATION

WALLACE FOES WELCOME SHOWDOWN   Committee Against His Nomination; Favors George Bill

WALLACE FOES FAVOR: SHOWDOWN   Senate Group Votes to Submit Unfavorzb’e Report on Nominat‘on

SENATE, COMMITTEE TAKES TWO SLAPS AT FORMER .VICE PRESIDENT IN ITS REPORTS

Showdown Sought  On Wallace Issue   ; ' ’ se lc 1 ° ° ‘Senate Committee Votes 14 to 5 Agains'  Confirming Cabinet Nomination  Ix-Vice President Crushed — Slips Away  From Party In New York City

Showdown On  Wallace Nears   Senate Committee Over. whelmingly Rejects His Nomination To Cabinet

STATE WILL WARM UP   Temperatures in the 80s Forecast for Tomorrow ~«

RELIEF FROM HEAT IN NORTH BREEZE   Clouds Also Help in - Break of Extreme. ~ Temperatures #   CROPS NEED MOISTURE

RELIEF FROM HEAT IN NORTH BREEZE   Clouds Also Help in Break of Extreme. ~ Temperatures

Income Tax Cuts Asked  For Britains   Move Would Free 2 Million Persons From Tax Rolls:  Proposal Attacked

Britain Plans Lowered Taxes   Labor Regime Would Free YY Millian Pavers

PLAN TAX CUT FOR BRITISH   New Labor Govt. Proposal Would Free 2,000,000  Low Income Payers

British LowIncome Group Tax To Be Cut   New Labor Government Recommends Freeing  2,000,000 Low Earners

HOUSE REFUSED 10 SET MAY 30 AS DATE FINAL ADJOURNMENT   CONCURRENCE IN SENATE RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN MAY 24 NOT EXPECTED

IMPROVEMENT NOTED IN BIG THREE CIRCLES   Prime Minister Churchill Says There Is No Basis For Misunderstanding Over Syria

Anglo-Russian Ties Improved, Says Churchill   Misunderstanding With France Over Syria Has No Real Basis, He Says; _ Attlee to Attend Meet

CHURCHILL TELLS COMMONS BIG THREE RELATIONS IMPROVE   ALSO SAYS THERE IS NO REAL CRISIS FOR DISPUTE WITH FRANCE OVER SYRIA

‘Churchill Sees Improvement In  Big 3 Relations   Attlee Will Accompans Prime Minister to Con tng Parley,

Relations Improve, Churchill Declares   Cites Big Three Harmony; Discounts French Incident

BiG THREE’ TIES NOW IMPROVED, COMMONS TOLD   Churchill Says That Parley Of Allied Leaders Will Be Held Before July 26

Big Three Relations Improved--Churchill   Breaking of Deadlock Over Poland Has Brought Marked Change; No Basis for Misunderstanding With France. .:

CHURCHILL TELLS COMMONS BIG THREE RELATIONS IMPROVE  ALSO SAYS THERE IS NO REAT CRISIS FOR DISPIT

Relations Of Big Three Are Much Improved   Deadlock Over Poland I: Broken, Churchill Tells Commons; Reviews Syria Situation

Churchill Sees No Dispute Over Syria   Break In Deadlock Over Poland Eases British-Soviet Ties

Better Allied Accord Seen By Churchill   Says British- Russian Relations Improved  In Past Week

Relations Of Big Three Are Much Better   Churchill Tells Common: Of Improvement In Situation — Disclaims Any Plot Over Syria

Predecessor’s Policies To Be Followed: Winning of War Is First Important Task

Conference Marks  First Official Act   King, Marshall, Stimson, Forrestal, Leahy, Stettinius Meet Today

Chiefs of State and Military Affairs Gather at White  House   TO AID NEW PRESIDENT      Truman Asks Cabinet Mem: bers to Stay on; to Push War

Truman Meets Chiefs of State, Military Affairs   New President in War Conference at White House: His First Full Day

CHIEFS OF STATE AND MILITARY AFFAIRS GATHER WITH TRUMAN AT WHITE HOUSE FOR TALKS

Funeral Services   For Late President  Tomorrow At Four   Chief Executive Says He Intends _ Carrying On Roosevelt Policies: Assures Frisco Parley Opening

nn a ee  Fin inal Action On Control Of Food Prices Due Today     Agriculture Department Kxpected Po Get Complete Authority Over Prices.

Congress May Complete OPA Action Today   Gives Secretary “Absolute Power’

Sellout —  Woman ‘Just. Wanted To Hear’ Butcher pay He Had No  “Meat 

Hearing Given To Opponents Of Charter —   Committee Sets 15-Minute Limit On Each Witness Yet To Be Heard

G. Is Concerned About Severe Penalties Handed Out By Service Courts

MINERS WELCOMED BACK IN ALF. OF L.   For a Flat $2.00 A Day Wage Increase By Steel Workers

See UMW Back In AFL By January 1   Seat On Executive Council Held Only Obstacle To Rennion

Auto Union Spars on Wage Issue   ‘Major Labor Dispute. Heads for Showdown; Strike Vote Slated

BEALL FAVORITE IN GOVERNOR RACE   Republican Pa! Poll Shows Representative Leading Candidate

BEALL FAVORED BY REPUBLICANS   Congressman First Choice Of Party For Guberna torial Nomination

Yanks Battle ‘Onto Second Iwo Airdrome   Attack Tide Turns; Flood of Supplies Now Hitting Beach

MARINES BREAK 3-DAY LULL FOR SECOND AIRFIELD   Yanks Take Southern End of Island’s Central Airstrip

Tide Turns On lwo, Marines ‘Have Landed’   Stream of Battle, Still Bloody, Favors Americans

GOVERNOR FAVORS BUILDING LAKES      $2,200,000 Is Urged for Constructing Them

Says Alliance Must Continue   Claims United Nations Can Insure World Peace

CONGRATULATE ALLIED ARMIES      Truman Conveys Praise, Appreciation, Gratitude To Leaders.   AMERICA PROUD OF MEN

TRUMAN HAILS ITALY VICTORY   No Praise Adequate, Chief Executive Tells Troops

Patton’s Tanks Ram Thru Huns   Raiders Smash Nuernberg Again   x *—K KW OK First Attack On Berchtesgaden

11 TOWNS TOPPLE IN PATH OF NEW 3RD ARMY DRIVE   SCOTS OF CANADIAN ARMY CAPTURE GOCH AND PUSH WESTWARD

Third Army Captures 16 Reich Towns   Patton Tanks Drive Into Saarburg, Key Nazi Defense City

Yanks Seize Big Saar Triangle   Wholesale German Surrenders Reported as Americans Collapse Siegfried Sector

Tank Unit: Gouge  Nazi Line   Second-Class Enemy Troops Reel Under Armored Blows

Third Army ‘Armor Hurls IntoHole —   Patton’s Tanks Dash Five and Half Miles Through Opening on Central Nazi Front

Patton's Armor Hurls Through "German Defense Breach, Heads Into Enemy's Industrial Zone   Yanks Seize Sites Overlooking Siegfried Lin Fortifications: Break:Into Rail Center Hub Suburb of 8-Day Shell Blasted Saarbruecken

GEN, PATTON HURLS AN ARMORED DIVISION THROUGH NEW BREAK  GOCH, STRONGLY FORTIFIED NORTHERN ROAD CENTER, CAPTURED

Patton’s Men In 5% Mile Advance   Armored Division . Thru Hole in Central Ger man Front   IN MOSELLE-SAAR AREA   Heights Overlooking Sieg. Fried Line Fortifications Seized

Farm Group Backs Tariff Request   Move Emphasizes Rift In Agricultural Bodies

Fighting Spirit of Germans Wilts  Miiceniini Can IIndaretand Waw Witlar Eaale far Wa Wath Cama Vind nf Traishla

Soviets Deny Giving Arnis   British Are Charged With Making Trouble

Russian Supplies To Persia Denied   Izvestia Disclaims All  British Reports of Aid

Denies Russia Aids Any Persian Group   Izvestia Charges British Have Magnified Situation

ARMY GETS SUPPLIES FIRST, GREW ASSERTS   Liberated Countries Come i For What Is Available

History Repeats in Russ Sin ge Berlin Taken for Third Time      Gity Captured in 1756, 1813 by Russians

24H May 1949S  mas CB Perry   hau eB. Pe 4,/915 Mrs. € erry  Passes Away   Barriers Held Saturdav Curlew - Church; Br nae Resident ”

Mrs. C. B. Perry: Passes Away   Services Held Saturday at Curlew Church BRormer Resident —

INDUSTRIAL © RUHR REGION FACES BLOW   Kesselring Is Called From Italy to Command Huns

Zero Hour At Hane For Germans On Western Front   Desperate Defenders Replace Von Rundstedi With Kesselring, Braces For Crucial Blow; Montgomery Reported Crossing Rhine.

“U.S. Can Be Master Of Its Destiny By  Adopting Universal Training”—Marshall

Chiang’s Wite Not Expected  ‘ToReturnl lome   Old Heads In China Say She Will Not Resume Power Or Return

Chinese Predict Madame Chiang, Smarting Under Political Criticism, Will Never Return to Own Country

British Crack Outposts in Rhineland   U. 5. First Army Is Within Four Miles of St. Vith

British Tanks Crack Across Nazi Salient   Yanks Recapture Vielsalm, Head  Toward St. Vith

Vielsalm Retaken By Yanks   British ‘Tanks Crack Rhineland Outposts; Patton  Outflanks Waltz.

GermansPlar RuggedStanc In Big City   Foe Falling Back Behind Rhine River

Blazing Front is Six Miles  From Fort City   Berlin Prepares Citizenry For News Of Retreat Behind Rhine River

ESBREAK LAST DEFENSES BEFORE COLOGNI   Roosevelt Tells Congress We Must Lead  ( «© World Collaboration or Have More W:

6 Miles from Rhineland Metropolis   Germans Are Reported Preparing for Strong Defense  of Cologne

Berlin Claims 220,000 Yanks Fight  In Decisive Battle For Rhineland

Blazing Six - Mile Front Within 6 Miles Of Nazi Fortress  “a i‘ - «= wm we? ee ve Aree a!   COLOGNE BATTLE APPROACHES CLIMAX   Reinforcements Of 220,000 Join American First And Ninth Armies

FIRST ARMY TROOPS ARE WITHIN SIX MILES OF NAZ! FORTRESS CITY   Capture of Two Bridges Over Erft River Greatly Facilitates American Advance On Rhineland Reaion

HISTORY FROM DOOLITTLE TO      TOKYO SMASH CLIMAXES CARRIER      mA Pils Ph

JAPANESE SHIPS SENT 10 BOTTON   American Submarines Sink Carrier, Cruiser And Destroyer

Submarines Sink  25 Jap Vessels   Nip Escort Carrier. Included In Latest Ba;

Chinese Reds Cut Rail Lines To Battleground   Government Troops Cut Off From  North China; Soviet Stand  Remains Ominous Riddle

Communist forces cut railway line  Interferes with troop movemen'

Cutting of Rails Hits Government   Russiun-Seized Jap Arms Said in Hands of Reds

Chinese Reds Cut Life Line Of Gov't Army   Movement of » Chiang’s Forces Hampered by Railway Destruction

NORTH CHINA CLASHES GAIN IN INTENSITY   Great Rail Artery Is Cut for Distance  Of 100 Miles

PEIPING-HANKOW RAILWAY SEVERED BY CHINESE REDS   Movement of Central Government Forces Into Undeclared Civil War Zone Seriously Hampered.   FIGHTING IS BITTER IN SHANTUNG PROVINCE   Communists Forced to Fall Back by Superior Forces— Chiang Tries to Keep Clashes Localized.

Fighting Grows In Intensity In North China   Communist Troops Cut 100 Miles of Great Railroad

Chinese Reds Sever Major  Railway Line   Movement of Troops Under Chiang Is Seriously Impeded

New Civil War In North China  Camere Di mtme fin   Cammunists Ripping Up Rail Routes

Red Troops Cut Vital China Line   ‘Civil War’ Fighting Increases in Fury

Chinese Reds Sever Vital Railroad   Fighting Spreads And: Increases in Fury

Germans Fight In Hope Of Postponing Situation As Terrifying As War Itself

TRUMAN FACES ~NEW SETBACK   CONGRESS HEARS’ PRESIDENT . WILL GO DOWN FIGHRTING“FOR TRAINING PROGRAM 

TRUMAN TO ASK ARMY TRAINING   Faces Losing Fight in Goinc Personally to Congress Tuesday

Certain Deferment Of Farmers Looms   House Passes Legislation To Curb Local Draft Boards - - Ohioans Active in Manpower Debate - - - Living Standard Wage Determined

BRENNER PASS RAIL LINE CUI   Enemy Forces In_ Italy Virtually Isolated From Fatherland

NAZIS OPPOSE RAID ON BRENNER PASS   Thirty German Planes Try to In tercept American Bombers— Three Shot Down,

SNYDER FAVORS. JOBLESS: PAY PLAN   War Mobilization Head Sees Six Million Without Work by 1946.

SIX: MILLION TO LACK s0Bs _ BY JANUARY 1   WAR MOBILIZER SEES JOBLESS  ARMY_OF EIGHT MILLION  4 : aE ARLY IN SPRING le

WEATHER HALTS ACTION IN ITALY   Kesselring’s Men Dig In To Hold Line Along Po Valley

Prof. Gustav Cassel,  Swedish Authority Qn. ‘Monetary Problems, Dies

TRANSIT STRIKE INWASHINGTON IS TERMINATED   10,000 Workers Stage Walkout At Goodyear Rubber Plants In Akron   STRIKE VOTE TAKEN BY FORD EMPLOYES

Bus and Trolley Strike in Washington Ends  Total of 275,000 Involved in Work Stoppages

10,099 GOODYEAR RUBBER WORKERS IDLE SHORT TIMI   Walk Out in Labor Controversy, but Soon Withdraw Pickets and Begin March  Back to Jobs.   FORD CO. EMPLOYES TAKE STRIKE BALLOT   General Motors Replies to C. I. O. Wage Demands— Transit Tieup in Wash ington Ends,

HEMISPHERE UNITY PLANNED BY ENVOYS   Resolutions Setting Up American ‘Dumbarton Oakes’ Proposed at Mexico City:

Concussion Felt  by B-29 Crew 10 Miles Away   Boiling Dust, Smoke Rises to 40,000 Feet Over Target in Few Minutes: Small Fires Noted by Fivers on Edaea of Tawn

Airmen Relate Fearful Effect Of Huge Blast   Gen. Spaatz Asserts More Superforts Prepared *. Lae New Ramk

AS QUEEN’ DOCKS   British Troopehip Makes 6th Westward Crossing Ringe V.E Dav

ARRESTED AND! OTHERS NAMED   Police Drive Started by Arrest of Girl on Delinquency Charge

SLOGS AHEAD INSIDE REICH   Continues Drive for Junction With First Army’s Offensive

German Resistance Continues Spotty;  Enemy General and 3.2900 Soldiera Ouit

Yanks Unleash Deadly Barrage on Ruhr Cities   Historic Stroke Catches Germany Unguarded; Nazis Tell of Counterattacks on Salient, but Opposition Still Weak to Smashing Drive

MONESSEN GAME RAIDS NET GOOD. YIELD: fi] NABSED   Police Last Saturday Cleaned Uy Well Known Places; Take Forfeits

S.F. to Hold Cline During 8-Death Probe   Dallas Murder Charge May Have to Wait

Murder Charge is Filed at Dallas Against A. L. Cline; Probe of His Activities Continues in 10 Cities

Alfred Leonard Cline Held on Formal Murder Charge by Dallas Authorities

Comprehensive Study of Wages, Prices Ordered   Government Enlists Advisory Board’s Aid. In Tacklmg Problem

New Approach To Wage-Price Crisis To Be Attempted   Advisory Board Of OWMR Enlisted In Effort To Solve Tangle Over Wages And Prices

Aussies Close In on Tarakan’s 2nd Oil Field   Americans Prepare For Final Drive On Luzon Island

OIL FIELD ON TARAKAN ISLE UNDER ATTACK   Aussie, Dutch Troops Continus Envelopment Of Paomesian Field

Advance 500 Yards on lwo Jima Field   Mine Fields Impede Progress; Artillery Fire Diminishing

MARINE FORCES OUORE YARDAGE ON (WO VSLANE   Advance 200 to 500 Yards Through Maze of Pillboxes, Caves   JAPANESE CONTINUE TO POUR IN ROCKET FIRE   Enemy Opposes Gain With Weapons Similar to Ameri. can Bazooka, Devildogs Seize South Half of Last Enemv Airfield

FIGHT ON FOR UNO CAPITAL   FIFTY-EIGHT CITIES WANT TO BE THE'SITE

Nearly 60 Cities And Areas Seek To  Be Site Of United Nations Capital

DE VALERA ACTION PLEASES MR. SHAW   Irish Playwright Sees Chance Hitler May “End Up” in Dublin Lodae

BOND ISSUE VOTES FAVORED BY BOARD   Realtors. ‘Favor. Referen  ne dee ye   Leaislation

BOND ISSUE VOTES FAVORED BY BOARD   Realtors Favor Referen. dums on All Such . Legislation

HEAVY DAMAGE : DONE BY STORMS   Madison, Shelbyville and --—-— Salem, Hit

Convoys Sailing From Pacific Ports Alerted By - Navy Following Loss Of Liberty Ship To Jap Sub

Liberty Ship Sunk-t¢ Jap Submarine: Survivors Strafed by Frenzied Japs

AMERICAN CONVOYS FROM PACIFIC PORTS ARE BEING ALERTED   LIBERTY SHIP SUNK AND ITS CREW STRAFED BY JAP MACHINEGUN FIRE

JAP SUB SINKS SHIP: U.S. CONVOYS ALERTED   LIBERTY VESSEL, 10 OF CREW LOST; SURVIVORS TELL STORY OF TORPEDOING, LIFEBOAT STRAFING   Hide Behind Wrerkace

Jap Subs Off West Coast  Convoys Sailing Under Alert for Raiders; Loss Ov Cine Shin Renarteda

4 German Generals Arrested  Several Others.   Several Others Wanted by Allies Are Picked Up

POSTPONEMENT AUTHORIZED   Road Given An I-e¢-finite Stay ow Class Rate A Justments

RAILROADS MAY POSTPONE ACT   ICC Authorizes Suspension of Rate Adjustments Ordered In May Decision

ICC Stays Order For Adjustment In Rail Rafes  Gives Railroads Indefinite Time

South and Wes! Rafe Revision Is Postponed   Interstate Commission Acts in Conformity to Injunction Granted  Nine Northern States

NEW FREIGHT RATES  ORDERED POSTPONED  INDEFINITELY, ICC SOUTHERN CHARGES TO  HAVE DROPPED 10 PER CENT ON JANIJARY 1

Night Battle Is Strenuous   Marines Have té Move in By Day; Japs Have Nowhere Fought Harder, Says Officer

Limited Nazi Attacks Turnec Back in Italy   Patrol Clashes Mark Sth Army Front; U. 5S. Planes Sever Enemy  Rail Lines at 80 Points

SAMBODJA IS CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS   Jap Attacks Are Smashed North Of Balikpapan

Rich Borneo Oil Area Threatened   Sambodja Is Seized by Advancing Australians

Australians Press Qn Samarinda Gil  Center in Bornes   Sth and 7th Air Ferces Deal Shanghai Heaviest Blow Of the War

JAPS’ GRIP ON BORNEO SLIPS   Australian, Dutch Troop Smash 2 Connterattack.

Aussies Press Toward Oil Belt  Near Samarinda   Two Stubborn Jap Counterattacks Are, Smashed By Allies

NAGASAKI SEEN AS NEARLY ONE THIRD BLASTED   Area, Over Two Miles Long Is Destroyed Including Trade Section

Reds Surround Prussian Rail City Of Schneidemuhl   Reports Say Flash Of Battlefront Guns Seen in Capital as Ponulace Eunruntac

CIVILIANS ARE LENING CITY 0N 20 TRAINS   Russ Surround Schneidemuhl, Four Miles Inside Reich Border.

Nazi Government Moving : Out of the Threatened  Capital   DOOM ON NIGHT SKIES   Russian Tanks Over Bran-denburg Frontier at Several Points

Evacuation of Kreuz, Prussia, Is Announced   To Fight Before, Around, tn and Behind. Berlin =: Nazi Radio Says:

Berliners See Gunflashes   Radio Staris Hinting To German People Berlin May Fall to Russians

REPORT FLASHES FROM RED GUNS SEEN IN CAPITAL   RUSSIANS CIRCLE GERMAN RAIL HUB OF SCHNEIDEMUHL

GEN, PATTON IS UNCOMFORTABLE   FIRST UNFAVORABLE REPORT IN SEVERAL DAYS

PATTON TON SPENDS ~ RESTLESS NIGHT   Secretions Of Unknown Cause Worry Doctors

ITALY PREMIER, . PARRI, RESIGNS; CABINET FOLDS. .   Leaders Warned That Prolonged Crisis Would: Open Way to Fascism’

Parri Quits As Premier Of Italy   Announces Decision en Dramatic Address To Press

ITALIAN LEADER RESIGNS CHAIR   Ferruccio Porri Warns Long Crisis Would Invite Return of Fascism

Parri Resigns As Leader of Italian State   Premier Warns Nation That Road May Be Opened to Fascism

FASCISM WARNING IS GIVEN ITALY   RETIRING PREMIER SAYS PROLONGED CRISIS WILL BRING SYSTEM BACK,

Parri Resigns as ltalian Premier   Coalition Is Shattered By Revolt of Rightists

Parti Resigns as Italy's Premier  Fight Over Elections Precipitates Crisis

Italy Premier Gives Up Post   Warns Nation’s Political   Leaders Of Fascism: Sum: mons World Press.

RITES FOR CURTIN   Huge Crowd Watches Processtor In Perth, Australia,

CHINESE SEE WAR'S END AS NEAR AT HAND   Russian Entry, Atomic Bomb Create Optimism In China

Scuttling Of Ships In Paname Canal Feared ‘By Army That Year, Committee Is Tald

CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT SEEN OVER EXTENDING LIFE OF PEARL HARBOR INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE

Army Feared Jap Attack, Alert Bared   Howaii and Panama Readied for Action in 1940, Frobers Told

Army In 1940 Saw Chance Of * Attack By Japs   Also Anticipated Panama Canal Sabotage, Probers Are Told.

Military Also Anticipated Sabotage in Panama Canal Zone.   TO CLEAR UP QUESTIONS

Feared Attack on Hawaii in 1940: Relaxed Vigilance  eee, Gee, RM   Committee Deciding Late Today on How Long to Continue

Alert in Hawaii in "40 is Explained in Statement by Army   Pearl Harbor Committee Given Document; Fight in Senate Expected

ARMY FORESAW PEARL HARBOR RAID IN 1940   Executive Session to Study Curtailment Of Inquiry

Attack On Hawai ‘Not Unlikely’ Ir June, 1940, View   Alert Also Called For Panama Canal, Probers Are Told

Jap Sabotage Alert in 1940 ls Described  RPenama Canal.   Panama Canal, Hawaii Believed Possible Targets

Cuts Off All Ties With Other Lands   Orders Cessation of All Functions With  Foreign Governments. Follows Washington Directive

Japan Ordered To Recall All Of Its Envoys   Isolated Diplomatically From World in Strict Directive

Japan Cut Off Diplomatically By MacArthur   Drastic Directive Follows Orders. for a Free ‘Presse

Japan Is Isolated Diplomatically In Drastic Order Issued by MacArthur

Time Not Ripe  To Raise Wages   Ford Says Production Uncertainties Throw Out Union Demands

CURFEW BATTLE MAY G0 TO COUR)   WMC Asks Distributors To Withhold Theatre’s Films

LEADER OF 10TH ARMY FALLS ON EVE OF VICTORY  STRUCK BY MISSLE WHILE AT FORWARD

GEN. BUCKNER LAID TO REST ON SEASHORE   Neat Grey Casket Lowered Into Grave While Officers And Men Pay Tribute Today

Lt. Gen. Buckner, Commander Of Okinawa Forces, Killed As Battle For Island Nears Victorious End

Buckner Is Killed by Jap Shell’   Dies With Smile On Face On the Eve of Victory On Okinawa; Buried On Beachhead

GENERAL BUCKNER DIED WITH SMILE ON FACE, AIDE DECLARES  FIGHTING GENERAL MEET.

Shell Fragment Kills Yank Commander  On Okinawa IS BURIED TODAY  Fatally Wounded While At Observa-

Heroic Commander Of Tenth Army Is Killed by Jap Shell At Observation Post

FUNERAL RITES ARE HELD FOR GEN, BUCKNER   Leader of Okinawa Forces, Victim of Jap Shell, Died Smiling

Buckner Dies With Smile Knowing Okinawa Is Won   Buried Tuesday, Genera Top Ranking American Killed by Enemy Action

Lt. Gen. Simon Buckner Killed By Jap Shell   Death Is Swift; Japanese Took Time In Getting Range Of Command Post

Gen. Buckner Smiling When Hit, Was Smiling In Death   “Never Knew What Hit Him,” Said Companion After Burst Of Shell Cost Life of Commander of Okinawa Campaign

TROOPS ARE PUT INTO FOUR UNITS      Allied Headquarters Sets Up Redeployment System

Asks Army, Navy And Air Forces Be ‘Integrated’   War Dept. Proposes A Single Civilian Head In Cehinat

War Department ‘Proposes Unifie Service Head  ' Would Hove Single

WAR DEPARTMENT SUBMITS PLAN IFOR MERGING ARMY NAVY AND ‘7? AIR FORCES UNDER ONEHEAD =‘!

ARMY. MOVING n INTEGRATE ARMED FORCES   Single Civilian Would Be In Charge of Army, Navy, Air Corps

War Office Asks Integration of the Army, Navy, Air   ‘Under a Civilian “Secretary of Armed Forces;” Plan Isn‘t Considered a Mercer

ADVOCATED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT   Single Civilian Secretary Of Armed Forces Proposed

Not Exactly A Merger.... . War Department’s Plan For Integration Of The  Armed Forces Presented

SECRETARY OF ARMED FORCES IS PROPOSED   War Department Urges Congress Name Single Civilian Boss

News Day And Night   Each Would Be Directed By Military Rather Than Civilian     Army Proposes An Inteoration   General Collins Empha, sizes Proposal Is Not Merger Of Services

War Dept. Asks Civilian-Head For All Forces   New Plan Calls For Integration Of Land, Sea And Air Branches

Be Advised By Military Staff Chiefs   Each Unit Would Retain Ks Own Service Forces Says Collins.   GIVEN TO CONGRESS

War Department Says Army, Navy And Air Forces Should Be Placed Under One Civilian Secretary

Single Control of Armed Forces Proposed By Army  Chie¢ of Army Greund Forces Outlines

FOR A SECRETARY OF ARMED FORCES   War Department Proposes to Unite Army, Navy and Air Forces

PROPOSES ONE GVILIUN SEC  OF ALL FORGES   Suggests Integration  Rather Than -Merger. to Aid - Coordination.

War Department Favors Merger  Of Armed Forces   Asks Civilian Be Named Head

Would be Advised By Military Chiefs   Services Would be Autonomous, No Merger Advocated; Civilian Assistants Would Assume Duties

War Dep't. Propose Civilian Secretary Of Armed Forces   Not Attempting, ‘Merge’ Services; ‘Integrate Them’

URGES SINGLE ‘SECRETARY OF ARMED FORCES’   Army Not Proposing Merger in First Discussion of Plan

War Department Proposes Single War, Navy Head   Each Component To Be Under Military Rather Than Civilian Head

ARMY OFFERS PROGRAM FOR UNITED FORCE   Civilian Secretary Advocated For All Armed Units Of U.S.

WAR DEPARTMENT PROPOSES CIVILIAN RULE ARMED FORCES  ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCES WOULD BE PLACEI UNDER SINCLE HEAD

MORE POULTRY I$ PROMISED   SEC. ANDERSON TO CANCEL CONTRACTS FOR ARMY

Succession Bill Offered to House   Speaker Would Follow  Vice-President in Line

Royall Approved By U.S. Senate Gets DSM Aware   War Department Post Approved; Awarded Distinguished Service Medal

General Motors Leases  North American Aircraft Plant at Kansas City

Army Doughboys Seek Vengeance      ‘Raid Area ‘Where Pyle Was Killed

SWEAR VENGEANCE FOR PYLE      FAMED WAR CORRESPONDENT WILL PROBABLY BE BURIED IN AMERICAN CEMETERY ON OKINAWA

DENIES REDS ASK PART IN NIP RULE   Truman Says Any Power Can Put Views Befere Joint Staffs

Denies Russia Complains About Control of Japan   Truman Quizzec On Reports From London

2 Tar Heels With Freed Prisoners   Pvt. Herman J. Keller, Pineola, Pvt. Travis W. Flowers, Scranton On List

Local Veterans Return to U.S.  Other Montanans in Stertoe Treta-t

6,000 Riot to Get "into: Hope Show.   Bond. Promotion  - Howling Success

MAJOR ROBERT YOUNG NAMED AS INTERIM US DISTRICT ATTORNEY  FORMER FORT WORTH AS: SISTANT CITY ATTORNEY

third Army Pushes Over Rhine River   Patton Executes One of Greatest Feats of the War

Patton Expands Bridgehead Won In Night Thrust   Surprise Crossing Of Rhine One Of Boldest Caters OF War

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THIRD © ARMY CROSSINGS RHINE IN ONE = OF BOLDEST STROKES OF THE WAR

Crossing Rehearsals Paid Off; Patton’s Bold Coup Gives Allies Solid Bridgehead

In Bold Stroke _ Patton’s Army Crosses Rhine   Months of Preparation and Rehearsal Pay Off For  Americans.

Third Army Enlarges Bridgehead   Reinforcements Cross River; Bold Stroke By Patton’s Troops Surprises Defenders

Roosevelt Loans Report Prepared  by gee Ts Invectiantinn   Treasury Investigatior May Be Aired Today

St, Charles Pastor, Suffering From Snake Bite, Plans To Defy Efforts To Stop Rite

NAVY RELAXES RULES TO SPEED DISCHARGES   Some Men and Women to Be Re. leased Immediately so They Can Reach Home by Christmas.

Says’ He Never Knew How ; _Jesse Jones, Former. Commerce: Secretary,’  Setiled Huge Debts.   Statement Hints He Now Ts “Broke”   Throughout Account: of Affairs He Hammers At One Point—Father’s Influerice Not Used

THIS I$ STORY OF JUICY DEAL ELLIOTT MADE   FDR's Son Borrowed ove! $600,000 on Radio Network Thet Fizzled

Late President’s Son Declares He Obtained Money to Build a Texas Radio Network and Learned From Newspapers That Debts Were Settled by Jesse Jones—Denies Father’s Influence Was Used to Promote Deals.

Read Of Debt Settlement In Newspapers   Elliott Roosevelt Tells Inquiry Body About Big Loans

Elliott Gives Version Of $600,000 Borrowings   Tells Investigators Loans Were to Build Radio Network; Learned From Press of Debt Settlements

Elliott Explains He Wasn't Told Of Debt Payott   First Knew of Jones Deal From Newspapers, He Informs Probers

I“SEND DADDY HOME FOR CHRISTMAS” LETTER TO “DEAR ADMIRAL SANTA” WORKS FOR GIRL OF 8

Secret Naval  Force in China Revealed   Trained Guerrilla Army Behind the Japanese Lines

Hartsfield Re-Elected Texas Junior College Association. President

Industrial Use Of Atom In Future   Experts Agree It Will Be Long Time Before Every Day Use Possible

Farben Combine Had Strangle-Hold on U. S.   ‘PLAN WILL RENDER GERMANY ECONOMICALLY INCAPABLE OF WAGING ANY FUTURE WARS.

BEGIN TRIAL Ot A DETROITERS   Prosecution Hopes for Break To Point Finger at Hooper Slayer.

HOOPER TRIAL BEGINS TODAY   Sigler Prepares To Fight  Move To Delay Case  Until September

Trial Of Quartet In Hooper Death Gets Under Way   4 Detroit Hoodlums ° Face Calhoun County Circuit Court Today 

Powerful New Drive  Under Way   Advance Of Soviet Army Threatens To Split Jap Forces Into Two Massive Pockets

COULD CUT “OFF 900,000 JAP TROOPS   Moreover, Russian Drive Might Split 1,500,000 Nips on the Asiatic Mainland Into Two Massive Pockets.

U.S.-BRITISH FLEET SENDS _ 1000 BOMBERS   Fierce New Attacks On Inland Sea Of Japan

Halsey’s Fliers Blast 30 Jap Ships, Bombard Canton   Luzon Yanks Meet Heaviest Fighting Of Campaign, Repulse Counterattack

Last Two Nip Battlewagons Blasted; U. S. Admiral Hails ‘Beginning of Final Plunge Into Heart of Emnjre’

FEAR FOR BUDS. ON FRUIT TREES      Southwestern Fruit Farmers Report Buds Advanced 3! Weeks: North Section Safe!

FRUIT BUDS 3 WEEKS AHEAD   Have Advanced to Danger Point, Berrien Growers Report

BRITISH BOMB INDONESTANS   Thunderbolts Hit Hard At Native Troops’ Base In Central Java

British Blast Indonesians in Air Attack   China Nationalists, Communists Race for Positions

YANK VETS RIDE VERMIN-INFESTED COACHES: CAY NAT! DRPICONERC ENIOY PLILLMAN SLEEPERS

G.£.’s “Commuter Travel’ Probed; Claim Prisoners Travel in Pullman Cars

VETS TRAVEL IN FILTHY TRAINS   CROSS CONTINENT IN VERMININFESTED COACHES

mae ee EE EOE  Combat Veterans Complain About Filthy Railway Cars   Conditions So Insanitary On Vermin Infested CrossCountry Train That Officers Fear Outbreak Of Diseases En Route To West Coast

Investigation of Travel Conditions Planned  Veterans Protest Filthy Trains

Senate's Finance Committee Prepare Relief Bill With Five Pct. Cut in Income Tax

New Tax Cut Approved by Senate Group   Reduction OK’d; Relief OK'd; Action Completed

GENERAL IKE AT WEST POINT ONCE AGAIN   Returns to Scene Whence He Started His Career; Acknowledged He Was Tired   RECOUNTS PROBLEMS

Plants Seized By F.D.R. Order   Order Sec’y Of War To Take Over, Operate Cleveland Plants.

ORDERS ARMY TAKE VER POWER PLANT   President Signs — Decree Empowering U. S. to Operate Cleveland Elestric Firm

i , S Troops Give Surprised Rhine Town Much-Needed Lesson in Obedience

Early Action ‘On Worker Draft Bill Expected   House Leaders See Completion of Document Monday; Stiffer Opposition to Passage Seen

Speed Work on Labor Draft   Will Be Ready for House Consideration  Monday, Belief

Labor Draft Bill May Be Ready For House Today  Measure Is Expecteci To Meet Some Disfavor in House

House To Have Bill To Draft Labor Monday   Prison Penalties To Be », Provided for Evaders; Stiff © Opposition For. Act Seen

SERVICE ACT READY MONDAY   Prison Penalties For Job Draft Dodgers to Be Included

‘House May Get Labor Draft Bill Monday   Expected To Carry Prison Penalties For Evaders

Labor Draft Bill May Be Ready For House Teday  Measure Is Expected To Meet Some  TMiiefauvarin Manca

PRISON PENALTY DUE IN JOB DRAFT   Pian Expected To Be Ready For House By Monday

Work or Jail Bill Due for House Debate   Forcing Men 18-45 Into War Jobs to Face Opposition

Draft Bill Will Be Finished By Monday   Stiff Opposition Faces Legislation

WORK - OR-FIGHT BILL BY MONDAY   Labor—Praft, With Evasior Penalties, Slated Fo House Floor.

Labor Draft Bill With Prison Penalties Ready For House Consideration

MANPOWER BILL READY MONDAY   Senate War ar Investigatinc Committee Begins Tour 0 War Plants

AUTO MAKERS EL ‘TRUCE’   Manufacturers Race To Be First To Put New _ Cars On Market

BILL AIMED AT WALKOUTS S SLATED FOR SHOWDOWN   HOUSE SCHEDULED TO TAKE ACTION ON ANTI-STRIKE “LEGISLATION WITH: TWO WEEKS 

CAS RATIONING WILL END WITH WIN OVER JAPAN   Price, Rationing Controls Cart Be Lifted Year After Victory Is Won

Says Rationing Can Be Ended Soon After War   Gasoline Restrictions Will Be Lifted When Japs Are Defeated ©

FOOD, RATIONING CONTROLS TO END AT VICTORY: BOWLES   SAYS FRUIT, VEGETABLE RESTRICTIONS COULD _BE LIFTED NOW IF AMPLE FALL SUPPLY ASSURED

Bowles Says Gas Rationing Ends On  V-J Day; Sees More Meat In July

OPA Chief Says Rationing Can Be Lifted Soon After Defeat of Japs

Price Control  toEndSoon © After V-J Day   Bowles Says Sugar to Be Tight and to Get Worse

CONTROLS 10 BE REMOVED SOON AFTER JAPS FALL   BOWLES SAYS RATIONING MUST CONTINUE TILL THAT TIME

Controls End With Jap War, Bowles Says   He Hints Lifting Of Ration Bans WS tee. Miva

BOWLES GIVES ENCOURAGING OPAREPORT      “Most Controls Can End Soon After ‘Japs Are Beaten

NAZI DEFENSE CRUMBLING-IN TWO SECTORS   GERMANS FAILING To ‘HALT TWO SPEARHEADS OF ONRUSHING RUSSIAN MECHANIZED COLUMNS

Russian Forces Smashing Ahead  Toward Dresden   One Report Says Spearheads Are Within 45 Miles Of Important German  . Cite   AIR FORCES ALSO BATTER DRESDEN

Molotov Meets Individually with Byrnes, Bevin with Atomic Energy Control And Question of Azerbaijan Heading Agenda

Air Combat Veferans Try for Flying Mark   Transcontinental Flight Set From Burbank to East

Recommends That Speaker of House Follow Vice - Pres.   Thinks Executive Post - Should Be Filled By Elective Officer

TRUMAN WOULD CHANGE SELECTION OF PRESIDENT   Believes House Speaker Should Follow VicePresident in Line of Succession.

Speaker Of House Would Be First In. Line For Presidenc) Is Truman's Plan

Truman Asks Lav, to Make Speaker dnd V. President   Senate President Pro Tem Then Would Be Next in Line

Truman Asks Succession  Rule Change   Would Place House Speaker Next In Line

TRUMAN ASKS SUCCESSOR LAW   Congress Urged To Pass Bill Making Speaker Of House Successor

President Makes  Recommendation: To Congressmen   Proposal Would Change 68-Year-Old-Law Now Effective .

SAYS SPEAKER SHOULD FOLLOW VICE-PRESIDENT   To Keep Office Elective

CHANGE SOUGHT IN SUCSESSION TO PRESDENC'   Truman Asks Congress to Pass Legislation

Urges Speaker First in Line For President   Truman Recommends Change in Law on Order of Succession

PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION CHANGE URGED   Truman Asks That Speaker of House Be Successor:

President Asks Succession Change So Speaker of House Would Succeed Him in Case of His Death

Churchill Works Daily With Brushes, ‘Painting Picturesque Basque Seaport

NAZIS MAY FLEE    French Officials Suspect Germans Going to Cities

Mor eventhaw S Resie onation Was Requested   Departure From Treasury Not of His Own Choosing

Petain Trial Will Reveal State Secrets   Negotiations Of Britain, Vichy

EARLY END OF WAR PREDICTED   Soong Says Victory to Come In 1945 or Early 1946

WAR WITH JAPAN MAY END IN ‘4, T. V. SOONG SAYS   PREMIER OF CHINA RETURNS FROM HIS VISIT TO MOSCOW

SOONG SEES WAR'S END BY EARLY 1946   Chinese Premier Declares Knockout of Japan Might Come Yet This Year—Chungking to Reorganize Regime.

Soong Predicts Quick End of War With Japs   Foresees Victory This Year or Early 1946China to Reorganize  For Postwar Industry

PREMIER oO0NG BACK IN GHINA   Regime to Be Reorganized With View to Post-War Reconstruction.   /WAR TO END THIS YEAR?

Early End of War Predicted   Soong, Back From Moscow, Says Will Be This Year or Early in 1946

CHINAS LEADE JUST RETURNED FROM MOSCOW   Japs Await Next Move of “Bull” Halsey’s Third Fleet

Premier Soong of China Sees Defeat of Japs by Spring   ; ie ae ‘Tells Peoples’ Political Council of Progress of Negotiations

LA nan Se CRD REIN  VICTORY THIS YEAR SOONG   Chinese Premier Indicates Government Will Be Reorganized

War to End This Year, Soong Says   Conflict May Go into 1946. Premier Admits

SOONG SILENT. ON-HIS -TRIP      PREMIER GIVES NO DETAILS OF CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW FORECASTS EARLY VICTORY

Great Leader Of Cavalry Dead   Australian in World War  Lead Greatest Horsed Force in History

GREW AFFIRMS INTENT TO PUNISH WARCRIMES   Acting Secretary Also Expresses Favor Of Inclusive Czech  Government

Army of 250,000 Has Thrust to Within Five Miles of Closing Trap on Two German Armies.   RIVER NOW IS CROSSED, - LONDON REPORT SAYS

Quarter Of Million American Troops Battle Desperate Germans Trying To Prevent Rhine Crossing; Some Yanks Across.

Two German Armies May Be Trapped   Near Junction With Canadians; Reports of River Crossing Unconfirmec

250,000 Americans Fight to Win Key Rhine Bridges; Canadian-U.S. Armies Closing Trap on Nazi Forces; Rundstedt’s Men Dash Across Rhine

Rhine Bridges Prize Sought by Americans   Rundstedt's Forces in Headlong Flight to Cross Biq River

9th Army Men Reach Rhine On Five-Mile Front; Report Germans Fleeing in North

Yanks, Canadians  Within Five Miles Of Closing Pincers   Nazis in Headlong Retreat in Northern Sector; Cologne in Artillery Range Of U. S. Guns

Spearheads Clear Broad River Front: Crossing in Doubt   Headquarters Fails to Confirm Reported Assault Over Barrier; U. S.-Canadian Trap Jaws Closing

FIRST CUTBACK IN TEXAS OIL OUTPUT SET FOR SEPTEMBER REVISED PAW CERTIFI _ CATION REDUCES DEMANI RY 999 N00 RARREIS

RODGER YOUNG'S ROLE GLORIFIED   Park Honors Ohio Infantryman Killed In Pacific

(29,000 GATHER nna 10 RODGER YOUNG   Dedicate Park and Pool at Fremont as Living Memorial to Clyde, Green Springs Hero.

B-295 SCORE 820 HITS ON ENGINE WORKS   Plant Located Northeast of Tokyo Raided

B-29 Superfortresses Score Direct Bomb Hits on Sukagawa Factory —Ameéricay Planes Kindle Fires at Two Airfields in Tokyo Area.

Damage Done At Sukagawa  Engine Plant   Othehr Planes Fire Two Tokyo Airfields, Four Other Targets

820 HITS ARE SCORED ON JAP PLANT   U. S. Fliers Continue Smashing At Nip Aircraft Plants

TOKYO AIRFIELD BURNING AFTER AMERICAN RAID   Sunday B-29 Attacks Increase Damage to. Nipponese Capital

Precision Demolition Raid Sunday, 820 Direct Bomb Hits On Hitachi Engine Werks At Svkacawa   FIRES KINDLED ON TOKYO AIR FIELDS

PRECISION RAID HITS HITACHI ENGINE WORKS   Other American Planes Kindle Fires at Two Airfields Nearby; Targets Are Hit Accurately

Supers Tally $20 Hits On Engine Plant   Other U. S. Planes Start Fires On Airfields n Tokyo Area.

Japanese Say American Fighters Start Fires on Tokyo Airfields   Direct Bomb Hits On Hitachi Engine Works At Sukagawa

U. . Bombers Raid Airfields In Tokyo Area   Also Aid Task Force In Island Bombardmen'

Two Airfields In Tokyo Area Also Bombarded   Sukagawa Plant Given Terrific Blasting In Superfortress Attack .

820 HITS REPORTED ON PLANT   U. S. Warships Batter Minami Daito Isle, Enemy Asserts

U.S. PLANES KINDLE FIRES IN TOKYO AREA   2ist Bomber Command Reports Extensive Damage In Sukagawa Raid.   Fires Are Kindled.

Reds “Purine” Naz! Unper Crust   Reports Claim Soviets Doing Away with Profession. als To Communize Nation.

Senator Raps Russia: Brewster Says Reds Are Wiping Out Professional Life within Germany

OHIO COUNTY PICKED FOR AAA EXPERIMENT   Corn Insurance Plan Is To Be Tried There

Samal Island Almost Clearec  By Americans   Japs Near Davao City Put Up Fight; Tarakan City in Allied Hands

Ration Costs In Red Points Sharply Cut   Another Move Gives Promise of Providing  Additional Pork

Red Points to Buy 28 Per Cent More   Canned Milk Becomes Ration Free on Sunday

POINT SHOPPERS CET GOOD NEWS   Red Stamps Go Farther Meat, Cheese And Butter Cut

Points Cut On Butter, Meat, Cheese   Also on Margerine Set-Aside Order On Pork Dropped

President Truman on West Coast Waiting To Address Security Conference as Suggestion for Successor Taken Up by Congress

SOLONS SPEED SUCCESSION ACT   Bridges Sends Measure to Elections Committee

CONGRESS ACTS ON SUCCESSION   ‘Bill Introduced In Senate.  House Measure Also Ready

Congress To Consider Measure For Succession Proposed By President

Congress Heads Early Enactment Succession Pall   Measure Introduced Nam. ing Speaker as President’: Logical Successor.

BILL PROPOSED ON SUCCESSION   Speaker Of House Woule Follow Vice-President

President Suggests Tha House Leader Be Named In Event Of White   Heuse Vacancy

Walkout Total Nears 100,000   Detroit Area Is Most Seriously Affected

MANY PLANTS   Idle Workers In Northeast Part of U. S. Total Nearly 100,000

SRD FLEET STILL 15 UNCHALLENGED   LAST ASSAULT ONLY 55 MILES  FROM EMPEROR HIROHITO’S TOKYO PALACE.

NIPPON KEPT GUESSING BY U.S. WARSHIPS   INVASION EXPECTED AT ANY TIME BY JAPANESE

JAPS DECLINE CHALLENGE OF U.S, WARSHIPS   Fleet Continues Destructive Rampage Against Homeland Into 11th Day   AWAIT REPORTS ON ATTACK ON YOKOSUKA

Bombardment Of Enemy Mainland Within 55 Miles Of Emperor Hirohito’s Palace

REICH BATTERED BY 2,200 PLANES   20 Communications Bases Hit In Middle Germany

GERMANS’ RAIL. TARGETS GIVEN HARD POUNDING   2,200 U. 5S. Planes Attack Reich Following British Raids on Berlin

Vast Plane Fleets Lash — At Germany   Allied Forees Intent on Disrupting Nazi Rail System

20 TARGETS  I REICH BOMBED   Communications Centers in Middle Germany Pounded Today.

Two Tornadoes Take 43 Lives   Eastern Mississippi, Alabama Are Struck

FORTY-THREE DEAD IN TWO TORNADOES   Storm Hits Alabama And Mississippi Monday Evening

GBDIEIN SOUTHERN TORNADOES   Storms Strike .... Alabamaand =; Mississippi —

Negro Slayers. Are Bound Over  ~ Held To Circutt  actekh Gane Lf en

Senator Wheeler Asks ICC to Extend Inquiry 'To Include Northwest

Study of Northwes' Freight Rates Asked by Wheeler  Montanan Declares Rates Fixed in  Pjiecemeal Manner

Brownell Given “Creen Light”  By GOP Chiefs   8-Point Program Adopted To Organize For 1946 And 1948 Elections

State Senate Lauds Decision  In Ward Case   Strict Party Vote Counted as Indiana Chamber Commends Federal Judge in Resolution.

Produce, Save  Food—Truman Every Ounce Needed President Declares

TELLS NATION. FOOD IS NOW AIC PROBLEN   Truman Calls on People to Produce, Preserve and Save for Victory. —

BOARDS STALL OVER PRICES   Auto and Oil Fact Finders Halted Temporarily In Study of Disputes

Fact-Finding Boards Stalled  Profits And Prices Tie Up Proceedings

2 FACT-FINDING BOARDS STALLED OVER METHODS   Unable Te Decide Whethe To Consider Prices With Wage Demands   GREYHOUND WALKOUT IS NEAR SETTLEMENT

450 B-29’s Shower Fire Upon Osaka   Last Japs on Okinawa Being Cut Down—Rocket Ships, Planes Fisht Suicide Fliers

Japs Fleeing North China River Bend   ENEMY FORCES LEAVE YELLOW RIVER POSITIONS HELD SINCE 1938

‘Junction City Of Mengshan Reported Seized   Drive To Set Up American Air Bases Continues

Japs Quitting Strong Bases  In North Ching   Chinese Now Hold 10 “Miles of Coast. Oppo-  ate Ohinawa

Advance In Cost Of Manufactured Goods Is Predicted   Combined Foreign, Domestic Demand

SMALLER NATIONS IN DRIVE TO GUARANTEE THEIR BOUNDARIES   MATTER EXPECTED COME UP EARLY AT-SAN FRAN. CISCO CONFERENCE

Want Larger Role in World Peace System   Smaller Nations Plan to Make Demands at Frisco Conference

Boundary Guarantees to Be Asked By the Smaller Nations at Convention

Boundary Guarantees To Be Sought   Smaller Nations To Ask Action At Frisco  Conference

 Drive Among Small Nations To Write Border Guarantees In Peace Plan Takes Form

ASK GUARANTEE OF BOUNDARIES   Smaller Nations To Seek Inclusion of Promises In Peace Setup

Smal! Nations fo Seek Guarantee of ‘National Frontiers   Ask Larger Role In Making Peace And War Decisions

Boundary Guard Sought by Small World Nations  . Proposal for Peace Parley Would Define, Force Action

Smaller Nations Want Boundary Guarantees In Security Organization

SPECULATION CURRENT IN EUROPE THAT “BIG THREE" HAVE STARTED MEETING

59 Jap Vessels Are Blasted by U.S. Airmen   Widespread Raids From Korea to Java Reported

McArthur Planes Smash 59 Ships   Squadrons Hit Airfields  And Communications

No Decision On Meat Yet   Anderson Says End of Rationing Depends on Food Commitments Abroad

Foreign Commitments Will Determine Duration of — Meat Rationing--Anderson

Government to Decide Scon On Future of Meat Rationing   By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH (Substituting for James Marlow)

Meat Rationing Will Be ‘Liberal if lt Continues   Decision on Duration Depends on Foreign Needs. Anderson Says

WOULD BE LIBERAL   Meat Rationing Will Only Be Continued If Much: Must Go Abroad

Meat Ration [End Rests on F ood Abroad   Plenty of Meat Seen For Domestic Needs;  Decision Due Soon

Problems SnarlEnd To Rationing  Food Abroad Limits Lifting of Meat Ban >

Halsey’s Powerful Fleet Softens Jap Homeland For Future Heavy Blows

KING PETER, SUBASIC TWICE IN CONFERENCE   Odd Turn in Yugosiavia’s Political Crisis Is Unex niained

U. S., Russia Move Toward Agreement  Progress Is Made On Balkan. Jap Disputes

Soviel-U. S. Near Pact On Council   Stalin May Ask Similar Pattern In Balkan States

U. S.- RUSSIA NEAR ACCORD   Settlement Believed Near On Both Jap Control, Balkan Disputes

BALKAN ISSUES NEARING ACCORD   Council For Control Of Japan Included In Allied Plans

Progress Made in Settling Balkan Issues   America, Russia Negotiate  Tananese Questio:

U. 3, AND RUSSIA SEEK SETTLEMENT OF BALKAN DISPUTE   Envoys Report Progress in Negotiations — Stalin Anxious to Come to Agreement.   JAPANESE QUESTIONS OCCUPY TWO POWERS   Truman to Send Ambassador Pauley to Tokyo This Month to Develop Reparations Program.

Control Issue ToBe Decided By Big Powers   Stalin Also Indicates Desire to Settle Balkan Problems 

OIL EMPLOYES * START STRIKE   70 Sinclair Workers Quit At Kiefer, Okla., Once f Big Boom Site

THE NO, ONE MATTER: -DISCHARGE OF RELATIVES IS MOST FOLKS’ CONCERN

Congressmen Say Texans Now Concerned With Getting ‘Sons. Husbands Out of Service   Wire Flashes

Government of Doenitz Taken Into Custody   300 German Officers And Others Arrested, Declares SHAEF

GERMANY’S TOP LEADERS HELD   Members of Acting Government, Including Doenitz, Prisoners of War

Doenitz Government Members Imprisoned   German Successors to Adolf Hitle War Prisoners; Goering and Runsted Taken to England

Adm. Doenitz In Custody . AtFlensburg   Allies Arrest All Members of Germen Reaime

Allies Topple Last Rulers Of Old Reich   Admiral’s Regime Loses Usefulness To High Command

PRISONERS OF WAR   300 Officers and Unspecified Number of Others Seized

ACTING GERMAN RULERS HELD AS WAR PRISONERS   High Command Members Also Taken Into Custody

HIGH COMMAND ALSO ORDERED UNDER CUSTODY   Doenitz Apparently Among Arrested; 300 Officers Included In Group

DOENITZ AND HIS OFFICERS MADE WAR PRISONERS   309 Aides. and Unstated Number of Other Ranks Taken

300 TAKEN PRISONERS IN ACTION   Gen. Eisenhower Has Seized Nazi Setup At Flensburg

Germany High Command Men War Prisoners   Members of Acting German Government Also Arrested, Says  [ i ee

DOENITZ GOVERNMENT GROUP GLASSED AS WAR PRISONERS   ADMIRAL AND ABOUT 300 OTHER GERMANS OF FLENSBURG GROUP TAKEN INTO CUSTOLY

BRITISH SECOND ARMY CONTINUES ADVANCE DRIVE   Tommies, Backed By Yank Heavy Artillery, Gain Over Two Miles   DOUGHBOYS SWARM ACROSS SURE RIVER

SECOND ARMY MAKES LUNGE TOWARD RHINE   PATTON’S MEN OPEN NEW ASSAULT IN LUXEMBOURG

U.S. Artillery Helps. British Before Rhine   _. Yanks Cross Sure “On Seven-Mile Front: In Belgian Battle  SET BACK IN FRANCE

British 2nd And Yank Third Score On Western Front   Allied Armies Knife Two To Three Miles Toward Rhine In Newest  Drives In Germany, Belgium

SEIZE FOUR TOWNS: DRIVE GAINS SPEED   ”. Patton Opens New Assault in Luxembourg ‘and Breaks Across Sure River on 7-Mile Front.   NAZIS STIFFEN ST. VITH DEFENSE   American First Army Forced Back 200 Yards at Oné Point—Seventh Gives Up Two Towns.

british Second Army Slugs Ahead; Four Towns Overrun   Initiative Wrested From the Enemy on a -28-Mile Front in Western Germany’s Approaches to the Rhine

American Ist, . $d Armies Hit GermanFlanks   Tommies: “Breas Foe: Back “On Roer River, ‘Take <n: a 1 +

British Smash Ahead 2 Miles In Roer Sector   Four Towns Are Overrun; U. S. Third Army Pushes Forward in Luxembourg

British Second, Aided By Yanks,  Slugs Outen   ‘American Artillery Supports Seconc Army Drive; Patton Opens New : Assault In Luxemboura

Yank Artillery Is — Supporting Attack   U.S. Third Army Open s Simultaneous Attack In Northern Luxembo ura: Cross Sure River

BRITISH GAIN OVER 2 MILES, TAKE 4 TOWNS   Third Army Launches New Assault in Luxembourg

.§. Third Army pens Atfack in uxembourg   Americans Meet Minor Setbacks

‘Former: ‘Merrill Si School Superintendent Died  Of Heart. Attack -

Allies to Fix Hitler’ s Fate   Pact on Carving Up Of Germany Denied

Allies To Make Joint Decision On Major War Criminals, Eden States

BRITISH PLANES AND TANKS HIT SOERABAJANS   First Dutch-Indonesian Negotiation Attempt Is Canceled

Planes, Tanks, Artillery Hit Big Navy Base   Fifteen Thousand Indonesians -Continue. Resistance

British-Indonesian Struggle Continues as Negotiations With Dutch Authorities Fail

BRITISH MAKE SMALL GAINS   Tanks and Artillery Used In Fierce Fight With Indonesia Rebels

British Forces Blast Anew  at Indonesians First Attempts at   First Attempts at Negotiations Suddenly Collapse

nderson Plans estern Probe Of Black Markets   New Mexican Will Complete Inquiry Before Joining Cabinet

Anderson To Finish Food Probe   New Agriculture. Secretary Wants Full Picture Across Nation

TO INAUGURAL IN STYLE   1000 Clubber From Oklahoma May Attract Notice

Luzon’s Japs. Suffer Defeat eAt Urdaneta   . Concealed Tanks and Decimated . Te Rernrious Batile

YANKS SEAL OFF  STRONG JAPANESE FORCES TRAPPED IN LUZON HILLS   Americans Ready For Final Push Te Manila

Americans Near Complete Contro! of Rosario in the Philippines   Sealing Off Strong Jap Forces Entrenched In Mountains

Yanks Seize Larger Part Of Rosario   Capture Seals Off Japanese Forces Around Baguio

Rosario Under Almost Complete American Contro   Beal: OFF Jaganese’- pues Entrenched In Area of Baguio Mountains

AMERICANS IN-CONTROL OF ROSARIO   Move Seals Off Jap Troops in Baguio Area

ROSARIG TAKEN BY U. 8. ARMY 10 PROTECT FLANK   Capture Seals Off Jap Force in Northeastern Luzon

Rosario, In Northeast Luzon, Almost Completely In American Hands   Japs Sealed Off In Mountain Area   Enemy Admits Gains By McArthur, But Says U. S. Advance Halted

AMERICANS GAIN EAST OF LINGAYEN   Yanks Await Fall Of Rosario Before Heading South

Yanks Seized New Territory   COMPLETE CONTROL OF ROSARIO ON LUZON SECURED

ROSARIO FALL IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS SEEN      Nearly All Of City Is Now Under Control Of American Porces

New Fight for FEPC  Looms in Congress. - Attempt Will Be  Made To Bring Rill LIn Taday

Germany Possesses Potential to Start New Conflict in Near Future

GERMAN INDUSTRY THIRD IN WORLD   een em  Nation Not To Be Trusted for 15 Years

JAPANESE ATTACK U. 5. WARSHIPS   NIP AIRMEN SINK ONE SHIP AND CAUSE OTHER DAMAGE OFF OKINAWA.

Japanese Aircraft Sinks Small Craft   Other Damage Was Caused In Attack on U. S. Ships

Japs Sink U.S Auxiliary Ship  Near Okinawa   Other Damage Done hy Enemy Aerial Attack; 25 Nip Phines Are Destroyed

JAPS SINK U.S. SURFACE CRAFI   Foe Bombers Attack Fleet Off Okinawa

Japs Attack U. S. Warships  Auxiliary Craft Sunk,  Damage Suffered

B-29s Fire Jap Factories in  Four-Way Raid.   Hurl 3000 Tons of Bombs On ‘Shadow’ War Plants

War Veteran fo Pen on Car Theft   Eight Divorces Granted in Fulton Court

PHONE WORKERS TO STRIKE IN TWO BUCKEYE CITIES   Operators in Newton Falls Warren to Walkout Next Monday

PHONE WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE   Firestone Employes Continue To Defy WLB Orders

PHONE STRIKE HITS WARREN   Operators There and At Newton Falls To Quit On Monday

SUGAR RATION TO 1947 SEEN   Butter And Oils May Be Continued To Spring, Anderson Says

SUGAR RATION TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1946   Butter, Lard, Cooking Oils Also To Remain  Into Next Summer

Sugar Ralionin Toad, _-Andlerson Gain  Outlook for Butter  Ala.ts, Shorleni.g ~  Atuelf Brigh4c- - -

Sugar Control May Continue   Previous Optimism Revis‘ed as Java Fighting is Hindering Exportation 

SUGAR RATIONING. THROUGH ’46 SEEN   ‘CONTROLS ON BUTTER AND LARD TO REMAIN LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

Donors Asked To Assist Restocking Plasma Bank   200 Volunteers Are Needed To Donate Blood Here On September it

GUUNTY RECEIVES TAX DISTRIBUTION   Semi-annual Payment For School Support Here Totals $57,360

Fantastic Nazi Weapons Are Now  Off Secret List   Perfect Defense Against Bombers

Flaugher House Sold For $11,600 By District Court   Clarence Becker Who Lives In Home  Is New Owner

Flaugher House Sold For $11,600 By District Court  Clavanca Reales   Clarence Becker Who Lives In Home Is New Owner

TAFT IS SPEAKER AT GETTYSBURG   United States Senator Assail: Conscription In Peace Time ~~ Memorial Day Rite Held

Quster Asked After 15 Drown      Blames County Engineer Ant 2 Road Officials

Clues Found to Kidnaped Girl  F.B.I. Silent but Body Believed Hunted at Montara Cliff Foot

2,500 PLANES HIT INDUSTRIES   RAF, 8th Air Force Rip German Cites

Big Air Armada  Rocks Industries   2,500 Yank, British Planes Are Involved

REICH BLASTED BY AIR ARMADA   SOME OF BIGGEST INDUSTRIAL CITIES  roe ie of

2.500 Bombers Make Assaults  Over Germany   American And British Planes Roam Over Faltering Foe

POLICE DOUBT SLAYING STORY   Believe Greed Was Cause Of Dancer's Murder

Schindler Named  Wallace Assistant   Roosevelt Nominates Missourian to Post

Pulpwood Cutting Must increase To Supoly 1945 Quola   Requirements Are Million Cards More This Year, Over 1944

Even Daisy, German Born Hippopotamus, Proved Not Wholly Up to Specifications

Troopship Sends Out Distress Call   Vessels Dispatched To Her Rescue -

4 SUPERFORTS WIN ANOTHER HISTORIC FIRST   One Plane Bursts Tire Lands in Flames; None Hurt

TORTURE EXPERT ALSO ARRESTED BY AMERICANS   MacArthur Rebukes Prince Konoye Twice in Dav

Air Force To Make New Try At Record   Four B-29's Completio Of Japan-Washington Trip En courages Hopes,

Superforts Make Jap-Washington Flight  B-29’s Plan New Distance Tests

Chart Longer Non-Stop Hop For Bombers   Four “Supers” Make 6,544 Mile Flight From Japan To Washington.

WAR. TODAY   Unprecedented and In tensified Air Raids By Allies Have Germany, Japan Quaking - In Shoes

Allies Adhering To Hague Convention Terms— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7  Air Offensive Against Axis At Peak Fury

THE WAR TODAY   ~—BY DeWITT MACKENZIE— Associated Pree« War 4 nalwet

AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST BERLIN ‘AND TOKYO BEGINNING TO REACH UNPRECEDENTED. TERRIBLE FURY

‘Inhuman’ Enemies Claim Allied Air  Attacks Unmercifui   ‘Japan Shocked Allies Raid. Emperor’s Home. Reich Brands Them

GOEBBELS SQUEALS THAT MASS RAIDS ON REICH ARE ‘INHUMAN’ AS ALLIES INTENSIFY EFFORTS FOR KNOCKOUT

Truman Seeks Executive  Overhaul Power Moves t to ) Embody Business  ee en Ee

Seeks Economies By Cutting Waste   Elimination of Many Bureaus and Cutting Of Personnel Will Effect Many Savincs

NUISANCE RAIDS GVER TOKYO 10 END OLD YEAR      Last B-29 Of Year Flown Over Jap Capital By Dallas Man

RUHR POCKET CLEANED UP; HALLE FALLS   Neurnberg, Leipzig - Taken; Huns Blast  Dutch Dykes

Last Resistance In Ruhr Crushed; 65 Mi. From Reds   Ruhr Debacle, Worst Of War, Costs Nazis 316.930 Prisoners In 18 Days: Way Is Cleared For Drive To Link Up With Russians.

Last Enemy Resistance in Ruhr Is Crushed With Total of 316,930 Prisoners to Deal Nazis Their Greatest Blow of War

U.S. Crushes Last Ruhr Resistance, Capturing 316,930 Prisoners in 18 Days for Worst German Debacle

Nineteen Die In Minnesota Plane Crash   C47 Cracks Up While Coming In For Landing In Snow Storm

2.000 Planes Wreak Havoe Upon Japanese   Fleet Recessed. Attack 2 Days For Supplies At Sea

Rising Temperature Forecast for Texas   Gainesviile, Denison Digging Out From Their Worst Ice Storm

2,000 FREED Ih ANOTHER RESCUE   Soldiers and Guerrillas Set  Interned Civilians Free   (internee’s story of rescue on  mend +

Paratroopers Aid Doughboys In Daring Rescue Of 2,146 More Jap-Held Allies

YANKS FREE PRISONERS OF JAPS IN DARING. DRAMATIC MANEUVER   More Than 2,000 Are Freed In Land, Sea, Air Operation

Yanks, F ilipinos Stage Daring Rescue; Free 2,000 Internees From Last Luzon Prison Camp

2000 Captives of Japanese Set Free in Daring Rescue At Los Banos Prison Camp

2146 More Civilians Freed in Surprise Attack on Jap Camp   Entire Enemy Garrison Wiped Out, With Loss Of Only 2 U. S. Soldiers Killed

Yanks Free 2000 Hungry Prisoners Of Japanese At Los Banos On Luzon   * BY C. YATES McDANTEL AND  DEAN SCHEDLER

OPPOSITION TO ~NEW BUS LINE BY TANEYTOWN   Representatives Agains: Schedule That Would Drain Labor Supply   FIRM SEEKS PERMIT FOR YORK, PA., RUN

Gallup Poll Shows Nation Solidly Behind United Nations Plan  U.S. Public 20-1 For Charter

Solons Reminded of Urgent Problems To Be Faced When Senate Reconvenes

Solons Start Vacation For Summer   Domestic Legislation Emphasized by Senatorial Leader

WEEK’S CELEBRATION   Will be Held by M-K-T for 73th Anniversary of Road’s Founding

By Tax Divisione:   ‘Will be Held hy M-K-T for 75th _ Anniversary of Road’s Founding  j

UNION PRESENTS G. M. ULTIMATUM   SYSTEM-WIDE STRIKE THREATENS COMPANY

LIMITED SUGAR QUOTAS SET YP   Supply, Shortest Since War Began, Will Be Stretched

Chinese Execute 3 Extortionists   Military. Supply Theft. Charged

High Chinese Officials  Vesated For Extortion   Three Leaders Convicted For Theft In Handling Of Military Supplies For Use In CounterOffensive Against Japanese

SUPPLIES INVOLVED   Supplies Were to Be Used to Fight Japanese Armies

BOMBERS COME BACK TOU. S.A,      Trip From Europe Made By 65; Happy Crewmen Kiss The Ground

65 BOMBERS BRING 1,075 AIRMEN HOME      Planes Complete Last Mission o: European War in Returning Crews to United States.

Patton Hurls Final Attack Against Germans at End of [Road in Czechoslovakia

Churchill Flays Red Setups in Eastern Europe   Declares Russians ‘Must Not Be Given Atomic Bomb Secret

Churchill Demands U.S., Britain  Keep Atomic Bomb Secret From Reds

Invasion Of Japan Cancelled   Invasion Would  Cost Lives Of Million Yanks

CHURCHILL SEES SOVIET-BACKED PEACE THREAT   Says Bomb Saved 1,250,000 Lives

Bomb Offensive   Churchill “Makes - First Speech To Pazrliaiient As Opposition Leader

S.0.W. Must Gain 650 Em—_ by Sept.  to  eet Schedules   A CRITICAL SITUATION

WORKERS AT PLANT   S.0.W. Must Gain 650 Em pl by Sept.  to — eet Schedules   A CRITICAL SITUATION

Army's Fighter Planes Start Using Captured Airfield  14,456 Japanese - £m.» 8 .. Vien   14,456 Japanese Dead Counted on Isle More B-29s Hit Tokyo

Furious Battle For Iwo Jima Flares Anew   Japs, Compressed Into One-Third of Tiny Isle. Resist Fiercely; Army  Planes Hit Chichi Jima

Scrap On Iwo Flares Anew   Final Phase Of Bloody Struggle Is Believed Near; Nip Toll Is 14,456

Nazi Arm y Staff Will Face Trial   Jackson Reports To Truman At Length On Plans To Try War Criminals

TRUMAN GIVEN DATA ON AXIS WAR CRIMINALS   Supreme Court Justice Jackson, Back From London, Reports to White House.

Jackson  Tells Nazi  Trial Plans   Allies to Charge Number of Officials With Criminal Counts

Justice Jackson Reports on Plans For Trial of Axis War Criminals

Plans for Trials Of War Criminals   . Given to Trumar   But Jacksen Report Does Not Tell Starting Date or Possible Length

Jackson Reports On Crimes Trials   Supreme Court Justice Unable To Say When Nazi War Criminals To Face Bar

JACKSON GIVES TRUMAN REPORT ON NAZI TRIALS   American Prosecutor Of War Criminals Fails To Give Dates Of Trials   THREE TYPES OF CASES   British And U. S. Agree On Prosecution Plans; Reds Not Committed

HIGH NAZIS IN ALL SPOTS 10 FACE GHARGES   Justice Jackson Makes Lone Report on Allied Plans tG Truman.

Jackson Tells Plans to Iry War Criminals   Advises Truman; Atrocities Since’3: Included in List

Report Given On Plans to Try Criminals   Jackson Delivers Statement Three Classes of Charges

Jackson Reports On Plan To Try  War Criminals —   American Prosecutor, President’ Discuss:  ‘London. Conference

NAZI GENERAL STAFF LISTED WAR CRIMINALS   Jackson Tells Trial Plans

Fathers are Exempt From Draft Calls   Single Men 18 to25 Must: Fill Needs of U.S. Armed -Forces

Fathers Now Draft Exempt  Both Army And Navy  l-qwer Point Scores

No More Fathers To Be Drafted  Enlistments Not Enough To Take Care Of Needed  Service Replacements

EXEMPT DADS FROM DRAFT   18-Year-Old Group Will Fill Most Quotas

Father Dratt Ended; Point Score Is Cut   Drafting of Teen Be “Age Youths However -- Will: Be Continued.

DADS EXEMPTED FROM DRAFT: REDUCE POINTS   Quiet Speculation on Induction of 18 Year Old Boys Only Soon

Selective Service Exempts Fathers in New Draft Planning   Sees No Chance if Inducting Only EighteenYear-Olds

ALL FATHERS NOW EXEMPT FROM DRAFT      Fathers With One Or Two Children May Still Enlist

East Coast Arrivals Home Bv Christmas   No Fathers To Be Called As Point Scores Lowered

Number of Vets Re-enlisting Not Sufficient Now   Call Will Not Be Made on 18-Year Oids Alone. Word

DADS EXEMPTED FROM SERVICE   Draft Officials See Ne Move to Draft Only 18 Year Olds

End Drofting of Fathers at Same Time Army, Navy Point Scores Reduced

No More Fathers — Face Draft; Points Reduced  Only 18-Year-Olds May Be Called Shortly, Some Observers Think

ALL FATHERS ARE OUT FROM UNDER DRAFT   Selective Service Quiets Speculation That May Lead to Induction of  ’ Only 18 Year Olds      “A NEW CUT IN POINTS

All Fathers Now Are Secure from Draft   Youths Becoming 18 Now Wil} Comprise Bulk of  Selective Service Quotas Pon tas C... posed

Draft Ends for Fathers: 18-er: Will Be Called   Veterans Not Joining Up in Sufficient Force To Narrow Draft Any Further, It Is Said

Fathers Are Out of Draft Picture Now   Most of Draftees to Be Taken From 17-18  Year Group

Fathers Exempt ‘rom Draft, Boys Of 18 Face Call  Army, Navy Cut Score Of Points

SS Exempts All Fathers From Draft: No Chance Inducting Youths Only

NO FATHERS WILL BE INDUCTED NOV   Veterans Not Re-enlisting Fast Enough to Narrow Draft Further.

FATHERS EXEMPT FROM DRAFT, BUT VOLUNTEERS LAG   OFFICIALS SEE NO NARROWING OF AGE LIMIT UNDER 25

Drafting Of Fathers Ended; New Reduction Announced In Army And Navy Point Scores   Selective Service Quiets Speculation - That 18 Year Olds Only Will Be Called

All Fathers 7 Exempt Fron Draft Call   Selective Serviee Ruling Coincides With New Reduetion ‘Point? Seores

Men 18-25 Must Fill Services Personnel Need  Fathers Of 3 Can't Voluntarily Join Up

Drafting of Fathers Ends   Induction of Only 18 Year Olds, Possible Says Selective Service

Snow General; Temperatures  Mostly Mild   Clearing Skies Will Bring Lower Temperatures Tonight .

SITUATION IS TENSE IN IRAN   Fear Is Expressed Soviet: May Stop Troops Sent To Quell Revolt

Seven Persons Killed in  Iranian Riots Troops Are Rushed  _— Guna Om   Troops Are Rushed to Trouble Zone Held bv Russians

se mes Ab  UL ae a oe)  vent $2 T08 VICTORY fOAN  ~ MS OY eh 2  vr Vv   IRAN SENDS TROOPS 10 REVOLT ARFA   Courhy Rushss Torces To Trouble 7one But Reds rAsy “Bar =  ~ Critrwatce

Iranian Troops Rush to Scene Of Outbreaks   Government Says Guns Distributed to Rebels From ‘Russian’ Trucks

lranian Troops Are Rushed To Rebel Area   Uncertain Whether Russian Leaders Will Permit Entry

IRANIAN TROOPS TO TROUBLE ZONE   SEVEN REPORTED DEAD IN UPRISING IN SOVIET-GARRISONED PROVINCE.

RUSSIANS HELP IRAN UPRISING   Guns Given Rebels From Soviet Trucks, Tehran Spokesman Says

FIERCE BATTLE IN EAST LUZON   JAPS PUT UP DESPERATE FIGHT NEAR MANILA

YANKS GAIN IN FIGHTING NEAR MANILA   Japs Resisting Savagely on Line In Mountains

AMERICANS FIGHT JAP ROCKET FIRE (ON LUZON ISLE   Foe Seen In ‘Final Mountain Retreat’; Wrest Another Island

Fierce Fighting Rages East. Of Manila; Lubang Captured; Enemy Shipping Off Ryukyus Hammered

Luzon Fighting At Fierce Pace   Americans Battling  Through Jap Line

YANKEE TROOPS BATTLING JAPS EAST OF MANILA      Japs Strongly Defending Caves, Pill Boxes; Lubang Island Seized

BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS BACK YANK SOLDIER   Nips Resist Savagely Along 11-Mile Front in Desperate Attempt

U.S. Airforce Sergeant Held  As German Spy   Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Espionage on Behalf of Nazis; Trained by Huns

HEARING IS UNDER WAY ON DISPUTE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT  HELD BEFORE PANEL EIGHTH REGIONAL WAR

HEARING IS UNDER WAY ON DISPUTE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT   HELD BEFORE PANEL EIGHTH REGIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD ‘

WHEAT EMBARGO LIFTED   ‘Shipments Into Kansas City Had  Been Banned Since Thursday

IGE PIGK HELPS SOLVE MURDER   Husband Offers $1,000 Reward For Arrest Of Hatchet Killer

McMurtrie Hunt Is Nationwide   Federal Warrant Out For Berrien Man

FBI HUNTS FOR WIFE SLAYER   Federal ‘Agents Launch Nation-Wide Search for  Berrien Man

GERMAN SUBMARINE SURRENDERED IN ARGENTINA TODAY   The 600-ton Craft and Crew  Gave Up at Mar  Del Plata.   'HAD COMPLEMENT OF 32   Number Included Four Officers, One Being Commander Schasser.

HEAT WAVEUSHERS. IN SPRING SEASON   Fruit Trees Budding But _- Growers: Fear Frost Damacae Later _

HEAT WAVE USHERS IN SPRING SEASON   Fruit Trees Budding But Growers. Fear Frost Damage Later

Grew Tells How Himmie Asked Peace  Wanted to Keep Fighting Soviet; ll S Said “No’

\ttempting to Guide Vanquished Nippon On the Path of Democracy — All But Two Members Have Been Chosen and Approved — None To Be Taken From Ranks of Labor Party.

UNRRA DOING POOR JOB, DIRKSEN SAYS   Representative Back From 32,000-Mile Tour in 20 Countries.

Goering Surrenders, Tells o  Hate Among Nazi Chiefs   Reichsmarshal Says Hitler Ordered  Execution: Kesselring Also Seized

Luftwaffe Chief Reports Hitler Ordered Him Shot   Amazing Tale of Last-Hour Hate and Distrust Among Nazi Leaders Is Revealed; Field Marshal Kesselring Also Captured.

Joan Meis And A. Van Steenwyk Are Married  Ceremony At St. Joseph Church  Manday Morning

Joan Meis And A. Van Steenwyk Are Married  Ceremony At St.   Ceremony At St. Joseph Church Monday Morning

Nazis. zis Make Stan Stand. Along South Bank In Italian: Sector ©

Nazis Make Stand Along River Reno   Retreat 5 Miles From San Alberto

Unemploy ment  ‘OnDownGrade   State WM) Figures Show Sharn Dran Sinree Juivc

RED FORCES MASSED ON ODER RIVER   Nazis Say Soviets Trying ‘o Smash Across Water Barrier

Reds Mass Troops on Oder River   Prepare to Smash Across Last Barricr on Way to Nazi Capital

Civilians Throw Up Barriers In Capital Streets   First Effort To Force River Stopped, Says German Commentator

NAZIO REPORT REDS MAGuED EAST OF ODER   Say Russian Units 30 and 38 Miles Away at Two River Points.

BARRICADES IN STREETS THROWN UP IN BERLIN   Home Guard Units Mobilized; Germans Say First Russian Tanks Thrown Back Across River

SOVIET FORCES HAMMER ODER RIVER DEFENSES   Nazis Report Strong Enemy Units Surrounding Frankfurt As Blow Looms

Germans Barricade Capital   Berlin Reports Reds at Gates Of Frankfurt

Nazis Claim Reds Tried   SOVIET TROOPS 38 MILES,FROM ®: BERLIN, WHERE TERRIFIED _. CIVILIANS THROW UP BARRICADES:

News Day And Night   Military Spokesman Says Oder Barrier Front — Will Stop Reds   One Attempt Made To Foree River   Moscow Says Armies Pour. ing Across German Border East Of Capital

Temperatures   Soviets Closing in On Frankfurt, ; Battle in Kustrin.

*Frankfurt and Kustrin Are Objectives of Big ‘USSR Armored Assault

Russians Massing At Ober   Thaw Turns Frozen Roads in Quagmires Of Bottomless Mud

Germany Reports Reds Trying To Smash Over Oder   Panicky Citizens Hur Up Barricades In Capital Streets

Strong Red Army Units Have  Reached Oder On Either Side  Of Frankfurt 38 Miles Due East  Of German Capital   FIRST EFFORTS TO CROSS AT KUSTRIN

Berlin Admits Soviet Attacks On River Line   Terrified Berliners Build Barricades In Streets As Russians Pound Nearer

Tremendous Gathering of Men, Materials’ Set; Germans Hurry With Barricades In Capital -

soviet rorces Massing Along Odor River Try-— ing To Smash Across  LAST BIG BARRIER BEFORE THE CAPITAL  Terrified Berliners Are Throwing Up Barricades In Streets

STRIKES CLOSE NEARLY HALF OF CANTON'S FIRMS   Tinkem Dispute Spreads te Columbus; Railroad Workers Walk Out

CANTON HURT BY STRIKES AT TWOBIG SHOPS   Timken, Republic Walkouts Affect 12,200 Plant Employes

Old Glory Flies Over Berlin, European Cities  Formal Observance   Formal Observance Of Day Marked With Gav Ceremonie:

Stars and Stripes Raised OverBeriim InHoliday Rituals   Texas Stores Close

STARS AND STRIPES HOISTED OVER HITLER BARRACKS IN BERLIN   FORMAL FOURTH OF JULY OBSERVANCE IN OLD REICH CAPITAL TODAY

: Yanks Celebrate 4th! ee Seo rate Ath.  Old Glory Flies Over Hitlerites

Allied World Joins to Mark Holiday   America Is Honored On Fourth by Numerous Nations

'Stars and Stripes Hoisted in Berlin as Part of Fourth of July Celebration Abroad   Work as Usual Marks Day in United States

"Old Glory” is Hoisted In Berlin  Yanks in Europe Celebrate “4th”

Yanks Celebrate Independence Day In Berlin, With Aid Of Their Allies.

U. S. FLAG IS HOISTED — IN BERLIN FOR FOURTH   48-GUN SALUTE MARKS CEREMONIES; YANKS  OBSERVE INDEPENDENCE: DAY IN CAPITALS

General Spattz Urges Americans to Develop Psychology of Offense   SAYS NATION MUST BE READY 10 RETALIATE AGAINST ANY ATTACK

Rhine Crossing Said One of Smoothest Operations of War   First Wave of Infantry Paddles Across Without Firing a Shot: Germans Simply Were Completely Surprised

EET ee —eEEEeeeeeeeeEeEeEeEe eee  ‘Doughboys on Okinawa "Thirst" for Revenge

Clark Airfield On Luzon Held By U.S. Forces   ,Huge Airbase Is Again Completely In Control Of American Troops   MANILA NOW ONLY 40 MILES AWAY

NAVY 1S BLAMED FOR ATROCITIES   Witness Tends To Clear Yamashita In Manila Trial

OF PRISONER CAMP   Local Man Comes From Liberty, Mo., To Take Com mand Here

"OFPRISONER CAME   Local Man Comes From Liberty, Mo., To Take Coma ‘care Here   SERVED IN COMPANY H

MORE MINERS RESUME JOBS   Strikers in State Return * To Pits; 32 Mines Are Now in Operation

LSD Ships Given Place Names   Draft Calls Show Shift In War Views

NIPPONESE GOLD WILI BE SEIZED BY ALLIES   From 306 Miliens Te Twe Billions Wil Be Obtained Under Eemaratian Petlicy

JAP AIRFORCE STILL HIDING   OnLy ONE ENEMY PLANE Was BEEN DURING 200 SORTIES FLOWN OVER KYUSHU

TEXANS MAY FIND MORE RESTRICTIONS AS WAR MOVES AHEAI  CLOSING OF POOL HALLS _IN SOME TEXAS CITIES BRINGS PRAISE ~  s_—s

A BOOST IN TAXES   Tentative Levy for Lawrence Will Be $7.04 per Thousand Higher

Meantime Reports Disclose Bloody Fighting Continues in Provinces

ORDERS JAVA WORK STOPPAGE   Reports New Riots Against Dutch Control

‘Indonesians Renew Fight Against Dutcl   Work Stoppage in Batavia Ordered By National Group

Welfare. School Increases Asked   Bills Placed In Position For Passage Tuesday

Quick Approval of Charter Will Be Sought  Connally Predicts It Will Be  . ar > ee  ene

Secretary Urges Quick Approval Of World Chat ter  Stettinivs. Soys Okeb Cannot Come Too fnan far Warled

Quick Charter Action Urged By Stettimmus.      Pact Ratification With Only LO ‘Nav’ Votes

Stettinius Calls For Quick Senate Charter Approval   Connally Predicts Early Ratification, *With Opposition Light

SHORT SPEECH” BY ROOSEVELT   INAUGURATION CEREMONIES TOMORROW TO REQUIRE LESS THAN HAL?  AN HOUR

President Will Be Inaugurated Saturday Noon   Brief Ceremony At White House To Mark Opening Of Fourth Term   ADDRESS WILL BE UNDER 500 WORDS

HIMMLER, IN DEATH, LOSES Bic SHOT ROLE   Body of Architect of NaziSavagery Viewed by Correspondent

JAP DIET STARTS REFORM SESSION   Hirohito Will Order End 0 Repressive Actions

NIPPON REFORM DIET UNDERWAY   Early Indication of Oppo: ‘sition To Measures  Are Hinted

Reform Bills Are Offered In Jap Diet   Second Legislative Meet Under Occupation Is ~ Begun Today

Second Session Of Diet Opened With Reform Bil   Emperor's Rescript Outlining Plans Slated Tomorrow

MacArthur Orders Japanese To Tax Away War Profits   Supreme Commander's Decree Comes as Diet Prepares to Meet

Japanese Diet Opens Extraordinary Session   Several Reform Measures Due To Be Aired; Repressive Laws May Be Abolished

JAPANESE DIET OPENS SESSION   Several Reform Measures Are on Agenda of Nip Meeting.

Japan’s Diet Opens Second Special Session   Agenda of Several Reform Measures May Stir Up Fights

JAP DIET OPENS © REFORM SESSION OPPOSITION SEEN   Hirohito to ReadRescript Abolishing Repressive Laws

SESSION OF TOKYO DIET IS CONVENED   Tuesday's Plenary Meeting To Be Highlighted By Emperor's Reading of Imperial Rescript  DDERAICD Wilt TALK

Japanese Open Reform Session  Diet Starts Study of New Legislation

Japanese Diet Is Busy on Measure: To Effect Reform:   Some Legislation Will Ruz Into. Trouble; Jap* Emperor Is Due to Sneak

Japanese Diet Opens Reform Session With Indications Of ‘Opposition To Some Proposals   Hirohito To Outline Scope Of Session And Order: Repressive Laws Abolished

JAPANESE DIET IN SECOND SESSION OF OCCUPATION ERA   REFORM PROGRAM PLAN.  NED BUT INDICATIONS ARE OPPOSITION RE MET

NIP DIET OPENS REFORM MEET   Second Session Since Yank Occupation of Japan

SS General Provides U. S. Army With Racy Account of Nazi Leaders

Hitler a Sucker, Himmler Greedy; Nazi Officer Gives Spicy Description

ARMY PLANE FALLS ON BAYARD FARM   Pilot Parachutes to Safety: Soldier Injures Leg In Jump

CUT IN- TAXES © ~~ JS FORECAST   COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SAYS REDUCTIONS MAY BE MADE AFTER EUROPEAN VICTORY

PRESIDENT BACKS TAX EVASION DRIVE   Terrific Crime Is Term for Hoarding Money

AUTO WORKERS ASK INCREASES   Demand For 30 Percent Raise Forwarded To General Motors

(Guarantees Of Prices Lower   Agricultural Price Director Makes  The Announcement

Government Will Lower Farmers Price Guarantees   Boyd Announces  Plans For 1946

FARM PRICES LOWER   Government Guarantees ‘Will Ha! Less Next Year

Agreements Cut Nation’s Strike Idle to 35,00¢   Major Walkouts in Detroit and in Big Glass Plants Are Ended; New Threats Raised By Several Railroad Controversies

40,000 DETROIT WORKERS AGREE TO END WALKOUT   Employes of Packard, Ford, and Budd Wheel Companies to Go Back to Their Jobs.   GLASS STRIKE IN 10 CITIES CALLED OF!   Still Overshadowing National Labor Scene Is Threat of Three Railroad NTie-Ups.

Agreements Cut Total of Strike Idle to 35,000   Labor Troubles. in Detroit and Glass Centers Come to an End

Detroit, Akron  Agreements End  Major Strikes Threat of Three Big  Railroad Walkouts, Clasde lehaer Oneatlaal

SAYS LAUSCHE CANNOT LIMIT LEGISLATURE   Jenkins Claims Assembl) Could Not Be Restricted at Special Session

Largely Attended Funeral Rites Held  ‘For Asher Johnson   Prominent Bradford And County Leader Died Wednesday

5,600-Ton Raid Blasts Dortmund   RAF Stages Biggest Obliteration Attack

U.S. First. Attacks On North Flank   British Troops Push Within Seven Miles of Houffalize. ‘Third Army Keeps Enemy Under Pressure West of Bastoene

Reds Advance 25 Miles in Poland: Yanks Slash Foe   Enemy Reéling Under Twin Blows As Allies Unleash Powerful Drives on Two Fronts; First Army Strikes at Nazis All Along Northern Flank of Ardennes Salient.

YUMA MESA RESIDENTS IN PROTEST   File Petition With City Council At Meeting Tuesday

RESIDENTS IN PROTEST   File Petition With City Council At Meeting Tuesday

GREEK CABINET MEMBERS QUIT   Economic Troubles Cause of Collapse

GREEK CABINET QUITS OFFICE   British Refusal of Loan Brings Action

Hints Secret Pact In New Harbor Probe   Public Hearing Opens On Case at Washington On Thursday.

Asks Search For Secret Pact By US   Public Hearings On Pearl Harbor

War Deal Evidence Sought   Brewster Believes U. S. Signed Agreement With Britain, China

Sen. Brewster Asks--Did U.S. Agree Tc War With Japan Before Pearl Harbor

SECRET PRE-PEARL HARBOR PACT WITH OTHER TALLIED NATIONS INVESTIGATED BY SENATOR

ON EE  INQUIRY TURNS TO STATE DEPT.   Member of Investigating Committee Demands Information on Rumored Sercrat War Aqreaament.

Hunts for Secret Pre-War Pacts   Brewster to Check on Re poried ABCD Agreement

SEN. BREWSTER SEEKS SECRET DOCUMENT   But Admits He Doesn’t Know If There Was One

HINTS SECRET iPRE-WAR PACT   SENATOR SUSPECTS LINE-UP AGAINST JApPS

U.S. Delegates In Full Accord On Yalia Plan   News Gag Rule Lasts Only Few Hours Others Of Big Five Expected To Join

NEWO GAG Io LIFTED AFTER HOT PROTEST   U. S. Delegation Announces Its Agreement on Yalta Pact Wording.

Sioux County School News Of The Week   Grant Township School No. 7 Observed Arbor Day By The Plant. ing of Nine Nice Trees

NATION AWAITS BIG NEWS FROM TRUMAN TODAY   President Slated to Meet Reporters in Special . Session at 5 ;

PRESIDENT TO MAKE ONE OF HIS MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS, SECRETARY SAYS

Looted Master pieces Saved by Quick Action of Officers   Fabulous Hoard of Precious Tapestries, Paintings Stolen by Goering Unearthed in Subterranean Cavern

Looted Master pieces Saved by Quick Action of Officers  Fabulous Hoard of Precious Tapestries,   Fabulous Hoard of Precious Tapestries, Paintings Stolen by Goering Unearthed in Subterranean Cavern

Travel Priority  Will Get Study   Senate Committee Plans Investigation

Truman Faces Crisis On Polish Problem   Russia Decides To Insist On Admission Of Soviet-Backed Provisional Regime

Disputes Keep 448,000 Idle   Major Disputes Include Coal— Lautnber——Transportation  —— Ships

425,000 Kept [dle Over U. S. By Walkouts   Coal, Dock, And Film Strikes Continue In nathaht

SCHWELLENBACH EFFORTS TO END STRIKE USELESS   Says No More Conferences Until Signs Are Better

SCHWELENBACH, OPERATORS AND UMW HEAD MEE]   John L. L Lewis Accused of Condueting Unwarranted  Strike

PEACE SESSIONS ON COAL STRIKE ARE ADIOURNED   Restore Service on Strike-Bound Railway in Massachusetts   Nation’s Strike Picture

(Continued on Page 6, Col. 6) — Buy War Bonds —  Strikes At a Glance

Outlook Brightens; No New Walkouts   Violence Breaks Out Again at Movieland Where Scores Hurt In Fights—Auto Industry Running Smoother Than for Six Weeks—Lumber and Shipping Still Troublesome

ONE B-28 LOST  IN-OMURA-RAW   Aircraft Plant  Blasted It Sixth Blow At Kyushu

INTER-AMERICAN WEIGH ECONOMICS   Argentine Problem May Be Written Off in “Note; Adjiournment Thursday

Krakow Comes Under Fire Of  Russian Guns   Report Spearheads Of Red Drive Is Within 30 Miles Of Reich Border   NAZIS NEAR ROUT IN SOME SECTORS

Today On The War Fronts   LONDON, Jan. 17—(?)—A Berlin broadcast tonight admitted loss of Warsaw, saying it had heen “evacuated.”

THREE FALL IN. NEAR-TRAGEDY   Ringling Aerialists Tumble Before Crowd Of 14,000

CIRCUS GIRLS. ARE INJUREL   =  1X AERIALISTS OF RINGLING  CimCUS HURT WHEN THEY FELL THIRTY FEET

Berlin Invasion Is First for 185 Years   Conquering Allied  Armies to Find Little But Rubble

Berlin, Untouched by War in 2 Centuries, Ceara hloe Into Dust With Hitler’s Dreams

ASK DISCHARGE OF ARMY BADS   Michigan Solon Seeks To Force Release of  Fathers Of 4

U. S. Protests Against - Peron  Just ‘Pin Pricks’   Argentine Ruler  Well Established

Not Much To Be Done About Peron’s Return   Conclusion Is Only Argentine People Can Get Rid Of Peron

Believe Peron Gaining Power In Ar gen tina   U.S. Action Against Ain Will Consist Mostly of Protests and “Pin Pricks?’

Protest Against Argentina To Be Only U. S. Course   Peron Is Dictator And That's That

PERON APPEARS EVEN STRONGER   hae Dictatorship—W Continue To Consist Mainlv Of Protests.  U. Action Against mea

NOTHING DEFINITE AGAINST ARGENTINE REGIME 15 PLANNED  U. S. ACTION AGAINST PERON TO CONTINUE PRC arene ~-281Mm <«<RDIhr BDIryc

)fiicials “Admit Argentine ‘Strong Man’: Stronger - Than Ever in Rule 

Severe Frown Is U.S. Action Against Peron  Dictator Disclosed To Be Argentina's Problem, Not Ours

Predict Iwo Jima Invasion   Japs Point Out Fleet . Plane Raid On Tokyo  “Obviously” Paves Way To Landing Operation

British Move To Prevent. Immigration   Tel Aviv’s Violence Blamed On Youths

Move To Halt egal Entry  Into Palestine   Zionist Leaders Deplore Two-Day Reign of Vio“lence In Tel Aviv District

100 Casualties In Tel Aviv Riots... . .  British Take Action To Halt Illegal Migration Into The Palestine Area

Outbreaks In Palestine Result In 100 Casualties   British Take New Precautions As Rioting Subsides; Tel Aviv Is Quiet: Damaae Totals $800.000

Tel Aviv Riots Are Deplored   British Take New Precautions To Halt Ulegal Immigration,

EYE ILLEGAL ENTRY iNTO PALESTINE   British Take New Precautions to Stop Jewish Influx, Following Costly Rioting in the City of Tel Aviv.

Property Loss in Tel Aviv Heavy   Damage $800,000; 100 Are Casualties

Jewish Leaders Help British Restore ‘ASemblance Of Order In Palestine

Leaders Regretful Of Jewish Rioting   Responsible Heads Deplore Outbreaks As Handicapping Their Cause

General Electric Among Firms fo Take Strike Vote   Arbitration to Be Reopened in Steel. Industry

Electrical Union Asks Strike Vote   270 Employes Affected By Proposed Balloting

ELECTRICAL WORKERS MAY VOTE STRIKE   Leaders Demand Ballot; $2 Per Day Raise Is Issue

Hysterical Girls in Tears When Army Carries Sinatra Away for New Examination

110,000 Idle As More Strikes Spread In U. S.  CIO Oil Workers Continue Efforts ‘To Get 30%

Disputes On Labor Front Are Spreadinc   New Work Stoppages Reported, Oil Refinery Workers Quitting; Detroit Area Quiet

Labor Disputes Spread: Worker Idle Toll Climbs   210,000 Off Jobs as Stoppages Increase; ‘Detroit Area is Calm

710,000 Idle In Spread of  U.S. Strikes   New Groups Leave Jobs Joining Oil Workers And Auto Plant Union

Oil Workers Continue Wage Demands: Company Hits At Union Leadership

; \ New Groups of Workers are Leaving Jobs  Pid - as   Army of Idle Is Hiked Today To 200,000

Idle Groups Increasing  Over Nation Due To Rift   Large Wage Boosts sought By Workers

STRIKES GROW  IN ALL AREAS   About 210,000 Reported Idle In Nation—Oil Industry Herd Hit

Oil Industry Strike Gains Headway As Thousands More Walk Off Jobs

Strike Idleness Figure 210,000; Still Mounting —  Car Situation Is Static; Oil Workers Quitting in Droves

Additional Oil Plants Shut Down   Operations _ Interrupted In Six States As Workers Push Demand: For Pay Increase

Ss ‘ike In Oil Industry. ‘Growing; a chwellenbach To Getln Middle Of Troubled Situation In Detroit

Strikes Among Oil Industry Plants Spread   More Than 200,000 Away From Jobs Over Country, Large Refineries Involved

STRIKE IDLE IN NATION IS OVER 200,000   Many New Groups Of Workers Kept Away From Jobs By Spreading Labor Disputes

Strike Idled_ Total Upped   Oil Industry Faces Crisis On Walkouts

New Strikes Are Reported   Number of Idle Mounts to 210,000 ~—More Threats

Strikes Spread To New Groups   More. Walk-Outs tn Oil Industry Seen

Strikes Spread Toward Record For This Year    Comparative Quiet, However, Prevails Over Broad anc Troubled Labor Front While All Eyes Kept on Nation’s Capital—Auto Plants and Oil Concerns Hit Hardest

New Thousands Of Workers Join In Walkout Wave   Stoppage to Spread Throughout Nation, Union Head Say-

Oil Industry Is Facing Strike   Dispute Fast Spreading With Thousands Ready To Walk Out

Peacetime Inflation Barriers Set Up; Wartime Restrictions On Free Economy Are Eased

More Strikes Face Nation   Around 210,000 Idle With Threats That Number Will Increase

MORE JOIN OiL STRIKE   New Thousands Added “Tos 200,000’ Away From Jebs  Roe The Accnsintnd Peace

Nation’s Labor Strikes Spread   New Work Stoppage Hikes Army Of Idle To About 910 000.

OIL INDUSTRY STRIKE TAKES TOP RANK NOW   New Walkouts Bring Nation’s Idle To 200,000

STRIKES SPREAD IN NATION'S OIL INDUSTRY TODAY   Threatens Steel Production; Extend Westinghouse Walkout

THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IDLE   Strike Against Oil Industry Goins Ground over Nation Todey

More Strikes Cripple Nation’s Oil Industry   Major Plants Face Closing As Workers Ash 52 Hours Of Pay For 40 Hours Of Work

Strike Against Oil Industry  Gains Headway   Thousands of Workers Join Strike Lines As Union Presses Demand For 30 Percent Raise

STRIKE REVIEW ADDS MORE 10 LIST OF IDLE   Both Sides In Auto Dispute Eye Labor Secretary

Patton’s Army Hurtles Across Southern Germany To Braunau, Hitler’s Birthplace, Near Junction ith Soviets; North Gains Almest Sever Denmark

Third’s Armor Speeds Across South Germany   Patton’s Forces Make Radio Contact With  Russian Columns

PATTON'S TANKS DRIVE 25 MILES; MENACE SALZBURG   Approach Junction With Reds That Would Trap All German Troops in Czechoslovakia.   ZTH ARMY 15 MILES FROM BRENNER PASS   Sixty Thousand Prisoners Captured by Americans Smashing Hitler’s Southern Fortress.   RULITETIN.   Bv ROBERT FUNSON.

RUSSIANS ARE CONTACTED BY U.S. SRD ARMY   ALL NAZIS IN ALPS BELOW MUNICH FACE TRAP

BIRTHPLACE OF HITLER TAKEN BY THIRD ARMY   Yanks And Reds 40 Mile: From Trapping Nazis In Czechoslovakia   INNSBRUCK MENACED BY SEV’ “H ARMY

FORMING NEW TRAP   Eisenhower Silent On Nazi Reports Of Adolf’s Death

Patton’s Forces Near Junction With Soviet Troops; Seventh Army Drives Beyond Munich; Gains Also Made in North

Braunau Held By Third Army;  Seventh Gains   Patton's Forces Plunge Forward on 100-Mile Front— Troops of General Patch Are Moving on Brenner Pace‘

Patton's Troops Racing To Trap Big Nazi Force   Americans and Russians Less Than 40 Miles from New Linkup

Braunau Falls To 3rd Army; 7th Spears On   Birthplace of Fuchret Captured as Patton's Forces Drive Within 40 Miles of Red Arm)

Bir rthplace Of Fuehrer Is Captured   7th Army Forces Within 15 Miles Of Brenner Pass

Third Army Takes ‘Hitler’s ‘Cradle’   “Patton Express” Rumbles On, Makes  Radio Contact With Reds From Vienna

Make Radio Contact with Russians; Dachau Hotrot Stirs Eisenhower

U.S.3rd Army To Meet Reds, Trap Germans   Patton’s Express Near to Junction With Russians

3d Engulfing Enemy Alpine Redoubt Area   Patton Almost Unopposed In Sickle-like Sweep "Wiens Aisatoie

Heavy Bomber Attacks On Germany Give Way To Fighter-Bomber Sorties

Heavy Bombers Usefulness  Near End   Troops Battle to Hold Levees

Sa i a NT as  HUGE BOMBERS COMPLETE JOBS   Few Targets Left In Eu rope For Huge Allied Air Fleets

Heavy Bombing Planes Have Finished Their Jobs of Pulverizing Europe

Heavy Bomber Fleet Nearing  End Of Tasks   Europe Wonders ders About Next Assignment For Big Ships Of Air

Germans in Vienna Face Encirclement  Unless They Flee   Soviet Forces Begin to Drive Nazis From Austrian Capital   Heavy Bombers Near End of Task in Fast-Shrinking European War Zones

;—BOMBERS— —  Change In Air  TacticsSeen   Heavy Bombers Have Just About Completed Job In Europe

Bombing Job Nearly Done   Mass’ Strategic Bombing of Nazi Targets Soon Not! Necessary; Fleets to: Other Uses -

Huge New fire Sweeps Oregon   Tremendous Stands of Green Timber in Patt

Bataan Heroes Are Liberated   -Men Who -Made “Death March” Freed From  Formoca

Truman Beaten On Two Counts:   Jobless Pay Plan. Defeated In Senate   How Michigan's Senators Voted

FIRST STEP IN TAX REDUCTION LIKELY   Cancellation of Three Per Cent Normal Income Tax

Cancellation of Normal Tax First  Step After War   Repeal ‘of Levy Could Be Put Into Effect By First of Year

Congress Expected To Cancel Normal Tax Soon After Japs Surrender

THE WARATA GLANCE   ° Woetern Russian —_Pacifics_-ltalian: Fronts

COUNTY RAM SALE SLATED SATURDAY   39 Animals Consigned To First Anuual Event

Boys ( #omplete More y Combat In Europe   Shipbuilding Progr ‘am Near " Cisepbetien   Employees Be Needed In Repair Yarde

Admiral Says Merchant Ship Building Program to Be Completed This Year

Leading Senators Want Action On New World League   One Declares Peoples Now Must Live—Or Die Together

HIT ODER LINE NEAR KUESTRIN AND FRANKFURT   Report of New Attack Has Moscow’s Tacit Confirmation

Zhukov Strikes From Nearest Point on Oder   Moscow Hints Real Push Under Way for Nazi Canital

Powerful Red Attacks Open   Zhukov’s Forces Shove Off in Giant Offensive 30 Miles East of German Capital

OUTBREAKS IN BUENOS AIRES ‘ARE REPORTED   ARGENTINE PRESIDENT OR. !” DERED. BY ARMY GROUP \. "$0. STAY ON JOB AND  “ "ORM CABINET

Fears Single Word Perils Her Neutrality   First ‘Meeting of Control Board Makes Littl Prosress

Soviets Balk Pact-Signing   Wording Held Threat To. Ties With Japan

RUSSIANS BLOCK PACT COMPLETION SIX HOURS   One Word Holds Up Signatures Word Is Finally Deleted

WORD BINDING ‘AEDS TO HOLD “SAPS REMOVED   Zhukov Asks Withdrawal of U. S. Troops from Area — Controlled by Reds.

SOVIET FEAR OF ONE WORD DELAYS PACT   Russians Object _ tc Phrasing Possibly Affecting Japs

RUSSIA'S INSISTENCE ON DELETION OF WORD DELAYS SIGNING OF BIG FOUR PACT

ALLIED CONTROL MEETING ENDS IN FRUSTRATION   Part Of Big Four’s Declaration On Germany   DELETED BECAUSE RUSSIA FEARED   It Would Commit Her To Act Against Japanese

RUSSIA HOLDS UP SIGNING OF BIG FOUR PACT   Soviets Insist On Deletion Of Word ‘Nationals’ From Agreement   NEUTRALITY ENDANGERED   Reds Fear Wording Would Compromise Neutrality With Japanese

RUSSIAN OBJECTION DELAYED SIGNING OF PACT ON GERMANY  WRANGLE OVER ONE WORD IN TEXT HOLDS UP ‘BiG FOUR’ SIGNATURES: SOVIETS BLOCK CONTROL COUNCIT

Deletion of One Word Holds Up. Allied Ceremony   ‘Immediate Setting Up of Control Council  Also Blocked By Reds

Membership For Elec ed Sheriffs   Committee Plans For Association

Flee tAgain Is Blasting Jap Coast   Second Atomic Bomb Wipe: Out Nagasaki—Planes In New Raids

THREAT OF FUEL FAMINE CAUSED BY COAL STRIKE   District Steel Firms Shelve Plans To Reconvert Plants

Bill Would Save $1,300,000 on Income Taxes   House Also Attempts to Bracket Sales Tax

TAX SAVING SEEN FOR MISSOURIANS   HOUSE PUSHES BILL RAISING EXEMPTIONS FOR THOSE PAYING ON INCOMES.

t sea ce we Neon ee gan aa FIVE CHILDREN SUFFOCATED IN CHRISTMAS TREE BLAZE

Hive Children Die In Fire   Fire Believed To Have Started From Christmas Tree Lights

Three Accidents Involving Fires  Kill 13 Persons   ‘ive Children Suffocate In Flames At Bridgeport; 2 Sisters Die In Blast

FIVE CHILDREN UNDER” ‘NINE YEARS OF AGE Dik IN CONNECTICUT FIRE.

Five Children Killed in Dwelling Fire: Five Persons Lose Lives As Oil Truck and Trolley Collide

Rear Admiral Furlong, Commandant Of Pear! Harbor Navy Yard, Is Retired   Directed Navy Yard From Chaos After Sneak Attack Bv Japanese

Conferees Agree on Two Phases of Arbitration  Group to Consider  Pe eee sere a   Group to Consider Controversial Questions Today

HARMONY MARKS LABOR MEETING.   Voluntar y ‘Arbitration Setup Approved At Conference

Conferees Agree on Two Phases of Arbitration  Group to Consider  Controversial Owsachane Tadaw

The Labor-Management ‘Conference Opposes Racial Discrimination; J.L. Wins

Voting Change ls Adopted By Labor, Industry   Proposal of Lewis for Unanimous Action Is Approved

Labor Parley Approves Arbitration Plan: Lewis Wins Unanimity Fight

NIP MISSION DUE SUNDAY IN MANILA   Jap Opposition Met By U. S. Planes On Reconnaissance

Yanks Ready To Move into Jap Homeland   Peace Mission to Fly to MacArthur In Unarmed Planes

‘Envoys To Leave Tokyo Tonight For Tiny le Isle   Nip Anti-Aircroft Fire At American Reconnaisance Planes

MISSION TO LEAVE JAPAN AT 5 CWT THIS AFTERNOON   Should Arrive at Te Shima Tonight; Party Will Then Take American Plane and Tv to Manila

Japanese Party Due To Take Off At6 P.M. RWT Saturday From Enemy Homeland; Will Fly To Ie Shima In Five Hours.   U. S. PLANES HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE

le Island Will Be First Stop Of Jap Party   Arrival in Manila Scheduled Sunday; Parleys Due Monday

American Occupation Forces. Are Preparing To Move Into Japan With -Complete War Equipment, ‘Ready for Any’ Eventuality’

All Plans  Finally Troned Out   WILL ARRIVE ATIESHIMA 915 TONIGHT; THEN TRANSFER TO. YANK PLANE FOR TRIP TO MANIE

JAP ENVOYS 10 CONFER MONDAY) WITH M’ARTHUR   Yank Occupation Forces Ready

Occupation Forces Will Move Soon   To Enter Japan With Combat Mqupment, Reaay ‘for Any Eventuality”’

Enemy Headquarters Respond To Gen. MacArthur’s “Hurry” Warning: U. S.   Troops Prepare For Occupation

Fully- Armed Yanks Set for Occupation Of Nippon’s Islands   Tokyo Reports Armistice Envoys Plan to Arrive in Manila Sunday; Enemy Still Not Complying Fully

Yanks Prepare — for Occupation   Nip Peace Group Due in Manila Today; Troops to Take Combat Equipment to Tokyo

Count Bernadotte Of Sweden Said To Be Go-Between      London Daily Mail Says End of War May Come Any Hour

British Stud v Peace Reports From Germany   Himmiler’s Unconditional Surrender Answer Believed On Its Way

SECOND OFFER TO SURRENDER EXPECTED SOON   Another Note From Himmler Reported  ‘On Its Way’

Envoy Reported Returning With  Nazi’s Statement   Conflicting Stories On War Developments Come Thick and Fast

Gestapo Chief May Decide to Give Up To Russia as Well As to U. S., Britain

VIOLENT BATTLE 1S RAGING ON BORNEO   Aussies and Dutch Use _ Flame Throwers Against Japs

JAPS ENCIRCLED AT BALIKPAPAN   Ridge Positions North Of Borneo Oil Port Prove Tough

Violent Battle Reported Ragine In East Borneo   Aussies, Dutch Attempt ing To Encircle Strong Jap Positions

FLAMETHROWERS ARE EMPLOYED BY AUSSIES   Violent Battle Is Raging Beyond Balikpapan; Resistance Getting Stiffec

Violent Battle Rages As Aussies Loose Flamethrowers Against Tough:Jap Ridge

Hint new 3rd fleet  assualts  Bharath enx<wcone   Flame-throwers used bv allies

Churchill Sees Final Victory in Pust Over Rhine; Eisenhower Warns Nazis; Montgomery Voices Confidence

Churchill With British Troops  Decisive Victory Near Onee Bhine OracesA

German Leaders Planned Death Of Nazi Fuehrer   Nuernberg Witness Tells Of Plan To Assassinate Hitler

Communist Generals  Urged to Halt Troops  Chungking Advocates Commission TT. PD. LL. F..2. tm? 7

azis Report Reds Have reached Their Defense Lines Near the Capital   The Germans Also Report a Third  Russian Offensive North of Stettin

Battle Near Berlin Said Near Climax   Reds Reported Able To See Capital In Flames

With Russians Breaching, De‘ fense Lines Only.18 or 20° “ ° Miles From’ Berlin.      A THIRD OFFENSIVE .ON   Soviets Launched One South - Of Stettin, Aimed at Link ing With the Allies.) - 

Nazis Declare Berlin Battle Reaches Climax   German Broadcasts Say Fighting For Eastern Approaches At Height.   START THIRD DRIVE

Berlin Approaches Battle at Climax   Drive to Bypass Capital South Of Stettin Initiated; Nine Red  Armies Smashing at Barriers

Defenses Are Pierced As Climax Of Battle For Capital Arrives   Third Offensive Opened By Russians, Aimed At Linking With Western Allies In  Germany

Russians Said To Be 18 Miles From Capital   2,500,000 Red Troops Attacking Toward Key City

Russ Battle In Sight of Berlin Fires   Nazis Say Fight Reaches Its Climax As Reds Smash Lines

RED BATTLE FOR PATH TO BERLIN REACHES CLIMAX   Russians Breach Defense Lines Only 18 Or 20 Miles From  German Capital.

GERMANS DECLARE RUSSIANS BREACHED DEFENSES OF BERLIN  ALSO CLAIMED NEW OF. FENSIVE LAUNCHED TO LINK UP WITH ALLIES

REDS LAUNCH ANOTHER DAWE   Germans Say Battle for Approaches to Berlin, Is Climaxed,   ININE ARMIES IN FIGHT?

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   AMERICAN ARMIES WITHIN 40 MILES OF BERLIN

THE BATTLE HAS REACHED ITS CLIMAX   Meanwhile, Enemy Reports, Soviets Open a Third Offensive Below Stettin, Aimed at Linkine With Western Allies.

CAPITAL FIGH NEAR CLIMAX, NAZIS SAY   Nine Russian Armies Push Toward Main City   BLOODIEST BATTLE   Of War May Develop Within Next Few Days, Nazi Radio Declares

Battle For East Berlin Approach Reaches Climax   Russians Breach Defense Lines Only 20 Miles of the Capital.   Nine Russian Armies Smashing to Berlin

Nine Red Armies Smashing Toward German Capital  New Offensive Reported Between Stettin and Berlin

CLIMAX IR FIGHT FOR CITY NEAR   Third Red Army Drive On Reich’s Capital Under Way, Claim

Climax Nears in Red Drive Upon Berlin   Germans Report That Soviets Have Started a Third Assault

ENEMY ADMITS PERIL IN ALLIED RACE ON BERLIN   Blackout Shrouds Location of Armies After Elbe Crossed

Nine Red Armies Moving on Berlin   Germans Report Russians Only 18 or 20 Miles From City   AIM TO JOIN ALLIES   Stalin: Starts Third Offensive on 7-Mile Oder  River Front

9 Red Armies Smash Toward Capital, Enemy  Radio Declares   Line Broken 18-20 Miles From City, Foe Concedes

Russians Breaching Defense Lines Only Eighteen Or Twenty Miles From Capital, Nazi Broadcasts Declare — Nine Soviet Armies Smashing Toward City, According To Germans — Third Offensive South Of Stettin Reported Under Way

CITY DEFENSE LINES CUT BY RUSSIAN PUSH   Soviets Launch Third Attack to Join With Allies in North

Germans Report Russians 18-20 Miles From City   Red Drive Aims At Link With Allies in North

Germans Say “eds Breach Defense Lines 19°20 Miles From Berlin; Climax Near

Reds 18 Miles FromBerlin, Germans Say  esse GCaerset SALZ.....   New Soviet Offensive Launched South Of Stettin Aiming To Link With Yanks

9 RUSS ARMIES SMASH TOWARD BERLIN GATES   Soviet Drive South Of Stettin Aims For U. S. Lines

SAY RUSSIANS LAUNCH DRIVE TO JOIN ALLIES   Konev Expands Surge Across Neisse River to 45-Mile Front

Germans Admit New Red Gains East Of Berlin   Declare Nine Russian  Armies Are Smashing oye Deanital

Battle for Berlin Nears Climax, Germans Declare  Soviets Have Breached Defense Lines Only 20 Miles From Capital

Russian Troops Breach Defense Line Near City   German Broadcasts Say Battle For Capital Has Reached Climax As Reds Advance        ine Russ Armies  In Massive Drive   Third Offensive South Of Stettin Launched To Join Western Allies, Germans Announce

Little Opposition Given: Yanks As They Plow”. ‘Into Czech Country; Germany Now Bisected; Russians Say Can See Reich Capital:Burning

Troops Can See Capital Burning, Moscow Reports   Nazis Announce New Drive Near Stettin  To Join Americans

NINE RUSSIAN ARMIES PUSH UPON BERLIN   Nazis Concede Red Gains Through Strong Positions In Blazing Arc Around Shattered City     OFFENSIVE ON ODER

Russ Battle For Berlin Nears Climax   Breach German Defense Lines 18 Miles From Capital; Nine Armies Attack

—EASTERN FRONT—   Russians  See City — In Flames   Nine Soviet Armies Hammering Toward Capital, Germans Say

Russians Are Fighting Nearer To Berlin City   Front Dispatches to Moscow Stated That Russians Could See Berlin Burning in the Distance.

Soviet Troops 20 Miles From Reich Capital   Berlin Battle Reaches Climax Assert Germans

Reds Batter Nearer City   Germans Admit Russian Forces Gain in Climactic Battle For Berlin

Defense Lines  Breached18 Miles From Capital       Third Offensive Started South Of Stettin Aimed at Meeting Allies North Of City

AEDS 20 MILES FROM BERLIN, GERMANS SAY   Russians Can See Fires In Capital Now

REDS SAY BERLIN BATTLE IN EAST REACHES CLIMAX   Claim Armies Breach Nazis Defense Lines; Launch 3rd Drive at Stettin

Strike South Of Stettin Says Berlin   New Offensive Aims For Linkup With Yanks North of Capital; No Word From Moscow

Molotoy Is Again In Red Spotlight   Stalin’s Continued Absence Mystery

Molotov May Return To Spotlight   Climbing Higher In. Soviet Setup

McKAY TRIAL UNDER WAY AT LANSING   Supreme Court Denies Plea for Stay of Proceedings

Bombers Plaster Points in Path Of Russian Advance   WAR RULLETINSGS

Reds Score Victory In Silesia  Overrun Six Ke; Communication   Overrun Six Key Communication Hubs in Saxony

Long-Awaited Offensive Gets Started   Russians Tear Out Important Link of Enemy Defenses

Russ Admit New Drive Has Started  Stalin Orders 224 Gun Salute Over Vietary in Poland

Three Full Armies Lunging Unchecked Toward Reich Line   27 Generals Commanding Offense; 350 Towns Fall in 24-Hour Period; 4 ole Enaonifine 600-Mile Front

REDS, hy      Reach Last Water B -Yier Before. Germany Collapse of Enem: Front Threatened..              STRIKE IN PRUSSI CZECHOSLOVAKIA                Berlin Reports 2,500,00 Russian Troops Move Bent on Scor Quick Knockout...

EAST PRUSSIA, SLOVAKIA SAID UNDER ASSAULT   Soviets 69 Miles From German Silesia; 36 Miles From Krakow

Another Major Break-Through Made In Silesia   First Ukrainian Army Overruns Six Key  Towns In New Drive

Soviets Gain 25 Miles In  Polish Drive   Long-Awaited Winter Blow Is Announced By Stalin In Order Of Day

Reds Break On Fronts      Germans In A Great Vise As Drive Is On For Heart Of Germany

Red Hordes On March On Vistula Front   Long-Awaited Attack Scores 25-Mile Breakthrough Toward Heart  Of Germany

Open Russian Winter Drive On East Front   Over Dozen Allied Armies Put Germany In Giant Vise From East And West.   TOWARD REICH HEART

Soviets Push Ahead 25 Mi.   Guns of Moscow Roar Salute to Triumph as Russian Headquarters Tell of Germon Dead Piled High

Russians Score New Breakthrough Toward Dresden   RAF and Yanks Hammer Dresden In Path of Russian Vanguards

Stalin Tells of Konev Sweep  South of Berlin   40) Allied Planes Rock Dresden, Clear Way For Reds.

Reds Advance 25 Miles in New Poland Campaign  Berlin Reports Two Other Russian Winter Dieswae IInder Way

Awaited Soviet Winter Assault Gels Under Way  es ie rt 950   Germans Report 250 Divisions Attacking; 25-Mile Gain Scored In Southern Poland

Soviets Gain 25 Miles on 37-Mile Front in Poland   Striking With Powerful Forces Beyond The Vistula River Russians Drive Within 69 Miles of Silesia

STALIN BARES. GIANT THREAT TO NAZI REICI   Thrust Across Vistula: River to Within 69 Miles “he of Silesia... =

Reds: Score: 25-Mile Advance i in. ‘Polan E.. “Bruasian,} 5) Cece BL Blo

Stalin Admits Reds Open Winter Drive   Massed Cannon Pave Way for Assault On Three Sectors

BERLIN CLAIMS RUSSIANS USING 2,900,000 MEN   New Drive Puts Reich Under Vise Attacks Of Dozen Armies

ALLIED PLANES SUPPORT SOVIET DRESDEN DRIVE   Record Airmada Fires City

65 MILE F POINT DIRECTLY FOR DRESDEN   Allied Planes Rock Saxony Capital With Continuous Assault

Soviets Hammer To Point 70 Miles From Saxony Capital Of Dresden   Big Three Forces Work On Germans   Coordinated Attack First During War; Huge Fires Are Set

Soviet Forces Drive 25 Miles  Through Nazis   Breakthrough of New Win ter Offensive Is On 37Mile Front West of Vistula   Russians Hitting enemies Savagely   Overrun More Than 350 Fiaces, Including Points Only 77 Miles From  German Silesia

Puts Nazis In Giant Allied-Russian Vise   Threaten to Collapse Whole Warsaw-Krakow Front With Gains; Germans say Reds using 2,500,000 Troops in Blows

sTAUK TELLS OF MAJOR BLOW   Reveals in Special Order of   Day Launc ing of  Awaited Thrust   Soviets Confirm Attack Through oland, b t Nazis'Say Red  Offense Is General e

1500 American Soldiers, Freed by Russians, Return to Homeland With Tales of Hungry Months Spent in Many German Prison Camps

Plutonium Makes the Bombs But Uranium 235 Is Key to Atomic Fire That Does Work

: Needle in Atomic Haystack (Third Story.of Series. Uranium 235 Hunt Toughest. (Problem Man Has Tackled

CENSURE ON HOOK, RANKIN PROPOSED   ‘Blows Arise Over Comthunism, Racial © Discrimination Issues

HOOK VS. RANKIN —   Resolutions of Censure Poised for Introduction

HOUSE IS IN TURMOIL FOLLOWING FIST FIGHT   FRIENDS OF KANKIN AND WOOK THREATENING TO OFFER RESOLUTIONS OF CENSURE

‘Aide Tells How Hitler, ‘Dazed, Decided To Die, ‘Let His Generals Escape

Hitler Decided To Die  Fighting, Says lTypist  ) wo _ y}   ‘Stenographer With Fuehrer During Last Days Tells Of  Decision Made April 22 To Meet End Battling Russians From Underground Fortress

Details Of Meet Revealed   Hitler Refused To Leave Berlin Aide Discloses

Describes . In Berlin ©   MALE STENOGRAPHER SAYS FUEHRER DECIDED APR. 22° > TO MEET HIS END FIGHTING

Stenographer Says Hitler Died in Berlin   Fuehrer’s Decision To Stay In City Reached On April 22, German Declares

Tells About Last Hours Of Fuehrer   He Stayed in Chancellery to Meet End, Says Office Stenographer

366 Planes Lost In Air Base Fire   Storm Heads for Atlantie With Timinished Force

Hurricane Causes $50.000.000  Damage in Florida   Greatest Loss Was at Navy's Richmonc   Greatest Loss Was at Navy’s Richmond Blimp Base Where Three Great Hangars Collapsed; One Man Killed

Government Plan Attacks  Speculation   Realty, Security Prices Rising

GOV'T ACTS T0 CURB INFLATION   Orders Margin Hike, Aims New Blows Against Speculators

INFLATION HIT IN REAL ESTATE   Three-point Program Designed To Stop Speculation

Tokyo Says Death Rules in Hiroshima; Blames Atomic Bomb’s Radioactivity

French Ask De Gaulle Tc Keep Post   Resignation Refused Under Conditions To Continue Crisis

Gen. DeGaulle Asked to Keep President Post   Assembly Rejects Resignation; New Mandate Accepted From Delegation

Ask DeGaulle ‘To Reconsider  Armored Cars Guardine Assembly Chamber

FRENGH INSIST DE-GAULLE STAN         President Accepts Mandate When Delegate Tells Him of Voting

General DeGaulle Asked To Stay As Interim President   Conditions of Request, However, Appear to Have  Left Government Crisis No Nearer Saliutian ;

ASK DE GAULLE TO CONTINUE AS PRESIDENT   Action, However, Does Little to Clear Up Political Crisis

Asks Him To Form New Cabinet   De Gaulle Accepts Man date As Armored Cur: Stand Guard Outside The Chamber. Gouir Heads Delevation

General Asked To Try Again   Paris Tense Ae Assembly's  Vote Upholds De Gaulle

DE GAULLE ASKED TO RETAIN POST   ASSEMBLY URGES HIM TO CONTINUE HIS EFFORTS TO FORM A CABINET.

Williamsport Soldier A Hero   Pfc. Walter E. Turner Is Awarded Bronze Star; Killed Two Germans.

BRONZE STAR MEDAL AWARDED CPL. KRAUSE   Pvt. Bomentre, Pvt. Wilkins and J. H. Mossbrook, AMM 1 ¢, in U.S.   SERVICEMEN’S NEWS

Several U-Boats Still At Large   Four Ships Are Now In American Hands

125-Mile Winds Are Expected To Hit Florida Keys   Miami Will Escape Brunt of Hurricane, Forecasters Predict

REDS HEAD FOR SOUTHERN REICH   Soviets Freed From Vienna Launch New Drive

Soviet Forces Set For Newest Drives on Nazis   Prague and Souther:  Germany Are Next

Russians Aim To Cut Off © Nazi Redoubt   Mount Vicious Drives ‘Out. of Captured Vienna

RUSSIAN TROOPS SPEED ON AFTER CLEARING VIENNA   Prague And Reich Mountain Fortifications Targets Of New Soviet Attacks

PACKARD IS FIRM ON WAGE STAND   WILL NOT GRANT PAY BOOST UNTIL OPA CAR PRICES ARE ADJUSTED.

PACKARD CO. WILL NOT INCREASE WAGES   President Of Firm Says No Action Will Be Taken Until OPA Raises Prices

URGES GRADUATES HELP IN SOLVING WORLD'S PROBLENS CHRISTIAN PASTOR, DE TIvVvEDpC DA

HIRGES-GRANEATES.       HELP IN SOLVING  WORLD'S PROBLEMS  REV. W. 0. HARMON, FIRS CHRISTIAN PASTOR, DELIVERS BACCALAURFATE

fmy tp aen OCCUPY TRIESTE; PEACE SETTLES OVER FRONT   Aussies Fan Out on Tarakan, Threaten to Over-Run Airfield

Aussies Fan Out Rapidly On Tarakan   Oil-Rich Town Is Burning; Resistance Ty, Invasion Licht

Australian Units Fan Out Rapidly In Tarakan Drive   Japanese Defenses  On Oil-Rich Island : Shattered By. Allies

AUSSIES FAN OUT ON TARAKAN   Threaten to Overrun Isle Off East Coast of Borneo

Australians Near Tarakan Airfield Off Borneo Coast   Jap Defenses on Oil-Rich Island Shattered By Naval Bombardment

POLES EXPECT QUICK APPROVAL   London Government Scores Warsaw Setup As U. S. Approval Nears

Thugutt Declines Ministry in New  Warsaw Cabinel   U. S.-British Recognition Expected to Follow Election Guarantee

Hong Kong Hit On Third Day   Air Operations Stealing Show in Philippine Theatre

Hong Kong  Hit Again MacArthir’s Planes In Numerous Strikes  Re RICHARH RERC.HMO ZF

Aerial Operations Are Stealing Show in the Philippines   Sensational Capture of Lucena by Airborne Troops Reported

Hong Kong Is Hammered For Third Straight Day   Get 17 Cargo Ships

Air Activity Steals Show In Philippines   Hong Kong Smacked 3rd Day, Many Ships Sunk: Lucena Taken

Air Operations In Philippines Break Records   Airborne Troops Capture Lucena; Ships Damaged In Hong Kong Raids.

Al OPERATIONS STEALING SHOW   Hong Kong, Attacked Third Day; Formosa Airdrome Bombed.

Japs Shown New Tricks in  Philippines   Hong Kong Badly Battered—Smiall Planes Land Troops

Expert Jap Pilots Have New Planes Better Than US.   Out-Perform Corsairs, Veteran Flyer Says After Battle

Yanks Report  Nips Send Up Better Pilots   “Thumbed Their Noses at Us,”’ Says Pacific Veteran

JAPS THREATEN TO STRIKE U, S, IN BALLOON RAIL   First-String Nip Planes Go Into Action—Chinese Pursue Beaten Enemy

GILLETTE QUITS CAPITAL JOB   Surplus Property Chief Resigns, New Problem For Truman

GUY GILLETTE GIVES UP PROPERTY POST   Resignation of Former Senator Poses Top-Level Personnel Problem for Truman.

Anderson Is Approved By Senate Committee; Schwellenbach Confirmed

WORST STORM IN 2 DECADES RAVAGES ISLE   \avy Says Four Killed: Tokvo Report Claims 69 Fatalities

HARVEST DELAYED BY LACK OF FOOD   Greely County Official Ap peals to Governor Schoeppel   INQUIRY BY H. O. DAVIS

Widespread German sabotage setup threatened safety of the Bie Three

German Plot Against Big Three Before Teheran Meet, Disclosed   Disgruntled Persians Jomed Nazi Agents In Intrigue. But Subsequently Were Caught

Bus and Trolley Strike Paralyzes Capital; Cabmen May Join Walkou

rT. R. Douglass Is Appointed   Commissioner Of Agriculture For Minsouet

 Peg Pt ab (Jealous Army Vet Kills “Man-Crazy” Wife and Man She Was With

Loggers Gain in Battle Against Fire   Only Rain Can Stor Blaze, Forest Official Declares

TOWN IS SAVED IN OREGON FIRE   Only Rain Can Halt Huge Blaze Now, State Forester Says

sk Clothing  crease Sought   ‘Agency Acts to Boost Production of Suits

Shoe Stamps to Remain Valid   OPA Chief Moves to Halt ‘Panic-Buying’

Chinese Claim Liuchow Taken   Vital Rail Junction Lost By Japanese

CHINESE TROOPS OCCUPY LIUCHOW   ENEMY POCKET SOUTH OF AIR BASE CLEARED

CHINESE REPORTED.  TO HAVE OCCUPIED  CITY OF LIUCHOW RAIL JUNCTION AND SITE  OF FORMER U. S. AIR BAS DECLARED HELD

Chinese Occupy Liuchow, Once Site OFU. S. Air Base   Enemy Pocket at Laipin Cleared After Stiff Fight

Report Chinese Have Reoccupied Liuchow   ote of Former U. §, Airbase Is Recaptured; Other Victories Claimed?

Strategic City -[s Rewon After Hard Campaign   Its Occupation Means Wedge Has Been Driven Deep In Enemy Corridor

CHINESE FORCES SEIZE LIUCHOW, ONCE U. S, BASE   Japs Dealt New Blows—Ove. 200 Nipponese Die in Counter-Stab

Chinese Occupy Liuchow, Report   Enemy Pocket South Cleared After Severe  “ighi-200 Japs Killed

Liuchow Won, Yanks Report  Former U. S. Air Base Taken From Japs

CHINESE PLANES KILL 400 JAPS IN HONAN AREA   If Liuchow Has Been Taken, Will Mean Wedge In Jap Corridor To Indo-China Widened To 210 Miles.

Liuchow Said Occupied By Chinese Army   No Official Confirmation Given Of Recapture Of Former Base

CHINESE alld TO BE IN GHTY   Americans Report Troops Have Occupied Liuchow, Rail Junction.

REPORTS CLAIM LIUCHOW FALLS   Chinese Declared To Have Rewon Important Base

Chinese Forces Take Key Rail City In South   Jap Air Buses Pounded By Chinese Airmen; Enemy Barracks Destroyed, Troops Strafed   Yanks Rout Nips In Mindanao Sector   Trapped Nipponese May Have to Make Stand In Mountain Area; Face “Squeeze Play”

NIGHTS TO BE COOL   Breezes from North to Fan Kansas Again Tomorrow

Struggling Men Shot In Icy Seas   300 Casualties Reported  In Sinking of Carrier

CARRIER LOST, ‘U.S. SURVIVORS STRAFED IN SEA   Bismarck Sea Goes Down Near Iwo After 77-Minute Japanese Aerial Attack

 Bismarck Sea Crew Is Strafed In Sea; Report \Two Carriers Damaqed

ALLIES TO DEAL DIRECTLY WITH PEOPLE, We'S   Hitler Reported Dead in “Mercy Killing”—300 in New Group Captured

FORD ASKS UNION PAY FOR STOPPAGES   Calls on U. A. W. to Reimburse Firm $5 a Day for Each Man Joining Wnauthorized Strike«.

UNION AND GM URGED 10 TRY PARLEY AGAIN   GOVERNMENT TAKES HAND AS 225,000 REMAIN IDLE

Ford Co. Proposes Union Pay Firm  In Wildcat Strikes   $5 a Man Per Day Reimbursement Asked: ‘Unrealistic’ Says UAW

American Armies Drive Across the Nahe River, Fight Way Into Bingen

PETAIN ORDERED ‘LAVAL'S ARREST   Would Have Used Troops In Africa, Says Marshal

Petain Behind Laval’s Arrest  Nien 32 W440 wee. 65, LGN               are Oar: PO EE     ici  Seized to Prevent Use French Troops to Seize African Colonies

VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE BEING MET ANYWHERE AS FIVE OTHER ALLIED ARMIES HELD BACK ONLY BY SUPPLY PROBLEMS; AIR BLOWS LEAVE ONLY WASTELANDS BEHIND FLEEING BOCHES.

FUEL SHORTAGE - SEEN BY ICKES   Coal Production Inadequate For Nation’s Need

Attorneys for Yamashita Appeal To Supreme Court   Witness Claims Conditions Good In Prison Camps

CORN CROP OUTLOOK THIS YEAR 1S GOOD   Farmers Hope it Matures Before Killing Frosts Came.

Use Subways To Harass   Nazis Using Berlin’s Underground Constantly Pop Up Behind Reds Pushing Ahead in City

Fanatical Berlin Defenders Use Subways To Stage Surprise Raids   Russians Forced To Seal Many Of Underground Tunnels To Prevent Enemy From, Popping Up At Unexpected Spots In Rear.

Surprise Raids Made Against Red Troops   Long Defense Of Capital Possible, Moscow Concedes

Fanatical Nazis Use Subways In Berlin Fight,   Rush From Station-toStation in Express Trains in Weird Battle

Fantastic Battle Rages in Berlin's Subway Network   German Forces Pop Up Behind Russians in Previously Cleared Sections of Canital

Fanatic Huns Move Troops Underground   Germans Also Rushing Men Into City in Last Ditch Attempt To Ston the Russians

Germans Use Berlin Subways To Harass Soviet Invasion; _ Horrors Of Capital Pictired

Fantastic Battle Surges Through Subways Beneath Berlin’s Streets

Iwo. Allied Armies Threaten Munich In Great Encircling Movement; British Storm Bremen

Reds Seek fo Crush Berlin Nazi Defense   Germans Rush From Station to Station  In Subway Trains in Last Stand Defense

FRANTIC NAZIS IN DESPERATE DEFENSE WAYS   Troops Being Transferred Through Berlin Subways to Harass Slowly Procaressing Russians.

Fantastic Warfare Raging Beneath Streets of Berlin; Net Closing Around Capital   Soviets Reach Elbe River as Last Escape Line to West Is Cut Off; Halt af City Now in Russian Hands

Fanatical Nazis Use Subways to Surprise Soviets   Germans Pop Up From Underground Behind Russians; May Mean Long Fight

Fantastic Battle in Berlin as Nazis Use Subways to Pop Up in Soviet Rear

Fantastic Battle Rages In Berlin Subways; Nazi Defense May Be Lengthy

Soviets Reach Elbe, Nearly Close Trap Around Hun Capital   ; :  Germans Send Troops Underground To  Rear of Russian Lines  In City

2 Others Delayec by Roosevelt Doc  More Heard About "A" Priority Rating

Work On Highway 67 To Begin Soon   PECOS COUNTY TAKES ACTION TO GET LAST OF NEEDED RIGHT OF WAY

Gen. MacArthur Boosted for First Secretary   Eisenhower Likely Choice as ~ Supreme Leader

Single Defense Department Would Combine Army, Navy Heads: MacArthur Proposed

300 NIPS DIE AFTER ATTACK ON YANK LINES   Okinawa Death Stand May Produce More Such Suicide Blows

Japs Try Banzai Charge; WipedOut   Possibly Presages Series Of These To Climax Okinawa Death Stand.

Enemy Banzai Attacr Tt urned Into Carnage  +) 21... AFA Cerenanmiinae Troops:   Yanks Slay 250 Screaming Troops; Qenka Peninsula Resistance Ends

Last Stands By Japanese On Okinawa Are Nearing   Fnemy fs Clinging To Smaller Region

Nipponese, Charging in Banzai Style, Wiped Out By US Infantry Division

Americans Wipe  Out 300 Screaming Nips; Foe Wedged Into Small Pocket

U.S. Fleet Not Prepared for Major Battle   King Says Units Disintegrated hy Demobilization

Opens Senate Ratification Hearings On United Na. tions’ Charter Action   INSTRUMENT FOR LASTING PEACE

STETTINIUS IS FIRST BEFORE Bit BULL   Ex-State Secretary Says Instrument Can Be Made te Work

STETTINIUS TELLS SENATORS THAT UNITED NATIONS PEACE PLAN CAN HE EFFECTIVE

STETTINIUS 1S FIRST BEFORE SENATE BODY   Ex-State Secretary Says Instrument Can Be Made to Work

BRITISH UNITS ‘MOVE TOWARD DAMASCUS   U. S. Agrees To Take Role Of Mediator   FIGHTING STOPS   In Both Levantine States: At Least 400 Killed In French-Syrian Clashes

Syrian Dispute [s Heading For Early Solution   French Order Soldiers To Stop Firing After Churchill  Intervenes

U.S. to Join In Mediation Of Dispute   British Send Army Chief To Seurauth

U. S. Agrees To Serve In Role Of A Mediator   Report de Gaulle Has Told America France Should Handle Affair Without Interference

HOPE TO AVOID CONFLICT. WITH BRITISH UNITS   U.S. Willing to Assist In Settling Dispute With Arab World

MAINTAIN POSITIONS   DeGaulle Meets Half Of British Demand; Fighting Halted

De Gaulle Orders Troops Cease Firing, Refuses to Withdraw to Barracks as British Demand

Danger Of British-French Clash Diminishes As Steps Taken To Bring Britain, France And U. S. Into Parley To Settle Issue.

Quiet Reigns in Levant States As Battle Ends   J. S. to Mediate in TriPartite Parley Scheduled Soon in London

French Refuse To Order Troops To: Barracks   Comply With Only Half Of Churchill's Request; U. S. Willing To Be Mediator

Action ts Conciliatory Move In Syrian-French Situation.   HTS BACKS CHURCHILL

French Comply Partially With Churchill’s Demanc   Map on Back Page.

Churchill’s Plea To Avert Conflict Is Partially Filled   ‘United States Agrees to Sit With Other Powers In Role of Mediator as Further Step To Resolve Dispute Menacing Arab World  ee’   ALL IS REPORTED QUIET IN SYRIA AND LEBANON

Comply With Half Wish Of British Chief   United States Agrees To Sit  With Other Powers As Mediator.   ‘ALL QUIET IN SYRIA’

FRENCH TROOPS WILL NOT GO TO THEIR BARRACKS BRITISH  TOLD IN REJECTION BY FRANCE

Men Ordered To Cease Fire By Commanders   British Ultimatum In Levant Dispute Partly Answered

De Gaulle Cabinet Says Troops Will Remain In Their Positions In Syria, Ignoring British Demand That They Retire To Barracks To Avoid Possible Clash— Conciliatory Mood Noted In Order To “Cease Fire” —lU. S. Avrees To Mediator Role

French ‘Forces to  Cease Fire   Refuse to Comply With Churchill’s Order to Retire Troops to Barracks

French Give Cease. Fire Order, Troops Hold to Positions   U. S. Agrees to Sit With Britain, France In Effort to Achieve Peaceful Solution

Report French in Syria Have Ceased Firing on Syrians   Death Toll in Damascus Heavy; Churchill’s Plea Half Heeded

De Gaulle Refuses To Comply With  Churchill Request   French Troops in Syria Obey Cease Fire Order But Are Not Returned to Barracks: U. §. to Join in Mediation

FRENGH TROOPS WILL NOT GO 10 THEIR BARRACKS   Je Gaulle’s Men Comply With Half Of Churchill's Demand; U. S. Will Sit In On Mediation Conference In London.

DeGualle Refuses To Withdraw Soldiers; Orders ‘Cease Fire’   France Fails To Change Original Poli cies for Levant Country in Report  To U.S.

FRENGH REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH BRITISH ORDER   France Invited To Mest U. S. And British

REFUSE BRITISH REQUEST TO GO INTO BARRACKS   London Claims U.S. Agrees To Sit With Other Powers In Role Of Mediator

Refuse Churchill's Request Soldiers Go To Barracks   U.S. To Act In Role Of Mediator In Conference Scheduled For London In Effort To Settle Middle East Crisis

“Cease Fire” Brings Quiet After Riotine   Troops Remain in Barracks as France Moves to Conciliate

U. S. To. Sit In As Mediator   Refuse to Comply with Request of Churchill for Troops to Return to Barracks —All Quiet in Syria After French  Stop Firing—Report 400 Killed

French Yield Partially to British Call   Cease Firing But Refuse to Return Troops to Barrack:

WON'T ORDER SYRIA TROOPS TO BARRACKS   Instructs Soldiers, How ever, to End Gunfire  In Levant

Cease Firing © Order Issued; Truman Backs  Up Charchill   Delicate Situation Ix Being Smoothed

Request To Withdraw Rejected   United States May Act In Role Of Mediator At Proposed Meeting On Syrian Question

Conciliatory Act veen In Order Jo Cease Fire   United States Agrees To Sit With Other Allies In Role Of -Mediater

Full Compliance With Churchill’s  Request Refused   Independence Demands Slated For Conference

PRENGH CERO FIRE BUT oT AY ON BATTLELINE   DeGaulle Complies in Part with British Demands; Plan Parley.

French Units Stand Ground In Syria   British Request to  Return to Barracks Refused, But Cease Fire Order Is Given

Hostilities Die Down But Soldiers Remain   U.S. Agrees to Sit With Other Pawers in Effort to End Strife

France C. Jers Levantine Forces To <--ase Fire  But Not To ° ‘dithdraw”

FRANCE ORDERS TROOPS TO QUIT FIRING IN SYRIA   But De Gaulle Ignores Plea t Remove Forces to Their Barracks

BUT TROOPS NOT ORDERED TO BARRACKS   Order to End Action Against Syrians Is Conciliatory, but Rejection of Churchill Demand for Troop Withdrawals.

Troops Kept In Position; Defy British Orders   Prime Minister Churchill Had Requested French Cominander to Withdvaw Soldiers   Conciliatory Move To End Bloodshed   France Invited to Participate In Conference With Britain and U. S. to Solve Issties

But French Troops Stay At Stations   U. S. To Sit In On Tripartite Mediation Parley In London.

French In Syria Have Ceased Fire   Churchill Request That Men Be Kept in Barracks Refused    Refused  POWERS TO MEDIATE        Danger of Clash Between British and French Averted    POWERS TO MEDIATE

France Refuses To Garrison Her Troops In Syria   Agrees To Churchill Request, However, Tc Discontinue Firing

Cease Fire Order Given, But Troops Won't Withdraw   U. S.“to Sit As Mediator in the Levantine Dispute

Army Is Ordered  To “Cease Fire”   Churchill’s Request That Soldiers Be Sent Back to Barracks To ' Avoid Clash Gets Half Compliance

FRANCE REFUSED T0 COMPLY WITH PART BRITISH REQUEST   TROOPS ORDERED TO CEASE FIRE BUT TO REMAIN IN THEIR POSITIONS

French Balky About Syria   Order Troops to Cease_ Firing, Refuse to Have Them Retire to Barracks

French Cease Fire But Troops Patrol   Demand to Remove Army to Garrisor Refused; Hostilities Halt; Meet With U.S.. British Seen Soon

Conciliatory Move Made, However, By Ordering Troops To ‘Cease Fire’ and Take Orders from British To End Bloodshed in Turbulent Middle East

WANT TO BUILD LIN   Gas Company Says Additional Fuel Is Needed to Meet Demands

Battle Line Forms at ‘Great Wall’ of China   American-Transported Nationalists Take Up Positions Opposing Chinese Reds on Manchuria Border: Communists “ Will. Oppose Landings”

U, S. SHIPS LAND NATIONALIST ARMY FORGES   Government Troops Line Up For Battle With Communists

Crucial Test Building Up in Manchuria   Chinese Factions Assembling Forces Along Great Wall

Chinese Forces In Battle Position Along Great Wall   American Ships Land Nationalist Soldiers

U.S. Transports China Troops Into War Zone   Thousands: Of Nationalists and Communists  Oppose Each Other; Marines Stand By

U. 0, oHlPo PUT MORE CHINESE. ON FRONT LINE   Thousands of Chiang’s Men Face Communists at Coastal Anchor.

Big Test Is Brewing at China Wall   Troop Masses Confront One Another. but No Open Warfare Yet.

Chiang's Troops Face Red Forces At Chinwangtao   See Presence Of American Marines Halting Battle Near Ancient Great Wall

THINK PRESENCE OF U. S. MARINES DELAYS FIGHTING   American Transported Nationalists Move Into Line Opposing Yenan Communists

Situation Tense, No  Fighting   Troops in China Move Into Battle Positions. But War Has Not Broken Out

AMERICAN SHIPS TRANSPORTING CHINESE TROOPS   Nationalists Take Up Positions Facing Chinese Communists; General Wedemeyer Denies U. S. Intervention, But Admits Marines Involved In Skirmishes

Forees Reach Kast End of Chinese Wall   Presence of U, S. Marines in Area Prevents Start of Fighting—Test Building Up

Chiang’ s Units Take ‘up Battle Posts In North   Presence of U. S. Marines Believed Reason. Fighting Not Started

Government Troops Will Attack Reds   Only Presence of U. S. Marines Delay Clash; Communists Well Dug In

Chinese Armies in Battle Positions   Nationalist Forces Oppose Reds Along Eastern - End of Wall   BUT NO FIGHTING YET   Presence: of American Marines May Be Restraining Influence

U. S. Transported Chinese at Front   Nationalist Troops in Positions Facing Communists, Presence of Marines Prevents Battle Outbreak

NATIONALISTS LINE UP ALONG CHINA WALL   Wedemeyer Admits Skirmishes Involving American Marines

American Navy Puts Chinese Nationalist Army in Vital Aree   Land Troops at Great Wall Facing Entrenched Red Armies

Thousands Of Warriors Gird For Civil War   Avmjes Drawn Up Before Greal Chinese Wall Be. tween Disputed North China and Manchuria   Fighting Not Yet Started, Is Report   Crucial Test Building Up 10 Miles From Chinwangtao; U. S. Forces.  Transport Troops

Nationalists Take Battle Positions   Line Up Opposite Communist Forces At Eastern End of Great China Wal!

Facing Powerful Communist Forces Along Great Wall   Fighting Not Yet Started, With American Marines In Strategic Area Positions

Presence of American Marines in District Probably Prevents Outbreak of Fichtina

China Government Troops Take Position Against Reds; Moved by Americans

Americans Transport Nationalist Chinese Troops To Battle Position:

Nationalist Army Moves into Battle Position Around Great Wall City Of Shanhaikwan; Reported Finds Little Indication Of Genuine War

Armies Are In Position  Along Wall   ” Wedemeyer In New Controversy

Take Positions Facing Yenan Red Soldiers      Battle Expected Along Great Chinese Wall Boundary Between Disputed Territories

CHIANG ARMY MOVED BY U. S.   Nationalist Troops Slip Into Battle Array Along Great Wall Facing Reds.

CHIANG FORGES ARE PREPARED FOR THE REDS   Nationalists into Battle Positions Along Eastern End Of Great Wall

Full-Scale Civil Warfare Expected To Explode in North at Any Hour; U. S.-Transported Units in Position

‘Nationalists Move Is On Reds Along  Manchuria Borde:   Adm.  Bartey’s Skips Pour Ashore Chiang’s Troups Who Move into Position Against Fluse Red Forces At . Manchuria.

Chinese Line Up For Battle   But So Far Neither Reds Nor Chiangists Seem to Feel Time Is Ripe for Gpen Warfare

U. S. Ships Put Chinese Army Ashore   Nationalists Landed In Amphibious Operation At Northeast Hopeh  Province Port

U. S. Amphibious Forces Put Ashore Elements Of Two Chinese Nationalist Armies, Communists Are Well Dug In

American-Transported Forces Opposing Communists Along Eastern End Of Great Wall

Troops Take Up Stands On End Of Wali   Writer Says Setup Looks Like Schoolboys Playing At War In Dead Earnestness

By THURSTON MacAULEY   Tells Of Horror As Jap Submarine  Sinks U. S. Ship

JAPS STRAFED HELPLESS MEN   ENEMY SUBMARINE OPENED FIRE WITH MACHINEGUNS ON CREW OF TORPPEDOED SHIP

PLAN TO REDUCE CLOTHING PRICES HITS SIDETRACK   OPA GRANTS NEW PRICE BOOSTS TO MAKERS OF FABRICS

Lower Prices  For Clothing  Not Seen Now   Government's Plans For Rolling Back Retail Marks Is Given Jolt by OPA

Plan fo Roll Back Clothing Prices Sidetracked Indefinifely by OPA

A Paving Way Added Boost Clothing Cost  Manned Roll-Back O1 picee ide-lracked

PLAN TO SLICE CLOTHING COST MEETS DELAYS   New Price Concession Given Manufacturers  In OPA Order

OPA Backs Down On Plan io Cut Clothing Price   Further Price Concessions Granted to Manufacturers of Fabrics, Other Raises Seen

Government's Plan for Rolling Back Cothing Prices May Be Side-Tracked

Sidetrack OPA’s Price Rollback   Cut In Clothing Prices Jolted As New Con cessions Are Made.

SENATORS BACK FOOD CZAR BILL   But Leaders Would Reject Court Review for OPA Rulings

FOOD CZAR’ CONTROL PLAN. WINS BACKING IN SENATE   ADMINISTRATION LEADERS SUPPORT “CZAR” BUY OPPOSE OPA COURT APPEAL PROPOSAL

FOOD CZAR PLAN GAINS SUPPORT   Senate Hopes To Knock Out Court Appeal On OPA Rules

Democrats in Senate Favor Food Czar Plan   Oppose Other Amendments Voted in House

AMENDED OPA PROPOSAL GOES TO COMMITTEE   Demo Leader Declares Senate to Yield On Food Czar

blazing Oil Drives Japs from Shuri Caves   Marine Attackers Haul Drums Of Oil To Top Of Ridges Over Jap Defenses

Q Nominated As Generals By Roosevelt   4-Star Rank Asked For Top Men In Staff And Vital Field Positions

FR Nominates Nine Generals   President Suggests Four-Star Officers

Controls to End, WPB Head Pledge:   Industry Assured Freedom to Aid Reconversion

High Score Made at Duplicate Club   S. C. Turner and J. R. Snowday Made Score of 142'4 Last Night.

Held High Seore In © Duplicate Bridge   Mrs. Frank Norman and Mrs. Ed Wolter Were High With 1364.

COLDER WEATHER OWE IN LAKES ARES   Weather Bureau Says Unseasonably Warm Spell Is Definitely Ended.

Warm Weather At End; Freeze Is Predicted In the Great Lakes Area

3 Controversial Issues Facing Legion Pass Hurdles ‘On Eve Annual Convention

LEGION HOLDS 2TTH ANNUAL CONVENTION   Faces Three Controversial Issues at. Chicago

BARUCH URGES RESEARCH FOR U. §. DEFENSE   Says Need for Permanent Preparedness Lesson of Two Wars

Training Plan Is Also Favored by Elder Statesman   Activities of Enemy Scientists May Lead To Third War, Claim

BARUCH TELLS HIS PROGRAM ~ FOR SECURITY   URGES: DEFENSE RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND UNSVER_ BAL MILITARY TRAIN. “ANG, PLAN

Baruch Pleads For Permanent Preparedness   Scientific Study Plus Military Training Urged

BARUCH URGES RESEARCH UNIT TO AID DEFENSE   Favors Universal Military Training In “Permanent Preparedness”

LAWRENCE MAKING A Y-J DAY PLAN   Special Committee Meeting This Afternoon to Dis ‘cuss Matter

LAWRENCE MAKING: A Y-J DAY PLAN    e e e  Special Committee Meeting  This Afternoon to Dis‘cuss Matter   CHURCHES ARE READY

MADE A FORCED LANDING    Engine of B-24 Failed in Snow- gtorm Near Commerce, Okla.

E. N. MCNEW DIES IN TRACTOR UPSET   Former Lost Island Twp. Resident Killed Instantly When a ’ Tractor Upsets.

Changes. Taking Place: ‘May Be Sy stemitic. “Of An Awakening. Of. The Largely Back. yard Balkans.

No Cause For Weeping  Disappearance Of Kings In Balkans May Herald  End To Age-OldSerfdom  

KING Z0G TO BE ON UNEMPLOYED LIST IF NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY WINS IN  ALBANIAN ELECTION---MACKENZIE

COLORFUL KING ZOG OF ALBANIA WHO TOOK THRONE WITH SWORD, DESTINED TO BECOME IOBLESS

 CONTINUING THE GHEAT ADVEN'  TURE: ANOTHER KING THTS TOBOGGAN; WAYBE JOBLESSNESS NOT SO BAD

FRED KALTENBACH TAKEN BY SOVIETS   Wife Reports He Was Ar. rested June 14; Not Heard From Sinre.

NN HUNT FOR ALTENBAC   Wife Tells Military Gov’t in Berlin Circumstances of Disannearance.

KALTENBACH'S WIFE HINTS AT DEFENSE PLEA   Quarreled Fiercely With Party Chiefs, She Sayvs—Without Giving Proof

Civil Service Pay Hike Proposed By President   Truman Also Wants More Pay For Solons, Federal Judges and Cabinet Members

Truman Seeks Incre ase In Federal Pay   Senate Dees. A Lot of Talking While House Takes A Recess. Govcrument — Reorganiza. tion Discussed

Back of the Headlines  Authorities Agree Japan Invasion   By RALPH HEINZEN United Preave War Analuct

No Settlement of Strike Disputes in Sight; Nearly ‘Half Million Workers Idle

‘Calls Washington Strike Discredit To Unions: 'G. M. Strike Spreads

JAPS IN ASIA, INDIES GIVE UP AT SINGAPORE   Mountbatten Reveals Plans All Set For Invasion

BRITISH ACCEPT SURRENDER FROM SINGAPORE JAPS   MOUNTBATTEN SAYS HE WILL SUPPORT ‘STERN MEASURES’

Mountbatten Accepts Surrender Of All Jap Forces In South East A sia And East Indies At Singapore

Japs Give Up All Forces in South Asia —   - Formal Surrender . Takes Place At Singapore

ALL SINGAPORE TURNED OVER TO ALLIES   Mountbatten Warns Japs To Cooperate Or Else   989,000 TROOPS   Involved In Formal Surrender: No Arrogance Will Be Tolerated

Southeast Asia’s Japs Turn Arms Over To Mountbatten In Formal Surrender Action

‘Surrender of Jap Forces ‘In Southeast Asia and East Indies Made To Mountbatten

British Leader Gives Japanese Stern Warning   Lord Mouuthatton Accepts Surrender of 585,000 Nipponese Troops lu Southeast Asia   Richest Conquest  Of Japs Given Uy   Aliied Commander Warns No Arrogance Will Be Tolerated; “We Will Be Masters”

All Japs In Asia, Fast Indies Viel   Arrogance Will Not Be Tolerated

Formal Public  Ceremony Held At Singapore    All Nipponese Forces In Southeast Asia And East Indies Capitulate To Mountbatten

British Accept Jap Surrender In Asia Area   Lord Mountbatten Receives Document At Formal Pubal he Ceremony.   LOSE RICH CONQUEST:

JAPS GIVE UP AT SINGAPORE   Mountbatten Receives Surrender; Will Tolerate’ No Arrogance

Mountbatten Tolerates No Arrogance   Surrender Involves 585,000 Japanese Soldiers And Sailors

Will Tolerate No Arrogance  Mountbatten Receives Surrender Of All Japs In Southeastern Asia

URRENDER TO MOUNTBATTEN   All Jap Forces in Southeast ’ Asia and East Indies’ _ Give Up.

Jap Holdings Surrendered  At Singapore   All Forces in Southeast Asia and East Indies Yield to Mountbatten In Brief Ceremony

Indies Freed: At Surrender In Singapore   585,000 Japs Quit In Southeast Asia; Mounthatten Stern.

Japs Surrender In Southeastern Asta-East Indies   Mountbatten Will Not Tolerate Any Arrogance Obstinacy, Impudence.

BRITISH ACCEPT NIP SURRENDER AT PUBLIC RITES   Singapore Commander Not to Tolerate Any Tricks by Japanese

Stern Measures Promised Japan  Lord Mountbatten Accepts Surrender

Singapore Sees Jap Surrender To Mountbatten   Enemy Forces In South east Asia And East In dies Yield Formally.

British Accept Jap Surrender Of Southeast Asia, East Indies Forces   Mountbatten Tells Japs At Singapore Ceremony He Will Tolerate No Arrogance, Obstinacy, Impudence Or Non-Cooperation.

Tokyo's Hordes Battle Daily With Starvation   Hungry Japanese Fight For Fish

 ° Inhabitants Struggle To Obtain Food  Hanger Evident Throughout Toky O  )

Tokyo's Hungry Search Food As Typhoon Strikes   Survivals Cry for Food and Shelter

Believe Germans Move Some Troops From West Front   Probably Shifted To East In Hope Of Coping With Russian Advance   TWO-FRONT WAR EFFECT NOW FELT

TOKYO WARNS NATION: ENEMY FLEET IS NEAR:   Declares It Is In Waters South of Japan and That “Rigid Watch” Is Required.

Okinawa Fight Rises in Fury, Yanks in Naha   Chinese Open New Attack; MacArthur's Men Take Ipo River Dam

People Warned To “Watch Rigidly”; Small Gains Made On Tough Okinawa

STRIKES HIT FACTORIES IN OHIO CITIES   Cleveland's Westinghouse Clerks Idle: Goodrich Dispute Continues

OFFICE HELP IN LIMA REFUSE TO END STRIKE   Ministerial Association Acts to Settle Walkout in Akron Plants

Nationalists Gain In China Fighting   Communist Strongpoint Completely Surrounded

Nationalists Surround  Red Stronghold  Communists Say   Communists Say U.S. Marines Aiding Government

Nationalists Surround — Red Stronghold   Communists Say U.S. Marines Aiding Government

t Capture Of Modlin And Pryasnysz acported In Order Of The Day; Brings Germany To Threshold Of Decision   HAS ENTIRELY CHANGED PICTURE OF WAR NOW

Silesian Border Is Reported Crossed; Capital Endangered; Nazis May Retreat To Oder

Assert Russia Break Mad’ Polish Borax   Fortress City of Modlin Said Overrun By Soviet Forces

Reported — 250 Miles  From Berlin   BREAK INTO GERMAN SILESIA; ‘ALSO MAKE FLANKING DRIVE... TO CUT OFF EAST PRUSSIA

SOVIF] ARMY 250 MILES FROM BERLIN   Another Force Moves to Cut Off East Prussia

Way Blasted Open For Flanking Drive To Baltics To Cut Off E, Prussia   German Defenses Crumble In Poland   Fortress City Northwest Of Warsaw And 1,000 Other Places Overrun

MILE-AN-HOUR DRIVE CROSSES SILESIA BORDER   225 Miles From Berlin

Moscow Says Reds Fight In Silesia   Flanking Drive Aimed at Cutting Off East Prussia

WASHINGTON IN GRIP OF TRANSIT STRIKE   Half Million Gov't Workers Are Affected By Walkout

CAPITAL TROLLEY, BUS LINES IDLE   4,000 Refuse To Work Unti Pay Demands Are Met

CAPITAL HIT BY WALKOUT   TROLLEY AND BUS TRANSFOR. TATION 15: PARALYZED BY" ’  STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES °

'Battle’s Over but Othman Becomes New  War Correspondent With Official Pants

Balikpapan Bay Now in Allied Hands   Australians Continue Inland Advances on Island of Borneo

Balikpapan’s Broad Bay Ts Conquered   Refinery Area in Hands of Australian Troops

BALIKPAPAN BAY HELD BY ALLIES   AUSTRALIANS WIN COMPLETE CONTROL OF PANDANSARI REFINERY AREA. i

BALIKPAPAN BAY CONTROLLED BY ALLIED FORCES   Aussies Hold All Of Hotly. Contested Pandansari  Refinery Area   CLOSE AIR SUPPORT GIVEN GROUND TROOPS

BALIKPAPAN’S BAY SECURED   Allies Win Complete Control of Big Anchorage; Refinery Area Taken

Australians Are Making Excellent Progress in Borneo   Balikpapan’s Broad Bay s Now Completely in Hands of Allied Forces

Only 870,000 Men to Remain Overseas Now   AMERICAN TROOPS WILL BE RETURNED BY JULY 1ST

Two More Nazi Prisoners Are  Hanged ByU.S.   Sent to Gallows Cringing for Killing Fellow Prisoner They Accused of Being Traitor

Two More Germans Put to Death for Comrade’s Murder   U.S. Army Executes Second Group of Nazi Slayers

TWO GERMAN PRISONERS ARE HANGED   Nazis Go to Their Deaths at Fort Leavenwortt for Murder of a Fellow. Captive at a Camp in South Carolina.

2 MORE GERMAN CAPTIVES HANGED   EXECUTED AT U.S, CAMP FOR MURDER OF FELLOW PRISONER

TWO MORE GERMAN POWS ARE HANGED   Executed for Murder of Man Whom They Said Was a Traitor.

2 Nazi POW’s Executed For Slaying Mate   Second Group Hanced In Week

Two More Nazi  POWs Executed   Two Germans Near Collapse And Nervous As They Are Hanged.

Two More German Prisoners of War Hanged for Murder at Leavenworth

2 MORE NAZIS ARE EXECUTED   Prisoners Are Hanged for Killing Fellow German In U. S. Camp

TWO MORE NAZI PRISONERS WERE HANGED TODAY   Went to Their Deaths Shortly After Midnight for Murder of Fellow Prisoner   WERE NEAR COLLAPSE   The Two, Showing Signs of Nervousness Were Rudolph Straub, E. Gauss.

Navy Flyer Dies in Plane Crash  Lt, James Richmond Wilin ld in Planted ee

Navy Flyer Dies in Plane Crash  Lt. James Richmond Killed in Florida

Grimly Effective, New Rat Poison May Rid World of Dangerous Rodent

ODT To Lift Controls On Bus Service   Order Effective On Auqust 3)

Controls Over  Buses Lifted   May Be Months Before Equipment Available To Derive Benefits.

BUS AND STREET CAR CONTROLS SOON AT END   ODT Will Withdraw Its Far-Reaching Statement Of Policy Of April, 1942, Next Friday

SPORTS, CLUBS, SHOWS CLOSED UP AT MIDNIGHT   Byrnes ‘Request’ Will Have War Agencies Forces Lined Up Behind It

Union Awaits OM Reply To Request  For Arbitration   Immediate Strike May Result if Management Refuses To Arbitrute lecnes.

Reply Awaited On Auto Wages  Industry's Decision Couce af Anviety

Employes Of GM Hint Strike Vote In Wage Dispute   Union Men Awaiting Executives’ Reply

GM Will Reply To Arbitration on Or Before Nov. 23   Auto Industry Anxiously Awaits Important Decision

Auto Industry Awaits GMC Reply To Union Proposal For Arbitration On Wage Demand:   Delegates Of UAW Approve Offer And Give Corporation 24 Hours To Make Its Decision

Auto Workers Wait ForGeneral Motors Reply to Proposal   Corporation Is Given 24 Hours to Reply to 2 Settlement Plan  of Union

Await GMC Reply To Auto Workers   Answer To Workers’ UItimatum On Arbitration Anxiously Awaited

GM Reply Is Awaited by Motor World   Strike Decision May Hinge on Stand on Union Proposal

Auto Industry Awaits GM's Reply On Plan   Gives Big Corporation 24 Hours To Make Its De cision On Proposal.   TENSE WAGE DISPUTE

Helpless As Captor Commits Armed Robbery, Car Theft, Theft of Licenses

REICH HAMMERED IN DAY LIGHT ASSAULT ON HEELS OF DEVASTATING — WEEKEND BLOWS

BOMBER FLEETS HITTING REICH   Nazis Send Out Early Warn: ings Of New Attacks

B-29s Again Bomb Tokyo   Report U.S. Troops Continue Drive Toward Manila Against Jap Resistance

B-24's Heavily Bomb Tokyo And Indo-China   Drive on Manila Meets, Stiffer Nippon Resistance

Aftermaths of Wars Differ $$ $$  Reconversion Locally } Not  Repetition Of Late 1918

 Aftermaths of Wars Differ   Reconversion Locally Not  Repetition Of Late 1918

No Records Set By Weather In October      Rainfall Last’ Month Less _ Than. an Inch, Weath ‘erman Reports :

No Records Sef By Weather In October   Rainfall Last Month Less Than an Inch, Weath‘erman Reports

Fear Seizes Berlin As Capital Watches  Defenses Crumble   Report Fall Of Kustrin Imminent; Himmler Masses Elite Troops; Refugee Traffic Jams Highways

MOSCOW ANNOUNCED PIERCING OF ODER LINE BEFORE BERLIN  AMERICANS OCCUPY ‘ BLOODY SCHMIDT AFTER BREAKING SIEGFRIED LINE

-JHUKOV HAMMERS WEAKEST LINK OF CAPITAL DEFENSE   EXPAND FOOTHOLDS WEST OF THE ODER, SAYS BERLIN RADIO

German Capital “Witnessing Crumbling Of Last Obstacle In Its Forefield,” Moscow Radio Declares— Complete Breakdown Of Enemy’s River Defenses Anticipated — Numerous Bridgeheads Established By Red Armies—Kuestrin May Fall Early

Oder Line Pierced by Soviet Troops and Massed Artillery Hammers Low West Bank of Weak Link in German Defenses.   Seven Bridgeheads, 30 Miles 0! Reich Capital, Won by Russians

OE f  ah  vin  a)  ee: "  * i" . Oo     in Panic  teds s Smash ° “iver Line   Den .O2Fr IVe twork Of Dams  captured By Americans

Oder Line Overcome By Soviets   Moscow Has People o Berlin in Panic as Russians Near

ENTER SUBURBS OF FRANKFURT AND KUESTRIN   Nazis Report Red Forces Breaking Into Baltic Port Of Elbing

Russians Drive  to Within 38 Miles of Stettin   German Broadcasts Say Soviet Shock Units Have Expanded Six Bridgeheads Across Oder River: Kuestrin Is Encircled

‘SS’ Troops Are Massed. By Himmler   Roads South and West of  City Jammed With Refugees in Flight

Berlin in Panic as Line Breaks   Hammer Out 7 Bridgeheads Over River, Berlin Says

Reds Cross At Numerous New Points   Massed Guns Pound At Weakest Nazi Link In  Kuestrin Area.

Ferry Large Number Of Tanks and Fresh Troops Across the Oder Near the German Capial

Soviets Declare Oder River Line Penetrated And Zhukov's Army Is Poised For Final Assault Against German Capital City

Stalin Awaits Word Army Has Crossed River; Berlin Said Guarded By Himmier

Report Last Big Obstacle Before Capital Toppling; Await Fall Of Kuestrin   Defense Of City Given Himmler As Goebbels Flees To South

REDS EXPAND ARIDGEHEADS ACROSS ODER   otic Pat  Line Pierced and Berlin Is in Panic, Moscow Radio Says, Declaring Last Obstacle Crumbles.   ‘SEVERAL IMPORTANT TOWNS ARE ‘SEIZED   One Finnish Broadcast  - Declares Russian Tanks Probe to Outskirts of Imperiled Capital.

“Oder Line Has Been Pierced,”  Red Radio Says   Moscow Reported Expecting Official Announce pent of Complete  i Nazi down      Himmler Masses SS Troops Tn Capital   German Metropolis In Panie: Roads Out of City Reported Jammed With  Fleeing Refueces

Moscow Hourly Expects  News of a Breakthru  ( in Force  7 BRIDGEHEADS WON   Russians Announce Battle Moves Into Berlin For ward Defenses

Soviet Toeholds On West Side of River Reported   Zhukov’s Pounding Artillery Hammers Weak Nazi Defenses

Battle For Capital Enters Final Stage   Oder River Defenses Overrun By Russian Troops; All-Out Assault In Progress; Panic Reported Growing In Reich

Nazi Reports Place Soviet Forces 30 Miles From Capital Center   J hukov Widening All Bridgeheads   Himmler Masses SS Troops To Keep Order, Refugees’ Jamming Roads

RED ARMY REPORTED HAVE BROKEN LAST BARRIER TO CAPITAL   ANNOUNCEMENT SIGNIFYING BREAKDOWN OF ODER LINE IS EXPECTED SOON

REDS HAVE 7 FOOTHOLDS ON BERLIN FRONT   Moscow Radio Says . Capital in Panic, Refugees Leaving City

Total BreakDown i xpectec  Almost Hourly   Himmler Masses SS Troops in Berlin As Fleeing Refugees Jam Roads To South, West

Russians Expand  Oder Bridgeheads   One Soviet Army Force Forges Ahead Within «38 Miles OF Baskit’s Seaport OF Stettin

Br eakdown Of Last Nazi Barrier Near  Soviets Hammer Out 7  i ge Peay eee rE, 9 es   Soviets Hammer Out 7 Bridgeheads on Berlin Front   CAPITAL IN PANIC   Moscow Awaits Word of Smash Across River in Force '

Russian Capital Hourly Expecting News German Defenses Have Collapsed

Big Break Expected Hourly   Nazi SS Troops Mass For Defense of Berlin. As Russians Beat at Bridgeheads Over Oder

Soviets Declare Berlin Defenses Are Crumbling   Russians Hammer Out 7 Bridgeheads On River Front Leading to Capital

CLAIM BERLIN INPANIC AFTER LINES WAVER   Kuestrin-Stettin Defenses Shelled To Pave Way For Charge

ARE 79 PCT. OF THE WAY ACROSS REICH   Troops Reach the City of Gotha, 140 Miles From Berlin—British Closing Trap on the Enemy in North Holland.

Zhukov’s Guns Pounding Oder West Bank Heavily And Widen Brideeheads

FINAL BARRIER TO BERLIN { CRACKING FAST   American Doughboys Near Last of Roer River Dams

[Nazis Stage Bitter Fight to Hold Line; Kuestrin Tottering   Himmier Massing 5S Inside Capital; Goebbels Reported in Flight South; = 000-Men Fall in Day Before Soviets

BATTLE ROARS NEAR BERLIN'S OUTER GATES   ODER LINE BROKEN; PORT OF STETTIN GOAL OF REDS

RED ARMY REPORTED HAVE BROKEN LAST BARRIER 0 CAPITAL  ANNOUNCEMENT SIGNIFY. ING BREAKDOWN OF ODER  nh i

Last Obstacle Crumbling   Oder Line Pierced, Himmler Given Job of Defending City of Berlin

AWAITING BIG NEWS   Finns Report Soviet Tanks Are Probing Berlin Outskirts

Berlin Is In Panic Says Moscow Report   Russians Pounding at Weakest Link in Capital's Defense and Crossing of River in Force Believed Imminent.

Threaten To Trap Scores Of Thousands Of  Nazi Troops   EXPAND BRIDGEHEADS ‘ACROSS ODER RIVER

Moscow Reports (Oder River Line Now Pierced  SS Troups Now Massing I In Nazi  oe ene bm

Russians Breach Oder River Line In Seven Places   Germans Entrust Capital Defense To Gestapo Chief

FIRST WHITE RUSSIAN ARMY. SMASHES ACROSS IN FORCE: COMPLETE BREAKDOWN SEEN

Reds Establish 7 Bridgeheads West Of River, Berlin Admits   Nearest Is 30 Miles From Reich Capital; Kuestrin Totters

REFOGEES FLEEING BERLIN   Moscow Expects River To Be Crossed ‘In Foree’

MOSCOW ANNOUNCED PIERCING OF ODER LINE BEFORE BERLIN  AMERICANS OCCUPY BLOODY SCHMIDT AFTER

Yanks Take Schmidt In Drive Through Twin Siegfried Line   Soviets Tell of Panic in Berlin as Rec Armies Crack Last Defenses Of Capital

MOSCOW RADIO REPORTS ODER LINE PIERCED   Says Berlin In Panic; Soviets Near Canital

feds Ferry  Men, Tanks © Across River  Threaten To Trap   Threaten To Trap Many Thousands In Northern Pocket

EXPAND ODER BRIDGEHEADS   Germans Admit Gain: By Russians Sweeping on Berlin

Germans Admit Soviets Extending  Oder River Bridgeheads With Story Of Giant Red Tanks

REDS CRUMBLE BERLIN DEFENSE   LAST OBSTACLE BEFORE CAPITAL SAID SMASHED

Soviet Forces Drive Spear. head Ciose to  Stettin TRAP 1S CLOSING ON GERMAN TROOPS     More Soldiers and Troops Ferried Across the Oder

Moscow Says Berlin Is in  Crip of Panic   Massed Soviet Artillery Hammers Bank of River Between Kuestrin and Stettin, Weak Link in Nazi Defenses

Weak Link Of Berlin Defense Hit By Zhukov   Moscow Reports Kuestrin About To Be Captured

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL BREAK EXPECTED SOON   Himmler Preparing to Defend Berlin, Says  Russian Radio

Germans Frantically Witness Crumbling Of Last Obstacle In Forefield; Moscow Is Agog

Expect Report Hourly Defense Line Is Broken   Berlin Described In Panic And Witnessing The Crumbling Of Last Obstacle

LAST DEFENSES OF GITY SAID TC BE CRUMBLING   Russians Expect First White Russian Army to Head Invasion Across the Oder

Russians Mass for Crossing of Oder   Oder Line Pierced, Last Defense Of Berlin Crumbles, Exults Red Radio: Dozens of Bridgeheads Told

Moscow Asserts Berlin In Panic   Says German Capital Witnessing Crumbling Of Last Obstacle In Forefield; Complete Breakdown Seen

Moscow Says Berlin Panic  Grows Daily   Russians Clearing Last Obstacle From Path

OTHER RUSSIAN FORCES EXPAND SIX BRINGEHEADS   Finnish Broadcast Asserts Soviet Tanks Smashing At Outskirts of Berlin

Berlin Said To Be In Panic As Russians Gain   Breakthrough In Force Indicated By Moscow Radio Announcement

SEE DIRECT ASSAULT ON: BERLIN SOON   Moscow Hourly Expect ing Official Announce« ment Which Will Signify Complete Breakdown of River Defenses:’

Approach Dam Checking Froni  Offensive Imminent At Cologne, Belief

Moscow Says Berlin Is Viewing Crumbling Of Last Defenses At Oder

Berlin Reported to Be In Panic at Seeing Last Defense Line Crumbling   Germans Report Seven Russian  Bridgeheads on the Berlin Front

PUSHING ON 70 BERLIN   City Is Witnessing Crumbling of Last Obstacle in Its Forefield.   MANY RIVER CROSSINGS

U, S. FIRST ARMY CLEAR THROUGH SHEGFRIED LINE   Panic Grips German Capital As Russian Tanks Reported Probing Into Outskirts

WHITE SOVIET FORCES CROSS VITAL STREAM   Nazi Capital Reported In Panic As Russians Hammer Out Seven Bridgeheads On Berlin Front

Stettin Is Further Menaced While Bridaeheads Across Oder Expanded

Last Defenses Pierced as. Soviets Cross Oder River   Seven Bridgeheads Established in Arc Fast Closing on Doomed Reich Capital

BERLIN ADMITS SOVIETS SET UP 19 BRIDGEHEADS   Himmler Said Fleeing Berlin, Himmler Taking Defense

City In Panic With Crumbling Of Oder Line   Berlin Accounts Say Russians Have Hammered Out Seven Bridgeheads On Berlin Front

Finnish Report. Has Tanks af - City Outskirts   Reds Hold Seven Bridge. heads; Himmler.’ in Clhiaroe of Defense:

Reds Pierce Line of Oder, Radio Asserts   Berlin Says Russians Have Established Seven Bridgeheads On Weetern Rank

‘Russ Pierce Oder Barrier; Berlin Panicky   Last Major Defense Obstacle Before German Capital Crumbling Fast

Soviets Hammer Out Seven Bridgeheads Over Stream; Mass SS Troops In Capital

Bridgehead Enlarging Is Claimed During Day   ‘Artillery Is Blasting At Capital Defenses

Red Onslaught Is Rushing Through Line   Nazis’ Last Defense Is Crumbling as Invaders Gain Speed

REDS ANNOUNCE LAST SHIELD OF BERLIN TOTTERS   Radio Claims That Russians Have Hammered Out 7 Footholds In Push

Maj. Gen. LeMay Makes Record Flight From Honolulu to Washington, D. C., in Superfortress

Europe Faces Grim Prospect Of Hunger   Farmlands Deadly With Mines, Horses Vanished, Too Late For General Planting—Holland, Poland Most Desperate

EUROPE FACES NEAR-FAMINE   First Winter Of Peace May Be Worse Than Any in War

Europe Faces Acute Food Shorfage   War Continues Too Far Into Spring for Europe to Feed Itself

Kurope Food Outlook Grim   Widespread Hunger Expeeted In First Winter Of Peace On Continent.

Grim Spectre Of Starvation More Severe Than In Wartime Facina Ravaaed Eurone

Gix Are Killed In Auto Crash   Five Youths And Girl Are Victims Of Accident In Philadelphia

Jap Schools to ~ Close for Year  Students, Teachers to  Be Mobilized for War

BALTIC. PORTS FLAMING; REDS ENTER SUBURBS   Capture of ,Kuestrin Releases Masses Against Berlin

‘Wants To End  Censorship ‘On V-J Day   Price Doesn't Want It Prolonged

Fate of Destroyer Pope Revealed     Liberated Commander States  Ship Was Sunk By Jap Force

Allied Commander Penalizes Influential Newspaper Asahi For Publishing Inflammatory Articles— Japanese Press Generally Begins Condemning Fallen War Leaders For Barbarism Of Soldiers— Occupation Estimate Stirs State Department

’ MacArthur Bears ' Down on the Japs   ;General Orders Two-Day Suspension of Influential Newspaper   -FOR ARTICLES PRINTED   Jecupation of Defeated Country Moves Along Smoothly

Jap Newspaper Put On2-DaySuspension; Air Service Resumed   Washington Cheers and Opposes MacArthur's 200,000 Occupation Force

MacArthur Suspends _ J ap Paper   Two-Day Shutdown Ordered Because of Editorials; Press Raps Barbarism of Soldiers

Jap Newspaper Banned 2 Days For Editorial  MacArthur Ckastizes Press; Japs Begin Te, Revanl Atracitiac

U. S. Suspends Tokyo Daily In New Move   Propaganda Stories Head to Quick Action by MacArthur

‘VIOLATION OF CENSORSHIP BY ‘TOKYO PAPER BRINGS PENALTY: ARTHUR MOVES INTO TOKYO

MacArthur Cracks Down on Japanese Newspaper ‘Asahi’   Daily Charges U. S. With Barbarism in Using Atomic Bomb

‘Death Marclv’  General Jailed   Homma Denies Ordering Torture; Americans Will Step Up Occupation

Big Jap Paper Suspended For ‘Incendiarism   Nipponese Press Begins Condemning War Chiefs  For Barbarous Acts.

MacArthur Cracks Down On Asahi   Inflammatory Articles Cause Action

Occupation of Jap Homeland Islands Proceeds Quietly   High - Ranking Officers Join Enlisted Men in Exodus From Pacific

Publication Banned For ;Two Days As Result OF Criticism Of Use Of Atomic Bomb

YANKS SUSPEND NIP NEWSPAPER   JAPANESE VIOLATION OF SURRENDER CHARGED

Cheers, Anxiety Greet MacArthur Occupation Plan   State Departme tnls Surprised, Concerned by 700,000 Fiqure

Suspended For Criticising Use Of Atom Bomb   Censored Press Now Tele ing People of Atrocities. Committed by Nation.

Surprise at MacArthur  Statement   One Official Fears the Wrong Impression Might Spread Abroad

MacArthur Suspends Publication of Asahi for Two Days.   INFLAMATORY ARTICLES

Influential Jap Paper Suspended By MacArthur   Meanwhile Nippon Press  Begins to Condemn Fallen Leaders.   They Are Prodded to Tell of Atrocities

Empire Press Begins Blasting Fallen Leaders  Restrictions Eased Pin Tealue Ate Case's

MacArthur Tells Japs They're Not Equal of Allies   News ‘Crack Down’ And Troop Occupation Program Widened

SUSPENDS DAILY AFTER ARTICLES ON USE OF BOME   No Further Comment From MacArthur After Alarm Expressed In Washington on 200,000

M’Arthur Cracks Down On Influential Jap Paper; Press Now :Berates Chiefs

Press Began To Condemn War Leaders   No Further Elaboration On MacArthur's Statement OF Oecupation.   MAY RESUME SERVICE

ARGENTINA INSTATE OF TURMOIL   Students Are > Locked Up After  Demonstrations

STARS AND STRIPES FLYING OVER MANILA AUAIN ON MONDAY  NORTHERN HALF OF CITY QUICKLY OVERRUN BY TWO YANK COLUMNS

STARS AND STRIPES FLYING OVER MANILA AGAIN ON MONDAY  NORTHERN HALF OF CITY

25 Nip Vessels  Blasted   Liberators Blast Clark Field; Five Jap Ships Left Aflame

Three Divisions Encircle Fanatically Resisting Japs In Capital   Whole Garrison Is Facing Death   MacArthur Ready To Begin Tokvo March: Bataan Sealed Off

JAP DEFENDERS ARE CAUGHT IN , THREE-WAY TRAP  NO CHANCE FOR THE CNCMY TO CCrADE   NO CHANCE FOR THE ENEMY TO ESCAPE, SAYS M’ARTHUR

“ONTO TOKYO NEW CRY OF MACARTHUR   Knockout Blow Delivered By Paratroop Units   ROADS TO BATAAN   Sealed Off By Americans; Jap Defenders Caught In Three-Way Trap

“TEMPERATURES:   Last OF Nip Troops In City Are Trapped   Paratroopers Deliver Knockout Blow To Remnants Of Enemy Garrison; New Phase Of Pacific War Opens

Rooms Needed For Firemen Delegates   Over 400 ta Attend Con yention on Oct. 5 A

Rooms Needed For ~ Firemen Delegates   Over 400 to Attend Con~ vention on Oct. 2.4.

Irate Senator Demands Civil Review Of Courts Martiat;  Navy Releases 505,000 Men

Half Million” Men Discharged From U.S. Navy   Continued Draft. Of Men Is Attacked

Murder Charge To Be Filed Against Tevelin   Ex-State Policeman Repudiates Then Repeats His Confession

FLOOD THREAT RISES WITH THAW’S SPREAD   Pennsylvania Mobilizes For Emergency In ‘Hot’ Spell

Thaw Spreads Over Country   Practically Made To Order In‘'Removing AccumuJation Of Snow.

Thaws In West Bring Threats  Of Kast Floods   Pennsylvania, Already Alerted, Prepares To Fight Swollen Rivers

February Thaw Causes Concern  Over Flood Peril   Unofficial temperature in Racine at 1:30 p. m. today was 28 degrees above zero.

THAW TO MELT MUCH OF SNOW   Warmer Temperatures Tc Bring Threat of Floods In East

February Thaw Within 48 Hours Is Predicted: East Alerted for Flood

The Weather   A-Bomb To Force Year Of Training, Solons Are Told   Patterson Testifies America Must Be Ready To Defend Itself

Atomic Hikes Service Need   Patterson Savs Bomb Makes Essential Adoption Of Military Training.

Says Draft Is Essential   Atom Bomb Discovery Makes Army Reserves Even More Necessary, Declares Patterson

SCY OF WAR ASKS TRAINING   Must Train Youths to Give U. S. Security, Patterson Says

PATTERSON URGES NEW DRAFT LAWS   Says Atomic Bomb Adds te Need of Military Plan on Permanent Basis.

Military Bill Essential, War Secretary Says   Atomic Bomb Shows Need For Universal Training In US

PATTERSON FOR DRAFT MEASURE   War Secretary Declares Atomic Bomb Has Made Universal Training Urgent

Universal Draft, Other Questions Face Congress   House Military Committee Opens Hearings Today On Truman’s Proposal

May Mean Break In Deadlock   STRIKERS REINFORCED PICKET. LINES; NO VIOLENCE HAS  BEEN REPORTED AS YET

Many Troops Have Lost Contact Due To Enemy Action  NAZIS SEND MANY PEACE FEELERS  Hitler Himself Is Holding Conference After Conference

IN CRASH LANDING   Sgt. Kennedy of Lawrence Was Member of Fort ress Crew

After Crash, Bomber Has 1 More Aboards  Dead Man Tossed Into Plane

American Soldiers Unearth Another Big Hoard of Treasures Stolen By Germans

5 Billion Dollar Nazi Hoard Found   Austria, Bavaria Wealth Discovered by Yanks

Ten Striking Nurses Go  Back To Duty   To Air Grievances At Meet Tomorrow

Solons Hear Many West Cafes Close   Red Point Allotments Said Not Enough For Troops, Warkers

Mackensie’s ‘Column  War Has Tended To. Make British Women A Bit More Independent

‘Grievances’ . “Account For Divorce Rise   Majority of Petitioners Are’ Soldiers. With Naive Outlook On In _ terpretation of -“Unfaithfulness”? .

WARTIME SEPARATIONS CAUSE OF NEW FLOOD IN ENGLISH DIVORCE CASES SAYS DEWITTMACKENZIE

TROUBLES COUPLES SEPARATED BY WAR AIRED IN DIVORCE COURT, RESULT OF HUSBAND'S ABSENCE

31 Evacuated From Gainesville Homes   Violent Winds Hit Other Texas Cities, *  Fic Daeen we Tatireed

GAINESVILLE HIT BY FLOOD WATERS, HIGH WINDS LAST NIGHT  ABILENE, STAMFORD ANI WACKE!! WEDE ATCN

10,971 JapsDie In 5-Day Drive   340 Americans Killed, 919 Wounded in Philippines

Goering Ultimatum Shattered Will Of Czechoslovakia to Resist War Machine of Hitler in March, 1939

Hermann Goering Shattered Czechoslovakia's Last Will 'To Resist Nazi War Machine   Issued Ultimatum Saying Half Of Praque Would Be Destroyed Within Two Hours

Goering Threa Caused Czechs To Capitulate   Crimes Tribunal Given Record Of Ultimatum

Czech Ultimatum Given by Goering   Tribunal Told of Threat of Aerial Bom. bardment of Prague

Rape of Czechs Unveiled   Crech President Given‘... or Else Choice By Hitler

Treachery to Crush Czech Told   Goering Browbeat President With Threats on Prague

Czechs Given Final Order   Were Forced To Let Germans In Country

Nazi Treachery Bared At War Crimes Trial   Goering Blamed For Shattering Czech Will Resist, Threatening Ruin By Air

War Crimes I riai Gets Evidence Of  Nazi Aggression   Goering’s Ultimatum Crushed Czechoslovakia

Cold Details Of Treachery Revealed  Goering Shattered Will Of Czechs To Resist By Threat Against Prague

Goering Brok e Czechoslovakia  Will To Resist   Delivered Ultimatam That Half of Prague Would Lie In Ruins With in Two Hours 

Goering Smashed Czech Fight Will With Bomb Threat  Wo uld Blas st Pragu ue fN d

Goering Charged In Czech Invasion  Pre-War Nazi Threats   Pre-War Nazi Threats Of Bombing Are Cited

Goering Bomb Threats Beat Ciechs   Treachery and Broken Promises Crushed Nation in Five Months

TO INSPIRE WORKERS   B-29 That Took Part in First Raid ' On Tokyo Will Tour Plants

Woman’s Body To Be Exhumed To Perform Autopsy   Husband Rewed Within Week

Double Wedding At Kingsley On November 28   * Helen and Emilie _ Gollhofer Are Brides At Church Ceremony

ACTION ON GAS TAX DEFERRED ANOTHER DAY   Senater Lucas Makes Motion to Postone Vote on Raising Levy to Four Cents

Navy Skipper Denies Guilt In Ship Case   Captain of Sunken Cruiser Fights Charges of Negligence and Inefficiency.

MeVay Pleads Not Guilty To Charges  Trial of Captain Of Indianapolis

McVay Pleading Not Guilty In Cruiser’s Loss   Indianapolis’ Capt. Denies All Charges

Not Responsible For Ship's Loss, McVay Declares   Indianapolis Skipper Pleads Not Guilty To Navy Charges

PLEADS NOT GUILTY   Denies Navy's Charges Regarding Loss of Cruiser

USS. Indianapolis Sank in Philippine Sea July 30  HAD DELIVERED ATOMIC MATERIALS  Vessels Allowed to Run _ Unescorted From Guam To Leyte

FIND MUTILATED BODIES INTAVA      BRITISH TRANSPORT: : PLANE’S CREW VICTIMS OF NATIVES -

INDONESIANS MUTILATE 25 BRITONS   Troops Beheaded When Transport is Forced Down

SOUGHT TIME TO PREPARE, WE TESTIFIES   Former Secretary of State Before Pearl Harbor Committee

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Hull Doubtful in ’41 of Peaceful Jap Settlement

Ailing Secretary Submits Report To Probe Board   Entire History Of Relations Is Reviewed

OLD AGE PENSION FUNDS INCREASED IN SENATE PASSED BILL  APPROXIMATELY $300,  APPROXIMATELY $300,000 PER MONTH ADDED FOR REMAINDER OF YEAR

First Ukraine - Army Reaches Oder River   in Silesia  LEAP INTO HEART => OF REICH PREPARED  Other Red Armies Closing _ Great Trap in East Prussia

One Column Of Russians 137 Miles  From Berlin   Soviet Forces Prepare To Cross Oder River And Menace Heart Of Beleaguered Reich  meu A FRAT Ome, ce temas

Huge Trap On East Prussia  Nearly Closed   Other Russians Push Across Polish Plains 137 Miles from Berlin; Over 3,350 Places Captured

Massive Forces Reach River _ On 37-Mile Front   Other Units Drive to Close Trap On Nazis in East Prussia; Berlin Says Reds 137 Miles Away

REACH NAZI DEFENSE LINE IN SILESIA   Other Soviet Units Fight to Close Greatest ‘Trap of War on All of East Prussia.   BASTION OF POZNAN IN POLAND MENACED   Russians Engulf 1,500 German Communities in Single Day—Stand 137 Miles From Berlin. :

Troops of First Ukraine Army Ready To Enter Heart of Reich   Other Forces Are within 22 Miles of Closing War's Greatest Trap in East Prussia

First Ukraine. are: Bacchad Oder River n Silesia  LEAP NID TO HEART ue OF REICH PREPARED  Other Red Armie Armies Chesind _ Great Trap in East Prussia = "

VISE MENACES DEFENDERS OF EAST PRUSSIA   POZNAN, 137 MILES EAST OF BERLIN, IS DOOMED

3,350 Communities Taken By Reds, 1,500 Of Them Inside Reinch   Soviets Poised On River Barrier, Prepared To Leap Into Heart Of Alarmed Germany

OTHER RED-ARMIES CLOSING — EAST PRUSSIAN TRAP; NAZIS. — RETALE-HUNGARIAN. TOWN

Armies Poised On Banks of The Oder   Three Mighty Russian Armies Slog Ahead In Great Rout Of German Armies On East Front

Moscow Says Troops Ready To Assault Barrier And Enter Reich   REDS SUFFER REVERSE IN WESTERN HUNGARY

DIES INQUIRY ~ WAS DROPPED   HOUSE “COMMITTEE HAS . BLOCKED PROPOSED INVES- TIGATION, IT WAS LEARNED TODAY

House Un-American Probers Refuse To Investigate Old Dies Committee

N. Y. LONGSHOREMEN ON WILDCAT STRIKE   7,000 Walk Out Over Contract Provision Dispute

REDS MAKING TWIN DRIVES ALONG BALTIC   BERLIN SAYS RUSSIANS PLANNING TO CRUSH NAZI “FORCES NORTH OF BERLIN

Lg CLOSE IN Li MANS 4 BALTIC AREA      Capture Town of Lank, Southwest of Koenigsberg

RUSSIANS CLOSE ON BALTIC NAZIS   Reds Isolate Koenigsberg, Draw Net on Danzig ~ and Gdynia

RUSS CLOSE IN (N GERMANS IN BALTIC AREA   Capture Town of Lank, Southwest of Koenigsberg

Mill Strike Conference Is Resumed   Union Sources Report 17 Box Factories, Small Lumber Plants Are Now Back in Production

MORE EMPLOYEES TO BE ENGAGED IN CENTRAL AREA   Central Section of Bucks County Anticipates More Industrial Activity   TO USE 1477 WORKERS   Clothing Manufacturers To Produce More Because of Improved Machinery

Central Co. Industries Will Employ More Than Normally   Not as Many Women as Now Will Be Employed—Improved Machinery Makes Production 25 Percent Greater—Jobs for Returned Veterans

Debate Governor’s Opening Address  Leaislators Adiourn fer   Legislators Adjourn for Weekend; Mull Over Kansas Problems

TO RETURN MONDAY   Kansas Legislators Adjourn to Mull Over a Full Docket

Americans Seize Another $1,000,000 in Gold, Silver And Piatinum in Japan

10 Northeastern States Request ICC To Reconsider Slash in Freight Rates

HEARINGS ON AIR —- ROUTES APRIL 3RD   Hagerstown Would ‘Have Freight and Passenger. pe Service

BERNARD M. BARUCH ARRIVES IN LONDON   President Roosevelt’s Adviser Ex: pected to Discuss Occupation Plans With Churchill.

Baruch Confers With Churchill   Discuss Plans For Occupation; British Cabinet Told To Stay Close To Jobs.

MAY DISCUSS REICH PLAN   Baruch in London Expected To See Churchill on Oc-  cupation Program .

Hour of Success Near, Churchill Says as Baruch Arrives in London

Trial Dooms Seven Germans Who Killed Six. American Airmen; To Be Hung

Will Hang Seven Nazis Who Slew American Fliers   US. Military Court Condemns Two Women  to Gallows: With Men

Nazi Slayers Of Six Yank Airmen Will Be Hanged   Two Women Among The Seven Sentenced To Die; One Defendant Acquitted.

Seven Germans Condemned To Death For Killing Of U. S. Airmen After Their Captures

TO HANG 7 FOR SLAYING FLIERS   Three Others Get Long Prison Terms for Murder

Seven Germans, Including 2 Women To Hang For Killing 6 U.S. Airmen

7 Germans Get Death Sentences   3 Others Face Prison Terms For Killing  6 Americans

WMC TO EXPEDITE IN RECONVERSION   Approval Not Needed In Cases Outlined By Chief

WMC MOVES T0 AID OHIO PLANTS   Takes Steps to Expedite Re conversion at Once

TEXAS HOUSE. AND. SENATE ADJOURNED TODAY 10 MONDAY  - GOVERNOR ISSUES: WARK ING THAT STATE REVEN

TEXAS HOUSE AND  SENATE ADJOURNED  TODAY TO MONDAY GOVERNOR ISSUES WARK  ING THAT STATE REVEN TIES MAY (CO RACK IN RED

WPB CLOTHING PRIORITY TOLD      Ratings On Rayon, Woolen Garments Releas ed By Gov't

ROADS STILL CLOSED   ‘Water Blocks Most Highways;  Traffic Resumed Into 3 Towns

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington ««.-.-- Ray Tucker New York . -- Albert N.. Leman

HWCHOW FIRE   City Is Main Enemy Road And Rail Hub in Southern China.   REPORT ISHAN RETAKEN

Liuchow Burns As Chinese Close on City   Japanese Preparing To Abandon Site Of Former U. S. Base

Japanese Appear Yielding All Of Southeast Asia   Vast Area. Being “Abandoned Under Grim .Military Necessity.

Events In Southern China Indicate Japs May Drop Whole S.E. Asia Campaign

Fire Sweeps Key South China City   Chinese Troops Close In Along Fifty-Mile Front—Retake Towns

Blimey, What's This? Princess Elizabeth Wiggles Rhumba  In Mavfair Club

rrincess Elizabeth Steps Out To London Night Club;  Grenadier Guard Escorts Her

Biddle Is Named To High Tribunal   O.W.I. Chief Elmer Davis Resigns; Clark Named Judge.

President Appoints Biddle To Allied Military Tribunal   Dalton Named To Take Over As Head Of OWI

Biddle Named To Try War Criminals   Elmer Davis Resigns As OWI Head

Bennett Clark Appointed to U.S. Judgeshir   Truman Selects Francis Biddle to Try War Criminals

Biddle on Axis Trial Tribunal   Elmer Davis Quits OWl; Truman Makes Many Appointments

BIDDLE TO ASSIST WITH AXIS TRIAL   Named To Allied Tribunal; Elmer Davis Quits OWI

BIDDLE NAMED TO ARMY COURT   Former Attorney General Appointed on Tribunal To Try Axis Criminols

Biddle Named fo Tribunal to Try Ayis Criminals   Elmer Davis Resigns From OW]; Clark Is New Associate Justice

BIDDLE APPOINTED. TO MILITARY BOARL      Named American Member Of Tribunal to Try Axis War Criminals.

Biddle Named Judge On War  Crimes Court   President Announces Series Of Changes On District Federal Benches

Biddle Named fo Allied Tribunal  Elmer Davis Retires As Head of OW!

Elmer Davis Resigns  - OW]; Bennett Champ Clark to District Court Post; Supreme Court Job Unfilled Yet.

TRUMAN MAKES APPOINTMENTS TO JUDGESHIPS   Former Attorney General Biddle Named to Tribunal Trying War Criminals.

Biddle Named Member of Wai Crimes Court   Judge Parker of North Carolina I[s Appointed Alternate; Other Appointments

Biddle Named As U.S. Juage On War Court   Appointed By President To Serve In International Court To Try War Criminals   PRESIDENT GIVES OTHER SELECTIONS

Report Changes In Court Benches   Truman Appoints Biddle As American Judge

Biddle Is Named U. S. Member Of Allied Court   Former Attorney General Will Sit on Tribunal To Try Axis War Criminals; Other Appointments Made by President Today

BIDDLE JUDGE IN WAR TRIAL   Truman Picks Bennett Clark as District Columbia Associate Justice

Truman Names Biddle to Post  Former Atty-General to Military Tribunal

BIDDLE APPOINTED AMERICAN MEMBER MILITARY TRIBUNAL  ‘NUMBER OF OTHER APPOINTMENTS ALSO ANNOUNCED RY PRESIDENT

Biddle Named To Allied War Crime Tribunal Today   Truman Makes Series Of Appointments

Francis Biddle Named to Allied “Military Tribunal   Elmer Davis Resigns; Clark Gets District Court Bench; Nothing On Supreme Court

CONGRESS MAY BE CALLED. BACK   Leaders Leave Decision in Matter Up To Truman

ENTRY OF REDS CALLED SECOND TO ATOMIC BOMB   Congress Protests Considering Russian Entry Decisive Factor

Bitter Fighting Buys Cains In Okinawa Drive   Stars and Stripes Flung to Breeze On Tiny Ie Island

Bitter Fighting Stalls Battle For Okinawa   Conquest of le Ends, Air Attacks Are Pressed in Far East

¥ Americans Grind Out Gains Through Heavily Defended Japanese Lines   Old Glory Raised Over le [sland   B-29. Hammer Kyushu Ip Jap Homeland; Yanks Gain In Philippines

AMERICANS GAIN IN FIGHTING ON SOUTH OKINAWA   Fierce Battle Reported—Flag Raised Over le-—B-29’s Rip Jap Airfields

YANKS RIP UP LAST OKINAWA DEFENSE LINE   ALL ORGANIZED JAP RESISTANCE ENDS IN PHILIPPINES

Complete Victory Near, Stalin Says, Citing German Losses   1.150.000 Nazis Killed or Captured During Red Winter Offensive, Leader Declares

Conference Bogs: Down on. Two Major Issues As:Soviet Delegates Await instructions From Moscow .

SOVIETS AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS: FROM MOSCOW   Conference in Regional Arrangements Bogged Down Pending Word

Tonight Deadline for Taking Stand   . Delegates’ Hopes of Ending Fade

SOVIETS DELAY PARLEY ACTION ON BIG ISSUES   Moscow’s Stand On Trusteeships And Regional Arrangements Awaited .

Red Dy * ation Blocks action On Remaining Issues   _Trusteeships, Regional Arrangements . Create  New Parley Deadlock

Final Conference Issues Blocked By Soviet Delegation   Word from Moscow Waited On Trusteeships and . Regional Program   CONFEREES OPENLY ANNOYED BY DELAY   Hopes fer Ending of World Meeting By June First Begin to Fade

Delegates Await Word  From Stalin   Trusteeships And Regional Plans Are Major Issues

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER BY THE JAPS NECESSARY TO INSURE WORLD ‘AGAINST ANOTHER ASIATIC WAR

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF JAPAN SUBJECT OF ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR ANAT YCT MACKENTIF

 Nippon Must Take Allied  Peace Terms   Japanese Fishing For Easier Way Out of War, But Would Plot Auother Attack On Weslern World

Mackenzie Explains Why Surrender Of Japanese Has To Be Unconditional

to onditional Surrender Only Cure For Nips— —By DeWitt Macue  Japanese Have Deeply Inbred Militarism

B-29S DROP FOOD T0 JAP P.0. W. CAMPS   Clothing, Medical Supplies Included In Relief Packages

125 B-29s ‘Bomb’ Prisor Camps With Food and Bee:   875,000 Pounds of Supplies Dropped By Parachute on Honshu and Kyushu

Mercy Fleets Of B-29s Drop Supplies   Prisoner of War Camps in Japan Are  “Roaegaic’ far Planac

B-29 Mercy Fleet Drops 44 Tons of Food fo Prisoners  125 Superforts Help 6c P.O.W Camnc

B-295 DELIVER FOOD TO POWS   125 Superforts Distribute Supplies To 60 Camps On Jap Homeland

Frisco Meet Seen As Epochal Event   Stettinius Back From Mexico City

MOST IMPORTANT WAR NEWS OF MOMENT IS THAT ALLIES ARE FIRMLY PLANTED ACROSS RHINE

The War Today   By DEWITT MACKENZIF  ActnciatesA Pres«e War Analwet

 Showdown Fight Expected On Westphalian Plain— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (?)   Allies Hope For Tank Battle On The North

WAR TODAY   Allies Firmly Installed On East Side of the Rhine; Patton’s Drive May Result fn War's Grentest Coup

Vewlll swWiGCACUeie Vey ve  Major Nazi Counter-Blows Yet to Come

The War Today—  Allies Now Can't Be Thrown Back Across fhe Rhine   This Is Called Most Important News of The Moment

PATTON STARTS “TO WEST COAST   Hopes to Get Into Fight Against Japanese

BOSTON HAD Bic WELCOME FOR PATTON   THIRD ARMY LEADER STARTS FOR PACIFIC COAST— HOPES FOR PACIFIC SERVECE

Transport Is Halted  by Strikes   Auto Union Holds Pickets Ready for Use at Any Time

Us fl Continues 7 “as To Stage é M Walkout   Motor Company Offer Of 10 Per Cent Boost Rejected By Union ©

TEMPERATURES:   No Explosives Found; Public Is Warned To Use Utmost Caution .

FALLS IN MICHIGAN   Reported Descent of Japanese Balloon Is Fartherest East

Jap Balloon Is Picked Up  In Michigan   First Disclosure That Nip Device Has Reached So Far East

Jap Balloons Fall In Michigan   Close Escapes In Washington Are Disclosed

Jap Balloon Bombs Land n Michigan   State Police Chief Reports No Casucities

FEW DETAILS — ARE REVEALED ~ BY OFFICIALS   NO ONE INJURED AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE HAS . RESULTED FROM LONGTHSTANCE BOMBING

HUNTERS FLOCK TO NO. WOODS   Record Number of Autos Cross Straits Into Deer Country

AFL Against Work-Fight Legislation   Says Armed Forces Use  ” “Psychological Time” To Urge National < Service Law.

WORK OR FIGHT BILLS OPPOSED AT HOUSE QUIZ   AFL Spokesman, Socialist Say Higher Pay Needed

Labor Opposes Work or Fight Law as Unfair   Recommends Higher Pay as Solution for Manpower Shortage

GOLD SEALS ON BANK NOTES PUZZLE PUBLIC   Banks Point Out That Bright Design Was Developed For Use  On Invasion Money

NO._REST FOR NIPS ON SEA OR: CAND Halsey And His Third Fleet Return To Pacific Action;  - Spruance Goes ‘To Guam   Shuffling Of Commands To Meet New Phases Of  -. War Against Japan Is Announced ‘By. Adm. i Chester W. Nimits

Halsey Returns To Pacific Area With 3rd Fleet   Switch Is Made To Meet New Phases of War

Halsey Returns To Pacific with His Third Fleet   Nimitz Announces  Change of Commands In Japanese Theater; Spruance in Land Job

Halsey Returns to Pacific Significant Shift  Promises Action Against Japanese

\Urges United Nations To Ban Use Of Atom Bomb [As Instrument Of War

HALSEY’S FLEET HEADS TO NIPPON SAYS JAP RADIO   No Announcement of Any American Lossec  Made in Communiques of Admiral Nitta

JAPAN CLAIMS TOLL OF 164 U: S. AIRCRAFT   Tokyo Admits Japan Air Force Failed to _ Contest Carrier Fleet

Navy Silent On Whereabouts of Halsey Armada   Tokyo Spokesmen Hint Allied Battle Fleet Headed Back For-Japan

Temperatures   Japs Claim Bag Of 164 U.S.  Carrier Planes   Tokyo Hints Halsey’s Great Battle Fleet Is Heading Back Toward Japan After  Arming and Fueling at Secret Rendezvous

NEW JAP CABINET TAKES UP DUTIES   Suzuki Will Be Premier And Fill 2 Ministerial Posts

New B-29 Raid On Tokyo Spurs Cabinet Formation   Fighters Guard Tokyo Mission  Mustangs From Iwo Fly Escort To B-29's

MOVEMENTS OUT OF EUROPE SPEEDED UF   6th Armored, 103rd Infantry To Sail In Next Week

DEBRISBARS * RESCUERS OF LOST MINERS   ‘It'll Take 12 More Hours to Reach 22 Victims

BLEVEN TOWNS BREED IN DAY   Harried Enemy Falls Back _ Behind Natural Barriers Guarding Reich   RESISTANCE I$. WEAK   Nazi Attack in Northern Alsace Also Tapers Off—Hritish, Canadians Advance

REICH FORCES FALL BACK ON WEST BORDER   OPPOSITION EBBS FOR ADVANCING U.S. TROOPS

Patton Strikes Nazi Border At Five Points   Enemy Falls Back To Within Mile Of Siegfried Ling

HARASSED FOE PULLS BACK IN EVERY SECTOR   Menace to Strasbourg Ebbs to Series of Patrol Actions

NAZIS FALL BACK ALONG WHOLE FRONT   ¥Patton’s Forces Seize 11 Belgian and Luxembourg Towns Against Little Opposition.   ENEMY AIR UNITS SHIFTED TO EAST   Heavy Rail Traffic Indicates Movement'of Other Troops and Material to Soviet Theater.

American Push Hammers. Foes  Back Into Wall   Battered “Enemy” Retreats! From Northern Alsace; > UL S. Tae Maves Up

IT TOWNS TAKEN BY THIRD ARMY   Troops Reach German Frontier At Five Places In Advances   NAZIS ARE WITHDRAWING BEHIND NATURAL BARRIERS

Nazis Retreat Behind Wall   Germans on Defense All Along Western Front As Allies Advance

Armies Poised On River Bars to Reich   Germans Withdraw Behinc Natural Western Defenses

Third Reaches Reich Border At Five Points   Last of Germans Routed From  Clervaux Anchor

West Front Nazis Crawl Into Shells   Retreat Into Natural Defenses Facing the Allied Armies

Towns Swept Up As Germans Withdraw Behind Natural Barriers   British And Ninth Swing U p To Roer   First Army Moves Within Mile Of Germany, Clos“est Since Bulge

Yanks, British Force Germans Across Border  rrmaos oy ggg   Third Army Throws Huns Back Afier Capturing 11 Yowns In Belgium  And Luxembourg    Ninth Army Joins British Ln Drive   Deep Snow Hampers Yank Seventh Army: First Is One Mile From Nazi  Frontier

U.§. Third Army Reaches Border In Five Places   American Forces Press Forward Toward Germany

TROOPS SET TO CROSS FRONTIER IN FIVE PLACES   Patton’s Forces Gain Four Miles As Nazis Conduct General Retreat

Harried Nazis Pushed Back ~ Four Miles   All but Mile and a Half of Highway to St. Vith ’ Eneulfed   OUR RIVER REACHED   Three Allied Armies Poised at River Barriers to. Reich

Yanks Sweep Up 11 Towns in Four-Mile Gain   Patton’s Men Reach Our River in Several Places as Other Forces Push to Roer River

AUTO ACCIDENTS AND GUNS LEAVE A NUMBER DEAD   At Least Eight Accidental Deaths Re ported In North Carolina Over Weekend; Boy Kill ed While Squirre Hunting.

PEACE RUMORS SWEEP EUROPE IN FAST EVENTS   Capture of Reich Virtually Complete; Say Churchill Still in London

NAZI OFFICIAL SAYS NATION ~ 1S WHIPPED   Churchill’s Whereabouts Cause Speculation   ADMIRAL DOENITZ   To Meet With Montgomery, Swedes Hear: Other Reports Are Heard

NATION GEATEN, CPEER REPORTS   Tired and Broken Remnants Thrash About Hopelessly in Nazi Area.   DISINTEGRATION SWIET

GERMAN NATION IS DEFEATED, SAYS NAZI MINISTER   ALLIED CONQUEST OF GERMAN NATION IS VIRTUALLY COMPLETE

Capitulation Negctiations Said Underway   Swedish Newspaper Reports Admiral Doenitz And Marshal Montgomery Meet At Flensburg

Fortress Germany’s Capture Virtually Complete; Rumors Spread Of Surrender Parley

Capitulation Negotiations In Progress   Montgomery, Doenitz Conference Reported

Nazi Leader Says “Nation Is Defeated”   Rumors of Imminent Capitulation Rife As Broken Units Fight On In Some Areas

HIGH OFFICIAL SAYS NATION "IS DEFEATED"   Disintegration So Swift There May Be N > Need to Negotiate a Formal Surrender   CHURCHILL IS ABSENT

Resistance Breaking on  All Fronts   Doenitz and Montgomery Believed to Be Holding Parley at Flensburg

Chaos Grips  Only Pockets Left in Natior   Pennsylvania Now Equal in Size to Remains of Germany

TIRED REMNANTS OF ONGE-PROUE ARMY IN CHAOS   Pockets Of Resistance Nt Larger Than State Of Pennsylvania

Capitulation Rumors Increase as Nazi Fortress Crumbles; Norway Hideout?

Nazi Resistance In North, South “Falling Apart’’   Report Doenitz In Conference With Montgomery

LEADERS ADMITTING DEFEAT OF REICH APPEAL FOR CALMNESS AS CHAOS ENVELOPES NATION

CAPTURE FORTRESS GERMANY VIRTUALLY COMPLETED TODAY   TORRENT OF RUMORS ON IMMINENCE OF GENERAL CAPITULATION

Doenitz Meets German Leaders To Map Future  Germans Are Told To Keep Calm in Last Hours of War

Meanwhile, Germans Swarming Over to Americans and British, Become Serious Problem and Create Delicate Situation With Danger Reds May Feel Allies Giving Shelter to Enemy

TIRED-BROKE GERMAN NATION “1S DEFEATED”   Defeat Of The Fortress Nation Almost Complete

REFUGEES JA GERMAN LINES   Bombed - Out Civilians Add To Confusion Of Defeat In Deich

Naziland Like Cattle Corral   50 Million Honicless Wander in Confusion

Dean Garrison Resigns At “U’  Plans To Remain In East, He Reveals

Urges Free Exercise Of Criticism   Termed Foundation Of Our Government

TEMPERATURES:   Family Quarrel Claims 2 Lives In Michigan City   Two Others Wounded When Husband Slays Estranged Wife. Self

B-29 Crashes Into Sea Off Frisco   3 Killed, 2 Missing And 15 Rescued

3 DIE AS BOMBER -GRASHES INTO SEA   PLANE FROM MARIANAS FALLS OFF WEST COAST—2 MISSING, 15 RESCUED.

B-29 Crashes” Killing Three   Planes Downed 300 Miles OFF West, Coast’

Two Killed in Crash of B-29  One of Ten Which Started From Hawai

Buildings Are Pulverized By Yank Bombers   650 Planes Turn Loose Devastating Blow On Army Nerve Center

Hitler's Staff Headquarters Hit By U.S Bombers       Buildings Smashed In Raid On Zossen; Air Biows Continue Today.

ee ee ae MM ee Ne rn ae der  Berlin Bombed For 2Ath Night, Staff Headquarters Hit

650 PLANES DROP BOMBS ON ZOSSEN   RAF Night Raiders Strike Hagen In Industrial Ruhr

BERLIN BLASTED FOR  24TH CONSECUTIVE  TIME LAST NIGHT GERMAN HIGH COMMAND  HEADQUARTERS NFAR “repre al’ ATCA’ ROMRED

Berlin Suffers Twenty-Fourth Consecutive Raid  RAF Blows Follow Specially Trained Atfack on German's Military Staff Headquarters

Rickshaw Business Booms in Japan  Lean 65-year-old Puller would Rather Take Luggage Than Husky American Soldiers

Florida Digs in Against Hurricane   150-Mile Winds Bear Down on Keys District

THIRD FLEET STRIKES FORMOSA; MAJOR U. S. SHIP DAMAGED IN RAID   Fifth Attack Of Month On Island Nets 140 Nippon Planes, Hit Shipping, Ground Forts

Maj or War ship Of 1. S. Third Fleet Damaged   American Airmen. At Sane ’ Time, Destroy 140 Jap Planes. During Altack On Formosa

MAJOR SHIP DAMAGED IN 3RD FLEET RAIDS   Adm. Nimitz Reveals First Ship Casualty: 140 Jap Planes Are Destroved

Yank Carriers Destroy 140 Jap Warplanes   Report Another Raid On Formosa; U. S. Warship !s Damaged

[40 JAP PLANES DESTROYED IN RAID   FORMOSA AND NEARBY ISLES POUNDED—MAJOR U. S. WARSHIP DAMAGED.

140 Japanese Airplanes Destroyed in New Strike, Shipping Heavily Hit.

FLIERS MAKE NEW ASSAULT ON FORMOS!   140 Japanese Planes Re ported Wrecked on Saturday

Major Craft Of. American Fleet Hit  By Japanese.   Warship Is Struck  In Formosa Attack

FORMOSA AREA POUNDED AGAIN   Third Fleet Airmen Get 140 Jap Planes; Nimitz Savs tl. S. Shin Damaued

TT & Warchin Thamaged   U. 5. First Army Patrols Smash Into St. Vith

Naval Airmen Return to Batier Formos:   Major Unit. in U. S. Fleet Is Casualty

U.S. Invades Negros; Gain Cebw Ground   40th Division Races 14 Miles Inland First Day

Yanks Invade Negros Island In Central Philippines   AirstripIsCaptired, Capital Menaced;  Enemy Bewildered. ‘MacArthur Asserts

40th Division Troops Land on Negros Island   Yanks Race 40 Miles In. land, Capture Airstrip

ANKS INVADE NEGROS ISLE RACE INLAND   Capture - Airstrip and Push Close to Capital City

M’ARTHUR'S MEN LAND ON NEGROS AND RAGE INLAND   Yanks Advance 14 Mites, Capture Bacolod Airstrip and Approach Outskirts of Capital.   JAP RESISTANCE IS BRUSHED ASIDE   Second Column to South Seizes Ponte Vedra—Enemy Defenses Collapsing in Central Philippines.

TROOPS INVADE NEGROS ISLAND   Heavy Warships Keep Up Assault On Ryukyus For Eighth Day

NEGROS ISLAND IS INVADED BY YANKS   U. S. 40th. Division Cap'- tures Airstrip After — Landina 

Bomb Soldiers Given Plaque At Los Alamos   Six From Santa Fe Among ‘Those Honored For Project Service

Divorce Given Mrs. Spreckels At Las Vegas   Nevada Decree Is Granted Fourth Wife Of Sugar Heir: Wedded 6 Years

Nazis Scrap Declaration of Prague As Open City; 5th Army Ready for Last Assault After Invading Austria

Exact Situation Not Clear As Reports Differ   Residents Of City Permitted To Fly All Flags But That Of The Soviet.

INVASION HIT SMALL ISLAND NEAR OKINAWE   KUME ISLAND, 56 MILES WES? or OKINAWA. REPORTED ‘BOENE or LATEST.  OF OPERATION:

YANK AMPHIBIOUS FORCES EXPAND ~ HOLDINGS IN THE CENTRAL RYUKYUS, ACCORDING TO ENEMY BROADCASTS   Such Landings Aid in Ihe Extension of The Air Bases  LAND - BASED COVER   Marines and Doughboys Clear Okinawa of “‘Jap’’ Stragglers

Yanks Seek New Ryukyu Holdings, Tokyo Reports   Invasion Thrust At Kume Island Claimed by Nips

Work Piles Up  For Congress   Volume Reminiscent Of New Deal Davs

LEGISLATORS FACE BIG JOB   Measures Designed to Aid Reconversion First On  List in Congress

CONGRESS GETS ~ SNYDER'S: PLAN   Reconversion Chief Lists Five Sungestions For Attention ,

TIGHTENED ON MANILA JAPS   Foe F ights Savagely As Climax of Battle Nears

FLOOD WATERS GOING HIGHER   + OO  OUIG RIVER STEADILY RISING AND STEEL PLANT AND UTILITIES ARE HIT

CHINESE MINING CENTER JOOMEL   Nipponese Close In On — Souree Of Wolfram At Namyvung

Jap Progressin — Mining Area of China Unchecker   Capture of Namyung Is ‘Imminent; . Important Wolfram Canter

Kelly Dons His Civilian Togs   Pittsburgh Commando Home Now and Gled To Be There

REWRITING STATE CONSTITUTION, VOTING AGE OF 18 DEMANDED AT SESSION YOUNG DEMOS OF TFXAS

Clothes Drive Starts Jan. 7   Nation Will Be Asked to Again Contribute to Save Wor Victims From Freezing

GOODS AND CLOTHES BACK   Should Overcome Shortages by the End of the Year

MOST CONTROLS REMOVED FROM TEXTILE PLANTS   Housewives Asked Not To Buy Too Avidly At First; Foreign Market To Keep Mills Busy For Long  Time.

Clothing Output Is Being Pushed   Vast Quantities To Be In Stores Scon

More Clothing In Two Months   Clothing Makers, However, Would Like Stylin; Controls Nailed Down.

Ample Textile Supply Within Two Months —   Housewives Soon-Can Resteck on Clothing and Cotton Goods

Vast Quantities of Clothing and Textiles To Be Seen in Stores Soon

   Vast Quantities Of Clothing And Textiles Will Hit Store ‘Shelves Within Two Months   Housewives Urged Not To Buy Too Avidly In Replenishing Closets

‘Vast Supply Of Clothing And New Textiles Slated      Will Be On Shelv es in 2 0% 3 Months.

Shortage Of Textiles To Be Relieved Soon   Survey Indicates That Dealers’ Shelves Will Be Replenished Within Next Two Months

Vast Amount of Textiles, Clothing Will Return 'To Stores in Two Months

More Clothing, Textiles, lo Be In Stores Soon   Public Must Not Ruy Too Heavily; Few Priorities Refore Manufacturers.

MORE CLOTHING EXPECTED SOON   Vast Quantities Will Start Return te Stores in Two Months.

Vast Shipment Clothing Aird  Textiles Near   Will Start Their Return To Stor ‘es Within 2 Months; ’ Few Controls.to Con- . tinue On Industries

WINTRY BLAST USHERS IN NEW YEAR MONDAY   Record Low Temperature Is Set Tuesday Morning, 10-Below Zero.

MAJOR FIGHT DUE ON BRITISH LOAN   Full-Dress Debate Seen Or $4,400,000,000 Grant

British Loan Agreement Is Headed For Major Fight In House, Senate

BRITISH LOAN FACES FIGHT   Congress May Not Act Until After Holidays

Administration Pressing For Congress’ OK on British Loan      Capitot Hill Reaction to $4,400,00.000 Agreement Mixed; Already Signed by Vinson and Halifax.

Casualties Heavy in Air Attacks  Jap Newsman Tells of Devastation

HOUSE REFUSES ASK  ATTORNEY GENERAL  RULE ON UNIVERSITY RESOLUTION TO REQUES!  RULING ON FIRING OF RAINEY REIFCTEN

HOUSE REFUSES ASK ATTORNEY GENERAL RULE ON UNIVERSITY  RESOLUTION TO REQUEST RULING ON FIRING OF Daticyy wDreireeTcnr

Arrangements Advanced for Trial of German War Criminals as Hour Nears for Identity of Jap Warlords

Producers Creamery Halts Sale of Whipping Cream Pending Price Adjustment

Biffer Affacks Mark Last Day Of Conference   Leaders Assert Meeting Attained Advances Toward Peace

NO MACHINERY SET TO HANDLE POSTW AB LABOR DISCORD   Conferees In Complete Disagreement Upon Wages, Collective Bargaining Issues

FAIL TO SET UP ANY MACHINERY TO HANDLE DISPUTES   Pay Proposals Submitted by Murray, Green and Head of  Voted Down.   LEADERS OF C. I. O. AND A. F. OF L. CLASH   Conferees Assert Meeting, Called by Truman, Made Advances Toward Industrial Peace.

PARLEY FAILS TO FIND PLAN FOR DISPUTES   Bitter Argument Over Wage Issue Marks  Fina! Session

Management Assailed by Union Heads  Union Men Bicker Among Themselves Seolded by Lewis

 Labor-Management ’,Conference  Adjourns Sessions   ) Conferees Are in Complete Disagreement on Major Issues, but Leaders Assert Substantial Advances Were Made

Union Leaders In Squabble As Conference Ends   Lewis Scolds; Murray Urges Resolution On Increase

loped- For Machin ery For Handling of Disputes Not Set Up By Management: Labor Conferees.

Civilian Population Of Manila Butchered By Japs Under Direct Orders Of Tokyo, Gen. Romulo Avers

Many People: Will” ‘Observe . ‘Peacatiiins © Holiday By. Traveling

Flood Rolling Down Ohio, 3 Already Dead   Thousands Fleeing Homes Transportation Halted Tn 4d-State Area

'Vandenberg Wants Full Publicity On Advance  Parley Policy Decisions

U. §. DELEGATES PREPARE PLANS   Vandenberg Calls for Immediate Announcement of Policy Decisions

Vandenberg Wants Public Informed On Group Decision  Pre-United Nations Meeting Parley Should Report to U. S. on Planning, Protect Charter

Wants Decisions Given to Public  Vandenberg Believes {+ Will Boost Morale

Vandenberg Urges Disclosure Of Decisions Made By U. S. Delegates

VANDENBERGH ASKS ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADVANCE DECISIONS AT CONFERENCE

Delegates Work On U.S. Policy  Vandenberg Wants  Early Announcement

Wants Advance  Policy Plans   Vandenberg Calls For Decisions As American Delegates Confer,

Announcement of Advance Decisions In San Francisco Conference Is Urged

U.S. Delegates Oper Preliminary  Conference Session  Vandenberg Wants To Make Public Advance Agreements

Sen. V andenberg Demands Publicity On Agreements   Michigan Delegate To United ‘Nations Parley In San Francisco Strikes Out At State Department’s Secret Diplomacy

Other Allies Join  Soviets in Vienna      Big 4 Missions Begin Ad. ministration of Austria

ALLIED GROUPS ENTER VIENNA   Missions Arrive To Set Uy Occupation Unit, Claim

Baby With Unusual Blood Type Given Transfusion to Combat Possible Death

END STRIKE AT WRIGHT PLANT   Employes Vote To Await New WLB Decision

YANKS DROP 300 TONS ON FORMOSA   70 Liberators In New Attack On Jap Fortress Island

LIBERATORS DUMP RECORD BOMB LOAD ON FORMOSA ISLE   Campaign In Fifth Successive Day

Formosa Isle Rocks Under Air Drubbing   Seventy Liberators Cascade. 300 Tons Into Vital Targets

U.S, LIBERATORS BOk.3 FORMOSA 5 STRAIGHT DAYS   300 Tons of High Explosives Unloaded Without Stopping

Bomb Formosa  For Fifth Day   Tokyo Says Planes Now Comes From Philippines

Formosa Is Bombed Fifth Straight Day —   Japs Fail To Put Up Interception Against Liberators From Philippines

MUNITIONS BLASTS  Chiater tiarieay y IANL TALIFAA;  17.000 EVACUATED

Nova Scotia Area Shaken by Series of Violent Blasts   Twelve Injured, One is Missing in Munitions Depot Explosions

Munitions Blasts Rock ' Halifax; Felt in ‘St. John, 120 Miles Off

HALIFAX ROCKED BY EXPLOSION OF NAVY MUNITIONS   CRIPPLING BLASTS AT DEPOT ARE FELT DISTANCE OF 125 MI.

Canadian Navy Munitions Let Go During Fire   Explosions At Denot Roek Halifax Areas Through.  om Night; 12 Injured; One Missing

Halifax Navy Depot Blasts Take 13 Lives   Series Of Explosions Rock Countryside; More Serious Detonation Averted

13-HOUR BLASTS BATTER HALIFAX   Dartmouth Also Hard Hit As Fire Sets Off Munitions

Arms Blasts Rock Halitax After Fire, Gradually Subside   Dozen Injured and One Missing As Naval Arms Depot Goes Up; 17,000 Evacuated From Dartmout}

Terrific Blasts Rock Halifax Area  Canadian Navy Munitions Set Off  Ru Flamec Caice Fow Cnacualtiec

50,000 DEPTH CHARGES ARE IN PATH OF FLAMES WHICH ARE RAGING BEYOND CONTROL   ‘Streets of Two Cities In Nova Scotia Are Littered With Shattered Glass From Hundreds of Windows Smashed by Explosions   BLAZE SENDS PILLARS OF FIRE 150 FEET IN AIR

s~“Halifax Area Is Rocked By ‘Munitions Blasts   Canadian Naval Arms Depot Shattered By Nigh Long Explosions Caused By Jetty Fire; Twelve Pe sons Known Hurt, One Missing.

Huge Explosions At Navy Depot Rock Halifax  Blasts Are Felt ) PR WA ee 9 Ti aay:

Canadian Munitions Blasts Set Off By aire on Jetty Rock Halifax Area at Night   4 Huge Explosions Threaten to Blow Up Main Magazine

Canadian Shell Blasts Rock Halifax   Explosions Set Off By Jetty Fire; 13 Known Casualties

Great Explosion Rocks Halifax Munitions Dump   Thirteen-Hour Fire, Blasts Claim 13 Known Casualties; Force Felt 125 Miles Away

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Munitions Blast Kills 13, Heavily Damaces Halifax   Explosion Rocks Buildings For Miles

Blasts Rock Halifax; 12 Persons Hurt   Munitions in Canadian Navy Depot Set Off By Jetty Fire

Canadian Munitions Blast Fatal To Thirteer   All Halifax Area Rocked By Series Of Explosions

Twelve Die In Blasts   One Other Missing As Fire Rages Through Canadian Navy Arsena

NIGHT-LONG EXPLOSIONS TAKE PLACE   13 Known ‘Casualties; Two Towns Evacuated As Munitions Go Off

LESSER DISCHARGES PERSISTED FOR 13 HOURS THREATENING T0 EXPLODE MANY DEPTH CHARGES

Blasts Rock  Halifax Area   Damaging Explosions Continue for More Than 13 Hours at Munitions Depot

BLASTS HIT A CANADIAN ARMS DEPO]   Four Huge Explosions and Series of Lesser Ones Rock the Halifax Area—12 Persons Are Hurt, One Missing.

Halifax Rocks As Big Munitions Depot Explodes   Series of Blasts Damages City, Scene Of 1917 Disaster

Explosions in Halifax, N. S.. 13 Casualties  Damaging Blasts Continue for More

BIG CANADIA ARSENAL BLAST FELT 125 MILES   tuge Munitions Depot At Dartmouth, N. S., Blows Up Following Fire; 13 Known Casualties.

13 Killed in Explosions That Wreck Canadian Armament Depot Near Halifax:

BLAST SHAKES HALIFAX, NAVY STORES RUINED   Munitions Set Off by Jetty Fire, Count 13 Casualties

CANADIAN CITY IS SHAKEN BY 4 BIG BLASTS   Minor Discharges Continue  For 13 Hours; 12 Hurt,  One Missing

Armament Depot Blasts Kill 13 In Halifax Area   Huge Fire Threatens To Spread to Main Munitions Magazine

Navy Munifions Depot Ignited By Jetty Fire   Ofie Missing, 12 Hurt By, Explosions; Shock. Felt 125 Miles-Away .

HALIFAX ROCKED BY FOUR BIG EXPLOSION: OF NAVY MUNITIONS  SET OFF BY JETTY FIRE DAMAGING BLASTS OC CTID. 19 PACITATLTICG

Thirteen Die in Explosion in Navy Depot   Series of Explosions Shake Dartmouth and Halifax, N. $.

DETROIT SHUTS OFF AIR ROUTE FROM THE SOUTH   State Commission Says City Has DoubleCrossed the North

Jao Message Given Late to Marshall   War Warning Read Dec. 7 Morning by Chief of Staff

MARSHALL TELLS OF MESSAGES   Didn't See Jap Intercepts Until Morning of Dec. 7

DIPLOMATIC IMESSAGE, HE TELLS GROUP   U. S. Forces Cautioned Not. Do Overt Act

GENERAL SAYS NOTES REACHED HIM ON DEC. 7   Chief of Staff Never Saw ‘Pilot’ Code To Jap Envoys

MARSHALL DID NOT SEE NOTES INDICATING WAR   Pilot Message Not Decoded Until Morning of Day Bombs Fell

Marshall Says He Saw Intercepts Morning of Bec. 7   Saw No Significance In Japs Breaking Off Diplomatic Talks

Marshall Denies Hint Of Jap Sneak Attack   Crucial Part Of Intercepted Message Came Not Long Belore Bombs Fell

Marshall Saw Jap Messages Day Of Attack   Former Chief Of Staff Appears As Witness Fifth Straight Day

‘Marshall Did Not See War Imminence’ Note   Referred To ‘Pilot’ Message Which Was Received Ter. 5

Marshall Quizzed On  Intercepts   Former Army Chief Testifies He Did Not See So-Called ‘Pilot’ Message

GEN. MARSHALL NEVER SAW UNTIL DEC. 7 JAP ‘MESSAGES INTERCEPTED TWO DAYS PREVIOUS

“Pilot” Message Never Seen By General Marshall   Did Not See Secret Intercepts Until Day of Pearl Harbor Raid

Congress to Tackle Peace Plans   Truman Message tc Outline World Situation

GET STARTED WITH ORATORY   Action Unlikely First Week as Congress Faces Big Tasks

Congress Set To Tac kle  Major Issues   Truman Will Speak On Thursday: Little Actual Progress Due  Before Next Week

Chinese Press For Recapture U.S. Air Base   Sever Communication Lines of Kweilin; Has Three Air Bases.

Chinese Tighten Pressure on Jap Held Rail Areas   . Reoccupy Chiehshou ‘As Troops Close In 8 Milesof Kweilin

CHINESE WIDEN KWEILIN FRONT   Japs’ Communication Route Cut As Rail Town Falls

Enemy Communication Roufe Slashed Between Kwangsi, Hunan Provinces

Closing In On Kweilin Base   Chinese Cut One Main Jap* Communication Route; Yank Planes Support Ground Columns

EIGHTH ARMY JOINS SIXTH IN INVASION   NOT AN AMERICAN LOST AS LANDING NEAR SUBIC BAY CAUGHT ENEMY OFF GUARD

Battle for Bataan   Yanks In Their New Invasion Are Now Nearing Subic Bay

JAPSFAIL TO REPULSE WEST LUZON LANDING   ‘Yank Goal Is Achieved Without Loss of a Single Soldier

‘Farmers Highly Pleaséd ‘With Pricés. Prison of War Labor. Not Needed. eR

WORLD'S LARGES   KLYING BOAT CRASHES AND SINKS   ‘AML High Average Gi =11.05 Set On  747.490 Pounds Of" ohaceo Sold On ‘Local Market Mond, for 535 b584   Parimners Highl, Pleased Some oni Parts With Prices. Prisoner oe of War Labor Not Were Made la V4. Needed. _..   VTORACCO TIPS

HIT DEEP INTO GERMAN-POLISH DEFENSE LINE   Berlin Reports Attacks West of Vistula River and in East Prussia

Red Forces Surge On. In Poland   Winter Offensive  May Spread Over Whole Eastern Front: _In-Near Future: .-

Soviets Are 64 Miles from Nazi Silesian Frontier   Drive Deep Wedge Into Warsaw-Krakow Defense Line; Fight in Sub-Zero Weather

Reds Surge Thru Southern Poland   Russian Forces Are Within = Miles of Nazi Silesian  Front   CROSS THE NIDA RIVER   Soviets Attempting to Carry Battle to Southeastern Germany

Reds Cross Nida River On 37 Mile  Polish Front   New Soviet Winter Offensive Spreading

New Thrust Across Nida River On A 37 Mile Battle Front   BY EDDY GILMORE

Russians’ Winter Offensive Launched   Battles Rage from East Prussia To Budapest; Huge Armies Poised ‘On Polish Frontier as Threats

Soviet Army Opens Push In Poland   Winning 64 Miles of German Silesian Frontier; Wide Offensive Looms

Soviet Armies Advancing On  German Silesia         Within 64 Miles of Heavily Fortified Frontier; Of * fensive Expected to Expand   Germany Says War Front Now 600 Mi.   Berlin Reports Battles Rag: ing From Budapest In Hungary to Memel On Baltic

Soviets Cross Nida River On Polish Front   Within 64 Miles Of Heavily Fortified German Silesian Mrontier.   WEATHERIS COLD

Russian Armored Forces Advance ThroughPoland  Toward Siles:an Border

Mercury Hits New Low at  4 Below Zero   Continuation of PreWinter Cold Wave Likely As More Snow. Colder Weather Seen

Mercury Stays Below Zero-Snow Forecast   Temperature at -2 as City Remains in Grip Of Cold Wave—Ponds Attract Many Skaters

ICY SWIM FAILS FOR EX-SOLDIER   Desperate Attempt Made To Join Wife And Baby In England

Early Fall Of Vienna Is Foreseen   Main Barracks of Enemy Captured by Soviet Siege Forces.

Russians 110 Miles From Hlitier’s Hide- Out Berchtesgaden  MAY GET THERE BEFORE GERMANS  Soviets Battling For Crossing Of Danube River And Canal

Reds In Center Of City   Main Barracks Of Nozi Troops Captured Today

Nazis Hold One Pocket In Capital   Other Reds Reported Only 110 Miles From Berchtesgaden

Portion Of City West Of Canal And River Liberated By Marshal Tolbukhin’s Third Ukran Gan Army   GSRMANS RESISTING STUBBORNLY, REPORT

ELDORA ESCAPE ATTEMPT FAILS   Six Boys Are Frustrated in Effort to Break Out

OIL EOUAPE FROM ELDORA BY SIX BOYS   Break from Disciplinary - Barracks Frustrated by Guards.

SECTION OF BERLIN MADE HABITABLE   It Is Occupied By Big Three  Conference

Ry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   WomanKillsNurseSheSus pected Of Having Affair With Husband

TOKYO BLASTED BY SUPERFORTS   AMERICAN SKY GIANTS DESTROY OR DAMAGE 66 JAP PLANES IN RAID.

B29’s Stage Biggest Raid YetOn Tokyo   66 Enemy Planes Are Damaaed Or Destroved

Wainwright Is Liberated By U.S. ‘Chutists   Allied Forces To Move In To Occupy All Jap  Priean Camne.

Gen. Wainright, Freed, May Get In On Surrender   From Montezuma To Tripoli,  Marines Ask To Go To Wake

‘Wainwright Is Liberated By Paratroop:   Other Allied War Prisoners Also Freed In Ching,

WAINWRIGHT ENROUTE 10 CHUNGKING   Liberated General With Hundreds of Others Believed To Be On Way To Manila

Rushing Boats To Evacuate War Prisoners   Wainwright, Hero Of Corregidor, May Join MacArthur

Wainwright Corregidor Hero, Is Freed   American Commander Forced to Surrender Philippines, Freed  By Porachuticte

Wainwright Released From Prison in China   Bataan Leader Freed Along With Other Allied Chieftains

Nippon Prisoner for Three Years  Parachute Troops Effect His Rescue

Wainwright Free, Now on His Way To Chungking.   Hero of Corregidor May Be Rushed to Manila to Face Surrender Envoys

Wainwright, Other Prisoners Liberated   General Enroute to Chungking; Allied Forces Moves By Air, Sea to Occupy Camps Holding Other Prisoners

Many Prisoners Are Liberated   Gen. Wainwright En Route Today to Chungking

Wainright Flies to Chungking.      Hero Of Corregidor, Rescued From A Jap Prison Camp, May Witness Surrender

WAINWRIGHT IS FREED; ONWAY TO CHUNGKING   Famous Defender of  Corregidor Released With Many Others

WAINWRIGHT IS LIBERATED INMANCHURIA   Hundreds of Allied Prisoners En Route to Free China Today

Wainwright Liberated _ From Jap Prison Camp By Army Paratroopers

TOKYO ROSE’.IS MYSTERY  California-Born Girl Guide Has Sly Smile

Back of the Headlines   Authorities Agree Japan Invasion Necessary to Win   By LOUIS F, KEEMLE United Preace War Analyst

JAP RETREAT © IS CONTINUED - ON MINDANAO   FIVE MORE TOWNS FALL TO YANKS PUSHING AHEAD IN INVASION OF ISLAND

YANKS OCCUPY © 2 MORE ISLES   Five Key Mindanao Towns Taken; Iwo Jima Formally in U.S. Control

408,000 Japs Captured By Red Forces   Russian Troops Occupy Three More Islands In Kurile Chain

Yank TanksSweep Across Leine 10 Miles Southeast Of City; Reitich 70 Miles Of Rremen

Real Tug of War ‘Wired for Sound’   Americans Contest  Nazi Walkie-Talkie

Ernie Pyle Killed By Jap Gunner   Word Of Ernie Pyle’s Death — Spreads Fast At Europe Froni

Consultant Will  Visit Local Parish   Miss Stach Will Be Here Several Days

sree Will Visit Local Parish   Miss Stach Will Be Here Several Days

TRUMAN URGES WORK ON VJ-DAY   Cites Two Days Already Taken As Holidays

PRESIDENT ASKS WORK ON VJ-DAY   F  OPPOSES MAKING If A HOLL  DAY BECAUSE OF URGENCY  OF RECONVERSION.

Workers Urged To Remain on Jobs on V-J Day   Truman Designates Aug. 15-16 as Legal Holidays: Extra Pay

CHIEF DESIRES BUSY V-J DAY   The Signing of Surrender Should Find Netion Workina, Trumen Avers

Okinawa Ours Soon, Admiral Says  Turner Points to   Turner Points to Use of Airfields in Bombing Japan

Girl Band Against G. I. Fraternizing   LEADER KEEPS STAND AFTER NEWSPAPER STORY BRINGS BLAST.

Compromise Move  Marks OPA Fight   Administration Seeks Farm Bloc Agreement

Compromise Urged On Price Control   Senate Voice Vote Accepts OPA Extension

48 BOYS STHLL AT LARGE AFTER ELDORA ESCAPE   Violence Marks Trail of 179 Youths Who Fled Training School

VIOLENCE MARKS TRAIL GF 48 BOYS: STILL AT LARGE   Ha] adean Me Kido te Natlon ot Scheel

State Agents Start Probe at Eldora   Officers Scouring Country for 48 Boys Still at Large

43 BOYS STILL AT LARGE FROM ELDORA SCHOOL   Violence Reported as Officers Round up 179 Who Fscaped State School Wed.

Escaped Boys Leave Trail Of Violence   48 Still at Large After Escape From Eldora Training School

Violence Marks Hunting Down Of Eldora Escapees   Town Marshal Attacked And Three Crack Up In Stolen Car.

Move Under Way Te Gust Veteran Jap Politicians   Industrialists Leading Fight To Bring New Faces Into Cabinet

Headlines Tell Japs Homeland  ‘Ready To Win’   Says That Nippon Airforce Cleverly Stays Intact By Refusing To Fight

U.S. Threaten: Attack on Chinese Reds  Warn Communists to Quit Firing on Marines

YANKS SHOT WHILE DOING GUARD DUTY   Air Strafing Attack Held Poised at Red Villiage

Five Children Alone In Home.  Burn To Death   Alarm To Firemen Over Telephone From Small Boy

Five Children  Perish When  Cottage Burns Youngsters Had  Been Left Blane in Tiereallin<

COTTAGE BLAZE TAKES 5 LIVES   Children Left Alone By Parents Perish As Home Burns

CONTINUE olG WRECKING JOB   63 German Airdromes Have Been Pounded By Allies For 4 Days.

NAZI GARRISON CUT IN GROUPS   German, Command Says Fight for Berlin Appears Near Its End.   REDS NEAR BALTIC PORT

FIGHT FOR CAPITAL IS NEAR END   German Garrison Ir City Is Cut Into Separate Groups

Soviets Close in for Kill in Reich Capital   Not More Than 10 Square Miles In German Hands

REMAINDER OF GERMAN FORCE IN CAPITAL CHOPPED INTO SEPARATE FIGHTING GROUPS   ONLY FOLLY AND CHAOS CAN NOW DELAY GENERAL: CAPITULATION . OF GERMANS SAYS PRESIDENT

Berlin Garrison Chopped Up into Separate Groups   Nazi Command Says Fight for Capita! Nears End; Slug for Reichs Chancellery

Installations — Tn Ryukyus Again Shelled And Bombed   -British- Battleship . ‘And Plane Carrier Among War Vessels  Tomine U.S. Forces

HEAVY BOMBERS FOLLOW STRIKE BY: NAVY PLANES   Tokyo Admits Damage Tc Installations In City And Kobe   WASHINGTON SAYS NOT A SUPER LOST

‘More Than 200 Superforts Bomb Tokyo in Raid Timed With Carrier Plane Attack

800 BOMBERS PUMMEL JAP CAPITAL CITY   Over 200 Superforts Join 600 Carrier Aircraft In Blow At Tokyo

Carrier Raid On Tokyo Followed by B-29 Strike   Super-Fortresses Entering New Phase Of Battle of Japan,’ War Dept. States -

Home Front Reconversion Highlights  Are Revealed By Director and OPA

RANGOON HIT BY SUPERFORTS   Millions of Japs Flee Their Homes In Bomb-Ravaged Cities

Delay For _” Succession   Bill Seen   House Passed Measure Not So Popular in Senate Though

SENATE SLOWS PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION ACT   Upper House Inclined to Study Out Problem Before Takine Action

‘President Taman In First Address ‘Before Congress   Says U.S. and Allies Must Shoulder the “Grave Responsibility’  Of Future Peace

U.S. War Policy Stays Unchanged   Nation Stands With Allies to Win War, Cement Peace   TRUMAN IN ADDRESS   Pays Tribute to Roosevelt ‘ and Outlines His Own Stand

TELLS SOLONS GUILTY MUST BE PUNISHED   President, Addressing Congress, Declares Na tion Must Aid in Prose. cuting War Criminals to Help in Peace.

Speaking of President Roosevelt, Truman Said He Looked Forward That Is What He Wouid Want Us to Do

SERVES NOTICE HELL CARRY ON FDR’S PROGRAM   America Must Look Forward, New President Declares

No Change in U. 5. ‘Strategy for War, Truman Promises   Tells Congress Plans For Peace Must Go Forward

PRES, TRUMAN'S FIRST ADDRESS TO CONGRESS   Strategy Of War To Be “Unchanged And Unhampered”’

TRUMAN SAYS PEACE MUST BE ASSURED   New President Promises That Strategy of War Will Remain “Unchanged and Unhampered”.-

No Change In War Strategy, Says Truman   Must Make Secure Future Peace, New President Asserts

New Chief Executive Tells Congress Tt Will Be Une hampered By His Acces. sion to Presideney      Will Not Be Party To Partial Victory   Confers With British For:  eign Minister, Ambissa oder and State Depart  TECH Seeretary

NEW PRESIDENT SPEAKS BEFORE THE CONGRESS   Pavs Final Tribute, 16 Roosevelt In First Address; Promises  To Carry On.

Truman Pledges No Let-Up In Work To Win War And Peace   War Strategy To Be Unchanged, Determination to Make Peace Secure Undaunted By Death of Nation's Leader

Strong Peace Plan Uraed By President  Chief Executive, le First Speech.

Grand Strategy Of War To Remain Unchanged, Says President Harry S. Truman   New Executive Makes First Address To Joint Session Of Congress

We Must Shoulder Our Part For Peace   Truman, In Paying Tribute To Late Presi- dent, Says He Never Looked Backward And We Will Continue To Look, Move Forward.

All Races, Creeds, Parties, Color Must Contribute.to Lasting Permanent Peace; He Insists   Joint Session of Congress Told: “America Will Never Become Party To Any Plan For Partial Victory”“—_No Trafficing With Peace Breakers

Says Nation Must Assume Responsibility for Peace   Pays High Tribute to Mr. Roosevelt; Confers with Eden Earlier

UNIFIED NATION MUST LEAD T0 WORLD PEACE   President Insists War Criminals Must Be Punished in Talk Before Congress

President Promises War Strategy of U.S. Will Continue   Truman Tells Congress This Nation, Other  Allies They Have Responsibility Of Makina Secure Future Peace of World

NEW PRESIDENT MEETS PEACE CONFAB LEADERS   Pays Tribute to Roosevelt; Renews ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Pledge -

Says We Must Shoulder’. “Grave Responsibility’ Of Making a Secure Peace .   Calls For Punishment of Those  Guilty of Brinsing on the War

Asks Punishment Of War Criminals _ As Peace Requisite       On Shoulter of v. is. ‘Allies At _.First Joint Session Of Congress

FDR’s Pledges To Be Carried Out, He Avers   New President Says U. S. And Allies Must Shoulder ‘Grave Responsibility’ Of Making Secure Future Peace

Must Punish Criminals,  Gain Secure Peace Plan    New President Has Great Confidence

President Appeals For Support   Addressing ssing Joint Session of Congress Truman Stresses Imporaance of Cooperation

President Cites U.S, Responsibility To Win, Preserve Peace For World

Congress Hears New President Outline Plans   Sure Punishment To Be Dealt to Wor Criminals

Unconditional Surrender Still Our Goal, He  Warns Enemy   Assures Nation He Will Support and Defend FDR's Ideals

Truman Voices Dedication To Roosevelt Aims   Calls On-All People to Join War and Peace Efforts; Pledges Continuance of Expanding Democracy On Home Front.

Congress Is Asked To Help Complete Greatest Task Ever Assigned to a Public Servant.   AMERICA MUST LOOK FORWARD, HE ASSERTS

New President Cives First Congress Talk   Declares Nation Must Shoulder “Grave Responsibility” For  Making Secure Peace

‘This Promise Was Made in  His First Address to a Joint Session of Congress Today.        ‘UNCHANGED AND   UNCHANGED AND UNHAMPERED, HE SAIE   The President Declared That This Nation With Its Allies Must Shoulder the “Grave Responsibility.”

‘No Change in ‘War Strategy, ‘Truman Says   In First Address to Congress, New President Declares U.S. Policy Is’ Still Unconditional Surrender .

CONGRESS HEARS NEW PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR UNITY   DECLARES WE MUST SHOULDER BURDEN OF LASTING PEACE

TEMPERATURES:   Calls For Punishment Of War Makers In Conaress Address

Says Allies Must Shoulder Responsibility of Securing Future Peace.

War Strategy Will Remain Unhampered   New President Says His Accession Will Bring No Changes

Peace Terms For Axis Still Unconditional   New Chief Tells Congress, Nation  ‘We Shall Not Fail’

BIG PARLEY ISSUE NEAR SETTLEMENT   “Big 5” Near Accord on Scope of Debate in Assembly

Big Five Reported Near Agreement On Last Major Conference Problem

8 CONGRESSMEN SEE CRIME SITE   BARBARISM AT WORST, SAYS REP. CANFIELD

Temperatures   67 Strikes Settled - During Week Ending October 17

Former Deputy Of Nazi Party Reported Held   May Be Mysterious Messenger Seized With Hitler's Will

Bormann Reported Capture In British Zone Is Denied   ‘Rumors Of Seizure Of Former Nazi Party Deputy Brings Prompt Denials At Nurenberg And Frankfort; Was Reputed To Be Mysterious Messenger

- Sailors Die Strapped To Gun Seats  Destroyer Refuses To Go Down

Sailors Die Strapped To Gun Seats As Suicide Planes Sear Destrover I affex

Destroyer, Hit by Six Jap Suicide Planes And Two Bombs. Refuses To Give Up Batile

tamara inate memes menes  Destroy er Survives Vicious Attacks By Suicide Planes   Brave Sailors Die Strapped To Their Gun Seats While Laffey Absorbs Punishing Blows And Lives To Fight Another Day

Brave Sailors . Died At Posts   HEAVY DAMAGE CAUSED BY LATEST U. S. RAID .

6 Jap Suicide Planes, 2 Bomb Hits, But Destroyer Refuses to Be Sunk

SAILORS DIED TIED 10 GUNS ON U. S. SHIP   Six Jap Suicide Plane: Hit ‘Laffey’ During 2-Hour Battle

DESTROYER LAFFEY HAS EPIC STORY   Sailors Died Strapped to — Their Gun Seats

Destroyer Hit By 6 Suicide Planes and Two Bombs Survives   U.S. S. Laffey Another Great Ship That Refused to be Sunk

ENEMY FACES YEAR OF FIRE, ‘ARNOLD PLEDGES   Surrender Rate Up On Okinawa

SECOND YEAR OF AIR WAR BEGINS; LAND UNITS GAIN   Suicide Troops Hold 12 Miles On Okinawa; Gains On Borneo

No Relief On Beef Sighted  Hopes Are Pinned On Stock Feed Output

Crash Survivors Reach Honolulu Aboard Carrier   Search Continues for Others Missing at Sea

FAMOUS ART WORKS SEIZED IN GERMANY   Troops Find Paintings Worth . Large Fortunc—Some Owned by Lady Astor.

TRADERS CLAIM INFLATION HERE   Swollen Rye Market Given As Example At Chicago Grain Exchange

Yanks Take It Easy In Occupation  They Are Strictly Gentlemen Soldiers With Germans To Do All the Menial Work

Hitler Rushes To Direct Hun Defenses; Reds In 38 - Mile Dash In Day   One Of Five Soviet Armies Alone Announces Killing Of 81,000 Germans In Last 10 Days

hussians Vash 3d Miles Across Poland; Oppelin Caught In Soviet Pincers

German Radio Appeals Wild   Nazi Command Betrays Indecision As Evacuation Starts; Hitler Takes Over

Pincers Clamped On Capital Of Invaded Silesia—Baltic — Of Elbing Is Neared

Appeals Wild          Nazi Command Betrays Indecision As: Evacuation Starts: Hitler Takes Ove

Dash 38 Miles Across Poland In Great Drive   Kill Thousands Of Nazi Troops

WEST POLANI IS UNCHECKED      Thousands of Nazis Captured or Killed — -Pincers Clamped on Capi tal of South Silesia. —   HITLER REPORTED ~ TAKING COMMAND   Thirty: or More ‘German Divisions Caught i in. the Jaws. of Trap Closing i in East Prussia.

Great Russian Drive Topples Big Nazi Bases   Reds Menace Oppeln, Breslau, Elbing; Are Only 165 Miles from Berlin; Gain 38 Miles in Poland

SOVIET DRIVES PRESS NAZIS BACK TO REICH   Hitler Reported In East To Rally Hard-Hit Ger man Forces   START TO EVACUATE BRESLAU, KONIGSBERG

Pincers Clamped On. oe Of Invaded Silesia~Baltic _ . Of Elbing Is Neared _

Great Trap Being Closed on Nazis In East Prussia   Allies Take Wiltz, Near St. Vith as Foe Flees Ardennes Area

Red Forces ‘Only 30 Miles Fr rom Breslau  On Oder River   Put Pincer on Oppeln In Southern Silesia, Continue To Close Trap on East Prussia  NAZI LOSSES GREAT

Prussian Cities Being Evacuated   German Radio Appeals For Help From Home To Help Stop ‘Bestial Onslaught’ Of Soviets

‘Sure is Thrill To Talk To Free Americans Again,’ Say Prisoners 

HAVE CLUE IN SECOND DEATH AT PONTIAC   Illicit Duration Lover Sought in Mrs. Young’s Murder

PAIENI RY. 2,367,403 1 A GODSERD---UK BD IT! Detroit Miss Finds Way To Make Whiskers Curl Up and Disappear

Sixth of German Capital Held By the Russians   Twenty - Three Thousand Nazi Troops Give Up Unequal Struggle   Disorganized German Troops Flee From Allied Forces in North Italy

BEGIN. SALVAGE OF HAWAII MARS TODAY   Fertion Of Tail Assembly Of Fiying Boat Recovered Yesterday  Fer Study Br Engineers

State Tells Railroads  To Practice Seer egation   Investigation Shows Some Carriers Have No Official Policy Regarding Separation Of Races; Probe Follows Complaints, Says Statement

f I: i Per Das Mateus Se"      WASHINGTON — WHAT THI CRAFTY JGHN LEWIS ic un tn 3

 Washington Roundup  i  Russia Again Asks Share in Jap Rule   Say Control to Stay

RUSSIA REITERATES STAND ON JAP RULI   Wants Four-Power Control Machinery Set Up

Four-Power Japan Rule Hot Issue   Russia Again Suggests Power Pact, Ignores  Confab Invitation.

Cordell Hull Continues . Story Today   Former Secretary Of State To Tell Of Events Before War

Hull to Appear at Hearing  Investigators Seek - More Information

Hull Returns To Witness Stand Today   Investigators Want Answers to Queries, Welles Couldn't Give

Hull To Face ~ Further Quiz   Barrage of Questions to be Directed at Former Official

HULL TO TAKE STAND AGAIN   Senate Probers Want More Information on Events  Before Jap Attack

Former State Secretary Rejurns to Capitol Today To Relafe Another Chapier of His Story

CORDELL HULL FACES PEARL HARBOR PROBE   Former State Secretary Ready To Answer Solons Today

Vinson Nominated  Loan Agency Chief   Roosevelt’s Move Wins Approval in Congress

RAY STARWALT GETS 7 YEARS FOR FRAUD   Ex-Mattooner Sentenced in $146,646 Greenup Case

FAST GOING!....   New Transcontinental Speed Record Established In Nation

Boeing Stratocruiser Lowers Transcontinental Speed Record Tuesday

Esk MAE Wes kus Our Town 15 Years Qn Job, Quits     B. H. Flag Over Tokyo  =e *€ ¢&  Banking In Early Days  ee &  And Other Local Tales

MARION CO. BOND SALES, 7TH LOAN, TOTALED $3,157,898   REPRESENTS 161.4 PER CENT OF THE COUNTY’S QUOTA

MARION COUNTY'S WAR BOND SALES TOTAL $2,756,523   EQUAL 168.5 PCT. OF QUOTA, FINAL FIGURES REVEAL

Paratroopers Land In Strange Valley To Rescue Survivors of Plane Crash

Hidden Vale Is Unlocked   ‘Survivors Of Plane Crash Await Rescue

WARTIME AIR TRAGEDY UNLOCKS MYSTERIOUS SHANGRI- LA VALLEY  PARATROOPERS BUILDING _ GLIDER FIELD TO RESCUE WAC AND AIRMEN

Wartime Air Tragedy Has Unlocked The “Hidden Valley of Shangri-La

Build Glider Field To Save Crash Victims   Strange Rescue In Shangri-La

Paratroopers Land in Fantastic Shangri-La to Rescue Survivors Of C-47 Crash Which Killed 21

Three Plane-Crash Survivors Await Rescue  From Head-Hunters Rock-Walled Valley

Three Survivors of Crash in Which 21 Died Wait Rescue — in Shangri-La Hidden Valley

Paratroops Land In Fantastic ‘Shangri La’ Valley To Rescue Survivors Of New Guinea Plane Crach- 21 Dead

Air Tragedy Opens Fabulous Valley  , RS ns etietaee ot snian LI 1 1 favaya' i. a See 4. a Seo a 4 je 3) Bee

Paratroopers Land in ‘Shangri-La’ Valley To Rescue 3 From Spear-Wielding Natives

Wait Rescue In Hidden Valley   Three Survivors of  C-47 Crash Find Natives of “Shangri-La” Aloof But Not Savage

Valley of Shangri-La’ Unlocked by Air Tragedy In Dutch New Guinea

Tragedy Unfolds Story Of Hidden Shangri-La in Jungles of New Guinea

WAC, 2 Officers Safe After Crash   Glider Rescue Planned By Army tn Hallandia Junale

Crash Killing Taft WAC, 20 Others Opens Secrets Of New Guinea Shangri Le

U. S. Paratroopers Seek To Rescue WAC Two Men From ‘Shanari-La’ Valley

The Hidden Valley Of Shangri-La Plan. Rescue Of 3 Survivors Of Plane Crash Which Killed 21

WARTIME AIR TRAGEDY OPENS FANTASTIC VALLEY  Paratroopers Land in “Shangri-la” To Rescue Three Survivors of Crash.

Paratrocpers Land In “Shangri La”’ Valley To Rescue Crash Survivors

eJARCRRAES Ph     Glider Field Constructed in Bid To Save WAC, Fliers On Guinea

Missing Trio Located Nea ‘Shangri-La’   Paratroopers Effecting Rescue  @ Of WAC, 2 Airmen Who Landed Among the SpearWielding Natives in Jungle Southwest of Hollandia.

Pi oe a  Death Ol 2Lin  Plane Bares New Shanert-la   Paratroopers Sent in is Rescue 3 Survivors af Aesidant

Mysterious Hidden Valley of Shangri-La Discovered Through Wartime Air Tragedy

Seek to Rescue 3  ta took ot  Marooned i in Lost  New Guinea Vale

PARATROOPERS DROP TO WEIRD SHANGRI-LA TO RESCUE WAC, TWO ARMY WRECK SURVIVORS

Flight Tragedy Reveals Hidden Valley Mystery   Cpl. Joseph R. Miller Lost; Wildmen Care For 3 Survivors

Enemy Losses: Heavy as Liberation Forces Gain—Nip Raid on Peleliu iFails

Wedge Driven Between Japs’ ~ Luzon Armies      Banzai ~ Attacks. Repilsed; 2 More Islands Iuvadeds I sR

U.S. STRIKE-IDLE NUMBER 64,000   Metal Industries Hit Hardest by Walkouts

64,000 IDLE ON STRIKE FRONTS   Metal Working Industries Are Hardest Hit

Strike’: s Idle Again: Upped.   “Two Dozen. Disputes Occur Over Country

Idle Workers at the 64000 Mark  Two Dozen Disputes Hal? Production

AROUND 64,000 NOW ON STRIKE   More Than Two Dozen Disputes Slow Production On Labor Front,

More Men File Their Releases _ From Service _  Average Number Of _ Discharges Now ‘Ove Fifteen a Day

British vote for approval  of charter Is fifth major .  power to ratify

British Ratify Allies’ World  Peace Charter   Parliament Speakers Ash UL S.. Britain Share i ee

Britain Ratifies Charter Amid Fears Atomic Bomb Saps Its Efficiency

EMPEROR'S PRESTIGE IN JAPAN INCREASES   Military Ang Radical Elements Inside Nation Have Been Ken~ dered impotent

Okinawa Bases Used in Blasting Enemy Vessels   Two Destroyers Damaged in July 4 Attack

Patterson and Henry Appear Before Senate Committee. Marine Corps Discharge Points Lowered

Discharge Speed-Up Promised By Army   Marine Corps Sets Demobilization Plan With Point Score Cut To 70

WAR DEPARTMENT DEFENDS ARMY'S DISCHARGE PLAN   Spokesmen Tell Senators Release of 6,000,000 Troops by July 1 Is Present Goal.   MARINES TO LET OUT MEN WITH 70 POINTS   Commanding Officers Authorized to Discharge All in Corps 35 Years of Age or Older.

Army to Muster Out 6 Million Men by July 1   Patterson Assures Senators Speed Is Desired: Marines List Discharge Plan

Army Hopes ToDischarge Six Million By July 1   War Department Officials Defend Release System; Marine Points Cut

Marines Reduce Points for Discharging Men  6,000,000 Soldiers Are to Be Released by July 1

amy to Release 000 Men By Next July 1   Spokesman for War Department Says Discharges Speeded

Senators Hear Outlined Plan Of Discharges      Army States It Will Attempt Release of 6,000,000 by July -

Army Leaders Pledge Speed  In Discharges   Marine Corps Cuts Point Requirements For Releases

Army Plans Discharge Of 6 Million By July; Points Cut In Marines

Vandenberg Hits Reservation OnUse Of Troops  Answers Sen. Millikin, Colorado Republican, Chief Charter Critic

Want No Ban on Charter's Use of American Troops  Vandenberg Raps Effort to Give Congress Control

Troop Clause In Pact Starts Fight   Security Treaty Meets First Uncertainty In Senate Conference

Reservations On Troop Use Draw Criticism  Vandenberg Assails Move For Change In Charter; Millikin

10 CHANGE PEACE PACT   Senator Vandenberg Opposes Idea of Writing Troop-Use Reservations Into the United Nations Charter.

Sen. Millikin in World Charter Critic Role   Probable Author of Reservations That May Be Offered

Vandenberg Pounce:  On Milliken Position   Opposes Move to Write Troop-Use Reservations Into Charter, Points Out President Already Has That Right

Fights Hint Of Reservation In  World Charter   Vandenberg Insists Congress Have No Voice In  Use Of Troops.

SEN.VANDENBERG BACKS CHARTER USE OF TROOPS   ASSAILS SUGGESTION OF RESERVATIONS ON EMPLOYMENT OF ARMS

Vandenberg Backs Chartei Troop Clause   Declares Constitutional Rights Written Into United Nations Pact

Use of Troops To Force Peace Given Study   Miliken Quizzes Witness During Chorter Hearing

Vandenberg  Pounces On First Move? Write In Reservation On: ‘Charter

TROOP CURB HIT BY VANDENBERG   Senator Says S@eurity Uni Should Have Free Hand

Vandenberg Contests Move To Write Charter Limitation   Takes Issue With Millikin On Use of Troops

Use of Troops Is A Debate Subject   Vandenberg Scores Move to Write Reservation Into Charter  MILLIKIN AS CRITIC      Colorado Senator Suggests Limiting Security Council

USE OF U.S. TROOPS DEBATED AT SENATE CHARTER HEARING   Vandenberg, Connally Fight Move to Write Reservations in World Treaty

Service Men’s News   Vandenburg Hits Reservations in Charter Troop Use   Declares Congress Should Have No Say In Council Orders

Vandenberg Pounces Upon  Charter Hint   First Hint Of Move To Write Troop - Use Reservations Comes Up.   RR AISED BY MILLIKIN

DEBATE OVER RESERVATIONS IN CHARTER   Sen. Vandenberg Pounces Hotly on First Hint of Move to Write Change  Into Treaty   REPLIES TO MILLIKIN

GAS SHORTAGE CUTS OUTPUT   Many Schools, Theaters, Other Buildings Closed

600 Delegates Due to Watch Polls Along -With..Representatives of Great Britain-and France. _

pres  5.2 JS. 4 ection 2 servers -0 “Visi. Sreece on  nicue 2ro‘ec-

OU0 Americans To Help Check Greek Election   Britain, France Will Send Other Observers of Vite - Blot Rossin Declin.

U.S. Groups To View Election   600 Americans to Ob. serve in. Voting in  Greece

TO AID GREECE AT ELECTION   Delegation of 600 Tx Act As Observers During Voting

Americans Will Serve as Observers in Election to Be Held in Greece

6000 AGRES OZARK + AMBERLAND S ~ BURNING TODAY   Hundreds  of Forest Fires, 3 Many of Them Out of .  -€ontrol, Raging.      CAMDENTON IS SAVED   Business: Men, and Residents 2 Fought Back the Flames, : . Jt Was Announced:

FIRE IN TIMBERLAND   More Than 8,000 Acres in Missouri Are Ablaze

Planes Collide  Over Miami   Crash Kills Pilots, Starts Two-Alarm Fire

AUSSIES CHASE JAP UNITS ON BORNEO FRONT   RAAF Spitfires Intercept One Column Near Highway To Balikpapan

Foe Continues To Flee N. E. Of Balikpapan   RAAF Spitfires Intercept Column; News on Puket Is. Raid

AUSOIES PURSUING FLEEING JAP UNITS ALONG MAIN ROADS   RAAF Spitfires Intercept One Column, Strafe 16 Vehicles   RADIO SILENT ON PUKET INVASION   Planes Hit Tanamon Airstrip; Attack Enemy Barracks

AUSTRALIANS CHASE JAPS ON BORNEO   Jap Bombers Are Repulsed In Raid On Balikpapan

WAR TRAINING FIGHT LOOMS   AMENDMENT PROVIDING SIX MONTHS’ TRAINING FOR 18YEAR-OLDS MAY BE PASSED

Support Grows for Senate Move to Slow Use of 18-Year-Olds in Combat

SNOWBOUND OHIO DRIVERS RESCUED   HUNDREDS TRAPPED BY BLIZZARD SPEND NIGHT ALONG ROADS IN COLD.

Storm Traps Hundreds: Bulldozers and Snowplows Open Way fo Motorists on Ohio Roads

Attack Vienna plient   _ iraps Sghio Motorists   85 Person. Receive Hospital Treatment For Exposure and Frostbite.

GOV'T PLANS FORACTIONIN COAL PARLEY   Agencies to Hold Off as Long as Hope Exists for Settlement 

FORACTION N “COAL PARLE   Agencies to Hold Off as Long as Hope Exists "fer Settlement ..

TO INTERVENE IN COAL CRISIS   Government i is s Preparing to Step Into Mine Wage Conferences

NOBODY ‘REACHING’   Ickes, Madame Perkin: Et Al, Handling The Mine. Situation  With Gloves

Capital Awaits Official Word   Truman, Cabinet Meets as News Is Received Today

Japanese Wal to Continue Says Truman   No Cessation Until Official Surrender Ofer is Received

TRUMAN WAITS FOR JAP OFFEF   War Still On in Absence of Official Action

War Continues in Absence Of Official Offer   Expect Truman Will Consult With Allie: If Official Surrender Plan Is Received, Secretary Says — Stimson, Forrestal And Byrnes Confer With President

U.S. Troops To Continue Pacific Fight   President Adopts Waiting Attitude; Talks With Aides

President Truman Awaits Official Offer by Japan To Accept Potsdam Terms

Truman Awaiting Official Offer: War Continues    U. S. Officials To Consult With Aflies When Official Japanese Offer Comes

WHILE PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED FIGHTING GOES ON WITH ALLIES BENT ON DESTRUCTION OF NIPPON

Carol Jones  To Be Wed   Marriage Saturday To Tech, Sgt. Hunt. Of Marine Corps

Marshall Flushes Angrily   Asserts Army Commander in Hawaii Was Given Definite Order

U. S. STH BECOMES NON-OPERATIONAL   Army Unit Functions 2 Years In Italian Campaign

Four Enemy Surface Craft Sunk Or Damaged By Carrier Aircraft   INCOMPLETE REPORTS FROM NEWEST STRIKE

Germans Repulsed In Adriatic Areas   Bombers and Fighters Hit Enemy Communications.  - in Po Valley

French Slicing Forward   Slice Mne Miles Through German Rhine ‘Bridgehead lr Southern Alsace.

Theory of Giving Everything To Russia and Britain To Soothe Them Is Silenced

Big 3 Parley Launched — At Moseow  Minister Trio Confers to “Chart Course

House Votes for Investigation of Food Supplies   Senate ~ Hears’ Denials That Price Controls Caused Shortuues

Zouse "To-es 700€ Pro re; -ncusér) ames “2A 72o.1cv “or Syor-areal,

CIO UNION GETS . 18 POT. BOOST: ~ HAD SOUCHT 39   Strikes, Walkouts and Slow- dawns. Barred. in Pact -. for 40-Hour:Week ©   G:. Me TIEUP- CONTINUES   Ford Controversy With UAW “Also ‘Shows Little Hope “of Early Settlement.

Oil Company Reaches Agreement On Union’s Wage Demands, Settling For 18 Percent Of Request For 30 percent Increase   PLANTS AMONG 53 TAKEN BY NAVY

Sinclair Plants Will Return To  Private Control   Oil Company Reaches Agreement With Union On Wage Payments ~

Government To Return Properties Of Sinclair Company   Company Grants 18 Per Cent Increase, Instead Of The 30 Per Cent Hike Demanded By Strikers.

F. D. R. Deals With Affairs of World   HIS FOURTH MESSAGE TO CONGRESS DUE FOR NATIONAL NOTE.

EDR. Will Speak To World on Vital  Points in Message   Decision for Broadcast Also Shows Uneasiness _ Over Phases of Disunity

Congress to Get Messace Today   President to Sum Up Message in Radio Talk Tonight

To Give U.S.  Air Version at 9 Tonight   Annual. Message to Congress - Touches on Vital Foreign as ‘Well as Domestic Problems

Polish Exiles Still Defy Reds   ‘Partition and Slavery  Plan of Big 3 Hit

Soviets Push 10 Miles  From Bernau   Red Army Has Thrown Million and Half Men Inte Siege of Berlin; Flanking Drive Reince Soviets About 30 Miles From Yanks

Russian Shells Fall In Center Of Capital As Defenses Crumble   City’s Environs Entered At Five Points, Germans Admit As Flanking Maneuver Opens Seige

RUSSIAN SHELLS FALL ON CAPITAL, SAYS NAZI RADIO   ANNOUNCE RED ARMY AT BERNAU, 3 MILES FROM BERLIN PROPER

Germans Say Heart Ot City Being Shelled   Soviet Troops in Large Numbers Enveloping Nazi Capital, Moving in from Three Angles.   MORE UNITS MOVE NEARER TO THE CITY

Soviet Guns Pound Heart of Reich Capital   Forests Ablaze As Nazis Attempt To Stem Onslaught

Soviets Smash Nearly Five Miles Into Nazi City After Hard Fight   Unter Den Linden Under Shell Fire   German Broadcasters Hint That Stalin Commands Russian Troops

REIGH CAPITAL 5 SURROUNDED   Germans Report 1,500,000 Troops Laying Siege To Berlin.   IN FIVE SUBURBS NOW

Shells Smash Heart Of City As Ss lees   Russians Three-Quarters Encircle Berlin. Leaving Only Escape Lane

Shell Center Of Tottering Nazi Capital   Breakthrough Reache Jueterborg As Cities  In South Fall To Red Swift Moving Troops

Russians Fight Way Into Berlin Suburbs— Outskirts Rock Under Gigantic Assault Of Big Guns and Tanks—Six Waves of Mosquitos Hit Berlin During Night

Heart Of City Being Shelled   Frantic Enemy Sets Forests Afire, Blows Up Power Dam

Center Of Doomed Capital Pounded By Soviet Shells  German Radio Announces   JUETERBOG REACHED   In Swift Penetration Of Nazi Lines; _ Eseape Corridors From City Sealed

16 Red Armies Circle Capital   Germans Fire Forests, Blast Power Dam to Check Foe; Soviets Batter Into Five Suburbs With Tank Horde

German Report Says Red Forces Battle Inside Five Key Places on Outskirts of Berlin; Soviets Three Miles from City Limits; Shell Center

Capital Being Enveloped By Red Forces   Suburbs Of City Are Entered As Battle To North Rages

Reich’s Capit:  Is Envelopet From 3 Areas   Berna. Strausberg. Puce. stonwalde. Koenigs- Wie ferhausen and Zos sen Occupied   Russian Shells Fall Tn Center Of City   Nirtuadls AM Southward Avenues of Retreat For Germans Have Boen Severed

Soviets Advancing [hrougn Nazi Capital City German SS Troops Fleeing; Escape Routes Closing

Soviet Throws 16  Armies at Berlin   Once Proud City Outflanked From at Least 3 Directions; Defense Looses Flood Waters

Elite Guards Are Fleeing To The South   Russian Shells Fall In Unter Den Linden In Heart Of The City

Soviets Fight into Suburbs of Capital   Flanking Drives South of City __ To Juncture with Western Allies * Penetrate German Army Defenses

—EASTERN FRONT—  Reds Smash Into City’s Suburbs   ‘Massive Russian Forces Enveloping Reich Capital From Three Sides, Germans Dieplane; Reported Within 3 Miles Of Goal

MILLION AND HALF RUSSIAN TROOPS IN SIEGE REICH CAPITAL REDS BATTER INTO FIVE  SUBURBS AND FLANKED  city ON soUTHWeEST

Soviet Shells Dropping In Heart of Capital as Furious Fighting Rages

Reds Shelling Potsdamer Platz In Heart of City   Violent Tank Battle Raging Outside Capital

Stalin’s Armies Battle Way Into Capital Suburbs At Five. ~ Places, Germans Announce

Triumphant Red Armies Realize 3-Year Ambition   16 Russian Armies Smash into Flaming Hun Capital Saturday

Soviets Drop Shells Into Nazi Capital   Million And Half Troops Besieqing City

Germans Admit Powerful Russian Troop: Have Fought Their Way In Berlin Suburb: At Five Places And That At Bernau The} Are Three Miles From City

Red Armies In City’s Outskirts   Germans Report Soviet Forces Within Three Miles of Berlin; Push In From Three Sides

DIVERS UNABLE TO LOCATE BUS   DOUBT THAT BODIES WILL EVER BE RECOVERED

Fight Shapes up Over Inclusion Of Wages, Prices   High Government Chiefs Say Parley “Must Not Fail’

lnter-Party  Vegotiation Seeks Peace lor Chinese   Chiang Submits Four-Point Progran To Check Spread Ol Internal Strite   Delegates Fear Bust   Lewis’) Address May Set Stage

‘Lausche, GOP Set F or Quick Action On Expiring Taxes   See Reenactment Adding Tc State’s Surplus In Next 2 Years

Three Destroyers Sunk In Typhoon   Report U...S.-Fleet Suffers Loss In Storm In Western Pacific   SEVEN SMALLER CRAFT ALSO LOST

STORM SANK THREE SHIPS   THREE DESTROYERS WENT DOWN DURING TYPHOON IN  oc. WEST PAOIFIC, NAVY — REPORTS.

U.S. SHIPLOSS — RAISED TO 254   More Than 400 Men Perish as Three Destroyers Sink in Storm

ENTIRE NAZI SS PERSONNEL GUILTY SAYS PROSECUTOR   Charges Include Using Prisoners As Subjects to Test Poison Bullets.

Nazis Shot Prisoners — To Test Poison Bullets. War Crimes Court Tole

About 415,000 Are Off Jobs In Labor Rifts   Reply Due From Oil Workers on Peace Plan

YANK TROOPS BORE BRUNT Of NAZI DRIVE   Churchill Says U.S Soldiers Suffered Nearly All Losses

Dobie Has ‘Absolutely No Objections’ To seeing Negroes Attend University of Texas

VICTORY LOAN OFF + TO SLOW START IN CITY AND COUNTY   WAR FINANCE. CHAIRMAN BUTLER URGES CITIZENS -<TO“BUY EXiicA BONDS ~

VICTORY LOAN OFF TO SLOW START IN CITY AND COUNTY   WAR FINANCE CHAIRMAN BUTLER UREFS CITIZENS TO BUY EXTRA BONDS

‘Unit After Unit Of German ‘Wehrmacht Surrendering All Along Lengthy Russian Front   Dispotches From Berlin Say Prisoner Toll In Capital Stands At 145.000

UNIT AFTER UNIT  GERMAN WEHRMACHT  SURRENDERED TODAY NAZIS QUITTING IN SUCH  _ LARGE NUMBERS IT IS IM POSSIRLE TO COUNT THEN

Hundreds Nazis Giving Up Hourly (n Russian Front   Berlin Prisoner Toll Now 145,000; No Word of Hitler

Nazi Camp Chief Denies Atrocity Charges At Tria   Kramer’s Statement Is Read Into Record At British Military Hearing

Kramer Denies Atrocity Charge   Read Statement Before British Military Court

‘BELSEN BEAST’ DENIES CHARGES   Kramer's Statement Read in Atrocity Trial

Japs on Run in Northern Luzon; U. §. 37th Division Gains Six Miles

NIPS RETREAT ON NORTH LUZON   ANOTHER FIVE MILES GAINED IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR MINDANAO

6-Mile Luzon Gain Made By 37th Division   Only Small Arms Firing Offered By Japs As Opposition

JAPS RETREAT ON LUZON   ~ Parallel Drive North Opens Near Baguio

FORD PLANT AT LONG BEACH  wre fFamwruar (6U6FRYCUCRT SES OS Eee ee

U.S. Working On Reparations Plan   Question Closely Linked With Germany’s Economic Policy.  °

California Tot Is Feared Kidnaped  Three-Year-Old Boy Is Missing for Third Day

FEAR THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY = * MAY HAVE BEEN KIDNAPED   HUNDREDS ARE SEARCHING ' FOR MISSING 5ON OF PROMIJ NENY CALIFORNIA FAMILY

STRIKING 6. M. ~ WORKERS AWAIT COMPANY ANSWER   Possibility of Nation-Wide Telephone Strike Seen.

Unions Wail Fer GM Answer Before Further Action   Say If Company Is Favorable Demands May Be Reduced

Peacetime U.S. Army Force of 4,500,000 Men Planned   Ry DEAN W. DITIMER

America Will Have Peacetime Army OF 500,000 Men    War Department Say:  4,000,000 Others  Are to Be Reserves

STANDING ARMY OF 500,000 MEN CONTEMPLATED   Reserves of 4 Million Expected Through Compulsory Peacetime Draft in U.S.

500,000 ARMY LOOMS FOR U.S,   Draft To Maintain Active Reserve Seems Certain

500,000 Standing Army Requested   4,000,000 Active  . Reserves Proposed

OKINAWA WOUNDED BEING EVACUATED   Damaged Vessel Proceeds to Port; Revised Casualty Figures Are Announced

Japs Attack Hospital Ship: 29 Are Killed   LSS Comfort Enroute From Okinawa With Wounded; Nimitz Say: Vessel Plainly Marked

MAY DEAL WITH HIM   Soekarno, Who Has Been Unacceptable, May Be Relegated to a Minor Role in the Nationalist  {‘ahinat

LIKELY DUTCH MODERATOR Sjahrir New Premier of _. Unrecoanized Indonese

New Premier  Of Indonesia   Dutch May Deal With New Head; Fighting In Soerabaja Continues

INDONESIA RULE CHANGES HEADS   Dutch More Likely To Dea With Moderate Sjahrir

Youthful Moderate Takes Control  For Indonesians  Dutch Are Expected To Deal With New Java Premier

DEAL WITH NEW PREMIER   British  Blast Nationalists In Heart Of Soerabaja

New Premier Is Chosen By Indonesians   Moderate Is Named As British Blast  Nationalists

Indonesians Fight Fanaticallly; Sutan Sjahrir is Premier   Dutch Are - Expected to Deal With Moderate Socialisi Leader

New System of Government Is Hinted in Java   Soekarno Relegated To Minor Position In Cabinet Changes

Dutch To Deal With Sjahrir   New Premier of Unrecognized Indonesian Republic Today

utan Sjahrir ew Premier f Indonesians   itish Forces Blast At Na: tionalists In Heart Of So.  ESSER, SRERDean. rs   ILL MAKE CHANGES

SJAHRIR IS NAMED   New Premier of Indonesian Republic Will Cooperate With British

Indonesian Republic Has  New Premier   Change Made as British Forces Fight Nationalists In Battle for Control Of Soerehaia

Indonesians Pick ‘Moderate’ As "New Premier   Shuffle Relegates ‘President’ te Minor Role; Fighting Goes On

BRITISH KEEP UP FIGHT TC COCUPY JAVA'S BIG NAVY BASE   Expect New Gov't Premier Will Be  More Cooperative In Ending Dispute

MODERATE IS MADE PREMIER INDONESIAN REPUBLIC TUESDAY   SUTAN SJAHRIR IS MAN DUTCH MAY BE WILLING TO DEAL WITH

Nationalists Are Strafed By British   Fighting Takes Place In Heart Of Soerabaia

indonesians Pick Sjahrir As New Head   British Attack Native FE orces  a

New Indonesian Premier To Seek End To Fighting  Sjahrir, Who Wrests Power From Soekarno, hAne Trant With Dutch

ENGLISH EXTEND FIGHTING IN CITY OF SOERABAJA   Nationalists Planned New Government System in Cabinet Shakeup

Sjahrir Named New Premier Of  Indo Republic   Nationalists Decide On New Government

—JAVA—  Sjahrir Is New Leader  May Bring: Peace In . Java Controversy

See New Leader Of Indonesians Trusted By Dutel   Name Sjahrir Premier Of Unrecognized Republic; British Force Attacks

MILITARY EXPERTS BELIEVE STALIN PLANS DEEP DRIVES   RUSSIANS .EXPECTED TQ EXKBT ALL POSSIBLE PRESSURE UNTIL WEATHER  CONDITIONS CHANGE ‘

Eisenhower is Doubiful   More Inclined to Believe Himmler That Hitler Was Dying, Instead of Doenitz

lke Reveals Himmler Said Hitler Sick   Told Count Bernadotte Fuehrer Had Hemorrhage

Himmler Said Reich Finished   Told Folke Bernadotte That Hitler Was So Hl He Might Be Dead.

TEMPERATURES:   Doenitz’s Power Bid Gets Little Support   Chief Of German Naval Forces Shakes Up What Is Left Of Government; Eisenhower's Statement Substantiates Hitler’s Death ;

Question Hitler’s Hero Role that Led to Death   Eisenhower Declared Himmler Revealed Fuehrer Was Sick And About to Die

Ike Doubts Hitler Died Hero’s Death   Supreme Headquarters Points to Previous Assertions of Tlness

Doenitz Moves To Continue   Reported Death of Der Fuehrer Doubted in Many Quarters

APPROVES BRADEN    New Man Will Become Assistant _ Secretary of State

American Officials Called Into Meeting At Peiping; U.S. May Withdraw Marine:

4 SOLONS FIGHT TEEN-AGE DRAFT   THOMAS TO AMEND BILL TO EXCLUDE YOUTHS

MARSHALL LIFTS LID ON WEAPONS OF FUTURE WARS   General Warns Nation I Must “Prepare or Perish” —Plane With Speed of Sound Envisioned.   REVEALS AXIS LACKED A UNIFIED STRATEGY   Plans for Invasion of Japan, Made Unnecessary by Surrender, Are Detailed in Biennial Report.

Perils of Atomic Age Terrifying, Says Staff Chief   Report to Patterson Urges Year’s Unbroken Training Program

‘Prepare. or Perish, Marshall Warns United States  Now Weanane af Atamic Age Demand Intense Research. Well-Trained Civilian Army, Chief of Staff Says   Marshall Renort Hiohliohts

‘Marshall Lifts Lid on New Weapons. Warns U.S. Prenare or Perish

MENACE SEEN FOR AMERICA IN ATOM AGE   TRAINED CIVILIAN PEACETIME ARMY IS ADVOCATED

Warns Nation - 3 To Prepare Or. Be Destroyed   Plea Is Made for Permanent Peacetime _— ond Intense Scientific Research and _ e Davoelanmoant aS

Prepare or perish  --Marshall  Staff chief lifts “4  jie i wii dees Sidi ia ier

Marshall  Warns U.S. To Prepare   Electronically Directed _ Death Devices Point To Needs. He Savs.

Plan to Train Citizen Army  Is Advocated   Reveals New Terrifying Weapons and Urges Intense Scientific Research to Cope With Instruments of Destruction

Lifts Lid On “Terrifying” New Weapons   Army Chief of: Staff Makes Biennial Report To Seerctary Of War Patterson

Trained Citizen Army Urged by Military Chief   Intense Scientific Research Necessary for Survival

Warns Nation  ‘To Prepare Or Be Destroyed   :  ‘Plea Is Made for Permanent Peacetime Army and  Intense Scientific Research and : Development

Gen. Marshall Warns America ‘Jn Terrors Of Atomic Age   Biennial Report Says Intensive Scieritific Research And Trained Citizen-Army Needed Against Menace

Chief of Staff Lifts Lid on New ‘Weapons to Come   Proposes Intense Scientific Research And a Permanent Peacetime Army

Army Staff Chief- Warns U. S. To Be Ready To Enforce Our Will For Peace With Strength

Staft Chief Urges Trained Citizen-Army   Can Now Guide Rockets Accurately AAF Head Says

MUST PREPARE OR DIE, SAYS GEN. MARSHALL   Declares Citizen Army Needed to Guard U. S. Safety

Gen. Marshall Alerts Nation   Warns Atomic Age Addins New Perils

WINDSOR MAY GET NEW POS)   LONDON HEARS FORMER KING MAY BE GIVEN ANOTHER PLACE IN GOVERNMENT

Less. Than Predicted  a penitgnenritianaeci saint Ete ee  U.S. Asks Tariff Meet

TRADING NATIONS INVITED T0 U. S. FOR DISCUSSIONS   World’s 14 Key Trade Powers Asked to Sit in at “Roundtable” Talks Aimed at Cut ting ‘Tariffs, Expanding TSensles

U.S. INVITES {4 KEY TRADING NATIONS T0 MEET   Discussion Designed To Oust Tariffs,. : Expand World Trade

AMERICA LEADS IN TRADE TALK   14 Nations Invited to Discussion on Trimming Tariff Barriers

Lone Superforts Attack Tokyo   Southern Tip of Honshu Also Reported Hit

SUPERFORTS HIT TOKYO, OTHER NIP HOME AREAS   Japanese Claims Damage Only ‘Slight’

‘Postwar Home — “Viewed Costing “One-Third More                Bui ding Authority Says. Everything = Else Has: Risen That Much

REPORT INCREASE IN WAR WORKERS   ‘New Production Demands, However, Offset Gains in Employment in War Plants

MOUNTBATTEN, STALIN, CONFER    Speculation Rises On Possible  Soviet Rote In Pacific

Mountbatten Confers With Stalin; Stirs Talk Of Red Role In Pacitic

Russians May Outflank Enemy City From Rear   Germans Report Big Red Advance In Stettin Area

NAZIS AWAITING RUSSIAN MARCH FROM BRESLAY   Drive from Southeast Seems Due; Soviets 15 Miles from Stettin

Red Army March On Berlin From South Looming   Report Russians Open Offensive Across Bober River Northwest Of Breslau   MOSCOW SILENT ON NAZI REPORTS

THRUST TWO BRIDGEHEADS ACROSS BOBER   New March Announced by Nazis; Fierce Fighting Rages

Glover Appointed Western General Counsel for ACM  Widely Known Lawyer Head of Legal Department 2 Years

14 BERRIEN YANKS LAND   Arrive In New York Over ~ Week-End On Army  Transports

FIRE BREAKS OUT  ARAN AN MIN   ‘Rescue Workers Searching  For Bodies When Blaze  Flares

Readying An Atomic Bomb: Construction Job At Oak Ridge Equal To 3 Panama Canals

Thanksgiving Delivery . Shapes With Revisios   [Senate Likely to Put Restrictics Upon Authority of Chief Before ‘

Southern Jap Armies Give Up To Mountbatten   Will Not Countenance Non-co-operation Or Jap Impudence

Enemy Envoys Accept Terms -At Singapore      ‘Mountbatten Tells Troops to Get Tough With Defeated Japs

AT SINGAPORE IS COMPLETED   Be Tough With Arrogant Japs, British Troops Told   Yanks Operated Back — Of Jap Lines in China

JAPS SURRENDER SOUTHERN ARMIES   MOUNTBATTEN TELLS TROOPS TO GET TOUGH WITH UBSTINACY OR IMPUDENCE.

Silent Japanese Surrender at Singapore  Mountbatten Tells _ Troops to Treat Nips ‘Tough’

‘ap Surrender ot” -Sonieast Asia  Nips” ¥ hee Ale Ce Onendis.. By

Jap Southern Armies Give Uy At Singapore   Troops Are Ordered To Get Tough With Jap Non-Cooperation Obstinancy, Impudenc

Japs Surrender At Sineapore   Men     Allied Leader To Re ‘Tough With

S. ASIA JAPS SURRENDER T0 MOUNTBATTEN   Lord Louis Tells His Troops, ‘Get Tough With Obstinacy’

Silent Japanese  Surrender  at Singapore Mountbatten Tells  Teanna tn

American infantry forces seize Iloilo, clear coastal plain   Japs destroy three-fourths of city: oreanized resistance ends on Panay

ANOTHER DE PUE PARATROOPER MEETS DEATH   George Meadowcraft - Killed In Action  In Germany

Penelec, Union (ficials Plan  for Emergency   Fill Try to Arrange Service for Essential Consumers If Strike ik Called on July 5

BRITISH OPPOSE ANY DISCUSSION OF ATOMIC BOMB   Big Five Council Of Foreign Ministers Will Open Tomorrow

BIG FIVE MEET OPENS TUESDAY   Molotov In London To Attend Important Conference; Byrnes Due Today

English Balk At Diseussion  Of Atomics   Leaders Says It’s Future Use Will Not Be Placed Before Big 5

Highway Members Inspect No. 75 And Primary 5   Commission Visited NW Iowa Thursday Stop In LeMars

Highway Members Inspect No. 75 And Primary 5  Commission Visited  NW Iowa Thursday

CEILING SLAPPED ON LIVE CATTLE   VINSON ANNOUNCES $18 HUNDREDWEIGHT TOP

Ceiling Price on Live Cattle Is Announced   $18 Top: ‘Higher Than ‘First Proposed; To In‘crease Subsidies...-

Ceiling Price is Put on Live Cattle  Original Ceiling Ic Set At $18

Government Place: Ceiling Price Qn U.S. Livestock  Objections Resound Throughout Cattle-Raising Lands

Eighteen Dollar Per Hundred Wr. Ceiling Slanned On Cattle By OPA

SLAP CEILING OF $18.00 A HUNDRED ON LIVE CATTLE   VINSON SAYS NEW ORDER DESIGNED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS

CEILING PLACED ON LIVE GATTLE   Move, Fought By Stockmen To Be Effective Jan. 29

PRICE CEILING PUT ON CATTLE   Measure, Effective Jan. 20, Sets Top Of $18

CEILING PUT ON LIVE CATTLE   “Price of $ 18a Hundrec Set by Government

GOVERNMENT PUTS FLAT CEILING PRICE-ON CATTLE   Set at $15 Per Hundredweight Instead of - $17.50 as Formerly *“Planied—New Ceiling, Covering Calves Also, ee Bi Beal Seale

Flat Ceiling Price Set on Live Caitle   New Maximum, Applying Also to Calves, Will Be $18 a Hundredweight As of Jan. 29, but Will Drop to $17.50 July 2.

Flat Price Ceiling For Live Cattle Is Set) By Government: Oososed Be Cattlement

Put $18 Ceiling on Live Cattle  Governm ent Acts Despite Opposition

Price Ceiling Is Imposed On Live Cattle   Stabilization Directo: Vinson Announces Toy Price Of $18 To Gc Into Effect Jan. 29

Ceiling Price Goes On Live Cattle Now   Government Orders Action Widely Opposed By Cattlemen, Raises Original Proposed Ceiling Levels a Little

CEILING ON CATTLE   Action, Setting Price a $18, Is sed by Stockmen

CEILING PRICE ON LIVE CATTLE TO BE $18 CWT.   Measure, Widely Opposed by Stockmen, To Become Effective Jan. 29

Flat Price Ceiling on  Live Cattle   Government Acts in Opposition to Stockmen; Prices Set at $18.00

PRICE CEILING IS SET ON CATTLE   Government Fixes Initial Limit At $18 a Hundred—Reduction Later

SO TOP SET ON PAIGE OF HVE CATTLE   Overail Ceiling, to Include Calves, Drops July 2 to $17.50

Ceiling Price Slapped On Live Cattle   Temporary Ceiling Set At S18 Hundred Weight Instead Of S17.50,   STOCKMEN OPPOSE

Government Puts Price Ceiling On Live Cattle.   $18 Hundredweight Top Price;, Takes Effect January 29

Measure Goes Into Effect Jan. 29; Subsidy Payments on Choice Beef Increased

Price Lid On Cattle   Ceiling Set at $18 Effective January 29; Hike Subsidy Payment

GOVERNMENT SLAPS FLAT PRICE CEILING UPON LIVE CATTLE  ACTION, OPPOSED BY

NIP FONESE : INDUSTRIALISTS SAY THAT SEVEN MILLION _ JAPANESE WILL STARVE IN YEAR 

Jap Industrialists Say Starvation Faces Nation    Prospect Of Eight Million Unemployed Raises Threat Of Socialism, Leaders Assert

To Discharge Sailors With 3 Children   Will Be Released At His Own Request

Navy To Release Fathers With 3   Only Need To Request If They Have Three Or More Children

Navy Fathers of 3 Minors to Be Free   Enlisted Men With Three or More Children Under 18 Will Be Given a Discharge at Own Request, Effective at Once.

Will Be Released at Own Reaues!   ¢ New Rule Doesn't Apsly to Officers —No Change  + In Point Plan

Navy Releases Men  With Three Children   Enlisted Personnel “Our by Request; Affects 97,000 Sailars

EASE UP ON POLICY   Navy Enlisted Men With Three Children May Be Released

3 CHILDREN UNDER 18 TO RELEASE SEAMAN   Change In ‘Hardship’ Cases Won’t Affect Point Plan

Request Releases Navymen With 3 Children Under 18   Change Does ‘Not Affect Point System Nor Apply to Officers

Fathers of Three to Gel Navy Release   Men With Three Children: Under 18 To Be Given Discharges on Request; No Changes in Pointa

Three Tots Let Navy Men Out   Navy Enlis®d Men With Three Or More Children. Under 18 Can Leave. 

BOMB ENGINES AT SOERABAJA   First Long-Range Threat To Eastern Java

EASTERN JAVA BASE BLASTED   Philippine Fields Used For Deadly Low-Level Blow At Soerabaja

WIDENING AIR RAIDS nlT JAP BASE IN AVE   Long-Range Fighters Destroy 37 Nip Locomotives at Soerabaja.

13th hurls bombs at  east Java Lightnings strike  Ge awn ka 3 sy ha rays

‘On to Tokyo’ MacArthur's Motto Now   Overall Command Seen as Pacific Mop-off Looms

Lightnings Hit \Scerabaja_ for First Time   Destroy 37 Enemy Locomotives in Strike at Java

Yank Lightning Planes Batter Java Naval Base   37 Locomotives Destroyed in Soerabaja Attack

Test vote in house favors agreements  Bretton Woods vote Thursday

JAPS IN FLIGHT INSOUTH CHINA   Chinese Troops Widen Gap In Foe’s Land Bridge To 120 Miles

NIPPON EVIDENTLY SACRIFICING BURMA   Enemy Fleeing Across South China For French State

Chinese Wider Breach In Line   Pursue Fleeing Jap Forces Toward Borde» 93 Miles From Hanoi

Nipponese Army Fleeing Across Southern China   Swarms of American Bombers Hammer Entire Length of Jap Line

Jap Forces Flee Across South China   Chinese Widen To 120 Miles Break In Jap Lifeline

AMERICANS DRIVE AHEAD ON OKINAWA   ADVANCE AGAINST JAP MOR TAR FIRE—NEW BUZZ BOMBS : USED BY ENEMY.   RETLTLETIWN.

Heavy Rains, Winds Damage LocalAreas   South Sulphur River . Reported at Highest Peak Fver Recorded   ‘At Least Two Deaths Counted from Floods Fed by Big Raine Over Teyas. Trattic Halted, Much Property Damaged

AT LEAST 4 DEATHS:  COUNTED FROM TEXAS  FLOODS AND STORMS NEW BRAUNFELS COUNTED  HEAVY PROPERTY DAMACE FROM TWO STORMS

LANDA PARK WIPED OUT BY 2? STORMS   Much of State Hit During Nigh By Rain, Wind

Parent-Teacher Meeting Held  Tuesday Evening   Musical Program Presented By Pupils of School

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washington ~~ ---- Ray Tucker New York . -» Albert N. Leman

Communists Offer ‘Cease Fire Truce   Factions Meet In First Session Of Peace Conference

Chiang Envoys Given Formal Truce Outline   Delegates of 2 Faction: Later Attend Dinner Henorine Marshall

Communists in China Write Truce Proposal   Representatives of Two Factions Hold First Parley

Chinese Reds Submit Their ‘Truce Plans  In Writing   But Nationalists Fear ‘Booby Trap’ As in Conditions  Made Last Week

Chinese Communists Offer Wriffen “Cease Fire” Plan af Peace Parley

China Reds Issue Plan  To End War   Cease Fire Order For Both Sides Advocated by Chou

RFNS IN CHINA PROPOSE TRICE   Plan To End Civil War Submitted In Writing By Communists

CHINESE REDS SUBMIT PLAN TO HALT WAR   Truce Offer Made As Delegates Meet In Peace Parley

Uilina Keds — Give Their _ Peace Plan  fH. gf. t   Galls For ‘Cease Fire’  Order By Opponents On All Fronts

‘Here Is What Japs Will Be Expected To Do. 7  MacArthur Timetable Announcec

Aid Enforcement, LaGuardia’s Idea   Explains Objective Of ‘Hour of Toleration’

Mayor Defends ‘Tolerance Hour’   Claims He Regulated Curfew To Make It Sensible and Workable.

NAVIGATOR KILLED JULY 2 OVER HUNGARY   Notice of Death Follows ‘Word That Lieut. Caleb Wheeler Was Missing

Truman Pins Faith in UNO   Believes New League Can Banish Strife

Truman Fires Telling Blow At Barbarism   President’s Views On Future Peace Presented In  Army And Navy Journal

TOKYO SAYS KUME ISLE IS INVADED   Would Give U. S. Forces a Base 360 Miles From China

SPRINGBOARD FOR LANDING UPON JAPAN   Heavy Fighting Uns der Way, According to Report of Battle by Tokyo.

Island 50 Miles West of Okinawa Invaded, Report   Heavy Fighting Is Not Confirmed by American Sources

Foe Claims Heavy Fighting Rages 50 Mi. From Okinawa   Biggest Surviving Oil Refinery On Japan Fired By B-29’s

ISLAND CLOSER TO COAST OF CHINA IS SITE   Superfort Attack Ignites Biggest Nip Aviation Gas Plant

0) Miles West Of The tecently Taken Okinawa Island  HEAVY FIGHTING, TOKYO REPORTS  The Japanese Garrison Intercepted The Invaders

JAPS DECLARE BATTLE RAGES ON TINY ISLE   Marianas Based B-29s Rain Bombs on Refinery: Raise  Havoc with Ships.

Springboard For Invasion  Is Enlarged   Tokyo Radio Says Troops Are Landed West Of Okinawa

Isle Is West of Okinawa   Superforts Make Double Run Over Japanese Homeland

Claim Americans Stormed Ashore On Kume Island   Capture of Tiny Site Would Provide Closest Base To China Coast

Heavy Fighting Reported After New Landing: Nips Criticize Premier

Americans Storm Ashore on Kume   Tiny Island, 50 Miles West of Okinawa, Another Springboard— Japan Heavily Bombed

Army-Navy Report of Losses As Result of Sneak Japanese Attack Are Revealed.

4th Armored Division Moves Swiftly To Catch Germans Without Time to Blow Up Aschaffenburg Bridge

Yanks Fighting In Edae Of Frankfurt   Fourth Armored Division Slashes 40 Miles Beyond Rhine, Captures Bridge; First Army In Full-Fledged Breakthrough

Patton's Tanks Rell Ahead On Flat Plains of Germany; Troops Besiege Frankfurt °  _ U.S. Third Army Plunges Forward =~ Mere Than 40 Miles Beyond Rhine To Push Within 235 Miles of Berlin’  WITH THE U.S. FIRST ARMY—(P)—First arm troops in a semsetional coup today oprinied ‘SY hak

SENATE PASSED BILL INCREASING RURAL TEACHERS SALARIES  MEASURE APPROVED AL. ’ MOST IDENTICAL. WITH ONE PASSED BY HOUSE

Gen. Clark To Get Brief Visit In U.S.   Says Yanks, Reds Getting Along Fine in Austria

Congress To Deny Truman's Request   Measures Asked by President * Shelved Until Next January

CONGRESS HITS TRUMAN BILLS   “Full Employment” Watered Down; President’s Labor Pian Faces Delay.

TRUMAN LABOR BILLS DELAYED   President Won’t Get Ther Before Christmas, As He Requested      Today In Congress

LEGISLATORS CLAIM PRESIDENT TRUMAN BE DISAPPOINTED  _ WILL NOT GET 2 a “MAS PR THLE LATION FROM CONGRESS

Nazi War Criminals Write Memoirs  While Yanks Guard Against Suicide

WFA Acts To Ban Tips For  Speculators   Government Agency Sets Up Its Own Police Force To Guard Food News

Miniature FB] Set Up to Patrol Food Front No Detective Agency Says Heac

MINIATURE FBI ‘SET UP BY WFA   NEW AGENCY TO HELF CURB SPECULATION AND PROFITEERING

ADAMS WAR BOND DRIVE OVER TOP   County Exceeds Its Quota In “E™ Bonds As Well As In Other Types Of Seventh Loan Securities

OPA Backers Anxious Over Senate's Action      Showdown Nears On Entire Price Control Setup

PRICE CONTROL FACES BATTLE   Administration Summons Ab sentees For Cruciat Vote

Egypt Declaring War Against Axis   Prime Minister Fatally Shot After Reading Decree Declaring War

OFFICIAL SHOT BY ASSAILANT   Assassination Follows War Declaration

Prime Minister Of Egypt Slain   Assassination Follows Declaration of War

PRIME MINISTER OF EGYPT SLAIN   Shooting Occurs § After Declaration Of War On The Axis

Declares War, Then Is Shot  Reads Royal Decree; Young Assailant Helc

EGYPT IN WAR, PREMIER SLAIN   Maher Shot To Death Immediately After Reading Proclamation

EGYPT'S PREMIER SHOT AND KILLED   AHMED MAHER SLAIN AFTER READING DECREE DECLARING WAR ON AXIS.

Key ‘ypt To War  Agai eainst Axis   Assassin Kills Premier After King’s War Order Is Read  In Parliament.

Premier of Egypt Shot by Assassin   Killed in Country's Chamber of Deputies After Telling of War

Ahmed Mahe Of Egypt Is Assassinated   Prime Minister Shot After Declaring War

High Official Of Egypt Is Slain After Reading War Declaration   DECLARES WAR

YANKS LOGATE SILVER CACHE   Jap Silver Bars Valued at - $1,109,000 Buried in~ Underground Room.

Foreign Ministers Favor Changes  In Italian Border  Trieste Would Be Made International Port Under Proposals

REDS CAPTURE 30,000 NAZIS IN BUDAPEST   Moscow Communique Indicates German Resistance Is Collapsing After 3-Month Siege.

Murr ay Ends F riendship — With Leader In Address   Party Labor Action Sirs Up ClO) Head

Big Three To Fight Proposal Of Truman   Congress Proceeds With Plan To Draft Measure

LABOR'S BIG 3 IN SOLID FRONT AGAINST TRUMAN   All Openly And Strongly Opposed To President's Proposal For Fact-Finding Boards As Means Of Ending Industrial Strife.

Unions Attack Truman Curb  On Strikes   Big Three Solidly Opposed; House Leaders Press for Action

Three Unions Are Together In Opposition   Negotiations Off Between Chrvsler-ClO

Labor's Big 3 Solid Against StrikeCurbPlan   Green, Murray Disagree That Truman’s Plan Would Snon Destroy Labor Unions

Labor's Big Three’ Opposed To Truman's Plan To Curb Strikes   C1O’s Murray, Who Backed President In 1944, Breaks With Him Over Proposed Plan, He Says Aimed At Destroying Labor Unions

Big-3 Unions Join Against Truman Plan      CIO. Breaks Openly With Administration; Discussed By Congressmen.   MURRAY MAKES BREAK

LABOR'S BIG 3 UNITED AGAINST TRUMAN'S PLAN   But Congressional Leaders Hurry Draft on Labor Measure

Three Largest Unions Forming Real Opposition   Leaders In Congress ) Trv To Determine Effect On Truman's  Program

@ PETER EDSON   Educational Campaign to “Hate Germans” Called Failure

Larger Tax Cuts Urged By N. A.M   Manufacturers Best I*hor By Asking 7 Billion Tax Relief.

Industry Tops CIO Tax Cut Demands:   Manufacturers Favor  No More Workers to

Planes Bounced By Down Drafts   Reporter Gives Eyewitness Account Of Terrible Destruction on Tokyo

Resistance Shows Signs of Collapse   Drying Weather Alfows Yanks to Use Tanks And Artillery in Drive to Clean Up Island

Push Breaks Resistance  Along Front   Two Towns Overrun, Two Others Entered In Rapid Advances

Greatest Battle of War Near   Three Allied Armies Shrouded in Smoke’ Along Lower Rhine

Kwantung Army Quits Fighting   Seviets Occupy Manchurian Cities; Begin Disarming 750,000 Japanese

Russo-Jap War Ends With Kwantung Army Giving Up   Manchuria’s Four Major Cities Are Occupied hv Red«

750,000 Japs In Kwantung Surrendering    11-Day Red Drive Overwhelms Enemy Defense Lerions

Russo-Jap War Brought Te an End   Surrender of Wkole Kwantung Army Ys Under Way

Kwantung Var Reaches Close   LONDON, Aug. 20—UP)— Russian troops have occupied Harbin and Mukden, tonight's Soviet communique said.

Soviet Armies Occupy Four Ma‘jor Cities, Begin Disarming Some 750,000 Trocps; Victory Proclamation Is Withheld   RUSSIANS UNOPPOSED IN TODAY'S ADVANCE

MIPS LAY DOWN ARMS. AS REDS ENTER 4 CITIES   \loscow’s Official Vic tory Proclamation  Withheld for Time

RUSSO-JAP WAR ENDS IN 11 DAYS   REDS OCCUPY MAJOR CITIES, DISARM NIPS

Million Russians Moving Into Key Manchurian Area  11-Day War Ends With Capitulation of Japan's Kwantung Army        REDS DISARMING 750,000 TROOPS     Formal Victory Proclamation Is Expected to Be   REDS DISARMING 750,000 TROOPS   Formal Victory Proclamation Is Expected to Be Issued at Moscow

Japan's Kwantung Army Capitulates To Soviet Forces   Reds Occupy 4 Major Manchurian Cities, : Disarm 750,000

PARATROOPS OCCUPY FOUR ENEMY CITIES   Jap Resistance In Manchuria is Ended

RUSS-JAP WAR ENDS IN 11 DAYS   Reds Occupy Four Major Cities; Disarm Enemy Troops

Eleven-Day Russo-Jap War Ended   Kwangtung Army Begins Laying Down Arms By 2 The Thousands

PROSLAMATION OF VICTORY NOT MADE BY REDS   Soviet Armies Occupy Manchuria’s Four Leading: Cities

11-Day-Old Jap-Soviet  War Ends   LONDON (AP) — Russian troops have occupied Harbin and Mukden, a Soviet communique said.

Kwantung Army (Capitulates to 4  Russian Forces .   Red Armies Begin — Disarming of Some  750,000 Jap Troops

RUSSO-JAP WAR ENDS SUDDENLY BY SURRENDER   Eleven Day Campaign Sees Reds Overrun Manchuria

Kwantung Army Gives Up Today   Russian Began Disarming Some 750,000 Enemy Troops

Reds Occupy Manchuria’s Major Cities   Jap Resistance Ends Everywhere Before Soviet Might

DISARMING OF TROOPS BEGINS AFTER 11 DAYS   Moscow Withholds Victory Announcement After Capitulation

Marines Gain Up To 600 Yards In Sweep On Big Airports   Planes, Warships Protect Advance   Japs Use Bazookas, Rocket Bombs In Defense Of  Staunch Caves

Half Of Isle Now Is Held By Invaders   Tanks Lead Marine: To Heart Of Field On Central Iwo

All- Depends Upon Russian Acceptance of Proposals . to Render A-Bomb Useless

Peace Dove  Ts Waiicin g _ Tight Rope   World’s Balance De “pends Upon: Other “Nations Accepting  _ Proposal ‘For Controlling Atomic Wea RAN

ATOMIC ENERGY PROPOSAL.OF. . THREE NATIONS MOST STRIKING PEACE OFFER EVER MADE WORLD

ATOM PROPOSAL A STRIKING ONE   Offer Made By U. S., Britain And Canada Most Unusual] Peace Move In History.

$600,000 To Be Spent on Campus   Dormitory Space Will Meet Urgent Needs of Enlarged Student Body of College

Crack Infantry Troops Open Offensive In Blinding Snowstorm, Smash 2 Miles

Blinding Snows Interfere   New Allied Offensive Gets Underway On Al Fronts With Good  Gains Registered,

Pearl Harbor Inquiry Tops Congress News   28 Hours Of Testimony Heard By Committee Up To Today   UNO COMES TO FORE   Demands Heard That Organization Be Changed

Britain Supports Red — Demand at Parley For Three Assembly Votes   Dominions Will Follow Suit in Yielding t Russians; Conference in San Francisco  Will Hold First Session Today

SEES END OF SHOE RATIONING IN 1945   WPB Also Predicts More Wooten and Cotton Fabries for Civilians This Year.

Byrnes Home, Plans Soon to Make Report   Early Radia Address Tn. der Consideration for Next Week

ON AIR SUNDAY WITH RESULT OF BiG THREE TALK   13,000 Mile Flight Ends

Byrnes Will Make Radio Talk Sunday   Will Report on Mission tc Moscow -—— Lands at  Washington Today

LARGE TOKYO AREA ~ SWEPT BY FLAMES      Shinagawa Industrial Tar_ gets Suffer From B-29 Raid

HIRES SWEEP TOKYO AFTER BIG B-29 RAID   CONGESTED FACTORY AREA AND RAIL YARDS RAZED

Hitler Expected To Seek Jap Refuge   Romanian Diplomat Says Nips Displeased Nozi Leaders Arrival

Food Reported Very Scarce In Nippon... ._ Expect Hitler, Himmler And Mussolini To Seek Safe Hideout In Japan

Romanian Envoy En Route Home From Tokyo Says Japs Expecting Hitler. Himmler and Mussolini

Hitler, Himmler and Mussolini Expected to Hide Out in Japan  Romanian Diplomat Savs Defeatism

Japs Expect Hitler and Aides Will Seek Haven In Nippon, Envoy Says

Romanian Asserts Hitler, Mussolini Expected in Japan “Almost Any Time”

JAPS WAITING, BUT NOT WITH ANY PLEASURE   Returning Romanian Diplomat Says Food Scarce In Japan  “Se Pe OS a aN ee ae eapoaeS ee err aA YS igre ee

Japanese Expect Hitler, Himmler and Mussolini to Seek Refuge There Soon

Japs Expecting Hitler Arrival After Defeat   Diplomat From Tekyo In Moscow Says Spirit of Defeat Prevailing In Japan.

Japs Expecting Visitors!   YL ++ + + +++ +4 Hitler, Himmler, Mussolini To Drop In Any Time Now For Safety Sake. Nips Believe

Rumanian Diplomat  Says Japs Are  Expecting Hitler Himmler and Mussolini  Will Take Refuge In Tokyo With Chief

Diplomat Says Japanese Expect Hitler and Aides to Seek Shelter    - _[In Japan Now That Cause Is Los'

Japs Don’t Want Hitler   Believe Furhrer, Duce Will Seek Refuge ti Ninnon

Axis Criminals To Seek Refuge With Japanese   Romanian Diplomat Says Tokye Starving, Expecting Defeai bat Will Stage Bitter Fight

JAPS EXPECT HITLER WILL ~ FLEE TO JAPAN   Other High Nazis May Seek Refuge There, Romanian Says

Tokyo Expects Hitler to Seek Refuge in Japan   Romanian Diplomat Notes Spirit of Defeat in Orient

Romanian Diplomat From Tokyo Says Japs Expect Hitler, Himmler Soon

Japan Expeets To Give Refuge To. Hitler and Aides.      Romanian Diplomat A Tells of Seeing Prisoners Working Japan. ©

Opposition to Williams Seen   Senate Expected to Approve Promotion  Of Elliott Roosevelt

CLIMACTIC FIGHT LOOMS IN BURMA   Japs Mass Along Sittang Ir Bid To Rescue Others

Near Climax In Battle  For Burma   Clash Expected Soon  In Sittang Bend Area; Chinese Spurt Ahead 6 Miles: Ryukyus Raked

VITAL FIGHT EXPECTED IN SOUTH BURMA   Japs Massing Troops cn East Bank in Bend of Sittang River — Powerful Enemy Thrust Is Anticipated.

Appointment Of Arbitrator In Oil Strike  Is Proposed    SchwellenbachAsk: Workers to Return; Coal Situation  Grows More Tense

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Schwellenbach Would Make Finding Binding on Both _ Sides—Expects Answer 2. Today: =   TEXTILE WORKERS IN SOUTH MAY QUIT   Congressmen Told Walkout of  30,000 to 40,000 is Immi- -.  nent-——New Mine Stop-  pages Take Place. 

Arbitration Of Oil Strike Is Proposed   Scuwellenbach Makes Effort to Get Men Back at Work

ARBITRATOR FOR OIL IMPASSE PROPOSED   Schwellenbach Asks Workers To Get On Job Today

Coal Diverted To Gas Plants. By Fuel Chief   Walkout of Southern Textile Workers Reported “Imminent” a

Coal, Oil Strikes Spread: Textile Workers Uneasy   Government Acts to Keep Cook Stoves in East Burning

N <i Supplies Involved As folds Conference   California Plants Of Union And Shell Said Shutting Down: Seizure Possible

WAY CLEARED TO ARBITRATE IN OIL STRIKE   LABOR SECRETARY CALLS CIO UNION BACK TO WORK

Sinclair Oil Plant Closed At Wellsville   350 Employes Out On Strike-Seeking 92 Hours Pay for 10-Hour Work Week

Navy Supplies Involved As Deadlock Holds Conference   California Plants Of Union And Shell  Cot fT EL. ec Ares Exton Dac hles

Secretary of labor proposes naming of impartial arbitrator   To make binding decision by Dec. 1; ackse aqnerationsresnmed immediately

Polish Issue Again At Stake On West Coast   Latin Americans Press For Admission Of Araenting

POLISH ISSUE AGAIN SNARLS CONFERENCE   Efforts to Have Invitation issued to Argentina Appear to be Forcing a Showdown

Frisco Parley Again Facing Fresh Crisis   Move to Admit Argentina Brings Up Polish Issue

Polish Issue Again Disturh: Friseo Parley   Tatin-Americans Farco Showdown on Admission of Argentina

New Snarl Sighted for S. F. Parley   British-U. S.-Russ Relations Teeter Over Police Issue Again

Polish Issue Building Up At Parley   Invitation to Argentina May Bring Showdown On Poland

Polish Issue Building Up Again Behind Scenes Of United Nations Conference   British-American-Russian Relations Teetering On Rim Of Another Crisis

Argentina Bid Forcing Hand,  Leaders Fear   Molotov Is Reported Willing To Accept Argentina If Polish Delegate Is Invited

BIG THREE RELATIONS NEAR ANOTHER CRISIS  Showdown Forced by Argentina With Poland’s Bid to Front Aaain

Relations Are Ott Balance On Poland Crisis   Russians Will Admit Argen. tina To Conference Provided Poland Also Is Given Recognition.

New Crisis Hits: Big 8 Relation ~ On Polish Issut   Report Molotov. Will Favor Argentina: If Warsaw “Group Attends. Parley.

POLISH ISSUE IS STILL DEBATED   Russia Continues To Fight for Proposal—Latins Want Argentina ‘In’

Argentina Puzzle May Open New Rov On Pole Delegates  Plan fo Include Last Latin‘American Nation in Parley Gives Reds Manenver Chance

TALKS AGAIN HIT BY POLE DISPUTE   Molotov To Demand Seat I! Argentina Wins Place

Another Snar] At Frisco Seen   Anglo American-Red Rela tions Head For Argentine. Polish Issue.

BIG 3 NEARING SECOND CRISIS   Parley Snarled On Argentina, Polish Representation Issue

Molotov Agrees To Admit Argentine If Demand For Poland Is Approved   Conference Leaders Fear Deadlock; Latin Americans Forcing Showdown.

Argentine And Polish Issues Worry Conference   Fear Crisis Over Proposed Invitations To Two Nations

New Crisis Looms Over Polishssue   Parley Showdewn Near on Move to Admit Argentina

Parley Again Faces Crisis On Polish Issue   Leaders Fearful of Deadlock on Russian Demand for Seats

American, BritishRussian Relations Near Second Snar'   May Deadlock Over Polish and Argentine Representation

s Fa Biz Three Negotiations   Polish Issue Ts: Stil ‘Disturbing Factor; Latin - American Nations tigi ~Tayitation: Be Issued To Areentinga (2! ge

Anglo- -Soviet Relations Again Teeter Upon Crisis   Polish Issue Seen As. Major Obstacle

British - U. S. - Russian Relations Teetering On Rim Of Another Crisis

Jap Quizzed in Mass Poisoning  + War Plant Engineer Suspect in Crime

Would Let Jap:  Keep Okinawa ‘Sore Spot’ Seen By Admiral Spruance

opruance Thinks Okinawa Could Be Trouble Spot  U.S. Retention of Island Weld. bad Internationally  Bounla Beene Praeannk Bac:

ODT Director Says Railroads -  Can’t Carry Load From Army   Col. Johnson Tells Congress He Was Kept in Dark About Extensive Red enlovment Plans

Army Blamed in Transport Tieup  Speedup of Troop Return Is Cause

ARMY BLAMED IN RAIL CRUSH   Troop Return Speeded Up So Trains Can't Carry Load

Load Too Heavy On. Railroads, ODT Chief Says   Johuson Says Army Failed To Consult Him On Redeployment Plan:

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ODT SAYS RAIL LOAD BY ARMY IS TOO GREAT   Johnson Reveals Army’s Redeployment Pace Far Too Rapid

Rails Can't Handle Army's Load, Says Transport Chief  Service Kent Him Tana   Service Kept Him Too Long in Dark, Johnson Reports to Congress

ODT's Leader Blames Army For Rail Jam   Johnsen Avers His Agency Witheut Advance Notive Oo ‘Trenen Mavemeni«

ODT DIRECTOR BLAMES ARMY FOR RAIL JAM   Says He Was Kept In Dark on Redeployment Plans

NAVY AND WMC TESTIMONY DUE   Senators Still Divided On Work-Or-Jail Measure

Senate Seeks Navy Viewon Labor Draft   Patterson Tells Committee Non-Essential Jobs Too Numerous

Work-or-Jail Bill Seen as Causing Worker Confusion   Senator O’Mahoney - Fears it Will Cut, Not Boost. Output:

Attacks Labor InNon-War Jobs  Patterson Says No One Entitled To Free Ride

Paging John Paul Jones! World War Ended in Fight  Between Three Sailing Vessels

British Want Trieste Open  we we « WR... ce wenn,   Free Port Proposed Far Central Europe

British Plan Would Make Trieste Free Port For Land-Locked Europe

British for  Free Trieste Seek Approval of Big Five for Making Port Free City

British Seek Big Five Approval Of Internationalization Of Trieste

TRIESTE TALKED FOR ‘OPEN PORT’   British Expected To Offer Proposal At Conference

British Plan To Make Trieste International Port For Mid-Europe   City’s Status Is Main Problem Facing Big Five Foreign Ministers In Drafting Italian Treaty 

British To Present Plan For Internationalization  Of Italian Port Of Trieste   Would Enable Land-Locked Central Europe Use City As Free Port

British Would. ‘Make Trieste City Free Por!   To Present Plan For fnter. nationalization of Area to Foreign Ministers; *  Hope U: S. Backing

No More Bombing Attacks, Enemy Rejoice Germans Greet Advancing Yanks

German Lassies Welcome Yanks   Hun Civilians lanore Their Own Dead Soldiers

Food Investigator Says Industry Sugar to Be Cut  Civilian Consumption Early in Year . Resulted in Deficit

Sugar Cut to Half Their Supply of  1944 Planned for Manufacturers   Because of Deficit of 150,000 Ton:

Plan Drastie Cut In Sugar For Industries   May Cut Manufacturers To Half Their 1944 Supply Or Less.   EFFECTIVE FULT 3

Industrial Sugar Slash   Manufacturers’ Allotment Cut to Half of 1944  aemvcles rin Tima

New Slash In Sugar Coming   Industrial Users Reported To Have Only Half of 1944 Allocation

Industrial Use Of Sugar Faces Sharp Reductior   Restriction May Be Extended to Home Supplies

Industrial Sugar Users Threatened With Drastic Cut   May be Limited to Half of 1944 Consumption in Coming Orders

Congressional Food Investigator Reveals OPA Plans To Put Cut On Industrial Suaa

LESS SUGAR FOR INDUSTRIES SEEN   Investigator Says OPA to Order Drastic Cut

OPA Is Planning to Cut Industrial Sugar to Half Of 1944 Supply, Report

Less Candy And  Pastries Soon   Drastic Cut Of Industria Sugar Planned By OPA In Third Quarter.

Industrial Sugar Users Face Drastic Cut To 50 Per Cent Of 1944 Quota

Industry Facing Heavy Sugar Cu  Radical Control Chances Probable

Industrial Sugar  Users Face Cut   OPA Plans Drastic - Curtailment to Half  OF 1944 Allotment

NEW SUGAR CUT PLANNED BY OPA   INVESTIGATOR SAYS INDUSTRIAL SUGAR WILL BE HALVED

INDUSTRIAL SUGAR TOTAL TO BE CUT   Civilian Consumption Exceeds Anticipated Amount; Householders Supply Undecided

Congressional Food Invesligator Says OPA Plan. ning Reduction to  Ha lf 1944 Supply

Industrial Sugar Cut Seen   Say Manufacturers Will Get About Half Of 1944 Supply

BIG SLASH IN SUGAR RATICN   Industrial Users Will Be Cut To Half Their 1944 Supply

Sugar’s Use Will Be Cut   Industrial Supplies Are Beine Curtailed:

Anderson, As Secrefary-Elect, Hits OPA, Says Industry To Get Sugar Cut

OPA Plans Drastic Cut In Sugar Suppl Of Manufacturers   New Reduction Effective July 1 Says Investigator

OPA Plans Slash In Industrial Sugar Allowance   Manufacturers Will Get Only Half Their 1944. Amount:

OPA Plans To Cu Industrial Sugar To Half 44 Total   Civilian Use Far Exceeded Amount Set Aside

SAYS RUSSIAN UNITS OPEN NEW DRIVE IN AUSTRIA   Red Army Troops Liberate All of Slovakia Friday

Russians Free All  Slovakia   Armies Smash Toward Olmuetz Against Last Big German Salient

Russian Forces Liberate All of Slovakia; Drive ’ To Join U.S. Spearheads

Soviets Free Slovakia, Keep Driving   New Campaign Head For Junction With U. S. Troops

RED ARMY FORCES  LAUNCHED NEW DRIVE  WEST FROM VIENNA ENTIRE PROVINCE OF  SLOVAKIA FREED OF GER MANS ON ERIDAY

All Slovakia Freed by Red Army   Germans Still Fighting Fiercely In Bohemia

! 2 ,  ‘All OF Slovakia Is Liberated By ‘Russian Troops   Nazi High Conunand Savs Soviet Armor Itas Launched New Offen sive to Join Yanks

All Slovakia Liberated by  Russ Forces   Germans Report New Push for Junction With American Troops

Slovakia Liberated by Red Force ~ And Soviet Armor Launches Fresh __ Drive Evidently Aimed at Prague

Russians Liberate Slovakia   Launch New Drive To ‘Make-Junction With American Forces

SOVIET FORCES LIBERATE ALL OF SLOVAKIA   Red Armies Launch New Drive, Spearing Toward Yank Troops

RED FORCES LIBERATE ALL OF SLOVAKIA   Nazi High Command Says Soviet Armor Has Launched a New Drive West of Vienna, Toward Junction With Yanks.

Reds Liberate Slovakia, Drive te Cut Off Austria   Soviets Stage Big Tank Battle Near Olmuepz

RUSSIAN ARMY “LIBERATES ALL  OF SLOVAKIA   New Drive For Junction With U.S. Troops Reported

Spearing Toward Junction With ‘American Troops      Meeting With U. S. Doughboys Will Cut Off Austrian Redoubt From Czechoslovakia

MARINES READ)   Other Yank Forces on Okinawa Seize More Jap Ground

Final Naha Drive Shaves Up as Mindanao Airdrome Falls; Foochow Entered

Marshall Told Roosevelt in May, 1941, Oahu Was World's Strongest Fortress

Marshall Thot Oahu Could Hold Off Foe in 1941   Urged FDR Not To Weaken Army To Aid Britain

SECRET NOTES REVEAL VIEWS OF GENERAL   Believed Island of Oahu “World's Strongest Fortress”

370 6 BILLIONS [5 SUM ENGLAND HOPES 10 BORROW   Halifax Says .His Country Does Not Intend to Accept Obligations She Cannot Discharge.   CRITICS OF LOAN RAPPED BY TRUMAN   President, Declares It Is ‘Silly’ to Suggest Money Would Be Used to Socialize Britain.

British Want Another Six Billion Dollars From U- S.   ‘Lend-Leach” With Different Trimmings to Support Socialist Tryout

Jap Rulers Move Swiitly to Preserve Old Order For Purpose of “Contributing to World Peace.” Hirohito Formally Opens Session.

Jap Lawmakers Accept Defeat   House Of Peers Hears Mikado’s Exhortation

Emperor Would Win Confidence   Hirohito Appears Before House Of Peers, Which Admits Defeat.

Jap House of Peers ls Admitting Defeat   Hirohito Opens Parliament, Omits Word ‘Surrender’ and Calls For Overcoming Hardships, Winning World Confidence

EMPEROR ASKS NATION REBUILD   Speaks To First Session 01 Parliament On Tasks

House of Peers Admits Japan's Defeat Reality   Resolves to Cut Way Out of Situation and Embark Upon Course National Rebuilding

Jap Defeat !s Acknowledged   Japanese House Of Peers Resolves To Cut Way Out Of Present Situation.

\ON A NEW COURSE   Jap ‘House of Peers Ac knowledges Defeat, Plan for Rebuilding

Japs Pledge Rebirth Of Country   Hirohito Opens New Session of Diet; Confidence Sought

CHINESE FORGES MEET IN BURMA   Enemy Being Driven Out Of Last Toehold On Old Burma Road

Chinese Armies Drive To Reoper Supply Route   Campaign Is Designed Tc Wipe Out Japs in North Burma

COLLIER WRITES NEW HEALTH BILL   COMMITTEES CONSIDER BILLS TO FREEZE TAXES

New Health Insurance Act Offered   Both Parties Plan Caucuses Tonight on Tax Proposals

Wiley Proposes Super Spy Sefup   Would Protect U.S. from A-Bombs, View

Jobless Pay Bills Heading for Defeat   Set-back in Congress for Administration Inevitable With Many Democrats Sharing Sentiments of Republicans; President Takes Responsibility for Atom Bomb

ADMINISTRATION'S CONGRESS LEADERS BRACED FOR DEFEAT _ ANTICIPATED THEY WILL  RECEIVE SOUND LICKING AN Inpiree pav

Truman Forces Are Due for Licking On Jobless Pay Proposals in House

Administration Leaders Brace Themselves For Sound Licking On Jobless Pay Bill   Express Hope Of Partial Victory In Fight Over “Full-Employment” Legislation

Administration Leaders Brace For Sound Licking On Jobless Pay Bill

ADMINISTRATION'S CONGRESS LEADERS BRACED FOR DEFEAT  ANTICIPATED THEY WIL]   ANTICIPATED THEY WILL RECEIVE SOUND LICKING ON JOBLESS PAY

Adm. Halsey Hauls Down A-Star Flaq   Pacific War Hero Gives Up Command To Retire Soon

Halsey Hauls Down His Flag   With Colorful Ceremony Famous Admiral Turns Over Command

Admiral Halsey Gives Up Caine OF third: Flet   Noted Lead:r Plans to “Retire From Service In Akout AMonth

ADMIRAL HALSEY’S FIGHTING DAYS END   COMMANDER OF FAMED THIRD FLEET RETIRES—COLORFUL CEREMONY HELD.

200 American Ships Off Okinawa Says EFnemv Ironadcaat   INVASION FLEET   SUZUKI SPEAKS

Suzuki Tells J aps Decisive Hour at Hand   500 B-29's Smash Military Targets On Honshu Island

‘Tokyo Reports 200-Ship Fleet  Below Okinawa   Premier Suzuki Warns Japanese Their Decisive Hour Is At Hand

Vremier Suzuki Warne Japanese Decisive Hour At Hand  PRE-INVASION OF ALLIED BOMBINGS Ten Japanese Arms And  Aircraft Works Are BRombed

100-Ship Invasion Fleet Ready to Hit Japan, Tokyo Says   Decisive Hour Near, Is Warning, as 500 B-29s Bomb 10:Places

B-295 HIT 1D WAR PLANTS IN DAY RAIDS   Tokyo Reports 200-Ship Fleet Off Okinawa, Warns — Invasion Near.

Premier Nervously Warns People Nation’s Greatest Crisis Since Mongol Invasion Is. At Hand

Invasion Fleet Of 200 Ships Off Okinawa   Suzuki Warns Japanese Decisive Hour Is At Hand   GUESS NEXT STEP   500 Superfortresses Blast 10 Jap  We an et net ee

Premier Suzuki Tells ple That “Their Decis Hour Is At Hand’   ;  Pre-Invasion  Bombing Ri   Japanese Admit Outl Gloomy As War Com Nearer Homeland

SUPERFORTS IN RECORD RAID TODAY   ? Nearly 500 8-29s Blest 10 Jap War Plants

3,000-Ton Demolition Attack On  10 Main Plants By 500 Super fcrtresses—Seen As Major Step Poward Invasion   2C0-SHIP AMERICAN INVASION FORCE NEAR

New Cabinet For Denmark   Premier Buhl and His Colleagues Quit After Setback In Election

ame EUS War POnUS —— MacARTHUR HEADQUARTERS READY FOR JAPAN TRIP

GERMANS CALL LOCAL TROOPS HINTING REVOLT   Breakdown Inside Reich Seen Because Of War Crisis

SEE BREAKDOWN SIGNS IN REICH   MILITARY REVOLT BREWS, SAYS STOCKHOLM

, Revolt Spreading In ch As Result of Allies’ ning Speed, Sweden Hears

German Appeal To Troops Hints Army Near Revolt   All Forces Ordered To Report At Once To Their Units Or Local Authorities: Must Go Back Into Action Savs Broadeast: Stockholm Savs Revolt Near

All Nazi Troops Ordered To Report German Military Breakdown Seer

Nazis Call All Troops To Report   Broadcast Points To Breakdown Of Military

Revolt Believed Likely   Nazi Soldiers Ordered to Return To Front Duties

Broadcasts Hint Nazi Breakdowr   Troops Ordered to Report to Units

Signs ot Nazi Crackup Mount. As German Troops Called; Swedes Say Revolt Brewing

‘Nazi Broadcasts Stress Increasing Signs ‘Of Disintegration of German Resistance

Unrest Grips. Nazi Military Troops Clash   Hitler, Party Aides Continue Conference At Bavarian Retreat

Detroit Labor Crisis Eased   CIO, AFL Seeking Ti Settle Differences

DETROIT LABOR CRISIS EASING   CIO and AFL Resume Efforts To Settle Reconversion Row

House Votes To Bring — Home U. S. War Dead   Also Moves To Restore 2-Cent Local Postage; Navy Would Transfer Surplus Ships To China

CITY SCHOOLS START TERM ON TUESDAY   Superintendent H. B Black Announces Full Staffs

VETO AUTHORITY IS MAJOR ISSUE AT CONFERENCE   Big Five Powers Nearly In Accord; Smaller Na tions Wonder   BOTH SIDES COURT SUPPORT OF PUBLIC

Powers Draw Limes  In Veto Control Row   Top rita Ae Conference Ignore Sabbath Recess in Seeking a United Stand

Delegates dig in for veto fight   Both sides seek to line up public

ACCORD LOOMS ON MANCHURIA   Wedemeyer Feels U.S. May Give Chiang Military Aid

Move Back Into City of Nanking   Japs Maintain Peace,  Order In Central China

Chinese Move Into Nanking   Japanese And Puppet Armies Still Maintaining ‘Peace And Quiet’

Russia Desires Atomic Secrets  Molotov Makes Bid, Asks Voice In Japan

RUSSIANS ASK SECRET OF A-BOM8   Spokesman Soys Russia's Desire For Peace Only

SOVIETS URGE SHARING OF BOMB SECRET   Molotov Calls fer Allied Control of Japan and Knowledge on Subject  of Atomic Energy  SIGNIFICANT SPEECH

MOLOTOV ASK END OF ATOMIC BOMB SECRECY   Foreign Commissar Calls For Allied Control Of Japan

ALLIED CONTROL OF © ¢ JAPAN CALLED FOR IN MOLOTOV ADDRESS  COMMISSAR SAYS THERE 7 SHOULD BE NO ATOMIC BOMB SECRECY

Suggests U. S.; Britain Share Atomic Secret   Substitutes for Stalin In Address Marking Revé olution Anniversary

Molotov Urges Nothing Secref About Atobomb   First Time Soviet Official Mentions Sharing Plans

Commissar Molotov Urges Allied Control Of Japan, Release Of Atom Secret

Molotov in Bid For Nip Control, Details of ‘Bomb   Soviet Birthday Fete Occasion for Airing Soviet Aspirations

Gives Address Anniversary Of Revolution   ‘Not Be Guided By Our Feelings, But By Necessity To  Prevent Aggression.’      APPLIES ¥0 Als

MOLOTOV ASKS ALLIED POWERS TO SHARE DATA   Soviet Commissar Calls For Joint Control Of Japan in Moscow Address

‘Also. Calls For Unveiling Of Atomic Secret   Russian Foreign’Commissar Gives Talk On Russian Anniversary; Says There Should Be No Secret About A-Bombs

Molotov Asks Open Treatment Of New Explosive   Opens Russia’s 28th Observance of Soviet Revolution; Calls for Allied Rule of Janson

Molotov Calls Upon Allies For Secret of the Atomic Bomb   Russian Chief Also Asks For Allied Control of Japan in Speech

Foreign Commicsar of Russia Also Declares There Ought to Be No Secrecy  “ About Atomic Energy

Molotov Calls For Allied. Control of Japan; Remova!  Of ‘Atomic Bomb Secrecy

Molotov Says Atomic Secrets Should Be Giver   Foreign Commissar Calls For Allied Council On Japan

MOLOTOV ASKS FOR CONTROL OF JAPAN   Russian Leader Sees No Cause for Secrecy of Atomic Energy

MOLOTOV ASKS ALLIED CONTROL OF JAPAN: RAPS ATOM SECRECY   FOREIGN COMMISSAR, IN ADDRESS MARKING RUSS REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY, CITES PEACE JOB

Russia Wants Secrets of Atomic Bomb   Molotov Says World Should Share In New Discovery

Molotov's Address Calls for Allied Control of Japan   Declares, Should Be No Secret of Atomic Energy

Russ Ask Part In Jap Control  Molotov Also Bids For Atomic Secret

MOLOTOV WOULD RAISE CURTAIN (ON ATOM SECRET   CALLS FOR ALLIED CONTROL OF JAPS IN PUBLIC SPEECH

Allied Control Of Japan Is Asked By Molotov   Hits Secrecy Of Atomic Energy

Jap Claims "Hell-Hole” Prison Ship Was Well and Comfortably Equipped

Prison Ship ‘Comfortable’ Jap Asserts  Others Testify Horrible Condition Drave Manw Mad

Ships, Planes ‘Aiding Marines Against Nips   Yanks Now:Hold Half of Island in Second Week of Stiff Fight.

Supers KO Three Ja p  War Centers   Fires Still Rage In Skizuoka, Toyohashi, Fukuoka Long After Attack

Jap Centers   Triple Superfort Raids Ignite Fires On Honshu and Kyushu.

TRIPLE U. 8. BOMB BLOW BLASTS MORE JAP CITIES  Pi Pre- Dawn Fire Raids   Pre-Dawn Fire Raids Hit Industries On Honshu And Krushu

THREE MORE JAP CITIES   Explosions, Fires Wreck Important Industrial Cities

3 Japanese Cities Knocked Out by B-29s   Strong Winds Fan Flames Visible 75 Miles at Seca

imple Strike Of More Than 450 Superfortresses  VISIBLE 75 MILES ,OR MORE AT SEA  Number Of Larger War Plants Are Reported Destroyed

Three More Jap Industrial Cities Hit By Superforts    Shizuoka, Toyohashi, Fukuoka Attacked In Triple Assault

Superforts Split Up To Hit Targets   3,000 Tons Of Bombs Wipe Out Industries

War Plants Knocked Ou By Big Fleet   More Than 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Are Dropped

WIND-FANNED FLAMES LEVEL MAIN TARGETS   Pre-dawn Raids Deal Great New Blow at Enemy Industries. —

TODAY’S WAR ANALYSIS   BVA ERR OO FERED PRATER OD  Preparations For Crossing Rhine Made

Jap Troops Driven Into Tiny Part Of Okinawa Island   American Troops Shatter One Major Pocket Of Resistance, Wipe Out 300 Nips in Banzai Charge, Win 36-Hour Grenade Duel

CREAMING JAPANESE BANZAT CHARGE WIPED OUT BY AMERICANS   TRAPPED AND DESPERATE ENEMY PREPARED WELL VAIN COUNTERATTACK

EXPECT BANZAI RAIDS TO MARK LAST JAP STAND   Three Hundred Screaming Japs Killed In Futile Counterattack; U. S. Cas ualties Light Dsentte Fierce Fighting.

Jap Banzai Charge Unit Wiped Out   Marines Shatter Major Nip Pocket; Win Grenade Duel

Nips Holding  Only 13 Square Miles Of Island   American Infantrymen Wipe Out Banzai Attack Of 300 Screaming Japanese

Wipe Out Banzai Attack   Yanks Shatter Major Jap Pocket On Okinawa; Advance Steadily Against Stubborn Foe

Marines Shatter Major Pocket Of Jap Forces   Drive Two Wedges Into Escarpment Line; 300 Nipponese In Banzai Charge

TOKYO BROADCAST CONCEDES PLIGHT OF DEFENDERS ON THE ISLAND IS TRULY DESPERATE   Admiral Suzuki Admits Loss of Island, 325 Miles From Homeland, But Insists Fate of Nipponese is Not At Stake   SUICIDAL BANZAI ATTACK STOPPED BY YANKS

300 JAPS WIPED OUT IN OKINAWA BANZAI ASSAULT   U. S$. CASUALTIES LIGHT DESPITE FIERCE FIGHTING

30 Japanese Stage Attack On U. S. Lines   New Wedges Are Driven into Defense System

SCREAMING JAPANESE BANZAI CHARGE WIPED OUT BY AMERICANS  TRAPPED AND DESPERATE ENEMY PREPARED WELL -  « WPAPDY AATINTED ATTACK

300 NIPPONESE MOWED DOWN IN BANZAI CHARGE   Yanks Smash Two Wedges Into 13-Square-Mile Area Held By Foe

Yanks Victorious In Battle With Nips; Banzai Attack Of Japanese Is Wiped Out

Tokyo Broadcasts Admit Plight of 10,000 Nip Survivors on Island Is Desperate; More Suicide Attacks Are Expected

Enemy Opens = Heavy  ~ Bombardment on Advancing 0th Arms; Marines Wipe Out Maior Pocket.

Major Pocket Of Japanese On Okinawa Wiped Out; Remaining Area Attacked

WO WEDGES ARE DRIVEN INTO AREA   Advance 400 Yards Inte Last 13- Square - Mile Sector After Stopping Banzai Charge and Winning Grenade Duel.

OKINAWA JAPS WIPED OUT IN BANZAI CHARGE   300 Screaming Nips Eliminated In Futile Try

Infantrymen Wipe Out Banzai Attack and Win Long Grenade Duel, Drive Two Wedges Into Remaining 13-Square Mile Jap Area.

Suzuki Denies Loss Of Island Dooms Empire   Tokyo Broadeusts Say Plight of 10,000 Survivors of Battle “Tray  Desperrie’”   Marines Shatter Pocket Of Nips   Suicide Attackers of TM} Wiped Out With Slight Loss to American  Forces

Thirty-Six Hour Battle OfGrenades Is Settled   Tokyo Says Plight Of 10,000 Japs 1s Desperate

—PACIFIC—  Battle On Okinawa Is  Near End   Only 13 Square Mile Area Still Held By Enemy Garrison

Yanks Smash At Desperate  Last Ditchers   Banzai Charge by Men and Womer Indicates End Near

Banzai Charge ‘By Desperate Japs Smashed   Jap Premier Concedes Loss of Island, But Ritter Fighting Continues

LONG GRENA DUEL TAKEN BY YANKS   Two Wedges Driven Into Last Jap-Held Area   BANZAI GHARGE   Brings Death To 300 Nips; Situation Desperate, Tokyo Declares

LOSS OF U.S. SUB REVEALED   Navy Says ‘Harder’ Sunk; Other Vessels Downed

U.S. Sub Harder Lost In Pacific   Three. Lesser Craft Also Reported Sunk

CRUISER PORTLAND “DELAYED BY LEAKS   Report on U. 5. $. Washing.   evens Balle del “Bien cen:

CRUISER HAS "LEAKY TANKS   NAVY DENI ES U. 8. 8. PORTLAND HAS BEEN IN DISTRESS" . BECAUSE OF BIG STORM

3 German Subs Quit to U.S. Navy   U-BOATS EN ROUTE TO PORTSMOUTH YARD AFTER SURRENDER

Three More Subs Yield To Yanks   U-Boats Proceeding To Surrender Area

Surrender of Three German Subs ~ Accepted by Yankee Naval Forces

PRONOUNCEMENT OF NO CHANGE IN FOREIGN POLICY MAY COME ART IN DEAT ING WITH RUSSIA

THE  WAR TOD AY   President Truman May Have-Hard Time Making His “No Change” in American Foreign Policy Stick With Regard to Rug:

The War Today   By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. Substituting For Obes OU te BWarcKonsvinr

PARADE, BARBECUE MARKED OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY HERE  ' MEMBERS LOCAL UNIONS OBSERVE HOLIDAY, DANC]

PARADE, BARBEGUE MARKED OBSERVANCE Ui LABOR DAY HERE  MEMBERS LOCAL UNIONS   MEMBERS LOCAL UNIONS OBSERVE HOLIDAY, DANC! PLANNED TONIGHT

TRUMAN ASKS RISE IN JOBLESS PAY   $25 Per Week Proposed Issue May Cause Stiff Fight in Congress

TRUMAN PLAN FACES FIGHT   OPPGSITION IN CONGRESS TO PROPOSED $25 PER WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT  ITS

OKINAWA YANKS TAKE AIRDROME IN FINAL DRIVE   Marines Now Fighting ix _ Northern Section Naha, Okinawa Capital -  A Gory Battle.

American Forces Square Away For Final Drive On Island's  Inner Shuri Defense Area

96th Division Wins Yonabaru Airdrome and Conical Hill On Bloody Front; Marines Fight  Jn Naha.

Americans Are Set For Final Push On South Okinawa  Inner Defense Area  Will Be Target Ler Leet Aeenilt

WELL DEFENDED AIRFIELD TAKEN   Yanks Square Off Today for Final Drive on Defense Area.   OBSERVATION HILL FALLS

Yonabaru Airfield Seized; Americans Map Final Drive On Defense Line

Americans Capture Prizec Yonabaru Airfield, Drive.  On Inner Shuri Defenses

OKINAWA YANKS CAPTURE KEY ISLAND HEIGHT   Two Rifle Units Capture 480 Foot Hill Late Sunday

AIRFIELD, KEY HILL POSITION FALL TO YANKS   U. S. Forces Square Off For Final Drive On  Inner Defenses

OKINAWA YANKS SEIZE AIRFIELD STRATEGIC HILL  SQUARE AWAY FOR FINAL ASSAULT ON

Okinawa Airfield Seized by Yanks   American Troopers Square Away For Final Drive on Defense Area

AIRFIELD AND KEY HILL WON ON OKINAWA   i6 Jap Planes Shot Down in New Enemy Attacks

Airfield Taken As Yanks Ready For Final Push   Two Observation Posts Seized; Shuri Line Next Objective

Plan Final Drive On Inner Shuri Defense Sector   Strongly Defended Yonabaru And Conical Hilf Fall To 96th Infantry Division

STRONGLY DEFENDED OKINAWA AIRFIELD CAPTURED BY YANKS  AMERICANS SQUARED AWAY TUESDAY EOR FINA!

YANKS PLAN DRIVE ON THE SHURI AREA   Way for Final Assault Against Japs’ Inner Defense Sector on Okinawa Paved by Capture of Airfield.

Prepare Final Okinawa Drive   Americans Capture Yonabaru Airfield, Seize Remaining Jap Observation Hill

Yanks Prepare for Final Drive on Inner Shuri Defense Area On Little Island

“Ready For Final  Drive on Okinawa   Yonabaru Airfield Is Captured by the Amer ican Forces      ‘GAIN -480-FOOT HILL   Yanks Must Cross Asato River to Reach Main . Part of Naha

4th Airfield Falls To U. S. In Campaign   Two Companies Hold Tenaciously To Positions

Yankees Capture Airfield and Hill on Okinawa  Bloody Balete Pass On Luzon Falls  TT. Awenpriean Barneac

Capture Okinawa Airfield   Seizure of Yonabaru And Conical Hill Opens Way for Final  Assault On Shuri Line

Having Captured Yonabaru Airfield, Americans are in Position To Drive Toward Shuri.   COSTLY BATTLE IS EXPECTED TO COME

Field Taken. To Pave Way For Advance  Upon Island   Heavy losses Faced By American Troops

JAPS IN KOREA PLAN TO RETURK   Conduct Passive . Resistance Program

JAPANESE IN KOREA GIVE TROUBLE   Conducting What © Is Described As  ‘Passive Resistance’

Japs In Korea Resent Allied  Control Force   Conducting Three-Way Passive Resistance, Boast  They ll Return

Japs Attempt To Influence Elections   Strong Underground Has Been ——— To Back Candidates

JAPS PLAN T0 SWAY KOREAN ELECTIONS   Nips Boast They Will Return to Korea In 20 Years

JAPS IN KOREA ALREADY HAVE ‘UNDERGROUND’   Allied Occupation Officers Find ‘Passive Resistance”

'—QUICK FATE— Jury Finds Verdict in  25 Minutes   Nazi Radio Voice Plans to Appeal Treason Doom

CONVICTED OF AIDING BRITISH ENEMIES   U. S.-Born Nazi Gives Hitlerian Salute as Sentence Is Read

“Haw Haw” Gets Death for Treason   USE OF PASSPORT MAKES PROPAGANDIST LIABLE TO CROWN

NOOSE AWAITS LORD HAW HAW   eT ‘Former Berlin Broadcast er Convicted In Lon don of Treason

JURY TAKES 23 MINUTES FOR VERDICI   Court Rules That German Radio Propagandist Was Not British Subject, but Did Owe Allegiance toa (Crown.

“Lord Haw Haw’ Convicted, Gets Death Sentence   Jury Takes 25 Minutes To Find Joyce Guilty of High Treason

LOO HAW RAW {3 SENTENCED 10 HANG   Jury Requires Less Than 25 Minutes to Arrive at Verdict.

Death Sentence For Lord Haw  ‘Si 2250 £8 ee my eS   Will Hang Decision _of British Jurors ©

CONVIGTED OF ion      U. S.-Born Nazi Gives Hitlerian Salute. as” Sentence Is Read -

Lord Haw Haw Faces Gallows  Mar: Reandcachar   Nazi Broadcaster Traitor, Jury Says; Sentenced to Hang

DEATH DECREED FOR ‘HAW HAW’   Traitor Sentenced To Hang After Quick Conviction

TRAITOR GETS Auch RULING ~ON HIS FATE   ‘LORD HAW HAW" FOUND SUILTY OF AIDING ENEMIES “AND IS SENTENCED TO ' DEAE

Seventh Fleet Reaches Shangha   Lord Haw Haw Is Found Guilty:  Death Sentence

British Jury Orders Noose For Haw Haw   William ‘Joyce Convicted Of High Treason And Sentenced To Death ‘On The Gallows

LORD HAW HAW FOUND GUILTY   British to Hang German Radio Propagandist

Nazi Radio Broadcaster Plans Appeal   Jury Deliberates Only 25 Minutes To Reach Verdict

Lord Haw Haw Given Death For Treason   Convicted In Old Bailey And Sentenced To Hang For Crimes

JOYCE 1S SENT TO GALLOWS IN TREASON TRIAL   ‘British Court Says “He Owed Allegiance Under Passport Rule

Haw Haw Draws Death Sentence  Rostrela fae, COOcdarce   British Jury Orders Traitor to Be Hanged

Lord Haw Haw Is Sentenced to Hang   Jury Takes 25 Minutes To Arrive at Verdict; A Wost Prannoandist?

LORD HAW HAW IS FOUND GUILTY   Men Whe Broadcast over German Radio Is Sentenced To Hang

Agreements Seen  At big-3 Meeting   Optimism Reflected At Conference—Issues Clearing, Is Report

AGREEING ON CRITICAL PROBLEMS   Byrnes And Bevin Anxious To Avoid Too Much Optimism

Byrnes and Bevin Anxious to Avoid Too Much Optimism Over Conference:

Agreements On Big Issues Forecast   Byrnes-Bevin However, Are Not Too Hopeful

Big 3 May Reach Accord On Number Critical Preblems   Optimism Continues a Talks Progress.

Optimism At Moscow   Informed Quarters Sex Agreement on Some Of Critical Problems

Conference of Big :  Ministers Gives Its  "Most Hopeful Prediction

BIG THREE ACCORD IS ANTICIPATED   Informed Quarters Se¢ Good Reason to Believe Agreements Will Be Reached on Some of Vital World Problems.

Big-3 Tackle Sore Issues   Agreements on Some Ouestions Expected

Success Seen For Big-Three  Moscow Parley   Agenda Already Set And Little Being Left to Chance

FRESH OUTBREAK IN BATAVIA SEEN   British Defenders.Prepared To Meet Attack

Solons Confirm 9 As Full Generals   Four-Star List Raised To New High of Elever

Gen. Gerow is Called In Pearl Probe   War Plans Chief Considered Pearl Harbor One Of Fou largets For Japs.

LT. GEN. GEROW INCLUDED HAWAL IN ATTACK SPOTS   Committee In Probe On Pearl Harbor  R pcamoes Spccinng

BIG RAIL CITY OF PLAUEN CAPTURED   Over Half Of Germany In Hands Of Allies   LEIPZIG DEFENSES   Shattered By First Army; Mental Cases Fighting In Defense Of City

The Ninth Army Did Not Lose Any Ground on the Bridgehead Pointing Toward Berlin.   PLAUEN CAPTURED BY THE THIRD ARMY   More Than Half of Germany Conquered, 101,000 Square  Miles Under Allies and   Ruoestans_

3-Way Thrust Aims At Breakthrough To Berlin, Sealing Off Bavaria: Air Forces Make Juncture

Bridgehead Across Elbe, Pointing Toward Berlin, Is Attacked By Strong German Force But At tackers Are Beaten Off

NEW GAINS SCORED BY SOVIET FORCES         Full Fury of Red Army lt Concentrated on Budapest

Reds Capture 200 More Budapest Blocks   Fighting in City Reaches New Height of Intensity

FALL OF BUDA IS EXPECTED IN 24 T0 36 HOURS   New Offensive Against Austria, Vienna To Follow Conquest Of Budapest

Soviet Troops Push Ahead In Budapest   Fall of Western Half Of City Expected in 24 to 36 Hours; Other  In Drive on Losone

BLOODY BATTLE INSIDE BUDAPEST RAGES UNABATED   Enemy-Held Zone in Western Half of City Narrowed to Area 4 Miles Wide and Mile Deep.   200 MORE BLOCKS SEIZED BY RUSSIANS   Black Pall Hangs Over Hungarian Capital, Much of Which Seems Doomed to Destruction.

TRUMAN SEES NO NEED OF BIG 3 MEET   . But If One Is: Held, He Wants  It in Washington

Truman Sees No Early Big 3 Meet   President Wants Next Big Allied Conference To Be Held In Washington

Gunman: Killed in Street Fight   Chicago Police Round Up Three; One Is « Rockford Man

Bandit Slain During Clash With Police   Another Man Wounded As Police Close Trap On Men Planning Payroll Holdup

Bandit Killed In Gun Battle   Mate Wounded in Duel With Chicago Police

May Invade China Or Japan At Once   Vice Admiral Says Weather Is Of Importance, But No Big Wind Alone Can Stop Americans

INVASION MAY START BEFORE TYPHOONS END   SURRENDER OF JAPS WITHIN YEAR IS PREDICTION

TROUBLE BREWS IN THE BALKANS   Russia and Other Two of Big Three Split Over Election Policies — Countries Involved Behind the Eight Ball.

= we Ne en ee en ee ee on eS Ue  _. WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO V4 WIN THE WAR  a et et ee Oe oe Oe ee

YANKS-RUSSIANS REPORTEDLY HAVE JOINED FORCES   In South, Patton and  French and American / Seventh Armies Drive For Bavarians.  

Allies Join Forces 60 Miles of Berlin; Patton Drives for Berchtesgader

Treasury Aims  At Profiteers  Seeks Billion Dollars In Unpaid Taxes

Treasury Has New Plan to Force War Profiteers to Cough Up Unpaid Taxes

Billion Taxes Unpaid, Says Morgenthau   Treasury Head Says He Can Collect Sum, If Force Is Enlarged

33 Real Estate Sales, Recorded In Two Weeks   Homes, Building Sites Top List of Property Exchanges

Many Real Estate Transfers Recorded During Past Week   Homes’ Building Sites Lead Sales; Farms, Acreages Changes

NAME TWO DIRECTORS   ‘Committee Fails:ty Get Control of i Katy” Railread

NAME TWO DIRECTORS      Committee Fails: to Get Control of Katy Railroad

Will Surgical Miracle Repeat? ~  ‘Judy Hackman, Given Year To Live, May Undergo Operation

‘Heart Girl’ Flown To Baltimore For Life-Saving Surgical Miracle

Kisenhower Speaks “Sol. alier’s Mind’? Befure Joint Session of Congress

PROBLEMS OF PEACE MUST BE METIKE   5-Star General Speaks in Behalf of His Men Before U. $. Congress

Great Crowds Hail Victor In Washington   American Soldier Believes Problems Of Peace Can And Must Be Met, ‘Ike’ Tells Joint Session of  Concress.

PEACE PROBLEM ‘MUST BE MET’   Eisenhower Tells Congress Sol dier Believes Action Can Prevent Wars

Capital Greets ~ Gen. Eisenhower  mam. COS CE. COD LI‘...   Congress Told Soldiers Believe That Peace Problems Can Be Met

General Tells Solons Peace  Must Be Met   Declares Problems of Peace Not More Difficult—Praises Late President, Churchill

SOLVE PEACE, IKE CAUTIONS   General Tells Congres: Soldiers Expect Action

Soldier Believes Peace Can and Must be Met, ‘Ike’ Tells U.S. Leaders

Gen. Eisenhower Is Accorded Hero’s Welcome On Arrival In Capital; Addresses Congressmen And Receives Medal From President Truman

Eisenhower Says A Soldier Believe: ‘Peace Possible   Problems Must Be Met, “Ike” Declares; Stresses Jap War, Anglo-American Unity

SOLDIERS BELIEVE PROBLEMS OF PEACE CAN. MUST BE MET   NATION’S NUMBER ONE FIVE STAR GENERAL ADDRESSES LAWMAKERS

Problems of Peace Must Be Met, Eisenhower Says  General Pays Tribute To Leaders of  Britain and America

‘Problems Of Peace Can Be  Met’"—General   ‘With Same Determination. Optimistic Resolution. Consideration.’   PRAISES ROOSEVELT

GENERAL SAYS PEACE MUST BE KEPT   Calls Roosevelt, Churchill “God-Given” Men   expressed To Families Of Those Who Died To Make Victory Possible

EISENHOWER SAYS PACE MUST BE WON   Tells Congress Soldiers Fee! That Problems Facing the World Must Be Met   PRAISE FOR THE DEAD

Returning Supreme Allied Commander Brings Message from U.S. Fighting Soldiers.   YANKS AND BRITISH FORGOT DIFFERENCES

Armada Hurls Full Might After Shelling   Thick Smoke Layers Shroud Island Bridge to Japan

1500 Troops. 100 Tanks in New Attack   Tokyo Radio Reveals Americans on Okinawa, Vital Pacific Base

WOMEN DON’T WANT NATIONAL SERVICE   It’s OK for Others But Not for Selves

Churchill Off Political Tour   Wants “Great Majority" When He Return To  House of Parliament,

Probe of Farm InductionsVoted By House Group   Gen. Hershey Doubts Inquiry Will Serve Anv Good Purnose

NAVY REVISES POINT SCORES   423,000 More To Be Eligible for Discharge From Service

Navy Clears Discharge Path For 423,000   Overseas Credit Is Added To Point Plan Required Total Not Changed In Program

NEW NAVY POINT SCALE INCLUDES OVERSEAS SCORE   ONE-FOURTH POINT  COUNTER FOR EACH MONTH OUTSIDE U. S.

Navy Adds Credits for Sea Dnty Onto Discharge Systen   One-Fourth Point for Each Month on Sea to be Given

Javy Lowers PointSystem D emobilization   Adds One Quarter of a Point For Every Month Of Service Outside TT a4

NAVY ADDING OVERSEA CREDIT TO POINT PLAN   Will Make 423,000 More Sailors Eligible for Discharge

Navy Prepares  For Release Of  423,000 Sailors Gives Credit For      Gives Credit For Overseas Service

Navy Discharge Credit Given Fol Overseas Service   Army To Send Home \ Large Numbers From

Navy Gives Quarter Point For Each Month Overseas   Effective Saturday, Scores Totaled From Sept. 1, 1939

Navy Lowers Gangplank For 423,000 More   Adds Quarter Point for Every Month Service Outside the U. S.

NAVY TO ALLOW EXTRA CREDITS FOR OVERSEAS   New Plan Starts Saturday: Total Eligible To Leave Figured At 750,000

Navy to Free Half of Force In Six Months   Additional Points Will Be Granted to Get Men Discharged

43,000 Navy Men Eligible For Discharge  Adding Credit for Overseas Service El Sine Bick Goxtn

Navy Adds Overseas Credifs fo Point System; Many Eligible for Discharge

Navy to Give Sea Duty Points   One Quarter of Point To Be Given For Each Month

OVERSEAS DUTY TO GET CREDIT   Navy Adds One Quarte Point for Each Month of Service Overseas.

Grant Credit For Overseas Naval Service   Additional 423,000 Men Will Be Discharged From Nayy Under Its New Point System

Overseas Credif Added to Navy's Doint System  Gangpiank Lowers   Gangplank Lowers For Discharge of 423,000 More Men

30,000-Ton Jap Battleship Kongo Sunk By Lorie American Submarine Sealion

“ Junior Would Be One Of About 1,200,000 Involved Each Year ‘Plans Shaping Up For Universal Traininc

What U.S. Youth Can Cxpect from Training Progran  “ty Be Given Choice of Service Branch

Junior Will Train as a Civilian Soldier If Congress Adonts Truman Draft Plan

WARNING EARLY IN “41 READ AT HEARING TODA)   Several Developments Today at Pear! Harbor Investigation Probe

BETTER THAN &0-50 CHANCE TO LIVE 18 STILL GIVEN TOO   Former Jap Premier Resting Easily 17 Hours After Suicide Attempt in His Home,   AGE MAIN OBSTACLE IN HIS RECOVERY   Another Blood Transfusion Given—Shot Self to Avoid Posible Trial as War Criminal,

Tojo still given chance to survive  ‘Resting easily’ after shootine

Ex-Dictator Tojo In ‘Fair’ Condition After Shooting   Former Dictator, Facing Arrest, Tries  To Kill Himself

James H. Rowe, . Leading  ‘Resident. Dies   Prominent Montana Man Passes.Suddenly While Visiting With Friends at Butte Country Club Late Sunday Night

James H. Rowe, 7/1, Prominent  Montanan, Dies  Sudden Attack Takes Life of Former Road Board Member

Filter Plant Operates 24 Hours Daily   From 70 to 88 Per Cent of Lake Water Microorganisms Are Removed by Treatment.

Nearly All of Bacteria  Is Killec   From 70 to 88 Per Cen of Lake Water Micro organisms Are Removes by Treatment.

KICHELBERGER  TO BE FIRST ONE TO ENTER TOKYO   Japan Speeds Demobilization Under Detailed Orders From MacArthur; Many Americans Start Home for Discharge

400,000 Combat Troops to OccupyJapanese Islands  18,000 in Tokyo Area Speed Disarmina

$400,000 DOG FIGHT IS ON IN NEW YORK   “Mayor Wants  City Control of  License Business

FORECAST COLD WAVE TO STRIKE AREA TOMORROW   Will Envelop  Middle West And “ Eastern Seaboard By Mornins

MacArthur Ashore with Australians   Is Target for Jap Snipers; Veteran Aussies Thrust Inland Toward Baliknapan

M’ARTHUR LEADS ANZACS IN THIRD BORNEO INVASION   SECURE CONTROL OF SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND SPLIT E. INDIES

Fought 5 Miles Past the We ser River; British 7th Tank Division Within 25 Miles of Prussian Metropolis.   GERMANS CLAIM U. S. TROOPS ENCIRCLED   Said Troops Were in “Area of Eisleben” 90 Miles From Berlin; 40 Miles Beyond Last Reported Position.

PLANES FROM GARRIERS ARE MAKING RAIDS   SOUTHERN ISLANDS STILL UNDER ATTACK AFTER POWERFUL BLOWS YESTERDAY

KRUG TO DECIDE WHEN CARS WIL BEGIN ROLLING   AUTO UNION CLAIMS MORE THAN 200,000 CAN BE PRODUCED

CAR PRODUCTION UP 10 WPB HEAD   Manufacturers Say They Could Make 200,000 This Year

7TH ARMY REPULSES NAZI DRIVE   Germans Hurled Back Across Moder River

SEVENTH ARMY HUBS GERMANS OF INITIATIVE   Signs of Big Allied Attack on Entire Front Are Piling Up.

YANKS CRACK UP NAZI DRIVE ON STRASBOURG   Seventh Army Restores Own Lines In Northern Alsace

Break Nazi Dangerous Offensive   Yanks Cracking Drive Threatens Nazi Initiative  on Western Front

Hurl Fnemy Back Across Moder To Retake Lost Area   American, British Widen Roer River Frontage West of Cologne

Nazi Drive  Into Alsace Cracks Up   Joint Yank-French Drive Hits Enemy Anchor in South

Germans Hurled Back Over Mode: By Yank Troops   - Break Up Dangerous offensive Threatening Alsatian Capital

MAY FIX CEILINGS   Movie Tickets and Barber and Beauty Shop Service Studied

SUPREME FOOD BOSS URGED IN SENATE REPORT   Food Committee Sharply Critical Of OPA  Activities

Group Urges  Food ‘Czar’   Senate Agriculture Committee Sharply Criticizes OPA Group.

‘Food Czar’ Is Recommended By Senate Unit   OPA ‘Has Failed Miserably to Enforce Prices, Rations,’ Report Says

SOLONS URGE REVISION OF FOOD SET-UP   OPA Criticized in Report Asking for Administrator

FOR UNIFIED FOOD CONTROL   Senate Committee Criticizes OPA Manavrement

FOOD GZAR IS RECOMMENDEL   Committee Report Sharply Critical of OPA

House Wants One Chief ToBoss Food   Group Urges Changes In Administration OF Livestock Supply

Senate Committee Recommends One: Man Food Control   OPA Scored for Failure to Enforce Price Requlations

Food Czar Urged By Senate Group   OPA Aministration Criticized For Failure to Enforce Rulings

All Naha Now Occupied by  Marine Forces   Suicide Pilots of Nippon Sink One Light Naval Unit

More Advances Registered In Okinawa Clash   Nippon Defenses Appear To Be Breaking Under Pressure

SURROUNDING SHUR}; NIPS SINK NAVY SHIP   Suicide Jap Fliers Do —Damage To 12 Other American Ships

American Ground Forces Advance In East, West   Japs Sink One American Naval Unit, Damage Twelve Others

YANKS DOWN (7 PLANES IN ENEMY FLEET   ,- Marines Seize Additional Areas of Naha and Now Hold Two-Thirds of Ruined City,   THRUST AT SHURI  BITTERLY RESISTEL   ‘American Gains to South Threaten to Cut Off Fortress — Nips Lose Tera and Kamizato.

SUICIDE PILOTS RAID AMERIGAN NAVAL VESSELS   One Light Ship Sunk And 12 Others Damaged Off Okinawa Island   TENTH ARMY MAKES SUBSTANTIAL GAINS

77 Jap Planes Shot Down; Sixth Division Marines Occupy All But One-Third of Capital

Navy Downs q7 Attacking J ap Planes   Minor lo Moderate Damage Suffered  By 12 Naval Units

YANKS MAKE GAINS AMID JAP ATTACKS   Advances Reported in . Ground Area as Suicide Pilots Hit at Navy

Nationwide Coal Strike Averted   Lewis Asks Miners To Remain at Work

U. S. Restores Civil Control yet Philippines  s Invade Sea Lane Isla nd

PHILIPPINES IS RESTORED 10 CIVIL CONTROL   MacArthur Turns Civil Government Over To Osmena

Filipinos In ‘Charge Again   MacArthur Turns Government to Pres. Osmena; Yanks Seize Verde Island

Civil Government Rules Philippines   Gen. MacArthur Turns Control Of Liberated Manila Over to  Nation’s President Sergio Osmeno

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Osmena Given Civil Rule OF  Philippines   Americans Invade Verde Island To Clear Passage In Aluwatio   LIFTS MILITARY RULE

Restores « Civil Rule  To Filipinos   MacArthur Removes Freed Areas From Army Control; Yanks Invade Another Isle

MacArthur Proclaims Manila Capital of Civil Government Ac Teraonc Onen: Sea Raute :

Phillippine Government ‘Turned Over to Osmena;  Verde Island Invade

‘Manila Re gime Tur ned Over To  Pr es. Osmena   Meanwhile. Amicrieans bi vade Verde Istand To Clear Passage ‘To Stricken Cits

Restores Civil Government for Philippine Islands   MacArthur Lifts Military Rule from Liberated Areas; U. S.  EFarcac tand an Varvela

FILIPINOS GIVEN CONTROL AGAIN   Military Government Ends; Another Island Invaded

CIVIL RULE RESTORED 10 PHILIPPINES   MacArthur Proclaims Manila Capital of the Government, as Last Rifle Fire Against the Japs Echoes Over City.

MacArthur Turns Philippine Civil Government To President Osmena; Verde Island Is Invaded

Philippines Resume Civilian Rule; Osmena Takes Helm  MacArthur Withdraws _ Military Control From Island Affairs

U. 5. Restores Civil Rule to the Filipinos   MacArthur Presides at Significant Ceremony tn Island Capital

Manila Is Proclaimed Capital Of Restored Civil Rule As  MacArthur Continues Crusade

Manila Again Restored Capital (f Philippines   Yanks Invade Verde Island Opening Shertest Sea Route For Supplies.

Gen. MacArthur Proclaims Manila Capital Of Restored. Philippine Civil Government   American Troops Invade Verde Island, Opening Shortest Sea Route To Manila

NEW INVASION BELOW MANIL!   MacArthur’s Men Take [s: land As He Restores Group to Civil Rule.   FILIPINOS CHEER ‘MAC’

CIVIL GOVERNMENT BACK TO FILIPINOS   General MacArthur Lifts Military Rule in Liberated Areas in a Colorful Ceremony.

GEN. MACARTHUR RESTORES CIVIL RULE TO MANILA   RETURNS CAPITAL TO FILIPINOS; HIS MEN INVADE VIRDE ISLAND

Turns back Philippines government  MacArthur lifts military rule

Stacy Is On New Education Board Named By Cherry   Named For 4 Year Term From District 4; Legislature Confirms Nominations:

Congress Given Idea Of Raising Test Tube Babies To Control Atomic Enero

Worst Meat Shortage Hits Nation   Supplies Fall to ew Low Level  Throughout U. S.

Great Air Fleet. Keeps City Aflame   Jap Chutists Reported on Okinawa Air Field—Mud  Clogs Doughboys’ Advance

Japs Report Okinawa Raid   Say Airborne Troops Land on Two American Airfields on Island—Yank Ground Troops Slog Ahead—Chinese Report Gains in Three Pronged Drive

cond Fire iid on City 48 Hours   ip Suicide ‘oops Land rn Okinewa

PEACE FEELERS ARE PUT OUT BY JITTERY JAPS   Yanks Slog Ahead on Okinawa As Suicidal Nips Attempt Airborne Attack

Preparing For Occupation Of “Kyushu Island   Minesweepers Are Clearing Harbor Of Sasebo For U.S. Entrance   OCCUPATION ARMY IS FANNING OUT

REPUBLICAN WHIP PLEADS FOR CHARTER   Vandenberg Asks For Adoption of Frisco Charter

Republican Asks Senate To Ratify   One-Time Isolationist To Support Treaty; Answers Critics

Vandenbera  Stumps For World Pact   Isolation Leader Pledges Support Of Peace Treaty

VANDENBERG SPEAKS FOR NEW LEAGUE   Alternative Is World Chaos, He Tells Senate

Senator Reports on Charter   Seys Alternative is World Chaos; Urges Early Ratification

Chaos Will Be Alternative, Says  Michigan Solon   Former Isolationist Delivers Plea For  Charter Ratification

Vandenburg Says World Chaos ‘Vill Be Alternative to Security League

CHAOS WOULD RESULT WITHOUT SECURITY PLAN   One-Time _Isolationist Te Work For Quick Approval Of Security League   ANTICIPATES — CRITICISM   Senator States Nations Can Cooperate In Peace Work As During War

VANDENBERG MAKES PLEA FOR CHARTER   Senator Delivers Stirring Speech for Early Ratification by United States.

Montgomery, Patton Poise F or Slashes Over Rhine   Artillery Barrage Already Under Way Across from Ruhr, Germans Announce

Berlin Says New Allied Crossings Of River at Hand      Over 100,000 Nazis Taken Captive by U. S. Troops; Foe Resistance at Ludwigshafen And Mainz Smashed by Americans

Nazis Say Two New  Drives Impending  By AUSTIN BEALMEAR Benncinted Prese Stati Writer

Enemy Losses — Heavy; Mainz  Held By Allies   German Report Says Forces of Montgomery on the  March Near Wesel—Kesselring Reported Put in German Commandon Front -—

100,000 GERMAN CAPTIVES TAKEN BY DOUGHBOYS   Montgomery Launches Artillery Screen For Rhine Crossing   DISASTROUS DEFEAT SUFFERED BY ENEMY

100,000 PRISONERS   Mainz Captured In One Of Worst Disasters Ever Visited On  German Arms

Patton's Army Poised for Smash Into Reich's Inner Core; Barrage Screen for Crossing at Wessel

Nazis Say Two New  Drives Impending  , Br AUSTIN BEALMEAR peng at “aed Deace Ghul f Weiter

4 Allied Armies Poise for  Ruhr Offensive   Field Marshal Kesselring Takes Command on West Front as Germans Brace to Meet Blow They Expect at Any Moment

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Germans Say River About To Be Stormed   Enemy Loses 100,000  Men as Prisoners During Big Battle

BATTLE WEST OF RHINE WON BY AMERICANS      Patton and Patch End All Major Resistance—Disaster One of Worst Foe Ever Suffered. +   100,000 PRISONERS _., TAKEN IN STRUGGLE   Third Said to Be Preparing to Cross River— Hodges in Position to Outflank Ruhr. :

West Rhine Resistance Is Crushed   Enemy Says River Barrier About To Be Stormed Again

Monty Launches Pre-Crossing Attack, Foe Says   Two U.S. Armies Crush Organized Resistance in Palatinate; Hodges Readies South Ruhr Blow

Germans Fear New Crossing In Strenath   Patton Masses Armor For New Smashes Into Inner Core Of Reich

RUHR FACTORY DISTRICT NEXT INVASION GOAL   ALL RESISTANCE IS CRUSHED WEST OF RIVER BARRIER

Officers Named At Final Session of 79th Teacher’s Institute Here-Friday —

New Department of Education Is Voted by Senate   Four Bills Carrying — Main Outlines of State System Sent to House

No Objection To Department  Of Education   Senate Passes Four Bills on New System Without Opposition

‘Limited Tax Cuts Included   Promises Lifting Controls As Quickly As Possible

Asks Authority To Keep Power   ‘Needed For ‘Reconversion Emergency,’  Chief Says; Advocates Limited Tax  Cuts, Proposes Jobs For All

Controls Needed In Reconversion, President Says   ‘Limited’ Tax Cuts Included in 21-Point Legislative Program

O1-POINT PLAN      Includes Limited Tax Cuts, Proposals to Achieve Employment.   MUST AVOID CONFUSION

Urges Limited Cut In Taxes: Jobs For All   President Says Impact Of Surrender To Home Front Must Be Eased.   SHIFT OF CCNTROLS

President Urges Limited Tax Cut, Full Employment   Warns-Waris Not Over Until Economic: Impacts are Eased. ”

Pledges Solons He Will Yield Controls Soon  As Possible   Warns Lifting of Curbs Now Would Bring  ‘Chaos, Confusion’

Asks “Limited” Tax Cuts For Next:Year   Would Keep Wat Powers for Recontiitaicn on Emezeency — Wants Vast Public Works Program and Full Employment. Bill ~ Wants $25 Weekly Idle Aid 7

President Seeks Retention Of War Powers For. Conversion Emergency _   Jobless Benefits High On Agenda   Continuation Of Draft And Raising Of Minimum Wage Also Asked Of Congress

Truman Asks For Continuation of His War Powers   Message Reveals 21-Point Program For Reconversion

U.S. Is Faced Yet With Emergencies   Truman Tells Congress Nation Must Remain Ready for Exigencies

Limited Tax Cuts Promised, But Full Employment Major Problem Of Congressmen at This Period

Cautions Against Overall Abandoning Of War Controls During Reconversior

Proposes Limited Tax Cut   Long Message to Legislators Is Strongly -Tinged With Optimism. A 21-Point Program

OUTLINES PLAN FOR TAX SLASH, FULLTIME JOBS   Says Home Front Needs Controls to Prevent . Reconversion Chaos

Early Lifting Of Controls Promised By Chief Executive   Long Message to Congress Today Cautions That Overall Abandonment of Ristrictions Would Pave Way for "Bottlenecks"   WARNING EASED WITH CONFIDENCE EXPRESSION

President Urges Limited Tax Cuts For 1946 And Suggests Program For Full Employment

ADVISES NATION WAR EFFORT MUST STOP GRADUALLY   PRESIDENT SEEKS PERMANENT POWER TO MAKE AGENCIES

To Keep Power   Needed For ‘Reconversion Emergency,’ Chief Says; Advocates Limited Tax Cuts, Proposes Jobs For All i

ASKS CONTROLS STAY IN FORCE FOR EMERGENG!   21-Point Legislative Program Out lined Before New Congress in Long Message

Although The Warls Over The Emergency Period  After A War is Critical On The Economic Front 

PRESIDENT GIVES 21 - POINT PLAN; ASKS TAX GUTS   16,000-Word Message Proposes Chief Retain Wide ‘Emergency’ Controls

Truman Wants to Keep War Powers   Should Be Retained for Reconversion Emergency, He Says   MESSAGE TO CONGRESS   Promises Gradual Lifting of Controls, Limited  Tax Cuts

Truman in Plea Curbs Be Retained   Warns War Not Ended ' On Domestic Front; Prosperity Hope. \

PRESIDENT OUTLINES TWENTY-ONE POINT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA   LIMITED TAX CUTS, FULL EMPLOYMENT AMONG MATTERS STRESSED

Declares Fighf Not Over on Home Fronf   “Limited” Cut in Taxes Next Year Held Possible

President Tells ‘Congress Control: -Needed. During “Reconversion; .2)-Point: Message Read To Solons ‘Covers Big Field : Of Governmental Taine Proposals

Jobs for All, Tax Cuts Asked   President Seeks War Powers’ Retention In Message to Congress; Gradual Easing Of Controls Promised; Retain Draft, Urged

Message Says It Isnt Ti «me to Declare Peace  nae wee Denoram Asked   Vast Public Works Program Asked; Wants Draft Extended Two Years

Gives 21-Point Plan In Speech  To Congress   Program To Include Limited Tax Cuts In 1946—Plans For Full Employment Made

PRESIDENT OUTLINES TWENTY-ONE POINT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA  LIMITED TAX CUTS,.FULL   LIMITED TAX CUTS, FULL EMPLOYMENT AMONG MATTERS STRESSED

Limited Tax Cuts Urged by Truman   He Recommends to Congress Speedy Enactment For Transitional Tax Bills to Remove Barriers to Reconversion and Exnancian.   Enactment of ‘Full Employment’ Legislation Advised by Truman

Limited Tax Cuts Included In 21-Point Legislative Program Offered Congress  —. netics armani  WAR ON HOME FRONT   Not Over Until Keonomic Impacts Are Erased. President States: ra Of Prosperity forecast

SEES PROSPERITY ERA AHEAD; URGES CAUTION IN RECONVERSION   Lists 21 Steps Toward Goal of Peace Economy; Sees Tax Cut Next Year

President Asks Congress to Leave Controls Alone   Lays Down 21-Point Legislative Program: Designed to Ease Economic Impacts

WANTS WAR POWERS CONTINUED; URGES FULL EMPLOYMENT Tint WANTS FEPC MEASURE PASSED -

21-Point Plan To Ease Peace  Impact Offered   President's Reeommendations to Congress Include Proposal ta Achieve Pill Eniployment   Against Lifting Controls At Once   Promises to Abolish Them As Quickly As Possible; Tempers Warnings With  Expressions Confidence

Congress Given 21-Point Legislative Program, In: cluding ‘Limited’ Cuts In Taxes Next Year.

Lists 2l-point Program for Teamwork To “Build a Better Life Here. at Home and Better World For Generations to Come.”

dome Front Fight N Over, Congress Told   President Lays Down 21-Point Legislative Program Including - Proposals for Full Employment; for Co-operation in Peacetime

Needed For Reconversion ‘Emergency   Lays Down 21-Point Legislative Program Including ‘Limited’ Tax Cuts Next Year

Full Employment Bill Recommended   War Expenditures for Current Year To be Fifty Billion; National Deficit to be Increased 30 Billion   Snyder Outlines Nine Steps to Reconversion

Temperatures   Leathernecks Establish Beachhead Extending 500 Yar ds to Edge Of Airfield "Amoinat Heavy Gunfire

30.000 Storm Ashore From 800-Ship Armada, Begin Driving Inland   Karly Casualties Reported Moderate   Resistance From Trapped Japs Increases As Penetration Ix Made

Japs Putting Up Strong Fight; 800 Ship Armada Takes Invaders to Action

Beachhead Estabiisied By Force of 30,000 ivien 750 Miles from Tokyo   Bitter Fighting Reported Raided by B-29s Today — Tokyo Again

Big Beachhead Driven Inland in Two Hours   Operation Proceeds Satisfac torily With Light Casualties. Nimitz Savs

36 Jap Shins And 659 Planes Blasted By Task Force 58 In Heavy Two-DayRaidOn Tokyo   Landings Put U. S. Forces In 150 Miles Of Jap Homeland; Enemy Capital And Malay Peninsula Hammered By Super-Forts

BEACHIIEAD ESTABLISHED ON ISLAND   One of Hardest Fights of War Expected There

Establish © Beachhead Of 4500 ©   LAND FROM 800-SHIP ARMADA; INVASION SCENE IS 750 MILES FROM TOKYO.

30,000 FIGHT TRAPPED JAPS      Storm Ashore From 800-Ship Armada  Behind Mighty Bombardment of Shells. and Bombs" foi 500-Yard Gain in Two Hours. a fied

Mxtending tniand ow Yards Along A 4,500 Yard Lang Beachhead  IWO ISLAND ONLY 750 MILES OF TOKYO  Invasion Came On Fourth Day Of Terrific Naval Bombardment

ARMADA OF 800 SHIPS BACKING MARINE FORCES   Casualties Reported Light As Trapped Jap Forces Increase Resistance

Enemy Garrison On Tiny Island 75 Mi. From Tokyo Puts Up Fight Reminiscent of Tarawa

Heavy Fighting [Reported On Tiny Enemy-Held Isle   Beachhead Gained By U. S. Forces With Jap  Resistance Growing

Aussies Sweep Beyond Marudi As Japs Flee   Troops Are Unable To Contact Japs In Drive For Borneo Oil Fields

AUSTRALIANS TAKE MARUDI ON BORNEO   Fighting Is Slack As Japs Retreat Into Interior

AUSSIES NOW 30 ML INLAND ONBORNEO      Capture River Port Without  A Struggle

AUSSIES TROOPS SWEEP BEYOND PORT OF MABUDI      Making Drive For  Borneo’s Oil Supply In Interior

AUSSIES 30 MiLto INLAND ON BORNEG   Capture Riverport of Marudi Without A Fight

SURPLUS SETS STATE RECORD   Pennsylvania Closes Books For Year With Balance Of $174,750,000

State Surplus $174,750.000: Sets Record   General Fund Sdrphus $111,750,000, ’  Fund Balanée tan. Biennium 63 Million

Open Secret ‘Pearl’ Files  Government Record: Available For Probe

OPEN SECRET FILES ON PEARL HARBOR   U. S. BARES TO PROBERS ALL INFORMATION IT POSSESSES ON RAID.

Files On Pear Harbor Open   Time Be Needed To Look Over The  Evidence

Hundreds of Planes and Ships Lost   Plan Announced by Bowle: to Senate Committee  Today

UNDERG ROUND HOME ‘OF HITLER DISCOVERED    Quarters Jn Berlin Comfortably Equipped With Electrical Ap~ pliances, Reds Report

BOY HELD IN DEATH OF 14 YEAR OLD   He Stabbed Him and Gir Who Broke Date

Whelping Ground Of Wars Within Red Orbit— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (A  Italian Interests Merging With The Balkans

SOME GREAT CHANGES HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN BALKANS AS RECHT OE RUSSIAN INET UENCE

WAR TODAY   Fiery Balkans, Cockpit Of Southeastern Eu. rope and Whelpiug Ground of War, Undergoing Mighty Change

SOE SOSESSSESOLHSEES OOS OHEDOSOOOOOEHOOS SOD OSS  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWTT MACKENZIE— Associated Press War Analyst

Estimate 650,000 Soldiers Relieved Of Overseas Duty   New Regulations Issued Deferring Overseas Duty For Older Men In Arms

EXEMPT FROM FORFICN DIITY   Soldiers With 45 Points on May 12 to  4  Remain in U. S.

ESTIMATE 650,000 MEN” WHO HAVE BEEN STATIONED IN UNITED STATES AFFECTED

SCREEN 650,000 FROM OVERSEAS   Army’s New Policy Places Three Categories Beyond Foreign Duty

THOUSANDS ARE RELIEVED OF OVERSEAS DUTY   Army Revises Redeployment And Discharge Point And Age Schedules

Yanks Drive to Seal Conquest Bataan, Manila   Seize Balanga-Pilar Area Where Americans “ Mode Last Stand in ‘42

YANKS BREACH JAP DEFENSES ON BATAAN TODAY   Advance Into Southern Half of Peninsula; Manila  Gutted

Main Japanese © Defense Broken   YANKS SMASHED INTO SOUTHERN HALF OF ISLAND

Manila Force Cracks Japs: Bataan Lines   Balanga-Pilar Area in MacaArthur’s Hands; Air Blows Rip Corregidor

Yanks’ Drive Sweeps South Over Bataan   Americans Also Score Further Gains In Manila Cleanup

‘Americans Crack Main Defense Line On Bataan   Swift Advance Being Made Into Southern Half of Peninsula

CONQUEST OF BATAAN NEAR COMPLETION   ‘Yanks Break Thru Japanese Defense Line 

YANKEES BREAK THROUGH MAIN BATAAN LINES   Advance Swiftly ‘Into Southerr Half Of Peninsula, Take Two Towns

Yanks: Break Jap Defenses on Bataan; Continue Battle Against Bitter Manila Forces

YANKS BREAK JAP LINE ON BATAAN   Reach Point 18 Miles From Corregidor

Jap Defense Line on Bataan ls Broken   Fight in Southern Half Of Manila Rages as Nips Fight to the End

Yanks Break Thru Jap Defense Line To Avenge Bataan   Conquest of Peninsula Near; Constant Raids Rock Corregidor

YANKS CUT MAIN ENEMY DEFENSE LINE ON BATAAN   Army Revenging 1942's Bitter Loss To Japs

Freed POWs  Evacuated To Hospitals   Rescue Teams Move 1,500 Prisoners From Tokyo Camps

Hospital Ships — Take Prisoners From Tokyo Arez   Third Fleet Rescue Forces Shift. Activity To Hamamatsu Sector

Allies Flank  German Forts   Goch, Calcar By-Passed, Kleve Position Shaky

Gain of 4 Miles Is Made   Goch and Calcar Are Bypassed By Canadian Troops

Sign Program  For Slav Area   Plan For Implementing Allied - Yugoslav Agreement On Venezia,

Kept Mother’ s Body! for Many Years Author’ s Devution Bared by Death

Eerie Devotion Deserted House Yields Body Of Woman Dead for 33 Years

Police Discover Mummy Of Dead Woman’s Mother   Daughter Kept Body for 33 Years In Glass-Topped Coffin In Home.

SEARS ROEBUCK FIRM DIVIDING TERRITORY   ‘Lastern And Southern Areas Being Established In More To De-

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washingten rene. Ray Tucker ur «~ Albert N, Lemar

[WO JIMA SHELLED BY U. $. SHIPS   Battleship in Naval Force Which Attacked Tuesday, Nimitz Reveals, Starting Fires Visible foy 90 Milec

Iwo Shelled And HitFrom  Air Same Day   Fires Visible 20 Mile: Set in Double Attack on Voleano Island

"Army Will Break Strike" Says ODT Boss of Chicago's Trucking Lines

Russ Standing Pat On Veto  Big Five Deadlocked Again At Conference

Reds Demanc Veto Power For Bia-5   Russian Refusal To Give In to Allies Snags Conference

Conference Is Stalemated By Soviet Demand   Wide Difference Between ‘Russia sand.Other Big Four Nations On Veto Issue

Big 5 Accord Hits Snag as Russian Delegates Insist On Strict Formula for Veto

Russia Takes ‘No Retreat’ Stand On Veto   Soviet Stand Once Again Deadlocks Big Five, United Nations.   DICTATED BY MOSCON

Russian Stand Again Stalls  Peace Conclave   No-Retreat Attitude on Veto-Voting Issue Dictated Straight From Moscow, Throws Conference Again Into Deadlock

Attitude Again Deadlocks Big Five at Security Conference— Some Delegates Favor Submitting Two Interpretations t Conference on Voting Decisions Reached at Yalta—-Com mittee Approves First Chapter of Proposed Charter.

‘BIG FIVE’ DEADLOCK IS RESULT   Soviets Demand Right To Refuse Hearing Of Controversies

Reds Again Stalemate Conference   Rigid Interpretation of Yalta Formule on Veto Is the Problem

CANNOT AGREE   Russia, Alone Among Big Five, Takes ‘No Retreat’ Qtand   EE Ee OE:  SAY POSITION DICTATED STRAIGHT FROM MOSCOW

Moscow Asks Rigid Ruling On Formula’s Veto Powers   Difference Is Noted With Allied Group

Flood Damage In State Is Being Tnspected Today   Lower Reaches of Rivers Kxpected to Reach Crest Shortly.

Flood. Damage  In State Is Being Inspected Today   Lower Reachés. of Rivers Expected’ to. Reach ' Crest Shortly, -

Tornadoes Take Lives of 59 In Oklahoma  Storms Rip Through   Storms Rip Through Several Communities,  Kill 47 at Antlers

TORNADOES KILL 59 IN OKLAHOMA   Hundreds Injured-and Homeless in Series of Storms «

1,200 American Heavy  Bombers  Blast Capital   Phines Stream Through Sky Over German Me. “tropolis In 150-Mile  Procession   300,000 Bo mbs_ Are Plinged Onto City   Three Railway Statious Major Turgets In 3,000-T'on Smash At Refugee - Crowded City

HEART OF CITY BOMBED DURING THE NOON HOUF   Three Giant Waves of Attacking Aircraft Make Sky Train 150 Miles in Length

Rail Stations — In Center Of City Targets   1,200 U. S. Planes Drop 3,000 Tons of Explosives and Incendiaries

Yecord Air Slow Batters \azi Capital   1,200 Bombers Hammer Rail Lines In Berlia

Gouge Berlin Anew   Refugee-Swollen City Hit By Waves of 'Heavy Bombers in Biggest Air Attack Yet Suffered

OVER 1,200 U.S. BOMBERS BLAST NAZI CAPITAL   Plane Procession on Reich Refugee-Crowded City 150 Miles Long

Giant Waves Enguif Capital In Storm of Ruin   Heart of City Burning as 150 Miles of Planes Stream Overhead

1,200 HEAVY BOMBERS IN BERLIN RAID   American Planes Stream Over Reich Capital in 150-Mile-Long Procession in Bia Assault   14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS

U. S. Bombers Hurl Greatest Blow At Berlin   German Capital Undergoes Biggest Air Attack of War.

WAR'S RECORD BOMB ATTACK ROCKS BERLIN   More Than. 1,200 American.  Planes, Aided By 700, Fighters, Follow Nigh : Raids by RAF. :

City Hames After U.S. Bombers Hit   More Than 1,200 Craft Thunder Over Reich To Smash at Objective

Procession Of Bombers 150 Mi. Long   Over 1,200 U. S. Heavies Rip Heart Of City With 3.000 Tons.

TWELVE HUNDRED AMERICAN HEAVIES IN BERLIN ATTACK   ACTION WAS BIGGEST AIR ASSAULT EVER STAGED  ON REICH CAPITAL

Air Attack On Berlin Is Biggest   American Planes Over Germany Make Train 150 Miles Long

Three Thousand Tons of Explosives and Fire Bombs Drogped into the Heart of  City at Noon Today.   RAIL STATIONS WERE THE MAIN TARGETS   The Heavy Bombers Were Guarded Over the Target by 700 Long Range  Fighters.

STAGE BIGGEST ATTACK OF WAR ON NAZI CITY   3 Giant Waves Roar Across City in 15 Minute Waves at Noon

‘Streaming Over Berlin in A — :150-Mile Long Procession, U. S. Bombers Attack Capital Acain

3.000 Tons Of bombs Dropped In Reich City   More Than 500.000 Small Incendiary Bombs Showered On Capital.   IN THREE GIANT WAVES

American Heavy Bombers in ‘Big’ Attack on Berlin   Drop 3,000 Tons Of Explosives and Fire Bombs into Heart of Capital

1,200 BOMBERS HAMMER BERLI   3,000 Tons of Bombs Hit City at Noon Hour

BERLIN GETS ITa BIGGEST AI ATTACK   1,200 American Heavy Bombers Drop 3,000 Tons of Exnlasives.

1,200 Heavies, 100 Fighters In Heaviest Attack  3,000 Tons Dropped On Capital; Shower 500,000 Incendiarie: Included In Loads

'Greatest Air Attack Made On Berlin: More Than 1,200 Heavies Participate

JAP PORT CITY NEAR TOKYO IS LEFT IN FLAMES   Jap Forces in China Being Split — Suicide Attacks Fail To Save Okinawa

JAPANESE SUICIDE PLANES IN DAMAGING ATTACK ON U.S. SHIPS  ENEMY ACTION FAILED TC SLOW GROUND FORCES IN SWEEPING ADVANCES

500 Superforts Scorch Port City In Daylight Raid   Jap Attacks Fail To Halt Advances On Okinawa Front

Japs Sink One, Damage 11 Other U.S. Ships in Attack   Land Forces Expand F lanking Bulges at Both Ends of Okinawa Line '

Jap Losses in China Growing   Nip Suicide Planes Score Biggest Victory off Okinawa but Yanks Gain

JAPS SINK LIGHT U. S. NAVY SHIP   12 Other Vessels Are Damaged; Gains On Okinawa Reported

Jap Suicide Craft Sink U.S. Vessel, “Damage 12 Units   Okinawa Yanks Advance; . Gaim Nipponese Troops Pulling Out Of Liuchow

Tokyo Port Burns In Record Daylight Raid By B-29's   Some U. S. Fleet Units Hit By Japs, Who Lose 77 Planes

B-29’s Shift Attack to Great Port.   Suicide Planes Sink and Damage 13 American Ships

Superforts Scorch Yokahoma; Jap Suicide Plane Attacks Hit U.S. Fleet Heavily at Okinawa

Stage Biggest Daylight Raid Of Pacific War   One U. S. Ship Sunk, 12 Damaged By Nip Planes Off Okinawa

Cross to “ ok 36, 500. “Fund Drive      Rey. A. gE. Cole. of: le of Bradford wil ‘Direct Stark County’ a Drive a Funds. : oe

SUM OF $6,500 COUNTY QUOTA RED CROSS FUNE   Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens.March 1; Rev. Cole Is In Oharge.

GENERAL MOTORS RESUMES PARLEY WITH AUTO UNIGN   C. 1. O. Electrical Workers Threaten ta Close Ap wots tices

G. M. FACES THREAT OF NEW STRIKE   Electrical Workers May Close Five More Plants   O% World Be Idle

BRITISH ACTION SILENGES FRENCH   DeGaulle Orders Troops Quit Firing, Accept English Leader’« Commands

Bowles Urges Price Curbs  ‘Hot Money’ Floating Around, He Declares

Bowles Calls For Continued Price Control  Cites ‘Hot Money’ in Appeal For Extension

OPA Chief Sees “Hot Money” as Inflation Peril   Continued Control of Prices. to Include Housing, Is Uraed

HOUSE, SENATE IN TAX SPLIT   What Savings Slated To Corporatiens

Vinson Says Income Of 150 Billions Needed To Provide Jobs For All

Vinson Backs Employment Bill   Would Need National Income of 150  Billion, He Says

Says Private Jodustry Can and Must Produce More Goods Than Peo: ple’ Have’ Bver. Had BRefare 2 oe

150 BILLION NATIONAL INCOME IS REQUIRED   Vinsem Says Huge Sum Required * Te Provide Jobs Fer All Willing Te Werk

Union Expected To Vote ‘No’ on President’s Plea   Auto Men Reported Unwilling to Work For Present Woe

REPRESENTIVES OF WORKERS IN CLOSED SESSION STUDY REQUEST: INDICATIONS POINT TO REFUSAL

Sen. Connally Agrees to  Conduct Inquiry   Moves for a Congressional Investigation Come After Byrnes Places Himself Saquarelv Behind Patrick Hurlev

Solons Demand Investigation _ Of State Department Policy, Personnel After Hurley Deal

Rough Course Ahead For U.C.C Legislation   Uncertainty of Reconversion To Peacetime Is Being Considered.

Advocates Universal Training To Provide Army; Research Te Give U. 8. Best Equipped, Mod. ern Fichtine Force   EXPECT MARSHALL WILL RETIRE SOON

Marshall Stresses Need Of Peacetime Army; Urges U. S. To Prepare For Future Threats

Staff Chief Urges Study  And Training   Marshall Declares Fantastic Weapons Already Blueprinted

Reviews War In Report as Chief of Staff   Urges Program of Research to Keep U. S. Army Modern

NATION CLOSE 10 DEFEAT MARSHALL REPORT-DEGLARES   Only British: and ~ Russian Stands and Mistakes of the Enemy Salvaged Victory Chief of Staff Says.   SAYS COMPULSORY WAR TRAINING NECESSARY   Warns Against Carrying Treasure and Freedom of “This Great Nation In a Paper Bag.”

Reports that U.S. barety Squeezed Through To Victory  MOST DIFFICULT WAR AMERICAN HISTORY  Offers Recommendations For the Future Safety Of The Nation

Advocates Military  Training    SAYS U.S. BARELY SQUEEZE! THRU TO VICTORY;. _.° ... PREPAREDNESS BEST KEY  TO SECURITY °-

Marshall Cites Need For Large  Trained Force   Universal Military Training Advocated In Biennial Report

Eternal Preparedness Only Guarantee of Security, Says Marshall Urging Universal Military Training

URGES YEAR OF TRAINING   Says U. S. Barely Squeezed Thru to Victory In War

General Wants U. 8. to Have Best Equipped And Most Modern Fighting Force In World; Says Nation Barely Won Victory

TWO EARLIER VICTIMS ——-REGOVERING NICELY   Third Child Also Attended Co. Seat Kindergarten   WHICH IS AGAIN CLOSED

"Fo ap tented P87 WS. Vert i ee Or ee  oT EabT tr Se larecezy  cer Nas'se7¢2 Gan nyte gy

: Aussie Troops Secure Areas  _ On Borneo’s Balikapan Coast   Forces Secure Three Mile Beach Territory, 2500 Yards ~ Infand in Yank Supported Drive Toward ~ Town’s Two Air Fields

TROOPS ARE SAID TO HAVE SEIZED 2 VITAL AIRFIELDS   Japs Increase Resistance as Borneo Invaders Advance, Opening Up With Hidden Guus:   THREE MILES OF BEACH IN HANDS OF AULIES   More Men and Supplies Go Ashore From Big Fleet of 300 Ships—Losses in First Push Light.

Ambulance PlanBacked By Lions   Woodlawn Club Endorse: Economist Proposal fo Service Maintained By; Insurance Firms.

Ambulance PlanBacked By Lions   Woodlawn Club Endorses Economist Proposal for Service Maintained By  Teaaracie Ciera.

Rescue Delay Cost Lives of 530, Navy Courtmartial Tolc   Eyewitness Tells Details of Sinking; Skipper Pleads Innocent of Charges

Railroads Ask Government to Aid in Dispute   Three Weeks’ Parley With Unions on Wage-Rule Question Stalled

NATION’S RAILROADS  WANT GOVERNMENT  AID IN LABOR TALKS THREE-WEEK PARLEY  WITH 20 UNIONS IS CTATIEN AN pire

Railroads Ask  Government to Aid i in Dispute   Three Weeks’ Parley With Unions on Wage-Rule Question Stalled   No Indication Of Immediate Settlement of Auto Strikes

Want Intervention In Wage-Rule Dea! Involving 20 Unions   3 Week Parley Stalled on Issue Of Rule Changes

NATION'S RAILROADS WANT GOVERNMENT AID IN LABOR TALKS  THREE-WEEK PARLEY

Reject Appeal For Longshoreman Helg   So Soldiers Must Loed Queen Elizabeth .

Navy Started Ship Escort Nov.25. L941   intercepted Messages Revealed Aggression Ploited By Japan

ADM. STARK GAVE ORDER 13 DAYS IN ADVANCE   Knew Of Planned Aggressions, Pearl Harhor Probers Told

Navy Started Convoying Shipping 13 Days Before Jap Sneak Attack---Inglis

NAVY BEGAN CONVOYING SHIPS IN PACIFIC 13 DAYS PRIOR TO JAPS’ ATTACK

Started Convoying Pacific Shipping November 25, 1941, But Witness Did Not Know Why It Had Been Ordered   JAPAN PLOTTED NEW AGGRESSIONS

Admiral Says He Gave Order For  Escort Service   Message From Nippon Envoy Said President Expected Jap Move

Shipping Convoyed  Nov. 25, I 941             SAYS ORDER FOR NAVY TO ©. ESCORT VESSELS IN PACIFIC Ww GIVEN 13 DAYS BEFORE  PEARL HARBOR

TESTIMONY SHOWS ADVANCE WARNING OF IAP ATTITUDE   Witnesses Tell How Japanese Code Was Broken And Americans Learn They  . Were Planning War.   JAPANESE MESSAGES ON WAR INTERCEPTED   United States Knew Even Before Convays Were Started That Japs Planned New Agaressions.

NOMURA TOLD FDR KNEW OF JAP WAR PLAN   Shipping Escort Was In Force 13 Days Before Attack

INQUIRY SHOWS NAVY KNEW WAR WAS COMING   Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee Hears Naval Witnesses

Roosevelt and Secretary of State Knew It, Says a Cabinet Officer

INGLIS Is WITNESS FOR COMMITTEE   Stark Ordered F-scorts On  November 25

NAZIS IN WEST DO NOT KNOW OF RED SUCCESS   Think They Are on the Way To Complete Victory   THEY ADMIT ATROCITIES

NAZI TROOPS — SEE VICTORY   WRISONERS TAKEN BY AMERI CANS NOT INFORMED OF THE RED ARMY'S OFFENSIVE

ADULT EVENING BEGIN NOV. 26   The Classes Will Be Held Weekly During Winter

Complete Plans To Open Adult Evening School —  _ Members To Have First Session At  High School Nov. 26

FIGHT FROM ROCK TO ROCK ON 1W0   YANKS ADVANCE SLOWLY, DiGGING JAPS FROM CAVES AND PILLBOXES.

JAPS MAY HAVE QUIT   Marines Grind Ahead To Climax Of Capturing First Jap Island Of The War

Enemy Clings To Tip of Iwe   Japanese, Backed To Sen Rotthe te Denth

FIRST BILL OF NEW SESSION IS BEFORE SENATE   Meadows Recalls Neely Appointments; To Probe Slayings

eNimitz Says Conquest Of ‘Te Completed  U. S. Flag Raised § On Island After Ristar Fiahtina

Japs Yield Little Ground in Bitter. Fight on Okinawa   American Flag Is Raised on le After Six-Day Campaign

Yanks Win Island of le   Small Gains Made On Okinawa; Two Airfields Menaced

Doom Of Hitler’s Reich Only Matter Of Weeks Is “Red Star” Prediction

Russian Newspaper Saya Defeat Of Reich Is Matter Of Weeks   RUMBLE OF GUNS CAN BE HEARD IN GERMANY'S CAPITAL   Western Front Is Scene @ Important New Gains B; Allied Armies

Ernie Pvle’s Widow Dies   11-Year-Old Wife Of Famed Correspondent Has Been Hl Sinee His Death.

Ernie Pyles Widow Dies in Albuquerque   She Had Been in Iil Health Since Famous Husband Was Killed by Jap Sniper on le Shima

MG, ERNIE PYLE GIES EARLY TODAY   Had Been in Ill Health Since Husband Was Killed tn Action.

Mrs. Ernie Pyle Is Summoned By Death Today   Correspondent’s Widow Has Been Ill Since His Death Last April

THAT GIRL’ ERNIE PYLE’S WIFE, IS DEAD   Taken Seven Months After Reporter Killed

ERNIE PYLE’S WIFE IS DEAD   Attack of Influenza Is Fatal To ‘That Girl’ at Aae of 44

MRS. ERNIE PYLE SUCCUMBS:T0  FLU COMPLICATIO   Widow Of Late War Corres  pondent. Dies Early Today . —Had Been I Since Death + OF Husband On le Shima ~

MRS. ERNIE PYLE DIES EARLY TODAY   Widow Of Famous War Correspondent Dies of Uremic Poison

Widow of Ernie Pyle Dies Today   ‘That Girl’ Had Been Ili Since April 18

MRS. ERNIE PYLE DIES AT AGE OF 44   Had Great Influence on Col    urarnist's Writing

Mrs. Erie Pyle Died Friday Morning   “That Girl” Had Been III Since Ernie Wes Killed

ERNIE PYLE’S WIDOW DIES IN NEW MEXICO   Death At Albuquerque Hospital Follows Long [ness

Mrs. Ernie Pyle Taken By Death   ‘That Girl’ Joins Famous Reporter

STALIN ACTION SURPRISES F. D.   Sends Weak Delegate To Frisco Meet

McNutt Suggests That Filipinos Defer Indenendence Until After Rehabilitation

Suggests Delay In Grant of Freedom   McNutt Feels That Filipinos Alone Cannot Recover From War Ravages.

ARMY GENERALS MEET IN MANILA   Reveal MacArthur, Stilwell Hold Conference

GEN. oTILWELL VISITS MANILA   Commander of Army Ground Forces Confers With Gen. MacArthur.   NO DETAILS OF MEET

STILWELL TALKS WITH M’ARTHUR   No Details Released o1 Army Conference

MacArthur, Stilwell Talk   Believed Deciding On Next Big Amphib Operation, Placement of Ground Forces

Stilwell Is In Manila   Authority On China  Confers With MacArthur As Next Blows At Nipponese Take Shape

Stilwell Talks With MacArthur   Subject of Conference Probably Next Amphibious Operation In Pacific

Worried Japanese Continue To Guess Where Allied Power Will Strike

Gen. Stilwell Sees MacArthur   , Next Phase of Pacific War Believed Object Of Manila Mission

Stilwell Talks With WArthur   No Details Given But Guess Ix Next Move Talked Over Between Chiefs.

U.S., Russie Discuss New Japan Setup   Bymes Reveals Allied Control Plan Considered

484 CIVILIANS KILLED   Enemy Air Action Also Wounded 1,151 in Britain in Month

APPEALS TO YOUTHS   TO LAY CORNERSTONE   ARA CIVITTANS KIFGIE RTM

Allies To Try 400,000 Nazis   Gestapo and SS Head List OM Ware jrnale

WAR CRIMINALS TOTAL 400,000   Nazi Big Shots Face Death By Hanging If Convicted

400,000 Germans, Including Gestapo Members, May Be Tried for War Crimes

NATION'S FARMERS ARE ASKED 10 BUY   Success Of War Loan Drive Essential To Future Rural Areas

CIO-UE Votes Five-to-One To Strike affer Jan. 1 in Westinghouse, GE and GM Plants

1,000 Operators  Quit i in n Middle -City  and Strike. Spreads. ‘Into  “Casnent: Districts.”

ASK ALLIES FOR IMPORTATION OF FOOD SUPPLIES   Demonstrators Claim to Represent 2,500 Members. of Labor Party

News Day And Night   Three Hu ndred Demonstrae tors Parade Before MacArthur Headquarters   Imports Of Food Also Demanded   Parading Faction Claims To Represent 2,500 Members Of Labor Democrats

Demobilization Of The Army in the Home Islands Completed  ‘MASS LABOR PARTY PRESENTS ITS AIMS  Replacement of Hirohito With Crown Prince Akihito

Right To Import Food Asked To Avoid Starvation   War, Navy Ministries To Be Abolished, Says War Minister

Labor Party Delegat on Seeks Food   Demonstrators Send Declaration To MacArthur

GAY FOR FOOD, WANT PRINGE PWVEN THRON   Stage Demonstration Outside Tokyo Headquarters of MacArthur.

DEMONSTRATORS WANT PRINCE AS TOP RULER   @Urge Resignation Of All High Nipponese Civil, Military Officials   ‘EVOLUTION’ IS EXPECTED   MacArthur Says Japs Learn Great Lesson From Acts Of Occupation Force

Demonstration In Tokyo Aimed At MacArthur   Complete Wiping Out Of Ruling Regime Is Sought

300 JAPS ASK ABDICATION OF HIROHITO   MacArthur’ Hails Nip ‘Evolution’

Delegation Claims It Represents Bemocratic Party   M’Arthur Says Japanese Civilians Learning  From U.S, Troops

Labor Backs Child Prince   Throngs Demanding Abolition of Peerage

JAP DEMONSTRATORS APPEAL. TO MacARTHUR =FOR™REPLACEMENT OF EMPEROR, IMPORTATION OF FOO!

Japs Demand Abdication Of Hirohito   MacArthur Gets Petition From New Labor Party

Also Seek —  Impori. Food      HOLD- DEMONSTRATIONS. IN: FRONT OF HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL MacARTHUR.

— OCCUPATION — Hirohito’s Abdication Demanded   Group Also Asks Food to Avert Mass Starvation

Mips Demonstrate For Abdication — Oi Their Emperor (  e   MacArthur Implored To Import Food  To Avert Starvation

300 JAPS URGE EMPEROR QUSTER   DEMONSTRATION STAGED TO ASK FOR FOOD

Permission to Import Food Is Among Requests   Peerage’s Abolition And Resignation of Diet Also Demanded

JAPS URGE ABDICATION OF MIKADO   Labor Party Stages Demonstration In Tokyo

JAPS CLAMOR FOR ABDICATION OF HIRGHITO   Stage Appcal Before MacArthur’s Quarters Press For Food

Demand Hirohito Abdicate   Demonstrations Show Jap anese Taken Big Strides in Free Speech

WOULD TRY VON PAPEN AT QNGE   Rep. Celler Wang War Crime Trials Started Im-) mediately; Question Of?! Diplomatic Guilt Arises. 

Anti-Invasion Plans Disclosed by Tokyo   Army Working Day, Night to Finish Vast “Underer ound, Defense Bastion

Japs Claim Forts Built About Coast Of Mainland   Anti-Invasion Ring Of Fortifications Reported Built Underground

BOWLES. PREDICTS RETAIL ' CEILINGS WILL AVERAGE -_ ABOUT JANUARY,  1942 LEVELS

Auto Ceilings Held Near °42 Price Levels   GM Cut 2.5%, Ford Up 2%, Chrysler 1% and Studebaker Up 9%

AVERAGE BOOST LESS THAN 3147 SAYS BOWLES   Ford, Chrysler and Studebaker Up; G. M Figures Reduced

Retail Ceilings On 1946 Model listed by OPA   General Motors Lower; Ford and Chrysler Higher

Argentina May Get New Regime   Civilian-Dominated Government May Be Solution To Crisis

Court Moves To End Row  In Argentina   Jurists To Replace Military Regime With Civilians

Tribunal May Bring Peace To Argentina   High Court Backs Plan to Replace Military Regime

First Luzon Resistance ls Crushed   Yanks Now One Third Of Way Toward Manila

YANKS INLAND 49 MILES ON LUZON ISLAND   FIRST NIPPONESE COUNTERATTACK FLUNG BACK

Yanks Push ord Of Way To Manila   Powerful Forces Drive Unchecked On Luzon Plains

U. 5. DRIVE ON LUZON ISLAND IS UNCHECKED      Yanks One-Third of Way to Manila; First Jap Counterattack   By C YATES M’DANIEL and JAMES HUTCHESON

U.S. SPEARHEA ROLLS ONE-THIRD WAY TO MANILA      Jans’ First Counterattack launched on { eft Flank

Yanks One-Third of Way From Lingayen to Manila  And’ Still Rolling Ahead‘:

JAPANESE ASSAULT ON LUZON REPELLED   Potrols  ‘Reach Point. 30 Miles From Lingayen : Gulf -

YANKS 83 MILES NORTH OF MANILA: DRIVE UNCHECKED   More Than Third of Distance From Beaches Coveréd— Move Forward in Clear, Dry Weather,   JAPANESE ATTACK. "ON FLANK REPULSED   Bridges, Communication Lines and Airfields in All Parts of. Luzon Ripped by Airmen.

st Japanese. unterattack Repulsed, mmunique Says   st Troops Are Progressing against Nothing Stronger Than Occasional Harassing Patrol   By C. YATES McDANTEL and “TAMES HUTCHESON

COUNTER ATTACK BY JAPANESE ON LUZON REPULSED   Powerful Yank Spearhead More Than Third Of Way To Manila   WEDGES DRIVEN INTO PRINCIPAL HIGHWAYS   By C. YATES McDANIEL AND JAMES HITCHESOWN

RESISTANCE ON OKINAWA IS CRACKING   Japs Deserting to U. S. Lines; Yanks Take Key Ridges

Jap Resistance Cracks on Island   NIP DEFENSES SHOWING SIGNS OF FALLING APART

Japanese Resistance Cracks on Okinawa   Tokyo Reports New American Landing On Northwest Coast Of Strategic Isle

JAP RESISTANCE IS CRACKING ON SOUTH OKINAWA   New Landing Mac Made On North East Coast Of Island By Americans

Jap Resistance — In South Okinawa Segins To Crack      “New. Yank Landing “Made On. Northwest ‘Coast of Island -

Nip Resistance On Okinawa Begins to Crack   New American Landing Made on N. W. Coast

RELIEF CREWS WERE NEARING TRAPPED MEN   Blast Destroys Electrical System Which Operated Ventilators In Shaft

Swiss:Italian. Border. an Closed In Anticipation. Of “Iniportant Evenis’

Swiss-ltalian Frontier Closed   "Very Important Events Taking Shape in North Haly, New Developments Expected"

28 Must Report Sewage Plans  22 Towns, College, 5 Industries Listed

DRIVE ON TO HALT STREAM POLLUTION   Hanover Canning Company Among Industries, Communities And One College Asked To Co-operate

More British Forces” Land At Java Harbor   Fighting Flares as Indon. esians Battle Reinforcements

More British Forces. ‘Land At Java Harbor   Fighting, Flares. as Indon- cesions Bottle Rein: £orcements 

Attack Comes 24 Hours After Big Warning   Ships. Haruna, Ise, 3 Cruise ers On Fire After Naval Base Raid.   B-328 NOW HITTING

B-29s Attack Six Cities in Jap Homeland   Drop 3500 Tons of Bombs After People Hod Been Bluntly Warned to Flee

Six ix Foredoomed Japanese Cities Flaming From First Of Many Mighty Superfortress Raids

SUPERFORTS BOMB SIX JAP CITIES   ATTACKS MADE 24 HOURS AFTER INHABITANTS ARE WARNED TO FLEE.

Six Japanese Cities Lashed   Superforts Foilaw Warning With 3,500 Tons of Explosive Flome

U. S. Troops  Enter Genoa   ROME (AP) — American Fifth army troops entered Genoa Friday.

FIFTH ARMY “HAS DRIVEN ~ NEAR MILAN   ALLIED ADVANCE. IN ITALY STILL UNCHECKED AS ENEMY RETREATS TOWARD HITLER’S HIDEOUT

YANKEES PRESS TOWARD MILAN   Strategic Road And Rail Junetion Is Seized

Trusties Break  Jail At Omaha   Police Seek Trio Who Overpower Two Deputies With Knives. Fists.

Are Clerks In Depariment Stores Huffy These Days? Officials Say No--And Yes

Smoke and Dust From Atomic Bomt  Hide Nagasaki   Japanese Silent On Fate of Second City ‘Pulverized’

Smoke And Dust 20,000 Feet High Covered Nagasaki After ‘Atomic Bombing Of Jap City

Cover Nagasaki   Japs Absolutely Silent On Fate Of Second City Subjected To  Terrific Atomic Bombing

DUST COVERS BOMBED RUINS OF NAGASAKI   BULLSEYE SCORED ON WEST KYUSHU SEAPORT CITY

Bureau Requests ~ arly Return of W-2 Tax Forni   Withholding Ro ceipts Have Now Been Given’  Emploves

War Today-  Luzon Invasion May Bring Second Great Naval Battle   y LOUIS F. KEEMLE Inited Prese War Editor

TWO MORE JAP COAST CITIES TO BE ENTERED   U. S. Commander to Get Immediate Control of Tokyo Area

<=POLAND—_  Russia Hails  Polish Setup   Allied ‘Approval ‘Removes Troublesome Obstacle. Says Moscow. . > (’

Moscow Agreement Is Regarded As Removing Troublesome Obstacle To Allied Harmony

Poles Agree Ur Unity Gov t, Allies Approve  Moscow Settlement Removes Bar To Allied Harmony

Agree On Plan lo Reorganize Pole Regime  Decision Is Hailed Ae Vietaryvy Far Bad   Decision Is Hailed As Victory For Red Foreign Policy; Exile: To Lose Recognition

Full Pole Agreement   Different Factions To Be Represented In Coalition Regime

SOVIETS ACCLAIM ALLIED APPROVAL OF POLISH GOV'T   OBSTACLE REMOVED FROM PATHWAY OF ACCORD, REDS SAY

Allies Agree On Polish  Government   National Unity Regime Hailed

POLISH UNITY PACT IS HAILED   Obstacle Removed From Harmony Path. Moscow Says

NEW POLISH GOVERNMENT IS SELECTED   May Bring Big-3 Into Complete Harmony On Issue

Polish Leaders in Agreement to Form Provisional State   Allied Approval Hailed as Removing Troublesome Obstacle

NEW REGIME TO BE FORMED   Allies Approve Polish Agreement to Form Provisional Government.   HAILED AS A VICTORY

AGREE ON NEW POLISH GOV'T   Allied Approval is Hailed As Victory for Soviet Foreign Policy

Hail Approval ‘Of Polish Accord ‘On Government   Removes Obstacle From the Pathway OF Allied Harmony; Will Be Coalition

Allied Agreement On Polish Government Reorganization Hailed As Rusian Victory   Moscow Sees Troublesome Removed From Path Of Progress Toward Complete Harmon

POLISH PROBLEM SMOOTHING OUT   U. S. and Britain To Approve Coalition Government

Polish Regime Wins Approval   Moscow Hails Allied Approval Df Agreement To Form Government.

Soviets Hail Plan Approval  As Good Omen   Allied Acceptance of Polish Agreement Removes Obstacle From Harmony Progress

Allied OK Due in Agreement on Polish Row   Unity Government Recognition by ‘Big Three’ Slated

Heat Turned on in /th War Loan   Sales Lagging as Drive Enters Last Two Weeks

ARNIS MERGER IS ~ LEGION SUBJECT   Highest Officers’ of... Bott Army. And Navy Are : Arguing Case.

LEGION DELEGATES BEGIN THEIR WORK   Formal Opening Held In Chicago’s Historic Coliseum

‘Thousands Of Germans Still Refuse  To Surrender   German Fleet Units Start To Give Up; Channel Islands, Dunkerque Freed

DIE-HARD NAZIS. CONTINUING TO FIGHT SOVIETS   Red Army Goes Over To The Attack Inside  Czechoslovakia   GERMAN FLEET UNITS SURRENDER TO BRITISH

Nazis Accused of Failure To Obey Surrender Terms; 63,000 Prisoners Taken   Elsewhere Remnants of Beaten Germany's Once-Powerful Surface and Underwater Fleets Surrender: British Navy Liberates Channel Islands; Dunkerque Also Freed

Red Army Drives Into Huge Pocket   German Fleet and Submarines Surrender as British Reaoin Control of Channel’ lelande

GERMANS WON'T QUIT   Nazi Naval Units Are Surrendered With ____ Dunkerque Freed __

NAZIS REFUSE TO SURRENDER; TRAP FORMED   CHANNEL ISLANDS AND DUNKERQUE LIBERATED

Two Critically Injured When Fumes Explode   Fire Chief Reports Gasoline Used To Disinfect Rooms

Truman to Give Views On Russia   President to Make State ment After Conferring With Harry Hopkins

No Pre-war Agreement, Is Testified   General Gerow Says U. } Made No Commitments Before Jap Attack

GEROW DENIES COMMITMENTS ON WAR WITH JAPAN   Says No Pre-Pearl Harbor Plans By Military Group

Gerow Says U.S. Made No Pacts To Fight Japan   Ex-Army Plans Chief Lays Groundwork For Marshall's Testimony

No Commitment Made Before Pearl Harbor   Plans Discussed Among Four Powers, But ‘No Political Commitment’ Given

W 5. Did Not Have hed Commitments, Gerow Testifies   Quizzed By Pearl Harbor Board on ABCD Discus 3ions At Singapore

Gerow Claims U. S. Had No Pre-Pearl Harbor Agreement   Says 4 Powers Talked Over Likely Plans If War Started

Gerow Says No’ Agreement Made To Fight Japan   Political Commitments With Other Countries Not Included In Plans’

Staff Conferences Were In Regard To Actions In Case OF Attack, General Asserts

ACCORD HELD NEAR ON JAP CONTROL BOD)   MacArthur’s Authority Will Be Maintained, Report States

U. §. MAY ACCEPT RUSSIAN PROPOSAL IN NIPPON DISPUTE   Officials Hint at Approval of 4-Power Council for Japan in Return for Soviet Co-Operation.   M’ARTHUR’S AUTHORITY NOT TO BE ABRIDGED   Reds Weuld Be Expected t Take Part in Future Meetings of Advisory  ; Commission.

Four-Power Rule In Japan Near Reality   U. S. Insists MacArthur To Retain Supreme Authority Over Occupation

Near Agreement Jap Control Plan   U. S$. May Accept View Asked by Russia

U.S. May Accept Soviet Plan Of Control Council In Japan   Officials Indicate Gov't Willingness to Create Four Power Group if Soviet Cooperates With Advi_ sory Commission i in Session Now

U.S.-RUSSTA IN ACCORD ON JAP CONTROLS   New Council Plan One To ‘Save Face’ For  All Concerned

Russia May_ _ S Bein Group— ~~ Ruling’ Janan   High as Officials Hin’ , _Sovigt uy Advise acArthur — --

SEE RED ENTRY “WN COUNCI LATE   Commission Adjourns Weel with Situation Said Clasring Ranidiv

Russia and U. S. Believed Near Council Accord   Plan Would Create Four-Power Group For Control of Japan

RENT SIGMA NU HOUSE   Fraternity Residence Will Be Used to House Girls at K. U.

BRITISH CONVICT ‘BELSEN BEAST’   Dr. Fritz Klein Also Among 45 Nazis Charged With Atrocities

Nazis Report Russian Troops In Silesian Basin   Fall of Budapest Also Expected Soon In Soviet Drive

AGREEMENT MADE ~— IN FUEL STRIKE   Industrial Users to be Supplied Under Temporary Plan

Want To Know What The Weather Will Be? Well, Feb. 2 Is Groundhog Day

Attlee Is Joined By Churchill in Deploring Actior   “New Arrangement For Mutual Interest’ Will Be Solicited

Attlee and Churchill Lamen Lend-Lease ‘Sudden’ End   Prime Minister Says Stoppage Puts Britain in Serious Financial Spot

Churchill Joins Attlee In Criticizing U.S. For Its. ‘Termination Of Lend-Lease

British Flay Ending of  Lend-Lease   Attlee, Churchill Express. Hope  For Softer Ruling

Churchill And Attlee Seek Change   British Officials To Visit Washington To Discuss Decision

Attlee and Churchill Condemn Abrupt End of Lend-Lease   Halifax and Economists Returning to Washington in Effort to Work Out Solution to Problems

Attlee Will Send Key Britons To U.S. For Meeting   Says Termination Puta Britain In Serious Financial Shape

BRITAIN ANGRY OVER QUICK END OF LEND-LEASE   Attlee and Churchill Loud In Their  Protests

Women's Groups Sell $35,000 Worth of Bonds  Thanksgiving Will Be Dedicated to Renewed Effort

Women's Groups Sell $23,027 Worth of Bonds.  Victory Loan Drive Booths Being  OO .-.” ere

British And Canadians Race For Bremen And Reach To Within 30 Miles Of Zuvder

KIEL BASE IS BOMBED   -R. A. F. Raiders Blow Up Drydock  on Norwegian Coast

U.S. Bomber: Attack Kiel   Naval Base And Port Under Heavy Attack

Big German Naval Base Of Kiel is Given Heavy Pounding by U.S. Planes

Fliers Hamme! Nazis’ Big Naval Center   Aerial Blows Shake Enemy Shipyard, Railway Objective

Reds Demand End of U. S.  é ° bd Intervention   More Marines in China Wounded As Crisis Mounts

SAY AMERICANS FLY MUNITIONS FOR CHUNGKING   Demand Autonomy In North China Is Issued

MVA Decision ls Postponed 24 Hours   Move May be Made to Shift Bill from One Committee to Another

KAI SHEK RESIGNS OFFICE OF PREMIER   But Retains His Con. current Post Of President

CHIANG QUITS AS PREMIER OF CHINA   Retains Post As President, Other Lesser Offices

Chiang Kai-Shek Resigns China Premier’s Job   Brother-in-Law T. V. Soong Will Probably  i. ,., “ereras.t J

T.V. Soong Is Reported  Successor  Chiang Retains   Chiang Retains Post Of President; Kung Also Resigns

T. V. SOONG IS NEW PREMIER OF CHINA   Chiang Resigns Post But Retains Office of President

Chiang Resigns As Premier But Retains Power   Brother-In-Law Soong Is Elected To Post; Changes Coming

KAI SHEK QUITS POST AS PREMIER   ‘Remains As _ President of — China, However

General Chiang Resigns Post As Chinese Premier   Kai-Shek Retains Job As President; Soong Appointed Successor

Blue Names 2 For Welfare: Control Boards   Appointees Replace Men Rejected Last Week By ) Senators

AS KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK AT OGDEN, U.   Southern Pacific Flier Rammed By Its 2nd Section; Another  45 Are Hurt

Second Section Crashes First West of Oeden   Approximately 45 Injured; Crews Use Torches in Effort To Free Victims

45 Dead, Many. Hurt as Trains  Collide in Utah   29 Bodies Found in Wreck  Of 2 Southern: Pacific .  TTlasape Maen Sirslan.

GIANTCARGOSHIP . TO DROP LEAFLETS   Efforts to. io be  Meade  to Stimulate Aircraft _ Employment

GIANT CARGO SHIP TO DROP LEAFLETS   Efforts to be 1 Made te Stimulate Aircraft EmpJoyment

Many Oppose $4.4 Billion Loan. ... . Bitter Struggle Shapes Up In Capitol Over Big Loan For Great Britain

FIGHT SEEN OVER BRITISH LOAN PACT   Marshals Arguments Behind Credit Offer

Prepare Argument: For Approva! Huge Loan to British   Fear Change Will Imperil Hopes For Trade Cooperation

British Loan Agreement Heads For Major Fight In Halls Of Conaress

BRITISH LOAN TO TOUCH OFF BITTER FIGHT   Administration Wil Contest Changes in, Agreement

Credit Plan Has Support   British May Obtain Vast U. S. Finances .

‘Administration To Marshal Support  Fi or British Loan    ‘Seen As Major Major Step. For  World ‘Trade Expansion and World Peace:

British Loan Pact Foments Major Battle   Administration Maps Drive for Approval Before Congressmen

Major Fight On Loan Seen   Administration Maps Drive To Win Approval Without Major Change.

45,400 SET AS GOAL FOR SALEM DRIVE   East Indies Labor Expert Will Be Speaker At Opening Meeting

ENEMY PICKED UP TELEPHONE TALK   Marshall Gives Reason for Cab ling Warning to Pearl Harbor

Doesn't Know Why He Muffed Chance To Intervene on ‘Sabotage’ Message

Marshall Says bione to Hawaii Wasn't Safe so_  Warning Went by Cable

EN. MARSHAL REVEALS FACT   He Thought Blow at Hawaii Most Improbable Form Of Attack.   GIVES PRE-WAR VIEWS

Marshall Tells Why He Didn’t Phone Short    Code Secret Kept — Marshall in a Dither

Expected Japs Would Bomb West Coast   Believed Attack Would Be There Rather Thana Hawaii

TELLS SOLONS U.S. TRIED 10 GET THEM   Ex-Chief of Staff Says America Was Trying to Strengthen Its Outposts at Time Nipponese Attacked Pearl Harbor.

Marshall Tells His 41 Views   Shares Responsibility Fo Failure To Sence Additional Warning T: General Short

Looked For Air Blow At Plane Plants   Attack On Hawaii Considered ‘Most Improbable,’ Says Marshall.

Germans Heard Conversations,  Says Marshall   U.S, Feared Japs Would Try to Bomb West Coast Factories ~

FD.R.-CHURCHILL  TALKS OVERHEARD  BY GERMAN SPIES MARSHALL SAYS CALL  TO PEARL HARBOR IN 1041 TINCARE

Tapped Wires Blocked Tipoft   Quicker Pear! Harbor Attack Warning Impossible Because of Listening by Enemy, Marshall Tells Congress Probe 

Other Attacks Expected Before Pearl—Marshall  IMs Cliuam VA/aLa   Fall Of Guam, Wake Foreseen; General  Shares Blame With Gerow For Warning

Japanese Forces In East Luzon   Divided In Two   Wide American Thrust Cuts Enemy's Main Communication Line

Wide-Sweeping American Thrust Cuts Enemy’s again North-South Communication Lino—Vital Supply Line Snapped.

NORTH-SOUTH SUPPLY LINE SAID SNAPPED   Circling Movement Thru Moun: tains Results In Successful Attack

Supply Route Of Japanese Cut On Luzon   43rd Division Puts On Surprise Move To Rout Enemy

South Luzon Japs Divided   Yanks Capture Main  Conmmuniealion Line

FARM PRICES ~— TNDEX HIGHER   11 Points Above Last Year, Say Purdue and Federal Statisticians.

@ PLEADING INNOCENCE  Nearly All German Women Deny They Were Nazis

LEONARD ERICKSON AGAIN HEADS CLUE   Ironwood Conservation Club Has Annual Election, Dinner.

THOUSANDS QUIT FLOODED AREAS   Residents of Louisiana Leave Homes as Stream Goes On Rampage

THOUSANDS FLEE BEFORE FLOODS   Crest of Mississippi Still Far From New Orleans

Red River Flood Becomes Critical   'Rampaging Stream Drives Thousands From Their Homes in Louisiana Lowland

MANY DRIVEN FROM HOMES   Rampaging Red River, Trihutary of Mississippi, Overflows Banks.

Health Council Met Wednesday   Speakers Urge Erection of County Hospital One of First Post-War Projects

11,000 Strikers : “Return to Work, 98.500 Still Out   Minos Miners And rour— dey Workers to Get — Needed Meat

11.000 Return To Work. End Illinois Strikes   10,000 Meat Hungry Coal Diggers Call  Off Strike: Donnelley Printing Tieup Ends

IMMEDIATE ‘DIM OUT’ SOUGHT TO CONSERVE COAL IN STATE   GOVERNOR ASKS CUT IN USE OF ELECTRICIFY AS EMBARGO HITs COAL SUPYILY

Lausche Appeals for Dim-Out of Display Signs in Ohio Coal Crisis

Drive Opens Vienna Road  To Russians   Germans Are Shoved Back On Approaches To Austria

NAZIS ADMIT SOVIET GAIN IN HUNGARY   Opens: Way to Vienna, Southeast Germany Region=

Russians Take to Offensive Again   BIG GAINS IN HUNGARY REPORTED BY REDS

Reds Blast Path Open To Vienna, Germany Admits   50 Divisions Race Thru Burning Suburbs of Danzig, Gdynia

REDS CRACK NAZI DEFENSE LINE IN WEST HUNGARY   Blow Opens Way Towards Vienna; Oder Packet Cleared

Furious Battle Reported At Key Base Between Lake Balaton And Danube; Baltic Pockets Being Monved Up   CLAIM FIGHTING ON 65-MILE FRON1

RUSSIANS OPEN NEW OFFENSIVE TOWARD VIENNA   Violent Fighting Breaks Out In Northwest Hungary

Tignten Noose On Last German Tocho'd ia Kast Prussia  RED DRIVE BREAKS HUNGARIAN FRONT  Opening Way To Vienna And Mountain Fastnesses Of S. E. Germany

Russian Gains Open Way to Vienna And Southeast Germany; Red Army Enters Suburbs of Burning Danzig

Committee Urges ge Bac of = Baling Plans  ‘House Body Asks Five   Rillion Reserve - of Fe ae 5

Planners Urge   Building Pool!   $5 Billion Reserve Saic Needed for Prosneriiv

NIMITZ REVEALS U.S, CASUALTIES NOW TOTAL 3650   Yanks Storm Jap Citadel on Island’s Southern Volcano

THREATEN 20 JAP AIRFIELD ON ISt AND:   U.S. Casualties in Two Days 3,650, Including 3,063 Wounded. _

JAP AIRFIELD ON ISLAND   U.S. Casualties in Twa Days 3,650, Including 3,063 Wounded

German City Of Weimar  Surrenders   Patton Occupies Cradle Of Republic Which Hitler Smashed

Americans In “Home Stretch” After 55 Mile Advance In 12 Hours Reds Cross Oder

Weimar Taken By  American Troops   Daughter of New York  Woman Aids Surrender

Reds Push — Manchuria  Land Gain   U.S. Marines Take  5 Marianas Islands   American Commanders to Continue Fighting — Until Surrender

RUSSIANS HAMMER OVER HUNDRED MILES ACROSS MANCHURIA  WAR. TO CONTINUE WHILI _ BIG FOUR CONSIDER

UMW Chief Refuses To Change Demands   17 Blast Furnaces Forced to Close; Bituminous Conference Continues

SHIP 15 SEARCHED. FOR NAZI AGENTS   QUESTIONING OF REPATRIATES DELAYS RELEASE FROM GRIPSHOLM.

Picket Lines Withdrawn In St. Louis   Three-Week Old Strike of Newspaper Carriers Settled

CARRIER'S STRIKES = IN ST. LOUIS ENDS   Three Newspapers Will Be Delayed in Publication for a Brief Period.

STRIKE IS SETTLED   , St. Louis Papers ‘to Resume Publication in a Short Time

OWI Denies New Policy on Japan   Davis Explains Latest U. S. Warning to Nips

OWI HURRIES TO HALT RUMORS OF TERMS TO JAPS   Worried by Publicity Given Warning Broadcast to Tokyo

MacLeish, Holmes Resign U. S. Posts  ‘Truman Accepts Move Of Two Aides

Macleish, Holmes  Offer Resignations   Assistant Secretaries  Of State Step Out

Press, Radio Heads Ordered To Stop Tales   News Agency Resumes Limited Operations— Terror of Philippines Surrenders to Yanks

GEN. N’ARTHUR CRACKS DOWN   Tells Japs. They Are Not Equals of Allies In Any Respect

MacArthur Bluntly Tells Japanese To Quit Acting   Informs Japan She Is Not an Equal  Of Allies in Any Way, Clamp on Dome!

Japan Not An Equal    U. S. Headquarters Says Nation Has Not Shown Right to Place © Among Civilized People

Nips Warned Against Distorted Stories; More Big Militarists Now in Custody.   DEATH MARCH NOT SO BAD, SAYS GEN. HOMMA

Committee lo Question Dewey About Letters   Pearl Harbor Probers Want Some Facts About Secret Letters From Gen. Marshal!

GUNS BLAZE FIERY PATH TO BERLIN   Menace Kassel, Only 165 Miles From’ Capital

Swing Northward Behind Fighting  Germans In Ruhr   Sensational Gains Of Gigantic Tank Corps Ex. pected To Be Revealed By Lifting Of Blackout Three Great Armies Nearing Giessen.

BERLIN IS CALLED CITY OF DEATH   Refugees Reach Sweden; Describe Nazi Capital

Swedes Report Berliners Expect Red Army in Week or Two; Say Thousands Killed in Air Raids

DESCRIBE BERLIN AS CITY OF DEATH   Thousands Of Residents Buried Without Any Identification

Berlin Is A City Of Death ‘Like End Of The World’   e Ruins Are Everywhere And Travelers Say Survivors Of Bombs, Blastings, Fires And Executions o Expect Soviets Within Week Or Two

Refugees Call Berlin City of Death, Ruins   Returning Swedes Say Reds May Reach Capital in Week or Two

Body Found in Smouldering Fire in Home   Mrs. Margaret Newhouse Apparenily Fell Asleep While Smoking in Bed: Coroner Says No Inquest Will Be Held

HE WILL NOT RUN AGAIN   Schoeppel Says Proposed Salary Increases Will Not Affect Him

STRIKE MADE FROM FAMED HALSEY UNIT   Third Straight Day During Which American Airmen Attack Nipponese,

CAPITOL ROUNDUP   Labor Strife, Argentina, Pear Harbor Top Topics

Resistance Reported As Being Light   Event History-Making; All Along River Nazi

Advance Deep in Reich   Americans Meet Little Resistance East of Rhine

MOVE MIGHT TRAP LARGE NAZI FORCE   Germans Say U. $ Ist, 3rd Armies 10 Miles Apart

Extra   U,S.FIRST ARMY MARCHING INTO HEART OF REICH   Only Light Resistance Reported After Historic Crossing Below Cologne.

Yanks Advancing Directly Into the Heart of Germany   Security Blackout Keeps Movements of Patton Secret

Gen. Hodges Made Quick Jump Across The RhineY esterday   YANKS ARE ADVANCING IN HEART OF REICH WiTH PRACTICAL] .Y NO RESISTANCE

Historic Advance Reported Made South of Cologne   “Light” Resistance Encountered By Units of Hodges’ Forces

JAP CABINET RESHUFFLED   Enemy Admits Move Results From Home Criticism

KOISO STILL HEADS JAPANESE CABINET   Group 1s Reshuffled in Res: ponse to Continuing Criticism.

PRESIDENT WILL NOT ATTEND UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE   TRUMAN ALSO TELIS SENATE COLLEAGUES HE EXPECTS TO DELEGATE AUTHORiTX ‘TO CABINET

Truman fo Speak To San Francisco Delegates by Radic   New Chief Executive To Shift Much of Work Load to Others

Truman Plans Radio Address To Conference  Naw BPeactdant   New President To Deleqate Responsibility

Area of Poznan Gained By Fast  ‘Moving Russians    Bydgozez, Cateway of Old Corridor To ~ Baltic Sea, Captured

200,000 Germans in East Prussia Face Certain Entrapment   Russians Reach Oder River Line In South, Nazis Fleeing Berlin

Polish City’s Defenses Stormed; Troops Fan Out in Prussia; — Zhukov Heads for Berlin

Pushi Through East Prussia  Carries Soviet Forces To Within 28 Miles of Baltic

REACH POINT 138 MILES FROM BERLIN   Polish Transport Center Captured By Khukov Army

Frontiers Of Germany Menaced   Berlin Says Decisive Hour ' of War at Hand — Warns People

Germans Admit Russian Tidal Wave Washes Unchecked To   Great Transport Hub At Polish Bulce   FIVE-ARMY SWEEP STILL UNCHECKED

Soviets Seize Bydgoszcz Gateway to Baltics from  The Old Polish Corridor

Polish Town Is 138 Miles From Berlin   REDS ALSO TAKE BIG. TRANSPORT CENTER 66 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST

Berlin Reported in Panic as Reds Smash-on Ahead   Swedish Rumors Hint at Evacuation, Moving Government Records

Poznan, 138 Miles Due kast of Nazi Capital, Is Under Attack by Russians

BRITISH LABOR SPLIT CLAIMED   ‘Personal Vendetta’ Cited By London Paper

ROOSEVELT'S WILL FILED ON MONDAY   Mrs. Roosevelt’Gets Trust  Fund Income for ! - Life

FILE THE WILL OF ROOSEVELT   Winow RECKIVES ALL INCOME OF TRUST FUND FROM LATE .. PRESIDENTS © LARGE, ~ ESTATE ¢

Jap Emperor Expected to Step Down   MacArthur Strengthen: Legal Control over Empire - Paves Way For Regency Rule

Legal Control Steps Of M’ Arthur Forcing Issue   Washington Believes Emperor Will Get Out Without Allied Pressure Because Of Identity With War

Laval Gives Up To U. S. Forces in Germany   Frenchman Who Collaborated With Germany Flown From Spain.

 Fugitive Believed Surrendering Hugiave bEAne  Laval Leaves Spain

Proclamation By ‘President Calls ‘For Day of Prayer   God Rules:America, Declares Truman In This Nation United

ee ee ee EXE JUAGAY IC! Att. A. Raw   AJIUG Aa uy AE Nes ave Ta Gad

President Designates Sunday as Day Of Thanksgiving for Victory in War

DAY OF PRAYER SET FOR NEXT SUNDAY   President Asks All Faiths to Thank God for Victory and mplore Guidance in Peace

Paul Mallon_  Pay Increases Alone Will Not Prevent Additional Strikes

Japanese See Hope in U. S. Foreign Policy   Government Officials, However, Are Silent On Truman’s Speech

e apan: Encouraged By Foreign Policy: Speech Of Truman   Bec Chance Fer E Eventual eS Place Jn World Family = of Nations...

UNOFFICIAL JAPAN  TAKES HOPE RESULT  TRUMAN'S PROGRAM FOREIGN POLICY MAY PER  MIT NIPPON TO REGAIN PILACE AMONG NATIONS

Japan Hopes To Return To World Nations Society   Officials Silent Qn Truman Tall

See Hope For Japan   ‘Promise That She May In Time Regain Place In Society Found In Truman’s “12 Points”

Truman's Speech Gives Japs Hope Of Regaining Place In Economic Society Of Nations   One of Emperor's Closest Advisers Calls _On Hirohito After Reading Address

Government Official. : Refitse Comment on ‘Truman Speech;. Inceme Cited

Truman’s Speech Gives Japs Hope   However No Jap Official Would Make: Comment’

UNOFFICIALJAPAN HOPES FOR PLACE IN ECONOMICS   Group Takes Heart From Truman’s Speech On Foreian Policy

NIPS SILENT ON THEIR REACTION T0 U. S. POLICY   High Official Talks with Hirohito, Presumably To Air Truman Talk

Unofficial Japan Hopes Eventually ‘To Gain Place In Society Of Nations

TRUMAN BUOYS JAPAN’S HOPES   Nippon Sees Opportunity To Re-Enter World Society

Japan Sees Hope In Truman Speech   But Nipponese Officials Withhold Comment on the Address   CHANCE TO COME BACK   MacArthur Demands ‘al counting for Supported Schools”

] Young Jap Nobles Want to be Commoners  M’ Arthur Orders Christian  Curriculam Back In Schools

Funeral of Mrs. - Alice Roe Tuesday   Rites: Were: Conducted By Rev. -Kenneth A. Kuntz: of First - Christian Church.

FUNERAL FRIDAY   Services Hela For Thomas & Richardson at Two O'clock.

Ration Point Values Scratched from Tomato, Vegetable and Fruit Juices

POINTS OFF JUICES TODAY   Tomato, Vegetable and Grapefruit Orange Blends Included

POINTS OFF JUICES TODAY   Tomato, Vegetable etable and Grapefruit ' Orange Blends Included 

British, American Fleets Join in Blasting Nip Isles; Task Forcein Joep Waters

Japs Report American Task Force Only 25 Miles Off Japanese Coast; British Ships Have Part in Attack

TRAINS CROWDED OVER HOLIDAY   Four-Fifths of Sleeping Car Beds Now on Troop Trains

SUSPECT HERE   Sheriff Hougland to Take Custody From FBI in Chicago

TO QUESTION WITTENBERG SUSPECT HERE   Sheriff Hougland to Take Custody From FBI in Chicago

SEVEN SENTENCED TO HANG IN DEATH OF 6 YANK FLIERS   Two German Women and Five Men Ordered Executed for Their Part in Lynching of Airmen,   3 OTHERS GET PRISON TERMS; ONE SET FREE   Defenseless Americans Were Killed Last August in Village 15 Miles From Darmstadt.

Squabble Over Liquor, Schools:  lowa Legislators Have Variad Viawe

VFW Urges Year's Military Training At Home; Legion Favors Year of Continuous Service for All Men

Stav- At-Home Army Traiming  Asked By VF W   Form Of Compulsory Serviee At Variance With American Legion

Home Training Backed By VFW   ~Views Are Presented At House Hearing

Vets Plead For Training During Peace   VFW Suggests Home Course; Legion For Year in Camp

VFW PROPOSES TRAINING PLAN   Program of Weekly Drills At Home Is Suggested

IVFW Urges War Trainee \Live at Home   Legion Suggests Full Year of Training In Army Camp ~

Stay-Home Training Proposed by VFW   Weekly Drill And Summer Camp Program Suggested For Peacetime Conscription

VEW. Suggests Plan for Postwar Military Trainins   Trainee Living At Home Would Have Weekly Drill And Summer Course

TWO THIRDS OF NAHA IN _ YANK HANDS   Jap Central Escape Route Cut by Infantry

Americans Gain On Both Okinawa Coasts, Japs Fade   Marines Capture Half Of Naha City, Threaten To Cut Defenders’ Escape Path. Suiciders Do Damage To Fleet Off Shore.

SAILORS PROTEST “DIRTY COACHES’   EXPRESS DOUBT OF ‘GRATITUDE’ AFTER TRIP ON RAILROAD

MURDER EXPERIMENT STATION DISCGVERED   Hundreds Killed In Systematic Starvation Hospital In Bavaria, .  Army Reveals

ine ‘furcer 2x .erimen= S-acion “oing in cavaria..270 3 ~ays Ago

At Least 21] Children Killed by Germans in Bavaria Murder Experiment Station in Use Until July 1

MURDER STATION SEIZED. BY ARMY   Nazis Arrested for Killing Over 211 Children in  DS een

British Push lor Bremen To Encirele  20.000 Nazis   Third Army Troops Drive Third Of Way Across Germany Southwest Of Berlir

Full Story Of Soviet Trouble Sought U.S. Sends Mission  Into Northern ran -

United States Dispatches Mission to Iran  _ First-Hand Report  of Tension  There Is Sought

3 Diplomats Sent to Iran  By State Dept.   Washington Desire: First-Hand Report On Trouble Spot

Tehran Embassy Agents To Obtain Fact Report   Iranian Ambassador To U. S. Says Reds Reject All Points in Iran’s Protest

GHECKUP MADE IN IRAN BY U, S,   Diplomatic Mission Sent To Get Report On Rebellion

US. MISSION TO LOOK INTO IRAN DISPUTE   Three Diplomats Will Get On-the-Ground Report on Row

U.S. SENDS “3 PROBERS ~TOIRANROW   Seeks Ox tha-Ground Re ort ot Tersig., ~=Balwean Rats,

GEN, DEGAULLE AND ROOSEVELT  HAVING ANOTHER CONTROVERSY   FRENCH LEADER REPORTED TO WAVE REJECTED GOING TO ALGIERS TO SEE PRESIDENT

Cross of Holy Week Carries Hope Through Centuries of War and Peac«

Harry S. Truman Inaugurated, Too  Says He Is Going to  Be Hardest Working  Vice President

TRUMAN EAGER TO BEGIN JOB   To Become Hardest-Working Vice President, He Indicates

MISSOURI SENATE. DECIDES T0 PLACE EALZONE ON TRIAL   Three to Draw Charges Against St. Louisan Who Allegedly Sought $1,500 to Put Through Bill.   HEARING OPPOSED BY ONLY ONE MEMBER   Committee Recently Reported Evidence Warranted Consideration of Disciplinary Action.

Nimitz Meets . MacArthur In Pacifie Zone   Disclosure. of Recent Con  ference May Presage Aclion ‘Brewing’ Against  : ’ the Japanese

Nimitz And MacArthur Meet Again   Conference Probably Presages Additional Blows at Japs

Sure Sign Something Big Brewing In Pacific — MacArthur And Nimitz Meet

NIMITZ CONFERS WITH M’ ARTHUR IN PHILIPPINES   Jap Capital Hit 6th Time Today; Meet Is Concluded

U, S, LEADERS MEET IN PACIFIC   Hint New Attack as Nimitz. MacArthur Confer

NIMITZ CONFE WITH MARTHUR   Meeting Seen As Sure Sign Something’s ‘Cooking’

War Chief Parley Proof of Big Events   MacARTHUR, NIMITZ PARLEYS PREVIOUSLY FOLLOWED BY STRIKES

Defends Conduct Th Jap Cabinet —   Togo Sends Written Statement From Sickbed

Peacemaker Plea Voiced By Tojo Aide   No. 2 War Criminal Denies Knowledge Of ‘Sneak Attack’

Togo Joins Parade Of  “Innocents”   First And Last War Chief Says Sole Purpose Was To Work For Peace

LIKED BIG CROWD   Lawrence Was Jammed, But Happy Over Saturday's Grid Throng   Vote Tomorrow  POLLS OPEN 8 A. M. TO 6P. M.

LIKED BIG CROWD   Lawrence Was Jammied, But Happy Over Saturday's Grid Throng   Vote Tomorrow  DAIIT@ OPEN @ A KA TOKD NA

Lays Meat Shortage to Price Policy   Spokesman for Smaller Packers Testifies at Hearing

OPA Blamed For Dwindlinc Meat Supply   Packer Declares Slaughterers Are ‘Losing Money’

Beef Shortage Blamed On OPA’s Price Policy      Below Cost Price Program Is. Denying Country Large Increase In Supply, Counsel For Packers' Group Charges .

Spokesman States OPA Is Culpable For Beef Scarcity  Counsel for Packers Claims Losses Could Be Prevented

PACKERS DECLARE OPA PRICE POLICY CAUSE LACK BEEF   MEAT PROCESSORS CLAIM TO BE LOSING MONEY ON. ALL KINDS OF MEATS

Taft Hits Wage,  Price Controls   Solon Moves to End Curbs After Jan. 1

Stassen Accepts ‘Political Liability’ In Attending The United Nations Meeting

World Peace Fi irst, Stassen Says :  Navy Officer Ready To Help. _ At United Nations Meeting

All Life in Reich Stagnates as Allies Hold Reins  Fallen Enemy Nation Is Devoid of Any Germanic Leadership

Germany Enters Era Of Atonement As Allies Dissolve Last Government:

Doenitz. Regime Is Wiped Out   Germany Ceases To Exist as A National Entity

German Nation Is at an End   Allied Rule Dictates Mode of Life for Beaten Huns   New Version on Hitler Death Bared by Reds-Say Fuehrer Given Needle

GERMANY NOW A CONQUERED AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED NATION AS ALLIES TAKE OVER AFFAIRS

Germany As A Nation No Longer Exists; Period Of Atonement Has Begun

Germany Enters Atonement Era   Last Vestiges of Government Wiped Out With Flensburg Arrests

Wreck of Germany  Finally Completed   One-Time Powerful Nation Ceases To Exist as Last Reqime Is Jailed

REICH CEASES AS AN ENTITY   Last Vestige Dissolved By Allied Command

Marines Gain in Battle for Okinawa   Army Troops Meet Increasing Enemy Resistance

Marines, Army Troops Post Gains On Okinawa   Marines Surge Northward 4 to 5 Miles

Thousands greet Patton, Doolittle in Les Angeles for two-day homecoming

Patton and Doolittle Get Great Ovation   Los Angeles Turns Out For Generals Arriving For Homecoming Celebration

Three Heroes Weicomed Home   Los Angeles Greets Patton, Doolittle   Bradley Arrives At Missouri Home

Eden Is to Confer With Truman on  Big Three Session Soong, Donald Nelear  al.. @. ti «am   Soong, Donald Nelson Also Call on a President During Day

Eden Is to Confer With Truman on Big Three Session  Soong, Donald Nelson Also Call on , President During Day

Floods Flatten Over Lowlands   New Rain Threat Appears as Rivers Begin Receding

Bretton Woods Hearings Ending   ’ Congress Faces First Test on Post-War International Program

Congress Nears Showdowns (On Two Issues   Bretton Woods Plan, Tariff Power Are at Stoke

Administrationists Concede Doubts of Putting Through Whole Program

LION'S SHA TO BE GIVEN SOVIET UNION   Uncle Sam To Get Less Than England, France

‘Short End’ of German War Reparations to U. S.   RY DANIEL DE LUCE

U.S. Share Of Reparations  To Be Smallest   Experts Say American Recompense Is Five Percent Of Russia’s,  Half Of Britain’s

UL. $. Reparation: May Be Smallest  ee Cod   Recampense Expected To Be About Five Per Cent, of Soviet Share

U. S. Share Of German Reparations Likely To Be Smallest Of Four Powers

US Likely To Gel Smallest Share In Penarations   Americans Show Little Interest In Physical Resources In Germany

U. S. Portion Of Reparation: Will Be Small   America Only Ally Showing Little Desire For German Resources,   RUSSIA ASKS MOST

U.S. Share of German Reparations Likely To Be Smallest of Big Four

U.S. Share The Smallest   Majority of ity of German Reparations to Russia, Britain and France

U. 5. SHARE FROM REICH T0 BE SMALL   Eventual Recompense May Be 5 Per Cent of Russia’s, About Half of Britain’s, and Less Than That of France.

Reparations ‘Cut’ to U.S. Is Smallest   Will Total 5 Per Cent Of Amount Claimed By Russians

U, 5, SHARE OF  REPARATIONS  IS SMALLEST SOF THE BIG 4   What America Recovers Will Pay War’s Cost Less Than Month

GERMAN ASSETS BEING HUNTED   U. S. Share of Reparations Likely To Be Smallest

American Share Of Reparations From Reich Small   U.S. to Get One-Twentieth of Russia's Grab, Doesn't Want Machinery, Accepts Scientists

America To Get Smallest Share Of Reparations  U. S. Suggests Allies Own German Propert Enp Pranae Diivtetan

American Share Of Reparations Will Be Smallest   About 5 Per Cent Of Soviet Union's Share; May Amount To Seven Billion

U.S. Will Get But Little Reparation   Russia and Britain Will Take Most Payment From Nazis

Reich to Pay Least to U.S.   Russians ‘Out Front’ ‘In Reparation Pay

America Will Get Smallest Repar ation:   Recompense From Defeat‘ed Germany Expected to Be 5% of That of  Russia

UU. $. SHARE IN REPARATIONS I SMALLEST OF J   Neutrals Are Asked to Freeze German . Assets for Inventory

REPA FOR U. S. 10 BE MEAGRE   America's Eventual Recompense From Enemy To Be About Five Per Cent Of Soviet Union

U.S. WILL GET REMNANT OF GERMAN REPARATIONS . ARTER OTUPRG CATIABRIEFD

‘cy Storm Heads For New England    ropical Disturbance Ends in Carolinas

TROPICAL STORM LOSES ITS FURY   DAMAGE CAUSED IN SGUTH CAROLINA AND TO GEORGIA SEAPORTS.

7 ropical Storm Plays Qut After Reaching Swamps of South Carolina: 3 Dead

Hurricane Spends Fury In Carolinas  MT. 3)... Sate   Northeast States Bracing for Cold Storm from North

Freezing Wind  Heading South      Canadian Blast Ar Horricane Blows Out

Hurricane Peters Out;  Cold Blasts New England   Tropical Storm Blows To A Lull [In S. Carolina As Wintery Winds Strike Northeast

Tropical Storm Spends Its Fury   Icy Winds From Canada Sweeping Coast

Violent Storm Diminishes In Carolina Area   Reduced Winds Destroy Lumber Camp in Moving Northward

Trovical Stora  Spends Fury in South Carolin   Al Suan Tiag, Medh a-at Storm Hits Noth em Atlantic Studies

Jap Remnants On Corregidor Being Dug Ou   Yanks Completely Eliminate Jap Defenders On Invaded Verde Island

Deeply Shaken  When Told of  Remarriage Bckeascd Pies  Of War is Under  Dactar’« Care

Airmen Continue All-Out Assaults:   Industry, Rail Centers Blasted in Latest Raid

High Positions on Southern Okinawa  Seized by Yankees      Eastern Flank ‘of Jap Defenses Threatened; News of Pacific

Believe Japs Gave Up Idea of Holding Manila Even Before Invasion of Luzon

6,286 Planes Accepted in February But Production 3 P.C. Below Schedule

CHAR MENTIONED Aa WIEST'S SUCCESSOR   One Obstacle to His Appointment to High Court Is Removed.

Supreme Court Post For Carr   Ingham Jurist To Take Wiest’s Place

New Division of Marines Thrown At Enemy On Okinawa, Foe Sets Fire To Rich Oil Fields On Northern Borneo   JAPANESE CITIES ARE SET ON FIRE

JAPS PUT IN DEATH POCKET ON OKINAWA   Enemy Resistance Still Stiff, Expected to Collapse Now at Any Hour.   FLASH!

Annihilation Battle  Against 30,000 Japs in Southern Okinawa   Four American Divisions Advanced In Co-Ordinated Offensive   DEATH POCKET NOW SEVEN SQUARE MILES

DEATH POCKET “SMASH NEARS. BLAZING: END   Thirst-Crazed, Demoralized Japs Fighting With Old Ferocitv.

Troops Encircled By Yank Forces   Isolated Pockets of: Resistance Wiped “Out By Americane-+

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CITY THE KEY TO RED DRIVE   Its Fall Will, Release Troops - for Grand Assault on Nazi Capital  .   OTHER CENTERS ‘FALL   East Prussian Fortress Towns Fall to Russians—Gains Made in Silesia

Russians Enter Poznan, F all of Base to Release Troops for Berlin Drive

Imminent Fall Of Fortress City Foreshadowed By Soviet Advance  Al mtare q we a? meal s 7a      News Of Berl in Front Held Back   Field) Dispatches Reveal Russian Artillery Pounding Guben

rlin Fears ll-Out Blow  s Imminent   Soviets Believed Tc Be Deploying For Frontal Attack  On Capital

RUSSIANS FIGHT WAY INTO POZNAN, POLISH FORTRESS   Fall of Vital Base Would Release Thousands of Red Army Troops for Assault on Berlin.   TWO STRONGHOLDS IN E. PRUSSIA SEIZED   Soviets Shell and Bomb Cottbus and Guben in Effort to Open Side Door to Nazi Capital.

SOVIET SHOCK TROOPS FIGHT INTO POZNAN   Fast Prussian Fortresses Seized, Breslau Ring Tightened

RED FORCES FIGHT WAY INTO HEART OF POZNAN   Foreshadows Imminent Fall Of Strategic Base. Russians Black Out News Of Progress Made On Berlin Front

Germans Preparing For Expected Huge Frontal Assault   Meanwhile,’ Russians Hammer Cottbus, Guben, Capture Two Strongholds

POZNAN READY TO OROP NTO caVIET HANDS   Red Troops Fight into Center of City; Other Forces Capture Sagan.

Soviet Forces Clearing Way Into Poznan   Shock Troops Fight Way Into Very Heart of Fortress City

Reds Push Into Heart Of Poznan   London Says Fall of Important Polish  Fortress Imminent

Red Shock Troops Battle Into Heart of Poznan  . Other Soviet Forces   Other Soviet Forces Topple Fortress  _ Toawns in FE. Prussia

Shock troops fight  in heart of Poznan   Two East Prussian towns captured; reds drive nearer Dresden. Danzie

RED ARMY MAY SEIZE CITY SOOK   Two Vital Towns In East Prussia Fall Before Russians

Red Forces Fight Way Into Heart Of Poznan   Will Release Men For Berlin Attack

Soviets Fight Into Heart Of City Of Posnan   Palf of City Imminent: Reds Blackout News on Berlin Front Bartle Siluualiour

Spain Rejects Potsdam Statements As ‘Arbitrary. Uniust And Defamatory’ -

Potsdam Ruling Is ‘Arbitrary, Uniust.” Claim   Reason for Exclusion Is Not Mentioned in Madrid Communique

Plane Crashes Into Empire State Building in Heavy Fog; Fires Rage Thru Structure   NINE KILLED IN CRASH

Germans EF lee Before Drive By Red Army   Rumors Say Peace Feelers Out; Contact Reported With Russia

70,000 Badly Beaten Nazis Give Up Arms   Big Naval Bases At Rostock And  Warnemuende  Taken In The Rush

Soviets Crown 3-Year Battle In Berlin Ficht  Tl 43 Af. .0?_.   Falls After Siege Of 11 Days By  Red Forces

‘State Issues Report 'On Oil Well Drilling;  iExtension at Marine

Greenberg’s Homer Gives Detroit Chance To Make Up First Loss To Chicago

sTigers Rout Cubs, 4 to 1, Squaring Play at One-All   SRCOND INNING

TIGERS WIN 4 TO 1   Hank Greenberg Smacks Homerun in the Fifth Inning

Greenberg’s Homer Beats Cubs, 4 to 1   “Fire” Trucks Stops Chicago Attack to Even World Series; Hank Greenberg Smashes Home Run With 2 Mates Aboard in Fifth Inning Rally

Teams Scoreless In First Innings   Second Game Is Grim Duel Until Cubs Seore in Fourth

Greenberg Smashes Homer In Fifth With Two Ahead On Bases   Tight Hurling Keeps Hits Scattered Before Explosive Inning; Cramer's Single Scores  Webb With Tying Run

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Detroit Rallies To Take Second Of Series, 4 To    Homer By Greenberg Starts Bengals—   SECOND INNING

DETROIT DEFEATED CHICAGO IN SECOND GAME 4-1 THURSDAY   “GREENBERG’S HOMER WITH TWO ON IN FIFTH IN NING CLINCHED VICTORY

Cubs Beaten On Greenberg Homer, 4 To 1   Big Hank Clouts For  Circuit With 2 Mates On Bases, As Detroit Evens Series

Greenber "0's Homer Wins F or Detroit   Cubs One Run Lead Cut Short in Fourth On Hank’s Circuit Hit

GREENBERG HITS HOMER TO LEAD VICTORY MARC   Hit« 4-Bagecer With Three Mates on in Fifth Befere Another Record Crowd   BPIETL INAIAS

Tigers Even Up Champion Race   Cee & aeeeakncuass FS Ee meee SS ge ss ee Winning pitcher—Trucks. Losing pitcher—Wvyse. Time of wcame 1:47.

3-Run Homer By Greenberg Beats Chicago   Scoring Rally Comes In Fifth As 55,000 Fans Cheer   TWO MEN WERE OUT   Both Teams Get Seven Hits And Play Errarles«s Ball

Tigers Tie Series With 4-1 Win   Trucks, Wyse Take Mounds in Second ‘Game: Weather Better

Greenberg Hits Homer  With Two On   All Detroit Runs Rung Up in Fifth Inning After Two Out.   THIRD INNING.   FIFTH INNING.

Trucks Hurls Detroit to 4-1 Vietory   Host Team Bounces Back With Surge of Power in Fifth Inning When Hank Greenberg Gets Homer

WIN ON ROMER BY GREENBERG   Tall Outfielder Blasts Hank Wyse’s Pitch to Score Three Runs.   WEBB GETS FIRST RUN

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GREENBERG HITS HOMER TO STAR IN 4-1 VICTORY   Cubs, Who Whitewashed Detroit 9 To 0 In First Game Yesterday, Garner One Lone Score In Today's Contest. 

Detroit Tigers Even Count with Chicago, 4 to 1   Greénberg Blasts 3-Run Homer to  Lead Teammates; Trucks Hurls Win

DEFEAT COMES. AS SURPRISE   ELECTION FORESHADOWS DIsSOLUTION OF CANADIAN PARLIAMENT AND POINTS  TO ELECTION IN 1045

HUUSE COMITTE SHYS AT DRAFT LAY   May te Go Alongif G.oup Favors Substitute of Fine, Imprisonment

HOUSE COMMITTEE MAY SUB_. .», STIFUTE FINES AND IM . - PRISONMENT FOR IN- "); , DUCTION THREAT ”:

Mido MYERS [3 BRIDE IN LANGHORNE GHURCE   Rev. W. E: Hancock Officiates At Mid-Winter Ceremony   GROOM SERVING IN NAVY

GIANT NUMBERS RING OPERATING IN FAYETTE CO.   Find Evidence Of $1,000,000 Racket Being Directed From Monessen

Predicts Wave Of Crime Soon   Edgar Hoover Says Parental Laxity Is Partly To Blame For Situation.

More Marines Join in Bitter  Island Battle   All Japs Are Swept From Bataan Peninsula MacArthur Reports, as U. S. Forces Gain Slowly In Fight to Drive Enemy From Manila Area

INVADERS MEET HEAVY MORTAR ARTILLERY FIRE   45000 Leathernecks Now In Fight to Capture Other Airfield on Strategic Isle

Yanks Make No New Gains In Ferocious  Island Battle  Cacnaliiec:? FAN   Casualties 3,600 In First 48 Hours, 600 May Be Dead; Jap Losses Higher

Jap Resistance Increases  on Iwo Island  Third Division Is Landed to Reinforce Marines

CONFERENCE SETTLES DOWN  TO BUSINESS   Preliminary Talks Over;.  Committees Meet

PARLEY BEGINS DRAFT OF WORLD PEACE CHARTER   Four Major Conference Commissions Organize Ror Task

As Othman Views The Meat Tragedy   No Meat Next Winter Says Wherry

Further Meat Shortage Seen For Coming Year Because Of Corn Harvest Deficiency

Even Less Meat For Civilians In 46, Says Solon   Small Business Unit Probes “Food Side” of Redeployment Job

Civilians May Get Less Meat in “46, Says Sen. Wherry   Nebraskan Cites Short Corn Crop and No Reduction In Armed Forces

Sen. Wherry Predicts Less Meat Next Year   Bases Statement On Corn Shortage And Size of Army

SHORTER MEAT SUPPLY SEEN   Current Surplus Is Only Temporary, Senator Says

SENATOR PREDICTS EVEN LESS MEAT   Bases Statement on Short Corn Crop and Army Demands

Brazil Calm After Jurist Takes Over ‘Pendins Elections   ‘Linhares Rules Under  Army Mandate Sueceeding Vargas.

ALL BRAZIL CALM UNDER NEW REGIME   Election on Dec. 2 To Decide Regular Government

All Brazil Calm As New Government Takes Office ‘Following Bloodless Coup   New Regime Pledges Itself To Step Down After December 2 Elections

New Brazil Rule  Begins in Calm   Government Pledged To Step Down After December Elections

NEW REGIME ~ RULES BRAZIL   Country Calm As Government Begins lis First Day in Office.

Brazil Is Quiet As Army Backs Rule Of Jurist   Linhares Takes Over In Bloodless Coup

Brazil Calm as New Government Headed By Civilain Jurist Supplants Vargas

Brazil Calm As New Government  Takes The Reins   Linhares Pledges General Elections, Says New Regime Will Step Down

Brazilians Calm After Upheaval  ‘ Cabinet Completed; Elections Assured

Brazil Calm Under New  Government      Linhares Pledges General Elections

Brazil Quiet As Linhares Takes Office   Vargas Leaves Rio; New Regime to Last Only Until Elections

Brazil Coup Is Complete   Linhares Has Taken  Temporary Controls

POWER NORMAL IN CLEVELAND   Electric Plant Workers Return  a nme  Army Action Averts

Struck Power Plant Back On Schedule   Army Walks In And Orders Strikers To Return to Work

RETURN TO PLANT   Power Restored After Amny Seizes Cleveland ”  Facilities,

ARMY STEPS IN TO HALT STRIKE AT WAR CENTER   Normal Power Restored At Cleveland After Threat To Vital Production

 ‘Union Orders Workers Back As Government Takes Over Cleveland Electric Plant

451) ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE   Cleveland Power Cut 44 Percent; Army Issues Return to Work Appeal

WAR PLANTS — AESHME WORK   Cleveland Electric {liumin‘ ating Co. Tieup Comes To. An End. -

Army Seizes Cleveland Power Firm  After C.1.0. Union Orders Work Halt

ARMY SEIZES ELECTRIC PLANT AT GLEVELAND   Normal Power Resumed As Striking Coal Passers Return To Jobs

FREEZING RAIN FALLS.      Flora Says Traveling in Kansas Will Be Dangerous

CHINESE CAPTURE "SHAN, RAIL TOWN   Unconfirmed Seizure is Strike at Corridor Into  Indo-China

Chinese Troops Capture  Town of Ishan  Dig Deeper Into Corridor to

SE TAKE ISHAN, REPORI   Said to Have Pushed Deep. er Into Jap Corridor ‘ To Indo-China

CHINESE SLICE INTO CORRIDOR   Thousands Of Nipponese Isolated; Rail Town Hub Recaptured

Chinese. lake Rail Town in Swift Drive for Former U. S. Air Base

RUSS SET FOR FINAL DRIVE ON VIENNA   Other Soviet Forces Reported Smashing Toward Graz

Probers Report Surplus Goods Disposal Snarl  Call For Single, Cen. ‘tralized Agency; RFC

Charge Confusion In Surplus Disposal   Senators See Need For Single Agency

SINGLE UN‘T PRESSED IN SURPLUS DISPOSAL   Senate Group Hits Setup As ‘Extremely Confused’

GEORGE L. COLEMAN DIES IN MIAMI, OKLA   Retired Lead and Zinc Mine Executive Had Been in Ill Health for Some Time.

Reds Storm Chancellery In Capital   German Defenders Split Into Pockets Of Resistance

Berlin Defenders Split Into Small Isolated Groups   Reds Storm > Ramparts Of Nazi Chancellery Where Hitler Was

Berlin Garrison  Splintered  Red Army Shock   Red Army Shock Troops Storming German Chancellery In Dying Capital

Soviets May Get Proof for  Themselves  Russians Storming Chancellory in Blazing Battle

British Plan For India Collapses   Simla Parley Ends With Leaders Unable To Agree

: Members of Missouri. Bar Meet in Columbia For Annual Convention

Canned Vegetable And ‘Fruit Juices Placed ‘On “Ration Free” List

Seaplane Carrier and Other “Vessels Sunk; Clark Field Air Base Pounded Heavily

Sixty-Five Enemy Ships Blasted By Yank Airmen In Few Days   MINDORO TROOPS ARE ADVANCING

$90,000,000 ROAD PROGRAM IS READY   STATE TO START BUILDING AS SOON AS U. S. FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE,

Eisenhower Orders ~ Patton To Report on - Bavaria Dénazification

Patton Summoned To Report Bavaria Denazification   Eisenhower Also Asks Report on Nazi: Still Holding Office

Patton Called To Report on Nazi Purge   Eisenhower Summons 3rd Army Chief

Ike Summons Patton to Make Personal Report   Will inquire about  Denazification Steps In Third Army Area; Nazis in High Offices

Patton Ordered to Report on Actions   Eisenhower Demands Personal Accounting on General's Stewardship in Bavarian Province

Patton Summoned To Report on Bavarian Setup   Gen. Eisenhower Asks Denazification Account in Person

PATTON PUT ON CARPET      Eisenhower Asks Report On Denazification  Of Bavaria

PATTON TO GIVE ‘IKE’ A REPORT ON HIS EFFORT   Eiseinhower Wants To Knov How Denazification Program Is Progressing

Firm Policies Aim At Denazification Of Bavarian Area   U. S. Army Concerned About Ultra-Conservative Attitude of Bavarians

Eisenhower Call Patton To Time On Statement   Commander Orders All Nazis Removed Feam Public Office

IKE GALLS IN GEN, PATTON   Seeks Report on Ousting Naz Officials in Bavaria

PURGE OF FOES WILL CONTINUE, AIDE DECLARES   Allies Emphasize Complete Control Over Reich With 48-Point Document

Calls Patton To Report © On Bavaria   _Eisenhower to Get. Personal Accounting Of Denazification  Progress Next Week

Patton Ordered Report On Work Third Army Area   Eisenhower Calls For Report On Denazification Progress In Bavaria.

Eisenhower Calls Patton To Make Personal Report   Progress On Removing Nazis Questioned

J  Patton in ‘Hot Water Over Nazi Statement  Thir d Army Commander to Face ton * wre? .*_t ££.

Eisenhower in Call to Patton For Report  I< to Give an A renvntin.«

PATTON CALLED TO REPORT ON OCCUPATION   ' Must Explain Why Nazis Still Hold Office   4-POINT PLAN   Announced By Eisenhower: Patton Admits Choice Of Words Wrong

Patton Reports To Eisenhower   To Reveal Progress  of Denazification _

Eisenhower Calls Patton To Report On Bavarian Rule   High Command Said Ready to Tolerate no Delay in Denaz‘fication.

Patton Told To Account Stewardship  Eisenhower Asks Ravarian Renort

Patton To Report On Denazification   ‘Blood and Guts’ Called in by Chief Following Criticism— Diplomatic Circles See Multiple Trouble in Germany

Fisenhower Calls Gen. Patton for Personal Report   Demands Accounting Of Denazification Process in Bavaria

No Opposition As Fliers Rake 770-Mile Arc   700 B-29s, Other Bombers And Fighters Rip Enemy Island

CONTINUOUS AIR ATTACK BRINGS GLOOM TO JAPS   British Fleet Units Bombard Nico bar Is'ands—Pianes Lash Sumatra

  Domei Admits Success  Of Continuous Air  ' Attacks on Homeland

VIENNESE HAPPY ABOUT OCCUPATION   Americans and British Te Join Russians

Pack oF Pu Fighters Mangte Victim,  Owner Held After Doas Kill Woman

Woman Dies After Being Attacked By Pack Of Trained Pit Bull Terriers

OWNER OF 6 BULL TERRIERS, SLAYERS OF WOMAN. FACES MANSLAUGHTER TEST

SPEEDING UP WORK ATSAN FRANCISCO   Hope to End Conférence by Last of Month

United Nations Speed Writing Of Charter   Amendment Makes Proposed Assembly ‘Town Meeting Of The World’

Conference Seeks to Speed up Work After Tentatively Approving Plan to Give General Assembly Wider Scope

Strike Idle Falls Below 40,000 Total   Work Stoppages End in Three Industrial Areas

National Strike » Picture Improved   Workers Return To War Plants

Little Change In Turmoil Ou  Labor’s Front   Idle In Country Number More Than 93,000; New Strikes Threatened Today

STRIKE PICTURE LITTLE BETTER      Few Small Strikes End, But 93,000 Still Idle; One New Strike Started.   ‘BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

LABOR PICTURE GETS BRIGHTER   Idle Fall Below 400 Figure First Time In Month

STRIKE ENDED   Affects 11,400; Idle ir _ Country .Still.About 80,900.

Strike Idle In Nation  Now 40,060   Labor Picture Becomes Bright

80,000 Still On Strike in Nation   MANY WORKERS STAY AWAY FROM WAR PLANTS

Strike Idle Under 40,000   Workers Return to Jobs in Detroit And Cleveland

Striking Workers Total Falls Below Forty Thousand  Return to Work of Cleveland.   Return to Work of Cleveland, Detroit Strikers Brightens Nation's Production Picture

Strike Total At Low Point   Strikers In Detroit. Cleveland Return To Work: Rubber Threat Dissoluted.

LABOR STRIKES CONGEST TRAFFIC   COUNTRY’S IDLE NOW NUMBER 80,000

RAF in Great Strength Hits Reich at Night   Attacks Follow Day Of Raids on Oil, Rail  Centers in Germany

HUGE AIR FLEET IS OVER GERMAN}   CHEMNITZ AND BERLIN AN. NOUNCED AS TARGETS—OIL REFINERIES HIT.

SEVERAL LIVES LOST      Property Is Alse Damaged From Quake Borne Tidal Waves

20,000 Employes Of Packard Firm Co Out on Strike   Jurisdictional and Pay Dis. putes Hamper War Work Throughout Nation   WARPLANE ENGINE BUILDING HALTED   Detroit Flareup Brings to 70,000 the Number of Workers Away from Jobs

Session Seen As Acid Test   Hull Voices Hopes For Security Order

San Francisco Will Be Acid Test. Savs Hull   It Will Determine Whether Man “Has Suffered Enough. Learned Enough’

Rosenberg s Name Is Injected Into Horror Camp Trial   Kramer Asks That One Of Hitler Regime Leaders Be Called To Testify   COURT STARTLED BY NEW REQUEST

Petain I eaves ¢witferland On Last Lap of Return to France for Trial

Letter Petain Wrote To Hitler May Be Used for Future Defense Trial

FARM SUBSIDY LIMIT SOUGHT BY SEN, TAFT   Ohioan Estimates Total for Year at $1,800,000,000

Progress Of Allies Is Hidden   Full News of Advances in Reich Blacked Out for Security Cause

Jap Air Raid Off Okinawa Ts Beaten Off   Americans Shoot Down 116 Planes: One U. S., Destroyer Sunk In Action

t  BEAK UP JAP FRIAL ATTACK   J. S. Destroyer Sunk, Several Ships Damaged Off Okinawa

YANKS LAND ON BOHOL ISLAND   Invade Last Major Isle in Philippine Group

Japs Hurling Planes at  Yank Fleet   116 Shot Downs Some Damage Done; New Island Invaded

JAPANESE AIR ATTACK ROUTED   Last Major Island In Phitippines Is Reinvaded

Break Up Jap Air Assault   116 Enemy Planes Shot Down Off Okinawa in Second Suicide Raid; Bohol Is Invaded .

JAP SUICIDE CORPS SINKS DESTROYER   ‘Bive-Bombing  1g. Agents. Death Attack Okinawa Tan gets, Lose 118 Planes

JAP LOSS HEAVY IN AIR ATTACK   Yanks Invade Last Major Island of Philippines

Jap Airmen  Attack Fleet 116 Planes Downed; U. S. Loses Destroyer

Japan Le Loses 116 Planes   Powetful-Nip ‘Air Offen. ' sive Off ec aa Brok: Bb: “en Up: -

GRID PLAYERS RECOVER FROM POISON FUMES   Stadium Dressing Room Scene Of Odd Accident On Wed. Night

U.S.SOLDIERS SPEND EASTER IN JERUSALEM   Thousands of Men in Army Garb Pay Homage at Holy Sepulchre

Easter Bells Ring In Holy Land This Year With Brighter Hopes For Peace

American, Allied Soldiers Celebrate Their 1945 Easter In Holy City of Jerusalem

AMERICAN SOLDIERS NOW IN THE MIDDLE EAST JOIN WASTER PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY SEPULCHRE

THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS CONVERGE ON JERUSALEM FOR EASTER OBSERVANCE

Gls Join’ In Worship   Thousands Observe Easter in Jerusalem; Services in Guam

Late Bulletins   Easter Bells to Ring in Holy City Amid Brightening Hopes for Peace

WILL PAY HOMAGE AT HOLY SEPULCHAL      American and Other Allied Soldiers Will Visit Shrine Tomorrow.

Allied Soldiers  To Pay Homage at Holy Sepulchre, As Peace Hope Grows

Warriors In Homage To Prince Of Peace  Allied Soldiers Follow -. Christ's Path To Cros:

LINDBERGH HAS PLAN FOR PEAGE   Flier Urges Organization of Western Peoples

HUNDRED OTHER ENEMY WARPLANES DAMAGED—'MAJOR" AMERICAN SHIP WAS DAMAGED

GARRIER FORRES PROWL PAGIFIG   Planes Lash Formosa in Fifth. Raid fo Month—140 Nip Aireraft Bagged,

100,000 Nazi Troops Pinned Against Sea   Advance Of 33 Miles Made In Vistula Delta; Neustettin Captured.

Leaving France for Return Trip to America Is Long Drawn Out Process

MINERS BEGIN WORK RETURN IN STATE PITS   Some Workers Resume Their Jobs Ahead Of Schedule

Viiners Return  To Jobs Ahead Of Time Set   12 Mines Are Made Ready with More Scheduled Monday

MAX SCHMELING GETS IMPORTANT GERMAN POST   Chosen to Translate Allied Literary Works Into German.

CHINESE PRESS INTO INDO-CHINA   Tales Over Northern Half, Council Reports

Employment Theories Given By Commerce Secretary Held Up To Ridicule

FRENCH ATTACK STRAINS TIS WITH SPANISH   Official Protest Is Lodged Over Train Incident

Clarinda Youth Again on Stand  Questioned Closely About Escape Plet

THIRD ARMY CLOSING IN ON PASSAU.   Americans Near Closer to Fort In Bavaria

NORTHERN PORT FALLS WHILE YANKS RACE ON   30 Miles from Austrian Line

Third Army Units Closing Swiftly — Against Passau   Patton's Forces Lead Four-Cornered Drive _ On Bavarian Redoubi

OAD RACES TC CLOSE HITLER CITADEL TRAE   Now Oly 98 Miles from Russ Driving Wesiward an Ravaria.

> British Clear Virtually All " Port of Bremen   German Resistance Collapses After Week's Savage Fight

FIRST INVASION EFFORT FAILED, ENEMY CLAIMS   Another B-29 Assault On Formosa-Ryukyu Line Reported

SECOND CONVOY MENACES LUZON ISLAND, REPORT   Confusing Nip Claims Aired As B-29's Jar Tokyo, Formosa, Ryukyu

Tokio Says 2nd U.S. Convoy In Lingayen Gulf   Superforts And Carrier Planes Rip Japan’s Formosa Supply Route.

Report Second Convoy Aids In Luzon Invasion   Second American Contingent Joins in Assault, Aided With Huge Formation of Planes.

No Confirmation Given As Enemy Says U.S. Troops Repulsed in Gulf  Re LPOWART WItEAran

NIP BALLYHOO CONFUSED; 3RD CONVOY ON WAY   Tokyo Says First Convoy Fled, Then That 2nd Has Joined Attack

Japs Claim U. S. Adds ‘New Strength to Attack Against Luzon   Enemy Reports Second American Convoy Moves Toward Lingayen Gulf as Giant Planes Provide Protection; Landing Try Announced

LINGAYEN GULE ATTACK FAILS NIPS CLAIM   Tokyo And Formosa - Ryukyu Islands Raided   NO CONFIRMATION   By American Headquarters: Domei Says U. S. Fleet In Full Retreat

Lingayen Blastec By Second U.S. Fleet, Say Japs  Tokyo, Formosa And Ryukyu Isles

Kormosa And Tokyo Raked In New Raids   Planes Cut Path Of Destruction While Japs Hint Landings In Luzon

Japanese Report 150 More Ships ‘InTingayen Gull   Superforts, Carrier Craft Hit Formosa-Ryukyu. Line And Tokyo Area

New Yankee Effort to Invade Luzon is Reported by Enemy   Tokyo Says 150 Transports Employed in Second Convoy

Enemy Reports Second American Convoy Move: Toward Lingayen Gulf as Giant Planes Provide Protection; Landing Try Announced

‘Japs Report —  2nd American ‘Convoy Near ‘Luzon Island   Strong B-29 Forces Are Bombing Tokyo

SUPERFORTRESSES AND CARRIER PLANES BLAZED LONG TRAIL   FORMOSA, TOKYO AND LUZON ISLAND UNDER CONTINUOUS ATTACKS ©

Contradictory Nip Reports" Tell. Of  New «  American Attacks In  Tokyo And Other Key. Japanese Points. Are Blasted By Aerial Blows . ®,         Philippines’) -—

REPORT SECOND INVASION GRUP   Said to Have Joined Assault On Luzon tsland’s Lingayen Gulf.   JAP TARGETS BOMBED

Japanese Report Second Convoy In Lingayen Waters   B-29’s Hit Tokyo, Carrier Planes Blast Formosa

Yanks Bomb Nips from Formosa to Tokyo; Jittery Japs Report Second Convoy In Luzon Raids

Navy and Marine Airmen Blaze Bomb  Trail in Pacific Japs Say Yanks Will Invade Luzon, 450  Dinnoc Ramh Farmaca

Yanks Bomb From Tokyo To Manila   Navy. Marines Slash At Formosa as Army Raids Luzon—Japan Says Invasion Near

2ND INVASION FLEET JOINS IN LUZON ASSAULT   Super-Forts, Carrier Planes Press Attack On Formosa, Ryukyu And Tokyo

TOKYO AND KEY OUTPOSTS TORK IN AIR SMASHES   Wipponese Declare 15,00 Yanks Failed In Landing Attempt At Lingayen

B-29s Attack Jap Formosa. Ryukvu Line   Japs Say 15.000 Yankees Fail In Landing Attempt At Lingayen.

TOKYO POURS OUT CONFUSION OF U, S, REPORTS      Says Another  Joins Luzon Assa alts New B-29 Raids

SAY 2ND CONVOY JOINS U. S. UNIT OFF LUZON ISLE   Superforts Smash Jap Plants in Capital for Sixth Time

SUPERFORTS RAID TOKYO AND FORMOSA   Bomb Trail Being Blasted By Carrier Force in Support of Operations in Philippines   STRIKE IS CONTINUING

Jittery Nips Pour Out Confused Reports of Luzon Landine Effort:   Aerial Blasting of Formosa and Rykyus ‘Continues; Big B-29 Force Bombs Tokyo

U.S. Planes © Bomb Tokyo, ; Island Base:   Contradictory Reports By Japanese Radio Obscures Situation ie

upers Again last Tokyo; eather Gooc   Contradictory Reports Come From Jap Capital

Reinforcement Line For Nips Blasted Again   Tokyo Attacked By B-29s; Enemy Claims Attempt Of Division To Land Repulsed

Another U. S. Convoy Nears Lingayen Gulf, Japs Report .  Confused Enemy Broadcasts Claim One Landing Attempt Is Repulsed

REPORT SECOND CONVOY MAKING LUZON ATTACK!   Formesa Again. Under Attack by Supertorts While Other Warplanes Blast at Tokyo   By LEONARD MILLIMAN ‘AP Ware Fediter)

Yank Units to Occupy Tokyo This Saturday   Reconnaissance Units Already in Nip Capital

ADVANCE MEN ROLL THROUGH RUINED TOKY(   MacArthur to Enter Capital City Friday

George Bates, Harvard Pro ‘fessor, Inherits $100,000. In Will of Mrs. Looce

CONCORD MAN LEFT FORTUNE BY RELATIVE      George Bates, ‘Harvard Pro: fessor, Inherits $100,000 In Will of Mrs. Loose

Strikes Spreading Regardless (Qf Government Effort To  Speed Up Reconversion Plans

Nazi ‘Super-Weapons’ Exposed  (Huns Were Ready to Spring Ingenious Devices

Two Years Ago Thousands of Rommel’s Afrika Korps Troops Rode to Defeat and Prisoner Camps

Surrender Jolts Nazi Arrogance  Dejected Prisoners Marching Out of Czechoslovakia Have ee Rin Channes

GERMANS RETURN TO REICH —  FAMITAIES THAT SH ARMED INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA GOING BACK

U.S. Observes First Labor Day Away From War Work Since 1941   Washington, Sept, 3, ()—One day after V-J, American workers to ay celebrated their first away-from-the-job Labor day since 1941.

Valley Shippers Welcome Inquiry   Several Deny Help to “Fight for Free Enterprise”

HITLER ORDERED ‘SURPRISE’ RAID 5 MO. AHEAD   Nazi Deensé_in War Trials May Start in January

Germany WasPreparing For War Against Poles While Diplomats Talked

U. S. Criticizes Tactics of Tito’ s Regime  Recognition Is Extended to His Government

U. §. Recognizes New Government Of Yugoslavia   Criticize Tactics In Elections Conducted Recently

U. S$. Recognizes, Criticizes ‘New Yugoslavian Government   King Peter Ousted

Slavs Given Recognition   Tito Is Criticized By. Government Of U.S.

Ouster of King Gets Formal OK By U. §. Action   Yugoslav Election Tactics Attacked In Note to Envoy

U.S. Criticizes Tactics of Tito’s Regime   Oh EIS!  Recognition Is Extended to Bie Cavarnman?t

'Tito’s Re gime In Yugoslavia  Given U.S. Nod   Recognition Is Accompun ied by Criticism of Gov. ernment’s Tactics in  Recent Elections

U.S. FORMERLY RECOGNIZES YUGOSLAVIA RULI   But Tactics Used ‘In Recent Elections Frankly Critizized

TITOREGINE 1S RECOGNIZED   Formal Action Is Taken By U. S. And Britain

Agents Seize 966 Cases Of Whisky in Kansas   Haul in Seven Cities Valued at $100,000; Blonest Raid in Wirhitn

Big Haul By Feds   Kansas Oases Dried Up When Agents Move In to Nab Booze Stock

Strike Affects Big New York Buildings   Flevator, Operators And Main tenance Workers Watk Out In  Lower Midtewn Area

STOP SERVICE OF ELEVATORS   * bed . ate HUNDREDS ..OF NEW... YORK [BUILDINGS HIT BY STRIKE— *  “STATE IS INCLUDED

Gis Charge Officer Made Them Throw  Pets in Ocean on Wav Back to States

Miss Grese Admits Beating Prisoners  At 2 Nazi Carin:   Blonde SS Guard, Enraged By Cross-Examination,  Makes Admission

CONFESSES SHE USED THE WHIP   “IRMA GRESE ~ BREAKS UNDER QUESTIONING

Cool Front Relieves Parched Texas Cities   Light Showers And Cloud Cover Move South 

Hess Admits He Faked Amnesia, Fooling Experts and Attorney; States Readiness to Face Trial

Hess Confesses That He Faked Amnesia  Gera Ma’c RacaAu   Says He’s Ready to Bear Full ‘Responsibility’

AMNESIA WAS FAKED, CRIME TRIAL IS TOLD   HITLER'S FORMER AIDE FOOLS HIS OWN ATTORNEY

Hess Reveals At Nuernberg His Amnesia ‘Was Faked  Astounds. Court _ Trying Top Nazis; - Says He Is Ready

fess f-~78'¢ 728.2, =.288 a's  Seen “ 47 \ "4c ay a —— Coos ow mo - , a “ om . —_ wa . oe

Announces He Is Ready For Trial   German Counter Intetli gence Chief Tells Court Of Army Plot To Assassinate Hitler

Hess in Astonishing Speech Declares He Faked Amnesia   Former Deputy to Hitler Says He Is Prepared to Stand Trial —Court Adjourns Without Announcing Decision—Former German Counter-Intelligence Chief Accuses Keitel of Plotting Assassination of Weygand and Giraud.

Hess Confesses That He Faked Amnesia  Says He’s Ready to Bear Full ‘Responsibility’

Witness ‘Fingers’  Reich Army Staff   ‘Deaths of Giraud, Weygand  Ploaited hv Cermana

Hess Admits ‘Amnesia’  Just a Fake  Asks to Answer Charges, Go Through Trial

Deputy To Hitler Asks To Tell All   Court Indicates Belief Hess Ready To Stand Trial

ltudolf Hess Says He Faked Anmmesia; Ready For Trial   Former Deputy to Adolf Hitler Leaps to Feet and Reads Short But Astonishing Speech into Microphone

Deputy Fuehrer Says He Is Willing to Bear Kesponsibility For Anything He Has Done. ©

Says Willing Stand Trial. For His Acts   Statement  Astounds His Attorney. Court Adjourns Without Avy Decision

Rudolf Hess Says Amnesia ‘raked’   Allied Medical Experts And Nazi War Criminal’s Own Attorney Fooled By Crafty Former Deputy To Fuehrer Adolf Hitler

FAKED ANNES   Court’s Decision Delayed as He fs iliog, to Stand N Trig)

Dramatically Hess Admits He  Faked Amnesia   Nazi General Staff Linked With Atrocities On East Front

HESS FEIGNED MEMORY LOSS, HE CONFESSES   Dramatically Halts Neereberg Trial Te MakeQpateenend   IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING HE DID

House Protests Farmer Draft   WEA Demands Too Big to Curtail Farm Help. Say Leaders

Farm Worker Draft Rappec  Renresentatives From   Representatives From Middle West Oppose Proposal of Hershey

—FARM DRAFT—  FIGHT LOOMS ON FARMER DRAFT   Protests Heard In Washington; House Members Voice Disapproval

Summary on iwo Fighting is Presented   Japs Had to be Rooted Out One by One in Toughest Fighting

WE ARRIVES FOR POWER LINE   Mallory Plant Cement Work Near Completion:

WIRE ARRIVES FOR POWER LINE   Mallory Plant Cement Work Near Completion;  Win thinboecs ot Tt ables ma

JAP ASSAULT BEATEN BACK, LOSSES HEAVY   Navy Says 357 Enemy Planes Knocked Out In Carrier Raids

More Than 500Planes In Fire Raid   Savage Fighting Rages on Okinawa; Capital's Cap‘ture Unconfirmed —

500 Superforts Again Rain Fire Bombs on Japs   Attack on Nagoya, Aircraft Center, Renew ed From Low Level

 Jawa  de. Glséerue Centennial Year ise 194.6   State Flag Yo Fly From Public Flaonoles

Nill lowa Observe OOth Anniversary DF Statehood?   No Plans Formulated  As Yet for Observance; ‘Schools Plan Celebrations

3.279 MEN INTO ARMY    i Soa ey Kansas-Missouri District Goes Over Quota for November

3.279 MEN INTO ARMY   Kansas-Missouri District Goes Over Quota for. November

Must Approve. British “Loan”  Joint Statements From ‘wo Nlatiarne

Temperatures   Two Nations Agree On Principles Of World Commerce

Nationalists Urge Roly War in Java   Indonesians Exhorted to Tear Down Dutch Flag

URGE HOLY WAR IN JAVA STRIFE   Nationalists Call. on Indonesians

ACTS 10 SPEED RECONVERSION OF INDUSTRY   President Says Gov't Has Major Responsibility in Matter

ACTOR BITES GIRL; WAS LATE FOR PARTY   Helmut Dantine Chews Ida Lupino’s Secretary

DOOLITTLE TRIO LISTED ‘KILLED   Details on How Fliers Met Death Withheld Till Kin Receive Letters

Yanks Rewin Hold On Ridge   Japanese Resistance Stub. born On Okinawa, Gains Slight Against Defenses

Jap Plane Hits Light Cruiser   45 Killed, Six Missing On USS Birmingham On May 4

CRUISER BIRMINGHAM WAS BADLY DAMAGED   Hit by Jap Suicide Plane al Okinawa May 4

Funeral For Himmler Poses Problem For Army Leaders  Yanks Undecided Whether to Hold Services Before Captured Nazis

‘British Ponder On Details For  Himmler Funeral   Gestapo Murderer Commits Suicide After Capture.

Army Officials Undecided On Final Disposition Of Body Of Heinrich Himmler

UNDECIDED ON  HIMMLER RITE   British Can’t Decide Whe. ther to Hold Funeral in Presence of Germans.

Body of Nazi Hangman Still Lies On Bare Floor  Himmler Dies With Socks On

Army Ponders Funeral Rites For Himmler   Identity of Gestapo Chief Revealed After Demanded Interview With Camp Command

Himmler Dead, Gestapo Chief  Takes Poison   Allies Undecided On Funeral For Nazi

Undecided on Himmler Rites   Gestapo Chief Takes Life by Swallowing Poison

Poison Fatal To Himmler   Decision On. Funeral  ‘Sought By Officials ~

Himmler Funeral Plans Undecided   Von Ribbentrop Suspected Somewhere In Northwest Germany

VON RIBBENTROP ONLY HIGH NAZI STILL AT LARGE   ALLIES UNDECIDED WHETHER TO HOLD HIMMLER FUNERAL

FUNERAL PLANS FOR  HIMMLER UNDECIDED,  COMMITTED SUICIDE ‘SECOND ARMY OFFICIALS  2c HAVE MADE. NO DECISION 86 HOURS AFTER DEATH

Administration Leaders ‘Want More Debate “At World Charter Hearings

SUBS ENTER LAST JAP STRONGHOLD   Americans Penetrate Japan Sea, Tokio Reports

U.S. Agency In Germany To Suppress Undereround   Intelligence Schemes Have Been Arranged

Stern Control of Germany Is Being Planned   War Department Discloses Plans for Occupation

Gen. Eisenhower To Represent U. S. on 4-Power Control Council for Reich

Eisenhower To Represent U.S. On Control Council Governing Germany

Eisenhower Will Serve on Council   General to Represent United States on 4-Power Control Group   WAS NAMED AT YALTA   A Stern Military Government Planned Over All  of Germany

U. S. MILITARY CONTROL OF REICH MAPPED   Special Intelligence Section To Ruthlessly Suppress Underground Activity Part of Plan  a ae ee ae eee ee ee  a le ee CC

Divide American Occupation Unit Into 12 Sections; Clay to Be Deputy Governor

U. $. PART IN GERMANY   Special Section To Suppress Nazi - Undere-round

~GERMAN CONTROL   Occupatior Plans Are Disclosed    Special . ‘Intelligence Sec~ tion To Be Headed. By ‘Gen: Clay

NAZI UNDERGROUND TREATMENT STERN   Special Group to Detect and _ Suppress Secret Groups to Be Set Up in Reich

Underground  Nazis Will Be Ferreted Out   Special Intelligence Seetion to Detect and “Ruth: lessly” Suppress All Such Aetivities

Take Over Control Of Germany   Denazification Program of Primary Importance; Gen. Clay Appointed As Deputy

Special Army Unit to Squeleh  Nazi Remnants   Werewolves and the Like To Be Suppressed Ruthlessly

cisenhower ls Named on Control Board   Plan Close Check To Suppress Nazi Underground Move

German Contro Plans Outlined. At Washington  Gen. Eisenhower To Represent U. S. n War Council

Eisenhower Represents America   Heads United States Unit on Four-Power Control Council for Reich; Clay Is Deputy

Special Intelligence Section To Suppress Any Underground ‘Activities Of Nazis In Germany   To Be Part Of U.S. Military Government In American Occupation Zone Of Reich

Military Will Crush Any Nazi Underground Activity   Eisenhower Will Be U.S, Representative In Big Four Council Governing Germany

A MILITARY GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE   Eisenhower to Head U. 8. Group in Four-Power Allied Council — Nazi Underground Activities to Be Crushed.

EISENHOWER 10 ASSIST IN RULE OVER GERMANY   Four-Power Control Counci To Block Underground Activities

Agency To Smash Nazi Werewolves Provided In Plans   12 Divisions To Function In American Occupation Zone Of Germany; Eisenhower To Serve On Four-Power Control Council; Clay Will Be His Deputy

German Control  Planned   Gen. Eisenhower To Be US Representative On Four-Powtr Council

Control of Germany Set   Eisenhower Represents U. S. On Control Council, Stern Measures Outlined

OCCUPATION PLANS  FOR GERMANY UNDER COUNCIL OF CONTROL ’ RUTHLESS SUPPRESSION  ANY NAZI UNDERGROUND ACTIVITIES OQRNERED

Cen. Eisenhower Represents U. 8. On Nazi Control   Gen. Clay Named Deputy; * To Fight Underground; 12 Main Yank Sections

U. S. Will Impose Stern  Controls Over Germany   Special Intelligence Section Will Detect And “Ruthlessly” Suppress Any Nazi Underground Aectivities: Other Actions Also Planned

Nazi Underground  Make Necessary. New AMG Section   Special intelligence Service Set Up

Reveal 4-Power Plans  For Control Of Reich   Gen. Eisenhower Represents U. S$. On Supreme Council Agreed Upon At Yalta Conference; Gen. Lucius Clay Slated For High Position

PUT “IKE” ON CONTROL BODY OF 4 POWERS   ‘Stern Regulations to Govern All Phases of German Existence. 9.

EISENHOWER, CLAY NAMED TO COUNCIL   Intelligence To “Ruthless_ ly Suppress Any Nazi Activities

US Prepares To Cope With Nazi  Undercover Acts   Special Section Of Intellicence

CO IEIEIIEESEEET EEE EE ee    Gen. Eisenhower To Represent U. S. on 4-Power Control Council for Reich

SAYS HIS NOTE DIONT TOUCH OF JAP ATTACK      Had Unverified Report Of Raid When He Met Jap Envovs

Former Secretary Uses Vigorous Language to Refute Charge by Officials   Expands His Story      Hull Says He Had Only Unverified Report at Time of Parley

HULL BRANDS ARMY. REPORT INFERENCE AS INFAMOUS CHARGE   FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS JAPS BENT ON PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

Says World Saw Control OfPacilic Aim Of Japanese   Pearl Committee Is Told Only Coward’s Attitude Could Prevent Conflict

Hull Brands Charge Against Him ‘Infamous   Everyone Knew Japs Planned To Control Pacific, He Claims;  Raps Interpretations

HULL SCORES CHARGES OF ARMY REPORI   Infamous,’ Declares Ex-Secretary of Accusation

Ex-Secretary Lashes Out At Critics   War Inevitable, He says, Unless U. S. “Laid Bown"

‘full Brands War  Charge Infamous   Says Japs Were Bent on Attack and Could Not Have - Been Stopped   “LUCAS TO CALL BOARD   : Army Will Be Asked to Ex. ~ plain Interpretation of  - Grew Testimony

Japs Were Bent On Attack Hull Tells Committee  Secretary Spoke Bluntly To Envoys

HULL DENIES THAT U.S. NOTE HANDED JAPS BEGAN WAR   Leader Says Everyone Knew Japs Wanted Full - Control of Pacific

Interpretations Made By Army Board Assailed   Brands Inference “An Infamous Charge;”: Says Japanese Sought Control Of Pacific

BRANDS ARMY'S VIEW OF NOTE AS “INFAMOUS”   Tells Pearl Harbor Probers Only Cowards Could Mave Halted Japs.

Hull Denies Touching Off War With Japs   Denounces as. Infamous Charge That His Note ‘Led to Enemy Attack On Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Probe Widens as Committee Seeks to Reconcile Witnesses’ Testimony

Hull Calls Board’s Interpretation of His Note Infamous   Says He Had Unconfirm ed Report of Attack on Harbor Dec. 7

Hull Blasts  Charan Un  VHGEYG HIG  Started War   Ex-Secretary Attacks Army Report; Tells Of Final Conference

Hull Denies U. S. Touched Button Starting War   Japanese Bent on Battle; Cowardice Role Not for Yanks

Brands As “An: Infamous  Charge” Army. Board -.  Claim; Reviews Jap ‘Parley   Told At Noon Dee 7 Japs Had. Struck   White  :House Informan’ Unable. io Confirm hi Definitely; Found Nip Envoys Talking Peace

Infamous Charge In Report   Declares Hull: U. S. Could not Have Stopped Japs Except  To Become Cowards

Assails Army Inference of Starting War   Ex-State Head Before Probe Group Attacks Army Interpretations In Vigorous Language

Hull Disputes Responsibility For Jap War   Declares U. S. Could Not Have Laid Down In Cowardly Fashion

CALLS ARMY INFERENCE “INFAMOUS”   Former Secretary, Testifying at Pearl Harbor Inquiry, Strongly Assails Report on Military Investioation.

Assails Army Report On Jap Attack in 1941   ‘Could Only Stop Foe By Lying Down Like Cowards,’ He Declares

Brands Statement Of Inquiry Board As Infamous Charge   Testifies Sneak Raid Unconfirmed at Time of Meeting With Nip Envoys on Dee. 7th

ASSAILS CHARGE THAT HIS ACTION BROUGHT ON WAR  SAYS CONCESSIONS sire 621 ree) Thi   SAYS CONCESSIONS WERE USELESS IN STOPPING JAPS

PEARL HARBOR PROBE   FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE ASSAILS INFERENCE HIS NOTE TOUCHED OFF WAR WITH JAPAN

Infamous, Says Hull Of Army Board Repor His Note To Japan Set Off War In Pacific

Huil Lashes At Report by Army Board   Former Secretary Brands Findings as ‘Infamous Charge’ in Testifying Refore Conmittec

Hull Denies He Pushed War Button   Calls Army Inquiry Report “Infamous Charge”

Angry Hull Lashes Out At Charges   Former Secretary Tells Committee That Army Board’s Report Held  “An Infamous Charge”

—PRARL ARBOR Army Board. Statement Is Assailed Inference Is Brandec ‘An Infamous Charge

Hull Brands Army's Inference As ‘An Infamous Charge’   Denies That Note Touched Button Starting Jap War

HULL DENIES NOTE TOUCHED OFF JAP WAR   Army Report Inference Is Branded As “Infamous Charge”

Hull Refutes Charges of Army Board   Note Handed Japanese Did Not Start War, Leader Asserts

Hull Assails Report Note Started War   Brands Inference  ‘An ‘Infamous Charge’; Cowardly Position Was Only Alternative

‘Infamous’ Charge Says Hull   Statesman Denies Setting Off War, Japs Sought Fight

SAYS INFERENCE HIS NOTE BEGAN WAR SILLY IDEA   Ex-Secretary lestifies Further In Pearl Harbor Investigation; Says Japs Were Bent On Attack And We Couldn't Have Stopped Them.

Hull Denies His Message Touched Off Pacific War   Bent On Attack

AIMS VIGOROUS BLAST AGAINST INQUIRY BOARD   Had Only Unverified Report Of Jap Attack When He Met Tokyo Envoys

HULL BEASTS — ARMY REPORT HE BEGAN WAR   Assails Board's Interpretation of Note That He Handed Japan‘s ‘Peace’  Ambassador Nov. 26, 1QA1

CONGERNG NOTE TO JAP ENVOYS   Inference Is That Note Touched Button That Started War.   HULL TESTIFIES AGAIN

Note Not Cause Of Pacific War, Solons Assured   ‘Infamous Charge’ Bitterly Assailed By Former Official

ARMY BOARD'S INFERENCES ARE ASSAILED   Former Secretary of State Denounces Language of Interpretations Made By Probers   TELLS OF CONFERENCE

Hotly Assails Interpretation By Army Board   Brands Charge As ‘Infamous’ In Detailing  Final Talks With Jans.

Infamous, Says Hull, of Charge Note He Handed to Japs ‘Touched Button That Started Pacific War

Hull Assails Charges of Army Inquiry Board   Brands.as “Infamous Charge” Inference That His -Note Touched Off War; Dec!ares Japanese Were Attempting to Get Complete Control of Pacific

HULL DENIES CLAIMS HE STARTED WAR   Former Secretary Angered at ‘Push Button’ Remarks

nference In Report That He Touched Off Button  Branded ‘Infamous’   cnemy Assaults  Planned, He Says   -robers Told Only Cowardice By U. 8. Could Have Stopped Conflict

Cordell Hull Denies Charge Of Army Group   Former Secretary Says Japanese Were Intent  On Attacking U. S.

Ex-Secretary Assails Views Of Army Board   Asserts Japs Were Bent On Attacking U. §.

Army's Report On Pearl Harbor ‘Infamous —Hull   Displays Wrath Over Inference That He Started Pacific. War

TRUMAN THINKS SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND FOR EVERY PROBLEM WHICH MAY ARISE BETWEEN WORLD POWERS

/'Truman’s Genius For Compromise Seen  As Reason For Good Will At Potsdam

Truman’s Genius For Compromise Reason For  Good Will At, Potsdam

TRUMAN ADDED MUCH TO PARLEY   Convinced Others No Avenue of Compromise Should Be Abandoned; Lent Good Humor To Big 3 Meeting.

VIEWS OF TRUMAN GUIDE IN MEETING   President Held to. Belie! That Agreement Could ~~ Be Reached   HIS AGENDA FOLLOWED

TRUMAN WINS PLAUDITS FOR POTSDAM JOB   President's Genius For Compromise Reason For Parley Accord

President Truman’s Genius For Compromise Was Major Contribution At Potsdam   Canvinced British And Russian Leaders.No Avenue Of Compromise Should Be Abandoned

Truman Ability to, Compromise  Brought Amity   Revealed as Major Contribution to Conference of Big Three

Truman Agenda Furnishes Basis  Big Contribution to Potsdam Conference

Truman A Force © At Parley   Unfailing Good Humor And Genius for Com promise Does Much to Make Meeting Success

COMPROMISE GENIUS PRESIDENT TRUMAN AID AT CONFERENCE  PROTOCOL EMERGING FROM BIG THREE MEET LARGELY OF HIS MAKING

Truman's Ability to Work Out Compromise Said fo Have Helped Speed Conference

Truman Given Credit For Quick Compromises Ait Potsdam Conference

Geniality Of President Stood Out   Kept Conferees In Good Humor Throughout

President Mixes Good Humor And Speed At Parley   His Geniality At Presiding  Is Revealed As Major  Contribution T

Pact Based On Truman’s Compromise   President’s Contribution of Prepared Agenda Led To Harmony; Blueprint For Jap War Ready

Truman’s Genius For Compromise  Reason For Good Will At Potsdam   Protocol Which Emerged At Final Session Based In Large Measure On Agenda President Brought With Him In Writing.

Big Three Meef Reveals Truman Compromise Ace   President’s Good Humor Also Factor In Reaching Accord

TRUMAN KEEPS UNITY AMONG BIG 3 LEADERS   Convinces Chiefs no Form of Compromise Should be Abandoned

STRONG -WORDED NOTES SENT TO THOS GOWT   No Time Limit Set But Note Constituted Ultimatum

ASK YUGOSLAVS TO QUIT TRIESTE   UNTED STATES, BRITAIN DELIVER ULTIMATUM

Tito Told Peace Table Place to Decide Issue   France May Get Similar Edict For Gccupving Strip of Italy

Tell Yugoslavs To Depart From Exltalian Land   Want Peace Parley To Decide Istria’s Fate

Yugoslavia Asked To Leave Trieste   Strongly-Worded Notes Delivered To Tito —

ASK YUGOSLAVIA 10 LEAVE TRIESTE   Strongly Worded Notes Sent From Britain And United States

Marine Suicides In St. Paul’s Chapel   Japs, Returned From America, Housed In Filthy Barracks

Says It Lacks Plan for Dealing With Disaster, Riot, Other Trouble.

Dethmers Issues Final Report On Prison Scandal   Charges Institution Lacks Plan To Cope With Riot. Disaster .

PRISON LACKS: PLANS TO HALT RIOTS. UNREST   Dethmers Winds Up Expose of Maladministration At Jackson ‘Pen’

WORK OR JAIL BILL GAINING   Service Newspaper Involved  Charge Patterson Used Influence

CHARGE. SERVICE. NEWSPAPER -BACKS WORK-OR-FIGHT BILL   WORK OR ELSE BILL FINDS TOUGH GOING IN MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEARING

BIG 5 TALKS ARE BECOMING MORE SECRET   Russia Wants Less Publicity On Treaty Talks

MOLOTOV ASKS MORE. SECRECY   Big Five Ministers Willi Wind Up Peace Treaty Talks Today

Offensive Carries Within Four Miles of Burning Kleve   Americans Gain Along Western Front; Nazis Dazed by Barrages

Widen Assault Wedge   Within 414 Miles of Kleve As Allied Armies All Along Front Coil For Spring On Ruhr

Push Carries More Than Four Miles Into Line   Offensive Is Northers Pincer Of Big Push Aimed At Industrial Area Of Ruhr

NAM Offers  Plan for  Reconversior Calls for Lifting  Of Rationing, OPA Price Lids

Urge Removal of Price Ceilings  N.A.M. Reconversion Proposals Presented

Manufacturers Group Urges Choice About Joining Unior   Association's Conversion Recommendations Suggest Freedom of Workers to Decide Affiliations, End  of Rationing by Feb. 15

Fire in Glacier Park Critical  Danger Period May Pass in 24 Hours

Post Office Sets Forth Rules for Sending Christmas Packages to Forces Overseas

lalin to Address Ussians Tonight   Premier to Outline Future Soviet Policy

TEMPERATURES:   Reconversion Threat Gets Top Priority In Capital Today

STRUCK U. S. OIL PLANTS   571,000 idle As Work Stoppages Continue

U.S. MOVING TO BREAK STRIKE STRANGLEHOLDS   Work Stoppages In Nation Are Keeping 671,000 Away From Jobs

MAY SEITE STRUCK U, 5, OIL PLANTS   671,000 Idle As Work Steppages Certinue

FEDERAL LABOR OFFICIALS PLAN FIRMER STEPS   Wartime Seizure Powers May Be Invoked If Oil Conference Fails   250,000 MAY WALK OUT   More Oilmen May Be Called Out: Elevator Strikers Ordered Before WLB

GOV'T READY TOACT IN TWO STRIKES   Seek to.Get Oil Workers, Elevator People Back to We

678,986 Idle; U.S. Acts in Oil Tieup   Chief Conciliator Takes Over, Seeks to Transfer Conference to Washington

Government Moves Today To Break Strike On Oil Industry  WARTIME SEIZURE MAY BE EXERCISED   Penaiatte ania And West _ Virginia Miners Are Idled By Strike

Move to Break Strikes   Government Acts In Work Stoppages tdling 671,000

Government Acts To Break Oil and Elevator Strikes   Seizure Powers May Be Invoked to Restore Froduction in Refineries   LIFT DISPUTANTS MEET WLB TODAY   100 More New York Buildings Affected; Garment Trade Hard Hit

8 Jap Ships  Are Sunk In  Lingayen Gulf U. S. Planes   U. S. Planes Hit Nip Bases  Over Luzon

U.S. PLANES IN PHILIPPINES SINK 8 SHIPS   T wo Destroyers -Included in Lingepent Gulf Debacle

‘Big 3’ Council Of Conciliation BelievedPlanned   Group Would Seek To Eliminate Allies’ Differences

MEETING SITE OF BIG THREE STILL SECRE   NEW CONCILIATION SOUNCIL TO BE CREATED

Big Three Plan  Grand Council  Would Settle All  Allied Problems

Big Three Will Ponder Council to Settle Policy Differences   Creation Considered Certain in Informe: London Quarters; Would Make Pance Bulwark Out of United Natiens

Bli-3 MAY SET UP GRAND COUNCIL ON CONCILIATION   ‘Group Would Settle Political and Economic Problems and Prevent Allied Differences.   PLACE OF CONFERENCE REMAINS A SECRET   Germans Told to Expect “Sensational Declaration” From Meeting Intended to Break Nazi Morale.

Seek Council To Solidify Agreements   Conciliation Problem Said to Be Before ‘Big Three’

Unity of Allies on Policies Thought Goal of ‘Big Three   Plan Would End ‘Present Disagreemenis and Strengthen Efforts for Peace

‘GRAND COUNCIL’ IDEA PROPOSED   ‘Big Three’ May Decide on Setup To Reach Agreemention Policy

Big 3 Parley May Plan for New Reich   Coalition Council to Settle Disputes Is Also Upon Agenda

3- VOTE ISSUE PLACED BEFORE FIRST SESSION   \Stalin’s Reply On Polish Deadlock Réceived By Molotov   TODAY’S PROGRAM 

Steering Committee in Heavily-Guarded Session   Sioup Expected to Report on Red Issue, Poland Problem Later Today

Russia Slated To Submit Vote Demands Today   United Nations Meet Gets Down To Business In San Francisco

Montana Hailed for Bond Sales  “Morgenthau, Gambl  ee Ol oo, ee Lee ee

Montana Hailed for Bond Sales  Morgenthau, Gamble Send Compliments

ACCLAIN.s oRADLEY   Moberly Turns Out Greet Its Most Illus trious Son

‘Officials Believe New Car Demands To Require Fast Quiput Three Year:

‘ROSE’ MAY 6 FEDERAL: a   HIBTBICY ATTORNEY At Los ANGELES WILL ASK TOKYO BROADCASTER BE SENT . ‘ “THERE: 

HEMP PLANTS WILL BE SOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT   Ladd Plant Will Opcrate Until Next September In Order To Process The Material Which Is Now On Hand.

HEMP PLANTS TO BE SOLD BY GOVERNMENT   Ladd Plant To Operate Till Next Sep tember

CHURCHILL STICKS TO PREVIOUS VIEWS      Objectives of the Atlantic Charter Still Stand, He Savs

Stands Pat On Charter, ~ Surrender   English Prime Minister Refuses to Budge From   : Angled) S. Stand.on These Two Points >

Churchill Says He and Roosevelt Are in Accord on Atlantic Charter

FDR IS BACKED BY CHURCHILL   Says Atlantic Charter, UnConditional Surrender Demand Still Valid

G.0.P., DEMOS ALIKE STRICKEN WITH GRIEF   Leaders of Both Parties Pay Respects to Fallen F. D. R.

WAINWRIGHT WELCOMED TO CAPITAL   Wife Meets Him At Airport; Huge Reception Held —

WAINWRIGHT IS GIVEN WELCOME AT WASHINGTON   Great Crowds Line Motorcade To Get Glimpse Of Bataan Hero

SPECULATION {S$ AROUSED = BY SEIZURE CASE DELAY   ACTION GF SUPREME COURT 1N WARD AFFARR CAUSES MUC TALK IN CAPITA

AWAIT TRUMAN OUTLINE BEFORE WRITING BILLS   Congress to Hear Message Thursday, Then Tackle Peace Problems

Many Problems On Reconversion Facing Congres   Session Reconvening Today At Washington Tackles Difficult Program   AWAIT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT

Early Action Unlikely On Ratifying League  Senate Approval of Charter Seen,   Senate Approval of Charter Seen, But Only After Thorough Airing

Ten Best Oklahoma 'A5 News Stories   Ballot of Editors Puts Matt Kimes in Top Spot

BIGGER TAX-CUT BILL PREDICTED   George Favors Excess Profits Tax Repeal For Next January   DOESN’T FAVOR GRANTING WHOLESALE  EXEMPTIONS

Bill to Reduce Taxes ‘Only Starter, George Says; Heavier Cuts Predicted

George Says Five Billion Tax Cut Is Just Starter    'Senate To Open Hearings Monday On Reduction  Already Approved By House

Present Tax Cut Just Starter Is Official Opinion   Levies to Be Really Slashed in ‘47-'48 Is Senator's View

Five Billions Tax Cut Held Just ‘Starter’   Senator George Says Levies Will Be Much Lower In 1947 And 1948

HEARINGS OPEN ON MEASURE IN SENATE MONDAY   Sen. George Says Bill Only Start; Thinks Additional Reduction Possible

COOLER AFTER RAINS   Freeze Is Forecast. for Part of the State Tonight

CHIEF OF TROOP CARRIER COMMAND SAYS PROGRAM TO BE COMPLETED..IN   - FIVE YEARS

THUGUT REFUSES POST   Witos May Also Refuse to Joir New Polish Administration

Two Refuse To Accept Posts. In Pole Regime   Exite Government of War suw Aunounces Portfolio Rejections By Thugiit

MOVE MADE 10 KILL LABOR BILL   _ Proposal Is Based. on Fear of Outcome of Joint Session

‘Kidnapped’ Child Is Refurnied To Home   Boy round by Unidentified Soldier After AIL-Night Search

Estimate Half Million Japs Killed in n Tokyo  sa   Flyer Says Bombings Should Convince Nips They Can’t Win

Russians Pound Out New Gains   Rail Center Of Sagan Taken By Soviets

SOVIETS POUND -OUTNEW GAINS   Red Forces 16 Miles From Goerlitz, Capture Sagan, Rail Terminus

Weygand Appears In Treason Trial   lormer Commander Testifies For Petain

General Maxime Weygand Second Defense Witness In Marshal Petain Trial

GERMAN STAND WEST OF RHINE A GREAT ERROF   Allies Now Running Wild After Crushing First Lines—Reich Being Destroyed.

SENATE STUDIES JUDGES’ PENSION   Subcommittee Seeks Compromise On Jobless Pay Bill

Brain Hemorrhage Believed Cause Of Hitler’s Death; Ribbentrop Is Ousted

RUMORS OF HITLER’S DEATH AS RESULT OF A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE BRINGS WHOLESALE SURRENDER OF GERMAN TROOPS; BERLIN’S GARRISON SPLINTERED INTO ISOLATED FRAGMENTS.

2 Chinese Groups Claim Capture Of  Mongolian Town   ‘Communists F 7arcing Sur render of Traitor  ‘Troops Who -Fought  For Japs.

Chinese Split On Capture   Chungking, Communists Each Claiming Kweisui; Meo Accepts Chiang Invitation

CHINESE REDS, HIGH COMMAND STILL DISARREE   Both Claim Capture of Important City But Plan Peace Talk

Civil War Threat-Rises   Chinese Communists And Regulars Clash Even After ‘Mao Accepts Bid:To Parley

CHINESE COMMUNIST LEADER ACCEPTS BID OF CHIANG FOR TALK   PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT CHINA’S INTERNAL POLITICAL PROBLEMS SOUGHT

Leaders Seek Settlement Of Chinese Strife   Communist Chief to Send Representative To Chungking for Parley

U.S, SUBS SINK 31 ENEMY SHIPS    Navy Announces Largest Total Of Japanese  Craft Destroyed

U.S. Subs Sink 31 Jap Vessels, Navy Reveals   Include. Light Cruiser, ‘Converted Gunboat -And Escort Vessel _

Japanese Lose 31 More Vessels to. US. Submarine:   One’ of Largest Hauls Ever Reported in One Communiauve

31 MORE JAP SHIPS SUNK BY SUBMARINES   Light Cruiser, Converted Gunboat and Escort Vessels Included in Haul.

THE WAR TODAY   England Will Now Try Socialistic Nationdlizatian

BRITISH LABOR VICTORY IS EPOCHAL AND ITS PROCEDURES WILL RECEIVE CLOSEST ATTENTION FROM WORK

Turnover In British. Vote Is Epochal   View Labor’s. Victory Does Not Mean Revolutionary Change In Policies Shared by Cumberland Evening Times Analyst

\GREAT VICTORY OF BRITISH _ (LABOR NOT EXPECTED CREATE J ANY REVOTUTIONARY CHANCES

SENATE 0.4.5 CHARTER BY 4.) VOTE   Stettinius Soon Leaves for London to Begin Task

NATE CHARTER APPROVAL PAVES WAY FOR ACTION   Stettinius Will Leave For London; Vote Here 89-2

SENATE .ADOPTION OF CHARTER: PAVES : WAY. FOR BET; os -TING ‘UP SECURITY: Es “ORGANIZATION .

WLB Holds That Law Under Which It Operates Is Superior to the Constitution of Florida

WLB Order Upheld Over Florida Law   U. S. Edicts Are Superior To State Regulations

Labor Disputes Act Supersedes State Laws   WLB Hands Down Ruling in Florida Constitution Issue On Anti-Closed Shop

DEMOS BACK VINSON PLAN FOR TAX CUT   Treasury Secretary’s Proposal Would Pare Levies $5,000,000,000 Eliminating Assessment for 12,000,000 Persons.

PROPOSAL TO CUT TAX GAINS FAVOR   GOP STANDING FIRM ON SECOND PLAN T0 LOP OFF 20 PERCENT

Quick ActionOn Ta» Cut Seen In Congres:   Repeal Of Three Per Cent Normal Levy On Individuals And The 95 Per Cent Tax On Excess Profits Is Forecast

Speedy Okeh To 5 Billion Tax Cut Seen   Republicans Want Deeper Cutbacks In Individual Levy

EXPECT SPEEQY ACTION ON BILL      Demo Strength Building Up in Favor of Tax Cut Pronosal.

SPEEDY ACTION DUE ON TAX CUT   House Committee Expected To Rush Bill To Floor

SPEEDY HOUS APPROVAL TO BILL SEEN   Republicans Want  Deeper Individual Income Tax Slash

TAX - CUT BILL NEARING HOUSE   Speedy Committee Approval Is Forecast

Speedy Committee Approval Indicated   Democrats Solidly Behind $5 Billion Slash In Taxes

New Scraps Over Poll Tax, Road Program and Presidential Appointment Flare in Congress

FIVE BILLION TAX ICUT PLAN URGED IBY ADMINISTRATION   Democratic Strength Building Up Behind Plan to Free Many Low-Income Persons  “? From Further Tax Levies

Vinson Plan—  Has Support   Committee To Push Reduction In ‘Faxes

DEMS SUPPORT NEW TAX PLAN   Deeper Individual Slash Is Desired by GOP  Leaders

Democrats Back B5,000,000,000 Income Tax Cut  Republicans Hold Out for Slash Of 20 Per Cent

GOVERNOR SEWALL ADMINISTERS OATH   Tells Legislators Future Is in Competent Hands

Varney Presides Over Senate As Lawmakers Meet   Hildreth Inauguration Is Set For Tomorrow

FRANCE IS DESTINED TO MAKE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND TURN LEFT

Important Changes Are Expected In The French _ Government Tomorrow

French Election Will Show Leaning Toward Britain and  U. S. in World Setup, Belief

France Expected to Make Important Changes in Governmental System

French Will Vote To Left, Internally   At Saine Time, Nation 1s Expected to Lean More Toward Britain  —qai-United States in.  World Affair

Tangled Polish Issue Unsolved As Diplomats Leave For World Parley.

Chinese Joins Big-3 Talks   Tangled Polish Issue Unsolved As Diplomats Leave For World Parley -

STETTINIUS, EDEN ‘AND MOLOTOV TAKE UP LEAGUE ISSUES   Conferences Held in Washington Prior to Their Departure for San Francisco Parley.   CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER CONSULTED   Whether Any Decisions Were Reached Is Not Announced—Russian Commissar Sees Truman.

Polish Issue Dropped Momentarily ‘Chinese Foreign Minister Joins “Big 3” Conference

Polish Issue Is Avoided at Bio Four Meet   Delegates Say Only Plans for Conference Were Discussed

Cut in Planes To Release 450,000 Mer   Slashes Aircraft Bill By 3 Billions, Officials Estimate

ae \e? 010 Free 450, 000 War Workers:   Reduction May Reduce War Bill of Nation by $3,500,000,000 and Aid  Civilian Production

Will Slash Plane Output   Army Cutback of 17,000 Planes to Release War Workers, Aid Civilian Industry

Big Cutback in Airplane Production   Will Release Materials for Civilian Goods

Plane Cutback To Free 450,000 Workers, Help Civilian Goods Output

U.S. War Costs May Be Slashed Over Three Billions by Plane Cutback: 450,000 Will Lose Jobs in Plants

AIRCRAFT PLANTS TO DROP 450,000 WORKERS BY JAN.    Army’s 17,000-Plane Cutback to Release Aluminum and Smal! Motors for Civilian Goods,   $3,500,000,000 SAVING __IN WAR BILL IS SEEN   Slash in Production of Superbombers Due in Part to Low Rate of Loss of Bie B-29's.

PLANE SLASH TO CUT WAR COSTS   450,000 Workers To Be Re leased By End Of Year

Plane Cutback Will Speed Up Reconversion   Aluminum, Alloy Steel and Electric Motors Will Be Released

Dean Edwin B. Fre Named President Of University  Regents Choose Wisconsin Man to Succeed Dykstra

BADGER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT 15 NAMED   Edwin B. Fred Picked By Board of Regents to Succeed Dykstra.

FOOD SITUATION MORE CRITICAL   Hundred Million Now Depend on Allies: - -

World’s Food Crisis Acute  i “ar ATR ee Dbeeiees dl   100 Millions Depend On Allied Generosity

IL it tl e » R e li ef a In os ig ht F O r F uU e l -S h O r t O h 10

FUEL SHORTAGE MAY LAST UNTIL FIRST OF APRIL   Lausche Ready to Announce Gas, Coal Conservation Program

BRITISH FLEET READY AS TASK FORCE UNIT      Exact Role in Pacific Not Yet Revealed

Weather readings for 24 hours   Pfe. R. J. Spomer  German captive

Production Of Civilian Goods To Increase   Tires, Nylons And Radios To Be In Stores Soon

RADIOS, NYLON HOSE WILL BE ON SALE BY FALL   Will Lift Rent Ceilings in Some Areas; to Reduce Meat Points

Good News About Nylons, Tires and Radios Released   Motorists May Get A Break On New Tires Within 90 Days.

Tires, Nylon And Radios Coming Back  By Holidays   Production Jump Is Ahead Kor Country

New Tires, Nylon Stockings, New Radios To Reach Public Not Later: Than Christmas   Rent Ceilings Expected To Disappear Soon In Certain Places

New Tires, Nylon Stockings, Radios  Seen In Near Future For Americans

Rent Ceilings Doomed Soon \Meat Points To Be Reduced Nylon Products Back Eariy   dies Te Be Available By Christmas; Credit Contrels To Be Medified Or Removed; Building  Enceuraged By Killing Red-Tape    ‘URANIUM 235 KEY TO ATOMIC POWER--PRODUCES PLUTONIUM

MORE RADIOS, TIRES. NYLONS   WPB and OPA Announcements Brighten Reconversion Picture

More News Qn Civilian Items  Is Listed Today   Government Tells U. S. Public that New Tires, Nylon Stockings and Radios Will Roll Out Shortly.

:   Good News On Home Front   Break On Tires  Possible In Days; Nylon Stockings And Radios By Christmas

RECONVERSION NEWS GOOD ON TIRES, RADIOS  AND NYLONS   Expect Goods Available By  Christmas; Tec Control Prices

OPA To Cut  Meat Points, Rent Ceilings Due To Go  Nylon Stockings   Nylon Stockings And 33 Million Radios Scheduled By Christmas

NEW CAR TIRES MAY BE ROLLING WITHIN 90 DAYS   Radios, Nylon Stockings, Oth er Scarce Items To Be : On Market Soon

GOOD NEWS ABOUT TIRES AND NYLONS   Government Officials Predict Production Will Jump 100 Per Cent In Three Months   PRICES WILL GO UP

At Last! Tires, Nylons, Radios Due In 90 Days   Production Increases Make Goods Available Once Again; 1942 Prices to Prevail

U.S. Government Is Seeking fo Hold Prices to the 1942 Levels Despite Stiff Opposition   Civilians Receive More Good News With Announcement New Tires, Nylon Stockings and New Radios Soon Wil) Be Available

Government Avoids Direct Reference To End of Rationing But Says ‘Break’ May Be Expected—OPA Still Has Knotty Problems To Solve

U.S. Revoke: Barriers For Industry  Moves to Ease Credit Rules, Other Controls

Tires, Radios, Hose Three Features in New Release by WPB   Good News May Bring in New Tire Releases by Mid-November

New Tires, Nylons Due Back Soon   OPA Tries to Hold Prices at 1942 Level; Radios to Be Released

Tires, Nylons. Radios Soon To  Be Available   Government Hopes to End Tire Rationing Soon; Meat Points to Be Slashed

Reconverting Nation Received Good ‘(News About Tires, Nylons, Radios   New Tires In 90 Days, Nylons By Thanksgiving And New Radios By Christmas, The  Government Promises.

New Tires, Nylons ‘And Radios To Be Plentiful Shortly   Will Be Forthcoming In 2 or 3 Months. _.

SOVernmMeniReveads big, Bunclle of News for Us “ Homes and Business

TIRES, ADIOS, NYLONS READY BEFORE JAN.    WPB Says Production Will   Go Up 100 Per Cent  ) in Three Months.

Here Is Good News on Tires,  Nylons, Radios   Motorists May Get Break Within Next 90 Davs

Reconversion Prospects  New Tires, Nylon Hose, Radios By Christmas

Priority Plan To Be Dropped Before Oct.    Steel. Copper, Aluminum.  a  Lumber Will Be Open To Competitive Use,   BUILDING BANS LESS

Radios, Nylon Stockings and Tires Coming   More Controls Off as Nation Reconverts; Priorities Simpler

NEXT 90 DAYS TO SEE MANY ITEMS BACK   Rent Ceilings Expected To Be Dropped Soon   To Be Lowered Next Month And Eliminated Entirely Soon Thereafter

Rent Controls Are Fading Out Nvlons. Raclias Promised Soor   Setup On Credit May Be Modified, Plant Expansions Turned Loose And Meat Points To Be Cut Next Month

War-Time Controls:  On Way Out InU.S.   Government. Considers Modifying Consumer Credit _ Rules—OPA Will Reduce Meat Rationing— Rent Ceilings May Come Off Soon

Nylons For Christmas, 3 Million Radios Jan. 1, New Tires In 90 Days

Tops to Be Scrapped in Cities and Towns Where Wartime Swollen Populations Dwindle.   BUYING ON CREDIT MAY BE MADE EASIER   As New Keconversion Orderg  Appear 280,000 Auto Work  ers Demand 30 Pct.  Wage Increase,

NEW TIRES, NYLON HOSE AND RADIOS ARE DUE TO COME BACK  OFFICIALS SAY MOTOR.

Radios, Nylons To Be On Sale By Year’s End   Credit Controls To Be Modified; Building Eased

New Tires Are Possible  In 90 Days   Officials Predict 100 Per Cent Jump In Produetion In Three Months

Government Acts To Speed Nation In Reconversion   Rent Ceilings in Some Places May Be Ended Soon; Nylon Stockings An Early Prospect; Easing of Credit Controls Planned

Nation Gets Good News On Tires, Nylons   3% Million Radios May Be In Dealers’ Hands By Christmas Approve Factories

Tires, Nylons And Radios To Reach Market:   “Promise Many Civilion Items By Christmas

Nation Promised Nylon Stockings, Tires And Radios   But Government Officials Give No Definite Word On Ending Of Rationing

Rubber and Radios Are Added to  Ration-Free List  Nylon Also Will Get Back to Market Soon, Officials Say

Rent Ceilings Due to Go Where Demand Shrinks Drop More Nylon Bars   Government Considers Modifying Credit Controls; Business Urged to Go Ahead With Building Of New Factories and Major Additions

New Tires, Nylons, Radios May Reach U. S. Store Shelves In. Three Months

Drivers May Get New Auto Tires Within 90 Days   Nylon Stockings, Radios Soon to be Available at Stores; Meat Ration Points to Drop

MOTORISTS MAY GET TIRE BREAK WITHIN 90 DAYS   ‘Nylon Stockings and Radios Expected on Shelves hy Chrictmas

Tifes, Nylons and Meats in Abundance Loom as Definite Possibilities Shortly

Rent Controls To End Soon in  Certain Areas   Nylons to Be Back by Thanksgiving Or at Latest by Christmas;  To Make More Radios

300 B-29s Again Blast At Kyushu   Third Raid on Jap Island in Five Days—-New Gains  on Okinawa

KYUSHU IS CONTINUING.   _300_B-29s Hit. Jap Mainland Again Today

Yanks Alert For Junction “With Soviets   3 Armies Driving On Germans’ Lair In Bavarian Hillis

RED TANKS ARE NOTED NEAR ELBE   Three Allied Armies Unleash Attack On Nazis’ Redoubt

Meeting of Armies But Hours Away, Paris Radio Says   Reds Rushing Past Berlin to Join Yanks at Elbe Crossing

JUNCTURE [i APEUIED AT ANY MOMENT   Russ Tanks Rolling West as Allies Open Assault on Nazi Redoubt.

Soviet Army Tanks Driving To Elbe   Eisenhower's Master Plan To Keep Germans From Withdrawing To Redoubt Put In Effect

Reds Charge ‘Toward Elbe  Below Berlin   U.S.-French Armies Explode Assault On Nazi Redoubt

AFL Asks Lewis For Return ferms   Mine Worker Head Says He Willi Come Back ‘As  Is’; Progressives Protest.

COLORFUL PARADE WILL OPEN FAIR IN CORSICANA TUESDAY  MANY INTERESTING AND EDUCATION EVENTS ARE

COLORFUL PARADE WILL OPEN FAIR IN CORSICANA TUESDAY  MANY INTERESTING AND EDUCATION EVENTS ARE  DAILY PROGRAM

Series s Even With  One to Go   Greenberg Ties Game Then Makes Error to Allow Cub Win

FEPG FUND MAY GET APPROVAL   Prompt House Passage 01 Bill  Appropriating $250,000 Expected

Leopold Elects ToHeldThrone   Belgian King Also Decides  Te Stay Out of Country

Leopold Decides Not To Abdicate   Does Not Intend To Return To Belgium; Royal Question Perplexing.

OBSERVE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY   Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Anderson Honored At Home Sunday, June 3

Akron Couple’s Golden Wedding  Mr. and’ Mrs. Anderson Wed Half Century

YOUTH HELO ON MURDER COUNT   Elderly Gas Station Oper ator Brutally Beaten To Death

Suzuki Vows Fight to End   Unconditional Terms Reiected by Premier

FLIERS RESCUED IN AREA OF BALKANS   Group, Mostly Americans, Bailed Out During German Occupation.

Union Leaders Stand Opposed To Truman Plea   ‘President's Appeal To Be Put Up To Strikers, However

UNIONISTS WOULD. KEEP @. M. CLOSEL      LEADERS OPPOSED TO TRUMAN PROPOSAL—VOTE TO BE TAKEN SATURDAY.

Union-Heads To Consider Proposal   Though Dissatisfiec With President's Sug gestion, Agree to Cal Vote On Return te Work

President's. Appeal to - GM Sirikers to Retum to’ Work to Be  - Submitted to be ers Saturday _

3 Prisoners Kill Selves After Riot   Russians Captured Fighting With Germans Commil Suicide

  Senate Debate Over Truman Management  F ollowing: L etter  ; i ™   Following Letter Read on National Defense Program

FILIPINO, U.S, INFANTRYMEN TAKE IPO DAM   Main Water Supply for Manila; Thousands of Japs Trapped Near City

IPO DAM NEAR ” MANILA TAKEN   Yanks, Guerrilias Win Water Source Intact

YANKS ORDERED TO SHELL TOWN AFTER SHOOTING   Names of American Casualties Not Yet Revealed

Youngster Gets Six Rocking Horses for the Christmas Which He Probably Won't Live to See

DAMASKINOS INSISTENT   Sick Little Boy Gets Six  - Rocking Horses On Holiday

Husband Of Injured Woman Had Been Granted Emergency Furlough, Treated For Shock In Westmoreland Hospital   NAVY SEAMAN IS ONE OF VICTIMS

Atom Bomb Best-Kept War Secret   Byron Price Reminds Was Under Voluntary Censorship By 20,000 Outlets

UAW RESUMES Gill NEGOTIATIONS: STEEL VOTE HELD   Hopes for Early settlement Raised by Wage, Living Report

DEADLOCK IN AUTO STRIKE ~ ENDED TODAY   GENERAL MOTORS AND UNION  OFFICIALS. MEET TO RE. SUME NEGOTIATIONS ON _ UNION DEMANDS

General Mofors, Union To Resume Negotiations    Leaders Pledge Chrysler Corporation Will Not Be Struck, Continue Ford Talks

U.S, MAY ALLOW BOOST IN PRICES   UAW Agrees Not to Strike Chrysler for at Least Three Months

SUPERFORTS BOMB 10 JAP FACTORIES   AIRCKAEFT, AMMUNITION AND ORDNANCE PLANTS HIT IN DAYLIGHT RAIDS.

Yank Column Pushes Near to Major Valley Town; Guerrillas Battle Enemy Counterattacks

Targets Hit By Fliers  Largest Pin-Point Mission Completed by Fliers  NAGOYA AND OSAKA SECTORS HARD HIT

Mighty fleet of Supers in  Nipponstrike  Enemy industry  severely rapped

Superfortresses Hit 10 Jap  Industrial Areas   Aircraft, Ammunition, Ordnance Factories Are Blasted in Largest Demolition, Pin-Point Mission Ever Flown Against Nips

Medics Course Be Resumed   M. U. Curators Outline Program For Two Hospitals

Full Four-Year Medical Course At U Resumed   Institution’s Board of Curators Orders Two Hospitals Built

Heads U. S. Part Of Stern  Government   Gen. Lucius Clay Named to Assist “Ike” As Military = Commaniler American Zone of Oc-eupation

Stern Military Government Faces Germans  Eisenhower, Clay to Head U.S. Part of Operations

Lt Gen. Clay  Eisenhower’s  Chief Deputy   Will Supervise Entire Program  Of De-Nazification

ENTIRE REICH “TOBE PURGED OF HITLERISM   EISENHOWER HEADS AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPATION

EISENHOWER AND CLAY TO HEAD FORCE   American Leaders for Oc cupetional Government  Are Named

Eisenhower, Clay To Head U.S. Control of Reich   ‘Stern’ Military Rule in Store For Fallen Germany

Infantryman Who Cut Down Batch of Hitler's Elite Troops to Get Congressional Medal of Honor

Petition Seeking Labor Inquiry in Rio Grande Valley   Makes Claim Virtual CIO Dictatorship Is in Offing

12-CENT INCREASE WLB Ruling May Avert Western Union Strike  - One of Final Acts  Of Board Which Dishane Monday Nial

WLB To Advocate Salary Increase ByWestern Unior  Action May Affect Jaauory Strike Call

12-CENT BOOST PER HOUR SEEN FOR WIRE UNION   Reported Decided By WLB In One Of Last Cases Before Passing Out

“GET HITLER” IS SLOGAN OF THE ALLIES   Military Leaders Believe Death or Capture of No. 1 Nazi Would Be Quickest Way to End War in Europe.

Allied Leaders in Agreement On Way To End European War; Expect Russians To Battle Nips

‘ON TO TOKYO’, ORDER £0 MACARTHUR Death, Capture Of Hitler Is Seen Quickest Way To Topple Germany   MacArthur, Together With Admiral Chester W, Nimitz, Assigned By Joint Chiefs Of Staff To Lead Final Drives On Nips

MacArthur Given His “On To *« Ayo” Orders as Reds Break ct With Japanese

Red Move Analyzed; Better Kill Hitler. . .  MacArthur Gets His “On To Tokyo” Orders As Big War Developments Brew

MacArthur Is  Given ‘On To  Tokyo’ Order:   Nimitz to Direet Naval Ac.  tivities: Assiguiments Come On Heels of Russia’s Break With Japs

DENUNCIATION TO SPEED UP PACIFIC WAR   General MacArthur Has His "On to Tokyo" Marching Orders Hard on Heels of Moscow Decision  STAFF CHIEFS NAMED

‘On To Tokyo’ Marching Orders Given MacArthur Following Russo-Jap Break   Allied Military Leaders Agree That Hitler's Deoth Or Capture Will End War Quickly

U. §. Plans New Worries for Japanese   MacArthur Assigned to Land Forces and Nimitz to Naval

M ARTHUR TO. LEAD ARMY IN TOKYO MARCH   Staff Chiefs Also Name) Nimitz to Head Naval Drive; “Capture or Kill” Hitler is Marshall's Goal.

Actions Portend New Development: In Pacific Theatre  Hint Roosevelt Got Promise from  se 8? 0 6a WG

Pacific Team ls Refained   It’s MacArthur and Nimitz To Boss Remainder of Pacific Contest

Eisenhower Says Capture or Death of — Hitler Needed To Bring Quick  Fall of Germany; Ex. pect Russia To Fight Tans.

FDR, Stalin Traded To End Jap Treaty   Gen. George C. Marshall States Death or Capture of Hitler Would Bring Ouick End to German Fioht

ASSIGNED PACIFIC COMMAND ALONG WITH ADM. NIMITZ   DEATH OR CAPTURE OF HITLER WOULD SPEED VICTORY: MARSHALL

Kill or Capture Hitler That’s Quickest Way To V-E Day Say Leaders

M’Arthur, Nimitz In Command   Named to Direct Last Phases of Defeat of Japanese Empire

GENERAL MACARTHUR HAS HIS ON TO TOKYO MARCHING ORDER NOW  FINAL MASSIVE OFFENSIVE  AGAINST JAPAN IN HANDS . MACARTHIID AND NIMIT?T

“Choice Comes on Heels of Russia’s Blast at Nippon   . Capital Turns Eyes ‘fo Pacitic Theater; Marshal---"Kill or  Capture Hitler““

‘On toTokyo’ Marching Orders Given After Ending of ida Deli Pact

MacArthur, Nimitz, Head Tokyo Drive   Leaders Say Quick Way End Nazi War Is to ‘Get’? Hitler

McArthur, Nimitz To Command Final  Assault On Japan  Gen. Marshall Says Hitler's Death, Capture Would Helr

Kill or Capture Hitler Way To End War Quickest--Allies   PACTFIC FRONT

Destruction of Hitler Seen As Quickest Way to End Wa:  MacArthur to Lead Cleanup of Japan; Abjantian Earcuced Qn Bad<' Narvt Mave

Red Action On Japanese Pact Shifts Interest   MacArthur, Nimitz Assigned Commands; Developments Soon

NIMITZ NAMED TO HEAD ALL NAVY UNITS   Hitler’s Death Or Capture Quickest End To War   MOSCOW ACTION   In Denouncing Jap Pact Is Believed Step Toward En-— tering Pacific War 

‘ON TO TOKYO’ PLAN DRAFTED   MacArthur and Nimitz Tc Direct Knockout Blows

MacArthur Will Lead Assault Against Japs   Nimitz to Direct Sea Forces In Pacific War

MacArthur And Nimitz To Boss Big Tokio Push   Assignment, On Heels Of Soviet-Jap Break, Turns Spotlight On Pacific.

Capture Or Death Of Hitler Termed Shortest Road To Victory In German

To Engineer Final Blow At Japan   Plans. For Final Phase Of Fight Against Nips: Puts Nimitz in Charge Of: All Naval Units

Two Men Wil! Lead Final  Pacific Drive   MacArthur, Nitmitz Named—Death To Hitler Ureed

MACARTHUR AND NIMITZ RECEIVE oN Te TOKYO" EATTACK ORDERS   Marshall Says The “Death Or Capture Of Hitler Would Speed N2zi Fall’”’

PROFESSOR 10 QUIT U. OF . IN POLICY ROW   Bernbaum Criticizes President Willard and Gov. Green

Letter Of Thanks  From England  ‘Franklin Fourth  Grade Sent Box

3rd Army Drives Within 58 Miles Of Berchtescaden   Allied Armies Overrun Most of Southern Germany

Singapore Raided By Super Bombers   Tokyo Also Reports Another Attack On Capital

ON TOKYO REPORTED   ®Smash At Naval Base Second Of War For  Giant Bombers

B-29s Assault Jap Naval Base At Singapore   Enemy Communique Reports Damage To Military Installations

Singapore Hit By B-29 Forts   Crippled B-29 Scares Nips Away With Jammed Guns

B-298 BOMB JAP BASE AT SINGAPORE   Daylight Raid © Damages Military Installations

B-2%’s Blast Big Jap Base At Singapore   Much Damage Admitted By Foe; Tokyo Also Undergoes Air Raids

Singapore Naval  Base Bombarded   India-Based B-29's Attack Positions

“DISTRIBUTION? OF WORLD AIM OF HITLER:   Plans for Deal With Stdlin Revealed at Nuernberg Trial

HITLER PLANNED WORLD SHAKEUP WITH RUSSIANS   Crime Trial Bares Germany Faced . Internal Collapse

HITLER PLANS FOR NEW WAR “TOLD IN 193:    RVIDENCE AT . WAR CRIMES  TRIAL ALSO REVEALS HE " HOPED FOR RUSSIAN BUPPORT

Oppesition To Partial Pre duction Develops Among SaetLare   WOULD MAKE PARTS FOR RIVAL FIRMS

Violence Seen _If GM Reopens  Parts Section   Partial Return of Striker: Would Weaken Position,  Tingsl Awoarts

Prospects Dim Of Sefflement In Auto Strike      ClO Opposed to Workers Returning to Idle Plants

General Motors Proposal Meets Union Opposition   Prospects for Partial Re . sumption of Work Appear Remote

This Soldier, Out Of Hospital, Makes Up For Lost Time By Eating Big Meal

‘Diners in Atlanta Cafeteria Lose : Interest in Their Food Suddenly

Atlanta Diners Stare Goggle-Eyed At Meal Eaten By ‘Eating Wonder

NAZIS INCREASE ITALIAN ACTION   Sharp Patrol Clashes Are Reported On Adriatic

U. S. Scientist Says Secrecy Hindered ‘Atom Bomb Output  Delay of 18 Months Is Charged to Army Regulations

Seer recy Held Up A Bomb 18} Months  Salrniista an Mor e Lethal Weanan

LONDON’S HIGHEST HONOR IS GIVEN GENERAL EISENHOWER AMID POMP AND CEREMONY   Thousands of Britons and American Soidiers Line Route of Procession and Cheer Smiling Supreme Commander in British Capital   LAUDED BY CHURCHILL FROM FAMOUS BALCON’

In Drastic Move Hitler Gives Nazi Leaders A Chance To Save Own Neck:

FUERRER FREES PARTY STOOGES   Nazi Leaders Allowed To Escape As Towns Fall To Allied Troops

Drastic Move Interpreted as Another Indication That Reich Is In Its Death Throes

Peace Issues In Forefront For Congres:   Broad Areas of Conflict Resninisceut of Early Dass of New Deal

Capital Faces Old Issues Of Peacetime   Jobs and Jobless Lead Discussions At Washington

Peacetime’s Old Issues  Seen Ahead Of Congress   Jobs, Jobless Back Upon Capitol Hill

Peacetime Issues Bounce Around  on Capitol Hill   Broad Areas of Conflict Are Visible as Groundwork Is Laid for the Reconvening of Nation’s Lowmatere

Old-Time Issues Bounce Up Before Congress   Jobs and Jobless, Soldier Vote  Back in Forefront

Old Peacetime Issues Return As Congress Prepares for Reconvening on September 5

ARDER SETTING UP SIX-MAN BOARD GN WAGE STABILIZATION FYPECTEN FROM WHITE HOUSE

PUSH ON AFTE FINAL VICTORY AT SHURI   75,000 Americans Aligned Against 20.000 Japs

onsolidate Positions and Straighten Their Lines   .LL- OUT OFFENSIVE   xpect the Enemy to Fight With Its Usual  Fanaticism

Ss ad feat ERY Spt a On irae  Kiwanians Purchase Cards for Injured

Caution: You Might Split A Rib Reading This; Funny Things Happened in 1945   Hunter Bagged a Duck—Bui a Duck Shot the Hunte

Vast Multitude  Pays Silent Homage As Funeral Procession Moves to White House

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  Nese ene ee ee nate tenant a manne   Late President’s Body Arrives in Washington

Marshall Cites Need Of Big Armed Force   Says Fast-Moving Attack Units Will Be Main Defense Against Atomic Bomb

Marshall Says in Future War U. S. Will Need Force to Hit Quickly At Enemy's Atomic Power Source

Marshall Urges Sizeable Army To Fight A. Bombs; Carrier importance Seen

ATOMIC BOMB ALTERS NEEDS OF U. S. FORCES   Naval Surface Craft May Be Obsolete In Decade

Nation’s Future Security Will Demand Sizeable Armed Force   According to Gen. George Marshall, Army Chief of Staff

rouse Group Told Warfare Not Changed   Adm. Mitscher Says Must Build Navy Around Carriers

NEED SIZABLE ARMY TO KEEP AMERISA. SAFE      Must Be Able Te Strike Quickly Says General Marshall

ARMY READY T0 SEIZE TRUCKS   Presidential Order Awaited In Chicago Strike

STRIKERS AND TRUCK COM‘PANY OPERATORS EXPECT FEDERAL ACTION ANY — MOMENT.

WIFE THREATENS FAMILY IN LETTER   Blames Chairman Of Draft Board For Husband’s Induction

Immediate Allied Pacts To Relieve Strife Are Asked   Vandenberg Requests Total Demilitarization  of Allied Powers

Asiatics Offer Security Plan   Self-Rule Advocated : Rather Than Council

All of Iwo Is Battle Zone  No Place on Islond   No Place on Islond Free of Bot": Fire, Says Eyewitness

No Front  Line On ‘Bloody Iwo   Whole Of Small Island Battle Zone

ALL OF IWO IS A BATTLE ZONE   No Front Line on Bloody Isle — Japs Have Only Real Cover

615 U, S- FORTS LASH AT JAPAN   Plane Plant, Arsenal, Steel Center Among Targets. : in Three Strikes

WILL DICTATE SURRENDER IN NEXT 10 DAYS   ‘Japs to Sign Articles Of Capitulation Near Tokyo

Surrender Due  To Be Made in Next Ten Days  American Forces Will Be Prepared for

U.S. to Dispatch Mighty Force  for Occupation   MacArthur to Dictate Surrender Terms Within 10 Days; One of Nip Emissary Planes Ditched on Ie Island

Jap Envoys Leave Manila After Talks About Terms   Their Co-operation Indicates J apan To Be Occupied With Tattle Frictian

Emissaries Given Plans Of Surrender   Air And Sea Fleets Will Be Alerted For Early Occupation

Mighty Forces To Form Army Of Occupation   Enemy Envoys Conperstive  Tu Giving Information ghee BER a. C.-!! Fe

Supreme Allied Commander Will Dictate to Nips  Within Ten Days   MacArthur Will Head Mighty Occupation Force; Jap Envoys’ Plane Rolls into Ditch

General Plans — Occupation Of Enemy Islands      Allied Commander to Lead Vast Array of Armed Strength Into Japan—Nippon’s Emissaries Offered Cooperation at Preliminary Conference

To Dictate Terms Of   Surrender   Will Go At Head of Powerful Army, Navy And Air Yorees Next 10 Bays. Japs Leave Manila

Full Army, Navy And Air  Forces To Enter Japan   Allied Supreme Commander To Lead Alerted, Fully Armed Armada Of Fighting Men Into Tokyo

Mystery ManIn Petain’s Trial  ‘Aids Defendant   Testifies He Is Horrified t& See Aged Men Blamed By Others For Their Frrors

MYSTERY MAN APPEARS IN PETAIN TRIAL   Maj. Jean Lostanau-Lacau Horrified Over Accusations Made Agcinst Aged Marshal  STATE ENDS ITS CASE

HERRIOT ENDS: FRANCE’S CASE   Defense Takes Up Task of i Saving Aged Marshal .  Petain

Roosevelt Aided France Before Downfall, Herriot Tells. Court — Hearing Charges Against Petain

‘Mystery Man First Witness for Petain   Marshal Being Blamed by Others for Their Own Errors, Maj. Lostanau-Lacau Asserts

“MYSTERY MAN" GIVES TESTIMONY AT PETAIN TRIAL  DECLARES MARSHAL  - BLAMED BY OTHERS FOR THEIR ERRORS

MYSTERY WITNESS  TESTIFIED MONDAY  IN FAVOR OF PETAIN & STATE ANNOUNCES CLOSE  OF PROSECUTION WITH ENOTIARBN UCRRINT unt

‘Mystery Man Testifies in Petain Trial.   Aged Marshal Is Defended by Ex-Liaison Agent

Mystery Man’ Drops Bomb at Petain Trial   Declares Petain Blamed for Errors Made by Accusers

Mystery Man Defends Petain. Accuses Others  Herriot Charaes   Herriot Charges Marshal Thwarted Move To N. Africa

HERRIOT HEARD IN PETAIN TRIAL   “ormer French Premier Testifies Against Aged Marshal; Mysterious Major I'nfound.

State Submits Last Witness In Treason Hearing   Former Premier Herriot Says U. S. Gave France Plenty of Materiel to Marshall Petain.

Aged Marshal Defended by  Witness   Maj. Lostanau-Lacau Found—F.D.R. Promised French Aid

To Aid Fiece   Former Premier Tells of Days Before Nation Gave In to’ Nazis; Testifies In Petain’s Trial

“Mystery Man’ on Stand to Testify in Treason Tria   Backs Marshal Petain; State Concludes Case With Edouard Herriot

Petain Charges Horrify Court's Man of Mystery    Moj.-Lostanau-Lacau “Testifies Guilty Try to Blame Old Marshal

‘Mystery Man’ Enters Trial of Marshal Petain   Maj. Lostanau-Lacau_ Is _ ‘Horrified’ to See Aged  Leader on Trial

“Mystery Man” Witness at Trial   Lostanau-Lacau Taken To Court at Request Of Presiding Judge

U. §. AID TO FRANC!   Herriott, Last State Wit ness in Petain Case, Testifies

MYSTERY MAN IN COURTROOGN   Lostanau-Lacau Horrified to See Petain Blamed for Errors of Others.   HERRIOT GN STAND TOO

MYSTERY WITNESS TESTIFIED MONDAY INFAVOR OF PETAIN   STATE ANNOUNCES CLOSE OF PROSECUTION WITH EDOUARD HERRIOT

‘Mystery Man’ Testifies For Accused Petain   Declares Aged Marshal  Blamed By Others For Thee Churn Kernve.

Petain Blamed For Errors of  Others, Claim   Mysterious Witness Defends Aged Marshal; Herriot Final State Witness

Herriot Takes Stand At Trial of Marshal Petain   Said France Had Two Staunch Friends In England and UV. S.

Situation Is Thot Better in Other Fields   General Motors. Union Discuss Problems

U.S. DOUGHBOYS DRIVE WEDGE IN OKINAWA JAP LAST-STAND PLATEAL   NAVAL GUNFIRE, BOMBING, ROCKET STRAFING SUPPORT YANKS IN FIERCE HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT

Blarney Kin, Sweet Swede Hit Movie Jackpot   Oscars to the Bing, Bergman and Host of Contemporary Irish

Prized “Oscars” Again Awarded  Big Doy for Irish and Ingrid Bergman

Crosby, Bergmar Tops In Movies   Irish Walk Off. With Major Share Of Movie “Oscars” Awards.

CROSBY AND BERGMAN WIN MOVIE HONORS   Barry Fitzgerald And Ethe] Barrymore Get “Oscars” For Supporting Koles

: “Oscars,” Motion Picture -. Awards, Name Bing Crosby And Ingrid Bergman

IRISH SCORE IN MOVIE AWARDS   “Going My Way” Walks Oft  With Four Oscars

Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman Win Hollywood’s Famed “Oscar” Awards

Senate Votes  Inquiry Into Pearl Harbor   House to Join in Searching Probe For Whole Truth

WHOLE TRUTH IDEA BACKED BY PRESIDENT   Democrats Propose Non-Partisan Board

Meat Shortage Solution Urged  La Guardia offers Ancther Proposal

Mayor Attacks Price Ceilings   La Guardia Says ‘Fictitious’ Ceilings Cause Black Market In Meat.

Ben V. Cohen Is Nominated To State Post   Truman Sends In Number Of Nominations As Congress Meets

SUFFER MOST   New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio Hardest Hit By Cold Weather.

FUEL CRISIS IN NORTHEAST U. S.   GOV, DEWEY ORDERS: STATE BUILDINGS IN ALBANY, N, Y. CLOSED

Northeast State: Hard Hit By Cold And Snow  Fuel, Food And Feed Short In New York.

Weather Eases Tn All But N. E.      These States Still Fight Against Transport, Fuel “Shortage Crises.

Northeast States Fight Shortages Caused By Bitter Winter Weather

World Court is Needed, Frisco Delegates Told   Stettinius Tells 30 Nations to Draft Statute

Baffleship Damaged  By Japanese Action   Pennsylvania Attacked a: Peace Hovers; 20 Casualties Listed

JAP TORPEDO HITS U. 5. BATTLESHIP   PENNSYLVANIA HEAVILY DAMAGED AUG, 12—-TWENTY MEN KILLED OR MISSING.

TORPEDO SNAGS U.S. BATTLESHIF   Pennsylvania Is Heavily Damaged; 20 Men Lost In Sneak Attack

Battleship Pennsylvania  Hit Aug. 12   Ship Heavily Damaged By Aerial Torpedo, 20 Killed or Missing

Nip aerial torpedo hits  Pennsylvanis While surrender  nesotialions on

Jap Sneak Attack on Battleship After Peace Talks Began Revealed   20 Men on Pennsylvania Lost in Aerial Torpedo Assault on Night of Aug. 12

Say Air Troops to Ls In North; Tephcon Me Delay U. S. Arrival am

THREE CONVICTS TRACED TO OHIC   Fugitives From Jackson Believed Involved In Abduction, Car Theft

They Are Evacuating Bel_ gian Civilians In Expectation Of Hard Fight   PATTON’S BIG GUNS HIT NAZI CORRIDOR  ABOVE BASTOGNE   News From Southeast—In Saar - Rhineland Area— Looks Encouraging

Combat Ships In Allied Fleet Total 133   20 Aircraft Carriers. Nine Battleships; Vessels Identified

Jap Navy and Homeland Were Pounded By 133 Allied Warships, Nimitz Says

NIMITZ NAMES THIRD FLEETS COMPLEMENTS   133 Combat Ships Of More Than Million Tons Identified

But 15 Minutes Of Thrilling Action Required To Rescue 510 From Jap Prison Camp

ne shot off the Lock—and Those 510 Yankee Prisoners Were Release

Heavily-Armed Rangers Mostly U. 5. Farm Boys “Crazy About Fighting”

BuzzBombs and Gigantic Planes to Strike at Nins   Destruction of Cities « With Plane Factories First in Program

JAPAN BOMBING INCREASE DUE   TO GET BIGGER BOMB LOADS THAN GERMANY

A CLEAR: COLD DAY   Flora Predicts That Snow Will Be Gone by Tomorrow

NAHA BRIDGEHEAD  FORGED ON FLANK   Sugar Loaf Hill Also Is Captured; Put F a Seqicene Eat on: wup Force

Sixth Marines Bridge Asoto River in Naha   Sugar Loaf Hill Taken; Yanks Put Squeezé on Japs on Mindanao as  Aussies Gain in Tarakan

Gain Ground In Surprise  Night Attack   Marines Forge Bridge. head Across the Asota River In Bomb-Shattered Capital of Naha

HIGH GROUND [S TAKEN NEAR SHURI CASTLE   Marines Forge Small Bridgehead Across  Asoto River

Yanks Gain High Ground Near Shuri   Large Enemy Force Caught i i Squeeze On North Mindanao

World Police Views Outlined By Vandenberg   GOP Leader Would Gis: President Free Hand Over Small Farce

LIMITED U.S. PEACE FORCE IS PROPOSED   Would Give President Power to Commit Nation’s Quota

[Free Hand in Using ‘Limited Quota of Military Ureed   Sen. Vandenberg Proposes Any Larger Contingents Than Those Allocated in Advance Be Used by Conaress’ Consan:

600 Japanese Mass betore MacArthur's HQ To Cheer Yanks, Denounce Throne

Parade Of 600 Put On Before Headquarters   Traffic Tied Up As First Free Meeting Is Enjoyed

Reds In China Get Sweeping Concessions   Nationalization of Army May End Civil War Assert Communists

400 KILLED IN FIGHTING FOR CAPITAL CITY   Insurgents Reportedly Led by Former Dictator Gomez

FIGHTING FOR CAPITAL CITY   Insurgents Reportedly Led by Former Dictator Gomez

Germans Bury 161 Murdered Jews   Victims of SS Troopers Given Mass Burial Direct. ed By U. S. Officers.

Counoll Votes to Ask for Sec‘ond One Per Cent of Matiane’ Insnames

UNRRA Will Ask For Another 1 Per Cent Levy   Would Cost U. S. $1.320.000.000

MATTER OF PLACING SAFEGUARDS ABOUT ATOMIC BOMB DISCOVERY IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE TALK

‘Middle Road May BeThe Best In Deciding What "ToDo With Atomic Bomb

Truman Leaves for Five-Day Trip; Wedding, County Fair on Schedule

TRUMAN STARTS " FIVE-DAY TRIP    PRESIDENT TO BE BEST MAN AT WEDDING, ATTEND FAIR  . AND FISH DURING. TOUR. °

T okyo Is. Barren City   Undercurrent of Hope For New Way of Life Found Among People

FANATICS THREATEN TO KILL EMISSARIES   Courageous Gamble Won By Emperor, Opine Informed Japs

CREDIT EMPEROR WITH APPEASING FANATICAL JAPS   Tokyo Residents Declare Some Wanted To Shoot Envoys      HIROHITO’S GAMBLE TERMED COURAGEOUS

The Weather   Post-War Japan Faces Painful Readjustment   Shortage Of Food, Probable Inflation Are Confronting Nips; But People Hopeful

Life Is Ruggec Rugged Inside Tokyo °   First Report From ‘Japanese Capital

Tommy Gunning Doughboys Liberate 32,000 Captives of Infamous Dachau

32,000 Prisoners Freed In Surprise Yank Capture Of Big Dachau Prison   Yanks Liberated From Nazi Camps To Come Home As Fast As Possible

Infamous Dachau Prison Camp Captured By Yanks Today, 32,000 Liberated

32,000 Liberated As Dachau Prison Camp is Captured  Many Distinguished Inmaies Already Transferred by Nazis Fleeing Allied Armies

Yanks Liberate 32,000 Held in  Dachau Prison   Storm Extermination Camp With ‘Tornadic Fury,’ Wipe Out Guards

SeizeDachau Death Camp   Yanks Overrun Infam. ous Extermination Camp in Swift Thrust

CAPTURE OF INFAMOUS DACHAU CAMP FREES 32,000 PRISONERS   SCORES OF SS MEN © TAKEN PRISONERS AND DOZENS WERE SLAIN

Free 32,000 At Dachau   Surprise Guards— Scores Taken Prisoner And Dozens Slain

Nofed Dachau Camp Taken   Yanks of 42nd and 45th Capture Infamous Spot, Free 32,000 Captives

Pilot Is Named Who Shot Down Adm. Yamamoto   Lt. Col. Lanphier Given Credit

Yamamoto s Slayer Revealec  Lieut. Col. Lanphier, AAF, Credited With Downing Naval Chief

Col. Janphier Shot Down  Yamamoto   Knox “Sent Information Leading To. Admiral’s ._ Death

Identify Yank Who Downed Nip Navy Head   Adm. Yamamoto. Met Death in Air at Hands of Lt. Col. Lanphier

BYRNES ORDERS YOUTH OF FARM TO GARRY ARMS   Cancei 18-25 Deferments Where Possible, Word to Boards

FARM YOUTHS FACE CHECKUP   SELECTIVE SERVICE TOLD TO ' CANCEL AGRICULTURAL DEFERMENTS WHEREVER POSSIBLE

36th Division Heads Home After ‘Salerno Day’ Parade   Famed Group, With Third Highest Casualties,  Carries Texas And Alamo Flags At Review

MEMBERS OF FAMED 36TH DIVISION TO BE SENT BACK HOME SOO!  OBSERVED SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF SALERNO

MEMBERS OF FAMED  JOTH DIVISION TO BE  SENT BACK HOME SOON OBSERVED SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF SALERNO  TFT ARITLIRIS®? SAAT OCRTRIFT.

36th Division Vets Celebrate Second Anniversary of Salerno, Head for-Embarkation Port —

Hopeful for Conference Says Eden   British Foreign Secretary Declares Britain and U.  S. Stand Together

Pope Than kful War Has Ended   Prayer Offered For Just End In Pacific

STORM-TOSSE MINES EXPLODE IN CHANNEL   Heavy Damage To English Coast

Mines Cast Ashore By Storm Do Wide Damage in Britain   Explosions, Reminiscent of Blitz, Rock Coast; Shipping Disrupted

GALE RAGCS ALUNG ENGLAND'S COAST   Exploding Mines Washed Up At Scattered Points

ENGLISH COAST HIT BY MINES   Explosives Washed Ashore During Storm Cause Widespread Damage

Much Damage: — Caused By Mines   eeminiscent of German.  Raids: Along:-Coast -

Gl Joes Find Kraul Cals Tempting  ff FS Sh UCL CCU!!! SS   Army Rules and Thouahts of Spring Get Mixed Up

BRITAIN URGING A MODIFICATION OF VETO VOTING   Wants To Avoid Showdown With Small Nations

BIG} oPLIT OVER Usk Ot VETO POWERS   British Urge Others to Give Up Right to Overrule  Security Moves.

Big Five Divided Over Veto They Should Wield In World ‘Organization To Keep Peace   British Diplomats Urging Other Powers To Renounce Claim Ta Right Of Veto

Britain Urging Big Powers To Alter VetoVote   Seeks Modification To Avoid Showdown With Small Nation Bloc

Big-Five Split on Veto Powel Seems Likely   Whole Veto Issue Rapidly Coming to Head ct Conference

Big Five Divided (ver Veto Power In World League   British Urging Others Give Up Right Of Veto

DIVISION APPEARED IN BIG-FIVE OVER POWERS OF VETO  BRITISH URGING OTHER  aca i a te a ek a i a

Last-Minute Division of Big-Five Appears Over VetoPowertoKeepPeace

MODIFICATION OF VETO CONTROL IS URGED BY BRITISH   PROPOSAL SEEN AS MOVE TO PLACATE THE SMALL NATIONS

VETO ISSUE COMING TO AHEAD AT CONFERENCE   Possibility that Sinall Nations May Outvote the Major Powers

Last-Minu: he Split Noted? On Big Five Veto Power; §  @      Whole Issue Nea”. Head At Gathering

SUPREME HEADQUAR. TERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, PARIS,   Question Of Veto Power Causes Last Minute Rift  11th Hour Split At Frisca

Showdown Nears On Veto Issue   Britons Urging Other Power to Renounce Claim to Veto

SECURITY PLANS FACE NEW SPLIT   President Truman To Speak At Last Plenary Session

SHOWDOW ON VETO ISSUE   Last-Minute   Split Among ‘Big Five’ Appears 

MAY DISAGREE ON VETO ISSUE   Last-Minute Division Appears Among Big-Five At Conference.   RAPIOLY COMING TO HEAD

Big Five Facing Potential Split - On Veto Power   British Urge Dropping Of Right Involving Probes Of International Strifes

URGE BIG 3 T0 EASE VETO VOTE   Some U. S. Delegates in Favor of British Suggestion

Parley Block Shaping Over Veto Issue   “Smalt Nations May — Hold Key To Situation

Big-Five Differ  Over Veto Power   Britain Urges Others To Give Up Claim in International Dispute

Johnson Elected F, B, Head For Third Year      OVER 60 ATTEND ANNUAL FARM BUREAU MEETING MONDAY NIGHT

Decorated '  Bernard Kleiber, Hero of Franklin, Given Bronze Star on Carrier's Deck

Mediterranean Force To Quit   Headquarters Will Be Abolished Dec. 1: Become Part Of Europe Theater.

'To Abolish ‘Mediterranean Headquarters   35,000 Occupation Troops To Remain

‘- A CHANGE IN TROOPS   Mediterranean Soldiers Will B Part of European Theater

Homage Due Heroes At Airport Today   Landing Of Transport Planes Ti Herald Big Pittsburgh Celebration

Truman's Yacht Forced to Dock  Fog and Ice Impede Presiden?’s Criiea

JAP OFFENSIVE FAILS IN CHINA   Drive Aimed At U. S. Air Base Halted; 3,000 Annihilated

Chinese Halt Jap Offensive   Enemy Drive Seems To Be Bogging Down; Wuyang Falls To Allies.

Nazis Pulling Armor Out of Flaming Area   Ninth Air Force Attacks On Column Moving East; Germans Attack in Saarland

Temperatures   Patton Cuts Down Escape Corridor In Bastogne Area

VON RUNDSTEDT SUFFERS HEAVY MATERIEL LOSS   110 NAZI TANKS AND 208 PLANES, OTHER IMPLEMENTS BAGGED

Gain Two Miles More on South Side of Belgian Salient     ARMOR PULLING OUT  Scattered Nazi Attacks Lash Out Along West ern Front

CONTINUES DRIVE INTO BELGIAN BULGE  MOVING TROOP CONCENTRATIONS HEAVILY BLAST ED BY NINTH AIR FORCE

GERMANS PULL ARMOR OUT OF BELCIAN BULGE   Patton’s Army Thrusts Deep Into Nazis’ Southern Flank

NAZIS MOVING TANKS OUT OF FLAMING AREA   Corridor to Bastogne Expanded by Drives Of Third Army

Third Army Continues Its Advance   Ninth Air Force Hits German Columns In Region of St. Vith

YANK FLIERS BLAST ENEMY TROOP UNITS   Americans Gain 2 Miles As Germans Fight Stubborn Retreat

ONE COLUMN: LEAVES BULGE IN BELGIUM   Another Apparently Pulling Back East in Face of Third Army Attacks, Which Gain Another 2 Miles Northward.

Great Toll Exacted of German Materiel by Infantry, Planes, Artillery: Nazi Blows Stopped

Germans May Be Trying to Remove Armor   Movement Seen ‘As Pat-ton Army Punches Two Miles:Further

One Enemy Column Seen Moving East   Third Army Cuts Deeper Into Bulge

Nazis Attemot Withdrawal Of Armor From Trap   Air Force Knocks Out 69 Vehicles In Enemy Column

Main Drive To North Of Bastogne   Germans Believed Moving Armor Out Of Belgian Bulge

Patton's Men Push North of Bastoane: Ith Army Stopped   Heavy Loss of Enemy Motorized Equipment Claimed

Indications Nazis Trying To Extricate Most Armor From Flaming Cauldron

Americans Advance Two Miles Into South Side of Bulge; Nazis May Withdraw.  na ene en 4 SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TOWNS ARE CAPTURED

Von Rundstedt Believed Pulling Armored Force Out of ‘Bulge’ Near Bastogne; Yankee Airmen Cut Up Enemy’s Supply Trains

Indications Are Germans Are’ Extricating What Armor They Can.  ‘

Dug Into South Side of the Belgian Bulge in Heavy Attacks; Germans Extricating Their Armor.   r'WO GERMAN TROOP COLUMNS ATTACKED   Ninth Air Force Made the At tack in the St. Vith Area; Pilots Claim Destruction of 69 Vehicles.

Enemy Tries to Pull Armor _ From Salient   Patton’s Main Thrust North of Bastogne from Longchamps Area

'Patton’s Men Advance 2 Miles In South Belgian Bulge; Enemy lis Moving At St. Vith, Ambleve

Third Army Gains 2 Miles In Drive to Cut Nazis Off ‘In Flaming Belgium Bulge

Congress Asked By President To Go Slow On Formally Ending War   Bases Admonition On Opinion By Attorney General Clark; Would Cause Death Of Many War Powers, Agencies Before Ready.

CHENAULT OPPOSES HIROHITO CONTROL   ‘Greatest Danger’ Is Seen by General

BERLIN VIRTUALLY RUINED AS AERIAL BLOWS KILL 50,000 PERSONS IN CITY

AIK RAIDS WRECK BERLIN AND KILL O0,000 IN CITY   Heavy Attacks in Last Three Weeks Believed to Have Left 400,000 Homeless.   100 OF CAPITAL’S WAR FACTORIES DESTROYED   Large Sections of Hannover, Frankfurt and Other Towns Leveled by British and Americans.

Nonchalani Jews Dray Deaik Term In Slaying Of Lord Moyne, Driver

Order Arrest Of Jan Commander  Of First Army   Renewed Roundup Of Ac cused Jap War Criminals Ordered By Gen. MacArthur

ARTHUR ORDERS RREST OF GENL OF UST JAP’ ARMY   n’l Kenji Doimara To Be ken in Renewed Round Up of War Criminals   ARMY COMMANDER   arges Not Specified, But e Belongs to Aggressive Military Cliques

Yanks Control! Half of Okinawa Isle  Small Japanese   Small Japanese Counterattack Said Beaten Off

SHAEF News Policy Is  Denounced   Who Is Fooling Who? Angry Corresnondents Ask

Ickes Urges Coal Mines Operate Under Old Contract   Requesis Production Until May 1, Month Past Expiration Date, To Give Nation ‘Bare Minimum’

Drive Through! Danube Valley In Big Pincers   Germans Say Reds Cross Raba River, Last Water Barrier

NAZIS TELL OF NEW RED DRIVE EAST OF BERLIN   Says 4 Soviet Armies Tighten Pincers on Vienna, Czechoslovakia

Soviets Cross Barrier on Way to Vienna   Danube River Drive Of Red Army Is Pointed at Austria

Reds Near Austrian Border   Fall Of Gdynia And Danzig In North Appears Near.

Reds Near Austrian Border   Spring Offensive Before Berlin fs Being Prepared

Berlin Says Reds 58 Miles From Austrian Capital   New Crossing Of Oder River Northwest Of Kuestrin Reported By German Radio

One Thrust 58 Miles Of Vienna   New Crossing Of Oder Forced 38 Miles from  Berlin, Claim

Four Red Armies Tighten Huge Vise On South Flank Of Reich; North Front Gains   By RICHARD KASISCHKE

Part Of Huge Pincers Movement On Czechoslovakia And Vienna Reported Beyond Last Water Barrier To Austria—Germans Say Fighting Has Broken Out In Sarvar—Berlin Broadcast Indicates New Trans Oder Assault By Reds Above Kuestrin

Four Red Armie Closing Pincers   Slovakia and Vienna  Being Threatened

Soviets Forge  Huge Pincers  Move In South   One Prong Thrust Through Western Hungary Car. ries the Russians to  Raba Riv          New Oder River Crossing Foreed   Other Units Clean Gut Danzig Where Opening Shots of This War Were Fired

Soviet Troops Capture Baltic Port of Gdynia   Russ Span Last River Barrier to Austria, Nazis Admit 

TWINS ARE ORDAINED BY BISHOP SATURDAY   First To Enter Priesthood in Columbus Diocese

“THE JOB IN GERMANY——  PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION CONFUSED AND COMPLEX

Great Powers Divided on Manner of New Educational Program for Youth of German’

Strikers in Detroit at Work Today   Forty Thousand Return t Jobs, But 60,000 Others Still Iale

Workers Return To War Tasks   40,000 Detroitérs Go Back To Their Jobs

40,000 GO BACK TO WOR? IN DETROIT   Strikes Elsewhere In Nation Keep 60,000 Others Idle

LEGION CONTROL TO GO TO THE GI’S   Doughboys of World War  Ready to Turn Wheel to New Drivers.

NEW VETERANS TO RUN LEGION   Organization To Enroll Millions Who Fought In World War 2

Private:Who - Refused Drill Gets 5 Years   Court-Martial Sentence of Death Progressively Reduced By Army

Weber Sentence Said Reduced To Five Years   Punishment For Soldier Modified To Meet With War Department Policy

Mrs. W. L. Burdick Services Held   East Smethport Lady Died Last Thursday

NEGOTIATIONS ARE RESUMED BY GM, UNION      Wage Problem Is Expected To Be Brought Into Renewed Discussion

LEGIONS AUXILIARY HELD COUNTRY FAIR   Doylestown Women Cleared Almost Whole Pledge

COMMITTEE APPROVES NEW MANPOWER BILL   Anti-Closed shop Amendment Is Included In Jail-Backed Control] Measure

MANPOWER BILL GIVEN APPROVAL BY HOUSE GROUF   Provides Jail Sentences for Men Leaving Essential Jobs and Those Refusing to Work.   ANTI-CLOSED SHOP PROPOSAL WRITTED   Measure Declares Farm Workers Deferred Under Tydings Formula Shall Not Be Shifted.

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Manpower Draft Bans Closed Shop   House Committee Gives Tentative Approval

Labor Control Bill Aproved  By Committee   Provides Jail Terms For Failure to Comply Frees Drafted Worker  From Joining Union

Anti-Closed Shoy Amendment Pu In ‘Draft? Bill   AFL Representative . ‘Objects and’ Says Move Will Affect. War Effort

WORK OR FIGHT BILL APPROVED   House Group Tentatively Okays Jail-Backed Manpower Plan

Every Front Rocks Under Guns Of War   Germans Appear To Have Decided to Win or Lose On Some Belgium Line. Russians Keep Allies in NDark

Interpreting The War News—  Russ Offensive In East Needed Now To Speed Victory Over Nazis

Japs Rushing Troops To _ River In Effort To Halt. Yank Drive To Manila

Eden Denies Agreement tc Carve Reich   Says Allies to Decide Jointly on Fate of War Criminals

Television Systems Are Charged . With U. S. Anti-Trust Violations

Television Trust  Charged by U.S.   Paramount and Other Firms Named in Suit

PEACE TO MEAN SHARP BOOST IN CIVILIAN GOODS   Production of. Essential Durable Items to Double Quickly

PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER 1D UBB LE GOODS CAN BE  ‘MORE THAN DOUBLED IN -.. FEW MONTHS

STRIKERS ARE STILL OUT AT ALLENPORT MILL   Reject New Plea By CIO Officials To Return To Work

Writers Tour Russian Zone in Germany   Find Residents Generally Pleased With Pregram

Planned Economy in Soviet-Occupied Reich Is Cited by American Reporter

RUSSIA DIVIDES LAND OWNERSHIP IN GERMAN AREA   ALSO PLAN ECONOMY FOR BUSINESSMEN, NEWSMEN DISCOVER

Soviet Program in Germany Includes ~Planned Economy and Land Revision   Br Richard Kaisischke

NELSON IS WED   Marguerite Coulbourn th Hride~ Ceremony by Thurman Arnold.

BECKLEY SHOPS OPEN EVENINGS HOLIDAY WEEK   Merchants Will Close At 6 P. M., Monday,  Christmas Eve

Airmen Hammer Front And Rear With Huge Power   Canadians Lead Two Mile Smash Into Patched Up Defenses Of Nazis. Gen. Patton Exploits Breakthrough In Flank Farther South..

CANUCK ARMY RIPS DEFENSE OF RHINELAND   British on Verge Of Turning Hun Line

Russians Repulse Nazi Attempts To Smash Through   Germans Repelled In Efforts Near Budapest Despite Use Of 300 Tanks

Trained Citizen Army Viewed as Major Facto In Maintaining Future Peace of World

Gen. lke Puts Weight Behind Arms Training   But Bill for Universal Service Now Appears Doomed in Congress

State Conservation Commission Plans Big Program in Year Immediately After War

Americans and French Battle to Forge Ring Around City of Stuttgart   U.S., Soviet Troops Meet in Sudeten Area, Nazi Radio Says

M Arthur Maps ‘Japan Reforms   Votes for Women, Labor Unions, Liberal Education, Abolition of ‘Gestapo’ and of Monopclies, Demands Made on Shidehara

COLD WAVE T0 STRIKE SPATE, SOOHERS TOLD   Weather Burcau Says Mercury Will Skid to 18 of 20 Tonight

Bitter Cold Wave Sweeps In Oklahoma   Motorists Warned to Check Anti-Freeze;  Low Temperatures of 14 in North Forecast

FEARS ANOTHER WAR   General Paton Favors Universal Military Training i

NEIGHBOR IS HELD, CHARGED WITH MURDER   Police Say Death of Child Traced to Strychnine Placed In Beer for Revenge.

Production Goals Are Set by WFA  Farmers Asked for All-out Production

’45 Crop Goals Up   WEA: ‘Chief Ca Calls for Slight Increase in Production of Most Items in Coming Year

FARMERS OF NATION URGED PRODUCE MORE FOOD-FEED THIS YEAR  WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATOR JONES ANNOUNCES

49 PRODUCTION GOALS ARE SET   Jones Calis Anew on Na. tion’s Farmers for All-Out Production.

Nation’ 's Farmers Called OnTo Increase Outputs”  Of Food, Meat For 1945

Jones Announces Farm Production Goals For 1945   Calls On Nation’s Farmers For 363,635,000 Acreage In All Out Effort.

Farmers Asked To Boost Their * 1945 Production   WFA Jones Calls on Them 9  to Increase Acreage 3 Per Cent.   ‘Larger Slaughter of Cattle Is Necessary

WFA Announces 1945 Food Goals  : Crop Acreage Set at °"363,635.000 Acres:

U. S. Calls For ‘All-Out’? Food Production  War Food Administrator Announces Food and Feed Goals

New All-Out - Effort Asked Of Farmers   WEA. Raises Food and Feed Goals; Hog Price Support Extended: --

Farmers Given  Goals For Food And Production   WEA Fixes Quotas for Nation’s Farmers for Food and Feed Production During the Year.

BOOST FOOD GOALS   Administrator Jones Calls on Farmers To Produce More

WFA CALLS FOR INCREASED , FOOD GOALS THIS YEAR   ACREAGE SUGGESTED FOR 1945 IS 3 PCT. MORE THAN IN 1944

Agricultural  Production  Goals for 1945 WFA Calls for  Larger Slaughter Of Animale

AN ALL-OUT. FOOD OUTPUT   Crop Géal Placed at 363,635,000 Acres — Larger Slaughter of Cattle and Increase in Spring Pigs Are Sought,

Production Plan Virtually Same As in 1944; Some Increases Made ‘Due to Demands Of Army, Navy

Roosevelt Will Seek  Action on Manpower   West Front Strategy Is Entering New Stage

Reds Advance At Both Ends  Of Oder Fron   Nazi Defenses Are Pierced In Area Of Port Of Stettin Says Report

SOVIET ARMY CLOSES IN ON STETTIN PORT   Open New Offensive at Steinau  ements nonce  CIRCLE BRESLAU  ee ster cnet  More Bridgeheads on Oder River

BERLIN ATTACK AS REPORTED BY THE NAZIS   GERMAN AGENCY REPORTS THAT FINAL ATTACK ON. BERLIN STARTED BY RUSSIANS

Interpreting The War N. ews— Six Weeks May Be Limit Of Russ Drive With Approach Of Thawing

Yanks Speeding Along Manila’s Home Stretch   Jap Casualties On Luzon Exceed 25,000 To Our’s Of 4,254.

Yank Drive On Manila Unchecked   Plunge On Toward Calumpit After Capture of San Fernando; Edge Closer to Baguio

Calumpit’s Falls Nears With Yanks Upon March   MacArthur Reveals San Fernando Fall

PUSH CLOSER TO MANILA      Columns Advancing Beyond Captured San Fernando Speed Toward Calumpit, Only 25 Miles From the Capital.

TOTAL LOSSES OF U. S. PUT AT 4,254 WITH 1,017 KILLED  AMERICANS ONLY 25 MILES FROM MANILA;

Armored Yank Units Capture San Fernando   MacArthur’s Force Speeds Unchecked for Calumpit And Island Capital

LUZON INVADERS RACING BEYOND CAN FERNANDO   Calumpit, ‘Gateway to Manifa’, Next Goal of U.S.  Sixth Army

San Fernando Seized In Steady Push: 25,000 Jap Casualties On Luzon

Americans Speed Towards Manila; Near Calumpit   Philippine’s Capital Is 25 Air Miles Away; Sixth Army Takes San Fernanda

American Forces Rush Ahead in Conquest Of Philippine Region   Troops Speed Toward City Only 25 Miles From Manila; San Fernando Falls; Other Units Head for Enemy’s Capital

Armored Yanks Capture San Fernando and Speed Forward Toward Manila

Yanks Driving On Calumpit   Jap Casualties on Luzon 25,000 Compared With 4,254 Yanks

PASS 25,000 IN LUZON FIGHTING   Yank Losses Put At 4,254 U.S. Columns Hit Within 25 Miles Of Manila

YANKS IN NORTH MOVE ON BAGUIO SUMMER CAPITAL   Jap Casualties Exceed Ours Better Than 5 To 1 On Luzon

YANKS SPEED UNCHECKED IN LUZON DRIVE   Sixth Army Urits Roll Past San Fernando Along Narrow Swamp-Fring ed Home-Stretch   ATTACKS ARE REPULSED

San Fernando Js Taken Over By Sixth Army   Calumpit Is Neat Cit; In Path Of Americar Troops Rolling Toward Capital Of Philippines

SAN FERNANDO, "GATEWAY" TC MANILA FALLS   MacArthur Forces Rolling Through Tropic Swamps Now Only 25 Miles  ‘rom Prize Goal; 25,000 Jap Casual ties.

Yanks Driving For Calumpif in Manila Push   Unchecked American Army Within 30 Mile Of Capital; Capture Son Fernando

HIT HOME STRETCH TO MANILA   Speed Toward Calumpit, 25 Miles From Capital

Yanks Roll On From Captured San Fernando   Drive Pointed Now At Calumpit, 25 Miles From Manila

St. Lawrence Seaway Idea Criticized   Would Hurt Business And I ~hor, Sneakér Declares

SOLON ATTACKS SIIRPLUS SALES   Mead to Ask Explanation From Goldberg of Use Of Bis Names

Jap Losses Mount High  4.306 Japs Killed   4,306 Japs Killed On Broneo Fronts

U.S. Armored Columns 50 Miles Inland On Luzon In Offensive  Headed For Manila

AMERICANS DRIVE TO WITHIN 25 ‘MILES OF CLARK FIELD AIRDROMES   Japs Say U. S. Plans New Island Landings.

YANKS DRIVE CLOSER T0 TARLAC   Reach Point Only 25 Miles From Clark Field

YANKS 25 MILES FROM AIRFIELD NEAR MANILA   Japs Hints New U.S. Landing Due  foinn fon Taszan

Yank Forces 30 Miles on Road to Manila   By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

Police Seek to Round Up “Gooks”’ After Riots by  American Sailors.

Four Missing as Colorado Hotel Burns to Ground  Eight Others Hurt Tn Teans After   Eight Others Hurt In Leaps After Fire Trapped Them

Congress Looks In On Food   been caused by military and civilian official belief that Germany was considerably nearer defeat that she proved to be.

LIST TIN CAN PICKUP DATES   Collections Scheduled In Berrien County  Next Week

Large Crowd Expected For PCA Meeting   Stockholders From 11 Counties To Attend Annual Meet Monday

VAST BENEFIT TO CROPS IN THIS VICINITY   Slight Damage Done by Lightning During Sunday Night Storm

Says Forced Off Plane by Col. Roosevelt's Dog   beaman, Seabee And Sergeant Held Only ’C’ Priorities

JAPS TO LET NEUTRAL VISIT PRISON CAMPS   Tokyo Accepts International Law First Time In War

Japs Agree to Comply With Code of Law  Neutral Observer: May Visit Enemy  vy ag

IKE HASIMOTO IS CHIEF WITNESS   In the Navy Court-Martia Trial of Capt. Chas. McVay, Ill

Find Graves of Slain B-29 Men   14 Pilots Executed by Japs on Aug. 6

GRAVES OF-YANK FLIERS LOCATED   14 Believed Tortured To Death By Japanese

Japs Executed 14 B-29 Fliers, Graves Located   Uncover Evidence of Torture Before Slaying at Osaka

Find Graves Of Fliers   Fourteen of 18 B-29 Crewmen Shot Down Over: Osaka Apparently Executed by Japanese

FIND GRAVES OF TORTURED YANK FLIERS      Fourteen Members Of Superfortress ‘Crew Were ©  Murdered

HIDDEN GRAVES OF 14 AMERICANS FOUND IN KOREA   CONTAINED BODIES OF FLIERS KILLED FOLLOWING RAID

Crudely Marked Graves Of 14 Executed B-27 Fliers Found In Undergrowth In Osaka Area

Find Graves of  14 U.S. Fliers   Believed Tortured To Death By Japanese

14 Crudely Marked Graves Of B-29 Fliers Are Found Near Osaka, Army Reveals

Committee  Holds Meat  Inquiry Chester Bowles  In Squabble  AsJizlW Deebnue

EARLY FALL OF CAPITAL PREDICTED   Japanese Resistance Continues Light; Airstrip Taken

SULTANATE CAPITAL'S FALL EXPECTED IN  NEXT 24 HOURS   Garrison of Japs Fleeing; Americans On Tuvan Procresc

Australians Enter Edges Of Capital   Japs Flee To Coast After Setting Fire To Oil Installations

AUSTRALIANS ENTER CITY OF BRUNE!   Japs Garrison ~ Appears to Have Fled to Southwest

Austrailan Lroops Prive into The Outskirts Of Brunei  ANOTHER COLUMN CAPTURES AIRSTRIP  City Probably Will Fall Within The Next 24 Hours

AUSSIES AT OUTSKIRTS OF BRUNEI   Borneo City  Expected to Fall Within 24 Hours

Jewish Riots End As British Patrol Tel Aviv Streets   Military Decree Aims tc Halt Smuggling of Jews Inte Palestine

British Issue Military Decree   Follow Up Suppression Of Riots In Tel Aviv

JEWISH RIOTS ARE SUBSIDING   BRITISH HUNT DOWN SMUGGLED IMMIGRANTS.

British Hunt Smugeled  Immigranis   Tension in Palestine Subsides After Riots

HIS FOUR MONTHS IN  WHITE HOUSE HASN'T  CHANGED MR. TRUMAN FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH  TTCco wea LACTIC FREES

Mr. Truman At Potsdam   Even Strain of Conference Didn’t Erase President's Easy Way.

STRAIN OF CONFERENCE WORK DID NOT ERASE EASY WAY.OF LIFE FOR TRUMAN AT POTSDAM.

Mr. Truman Goes To Potsdam  Even Strain Of Conference Didn't Erase His Easy Way

HIS FOUR MONTHS IN WHITE HOUSE HASN'T CHANGED MR. TRUMAN   FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH FUSS MADE OVER HIM

ELAS, BRITISH BEGIN TRUGE IN GREEK WAR   Group, Once Part Of EAM Walks Out On Movement

Greek Truce Goes Into  Effect Today   British Will Protect People

Truce Now  In Greec   ELAS Leaders Will. Withdraw Armies From Athens Area

Greek Truce in  Effect T oday   Scobie Promises Cheering Crowds Revolt Protection

Score Inj jur ed W henSpeeding Trains Collide   Florida-Bound Streamliner And Local Train Wrecked Near Talbatton, Ga.

—MINERS— _  U. S. Set To  Seize Mi ines      Operators, Miners May Agree On New Con. tract Today

U, $. PREPARED TO SEIZE MINES   Struck Soft Coal Mines Will Be Seized If Negotiations Fall Through.   —BY HAROLD W. WARD—

Brighter Coal Picture Fails ToSway WLB   Government Ready To Take Over Pits Tf New Truce Fails

Government Ready To Seize Soft Coal Mines   Taking No Chances On Continuing Of Work Stoppages.

GOVE STANDS BY TO SFIZE MINES   Official Action Expected If Operators and Miners Fail to Produce New Contract   'WILL AVERT STOPPAGES

Mines Will Be Seized If Wage Pa tley F ails   Operators and Miners Appear Unusually Hopeful Agreement Will Be Reached By Tonight

HOPE CONTINUES FOR MINE PEACE   U.S. Ready To Take Over I "Tentative Accord’Falls

‘Britain Will Bill U.S. for Goods  Details Yet to ' Be Ironed Out

HEART OF JAP WAR MACHINE GOES AT ONCE   Ringleaders Sought in New “Strong-Arm” Occupation Tactics

ROUNDUP OF a as LEADERS ~~ 1$ ORDEREL   SECRET ORGANIZATION OF SABANESE MILITARY. MA-. ‘cmne BANNED AS PART  , "oF “STRONG ARM’ Youicy —

Japs’ Black Dragon Ring Is Under Ban   MacArthur Acts; Sees Fourth-Rate Power Status for Nips.

Gen. MacArthur Moves To Strip Japan Of Power   ‘Strong Arm’’ Phase Of Occupation Plan In Japan Is Getting Under Way   TO SPEED TRIALS OF WAR CRIMINALS

NEW CONCORD      Lower Age for Admission To Kindergarten to 4... . Years 8 Months

pi      Lower Age for Admission To Kindergarten to 4... ~ Years 8 Months

‘Governor of Arkonses Sending 100-lb. Melons fo 47 Other Governors

SEE -CRUCIFIXION PUBLICITY STUNT   Believed Designed To Focus Attention On Plan

WAS CRUCIFIED FOR PUBLICITY   POLICE BELIEVE CHICAGO CASE WAS STUNT

REDS TAKING ~LARGE GROUPS OF PRISONERS   : . RUSSIANS PRESSING AHEAD IN - WAH AGAINST OUTLAWED GERMAN ARMY UNITS

Red Forces Pursue Outlaw Nazis   Clean Up Units That Refused to Obev Surrender

SECBRATEHDR He sees es eRe AD ‘  New Candidate for U. S. One-Man Armies

AUSTRALIANS MOVE ON ON CENTER   JAPANESE POSITIONS SIX MILES NORTH OF BALIKPAPAN ARE OVERRUN,

Yugoslavia’s King Wages Losing Fight To Avoid Regency  eY\0hCOUWADCTT TAR EAN OCP COE INN

King Peter Fires Head Of Cabinet   Jugosiav Ruler Tries To Avoid Regency Rut__Probably Will Fail

China Reds ~ Fireupon U.S. Vesse   None Hurt as Barge Gets Bullets from Communists Ashore

County Bond Drive Total to $215,781   Report Cromwell, Kent Over the Top

WAR TODAY   Reich In Advanced " State of Siege, With Morale One of Biackest Desperation In Face of Disaster ,

GERMAN MORALE AT LOW POINT WAR ANALYST SAYS AS GREATES} MILITARY MACHINE NEAR DEATH

German War Machine Is Paying For Crimes— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Morale On German Home Front Collapses

CIGAR STAND GIRL BRIDE OF ACTOR   MARRIAGE OF ERROL FLYND TO NORMA EDDINGTON IN  MEXICO DISCLOSED.

MARRIAGE OF FLYNN REVEALED BY BIRTH   Daughter Botn To Los Angele: Girl In Mexico; Father Amnounces Wedding

Arrests Drop, Fines Show An Increase   More Drunk Driving, Fewer Traffic Cases

Arrests Here Jump: During Past Month   More Go To Jail In Fine Defaults

LEGISLATURE. —WMEETS-TODAY   HOUSE. AND SENATE IN SESSION TO IRON OUT QUESTIONS OF JOBLESS  ® BENEFITS

TO GREET IKE   General and Party of 43 Soldiers Will Arrive There Tomorrow.   VISITS ACADEMY TODAY

"FORGET RANK,” IKE SAYS FOR HOMECOMING   Veterans From Private to Tog Rank Will Be Treated Alike at Kansas City

Gen. ‘Ike’ In State Thursday   SAAF Band to Play During Celebration In His Honor by  Greater Kansas City

READY FOR BIG DAY   General Eisenhower to Be Welcomed to Kansas ‘City Tomorrow

Congress Ordered Back in Session By Wednesday   Big Job Is Remodel Old Laws, Enact Nev

Congress to Mee! Coming Wednesday   Trouble for Administration Seen on Some Issues

Call SUMMONS Congress Back to Work.   Plenty of Trouble Brewing in ge Pending Legislation

CONGRESS T0 OPEN SESSIONS SEPT. 2   TROUBLE, AHEAD FOR TRU. MAN ON DRAFT, JOB FLAN AND OTHER MEASURES,

Conoress Called To Reassemble Next Wednesday  Major Reconversion Tasks Facing Solons

Congress Faces Job Of Revamping Laws   Trouble Brews For Administration In Switch To A Peacetime Way Of Life For Nation

BIC JOB FACED BY LAWMAKERS   Pienty Of Hot Oratory Stored Up; Grief For Administration

Administration to Face Troubles  When Congress Meet:  Official Call Is Sent Out to Solons to  Assemble on. Wednesday:   Official Call Is Sent Out to Solons to Assemble on. Wednesday: Many Major Matters to Be Decided

Congress Set ~ To Reconvene   Official Call Is Issues Ear Wednesday

Truman’s Draft. Job Bills Face Congress Fight   Wednesday Opening Seen As Hotbed of Oratory

Administration to Face Troubles  When Congress Meet:   Official Call Is Sent Out to Solons to Assemble on Wednesday; Many Major Matters to Be Decided

Rochester Goes Wild; Celebration Begins at  3 A. M.; Streets Closed

TROPICAL HURRICANE EXPECTED HIT COAST SUNDAY MORNING  AREA BETWEEN PORT O’CONNOR AND FREEPORT

TREMOR LASTS 3 HOURS; BOMBER’ GET "RESULTS’   Tokyo Admits ‘Some Damage’; City Jittery.

Tokyo Shudders Under Impact Of Earthquake, Bomber Raid   Huge Force of Superforts Drops Destruction On Industrial Targets; Opposition Light

Earthquake Aids Superforts in Tokyo Strike   Japs Admit Damage by B-29’s, but Silent on Temblor

Superforts Hif Main Jap Islan¢ In Record Raid   Nips Claim 90 Of Big Planes Over Honshu; Quakes Reported

Tokyo Suffers Bombing and Earthquake   B-29 Raid on Enemy Capital Probably Largest One Yet

Tokyo Takes Double Dose   Superfortresses In Largest Raid, Earthquake Shakes Jittery Japan.

BOMBS AND QUAKE ROCK ntKyD AREA   B-29 Airmen Get Hand Fron Nature jn Campaign to De-. stray Jap Capital City   ATTACK IS MADE IN RORCE

TOKYO BLASTED BY SUPERFORTS   Quake Also Hits Japanese Capital — Enemy Says Raid Lasted Hour

Superforts, Earthquake Hit Tokyo On Same Date   Many B-29’s in Raid, See Damage Done; Tokyo Radio Admits Quake, Recorded in U .S., Denies Did Damage

Tokyo Is Hit By Bombs And  Ka rthquake   U. S. Flyers Keep Up Air Attacks  On Germany

Superforts, Earthquake Strike Jap»  Main Island   Bombardiers Report Results As Excellent

BOMBERS AND QUAKE STRIKE JAPS’ CAPITA   PEOPLE IN TOKYO AFFLICTED WITH JITTERS

DECADES MAY BE NEEDED 10 PREVENT WAR   Permanent Colonies for American Forces Being Discussed

Forts. Blast Japs’ Bases   Homeland Airfields Are Being Nullified

BOMB JAP AIRFIELDS    Kighth Attack in 11 Days Launehed , on Kyushu Strips ]

Superforts Raid Kyushu Airfields   Marked L4th Neutralization Attempt in 38 Days Aguinsl Jap Basce

Superforts Hit Nips 14th Time   Bases From Which Jap Planes Attack Okinawa Are Bombed

It'll Be Christmas In August For Them   With Tree and All When Soldier Reaches His Home

New Move Carries Australians  Deeper into Balikpapan Bay   FATE OF ALLIED FLIERS Downed Over Japan Clouded

ANOTHER LEAP-FROG: OPERATION IN BORNEO:   Aussies Land At Headwaters of Balikpapan Bay And Move Inland’ Without Opposition

Aussies Lane Again On Borneo Bay    Movement Made Tc Extend Control Of Vital O31 Seg¢tor

Victory Platform Sought by GOP   Must Win Nationally, Green Uraes Group

Green Charges Double Talk in Foreign Affairs   Points to Failures By Republicans at GOP Committee Parley

Labor Situation In Kansas Is on The Bright Side   Survey Shows War Workers Are Finding Employment; Few Postwar Headaches

Returning Veterans Gel Chance fo Talk   Describe Conditions in Troop Train That Brought Strenuous Protests

Pacific War Is  Shortened By  Soviet Action   Russia Expected o Declare  War On [ans

PACT BREACH MAY SHORTEN PACIFIC WAR   Russian Actiox Puts Japs on Spot

Par are ¥> Pee ;  Pe sae eM © oeileng  Dawe gag tpn ),* oe, cy — « oar qe Oe:

By Russian Forces   Five. Way Rail Hub i in Pomerania Token and 3, 000 me of Nazi Garrison Killed—Other Gains. Are Announced 

Predicts Charter Reservations Will Be Beaten Down   Connally Says Senate Will Ratify Charter Without Amendment.

Amendmet. To Charter Face Defeat In Passage   Connally Predicts Overwhelming Vote

NO CHARTER CHANGE IS ANTICIPATED   Connally Believes All Attempts to Attach Reservations to San Francis: co Pact Will Be Beater Down in Senate.

OPPOSITION T0 CHARTER WILL BE DEFEATEL   Connally Says Two Plan Reservations; Will Trim Hearings

CONNALLY SEES NO REVISIONS   Predict Charter Will Be Rat:fied As Drawn In  San Francisco

Believes Pact Wil Stand as It Is Written   Cornnally Predicts Chdrter Approval Without Amendment

Hearings Short on Charter   Connally Believes Charter May be  Ratified Without Any Amendments

Leader Holds Hope for Pact Success   Connally Says Charter Has Chance to Pass Without Any Altering °

Connally Predicts Charter Will Pass Senate Unamender   Hearings May Be Completed Within Week, Senator Says

Damage Rises As Hurricane  Heads Inland  Bay City in Texas Being Torn Apart Dee Tena ' = aT] Ge nw

loss Already k Counted ) Millions   Other Towns Send  Similar Reports as Sjorm Moves Inland  After 4-Day Tear

Texas Hurricane leading Inland Tears Town Apar  Danege Incraases By _e Hou pur, Only Two

Hurricane Noses Inland Towards Houston Sector   Destructive . Tropical Wind Whiplashes 400 Miles of Coast

Violent Storm Ravages Towns  Through Texas   Bay City Torn Apart by 100 Mile an Hour Wind — Hurricane Haunting Coastal Areas Headed Inland Wreaking Heavy Damage

DAMAGE MOUNTS IN TEXAS TOWNS      Millions Of Dollars I Property Damage Is Reported

Storm Blasting : Town in Texas, Perils Houston   20,000) Lenve Freeport: Port Lavaca Razed;   eres Relneeeroer te

WLB, Ward Go On With Fight In U. S. Court   Injunction Is issue Involved

TWO PALACES DESTROYED BY B-29'3   500-Plane Attack Second On Capital In 48 Hours   Called To Special Parley; 8.500 Tons Dropped In Two Attacks

NINE TEEN N SUPERFORTS LOST   Heaviest Loss in Latest Raid Over   Tokyo

Key Business Area, Palaces Engulfed In B-29-Started Fires   Enemy’s Radio Admits That Capital Virtually Has Been Laid Waste; 70-Mile-An-Hour Gale Fans Flames; Many Small War Industries Are Wiped Out

Latest B-29 Raid Cost Is Heaviest Yet   Capital Is ‘Scorched To Ground,’ Say Japs, With 2 Palaces Destroyed.

Metropolitan Area ‘Literafly Scorched to the Ground’, Japs Say.   SEVERAL SCHOOLS HIT

JAPS REPORT THEIR PALACE IS DESTROYED   Latest 500-Plane Attack ‘Practically Laid Waste’ to World’s Third Largest Metropolis, Tokyo Radio Savs.

Japs Damage 11 U.S.Shipsin 18-Hour Raid Off Okinawa   150 Enemy Planes KO'd For Two Months Toll of 4250   19 Superfortresses aes ey Sey ee

Use in Combat of Draftees, 18, Brings Inquiries From Senators   Taft Cites Case of One Who Was Killed After Only 17 Weeks Training in the U. >.

Two Gamblers Under Arrest In Brooklyn   “Way To Make Easy” Money Held Offered For Fixing Results

Dispute in Sinclair Oil Plant Ends      Office Workers Escorted Into Detroit Factory Without Violence; CIO Union Calls Reserves

Police Break Up  Picket Line For  Workers To Enter Na teal At   No Violence At Flint, Mich., Plant

Police Charge Thru Picket Line   No Violence Reported A: GM Office Workers Escorted Into Plant

Navy to Relinquish Control of Sinclair Oil Plants This Eve   Company’s Dispute With CIO Settled; Other Labor Front News

TEMPERATURES:   30 Office Workers Follow Authorities Into Struck Plant

Police Charge Flint Picket Line to  Get Office Workers into G. M. Plant

COL. C. H. ELMES RELEASED FROM JAP PRISON   Previously Reported Missing; Was Formerly On MacArthur’s Staff

THE ‘BROWN-OUT’ ORDER WAS REVOKED TODAY BY THE WPE      : Releases ithe Proclamation   Against Unnecessary Lighting.   AFTER PROCLAMATION  Prohibition Against Horseracing Is Expected to Be Dissolved Shortly.

BROWN-OUT IS ENDED BY WPB   First Removal of ‘Morale’  Curbs on Civilians

Captured Jap Warships Are Destroyed   Ammunition And Guns Found At Naval Base

LAST FRENCH CHIEF SEIZED   Weygand Is Arrested By Police In Paris

Weygand anc Borotra to Face Trial   Pair Arrested, but Nature of Charges is Not Made Public

FRENCH ARREST GEN. WEYGAND   Charges Against Leader o Army Are Unspecified

GEN, WEYGAND, JEAN BOROTRA UNDER ARREST   French Leader at Time of 1940 Surrender Held In Hospital

VOTERS GO T0 POLLS MONDAY   Colorless Spring ‘Election Campaign Reaches Its Climax Tonight.

GENERAL AWAITS SUNDAY MEETING FOR SIGNATURES   Ignoring Japs, Supreme Commander Drives To Quarters.   JAPANESE SOLDIERS ARE PLODDING HOME

M’ARTHUR TO SET UP HEADQUARTERS SOON IN CAPITAL   ‘New Plane Loads of Supplies and Troops Are Arriving in Occupied Section by Hundreds.   SURRENDER PLANS MOVE ON SCHEDULE   Firing Ceases In Outlying Theaters—Only One Incident in Connection With Landing.

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Ist and 3d_  Now Only 17_  Miles Apart Seek fo Slam Trap Shut  on 5 or 6 Nazi Divisions in Eifels  NEWS BLACKOUT ON  Patton’s Armor Dashes 75 Miles to Rhine in  ~~ VF...            Patton’s Armor Dashes 75 Miles to Rhine in 5S Hours 

Blue Broadcast Places First Army 1 1-2 Miles of Bonn   Bridge Crosses Rhine At Remagen, 13 Miles  ML Bacianad Rane

‘Nazis Caught By Lightning Rhine Sweep   Troops of Third, First Units Only 47 Miles Apart

Push Narrows Escape Hatch 30,000 Nazis   American First and Ninth Divisions Hit Ancient University City of Bonn on Rhine

HEAVY SNOW FALLS IN MIDDLE WEST   Parts of Four States Under Blan. ket That Is 12 Inches Deep in Places.

HULL TESTIMONY POSTPONED BY HIS ILLNESS   ‘Joseph Ct Grew Called Up for Further Questioning

PEARL HARBOR COMM. TO QUIZ HULL FURTHER   Plan to Ask Him About His First Word of Attack

AUTO ST ~ BEING VOTED. AT CHRYSLER   ACTUAL WALKOUTS IN AUTO INDUSTRY MAY NOT TAKE  PLACE FOR MANY ; nea

Groundwork To Whip Japanese Being Stressed   President Truman Calls Upor Workers To Stay on Their Jobs Until All Enemies Are Crushed.

Truman Plans U.S. Campaign To Keep Country on Toes Until Jap Defeat

GROUND TROOPS GIVEN SUPPORT   Allied Planes Hammer German Strongpoints; Berlin Hit Again

Allied Flyers Knock Out 6,000 Vehicles  _ Berlin Is Pounded for the 34th

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PLANES BLAST FOE AHEAD OF ALLIED DRIVE   Nazi Strongpoints in Front of Monty’s Forces Smashed

Nazi targets  hammered by  night fliers Knock out 6,000 enemy vehicles

Allied Planes Disrupt Foe’s Defense Line:   Night Borbers Follow Up Unremitting Assaults ln Path of Arr

Allied Fliers Blast Berlin For 54th Day   Planes Fly 6.500 Sorties From Dawn To Dusk: Support  Ground Offensive

Yank and British Planes Continue Aerial Offensive   Centers in Front Of Montgomery Ruhr Drive Are Supervised

3.702 Airmen Killed, Missing   Casualties. Revealed In European Theater

Americans Gain Foot at Time  In Fierce Fight   Superforts Find Japan Capital Still Smoking From Carrier Attack; Nimitz Sees Jap Homeland Invasion

Invaders Reach No. 1 Airfield In “Hellish Night”   Courage And Skill Of Leathernecks And Task Force 58 Hailed By Nimitz As Speeding Doom of Japs When War Hits Mainland

Marines Battle Ahead Against Enemy Desperation Rally, Secure Southern Section of Important Landing Strip

Urges Strikers And Employers To End Strike   Schwellenbach Says The Government Will Not Seize The Struck Plants.

GM Strike End Strongly Urged  Schwellenbach Backs Truman's Proposals

Labor Chief Says U.S. Will Not Seize G.M. Plants   Schwellenbach Calls For Quick End To Paralyzine Tieup

WILL NOT USE US. POWER TO SEE PLANTS      Schwellenbach Says Settlement At Once Of Top Importance

Urges Both Sides to End The Dispute   Important to Economic Life Of Nation,  He Declares

GOVERNMENT COULD SEIZE AUTO PLANTS   Labor Secretary Tells Union and GM to End Strike

Labor Chiefs Conferring  With Union’s Top Leaders   Attempts To Settle Auto Rifts Pressed

'‘Schwellenbach Asks: Strike: Ati G.M. Be Settled; Says: Plants. Will Not Be Seinga

Federal Seizure OF GM Factories Not Due, Claim   Secretary of Labor Denies U. S. To Act In UAW-CIO Dispute

Secrefary of Labor Seeks End of Strike   Calls on Auto Workers And General Motors To Settle Dispute  As Soon as Possible

Schwellenback Calls For End Of GM Strike   Declares U.S. Will Not Use Power to Seize Struck Plants

U.S. SECRETARY URGES PEACE IN GM STRIKE   Schwellenbach in Detroit Say: U. S. Can Seize Plants, But Won't.

Secretary Says Federal Officials Have Power to Seize Plants, but Won't Do It.   ‘Profit Is Key   U.S. Could Settle Upset, _ Lewis Says, by Giving Profit Concession

OPA Accused Of Violating Control Rules   Meat Packers’ Counsel Makes Charges Before Senate: Reply Today

OPA VIOLATES LAWS, SENATE GROUP IS TOLD   Packers Make Accusations, Argue for  Higher Prices

JPA Accused of Following a Philosophy That Regards Profits as a Sin’ as Food Situation Is Probed

OPA Accused Of Viewing Profits As A Sin; Food Shortage Probe Opening

Packers Accuse “TPA of Regarding Profits as a Sin   Senate Hears Arguments For Higher’ Prices For Ments

OPA ACCUSED BY MEAT PACKERS   Agency “Regards Profits As A Sin,” Counsel  Tells Committee

U.S. Casualties. Total 616,951   War Secretary Says Nazis Gained Little

Casualties 701,950   Number War Department Releases as of Jan. 14 For All Services

HIGHER CEILING PRICES TALKED   House Debate Features Drive For Higher Ceilings In Cases Where Action Would Increase Civilian Production.

Plan To Pul U.S. Punch into Peace Efforts Clears Initial Hurdle   Senate Group Approves Measure; House Committee To Seek Full Employment Compromise

ATOM ENERGY DEAS TO AIM FOR SECURITY   ALL CONTROL PLANS MUST BE APPROVED BY CONGRESS

Republican Senator Vandenberg Pledge: That All Phases Will Be Subject to Congress. ional Approval

Full Security To Cover All  Atomic Problems   Congressmen Comment on Actions Made at Big Three Meeting

SEN, VANDENBERG BACKS Blo THREE ACCORD ON ATOM   Declares Moscow Agreement Assures “Full Security” in Dealing With the Problem.   ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER SEEING TRUMAN   Each of Four Steps to Be Taken, He Says, Will Be Subject to Congression al Approval.

Full Atomic Energy Safely Held Assured   Vandenberg Says Final Phases Subject To Congress Action

Senator Assures Full Security’ On Atomic Bomb   ‘Moscow Meet Clarified in an Interpretation to Vandenberg

A-Plan Backed By Vandenberg   Mixed Reactions Reported Afaere Macraw Parlay

17 Towns Fall To Americans In Twin Drive   Juelich Falls As First And Ninth Armies Smash Ahead; Doughboys In 19 Miles Of Col  ogne; Patton’s Men Drive Forward

U. S$. Forces Rip German Western Defenses; Surge Three Miles Beyond Roer

Two-army Offensive Reported To Be Bringing Results as Our Troops Fight Toward Cologne.   BRIDGEHEADS OBTAINED ALSO ALONG THE ROER

U.S TROOPS PUSHING INTO RHINELAND: NEARING COLOGNE   Establish Several Bridgeheads And Move Beyond Roer River

Americans Form Strong Beachheads Across Roer River   U.S. Captures 1,400 German Prisoners In First Day of All-Out Offensive; Take 17 Towns

2- -Army Drive Ripping Nazi  Defense Lines      Americans Overrun Sevem,, teen Towns and Surge. 6 Nearly Four Miles u Beyond Roer   1,400 Prisoners i Swept Up By Yanks.   Infantvymen on Northerswu  Wing of Assault Are Are mh  12 Miles From Muenchen, ef 24 From Duesseldorf

STUNNED NAZIS DRIVEN BACK TOWARD RHINE   nitial Assault Nets Three Miles, 15 Towns Toppled

Yanks Surge Deep Beyond Roer River Troops Fight Within 19  Miles of Cologne, Sweep Up 17 Towns  GERMANS STUNNED  Berlin Says Full Force of Eisenhower Push Is Yet in Ra Daanharl   Berlin Says Full Force of Eisenhower Push Is Yet to Be Reached

15 Towns Captured After Roer Crossed   Germans, After Being Staggered By Tremendous Shelling, Hurl Six Tank-Led Counter Attacks But Fail To Halt Americans-

1] Towns Jaken In Offensive By Two Armies   Germans Stunned By First Blows; Heavy Resistance Seen

First of Planes Refurning U. 5. Troops From Europe Lands in Maine

AMERICAN TROOPS GAIN ON OKINAWA   FORCE CROSSING OF ASA BIVER—CLOSE QUARTER FIGHTING IS BITTER.

38,857 JAPS DEAD IN OKINAWA FIGHT   Enemy Casualties Mount as Fanatic Attacks Continue

Marines Get Across River Near Naha   Force Crossing of Asa Despite. Jap Human Bambs: +

Japanese Human Bombs Damage Okinawa Bridge   But Yanks Get Acros: River near Island's Capital City

OKINAWA TO.BE KEY U, S, BASE   ~ Nimitz Says Troops Have Begun Conversion

Okinawa Being Converted to Key. Race for Drive an Janan and China

Okinawa to Become  Key Military Base   Development Of Island Already Begun; B-29: Continue Softening Of Japan

SUPER FORTS RAID HITACHI PLANE WORKS   Continue Softening Up Of Jap Homeland — Much Of Okinawa Taken

OKINAWA TO BE MADE INTO KEY U S. BASE   Adm. Nimitz Says Development Has Started

Foes of Manpower Bill Altempl to Kill Off Measure   Friends Hope to Bring {t Through Senate Next Week

Senate Enemies of Manpower Bill Claim That Measure Will Not Pass

Manpower Bill Foes Measure It for Death   Supporters Still Cling To Slender Hope It Can Be Passed by Senate in Next Week

MANPOWER BILL SEEMS DOOMED   Administration Still Sees Chance Of Passing  Measure

President Orders Seizure of  Engineering Plant  Navy Will Operate Concern Till  Dispute Is Ended

Truman Tells Navy to Seize S.F. Plants   PRESIDENTIAL ORDER RESULTS FROM DISPUTE TYING UP SHIP WORK

CONCILIATORS TACKLE LABOR   Oil Strike Expands; Auto Deadlock  Remains

Oil Worker Strike Hits More Plants   U.S. Conciliators Tackle Petroleum  And Auto Walkout:

BYRNES MAPS . REPORTS ON CONFERENCE   He'll Tell Truman _ Intimate Details Of Moscow

Byrnes to Make His Report to the President  Secretary Expected Back From

Byrnes to Make His Report to the President  Secretary Expected   Secretary Expected Back From Moscow Today

MAN KILLED BY TRUCK   20 Nazis, Once Europe’s Masters, Meekly Listen to Grave Charges

Ribbentrop, Hess Fall With Iliness   Most Of Defendents Appear Calm, Bored During Opening Day

2) NAZI CHIEFS HEAR INDICTMENT AS TRIAL OPENS   Five Hours Required to Read Charges They Waged Aggressive Warfare and Committed Murder.   DEFENDANTS ARE CALM; ENTER PLEAS TODAY   Von Ribbentrop Collapses and Is Given Sedatives—Hess Suffers Attack of Abdominal Cramps.

TOP-RANK NAZIS MEET IN COURT   Recital Of War Crimes At Nuernberg Takes Five Hours

S-~ 2 50-2 S22 _ Uann 7 “a Uae nee cS  rv ~m rx e _ ~ Neon mag eres er” se

Top-Flight Nazis Sit Meekly as Trial Opens  Most Defendants Are Calm as Indictment Read

Trial Of Nazi Chiefs Opened At Nuernbere   Twenty Germans Sit Meekly as War Crimes Listed

CRIMES TRIAL OPENS FOR 20 FALLEN NAZIS   Opening Session Given Over to Reading Of Long Indictment   Bv NOLAND NORGAARD

Top-Flight Nazis, Outwardly Calm, Hear Indictment   Fallen Leaders Will Ente Please of Innocence or Guilt Today

TOP-FLIGHT NAZIS HEAR CRIMES TOLD   Hess. Von Ribbentrop Taken _ IN) During 5-Hour -- Court Recital

Substitute for Draft Is Offered   Senators Propose Science Foundation

Next War to Be Won in Laboratory, Not on Drill Field, Thinks Senator

RESEARCH PROPOSED ‘IN PLACE OF TRAINING   Science Foundation Termed Key To Military Success

For Research Instead Of Draft  Senators Propose Bill For Science Study

Labor Draws Praise of Army And Congress   Leaders of Workmen Remind Nation That Campaign to Make  Jobs Still to Be Won

Labor Lauded For Its Part in Winning War   Leaders Warn Battle Against Unemployment Also Must Be Won

Labor Draws Praise from Nation's Leaders for Victory Contribution

4 GOVERNMET AGENCIES URGE PRICE CONTROL OVER HOUSING   Inflation Curb Intended; Trumar Said To Oppose The Proposals

Urge Ceilings on Home Prices   Inflation Feared as” Wartime Construction Controls End Monday

PRICE CEILINGS ON HOUSES T0 BE URGED NEXT WEEK   SPONSORS WARN OF INFLATION THREAT UNLESS U. S. ACTS

Ask Ceiling On Houses   Agency Chiefs Say It Is Necessary To Prevent a Boom

Bucking The Administration... .  Strong Move For Price Ceilings On Houses In Spite Of Truman’s View

Draw Up Price Ceilings on All  New House:   Program Drafted Despite  Opposition by Tru man, Snyder

4 Agency Heads Chart Curbs on New, Old Homes   -Report Truman and Snyder Object To. Fixing of Ceilings

AGENCIES URGE PRICE CONTROLS   Groups Seek Ceilings on Hous: ing Programs

1 6  Woman Proposes “Virgin Hospitals” a La Hitler iISuper-Race Program

Yanks Halted Tn Southern  Okinawa, but Gain in North   Japs Use Big Guns, Lose Much Shipping In Yank Blockade  ‘Of Chima Sea Lanes

Vet Named Father Of Child Despite Doctor’s Testimony He’s Sterile

Germans Moving War Prisoners   Transport Americans  To Points West of Oder

RIVER REACHES MARK OF 64.9 BY MID-DAY   Lunken Airport Is Flooded When Sandbags Give   MILLCREEK   Rises Higher Than In ’37; Knowlton’s Corner Is Under Water

Cincinnati Braced for. Major Flood   Ohio River Is Rising Rapidly; Heevy Raia Here

Lowlands Inundated in Ohio Valley Which Faces Most Serious Threat - - - Hundreds of Families Forced from Homes and Many War Factories Closed

CONFESSES SLAYING OF MRS. BERRIDGE      19-Year Old Boy Says Detroit Woman Double-Crossed Him

Tokyo Reports American 'Bombs Were Dropped ‘On Nip Internment Camp

WARREN ASKS VISION IN- WEST   GOVERNORS TO DISCUSS TOURISTS, WILD LIFE

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Interna tiona i News Service  RED ARMY TROOPS STORM BERLIN'S CENTER

YANKS RACE ACROSS BROKEN NAZI LINES ON FLAT PLAINS WITHIN 250 MILES OF SOVIETS   First Exploits Breakthrough of Decaying German Defenses Comparable to Victory at St. Lo To Make a Three-Mile Advance  a Eee ot ee   “MORE THAN 80 MILES OF EAST RHINE FIRMLY HELD

Other Allied Armies Advance As General ‘Outbreak’ Nears Along Wrecked Enemy Front

Yanks Lose 2,695 Men  On Okinawa   Doughboys Stalled Seventh Straight Day By Artillery

1] JAPS KILLED FOR EVERY YANK ON OKINAWA ISLE   American Casualties Announced as 2,695 — 432° Have Lost Lives Compared With 5,009 Nips.   ENEMY RESISTANCE CONTINUES BITTER   U. S. Troops Slowed Both in North and South—Tsugen Overrun, Garrison Wiped Qut.

AMERICAN LOSSES ON OKINAWA 2695   432 Killed in Invasion Against 5,009 Eneany : Dead .

40 Forest Fires Are Reported  Drv Season Cause   Dry Season Cause of Increase

RUIN IS SPREAD OVER GERMANY   Over 2,550 Big Bombers Rain Havoc From Ruhr To The Baltic

17 Million Slashed From OWI’s Funds   House Almost Kills Stabilization Agency

Discharged GI Remembers Now It Takes Cash for Clothes, Food, Medical Treatments, Lodging, etc.

CONGRESS {$ MOVING AREAD GN PROBLEMS   Heard Triuman’s  Talk On Military Matters Today

Controversy Anticipated   Truman Plan Faeing Political Opposition

Lossesin West /4,/28 InDecember  Total. Losses on That Tenant finra D.Dav   Total. Losses on That Front Since D-Day Has Risen to  "339912,

Western Front Losses 74.788 In December   10.419 Killed, 43.554 Wounded and 20,815 Missing: Casualties for  War Are 663.859

Strike Vote Law Repeal  Is Demanded   Removal Of Clause Under Which Walkouts Pending  Asked By Committee

JAPS LOSE 256 PLANES IN RAID   Suicide Corps Whipped: Land Attack Hurled Back On Okinawa

YANKS DESTROY 200 JAP PLANES   NIMITZ ANNOUNCES 3-DAY BAG — NIP COUNTER-BLOW ON OKINAWA REPULSED.

ALLIES DESTROY 256 JAP PLANES      Nimitz Also Reports Jap Counter-Attack on Okinawa Defeated

1,000,000 MEN SCHEDULED FOR NOV 1 ATTACK   Blueprint Disclosed by Marshall; Universal Training Urged

Aerial Trade IsCostly To Japanese   Halsey’s Men Raid Home Isles in Two-Day Assault

U. S. CARRIER PLANES, JAPS SWAP PUNCHES  Halsey Returns to Pacific Area And Sends Craft Against Air Bases

Halsey’s Planes Strike Japs On Kyushu, Okinawa   Enemy Airbases Among Targets oof Carrier  F leet.

‘Unconditional, Unadulterated’ Jap Surrender ls Admiral Halsey's Aim

NIP SUICIDE PLANE BASES OBJECTIVES   Punches Swapped Over Okinawa And Kyushu -

U.S. Carrier Planes And’ Jap Fighters: “ngage Over Kyusha an Okinawa

CARRIER UNITS SENT AGAINST HOME ISLES   japs Launch First Strong ( Raid On Okinawa   24 U, S$. PLANES   Downed In Two-Day Raids: Potential Suicide Air Bases Are Targets

HALSEY PLANES AGAIN HAMMER SUICIDE’ BASES   Enemy Hurls Another Hard Air Attack On Okinawa; 26 Raiders Downed

US-Japan Swap Air Blows Nips Get the Worst of It Halsey Says Jap Suicide Raids

CARRIER PLANES AND JAPS CLASH   Fighting Over Okinawa And Kyushu Reported Over Weekend.

"Americans Attack  Kyushu Airfields   Yanks and Japs Trade Air Punches Over Okinawa  Island   NIPS COME OUT SECOND   Nimitz Reports 26 Enemy Planes Shot Down in Strong Raid

U. S. PLANES TRADE BLOWS WITH ENEMY   Halsey Signalizes Return to Sea Duty By Sending Carrier Bombers Against  Kyushu Airfields   AIR BASES ARE BLASTED

Foes Trade Air Blows   Fleet Planes Raid Kamikaze Bases. As Japs Hit Okinawa

Propagandist Japs Promise Balloon Raid      Admiral HalseylsSwapping Punches With Suicide Japs; Kyusho Hit Over Week-End

Imperial Palace Within 9 Sq. Miles Left Burning   Four Thousand Tons Of More Destructive Fire Bombs Cascade Upon Capital; Japs Claim 44 Attacking Planes Are Shot Down.

Krug Predicts Cuts In War Production   Jump In Unemployment Is Foreseen As Result Of Clashed Munitions Orders

WPB’s Krug Sees New Munitions Cui Causing Layoffs   Expects Civilian Output To ‘‘Take Up Slack’’ Within 6 Months

MORE DRASTIC BILL SOUGHT BY HOUSE   Members Favor Compulsory Arbitration Of Strikes   DEBATE CONTINUES   On United Nations Bill; Three-Power Treaty Is Asked By Vandenberg

Committee Meets To Study Plan Of Fact - Finding Board   Some Congressmen Favor More Drastic Action Than Truman Requested In Strike Report

PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL BEFORE COMM. "May Be Written  ' Bill Repealing , Anti-Strike Act

Speed Action On Truman’s Strife Cure   Labor Leaders Cool Toward Formation of Fact  Finding Boards.

ly Cool Toward Proposition  CONGRESS RECEIVES MESSAGE CORDIALLY Smith Connally Repealer  Slated to Come Before House

Seek Swift Action On Request For New Machinery To Handle Strikes

COMMITTEE Set TO DRAFT PLANS ~TOCURB STRIKES   But New Machinery to-Cope With Labor Controversies: Faces Bitter Fight:   TRUMAN'S IDEAS. STUDIED   House Group-May Attempt to _ Add. His Proposals to Renagler Maasure

Hope For House Vote This Week On Labor Bill   Military Affairs Unit Studies Amendments To Repeal Measure

New Measure May Develop Within Week   Amendments Studied To Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act

AMENDMENTS PONDERED BY MILITARY UNIT   $mith-Connally Repealer Due ‘For Action Soon; Labor Cool To Plan -

HAGERT WILL DIE IN GHAIR WEDNESDAY   Lausche Declines To Spare His Life

HENRY HAGERT DENIED REPRIEVE   Will Electrocute Cleveland Slayer Wednesday Night

Yanks Score New Landing In Philippines   Japs Put Torch To Stronghold On Negros Isle

Yanks, British Gait In Pacific Warfare   Americans Land On Negros Island

YANK INFANTRYMEN NEARING GOALS ON 9 PACIFIC, ISLANDS   ADMIRAL NIMITZ SAYS JAPS USING PILOTED FLY. ING BOMBS ON OKINAWA

Japs Set Fire To Isle City   New American Tnvasion Launched On Southern Tip Of Negros Island.

Japs Riding I'lyingBombs  On Okinawa   But Tide Turning To Yanks: Gains Made On All Pacific War Fronts

Yanks Slug Ahead Into Jap Defenses In Okinawa Battle      Japs Use ‘Human Bombs’ in Futile Attempt To Stop Advance; Negros Island Invaded Again; British on Move in Burma And Savage Fighting Flares on Luzon

YANKS ADVANGE NEARER GOALS ON 3 ISLANDS   @ Doughboys Extend Gains on Okinawa — Japs Continue Suicide Tactics

JAPS USE PILOTED FLYING BOMBS ON OKINAWA: NEGROS INVADED   ENEMY SETS FIRES IN PHILIPPINE CITY; U. S. TROOPS SIGHT GOALS ON THREE FRONTS

Negros os Island Invaded Again: City Set Afir e   - Americans Gain Dominance in Okinawa Fichtine

British and Americans in Three Other Theaters Forge Ahead As Japs in Philippines. Dio In

Fleeing Japs Put Torch To Negros City   Nips, Using Piloted Flying Bombs In Okinawa Battle

Yanks Invade   ‘Negr os s Island :      ; Lay: Rech     British Forces,

Second Invasion Of Negros Made Near Dumaguete   Japs Using Piloted Flying Bombs to Halt Okinawa Incursion

Bag Six Transports Loaded With Nips  eee ee eee  CONTINUE SCRAP  rms men norma  (ireatest Battle May Develop

CONVOY BOUND FOR LUZON  SMASHED   Bag Included Six Transports Loaded With Jap Troops

Six Fully Leaded Troop Transports  Of Japs Are Sunk   Nineteen Other Ships In Jap Convoy Off IndoChina Also Sent To Bottom   SEA-AIR BATTLE IS STILL RAGING

FOR LUZON SMASHED   Bag Included Six Transports Loaded With Jap Troops

Red Armies Are Deen In Manchuria   Vital Rail Center Of Hailar Taken In 110-Mile Drive

REDS DRIVE 115 MILES Ih MANCHURIA   Korea Is Also Invaded By Huge Soviet Columns

Soviet Army Drives Wedge  Into Koreas   Spearheads Also Reportec Moving Into Two More Sectors Of Manchuria

British Exnected U.S. In War Sooner   ‘Few Days After F. D. R -» Reelected in 1940’

British Expected U.S. to Enter War Few Days After FDR Re-Elected

In belief of former naval mission chief  Disclosed at committee nrobe

GHORMLEY VIEWS GIVEN AT PROBE OF PEARL HARBOR   Late President Quoted as Voicing Doubt America Would Fight if Philippines Were Attacked,   EXECUTIVE EXPECTED OUR ENTRY IN TIME   Testimony Given He Disagreed With Fleet Com mander on Disposition . of Pacific Warships. —

Late President Is Quoted as Expressing Doubt U. §. Would Fight if Philippines Were Attacked

WAR FORETOL BY ROOSEVELT, ADMIRAL SAYS   JAPANESE ‘MISTAKE ANTICIPATED BACK IN 1940

FDR Quoted AsExpressing Doubi Oi War   Would Not Consent to Removing Fleet From Pearl Harbor Holding It Served As A Curb

Another Says Roosevelt Feared War With Japs Long Before Sneak Blow

INFORMATION GIVEN STARK BY GHORMLEY   Late President Also Quoted On Possible Entry Of U. S.

3 MILLIONTH SOLDIER DISCHARGED SINCE V-E DAY LEFT ARMY LAST NIGHT

YANKEES DRIVE QNE-FOURTH OF WAY TO MANILA   Invaders 28 Miles On Road From Landings Against Surprisingly  Weak Foe

Yanks Are 88 Miles From  Coal -- Manila   Take Road Junction Of Camiling; U. 5. Advance Goes on  L nchecked—W Arthur

Japs Fail — to Slow Yank Drive   Americans Cover One-Quarter of the Distance to Luzon Capital: Enemy Resistance Remains Light

MacArthur Communique Tells of General Gains, . Opposition Still Weak

STEADY GAINS REPORTED ON LUZON ISLAND   OPPOSITION WEAK; YANKS ON ROAD TO MANILA

Americans Now Fourth of Way In Manila Drive   Report Advances In All Sections

Morgenthaunextin line for presidency; Crem inelisible as possibie successor

Democrats Vote Down Proposal To Question Elliott on Deals   Republican Plan Is Turned Back

CAPITAL nUMa WITH ACTIVITY   Demos Vote Down GOP Plan To Question Elliott Roosevelt.

'4-Fs Over 26 May Switch Jobs   Selective Service Relaxes Rules On Induction OF Job-Jumpers. -

Men 26 or Over, Not Physically Fit, May Pick Own Jobs   Regulations Relaxed To Exclude These From Draft as Job-Jumpers

SS Relaxes 26, Over Rules   Men Of That Age Who Do Not Meet Physical Standards Free To Change Jobs.

Job-Draft. Rein Eased   Physically Unfit Over 26 May Change Jobs Without Permission

Ease Rulings On Men Of 26 And Over   If Not Up to Army Standards Can Change Jobs Now Without Draft Board Permission

JOB JUMPER PENALTY REMOVED FOR SOME   Rejected Men 26, Or Older, Now May Change Freely

Some Workers May Change Jobs   Men Over 26 Who Do Not Meet Physical Randards May Change

U.S. DESIRES AXIS CULPRITS BE TRIED SOON   Jackson Names Three As Assistants in Prosecution

U.S. Anxious To Start Trials Of Criminals   3 Assistants Named For Chief Prosecutor; Setup Is Explained

U. S. Anxious to Try War Criminals   Top Prosecutors Already Have Been Named

1.S. Seeks Quick Sifting of Axis War Criminals   Yuyoslavs, Allies Confer on Irieste

Jicx -S War Crimes Wega. S-ax: “me. -‘ee-ing onYazi crimes ‘“av 3’

QUTLOOK FOR RECONVERSION STILL DARK   Two Akron, O.. Tire Plants Latest Closed by Labor Dispute

ARMY CHAPLAIN CHARGES JEWS ARE NEGLECTED   Says Conquered Nazi Better Treated ~ Than Victim

Yankees Drive Swilitly for 14 Miles   Reach Outskirts of Bacolod City, Capture Airdrome

U. S. Troops  Now Control  Negros Island   Americans Make Rapid Gains In Central Area

YANKS INVADE NEGROS ISLE, NEAR CAPITAI   Fourth Largest of Philippine Group

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   GERMAN ARDENNES SALIENT REDUCED TO 1-10TH OF GREATEST DEPTH

Latest News Flashes By I. N. S.   Germans Pushed Back   Reds Reach Poznan

Ardennes Bulge Reduced To One Tenth Of Depth   “American Ground Troops Driving Enemy Back To German Frontier   AERIAL ATTACK SMASHES NAZIS

Allied Plan To Speed Up  German Coal Production May Relieve Shortage Here

Traffic in Snow Area   we Acts to Unsnar Fi reight Tiaup in Novtleastern Region

Railroads Divert Freight Traffic In Move To Unsnar! Great Tie-up

rormal Admission Of Loss All Needed To End War As Holland, Denmark Give Up

Inemy Resistance Virtually Ends A: Bisenhower Announces Nazis W hippec On Land, Sea and In the Air.

Capitulation to Montgomery Stills Guns in Europe’s Northern Battlefields — Estimated 500,000 Holding Out—Negotiations Reported in Progress for Norway and Czech Pock ets to Lay Down Arms.

Eisenhower Says Enemy is Defeated   Holland, Denmark And Northern Germany Are Included In Latest Surrender Neqotiations

rcresgac en fas; Await on. sorma. Sarrencer ~o irc “ors: *’/ar in -is-orv

Victorious Announcement Of General Heralds Appr oaching: ‘End Of War In Europe

AMI Nazis Quit Tn Denmark, Netherlands, N.W.Germany   Formal Admission  From Adm. Doenits Needed To Wind Up Greatest of All Wars

Germans in North Quit, Those in South Losing, As End of War Nears

Gen. Eisenhower Declares Enemy Was Beaten ‘On Land, Sea And In The Air’ Friday

Greatest Mass Surrender Of War Leaves Only Few Pockets To Be Conquered

Action Marks Biggest Mass  Surrender Since 18 Armistice  Estimated No More Than 500,000 Germans Remain in Fight; Surrender OF Nlavic in Narnway  anme

All Enemy Troops in Denmark, Holland and Northwestern Reich Yield; Only Word By Doenitz Needed to End Conflict

Formal Admission Of Defeat From Doenitz Needed To End Hostilities   ONLY 500,000 TROOPS _ COMPRISE NAZI ARMY

Bavarian lair disintegrates as 7th drives  Third army three  miles from Timz

Capital Buzzes With Speculation And Rumor Over Possible Jap Surrender

Washington Roundup  Speculate on Potsdam and British Election Results

Capital Buzzes With Speculation  Over Surrender   No Predictions but All Are Hopeful; Praise Ultimatum Issued at Potsdam

JAP SURRENDER HELD POSSIBLE   CAPITAL RIFE WITH RUMORS IN WAKE OF ALLIED ULTIMATUM

Capital Hopeful Ultimatum May Bring Results   Point To Fact That Although Stalin Silent, Warning Issued.

Washington Buzzing With Speculation and Rumor Over Possibility of Capitulation

Enemy Asserts Surrender Terms Unacceptable, But Wor End Rumo: Rife From Doubters On Nip Stand

Bold Stroke In War ) Of Nerves   Ultimatum Offers War Lords Chance. to Pro-. tect Japanese Throne In “Face Saving” Way

Washington Buzzes With Speculation Over Japs’ Reaction. To Ultimatum

‘Washington Buzzing With Speculation And Rumor Of ‘Prompt Japanese Surrender   Many Hope Bold Stroke Of Psychological Warfare Will Bring Capitulation

W ashington Agos With Rumor Om Possibility Of Japanese Surrender

Capital Buzzes With Talk o Early Jap Surrender  Many Leaders Define Big Three:

SPECULATION RIFE AND MANY: RUMORS AFLOAT AS ANSWER IS. AWAITED FROM THE NIPPONESE

Surrender Terms Just.  Is Opinion   Capital Buzzes With Rumors Over Possibility of Japanese Acceptance

U.S. CAPITAL BUZZES WITH PEACE TALK   Speculation and Rumor Have It That Japan Will Promptly Bow to Allied Call for Unconditional Surrender Now.

Washington Buzzes Witk Speculation Over Chance O: iOuick Nipponese Surrende

WASHINGTON BUZZED WITH SPECULATION CONCERNING JAPAN  RUMORS RIFE THAT ALLIED ULTIMATUM MAY BRING QUICK RESULTS

Hopes Bold Stroke To Gain Surrender   Officials Won't Predict Prompt Giving Up, However; Ruling Cliques in Tokyo Believed Badly Divided After Reverses

Capital Buzzes With Rumors, Speculation On An Early Surrender Under. Potsdam T erms

Will Prosecute War to Bitter End Nip Radio Claims --All Unofficial

No Possibility ()f Softening Surrender Terms   Capital Buzzes Over Possibility of Prompt Jap Surrender.

THOUSANDS DIE IN BOMBINGS   TOKYO ADMITS HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IN RAIDS

.29 Raids Take Heavy Death Toll . In Japan: Drastic Relief Steps Urged

EVACUATION OF JAPS HASTENED   B-29s Killed Thousands Propaganda Talk Says

B-29 RAIDS TAKE BIG TOLL OF JAPS   Nipponese Admit Thousands Dead, Injured, Homeless

B-29’s Take Heavy Toll   Thousands of Japanese Killed or Injured; Big Cities Beine Evacuated

MANY JAPS WERE BURNED TODEATH   Tokyo Says Fires Set by B-298 Fatal to Thousands

Japs Rap Government For Weak Air Defense; Reveal Thousands Burn To Death

Superfort Raids On Japan Left Death And Destruction In Wake   Chief Propaganda Spokesman Says Thousands Burned To Death, Injured Or Left Homeless; Flight From Cities Under Way.

Say Many Killed In Japan Raids   Hasten Evacuation Of Millions from Leading Cities

Japs Clamor For Adequate Air Defenses   Presa Openty Caustic In Comments About Heavv Toll of Life

THOUSANDS DIE IN B-29 RAIDS, JAPS COMPLAIN   Public Clamoring for Better Air Raid Protection After Cities Are Leveled

JAPS ASSERT B-29'S KILL THOUSANDS   Civilians Burned to Death or Left Homeless by Raids, Propagandist Says—Cities Are Being Evacuated.

THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE DIE   Nips’ Propaganda Spokesman Reports Civilians Leaving Five Biggest Cities

 Tokyo Reports Thousands Of Japs Burned To Death, Homeless After B-29 Attacks

Thousands Dead, Wounded Or Homeless Afte: Incendiary Raids On Japan, Says Spokesman

Bomb Victims Burn to Death   Tokyo Says Fires In Three Cities Fatal To Countless Citizens

Nippons Report Thousands Dead FromB-29Raids   Yanks Mop Up Iwo; Shimbu Line  Pierced on Luzon)

ARE INVITED) BACK   Two Returning Service Men May Have Old Jobs  in Schools

U.S. Keeps Main Role, Byrnes Says   American Policy To Prevail When Arguments Arise

Allied Board To Advise on  Jap Control   Byrnes Announces MacArthur's Status Unchanged and U. § Still Has Last Word

Nations Asked To Participate, Byrnes States   General MacArthur. will Remain as Supreme — Commander -

Victor Nations Will Advise On Nip Government   MacArthur Will Remain As Supreme Allied  Di Ped

U. 5. To Keep Leading Role Over Policies   Secretary Opposes Russian Plan. MacArthur's Status As Supreme Commander Unchang —

ALLIED BOARD PREPARES FOR ADVISORY JOB   MAC ARTHUR STATUS UNCHANGED AS TOKYO BOSS

U 5. INTENDS 10 MAINTAIN MAJOR ROLE   ‘Status of MacArthur To Be Unchanged, Secretary Says

§ NATIONS INVITED TO ADVISE ON JAP CONTROL POLICIES   Byrnes Says U. S. Intends to Maintain Dominant Role and Retain MacArthur as Commander.   FIRST MEETING WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 23   Secretary Opposed to Russia’s Proposal to Set Up a Governing Commission in Tokyo.

Body Created To Advise On Jap Policies   Status of M’Arthur Unchanged; U. S. to Maintain Top Role

Commission To Advise On Japan Announced  9 Nations Invited. But MacArthur Will Continue.  _ Top Commander

U. S. Bids 9 Nations;. MacArthur Status Same   Byrnes Discloses Far Eastern Policiéé

3 Killed, 28 Wounded on War Fronts   Total of Southtown Mer Who Have Given Ther Lives in Action Has Nov Reached 479.   479

Two Others Are Missing In Germany   Sgt. Frank Applegate, Pvt. William Courtney, Pvt. Edward LaParr Give Lives in European Area.

CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW ENDS; UNITY IS CITED   Major Nations Reported To Be much Closer After Session

MAY BE TRIED BY AMERICA AS WAR CRIMINAL   Decision Awaits Extent of Punishment Dealt by Britain

WAR CRIMINAL   Decision Awaits Extent of Punishment Dealt by Britain

‘HAW HAW’ IS ~ US. CITIZEN   TRAITOR PROVES HE WAS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY MAY FACE SECOND TRIAL,

Truman Talk In Highlights   Latent Strength No Longer Good Enough

Car Tax Stamps Sale Will Open  Revenue Dept. Tells Of  Naw hKAathad

Auto Use Stamps To Go On Sale   1945 Sale Begins at Local Postoffice on Saturday—Is Required

BELIEVE NEW SURPRISE IN PACIFY:*cAR  Milit &~ »servers  Ser *, > ent Action

New Surprise Move In Japan  Area Is Likely   Naval Activity In Far East Seems To Indicate New Smash At Japanese  wren. «YSEEESN 8 46. CURR UC UAT ANN

UNITED STATES NOT TO ENTER INTO PROPOSED PACT WITH -FARREL: GOV_.  ERNMENT ~

Superfort Sets New Cross-Country Speed Record   Hits 551 Miles Per Hour  to Make Flight in Less Than 54 Hours.

TRUMAN HOPES FOR OWI FUND   Says Bureau Doing Work Important to Nation

Truman Wants OW! Budget Restored  Says to Abolish Any Big Functions. During

secede eat at etancaaaratean een ernnann nanan  Hope for OW! Funds Voiced by President

TRUMAN STRIKES AT OWI FUND CUT   Says Work Must Be Done Ir Requesting Full Budget

OW! WINS AID OF PRESIDENT   Chief Executive Asks Con gress To Restore Full Budget for Agency

CONGRESS WILL DELAY ATOMIC ENERGY PLANS   Solons Decide To Consider Truman Proposals Later, Probably Next Week

Congress Snarl Delays Action or Atom Controls   Early Enthusiasm for Truman’s Proposal Has Cooled Noticeably

Delay Action on Atomic Energy  Confused. Congress Makes No Progress

Atomic Control Plan Delayed   Congress Lags Alter First Enthusiasm fer Truman Report

Congress Delays Atomic Energy Control — Action; Senators Ask More Voice In Secret

Two Troopers Are Wounded In Gun Battle   Shot in Exchange With Suspect Sought In Woman’s Slaying

Police, Civilian  Killed In Riot   Break Up Freedom of  Press Demonstration

[Low Rain Clouds Grounds Air Support But Allies Slug Through 12 Mile Breach In Toughest German Ruhr De rae   BRITISH GO THROUGH DENSE REICH FOREST

See Quick Fall Kleve Pruem ‘On West Front   Canadians Break German Grip On Northern Flank

FALL OF PRUEM NEAR AS NAZI TROOPS LEAVE   First Army Patrols Invade Heavily Defended East Bank of Roer.

Canadians And Yankees  Storm Towns   Allied Pressure On Nazi Centers Threatens Line

Carrier Planes Hit South Japan Tokyo Reports   Yank Reinforcements Said To Have Landed On Kerama Islands

 DIVE BOMBER ATTACK ON ‘CARRIER HANCOCK APRIL 7 CAUSED 140 CASUALTIES

Senate Hopes To Pass Jobs  Measure Today   ' Compromise May Speed Vote; Unemployment  Aid Mav Be Revived. 

si teat atte  Jobs-For- All Bill Speeded  By Senators   Leaders Expect Passage By Nightfall; Compromise Might Help It

CONGRESS STILL  NURSES HOPE ON  JOBLESS PAY ACT SENATE TALKS FAST  TO FINISH WORK ON : FULL EMPLOYMENT

Senators Hope To Pass ‘Full Jobs’ Bill Today   Debate Rages Over One  Sentence in Meas-

Senate Nears Showdown or Full Pay Bill   Heated Debate May End With Vote on Measure Late Friday

Unemploved  Bill Debated   Senators Talk Fast Hoping To Pass Measure Before  Nightfall.

~— WORLD FLIGHT — Kisses, Steaks Top ‘Globester’ Send Off   Frederick C. Othman Renoyitecn+

JEWISH CROWDS FIRE BUILDINGS INJERUSALEM   British Troeps Reported To Have Fired On  Demonstrators   MOBS AT TEL AVIV STONE POLICEMEN

Kight Persons Reported Hurt  In Palestine   Jewish Crowds Set Fire to Government Buildings and Stone Policemen

POLICE STONE? IN JEWISH RIOT   Government Buildings At Tel Aviv Set Afire By Demonstrators

Buildings Set Ablaze, Police Stoned as Both Jews, Arabs Flay Bevins

FRISCO TOSSD OUT OF PICTURE BY COMMITTEE   Final Decision fo Be Made by World Assembly at January Meeting   DEBATE IS ACRIMONIOUS   Site Group Votes 25 to 5 for East After Two Hours of Bitter Words

LINO Group Favors oite In  Eastern U.S.A.   Permanent Headquarters  Of World Peace Agency

Eastern Location Voted for UNO Capital by Group  San Francisco, Denve - ——   San Francisco, Denver Are Ruled Out By Today‘s Voting

‘Site Committee — Votes On Issue.  After Bitter Fight   4 ay  Proposal To Locate * Quarters In West Turned Down By Group

SAN FRANCISCO IS RULED OUT BY BOARD   New Ruling Keeps Cincinnati In Running   EUROPEAN NATIONS   Lead Fight To Eliminate West: Decision Criticized By Australia

Desire UNO Seat In Eastern Part Of United State:   Prepgratory Commission Committee Vote Rules Out Far Western Cities

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   San Francisco Loses Bid for UNO Capital   Site Is Limited To Eastern U. S. By 25-to-5 Vote

TO HOUSE UNO   Preparatory Commission Rules Out Sites In Western Area

UNO TO SETUP HEADQUARTERS IN EASTERN U.S.   San Francisco Ruled Out As ‘Home’; Britain Leads Fight Against West

East U.S. Chosen for UNO Site   Commission Vetoes Bid By West, 25-5; Move Is Slap at Frisco.

UNO Capital Site Scheduled In East   San Francisco Home Rejected Despite Australian Protest

NO. Commission Favor: Son. Eastern U.S. City For World Peace Capitol:

SITE COMMITTEE ELIMINATES WEST IN BITTER DEBATE   San. Francisco Loses Bid fo: World Body By 22 to & Vote

EASTERN U, S. TO BE UNO CAPITAL   SAN FRANCISCO !@ ELIMINATED BY VOTE

Eastern Location Voted for UNO Capital by Group  San Francisco, Denver Are Ruled Out By Today’s Voting

World Peace Site In Eastern U. S.   San Francisco, Denver And St. Louis Ruled Out By 25 To 5 Vote.

UNO to Make Home In Eastern U. S. Site   San Francisco, League Birthplace, Loses Out in Fight for World Honor

SAN FRANCISCO LOSES BID FOR. UNO LOCATION   Eastern U. S. Coast Selected by Committee

United Nations Capital Will Be In Eastern U. S.   Committee on Sites Eliminates West; St. Louis tin Running

UNO Site In East   Nations Vote Permanent Headquarters of World Agency to U. S.

! United Nation’s Carnmifice on Sites ‘Eliminates Western United States

LIMIT UNO SITE TO EAST STATES   Committee’s Decision  “Rules Out West Cities,

Seek UNO Site In Eastern U.S.  San Francisco Ruled   San Francisco Ruled Out By Vote of 25-5

EASTERN. S, TO BE UNO SITE   Permanent Headquarters Of United Nations Voted On After Bitter Debate

Western States Ruled Out By 25 to 5 Vote   Britain, Russia Oppose Peace Organization Site in West

UNO Committee Votes On Site   Favors Establishment Of Permanent Home In Eastern U. S.

Eastern Part OfU S. Wins UNO Favor   West Voted Dowr By Committee On Sites

WEST LOSES IN RACE FOR U.N.O. SITE   Committee Votes 25 to 5 In Favor Of Eastern U. S.

S. F. Ruled Out as UNO Headquarters   COMMISSION VOTES TO ESTABLISH SITE IN EASTERN U. S.

For Eastern U. S. As Site of UNO   Committee Defeats Motion To Select San Francisco

Committee Eliminates California   Eastern Part Of U.S. Favored By 25 to 5 Vote At Meeting Of Group In Lendon

UNO Site Limited to The East   United Nations Committee Votes In Favor of Eastern Section of the U.S.

Mayor Lapham Raps Choice as ‘Dirty Politics’   S, F. Eliminated as Site by 25-5 Vote of Prepara tary Caummiccsan

West Loses In Fight on UNO Site   Capital to Be Located 11 Eastern State, Decided at London Meeting

Preparatory Commission Votes Out San Francisco And Midwest Cities

UNO CAPITAL TO BE LOCATED IN EASTERN U, S.      Permanent Headquarters To Be In Eastern U. 8.. Site Committee Decides

UNO Headquarters Will Be Located In EasternU.S.   Committee Votes Against Western Location After Two Hours Of Bitter Debate

Western Site Voted Down By Body   Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Set Up as Dividing Line

UNO Capital Location Is Recommended For the Eastern Part of United. States

UNO Votes For Site in Eastern US.   S.F., Othern Western Cities Lose 25-5; ; Lapham Quits London

DISCUSS SITE FOR AGENCY OF PEACE   Group Votes to Establist Headquarters in Eastern Part of U. S$.

UNO VOTES FOR CENTER IN EAST   San Francisco's Bid Turned Down At London Session

RING AROUND BALTIC PORTS   Tanks and Infantry Less Than Six Miles From Danzig

Putting Torch to Small Japanese Cities in Speedup  Okinawa Is About Done; Tokyo Looks For New Invasion

Nipponese Troops on Two Islands Are Surrendering in Large Numbers.   BOTH CAMPAIGNS NOW IN CLOSING STAGES

Americans Boost Enemy Death Rate On Okinawa And In Philippines   SpokesmenF oresee  Stepped Up Fight   Chemical, Aircraft Plants And Railways Hit In Jap Homeland

4 Jap Cities Hit By B-29 Fire Bombs   More Enemy Troops Give Up In Island Battles

Superforts Blast Industrial Sites;  Nips Surrendering  BY LEONARD MILLIMAN Aesociated Precs War Editor

Japs Losing: Will to Fight On Islands  oe ae a Oe Re      Campaigns Near End on Okinawa: And Philippines:

4 Jap Cities Burning After B-29's Strike   Large Numbers of Enemy Troops Surrender To Escape Death on Okinawa and in Philippines—3,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Dropped on Major Targets.

Superforts Fire Four Jap Cities .   Returning Pilots Say  One Town Can Be Written Off; Continue MopUp of Jans On Okinawa

FIRE RAIDERS START FLAMES “IN FOUR CITIES   Yank Infantry Boosts ~ Death Rate Among Enemy Forces

3,000 Japs Fall Daily in Battles in Pacific   U. S., Japanese Spokesmen in AccordBoth Agree War to Be Stepped Up —

3,000 Tons Of ’Incendiaries Hi 4 Jap Cities  Thousands Of Foe Killed On Okinawa, In Northern Luzon

SUPERFORTS RAINED INCENDIARIES DOWN” ON JAPANESE PLANTS   U. S. GROUND FORCES STEPPED UP NIPPONESE  DEATH RATE ON ISLANDS

Superforts Fire More Jap Cities With lacendiaries   Allies Gain in Southwest China Borneo Invasion

Drop 3,000 Tons on Fou Jan Cities   Japs Surrender In Large Numbers —-Report Gains in Borneo, China

FOUR JAPANESE CITIES BOMBED AS 37TH GAINS      Both Sides Predict Speeding Up of Warfare With End in Perhaps Another 18 Months.

arcuate ERNE UR: street lig ce umeuieics opera Can Replan Jap Cities

Hitler Guard At Hideout Is Multiplied   Threatens Regensburg And Junction With Reds In  Czechoslovakia.

Yanks Swing From Chemnitz Area in Lightning Sweep to Meet Soviets And Cut Off Foe in Czechoslovakia

WEDEMEYER DENIES ANY ‘AID TC CHINA NATIONALISTS   Says U. S. Forces Will Continue To Repatriate Japs  From China Area

All U. S. Forces In North China Home by Spring   Wedemeyer Also Says Yanks Will Not Aid Chiang Move Troops

Yanks Qut Of China By Spring   U. S. Does Not Intend To Help China Move  Troops Into Manchuria

U.S. Wont Move Chinese Forces Into Manchuria   Fighting Breaks Out At Great Wall, British Shell indonesian Defenses

DENIES AIDING CHINA TROOPS   Wedemeyer Says Yank Forces To Repatriate Japs, But In Nonpartisan Style

Not Aidina Either Side; Big Battles Along Great Wall   British Moving in Full Force to Put Down Java Revolt

.S.MarinesTo Be OutOf China By-N ext Spring   Gen. 'Wedemeyer Makes  Prediction, Adding Americans Will Not Aid Nattionalisis Againet Reds

All Yanks Will Be Out By Spring   United States, He Says Flatly, Will Not Help China Move Men to Manchuria   Repatriation Work Ia to Be Continued, He Declares 

Marines Out By Spring   Wedemeyer Declares U. S. Will Not Help Either Side In War Threatening In China

WEDEMEYER ASSERTS  UNITED STATES NOT  "AID CHINESE TROOPS COMMANDER AMERICAN  FORCES IN CHINA PRE DICT EARLY WITHDRAWA

Yank Marines  To Quit Country By Early Spring   Gen. Wedemeyer Says United States Will . Not Help China Move Troops To Manchuria

“COMMANDER IN. CHINA DENIES — US. TROOPS BEING USEDIN. FIGHTING AGAINST COMMUNISTS

U.S. COMMANDER DENIES YANKS AID CHIANG'S ARMIES   Admits Isolated Clashes But Says Americans Did Not Take tnitiative

Wedemeyer Says U.5.Forcesin China Will Be Out of Country by _ Spring; Not Assisting Nationalists

Gen. Wedemeyer Predicts American Forces Will Vacate China By Spring

American Forces Will Quit China By Early Spring   Wedemeyer Says U. S. Will not Help China Move Forces into Mancharia; Repatriates Japs

PRISON CAMP CRIMINALS. SOFTENING UP AT TRIAI   COMMANDER OF BELSEN HOBROR CAMP LOSING DEFIANT ATTITUDE ABS TRIAL PROGRESSES

Middle East Towns Swept By Bloodshed   President Truman May Be Asked To Mediate ~

Fighting Flares In Levant   Bloody Skirmishing Reported Between French and Natives At Homs, Hama

NEW DISORDERS BREAK OUT IN LEVANT STATES   Bloody Skirmishing Reported Between French And Native Forces

Violence Breaks Qut in Syria And Lebanon   Pres. Truman Might  Be Called on to Madiata TWhionenita

NEW VIOLENCE GRIPS ARABIA   MAY CALL TRUMAN TO MEDIATE FRENGHLEVANT DISPUTE

SKIRMISHING IS REPORTED IN LEVANT TODAY   French and Natives in Homs and Hama in  Bloody Firhts

Syria, Lebanon Dispute Explodes In Bloody Fight    ‘Casualties Occur As French, Natives Engage In Battle

TRUMAN MAY BE CALLED ON 10 SETTLE CRISIS   French Forces Fire on Natives as Trouble in  Middle East Grows

Natives Battle French Soldiers In Syrian Towns   Bloody Fight Follows Demonstration For Full Independence

Syria Mobilizes In Defiance Of  French Action   Believe Truman May Be Called To Mediate Levant Dispute

May Call on Truman to Mediate Dispute Between France and Svrian and Lebanese Republics

Disorder in The Levant Increasing   French Are Blamed for Up risings in Syria and   Lebanon

Assassins (if State Senator Beng Hunted   Michigan Legislator, Chief - Accuser In Bribery Case, Shot To Death In Auto

BRIBERY TRIAL WITNESS SHOT      MICHIGAN STATE SENATOR, KEY WITNESS IN SCANDAL, ' ASSASSINATEB IN CAR.

BICKERING GOES ON IN BIG FIVE   Diplomats Not Confident Russia Will Accept Compromise Plan

CHANGE 15 SEEN IN WASHINGTON’S RUSSIAN POLIC)   Diplomats Believe U. S. Has Abandoned Role of Mediator Between Soviet Union  and Great Britain.   MORE BICKERING LIKELY OVER EUROPEAN PEACE   Byrnes’ Report Shows Solidarity of Three Allied Powers Shaken Over Fundamental Questions.

Long Bickering Seems Ahead for  U.S. and Russia   Byrnes Hopes Early Agreement; Diplomats Are Not Optimistic

Byrnes Hone: For Harmony   Understanding With Russia on Parley Dispute His Aim

Relations With Russia Shaky  Bickering Seen Among Leading Powers

Byrnes Hopes Tor His Plan   But Others Doubt Russia to Accept Plan on Writing Peace; Split Goes Deep

Diplomats Are Nat Confident — Predicting More Weeks of Bickering With Russia

Believe Nation Is Abandoning Mediator Role   Row With Russia Example of New Diplomatic Stand

U.S. Drops Role pis Russ,  British Mediator  Byrnes Hopes Reds   Byrnes Hopes Reds Will Accept  Compromise Peace

Contradictory Reports By Japanese Radio Ob scures Situation   British Chase ELAS Forces

BRITISH TAKE THEBES   Troops Are Pursuing the Retreating E.L.A.S. Forces in Greece

British Occupy Thebes, 48 Miles North Of Athens   Capital Returning Tc Normal; ELAS Munitions Seized

i ll, ll lll lll ll  A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Tire Shortage in State Worse ‘Than Ever Now

Old Lashio Taken By Yank Forces   Capture Climaxes  Three-Week Drive

CHINESE TAKE KEYTOWN OF LASHIO      Capture of Burma Road ‘Junction. Is Accomplished -

ALLIES TAKE LASHIO IN NORTH BURMA   vw. S$. and Chinese Troops Take Road Junction Town

“High U.5. OFticials, Many senators See Japanese Stipulation as Something Less Than ‘Unconditional’  MOSCOW IS AGAINST QUIBBLING  Truman to Give News When Decision Reached; Meanwhile War Upon Last of Axis Partners Continuing

need by Tokyo Radio Is Made Through \grees to Accept Terms Announced Hirshito Can Retain His Position

Official Surrender Offer Arrives In Washington Via SwitzerLand; But War Roars On

No Rush To Accept Qualified Peace Bid Submitted By Jap Government   SEEK PROTECTION OF HIROHITO’S THRONE

Reeling Nins Sue for Peace But Seek To Save Emperor From Conquest’s Wreckage   Consultations amona Big Four Are Reported Making Progress and Will Be Resumed Today; Russia Sees Stipulation as Less than Unconditional Surrender while U. $. Sentiment Is Divided

U.S. Solons See Stipulation Over Hirohito Less Than “Unconditional”

Official Offer Of Surrender Is Received In Washinaton: Seek To Retain The Emperor   Allied Leaders Take Enemy’s Cry Under Consideration; Rucsian Attitude Doecn’t Like Japanese Pronosal

Nips Seek to Keep Emperor in Power — But Otherwise Willing to Accept Potsdam Terms, Surrender Offer Says

Reeling Enemy Would Accept — Other Terms Set at Potsdam  Tokyo Broadcast Carries First News to World  Of Foe’s Readiness Te End Hopeless Fight

Japs Willing Quit If Hirohito  Not Dethroned   Enemy Seeks To Save Emperor From Wreckage

Doomed Nation Asks Terms To Spare Emperor   Unconditional Surrender Only Offer Considered By Allies As Fighting Continues

Enemy Asks To Keep Emperor, His Power:   Allies Show No Immediate Rush t Accept Her Plea Whole; Offer Under Consideration

Bid for Sovereignty For Nips’ Emperor Draws Opposition  From Many Sources

Two Alphabetical Agencies Slapped In House Ballot   War Agencies Bill Leaes OWI Fund Slashed In Half .

Dutch Will Meet Rebels   East Indies Governor To Negotiate fer Peace With Indonesians

Dutch Start  Negotiati ng.   Indonesian Problem Given To Van Mook

10 OPEN RELATIONS   Dutch Ministry Orders Conference With  ~ Nationalists

DUTCH ON ST WE   Order. Negotiations ~ With Nationalists To Begin --Immediately

Dutch Plan To Confer With  Indonesian Heads   Peace Sought In East Indies

Dutch Approve Parley in Java   Home Government Act. he: Kel oe NE i

Dutch To Open Nationalist Negotiations   Ready to Offer Self Gov“eintient Within Nether. ands Commonwealth To Indonesians

DUTCH WILL TALK WITH INDONESIAN S   Acting Governor General of East Indies Instructed to Open Negotiations With Nationalists Immediately.

Dutch Order "Negotiations ein E. Indies   Governor General Told to Negotiate With Indonesian Nationalists __

‘Dutch ‘to Open Negotiations In Indies Revolt   Parley on Self-Govern- ment For Indonesians Scheduled to Start Soon

VAN MOGK TOLD 70 OPEN NEGOTIATIONS   Acting Governor General to Deal With Indonesian Nationalists.

Dutch Order Van Mook To Open Parleys   Will Talk With Indonesian Nationals Immediately:  Mook Denies Order.   NOT IN DEFINITE FORM

FREEDOM NEBR IN EAST INDIES   Dutch Will Negotiate With Groups Seeking Independence

‘NO LONGER SCARCITIES   Returning Gas, Smokes and Beer Up Tax Collections

FIFTH STORMS INTO CARRARA   Last Obstacle Before La Spezia Naval Base On Italian Coast

Yanks Storm Nazi Bastion  In North Italy   Heavy Fighting by. Eighth Army Also Gains Ground ~-

Pact dratted 0 end wars is completed   Stage set for final gathering

Peace Charter Given Unanamous Backing   Historic Decision Reached at 1:58 a. m. (EWT) Today—President to Speak at Closing Session This Afternoon at 5 p. m.

STRIKING MINES “SEIZED BY.-US   363 Pennsylvania Pits Pu Under Federal Control

American Flag Flies Over 363 _ Pennsy Mines   Government Seizes Anthea: cite Operations; Miners ignove Order To  End Strike

U.S. TAKES OVER HARD COAL PITS   STRIKING MINERS ORDERED BACK ON JOBS BY MONDAY

HOT CALLOFOR MINE SEIZURE   Striking Miners Are Ordered To Return to Work By Monday.

FLAG FLIES OVER HARD COAL MINES   U, S. Takes Over 363, Orders  Return to Work.

363 Hard Coal Mines Taken Over by U.S.   Striking Miners Ordered To Go Back to Work  In Pennselyvania

OLD GLORY IS FLYING OVER STATE MINES   Acting Under Presidential Direction Ickes Seizes Operations During the Night  ORDERS WORK RESUMED

MINES SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT   Strikers Ordered To Be Back On Jobs By Monday

HOPKINS LEAVES TO SEE STALIN   Intimate Of Roosevelt Sent To Moscow On Special Mission

Hopkins goe: to Moscow to meet Stalin  J. E. Davies to Great Britain

Truman Sends Harry Hopkins To See Stalin   Joseph Davies Gets Special Presidential Mission to London

Heads Fall When Admit War's Lost   Three High Nazi Officials Executed Just For Making That Remark

3 SAY ‘WARIS LOST’; SENTENCED TO DEAT   Nazis Will Still Baden Aids; Berlin Defenses Girded

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   AQ) Killed. Hundreds Hurt In Southern Tornado

Tornado Strikes  Southern Areas   More Than 40 Killed And Hundreds Injured In Alabama And Mississippi

WINDS KILL 40, HUNDREDS HURT   Tornado Rips Two States. Levels Over 300 Homes in Montgomery, Ala.

Forty Killed In Tornado   Damage In Montgomery,  Ala., Over Million Dollar:

TORNADO TOOK ~~ FORTY LIVES         HUNDREDS INJURED . AND HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED IN TWO SOUTHERN STATES

— Landed Near Homeland Of Nipponese   Airfields, Barracks, Radio Stations And Port Facilities Are Taraets Of Blows

Strikes Lead Tokyo ‘To Speculate over Inrminence of New Invasion Alove

AIR STRIKES MADE NORTH OF OKINAWA   CARRIER AND LAND-BASED PLANES POUND AMAMLI ISLANDS IN BYUKYUS.

Japanese Repori Plane Attacks on Amami Islands   Speculate Upon Possible New Invasion Moves

Planes Batter Amami Isles In Ryukyus Chain   Land-Based And Carrier Planes Staae Strikes

OPA Will Fix New Car Price On Cost-P lus   Ceilings Will Be Based On Dollars And Cents By Auto Industry

‘Auto Prices  el'o Be Fixed  Level To Be Higher Than Far 1049 Care

J. B. Jones To Run for Congress   Demos, Discuss “Possibles”’ For Governor

Man Freed of Murder Charge in Coast Case Leaps to Death From Building

OVER 25,000 GERMANS SURRENDER IN SIX DAYS  “~.. *88Fe*® 2zacaomrrT a Trt vere row

Seize 25.718  PWs In 6 Days   929.711 Nazis Captured Since D-Day June 6; Many L'neounted.

Japan Militarists Chose War Early  Rejected Plan to Prevent Fighting

No Significant Food Relief In Sight for U.S.   Shortages Continue For Next 12 Mianths< TPerrrean Sav.

CIVILIAN FOOD SHORTAGE NOT EASED UP YET   PINCH TO BE FELT FOR 12 MONTHS, NATION TOLD

Food Shortage Be Continued   Production Will Be Less Than In Previous Year

Little Relief FromShorta ge Foods In Si aly   Bureau of Agricultural Economies Advises Civilians Searcity Expected  ‘to Continue

U.S. Housewives Warned To Expect No Immediate Relief From Food Shortage

No Significant Food Relief Seen for Year   Civilian, Military, Export Demand Tops Prewar Needs

Food Shortage Relief Not in Sight for. Year   Meats, Fats Sugar, Cheese, Poultry to Continue Scarce

No Relief In Food Expected   Shortage Probably Will Continue For At Least 12 Months,

ES PLANS FULL SHAKEUP IN HIS STAFF   Expected to Reorganize State Department on Business Basis

Keenan Heads Knights Templar   1946 Session to Be Held in Albuquerque

Tokyo Reports Yank Navy Again on Prow!   Declare Americans ‘Apparently Up to Scheme’

HUGE ALLIED AERIAL FLEETS ROCKING REICH   300 - Mile-Long Armada Hits Germany From Three Sides For 11th Day

Reeling Germany Asain Battered By Huge Air Armada   Thousands Of Allied War. planes Rip And Tear At Germany Again Today   TIMED WITH DRIVE IN COLOGNE AREA

SOVIET BOMBERS JOIN IN ASSAULT ON REICH AREAS   U.S. and British Aerial Armadas Over Germany for Eleventh Day

SANDS OF ALLIED PLANES ROCK GERMANY   Strong Russian Forces Join American and British Units

AIR BLOWS HIT REICH TO AID NEW OFFENSIVE   Armada Streams Over Europe For Seeond Huve Attack

Chiet To Give  Merger Views   President Truman Works On Message To Congress Outlining Views.

TRUMAN PLANS TALK ON HIS VIEW OF MERGER   Ross Savs: Message  Should Reach Congress Before Holiday Recess

PRESIDENT WILL AIR VIEWS ON SERVICES MERGER IN MESSAGE  ACTION FOLLOWS HOUSE COMMITTEES’ MOVE TO NICAPPROVE PLAN

Truman Drafts Message QO Armed Forces   Leaders of House Committee Oppose Army-Navy Unification

Nazis Executed For Conducting ‘Notorious Came   Paris Radio Says Kramer And 10 Others Pay Penalty

U. S. Wants to Strip Reich Of Industries   Pauley Outlines Plan Designed to Prevent Future Aggression

ALLIES AVOID MISTAKES OF WORLD WAR 1   REPARATIONS PLANS REVISED; REICH HAS NO MONEY

Plan to Strip German War Plants Made   Reparations Program Seeks to Avoid the Mistakes of War i

Cook Pleads No! Guilty in Boston  Giles Admits Five Indictment Counts

ENEMY POCKET ON OKINAWA SLICED IN TWO   Carrier Planes Hit Homeland Bases As War Tomno Crows

f  AR IN DIFFICULT STAGE’   TOKYO ADMITS RAIDS ON SUICIDE PLANE BASES

MASS SEANGE SET FOR SPIRITUALISTS   National Convention Is in Columbus

CONVENTION TO COCK EAR FOR SPIRIT TALK   Nation’s Fop Mediums in Seance Attempt at 53rd Annual! Meeting

U.S. Officials Hope Japs to Permit Relief Shipments  Full Responsibility For Sinking of Nip Ship Admitted

AMERICAN SUB SANK ENEMY RELIEF SHIP   U.S. Accepts Responsibility; Hopes Japs Will Allow ¢ Shipments.

U. S. Apologizes For Sinking Of Jap Relief Ship   Hopeful More Supplies Sent

HOPE 18 GET RELIEF SHIPMENTS OVER   Hope Japan Will Permit Addilional Relief to Allied Prisoners.

U.S. Admits A Yank Sub Sank Jap Relief Ship   _ Hopes Nips Will Permit New Supply Shipments To Allied Prisoners.

U. 8. ADMITS JAP RELIEF SHIP SUNK BY AMERICAN ACTION  WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS RESPONSI BILITY U-RBOAT ACTION

TAKES BLAME FOR SINKING   U. §. Acceptance May Smooth Oath For Prisoners’ Aid

U.S. Accepts Responsibility Apology Sent To Japan For Sinking Of Nip Relief Ship   Was On Return Trip

ADMITS A SINKING   U.S. Comes Close to Apology for Torpedoing of Jap Relief Ship

ACCEPTING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SINKING JAP RELIEF VESSEL AMERICA HOPES TO SEND MORE AID

U.S, APOLOGIZES FOR SINKING OF JAP RELIEF SHIP   Hope Nips Will Permit Shipment To War Prisoners

U.S. Admits Sinking Ship   Japanese Relief Ship \ Torpedoed By Sub in  Heavy Fog; Take Steps To Make Just Amends   ‘War a Fi orgotten Subject as Troops Aboard Queen Mary Talk-of Home

U.S. Admits Sinking Relief Ship, Promises to Pay Japan Indemnity °

U.S. Apologizes To Japan for Sinking of Ship   Vessel Was Carrying Reliet Supplies for Allied Nationals Helc By the Japanese

L.S. Admits Sinking Nip Ship   Accepts Responsibilitv. Hopes Japs Will Take More Shipments

U. S. Apologizes For Sinking of Jap Relief Ship   Capital Hopes Aid to Prisoners Will Now Continue

U.S. Apologizes For Sinking Jap Relief Vessel   Hopes Japan Will Permit New Supply Shipment To _ Alied Prisoners.

U.S. Assumes Responsibility For Sinking Jap Relief Ship; Torpedoed By Sub During Foq   American Officials Hope Japan Will Permit New Shipments To Prisoners

Hope Japs Will Permit Sending Pri isoners Aid   U. S. Officials Express Selves After. Accepting Full Respousibility for Sinking Relief Ship

Y. S. Accents Sinking Blame   Hopes Japan Will Permit Relief Shipment: To Prisoners

Ship Sinking Is Admitted by U. S.   Japanese Relief Vessel Sent Down by Submarine

Bank Robbery Suspects Nabbed   Three Are Under  Arrest at Carlsbad

BORNEO DRIVE IS IMPORTANT SAYS M’ARTHUR   Would Provide Chain of Airfields to Cut Nip Supply Lines

AUSTRALIANS SWARM OVER TARAKAN ID.   Island Off Borneo Produces Large Amount Oil

LAUNCH DAWN ASSAULT AGAINST LAST SIZABLE BRIDGEHEAD WEST OF RHINE

War Labor Cost Are Assailed by Mines Congress   Reimbursement for Gold Operators ls Recommended

Mining Meet Would End Strike Ballot   Opposes Legal Enforcement Of Arbitration

Order Blocks Transfer of Sailor to Italy to Face Seduction Charge

Nimitz Announces Conquest Kume   Island Base In Ryukus Taken Without Bloodshed.

Proaduction Shrinks   Truman Pays Visit To American Legion Fair In Missourt

Tr “EM an Ts: Ti (Home State For Legion. Outing   Arrives in Cariuhersvilte After Flight From: Washington .to :Biytheville,  Ark.; Is Gheered

Missourians Hail Truman   President To Visit Fair, Fish, Dedicate Kentucky TYA Dam

President Flies to Blytheville, Ark., Where Hs Is Met by Donnelly, and Drives to Missouri Town to Attend American Legion Fair—Executive Sits Down to Late Dinner of Baked Chicken Prepared by Church Women.

30 Per Cent Wage Boost Demand Nips  Production   Labor Department's Moves Are Expected

Government Move Awaited In Auto Industry Tie-Up   40,000 Remain Laid Off by Ford; Decision On Strike Vote Expected.

Auto Industry Eves Washington On Wage Boost   80,000 Still Idle in   80,000 Still Idle in Detroit Awaiting Developments

10 Jap Officers Tried for Murder   Nips Tortured, Beheaded U. S. Fliers, Is Charge

YOUTH WILL BE 84 YEARS OF AGE BEFORE PAROLE   Princeton Boy Each Year Must Spend The Anniversary Of His Fiendist Crime In Solitary Confinement.

Allies Raid Oil City Of Balikpapan   Liberators Blast City On Borneo

BORNEO DRIVE TS UNCHECKED   Aussies Take Brunei With out Fight, Near Burning Oil Fields

Australians Sweep Unchecked Through Borneo; Jil Refinery City Of Balikpapan Is Attacked

Japs Report Hit At Key Oil City   Aussies Sweep Below Brunei City Toward  Jap-Fired Oil Fields

Big Three Will Meet In Berlin Attlee Reveals   Japs Report New Air Raids On Balikpapar   Australians Sweep Unchecked Below Abandoned Brunei Toward Burning Qil Fields

LUZON VALLEY IS MOPPED UP BY AMERICANS   GAIN OF 13 MILES MADE IN DRIVE TO APARRI

Opposition of Japs Fails to Slow Yankees   Advances Made in All Sectors, MacArthur Reports

STRIKE WILL LAST6 WEEKS SAYS GM CHIEF   Company Asks For Two Injunctions To Halt Illegal Picketing

GENERAL MOTO TAKES PICKETING FIGHT INTO COUR   Charges Non-Production Em ployes Have Been Injured While Trying to Enter Plants,   INJUNCTION HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY   Official Says Corporation Expects to Stand on Its Offer of 13'!-Cent-an-Hour Wage Boost.

Says Walkout May Last Six Weeks Longer   GM Seeks Injunctions to Halt ‘Illegal Picketing’

General Motors Seeks Two Court Injunctions To Hall “Illegal Picketing’ of Plants

FIRM CLAIMS PICKETING BY UAW ILLEGAL   INJUNCTIONS ASKED TO RESTRAIN STRIKERS

GM Heads Seek. Injunetions — To Halt Megal Picket Lint   Strike May Last “at Least-Six Weeks Longer,” Vice. President of Automobile Corporation Says in: Statement—Suits Entered ,

Company Seeks Injunctions on Illegal Pickets   Union Replies That ‘Judge Isn’t Going To Make Cars’

McVay Acquitted On One Count   But Indications Are He Will Get Adverse Verdict On Other Count

CAPTAIN CLEARED OF INEFFICIENCY   Negligence Charge Faces Re view Of Court Martial

McVay, Free On One Count  Awaits Second   Inefficiency “Not Proved,” Faces Negligence Charge

McVay, Found Innocent of Culpable Ineffiency, Waits Second Verdict

Vi’ Vay Awaits Verdict On  Second Count   Is Acquitted On _ Inefficiency Charge

Yamashita Face Of Deliberate Jez      dW ith Stories   N. OO. Cotton

He Says Yamashita. Would Not Cancel Order To Mas.  enara Ynhahitante    EXCITED GIRL TELLS YAMASHITA HE DESERVES DEATH

aval, in Hands f Yanks, Faces rial in France   No. 2 Man in Vichy Re gime Surrenders to Americans

POUTING PIERRE LAVAL GIVES UP   Pro - Nazi Collaborator To Be Handed Over To French Justice

U.S. Authorities Handing Laval Quer to French   Nazi Collaborator Flies From Spain To Austrian Air Field

Laval Is Held ByU.S. Troops   Nazi Collaborator Surrenders After Expul-— sion From Spain

Pierre Laval Surrenders to  U.S. Officials   No. 2 Man in Vichy Regime Enroute to Innsbruck: Will Be  Turned Over to French

Laval Gives Up To Americans  In Austria   Flies from Spain, Being Turned Over To French Authoritie:

Resignation s Sent fo Truman  Long a Figure on White House Scene

FORESEE CHARTER RATIFICATION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE   COMMITTEE BEGINS HEARINGS MONDAY; STETTINIUS FIRST

Berlin, 10 Rail Centers Blasted   Heavy Bombers Shift To Southwest Reich

Allies Give Balikpapan Shellacking.   Borneo Oil Center Suffers Terrific Air And Sea Bombardment; Follows 7-Week Attack

RAIL UNIONS MEET. REVIEW WAGE DEMAND   30 Per Cent Raise May Be Sought For Workers

yo  Flash Flood At Cincinnati Makes Thousands Homeless s Ohio Will Hit 70 Feet

THOUSANDS OF OHIO FAMILIES LEAVE HOMES   Expect River to Reach 68 tc 70 Foot Mark; Cripples Transportation

War Plants Closed, Families Evacuated As Waters Rise; State Guard, Highway Department Aids With Relief Work

7,000 Civilians Freed by Yanks at Baguio, Philippines Summer Capital

Development From Child's Toy May Save Many Lives In Mine Disasters

Operators Blame  UMW For Strike   W. Va. Coal Association Officer Says Miners, Not Foremen, Causing Stoppages

35,000 State Mine Workers Reported idle   Growing Coal Strike Closes at Least 119 West Virginia Mines

Introduce Bill Have Defendant Pay Jury Charges   Another Measure Would Abolish Elective Offices of Union Cotton Weighers.

Kin Of Adans Die In Wanelfe Crash   Earl Skinner and Niece Ann Skinner Killed When Plane Crashes Sunday

Will Russia: Join U.S. in Crushing Japs in Pacific?   Question Most Often Asked Says AP Analyst Dewitt Mackenzie

AMERICAN PUBLIC STILL WANTS TO KNOW IF RUSSIA WILL JOIN IN CRUSHING PACIFIC BRICAND

WAR ANALYIST THINKS THERE ARE MANY GOOD REASONS WHY SOVIETS WILL ENTER WAR AGAINST JAPAN

Reds Probably Will Fight Japs, Mackenzie Says   Will Take Time To Shift Troops To Fast Asia

Russia Will Fight Japan Is Opinion   Might Be Several Mouths Before Moscow Feels Snufficientty Well Set for Entry, Times Cohuniiist BeEieves

United Nations Organization Becomes Legal Body; Assembly Meeting te Be Held in Spring   New  “SYlovement

Union for Security Now Set up   United Nations is Now Legal Group, Declares Byrnes

United Nations Organization Now Official   U.S.S.R. Becomes 29th Nation To Sign

UNO LEGALLY IN EXISTENCE   FIRST BUSINESS MEET MAY BE NEXT SPRING

United Nations Organization Becomes Legally in Existence   Soviet Russia Is 29th Country to Make World Charter Become Law

PUSH 15 MILES INSIDE FRANGE, NEAR VITAL GAP   U.S. First in Advance on North Flank of Nazi Bulge

2d Naz Drive: Slashes Behind "Ath:inAlgace      British «Weight: Helps 1st “Slice: German -Wedg: fhe Nanitharn Rana:

ENEMY CUTS ROAD, PERILS ~ SAVERNE GAP   7th Army F orced Back By Foe; British Join Ist in Attack

November Expected to Be Best Month In Long Time for Harassed Shoppers

Berlin Gouged By Big Fleet of  Heavy Bombers   Germans Say 600,000 American Troops Attack on Rhine Sector.   Hour of Russians’ Assault Is Nearing

Big Assault On Okinawa   Three Divisions Launch Ful. Fledged Offensive Against Powerful Defenders

POWERFUL NEW DRIVE LAUNCHED ON OKINAWA IS.   Offensive in South Has Support of Terrific Naval, Artillery Shelling

Americans In Powerful Push On Okinawa   Strong Jap Defenses Assaulted In Force By U. S: Troops

Three Divisions Hammering at Enemy Positions Along 4 Mile Battlefront.

THREE U. 5. DIVISIONS  ATTACKING   Fighting Before Island’s Capital City Of Naha

south Okinawa Offensive at Full Blast as Japs and Yanks Meet in Fiercest Combat

YANKS LAUNCH BIG. OFFENSIVE ON OKINAWA   Terrific Naval And Artillery Shelling Support Attack

YANKS LAUNC ALL-CUT DRIVE ON OKINAWA   45,000 Troops In Attack Supported By Navel Batteries

FFENGWE 0 IN FULL FURY   Americans Drive on Southern Okinawa Supported By Heavy Shelling.

Yanks Open Great Attack On Okinawa   Naval and Artillery Shells Poured Upon Strong Jap Defenses

LAUNCH BIG PUSH AGAINST JAPS SO. OKINAWA DEFENSE   HUGE OFFENSIVE IS SUPPORTED BY NAVAL AND ARTILLERY FIRE

Americans Launch Okinawa Offensive   Terrific Naval, Artillery Attack Supports New Drive on Enemy Line:

POWERFUL YANK DRIVE IS UNDER WAY ON OKINAWA   Americans Blasting At Elaborate Jap Defenses On Southern End Of Island: Three U. S. Divisions In Action.

Powerful U.S. Offensive Opened On Okinawa; Is Supported By. Warships:,

All-Out Push. Is Under Way On Okinaws   Powerful Offensive 1: Supported By Terrific Naval And Artillery Shelling Of Naha Aree

All-Out Drive for Okinawa Launched by Three Divisions   Push is Supported by Terrific Artillery, Naval Shelling

YANKS BEGIN ALL OUT WAR ON OKINAWA   ow. &. Divisions Set Ou To Crack Stiffened Jap Defenses

Powerful Offensive Is Under Way on Southern Okinawa  Three U. S$. Divisions  Are Hammering at Elahorate Defenses

Japs Fiercely Defend Bases Along 4--Mile Battle Front   Offensive Follows: Heavy Air Raids

3 U.S. Divisions Launch Big Push On Okinawa Japs   Powerful Yank Offensive Supported By Terrific Navy, Artillery Shelling.

Heavy: Naval Eeeakais ment: Precedes Y  . Attack On Wall-Defended Jap Line at Naha

Strong Okinawa Attack Launched   Naval and Field Guns Pounding Elaborate Jap Defenses

3 Divisions Used ” On Okinawa Heavy Force Thrown @ Aaninst Defense Line

Big Offensive Under Way on South Okinaw:   Yanks Pound Fiercely Defended Jap Stand On Long Front—Break Deadlock in South

FURIOUS PUSH IS LAUNCHED FOR OKINAWA   Three Divisions Hammering _ Fiercely-Defended Enemy Positions on Front  ) Before Capital

Powerful Yank Push Underway On Okinawa Islanc   Naval Bombardment Cpens Offensive Against Elaborate Japanese Defense<

War Today-. Berlin Battle Drama Matched by Race to : Bavariah ‘Redoubt’   By Lovis F. KERMLE United Press War Editor

Nazis Use Terror To Keep People Fighting   ' ‘Chambre Seez’ Now AThing of Past   Guests in Famous Abode Counted by Rings on Bath Tub

Nazis Denounce Big Three: Parley Believed Under Way   German Armistice Terms Expected To Highlight Business of Conference

CROSLEY STRIKE BROUGHT TO END   Five Thousand Return To Work Today; Total Of 87,000 Idle In Other Labor Disputes.   ‘RY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Moscow Meeting \s Expected To Open Monday   Foreign Ministers Will Discuss Atomic Energy

Hollywood’s Movie Strike Terminated   Dispute Lasting 33 Weeks) Ended and Workers to Return to Jobs in All But One of Studios

Two Nations  Are Rebuffec   Argentina And Spain Classed As Enemies

TWO COUNTRIES CLASSED WITH ENEMY NATIONS   Argentina, Spain Listed With Enemy Groups For Postwar Trade

sgt. John Cook Presumed Dead  Was Lost in Aerial Battle Over Burma

Battleships Move Within 80 Miles Of Tokyo to Aid   Admiral Nimitz Says Pre-Invasion Stage Has Been Reached

SWARMS OF CARRIER PLANES AND BLAZING NAVAL GUNS ACTIVE  DARING SEA TASK FORCE MOVES CLOSE TO SHORE AND SHELLS PLANTS

Pre-Invasion Air Strike on Tokyo Area Tops List   Invasion of Either Japan or China Looms as Troops Arrive from West

Battleshiplowa Pounds Hitachi In Tokyo Area   Boldly Shells Warplants  On Capital’s Doorstep; Assault Continues  ’

Battleships and Planes Smash af Enemy Homeland   Nimitz Describes Attack as the ‘’PreInvasion Stage”

U.S, British Carrier Planes Hit Tokyo Area   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Assaciated Pre«<«s War Editer

Allied Planes, Fleets Step Up Record Attack   Suzuki Calls On Mikado as Japan Faces Grave Crisis

WARSHIP GUNS OPEN UP AGAIN ON COAST CITIES   Thousands of All Types of Planes Spread Destruction As Emperor Begins To Cry

FRENCH: WOMEN. “TO GAST VOTES   ESTIMATE, - 'TWENTY.-: MILLION WILL CAST. BALLOTS, IN  » FRENCH ELECTION  .' “TOMORROW ©...

FRENCH 10 CAST BALLOTS SUNDAY   Results Will Determine Future Course Of Government

French To Vote On Government  Plan On Sunday   Expect Twenty Million To Go To Polls— Women To Vote For First Time

Russians Firm On Construction ‘Given Veto Plan   New Note. On Reds’ Attitade “ Handed To Stettinius By. Ambassador * ‘Gromyko.

JAP EMPEROR ‘UNAWARE’ OF PEARL HARBOR   Fugitive Suzuki Says Attack Was  Secret

Hirohito Was Unaware of Pear! Harbor Attack Until After Raid, Suzuki Says

Militarists told Hirohito of raid by sneak method  Former Premier Sazuki now   Former Premier Suzuki now otfers Pearl Harhar alah

STOP DRAFT   Would Await Legislation by Congress in October, However.

NEW EMBARGO - EXEMPTS COAL   EIGHT-STATE EMBARGO OR:   DERED ON MOVEMENT OF NON-ESSENTIAL FREIGHT

EDUCATOR IS 1D SPEAKER OF INSTITUTE   Emil Leffler Talks on “Maintaining World Trade”

@ FOR HOLIDAY BETWEEN WARS  Men of Fighting 86th Infantry Division Home on Furloughs

Dissension Develops Over Confirmation   Several Labor Groups Oppose Appointment of MecKeouch to Commission

SENATE APPROVES rit FOUCH CHOC   Nine Democrats Rebel Anc  Vote Against Former ClO Politician.

CONSERVATIVES ARE VOTED DOWN   PAC LEADER APPROVED FOR IMPORTANT marat-

Indian-Style War In Leyte Mop-Up   U. S. Troops. Move Rapidly at Night to Strike  at Dawn   ATTACK SMALL BANDS   Liberators Off Mindoro Hit Targets on Luzon Island

Indian Fighting Tactics Used By Yanks on Leyte   Slaughter of Japs on First Island of Philippines Attacked Leaves 117,997 Dead -- American Shipping Attacked at Mindoro But Details Still Lacking

Americans Take To Indian ‘Tactics Stalking Japs On Leyte; Have Killed 117,997      Organized Resistance Declared Ended On Island Christmas Day

INDIAN STYLE TACTICS USED AGAINST NIPS   Americans Resort to «Dawn Strikes at Isolated Pockets of Japs in Clean-up Operations on Leyte Island.

dap Dead Now ~ Reach Big Mark      U. S. FIGHTERS MOPPING UP NIPS ON LEYTE

STARTE EARLIER THAN EXPECTED   Moved Quickly After First Atom Bomb Hit Japan

Russians Enter War Early   See Disastrous Effects of First Atomic Bombing’

EARLIER THAN FXPECTE   Moved Quickly After First Atom Bomb  Hit Japan ,

OTH DIVISION HONORED TODAY   “Old Hickory” Division Honored In Three States From Which It Was Originally Made Up.

Release Set For 5 Million  Servicemen   First to Get Out Will Be 550,000 Already on Way With Jap Collapse the Signal for Many More

ARMY T0 DROP 5 MILLION MEK   Discharge Point Score Expected To Be Cut After V-J Day

Demobilizing Plans Bared   ~ Mad mM y seauay Disenurge  5 900, 000 Within Year of V-J Day

Officials See Army Cut By 5 Million   85-Point Yanks, Older Men Due Out Quickly

Army May Drop Over Five Million Men Within Y ear   Soldiers With 85 Points kirst to Leave After Jap's Final Surrender

Army Officers Begin Plan For  Demobilization   Five Million Or More Men May Be Released Within 12 Months.   INVOLVES POINTS

Army May Release Five Million Men Within 12 Months After Japan Falls

9,000,000 MEN FACE DISCHARGE   Army Expected to Decrease Total After VJ-Day

Expect 5,000,000 Back in a Year  Vets With Poi nt  cor? Came Fire

Truman Takes Over;  Keeps Full Cabinet   Will Prosecute War, Work for Peace, Carry On As Roosevelt Would Want Me to, Says Truman

NATION GIVES SOLID BACKING TO NEW CHIEF   Cabinet Is Asked to Stay on as Great Problems Loom

TRUMAN HOLDS GRAVE CONFABS WITH TOP AIDES   May Address Joint Session Of Congress Next  Tuesday

Grim Problems Face Nation's New Executive   Top Military Leaders Confer With President

Truman Takes Over Big Task Of President   Holds Emergency War Council; Reviews World Polli tical Problems.   SENATE BACKS HIM

el Conference on War Today After Assuming Duties Last Night: Peace Parley Won't Be Delaved

Successor To Mr. Roosevelt  Takes Up Job   Responsibilities of the Presidency Shouldered by Harry S. Truman, Native of Missouri.   REPUBLICANS PLEDGE THEIR FULL SUPPORT

PRESIDENT TRUMAN     GOES IN PUNCHING  Ik  hi  n  6 lo mt  '   Briefed On War; Will Address Congress Monday; Proclaims Saturday Day Of Mourning For Rooseveli   xk kk * War’s Quick End Puts Truman On Spot   KK KOCK That Long Corn Row Runs Into White House

BUSY SCHEDULE IS FOLLOWED BY TRUMAN   Holds Conferences With Military Leaders

Truman Seizes ¥, Grim Problems  Of Winning Wat   Missourian Shoulders Responsibilities of the Presi dencv.   Holds An Emergency Talk With Head Men

MacKenzie’s Column   Report British Officials Ousts Mayor of Coloane

de Moyer Fie   Dr. Konirad Adenatier, “Symbol. of. Arrogant Clique‘ o£ Reich; Considered Dangerous to  ~ Allied -Denacifieation  of Germany

IFOREIGN ANALYST MACKENZIE DISCUSSES KONRAD ADENAUFR, DEPOSED MAYOR OF COLOCNE

SS Se eee eee  American Occupation Troops Are Feeding People Of Yokosuka

TRIALS OPEN NEXT MONTH LAST YEARS   No Immunity Given, To Members of Royal House

Germany S Collapse Means Only Naval Might “Redistributed”. Says Admiral

Naval Might Shift Nears.   King States: Victory. Will Not Come Easy

EARLY PACIFIC WIN RULED OUT BY NAVY CHIEF   Admiral King Cites Big Supply Problem In Far East

Beating Japan Won't Be Easy, King’s Warning   Navy’s Chief Says Germany’s Collapse Means Shifting Naval Might.

Navy Is to Be Held At Top Strength Even After V-E Day  Germany’s Collapse Will Mean Only New Work for Fleet

U. S. Navy Faces Big Job After Germany Is Defeated   Fleet Admiral Ernest King Tells Of Many: Problems Of Supply And Repair Bases In  Drive On Japan Being Solyed

Nazi Collapse Won't Mean End Of War Says King   Admiral Reports As Cammander of American Navy

GERMAN COLLAPSE WOULD BRING NAVAL “REDISTRIBUTION”  _ WOULD NOT MEAN QUICK  _ VICTORY IN BATTLE FOR PACIFIC ADEAC -

No Quick Victory Over Japan Seen  Much Hard Fighting Adtar Navi Collapse

KING TELLS NAVY SUPPLY PROBLEM   HARD FIGHT PREDICTED AFTER REICH’S COLLAPSE

Leaders Form Council To Commemorate  Lewis and Clark Trip   Montana Takes Lead in Honoring First Grea Expedition Carried Out by Youna Nation in American Expansion

Leaders Form Council To Commemorate  Lewis and Clark Trip  Montana Takes Lead in Honoring First Great   Montana Takes Lead in Honoring First Grea Expedition Carried Out by Youna Nation in American Expansion

MAY EXCHANGE A KING   ‘King Leopold Might Abdicate in  Favor of His Son

Japan's Aircraft Industry Hit for Sixth Time  One Superfortress  Fails to Return , Pe es 2 a ee

AIRCRAFT FACTORY AT OMURA BLASTED   Superfortresses Hit Other Targets on Japanese Home Island of Kvyushnu.

Stalin Is Silent; Finish Fight with Japs Pledged   ‘Foe Ordered to Yield All War Machines; ‘Allies Halt Offensive Drives of Armies

Hostilities Formally to Cease With Ratification at 5:01 p.m.   Historic Scene Enacted In Commonplace Setting

‘Enemy Ships, Arms Surrendered; /Hostilities Will End Tonight at 6

Complete Victory In Europe Is Proclaimed   No Immediate Proclamation From Stalin; Truman Sets Next Sunday As Day of Thanksgiving, Reminds of Japs

Japs Face Battle  To Finish   Leaders Declare Nipponese Will Meet Full Fury of Combined Forces Now; Nazis Give Up Ships, Agree to Complete Surrender

Hostilities  Formally Cease Tonight At 6:01   Churchill Calls On Britain To Press War Against Treacherous Japanese

Truman, Churchill  Announce Victory   Moscow Remains Silent On Surrender; Allies to Cease Offensive Operations  But Maintain Present Positions.

‘Truman and Churchill Issue Stcte. ments—Hostilities Cease at 5:01 p.m,

No Immediate Proclamation Yet Fror Stalin — Hostilities Formally Cease At 6:01 P. M. Tonight — Allies  To Maintain Present Positions

Unconditional Surrender Of Germany Confirmed And Ratified In Berlin

Expeditionary Forces Ordered to Cease Offensive Operations But Will Maintain Present Position Until Surrender Becomes Effectie   GERMANS AGREE TO ORDER RESISTANCE HALTED

Hostilities Cease In Europe Today   Truman and Churchill Proclaim Complete Victory i Europe; Unconditional Surrender to Be Ratified an Confirmed at Berlin.   Leaders Summon Their Peoples  To Battle to Finish With Japs   No Stalin Praclamation

Hostilities To End In Kuropean Theater Of War at 5:01 P. M.   To Ratify, Confirm Surrender of Germany in Berlin; Warn People of Pacifie Conflict

Allies Shifting Mighty Power To Pacific; German — War Will End Officially At 5:01 P. M. Today   Kx Cli KK OK ‘Yanks Watch Last Battle on the Elbe

Allies Proclaim German Surrender  A J? _ berm. sg OP... dn unn ftaumame   Admiral Doenitz Declares Germans To Lay Down Arms at 6 p. m. (EWT), Urges Reich’s People to Work Hard

Leaders Gird Countries For Pacific Battle   Germans Order Fighting Stopped, Yield Ships, Planes: Agree to Orders,

Hostilities Officially End At 5:01 Tonight   TERMS REPORTED   No Statement From Marshal Stalin; Doenitz Gives His Word

-roclamations Tell People of World What Happened in Europe — Hostilities to - Cease at 5:01. today, according to Supreme  Headniuarters.

Complete Nazi Surrendei Will Be Ratified Today In Berlin, Says Churchill

HOSTILITIES FORMALLY END TONIGHT: NO PROCLAMATION YET FROM STALIN   Both ‘Truman and Churchill Call for A Battle to the Finish Against Japan

DERBY SET FOR JUNE §   Annual Kentucy Horse Race Will Be Run a Month Late

Propagandists Promise “American People” Wilt Surely Get An Answer” for Tokyo Raid

Efforts Made to Bolster Throne  of Jap Emperor   Constitutional Revisions Are Proposed

Eleventh Hour Effort Is Launched By Legal Experts to Retain Emperor Head of Nation

Mrs. Roosevelt Is to Have Personal Effects President's Will Provide:

Order Miners Back In Pits  By Monday   Labor Leader Claims Action Was Taken In The “Public Interest,” Developments On the Labor Front

COAL STRIKE IS CALLED OFF BY JOHN L. LEWIS   Issue That Caused Walkout Still Unsettled; Other Strikes Pending   C1O UTILITY WORKERS MAY TIEUP MICHIGAN

Lewis Calls Off Soft Coal Strike ‘In Public Interest   Michigan Utility Workers Threaten Gas, Electric Service

Parley Debates Peace Treaties   Russia Believed To Have Dropped Demand For Study Of Balkans

PLANES RETURN TO HIT BERLIN   Mosquitoes Take, Turn Showering Capital Eighth Night

Air Warfare Is Unabated  Raids On Germany   Raids On Germany In Sixteenth Day

BERLIN RAIDED BY  MOSQUITO BOMBERS   Reich Capital Attacked for Eighth Successive Night.

AERIAL BLITZ IN THIRD WEEK   3,000 Allied Bombers Hit Hard Blows at Nazi Rail Lines, Fuel Supplies

3,000 Bombers Deliver Hard Blows on Reich   Obliteration Blitz Is Carried Into Third Week

BERLIN RAIDED THO MORE THES   EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN IGTH STRAIGHT DAY OF BOMBING

French Fleet Order Bared to Flee to U.S.   Lebrun Tells Court Petain Insisted on Signing Armistice

Lebrun Testifies ‘Against Petain (At Treason Trial   Says Opposition Raised To Move For Fighting From North Africa

Lebrun Joins in Accusing Petain   Ex-President Sobs At Dramatic Tnal

Albert Lebrun Takes Stand as Third Witness   Defendant Sought to Destroy France, Says Ex-Premier Daladier

Lebrun Joins Accusations Against Petair  Third Witness Of State Makes Charges Today

LEBRUN CLAIMS PETAIN FORCED HIM TO RESIGN   Aged Marshal Won’t ‘Testify; Unable To Listen

LeBRUN SOBS ON. STAND ASHE ATTACKS PETAIN   Says France Violated Pledge On Separate Peace

Former French President Is Third Witness   Vichy Chief Weakening Under Three Days  Of Testimony   DALADIER TALKS   Ex-Premier Second To Accuse Defendant Of Treason

AID OFFERED IN INDIES DISPUTE   U. S. Proffers Its Good Offices In Effort To Help Settle Indo-China Rebel Te in on

GOV'T OFFICIAL OFFERS 10. AID FRENCH, DUTCH   Says U. S. Recognizes Russian Interests in  Pacific Area

Bid Indicates New Policy in Far East Affairs   Russia Also Warned Her Interests Are Not Uppermost

OFFERS HELP IN INDIES ROW   U. S. Willing To Mediate Natives Rebellion In Indo-China, Indies

Old Batilewagon Returns from Her Grave To Wreak Terrible Vengeance on Japs

Led, Aided Five Pacific Invasions ESET NET II RLE TELTESTEE PEDUTL TRSIN TABLE TERI ELLIO ONIN  U.5.5. West Virginia Is Scourge To Japs Affer Return From Dec. 7 Grave

HELD FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF MOTHER   16 Year Old Turns on Gas as Parent Slept

Big 3 To Get German Fleet. Says Truman   Disposition Of © Jap Armada To Be Decided Later

Expect to Hear More of Belsen Horrors   England. Russia. U. S. to Get German Fleet Remnants

Remnants Of German Fie!  To Be Dive.   Will Be Given To U. 8. Bnr’ain And Russia Says President Truman   JAP FLEET WILL ALSO BE DIVIDE }

GERMAN FLEET “TO BE DIVIDED + AMONG ALLIES             PRESIDENT BAYS NO DECISION fis YET BEEN REACHED on. REMNANTS OF JAP FLEET.

GERMAN FLEET TQ SE DIVIDED THREE WAYS   U. 8., Britain And Russia To Split Remnants

GENERAL MOTORS WORWMERS VOTE FOR STRIVE   UNITED NATIONS NOW LEGALLY IN EXISTENCE   MOVIE STRIKE ENDS EXCEPT ‘BEEF’ AT WARNER’!   EXPECTS OIL PAY NEGOTIATING TO BE RESUMED

Authorize Three Lines to Europe.   i Lines. Become _ “International

Authorized To Fly To Europe   Board Permits Flying Transcontinental Routes

TRANSATLANTIC AIR ROUTES 10 EUROPE   Decision Puts Two Domestic Airlines Into Service

i JAP DET MEETING DEC. 24   Potion Chiefs Ponder New * Democratization Prorem

Mines Are Swept Ashore As Storm Rips British Coas   Residents Flee Inland; Sea Walls Down; Communications Disrupted

‘Gale - Lashed Mines Blast British Coast   Widespread Damage Caused As 100-Mile Wind, Rain Hit England

Report Nazis on Trial Resigned to Death In  Expiation for Crimes

Frightened Nazis Losing Nerves As Trial Progresses   Former Reichsminister O1 Economics Has Hope OF Aeauital

Mayor Orders Buffalo - Schools Clesed in  Worst Bli-ard in  34 Years -- Buses - And Trains Stuck   Only Nazi » Acyuilts(

Accused Germans  Resigned to  Death Penalty Crushing Weight of Evidence  7 a  a 

2] Nazis On Trial Expect To Get Death   Hermann Goering Loses Joviality; Schacht Has Hope

EVIDENCE FROM 21 NAZIS’ RECORDS IS SHOWING EFFECT   7 Million Foreigners Enslaved, 6 Million Jews Slaughtered

Accused Nazis Give Up Hopes, Jailers State   Nuernberg Prisoners Re_ ported To Have Become Fatalistic

NAZIS ON TRIAL GIVING UP HOPE   Only Schacht Considers Sel Likely To Escape Execution

Accused German: Resigned to Death Penalty  Crushing Weight of Evidence + Continues to Grow

Top Nazis Are Resigned fo Death, Nuernberg Jail Attendants Report

JAPS FIGHTING WITH HEAT ON   Enemy Driven Into Narrow ¢ Pocket of. Defense on

YANKS IN FINAL STAGES OF IWO BLOODY FIGHT   Softening Nips With Shattering Artillery Barrage

Marine Infantrymen Go Into Final Stages of Long, Bloody Battle.   THREE UNITS ADVANCE

Artillery Softens Up Nips For Final Stages Of Bloody Battle On Island

[WO JAPS YIELD ON ALL FRONTS   Marine’s Bloody Campaign Goes Into Final Stages

Artillery ‘Sof ftens Nips iin. Bitter Iwo: Fighting   Marines Compress Enemy. Into ‘Narrow’ Crescent On Northern End Of. Island AS Bloody Campaign Nears Final Stages .

Balloon Bomb Was Scary But Feeble   Bizarre Attack Fell Flat in Northwest As Military Action

Big 3 Pact A New World Charter   K ¥K— OK OOK Peace Conference In Frisco April 25

Soviet Drive Threatens Jap Prison Camps   Tokyo Says Offensive May Split Nip Forces Estimated at 1} Million

One Armored Columr Speeds Toward Muk. . den Where thousands o!  _ Allied Prisoners - are Lisld

SOVIETS NEARING AREA WHERE JAPS HOLD PRISONERS  DRIVE THREATENS TO DIVIDE ENEMY

UVIETS MAKE STRONG DRIVE   One Wing Threatens to Break Out in Plain Toward Mukden.

Russians May Swing Drive to Reach Camps Where Japs Hold U. $. Prisoners

Vne Armored Column Speeds Toward Muk_ den Where thousands of Allied Prisoners are Bheldl

Soviets Drive Toward — Camps Filled With Allies  ; Cv EDDY GILMORE

Bombers Were Unescorted, on Photo Mission Above Tokyo   Two of 14 Attacking Craft Shot Down by U.5.  : Gunners

Japanesé Planes Again Attack Our Bombers On Photographic Mission   Attacks Followed By Only Few Hours Japan’s  Acceptance Of MacArthur’s Instructions To Fly.Peace Envoy To Manila.

Nips Again Hif B-32's on Phofo Patrol Flights   U. S. Planes Fired On Second Successive Day Despite Regulations

More U.S. Plaries Are Fired Upon   Japs Again-Ignore Cease Fire Orders

14 ‘Zekes’ Hit Photo Planes, Kill One Flier   Several U. S. Craft Rid. dled By Bullets, Flak On Reconnaissance

FOURTEEN NIPPONESE FIGHTER PLANES HIT AT RECONNAISSANCE  AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER KILLED AND TWO OTHER CREWMEN WOUNDED

Lrew Members Are Injured   Attacks Follow Acceptance by Japan of Orders By MacArthur

Javs Again Open Fire on  U.S. Planes   Heavy Antiaircraft Fire And Fighter Oppesition Over Southern Japan

ATTACKED BY JAPS   American Planes Flying _ Purely Photographic  Missions

TWO OTHER CREW MEMBERS ARE WOUNDED, FORTS DAMAGED IN ATTACK BY 14 JAP PLANES —

Nip Fighter Craft Attack Superforts on Reconnaissance   Some Crew Members Are Reported Injured; Second Incident

Japs ire on U.S. Planes on Photo Mission   Attacks Follow by Few Hours Hirohito’ Acceptance of Terms For Envoy's Trip

ATTACK 8-325   Photographer in One Plane Killed; on Reconnais‘sance Missions.   OND HIT IN TWO DAYS

JAPANESE FIRE ON AMERICAN FLIERS 2ND DAY   B-32s Damaged Over Japan In Routine Flight

Aerial Photographer Is Killed, Two Crewmen Wounded While On Reconnaissance Flight

Air Mission Over Southern —Japan Attacked by Fighters; Two Enemy Planes Shot Down

One American Said Killed, Others Hurt   Several Craft Hit By Flak, Bullets While on Mission

American B-32s Are Subjected To Fierce Fire   Purely Photographic Mis. sions Over Japan Assault. ed by Anti-Aireraft Fire and Fighters   Yank Flier Killed, Several Wounded   Two Enemy Planes Bagged in 20-Minule Running Fight; Mission Successful

Japanese Fire for Second Day on Yank Planes   ‘American B-32 Fliers Photographing Japan Hit With One Killed

ONE AMERICAN KILLED, TWO ARE WOUNDED   Fourteen Enemy Fighter Planes Pounce Upon Two Unescorted B-32 Reconnaissance Craft Over Tokyo.

KILLED, 2 HURT IN AIR BATTLE   —" Such Attack By Jap Fighter Planes In Two Days; Charlotte Man Was Pilot Of One Of B-32s.

Two Unescorted Heavies Hopped By 14 Fighters   Aerial Photographer Killed; Both Planes Badly Damaged; Were On Reconnaissance

TWO NIP PLANES SHOT DOWN; ONE YANK IS KILLED   Tnescorted B.32's On Reconnaissance Flight: One of Several Such Incidents

Crewmen Injured —  In Attack   Planes Were On Photographic. Mission Over Southern Japan; Two Enemy “Planes Downed

Japanese Attack American Recon Planes 2nd Time   Crewman Killed, two Injured As Nips Violate Peace Peried; Latest of Hostile Incidents

 Leaves From A War Correspondent’s Notebook  Americans Slain on German Soil Find Rest in a Belgian Cemetery

For These The Battle's Ended  Yanks Slain In Germany Rest In Belgian Cemeter

BULLETINS   WITH U. S. THIRD ARMY, Mar, 21 ®—The Third Army @ Ludwigshafen today.

3 Persons Drown ‘As Result of Rains   8.94 Inches Rain In Jacksonville Area Causes Crop Damage

MOTHER AND SMALL  DAUGHTER SWEPT 10  DEATH EAST TEXAS HEAVY RAINS HAVE DE LUGED SCATTERED SECTIONS OF STATE @ NAVE

WAITRESS SLAYER SOUGHT IN 4 STATES   Woman’s Body Found in Parked Car

Army Which Occupies Japan Likely To Have Men from All the Allies

Halsey Dares Jap Fleet To Come On Out  Carrier Planee   Carrier Planes Blast Jap Suicide Basee

‘Bull’ Halsey Dares Japanese 10 Come Out; Voices His Contempt i in Unprintable Words

Single Force Will Be Massed Agains Japs, Devers Says   7,000,000 Men to Be Employed in Vast Sinale Blow

ONE GREAT BLOW TO SMASH JAPAN   Devers Tells Of Plans For Massing Huge Force

Devers Says Mass Blow On Japs Planned   No Use Doing It Piecemeal

MIGHTY T ADVOCATED FOR DEFEAT OF FOE   General Devers Would Mass Great Force To Deliver Finel Blow

Devers Maps Pacific War   Single Crushing Blow By 7 Million Men Is Plan to Finish Japs

Single Crushing Blow Will Defeat Japan, U.S. Plan   Gen Jacob L. Devers ‘Adds: ‘There’s No Use Doing It Piecemeal’

GEN, JACOB DEVERS ANNOUNCES PLANS   Crushing Blow Against Janan.

“Single, Crushing Blow’ Awaits Japs   Army of Seven Million to Be Deployed Aaains* Enemy at One Time, He Says

Engineers Span Stream, Germar Agency Claims   Bridgehead at Remagen Said tc Be. 121/) Miles

House Clears Way for Action On Relief Fund   Approve Bills Heretofore Not up For Several Days

Solons Seek Fast Action on Pensions   $1,976,725 Asked. fos ’ Direct Relief: Cut to. $500:000

Victory Division Embarks for U.S   Other Forces Gather For Redeployment

ASSOCIATION = _ IS GROWING   To Promote And Urge Development Of North Tier Scenic Area.

‘NORTHERN TIER ASSN. GROWING. OTHER MEETINGS   Galeton, Coudersport and Williamsport Follow Ba -¢ Lead; Senator Berger Indorses Group's Aim

Polish Problem To Be Discussed In Moscow Friday   Representatives of Bit Three Will Meet with Polish Leaders

POLISH DEADLOCK FINALLY BROKEN   POWERS TO CONSIDER REORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT AT MOSCOW PARLEY,

Parley to Seek Settlement Of ~ Polish Dispute   Representatives of Big Three to Meet With Provisional Government and Democratic Leaders of Poland at Moscow Friday

BIG THREE 10 MEEI IN MOSCOW FRIDAY   British - Americans May Have Come Around To  Russian Viewpoint

POLISH TANGLE IS SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION   Representatives Of Big Three To Attempt Set tlement In Moscow   CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY

“Big 3” Meeting On ~ Polish Issue Called   Session Scheduled in Moscow on Friday as Deadlock Broken—Hopkins Reports on His Mission to Russia

Polish Problem May ‘Be lroned Out ‘at Moscow Meeting   Representatives of Big Three and Delegates From London and Warsaw Will Open Parley Friday

Planes Brave Japan’s Flak To Bomb Fleet   Kobe And Kure Give No Refuge To Warshins

Many Home Sales Reported in Week's Realty Transactions   Irwin Residence Is Bought by J. D. Scott; State Official Buys

12 Real Estate Transactions Are Placed on Record  Numerous Homes in City, County Sold During Past Week

May Doubts House Vote In ‘45 On Universal Training, Hearings May Last Until Next Year

Young Krupp Eseapes Dock   War Court Rejects Hin t As Q@uohk fae Father

Trish Premier Gives Condolences  To Nazi Embassy 6n Hitler’s Death

New Jobless Benefits, End Of Road Bond Issue Voted By State’s Legislators

SENATE QUIETLY Phouco JOBLE OY BENEFIT MEASURE   Bill Contains Maximum of 21 Weeks Pay at Maximum of $20 a Week   COMMITTEE SMOOTHES OUT BUDGET MEASURE   Hope to Report Bill Out by Tonight; Solons Push Legislation Through So That Adjournment may Be Taken Saturday Night

PATRIOTS SEIZE MAIN CITIES OF NAZI-HELD AREE   Conflicting Reports Have Duce Captured and Fieeing Into Switzerland.

Patriots Capture Mussolini,  Swiss Declare Report I] Duce Was Found in the  es 2 > .

MUSSOLINI NEAR ~ SWISS BORDER   Former Italian Leader Ap. pears at Como After Fleeing From Milan

Mussolini In Como; Escapes Partisan hiot   Fifth Erupts Into Lombard Plain Overwhelming Par . ma. Reggio.   POURING ACROSS PO

Patriots Capture Mussolini, Swiss Declare  Report I] Duce Was Found in the Town of Pallanza

Mussolini Reported Captured By Italian Partisan Forces   Petain Goes To France

Mussolini Flees Milan; In Como   Is Recognized Despite Disguise —Not Far From Swiss Frontier

Benito Mussolini Reported Captured Again by Allied Advance in North Italy

Sormer Duce Fleeing Nortl Before Allies   Petain En Route To Frenc’ Border From Switzerland

Unconfirmed Report Claims Mussolini Taken Prisoner; Others Say He’s at Border

In Today’s Paper   (Warm reception, tribute of a grateful ination, planned for Ike’s’ homecoming

Hitler Youth Are Germany's Second ‘Lost:Generation’; How Can Allies Teach: Them?

The “Lost Generation” in Germany Are Boys and Girls From 10 to 20

Nazified Boys Problem in Germany  Steeped in Hitler Philosophies, Tt These Su Sullen and Proud Kids Are Menace to Yanks

Proposed Budget Of $85,146,540 Would Increase Teacher Salaries $5 A Month

HUMPHREY BOGART GAN MARRY BACALL   Wife Divorces Him After Seven Years

FOOD SPOILAGE IS ATTRIBUTED TO GOVERNMENT   Two Sub-Officials Of CCC Shown To Have Had Criminal Records   HUGE APPROPRIATION GIVEN DEPARTMENT

Two CCC Men — Said To Have Police Records   ‘House: Hears -Testimon: As It Receives Huge. .. ‘Farm Fund Measure.”

Cleanup Of Nazis Will Be Dragged-Out Affair, Gen. Eisenhower Thinks

Prolonged Fight In Germany,  Forecast by lke   Supreme Commander Expects No ‘Clean Cut Military Surrender’

Bitter Guerrilla Fight Forecast   Clean-Cut Surrender Not Expected

General, in Letter to Roosevelt, Predicts Bitter-End Fight to Wipe Out Gangs and Says Task Will Require Large Number of Troops — Sees No Prospect of “a Clean-Cut Military Surrender” on Part of Germany.

FORMAL SURRENDER IS NOT EXPECTED   Eisenhower Foresees no "Clean Cut” End to Nazi War

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FIRE BOMBS ARE RAINED ON JAP CITY   600 Planes’ Make Mass Daylight Attack on Osaka

CONFLAGRATION RAGES IN OSAKA TOKYO ADMITS   86 Square Miles O Jap Cities Have Been Ruined

Sabath Protests Prices, Quality Of Commodities  Public Robbed, He Informs OPA

/ . Soe ele « Congressman Protests Price  and Quality Cigars and Food

PRICE OF CIGARS, STEAKS, RESTAURANT MEALS, CREAM, VEGETABLES IRKS REP. SABATE

Rep. Sabath, "In Haste and Anger", Writes Price Administrator Bowles

Lord Halifax May Ask U. S. For More Aid   Ambassador On Wavy To America; Extension Of Lend-Lease May Be Aim

FORMAL WORK WILL BEGIN MONDAY   Byrnes To Seek Another Meeting In March

FOR PARLEY IN MOSCOW   “Big Three” Foreign Min. isters May Hold an Informal Session Tonight and Begin Their Talks Officially Monday.

Bevin in Moscow for Conference  Byrnes Makes Courtesy Call On Molotov, Gawiet Minieter

Bevinin Moscow for Conference  Byrnes Makes. “  Courtesy Call On Molotov,

Stage Ses for Big-Three Meet as ke >vesentatives  Arrive Safely i in Moscow

Big 3’ Ready  A nat aad if Mcel ds  Bevin Arrives   Informal Conference Tonight; Business Session Due Monday

STAGE IS SET FOR PARLEY OF BIG 3 LEADERS   Bevin’s Arrivat In Moscow Completes Cast; Future Meetings Planned

BEVIN ARRIVES IN RED CAPITOL   FOREIGN MINISTER MEETING TO START MONDAY MORNING

‘Bevin and Byrnes Arrive in Moscow   First Session with Commissar Molotov May Be This Evening   NO PEACE CONFERENCE

BEVIN ON WAY T0 BIG 3 PARLEY   Foreign Ministers To Exchange Views On Major Issues

Bevin Arrives iIn Moscow for \Biaq Three Parley   Byrnes in Courtesy Call'on Molotov; Foreign Secretaries May Meet Informaily

Flies Blizzard to Reach, vie  Bevin Solis: ‘Byrnes. A iG pa Moletey i

Issues Shaping As Big Three Ministers Meet   Atomic Energy Controls Seen As Main Topic

INFORMAL SESSION FOREIGN MINISTERS MAY BE HELD TONIGHT  SEVERAL ISSUES BELIEVED TO HAVE ALREADY

Stage Set For ‘Big 3’ Foreign Ministers’ Talk   Bevin Arrives In Moscow In Blizzard; Sec. Byrnes Calls On Molotov.

Big Three Ministers’ Conference Ready   British Foreign Minister Bevin Arrives in Blizzard, Secretary Of State Byrnes Meets Molotov

MELTING MAY START MONDAY   Foreign Ministers, Byrnes And Bevin, Have Arrivod in Ninernw_

Big Three Ministers Are Ready   Bevin and Byrnes Conquer a Blizzard To Get to Moscow; First Huddle Tonight

?  BRAVE STORM 10 MAKE DATE   Will Meet Molotov Informaity Tonight, Take Up World Problems Tomorrow.

BEVIN ARRIVES FOR PARLEY IN PATH OF STORM   Preparations All Set For Foreign Secretaries Conference In Moscow: Issues  Take Definite Shape

Byrnes Is at Moscow for Meet Today   Lands in Snow Storm Afte! Plane Lost — Beven  Expected Today

Blizzard Fails To Stop Plane Bringing Bevin   To Meet Informally With Byrnes And. Molotoy Tonight; Plane Expected Also From Iran

BYRNES, BEVIN AND MOLOTOV . MEET TODAY   Seek Common Ground in Moscow Sessions

BYRNES. BEY  Ne  EACH MOSCOW.  JA OPEN TALKS   Meet With Molotov Today to Discuss Atomic Bomb, Other Subjects   1S EXPLORATORY PARLEY   UL S. Secretary of Stat Says It May Not Lead to Word of Major Decisions -

Bevin and Byrnes Ready to Hold Meet With Molotov   Blizzard Prevents Thre:   Blizzard Prevents Three British Planes From Reaching Moscow

Bevin and Byrnes Arrive in Moscow   First Session with Commissar Molotov May Be This Evening   NO PEACE CONFERENCE   Purpose %. Meeting Is tc Carry Dut Spirit of  Yalta Proposals

Byrnes and Bevin Arrive In Moscow   British, U. S. Secretaries Make Trip Despite Bad Weather; First Session Scheduled Monday

BEVIN LAST 10 ARRIVE; BYRNES VISITS MOLOTOV   issue of Controtling Atom Energy On Agenda of Talks to Start Tenight

TRIAL OF THOMAS FOR HUNT MURDERS CONTINUED TODAY.   WITNESS TESTIFIED ACCUSED MAN BORROWED HIS AUTOMOBILE

WLB Opens Way To 55-Cent Hourly Wage Minimum   Raises to Be Approved In Cases Where Prices  Won’t Be Pushed Up

ERIE RAILROAD FACING STRIKE   4,000 Service Employes Plan To Quit Saturday

RAIL STRIKE ~~ 1S ORDERED   THE BROTHERHOOD PRESIDENT SAYS ERIE TRAINMEN WILL WALKOUT UNLESS BOARD IS APPOINTED

Reveal Work Of U-Boats Early In The War   16 U.S. Ships Torpedoed Off The Southern Coast

16 U.S. Ships Torpedoed Off Carolinas   Adm. James Reports On Atlantic Battle

Plunge to Sea Would Isolate  Danzig Sector   Koenigsherg: Coil Narrows CAs Russians Beat Baek Counter-Offensive

heds capture Pomeranian  stronghold Drive to sever German province

SOVIETS TAKE NAZI BASTION POMERANIA   Berlin Reports Power: ful New Red Push Toward Baltic

BIG FORCE OF REDS MOVING UP T0 BALTIC      Pomeranian Stronghold Is Toppled in Russian Offensive

Soviets Drive Toward the Baltic Coast   Seek to Isolate Thousands of Nazis at Danzig

RUSSIANS PUSH BIG FORCE NEAR TO BALTIC PORT   Berlin Reports Sending Reserves To Stem Another Drive   REDS REPORT GAINS FROM EAST PRUSSIA

IRIAL OF 20 NAZIS ENTERS NEW PHASE   With End of American Prosecution’s Aggressive Warfare Case

Film Reveals Nazis’ Prans, World Conquest   Four-Hour Picture Is Shown In Court

NAZI LEADERS SEE MOVIES OF OWN LIVES   Shown As Proof Of- Their Plan of . World Aggression

Coal Operators Agree To Extend Wage Contract   Lewis Demands $15,000, 000 Guarantee At Lively WLB Hearing.

Truman Ends Ban On Enlistments   Volunteers Expected to Meet Military Needs

Chinese Army Takes Kweilin  Prize Air City Is Toppled Afene & Beek Rattle

Chinese Troops Re-capture City of Kweilin  City Was Once the Biggest U.S. _ Air Base in Area

China Retakes Prize Airbase  City of Kweilix   Three Former Amerieat Airfields Captured to Climax Savage SixWeek Battle

CHINESE FORCES CAPTURE KWEILIN   JAPS DRIVEN FROM PRIZE AIRBASE CITY IN SAVAGE SIX-WEEK BATTLE.

Gen. Mark Clark Announces Allied Victory In Italy   25 Nazi Divisions Are ‘‘Torn To Pieces’’— Venice Seized

Mail Man Reached Okinawa Quickly   Even Processing V-Mail Now; Started Functioning Day After Landing

WAR TODAY.   Fall of Budapest Has . Tremendous Poten' Halities; Smashes ‘Leck ta Hiller § Mack ~ Deor

FALL OF BUDAPEST IMPORTANT IN ALLIED ALL-OUT WAR UPON IFMBATILED GERMAN LEADERS

The War Today   Russian Captured of Budapest Opens Gate for Invasion of Austria

FALL OF BUDAPEST OF GREATEST IMPORTANCE TO ALLIES FOR IT OPENS WAY TO AUSTRIAN CAPITAL

FALL OF BUDAPEST IMPORTANT IN ALLIED ALL-OUT WAR UPON EMBATTLED CFRMAN TFANERS

Farewell in 1938   —— pete  Turn to No. 3, Rack Pare   Tourist Coordination

INTO REDOURBT AREA   Swiss Delegation Hopes to Continne Its Activities 

Hitler Ready To Slam Own Gate on Nazis’ Bavarian Alps Cemetery  EK

Predicts I light of Hitler’s Gang  To NE csstenies Bastion in Bavaric

Harry Bridges Wins Deportation Fiaht   ‘Supreme Court Rules Aaainst AP Methods

Harry Bridges Can Stay in U.S.   Deportation Order Voided by Court

HIGH COURT VOIDS BRIDGES’ OUSTER   LABOR LEADER, ACCUSED AS COMMUNIST, WINS FIGHT TO STAY IN UW. 8S.

BRINGES WINS COURT BATTLE   Deportation Order Fo West Coast CIO Union Leader Invalidated

Britain Stills Furore: German Radio Attempt To Divide Allies Spiked in Official Note

It Only Takes A Severe Glare From Red or Pole Guard to Make German PWs Work Fast, Hard

German PWs Sweat It Out   Working Hard Under Guard of Poles, French  Russians, Dutch

German Prisoners Are Put to Work Under Freed ‘Slave Labor’ Guards

2 Killed In Plant Blast   State Police Say Fire At Williamsport Accidental

Mutilation Of Prisoners WasCommon   Manila Paper Wants Story Translated To Print In Japan

Ghastly Massacre Of 300 Described   Japs Cut Off Victims’ Ears, Gouged Out Eyes

LOPPED OFF EARS, NOSES; GOUGED EYES   Some Buried Alive in Mass Grave at Manila

Former Ambassador Says He Was Unable to Fire Johi S. Service: At . the Time

Ex-Envoy Claims They Sought To ‘Destroy’ Chiang   Acheson Proposed Lend-Lease Aid to Communists, Charge

Accusation Is Made fo Senate Unit   Atcheson Sought Chiang Fall in Lend-lease Deal, Pat Says.

Testifies. U. 5. Diplomat Tried to Ruin Chiang   _ Acheson Would Have Sold Arms to Reds in China, Assertion

Harley Says U, S. Diplomat Sought AidforCommunists   George ‘Alcheson, : Jr; Thus Fould Have Aided.

HURLEY BARES ~ RED-AID MOVE   Tells Senate Group Embassy Staff Man Sought Arms For Communists

LEND-LEASE AID WAS AIM OF U. S. DIPLOMATS   Says Purpose Was To #estroy Central Gov't Of Chigsue Kai Chal

HURLEY TELLS STORY TO SENATE COMM.   Will Ask State Dept. to Make His Report Public

HURLEY CLAIMS OFFICIAL TRIED TO TRIP CHIANE   Ex-Ambassador Says Caree: Diplomat Wanted LendLease for Communists

COLLAPSE OF GHIANG RULE WAS PLANNED   Asserts Atcheson Sought Lend-Lease Arms for Communists.

Open Quiz Of Hurley   Recounts Plan to Let Chiang Fall as Made by Atcheson

Former Envoy Says Request Turned Down   Claims Another Favored Collapse Of Chiang Regime

Career Diplomats Acted Opposite To Policy Agreed Upon, Contends Former Ambassador

China Row Grew Over Aid to Reds   Former Envoy Admits He Interprets Reasons of Aides

Hurley Reveals Move To Wreck Chiang Program   Charges Involve Move By American Diplomat To Aid Chinese Communists

Two Career Diplomats Under Fire  Charges Hurled A  Athaenw : Skvissi xc

HURLEY TELLS DIPLOMAT PLOT AGAINST CHIANG   Double-Dealing By Subordinates

TAGS DIPLOMAT WHO WANTED T0 HELP THE REDS   Ex-Ambassador Says George Acheson Proposed That Chiangs Government Be Allowed To Collapse; Gives  Other Facts.

FORMER ENVOY CHARGES PLOT 10 DESTROY CHIANG   John S, Service Also Named by General at Sen+  seme BS Be:

Hurley Names Names As He Opens Hearing   Says Service, Atcheson Gave Chiang Support RunAround to Aid Communists

Diplomat Asks Loans for Reds   Former Ambassador Says Service Urged Nationalist Collapse

HURLEY CLAIMS ATCHESON WAS FOR CHINA REDS   Charges That U.S. Diplomat Asked Communist Arms To ‘Destroy’ Chiang

Career Diplomat Sought Te Get Lend-Lease Supplies To Communists, He Says   George Atcheson  Is Named As Man   Former Ambassador Say Incident Occurred While He Was In America

General Says Arms Were To Goto Reds   Senate Group Is Told Career Man Was Recalled From China

TELLS OF EFFORT TOUPSET REGIME VIA LEND-LEASE   Former Ambassador States Career Diplomat Gained Support of Others   SUGGESTION NOT HEEDED   Ex-Envoy Emphasizes Reds in China Never Received American Supplies

CLAIMS EFFORT MADE TO BREAK CHIANG’S RULE   ASSERTS. MEMBERS. OF AM. . BASSADOR’ 8S STAFF! IN CHINA BOUGHT ARMS FOR, CHINESE REDS

Says Man Was Later Recalled   -Another Proposed ‘Chiang’s Regime Be Allowed.  To. Collapee.

SAYS ATCH SOUGHT 0 GET ARMS TO REDS   /Ex-Ambassador Acouses “Ca feer Man” in Testimony Before Senate Group.

Diplomat Is Singled Out By Hurley   Charges George Atcheson, Jr., Sought To “Destroy” Chinese Central Government

Hurley eon hides   Says Aides Tried To Get Materials To Chinese Reds

‘Hurley Charges Career Diplomats  Against Kai-Shek   Claims Group Wanted To Give Lend-Lease Arms To Chinese Reds

Called For Aid To Communists In China, Claim   Names John Service As Planner; Declares Atcheson Recalled From Chungking

Vows Diplomat Tried To Destroy Nationalist Rule   Hurley Says Career Man Sought To Give Lend-Lease Arms To Chinese Communists

FAVORED ARMS OR RED PARTY IN CIVIL WAR    wo Career Diplomats Named by Former Ambassador

Aicheson Indicted As Benefactor To Communists.  Cheer Men Wanted   Career Men Wanted to Destroy Kai‘Shek Government

TRUMAN TRIMS SERVICE CALLS TO 50,000 MEN   Five and One-Half Million Men Due to Receive Army Releases in Next Eighteen Months. :

LOCK IN BATTLE 10 OUTFLANK SIEGFRIED FORTS   Veteran Scots and English Lash Out South of Reich Forest on Direct Road to Ruhr

Scots Slash Toward Ruhi   Strive To Outflank Main Siegfried Forts

Armies Lock In Struggle  For Crossing   Right Flank Forces Lash Out On Road To Ruhr Valley

Canadians Battle for Rhine Hold   Veteran Scottish, English Divisions Lash Out Toward Ruhr Valley

Main Fortification Guarding Germany’s Industrial Ruhr Valley   WHOLE CANADIAN FRONT ON THE MOVE  Sparked By An Allied Aerial Bombardment

Russia Takes Big Occupation Zone   Area Within 150 Miles Of France Indicated

Reconversion Problems, Easing of Rationing Loom as End of War Nears

Reconversion Nation's Problem; Emergency Plans Ready; Agencies Await Green Light from President

President Turning To Reconversion Problern:   ‘Government Agencies Awaiting Signal Tc Start Civilian Production

NIP SURRENDER WILL LAUNCH RECONVERSION   Industry Waiting for President Truman  To Give Signal

AGENCIES AWAIT WORD TO START RECONVERSION   Have Emergency Plans Ready to Begin Civilian Goods Output

Truman Turns Attention To Reconversion   Calls Labor Secretary. Economic Stabilizer. W LB Chief. OPA Leader.  ay Oe   PLANS ARE READY

Await Signal For Start On Reconversion   Federal Agencies Read; With Emergency Plan: For Change-Over.

Reconversion Now U.S. First Problem   President Calls Meeting of Ranking Officials To Consider First Stens

Truman Turns To Problem of  Reconversion   With End of War in Sight, President Has Agency Heads in To Discuss Postwar Plan

President Truman Turns Attention To Reconversion;  Calls Conference Of Leaders   Government Agencies Have Emergency Plans Ready To Start Civilian Production

President Turns Attention to U.S... Reconversion Plans   Calls Conference Of Agency Heads or Postwar Production

Four-Power Rule   Curb On Weapons For “Mass Death Planned; Other Agreements Made

tour-Power Rule Is Anoroved For Japan   Curb On Weapons For “Mass Death” Planned: Other Aqreements Made

Montgomery Batters Enemy Positions Under Heavy Smoke Screen in Preparation for A Third Smash on German River Line

GERMANS DECLARE  MONTGOMERY READY  GRAND SCALE DRIVE GEN. BRADLEY DECLARES  RHINE CAN BE CROSSED’ ANYWHERE ANYTIME

Smoke Screens Hide Offensive Preparations; Third Army Nabs Mainz; Mopup in Ludwigshafen

Readlav Naanlanae Divrae  tui br & WII Co iNtvGl iS  Cleared, Allies Can Cross Gap At Anv Point

LITTLE GLORIA SAYS SHE KNEW HER DADDY, MAJOR BOYINGTON, WAS ALIVE

California Mocse And Eagles Club Raided Yesterday Afternoon By Troopers — Dope Sheets. Punch Boards Included In Haul   MACHINES ARE TURNED OVER TO D. A. OFFICE

September Draft Call Lowered   Reduced 9,000 for Navy, Marine Corps

Navy, Marine  Draft Calls Cut   Reason Combat Credit Omitted from Point Discharge Plan Given

NAVY TO RELEASE 327,000 ON POINTS WITHIN 3 MONTHS  SLASH DRAFT QUOTA;  SEPARATION AREAS IN STATES LISTED

Reduce Navy And Marine Draft Calls   Navy’s New Discharge Plan Taking Effect; Separation Centers Are Being Established

Wiee- Admiral Jacobs - Cute September Quota from - 29 600. te. 13,000

Navy, Marine Draft Reduced For September   Navy Call Cut 7,000; Marines, 2,000; No Call for Coast Guardsmen

Reduce Navy, Marine Draft  5 Separation Centers Put Into Operation

Navy, Marine Draft Is Cut   September Call Is Reduced from 22,000 To Only 13,000

Navy, Marine Draft Calls Cut  Only 13,000 To Be Taken In September

Nurse Draft Wins Nod   Congress Greets Other Proposals With Mixed Feeling

US. Naval Officer Tells Story Of Dramatic: Escape from Jap: Jail

NO RELIEF FROM COLD EXPECTED BEFORE MONDAY   Mid-West Preparing For Sut Zero Temperature Tonight

BALKAN UNREST MAY BE SOLVED BY “BIG THREE”   Clash Of British And Russian Interests Must Be Reconciled JB

Sen. Taft Offers Amendment Which Would Curb Powers Under Manpower Measure

FOLKS PLANNING RAIL TRIPS MAY FACE TIEUE   Better Think Twice About It, Ex. perts Advise Prospective Holi day Travelers

Plan “Victory” Bond Drive   Will Help Meet Huge  Costs. of Demobilizatior

DISTRIBUTION 15  OFTEN REASON FOR  FOOD SHORTAGES MEAT AND BUTTER  AVAILABLE MOSTLY TC MIDWESTERN AREAS

DISTRIBUTION 1S OFTEN REASON FOR FOOD SHORTAGES  MEAT. ‘AND. BUTTER * AVAILABLE MOSTLY: "10 . MIDWESTERN AREAS

Nazi Forces in Northern ltaly Give Up   Surrender of Nearly Million Men fo the Allies Is Announced

Nazi Surrender Offer Contirmed  Grew Gives Story Of Neasotiations

Wilson Geary Akron Attorney Married April 30  To Resume Practice Following Discharge  From Service

Wilson Geary Akron Attorney Married April 30  To Resume Practice Following Discharge l« f+

Critical Test of U.S. Leadership Appears Certain to Grow Out of System Created at Mexico City

US. Leadership ‘Test Grows Out Of Conference   Must Reconcile Mexico City and Dumbarton Oaks Programs

U.S. Seeks Avoid Postwar Blocs   Inter-American Security System To Be Tested In San Francisco,

Four Seats In Council Taken By Democrats   Sunday Movies Defeated in Election Marked by Close Votes for Candidates—Election Re eee -£ ee

Sundey Movies Defeated j in 1 Election Marked by Clos - Votes for Candidates—Election Re eurne Ave Slaw. °°

Consider 10 Year Pian To Expand Pa. Program!   144 New Airports Included, Bent leyville Listed For $342,000

CEILINGS FOR MOVIES HAS FEW RACKERS   To Ask Advisory Vote on Time

MARINES TAKE HALF OF NAHA JAP AIRFIELD   Foil Fleeing Nips; Some of Enemy Suicides

Nazis’ Own Story on Slaughter Of Jews Found in Reich's Secret Files

RECOVER SECRET FILES OF NAZIS JEWISH POGROM   INCLUDES OFFICIAL GESTAPO SUMMARY OF CASE RECORDS

Nazis’ Own Story Of Jewish Pogrom Revealed; 191 Synagogues Set Afire In Two-Day Period   Order Demonstrations

FILES DISCLOSE HOW NAZIS SET PURGE OF JEWS   Big-Shot Germans’ Story 0 1938 Pogrom Detailed By Secret Papers

Jew Pogrom Revealed In Nazis’ Papers  Secret. Files Of © ‘ad Beich. Founc

Find Nazis’ Own Story of Pogrom   Gestapo’s Summary of Crimes Revealed

LONDON REACTION — : British Leaders Silent - OnBig 4-Peace Reply _

41,000 Out on Strike in State   Dozen or More Industrial Disputes In Commonwealth

41,000 IDLE IN STEEL CITY AREA   Majority of Strikers Seek Higher Wages

NAZI ASYLUM IS DEATH CHAMBER   IMBECILES AND INSANE PEOPLE ARE EXECUTED

BRITISH FORGES HURDLE 2 MAJOR RIVER BARRIERS   Canadians Are Overrunning Y-Bomb Sites Inside Holland   GERMANS LOSING TWO DIVISIONS EACH DAY

TANK FORCE IS 130 MILES FROM BERLIN   NAZIS OVERRUN IN SWELLING TIDE OF BATTLE

U. S. Third Army Dashing Across German Plain   Closes In on Erfurt, Only 130 Miles Southwest of Berlin

Patton Army Js 130 Miles Southwest Of Berlin   British. Hurdle Two Rivers in Advance « Toward North Sea; KarlsruheCaptured

Third Army Seeks To Split Dying Reich   Hritish Cross Weser River and Plunge Oia Toward Seaports of Bremen and Emden. ‘Karlsrhue Falls ta rench

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Third Army Takes Gotha, Kassel, Suhl   British Hurdle Weser, Ems In .Drive Toward Sea

Two Other Cities Taken in Race To Cut Reich in Two   Americans Move on Erfurt, 130 Miles From Berlin; British Armor Drives on Ports; French Troops Sweep Into Karlsruhe

SPLITTING GERMANY   Kassel, Gotha, Suhl And Karlsruhe In Allied Hands

Takes Three Cities. Stabs Into Open   French Units Capture Karlsruhe; British Advance on Bremen; American Ninth Perils Hannover

U. S. TANKS BREAK INTO OPEN THURINGIAN PLAIN   Third Army Units Close In On Erfurt, 130 Miles Southwest Of Berlin All Allied Armies Pound Ahead

Third Breaks ‘Loose Again   Three Towns Taken As Mighty Armor Slashes Into 130 Miles Of Berlin

Belgians Form Coalition Cabinet   New Group to Succeed Resigned Organization

Brick Building On First Avenue:  _Elmer Nemmers Buys Legion Lots, Starts Construction

Curley Holds Center OfN. E. Stage, As He Seeks Mayoralty Of Boston; Congressional Clues Anticipatec

Holiday Death Toll In Texas Stands At Four Thursday   Two Persons Drown, One Killed in Auto Wreck, Another Slais

FOURTH OF JULY NEATH TOLL FOR TEXAS NOT HIGH   TWO PERSONS DROWNED, ONE CORSICANA, OTHER AT TEXARKANA

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A CAPACITY CROWD   Kansas National Horse Show Being Held at Wichita

Business Men Face Charges   Kilgore Says Greed Behind German Deal:

Sen. Kilgore Says U.S. Businessmen  Aid Nazi Industry   Claims State Dept. and Army Support Plans On Rehabilitation

Yanks Accused Of Delay In De-Industrializing Reich   Senator Says U. S. Businessmen Undermine Potsdam Agreement For Sake Of Profits -

Profit Takers Undermine Potsdam Pact, Charged   Solon Accuses. American Businessmen Lookin Forward to Resuming Commercial Ties With Rehabilitated German Industrialists

Charges Against U.S Business Men  Before President    gee 7 iKilgore Says They Are Un.  dermining Pact en Nazi  ~ Demobilization.

HIT REICH 30TH STRAIGHT DAY   Make Mass Attacks on Four Types of Nazi Targets

REICH POUNDED + ANEW BY LARGE "RAIDING: FORCE   Railways, Other Vital  pe S. Airmen Strike at Enemy War Targets

Reich Is Mauled Again Today By U.S. Bombers  Sustained Assault Hits 30th Day In Two-Way Attack

New Assault On Germany   30th Straight Day Of Air Bombardment ; Vital Targets Hit

Reich Mauled By Airforces   U. S. Bombers Batter Many Points After Night Of Heavy RAF Forays

1,250 80 OVER GERMANY   Blast Railways, Oil  Refineries, Armament

AUSSIES POUND JAPS NORTHEAST OF BALIKPAPAN      Enemy Troops Continue Their Withdrawal Northward On Borneo

FLIERS BLAST 131 VESSELS IN NIP WATERS   Aussics Continue Chasing Japs On Borneo

ENEMY TROOPS  “WITHDRAW ON BALIKPAPAN   Australian Artillery Pounds at Jap Rearguard Units

Pounds At Jap Rear-Guard Units   Enemy Troops Continue  Northward Withdrawal

Australians Hit Japs Retreating FromBalikpapai   Heavy Fighting Revealed in Progress in Burma Area, Enemy Losses Heavy

JAPS WITHDRAWING IN BORNEO AREA   Aussie Artillery Pound Jap Rearguard Units

DESTROYER REID LOSS REVEALED   Native Of Gladstone, Skipper Of Ship, Is Reported Wounded

U.S. DESTROYER LOST IN PHILIPPINE AREA   Extent of Casualties Undisclosed— Carried Normal Complement of 202 Officers and Men.

Destroyer Lost In Philippines, Captain Hurt   Vessel Attacked Many Jap Posts In Long Service

AMERICAN DESTROYER IS LOST IN PACIFIC   Announcement Of Sinking Of Reid Fails To Mention Extent Of Casualties

SHOWDOWN WITH RUSSIA PUT OFF   STATE DEPARTMENT POSTPONES MEETING OF FAR EAST ADVISORY GROUP.

U.S. Postpones Control Issue   Meeting to Discuss Allied Control Over Japan Is Delayed

JAP CONTROL MEET HELD UP   Postponement Is Seen As Averting Showdown In Soviet Dispute

Sharp Fighting in Italy Area   FIFTH AND EIGHTH TC BATTLE GERMAN DEFENDERS

Fichting Blazes Qn Italian Front   Germans Engage Allies In Three Different Areas

TERMS TO ROMANIANS   Prison and Fines Given Three Who Tried to Help Carol

THREE CAROL AGENTS GIVEN PRISON TERMS   Romanian Priests Assailed At Detroit For Part In Plot

er  Purely Personal Personal  ‘After 20 Years ‘That Girl ‘sui Ernie Pyl’s Inspiratior

Storm Forces Slash te Wthin Six Miles of Vienna’s Administrative District. Reds Take 75,000 Prisoners [i Three Days

Wiener Neustadt Is Captured By Soviets   Red Forces Slash to Within Six Miles of Vienna Swift 17-Mile Breakthrough Is Achieved

Storm Forces Annex Plane Center   Nazi Fortifications Crumble Before Powerful Onslaught

RUSSIANS NOW ONLY 6 MILES FROM VIENNA   WIENER NEUSTADT FACTORY CENTER IS CAPTURED

RUSSIAN TROOPS SIX MILES FROM IMPERILED VIENNA   Reds Smash Through Nazi Fortifications South of City—-Capture Great Airplane Center.   100 TOWNS OVERRUN IN SWIFT ADVANCE   Germans Proclaim Austrian Capital in Fighting Zone and Rush Residents to Barricades.

YU NAVAL FIGHT REPORTED   INVASION OF OKINAWA ISLANDS UNCONFIRMED

Tokyo Hints Jap Fleets Giving — Battle to Yanks   Grim Fighting Raging With Invasion Force, Nippon Reports

Nips Say Navy Enters Fight For Ryukyus   Radio Tokyo Tells About ~ Terrific Air, Sea and Ground Rattle

State Assembly One-Half Over; Bills Pile In   Sixty-four New Measures Introduced Friday To Break All Records—No More After Monday.

a ee ee en ST   A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Girl Killed When Her Horse Falls on Road

DRAFT DEFERMENT RULES CHANGE ON MEN 30 YEARS OLD IN TRANSPORTATION

TO KNOW OUR PRESIDENT: ‘AVERAGE’ IS WORD BEST DESCRIBING NEW LEADER

Meet President Truman‘Hell Dothe Best Job He > ‘Knows How, Says Mother

Mr. Truman   President Knows Banking, Farming, The Army, Business, Polities.

 Meet President Truman  “Average Man” Truman Thinks of ‘Himself as a Missouri Country Boy

Union Plans Rejection of Truman Plea   Leaders Recommend Turn Down of President’s Appeal in G. M. Strike

GM Strikers Will Reject  Truman Plea   Unien To Follow Leaders——530,000 In Nation Idle

CIO To Reject President’s Plan  To End Strike   General Motors Will Be Investigated On Monopoly Charges

LABOR PARTY IS PROPOSED BY STRIKERS   UAW Delegates Are Expected to Turn Down Peace Appeal

Saratoga, Fleet’s Oldest Carrier, Back in Action After Being Damaged

SARATOGA IN ACTION AGAIN   Famed Aircraft Carrier  Rejoins Fleet After Repairs Are Made

Saratoga, Crippled At Iwo Jima, Back at Sea   Attacked On February 21.

Carrier Saratoga, Badly Damaged In Iwo Invasion, Back In Service   Sustained Seven Direct Bomb Hits Causing 315 Casualties, But Repairs Completed And Veteran Flat-Top Is Back Pitching Again.

FIVE ENEMY ‘SUICIDE’ PLANES HEAVILY DAMAGED BIG CARRIER   NAVY HEVEALS SAHATOGA CREW HAD MORE THAN 360 CASUALTIES DURING ATTACK

SARATOGA BACK IN ACTION AFTER 7 BOMB HITS   123 Killed or Missing, 192 Hurt in Attack for Iwo Jima

Saratoga Suffers Severe Damage, But ls Now Back In There Pitching

Saratoga Survives Enemy  Suicide Planes Off Iwo   Ship Takes Seven Bomb Hits, Two Below Water Line And Is Able To Make Port; Repairs Rushed Through. Flattop Now Back In Action

Navy Reveals 315 Casualties Caused By Seven Direct Bomb Hits Last Feb. 21.

Oldest U.S. Carrier Hit By Bombs and Jap Suicide Planes   Fire Adds to Blast Ravages To Make ‘Old Sara’ Most Extensively Damaged Vessel Received at Pudget Sound Navy Yard — 315 Casualties

Luck Runs Out as Enemy Bombs Cripple Famed Ship  1\8 Members of Crew Lose Lives in Battle Off lwo Jima, Navy Says

‘Sara’ to Her Beloved Crew, Famous Carrier Saratoga Heavily Hit at lwo

Report Saratoga GreatlyDamaged In Battle Of Iwo   But Famous Old Carrier’ Returns To The Pacific After Boy Repair Job 

Famous Carrier Sustained Tremendous Damage In Early Stages of Battle;  Suffered Casualties

Valiant Carrier Saratoga Survives Heavy Enemy Damage In Early Stages Of Battle For lwo Jime

SARATOGA T00 TOUGH FOR NIP SUICIDE PILOTS   U. S. Carrier Survives Seven Direct Hits, 123 of Crew Dead

CARRIER SARATOGA, BADLY BATTERED ATIWO, REPAIRED AND BACK AT SEA

Repairs Made Saratoga Is Aqain in Line   Navy Reveals Damage Caused to Carrier at lwo Jima Feb. 21

DAMAGE T SARATOGA REVEALED   Badly Mauled Carrier Returned to Sea in Less Than 2 Months

SARATOGA BACK IN THE FRACAS   Famous Old Carrier Badly Damaged Off Iwo Jima, Navy Reveals; Now Renaired.

Famed Old Flattop Turned Into Inferno by Japs, Returns to Action

Saratoga Suffered Extensive Damage   Oldest of United States Carriers Returns to Action after Absorbing Crippling Punishment off Iwo Jima

Carrier Saratoga Returns to Action   Tremendous Damage to Old Craft Fails to Keep Her Out of Service

Famous Old Sara Back In Service -Aftcr Heavy Damages At bye Jima

ttacked on Feb, 21 While Cruising with Fast Task Group   Y SUICIDE PLANES   or 10 Nipponese Planes Close In As Craft Was Launching Planes

Raid Failed On Saratoga   Famed U. S. Carrier Survived Jap Bombs

Famed Old Carrier Saratoga Survives Terrifice Blasting   Navy Reveals Story of Repair of Ship and Return to Fleet

The Saratoga Sustains Tremendous Damage  Hit Off Tee. but Now ls Sack in Service

#Severely Damaged in the Battle For Iwo, the Saratoga Fights Aqain

FAMED OLD AIRCRAFT CARRIER SARATOGA 1S BACK IN LINE AGAIN  NAVAL VESSEL SUSTAIN.

teen nee RK PS RD EUS OG TH  I. S. S. Saratoga Repaired, In There Pitchine Acai

Survives To Fight  Again   Saratoga, Famed Air‘craft Carrier, Suffered. Seven Direct Bomb Hits Off Iwe Jima

ANOLE DAME TO FAMOUS CARRIEE   Saratoga, Severely Damaged in Battle of lwo Jima, Back in Action

Navy Reveals Aircraft Carrier Saratoga Badly Damaged In Iwo Battle

Carrier Saratoga, Badly Damaged at Iwo Jima by Seven Direct Bomb Hits, Back in There Pitching Against Japanese, Navy Now Discloses

1-DAY EMBARGU PUT ON FREIGHI   All Less-than-carload Shipments in or Out of Eastern Half of United States Halted: Cleat Congestion

Continue Raids To Burn Japan Out Of Conflict   Over 3,000 Tons of Fire Bombs Dropped by 500 Superfortresses—Negro Troops Land on Small Marianas Islands

FOUR MORE JAP CITIES RAIDED BY SUPERFORTS   More Than 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Dropped On Vital Targets

op 3,000 Tons Fire Bombs   lanes Smash Great  i 450 and 500 Bic Japanese Plants

Robert Reindollar Succeeds Whitman   Engineer Named Chair. man of State Roads Cammiccian

Robert Reindollar ~ Succeeds Whitmar   Engineer .Named Chair. man of State Roads Commission 

Rescue Airmen Snatched From Shangri-La By Glider   Seven-Week Expedition To Rescue Three American: From Mile-High Lost Valley In New Guinea Interior Ends Without Casualty

GLIDER MAKES DARING SHANGRLLA RESCUE   SEVEN-WEEK EXPEDITION TO SAVE WAC, TWO MEN FROM NEW GUINEA LOST VALLEY ENDS

Third Army Tanks Are Staging Race Behind Siegfried Line in Huge Saarland Triangle.    COBLENZ IS BEING  CUT OFF BY TROOPS

Yankee Drive Gains Force In Saarland  iRkussians Batter Away At Stettin Approaches

Two Yankee Armies Put  On Pressure   Third Army Tanks 40 Miles South of Coblenz; Patton Advances

Third Closing Trap Around Nazi Troops   Thousands Caught in the Saarlend Triangle Back of Siegfried Line

Patton Threatens — To Trap Survivors Of 2 Nazi Armies   Seventh Army Captures Bitche; Americans Seize Four More Towns in Rhine Bridgehead

Armies Ready Trap Between German River:   Tanks Near Coblenz In Threat To Remnant Of Nazi Army-—U. Third Takes 7 Towns

Thousands of Nazis in Area of Coblenz Facing Encirclemen   Patton’s Army Lunges Forward 40 Miles in Saarland Triangle

Tanks Driving South Toward City Of Mainz     Patton’s Forces Advance 15 Miles Behind Siegfried Line In Race To Join Seventh Army; Other Units Threaten Coblenz   Near Seventh Army

TEMPERATURES:   3rd Army Tanks  Hit Southeast Of Rhine City   Thousands Of Germans In Rhine - Mozelle Triangle

Third Races 40 Miles To South    Sweep Along Rhine. _ Behind Siegfried Line As Seventh Army Units Strike Up from South

Two Armies Drive on  Pocket West of Rhine   Third Army pan oe Lunge 40 Miles Southeast of Coblenz, While Patton's Troops Drive 10 to 15 Miles in South.

Lunged to Points Forty Miles Southeast of the City in a Race Down Behind the — Siegfried Line.   RAPIDILY CLOSING TRAP ON GERMANS   The Armored Spearhead Burst Forward Another 10 to 15 Miles Today Southeast of Simmer.

PUSH SPEARHEADS TO OUTSKIRTS OF COBLENZ CITADEL   PATTON THREATENS TO POCKET GERMANS IN SAAR TRIANGLE

GRIP TIGHTENED ON BRIDGEHEAD ACROSS RHINE   Reds Continue To Set Stage For Gigantic Offensive  ' i . 4 : Against Inner Reich ry

GERMANS HOLD CN SAAR SLIPPING FAST UNDER PRESSURE AS TWO AMERICAN ARMIES DRIVE FORWARD   General Patton’s Spearheacls Burst Forward For Another 10 to 15 Miles In Wild Move

PINCH GERMANS BETWEEN RHINE, MOSELLE RIVER   7th Army Surges Forward, lst Army Fans Out On Super Road

3rd Driving South: 7th Pushes North   Yanks Across Rhine Meeting Increasing Resistance

3rd Army Tanks In Lunge Down Behind Siegfried   Advance Armor !s  40 Miles Southeast Of Coblenz; Threaten Two German Armiec

Nazi Grip On Saar Slipping Rapidly Today  German Radio Says Pat-.   xerman Radio Says Pat« ton Using 40 Divisions in Saarland Assault   Coblenz, March 17 (AP) — Third army. troops entered Coblenz today.

OHIO WINTER WHEAT PLANTING DELAYED   Continued Rainy Weather May Doom Crop

YANK SHIPS HIT MINES OFF CHINA   3 Vessels Reported Damager In Explosions

Japan reduced to a fourth rate nation  MaeArthur declares ‘Complete defeat of Nippon  army generally overlooked’

Japan Reduced to Fourth Rate Nation By Allied Victory, MacArthur Says

MacArthur Says Nation Reduced To Fourth Rate Power, Industry Ruined

“rn 5 Temes Pati zan Oe Loe wT ee —_— a  a  * nv a ~ is “gn ever Nex ae ee 1 Me  - Par 77 dom *fie ni wae Aw  ese Se eee

OHIOANS VOTE FOR POST-WAR IMPROVEMENTS   Agree to Spend Over $58, 200,000 for New Projects in State

Millions To. Be Spent In Big Program  “Note Few Shifts In  [Dl el Allacianre

BRITISH GROUP PROFESSING TOBELIEVE HITLER INSTRUMENT OF COD IN LINE WITH NAZI CREED

tler Love eaches I nto itish Cult      Shiggoring - -Commentary. On  Gullibility ‘Of Man That Londen . Press Should Blazon Reports Qf Such. Startling- Event

GERMAN PEOPLE LOOKED UPON HITLER AS “DIVINE INSTRUMENT SENT BY GOD _ TO JUDGE THE WORLD’—-MACKENZIE

American Troops ~ Find Hinmler’s Personal Funds   Great Fortune Found  > Under Buri ~Near Berchtesqaden

KING IN KANSAS CITY   Fleet Admiral Doubts Whether Year of Training Is Enough

Nondescript Japs Look Strange In Surrender Scene   Texas Newsman Calls Nips ‘Measley’

SURRENDER SCENE ABOARD MISSOURI DECLARED PITIFUL  _ TED DEALY OF DALLAS NEWS GIVES INTERESTIN¢ - PESCRIPTION OF EVENT

NAVAL AVIATORS 0 HOLD MAJOR POSTS IN FLEET   Take Another Step Forward To. ward Making Fleet “Bir Navy”

Future Navy Stresses Air   Naval Aviators Soon To Hold Major Fleet Commands, Forestal Says.

TO 1S AIRMEN   Aviators Soon Will Hold Ma. jor. Fleet Commd And Jobs In Washington

 AVIATORS TO GET MORE TOP COMMANDS AND FIZET POCITIONG WITH NAVY “AIB-MINDED”

Naval Aviators To Hold Major Fleet Commands Soon   Air Officers Will Also Hold 3 of Top Key  Operations Posts

Globester Takes Off Two Minutes Ahead of Time   151-Hour “Service Over 23-000-Mile Route; Is Not Stunt

Globester Off On World Trip   Great C-54 Wings  Away From Washingtor

Weekly Plane Flights ~ Around World Started By Big C-54 Globeste:   RY PAUL. MILLER

Navy Proffers Adm. Kimmel Court Martial   Commander At Pearl Harbor Offered Trial If He Wants It.   REVEALED BY WALSH

TRIAL OFFER MADE TO ADMIRAL KIMMEL       Willing to Let Pearl Harbor Commander at Time of Raid Face Court-Martial.

Kimmel Offered Pearl Harbor Triz lf He Wants It   Navy Secretary Makes Disclosure in Letter to Senator

Wind Driven Hai Hits Albert Lea  Damage in Excess of Hal? a Million

Chinese Troops Storm Kweilin   Advance Columns Push Twenty Miles North

Chinese Drive Into Former  U. S: Air Base   Kweilin Suburbs * Taken—Japs Fight Hard for Borneo

Columns Cut Escape Road Of Garrison   Former U. S. Airbase Under Heavy Attack Of Chinese Troops

LAVAL TO APPEAR IN PETAIN TRIAL   Added Traitorous Acts Revealed in_ British White Paper.

Laval Held War Plotter   London White Paper Bares Scheme for Vichy-British Clash

JAPS MAY FACE BATAAN BATTLE AT WRONG END   Estimates Of Troops  Involved Run To Wn ANA

Luzon Landing May Have Been Greatest in World’s Histor;   Over 350,000 Men May Have Been Involved tn Invasion .

Polish Issue Still Unsolved 'As Delegates Head for Frisco   Senator Favors U.S. Retention  Of Three Pacific Island Groups

United Nations . Most Faieful Weeks of War  Victory by No Mean: Guaranteed —

San Francisco Ready for Parley   Delegates Predict Success; Look for Signs of Agreement On Polish Situation.

United Nations Most Fateful  Weeks of War  Victory by No Means Guaranteed at San Francisco

Apprehension Felt About Polish Issue   Victory in Making of Peace May Hang  on Washington Events

HIGH OFFICIALS INDORSE DRAFT   Hearings on Vital Issue to Get Under Way This Week

‘Braid’ To Urge Trainmg Bill   Committee To Hear Toy hemy. Mavyv Figures

Stage set for draft argument  RAtI*.... . 3°. Ft...   Military limbers  oratorical vuns

Final Drive Begins  For Peacetime Draf  Marshall, King, Eake Other Leaders Will Testify Before House

DRAFT HEARINGS NEARING CLOSE   Top Army And Navy Officials Back Peace Measure

2White House Economic Expert Report: Switzerland to Break with the Nazis

AIR ARMADAS SMASH REICH   EIGHTH AIR FORCE AND: RAF PLANES CONTINUE RAIDS -ELEVEN-TON BOMBS USED

11-TON BOMBS SMASH REICH   2.000 Planes Attack  Airfields  Dresden and Berlin Pounded

MORE THAN 1200 U. 5 BOMBERS ATTACKED NUERNBERG AGAIN  RAILROAD YARDS FILLED - WITH TRAINS BELIEVED LOADED WITH RECORDS

Nuernberg Again Hit By Bombers   1,850 American Planes Blast German City

Air Attacks Continiing:.   British Are Making Inreads Upon Reich

Aerial Punishment Of Reict Carried Into Ninth Day By Latest Smashes

U. S. Bombers in Nuernberg Raid   1,200 Planes Blast Rail and industrial Targets Second Tima

U.S. Bombers Continue To Hit Reich   Carry Bombings Into 8th Straight Day

Nuernberg Hit By Air Armada   Strike At Rail Yard Through Which Foe Moving From Berlin.

RIP NUERNBERG RAIL TARGETS   Record Aerial Blows Enter 8th Straight Day

Yanks Bomb Rail Targets At Nurenbereg   Air Offensive Continues Into Eighth Straight Day

More Than 1,200 Bombers Hit Nuernberg For Second Day, Following RAF Blows

1600 Planes Hit Railroad Yards At Nuernberg   8th Airforce Stages Fourth Strike At Key Spots In Nazi Transportation

Railheads At Nuernberg Are  Raided By U.S.   900 Flying Fortresses Blast Yards and Locomotive Repair Shaps to Snart Transportation

Bombers Hit Rail, Industrial German Centers   Government Records Believed Smashed; —Hitler,Home Target

BOMBERS HIT RAIL CENTERS   NEARLY 2,000 AMERICAN "PLANES RAID NUERNBERG  ON HEELS OF GIANT RAF. ASSAULT

HEAVY BOMB RAID   Americans Blast Nuernberg Rail Yards and Hitler’s  Stadium

1,200 Yank Planes Sow Destruction on Nuernberg Targets   Hitler's Mountain Retrea! at Berchtesgaden Hit by 12th Air Force

Nuernberg Hit Second Day In Row From Air   Yards Filled With Trains Possibly Containing Nazi Government Records Tlasted

Japs Will Quit When Home Islands Fall   Navy Lets Japs Move Casualties From Wake

Jap Industrialists To Be Factor In Terminating War  End May Come Most Anvtime

Navy Reveals — Suicide Blow      Corrier: Hancock Hit on ‘April’ ‘7; 140 Casualties Reported

Navy Reveals _ Suicide Blow   Carrier Hancock Hit on ‘“April'7; 140 Casualties Reported

BOMBS DAMAGE BIG U.S, CARRIEF   Navy Discloses Suicide Attack On Hancock By Jap Plane

MIXUP OVER LABOR BIL   SENATE COMMITTEE CON. FUSED AS RESULT OF AMENDMENTS TO “WORK-JAIL” MEASURE

BYRNES DIDNT EXPECT PICNIC IN LONDON   Cheerful Despite Crisis at Meeting of Foreign Ministers

RUSSIA REFUSES 10 ALTER BALKAN STAND   Liplomats Pessimistic Over  Foreign Conterence

1,600 Jap Planes Toll In 26 Days   British, Yank Fleet Units Do Heavy Damage

Today Is Anniversary Of Truman Wedding  Were Married in 1919 in Independence Soon After _ He Returned From War

Congress. _ Clears Decks For Action On Manpower   Hot Battles Expected On 3 Major Issues,  - But Little Action Involving 4-Fs  WNTRer NypaCn Mm

Work or Fight Bill Pushed By Congress  Three Other Planks   Three Other Planks Of President To Face Opposition

Work or Fight Legislation To Be Passed Soon   Little Opposition To Drafting 4-F's

Congress -o Acc Soor. on ace AL %oo. -0 . a. Service, . urse —~raz-

4-Hs Service Bill Speeded Tn Washinton   But: Fight) Over Nurses Draft, Peacetime Terninine Lontne

4-F Drafting Is Favored by  Congressmen  Other Proposals of President Are Not  Generally Liked

Congress prepares for action   ‘Little hope for  national service’

Congress Fight Seen For Nationa Service Act   Action On “Work Or Fight” Legislation Likely To Be Prompt.

CONGRESS 10 AC QUICKLY ON AF PLAN      tion, However, Appears os  )  Beamed

CONGRESS TO “ACT QUICKLY ON 4-F PLAN   National Service Legislation, However, Appears . Doomed

NATIONAL SERVICE MEASURE SEEMS DOOMED IN CONGRESS   ‘Stiff Opposition Is Also Developing To President’s Proposal To Draft Nurses For The Armed Services; 4-F’s To Work Or Fight

A-F Legislation Around Corner   Doubt General Draft, Oppose Nurse Levy

Quick Action on Manpower Problem Seen  i og. sani   Opposition Develop: to Some af F. D. R.’s Proposals

Quick Action on Manpower Problem Seen  Opposition Develop: to Some of

WORK OR FIGHT LAW FOR 475 APPEARS SURE   National Service and Nurse Draft Proposals Face Fight

Solons Prepare To Tackle U.S. Labor Need   Action on 4-Fs Slated Quickly: Chances for National Service Law Appear Virtually Nil

Rescuers Almost Mobbed By Happy Yanks.  50,000 Americans Freed At Stalag 7A In Better Shape Than Most Others

$0,000 YANKS ARE LIBERATED AT NAZI CAME   Half of Group Airforces Officers — Men Freed at Stalag 7A

This Was Real Celebration   When 50,000 Americans Greeted 14th Armored Tankmen at Prison Camp

American Prisoners In Stalag 7A Mob Yank Liberators in Wild Celebration

On Release From Prison   50,000 Americans Are Among Those Freed At Staleg 7A; Most _ Men in Good ‘Shane

50.000 Yanks Are Liberated F'romMoosbure   Half Of Those Freed Are Air Corps Officers Shot Down In War

50,000 Americans Freed at Moosburg Report Germans Treated Them Well: Most U. S. Prisoners Now Free

50,000 YANKS CELEBRATE LIBERATION   Freed When Tankmen Take Over Stalaz 7A

50,000 Yanks Are Liberated   Prisoners in Moosburg Area for Most Part in Good Physical Shape

50,000 American Prisoners Almost ‘Mob Liberators   Yanks Stage Wildest Celebration Ever Seen In Germany; Majority Are in Good Health

Gleeful Americans Celebrate in Wild Liberation  Tankmen Reseve Hord Of Prisoners in  Grant Prican Camp

Country S Gloomy F ood  Outlook Grows Grim   Army Demands Will Not Decrease; Europe's Needs Growing: Adverse Weather Cuts Production: South Virtually Without Meat And Poultry Searce

_ Weather a Factor  Gloomy Outlook for Food in U.S. Begins to Look Grimmer

This Year's Spring Pig Crop 5 Million Short As Food Outlook Gloomy

Food Situation  Remains Tight Outlook Grimmer; Weather Interferes

SGT. R. J, GARR HERE FOR THIRTY DAYS   Is Visiting His Parents Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Garr of Chula.

AUTO DEALERS MUST ABSORB PRICE BOOSTS   CEILINGS REDUCED FOR SOME CARS BY OPA

Mercury Cars Go ('y Four Per Cent   Model Changes Raise Some OPA Ceilings

Army Pilot Says Truman In No Risk On Missouri Flight  sages bay +o thin rr  arTring =f Ft   Airmen Says The Journey Just A Routine Trip With No Danger

TRUMAN FLIGHT DEVOID OF RISK   PILOT SAYS HE WOULD NOT HAVE SET OUT HAD THERE BEEN ANY DANGER,

TAKEN IN FLIGHT   Pilot of “The Sacred Cow” Discounts Rumors About Trip

Start Work  on Plan to Cut Taxes   How It Can Be Done Offers Senate Delicate Problem

TAK REDUCTIONS FAR FROM SETTLED   As Senate Committee Begins Rewriting Tax Bill

WASHINGTON, (UP)—The Senate Finance Committee voted today to relieve 12,000,000 low-paid individuals from federal income taxes next vear.

Torso Murder Confessed By Youth Who Carved Up Body of His Victim

Torso Murder of Youth Confessed   Georgia Slayer Calmly Tells Gruesome Story

STRIKING CIO OlL WORKERS WILL HOLD MEETINGS THURSDAY  PLAN DISCUSSION OF RETURN-TO-WORK ACTION

STRIKING C10 OIL WORKERS WILL HOLD MEETINGS THURSDAY  PLAN DISCUSSION OF RETURN-TO-WORK ACTION AFTER SEIZURE ORDERS

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington «+... + Ray Tucker New York .~-- Albert N. Leman

58 Killed in Ship Blast   Ammunition Ship of Germans Explodes in Harbor at Oslo

FIRST ARMY TAKES TOWN OF SCHMIDT   “Bloody Bastion Is Just Northwest of Last Ger-man-Held Dams_ Controlling Floodwaters of  _ the Roer River.

Labor Dep'tls Planning Move   Secretary ‘Seeks “Indus. trial Peace in. ' Detroit.

War Labor Board Helds Emergency - Meeting, Then Confers With Secretary Schwellenbach.’ Warren ‘Takes Over .

Labor Dep't s Planning Move      Secretary ‘Seeks ‘Industrial Peace in Detroit

Labor Head Developing New Tactics   Schwellenbach Regroups Labor Department; May Enter Detroit Disputes.

VERNMENT MOVE IN AUTO STRIKES SEEN   Schwellenbach Reorganizes Department For Action

LABOR CHIEF TO DEAL WITH DETROIT TIEUF   DEMANDS OF UAW HEADING FOR COLLISION

Car Production Is Delayed By Labor Walkouts   ‘Department Assumes New Role In Ending Latest  Disputes

U. 5. CONSIDERS ACTION IN STRIKES   DETA0IT TROUBLES DISCUS: SED BY SEC. SCHWELLENBACH AND WARRE

Out-Pouring of Bills By Committee Fills Houses to Overflowin’  ; net i a  State Capitol News Letter  Ba Wactnesemscd xcs Slaméinallea

State Aid School Program  Cul in Aalf   £Lxpect Assembly To Vate Over $5 Million

Army Cutback Plus New Distribution Plan Promises To Ease Meat Situation

Hopes Of Meat  Hungry Raised   Cutback By The Army In Orders To Slaughterers

Sharp Cuf Promised In Army's Summer Beef Allotments   New- Meat Distribution Program May Put More Ment an Fact Counters

Army Cut; Slaughtering Freed Meat Hungry Civilians Soon To Get More Beef Supplies

‘Army Cutback ‘Aimed To Ease Meat Shortage   * New Distribution Controls Promise To Help Situation

MEETING DATE SET BY BOARD   Spicer Management, Union Delegates Are Given Until Monday to Sign Contract

Foot Soldier  Power Hikes  —VWARSHAL!   Atomic Bomb _ Increases Rather Than Decreases His Importance.

ae) nee . ee: # eet triking Force Would. Be. Needed, Chief  of Staff Says, to Stop. -Enemy — : ’ Firing of Atomic Bombs -

ATOM CLAIMED PLUG FOR ARMY   Marshall Says Troops Must Wipe Out Enemy Bases

DEVELOPMENT ATOM  BOMB HAS INCREASED  IMPORTANCE SOLDIER MAN WHO FIGHTS ON  GROUND NOT OUTMODEL RY ATOMIC DISCOVERY

STRIKING FORGES. WOULD BENEEDED AS ATOM DEFENSE   Large Forees. of Men. Only ‘Means of-Getting At-Pus“sible Sources of Atomic _ Attack, He Says. .   TESTIFIES’ TO SENATE  * COMMITTEE ON- VIEWS   Chief of Staff Sticks to Be ~ lief That- United States Should Remain Strong As Military Power,

A-BOMB BOOSTS INFANTRY NEED   Will Require Land Troops  Enemy Gets Secret

LARGE GROUND FORCE URGED BY MARSHALL   Army Chief of Staff Tells House Committee Atom Bomb Increases Need For Big Army   ARNOLD ALSO HEARD

Infantry Importance  Increases  Marshall States A-Bomb Defense Needs Ground Men

Atomic B omb Increases Importance Of Soldier Who Fights On Ground

Jap Resistance Stiffens before 6th Army Drive   Nips Artillery Blasts Clark Field from Hillside Positions, Delaying Yank Use

ENEMY STIFFENS ON LUZON FRONT   Japs’ Artillery Qpens Up On U.S.-Held Clark Field

Japs’ Defense Is Tightened Near Manila   Enemy May Try To Make Stand Before Philippines Capital

—PHILIPPINES—  IAD DECICTANCE Uni WLUW AAU  ~ ONLUZON GROWS   Nip Artillery Shells Clark Field, Now Held. By : Americans   Sixth Army Fighting Strong Opposi in 1 Near "Manila Hig

Luzon Forces Face Stiffened Jap Oppositior   Nips May. Put Up Real Effort to Stop Yank Advance on Manila

Luzon Japs Offer Stiff  Resistance   "Enemy Artillery Open Up on Clark Field Fram Caves in Hille

Hard Fighting 5 Miles Past Clark Field   Battle May Delay Use of 17 Airetrins

Japanese Stiffen On Luzon   Show Signs of Making Stand 40 Miles North Of Manila; Rake Clark Field With Artillery

Americans. Hif Jap Opposition  Enemy In Hills Delay Use Of Clark Field

Japanese Artillery Is Trained on Clark Field to Prevent Use of Biy Airstrip

Yanks Dig Into First Real Jap FightOn Luzon   Eneny Artillery Opens Up On Captured Clark Fields Doughbays Meet Resistance South Bamban River

YANKS RUN INTO IST STRONG JAP STAND ON LUZON   ENEMY ARTILLERY BLASTS CLARK FIELD FROM HILL POSITIONS

Yanks On Luzon Hit First Real Opposition As Japs Onen Up With Artillery

Yanks’ Luzon Spearhead Runs Into Opposition as Jap Artillery Opens Up

De Gaulle To Demand Power Role   Full Representation A Political, Military Councils Is Aim

Aussies Hold Borneo Fields   Continued Shelling Of Balikpapan Is Reported By Japanese Radio

Liquidation of Japs on Luzon Believed Near   Tokyo Continues te Report Attacks on Balikpapan Area

NEAR he OF LUZON ISLAND   Australian Troops Complete Conquest Of Rich Oil Fields

AUSTRALIANS TAKE BORNEO OIL CENTER   Japs Say Allied Fleet Shelling Balikpapan

Aussies Complete ‘Conquest of Rich Borneo Oilfields   Liquidation of Last _ Enemy Stronghold On Luzon Approaching .   Air Forces Cut Off German Supply Through Air Raids  Reveal Story Of Battle For Oil —

DETROIT POLICE HOLDING YOUT   McLeod, Two Girls Returned From South; Charges Not Filed

MISSING YOUTH LODGED IN CELI   Malcolm McLeod, Two Girls Brought Back From $20,000 Trip

POLICE JAIL M’LEOD IN PROBE OF SPREE   Son of Ex-Congressman and Two Co-Eds to Be Questioned About Trip From Detroit.

Reds Move fo Cut Off Danzig And East Prussia   Drive Toward Ruegenwalde, Only Mile From Baltic

REDS CLOSING IN ON KOESLI   Would Isolate Danzig, EK. Prussia   Russians Massing Before Berlin

Russian Forces Smash Towart Baltic Port In Preparation Frontal Assault On Berlin

MIAMI PRESIDENT DIES ON CAMPUS   Death Comes on Anniversary Of University’s Founding

Marines Drive Japanese Into Iwo Coastal Arc, Nearly Splitting. Garrison

Japs Forced Into Pocket Under Fire   Bitter Resistance Meets U. S. Forces From Last Garrison

Marines Advance Under Heavy Enemy Fire to Drive Japs On Iwo Into Narrow Sector

Driveto Split Jap  Defenders ot lwo   Only 50 Yards from North Tip of Island; AIL3 Airfields in American Hands

Small Countries  Upheld By Pope   Communist Influence In Europe Assailed

Pope Assails. Red Influence   Defends Self-Rule In Smaller Nations

na CANNOT BE PASSED BY   Pope Pius Asserts That Such Peoples Have Rights; Advocates Punishment of Guilty Nazis.

POPE TAKES Dig. AT COMMUNISTS   Says Small Nations Shouldn’t Have Pre.  scribed Gov't,

POPE DEFENDS NATIONS CHOICE   GIVES IMPLIED SLAP AT COMMUNIST WAY

PUS DEFENDS SMALL NATIONS   Right To Reject Unwelcome Government Proclaimed

Fresh Advances Toward Mandalay   British And Indian Troops Making Good Progress In Drive In Southeast Asia

BRITISH USE JAP TROOPS IN JAVA ROW   Dutch- Indonesian Negotiations Collapse

_ Japanese, Under British Officers, Fight In Java   Indonesian Nationalists Declare No Peace Talks Possible Under  Present Dutch Attitude

Jap Troaps Uialer British Command Batlle Javanese  Nationalists Dec clare Dutch Attitude Bars

Japanese In Java Fight  Indonesians   Japs Under British As Tension Rises Jn Dutch Colony

Jap Troops Under British — Leaders Battle Indonesians   Brisk Attacks Made by Nipponese as They Try to Clear Suburban Areas of Semarang—Clashes Spread Ominously as Attempts to Negotiate Peace Collapse—Big Naval Base of Soerabaja Remains Relatively Quiet.

Peace Efforts In Java Stall: Japs Fighting      War Continues as Indonesians Battle Britith

Jap Troops Led By British Fight Rebels in Java   Dutch-Indonesian Peace Negotiations Have Collapsed

JAP TROOPS IN INDONESIA   Nips Under Command ' Of British Battle With Natives

British-Led Japs Fight  Indonesians   Attempts to Make Peace Fail Between Dutch, Indonesia

Pig Gets Check; Bank Refuses to Cash It Without Preper Endorsement

Congressmen Think Officers Should Be Demoted Rather Than Advanced   Say Plan Aimed At Large Army   War Department Explains It Is Retiring And Demoting High Officers

GEN. MARSHALL CALLED BEFORE CONGRESS TO SPEED UP ARMY DEMOBILIZATION PLAN

Nazt ‘Bathhouse’ Deaths Described   Polish Jewess Testifies at Trials

NMU Plans ‘Political’  Ship Strike   Walkout To Force Troop Movements From Overseas

ECONOMIC PROGRAM URGED BY DE GAULLE   Agreement. Would Help Reconstruction

France Asks U.S. Help in Construction  he Canlle Sets     1      De Gaulle Sets Forth Aims of His Country

DeGaulle Seeks Agreement on Aid to France   Must Keep Control ‘of Rhine's Left Bank, “He Declares

Petain Claims Churchill Can Kill Treason Charge By Revealing Secret Deal

Machinery Set In Motion To Mass Powertul Forces In Pacific   Suicide Attack Damages Warship   Americans Reach Nahas MacArthur Drives On Del Monte Airfield

One Major Warship —   Yanks on Ok tina wa Fight Way Into Suburbs of Naha

CARRIER RAID DESTROYS 169 JAP AIRCRAFT   CLEANUP CAMPAIGNS BEGUN ON LUZON AND OKINAWA

More Than 50_ Reported Dead After Fight    Troops From Outside Capital May Change Political Picture

VENEZUELA HAS ARMY UPRISING   Over 51 Killed And 100 Wounded; Revo!lters Run Government

Until Election Is Held   Military Forces Revolt; President Us seated; 50 Killed, 100 Are -

TO PUT BIGGER  ARMY IN PACIFIC   Truman Tells Congress of Problems, Says Forces to Exceed Europe

Frances Perkins Stays In Cabinet   Secretary Of Labor's Resig nation Rejected By FDR

ACCIDENTS KILL 17 IN CAROLINAS   Auto Accidents, Shootings And Railway Mishaps Take Heavy Toll In Two States During Weekend.

Die Violently In Carolinas © On Week-End   Gunshot Wounds And Auto Crashes At Top Of List

17 Violent Deaths Over Weekend In Two Carolinas   Highway Accidents Take Greatest Toll;. Returned Servicemen Among Victims. ,

Signer Denies Pact Secrets  Noel Goes on Stand rT we 2. .* 4%. We.f ae   Noel Goes on Stand In Petain’s Defense

FIGHTS SHAPE ON UNION PENALTIES   BONDS TO GUARANTEE COMPLIANCE PROPOSED

I ivht Looms Over Checks  On Unions   Proposed Penalties Veet Opposition In Congress

CONGRESS SET FOR FIGHT OVER WALKOUT BILL   Proposal to Penalize Unions to Draw  Labor Fire

Southeast Europe [Nazi Resistance Believed Crushed   War Guns On Continent Finally Stilled Week — After Reich - Saiender' 

GRUSH LAST NAZI RESISTANCE TODAY   Finally Stilling the Guns of War a Week After ° Surrender.

German Guns Are Stilled In Southeast   Reds And Yugoslavs Beat Down Troops Ignoring Surrender

Last Guns of Wa: in Europe Stilled   Reds, Yugoslavs Crush Last Die-Hard Nazi Resistance in Europe; 14 Subs Surrender

Soviets Crush Last Die Hards In 5. Germany   Russians Finally Still Guns In Europe Week After Surrender

Truman Sees  Control Laws After War  President Urges Buying of Bonds  Rare avnd Paawnam

LIFE OF OPA IS EXTENDED FORONEYEAR   Truman Says Stabilization Controls Are Necessary 

Price Control Is Favored By Trumar  Signs Measure For Year’: Extension

Stabilization To Continue After V ictory   President Asserts New OPA Measure Will Stop Inflation

STABILIZATION CONTROLS WILL BE CONTINUED   Truman Says Regulation Of Prices Will Extend Into Post-War Period   REQUIRED TO EASE RECONVERSION PERIOD

Russia Holds Argentina’s ' Frisco Fate   Nod From Soviets Will Seat Delecates

Big Enemy Steel Center Under Bombardment By American Naval Guns   Fleet’s Most Modern and Powerful Units Carry Second Attack to Jap Homeland; Foe Fails to Put Up Strong Resistance

Great Fires, Explosions Set at Kamaishi, Flyers Keep Up Assaults

Steel Center On Hokkaido Bombarded   Carrier Forces Blast 39 Ships And Shoot Down 87 Enemy Planes

Ee eee  FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY SEEN   Situation Can Be Handled McNarney Says

Predict Food Riots In Germany   Report Enough Troops To Handle Uprisings

17 Burned Alive. In Manila by Jap: In Terror Reign   Repeated Mass Rape of ‘Women Reported

Survivors Testify at Yamashita ‘Trial of Attacks by Jap Soldiers ‘On 40 Prominent Manila Women

Tell of Mass Rape by Japs   Reveal Revolting Details of Enforced Shame in Manila

Tale of Nip Horror Is Continued   Jap Soldiers Burned Alive Former Filipino Supreme Court Justice

FILIPING IS DESCRIBED   Survivors Desertbe Philippine Atrocities in Trial

* yomen Tell Stories of Enforced Shame —  ptnos Barned Alive By Japs

Yamashita Trial Testimony Given In Closed Court   Justice of Supreme Court Killed, 14 Others Burned Alive

Manila Survivors Tell  Of Murder And Rape   Filipinos Burned Alive At Pax Court; Women And Girls In Closed Court

Survivor Tells How Japs Burned 15 Friends Alive   Frankel, German Refugee, Describes Mass Murder in Manila Pax Court   YAMASHITA HEARS WOMEN’S CHARGES   Former ’ Justice ~ Among Those Set Afire With Gas oline and Grenade

WAR WITH JAPS SEEN IN SPAIN   Murders Of Nationals In Manila Bring Strong Protest

Independent Press Seen As Tool For Preserving Peace   Competitive News Distribu. tion Great Weapon, Baillie Tells Japs

Emperor Obeys Command of Gen. MacArthur   Plans for Formal Surrender Ceremony Made

Japs Must Have Political Dignity, Economic Prosperity , After Making Reparations, University Committee Urge:

JAPS REPORT 241,309 KILLED IN AIR RAIDS   Injuries Suffered by 313,(41—Tokyo Headed Casualty List With RVRW Deacl.

SEVEN RESIGN POSTS IN ARGENTINA SHIFTS   Test Of Strength Indicated Among Army’s Rulers

THREE ARGENTINE MINISTERS QUIT   FARRELL WINS IN TEST OF RULER’S STRENGTH

Jerome Kern Suffers ‘ Stroke; Was To Coach "Show Boat" Rehearsals

heds Fierce One Section of Berlin Line; Sweep From West Rolls On; Fifth Opens Attack

LABOR SECRETARY FACES GRAVE TASK   Conciliation Conference Will Be Resumed In Oil Dispute Today In Washington

Governor Proclaims Nov. 22nd As Thanksgiving Day In Texas This Yeas

Ninth’s Hell-on-Wheels Division Races to ) Elbe ln Sensational Advance

GENERAL VOWS HE'LL REACH ELBE BY NIGHT   ist 140 Miles From Russians

Essen Falls. Red Link Predicted in 3 Days   Patton’s Third Army Joins Drive; Montgomery’s Men Complete Bremen Investment; Million Americans Smash for Reich Capital

Three Armies, Paced by the 9th, 90 Miles from Berlin; ‘Russ Juncture Nears

Americans. Pound. ‘Ahead — Less Than 100 Miles Pion Berlin, Resistance Weakens

Elbe River Reached In Mad Dash Along Nazi Superhighway  Other Ninth Army   rar Behind Other Ninth Army Units Capture City of Essen

JUNCTION. WITH SOVIETS LOOMS IN SHORT TIME   Essen Captured As Ninth Paces Sweep Across Reich Plains

“Hell On Wheels” Division. May Reach Elbe River By Nightfall Today   Nazi Resistance  Crumbling Hourly   Reports From Front State Juncture With Russians Possible In Week

Juncture Within 24 To 72 Hours Seen; Berlin Is 63 Miles From 9th Army

BRITISH KEPT A LINE ON PETAIN   Peyrouton Testifies London Kept In Contact With  Vichy Head Throughout 1QAN

BRITAIN, VICHY CONTACTS TOLD   BRITISH REMAINED IN TOUCH WITH PETAIN, WITNESS DECLARES

Peyrouton Testifies At Trial    Says Britain  Kept Contact  With Vichy Regime € Through 1940

CONTACTED -  VICHY   . 6 . e«  Britain Maintained! Communications Thru Spain and Switzerland

rene eed ne ey  par RASTA MAINTAINED. ONTACT WITH PETAIN ITHRTIFHNNIT 1040

Britain Keptin Contact With Vichy, Peyrouton Declares’   -Petain and Laval At Loggerheads in Six Months

PETAIN AND LAVAL NOT ON GOOD TERMS      Trial Court Also Told of Relations With Britain

President Suggests Next Big Three Meeting Be Held in Washington; Premier Stalin Tentatively Agrees

Stalin Visit  To Washingtor Held Likely   Date Remains to Be Se for Next Meet of Big 2_an Washington

BIG THREE MAY MEET IN WASHINGTON   Stalin Agrees Tentatively to  Truman Suggestion

Invitation Submitted By Truman   American Plan Offered At First Session In Potsdam Is Example Of Truman Leadership

STALIN AGREES TENTATIVELY TO TRUMAN IDEA   British Attitude Not Disclosed, Attlee Probably Amen able

Truman Suggests Big 3 Meet, in Washington Next  Stalin Tentatively Agrees; British Attitude Unknown

Truman Suggests Big 3 Confer In Washington Next   Stalin Agrees To Plan Tentatively: Attlee Probably Willing

NEXT BIG THREE CONFERENCE IN THIS COUNTRY   Stalin Tentatively Agrees To Come To Washington

Time Of Meeting Undetermined, Not Even Discussed; British  - Would Like Conference To Be Held In London   TRUMAN'S AGENDA BASIS OF ACTION

TRUMAN ASKS NEXT MEETING IN WASHINGTON   Suggestion Made At Potsdam And Report Stalin Has ~- Given Tentative Aacreement.

THE  WAR TODAY   Crucial Emergency Arises; Germans Showing Weakness On All Fronts; Moments For Kill May Re Near

INDICATIONS POINT STRONGLY TOWARD HEAVY OFFENSIVE BY FORCES UNDER GEN. EISENHOWER

Whole. Allied Western Front Is Throbbing With Invasionitis   TERRAIN A NIGHTMARE

The: War Today   ‘Allied Pressure Increases as Nazis Show Siens of Weakening’:

Allied Storm Due to Break   Militarists Regard Hour for Kill Near

Eisenhower Ready To Hurl Offensive At Rhine— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7)  Allies Line Up Inside Germany For I6O Miles

Se  Decorators  Go On Strike   Within 2, 3 Days, Work Stoppage Will Cut Movie Production In Half.

Factional Fight Disrupts Movies  - Production May Be  Reduced by Half

VIENNA DRIVE BEING PUSHED BY RUSSIANS   THIRTY-MILE BREAKTHROUGH IN SECTOR NORTHWEST OF BUDAPEST MADE BY REDS

SOVIETS RACE THRU HUNGARY ~ INNEW DRIVE   Sudden Thrust Takes 7,000 Prisoners   OLIVA CAPTURED

4 Youths, Using U. S. Jeep, Guns, Grab $199,500 at Bank in Manila

4 MANILA YOUTHS STAGE BIG ROBBERY   Group Armed With Sub-Ma chinegun Captured 8 Hours After Act.

Bandits Rob Nianila Bank Of $215,000   Youths Captured, Loot Recovered

Capture Four Bank Bandits   Four Youths Robbed Bank at Manila of $199.500 in Cash

ROBBED MANILA BANK   Four Youths Were Captured Eight Hours After Big Haul -

Marines Take More of Naha Today In Short Gain; Rains Are Handicap

MARINES GAIN 500 YARDS IN NAHA ADVAVCE   Japs Appear to Be Ready to ysAbandon City

MARINES HOLD ONE-SIXTH OF SHATTERED NAH   Bitter Yard-by-Yard Fighting Marks Battle  for Capital

JAPS ABANDON NAHA FOR SHURI; YANKS ADVANCE   Men, Supplies, and Tanks Pour Across Asato Brides

800 Americans Per Day Wounded Or Killed At Okinawa   Suicide Planes Damage  11 U.S. Naval Units;  111 Japs Downed

Enemy Believed Fleeing Naha; Suicide Planes Attack U.S. Fleet   JAPS ATTACK FLEET, LOST 111 PLANES   ARTILLERY POUNDS ADVANCING MARINES

Sixth of Naha Now Taken Over By U.S. Marines   SayJaps Abandoning City For Death Stand In Fortified Shuri

Anti-Nazi, Who Could Identify Even Hitler’s Body, Hunts Him   Mistaken Identity

ANTI-NAZI NOW HUNTS HITLER   Dr. Robert Kempner of Philadelphia Engaged in Search, Paper Says

This Man Knows Adolf  Sent By White House to   Sent By White House to Germany Looking For Hitler ‘Dead or Alive’

So Doughboys Just Took the Town  Army Not Kidding About Getting Friendly With Germans -- Colonel Gives Soldiers Bed

Capture Half Naha Airfield, Seventh Gains   Enters Guisichan Tawn On South Coast Aud Virtually Secures Chinen Peninsula Ninits Ieporls

NAZI OIL HARD HIT    Reserves Near Exhaustion, Says  British Air Secretary

ARE REMOVED.   Refrigerators, Films and Many Other Items Almost in Sight

210 PRODUCTION RESTRICTIONS ARE REMOVED   Refrigerators, Films and Many Other Items Almost in Sight

Zhukov Smashes German Defense Line Between Kustrin and Frankfurt   Stubborn Nazi Resistance Futile As Reds Reach East Bank of Oder

REDS CONTINUE TO PRESS ON TOWARD BERLIN   RUSSIANS ARE REPORTED 30 MILES FROM BERLIN AS THEY MEEK ‘STIFFER ~ RESISTANCE

Russian Armies Make Ready For  Berlin Smash   Victorious Russians Return To Historic Battlefield Of Kunersdorf Today   REDS ARE NEARING PLAINS BEFORE BERLIN

RUSSIANS at MILES FROM BERLIN   Return to Historic Battlefield Four Miles From Frankfurt

Further Cuts In War Contracts Are In Prospect   Navy May, Cut Down Aircraft Production  By $2,300,000,000

Navy Ready fo Trim Orders For Aircraft   Agencies Prepare To Put Reconversion Program into Action

MORE SLASHES PREDICTED IN WAR CONTRACTS   Navy Getting Ready To Trim Aircraft Orders By Two Billions

NAVY 10 TRIM PLANE ORDERS   GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GEAR FOR RECONVERSION

Navy To Cut Plane Output By 2 Billions   Ordnance, Food, Clothing Contracts Also Face Sharp Curtailment

MORE SLASHES MADE IN WAR CONTRACTS      Further Cuts to Be Made When V-J Day Comes

New Contract Slashes In Prospect To Clear Decks For Reconversion

WAR CONTRACTS WILL BE CUT   Navy Getting Ready te Trim Airerafl Orders — War Department Prepared to Cancel Contracts as

Navy Prepares 2 Billion Cut In Aircraft   Some Economists Look {01 8,000,000 Idle hy Next January

Many Homeless As Japs "Destroy Manila; Hunt For . Doomed Nips Continues

Russian and American Troops May Race To Capture Hitler in Hideout

Nazis Surrender a 2000 an Hour as Allies Speed On   Yanks and Montgomery Forces Expected to Form Junction Soon

FLEEING NAZIS JAM HIGHWAYS BEFORE YANKS   Trains Carrying Enemy Tanks Likely to Be Captured Before Reaching Muenster

Most Of Army Home      State Department Unadvised Of His Proposal And World Reaction Feared —

MacArthur Sending Most Of Army Home   State Department Unadvised Of His Proposal And World Reaction Feared

Phone Service Stopped in  Illinois Area   Long Distance Calls To and from Chicago Disrupted by Strike

CHICAGO AREA MANUAL PHONE SERVICE QUIET   Operators Walk Off . Jobs; 270,000 ' Now Idle

RECOVER BODY OF THIRD YOUTH IN LOCK TRAGEDY      Remains Of West Elizabeth Boy Taken From River, Is Third Recovered

Family Is Homeless ~ As Result Of Blaze   Fairchild Worker Returns to Find Residence Destroved

LAST OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE LIQUOR IN 1945   WPB Chairman Says Distillers Will Have To Return T> Manufacture Of War Alcohol

ISEES CLAMP ON LIQUOR   Krug Predicts Only One “Holiday” in 1945 Production.

Wickard Urges  Post-War Farm  Housing Plan Would Extend Credit Aids

62nd Annual Meet At Methodist Camp Will Open July 15th   Noted Churchmen will be Heard: Bishop Magee to Speak July 22

METHODISTS’ CAMP MEETING AT DOLTON WILL OPEN SUNDAY   Bishop Magee Will Give Closing Sermon at 62nd Assembly

Demo Party Put Behind George Bill   MACHINERY SWINGS IN MOTION TO AID WALLACE CONFIRMATION

Ticonderoga Survives Two Jap Suicide Planes   Great Carrier Loses 337 Men Killed, Missing And Wounded; Skipper, Hit 65 Times, Refuses To Leave Bridge Until Fires Under Control

Ticonderoga Fights Again   Carrier Loses 357 Fiechting Men When Two Suicide Planes Strike

237 Americans Casualties In Carrier Attack   Two Suicide Planes Crash Into Ship Off Formosa Coast

THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN YANKEE SAILORS LOSE LIVES EARLY THIS YEAR   Essex Class Carrier Back in Pacific; Skipper Was Wounded

337 U. S. Fighting Men Lost or Injured When Suicide Planes Hit the Ticonderoac

LOSSES HIGH ON STRICKEN SHIP   U.S, DESTROYER WRITES ANOTHER SAGA OF THE SEA 7

‘Navy Reveals U.S. Carrier Ticonderoga Hit by Jap Suicide Planes Jan. 21, Suffering More than 300 Casualties

'Carrier Ticonderoga Hit By Two Suicide Planes; 1337 American Casualties

NAVY REVEALS TRAGEDY AT SEA   337 American Casualties Inflicted By Jap Attack On Ticonderoga

Offer Five School Code Revision Bills   Retirement System for All Teachers Among Proposals Made

GOT PYLE’S SLAYER  YANK TELLS HOW DEATH ve FAMOUS WRITER WAS AVENC

RESISTANCE OF GERMAN FORCES SEEN CRACKING   Patton, Taking 20,000 Prisoners, Drives Toward Merger With Seventh

Panicky Nazis Flee For Safety of Rhine; Four Bridges Blown   Airmen Smash 5,800 Vehicles; Patton's Third Arnyy Captures 90 000 Men in Blazing Assault

IN 20 MILES OF JUNCTION WITH U.S. 7TH   60,000 More Nazis Mill About Inside Collapsing Pocket Between Two Armies .

FIRE AT MANHATTAN   Duckwall’s Store Is Destroyed by Blaze Last Night ©

APS WANTED TO AVOID WAR?   ‘Investigators Learn That Officers Predicted It 2 Days Before Attack,   CODE ULTIMATUM GIVEN

Jap Avoidance Of General War Was Predicted   Move on Thailand Seen; Chief Sent Last-Minute Alert

Prediction Given In Military Data Before Congress   Gen. Marshall Sent Last-Minute Alert To General Short

REPORTED JAPS WERE AVOIDING "GENERAL WAR’   Congress Group Also Gets Report On General Marshall's Delaved Warning

Army’s View: On Jap Plan:  Given Airins   Pearl Harbor Committee Switches to Military Phase of Disaster; to Question Gen. Marshall

Army Guess _ On Japanese  - Was Wrons   Intelligence Officers Predicted Two Days Before Pearl Har. bor Attack Nipponese Want.  . ed to Avoid War

Crossed Up Army G-2      Intelligence Officers Thought Japs Wanted Peace; Marshall Sent A Late Alert

RATION CALENDAR FOR UNION COUNTY   Union County Ration Board i 231 N. Main st., Murysville

DANZIG, GYDNIA LIE AHEAD OF MOVING REDS   Nazi Defense Stronghold 0: Neuteich Is Cleared Of Enemy Forces

RUSSIANS POUND CLOSE TO MAJOR PORTS ON BALTIC   Danzig Shelled as Sovie' Forces Also Approach Gydnia

CHICKEN FEATHERS MADE INTO FABRIC   Takes 30 Broilers To Make Suit for Woman

JOHN FELLER IS TAKEN BY DEATH   Well Known Retired Farmer Succumbs After Long . Sickness

\  Allied Troops Have Killec Over 2,000 Japs  In Three-Day Fight

ENTRY 10 MUXDEN, IS SAID ASSURED   Chinese Nationalists Get Qreen Light From . Cavlate . .

SUT, JAMES GIBSON WOUNDED TWICE IN FIGHTING ON LEYTE  SAYS JAPS MAKE PARTICULAR EFFORT KILL MEMBERS MEDICAL CORP

SGT, JAMES GIBSON WOUNDED TWICE IN FIGHTING ON LENTE « SAYS JAPS “MAKE: P.  « TICULAR EFFORT KILL MEMRERS MEDICAL CORP:

Senate-House Committee ‘Gets Into Events Prior To Dec. 7, 194] This Week

Retired Naval Officer To Be Probe Witness      Late President’s Name May be Injected into © Inquiry

FDR Argumen With Admiral Will Be Aired   Pearl Harbor Board Wants to Know About Richardson Dispute

F.D.R.’sName May Come Up  In Inquiry   Admiral May Tell Of Disagreement  With Late Chief

EX - PACIFIC FLEET’S COMMANDER SLATED AS ‘STAR’ WITNESS   ‘Background’ Leading To Pearl Harbor’s Disaster To Come From Admiral

Stettinius Makes First Disclosure Concerning World Peace Formula

PEACE SETUP POLICY TOLD   SECRETARY OF STATE REVEALS UNANIMOUS VOTE. OF BIG POWERS TO BE REQUIRED

GERMAN MILITARY. ANALYST 1S TAKER   Dittmar Says War Is Near End After His Surrender

NAZIS STRIKE AT OHIO CAMP   BREAD AND WATER DIET OR. DERED WHEN GERMAN PRIS,  ONERS OF WAR WON'T ' “WORK...

ANGELS OF BATAAN RETURNED 10 U.S.   After Three Years Under Brutal Jap Starvation In Philippines

Geneva Role Refused By Hoover   Salt Lake C. of C. Official Cool to Heller Proposal

FRISCO TAKES UP SECONDARY PROBLEMS   Conference Hopes to Complete Charter by End of Next Week

Peace Conferees Approve Regional Defense Charter   World Security Plar May Be Completed Within Another Week

VETO’ POWER ~—— 1$ APPROVED   UNITED NATIONS CONFER. ENCE APPROVES GRANTING POWER TO-THE 'BIG

UNCIO DELEGATES APPROVE REGIONAL DEFENSE CHARTER   Pact Completion Is Seen by End of Week; Preamble Is Added

LEGION AWARD GIVEN TO IKE   Medal Presented Before Cheering Veterans

JAP KYUSHU AIR FIELDS ARE BOMBED   U. S. Losses Listed At 15 War Vessels In Jap Waters

Suicide Plane Bases Attacked By Superforts   Enemy Craft Blamed For Sinking 15 U. S. Ships In Past Month

JOO B-29's Blast Suicide Plane Bases on Kyushu  Yankees Penetrate Okinawa Defenses; Cebn Tele Monned Ut

Lose Fifteen Ships In Fight Off Okinawa   Japanese Suicide Planes Blamed For Sinking Of Some Of U. S. Vessels Daring Past Month

» 15 American Warships Lost * In Past Month   Superforts Blast Jap Suicide-Place Bases on Kyushu

SUPER FORTS BLAST KYUSHU SUICIDE BASE   Three Divisions Have Now Thrust Deeper Into Lines Ox Okinawa

"FORTS BLAST JAP SUICIDE PLANE BASES   Troops Thrust Ahead In Drive On Naha

IF YOU CAN FIND THEM   Sheets and Pillow Cases Will Cost More After a ri

IF YOU CAN FIND THEM   ‘Sheets and Pillow Ca ill Cost More After Today

Tuesday Is Date Set: For President's Message To Lawmakers On Universsl Train  - ing Issue—Favors Marshalt eee .

GOP Dissent on Elliott  Minority Claims Evidence of FDR Aiding Loan to Son

GOP. Solons   min bE » ih  Al Name rw. iF  lay Probe   Minority Report on Efliott’s Loan Bares Part by President

GOP Members Studying Bac Debt’ of Elliott Claim FDR Played Vital Role in Loan —

REPUBLICANS IN HOUSE SAY F. R. AIDED IN DEALS   Young Roosevelt Denies Father “Promoted” Loans That Caused Uproar

Soviets Squeeze ‘Germens into Death Pocket   Savage Nazi Attacks To Relieve Besieged Budapest Garrison Fail: Casualties High

REDS LAUNCH WINTER OFFENSIVE ON WIDE POLAND FRONT, SAYS DNB   ,INITIAL IMPACT WEST OF VISTULA DRIVES WEDGES INTO GERMAN LINES, NAZIS ADMIT

JEOPARDIZES WHOLE NATION   Safety of Every Citizen Involved, Says Harold Ickes

Government May Seize Plants , in Refinery Strikes   Washington Officials in Conference Regarding Possible Mcve   648,000 WORKERS* IDLE IN 48 STATES   Labor Unions Demand 52 Hour Pay Rate for 40 Hour Work Week

Oil Walkout  Called Peril To Security   Services Can't Operate Beyond Next Week If it Continues.

Government Officials Move Into Deadlocked Oil Industry Tie-Up   Strike in 24 Vital Oil Refineries Most Critical MORE WORKERS JOIN IN NATION STRIKE  200 Strikes Already In Progress In Half The 48 States

—LABOR SITUATION —  U. S. Acts to Ena Deadlocked Ojil Industry Tie-up   Hearings Shift to Washington; Turbulent Struggles Keep 680,000 From Jobs

Labor Spotlight Shifts To Capital; No Progress Made On Easing Strikes

68,000 AKE IDLE DUE 10 STRIKES   Ickes Warns Oil Walkout Jeopardizes Every American

Ickes Declares Every Citizen Is Jeopardized   New Strikes Threaten Industry: Government May Seize Oil Plants

RAF Bomber: Batter Rhine Valley Rails   Berlin Also Hit Twice During Darkness as 9-Day Aerial Offensive On Reich Continues

GERMANY’S RAIL LINES BATTERED   Rhine Valley -Keypoint Of Worms Receives Heavy Air Blow

uBack of the ‘Headlines   Jap Quitting Promises Final End of Long Internal War in China

Detroit Rule, Goal of CIO   Frankensteen Seeks Mavoraliv Tuesday

Search On For Missing Tot   Wealthy Grandparents Fear Kidnaping Of Three-YearOld Boy,

Wealthy Grandparents Fear Missing 3-Year-Old Boy Has Been Kidnaped

Kin Of Missing 3-Yéar Old. Boy Fear He’: 's Dead   Son ‘of Wealthy Californi. ang Disappears “While ‘Playing  in: Front . of “His Home.

FEAR OF KIDNAPING  OF CALIFORNIA BOY  VOICED BY FAMILY DISAPPEARANCE THREE YEAR OLD BOY SPURREI WINECPREAD SEARCH

Fear Missing Boy Victim Of Kidnaping   Wealthy Relatives Fear for Safety as Widespread Hunt Fails

Fear California Boy Kidnaped   Search Is Spurred Today. for Grandson Of Wealthy Grandparents; Boy Has Been Missing Since Thursday; FEI on Case -

Mine Scion, 3, Hunted in Sierra Area   Disappeared Thursday Near Home; Acts of  Dog Mystifying.

birst Army Wins Big ‘Tankbattle   Capture Samree After 30 Hours o Violent Fighting In Deep Snow

TROOPS GAIN 1.9 MILES ON BROAD FRONT   Allies on North Push ’ Ahead, With Tank Battle Raging Into Second Day—Neck of Belgian Wadoe Narrowed.

CONGRESS WILL HAVE FINAL SAY   Truman Denies Wallace Stirred Cabinet Row

‘Truman Says He Alone To Determine Administration's Policy On A-Bomb

BIG3RESUME ~ POTSDAM MEET FOR SECOND DAY   President Chairman Of Sessions; News Conference Awaited

NO EXAM, SHE'S JUST REJECTED   Gene Jodoin, 18, Knew It Was Mistake When Draft Call Came

TANKS CHARGE JAPS ON (WE   British Troops Storm Into The Outskirts Of  Mandalay

MARINES ON IWO MOW DOWN JAP SUICIDE CHARGE   PHILIPPINE BOMBERS BLAST 18 JAP SHIPS ALONG ASIATIC COAST

Fanatic Japanese. Suicide Charge is Crushed by ‘Marines   Devildogs Drive Ahead on Iwo as Tommies  Reach Mandalay

Bizar re J apanese  Suicide Drive . - Mowed Down By Marine. ‘Tanks 7 ~ British Troops Outside Mandalay.

Tanks Vow Down  Suicide Charge   Japs Fight Armored Units With Poles— British at Mandalay

Tanks Slaughter Japs on lwo; Enter Mandalay   Philippine Bombers Sink or Damage Eighteen Nip Ships

Mow Down Jap Suicide Charge   Weaponless Nips Charge Tanks On Iwo; British Units Push Into Mandalay

Suicide Attack Made by Japs On Iwo Island   Enemy Mowed Down by Marines as They Charge Arm. ored Units with Explosive: Altached to Long Poles

Tanks Shatter A Jap Suicide Charge On Iwo   British Troops Enter Outskirts Of Mandalay, Prize  Rurma Citv.

British Troops Storm Into Burma City of Mandalay   Yanks On !wo Stop Japanese Banzai Charge

Japs Mowed Down In Suicide Charge   Desperate Defenders in Corner of lwo Storm Tanks Wit Explosives on Poles—British Drive Into Mandalay, One of Big Prizes Of Burma War

TANKS MOWED DOWN JAPANESE IN TWO ISLAND FIGHTING  mrimrearr TMA ARAN AMTAREPT   BRITISH TROOPS STORMED INTO OUTSKIRTS OF MANDALAY IN BURMA

Tanks Disrupt Suicide Charge   Armored Units Mow Down Bizarre Japanes Push In Iwo Jima Battle Action.

Tanks Repel Jap Suicide Charge on Iwo   British Troops Enter Mandalay; Philippines Bombers Sink 18 Shin

Marines Smash Japs’ Suicide Charge On Iwo   18 Enemy Vessels Sunk, British Enter Mandalay

Tanks Erase Jap Suicide Push on Iwo   British Storm Outskirts Of Mandalay in New  Burma Advance

Strike Not To Affect State   Phone Walkout May Not Spread, Report

 Firewood Sales By ©  Farmers To Become ‘Subject To Price Control

Bomber Pilot Believes Missing Alpine Airman Bailed Out Successfully

CONGRESS IN ‘RECESS. OVER HOLIDAYS WITH MANY IM.  “PORTANT QUESTIONS HANGING FIRE

HALF TRUMAN'S PROGRAM UNACTEL AS SOLONS LEAVE   Twenfy Subjects Face Second Session of 79th Coneress

0% OF TRUMAN PROGRAM IS. UNFINISHED   Congress Adjourns With Much Work Left Undone

HITLER'S PLA FOR CONQUEST TOLD AT TRIAL   ‘Dream Of Conquering Ali Eu rope Is First Unfolded in 1937

HITLER READY TO STRIKE I MUNICH MEETING FAILED TWO CONFESSIONS  "MADE

Hitler Plots Are Being Revealed At War Trials   Forceful Seizures Were Planned Had Munich Agreement Not Been Reached   SOME DEFENDANTS ADMIT WAR CRIMES

END OF WALKOUT OF BUS DRIVERS IS NOT IN SIGH   Both Sides Say They Are Willing to Negotiate and Meeting May Be Held Thursday,   LITTLE CONFUSION IN SOUTHWEST TIEUE   Passenger Overflow Is Absorbed by Other Lines in Most Cases—Dispute Is Over Wages.

Indonesians Ask British To Halt  Bandoeng Action   Summer Capital Situation Tense

British Order. All Indonesians Toe Ev acute Residential Section At Bandoens at Once ot  Be Shut:.

 Hickenlooper Named On Atomic Bomb  Committee   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

Himmler Offers Surrender To U.S. And Britain; Says Hitler Is Dying   al surrender would be such a shock as to cause his death.

HAD TRIED 10 SET UP A NEW REGIME   Move by Reichsbank President Said to Have Been Made at Salzburg, Where German Troops Battle SS Men.

ASK STETTINIUS ABOUT REPORTS   Refuses to Confirm Or Deny Offer Has Been Turned  Down.   DIDN’T INCLUDE RUSSIA

Noted Flier and Prewar Non-interventionis! States That “Power Is Essential to Survival”

LINDY BACKS POWER GROUP   World Organization Back. ed by Military Strength Urged by Flyer

lsolationist Seeking World Organization   ‘Lone Eagle’ Fearful of Use of Atomic Discoveries

World Organization Backed By Force Plea By Lindbergh   Pre-War Interventionist Says  Military Power Necessary—Speaks at Aero.Club Dinner on Anniversary of Wright's Flight

World Organization With Strong Military Backing Advocated By Lindbergh

Lindbergh  Urges World  Organization Wants It Backed By Military Power  To Preserve Peace

Editors Study Japanese Surrender Statements, Do Not Like Results

Editors Of World Find Japan Surrender Talks — Defiant And Hypocritical

News Editors Around World Dislike ‘Statements Made by Japan Leaders

World Studies Jap Surrender Speech; Doesn't Like It   Newspapers Cond emn Jap Statements as Lies and Arrogance

PAESO CRITICAL OF NIP TACTIC!   Japs Accused of Lying, Hypocrisy, Arrogance in Statements.

\Defeated Enemy Is Quoted  Jap Commander At Singapore  Hopes To Return In 20 Years

EMPEROR MADE NO ATTEMPT 10 KEEP THE PEACE   Konoye Memoirs Hint Mikado Might Have Possibly Averted War If He Had Taken Stern Stand Against Military; But He Kept Silent.

Konoye Declares Hirchito Could Have Stopped War   Emperor’sHands-OffPolicy ‘Was Felt Deeply,’ He Writes; Cabinet Was  Kept in Dark

Hirohito Wanted Peace, Took No Positive Steps to Control War-Bent Army Leaders

FDR Papers Face Pear! Harbor Grour   64 Bulky Bundles Await Decision

FDR’s Files Available To  Harbor Group   Sixty-Four Big. Bulky Bundles Stare Congressional Investigators.   MAY RE AD T THEM ALI

Atomic Energy Control Urged  On Congress   Pearl Harbor Group To Face Decision About Roosevelt Papers   TAFT IS PROPOSED   Allinois Republican Makes Suggestion About Nominee

PH PROBERS TO HAVE USE OF ROOSEVELT FILE   House Republicans Ask Taft, Lodge to Head Ticket in 1948

FR’s Files On Pearl! Harbor Now Available   Songress Delves Into New .Work; Opening Guns Fired for 1948

F.D.R. Files Open To Pearl Harbor Probers   Committee Investigating Disaster Faces Tremen dous Reading Task.

eterna, ae  Solons Told To Work On Atomic Energy, Let Other Problems Go

PAPERS OPENED IN HARBOR QUIZ   Roosevelt’s Files Are Made Available To Probers

FDR's Pearl Harbor File to. Congress   May Take Month to Study the 64 Bundle Reports

Roosevelt’s Files Confront Probers   Sixty-four Big Bundles Contain Pearl Harbor Information; Taft  Advanced by GOP for Presidency

Speed in Atomic Law Urgea   Military Committee Requests Congress to Pass Control Bill

CONGRESS URGED TO PROCEED QUICKLY   House Military Committee - Wants Action on Atomic Control! Bill.

AVIATION WRITERS SEE CARGO PLANE   Press and Magazine Rep--resentatives Visit Plants Here =: :

AVIATION WRITERS ~ SEE CARGO PLANE   Press and Magazine Representatives Visit Plants -Here

Russian Verdict on Japs Expected   Truman May Get Definite Decision at Big 3 Meet

They’ve Made Few, If Any, Gains In 12 Hours Of Very Hard And Bitter Fighting   Admiral Nimitz Says Our Casualty Toll On Iwo Has Risen To An Estimated 385 Men Killed And More Than 4,000 Wounded

Reinforcements Land To Turn Tide Of Battle; Fleet Damage Reported

Controversy In Farmers Union  Head Office  O. L. Weber, Forme  Plymouth Countyan fr... FrL YP... ff  F-

Controversy In Farmers Union Head Office  O. L. Weber, Forme Plymouth Countyan: ' One Of Principals 

Heavy Snow In Far West States   Anxious Eyes Watch Rising Rivers And Continued Rains In Midwest.

FLOODS MENACE MIDWEST AREA   Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri All Threatened — Thousands Leave Homes

I. Boddie Ward To Again Head Motor Vehicles   W. H. Anderson Appoint ed Major Highway Patro and Safety Division.

Auto Dealers To Battle Discount Cut   New Ceilings Announced By OPA Chief

NEW PRICES ON AUTOS CLOSE TO 1942 AVERAGES   Boosts Allowed Ford And Studebaker; GM Figures Lower.

Judge Keller Expires After Shoveling Snow  From Sidewalk at Home

Wallace Hints at Federal Leaning In Labor Strife   453,000 in Nation Are Still off Jobs Due to Stoppages

Hint Given By Wallace Doesn't Bar New Strikes   Observers Believe Announcement Slated Following Conference Opening Nov. 5

Administration Expected To Announce Support After Nov. 5   Labor Demanding 30 Per Cent Rise   Strikes Continue To Hamper Reconversion; No Settlement In Sight

WAGE BOOSTS MAY SALVAGE RECONVERSION   Walkouts  Spreading Throughout Nation

4 AMENDMENTS WILL BE VOTED BY TEXANS SAT.   Most Embattled of Four Is 600% Raise For Legislators

THIEVES Woe UNIQUE TECHNIQUE ON JOB   Have Their Car Break Dowr Near the Scene   LURE OWNER AWAY

TWO SENTENCED AND COSTS ARE DIVIDED   John S. Thomas and John Malanoski, Phila., Plead  Guilty to Larceny   “BREAK-DOWNS” AIL

Manpower Bill Backer Fear Amendments  Labor Union Issue May Result in Wathenma af Mase  Sa aciirea

Manpower Bill At Firing Line   Barrage of Amendments -‘Aimed: on -Lahor :Draft :

Labor Draft Bill Test This Week   House Fight on Amendments Seen

AMENDMENTS WOUL) KILL LABOR DRAFT   Defcat Seen If Anti-Unien And Racial Issues Are Tacked To Bill

LABOR DRAFT TEST IS FACED   Administration Leaders to Try to Ward Off Amend ments in House

18 Injured in Mercer Crash   Former Oil City Man Is Driver of Bus; 8 Children Hurt

Prestige Lost By Konoye in  New Position   Revision of Nipponese Constitulion by Liberal Leader Halted; Hirohito Must Pay Part of Reparations Bild

HIROHITO'S CASH TO FLOW SOON   PH. Fact Emperor Will Have To Poy U. S. Hints at His Wor Guilt

Allies Snip “Away Much 0% Konoye’s - Prestigey “Eni-* peror Must Pay Part of: War’s ‘Reparations

Announcement That Hirohito Must Pay Reparations Bill Also a Bombshell

Hirohito Must Bear Share Of Blame For War   U. S. Plans For Him To Pay From Fortune Implies Guilt

Hirohito Must Help Pay Reparations Bill For War   Action Is First Indication Emperor May Be Blamed, At Least Partly, For The War; Allies Chop Away Prince Konoye’s Prestige As Liberal Leader

Hirohito Purse Must Pay Part of Reparations   Washington Edict Is Jolt to Jap Public: Fortune Scanned .

LABEL EMPEROR WAR GAIMINAL   His Own Fortune Will Have To Stand Party of Reparations Bill.   POLITICAL BOMBSHELL

Prince Konoye Given Slap by Allied Report   Office States Leader Not Appointed to Revise Constitution

Hirohito Must Help Pay Jap  War Reparatior   Allies Deny Sponsorship For Konoye — Government Revision

Prestige of New Jap Leader Drops   Allies Say Prince Was Not . ~ Selected to Revise  Constitution   HIROHITO MUST PAY   Action Labels Emperor a: An Indirect War   Criminal

Japanese Start Quitting in Manchuria  Russian Forces Are PX 1.   Russian Forces Are Ordered to Continue Offensive

Japanese Start Quitting in Manchuria  Russian Forces Are Ordered to  Cantinue Ofanciva

LARGE NUMBER OF JAP TROOPS SURRENDERING   Soviet Drives Pushes Forward on Four Fronts

REDS FIGURING IN ELECTIONS   COMMUNIST PARTY MAKES POLITICAL MEDICINE

BELGIAN KING WON'T ABDICATE   Leopold Says He Will  Reassume His Thrane

Belgian King Will Return to Throne   Leopold Rejects Demands That He Abdicate

Leopold Refuses To Yield Throne   Cabinet Protests With. eat to Resign

Leopeld Refuses To Give Up Throne   Decision Announcec After Resignation Of Von Acker

YANKS CUT OFF PART OF BULGE   Gouge Into Nazi Flanks; Himmler Directs New Strasbourg Push

WESTERN SEVEN MILES OF BELGIAN BULGE CLI   North and South Flanks  Gouged Tentatively Inte on Eastern Half. t   10 MILES OF ST. VITH   Are Threatening to Undercht Every German Attempt to: Hold Along Ourthe River.:

Western End of Salient Pinched Off, Is Report   Stabs from North  And South Threaten § To Nullify German  Ourthe River Stand

ALLIES LOP OFF: 7 MORE MILES OF BELGIAN BULGE   Americans Driving From South Meet Britons From North

Gouge at Both Enemy Flanks   Threaten to Undercut Any Attempt By Von Rundstedt to Hold on Ourthe; Give Up Part of Salient

‘Western Regained 7 Miles   Stab Into Northern And Southern Flanks Of German Salient .to Balk Effort to Regroup

‘Allies Gouge ‘Into Flanks Farther East   German Blows In Al. sace Pose New Threat  To Strasbourg.

Allies Shear 7 Miles Off Western Tip   Prisoner Toll Heavy As Nazis Lose Much Equipment

Allies Slash Off 7 Miles of Bulge   Many German Prisoners Taken As Enemy Withdraws to New Lines

Allies Gouge Out Klanks of Salient   Naz! Lines Crumble as Pressure Increases in North and South of Bulge.

Gouging Into Eastern Half Of Salient   St. Hubert Taken; May Block Germans From Hold ing Line on Ourthe River

Third and First Armies Puncture Belgian Bulge, Push Nazi Lines Backward; Enemy Makes Advances Near Strasbourg

Gouge Into Flanks Of, Eastern Half Of Nazi. Salient — To Threaten’ Ourthe River Line 

Enemy Flanks      Threaten to Undercut Any Attempt By Von Rundstedt to Hold on Ourthe Give Up Part of Salient

Allies Attack East Half of Belgian Bulge   West Portion Bitten Off; New Drive on To Eliminate Salient

NAZIS CONTINUE WITH THRUSTS ATSTRASBOURG   Allies Gouge Into of German Salient in Belgium

Bag of Nazi Prisoners Now Above 35.000   Germans Increase Pres‘sure in Strasbourg Area, However

Surprise Blow Near Bastogne Staggers Nazis   Third Army Virtually Closes Pocket On Large Enemy Force

0 ee  Believe Himmler Leads Heavy German Drive Against Strasbourg

PUNCH FLANKS ON EAST HALF OF NAZI ARES   Allies Collect 30,000 German Prisoners in Ardennes Sector

Allies Drive into Flanks German Army   German's Chance of Standing on Ourthe Now Seems Doubttul

[Stabs i in Flank Threaten ‘Any Attempt by Germans To Hold Ourthe River Line

Jabs at Eastern Flanks Further Threaten Belgian Salient  ars oceeiatanctininatiamnemeninenl   PRISONER BAG GROWS   Germans Build Up Threat to Strasbourg From Two Sides

Flanks of East Salient Are Gouged; Third Army [Drives Toward St. Vith

Yankee [hird Stabs Nazis’  South Flank   Made Two Penetration While First Army Crosses Salm River

U. §. THIRD ARMY OTABS ACROSS SALM RIVER ON FRIDAY  GERMANS APPEARED TO HAVE PULLED MOST OF FORCE FROM SALIENT

First And Third Armies Threater Western Salient   Nazis Pull Out From Ardennes; Suffer High Loss

FRENCH LOSE OBERHEIM, 15 MILES SOUTH   Allies Also Lose Herrlisheim, 12 Miles Northeast of Big City—Germans Pull Back in the ‘BRelzian Bulge.

First and Third Armies Take 30.000 Prisoners and Kill Uncounted Thousands of Nazis.   ENEMY LINES ONLY 7 MILES IN WIDTH

ALLIED ARMIES SHEARING OFF BIG SLICES OF BELGIAN BULGE AS GERMANS PLAN NEW STAND

BELIEVE ALLIED UNITS PINCH OFF TIP OF BULGE   Patton’s Forces Dent Naz Lines; First Army Nears St. Vith

ALLIES SEIZE 13 MORE TOWNS ON WESTERN FRONT   WEST END OF NAZI SALIENT FOLDS UP; HIT AT STRASBOURG

Budget Estimate and Record of Filing  “ila ares ue att ee Met ey eee ee wT

FLYING BOAT TO BE RAISED FROM WATERS OF BAY   Hawaii Mars Wrecked In “Bad Landing” Caused By “Roughness”

B Boost Meat Supply Begins   ‘Higher Subsidies ‘Black Market Crackdown Set

Funeral Friday for Nirs. Milo Johnson   Was Laurens Girl; A Sister of L. R. Murray; ‘Leaves Familv

Ldavens Sim Ma (BII4ES a ae Funeral Friday for  Mrs. Milo. Johnson

Set. Russell Gleason, Son of Character Actor, Plunges to His Death

GIVEN SCENE OF LANDING   (No Allied Confirmation 0 Invasion Announced   AIRMEN   Pound Targets Over Wide Area: Carrier Planes, — B-29’s In Action

Yanks Establish Foothold Sunday  On Kerama Isles   Japs Omit Claim That They - Annihilate Enemy Land no Forces.   Damaging Blows Made By American Planes

Landings Made OnKerama, Nip  Radio Asserts   U. S. Fovees Established Beachheads Sunday Just Off Okinawa, In Ryn.  kyus; Not Confirmed   Area Under Heavy Raids By Yankees   Damaging Blows Struck By 8.29s, B-2Q4s. War. ships Aguins! Mikado Underside

—PACIFIC— . Nips Say Yanks On ‘Ryukyus —   Beachhead Established . On Kerama Islands, Just Off Okinawa

Japs Make Flat Assertion of American Landing With No Claims Of Invaders Being Driven Off; B-29s Lash South ern Japan.

KERAMA, JUST OFF OKINAWA CLAIMED HIT   Announce U.S. Forces Established Beachheads Sunday

Invasion Of Cebu Island Reported By Japs; Admit _ U.S. Ryukyus Beachhead

JAPS REPORT U. S. LANDING ON KERAMA   Customary Claim of Annihilating Enemy Forces Is Omitted In Intercepted  Broadcast   DAMAGING AIR BLOWS

JAPS AGAIN SAY YANKS OFF OKINAWA   Imperial Communique Declares American Forces Established Beachheads Sunday on the Kerama Islands.

Invasion of Isles Not Confirmed by U. §. Headquarter:   Yanks Establish Beachheads on Kerama, Say Japs

Yanks Land on Kerama Isles Japs Declare   Admiral Nimitz Does Not Canfirm Enemy Claim But Tells Of Bombardment

BEACHHEADS IN  RYUKYU WON BY 'U. S., JAPS SAY   Yanks Established On Kerama Island Off Okinawa, Foe Says

Kerama Isles Are Scene Of Landings   Tokyo Says American Beachheads Are Established There

Tokyo Reports Yank Invasion Of Cebu, Kerama   Mighty U. S. Warships, Fleet Planes Keep Up Bombardments

Japanese Communique Says U. 5. Troops Are Established Ashore After Landings in the Ryukyus and Omits, Claims of Heavy Losses— Washington Still Silent.   REPORTS CEBU INVADED.

Jap Reports Flatly Tell Of U.S. Beachheads Off Okinawa In The Ryukyus

Beachheads Established By Americans On Keramc Islands, Japanese Claim

ARE NEW LANDINGS   Japanese Report U. § Beachheads Established  on Keramas

New U. S. Landings Secure, Say Japs   Beachheads Reported Established On Kerama Isles by Enemy Radio

BEACHHEADSWON, JAPANESE ASSERT   NEW LANDING MADE JUST OFF OKINAWA IN RYUKYU ISLANDS

Beachheads Established by U. 5. Forces on Kerama Islands, Just Off Okinawa: Kyushu Is Attacked

U.S. Forces on Keramas, Tokyo Says   Whiplash Blows from Sea and Air Paralyze 306-Mile Long Line

I'leet, Aerial Bombings Deal  Heavy Damage   Okinawa Air Installations Blasted By Carrier Planes As Big Guns Rake Shore

REPORT YANK ARE ON ISLAND   Flat Assertion of U. S. Landings on Kerama Not Confirmed By Nimitz.   TELL DAMAGING BLOWS

Tokyo Exhorts Japs To Fight   Defiant Broadcasts Aired To Enemy Homeland

SE  Japs Await Hirohito’s Command ee eS MN Nipponese Radio Is Silent —  Concerning Surrender Term:

Indications of a Basis of ‘Understanding Among the Big 3 on Polish Problem   Exiled Polish Gov't Does Not Share Optimism

Big Three Reported At Understanding On Polish Problem   Polish Representatives To Meet Soon In Russia

Orders Ceilings On Manpower In Four States   Kansas Affected by Directive Rationing Male Workers to Ease War Plant Shortages

Limit Is Put ~ on Hiring of. Male Worker:   Missouri ri ‘Among. States

BRAKE ON WORKERS   Manpower Ceilings Or dered for Kansas and 3 Other States

No Business Can. Hire More Male Workers Than Are on the Pay Roll After Certain Fixed Dates This Month.

Ration  Male  Workers      Ceiling On Number of Men Employes Permitted in Any Business  Ordered By Area WMC

Rockwalled Fort Yields To Pressure   Japs’ Okinawa Stronghold Weakening

Okinawa Defense Key Entered by American Troops   Fall of Half Of Remainder of Island Forecast

Naha, Capital Of Okinawa, In American Hands   Gains Lead To Prediction Half Remainder Of Island Will Fall Within A Week

BiG NEW GAINS ARE PREDICTED WITHIN A WEEK   Keystone Of Jap Okinawa Defense Entered By Marines; Half Of Remainder Of Island May Be In U. S. Hands Shortly.

AMERICAN MARINES HAVE PENETRATED FORTRESS OF SHURI  SIXTEENTH CENTURY CASTLE ENTERED; OTHEE GAINS ANTICIPATED

SURPRISE NIPS BY ENTERING OLD CASTLE   Half Of Remainder Of Isle Expected To Fall In Week   STIFF OPPOSITION   Met Around Capital City Of Naha; Other Units Move On Key Road

Marines Push Into Japs Shuri Castle   American Commanders Say Japs Are to Lose Half of Remaining Portion of Island Within Weelk- Patrale Sight South Shere

Slow Advances: Made Upon Rockribbed Fort: ress; Japs Caught Swimming in Moat.

Marines Win Shuri Castle On Okinawa   Patrols Expected To Reach Southern Shoreline by Today

JAP DEFENDERS ARE SURPRISED   16th Century Castle, Keystone of Defense With- . * stood Grive 18 Days.   OTHER GAINS REPORTED

Pivot Of Japanese Line On Okinawa Taken: New Gains Forecast In Week

Marines Enter Shuri Castle;  Jap Defenders Are Surprised   Naha, Capital City, Is Heap Of Rubble

Marines Fight Way Into Shuri Castle In Surprise Blow   Caught Defenders Swimming in Moat; Japs Fight Back Fiercely in Southeast of Naha and North and West of Shuri

IN FINAL SURRENDER   Last Remnants of Nazi Surface Fleet in British Hands

Civilian Goods Freeze Cut Soon   WPB Ready To Act To Open Jobs As More War Work Cutbacks Loom.

12 of 16 Poles Admit Full Guil To Red Charges  Group Accused Of Plot to Form

Poles Charged by Reds With eis  For War on Russia   Scheme to Create Western Bloc Alleged at Moscow Trial

POLES ON TRIAL AS TERRORISTS   Russiaw Indictment Say: 12 Of Accused Men Admitted Guilt

REDS SAY POLES PLOTTED WESTERN EUROPEAN BLOC   Charges Underground Lead. ers Tried to Include Britain and Germany in Plan  for New War.   15 HAVE CONFESSED TO KILLING RUSSIANS   Soviets Also Announce That 12, Including Potish Home Army Commander, Have Entered Guilty Pleas.

REDS CHARGE 16 POLES HAD PART IN PLO}   Say European Bloc To Fight Russia Was  Conspiracy Aim

Poles’ Trial Under Way  In Moscow   15 Have Confessed Part in Conspiracy. Russians Contend

Nazi Defenses Crack Wide Open ata Dozen Points As Armies Pour Across River

Hillis of Bavaria Reached   German Defenses Collapses Along 200-Mile Front

Third Army Tanks Forty Miles Beyond the Rhine; Enter Duisburg Suburbs   shurchill Across River Tc day—Battle Going ‘Extremely Well”’

80-Mile Drive Collapses Nazi Upper Rhine Lines   - Five Other Allied Armies Breaking _ Through Battle Screen East of River

LLL LT ATi” sete ith ore NeNIRS i ssn aPtmnntaniininnrni  PATTON’S 80 MI. PLUNGE PAST RHINE CAVES IN BERLIN FLANK

Chaplin Must Pay $75 Weekly To Support Joan's Daughter Woman’s Attorney Indignant

Order Chaplin Pay $75 A Week   Also Instructed To Pay Miss Barry’s Attorney Fees—$5,000.

YANKS DIDN'T PROVOKE WAR, GENERAL SAYS   COMMUNISTS START MASSACRE, FIRE ON 4 TOWNS

Declares Yanks in China Not Causing Trouble  Chinese Reds Say Americans Are Aiding Government

AMERICAN REPLIES TO CHINESE REDS   Leader Says U. S. To Continue Supporting Chiang Kai-Shek

Party Demands Apologies For American Acts   Tension Mounts Over Civ: il War as Communists Refuse Peace Plan — -

CHARGES FILED BY COMMUNISTS ARE DISCOUNTED   Gen. Wedemeyer Say: Americans In China Are Not Provoking Trouble

YANKS INVOLVED IN SKIRMISHES ~—IN-NORTH GHINA   General Wedemeyer Admits Minor Part in Fighting— Reds Renew Charge of U. S. Interference.   SAY AMERICAN UNIT SPEARHEADED ATTACK   Communist and Nationafist Representatives Renew Talks Over Program to Halt Warfare.

Wedemeyer Answers  Red Charges   Communists Capture Shansi Province  Railroad, Government to Hold Conference To hace

General Declares His Troops Are Not Provoking Trouble; Reds Present Counlerdemand

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A TERM FOR VETERANS   Twelve Week’s Session Will Start November 2 at K. U.

Army Divisions Make Small  Okinawa Gains   American Flag Is Raised on Ltitle Ie Island

Yanks Battle for Hill Before Okinawa Field   Small Gains Made Along Entire Line: Flag Raised On Iegusugu Peak On Ie

It Looks Like Ersatz Christmas With Santa Just Dishing Out Promissorv Notes. Othman Wieure:

Ernie Pyle’s Slant on the War:  Digging Ditches Becomes A Welcomed Job to G.Ls  Foxholes Offered Protection Against Nazis’ Continued Attack

Lrnie Fyte's olant on ine wars  Navy Lands Troops on Sicily According to Plans   Some Anxious Moments Were Experienced by Convoy Crew

Ernie P-yle’s Slant on the War:  Hedgerow Fighting Made New Type of War Heroes  Barriers Used Successfully by  ~ Nazi War Machine on Western Front Rv Ernie Pvle

LOANS TO RUSSIA, ~ BRITAIN OPPOSEI   ‘HOUSE GROUP REPORTS ON  POLICIES OF 2 NATIONS AFT  ER TOUR OF EUROPE.

U.S. Group Tough On British, Reds   House Committee Woulc  Hold Up Loans

Withhold Red, British Loans, Nation Ureed   Colmer Group Asks U. § To Stiffen Auitaude Fee rer ee

U.S. LENDING POLICIES HIT   House Group for Holding Back to Get Barriers On Trade Lifted

SOLONS SURVEY TRADE BARRIERS   House Group Says Loans To Russia And Britain Should Be Withheld

Truman Votes To Break Tie On Lend-Lease   Vice - President Acts Tc  Block Amendment To Pending Bill

GREAT BORNEO Ol. FIELD SET AFIRE BY JAPS   Cliff-Scaling Yanks Sear Nips Out of Caves On Okinawa

Coal Price To Jump Jan. 151   ‘Other Fuels Will be Ad vanced, OPA An nounces

Warship Is First Sunk by Aerial Bombs Alone; B-29s Hit Honshu as Kweilin Falls

BUYS VINCENT PROPERTY   Major General and Mrs, Arthur ze To Make Home Here

BUYS VINCENT PROPERTY      Major General and Mrs. Arthur ‘ooze :To Make Home Here

STALIN TARDY BERLIN CONFAB DELAYED A DAY   President Confers With Churchill, . Tours City

Hirohito’s Part in War Top Question   Diet Member Brings Issue Into Open

VITAL ISSUES MAY RESHAPE FUTURE JAPAN   Question of Whether Emperor Helped Push Nation Into War Is Out In the Onen   ABDICATION IS ARGUED

MIKADO’'S GUILT ‘AS WAR PLANNER HINTED IN DIET   QUESTION OPENED DURING SESSION OF BUDGET BODY

MikadoFigures In Discussions Japanese Diet   Questions of His War Guill and Abdication Canse Stir Among Assembly Men:bers

Mikado’s Future Studied By Japs   Diet Considers if He Will Abdicate

Questions of Hirohito’s Abdication, War Responsibility Out in Open Today

JAPS BELIEVED MASSED FOR DEFENSE   First Major Clashes Expected to Develop Momentarily

LARGE FORCE IS AWAITING U.S. ASSAULT   AMERICAN SPEARHEADS REACHING LAST-BITCH DEFENSES OF ENEMY ON OKINAWA ISLAND

Break Is Near in Jam of 170,000 Stranded Veterans on West Coast   Fewer Men Now Coming: Into Ports Than are Going Out; Substantial Numbers Will Be Able to Get Home For New Year's Holidays

Chicago Hails Gen. Clark   Army Top Leaders Still in Europe Due in U. S. Within a Month

PHONE OFFICIALS AND UNION STAND FIRMON DEMANDS   STRIKE CONTINUES AS CONCILIATORS SEEK 3RD MEETING

First Peacetime  Bond Drive Slated   10 to 14 Billion Goal Set to Bing Men Home

State Guard Camp Dates Announced   Colonel Wallace Gives Training Periods at Camp Dodge—First Regiment July 22 - Aug. 4

lowa State Guard  Camp Next Summer  Will Train July 8 To August 4.

TAX CUT DRIVE GAINING POWER   Vandenberg Favors Relief !r Individual Levies

Top Wartime Allies Reunited as Sequel of Moscow Meetings   Official Communique Re. veals Accomplishments of Foreign Ministers

BIG. THREE F AVORS UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION TO CONTROL ATOMIC ENERGY   4-POWER COUNCIL TO RULE JAPAN

Proposal Puts Control Up to [United Nations   Soviet Will Get Voice in Four-Powel Rule of Japanese; Relations Improve

Big Three Open Way For Success of UNO In Its First Meeting   Russia With U. S.-Britain on Atom Control, Wins Voice In Control of Japan; Unified China Necessary

Assign UNO Control of Atomic Bom   Russia Gets Voice in ‘  Control of  Japan

Foreign Ministers “Report Agreement On Sovereignty Of! China and Korea; Changes Will Be Made in Regimes Of Romanians And Bulgarians 

AGREES TO ATOM PLAN AND GAINS 4- POWER PLACE   Deadlock In Relations Of Big Three Broken. Summary Of Work Reveals

‘Themselves. Behind Atomic Controls .  REVEAL RI RESULTS  Deadlock Bri Broken -At Conference Of For ee RAS fe a

REDS BACK U. $.-ANGLO PROPOSLS   Russians Are Given Voice in Rule of Japan

Reds Will Help ToOutlaw Atom Bomb In War   Aligns Self Behind AngloAmerican Proposals In Return For Veice In Control of Japan

Reds Given Voice in Allied Control System for Japan  Agreements to Assiqn Atomic Controls To United Nations Tops Big 3. Decisions 

Reds Agree To Assign Atomic  Control To UN   Win Voice In Control Of Beaten Japan; Highlight 11-Day Parley.   BYRNES ON WAY HOME

Russ Atom Vote Wins Voice in  Jap Affairs   UNO to Be Given Contro! of Atom Energy, Big Tnree Acree

WEATHER FORECAST   Russia Aligns With Plans To Put Atom Controls Up To UN

FRussia Agrees To. Proposals : For Handling Atomie Bomb. Control; Will Help In Japan

Atomic Energy Controls Up To United Nations, Reds Join In Jap Rule

Atomic Controls Put Up To United Nations   Russia’s Agreement With Plan Highlights Big Three Decisions; Soviet, In Turn, Wins Voice In Control Of Janan.

MOSCOW. MEET SETTLES MANY BIG PROBLEMS   UNO To Control Atomic Energy; Need For Unified China Expressed

SOVIETS OKAY UNO CONTROL OF ATOM BOMB   Russians Win Voice In Control Of Japan At Moscow Meet

Gains Seat on Japanese 4-Power Policy Council   Unified China, Independent Korea and Peace Treaties for Axis Nations Other Objectives

Big Three Reunited In Peace Effort   xk *& «*® * Foreign Reaction

‘MacArthur to Retain Powers ‘Under Control Commission; ‘Big 3 Settle Differences

Wins Voice in Government of Beaten Japan   Big Three Ministers Break Deadlock, Issue Agreement Simul. taneously in Capitals

Reds Approve Atomic Energy Control Plan   Conference Of Ministers Is Helpful Affair

Voice In Jap Control Won By Soviets   See Necessity Of Unified China, Urge Government Be Set Up In Korea

Will Submit Proposals To UNO Security Council; - Russia To Have Voice In Policies For Japan.

Red Agreement On Atomic Plans Parley Highlight   Conferences At Moscow Seen Helping To Make U. N. Assembly Success

SOMIET TO HELE CONTROL JAPAN   Foreign Ministers Break 3 Month Deadiock in Their Relations. 1   NEED UNITY IN CHINA

Russians Win Voice in Jap Control   Soviet Union Aligned With U. S., Britain On Atomic Controls

Russia Gives Full Support To Anglo-American Plan   Soviets Given Voice In Control Of Japan; List Agreements Reached By Big 3 Foreign Ministers

United Nations To Map Rules on Atomic Eneray   Four-Power Council Will Be Set up To Advise MacArthur

CEDED PLACE !\ CONTROL OF 2EATEN JAPAN   , Three Agreed or -ar Eastern Issues;  Deadlock Broken

this cammunmily Daucein Gets Voice In Japanese Control But U.S. Policies Hold Good

DEADLOCK OF 3 MONTHS NOW BROKEN AND UNIFIED-ACTION BY BIG ‘3’ POWERS IS FORECAST

Temperatures   Three Months’ Deadlock Broken By Pact Which Gives Russia Voice in Jap Rule;  Wins Her Cooperation on Atom Cantral

‘Reds Okay Atomic Control By UNO; Win Voice In Government Of Japan

Russia Comes Out  Well in a Trade   Is Aligned With AngloAmerican Phan on Atomic Controls   GETS VOICE IN JAPAN   Byrnes Pleased With Break: ing of Deadlock in Big Three

For Assigning — Atomic Energy Controls To UNO   Moscow Meeting Officially Re-Unites Allies In Efforts To Solve Peace Problems

REDS APPROVE ALLIED RULE OF ATOM ENERGY   Soviets Win Place at Contro! Board of Japan; Break Long Deadlock

Wins Voice in Say Over Beaten Japan for Aligning Itself in Accord With Plans  Deadlock Broken Three Powers See Alike  on China Freedom, Other Nations’ Future

‘Russia Backs US-British Atomic Plan   4-Power Rule Set for Japan; Chiang’s China to Have Support of Big 3; Korean Independence Promised _

MANY VEXING ISSUES ARE UNMENTIONED   Uprising in Iran, Access To Dardanelles and Policy Toward Spain Are Unsettled   RELATIONS IMPROVED

Ministers Hold Unified China “A Necessity”   Balkan Governments Would Be Broadened Under Proposal

Atom Plan Agreeable  To Russia   Willing for United Nations to Control Atomic Energy; Constructive Meeting

Russia Joins U. &., Britain On Atomic Control Question   In Turn, Soviets Will Get Voice On Control Of Japan; Outlook For Peace Brightens

Big Three Proposals  Are Listed   Reds Approve U. S. Proposats for Commission to Handle Bomb, Win Spot On Jap Control Board

Yanks 23 Miles Bevond   Americans 115 And 120 Miles of German Capital

Gov. Green Indicts National Republican _ Strategy in Speech   Executive’s Welcome to National Committeemen is Sizzling

National GOP Strategy Scored   Illinois Governor Gives Speech, Says  “Shun Double Talk”

Green Blasts at G. 0. P. Strategy   Illinois Governor in Blazing Attack on ““Deuhle Talk’

Gov. Green Raps Policies Of His Part»   Must Avoid Tactics Of Double Talk, Deceit, National Committee Of Republicans Is Told

GOVERNOR GREEN FLAYS NATIONAL STRATEGY OF GOP  COUNTY CHAIRMEN   COUNTY CHAIRMEN APPEAR PLEASED WITH ATTITUDE

Blasts Strategy of Republicans   Illinois Governor In Bold Statement

Remagen Bridge Repaired After Fatal Collapse   German Forces In Full Retreat Across Alsace

17 Americans Capture Bogus Hospital Ship, 1,500 Japs, Tons of Ammunition

Army R Relies On County’s Fat Saluage   Half Ounce Saved Daily by Each Fafily Would Supply Medical Needs of 12,888 Wounded

BLOOD PLASMA ‘ONE BY-PRODUCT OF KITCHEN FAT      Army Relies On Country's Salvage For Medicines And Explosives—Half Ounce Daily Is Aid To 3,917 Wounded.

ARMY RELIES ON COUNTY’S FAT SALVAGE   HALF OUNCE SAVED DAILY BY EACH FAMILY WOULD SUPPLY MEDICAL NEEDS OF 1,186

GATHERING FATS FOR WAR PURPOSES MOST IMPORTANT   Has Many Vital Uses; OPA Pays In Red Points For All Grease Turned In

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Probe Dropped) Until Dec. 31)   Turner’s Testimony Clear. ing Navy Climaxes inquiry

Turner Blames Kimmel Failure  To Alert Fleet   Probers Hear Admiral Say Navy Prepared for War; I har Ohniz Rece

PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY HALTE!   Admiral Says Top Navy Command Took Steps To Avert Disaster

NAVY WAR PLANNER SAYS ‘CLEAR’ ACTION ORDERS DISREGARDED   Probe Is Reduced Until Dec. 31 When Navy’s Story Of Attack Will Resume

KIMMEL BLAMED FOR HEAVY LOSSES AT PEARL HARBOT   Admiral Turner Tells Invest. gators Pacific Fleet Commander Failed to Comply With Orders.   STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AVERT DISASTER   Expresses Belief Damage Would Have Been Smaller Had Instructions Been Carried Out.

Nazi Prisoners Die of Suffocatior InU. $. Boxcars, Eisenhower Reveals

SUBSTITUTE FOR WORK OR Flctil BILL IS. DRAWN   Measure Would Give Statutory Authority to Manpower Commission

SUBSTITUTE ‘FOR WORK OR FIGHT Bi IS DRAWN   Measure Would Give . Statutory Authority to Manrower Comntission

PREPARING SUBSTITUTE FOR — WORK-OR-ELSE LABOR BILL   FIFTEEN SENATORS “AWE PRE. PARING SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LAEOR DRAFT BILL

SILESIAN INDUSTRY COAL FIELDS TAKEN; ENTER KONIGSBERG   Soviets Attacking Along 130- Mile Oder River Line; Eighth Red Army Enters Battle Lines

Rich Portion Of Silesia Changes Hands   Memel Also Captured In Great Soviet Winter Offensive

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Drive within 109 miles of  Berlin iarget  Conquer weaithy Dahrawa fieldc

Rich Coal Area, Port of Memel, Taken in Drive   4,000,000 Soviets Reported in Action

Babrowa Coal Fields Taken In Berlin Push   Red Armies Officially Now Only L09 Miles From German Capital 99 Miles of Poznan

Soviets Now Are  109 Miles East of Berlin   German Reports Place Reds Only 90 Miles From Nazi Capital, However; Coal Fields Industries of Southern Silesia Conquered

Lithuania * "Cleared of. Foe i as -Memel:‘Toppl «Russians. Drive’ Ahead’ on “AU Base!   Wrrek. te. cn) ee Pt eo

Rich Coal And Industria! Area Conquered In  South Silesia   FOUR MILLION SOVIET SOLDIERS MAKE DRIVE

Reds Strike To Within 109 Miles Of Berlin   New Red Army Joins  March on Nazi Capital;  Perhaps 4,000,000 Mex ' Engaged in Offensive COAT. FTET DS TAKEN

Baltic Pori ut Memel   Is Captured   Zhukov’s Columns Threaten Home ~ Province Of Berlin

Coal Fields And Industries Of Southern Silesia Completely. y Conquered By Red Forces -

Reds Win Rich Silesian Areas, Occupy Memel   400 More West Polish Communities Taken by Russian Forces; Eight Soviet Armies Now in Drive

NAVAL ACADEMY HAS 100TH ANNIVERSARY   Navy Men From John Paul Jones To World War Il Are Laud2d At Dinner

High Navy Officers Attend Celebration   Dinner Climaxes Centennial Program at Annapolis

DANGERS OF FUTUR® TROUBLE IN ORIENT NOT CONFINED TO JAPAN; NATIONALIST MOVEMENTS GROWING

QUESTION OF MILIT. OF MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR STRENGTH FOR ORIENT 1s NOT EASY TO ANSWER NOW

WholeOfFar  Ds TEI...   Inflammable   Orient in Such State of Political Ferment - Forecast on Future Developmenia Inpossible to Make.

House to Vote On Salary Bill   Final Ballot Slated fin Teachers’ Waves

Fleet of 400 B-29's Hit Nip Homeland   Enemy Airfields, Industrial Targets Pounded

More Than 400 Pound Nip Targets   Sky Giants Deal Record Blows  On Three Islands

2,900 SOLDIERS GO OUT UNDER POINT SYSTEM   Leading Way Back to Civilian Life After  Long Service

First Discharges To Be Saturday   2,500 To Be Freed From Military Duty

Probers Will Seek M’Arthu As Witness   Questioning Shows Roosevelt's Role In War Warninas

MacAkIHUK: SOUGHT 10 > TELL STORY   Republican Senator Wants His Version » + Of -Peurl orbor,  Dicacter

MacArthur: Testimony Is Demanded At Inquiry   ProbersHearF.D.R. TookPersonalHand In Getting Warning To Philinvines

ASK MARTHUR TO TESTIFY ON PEARL HARBOR   Probers Told Roosevelt Took Personal Hand In Warnings Sent To Philippines

CALL FOLLOWS TESTIMONY ON FDR WARNING   Witness Asserts Late President Had Sent Out Messages

GOP Wants Mac As Witness in Dec. 7 Ineuiry   Philippines Got More Warnings Than Chiefs in Hawaii   High Wind Storm Causes Deaths, Property Loss in Seattle Area

Ferguson Will Call MacArthur As a Witness   Roosevelt’s War Role Developed During Questioning

MaeArthur Asked to Be  Summoned   Sen. Ferguson (R) Wants General to Testify at Pearl Harbor Hearings

M’Arthur Sought As Witness In Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Republicans Declare Commander Received More In. formation on Threat of Hostilities Than Officers in Hawa

GEN. M’ARTHUR’S STORY ON PREWAR WARNINGS. SOUGHT   Pearl Harbor Prober Asks Officer Be Called to Tell About Messages From Roosevelt.   PRESIDENT LOOKED FOR JAPS TO STRIKE   Affidavit From Philippine Commander Declares War Department Advice to Him Was Ample.

Sent Message ToPhilippines in November   General Douglas MacArthur May Be Called As Witness In_ Pearl Harbor Thvestigation

Jones Views on  RFC Told   Testifies at Hearing on Bill to Curb Power of Wallace

WALLACE NOT MAN FOR FG, JONES: CLAN   Tells Senate Committee Big Enterprise Wants No Experimenting.

Frisco Parley To Hear Story   Lawmakers And Editors Te See Atrocities

12 LAWMAKERS AND 12 EDITORS CAN VIEW SITES   Eisenhower Issues Invitation to Offset Namby-Pamby Attitude Toward Germans,

Liberty Vow Handed India   Altlee Says Positive Steps Will Be Taken

LaGuardia Extends  Curfew Officials In Other   Officials In Other Cities Say They Will Stick By Midnight Closing

LAGUARDIA DEFIES THE CURFEW EDICT      Extends New York's Public Drinking. -To'1:00:A: M:"

FEAR LA GUARDIA’S DEFIANCE OF BYRNES SALOON CURFEW ORDER MAY SPREAD TO OTHER CITIES IN U. S.

SEARCH FOR 8-29; CREW IS RESCUED   BOMBER CONTROLLED BY AUTOMATIC PILOT WHEN 10 LEAPED FROM PLANE,

CREWLESS B-29 NOT FOUND YE}   Big Ship Abandoned Ir Air Over Minnesota Heads For Coast

+ Pilotless Superfortress Being Sought After It ls Abandoned By Entire Crew

LLL LLL LLL OO  Plenty of Gasoline. Sold During Last Ration Days

BLAST SWATOW AND HONG KONG      41 Enemy Craft Revealed as Toll in Indo-China » Strike

Halsey’s Fleet Still Smashing At China Coast   Jap-Held Bases Of Amoy, Swatow And Hong Kong Being Attacked  a ,— —. — ae oe  —

LUZON DRIVE NOT CHECKED BY JAP ARM\   THIRD FLEET BELIEVED STILE HAMMERING HONG KONG AND OTHER VITAL SEA. ROUTE FORTS

CHINA COASTAL AREA HIT BY FLEET FORCES   Doughboys Push Down Central Luzon Plain Virtually Unopposed

China Coast Fights      Admiral Halsey Hits Vital Bases Again; -Started January 13

ALSO HITTING SEA TARGETS   Hong Kong, Jap Nerve Center of Operations, Thoroughly Pasted

Erno Rapee, Conductor,  Dies Suddenly   Radio City Orchestra Leader Was Also Comnascer

EXTRA!   House Votes  For Unlimited Slaughterineg   Approve Amendment To OPA Bill To Remove Present Limitations On Local Slaughtering

Democrats Muster Votes For OPA Test   Republicans Score Surprise Victory tn First Skirmish

Showdown On Plan to Strip OPA’s Power   Administration Forces Rally Vote to Keep Food Price Control

G. 0. P. Jolts OPA Control ‘Of U. S. Food   Democrats Ordered To Be on Hand Today For House Showdown

SHOWDOWN DUE ON FOOD ISSUE   House Democrats’ Bluntly Told To Be Present For Roll Call On OPA-Food Control Amendment.

Army Buying Cut Sharply For 60 Days   Bulk Of Beef Production Will Be Diverted To Use  In Homes

House Lifts Local Quotas On Slaughter   Will Uelp Solve Local Meat Shortages, chuslerson Says

Leaders Force Democrats To Vote Today   Showdown on Control Of Prices by OPA Due in Congress

Showdown Vote In OPA Battle Set For Today   Demoerats Ave Warned Ta Be On Band i in House To Meet GOP “Move To Cut Control

Meat Shortage Solution Seen By Anderson   Sanitary Conditions Required; Act Comes As An Amendment T¢ OPA Extension Bill

Absenteeism Blamed For G. O. P. Victory   Final Roll Call Delayed After “Hoover” Amendment To Extension Bill Is Pushed Thru

DEMO SOLONS TOLD 'TO BE ON HAND TO ‘VOTE ON OPA BILL    House Democrats Told By Ad  ministration Leaders In Ne  Uncertain. Terms To Be Ready For Shawdewn Vote  «On GPA-Shearing.

SHOWDOWN ON BILL TO STRIP OPA OF POWER   Administration Tells Dems To Be On Floor For Crucial Vote

House Slashes Food Rationing Powers Of OPA   Real Showdown Due Today After 145-142 GOP Victory Friday

OPA to Face House Test   Effort Being Made To Strip Agency OFf Price Controls

Democrats Are Ordered In House for Vital OPA Vote   Seek To Block GOP Atiempis To Alter Bill

Army to Take Less Meat in Next 60 Days   House Votes to Per: mit Unlimited Local Slaughtering

Democrats Rally Forces for Fight After Republicans Put Across ‘Hoover Amendment’ To Extension Legislation As Uprising Over Meat and Sugar Shortage Reaches Climax in Congress

VOTES TO PERMIT UNLIMITED ‘SLAUGHTERING WHEN DONE UNDER SANITARY CONDITIONS

DEMOCRATS CALL IN FORCES FOR SHOWDOWN VOTE   BLAME ABSENTEEISM FOR DEFEAT FRIDAY ON GOP AMENDMENT

DEMS BLAME ABSENTEEISM FOR OPA DEFEAT   Order Democrats To Be on Hand for Showdown Vote

DEMOS RALLY AROUND OPA   Administration Urges’ “Hoover” Rider Defeat

PREPARE ASHES FOR SHIPMENT   ASHES OF NEARLY THOUSAND DEAD TO BE BHIPPED::. - HOME FROM JAP PORT

DONORA FRIEND OF GENERAL IS NOT FORGOTTEN   Gen, Joseph T. McNarney Asks Reporters To Mention Home-Town Barber

Eire Elects President To Succeed Hyde   Elderly Leader Plans To Retire

EASE MANPOWER REGULATIONS   May Be Spur to Henry Kaiser Plans For Au tos, Planes.

 TN O World Government Is Urged   . NOEL-BAKER CALLS -FOR REGIONAL SEAT OF LEAGUE IN EUROPE

British Minister Asks Strong UNO Seat in Europe   United Nations. Must” Become a World. Government, Says Noel-Baker

Briton Sees World State “Or Nothing”   ‘Small Remedies No Use,” Says Noel-Baker

SEVENTH LOAN Al 45 PC. OF QUOTA FAITH REPORTS   Urges Extra Bond Purchase Here On Mamnarial Day

SALES REPORTED AT $4,668,600  Thirty Percent Of Quota Reached’ In First Week OF Drive  st ENTH LOAN

Allies Smash 397 Planes ir Record Blow. at Luftwaffe   Final Reports Expected to Boost Big Total; Bag Includes 35 Jet Fighters

NAZIS SUFFER BIGGEST LOSS OF WAR IN AIR   Allies Break Records In Striking Devastating Blow

LUFTWAFFE DEALT WORST DRUBBING, LOSES 397 PLANES   Yank Airmen Blast 82 Out of Skies in Combat and Destroy Others on Ground.   45 AMERICAN CRAFT FAIL TO GET BACK   Blow to Enemy Shatters Eight Aerial Warfare Records — Three More Bases Ripped Up.

Luftwaffe Given Hardest Blow of The Entire War   U.S. Eighth Air Force Lose: 25 Heavy Bombers, 15 Fighters

GREATEST BLOW EVER DELIVERED AGAINST NAZIS   Countless Other Enemy Planes Damaged In Joint Anglo-American Attack   40 AMERICAN PLANES LOST IN OPERATION

397 German Planes Destroyed In Terrific Raids Over Reich   3,150 American Planes Attack Airbases and Supply Points With Record-Breaking Destruction—-25 Bombers Are Lost 

Greatest Blow Is Suffered By Luttwatfe   Eight Records Set In Aerial Warfare As Yankees Pound  German Airdromes

Dempsey Asks House To Approve Bill For $2,000,000 In Highway Debentures

IN MAIN BELT BEFORE NAZI CAPITAL   Attacking Forces Es: timated as High as 3,000,000 Men

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service   BERLIN SPOKESMEN SAY RED ARMY HAS ENTERED RERIIN

Georgia Markets Report Stronger Trend In Prices   Survey of Opening Day's Figures Show Prices  Most Grades Up $2.

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ROOSEVELT'S 4TH “TERM T0 BEGIN ~ AT NOON TODA}   Inaugural Ceremonies to Be Simple With Brief Address by President Before  5,000 Guests. . °   EXECUTIVE SETS ASIDE 20 MINUTES FOR SHOW   Flags Go Up in Washington ‘and City’s Hotels Are '* Crowded — Truman © Also to Be Sworn In. 

Stage Set for Simple Inauguration  President To Take Oath For Fourth Term At Noon Today

FDR 10 START ON 4TH TERM AT 12 TODAY   Inaugural Ceremonies At Noon Will Be ’ Quiet A. fair

FDR. Prepares For 4th Term  :. Tnausuration   Ceremony: Set for Noon; Speech To Be Brief; $

Plans Made For Simple Inauguration   Roosevelt to Enter Upon His Fourth Term

Roosevelt Opens 4th Term Today  To Spare 20 Minutes for Inaucuration

BATTLE PUSHED ON JOBLESS AID   Leaders Hope To Save Part Of President’s Formula

Federal Workers Due For Jobless Benefits  Congress Expects Only Small Part Of Truman Program Will Survive

Jobless Pay Act May Be Salvaged   Some Federal and Maritime Workers May Be Blanketed In New Bill.

JOBLESS PAY BACKERS BUSY   Counter - offensive Opened By John Snyder, Reconversion Director

Japs Happy Over USSR ‘Friendship   Feel That Severing Of Relations With  Germany Erases Past.

WILD IN MANILA .   Four M. P.’s Slain in Month in Battles With Truck Drivers

BLACK MARKET RUNS WILD IN MANIT A   Four M. P.’s Slain in Month in Battles With Truck Drivers

FOUR MP's’ “KNOWN TO BE " DEAD FROM.GUN BATTLES. "WITH ARMY HIJACKERS

SUBMIT- LABOR PARTY'S PLAN   Far Reaching Program Is Given Parliament By New British Govt.

37th Division Crosses     . Pasig River. American Planes Blast Jap Gun Positions On Corregidor. Jap Government Uneasy Over “Critical War Situation” .

Doughboys Cross  River to Enter  Heart of Manila New Fires Started  By Trapped Japanese In Workers Section

Getting People Out Of Uniform Brings Action   House Expected To Okay Investigation Of Pearl Harbor Disaster Today

Busiest Day Of Peacetime In Congress   Mombers Roar About Get img People Out of Uniform; Many Other Matters Coming Up

Congress Wades Into Busiest Session, Roars Louder For Speeding Up Army Discharges   Senator Charges Army Wants Drive For Volunteer Recruiting To Fail

New Calls For Fast Discharge Of Servicemen   House Nears O. K. On Investigation Of Pearl Harbor Disaster.

Congress Waist Deep In Puzzling Problems  House Expected to Follow Senate We heen tan a Doane) DWarhar Prahe .

Roundup Of News On Capitol Hill  Congress Yelling Louder About Getting Men Out Of Uniform More Quickly

CONGRESS WADES INTO BIGGEST DAY'S WORK SINCE WAR CAME END  NUMEROUS MATTERS OF PRESSING IMPORTANCE

Congress Wades Into Biggest Day Since War   More Talk About Getting People Out of Uniform, and Pearl Harbor Inquiry

Urge Mounts for Discharge From Service   Clamor Increases as Congress Tackles Multitudiness Tasks

SOLONS DEMAND ARMY RELEASES   ‘Brass Hats’ Rapped as Congress Gets Down to Business Today

Solons Get DownToJob In Earnest: WorkLooms   Multiple Subjects Come To Front For Action

Congress Wants To Get People Out of Uniform   Calls for Faster Discharge of Gi's; Solons Wade into Biggest Day’s Work

LOT OF WORK ON Dtako AT CAPITOL HILL   Roars for Sending Gls Home Heard Among Other Top Business.

Clamor. For Speedier Discharges   Army Wants Volunteer Drive To Fail: Vote on Pearl Harbor Probe Near

Congress For Releasing Men   Facing Major Problems, Responds to People’s Call to Get Men Out of Uniform

Members Of Congress Roaring Louder Over Army Reduction As Major Problems Are Faced   Growing Number Of Soldiers Trying To Wed German Girls

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Activities in National Capital Briefed by Associated Press

Lawmakers Have Heavy Day's Work   Some Senators Call For Speedier Army, Navy Releases

CONGRESS ASKS FASTER SYSTEN FOR DISCHARCE   House Is Expected to:Pass Proposal on Pearl Harbor Probe

ROAR RISING IN CONGRESS OVER DRAFT PROBLEM   Most Fan Mail On Getting Men Out Of Uniform

YANKS GORE —SIZABLE GAIN   Intensified Push, Aided By Fresh Troops, Under Way on Okinawa.

New Offensive Drives Deep Salient Into Tough Japanese Line In Southern Okinawa   American Infantrymen Score First Sizeable Breakthrough Of 32-Day Campaiaqn

Yanks Score First Breakthrough Qf 32 Day Campaign On Okinawa  Intensified Push With Fresh Troops   Intensified Push With Fresh Troops Under Way All Along Four Mile Line

Yanks Break Jap  Okinawa Defense   New Drive Along FourMile Line Under WayTanks Lead Advance

700 State CIO Leaders Give Views to Solon:   Also Ask Members Of Congress Where They Stand on Bills Approved by ClO

Jocument Of Atlantic Is being Tested   ‘harter In Melting Pot With Syrians Applying Heat to’ Discover What Its Promises Mean to Them

BLOODY CLASH IN SYRIA IS RESULT OF EFFORT TO FIND OUT IWHAT ATLANTIC CHARTER MEANS

Snow and Cold Sweeps Nation   23 Persons Dead as  Result of Weather

Cold Wav Cold Wave ms 26 Lives   peratures Tumble, Coats Highways

Billion Dollars Has Been Earmarked As Loan to Russia  Soviets Are Seeking Six Billions in Credit From U. S.

Russians To Get Billion Dollars   Export-Import Bank’s Lending Power Raised

BILLION CLAIMED MARKED ‘RUSSIA’   Figure Cited In Debate Over Export-Import Bank

Mark Funds  For Russia   Billion Dollars in Credit Sought Under Expansion Request

RUSSIA TO GET HUGE CREDITS   Billion Dollars In Export_ Import Bank Funds Already Earmarked

FATS, COOKING OILS FROZEN   Back On Ration List Monday; OPA Acts to Pre vent Runs

O.P.A. “FREEZES” LARD, SHORTENING, COOKING OILS FOR SEVERAL DAYS

FATS AND OWLS TO GO ON RATION LIST   All Retail Sale of OPA Freezes Until Monday Products.

Added Task of Budgeting for Fats, Oils Confronts Nation's Housewives

Fats And Oil Are Rationed   Sales Halted Three Day By OPA Action

Today Proclaimed as State Holiday   Houser Issues Message in Governor's Absence

LINE FORMED ALONG, RIVER   AMERICAN AND BRITISH ARMIES HAVE REACHED PO RIVER ON ABROAD FROAT

U.S. OTH DRIVES FOR LA SPEZIA   British 8th Opens Assault Aimed at Ferrara in Italy

BRIGGS FACTORY STRIKE SETTLED   Return To Work Voted For 12,000 Employes Idie In Walkout

13,000 END STRIKE AT BRIGGS PLANTS   Employes, Out Eight Days, Vote by 10 to 1, Margin to Return to “Jobs Monday.

New Amity Seen Among Big Powers   Compromises Made at Mos cow, but No Decision  Reached as to Iran

AGREEMENTS AT BIG 3 MEETING CALLED PROOF   Reaction In Big Capitals Reveals Give And Take Conference Held   ‘SOME ARE DISAPPOINTED   Failure To Solve Problem Of Iran Disappoints World Leaders

Moscow Report Hailed As Proof ~ Of Big 3 Amity   Disappointment Is Expressed Over Failure to Solve Problem of Iran   CONFERENCE ONE OF GIVE AND TAKE   Capitals Report Reason for New Hope for Building Enduring Peace

Enduring World Peace Was Aim Of  Conference   Big Three Relations Reach A New Amity

Army Not To Use New Tank Plants   Announce 10 Per Cent Reduction In Artillery Ammunition Production.

BIG CUTS MADE IN AMMUNITION   Plans For New Tank Plants Cancelled; War Going Well

ENEMY ASSETS ARE RETAINED      GERMAN AND JAPANESE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS IN U, 8. WILL APPLY: ON’ § WAR CLAIME °

Delegates Pouring Into San Francisco   Trusteeship of Conquered Areas Poses Problem

United Nations Delegates Assemble At San Francisco But Attention Is Fixed On Big 3 Meet At Washingtor

Conference Delegates Pour Into San Francisco   Attention Fixed On Washington Where “Big Three” Are Meetine

DELEGATES ARRIVING AT FRISCO   Polish Question Chief Cloud  Hanging Over Conference

Attention Fixed On Conferences  In Washington   Trains, . Planes Bring Representatives To —  World Peace Parley

United Nations’ Leaders Draw Pattern In Capital For San Francisco Meet

Delegates Gather At San Francisco   But Eyes of United Nations Leaders Are Turned On Meet In Washington

STAGE SET FOR PEACE MEET AT SAN FRANCISCO   Discussions at Washington Hold Spotlight at Present

 Whole Tokyo Districts Destroyed _ Tetally By Yank Superfertresses

JAPANESE ADMIT HEAVY DAMAGE   Say Whole Districts Of Tokyo Destroyed By B-29's

REPORT TELLS GF BIG RAID   Amazingly Frank Broadcast Says Whole Districts cf Tokyo were Destroyed Few Nights Ago.

Japanese Frank  On Raid Effect   Tokyo Attacks Compared To Those In Germany

JAPS ADMIT DESTRUCTION IN TOKYO      Say Entire Districts of City Destroyed

WIDE AREA DESTROYED, NIPS CLAIM   Japs Thought All Of Capital City Was Burned, Report

Unusually Frank Broadcast By Japs Tells of Great _ Fires Caused By -B-29’s ~

Tokyo Admits Severe Damage Done by Bombs   Broadcast Reporting B-29 Fire Raid Savs ‘Whole Districts’ Devastated

6544-MILE TRIP MADE UNHERALDED   Fought Headwinds Over Aleutian Islands

Schwellenbach Fails Again   Unsmilingly Reports UAW And Coal Operators Still Arguing At Conference

Stalemate in Coal Dispute Tight as Ever   Labor Secretary Making New Effort te Reach Agreement

Labor Secretary Says Government Has No Immediate Intentions Of Seizing Closed Mines;  Lewis Says, ‘Lockout’

Efforts to Settle Coa!  Strike Fail   Deadiock Cutting Deeper Into Steel Production As Solons Advocate New Labor Legislation

Operators Reject Five Separate Proposals for Settlement, Secretary Schwellenbach announces Adjourning Conference.

COAL STRIKE TALKS END IN FAILURE   GOVERNMENT SEIZURE OF IDLE MINES NOT IN IMMEDIATE PROSPECT.

Seizure of mines is not  contemplated Adjourn eight  law onnfarenra

Will Try To Repeal SmithConnally Act   Solons Want To Make Unions And Employers ‘Mutually Responsible.’

TRUMAN TRIES TO END WAVE OF WALKOUTS   WAR LABOR BOARD SUMMONED TO WHITE HOUSE

FAIL T0 GET COAL STRIKE SETTLEMENT   Secretary Ends Meet, Says No Plans To Seize Mines

Stunned Nazi Troops Yield To Onslaught   Juelich Fort Falls; Whole Cologne Are Ylames Under Blows

YANK TANKS AND INFANTRY DRIVE BEYOND ROER   Dozen Fortified To wns on West End of Cologne Plain and More Than 1200 Stunned Prisoners Fall Into American Hands

1 n fan trys  wean 6 we ese siete is           PASS BEYOND SHATTERED ROER RIVER LINE; NOW 19-. MILES FROM COLOGNE AND aun

MIGHTY ASSAULT ROCKS GERMANS BACK TO ¥’iTHIN 19 MILES OF COLOGNE

WEST FRONT OFFENSIVE MAKES GAINS   Enemy Forces Reel - ing Before One of Mirhtiest U. S. Assaults of War.

A Laugh Even for Nazis-' U.S.a Reich Colony In Mythical Hitler Address

United States Is Annexed  AsGerman Colony --So Says Hitler Speech Due in 1950

Russians Order Jap Army to Surrender   Kwantung Force Is Told to Lay Down Arms Monday

British Naval Forces Move 9n Surabaya   Promise to Crush Indonesians Who Kill High Officer in Java

7.000.000 MEN MAY BE MADE IDLE. SOON   John L. Lewis Calls At White Ifouse

HEAVY DAMAGE TO FRUIT DURING THE COLD SPELL   NATION'S APPLE CROP CUT FIFTY MILLION BUSHELS— PEACHES ALSO HARD HFT

7,000 Navy Men And Women Begin Christmas Leaves  Transportation Firms .   Transportation Firms  Prepare for Biq Rush

Jap Colonel Boasts of Order To ‘Kill. Americans Cruelly’ at Yamashita Trial

Jap Boasts That He Ordered Yank: ‘Killed Cruelly’   Told to Slay Filipinos “When Necessary”’

Jap Boasts He Ordered Men To Slay Americans   Told His Command oT, Kill Cernelly’’

Jap Colonel Says He Told Troops to Kill Yanks Cruelh   Fujishige One of Last Presecution Witnesses in Yamashita Trial

Japanese Colonel Boasts He Ordered Troops To Kill Americans “Cruelly’

Jap Colonel Boasts Of Ordering Yanks Slain   Wines At Yamashita Trial Talks Unashamedly Of Directing Manila Atrocities

JAP COLONEL BOASTS OF CRUELTY   Tells Court That — He Ordered Troops To Kill Cruelly

ADMITS ORDER TO KILL YANKS   JAP COLONEL BOASTS OF BEING RESPONSIBLE

JAP SOLONEL BOASTS HE HAD YANKS KILLED   Told Each Man to Kill 100 Americans and * Pestroy Tanks

American Hero Perspires With Modesty As Britain’s Leaders Extoll His Feats

Expand Veterans’ Hospital Facilities   Pledges Creation of Separate Medical Corps

Doenitz Might Aid Nazi Escape Artists’   Choice of New Fuehrer, U-Boat Specialist, Points to Possible Flight Plan

Doenitz Might Aid Nazi “Escape Artists”  _ baiea af Naw Fuaehrar Painte $n Pacethia Flinhé Plan af Hitlar

50 Mi. Fr ro 1 Russ Troc ops      ELEMENTS OF FIRST ARMY HAVE FOUGHT WAY INTO STREETS OF LEIPZIG —

Plunge 3 Miles Inland   German Nation Is Cut in Half By New Drive

Big 3 Advisers Move To Potsdam   Admiral King Stops In Paris To Confer With Vice Admiral Ghormley.

Twenty-Twe Perish In Transport Crash   Iwo Red Cross Girls, Dozen Soldiers Among Killed When Transport Crashes In Itals

NAVY OFFICIAL AND OTHERS ARE OVERDUE   Plane Fails to Arrive ai Chungking Where Dinner Was Scheduled.

Kilgore to Press Fight For Job Aid   Continues Battle for Worker Benefits,  Says Senator

FAVORS 26 WEEKS   Kilgore Continues to Battle for Payments of $25 _ ~ a Week

Kilgore Fights for 26-Week Jobless Pay   SENATOR SEEKS U OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO AID UNEMPLOYED

Kilgore to Insist on 26 Payments   Has Not Dropped Fight for $25 Weekly, He Declares

WITH ZHUKOV GIVES SOVIET DOUBLE VOTE   Eisenhower and Montgomery te Represent U.S. and Britain— Meeting Imminent

SFT BY “FORT   aie ba Spokane to Washinglark Bettered By Mark @.'

FIRST AND THIRD DRIVES MENACE 30,000 OF NAZIS   Patton’s Lightning Offensive Hands Germans One Of — Their Worst Defeats

Berlin Reports Russians Opening Grand Offensive Against German Capital

SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DIE ~ FOR HIS REFUSAL TO DRILL; CONGRESS PROBE DEMANDED

TRUMAN SAYS U. 5. SHOULD LEAD WAY   Asks America Be First To Ratify Charter  Aas eS) )h=hO6 Ar ek   CHIEF EXECUTIVE   May Submit United Nations Document In Person; Prepares Speech

FUTURE PEACE UP TO SENATE   Truman Places Decision Squarely Before Upper House

PRESIDENT TRUMAN:  Chief Executive Prepares ISenate Message on Charter

President Truman Sends Message of Congratulation To General MacArthur

Says Peace Depends On U.S. —   Truman Puts Responsibility On Senate — In Call for Speedy Charter Ratification

Truman Puts Peace Decision Up fo Senate   President Wants U_S, To Ratify Chorter First

Vandenberg Tells Senate Failure to Ratify Charter Would Cheat World of Peace   Give Vigorous Endorsement to Work at San Francisco Conference: Truman Soys There Can Be No Peace Without Charter

WANTS U. 5. TO BE FIRST TO RATIFY   Says Unless U.S. Leads, Way There Can Be No Peace

Future Peace Is Hinging   Upon Senate, Says Truman   President Is Heard  After. Homecoming.

Truman Depends - On Senate Help   RATIFICATION NEEDED TO INSURE WORLD PRACR

President Preparing Speech Urging Prompt Ratification Of United Nations Charter

Future Peace Is Put To Senate   Truman Says Unless U. S. Ratifies Plan Peace Is Not Possible

TRUMAN STUDIES CHARTER SPEECH   Prepares Address to Ask Senate Approval

Pre Dares A ppeal to Senators   Urging Prompt Ratification of L nited Nations Peace Charter

Truman Predicts Strong, Philippines Base Will Aid In. Crushing: Nippon.

Philippines May Spring  KO Of J aps   Truman Says Powerful Base Will Play Vital Role

MAG ARTHUR IS “TAUDED BY HST   Message Sent General on Successful Conclusion of Campaiaon.   ORDER TRANSFERS WFA

TRUMAN ocES Bade IN EAGT TO WHIP JAPS   In Message to MacArthur He Visions Philippines as Vital to Victory.

TRUMAN WRITES CHARTER VIEWS   PRAISES MacARTHUR ON PHILIPPINE VICTORY

TO SENATE ON MONDAY   World Republic Is Proposed By 1) 5S. President

PEACE DECISION RESTS WITH U. S. SENATE: TRUMAN   MUST LEAD THE WAY OR THERE WILL BE NO PEACE, HE SAYS

Harry Truman Gets Law Degree for ‘Half Completed’ Course And Visits Haberdashery and Former Partner—First  Lady Sent Red Roses by Husband on Anniversary

Truman Claim: orld Future Hy To Senate  “Says U.S. Must i tead Ratification

Plans Brief Message On Ratification   Future Peace Of World Depends On Action Of Senate, Truman Says At Kansas City

POWERFUL ISLAND BASE TO HAVE BIG PART JAP KNOCKOUT   PRESIDENT WORKS ON MESSAGE URGING PROMPT SENATE RATIFICATION

Truman May Offer Senate CharterMondav   President Gets Degree; Pleads For World Unity

Truman Urges Ratification   No Peace in World Unless Senate Approves Charter, He Says

Truman Working On Charter Message   Address to Senate Monday To Take About Five Minutes

Huge Base Is Built In Philippines   Development Of Powerful Base Is Disclosed By Truman In Letter To General MacArthur

TRUMAN PUTS FUTURE PEACE UPTO SENATE   ‘Says U. S. Must Lead Way b\ Ratification; To Meet Alf Landon

Truman Puts Future Peace Up To Senate   Unless U. S. Leads Way There Can Be No Peace In World, He Savs.

Wants U. S. to Re First to Ratify Frisco Charter   Truman Puts It Squarely Up to Senate to Decide the Future Peace.   His Warning Voiced At Law Schooi Rites

TRUMAN T0 HAVE VISIT FROM LANDON   Move Announced to Help Unite Both Parties and All Factions Behind NonPartisan Objectives   ISSUES GRAVE WARNING

CHARTER LEFT TO SENATORS      Truman Puts Decision On Peace In Their Hands

U. 5. Must Leac Way for Peace Truman Holds   There Can Be No World Peace, He Says, Withou Ratification by the American Senate

Truman Will Ask For Quick Action   President Is Preparing «  Message to Be Read to Senate   'U. S. MUST LEAD WAY

TRUMAN PUTS FUTURE PEACE UP TO SENATE   May Appear In Person Before Senate Monday

PREPARES TALK FOR SENATE ON RATIFICATION   Vandenberg Also Urges Pact Be Okehed Quickly As a Brave Experiment

President Works On Message To Be Sent Senate   Truman Calls )n This Nation To Become —  Guidepost of World

“President Cites Powerful Base *In Philippines   Praises MacArthur For Successful End Of Luzon Campaign; Siqns WFA Order

FUTURE PEACE IS PUT UP TO SENATE BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN   United States Must Lead the Way by Ratification of the United Nations Charter.   HE ISSUES A WARNING   Unless Ratification Is Made by Senate There Can Be no Peace in World, He Said.

Congratulates MW Arthur On  Luzon Victory   Three Other Industrial Cities Hit By Nearly 500 Super glee es   NO FIGHTER BATTLE

Truman Sends Congratulations fo MacArthur   Philippines Important in Japan: Knockout; Spends Busy Day

Republic Of Nations To Be lruman Plea  President Will Urge U. S. To Adopt Plan

SENATORS THEY HOLD PEACE KEY   President Shapes Message Calling For Ratification Of Action Speedily

IN A VITAL ROLE   Truman Says Philippines Will Be Base for Jap Knockout Blow

World Union Is Proposed As Next Step   Startling Suggestion Made In Address At Kansas City

Wants United States to Lead In Ratifieation   President Truman Yoices Views In Hamecoming Celebration At Kansas City

Truman Asks  U. S. Ratify Charter First   Necessary For  World Peace

RIOTING SWEEPS JAVA; 19 HACKED OR SHOT T0 DEATH   Indonesian Extremists Run Amok — Terrorize Women Internees and Seize Red Cross Workers.   BRITISH TROOPS TRY TO-END DISORDERS   Situation at Depok Now in Hand—Dutch Continue to Land Troops, Arms and Supplies.

Brifish Quel! Fight In Java   Outbreak of: Indonesians Near. Depok Reported — Under Control :

British Troops Rush Into Jave To Quell Bloody Native Riots   Indonesians Run Amok, Slay Dutch Citizens; Violence Flares In Depok As Large Bands Fight Pitched Battle

Extremists Ron Amok on Java   Stay 15 As British Rush : Sveows Onto Island

1 Dead.  Hurt In Coraopolis Gas Explosions   Windows Shattered For Blocks Around In National Cylinder Gas Company Blast

Gas Explosion Razes Building; Kills Workmar  Bits Of Steel Cylinder: Are Hurled 300 Feet Away

1 DEAD, 1 HURT IN GAS BLASTS   Plant at Coraopolis Is Demolished, Homes Damaged By Explosions

Full Force of Storm Fails To Strike Miami; Warnings Issued for Northern Area   [Hundreds Seeking Refuge

Warnings Hoisted North to Georgia; Crops Endangered   Buildings Unroofed, Automobiles Overturned As Storm Roars Northward Through State; Public Buildines Sheltering Refusees

1) PEROONS INJURED WHEN BUS HIT A TRUCK   Two Trucks Cause a Mess South of Sellersville   ‘OIL AND OYSTER SHELLS

New York City Greets DeGaulle   Provisional Head Of French Republic Cheered As He Tours New York's Streets

ANSWERS : ON ARMY REATINGS   Nip Newspaper, Gift of B-29s, Circulation Up

UNO NARROWS SITE DOWN T0 BOSTON, N. Y.   Suburban Locations To Be Inspected Next Week

ONLY HALFWAY, -DEVERS WARNS   COMMANDER OF ALL GROUMD TROOPS SAYS HE PERSONALLY BELIEVES  HITLER DEAD. '

Governor Says He Isn't Planning To Run For Any Office At Present

A Boosts Price Work Clothing   gets Pillow Cases  ected by Increase

Work Clothing  Prices to Rise   OPA Announces First  Mandatory Increases

Mindanao Split By Yank Advance   Padada Airfield Said Seized Intact

YANKS TAKE AIRFIELD ON MINDANAO   8,561 Japs Killed in Philippines In Past 6 Days

DRAFT BOARDS 10 STEP UP INDUCTIONS   Many in Class 2-A or 2-B to Be Reclassified Into Class 1-A.

ORDER BOARDS TO RECLASSIFY WMANY   Selective Service Orders to Shift Status of Many with Occunational Deferments

Tanks front minor Iwo gain; take two more Luzon towns   Armored units knock out pillboxes, reach cliff ton: ‘end annears near’

Conservatives Victorious [In Austrian Voting   Socialists Second Communists Third

MEN 18 10 26 WILL GET FIRST CALL   Farm Group Has Large Number of Deferrd Men

Farm Workers  To Be Drafted   SERIES SE Sirgen 4 ar TS et  “Selective Service Ts To Tap New Source

Asks Induction Farm Workers Between 18-26   364,000 Now Hold Farm Deferments According to Byrnes

WOULD INDUGT FARM WORKERS   Byrnes Urges Immediate . Steps Be Taken to Cail Young Men.   364,000 ARE DEFERRED

FARM DEFERMENTS TQ BE CANCELLED      About 364,000 Men 18 Through 25 Will Be Available

DEFERMENTS 10 ot CALLED FOR DUTY   Men Between 18 And 26 Who Now Have Agricultural Deferments

MEN 18-25 ARE ’ TARGET OF NEW BYRNES RULING   Wor Mobilizer Urges Draft Boards To Re-classify Group for Induction

Young Men With Ag. Deferments May Be Called   Reclassification of Those Between 18-26 Is Sought by Byrnes

Byrnes Calls For Draft Of 18-25  Deferred Farmers   Armed Services May Now Tap Largest Remair ing Source of Young Men; WFA Reported Opposed

Selective Service Asked to Induct Men in 18 to25 Year Group Who Now Have Agricultural Defermen?

364,000 Now Facing  Loss of Deferments  Order Covers Youths 18 to 265. W.. Cacnaltiec Renorted Heavy

Report 364,000 In Age Bracket WithDeferment:   Byrnes Would Speed Calls - On Largest: Remaining ~~ Source: Of- Young “Men

NEW DRAFT OF MEN DEFERRED BY FARM WORK   Men 18 Through 25 May Be In Service Soon

DIRECTIVE TO OUTLINE GOV“ERNMENT POLICY MACAR-  ' THUR TO. FOLLOW IN OC ‘CUPATION

Guidance Sought For M’Arthur's Diplomacy   Administration Ruling Predicted To Quiet Situatior Created By General's Statement

Directive to Mac Reported   Would Clarify Lines In Japan Occupation

Confusion In Congress Over Atomic Control   But Harmony Reigns on Tax Cutting, Admiration for Admiral Nimitz

Congress in Dither Over Atomic Bomb   Action on Truman's Request Put Over Until Next Week

CONGRESS HEARS TALK BY NIMITZ   Legislators Delay Action On Control Of Atom Bomb

Senate Divides Over Control  Of Atom Bomb   ls Energy Development Strictly Military Or Industrial ?

Here's What Is Going On In Congress  On This Day      Atomic Bomb, Tas Levy And Nimitz In Spotlight

JEWS PROTEST BRITISH POLICY   General Strike Called For Thruout Palestine

Fear Trouble As Palestine Jews Strike   Protest Bevin’s Plan For Trusteeship and New Inquiry Board

Jews Call General Strike Following Bevin's Proposal for Holy Land Rule

British Proclaim Martial Law in Indo‘China fo Prevent Anti-French Uprising

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN INDO-CHINA TO PREVENT UPRISING OF ANTI-FRENCH GROUP

Martial Law Proclaimed in So. Indo-China   Move Is Made to Head Off Uprising Of Anti-French Paanilao

Attempt To Head Off Uprising: ~   Proclaim Martial Law Throughout Indo-China

Armies Rule Indo-China   Martial Law Ordered For Southern Sector

INDO-CHINA PLACED UNDER MARTIAL LAW   Carrying of Arms Forbidden to Ail But Allied Forces

South Indo-China Under Army Rule   Martial Law Ordered to Avert Anti-French Riot

Important Legislative Session Nears   Unusually Large Number of Controversial Issues, Including ‘Black Market’ Tax, Face Solons 12 Dave Hence

Mississippi Legislature;      State Solens Face Critical Questions In The Coming Session

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ACTION ON LUZON CONTINUES STRONG   "Yanks Fight Delaying Parties Near Last Jap Stronghold

Japan, Formosa Bombed By Two Superfort Fleets   Simultaneous Blows Struck By B-29’s At Major Targets

Two Superfort Fleets Hit Tokyo, Formosa      Bombers From Marianas, China Raid Nip Homeland

SUPERFORTS HIT FORMOSA AND TOKYO   First Raid On Jap Capital Since Dec. 27

Salary Boosts Voted by House  Senate Debates Added Real Estate Exemption

Accused Japs Surrendering  e+ © @ @  Parade Of Japanese War Crimes Suspects Give Up To Allied Officials

JapLeaders Obey Surrender Order   War Crimes Suspects Enter Sugamo Prison

JAP SUSPECTS "SURRENDERING   Group Is Headed By Imperial Prince Nashimoto

‘I'm Patriot,’ Says Quisling  Acquittal or ‘Mild Treatment’ Asked

Soil Erosion Growing Threat To World Fooc   How To Combat Loss Is Theme Of Conference  In South Haven

WASTE OF TOP SOIL DECLARED PERIL TO U.S.   Will Impoverish All If Allowed to Continue,  Parley Told

7201 Men Out Losing 36,000 Tons Daily   State’s Coal Output Declines As Fight  For “White Collar” Recognition Spreads.

No Modesty!   Vets Doff Civies In Crowd; Learn Uniformed Men.Get  Rattar Carvgien

MORE RAIN EXPECTED   Clouds and Scattered Showers Forecast for Week-End

SHOWERS MAY FALL   Unsettled Weather Forecast for  Kansas Tomorrow

UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS TO ~~ AID IN POST WAR PERIOD   LIBERALIZED UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS’ WILL EASE ‘ BHOOK OF WAR WORK " STOPPAGE —

Coal Miners Most Serious of More Than 200 Work Stoppages  543,000 ILDE IN LABOR DISPUTES  Miners Conference Adjourned Yesterday Without Agreement

Longshoremen End Strike: Pit Row Continues  More Strife Looms In Midwest States

0 States in the Middle West Threatened with New Walkout As 40,000 Teamsters Ask Vote

Longshoremen in Return to Work: Miners Still out  Hollywood Strike Nearer Climax as

Nation's Strike Line Shrinking; 400,000 Out   Big Sore Spot in Labor Picture is Soft Coal Dispute

Strike Idle Below Total Of 400,000   Longshoremen Return and Start Clearing Pori of New York of 400 Ships; Spokane Bakers Out

President Urged To Intervene In  Mine Walkouts   Conference Between Operators, Union  Officials Fails Again

WALKOUT LINES CUT TO 400,000   State of Massachusetts Seizes Street Railways

—STRIKES—  AFL Head Sees End Of Tieup  Mine Dispute Shuts Down Stool Plante

Bituminous Conference Continues   1,200 Longshoremer Return To Piers As 1,800 Bus Drivers Strike

Ease Nation's — Troubled Labor Situation Slightly Little Indication Of Settlement In Coal Dispute

439.000 Men Off OF Jobs In Walkouts   Government Agencies Try To Stem Tide Of Work Stoppages

Dock Men Back on Job   New York Harbor Being Cleared of Marooned Vessels

Dock Strike Is Ending; Mine Groups  Conferring   Soft Coal Employees Remain From Tasks

Seizure Of Car Lines Is Ordered  Gov. ‘Fobin Acts: Ir New England Strik

STRIKE IDLE IN U, $. CUT BELOW 40,000 FIGURE   Eastern Massachusetts Railroad System Seized by Governor Tozin Today.

CARGOES TIED UP NEW YORK HARBOR BEGINNING TO MOVE  NUMBER IDLE ON ACCOUN’ OF STRIKES LESS THAN

Longshoremen Back to Work;  Cargoes Move   But Miners, Lumbermen, ~ Motion Picture Works  Darken Labor Scene

Massachusetts Seizes Transit  Lines On Strike   NY Longshoremen Return To Work

STRIKE LINE SERINK TINDER NEW SEIZURES   Massachusetts Takes Over Street Railways: New York Longshoremen Are Back on Job: Miners Remain Idle.

Strikebound Rail Lines Seized; Dock Trouble Ends   Mine Rift Remains As Major Problem

M Neher rTIS SECESRILLNE      NATION'S STRIKE LINES SHRINK BELOW 400,000; CGAL DISPUTE STILL MAJOR LABOR PROBLEM 

Lonashoremen Back to Jobs But Strike Not Yet Settled: No Proaress in Coal Dispute   Insurgent Group Within Longshoremen May Continue to Cause Trouble; idle Workers At Week's End Close te 400,000 Mark

Longshoremen Return to Jobs in N. Y: Harbor   Little Indication Is Seen of Settlement of Soft Coal Dispute

LONGSHOREMEN BACK 10 WORK   Coal Mine Disputes Still Baffle Peace Efforts

Unions Request  600 Strike Vote:      gshoremen Returning;  Ppackers, Busmen Ouit

Longshoremen Quit Strike; Cargoes in N. Y. Harbor Moving   Miners’, Lumber Work: ers’ Walkouts Remain Main Controversies

As ion’s Strike ine Shrinking   Massachusetts Seizes Seruck Rail Lines

'RIKE LINES RINK BELOW 0.000 TOTAL   gshoremen Back to Wort n New Yorks Miners Still Biagest Sore Spot.

Controls Removed  From Construction  Airplane Travel © Lifting of Building Ban is  Expected to Spur Business; Strikes Slow Reconversion

Some 400 Ships Tied Up in New York Harbor As Result of Walkout.   COAL STRIKE UNCHANGED

Full Crews Of Dock Workers Monday Seen   Some 400 Ships Tied Up As Result of Walkout of From 35,000 to  60,000 Lahorers é   Watlkouts Al Mines Remain Unbroken    Mase Pickeling in Holly wood Spreads to Colum.  hia Movie Studio: Others May Be Patrolled

President Urged To Intervene in Soft Coal Strike   187,000 Miners Out; More Than 453,000 of Nation’s Workers Idle   HOLLYWOOD. MOVIE MAKING CURTAILED   New York Port Operations __Stagnant As LaGuardia Acts to End Tieup

453,000 Idle From Strikes Across Nation   New York Docks. Coal Mines Blocked By Walkounuts

STRIKE TOTALS OWN SLIGHTLY   ‘Massachusetts G Governor : Seizes Stalled Trollev System

Longshoremen Return to Work In N. Y. Harbor   Deadlock Still Marks Parley Between Miners and Operators

CARGOES TIED UP NEW YORK HARBOR BEGINNING TO MOVE   NUMBER IDLE ON ACCOUNT OF STRIKES LESS THAN 400.000 MONDAY

Nation’s Strike Lines Shrink to Below 400,000   - ow . : Massachusetts Seizes Strack  “Fransportation. Limes Longshoremen Reirn to Docks

MOVIE MAKING 1S CURTAILED AT HOLLYWOOD   460,600 Workers Are Idle - Because Of Labor Disputes In United States

Nation's Strike Picture   NATION'S STRIKE LINES DROP 10 IBELOW 400,000   Longshoremen Return to Clear Harbor of 400 Marooned Ships

Mass. Seizes Strike Bound St. Railway   ‘Sorest Spot Is Walkout of Miners—Continue Parleys

TRANSIT LINES SEIZED IN ROW   Longshoremen Troop Back To Work In New. York

Longshoremen Back To Work: Move Cargoes   Transport System In East Is Seized; — Idle Under 400,000

Coal Dispute Is Largest Issue Still Unsolved: New York Port  Is Again Open

Longshoremen Begin Unloading 400 Marooned Ships In Harbor   Wage Discussion Will Be Resumed   Walkouts Continue In Ef. fect In Other Sections Of Country

LONGSHOREMEN ARE RETURNING TO JOBS NEW YORK HARBOR  LITTLE INDICATION THAT   LITTLE INDICATION THAT MINERS AND OPERATORS WILL REACH AGREEMENT

453,000 Idle Because of  Wide Strikes   Truman Urged To Intervene To Reopen Mines

Mass. Governor Orders Trolley Lines Seized  N. Y. Longshoremen Mav Return Shartly  N. Y. Longshoremen May Return Shortly; Miners Still Out

LONGSHOREMEN RETURN; TRAM SYSTEM SEIZED   Miner Strike Is Still Sorest Spot in U. S. Labor Situation

Number Idle in Strikes Cut to Below 400,000  Rw. TOS ASCMOOTTATED PRESS

Coal Dispute Conference Is Continued   Fuel Shortage *Cuts Tuto Steel Output; Midwest States Face Threat of Transport Tie-Up

Major Crime Wave Menaces America, FBI Head Warns; Blames Parents for the Acts

Nation Heading for Era of ‘Bloody’ Lawlessness, Head of FBI Warns

7 Laine, ca, 10 Soucs Tie Ls Contest . urns “nto ot Air Zxc1ange

Congresswomen Decide Idaho Spuds Are Just as Good as Maine Potatoes

Japanese Create Death And Horror Ordeal In Manila   Doomed Japanese Have De. stroyed One Third Of City In Final Ter roriem   REFUGEES RELATE TALES OR HORROR

CHANGE MANILA INTO SCENE OF FLAMES, DEATH   Refugees SayHundreds Slain in Massaére  Of Civilians

THIRD OF CITY DESTROYED IN IS-DAY ORDEAL   Japs in Final Orgy of Blood, Fire and Drunkenness

NEW CAR PRICES ORDERED BY OPA NOT STARTLING   ONLY SURPRISE IN LOWER CEILING ON GM-BUILT AUTOS

Decrease Is Ordered In. GM Models   Prices Will Be Near Those Fixed In 1942

Prices Announced By OPA   General Motors Cars Given Slask In Price List

Autos Will Cost Consumer About Same as in 1942   ' Makers Allowed Some Increase: Dealers to Absorb Difference

Dealers Will Contest OPA New Car Prices   General Motors-Cars Will Cost Public a Little Less Than in 1942; Fords, Studebakers and Chrysler-Built Autos Will Be Somewhat Higher

NEW GENERAL MOTORS  CARS TO COST LESS;  OTHERS BE HIGHER THAT IS WAY OPA HEAD  SUMS UP IN LONG-AWAIT. ED ANNOUNCEMENT

‘Auto Dealers Prepare ». \eor Finish Fight On... \O0°.A.’s Pricing Method

Announce New Auto Prices; GM Cars Cost Less   Fords, Studebakers, Chrysler Models To Be Higher; OPA  Lists Factory Prices

GM Car Prices Down; Fords, Studebakers And Chryslers To Cost More   OPA Lists Ceilings; Says New Autos To Cost Same As Pre-War Models; Dealers Prepared For Finish Fight On Prices

Dealers Plan right on Auto Prices   - Bowles Under Fire; New OPA Ceilings Called ‘Unjustitied’

Dealers Ready for Fight Over Auto Pricing Methods   By MARVIN L. ARKOWSMITH

OPA Setup On New Car Prices Brings Big Howl from Dealers   Auto Men Prepare for Finish Fight; Costs To Be About Same as Pre-War Modeis.

OPA Unveils First New Auto Ceilings; Some Models Higher   General Motors Cars to Cost Less Under Administration Edict

WAGES MUST RISE OR STRIKES GO ON. CIO WARNS   Union Asks 30 Pe. Up Truman In Radio Talk Tuesday

C.1.0. Puts Heat on Pay Drive    President Prepares to Address Nation on Wage-Price Policy

WAGE-PRIGE POLICY DUE ON TUESDAY   President Truman Will Make Public U. S. Stand In Address Tuesday Night.

HEAT TURNED ON ITS WAGE RAISE DRIVE BY CIO   President Truman To Addres: Nation On Wage-Price Policy Tomorrow

Steel Workers Request Voting At 166 Plants   Warning Issued on Eve of President's Wage-Policy Talk

ClO Turns Heat On Full Prior to Truman Pay Talk   Threatens Strike Wave { Kt Can't Dictate

Q-TURNS ON HEAT IN WAGE RAISE DRIVE      30 Percent ‘Increase Demanded; Steel Workers Restless

Electric Strike Set  for 1946   Committee Considers Shelving of Truman’s Labor Legislation

Nazi Luftwaffe Reduced As Allies Destroy 845 Planes   Gen. Spaatz Simultaneously Issues Special Order, Tha: the Strategic Air War Against Germany ' Has: Ended Victoriously

ALLIES DESTROY B40 NAZI PLANES   LUFTWAFFE KNOCKED _ our, OBSERVER SAYS — THREE RAIDS MADE ON BERLIN,

Allied Pilots Smash 842 Nazi Planes   Spaatz Says Strategic Air Battle Is Won

Strategie air war is ended  -Gen. Spaaiz Most paralyzing single-day attack

ALLIES WRECK AT LEAST 849 NAZI PLANES   AIRFIELDS BLASTED IN EPOCH-MAKING SKY VICTORY

Luftwaffe Gets Knockout Blow On West Front   German Air Force Is Re garded as Almost Powerless

6,000 Planes Pound Reich In Daylight  U.S.HeavyBomber Now To Be Given

Strategic Air War Against Nazis Is Ended  845 Enemy Planes   845 Enemy Planes Destroyed in Devastating Blow

LUFTWAFFE HAS BEEN CRUSHED, OBSERVER SAYS   Germans Have Lost 2,953 Planes This Month; Pilots And Fuel Short   STRATEGIC AIR WAR ENDS VICTORIOUSLY

STRIKE FIERCE BLOWS AT FOE   Most of Enemy Craft Wrecked Are Blasted on Ground

Luftwaffe Loss Raised to 2,953 In 16 Days Span   Spaatz Tells Yank Airmen Strategic Air Warfare Biniched in Furane

British Declare Hit er And Eva ‘Both Killed Self      - Double: Suicides Bodies Not Found:

Hitler is Dead, British Report   He and Eva Braun  Burned April 30

BRITISH SAY HITLER DEAD   Shot Himself April 39, Intelligence Reports: Mistress Took Poison

n April 30  ‘Hiller . Death Declared in British Intelligence Report

British Say Evidence Shows Hitler, Eva Braun Kill Selves Last April

British Report Concludes Hitler ‘And His Mistress Killed Selves.

Bodies Burned In Chancellory Bunker, Report   News Dispatch Says Fuehrer Shot Self, Mistress Took Poisor On April 30

British Report Hitler Died By Shooting Seli   Mistress, Eva Braun, Took Poison; Both — Bodies burned in Berlin

Hitleris Dead, British Officers Are Convinced   Intelligence Reports As Conclusive As Poss‘ble Withaut Bodies

British Claim Definite Proof Of Hitlers Death   Shot Himself In Berlin April 30

ACTING REICH REGIME ALSO IN CUSTODY   Admiral Doenitz and Signers of Capitulation at Reims Among 300 Taken Into Captivity by British.

Bw NEAT TWA NEAT JV  MacArthur’s Timing and Courage Are His Chief Military Virtues

@ READY FOR NEXT JOB   MacArthur’s Timing and Courage Are His Chief Military Virtues

Demand That Italy Keep Province Results in Riot  Possession of Area is Vigorously Upheld by Soldiers

MANY ARE: BADLY BEATEN   Free-for-All Fight Over Province of Venezia Giulia 

Russia To Get Her Feet Under New Peace Table   When Japan Is Defeated the Soviets Will Come In for Their Part of Peace Settlements.

Pacific Peace Table Seat For  Russia Assured   Reds Gain Voice In Dis: position Of American: Wan lelande.

No Move Afcot to Recall Congress   ‘Russians Gain Seat At Pacific Peace Table: May Have Far Reaching Results

RUSSIA HAS GAINED PACIFIC PEACE SEAT BY WAR ENTRANCE   MOSCOW WAR DECLARTION MAKES SOVIET PART. NER IN EASTERN AREA

RUSSIA GETS SEAT AT PACIFIC PEACE TABLE   May Have Bearing On What Islands U. S. To Hold After War

Reds Gain A Voice In Asia ©   Declaration Of War Gives Russia Right To Sit In On Peace Table Decisions

Russia Gains Seat at East Peace Table   May Assume Big Voice in Final Pacific Terms

Soviets Gain Seat At Peace Table by Warring on Japan   Reds Will Have Voice in Future Of Enemy Islands

Diplomats Wonder How Reds ‘Role In Pacific Will Affect ‘Division Of Jap Territory

Terms Of Cairo Accepted?.... Russia’s Part In Pacific Peace Negotiatinns May Have Great Significance

Entry Into I Pacific War Will Bring Seat at Peace Table fre Rieck,   did not participate.

SIA 10 GET HAND IN PEACE   Presence at Peace Table May Have Far-Reaching Imolications.   SPECULATE ON RED AIMS

Truman Speaks Tonight At 9   Russia’s Declaration Of War On Japs To Give Her Voice In Pacific Peace

RUSSIA HAS GAINED PACIFIC PEACE SEAT BY WAR ENTRANCE  MOSCOW WAR DECLAR TIAN MAYES CAUIET DADT

SOVIETS GAIN SEAT AT JAP PEACE TABLE   Far-Reaching ‘Diplomatic and Territorial Implications Foreseen

Russia Now To Have Voice In Decisions On Future Of U, S:-Held Pacific Islands   Presence In War May Have Far-Reaching Diplomatic, Territorial Implications

Russia Gains Position On Pacifie Peace   Presence At Peace Table May Have Far-Reaching  ; PORPINEESES A.sao ar Ue Spee cena   BECOMES PARTNER

Russia’s Presence At Pacific Peace Table Speculated   Americans Hoping Reds Are Bound to Cairo Settlement Plan

Russia’s Entrance In War On Side Of Allies Has Far Reaching Territorial Implications

Brandenburg Is Topple As Soviet Juggernaut Crowds Koenjeshera   Enterprising AWOL Sergeant ‘Takes Over’ 3 German Towns

Pierce Defenses of Stetlin and Take Coastal Stronghold of Bsandenburg. Germans Use Wounded Soldiers In Baitle

Giant Shelling Backs Red Berlin Drive   Soviet Forces Attack To Threaten Southern Germany 

REDS PENETRATE OTETTIN DEFENSES “TN BLOODY FIGHT   Dive Bombers and 1,000 Heavy Guns Back Drive On Port—Nazis Throw Wounded Into Struggle.    SOVIETS SEIZE BASTION IN EAST PRUSSIA   Moscow Announces 20,000 Germans Were Killed in 13-Day Battle South west of Budapest.

REDS BATTLE INTO STETTIN DEFENSE LINE   PRIZE BALTIC PORT DOOMED AS LAST FORTS TOPPLE

Soviets Topple Stronghold of Brandenburg   Batter Three Miles Into Crumbling Stettin Defenses

Soviets Knife Into Stettin; — Brandenburg Is Captured   ‘Wounded Soldiers Are Used By. Nazis

Reds in East Prussia Take Brandenbura   Zhukov’s First White Russian Army Extends Control of the Oder River’s East Bank

Russians Knife Into Defenses Of Baltic Port   Stettin Under Fire , Of Heavy Red Guns And Dive Bombers

Nazis Using Wounded Men   Trying to Stop Russians Driving Into Stettin Defenses in Blazing Battle

Reds Knife Nearer Steftin As Nazis Put Wounded Men Back Into Blazing Battle

East Prussian’s Key Coast Cit ls Captured   German Wounded in To Battle to Stave Off Soviet Hordes

Reds Smash Into Stettin Defense Line   1.000 Guns, Hundreds Of Bombers Knife Into Great Baltic Port

RED ARMY TAKE! "BRANDENBURG IN EAST PRUSSIA   Attacks By Nazis In Hungary Are Turned To Retreat

U.S. Agitating Pampas Fight   Rockefeller Scores Aroventina Resime

U. S. Exhibits Renewed Anger   Assured Support In -Overthrowing Dictator

Jap Government To Dissolve Diet; Konoye Suicides   Allies Ban State Aid to Shintoism; Nation “Shocked”

Two Mine Sweeper: Lost, Navy Reports   None Killed, Missing After Enemy Action In Borneo Area

MINESWEEPERS SUNK BY JAPS   Lost in Borneo Area, Says Report From Navy

"Navy Loses  el wo Vessels   No Lives Are Lost Aboard Minesweepers

MINE SWEEPERS LOST   Enemy Scores Hits in the Borneo  Area: None Killed

‘NAVY REPORTS _ 2 SHIPS SUNK   None Killed or Missing in Loss Of Mine Sweepers Off Borneo

2 Motor Mine Sweepers Lost   Enemy Destroys Vessels In Borneo Area: Casualties Not Given.

Navy Reveals Loss of Mine Sweepers   Two Sunk Near Borneo, Entire Personnel Safe

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Yank forces hammer into  Intramuros Engage last Nip  defense forces

Yanks Breach  Manila Wal   Burst Into Ancient Intramuras Through Two Breaches In Outer Wall; Find Tragic Civilian Suffering

Closing Session of Labor-Management  Conference Delayed   By CHARLES H. HERROLD

Labor-Management Conference Delayed To Try and Salvage Some Agreement

ELECTION WOULD END CONTROL iE SAVS IN REPORI   Says Communist Party of Germany Holds A Majority of The Strategic Posts in Berlin Government.   MAKES FORMAL REPORT ON REICH OCCUPATION   Says Most Cordial Relations Exist Among The Four Big Powers Now Controlling Germany.

COMMUNISTS IN MOST IMPORTANT POSTS IN BERLIN   Gen. Eisenhower Believes Ar Election Will End Dominance

COMMUNISTS RULE ROOST IN BERLIN   Gen. Eisenhower Believes Fair and Impartial Election Will End Dominance.

REPORT CITES RED TREND IN BERLIN AREAS   Fair Election Would End Communist Domination, Eisenhower Says

Berlin Is Under Communist Rule Says Eisenhower   Believes Election  Would End Dominance

Communists Rule Roost In Berlin,  Eisenhower Says   Believes Fair Election Would Not Support Their Dominance

rMisenhower Sees Ouster In Election   Economic Problems Are Food, Fuel And Transportation

Impartial Vote Would End Rule, U. §. Chief Says   German Communists Favored by Soviets In Political Setup

SASEBO, BIG NAVAL BASE. IS IN RUINS   Clouds Over Targets Glow “Like Red Hot Plate,” Say Pilots

HUGE FIRES LEFT AT SASEBO BASE BY SUPER-FORTS   Moji, Noboeka, -Okayama — Other New Key Targets Blasted from Air

U.S. STH ARMY 90 MILES FROM SOVIET LINES   Yanks 45 Miles Away From Berlin; Vienna Falls To Red Army

21 Ships Went To Botfom In 17] Black Days   ‘Now It Can Be Told’ Story Of Warfare Is Revealed At Hatteras

Subs Attemp' To Cut Lane Along Coast   Attacks Are Opened On Forty-Third Day After Pearl Harbor

UAW Rejects 45-Hour Week      Union President Says Offer A Conspiracy Against Workers

Subject of Talk  Is Not Announced   Parley Precedes Labor-Management Conference, Follows Visit Made Re Caneral Motors Head Wilson

Auto Workers Reject GM's 45-hour Plan   Proposal Attacked as an Evasion of the Real Issue

UAW Rejects 45 Hour Week   Declare Plan of General Motors Is Unacceptable

UAW President ‘Thomas Called” To White House   Will Confer © With Trui ‘man. Friday. ‘A.M, On  Labor- Management : “Problems. = °°

Truman Summons Thomas fo White House November 2   Major Walkouts Occur Akron, San

UAW President Thomas Called To White House   Will Confer With Truman Friday A. M. On l.abor - Management Problems.

TRUMAN CALLS ClO LEADER T0 PARLEY FRIDAY   Action Comes After Rejection Of G-M Proposal For A 45-Hour Week

Auto Workers Reject GM Plan For 45-Hr. Week   Union President Called To A Conference With  Truman Friday.

CIO-UAW Head Rejects GM's 45-Hour Week   Thomas to Confer With. President; Can See No “Blessing” In Wilson Proposal

THOMAS CALLED TO CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT   AUW-UAW Fresident Summoned _ To White House For Meeting On Friday; Nation's Strike Idle Now At 345,000 And More Coming.

U. A.W. SAYS IT OPPOSES LONGER WEEK   Union Flatly Rejects General Motors Proposal for 45-Hour Base— Leader Is Summoned by Truman

UNION REJECTS 5 HOUR WORK WEEK PROPOSAL   G-M Offer Termed ‘Economic Suicide’ By  Reuther

THE WFATHER:   Union Rejects GM Plan For 45-Hour Week   Thomas Assumes That Summons to Capitol Refers to Labor-Management Conference

Corporation, Unionat Odds over 30 Percent Pay Raise   Wilson, General Motors President, Con fers with President Truman

ClO AUTO CHIEF TO CONFER WITH PRESIDENT SOON   r J. Tomas Reveals Conference Set in Capitol; GMC Offer Rejected

Truman Requests Conference With Autonvwbile Union Leader; Officials Of Workers Rejec GM's 45-Hour Week

United Auto Workers Turn Down GM Plan   President Thomas Announces He Has Beer Summoned by President Truman for Conference

Auto Workers Decline GVM A5-Hour Plan   Thomas Called To White House Conference At 11 A. M. Friday.   DOESN'T KNOW WH Y

'GENERAL MOTORS CORP. PROPOSAL OF 45-HOUR WEEK IS EMPHATICALLY REJECTED   Graph of Nation's Strike Idle Curves Sharply Upward, Touching Approximately 345,000, With Some 110,000 Added to List    WORK STOPPAGE AT FIRESTONE TIRE COMPANY

Thomas Is. Called To White House by  President. Truman   Leader of CIO Automobile Workers Doesn't Know Why: G.M. Offer Is Refused

45-Hour Week Plan Rejected By Auto Union   Thomas Summoned To White House For Talk Friday; Reuther Hits Company Proposal

Thomas, Union Head, is Called To Washington   Proposal Will Nat Do GM or Workers Any Good, He Says

PRESIDENT OF AUTO  WORKERS CALLED 70  CONFER WITH TRUMAN UAW UNION LEADER RE JECTS GENERAL MOTORS 45-HOUR WEEK PLAN

CIO Auto President Called BeforeTruman  Move Follows Work Plan Refusal;

President Thomas Of UAW   Summoned To White House For Conference With Truman   Auto Workers Have Rejected GMC Proposal For 45-Hour Work Week

AUTO WORKERS DENOUNCE GM'S A5-HOUR WEEK   Thomas Sees No Good In Proposal; He'll Visit Truman

Labor Leader Is Summoned To Diseussion With Truman   Auto Workers Reject General Motors Plan

C10 Official To Meet With  Truman Friday   Workers Turn Down GM Proposal

Allied Powers Issued Edict; To Lift Secrecy   MacArthur Wants All Diplomatic Property And Papers Turned In

ORDER CUTS OFF JAPS FROM WORLE DIPLOMATICALLY   Diplomatic. Papers, Properties Demandec Ry Allied owers

Nips Told To Sever Other Relations   MacArthur Gets Directive From Nation's Capital

Allies Direct MacArthur Order Cutting Off Japan Diplomatically From World

GENERAL MACARTHUR HAS ORDERED JAPAN SEVER RELATIONS  errmrmmt? == ee elUCUlUm mC eee   NIPPON TOLD TO IMMED. IATELY RECALL ALL CON. SULAR REPRESENTATIVES

JAPAN'S ENVOYS ORDERED HOME    Diplomatic Properties, Papers To Be Given Allies

ALLIES WILL GET RECORDS ~ IN NEW MOVE   DRASTIC ORDER WILL ISOLATE   JAPAN FROM WORLD  . CAPITALS—PROPERTIES TO BE SEIZED

ORDER SEVERS JAPAN FROM ALL NATIONS   MacArthur Directs Tokyo To Cut Relations and Turn Over Its Diplomatic Properties

Japan Must Sever Foreign Relations   Is Directed by MacArthur to Turn Over Diplo-  ‘matic Papers   ALLIED POWERS ORDER   Nippon Must Recall Con: suls From All Neutral  Countries

Ordered To Turn Over Diplomatic Popers and Property; Konove, a Leading War Figure, Becomes Leading Fig. urc In Peace.

Isolation of Japan Ordered By Allies   Diplomatic Papers and Properties All Over World Demanded; Meanwhile, Foundations of Monarchy Being Chipped Away By Rising Political Changes

Tighter Clamp Put on Nippon By MacArthur   Tokyo Government Ordered to Turn Gver {ts Diplomatic Properties and Papers to Allied Powers

Orders Japs To Cut All Foreign Ties   “By Direction of Allied Powers” Nippon Must Recall All Diplomatic Representatives

Japan Ordered To Break All Diplomatic Ties   Jap Envoys in Foreign Lands To Be Recalled

ALLIED ACTION aTHIPO JAPAN OF DIPLOMAL   Ordered to Sever Relations with Other Nations in New Decree.

Orders Japanese To Recall Officials In Neutral Countries   MacArthur’s Directives Follow Criticism From Moscow; Konoye May Head Political Move

MacArthur Orders Japan Turn Over To Allies All Its Diplomatic Properties

Jap Diplomatic Relations Are  Ordered Cut   To Recall Representatives Home From Neutral Countries— Reasons Not Given

{MacArthur Orders Japan To Sever  Relations With Foreign Governments

Allied Powers Ask Recall Of Jap Envoys   New Directive Comes on Heels Of Soviet Criticism

Japan Must Turn Over Secret Files   MacArthur Orders Nips End Foreign Relations, Give Up Documents

New Restriction Placed on Japan  Must Sever Relations With Other Nations

Ordered To Sever Foreign Relations   Sweeping Order Means Recall of Representatives From Neutral Countries, Turning Over Archives and Property

ALLIES WANT PROPERTIES AND PAPERS   Diplomatic, Consular Representatives To Be Called Home

Jap Foreign Relations  Ordered Cut   Ali of Diplomatic File: To Be Seized by Allied Nations Under Drastic New Directive

WILL CALL BACK THEIR ENVOYS, TURN IN PAPERS   Orders Issued At Direction Of Allied Powers; Full Purpose Kept Secret

Order Japs to Recall Envoys   Directed to Turn Over Diplomatic Properties And Papers

NEW ACTION IS TAKEN ON ALLIED ORDER   Purpose of ‘Directive, Issued by MacArthur, Is Not Revealed

M ‘Arthur Orders Japan Sever All Diplomatic Ties   Must Recall From Neutral Countries Any Representative:

IAPS ISOLATED   Wit Reveal Alt Enemy Secrets; Russia Seeks Hand In Oocupation Polley.

—OCCUPATION—  Japan Told To Recall Diplomats   Diplomatic Papers To  Be Given To Allies

Nipponese Lose World Standing By Allied Order   Must Sever Relations With Foreign Governments, Turn Over State Papers

JAPAN MUST END RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN STATES   Diplomatic Properties, Papers Throughout World Ordered Turned Over To Allied Powers: Drastic Move.

Nippon Ordered to End Relations With All Neutral Nations   Must Reveal All Diplomatic and Consular Secrets to Allies

Diplomatic Ties Cut by MacArthur   Papers Given Up; Edict Issued “by Direction Of Allied Powers.”

Order, ‘‘By Direction of Allied Powers,’’ Is Given Nipponese By MacArthur

JAP DIPLOMATS ORDERED HOME   Allied Edict Issued by MacArthur Orders Papers Into Powers’ Hands

Japan Isolated; Order  Came from Washington   Prince Konoye to Discard Royal Robes to Enter Public Political Life

Japs Ordered to End All Foreign Relations   MacArthur Issues Order ‘By Direction of Allied Powers’ For Recall of Diplomatic Staffs and Surrender Secret Archives

Japan Cut Off From  World ©   Nips Told to Sever ‘Diplomatic Relations With All Governments

Jap Diplomatic Machinery Is Ordered Halted   Properties and Papers Must Be Turned Over to MacArthur

Japan's Relations With Governments Ordered Severed   MacArthur Demands Diplomatic Property, Papers be Yielded; Konove Will Reneunce Tifles

Nips Told to Sever Relations With All Foreign Governments.   REASON NOT DISCLOSED

Diplomatic Properties And Papers Are Sousht   ‘Ordered To Recall Envoys From Posts

Isolate Japan Diplomatically By New Orders   Japanese Government Ordered To Cease Diplomatic Relations With Other Nations   ALLIED POWERS TO TAKE PROPERTIES

GENERAL MACARTHUR HAS ORDERED JAPAN SEVER RELATIONS   NIPPON TOLD TO IMMEDTATELY RECALL ALL CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVES

Japs to End Diplomacy With World   MacArthur Orders All Foreign Government Contacts End; Allies Will Take Over   Rules Are Stated   Prompt Compliance Is Demanded; Must Give Up Papers

Japan Cut Off Diplomatically From the World      Ordered to Turn Over Dip lomatic Properties and Papérs to Allied Powers

Cripple Faces Seven Murder Charges After Admitting Setting Fires

HALF OF KLEVE FORTRESS WON BY CANADIANS   Third Army Threatens Pruem; Resistance  Of Foe Increased

Third Army Gains in Area  Of Pruem    Foe Now Rushing Reinforcements To Western Front

Canadian and U.S. Troops Are Attacking  Germans Preparing to Meet Offensive on Weetern Frant

Third Army Is Fighting in  Pruem Streets   Germans Reportedly Rush Reinforcements Westward to Meet an Expected All-Out Offensive by Eisenhower's Troops

Canadian Offensive Bores 10 Miles Into Siegfried Line: Yanks Also Advance

Germans Driven From the Western Section of Kleve .  STREET FIGHTS IN __      Enemy Troops Massing for All-Out Smash of Allies

Nazis Rush In  Troops Along Western Wall   Canadians Seize Half Of K le ve; Third Army Fighting Street To Street In Pruem

Germans Driven From the Western Section of Kleve   STREET FIGHTS IN ' PRUEM ARE RAGING   Enemy Troops Massing for All-Out Smash of Allies

CANADIANS BORE TEN MILES INTO SIEGFRIED LINE   Sterm Kleve As American Armies Surround City Of Pruem   GERMANS FORTIFIED FOR NEW OFFENSIVE

(Canadian Army Gets Foothold In Wall Anchor   American 3d Engages Foe - In Hard Street Fights °  Qarmangs Saiffanitng

Cigarettes “to Burn,” Steaks, Butter — Norfolk’s Genuine Heaven on Earth, Fred Othman Finds —

;  Othman Starts for Nortolk, Va. To Cover Railroad Sale and Lands Smack in Heaven

iT’LL RINSE DISHES, MAKE ICE CREAM, PEEL POTATOES—  This’n and Other Marvels Awaitine You

Wahiwiigat Avenges Fall Of Bataan   Surrender Ceremony Lasts 11 Minutes In Summer Capital

JAPANESE IN PHILIPPINES SURRENDER   Bullet-headed “Butcher of Bataan” Put In Bilibid Prison After Ceremony.

“Butcher of bataan’ Is In Bilibid Prison Today WAINWRIGHT SEES SURRENDER SIGNING  Calls Off Fighting Of 40,000 Japanese In Northern Luzon

Yamashita In Prison After His Surrender      ‘Butcher Of Bataan’ In 11-Minute Ceremony  Gives Up Fight

Japanese Chief In Philippines Halts Fighting   700-Year-Old Sword ls Handed over by ‘Butcher of Bataan’

General Yamashita Will Probably Stand Trial As War Criminal   Wainwright Sees Him Gtrrender   Jap Army And Navy Officers Refuse To Speak During Ceremony

AIR FORCES CUT ALL CONTRACTS   Cancellations Will Affect 153 Northeastern Ohio Firms

U.S. Sub Gets 21 Hits in 24 Shots With Wakeless Electric Torpedo

Temperatures   Hungarian Capital 17th Taken Since Rome Fell; June 4

Two Soviet Armies Complete Capture After Month and Half of Bitter Siege Fighting.   17TH CAPITAL TAKEN SINCE FALL OF ROME

’ Reds Slashing , "Toward Dresden ross Bober   Nazis Evacuate Budapest After Prolonged Siege

CAPITAL CITY OF  HUNGARY CLEAR  OF NAZIS: STALIN MORE THAN 110,000  PRISONERS, HEADED BY LEADER, TAKEN

Russ Head For Vienna  And Prague   Stalin Announces City Falls After Weeks of Bloody Street Fighting

Releases Men for  New Push   Flanking Threat  To Berlin Grows As Soviets Advance,

Second, Third Armi ies Free for Vienna Drive   Other Soviet Units Smash Baber Lines: 70 milesiof Dresden

Victory Frees 2 Armies For  New Assaults   110,000 Nazis Captured In Fighting for Hungarian Capital

Many Nazis Taken Prisoner As Hungarian Capital Falls; Konev Drives Ahead in East   German Capital Menaced From New Direction as Red Offensive in South Heads for Junction With Zhukov's Arm

RUSSIAN: TROOPS ARE WITHIN 70 MILES OF DRESDEN TUESDAY  BERLIN RADIO ALSO AN. NOUNCED EVACUATION OF

GARRISON HAS ESCAPED, SAYS BERLIN RADIC   Seventeenth Capital te Fall to Allies Since Ronie Capture

Six Weeks Siege Of City Ends   110,000 Prisoners Are Taken by Russians in Long, Bitter Fight

NAZIS LOSE “110,000 MEN INTHE SIEGE   Liberation of the Capital Frees Two Russian Armies to Join Soviets in Silesia Sweeping Toward Cermanyv.

Russians Now on Threshold of Plains Gateway to Vienna  CLOSER TO DRESDEN Flanking Moves Which         Flanking Moves Which Threaten Berlin Con tinue in North

Bevin Arrives In Russ Capital   Indonesians Mass  Kast of Batavia

TO MAKE A STAND   Report Indonesians Are ‘Massing Forces at Tjikampek

FURTHER RESTRICTION OF OF .ROWERS - SOUGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE COMMERCE SECRETARY

Run By Its Inmates Under American Guards  QUARANTINED FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD  Reports Hugh _ Baillie, President of United Press

Some Beef To Be Ration Free  3 Lowest Grades Off Points Oct. 1 -

3 Low Grades Of Beef. Point Free On Oct. 1   Pork, Lamb And Other Choice Cuts To Remain On Ration List, OPA Says

Low Grade Beef Made Point Free   Effective October 1; Includes Hamburger, Sausage. Boiling Peat

Uility Beet  Daintc tn Cn  i Vito WU WU  Rationing Goes Off 3 Lowest Grades of

LOW MEAT GRADES TO BE POINT FREE   Steak and Roast Cuts Stil Rationed, However

Lowest Grades Of Beef To Be Sold Without Pe Points  Rationing Change fd Sager Pee , OY ae Pe 

3 Grades Beef Without Points  Ration to End Oct. 1 On Lowest Ratings

Poinis Off of Three L Three Lowest Grades ; Of Beef on October 1

LOWER GRADE BEEF TO BE RATION FREE   Includes Canner, Cutter and  Utility Types of ! Beef.

LOWEST GRADES OF BEEF TO BECOME RATION-FREE   Zero Point Value Effective Oct. 1 —Top Group, Pork And Lamb To Require Red Stamps

Beef Of Low Grade To Be Point Free   Canner, Cutter, Utility Grades Will Be Sold Without Ration Points Beginning October 1

Point-Free  Beef Ahead   AsUCUCL SCALIVCAU  Three Lowest Grades Freed on October 1;

LOW GRADES OF BEEF WILL BE RATION FREE   Top Cuts And Other Meats Still To Take Points

Low Grade Of Beet Off List   Used Principally In Canned. Processed Meats, Hamburger. Sausage.

3 BEEF GRADES RATION FREE   New Ruling Effective on First of October

Lowest Grades Beef Unrationed  Choice Cuts Still Will Cost Points

CHANGE IN RATIONING   Poinis Off of Three Lowest Grades : of Beef on October 1

LAST 6 VERY RUGGED FOR JAPAN   115,000 Nips Killed, 592 Ships Lost, 5,750 Planes Destroyed

Committee Faces Drive To Revive Navigation Flood Avvpropriations

PREFERS TNT TO A WIFE   90-Year-Old Savs Marriage More Dangerous Than Explosives

NEW DEAL LOSES FIRST VOTE TEST IN NEW CONGRESS  PERMANENT STATUS  GIVEN COMMITTEE,

Coalition Combine May Snag Democrat Plans in Congress   Alignment of Forces in House Expected to Rip Administration Bills

CONGRESS IN WHAT MAY BE STORMY SESSION   Dies Committee Authority Made  Permanent

‘WARM HOUSE? BATTLES SEEN   Coalition of Repliblicans and Democrats Give Committee  on UnAmerican Status

Floodwaters Reach 33.4 Feet At Pittsburgh   Recession. Expected As Colder. "Weather “Helps To Check Rise

PITTSBURGH “HIGH WATERS _ REACH CRES}   sctnaitlianerihnaniimenuataimnnnll  Cold Checks Streams, Peril of Serious ' Flood Ebbs

rious Flood fhreat Fades \ Pittsburgh   \earby Towns Sulier Heavy Damage and \any Persons Are cored From Homes

Laval Awaits  His Execution   Placed In Chains And Moved To Death Cell In French Prison

Eight German war prisoners killed by machinegun fire; investigation opens

GUARD SLAYS 8 GERMANS IN CAMP IN UTAH   Motive for Machine. gunning of Tents Not Determined

Prisoner Guard  Shoots 28 Nazis   Eight Killed, 20 Wounded when Soldier Opens With Machinegun

Machine Gun Bursts Kill  8 Germans   20 Others Are Hurt As Shots Are Fired By American Guard

EMPLOYMENT — ON GAIN HERE   Male Labor Shortage On Decline, Job Office’ © - Reports

vew Deadly Atomic Bomb Is Made of Force From Which Sun Dramwe Ite Paro!

Power of Sun Told in Bomb Explanation   Truman’s Statement Refers to Smashing of Atoms Principle

Atomic Bomb Is Made of the Force ‘From Which Sun Draws It’s Power

Force From Which Sun Draws Power Discovery Secret   Difference of Sun‘s Energy, Heat from Ordinary Fire is Explained hy Science Expert

EXPLANATION MADE (OF NEW ATOMIC BOMB BY EXPERT SCIENTIST   DESTRUCTIVE MISSLE MADE OF FORCE FROM WHICH SUN DRAWS POWER

SN A OTC: ee ener ect  Data Fr rom n Woman Scientist - Began Hunt for Atomic Bomb

NEW BOMB MADE OF SUN’S POWER FORCE      SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF ATOMIC SEPARATION RELEASING VAST AMOUNT OF ENERGY GIVEN

What Are These Atoms That Create Such Explosive Power?   Great Heat Released

Atomic Energy Freed   ms cy Sn A Ka a ep ee ee ce  Sun’s Seers et Unlocked  New Worlds Ope ned

SMASHING ATOMS ~ BECOMES REALITY   Atomic’ Bomb Force Come: From Same Source As Sun’s Heat.    DEVELOPED IN SECRECY

COMPARE BOMB POWER WITH SUN   Science Writer Explains Principle of Atomic Explosive

Hole In Wall Of Prison Tricked Japs   Thousands of Pounds of Food, Medicine, Pesos Slipped Into Santo Tomas

Three-By-Twelve Hole In Santo Tomas Wall-Kept Prisoners From Starving

Headwinds Balk Long B-29 Flight   Three Super-Forts Reach Washington After Chicago Stop

Nonstop Goal Is Missed By Chicago Halt   Three Planes Refuel In Windy City In Hop  From Japan

FORCED DOWN AT CHICAGO TO REFUEL   Adverse Winds Encountered Over Canada Block Attempt to Fly Non-Stop to Capital.   EACH SUPERFORT CARRIES 12 MEN   Disappointed Fliers Are Welcomed by High Military and Government Dignitaries,

Pianes reach capital after  Chicago stor  Superforts are forced to refuel

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Three B-29’s Reach Capital In One-Stop Hop From Japan      6,500 Mile Non-Stop Flight Falls 650 Miles Short of Goal as Superforts Are Compelled to Stop for Re-fueling in Chicago

Three Superforts Arrive In ‘Washington After Non-Stop Flight Attempt From Japan   Sig Bombers Forced To Land In Chicago For Refuel. ing When Headwinds Are Met Over Canada; Big Reception At Capital

Three B-29’s Fly From Japan To Washington   Projected Non-Stop Flight Foiled By Canadian Head-Winds; All Refueled In Chicago

YANK AIRMEN FORCED DOWN SHORT OF GOAL   Flyers Continue On To Washington After : Refueling

Three Reach Capital After Chicago Stop   Cover 5,995 Miles Of Projected 6,500 Mile Flight; Forced To Land for Fuel

Headwinds Keep Forts From Goal   Three 8-29’s Flying From China Get Gas at Chicago

Jap Carrier Didn’t Last   Flattop Was Torpedoed And Sunk in Its First Scrap With U. S. Fleet

Destruction of Huge New Jap Carrier in Battle of Philippines Sea Related —

IAPAN'S BIGGEST AIRCRAFT CARRIER SUNK BY U1 5. SUB   Nipponese Officer Reveals How Taisho Was . Destreved

Allies Advance To Striking Distance Of the Zuider Zee   Hard-Hitting American Third Army In Central Germany Advances Almost Thirty Miles Overnight Within Close Junction With Reds   PATTON REPORTED TO BE STORMING INTO SUHI   RPIryYwTING

PATTON'S MEN GAIN NEARLY 30 MILES   Third Army Only 160 Miles From Russian Front   ESCAPE ROUTES   From Northern Reich Being Cut To Ribbons: Kassel About To Fall

Germans Say Yanks Capture Hessian Center   Other Allied Troops Draw Ring Tighter on Foe in Ruhr, Holland

80th Division  Winning Kasse Attack By 28 Brand New Tanks Smashed

GERMANS FIGHT HARD TO WARD OFF CONQUEST   Other Sweeping Gains Credited To Allies—Nazis Still in Trap

Snively Resigns As Welfare Head Here      Stanley F. P. Kline Chosen by Board as Suc, cessor

Snively Resigns As Welfare Head Here   Stanley F. P. Kline Chosen _ by Board as Suc reeenr

Schoeppel Silent On Reinstatement   Governor, However, Says He Is Glad-Zurbucken Was Acauitied by luru

Thorough Probe of CCC Promised   Irregularities In Operation Charged

KERMIT THE HERMIT NOT WORRIED:  Housing Shortage Gets  No Better; Caves Scarce

2\-Point Program   HST Would Smooth Way For Greatest Prosperity Era In History Of U. S.

Program Given Vor Great Era Of Prosperity   Program of Continued Wartime Control, Limited Tax Relief, Increased Building, Higher Salaries: Meets Mixed Congressional! Opinions

President Presents 21-Point Plan For > Kraof ‘Prosperity   Continued Controls to Avert Inflation, Limited Tax Relief, Minimum Pay Boost; New Housing Among Proposals by Truman

21-Point Pian Submitted to Congressmen  Continued Use of   gree, SEE 4 pe, See pe ee eS   Continued Use of Wartime Controls to Guide Nation Asked

Wage Increases, Limited Cut in Taxes Included   Would Keep Controls Until Inflation Fear Is Dispelled; Wants 18 te 25 Inductions

CAUTIONS AGAINST ENDING WAR POWER   Republicans Call It Same Old New Deal In New Clothing

Would Retain Wartime Curbs   New Deal Dresses Up in New Ciothing

President Proposes )\-Point Program   HST Would Smooth Way For Greatest Prosperity Era In History Of U. S.

President Visions   ‘Good Living’ Era   21-Point Prosperity Plan Offered by Executive

To Smooth Way For Era Of Prosperity   Warns Against Ending War Puwers Now. Gives No Estimate of the Cost Of the Program

Troman Sees Only Limited Tax Relief   Asks Continuation ‘OfWartimeControls -To Check Inflation

PROGRAM SET FOR CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT   TAX CUT PROPOSAL SEEMS HEADED FOR TROUBLE

‘President Calls for Vast Power, Highway, Flood Con trol and Reclamation  Projects.   SAME OLD NEW DEAL, SOME REPUBLICANS SAY   Urges Limited Tax Relief, Higher Social Security Benefits and Boost in Minimum Wages.

DOUBT BANKER BLEW $279.00 IN GAMBLING   St. Louisan May Have It Hidden in Investments. FBI Susnects

BLEW $279,000 IN GAMBLING   St. Louisan May Have It Hidden in Investments, FBI Suspects

MEAD SAYS NAVY TOLD OF WASTE   Earlier Statements, Sena tor Declares, Amount ed To Admission

Americans Get Small Isle in Philippines   U. S. Troops Capture Island to Make Shipping Lane Safe

ANOTHER ISLAND IS OCCUPIED BY AMERICAN UNITS   40th Division Hops From Panay To Guimaras Without Opposition   CEBU IS ATTACKED BY HEAVY BOMBERS

Yanks Seize. 27th Island. In Philippines   Capture Guimaras Across. from Panay Without Oppositior

U.S. Invades 27th Isle In Philippines   Panay Invaders Take Guimaras To Saltegquard Shipping

ANOTHER ISLAND IS INVADED BY YANKS.   Move Made to  Sataguid Shipping to Panay Port

Yanks Capture Another Island In Philippines.   Move to Safeguard Shipping to lloilo, Port City of Panay

M’ARTHUR’S MEN INVADE GUIMARAS   SEIZE 25-MILE-LONG ISLAND WITHOUT OPPOSITION— AIRMEN BOMB CEBU.

Yanks Occupy  Guimaras Isle   Fine Philippines Uarbor Falls Witheat Battle

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MAJOR BOYINGTON AMONG 500 SAVED   ¥  Marine Ace Declares He Was Beaten By Japs With Bat

500 PRISONERS FREED, TELL OF NIP BRUTALITY   Boyington Badly Beaten With Bat; Kelly Death Story Told

Liberated Men Are Evacuated      Allied POW’'s Tell of Hun. ger and Bestial Beatinas

CAPTIVES BEATEN AND GIVEN LITTLE FOOD BY JAPANESt   Five Hundred Freed Prisoners, Now on Mercy Ships, Tell of Brutality in Prison Camps.   AIR ACE BOYINGTON SLUGGED WITH BAT   Supplies Dropped to Thousands Still Confined— Light Thrown on Colin Kelly’s Death.

Boyington Tells Of Beatings With Ball Bat   500 War Prisoners Safe Aboard Ships After Being Rescued

Tokyo Reports U.S. Landings InRyuky alsles   Boorbard ments Is Silent

Planes, Warships Continue Attack OnRyukyusBases   Jap Claim That U. S. Troops Land on Okinawa Ignored

NAVY CONTINUE: RYUKYU ISLES ROMBARDMEN]   Nimitz, Ignoring Japanese Reports of Landings, Tells Of Ship, Navy Operations

1] Jan Planes Used To Sink U.S. Destroyer   Five Hamikaze Planes Crashed Into Emmons

17 Suicide Planes Attack Minesweeper Emmons; 17 Killed, 39 Missing, 71 Hurt

Injured Skipper Reveals 17 Jap Suicide Planes Attacked U. S. Minesweeper Sunk off Okinawa

Five Suicide Planes Sink Destroyer   ‘One Jap Attacker Goes Through Emmons

NAZIS FIGHT TO SAVE DOOMED BUDAPEST UNIT   Soviets Continue To Pile Up' Heavy Losses On Enemy In Fierce Battle

GERMANS IN EAST COUNTER-ATTACK IN ATTEMPT TO FREE BUDAPEST   Suicidal Defense Goes Into Sth Day

Reds Corner 80,000 Nazis At Budapest   Germans Strike In North in Vain Rescue Attempt 

Nazis Open Drive Near Budapest   Counter-attack in Effort to Rescue 80,000 Nazis in Hungarian Capital

Nazis Launch Counter Blow Against Reds   Lash Out At Budapest in Rescue Effort

ATTEMPT T0 RESCUE NAZIS IN BUDAPEST   No Quarter Pledge Of Russians Brings Counter-Attack

Nazis Attempt To Rescue Those Trapped At Budapest   Fighting is Heavy But Russians Continue To Hold All Gains

WAR LABOR BOARD  WILL STUDY WAYS  HANDLING DISPUTES BODY, HOWEVER, TO CON  TINUE ITS PLANS TO QUIT RY JANUARY 1

Truman Calls In WLB For  Policy Study   Schwellenbach Also Summoned; Cargoes In N. Y. Harbor Being Handled Aqain

Cargoes Begin Moving As Dock  Workers Return   Struck Street Railways In Massachusetts Are Seized By State.

WLB To Close Shop On Jan. f  Plans ‘Unchanged, ‘Garrison Reports

Will Study  Wage Policy   But WLB Still Plans To Quit About Jan. 1; “At President’s Call”

, Pr.  Tarn Iniurad Ae Bue. iwOo Injured AS DiS Overturns Near Tatum

Air Attacks on Masses of Nazi  War Material   Germans Lose 13 Fighters, Allies 11 Fighters, 10 Bombers

GEN, DOOLITTLE’S FLIERS AT REICH   Twelfth Consecutive Daily Strike On German Ma.teriel Behind Western Front.

DOOLITTLE'S FLIERS STAGE MASS ATTACK   All-Weather Heavy Bombers Pin-Point Raids On German Materials Moving to Front  BERLIN UNDER ASSAUL}

Nips reform lines on Iwo for last stand  Marines nearing north tip of isle

Marines Advance Up to 800 Yards to Point Only Half Mile From End of March Across Island—Part of Incompleted Airfield Occupied—Warship Guns and Carrier Planes Still Supporting Ground Troops.

Marines Within Less Than Mile of Ending Their Drive Across Iwo: See Jap Crackup

mericans Less han Mile from nd of Drive   erial Observers Believ -Nips Plan Fight fo the Death

Final Victory For Marines On Iwo Jima Is Imminent   Enemy Forces Reported Grouping For Last Fight Tc  The Death—Correspondent Says Japs Wasting Amrounition Off Shore

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DRAFT BOARD ORDERS REVIEW OF FARM GROUP   State Director Of Selective Service Instructs Local Boards To Review Class I1-C Registrants In 18 To 25 Year Group.

Drive Nears Pandansari  Oil Refinery   Australians Hold All Of Balikpapan And Manager Drom«e

Aim At Biggest Oil Re. finery In Dutch East Indies TAKE VALUABLE MANGGAR AIRDROME  Borneo Beachhead Now 15 Miles Wide, Four Miles Deep

Pandansari Is Next Objective on Borneo Isle   All of Balikpapan Port Now in Hands of Invading Troops

Troops Hold All of Balikpapan —   On Verge of Taking Site of Large Oil Refinery

Aussies Hold All of Jap Base   BORNEO OIL REFINERY IS CAPTURED IN DRIVE

Aussies Drive For Pandansari Oil Refinery   All of Balikpapan Captured; Manggar Airdrome Also Falls

Invaders On Verge Of Taking Pandansari, Biggest Refinery In Indies   Beachhead Now 15 Miles Wide   Operations Still Hindered By Black Smoke And Burning Oil Tanks

» Australians On Verge Of . Taking Site Of. Biggest , Refinery In Dutch East Indies

BALIKPAPAN BEACHHEAD Is WIDENED   Aussies On Verge Of Capturing Big Oil Refinery

BIGGEST OIL REFINERY IS NEAR CAPTURE   Aussies Close In On Largest Plant In the East Indies

AUSSIE TROOPS NOW HOLD ALL OF BALIKPAPAN   Capture Valuable Manggar Air. port, Beachhead 15 Miles Wide

BEACHHEAD ON BORNEO IS EXPANDED   All of Balikpapan, Once Teeming Oil Port, Now Held by Australians.

Australians Control All Balikpapan  Oil Refineries At Pandansari ‘Next Target .

British Leaders Approve Loan   Some Conservatives  Oppose Agreement

Marines Use New Method   Bitter Fighting On Okinawa Rages; Bastion Encircled

Encirclement of (Okinawa Citadel Nearly Complete   Strong Patrols Sent Into Yonabaru On East Coast of Island

Atomic Bomb Jenied World in U. S. Edict   Truman Decision Calls for Creation Of Control Agency

ATCC POWER LECISLATION   Congressional “Pop     Privy” Sign on President Trupuns ae fur Creation of

Truman’s Atomic Commission Plan Gets Top Rating   Congress Will Move Toward: Speedy Formation of  Nine-Man Group

U. S. To Guard [ts Secret Of  Atomic Bombs   Willing To Share Use Of New Energy With World

Asks Immediate Development Of Atomic Power   Congress To Act On President’s Request

Hull Wins Nobel Peace Prize   Given for Efforts For UNO Conference At San Francisco

PEACE PRIZE GOES 10 HULL   Former Secretary of State ~ To Receive Nobel Award © For Charter Work

Former Secretary Of State Hull Awarded Nobel Prize: Red Cross Also Is Honored

Cordell Hull Awarded 1945  Peace Prize   Nobel Award Given For His Role in Formation of the United Nations

Honor Result Of Statesmen’s Work on Charter   1944 Award Goes to Red Cross Committee For Prisoner Work

1945 NOBEL PEACE nee AWARDED CORDELL HULL   HONORED FOR WORK ON CONFERENCE AT SAN FRANCISCO

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Prize Awarded Cordell Hull   Nobel Peace Award Goes to Former Secretary

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AWARD GOES TO HULI   ‘FATHER’ OF UNITED NATIONS RECEIVES RECOGNITION

HULL 1S GIVEN NOBEL PRIZE   Ex-State Sec’y Receives Award for Founding Charter

HULL IS NOBEL PRIZE WINNER   Former Secretary of State  Awarded Honor

Hlull Given — m4 Nobel  Danan Aunre  me Wil it eo      Ex-Cabinet Member  Honored for Work in _ Laying Foundatio.i  —~ ° ' Fastin Q- -

Hull Awarded Nobel Prize   Former Secretary of State Honored for United Nations Parley

‘Hull Wins ‘Nobel Peace Prize   Given for Efforts  For UNO Conference At San Dean!

Cordell Hull Gets Nobel Prize For Peace Work    Red Cross Committe  Also Honored

TRUMAN PLANS TALK JUNE 27   President Will Speck at His > Home in Independence; Seeks Rest

ARMY POINT SCORE IS REDUCED TO 80 POINTS   Age Limit For Enlisted Personnel Lowered To 35 Years For Release From Service

STREETS: CARS PACK SQUARE   City Settles Down To Quiet Holiday; One Accident Reported To Police

UP. T0- PRESS- TIME WAR BULLETINS  aa Tied ere Son ainda   “YANKS” CARRY QUT SURPRISE CROSSING OF MOSELLE

Third Pushes Across Moselle, Surprises Foe  Scots Mop up      Scots Mop up Goch at North End of Westwall

YANKEE TROOPS SWING ACROSS MOSELLE RIVER   Canadians Engage In Close Quarter Combat After Over-Running Goch

3D IN SURPRISE CROSSING OF MOSFLLE   Strike Behind Nazis Being Hit From Front by 94th Division

Third Army In Surprise Move Across Moselle   U.S. Troops Cross River At Point 13 Miles East Of City Of Luxembourg   SCOTTISH TROOPS MOPPING UP GOCH

Estimates 6,000 U.S. Prisoners of War Died in Jap Hands on Luzon

Gavels Ring, As — dst: Assembly Gets Underway   Mostly Formalities So Far, But Many Bills Are Already In Hopper

‘Hard Tasks Ahead   For Legislators in 51st  General Assembly   Généen Startétnt Blracen FT aééaan      _ State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

 READY FOR WORK -AT OPENING HOUR   Organization Work Completed Before Monday

Labor Day to Be Holiday in City   Stores, Postoffice Will Close on Monday

Most of City Will Get Holiday on 4th   Stores, Banks, and Postoffice to Close for Day

Great Staff of Correspondents Cover Invasion   From Land and Air Reporters Travel With Assault Troops

Changes In Demands On Japan Revealed   Hull Describes Negotiation Program Prior To Nix Attack On Pearl Harbor In 1941

U. S. Stiffened Attitude Just Before Attack   Former Secretary State Tells His Story to Probers

U. S. Grew Firmer Before Jap Blow Hull Tells Probe   Former Secretary of State Testifies for Committee

DOCUMENTS PRESENTED AT HEARING   Diplomatic Attitude of U. S. Stiffened Eleven Days Before Japs Struck.

Cordell Hull Tells Of U.S. Pre-Pearl Harbor Attitude Toward Japan   U. S. Stiffened Its Diplomatic Attitude 11 Days Before Attack  FDR CONSIDERED WARNING DANGER  In a Message Before Congress Is Disclosed In Documents

Diplomatic Stand Toward Japanese  Had Stiffened   Hull Denies Army Claim Counter-Plan  Touched Off War

British Troops Pound Ahead in Burma; Chase Jap Rem, ynts Toward Thailand

Former Czarist Gfficer Did Good . ‘Job for Secret Service In Tibet

Nazis Wiped: Out Eriemies- Through Slavery  Nazi Reign Of Slave Labor Told IA Court

Nazis Kidnaped Children  for Slave Labor Mankind’s Dignity Was Disregarded by German Leader

Nazis Kidnaped Children  for Slave Labor Mankind’s Dignity   Mankind’s Dignity Was Disregarded by German Leader:

NAZI PROGRAM SENT MILLIONS INTO SLAVERY   21 Nazis Charged With ‘Extermination By Work’ Program

Slave Labor Policy Bared At Nuernberg   Many Thousands Forced from Home Tn Nazi Prosram

R: EXTERMINATION B "N, WORK PLAN REVEALE!   Nazis Had Deliberate Prostam For Forcing People Inigo     ave Labor Camps

Tribunal Is Told Of Labor Deportations   Families Forced to Aid German Manpower © Shortaae

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SOVIET CHILDREN PUT IN SLAVERY IN NAZI PLANTS   Forced Labor Case Against 21 Germans on Tria! at Nuernberg Presented by Prosecutor.   UNCOUNTED NUMBERS TORN FROM HOMES   Evidence Offered After Showing of Documentary Movie Tracing History of Naziism.

Krug Predicts Big Productior   WPB Chief Bases Forecast  Oban Luredipse

New Weapons HoldUp Navy's Post-War Plans   Size, Shape of U. 5. Fleet To Be Fixed by Atomic Bombs. Robot Arms

Navy Wants — To Keep Fleet Of 1,079 Crafi   But Developments In New Weapons May Shape Plans

SIZE OF NAVY ~ IS UNDECIDED   Decision Will Be Based On Study of Atomic, RobotType Weapons

TOMMIES ACROSS GERMAN BORDER BELOW NIJMEBEN   Nazis Fear American 9th Joins Drive Aimed At the Ruhr and Rhineland; U. S. ist and 3rd Armies Gain

Five-Mile Gain ScoredinPush Toward Cleve   British-Canadian Assault Threatens Flank Of Siegfried Line; American First And Third Armies Close In On Roer Dams

Veteran British And Canadian Infantrymen Spill Over German Border Southwest Of Nijmegen, Advance Five Miles   SPEARHEADS DEEP IN REICHSWALD FORREST

American Army Ready To Join Big Allied Push   British-Canadian Troops Penetrate Siegfried Line On Six-Mile Front

Allied Big Push Now On   ‘Good Progress’ Is Reported from First Phase of Offensive

Giant Push Aimed Squarely at Ruhr, Rhineland Centers   Bomhs, Shells Rain on Enemy Line; Resistance Melts in South Alsace; Germans Rush Up Reinforcements

AMERICANS BOMB KIEL SHIPYARDS   BRITISH HIT BARRACKS AND TROOP CONCENTRATIONS ON ROUTE TO BERLIN,

British Fear New Batiles In Indonesia   Radio Stations Call For War; Armed Men Massec

British Fear New Wave of Fighting In Central Java   Thousands of Indonesian: Are Massing; Broadcast Declares War"

New Outbreak Of Fighting In Java Expected   Indonesian Nationalists Call for War on the British 

British Fear New Wave of Strife In Central Java   Thousands of Armed Indonesians Mass To Open Warfare

BRITISH FEAR NEW FIGHTING   Indonesians - Are Reported To Be Mobilizing For New Offensive

British Fear Nev Outbreak Wave in Central Java  Indonesian Radio Called for War   maa VUaet Geanmmae

BRITISH FEAR NEW FIGHT IN CENTRAL JAVE   INDONESIAN RADIOS CALL FOR ALL-OUT WAR ON ENGLISH

HOUSE LEADERS OPPOSE ARMY NAVY MERGER   Join With Navy in Fighting Truman-  Approved Suggestion

ARMY, NAVY MERGER MEETING OPPOSITION   House Committees Refuse To - Endorse Proposal

NAVY DEPARTMENT BALKS = ON SINGLE DEFENSE HEAL   LITTLE CHANCE SEEN FOR PLAN TO MERGE ARMED SERVICES INTO ONE DEPARTMENT

ENTIRE STATE» FEELS EFFECT OF WALKOUTS   NORMAL SUPPLIES -IN NORTH. ERN COUNTIES'MAY BE’ EXHAUSTED WITHIN ; 48 HOURS -

More Northern Ohio Refineries Are Shut Down   Federal Trouble Shooter to Try For Settlement

FLEET PLANES SMASH JAPAN ON THIRD DAY   Carry War Into New Phase   CONFIRM ATTACK  Sainte  Fires Raging In Big  Y cy 2 0. Feeevenn

YANKS? BOMBER LOSSES LIGHT   Less Thon: Two Planes for Each 100 Sent Knocked _Down by Enemy

Air Losses Light, Says Army Report   2 For Every 100 Sent !n Combat

Back of the Headlines   U.>. Charter Approval First; Expect Others To Ratify Quickly

Eleanor Deveny . Must Stand Tr ‘ial   Comely¥ Married Woman_Is Charged With Contribul_ing to Delinquency

Lack of Parts fo Close Huge Ford Plant on Tuesday   Some Subsidiaries Also Will Have to Shut

FORD 10 CLOSE MOST OF PLANTS   75,000 WARD EMPLOYES BEGIN ONE-WEEK STRIKE

Pickets at Ward Plants In 12 Cities   Japs Attack at Very Time He Was Making Last Minute Appeal

FORD FORCED 10 CLOSE ITS PLANTS   Because of Strikes At Fourteen Supplying Companies

~. Fuehrer’s Aids Reveal 1943 Conference. ae  Hitler Sought Jap Attack On Reds

JAP WAR FIRST, ATTLEE SAYS IN TAKING OFFICE   New Prime Minister Works On Cabinet Before Going Back To Conference

NEW PREMIER LAUNCHES TASK OF FORMING LABOR REGIME BEFORE FLYING TO POTSDAM   Most London Newspapers Predict Churchill Will Not Return to Conference; Eden Expected To Continue Role With "Big Three"   MAGNITUDE OF CONSERVATIVE DEFEAT MOUNTS

CHURCHILL MAY NOT RETURN TC "BIG 3° PARLEY   New Prime Minister Sees First Duty to Win War With Japan; London Amazed.   Churchill Not To Return

Attlee Busy Picking Men To Replace  Government   Will Return Shortly To Potsdam Parleys

LET'S FINISH WAR ON JAPS, SAYS ATTLEE   Renews Pledge of Aic As British Leader  Forms Cabinet

Pledges Nation To Finish War With Japanese   Bevin Expected to Replace Anthony Eden as Britain’s Foreign Minister

Attlee to Fly to Big 3 Meeting   Hastens to Form New Government May Name Bevin  Foreign Secretary

Clement Attlee Hastens to Form New Government   First Task is to Defeat Japan, New Minister Declares

Attlee Works on Formation of a Cabinet   Belleved He Will Pick Ernest Bevin as Foreian Secretary

NIGARAGUA IS FIRST NATION TO RATIFY CHARTER   United States Hurries Up Schedule to, Sneed Action —

NICARAGUA IS FIRST NATION TO RATIFY   U. S. Senate Plans To Speed Action On Charter

NICARAGUA FIRST PASSING CHARTER   U. S. SENATE KEEPS TO HURRY-UP SCHEDULE

SENATE LOSES TO NICARAGUA   J. S. Still Hopes To Be First Big Power To Ratify Charter

SENATE HURRIES TO RATIEY   Nicaragua Becomes  st Nation to Okay Charter

POLITICAL EYES ON LAUSCHE AND 1948 PROSPECTS   Bricker Is Not Forgotten Either in Present Draft Of National Picture

Russians Take Several Towns in Quick Invasion Of Jap Manchurian Defenses; Bomb Rail Junctions ; U. S. Flyers Battered Widespread Enemy Areas

1,500 Allied Carrier Planes  Strike Honshu   Battleship, Cruisers And Destroyers Turn Big Guns on Jap  Steel Citv of Kamaishi

Burst Thru. Center Of — Nazi Tr roops   BELIEVED NOW GERMANS MAY. MAKE DEATH STAND AT ELBE © RIVER, 43 MILES FROM CAPITAL

RACE TOWARD ELBE RIVER FOF DEATH STAND   Patton Explodes Leipzig Drive

Patton Drives For Junction With Russians   Berlin-Bound Phird Army Smashes Within 150 Miles Of German Capital

Germans Back for Elbe Stand   Seventh Army Flanks Black Forest, Near Nuernberg; French Forces Take Karlsruhe

OLAMH AGADS3 GERMANY WILL GUT NAZIS OFF   Tanks on Superhighway Less Than 180 Miles from Red Troops.

British Also Stage Major  Advances   Ninth Army Runs Into Stifer Opposition

TROOPS RACING THROUGH NAZIS’ SHREDDED LINES   One Spearhead 48 Miles From North Sea—Patton's Men Burst Dut Upon Plains Region

American Forces Only 130 Miles Out of Berlin    Third Army Explodes - New Push On Leipzig; Close In On Erfurt

Patton Explodes New Drive for Leipzig; Two U. 8S.  Ramanan Gta Wacom

PRESSES ERFURT IN MILE-HOUR PUSH: CUTS ROAD   French In New Rhine Crossing; Cave In Ruhr Wall Pocket

Patton Now Only 130 Miles From Berlin   New Drive Launched. te Meet Russ; Foe May Fight on Elbe

Fear 10 To 15 Dead In Blaze   Colorado Hotel Quickly Destroyed; Many Trapped In Uvver Floors

15 Feared Dead In Fire-Gutied Colorado Hotel   Flames Sweep Glenwood Springs Business Structure; Starled In Department Store

10 to 15 Feared Victims of Fire   Glenwood Springs Hotel Burns Quickly, Report

Hunt Victims Tn Hotel Fire   Search For 10 To 15 Bodies In Ruins Of Glenwood. Colo. Hotel.

Armistice Proposal Presented   Chinese Communists Make Truce Offer  In Writing

Proposal For Truce Presented   Cease Fire Order On All Fronts In China Formally Proposed By Communist Forces

Truce Proposed In China Strife   Communists Announce Formal “Cease Fire”’ Proposal to Chiang

Chinese Reds. Offer Formal: Plan for Truce   Proposal’ Delivered At Two-Hour Meeting With Chiana’s Officers

Formal Meeting Is Held in China by Reds, Nationalists   Top Communist Delegate Is Guest-of Marshall;  \ ¥oung Also Sees “+ U, §-Envoy

‘CEASE FIRE’ ORDER BY EACH SIDE SUGGESTED AS MEANS T0 START PEACE NEGOTATIONS

Chinese Reds Propose Truce On All Fronts   Plan Presented Formally to Chungking Govern. meut At Two-Hour Meeting

Chinese Reds Ask Truce On Battle Fronts   Top Communist Gives Views to Gen. Marshall At Luncheon

CHINA REDS ASK CHIANG FOR TRUCE   Truce on All Fronts Asked at Two-Hour Meet

COMMUNISTS MAKE WRITTEN REQUEST FOR TOTAL TRUCE   FIRST MEETING OF . OPPOSING LEADERS HELD IN CAPITAL

TRUCE PROPOSED BY CHINESE REDS   Plan Offered During Parley With Chiang Delegates

Communists Ask lUnconditional Truce   Formal Proposal  Delivered at Meeting Ae Chinnle Eartinnc

Truce In China Civil War Asked By Red Leaders   Proposal Is Delivered To Government For Relay To Chiang In Chungking

Communists Seek Truce In China War   Proposal Presented At First Formal Session Between Rival Factions

Present Proposal At Conference in Attempt at Peace   First Formal Meet Since November 7   Not Set

Seek Truce In China’s Civil War —   Communists Offer Three-Fold Proposal In First Meeting With ‘Chiangists Since Nov.

Communists Want Truce On All Fronts   Formal Written Proposal Will go To Generalissimo

UNRESTRICTED TRUCE SOUGHT IN CHINA WAR   Communists Announce They Presented Formal Written Proposal To the Government   FORMAL SESSION HELD

REDS PRESENT FORMAL TRUCE   Proposal to End Undeclared Civil War Given Government.

Proposals Presented Chiang’s Representatives at First Meeting Since November; Marshall llost To Red Leader.

PRESIDENT ORDERS PLANT'S SEIZURE   Ickes Told to Take Ove: Cities Service Corn, Property

IDLE OIL PLANT ORDERED SEIZED   Government Takes Over Refinery, Barricaded By Trouble-Makers

STRIKE BOUND PLANT IS ORDERED SEIZED   ‘Refinery Producing High Octane  Gasoline Closed Due To Wrangle  Over Housing Rentals

Truman Orders Ickes To Seize Huge Refinery   Plant at Lake Charles Closed Down by Strike Over Housing Rental

TRUMAN ORDERS REFINERY SEIZED   DIRECTS ICKES TO TAKE OVER STRIKE-BOUND CITFES SERVICE PLAN’

END CONVOY SYSTEM IN ATLANTIC   Will Speed -¥vlomeward: Journey  Of Troop Ships

SHIDEHARA TACKLES ENOKMOUS JOB OF GUIDING JAPAN; SEEKS FOR CONCRETE ANSWERS TO FOOD, HOUSING PROBLEMS   Takes Up Critical Questions Facing New Government— Is Busy Cementing Public Support for Aims of His Cabinet—Seeks Support of the Masses of Japanese

COURT WILL OPEN   Jurors Have Been Notified to Appear for Duty uesday

Newspapers of Future fo Have More Influence   Will Render Greater Public Service, Says Gannett

Many Police Patrolling Struck Paner:   Arrest Inierfering Strikers As Papers Resume Distribution  After 13 Days.

Back of the Heedlines   French Vote Typifies ‘Swing Away From Third Internationale

Allies Told to Adopt Atom Control Or Witness Destruction of Mankind!

Victory Signal to Come First From Ike   Nazi Carrier Crew Mutiny Renorted

Big 5 Powers Seek Accords On Trusteeshiy   Secretary of State Says Human Rights Issue Most Important Raised at Conference

SEC. STETTINIUS CALLS FOR WORLD BILL OF RIGHTS   Declares It Should Be Drafted at Outset by Peace Agency and Be Based on Four Freedoms.   FAVORS SELF-RULE FOR DEPENDENT PEOPLE   Powers Struggle Off-Stage for Agreements on Trusteeship and Regional Se curity Issues. -

Bill Of Rights Is Proposed To. United Nations   New World Organiaztion To Be Based On Four  Freedoms

International Bill of Rights Is Proposed  Sec. Stettinius Would Base Draft On Four Freedom:

AsksAbout Air Patrols   Wants to Know Why Planes Not Flown; Hull to Testify

LUCAS ASKS AIR FACTS IN HAWAII   Wants to Know About Pearl Harbor Patrols

WILL PROBE ‘41 PATROLS OF PACIFIC   Sen. Lucas, in Pearl Harbor Inquiry, Wants to Know Why No LongRange Flights Were Made Before Attack.

Lucas Wants Testimony on Air Patrols   Explanation of Activity of U. S. Planes Prior to Jap Attack Sought by Cammittee Member

! lnvestigator Inquires Into Patrol Flights   At Pear! Harbor Time

SEEKS INFORMATION NUMBER OF PLANES AT PEARL HARBOR  CONGRESSIONAL PROBE OF JAP ATTACK THERE IN RECESS TODAY

Data Sought On Honolulu Air Forces   Sen. Lucas Puts Query Why No Long Range Patrols Flown.

Pearl Harbor ‘Patrol Data ls Demanded   Lucas Asks Why No Long-Range Reconnaissance When Japs Struck.

Sen. Lucas Asks How Many Planes Available In ‘41   Also Demands To Know Why No Long Range Patrols Were Being Flown When Japs Struck

Committee To Question Hull Tomorrow   Probers Want To Know Where Planes Were On Dec. 7, 194]

Lucas Asks Why No U.S. Long Range Patrols. Flown When Japs Struck

Solon Questions U.S. Air Patrol At Pearl Harbor   No Planes Flown

SOLON DEMANDS DATA ON PEARL HARBOR PATROL   Senate-House Group Waits To Hear Testimony of Cordell Hull

Senator L. Lu s Calls For Facts....  PEARL HARBOR AIR FORCE DATA ASKED

SEEKS PLANE DATA   Senator Wants to. Know ~ Number at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 194]

Would Know Why Air Patrol Was Dropped   Pearl Harber Probe te Take New Turn in Future Hearings

LUGAS INQUIRES ABOUT PLANES   Wants to Know How Many Were Available at Pearl Harbor in ‘41.   HULL DUE TO TESTIFY.

Air Patrol Shelving Stirs Lucas Inquiry   Long-Range Flights From Hawaii Discontinued in December, 1940

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Ma jor On Way To Assist Wife Held In Death   Woman Accused Of Shooting Sailor In Home Of Her Alleged Lover

NAVY CONSIDERING POINT FORMULA FOR RELEASE OLDER MEN   ABOUT 30,000 MAY GET OUT BY DECEMBER MAKE ROOM FOR YOUNGSTERS

Navy Is Studying Point Formula for Release of 30,4600 Men in December

‘Navy Will Release 30,000 Older Men This Year And Induct More Youths

Navy Diseloses Plan to Release Older Men   Formula Under Study Is Not Demobilization Plan Since Strength  Will Not Be Reduced

Navy Plans Tc Release Olde: Men By Dec.   Point Formula Is Considered

ULDER MEN MAY BE RELEASED FROMU.S. NAVY  Point. For mula Being      Point: Formula. Being - Considered By Offiaials   PLAN OUTLINED   Would Permit ‘Induction, of “Younger. Men* “Tnto Service:

NAVY MAY FREE ITS OLDER MEN   30,000 Would Be Releasec Under Point Program

Navy Plans Modified PointReleaseSystem   Formula Freeing Older Personnel Said Not A Demobilization Measure

Navy Studies Point System For Sailors   Formula Designed To Release Older Men from Service

Navy to Release 30,000 to Pave Way for Recruits  Older Officers, Men May Get Discharges Under Point Plar

PLANS STUDIED 10 RELEASE NAVY MER      Point Formula Being Considered, It Is Announced

30,000 Older Navy Officers And Enlisted Men Going Out   Release by December to Permit Induction of Younger Men

Navy to Adopt Point System For Discharges   30, 000 Older Officers and Men To Be Released By Next December

Navy Plans Te Free 30,006 Older Men  Considers Point Formula for Se ee

May Discharge Older Navy Men   Considering Point Formula for Release  Of Older Mer

OLDER NAVY MEN MAY BE RELEASED   30,000- Number Considered By Navy Department

NAVY TAKES UP RELEASE PLAN      30, 000 Officers, Enlisted  Men To Be Discharged By December

Navy Considers Point System for Naval Discharges   However, Formula Would Apply Only To Older Personnel

Navy May Release Older Mervin Service   Not Demobilization; Permit Enlistment Of Younger Males

COUNTY SOLDIEF DIES OF WOUNDS: ONE IS PRISONEF   “PROMOTED (IN AAF

800- Million-Dollar Sec ret  Radio-Equipped Fuse ‘Felt’ Target, Blew Up Shell at 70 Ft

Senator Proposes That Japanese Diplomats Get Look At Military’ Might

LONG-RANGE NAZI SUBS TAKE HEAVY TOLL OFF COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA   Seven Allied Ships Lost In Warfare

Nazi Subs Sink Six Ships in 22 Days   Bold, Daylight Attacks Off Nova Scotia Revealed

German Submarines Sink ‘Seven Allied Ships In ‘Northern Atlantic

U. §. COLUMNS SEIZE DROMES ON MINDANAC   Pincers 40 Miles Apart on Main Highway

Yanks Take  Airdromes  Deasch Marware   Push Forward On Mindanao

Enemy Blasted By Land, Navy And Air Forces      Tenth Army Attacks Escarpment Fortifications With the Seventh Infantry on East Coast Making Limited Gains

Japanese Forts On Okinawa May Soon Be Captured   Ninefy-sixth Infantry Di visions Gains 800 to 1,000 Yards

ADVANCES MADE DESPITE STIFF JAP RESISTANCE   Enemy Fires Heavy Artillery At Pointblank Range Into Yanks   LIGHT NAVAL VESSEL SUNK OFF OKINAWA

Too Young!  Want To Be College Freshmen, To Date “High School  niors!

~ RECORDS OF PRISONERS   Japanese Apologize To Americans for  ‘Mistake’

Night Baseball Scores NATIONAL   Black Hawk Division To Be Welcomed Today

TROOPS ARRIVE FROM GERMANY   Black Hawks Are First Combat Division To Get U.S. Welcome

Patton Veterans Return Today  ‘Black Hawk,’ 86th Division to Be Welcomed by New Yorkers

New York Arranges Huge Welcome Today In Honor Of Black Hawk's Veterans

Welcome To 36th Division   Battle Hardened Troops To Reach New York Today

Noted Black Hawk Divisior Returns to States Today; Big Celebration Planned

Gala Welcome Awaits ‘Black Hawk’ Division First To Return From Europe Battlefields

Expect 6,000,000 Unemployed Soon   Estimated By Deputy Reconversion Director

HOW HITLER WIPED OUT. CZECH STATE   War Crimes Tribunal Hears. Revelation ... ‘at Nuernbere

CZECHS GIVE NO CHANCE TO RESIST NAZIS   Trial Told How Officials Were Forced To Sign Ulti. matum

ALLIED TRIBUNAL HEARS HOW NAZIS TERRORIZED HACHA   Czech President. Forced te Sign Ultimatum Wiping Out Stete.

CLECH CRISIS 1S DESCRIBED   PREMIER TOLD IF HE DID NOT SIGN. AWAY SLOVAKIA BOMBERS WOULD COME

CZECHS MADE 10 SIEN ULTIMATUM:   Summoned to Berlin, Leaders Were Forced to Create Vassal State ~

G/tuits MADE 1) SIGN ULTIMATUM   Summoned to Berlin, Leaders Were Forced to Create Vassal State

Hear How Hitler  Forced Czechs To Sion Ultimatum   Allied War Crimes Tribunal Gets Report Of International Banditry Of Nazis   NAZI DEFENDANTS APPEAR TROUBLED

Believe Major Campaign to Be in Japan  Carrier Attacks Have Profound Effect on Chinese

SHELL LANDS ~ NEAR HODGES      General Braves Fire To  Inspect New Holdings  Across Rhine

Lose Planes Trying to Blow Up Bridge   First Army Continues Advance Into Reich In Spite Of Increasing German Resistance

YANKS THREATEN SUPER-HIGHWAY   Great Six-lane Road Connects Frankfurt, Ruhr   STIFF OPPOSITION   Pontoon Bridge Is Thrown Across Rhine; Eiffel Hills Pocket Mopped up

Dogfights Fill Skies as YanksAdvance   Important Heights Cleared of Enemy’s Forces

NAZIS FORCED QUT OF HILLS ALONG RHINE   PONTOON BRIDGES SPEED CROSSING OF RIVER

Strong Nazi Plane Attack Is Repulsed   Third Army Counts Record Take of  German Prisoners

U. S. First Army Troops Advance Despite Attacks By Nazi Planes   Dounhboys within Two Miles of Road fo Ruhr; Pontoon Bridge Helps Build Up Bridqehead

Beat Off Nazi Aerial Attack On Bridgehead   st Army Pushes Deeper Into Reich East of Rhine; 3rd Army Begins New Drive in Saarburg Area

‘Yanks Move To Within — ‘Two Miles of ‘Super-Road   Flow of Equipment AndMenOverRhine Aided by Erection  Of Pontoon Bridge

U.S. First Drives Within 2 Miles  Of Key Highway   American Infantry Scales Heights, Pours Over Pontoon Bridge As Germans Throw in Jet Planes

Advance Made as Nazis Launch Aerial Assault On Remagen Bridgehead

GERMAN PLANES STAGE ATTAGK ON BRIDGEHEAD   Gains Made By American Infantry Yesterday Measured In Yards   DOUGHBOYS 2 MILES FROM SUPERHIGHWAY

GermansBomb Bridgehead As Yanks Advance      Gains by American Infantry. Measured in Yards — Forces Across Rhine Being Reinforced With Helo of New Pontoon Span

Assail Demos’ ‘rlandling of Investigation   Majority Report Does Not Challenge Action by Treasury

Republicans Ask Tax Payment On Roosevelt Loar   ‘Demand That Treasury Col lect from FDR’s Son on Unpaid Portion

REPUBLICANS 60 AFTER ELLIOTT   WANT YOUNG ROOSEVELT AND WIFE ON STAND

Demand Tax Payment On Elliott Loan   GOP House Group Raps Committee Handling Of! $200,000 Deal.

Nazi Retreat s Developing Into  Full Scale Rout   First Army About To Take Kassel On Open Road To Berlin; Fourth Armored 150 Mile. Deep In Reich; Huns Quitting Cold.

FULL-SCALE ROUT BEFORE ALLIED PUSH   Ist Army 181 Miles From Berlin as  Boches Fold

Settlement In Coa Dispute Postponed   Strikers Keeping 451,000 Workers idie: Coal Talks To Be Resumed

Coal Strike Negotiations Extend Into Another Day; 451,000 Workers Are Idle

Daniels Backs Unit Command   Former Secretary of Nav: Ta Senate W

Josephus Daniels Urges Merger of Armed Forces   Ex-Navy Secretary Tells Congress About Our Costly Mistakes

—LEGISLATURE— ' Lausche Veto Is Overridden  By Senators   Free-For-All Battle Now Expected On Sales Tax Allocations

RIVAL LEADERS HURL CHARGES AT CLEVELAND   Supplies Of Gas Continue To Dwindle Over State As Walkouts Continue

AFL WORKERS MOVE THROUGH ClO PICKET LINE   Act to Have Little Effect on Gasoline Output of Standard Oil

Cops Fear Clash at Cleveland   Leaders of Rival Unions Engage In Verba! Duel.

MacARTHR BOMBERS, JOIN HUGE NAVAL AIR ATTACK FLEET   LITERALLY HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS BUZZ AROUND TOKYO AREA LIKE SWARM OF HORNETS AS FLEET CONTINUES TO PROWL UNMOLESTED.

U. 8. STARTS ANTI - TRUST QUIZ OF GM   Latest Wage Confab Fails; No Hope Of Speed

Atomic Bomb Is Touchy Problem For US Senate   Legislative Machinery - Being Stalled

ATOMIC BOMB MENACES OLD SENATE RULES   Two Days Quibbling Over Proposed Act Stirs Protests

CAPITAL HAILS MODEST HERO AT HOMECOMING   Architect of Victory in Europe Js Hailed by All Americans

ARMY LEADER GIVEN OVATION "IN WASHINGTON   ‘Ike’ Returns After Leading 9 Allies To Victory Over Axis In Europe   FACES HEAVY SCHEDULE   Speeches Before Congress, Conference With Truman, Other Events Planned

Navy Swokesman Says   Now Is Time For Japanese To Mee! Vank's Challenge

U. S. Issues Challenge te Jav Fleet  Attack on Tokyo RR. Gas ane Air

JAPANESE SHOULD  MEET CHALLENGE OF  MIGHTY U. 5. FORCE ENEMY FLEET IS APPAR ENTLY BEING HELD FOR DEFENSE OF HOME! ANN

Tired Waiting For Trial, Man Escapes Jail   Vermont Seeks  Allesed Slaver

OFFICER RELEASE PLAN EVOLVED   ‘Point: Scoring ing Secondary in ; Their Eligibility for i Discharoe

Wainwright Welcomed  Back to Manila   Will Join MacArthur Aboard USS Missouri Sunday to Witness Japan's Surrender

Wainwright Given Welcome In Manila   SORE DOE EE PERE OR TSE gee TERRE  Hero Comes Back Free Near Scene of His Surrender

Wainwright Given Welcome In Manile   Hero Comes Back Free Near Scene of His Surrender

IOWA SENATE WOULD REDUCE NUMBER FILING   Vote 4-0 For Raising Gross In come Figures on Which Tax Return is Required.

FAVOR CHANGES IN VETERANS BENEFIT’   Senate Subcommittee Want Educational, Loan Benefit Changes.

Only One Man Being Given Serious Consideration For Burton’s Senate Seat

ONE CONSIDERED FOR SENATE JOB   He's A Democrat. But Lausche Withholds His name

Only One Getting Serious  Consideration for Senate Gov. Lausche Confers With Secrest;

Tokyo Allots Funds ToDig Undergrounc Havens for Bureaus   Expenditure of 460 Millions Reflects Desperation of Japs In Face of U.S. Air Offensive

Worst Of Mass Layotts Of War Workers Is Over   New England Is Least Affected

Admiral Halsey Sails Into San Francisco Bay   Arrives On Bridge U. 5.8. South Dakota, Ouistanding Battleship ‘of  Ware

Third: Fleet Units Hcme   Admiral Halse’ and 10,000 Men for: Navy Discharge in Tdday

MIGHTY UNIT PACIFIC  FLEET APPROACHING  GOLDEN fiATE TODAY ADMIRAL HALSEY AND  10,000 MEN FOR DISCHARGE ARF AROARD

Vandenberg  said leading  possibility Griswold among those mentioned

{GOP Polls Presidential Choices eT eitential Choices  Arthur Vandenberg F avored As 1948 Election Candidate

Dewey Losing G. O. P. Popularity: Vandenberg Likely °48 Candidate

Bg Oe ESS!—n— =  GOP ‘Polls Presidential Choices  Arthur Vandenberg F avored As 1948 Election Candidate

HOUSE, SENATE CALL RECESS   Senate Refers Calendar to Sifting Committee

Nutrition School To ‘Be Held April 10th   Starts at 10 A.M. in the R.E.A. Buildine

Will Tell Tuesday of “Changes”   President Visits Mother And Also His Office

WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGES HINTED   TRUMAN PROMISES TO REVEAL HIS PLANS AT CONFERENCE NEXT TUESDAY.

Truman to Discuss War Department Changes Tuesday   Stimson Rumored Wil Retire; Marshall Then Might Follow

Appointments Rumored in Army Circles   Truman Will Answes Questions at Tuesday Meeting

Cabinet Changes Likely Tuesday  Teuman Pramiceac Study   Truman Promises Study Of Detroit Labor Strife

War Department Changes Will Be Aired on Tuesday   Truman to Give Out Full Dope About Rumors Tuesday

Change Hinted In War Office   L'ruman Sees ‘Home Folk’ He's Mum ou Judeeship

TRUMAN TO GIVE REPORT TUESDAY   President Will ‘Tell All’ About Rumored War Depertment Change

Selections  To Be Given   President Truman Says He Will Diseuss Subject Next Tuesday.

Truman Hints New Changes   Stimsbn, Marshall May Quit; ‘Ike’ Rumored Choice for Staff Chief -

Truman To Discuss Appointments At Tuesday Meeting   No Choice Yet For Supreme Court

Truman Plans To ‘Tell All’  Will Discuss Change In Wor Department

WORK STARTED ON A HARD-SURFACED ROAD AT THE LAKE   To Extend for a Distance of 2400 Feet Around Lower Half of Silver Lake   EQUIPMENT AT SITE   BAZ EP VILLI SE fA 4 Jha LL  The Thoroughfare, 16 Feet Wide, to Cut in From Bath Road

SILVER LAKE PROJECT lo OVARTED BY oTATE   Hard-Surfaced Road to Run Along Part of the Lake

U.S. S. Policy Is. Switched.   ‘Nelson Rockefeller Is Replaced By Braden’

TOUGHEN POLICY TO ARGENTINE   Nelson Rockefeller Replaced In State Department Post

U.S. Toughens On Argentina  Rockefeller Replaced As Secretary Aide

NO KID GLOVES FOR ARGENTIN:   United States Toughens Policy With South American Country

N. Rockefeller\ Resigns Postk  As Byrnes Aide\l   Replaced as Assistant Sec. retary.of State for American Republic’ Affairs with Spruiile Braden

U.S. Toughens Her Policy On Aroentina   Rockefeller Replaced By Braden, Hints Sudden Attitude Shift

POLIO OUTBREAKING 200 PER CENT WORSE   26 Cases Already Reported Up To June 1

‘big 3 Meeting Will Begin Monday or Tues.  President Expected * AB tT lie   President Expected To Seek Closer Russ, British Ties

Ship Carrying Truman Enters  European Seas   Big Three Talks ai Bertin Scheduled to Begin Bisa af Weak

BIG THREE MEET EARLY NEXT WEEK   President Truman Prepares for Long Conference

President Prepares for  ‘Long Confal   Truman’s Cruiser Agusta Runs Into Showers for First Time Since Start Of Vovage to Europe

BIG THREE MEETING EARLY NEXT WEEK   Will Begin Monday or Tuesday It Was Learned; May Be Prolonged One,

Big Three Parley Gets Underway Early Next Week   Indications Are It Will Be a Long One; Truman in Contact With Pacific War

Will Russia Fight Japs Is Question   Party Sails On Cruiser Augusta,  Not By Plane

PRESIDENT TAKES SHIP FOR BERLIN   TrumanAccompanied To Big 3 Meet By Byrnes

BIG THREE MEETING EXPECTED T0 BEGIN MONDAY OR TUESDAY   PRESIDENT TRUMAN PREPARES FOR POSSIBILITY OF LONG CONFERENCE

Potsdam Meeting Time Set   Will Start Monday Or Tuesday and May Last A Long Time; Truman Keeps One Eve On War

WILL START BiG 3 MEET BY TUESDAY   Potsdam Parley May Start Monday — Truman’s Warship Edges Closer to British Isles and Its North Europe Port.

Truman, Byrnes Sailing to Big Three Meet  President Takes Large Party of Advisers to Berlin

Major Concern Of Truman is Quick Victory   Conference Will Begin in Germany  Karly Next Week

Big Three Meeting Set   Will Begin Next Monday Or Tuesday and Likely to Be Prolonged Affair

Truman Sails For Big Three  Conference   Byrnes And Huge Staff Aboard Same Surface Vessel;  Meeting By July 17.

Chinhsien Menacec By Chiang's Army   Lienshan Reported in Hands of Government

Want Autonomy For Manchuria   Communists Forecas! Full Scale Battle With Nationalists

CHINRSIEN, GulNA, SURROUNDED BY CHIANG’S FORCES   Twelfth Army: Reaches: Vital Railway Town North of Great Wall

Say Chinhsien Is Surrounded  Nationalists Meet Only Unorganized Bal Wate

Chinese Red Force Yields Rail Position   Nationalists Seize Strategic Chinhsien North of Great Wall

Nationalists Surround  Vital City   Little Communist Resistance North Of Wall Reported

Say Chinhsien Is Surrounded   Nationalists Meet Only Unorganized Red Resistance .

MECHANIZED UNITS NATIONALIST ARMY SURROUND CHINHSIEN  COMMUNISTS REPORTED POURING INTO MUKDEN IN

REPORT CHINHSIEN SURROUNDED   Newspaper Alleges Nationalists At Railroad City

 More Than 27 Deaths Reported In United States as New Low  Temperatures Are Recorded

FRIGID WAVE TO CONTINUE SEVERAL DAYS   Snowfall i in n Excess Of Five Feet Reported In Buffalo Area

Carrier Aircraft Hit Japs Off French Indo-China Coas!   Surprise Nimitz Announcement Hints Navy May Have Engaged Enemy Fleet

Nimitz Reports: Action Under Way Off Indo-China   Surprise Announcement May Mean Long Desired Battle With Nipponese Navy Is Developing Near Japs’ Bie Singapore Base.

Carrier Planes Striking Off Indo-China   Communique Does Not Specify What Targets Are

Tokyo Aflame Again After Visit by Forts   Counterattack by Japs at Okinawa Beaten Down by LU. S.

Jap Counterblow On Okinawa Fails Tokyo Hit Agam  9 Enemy ro  abt Tintcvn om   100 Enemy Planes Shot Down in Air Battles Over Ryukyu:

Nazi Force Trying To Relieve Budapest Smashed, Reds Claim, Pressure On Defenders Grows

Parley Accents Ainerican Plan to — Selle Dispute  Committee Decides on Invitations to. Ex  Committee Decides or Invitations to. ExAxis Lands

TURKS DECIDE TO JOIN WAR AGAINST AXIS   Want Right to Place in United Nations Meet At Los Angeles

Ankara Acts After Demands Made By United Nations At Crimea Conference   Action To Permit Voice In Peace   Ultimatum Also Goes To Egypt, Ieeland And Six Latin Nations

Turks Declare War on Japan  And Germany   Action Taken to Assure Seats at Parley in San Francisco

Turks Enter War  Ast SAO nye) os i aS SC Se Sa =—(c Ee a es   War Declared on Nazis and Japan

Turkey Declares War Against Axis   Steps Taken To Assure Seat At Conference

nese Nationalists Go Miles Into Manchuria; (pposition Sporadic   Communists Say They Will Take Changchun The State Capital, About December 1 When they Expect the Russians to Evacuate

Heavy Advances Are Chalked Up by China Nationalists   Rash of Opposing Statements and Many Private Conferences Characterize Manchurian Race; Communists Tell Aims

CHINESE REDS FORCED BACK WN FIGHTING   Nationalist Troops Thrust Forward In Manchuria

TROOPS GAIN IN MANCHURIA   Steady Advance Made Against Sporadic Opposition

SENTENCE LOCAL MAN IN FRANCE   THOMAS G, HARPER  GETS 40 YEARS FOR LOOTING SUPPLIES

Five Enlisted Men Are Sentenced For Looting Supply Trains {n France

West End Of Bulge. Collapses   Blizzard in Belgium ls Cruelest Enem          Army Looters' c e “Started in Paris

Bloody Battle For Island Predicted   Suicide Bases Raided; Infantry Makes Advance

HAND - 10-HAND MOP-UP FACES OKINAWA YANKS   Last Of Japs Have Been Cut Into Two Groups, But Are Firmly Dug In

YMlayUse Grenades To Clear Okinawa   Yank Troops Plunge Into Final Stages for Jap Held Island   HAND-TO-HAND BATTLE   Enemy Defends Positions With Machinegun and Mortar Fire

Yanks Fighting To ‘Secure’ Okinawa Island   Use of Grenades » And Hand-to-Hand Combat Expecte:!

FINAL OKINAWA FIGHT = BEGINS   Hand-To-Hand Warfare Confronts Yanks

Jap Remnants of Smashed Line, Numbering 20,000, Are Cut In Two Separate Groups  MEET INTENSE DEFENSE

Americans In Final Battle  For Okinawa   Expect Hand-to-Hand Combat As Marines Trap Japs—Cut Troop: Into Two Units

Close Combat Is Necessary  To Clean Out  Last Enemies   Tokyo Is Preparing People For Defeat

JAPANESE CAUGHT IN TWO TRAPS      Hand-To-Hand Fights Are Indicated To ‘Secure’ Island

Enemy Troops Well Entrenched For Last Stand   Hand-to-Hand Fighting Expected By American Force

HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING I$ ANTICIPATED   There Is Every Expectation, Also, That FlameThrowing Tanks Will Be Needed to Subdue Re maining Nin Mareac

Fierce Fight Still Ahead   Soldiers, Marines In Final Okinawa Blows

Flame Throwing Tanks May Also Be Called Upon To Wipe Out Remaining Japs on Island.   66,000 ENEMY HAVE BEEN KILLED SO FAR

Hand-To-Hand Fighting Still Faces Doughboy:   Japanese Remnants Of Smashed Naha-ShuriYonabaru Line Cut Into Two Separate Groups

AMERICAN TROOPS PLUNGE INTO FINAL BATTLE OF OKINAWA  JAPANESE REMNANTS OF ISLAND GARRISON BEEN CUT IN TWO

YanksEnteron Final Phase of Okinawa War   Jap Remnants, Cur Into Two Separate Groups, Battle on

Mopup May Be Costly On Okinawa   Though Jap Position Is Hopeless, Defenders Could Exact Heavv Toll in Death Stand

Conquest Of Island Is Near   Hand-To-Hand Combat Marks Closing Stages Of Bloody Rattle

Oroku Peninsula Escape Corridor Cut Off From Japs   66,324 Enemy Killed On Okinawa From Beginning of [nvaston

HAND - T0 - HAND FIGHT EXPECTED TO BE FEROCIOUS   Remaining Japanese Forces, Perhaps 20,000 Of Them, Cut Into Iwo Separate Groups For Final Struggle.

Yanks Face Hand To Hand Battle  For Okinawa   Bitter Fighting Still Confronts Our Troops To Make Island Secure.

Hand-to-Hand Fight Seen In Final Days   Well-Entrenched Jap Remnants Cut Into Two Separate Groups

Grenades And  Sparking Fight   Remnants of Nip Army Ou Uhinwwa. Split dato ‘Pwo Separate Groups, Are Well Eutrenehed   Jap Women Battle Alongside 'Proops   Enemy Vosition Hopeless Bal Could Hold Qut Sev. eral Dass dnd Make Island Battle Costly

HEAVY BATTLE   May Have to Use Grenades And Flame Throwing Tanks Into Fight.   JAPS WELL ENTRENCHED

JAPS ENTRENCHED FOR FINAL STAND ON OKINAWA ISLE   20,000 NIP TROOPS CUT INTO 2 GROUPS BY ADVANCING YANKS

Yanks Open ‘Final Battle For Okinawa   Two Groups of Defenders Hold Hopeless Positions; Expect Bloody Fight

Jap Remnants On Okinawa Are Divided   Both Groups Strongly Entrenched as Yanks Plunge Into Final Battle There

New A-Bonilis May Re Winged, Guided General Assets  Anti . Aircratt Dafenca:   Anti - Aircraft Defenses Useless Against Such Misstes, Arnold Says

General Seeks Atom Research   General Describes Urgency in Developing ‘National Policy

WingedAtomBombs May Be Hurled At U. S. Next   Army Air Force Head Tells Solons Our Anti- Aircraft Defenses Will Be Useless Tomorrow

Atomic Bomb With Wings  Now Possible. Arnold Says —   Sees No Defense; Cites Urgency In Scientific Development -

General Seeks   General Describes Urgen-. cy in Developing ‘No-tional Policy:

Arnold Shows Weak Defense Against Bomb   Sees Winged Atom Bomb Of Future; Suggests Haste

FINISH WORLD COURT PLANS   Jurists Revise Old  Hague Organization

SEEKS FRANCE — FRANCO BREAK   Foreign Affairs Committee Reported As Passing Resolution

RS. ROOSEVELT RECEIVES TRUMAN   . est Lady Offers fers Help to Successor in Office

B-29 Crews Report Fires Raging in Four Cities After 6,600 Tons of Destruction Fall on Four Jap Cities

6,600 Tons of Incendiary Bombs: and Two-Ton Blockbusters Cascade on Forewarned Areas; Thunderbolts and Mustangs Strike From lwo

820 B-29s Hit Jap Cities With 6600-Ton Attack   Map showing bombed cities on page 7

BATTLESHIP IS SAID IN DANGER      e Washington’ Off Azores Lashed by Gales in Atlantic

Gales Threaten Safety of Ship   UP Checks Unofficial Reports From Lisbon

Vill Make This Happiest Christmaswdr 1S. Since 1940   Unofficial Report Says USS Washington In Danger Off Azores

BATTLESHIP IN DANGER OFF AZORES   Gales Sweep Area; Two Ships Back in England for Repair

LISBON REPORTS U,5.5. WASHINGTON IN DANGER AT SEA   Ship Believed Battling Heavy Atlantic Gales Near  oe ee

Lisbon Report Names ‘Washington’ As Vessel in Need of Assistance

'294 New Englanders Among 2,833 I War Veterans Arriving In Boston

OPA Rejects Price Hikes By Retailers   Plan to Poss on Production Boosts To Consumers Banned

RETAILERS’ PRICE PLEA TURNED DOWN   OPA REFUSES TO LET FIRMS  PASS INCREASED COST OF GOODS ON TO USERS.

OPA Rejects Hike In Retail Prices   Bowles Stands by His  ‘Absorption’ Program

Jens Petersen Will Celebrate  Golden Wedding  Merrill Couple Wed  ~ Half Century Ago: Next Wednesday

Tailgunner Kurt Hermann Is Missing in Action on 108th Raid with Air Forces

Tailgunner With 108 Missions Is Reported Missing   Fought Over Three Enemy Capitols

Missing With Just Two Trips Short of Home   Had Refused To be Released. Wanted Action

USS Pennsylvania Returns to Pacific Warfare  Flagship Is Refitted  With Guns From  Dear! Harker Victims

Old Battlewagon Pennsylvania Head: Back Into War With Guns Of PH Victims

Pennsylvania Back to War Against Japs  Guns of Two Other  Pearl. Harbor Victims DV. Ve sncnwn Deatidae

Pennsvivania Back in Actior In the Pacific   Had Hurled More Than LO Million  Pounds of Steel

Greatest Attack In New Campaign   B-29s Drop 3,000 Tons of High Explosives in Plan to Erase Jananese War Production Power

Swedish Red (ross Head Asserts Himmler, Chief Of Gestapo, Killed Hitler

NAZI PRISONERS STREAM BACK AS ALLIES DRIVE ON   Canadians Cutting Holland Of And Fall of Vienna To Russians Near

FRUIT MEN'S $64 QUESTION   Face Problem of Producing More Food With Less Labor

WEEK-END PEACE RUMOR SWEEPS (1.   Reports Concerning Himmler,  Senator’s Statement Set  World on Fire

Hopes Of Peace Raised, Dashed By False Report   Premature Statement Of Surrender By Nazis Sweeps Around World

Report Of Himmler's Offer To U.S. And Great Britain Raises False Hopes Of Peace   Hitler Reported Dying; Peace Bid Made Through Stockholm Citizen

Weather Has Turned Bad At Front —   DISTANCE OF WINDING RIVER LINE FROM BERLIN VARIES FROM 30 TO 68 MILES

U. S. Air Force Lays Down Heavy Aerial Barrage   - Zhukov’s Forces Push Within 33 Miles of . German Capital

2 Armies Meet, Uhirc Hits Reich   Tanks Occupy Houlfalize; Patton  1-2 Miles Along Moselle Valley.

First, Third Armies Join, Drive Into Nazi Stronghold   Patton’s Troops Resume Push Across  German Soil, Record 1!/2-Mile Gain

RUSSIA’S MOVES HIT BY WHEELER   Backs Connally Council Plan In Taking Slap At Stalin

—POLITICS— ‘Power Politics Draws  ‘Fire Of U.S. Senator      Wheeler Contends It Is Forcing Europe Into The _ ‘Embrace’ Of Russia; United Nations: Provistonal Connell Fe Proanoasced

Provisional  Council Urged   Plan Is Brainchild Of Chairman Connally Of Foreign Committee.

STALIN GETTING GRIP ON EUROPE   Wheeler Charges Nations Be ing Forced into ‘Embrace’ of Russia

Provisional Council To  Handle World Political. Problems Seems Favored

Wheeler Asks For Council of Allies Now   Europe Being Forced Into Russian: - Embrace, Montanan Declares

Holds Europe . Fallin g Into   » Russia’s Arms   Senater Wheeler Calls Fou United Nations Political Council to Curh Power Politics

WHEELER ASKS UNITED NATIONS POLITICAL BOD)   Contends Europe Being Forced Into Embrace of Russia.

SENATOR WHEELER IN DEMAND IMMEDIATE POTITICAT COTINCTT   SAYS EUROPE BEING FORCED INTO “EMBRACE” OF RUSSIA BY POWER

Wheeler Calls For Council   Sees Europe Forced Into Russion Embrac By Power Politics

UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL ASKED   Sen. Wheeler Says Europe Forced Into Red Hands

Connally Urges Allied Interim Advisory Counci   Bipartisan Support For Plan Of Handling World Political Problems.

Fleet Shelling Hitachi, 75 Miles From Tokyo   U. S. Task Force Resumes Blows Acainst Japanese Coastal Cities

A BIG WHEAT RUN   But Only 800 of 1,224 Cars at Kansas City Are New Crop

MORE FLAX IS REQUIRED FOR WAR SUPPLIES      Subsidy and Insurance Offered to Support in Producing Flax Crop

JOHN M. MARTIN IS LEAVING PLANT   David S. Bruce to Be New Operating Manager at Sunflower   IS EEFECTIVE SEPT.

JOHN M.. MARTIN: IS LEAVING P   David S. Bruce to Be Nev Operating Manager at unflower   IS EFFECTIVE SEPT. }

ARMY BREAKS UF SABOTAGE RING   CATCH LEADER BEFORE DESTRUCTION STARTS

CRACK SPY RING IN GERRAN)   1200 Pounds of Dynamite Found; 40 Are Arrested

AMERICAN ARMY CRACKS GERMAN SABOTAGE PLOT   Young German Girl Helps Frustrate Plans Of Former Gestapomen   EXPLOSIVES CONFISCATED   Scheme To Blow Up Ameriean Installations Revealed By CIC Agents

US. Agents Crack German Saboteur: In Nick of Time   Arrest Ringleader, 40 Others; Seize 1200 Lbs. of Dynamite

U. S. Smashes Plot in Reich   Sabotage Gang Led By Ex-Gestapo Man

un “mie ryie ui ine Face:  Swarms of Insects Add to Hell of War on Okinawa  Fleas and Mosquitoes Vie to Keep Men Awake Far Into the Night

With Ernie Pyle in the Pacific:  Swarms of Insects Add to  Hell of War on Okinawa  Fleas and Mosquitoes Vie to Keep Men Awake Far Into the Night

Gales UpTo055 MilesLikely at Wrightsville   Evacuees Pouring Into Wilmington

Hurricane Due To Hit N. CG. Coast   Strong Rain Lashes Wilmington Section As Winds Mount

LaGuardia Won't Seek Reelection   N. Y. Mayor Declares Self Out of Contest

BRITIGH PUSH ON FROM (MANDALAY   Will Mop Up Japs Squeezed In Between City and Meiktila.

Mandalay Taken By British Army   Victors Strike Out To Mop Up Japs In Burma

HIT FROM MANDALAY   British Troops Out To Mop Up Jap _ Forces in That Area

, Cannot Reach This Area In 36 Hours   Latest Advisory Says Storm Was Moving North At Rate Of Eight Miles Per Hour

Severe Storm Heading for Texas Coast   90-Mile-Hour Winds In Hurricane Center East of Brownsville

Military Bars To Communists  Revoked, Claim   Chic “Ago Tribune : Suys War Department Order Countermands Previous Con : fidential Ruling

:Back of the Headlines   No Let Up on Problem Of Mapping Up Mess -Of European War   (By. RALPH HEINZEN United Prose War Analvat

MURDER CHARGE AGAINST YOUTH   Burke C. Scott, 16, Accused By State Police At Gettys burg In Shotgun Death Of  hin Satta

At Last! China Gives, Not T akes,        * Document Gives Nation hk New" Role’ la World

CHINA'S RETURN TO POWER SHOWN IN ULTIMATUN   Chiang Chi-Shek Helping Formu. late Surrender Terms Against Ancient Enemy.

China’s Name on Ultimatum to Japanese  Puts That Nation Among Leading Powers

Truman to Discuss U. S.Red Picture at News Conference Tomorrow   Pick Up Pa Here ae

Spain Severs Relations With Japan   Chile at War with Nips; Venezuela May Quit Momentarily

Spain Breaks With Japanese   Protest Nip. Murder. of Manila Citizens

Fateiatienl) citeatwiilRreU sania: aban  Spain breaks with Nips over atrocities

SPANISH SEVER  JAP RELATIONS   Claim Nationals. Property De stroyed In Manila

SPAIN MAKES FIRST BREAK WITH AXIS   Severed Relations With Japan For Murdering Spanish At Manila

Attempt To-Meet Clothing Demands   New Program Calls For 3,500,000 Suits

TAKE STEPS TO MEET DEMANDS FOR CLOTHING      Call For Production Of Three Million Lost Cost Suits Soon

MARTIN SUPPORTED BY CONGRESSMEN   Chester H. Gross Among Those Planning To Back Up Governor's Demand For Cut In Federal Taxes

Resistance Light In North Okinawa   Full-Scale’ Offensive On Naha Prepared’

YANKS STALLED NORTH OF NAHA   MARINES ARE NEARING NORTH TIP OF ISLAND

Yanks Ready Final Drive  Against N aha   60,000 Japs Entrenched In Hills Around City

JAP ATTACK REPULSED ON OKINAWA   Marines Advance On Northern Part of Island

Marines Driving Toward Northern  Tip Of Okinawa; Keufu Isle Taken

i S. Reveals Secret Weapon To Counter Buzz-Bombs  "Death Bomber’ Turned On Nazis

 Now it Can Be Told  ‘Radio Guided ‘Death’ Bombers ‘Were Reply to Rocket Bombs

Pilotless ‘Death Bomber’ Perfected by U. S. Airmen   bf =  BY FRANKLIN RANKER

Radio-Directed ‘Death Bomber’ Yank’s Answer to Rocket Bomb   Rr FRANKLIN BANKER

War Alert In Hawaii Came  In June, 1940   Gen. Marshall Ordered Army To ‘Maneuver’ Against Surprise

ee ae i nm te eS ct oe ere  Release Score To Be 70 Oct. 1, 60 Nov. 1   Chief Of Stall Says Japan  Invasion Was Set For Nov. 

Army to Drop Point System In ‘Late Winter   Demobilization Plans Revealed By Marshall

MARSHALL SEES END OF ARMY’S POINT SYSTEN   Chief of Staff Declores Discharge Score Can Cease ’ By Winter

Gen. Marshall Says Point System For D*schargesTo Be Ended: his Winter

No Points Needed by Late Winter   Army Will Abandon Discharge System, Marshall Says; Two Year Vets Eligible

Point System For Discharges Will Be Abandoned This Winter   Gen. Marshall Tells Congress Release Score of 80 Paints Can Be Lowered to 70 By October 1 and to 60 By November

CHANGE WILL BE MADE BY LATE WINTER   By Then, All Men With Two Years’ Service Will Be Released, General Marshall Tells SenateHouse Session.

Demobilization Point System May Be Abandoned By Winter. Gen. Marshall: Tells Congress

Score Drops To 70 Oct. 1 And 60 Nov. 1; Two-Year Service Will Be New Gauge —

All Men With 2 Years Service To Be Released Then, Marshall Tells Joint Gonaress. Session.

SHELVE PLAN ~THIS WINTER, ~ GENERAL SAYS    Army Discharge Score To Be Lowered to 70  On October 1

ARMY RELEASE ‘SYSTEM TOLD BY MARSHALL         48-70, DROP AND. THEN  “7 sLESOtBERS: WITH TWO Rats WILL GET ‘iy WIBCHARGES

ENATE, HO HEAR HIS TALK   Army Chief of Staff Advises That Points Will Be Lowered Soon.   ANOTHER CUT COMING

Study Decrease In. Discharge. Total! Is Promised. By General While Discussing Plan Of. Demobilization For Conaressmen

‘[ wo- Y ear Men Out By Spring   Marshall Says Army Expects to Discard Point System of Discharge By Late Winte

Men With 10. To Get Out Next ~ Month and Those With 60 Will ‘Be Discharsed in November

MAY ABANDON POINT SYSTEM BEFORE LONG   Army Chief of Staff Advises Senate - House Meeting Present Score  Can Be Lowered   PROGRAM IS REVIEWED

Release All 2-Year Vets This Winter   Score Will Be Reduced To 70 Points Oct. 1 And To 60 Nov. 1.

Marshall Says All Soldiers With Two Years Service Will Be Discharged By Spring If All Goes Well

Gen. Marshal! Reports Men With Two Years OF Service Will Be Released This Winter

Point System Of Demobilization Is To Be Abandonec   Marshall Predicting! Release Date

Army to Drop Point System A Late Winter   Reduce to 70 on Oct. 1 and 60 Nov. 1, Marshall f Tells Congressmen

Point System Soon Can Go   Marshall Says Demobiliza tion Plan May Be Changed In Late Winter

Action Planned Simultaneously With Abandonment Of Present Point System For Discharges, General Marshall Tells Congress—Score To Be Lowered To 70 Points By October 1, With Another Reduction To 60 To Be Made November. 1

Army to Abandon Its Point System Late This Winter   Marshall Says All Men in Service 2 Years to Be  Dise harged Then.   Cut to Sixty Points To Be Made by Nov. 

2-YEAR TROOPS FACE RELEASE IN LATE WINTER   Marshall Informs Congress Demobilization Goes On As Fast As Possible

Present Score To Be Lowered To 70 By October First   More Than 200,000 Needed In Pacific Says Gen. Marshal

Army Will Discharge Soon All in Service Two Years;  ‘Slash to 60 Units Due Nov. 1

Marshall Tells Discharge Plan   Men With Two Years Service First To Go

All Soldiers With  Two Years’ Service  May Be Released in Winter. He Asserts

ARMY POINTS WILL BE CUT'BY OCT. 1   Chief of Staff Says Dis: charge Requirements Will Drop to 70

GENERAL MARSHALL  ASSURES CONGRESS  OF EARLY DISCHARGES POINT SYSTEM FOR DISCHARGES MAY BE ABAN HNC OY WINTED

GENERAL MARSHALL ASSURES CONGRESS OF EARLY DISCHARGE:   POINT SYSTEM FOR DISCHARGES MAY BE ABANDONED BY WINTER

Marshall Says More Cuts Coming Soon   All Soldiers With Twe Years’ Service Due to Be Released

2-Year Service Release Basis   Magshall Discloses Score to Be Cut to 70by October 1, Abandoned by Late Winter

Soldiers With 2-Year Service  To Be Released   Point Score Lowered to 70 Oct. 1, to 60 on Nov. 1

Point Discharge Plan Abandoned by Winter; 2-Years Duty Ousts Men

Marshall Favors Reducing Present Discharge Score   May Lower Points To 60 Within Six Weeks for Release; Planned Invasion Of Japan On November First

Lower Seore By October 1  Is Promised   General Makes It Plain More Than 200,000 Men To Be Needed for Whole Occupational Area

TO RELEASE ALL IN SERVICE TWO YRS, -- MARSHALL   Chief of Staff Tells Congress of Plans to Start Cutting Points Oct. 1

MARSHALL GIVES CONGRESS DATA ON ARMY PLANS   May Release All Men With Two Years Service Later In Winter; To Lower Points To 70 By October ; Roundup Of What's Going On  In Congress.

Two Years’ Service All Needed For  Discharges   Cuts Are Promised To Come Oct. 1 And Nov. 1

GEN. MARSHALL TELLS CONGRESS DEMOBILIZATION POINT SYSTEM [CAN BE ABANDONED BY WINTER

Gen. George C. Marshall Told Congress It May End by Winter.   TO LOWER THE POINTS?   May Reach a Point When the System Will Cease, He Said.

Point System Need Waning   All Men With 2 Years Time Due for Release

Division Shipment Cancelled   Army Will Abandon Its Point System For Discharges  By Late Winter

REDUCE SCORES ON OCTOBER 1: GEN. MARSHALL   Release Men With 2 Years Service When System Is Abandoned

To Be Lowered To 70 Points. By October 1   All Men With Two Years Service Will Be Released When Point System Is Abandoned

Abandonment By Winter Seen By Marshall   Says Present Discharge Score of 80 Points Could he Lowered to 70 Points  by October I   Can Be Slashed To 60 Points Nov. 1   Tells Congress Group Mae Arthur Has Further Shaved Occupation Force Requirements

‘Point System to Be Abolished: Gen.Marshall   Army To Release All Men With 2 Years of Service

TWO-YEAR MEN AWAIT RELEASE DURING WINTER   Gen. Marshall Outlines Plans in Report To Congress

ARMY POINTS WILL BE CUT BY OCT. 1   Chief of Staff Says Discharge Requirements  Will Drop to 70   A NEW PLAN  SOON

Chief of Staff Gen. Marshall Tells War Department’s Plans   Explains MacArthur’s Reduction of Estimated Occupational Needs

Point Requirements Will Be Abolished; Men With Two Year Service Out Soon

Chief of Statt Outlines Plan To Congress   Reveals Invasion Of Japan Had Been Set for November 1

To Release All Men With Two Years’ Service   Discharge Score Will be Lowered to 70 Points by Oct. 1 and to 60 Points By Nov. 1—No Relationship Between Discharges, Post-War Army, Marshall Says

To Discharge Men With Two  Years’ ‘Service   Effective ‘Late This Winter’; Point Reductions Set for Oct. 1, Nov. 1

Will Scrap System by  Late Winter   Marshall Says .\ll Men With 2-Year Service To Get Out Then. «

Can Abandon Point System by Winter Says Marshall; Slice to 70 for October   Chief of Staff Reveals Protests by Commanding Generals Over Cut to 80; ‘the First Team' Now Released

Army May Drop a System vy Late Winter   Men in Service Two  Years Would Be Elizible for Release:

Point Score Will Be Cut ‘to 70 Oct: 1; and to 60 Nov. 1; Troops Will be Needed at Other Pacific Bases Besides Japan.

Discharge Score Will Be Slashed To 10 on Oct. f   Cut of 10 More Due in November, General Reports

Heavy Snow Blocks Roads In Northeast   New England States Have Worst May Snowfall In 25 Years

Fuehrer's Home Obliterated by 12,000-Ib. Bomb   Hitler May Have Been Caught in Great RAF Attack

CHATLET OF HITLER WRECKED BY BOMB   RAF Bombers Raid Mountain Retreat of Nazi Leader

RAF Obliterates Hitler’s Hideout Atop Mountain   Nearby ‘Eagle's Nest’ Fortress Damaged  In Bombing Raid

NINTH ARMY SCORES GAIN OF 10 MILES   German Defenses Are Smashed in Lightning Push—Hundreds of Demoralized Nazis Taken.   YANK COLUMNS -. NEAR DUESSELDORE   Enemy Tanks Thrown Into Struggle but Fail to Check Drive Across Cologne Plain.

GermanResistance Is Disorganized    Muenchen-Gladbach By-Passed As Yanks Roar On Toward Industrial Dusseldorf

STRIKE VOTE REPEAL URGED BY CONNALLY   Would Remove Powers of Labor Board To Hold Elections

Connally Asks Canceilation of Votes on Strikes  One of Aull.ors of Luw Seaks Repaul To Aid NLRB

Herein HONDO   Trusses and abdominal belts at WINDROW DRUG STORE.

Many Tourists Are Expected   Michigan to Be Taxed to Feed Visitors; Increased Gas to Spread Business

RATION WOES WILL RESTRICT TOURIST TRADE   Food And Manpower Short. ages Will Tax Resort Owners

General ‘Ike’ Wants To Be Looked As On Regular ‘G-I   Brother Earl Presents Shoulder Patch To West Penn Power Co.

2 Atom Bomb Experiments At Sea Planned by Navy   Eighty to 100 Ships Would Be Assembled, Admiral King Reveals, and One Weapon Exploded Near Them Above Surface of Water and Another Below — Vessels From Japanese and German Fleets May Be Used.

Mannsville Remains on 70 By Compromise   New Highway Route Will Be Mannsville Direct to Madill,  Eliminatina Curvoe

Highway Squabble Over, All Happy   Mannsville Stays On 70 But Some Shortening To Be Done

EXPECT IN LANGFORD HOTEL MURDER      Gamblers, ‘Touch’ Artists Ar Trailed, Latin Type Man Soucht

Philippine Fighting  Increases .   Yanks -Run- Into- ‘Strong - Japanese’ Opposition East Of Manila -

Enemy Resistance Near Manila Getting Stronger  New Defense Set Up By Japs Forced Out of Shimbu Line

JAPS REFORM - LINE ON LUZON   Foe Hangs On Despite U. S. Breakthrough

Japs Resisting Kast of Manila   Yanks Push To Last Enemy Luzon Stand— Jap Shipping Damaged

AESIOTANGE OF IAPS STIFFENS   Yanks Meet Strong Opposition Near Manila and on Mindanao Island.   NIP SHIPPING LOSS HEAVY

Americans Meet Stiff Opposition East Of Manila   Allied Air Forces In Philippine Area Have Sunk 2,117,482 Tons Of Jap Shipping

Yanks Run Into Stiff Jap Resistance From Trapped Groups on Luzo Mindanao

Japs Stiffen Resistance In Manila Sector   Enemy Manages to Conserve Important Forces From Collapse of Shimbu Line

STRONG OPPOSITION MET BY YANKS WHEN ATTACKING ENEMY   RESISTANCE STIFFENS ON LUZON AND MINDANAO IN PHILIPPINES

Enemy Resistance on Mindanao and Luzon Stiffening      American 32nd and 38th Divisions Hit Opposition

Meet Strong Opposition On Shimbu Line   Americans Encounter Stiff Resistance East OF Manila And Also On Mindanao Island

38TH DIVISION INCHES AHEAD AGAINST JAPS   Enemy Reorganizes Forces Outside Manila; Yanks Gain on Mindanao

JAPS STIFFEN IN PHILIPPINES   YANKS ENCOUNTER STRONG OPPOSITION. « ON LUZON, MINDANAO

MAIN SEAPORT OF JAPAN HIT BY FIREBOMBS   RAIL YARDS, DOCKS AND STEEL WORKS ARE TARGETS

Tons of Fire Bombs Unloaded on Japanese "City ‘CONGESTED AREAS. BLASTED BY FORTS  Raid Follows Carrier Plane Attacks on Kyushu

Japs Main Seaport Is Again Raided   Railway Shops, Railroad = Station Dock Area and Stecl Works Form’ Chic{  ‘Fargets For 459 B-29's. -

SIX KILLED IN FLAMING WRECK   Oil Truck, Street Car Collide In Pennsylvania

BRITISH ISSUE ULTIMATUM 10 INDONESE ARMY   Slaying’ of General Mars Truce In Soerabaja Fichting

SEEK VITAL RAIL CENTER OF TATUNG   Communists Using Tanks and Field Guns Against Underarmed and Outnumbered Force of Nationalist Troops.

CHINA REDS HIT RAIL BASE WITH 100,000 FORCE   Commander Of Communists Believed Leading Drive On Tatung Center

Communists Ov errun big C hina Cities   Three In Eastern Suiyuan Taken, Capital Imperiled In Civil War

Chinese City In Peril   100,000 ‘Reds’ Attacking Strong Chinese City

Forrestal Hopes Jap Surrender Report Is true   Navy Secretary Expects Development ‘‘Soon’?; Talked With President,

TRUME.. AND HIS TOP MEN GO INTO HUDDLE ON JAPS   Meeting Called 2 Hours After Jap Broadcast

WouldLop Of Huge ReichArea   Berlin Says Red Bridgehead on Oder Hurled Back

Nazis Fend Aside Zhukov Attack on Oder Battle Line   Russian Thrusts “Were Repelled,” Says German Radio

ASSERT RED BRIDGEHEAD IS WIPED OUT   Declare Russians Crossed Near Kustrin, but Were Beaten Back— Moscow. Says Troops Are Near Stettin.

Berlin Claims Marshal Zhukov’s Troops Have Lost Bridgehead Near Kustrin—Moscow Announces One Column Has Pushed Within 1114, Miles Of Stettin In Drive Which Threatens To Cut Off Huge Area— Battle Reported Raging East Of Frankfurt

BERLIN: STATES RED ATTACKS REPULSED   Soviet Units Are Within 11 Miles Of Stettin   150 LOCATIONS   Captured By White Russian Army: Kustrin Under Heavy Shellfire

Berlin Claims Resistance Stiffening, While Moscow Says One Russian Column Nears Stettin; Germans Rush Up Fresh Troops.

Berlin Claims Soviets Held At Oder River   Que German Broadcast Says Museovites Won and Lost Bridgehead Over  Waterway Near Kustrin   Red Artillery  Hammering Nazis    Moscow Says Russians Have Speared to Within 1114 Miles of Stettin: Germans Face Trap

Huge Battle Rages South Of Kustrin   Soviet Troops Massing Along River Only 40 Miles From Berlin

_ GERMANS CLAIM RUSSIANS HAVE “BEEN REPULSED; GREAT BATILE RAGES OVER EXTENDED FRONT   3TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, “THE ROCK OF THE MARNE” OF WORLD WAR ONE. PROVES HERO OF NO. 2

Frankfurt And Kustrin Goals Of Reds’ Push      Soviets Plunge Within 11 Miles Of Baltic Seaport Of Stettin; Zhukov Prepares To Cross Last Water Barrier To Berlin

Lhukov’s froops Lose Bridgehead Over Oder River   But Reds Threaten to Cut Off German Forces Norheast of Berlin   Nazis Rush Un Fresh Treops to Oder River

Nazis Claim Slow-Up Of Red Drive   Russians Continue Assaults on Towns Near Berlin

SOVIETS CLOSE IN ON STETTIN ABOVE BERLIN   Yank Bombers Pound Nazi Capital In Support Of Russ Drive

ZHUKOV EXPLOITS ISMILE GAINS IN THE KUSTRIN AREA   UNITS OF HIS RIGHT WING ADVANCE WITHIN 11 MILES OF STETTIN

Oder River Skirmish Vital One   Huge Struggle  Reported Raging South Of Kustrin

Yanks Lash City With 3,000 Tons Of Bombs   Over 1,000 Fortresses Pulverize Heart Of Capital; Russians Pound At Oder River Line, Spear Close To Stettin On Raltic.

Spearhead Over Oder Near Kustrin Thrown Back, Radio Berlin Reports .-

Berlin is Battered By Bombers   Reds Nearing Stettin—Report Battle South Of Kustrin

Claim Bridgehead TakenNear Kustrin Later Lost By Reds   [Moseox Reports Zhukov: Tr oops Now Within 1] Miles. Of Stettin;  Northern Attack Menaces Berlin

Report Russians  Checked at Oder   American Air Fleet Aids _ Reds by Bombing Nazi Capital   40 MILES FROM BERLIN   Soviets Battling To Cut Off Great Forces of Germans

Russians Smash Nearer Stettin, Baltic Seaport   Fall of Vital City Would Lop Off Huge Area of Reich and Trap German Forres

'Nazis Say Russians Are Checked   Say Red Army Bridgehead Near Kustrin Is Lost; Soviet Troops  114 Miles from Stettin

American Air Fleets Rock Berlin With Bombs in Aid To Soviet Troops.

—EASTERN FRONTNazis Say: Reds. Are Repulsed   Russian Attempts To Cross Oder Near Kurstin Checked, Claim

Russian Attacks on Oder River Fail, Reports From Bomb-Battered Berlin Say

Russian Army Only 11 1% Mi. Outside Stettin   Attacks on Oder River Repulsed, German Command Savs

Berlin Says Zhukov’s Army  Won And Then Lost Hold  Across River Line

Soviets Lose Bridgehead Over Oder, Plunge Toward Stettin, Radios Declare

Stalin’ s Men Only 11 Miles From Stettin   Huge American Air Fleet Rocks Crowded Berlin In Record Blow

Germans Repulse Russian Attacks Along Oder River   Nazi Radio Says Huge Battle Rages East of Frankfurt

ZHUKOV FORCES NEAR STETTIN ON BALTIC SEA   Threaten to Cut Off German Troops; Join Berlin Attack

Berlin First Says Reds Won Bridgehead, Then Later the Broadcast Says ‘Thew Lost It.   KUSTRIN ONLY 40 MILES FROM BERLIN

Russ Repulsed On West Bank Of Oder, Claim  Zhukov Reported 11 Miles From Stettin; Reds May Outflank

Foreign Relations Committee Hears Charter Opponents   Restrictions Will Be Defeated, Sen. Connally Declares

Says Charter Will Escape Reservations  Connally Expects Senate Approval Without Chances

OPPONENTS OF CHARTER HEARD   First Witness Led From Committee Table By Policemen.   HER TIME HAD EXPIRED

Charter Opponent Has Escort of Police as She Attempts to Go on When Her Time for Talking Ends

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Reader:   Main Activities in National Capital  Briefed by Associated Press

Opponents Of Peace Charter Testify Today   Chairman Connally Confident Restrictive Amendments to Be Downed

TREATY OPPONENT ESCORTED FROM HEARING CALLING FOR ‘OLD FASHIONED REVOLUTION   Antagonists of Charter Troop Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee As Connally Expresses His Confidence   FIFTEEN MINUTES ALLOTTED TO WITNESSES

CHARTER FOES AIR VIEWS AT SENATE PROBE   ‘Connally Confident All Reservations Will Be Defeated

Opponents To Charter ‘Are Heard   Connally Is Confident Any Restrictions  Will Be Beaten

SENATORS HEAR FIRST OF FOES BLAST CHARTER   Connally Feels Certain Any Restrictive Amendments Will Be Beaten Down

Opponents Of Charter Given Their Innings   Connally Confident’ All Reservation Attempts Will Be Beaten.

World Charter Opponents Appea Before Senators   Ely Culbertson, Bridge Expert, Leads Parade Of Critics; Connally Sure of Acceptance

Connally Confident Of Enough Votes to Knock Reservations   Charter Opponents Appear Before Senate Committee Wednesda:

VOTES TO BEAT OPPOSITION TO CHARTER SEEN   ‘Woman Witness Led From Hearing Table By Policemen

Any Restriction” To U.N. Charter Seen Defeated   Connally Predicts Victory;   Opposition Witnesses Teeiude Ely Culberison

Charter Opponents Before Committee   Connally Confident that Restrictive  Amendments Can be Beaten Down

Opponents of Charter Give Their Vie-'s   Senators Certain That All Amendment Efforts Will Be Defeated

HEAR OPPONENTS OF THE CHARTER   ENOUGH VOTES TO KNOCK THEM DOWN, CONNALLY ASSERTS

Opponents Of Charter Heard   Connally Expresses Confidence Amendments Will Be Beaten Down.

Charter Foes Are Hurried Through Senate Hearings  Connally Asserts Plan Will Pass With Great Ease

Vorld Unity ‘oes Enliven lode Hearing   Woman Causes Scene; ‘Minister Calls Speed Of Senate ‘Sinister’

GROUP OPPOSES CHARTER PLAN   Sencte Committee Heers Re sults of Sen Frencieco Meet Denounced

Reservations to Charter Face Certain Defeat   Power of U. S. Delegate to Vote Use of Troops Greatest Disputed Factor in Approval

Opponents of Charter are Given Hearing   One Woman Talked Over Allotted Time. Left With Policeman

CRITIC OF CHARTER IS TOO EMPHATIC   Woman Tells Committee ‘Good Revolution Needed’

CHARTER OPPONENTS IN PARADE BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE  ONE RECALCUTRANT WOMAN SAYS NEED OLD FASHIONED REVOLUTION

Charter Opponents Get Floor   Police Escort Talkative Witmess from Comittee Table

Connally Is Confident Of Killing Reservation:   Hearing Is Expected To Be Brought To / Close This Week; Goes To Senate Soon

Opponents of Charter Heard By Committee   Mrs. Agnes Waters Escorted From Table  When She Attempted Ta Talk Ovartima

Connally Remains Sure Charter Will Be Ratified   Committee Chairman Observes Little Chance That Security Pact Will Be Changed Although Opponents Increase Activities

OUST WOMAN TO MAKE HER STOP TALKINE   Opponents Have Field Day at Hearings by Senate . Committee.

Pay Increase for Solons Favored  Would Take Effect at Next Session

Mikado Hunts New Premier  To Please Mac   Kani Falis for Failing To Meet Crisis Avising aceon A Ca bl evan bares]

JAPS ASK M’ARTHUR PICK NEW PREMIER   Emperor Expected To Name Leade: Tomorrow To Handle Threat Of Hunger And Revolt In Japan

JAP CABINET HEAD MAY BE NAMED TODAY   Hirohito Expected To Act to Carry Out U. S. Decrees

Embargo on Small Loads Placed Here   Washington Announce: Plan, But Orders Not Yet Received in City

800,000 MEN MONTH T0 BE DISCHARGED   Navy Asks Congress Again Not to Reveal Part of Pearl Harbor Story About Jap Code   PLAN MORE CENTERS

Congress Hears New Army Demobilization Plans,. Navy Plea’For “Secrecy”

Senate lold By Army It Expects To Release 800,000 Monthly By Dec.

$00,000 To Be Discharged By Army Monthly   Navy Renews Plea To Keep Some Pearl Harbor Facts Ge on vc ca ¥   ONE MAN FOR SURPLUS

800,000 Men To Be Released Each Month From Army   Congress Still Critical of Slow Rate of Discharge

Discharges To Be Increased In Future  Navy Would Keep Part Of Pearl

‘Navy Wants Some Of Pearl Harbor  Story Withheld   Surplus Property Is  Studied Along With Unemployment Pay Bills

Army Discharges To Be 800,000 Monthly Soon  171 Separation Centers  To Be In Operation By MNaenamkn. 7

ARMY WILL LET 800,000 LEAVE ~ POSTS A MONTH   "Senators Hear New Discharge Rete Will Be Effective By Dec. 1

THIS WILL BE ADJUSTED SOON   New Separation Centers, Being Put Into Operation, Will Help.   BUSY DAYS FOR SOLONS

Army Discharges play Climb to $00,000 a Month   Navy Asks Congress To Conceal Part of Pearl Harbor Story

MOVE TO SPEED DEMOBILIZING   800,000 Monthly Goal Set For Dec. 1; Navy Requests Pearl Harbor Secrecy -

Discharges  Month Due      Navy Asks Congress to Cloak: Part of Pearl Harbor Facts

Army Discharges Being Speeded up Congress is Told   Navy Asks That Part of Pearl Harbor Report About Jap Cod: Not Be Revealed—Surplus Proberty Disposal Soon To Be One-man Job—Some Lawmakers Still irked By Progress of Demobilization

CONTENDS GOVERNGR [5 ROT CONSISTENT   Ousted Attorney — Thinks _ Chief Should Remove Other Attorneys.

Anderson To Run For Office Again   Ousted Waupaca County District Attorney Protests Decision Of Governor Goodland

Solon Says Chianty Kai-Shek’s Position Weak but Is Best of China's Leaders

‘Aid For Chiang Kai-Shek Approved Because, Observer Says, He Is China

Remains Only Leader With Sufficient Prestige to Carry Nation Through War. Congress Told —

STEEL NOOSE TIGHTENS ON — AQ OOO NAZIS   YANKS UNCHECKED; 5 ALLIED ARMIES SLASH AHEAD

40,000 Germans Trapped, 60,000 Prisoners Taken   Nothing To Stop Yanks From Reaching Berlin, Nazi Officer Says

EDER DAM FALLS TO FIRST ARMY IN FAST MOVE   Allied Troops Drive Al most At Will Through Broken Reich Front   EISENHOWER HAS 11 ARMORED DIVISIONS

Push Twenty Miles Deeper Into Germany   Five Allied Armies Continue Relentless Drive Inta Ileart of the Reich, ‘Rhreaten Trap 40,000 German ‘Lroops

PIRST, THIRD ARMIES SCORE 20-MILE GAIN   Top German Officer Says  _ There Is No Line of De fense Between U. S.  - Troops and Capital.   NOOSE TIGHTENED = AROUND 40,000 NAZIS   Ruhr Trap Closing—British Second Strikes for Three Enemy Ports in the North.

Rampaging Armies Are Toppling Ruhr   High Ranking German Officer Tells Allies No Oraanized Line Exists Before Berlin

Yank Tanks Still Race Unopposed For Berlin   60,000 Prisoners Swept Up by Allies In Last Two Days; Eder Dam Captured

Five Allied Armies Drive Past Broken Front; U.S. Tanks and ‘Armor on High Road to Capital

Tanks Gain 21 Miles In Day's Fight   First Army Spans Eder River 182 Miles From Berlin

40,000 German:  Troops May Be Caught In Trap   ‘University City of Heidelberg Captured as Allied Forces Roll on Against Weakened Nazi Resistance 

Trap Perils Many Germans in Ruhr; Tanks Cross Eder   60,000 Captives Taken by Gen. Eisenhower’s Troops in Two Days; First Army Captures Big Dam; British Head for Ports

. qa 7 - So “ig1. azi Says . 0 Sezenses  _277 Secore erin as “ive Airmorec nics Sneec on “anira.

British Armored Divisions Smash For German Ports in North As 2300 U. S. Planes Blast Cities

THOUSANDS OF CAPTIVES TAKEN   Allied Armies Drive Almost at Will Through Reich   CROSS EBER RIVER   British Second Strikes for Ports of Hamburg, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven

RUHR TRAP CLOSING   Eisenhower’s Armies Take 60,000 Nazi Prisoners Last Two Days

INDONESIANG WILL LISE POISON, SAMS      Will Resist Military Restoration of Dutch Soverelgnty.

Threaten Dutch with Poisoning   Indonesians Plan Last-Ditch Fight

Java Leader Threatens To Use Poison   British Warned Not To Try To Land More Troons

Indonesians Threaten to Use Poison   Annihilation of Dutch Forces. Will alee Place, Premier Tell: World  Py   Task Is ‘Easy’ .      Soctomo Says There Are 70 Millions Behind  Muvement

Use of Poison in Java Threatened   Indonesian Leader Threatens to Poison  All Dutch Forces

Battle Promised If British Send Reinforcements   Armed Uprising Is Reported Planned By End of This Week

Indonesians Threaten Use (Of Poison Gas   Resisting Attempt Of The Military To Restore Dutch Sovereignty.  7s. @Frormrn gpareeiraeanam

Indians to Use Poison on British   Indonesians Threaten Dutch Rule Helpers

INDONESIANS WIL FIGHT REVIVAL OF DUTCH AVA RULE   Premier Warns Rebels Will Resist Landing af Rritich Trannc

Indonesians Will Resist Dutch Rule   Use Gt Poison,  Arms. Threatened

Truman’sMessage Read To Reconvened House   Spy teen vwnenramne ges SSUES

MESSAGE IS DELIVERED TO CONGRESS   Prompt Handling Of Reconversion Termed Essential

READY.TO LAUNCH COUNTRY ON ‘BEST TIMES’ EVER SEEN   Gov. Martin Sees National Guard As Postwar Medium

Asks Quick © y Handling Of  Reconversion      SAYS NEXT FEW MONTHS ARE CRUCIAL; RECOMMENDS SOME LIMITED TAX RELIEF IN 1946

Call ls Made For Program  Of New Laws   Limited Tax Relief To Spur Business In Post-War Era

Next Few Months Are Crucial Says President   What We Do Now Will Affect Our Lives For  Decades Says Truman

Prompt Handling Of Reconversion Said Essential   President's Message* Submits Emergency Long-Range Programs

Truman, Promising Tax Relief, Warns Business To Hold Prices Down   Message To Congress Asks “Courageous” Reconversion, Extension Of War Powers Act, Increased Wages

16,000 Word Message Given To Congress By President Includes Limited Business Tax Relief, OPA To Get Support   NOT TO PROCLAIM END OF WAR NOW

Message Read to Congress   President Says Next Few Months To Be Crucial

Tax Relief in His Program For Peace   Nxt Few Months Crucial, President Tells Congress  In Message

Browder Declines To Explain His Loss of Job  Communist Leader Is Silent on Policies of Party

Browder Declines To Explain His Loss of Job  Communist Leader Is Silent on Daliatac at Daréy

Connally Sees. £ asy Majority For Ratification Of World Charter.

Senator Connally  Says Senate Will Ratify Charte   tdied Nations~Acceptance Of Charter Ex<~ pected Experts Say_--

Peace Charter  Approval Seen  a oo Rath Dartio:   Connally Says Both Partie:  "711 Sunnort Measure

Connally Predicts Charter Approval By Good Margin   Senate Ratification Vote Expected In Early September

Senate Okeh Of World  Charter Seen   Connally Expecting Comfortable Edge on Two-Thirds Vote: British Action Pledeec

enafor Connally predicts Approval )t New United lations Charter      fays Republicans an¢ Democrats Alike in the U. §. Senate Will Sup~ port It

EXPECTS SENATE ~TOBAGK CHARTER   CONNALLY PREDICTS COMFORTABLE EDGE “OVER NECESSARY TWO-THIRDS.”

Predicts Senate Ratification of New Charter  Month of Debate by Solons Expected _ Before Final Vote

Ratification Of Pact Predicted   Senate Committee To Act Quickly

SET UP BOMB BASES FIRST   THEN TELL SECRET TO RUSSIA, SENATOR SAYS

Americans tost Wine Fighter Planes And Four Pilots KEIZUMO AIRPLANE  PLANT DAMAGED Important Warning Sta tion 170 Miles South Of Takva Hit

NIMITZ REPORTS ON RECENT RAIDS   GREAT DAMAGE DONE  BY U, &. CARRIER 5l ANKe

JAP AIRCRAFT PLANTS HIT BY CARRIER CRAFT   Great Ota Aircraft Plant North west Of Tokyo Bombed

NAVY FLIERS BLAST 31 JAP SHIPS   Also 233 Planes; Tokyo Area War Plants Damaged

223 Jap Planes Hit in Two-Day Attack On Tokio   31 Enemy Vessels and Small Craft Sunk or Damaged, Nimitz Reports   AIRCRAFT FACTORY 75 PERCENT RUINED   Damage Inflicted By Carrier Planes Does Not Include Fort Raids

Jap Aircraft Production is Heavily Hit   75 Per Cent of Great Ota Plant is Ruined By B-29 Attacks

233 Aircraft, 7 31 Vessels Hit In Raid On Japs   ‘Attack On Tokyo Area Deals Heavy Blow To Production

YANKS WIPE OUT THIRD OF ENEMY   21,668 Japs on Okinawa and Near Islands Slain or Captured

HERE ON MAY 1   Hepresentative of Social Neourtty te He at U. 8. Employment Office.

HERE TUESDAY   Secial Security Representative § Be at U. S. Employment Office.

Great Waves Of Bombers Smash At Both Front:   All-Out Aerial] Blitz Is Con. tinued Against Many Points In Germany   REPORT OVER 10,000 SORTIES IN 24 HOURS

HUGE FLEETS OF BOMBERS ~ STAGE RAIDS   ESTIMATE MORE THAN 12.000 ALLIED PLANES MAVE BEEN OVER GERMANY IN 24 HOURS

W. FRANK JAMES FUNERAL TUESDAY   Congressman From 12th District From 1914-1934 Was Ili Long Time.

DETAILS OF PROBE KEPT. UNDER COVER   Police” Refuse to Dis ~¢lose Progress. in. Search for Slay S er of Two’

Pvt: Tom Holton   Writes Parents  ‘Had: Been’ ‘Reported ~ Missing Since Januar’

Pvt. Tom Holton  Writes Parents  Had Been Reported Missing Since Januar’

HITLERITES IN BELGIAN BULGE NOW BEING WRITTEN OFF SAYS MONTY; GEN. IKE HAS FDR CONFIDENCE

The War Today   General Ike Thinks Commanders Have Done A Remarkable Job.

WAR TODAY   Germany. Weaker In Materiel and Manpower .Than Ir Was Last-Jaune Despite   Recent Counter-Attaeke

‘NO AFTERMATH TO BIG GERMAN SURPRISE, COUNTEROFFENSIVE. SO FAR AS ALLIED OFFICERS GO

Allies Have Sealed Off Nazis In Bulge— —By DeWitt Mackenzie P)   Yanks Crushing German Army On Battlefield 

Critics Told. Allied Leaders Still Successful   Roosevelt Expresses Complete Confidence In General Eisenhower

Outstanding Speakers Feature MH-B Centennial Program   C. OF C. AIDS IN CELEBRATION PLAN

Mrs. Duane Mealy  Succumbs in Rew   Husband Serving With Navy in South Pacific

Himmler Confers Aga With Peace Messenge   Stalin's May Day Order to Troops Promises ! War Criminal Punishment, Fascism Destruction

Region Steel Mills Need  Workers  Aonto Shartagn OF   Acute Shortage Of Men Reported All Over Country

INVITE MINISTERS: HERE FOR MEETING   Next Big 3 Meeting Will Possibly Be In This Country

STALIN SAYS NO SLICE-UP JS INTENDED   Victory Speech Says Wolf-like Nazis Crushed

Farmers At Feed Store Discuss  War Bond Drive   Jones Explains Why Farmers Should Buy Allotment Of Bonds

Farmers At Feed Store Discuss  War Bond Drive  Jones Explains Why Farmers Should Bu;

Canadians  Drive To Adriatic Sea      Reach Point Ten Miles Above Ravenna

PUSH TO ADRIATIC   Canadian Troops Clear Area 10 Miles North of  Ravenna

Canadians Drive To Adriatic Sea, Above Ravenna.   Push Nazi Out of 50 Miles of Marshy Lond in Four Days

CANADIANS: DRIVE TO ADRIATIC. SEA   Push Nazis Out of 50 Square ‘Mile Area in Four Day Camnaian.

Canadians Gain Above Ravenna   Nazis Pushed Out of 90 Square Miles in Drive to Adriatic

17,500 Vets To Deseend Upon Island By Sea, Air   MacArthur Is Ready:  To Accompany Force

Nimitz Ready To Meet Japs   General MacArthur Moves To Okinawa Headauarters

*USS San Diego Will Dock First *At Yokosuka   Initial Occupation Action Began at 4:15 This Afternoon; Take Over Naval Base

NIMITZ HEADY AT TOKYO AY FOR LANDING:   MacArthur at Okinawa as Marines Prepare to Ge Ashore Tonight.

18,500 Troops “Ready to Land by Sea aud. Air; Halsey Aboard Missouri off Tokyo; MacArthur & Wainwright -to Land at Atsugi Field:

Flies To Okinawa With Staff On Way To Atsugi   First Mass Occupation Of Vanquished Japan To Be Made Tomorrow By 17,500

MacArthur Waits at Okinawa for Mass Occupation Of Defeated Nation.   WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT

18,150 Men Ready for Occupation   Cruiser San Diego To Be First  U. S. Ship to Dock In Japan

Will Shift His Five-Starred Flag To New USS Missouri  On Sunday Morning

MacArthur Waits at Oki nawa for Mass Occupation Move Thursday   YOKOSUKA INSPECTED   Admiral Badger Will Super: vise the New American Naval Base

‘MACARTHUR FLIES T0 OKINAWA PREPARATORY TO LANDINGS ON JAP SOIL BY ALLIED TROOPS

MacArthur's Force Poised on Okincowa   Main Occupation to Begin Ahout 8 p. m. Tonight (Moberly Time)

18.150 Allied  Troops Will Land In Nippon With MArthur Today   Cruiser San Diego To Be First American Ship To Dock In Enemy Land Since War Started

Admiral Nimitz Reaches Tokyo Bay By Seaplane   MacArthur Waits At Okinawa While Troops Stand Readv

Mass Occupation Of Japan Starts Today; 18,150 Troops In Ist Group

GENERAL MACARTHUR FLIES TO OKINAWA EN ROUTE TO JAPAN  _ OCCUPATION PLANS CALI  FOR LANDING OF 17,500  AMERICANS THIIRGDAY

MacArthur and Nimitz Prepare Final Actions   Supreme Commander On Okinawa Island; Navy Chief on Ship

ADM. NIMITZ PLANE LANDS INTOKYO BAY   Sen. MacArthur Waits At Okinawa for  Occupation

Fleet in Tokyo Bay Prepared for Mass Landing in Japan   Admiral Halsey, Whose Guns Will Cover Simultaneous Seaborne Landing, Steams Into Harbor Aboard Proud Missouri   MAJOR UNITS LAY ACROSS MIURA PENINSULA

MacArthur Prepares For Thursday Flight .   American and British Naval Forces to Spread Over Area While Airborne Troops Being Flown in With MacArthur

NIMITZ LANDS IN TOKYO BAY FOR SURRENDER   Gen. MacArthur Ready - at Okinawa for Mass Allied Occupation

Adm. Nimitz — Reaches Tokyc Bay by Plane   General MacArthur Waits at Okinawa For Mass Occupation Of Defeated Japan

Marines Will Go Ashore Near Yokosuka Base In Tokyo Bay As 7,500 Airborne Troops Land Southwest Of Capital —- Cruiser San Diego Will Dock At 8:30 Tonight

MacArthur On Okinawa; Ships In Tokyo Bay   Battlhe-Clad Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Will Land On Jap Mainland  Tonorrow   Battle Ships Will  Cover Operations   Old Glory Already Flying At Airfield Only 20 Miles From Emperor’s Palace

Get Ready To Land In Japan On Thursday   18,150 Allied Troops to Enter Vanquished Nation By Air and Sea

NIMITZ REACHES TOKYO BAY; MAC NOW ON OKINAWA   tr leet Admiral Arrives By Seaplane As Preparations Are Completed For Mass Occupation of Japan Tomorrow.

Nimitz Reaches Tokye As Formal Nippon ‘Surrender Draws Near   General MacArthur Waits at Okinawa for Mas Occupation of Japan Thursday; Cruiser San Dieao Will Be First U. S. Ship to Dock

M’Arthur En Route To Japan   Admiral Nimitz Flies to Tokyo Bay for Surrender Ceremonies

Gen. MacArthur Nimitz Await Landing Hour   Tokyo Radio Says Yokohama Building Chosen for Allied General Headquarters; First Ship to Dock Will Be Cruiser San Dieqo

ADM. NIMITZ ON SHIP IN TOKYO BAY   San Diego To Be First To Dock At Yokosuka   Of Allied Fieet Gather For Formal Surrender Signing Sunday

Huge Uccupation Forces To Move In On Thursday   Simultaneous Sea-Air Invasion Is Planned; MacArthur, Nimitz Ready

MaeArthur On Okinawa For Mass Landing   18.150 Allied Troops From Air, Sea Await For Big Occupation,   SAN DIEGO TO BOCs

Details Are Announced By Adm. Badger   Units May Go Aboard “Wrecked” Japanese Ship

Bulk of Troops To Go Ashore . At 8 p. m..(cwt) Wednesday; Ai: Units Carrying MacArthur Will Land at Atsugi Simultaneously

Adm. Nimitz Reaches Tokyo Bay and Gen. MacArthur is Waiting on Okinawa Ready To Move.   ARRIVAL DUE TONIGHT CENTRAL WAR TIME

Abilene Area “Shoots the Works” Preparing for General “Ike’s” Visit

 Cooperation Of All Essential If City Is To Overcome Critical Housing Problem    BY JAMES W. WILSON

pias ae ie pea be one iy!   Cooperation Of All Essential If City Is To Overcome Critical Housing Problem 

MAKE FOUR NEW ODER CROSSINGS EAST OF BERLIN   Battle for Nazi Capital Rages Only 31 Miles Distant

RUSSIANS SET. FOR THE FINAL BERLIN DRIVE   FINAL BLOW TO CRUSH BER LIN 1S BEING SET UP BY SOVIET TROOPS -.

GN FOR BERLIN NEAR CLIMAX   No Real Obstacle in Path of Advance, Says Moscow

Russians Drive Into Kuestrin  And Frankfurt   Reds Also Cross Oder In Four More Places Directly East Of Berlin   BATTLE FOR BERLIN IS NEARING CLIMAX

Demand for US Control of Pacific Bases Gains Strong Congressional Suppor}

House Group Urges Control Pacific Bases   Holds U. $. Must Have Bases From Which to Operate

Congress to Seek  U.S. Bases in  Pacific Regions Move Is Intended  To Strengthen Control Over Area

Pacific Bases Acquisition Wins Support   Congressmen Quick .To Line Up Behind Committee Proposal

Firm Support For Bases In Pacific Area   U. S. Wants Full Control Of Islands, Not ‘Gentlemen’s Agreements’

Strong Backing Lining Up For Pacific Bases   Committee Favors Control of Chain Of Bases In Pacific Area,

House Committee’s Demand for U. $ ‘Control of Bases Gaining Support

Senate Group Approves Raising Civil Service Employe Pay 20 Per Cent

By Jimmy Hatlo   Car Crosses Walk, Hits Store Window   Tries To Enter Department Store

‘Car Crosses Walk, Hits Store Window   Tries To Enter Department Store

President Rules Out Tax Reductions Before ‘War With Japan Is War

ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM MONDAY   Usual Minute of Silence In Honor of War Dead

Vast Areas of Japan Reported Hit By Incendiary Bombs, Simpson Says

WPB Closes  7 Divisions District Offices To Function Until Jan. 1

MINOR PATROL CLASHES ALONG ITALIAN FRONT  Withdrawal = G F:  ermans rro rm re

Italian Front Subsides Info Patrol Clashes   Minor Skirmishes And Artillery Duels Prevalent In Sector

Nazis Probe Italian Line   Entire Front Subsides Into Minor Patrol Clashes, Artillery Duels.

NAZIS PROBING LINES IN ITALY   Artillery Backs Brazilian Platoon In Sharp Clash

Minor Patrol Duels Mark : Italy Action   Smokecreens and Mine Fields May Mean Nazi "Withdrawal

District 29 Names Wage Committeemen; Resolves To Up Little Steel Formula

Russians To Free General   Liberation of Americans and Allies Is Near

Gen. Wainwright May Be Liberated Soon by Russians Nearing Mukden

Wainwright May Be Liberated ~   -Reveal Russian Armies Threaten Two Camps

Oklahoma Tornado Toll Reaches 88   Storms in Three States Leave Towns in Ruins

One Man Killed, > Persons Hurt In Auto Crashes   Head-On Truck Collision on Route 111; Mishap on East Broadway

6 Persons Hurt. Two Seriously, In Auto Mishaps   Two Accidents Oce wu Within Hour and 40 Minutes

WORLD AFFAIRS IS INCREASED   American Influence Is Enlarged By Crimea Pact

GERMANS GIVEN DETAILED IN   BTRUCTIONS-AND_COMMUN ~ ISTH -ARE-PLACED IN STRATEGIC: POSITIONS

Japs” Suicide Squads Attack U. 5S. Warships   Assault By Grenade Throwing Swimmers Wiped Out By Americans

Settlement of Lend-Lease Seen   Pattern Taking Shape In Settlement With Britain

MRS, ROOSEVELT IN WHITE HOUSE      She _ Attends Posthumous Medal Presentation

U.S. to Erase — State Religion  In Japan   Occupation Officials Already Have Moved To Eliminate Concept Of Emperor's Divinity

Opposition to  eliminationof  divinity idea Will take long to  accomplish task

- JAP BELIEFS   Steps Taken To Eliminate Concept Of Divinity Of The Emperor

WOULD ELIMINATE EMPEROR’S DIVINITY CONCEPT *Yanks:-Move to Divorce Jap Politics, Religio

WALLACE OPPOSITION GROWS IN INTENSITY   Senate Heads Into Epochal Battle Over The Appointment

Appointment (Of Wallace Meeting Much Opposition   Senate Heads Into Epocha! Battle On Confirmation Of Wallace As R.F.C. Head

DESPERATE BATTLE IS ON AGAINST WALLACE   Called Incompetent and Representa. tive of Extreme Left Wingers  —_ Pe ee ieee ~ Gea 

SENATE FIGHT OVER WALLACE OPENED TODAY   ONE MOVE AIMED AT. TAKING FEDERAL LENDING AGENCIES FROM COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

Frontiers Are Rolled Back To 1937 Boundary   Four-Power Control Council And Zones 0 Occupants Established In Order To Rul Germany While Defeated Nation Carrie Out Terms Of Surrender

4 Occupational Zones Set Up For Big Powers   Reveal Unconditional Surrender Terms; Put Ships, Planes, Plants At Allied Dicnasal

GERMANY’S BORDERS ROLLED BACK TO OLD PRE-WAR BOUNDARIES  _ STATEMENT, MADE IN AL LIED CAPITALS, SET UP . OCCUPATION ZONES

Local Fire Dept. Answers Alarm   Ed McKean House Sunifers Damare

War Today Doenitz Attitude Toward Surrender Not Made Plain   By Louis F. KEEMLE United Press War Editor

PIECEMEAL SURRENDER IS LIKELY   Norway May Be Scene of Last Stand By Nazis

Back of the Headlines   Russia's Position In Jap War Is Being Clarified

PREMIER QUITS THAILAND POST   Indo-China Plans To Fight French Controt Revival

BIG COMMUNITY EVENT HELD IN QUAKERTOWN   About 2,000 Persons Attend Celebration in the Park   BALL GAME FEATURE

“Legislators End SIst and Most Expensive Session   ~ Lawmakers Work  Until Early Morning; Adjournment Delayed By Welfare Program

Legislature Ends 51st Session   High Appropriations, Passage of School Reorganization and Road Bills Are Highlights —

ALL-NIGHT TUSSLE ENDS SIST SESSION   Legislature Does Not Authorize Diversion of  Sales Tax Funds —   ‘MORE TAXES PLANNED

UMW Is Blasted by Mining Firm Head   Charges Lewis Is After Power at Any Cost.

TRUMAN TO CALL UPON CONGRESS TO END WAR TIME   Favors Turning Clocks Back an Hour and Letting States Regulate Matter in Future.   1942 PRICE LEVELS FOR GOODS PROMISED   OPA. Bang Increase on Washing Machines, Aluminum Kitchenware and Other Consumer Items.

Squeeze Play Begun On Hitler, Mikado— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (#  Major Crises Reached On East-West Fronts

GLOBAL WAR REACHES TWO OF ITS GREATEST CRISES ABOUT ICAME TIME... BUT FAR APART

Hitlerites Under Pressure From 2 Fronts   By DeWITT MacKENZIE Axcsoginted Presse War Analyst

Hitlerites Now Under Pressure From Both Fronts   If Weather Favors Allies, Nazi Stand Beyond Rhine Doomed

WAR TODAY   Glebal War Reaches Two of Its Greatest Crises Simultaneously; Might. Be Con pleted “About HADLE   Time ‘

IRON SQUEEZE ON GERMANY AND LUZON DRIVE CREATES TWO NEW MAJOR CRISES FOR AXIS ENEMIES

U. S. Forces Make N ew Wide Advances ha Okinawa Battle   Tokyo Reports Fires From Great Superfort Raid on Osaka Being Brought Under Control, MacArthur Reports on Toll of Enemy Shipping

Tenth Army Eleminates Enemy Bulge   Doughboys Advanee 2,400 Yards On Southern Front. — Seventh Gains Ground On Eastern Okinawa. Shur Fortress Captured

Curfew Dispute Causes Confusion   Byrnes Says He Can't Enforce New York Lid

' Byrnes Is Powerless: - Admits He Cannot Force New York  To Comply with His Closing Edict

"Round The  World   News Briefs From Y All Over   Death Toll ls 73

OVER 100 DIE IN ACCIDENTS THANKSGIVING   Traffic Mishaps Cause 73 Fatalities; 40 In Other Accidents

qe!  (Turn to o Page Two. Column Four)  REQUESTS FUNDS FOR WAR CRIMES COMMISSION

U.S. SEEKS PART IN PUNISHMENT   FUNDS FOR WAR CRIMES COMMISSION REQUESTED

Ask Funds for War Crimes Body   State Department Renews Request for Special Funds

Roosevelt Says U. S. Did Not Get Nazi Peace Bid; Civilian Food Cut Is Due

PRESIDENT DECLARES AMERICANS — MUST TIGHTEN BELTS AND HELP FEED STARVING PEOPLE ELSEWHERE

KNOWS NOTHING OF PEACE TALK   FDR Tells Newsmen Gov. ernment Has Received Nothing About It.

Americans Will Tighten Belts: Before War End   Will Go Without To Feed Others Says Roosevelt

Roosevelt Says No Peace Feelers  Received in U. §   He Can Give No Illumination on Rumors coming  Out of Stockholm.   Reports Out a Soviet Agent Is Contacted

DOLPHIN PROBE IS CONTINUING   Run Over Rather Than Hit. Sheriff Martin Says

SAY ‘POLITICS’ IMPERILS PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY   ‘Doubt Public Will Have Faith in Findings of Board on Jap Attack

New Politico Era Predicted With ‘Cabinet Regime’  Truman Will Make First Statement

New Political Era Seen Dawning With Treman in Office   New President to Address Congress Monday, Armed Forces Tuesday

New President Will Speak To ‘Congress Monday   Another Political Era Believed Dawning In Nation’s Capital —

EXPECT SOME CHANGES IN WASHINGTON   Truman Apt to Have Different _. Unofficial Advisers

Trnman May  Change Cabinet   NEW ERA IN NATIONAL POLITICAL ARENA SEEN,

‘Washington Sees Dawn of New Political Era; Return LO a Cabinet Government

KEW POLITICAL ERA DAWNING   Complexion of Government Wil! Begin to Change as Truman Takes Over — ‘Katk Already of “Going Back to Cabinet Government.”

33 Hurt When  Trains Crash   Union Pacific Engine Rams Into End Of Pullman Cars.

Veteran of Jap Prison  Camps Loses His 31-Day Struggle For Survival

CPL. JAMES NEWMAN LOSES HIS GALLANT BATTLE: FOR LIFE  “SURVIVOR OF MARCH OF DEATH SUCCUMBS IN HOME

Texas Soldier Finally Succumbs 'To Ils Visited Upon Him in Prison

Yank Survives 3 Years Of Hell In,Jap Camps, Succumbs After 31 Days Of Heaven At Home

EX-CONVICT HUNTED FOR LORAIN KILLING   Bloody Overcoat Found Near Body Provides Clue

‘SUSPECT HUNTED  1N LORAIN DEATH   Ex-Convict Linked To <Fatal Shooting Of Woman

Col. James Roosevelt Misses Father's Funeral Service by Two Hours

CHINESE ARMY NEAR SHAOYANG   Former U. Ss. Airbase Helc By Japs Is Imperiled

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON PAOCHING   Gap Torn In Japan’s Overland Corridor To Indo-China

CHINESE IMPERIL JAP STRONGHOLD   SMASH DEFENSES ON AP. PROACHES TO NIP-HELD FORMER U.S. AIR BASE.

GROUP REQUESTS TRUMAN FAVOR FOR PEACE PLAN   39 Prominent Americans Urge Democratic:  World Program

Far Eastern Forces Are Being Thrown Into Powerful Offensive  EIGHTH AIR FORCE t WILL ALSO JOIN . IN THE ATTACKS  Enemy Says Japs Inflicted 2,000 Casualties On Alen At Balikpapan

Japs Enroute tome From Wake Near Death, Search Of Hospital Ship Reveals

-FOR SERVICE MEN:   Legion  Post -to List Open~ Ang ‘for’Post-War

WILL SURVEY JOBS FOR SERVICE MEN   Legion Post to List Opening for Post-War ie Employment  CIVIC COUNCIL MEETS

NAZI DEFENSE OF WESTWALL IS WEAKENING   FLANK OF GERMAN LINE TURNED ON RHINE PLAIN

Resistance  To Canadian Flank Drive Slackens Off   Allies Increase Threat of Turning Northern End of ‘Sieofried Line

Canadians Gain in Drive to Turn Foe Flank at Westwall’s North End

ALLIES SMAS NEARER T0 RURR UNDER AIR COVER   Nazi Resistance Slackens As Canadians, British Stab 4 Miles East of Kleve

wee  ey ”  fet ei      ‘Second Bridgehead Established Over Niers River West ee of Kessel—Nazi. Counterblows De-. ve, SO en a Nake 

WEEK OF STEADY PRESSURE FINDS NAZI SOFTENED   8,000 Allied Planes Are Hammering German Held Area   CANADIANS SUSTAIN POWER OF ADVANCES

ALLIED TROOPS ADVANGE CLOSER TO RUHR VALLEY   Powerful Canadian Wedge Turning Flank of Germans “at Northern End’ of Siegfried Line.   FIERCE RESISTANCE BEGINS TO SLACKEN   Enemy Counter-Blows Broken Up by Murderous Artillery Fire and Onslaught From Air.

CANADIANS IN FLANKING TURN OF SIEGFRIED   Allied Warplanes Aid In Relentless Push Bending Back Hun North Flank

Huge Air Armadas Batter Nazi Lines   For First Time In Weeks Weather Favors The Allies: German Counterattacks Are Repulsed

Nazi Resistance Reportedly Is Slackening   Allied Vanguards, Muddy and Tired, Cheer as Wave After Wave of Planes Tear Into German Ranks in Brilliant Sunshine

Canadians And British Surge On Ruhr Valley   Second Bridgehead Established Over Niers River West : of Kessel—Nazi Counterblows Deerrihed ac Weak

HITLER STILL ALIVE BELGIAN NAZI SAYS   Talked With Him Day Before Reds Entered Berlin

MAY DRAFT ILL BELIEVED SAVED   House Leaders Get Enough Votes to Save Bill From Amendments

 One of Greatest Exploits of : War Is Capture of Ludendorf Bridge by 9th Armor Division

Speedy Action Planned On Postwar Peace Plan   Roosevelt Will Leave For Big Three Parley Soon After Fourth Term Inauguration Saturday; Will Return In March And Call Full Dress Conference

‘President’s Inauguration Is At Noon On Saturday; Big 3 Conference Follows

FDR’s Inauguration to Clear Way “Rear Vital World Political Moves

Farm Home Near Winfield Burns   Mrs. Tom Holmes Suffers Injuries

JAPS ARE DRIVEN. FROM HIGH GROUND IN OKINAWA FIGHT   Americans Capture Vital Enemy Position on West Coast in Sixth Day of AIL-Out Offensive.   11,000 NIPPONESE KILLED SINCE INVASION   Foe Continues to Offer Stubborn Resistance — Three Nearby Islands Seized by Yanks.

GENERALS TAKE SKY TRAIN HOME   Five Transport Planes Take Dozen Commanders to U.S.

J ap War Could. E nd In Three Months, Claim   War Correspondent Believes Tokyo Will .Capitulate If Face-Saving Means Found-

War Correspondent Says War Against Japs Could End Within Three Months

CAN RULERS SAVE FACE?   Answ er Determines Length of War With Japan

WORLD TRAVELER SAYS WAR COULD END iN 3 MONTHS  TUINYVOC IADC ANI h   THINKS JAPS WOULD SURRENDER IF THEY COULD SAVE FACE

STARS AND STRIPES SETS FREE PRESS STANDARDS   GI's Mouth and Ear Piece in Far Pacific Raps Brass Hats, Congress

33 Enemy 5 hips ‘Sunk Or Damaged   Qne Lone Liberator Ae counts For 20 Craft

One Plane Bags 20 Of Total   Yank Warplanes Strike at Enemy Over Wide Front

Americans Plunge Inland From Beachheads On Lingayen Gulf; Japs May Stand On Agno River

Bunker Hill Hit Off Okinawa: 373 Lose Lives   Heroic Efforts Save Mitscher’s Burning Flagship

@N NEW SAGA OF THE SEA  Suicide-Bombed Bunker Hill Lives to Fight Again

373 DIE IN RAID ON U.S, CARRIER   ‘Suicide’ ‘Jap Pianes Batte Bunker Hill Which Limps Home

BIG GARRIER NEARLY LOST = AS RESULT OF AIR ATTACK   TWO ENEMY SUICIDE PILOTS CAUSED 656 CASUALTIES AND GREAT DAMAGE ,7O SHIP

SENATE GIVES BILL APPROVAL   Stronger Intangible Tax Law Switehed Over to House Today.

SEVENTH WAR LOAN  DRIVE OPENS TODAY   14 Billiexs Being Seught; Mergen"thaw Appeals Te American People Te Buy Bonds

7th War Loan Drive in U.S. Gets Underway   14 Billions ls Goal Set For ‘Mighty Seventh:° Half of Quota Schedule  For E Bond Purchasers

7TH WAR LOAN DRIVE STARTS   Morgenthau Opens Campaign by Pointing to Challenge Still Faced

War Bond Drive For 14 Billions Gets Under Way   Quctes President

Seventh War Loan Campaign Opens With Reminder Peace Not Y et Here

Solon Blasts ‘Five Fat Lobbyists’ ‘and Republican Leader Who ‘He Says Are Against Reciprocal Ac!

SENATE LOBBYISTS ATTACKED BY SOLON   Republican Leader Also Called for Action Aaqainst Leaislation

Yamashita Carries on Personal War   Jap General Core Of Final Philippine  Resistance

Yamashita, Other Officers Hunted Like Criminals   Stubborn Resistance ~ Colored By Fact That 1.543 Give Up In July

Bitter Fight Going On in Luzon Hills   Gen. Yamashita Is Waging Personal War With U.S, And Filipino Forces in Rugged Terrain

PERSONAL WAR IS BEING FOUGHT HIGH ON LUZON MOUNTAIN  GEN. YAMASHITA AND AMERICAN AND FILIPINO

Jap General Staging — Personal War On Luzon      Battles United States Forces In Area So High Clouds Often Interrupt Combat

Clouds Often Interrupt Personal War Between Yamashita and Yank Soldiers

Jap General and U. 8S. Forces Fight Personal War in Rueged Terrain

YANKS, FILIPINGS HUNTING YAMASHITA   Final Three Pronged Drive To Eliminate 24,009 Japs Is in Progress. ~

PERSONAL WAR 15 BEING FOUGHT HIGH ON LUZON MOUNTAIN  GEN. YAMASHITA AND AMERICAN AND FILIPINO FORCES BATTLING DEATI

Yank, Filipino. Forces on Luzon Trap. Yamashita   Singapore Conqueror In 3-Pronged Feud “Being:Fought to End:

Filipinos, Yanks Pursue Yamashita  ‘OnLuzon In Climax Of Bitter Feud

Von Kleist, Dope Using Master Mind of Nazi Conquests, Surrenders to Doughboys

HOUSE VOTES CUT IN WAR SPENDING   APPROVES SLASH OF MORE THAN 4 BILLION IN SHIPBCILDING PROGRAM.

House Votes Cut In War Spending   White House Says Slash Over $7,000,000,000

HOUSE SLASHES WAR SPENDING   SHIP BUILDING. FUNDS CUT $4,000,000,000

AMERICANS Ih TWO MILE SAIN NEAR LAROGHE   First And Ninth Armies Only 10 Miles Apart

Advance 2 Miles Over Snowdrifts To Belgian Town   ‘American First And Ninth Army Units Separated By Less ‘Than'10 Miles

Belgian Road Town Goal in /ero Weather   Infantry at LaRoche As Four-Foot Drifts Impede Both Advance And Nazi Retreat

U.S. Infantry and Tanks Near Laroche: Distance Between Armies Reduced

Allies Battle in Cold to Wipe Out  Ardennes Salient   Infantry and Tanks Advance Two Miles Through Snow Drifts as U. S. Artillery Rakes Narrowed German Escape Corridor

Allies Steadily Whittle Down Enemy Salient   Only One Escape Road, Under Heavy Artillery Fire. Remains.

Winter Plagues Both Sides In Heavy Battles   Single Road Left For German Retreat And It ls Under Fire

POLITICAL TNT IN HOUSE TIFF   Southern Democrats Show Signs Of Shying Away  — From Anti-Wallace Coalition.

Showdown in Auto Dispute Thought Near   CIO Awaits Reply from: “GM on Proposol “To Arbitrate’

GM PROMISES REPLY FRIDAY   Fails To Meet Strike Deadline Set for Today by Auto Workers.

Union Expected To Cal! Immediate Strike If Arbitration Proposal Rejected; Chicago ‘Phone Strike Persists; Other Troubles.   (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

General Motors Strike Likely in Showdown  Union Issues Terms. For Final Offer Before Striking

AUTO WORKERS MAY WALK OUT AFTER DEADLINE   GM Has Until 4 O'clock te Reply to Union's Offer for Arbitration

Reekord Seen As Candidate In Senate Race   O'Conor and General May Head) Ticket) Tn Stitte Primaries; Soldier Vote Soueht

RECKORD SEEN AS CANDIDATE   Possible Link-Up With O’Conor Predicted

JAPANESE FLEET KNOCKED OUT BY ~ AERIAL ATTACKS   Twenty-Four of Enemy’s Warships Damaged or Imbedded in Mud of Honshu Naval Bases.   BAD WEATHER HALTS CARRIER STRIKES   Nimitz’s Forces in Last 15 Days Have Destroyed or Hit 620 Nip Vessels  and 778 Planes.

Fact-Finding and Cooling Off Program_ of President Bitterly Oppused By Labor

MANY HURT IN BATTLE AT STUDIO   ‘Our Gang’ Fat Boy Still Unconscious In Hospital

NO SUBSTITUTE FOR NEWSPAPER‘   Public Feels That Way After Strike

‘NO ADEQUATE SUBSTITUTE” FOUND FOR NEWSPAPERS SURVEY MADE IN NEW YORK STRIKE AREA REVEALS.

Large Majority of Public Finds No Adequate Substitute for Newspaper

Public Convinced  No Substitute  For Newspapers New York Strike  Survey Discloses

Stranglehold Order By — Truman Gives Democrats Control of Investigation

Protests Loom in Senate and House Unless Compromise Is Reached on Majority Action of 10-Member Group

Pearl Harbor Quiz‘Gagged’, GOP Charges   Truman Signs Order. For Majority Action Of Witnesses, Records

GOP Flays Pearl Harbor ‘Strangehold’ By Demos   Republicans Charge Probe Is Controlled By Majority Of Opposite Party

Republicans Not Pleased By Truman’s  Probe Order   Special Power Noted For Democrat Group

Truman Order Blocks GOP In Probe Group   Gives Demos ‘Stranglehold’ on Pearl Harbor Investigating Unit

Truman Order Blocks GOP Harbor Probe   Gives Democratic Members Of Committee  Stranglehold On Courts.   KR EE P SILENT NOW

PRESIDENTIAL ORDER  ISSUED PEARL HARBOR  PROBE BY CONGRESS REPUBLICANS CLAIM ORD ER GIVES DEMOCRATS . STRANCLEHOLD ON PRORE

DEMS DICTATE PATH INQUIRY WILL FOLLOW   GOP Members Blocked From Calling Witnesses, Viewing Records

Democrats Can Strangle Pear! Harbor Renorts   Republicans Charge Probing Majority Have All Say-So

Order Strangles Investigation Of Pearl Harbor   Individual Probes Prohibited by Truman Signing of Order Limiting Sift to Full Group

GOP Action Blocked:   Democrats on Pearl Harbor Committee Given Stranglehold on Investigation

Traman Order ‘Gag’ On Pear!  ‘Harber, Clain   Republicans Say ht Prevents . Summoning Witnesses and: Records Unless Acreeanble

MECHANIC KILLS » WIFE AND 2 SONS   Clevelander, Released from Hospital, Admits Gas Pipe Slayings

‘Slays Sons to Save Them from Devils, ‘Then Kills Wife to Ease ‘Conscience’

Ohioan Confesses Killing His Family   Father Uses Gaspipe and Screwdriver To Slay Two Sons To ‘Protect Them from Devils’ and Wife To Ease Conscience; Found in Room With Bloody Bodies

Ee ee ee errr  Nazis Shoot German Girl, 20,    Who Aided Wounded Yanks

German Girl Who Risked Her Life to Aid Wounded Americans Hospitalized

CONGRESS TO HEAR MESSAGE BY FOR   Broad Summary of Foreign Affairs Expected but Details to Await Bia 3 Meeting

Washington Roundup   FDR On Radio Tomorrow ek k OF 4-Fs Rush To War Jobs ke bk Ok  Senate Coclition Urged eo ee Be ey

FDR Delays Report on Foreign Policy in Postwar Europe   Awaits Big Three Parley Before Defining U. S. Policies After War

CAMPAIGN BEING MADE NOW FOR CHILDREN’S SAFETY   School Boy Patrols Will Be Organized; Many Othe: Plans to Be Stressed

Balkan Data Being Given      Ethridge To Return Soon From Checkup

REPORT ON POLITICS IN RED-CONTROLLED NATIONS DUE SOON   LITTLE PROSPECT FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA SEEN

Balkan Regimes Don't Represent People, Reported   Continue Non-recognition, Advises Publisher Ethridge Iran Remains Friction Spot

Byrnes Will Receive Firsthand Report OnSoviet Diplomacy  Political Conditions In Bulgaria and Rumania to Be Talked

Events Strain U. 5. Relations With Russians   Secretary Of State Byrnes Awaits Full Report On Outlook

U.S.MayNot Recognize 2 In Balkans   Etheridge Report Might Contend Government: Are Not for People: af Nations .2---—~   Problem Grows.   Allied-Russian Status Is. Not Impossible of Solution

Report On Balkans Is  Asainst Red Regimes   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic  wp ttt new

BYRNES AWAITS BALKAN REPORT   Mark Ethridge, Louisville, Will Give State Dept. Picture Of Conditions

Byrnes Awaits Report From Balkan States   First-Hand Report Not-Likely: to Better. “U~§. Soviet Relations

ROMANIA NO RECOGNIZED   Report To Support Non-Recognition Policy Of U.S. ~

Damiliar Billa — Confront New Legislature   G. A. .Must Decide How Iowa Faces the Future

SAME: CHG: OF BIS TOSSED INTO THE HOPPER   ‘Old Jobholders Leave, And New Ones Comé.In::

Two ‘Drives In 1945   County Chairman R. E. Larimer Is  Confident County To Meet Its Goal.

MONDAY, MAY 14, OFFICIAL OPENING OF 7TH WAR LOAN   Iowa County Quota Is $939,000; Some Counties Have Already Met Quota

County Quota Is $487,000.00   Buy Bonda! Hasten The Arrival Of VJ Day

Lone Yank Broke Jap Line   Captured Key Shuri Hill Position After Two Attacks By Full dmerican Battalion Were Beaten Bark

Lone Y ank Breaks Up Whole Enemy Line, Kills 30 Japs on Okinawa: 2 Cases of Grenades Hurled During Solo Blitz

AID TO JOBLESS ONE OF ISSUES FACING NATION   Congress Also Groping for Answers to News Freedom And Atomic Problems

Congressmen. Seek Answers fo Big Issues   Atomic Energy, Access to News, Jobless Pav Lead Procession

TO REVIVE BILL FOR JOBLESS AlD   Favors Joint Committee tc Rule on Atomic Energy

Atomic Energy Problem Brings Lucas Proposal   Suggests Joint Committee, Advised By Experts, To Pass On Bills.

Control Over Atomic Energy Senate Puzzle   Senator Lucas Proposes Both Houses Set Up  Joint Committee

WHO'S WHO IN WORLD WAR II?  $50.00 IN CASH GOES TO 3 PERSONS IDENTIFYING THE MOST PICTURES

WHO'S WHO IN WORLD WAR II?  _ $50.00 IN CASH GOES TO 3 PERSONS IDENTIFYING THE MmMoeT piIcTIipcc

AAth Di Arrives t. Europe as Unif   Heroic Infantrymen Reach New York on Queen Elizabeth; Other  Vaete Arrive in Boston

Complete 44th Division Arrives On Giant Ship   Former New York Guardsmen Form Nucleus of Group Which Captured 44,000 Germans

44th Infantry: Division Arrive:   Reached New York En Masse Today From France on Queen Elizabeth.

J. S. Division Arrives on argest Ship   Entire Complement Carried Home On Queen Elizabeth

Adth Infantry Gets Back To U.S. Today   Arrives En Masse On Queen Elizabeth; Fought Across France Into Germany

FOREST FIRE SLOWS GLOSE TO VILLAGE   Stoic Housewives  Wipe Dishes Anyway

Forest Fire Moves Close  To Village   Great Wilson River Blaze Slows as It Hits Green Timber; Many Families Evacunated From Area

Boyle s War Notes   By MORRIE LANDSBERG (Suhetituting for Hal Boyle)

Wake Island Is Symbol Of Courage  Marines All Want To To Return To Take It ‘Back from J Jans Who Who Paid Dearly for It

A FACTORY MAY COME   Concern Will Open Branch If Help and Building Can Be Had

Auto Workers and  Labor Chief Plan Conference Soon  Strikers Charge G. M.  VUinl~anael 4 goutanz

Remnants Of Nazi Forces. Hurled Back   Seven-Mile Drive’ To Lagoon’‘s Cost Isolates Capital -

East Prussian Pocket Sliced Into Two Parts   Koenigsberg Is Isolated i _ Mop-Up Prelude to Berlin Drive

Russians Slice Through Nazi East Prussian Pocket, Mop Up Area in Prelude to Drive

NAZI FORCE IN EAST PRUSSIA   Russian Shock Troops Smash Way to Sea; Reach Gdynia

Reds Further Slice Pocket In E.. Prussia  Other Soviet Forces Move on Stettin,  Danzig and Gydni:

EAST PRUSSIAN POCKET SEVERED BY RED TROOPS   Koenigsberg Isolated From Main Force Of Trap ned Carmane   SOVIETS IN OUTSKIRTS OF GDYNIA ON BALTIC

Reds Reach Coast  to Divide Germans   Germans See Baltic Campaign As Prelude To Renewed Offensives Before Berlin

REDS SPLIT ENEMY   Seven Soviet Armies Hammer Weakening Germans Along Baltic

REDS DRIVE NAZIS BACK TOWARD SEA IN EAST PRUSSIA   Reach Coast in Seven-Mile Break-Through — Capital cf Koenigsberg Is Isolated.   TRAPPED GERMAN FORCE CUT IN TWO   Fighting Rages on 39-Mile Front—Mop-Up Is Prelude to Soviet Drive On Berlin.

Other Soviet Divisions Fight Into the Out skirts of Gydpia = and Cross Vistula  Deltd South of Danzig. IsoInte Koenjeshere

Score Breakthrough to Coast Near Koenigsberg   BITTER MOP-UP   Seen as Prelude to Central Drive Toward Berlin; 7 Armies Hammer Nazis

Pocket Is Cut Tn Prussia By  Soviet Forces   Besieged Capital of Koenigsberg Isolated by Seven _ Mile Breakthrough—Soviets Reported in Outskirts of Baltic Coast Town

Attlee Coming to U.S. For Conferences on Atom Bomb   Three-Power Discussion Over Future of Atomic Energy Wiil Start About November 11; House Advances Legislation for Supervisory Board

Attlee Will Come To U. S. to Talk ‘Of Atomic Energy   No Mention Given Abou Russian Attendance at Washington Meeting

Brilish Prime Minister to Be Joined By Canada’s MacKenzie King For Talks With Truman

GREAT BRITAIN, CANADA, U.S. IN MEETINGNOV 11   . Announcement Makes No‘ Mention of Russia’ - Attending Conference

TLE, KING TO VISIT TRUMAN DISCUSS A-BOMB   Russia Not Mentioned Atomic Energy Meet Slatad Abaut Nov. 1]

Atom Talks To Open in Washington  Truman, Attlee   Truman, Attlee And Mackenzie To Plan Future Of Atom Energ;

To Begin At Washington About Nov.11   Truman To Be Host To Britain’s Attlee And Ca nadian Premier.

U. S., BRITAIN, ‘CANADA WILL DISCUSS PLAN   Parley Will Get  Underway In Washington About November 11

Three-Power Parley on Atom Energy Scheduled for Nov. 11   Attlee Here But Soviet Is Absent

GREAT BRITAIN, CANADA AND U.S TO HOLD MEETING   Announce Session In Washington Nov. 11: No Mention of Russian Participation

Attlee To Visit U. S.   ‘Coming Soon to Confer On Atomic Energy With Truman, Canadien Ministe:

3Powers — Plan Atomic Energy Talk   Truman, Attlee and King to Meet in  Washington; Share ‘Secret of Explosive

ATOM BOMB T9 BE ISSUE AT THREE POWER CONFERENCE   President Truman, Prime Minister Attlee and MacKenzie King Ta Meet Here Novem: ber: 11, To Discuss Atomic  Ween,

Three Powers To Discuss Atomic Eneray Controls  Canada, Britain, US Heads Will

Hawaii Okay To UP Correspondent  Globe Circlers Get Hula Lessons

Archbishop Killed On Visit to Egypt   Patriarch of Jerusalem Slain In Convent Fields 

Robert Ekas Finds Way To Neighbor Camp After Spending Night in Woods   Advice Given 15-Year-Old Youth by Uncle Credited with Safety; Robert Became Lost Thursday When He Tried to Take Shortcut

Youth Rests In Hospital After Night in Woods   Robert Ekas, 15, of Bradford Lost Taking Shortcut to Road

earyyrrr,rryrrrryr,ryre ee eae Now If Someone Can Just Find A  Way to Wrap ‘em

HORROR MOVIES ARE SHOWN TO NAZI LEADERS   Former German Big Shots Show Nerves After Viewing Atrocity Films   KESSELRING TURNS WHITE AS A SHEET

Nazis Nervous As They View Atrocity Films   hKesselring Is White As Sheet After Seeing Horror Camp Picture

Interned Nazi Leaders Show Nerves While Viewing Horror Camp Movies

Interned Nazi Leaders Shown Movies Of Own Horror Camps   Most of Germans React Uncomfortably to Pictures. of ~~ -Buchenwald and Other Atrocities—Former Po-  _ lish Administrator Gags, Covers Face

WOULD SEPARATE MEAT. RATIONING   Governors Want the OPA  to Concentrate on Essentials   HEARS FIVE APPEALS   WMC Board Grants Two Availability Certificates; Denies Three

DENY THREE APPEALS   War Manpower Commission Board in Session Last Night

DENY THREE APPEALS   Members of Board Listened te Four S.O.W. Workers

Will Retain Control of Conversion   Truman Tells WPB Chie: Program for Change  Must Be Continued

Convicted Sex Killer Captured   Attendant Who Helped Youth Escape from Hospital is Missing

 LAA BR AAA AAA AAADAAAL Hey! You Owe Yourself and UV. S. Over $2.000

LEOPOLD NEARS FINAL SHOWDOWN   King Of Belgians Still Unable To Organize Cabinet

Gestapo chief Kills  Himself   Defiant Nazi Killer Takes Poison After Capture by British

Nearly 400 Ships Built In State Yards   Shipbuilders Have Eyes Fixed On Post-War Construction To Help Take Up Any Slack

Lack of oral gymnastics is weakening . jaws and teeth of man. writes dentist

SUBMARINE TANG IS PRESUMED LOST   United States Vessel Fails to Return From aneaes Teta ds) i

U. 8. SUBMARINE ~ PRESUMED 1081   THE TANG FAILS TO RETURN FROM WAR PATROL—CARRIED 65 TO 170 MEN,

SUBMARINE TANG ‘ISPRESUMED LOST      United States Vessel Foil te Return. From — cee 7) tT

THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS ANDS ASKS ITS CITIZENS IN THIS 168TH WEEK  OF THE WAR TOH-

Big Argentine Labor Group Calls Walkout   Protesting Rule By ‘Any Oligarchs

STRIKES HALT TRANSPORT IN BUENOS AIRES   Rioters Demonstrate For Peron Release; Burn Buses

FORECAST MORE SNOW FOR OHIO   Give Warning to Highway) Travelers Over Week End

ACID BLAST ~ KILLED TWO   TWO. MEN DEAD AND FIVE WOMEN RESCUED IN EXPLOSION AT CLEVELAND . PLANT ¢

Crest of 45 Feet Eapected Thured er With War Plants. Forced to Close

Grew Silent On ‘Quarrel’   Aide to Stettinius “Has No Knowledge’ Of Stalin, Allied Rift

ITALIAN FRONT VICTORY FADES   Fifth Army Stopped In Attempt To Take Bologna Peaks

TH ARMY DRIVE IN TTALY HALTED   PROSPECTS OF DRIVING NAZIS FROM DEFENSES BEFORE: SPRING FADE. 

WELCOME IS READY FOR TWO GENERALS   Patton and - Doolittle 7 Arrive in Los Angeles

Los Angeles To Welcome Hero Generals   Plan Reception For Patton, Doolittle

TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY   Morris Rod And Gua Club Is Ten Years Ola.

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest Te All In The Various  Communities   GLEANED BY SCRIBES

UAW FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST GM   ‘Charges Unfair Labor Practices  By Gen. Motors

UNIONS AND GM RESUME TALKS   BOTH SIDES AWAIT WASHINGTON DECISION

FAVOR RISE IN  ~ MEAT PRICES   Believe Boost Would Com bat Black Market,  Up Supplies

HIGHER MEAT PRICES FAVORED IN SENATE   They Think It Would Ease Meat Situation

Meet President Truman‘A Plain Farm Boy -His Own Picture of Himself

Grew Up On Farm Doing All of Chores Customary There, Living Simple Life  Always Studious  Girl He Courted, Married Was Athletic While He Never Went In For Sports

OPINES BY SATURDA\   Premier Guards Against Premature Disclosure In Commons Talk

‘Churchill Hints That ‘Peace Announcement  ‘Mav Be Made This Week

CHURCHILL HINTS AT EARLY PEACE   SAYS HE MAY HAVE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE BEFORE SATURDAY.

LONDON WAITS FOR BIG NEWS   Important Statement Promised This Week By Churchill

Churchill Hints Vital News on War by Saturday   Promises Commons If Information Of Importance ‘Breaks’ He Will  Interrunt Session for Announcement

Good News Not to Be Delayed Churchill Hints Important News May Come This Week

Churchill Says ‘Important Information’ Mau Be Announced Before Next Saturday

PEACE GIVEN BY CHURCHILL   Says He May Have Im portant News Before Saturday

HOUSE ADOPTS MONETARY PLAN   Ratification Of Bretton Woods Agreements Is Applauded

‘Nips’ Stag eer Under Blows   Practically Cut Enemy In Two In Central Luzon

JAP FORGE LUZON SEVERED   Blows Separate Japs’ Northern and Southern Units   MANILA DRIVE GAINS   Enemy Resistance ‘Crumbles On Left Flank; Disorganized Groups Remain

Yankee Forces Near Tarlacin Push on Manila   Jap Resistance ‘on  American Left Flank Crumbles and Enemy Forces Are Cut in Two

Continue Drive Toward Manila  MacArthur Says Jap Units Cut in Two

Jap Resistance on Luzon Is Crumbling   Yankees Virtually Have Cut Nip Forces in Two

JAPANESE TAKE “HARD BLOWS IN CENTRAL LUZON   " MeeActhur Reports Series of Terrific Punches Sinee Lands dng 12° Bava Ago

YANKS CRUSH RESISTANCE IN LUZON FLANK   GRIP ON MAIN ROAD CUTS ENEMY IN TWO

NEW YORK A. L. BALL CLUB SOLD   YANKEES PURCHASED BY SYNDICATE, WEBB, M’PHAIL AND TOPPING

Yankee Ball Club Is Sold To Syndicate   Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping And D. Webb Listed As New Owners Of New York Club

Youth Sought In Slaying Caught   FBI Announces Smith And Companion Captured At Blue Island, IIL.

Captured Man Confesses He Killed Michigan Business Man   Shot Beh During a Struggle For Money

Hitch-Hike Slayer Seized By FBI Men   Soldier A. W. O. L. From Camp Robinson Held As Slayer Of Neighbor Of Henry Ford If

AWOL Soldier Held by FBI in Death of Michigan Salesmar   Séven Kidnapings in as Many Days Laid to Camp « Robinson Trooper

F.D.R. Declines to Discuss . Foreign Affairs  Will Consult With Churchill and  Premier Stalin

Capture Tayu !n Kiangsi Province   Chinese Make Capture In Heart of Mining Region.

Chinese Take Key Town in  Mining Region   Recapture of Tayu Isolates Key Air Base As Chinese Pursue Japs Beyond City

Tayo Seized By Chinese; Japs Forced To Give Way   Kanhsien Isolated By Successful Act

Chinese Pursue Retreating Japs North of Canton   Former Air Base Of U. S. Forces ‘Believed ‘Isolated

HOLD MINING CENTER   Chinese Take Tayu, Kiangsi Province, in Pursuit of Japs.

Tayu Taken By Chinese Army Forces   Japs Retreating From Coastal Area of China

Chinese Troops Drive Beyond Tayu, Head For Former U. S. Air Base

Jap Prisoners Say Japan Has Lost War ‘But Yamashita Acts Like Conqueror

Captured Japs Say War Has Been Lost But Yamashita Still Acts As Conqueror   Would-Be Hero {s Trapped In Luzon Hills; Many Japanese Surrendering

Yamashita, Trapped on Luzon, Still Plays Role of Pompous Conqueror

P GENERA STILL HIDING   Yamashita Still Playing Role Of Fat and Pompous Conqueror.   TROOPS SURE OF DEFEAT,

Troops Pocketed With Yamashita Convinced Japs Have Lost War Despite Pomposity Of Nip Leade

Yamashita Plays Role Of Hero   Trapped in Northern Luzon, Arrogant Jap General Lives in Luxury As Troops Starve

Trapped Gen. Yamashita Still Plays   Role of a Fat, Pompous Conqueror

 Yamashita, a Would-Be Hero, Plays ‘Role of Fat, Pompous Conqueror

Jap Prisoners Admit War Lost   Trapped Yamashita Still Plays Role. of Pompous Conqueror

3. Atlantic ‘Air Routes ‘Authorized   Pan-American, American Exportand TWA Get CAB Nod

GARMENT WORKERS STILL IN WALKOUT   No Prospect Of Settlement In Sight Company Official Says; Picketing Halted

Strike Continues At Hancock Plant      Union Demonds Closed Shop at Jacobs Brothers Factory

Okinawa Isle Is Shambles After Storm   Ten U. S. Sailors Missing In Typhoon That Causes Heavy Damage to Crops, Homes and Equipment

3 GIS KILLED, 10 MISSING, 100 SOLDIERS HURT   Rush Food to Troops in B-29s; 127 Vessels Sunk or Damaged

Superfortresses Deliver Food to 150,000 Troops on Typhoon-Swept Okinawa; Storm Hits Honshu, Too

Okinawa Left In Shambles Reminiscent Of Recent Fighting By Storm   Three Known Dead  And Ten Missing   Fifty B-29s Fly Supplies To 150,000 American Troops Quartered On Island

STORM LEVELS “OKINAWA ISLE   Three Sailors I Dead, Ter Are Missing After Typhoon

T yphoon Turns Okinawa Base  Into Shambles   127 Naval Vessels Sunk. Damaged Or Beached By 182-Mile Winds That Killed Three

Storm Sweeps North, Kills 69 Japanese On Home Islands   10 Sailors Missing, 100 Soldiers Hurt, Food Stocks Destroyed

150,000 Yanks Lose Shelter; 3 Known Dead      127 Naval Vessels Are Damaged; Hundred Soldiers Hurt   JAPAN IS BLASTED   Food, Shelter Needed For 100.000 After Fierce Tvnhoon

Okinawa Reduced to Shambles by 132-Mi. Typkoon on Tuesday   Three American Sailors Dead; 100 Hurt; Dam age Tremendous

— ‘KILLER’ GALE — Okinawa Base Left AShambles   127 Ships Lost; 3 Sailors Die, Many Gls Hurt

WRATUER   Fleet Rushes Aid To Wrecked Okinawa After Typhoon Destroys Food, Shelter   3 Killed, Scores Injured and Island Left In Shambles; Honshu Also Hit.

New Typhoon Wrecks 12] U.S. Vessels   Seven Killed, 10 Others Missing, 100 Yanks Hurt on Okinawa

GI's Killed And Injured By Fury Of Gale Tuesday   Thousands. Homeless, Vessels Wrecked On War-Ravaged Island

THREE SAILORS KILLED, 10 ARE LISTED MISSING   Big Bombers Fly In Food, Other Supplies; Scores Of Ships Sunk Or Beached

(Quarters, Food by Typhoon   127 Small Ships Sunk: Fleet Takes to Sea: — 100 Soldiers Iniured :-

50 Superfortresies From - Marianas’ .Carry Food ‘To 150,000 On Island

Okinawa Is Shambles After Typhoon; Three Servicemen Killed, 100 Injured

OKINAWADEATH TOLL MOUNTS AFTER TYPHOON   3 American Navy Men Killed, 10 Missing, 100 Yanks Iniured

TYPHOON LEAVES ISLAND IN RUINS; OVER 100 INJURED  THOUSANDS OF JAPS HOMELESS AS STORM

OKINAWA REDUCED T0 SHAMBLES AS RESULT [32-MILE TYPHOON  THREE NAVY MEN DEAD, TEN. MISSING .AND- OVER: 100 SOLDIERS INJURED

127 U. S. Naval Ships Battered; Food Destroyed   Thirteen Yanks Killed Or Missing, Over 100 Hurt: Buildings Leveled

A TYPHOON LEAVES OKINAWA IN RUINS   Kills and Wounds U. S. Military Personnel; Sinks and Beaches Ships   FOOD SPED TO ISLAND

Planes Take Supplies to 150.000 Men   Sailors, Soldiers Killed; Ships Wrecked by Typhoon

Many Americans Killed or In jured As Typhoon Lays Waste to Okinawa

Storm Endangers 100,000 Yanks   Okinawa a Shambles Result of Typhoon

Typhoon Injures Scores, Creating Havoc At Okinawa   Ships, Installations Shambles From Storm

ryphoon Damages 127 Naval Vessels   132-Mile Wind Also Strikes On Honshu, Killing 69 Japanese And Flooding 8.000 Homes

Superforts Carry Food to Islands   Bombers Fly Supplies to Okinawa, Saipan, Hospitals Damaged, Heavy Havoc at Central, Southern Honshu

3 Killed, 10 Missing in Okinawa Gale   Island Left  A Shambles In, Wake of  Typhoon

Scores Hurt By Typhoon On Okinawa   Installations and Ships Wrecked; Thousands In Javan Homeless

3 Yanks Dead, 10 Missing In Okinawa Typhoon; 127 Vessels Sunk Or Damaged

KILLS 3 © AMERICAN NAVY MEN   10 Sailors Missing, 100 Soldiers Injured, 127 ‘Ships -Damaaed

Shambles In Wake Of Storm   Typhoon Leaves Okinawa Littered With Wreckage, Lays Wast« To Island of Honshu

Pacific ‘Tephoon Leaves. Okinawa’: Shambles; 3 Sailors Deaa’. Bt Missing

Okinawa Hit By Typhoon, Three Deaths   Superforts From Marianas Dropping Tons of Food

132-Mile Gale Litters Island And Leaves 3 ‘Known Dead, 10. Missing; Typhoon Sweeps Northward To Loose Further Damage on Honshu

A TYPHOON LEAVES OKINAWA IN RUINS   Kalls and Wounds U. S. Military Personnel; Sinks and Beaches Ships

3 U.S. Navy Men Killed, 10 Missing   100 Soldiers Injured; 127 Vessels Sunk, Dam: aged Or Beached.

Three Are Killed, Ten Missing, And More .Than 100 Yanks Are Injured’As Typhoon Sweeps Okinawa—Terrific. Storm, Sinks; Damages Or Beachés 127 Naval Vessels

Typhoon Toll Nearing 500; Aid Speeded   127 Naval Vessels Sunk or Damaged In Okinawa Area

Typhoon Strikes Okinawa Killing Three Navy Men   Many Thousands Left Homeless In Honshu; Superforts Deliver Food To Troops

ISLANDS LEFT SHAMBLES BY LATE TYPHOON   Fifty Superfortresses From Marianas Deliver Tons of Food to 150,000 Treops  NEW STERN DIRECTIVE

Typhoon Ravage (kinawa; Three Navy Men Killed   Big Wind Reached A Velocity Of 132 Miles Per Hour.

Major American Base Is Lashed by Pacific Typhoon   Three Navy Personnel Killed, 10 Sailors Missing, 100 Yanks Injured, 127 Shins Hi

3 AMERICANS KILLED, 10 ARE MISSING   More Than 100 Yank Soldiers Hurt as Result of 132-Mile Blow on Okinawa—lIsland Reduced to Shambles. ‘

100,000 In Need As Aftermath of Okinawa Storm   132-Mile Wind Causes 3 Deaths, 10 Lost, 1000's Shelterless

3 Yanks Die As Typhoon Hits Okinawa   10 Sailors Are Missing; 100 Soldiers Injured

Bombers Feed Army Stranded By Typhoon   Storm Takes Toll of 127 _ United States Ships at Okinawa

13 FEARED DEA AND 100 HURT IN 132-MILE WIND   127 Vessels Are Damaged, Beached; Installations Of Troops’ Leveled

PROON DOES WIUIGH DANIAGE   Kills at Least 3 U. S. Navy Personnel; 100 Soldiers Injured.   OKINAWA A SHAMBLES,

NEW DEAL FOR CHINA PLANNED   British Advance In Java; New Fighting Breaks Out In Palestine

Capper Observes 80th Birthday Saturday   Stays in Washington; Annual Celebration In Topeka Scheduled

Surrender Bid Vetoed Twice By Hitler, Says Freed Michigan Officer

TWIN STRIKE IS MADE ON HONSHU AND ON KYUSHU   Fleet. Dispatch Says Powerful American Task Force Locse in Pacific to Destroy Jap Air and Sea Power

AIR ATTACK ON JAPAN IS IN 34TH DAY   Raid Targets On Honshu And Kyushu

To Destroy Last Jap — Sea: Power   MISSION IS TO FINDAND . FINISH REMNANTS OF BOTH “ENEMY SEA AND AIR FORCE,

B-29s Mine Jap Main Harbors   Twin Air Strike Pounds Honshu, Kyushu; Subs Sent to Blockade Nipponese Homeland

U.S. Flotilla Ordered ToHunt Down Enemy  Halsey’s Veterans, Powerful B-29's oe oo 45 je ee - wed -

Order United States Task Force To Hunt Out and Destroy Jap Sea-Air Power

NEW BATTLE FLEET IN FAR PACIFIC  Seeking Jap Sea And Air Power Remnants To

ICC's Freight Rate Increase  Being Checked   Injunction Issued” ‘In Battle Over 10 Per Cent Proposal

Court Grants Stay In Application of New Freight Rates      Federal Judges Declare Reasonable Grounds Exist for Action in Northeast

Boost In Eastern freight Rates Halted By Court   Nine States In 'minncton Plea

Petain Weakening Under Testimony But Defies Court   Refuses to Answer Ques tions About Reaction to Dieppe Raid in 1942   DALADIER DENOUNCES MARSHAL AS TRAITOR   Former Vichy Chief Shows Signs of Strain on 3rd Davy of Troal

OLD FRENCHMAN STARTS 10 WILT UNDER ATTACK   Petain Haggard and arrassed Beneath Accusations:

Petain Defies Questioning on Note to Nazis   Accused of Sending Telegram to Hitler After Dieppe Assault

AGED PETAIN REFUSES 10 GIVE ANSWER   Daladier Charges Marshal Tried to Destroy Republic

PETAIN DEFIES HIGH COURT ON DIEPPE QUERY   Stubbornly Refuses To Comply With Order By Judge Monvibeaux

HIGH COURT 1S DEFIED BY PETAIN   Aged Marshal Refuses to Answer Questions

PETAWN REFUSES. ORDER OF COUNT TO GIVE ANSWERS   Daladier. Makes Dramatic Accusations Against Aged Marshal of France, Accusing Him of Treason.   PETAIN DEFIES ORDER ~~ OF COURT TO TESTIFY   Defendant Begins te Show Strain of Trial But Sticks Firmly to His Refusal to Answer Any Questions.

RECORDS OF ~ “HRP CRUELTY   RESIDENT. COMMISSIONER OF PHILIPPINES PLANS TO “INDICT” ENEMY IN CONGRESS

‘Rhineland and Ruhr, Least Nazified  ‘Section of Germany, Suffered  Heaviest Battle Damages in Germany

New Landing ~ Made By Yanks  Nearer Manila   Surprise Leap Is Made To Marinduque Island, 100 Miles From Philippine Capital

Congress To Face Peace . Tasks Today   Truman Lists Big Problems Which Need Congress’ Aic

Truman Lists ‘Seven Wants’ For Congress   Lawmakevs.Meeling Today. Not Expected to Aet Gnan an Peneren:s

Congress Starts First Peace Term In 4 Years   Truman Completes Message Asking For Assists On Items Ranging From Jobs To Atomic Bombs

Congress Tackles Vital Reconversion Problems As It Resumes Session   Truman Leadership Will Meet First Big Test; Jobs, Cash for Jobless, Future of Draft Law, Ending of Wartime Controls Are High on List

Reconvenin Congress Faces Prime Issues   Jobs, Unemployment, Draft and Surpluses Big Peacetime Tasks

Congress Begins Tackling Peace Problems Today   Oratory Will Be Order o! Day; President Completes Message

Congress To ‘Resume Today For Big Task   Will Lend Hand In Shift-Over From War To Peace

U.S. Congress Will Discuss Peace Issues      Truman to Ask Assistance on Score of Conver. sion Problems

Congress Gets Back to Work  On Peace Items   No Rapid Fire Action Due as Solons Turn Efforts to Swing U. S. From War to Peace

CONGRESS OPENS SESSIONS TODA)   TRUMAN TO PRESENT MESSAGE TO LAWMAKERS— DATE NOT YET SET.

Congress to Start Work Today  on Peace Problems   Leadership of Truman Administration to Be Tested; Plenty of Action Is Anticipated as Session Advances

Faces Serious Problems In  End-Of War   Truman’s — Leadership tu Be Tested In Disposition of Things He Wants Done

Congress Back At Work Today: Plenty of Action   Truman Already Has List of Things He Would Like Done

TRUMAN WILL FACE TEST IN NEW SESSION   Leadership on Trial As Congress Tackles Big Issues

CONGRESS GOES BACK TODAY T0 PEACETIME ROLE   President Wants Assistance From Legislators On Seven Problems   LENGTHY MESSAGE IS DRAFTED BY TRUMAN

Altoona Boy, on Luzon With Gen. MacArthur, Starts Hunt for Brother

Fulton’s Absence Causes Rumors   Indications Are That Truman May Not Use Unofficial Advisers.

REVISED LABOR RELATIONS LAW IS PROPOSED   Bill Would Impose New Restrictions On Both Employers And Unions

THREE SENATORS DRAFT BILL DESIGNED TO SCRAP THE  PRESENT LABOR RE - LATIONS ACT '

PROPOSE NEW BILL ON LABOR RELATIONS   Three Senators Pattern Measure After Railway Act

Three Senafors Offer Plan for Industrial Peace   New Bill Would Take Place of ' Wagner Act

WOULD SCRAP WAGNER LABOR RELATIONS ACT   3 Senators Say U. S. Must Act to Avoid Industrial Trouble

GOVERNOR WILL CALL ASSEMBLY   Legislators To Study Pay For Jobless At Special September Session

Lausche To Call Special Assembly Session Sept. 5th   Will Confine Business To Jobless Benefits Already Approved

First Army Is Near Junction WithU.S. 9th   U.S. Troops Encounter Organized Civilian Resistance Along Main

WFA PREDICTS LESS MEAT FOR CIVILIANS   More Must Be Set Aside for Government Buying

AEDS otek 10 LINK UP WITh OTHER ALLIES   Russians Penetrate Last - Ditch Nazi Defense Line Between Kuestrin And Frankfurt Due East Of Berlin   ‘GRIM FIGHTING’ NOW DEVELOPING

PENETRATE NAZI LINES   Germans Concede Red Army Gains Along 110-Mile-Front

NAZIS SAY RED ATTACK LAUNCHED   Report Russians Have Penetrated Berlin Defense Line

Reds Attack ~0n110Mile Berlin Zone   Nazis Report Soviet Forces Wedge Into Line Ai One Point.

RUSSIANS OPEN LAST BIG PUSH TOWARD BERLIN   Red Armies Attack. On 110-Mile Front East of Capital

EAST-WEST ARMIES OPEN PAYOFF BATTLE FOR BERLIN; BIG FIGHT TO LINK FORCES RACES

Nazis Leave No Doubt Supreme Red Push Is On   Soviets Attack On 110 Mi. Front East Of  German Capital

Red Forces Strike From Oder Bridgeheads Under Cover of Terrific Air and Artillery Bombardment

Reds Seize Bridgehead  Across Oder   Supreme Offensive For Nazi Capital Gets Under Way

REDS IN EAST OPENING WIDE BERLIN PUSt   Attacks on 110-Mile Front Cut Inte Nazi’s Last Ditch Defense.

And Join Up With The Allied Armies In The West  110 MILE FRONT EAST OF BERLIN  Soviets Cross Lower Oder River Between Berlin And Stettin

 F inal Russian Drive. Now : Appears. To, Be In. Mo ion; Soviets ‘Are Still Silent:

RUSSIANS OPEN ATTACK: ALONG BERLIN FRONT   Push Through Kuestrin, Frankfurt Line to Seize New Bridgehead

Red Army’s Berlin Drive Under Way   Penetrats Defense East of Capital—Germans Have 900,000 on East Front

General. Drive’ Opened Along 110-Mile Front   New Bridgehead_. Across Oder Seized In Russian Assault

RUSS ARMY” IN ACTION ON WIDEFRONT   —vvve——  Offensive Is* Aimed at Joining  Other Allied Armies

WORK OR FIGHT ORDER GIVEN IN AKRON STRIKE   Thousands of Workers Return to Jobs In Detroit

Capital of Germany Is Hot Desert Of Jumbled Ruins  Pungent Death Stencl : Hangs Over City,  Shelled to Oblivion

Berlin Cabarets Sing Of New Day As Capital Lies In Ruins. Stench Of Death

Downtown, Sector Bombed: and Shelled luo Obliv- :  ‘ion; Stench of Death”  Hangs Over Ruins

Allied Shells, Bombs Reduce Berlin To Desert Of Gaunt, Burned-Out Rubble >

COMPULSORY TRAINING PLAN ~~ FACES DEFEAT IN CONGRESS   CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS BAY TRUMAN WILL NOT WIN SUPPORT. FOR HIS PROGRAM

LEADERS COOL TO DRAFT PLAN   Defeat For Truman Seen On Peacetime-Military Training

ean wnwaneu@ee cw ee me GEORGE BERNARD SHAW PLANS NO CELERRATION

New Wage-Price Policy Planned As Strikes Over Nation Hit 1945 Peak

Administration Seeking New Wage-and-Price Stanc Te Smooth Transition

Administration Readies New Wage-Price Policy   Prime Minister Attlee Flies To Potsdam Mee'

TO ANNOUNCI NEW WAGE, PRICE POLICY   To Allay Labor Unrest During Change To Peace

STRIKES NEAR A NEW 1945 HIGH   Administration Works On New Wage-And-Price Pol. icy To Allay Labor Troubles.   -—BY STERLING F. GREEN-

German officials say Adolf and Eva  icould not have escaped to Argentina

CHAMBER SCORES JAIL FOOD HIKE   Highly Critical of Measure Granting County Sheriffs increased Prisoner Feeding Funds

‘State Body Says Meadows Can Add To His Stature By Vetoing Jail - Fee Bill

FORRESTAL 10 FIGHT MERGER OF ARMY-NAVY   Cabinet Member Delays Retirement to Oppose Adminis tration Plan

Merger Plan Holds Up Exit Of Forrestal   Navy Secretary Aims To Stay in Cabinet, FBieht Trnonman Mave

END OF SUBSIDIES URGED BY SEN, TAFT   Plan To Raise Price Ceiling Given Endorsement

GRANTED BY COMMISSION TO LUTTRELL   Well Staked on East Side of N. 19th St. North of Cemetery

GOVERNORS INVITED   Urged to Meet With Grair Men to Demand Boxcars for Midwest

German Troop Exodus Blasted   Allied Airmen Bag Thousands of Vehicles Shifting Nazi Soldiers to Eastern Front

Allied Warplanes Hit Troop Trains Moving Northeast   Nazis Apparently Are Rushing Men To Eastern Front

Fleeing Germans  Rocked by Planes   Severe Snowstorms Hamper Allied Onslaughts against Motorized Divisions Being Rushed to Silesia

Y ALLIED WARPLANES “BLAST AT GERMANS MOVING FROM WEST '. ROADS AND RAIL CLOG.  GED AS NAZIS MOVE BY DAY AND RY NICHT

Nazis Fleeing Under Aerial Fire from Allied Planes, Evidently Going to Aid  Their Comrades.   PACKED TROOP TRAINS ASSAULTED BY ALLIES

ROADS AND RAILS CLOGGED AS GERMANS MOVE NORTHEAST AND ALLIED PLANESBLAST LINES

TRAFFIC HEADING EASTWARD CLOGS GERMAN ROADS   FALL OF ST. VITH VIRTUALLY ERASES ARDENNES SALIENT

BATTERED BY WARPLANES OF ALLIES AGAIN   Indications That Germans Likely Now Rushing Their Armored Might to Ross Front.

Vast Numbers Of German Troops Are Moving Northeast From Their Flattened Salient

Rake Trains and Trucks Headed “For East Front   Capture Heinsberg; Yanks Flatten Bulge; * Hold Against Nazi Attacke an S+ Wish

Rush Help *From Lost. West Bulge   Americans Flatten Out Remaining Strip Of Ar dennee Salient.

Hammered By Allied Warplanes   Large-Scale Movement Carried On By Daylight In Spite of Air Blows; No Official Comment

East Prussia Nearly Severed; Fierce Fighting Inside Posen --Nazis Go From Ardennes

Nazi Forces Are Moving Eastward   Mystery Move Sull Lacks Clarification

Allied Planes Blast German : Troop Moves   Rail Exodus of Tanks and Men Headed for Eastern Front

CLAIM GERMANS MOVING ARMIES TO EAST FRONT   First, Third Hammer Sector of Belgium Stil Held by. Germans

Nazis Attempt To Shift Army To The East   25 Towns Said To Have Been Taken By Allies

Planes Blast German Troop Trains, Tanks   Scores of Packed Troop Trains Shot Up, Presumably On Way To Russian Front; First, Third Armies Plow Through Snow

Blast Trains, Motor Convoys Fleeing East   Germans Pull Out of Flattened Ardennes.  Bulge Toward Convulsed Russian Battlefields; Allies Advance :

LEAVE WIPED OUT SALIENT OF ARDENNES   Allied Warplanes Again Blast Great Exodus of Men and Tanks Moving By Road and Rail— Heinsberg Captured. —

MOVE TO EAST   Mystery Move of Enemy Still Lacks Official Clarification.   ROADS, RAILS CLOGGED

Yanks Capture St. Vith, Nazis Flee To East Front   Allied-Planes:Blast: © Troops, Tanks Moving ‘From Ardénnes:to East

RAF Rains Destruction On Exodus   Roads and Rail Lines in Ardennes Salient Are Clogged

Masses of Nazi Troops Were   Spotted Deep in Germany  Leaving Belgian Salient Erased by the U. S.   165 PACKED TROOP TRAINS ATTACKEL   Highways From the Ardennes Choked Full of East-Bound Traffic; Were Under Air Assault.

Columns Moving by Day Suffer From Allied Air Pounding   TO BOLSTER THE EAST   British Move Toward Roer Yanks Take Most of Salient

Yon Rundstedt’s Troops Pull Out Of Ardennes; ~ Nanks Take St. Vith

Airmen Harty Nazis in Belgian Hight  ey ae  ee Pe   Mystery Shrouds Enemy’s New Move From West

Airmen Harry Nazis in Belgian Flight   Mystery Shrouds Enemy’s New Move From West

Enemy Clogs Road Trying To Escape Fallen Ardennes Sector   Men And Supplies Rushed To Poland   German Threat To Alsace Continues Real As 7th Army Retreats

Roads, Rails Clogged With Enemy Troops   Air Blows Rained On Trucks, Trains; Yank: Flatten Out Strip Of Ardennes Salient

PLANES SMASH NAZIS MOVING TO EAST FRONT   Yank 1st and 3rd Armies Drive Into Remains  Of Belgian Bulge

Warplanes Blast Troop Trains As First and Third U.S. Armies Push Through Snows; Americans Retreat Near Strasbourg

ALLIED PLANES BLAST FLEEING CERMAN UNIT!   Exodus of Enemy Troops from Ardennes Salient fs Unexplained

‘Beast of Belsen’ Admits Execution In Gas Chamber   Signed Confession is Read at Trial of 45 Nazi Men and Women

‘Belsen Beast’ Admits Prison Camp Murders   Kramer Changes Story; Confesses Gas Executions Of Cantives.

Beast Of Belsen Confesses He Gassed Inmates   Statement Of J oseph Kramer Concludes  Case Against 45

“BEAST OF BELSEN” CONFESSES GASSING PRISONERS IN CAMP  _ JOSEPH KRAMER ALSO _ ADMITS HE WAS FULLY - AWARE OF CONDITIONS

NAZI CONFESSES MURDER TACTICS   ADMITS USING GAS ON PRISONERS IN GERMAN CAMPS

“The Beast of Belsen’” Testifies Gassing  of Prisoners Was on Order of Himmler

Kramer, Adiniis He Gassed Wai  Camp Inniatés   Also Confesses He Was  Fully Aware of Gas Cham ber and ‘Crematoriun. at Camp He Commanded

KRAMER ADMITS GASSING NAZI WAR CAPTIVES   Complete Cases Against Beast of Belsen,  44 Others

“Belsen Beast’ Confesses To Mass Gassing   Confession Contradicts Earlier Denials Of  Mass Executions.

Beast Of Belser Admits Gassing His Prisoners  He Issues Statement As Prosecution Ends Case At lLaunchern

Truman Plans No Economic or Social Crusade   New President Will Simply Continue  Roosevelt Agencies

Mrs. H. Cochran Died Sunday  Racidant af Vicinity   Resident of Vicinity For 60 Years

Historic Meeting Of Two Armies Expected Hourly  U. S. Ninth May Be  Chosen Force

Ninth Army Likely Choice For Historic Meeting With Russians   ry: ’ . * Troops Waitin fy  On Elbe River   Gunfire, Red Commander’ « Orders In Berlin Are Heard By Yank-

U. 8. NINTH IS ARMY FAVORED TO MEET ALLY   Yank Planes Sight Red Armor ‘Somewhere  East of Elbe’

In Matter of Hours U, 8. Ninth Will Join Russian Allies At Or Near Berlin, Americans Hold Back to Give Russians The Glory

Allied Forces  Sweep to Danube River   Paris Radio Unofficially Tells of Junction of East and West Fronts Near Dresden; Wuertemberg Capital of Stuttgart Circled

Paris Declares Junction Made By Two Front:   Americans, British Smash Enemy in South, North Fu Renewed Assan):

Junction of Reds, Allies Near af Hand   Expect Announcement to be Made Within Matter of Hours

Paris Radio Unofficially Tells of Junction of East and West Fronts Near Dresden: Wuertemberg Capital of Stuticart Circled

Paris Says Meeting Of Two Forces Already Has Been Effected South Of Berlin

Meeting Of Red, American Armies Expected Now In “Matter Of Hours”

Paris Radio Says Meeting  Already Made   Russians. Americans Last Reported 32 Miles Apart Kast Of Leipzig.   'FRENCH AT DANUBE

Ninth Army May Meet Red Army at Or Near Berlin   French Report Historie Junction Already Made Near Dresden

Paris Reports Dramatic Meet Already Made  Furious Blows Hit Stricken Germans In Narthk Sark

Ninth Army Expected to Be Force Chosen to Meet Reds Near Berlin; Armor Sighted Just East of Elbe   Paris Reports Junction Already Made; French Reach Danube 10 Miles From Swiss Border; Hamburg Under Assault

Historic Meet Near Capital   Russ Offensive Explains Why Yanks Sat Along Elbe

Formal Announcement Is Expected Shortly; French And Seventh Army Units Aim Blows at Southern Bastions: British Battle in Suburbs of Hamburg

STH ARMY MAY BE CHOSEN FOR HISTORIC EVENT   Announcement Of Junction In Central Reich Expected Hourly

IEETING EXPECTED © BE NEAR BERLIN   Paris Radio Re ‘ports Dramatic Junction Has Already Been Made

Soviets, Yanks Soon to Meet   Junction of U.S. Ninth With Red Army Expected Hourly; Planes Sight Both Armies, near Rerlin

9th Army May Be Chosen Unit Effect Historic Juncture By Allied Armies

Strawberries 9 Cents Quart Higher If Grown In California, Rules OPA

REDS SURROUND BRESLAU; BATTLE FOR CITY. BEGINS   Russians Reach Edge of Big Silesian Capital and Are Shelling It From All Directions.   CAPTURE STRONGHOLD OF CROSSEN ON ODER   Soviet Columns Moving On Fortresses of Beeskow and Cottbus, 27 and 47 Miles From Berlin.

Crash Into The Edge Of  Breslau   Germans AMLIOUILCES, feds Wave Captured The Central Ocler Stronghold of Crossen,. "Nearing the Spree Riv uae

ENCIRCLED BY SOVIET ARMY   Fortress of Crossen on Oder Taken by Russian Forces

Russ Troops Pound At Breslau Gates   Soviets Completely Encircle City on Oder To Pump Shells Into Key Bastion; Germans Admit Reds Sweep Up Crossen

Red Troops Crash Edge of Breslau,  Capture Crossen  Air Armada Strikes Again; Great Battle Rages Near Kleve

Breslauls Encircled By Soviet Army   Troops Batter Way Into Edge Of City

RING IS THROWN AROUND CAPITAI BY RED FARCES   Germans Say Other Troops Capture Crossen, Central » Oder River Stronahold

RUSSIANS TAKE CROSSEN; REACH BRESLAU FRINGE   Largest German City Yel Within Grasp Under  Storm Now   DECISIVE BATTLE FOR CITY STARTED

Big Silesian Capital Is Completely Encircled  CROSSEN IS TAKEN IN GREAT ASSAULT  Berlin Says Decisive Bat tle for Berlin Begun

Soviet Siege Troops Enter Breslau   Other Red Forces Take Crossen, Southeast of Berlin

Soviet army troops surge into Breslau  Report ‘decisive Lattle’ nnderwat

630,000 City Is Now Entirely Encircled; Wild Battle For Berlin Raging

CANNOT BUY VICTORY WITH GUNS, SHE      War. Correspondent. Says American People Must  : _ Recept Fact That Casial‘ Hes Will Be Severe. _

Infant Killed as Bis Leaves Road  a Swirling Waters of  po me fF. Uy Gt et.

Baby Only One of 45 Passengers Killed When Greyhound Bus Goes Into Rain-Swollen Virginia Creel

Heavily Laden Bus Plunges Into Freshet  Infant Only.One of 44 Passengers To Be

bus Plunges Into Waters   One Infant Killed: 44 Pere sons Aboard Vehicle Near Richmond, Va.

Heavily Laden Bus Plunges Into Creek: One Killed   Swirling Waters Sweep Bus Far Downstream After Bridge Gives Way

‘Bus Plunges Into Stream  ‘Near Richmonc   fnfant Kiled When Bridge «Collapses Under Heavily Laden Greyhound Vehicle

Infant Killed When Bridge Gives Way, Bus Goes In Creek   45 On Greyhound Land  in Rain - Swollen Stream

Baby Dies as Bus Plunges Into (reek   Bridge. Over Flooded Stream at Richmond, Va. Gives Wav as Heavily Laden Bue Croccec

Infant Dies As Bus Goes Into Creek At Richmond   44 Passenvers Get Out Through Doors

BUS DIVES INTO SWOLLEN CREEK   Baby Is Killed, Other 44 Persons Escape

‘44 OTHER PASSENGERS ARE SAFE   Accident Occurs . When Bridge Across Stream Collapses

Labor Bureau’s Funds Cut Down   Defense Training Program Ordered Out

Cuts in Funds for ‘Agencies Favored   House Committee Makes  $77,000,000 Reduction

ROAD CONDITIONS IN COUNTY BETTER   Ali. Main and Lateral Roads Are Opened by Nightfall

ROAD. CONDITIONS — IN COUNTY. BETTER   Ail, Main and > Loteral Roads Are. Opened by  : Nightfall -

\Imogene’s $ ‘Husband Hints Her Honor: Was. at Stake When She Slew Sailor.

STEVENS PUTS HONOR AS WIFE’S DEFENSE   BROTHER OF SLAIN MAN DENIES HUSBAND'S STATEMENT; MAJOR STANDS BY ACCUSED WIFE

WOMAN'S HONOR MAY BE DEFENSE   Husband Is Confident Wife Will Be Vindicated

Westfield Couple Golden Wedding Is Observed  Henry Dreeszen’s Wed Half Ceutury  Sunday, Oct. 28

Allied Drive Launched on Italian Front   American Fifth Joins British Eighth in All-Out Assault

ALLIES START BIG ITALY OFFENSIVE   American 5th Joins British 8th in Assault on Northern ftaly

DRIVE IN ITALY   Join British in Great Of. fensive to Drive Out  German Forces

Fifth, Eighth Armies Go Into Action   Objective Is to Drive Nazis From North Italy

AMERICANS JOIN IN DRIVE IN ITALY   FIFTH ARMY ATTACKS NAZIS IN BITTERLY DEFENDED AREA NEAR BOLOGNA.

Japs Mass Troops (n China to Prevent Landings  Fortifications Are Being Erected in Shanghai Region

Japanese Mass to Stop Threafened Yank Invasion; China on Offense

Japs Rush Defense For South China   Mass Many Troops, Build Fortifications Against Feared American Landings

GI Bill Offers Aid For Farmers   Provisions of GI Bill to Secure Land Outline Help Returning Veterans

Ex-GI Speaks From Experience  He Tells Committee Ahane Daneel bi neehkar

 Nippon Is Greater Menace To Humanity Than Germany— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (#  Defeat Of Hitler Isnt End Of ‘The’ War

THE “  WAR TODAY   Americans Should Keinember In Celebrating Fall of Germany That “A? War and Not “The? War Has Ended

The War Today   By DeWITT MACKENZIE: (Aecoclated Preas War Analyst)

ERNIE PYLE WAS KILLED TODAY ON IE ISLAND   Death Was Instant In Surprise Ambush By Machine Guns

ERNIE PYLE, WAR WRITER, DIES IN ACTION   Beloved Columnist Hit by Jap Machinegun Fire on le {sland

Gl's Columnist Hit By Jap Fire On le Jima   Killed Instantly In Surprise Attack; Is Praised By Truman

GI’s Columnist Killed On Isle  Near Okinawa   At Front on Ie Jima With Foot Troops When Instant Death Came

FAMED WRITER MET DEATH ON SMALL ISLAND   WAR CORRESPONDENT LOST LIFE ON IE SHISLA—PRESIDENY PAYS PERSONAL TRIBUTE

Ernie Pyle, Famed War Writer, Killed   Death of Correspondent While Covering Fighting of Americans on Okinawa Island Announced by President Truman.

ERNIE PYLE KILLED BY A JAP BULLET    World’s Most Beloved War ' (Correspondent Meets  Death on Ie Island.

REPORTER DIES OBSERVING 10TH ARMY'S ATTACK   President Truman Issues Statement of Condolence in Loss of Morale Builder.

Finie Pyle Dies.” While Repor ting ‘Okinawa Battle   rs ‘Columnist Killed. By. ‘Japarfese os Machinegun ‘Navy: Reveals:

Ernie Pyle, Noted Correspondent, Killed During Battle Of Okinawa

DIES WITH GI’S HE WROTE ABOU IN IE BATTLE   Best-Loved War Reporter

ERNIE PYLE KILLED IN SOUTH PAGIIC   Hit By Japanese Machine Gun Bullet On Island Off Okinawa

Ernie Pyle Is Killed — In Pacific   Noted War Correspondent Felled By Japanese Machine Gun Ambush On Ei Jima Island

‘Nation Is Saddened Again’ Says Truman Of famed Correspondent   Death Of Pyle Revealed In Statement Of Condolence, Tribute Made By President

’ Columnist Shot One, Island Off Okinawa   Truman Leads In Mourning Spokesman For Men Jn Service

‘Ernie’ Pyle Meets Death   War Correspondent  -Killed On Ie Jima

PYLE KILLED BY JAPANESE MACHINEGUN   Famed War Correspondent Hit While Standing With Regimental Officer On le Jima

CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS MOURN WAR COLUMNIST   Fatal Assignment Occurs or Island Off Okinawa; Truman Pays Honor

Nation Mourns Death of Ernie Pyle Who Wrote of Ordinary Sevice Man

G. I. Columnist Mowed Down by Surprise Attack from Japs While He Stood Talking to an Officer.

ERNIE PYLE IS KILLED BY JAP   Victim of Machinegun on  Tiny Isle Off Okinawa

TEMPERATURES:   Beloved Chronicler Of GI's Gives Life In Public Service

FRIEND OF DOUGHBOY AND GENERALS MACHINE-CUNNED BY JAPS TUESDAY MORNING

Yanks Lose a Faithful Friend When Jap Bullet Takes Ernie Pyle’s Life

Famed Write Falls Before” Jap Ambush   Truman Pays Tribute te His Memory

Ernie Pyle, Greatest Front-Line _ Reporter, Killed in Pacific Action

Hidden Enemy Machine Gun Hits Writer   Was Covering Army’s Invasion Of le Jima, Small Jap Island

Ernie Pyle Killed On le Jima By Jap Machine Gun Hire   Famous GI Columnist Was Observing Advance of Tenth Army Troops.

Ernie Pyle, Famous War Correspondent, Killed By Japanese-Machine Gun Fire

Ernie Pyle, Famed War Correspondent, Killed By Jap Machinegun On Ie Jima

ERNIE PYLE It BATTLE VIGTIM   Famous War Correspondent Was Reporting From Okinawa.

Ernie Pyle, War Reporter, Loses Life on Okinawa  President Truman SS ee ate en oe ene ™ gaff

Ernie Pyle Killed on  le Jima   Jap Machinegun Fire From Ambush Fatal to Famed Columnist

Ernie Pyle, War Writer, Killed   Hit ,By Machine Gun Fire In Ie Shima Battle

BELOVED FRONT LINE REPORTER KILLED BY JAPS    Ernie Pyle Is Killed In Invasion Of Ie Island, Says Report

Ernie Pyle Is Killed At Okinawa   Nation Stunned By Death Of Man Who: Told Story Of GI In This War

WAR REPORTER FALLS IN HAL OF JAP BULLETS   Beloved Writer. Instantly. Killed In Surprise Attack

Ernie Pyle Is Killed In War   “amous War Correspondent Is ‘Singled Out’ By Jap Machine Gunner On Ie Island

ERNIE PYLE KILLED OFF OKINAWA   Jap Machinegun Bullet On Isle of le Kills Writer

Ernie Pyle ls Killed on Tiny Island   Jap Machine Gun Bullet Fatai to G. I's Columnist

- q President Pays Great Tribute to Famous War Correspondent As “GC, 1 Voice”

Struck by Surprise Jap Machinegun Attack On le Jima — Standing Beside Regimental Commander — Nation Is Saddened by Death, President Truman Says

Ernie Pyle Killed By Jap Machine Gun Bullet During Okinawa Battle

ERNIE PYLE, ACE WAR WRITER, IN PACIFIC, KILLED   Dies At Front, Off Okinawa, Among Men About Whom He Wrote

GI's Columnist Slain In Machinegun Ambush While With Infantry   Death Comes Instantly To Correspondent While Standing Beside Regimental  Commander

Ernie Pyle, GI’s Columnist, Killed by Jap Machinegun Ambush on Ie Jima

oo ee PR CST Co ee OI OT TTS OE OR eC  ERNE PYLE KILLED BY JAPS ON TE ‘SLE

Famous War Correspondent, Daily  Mail Columnist, Killed In Pacific   Nation Quickly Saddened By Tragedy Which Is Announced By President Truman, Who Pays Tribute To Doughboys’ Favorite Writer.

Jap Machinegun Fire Kills Ernie Pyle on le Jima   Well Know War Writer Killed From Ambush With Foot Soldiers.   Truman Says Nation  Saddened by Death

Ernie Pyle Is Killed On le Jima   Machine-Gun Ambust Brings Death to Enmed Correspondent

Ernie Pyle Killed By Jap Ambush   Gl’s Cotumnist Dies On le Jima

The GPS “Columnist. Met Hi: Death in.a Surprise Atta k ‘sat 20215 a.m. on. South _ Side ‘of Je Jima Island.             ANNOUNCEMENT MADE. - BY-ADM.'C. W. NIMITZ   Pyle, When Hit ‘Was Standing With a’ Regimental -Com gvanding ‘Officer of Head- .  ‘quarters. Troops.

Ernie Pyle Killed by Japs   Famed Corresponden Felled by Bullets Near Okinawa tsile

DEATH COMES 10 MOST NOTED WAR CORRESPONDENT   Famed And Beloved Reporter Killed On kinawa; Barely Escaped Death Sev eral Times Before.

Ernie Pyle Slain By Jap On Ie Shima   Correspondent Dies As He Had Lived— In Front Lines

Gl'S FAVORITE ” COLUMNIST HIT , IN FOE ATTACK   Noted War Writer Lauded by President Truman as Soldier's Friend

Pyle Was Caught  In Machine Gun  Ambush on le Jima   President Truman Issues Statement From White House Praising Pyle as Spokesman for Ordinary Service Man

Ernie Pyle, Noted War Writer, Killed By Jap Machine Gun Ambush On Ie Jima Island

Famed War Writer Ernie Pyle Killed In Action   Correspondent Loses Life When Cut Down Ry Jananese Ruyllet

Wallace Lists Agency Goals   Sworn Into Cabinet By Justice Black After Long Hard Fight.

Henry Wallace Is Sworn In As. Secretary  New Commerce Chief ~ Marks Out Big Place

Wallace Char ls Big Role in U.S. Econonuc Future  Work in Commerce Department

GOALS CITED BY WALLACE   Stakes Out Big Place for Self in Economic Life As He Takes Oath

MAC ARTHUR TELLS PLANS FOR JAPAN   Hirohito to Remain As Spiritual Leader

HIRDHITO KEEPS RELIGIOUS POST   MacARTHUR SAYS FUTURE AS RULER UNCERTAIN

Hirohito Permitted to Remain Spiritual Leader: Future Position Is Speculated

HIROHITO TO BE JAP SPIRITUAL AND MORAL TFARLD RIIT MAY RE OLIT AS TEMPORAL CHIEF

{WO MORE NIPS LAKE LIVES BY PISTOL ROUTE   MacArthur To Retain Hirohito As Spiritual Leader Of Japan

MacArthur Says Hirohito to Remain as Spiritual Guide   2upreme Allied Commander Hints Change in Emperor's Manner of Rule

Will Not Tamper With Religious Faith Of Japanese People  CLASSED FOURTH RATE NATION  Could Not Wage War Again in Predictable Future

Hirohito Will Remain ‘God’   Future as Emperor, However. in Doubt

TEMPORAL POWER LEFT 10 FUTURE   U. S. Occupation Forces Will Not Tamper With Religious Faith of Japs

Jap Housewife Says Nipponese Women Will Be More Active In Postwar World

Japs Fleeing  Jato Hills Of  Mindanao Isle   Yanks Pursue Ousted Davaa City Garrison Into the Hills Around Volcanic Mr. Apo

QUSTED DAVAO GROUP PURSUE   Heavy Fighting Under Way Northwest of City on Mindanao Island.   GUERRILLAS TAKE TOWN

FIGHTING RAGES IN PHILIPPINES   2ith Division Pursues Ousted Jap Garrison

Yanks Engaged In Heavy Fight In Philippines   Infantry Pursues Garrison Ousted from Davao; Skeletons of 150 Prisoners Discovered

HEAVY FIGHTING ON MINDANAO ISLAND NEAR DAVAO SUNDAY  _ OUSTED JAPANESE GARRISON PUSHED INTO MOUN

Yanks Encircline Last Of Japs On Mindanao Front   Strong Enemy Forces Being Pushed Back In Heavy Fighting

Yanks Pursue Ousted Japs Into Hills   Skeletons Of Prisoners Are Found In Camp

Heavy Fight Under Way Near Davao as Yanks Pursue Japs   Ousted Nip Garrison is Driven Into Mountains Around Mount Apo

Heavy Fighting Rages On Davao      24th Infantry Pursues Enemy Into Mountains.

HEAVY FIGHTING ON MINDANAO ISLAND NEAR DAVAO SUNDAY  OUSTED JAPANESE GARRISON PUSHED INTO MOUN TAINS AROUND MT. APO

24th Infantry  In Stiff Fight Heavy Scrap Wages  Northwest Of Davao

Hard Fighting Qn Mindanao   24th Infantry Pursuers Ousted Dava Garrison; Hand-to-Hand Battles

Heavy Fighting Reported Between Americans And Davao Japs On Mindanao

24TH INFANTRY PURSUES JAPS INTO MOUNTAINS   Fierce Battle Took Place Northwest Of Davao; 150 Skeletons Found In Abandoned Penal Camp.

Japs Pursued Into Mountains  Around Mt. Apo   “Guerrillo Forces Capture Bayabas Village After Bloody Hand-To-Hand Battle

GOVERNMENT 10 ASK FOR 20% MORE FALL PIGS   See Promise for Increase it Support Prices; Report Record Corn Stocks

In Cc r e a Ss e in H Og Ss M. a y B e A Ss k e d   Supply of Butter Is Increased By Hiking Meat Ration Value:

Promise Of Price I Hike 'May Boost Pork Supply   Way Cleared By Agriculture Department For Farmers’ Appeal To Produce Moré Pigs; WFA Considers Price Policy Change

More Details on Free Bond Drawing Is Announced  Today by Schwahn

SALE OF BONDS TO DATE IS $270,443   All Divisions of Army Now in Action; Special Names Group Busy  STRESS E ISSUE SALE

NO HOPE LEFT, ALLIED CHIEF WARNS REICH   WEHRMACHT GIVEN CHANCE TO AVOID BLOODSHED

GERMAN ARMED FORCES URGED TO SURRENDER   Eisenhower Tells Enemy Nazi Control Is st

SouthernersHurling Threat Of Filibuster Second Time Within Week AtWashington

NEW FILIBUSTER THREAT RAISED   Southern Senators Hur! Threat. Of Filibuster At FEPC Legislation.

New Filibuster  Threat Looms - Southerners In Fight Against FEPC

Union Orders : Employees To Resume Dosis   Strike Called Off as Police Arrest About 700 =: Studio Pickets .~

MAJOR GAINS. BEING SCORED IN SAAR AREA   GERMAN RESISTANCE CRUMBLING ON THIRD ARMY FRCNT-—MANY OF ENEMY ARE SURRENDERING

PATTON FORCE IN S-MILE GAIN WEST OF TRIEF   Nazi Resistance Crumbles in Face of Determined Yank Drive

THIRD ARMY /MILE GAIN  DURING NIGHT   Now Within 31 Miles of Junction of Saar and Moselle Rivers

PLEDGED 10 SOLONS AT ENDING OF WAR   Attlee Tells Commons M ove Creates Most Serious Condition

COUNTY EXCEEDS: RED GROSS DRIVE QUOTA BY $2500   Chairman Lauds Workers and Donors for Support of War Relief Activity.

COUNTY: EXCEEDS: RED GROSS DANE UINTA BY $9509   ‘Chairman! Lauds Workers and Donors for Support, of War Relief Activity.

STATIONED IN PHILIPPINES   PROMOTED TO PETTY OF      &GT. BEENARD CORNELIUS REORIVES NISCHARCE

Calls For $180,000,000 Fund To Carry Services Throughout This Year

Troops Ordered To Barracks As British Move In   France Bows In Strict Compliance  With England’s Orders. For Peace

FIGHTING IN LEVANT HAS ENDED   F rench Cease Fire After. British Ultimatum

Troops Ordered To Cease Fire But Will Remain In Position; U.S. To Help Settle Dispute

ARE LOST IN BRIEF WAR   Conflict Which Has Entlamed Arab World Is Ended

BRITISH ORDER BRINGS END OF WAR WITH ARABS   Dispute To Be Settled At A Parley After 400 Are Killed

ULTIMATUM BY BRITISH BRINGS CRISIS TO END   400 Reported Killed In War  That Had Enflamed Arab Worid

FRENCH TROOPS CEASE FIRE IN LEVANT BATTLE   Undeclared Miniature War Has Apparently Ended; Took 400 Lives

French Troops Ordered To Remain In Barracks; Battles Cost 400 Lives

French Army Ceases Fire On: Syrians   Miniature War Ends With Death Toll Of At Least 400

UNDECLARED MINIATURE WAR ENDEL   Quiet Is Restored After Receipt of Uultimatum From Great Britain.   Rrench Retire.

GENERAL FUND 15 LOWEST SINCE ‘3   Wisconsin’s Cash Working Balance Is Down to $5,400,000.

Wisconsin General Fund Lowest Since  1939, May Be Forced to Cash Bonds

Nazis Can't Stage Big Air Offensive   Arnold Discusses  Raids on Reich, Japs

Nazi Air Force Called Ineffective  Arnold Says Germans Lose Offensive Punch

“We Got ’Em Where We Want ’Em=-Arnold      3 Armies Hammer Into Bulae

“UNDERWAY IN: “OM WALKOUT   TIDE OF UNREST CONTINUES THROUGHOUT: NATION IN _ MANY OF THE KEY .  INDUSTRIES

Federal Labor (fficials Seek To Stem Strikes   Chief Settlement Efforts Today Being Centered On Oil Industry Strike   NEW THREATS OF STRIKES LOOMING

THOUSANDS JAM JEFFERSON CITY   PEOPLE POUR IN FOR INAUGURATION OF DONNELLY “AS GOVERNOR MONDAY..

Inaucural For Gov. Donnelly  Qn Monda Vv   One Of First Jobs To Be Naming L. S. Senator

Hero Of Wake Asks Powerful  Pacifie Bases   Colonel Devereux Proudly Recounts Valient Marine Stand At Outpost

“Not Imperialism, Merely Non-Isolationism’ Col. Devereux, Commander of Heroic Wake Isle Marines, ‘Calls for Retention of Strong Pacific Bases by U. S.

Bells of Holy Land Again Peal Out True Message of ‘Peace on Earth’

Bells Of Holy Land Peel Out First Peacetime Message In Seven Years   Legions Of Men In Military Garb Still Patrol Groves

Men In Military Uniform Fill Bethlehem as Bells Rinz Out Peace Message

First Peacetime Chri Since 1940 To Be Ce With Happy Family Re          Bells Of The Holy Land — Peal Out Message Of Peace

‘Bethlehem’ s Bells Peal Out First  - Real Peace Message In Seven Years

Showdown on  OPA Due Today   Solon Rejects Plan to Combine Amendments

FORMER LOCAL AN AWARDED         Captain. Austin, Berkeley Cited for Aiding First Gl Ree G4  ORE 9 a

FORMER LOCAL MAN AWARDED ‘COMMENDATION      Captain Austin. Berkeley Cited for Aiding First GI  Collece Oveareanc

PARATROOPERS RETAKE CAVITE BASE IN LUZON   Bimitz Headquarters Now in Guam; Full Clean-up of Manila Near

YANKS RETAKE CAVITE AND NICHOLS FIELD   Nimitz Reveals Advanced Headquarters Are on Guam

Quisling Speeches Welcoming Nazis “Read Back to Hin   Recordings Played of Talks Premier Made When Norway Was Invaded

QUISLING HEARS OWN SPEECHES   -Hears-Records OFf Traitorous Proclamations

Proclamations Read Back To — Puppet Premier   Quisling Listens To: Recordings of Voice In Courtroom

NAVY COMMAND SHIFTS MADE   Map Final Phases Of Intensified Pacific War

Ist, 9th Armies Russ Link on 50-Mile Line   110,000 Allies Freed; Five Armies Crack Into Bavarian Redoubt   BULLETIN

American, Red © Units Linked Up Along Elbe River   Another Fusion of  Yank, Russian F orces, Imminent In South

Preparedness Urged By Air Officer _  Next War Will Be Launched From Air, Gen. LeMay Says

MARK UP 7 RUNS IN FIRST THIRD. INNINGS   Eight-Hit Barrage Sends Newhouser, First Tiger Hurler, To Showers   Cubs __403000Tigers _ 000000.

GATEWAY CITY, BOLOGNA, HAS BEEN CAPTURED   Americna, British Troops Smash Into City From Three Sides

ALLIES TAKE BOLOGNA, INITALY   Amer. Fifth and Brit. Eighth Armies Take City

BOLOGNA IS CAPTURED BY ALLIED UNITS   Gateway to Pc Plain Is Taken By 5th and 8th Armies

Bologna Taken By Allied Troops   Italian Gateway City Falls To Yanks, British

Americans Astride Nazi Escape Route To the Northwest   South Africans Enter Casalecchio; Brazilians Capture Mont Alto

Plans Advance For Building State Hospitals With Prospect Of Getting Marion Property

WORK SOON AT SCIOTO PLANT   Reconditioning tor Housing of 2.000 Patients at Marion Coutd Start in Week.

Military Obliges Dead GI's Mother   Sends ber Gardenia Bush From Which Son Picked *  '*Ropowell’? Flower

YANKS DIDN'T LIKE FEDERAL VOTING FORMS   Stimson Sharply Criticizes GI Suffrage Measure Passed Last Year

Gain of Ten Miles South Of Kuestrin   Whole Front Ablaze for Listance of 40 Miles, Reported

Zhukov's First White Army Now Massed Along Odér River In Smash Westward; Plunges Toward Berlin   FRONT IN ODER RIVER VALLEY IS NOW ABLAZE

Reds 27 Miles From Berlin in Sharp Advance   Zhukov's Forces Open _ Battle for Capital, Germany Reports

Soviet Plunge  Only 27 Miles East Of Berlin   Ten-Mile-Deep Bridgehead Slashed Across Oder South Of Kuestrin

Cross  Oder Near Kuestrin  Nazis Acknowledge Great Breach In  B*... Be aw Aw

Assert Russians Within 27 Miles of Nazi Capital   Jhukov’s Mighty Army Reported Opening Battle For Berlin

Nazis Admit Wide Breach Tn Oder Line:   [Reds Storm Stettin, Se For New Offensive In Silesia

NAZIS SAY REDS GAINING AT KUESTRIN   Russians Reported Attacking On Both Sides of Frankfurt

REDS GAINING AT KUESTRIN   Russians Reported Attacking On Both Sides of Frankfurt

Red« Break Across Oder Near Kuestrin, Carve L0-Mile Bridgehead   Radio S Says Soviets Point For Capital   Whole Front Is Ablaze From Oder Elbow To Frankfurt Sector

SHOCK TROOPS DRIVE WEDGE INTO CITADEL   Germans Report Full Dress Red Drive to Crush Oder River Line.   BULLETIN

TROOPS GnAgn UDch; ENTIRE FRONT ABLAZE   Nazis Report Red Bridgehead  Starting Point for Dash   Toward Canital.

Carved bridgehead lt Miles Deep South Of Kuestrin  NOW OPENING THE BATTLE FOR BERLIN  Other Russian Forces Storming The Rear Defeness Of Stettin

French Will Pay "’Subsidy’’ of $17 A Month fo Gls Serving in France

FRENCH TO PAY YANKS SUBSIDY   Plan Worked Out Among Officials To Meet High Expenses

French To Pay Yanks In France $17 Month Subsidy Beginning Sept. 1

NAVY BUILDING GREAT ARMADA TO DEFEAT JAPS   20,000 More Warships Under Construction— 127,000 Ships In Al

Navy Will Build 20.000 More Ships For Jap War   Fleet, If Placed End To End, Would Form Virtually Unbroken Bridge From San Francisco To Yokohama: 271 Are First Line Fighting Craft

CRAFT WOULD MAKE BRIDGE TO YOKOHAMA   Battleships, 41 Carriers and Destroyers Big Factors in Building Program.

Total To Reach 127. 000   100,000 Vessels Join Fleet Since Pear! Harbor

Japs to Face 127.000 Ships Of All Types   U.S. Navy Building 20.000 Vessels To Make World’s Greatest Armada

Se a Se ee ee ee ene eet BLAZES CAUSES $75,000 LOSS AT LABORATORY

Inman To Seek Cleser Russian, Brfish Accord  Weald Stall Any Bia 2 Rift Effort

CLOSER TIES WITH ALLIES TRUMAN'S AIM   Need for Promoting Big Three Cooperation During Present Critical Period Stressed   VITAL PROBLEMS AWAIT

Toughest Job Faces Big Three   Settlement of Specific Problems at Issue Will Call for the Greatest  Degree of Cooperation

PRESIDENT IS EXPECTEL TO SEEK MUCH STRONGER TIES WITH BIG POWERS

Closer Ties To English And Soviets Are Sought   Truman Faces Tough Tasks At Conference

Jruman 10 Face Added Problems At Berlin Parley   Strains Seen Greater Than Those Met By F. D. At Teheran, Yalta Meetings

Considered Necessary To Workable Peace; Most  Important Conference.

Truman Seeks Closer Ties  By Big Three   Day-to-Day Handling Of Current European Problems His Objective

Truman Must Rely on Tact To Hold Unity      Diplomats Sure To Inject Politics Into Big-3 Talks

Quick Solution Of All Issues Truman's Aim   President to Seek Cleser Ties With Britain, Russia

Closer Diplomatic Ties With Britain and Russia Believed Aid cf Truman

Closer Diplomatic Ties With Britain.  Reds, Truman Aim   Big Three Faces Major Issues At Berlin Meeting

Big Problems Await Action by Big Three   Truman Expected te Press for Closer Diplomatic Ties

Closer Ties Among Big 3 Will Be Goal   President Truman Expects To Formulate Continuous Diplomatic Relations § at Berlin Meeting.

FAST ACTION AS PROBLEMS RISE   President Expected To Seek Closer, More Continuous Ties By ‘Big Three’

Truman Under Great Stress At Big 3 Meet   Seeks Continuous Diplomatic Ties With Russia And Britain.

jTruman Is Expected to Seek Closer Ties With Britain, Russia at Berlin Meetina   Need to Promote Big 3 Cooperation Is Heart of Plan

Tr ruman Aimm g  For Closer Big  iT hree Tieups   May Seek, Anmong Four Major ‘Vasks On Agenda, To Create hiter national  Commi

KEY DECISIONS FACING TRUMAN   Stress Is Greater Than FDR Faced At Yalta, Tehran

Truman Seeks Close British, Russian Ties   Machinery for Quick Solving of Problems Object; Greater Stress Than Roosevelt Faced

Truman Faces Worse Stresses  Than F. D. R.   Objective Is To Assure DavTo-Day Handling Of Poli: tical Problems.   WANTS COOPERATION

Stresses af Big 3 Meet Greater Now Than During War   Truman Expects to Seek Closer, Continuous Allied Diplomatic Ties

THREE ALLIES FACE MANY ~ PROBLEMS   international Commission Must Be Created   DISPOSITION   Of Territories Also Must Be Settled: Long-Range . Program Needed

PRESIDENT WILL AIM FOR CLOSER BIG THREE TIES   Current Handling of World Problems To Be Aired During Meeting   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER (Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor)

Truman Expected To Seek Closer Ties With Britain, Reds at Berlin

Will Check Many Details to Big 3   Questions of Boundaries and Controls Must Be Settled   DOWN TO BRASS TACKS   More Than Broad State ments of Principle Will Be Required

Truman Will Seek Closer Ties With Britain, Russia To Get Quicker Handling of Problems

Truman May Propose International Bod)   Seeks To Eliminate Forces Attempting The Disunity Of U. S., English, Reds

TRUMAN EXPECTED 10 SEEK CLOSER BRITISH AND RUSSIAN TIES  WOULD ASSURE PROPER  HANDLING EUROPEAN

President Seeks Closer Diplomatic Ties With Allies   Big Three Face Critical Problems In Coming Parley

President Faces Tremendous Joh At Big 3 Parley   Problems Different From Those Met At Other Gatherings

Truman Seeks Closer Ties with Britain, Russia   Difficult Task Is Before the President Must Promote Big Three Cooperatian

Truman To See Closer, Constani Ties With Allies  Four Major Problems To Be Settled At  Patedam NMAsating

TRUMAN EXPECTED TC SEEK CLOSER BRITISH AND RUSSIAN TIES  _ WOULD ASSURE PROPER

BIG 3 FACE FOUR GROUPS OF PROBLEMS   Control of Reich, Disposition of Territories, Peace Conference and Political and Economic Issues Involved.

Truman To Seek System For Day-To ‘Day Handling Of European Affairs

MAY CREATE NEW ALLIED COMMISSION   Stresses Greater Than FDR Faced At Tehran And Yalta

LITTLE NATIONS CHALLENGE BIG FIVE VETO RIGHT   New Committee Considering Vote Formula For Security Council

CHALLENGE VETO VOTE POWER   Little Nations Object To Big Powers Hold On Peace Sett/ements

LEWIS TO CHALLENGE OPERATORS’ FIGURES   Will Fight Charges Demands Would Cost 400 Million

Lewis Says Operators’ Figures Off   Denies Miner's? Demands Will Cost $400.000.000 2 Vrar

Denies High Royalty Cost   Lewis Challenges Operators Claim Plan Would Cost Coal Industry $400,000,000

400 Millions  Cost Tag Put On Lewis Bid   O'Neill Likens Many UMW Wage Demands To Hula-Hula Skirt

LEWIS OPPOSES OWNERS’ CLAIMS   Will Try-to Upset  Figures on Operation

Lewis Questions Owners’ Claims   Demand Statements Tha Wage Demands Would Cost 400 Million

Lewis Challenges Operators Claim That Miners Demands Would Cost $400,000,000

LEWIS DEFENDS HIS REQUESTS   Mine Chief Will Try To Upset Figures Of Operators

Army Air Crash Toll Set at 25   Victims Include 10  Officers From Overseas

German Official Says Corpse Hidden =  Hitler’s Body “Won’ 't Be Found’

HITLER'S BODY: NOT YET FOUND   May Never Be Discovered, Nazi Propafwandist Saves

Wainwright Offers Surrender Wires Roosevelt. MacArthur      (This is the 19th installment in the Wainwricht series.)

General Wainuright Prepares To Surrender As Jap Landing Barges Arrive At ‘The Rock’

Payless Payday Likely as FEPC Row Continues  Money Can Not Be Spent Under Law sioatt Aunnasaanatad

Payless Davs For Federal  Workers Loom   Salaries Wrapped Up In $752.000.000 9 Appropriatian Hill   INCUR OBLIGATIONS

THOUSANDS MAY GO WITHOUT PAY   “Payless Paydays’’ Loom For Tens Of Thousands Of Federal Workers Due To FEPC Fight.   eRY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST-

16 AGENCIES ARE WITHOUT FUNDS   Fight Over FEPC Ties Up $752,000,000 Appropriation

Payless Paydays Loom For Thousands Of Federal Workers Because Of Fight Over FEPC   Salaries Wrapped Up In Appropriations Bill To Finance Home Front Agencies

Payless Paydays Loom For Federal Workers   Salaries Wrapped Up In Congressional Fight  Over FEPC; Measure Up Today      By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST

Payless Paydays Ahead For. Thousands Of Federal Workers As FEPC Fuss Snarls Funds

Thousands Face Payless Paydays  Federal Employes Hit by Fight Over FEPC

Nation, San Francisco Honor Freed Prisoners   Thirteen New Mexicans Among Eighty Returned From Pacific, Given Welcome by Huge Throng

Patton Advances To Outposts of Alpine Fortress   As World Awaits Welding of East. West Fronts, 3 Allied Armies Peril Last German Battleground

ALLIED TROOPS AND SOVIETS TO LINK-UP TODAY   Russians Send Greetings To ‘American Comrades ;”  Third Army Drives   PATTON IS 75 MILES FROM MUNICH BASTION

ANOTHER BIG DRIVE BEGUN BY 3RD ARM}   Patton’s Men Smash 53 Miles in Push . North of Munich

U.S. 3RD ARMY DRIVES AHEAD FOR 53 MILES   JUNCTION OF REDS DUE TODAY

Junction With Red Army Is Nearing   Third Army Races Ahead 53 Miles Toward Fortified Positions In Southern Germany

New Third Army Gains 53 Miles In Drive South   Yanks Reported in Radic Contact with American Allies

New Third Army. Drive Is Opened   Three Allied Armies Set the Whole 225-Mile Southern Front Ablaze With A Relentless Onslaught. First Mops Up Dessau

oins 7th Army in Struggle for Mountain Fortress— Russians in Radio Contact With 9th  > Aemy an Rerlin Erané

Third Gains 30 Miles in N ew Offensive  - ThreeAlliedArmies Threaten To Burst  Inte Nazi Redouht

Action flares along entire southern line  Soviets hint at  a an ee

‘Tanks Lunge For Hideout   Whole Southern Front Ablaze, And Prisoners Checked In By Thousands

Patton Heads For Hitler’s Redoubt   Allies Awaiting Contact With Russian Tanks Along Elbe River

Odd Fellows Fete Members   Celebrate Anniversary Of Thomas Wildey

200 HOMELESS AFTER BLASTS      Navy Munition Truck Blows to Pieces

Dwellings ‘Torn Asunder By ‘Terrific Blast   Heavy Concussion Waves Flatten Houses in Project at La Jolla; Streets of City Showered With Broken Glace

200 Families Homeless ‘As Munitions Blast Hits Two Housing Projects

Tito Accused Of Axis Tactics In_ Seizing Parts Of Italy, Austria   ‘Field Marshal Alexander Charges Yugoslav Leader With Using Force Of Arms In Establishing Clageas.

BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN CHIEF CHARGES YUGOSLAVS TRYING TO USE FORCE TO GAIN. NEW AREAS

ALEXANDERSENDS WARNING NOTE TO YUGOSLAV LEADER   SAYS TITO SEEKS TO TAKE PART OF ITALY, AND AUSTRIA BY FORCE

Charge Tito With Trying Establish Claims By Force   Alexander Says This Is Too Reminiscent Of Hitler, Mussolini, Japan.

War Aims Ignored By Tito in Seizure Of Trieste, Charge   Yugoslav Leader Accused of Seeking To Back Claims by Force of Arms and ‘Welshing’ on Pledge to U. S. and Britain—Stalin Breaks Silence on Polish Problem By Insisting on Domination

YUGOSLAV LEADER IS WARNED   Alexander Says Actions Reminiscent Of Hitler, Mussolini

Yugoslav Chief Is Assailed.   Alexander D eclares At_ tempt To Reach Agreement Has Failed

Tito To Back Up Claims With Force, Charge   Yugoslavian Seeking Areas In Northeast Italy And Southern Austria—Alexander

Tito Accused Of Strone Arm  Aims, Tacties   Allied Head Declares Yugoslay Methods Too Dictatorial—Efforts  To Agree Have Failed

‘ALLIES SAY ~—-TITO STYLE  “PASCIST   Claim Marshal Takes Italian Cities Despite Pact

Allies Charge Leader To Use  Armed Force   Radio Says Honor Demands Yugoslavs Hold Disputed Area

Allied Duty Is To Hold Trieste and Fiume—Tito’s Troops Have Not Withdrawn

Allies Warn Tito On Trieste Dispute  Yugoslavia Marshal Seeks to Hold Nation’s Claims by Force of Arms

Trieste Dispute Hotter   Gen. Alexander Says He Failed to Reach Agreement

Charge Tito Is Emulating Axis By Using Force  Gen. Alexander Unable to Reach Pact with Leader

‘Claims Of Tito Are Flayed By  Alexander   ACTION IS‘ TAKEN FOR  GRANTED'

Says Tito Seeks to Extend Rule   Alexander Tells Troops to Occupy as Trustees   Stalin Flatly Demands That Warsaw Govt Be Recognized as ‘Basic Core’

Says Tito Is Dictator  cae Chief   Alexander Declares Force of Arms Used to Get Trieste

Alexander Charges Yucoslavs Seek to Take Land by Force   General Warns Against Display

ALLIES FAIL IN FRIENDLY AGREEMENT   Alexander Says Slav Seeks Areas in Italy and Austria, “All Too Reminiscent of Hitler, Mussolini and Janan.””

Alexander Accuses Tito of Plan To Establish Claims in Austria And North Italy by Force of Arms

Claims Friendly Moves Failed    Charges Tite With Nezi Leader Tactics

Tito Accused Of Attempting Territory ‘Grab’   Plans To Stake Claims In Italy And Austria By Force, Says Alexander.

Mediterranean Commander in Blast at Leader   Says Partisan Chief Establishing Claims In Italy and Austria By Force of Arms

Alexander Sees Marshal Similar To Axis Leaders   Yugoslav Trieste. Claims Upheld By Red Official; British Pleas Rejected

MARSHAL TIT( TELLS ALLIES HIS ATTITUDE   Field Marshal Alexander And The U. S. Cannot Move Yugoslav Leader From His Determination.

ACCUSES SLAV CHIEF OF LAND GRAB ATTEMPT   British Efforts To Reach  Agreement On Territor: ial Claims Fail

Allied Chief Says Tito Is Dictator   Alexander Declares Force of Arms Used to Get Trieste

ALEXANDER SAYS SLAV LEADER IS READY TO FIGHT   British Field Marshal Declares Yugoslav Military Leader Trying To Grab Hunks of Italy and Austria By Force.

Near Crisis. With Tito  On Trieste   Yugoslav Leader Seeks To Occupy Area By  Force of Arms, Says Sir Harold Alexander

Action Perils Allied Unity   Belgrade Broadcast Sets Forth Right To Retain Occupied Territory; Alexande Warns Against Clash of Interests

Alexander Says Tito Established Claims by Force   Discloses Failure to Reach Friendly Agreement with Slav Leader; Political Issue Now

BRITON CITES PLAN TO GRAB PART OF ITALY   Use Of Force To Establish Claims On Austria Also Alleged

Trieste Grab Arouses Fire Of Alexander   Marshal Denounces Incursions in Italy, Southern Austria

128 JAP SHIPS AND 92 PLANES ARE WRECKED BY NAVY FLIERS IN 2 DAYS

NEW BOMB RAID WREAKS DAMAGE ‘ON JAP AREAS   Army Planes Continue Devastation After Fleet Levels 10 Cities

rLEET BREAKS Ur OHELLING UF JAP PORT   Tokyo Reports Fighters from Iwo Jima -Attacking Naogova Area.

Followed  By Hewey Air Attacks   THIRD FLEET VIRTUALLY CUT OFF HOKKAIDO FROM MAIN ISLAND OF HONSHU >

Planes and Guns Of Fleet Batter Smoking Jap Coasi   Halsey Rips Up 10 War Centers In Honshu-Hokkaido Assault; Mustangs Strafe Nagoya Area

Planes Pick Up Attack Today; Navy Keeps Silent   Air Force Hits Nagoya, Kudamatsu Marines Take New Invasion Isles

Amorican Army Planes Carry Attack into 41st Day — Hokkaido Virtually Cut Off From Main Island of Honshu.

Halsey’s Fleet Destroy: 10 Cities; Japs Fail To Put Up Resistance

AirAttacksContinue Against So. Honshu   100 Mustangs F ly From Iwo Jima To Smash Targets in Nacova Are

Preinvasion Attacks On Japan in Forty-First Day  SUPERFORTS JOIN ATTACK FROM SOUTH  Every Type of U. & Warship Now In Action

10 Jap Cities Razed   Air-Sea Battering Of Jap Homeland Still Continuing

TEN JAPANESE CITIES RIPPED BY THIRD FIEET   ‘Halsey Blacks Out Fleet After Yesterday's Attack, 100 Mus. tangs From Iwo Jima In Raid On Nagova, Area   ATTACK CARRIED INTO 41ST DAY

128 Ships and 9? Planes Hit By Naval Blow   Nimitz Discloses U. S. Wins Two New Springboard Isles

STEEL PROBLEM IN AUTO OUTPUT   Industry Confident 200,000 Rate Can Be Attained in Third Quarter

AUTO-OUTPUT. — ~ PLANS MADE       t(ANUFACTORERS AND UNIONS  HOPING FOR INCREASE IN  PRESENT PRODUCTION SCHEDLULE

AUTO INDUSTRY MAPS OUTPUT   Supply Of Steel To Be Limiting Factor In Production

Largest Submarine In World Captured  Nip Craft Nearly Twice As Big as Nautilus

YANKEES INSPECT GIANT JAP U-BOAI   P ee ee  sures Nags Is Neary wice a Larges  Ewes ese a

San Franeisee Welcomes Halsey   Head Of Mighty Third Fleet And Men Parade In Coast Citv   SAYS JAPAN NOW FOURTH RATF POWER

FRISCO CHEERS “BULL” HALSEY AND 30 FLEFT   Fighting Admiral Hopes U.S. Won't Scrap Navy

THIRD FLEET. COMMANDER ; ALSO DECLARES U. 8. SAFETY DEPENDS. ON ARMED STRENGTH

WILL SUPPORT MEXICAN PACT   Taft Gives GOP Help to Bolster U. S. Hand Before Frisco Meet

Mexican Treaty Will Get Suppor Of Relic  Admin istration Wants   Administration Wants O.K. Before Parley On West Coast

Chinese Troops Encircle  Strategic City  Powerful Japanese  Columns Drive

Chinese Troops Encircle Strategic City  Powerful Japanese Columns Drive Into Rice Bowl

—MANPOWER—  TIGHTEN CONTAC AYER QHID LABOR   New WMC Program To  Go Into Effect In 3 States Monday

WORK CONTROL TS TIGHTENED   BTRICTEST CONTROL EVER OR- DERED GORS INTO EFFECT IN OHIO ON MONDAY

TIGHTEN LABOR CONTROL PLAN      ~ Plants on ‘Must’ List to Get  Job Seekers

MALE LABOR IN OHIO TO BE TIGHTENED UF   Stringent Five Point Program Starts Next Monday

WMC Screws Down Job Regulations Even Tighter in Tri-State District

NAZI PROPERTY IN SPAIN HELD   Allies May Take Over In Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland

Big Four Calls For Seizure Of German Assets   State Department Officials To Distinguish Between Govt and Private Assets.

Take Over Nazi Assets   Seizure By Allies in Spain May Be Duplicated in Other Lands

Anglo-American Control over German Industries in Spain Being Watched

Luzon Garrison Shows Fight South Of Bamban River  Planes Keep Up Active Aid; Heavy Fighting Continues in China

BRITISH PLANES HIT INDONESIANS AGAIN   Soerabaja Naval Base Nearly All In Control Of British Forces

WITHDRAWS FROM FACT-FIND"NG PANEL PROCEEDINGS. > BECAUSE OF PRICES-PROF 2 ITS CONTROVERSY.

Completing Search For Antlers Dead   Total Known Dead 82, With 510 Injured And Hundreds Made Homeless

Geneva Rules  To Be Abided   Part Of Supreme Law Of U. S. So War Department Has No Other Choice.

MANY THOUSANDS OF ALIENS ARE ON DEPORTATION LISTS   SOME MEN AFFECTED BY IMMIGRATION LAW COMMITTED OFFENSES TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO

. LINCOLN TAVERN DANCING TONIGHT TO ELSIE GRAY’S ORCHESTRA—Ad.    FACTLES BWIORTDAY NICOUT

Will Clash In F nal Series Game Wednesday Borowy Faces Newhouser Again

STETTINIUS SPEECH TOLD U. §. POLICY   HEADS OF DELEGATIONS MEET ON YALTA “VETO” QUESTION ON HEELS OF SECRETARY'S SPEECH

“BIG 5” STANDS FIRM ON VETO   Stettinius Affirms U. S. Pledge To Settle Polish Issue

Action on ‘Big 5’ Veto Power to Bring Frisco ‘Conference Near Close

Nation Faces Unemployment Problems  / Union Committee Makes Direful   Rannart

Approve Plan For Amending Peace Pact   But Russia Reopens Old, Touchy Problem

Parley Gets Push Toward ‘arly Ending   Big Power Veto on Future Amendment Wins Agreement

Reds Reopen Old Touchy Problem   Upset Applecart After Agreement On Big-Power Yeto

Russia Brings  UpOldProblem To Blur Parley   Soviets Renew Demand To Restrict Some Powers Of General Assembly

Veto Dispute Threatens to  Be Renewed   Australia May Bring Issue Up Again if Russia Stands Firm

Security Pact Change Subjec! To Two Vetoes   Russia Makes New Demands for Curb On Assembly .-

U. §. 1ST ARMY DRIVES AHEAD THREE MILES   Yanks Now 10 Mile: Inside Reich; 3rd Also Gains

Allies . Pass’ West Hall OF Siegfried Line,  TNietve far: Rann -

First Army Moves 10 Miles In Reich   Two Main Defense Beltns Advance Three Miles Are Broken As Americas Of Sieafreid Line

YANKS CONTINUE ADVANGE ALONG WESTERN FRONT   First And Third Armies Move Deeper Into  Germany   FRENCH, AMERICANS BATTERING COLMAR

AMERICANS GRAGK GERMAN DEFENSES, ADVANCE 3 MILES   First Army Breaks Through First of Siegfried Line’s Fortified Belts in Aachen Area.   PATTON’S MEN WIDEN FOOTHOLD IN REICH   ¢ French and U. S. Troops on Alsatian Front Fight Their Way Into Center of Colmar.

Allied Forees Clear Area Along Rhine   Doughboys Crack First Wall Of Siegfried Line

U.S. Army Get: Ten-Mile Gain On Nazi Soil   Important Portion of Siegfried Line Falls to Attackers

American. Forces Sweep 10 Miles Inside Germany   FOOTHOLD WI WIDENED BY PATTON’S FORCES  French Batter Way Into the Outskirts of — Colmar 

First probes 10 miles into Hitler’s reich  Third increases hold in Germany

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Yanks Pierce First Main Defense Belt   Third Army Also Gains ' And Widens Foothold Inside Reich Border  COPATARSOOS FATT NEAR

U.S. FIRST ARMY BREAKS THROUGH SIEGFRIED BELTS         Advances 10 Miles Inside ~ Reich; Third Also Widens Foothold on Way to Prum

Misentiower, Bradley Plan New Aitacks   30 Miles Cleared Along West Bank Of Rhine River

Patton’s ThirdAlso Beating Into Heart Of Hitler’s Pride; 7th Reported Taking Colmar

MAIN DEFENSE BELT CRACKED IN WESTWALL   NAZI RESISTANCE BUCKLES; FRENCH REACH RHINE

Third Also Beats At Rhineland And Nazi Resistance Buckling In South

Lay Groundwork To Test Strength   Illinois Selects New  Candidates For Election

Tornado Death Toll Reaches 43   Winds Destroy Many South State Homes

Germans Say First Army Four Divisions  Across Rhine   THRUST TO THE EAST   Smoke Screen Believed t Hide Moves to Cross Lower Rhine

Over 40,000 Troops Cross  Rhine River   German Artillery Puts Bridge Under Heavy Fire; Nazis Pushed Back

Enlarge Holding To Depth of 44 Miles and Width of 11 Miles; 40,000 Yanks Now Over Rhine

Bridgehead Across Rhine IsDeepened and Widened By Four Yank Divisions

Thrust Across Valuable Road   Widen, Deepen Bridgehead; Germans Expect British, Canadians To Try For .  er ee

Nazis Hurling Shells At Remagen Bridge; Coblenz Besieged   Security Dimout Clapped On Cross-Rhine Developments, Indicating Important New Moves In .: American Drive Toward Berlin

FIRST ARMY TROOPS LASH OUT BEFORE DAWN FOR MILE GAIN   GERMANS DECLARE FOUR DIVISIONS NUMBERING 40.000 MEN CROSS RIVER

Germany Reports U.S. Has Over 40,000 Men Across River   Patton Clears Germans West of Moselle, Rhine Rivers Except Two Minor Pockets

Predict British Crossing Next   Germans Shelling — Bridge in Effort To rife § Out Span.

RHINE FOOTHOLD DEEPENED AND WIDENED A MILE   Inly Heavy CounterAttack Can Budge Americans On East Side Of Rhine; Bridgehead Expand ed Today.

RACE AGAINSI ARTILLERY OF NAZIS   Security Dimout Clamped On Operation  MND CAT   Besieged By Third Army; Believe British Set For Offensive

Americans Expand Rhine Bridgehead In Dawn Attacks   Germans Claim 4 U.S. Divisions Are Across River

IN ATTACK BEFORE DAWN   Is First Co-ordinated Blow Since Remagen Coup—Germans Say, 40,000 Doughboys Now, Are East of the River. . :

Germans Try Desperately  To Halt Yanks   Slowly But Steadily, Streams Of American Arms Flood Across Rhine.   SEE BRITISH DRIVE

Germans Report A Divisions Of 1st Army Across  Foothold Increased To 11 Miles By 41; Oe ok  Oe ee Ee

Hodges’ Men Deeper And Widen Their Foot: hold On East Bank By More Than A Mile.

Four Divisions Now Are in Remagen Area   Security Dimout Has Been Clamped on American Operations

YANKS EXPAND LINES ACROSS RHINE RIVER   ‘Ist Army Troops Lash Out At Dawn to Widen and Deepen Bridgehead

Allies Glap On Security Dimout Yanks Cross Span In ‘Race With Nazi Guns

Launch First ‘Coordinated’ Attack Today   Streams of U. S. Arms Flow Over River Into Area 12'4 Miles Deep

Doughboys Reach Within Three Miles Of the Autobahn. Artery to Ruhr

Rhine Bridgehead Widened To 12 And One-Half Miles; Hodges Has Narrow Escape

Bridgehead Is Extended: New Crossings Loom   Troops Are Massing For ‘Throttling Blow’ At German Armies

Ist Army Widens Bridgehead Over River To 12 Miles   Patton’s Third Army Eliminates All Germans West Of Rhine And Mozelle Rivers

FIRST ARMY TROOPS LASH OUT BEFORE DAWN FOR MILE GAIN  GERMANS DECLARE FOUR NIVICIONG NITMRERING

STREAMS OF ARMS AND TROOPS MOVING INTO REICH AS NAZIS TRY TO WRECK REMAGEN BRIDGE

40 Thousand Yankees At Bridgehead   Yankees Meet Little Opposition in First Fight on Island

Ist Army Deepens Its Rhine Foothold   Lashes Out Before Dawn in First Co-ordinated Attack Since Seizmg Bridge Over the Rhine River Barrier.   Russians Shifting Laryer Forces ” ..  To Berlin Front For Final Attack

Nazis Report Yank Gains; Security Dimout Over Rhine   Reinforcements Pour Across River As Nazis Shell Bridge

Americans Begin To Push Deeper Into Germany Before Daylight and Make Good Progress.   BRIDGEHEAD WIDENED MORE THAN 12 MILES

RACE AGAINST ARTILLERY OF NAZIS —   Security Dimout Clamped On Operation   Besieged By Third Arms Believe British Set © For Offensive

ericans Pour Troops and Armo. Steadily Over Remagen Bridge And by Assault Boat Into Pocket East of Stream

NAZIS. TRYING TO BREAK SPAN   Streams of Yank Troops Flood Across River in Boats, Over Bridge.   iSHELL HIT NEAR HODGES

First Army Troops Advance More Than a Mile in First Coordinated Attack Since Establishing Foothold; 40,000 Yanks on Rhine’s East Bank

Today’s Gains Expand U.S. Bridgehead 414 Miles Deep by TT Miles in Length

ist Army Attacks Expand Three-Mile Deep Bridgehead; Coblenz Besieged

RACE AGAINST ATTEMPTS 10 BLOW UP SPAN   Germans Report Yank Bridgehead Widened to 12% Miles

Bridgehead Widened to 12%% Miles   Smoke Screen Covers Possible New Crossing Of Rhine By Allied Armies in the North

FIFTH ARMY IS MOVING NORTH   CONTROL ALL HIGH GROUND EAST OF THE RENO

V. J. SMITH COMMENDE! FOR INSTRUCTION IN ARMORED SCHOOL   Instructor Training Department The Armored School Fort Knox, Kentucky

Waste of Medical Service Scored   Misuse of Physicians By Army Is Revealed

MacArthur Causes Consternation and Cheers in Capita   Commander's Estimate of Force Needed in Japan Stirs Washington

ARMY ADMITS WASTING OF MEDICAL SERVICES   .  Member Of General Staff Says: Military Teok “Unjustifiably High Ratio" Of Phvsicians

Army Has Surplus Of Physicians   Some 17,000 Will Be Returned To Civilian Life By January 1, Committee Is Told

Charges Army Failed To Fully Utilize Doctors   Waste of Medical Aid Unwarranted; Sen. Downey Says

Hauser Due On Stand   Tense Courtrcom Awaits Story To Be Told By Confessed Slayer Of Pretty Fayette City Waitress   TESTIMONY Is DUE TO END SHORTLY

Roosevelt Kin At White House  3 Daughters-in-Law Fly From Coilfornia; o£ 8: AL

ROMMEL A SUICIDE   ‘Preferred That to to ‘Trial on Pilot Charge, Says Son

Rommel’s Son Asserts Father Killed Himself   Preferred Suicide to Trial; Suspected By Hitler in Bomb Attempt  wer Wesrek? &2 Weta Sisatagr &A wT

SON OF LATE MARSHAL ROMMEL SAYS ane COMMITTED SUICIDE RATHER THAN SUBMIT TO DEATH SENTENCE

Rommel Suicide, Declares Son   German Army Leader Took Own Life As Alter. native To Death Sentence.

Son Says Rommel Suicide Victim   Hitler Gave Wounded Marshal Chance Kil! Self Or Face Trial.

SON ASSERTS ROMMEL TOOK HIS OWN LIFE   In Sworn Statement to the Allies, 17-Year-Old Youth Says His Father Given Suicide as Alternative to Trial.

Rommel’s Son Says Marshal Killed Self   Given Choice Of Suicide. Execution

‘DESERT FOX’ ROMMEL SUICIDE SAYS HIS SON  Nazi Marshal Given Choice

Son Says Rommel Ended Own Life  Step Taken to Prevent People’s Court Trial

Rommel’s Son Asserts Father Killed Himself      Preferred Suicide to Trial; Suspected By Hitler in Bomb Attempt

Rommel’s Son Says Hitler Ordered ‘DesertFox’ Drink Poison For Part In Plo

Hitler Forced Rommel to End His Life   Field Marshal's Son Clears Up Death Mystery

Poison Alternative Of. fered By Hitler Accepted By ‘Desert Fox.’

Explanation Of Ex-Sailor’s Mental Capacities Given By Former Torrance State Hospital Doctor   NOT INSANE BUT HAS EPILEPTIC PERSONALITY

Eisenhower Avers German Western Front Army ‘Whipped;’ Surrender To Be Imposed And Not Negotiated

Eisenhower Asserts Germany’s War Machine In West Is Whipped Army

War Not Over Yet,  Eisenhower Warns.    First Lap of Berlin Race About Ended, Allies to Await Su pplies, General Says

Eisenhower Declares Foe Is Whipped, Doesn’t Hint Surrender is Near

Supreme Leader Warns of Much Tough Fighting Before Victory   jays No One Knows What Germans Will Do in Own Country and That They Are Trying Hard

\Eisenhower ‘Sees Nazi Army In West Broken   But Sees No Hint Enemy. Yet Driven * Le Point of Surrender

GERMANS WHIPPED, EISENHOWER STATES   General Says Lines Broken PY One of War's Great-  est Victories

Entire West Front Ablaze With Allied Victories   German Army Is Whipped but There's Heavy Fighting Ahead--Eisenhower

KIDNAPPING CHARGE FOR OMI HEAD’S SON   Medically Discharged Soldier Seizes Child in Tavern

FOR ATOMIC  MOON FLIGHTS SOUGHT         FARNSWOR TH WANTS. TO MAKE ROCKET TO FLY THROUGH UNIVERSE AT SEVEN MILES PER SECOND

WAR CRIMINAL PROBE GROUP IS NOW IN BERLIN   Himmler Written Of List As H Swallows Poison Late Wednesday

RIBBENTROP IS OBJECT OF SEARCH   Foreign Minister I: Sole Hitler Aide Still At Large

Burned Ruins, Untended Graves All That Remain Of Pesthole Where Japs Herded Bataan Heroes

Japs Turn Military Prison Camp Into Mass Graveyard   Ry RUSSELL BRINES

Jap Prison Camp Becomes Mass Graveyard  40,000 Put There Now in Untended Graves

Nortorious Pesthole In Ruins      Camp O’Donnell, Where 40,000 Allied Captives Died After Bataan, Is Razed By Fleeing Japs

Bataan Heroes Found In Neglected Graves’   Rotting Horror Camp in Philippines  Co ere ah. Thoth Marah’ Mamarier

Ruins Tell Story of Luzon Prison Camp Transformed by Japs Intoa Mass Graveyard

+ RETURNING YANKS FIND GRAVES OF THOUSANDS -- HEROES OF BATAAN -- IN CAPTURED PRISON CAMP

Thousands Of Bataan Heroes Buried In Untended Graves   Tiaviacs« Chun ( resnuerse

Little Remains of Jap Pesthole _ Where 80,000 War Prisoners Lived

Smouldering Ruins, Blackened Graves Tell Grim Story In Ex-Jap Prison Camp

Brines Visits Prison Scene   Finds Only Ruins of Camp Where Thousands of Bataan’s Heroes Died

Japs Concede Yank Foothold At Okinawa   Landings on Islands Told and Furious Fighting Reported

Nippons Concede Yank Foothold On  Okinawa Islands   American Landing Made In Kerama Group, Says Tokyo Report

YANK OKINAWA AND CEBU. NIPS SAY   Secure Foothold on Islands 380 Miles Southwest of Jap Mainland, Extend Operations in Philippines.

WARSHIPS RAKE ISLES   oo Troops Land On Kerama Group, Nip Report Asserts

YANKS GAIN FOOTHOLD IN OKINAWAS   Jap Communique Says U. S. Troops Have Landed

Yanks Ashore 380 Miles From  ‘ans’ Homeland      Tokyo Admits Landing Made Bv Americans In Okinawas   B-29°S MAKE RAID   Superfortresses Blast Airfields On Nip Kvushu Island

U.S. Foothold In Okinawa Isles Conceded By Japs   Cémmunique Says Nips Furiously Counter Attack Invaders; U. 8. Air Bombardeo mat  Aljo 2 Admitted = ~

SAY TASK FORCE ATTACKS BASE! FOR FIFTH DAY   200 Superforts From Marianas Strike ’ Kyushu by Daylight

TOKYO REPORTS TWO INVASIONS BY AMERICAN PACIFIC FORCES   Cebu, Okinawa Group Said Under Attack

Japs Concede U.S. Foothold  In Okinawas   Battleships, Cruisers And Planes Bombard Isles 380 Miles From Japan

Invasion Is Supported By Cruisers   Enemy Report Also Tells of Foothold Gained on Okin awa Islands

American Invasion Troops Have Won Foothold in Okinawa Islands   Only 380 Miles Southeast Of The Japanese Homeland

JAPS ADMIT LAN DINGS IN OKINAWA IDS   Concede That Americans Have  A Foothold 

Tokyo Trembles Under Blast of 9 Millions Pounds of Fire Bombs Dropped by Superforts   Biggest Single Air Blow of Pacific War Spreads Fire in Japanese Capital Visible for a Distance of 200 Miles at Sea

Nine Million Pounds of Gasoline Jelly Bombs Showered on City; Bright Moon Lights Targets for 550 Super-fortresses

Tokyo Gets Fire Bombs. From Forts   Record’ Raid ‘Staged: Upon. Imperial  Area

9 Million Pounds Hire Bombs Start Hames In Tokyo   Strategic Targets Hit In Biggest Pacific Air Blow

BIGGEST RAID OF PACIFIC WAR FIRES TOKYO   Flames Vis:ble 200 Miles Away by Returning Yank Airmen

9 Million Pounds of Fire Bombs Showered on Tokyo in Greatest Single Air Blow of War on Nips

FIRES BURNING IN TOKYO SEEN FOR 200 MILES   More Than 550 Superforts Take Part In Devastating Raid: 9 Million Pounds Of Incendiaries Dropped.

B-29 Crews See Fires in Tokyo For 200 Miles   More Than 550 B-29s Drop 9,000,000 Pound: Of Fire Bombs on Japanese: Capital

Tokyo Aflame After Raid   Nine Million Pounds of Fire Bombs Spread Fires, Smash Railroad Yards

Record Raid Sears Plane, Rail Centers   Returning Pilots Say Fires Visible 200 Milea From City

550 Superforts Blast Tokyo In’ Greatest Raid   Nine Million Pounds Of Incendiary Bombs Fall On Jap Capital

Huge Fires Rage Over Jap Capital   9-Million Pounds of Fire Bombs Dropped in Great Air Raid on Tokyo

DEATH OF ALL JAPS PREDICTED IN DIET   — eee  Emperor Opens __ Session In Person

JAP PREMIER WAVES FLAG   “We Must Fight to End,” Suzuki Tells People

Baron Suzuki Tells Imperial Diet Unconditional Surrender Means Death of a Hundred Million Japs

Premier Suzuki Says Japan Has No Alternative But To Fight Against Her Enemies   Declares Unconditional Surrender Would Mean Death Of All Japanese

Japan Will Not! Surrender Says Premier Suzulki   “EKnemy’s Boastful Talk Means Nothing but Outright Death of AIL 100,000,000,” He Declares

SEVERAL MORE RESTRICTIONS: ARE LIFTED   Controls Thus Far Removed Are  Listed Below

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Discover Huge Stores of Japs’ Secret Documents

Store Of Japanese Documents Found —   May. Include Records of War: ‘Activities > ©

GROP REPORT SHOWS CORN IS IN DANGER   LATE FROST IS’ ESSENTIAL   Report for Sept. 1) Says Small Grains and Hay Show Increase; Sovbeans are Good

Germans F lee Before Alhies In North Italy   Nazi Resistance Collapses; Fifth And Eighth Armies Advancing At Will

Allies Advance At Will Thru Italy Toward Austria   LONDON, (UP) — The Milan radio reported today that Allied troops had entered Genoa.

Yanks Race Into Alps Foothills —   Fifth Army. Reported " To Have Entered Genoa

Allied Troops Occupy Cities In North Italy   American, British Are  Advancing At Will As Nazis Flee   ROME, Apr. 27, (U.P)—U. S. fifth army troops captured the big Italian town of Genoa today.

YANKS DRIVE TO ALPS MOUNTAIN      apture Piacenza, 35 Miles From Milan, Near Austria

ALLIES GAIN AT WILL IN NORTH ITALY   Nazi Defenses Collapse; Allies Reported In Genoa

Allied Forces Enter Genoa   Piacenza, South of Milan. Also Seized

CALLS FOR MORE DRASTIC CUT IN FIGHTING FORCES   MAY URGES RELEASE OF ALL OVER AGE OF 35, EXCEPT KEY MAN

JAPS HIT AT SHIPPING   Bombers and Suicide Planes Attack Off Okinawa

250,000 Troops To Be Deployed  During June   84,000 Will Have Left Europe by Month's End; Ist Army Already Is Enroute to LU. 5S.

SOLDIERS ARE BEING MOVED FROM EUROPE   TROOP SHIPMENTS DURING JUNE TO TOTAL 250,000

Quarter of a Million Troops Will Be Sent to United States in June

84,000 Soldiers Coming Home This Month and 250,000 More during June

200,000 TROOPS TO RETURN FROM EUROPE IN JUNE   Units to Include Four Infantry Divisions, 86th, 95th, 9th and 104th, Assigned to Pacific.   OUTFITS WERE LAST SENT AGAINST NAZIS   Planes Begin Transporting Men From Mediterranean War Theater to Amerjean Shores.

84.000 Home in May 250,000 Servicemen to  Return From Europe in June

June Troop Shipments to U. S. to Number  250,000 As Compared to 84,000 in Mav

Army to Send 250,000Back During June   Big Increase in Troop Shipments Announced

LIQUIDATE POCKET'S.E. OF BERLIN   120,000 Nazis Captured; City Is Totterine

LONDON (AP)—Rostock on the Baltic was captured Wednesday by the Red army.

NAZI U-BOATS AGAIN ACTIVE   Seven Allied Merchant Ships Sunk in 22 Days.

Packing House, Textile Rulings Made by WLB   Announced After CIO’ ‘Had. Freed 100,000   From No-Strike Pledge

Packing House, ~ Textile Workers Win Adjushnents  Wage Increases Granted   Wage Increases Granted By WLB Not Effective Immediately

PAY ADJUSTED FOR PACKERS   WLB Also Grants Textile Wage Award; Not to Go Into Effect at Once

Hosiery Mills First in Inventory Of Manpower in Local Industries

PERSONS IN LESS ESSENTIAL WORK WILL BE LISTED   WMC to Determine Who Will Fill 350 Work Posts In Area’s War Factories

Work-Filled Years Promised Germany; Farming Stressed   Reich’s Power to Wage War Wiped Out; All Nazis Face Trial

Spartan Future For Reich   Stripped of War-Mak. ing Potential Nation Is Promised Decent Standard of Living

Germans Heac Info Spartan. Future Period   Shorn of War-Making Potentials, Living Standard To Be Average for Europe

All the Sting and Venom Of Reich Removed In Agreement Reached By <   Big 3 At Potsdam.

Work-Filled Future Faces German People   Reich Is Shorn OF Al) War-Making Fotenticl by Bia Three

Beaten, Stripped Germany Stares Into A Busy Future   Must Work For Living

Germans Shorn Of Everything   Face Spartan, Work-Filled Future As Result Of “Rig 3°’ Decisions.

Germany Told She Must Work for Her Living; Eventually She May Return to Big Family of Nations

Defeated ‘Germany Stares Into Spartan; Work-Filled But Not Hopeless’ Future

SPARTAN AND WORK FILLED FUTURE 18 FACED BY GERMANS  ‘SHORN OF AIRPLANES, SHIPPING AND ALL WARMAKING POTENTIALS

UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT AIMED AT WIPING OUT. OFFICIALS ALLEGED TO _ HAVE AIDED GERMANS

NAVY OPPOSING COMPLETE PEARL HARBOR REPORT   Wants Part of Dec. Tth File Kept Bottled Up; Kimmel! Against Court Martial

Secrecy Over Probe Asked   Navy Tells Congress ’ Publicity on Pear! Harbor Would Be Fatal

Navy Renews Plea For Suppression of Pearl Harbor Data   Report Admiral Kimmel! Does Not Want Trial Now

NAVY OPPOSES PUBLIC REPORT      Renews Appeal To Bottle Up Part of Pearl Harbor Report

More Than 1,500 U. S. And British Warplanes Take Part  BIGGEST ATTACK OF PACIFIC WAR  Scores of Plane Hangars And Ground Installations Damaged

Senate Votes Pay Hike For  lowa Judges   Would Raise Salary of Jurists from $5,000 to $6,000 a Year

SENATE FOR PAY HIKE TO JUDGES   Passes Bill, Increasing It to, $6,000 a Year.

Diseases of Heart Still Kill More, Half-Year Penna. Figures Show

Connally Says Charter to Assure Peace   American Co-Operation On International Scale Said Necessary

PEACE CHARTER DEBATE OPENS   ‘Connally Tells Senate Internat’] Cooperation Necessary

54 PASSENGERS HURT IN RAILROAD WRECK   Engineer And Fireman Are Killed Jn Deraitment Of Train Near  Tanntoan. Mase.

Flames] Eat Through Jap Capital on Wings Of 70-Mile Storm   Devastating B-29 Attack Moves Suzuki to Call Cabinet Session; Rusinees District Left in Ruins

ERFORTRESSES IN FIRE BOMB SCOURGE OF NIPPON CAPITAL  METROPOLITAN TOKYO LITERALLY SCORCHED TO

Metropolitan Tokyo Literally Scorched to Ground, Japs Say   Superfortress Raid Destroys Nip’s Imperial Palaces-—Emperor's Hair Said to be Scorched

shi... ENSR EAE ENGR NARA Pr RNEASY OLN Bical mes be ne fAE 2 EEN ee SRS ELUNE RPE RaANE NENA ANAS ANA ES  IRE BOMBS SEAR NIP CAPITAL

Business Area Of Jap Capital Burns To Ground   500-Plane Raid Lays Waste To What Was Once World’s Third Largest Metropolis

Enemy RadioReports Tokyo “Practically Laid Waste”  PALACE IS DAMAGED Flames From Fire Bombs  Were Fanned by 70Mile Gale

Flames Destroy 2 Palace Buildings In ~ Last B-29 Attack   70-Mile Gale Whips Inferno in Japanese Capitol; Nips Call Special Cabinet Session Again

Bombs Set Off Fires In Heart Of Jap Capital   Imperial Palace Grounds Suffer Severe Damage

JAPS ADMIT CAPITAL CITY IS. PRACTICALLY DESTROYED WITH. FIRE BOMBS DROPPED BY B29S  19 PLANES LOST IN LATEST ATTACK ON JAPANESE CAPITAL

Imperial Palace Destroyed, Knemy Says; City Pr actically Tn Ruins, Japancse Version

Nerve Center OfEmpireln Ruins, Report   Two Of City’s Palace: Engulfed; Emperor Unhurt; 70-Mile Wind Fans Flames

BUSINESS AREA I$ VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT, JAPS REPORT   DECLARE HOSTILITY OF JAPS INCREASED BY “INHUMAN RAIDS”

Two Palaces Of Emperor Are Destroyed   Japan‘s Capital : Laid Waste Says Enemy Reports

Japanese Admit Tokyo Laid Waste By B-29 Attacks   Metropolitan Area “Scorched To the Ground”

B-29 Fire Raid Razes Capital   Royal Family Escapes Harm; Heart o Business District Laid Waste When 70-Mile Gale Fans Furious Flames

WO IMPERIAL PALACES LISTED AS DESTROYED   Tokyo Broadcast Refers To Bombings As “Enemy’s Inhuman Atrocities;” Vast Damage Ad mitted.

Imperial Palace Burns, Metropolitan Area "Scorched To Ground’   Radio Broadcast Admits 500 B-29 Raiders “Practically Laid Waste” To Japanese Capital

Metropolitan Tokyo Utterly Destroyed In Cumulative Raids by Superfortresse:

Heavy B-29 Raids of Past Two Days Leze Tokyo’s Metropolitan ‘Ar. . Burned

Nippon Capital Laid Waste By Fleet Of ‘Forts’   Fires Set By Ratdere Spread by 70-Mile Wind — ‘Phrough Entire Busi ness Area   Royal Family Not Injured, Is Claim   One Returning American Pilot Says He Would he Surprised if “Emperor's Hair Was Not Scerehed”

Two Palaces Destroyed by Fires; Government Buildings, Temple Hit As Nerve Center of Japs Paralyzed

[Heart of Tokyo Literally Scorched To the Ground   Jopanese Radio Lists Damages to Imperial Palaces; Nips in Tirade

B-29s Destroy Two Palaces. Japan Reports   Big Raid Lays Waste To World's Third Largest City—Damage To Area Is Listed

POLICE OF CHICAGO PONDLICT MANHUNT   Search for Quick-Trigger Gunman who Kilfed Two Dotectives.

Chicago Police On Hunt For Killer OF 2   Gunman Kills Two Deteetives Sunday Night; Make House-House Check.   tS BiRiYFtacEtry

NAZIS GREET NEWS WITH ~ WORD OF HATE   Pour Out Abusive Tirade Against Deceased President

Movies Are Asked To Close Sat. Afternoon   Nazis Slide Below Japs. Gloat Over FR’s Death

Nazis Gloat Openly Over  FDR's Death   Japanese Pay Tribute to Passing Of a ’Great Man’

GERMANS HAIL DEATH OF F.D,R,   NAZIS BURST LAST BOUNDS OF DECENCY

Leahy's Letter Defends Petair   U. S. Admiral Writes Deifendant’s. Aim Was -. _ Welfare of France -_

Leahy, Churchill Quoted in Behalf Of Marshal Peta   Admiral Admired His Devotion to France, Actions Against Axis

LEAHY LETTER READ IN COURT   Petain Defense Introduces Views of American ExEnvoy to Vichy

Petain Wanted Nazis Destroyed Leahy Asserts   American Admiral, in Let. ter, Defends Aged Vichy Chief

Leahy ] Letter. = Read at Tr ‘al Of Vichy Chief   Says Petain at Times Expressed Hope Nazis Would Be Destroyed

Cherokee Voters Turn Down Municipal Electric Plant; Renew I. P. S. Co. Franchise

BAGUIO FACES PINCER SLASH      Major Jap Stronghold - May Fall Soon

Twin Drives Of 33rd Div. Pinch Baquio   Summer Capital Already Outflanked; 40th Division Seizes  Another Island.

Yankees Near Baguio in North Luzon   Guimaras Island, Off Panay, Is Seized by Americans

Total Of 108 Persons Drop In On Family As Surprise Guests   Farm Family Near Rochester, N. Y. Has Huge Unexpected List Of Visitors

Red River Still On Flood Rampage   Drives 25,000 From Lowland Homes; Lower Mississippi Swelling Fast

FLOOD WATERS DRIVE  25,000 FROM HOMES:   Soldiers and War Prisoners Join In Fight Against Northeast Loutsicra Fiood.

Science Races So Fast, World  Seen In Peril   Physicist Tells Senators Russians Chief Rivals Of Americans

‘Scientist Warns of War of Future; Impossible to Keep Atom Bomb Secret

Nation-Razing A-Bomb Forseer   Remote Control of Weapon Hinted to Congress by Scientist

Chinese Hope for Truce in Civil War   Communists to Submit Proposal Freezing All Troops

Chinese Truce Terms Up Today   Reds to Confer With  Chiang Group

CHICAGO YOUTHS CONFESS SERIES MIDWEST THEFTS   FBI ARREST HALTS BRIEF CRIME WAVE OF AWOL SOLDIERS

SOLDIER HELD IN BEH DEATH   Smith and Companion tnvolved in Series of Kidnapings, Robberies.

SUSPECTS HELD FOR KIDNAPIN.   FBI Reveals Copture of Pair; One Accused in Death Of Ford's Neighbor

PACIFIC. ISLAND TROUBLES TRACED TOJAP AGITATORS   East Asia "Culture School!  Pupils Trained to Stir   Uns Mecantant

Japs Are Blamed. For Indies Trouble   General ' Thorpe Declare Tt Part of Plan

Assembly Passes Anti-Racial Bill, Governor's Budget   Final Vote on Controversial Anti-Discrimination Proposal Forecast hy Dead Amendments

JAP MONOPOLY END POSTPONED   FATE OF ZAIBATSU AWAITS NEW CABINET

PREMIER SPARS TO SALVAGE BIG FAMILY ESTATES   Curb on Black Markets i Ordered by MacArthur; Yanks Feel Ban, Too

Jap Monopolies Dissolution Is  To Be Deferred   Cabinet Awaits Election Result

Legislation To Dissolve Zaibatsu Is Underway   Will Await Forming Of New Cabinet Next Year.

EARLY 1946 ELECTIONS   Drafting of Law Dissolving Nation’s FamilyControlled Monopolies Expected to Await General Balloting.

ACTION IS HELD UP ON ZAIBATSU   Dissolution Of Japanese Family Controlled Monopolies Must Await General Elections.

DISSOLUTION JAPAN'S FAMILY CONTROLLED MIONOPOLE TOWAIT   NEW CABINET FOLLOWING  ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR

Will Form New Jap Cabinet After 1946 General Election   ‘Replacements On Way To Japan From Seattle To Release 58,000  Pacific Vets

Destruction of Jap ‘Monopolies Delayed   Move to Kill Family Control to Await Election; Younger, More Vigorous Government is Expected

JAP MONOPOLIES MAY ‘LINGER ON’   Plans To Dissolve Zaibatsu Must Await New Cabinet

‘Darkened Ship’ Seen Near Guam Prior To Attack   U. S. Cruiser Changed Course And Crew Went To Battle Stations

Boise Was Convoying Ships Tc The Philippines At Time It Sighted The Strang. Ship Be. fore Pearl Harbor   CRUISER’S LOG IS READ INTO RECORI

Nippon. Warship Seen Near Guam  By U. S. Cruiser   Boise Crew Manned Battle Stations, Probe Committee Informed

US. CRUISER L0G REVEALS VESSEL STEN NEAR GUAM   Peorl: Harbor Probers Told Yank 5hip Manned Bat«  tla Strtiane

Jap Ships Were Seen Near Guam   U. S. Cruiser’s Log In November, 1941 Tells of Vessels

BIG LOSSES IN IW FIGHTING   Casualties 5,372 in 58 Hours; American  Gains Senall

NIMITZ REPORTS 5,372 WOUNDED, KILLED, MISSING   644 Definitely Listed As Dead; 4,168 As Injured   ASSAULT IS LITTLE FURTHER ADVANCED

Marine Casualties on lwo Mount to 5,372 in Two Days  LITTLE CHANGE IN LINES JS REPORTED  Some Damage to’ Fleet Units Announced by Nimitz

dusty Asked “Not to Jump Gun On Reconversioi   Uncurbed- Metal Supply Available to Flarits After July 1

INDUSTRY TOLD NOT TO ‘JUMP THE GUN’      Program for “Orderly” Removal of Controls Announced

KRUG OUTLINES RECONVERSION   Calls on Manufacturers Not To “Jump the Gun” on Civilian Goods

Krug Requests Orderly  Reconversion  73 WPB Industrial Controls Are Revoked Thursday

Jap Forces in China Talk Peace   WITHDRAWAL WOULD TAKE ONE TO TWO YEARS, SAYS GENERAL

ALLIED TERMS  ARE IGNORED BY NIPPONESE   American - BritishChinese Warning [s Quit Now or Face Utter Destruction.

Marine Corps Discharge Score To Be Lowered To 60 Points On Monday

LOST RING CAUSE OF A GREAT ADO   ENGAGEMENT TOKEN MISPLACED—MILLIONS KNOW, BUT OWNER DOESN'T.

Prisoner Expresses Moods in Verse  Published Only in His Memory Book It Reflects Hur Humor, Homesickness and Sentiment 

TOKYO INSISTS ALLIED CONVOY IS ASSEMBLING   Battered Japs Hit Enemy Shipping in Okinawa Area

NINATZ REPORTS ‘ONE VESSEL SUNK AND ONE DAMAGED   An’ Invasion: Of Jap’ Home” land:.“As. Early” As:-Next Month” Is Forecast: ‘by Tokyo Radio. In Broadcast   FIRST JAP ATTACK ON °. “YANKS SINCE JUNE 22  Japanese Fighter Planes Also, Give Opposition To MusTang Fighters . Attacking From two Jima Bases.

JAPS STRIKE AT ALLIED SHIPPING OFF OKINAWA   Battered, Blocked By Mines, Nips Hope To Délav Invasion

FAMED TRAINEI  ARE FROM      ‘Tom Smith Set Down by Jockey Club Without Hearing = —

FAMED TRAINER BARRED FROM HARSE RACING   Tom Smith Set Down by Jockey Club Without Hearing

Ninth Army Crosses Leine Unhampered Because of Sergeant's Thought of Duty

Details of Cannibalism at Nazi Horror Camp Described by German Physician

German Doctor Tells in Detail How Concentration Camp Inmates Resorted to Cannibalism

Prisoners Practiced Cannibalism to Avoid Starving,   Victim of Nazis Tells at German Atrocity Showdown

Manpower. Controls Off, Steps. Taken to Giye’ Veterans First Crack At Most Jobs

MILES QUOTES. MESSAGE SENT TO GEN, SHORT   HEAD Of 'ARMY-INTELLIGENCE  DECLARES. WARNINGS ’ SHOULD. RAVE LED TO  "AN ALERT’

WAR WARNING  .  WAS SUFFICIENT   NMarshall Messages to Pearl Harbcr Were Strong, Eays Miles

WAR WARNING  WAS SUFFICIENT   Barskall Messazes to Pearl Harbcr Were ‘Strorg, Eays Miles

LIST GIMPEL AS IMPORTANT NAZI   Information On German Agent Was Provided By William Colepaugh

SPY FIGURE SEEN AS HIGH GERMAN   Trial Reveals How Suspect Had Own Berlin Office

COMPLETE CASE AGAINST SPIES   Defense Loses Dismissal Motion; U. S. Born Nazi Tells of Flight, Training

Trial A: gainst ‘Spies - Rested  By Government   Motion for Dismissal Charge One Seen Behind U. 8. Lines  Denied

U.S. Restsin Trial of Two Nazi Agents   Defensé Fails iniMove to Avert Death Penalty ‘for Colepaugh

Idaho Jury Frees Rancher’s Mate Of Murder Count   Thelma Stonebraker Bursts Into Tears When Verdict Given

ALLIED DRIVE IS CONTINUED NORTH OF PO   GERMANS IN ITALY UNABLE TO FORM DEFENSE LINE ALONG LABT RIVER BARRIER +

YANKS, BRITISH GROSS PO RIVER   German Divisions in Italy No Longer Maintain Unity

Jobs for All Who Want  Them Certain   Production Spurt Is Scheduled for Early 1945

BIG SPURT IN WORKTOGIVE JOBSTO MAN)   Krug Outlines Plans for “Second Wind” Production

Production Spurt Will Create Jobs   War Work for All Who Want It Assured, Cut In Civilian Goods Output Planned

Production For Gvilians Ts Cut-Again   Second-Wind Spurt To Bring Jobs for All, WPB Chainnan Asserts

Munitions Spurt, Reconversion Lag  Outlined by WPB  Krug Cites Details Of ‘Second-Wind’   Krug Cites Details Of ‘Second-Wind’  War Industries

Work Said Assured For All Americans   Heavy Production Spurt Scheduled For Year; Civilian Goods Tighten

IN PRODUCTION   WPB Heads Schedule Boost In War Work; Civilian Output Trimmed

Admiral Halsey Believed Set for New Strikes   Belated Dispatches Reveal MeacArthur’s Airmen From Okinawa Set Great Fires in Tuesday Raid on Shanghei. China

RECORD FLEET SHOWERS 4000 TONS OF BOMB:   Security Blackout Hides Actions of Warships

Halsey’s Armada Believed Preparing For New Blows; Greatest Air Smash Staged as Japan Dissension Crows

SCORE BY INNINGS Detroit Tigers . 000 400 006.4 Chicago Cubs  000 001 006—]

Winning pitcher—Trout Losing pitcher—Prim, Time of game—2:00.   Firet Innine

RooseveltHas Not Received Peace Proposal   Tells Reporters IIe Dees Not Know What Is Holding Up German Oceupetion Phuns

F.R. Says  "No News” on Feelers   U. S. Government Has Nothing on Reports Nazis Seeking Peace

U. §, GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED NO FEELERS FOR PEAGE   PRESIDENT TELLS REPORTERS NOTHING IN WAY GERMAN IDEAS RECEIVED .

Peace Feelers Not Official,’ FDR Asserts   President Holds Press Conference Today and Says No Offers Have Been Received from Germans.

No Peace Moves, Roosevelt Says   Knows Nothing Of Nazi Attempts For Armistice

U.S. Hasn't Had Any Nazi Deace Feelers   Roosevelt Does Say Terms Of Italian Armistice Should’ve Been Published

President Denies Any Knowledge Of Overtures By German Command   FDR Is Silent On Murphy Talks   No Decision Reached On German Areas United States Will Occupy

ROOSEVELT DENIES NAZI PEACE OFFERS   He Says None Have Been Brought to USA

President Says He Has Heard Nothing From British Foreign ‘Office: Reds Receive Bid, Too

GERMAN PEACE FEELERS HAVE NOT “ARRIVED   President Tells Press Govern. ment Has Received No Otfers From Enemy

NAZI PEACE FEELERS DENIED BY PRESIDENT   ‘We’ve Nothing Here At All, Executive Tells Newsmen

Senate Group Votes 26-Week Jobless Aid And Asks Financing Of Migrants’ Return

Jobless Pay Bill Refused By Committee   Kilgore Ready to Take Issue to Senate in  Bid for Favor

Senate Group Votes Against  Kilvore’s Dole   Bat U. S. Aid to Assuce  26 Weeks Jobless Pay Rib] Bee

Jobiess pay plan rejected by committee  Maximum of 26 weeks approved

NEW BENEFITS FOR JOBLESS ARE APPROVED   INCREASED FEDERAL AID FOR STATES VOTED DOWN

Senate Committee Votes Down Proposal, But Approves Aid to Make Maximum Duration 26 Weeks in All States— Group Agrees on Bill Providing Unemployment Compensation for 3,006,000 Federal Workers.

Group Rejects ‘Pay Increases   Boost in Jobless Benefit: Opposed in Senate  . Committee

Senate Group in Favor of Aid for lh-Week Period   Federal, Maritime, Migrant Workers All To Benefit

$25 Jobless Pay Killed by Senate Committee Vote   26-Week Duration Favored; Kilgore Plans Fight on the Floor

Gen. MacArthur's Ship Missed by Two Jap Torpedoes   l. S. Forces in Rear of Enemy

Worst Blaze Encountered By Rescuers Inside Mine   Little Hopes Held For Any of 31 Men

STOPPED BY BLAZE   Rescue Workers Are Un. able to Reach 30 or ©  More Workers

Fires Hold Up Kentucky Mine  Rescue Crews   No Bodies Yet Removed From Shaft Closed By Explosion

DOCTORS RUSHED TO PIT AS FIRST VICTIMS EMERGE   BATTLE INFERNO TO REACH SURVI'ORS AS HOPE REVIVES

Fires Halt Rescue Work   "23d Fire Met in Workers Seeking to Reach Trapped Men:

Rescue Crews at Mine Face Fire   Timber Blaze Raging As Attempt to Reach Trapped Men Goes on

Fires Bar Path Of Coal Mine Rescue Workers  Seek Bodies Of Blast Victims

a Fires Extinguished by Rescue ~ Crews Trying to Reach 30 Miners Entombec. by Underground Blast

CONDITIONS IN MINE SAID TO BE WORSE THAN IN ANY SIMILAR IEVENT IN KY. MINING HISTORY

Nine Miners Are Rescued from Coal Pit Alive   No Immediate Report On Their Physical Condition; First Ones To Be Discovered

Thivty Or More Miners Re. main Trapped Or Dead In Operation; Noe Bodies Yet Found

Rescue Crew Pushes Near Trapped Men   Finding of Bodies In Blast-Torn Mine Expected Shortly

Rescuers Are Successful In Effort To Quench Fire Which Blocked Path To Trapped Men

Fire Halts Rescuers   Blaze: 23rd: Met By Men: ‘Trying to Reach Entombed ‘Coal Miners

Flames Delay Rescue Work   Roaring Fire Halts Work As Crews Seek To Reach Trapped Miners.

FIRE HALTS RESCUE WORKERS IN MINE   Latest Blaze Worst Yet. Encountered

RESCUERS FACE BIGGEST MINE FIRE   Workers Hold No Hope Now Of Finding Trapped Men Alive.

Hones Dimmet! in Rescue Work   Rescue Squads Fxpect To Find Only Dead Bodies In Mine

9 Rescued Alive from  Mine Shaft   Doctors, Ambulance: Summoned as Men  Are Freed

INFERNO HALTS MINE. RESCUE   Call Reserves To Fight Fire Blocking Way To Trapped Men

9 Miners Brought Out Alive   Doctors, Ambulances On Their Way To Scene

New Fire Slows Rescue Crews In Reaching Miners   Search For Trapped ) Men Delayed

BIG FIRE BALKS MINE RESCUERS   22 Blazes Already Put Ou As Search Continues

Allied"Terms to Japan Summarized   POTSDAM DECLARATION DEMANDS ELIMINATION OF CONQUEST LEADERS

Bevin Blame: Soviet Stand  Tae wee 7 a    Big Five Conference Balked By Molotov

War Today-  ‘Germans Predict Russ Will Break Into Berlin by Week-end   By LOUIS F, KEEMLE United Press War Ediior

esistance of Enemy Ends After Marines’ Gain of 3,000 Yards  (iat @ & CA ae.)  oe 1. een  er, oO. Oe oS   NEMY SPLIT IN TWO   ame-Throwing and Artil lery-Bearing Tanks Blast Enemy

Desperate Japs Hurl Selves Off Towering Cliffs  450 Superforts Rain Fire Bombs

Gas Company} Will Increase Base-Pay Rate   Workers to Report To Work at 4 P. M. Under New Truce

MORE WAPS TO BE HELD FOR TRIAL!   Additional 300 Are Listec for Arrest And Trials as War Criminals.

British Ready To Cooperate   On Future of Atomic Power; Patterson Warns Slip Could Mean Death Sentence

Reparations Neliherations Now Under Waj   Size of Bill Japs Must Puy Considered, Jap Taxes Must de.  - fares. .e-d

DISCUSS JAP REPARATIONS   Deliberations Opened On Size of Bill Defeated Nation Must Pay

Polar Defenses  Being Checked   U. S., Canada, Sending Joint Expedition to Study Arctic Region

U. S., Canada, Eying Atomic Possibilities, W ork on Plans for Defense in Arctic Area

U. S. And Canada Working Out Plans Against Any Attack Across North Polar Reaions   Observers To Accompany Canadian Army Expedition On Arctic Exploration

U.S., Canada Plan Atom Bomb Defense   Would Guard Against Blow From Polar  Regions

War Might: Mean Blitz From North   U.S. and Canada Plan Joint Defense Of Arctic: Regions  Aaerimct Amis Aecraail,.

OF ARCTIC IS PLAN OF" §, ‘AND CANADA   To Investigate Possibilities  Of Defense From Atomic Attacks

AMERICA, CANADA TO STUDY ARCTIC AS WAR DEFENSE   EXPEDITION WILL EXPLORE REGIONS CONSIDERED WEAK

US. CANADA JOIN IN ARCTIC EXPEDITION TO [EXPLORE PATH OF POSSIBLE INVASION FROM AST A

& ab   PLAN DEFENSE FOR FUTURE   Expedition to Arctic Designed to Study Possibilities of Attack From Asia or Europe Across Polar Area.

Plan Arctic Protection   U. S. and Canada To Check Trans-Polar Defense Belt Area

U.S., Canada To Map Plan  For Detense   Atomic Attack Across Arctic

U.S. and Canada Plan Joint Polar Exploration as Guard Against War

Joint Defense Plan In Making.   U.S., Canada Work Or  Means of Protection

Plans Made For Defense  Over Arctie   Wastelands Are Held As Potential Area for Attacks From ‘Asia, Europe   American and Canadian Observers Will Make Exploration

North America To Be Defended By U.S., Canade   Plans Being Drafted Against Any Attack Across Polar Regions

US, Canada Look te Defense OF North America Against Attack Thru Arctic Region

Kassel Again Raided After Night Attack   15th Air Force Hits Nazis 20 Miles in Advance of Russians

KASSEL BOMBED BY U. S. FLEET   1,000 Bombers Follow Up Heavy RAF Attack

Kassel Bombed  By Night, Day   British Hit Submarine Build. ing Yards In Hamburg.  Hit Berlin.

Allied Planes Again Are Over Reich Sectors   City of Kassel Bombed Seeoud Time Today; Ham, .  . burg.and Unspecified  - Qbjects-In Berlin Hit

ALIED PLINES, “HATTER KASGE   Important N az i Indus. trial City Hit By U.S.  And RAF ;

Heavy Bombers Hi Kassel Again After Night Blow  Hamburg and Berlin Are Other Targets For Allied Attacks

300-POUND HOG LIMIT REMOVED   Support Prices Effective on All Hogs Now

Lift 300-Lb. Limit on Hogs   $13 Per Hundredweight Support Price Aimed At Increasing Sunphes

300 POUND HOG LIMIT REMOVED BY WEA   Move Made To Encourage Feeding Heavier Hogs

Southern Manila Scene Of Fierce Battle Activity   House To House Fighting As Jap Snipers Attempt To Halt Yank Advance

HARD FIGHTIN CONTINUES IN SOUTH MANILA   Yanks Mopping Up Japs in House-toHouse Warfare

HERG, BLOODY HUUSE FIGHTING RAGES IN (MMANILE   Jap Snipers Hide in Office Buildings, Pillboxes in Streets

Fierce House-to-House Fighting Rages In Manila As Americans Blast Japs

FIERCE BLOODY. HOUSE FIGHTING. RAPES IN ANI   Jap Snipers Hide’ 7 in Office Buildings, Pillboxes in Streets

Dirksen Asks Pearl Harbor Group To Probe Guam Defenses, Kent Case

WAR PRODUCTION PROGRAM JAN, 23   Meeting Conducted by State Fieldman Hawks and Gunderson

LEWIS ISSUE —— NOT DECIDED   AFL COUNCIL LEAVES MIAMI WITHOUT WELCOMING MINE LEADER BACK IN ORGANIZATION

Nip Radio Statement Makes Hirohitc Key to Peace but Washington Gets No Official Word

1,600 PLANES BLAST GERMANY   Hit Shipping Targets im Northwest Reich-~

1,600 Warplanes Hit Nazi Targets   Oil Refineries Hit At Several Spots

U.S. to Appeal From Ruling Ward Seizure Illegal   Chicago Court Holds President Exceeded His Authority

Court Declares Seizure of Ward's Illegal  TImmadinia Annar   Immediate Appeal Is Planned by the Government

Government Slates Appeal In Ward Seizure Dispute   Federal Judge Rules F. D. R. Lacked Authority To Order Army Taking Over Sixteen Stores Of Nationally Known Mail Order Organization

Court Upsets Army Seizure InWardFight   Roosevelt Lacked Power to Take Over 16 Properlies, U.S. Judge Decides   APPEAL IS SPEEDED   ‘Big Day for Labor,’ Says avery; Company Not War Plant, Ruling

Court Rule Says Federal Seizure Of Wards Illeaal   Plans For Immediate Appeal Are Voiced By Government Attorneys

Court Decisior Favors Wards In Suit Over.  Store Seizure   Government Makes Plans For Appeal

Judge Rules FDR Violated Powers In Ward’s Seizure   U. S. Prepares Immediate Appeal; Court Leaves Army in Control Pending Outcome of Latest Move

RUSH WARD CASE TO HIGHER COURT   Government Loses Firgt Round Over Seizure

oosevelt Lacks Right, Court Says   fudge Sullivan Decides President Exceeded Authority In Ordering Seizure Of Firm; Appeal Is Initiated

FEDERAL JUDGE UPHOLDS WARD FIRM IN SUIT   Chicago Jurist: Declares FDR, Army Hed No Right To Seize Properties

Government Loses In Its Suit Against M-W   Federal District Judge Rules President Without Authority to Order Army Seizure of Its Properties

ARMY'S SEIZURE OF WARD PLANTS IS HELD ILLEGAI   Federal Court Rules Roosevelt Lacked Authority to Order Properties Taken Over.   CASE STAYED UNTIL APPEAL IS DECIDEL   Company’s Contention That It Is Not Engaged in War Production Upheld by Judge:

APPEAL IS BEGUN ON WARD OPINION   U.S. Action Comes After Fed. eral Judge Rules Property Seizure Was Ilegal   ALL PROCEEDINGS HALTED

ARMY CONTROL TO CONTINUE   Seizure Unconstitutional,  Says Federal Judge

U.S. Wil Appeal Decision; Company's Stock Jumps As Buying Wave Clogs Market

Court Declares Seizure of Ward's Illegal  Immediate Appeal Is Planned by the Government

Ward Seizure Illegal Says Federal Court   Judge Sullivan Rules President Has No Authority Te  Seize 16 Properties.   WILL APPEAL DECISION

Tigers Take 4-1 Victory on 3-Run Homer by Greenberg   Detroit Evens Series When Trucks Holds Cubs to Seven Scattered Hits

“eel Fresident Truman  Truman Was Reelected to Senate [In 1940 by Plurality of 7,000 Votes

FINE DRYING WEATHER   Temperatures Tomorrow in Near 70s Are Forecast

Patton’s Advance Halted By Fierce German Assaults   Troops Of Gen. Hodges Seize Initia] Goals In Plunge Against North Flank; Seventh Army Blunts Enemy’s Thrusts In South

Doughboys Advance 34 Miles In Blinding Snow; 3rd Held At Bastogne   Germans Claim Montgomery’s 2nd Army and U.S. 9th Join In New Allied Offensive

REDS OPEN NEW PUSH ON SAXONY   (By International News Service) Powerful First Ukrainian Army in Vital Rail Hub of Lauban

FOR INVASION OF SAXONY   Southern Wing of His Army Quickly Seizes Town of Lauban

KONEV'S. FORCES CAPTURE LAUSAN, VITAL RAIL CITY   + Drive North of Czechoslovakia Is jew Threat to Saxon;

KONEV IN DRIVE na INVASION   Southern Wing of His Army Quickly Seizes . Town of Lauban

Russian Forces In New Drive To Penetrate Saxony   Southern Wing Of First Ukrainian Army Drives Westward Toward Province   BITTER FIGHTING RAGES IN BRESLAU

NAZIS CLAIM REDS LAUNCH MAJOR DRIVE   STALIN SILENT ON GERMAN REPORT ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE OPENED ON BERLIN FRONT 

La Luce Wins Out   Attempt Is Made To Keep Her Off House Military Committee

Second American Landing Is Made On Mindanao Isle   24th Division Drive: Ashore at Malabang anc Parang.   Four Destroyers Lost In Battle For Okinawa

New Landing On Mindanao   Battle-Tempered Yanks Make Landings at Malaban and Parang

SECOND AMERICAN LANDING MADE ON MINDANAO ISLAND   Stvategic Island Is Next in Importance in the Philippines to Luzen—35 Miles of Co: line Seized at Hlana Bay

NEW LANDING ON MINDANAO   Japs Were Established or Island Long. Before War Started.

2nd Landing  Announced   On Mindanao In Pacific   Slight Resistance Met By First Wave

Yanks Land On Mindanao   24th Division Men Storm Ashore at Malabang and Parang

NEW LANDING ON MINDANO IS MADE BY U.S. TROOPS   GRAB 35 MILES OF COAST ALONG EAST ILLAWA BAY SHORE

2ND MINDANAO LANDING AIMED AT DAVAO JAPS   Estimate 50,000 Nip Troops on Island; Expect Stiff Resistance Later

Another Yank Landing Made On Mindano   24th Division Moves In.6,000 Yards in Few. Hours Since Tuesday

Second American Landing Made On Mindanao; Initial Japanese Opposition Light   Battle-Tempered Yanks Drive Ashore At Malabang And Parang On Iflana Bay

Americans Make Second Landing On Mindanao Isle   Grab 35 Miles of Coastline; Prepare To Advance On Cotabato.

A Second Mindanao Landing   Yanks Seize 35 Miles Of ‘South’ Coast Line; Marines to North Tip Of - eee to & Control Ie

EINSTEIN SAYS ‘KEEP SECRET’   Two-Thirds Of People Might Be Destroyed In Atomic War, He Warns

Einstein: Keep Atomic Secret From Russia Until Safe World Government Can Be Organized

Atomic War Might Kill Two-T hirds Of Earth’s Inhabitants—Einstein

Atomic Warfare May Wipe Out Civilization   Einstein Urges Its Secrets Be Withheld

Einstein Asks Atom  Secrecy   Says Two-Thirds of Earth’s People Might Die in War

URGES ATOMIC BOMB'S SECRET BE VED] HERE      ‘Prof, Einstein Sees Danger In Releasing Bomb’s Secret

Bomb Threat  Necessitates World Peace   Einstein Advocates U. S.-Soviet-British Altianee for Control

Married Nurses  Will Be kxempt   Those Married Prior Te Mar. 15 To Eseape Draft

Claim Americans Land Back of Nips To Close Pincers   Japanese Refuse Surrender Offer; Estimate 15,000 Enemy Troops Left On Island

TOKYO REPORTS NEW LANDINGS IN FAR SOUTH   Nip Commander Ignores Buckner’s Negotiation Offer; End Nears

NEW: LANDING ON OKINAWA CIRCLES MAIN JAP FORCE   MARTHUR BRAVES JAP SNIPER FIRE TO SET UP H.0. ON LABUAN ISLAND

OKINAWA JAPS IGNORE OFFER OF SURRENDER   Nips Report Yank Landing On South End

Yanks Trap Last Japs On Okinawa   The South Seals Doom Of Garrison Ignoring Offer of Surrender

Surprise U. s. Landing On Okinawa’s ~. sont Shores Reported By 1%-vo Radic

Surprise Act To Encirele Enemy Force is Revealed   Nipponese Lenoring Plea For Surrender

FULLY TRAP NIP FORCES   Doomed Garrison Ignores U.S. Offer to Negotiate Surrender — 15,000 of Enemy Believed Still to Be Alive.

SURRENDER DEMAND IS REJECTED   End Of Fighting Only ‘Matter Of Days,’  General Avers

Americans Make Surprise Landing On SouthBeaches      Doomed Nipponese Trapped On Fortified Plateau Ignore Offer To Surrender

ENEMY REPORTS SOUTH OKINAWA LANDING MAD!   Doomed Nipponese Said to Have Ignored Surrender Offer — Aussies Advance

Doomed Knem Refuse Offer  To Surrender   Would Completely Eneircle Main Japanese Force Trapped On Plateau.  ESTIMATE 15.000 FOE:

Japs Report New Drive On Okinawa   Claim Americans Made Surprise Landing on Island’s Southern Beaches

SURPRISE AMERICAN LANDING REPORTED SOUTHERN OKINAWA  TOKYO REPORTS ALLDUT YANK OFFENSIVE T( NT) ISLAND CONQUEST

All-Out Bid For Isle Is Started   Surrender Deadline Has Passed With No Reply From Japs

 SURPRISE AMERICAN LANDING ~ SEALS FATE CF DEFENDERS, WHO WILL FIGHT ‘TO DEATH

TEMPERATURES:   Tokyo Reports New Surprise Landing By Big American Force

NEW LANDING MAY ENCIRCLE MAIN FORCES   U. S. Tenth Army Begins All-Out Offensive to Wind up Campaign On Island  raim ss4AT TCH Aer ANRAVE

Doomed Nips Ignore Surrender Demand; Americans Launch  Mop-Up Operations

ORDER TO QUIN IS IGNORED BY JAPS   Move Would Completely Trap Main Jap Force   END OF CAMPAIGN   s Only Matter Of Days, Gen. Buckner Declares; 419 Caves Cleared

TOKYO REPORTS SURPRISE U. 5. LANDING ENCIRCLES JAPS ON SOUTH OKINAWA   Enemy Refuses Offer To Negotiate Surrender— Australians Meet Light Resistance On Borneo— 106,000 Nips Killed In Leyte Compaign To Date

Main Japanese Force Said To Be Encircled   Nipponese Spurn Surrender Demand Of Yank Leader

Americans Stage Surprise Landing on South Shore of Island, Cutting Off _All Escape Lanes.   15,000 JAPS REMAIN TO FACE THEIR DOOM

New Landing On Okinawa Traps Japanese   Doomed Nips Ignore American Offer to  Negotiate Surrender; All-Out Drive Beaine

OKINAWA JAPS IGNORE ORDER TO SURRENDER   Landing Threatens To Encirele Forces Holding Out On Plateau

Surrender Offer Ignored by Enemy   Japanese Report Surprise Landing By Yanks on South Okinawa Beach

Would Completely Encircle Main Jap Force Trapped ' On Plateau.   ALL-OUT DEFENSIVE ON?

NEW LANDING ON OKINAWA TRAPS ENEMY   Although Surrounded, Japs Ignore Ultimatum To Surrender

Surprise Yank Landing Closes Noose on Plateau   Doomed Nipponese Ignore Surrender Offer; Estimate 15,000 Still Alive

Yanks Killing Many Of Enemy, Sealing Off Numerous Caves   Matter of Days, Says Buckner, Until Jap Resistance On Okinawa Finished

OPEN ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE TO WIPE OUT JAPS   ‘Yanks Battle Up Cliff Where Nips Are Mak: inc Death Stand

Tokyo Reports Yank Landing On South Shore  ‘All-Out Offensive’ Under Way, Says Foe   ‘All-Out Offensive’ Under Way, Says Foe? Estimate 15,000 Nip Troops Left

Surprise Move Will Complete Ringing Of Japs   Tokye Says Tenth UW. 8, Acmy Has Begun AH-Out Offensive to End Island Campaign   Foe Being Scaled In Their Caves   Vietory Only Matter Of Days. General Buckner Saves Tlis Densimd for  Serrouder lenmorncee

Enemy Declares Americans In All-Out Drive To Wipe Up Jap Remnants On Okinawa; Offer To Surrender Is Jonored

TOKYO REPORTS NEW LANDING BY TROOPS OF U.S,  WMsiAiii A AAR Pe   WOULD COMPLETELY ENCIRCLE MAIN JAP FORCE ON OKINAWA

Surprise Landing Reported by Japs   Nippons Say:Americans Are on Southern Okinawa : Beaches   YANKEES ARE SILENT   enemy Officers Ignore Of fer to Negotiate a Surrender

FOE WOULD BE SURROUNDED IF THRUSTS TRUE   Enemy Says That Yanks Go Ashore Along Southern Beaches In Cleanup

GUT IN TAXES IS PROPOSED   BILL INTRODUCED TO RAISE EXEMPTIONS TO AID LOW INCOME TAXPAYER

Says Will Seek lo Organize Foremen Later   Mine Chief Acts "3% After Conference Ends in Failure a

Acts After Government-Sponsored Conference With Mine Operators Had Failed To End Strike After 26 Days   CONTROVERSY WILL BE RESUMED LATER   Bulletin!

CARRIER PLANES ATTACK HONSHE   Kobe Shipbuilding City And Kure Naval Base Hit By Task Force

HONSHU ISLAND OBJECTIVES HIT BY TASK FORCE   Kobe And Kure Attacked By Carrier Planes; No Details Given   FOOD SITUATION IN JAPAN IS CRITICAL

Kobe and Kure Battered in Second Day  Other Objectives Come in for Share of Pasting

Kobe, Kure Hit by Carrier Planes, Nimit7 Announces  Shipbuilding City and Naval Base Receive Hard Blows

U. S. Carrier Planes Blast Kobe and Kure on Honshu Island Second Straight Day

Yanks Bomk Jap Isles Second Day   Carrier Planes Raid Kobe, Kure On Nip Homelanc

CarrierPlanes Strike Japan Second Day   Raid .Kobe and Kure On Houshu Island and Other Installations Avound the Inland Sea

KIWANIS CL PAYS TRIBUTE 10 U. §, PRESS   Publisher of J.-G. Guest Speaker for Newspaper Week

Tracy Schenk and Pte.  ‘Joel Dykstra Married   Pretty Home Wi edding Took Place At Neal Vonk Home Near Carmel. Last Week Wi ednesday

TEMPERATURES:   Sgt. Ralph N, Clark Among 11 Volunteers Taken Aboard Today

One Killed, 17° — [hat When Ras. Rolls Down Hil   Two of Injured Reported . In Critical. Condition At Hospital ~

  \President’s Nephew  Is Visiting With Him During Big Conference

U.S. Fliers Hit 60 More Jap Ships   Big New Toll Taken By M’Arthur Planes

Far Eastern Air Force Blasts 60 Jap Vessels:   MacArthur Reports Heavy Toll Taken In 24-Hour Attack

ALLIED BOMBING ' ; WE HAUDEL   Feat Deserves Much Credit For Speedy Russian Advance, Says Airman.

Chiefe M Meet in Yokohama   MacARTHUR GREETS WAINWRIGHT, IN JAPAN TO WITNESS SURRENDER

000 Vehicles ocked Out b;  lied Planes   erial Slaughter Is ‘jthout Equal in This far: 3rd Army Pounds ‘orward Five Miles

000 NAZI VEHICLES ARE KNOCKED OU   Planes Smash Trucks and Tanks Fleeing Belgian Bulge — Hundreds of Germans Killed.   PATTON’S ‘TROOPS GAIN FIVE MILES   Seize Luxembourg An-chor Town of Wiltz— British Push Forward ‘North of Aachen.

Belgion Bulge Collapses in German ‘Rout:   “AERIAL SLAUGHTER — _ ~" GREATEST OF WAR   Withdrawing Columns Ripped by Hurricane . af Bambs

Aerial Assault Shatters 3,000 Enemy Vehicles   German Army Immobilized By Pilow ‘Field Day’  As Walsemanhe Wnt

ALLIED PLANES WRECK CONVOYS IN WITHDRAWAL   3,000 Enemy Trucks And Tanks Knocked Out By Aircraft   BRIDGES, HIGHWAYS BLOCKED TO NAZIS

Air Blows  Strike Nazis Fleeing Bulge   Transports Massed On Icy Roads Ripped All Day by Fliers  LAND FORCES GAIN

Planes Pour Destruction On Columns   3,000 Enemy Motor Vehicles And Tanks Destroyed By Planes

ONE COMPLETE PANZER ARMY IS WIPED OUT   First, Third Armies, U. S. Warplanes In Devastation Of Fleeing Foe

FLIERS WRECK NEARLY 3,000 NAZI VEHICLES   GERMAN COLUMNS POUNDED; ALLIES LUNGE AHEAD

One Whole Nazi Panzer Division Is Knocked Out   Greatest Aerial Slaughter of War

Patton's Army Surges Ahead ‘on Wide Front    Snarling Warplanes  Spread Havoc  Over Wide Sector

a  Belgian Bulge Collapses . in German  Rout   AERIAL SLAUGHTER — GREATEST OF WAR   Withdrawing Columns Ripped by Hurricane ot Bombs

Swarming Allied Planes Knock Out Nearly 3,000 Enemy Vehicles, Tanks in Air Slaughter Without Equal; Hundreds of Nazis Are Slain

Belgian Bulge Collapses; Foe Hit From Air   3000 German Vehicles And Tanks Are Destroyed in Record Aerial Slaughter

BELGIAN BULGE COLLAPSES IN GERMAN ROUT   Allied Planes Knock Out Nearly 3,000 Tanks, Vehicles

Belgian Line Collapses In German Rou!   Allied Warplanes Knock Out 3,000 Enemy War Vehicle:

Crucial Battle For Mindanao Starts As 'lVanks Lock With Jap Forces Near Davao

MINDANAO JAPS FIGHT STUBBORNLY   YANKS AT GRIPS WITH ISLAND’S NIP GARRISON NORTH OF DAVAO CITY.

Ten xg Dima 37 78  eee oe  Rte ge Td fn opt "goes eae crested ae

Americans Tackle Jap Garrison,  Make Some Gains  1,892,082 Tons Enemy Ships Sunk, Damaged  Since First of Year

Divebombers Aid J. $. Doughboys Dutside Davao   attle of Fair Proportions Reported Started in Northwest Area

Strikes Make 260,000 Idle Over Nation   Truman Asks Labor And Management To Settle Differences

260,000 IDLE IN STRIKES ACROSS U.S.   Electrical Workers Demand $2 Daily  Increase

AUTOPSY SHOWS NO FOUL PLAY MARKS   Innocent Plea Entered By Mrs, Carlan During Prohe of Hoax

Tests Continue in  ‘Kidnaping’ Death   Partial Autopsy Shows No Signs of Foul Play

TRUMAN PARTY UNDER ATTACK   Rep. Hoffman Says Jeffer. son Island Event Paid For By Lobbyist

STATE RECORDS ~~ 2ND FLU DEATH   Schools Closed In 13 Counties; Cage Games Cancelled

Two of Rescued Trio Saved By Arm Vv Medics   Adventure Ends As Last White Man  Leaves Shangri-La

Last White Man Back from New Guinea's Hidden Valley, Warm In Praise of Filipino Troopers

IS-A NIPPY NEW YEAR   Near Zero. Temperatures and Snow Usher in 1945

Ban ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’   Bridgeport, Conn., ‘Airaid of Trouble’

AST TRIUMPHANT MIET OF ROAD BACK ¢ OVI RI DRY JISTORIC U.S. UNIT   Nariking Surrencler — Ila Be €hina’s Shov

“7th Regiment Paces Units Tuto Capital Of Nippon   First Mechanized Groups Arrive In City About  6 p.m. on Friday

13 Major Bills Passed  ‘   Governor Martin Praises Assembly For Hard Work; Adjournment Soon

Hirohito Plans Thursday Call 9n MacArthur:   Allied Chief Orders All Military Food, Clothing For Civilian Relief

NAZIS TAKE STEPS -TO PROTECT BERLIN   New - Trenches Dug te Guard Capital of . the Reich

Nazis Digging Many Trenches Around Berlin   Hinmunler’ Orders: Every. Able-Bodied.-Man Put . Into Battle: Against Reds

TRENCHES DUG ABOUT BERLIN   All Able-Bodied Germans Are Called to Battle  Against Russians

U.S. 15th Army Joins in Final Reich Assault   PATTON’S TROOPS DRIVE TO FIVE MILES OF KASSEL, EXPECTED TO REACH KEY CITY BY NIGHTFALL; MONTGOMERY'S MEN GAIN

Resistance is Broken Along Road to Berlin   French Army Joins Americans Storming Bavarian Fortresses

Naha Captured, British Report  No Confirmation Yet   No Confirmation Yet On American Victory At Okinawa Capital

MISS BETTY FERN SIMCOX WED TO AL PULASKI IN SANDOVAL, OCTOBER 31

MISS LUCILLE PHIL-_ LIPS BECAME BRIDE. _ OF ERVIN POESE   Beautiful Ceremony - Took Place Saturday at the Immanuel Latheran Church.

Wants Commission On Competency   Many Indians Want To Be Declared Competent, Schwabe Proposes Method

Texas Towns. Darkened by Power Strike   Iwo Small Our Plants Settle: P ioue Walkout Loom,

ENATORS FIGHT “Un MADER FULL MEL OTMENT BLL   Séconi Round S<en When Measure Goes tz Bankine. Committee

BLACK DRAGON DUTLAWED; 47 ON MUST LIST   Tojo Rallies with Yank’s Blocd; Jap Cabinet in Session.

Pennsylvania Sergeants — Blood May Save Tojo; Search For 47 Jap Leaders Begins

Press Roundup of ‘Jap War Leaders   Group Wanted Includes 7 ‘Members of Black Drag on Society   TRANSFUSION TO TOJO   General Honma Flees te Islet Home Off North west Coast

ROUNDUP JAPANESE  WAR LEADERS BEING  PRESSED BY U. $.. SPECIAL CALLED SESSION  OF CABINET MAY BE FOR PURPOSE OF PIIRGCRE

Blood From Sarge Aiding   MacArthur Extends ‘Wanted’ List, Notorious Gen. Homma Flees to island Home

Intensified U.S. Hunt For Jap Militarists Sends Nip Cabinet Into Session

Soviet Forces Halt lranians   Stop Two Battalions Sent Nortnward By Tehran Government

Germans Talk Of Possible Loss of Berlin   Leaders Call on People To Continue Resistance; Officials Go to Munich

“Berlin Fate In Balance”   Germans Urged to Last Ditch Resistance As Refugees Swamp City

Officials Of Reich Move From Capital   Reds Encircle Schneidemuhl, Four Miles Inside German Border.

Nazi Officials Move Offices From Capita   Russians Surround Vital Railroad Center Of Schneidemuhl   Adolf Hitler Goes .. To East Front To Size Up Situation

Nazi Chiefs Preparing The German People For Berlin’s  Loss; Moving To Munich

Berliners See Flashes From  Russian Guns  High Officials Are _ Reported to Have

Reds Pound At Frontier Of Germany   Nazi Officials Leave . Capital; Munich Is Reich’s ‘Center’

Nazi Leaders Begin Preparing German People for Loss of Berlin as Russians Close In

Handling Of Thousands Of Germans Flecing From Russians’ Path Causes Confusion

BERLINERS SEE RED GUNS FLASH   RIOTS REPORTED IN CAPITAL —HITLER SAID TO HAVE GONE TO FRONT,

Foe Prepares People for Fall of Berlin   Urges Resistance In Hinterlands,  ‘ 5 Brags of ‘Trumps

All High Nazi Officials Leave For Munich, New Resistance Center.

FLASHES FROM SOVIET CANNON LIGHT BERLIN   Reds Surround Prussian Rail Center, Drive   Is Unchecked

CLAIM FLASHES OF GUNS SEEN FROM BERLIN   Nazi Officials Move From Danger Zone; Civilians Evacuate

Nazis Preparing for Loss of Berlin Flashes Of Russian Guns _ Seen In The Reich Capital

FIGHT TO LAST IS NAZI APPEAL   Reich Leaders Seen Preparing People for Loss Of Berlin

OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE TAK: ING TOLL OF LIVES AND “CAUSING MUCH.  . DAMAGE

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Riots Continue in Anti-Semitic Outhreake

ANTI-SEMITIC OUTBREAKS RENEWED   Violence Follows General Strikes by Arabs

Stettinius Asks Settling Of Differences Peaceful! ly   Secretary Makes Appeal For Future In Opening Ses sion Of International Law Experts: Now Meeting To Draft Plans For New World Court

Stettinius Greets International Law Experts in Capital   Addresses Meeting of Representatives from Thirty United Nations

Settle Disputes, Asks Stettinius.   International Law Experts In: Parley:

STETTINUS ASKS PEACE. JUSTICE   MEETING TO DRAFT PLAN FOR WORLD COURT OPENS

United Nations Law Experts Open Parley at Washington to Draft Plans for New World Court

Stettinius  Opens Meet  Law Exnerts Draft   Law Experts Draft Plans For Court

Pre-Frisco Conference  Is Opened   Law Experts MeetTo Devise Method Of Givine Justice

Bataan Death March Was Picnic Compared With ‘Hell Hold’ Of Jap Shin. Yank Saye

Survivor Tells Of Terrible Hell Aboard Jap Prison Ship Where 1.800 Men Perish

Jap Prison Ship Worse ThanDeathMarch Says Officer Rescued After Torpedoing

Tells Tortures Qn ‘lap Ship   Baltimore Native Reveals Story of Five Survivors Among 1,800.

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Tito ’s Partisans Defying British   Dual Proclamations Issued in Austria

DRIVERS LEAVE THEIR JOBS AT TERMINAIS   Other Transportation Provided for Stranded Passengers

Union Demands Make Arbitration Impossible, Company Officials Say

Congressmen Predict New Atom Boml Will Bring Quicker Victory Over Japs

BOMB WILL SHORTEN WAR   One Senator Says “Insanity for Japs to Continue Struggle”

STARS AND STRIPES HAD CRITICISM AS ENDING   Concerning An Implication Of Govt. Failure   IN ITS REDEPLOYMENT

Neglect Charged By Army Editors   Delay in Redeployment Is Assailed by Newsmen

Endless Records Cite Horrors Of Rule By Germans   Ego Of Defendants Jolted As Evidence Mounts In Crimes Case

Jackson Seeks To Speed Trial Of21 Germans   Fears Case Will Continue Many Mouths Unless Attidavits Llised

New Icebreaker Carves Channel   Freighters Head For Lake Michigan

Bronx Boy, 9, Prays 16th Nigh Before Vision Of Virgin Mary   Denial OF Emergency Leave For Gi Revoked

PLANE RIPS HOLE IN BATTLESHIP; TWENTY KILLED   ‘LUCKIEST’ VESSEL SAVED BY VALIANT EFFORTS OF CREW

USS Pennsylvania Is Struck By Torpedo In Pacific; 20 Men Killed, Hurt By Blasts

Battleship’s Luck RanOut   Pennsylvania Went Through Two World Wars, Torpedoed Aug. 12, Bareiy Saved

Torpedo Hits U.S. Warship   U.S.S. Pennsylvania's Luck of Two Wars Runs Out Near End

LUCK RUNS OUT ON THE PENNSYLVANIA   Jap “Torpedo Bomber Hit Ship That Has Gone Unscathed Thru 2 Wars    20 WERE CASUALTIES

Sneak Attack Almost Sinks  Pennsylvania   Plane Catches Battleship Off Guard as Surrender Negotiations Are Uader Way: 20 Men Killed

Pennsylvania Hit On Surrender Eve   Luck Which Carried Ship Through Career Of Two World Wars Ran Out—Hit by Japs

BATTLESHIP PENNSYLVANIA HIT AUSUST 12   Ship’s Luck Ran Out As War Neared Its End

Vessel Saved By Slim Margir To Sail Again   Sneak Attack Catche: Warship Off Guard; 20 Casualties

U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA RAN OUT OF LUCK AT END OF SECOND WAR  JAP TORPEDO BOMBER BLASTS GREAT HOLE IN

JAP TORPEDO BLASTS HOLE IN SHIP'S SIDE   Desperate Rescue Work Saves Ship By Narrow Margin

BATTLESHIP HIT NEAR WAR'S END   SNEAK ATTACK BLASTS BiG HOLE; 20 DEAD

LUCK RUNS OUT ON THE PENNSYLVANIA   Jap Torpedo Bomber Hit Ship That Has Gone Unscathed Thru 2 Wars 

U. S. Battleship Pennsylvania Is Hit by Torpedo   Ship Is Damaged In Final Hours of War; Saved by  Noarrowect Margin

PENNSYLVANIA'S LUCK GAVE OUT   Japanese Torpedo Hit Famous Battleship In Final, Hours Of The War, 

USS ‘Pennsylvania’ Was Struck By Jap Torpedo Off Okinawa Durina Neaotiations For Peace

FLOOD MAY BE AFTERMATH OF SUDDEN THAW   Warm Weather May Bring Bad Ficod To Western Pennsylvania

Over Halt Inch Of Rain. Tuesday. Nigh!      July Total 3.11 Inches But Figure Far From _Anv Record. _.

Over Half Inch Of Rain Tuesday Nigh!   July Total 3.11 Inches But Figure Far From Any Record

Objector Is Termed Hero By General   Pfc. Doss Breaks Sabbath To Accompany Attack On Jap Position

HEAVIEST LOSS OF WAIL 1S REPORTED   Close to Million Packages, Letter Mail Lost in Nazi Offensive.

U.S. MAIL LOST ON WEST FRONT   PACKAGES, LETTERS SEIZED BY GERMANS IN. RECENT OFFENSE

Million Packages of Christmas Mail Lost  When Germans Broke Into American Lines

Jury Drawn For February Court   Judge Jos. D. Mish Selects 48 For Service Next Month.

Jury Drawn For November Court   Term Will Open Mon‘day, November 12; 48 Names Drawn

EMERGENCY IN UPPER SILESIA IS DESLAREE   Women and Boys Help Build Fortifications Outside Berlin

Nazis Order Fortifications for Berlin   STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN SILESIA BECAUSE OF SABOTAGE

Switch To Peacetime Economy   No Mincing Of Words As Snyder Points To Reconversion Task Faced By Nation

Government Turns To Peace With Cautioning Word  Return to Normalcy Will Not Be Attained at Once

Communists Badly Beaten in Austria,  Early Tally Shows   Free Election May Not Give Them a Single Seat in New Parliament

Communists’ Austrian V ote Is Negligible   May Not Win a Single Seat in Nation's Parliament

Communists Badly Beaten  In Austria   First Election Gives Conservatives The Edge

Yank Sergeant Gives Blood to Jap War Lord   Doctors Say Former Dictator Has ‘Better Than Even Chance’

MORE ARRESTED ON WAR CRIMES   American Captured on Wake Accused of Turning Traitor

RESIDENTS OF BERLIN DEFY NAZI MASTERS   Inflation, Black Market Activities Flourish, Swede Reports

People Have No Use for Money — Coffins Forbidden for Burials Because Wood Needed for Barricades — But Goebbels Calls on Germans To Stand Behind Hitler

Gov. Dewey Among 48 Announced   Kimmel, Short, Stimson; Hull and Secretary to F.D. R. Included.

Allies Muffed Plans, Belief  Failed To Allow For Sudden End Of War

EXPECTED END OF LEND-LEASE   Congressmen Can't See  Why Britain Surprised

Economic Upsel Is Blamed on Top Allied Chieftains   Solons Also Dislike View Taken by London on Lend-Lease

PEAGE CAUGHT WORLD MINUS ECONOMY PLAN   Lack Blamed for Confusion Over Lend-Lease End; British Resented.

See U. 5. Giving British Some Aid  Blame War's End for Lend-lease Upsets

Financial Aid For Britain Appears Sure   Allied Leaders Failed To Plan Fully For Economic Upset

SUDDEN PEACE FOUND ALLIES NOT PREPARED   BRITISH NEED HELP OVER LONG PULL TO NORMALCY

r Monetary Hely tor Britain by elU. S. Probable   Long-Haul Financial © Aid Indicated as Definitely in Cards; London’s Attiknile Stiepeises

Yornan, i105, Wields Pistol Te ESE)  Centenarian Misses Mark;  Is Released Without Charge

RETURN OF SOLDIERS DELAYED BY STRIKE   Walkout of Machinists on West Coast Has Held Up Repairs on 12 Troopships.

KONEV 60 MILES FROM BERLIN AND DRESDEN   Sweeps Into Position for Co-Ordinated Drive on Capital

~ Gestapo Files Found   omahenhe List Keitel Among 500 ‘War Criminals’

Keitel Named  War Criminal   €zecha Add Him to Then Diet af mW) Naga

iCzechs Add Field Marshal Keitel’s Name to List of War Criminals

KEITEL LISTED WAR CRIMINAL   Czechoslovakia Has Added Chief Of German High Command To List

Czechs Add Keitel To Criminal List   Commission To Leave for Germany To Collect Evidence For Trials.

KEITEL 15 NAMED A WAR CRIMINAI   CZECH GOVERNMENT ADDS CHIEF OF GERMAN TIGH COMMAND TO ITS LIST.

Carrier Strike Brings Out Defenders   Kamikaze Craft Hits Fleet Unit In Heavy Blow

259 Japanese Planes Down   Bag Scored Both On Ground, Air: Greatest Score Yet Reported.

Halsey’s Blows Are Continuing. . .. .  Third Fleet Knocks Out 259 Japanese Warplanes And A Number Of Ships

Carrier Pilots Pound Grounded Airforce Of Nips   259 Planes Are. Hit On Honshu

HALSEY’S FLEET BATTERS ENEMY   Carrier Pilots Destroy or Dam: age 259 Jap Aircraft ‘And Gliders

Carrier Planes Hit Or Destroy 259 Jap Planes   Record Destruction Deal in Single Raid.      Lumberton Tobacco Market Closin “ Most Successful Week In History

Allies Destroy 259 Nip rfaties On Honshu Isle   Bag Is Greatest Yet Scored for Initial Waves of Carrier Strike.   Several Small Ships Are Sunk by Fliers

Lata  JAP AIRFORCE BEING HUNTED   Yank and British Carrier Pilots Destroy 259 Enemy Planes in Day.   /SINK SEVERAL VESSELS

Destroy 259 Jap Aircraft In Raid   Admiral Halsey Reports on Fleet Attack on Homes Island   FROM NISAWA AIRFIELD   British and American Fliers Bag Several Small En emy Ships

Big Haul Of Jap Planes +   Third Fleet Aircraft  Smash 259 Grounded Nip Planes.On Honshu: Kamaishi Still Burns

AMERICAN, BRITISH  PLANES DESTROYED  299 NIP AIRCRAFT CARRIER BASED FIGHTERS FERRET OUT _  VWIRCrY CRICKRAY DI AR

Many Japanese Planes Are Destroyed on Ground Following Raids by U.S., British Planes.   RUSSIANS IN RAPID ADVANCE, IS REPORT

ALLIES BAG 259 PLANES IN AIR BLOWS   Japanese Aircraft and Gliders Ferreted Out in Camouflaged Hideouts in U. S.-British Carrier Strikes Yesterday.

Smash 259 Jap Planes   U. S. and British Carrier Pilots Find Camouflaged Hideouts

Destroy. 259 Jay Aircraft In Raic   Admiral Halsey Reports on Fleet ata 7 Hon shu   FROM NISAWA AIRFIELD   British and American Fliers Bag Several Small En~ emy Ships

Navy Planes Get 259 Jap Aircratt   Halsey’s Fleet Gives Full Support to Russian War Entry

Solons Mutter At Army Order Against 4-Fs   Military Move Comes When Work Bill Bogged Down

Senator Urges Caution on Work-Fight Bill.    Confirmation Looms For Wallace as House Okehs Bill

MAY CHANGE ~ GEORGE BILL   REPUBLICANS IN HOUSE PREPARING TO OFFER “AMEND-' ". MENTS TO SENATE . PASSED BILL

High Water Closes Seven Roads in State   Four Rivers in North Area Rise Slowly, But Serious Floods Are Not Now Exnected

SLASH STEEL PRODUCTION   Further Cuts Necessary A Coal Strike Ties Up Fuel Supplies

Strike Threat Spreads Over Entire Nation   Truckers In Midwestern States File Strike Ballot  ee cee ee ae   LONGSHOREMEN= BACK

Claim Miners Feeling Pinch; Mills Closing   Huge Payroll Reverse  Inflicted By Big Coal  Walkout

Superforts Rip Suicide-Plane Bases In Japan   Second Big Attack. In Less Than 12° Hours. “Made By-U.-S. B-29's-

Jap Suicide Plane Bases in Kvushu Blasted   Nip Broadcast Says Americans Have Landed On Menna Island

B23 BLAST SIX JAP SUICIDE BASES   Second American Raid In Last Twelve Hours

SUPERFORTS RIP KYUSHU AIR FIELDS   Battle Rages On Northern End Of Okinawa

100 B-29’S BLAST SIX AIRFIELDS   Airmen Destroy 2813 Japanese Planes  Since March 17

Superforts Rip Jap Suicide Plane Bases in 2nd Raid; ‘Tokyo Claims New Landina:

JAPAN'S MAIN SUICIDE PLANE BASES RIPPED   1CO Superfortresses In Raid Or Six Bases On Scuthern Kyushu

Superforts Return To Knock Out Kyushu   Second Assault Within Twelve Hours Rips Six Main Suicide-Plane Bases

TRUMAN SHIPS ESCORTED BY THE BRITISH   Seven Men-of-War Loom Up Out of the English Channel to Guide the President’s Vessels to Port of Antwerp.

WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER LINED WITH PEOPLE TO WATCH CONVOY AS IT PASSES TOWARD ANTWERP

British Fleet Gives Truman Channel Escort   dant Binnw AW Peceident mie reren) ANUweip  and Meeting With Stalin

See Truman Ship Off Dover Cliffs   British Holiday Makers Line Heights as Convoy Passes   TO LAND AT ANTWERP   President on Augusta ; Bridge as British Escort Arrives

GOP'S IN SENATE MAY ASK HAPPY TO RESIGN SEAT   Say Democrats Have Inclination to Try to Hold Two Jobs

Cruiser Captain Faces Charge Of Negligence   McVay, Commander Of Indianapolis, Tried By Court Martial

t f cVay Is Charged With Neslizence nd Inefficiency   guryMartial Opens - for

Navy Has Accused Cruiser Chief On Twin Charges  Culpable Ine fficienc) Accusations Are Brought Against McVay}

CHARGE SHIP'S SKIPPER WITH IN EFFICIENCY   Navy Formally Accuse‘ Capt. Charles McVay Ill of Negligence in Less of Cruiser   STILL BEING PROBED

McVay Accused of Negligence In Loss of Cruiser   Charges Made Public By Forrestal; Trial Convenes at Capital

CRUISER CAPTAIN FACING COURT. MARTIAL FOR ACTS   Capt. McVay Faces Formal Charges of Negligence and Inefficiency at Time Cruiser Indianacclizs Was Sunk

Capt. McVay Trial Began   Negligence Charged In Cruiser’s Sinking

Capt. McVay Charged With Negligence   Accused In Loss Of . Cruiser indianapolis

Cruiser Captain Charged In Loss Of Indianapolis   Court Martial Ordered For Capt. McVay II Blamed With Negligence In Ship’s Sinking

Capt. McVay Of Cruiser Is On Trial   Court Martial Convenes At Navy Yard Today To Hear Trial Or  Charge Of Negligence

Captain Of Lost Cruiser Indianapolis Goes On Trial Before Navy Court Martial   Charles B. McVay III Accused Of Negligence And Inefficiency In Philippine Sea Tragedy: 880 Men Killed Or Missing

McVay on Trial for Negligence   Court Martial Of Captain  Of Indianapolis Under Way

NAVY CAPTAIN ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE. JIN LOSS OF BIG CRUISER INDIANAPOLIS 

 in _ Of Indianapolis  Of Inefficiency   ;  ‘McVay Counsel Challenges Two Charges In Case Of Lost U. 8. Cruiser

NAVY FORMALLY ACCUSES MCVAY   Court Martial Opens Against Skipper Of Indianapolis; Charged With Negligence And Culpable Inefficiency

CHARGE NEGLECT AGAINST SKIPPER OF INDIANAPOLIS  NAVY ACCUSES M’VAY  OF ALLOWING VESSEL  *TQ BE HAZARDED’

Charges Against McVay Revealed  Indicnapolis Chief Plac ads nm Trial

Navy Skipper Goes to Trial  For Ship Loss   Capt. McVay Accused Of Negligence and Culpable Inefficiency

CAPTAIN TRIED IN SHIP SINKING   ‘Navy Accuses McVay of Neg ligence, Inefficiency as  Court Martial Opens.

Cruiser Indianapolis De stroyed; Every Man  - Aboard a Casualty; 880 Died Or Are Missing

AGCUSE CAPTAIN OF NEGLIGENCE   Charges Prepared for Opening Session of McVay Court Martial.   CULPABLE INEFFICIENCY

Charge Captain Of Indianapolis With Negligence   Accusations Revealed As Court Martial In Washington Convenes For Case

Navy Captain On Trial For Loss Of Ship in War   McVay Accused Of Being Negligent, Inefficient

Skipper of Lost Cruiser Faces Trial   Indianapolis Commander Is Formally Accused of Negligence in Loss of Vessel in Pacific

(Navy Formally Accuses Capt. McVay Of Negligence in Loss of Indianapolis

Indianapolis Captain Faces Two Charges   Navy Accuses McVay Of Negligence and  Ineffictency in Loss ww: oa muswmcayun'teweuin die

STEVENSON SUBMITS” CLAUDE ISBELL. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE  SEVEN OTHER APPOINTEE: FAVORABLY REPORTED B)

LABOR POLICY ON NEW BASIS   GOVERNMENT DROPS ROLE AS COMPULSORY ARBITER OF INDUSTRIAL DISFUTES

POLITICS CRY HURLED FROM BOTH GROUPS   Republicans Beaten In Demands for Equal Board

House Votes Pearl Harbor  Investigation   Politics Charged As G.O.P. Loses Bid for Equality

 47 YEARS OF SERVICE   Executive Clerk is the “Indispensable Man”

Attlee Names 19 New Ministers  Eight Ministerial Posts to Be Filled

ATTLEE NAMES 19 T0 CABINET   New Ministers Represent Cross Section of British Working Class

Aitlee Names 19 Members Of Cabinet   Seven Former Miners, One Ex-Taxi Driver, One Former Preacher

Attlee Appoints 19 New Aides in Labor Cabinet   8 Vacancies Remain To Be Filled: Woman Among 19 Ministers: 6 Previously Named

Allies Moving to Peacetime Basis  Survey Shows Rapid Strides Being Made

BUTTER CEILING PRICE UP TODAY   Date For Retail Boost Moved Up To Match Wholesale Raise

Hurley Favors U.S. Policy In Chinese Matter   Declares Would Not Qui If Byrnes Had Made  Statement Earlier

BOY, 8, SAVES LIVES OF EIGHT IN FAMILY   Finds Them Unconsclous From Gas Fumes in Home and Summons Heln.

Reds Maintain Swift Tempo of Mighty Advance   Konev Seeks to Outflank German Garrison; Koenigsberg Threatened

ANOTHER MILD DAY   Clear Weather to Prevail Over Kansas Tomorrow

FLEETS AWAIT FINAL CEASE FIRING ORDER   MASSED NAVIES AND AIR FORCES READY FOR TREACHERY

Allied Fleets Alert For Treachery, Continue Attacks   Five More Islands Gobbled Up as Powerful Forces Poise to Strike Again If Jenonese Reject Terms of Surrender

China Moves  Into Nanking   Announces Movement Of Part Of Its Government Personnel.

Nanking Gets First Envoys;  ‘Reds Fight On   China Moves Personnel To Site Of Old Capital City

FOUR SEIZED AS LIQUOR RUNNERS   AGENTS REPORT OPERATIONS OF GANG HALTED BY ARRESTS AT TULSA.

Scene of Crossing Probably Germany’s Most Vital Front   Wes Gallagher of AP Gives Eye-Witness Story of Maneuver

Open Parley on Chaplin Payment  Declared Father of Carol Ann Berry

Figure How Much Money Charlie Can Pay After Jury Drops Buby on His Doorstep

Actor Must  Give F unds:   Jury Finds Chaplin Is Father Of Child

RULE CHAPLIN TOT’S FATHER   Actor Faces New Court Skirmish On Size of Support Payments

All 20 Aboard Plane Wrecked Last Night In West Virginia Are Dead

20 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH   Wreckage of PCA Transport Found in Mountains

20 Found Dead In Plane Wreek In W. Va. Park   Pittsburgh - Birminghar Liner Hite Mountain

Central Airlines Ship Cracks Up Near Morgantow!   Seventeen Passengers and Three Members of Crew Are Found Dead

Airlines Transport Crashes  In West Virginia Hills: 5 Servicamen

20 Killed In Crash Of PCA Airline   Plane Smashed In Pieces, Bodies Sttewn, Manglet

THREE IN FAMILY KILLED IN ACTION   Sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dennewitz Slain

HUGE COLUMBUS PLANT CLOSED   Curtis - Wright Operations Suspended ‘Temporarily’

LARGE, PLANT: CLOSED: DOW,   CURTI8S-WRIGHT AT “COLUMBUS HAS CLOSED ITS-DOORS ', DUETO WAR'S END. -

WLB Orders Strikers to End Walkout   Union Announces Vote To Resume Work in Chicago Monday

BACK TQ 2085   WLB Sounds Warning That Walkout Threatens. to Halt Raids on‘ Japan.

Sinfeng, Link in Enemy Overland Corridor, Falls   Chiang’s Men Score New Gains; Shapoyu Also Lost by Jape

CHINESE CAPTURE SINFENG   Highway Center Is Hongkong-Hankow Corridor Link:

CHINESE TAKE HIGHWAY CITY      Center Is Defense Link For Jap Corridor

Landon Sees 3rd World War Unless Policy ls Changec   Tells Kansas Meeting That Politicians Have Lost Fruits of Victory

Gloomy Landon Fears 3rd War anc League Failure  Flays Foreign Policy of Adminictratian

CALLS SPECIAL MEET OF OHIO LEGISLATURE   Orders Session to Increase Benefit Payments for Jobless

Lengthy Conference And Anxiety Precede Surrender  Americans, Germans Come to Terms  After Long Parley

DEFENSE TRIES TO EASE BLAME ON YAMASHITA   Presents Testimony He Took Orders From Notorious Terauchi

DEFENSE FOR YAMASHITA ; SEEKS: TO SHIFT BLAME   -  COLLABGRATOR ATTEMPTS TO  CONVINCE COURT THE “TI-~  GER" OBEYED ORDERS

Swiss Radio, White House Staff In All Night Vigil   Allied Capitals Going Ahead With Victory Plans While War Rages On Awaiting Unexplained Delay Of Jap Cabinet To Send Reply

Most Members of Congress Balk at Compulsory Labor Draft: Okay 4-F Ultimatum

(CARRIER FORCE PLANES HAMMER FORMOSA FOR 2ND ‘SUCCESSIVE DAY   U. §. Forces Expand Mindoro Beachheads

Landings Are Made On Mindore   Indicated That No Formid able Resistance Met New  Invasion Forces

PRAVDA SAYS U. §. AND REDS WERE OPPOSED   Official Communist Organ Maintains Britain Blocked Colonial Futures Talks at Moscow Meeting.

Reds Charge Stand Taken In ’43 Meet   Americas Offered Plan To Liberate Colonial World

RADIO TOKYO TAKEN OVER BY UNITED STATES ARMY   AMERICAN NETWORK CORRESPONDENTS NOW BROADCASTING OVER JAPAN'S BIGGEST STATION

Paul V. McNutt Now in Manila   Arrived by Plane Today to Make an Economic and Health Survey.

German Guards Responsible For Atrocity   Bodies Sprayed With Flaming Acetone And Set On Fire

220 Murdered By Germans   Political Prisoners » Sprayed With Flaming  Acetone

220 Political Prisoners Burned “Fo Death By Nazis In Leipzig Camp

Czech Barber Describes Terrible. Horror Of Burning 220 Prisoners   Says Nazis Sprayed Men With Acetone And Firec Barracks In Suburb Of Leipzig; Charred Rodies Are Found.

220 Political Prisoners Are  Burned Alive   Gestapo. Sprave Vietims With Flauning Acetone As They Ate Food Tn Tran

220 Political Prisoners Sprayed. with Flaming. Acetone, Burned, Shot

CHARRED BODIES OF 220 FOUND   Germans Spray Prisoners : With Inflammables

Nazi Guards Burn Prisoners Nazis Dig In ‘to Death with Flaming Acid on Norway

Prisoners Sprayed With Flaming  Acetone, Burned or Shot to Deatt

Bodies of 220° Political Prisoners Found Just: as:  They Tried To Flee Flame:

German Political Prisoners Sprayed With Acetone; Burned, Shot by Nazi Guards

DISCOVER 324 NAZ TORTURE VICTIMS   Slave Workers Tricked into Mess Hall, Guards Create Living Pyre

Find Bodies Of 220 Nazi Victims   - —WESTERN FRONT—  Asch Captured By Patton’s Troops   Third Army, Driving Toward Pilsen ‘And Prague, . Mops Up Czechoslovakian City;. Allid Forces 25 Miles Apart. Moscow Savs:

Nazs Burn Political Prisoners  Charred Bodies of 220 Found i in Suburt  _ £ gm pf,  _ _

WOMAN GUARD DEFIES COURT   Irma Grese Admits Lashing Nazi Captives Against Orders

Beat Prisoners, Woman Admits   Scourged Them Despite Camp Orders Banning That, He Says

EAST CHICAGO TIEUP 10 CUT LOCAL SUPPLY   Gasoline Shortage In Kalamazoo, Battle Creek Already Acute

Gen, MacArthur And Shidehara  In New Meeting   Announcement Savs That Premier's Conference Was On Routine Matters   FOOD PROBLEM IS TROUBLING JAPAN

NIMITZ FAVORS AID BY SOVIETS   Participation in Pacific. War by Russians Given Favorable Nod by Admiral

EISENHOWER AND CHURCHILL TALK   Disposition Of War Criminals Believed Main Topic

BYRNES WOULD RUN MANPOWER, WAR DEPT, SAYS   Undersecretary of War Patterson Reiterates Views of Army Officials

GOV, STEVENSON SIGNS ROAD BOND ASSUMPTION AGT   AMENDMENTS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ISSUES WERE DEFEATED

Large Public Works Program Is Proposed   Pres. Roosevelt Submits Fiscal Budget to Congres:

FR. Sets Aside. $398,812,000 For Public Works   Utah, Idaho Projects Include Newton, Scofield Development

LOCAL SOLDIER IS PRISONER IN GERMAN CAME   John Knappenberger, Writes Parents

Another Batch of Controls Become History   Nation Progresses With Job of ° Adjusting for Peace

Third Fleet In Path of Japs’ Navy   Another Showdown Sea Battle Expected Soon

Missionary From Japan To Speak At Hildreth © Church Wednesday Eve

BEING TAKEN BY LOCAL MEN   James F. Martin, Ladd In Charge Of This District

RELEASE SOLDIER WHO HIT CAPTIVES   WAR DEPT, FREES PVT, M'GEE FROM 2-YEAR SENTENCE

Nazi Socker Says He'd Do It Again Rind, Though He Has 120 Points, He Wants to Keep on With Uncle Sam

JOE McGEE, NAZI-PUNCHING DOUGHFOOT, SAYS ‘ HIT EM. AND I'D DO IT-AGAIN’

McGee Would Stay in Army   Got “Raw Deal’ But It's O. K. Now. Soldier Declares

AVIATION CADET PROGRAM ENDED   European War Situation Causes Curtailment Of Pilot Schools

THREE POWERS TO WARN NAZIS ON ATROCITIES      Churchill Sees Authority Of Ger man Government As Gone Shortly

CHURCHILL SAYS NAZIS TO FOLD SOCN   Three Power Atrocity Warning To Be Issued  RY PHIL AULT

Warning Given By Churchill On Atrocities   Prime Minister Says - Big Three To Take — Aetion At Once

Atrocity Warning To Be Forwarded   Buchenwald ‘Camp. Found Worst Yet

Imminent Collapse Of Nazi Authority Seen By Churchill   Three-Power Warning to Be Issued to Germany On War Atrocities   SPECULATION ABOUT Y-E DAY DEPRECATED   British Delegation to Get Eyewitness Evidence of Enemy Cruelties

Auticoriiy of Nazt Officials Broken   Complete Disintegration Within Few Days Predicted By Churchill In Commons Speech

Churchill Indicates Belief Nazi Government: May: Disinteqrate:- Soon

GIVE NAZIS WARNING ON. ATROCITIES   : Document to Be Signed by Truman, Churchill, Stalin 

To Probe German Crueity   Churchill Soys Hun Government To Disintegrate

3 Powers WarnReich  on Crimes   Churchill Indicates Nazi Disintegration in Commons Statement

HOTEL FIRE TOLL RISES   MAN DIES FROM BURNS SUF. FERED DURING HALF- © MILLION DOLLAR LIMA FIRE

PARLEY IS STALLED BY SOVIET DEMANDS   Three-Man Committee Is Named To Try And Iron Out Difficulties With Moscow

Russian Demand Stalls Work at Conference  Soviets Want Curbs on Debating Richts of Assembly

Strategic Bombing Survey — Reveals Air Power Brought ~ Germany Close to Collapse

Allied Strategic Bombing Readied Germany For Its Final Collapse __

Experts Report — Germans Would  Have Quit Shortly   Assert Long-Range Attacks Made Possible  Invasion of Continent

CLUB 8 BLOCKS FROM FOR'S HOME DEFIANT   Tells Byrnes to Go Sit on a Tack With His Curfew, Writer Says at Capital   Ry FREDERICK OATMAN

Red Advance Sweeps Near Vienna Gates   Suburb of Baden Torn From Nazis; Fighting Violent

Plays Major Role in Atom Research  lowa State Invents Final Process

UNCIO Progress Now Threatened By the Little Nations Demand   For A “Re-Match” On Big Five Veto Issue

Little Nations Demand Guarantee Of Charter Revision In 5 to 10 Years

Small ‘Countries Seek Measure Ta Revise Charter   Provision Would © _ Make Constitutional Convention Necessary

Andersen Would ‘Up Minimum Wag:   Secretary of Agriculture Endsrses Pending Bill

Iwo Invaders Fight For Second Airstrip   Yard by Yard Conflict Goes On as Japs Pour Devastating Fire From Rocky Hills

ALLIED INVASION OF CHINA EXPECTED   Americans And 90 Chinese Divisions Massed In Southwest China

Spectacular Fire At San Antonio   Warehouse Destroyed Causing Property Loss tn Excess of $175,000

STILL DRAWS HIS PAY   Farm Credit Official’s s Dismissal Is Now Pending

$700 Monthly; Does Nothing   Examiner for FCA Sits In Basement Cubbyhole At Kansas City

Aged Resident Of Johnson Is Dead  Mrs. “Anna Hecht ; - Was 94 ‘Years. Old.

Aged Resident Of Johnson Is Dead  Mrs. Anna Hecht Was 94 Years Old

‘Akron Farmer Passed Away  _ Ray Adams Succumb. To Brief [lIness

LOCAL FARMER IS CALLED AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS   Rhy E, Adams Was Veteran Of First World War—Funeral Yesterday

U.S, READY TO DO BUSINESS WITH FINLANT   Prospects of Similar Action by Others Not So Good

FINLAND AGAIN IN GOOD GRACES   U. 8 READY TO RENEW DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

U.S. RESUMES RELATIONS WITH FINNS   Second Axis ; Satellite to Be Recognized

READY 10 ACCEPT FINLAND LEADERS   Similar Action in Other European Governments Not So Good

U. 5, READY TO DO BUSINESS WITH FINLAND   Former Axis Satellite Now Has Democratic Form Of Government   OTHER NATIONS WAIT   Greece Elections Will Be Supervised; Bulgaria Fails To Satisfy

Goering Says Allied Airpower Caused Nazi Downfall In Reality   Reveals Jet Plane Plans Were Sent To Japan By Submarine; Reichsmarshal Laments Mistakes

Jet Plane Plan Sent To Nippon By Nazi U-Boat   Captured Reich Air Mar. shal Tells Yank Officers Hitler Planned To Occupy Iceland   “Stunned” By U.S.  Fighter Showing   Invasion OL England Was Not Attempted, Because Germany Lacked Navy,  Landing Craft

GOERING DOUBTS REDS WILL FIGHT JAPAN   Nazi Tells Allicd Officer Nippon Was Given German Blueprints for n Jet Plane.

Yanks, Reds Make 2nd Juncture Below Berlin   7th Army Overruns Notorious Naz Camp At Dachau, Freeing 32,000; Bavarian Resistance Cracks

Patton Liberates 110.000 Prisoners  i   17th Tank Battalion Opens Gates For Internees

Killing 19 Japs «For Every Yank, Nimitz Reports  Doughboys Are Makinc Progress In Okinawa

Yanks Crack Center Of Line, Take Tawn: Jan Loecec In Dead 19 To 1

Gains Scored On Okinawa   Yanks Crack Center Of Line, Take Town: Jap Losses in Dead 19 To 1

NAVY REVEALS DAMAGES 10 TICONDEROGA   Aircraft Carrier Suffers 337 Casualties When Struck by Jap Suicide  Planes in January   LASHING AT FORMOSA

337 HURT ON TICONDEROGA   Flattop, Severly Damaged By Jap Planes, Now Back In Action

Ticonderoga Back In Action After Being Hit Twice By Suicide Planes   Navy Discloses Aircraft Carrier Suffered 337 Casualties When Struck Last January But Now is Back In Fight In Pacific.

Survives Nippon Suicide Attack  Navy Reveals the Ticonderoga Escape

Carrier Ticonderoga  Hit By Suicide Plane   Suffers 337 Casualties, But Continues Tc Launch, Land Her Planes

Ticonderoga Da maged Terr ifically   Navy Discloses ft Was Struck by Suicide Planes

Japanese Damage Plane Carrier,  337 Casualties   Ticonderoga Has Returned To Duty

SUICIDE PLANES STRUCK VESSEL   Ticonderoga Suffered 337 Casualties, Heavy Damage When Hit.

Ticonderoga Took It and Dished It Out   Carrier Battered By. Japs. After Indo-China Attack

‘lattop Takes ) Suicide Hits  "Ticonderoga Counts gaa pm... £rettd

Ticonderoga Survives  Double Blow   Jap Suicide Planes;  Striking Carrier Off Formosa, Cause Hea Damage, 337 Casualti

Ticonderoga Hard Hit by Jap Planes   Suffered 337 Casualties, Great Damage In January

DAMAGED CARRIER BACK IN PACIFIC   Ticonderoga Recovers From Attack of Jap Suicide Bombers

Carrier Ticonderoga Struck By Two Suicide , Planes: 337 Casualties

‘Aircraft Carrier Ticonderoga Hit By Two Kamikaze   337 Casualties and Terrific Damage;  Vessel Repaired and Returned to Pacific

144 Men Lost In Jap Attack  On Ticonderoga   Great Plane Carrier Now Back in Action After Suicide Bombe Attack Last Jan. 21

AIRCRAFT CARRIER  TICONDEROGA BADLY  DAMAGED BY PLANES TOTAL CASUALTIES IN  JANUARY 21 ATTACK AN NOUNCED. AS 237 MEN

Ticonderoga Sinks 31 Enemy Warships Before Being Hit   Famous Carrier Victim of Kamikaze Twice in Fight Last January

Big Carrier Is Victim of Jap Suicide Planes   [Navy Reveals Terrific Damage: and 337 Casauities Suffered by USS Ticonderoga in Ac  ion Nene Boemnae: 

Carrier Ticonderoga Survives Two Hits By Jap Suicide Planes To Fight Again

JAPS BATTER U.S. CARRIER   Ticonderoga Back in Action After Attack in Which 144 Men Were Lost

* Ticonderoga, eLashes Nips   big Plane Gorvis?, Battered : By Fea Suicide Planes Off “Formiese in. January, Re tonne Action — Owns lmoressive Recoid,

Carrier Has Gone Back Intc Action Since Being Torn By Foe Off Formosa

Biggest B-29 Raid On Jap Cities!   337 Casualties On Carrier Hit by Jap Suicide Planes Revealed

~ HERE'S ANOTHER TO ADD TO THE DEFINITIONS: DIPLOMACY MEANS SAYING SOMETHING IN SUCH WAY NOBODY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN, —an eprronia,~   ' Alrcrait Carrier, Now Back in Fight, Better Than Ever After Terrific Damage

Jap Suicide Planes Smashed Ticonderoga But Fail To Knock Carrier Out Of Fight

AUTO ACCIDENTS AND FIRES TAKE CAROLINA LIVES   ~leven Deaths Reported In First Two Days of Long Christmas Holiday WeekEnd.

Expect 400 For Firemen’s Meet   Plans All Ready For State Convention Opening Here Wednesday

State Firemen to Gather Here   Plans Being Completed For - Annual Convention In City

War Prisoners Prefer Suicide To Facing Reds   Mass Injuries Reported As Swedes Try To Move Internees

100 Germans Try Suicide in Sweden ‘To Prevent Deportation to Soviet Zone

SWEDEN SHIPS OUT GERMANS; SUICIDE TRIED   INTERNEES FIGHT EXTRADITION TO SOVIET AREA

Japs Protecting Target Areas With Prisoners  State Department Protests

Japs Use Captives To Protect Selves   Put Camps Near Areas That Are Bomb Targets

IU. 8. Denounces J apanese Use Of Prisoners   Enemy Still Persists In Locating Camps Near Bombing Targets

Japs Protecting Target Areas With Prisoners   State Department Protests : Enemy's Action

WAR PRISONERS IN BOMB AREAS   Japs Try To _ Protect Targets By Putting Camps Nearby

Babson’s Authentic Statement   Copyright-—1945—Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. POSTWAR JOBS HINGE ON SCHOOLS   wT). & #2... nor a Se Oe cr gf Tet.

Postwar Jobs Hinge On Schools   Babson Says Committees  Need Shots Of Plasma

CONFUSION   Offieials and Clerks of Agency Up in Air Over Their Future

British Will Take Haw Haw to English Jail Soon  Propagandist Faces Trial for Help He Aceorded Nazis

LAVAL ADMITS MUSSOLINI PACT   Secret Agreement Gave Dictator Free Hand in Abyssinia

LAVAL ADMITS feet PACT “WITH ITALY      FORMER FRENCH PREMIER AD‘MITa-DEAL WITH MUSSOLINI FOR, ABYSSINIA

Paid Aaents Staged Demonstrations Which Reinstated Peron. Ils Charae

Agents Put Peron In Power, Charge   Socialists Say Leader Had  Planned Demonstrations

MOUNDS RESIDENT CRUSHED TO DEATH IN HIS YARD BY AUTO OUT OF CONTROL

BELGIAN KING, PREMIER CONFER   Observers View Talk as Showdown Battle Ove: Issue of Abdication

Announce Honor Roll For Fourth Six Weeks Period  Sixty-Six Pupils  Receive Average “Roe doe oE A Ov. R

“HONOR ROLL” IS ANNOUNCED   Fifty-seven Qualify In Grades and De nrarhrmant

Announce Honor Roll For Fourth Six Weeks Period  Sixty-Six Pupils _ Receive Average  ” Grades Of A Or:B 

Honor Rolls Of © Two High Schools  Sixty-Three Pupils Given Coveted Rank

WAR TODAY      Reported Russian Drive on Southern Vistula Front in Poland Signals Momren tons Dry elopments pores fo 2 Tp lara

THE WAR TODAY - - - - - - - By Dewitt Mackenzie   '48F OF PRANCE

“New Drive” Is Great News If True. Heavy Russian Assault  Helps Allies On West

WILL DOUBLE PRESENT SIZE NF QUARTERS   Crowded Conditions, Due to Growth, to Be Relieved

Japs Will Be Isolated From Asiatic Continent  In Month - Chennault

Truman's Hope That This Method Would Win. Co-Operation From Both Sidea-Is Dealt Bad Blow

GMC Bolts  Truman’s Facts Board  . Firm Refuses  To Talk of  “Ah th Paw

HEARING WILL CONTINUE IN GM DISPUTE   Board Will Go Ahead Despite Walkout By Auto Firm

GM Quits Federal Strike Panel; Hearing Continues   Truman’s Hopes for Cooperation Get Jolt; Data Lacking on Wages, Hours

FACT - FINDERS KEEP HEARING GOING IN SPITE OF REBUFF   Panel To End _ Union’s Part Today, Report To President By  January 3

General Motors Refuses to Discuss Profits in Relation  ~ to Wages, Dealing Blow to President—Studies . ; Bea f™.~2*...._

Firm Won't Talk Profits Unless Congress Acts   Attorney Says Company Ready to Continue Direct Negotiations

General Motors Walks Out on Fact-Finding   But President’s Board Decides To Proceed With Studies Anyway

GM Declines Farther Part In Fact Probe   Firet Test of Truman Plan  Fails to Hit Objectives a ca i i

CM. WALKS OUT ON FACT-FINDERS _ IN AUTO STRIKE   Giant Corporation Refuses to Take Part in Investigation of Its Ability to Boost Wages.   BLOW TO TRUMAN’S LABOR PROPOSAL   Company Contends Walkout Has Raised Questions of National Policy Blocking Arbitration.

GM Leaves Fact Finding Discussians   Big Three Meeting Assures Full Security Of A-Power

BLOW DEALT TO TRUMAN'S FACT FINDING   ABILITY TO PAY BIG SNAG IN UNION WAGE DEMANDS

Fact-Finding — Board Snubbed By Auto Corp.   General Motors Refuses to Discuss Profits in Relation to Wages, Dealing Blow to President—Studies . tn Continues

Plan To Break Crisis In Food Is Agreed Upon   Urges Farm Production Be On Same Basis As War Goods Output.

New Secrefary Of Agriculture Tackles Chaos   All-Out War Opens On Black Markets; Supplies Dwindle

New Food Boss © Grapples With Crisis   SHORTAGE WILL LAST ANOTHER YEAR. By OVID A. MARTIN

Pood Group Head  Has Crisis Plan   Food Chairman Takes Oath Today As Secretary of Agriculture

Cabinet Post Is Taken Over By Andersor   General Blueprint For Increasing Supply Of Food Is Laid Before Agriculture Secretary

Anderson Takes Over Agriculture Department Today   Program to Get More Food Given  ln kaiica Rannrt

DRASTIC ACTION IS PLANNED 10 GET MORE FOOD   Two Keystones of New Policy Designed To Cut Down Farmer's Uncertainty

Relief of Present Crisis Is Recommended By Com ‘ mittee Which Was Led By Anderson.

PAY PROPOSAL OF OPERATORS   12 Demands of Union Flatly Rejected By Owners

Soft Coal Miners Turn Down Offers  Operators Present   UMW Policy Committee Adopted Resolution Rejecting Six Counter - Proposals

MINERS REJECT COUNTER OFFER   Operators’ Plan To Raise Wages 50 Cents Daily Is Turned Down

COAL MINERS TURN DOWN: WAGE OFFER   Proposal of Operators fs Turned Down by Mine Workers —

Miners Reject Counter-Offers   Operators Make Proposals on Six of 18 Pay Demands Made by Lewis; , Turn Down Other Dozen

Miners Reject Counter Offer ~ By Operator:   Pay Tnerease Estimates AL 30 Cents a Day Made t..

COAL MINERS TURN DOWN WAGE OFFEI   Counter-Proposal of Operator: Would Have Netted Them Nearly 50 Cents a Day.

Miners Reject Owners’ Proposal   Invite Continuance Of Negotiations

LEWIS REJECTS THE COAL OFFER   But Committee Leaves Way Open for Negotiations, It Is Announced.

Americans Near Manila Gateway   BY LEONARD MILLIMAN  Bunn ntatbeat Bascnae Cine WAltae

Three Columns Bear Down On San Fernando   Superforts Strike Again At Battered lwo Isle On Road To Tokvo.   RAID OIL REFINERIES

U. S. BOMBERS RAID HACHIJO ISLAND TODAY   Other Jap-Held Sectors Hit By Americans

Yanks Converging On San Fernando, Gateway fo Manila   Sixth Army Takes Rosario In Drive For Capital City

3 Yank Columns Drive Toward ‘Gateway to Manila’: Superforts Busy.   IREPORT SUMATRA RAID

Yankees Advance Upon Manila, Tokyo Hit Again  Sumatra Oil Fields Are Bombed By

THREE U. S. COLUMNS BEAR DOWN ON SAN FERNANDO, MANILA GATE   YANK TROOPS 34 MILES FROM LUZON CAPITAL; SUPERFORTS BATTER IWO ON TOKYO ROUTE

HEAVY BLOWS HIT JAPAN IN PAGIFIG ARE   Tokyo and lwo Bombed While Yanks Close In on Luzon Town.

3. Yank Columns “Are Conver ‘sing _ On Manila Gate   Superforts Strike Again At Battered Iwo Island On Sea Road Toa: Tokvro

Yanks Moving Upon Manila Near Gateway   Three Columns Press Toward San Fernando; Another on Bataan

Americans Near Manila Gateway   BY L, LEONARD MILLIMAN  Gee sence uw... Wrtrtts.c me

American Aerial Might Also Hits Borneo, Formosa and IndoChina While First Truck Convoy Rolls Toward Kunming To Open New Ledo-Burma Road And Break ‘Siege of China’

JAP OIL CENTERS, IWO JIMA RAIDED   B-29’s And Carrier-Borne Planes Join In Blows

3 YANK UNITS DRIVE TOWARD DOOR TO MANILA   B-29s Hit Iwo Island Again; Nimitz Moves Nearer Front

‘Yank Thrust Moves Closer To Manila   Superforts Bomb Iwo Again, Tokyo Has Week-end Raids

THREE FORCES ARE PUSHING ON MANILA   Nips Report Carrier Raid On Sumatra Oil Land   Again Hammer Iwo Island; 39 Ships Sunk In New Navy Jab At Formosa

BATTERED (0 ISLAND IS HIT BY B-29 FORCE   Sixth Army Surges Toward Capital Thru Decimated Jap Units

AMERICANS ON LUZON ADVANCE   Sixth Army Columns Ap  proach San Fernando,  Manila Gateway

Manila Gateway ‘Is Opening to U. 5. ‘Advance   Tokyo, Hachijo Hit By B-29s; Three-Way Drive on Baguio

Americans Drive On San Fernando, Gateway ToManila   Superforis Strike At Rattered Jan Islands

Nipponese Empire Blasted in Fierce Allied Sky Attacks   Iwo Jima, Tokyo, Sumatra Oil Fields Raided ~ - * By Bombers

B-29s Pound  Iwo on Sea Road to Tokyo   Bombers Raid Sumatra Oil Plants, Hachijo— Yanks Take Rosario in  Hardest Luzon Battle

BERLIN ADMITS FIERCENESS OF BATTLE GROWS   Russia Calls On Nazis To Surrender As Armies Roll Onto Reich Soil

TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY CLIMBS MOUNTAIN   Follows Log Road Over 4 Miles to Top of 1,300-Foot Peak—Ac aamnanioan tv Tine,

Shares of Districts   LEAVENWORTH FILINGS   New Actions Bring Liquor Complaints to 46

 Desperate Attacks Made On Rhine Bridges ' Nazis Launch ‘‘Suicide Missions”’

66 Nazi Planes Downed in Desperate Efforts to Blast Remagen Bridges

NAZIS FLY SUICIDE MISSIONS ON RHINE   66 OF 135 PLANES IN FUTILE ATTACKS BAGGED; AIRMEN BELIEVE LUFTWAFFE ON LAST LEGS

Maj.-Gen. Wing Dies At Rutland Of Heart Attack   Given Many Awards Fo Meritorious Service Ih Four Major Campaign:

Led 43rd in 4 Campaigns; Landed in Tokyo With MacArthur’s Troons.

Giant 800-Ship Convoy Weathers Deadly Air Attack to Return Yanks to Luzon

JAPANESE LASHED. OUT AT CONVOY   DEADLY AIR ATTACK WEATH:. ERED BY U. 8. FLEET AS . IT MOVED ON LUZON.

PRESIDENT. SEES DEFEAT OF FOES MORE IMPORTANT  ss.  + =. 7.  £er 2. eS Sf   VICTORY, REVERSE LOANS, WORLD TRADE WORTH 42 BILLIONS

Relations With Finns Resumed  Government Approvec By United States

U.S. Again on Good Terms With Finland   Considers Present Finn Government Representative Of Democratic Elements

RESUME WITH FINLAND   U.S. Satisfied Present Government of. Little Nation O.K.

PROGRAM FOR RULE OF REICH CIB   Presidential Adviser Warns Common Policy Needed

BARUCH PRUPUSES 14-POINT PLAN 10 CONTROL GERMANY   Program Read Before ~ Senate Group Warns of Third Conquer Attempt

GERMANS MAY TRY COMEBACK, BARUCH WARNS   We Should Clamp Lid On Foe’s Economy,  He Tells Senators

Moratorium On Lend-Lease Debt  Hoover Proposes Plan   Hoover Proposes Plan To Speed Conversion

HOOVER OPPOSES LEND-LEASE GIFT   FAVORS EXTENSION OF TIME ON DEBTS, NOT CANCELLATION

HOOVER PROPOSES WAR DEBTS’ PLAN   Suggests Five-Year Mora: torium on Lend-Lease, Other Debts.

SUSPECTED FATHER FOUND SHOT IN HOME   Daughter Was Killed as She Greeted Soldier

oa. 7  Man Sought In His Daughter’s Death Suicides   Kansas City Father Killer Offspring As She Greeted Soldier Friend; Eludes Police

HELPLESS JAP CIVILIANS END LIVES ON SLOPE   No Large-Seale Surrender of Troops Expected on Mindanao, Philippines

JAPANESE CIVILIANS IN MASS SUICIDES   Terror-Stricken Peopie Killing Themselves Rather Than Be Capiured By Yanks

Jap Civilians on Mindanao Resorting to Mass Suicides  Terror-Stricken Mothers Kill Children and Then Take Own Lives

Jap Civilians Kill Selves   In Interior Mindanao Island. People Prefer Death To  Capture. 

Mindanao Japanese Civilians Suiciding   Deserted By Own Army, Believed Resorting to Mass Suicide and Murder

MASS JAP SUICIDES AMONG CIVILIANS   Japanese on Mindanao Island Kill Selves, Children

Jap Civilians Fear Capture; End Own Lives   Thousands Living on Mindanao Reported in Mass Suicide

JAP MOTHERS AILLING SELVES AND CHILDREN   Forty Found with Throats Slit, Apparently to Avoid Capture.

@ UNPUBLISHED LETTER   Assassination of Lincoln Stunned His Soldiers

Japs Moving Troops Into Manchuria   Mikado’s Empire Compressed From All Sides

Extensive Enemy Positions Seized In Surprise Attack   Yonabaru, Second Largest City on Island and First Sizeable Town to Fall, Is Overrun In First Breakthrough In Weeks   CHIEF GAIN IN PHILIPPINES IS AT MALABALAY

Break Eastern Anchor of Japs’ Line of Defense   Other Gains Are Reported From Chinese and Philippine Fronts.   Break Through Lines On Island Anchorage   Lack of Paliv in Japan

EASTERN ANCHOR OF STUBBORN OKINAWA LINE CRUMBLED   COMMUNIQUE FROM CHINA LENDS SUPPORT REPORT JAPS MOVING FORCES

Eastern Jap Anchor On Okinawa Falls   Meanwhile, Reports From China Say Nips Being Withdrawn to Manchuria, Nipponese Bulwark Against the Soviet Union.

Doughboy: Oust Jap  Defenders   Americans Meet Stiff Resistance From Heights _ Outside City

Seize Second Largest Town  On Bloody Isle   Gain on Other’ Fronts as Jap-Soviet Relations Deteriorate Rapidly

OF POSITIONS ARE SEIZED   Less Significant Advances Made On Other Fronts   YONABARU   Overrun By Infantrymen: Malabalay On Mindanao Also Captured

CRACK SECTION OF NIP LINES IN OKINAWA FIGHT   Report Japanese Reinforce Area in Manchuria Facing Russians

Report Japanese Troops Withdraw ‘rom China Coast   Red Diplomats Hit Jap Optimism on Soviet Relations

Japs Moving Troops From North China   Apparently Fear Russie Will Move Inte Manchuria

Eastern Anchor of Japs’ Okinawa Line Bends Under Attach   Today's War News From Other Fronts Also Favors Yankees

JAP DEFENDERS GIVEN CRUSHING OKINAWA BLOW   ® Eastern Anchor of Line Smashed by Surprise U. S. Infantry Thrust

Yonabaru Is Overrun In Dawn Surge   Foe Withdrawing From North China’s Coastal  Areas To Manchuria.

Yanks Grumble Eastern Defense Of Okinawa Jap:   Infantry In Sudden Push; Nips Quit North China For Manchuria Areas

Chinese in New Drive on Japanese Lifeline   Rain Curtails Activities in Center, on West Okinawa Fighting Front

East Okinawa Defense Line Crumbles Away  Surprise Pre-Down Attack Wins Hills DRNoamelanaankbinn Ray

Enemy Troops Reported Sent To Manchuria   Moscow Says Japan “Optimistic” About Friendly Terms With  Reds—Trains Bombed

Ickes to Submit New Oil Treaty   International Pact Is Between Britain, U. 5S.

UP-T0-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   To Submit Revamped Anglo-American Oil Agreement

BRITISH STATESMAN'S SON HANGED FOR NAZI-RADIO JOB   “LORD HAW HAW" REPORTED NEXT ON LIST OF BROADCASTERS TO PAY DEATH PENALTY

NAMED FATHER. OF NEW BOMB   MUCH ‘OF CREDIT FOR -DEVELOPING ‘ATOMIC ROME . 18

Detroit City 1; Jammed for Series Games   Tigers Favorites  To Win Opener and Series; Newhouser, Rorowy to Pitch

Detroit Jammed For First Game Of World Serie:   Borowy of Cubs to Opposs Newhouser in Pitchers? Rattle ‘Voday

Yanks Attack North Side of German Bulge   énemy jis Rolled Back in American Drive Toward Houffalize

1st Army Opens Major Assault.  On Nazi Bulge Substantial Gains Made Along 30-Mile Front; 3rd Nearing

Bulge-Bustin Drive Opens   First Army 11) Miles From 3rd in Pinching Off of Nazi Salient

First Army Uhits Score ~ Gains on a Thirty Mile  Front   \ NAZIS LEAVE THE TIP   Von Rundstedt Saves Most of His Armor, May Hit Again  ¢

General Assault Opened Against Germans’ Bulge In Belgium As Patton's Forces Push Northward From Luxembourc

~WESTERN FRONT—  Comman Stand East Of Ourthe River Menaced _ By American Blows

First Army Tanks And Infantry Gain On 30-Mile Front   Units Approaching Houffalize Menace Nazi Escape Route

Allies Launch New Assault On Nazi Line   Infantry and Tanks Smash Into Foe’s Belgian Defenders

UNOFFICIAL ESTIMATES PLACE GERMAN BREAK-THROUGH LOSSES AT POSSIBLY 200,000 MEN   NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE MAY GIVE IMPETUS TO ALLIED SQUEEZE AS ALLIES SUFFER HEAVY CASUALTIES

Pincers Close Upon Nazi Bulge   F irst, Third Armies Hit at Houffalize, ‘Key Road Bastion

DRIVE MILE NEARER 10 HOUFFALIZE   City Is Heart of German Bulge Created in Winter Drive—Third Army Five Miles From Bastion on South.-

U. S. Ist Opens General Assault On Belgian Bulge   Drive Is Made Along 30Mile Front; Nazi Escape Roads Menaced.   Allies Say 200,000  German Troops Lost

BIG GAINS ON 30-MILE FRONT   Menace Nazis’ Last Escape Road And Narrow Salient

CONTINUE WIT DRIVES TO CUT IN ON GERMANS   ‘RAF Pilots Report Nazi Troops Fleeing East Inside Salient

1st Army Launches Assault   Drive on 30-Mile Front Endangers Enemy Escape Road

Allies Drive Into Heart of Nazi Bulge   Escape Corridor Narrowed to Less Than Eleven Miles

Substantial Gains Are  Scored by Infantry and Tanks on 30-Mile Front

U. §, FIRST ARMY INFANTRY AND TANKS ‘OPENED NEW DRIVE  OTHER ALLIED FORCES ROLLING GERMANS FROM TIP OF SALIENT

FIRST ADVANCES ON LONG FRONT   Infantry, Tanks Open Gen- eral Assault Against -. North Side of Bulge. —   FOE MOVING EASTWARD

BAN ON SPORTS TRAVEL LIFTED   DIRECTOR ADVISES ‘TEMPERANCE’ TO AVOID RESUMPTION

Lift Ban on Sports Travel  Will Permit World Series, Grid Games And Others

ODT Removes Sports Travel Restrictions   Action Clears Way For World Series,  Intercollegiate and Pro Football Games

World Affairs Hold Interest Of Congress   Senate Plans Limited Hearing On Charges By Hurley   UNO UNDER DEBATE   No Votes Taken Yet On Participation In Organization

TOKYO: HARBOR BLOCKADED BY ~ HALSEY: FLEET   SMALL ENEMY CONVOY stNK WHEN_1T.. Arrehers. To. LEAVE--JAP BATILESHIP BATTERED“!

Nagato Knocked Out by Navy Fliers; Tokyo Bay Closed By Destroyers From Third Fleet

SINKS ENEMY CONVOY OF FOUR VESSELS   Extensive Damage to Jap Battleship Also Disclosed

FOUR OF ENEMY SHIPS GO DOWN IN BAY'S MOUTH   Destroyers Blast Vessels Attempting to Sneak Past Blockade

Three Wrecks on Same Corne Send Four Men to Hospitals   Sentences Given  In Robbery Case

World Opinion Forum Set Up By Conference   Plane for Charter Signing Aud Parley Wind-Lp  Boucle Sanmislote

Conference Tapering Off, Winding Up Few Details   All Deliberations Of League Assembly To Be Kept Open To Press and Public

U.S. Warns Japs To Surrender Before Too Late   Nip Leaders Face Two Courses,  OWI Broadcast Says

‘United States Officially Informs Japs  Unconditional Surrender Is iOnly Possible Salvation for Nation

U. 5. SPOKESMAN CALLS ON JAPAN TO QUIT FIGHTING   Nippon Leaders Warned in Broadcast, Delay in Surrender Means Destruction of Country.   POINTS TO PLEDGES OF ATLANTIC CHARTER   Declares It Can Be Assumed That Tokyo Can Deal Now With Washington Government Alone.

Only Salvation Unconditional Capitulation   Nippon Leaders Radioed hy Official U. S. Spokes. man Other Alternative is Virtual Destrnetion   Can Benefit Under Atlantic Charter   Warns Warlords to Quit While They Have Only United: States to Deal With

Japs Advised To Surrender As Only U.S.  To Deal With   Broadcast Directed To Nippon Leaders

Japan Told Way To Salvation Is ‘Unconditional   U. S. Government Broadcasts Official Explanation to Foe

Alternatives Cited Are Destruction Or Unconditional Surrender Benefits

Japs Are Told One Way Out   ‘Official Spokesman’ for U. S. Makes It Plain Unconditional Surrender Only Chance

Durable Good: Output to Start July 1   Refrigerators First On WPB List, To Control Prices

CIVILIAN GOODS BANS REMOVED   Manufacture of 530,000 ~ New Refrigerators Is Permitted This Year

Nimitz Welcomed By Capital Throng   Fleet Chief Honored By More Than. Million

EMPLOYES ARE JOB LOBBYINE   Federal Workers Trying To Save Their Bureaus  In Reorganization

OPA Establishes New Car Prices   ‘Considerably Higher’ Cost to Be Told Soon

HULL DEFENDS NO-COMPROMISE PREWAR POLICY   Denies He Touched Off War

Hull Raps Charges in Report   Says U. S. Failure to Oppose Jap Grabs Would Be Cowardly

Hull Defends His No Compromise Policy To Japan   Rejects Charge - That He “Touched Off’ Sneak Attack

Charges by Army Board Are Denied   Declare His Accusers Don’t Know What They’re Talking About

HULL EXCORIATES CRITICS’ CHARGE AF STARTING WAR   Declares to Committee Japs Were Bent on Hostilities With U. S. Unless Nation Acted Like Coward,   DENIES ‘TEN-POINTS’ FORCED HOSTILITIES   Former Secretary of State Scores Report of Army -Board in His Third Appearance at inquiry.

Assails Accusers For Charges He Touched Off War   Says Failure To Oppose Aggression Would Have Been Cowardly Action

U.S. Avoided Coward Course  Declares Hull   Honor Demanded Nation Oppose Nip March of Conquest

Hull Vigorously Defends Policy In Critical Days   Says Failure of U. S. to Oppose Aggression Would Have Been Cowardly   FORMER SECRETARY HITS QUESTIONERS   Says Members of Committee Do Not Know What They’re Talking Absut

U. S. Fatlure To Oppose Japanese Aggression Would Be Cowardly  TELLS OF EFFORTS TO PRESERVE PEACE 10-Point Statement of U.  S. Principles Given Japanese

Former State Secretary Makes Third Appearance to Back Pre-War Record

HULL SAYS FAILURE TO OPPOSE JAP AGGRESSION BEFORE PEARL HARBOR WOULD HAVE BEEN 1 raQWARNIY ACT. “TRONGLY DEFENDS POLICY

HULL GIVES DEFENSE OF HIS POLICIES   Says Failure to Oppose Japs Would Have Been Cowardly

NO COMPROMISE CALLED ONLY POSSIBLE STAND   Denies His 10-Point Statement of Principles Started War

Defends His Japanese Policies    SAYS THAT FURTHER c+ tye! CONCESSIONS TO THE JAPANESE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING LESS THAN COWARDLY

COAL AND RAIL PROBLEM EASEL   Army To Save About 145 Millon Ton In 12 Months

FOOD LOCKERS -CHECKUP OPENS   OPA OFFICIALS WIN COURT RULING IN CHICAGO IN BLACK MARKET MEAT DRIVE

OPA TO CHECK MEAT FOUND IN LOCKERS   To Force Sale of Hoards Acquired by Illegal Means

05 LIVES LOSI ON THISWEEK END   First Peacetime Holiday Celebration Since Pearl Harbor

OPA Leatler UK's Raising: ~Minimum Pay   Bowles Claims Increase Would Cut Prices: _ Aid to Farmers * He Says: -...

MINIMUM PAY BOOST URGED   Bowles Holds Increase In Wage Level Will Bring Later Price Cuts

Bowles Urges Increase in  Minimum Pay  Long-Range Effect Will Reduce Prices

Bowles Favors Plan to Boost Minimum Waee   Long-Range Effect of Bill Would Be to Cut Prices, Administrator Claime

FRANCE TO DEMAND CUSTODY OF LAVAL   Former Premicr Quickly Interned by Spain When He Refuses to Leave Countre.

Ex-Prennier  aval Flees to Spain, Swiilly Inlerned   France to Ask Custody OF Collaberationist And Companions:

DOOMED LAVAL HELD IN SPAIN   Former French Premier Under Death Sentence Fails To Escape

Batile:Info - Main Stage, ~~ Japs Asser      They Admit:Invasion‘and Make Claims Of Great  Destruction.”

Kramer Says He Was Scanegoat of Belsen, Nol Beas!   famp._Commond > Claints He Merely Followed. Orders

H. Van Scoter Falls; Killed by  Gun Discharge   Prentissvale Man, 37, Accident Victim as He Slips on Grass While Carrying Gun

Otto Twp. Man Killed In Odd Accident   Horace Van Scoter Slips On Grass Discharging Gun

Chinese Drive Ahead, Clear Airport Cities   Jap Supply Lines Collapsed in Aerial Attacks

Chinese Drive on 3 Strategic Cities   New Gains Scored in East-West Corridor

Romanian Premier Resigns Under Fire   Bucharest Radio Announce ment Follows Arrival of Soviel Diplomat.

To Call Churchill,  Alexander Kin To Testify for Nazis   Criminals To Go On Stand inOwn Behall

Nazi Leaders To Testify In Own Defense   Fieid Marshal Wilhelm Keitel Want’s Churchill’s Nephew, and Kin of Gen,  Alexander Summoned

Witnesses From Britain and U.S. May Take Stand   Nephew of Churchill And Cousin of ‘Monty May Give Testimony

Nazi Leaders Ask That British Big-Wigs Be Suspended As Witnesses

Majority of Nazi Leaders Will Give  Own Testimony   Witnesses Are to Be Sough ‘From U. S., Britains, Might Call Duke of Hamilton

Majority Of Nazi Leaders To Testify At War Crimes Trial   Would Ouiz Duke

NAZI WAR CRIMES DEFENDANTS PLAN GIVE TESTIMONY *  WILL ALSO ASK THAT WIT NESSES BE BROUGHT FRO! ENGLAND AND AMERICA

Nazi Defendants to Call British, U.S. Witnesses   Lawyers Indicate Scope of Defense Against ‘Crimes’

Nazis Will Take Stand In Defense   Most Will Testify In Own Behalf; to Call Witnesses From Britain and U. S.

Nazi Leaders  Will Testify   Defense Attorneys Reach Agreement; Hitler Order Cited

German Leaders Due To Testify In Own Defense   Hitler Henchmen To Seek Witnesses From Britain  And United States.

High Nazis to Take Stand in Own Defense   “Germans to Seek Witnesses from  U. S$. and Britain; Trial Is Rececscad .

Hitler’s Words Are Quoted in Building Case Against Nazi:   Fuehrer’s Speech Ordering Extermination of Poles in Records

Nazi Chiefs To Testify In Defense   Counsel Plane to Bring Witnesses From Britain And U. S. on Behalf of Accused War Criminals

Accused Nazis to Go on the Stand   Majority of 20 on Trial Will Testify in Behalf   S atheentanetimennentensaaaiaetemannel  ~~ ees a 6S ee oe — <« an = @&@ ae, -_ —_ ._ sr oe   DEFENSE PLANS MADE   Witnesses Will Be Sought From Britain and the U.

NAZI LEADERS WILL TESTIFY IN OWN BEHALF   Defense Counsel To Call Witnesses From U, S.,  Britain

German Leaders Will Testify in Their Own Behalf   Will Attempt To Get Witnesses From Britain, U. S.

Defense To Call Yanks, Britons To Nazis’ Trials   “Majority Of Fuehrer’s 20 Henchmen Expected To  Testify In Own Behalf

Nazi War Leaders Will Take Stand In Own Defense   Kin of British Great io he Called as Witnesses, Hitler's Invasion Program Documented

U.S, British Witnesses To Be Called   Prominent Englishmen May Be Asked to Appeor for Keitel

Accused Nazis Will Testify Tn Own Behalf   Defense Also Will Seek Witnesses— From U. S., Britain

WITNESSES TO BE SOUGHT IN BRITAIN, U. S.   Nephew Of Churchill Sought Bs Keitel Attorneys To Appear At Wrial

May Summon — Witnesses From Britain And U.S   Evidence Topped By Word Of Hitler Ordering War Extermination Against Poles

Nazis Will Testify in Own Behalt   Witnesses Sought from Britain, U. S.; Lady Astor Mentioned.

Most of Nazi Leaders on Trial in Nuermberg to Testify; Witnesses Sought in Britain and in America

Most Of, 20 Nazi Leaders On Trial. Testify In Own Defense, Seek “Vitnesses

Nazi Leaders Will Testify   Get Every Chance for Defense: Hitler Blood TEdictIs Revealed -

Accused Nazis to Go on the. Stand   Majority of 20: on Trial Will Testify in  Behalf   DEFENSE PLANS MADE   Witnesses Will Be Sought From Britain and)”  ‘the U. S.

ALSO 10 CALL WITNESSES IN U.S., BRITAIN   Plans of Defendants in the Nuernberg War Crimes Trial Are Outlined at a Press Conference Held by Defense Counsel.

GRANTS BOOST IN COAL PRICES   OPA Announces Schedule To 13 Different Mining Districts

INCREASE PRICE FOR SOFT COAL   Advance To Be Levied On Consumers, OPA Makes Known

Drafting Of Nurses Advocated   Little Opposition Apparent In Congress To Suggestion Made By President Roosevelt.

National Labor Draft Face: Stiff Congressional Battle   Little Opposition Seen for Induction Of Nurses, 4-F Non-Essential Men

Idle Youth, Soldiers Have Attacked Yanks in Hatred of Displaced Persons

Unrest in U.S. Zone of Reich   Young Germans Are Resenttul of Poles

Unrest Rises Over Germany   Hatred of Displaced Persons Major Factor, Could Lead to Resistance

Deep Unrest In Germany   _Eisenhower Reports Increasing Lawless“ness In U. S. Zone

IKE’ POINTS 10 GERMAN UNREST   American Commander Fears ‘Resistance Activity’ Dangerous to Yanks

Just One Step To Resistance, Says Eisenhower   ‘'D.P.’«’ Resented.

Community Chest Seeks Year’s $24,000 Quota   President Singer Feels Helena Will Top Sum in Record Time

Community Chest Seeks Year's $24,000 Quota  President Singer Fee   President Singer Feels Helena Will Top Sum in Record Time

Allied Control Council  Bans All Military  Organizations In Reich

GERMANS ARE GIVEN NEW REGULATIONS      Allied Control Council Issues  List of Edicts”

Truman's Choices ‘To Fill Five  Cabinet Positions   Latest Appointee Is War Mobilizer Byrnes For Diplomatic Post, Others Occupy Key Spots in Official Family

Appointees Of Truman Into The Cabinet  Four Take The Qbath OF OM fie.   Four Take The Oath Of Office On Saturday

4 Cabinet Jobs Change Hands   Andersan, Schwellenbach, Haannesan, Clark In

Hannegan And Clark In Cabinet Posts   Democratic Chairman Succeeds Walker And Texan Becomes Attorney General

FOUR TAKE POSTS IN THE GABINET   ANDERSON, SCHWELLENBACH, HANNEGAN AND TOM CLARK SWORN IN.

CABINET GETS OUR OF FIVE NEW MEMBER   Anderson, Hannegan, Clark  and Schwellenback Sworn In,

Truman Appointees Move Into Fou Seats At Cabinet Table In Capital

Cabinet Aide  ls Announced Four Other Appointees Take Office In Truman Shakeup

Four New Men in Cabinet Positions  Anderson Seeks to Malm Baad Situatia

Truman Named Men Take Four  Cabinet Posts   New Men Begin In Agri culture, Labor And Post Office Departments

Japan Has Occupation —  Jitters as Domei Radio Denies Landing Rumors

JAPANESE STILL HAVING JITTERS   Now It's “Occupation Jitters” Instead Of “Invasion  Jitters.”

Japs Presumptuous! Plans Outlined for Occupation Already   ‘Government Radio Tells People To Face Realities Calmly and That Landing of Allied Forces Will Be Orderly During Reconstruction—Defeat in War Also Explained

Domei Tells Japanese People Rumors Of U.S. And Chinese Landings Are ‘Groundless’   Japan’s Invasion Jitters Have Given Way To Occupation Jitters

‘Occupation Jitters’ Plague Nips  Deny Rumors Yanks, Chinese Land on Honshu Island .

Chinese Veterans Enter Canton   Japs Now Suffer Occupation Jitters; Deny American Troops Land On Honshu

MOVES TO BERLIN   U. S. Section of Contre Commission Opens Headquarters [here

UNITED STATES CONTROL SETUP ENTERS BERLIN   Americans Modify Soviet Policy Toward Political Activity in Reich

Gen. Clay In City of Berlin   Sets Up U. S. Section Headquarters There; Frankfurt Military Center

Setbacks will be overcome says Hitler  ‘Resist until allies vet tired’

Hitler Exhor ls Nazis to Resist Foe Fanaticall  Tired und Will Yot Be Broken

Hitler Sounds Off: Adolf Says Allies Are Determined To Destroy Germany as a Nation

WON'T REPEAT 1918 - HITLER   Calls for Fanatical Resistance Until “Allies Get Tired”

SETBACKS WILL BE OVERCOME, HITLER STATES   Germans Are Exhorted Ti _” Fanatical Resistance  To Allies

HITLER CALLS ON PEOPLE TO FIGHT T0 END   German Head Declares, Setbacks Will be Overcome

Allies Intend to Destroy Germany, Cries Hitler   Exhorts Germans to Fanatical Resistance  Until Allies Get Tired and Will Yet Be Broker

Hitler Exhorts More Resistance   Declares Allies Drunk With Victory; Says 1918 Will Not Be Repeated.

Hitler Exhorts Germans to Make Fanatical Stand   Says Allies Intend To Destroy Nation; Offers Pallid Hope

CRUISING ON POTOMAC   President Spends Day Away Fron the White House

Third fleet raiders pound Hong Kong,Amoy,Swatow  in audacious coastal attack

Hongkong, Swatow And Amoy Blasted By Air In Farthest Western Raid   Chinese Attack Saturday, Only Twa Days After Indo-China Fight In Which 41 Jap Ships Sunk

Hong Kong, Swatow and  Amoy Battered by Third kleet Airmen   Total of 41 Enemy Vessels, Aggregating 127,000 Tons, Are Sunk and 28 More Are Damaged in Audacious Fleet Assault in Indo-China Region

Raid Follows Sai von Blow   Carrier Smash Details Lacking, But 41 Ships Sunk In Indo-China Attack

Nimitz Raises Indo-China Score To 41 Enemy Vessels Sunk, 28 Damaged, 161 Aircraft Destroyed

THREE PORTS ATTACKED ON CHINA COAS!   TOTAL OF, 41 JAP SHIPS SUNK OFF INDO-CHINA

Enemy Lifeline ls Pounded by Carrier Planes   Hongkong, Swatow And Amoy Raided

COAST CITIES   Hongkong, Swaton and _ Amoy Bombed in First Carrier Attacks on Nip Lifeline Harbors.   41 SHIPS SUNK: are OFF INDO- CHINA   Nimitiz Reveals 28 Others Were Damaged i in Dar ing Attack and 112 Enemy Planes Destroyed,

‘Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy Are Bombed Saturday By Carrier-Based Aircraft   41 JAP SHIPS SUNK IN INDO-CHINA RAID

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Hongkong and Other Coastal Points Hit   Third Fleet Units Make Bold Sweep Into China Sea

Fleet Fliers Bomb Amoy. Hongkong And Swatow   More Details Revealed On Indo-China Strike, 41 Jap Vessels Sunk  - And 112 Planes Bagged  >» SigrkeTt Oto My rCcrrTeenr

Soviets Move Livestock and Goods East; Ammunition and Big Guns Wes

SOLONS HAIL RED WAR ENTRY   PUT SECOND TO ATOM BOMB FOR ENDING WAR

Fire Three More Jap Cities   B-29s Fly Second Fire Raid Mission Against Secondary Centers; Foe ‘Jn Fligkt On Okinawa

Rubber Pla nt Strikers Get F ight Orders   Selective Service Ordered To Induct All Eligible  For Armed Service

DRAFT T  IDLE WORKERS   Uncle Sam Cracks Down On Strikers; List Drops To 34,000

Japs Fighting Fanatically   Sacrifice Many Troops in Defense of Sugar Loaf Hili Overlooking Naha

HEAVY PRESSURE PUT ON NIPPONESE ALL ALONG FRONT   Nimitz Announces 30,526 American Casualties to Date, Including Those of Fieet.   LOSSES OF ENEMY . INCLUDE 48,103 DEAD   Three-Hour Hand Grenade Battle Staged on East Flank—Foe Puts Re serves Into Struvele .

Temperatures   Nimitz Reports American Casualties On Okinawa Total 30,526 Dead, Wounded or Missing; Nips Lose 48.10

Leathernecks Cheek Foes On  Okinawa Island   Devildogs Regain Hold On Sugar Loaf Hill) After Being Thrown Off hy Nips   Japs Pay Heavy Toll in Soldiers   More Than 48,000 Killed   Through Thursday;   Americrn Dead or Missitiz Reach 3,310

48 103 Enemy Troops Dead As Battle Rages  8,310 Yanks Killed Or Missing; Marines  * aa

Jap Okinawa Blow Parried   Marines Lose, Regain Vital Sugar Loal Hill in Bitterest Battle of Island Campaign; 48,103 Enemy Men Killed

Marines Beat Back Japs In Okinawa Hill Battle   Cedar Rapids’ Wa: Casualiv Totals

Pearl Harbor Attack Was "Complete Surprise,’ Adm. Nimitz Declares

JAPS NOT SIGHTED, NIMITZ DECLARES   Admiral .Declares Cruiser Boise Would Have Broken Silence Had It Seen Task Force,

CITATIONS, GIVEN ~ MEN OF THE 29TH   Local Men, n, Who Served ir a » Fronce, Get Borer. . Certificates ~

CITATIONS GIVEN MEN OF THE 297H   Local Men, Who Served in France, Get Honor Certificates

Merger Believed  Great Saving —   Eisenhower Addresses Military Committee

 Armed Forces Mer over Asked  By oe. er   Would Save 25 Per Cent In - Manpower, Considerable Money, He Says

DEMOCRATIC ABSENTEEISM IS HEADACHE   Party Has Voters But Not the Votes

17,000,000 FREED FROM TYRANNY fF APAN   Australians Score New Advances in. Borneo Campaign

17,000,000 FREED Ay TYRANNY   Australians Score New Advances in Borneo Campaign

AMERICAN AIR OFFENSIVE 1S MOUNTING   Japs Say U.S. ‘Bombers Arriving From Europe —

PLANES FROM  EUROPE REACH  PHILIPPINES   Japs Report Flying Fortresses and Liberators Arrive

U.S. Planes From Europe in Orient. to Blast at Japs   Yanks Intensify Drive Against Suicide Plane - Bases to Ruin Them

Doolittle’s Bombers Join Attack on Japan   Domei Reports ‘Scores’ Of Big Planes From Europe Now Based In Philippines

OTH AIRFORCE IN-PHILIPPINES.   Tokyo Reporis “Scores” of B-T7s and B-24s5

U. S. Planes From ‘Europe Join In—  Raids On Japan   Forts, Liberators  Said By Nipponese To Have Entered Action

JAPS FORESEE MOUNTING U. 8. AIR ATTACKS   Tokyo Reports First of European Bombers In_ Philippines Ready to Strike.

FRESH DISPUTES ON LABOR FRONT   NEW, OLD STRIKES KFEP NUMBER OF ADLFE AROLND 50,000

Truce Called In Milk Strike   But New Walkouts Over Country Keep 50,000 Workers Idle.

Strikes, Walkouts Keep 50,000 Idle Across the Nation   Two Strikes Ended, Truce Called in Konsas City

More Walkouts Keeping 50,000 Idle in Nation  marie New, Other ona Duratio   Some New, Other: of Long Duration, Grip-Labor Frent

About 50,000 Continue Idle Due To Strikes   Settlements Offset By New Walkouts; Truce In K. C. Milk Dispute.

STRIKES KEEP 90,000 IDLE   Two Disputes utes End, Truce  Called In Third; New Rows Raise Total

50,000 Still Are Strikin g Over Country   Two Walkouts Ended in Past 24. Hours and Truce Called in’ Milk De livery Controversy

Wackenzie:  Manchuria Is Key To Immediate Future In China’s Internal Wat

FATE IS PUTTING POOR OLD CHINA ON SPOT AGAIN; CIVIL WAR ADDS TO HER MISERIES

Manchuria Is Vital Region in-China's Civil War, Rich  in Resources and Industry

MWOCWILE WIG DCMAZIC OAayoe  Manchuria Vital In China’s Civil War

Manchurials Vital Sector China’s War   Indications Aré~Conimuniists Strategy Contempiates Its Seizure For Powerful Base to Strike National Forres:

CHINESE REDS WANT CONTROL OF NORTH CHINA   If Accomplished, Says Mackenzie, a Chinese “Soviet State Forms

Manchuria Vital In China’s War   Communists Appear Figuring Taking ‘Northern China’

KILLED BY A SHOT   Glen Cluchy, 14, of DeSoto Fatally Wounded by  n Gun

\FTIKILLED BY A SHO’   VOULD TRIM DRAFT KI   Glen Cluchy, 14, of DeSoto, Fatally Wounded by  Own Gun -

DAVIS-SHERRY PLANS CHANGEL   EPISCOPAL SERVICE BANNED; RITES TODAY

HOTEL SELECTEL FOR CEREMONY   Bishop Denies Couple Right  To Church Wedding

HOUSE AND SENATE CONFERRES WILL WORK OUT IDIFFERENCES IN INCOME TAYX REVISION RILIC

THEFTS, LOOTING CLEARED AS TRIO CONFESS CRIMES   Wave Of Automobile Stealing And Lootmg Solved In Fayette Arrests

FEDERAL SEIZURE OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN CAPITAL  _ TRUMAN TERMS STRIKE AS BLOW TO “SANCTITY OF LABOR AGREEMENTS’

TRUMAN MAKES THE BUSES RUN   Presidential Seizure Orde. Provides Transportatior For Capital Dwellers.

PRESIDENT SAYS WE MUST STILL HOLD THE LINE   Chief Executive Warns That Inflation Dangers Are Still Great   NEWS IS PLENTIFUL   Truman Gives Statements On German Problem And Orders Seizure

200,000 Are Involved In Bia Walkout   Transportation In Washington Tied Up By Strike Of Bus, Car Operators

WASHINGTON TRANSIT CO. TAKEN OVER   Truman Steps in To Halt Traftic Tieup in Capital

The Weather   Federal Seizure Of Transit Lines  Provides Service   President Declare: Walkout ‘Blow A Sanctity Of Labo:  Agreements

New Strikes Called, Two. ‘Are Settled   Total Idle in Walk-Outs. Is 245,000; Emploves In Hollywood Studics Postpone Return 

Akron and ’Frisco Strikes Paralyze Great Industries   CIO Auto Workers Reject General Motors 45 Hour Week

New Strikes Upset U.S. Labor Front      Jobless Move To 260.000 Maintenance Crews In  Akron Walkout

Strike Idle Cut by Two Settlements   Westinghouse Air Brake Strike Is Ended; 11,500 Resume Work

idle Toll is Cut To 245,000; Two New Strikes on   Motion Picture Men Return; Electrical Dispute is Ended

Conclude Two Major Strikes   7.000 Workers Return At Studio; Westinghouse Walkout Settled.

Tire, Shipyard Strikes Begin:  2 Others End   Akron Rubber Factory Has 15.000 Jobless As 400 Walk Out

AKRON WALKOUT PARALYZESMUBBER PRODUCTION; VOTE PETITIONS PREPARED FOR STEEL INDUSTRY

TWO NEW STRIKES RAISE NUMBER OF IDLE TO 260,000   400 AKRON WORKERS WALK-OUT, CAUSING 15,000 TO LAY-OFF

Movie, Pittsburgh Strikes Settled: Coast Walkout   UAW Rejects 45-Hour Week; Truman Calls In Union Head

NEW WALKOUTS HIT OHIO, WEST   Akron Strike Slashes Outpu’ At Firestone Company

Polio Cases In Billings Reach 51   Eleven Parents Fined For Failing to Observe Quarantine

SEEK JURY F HOOPER TRIAL      Panel May Be Completed  Today; Veniremen Are Quizzed Closely

Jury In Hooper Murder Trial Is Being Selected   Prosecution, Defense Hopeful Panel Will Be Completed Today

MILLIONS OF BOGUS RED RATION STAMPS   OPA Officials Seek to Check Flow of Coupons Over Nation.

Allied Offense  Brewing   Eisenhower Believed lo Be Preparing Synchronized  Strike With Reds.

Yanks Blast Siegfried Forts:  Germans Drive on Hagenau   Great New Allied Sweep to Coincide With RussAdvance Believed Imminent

OPA May Decide On Formula For Higher Prices   Truman Delays Naming Fact-Finding Panel In Steel Dispute

HOPES RISE THAT STEEL STRIKE SET FOR JAN. 1/ CAN BE AVERTED BY OP!

Chance Seen To Avert Steel Strike Jan. 14   Formula May Permit Firms to Raise Prices Of Products

TRUMAN DELAYS. ‘DSPUTE NQURY ~ PENDING RULING   Commerce Dept. Study Said “to Support Position of U. S. Steel   WOULD SET A PATTERN   lf Price Boost- is Allowed, tt Might End Deadlock -for Entire Industry

OPA Seeks Formuia Based On Earnings For Fourth Quarter   Negotiations Between CIO And General Motors Again Stalemated As Federal Government  Works Out New Strike Control Plans.

New England Storm Loss Near Million   Warmer Weather Follows Snowfall

SOME RELIEF IN NORTHEAST STATES   Slowly Rising Temperatures Help in Hard Hit Farmina Areas.

Stimson Calls for ‘Tremendous ' Effort’ to Speed War End in Europe

PALPAAPEPAPDPDIPPPI PAPAS  Spanish Government And U.S. May Break

DIPLOMATIC BREAK WITH FRANCO SEEN   Ambassador Armeur Is RKetuming To United States: Franco  Favors Severance

BREAK LOOMS WITH FRANCO   U. S. Ambassador Returning from Madrid; No Plans To Replace Him

U.S. NEAR TO BREAK WITH SPAIN   o* ape... Pwd. To Franco Raturns As Funce Claias Split Imminent

U. S., Franco Break Expected   No Plans Made to Replace Relurnine Ambassador

U. S-FRANCO GUI SEEN: ENVOY GOES   Afmour. Returning;——See French Demand Bearing On Dinlomatic Break

U.S. on Verge Of Breaking With Franeo   U. S. Undersecretary Receives Negrin; Armour to Return

VIOLENCE FLARES IN BUENOS AIRES   Political Fights Followec by Bombings.

PREDICTS SIZE OF RED LOANS   May Reach Billion, Says  Crowley in Hearing

DE GAULLE TO REACH WASHINGTON TODAY   Gencral to Meet With Truman and Make Bid for Recognition of France as Bir Power.

Trucks And Wyse Given Mound Call  Warm Sun. Shines A Rivals Take Field

CUB FIREBALLER FACING TIGERS IN SERIES GAME   Weather Moderates After Chicago Swamps Detroit in Opener, 9 to 0

TRUMAN EXPLORES FOREIGN AFFAIRS MEETS DIPLOMATS   Harriman Reports on Tangled Dealings With Russia— Connally Calls Before Departure for Parley.   CHARLES G. ROSS NEW PRESS SECRETARY   Byrd Congratulates President on Recard to Date — Roosevelt Family Leaves White House.

VITAL FOREIGN TRUMAN BUSY   Frisco Parley Adds to Urgent Tasks Faced By President

Gruelling Pace Is Continued By President   International Affairs In Van with Approach Of Frisco Conference

China Verges On Civil War   Clash of Oppesing Armies ‘Inevitable’

IN TEXAS ARE   Tropical Hurricane. in Gulf Of Mexico’ Moves Up Texas Coast.

Tropical Storm Sweeping Texas  _ Hundred Mile Gale  Moving Northeast

Storm Moves Along Texas Coast; Losses Not Counted   100-Mile Gales Mav Still Strike 2° Cities

Hurricane Moves  Up Texas Coast   Heavy Winds Buffet Corpus Christi Area. Threaten Upper Coast

Tropical Storm Hits Texas With 100-Mile Winds   Hurricane Moves Nea: Heavily-Populated Area of Houston

Rich Houston; Galveston area In Storm Path   Corpus Christi Cleans Up After $100,000 Damage; No Lives Lost

HURRICANE IS LASHING COAST CF TEXAS NOW   High Winds And Gulf Tides Are  Damaging Cities

100 Mile-an-Hour Winds of Tropical Hurricane Move Along Texas Coast

MINDANAO I 9() PCT. FREED   50,000 Japs Still on Isle Squeezed in Small Area, MacArthur Reports

Secretary Stettinius Leaves San Francisco To Confer With Truman Over War-End Crises   Departure From Peace Conference Follows Trips Homeward By Molotoy And Eden

WORLD PARLEY FINDS LEADER HEADING HOME  f   Stettinius Goes to Washington to Discuss Issues With President; Prompting Motive Not Disclosed.

UNITED NATIONS » TODA: :   By John M. Hightower Associated Press Diplomatic

CONFERENCE IN TOP SPEED FOR EARLY FINISH   Stettinius On Hurried Trip To Washington

Karly: June Adjournment of United Nations Conference Is in Prospect

Stettinius Leaves Conference Today   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER  Associated Press Diplomatic Newe Fdltar

U.S, Envoy Is Leaving Conference  Upon Coast   Stettinius Will Hold Washington Parley

EDW. STETTINIUS QUITS PARLEY TO SPEED TO CAPITAL   WILL CONFER WITH PRES. TRUMAN ON WAR-END CRISES

Stettinius Off For Washington To See President   otettinitus Off For Washington !o See Fresident  Frisco Meet On Last Lap

STETTINIUS 10 LEAVE MEETING   Expects Conferences With Truman on Europe

STETTINIUS LEAVES TO MEET TRUMAN   Conference End by Early June Is Seen

Conference Is Moving Toward Early Recess   Way Things Are Shaping Up Now in San Francisco Adjournment May Come Early in June.

Stettinius Leaves Peace Meeting; Hint Reason Is Ditticulty Over Joint Occupation of Berlin

Stettinius On A Hurried Trip To Washington   Will Confer With Tru man On Growing Prob-

STETTINIUS WILL CONFER WITH TRUMAN   Secretary of State To Discuss With President Mounting War-End Crises   GREAT TASKS AWAITING

TRUMAN CALLS FOR STETTINIUS   Leaves Meeting Today Foi Talks with President

Truman and Stettinius Will Confer  Secretary of State Leaves S. F. Meeting To Discuss Crisis

Stettinius On Capital Trip   Leaves Conference To Confer With Truman On European Problems.

Truman Calls Stettinius Home   @ Europe Crises, Dispute Over Occupation Of Berlin Probable Discussion Themes; Conference Heads Toward June Finish

Stettinius Rushes Back To Washington   To Confer With Truman on Crises In Europe

Stettinius, President to Confer   Crises in Europe Will Be Discussed in Washington Parley

STATE SWEPT BY WIND STORM   DETROIT SUFFERS MUCH DAMAGE FROM GALE

WIPE OUT BYPASSED POCKETS   German Defenses in East Prussia Are Tottering.

Allies Clear All But One Nazi Pocket In Goch; Yanks Crossing Moselle

LAGK OF SriPS HALTS RELIEF   ALL VESSELS ARE NEEDED FOR WAR EFFORT

WORKING ON 3RD PIER   Construction Crew Expects to Start on Bridge Abutement Soon

SWISS SAY EARLY MESSAGE NOT LONG AWAITED NIP REPLY   World-Wide Celebration Starts When Tokyo Radio Flashes Word Japs Are Ready To Accept Terms Of Allied Ultimatum

NOTHING ABOUT SURRENDER > IN JAP CABLES RECEIVED TODAY, SWISS TELL U. S.

Tornado Kills 75 Across Oklahoma   PAS undreds Search Debris For Other Victims

Oklahoma Tornado Fatal To Nearly 100 Persons   Millions of Dollars in Damages Caused by Freak Twisters That Struck All Over Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.

FORMER CONVICT 1S HELD IN SLAYING   MeMonigle Is Transferred To Santa Clara Jail to Await Charges.

EX-CONVICT HELD IN TRAGIC DEATH OF SCHOOL GIRL   ADMITS THROWING BODY INTO OCEAN FROM 350-FT. CLIFF

Few Violate New Curfew   After Midnight Fun Banned In Nation for Indefinite Period

 Not Many ‘Headaches’ as Nation-wide Curfew Is Clamped on Wee Hour Fun

However, There Is No Allied Force Near to Accept Surrender   RULL

Surrender Of Last 2 Enemy Pockets Near   Negotiations Reported Well Under Way For Capitulation Of Remaining Remnants;  Joy Sweeps Denmark And Holland

In Area Around Munich   First and 19th, Nazi. Armies Give Up to Gen. Devers; to Stop Fight at 12 Sunday

Norway Surrender Report Broadcast Over Oslo Radio — Says Terboven, Nazi Chief in Norway, to Resign — Russians Liberate Slovakia

Congress Edges Toward Hearing On Pearl Harbor   Solons Want Complete Story About What Happened

LEGISLATORS ASK FOR FULLER STORY ON PEARL HARBOR   Congressional Investigation Appears Likely Unless Courts-Martial Are Ordered.   HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON SINGLE COMMAND   Witness to Be Heard Within a Month on Proposa! to Merge Army and Navy Departments.

Congress Moves Toward Probe of Pearl Harbor  Unified Command Hearing Will Ra Onaneadn Sann

Pearl Harbor Probe Planned   Congressmen Would Stage Oun Tovestigalion

Congress Moves Toward Prohe of Pearl Harbor   Unitied Command Hearing Will Re Opened Soon

Hirohito’s Envoys  Presumed to Have Brought Information Back From Manila

First of Occupation Forces to Arrive in Japan Sunday; Others to Follow Tuesday   Japanese Troops to Be Moved From Occupation Areas te Prevent Possible Clashes; Surrender to Be Unconditional

Pastor at Kimes Rites Calls Him "Best Friend to His Real Friends’

FIND. HIDDEN $800,000,000  Yank Troops Discover Hungarian Treasury

National Guard Air Units Expected to Use Fields Abandoned by Army

NATIONAL GUARD AIR; FORCE IS EXPANDING:   Number Of Airfields Being Abandened By Army Will Be Ctilbed Ey State Corps

A Million-Dollar Shot in Arm for Kansas Schools   Ross’s Bill Provides $2,400,000 in State Aid and Has Plan For Reorganization

Civil Strife Threatens  In China   Chiang Tells Japs To Remain Under Arms

Leaders Dety Chungking Order   Radio Jap Garrisons To Remain Under Arms

THREE DIVORCES ARE GRANTED BY COURT   Hallett Morse Ginderff, of Langhorne, Given Divorce  From Frances J. Ginderff   GUARDIAN IS NAMED

Yank Forces In Speedy Invasion Of Capul Islane   ‘Troops Land On Island Be low Luzon To Protect U.S. Supply Routes  , ee r*ss 2 kh? er "sa eer’ rece mm aor

AMERICAN TROOPS FIGISTING FOR CAPITAL RELENTLESSLY WIPING OUT JAP FORCES 

Kramer Found Guilty Of W ar Crimes; Reds Ask For Examination Of Streicher

HAND LETTERS AWARDS   C. E. Birch Engrosses Names ,on 454 Reading Certificates

Spearheads Now Only 237 Miles From Berlin.  Rout Is Under Wa Dispatch Declares:  C.. vad. Th... Lh

Enemy is Routed As Yanks, British Drive For Berlin   Sensational Advances Made by U. S. Ist and 3rd Armies; 7th Lashes Out From New Bridgehead; Meet Little Opposition

Bullange Road Hub Captured Tn Steady Gains   Great German Exodus From Siegfried Line To East Abruptly Halted

FIRST ARMY AT FRONTIER OF GERMANY   Last Few German Positions Are Being Stormed

Nazis Suddenly Halt Exodus From West   Fear Allied Push; General Hodges Wins Several Towns

NAZI BULGE IN BELGIUM FLATTENED   Last German Positions Are Stormed Today

Americans Heht Nazis In Pocket   Bullange Is Captured By Yanks Who Reach Frontier of Germany

YANKS SMASH PAAT aT. WITH IN DEEP SNOW   Take Bullange Road Hub and Storm Last Nazi Holds in Belgium.

{ST AND 3RD U. 5. ARMIES STRIKE HARD   Great German Exodus From Siegfried W orks Halted for Fear of Allied Push.   BULLETIN

Ist Army Captures Bullange   Headquarters Announce Capture of Villages West of Siegfried Line

lroops Drawn Up To Sieg: fried Line Along 200. Mile Front   Bulge In Belgium Is Finally Reduced   Lull Grips Most Of Front: Planes Pound Stalled Nazis Behind Lines

Opening Way For Assault On Siegfried Line And West Road To Berlin

fnemy Uneasy Over Coming Allied Drive   Repart Exodus from American Planes Western Front Halted

Cae eS eS ee ee  WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO WIN THE WAR  4MMwMMB Mew

MORE DELAYING RAINS   Further Harvest Handicaps Are Seen by Weather Man

39 NATIONS T0 CONFER ON FOOD   Nutritional Standard of War-Ravaged Countries Topic

Japs May t Use Pattern Of Nazi Tactics   Signs Point to Nips Figh nig Delaying Action and Retiring 10 Inner-Fortress for Last-Ditch Fight

PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S STATEMENT iCONCERNING BIG PACIFIC ARMY WILL. BE SAD NEWS FOR NIPPON

Nipponese War Lords Preparing For Last Ditch Stand— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (?  Japan Being Hommed In Like Germany

Reports By War Chiefs To Speed Draft Measure   Military Leaders, Without Discussing Legislation, Tell Committee There Is Still A Long War Ahead For The United States

Leaders Give Report on the Wars   Congress Members Told of Need of Work or Fight Bill

They'll Do It Every Time   BRITAIN GAVE LEASES IN NEWFOUNDLAND *

War Intelligence Service, U. S. Spy System, Effective But Not Popular

 . .. Even If We Have To Fight’ Ike’ Assures Of Peace Unity; Given Soviet’s Highest Award

SAYS REDS AND ALLIES UNITED   Peace Foremost Concern Eisenhower Declares

Supreme Commander Declares Russia and Allies Desire a Firnily-Based, Lasting Peace to Afford Everyone Oppor Pe Pr eee

Order Of Victory, Highest Award Of Russia Is  Given To Gen. Eisenhower, Marshal Montgomery

Eisenhower Gets Highest Soviet Medal.....  Russia And Allies United In Desire For Lasting Peace, General Declares

Eisenhower  Decorated  By Russia _ Montgomiery Also  Gets: Russia’s. Hiahest Award

Russia Honors  Allied Leaders   Eisenhower And Montgomery First Non-Soviets To Receive Honor.

Eisenhower Is Given Russia's Highest Award  Alliee IJnited In Desir   Allies United In Desire For Lasting Peace, De clares ‘Ike.’

HIGHEST RED MEDAL “VEN EISENHOWER   Britain’s Montgomery Alsc Similarly Decorated

PORK POINT VALUE HIGHER ON JUNE :   OPA Announces. Further Cut in Civilian Meat Supplies

FURTHER SHRINKAGE IN CIVILIAN MEAT   OPA Aaneunces Hike Of One Te  Three Peinis In Values Fer Fat Park

HIGHER POINT VALUES GIVEN TO PORK CUTS   LARD, SHORTENING AND COOKING OILS UNCHANGED

JAP COMMAND POST ON ISLE UNDER ATTACK   Yanks Set Stage for Final Drive Against Trapped Nippon Forces

DEFENSES TOTTERING   Collapse Of Enemy In ‘Two Days Or Two Weeks’ Hinted

WEATHER   Japs Surrender In Droves Today To Yank Forces   General Reports Crushing of Foe Within Few Days

10TH DRIVES FOF QUICK KNCSKOUT JAB ON OKINAWA   Signs Point With Increasing Certainty To Folding Up Of Doomed Japanese Garrison.

Troops Strive lor Knockout Okinawa Blow   Capture Yaeju Peak To Breach Last Line Defenses—Seventh Moving in on Left

MANY LABORERS GIVE UP WHILE SCORES OF TROOPS END LIVES: GREAT BATTLE DRAWS NEAR END

Japs’ Okinawa Command Post Given Pounding   Tenth Army Forces Believe Tottering. Defense May Fail Apart if Top Enemy Officers Can Be Killed or Driven Out

10th Army Force: Strive For Quick Knockout Blow       Doughboys Capture Yaeju Peak Overlooking Plateau; Many Nips Surrendering

High Peak Captured By Yanks   Many Nips Commit Suicide As Island Garrison _ {s Doomed

Yanks Move for Knockout Blow Upon Okinawa   ‘Men of 96th Division Supported by Flame Throwing Tanks Burn Japs Out of Caves

Yanks Try for Knockout Blow of Command Post   Signs Indicate Fold Up of Garrison; Take Escarpment Peak to Break Line

PEAK IN YANKS’ HANDS   10th Strives for Quick Knockout Blow on High Command Post.   7TH ADVANCE REMAINS

Others Give Up On Okinawa As Yanks Close In   General Says Enemy Might Be Crushed “In Two Days—Or Two Weeks” Depending On Luck   Yanks Strive For Quick Knockow   Signs Point With Increas. ing Certainly to Folding Up of Doomed Nipponese Garrison

Doomed Jap Garrison Is Folding Up   Flame-Throwing Tanks Feature Okinawa Attack

FIRE RAID ON JAP COMMAND POST IS MADE   Marines Will Drive Japs Into Sea Within Next Two Weeks

Jap Garrison Near Collapse  Yanks Seize Center Of Yaeju Escarpmen

Yanks Take Key Point of Jap Defenses   Quick Knockout Blow Of Okinawa Command Post Being Planned

Okinawa Fight May End Soon  Entire Defense May Disintegrate If Cammand Hit

Yanks’ Capture Of Yaeju Peak Seals Nip Doom   Enemies Surrendering By Hundreds; Wave Of Suicides Reported

Seek a Knockout Blow on Okinawa   Tenth Army Forces Battling the Tottering Jap Defenses   USE FLAME: THROWERS   Number of Prisoners Increases; Many Others Commit Suicide

SIGNS POINT T0 FOLDING UP OF NIPS   Supported by Flame Throwing Tanks Doughboys Capture the Highest Promontory o! Japs’ Positions.

KNOCKOUT ON OKINAWA IS NEAR AT HAND   Folding Up of Jap Denfense Forces On the Island Forecast By 10th Army  a ae. ee ee ee ee) ee eee ee

JAPS MAY GRACI ANY MINUTE IN OKINAWA FIGHT   Hundreds Quit : Others Resist Fanatically

Many Japs Surrender OnIsland   Marine Planes Drop Jellied Gas on Ravine  On Okinawa

Okinawa Defense Totters   Japanese Might Be Crushed in Two Days or Two Weeks,  Depending on Luck

Capture High Defense Peak   More Japs Surrendering, Others Committing Suicide Or Being Slain

TENTH ARMY FORCES DRIVE FOR KNOCKOUT OKINAWA GARRISON  SIGNS POINT TO CERTAIN FOLDING UP OF ENEMY ON ISLAND

ENGLAND BARES ‘NAZI ATROCITIES   ARMY DISCLOSES. HOW BEL_ GIAN CIVILIANS :WEREF TOR. TURED AND SLAIN. — 

Hitler Says Reds Started Last Offensive; Russians  Rolling To Reich Capital

TRUMAN BANS TRIPS AT EXPENSE OF U. S.   Damper Put on Plans of Many Congressmen to Make Tours Abroad DBuringe Heeess.

OUSTER OF NAZIS MAKES PROGRESS   GERMANS SOON MAY BE ALLOWED TO GOVERN CITIES AND COUNTIES,

Vice Admiral Mcintyre Points Out Why All Should Buy U. 5. War Bonds

Youth Problems ~ Due To Factors   FOOD AND RELIGION PLAY VITAL ROLE TODAY

AEDS TEAR HOLES IN GERMAN LINES   Nazi Defenses Clear Across Poland Said Collapsing   GREATEST OFFENSIVE   Soviets Clear Pest Half of Budapest; Nazis Oling to Small Part of Buda

GERMANS RUSH ‘HOME ARMY’ TO STOP FGe#   Soviets Capture Modlin, Roll On In Drive To Outflank East Prussia And Reach Berlin

ee a ae a ae ee aa ae  ADVOCATES SCHOOL AND GUARD “TRAINING PLAN

Truman’s Military Training Plan Called ‘Fossilized’ and Of Communistic Taint

Asks Palestine Be Opened To 100,000 Jews   U. S. Request to Britain; Attlee Not in Favor olf That Number

Palestine For Jews—Truman   President Asks British To Let 100.000 Jews Go Into Country.

Urges Britain To Admit Jews   ‘Truman Seeks to’ Have 100,000 Admitted ‘Ty, Palestine

Truman Asks 100,000 Jews For Palestine   British Premier Has President’s Request Under Consideration

Truman Asks Attlee Admit 100,000 Jews   President Does Not Want To Push British In  Jewish Decision,

BRITISH WILL WEIGH PALESTINE QUESTION   Truman Discloses He Wants 100,000 Jews Admitted

Attlee Shies at U. S. Request for Britain to Allow 100,000 Jewish Refugees in Palestine

100,000.1S TOO MANY   Attlee Balks at Truman's Plan for Admitting Jews

LOSES GROUND   Respiratory Infection De lays Recovery From  Wreck

Patton in Grave Condition, Wages Battle for. Life   Physicians Fear Pneumonia May Set in; Wife Remains at Bedside

Gen. George S. Patton Contracts Respiratory ‘Infection; Condition Is Unsatisfactory

GEN. PATTON TAKES TURN FOR WORSE   Officer Contracts a Respiratory In fection and General Condition Is Not Satisfactory.

POWERS TO TALK AT WASHINGTON   President Trims Calling List To Consider Problems

Atom Talks Start Saturday   President to Confer With Attlee, King And Go Yachting

ATOM DISCUSSIONS TO OPEN SATURDAY   Attlee And Mackenzie King Due In Washington

ATOMIC ENERGY TALK SATURDAY   Truman Will Confer With Britain, Canada

Truman Begins A-Bomb Talks Next Saturday   Will Discuss Problem With Attlee, Mackenzie King

Atomic Talks Saturday   Three-way Discussion Will Continue Sunday On Presidential Yacht: State Dinner, Saturday

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND HIGH COURT OPENING   Will Witness Ser Senator Burton Take Oath As Justice

President Drops In On Supreme Court   Sees First Appointee, Harold Burton, Sworn In

Truman Drops in  On High Court, Makes History   President Sees Harold H. Burton  Become a Member

Truman Attends Court Opening  ‘Pr esident Sees Swearing In  Of Former Senator Burton

Front Assault Made in Boats Across Moselle And Two-Thirds Of City Taken In First Hours; Many Germans Trapped in Saaz

Thousands of Germans Face Entrapment in Huge Saarland Triangle; Battle is on in City

GERMAN ESCAPE ROUTE CUT OFF BY MAINZ DRIVE   Street Battle Raging in Once Great City After Attack Across Mose'le   Two Armies Trapped

STREET BATTLE RAGES; TROOPS FORGE MOSFIIE   Cut Northern Escape ‘Route for Thousands Caught in Triangle

STREET FIGHT IN PROGRESS IN CITY   Trap Closing On Thousands Of German Troops   NAZI HOLD   On Saarland Is_ Slipping; U. S. 7th Moves Ahead, Capturing Bitche

Lightning Lunges Behind Siegfried Line Near Junction with Seventh Rolling into Defense from South

U.S. Third Army Troops Threaten To Entrap Nazis   Extend Hold On Superhighway, Expand Bridgehead

STREET BATTLE RAGING IN CITY   Unit in Assault Boats Pour Into Northern Section Early Today.    TWO RIVERS JOIN THERE

ARE FIGHTING IN STREETS. OF THE CITY   Also Streak 40 Miles Southeast of the Rhine Stronghold, Cutting Off Nazis in. the Saarland Triangle.

Troops Streak Past City to Seal Big Trap   Thousands of Nazis Face Disaster; Americans Swarm Over Reich Strongholds; Street Battles Rage in Fallen Citadel; Enemy Weakens

Temperatures   500 Germans Seized When Surrender  Broadcast ‘Ignored

FRONTAL AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT ‘CUTS OFF NORTHERN ESCAPE ROUTE FOR GERMAN DEFENDERS

87th Division Crosses Moselle To Reach City   New Allied Assaults Leave Bunker Front Of Saarbruecken In Exposed Position

TANK FORCES OF U. S. THIRD ARMY LUNGED SOUTHEAST COBLENZ  TROOPS OF 87TH DIVISION ENTER ANCIENT CITADEL

Patton’s Men Also Cut North Escape Route For Germans Being Trapped  In Saarland Triangle.

Files Of Navy May Be Turned OverTo Group   Pearl Harbor Probers Moy Get Committee Report

Navy’s Secret Pearl Harbor Files  Expected To Be ShownTo Probers

EXPECT VOLUMINOUS REPORT 10 BE AIRED   Senator Claims Japanese Code Broken As Early As Nov., 1941

To determine fate of Pear! Harbor files  Will probably go to committee

Rehabilitation Of Europe Will Be Badly Retarded By Failure Of Big Five

FOREIGN MINISTERS SHOULD BE ABLE WORK OUT SOMETHING AS WAR SHADOWS REMAIN IN WORTD

‘Big-5 Ministers Failure To Agree  May Mean Chaos For Half Of World

Chaos Faces ‘WarRavaged World Areas   Time Is Precious and Postwar Rehabilitation Calls Por Speedy Agreement By Big  “Five Council of Forwigir Ministers

:  WARSHIPS, PLANES JOIN ASSAIIT ON JAVA NAVAL BASE   tndonesions Rush Reinforcements Into City After — Scurnine Ltimatum

BIGSCALE FIGHT NOW IN PROGRESS -ATBIC SEA BASE   Indonesians Report They Are  ~ Sending in ‘Strong Reenforcements to: City’ From Central Java   SURRENDER ULTIMATUM IS IGNORED BY REBELS   British Air, Sea, And Land Forces Launch Combined Attack, Shelling And _Boinbing City.

Ultimatum Is Rejected By Rioting Rebels   Naval Guns, Planes Join In Offensive

British Forces Closing In On Indonesian Units   Land, Sea and Air. Troops Open Attack  From Central Java

De Gaulle Willing to Submit ‘To International Conference lf Soviet Russia Is Included

De Gaulle Also Asserts Arms Were Supplied By England   FOUR-POWER CONFERENCE ASKED BY FRENCH CHIEF

French Leader Suggests Russia Sit in on Four-Power Meeting, Declares British-French Clashes in Middle East Date Back to Last War; Won't Submit  Problem to Tri-Power Meetina

WANTS RUSSIA 10 TAKE PART IN SETTLEMENT   Tripartite Consideration Rejected by French Leader

DeGaulle Sore Over Arab Row   French Leader Charges British Furnished Arms To Natives In Old Quarrel.

DE GAULLE SAYS BRITAIN CAUSED SYRIAN UNREST   French Leader Charges London Responsible for Middle East Trouble

DeGanlle Hints English Agents Provided Arms   “Everyone Kuows Names” of British Group, Asserts Freneli Leader; Hits “Stupid Rivalry”?   Proposes Parley Of ‘Big 4? Powers   General Recails Clashes Of  France-Britain In Middle  ~ Eust Since First World War

DE GAULLE PUTS © BLAME FOR SYRIAN REVOLT ON BRITISH   General Charges Arms Used in Fight Against French Were Furnished by Engtland’s Arents.   TURNS DOWN PROPOSAL FOR TRIPARTITE PARLEY   Suggests Instead that a 4Power Conference, Including Russia, Negotiate Arab Problem.

De Gaulle Blame: British for Levant Uprising  Syrians Bore Anglo  Arms, General  Claims in Charges

Syria Armed By England, Ts New Claim Of DeGaulle   4-Power Gathering Desired Upon Rift

Say British Furnished Syrians Arms   DeGoulle Wants Arab Question Put Before the Bia Four

De Gaulle Accuses British   Soys British Agents Created Levant Uprisings

Syrians Use British Arms Says De Gaulle   Suggests Conference Including English Negotiate Arab Row

BRITONS HELD TO BLAME IN SYRIAN GLAGE   De Gaulle Proposes 4-Power ~ Conference, Russians to. . Be Included.

{10 Conducting Intense Lobbying  Drive In Capital   Button-Hole Tactics O Union Angers Some Congressmen

IO LOBBY INTENSE AT WASHINGTON   However, Cong. Ramspeck Praises Its Efforts

ClO PUTS HEAT ON CONGRESS   CONDUCTS ONE OF STRANGEST LOBBIES ON RECORD

WESTERN FRONT ABLAZE AS SEVEN ARMIES ADVANCE   British Move On Bremen Across Nazi Coustal Plains

ARMIES BEGIN TO FINISH OFF (OU. 000 NAZIS   West Front fs Blazing Under Biows from Seven Allied Groups.

sw a > itr 2. Se Ure  ~ Racing Eastward In Harz Mountains  AMERICANS ONLY 120 MILES FROM BERLIN  British Drive Across Flat Coastal Plains Toward Brenen

TANK FORCES ENTER HARZ MOUNTAINS   Are 120 Miles  From Berlin; Other: Enter Ruhr Valley

INo Military Surrender in Germany But 'V-E" Day by Proclamation by Allies Likely, Eisenhower Tells F.D.R.

2 Yankee Armies Storm Into Ruhr DRIVE IS MADE 10 FINISH OFF ESTIMATED 150,000 TRAPPED NAZIS

Allies Move Forward on West Front   Fighting Reported in City’s Outskirts—Hitler Orders Strong Defense

SEVEN ARMIES RACE ACROSS ASSAULT LINE   Patton’s Tanks _ Nearest Goal

DeGAULLE SUPPORTERS: SCORE IN ELECTIONS   General's Followers Polled Approximately 60 Percent Of  Popular Vote

\ction Presumably Ap: plics to Persons Con: victed of Political Of. fenses: Includes Re storation of Civil Right: to 600,000 and Reduced Sentences for 37,000. —

GRANTS PARDON TO MILLION NIPS      Hirohito Appeals for Unity in Rescript

Jap Emperor Grants Amnesty To Millions Of People In Unity Plea    Unprecedented Move Made As Jap Communists Worked Openly For End of Imperialism; Fortunes In Gems, Gold Found

HIROHITO IN MOVE TO-UNITE NIPPON   ‘Amnesty Granted to Million Jan Prisoners.

Amnesty Is Granted To Million Japs   Mikado Aims To  Unite People

JAP THRONE TOTTERS AS PEOPLE SET FREE   Political Amnesty Granted Nearly Million Prisoners While Reds Shout Down With Imperialisn More Warlords’ Caches of Gold and Jewels Are Found by Americans

United Land Is Desired  Before Vote Upon Ruler   Fortunes Tn Stones. Gold. silver Found

PARDONS GIVEN 1,000,000 JAPS   Hirohito Grants Amnesty In Move To Unite Nation

Jap Politica Prisoners Liberated  Mikado Moves Teo Bring About National Unity

Amnesty in Hirohito Grant  To a Million   Appeal for Unity Made by Emperor Before Elections

BACK OF THE HEADLINES   United Nations Organization Becomes Legal Body: Assembly Meeting to Be Held in Spring

‘Back of the Headlines:   Great Britain's Labor Government’ Fathers “Safe; Sane’’ Budget

FANCY WORK CLUB OF SANDOVAL MEETS WITH MISS ALICE HEAVER JUNE 5&

Lausche Orders Economies in Face Of Need for Ohio Highway Repairs

LAUSCHE WARNS OF ROADS' NEEDS   Other Departments Must ‘Pull in Beits’ to Insure Repair Funds

Reds in the Main Streets of Berlin   Nothing Said of Hitler’s Presence in City, but Moscow Believes Some of War’s Most Drastic Developments Coming.   By EDDY GILMORF

Germans Using Every Means To Hold City   Fighting Takes Place Near Reichstag And Other Centers

Struggle In Heart Of City   Nazis Use Eve Every Trick In Book to Fool Reds — Who Still Push Steadily On Toward Victory

RED TROOPS REACH THE MAIN STREETS   r —< Fighting is Wrecking he Capfttal City cf Nazis

Red Armies ‘Fight into . Key Streets   Capture Tempelhof Airdrome and Block All Reads; Germans Using Every Trick

Berlin Wrecked By the Fanatical Fighting of Nazis   Russian Forces Move to Center of City as Dramatic History Made .   Advance Slow Against Every Kind of Mines

Battled to Less: Thana ‘Mile From -the: Zoological  ' Gardens. :   CAPITAL 18 WRECKED   Strange Warfare Raged (Up and Down Steel and “Con-' crete Caverns.

FORD STRIKERS IN WINDSOR PUT UP BARRICADES   Royal Mounted Called In As Unions Close Other Plants

ADM. KING TO RETIRE AROUND FIRST OF YEAR   100,000 Attend Parade at Lorain for Naval Chief

Adm. King Plans For Retirement   Navy’s Commander-in-c hie Reveals Hopes at Home Town Celebration

Resistance In Southwest Is Crumbling   Two Great Drives Aim At Berlin And Dresden; Breslau Sealed Off

Reds Capture Seven Nazi Strongholds   Two-Pronged Drive Points Toward Dresden and Berlin

Great Search Is On For Gen. Harmon   Nine Other Officers On Missing Plane

LT. SEN, HARMON REPORTED DEAD   U.S. Air Commander May Be Plane Wreck Victim

Lt. Gen. Harmon Lost in Pacitie   Greatest Air. Naval Search in History Is on For AAF Commander

Air and Surface Craft Aid in Hun  Nine Other Officers and Men With Him

HUNT STILL ON FOR AIR CHIEF   Lt. Gen. Harmon Reported Missing In Pacific Area

A.A.F. Commander In Pacific Missing On Routine Flight   Search Pressed Over Pacific for Lt. Gen. Millard Harmon And Nine Other Officers and Enlisted Men When Plane Fails To Reach Destination

A General Is Missing   -Gen.. Harmon arid Nine Others in Plane. Which Is Lost In Pacific Aréa

Commander Of Pacifie Air  Force. Missing   Lt. Gen. Millard F. Har.  mon and Nine Other Of.  ficers Long Overdue on Ocean Flight

AIR LEADER, NINE OTHERS MISSING   Gen. Harmon Lost While On Mission Over Pacific

OEARGH ON FOR HARMON PLANE   Pacific’s Greatest Search Starts for Commander of AAF in Pacific and Nine Others on Missing Plane

Pacifie Air Chief Missing On Flight   General Harmon, Other High Officers Unreported

Lt. Gen. Harmon,  9 Others Missing   Pacific Army Air Force Chief Missing In Flight Over Pacific.

GEN. HALE SELECTED - TO SUCCEED HARMON   San Francisco Native To Command Army Forces In Pacific Ocean Areas

HARMON MISSING IN PLANE TRIP   PACIFIC AIR FORCES CHIEF, 9 OTHERS LOST

Air General, 9 More Lost — Over Pacific   Planes and Naval Craft Press Hunt for Missing Harmon Transport

Gen. Harmon Lost in Flight Over Pacific   Army Confirms Report; Nine Others Missing; Great Naval Search On

Search Ocean for Gen. Harmon Plane   Army Gives Names Of Missing Group

TWO GENERALS LOST IN PLANE OVER PACIFIC   General Harmon, B-29 Chief, and Staff Aide Among 10 Missing in Ocean Hop

General Harmon Reported Missing On Ocean Flight   Commander of Pacific Air Forces On Plane Now Listed Overdue

Lt. Gen. Harmon, Head Of U.S. Pacific Ar Forces, 9 Others Overdue On Flight

10 SOUGHT IN MISSING PLANE   Great Air And Sea Search Is  Being Made

Plane With High- Ranking Army Officers Aboard Missing in Pacific

Air Chieftain Lost at Sea   Harmon, 10 Others Missing in Pacific

Gen. Harmon, Pacific Air Head, Missing   Plane Reported Lost On Routine Flight; Nine Others Aboard

Great Sea-Air Search’ on ror Plane Carrying Chief of Air Forces in Pacific Area and Nine Other Officers and Men — Was on Routine Flight.

HARMON, PACIFIC AIR FORCE CHIEF, IS MISSING AT SEA  ALL AVAILABLE SHIPS  AAIN DIL AAICOGC Ita! Ik   ALL AVAILABLE SHIPS AND PLANES JOIN IN SEARCH FOR GENERAL

Lit. Gen. M. F. Harmon and Nine Others Listed Missing on Ocean Hop

Harmon Post Given to Hale   Deputy Will Direct Pacific Air Forees

Gen. Harmon’s  Plane Overdue   Air Forcé’ Leader, Nine Other Missine

Chief Of U. S. Pacific Air Force Is Missing   Lt: Gen. Millard F. Harmon, 57, And 9 Other Offiers “And Enlisted Men’ Unreported In Flight Oyer Pacific .

GEN, HARMON ~~ 1S MISSING    COMMANDER OF ARMY. AM i FORCES IN PACIFIC ON  4   PLANE LONG OVERDUE

SHIPS AND PLANES HUNT FOR HARMON   NINE BESIDES AIR FORCE COMMANDER ON PLANE LOST IN THE PACIFIC.

LT. GEN. HARMON AND NINE OTHERS REPORTED MISSING  COMMANDER OF ARMY AIR FORCES IN PACIFIC

(ireatest-Air-Naval Hunt In History Seeks Missing Pacific Air Commander

COMMANDER OF AIR FORCE IN PACIFIC LOST   Lt. Gen. Harmon and Nine Others Reported Missing

GEN. HARMON IS MISSING ON PACIFIC FLIGHT   ) Uthers Were On Plane With Pacific Air Force Chief

Cen. Millard Harmon, Chief of Air Forces  in Pacific, Missing   Greatest Search Ever Launched in Pacific Combs Ocean Wastes

GEN. HARMON’S PLANE MISSING   Planes, Surface Craft Search Pacific Region

Gen. Harmon, Air Force Chief, Missing af Sea   Planes Believed Down With Crew of Nine; On Routine Flight

SEARCHING FOR HARMON PLANE   Army Air Forces Comman. der in Pacific and Nine Others Missing.

WEATHER FOR 1944 PRODUCEDRECORDS   Months of December and April Wettest in His tory Here   RAINED 42.65 INCHES.

Months of Deceinber and. April Wettest in His tory Here 1   RAINED .. 42.65. INCHES.

Soe el lll  ‘Westbound Train Was On Normal Schedule Paur Vears Aca

Navy Also To Reduce Rank: Rapidly Now   Age Limits For Men Being Discharged Is Lowered To 38 Years

Point System Announced By  Naval Heads   Continued Recruiting At 50,000 Per Month Will Keep Supply Of Men.

Bulgaria Postpones — Ree e Election   United: States and Britain’: Win “Major Diplomatic VictoryRussia’ Apparently. Agrees .

POSTPONES ELECTIONS   Sofia Government Yields to Allied Pressure

Revise Plans For Election In Bulgariz   Government At Sofia Yields To Pressure To Allies And’ Calls Off Sunday Election

BULGARIA POSTPONES ELECTIONS   Yields to Requests of  U. S. and Britain

Bulgars Yield On Elections   U.S., British Note Causes Vote Delay

BULGARS YIELD TO ALLIES AND HALT ELECTION   Act Under Severe Pressure From U. § and Great Britain

Allied Pressure Forces Bulears to  Call Off Election   Postponement Gives Diplomatic Victory to U. S. And Britain   COMMISSION URGED DELAY. SAYS SOFIA   Russia Believed to Have Supported Protests of Western Allies

Bulgaria Yields To Allied Wishes   Postpones Indefinitely Her National Elections

'U. S. Troops  In Vienna   Few Arrive As Talks - Delay Final Action

REEDRM LEADERS WILL MEET BLUE   To Discuss Des Moines Law Enforcement.

1,300 Bombers Hit Nazi Targets   Railway, Industrial Targets Attacked In Germany Today

Great Air Fleet Again in Action  Numerous Targets in Germany Blasted

AIRMEN BATTE GERMAN PORTS   3remen, Wilhelmshaven And Hamburg Hit By Yanks

1,300 BOMBERS RAID KEY AREAS   Railway, Industrial Targets Battered By Americans

1,400 BOMBERS HIT NAZI PORTS ON NORTH SEA   Breman, Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven Are  TDiawe MTaragata

AIRMEN BATTE REICH TARGETS   1300 Heavy Bombers Blast Vital German Railyards

Ne azi Ports  Are Raided   1400 Heavy Bombers Hit North Sea Region

HIT IN NORTH SEA   Bremen, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven Are Air Force Targets

Reich Ripped By Planes   Rail, Industriai Targets Blasted All Over Germany

Nazi largets Again Blastec   Reich Undergoes Continued Raids As Yanks Run Wild

1,300 U. $. BOMBERS HIT REICH AREAS   Airmen Attack Railway and Industrial Targets and Synthetic Oil Plant —British Blast U-Boat Construction.

2,300 PLANES STRIKE AT NORTH SEA PORTS   Raids Aimed To Cut Off An) Sea-Borne Supplies

Ports On North Sea Plastered   Bremen, Hamburg And Wilhelmshaven Hit By U. S$. Heavy Bombers.

ARMADA OF OVER 1,300 BOMBERS DARKEN GERMANY   Escorted Forts and Liberators Choose Rail and Industrial Targets—Brunswick, Bran denburg, Halle and Zeitz ‘Syt3 Btls

2,300 Planes Take Part In Heavy Attack On German North Sea Ports

2 EMMITSBURG MEN KILLED IN EUROPEAN AREA   Lieut. Fred P. Timmerman 21, Had Been Wounded In November   PFC. JOHN W. LITTLE LOST LIFE JANUARY 8

GUERRILLAS AlD LUZON CLEANUP   Province Capital Freed Long Grind Continues On Mindanao

Filipinos Seize Cagayan Capital Of Tugergarao   Thirty-Seventh Infantr Mopping on Luzon, MacArthur Says

CAPITAL CITY IS LIBERATED BY GUERRILLAS   Large Quantities Of Food And Ammunition Seized At Tugergarao   BORNEO OPERATION MAKING PROGRESS

Lenders Confirm Two Loans Made To Elliott Roosevelt   Both David G. Baird, New York, And Maxwell M. Bilofsky, Newark, Suffered Losses As Result

19.-HOUR NEWS BLACKOUT ENDS FOR JAP PAPERS   Officials Sought to Avoid Publishing Atrocity Stories

Jap Papers Seek To Dodge Order   Printing of Atrocity Stories Is Protested

SOLONS 10 PROBE HUN ATROCITIES   Fisenhower Asks U.S. Legislators To Visit Scenes

U. S. to Provide Food for Reich   Starvation of Beaten Foe Not American Policy. Assurance

United States To Move Food  Into Germany   Hunger Has Never Been Objective  Of This Country

1550 Calories Per Day toBe Assured for all Starting Jan. 1   ‘Starvation Not Our Objective,’ Reich Officials Told

Truman Goes To Island For Day’s Outing   ‘President, Seventy-Five  Other Party Leaders _ Attend Old-Fashioned  Political Gathering

TRUMAN ATTENDING POLITICAL OUTING   He and 75 Other Picnic: Bound Demos Go to Jefferson Island.

Superforts Hit Jap Home Islane And Indo-China  Enemy Radio Says  Tokyo One Target; Tokyo One Target;

SAIPAN B-29'S BATTER TOKYO   Force From India Base Catches Nips Napping At Saigon

TOKYO POUNDED BY B-29 FORCE   Saigon Also. Attacked i Heovy Assaults on Vital Enemy Targets

B-19's Make Double Strike   Bomb Industrial Targets Around Tokyo, Batter Big Saigon Base

STRIKE GLOSES FORD COMPANY’ WINDSOR PLANT   Ten Thousand C10 Workers Protest Veteran Discharges

STALIN, NAZI DEAL HINTED   Solution To Advance Offered  Red Committee May Rule Germany

Theory Advanced That Nazi Generals, In Deal With Stalin, Let Soviets Thru   By CAPT. JOHN H. CRAIGE Written Especially for INS

IS FIRST ALLY BESIDE SOVIET TO TAKE ACTION   Yugoslav Understood Ready To Follow Suit

Kleven Killed, 92 Are Hurt In Terrifie Blast   Volunteer Civilian Nurses Rushed to Scene—Cause of Explosion Undetermined—Bombs Carried Fram Buildings

11 killed in arsenal explosion   52 others hurt; battle big fire

11 PERSONS DIE INHEAVY BLAST AT ARMY POST   52 Others Are Treated For Injuries At Edgewood Arsenal Hospital   135 WORKERS ENGAGED IN LOADING GRENADES

11 Killed, 52 Hurt as Explosion Damages Arsenal   Fire Follows Blast  In Loading Plant  Close to Baltimore

Blast Destroys Two Structures: All of Victims Were Civilians   Casualties Engaged in Assembling, Loading Two-Pound Igniter Hand Grenades

CRASH KILLED INDIA PUPPET   BOSE DIED LAST SUNDAY IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT, DO- . MEI AGENCY REVEALS

Germans Open Offensive in Alsace Area   Major Offensive on West Front Believed Imminent

g ME AND JOE ARE NOW IN CONTACT   ALLIED CHIEFS ARE WORKING TOGETHER

SALARY RAISES FACING ACTION BY LEGISLATURE   Bricker To Step Out and Lausche To Come In As Governor

Randolph Says Airports Lagging In Development Of Aviation War Time

Airports Lag  Far Behind  Developments 400,000 Civil  Aircraft Predicted In 10 Years

Three Measures Clear House In Seventh Week   Voting Bills Sent To Governor; Four Primaries Proposed

Record Load Of Fire Bombs Falls On Japs   500 Superforts Drop 3,500 Tons On Nip  Industries   LARGE  AREA AFIRE   Most Damaging Raid To Date: Losses  By U. S. Few

Traffic Jam to New High Over Nation   ‘Christmas at Home Merely a Dream for 169,000 Men on Coast

Yuletide Traffic Jam Spreading Across Natior   Home-For - Christmas Movement Ties Up Transportation In  All Areas

Railroads and Bus Lines Snarled By Worst Traffic Jam in History   > tuanine Service Men Strugele to Get Home for Christmas; Many Stranded

No Sign Of Hostility  Not A Shot Fired As U.S.  Marines Land In Japan; Halsey’s Flag Is Raised

HALSEY HOLDS NAVAL BASE AT YOKOSUKA   Headquarters Set Up a Few Hours Following Landing on Japanese Shores by 10,000 Sailors and Marines,

Halsey Holds JapNavyBase   Admiral Sets Up Shore Headquarters As Yanks Take Over

“Marines Land At Yokosuka   Halsey Establishes Shore Headquarters

Halsey Hoists  ‘His Flag Over  Yokosuka Base   American Naval Shore _ Headquarters ‘Established Few Hour After  ~ LGandings

REACH JAP SHGRES   Admiral Halsey Sets Up Headquarters Near Yoko- . suka Base

Halsey Sets Up Headquarters ‘on Jap Shore   Marines and Sailors Walk Ashore to Take Over Yokosuka Base

Marines Wade In Under Big Guns Of Third Fleet   Ten Thousand Leathernecks And Blue Jackets Take-Jap-Naval-Base:-—

Headquarters Set Up by Adm. Halsey   Yokosuka Naval Base Deserted as U. S. Forces Take Control

Halsey Takes Over Japanese Naval Base   Leathernecks And Sailors Wade Ashore

BIG NAVY BASE TURNED OVER TO ALLIES   Nowhere Is There Any Sign Of Hostility   Accepted In Brief Ceremony: Abandoned Jap Guns Knocked Out

Japs Surrender Yokosuka Navy Base 7o Marines   Adm. Halsey Sets Up Shore Headquarters; “Not A Shot Is Fired.

SET UP NAVAL SHORE HEADQUARTERS IN JAPAN ON THURSDAY  10,000 AMERICAN MAR INES AND BLUEJACKETS GO ASHORE YOKOSUKA

10,000 TROOPS SHZE YOKOSUKA   NAVY ESTABLISHES SHORE HEADQUARTERS

10,000 Marinc’. Sailors Go Ashore At Ja. Naval Base: Halsey Takes “Over

Yokosuka Base Is Occupied.   Powerful Base Taken Without Shot Being Fired; Marines Search Base, Island

ENEMY RAIDERS ARE RETREATING AFTER LANDING   Heavy Casualties Suffered By Landing Parties Southwest Of Amoy   400-MILE “INVASION” COAST FREE OF JAPS

Knemy Landing Parties Suffer Severe Losses   Chinese Veterans Pursue Enemy Troops Near Amoy _ —American Warplanes Exact Heavy Toll _ "on Jan Home Iclandc

Jap Marines at Amoy in Full Flight   Nipponese Landing Parties Suffer Heavy Casualties

LANDING CONFIRMED   Invasion - Vulnerable Coast Being Swept Clear Of Japs

Hearing Scheduled This Afternoon For Shawmut 'Mining Company Officials

~~ SOME BODY HAS CALCULATED THAT, IF ALL THE FISH STORIES NOW BEING TOLD WERE TRUE, OUR LAKES AND RIVERS WOULD DROP ABOUT SIX FEET. —an corveniat,   American, British Troops in German Capital Copying Friendly Ways of Reds

American, British Troops Follow Russian Practice ‘= Fraternalize In Berlin

Gl JOE AND TOMMY  ATKINS PLEASED AT  BERLIN SITUATION THEY DO AS RUSSIANS DC  DESPITE THAT NON-FRATERNIZATION ORDER

When Youre in Berlin, Do as Reds ‘Do Say Yanks—in a Fraternizing Way

Yanks Follow Examples Ot Reds In Berlir   Wink At Non-Fraternization Rule; Copy International  Friendly Ways.   CROWD NIGHT SPOT:

Gls and Tommies Like Soviet Way  Arrival in Berlin Bringing a Change

Yanks in Berlin Happy To Do as Russians Do; Food Serious Problem   Yanks Win British Girls in ‘Germany  mee te ey a rt ne ee ee ne ne  Tommies irked by Way  Way Americans leave eR All Alone While Thev Eniny Dancing

RULE AGAINST FRATERNIZING LESS STRICT   Officially It Is Not Relaxed, but Yanks in Berlin Do as Russians Do —Talk to the German Cirle

Allied Soldiers Wink At Non-Fra Order In Berlin   Follow Friendly Pottarn Of Reds

HALF BROTHER OF HETLER RELEASED   Not Associated With Adolf, He Says When Arrested

Hitler’s Brother Given Clean Bill   Arrested Almost Month Ago In Hamburg Area

Alois Hitler Is Cleared   Half-Brother Freed From Allied Custody

BRITISH RELEASE HITLER BROTHER   Tavern Keeper Held Blameless For War Crimes

Expelled From Spain, Laval To Face Trial   Had Sought Refuge From Allied Justice

LAVAL BELIEVED ON WAY TO TRIAL   Leaves Spain in Plane Apparently Bound For Italy.

SPAIN EXPELLS LAVAL TO FACE FRENCH TRIAL   Vichy Leader Protests As He Is Compelled  To Leave

Spain. Expels jerre Laval      Former Vichy Premier May Face Trial For Life Before French Court

Assembly Passes Reductions   Exemptions on Income Levies Increased in Compromise Plan

Study Change in Commands  Of Pacific   President Announce Discussion Of Pacific Leaders With Attlee.

Britain Pledge:  lL Jtmost Force ‘Against Nippon         ‘Truman Discloses Talks on Shifts in Southwest Pacific, Asia Commands; “No Secret Agreements’ at Potsdam

BRITISH WILL GO ALL-OUT IN PACIFIC DRIVE   Mountbatten May Take Hold in Southwest

rARLY SHOWDOWN ON FRANCO SEEN IN LATE REPORTS   Gil Robles, Leader Of Monarchist And Catholic Parties, Is Reported To Have Made Escape.   GENERALS REPORTED IN PLAN AGAINST FRANCO   British Newspapers Repor Widespread  Excitemem And Unrest Throughou All Of Spain.

Stalin Forces Open Attack   Japanese Peace Proposal Made in June Revealed by Moscow Officials

\ydden Ground ittack Opened,  hps Report   kavantung Report  iso Declares Small Number of Red Planes Tit Manchukuo Sector

Radio Reports Russians Open Sudden Attack  On Eastern Manchukuo   Broadcast Says Red Army Has Thrown Ground Forces and Aircraft, Into the On slaught. Exaet Location [s Not Civen

fanchukuo Drive  y Soviet Ground rces Reported  y Enemy Radio   roadcast Also States §mall Number of Russian Aircraft Have launched Attacks   ilal Importance Is Now Attached Talks between Russia and China

Tokyo Radio Announces Red Attack Against Japs Russian Aircral t Start Bombings:  Exact Location. nrg THT.

Ground Forces Are Suddenl; Thrown Into Offensive, Tokyo Radio Declares   BOMBING ATTACKS BY RUSSIANS REPORTED

2ovieTts Make First Move in Facific War About 30 Miles From Great Naval Base of Vladivostok  NIPS GIVEN SEVEN HOURS WARNING  Molotov Reveals Jay Request for Mediation in Mid-July Turned Down by Premier Stalin

Red Legions Attack Japs In Manchuria   Byrnes Says Japs ‘Still Have Time” te Yield, Prevent Threatened Total Destructions  Truman Announces Soviet Meve

Fighting Starts On Manchukuo Border After Russia Issues War Declaration

Hitch In Strike  Settlement   Many Westinghouse “White Collar’ Workers Remain Away From Work

Settlement Of: Westin shouse  Str ike ‘Snag:   Thousands. of “White Collar? Workers Remain’ Away From Their Office Jobs ©

Red Big Guns Start Firing On Stettin   Zhukov Throws Tank Forces Into Thrust At Pivotal City

Army Spears To Lagoons Of Baltic   Advance Forges Big Assault Arc Around German City

ARMIES SPEAR T0 NETWORK OF BALTIC LAGOONS   Berlin Main Port Already Under Sweep ing Artillery Fire

Settin Is Germany’s Biggest Port And Main Source Of Imports  BATTLE TO BERLIN TO START SOON  Russia Has 5 Infantry Armies And 2? Tank Armies 30 Miles Of Berlin

NAZI PORT OF STETTIN IS UNDER FIRE   Russians Drive Toward Important Baltic Seaport

Ao GLAM AGOAULT Ant ON PORT GIT)   Berlin Reports Russians al Baltic Lagoons Near Mauth of Oder.

TOKYO SAYS JARS ACGEPT PEACE TERMS   NOTE ‘ACCEPTING’ BIG’ FOUR’ SURRENDER TERMS 18 ON : ITS-WAY TO BERNE, .° " TOKYO 8av8

Anxiety and Confusion Mark End of Long Wait for Nippon’s Capitulation

eee  JAPS FLASH WORD UF AGCERT ANGE  oS t Ye Le eee — nt ae = Fi Bh eA A LBA

\Parts of Country Go Wild ‘As Reports Spread   Important Broadcast At Ten o’clock Tonieht

All Available Strength Is Hurled At Enemy Anchor At Shuri   Battle Holds Up Drive For Naha   Tokyo Reports U. 5. Fleet On Prowl, Fears Attack On Homeland

MARINES DRIVE JAPS FROM SHURI WITH OIL FLAMES   Okinawa Line Virtually Circuled In Close- Range Battle

Battle Is” Fiercest of  Pacific War   MARINES USE FLAMING OIE: TO DRIVE JAP DEFENDERS  FROM FORTIFICATIONS =

TOKYOREPORTS AMERICAN NAVY IN JAP WATERS   Strong Patrols Enter Yonabarn, Find Few Japs Left in City

Okinawa Losses Are 10,000 More Than Iwo Total   Final Assault On Naha. Yonabaru Held Up For Shuri Drive

Uat FLAMING DIL 10 GLEAN UP JAP GAVES   Bomei News Agency Reports American Fleet Off South Japan.

USO! ahor Chit pene’ 1a rismir: ~ Veteran J ra  7 "pischerged Are ; Held “Up: =

INSANITY PLEA SEEN FOR HAUSER   Two Westmoreland County Men Retained As Attorneys

Chase nazis to two miles  from capital Huns say Rhine  assanlt thwarted

Report Claims 9th . New Assault Force   Famed Adolph Hitler Superhighway . Bridge Destroyed by Foe---Only One Span Still. °  Tutant Over Creat Water Ohstacle -

Nazis Blow Up Hitler Bridge At Uerdingen   Berlin Reports of Smashing of Allied Assaulé to Plant Bridgehead on Rhine’s East Bank Unconfirmed—-German Remnants Mauled

Berlin Claims Attack Across River Smashed   Attempt to Establish Bridgehead in Duesseldorf Area Reported; Spans Are Destroyed by Germans

Alhied Moves To Bridge Rhine Halted.  Nazis Claim   Reports Possibly Are Confused with Attempts To Use Blown-Up Bridse

Nagasaki's A-Bomb Still More Potent   One That Struck Hiroshima Already Obsolete; Great Crate: Where Bomb Struck, Mighty War Facilities Ruined

OFFICER AVERS SECOND ATOMIC BOMB ‘POTENT   Gen. Ferrell Says Missile Which Hit Nagesoki Better Thon First —

2nd A-Bomb More Potent Than First   30 Per Cent Of Nagasaki Was Destroyed

Nagasaki Hit By Stronger Atomic Bomb   Great Improvement in Explosives Reported By Commander

Second. Atomie  Bomb: Deadlier   Packed. More Punch Than No. 1 Parcel .

‘A VARIETY IN WEATHER   Several Kinds, Mostly ‘Bad, Are Found in Kansas Today .

24 Thought Dead Tn Plane Crash —   Navy C-47 Transport Crashes Into Bay

Asperin, Pencils, Paper in Demand © as Many Americans Prepare for T-Day

Millions Viewed: Passing Sunday Figuring Taxes   Monday Is First Tax Dey Of New Year; Estimate .15 Million Must Report

Monday To Be First T-Day for ‘45, And Will Call for Pencils, Paper, Aspirin and Homework Sunday

TRIAL OF KRUPP LEADER IS ASKED   Russia. France Join U. $. In Opposing British

New Ceramics Strike to Push: Total Back Up   Steel Industry Curtailment Will Be Retieved

Miners Refurn, Cutting Nation : Strike Idle  Glass Workers Again Threaten To Quit In 10-City Strike

Miners Return To Coal Pits: Glass Men Out   Workers Out On Strike Drops To Lowest Level In Month

MINERS STREAM BACK TQ PITS   10-City Walkout of Glass Workers Darkens Labor  Picture

Nation's Idle Now 214 000: Miners Back   Glass Workers Threatening To Stage Walkout

More Than 13,000 Go Out in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, 3 Other States   930.400 Return   Those Returning Teday Include Mine, Car, Ship, Other Workers

RANKS OF IDLE CUT IN HALF AS STRIKES EASE   Coal Miners Going Back But New Disputes Threaten In Other Industries

SITUATION ON LABOR FRONT [S. IMPROVING   Returns and New Disputes Leave Total Idle Across the Country at Estimated 214,000   OTHERS DUE TO QUIT

216,000 Miners Retum to Jobs   Resultant Reopening of Steel Mills to Swell Production

(10 Glass Workers = Strike In 7 States   15,800 Leave Jobs as 200,000 Miners ‘Return “tg Coal Fielde 

COAL MINERS RETURN 10 PITS   GLASS STRIKE SENDS IDLE NUMBER UPWARD

10-CITY GLASS UNION WALKOUT CAINS NUMBERS   More Workers Expected to Return as Coal Comes to Plants

Glass Industry is _ Troubled by Strike   Steel Production Mounts as Coal Becomes Available, New Rumblings On Pacific Coast by Longshoremen

WORKERS OFF JOBS DROP 10 214.000   Situation in Strikes Best in Recent Weeks

General Picture On Labor Front Takes on Settled Hue After Days Of Unrest; Some Threatening Cloud: In Future Seen

216,000 COAL MINCAS RETURN TO PITS TODAY   Walkout Due In Major Glass  Industries Todav

Number Off Job Because ‘of Labor Troubles Lowest In Over a Month.   GLASS STRIKE GROWS

Glass Workers Strike As Coal  Miners Return   Total Of Idle Because Of Labor Trouble Grows

Invasion, Capture — Of Kume Confirmed By Admiral Nimitz   Tokyo Says Warships Mapping ‘Okinoerabu Coast for Next Blow; B.90’s Sow Mines in Jap Harbors

 Naval Force Approaches Coast ¢  Okinocrabu In Reconnaissanct  New Bloodles Ocecupaticn ¢  «Tejand.   SUPERFORTS EXTEND BLASTING OF HOMELAN

Japanese Report Yank Vessels In \Okinoerabu Area   -Kume Island. Occupied By American Troops Without Resistance —

May Invade" Island No. — Of Oki noi               JAPS REPORT DESTROYERS AND MINESWEEPERS NEAR OKINOERABU; KUME occuPti ‘WITHOUT FIGHT

NEW STEP IN INVASION OF JAP HOMELAND   Americans Reconnoitering Okinoerabu, North of Conquered Enemy Okinawa.

Kume Occupied by Americans Without Fight   Super-Forts Pound New Target; Vital Harbors Are Mined

American Victories» Anticipated   Big Three Report Ic Deal With Europe s Future; No Mention Of Japanese War.

Potsdam Meeting May End Today   Statement Expected to Tell European Plans

Scientists Study Eclipse in Idaho   Moon Blocks Out Sun In 25-Mile-Wide Area

Allied Controt Commission Confirms Death   Statement Concludes Nazi Leader Died In Berlin Chancellery

11 SAILORS WHO SURVIVED OKINAWA DROWNED AC TLALINGCH CAPCITEC IAI CAND CDANICICCA RAY   INCOME TAX REDUCTION BILL SENT TO TRUMAN   FIRST OFFICIAL ALLIED STATEMENT ON DEATH OF HITLER CONFIRMS THE EARLIER REPORTS

Official Allied Report Asserts Hitler Is Dead   First Statement Says Der Fuehrer Died On Apr. 30

EE EE EE EEO ee setae ntiin onnetes mete ee  Allies Convineed Hitler Killed Himself April 30   Control Commission Intelligence Officer Says Fuehrer And Mistress Died Together In Bunker Under © Chancellory And Bodies Burned In Yard

Official Report Made By British ‘On Nazi Fuehrer   Say German F uehrer Killed Himself In Berlin Chancellory -°

Suicide of Nazi Chief ~ is Accepted   Allied Commission in Germany Sifts Evidence of Death

ALLIES CERTAIN HITLER I$ DEAD   First Official Statement Is Issued at Lueneburg

HITLER DIED LAST APRIL TN BERLIN   Allies Give First Official  Report

Reds Hold ; Atomic Key  Success Or Failure   Success Or Failure Depends On Soviets

Reds Hold Key To Success Of Atomic Control   World Faces Crisis; Alternatives Peace Or Destruction

'Russia Is Said to Hold Key to Success or Failure of Anglo-American Program Suggested at Completion  Of Conference of Truman, Attlee and King

Russia Holds Key To Success ‘Of Atomic Control Program Mapped At Conference Here

SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF BOMB CONTROL IN HANDS OF SOVIETS  IMMEDIATE FUTURE FOR WORLD PEACE REGARDEL AS MOST CRITICAL

Russ Key 10 Atom Control   Soviet Attitude Wiil Fix Status of UNO. In Science Exchange

Immediate Future I Viewed as Critical; Is Severe Test for Cooperation

Russia Holds Success Key  To Atom Test   Control Program Laid Before World By  Washington Conference

Russia Holds Key To Real Success  ‘Of Atom Control   Next Move Reported Put Up To Moscow; UNO Future Is Said At Stake

Russia Holds Key To Atomic Control Plan   Success Or Failure Of Anglo-American Proposal Depenils On Soviet Attitude

RUSSIANS HOLD KEY TO ATOMIC CONTROL ISSUE   Immediate’ Future Viewed As Extremely Critical Period: Next Move Up To Moscow, American  Officials Say.

RUSS HAVE KEY IN ATOM PLAN   NEXT MOVE IN: CONTROL PROPOSAL UP TO REDS

Soviets Holding Key To Success Of A-Bomb Curt   Next Step In Plan Now Up To Moscov

Russia Holds Key to Atom Control Plan   Circe Is Laid Next Move Up to Moscow, Belief

Russia Holds Key to Success or Failure of Program for Control Of Atomic Energy, Mapped Here

REDS HOLD KEY TO FUTURE OF ATOM PROGRAM   U. S. Officials Claim Next Move is Up to Moscow

NEXT A-BOMB MOVE 1S UP TO THE REDS   Soviet Co-operation Will Determine Fate of Plan to Place Control of Atomic Program in International Hands.

Period Just Ahead Seen As Critical   Russia Holds Key to Success Of Program, Decision Turning Point of Future

Russia Holds Key to Success or Failure of Atomic Control Program; Unity Test Near

Atomic Control Plan Depends On Russians  U So Officials   U.S. Officials Say Next Move Up to Moscow

USSR Holds Key Success-Failure Atomic Control   American Officials Say Next Move Is Now Up To Moscow

Atom Control Plan Depends Upon Russia   World Awaiting Soviet Reaction to 3-Pewer Report

Russia Holds Key To Success Or Failure Of Atomic Control Proposed By Conference Body

Russia Holds Key   Effectiveness of Proposed Atom Bomb Control Plan Depends On Soviet Cooperation

Soviet Holds Key To The Success Or. Failure Of © Atomic Control Program

Success Of Atom Control Program Up To Russia   Soviet Reaction May Be Witheld. Until. United Nations Hold Meeting In January

Substitute Mail Carrier. Only 16, Held on Charge Of Discarding Letters

JOHN PETERSON IS RE-ELECTED COUNTY FARM BUREAU HEAL   200 ATTEND -ANNUAL MEETING HELD TUESDAY EVENING; GLENN SAMPLE SPEAKS.

Peterson Again  Named President Of Farm Bureau   Glenn Sample, Editor Of State Organization Paper, Gave A Talk

Rosenman Asked To Retain Post   President Refuses To Accept Resignation Of Late F.D.R.’s Advisor.

SMALL ARMS UPTURN 200 P, C. “MUST”    —_ anil  Only Wavy to Prevent Shortage on   West Front, Somervell'’s Message to Home Front

Calls For 200 Per Cent Increase In Output Of Small Arms Ammunition

Charter Vote Set for Aug. I   Debate On Treaty Is Scheduled To Start Monday On Senate Floor

Forecast Liberation of Manila   6th Army Drive Toward Manila Splits Jap De fenses in Luzon

Picked Wrong Place  Escaped Germans Caught At McAlester After Two Days Hiding Out

Hundreds Of Families - Homeless; Ohio Highest Since Floods Of 1937

Floods Forecast for Ohio Valley  River Highest Since ‘ the 1937 Catastroph

UANNING SUGAR RULES EXPLAINED   Boards Instructed To Inspect Applications Closely

MAY SIEZE MORE WARD PROPERTIES   Company Declines To Conduct Business Under Government Direction

No One-Stop Vet Service   VA Chief Says That’s Impossible But Local  Offices Can Direct GI To Information Source

CIVILIAN TRAVEL CURBS RELAXED   Demand For ~ Full-Sized Conventions Heard By ODT Chief

NATION: GRIPPED WN FRICLD WAVE      Cold Air Blast from Hudson Bay Turning June into ’ March

TWO HEROES OF WARS BACK IN CIVILIAN LIFE   Commande Kelly, Homer Wise Discharged Without Pormality

Higher Meat  Prices Urged   Means Of Breaking Black Market, Providing Better Distribution.

Higher Prices to. Beat Black Market In Meat Proposed  Packers Pictured as Taking Losses for Many Months

HIGHER MEAT PRICES FOR CONSUMERS WERI TALKED AT HEARING  SOME SENATORS ASKING WHY BRITAIN DOESN'T CET MEAT FROM CANADA

Senate Suggests Meat Cost Boost   Considered To Break Black Market and Help Meat Packers

CONSIDER RAISE IN MEAT PRICES   Would Break Black Market, Insure Supply

HIGHER MEAT PRICES  FOR CONSUMERS WERE  TALKED AT HEARING SOME SENATORS ASKING WHY BRITAIN DOESN'T  FET Fst CDA CAN ARA

Jap Cabinet, Losing Face, Quits in Body   Koise Tells Emperor Gravity of the War Situation Is Reason

Defeats Force Resignation Of Koiso Cabinet   Yanks Occupy A Sixth Of Okinawa; 56 More  Japanese Ships Wrecked. 

HANDICAPPED MAKE GOOD   If Placed in Right Job They Can Be Asset to Employer

WATER CRISIS IN COLUMBUS   Consumers Told To . Curb Use   Huge Plant Forced To Close

LACK OF WATER CLOSES PLANTS   Big Plane Factory Among Units Hit by Crisis in Columbus

CURTISS-WRIGHT SHUTDOWN  BECAUSE OF SHOR TAGE—  NON-ESSENTIAL PLANTS ~ ORDERED CLOSED

CAPITAL TRAFFIC WORKERS QUIT   Early Morning Strike Cripples Public Transportation

TRANSPORTATION STRIKE — AGAIN HITS WASHINGTON   STREET CAR AND BUS SERVICE ENDS AS EMPLOYES OPEN “*CONTINUGUS" UNION MEETING

GOVERNOR OUTLINES  HIS CONCEPTION OF  HOME FRONT PROGRAN VIGOROUS PROSECUTION  OF WAR LISTED AS MOST ' IMPORTANT MATTED

RUSSIANS CONTINUE POUNDING FORWARD SOUTHEAST OF REICH  MORE THAN 32,000 GER MANS HAVE SURRENDER  ED IN PAST 24 HOURS

U.S. Maintains Strict Order In Occupied Zone   No Resistance, Disorders Reported; . Life Going - Back to Normal

Australians Strike Ahead For Airfield   Get Close Support Of Carrier Planes, Resistance Stilfens

Resistance Of Jans Stiffens   Invaders Hit For Balikpapan Airfields

Warships Steam Into Tokyo Bay   Forty-eight Planes Lang Safely—Mass Airborne — Landings Thursday

Task Force Is Anchored In Tokyo Bay   Airborne Force Of 48 Planes Lands Safely On Atsugi

Naval Task {. Force Anchors In Tokyo Bay   Advance Unit Sets Up Headquarters At Atsugi Airfield

Ist Units Land Safe at Airport   Fleet Anchors in Bay And Awaits Landing Planned on Thursday

AERIAL TROOPS CLEAR WAY FOR MASS LANDINGS   Gen. MacArthur Will Lead Occupation Troops Into Cap- . ital On Thursday

YANK ADVANGE UNITS LAND AT ATSUGI BASE   Nine-Ship Task Force At Anchor In Tokyo Bay; Large Force Aboard   JAP GARRISON HELPFUL   Americans Served Dinner After Arrival: More Landings Scheduled

48 Planes In First Wave Land Advance Party Of 150 Technicians; Nine-Ship Task Force Anchors In Tokyo Bay   FIGHTERS, BOMBERS PATROL JAP SKIES

Advance Party of 150 Technicians Radic Back That AH 48 Planes in Initial AirBorne Force Land Safely

10,0 000° Bluejackets, Marines Ready for Initial Occupation   Cruiser, Destroyers, Transports  Sail by. Spiked Guns and Drop Anchor Off Great Nip Naval Base

Japan Occupation Runs Smoothly; No Trouble as Yet  Yanks Prepared for Any . Jreachery

Headquarters Set Up 20 Miles From Capital; Fleet Is In Tokyo Bay   Ten Thousand Men Ready To Land From Ships, MacArthur To Follow On Thursday, Advanced Tecknicians On Atsugi Airfield Find Things 0. K.

ADVANGE UNIT LANDING GOES OFF SMOOTHLY   Nine-Ship Task Force With Bluejackets, Marines in Tokyo Bay.

10,000 Troops To Land At Yokosuka When Sky Units “Invade” Atsugi   Main Communications Plane For Advance Party Crashes In Okinawa Take-off Killing All 19 Occupants

Main Forces. To Arrive By Air Thursday   Report Party Served 6 Course Dinner by Japan ese Garrison. —

ADVANCE HEADQUARTERS IS ESTABLISHED 20 MILES FROM TOKYO: FLEET !N BAY

FIRST WAVE OF AIR-BORNE MEN LANDS SAFELY   Prepare for Mass Landings

U. §. Advance Headquarters 20 Miles from Tokyo; Nine-Ship Task Force ls Anchored in Bay   Technicians in Advance Party Safely Occupy Atsugi Drome: 48 Planes Land   IMERIC ANS SFRVED

First American Troops Land on Atsuai Airfield   MacArthur to Arrive Thursday, Jap Time; Ships in Tokyo Bay

Landings Are Made Smoothly.   ESTABLISH ADVANCE" HEABQUARTERS 20 MILES FROM TOKYO; PLANES PATROL SKIES

American Advance Headquarters  fistablished 20 Miles From Tokyo, 150 Technicians Are First To Land

Occupation of Japan Begins Smoothly   150 Technicians Go Ashore, 48 Planes Land on Japanese Field

Nine-Ship Task Foree Anchors © In Bay of Tokyo   Advance Party Reports  Initial Air-Borne  Units Landed Safely

Nine Ship Task Force Has Anchored Off Tokyo Bay  NINETEEN KILLED IN PLANE CRASH  American Naval Commanders Hand Japs Final Memoranda

IAPANESF GIVING ALL ASSSTANGE ~TOYANK Foes   No Indication That Any Violence May Break Out As 10,000 Americans Are Prepared To Land.   YANK HEADQUARTERS LOCATED NEAR TOKYO   Advance Party Of 150 Technicians Lands Safely At Atsugi Airfield. MacArthur Due Thursday,

CONGRESSIONAL THREAT MADE IN MINE CRISIS   Senator Bailey Would Outlaw Lewis’ Royalty Demand.

UMW Faces New T hreat  Y gerne   Congress Seeks To Ban Royalties

Doriot Killed By Divebomber Attack   Arch-Collaborationist of French Started Out As Communist

Sprawling Texas Scatters Armistice Celebrations over Three-Day Period

Six Million Yanks To Enjoy "45 Christmas At Home As Demobilization Is Speeded

eSIX MILLION YANKS WHO WORE UNIFORM lA YEAR AGO WILL BE WEARING “CIVVIES”

6,000,000 TO BE HOME FOR XMAS   4,250,000 GI’s Hav e Returned Since V-E Dav

‘Six Million Yanks Home For Xmas,  But Many Linger On West Coast

Gets Christmas Present  From Dead Soldier-Sor   6,000,000 Will Mark  Christmas In “Civvies”’

Servicemen Pour Into Ports From Overseas  Six Million To Be Home For Yule

Field Day For Attackers with No Opposition   Preparations Under Way To Land ‘Biggest Force In History’ in Japan

Bosses Forced’ To Sign Cards  Say Pickets ‘Visit Their Ly neaane

U. §. Patrols Jab Closer to Bologna   German Resistance Forces Withdrawals

ltaly Yanks Drive Deep   Fierce Resistance Is Met in Blasting Close To tadustrial Bologna

DEEP JAB MADE BY FIFTH ARMY   Patrols Strike Near Bologna, Gateway To Po Valley

Luzon Invaders Thrust 12 Miles   Resistance Stiffens As - Yanks Move Forward

Yanks’ Tank-Led Drive Toward Manila Unchecked For Third Day   _Enemy Supply Convoy Smashed, Attempts To Bring Up Reinforcements To Meet Mac_ Arthur’s Advance On Luzon Jolted.

Luzon Enemy Giving Yanks Stiffer Fight   ‘orward Elements Encountering Zone OF Concentration’

Yankees Conquer Three-Quarters Of Okinawa Isle   U. S. Casualties Reach 7,895 In 18-Day Battle

Three Fourths of Okinawa Taken.   7,895 Americans   Killed In Campaign

MOST OF . OKINAWA CAPTURED   ‘Marines Reach ~~ Northern Tip, 330 Miles From Japan

Marines Conquer 3. Quorters of Okinawa in North Push; 17,895 Casualties in.18 Davs

MARINES WIN THREE. QUARTERS OF OKINAWA   Push to Northern Tip of: the ksland 330 « Miles From Japan

Marines Hold Three - Fourths Of Okinawa   18 Days Of Campaign ~ Cést Uy 8. 7,895  "In. Casualties

Three-Fourths Of Okinawa ls Conquered   Heaviest Losses Of Campaign Are Suffered by Navy

1690 CASUALTIES IN SOUTH PACIFIC   Heaviest Losses Were Suffered By The Navy

MARINES HOLD LARGE PART OF OKINAWA ISLE   Push To Tip Of Island, Forces Are Gaining On Ie Tsland

Cyclotron Smash Done on Orders   Blame, If Any, Goes to War Department

Infantry, Tanks Approach Industrial Ruhr Valley; Seven Miles Past Dueren

Tanks Streaming Across hoer hiver To Power Broadening Drive on Khine

U. S. Infantry, Tanks Make 3-Mile Gain   Americans Capture More Than 20 Towns In surge Over 28-Mile Sector of Coloane

Score Of Town: Fall As Nazis Lose Ground   Armor Pours Across Roer; Ninth Pushes Toward Duesseldorf

Ruhr Valley Approached; Many Towns Are Seized   Tanks And Infantry  Spearhead Advances

American Infantry, Tanks Advance On Broadening Front To Rhine. Ruhr

Well Advanced   Tranaformetion From Was to Peacctime Licked as Physical. Probtens 3 Emotional Hangever

BUSINESS MEN FEEL SQUEEZE IN OPA PRICE:   RECONVERSION SE T, BUT NATION HAS HANG-OVER

APPROACH OF JAP VESSELS CALLED ‘AN OVERT ACT   MARSHALL DECLARES U. S. PLANES WERE FREE TO ATTACK

SAYS JAP SHIPS CLOSE TO HAWAII ‘AN OVERT ACT’   Hull Did Not Know Nip Reply Decoded Before Session With Envoys

Hull May Have Met ‘‘Peace””’ Envoys Without Knowledge of Last Message to Tokyo

U.S. Sought To Let Japs Commit First  Overt Moves   Marshall Continues Testimony In Probe

Jap Ships In Hawaiian Waters ‘An Overt Act,’ Gen, Marshall Asserts

Hull’s Last Conference ~ On Peace Before Tip-Off   Marshall Says US Bombers Would Have Been Justified Sinking Jap Ships Before War

Two Large German Ships Of Three-Vessel Convoy Are Sunk Off Corsica

GHOST BOMBERS TESTED BY U.S.   Pilotiess Planes Were Used in Last War Days

SALE OF "E" BONDS ~ IS SHORT OF GOAL   Purchases Total Over Million Dollars—$350,000 ta Ga

SALE OF"E” BONDS IS SHORT OF GOAL      Purchases Total Over Million Dollars-—$350,000 to Go

Loaded Transports, Six Warships Destroyed Off Indo-China, Philippines -

191 Ships, Many Warships Included Sunk off Saigon And at Formosa

INDO- CHINESE COAST RAIDED BY CARRIERS   Troop Transports Destroyed In Attempt To Reinforce Philippines

Carrier Planes Blast Remnants Of Jap Convoys   Exact Heavy Toll Of Enemy Ships In Naval Actions

CARRIER PLANES IN THIRD DAY ATTACK ON ENEMY CONVOYS   TOTAL OF 191 JAP SHIPS AND OTHER CRAFT SUNK OR DAMAGED

Carrier Planes Continue Raids on Jap Convoys   Yanks - Advance Unchecked on Luzon

191 Jap Ships Damaged Or Sunk So Far   Sixth Army Almost Unopposed in Sweep Toward Manila

U. §. Planes Smash Great Jan Convoy   191 Ships and Surface Craft Sent to Bottom

CARRIER PLANES SEEK TOTAL DESTRUCTION ENEMY CONVOYS CFF SOUTH ASIATIC COAST

U.S. GARRIERS ATTACKING JAP CONVOY TODAY   Enemy Caught By Surprise In  Raid Friday

Continue Attack on Broken Jap Convoys       Seek to Increase Toll Off South, Asiati Of Nipponese Ships; Enemy 4 Apr  Caught by Surprise.

Third Fleet Planes. Continue Assaults dn Asiatic Waters   Coasts Of Indo-China, _ Formosa And Philippines Echo To Battle; ‘Land Troops Advance On Luzov

Increase Toll  Of 191 Listed By U.S. Leaders   Land Forces Look For  Defense Line On Luzon

191 Vessels K.0.’d By U.S. Airmen   Enemy Toll Mounts In Indo-China, Formosa And Philippines Waters.

WAR CRIMINALS ARE ANNOUNCED   24 Nezi Leaders Will Go on Trial for Lives Early In. October

Goering, Hess, Doenitz And Keitel Charged   Hitler’s Secretary Included Among Those Accused

List 24 Nazi War Criminals For Early Trial   Goering, Doeniiz, Hess, Keitel Must Answer for-Acis

SOERING, HESS AND KEITEL \MONG 24 NAZI LEADERS TO F TRIED AS WAR CRIMINALS   ist includes Name of Martin Borman, Hitler's Secre tary, Who Was Supposed fo Have Perished With Fuehrer   TALS WILL GET UNDER WAY EARLY IN OCTOBER

GOERING, HESS, DOENITZ, JODL HIGH ON ROSTER   Allies Make Public Names Of First Group Of Arch War Criminals Slated For Initial Mass Trial In October.

ALLIES NAMED — NAZI DEFENDANTS   Mass Trial Roster of War Criminals Listed  Rudolf Hess   TRIAL SET IN OCTOBER

Big Four Lists Nazi Criminals   Name 24 Party Leaders and Prussian Military Chiefs; Hold Trial in October

Allies Name Nazi War   Chief Among the 24 Facing Trial Next October Are Goering, Hess. Doenitz. Keitel

24. Nazi Leaders Are Selected As Defendants In First Mass > Trial Of Germany’s Criminals

Goering, Hess, Keitel, Doenitz, Bormann and  Krupp on List   Names Drawn Up B Prosecutors of Big 4 Nations

14 Nazis Named To Stand Trial For War Crimes   Hess to Join Goering, Keitel, Doenitz and Other Reich Leaders

24 Nazi Chiefs To Go On Tria!   Names Include Goering. Hess. Keitel. Doenitz; Starts In October.

Name Nazi Leaders To Be Tried Soon   Mass Trial May Begin In Early October

GOERING, HESS ARE AT TOP OF LIST   Mass Trial Is Scheduled Early In October   GERMAN GENERALS   To Be Tried With Others: Hitler Deputy, Reported Dead. Also Named

ALLIES NAME 24 LEADERS AS WAR CRIMINALS   List Includes Doenitz, Hess, Goering: Trial Starts in October

Allies Name 24 War Criminals,  Goering Tops   Hess, Keitel, Ribbentrop Face Mass Trial in October

24. Nazi War Makers F ace Mass Trial   Georing, Hess, Keitel And Doenitz Among Those Named Arch Criminals

24 Germans Named War Criminals   Goering Heads List with Hess Also Included; To Announce More Later.

Many High : Nazi Big-wigs Naini d: By: Four Allies, As Detendarits: In: Mass Trial

Allies Name 24. for First Mass Trial   Rudolph Hess is Considered Able To Stand Trial With Associates

DEFENDANTS IN ~ FIRST MASS TRIAL NAMED TODAY   Among 24 Leaders Were Hermann Goering, Rudolph . Hess, Wilhelm Keitel.   “TRIAL IS IN OCTOBER   Hess, Considered Mentally Able to Stand Trial With His Associates.

LIST 24 NAZIS FOR 1ST TRIAL   Goering, Hess, Keitel And Doenitz Included In List

Allies Name 25 Top Nazis Facing Trial   Rudolf Hess Amoug Those Slated for First Mass Trial of War Criminals Early in October

24 Nazis Named fo Stand Trial for War Crimes   Goering, Hess, Keitel, Doenitz, Von Ribbentrop in Ominous List

RUDOLF HESS 1S AMONG THE DEFENDANTS   Goering, Doenitz, Keitel and Von _ Ribbentrop Also in Group Scheduled for Trial Early in October.

Men Held for Nazi  Trial Told   Hess, Goering Among 24 Criminals Facing Early Prosecution

AS DEFENDANTS   Nazi Leaders, Prussian Military Chiefs to Be Tried in October.   HESS IS IN GROUP, ALSO

24 Nazi Leaders Defendants in Mass War Trial  Rudolf Hess Believed Sane Enough to Answer Charges;  BRaremann foaownn on Lict

Name 24 Nazis For Trials at Nuernberg Soon  Goering, Doenitz Hess and Keitel

24 Top-Ranking Nazis, Generals In First Trial   Goering And Hess Listed For Mass Trial In October

24 For Firs! Guilt’ Trial   Goering, Hess, Keitel, Doenitz, Other Top Nazis, Military Chiefs on List

24 Nani Leaders Named By Allies For Mass Trial   Rudolf Hess Listed With Associates

Allies Name 24 High Germans for Trial In October   Hitler's Secretary, Where. abouts Not Confirmed  Included in List.   Hess, Who Made Trip To England, Is Listed

24 Nazis Named To Face Trial As War Criminals   Goering, Hess, Keitel and Doenitz Include In List Made Public Today; Mass Trial Is Scheduled for Early in October

Lima's Pastor-Solon Gets Into Near-Row   .. H,. Myers Accuses House Clerk Of Lobbying; Fellow-Member Demands Man's Expulsion

Goering Relayed News Britain Wouldn’t Fight   By DANIEL DE LUCE Copyright, 1945, by The Associated  Bence

France Was Ready to Fight Nazis but Britain Refused Its Support .

i ee ee re a et es me SS a  LINKED ALLIES RIP INTO NAZI POCKETS   Patton’s Troops Invade Austria, Establish Radio Contact With Soviets West of Vienna; Reich Forces Hopelessly Split

Patton Drives Nearer Juncture With Russians To Encircle Czechoslovakia

Truman Intends Nominate Byrnes   Approval As Secretary Of State Regarded As  Foregone Conclusion.

1000 Naval Aircraft Sent By Task Force   More Than 500 U. S. Superforts Also Strike Jap Homeland

Communist Leader Says China On Civil War Brink   Holds Coalition  Rule Preventive

CAPITAL IS IN DEATH THROES   Reds Strike West of Berlin; Bitter Battle Roars On

Russians Move Toward Second  Allied Link-Up   Leave Dying Berlin’ to Storm Troopers—Strike 3: Miles for Junction with United States Sth Army West of Capital

ussian Armies pen New Drive o Meet Yanks   cond Junction wit Americans Would Isolate Baltic Ports

Capital Writhing In Final Death Throes As Russian Hordes Sweep Westward   Great Templehof Airdrome Fells; Potsdam, Spandau And Other Berlin Districts Taken

Save Wracxec 3erin Le o Scorm "roo 9s as 2 Armies Qusi on-o ean 24a -1c “ron-

Storm Troops Left to Clean Up Nazi Capital as Russians Roll Across Northern Reich   Second Link-Up With American Troops and Isolation of Germany's Last Baltic Ports Looms; Nazis Admit Situation Is ‘Critical ;” Insist Hitler Still in Berlin Prenared te. Dic

LAST AIRDROME INSIDE BERLIN FALLS TO REDS   Russians Strike Toward Second Junction With American Forces   WITTENBERG SEIZED BY KONEV’S TROOPS

Russians Seize  Three-Fourths of Nazi Capital   Simultaneously, Other Soviet Troops Smash Far West of Dying City to Seize Rathenow, 13 Miles From Elbe

Doomed City’s Airfield Falls To Besiegers   Potsdam, Spandau Taken  As Soviets Overrun Minet af fam tel

BERLIN'S INNER DEFENSES CRACK; POTSDAM FALLS   Russians Capture Three-Quarters of Doomed City— Overrun Huge Tempelhof Airdrome.   7  BUILDINGS BURN AS ARMIES BATTLE   Reds Surge Toward Second Linkup With Yanks West of Capital—Two Forees 13 Miles Anart.

Oi! Production Increase Uraed By Operators   Wont The Allowable Restored To That Granted For Sept.

MAJOR OPERATORS REQUEST INCREASE NOVEMBER OUTPUT   STOCKS THAT INCREASED DURING STRIKE NOW BEING WORKED DOWN

ENCIRCLING FORCES 2 MILES FROM LINK   Yanks Exploiting Foe’s Defense Collapse On South Okinawa

SHURI CASTLE CAPTURED BY U.S. MARINES   OLD GLORY FLYING: ENEMY REMNANTS ENCIRCLED

Marines Aim To Encircle Jap Fortress   Nearly All of Naha, Okinawa Capital, Now in Yank Hands

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MARINES PLACE AMERICAN FLAG ~ ON SHURI CASTLE   Yanks Move to Encircle Japanese Survivors in Moated Medieval Fortress on Okinawan.   MOST OF NAHA NOW HELD BY U. 8S. TROOPS   Mud and Rain Hamper Fighting and Pose Supply Problem — Nip Air Raids Damage Two Ships.

Yanks Move To Encirele. Jap Survivors   Mid and Rain Still Hamper Ground Operations, Nearly All of Naha Wow In Hands of Americans

Yanks Move To Encirele Japs, Nimitz States   Japanese Aircraft Activity Reduced by Poor Flying _ Weather But Two Light Units of United States Fleet Damaged

Fall Of Castle Fort Near As Yanks Start Mop-Up Of Doomed Remnonts

‘American Flag Is Hoisted Over Shuri Castle; Marines  Move To Encircle Survivors

AtomBombtoChan de Political Approaches   Possessors Of Atom Secret Must Make Certain Of No More Vast Destruction

Union Asks Wage Issud--Be Scparated From Others in Cur rent ernie Yith  Auto Firm.

FORD WAGE OFFER CALLED ‘MOCKERY’   UNION ASKS PAY PROBLEM BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER ISSUE IN DISPUTE.

REJECT FORD (0. PROPOSAI   Union Declares Offer I: “Mockery;’’ Asks Wage Issue Be Separated

Ford Offer A ‘Mockery’ Say Workers   Company Is Asked To Discuss Wages On “Own Merits” In Union's Letter

No Change In  Sugar Ration   New Stamp Valid Sept. 1 Good For 5 Lbs. In 4 Months

Japs Depend on Suicide Planes  Official Sees No Other Way to Win

Manila Trial Of Yamashita. Is Under Way   Filipino Woman Tells Of February Orgy By General’s Men

Yamashita Trial To Set Precedent   War Criminal Trial Opens Today In Manila; First General To Be Held For Army’s Acts

STRIKES HAMPER WAR PRODUCTION   100,000 Workers Idle in Jurisdictional Tieups  ee ee

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest Tc All In The Various Communities

SAILORS WATCH BOW FLOAT OFF   ONE HUNDRED FEET OF CRUISER BREAK OFF

Pittsburgh Hit Hardest During Pacific Typhoon   Bow of Great Ship Torn, Cracked Almosi Back To Gun Turret

U. §. WORKS OUT ARMY’S RULE FOR ITS REICH ZONE   Will Exercise Iron Control Over Courts, Beannmy Polities

OVER GERMANY TS PROPOSED   War Department Reveals , Plans for Administering ‘ America’s Zone of Con quered Reich, Its People.

How America’s Part Of Germany WillLt. K: Be Governed During Post War Period !s Mi

10 USE IRON HAND IN AREA ASSIGNED US   Gen. Eisenhower Will Represent America On Control Board

ClayNamedGovernor Of Southern Territory  Stimson Outlines Setup of AMG; oy ree of Naviism Due to Go

WILL BE TOUGH IN CONTROL OF ‘GERMAN PEOPLE   Occupied Country Will Be Completely Ruled By The * ‘ctors

U.S. ‘AMG’ SETUP IS OUTLINED   Gen. Eisenhower Will Be American Chief Of Control Group

AMG Setup To Destroy Nazi System   German People Under Iron Rule In American Zone

iU. S. Military Government To Exercise fron Control Over Lives Of Germans

IRON CONTRO OF GERMANY IS SCHEDULED   Allies Planning To Govern Huns With Stiff Rule

Army WillEnd Gestapo, Rid” Area of Nazis  Control Set Up Over All Forms of Expression

AMG Will “Denazify” Entire Nation — -  Germans To Live Under Iron Rule

Points on Butter May Be Slashed   Fats, Oil Rationing to End Before Jan. 

Police Probing Mystery Death Of Aged Farmer   ‘Sharp Instrument Used in Slaying Resident Of Erie

General Motors Head Sees Little Hope for Truce   15,000 Glass Workers Go out; Miners Back

EX-NAVAL OFFICER CONVICTED AS SPY   Accused of Conspiring With Axis Agents in Italy, Violating Code

Convict Former Navy Officer on Espionage Charge  Accused of Conspiring  With Axis Agents In Italy

Forester Killed by Lightning   Bolt Our of Cloudless Sky Strikes RV. Galt In Jemez Range

JAPS ABANDON DEFENSE LINE ON OKINAWA   Yanks Make General Gains; Invade Negroe Again

Okinawa Fighting Is Favoring Yanks  Are Carrying Out More General Gains

NEW OKINAWA GAINS SCORED   Yanks Force Japs Out of First Line of Defense; Menace Airfield

JAPANESE LOSE OKINAWA FIGHT   First Line Abandoned On Bloody Island; Negros Landing Made

Americans Near Two Airfields in  Okinawa Advance   MacArthur Makes Second Invasion of Negros in Philippines

3,604 American Soldiers Reported Lost in Atfacks on U. 5. Troopships

Fascist Arm vy In Italy Will  Lav DownArms   Army Surrendered To AI. lies By Marshal Graziani And Gen, Pemsel

ORDERS SURRENDER   Marshal Graziani, Taken by Allies, Tells Fascists to Quit

FASCIST LIGURIAN ARMY IN ITALY BEEN ORDERED SURRENDER  ALLIES IN NORTHERN ITALY CONTINUE TO WIPI OUT OPPOSITION

FASCIST ARMY QUITS BATTLE   Graziani Issues Surrender  Order After Capture

Grazianis Fate  Remains Mystery, Order Restored   Mussolini’s Body Awaitine Burial

THE LIGURIAN ARMY I$ TOLD TOSURRENDER   Order to Lay Down Arms Given Fascist Fighters on Italy’s Northwest Coast by Captured Marshal Graziani.

Italian Leader Orders Surrender Of Fascist Army   “Marshal Graziani Demands: Ligurian Trooos Quit Fight

Fascist Ligurian Army Surrenders To Allied Troops   Commanders Urge Forces to Lay Down Their Arms; Speedy Cleanup in Italy

Smuts Hails World Charter As Vast Improvement On Leaque Covenan'

JAN SMUTS SEES MAJOR GAINS IN WORLD CHARTER   South African Statesman Cites Four Major Improvements Made Over  Old League Of Na tions.

Smuts Praises Peace Charter   Hails Addition Of Realism To Idealism In United Nations Document.

South African Leader Believes World  Charter Has Four Big Improvements

World's New Charter Better Than Old: Smuts   Says Realism Of Armec Might Has Been Addec  To Idealism.

Smuts Sees Success in New Charter   Claims Force is Necessary To Keep Peace

30-Mile Limit Off Tomorrow; Traffic, Heavy:   Registrations In’ Single Day Double; Main St. Clogged As Of Old

Only One of Reich’s 20 Synthetic Oil Plants 19 Coke Ovens in Use

RAF Batters German Capital For 2/th Night   Pounding Follows U. S. Daylight Raid

EFFECTS OF RAIDS OW GERMANY TOLD   Only One Synthetic Oi Plant, 19 Coke Ovens Operatina Now.

Heavy Blows Against Nazi Industries Reported; U.S. Bombers Over South Reich

Allies Knock Qut Essential Nazi Industry   ‘Only One Synthetic Plant For Oil, 19 Coke Ovens Still Going

SHOW EFFECTS ~— OF AIR RAIDS   Only One German Oil Plant Left: 59 Coke Ovens Have Been Ruined

ONLY ONE NAZI SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT RUNNING   19 Other Like Industries Knocked Out by Aerial Attacks, Briton Says

Hamper Nazi  War Machine   Ceaseless Air Blows Destroy Majority of Oil Plants, Coke Ovens

GERMAN INDUSTRIAL AND WAR MATERIALS PLANTS ARE FADING  CONTINUED BLASTING BY GREAT FLEETS OF WAR AMCC LIAVING CF  cCrcreTr

Allied Air Raids Have Rendered Germany Helpless   Oil Plants, Coke Ovens Are Paralyzed, Britis! Official Reports; All Movement in Reich Is Crippled; Terrific Assaults Are Continued

GERMAN INDUSTRIAL AND WAR MATERIALS PLANTS ARE FADING  CONTINUED BLASTING BY GREAT FLEETS OF WAR. PLANES HAVING EFFECT

I Allies Master Nazi Movements Only One German Synthetic Oi ' Plant Still Operating, Report

ONLY ONE OF GERMANY’S OIL PLANTS WORKING   Planes Put All But 19 of Her 78 Coke Ovens Out of Running.

German Oil Plants Smashed   Only One of 20 Synthetic Plants Operating, Claim

YANK PLANES GIVE BERLIN NO RESPITE   U. S. Flying Fortresses Rain 3,000 Tons of Bombs On Battered Capital at Rate Of 50 Tons Minute   ASSAULT IS CONTINUED

TSADVANGRETAKEN BY CHINESE REDS   Convnists  Ca Claim Capture , OE Tin sien, 1 Too, in

MERCURY RISES TO 87 DEGREES HERE   Highest March Tempera. ture in 24 Years is Recorded

MERCURY RISES TO 87. DEGREES HERE   ‘Highest. March  Tempercture in 24 Years. is - Recorded ©

ARNY PRISON RIOT SCENE   GUARD KILLED, SEVERAL PRISONERS AT FORT HARRISON WOUNDED DURING FIRE AND RIOT

YANKS TAVING EASY TIME ON MANILA ROAL   Light Opposition Southward Lets MacArthur Ride Close to Capital.

Yanks Within 30 Miles Of Isle Capital   Swing Off From Capturec San Fernando Toware Bataan Peninsula.   ‘WAR TO. LAST LONG

Americans 23 Miles  From Manila   Enemy Loses More Ships—Fortifies China Coast

AMERICAN GROUND TROOPS ROLL TOWARE MANILA TUESDAY  “SIXTH ARMY COLUMN -. PUSHING ALONG TO WITH.

Attack Through Monschau Forest In Waist-Deep Snow   Other Troops of Hodges’, Patton’s 1s! And 3rd Armies Move Up to West Wall Along 40 Mile Ardennes Front   6th Army 30 Miles From Manila

Unhalted Yanks, Barely 30 Miles From Manila Goal   Nippon’s Shipping, Planes Again Suffer Terrific Losses

U.S. 6th Army Now Within 30 Miles Of Manila   On North Luzon Front, Yanks Fight Way Slowly Taward Racuio.

ARMORED AMERICAN COLUMN ISTRIKING WITHIN 30 MILES OF MANILA; 25,000 JAPS SLAIN

TOWARD MANILA 30 MILES AWAY   B-29’s From Marianas Join In Battle Routing Jap Forces On Luzon

MANILA DRI ROLLS ON; HOT FIGHT INNORTE   Japanese Counter-Attack is Smashed; Enemy Still Has 4,000,000 Troops Says Stilwell: Sees Long War. 

YANKS CLOSING IN ON MANILA   6th Army Moves Ahead Unhampered Within 30 Miles of Capital

Gateway fo Manila Falls to Americans   Sixth Army New Within 30 Miles of Island Capital

Yank Columr Is 30 Miles From Manila   Flanking Patrols Push Toward Bataan to Avenge Pals

Yanks Unopposed In Triumphant . March On Manila   San Fernando Falls To  American Armorxed Units

U.S. LESS THAN 30 MILES FROM LUZON CAPITAL   Yanks Seize San Fernando; Japanese Casualties Over 25,000

American Column Drives Within 30 Miles of Manila   General Stilwell Warns of Long War Which Lies Ahead

Le eo ia ds” ee ences aaa MUSSOLINI'S. NEPHEW GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE

FR. Visit fo Paris fo Bare ood Scandal   President‘s Present Wherecbouts Cloaked In Military Secrecy

ELEBORATE PLANS FAIR RECEIVING FR   No Definite Word Received That President Will Visit France.

Japanese Women Join Men in Attack On U. §. Artillery Unit in Okinawa

Third and First Armies Advance Against Germans   smash into Outer Defense: of Siegfried Line; Gain Four Miles

U.S. Ist, 3rd Armies Make 4 Mile Gains   Nazis Are Taken From West Wall to Bolster Positions On Eastern Front

SIEGFRIED LINE OUTER DEFENSES TAKEN BY YANKS   First And Third Armies Gain As Much As Four Miles   OUTPOSTS OVERCOME WITHOUT DIFFICULTY

AMERICANS STORM OUTER DEFENSES OF SIEGFRIED LINE   First and Third Armies Overrun Number of West Wall’s Outposts in 4-Mile Advance.   100,000 TROOPS THROWN INTO FIGHT   Fierce Struggle Rages Around Fort Schwihr in Alsace as Allies Try to Encircle Colmar.

ATTACK MADE ON WESTWALL   First and Third Armies in Big Assault Gain Feur Miles

First, [Third Armies Score  Fresh Gains   Pierce Siegfried Line As Germans Pull. Out To Strengthen in East  100.000 INVOLVED

ATTACK MADE ON SIEGFRIED OUTER LINES   U. S. First and Third Armies Gain as Much as Four Miles

18-Years-Olds Expected To Fill 85 Per Cent Of Draft Calls By Fall

UP DRAFT OF 18-YEAR-OUDS      Of Draft Calls In  Future  Youths Will Make Up 85%

Boys of 18 to Fill Up Draft   85 Per Cent of Fall Call From That Group linder New Procram

18-Year Olds To Be Main Draft Seurce   Officer Predicts That By Fall They‘ll Furnish 85 Per Cent af Calle

Look to Boys te Fill Draft Calls  Expect Increase to 85 Pct. by Fall

Mostly 18-Year Olds Will Be Drafted by Fall      Re MARVIN €. ARROWSMITH

Youths to Fill Fall  Draft Call  Who ane   Unnamed Officer Sees Quotas Made By 18-Year-Olds

Youths of 18 to Fill 85 Per Cent of Army Calls by Fall   War Department Official Declares Hershey Is Too Conservative in Prediction; Navv to Go on Replacement Basis in July

 18-Year-Olds-To Make Up Most Of Fall Drafts   Army Officer Makes Prediction In Wake Of Deferments For Over 30.

18- YEAR-OLDS TO FILL FALL DRAFT CALLS   Official Predicts That Total Of Youths Will Increase From 40,500 In July To 78,000 Thereafter   MEN OF 30 DEFERRED

18-Year-Old Will - Comprise Most of Selectees in Fall   Army Officer Makes Prediction Following Hershey Statement

FALL DRAFT CALLS TO BE MADE UP MOSTLY OF YOUTHS   Army Officer Feels 85 Per Cent of Autumn Draft Calls Will Be Composed of 18Year-Olds—Men Over 30 Cet a “Rreak”

Most Draffees Will Be Young   18-Year-Olds Make Up Bulk Of Quotas

18-Year-Olds May Soon Fill Bulk Of Draft Calls   Men Over 30 In Useful Work Deferred; 4-Fs to be Reviewed.

Majority Of Draft Calls Can Probably Be Filled By 18-Year Olds By Fall

18-YEAR OLD BOYS EXPECTED TO FILL 85 PCT. OF DRAFT   ARMY OFFICER SEES LARGER PERCENTAGE OF YOUTH BY FALL

Says Majority Draft Quotas Will Be Youths   Army Officer Predicts 85 Per Cent of Induction Calls Will Be Among 18-Year-Olds

Meet President Truman  “Honest Work Is Best Politics’ ls His Government Philosophy   BY GEORGE K. WALLACE

Meet Your President   Earliest Truman Government Philosophy Opposed Running Government Into Debt

President's Heart Most In Country   Although He Knows Bank ing, Farming, Army, Business and Politics

Mr. Truman   Intimate Friend Of Presiden Writes Series Of Asticles.

Truman Stated: Good Business, Politics Does Not Want Great Government Debt—Stop It.   I By George K. Wallace  Political Writer, Kansas City  ‘ima .

It Isn't Good Business, or Good Politics, to Run Into  Debt. Said Truman, Back in ‘22   BY GEORGE K. WALLACE Political Writer, Kansas City Star

"7 President Truman Earliest Known Political Philosophy of Truman Was Budget Balancing   Br Georre K. Wallace

EARLY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY TRUMAN WAS KEEP OUT DEBT   NEW PRESIDENT UNITED STATES SOUGHT OFFICE FIRST TIME IN 1922

Eyes Kept Him Out of West Point; He Captained ‘Tough Outfit’ in War 

TRUMAN HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE BUT HE LOVES THE COUNTRY  REALLY CITY RAISED HE "STILL THINKS OF HIMSEL! “AS COUNTRY BOY

Meet President TrumanHe Started to White House Behind 8 Missouri Mules

TO KNOW OUR NEW PRESIDENT BETTER: PRES. TRUMAN'S F IRST POLITICAL SPEECH WARNED OF OVERSPENDING

Mr. Truman   New President Worked At Farming For Two Thirds Of His Life.

Pacific Vets Are Irked   ' Accuse Army of Stall_ing and Breaking of ' Promises in Homeward  ! Qhinning of Soldiers -

‘QUIT STALLING’ VETS TELL ARMY   PACIFIC GI'S CLAIM ARMY IS NOT USING AVAILABLE SHIPS

Empty Ships Coming Home From Pacific   Enlisted Men Issue Protests

Veterans Say Empty Vessels Sailing Home   Soldiers OF Pacific Campaigns Protest Through Newspaper

Philippine GI’s Charge Army Is Stalling In Shipping Them Home   Letter Writers Complain That Army Failing To Make Use Of Dozens Of Cargo Vessels Sailing Empty For The U.S.

()verseas Yanks Pan “Phoney” Army Solicitude   Complain Of Army Not Making Use Of Enemy Ships.

Enlisted Men in Philippines Attack Army ‘Inefficiency’ in Transportation

G.I. Letters Criticize Army Shipping Plans   Accuse Authorities of Stalling, Inefficiency And Promise-Brecking

PHILIPPINES YANKS ACCUSE OFFICERS OF BREAKING PROMISES  STALLING AND INEFFICIENCY CHARGED IN GET TING NOUCHROYS HOME

EERE EM EES LONE TET MDa i ae ; BLANCHE ZAPING TO ADDRESS ECONOMICS _PROJECT LEADERS

YAMASHITA ‘0 SURRENDER TO AMERICAN GENERAL: WHO WAS CAPTURED  “ ON CORREGIDOR

FRISCO MEET. WILL OPEN TOMORROW   Big Three. Still In Disagreement  About Poland

Move Big 3 Dispute Over Poland To Frisco Parley;  Russ Deny Coalition Pact

Polish Preble      First Plenary Session . Scheduled To Start. Wednesday Afterticon:

Washington Parley Fails  Comproise   Delegates Arrive At San Francisco To Await Opening

VALUE OF STATES MAIN FARM CROPS LARGEST SINCE ’1$   Show Increase Seventh Straight Year, Say ‘Ac’ Departments.

VALUE OF FARM CROPS IN STATE HIGH PAST YEAR   Figure Is Highest In Illinois Since 1919 According To State Anc Federal Survey—Harvested A. creage Smaller.

Interpreting The War News— French Embarrass Allies With Independent Action In Europe

France Adds To Troubles Allied “Plans   Demand for America and Britain to Interfer in Spain Politics Not Expected To Get Much Cousideration

French Demands Toward Spain Said Untimely, Not Backed With Big Army

SESSION LASTED ONLY TWO HOURS   Lewis Denounces Truman Bill To Set Up Fact Finding Boards

UNION THREATENS TOWIDEN STRIKE AT GM PLANTS      ClO Electrical Group Adds Pressure for Settlement of UAW Demands .   WOULD HIT 5 FACTORIES   Meanwhile Lewis Denounces Both Sides as Well as Proposed Board

GM, CIO Renew Efforts To End Motors Walkout   Additional Workers Threaten Strike Unless  Concessions Made

RUSSIANS DRIVE INTO TWO MAIN ANCHORS OF NAZI NEISSE LINE   Stalin Says Enemy’s Losses Staggering

REDS DRIVE T0 BOTH ANCHORS OF NEISSE DEFENSE   Close On Forst and Guben; Stalin Sees Final Victory Nearing

Russian Armored Forces Drive Into Forst and Guben   Penetrate Main Anchors of Neisse River Line, Nazi Broadcasts Say   FRONTAL ASSAULT ON BERLIN LOOMS   1,150,000 German Troops Killed or Captured in. Winter Offensive

RED ARMORED FORCES ENTER FORST. GUBEN   Stalin Spurs Offensive With Proclamation That Victory Is “Near”

Reds Near Last Berlin Barrier   Marshal Stalin Tells His Troops “Vietory Is Near"

RED FORCES DRIVE INTO FORST, GUBEN   Powerful Soviet Units Strike Two of Main Nazi Anchors Below Berlin.

Russian Armor Enters Anchors Of Neisse Line   Stalin, Proclaiming Victory ‘Near’. Announces 1.150.000 Nazi Casualties

Red Forces Drive Into Forst, Guben   Marshal Stalin Spurs Forces With Order Proclaiming Final Victory Near

Reds*Enter Forst, Guben; Stalin Lists Nazis Losses In 40 Days At 1,500,000

Soviet Tanks Plunge Inside Neisse Pivots   Stalin Spurs Men Ahead, Claiming *Victorv Is Near’

lke Says German Army ‘Whipped  Supply May Hold Up Allied Advance

Supplies Rule Race To Berlin   Problems Explained By Gen. Eisenhower

Film Actors In Strike Parley  Guild Meet Called  As Pickets Mass On  Three More Studios

STRIKERS PICKET 3 MORE STUDIOS   DIRECTORS OF ACTORS’ GUILD  MEET TODAY TO CONSIDER WALKOUT.   

SMASH TOWARD GERMAN BORDER; POSEN NEAR FALL   Koenigsberg Defenses Breached; Battle Sector Is Isolated

STEA SMASHES ON INTO. GERMANY   Soviet Armies Breach Koenigsberg Defenses, Posen Bypassed

Leo F. Gerber Is Named to  toed      Supervisor of Schools In Otto Township Will Succeed F. O. Fockler As Secretary-Manager

Leo Gerber Resign:  Otto School Job   Named Secretary of Bradford Retail Board

Workers Spurred lo Aid Red Cross   FDR Stresses Need ‘In Radio Address

United Nations Charter Consistent With American Ideals, Senafor Says

Burton Views Charter as Step In Right Direction   Ratification of Military Pact Raises Question

NIP ESCAPE LINE 1S CUT   Corridor From South to North China Now Use less.

PROMISES TO SURRENDER   Pierre Laval Is Busy Preparing for His Defense

CAMPAIGN. OPENED TO CLEAR REBELS FROM SOERABAYA. AFTER ULTIMATUM IS  JGNORED --

HULL DENIES U. S. ISSUED JAPS ULTIMATUM   Says Ultimatum Was te This Country By Japs.

U.S. to Move With Caution ir Freed Nations   Will Not Shirk Duty  But Will Exercise Due Care Not to Get Tangled In Political Controversy

URGED TO ATTEND      Meeting Of Highway Association In Wellsboro riday. 

Air Blows Blast 8 Nip Ships   First Strong Double Strike at Luzon Shows Foe’s Strength

STATE SUPREMBNO20ITATE Sor: 1 SQURL ERYERSED : - “PWICE IN -:A DAY

Favor Supreme Commander For Pacific Scrap   Senators Favor Doolittle Suggestion and Want MacArthur For Post.

Two Bein eHeld In Shooting 2 On Eastern S h ore   One White Man Shot te  Death, Another Wounded  and Two Women Assault ed; Negroes Arrested

Pair Seized In Shore Outbreak   White Man Slain, Another Wounded, Two Women Assaulted.

2 NEGROES’ HELD AFTER OUTBREAK   Man Killed, Another Wounded, Two Women Assauited

FLOODS RAMPANT IN SIX STATES   Blizzards Claim Four Vic. tims in Oklahoma.

Troop Ship Asks for Aid   562 Servicemen Aboard Vessel Shipping Water In Atlantic Ocean

PERMANENT HONOR ROLL ~— TS PLANNED   Concord War Record: Group To Replace Temporary One in Square

PERMANENT ~ HONOR ROLL      Concord War Records Group To Replace Tem~ - porary One in Square

CHAPLAIN IS BEING COURT MARTIALLED   Filipino, Decorated Service man, Accused of Being Pronagancist.

First Important Collaboration Trial Begun As Chaplain Faces Charge

AMERICAN GEAR IS UNDULY DESTROYED   Australian Cerrespendent Sav: Equipment Is Being Dumped Jato Sea Or Burned

Aussies Cite  U.S. Waste   Newspaper Man Calls Destruction of War Materiel “Staggering”

Yankees Dumping Supplies Into Sea, Say Australians   Forces Abandon Pacific Islands

Millions Of Dollars In Food And Supplies Dumped In Pacific Isles

American Supplies Said Being Dumped Into Sea   Sydney Correspondent Says Much Valuable Gear Being Destroyed

YANKS REPORTED DUMPING GEAR   Fighter Planes, Other Materiel Finding Watery Graves In Pacific Area

Austraian Meports: ml  Americans Abandoning Pacific Islands Dump And Burn Costly Goods

AMERICANS CLOSING IN ON BAGUIO   Elements of 33rd Divisions Are 3 Miles From City

M’NIDER PUSHES ALONG HIGHWAY   ~- Yanks Close in on Tan Center of Basuio

YANKS PUSH © WITHIN THRE MI. OF BAGUIO    New Offensive  Northern Luzon

American Troops Approach Baguio   Yanks: Batter Through  Mountain Terrain»

THREE MILES FROM BAGUIO   YANKS CLOSE IN ON JAP CAPITAL OF LUZON

POSTMASTER GENERAL HANNEGAN “TRUMAN DAY” SPEAKER AT JULY FOURTH MEET AT GAINESVILLE

Nazis Blast City Spared ByU.S.Amy   Location of 14 Hospitals Now Bombed, Shelled

CREWS REPORT EXCELLENT RESULTS IN B-29 RAIDS ON 4 MORE JAPANESE CITIES

Four Cities Previously Warned Are All But Destroyed By Latest Blows

Gen. Patton Leads His Men Through Cold and Swift Water of Sure River

Hodges’ Infantry. Slips     Patton Aims at Cobl   Gen. Patton Swam Icy River a and Back, — To Show His Troops It Could Be Don

Dynamite Loaded Truck Overturns, Catches Afire But Does Not Explode

N azis Prate Of New Badman “Werewolf” Group To Perpetuate ‘Honor Of Party

Berlin Disclaims  Terrorist Units  Yankees Give Answer To  "Werewolf"

Board to Try Again Today Fact-Finding Test Almost. Bogs Down; Recess Callec

LABOR DISPUTE BOARD STUMPED   Fact-Finding Experiment Produces Confusion At Opening Hearing

 Board to Try Again Today. OEY  Fact- -Finding Test Almost Bogs Down; Recess Called

Experiment in Use of Fact-Finding In Labor Dispute Nearly Bogs Down

First Experiment In Fact-Finding Panel BogsDownIn Oil Discussion

Sioux Township —  Farmer Is Dead  J.F. Derocher Taken By Heart Attack

Sioux ae Dead   Farmer Is Dea  J. F. Deérocher Taken By Heart Attack

clo Auto Workers File ‘Application For Strike Vote at Ford Plants

Abandons Drive For Jobless Pay  oeae   Kilgore Suggests — U.S. Supply Funds

$25-A-Week Plan Dropped  Kilgore Changes His  Compensation Ideas

PLANE ASCENDING AS IT HIT SKYSCRAPER   Bomber Relieved Fighting for Altitude When It Crashed Inte Empire State Buildings.

Ardennes Bulge Collapses  as Enemy Flees   More Than Score of Towns Fall as American and British Forces Forge Ahead; Swarms of Planes Batter Panzer Divisions

Americans Cut Houffalize Escape Road As Enemy Salient Collapses; British Join Third Army in Springing 2 Traps

Thousands Of Nazi Soldiers Trapped By Allied Army   Favorable Weather Permitted Allied Airmen To Hammer Germans Mercilessly. Allied Force:  Trap Thousands Of Nazis In Three Pockets.

Straight and Narrow Path Laid Out For Wives of Servicemen in Ohio

Wait And See Is Attitude On Detroit Strikes   Industrial Leaders And Unions Awaiting Moves Re © 8 tan

DETROIT WAITS CAPITAL MOVES   New Streamlined Labor Setup Tackles Tilts in Motor City

Can Nerves Of Berliners Stand Up?   Swede There in Heavy Bombings Finds Them Toughened to Air Attack Horrors

Germans Are Dazed By Allied Bombings But Fear Reds More   Russian ‘Slave Labor’ Girls Sing as Shelter Heaves Under Impact While Berliners Shudder and Pray Hysterically; Story Told by Newsman Who Was There

NAZI NERVES PUT TO TEST   Allied Air Blows and Red Threat Shaking Ger man Public

Can German  Nerves Hold?  Writer Says 25,000 Died In Berlin Raid

Allied Aerial Blows, Russian Menace Put — German Public’s Nerves To Greatest Test

Berlin’s Hysterical People Cower As Altied Bombs Rain From Skies

‘Sweating Out’ Allied Bombs  Reds Worry Berliners More Than Air Raids

Air Blows, Red Threat Testing German Nerves  Nazis Toughened To U. 3. Bombinas

Nerves of Berliners Put to Test by Allied Bombings and Threat of Russian Advance

Bombings Fray Nerves Of Berliners   Lights Go Out and Cement Walls Bulge In Safest of Shelters; Fear Reds Even More

Allied Air Blows, Russian Threat  Putting German Nerves To Tests

Swede Writes of Horrors in Berlin!   (Written for the Associated Press i(Convright. 1945. bw AP)

‘Swedish Writer Describes Berliners Reaction to Great U. S. Air Attack

FOOD PROBLEM  WONT FADE OVERNIGHT   Secretary Anderson Says He Is No “Miracle Man”

Civilian Food Prospects ‘Not Encouraging’ For Next 12 Months Anderson Warns

WONT FADE OVERNIGHT °   Secretary Anderson SaysHeIsNo  “Miracle Man”

ALL KINDS OF FOODS GOING TO BE SCARCE   Secretary Anderson Making Effort to Get More   “NOT A MIRACLE MAN’

NEW FOOD BOSS SEES SHORTAGE   Anderson Says Civilians Will Have Five Per Cent Less to Eat

Gen. De Gaulle Gets Time To End Crisis   Socialist Plea Wins Over Communist Attack

IS GIVEN ONE MORE CHANCE   French Assembly Asks General to Try Again

French Give 2nd Chanee To De Gaulle   Assembly Votes 358 To 29 To Make Another Attempt To Solve Crisis

DeGaulle Will Be Given Another Chance   Split Between War Chief and Communists Causes Much Trouble

FRENCH GROUP VOTES TO ASK CENERAL BACK   Socialists Join With Republicans in Vote; Communists Say No

DE GAULLE GETS NEW CHANCE TO FORM CABINET   Assembly Votes 358 To 39 Ir Favor Of French Leader

YNeGaulle Gets Chance to Unile Factions   Assembly Votes To Form Coalition After Bitter Attack By Communist

De Gaulle To Try Again   French Assembly Votes 358 To 39 To Give General A Second Chance

DeGaulle Is Given Chance to Solve Crisis in France   Assembly Votes 358 to 39 For President After Attack By Communist   SOCIALIST PARTY SUPPORTS LEADER   Cemmunists Refrain from Voting; Continue Fight For Tap Posts

Give deGaulle Another Chance   New Plan Is Voted On By French Assembly

President Truman Tells Good News at Press Conference In Washington Tuesday Eve

GENERAL MacA<HUR IS APPOINTED SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER TO RECEIVE FORMAL SURRENDER AND RULE JAPAN

Firing Suspended On Entire Japanese Front   Gen. Douglas MacArthur to Officiate at Formal Surrender As Supreme Allied Commander   Selective Service Immediately Takes Steps Ao Slash Induction From 80,000 to 50,000 a Month, and~ Only Those Under 26   By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Byrnes Seeks To Force 4-F's Into War Roles   Drastic Manpower Proposals Along ‘Work Or Ficht’ Lines.

Byres Proposes Drafting Of (Fs For War Labor   “Work Or Fight’ Act, Dreaded By Solons, Thrown Into Laps

Byrnes Asks War Roles For Millions Of 4-F Men   Wants Them Drafted For Limited Service Or Put in War Plants Where Most Needed  SEES LARGER CALLS

Brynes' Report Proposes ‘Work or Fight’ Orders   War Mobilizer Would Put 4-Fs in Army Uniform, Give WLB Power and H alt, All Civilian Reconversion

TAX PROPOSAL BY BYRNES GETS FAIR RECEPTION   Treasury Department Issues Disclaimer On Tax Adjustments

“WORK OR FIGHT” BILL SHAPING UP   Byrnes Recommendations May Have Administration Support  4FS INTO INDUSTRY

War Roles Fc or 4-F’s Proposed By Byrnes      Wer t Mobilization Director Predicts In Increases i in Draft Calls ‘nd. Calls for Laws: to Put Teeth  Into: Manpower Edicte

BYRNES MOVES TO FORCE 44'S INTO WAR WORK   Drastic Manpower Actions Proposed; Power Asked For WLB in Program

New Manpower Mobilization Stens Proposed   Byrnes Suggests Changes, Sees Farm Labor Cut

Byrnes Urges Forcing 4-F’s Into War Jobs   Report Suggests Directives On Labor, Manpower Be Given Authority by Law

Byrnes Would Draft 4-F’s Into War Work   Suggests New Measures To Put Teeth Into Rulings by WLB

4-F SERVICE PLAN MAY BE MADE A LAW   Administration Backing Develops for Legislation of Byrnes’ “Work or Fight” Edict for Physically Deficient.

Congress Leaders Place War First; To Evade Fusses   Republican, Democratic Heads Dodge Byrnes Request for Induction of 4-F’s to Labor

Byrnes Drafts War Proposals  For Congress   Mobilizer Asks More Powers Be Granted Administration

BYRNES ASKS LAWS TO GIVE WLB AUTHORITY   War Mobilization Chief Report To President Would Make Stiffer  War Effort :

BYRNES WOUL PUT ALL 4F'S IN WAR WORK   For Broader Draf Measures to Meet  Manpower Crisis

WAR MOBILIZER GIVES IDEA ON DRAFT ISSUE   Drastic Proposals Thrown Initio Home Front Battles

BYRNES URGES DRAFT OF 4S INTO WAR JOBS   Requests Legislation To Put Teeth Into Man power Rules

Byrnes Tells Of Drastic Service Plan   Work-or- Fight Bill May Be Presented, Compelling Job Draft

‘War Work Draft Urged by Byrnes   “Drastic Manpower Proposals Offered for Action by” Conaqress

PLAN 10 FORCE 4F°$ INTO WAR JOBS OFFERED   Byrnes Urges Teeth Be Put in WLB and WMC Edicts

Drastic Manpower Proposals Thrown Into Battle on American Homefront

FDR Backs Byrnes 4-F  Proposal   Chairman May Plans Early Meeting Of Committee to Work Out Plan

BYRNES URGES WAR ROLES FOR 4-F DRAFTEES   Official Sees Increased Draft Calls; Reconver sion Postponed   WOULD GIVE POWER TO ORDERS OF WLB

PROPOSES PLAN TO FORCE 4-F'S INTO WAR WORK   May Place Men in Plants After Induction Into Service

Drastic Proposals Made For Work or Fight Measures   _ Byrnes Advances Program to Force 4 Men Into War Roles,   Whip-Cracking to Aid In Home Front Effort

‘Work or Fight’ Proposal   Burnes’ Plan Would Force 4-F’s In War Roles   RY STERLING F. GREEN

FORCE 4F MEN INTO WAR WORK, J. BYRNES URGES   DRASTIC PROPOSALS EDGES U. S. CLOSE TO WORK OR FIGHT

For Drastic Manpower Clamp   Byrnes Program Would Force 4-Fs Into War Roles and Put Teeth Into WLB Directives

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PROBLEMS OF WAR  GET TOP PRIORITY  IN NEW CONGRESS  - ADMINISTRATION BACKING FOR BYRNES’ ‘WORK  AD Wrewr cnie,r

War Roles For 4-F’s Proposed By Byrnes      War Mobilization Director Predicts Increases in Draft Calls and Calls for Laws to Put Teeth Into Manpower Edicts

Byrnes Hints» Draft to Grab -Shirking 4-F’:   War  Mobilizer Proposes Rejectees Be. Foreed Into Fsesentiial Work

Manpower On Home Front Is Big Issue Now   War Mobilizer Byrnes Announces Threats on Situation That May Be Placed Before Congress.

A-F Work or Fight’ Edict ~— Gets Backing   Congressional Leaders Declare in Favor of Byrnes Proposals

Byrnes Proposes Military or War Work for 4-F's  Would Put Teeth Into Manpower  And WLB Edicts

Manpower Controls May Be Tightened   War Mobilization Director Urges Congress To Put Teeth in Law To Make It Possible To Draft Anyone — Farm Deferments Under Scrutiny - - - Tax Law Revision Also Proposed

Byrnes Wants A-F’s Drafted For Army Or Job:   Urges Congress Act On WLB Authority,  Review Farm  nhor

Byrnes Would Put 4-Fs Info War Roles   Suggests Tightening Of Rules Deferring Young Farm Workers

Four-F Class Again Facing Work or Figh'   Drastic Manpower * Proposal Laid in Lap of Congress

, ‘Byrnes Proposes To cine ee Men In® War Work;         (Reorganization Of State QavernmentRecemmended

NEW HOME FRONT PROGRAM OUTLINED BY WAR MOBILIZER   BYRNES THINKS 4-F MEN SHOULD BE DRAFTED FOF LIMITED SERVICE

yan Issues —  Drastic Plan  For Manpower   Four-Point Proposal Edges Closer to Long Avoided “Work Or Fight”  Act

WAR ACTIVITIES FOR MEN IN 4-F URGED BY BYRNES   Director Would Force Millions Disquatified for Combat Duty Into War-Supporting ‘Tasks.   INCREASED DRAFT CALLS ARE PREDICTED   Tosses Reconversion Program Into Background — ‘Asks Statutory Authority for. WLB Decisions.

Manpower Proposals Edge Closer To Work Or Fight Act Avoided By Lawmakers

Administratior Backs Byrnes On 4-F Pleas   May Be in First Major Legislation as New Congress Swings Into Session

ADMINISTRATION IS BACKING THE - BYRNES PROPOSAL   Will Attempt to Put Into Law His Edict “Work or Fight” on Nation’s 4-F Men.   APPROVAL DEVELOPS   Speaker Raybyrn Says He Be. lieves Byrnes Has “Some Fine Things” iti Proposal.

Byrnes plans new drain on  4-f manpower Predicts boost in draft rosters

Ideas Thrown Drastic Labor Into Home Row   War Mobilizer Byrnes’ New Proposals Edge Closer To ‘Work Or Fight.   ‘STILL ONLY THREATS

Byrnes Plan Would Force Millions Into Military Or War Industries

A More Drastic »Praft Policy Is Byrnes’ Proposal   . Use of 4-F Men  And Farmers Is -_ Suggested; Postpones  Dancnmunve tan Bane

WOULD FORCI 4-F'S TO TAKE ~ WAR WORK   Larger Draft Calls During 1945 Are Predicted   Must Be Reconsidered For Possible Service Duty: Full Report Given

BYRNES PROPOSED NEW LAWS TO PUT TEETH INTO WLB AND WMC — EDICTS: PREDICTS DRAFT STEPUP.

Charge Use of Public Funds in Religious Class   Statement Denied By Official; Says No Cost to Schools

AMERICA SPEEDING INTO SECOND MONTH (OF RECONVERSION   BUSINESS MEN AND WORKING MEN TAKING REINS BACK FROM GOVERNMENT

Reconversion In New Phase: Drive For Jobs   Aim For Increase In Living Standards;  Wartime Squeeze On Way Out In Nation

Plans Ahead Of Schedule In Assuming Peace Roles   Most Of Industry On Civilian Goods

Government Yielding Reins To Spur A Better Living; ‘Travel Curb Off This Week

WPB Reports U. 5. Recunversion i is Ahead of Schedule   Production Rate Climbs But Jobs Do Not Keep.Pace

U. S. Reconversion Hits Fast Pace; Most Controls to Go by Christmas

COMEBACK IN INDUSTRY PUT ON TOP SPEER   Reconversion Beats Schedule as Gov’t Bureaus and Controls Go.

Rapidity of Shift  _ To Peace Amazing   Industry Two to Three Weeks Ahead of WPB - Time-Table; All Rationing But That Of Sugar May Be Ended by First of Year

Rationing Half Gone Surpluses Instead of Scarcities Looming   Millions Being Laid Off War Work; Choosy About New Job

Peacetime Production Rate Rises   Reconversion Is Running Two To Three Week: Ahead Of Schedule Set At End Of War

CREATING JOBS OUTSTANDING PROBLEM   All Rations But Sugar Tc End This Year   FEDERAL AGENCIES   Are Winding-Up War Jobs; Most Travel Bans Go Off List This Week

Reconversion Weeks Ahead Of Schedule As Nation Enters Second Month Of Peace

First Month Of Peace-Time Has Effected Many Changes   imprint Made on Way of Living—Rationing Half Gone, Surpluses Looming, Gov't Contracts Broken, New Goods on Horizon

Reconversion Runs Ahead of Schedule; ‘Squeeze’ Ending   Nation Speeds Into Second Month of Peace With Shift to ‘Normal Life’ in Its Second Phase: All Ratians But Sugar May End Soon

Shift to Peace Rapid, Ahead of WPB Schedule   All Rations May Go by Year-End; Industry 2 to 3 Weeks Advanced

Nation Faces New Phase of  Reconversion   Businessmen and Labor Taking Charge in Place of Government

MONTH OF PEACE IS A 30-DAY MIRACLE   U. S. Breaks All Speed Records In Race To  Aid Civilians

New Phase Of ReconversionReached; Government Yields Reins To Spur Better Living   Wartime Squeeze Slated To Go In Kitchen, Store, Factory; To Lift Travel Curbs

NEW PHASE REACHED IN CONVERSION   Business and Working Men Rapidly Taking Over  Reins From the  Government   SQUEEZE DISAPPEARING

DRIVE INTO PEACE SETS SPEED MARK; SURPLUSES LOOM   New Cars, Washers and Refrigerators Being Made One Month After Last Shot in Pacific.   RATIONING HALF GONE; PRICE LID STILL ON   Laid Off War Workers Slow in Taking New. Jobs—60 Pet. of Government Fac tory Orders Canceled.

RECONVERSION 3 WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULES   Restrictions Ending In 2nd Month Of Peace

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 SINCE PEACE RETURNED—  U.S. Shatters All Soeed Records in Month of Reconversion

Private Business Is Taking Over from Government — Al Rationing, With Exception of Sugar Likely To Be Eliminated by End of Year

RUSH CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE TOTAL OF JOBS   Government Yielding Reins tc Spur Better Living; Lift Travel Curbs

U. S. Yielding Reins To Spur B etter Living   Travel Curbs Will Come Off This Week-End; Rationing To End By Jan. 

America’s Dash Into Peace  Amazingly Swift   Government Has Broken All Bureaucratic Speed Records in ‘Getting Out of Way of Industry’ Since War’s End

Government Yielding Reins To Spur Better Living As Reconversion Speeds Along

Unemployment ; Reduced  In City; Minimum Pay: Fails To Attract Many   Reeonversion

Government Emphasizes  4 Drive To Increase Jobs   Tosdal Predicts Gain In New England Production

Wartime Squeezes Disappearing Rapidly in U. S.   Nation Enters Second Month of Peace to Find Reconversion Ahead of Schedule, All Rations But Sugar Due to End Late in Year

Reconversion Goes Into Its  Second Phase   Wartime Squeezes Are  Gone Or Are Slated To  RD. Dessseont Gace

Second Month of Peace Finds All Going Smoothly   Semi-luxury Goods Coming out; Soon May Get Clothing

RECONVERSION IS FAR AHEEAD OF SCHEDULE   All Rationing But Sugar Is Expected to End This Year

Homefront Outlook Brighter One Month After War's End   All Rations But Sugar May Go This Year: U. S. Yields Reins to Spur Reconversion

Farmer Income  Claimed At Peak   Cash Crop Returns Over Eight Billion

CIO CIO Auto Union Set To Call Out 500, 000   Gap Widens in Ward Labor Dispute Michigan Utility Walkout Near End

History-Making Mass Strike Facing Industry  CIO Schedules Vote to Idle 500,000 Auto Workers

Daily, 250 Ibs. Per Pile, 1. °3 and Half Hours Daily t.° Selling Time.

Chiang Forees To Begin Move Into Manchuria   Will Begin Mass Movement ' “Very Soon’ In American Air Transports.   SERIOUS CONRNFEFLIC®

Chiang’s Forces Mass For Drive Into Manchuria  fate ™ .       Chinese Reds Fire On Yank

Massed Movement Into Manchuria Planned By Chiang’s Nationalists; Reds Fire On Train Carrying Peck

TROOPS GOING TO MANCHUAIA   Mass Movement of Chiang’s Forces Into Area. Will Begin Soon.   AIRFIELD IS DESTINATION

CHINESE UNITS WILL ENTER MANCHURIA   Mass Movement Will Begin Soon, Chiang Reports   _U), S. AMBASSADOR   Accused By Chinese Reds; Civil War Is Growing More Serious

Chiang’s Men Will Use U.S. Planes   Communist-Held Field At Changchun to Be First Objective

Nationalist  Troops Plan To Use U. S. Aerial Help    Chiane Will Invade  Manchurian Section

MASS MOVEMENT OF NATIONALIST TROOPS TO MANCHURIA SOON  GEN. CHIANG SAYS AIR  _ TRANSPORTS TO TAKE  SOLDIERS TO CHANCCHIN

CHINESE FLY TO MANCHURIA   U. S. Gives Chiang Transports For ‘Mass Movement’

CHIANG'S MEN TO MOVE INTO MANCHURIA BY AIR TRANSPORT   Communists Cut Off Movement O1 His Forces By Overland Route

Chiangto Start Flying Troops Into Manchuria   Mass Movement ByAir Transport Will Beain “Ouite Soon’

NATIONALISTS TO MOVE INTO MANCHURIA   To Use Transports Turned Over To China By America

CHIANG'S MEN SOONTOFLY — INTO MANCHURIA   _ Destination- Reported: “Changchun Airfield,  Now in Reds: Hands

To Move Chinese in Air Transports   Got Planes from U.S.. Says Chiang

Plan To Move Chinese Troops In U.S. Planes   Will Be Flown.to Main Air field of Mauchurian Capital Now Held By Camnianists

German Resistance in The Palatinate is Collapsing  Pincers Threat to Saar Created Ry 7th and 3rd Army Advwanraa -

Nazi Forces Collapsing Throughout  Palatinate   Siegfried Defenses Pierced By Seventh

Flying Tank Columns Drive to Cut Escape Routes For Nazi First and Seventh Armies Fleeing From Saar and Palalinale After Break-Through

‘Two Nazi Armies  Declared in Complete Flight   Gen. Eisenhower Warns Civilians in Frankfort, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen They Will Be Bombarded

Yanks Plunge Into Reich, Cut Escapes   Flying Tank Column: Devour Routes At Furious Pace

NAZI FORCES NEAR COLLAPSE IN RHINE AREA   Seventh Presses Pincers Threat To Saar  Sector

Peace Rumors Fly Fast With Nazis Cracking   Saar Front Flaming; Hodges Expanding Remagen Bridgehead, 7th Hitting Hard

7th Plunges Toward Reich   Larruping Third Army Tanks Rip 15 More Miles Into Disordered Enemy

Nazis Collapsing  In All Palatinate   Seventh Army, On Southern End Of Flaming Saar Front, Smashes Into Siegfried Line Defenses For 8-Mile Gains

Quick Siege By 3rd Army Topples City   Patton’s Tank Corps Again On Rampage Ir Pursuit Of Germans

MeanwhileSeventhArmyGains Six To Eight Miles In Smash Into Siegfried Line Defense

Patton Tanks Close Mainz Exit to Fleeing Armies; 7th Battles Toward Juncture

Nazi Armies Collapsing: In South Before Strong Attack by Patton’s Men   Eisenhower Warns Civilians of Three Big Nazi Cities of Bombings to Come; First Army Expands Rhine Bridgehead

Seventh Gains   Fight Miles  ‘As Nazis Flee   Peace Rumors Unconfirmed, Bisenhower Warns That Mercitess Bombings Are to Contine. German Armies Reported In Fueht

Patton's Army Gains Mile in Siegfried Strike   Enemy Appears to Be Near Collapse Through Palatinate

Entire Saar Basin May Be Enveloped   Bridgehead Widened To 14 Miles— Armistice Rumors Are Rife On  Continent

J. S. Seventh Smashes Into Siegfried Line T fenses for Gains of Six to Eight Miles Two German Armies in Flight Und Heavy Air Lashing—Dozens of Towns F. to Yanks as They Plunge Forward. =

20 Miles From Great Rhine Escape City   Miving Tank Columns Reach Nahe River, Last Barrier Te M ain   EISENHOWER WARNS

Seventh Army Smashes Into Siegfried Defenses, Saar Threat Deepens

third Army Seizes City of Coblenz   Seat of U.S. Army. After Last War Is Stormed by Troops

3rd Army Takes Big Prize; 7th Gains Against Nazis; Ist Expands ts Hold

Patton’s Men Storm City After Garrison Fails To Surrender   Kisenhower Warns  Of Wrath To Come   Civilians In Frank fart Mannheim Advised Of Future Bombings

Adth Division Racing Ahead   First Army Widens Bridge Head Over Rhine; Two German Armies in Flight

Patton Tanks Drive Toward City of Mainz   Dash of Third Army Armor Reaches Rear Of Two Fleeing Nazi Armies, It Is Reported

Temperatures   German Forces Appear Crushed In Palatinate   Seventh Smashes Into Siegfried  Line on Saar Front

Escape City Of Mainz Periled By Swift Drive   Seventh Army Gains Up Te Eight Miles In Siegfried Line Defenses; First Takes More Of Superhighway To Ruhr

IN PALATINATE BELIEVED NEAR   Seventh Army Gains 8 Miles, Tank Forces Threaten Mainz

Beat Back Attacks by Jap Forces   Enemy Reports Second U S. Landing—Japs Fire  from Volcano

One-Third of Jap Island  Occupied By Americans   Tanks, Flame Throwers Lead Attack On Fanatically Resisting Jap Troops

Troops Slash Across Island In Bloodiest Fighting Since Tarawa   Japs Split Up In Two Pockets   Reinforcements Poured In Despite Murderous Fire From Caves, Pillboxes

Marines Hurl Tanks At Fanatic Japanese; Slice Isle In Two Sections

lwo Cut in Two . as Marines Seize New Beachheads   Resistance Fanatic in Places, But Enemy Forces Are Divided  MAIN AIRFIELD ON, Iwo  wom ame: ry ae ‘eieetae Se cena eee

SPLIT ENEMY LINES IN DRIVE TO WEST COAST   Flame Throwers And Tanks Lead ~

STORM INTO JAP GUNFIRE TO CUT DEFENSE IN TWO   Marines Seale Flank of Volcano, and Beat Off Jap Counter-Attack; Tokyo Reports 2nd U.S. Landing   War Bulletins

One-Third of Island Taken As Marines Use Flamequns, Tanks lo Crack Jap Defense

‘APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF ISLAND IN U. S. HANDS; JAPS ARE FIGHTING 10 BITTER END   Spearhead of 300 Tanks Leads Leathernecks; Americans Attack Garrison from All Sides

MARINES GUT AGROG9 LOWER ENO OF ISLAND   Land Supplies and Tanks In Face of Heavy Fire by Entrenched Japs.

Third of Island Occupied   Americans Open Powerful Attack On Jap Defenders

Marines Occupy Third of Island   U. S. Troops Beat Back Strong Enemy Attack; Mow 2'2-Mile Path All Way Across Island

SOME DETAILS ON HITLER PLOT   THIRD ARMY PRISONERS TELL ABOUT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

KOBE AND OSAKA HIT, NIPS CLAIM   B-29’s Again Hammer Nagoya; Blows At Kyushu Admitted

Tokyo Reports 9 Hour Raid In Second  Day of Carrier Assault On Japan

Tokyo Says Navy Aircraft Raiding Osaka-Kobe Area Again; Superforts Set Fires in Nagoya

Osaka - Kobe Area Target For Big Raid   Powerful Carrier  Strike In 2nd Day

TOKYO SAYS 1,400 NAVY PLANES ATTACKED OSAKA KOBE AREA FOR 9 HOURS

Carrier Based Attack 2 Days In Duration   Nagoya Still Ablaze From Pre-Dawn Assault Early Yesterday

OSAKA AND KOBE AREA BLASTED FOR NINE HOURS   Nagoya Still Blazing From Huge Superfort Attack

NAVY CARRIER PLANES oMkot FAGTORY ZONE   Strike While Nagoya Blazing After Raid by Greatest Flight of B-29s.

NAGOYA STILL ABLAZE AFTER U.S. ATTACK   Powerful Carrier. Based Force Continues Lashing Nippon Second Day.

NAGOYA BLAZES AFTER BOMBER STRIKE SUNDAY   Tokyo Claims Sinking of Carrier, Several Ships in Task Force

Largest Armada Of B-29's In History In Today’s Bombardment   JAPAN’S BIGGEST  AIRCRAFT CENTER

Nagoya Fires Raging After B-29 Assault   Japs Claim Five U. S. Vessels Sunk In Counter-Strike

Osaka-Kobe Area is — Raked by Warplanes   JAP INNER DEFENSES UNDER HEAVY ATTACK

9-Hour Attack Rips Japanese 2 Days In Row   Shikoku Island Also Target Of U. S.  Bombardiers   NAGOYA STILL AFIRE   Nips Estimate American Force 1.400 Planes: Nimitz Silent

Navy Planes Pound Japan Second Day   Osaka-Kobe Area Gets Nine-Hour Raid As Nagoya Blazes

Nagoya Ablaze After Superfort Raid On Citadel   Third Largest City of Japan Bombarded By B-29 Superfortresses

NURSE DRAFT BILL CAUSES PROBLEM   Unmarried Nurses Have Only One Week To Alter Status

NURSES WISHING TO ESCAPE DRAFT UST MABRY   Bill Passed by House to Catch All Between - 20 and 44: -

Superforts rip Jap industry at Nagoya; fleet lashes Ryukyus   Over 200 B-29s cripple huge engine plant: enemy installations battered

Huge Mitsubishi Factory Bombed   Big Force of B-29's Plasters Mammoth Aircraft Engine Plant

U.S. THIRD ARMY NEAR THE SEVENTH      Patton’s Men Flank the Siegfried and Alternate Hunsbrueck Lines—50,000 Germans Are Now Casualties.

Nazis Defense Fails Before Patton, Patch   Siegfried and Hunsbrueck Lines Flanked in Mad 3rd Troop Drive

Six Allied Armies Racing Ahead Almost At Will As ~ Planes Turn Reich Into Chaos

Jap Surrender Total Climbing   North Lazou Fight Marke By American ‘ddstneex

REPORT NEW LUZON GAINS   All Yank Columns Continue To Sweep Ahead; Many Foe Troops Quit

Colorful General Dies Instantly After Being Struck By Shellburst. General Geiger Is Givyen Cominand

Formosa Climax s Looming   More American Gains Are Reported By . MacArthur

MORE JAPANESE SU RRENDERING TO YANK TROOPS   American Ground Com. manders Surprised By Increase On Luzon .   137th DIVISION IS  STILL ADVANCING

Japs Quitting Losing Fight in Philippines   American Columns Sweep Ahead in All Sectors

ALL YANK COLUMNS SWEEPING FORWARD   Unprecedented Numbers Of Enemy Quitting Philippine Fight

Pvt. Wm. Burdick  Visiting at Home   Held Prisoner of Germans 108 Days

Committee 0K’s L.8.-Mexico Water Treaty   Indications Pomt To Ratification Of Pact By Senate

Vincent Pavlik Writes of D-Day  Experiences on: Normandy Béaches   Was With Navy Landing Men And Supplies There

LEAD CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION   Will Light National Tree and Address Nation Over Radio at 4:00 P. WM.

Take Heart: [+ Is Announced RaHlesnake Steaks Soon Will Be on Market

Cheer Up! Rattlesnake Steaks Will Be Back On The Market Before Long

—WESTERN FRONT—  Canadians Near Goch Nazi Traffic Center   Massed Guns And Planes Aid Charging Infantrymen As Northern End Of Siegfried Line Is Virtuaily Turned

Ruhr Valley Is Facing Dire Threat   Allies Keep Scoring Heavy Gains in Crush Against Nazis

Canadians, In Flanking Threat To Ruhr Industrial Area, Move To Within One And Half Miles Of Enemy Strong Point—Determined German Counter-Attacks Repulsed—U. S. Third Army Moves Forward Southwest Of Pruem—Roer Flood Subsiding

AXIS TRAFFIC HUB IN PATH OF CANADIANS   Eleven-Way German Communications Line Between Rhine, Muse Objective of Drive By Gen. Crevar  Cc AIAIC COADECH RY TLIDh

CRERAR’S ARMY VIRTUALLY TURNS NO. END OF LINE   BREAK RESISTANCE OFFERED BY SEVEN GERMAN DIVISIONS

KEY CITY OF GOCH IS MENACED   Nazi Counterattack: Smashed By Air And Land Offensive

Heighten Ruhr Flank Threat   Canadians Slug Closer To Key Nazi Bastion  Of Goch Against Stiff Enemy Counterattacks

Shirling Bagpipes Sound Steady Advance On Fortified Goch   Artillery Fire Slows Defenders   First Army - Spearheads Move To Within 19 Miles Of Ruhr

Government Moves To Enc Auto Strikes   Conciliation Service. Will Try To Put End To Detroit Walkouts

BREAK SOU IN MICHIGAN'S LABOR TIEUP   CONCILIATORS WORK TO END DETROIT DEADLOCK

Special Board Atfempting To Avert Strikes   U. S. Conciliation Service Seeking to Break Deadlock

U. 8. TAKES HAND IN DETROIT AUTO LABOR TROUBLES   Federal Conciliators Trying to Break Deadlock That Has Kept Thousands Away From Jobs.   ASSIGN 3-MAN PANELS TO EACH CONTROVERSY   General Motors and Union Ex. change Letters Over Latter’s Demand for Wage Increase,

Big Three Plan Meet  Time and Place to Rest Upon Outcome Of Russian Drive

HIROHITO MAY LOSE THRONE BE TRIED AS WAR CRIMINAL UNDER MACARTHUR REGIME

Hirohito May Lose His Job  Emperor Could Be Tried As Wai Cc riminal lf Taken From Throne

Emperor May Face Court On Charge of War Guilt   His Withdrawal From Throne Expected Soon  As MacArthor Prepares for Stern Rule of Foe ,

*Hirohito May Find ‘Self Jobless Soon   “Chinese Want. Him Tried as War Criminal

HIROHITO MAY LOSE HIS JO8   Facés Probability Of Trial As A War Criminal

HIROHITO’S LOSS OF THRONE SEEN; TRIAL POSSIBLE   Decision Appears Up to MacArcthur—Regency Expect~ ed io Ke Named to Run Country.   RULING FAMILIES MAY BE BROKEN UP   Period of Drastic Political and Economic Changes Opens With Occupation of Tokyo.

Hirohito, Big 8 Families Of Japar May Lose Position  Emperor War os it Possibility

Hirohito May ~ Find Himself Without Job   Yanks’? Entry into Tokyo Opens Up Period .Political and Econoniic Changes

Hirohito May Find Himself Out OF A Job   Political Changes Due As Occupation Troops Take Over  Japan

Final Decision Is Up to MacArthur   War-Making Powers to Be Ripped From Once Arrogant Island People, Allies To Begin Long Process of Education

Jap Ruler’s Fate Hinges On Decision  By M’Arthur   Hirohito May Soon Be. Without Office

TOKYO CLIQUE TO BE BROKEN UP BY ALLIES   TRIAL OF EMPEROR FOR WAR CRIMES INDICATED

Former Official Makes Accusation   Blamed For Slowness In Obtaining Scarce Items

CIVILIAN SUPPLY BLAMED ON ARMY   High WPB Officials Are Blocked on Reconversion Plans

Says Russia To Join Far East Parley   Truman Gets Satisfactory Reply f-»m Stalin, He  Announces Today

Truman Believes Stalin to Send Representative to Far East Advisory Meeting

RED. DELSCATE IS EXPECTED   Truman Believes Stalin Will Send Envoy To Far East Meeting

Expects Reds To Cooperate In Far East   President Is Confident After Receipt of Stalin Letter

Colonel Henderson -: To Run For Judge      Cumberland Attorney An.  nounces Plans to Enter Primary

Colonel Henderson «To Run For Judge   Cumberland , Attorney An. ’ nounces Plans to Enter Primory

GEORGE HENDERSON TO SEEK JUDGESHIP   Army Officer From Cumberland Announces Candidacy For Fourth Andicial Circuit

Charge Four Evaded Taxes  $1.5 Million Involved In Action, Claim .

Warrants Are Asked By Cronir   Former Officers O Crucible Steel Ar Named In Report B: Federal Grand Jury

ALL START FOR HOME    Reports Prisoners Are Evacuated From Camps on’ Hokkaido

All PW's Now Off Island of Hokkaido   Planes, Ships Start Military Personnel, Civilians On Their Way Home

GLOBESTER IN PACIFIC ISLAND HOPPING STAGE   Guam Next Stop After Brief Pause in Manila

Labor Official Says GM Strike To End Jan. 15   Schwelenbach Aide Says It May End  Even Before Then; Union Heads Differ

Official Sees End To Auto Row Jan. 15   General Motors Strike Puts Total Idle At 462,000 Me:

PREDICTION MADE (i. M. STRIKE WILL END BY JANUARY 15   John W. Gibson, Assistant to Secretary Schwellenbach, Says Settlement May Come Sooner.   BOTH SIDES BRACE FOR LONG STRUGGLE   Detroit Speculates on How Far Washington Will Go in Effort to Put Plants in Operation.

Labor Official Sees ‘End to General Motors Strike by Mid January

PRODUCTION REPORTED AT STANDSTILL   Estimates Vary As To Number Affected By Walkout

Government Mediator Seeks  Peace Meets In GM Strike   Nearly 200,000 Workers Wait Upon Preliminary _ Efforts to Mediate as Sides Brace for Lona Battle

Mediator Sees GM Strike Over By January 15   Earlier End Possible, U. S.  Agent Asserts After Tok Wisk Routhen

Firm, Workers B ot h Preparing For Long Battle   Cooperation From AFL Unions, Brotherhoods Is Pledged

Motor Workers Set For Battle For Pay Boost   V. >. Representative  Going To Washington With "Feeler’

schwellenbach Aide Optimistic --- Both Sides, However, Are Prepared For Long Drawn Out Affair -

Strike’s End ‘By Jan. 15’ Is Predicted   Government Agent Striving for Peace  In GMC Walkout

Union Heads Pledge Fight To Bitter End   General Motors Strike Brings Idle In Labor Disputes to An Estimated 625,000 .

Predicts G. M. Strike to End by Jan. 15   Approximately Hal   Approximately Half Million Men Now Are Off Jobs

Deets ag of Nal a or bee ew ~_— LA? oe owe  - At .. : 2 bones ~ met A ya Qa-- ar yep ee

OPA Increases Price of Imported Silver   Action May Be Boon to Producers in Western States

Price of Imported Silver Boosted   OPA’s Change Seen as Boon to West’s Mines

IKE ISSUES SURRENDER MEASURES   Orders on How To Surrender Are Broadcast

Instructions for Surrendering Given Germans  Gen. Eisenhower Says Enemy Has Lost Control

AMERICAN MISSING AT UNRRA MEETING      Delegate Due by Plane Week Ago Not Yet There

Ouster of Emperor Apparently Would Be Ultimate Disaster to Jap People

Japs Unwilling To Give Up Emperor   Hirohito Is Not Only Temporal But Also Religious Head.

Final Blow to Japs In Loss of Emperor   War Lords Place ~ Last Hope in Ruler

HIROHITO LIVING GOD TO JAPANESE   Unwilling To Accept His Removal

}Maryland Celebrates Victory: Crowds Wildly Participate In impromptu Celebration

Maryland Celebrates Victory: ————$— rr  Crowds Wildly Participate 7 In Impromptu Celebration

AMERICANS ARE NEAR BAY AREA   House-To-House F ight Rages In Southern Area Of Capital

Yanks Close Steel Trap On Manila   Cavalry Crosses River To Outflank Japs In Capital

16-Year-Old ‘Turns On Gas’ to Asphyxiate Mother  Bobby-Soxer Says ‘I'm Not Sorry’

MANY WOMEN MADE STERILE AT BELSEN   Nazis Sought to Per fect Artificial Insemination

Nazis Used Women in Prison Camps As ‘Guinea. Pigs,’ Witness Testifies

Both Sides Are Asked To Settle   Schwellenbach Declares it is Important to Economic Life

AGREEMENT ENDS AFTER 20-DAY WORK STOPPAGE  UNION EARLIER GAVE FORD NEW PLAN TO  CIDE cTDIVrpa

“Wildcat” Strikers Wil BePenalizec   UAW Offers Ford  A ‘Company Security’  Plan; May Discharge -. Guilty Emploves

U.S. WILL NOT SEIZE G.M. PLANTS   Saying Government Has Authority to Take Over, but Will Not, Schwellenbach Asks Both Sides to End Row.

Germans Warned Against Abuse Of Prisoners   Nazis Agree To Leave American Captives Where They Are

STERN WARNING GIVEN GERMANY BY GOVERNMENT   Punishment To Be Meted Out To Those Mistreating Allied Prisoners   WOULD TRY VON PAPEN AS WAR CRIMINAL

RMANS GIVE UP AMERICANS HELD CAPTIVE   WARNING ISSUED ON MISTREATMENT OF PRISONERS

Allies Warn Nazi: Against Cruelties To War Captives   Germany Promises U. S. Prisoners to Be Left Behind When They Flee

Germans Agree To Leave American Prisoners  Of War In Camps As Allies Overrun Areas

U.S. Accepts German Offer To Leave Captives Behind In Wehrmacht's Retreat

B. 29 “Ghost Ship” Believed To Have Crashed In Night   11 Membrs of Crew Parachute To Safety Leaving Craft Pilotless

SMALL GAINS ARE MADE BY MARINES   Japanese: ‘Resistance or -“Iwo-Jima Island Is - Stiffened

ur ines Slug  ‘With Iwo Foe   Battle Lines Unelanzed  fey Daath Poll Wi.

Marines Score Only Small Local Gains   Lines on Iwo Jima Substantially Unchanged Sunday

WAR DECLARE BY ARGENTINA ON THE AXIS   SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY FINALLY JOINS OTHER NATIONS OF THIS HEMI.  SPHERE —   BUENOS AIRES, March 27. ~-Argenilns ‘declared war on ‘the Axis power today,

UNION WARNS GM NEGOTIATION OF WAGEHIKE A MUST   Winter of Industrial War That May Spread To All. Jobs Threatened

Long Auto Strike /s Predicted   Both Union and GM Adamant in Their Attitude

‘NAZIS TRY TO ESCAPE   Allied Air Force Is Destroying Their Transportation

Carrier Plane Bombs Leave Only Smoking Shells of Man Jap Imperial Fleet Units

Smoking Twiste¢  Shells Remain  After Air Raid Manv Unit s of  Jap Battle Fleet Smashed

Nip Seapower Is Reduced To  Impotency   Remaining Units Of Imperial Fleet Burned and Iwisted In Inland Sea.

\MacArthur Discusses His Policy ‘In Handling Affairs in Japan   Tokyo, Sept. 14. (Pi—Text of General MacArthur's statement today

King of Belgium Gaining Support   Communists Now on Spot, is Belief

Price Warns U.S. May Fail  In Germany   Urges Full Prestige And Fe rs » to Break _ Aulied lock and Criticizes French Act-

Failure Faces. ~ US. in Rei i, .. Price Asserts   Trumoa Ayent Sugyssts ' Eight Ways to Avoid Such Failure

‘American Efforts in Rebuilding Germany Into Peaceful State Face Possible Failure

Price Sees Possibility Of Failure  In Germany   Blames France For ‘Economic Dismemberment; Offers Program  :

{CHILDREN DIE AS BUS PLUNGES, INTO ICY WATERS   Schoo! Vehicle Hits Boulder in Washington State and Drops into Lake During Heavy Fall of Snow.   SEVERAL ARE RESCUED BY WOMAN PASSENGER   With Driver Drowned, She Pushes Them Through Broken Windows Before Mashine Sinks.

Divers Search Cold Lake For School Bus, Bodies Of 14 Drowned Children

DEATH TOLL OF BUS CRASH IS SET AT 16   Bodies of Victims Believed Trapped In Bus In Lake Chelan

Grieving Parents Watch Divers Probe for Bodies   Bus, Children May Never Be Found In Fathomless Lake

Search for Bus in Lake Continues   Possibility Lifeless Load May Never Be Raenvarad fram Tanith

BUS VIGTINS STILL LE ON LAKE BOTTOM   Parents’ Tragedy Deepened by Fear Bodies May Never Be Found.

Fail to Find Bus With Its Death Cargo   Divers Unable to Find Machine in Deep Lake Water

Grief-Stricken Parents Huddle in Misery Watching Divers Seek Bus and Children Who May Never Be Found

Divers In Search For lll-Fated School Bus   Carries 15 Children, Driver To Death In Lake Traredy

Divers Fear Death Bus With 16 Victims at “Bottomless” Depths   By BARRY I. CARTSON

SCHOOL BUS AND 15 CHILDREN AT BOTTOM OF LAKE   Wreckage And Bodies May Never Be Recovered

SCHOOL BUS STILL HOLDS 16 BODIES   15 School Children and Bus Driver Not Yet Recovered

SEEK BODIES OF CHILDREN IN BUS CRASH   15 Youngsters And Driver Are Dead in Lake

General Motors Auto Workers Voie Strike Call   ‘Action Backing Wage Demands Does Not Mean Walkout Now

Chrysler Plant Employes Taking Strike Vote Now  Employes Take Step: TT. Farea Daw Rane’

GM Workers Vote Strike   Chrysler Employers Voting On Strike Issue Today; Ford Poll Nov. 7

Ballot Count 70,853 to 12,437 for Act Backing 30 Percent Pay Demands

Auto Workers At General Motors Favor Strike By An Overwhelming Maioritv

Vote 765 to 58 for G. M. Strike   Light Vote Is Cast; Announce National Results Tonight

Ford Motors Voting Scheduled on Nov. 7   Half Million Automobile Workers Would be Affected, Conferences On Wages Continued by GM, Union

CHRYSLER EMPLOYES  POLLED IN STRIKE;  GM BALLOT RETURNS OVERWHELMING MAJORITY CLAIMED FOR AU Leen gence on wares

GM Workers Vote Heavily For Strike   Count Is 70,853  To 12,437; Does Not  Mean Early Walkout;  Neoaotiantiane Cantinua

CHRYSLER EMPLOYES POLLED IN STRIKE; GM BALLOT RETURNS  OVERWHELMING MAJOR. ITY CLAIMED FOR AUTHORIZATION OF STRIKE

Vote Strike To Enforce Wage Hike   General Motors Workers Will Not Walk Out At Once, However; Un: rest Is Wide-Spread

Chrysler Auto Workers Cast  Ballots Today   Final GM Result Expected Late Today— Third Vote on Wage Boost to be Nov. 7

Mexican Parley Probes Needs Of Hemisphere   Inter-American Delegate: Hear Stettinius Talk On Crimean Conference

Security Charter May Be Ratified By Saturday Night   Eight Points Stressed In Ultimatum Given Japanese

Notice To “Nippon Includes. Eight:  Points Demanded In Postwar. Setuyn

Big 3 Demands Foe Must Disarm,  Keep Home Islands Washington Alive With Rumors

Japs Have Choice Of Surrender or Sure Destruction  7 . a:  REE,   Enemy Must Give Up All Conquests, Arms, Allies Decree

Ultimatum Terms Announced At Potsdam Meeting   Choice Of Destruction Or Unconditional Surrender And Total Disarmament Given

Eight Terms of Jap Surrender   “Utter and Complete Destruction” Penalty For Refusal, It Is  Announced by Allies

JAPAN GIVEN TWO CHOICES: GIVE UP OR BE DESTROYED   TOTAL DISARMAMENT DEMANDED IN TERMS, U. S.. BRITAIN, CHINA

Ultimatum Would Strip Japan of All Her Conquests   Sovereignty Would Bs Limited to Four Main Islands

Surrender Or Destruction Up To Nippos   Stern But Just Peace Offered-In Allied ~ Ultimatum Note —-

UTTER DESTRUCTION OR FULL SURRENDER  UNITED STATES, BRITAIN AND CHINA ISSUE ULTIMATUM JOINTLY  i IS FACING

Timetable Of Big 3 Upset By Defeat Of W. C.   No Weight Is Taken From Demand Issued By Chiang, Truman And Churchill

2 Alternatives: Destruction Or  Full Surrender   Potsdam Chiefs Tell Japanese Peace Terms; Ask Immediate Reply

Surrender  To Chinese Sunday    Ceremony in Nanking To Be “100 Per Cent Chinese Show” While Yanks Stand By to Aid

Jap Surrender In China to Take Place on Sunday   Nanking Will Be Site; a Chinese Show; 1,090,000 Nips to Capitulate

Americans Stay In Background (At Nanking   Japanese Surrender In China Will Be ‘Hundred Per Cent’ Chinese Show

Surrender At Nanking To Be Chinese Show   Yanks to Stay in Background; Other Area Surrenders to Follow Rapidly

Japs Surrender To Chinese at  Nanking Tomorrow : 100 Per Cent Chinese Show,  ee ae  Se _   100 Per Cent Chinese Show, Says Deputy Chinese-American Commander, General Boatner

JAPS TO GIVE UP IN CHINA SUNDAY   Surrender Set At Nanking; Americans On Hand

Jap Surrender To Chinese Is Set For Sunday   Americans Will Stay In Background A: Nips Formally Enc War

OFFICIAL JAPANESE SURRENDER IN CHINA 15 SET FOR SUNDAY  AMERICAN SPOKESMAN _ MAKES IT PLAIN TO BE STRICTLY CHINESE SHOW

Japs Surrender In China Sunday Yanks Stand By   Official Capitulation In Nanking Will Be ‘All Chinese Show’

Official Jap Surrender In China *,lated Sunday To Be “Cisnese Show”

Chinese Speed  Jap Surrender      Americans Will Remain In Background During Ceremonies.

Japs In China To Surrender “Next Sunday   Aniericans Ordered to Stay In’ Background At Formal Ceremony In > Nanking

Japanese May Surrender !n Nanking Sunday   Surrender To Be Chinese Show; Americans To Remain In Background.

China to Handle Japs Surrender   American Troops Will Remain in Background

Allied Planes Catch Foe Heeing Away   Airmen Hit Nazis Shattering Blow at Ardennes

Terrific Havoc Wrought   One Whole Army May Have Been Demobilized In Day-Long Attack On Retreating Columns

Caught Trying Sneakaway From Ardennes Salient   Allied Warplanes Tear Entire Convoy To Pieces In Ruinous Daylong Attack

Planes Smash 3,000 German Vehicles Trying To Sneak Away   Column So Thick Pilots Don’t Miss   One Of Rundstedt’s Two Reserve Armies May Be Immobilized

Tear Column To Pieces In Ruinous Blow   Catch Enemy Trying to Sneak From Ardennes To Rhine

Allied Warplanes Trap 3000 German Vehicles Attempting to ‘Flee From Adrennes Salient

BATTER 3,000 NAZI VEHICLES   Planes Rip German Trans. port Units Fleeing Belgian Bulge

Huns CaughtBy Allied Airmen On West. F Fr ont   3,000 Nazi Vehicles, Bulk Of ‘Transport of Entire Army, Smashed Ins Ardennes Retreat   Worst Disaster Since Seine Blow   Cancentralions So ‘Thick  Pilots Say “We Couldn't i Allies Tight- ~ en Leop Ou Enemy

TRANSPORT OF  ARMY TORN INTO PIECES   Force of Russian Blows in East Now Being Felt Along Western Front for First Time.

Yank Planes Smash 3,000 Vehicles   Ruinous Day  Attack Made  On Retreating . Germans

MILE ADVANCE REPORTED BY THIRD ARMY   Hodges’ Men Two And Half Miles From St. Vith   RESERVES MASSED   By Nazis For Final Try To Take Strasbourg: Soviet Blows Felt

Nazis Falling Back To Siegfried Line, Abandon Salient  Firct Army Within   First Army Within 2'2 Miles of St. Vith; Nazis on Defensive

THIRD ENTERS HIGHWAY HUB ACROSS WILTZ   Airmen Say Trucks so Thick on Escape Roads ‘We Couldn’t Miss’

BULK OF GERMAN TRANSPORT OF ARDENNES ARMY TRYING ESCAPE TO RHINE LINE IS WRECKED

War Tide Turns" On Western Front   Allied Planes Rip Fleeing Nazi Motor Columns, Many S!aughtered

Airmen Rip Foe Fleeing From Bulge   3,000 German Vehicles Torn To Pieces In Ruinous Day-Long Attack.

3,000 Vehicles Tor n To Pieces he Plane Raid   Nazis Waited Too Long To Run Gantlet Down Escape Ts wehuwavse.   rOoHVLON FT Miss

Nazi Vehicles Are Trapped-Destroyed    Nazi Defense Pian Unfoids As...  Reds Move Toward Berlin

3,000 GERMA VERIGLES GIVEN HARD POUNDIN(   Planes Blast at Supply Units Attempting To Escape Ardennes Salient —

Germans Wait Too Long fo Attempt Flight from Deflated Belgian Bulge; Wreckage Mounts as Infantry Strike

Thousands Of Nazi Vehicles Are Smashed   Some 3,000 of Them Trapped in Attempted Sneak from Ardennes Aree   Planes Inflict Loss Equal To Bulk of Transport Of an Entire Army

Planes Smash Nazis Fleeing from Bulge   Transport of Entire Army Torn to Pieces as Enemy Attempt to Retreat Behind Siegfried Line

Allied Air Fleet Smashes Huge German Motor Convoy   German Armor Better And More. Ably Handled   xk wk k& * Equipment Deficient   xk *k *& * 106th Division’s Decimation Described

TORN TO PIECES INRUINOUS RAID BY WARPLANES   Patton’s Troops Drive Into Road Base Of Wiltz As Germans Still Flee

Catch Germans Trying to Sneak Out of ‘Bulge;’ Third and First Armies Advance While Seventh And French Hold

BIG TRANSPORT UNIT IS CAUGHT BY OUR RAIDERS   Germans Trapped On Two Highways; So Thick "We Couldn't Miss.”’

Fliers Smash Transport of Fleeing Nazis   Greatest Ruin Since Falaise Wrecks 3000 Vehicles in Ardennes

Crosses River To Enter Wiltz   Pressure Is Tightened By British, French Troops; Ist Army Nears St. Vith

Destroy Bulk Of Transport Of Entire Army Attempting To Sneak From Ardennes Salient—Planes Find Concentrations So Thick, They Could Not Miss Hitting Them

NAZIS WITHDRAV FROM SALIENT INTO WESTWALL   Ist Army 3 Miles From St. Vith; 14 Towns Taken

Allied Pilots Catch Nazis in Attempt To Sneak Away from Ardennes Salient

RETREAT IN SALIENT IS REPORTED   Air Assault Against » Transport Inflicts Ruinous Defeat

DESTROY 3,000 NAZI TRUCKS IN WITHDRAWAL   Allied Planes Attack  German Transport in Retreat From Ardennes

FOES SNEAK AT ARDENNES IS DISCOVERED   All Indications Point (fo Greatest Ruin in Recent Months

‘jiers Catch Bulk Of Transport Of Full Army In Attempted Escape From Ardennes Salient, Tearing Machines To Pieces In Day-Long Attack— Destruction Of Equipment May Immobilize Huge Portion Of Von Rundstedt’s Reserves

ENEMY CAUGHT ON 2 HIGHWAY:   Bulk of Transport of An Entire Army Trying to Escape.   ‘FOE WAITED TOO LONG

ALLIES SQUEEZE GERMAN FLANKS ON WEST FRONT   AMERICAN FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES CHALK UP GAINS

REAPPOINTED BY GOVERNOR   Wichita and Kansas City Men To ‘ Serve on State

REAPPOINTED BY GOVERNOR      ‘Wichita and Kansas City Men To " Serve on State Boards

Butte Blanketed hy Heavy Snow  Storm Is Slowl+   Storm Is Slowly Leaving Area

F. D. R. VISITS WITH HULI   Former Secretary. of . State Much Improved.

Patton Urges U. S. To Arm, Prepare   Third World War Termed ‘Inevitable’ by General

OFFERS BILL TO HONOR UNKNOWK WAR Il. SOLDIER   Another Tomb At Arlington?

First Postwar Road Program Bids Are Posted   20 Projects. ‘on State List; Deadline for . ' Offers Nov. 30

Steps Ahead In Race For Nazi Capital   First Is Only A Pew Miles Behind In the South. ‘Third Reaches’ Outskirts of Erfurt and Coburg fi Swelling Drive

LEGISLATIVE WORK HALTED THURSDAY BY DEATH BOB BARKER  RméAaWwW MmATOrCL FAN HIIMALE

LEGISLATIVE WORK HALTED THURSDAY BY DEATH BOB BARKER  PAY RAISES FOR RURAL

New-York Paper Reports Big 3 Had Secret Yalta Accord On Reparations

YALTA MEET SECRET BARED IN NEW YORK   No Confirmation from Any Capitals

Rumor Sets Reich Reparation Sum At 20 Billion: Confirmation Lacking

Senate Works  On Tax Cuts   Marines Against Merger; Group Votes For 500,000 Man Navy.

Congress Shuns Karly Action Qn Youth Drill   Members Balk At Taking Up ‘Hot Issue’ From President

Wallace Backers Want to Bypass Rules Committee   May Act to Bring George Bill to House Floor Next Week

RULES COM, MAY BE “BY-PASSED”   Democrats. May Call George Bill en ‘Calendar Wednesday’

(George Bill May  Be Brought To Floor Via Seldom Used °  House Maneuver -

Seek To Sidestep  Committee Rules   Would Bring George Bill Before House

National Units To Beat Reds  In Manchuria   Chungking Claims Diplomatic Victory § Afte: Accord With Russia

DISAPPEARANCE OF CRUISER 18 CLEARED UP IN THAILAND   THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS OF CREW OF HOUSTON FOUND— : “UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT REVEALED

HOPES AROUSED MANY SURVIVORS OF MISSING CRUISER HOUSTON MAY BE FOUND WHEN JAPS CIVE UP

3 KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK   Shorting of Signal Light Is Given as Cause

Three Men Die As Short In Signal Light Causes Crash Of Two Trains

st eh a ah rt a eae ha a  3,000U.S. Airmen Lost In Superfort Campaign

Spaatz Issues B-29 Campaign Damage Report   Industrial Capacity of 59 Cities Destroyed; 437 Ships Lost

B-29s Knocked Out Industries  In 59 Nip Cities   L. S. Lest 437 Planes And 3,000 Airmen i» Year < Campaign

U. S. to Feel Out Russ on Pacitie Plans  Stalin’s Decision Expected at Bia Three Meet

Truman Expected to Find When and If Stalin Will Get in Fight With Nips

Truman txpected To Get Soviet Decision on Wai   ‘Big Three’ Parley May Unveil Red Status With Japan

Confab to Be Held ln Berlin   Truman Expected To Learn If Reds Are to Fight Japs

EAR EULA Te  Aid Trend* Likely Tip On Answer   President To Leave Soon For Conference

Truman Is Slated to Leave Soon for Big 3 Meeting  Russian Decision on Whether to War  on fanonn Fynactad

War On Japs In Limelight Of Subjects   President Expected To Leave Shortly For Conference

Riverside County Assessments and Tax Rates Climb  War Era Boost 50% Over  State Avernaa

Perry Publisher To  _ Be Correspondent for Iowa Press Associatio:

14 Nip Fighters Jump Two -Planes On Photo Mission IN TOKYO AREA Jap Pilot Tells Americans of His Inten $e te 8.

RECONNATSANGE PLANES HIT BY 14 JAP ZEROS   Both American Ships Return Badly Damared to Base

YANK KILLED IN AERIAL BATTLE IN TOKYO AREA   Jap Fighters Attack U. S. Photo Planes Second Time in 2 Davs

Yank Killed in Air Battle Over Tokyo   14 JAPANESE ZEROS ATTACK TWO PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE B-32s

Japs Turn On Photo Planes, Kall American   Yanks Fight 25-Minute Battle With Surrendered Nips At Tokyo

Japs’ Zeros Attack American Photo Reconnaissance Planes Over Tokyo

JAP ZEROS ATTACK TWO PHOTO PLANES   One Yank Killed, Two Wounded Over Tokyo, Area

ONE AMERICAN KILLED AS JAP PI ANES ATTACK   Battle Between U. S.. Japanese Planes Occur Over Tokyc Areg

Tire Ration Increased 50 Per Cent   Similar Hike for Passenger Cars Seen for June

PRODUCTION OF TIRES INCREASED   Fifty Percent More to Be Made This Month; Others Released

BOOST ANNOUNCED . IN CIVILIAN TIRES      Fifty Per Cent Increase in May Authorized by * WPrR

Production Restraints On Alarm Clocks and Galvanized Ware Lifted

‘Tke’ Hits Back At U. S. Critics   Charge Americans With Falling Down On Job

 DE-NAZIFYING PROGRESSING, POTSDAM RULE ‘BEING CARRIED OUT. EISENHOWER SNAPS BACK

Japan’s Diet Gives Its Power To Suzuki   Admiral Has Dictatorial Powers For Remainder Of War

Suzuke Assumes Power In Japan   Dictatorial Rights Granted Premier

Yanks Capture Tallest Peak or  Okinawa Line   Aussie Troops Seize Brunei; Japs Talk Nervously of Rising American Air Power

ALLIED TROOPS FIGHT WAY INTO CENTER OF GOCH   Berlin Sees All-Out Drive.Soon In West  ‘tA A Bgat.   38RD ARMY CAINS   Canadian First Army Continues Push In The North 

ALLIED TROOPS OF CANADIAN FIRST ARM) BATTLING FORWARD  BERLIN DECLARES ZERO HOUR NEARING IN BOTH WEST AND EAST .

169,000 U.S. Workers Are Away From Their Jobs Today   FORD ARGUMENT IN LINE WITH GM CORP.   Union Will Co-Operate With New Fact Finding Board

FORD REJECTS. WAGE DEMANDS. “OF UAW UNION   Compariy: Joins: Two Others in ‘Big Three,’ Saying, — = Too Much Asked:   ANTI-RACKET -BILL HELD   Will Be Several Months Until Senate Group Takes Up House-Passed ‘Act -

Appropriations at Multi-Million Level   Financial Bills Call For Building Programs At State Institutions

FOR NEW BUILDINGS   House Passes Measuire Call ing for New Building * Program ~

Chief Aide of Himmier Taken   Kaltenbrunner Found in Fortified Alpine Chalet, Doesn't Resist

-KALTENBRUNNER CAPTURED   Was Chief Aide to Himmler and : Successor to Heydrich

Truman Gets Tariff Power   President's Policy To Cut Tariffs In  Half Passes Senate.

ONISHI, CHIEF OF JAP STAFF, KILLS HIMSELF   His Suicide Followed By 4 Hours That of War Minister

Onishi Joins His Ancestors  Via Hara Kir   Japanese Vice Admiral Takes Life To Atone For Failuré To Win War For Emperor

Japanese Naval and Army Chiefs Commit Suicide  Another Also Ends Life

Kamikaze Director  Kills Self   Message Says He Atones for Nation’s Defeat

Vice-Chief of Japanese Naval Staff Commits Suicide to Atone for Defeat

JAP NAVY CHIEF ENDS OWN LIFE   Leaves Atonement Note to  Nip Suicide Pilots

Third Jap Leader — Commits Hara-Kiri  Vice Admiral Onishi “Atones For Rathure: Qkamata Alen Siicida

Jap Naval Head Takes Own Life By Hara-Kiri   Vice Adm. Onishi Atones Failure for His Countrv’s Defeat

Jap Navy Chieftain Kills Self   Both Navy and Army Leaders Take Own Life

JAP NAVAL Griltt COMMITS SUICIDE   Follows Jap War Minister In Committing HaraKiri

Tokyo Reports New Superfort Raid On Four Nip Cities  Pair of Home Islands Feel Brunt of Latest Yank Bombing

JULY SCORE OF JAP PLANES KNOCKED OUT BY AMERICAN SEA AND AIR POWER 1,330   Unprecedented Attacks Promise To Reach New Heights During August With Flights of 1,200 Forts Packing 8,000-Ton Bombs   ‘DAMAGES TO CITIES AND FACTORIES ADMITTED

Tokyo Reports New Superfort Raid On Four Nip Cities  Pair of Home Islands Feel Brunt of  i mbaet Vanl Bamiletna

Nagaoka One of Targets: Japs Lose 1,330 Planes For July, Yanks Declare

HIMMLER IN PLEA FOR FIGHT TO LAST   Reports Indicate Nazi Fanatics Are Battling Chaos Inside tha Reich.

HIMMLER HOLDING  LID ON THE REICH      Nazi Fonsties Reported Battling Chaos in Capital

NAZI FANATICS BATTLE CHAOS   Himmler Takes Chief Role In Preparing Defenses Of Berlin

New Barricades Rising Rapidly In Nazi Capital   ’ Gestapo Chief at Helm And Drastic Measures: Used To Maintain Order

Himmler Holds Lid Down on German Reich Nazi Fanatics Figh  Chaos; Prepare fae Blew! Babélee

Himmler And His Gestapo Clamp Lid Down On Reich   Reports Picture Nazi Fanatics Battling Chaos In Preparation For Last-ditch Fight Within Imperiled Berlin

HIMMLER HOLDING — LUD ON THE REICH   Nozi Fanatics. Reported Battling Chaos i in - Capital —

Nebraska Tornado Kills Six Persons   Dozen Critically Injured In Rising City Area

Six Persons Die, 12 Hurt In Tornado   Storm Sweeps Path Five Miles Long and  Two Miles Wide Near Rieinn Cite Niak

Tornado Kills Six Injures Many   Rising City, Neb., Hard Hit, But Accurate Damage Estimate Impossible Yet.

6 Killed, 12 Injured as Tornado Cuts 2-Mile-Wide Path in Nebraskz

6 Killed When Tornado Hits At Rising City   Three Killed Outright By Storm Which Destroyed Farm Buildings.   FIVE MILES LONG

6 Persons Die ir Nebraska Storm  Tornado Strikes Near Rising City

TORNADO KILLS 6 IN NEBRASKA   12 Others Critically Hurt as Twister Strikes Smoll Towns

Balikpapan Area Attacked Again   tombers Step Up Savage Attack On Rich Borneo Oil Center.

IS HEAVY ON BALIKPAPAN   Borneo’s Big Refinery Center and Airfields Have Been Shaken by 2,300 Tons of Missiles in Two Weeks.

Japanese Losses In Philippine War Now Total 419,035   Latest Total Includes 9,774 Prisoners; Some Predict Early Peace

JAPANESE LOSSES IN PHILIPPINES RISE TO 419.035   U. S. Treops and Filipino Geurillas Putting ‘the Run on Scattered Japanese Bands  ing in the Islands

China Entering 9th War Year   Official Says Chinese Army . Shifted To The Offensive

OVER THREE MILLION CHINESE CASUALTIES   Japs Have Also Lost Heavily Ip Eight Years Of Fighting, Gen eralissimo Reveals

China Entering 9th War Year ee eh bear’  Official Says Chinese Army _ Shifted To The Offensive

‘Japan's Fleet Has Paid Full Price. For Sneak Atfack on Pearl Harbor

Face-Saving Idea Possible   Red Move May Supply Perfect ‘Our for Japs

Western States Bus Strike Ends After 18 Days   2700 Employes From Here West Due To Return at Once

THRU PRISON GATES   Arthur Jones Walks Away From Lansing Dressed as a Guard

Reduced Ration: Of Meat Impenc   Foreign Demand May Cut U. $. Supplies 

Foreign Demand For Meat May Embarrass United States In Its International Relations

Foreign Demand For Meat Great   America May Be Embar rassed Unless Larger Portion Is Sent Abroad.

Meat Situation Badly’ Jumbled  Foreign Demands May Be Disturbing Factor

GREAT DEMAND FOR U.S. MEAT   Expect New Reduction: in Civilian Supply

House Okays $5.9 Billion Cut In Taxes   Senate To Vote On Measure Thursday; Rep. Cannon Sees Ar Inflation Angle

Ford Lays Off 20.000 Men  Indefinitely   Supply Lag Because Of Strikes Blamed — 3 Hours Production Reached in 75 Days

Ford Mato Says It Is Forced to tay M4 50,000   Strikes in Supplying Finns Campel Move, ‘Corapany Clains

William Hill Safely Makes Trip ‘Through Niagara Rapids in Barrel

U.S, PLANES STAGE ONE OF GREATEST RAIDS ON GERMANY   Mass Attack by Over 1,300 Forts and Liberators Carried Out Against Leipzig, Madeburg and Chemnitz— Gerart of 850 Fizhters-

Mass Raid On Reich   More Than 2,000 U. S. Planes Hit Chemnitz, Magdeburg and Leipzig

American Planes In Mass Raid   2,200 Aircraft Attack German Industries And Communications

290-Mile Long U.S. Air Armada Blasts Reich   Over 2,000 American Planes Hit Leipzig, Magdeburg, Chemnitz.

Magdeburg, Leipzig and Chemnitz Hit   Over 1,300 Forts And Liberators In 250-Mile  Sky Train

2.200 U. S. Planes Stage Mass Raid Qn Leipzic, Magdeburg, Chemnitz

U.S, BOMBERS BLAST LEIPZIG TARGETS TODAY   2200 Planes Hit German Plants During Day

2,200 PLANES BOMB GERMANY   Three Important Factory Cities Are Pounded

Yank Formation Of 2200 Planes Blasts Germany   Bombs Poured Ou Lepzig, Magdeburg, Chemnitz In Record Mass Attack

Germany Bombed In One Of  Greatest Mass Raids Of Wan   American Planes Attack Leipzig, Magdeburg and Chemnitz; Bombs Exploding In Berlin

Leipzig, Magdeburn and Chemnitz Are Targets in  Biassnet Bambhinnae

—AERIAL—: »  AEICHLIGHED BY YON WARPLANES   Americans Stage One Of War’s Greatest Mass Raids

Soviets Seize Bridgeheads At 3 Points   Kustrin Crossing Only 35 Miles From Bertin, Others at Furstenberg   3 GERMAN CITIES RAIDED IN DAYLIGHT BY 2200 FLYING FORTS AND ESCORTS

Three Nazi Cities Hit By Americans   Leipzig, Magdeburg And Chemnitz Blasted

2,200 Planes ‘Slash .Three Reich Citie   Leipzig, Magdeburg and ‘Chemnitz Targets of Sth  AAF Mass Raid

G TAKE POUNDING IN BIG AIR BLOW   250-Mile-Long ‘Sky Train’ Strikes At Magdeburg, Leipzig, Chemnitz

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Starting Feb.7   2,200 Yank Planes InMassRaid On Reich

2200 Yank Planes Hit German Cities   Leipzig, Madgeburg Bombed in Greatest Mass Raid

Assault Is One Of Greatest Mass Raids Of War: RAF Night Bombers Return To Kinéle New Berlin Fires

Great Raid On Germany   2,220 Massed American Planes Blast Leipzig, Macdehure and Chemnitz

SEIZE 26,000 AS PRISONERS   Soviet Spearheads Now at Points Only About 200 ~ - Miles From Berlin   TROOPS GAPTURE TILSIT   Stronghold Falls to Russian Troops Reported Deep Inside Nazi East Prussia

Kill, Capture 94, 000 Nazis Within Week   Invade East Prussia 46 Miles; Stronghold Of Tilsit Taken —

Sweeping Offensive Across Poland Carries Soviets To  45 Miles Of Konigshberg

3 RED PRONGS WITHIN REICH: PUSH ON DANZIG   East Prussia, Industrial Silesia Facing Isolation

Russians Fe orce Crossing _ Of Waria River; Lightx ing Drive Unchecked by. Nazis      Silesian Coal Miners Hurled Into Battle. As Breslau Threatened; ‘Another: Russian Advance Threatens All of East Prassia

Berlin Says Situation Is Now Critical   Schoolboys, Miners And Businessmen Are Rushed To Front Line

CASUALTIES IN WEEK CLAIMED   Kolo on Central Front And Tilsit in North ‘Taken by Russians

Soviet Army   Forges Across Warta River   Reds Kill Or Capture 90,000 Gemans in Greatest Offensive of The War. Invade East  Pewee

Temperatures   Russians Kill, Capture 90,000 Nazis   Soviets Force Warta River, Topple Great Stronghold of Tilsit and Reach 45 Miles of Koniesberg in Lightning Drives

Tilsit, Konin Fall As Reds Sweep West   Desperate Germans Calling On All : Resources In Defensé Of Fatherland

Slay or capture 94,000 German troops in seven davs of lishtning thrusts

Reds Within 200 Miles Of Berlin, Push Pincers  Deep Into East Prussia   French First Army Tries to Take Pressure Off U. S. Forces at Strasbourg; British Score More Slow Gains at North End of Western Fron

ANOTHER UNIT 1 200 MiLts FROM BERL   Soviet Drives Smashing into Prussia and Nazis Say “Danger is Great.”

FORCE RIVER IN ADVANCE: ON BERLIN   Great Stronghold of Tilsit: in East Prussia Falls as. Russians Push Deeper Into Province. s   2,500 LOCALITIES  ENGULFED IN DAY   Moscow Announces 90, 000 Germans Killed or ‘Captured in Week of Gigantic Offensive.

Soviets Smash To 200 Miles From Berlin   Red Army Units Force Warta River Penetrating Deep Into Silesia and Crumbling East Prussia

Berlin Within 200 Miles of Battle Area   River Warta Forced in Speedy Advance of Soviet Troops

Soviets Kill, Seize 94,000 In Great March, Now Said To Be 200 Miles From Berlin

NAZI STRONGHOLD UF TILSIT FALLS   Reds Kill or Capture 90,000 , Germans in Week   LIGHTNING OFFENSIVE   ‘Miners From Silesian Coal  Fields Sent to Front to  Bolster Lines

Tilsit Falls To Invaders   Another Spearhead Crosses. Embattled Silesian Frontier Despite Defenders   STRONGHOLDS FALL   Germans Sending SchoolBoys, Clerks, Miners Into Effort to Save Breslau

WINTER PUSH NOW 6 MILES INSIDE SILESI?   BIG PINCERS MOVE AIMS TO CUT OFF EAST PRUSSIA

German Losses Put At 94,000 In Single Week   Kea Armies Kacing Toward Reich Border, Boys, Clerks, Miners Rushed Up By Nazis

Soviets Inflict Huge Loss On Nazi Foe   Great Pincers Move Threatens Reich On Eastern Front

Reds Seize Tilsit in ‘East Prussia   Nazis Report Red Smash into Silesia

EXPLOSIVES ARE RAINED ON TOYOKAWA   Strike Made in Daylight by 125 Superforts ~ Spaatz’s Communique Gives No Details.   PORT OF TARUMI ALSO IS ATTACKED   Fires Sweep City After Onslaught by 400 Fighters and Bombers Based on Okinawa.

South Japan’s ‘Tarumi Port Gets Biggest Fire Raid   Bombers, Fighters Kindle Huge Fires;  Chinese Advance .

Russ General Will Receive  Nip Emissaries   Japs Told Fighting Will Stop When Their Troops Lay Down Arms

Soviets Land At Harbin For  Jap Surrender   Will Fly Jap Delegation To Russ Headquarters; Report 20,000 Japs Lay Down Their Arms

Soviets Pick Up Surrender Party  Send Russian Plane ’ To Harbin, Manchurie

Soviets Pick Up Jap Surrender Party At Harbin   Japs Told Soviets Will Quit Fighting When Nips Lay Down Arms.

REDS AWAIT JAP GROUP IN HARBIN   Commission Lands in Citys to Pick Up Enemy Sur render Party for Tha Manchurian Province Soviets Report.

Russ Pick Up Jap Officials  Enemy Party To Get  ¢ oe ie i ie SF ins etc

Red Group ai Harbin for Surrender   Japs Continue To Resist Despite Demand They Quit,

REDS CLOSE IN AS JAPS STIL CONTINUE FICHT   Crack in Nip Front © Indicated as. 20,000  Surrender to Soviets

Jap-Russian Envoys Meet   Soviets Will Escort Foe Emissaries From Harbin to Red H.Q.

CONGRESS WON'T LISTEN TO ATOM SCIENTIST   Men Who Made Atom Bombs Refused Hearing by House Committee

Troubles Easing, Restaurants Find ey ees eine  Public Cooperation During Trying Times Appreciated

Troubles Easing, Restaurants Find Public Cooperation During  Trying Times Appreciated

: owullower Takes Off for Kansas City   Middle Western  City All Prepared  To Welcome Supreme Allied Commander

Cut Announced In Sugar Ration   Food Restrictions Will Be Tiahter

HOME FRONT FOOD SUPPLY 70 BE SHORT   SUGAR RATIONS CUT AND FOOD RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE LONG AFTER  V-E DAY

FOOD RATIONS WILL CONTINUE   Sugar Allotment Cut As Crowley issues Warning

SUGAR REDUCED BY 25 PER CENT   U.S. Food Supply Becomes Big Factor in World Politics

Auto Workers Ask Attlee to Take Action In General Motors Strike as Stockholder

BRITAIN ASKED TO INTERVENE IN GM STRIKE   UNION SAYS STOCK HELD BY ENGLISH GOVERNMENT

Asks England's Labor Party to Enter Walkout   Obtained Shares During War by Taking Over U. S. Assets

Striking Motor Employes Seek Aid Of Britain   CLO Union Head Calls on Labor. Government, as. GM Stockholder, to In tercede in Walkout   Held Substantial Owner of Stock   Premier Aliee Asked to Poiut Gut te GM That “Profits Are Coutern   of Worker, Owner”

CIO Makes An Ap pe ql To British   Describes That Government As Holder Of G. M. Corporation Stock

GM Stock Owned By British   Labor Government Of England Asked To Intercede

ClO NOW TAKES TROUBLES OVER SEA TO BRITAIN   Scying Empire Owns Part of GM Stock, Leader Asks Attlee’s Help

UAW Asks British Government to Enter GM Parley  Prime Minister Attlee Says He Has Not  Cnn Ri nta Invealuad

British Intervention In GM Strike Asked   Union Appeals To Labcr Government As Big Owner Of Stock In American Corporation

UAW Asks British Government to Enter GM Parley  Prime Minister Attlee Says He Has Not Seen Note Involved

ingland Big tockholder  a Auto Firm   UAW Head Pleads For Support From Attlee Government

Soviet Newspaper Pravda Says Russian Troops Soon Will Clear Up ‘Myth of Hitler's Heroic Death

Reds To Clear Up Hitler Myth   Have Been Searching For Bodies of Fuehrer and Goebbels.

ONE MAN IS KILLED   Three Others Injured ir _ $15,000 Explosion at  Sunflower

900-YARD GAIN ON (WO ISLAND BY DEVILDOGS   Hand-To-Hand Fighting Reported; Jap Resis tance Ie Heavy   OTHER ENEMY BASES BEING NEUTRALIZED

Americans Gain $00 Yards under Tough Conditions   Nipponese Battle witt Only Small Arms and Machine Guns

MARINES COUNT GAING IN YARDS   Hand-to-Hand Fighting Rages On lwo; Nips Resist With Small Arms and Maehine Gin Fire

MARINES INCH 900 YARDS IN IWO CLEANUP   Japs Reduced To Small Arms, Machine Gun Firing, But Of The Fiercest

Rotary Observes 40th Anniversary   Sened  Rotary Anns Are Guests At Event

Rotary Observes 40th Anniversary   Rotary Anns Are Guests At Event

Jap Resistance Remains High as Enemy Continues To Use Tanks   Americans Seize Important High Ground; Nips Cling Grimly to One Tip of Center Airfield

Marines Make Small Gains As Nips Cling to Tip of Central Airfield. Artillery, Planes and ‘Warships Are In Actiin  Se cepeee qompeerest

Iwo Marines Gnaw Out Small Gains   Japs Show No Sign Of Weakening Afte 9 Days Hammering

SMALL IWO GAINS ~ MADE BY MARINES   JAPS PUT UP FIERCE RESISTANCE—AIR AND SEA SUPPORT GIVEN YANKS.

JAP RESISTANCE REMAINS DOGGED ON [WO ISLAND   Two Marine Divisions Re‘port Small Gains Af_ter Nine Days   ENEMY IS CLINGING TO TIP OF AIRFIELL

Co. War Finance Group Make Plans For Pledge Drive   Treasury Department Says There Will Be Only Two Bond Drives In 1945

Duck Hunter To Get Break   i TLS Er OOO Ore  Longer Local Season And Duck-Stamp Law Shanneae Canadered

Big Three Disagree On Hou To Restore Democracy In Liberated Countries

RUSSIA TURNS THUMBS DOWN ON ALLIED BOSSISM   Says Supervision of Elections in Liberated Countries Would Constitute Interference With Internal Affairs.

Minimum Wage Rate Increase Set   ACTION OPENS WAY TO PAY INCREASES FOR 4,000,000 WORKERS

MET FORMER RESIDENT IN GERMANY   Former Arlington Farmer Back In Native Land

“ARLINGTON MAN IN GERMANY HOST TO YANK INVADERS   Chicago Corporal Recalls Old Times And County Pioneers With German Citizen in Cellar In Occupied Territory.

WHEAT SUPPLY INCREASES   ‘Was Up from 1,831, 000 Bushels to  149915 000 Last Week

WHEAT SUPPLY INCREASES   Was Up from 1,831,000 Bushels to : 142,9145.009 Lest Week

SHAKE UP OF DEPARTMENT 5 EXPECTER   BYRNES IN NEW CABINET POST PLANS TO MAKE DRASTIC CHANGES.   Gets Approval   ‘Senate Back Nomination—May Speed Charter Approval: By Congress.

Three Nations Get Bids to Join  Security Meeting  Argentina, Ukraine, White Russia  , ae Es ae Pee

Argentina, White Russia, Ukraine Will Join Parley   First Reports from Closed Meeting Indicate Settlement  Nothina on Paland

FEAR DEADLOCK OVER MOLOTOV'S POLISH DEMAND  MAY BLOCK BID BY   MAY BLOCK BID BY ARGENTINA UNLESS POLAND SETS SEATS”

Bids Hinted Approved For Argentina, Russias, Poland Not Mentioned

Three Nations Get Bids to Join Security Meeting  Argentina, Ukraine, White Russia Are Asked to Join

Miners May Not Return Monday   “No Contract, No Work” May Be Miners’ Stand

CONTRACT FOR WORK IS MINERS’ ANSWER   Wage Dispute Ties Up Hard Coal Production

SAYS JAPAN IS “ANNOYED” BY FALSE REPORTS   Nips Say They Intend to Prosecute War te End

Twelve Died In Barracks Fire   Investigation Tc Determine  Cause Of Fire

Still Seek to Keep Japanese in Dark   Nips Ban Papers Printing Hirohito’s Words

Jap Ministry Takes Action Without U.S.  Permission  Confiscates Paper: Carrying Account: Of Yank Interview  Weeskh, Weeewunmnes

National Relaxations OF WMPC Curbs Not  fective for Region   Survey Shows Peace-Time Neod for Workers to Kxeceed Mar Eemplovmen  Priority Referrals Will Continue

President’s Defense Of OPA Causes Resentment Among Some In Senate

Plan Funeral Of  Russian General   Gen. Ivan D. Chernyvakovsky Dies As Result Of Wounds In Lastern Front Battle

Mine Operator: Reject Proposal  For Contract   Secretary of Labor Announces Result of Her Efforts to Effect  Compromise Failure

Coal Operators Reject Perkins Wage Compromise   Act After Lewis Drops 10-Cent Royalty Claim; Case to Go to WLB

COAL OPERATORS REJECT PLAN OF MISS PERKINS   Wage Deadlock With Min. ers Being Certified To War Labor Board   GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO SEIZE PROPERTY

LEWIS’ UMW PREVIOUSLY HAD ACCEPTED   Miss Perkins’ Terms Of Compromise Refused By Mine Owners After Parley

Perkins Coal Wage Plan Is Rejected   Lewis Drops Demand For Royalty, But Operators Hold Out

PROPOSAL OF LABOR SEC'Y ‘ISREJECTED   Mine Operators Turn Down Plan for Averting Strike

COAL OPERATORS REJECT PROPOSAL OF SEC, PERKIN   Secretary Says Controversy Will Be Certified Today to the War Labor Roard.   OWNERS OPPOSED TO EXTENSION OF CONTRACT   Lewis Willing to Drop Demand for Royalty That Would Give Union $60,000,000 a Year.

PROPOSAL OF LABOR SECY ISREJECTED      Mine Operators Turn Down Plan for Avert- © - ina Strike

By United Prace   Reds Celebrate May Day As Allied Victory Nears

May Day in Russia: Stalin Says Soviets Celebrate  Great Victories against Nazis

TAX COLLECTIONS OF CITY STARTED   County Receipts Take Upward Spurt, Treasurer - Troxell Reports

TAX COLLECTIONS — ~ OF CITY: STARTED   County: Receipts Take Up‘ward Spurt,. Treasurer : 2h. "Troxell Reports. _

Navy Assists in Crossing; Airborne Units Invade Above Ruhr in Strong Allied Bid for Quick Victory

Industrial Ruhr is Held in Expanding Vise of Allied Arms   Lt. Gen. Patton’s Third Army Secures Bridgehead Farther South

Paratroops and Glider Infantryman Land East of Rhine, Push Three Miles Toward Reich Capiial

Eleven Thousand Planes Support Gigantic Drive   Feeling Grows End May Be In Sight

Eisenhower  Opens Big Push   Allied Forces Cross Rhine River Near Xanten As Huge Air-Borne Force Is Thrown Into Conflict; Bid for Spring Victory Started

Win-the-War — Drive Opens   Hordes of Airborne Troops Land Behind Nazi Lines

Allies Plow Four to Five Miles Inland in Long-awaited End War Offensive; Airborne Troops Land; Navy Land. ing Craft Ferries Troops

Ruhr Caught In Vise Between Montgomery and First Army; Third Strikes Ahead

Nazis Stunned By Force Of Gigantic Blow   Thirty-Mile Bridgehead Established  In Flaming Ruhr— Other Fronts Active

Ruhr is Invaded 5 Miles   Win-the-War Offensive Gains With Each Hour

11,000 Planes Take Part In Shattering Offensive Aimed at Final Vietory ,   Massive Operation Is Successful; Airborne Troops Play Major Role; _ Eisenhower and Churchill Look On

CLAIM 40,000 PARATROOPS IN BIG OPERATION   Think Eisenhower Has 1,250,000 Men for Massive Push

Ruhr Caught in Vise between Field Marshal Montgomery's Troops and  The U.S. First Army at Remagen;  _Units Fight into Wesel and Rees

Spotty Enemy Resistance Becomes Stronger—Huge  Allied Air Support

Cross River Under Great Air Umbrella  Advance Two to   Advance Two to Three Miles on 12-Mile Front

Air-Borne and Naval Forces Take Part in Greatest Operahons Since D-Day; Montgomery Sees Viclory; Patton’s Forces in South Pour Tanks Across River

'Up to 30,000 — Airborne Troops Hit Nazi lines   Ruhr Caught In Vice Between Montgomery’s Group And U. S. First Expanding Bridgehead

Allies Span Rhine & River at 4 Places   Up to 30,000 Airborne Troops Assault German Lines From Rear in Flatlands North of Ruhr in Supreme  Bid For Victory.  pe   Russians Attack With Strongest Force From Bridgeheads on Oder

British Forces Span Rhine For The First Time   Thousands Of Airborne Troops Land On East Side Of Rhine; Allies Making Bold Bid For “Victory This Spring’’——Ruhr Caught In Vise.

Lower Rhine Penetrated On Broad Front; Paratroopers Land On Northern Plains

German Defense Collapses As Last Battle of German War . Promises Early Break-through

Temperatures   Great Airborne Force Lands Behind Enemy, From 5,000 to 6,000-Plane Armada; “Coloccal Battle’? Rages as Germans Rally

One Airborne, Three Ground Units Across   Advance Sweeps Inland Against Spotty Opposition; Patton Secures Bridgehead South Of Mainz; First Army Surging Northward

Eisenhower s Men Plow 5 Miles In Flaming Ruhr and German Plain As Historic Rhine Barrier ls Rioned   Invaders Backed by 1200 Guns, 11,000 Planes With British and U. S$. Navies Manning Fleets Of Landing Barges in Long-Awaited Offensive

2UU-Mile Long Airforce ‘Plummets 40,000 Men to ~ Death Grin With Enem   Writer Aboard Glider Sees Paratroops Spill to Excik

Airborne Units, Navy Assault Crews Join Ground Troops in Massive ‘Drive To Whip Wehrmacht

‘Victory Offensive’ Drives 12 by 5 Mile Wedge Into Ruhr   EE  9th Army Cuts Wesel- Duisberg Road; Armored Spearheads Point for Berlin

Hundreds of Nazis Surrender; Units of Thousands Cut Up by Shells and Bombs

‘ MightyForce, IncludingAir-Borne Army, Surges Into Ruhr Valley After Storming Lower Rhine; * Raiders Shatter Enemy Defenses: Reds Dash On   rr Te Third’s Crossing

U.S. Ninth, Yankee Airborne, British and Canadian Troops ‘Sweep Deep Into Rubr Plain

American, British Forces Fight Into Wesel, Rees;  Navy Joins In Invasion  eee te ee Se NR aN  ALL-OUT DRIVE   Seen As Bid For Victory In Spring; Patton’s Surprise Move Places  Yanks 265 Miles From Berlin

95-Mile River Stretch Won in Mighty Assault   30,000 Airborne Soldiers Assault German Lines From Rear as New Smash Clamps Ruhr in Vise Between Twenty-first Group, U. S. First         Devastating Air Armadas Support Smash on Rhine   AIRMEN TELL OF “COLOSSAL” GROUND BATTLE NEAR WESEL; DROP SUPPLIES TO SKYTROOPS

Rhine line torn wide open; roops pour onto nazi plains  Canadians gouge out broad hold as U.S. Ninth expands Wesel positions

American Ninth, British Second, and Canadian First Fight Under Air Umbrella to Link Up With Allied Airborne Army

Tanks And Tank Destroyers. Now In Action East Of Rhine In Push That Mav End War

‘Good Progress’ Reported Against First German Paratroop Forces  BY BOYD D, LEWIS

Gen. Eisenhower Hurls  1,250,000 Troops Into Battle To End The War

Big Drive for Victory Launched: Paratroops Land Behind Nazi Line

Allies Storm Into Wesel and Two Other Cities on Eastern Bank; General Seized: Another Killed

Clamp Ruhr In Vise   Lower Rhine Crossed On Broad Front Fol lowing 3rd Army Surprise Thrust at Mainz

US.. 9th, British 2nd; US. Ist 3rd, Ist Airborne Already © Across; Progress: Satisfactory :.   BY BOVD LEWTSs

ALLIES BEAT DOWN FIRST RESISTANCE, ADVANCE 3 MILES   Skytrains Unload Paratroops, Glider Infantrymen In Enemy Rear; Land Armies Link With Skytroops

Allies Span Rhine In Ruhrland Area   Four Armies Win Virtually All Of A 25-Mile Stretch Across River; Drive Four Miles Beyond In  Mighty Land, Airborne Offensive.   HUNDREDS OF NAZIS SURRENDER IN ALLIED DRIVE

Barrier Stream is Crossed in Four Places By Yanks, British; Skymen Assault Rear Nazi Line

Four Armies Win 25 Miles of Eastern Bank ir in Mighty Assaul inand North of German Ruhr             American Third and:Nin Armies in Greatest Amphibious Operatio Since Normandy: Navy, Air Forces Ai

U.S.and British  Stand Firmly On New Front   Immense Drive Crushes Enemy’s Best Defense; U. S., British Sweep Onward Rapidly; Towns Fall; Masses Surrender to Invaders

Wedge Driven Wide and Deep Im Rule Basin   Assault Boats Transport Troops:  40.000 Airborne ‘Troops Behind Line-

Enter East-Rhine Cities Of Wesel, Rees; Ruhr Caught In Huge Pincers

River Barrier Ripped Apart   Massed Artillery, Mighty Fleets of Planes Battering Way for Troops   Resistance Light   Third Army 262 Miles From Berlin, British Spill Onto German Plains

Land, Airborne Units Launch ‘Last Battle of European War’   Veteran Amphibious Assault Teams Join With Ground ~ Forces; Amazingly Weak Enemy Opposition Encountered

UHUga ARNE ALONG FRONT IF 27 MILES   Smash in Battered Ruhr and Send Tanks Driving Onto Plains.

Airborne Troops, 1,200 Guns and Great ‘Air Fleet Take Part in Assault That Rips Germany’s Vaunted River Line Wide Open— Naval Landing Craft Used to Put Men; Tanks and Supplies on East Bank.

Hold 27-Mile Front Across Rhine River   Monty Pours Men On North German Plain; Vaunted Enemy Line Ripped Wide Open

Yanks Invade — Ruhr Valley,  Push On Plain   Most Massive Operation Since D-Day Finds Solid Front 27 Miles Long, _ 4. to 5 Miles Deep Confronting Berli:

Four Allied Armies Win Virtually All of 25-Mile Stretch Across River

‘Crossing of Rhine Proves Great Move   BOLD BID BOR VICTORY THIS SPRING MADE BY ALLIES.

Four Armies Break Rhine Line On 30-Mile Front In Few Hours   1.250.000 ‘Troops Engaged In Show   .200-Gun Barrage Signals Opening Of All-Out Assault On Ruhr

MAKE PLUNGE TO FLAMING RUHR, NORTHERN PLAIN   Vaunted Rhine Line Ripped On 30-Mile Front As Allies Throw Naval, Ground And Air Fosces Into Long-Awaited End-The-War Offensive

U. &. SHIP STRIKES MINE   Crew of the Duncan L. Clinch Rescued at Le Havre.

Most Of State Is Faced With Coal Shortage   Most Acute Shortage Is In Coal For Stoves Or Grates

MIDDLETOWN GRANGE CONDUCTS ELECTION   Stanley Twining Will Again Serve as Head of Grange  DELEGATES ARE NAMED

Schmeling Acquitted of Allied Charge   FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION. DENIES “BRITISH ACCUSATION

Schmeling Is Acquitted By Allied Court   Accused Of Making  False Statement

Yankees Ball Club Being Sold Today   Three-Man Syndicate Headed By MacPhail Reported Paying $2,500,000 For Yanks*"

Yankees To Be Sold to Syndicate   MacPhail One of Three Men Buying Baseball Chain

NAZI PARTY SPLIT SFEN IN CHANGI   Doenitz Steadfast to Hitler Though Never Called Ardent Member

Light Cruiser St. Louis Back Fighting Japs  Severely Damaged  By Suicide Attacks Te Battlo Fre F axvcto

Japs Couldn't Keep Cruiser Out of Fighting   Damaged at Leyte,  St. Louis Comes Back  For Okinawa Battiggy

Cruiser St. Louis, Seriously Damaged By Jap Kamikazes, Returns to Action

LIGHT CRUISERS BACK IN ACTION IN PACIFIC  USS St. Louis Damaged by Battle ~ With Suicide Planes Off Levte Arec

Jap Suicide Plane Hits Cruiser, But It’s Back in Action   St. Louis, Seriously Damaged Off Leyte, Helps at Okinawa

Chiang Forces Fear Reds Will Take Key Cities   Troops Arriving, But May Be Too Late

Reds Besiege Suiyuan Capital With 10 000   Powerful Nationalist Forces Land in Port of Tsingtao Under Guns of U. S. Naval Units

Violent Fighting Raged In Streets Until Driven Out   GOVERNMENT FORCE LAND IN TSINGTAO

Two Great Battles Rage in China   Violent Fighting Rages in Streets of Suivuan Province

Chiang’ s Army Loses Ground Tn North China   Two Towns, Kweisui And Paotow, In Danger Of Falling To Reds

CHINA BATTLES REACH WHITE HOT STAGE   Violent Fighting Rage in Streets of Kvweisui

Chinese Communist Shock Troops .   Storm Into Kweisui CHUNGKING POLITICOS WARN CANNOT HOLD AGAINST ARMY SEIGE

Chinese Reds Give Way in Fierce Battle   Suiyan Province  Scene of Bitter Battle

Fighting Is Violent in North China   Gevernment Troops Hard Pressed by Communists in  Suiynan Province

TWO KEY CITIES ARE BESIEGED BY RED FORCES   Government Forces In North China Strongholds Are Surrounded and Under Ceaseless Assault.

Battles Reach ‘White-Hot’ Stage   May Not Be Able To Hold Out Much Longer

China Reds Lay. Siege to Two. Suiyuan Citadels   Chungking: Hinting . Chiang Armies May Soon Retreat:

Fight In Street In Two Cities   CHUNGKING GOVERNMENT - eas HINTS THAT TROOPS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD OUT MUCH  LONGER

K. U. WILL OFFER A REVITALIZED ROTC   War Department Looks to Universities to Supply Trained Men     23 COURSES OFFERED

TELLS OF U.S. NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE RAIL   Jawaiian Base ~ Not Mentioned During Later Months

JEFFRIES WINS OVER CIO CHIEF IN DETROIT   Rep. Curley Again Elected Mayor of Boston

iis WINS OVER ClO CHIEF IN DETROIT      Rep. Curley Again Elected Mayor of Boston

Allies Begin Move Toward Yugoslavia   Careful to Enter Only ~ Areas Not Held by  :   Tito’s Troops

ALLIES MOVE TAOS NEAR HAV BORDER   Americans and British Take Key Positions inside Tito’s Lines.

Partisans Flout Edict To Clear North Italy   -Venizia Giulia Province Occupied By 60.000 Troops Despite Warning

ALLIED TROOPS 10 MOVE EASTWARD   Gradually Taking Over Key Positions In ‘Vasead ia

ALLIES TAKING OVER DISPUTED BORDER COUNTR'   May Bring YugoslavItalian Impasse To A  Quick Showdown

Showdown At Trieste Is Imminent   Delicate Situation Mounts To Climax As Troops Move

Showdown Near With Yugoslavs   Americans and British Occupying Peaks in Dis puted Area

British, U.S. Units Infiltrate Tito’s Italian Positions   Troops Move Into Key Areas Not Occupied By Yugoslavs

Yanks and British Move East Toward Yugoslav Border   Action follows Tito’s Refusal to Withdraw from  Venizia Giulia   ALLIES TAKE OVER UNOCCUPIED AREAS   Gen. Alexander’s Move May Bring Showdown in Ticklish Situation

ALLIED TROOPS MOVE TOWARD YUGOSLAV BORDER, MAY FORCE SHOWDOWN WITH TITO’S PARTY

British, Yank Forces Infiltrating Yugoslav ‘Lines: in Disputed Area

TRUMAN MAPS LEGISLATIVE ROAD SPEECH   He’ll Tell People Of Complete Program

Shorts Unavailable, Detroit Men Buvine Ladies’ Panties, Step-Ins

ARMS FACTORIES BURN; RAIDERS G0 UNCHALLENGED   High Explosive Bombs an@ Gasoline Jelly Incendiaries . Rained on Industrial City.   JAP FIRE FIGHTERS DRIVEN UNDERGROUND   Tokyo Reports Attack Lasted Three Hours — Fails to Claim Any B-29’s Were  Skot Down.

Raid On Osaka  Scores Heavily   Fires Rage Through Arsenal and Munitions Area; Not A Single Japanese Plane Challenges Superfortresses

OSAKA IS BLASTED; BIG FIRES RAGING   Not a Single Japanese Plane Challenged Superfortresses

OSAKA ARSENAL “1S BOMB TARGET   Explosions, Fires Wreak Terrific Havoc For Over Three Hours

Senate Group Backs Byrnes   Secretary Reports On Minister: Confab

Bymes Treaty Stand Praised   Senate Committee Backs Secretary's Action at London

Byrnes Has Backing Of Senate Group   Approves Actions At London Meet

Senate Foreign Relations Group Backs Byrnes   Supports Plans of — State Secretary To Direct U. S. Views

Byrnes Wins Backing Of Senate Group For Peace Treaty Stand At Bia 5-Meet

NATE GROUP BACKS BYRNES   Give Approval in His First Test in Directing Foreign Policy.

Report Battles Raging in China Between Armies of Communists And Chiang Kai-Shek Forces

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: IS NOT FOR JAPANESE   Fermer Premier Says People Will Have Ta Develop Their Oun Government Arennd Mikzde

FASCIST PURGE MADE IN ROME   Premier Survives New Crisis After Riot At Royal Palace

Italian Premier Weathers Crisis   Communists Split as  Cabinet Backs Bonomi

ITALIAN PREMIER WEATHERS GRISIS   BONOMI VOTED CONFIDENCE AFTER PROMISING QUICK FASCIST PURGE.

GENTLE HINT GIVEN TO REDS   Eden Reminds Molotov Of Pledge To Keep Hands Off

Eden Warns Reds Against Interference   Polite Note Calis Moscow’s Attention To 3-Year-Old Pact

5-RUN OPENING GIVES DETROIT ENOUGH TO WIN   Newhouser Permits 10 ~ Hits While Winning Title Contest

Whip Cubs 9 To 3 In Bice Finale   SFCOND INNING.   THIRD INNING.

Win Seventh Game, 9-3,  From Bruins   rh. PTs Ee DETROIT . 510 000 1200— 9 9 T CHICAGO .. 100 100 010— 3 10 ¢

Tigers Win 1945 Big League Flag   Detroit Takes Seventh and Deciding Contest by Score of 9 to 3   SCORE 5 IN THE FIRST   Paid Attendance Today Was 41,590; Total Re'  ceipts $204,177

SHOWDOWN ON PAY DEMANDS “COMING SOO}   STRIKE. SEEN AS MAKING OR BREAKING CIO BID FOR GENERAL 30 PERCENT , ‘INCREASE

Memorial Service For S-Sgt. Don McCombs Sunday   At Methodist Church At Two O'Clock

PARTY IS PLANNED “BY PERON BACKERS   Argentine Strong Man Quit: To Start Campaign

Two Negroes Claim They Didn't Know They Were Holding Up Capital Bank

Present Note to  Woman Teller Which Was Purported to Be Signed by Matt Kimes

Two Unwittingly Rob Bank for Matt Kimes:   Negroes Carry Box With Note Demanding Bia: Bills From Cashier

Woman Freed in Sailor Shooting Rey iota ee  Pretty Imogene Stevens Is Cleared Of Slaying Charge

Woman Goes Free In Sailor's Death  Imogene Stevens Gets A   Clean Slate

Woman Freed in Sailor Shooting     Pretty Imogene Stevens Is Cieared Of Slaying Charge

Local War Labor Board Seeks Unofficial Parley Of Film Strike Leaders

Hit Hitler’s Hideout in Mountains   British and American Drop Bombs on Adolph’s Retreat in Alps

Bombs Fall on Target   Eyewitness Tells Of Impact of Big British Bombs

Hitler Fort Blasted With 6-Ton Bombs   Large Fires Visible In Berchtesgaden Four Hours After Attack

TRIPLE VOTING FOR U.S., REDS STIRS PROTES!   Opposition Is Expected From Leaders of Small Nations

Big 3 Pact Mtirs Discord   Smell Nations Upset Over Voting Astio At Security Porley

Hitler Cause Lost, Commentators Say  German Broadcasters Issue  Appeals To People Of Reich

Nazi Armies North of Ruhr in Wild Retreat Before Might of Allies Gaining on All Fronts

NAZI RADIO ADMITS HITLER’S CAUSE LOST, BUT SAYS RESISTANCE GROWS

Germans Admit Hitler’s Cause Is Lost; Appeal to Allied Troops for Sympathy

Hitler Cause Lost, Commentators Say re tg EERE OES: WY:  German Broadeasters Issue  Appeals To People Of Reick

Thousands of Strikers Go Back to Jobs   War Production Nears Normal Tempo as  Walkouts Ease

INDUSTRY MOVES TOWARO NORMAL   Thousands of Strikers Return toJobs — Army Seizes Two Plants in Detrcit.

RESUME WORK AT DETROIT ~ TIRE PLAN]      MANY PLANTS BACK T ‘MAL AS ARMY TAKES” OVER: :U, 5, RUBBER FACTORY —

Japs Informed Atom Bombed Areas Safe   Report Nullifies Rumors Earlier Spread Among Nips

FIRST ARMY BACK UNDER BRADLEY   GERMAN LOSSES ON WESTERN FRONT SINCE D-DAY PUT AT 1,260,000 MEN.

TALES OF HORROR AND INHUMANITY TOLD AT YAMSHITA TRIAL  JAPANESE BAYONETED AGED PRIEST WHILE HE RECEIVED ABSOLUTION

Priest Killed By Japs, Says Trial Witness   Atrocities Stories Told During Hearing For Gen. Yamashita

Wild Atrocities by Jap Soldiers Aired at Trial   Brutalities 1 Revealed by Witnesses Before Military Court

Tells Of Priest  Being Slain Receiving Absolution When Bayoneted

EXPAND FRISCO PARLEY’S SCOPE ON V-E DAY EVE   Arge tina, White Russiz and Ukraine Will Be Called In

Allies Invite Argentine to Peace Parley   White Russia, Ukraine Also Receive Offers

ARGENTINA IS PARLEY ISSUE   INVITATION TO SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY EXPECTED— POLISH QUESTION NOT SETTLED

INVITING THREE MORE GROUPS TO FRISCO   Argentine, Ukraine, White Russia Delegations to Get Bids

Union Points te 4 Million Func Plus Aid by CIC   Most, If Not All of 7 Plants Closed by Walkout

Auto Workers’ Strike Closes General Motor:   No Violence Reported In Any O; The Walkouts Involving GM Plants In Twenty States

200,000 Men Already Out In 20 States   Other Automobile Man. ufacturers May Be Forced to Close By Walkout

Union Has © Strike Fund Of$4,000,000   About 200,000 Out In UAW Struggle For Wage Increase

C10 WALKOUT STOPS OUTPUT IN GM PLANTS   Union Reports Nearly 200,000 Answered Strike Call

United Nations Make Progress   Russians Accept Debate Power Idea

SAYS U.S, FAGES FUEL SHORTAGE   Ickes Urges Settlement of Coal Controversy

COAL SHORTAGE 1S FACING THE NATION   Agreements Must Be Reached Quickly With No Suspensions

Cites Danger of Coal Mine Strike   Secretary Ickes Sees Possible Fuel Crisis

Counsel Sum Up In Hartford’s Circus Fire Case   Manslaughter Chargve Heard

TRUMAN GIVES JOB GUARANTEE TOWARVETS   President to See That Yanks Get Former Positions If They Want Them

Vels Guaranteed Their Old Jobs   Truman Says Rights Will Be Safequarded

VETS T0 GET OLD JOBS BACK SAYS TRUMAN   President Promises Ad. ditional Legislation I: Necessary to Procure Po. sitions For Servicemen.

Vets’ Former Jobs Are Sate Truman Declare:   Technicality Will Be Remedied By Needed Legislation, He Says

Truman Promises Vets Not to Worry; Jobs Guaranteed   Returning Men Who Want, Entitled Old Jobs Con Get Them

Veterans Will Get Old Jobs Back If Entitled To Them. Truman Says

Truman Will  Take Care of  Veterans’ Jobs Present Law Ceases  When Hostilities  Are ] eocallyw a

New Program On Clothing Cuts Prices   Far-reaching —   Order Would

Government Acts to Cut Clothing Prices and Increase Consumer Supply

CIVILIAN CLOTHES TO BE UNDER OPA CONTROL Children’ s ; Apparel, Shirts,  mem Veeder ed

Plan Cut Tn Clothing Cost   (;overnment Announces Drastic Textile. Clothing Program: Up Supplies.

Clothing Prices Rolled Back  ‘Consumer Costs Cut 6 to 7 Per Cent on Lower Grade Goods

PLAN TO CUT. RETAIL COSTS   Will Increase Supply — af Low Priced Clething

High Prices Of Clothing  Cut By OPA   Drastic Orders Will Reduce Costs Six Per Cent And Increase Supply

To Cut Prices, Boost Supply of Clothing   WPB and OPA “Tough” on Mills, Manufacturers and Dealers

New Textile  ~ Program In Effect Soon   Consumer Costs To Be Cut And Supplies Of Low And Medium - Priced Garments Increased

Cut Prices . On Clothing   Government Action Taken to Increase Supplies and Lower Cost ‘Of Essential Textiles

New Textile Ruling Seen   Rising Costs, Short Supply Are Problem

DRASTIC TEXTILE, CLOTHING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED TODAY   Is Designed to Cut Consum. ers Cost Six to Seven Per Cent.   TO INCREASE SUPPLIES   Announcement Made at Joint  News Conference of J. A.  Krug and Chet Bowles.

DRASTIC TEXTILE CLOTHING PROGRAN   Designed to Cut Consumer Costs and to Increase \ Supplies.

New Controls Due To Meet Clothing Problems, Costs And Dwindlina Stocks

Lower Clothing Costs Goal of New Program   Six to Seven Per Cent Slice in Consumer  Cost Sought

TEXTILES FACE MORE OPA RULES   OPA And WPB Plan New Controls In Face Of Critical Clothing Situation.

Civilian Supnly Needed Clothing To Be Increased   OPA and WPB to Set Low and Moderate Prices On Scarce Textiles.

ISSUE DRASTIC TEXTILE RULES   Gov't Acts To Cut Cost — Up Supply of Essential Clothine

Textile Controls Announcement Is Anticipated Soon  i      Clothes Problems  Before Avencies

British Laborite Blasts U.S.  Atom Productiox  Questions Truman’s Aims Ac Rambh Outnnt Cacec On

Bad Weather Forces Delay Of Truman Trip   President Expects  To Take Off Later In Day for Missouri And Turkey Dinner

ASK ARREST OF ALL JAP CABINET   28 Others Are Included On List For War Crimes

Inflicts Wound Below Heart As He Assumes Entire Blame For War   Given Chance To Live By U. S. Doctor, Former Premier Is Rushed To Yokohama U.S. Hospital

Britain Eager to Oust  General Franec   Relations Break Not Enough to Reach Goal

MASBATE ISLAND IS INVADED BY AQTH DIVISION   American Blockade Of Jay Shipping To East Indies In Operation   TENTH ARMY GAINS IN OKINAWA FIGHTING

‘Nazis Flee Across The. Reich Border   Allies Are Driving Forwar  On Three Sides Of Bel  gian Bulge

Beast of Belsen Admits Atrocities   Kramer Breaks Down In Cross-Examination

“YANKS, FRENCH PUSH WAY INTO BAVARIAN ALPS   Nazi Defenses Fall Apart Before Third Army’s  »  Lightning-Like Attack   125 MILES FROM HIDEOUT   BThird Nears Berchtesgaden After Feint To Chemnitz Fools German Army

GERMANS CAUGHT TLATFOOTED IN BAVARIAN $ARFA   Third Army Turns Up Suddenly Only 125 Miles From Berchtesgaden; Patton’s Tanks Abreast of American First and French Armies

PATTON FEINT CATCHES NAZIS FLAT-FOOTED   Bavarian Defenses Crumple Under Blow

NAZI DEFENSE COLLAPSES IN LAST REDOUBT   Patton Turns Up In Danube Valley In Surprise Move

Patton’s Men Smash Lines  Of Redoubt   Boasted Defenses Of Bavarian Front Prove Weak Link

Pattor's Speeding Tanks Race South 28 Miles In 12 Hours, Draw Abreast Of U. 8. Seventh, French First Armies   CHEMNITZ FEINT FOOLS GERMANS

YANK, FRENCH ARMIES CLOSE IN ON NAZI REDOUBT   German Defenses Fall Apart Like House of Cards

Truman. Attlee Open Atom Confab   Rudolph Valentino’s ‘Lady In Black’,- Former Zieefield Star, Fails In Suicide

Army Aware Of Prowl 10 Days Before Affack   General George Marshall Questioned All Day in Probe 

iriny Sent Notice of Jap Transports Loading at Shanghai, Heading South In Novembcr, 1941.

Marshall Tells of Nip Troops Leaving Shanghai on Trip Regarded as Threat to Peace.   REFUSED TO SEND SHIPS TO SINGAPORE   Former Chief of Staff Sug. gested Reconnaissance Flight Over Enemy-Held  Areas Before Attack.

Army Advised Of Troop Movement   Events Ten Days Before Attack Told

Jap Sailings Told 10 Days Before Attack   Marshall Admits Army Warned of! Enemy’s Actions

Army Knew J aps Were on Move 10 Days Before Pearl Harbor   Embarkation of Five Nip Divisions From Shanghai, Headed South, Was Reported by Intelligence Divician

NIPPON'S WAR MOVES KNOWN BEFORE CLASH   MARSHALL ADMITS FORECAST OF JAP AGGRESSION

Gen. Marshall  Admits Army   Was Warned           Direction Tudie. Enemy .Would .:S Elsewheré Than: Pe Harbor. Still On Stand

Japan’ s Main War Moves  Were Forecast   Marshall Says Act Was rted by Apmy Intelligence On Nov. 25-26, 1941

Marshall Admits Army Knew Before Jap Attack Enemy Was On Ihe Move   Former Chief Of Staff Says Army Intelligence Accurately Forecast Japan’s Main War  Moves Prior To Pearl Harbor Blow

INFORMATION GIVEN PROBE BY MARSHALL   Information Was Given by Intelligence In Late November

CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS START INSPECTION TOURS  DRIVE UNDER WAY TO ELIMINATE HEALTH HAZ ARDS IN CITY. COUNTY

CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS START INSPECTION TOURS   DRIVE UNDER WAY TO  ELIMINATE HEALTH HAZ

GREENVILLE BANK ROBBED BY 3 MEN   ESCAPE WITH MORE THAN $20,000 IN A DAYLIGHT HOLD-UP

1,000 Russian Labor Slaves .  Flee Germans   Story of Escape During RAF Attack On Dresden Revealed

Russian Labor Slaves Revolt Under Cover of R. A. F. Bombing, Kill Nazi Guards and Escape in Saxony

FOOD SUBSIDY CHANGES SEEN   BILL PASSED BY § ENATE “WOULD ENABLE WIDER.  PAYMENT OF SUBSIDIES

BYRNES, BEVIN ARE ACCUSED   Izvestia Says Secretaries Trying to Break Potsdam Agreements

William Cole's Body Discovered In California   Former Parisian’s Wife Found Slain Month Aqo in Arizona

Jruman Attempts 0 Save Jobless  Pay; House Group ants Huge Navy   fenate Debates Jobs and Votes Atomic Bomb Study; House Approves Road-Building Bill

Foodstuffs, Fuel Allied Problems ~ In Berlin. Area   sritish; “Americans ‘View ee ee ae     - Reds Maintain Control

Russians Retain Berlin Control As Food, Fuel Shortage Continues In Cit)

RUSSIANS HOLD NAZI CAPITAL   Food, Fuel Issuance I: Cause Of Delay

Russians Retain Berlin Control.   Food Impasse Continues: Jomt Government Setup Delayed.

Reds Remain In Control Over Entire Berlin Area   British, Americans Are Without Power

3-Power Occupation Of Berlin Folds Up, Reds Running City   Soviets Holding Command Pending Break in Food ‘Supply Deadlock; Bie-3 May Have to Decide Issue

Strong Allied — Fleet Reported Near Balikpapan   Japs Believe Another Invasion of Borneo Island Imminent

INVASION BELIEVED IMMINENT   Heavy Bomber Attack On Oil Port Made By U. S. Planes

Quick Strike At Rich Fuel Area Likely   Jap Resistance Continues Weak Agninat Aussies

NEW INVASION OF BORNEO IMMINENT .   Japs Report Fleet Nearing Port Of Balikpapan

Tokyo Reports Allied Fleet Off Balik Papan, Great Eastern Borneo Oj] Port

New Invasion Said: Imminent At Balikpapan   Enemy Says Fleet Includes Carrier, Three Battleships

Oil Port Threatened  By Allies   Great Oil Port On Borneo’s East Coast Believed Objective Of Invasion Fleet

BEARS DOWN ON GREAT OL PORT OF BALIKPAPAN   Tokyo Believes Another Invasion Imminent On East Coast

NEW INVASION OF BORNEO IS INDICATED   Japs Say Strong Allied Fleet Is Off East Coast

Tokio Says Allied Fleet Nears Borneo Oil Port; Yanks Speed Luzon Wat

Japs Claim Fleet Nears Balik Papar  Wi a hi Dice ce oe fre   Indicate Invasion Of Borneo’s East Coast

Navy Board Detains Sailor ly > r : ‘ , ‘Two Women Claim As Husband

Bradley’s Armies Bag 842,864 Nazi Since Rhine Fight   Commander of 12th Army Group Says Yanks Must Occupy All of Germany

Necessary For  Yanks To Pause   General Bradley Says One Phase Of Thrust Finished: Time For Rest.

PHASE OF ALLIED DRIVE ENDED REPORTS BRADLEY  Temporary Pause Necessary Rafara Raich Thriuct le Raciumed

FIRST PHASE OF BATTLE AT END   Bradley Declares His Armies To Rest Briefly Before Next Thrust

AMERICANS TAKE PEAK IN ITALY   CAPTURE MONTE BELVEDERE IN NIGHT ASSAULT—FIGHTING FURIOUS.

RULES HATCH ACT VIOLATED   Civil Service Board Finds Dr. Stewart, Two Others In State Guilty

State Health Head Guilty in Hatch Act Case   Split Decision Names 2 Others Subject to Removal From Office: 5 Others Are Censured

VOTE TOMORROW IS EXPECTED T0 BE VERY LIGHT   Only About 25 Per Cent Of An  Estimated 4,500,000 Expected Out

DULL ELECTION IN PROSPECT THROUGH STATE   Only Two Superior Court Judge ships At Stake November 6

State Voting Dull   Superior Court Candidates Will Make A Late Campaign Swing

China May Be Expected To Support U.S. Plan To Acquire Pacific Bases

GIVE IMMUNITY. TO WITNESSES   Group Will Not Be Prosecuted in Connection With Hooper Case.

SUPERFORTS RESUME ATTACKS ON JAPAN   Giant Planes Strike First Blows Since Japanese Offer to Surrender.

Jap Banzai Attack On Fleet Fails   Return Of B-29‘s May Help Enemy Form Peace Reply

Islands Hard Hit as Tokyo Keeps Silent   Squabbling in Japanese Cabinet, Consultations On Surrender of Field Forces Suggested As Possible Reasons for Delay

B-29s, Resuming Attack on Japan, Assault Targets  n South Honshu   arifu Railroad Yards and Ships off Coast of Kure Are Blasted by Superfort Force

Seerelary Says Labor Musi Assume Adult Responsi bilities in’ Postwar Era

LABOR REPORT REVIEW OF 12 YEARS ON JOD   Secretary Perkins Cites Aid to Workers, ‘Stresses Union’s Duties.

Deputy Sheriff Knifed By Youth He Was Taking To State Boys School

BENTON YOUTH 18, WOUNDS DEPUTY IN A KNIFE FIGHT   ATTEMPTS ESCAPE WHILE RETURNING TO STATE SCHOOL

M’Arthur Starts Reform Program   Information to Be Anti-Military Prop

M Arthur Begins To Educate Nips Thru Propaganda   Seeks To Encourage Democratic Ideas

Japs To Learn of Their Defeat   Yanks To Inform.  Them of War Guilt

Helena Man Heads Radio Work in Jap News Service  _ MacArthur Installs Information - Bureau in Orient

Press Home Thé Truth Te o Japs .   MacArthur Sets Up Broad Program of . Information; Uses  Schools, Press, Radio

Gen. MacArthur Institutes Broad Information Plan   Jap Press, Radio, Schools Used to Tell Enemy Empire Beaten

M’ARTHUR GIVES * OUTLINE OF BIG EDUCATION PLAN   Program Intended by Americons to Convince Every Nip of War's Loss

Broad ‘Plan. Devised. To Teach Jans.   .MacArthur To Use 3 Methods ‘Of. Changing .Thought

Plan To Sell Japs On Ideas   Information Program to Convince Them of Defeat, War Guilt Eliminate Militerism

Convincer Program Instituted by Gen. ~ Douglas MacArthur   25 of 39 Potential War Criminals Jailed by His Command

Japs Learn 0 War Guilt   MacArthur Launches Drive to Inform Nippon of Defeat

ALLIES TO ‘CONVINCE’ JAPS THAT THEY LOST   Program Also Will Stress Nipponese War Guilt

Information Program Planned To Convince Japs Of Defeat Of Empire And Its War Guilt   MacArthur To Employ Japanese Press, Radio And Schools In Information Proagram

START WORLD PASSENGER AIR SERVICE   Inez “Roamer” Robb Finds All the Comforts of Home

Smooth Going Reported by First ‘Around-the-World Flight Passengers

will PR iecianc Get Atomic Bomb Secret, Now That They’re Back in War? 

Individual Bond Sale Total _— Hits $1,273,300  Victory Loan Show Thursday Night

Individual Bond Sale Total Hits $1,273,300  Virtareuy T cpap: eeu   Victory Loan Show Thursday Night to Promote Drive

EndofGermar Reich Is AtHand Now   Nazi Production Chief Declares War ts Lost; Army Breaks Up so Fast Formal Surrender May Be Unnecessary; Doenitz Is Said Fleeing   archtesqaden Captured by Yanks

THE FEDERAL DEBT  Tcday it’s:  $233,255,381,077.53  An increase since: Monday, of  ~~ $442,899,542.17.   Laverne Hames Wounded

LOOK ONLY TO WAR'SEND- =  ‘Wave of Defeatism, Despair Hits Reich

Report Despair And Defeatism Sweep Germany   Swiss Reports That Hopeless Nation Waits for War's End

Whirlwind Allied Sweep Over Rhine Spreads Curtain of Gloom in Reich

ALLIED VICTORY IS DELAYED BY GERMAN DRIVE   Nazis Lost Battle But Destroyed Allied Men and Armor

Set. H. Ludwigs Weds Rose Heerer Friday Afternoon  Groom Recently Returned From 18 Months Overseas

Sst. H. Ludwigs — Weds Rose Heeren Friday Afternoon  Groom Recently Returned From 18

RESISTANCE BY JAPS WEAKENS   Fighting Is Less Intense In Philippines, MacArthur Reports

NIPPONESE FLEE INTO MOUNTAINS   Resistance Weakens As Mindanao Pocket Is Narrowed  '

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Americans Push Jap Forces In Central Mindanao Into Unexplored Mountain Areas

2 DIVISIONS PUSH JAPS ON MINDANAO   Weakening Enemy Gradually Moved Into Isolated Pocket

Yanks Force Japanese Into Mindanao Hills  Americans Continue Mop-Up Operations On Narthern Luvan

MINDANAO JAPS BEING SQUEEZED IN HILL COUNTRY   Enemy Resistance Weakens in Pocket Between Two Rivers—Strong Force Still Faces 24th Division.   150 NIPPONESE KILLED IN SANTA FE MOP-UP   Two Hundred Others Slain by Americans Consolidating Positions Around Dam Near Manila.

Carrier, Mine Sweeper Lost   U. S. Ships Sunk In Philippine Area

Escort Carrier, Mine Sweeper Lost in Action   Fleet Units Sunk in Philippine Region by Enemy

3 Women ‘Die As Fire Sweeps Me. Yarn Mill   Third Tragic Disaster For State In Last 7 Days: Claim Explosion Heard

GENERAL SAYS RISING UN+ REST MAY RESULT IN OR_ GANIZED OUTBREAKS  . THIS WINTER

Fear Uprising of Nazis Men In U.S. Zone   Yanks’ Fraternization and Idleness Resented Warns Gen. Eisenhower

SOVIET ENVOY DIES IN CRASH   Oumansky, Eight Others Killed Near Mexico City Airport

Soviet Ambassador Killed in Crash   Oumansky, Wife Die En Route to Costa Rica

SOVIET ENVOY KILLED IN MEXICAN AIR CRASH   Perishes With Wife, Others As Craft Cracks Up

Soviet Envoy,  Wife Killed   Ambassador Meets Death In Plane Crash Near Mexico City.

OUMANSY, HIS WIFE KILLED IN AiR CRASt   Russ Ambassador Was on Way to Costa Rica to Present Credentjals as Minister.

AMBASSADOR KILLED IN MEXICAN CRASH   Oumansky Was Formerly Soviet Ambassador to USA

‘SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE   CONSTANTINE OUMANSKY "HIS WIFE, AND SEVEN

Soviet Envoy And Wife Killed  Former Ambassador To U.S. and Staff Diein Air Crach

Ambassador Killed in Plane Crash   s oviet Representative In Mexico, Wife and — _Seven Others Die In Accident

AIK CRASH KILLS ENVOY, 8 OTHERS   SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO DIES AS PLANE PLUNGES IN TAKE-OFF.

Shahhe And WMisershle   13 Third Fleet Warships Sail Throuch Golden Gate

Wild Crowds Cheer News In London   Official Announcement Isn't Required to Start Revels

London, Okinawa In Wild Celebration Over Peace Report   London Papers Jump Gun As Avenues Fill Up; Okinawa Cheers

Doughboysand Londoners Are  In High Spirits   Seethe’ Into’ Streets As : New Janahers: Prose} aim re 7 “War Is’ Over;” ; Yanks-Kiss Girls

London Joins G. Ls in “V-)” Celebrations   BRITISH ENTHUSIASM EXCEEDS REJOICING SHOWN FOR V-E DAY

@ LEST THEY FORGET  Japs Find Many Peastnilore of American Victory

@ LEST THEY FORGET   Japs Find Many Reminders of American Victory

JAP EMISSARIES SURROUNDED BY REMINDERS OF U.S, VICTORY   JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVES _IN MANILA SEQ GRIM RE. MINDERS OF THER UTVER. DEFEAT

COUNTY’S DRAFT. CALL DIGS DEEP INTO MANPOWER   64 Men Are Reclassified In Newest ‘Action Of Draft Board :

64 Reclassified By County Draft Board Tuesday   Most Of Group Placed In 1-C Ind. . Classifieation: —

REDS ATTACK OUTER VIENNA, TAKE SUBURBS   OFFENSIVE ON ODER TOWARD BERLIN DUE SOON

Soviet Shock Troops Batter Vienna   Red Army Veterans Open Drive to Encircle Capital

Russians Crack Vienna Defense, Battle in City   Other Red Army Vets Launch Offensive To Encircle Capital

SLASH SUPPLY LINKS   Cleanup Danzig Bay In North; Berlin Looks For Giant Soviet  Drive On Oder

VIENNA DEFENSE BELT 15 CRACKED   RUSSIANS SMASH WAY TO SOUTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF AUSTRIAN CAPITAL,

Launch Drive To Encircle  The Capital   - Three Sovieb Armies Plunge Ahead Along A Blazing 350-Mile Front. Offensive On Oder River Is Expected

Soviets Battle Inside Vienna, Flatten Bulge      Austrian ee Almost Fall

Russian Shock Troops Battle  To Vienna Line   Other Soviet Veterans Launch Offensive to Encircle Capital, Cut Three River Defenses

CITY LIMITS OF VIENNA ‘REACHED BY RED TROOPS   Two Suburban Towns Fall To Soviets; Capital Being Encircled   BERLIN PREDICTS ODER RIVER OFFENSIVE SOON

Soviets Encircling Vienna;  Striving To Crush Life Lines   Russian Armies Surge Forward on 350-Mile Front— -New Oder River Offensive Is Re noarted Panding

‘Reds Gain Heavily Ii Move To Encircle Vienna. Smashing Powerful Defense Belt

Nazi Criminals Become Panicky At Testimony   Inside Picture Of Nazi World Is Told

‘Goering, Ribbentrop Quake With Panic, Rage As Lahousen, Nazi SS Official Bares Secrets

GIVES INSIDE STORY OF NAZI WORLD   Witness Says Leaders Planned to Kill Weygand, Ciraud

INSIDE PICTURE OF NAZI WORLD TOLD   For The First Time By Maj. Gen. Erwin Lahousen At Trial

NAZIS PLOTTE TO KILL FRENCH ARMY LEADERS   Planned to Have Weygand and Giraud Murdered

Inside Story Ot Plottings Is Revealed   Lahousen’s [Testimony Sends Defendants Into Panic And Rage

EVIDENCE FOR PROSECUTION ANGERS NAZIS   German Secret Agent Re  veals Orders to Kill Russ ; Oarmimicta

Faked Incidents And Plan To Slay French  Generals Revealed   Goering And Von Ribbentrop React Nervoush; As Evidence Pulls Noose Tighter Around Necks Of Twenty Leading War Criminals,

Citizens Asked To Mail Ration Applications   To Save Time of Ration Board; Save Gas

Quisling Denies Murder: Knew of No Torture   ‘Had-to Be ‘Practical’ in Dealing With Germans. Puppet Says

Quisling Sobs As He Denies Murder Coun   Letter Sent To Hitler Read at Trial

Quisling Accusec Of Murdering Patriotic Leader  Admits He Asked  Germans To Remove Underground Fighter

QUISLING IS DENOUNCED AS MURDERER   State Accuses Former Puppet Ruler of Causing Slaying of Underground Leader   WRITES HITLER LETTER

Murder Laid To Quisling   Puppet Premier Asked Nazis to Slay Leader Of Underground, Claim

Ascuse Quisling Of Murder   Charge Quisling With Reponsibility for Death of Hansteen

Quisling Accused of Killing Hansteen   Defendant Denies Charge Concerning Norwegian Leader

Hansteen’s Death Blamed To Quisling   Defendant Denies He Asked Germans to Kill Underground Leader

Murder Blame On Quisling   Defendant Sobs, Denies Charge In Death of One Of Underground Leaders

QUISLING WHINES AS STATE ENTERS MURDER CHARGE   DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF ANY TORTURE IN NORWEGIAN PRISONS

Accuse Quisling In Murder Norse Underground Chie  ~ Declares Hitler Wanted Norway to Be Independent

THIRD DAY OF QUISLING TRIAL   State Accuses Puppet Premier of the Murder of Norwegian Leader.

C. N. McDonald 54, Dies Suddenly   Veteran Of Pacific Has Fatal Attack

STATES’ RIGHTS IS BEING DEBATED IN TEXAS HOUSE TODAY   SENATE PASSES THREE BILLS; CALENDARS BOTH  BONUSES STILL JAMMED

PUBLICITY SLIM ON WAR CRIMES   Trial Of Nazis Held Up By Dispute Within Commission

Heavy Rains Slow Action On Okinawa   Japs Lose 166 Planes in Attacks Thursday, Friday; Jap Attack Repulsed

OKINAWA BATTLE SLOWED BY RAIN   NIMITZ REPORTS TWO-DAY AIR ATTACK COST NIFPONESE 166 PLANES.

Heavy Rains: Slow Action On Okinawa. Says Nimitz   166 Enemy Planes Downed By Yankees

Rais  Slow: Fighting Along Okinawa Front   ‘Thunderbolts Bomb Airfields; Jap’s Strike Repulsed .

Ukinawa Fight Bogged Down B Heavy Rainfall   Revised Figures Put Jap Plane Losses In  Suicidal Attacks At 166 In Furious Scrarc

HEAVY RAINS LOW ACTION  eecaae   Revised Revort on Japanese Suicide Attacks List 166 Planes Lost.

Heavy Rains Restrict 10th Army Action   166 Jap Planes Downed In Enemy's Suicidal Attack On Shipping.   JAPS COUNTERATTACK

RAINS HOLD UP OKINAWA DRIVE   Suicidal Attack Costs Nipponese 166 Of Their Planes

Okinawa Front Action Slowed  By Heavy Rain   Nimitz Issues Revised Re. port That 166 Jap Planes Were Bagged in At r tuck on Warships

Nimitz Reports 166 Jap  anes Shot Down’ In  Enemy’s Suicidal  At tack. Kyushu Again » Bombed

Btieabe to Think Easy Task Ahead in Whipping Japan— —By J. M. Rob   Okinawa Is Foretaste Of Jap Defenses

LONG, BITTER OKINAWA FIGHT SHOULD BE WARNING OF HARD IROAD AHEAD IN PACIFIC ARFA

JAPANESE NAVY STILL BIG FACTOR AND MUST BE RECKONED WITH AS ONE CAPABLE OF DOING DAMAGE

Japan Navy Still Major War Factor   Long, Bitter Fight On Comparatively Tiny Okinawa Serves As Warning Victory Will Not Be Fusy

EFFECT JUNCTION AT TORGAU, TOWN ON BANKS OF ELBE   PRESIDENT TRUMAN ANNOUNCES LINK-UP OF ARMIES IN REICH

SLL   vILATO   Hodges’ Yanks, Konev’s Russians Form Fast Friendships

Hour Of Victory Is Near   itiotous Celebration On Banks Ot Elbe As Armies Meet; [Bewildered Germans Find No Haven Behind Yankee Line

Doughboys and Reds Celebrate Allied Linkup   Toast Great Occasion With Champagne;  A Fantastic Day Precedes Climax

Americans And Russians Slap Each Other On .Back Ax They Meet In Town Of Torgau

[Army and Navy Chiefs Urge Haste on National Service Legislation

MILITARY CHIEFS IN SPIRITED PLEA FOR U. S. ACTION   Asks All-Out Effort, Backed by ‘Work or Fight’ Legislation

WLB GETTING TOUGH WITH LABOR UNIONS   Escape Period ‘Extended as Coercion Penalty

BOARD CHARGES COERCIVE TACTICS   New 15-Day “Escape Period’ Allowed At Timken

Stimson Talk Hit by Solon   Wyoming Senator Says Manpower Picture Distorted

SEVENTH WAR LOAN SALES NOW $621,433   That Is Total Amount Subseribed Up To Close Of Business Last  Evening

Senate Rejects ) Appointments  Turn Thumbs Down on Blue's Selections

Appointments By Governor Are Rejected   Two Nominations Fail To Win Approval of  lowa Senate

SENATE REJECTS ‘APPOINTMENTS   Confirms 3 Old Member: of Board of Education

ry - Preparednes  reed By Marshal         Navy Cuts Discharge Score For Medical ‘Officers To 53 Pts.

~ OFFICERS RENERT   Discharge Score Loweres From @0 to 63 In So ine Reanah

Soviet Troops Reach Soldin On Oder River   Right Wing Of Massive Russian Are Swings Nearest To German Capital

Inree Nazi  Anchor Bases Fall fo Reds   German Radio Says Russians 58 Miles Away

ZHUKOV ARMY CAPTURES LANDSBERG, THREE THER VITAL TRANSPORT CENTERS

Russians Driving Toward Berlin in Three Directions -- 58 Miles to Berlin

Reds Whittle Distance To Fifty-Eight Miles © From Capital Of Reich

NAZIS REPORT ADVANCE UNITS REACH SOLDIN   Soviets Rushing Westward Along All Main Roads Converging On Capital

Anchor Bases Are Captured   Red Juggernaut Continues to Roll Toward Berlin

Reds’ Battle Arc Pushed on to 58 Miles From Berlin   Six Russian Armies Carrying Full-Scale Campaign to West

MASSIVE FORCES CLOSING IN ON 3 BROAD FRONTS   Disaster-Laden Nazi Broadeasts Sav Zhukov’s  Invaders Are Encountering Little Resistance

[Landsbarg, Only 69 Miles From Berlin, Captured      Three Anchor Bases Toppled As Russians Continue Advance

OUTLOOK GRIM FOR BERLIN AS REDS ADVANCE   Bitter Fighting in Areas of Solten, Landw. berg and Zeilenzig Areas Is Reported ky Wagvie

ZHUKOV'S ARMY NEARS ODER, LAST DEFENSE   Counterattack Fails Germans

Reach Rail Junction.   TOWN IS 23 MILES FROM ODER RIVER; TROOPS DRIVE © FORWARD ON A BROAD FRONT

Hitler Pleads With People To Fight To Last As~ Reds Close In  THREAT TO BERLIN MOUNTING STEADILY  Soviets Take 337 Major Towns In Germany In First 18 Days

German Broadcasts Claim Soviets Converging On City From Three Directions; Stettin 38 Miles Away

Civilian Goods Output to Reach Flood Stage Soon   Plenty of Radios for Christmas Presents Assured By Government

RADIOS READY FOR PURCHASE BY CHRISTMAS   Civilian Products Begin to Swell In Output

Stassen Urges Bi-Partisan Meeting To Work Out National Wage Policy

Bi- Partisan Economic Meet Urged   National Policy on Wages, Prices, Production Asked

Bi-Partisan Plan  Asked by Stassen  Ternan lTeaad Ta Bae Exananie   Truman Urged To Form Economic Conference To Settle Problems

Stassen Urges Truman fo Call Economic Meet   Asks Bi-Partisan Group to Work Out Wage, Price Policy

Stassen Urges Truman To Act  _ Suggests Meet On  Pay. Prices, Strikes

Explosive Issues ()f ‘Work or Else Bill Turned Down   Nothing In the Way of Final Approval But Minor Amendments.

Voluntary War Work Rejected  Another Labor Droft Rider Beaten, 187-1 7 In House Battle

Work-Fight-Jail Bill Expected To Pass in House   Passage Today Is “But a Formality,” Sponsors Claim

Work-or-Else Bill Hurdles Obstacles   House Leaders Say Passage Now Is a Mere ‘Formality’

Service Bill Passage Due   Late Afternoon Vote Expected in House

Substitute Draft Bill Turned Down   Would Have Made Work Or Else Voluntary

House Rejects Attempt To Weaken Manpower Act   Substitute Proposal For Work-Or-Else Legislation Would Have Kept Controls On Voluntary Basis By Asking Men To Agree To War Work

REJECTS SURSTITIUTE   House Expected _ To Approve Service Legislation Today

HOUSE 70 ACT TODAY °” NEW MANPOWER BILL   ‘Anti-Closed Shop’ Provision Not On Latest Proposal

CLEAR WAY FOR HOUSE PASSAGE OF LABOR DRAFT   ANTI-CLOSED SHOP KILLED; MAY REACH THE SENATE TODAY

Service: Act Is Finished   ‘Only Minor Hurdle Is Left. For. House

MANPOWER ACT APPROVAL SEEN TODAY IN HOUSE      Faces Only Minor Hurdle As Legislators Erase Two Debated Provisions

EISENHOWER DENIES ‘MASS SURRENDERS’   Stimson Reports Allied Hand Strengthened Greatly

Nazis Not Giving Up In Mass Surrenders   Stimson Reminds Resistance Still Stiff; Reports Western Front Command Confident of Offensive Ability

(Continued on rage Four)  ‘Mass Surrender’ Reports Untrue, Stimson States

—CHURCHILL—. Terms Still. Unconditional Surrender   Churchill Backs Roose velt Declaration On At lantic Charter

Charter Aim: Still Valid --Churchill  Endorses FDR’S Declaration

Prime Minister Sternly Refuses to State Whal Parts Of Charter ‘Valid  Tuunediately?   standard of Aims, Not Law. He Say:      Pelis Communs “War Will Be Prolonged Until Unconditional Surrender ls Obtained?’

F. R. Charter View Backed By Churchill   All Objectives Not Achieved Immediately ; Will Prolone War

Churchill Defends FDR’s Stand On Atlantic Pact  Prime Minister Says War Will Continue Till Terms Are Met

Churchill Defends FDR’s Stand On Atlantic Pact  Prime Minister Says War Will Continue

Churchill Stands By Greek Policy   Endorses F.D.R.’s State. _ -‘ment-on Validity of At lantic Charter   QUIZZED “BY LEFTISTS   Reiteration of Uncondition: al Surrender Stand Is .! Cheered: ;

CHURCHILL SAYS * CHARTER’ STILL - VALUABLE GUIDE   Prime Minister Reiterates Be lief in Principles—Surrender Terms Same

FR. Backed By Churchill On Charter   Prime Minister Tells Commons Complete Surrender Still Goa!

Petain’s Trial Vichy Chief of State Will Wear Marshal’s Uniform at Trial

ARMY TIGHTENS RULES ON PW'S   Nazi Salute Abolished By War Department Order

TIGHTEN RULES ~ FOR PRISONERS   Nazi Salute Banned, N Beer or Cola Drinks In POW Camps

NAZI SALUTE  (S- FORBIDDEN   GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAK NO LONGER USE SALUTE OF HITLEX REGIME

Red Move Builds  Conference Hopes   Clears Way for Greate Unity At San Francisco

House Group Cites Reporter For Contempt   Refuses to Divulge His Sources of Information On Veterans Facilities

CITES WRITER FOR CONTEMPT   House Group Starts Action Against Newsman Who Refused Names

House Commitiee Seeks to Force Reporter to Reveal News Sources; Starts Coniempt Action

Contempt Charge Brought against Reporter for PM   House Committee Seeks Jo Force Deutsch To Tell Source of Story

Newsman Faces Contempt Action   Refuses to Identify Sources of Information

Reporter Accused of Contempt — — Action Foliows Refusal To: Identify Sources Of News

BOMB BLAST ROCKS HOTEL   Fourth In Series Of Recent Bombings In South  Bend

Hotel In In South Bend ls Bombed   Down Town Building Damaaed: None Hurt

UP-T0- PRESS TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service  CHINESE STORM INTO STRATEGIC LIUCHOW

Sudden Lunge Over River Changes Entire Course of War; Nazis Caught. Unprepared for New Mass Onslaught

DIE IEEE IEE EEE DE EE EET EES  No Need for Outfit, He Lacks Two Points

Russians Liquidate 45,00( Germans in Upper Silesia   Twin Advances of 25 Miles Open Way For Red Army Drive Toward Vienna

GENERAL ‘STRIKE   In Houston Area, Seven Oil Plants Voting On Strike

Strikes Close Oil Plants af Port Arthur   Strike Troubles Spread to Houston With Strike Votes Taken in Seven Plant:

14,000 Port Arthur Employes Affected By Strike Troubles  Cuicaad Baw farre®:tr   Spread Down Coast to Houston Where Seven ‘Ol Plants Shut Down

Texas Motorists Stock Up On Gas; Strikes Spreading   Port Arthur's Plants Closed By Walkout; Houston Area Now  Threatened

COASTAL REFINERIES  FACING SHUTDOWNS AS  MEN CONTINUE QUIT ESTIMATED 14 ,000 BE OUT BY NIGHTFALL PORT  ABDTLUTID LINICTAM apr

Union Will Issue Gas Ration Cards For Vital’ Users   Asphalt Refinery, Rubber Plants Go Out at 4; Gulf down

COASTAL REFINERIES FACING SHUTDOWNS AS MEN CONTINUE QUIT  ESTIMATED 14,000 BE OUT BY NIGHTFALL PORT ARTHUR.HOISTON AREA

PURE OIL COMPANY  PLANT AT NEDERLAND  STOPS PRODUCTION TEXAS COMPANY PORT  ARTHUR PLANT IS GRADTAITTY CIOCING NOWH

Bailey Hits Work, Fight Bill   Vchement Speech Urges Support of Yanks To Last Man and Last Dollar.

Bailey Urges Senate Pass  Manpower Bill   North Carolina Senator Attacks Substitute Bill Drawn by Committee

Urges Senale to Pass A Genuine Manpower -Bil   Senator Bailey Against Any “Wait and See” Substitute

GENUINE WORK BILL IS URGED   Senator Bailey . Calls for Real Labor Draft, Not “Wait and See” “lan

Eyes Turn To Philadelphia For Ruling On Wage Plea To Avert Power Shut-Off

Tax Deadline At Midnight   Returns Expected to Bring Wartime Revenue to $100,000,000,000

0,000,000 Yanks Pay Record Amount in Taxes   Wartime Revenue In Excess of $100,000,000,000

It's Mar. 13, And You Know Whaf!   Income Tax Deadline Is At Midnight

U.S. 1944 TAX REVENUE - SETS RECORD   Collections Expected to Exceed 43 Billion, Boosting Total Income  for Last Three Years to 100 Raillian.

Taxpayers Toss In Last Millions   50 Million Payees  Give Uncle Sam A Denwcd Aw. ck

Casualties of Army and Navy Since Pearl Harbor Reach Total of 839.589

Last Hundred Million Tossed In for Taxes   Public Foots Bill For Highest Toll In U. 5S. History

Jans Force Yanks fo Abandon Base~ tN South China  Airfield at Suichwes  Destroyed Before Enemy Arrives

FEAR OF FIRE   Inquest Reveals Mrs. MeMillan Afraid to Keen Fire Overnight

DEATH DUE TO FFAR OF FIRE   Inquest Reveals Mrs. MeMillan Afraid to Keep Fire Overnight

OEVENTH CASE OF POLIO IS REPORTED IN CORSIGANA AREA  MEETING CALLED TUESDAY TO COMPLETE PLAN

OEVENTH CASE OF POLIO IS REPORTED IN CORSICANA AREA  MEETING CALLED TUESDAY TO COMPLETE PLANS CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN

25,000 Per Day Head Eastward: Heavy Pile-up    Increased Space for Returning Vets Is ‘RVotted on Care.”

Service Men Throng Coast   Moving Inland Faster But Facilities Still Not Enough For Incoming Veterans

STRANDED VETS HEADING HOME   90,000 Men, However, Will Spend Christmas Day in West Coast Ports

Heavy Troop Movement to  East Slated   Veterans Scheduled to Go On Trains at Rate of 25,000 Daily; More Due For Arrival on Coast

$0,000 PACIFIC VETS TO SPEND © XMAS IN PORTS   West Coast Port Cities Will’ See Throngs Of Homesick .G. W's Christmas Day — FS ee en: ees Cenc eee

90,000 Servicemen Will Be Held in Port, Lacking Transportation East

West Coast Ports Jammed by Troops   Restless Veterans of Pacific War Scheduled To Head Home

Vets Jam The Coast   Transport Bottleneck Snags Plan to Get Men -Home For Christmas

More Train Space For Pacitic Vets   But Many W y Will Have To Remain On West Coast Through Christmas.

CHINESE GET — BIC AIRPORT   "BOMB TOKYO" BASE FORMERLY USED BY AMERICAN PtLOTS I8 RECAPTURED

Pvt. Bob Collins  Wounded In  Action In Germany Was Paratrooper  With The Seventeentl  Alrharna Mivicinn

Pvt. Bob Collins Wounded In  Action In Germany  re,    Was Paratrooper: _  With The Seventeenth  Airborne Division

eS eee Te eee TP ee eee eee eee eee ee ee ee  British to Ask Wives Why They Lack Children

Argentina Fails To Eliminate Single Case Of Suspected  German Economie Penetratior

ARGENTINA FAILED TO REMOVE GERMAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY  CHARGES ARE MADE BY STATE DEPARTMENT TO ec L, , vt  Pasa Te CaEMITT Ceo

Argentina Fails To End. German Economic. Rule   Nazis Created Spearheads For Next War In 104 - Business Enterprises

Argentina Seen as Nazi Spearhead For Third Warin Economic Survey

Axis Still Have Hold, Is Claim  Charge Laid Against Argentina Especially

Slow to Act Against Nazis In Argentina   State Department Con. trasts Attitude With  Friendly Brazil’s

ARGENTINA FAILS TO ‘DIG OUT’ AXIS   Clayton Tells Group German ‘Spearheads’ Remain

ARGENTINA FAILED TO REMOVE GERMAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY  CHARGES ARE MADE BY STATE DEPARTMENT TO SENATE COMMITTEE

Argentina Kept Nazi Firm Ties  State Dep't Charges Failure To Cooperate

State Dept. Admits None Eliminated   Clayton Tells Of Efforts To Break Up Nazi Economic Penetration With All Other Nations Cooperating Except Argentina.

Nation Fails to Halt Nazis Growth, Charge   Axis Economic Aims in Latin America Cited by Official

Argentina Fails To Eliminate Nazis   Senate Committee Reports Evidence Of 104 Axis Spearheads Existing In Nation Without Being Ouelled

BYRNES CITED AS A POSSIBLE NEW SECRETARY   Clayton Says Latin Nation Has Not Frustrated Single German Action

Argentina Penetrated By Germany   No Effort To Eliminate Holdings,  Clavinn Savs

Nazis Remain Undisturbed In Latin Republic, Charge   104 Axis ‘Speorheads’ Still Planning Germon Recovery and Another World War, State Department Tells Senators

Argentine’s Germany .   Policies. Are Assailed   Will Clayton Says Economic Penetration Has  Not Been Hampered In Least

New Hemisphere Partner Accused  Argentina Is Not Trying To Wipe Out Nazi Danger Spots, Clayton Charges

Nazi Industry Inroads Sifted   Economic Invasion Of Argentina Cited

Argentina Makes No Effort to Halt German Economic Penetration, Is Charge of U. 5. State Department

Argentina Fails To Combat Nazi  Economic Scheme   Clayton Tells Senate Group

Argentina Said Not Eliminating Suspected Axis Economic Spearhead:

Belgium Leads Other European Nations in Recovering After Occupation by Hitler’s Legions

aa FIRES SWEEP OSAKA  AFTER RAIL   FIVE-SQUARE-MILE AREA OF INDUSTRIAL CITY BURNED OUT BY B-29 ATTACK

SERIOUS ERROR BY COMMUNIST PARTY   Its Admission of Louis — Budenz Was A Serious   Mistake

COMMUNISTS SAY BUDENZ DESERTER   Say Former Editor of Dail Worker Will Now Speak For Monopolies.

Italian Woman Resents Being Called ‘Dago’   Senator Bilbo Offers Te Apologize If She Does So First

Bilbo Ready to Apologize For ‘Dago’ Letter   But He Says He Won’t Do So Unless Woman-Writer Apologizes First

Senator Wants Woman’s Apology First   Declares he was Justified in Writing Letter he did

Yanks Tighten  Noose on Japs   Enemy Luzon Positions Said to Be Critical

ASSOCIATED PRESS ASS'N MEETS HERE    Washington Editor .to Tell  of Trip to Atracity : Camps

2,657 PERSONS ARE CITED FOR CRIMES IN WAI   Australian Reports 2,524 o Total Germans — Some Japanese Accused

War Crimes ‘Are Charged To Hundreds: Trials Faced   Commissiori Member Release Top Figures

2,657 Persons Charged Witk  War Crimes   2,524 Germans  Among Number

1076 ARE ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES   tnited Nations Prepared to Prosecute and Punish  Guilty to Limit,

PLANT WORKING TIME REDUCE   WMC Grants Jack And Heintz Slash To 40 Hours

Americans Invade Another Island  Enemy Garrison Is Taken by Surprise

YANKS OCCUPY VERDE ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES   KEY TO NAVIGATION ROUTES TAKEN IN SURPRISE MOVE

British Stand In Greece Unchanged, Eden States; Churchill Talks Thursday

Commons Covers. British Foreign Policy from War Crimes to Italy Colonies

EDEN REFUSES T0 DISCUSS MATTER OF BRITAIN AND GREECE  7 TELLS COMMONS

EDEN OUTLINES FOREIGN POLICY   SECRETARY DEFENDS POSITION IN GREECE

No Greek Policy Change, Eden Says   Outlines Briefly Before Commons British Foreiaqn Stand

EDEN SAYS GREEK POLICY IS UNCHANGED   Tells Commons British Position Is Not, Has Not Been and Will Not Be Varied — Rules Out  Ttahian Claimc

House Clash Is Provoked By Debt Bill      Measure Would Permit End of Obligation By Part Payment

President Truman Proclaims Period of  July 22 to 28 As Farm Safety Weel.   Farmers Are Asked To Prevent Accidents To Maintain Production

NAME JULY 22-28 FARM SAFETY WEEK   ABOUT HALF FARM ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY MACHINERY AND LIVESTOCK

B-29 Strikers Back On Jobs   Strikers Now Throughout Country Number 35,000 Lowest Since Early June.

Aircraft Workers Will Return to Work to End Major Labor Disputes

TWO MAJOR LABOR DISPUTES SETTLED   Workers. Engaged i in B- 29 _ Production Resume Work

B-29's Plaster 6 Airfields In Heavy Raids on Japan  American Troops Reach Outskirts Of Enemy's Phillipine Stranghoid

2,280 JAP PLANES ARE DESTROYED IN OKINAWA DRIVE      Yanks Rescue 7,000 Civil ians at Baguio While B-29s Rip Airdromes  In Janan.

MORE PAY, SAME PRICES PRESSED   White House May Ask Unions, However, To Compromise Dull Demand

Industry May Be Asked To Give Labor 15 Pct. More, Yet Hold Their Prices 

President Will Ask Industry To Boost Wages, Hold Prices;  Compromise Seen For Unions

ADMINISTRATION IS REPORTED PLANNING NEW WAGE-PRICE PLA  MAY ASK INDUSTRY  ie i a Sei

WAGE INCREASE REQUEST LIKELY   National Defense Program Is Problem for Congress

MAY ASK WAGE HIKE WITHOUT PRICE INCREASE   Truman Likely to Request Unions to Compromise Wage Demands

PRESIDENT MAY ASK PAY RAISE NO PRICE BOOST   Union Compromise On 30% Demand Also Provided In Reported Plans

A Request of Unions to Compromise on 30 Per Cent Pay Demand Also Believed an Administration Policy.

Labor, Industry May Be Asked Te Adjust Disputes   Plans Being Drafted By Government For General Compromise

President Might Hold : Further Discussions Before’ Giving ;- Statement }

Hint Administration May Ask Industry To Boost Pay, Hold Lin. On Prices

Truman Will Ask Industry To Increase Wages While Holding Line On Prices   Administration To Call On Unions To Compromise Demands For 30 Per Cent Hike

Industry May Be Asked To ‘Hike Pay, Hold Prices   Conference Slated For November 5

Washington May Ask Pay Hike With Prices Being Held Firm,  Unions To Compromise Stand.

Truman May Ask Wage Increase   Would Ask Unions To Compromise Demands  For 30 Per Cent Hike

Further Cabinet Discussions Due Before White .House Issues Any Statement -

PAY HIKE ISSUE IS UNDER STULY   Administration May Ask In-) dustry To Raise Wages While Holding Line On  Prices.

Administration May Ask Only Pay Increase   Truman Explores All Aspects Of WagePay Program

President May Ask Industry fo Boost Wages, Hold Down Price:   Truman, Moving Cautiously in Exploring All Aspects of Wage-Price Problem, May AlsoAsk Unions to Compromise Pay Demands

Micht Ask for Industry to Increase Pay  Conference at White Hanee an

TRUMAN MAY ASK PAY INCREASED, PRICE HELD DOWN   Also Seeks Unions’ Compromise Demands  For 30 Per Cent Hike

Truman May Ask Wage Increase,  Hold Price Line   May Ask Unions  To Compromise

PRESIDENT IN ENGLISH CHANNEL   Will Arrive at Antwerp Tonight and Fly to  Potsdam.

Truman  Heads Up Channel   Seven British Ships Chaperon President on Way to Antwerp

Seizure of  Ward Property Held Legal   Appeals Court Rules In Favor of Federal Government’s Action

WARD ACTION — RULED LEGAL   CIRCUIT COURT HOLDS MAIL ORDER. HOUSE WAS ENGAGED IN. WAR PRODUCTION

WARD SEIZURE IS UPHELD BY APPEALS COUR   Two Of Three Judges Rul Government Was Justified In Action   COMPANY WILL SEEK REHEARING OF CASE

Appeals Court Reverses Decision-Holds Seizure  Of Ward’s Stores Legal

Rule Firm Engaged In War Productior   Mail Order House Spokesman Say: Company Will Ask for Rehearmg of Case

Seizure of Ward's Legal   Upholds Federal  Authority to Take Over Property  Court Declares

Court Declares Seizure of Ward's Legal  Upholds Federal Authority to Take Over Propert

PEARL HARBOR HEARING HAS WEEK'S RECESS   Short and Ki mmel May Be Called Af ter Christmas

PEARL HARBOR PROBE RECESSES   SHORT, KIMMEL MAY GIVE TESTIMONY SOON

Committee Begins  One-Week Recess   Shakeup of Witnesses May Expedite Hearings

FOOD, MANPOWER AIDES QUIZZED   House Group Questions Byrnes, “Jones and Hershey “n Farm Draft Policy.

Loe ‘REVOLT’ THREATENED = OVER FARMER DRAFT ORDER   OPPONENTS OF FARM LABOR POLICY CLAIM TO HAVE 250 SUPPORTERS IN HOUSE

Johnson Declines to Testify   Public Hearings End Srddenly  As Jurist Refuses To Take Stand

WMC Draws Deey Cut From House   Appropriations Committee Slashes Budget More Than 30 Per Cent.

House Body Votes WMC Sharp Cuts   Action On Lilienthal Delayed; Truman Will Talk With Eden

FINANCES OF WMC DEEPLY CUT BY HOUSE COMMITTEE   Appropriations Group Orde: Slash to War Manpower Commision Funds—Is Firat War Agency to Have Fi. nancexs Reviewed

WAR AGENCIES FACE SIZABLE BUDGET CUTS   Manpower Bureau Is In Line for 30 Per Cent Reduction

HOUSE SLASHES WMC’S BUDGET   Committee Says Other Wor Agencies Will Feel Axe This Month

House Committee Cuts WMC Budget In Economy Move   Other Funds in Labor Department Supply Bill Slashed

WMC Receives Deep Cutin Appropriations   Committee Slashes Budget Estimates. More Than 30 Percent

 —SPENDING— WMC F. acing 30 Per Cent Budget Cut   House.. Appropriations Committee Slashes War Agency’s Funds

Financial Axe  On WMC; Cut Budget by 30%   Other War Agencies May Be Similarly Curtailed, Group Reports

Gov't Will Take Sour Cherries   Order Covers Frozen Hot Packed Fruit

GOVT ORDERS SOUR CHERRY CROP FROZEN   WEA Doubles Price To Be Paid to Cherry  Growers

U. 5. LOSES 13 SHIPS IN FIGHT FOR OKINAWA   111 Jap Vessels, Including 13 Warships, Sunk in Month

[llinois City Hit by Paralysis; Death Toll at 20   Army to Use DDT In Effort to Check Rockford Outbreak

Gen. MacArthur Is Ashore With Air Commander   Australian Vets Get Firm Foothold On Large leland

Veferan Ninth Infantry Lands At Four Points   American Warships and Planes Help Prevent Japanese Opposition

Landings Made at Four Points   Seasoned Australian Troops Go Ashore Under Personal Direction of General MacArthur

AUSSIES GAIN FIRM FOOTHOLDS AT BRUNEI BAY   MacArthur And K enne} Accompany Troops In Borneo Landings   LIGHT RESISTANCE BY ENEMY GARRISON

Under Cover  Of Guns And  Airplanes   Generals MacArthur And Kenney Both Go Ashore, Australians  Take Victoria and Its at. Biald

Temperatures   Labor Party Makes Sweep; Attlee  Next Prime Minister

Sweep Gives Premiership To Attlee,  Labor Chief   Churchill Must Ask King George To Cal Attlee To Organize New Government

Labor Party Scores Smashing Victory Over Conservatives   Clement R. Attlee Looms ‘As New Prime Minister After First Balloting In 10 Years; Other Members Of Cabinet Are Defeated

Labor Parts ty Into Power   CLEMENT ATTLEE WILL BE NEW LEADER AND FORM __....-. COMPLETE NEW BRIT.-GOV'T

LABOR WINS LANDSLIDE IN ENGLAND   Maj. Clement Attlee, Leader of Dominant Group, to Form New Government. !   BULLETIN

rahor Party Is Expected To Form A New Government  END OF CHURCHILL'S BRITAIN LEADERSHIP  First Time Labor Party Has Ever Won a Clear Majority

LABOR PARTY IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY; CLEMENTS ATTLEE TO BE PRIME MINISTER

Clement Attlee Will Head New Cabinet   Conservatives Are Repudiated and  Lahoritee Ara In

LABOR PARTY IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY: CLEMENTS ATTLEE TO BE PRIME MINISTER   By CHARLES HALLINAN hited Press Staff Corresponden

ATTLEE EXPECTED. TOTHKE OVER AS NATION'S LEADER   ‘Churchill -and® Anthony ‘Eden’ +. Win, Back -Their Seats In House. of Commons: “But : “Many Others Lose.          LABOR PARTY WINNER QF SMASHING VICTORY.   Has-Lead of More Than Two  “to. One Over Churchill's  ’ Conservatives in House of Commons Seats..

Crushing Defeat Snstained E Prime Minister Churchill’s Co servative Party; Attlee Expec ed To Head Cabinet.   RESIGNATION NOW MERE FORMALIT

Prime Minister To Step. Down, Clement Atlee Expected To Form New Cabinet Shortly

3 ritis h or Party      Prime Minister, Eden Escape Purge, Retaining Commons Seats; Opposition Wins on Campaian for Nationalization of Industry

WAR COALITION BREAK-UP SEEN   King ‘to Ask that Premier Pick Administration; Vote July 5

GERMANS ARE LOOKING AHEAD   HAMBURG POLITICAL’ COMMENTAYOR SAYS PEACE “ONLY INTERIM BAL ANCE SHEET’

Tax Levies Are  Some Higher In Most Districts  Comparison Of. Figures For This Veaar And I nat

Tax Levies Are: Some Higher In Most Districts  Comparison Of — Figuree Far Thie

Worst Trouble Is Waiting For Next Explosion      United Press Man  Gives Eyewitness Reports On Blasts

‘Mrs. Judson’s Husband Leaps  To His Death   Takes Own Life Shortly After He Is Absolved Of Complicity In The Death Of Mrs. Logan

Poland Must Have Voice In Discussions   Question Of Chanrmanships Another Stumbling Block  For Organization,

Russia Presses Demand for 3 ecurity Votes   “Poland Must Have Voice in Big 3 Talks on Problem, Molotov Tells - Newsmen; Full Cooperation Pledged

Charles Kuster Oyens Merchant Died Monday  Had Been In      Had Been In Business There. For Forty Years

Charles Kuster Oyens Merchant Died Monday  Had Been In : Business There Baw Raetes Vanwe

Set.R.Patterson Lost in Action Since March 28   Pvt. James N. Ragsdale of Wood River Wounded

Calls For End Of Hate; Vows  Future Peace   ‘New Japan’ of High ‘Moral Principles, Culture Premier’s Goal

jap Premier Asks U.S. Lo Forget Pearl Marbor As Japan Builds ““New And Peaceful” Nation

Jap Premier Asks That Pearl Harbor Be Forgotten as New Nippon Is. Built

JAP P GES BURIAL OF HATE WHILE. “ns START “ANEW AS PEACE.LOVING NATION”

AMERICA ASKED TO BURY HATE CAUSED: BY PEARL HARBOR  PRINCE HIGASHI-KUNI: SAYS JAPAN TO BUILD  NEW PEACERIN. NATION

America Asked To Just Forget Pearl Harbor   Jap Premier Says Orient Would Forget A Bomb, Be Friends

U. S. Urged To Forget Pearl Harbor  ee ee  Jap Premier Promises To Build Peaceful Nation

Peace Pledge Is Offered By Jap Premier   People Of America Are Asked By Higashi-Kuni To Forget Attack On Pearl Harbor

Americans Asked To Forget Event Of Pearl Harbor   Japan Premier Urges  Hate Be Buried

~ *  Jap Premier Calls On U.S To Forget Pearl Harbor   Prince Higashi-Auni Writes, “America Has Won Anc Japan Has Lost; The War Is Ended, Let Us Now Bury Hate.’ Pledges New And Peaceful Japanese Nation

Premier In Plea For Aid For Japanese   America Won, Japan Lost; Let’s Forget Pearl Harbor, Make New Start

Asks U. S. to  Forget Pearl Harbor Attack   Japanese Minister Wants Americans to Forget Attack, to Aid Japan.   Lists Nip Problems For Post-War Period

‘Forget Pearl Harbor’ Urged.   Jap Premier Says Japan Builds Completely New. Peaceful Nation.

OCCUPATION END IS POSSIBLE IN YEAR, IS BELIEF   MacArthur Urges Critics of ‘Soft Glove’ To Be Patient; More Big Shots Suicide

ASKS AMERICANS TO FORGET PEARL HARBOR INCIDENT   This Plea Was Made Today by Premier Prince HigashiKuni.   HE WOULD BURY HATE   Says Japanese People Will Forget the Picture of Atomie Devastation.

JAP PREMIER ASKS AMERICANS TO FORGET PEARL HARBOR AND — HELP BUILD NEW PEACE NATION

Higashi-Kuni Asks American People To Forgive Japan   Forget Pearl Harbor, Japan’s Premier Pleads

‘So Sorry Higashi- Kuni But We Won't Oblise   Now They Will Know

PLANS SET FOR BIG WAR SHOW   ‘Here’s Your Infantry’ Unit Is Coming Here June 12

Drop New  Fire Bomb   Parade of Superforts Strings Out for 1,800 Wiles

RECORD FLEET OF 600 8-295   Commanders Agree Yank Losses Are Light; Op- position Small.   A CONCENTRATED RAID

Raiders Shower Nagoya, Plane Center, With 3,500 Tons Of New Fire Bombs   Returning Crewmen Report ‘Sweeping Devastation’ Hits Third-Largest City of Nipponese; Tokyo Claims . 900 Carrier Planes Keep Up Their Blows

Japan's Third Largest City Is Hit Hard   Giant B-29 Air Parade More Than 1,800 Miles Long

Fires Rage After Big U. S. Raid   Third Largest City Plastered With 3,500 Tons Of Fire Bombs

Third Jap City — Hit With 3,500 Tons Fire Bombs   Returning Crewmen Report “Sweeping Devastation”: U.S. Losses Light

900 B-29'S ATTACK WITH INCENDIARIES   Returning Crewmen Report “Sweeping Devastation” in the Greatest Flame-Spreading Raid of Pacifie War.

3,900 TONS OF BOMBS FALL ON 30 JAP CITY   Huge Formation of B-29’s Devastate Nippon Metropolis

900 B25S HIT JAPAN S THIRD LARGEST CITY   Sweeping Devastation In Metropolis Seen By Attackers

Third Largest City of Japan Takes Beating   Record Fleet of 500 Superforts Meet With Little Air Opposition

500 B-29s Hit AtNagoya With ‘ans of Bombs   Returning Crewmen Report Devastation In Jap Metropolis; U. S. Losses Light

Superforts Unload Near« ly One Bomb for Every Inhabitant in Most Concentrated Raid of Pacific War;Carrier Planes Raiding South Japan.

Record Raid By B-29 Flee Fires Nagoya   1,800-Mile Long Air Parade Drops 1.165.000 Bombs

Waves Of Carrier Planes And B-29s Pour Tons Of  Fire, ExplosivesOnMainIsles

Fire Bombs Raze Japs’ Third City   Enemy Defenses Weak Against Greatest of All  Superfort Attacks. --

RECORD FLEET OF B:29S HIT JAPAN'S 3RD LARGEST CITY   GREAT DEVASTATION REPORTED BY CREWS OF 500 SKY GIANTS

Opposition Is Reported Surprisingly Small as 500 Superforts Drop 3,500  Tons of Bombs.   PLANES WING 3,300 MILES ROUND TRIP

3,900 Tons of Fire Bombs Fall on Nagoya as Record Superfort Fleet Stages Air Parade of 1,800 Miles

3,500 Tons Hurled On Japan’s Third Largest City In Devasting Raid

3,500 Tons of New Incendiary Shells on Industrial City   “Sweeping Devastation” Reported by Returning Crew Members

Third Largest City In Japan Struck By 3,000 Tons Bombs   Giant U.S, Air Fleet Makes 3,300 Miles Round - Trip on Heaviest Attack

Yankees Plaster  City With Bombs   Superfortresses Drop 3,500 Tons of Bombs on’ Nagoya   BIG INCENDIARY. RAID   Attack on Japan’ s Third City First Blow of {ntensified War

Kyushu Island Attacked By 900 Carrier Planes  3,500 Tons Of Fire Bombs Give Nippon Heaviest Air Blow  Fat f...*f*. tAs_.

Nagoya Shakes After New U.S. Fire Raid   Slight Opposition Encountered by American Bombers

indusfrial Nagoya Heavily Raided by 3,500 Tons Bombs   Carrier Planes From Two U. S. Task Forces Attack Kyushu Airdomes

3,500 Tons OF Fire Bombs Dropped On Japan’s Third Largest City: Losses Light

Drop 3,500 Tons of  Fire Bombs   Returning Pilots Report Sweeping Devastation; Fleet Planes Hit Airfields

INDUSTRIAL NAGOYA JAPAN'S THIRD CITY BLASTED BY FIRE   SWEEPING DEVASTATION REPORTED FROM RETURN ING SUPERFORTS

Nippons Hit by B-29s in Record Raid   3,500 Tons of Fire Bombs Dropped in Industrial Nageya

B-29'S POUND JAPS’ THIRD METROPOLIS   Opposition Reported Surprisingly Light   Participate In Giant Air Parade: Heavier Attacks Are Predicted

Nagoya, Plane Center, large Of Huge Incendiary Attack   More Than 500 Super-forts Drop 3500 Tons of Fire Bombs; U.S. Losses Light

Nagoya Subjected To Record Bombins   Industrial Center Devastated by Incendiary Bombs Dropped by 500 Marianas-Based Superfortresses

SWEEPING DEVASTATION LEFT ” IN JAPAN'S THIRD LARGEST CITY BY 500 AMERICAN B-29S

3,500 Tons Of Incendiaries Devastate Industrial City In ‘Record B29 Smash

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Little Entertaining For Foreign Ministers

TRIBES TO COOPERATE      Indians Hope to Attain a Better Way of Life

LABOR ‘FREEZE’ DEBATE OPENED   MEASURE APPROVED BY NARROW MARGIN IN CONFERENCE MAY BE TURNED DOWN

Belgian Bulge Melting Under Heavy American Attacks: British Gain

Allies Are Breaking Up Belgian Bulge   Our Troops Are Pushing :. Forward: Againat.Slacken.- ing German Resistance

Trap Slowly Giosing On Von Rundstedt’s Forces   ALLIED PINCERS SLOWLY CLOSING IN AGAINST SLACKENING GERMAN RESISTANCE; NORTH AND SOUTH FORCES AT BASE OF SALIENT NOW ONLY NINE MILES APART.

Coal Deliveries Restricted; ‘Closing Of Schools Urged   Ration Stamps To Be Invalid

uman Emerges er in First gislative Fight   ouse Sustains resident’s Veto  n Farmer Draft

Truman’s Veto Upheld In House   Measure Giving Draft Deferment To Farmers Turned Down.

HOUSE SUSTAINS TRUMAN’S VETO   President Rejects Resolu tion Granting Blanket Farm Deferments

TRUMAN'S DRAFT VETO SUSTAINED   HOUSE UPHOLDS HIS ACTION IN DENYING FARMERS IRONCLAD DEFERMENTS.

Group Deferment ‘Of tarmers Veto - Upheld by House   Truman_SaysSuch Act Would Re_ Special Privileace

FARMER DRAFT ~ BAN GETS VETO   House Sustains Action Of President In 185-177 Vote

House Backs Truman  In First Veto   Disapproves Move To Extend  Farm Deferments

Quick OK On  Nominations      Both Parties Apphaud Seleetion Of Guy Gillette For Surplus Board.

Okay Certain For Gillette    Both Parties Favor . FDR’s Appointment

Nimitz Favors Merger Of The Armed Forces   MacArthur Suggests Sweeping Changes In Services

American Flag Flys In Victory Over Tokyo    Famed Ist Cavalry Enter Occupation Forces Move On

NEW ARMY JOINS SIEGE OF VIENNA   ARTILLERY FIRE HITS AUSTRIAN CAPITAL CITY

Second Ukrainian Army Sweeping Westward To Junction With Third  WITH JUNCTION OF TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES  Will Result In Speedy Fall Of The Capital

Districts Get. Semi-Annual Distribution From  State Fund   $1,934. TO LAWRENCE

COUNTY SCHOOLS "RECEIVE $3,002   Districts Get Semi-Annual Distribution From  State Fund   $1,934 TO LAWRENCE

Two New Millport Youths Charged With Stealing $4.000 From Clanta Store

Election Rules For Sweetheart Announced   4 O'clock March 14 Filing Deadline For Candidates

Polish Issue Crops Up Again To Plague Allies Seeking Security Plan

Big 3 Relations Teeter on Rim  Of New Crisis   Polish Issue Again Building Up Behind Scenes At San Francisco

CONFRONTS: UNCIO   Big 3 Relations: at Crisis; Latin Americans to Ask Araentina Invitation

FBI WILL CONDUCT LOCAL CONFERENCE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19   Peace Officers in This Territory Are Invited to Attend

U.S. TO APPEAL WARD DECISION   Court Edict FDR Exceeded Legal Power Headed for Highest Court

WARD RULING APPEAL SOON   GOVERNMENT PLANS EARLY   ACTION IN NEXT STEP TO WARD SUPREME COURT DECISION

Ward Decision  To Be Appealed   Government To Make Appeal From Adverse Decision Of Federal Cnnrt

BIGGER IOWA BUDGET GIVEN LEGISLATORS   New Figures Exceed  °43 Appropriations By Half Million

lowa Budget Of $19,181,962 Per Year Presented   May Have To Draw On Cash Reserves Of The  Gaia, "Temes

Budget of 19 Million a Year Asked in lowa   Can Be Met Only by Using Funds in Hands of County Treasurers

UNION HEADS “HOPE TO END STRIKE WAVE   INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS 158UE “BACK TO WORK” Ap.PEALS IN DETROIT AND  4 . AKRON

Officials Say Nation Faces New Battle Against Hunger on Which Future Peace of World May Depend

OL ee eet erate tcateeiteeees  Americans Told Nation Faces A Serious Food Shortage

America Mus! Feed Hungry. War Victims  Peace of World Depends on U. S. Food Production

CHINA INVASION IS PROMISED BY ' ALLIED LEADER   American Landings Antic: ipated by Japs As They Rush Coast Fortifica.  - tions.

BOY, 3, ENDS HUNGER STRIKE OVER LOST DOG, BUT CAT STILL WON'T EAT

Frigid Weather  Prevails In  Most Of Nation Cold Air Mass  . SMRSTEaa

COLD WAVE GRIPS MOST OF NATION   NORTH DAKOTA AREA REPORTS 25 BELOW; NO RELIEF SEEN

ELECTRICAL POWER: STRIKE THREATENS CUT OFF SERVICE  ~ SOME TWO MILLION RESI DENTS LOWER MICHIGAD MAY BE AFFECTED

ELECTRICAL POWER  STRIKE THREATENS .  CUT: OFF SERVICE SOME TWO MILLION RES!  DENTS LOWER MICHIGA! MAY RE AERECTEN

POWER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN IS STRIKE TARGE]   CIO Workers Begin Walkout, Menacing Supply for 2 Million People

Troops Stand By in Michigan Power Strike   Service Continues In Affected Area of  2,000,000 Residents And lndiuctrial Manta,

Strike is on  By Utility Men   Starts in Power Plants in  Michigan Today

BIG INDUSTRIAL SECTION HIT BY LATEST WALKOUT   Seme Service Continues Over Area: State Police Are Held On Alert

Service Was Being Main tained to 2,000,000. Consumers Up to BMid- -Day; Ignore Governor

Eisenhower Visits Point.  Inspects Old Quarters   General Reviews Third Class At Academy; Homecoming Is Gala Oceasion For Conqueror Of Germans: Sergeant’s Wife Kisses Chief

West Point Parade For Eisenhower   700. Khaki-Clad Cadets Take Part in Review; Gets 17 Gun Sclute

Eisenhower Watches Army Cadets Parade   Gives Academy Sword Once Used By Napoleon; Visits Scenes of Own Academy Life; Cadets March at Smartest

Khaki-Clad West Point Cadets in Review for “Ike”   A1915 Graduate, Eisenhower Visits Quarters He Occupied In Short Address

Cadets Viewed  By Eisenhower At West Point   Review Main Feature Of. Military Academy Visit’ By General Of Army

WEST POINT VISITED BY EISENHOWER   Wave After Wave of Steel-Helmeted, KhakiClad Cadets Pass in Review Before Supreme Allied Commander.

JAP DEAD 307,000 IN PHILIPPINES   Americans Clearing Ensmy Out of Islands Have Counted 10,971 Bodies in Last Five Days— Yank Losses 30,000.

Total of Japanese Dead in Campaign in Philippines Brought +o 307,00

JAPS COUNTEL   American Troops on Philip. pines Are Clearing Enemy Out.

Yanks Clearing Out Japs On Dozen Fronts   Philippine Action Results in 10,971 Enemy Dead in 5 Days

Americans Clearing Japs From Philippines On Dozen Fronts; 307,000 Nips Dead   American Toll Of Dead, Missing And Wounded For Philippine Campaian 30.000

U.S. Gains Made in Philippines  Total Jap Dead   Total Jap Dead In Islands Now Put At 307,000

307,000. Japs ‘Aulled in Philippines   185 Captured, MacArthur Reports: VFishting Goes On

Gains Continue In Philippines  10,971 Jap Dead In Last Five Days

U.S. Troops Coun 10,971 Jap Dead In Last Five Days   Brings Total Nipponese Killed To 307,000; American Losses 30,000.

307,000 JAPS DIE IN PHILIPPINES   PUT AMERICAN TOLL OF DEAD, WOUNDED, MISSING AT 30,000

Philippines Drives Gain   Yanks Push Closer to Baguio. On Luzon, Advance On Negros, Cebu

SERVICE GRUPS. FAVOR ACTICN CH HOSPITAL PLAN   Resolutions Ly 22 Civic .Orcavizations Favor Hesvital Establiskment

SERVE GUUP TAY AGHCR CN HOSPHAL PLAN   Resolutions Ly 22 Civic Croavizcticons Favor iicspital Establishment

Strike Lines Grow; Production Slumps; Thousands Are Idle   Stoppages in Oil, Coal Industries Appear Heading Toward Climax

Oil Union Hails Capitulation of One Company   California Firm Agrees to Wage Hike as Conciliation efforts resume

C.1.G. Union Announces Signing of Pay Raise Contract With L.A. Firm

ClO Says Contract Signed With ‘Largest Independent’ For 30 Percent Wage Hike

Labor Troubles Strike at Five Major Industries   Automotive, Lumber Coal, Oil, Electrical Power Businesses _ Feel Brunt of Strife

Big Oil Concern Grants Increase  Action May Have Effect on Dispute

California Oil Company Grant 30% Pay Raise   First Break Seen In Petroleum Dispute; Other Strike News

Labor Disputes Near Climax In  Two Industries   Sehwellenbach Ready To Take Action In Effort To Avert Walkout Of 250,000 Oil Men   Textile Workers Iu Newest Walkou   “White Collar’? Workers Of Weslinghouse Asked to Return to Jobs; 40,000 Affected

Qilmen Declare One Firm Signs  30 PC, Contract   Nation’s Strike Lines Bulge As 400,000 =. Workers “Stay Away From. Jobs

400,000 IDLE AS RESULT OF WAGE BATTLES   Five Key Industries Are Crippled by Continuing Strikes

SIGN CONTRACT CALLING FOR 30” INCREASE   Resume Conferences In - Washington On Other  Oil Disputes

Cologne Nazi Leader Took It on the Lam the Moment He Heard the Yanks Were Near

Nazi Collector Takes it on Lam  Great Racket in Coblenz-Aachen Area and Lived in Luxury.But He Couldn’t Take It

C. L 0. Not Optimistic As Labor Department On Settling of Oil Strike

ClO Oil Workers Study Government Peace Proposal   Aceptance Would « End Strikes Now Spread to 12 States

Schwellenbach Suggests Men Return To Work With 15 Percent Pay Boost. And Agree. To. Submit To. Arbitration -

WAGE INCREASE AND ARBITRATION MARK SETTLEMENT PLAN   GOVERNMENT OFFERS OIL STRIKERS AND REFINERY OPERATORS PROGRAM

Temporary 15% Oil Worker Pay Boost Sought   Schwellenbach Ask: Final Decision Be Made By Impartial Arbitrator

‘C10 Oil Workers ‘And I]! Companies ‘Study Proposal   Peace Plan Presented By Schwellenbach; Calis for Pay Hike; Dispute to Arbitrator

CONFEREES AT CAPITAL STUDY NEW PROPOSAL   New Walkouts In Textile, Coal Industries Are Threatened

Disputants Ponder Schwellenbach Plan to Stop Oil Strike   Labor Department Officials Hopeful it Will be Found Acceptable

Compulsory Health Insurance Plan s Uraed In Message   FEDERAL AID WOULD BE GIVEN HOSPITALS  President Says Plan Is Not “Socialized Medicine”

Beast of Belsen’  Denies Charges   Testimony at Trial Branded as ‘Untrue’

Reich, Japan  Both Filled : With Glo om   Puncture of Rhine, ‘Fort’ Raid on Tokyo _ and Military Conferences in Washington Foretcll Momentous Events :

Interpreting The War News—  Allied Crossing Of Rhine Bad News For Germany--Worse For Japs

Says Intelligence Reports On Nip Ships Erroneous   Declares Efforts Were Being Made To Locate  “‘Lost’’ Battlewagons

U.S. BROADCAST SPILLED NEWS TO NIPPONESE   Unwittingly Revealed Warship Strength  In Hawaii

APS LEARNED EARL HARBOR ATA BY RADIO   U.S. Broadcast On Ships There

U.S. Broadcast Aided Jap Sneak Attack, Probers Told   Foe Given Complete Information on Fleet in Hawaii, MacArthur Reports

Plymouth, No Longer Startled by War Cr. In the Night, Prepares for Thanksgiving

Idle Pay Bill Dies; Labor Flays Action   Truman Handed First Major Congress Defeat

Britain, France Agree on Syria   Will Withdraw Troops To Settle Unrest And Encourage Well Being

ALSO AGREE T0 WITHDRAW IN LEBANON   Joint Plan for Recall of Troops Designed to End Unrest Over Syrian Demands for Independence From France.

Governments In Agreement On Withdrawal   Move For Settlement Of Unrest; Claim Act To Aid Security Of Middle East

BRITAIN, FRANGE TROOPS TOLEAVE   / Joint Withdrawal of Syria and Lebanon

Britain, France Agree To Withdraw Troop: From Syria, Lebanon, Commons Informec

UNREST THREATENING SEVEN MONTHS ENDED BY NEW AGREEMENTS   JOINT WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS SLATED IN NEAR FUTURE

Fast Faces More Freezing Weather   - Hy a Ancther €eld, Wave to Fol. low pee lethal al

LITTLE WARMER TODAY BUT NEW COLD WAVE DUE   East Still Digging Out Of Heavy Snow Fall, Rain For West

'B-29s Attack Six Jap Airfields on Kyushu To Support Okinawa Drive

Postal Income 1st Six Months Up 9% Over Year Ago   Each Month in Second Quarter Shows Gain; Total Sales $13,887

TO TRIM AUSSIE ARMY 50 PER CT,   Australia To Reduce Fighting Force To Three Divisions; To Also Reduce Air Force.

Australia Plans To Reduce Her Army 50 Per Cent And Air Force Nearly As Much   Considers It Vital To Take Part In Main Offensive Aqainst Japanese

AUSSIES HALVE ARMY AIRFORCE   Nation Must Participate In Attack On Japan, Chiefley Says

Aussies To Halve Forces In Fight Against Japanese  ' Promise Continued Accictanca To Alliac

Australians’  Back Allies   “Will Push Contest  To Blast ‘Japanese

Aussies To Aid Against Japs   But Plans Under Way Tc Cut Army And Air Force Nearly In Half.

Aussies Plan To Cut Army And Air Forces In Half   Still Consider Main Offensive Aaainst Japan Vitel Task

Australia Plans To Cut Her Army  will Be Halved: Al   Will Be Halved; Air Force Also Due Biq Reduction

Armed Forces . To Be Reduced:      Seaaeitt Strength For: Participation  In. Pacific at) pee

Meat Shortage . _ Seen, Greater. -.. Next Summer   Sen. “Wherry “Anticipates Possible New Demand From. Army™ Official

Less Meat In 1946 Summer  _. 4 HE PR   Senator Of Nebraska Savs We Have Short Corn Crop. Feed Scarce.

Governor Signs Slow Time Bil   Central War Time  Leaal For State

Conferees Just Starting on Tough Problems   Secretary Changes ' Estimate That Maet Will Fnd Saan

MILLER BEATEN WITH CLUB AND TUG, BOYS SAY   Inmates Tell of Fight During Punishment In Cottage

War Bond Purchase: Jump With Total of $94,549 for Day  Seventh War Loan Booths Operated by   Seventh War Loan Booths Operated by Women Workers Report $21,100 Achieved in First Three-Dav Period

War Bond Purchases Jump With Total of $94,549 for Day   Seventh War Loan Booths Operated by Women Workers Report $21,100 Achieved in First Three-Dav Period

TRAIN IN BERLIN   Trip Is Made From Moscow t German Capital by Rail

CHINA AGAIN TORN BY CIVIL WAR. ~ AND THIS DREADED CONDITION IS ONE WHICH MAY SPILL MUCH BLOOD

DREAD CIVIL WAR THAT HAS LONG THREATENED CHINA WITH DISASTER MAY BE IN MAKING

China Again Being Torn By Civil War   Disaster of First Magnitude “Threatening Nation As Commanists and Chiang’s Forces Gird For ee see

Chapultepec Declaration Vote Is Near   Want Delegation Of Hemispheric Powers

American Nations Would Preserve Privilese of Hemispheric Control

Senate Approves Corporation Tax Law Changes  Measure Now Goes Back to House

Senate Approves Corporation Tax Law Changes  Measure Now Goes Back to House for Final Action

BUSINESS GETS TAX LAW BREAK   Profits Levy Exemption Increased To Aid Reconversion

Jan. 3 Walkout Ordered After Talks Collapse   Sympathy Action by Telephone Workers Is Hinted by Beirne

Sen. Connally Takes ‘Rap’ For False Peace Report, But Reiterates Announcement Expected ‘Momentarily’

NAZIS’ SURRENDER REPORT GIVEN OUT BY SEN, CONNALLY   Foreign Relations Chairman, Says Information Came to Him and He Now Expects  Capitulation Hourly.   SECURITY CONFERENCE IS STIRRED BY REPORI   Delegates Join in Celebration When “News” That Germany Had Quit Is Given  to the Assembly.

§. F. Conference Thrown Into Uproar by Flash  Report Unfounded,   ‘ Truman States

Himmler Peace Offer Rejected   Proposal! to U.S., Britain, Excluding Russia, Turned Down; Senator Connally Says Capitulation Announcement Near

Announcement Expected Soon, Connally Says   Texas enafor Says  Announcement Expected From Gen. Eisenhower  Held Up for Some Reason

V-E Imminent, Says Connally   Senator Comments After Truman Denies War Over

Peace Expected ‘Momentarily’ Says Connally   Makes Statement After Truman Declares Reports Are Unfounded.   REMOVES RESTRICTION

ONE MAN DIES IN FIRE AS TRAIN HITS TRUCK   Brooklyn Baseball Players Unhurt In Accident

Brooklyn Dodgers Aboard Train Which Crashed Into Gasoline Truck Near Joliet

TRAIN ENGINEER KILLED IN CRASH   Brooklyn Dodgers on Trair That Crashes Into-Truck, Trailer.

Hawaii Not Warned: Miles  General Admits Army  Feared Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7

Nazis Incited Japs fo Attack, Papers Reveal   Record of Talks of Hitler With Japanese Foreign Minister Reveal Conspiracy

Hitler's War Schemes Included Cold-Blooded  Plan to Assassinate German Envoy in Praque

Germany's Plan To Provoke War Outlined by U. S.   Plot To Assassinate Reich Ambassador Is Introduced at Trial

Nazis Incited Japs to Hit Pearl Harbor   Evidence Is Placed Before Allied Court at Nuernberg

Show Nazis Urged Japan On to War   American Prosecutors Place Documents Before  Tribunal   TO CREATE ‘INCIDENT’   German Murder of Nazi Envoy to Czechs Planned by Hitler

Hull Says Nips Rejected Ten Point U, S. Note; Attorneys Show Nazis Prodded War Move

Germany's Role In U. S.-Nip War Shown at Trials   Hitler Incited Japs To Battle Testimony In Court Discloses

INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL HEARS NEW EVIDENCE  _ HITLER WAR PLANS INCLUDED SCHEMES TO ASSASSINATE OWN ENVOYS

Nazis Incited Jap Raid on Pearl Harbor   Hitler Planned To Murder Own Envoy to Czechs

Germans incited Japanese   War Crimes Trial Shown How Nazis Urged Jap Attack

NAZIS PICTURED AS JAP INCITERS   Court Told Germans Pushed Nipponese Into War

Nazis Linked With Raid on Pearl Harbor   Evidence ShowingGermans Incited Japs te Action Presented, Also Plan For War on Czechs

Tribunal Bears Evidence Designed ‘ bs _ Show Nazi: Incited Japs” »., Attack

Nazi Plotters in 1938 Plan to Kill Own Czech Envoy   Pian of Conquest : Fully Developed in 1937, Court Told

LAD TO NAZIS   U. S. Charges Germany Egged Japs To Attack; Nazi “Incident” Plot Bared.’

Prosecutors Say Nazis Goaded Japs   Documents © ‘Are © ‘Added to Hitler*s Wart :Plans by Crimes Tribunal °

JAPS INCITED BY NAZIS TO MAKE ATTACK   New Documents Add te Mounting Pile of Outrages inspired By Hitler War Lords  RrRihnaraAl Ste -., me tft eae £ C2 eer

German Leaders incited Japan To Attack U: S.   ‘American. Prosecutor: Have Notes of Talks Between Hitler and ‘Japanese Minister

CZECHOSLOV “INCIDENT DESCRIBED   Fuehrer’s Last Testament Is Presented   SCHACHT   Claims He Participated In Bomb Plot: Ribbentrop’s Nerves Suffer

OTHER GERMAN WAR SCHEMES BEFORE COURT   American Prosecutors Assert Hitler Planned Murder To Seize Czechs

Designed to Show Nazis Incited laps to Make Pearl Harbor Attack.

Nazi Leaders Incited Japs  To Join War   Evidence Dealing on Pearl Harbor Attack Revealed at Trial

Claim Nazis Egged Japs Into War   Evidence at Nuernberg Also Reveals Intent To Attack Czechoslo-yakia, Later Russia

Documents Revealed At War Trials   "Notes On Nazi-Jap * Talks Presented

HITLER URGED NIPPON ENVOY TO TAKE STEP   War Crimes Tribunal Told ~ Fuehrer Plotted Death  OF Own Minister

NAZI POLITICAL PRSORERS I N US ZONE”   Cases to Be Started After Nuernberg Job Is Finished:

STRIKE THES UP CAPITAL'S BUSSES AND STREET CARS   Thousands Forced to Walk or Stay at Home as Washington’s Transit Workers Walk Out.   ‘HIRING WAGE RATE BOOSTED BY FORD   United Automobile Workers Declare Increase Means Change in Company’s Policy. °

SIZABLE DENT MADE AGAINST SEVENTH ARMY   Von Rundstedt Begins First Gesture Of With drawal From Belgium   WEATHER FAVORING ALLIED AIR UNITS

Probable Belgium Withdrawal Seen; Allied Planes Batter Enemy Troops 

Hurl dozen counterthrusts at Yankee positions; surge ahead two milesat one point  Bitche advance is slowed almost to a  mttaer ed ahi, ole nn ek etl fees carne we

YANKS REDUCE WEDGE DRIVEN INTO BELGIUN   GERMANS GAIN WITH FURIOUS ATTACKS IN SAAR AREA

Americans Make More Advances  In Belgian Bulge   Hitler Strikes Area South of Bitche; U. S. Planes Take Big Toll

CHARTER REQERVATIONS PUSHED IN THE SENATE   Several Questions Over Which There Is Dispute   OFFER 5 RESERVATIONS

CHARTER BACKED BY SENATE UNIT IN 20 T00 VOTE   Goes To Senate July 23d; Bushfield To Offer Amendments

CHARTER GETS 20-0 APPROVAL  BY COMMITTEE   SENATE FOREIGN. RELATIONS COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSL: APPROVES UNTTED,NA“TIONS CHARTER ~

CHARTER WINS 10 00.K. IN COMMITTEE   To Be Presented to Full Senate on July 23

RAF, Soviets Hit Dresden   U.S. 3rd Army Makes New Gains Through West Wall

Jobs For All Bill Backed   Senate. .Is Expected  To Pasce Measure

U.S. Prisoners Bled To Death By J ap Doctors   Blood Used For Transfn sions For Nipponese, U.S. Navy Physi cian Learns

Horror In Jap © Hospital   Doctors Bled Yanks To Death to Get Blood To Treat Japs; Filth, Brutality Sickening

American Prisoners Deliberately © Bled to Death by Japanese Doctors

Japanese Deliberately Bled Americans   Biood Used in Transfusions for Wounded Nipponese

Yanks Bled to Death by Japs, Officer Claims   Prisoners Blood:-Used for Transfusions, U. S.. Navy Men Reports

Naval Doctors Told of Brutality Japs Used in Hospitals   Told of Bleeding Yanks to Death to Give Jap Troops Transfusions

President Explains  Conference   Says U. S. Must Accept Obligation For European Political Conditions

Addresses. Congress” In Person   APPEALS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF U. S. RESPONSIBILITY  FOR A PERMANENT PEACE

PRESIDENT ASKS U.S. TO SHARE OBLIGATION OF SMALLER WORLD   Defends Compromise On Poland, Calls On Senate To Ratify Peace Council

FDR GARRIES CRIMEA PLAN TQ THE PEOPLE   President Explains Conference to Joint Session

Appeal Made For Backing Of Congress   President Declares Unity Of Thought Achieved At Yalta

ONLY ONE PATH TO WORLD PEACE, JNATION. ADVISED   Plea Made For Senate p Ratification Of Proposed Security Organization   MAJOR PROBLEMS LISTED   * Big Three Decision On Poland Admitted To Be Compromise

Admits Crimea’s Pact Compromise   Peace Non-Partisan Stresses. President

REDUCED MARINE HITCH   Youths Will Be Accepted for Twi Years Service

Troops Ram 15 to 20 Miles Over Frontier   ‘Rise, Save Berlin, Citizens Told; Fichtine Reported Inside Poznan

Konigsberg In Flames; Nazi. Refugees Flee   Incessant Rain of Russian: Shells Sends Populace Into Panic ae

Peace Sut False Rumor  a ee ee ee ie “sale “nara a cae, £2 moe oo bm

America Upset By Rumors: al Quick Peace  Whole Thing Result Of Casual Remark a 2 a oh

Peace Rumors Fly As Daniels’ Casual Remark Is Misinterpreted By Nation

NeW oT Oh NOT RIGHTLY  INTERPRETED   Reporter Sees War Angie in Statement on Cabinet Officials’ Travel.

24 Nazis’ Trial Starts Before Thanksgiving   Indicted War Chiefs Granted Thirty Days To Prepare Defense

DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPLIT © WIDENED BY LATEST VOTE   SOUTHERN. DEMOCRATS DESERT TRUMAN ON ISSUE OF EMPLOYMENT OFFICE,  - CONTROL: =. *

Rural Religion Objective Of  Organization   Linn-Chariton Religious Council to promote Sunday Schools for children.

DRAFT BOARD   George Perkins Elected Chairman of Twin  City Board

EPES TO OFFER NO WITNESSES   State Rests Case, Which Will Go To Jury Without Defense Testimony; Acquittal Motion Overruled.

Epes Rests Case Without Offering Testimony Today   Judge Overrules Defense Motion for Directed Verdict of Ac quittal,

Seven Million Men Are To Remain Under Arms; ‘Two Million Discharaed

FIRST DOUGHBOYS TO LEAVE EUROPE AT AN EARLY DATI   Priority of Shipping Space Will Go First to Sick and Wounded, Second to Liberated Captives.   TRAINING FOR THOSE TO FIGHT IN FAR EAST   Seven Million to Be Retained for War Against Japan 2,000,000 to Be Released in Year.

END FRIGIDAIRE STRIKE IN OHIO   ‘Only Coal Walkout Mars - $tate’s Labor Picture

13,000 RESUME. JOBS AT 5 DAYTON PLANTS   Only Coal Battle Now Mars Ohio’s Labor Picture

German Surrender Offer Reported; Truman Denies  Bid Has Been Accepted

Conciliator Meyer Plans To Remain Available All Day In Event Anyone Shows Up; Ef forts Held To Be Useless   OIL REFINERIES TO GO BACK TO OWNERS

SITE FOR UNO BECOMING — MAJOR ISSUE  - Britain Fighting   Britain Fighting To Have It Located in Europe

 Debate Rages Over jsite As UNO Calls Special Meeting   South — African Delegate Blasts Propaganda Used By American Cities

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WILL COME UF   Sen. Aiken to Introduce It Before Senate’s Summer Recess.

New Seaway: Measure To  Be Offered   During Senate Summer Session

JAP ROBOT PLANE SITE DEMOLISHED   125 Superforts Blast Nip Naval Arsenal Today

B-29s Hit Toyokawa  Arsenal   400 Bombers and Fighters Demolish Robot Plone Sites in South Kyushu

Fleet of B-29s Hits Japanese Naval Arsenal  British Land Based Plane Take Part in Raid

Smoke Still Belching From AtomBombed Hiroshima, 300 Miles West Of Toyokawa; Robot Plane Base Demolished   ROBOT BOMBING OF OKINAWA PLANNED

JAP NAVAL ARSENAL HIT BY B-29§ =   880 Tons cf Bombs Rock Installments At Toyokawa

Tokyo Area’ Shaken by Usual Bombs   Superforts Keep Ur Steady Pounding Of Enemy

125 Supers Drop 880 Bomb Tons On Jap Arsenal   Fighter - Bombers From Iwo Strafe TokyoYokahama Area

125 Superforts Hit Japanese Naval Arsenal   Okinawa Planes Demolish Robot Plane Stations

New Pounding Follows Blow By Atom Bomb   Robot Launching Installations Smashed; Fighters Strafe Tokvo

123 BIG BOMBERS IN NEW ASSAU TS (IN NAVY ARSENAL   Superforts Drop 880 Tons Of Explosives On Japan’s Naval Arsenal At Toyokawa. Start Big Fires.   TOKYO-YOKOHAMA PLANT ALSO HIT BY AMERICANS   Several British Planes Parti: cipate In Raids On Tokyo Japanese Radio An. nouncement Deciares.

Superforts Hit Naval Arsenal   Smoke Belches From Point 300 Miles West

125 Superforts Drop 880 Tons Of Explosives   British Land Planes Hit Home Isles for First Time in War

WMC To Suspend 48-Hour Week Soon After V-E Day   Controls Freezing Workers To Present Jobs Also Ex pected To Be Lifted; Cut-Backs Will Force Lay-Off Of 1.500.000

BALKY SOLDIER SPARED DEATH   Private Who Refused Te Drill Gets Life Term At Hard Labor

REVOKE SOLDIER'S DEATH SENTENGE   LIFE IMPRISONMENT DECREED FOR PRIVATE WHO REFUSED TO DRILL.

Some Wrongs Charged to Solons _ In Final Report of Todd Probers: Legislature Is Efficient, on Whole

Legislature Last Report IsPresented   Inquiry of 21 Month Is Concluded. by Special Graad Jury in Alhany ~ - ~~ ,   Cost $275,006   Jury, Says Some of Ita Pay Roll Reforms Are Affected \

FATHER TOLIE BESIDE DAUGHTER   Murder, Suicide Blamed On Dad’s Rule Over Suitors

Demands French Army Leave Syria   Pharaon Announces Lebanon Will Not Bow To French Force.

Third U.S, Army Clears Saarburg  Of Nazi Defense   Crossing Of Saar River Is i Also Forced As Yanks Sweep Ahead   OFFENSIVE MOVES ON COBLENZ ROUTE

Expects New Travel Bans   Increasingly Heavy Troop Movements May Even Force Rationing

Further Travel Bans Forthcoming In All Categories, ODT Says   House Hears Demand That Use Of All Private Rail Cars Be Halted Till Transport Crisis Ends

SURVEY OF STORES -. BEING MADE HERE   Periodical  Check of Local * Food Prices Under _ Way

SURVEY OF STORES BEING MADE HERE   Periodical Check Check of Local Food Prices Under Way

AG ALLIES 60 DEEPER INTO OER RIVER AREA   Meanwhile the Russians ‘Roll Nearer to Berlin   NEW CROSSING OF ODER   Tokyo and Indo-China Suffer From Allied Bombing   RESTORE CLARK FIELD

ALLIES PUSH ~ THEIR DRIVE INTHE WEST   WESTERN FRONT FIGHTING INCREASES IN FURY AS THE  ALLIED SPEARHEADS ‘MAKE. ADVANCES

CEBU CAPITAL CITY SEIZED BY AMERICAL   Second Best Por’ In Philippines Occupied

MacArthur’s Troops Win Cebu Capital   Valuable Port at City of 150,000 Captured Intact

Patton. Hodges Full Generals   Truman Nominates Third. First Army Leaders To Receive Promotions,

PATTON, HODGES FULL GENERALS   Pair Advanced in Rank by President Truman

PRESIDENT TRUMAN NOMINATES PATTON AND HODGES TO BE FULL GENERALS

4-Star Rank for Patton, Hodges Asked   TRUMAN NOMINATES FIRST, THIRD ARMY HEADS FOR PROMOTIONS

NOMINATES TWO 10 BE FULL GENERALS   Patton and Hodges Named For Honor By President Truman.

Patton, Hodges Nominated To Become Full Generals   Truman Also Recommends Nine For Elevation To Lieu. tenant General, Among Them Maj. Gen, Joseph L Collins: Promotions Follow Recommendation

Auto Industry. Labor Trouble Appears Eased   UAW-CIO Will Accept Smaller Temporary Waae Increases

UAW Bid Eases Auto Strike Ills   Union Indicates Willingness To Accept Stop-Gap Wage Hikes Pending Full Settlement

Plants Plan Stop-Gap Wage Raises   No New Disputes Listed In Detroit: 82,000 Men Idle

FOR 27 ABOARD 6 LOST PLANES   5 Bombers And Searching Craft Disappear; Baby Flattop Joins Hunt

Sean Atlantic Kor 6 Planes   Vast Sea. Atr Armada Ordered Out In ‘Last Chance’  kK ffort.

Search Vast Sea Area For Planes   Atlantic Combed For 6 Missing Aircraft

Scan Sea for Missing Flyers   27 Disappear With ‘Formation of Five Planes, Search Craft

Hunt Pushed For 27 Men  Lost At Sea   Flyers Are Missing Off Florida’s Coast

ARMADA SCANS ATLANTIC FOR 27 MISSING MEN   Entire Five Bomber Formation, Search Plane Disanpear °

Sea Searched For Missing Navy Planes   Last Chance To Rescue 27 Men

Wide Hunt For Missing Planes      Hundreds Of Planes And Surface Craft Scour 100,000 Square Miles

America Is Urged To Enforce Peace   Can Do it Alone, Says Colorado Solon

Full Assault Wedges J aps Last Defense   Tokyo Says Ships Massed for New Amphibious Attack

Yanks Break Outer Lines  Of Defenses   Japs Are Routed With Hand Grenades And Bayonets

YANKS: SMASH THRU CLFENSE QIN PENINSULE   Total Jap Dead on Okinawa Estimated at 67,703 on 71st Day.

Yankees tear thru Okinaw: defense line  Estimate enemy dead at 67,703

Yankees Rout Enemy i in Vicious Fight   Total Nip Dead on Island Is Estimated at 67,703

16,700 Yanks To Be Freed  Internees Being Held In Jap-Held Territon

Peace With Japs To Free 16,700   Japs Hold More Than 13,000 Doughboys

RUSSIANS REPORTED IN VIENNA   Radio Reports Say Soviets Nearing Center of City

Vienna Radio Says Reds Enter City And Last Ditch House-To-House Battle On

Vienna Broadcast Reports Russians  In Center of City   Rattle of Gunfire Punctuates Radio Announcement, Says London Press   STREET FIGHTING REPORTED RAGING   Mescow Tells of Advance To Simmering District of Austrian Capital

Home Guards Called Out By Germans   Reds Advance Slowly In Bitter Fighting

NAZIS ASKED TO HOLD FIRM   House-to-House Street Fighting is Now Under Way in Austriat Capital — Dramatic Broadcast Heard from Besieged City.

RUSSIANS BREAK INTO VIENNA, NOW BATTLE IN CITY   Dramatic Broadcast Of Battle Is Punctnated By Gunfire

RED TROOPS NEAR CENTER OF VIENNA   Street Fighting Going On... Thruout City.

HOUSE-T0- HOUSE FIGHTING SAID TO BE UNDERWAY   Bells of St. Stephen's Reported to Have Given Warning of Invaders’ Entrance to Austrian Canital

Russians Nearing Center of Vienna In Heavy Fighting   Two Red Army Groups Storm Capital But Reports Unconfirmed

Soviet Force Fighting Way  Into Vienna   Broadcast From Capital Calls On Austrians To Stand Firm

Nazis Put Up Stubborn Resistance — In Battle To Save Austrian Capital

VINSON MAY BE CHOSEN RFC DIRECTOR   Capitol Hears He Is Likely Choice of President Roosevelt if Wallace Is Knocked Out of Job by the Senate.

VINSON BOOMED FOR RFC CHIEF   Wallace Not Likely To Ge Huge Lending Agency

VINSON MAY GET LOAN CHIEF POST   Viewed As Roosevelt Choice If Senate Ousts Wallace

Vinson May Be Made Federal Loan Chief   scems sure taat Wallace Can't Get Both Cabinet and Loan Posts

Vinson May Gain Loan Chief Post   Wallace Situation ‘Stirs Speculation

Vinson May Be Choice for ~~ Loan Chief   Wallace . Chances for Commerce Post Better  tf He Waits

Lending Job May Be Given Vinson  y Choice If Wallace Is Reiected

JAP SHIPS FLEE AS U.S. BOMBERS BATTER LUZON   Nips Say Island Shore Installations Hit Again by American War Vessels in Pre-Invasion Attack; MacArthur Silent

Army Bombers, Carrier-Based Aircraft Used   Tokyo Says U. S. Warships Giving West Coast Pre-Invasion Shelling

2,290 PLANES JOIN IN RAIDS ACROSS REICt   Yank Daylight Attack Follows Heavy Night Assault by RAF

Planes Also Bomb Chemnitz, Wesel Important Targets - Other Raids Made on   Other ‘Raids Made on Bohlen Oil:Plant, —  Madqeburg, Nuernbera

GREAT BOMBER RAID MADE ON GERMAN CITIES   2250 Planes In Attacks Today; Dresden Hit

Large Fleet of Yankee Planes Bomb Dresden   Fighters and Bombers Follow Night Attack Of R. A. F. With Blow At Key Defense Genter

Allied Planes Bomb Dresden   More Than 2,250 U. &. Bombers. Fighters Follow  Up RAF Night Blow.

US. Follows Up RAF Attack In Red Support   Meanwhile, Russians Crash Thru Queis River Line *” Less Than 68 Miles -:  From German City   Red Armored Units Tu Sorau, Is Claim   Soviets Smashing Ahead In Threat to Split Reich Asunder South of Berlin

U.S. Bombers Start Fresh Dresden Fires   Three Rapid Blows Struck to Support Ad-_ yancing Russians

RAF Supports Red Army Near Dresden   British Bombers Hit Rail Center

Dresden Target of  Air Raid   2.250 U. S. Planes Strike Germany Already Burning From Night Assaults

2250 U.S. PLANES  STRIKE GERMANY  OVER WIDE AREA MAIN BLOW FALLS  ON DRESDEN AFTER / PAC NIGHT ATTACK

Dresden Hit By Bombers   American Bombers Follow Up Night RAF Smash; Blows Aid to Russians

2,250 Yank Planes Hit Germany   Main Blow at Dresden, 68 Miles From Advancing Russians

Dresden Target  In U.S. Attack   Raids on Germany in Support of Red Army Hit Rail. Key Points

COORDINATED AID SUPPORT IS PROVIDED   More Than 2,250 U. S. Bombers, Fighters Strike Germany In Widespread Attacks  FOLLOW NIGHT RAID

ALLIED BOMBERS BATTER DRESDEN IN TWO ATTACKS   2,250 Yank Planes _ Follow Up RAF’S 800Bomber Night Raid

BOME DRESDEN  IN NEWEST AIT   More Than 2,250 U. S. Planes Strike Germany in Widespread Attacks.

Air Blows Support Big Land Offensive By Ukrainian Army   Russian Troops Crash Through German Positrons On The Quies; Northern Units Push Into Sorau

ALLIED AIRMEN START RAIDS 10 LEVEL DRESDEN   Over 2,250 American Planed Renew Large-Scale Attacks on Reich

2.750 PLANES BATTER REICH   U. S. Bombers Follow Up RAF Attack On  Dresden

Over 2,250 U.S. Planes Blast at Reich, Main: Blow Jarring Dresden

Bombers Hammer Dresden   U. S. Heavy Bombers Follow Up RAF Night Attack, First Major Blow at Saxony City

Red Troops Gain South OfBerlin  - Konev's Mea: Clesing Gap Taward Gder

Dresden Blasted in Double Assault  Americans Follow Up Night Attack by RAF

2,200 American Planes Hit Reich  Smash at Dresden      Widespread Attack: Made Today on Ger many With Refugee Jammed Dresden Mais Target.

DRESDEN BLAZES FROM AIR BLOWS   US., British Bombers Pound  City To Help Red Drive

FOR JUNCTION WITH SOVIETS   9th Army Opens New Attack on Germans . Trapped in Ruhr

GREAT AIR FLEET ON OKINAWA BEING TUNED FOR FLIGHT  IN EARLY MORNING HOUR OF TOMORROW PLANES . TAKE OFF FOR JAPAN

Air Transport Planes Ready   More Than 350 Giants On Okinawa Await Word From MacArthur

Planes Ready For Flight To Japan   350 Transports And Bombers To Be Used

Casualties Are 20,950, 3,181 Dead   Desperate Battle Rages Unabated, Yank Gains Small

Raise Flag In Tokyo on Saturday   Banner That Flew Over Cap itol on Pear! Harbo Day Will Be Used

HISTORIC FLAG TO FLY OVER TOKYO   Ceremonies To Be Held Saturday At Jan Capital

500.000 Men Will Occupy Jap Islands   MacArthur Is Slated To Enter Capital Friday Afternoon

MACARTHUR T RAISE HISTORIC FLAG IN TOKYO   General to Enter City Saturday, Japanese Sources Predict

Occupation Forces To Be More Than Quarter Million-- Mostly Yanks   Authorities Clamp Dawn To Dusk Curfew On Tachikawa Area; 7 Million Japs To Be Demobilized By Oct. 15

Capitol’s Pearl Harbor Day Flag To Be Hoisted In Tokyo Saturday   MacArthur To Enter Tokyo A: Head Of Occupation Forces

JAPAN TO SEE FAMOUS FLAG ABOVE TOKY(   MacArthur to Raise Historic Banner on Entering the  City Friday.:

MacArthur Will Raise Famed Flag   Stars And Stripes To Fiy Over Tokyo Embassy Friday Night

Formal Entry Into Capital Is Sef for Friday   First Cavalry Will Lead Occupation of Japan's First City

FAMOUS FLAG T0 “FLY OVER TOKYO ON SATURDAY   MacArthur Wilk Unfurl Banner From Washington

MACARTHUR ENTRY TO TOKYO 2 P. M. FRIDAY West Point and Annapolis  Get 700-Year-Old Jap Swords

CURFEW FOR JAP PEOPLE IS ORDERED   Dusk-to-Dawn Ban On Japs Prowling Around Is Issued

American Flag That Flew Over Capitol on Pearl Harbor Day  WILL FLY OVER TOKYO SATURDAY Bulk of Occupation Forces Will Be American 500,000 Men

Half-Million Troops to Rule Over Japan  MacArthur Will Enter  Tokyo on Saturday; —_ i, Bawcee  Biwnm

MacArthur Will Enter Capital Late Tomorrow   Occupation Forces Clamp Dusk-To-Dawn  Curfew In Sector

CEREMONY IS PLANNED IN JAP CAPITAL   distoric Stars and Stripes to Be Raised Across Street from Emperor’s Palace.   BULLETIN

Force Germans Dig Up Bodies Of Prisoners   Yanks Stand Guard At Torture Scene in Hate-Filled City

Sergeant Reviews Scene ‘Where Mother Mortally Wounded By Terriers:

PUBLIC REVULSION VER LATE TRAGEDY   Examination of Dogs’ Stomachs Reveal Balls of Hair, Shoe Leather.

Son Of Victin Of Dogs Visit:  Tragedy Scene   Investigators-Puzzled Over Discovery of $20,000, in Securities Hidden in Woman’s Home

Kumamoto Given Pounding By Far East Air Force   Raids Come Before Surrender Talk

Planes Slash’  At Kumanoto   Western Kyushu. City Bombed By Air Force

Far Eastern Air Force Planes  Hit Kumamoto Troop-Packed City  Smashed in OS eehiretinayn D-?,]

U. §: F lyers: Blast Again at Kyushu   Smash at Troops in Kumamoto; Enemy Defense Proves Weak

Troop-Packed Kumamoto Hit by Far East Planes   MacArthur Reports on Friday Blows; Silent On Saturday Raids

BOMBERS POUND » ENEMY TROOPS IN HEAVY RAID   gPver 500 Fer East Plenes Strike Mighty Blows on West Kyushu

Bombers Hit Massed Japs On Kyushu   Air Raids Came Before Japanese Offer to Surrender

Far East Bombers Dump Record. Load on Kyushu  Troop Concentration City Left in

Far East Bombers Dump Record Load on Kyushu  Troop Concentration mca,  

SGLDIER-PACKED JAP CITY BOMBED   FIVE HUNDRED PLANES AT. TACK KUMAMOTO—SMOKE RISES 15,000 FEET.

Far East Air Forces Stage Heaviest Raid   Over 500 Bombers. Rain Explosives on. .Enemy Troops Packed in Kumaniolo

Far Eastern Air Force Planes Hit Kumamoto  Troop-Packed City Smashed in Saturation Raid

Troop-Packed Jap City Hit In Heavy Raid  Far East Bombers, Fighters In War's Heavy iest Saturation  papena 1 Ne

Congress to Keturn  Barkley to Call Congress Back In Three Weeks   Senate Leader Holds Long Talk With President

TWO AIRFIELDS WON ON BORNEO   Australians Drive On Third: Jap Opposition Still Weak

Tank-Led Arm) Battles Japs For Airfield   Fights Through Borneo’s Swamps And Jungles

BATTLE FOR AIRFIELD IN NO. BORNEO   Tank-Led Australians Fight Through Swamp, Jungle After Overrunning Two  Other Objectives  ARIC PBLCIAIC< REVEL OPEN

‘AUSSIES NEAR LAST JAP BASE ON N. BORNEO   One Airfield Now In Use By  Australians

Aussies Seek.  Last Airfield   ( Ww errunning Borneo ‘Swamps And Jungles

Third Borneo Airstrip Near Anzac Grasp   Invaders Meeting Stiffening Enemy Theafenase on Island

LAST BORNEO AIRFIELD 1S AUSSIE GOAL   Tank-Led Troops Fight Through Swamp and Jungle for Strip, Having Already Overrun Two Others in Invasion.

Aussies Overrun  Two Air Fields   Battle Japs for Last One in Jungles and Swamps in North Part

Battle Through Swamp, Jungle — On North Borneo   Only Remaining Airfield In Area Objective; Two Other Fields Taken Without Fight

San Francisco — (UP) — Tokyo admited today the fall of the oil-rich island of Tarakan to tnvading Australian and Netherlands troops.

Aussies Battling For Last Airfield On North Bornec  Japs Abandon First Two With No Fight

INFORMATION IS BEING SOUGHT   MacArthur Tells Japs He Wants Location Of Al lied War Prisoners

Nearly 7,000 Texas Telephone Worker: Vote Walkout   Fourth-Hour Service Blackout Will Not Affect Dial Systems

Workers’ Protest Ties Up ‘Phones   Nation-Wide Interruption of Service Follows NLRB  ing   SERIES NEWS HANDLED   Sheriff's \-Radio:-Cars Pa trol Near — Co., Mo Banks

Temporary Long Lines Strike Begins  Two Hours Ahead of Scheduled Time

Workers’ Protest Ties Up ’Phones   Nation-Wide Interruption -.of Service Follows NLRB Ruling i   SERIES NEWS HANDLED   Sheriff's  Radio « Cars Pa‘trol Near {eckson Co., M  flo Banks .

4500 TELEPHONES  GO DEAD HERE IN  NATIONAL STRIKE SERVICE SUSPENDED  TODAY EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY CALLS

Telephone Stoppage Begins in New York   Western Electric Workers Quit Hour - Earlier Than Rest

Cold Wave Checked; Snow Flurries Due   Seasonal Temperatures -. Predicted for Eastern Section

Snow Expected As Cold Eases   Temperature Record Hig! Over Most of Nation

Weather Man Predicts Break In Cold Wave   Higher Temperatures To Bring More Snow; 18 Below at St. Cloud

Cold-Wave—_ Leaving But ~~ Snow toCome Storm Heuding Fast  From Rockies But Air Warmer”   Ry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPECIFY SUPREME MILITARY COMMAND GOVERN BEATEN JAPANESE THROUGH EMPEROR

Dib-FOUR WILL ACCEPT SURRENDER ON ITS OWN TERMS; MIKADO TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FURTHER ACTION

Jap Surrender Acceptable if Emperor Is Made Subject to Supreme Commander's Order   Reply Sent by United States Through Swiss Government; Five Conditions Laid Down by Allies in Reply te Japanese Surrender Offer

\Eighty Liberated Heroes of Pacific Receive Silent [Eulogy Upon Beturn to U.S.

CHINESE DRIVE ON YUNGFU, 6TH U. S. AIRBASE   Former Bomber Base Ai Liuchow Elaborate Booby Trap

Chinese push on to Yungfu  PP atraating Tanc   Retreating Japs mine airfield

Chinese Push Past Liuchow, Ex-Yank Base   Recovered Air Base . One Big Booby Trap “After “Japan e Leave

CHINESE BEGIN YUNGFU DRIVE   Find Recaptured Liuchow Made Into Enormous Mine Field by Foe

Ickes Ordered To Seize Oil Plants   President Says Facilities Needed For Prosecution  Of War Effort.

Truman Directs Ickes to Seize . Humble’s Ingleside. Texas. Plants

SEIZURE OF HUMBLE PLANT AT INGLESIDE ORDERED BY TRUMAN   LABOR DISTURBANCE BRINGS PRESIDENTIAL AC. TION FOR OPERATION

FEDERAL SEIZURE OF TEXAS OIL REFINERY   President Acts When Labor Disturbance Disrupts Production Of Vital Products

Tokyo Reports Death Of 84th Jap Admiral canriaten PRraa  -. wane <A

First Army Paces New Assault, Gaining Three Miles in Initial Phase

PACES ALLIED DRIVE THROUGH HEAVY BLIZZARD   Patton Stalled At Bastogne

British Forces: Join Yanks in German Offense   Montgomery's Army Joins in Drive -ofi * 50-Mile Front   ALLIES “MUSH” AHEAD 8 MILES IN BLIZZARD

Nazis Caught Off Guard  By New Drive   Gain Three, Half Miles Through Blinding Blizzard

Allied Divisions Push Ahead Into  Adrennes Salient   Three and One-Half Miles Gained As Nazis Are Caught Off Gudre

“CIO Ready To Call Off. Oil Strike”   Reported Willing to  Accept Government’s . Plan for Arbitration: Coal Walkout Spreads

Refinery Strikes Near Settlement, Others Continue   Lewis Sits Tight As  Miners Back Foremen

Decision On Truce Due Today   4-Hour Phone Shut-Down Looms Friday

DEADLINE SET AT 4 O'CLOGK THIS AFTERNOON   Report Army, Navy Gasoline Supplies at Danger Mark

Deadline Today In Compromise On Oil Dispute   Approximately 415,000 Persons Remain Idie In Labor Controversies

Companies Will Agree, Is Reported   Break in Refinery Strike Seems Near—Nearly 50000U Idle in Strikes

Both Sides Due To File Answers This Afternoon   Seven Companies Are Given More Time To Make Decision

Strike’s End Expected To Come Today   Acceptance Of Govt. Plan Indicated, With  Seizure As Alternative.

Bituminous Coal  Embareo Ordered   Lewis Sits Tight Awaiting Federal Action—Bell System Will Shut Down Four Hours Friday

U.S. Agencies Seek to Check Labor Strife   Telephone Workers Will ie For Four. Hours  _ Fridays 5 Production --Of OF, Coal :-Gut

(il Workers Are Ready To Accept Government Plan   Plan Calls For Arbitration and Temporary 15 Percent Pay Increase.

Workers Ready To Accept Plan Of Government   Sinclair Only Major Oil Company Stating It Was Ready to Agree To Arbitrate Issues ©

Decision Of Union And Companies On Proposal  To End Strike Due Today   Temporary 15 Per Cent Pay Increase And _ Arbitration Proposed by Schwellenbach

Calling off Strike Against Companies Agreeing to Proposal  DEADLINE SET FOR ACCEPTANCE 4 P. M.  Company Representatives Ready To Accept Conditionally

UNION CLAIMED TO HAVE 0.4K. US. PROPOSAL   Schwellenbach To Receive : Answer At 4 p. m.; Coal - Walkouts Increase

490,000 Idle As Disputes Curtail Coal, Oil, Lumber and Auto Output

Failure of Peace Plan Would Lead to Government Seizure of Refineries   Army, Navy Involved   Supplies Running Low; Coal, Telephone Troubles Over Nation Persist

Government. Seeks End Ta”  Refinery Strikes   Spreading Coal Strikes Already Involve 90, 000 Workers: Controls Put On Distribution

SHOWDOWN ON STRIKE SET FOR 2 P. M, WHEN REPLIES GIVEN TO SCHWELLENBACH

Oil Workers Are Ready to Accept Government Plan   Would Mean End To Cross-Country Refinery Strikes; Fear Coal Tieup

TELEPHONE STRIKE IS THREATENED   Schwellenbach Extends Deadline in Oil Dispute

CIO May Take Government's Pay Proposal   Labor Dept. Will Receive Answer Today on 15 Percent Wage Hike for Oil Workers, Pending Final Arbitration of Dispute; Schwellenbach To Get Reply Late Today.

Decisions to Be Given Late Today   _ Femporary 15  * Per Cent. Raise And Arbitration,  is Proposed

WILL AGREE TO ARBITRATE   Union Reported Ready to Accept Government Plan of 15 Pet. Pay Boost While Permanent Scale Is Negotiated.

Union Officials Say Proposal © Acceptable; Companies Concur, Humble Refinery Closed Down

Imen Reported dy To Accept Compromise   cision Scheduled te This Afternoon

EARLY RETURN OF WORKERS EXPECTED   Coal And Telephone Disputes Persist   4-HOUR SHUTDOWN   Of Phone Service Set For Friday; Strikes Spread In Soft Coal Fields

OPA Sees Slightly More Meat for July, But Hikes Point Values on Maroarine

MORE MEAT FOR THE DINNER TABLE  OPA Makes Promise; Margarine Points Up

i" I've Worked Harder On ‘Vacation’ Than Most Of Time AtFront”...ErniePyle

Rest Eludes Ernie Pyle On Furlough   He Learns That Fame Exacts High Price For Its Rewards

Five-Power Conteretice Appears Unable to Agree Even on How to End Parley

FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE ~— DEADLOCKED   _Big Three Likely T« Be Summoned On Balkan Issue

BIG 5 SESSION PROVES FAILURE   Truman, Stalin And Atlee May Tackle Balkan Problem Later

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LONDON PARLEY OF MINISTERS SEEMS FAILURE   Five Powers Seem Unable To Agree On Balkan   Peace Treaties

Big Five Parley Deadlock Remains  Unbroken Today  Balkan Problem May a?   Balkan Problem May 2 . Handed, to lenders Cor Solution _

Deadlock of London Meet Is Unbroken   Ministers Talk Until Early Morning but Make No Progress

BALKAN DEADLOCK STILL UNBROKEN    FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MAKE ONE MORE ATTEMPT TO REACH AGREEMENT.

NO. OBJECTION TO LEGISLATIVE PAY HIKE, SAYS GREEN   GOVERNOR AGREES NO BONUS FOR SOLDIERS UNTIL AFTER V-J DAY

Bib 5 MOVE DEADLINE FOR S. F. CONCLAVE END AHEAD TO JUNE 11   PEACE TO DEPEND ON ABILITY OF BIG POWERS TO WORK TOGETHER; UNITED STATES IN MEDIATOR ROLE

djournment  orld Parley ow Is June Il      ig Five Powers Decide To Extend Session By Five Days   inius Defends U. S. Position At Frisco Seccian

Stettinius Talk Seen as Bid for Russ Goodwill  Big Kins Position ln Vata

Prove Hitler Planned War While Talking Peace;  Goering Denies Nazis Feared Austrian Plebiscite

Plot To Seize Austria Told   Hitler Conspiracy Revealed At Trial

AN ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED UPON HIROSHIMA SUNDAY   Its Force Was Equivalent  to More Than 20,000 Tons of TNT,   STORY RELEASED TODAY   Truman Told of Terrific Destructive Power Packed in Missile.

Tokyo Reports Hiro Shima Raid   Impenetrable Cloud DustSmoke Cloaks Area; Tokyo Quict On Damage.

Miners’ Wage Parley Locked In Stalemate  Conferees Awai!      Conferees Await Intervention by Federal Officials

Ten French Air Force Officers Arrested In Plot Aaainst Government

Admiral Leahy Testifies At Harbor Probe   Leader Fails To Recall Statement Of Pres. Roosevelt

Richardson Says  He Was Dismissed  For Hurting FDR Former Fleet Chief”  ~ Says He Opposed — -£leet at Pearl Harbo

Admiral Shifted On FDR Caprice   Hawaii Investigation In New Highlights

May Re-Examine Richardson  Leahy Does Not Recall FR. Saying U.S. Might _ Not Defend Philippines

Leahy Doesn't Recall FR. Saying U.S. Wouldnt Fight   President Never Referred to Philippines in Talk Reported by Richardson, Officer Says

Adm. Richardson Testifies He Was Demotec Because He Had Hurt Roosevelt’s Feelings

Richardson © Hurt FDR, Knox Quoted   Relieved for Hurting FDR’s Feeling, Admiral Quotes Khox

QUOTES KNOX ON REASON FOR OUSTER   Former Fleet Admiral Declares Late Secretary Told Him He Hac “Hurt the Feelings” of Mr. Roosevelt.

‘Admiral Charges He Was Demotec Because He Hurt FDR's Feelings   Richardson Tells Pearl Harbor Investigators Navy Assumed on Oct. 10, 1940,That U. 5. Wac Randy-ta Go to War f Japs Retaliated

LOST POST AS COMMANDER OF U. §. WAR FLEET   Richardson Says Navy Believed Nation Ready For War In 1940

Report Knox Said Richardson Hurt FDR's Feelings   Reason Given for Losing Command Of U. S. Fleet, ‘41

Admiral Testifies Secretary Knox Told Him That Wa: Reason for Relief Of Fleet Commane

Admiral Says ‘Injury to Roosevelt's Feelings’ Cost Him Pearl Harbor Job

‘Hurt’ to FDR Caused Removal, Says Admiral   “Hurt President's Feelings”

LEAHY DIFFERS WITH ADMIRAL ON PHILIPPINES   Naval Aide Testifies Before Committee Investigation

Admiral Ousted ‘For Hurting ERs Feelings   Richardson Argued With President About Basing’ Fleet

NEW DATA GIVEN IN HARBOR FIGHT   Roosevelt’s ‘Hurt Feelings’ Disclosed By Admiral

‘Admiral Was Relieved By Roosevelt   Richardson Was Told He Hurt Feelings Of U. S. President

SAYS HE LOSES JOB FOR HURTING FDR’S FEELINGS   Richardson Gives Reason for Losing Command of Pacific Fleet in 1941

TELLS WHY tit WAS RELIEVED   Quotes Late Frank Knox As Telling Him He Had Hurt FR’s Feelings.   ‘LEAHY TESTIFIES ALSO

Richardson Claims He Lost Commanec For Offending FDR   Admiral Continues As Pearl Harbor Witness

Leahy Refutes Testimony That Hit Roosevelt  _ GOP Sneak Attack or  FDR Charaed

Attitude Of FDR Caused Removal, Admiral Asserts   Richardson _ Testifies Knox Told Him He ‘Hurt President's Feelings’

Reason Is Given For Loss of Job As Fleet's Chief   Navy Assumed U. S. Was Ready for War, Admiral Testifies

Richardson Hurt Feelings Of Roosevelt   Admiral Testifies Secretary Knox Told Him That Was Reason He Was Relieved

RICHARDSON TOLD  BY LATE SECRETARY KNOX WHY RELIEVED * KIMMEL PLACED IN COM MAND PACIFIC FLEET AETED DICACRDERMENT

Protested U.S. Fleet At Hawaii   Says Knox Reveales   Says Knox Revealed Loss Of Post Cause

Richardson Hurt F. R.  “Feelings”   Only Reason Given for Removal From Post, Says Officer

Roocevelt-Peeved Admiral Is Relieved   Pear] Harbor Commander Di Not Agree With President

Admiral Richardson Ousted for Hurting FDR Feelings, Pearl Harbor Probers Told

Ousted,HeSays After Hurting FR’s Feelings   Chiang’s Men Gain 25 Miles

FDR's Feelings Hurt. Admiral Told By Knox   Late Secretary Gave Explanataion On Removal   HEARING GOES ON   Former Chief Of U. S. Fleet Still On Stand

ADMIRAL SAYS HE WAS TOLD “HE “HURT FEELINGS” OF PRESIDENT, DURING CONFERENCE

Richar ‘dson Hurt Feelings Of Roosevelt   Reason, he was Told, he Lost  His Command

FDR Feelings Hurt. Relieved   Admiral Richardson Quoted Knox As Saying He Had Hurt FDR’s Feelings.

Leahy Cannot Recall Hearing FDR ‘Say It Was Doubtful U. S. Would Ward Off Japan Attaek

Admiral Out For Hurting +.R. Feelings   Richardson Quotes Knox As Telling Him Why He Lost Fleet Command.

U: 5. Was Ready To Halt Jap Threat To South   Richardson Relieved For Disagreeing With FDR Over Fleet Post

Leahy Differs with Admiral’s Version Of Luncheon Talk   Recollects No Words By Roosevelt That U.S. Might Not Fight lf Philippines Attacked

Leahy Gives His Views on  F.R. Remark   No Recollection He Said U. S. Would Not Fight If Philippines Attacked

Adm: Richardson Says He Was Told He Got Fired © Because He “Hurt’’ FDR

ADMIRAL IS FIRED FOR HURTING FDR   Knox Statement Is Injected in Senate Hearing

Opposed FDR Admiral Says He Lost Job   Former Fleet Chief Testifies In Attack Probe

Admiral Leahy Denies FDR Statement That U. S. Might Not Fight If Jans Struck

Admiral Fired By Roosevelt   Richardson Relieved of Command Because He “Hurt Ex President’s Feelings’

(Turn to Page Four, Col. Five)   ADMIRAL TELLS OUSTER. REASON   Pearl Harbor Chief Says He “Hurt Roosevelt’s Feelings”

Relieved For Hurting F. R.'s Feelings, Claim   Admiral Richardson Questioned; Cordell Hull Expected To Offer Testimony

Admiral Told He Hurt Feelings of Roosevelt   Plane Carrying U. S. Notables Fails to Arrive

ARGUMENT WITH FDR COST NAVY CHIEF HIS POST   Admiral Testifies He Was Told By Knox About Loss of Command

Adm. Richardson Hurt: Roosevelt's Feelings, Then Lost Fleet Post

RICHARDSON’S REMOVAL IS GIVEN. AIRING   Admiral Quotes Late Secretary Knox As Telling Him He Had Hurt Feelings  of Roosevelt =e   PROTESTED BLOCKADE

RICHARDSON HURT FOR’S FELLINGS    _ Admiral Testifies on Reasons for His Demotion to Board 

Richardson Quotes Knox At Hearing   ‘Hurt Feelings’ of F. D. R. Said to Have Resulted In Admiral Losing His Fleet Command

Lieut. Whitlow May Be On Her Way Home   Transport Plane Leaves Manila With Liberated Nurses

Texas Regulars Dissolve Party   Plans Take Shape For Long-Delayed Jackson Day Dinner

DEMOCRATIC PARTY  UNITY IN TEXAS IS  NOW BEING FORECAST RESOLUTION DISSOLVING  TEXAS REGULAR PARTY FILED ON WEDNESDAY

MARY HARLOW ~ JOHN ACHELIS   Corsmony ‘Took Place . In _ Trinity Church; Bride-groom C-B-]  Amie

5 BRIDE OF ‘JOHN ACHELI   Ceremony Took Place . In Trinity Church; Bridegroom C-B-] Veteran

Allies Getting German Plants   Industrial Equipment Valued At 93 Miilions Pay On Reparations,

Frisco Conference Considers Measures To Keep Germany Peaceful. ....   Big Three May Get Together Soor

Truman, Stalin, Churchill May bl e Soon  Big-Three Parley On bitte ieme Libaly

Diplomats Say Big Three To Meet Soon   Urgent Problems May Be Solved Only By European Meeting

Big Three Expected to Meet Soon: US May Join in Weakening Germany

Big Three Is Expected fo Meet Soon   Believed Necessary to Solve Problems Connected With Peace

Allied Diplomats Expect Meeting Of Churchill, . Truman And Stalin Soon

Big 3 Parley Is Expected For Deciding On Problems   Mammoth Questions Raised With Victory

Stalin, Truman, Churchill Plan Early Meeting   San Francisco Conferees Urged To Complete Task

Big Three Leaders Expected to Gather In Near Future   Traman, Churchill, Stalin Conference Alone Can Solve Many Peace Parley Puzzlers

Truman, Churchill, Stalin Expected To Confer Soon After Victory In Europe   Meeting Of Big Three To Solve Some Of Urgent Prablems Arising From Victory

‘BIG 3° PARLEY BELIEVED NEAR   Meeting Of Truman, Stalir And Churchill Urged

Meeting of Big 3 Expected Soon   Feel Only Heads Can Solve Some of Urgent Problems

New Big Three Meet Expected   Urgent Problems Demand Consultation by Truman, Churchill and Stalin, Experts Say; Leaders Likely to Confer in Europe

BIG 3 MEETING PREDICTED SOON   EXPECTED TO PLAN FOR ORDER IN EUROPE

Big-Three Meeting Soon Considered Likely at Frisce   Conference Delegates Contemplate Result of Allied Victory

EARLY MEETING OF “BIG THREE” LEADERS LOOMS   Parley Seen Needed To Soive Problems Arising From Nazi Defeat

FILE VIGOROUS PROTEST   ‘Kansas C. of C. Opposed To Mis) souri Valley Authority

All Able-Bodied German Males To Stay And Fight   At Least, That is What They‘re Ordered To Do; Refugees Flee Russians

Five Senators Ask Immediate End of Draft   Army Enlistments 175, 000 a Month, Revercomb Reports

TAX REDUCTION OF $4,000,000,000 IN 1946 IS PROPOSED  TREASURY SECRETARY  VINSON RRINCS PROGCRA

Five Billion Tax  Cut Proposed by Treasury Chief   Low Incomes Would Be Freed: Excess Profits Burden Relieved

Treasury Plan Is Laid Before  Group In House   Program Submitted Would Base Wartime Burdens On Personal and Cor porate Pockethooks”   Luxury Tax Split’ Next.J uly ‘Aske¢l   Republicags Want 20% Reduction “‘Acroas Board? Ou Incomes, and Cut In Expenditures

WOULD ERASE LEVY ON LOW INCOME GROUP   “nd of Excise on Fur Coats, Cosmetics  Also Favored

Tax Reduction Plan Proposed   Vinson Wants Five Billion Dollar Decrease For  Individuals. Business.

FIVE BILLION TAX  CUT IS PROPOSED,   Administration Bill Would Help Individuals and Corporations   LOW INCOMES FREED

Vinson Suggests 5 Billion Cut in Federal Taxes  mes Demme Me wwe   Low Income Persons May Obtain Relief, Repeal Excess Profits

Millions To Get Relief From Burden   Many Wartime Levies Due For Elimination

Program Would Ease Personal, Corporate Rate  Twelve Million Might «Be Taken Off Rolle

VINSON OFFERS TAX REDUCTION PLAN TO HOUSE   Treasury Boss Proposes Cut of Five Billions—-To Benefit Wage Earner

Tax Reductions of Five Billions Plan of Treasury Chie!   Vinson Makes Recommendation to Congress in Message Today

WOULD TAKE 12 MILLION IN U, S$, OFF TAX ROLLS   Secretary Vinson Gives Adminis istration Plan to Congress; First Cuts in 16 Years

Five Billion Dollar Tax Reduction For Individuals and Business in 1946 Propesed by Treasury Head

Administration Bill Would Help Individuals and Corporations   LOW INCOMES FREED

Small Taxation Cut Requested by Vinson   Representative Reed Fights for 30 Per Cent Reduction; Excess Profite Tax Elimination Ureed

Tax Cut Program Offered Congress      Individuals and Business Would Benefit Under Plan Submitted By Secretary—President’s General Program Lagging

Maps Tax Cut Plan   Treasury Proposes to Eliminate “Normal” And Excess Profits Tax, Ease Excise Levy

5 Billion Tax Cut Proposed   Vinson Submits Plan To Congress Today

VINSON ADVISES 9 BILLION SLASH IN 1946 TAXES   First Levy-Cutting Measure In 16 Years Laid Before Committee Of House

5 Billion Tax Cut Bil Submitted   End to Three Per Cent Normal Levy on Individuals, Excess Profits and War ‘Luxury’ Assessments in ’46 Proposed

Would Slash Five Billions  From 1946 Bill   Seeks Repeal of 3% Normal, 95% Excess Profits, and Luxury Excise

Vinson Would Slash Taxes   Offers Plan for Five Billion Reduction, Easing Wartime Tax Burdens

Five Billion Dollar Tax Cut Asked   2ecretary Vinson Proposes Reduction For individuals and Business in 1946

Would Repeal 3 Per Cent. Normal Levy   Would Wipe Out 95 Per Cent. Excess Profits Tax on Corps.

Vinson Proposes $5 Billion Tax Slice in 1946   Excess Profits, Luxuries, Low-Income Labor to Get Relief

Plan Would Take 12,000,000 Off U. $. Tax Rolls   Program Outlined to Ease Burdens on All Individuals and Firms

$5 Billion Reduction Favored By Secretary of Treasurer.   FIRST IN SIXTEEN YEARS

Must Keep Big Debt In Mind. He Says   Republicans Balk, Demand 20% Cut ‘Across The Board’ On Income Levies

Asks 5 Billion Tax Reduction   Individuals And. Business Would Benefit By Vinson : Proposal’. To < Congress.

5 BILLION TAX  CUT PROPOSED IN WASHINGTON BY SEG, VINSON   Would Cut Tax Burden On Low  Income; Excise  Rate Reduced

Vinson Urges Reduction in Tax Levies   Secretary Offers First Tax-Cutting Legislation To Soions; Republicans Want 20 Per Cent Slash

VINSON OFFERS FIVE BILLION TAX REDUCTION   First Legislation to Lower Taxes in 16 Years; to Cut Luxury Tax

Vinson Urges Five Billion Cut In Taxes      Would Affect: Both. Cor: _Porations and. Individu als. a

Vinson Proposes Taxes Be Cut By Five Billion Dollar:   Individual, Corporate  Pocketbooks Affected

For Five Billion In  ‘Lax Slash      Proposal From Secretary of the Treasury Vinson Made Congress

VINSON SUGGESTS ELIMINATION OF LOW-INCOME TAX  WOULD ALSO CANCEL  95 PER CENT EXCESS PROFITS LEVIES

Vinson Asks Repeal ** Of 3 Per Cent Normal Tox and 95 Per Cent Excess Profits Tax

Would Aid Individuals And Business   Asks Repeal Of 3 Pet. Normal Tax And Excess Profite Levv.

Vinson Would  Erase 3 P.C. Levy On Low Incomes: Other Reductions

5-Billion Tax Cut _ Proposed by Vinson   Secretary of Treasury Suggests That Reduction in U. S. Levies on Individuals and Businesses Be Made in 1946.

LEADERS DISCUSS POST-WAR ACTION      Victory in Europe Wil! Promote More Legis!ative Activity

May Want Byrnes   Congress Has No V-E Day Program, Leaders Declare

SOLONS LACK ACTUAL V-E DAY PROGRAM   Legislative Activity Spurt Doubtless Will Follow

Seek Convict In Three Murders   Wanted For Questioning In Washington, Chicago, New Orleans Slayings.

HUNT ESCAPED JACKSON LIFER   Sought In Washington So— cialite’s Death, Bath tub Murders

Seek Convict In Washington Kitchen Crime   Slayer of Well-to-do Wom. an Believed to Have Attended ? Card - Party Night of Murder

tated ED CONVICT. (8 BEING SOUGHT   Police Want to Question Man About Deaths of 3 Women.

SEEK FUGITIVE FOR 3 DEATHS   Joseph Medley Sought For Questioning In Murder Of Mrs. Boyer In Washington And In Two Other Slavings.

POLICE SEEK HANDSOME ESCAPED CONVICT IN 3 WOMEN'S DEATHS   FUGITIVE CHARGED WITH MURDER IN WASHINGTON CASE; WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN OTHERS

ESCAPED CONVICT SOUGHT IN KILLING   Suspected of Murder of Three Women in Capital

A MANHATTAN BOOKSHOP WAS NAZI NEWS KEY   93-Year-Old New York Store Closed Up By Treasury Dept.

U.S. Writes Finis : Ta Spy Chapter in “EN, Y. Bookshor   Hiddén Source of Data for German Is Bared by ~  * Pe enauey Probe,

COURT INVALIDATES FLORIDA UNION LAW   Justice Black, For The Majority Coutends Civil Rights Of Labor Jeopardized

Fleeing Thugs Take 3rd 'Car At Bayard, la.   Enter Several Garages And Methodist Church There Saturday Night

More Dresses and Worsted Suits Due   Top Coats, Overcoats  Also Due Boost, WPB Announces

SECT TO CARRY ON SNAKE RITES   Strychnine, Fire Baths, Mixed With Reptiles By Faith Healers

Hitler and High Staff Believed Ready to Sue   Dramatic Steps Hinted as Crisis Near: Cocring ‘Suicide’ Related

HITLER DELAYS ARMISTICE PLE   Nazis Cling to Control of Government, Is Claim

It’s Unofficial, But —  HITLER. AGREED NATION. SHOULD SEEK ARMISTICE      Peace Plea Delayed by Nazis, Report: Goering ‘Suicide’

Agree T hey Should See 4      ACTION DELAYED WHEN THE... HIGH.COMMAND ASKS THAT: N. GIVE UP THE GOVERNMENT.

REPORT ADOLF STAFF AGREE ON ARMISTICE   Delay Asking For Peace Due To Dispute Over Government Control Ii Hitler Resigns.

Military Chiefs Cite Impossibility To Continue War   Nazis Refuse To Give Up Government At Once, Say European Rumors

German High Command \s Reported Ready To Ask Peace If Hitler Ends Rule

Rumors Persist Nazis Delay Action By Refusing To Give Up Government

83rd Infantry 4 Poised to Take _ Off For Union   Patton’s Army Slams 28 Miles Against Roof of Hitler's Dedoubt.   Onslaught on Bremen  Started by British

ALLIED UNITS SMASH UP 10 THE PO RIVER   Forces of Both Americar Fifth and British Eighth Armies Reach Stream at Several Undisclosed Locations,

Fnemy's Escape Routes Slashed By Third Arm   Mighty New American Offensive Sheers Southern Germany

Harsh Peace Terms for Ttalians   Nation Must Give Up Colonies; Protests Made

C-MAN PURVIS CHASES NAZIS   HUNTS GERMANS WHO KILLED vu, S, AIRMEN

BiG 4 DELEGATES MEETING TODAY   Court to Try Nazi Criminals to Be Set  Tin

INTERNATIONAL . COURT PLANNED   Big Four Considering Tribunal to Try Former Nazi Big Shots.

Japs Wade Swamp Reach Bay Area   Surprise Allies With Wild Suicidal Charge From Jungle Trap

Supposedly Trapped Japanese in Bornec Stage Surprise Banzai Assault; Wild, Suicidal Night Melee Ensues

NEED “ONE STRONG HEAVE’   Churchill Tells F Front Line Troops Germany’s End Is Near  

ONE STRONG HEAVE WILL WIN THE WAR CHURCHILL STATES  RRITAIN’S PRIME MIN.

Churchill Pays Visit to Western Front   Gen. Simpson Refuse: To Let British Chief Visit Rhine

“STRONG HEAVE” WILL WIN WAR, END TYRANNY   Hitler Not On Hand When Britisher and Cigar Move Past Siegfried Forts.

“ONE STRONG HEAVE” WILL WIN: CHURCHILL   BRITISH PRIME MINISTER VISITS FRONT-LINE TROOPS IN GERMANY; SPEAKS TO FIGHTING MEN

Double Talk Laid lo Army On Draft Act   War Department Accused Of Sabotaging Pending ‘Work Or Jail’ Bill

Work or Jail Bill Deferred   War Department Hit Ae ‘Double Crosser’

MacArthur Says All Bataan Jans Wiped Out   Enemy South Manila Garrison Compressed Into Small Area

announcement Says Several Thousand Jap Soldiers Killed Within Week   COMPLETE VICTORY   More Than 1,700 Japs Are - Reported Killed This ‘eek on Corregidor

NIPS TIGHTEN CONTROLS FOR GROWING CRISIS   Women Fighting With Men on Okinawa—U.S. Airmen Pound at Jap Home Islands

Buckner’s Troops Scale Yaeju-Dake Plateau In Drive To Conclude Island Campaign

Death Trap Is Flanked   Swift Drive Is Made Down East Coast of Island

U.S. Supreme Court Drops Ward Lawsuit   lribunal Decides Army Seizure Of Stores No Longer An Issue

Ward’s Case Thrown Out By High Court   Refuses to Review Government’s Seizure of  Firm's Plants

Hurley Says Russians Back  U. S. In Asia   Envoy States In Talk Chiang Supported  By Moscow

Hurley Scores Career, Diplomats In Far East   Official U, S., Russian Policy For Unity In Chine Hampered By Professional Men In State Department Ambassador Charges Upon Resignation

Ist Army Tankmen Face Tough Going  in Belgium Drive   Winter Snows, Handicap Yanks Ploughing to.  Gen. Patton’s Aid ~

West Front Driving Hazards Likened To Catskill Road:   Boyle Says Tankmen Face . Same Difficulties Que Truck Drivers Face in Mountains

1st Army Has Toughest Assignment of the War;  Weather, Deadly Weapons

Snow, Ice, SlushandMud — "Make Toughest Assignment ~ YetFor American Tankmen

KING LEOPOLD HELD AT GODESBERG HOTEL   Edouard Daladier, Former Premie of France, Reported Prisoner at Same Place.

2 Snags May Stop An Investigation   Legal Staff Asks Permission to Leave Pearl Harbor Inquiry   LEADER READY TO QUIT   Republican Members o Committee Are Silent on Developments

Probe Hits Two Snags   Entire Legal Staff of P.H. Committee Withdrawing, Barkley May Resign Part

CHIEF COUNSEL, BARKLEY MIGHT TAKE OUT SOON   Attorney, Senator Agree Investigation Becoming Too Involved and Lengthy

Entire Legal Staff Quits:  Chairman May   60 More Witnesses Are To Be Heard But Sitting May Be Prolonged.   PLAN XMAS RECESS

Attorneys Ask To Be Released By Committee   Assert Inquiry Will Take Up Too Much Time

Chairman Barkley, Entire Legal Staff Want to Quit Case   Cite Widening Scope of Probe Taking Time

SEN. BARKLEY THREATENS TO RESIGN POST   »  Entire Legal Staff of Joint Senate-House Probe Committee Asks To Withdraw From Case  G. I.'s MAY BE HEARD

Legal Staff to Resign   Chairman Barkley ls Thinking of Resigning Post

LEGAL STAFF HANDLING INQUIRY  HAS ALSO ASKED TO BE EXCUSED FROM FURTHER PARTICIPATION.

Barkley May Quit Pearl Quiz   Legal Staff Also Asks to Retire, Raps Length of Hearing as Member Moves to Question Common Soldiers in Disaster

Legal Staff Quits   Barkley Says He Too May Resign As Query Seems Doomed to Drag On for Many Months

CHAIRMAN MAY RESIGN; LEGAL STAFF LEAVING   Two Unexpected Snags Arise Sixty More Witnesses To Be Heard

Probe Legal Staff Asks Withdrawal   Barkley ‘Also ", Indicates He Might. Resign’ His Position

LAWYERS ASK TC BE RELIEVED OF WORK IN INQUIRY   Barkley Calls Action Of Chief Council Mitchell “Tragic Development; Gerhart Wants ‘Real Story” From GI's Who Saw Attack.

LEGAL STAFF QUITS; BARKLEY CONSIDERS RESIGNATION ALSO  BOTH SAY LENGTH OF HEARINGS INTERFERE ' WITH OTHER DUTIES

Inquiry Lasting Too Long   Legal Staff Asks To be Excused; Barkley Announces He May Resign

Barkley  we Counsn May Qui      Prospects of Prolonged , sessions Prompt ~ Both Actions

Legal Staff Requests To Be Excused   Resigning as Chairman; Prospects of Prolonged Affair Given as Reason

Future of Pearl Harbor — Probe Threatened by Appearance of Two Snags

Legal Staff Asks To Be Released From Investigatior   Barkley May Resign; Cite Widening Scope Of Hearing--Only 8 Witneccac Hanrd

Barkley Is Considering Ouitting   Long Session Cited by Both As Reasons For Action

Two Big Snags Peril Future Of War Probe   Both Cite Possibility. Investigation Might Go On For Months

Barkley May Also Resign eInquiry Post   All Demur At Prospect Of Prolonged Sittings; Quiz Future In Doubt.

Barkley May Quit; Counsel Asks Release   Cite Widened Scope of Investigation; Pros Of Long Sitting

Entire Legal Staff May  Walk Off Job   Senator Barkley Announces He Also May Resigr As Inquiry Takes Too Much Time; Months May Be Needed to Examine Witnesses

Barkley M Quit; Cou Asks Release   Cite Widened Scope of. Ink vestigation; Prosp Of Long Sitting. see?

NORMAL LIFE {S$ RETURNING = IN THE SUBURBS OF BERLIN   ESTIMATE 2,500,000 GERMANS ARE STILL LIVI IN THE GREATER BERLIN AREA      By JOSEPH W. GRIGG, Jr. {Combined U, 8. Press}

RECONVERSION AGAIN PROPOSED   Spot-Authorization Plan  Brought Out of Hiding. 

Ist.-2nd. Armies Squeeze Escape  Lane To 6 Miles   Thousands Of Yankee Guns Hammer Corridor Around The Clock In Most Formidable Artillery Display In Modern History.

First Army Takes 9 Belgian Towns; Patton’s Troops Within One Mile Of Vital German Bulge Supply Road

Yank Blows on Corridor Narrow Escape Path To Six Shell-Torn Miles

MAYOR FORCED TO DIG GRAVES   Men Of Gardelegen Bury 1,100 Prisoners They Burned To Death

NO OTHER WAY VANDENBERG 3 CHARTER PLES   Warns Senate Physical and Moral Chaos Only Alternative.

VANDENBERG "BACKS PACT   REPUBLICAN LEADER SAYS “PHYSICAL AND MORAL CHAOS" ALTERNATE TO CHARTER

ALTERNATIVE IS CHAOS, WARNS C0.P LEADER   Peace Plan “Imperfect,” But Best. Available

Truman Holds Ability To Pay Is Strike Factor  - Statement Supports Araument Of UAW

TRUMAN THINKS BOOKS SHOULD BE OPENED UP   President's Stand That Fact-Finding Board Should Consider Profits And Prices May Crack Crust Of General! Motors Dispute.

Truman Puts Disclosures Squarely Up To Industry   Earnings Decision  May Crack Strikes

AS RELEVANT IN WAGE DISPUTES   Administration Lays Down Rules For Endorsing Of Any Pay Boosts

etnies —PaACT- FINDING—. Truman Asks I nduistey. y To Make Public Profits.

LICHTER'S CLOSED Saturday until 6:C0 p, m. Foti      KINDERGARTEN OPENING

‘Ghost” B-29 Flies After Crew Ditches   AUTHORITIES SCAN SKIES FOR PLANE SPEEDING WESTWARD

U.S. Troops Land In South Luzen   18 Enemy Ships Sunk Or Damaged By Bombers

First Yank Troops Reach South Shores of Luzon  Heaviest Air Strikes Soften Up Last

U §. Troops (On South Shores Of Luzon Island   Bombers Sweep China Sea, Rake Eighteen Ships

Yanks On South Luzon Shore For First Time   U. S. Bombers Sink 2 Warships, 16 Freighter: In South China Sea,

Yankees Drive To South Coast Luzon Island   Record Air Blows Support Troops In Stiff Fight ; Against Japanese ° -, ~ .. East of Manila

Yanks Reach South Shore   ‘Heavy. Air Strikes ‘Are Made In Luzon

American Troops Drive To South Shore Of Luzon   Bombers Soften Jap Positions

62 LIFERS MAY GAIN FREEDOM   Entitled To Possible Release   Under New Measure

AIR HEARING TO START MONDAY   ‘Session At Sedgefield On - Applications For Air - Routes In Southeast Will   Last Four Weeks.

RESURFACING OF STATE HIGHWAY   $60,000 To Be Expended On Road From Urbana To Hyattstown

UNITED STATES 15.  STILL RECOGNIZING  EXILE POLE REGIME SECRETARY OF STATE STETTINIUS MAKES STATI  Berarnr Oar

U. 5. lanores Lublin Poles   Recognizes Exile Group; Welcomes Regency Established in Greece

UNITED STATES 1S STILL, RECOGNIZING EXILE POLE REGINE  SECRETARY OF STATE { STETTINIUS MAKES STATE

BODY OF ‘KIDNAPED’ BABY = _ FOUND IN PARENTS? owt   MOTHER OF INFANT CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER BODY WAS FOUND IN  ~~ DRAWER

Marital Woes s Of Wives With ‘Extra’ Mates Grow As More Men Come Out Of Captivity

Enoch Arden Cases Increase as American Soldiers Are Released From Living Death in Jap Camps  

‘Enoch Arden’ Cases   _ Enocn Arden Cases 4A Liberated Prisoners Find Wives Re-Wed

Matrimonial Tangles!   Men Freed from ‘Living Death’ in Japanese Prisons Return To Find ‘Widows’ Remarried

“Enoch : Arden’’ Cases Increase  Wives of Four Men   Wives of Four Men Freed from Jap Prison Camps Have Wed

Hageard Men Are Leaving Prison Camps To Learn Their Wives Have Taken Mates

Congress Ready To Take Recess   Members Will Leave On Fr dav For Holiday Period At Homes

New U.S. Policy Praised   British Welcome U.'S. Pledge of Cooperation  In European Affairs;  See Hope in Unity

\Promise of Assistance of U.S. In European Problems ‘Is Welcomed in Britain

‘Crimea Charter’ Is U. S. Pledge   Britain Sees America’s Full Participation in Re-Shaping Europe

Revision of Jap Cons titution  Held Probable   Allies May Force Changes to- Give Nijiponese’ Tmmediate Voice ii-‘Their  Governinent

Hirohito Role Be Reduced To That Of Puppet   People Of Japan May Get A Voice  In Government

LEGISLATION UNLIKELY AT THIS SESSION   Move Is Complete Reversal of Policy of Administration

Laval Calis Judge a Liar; Is Ejected From Courtroom for Second Time

LAVAL AGAIN BANISHED FROM TRIAL   Creates Another Scene at ‘Treason Hearing

Laval, Shouting ‘Liar’ Banished From Court  Treason Trial Defendant Ousted Second Tine for Insulting Judge

Laval Calls Judge Liar: Tossed Out   Defendant Re-Admitted But Refuses to Take Part in Procedure.

pin Goodyear rews in Fight ver Grievances   ofe against Accepting Company Proposals for New Contract

15,000 MORE RUBBER WORKERS QUIT JOBS   Firestone Employes Join Those 0! Goodyear Plant In Walkout; Contract Rejected

Vote to strike at Firestone  Akron plants   Texas refinery  is taken over

VICTORY LOAN QUOTA $617,000   Bond Drive Scheduled To Open Oct. 29

lowa Bond Quote Is $135,000,000  To Launch Drive on October 29 ‘

Announce Victory Bond Drive Coming  Last Concerted Effort To Help Finance War Rnd Reahahilitation

VICTORY LOAN DRIVE WILL START OCT. 29   Fayette Connty’s Quota for The 8th and Last Campaign Has Been Set nt 779,000 Dollars

VICTORY LOAN DRIVE OPENS ‘NEXT MONTH   Let's Finish the Job Theme of Campaign To Finance Peace

lowa's Victory Bond Quota Set At 135 Millions   Goal For Individuals 81 Millions, Including 4€ Millions In E Bonds.

Davis Quits OWI: Will Take Rest   Agency to Liquidate, With Dalton Directing

SAAD DAUVUUTE WAR TO DECISIVE PHASE  The Germans Utterly Failed To Stem The Soviet Of fancic.

POINT VALUES TO BE LOWER   Meat, Butter, Cheese, Margarine Affected; Can Milk Off List.

Red Points Buy More   Ration Cost of Meat,; Cheese, Butter Drops; Canned «Milk Off List

Meat to Take Fewer Points   Canned Milk To Be Movec From Rationed List

Buyers To Get More Butter, Cheese, Meat  Ration Free After  Thic Waeken

CUT IN RATION VALUES MADE   Meats, Cheeses, Butter And Margarine to Requiré Fewer Red Points

Red Points To Buy More   Points Reduced for Meat, Cheese and Butter; Canned Milk Ration Free

OPA Says Ration System Must Be Continued Awhile   No Improvement in Fats and Oils Yet, Declares Bowles

Red Points Are Cut On Butter, Meat, Cheeses   Points Will Buy 28% More Meat, 50% More Cheese and 259% Mere Butter; Can Milk Ration Free

Red Points Bus More Meat . After ‘Sunday   Butter, Cheese: “Also - Cut; Canned Milk: “Ration. Free’

Point Value Cuts Announced By OPA   Red Coupons Go at Least 25 Percent Further After Sunday ©

Red Ration Points Cut   Meat, Butter, Cheese To Feel Effect of New Move Sunday

PONT VALUES LOWERED   Canned Milk Off List; Meat, Cheeses,  Alen Parad

GUT RED POINT ‘GOST ON MEATS    Lower September Ration Values Will Provide Additional Supply of Meat

Point Value Of Meat Is Cut By OPA   Fewer Points Will Be Needed Next Month For Cheese, Butter And Margarine

28 PERCENT MORE MEAT PERMITTED: STARTS SUNDAY   CANNED MILK WILL Bé MADE RATION FREE; FATS, OILS SCARCE

Meat, Butter to be Cut in Points Due to Output Step-Uj   Cheese Points Also Cut While Canne2 Milk is Made Point Free

Housewives Get More Food for Their Red Points   A 28 Per Cent Cut for Meats; Canned Milk  Is Ration Free

CUT IN RED POINTS   OPA Announces Sharp Re ductions Effective,  September 2

butter Drops lo 12 Points \ext Sunday   firtually All Meats, theeses, Margarine Points to Be Pared: fanned Milk Off List

Slash Point [Values  On Meats   Also Reduce Butter , And Cheese Points ‘ Beginning Sunday

Truman Runs Into Inifial Pitched Fight   Administratién Plan On Reciprocal Tariff Policy Starts Bitter Conaress Debate

TRUMAN ENCOUNTERS HIS FIRST PITCHED BATTLE IN CONGRESS  HOUSE REPUBLICANS IN FULL DRESS ATTACKS ON

Hull Asks For Trades Aci   Adds His Plea to Clayton’s Bor Expansion of Reciprocal Agreements Act

LAUSCHE FACES ANOTHER RIFT   /Auditor Refuses Vouchers To 3 On Pension Body

Democrats Fight For Separated — Milk Price Study  Minority Party in Opposition   Minority Party in Opposition fo Plan io Investigaie All Agriculture Indusiry as Uni

TRUMAN ASKS CONGRESS 10 BAN STRIKES   President Offers Plan Similar To Railway Labor Act Bill

President Asks Congress for Law To Stem the Tide of Labor Strife

Chief Executive Also Wants Cooling- off Periods in Which Strikes’ Would Be Barred 30 Days

Truman Seeks Legislation To Halt Wave of Strikes   Railway Act Cited as Good Example of What He Wants for Industry

Congress Asked to Act Immediately   AFL’s Green ‘Cool;’ Plan Falls Short, Some Senators Hint

BOARDS TO BE ESTABLISHEI   Appeal Made To Auto Firm Strikers To Resume Jobs

ANNA LOST:IN™: HEART AFFAIR   WOMAN. 88 GUARD LASHED  FRENCHMAN WHEN HE “RE °°" JECTED ROMANTIO — ADVANCES

 Farrell Still . Weathering In Argentina   Two New Cabinet Men ‘Sworn in by President As Army States They , Have Ready Resignation

Argentines Take Over Cabinet Spots   Avalos Heads Interior And Finance  While Vernenga  Is Navy Chief

Argentine Crisis Still  Continues   General Avalos In Order Lifting Censorship On Press And Rac

NEW ARGENTINE CABINET SOUGHT   Vice-Admiral Hector Lima Sworn In As Navy Minister   COL. PERON IS REPORTED UNDER ARREST ON SHIP

Censorship Is  Removed From  Argentines  Avalos and Lima   Avalos and Lima Each Assume Two More Cabinet Posts

TRIES TO HOLD RULING POWER DURING CRISIS   Street Fighting Fades After Clash With Police Friday

THIRD OF MEATS OFF RATION LIST SUNDAY, OCT. 3   Same Number of Ration Points in October 1 Issue.

HOLZMAN-GOTTO NUPTIALS TUESDAY   Ceremony Took Place At St. Joseph’s Church In_. Le Mars

NUPTIALS Ot   Wedding Took ook Place At St John’s Lutheran © Charch ;

RESIGNED AMBASSADOR TO CHINA WANTS TO TELL STORY TO ae CONGRESS; GEN. MARSHALL TO.  . SUCCEED HIM

Hurley Is Ready To Detail Charges Before Congress   General Would Have Had Backing of State Department, Says Byres

Byrnes Sa ys Hurley Had His Backing   Former Envoy Charges Career Diplomats Interferred

Truman Confers ‘With Marshall, New China Envoy   Resigned Ambassador Says Russia Backs U. S. Policy In China.

HURLEY'S U.S. POLICY CHARGES   Backing of State Dept. Promised --Secretary Byrnes

Ambassador Ready to Elaborate on His Charge That Careerisis Sabotaged Unity in China;  Congessional Investigation Appears Certain

HURLEY HAD U.S. BACKING, SAYS BYRNES   Gen. Marshall to Suceceed Former Am.bassador to Chung: king.

Congress May Launch Inquiry Into Charge By Hurley That Career Men Are Meddling

Byrnes Says Ambassador  ~ Had Full Support from U. §. State Department

Doughboys Take High Ground Near Okinawa Capital  MacArthur Reports More Advances on Luzon, and Mindanao

Yanks Batter ‘Toward Naha   Jap Secondary Line On Okinawa is Pierced: Mindanao Gains Reported

Gripsholm Again Puts Into Port   “Dok  ares Feo Mer In” Greets Prisoners Jp Sight  Of Statue Of Liber.

GERMANS MOVE Gl PRISONERS AHEAD OF REDS   58 At One Camp Known to Have Been Sent Westward to Prevent Rescue by Allied Forces.

U. S. PRISONERS MOVED   Nazis Are Taking Inmates of Two Camps Out on Foot

Rural Areas Cautioned Against Use Of DDT   Expect More Quantity Use of Inseéticide Product on Farms Than Anywhere Else—DDT

ADVISE CAUTION IN USING DDT IN RURAL SECTIONS   EXPECT MORE QUANTITY USE ' OF PRODUCT ON FARMS THAN ELSEWHERE

DONT EXPECT MORE SUGAR   No Ration Increase Before Next Year, Says ‘Ag’ Department

NO SWEETER. ‘SWEET TOOTH’: SUPPLIES NOT LIKELY TO BE UP UNTIL LATE ‘46

Sugar Outlook. Far From Sweef   Shortage Won't Be ‘Relieved This Year

TR =  ClO EXPLAINS CLOSE PROTEST   Packed House And Pickets Loom For Address Tomorrow Eve

Germans Now Being Pushed Back From East Bank of River    Paratroopers, Massed Cann o on n and Record Number of Airplanes Take Part in Gig antic Battle Now Raging as Allied Forces Seek Destruction of German Armies

Most Will Be Home Within Three Months  Luxury Liners To Carry Wounded

HERSHEY TO CONFER WITH CONGRESSMEN   Tydings Amendment Affecting Drafting of Farm Workers to Re Discussed.

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON WENCHOW   River Barrier Forced Small Port Taken On East Coast

PORTIS CAPTURED IN WENCHOW DRIVE   Chinese Troops Take Jian in Advance Move; Ishan Lost

Chinese Cross River Barrier  On Eastern Push  _ Japanese Reported   Japanese Reported Falling Back on City of Wenchow

2 RED ARMIES STORM CAPITAL OF AUSTRIA   Main German Supply Lines Southwest of City Cat; Assault Units of Third Ukrainian Army Penetrate Industria] Section

2 RED ARMIES STORM VIENN/   Report City Three-Quarters Encircled by Russians

VIENNA TS cic  TERY NEAR “i SURROUNDED      -Reds Have City . Three-Quarters Encircled 

Russians Now . Control Vienna   TWO SOVIET ARMIES STORM AUSTRIAN CAPITAL a:

REDS ENCIRCLE VIENNA: FIGHT IW OUTSKIRTS   Russian Armies Push Toward Juncture With — Forces Attacking Capita!

Say Vienna Now Nearly Encircled   Resistanc2 at Austria n Capital Stitfens—Two Armies in Siege

SOVIET FORCES ARE ENGIRCLING GITY OF VIENNA   Storm Austrian Capital From East, South, West, Cut Supply Lines

VIENNA NEARLY ENCIRCLED BY > SOVIET FORCES   Reds Attacking Capital from East, West and South

Reds Cirele Three Sides Of Vienna   Two Armies Storm Austrian Capital; Supply Line Cut

VIENNA ALMOST ENCIRCLED BY RUSSIANS; FOE’S DEFENSE TOUGH   Main German Supply Lines Are Slashed

Vienna Reported Nearly Enicircled By Soviet Force:   Powerful Tank and Artillery Units Hammer At Capital from 3 Sides

REDS IN VIENNA EAST QUTSKIRTS   AUSTRIAN CAPITAL STORMED FROM 3 SIDES

CDS CLOSING NV ON VIENNA FROM 3 SIDES   Threaten to Envelop City Before li Suffers Fate Like Budapest’s.

Two Russian Armies Are Storming The Austrian Capital  REDS DRIVING WITH ALL POSSIBLE FORCE  Threatening To Completely Envelope The City

Russian Forces Encircle Vienna  On, Three Sides.   Main German Supply: ‘Lines Southwest’  of City Are Cut Off

REDS AIM AT ENCIRCLING OF VIENNA   2 Soviet Armies Storming Austrian Capital City

Reds Closing Huge Pincers About Vienna   Two-Thirds of City. Reported Enclosed” Ry Telbukhin’s Men

Yank Troops Leave Iran  Few To Remain After Nov. 1. Army Reveals

BRITISH HEAD: GRDERED 10 STAND BY   Claim Only Details Must Be Worked Out  wmeeaearthaTe fr mA Fr a   Of Armistice Stirs World Saturday Night; Rumor Hitler Near Death

“On Way” London Is-Told   Himmler Rumored in Stockholm to Contact Directly

British Cabinet Told To Stand By As Nazi Collapse Shapes Up   All Three Big Powers Believed Included In Himmier’s Latest Bid; Churchill Statement Due Tuesday; Only Details Appear Left To Work Out

Peace Talk Is Heard Over World   Count Bernadotte Has Conferred Again With Gestapo Chief

SEEK GOVT CONTROL OF ATOM ENERGY      Truman to in Address Congress On Subject 

TRUMAN SEEKS ATOM CONTROL   President will Ask Congress for Permanent Contrel of Atomic Energy — Measure Being Prepared by War Department.

CONTROL OF ATOM BOMB PROPOSED   Truman To Seek Federal Rule Over Development

TRUMAN WILL ASK FOR ATOMIC BODY   Senator Thomas Predicts Control Body For Development of Atomic Force.

Truman Plans Message on Atom Control   BOMB MADE WITH FUNDS OF AMERICANS; TO BE KEPT FOR THEIR USE

Truman To Propose Permanent Govt. ‘Control of Atomic Energy Research

Approve U.S. Participation In St. Lawrence Seaway Plan   State Department Favors Agreement

CIO Comes To Rescue War _ Labor Board   Union: Thinks: -Fuiure Labor Disputes May Require Intervention By Agency

Reds Reach Oder River’s Baltic Outlet; Stettin Outflanked North, South   ~ Nazi Hopes Of Countering Soviet Drive On Berlin Shattered By Northern Flank Security

00 German Towns Taken By Russians   Nazi Hope of Making Counterattack Fades Before Soviet Gains

SOVIETS TAKE O00 NAZILAND TOWNS IN DAY   FLANKS OF SALIENT AIMED AT BERLIN MADE SECURE

Drive Secures  Russian Wedge  Toward Berlin   500 German Towns Topple  As Red Advance Gains QT cc VD Va

Red Troops:  Now 15 Miles  From Stettin Citv Bein Shelled   City Being Shelled: 500 Towns Taken,.  Danzic Menaced.

MANY TOWNS. ARETAKEN IN ‘SOVIET DRIVE   Forces Slice Province of Pomerania Into New Shreds

REDS SEIZE aff GERMAN TOWNS IN 2a-MILE ADVANC!   Three Big Strongholds Toppled in Sweep Through Pomerania to Mouth of Oder River.   DRIVE ON DANZIG LAUNCHED BY SOVIETS   Russians Occup y Hold-Out Fortress South of City and Capture 5,000 Nazi Troops.

Reds Reach Outlet Of Oder River   Soviets Advance 25 Miles, Topple 500 German Towns

POMERANIA GUT INTO NEW SHREDS   Reds Reach Oder River’s Outlet to Baltic in Slashing Advance; Staggers German Hopes of Counter-blow

25-MILE ADVANCE IS REPORTED BY REDS   German Province Of Pomerania Is Slashed To Shreds By First White Kussian Army

SOVIET FORCES REACH MOUTH OF ODER RIVER   500 Towns Are Taken In Day; Stettin is Being Shelled

Reparations Commission  Begins Work      Allies Consider Jap War Damage

SAFETY SIGNAL URGED FOR 1. C. AT DORANS   Warning Device Rec: ommended in Coroner’s Jury Verdict

MANILA DAM IS GAPTURED   JAPANESE FAILED TO BLOW UP MACHINERY BEFORE AMERICAN TROOPS SCORED  . VICTORY 

UP-T0- PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Inter   PRITISH MAKE ALL-OUT ATTACK ON BREMEN

3,200 Tons Of Incendiaries Dropped On Yokohama In Biggest B-29 Daylight Raid

3,200 tonsof fire bombs hit industrial pointas Mustangs  ‘accompany over 4.50 B-29’s   Greatest daylight raid attempted by  Superforts: entire urban area struck

Japanese City IsPounded By 450 Superforts   Attack Greatest Attempted by Day From Marianas Based Planes—Large Area Included te Traennk Fane

Superforts Hit Yokohama By Daylight   450 Planes Let Fall 3200 Fire Bombs on  Great Japanese Port

FIRE BOMBING B-255 ATTACK SEAPORT CITY   YANKS MAKE GOOD GAINS ON LUZON AND OKINAWA

490 Superforts Set Torch To Yokohama   Industrial City 18 Miles South of Tokyo Prime Target; Iwo-Jima Fighters Go on Raid

FIRE BOMBS ARE RAINED ON JAP PORT   More Than 450 Planes  Take Part in Great Daylight Raid—Blow Is First Dealt City,   TARGETS INCLUDE WATER FRONT AREA   Commercial and Residential Districts in Southeast Sector of Town Also Hit.

INCREASED NUMBER OF MEN TO RETURN FROM OVERSEAS   LIMITATIONS TAKEN GF} NUMBER WHO MAY RETURN IF REPLACEMENTS NOT REQUIRED

Soldiers Return   All Limitations Are Removed Concerning Number Released

Remnants Of Navy Are Trapped In Inland Sea; 28 To 30 Ships Damaged   Toll Includes 15 To 17 Nippon Warships Reported Seriously Crippled; 475 Enemy Aircraft Definitely Destroyed By Yank Task Force

PLANES BOMB ENEMY SHIPS” DURING RAID   CARRIER-BASED BOMBERS STRUCK CRIPPLING BLOW AT JAPAN'S RAPIDLY BWINDLING SEAPOWER

House Group  Hears Groves   Moves For Creation Of Atomic Controls

Seek Powerful Commission To Plan Development And Control Of Atomic Energy   Military Committee Prepares To Hear Gen. Groves & Secretary Of War Patterson

WAR CASUALTY LISTS SLASHED   3,485 Missing Army Men, Once Prisoners, Cut Total To 1,070,452

3.485 “Missing” Now Liberated   POWs of Jap Camps Emerge To Reverse War Casualty Lists

U.S. Combat Casualties 1,07 0,452. 3,485 Rescued Removed From Rolls

SENATE LEADER COOL TO HOUSE TAX SLASH BILL   George Disfavors Relieving 12 Million Per sons From Taxes

SENATORS COO! (ON INCOME TAY REDUCING PLAI   Chairman George Voices Opposition to Cutting of Total Taxpayers’ Number at This Time.

SENATE SEEMS COOL TO HOUSE TAX REDUCTION   House Bill Provides Relief For Both Individuals, Corporations

Jouse Votes jut m Taxes: senate Cool   . Finance Committee  Chairman George Voices Opposition

“COOL TOWARD TAY CUT BITE   Measure Passed By House Calls-For 5 Rillian Slash   Committee Head Wants Change, But Not So Extreme

SENATE STARTS TAX CUT STUDY   George Favors Outright Re: peal Of Excess Profits Levy

Tax Cut Bill to Affect Many   Chairman George Not Too Favorable Over Bill) Passed by House

Senator George Is Cool to House  Tax Relief Plan   Finance Chairman Opposed To Eliminating 12,000,.000 Taxpayers   WOULD REPEAL LEVY ON EXCESS PROFITS   Secretary of Treasury Will Be First Committee  Witness Monday 

FOOD CEILINGS REVOLTS SPREAD   Michigan Retailers To Push Fight On OPA Rulings

Stolen Boots Found; B: . Wolf Arrested      Officers implicate Keedys‘ville District Mon in Theft’ —

Stolen Boots Found: B. I. Wolf Arrested   Officers Implicate Keedysville District Man in Theft

WORLD SERIES OPENER GIVES FANS SHIVERS   Cool Weather, However, Fails To Keep Crowd from Packing Park in Detroit

TIGERS, CUBS BATTLE WITH MERCURY AT 40   Coldest Series Day In Man Years Brings Out Coats

Eisenhower Stresses Importance of Victory Loan as Keystone to Peace

CHURCHILL IS BACK FROM A REICH VISIT   Considerable Part of the Prime Minister’s Tour in German Territory During Talks With “Monty” and “Ike.”

Allied Front Lines Visited By Churchill   Meets Eisenhower, _Montgomery, Then ‘Speaks to Troops

Churchill in  London After Visit to Reich   Talks With Eis Eisenhower anti Montgomery on ‘Rhine Advance

Churchill win A Visit To Germany   Walks Through Shattered Siegfried Line In Per sonal Triumph.

CHURCHILL PAYS GERMANY VISIT   Prime Minister Returns From. Trip To Front To Confer With Eisenhower And Montgomery; Spoke To Troops.

Walks Through Sicgfried Line, Crosses Roer and Goes to Anchen; Confers With Lenders

One Good Heave Will Win, Churchill Tells Troops On Visit To Front In Germany   By WES GALLAGHER

WINNIE’ VISITS FIGHTING UNITS   Prime Minister Returns to London After Talking With Eisenhower

10-YEAR-OLD RUSSIANS TAKEN CAPTIVE AS PART OF GERMA PLAN FOR EXTERMINATING REDS

Nazis See Selves Strut on Sereen   Leaders Discomfitted As March to Power Is Re-enacted on Screen

Kidnaping Of Children For Slavery Told   Ten- Year - Old Russian: Seized For Work Ir German War Factories  Records Show

Nazis Kidnaped Soviet Children For Slave Labor   Charge at Trial It Was Part of Program To Eliminate Enemy

Plot to Kill Children With WorkCharged   Nazi Defendants See Themselves in Documentary Film

10-Year-Olds As Slaves For Nazis   Campaign of Extermination Thru Work Was Rigid- — ly Pursued    LEADERS SEE FILMS   Hear Himmler’s Orders tc Kidnap Children to Build Population

RECORDS OF ENSLAVEMENT INTRODUCED   Evidence Shows Russian Children Kidnapped for Slavery in Nazi War Factories  MANY "“EXTERMINATED"

Russian Children Kidnapped For  Slavery, Nazi Records Reveal   ‘War Crimes Tribunal Hears Abduction Part of Nazi Campaign For Extermination Through Work’: Unreel Film.of Nazi Road to Ruin

-KIDNAPINGS   ‘Russian Children Seizec For Slavery In German Plants

Nazi Leaders See Crimes Re-enacted   Hess Stares at His Own Picture as If Hypnotized

4.Hour Film Presented As War Guilt Evidence Against Nazis   Seized From German Libraries, Film Titled “The Nazi Plan”? Comes Back To Plague 21 Leaders On Trial For Lives

GERMANS ott CRIME. FILN   Documentary Film is Shown To Defendants in War Crimes Trial.

STEALING OF RUSSIAN CHILDREN AMONG NAZI CRIMES, COURT HEARS   TEN-YEAR-OLDS HELD AS SLAVES; OTHERS HAD WORSE FATES

Russ Children Seized In Nazi Slavery Drive   Kidnapings For Work In War Factories Bared At  Nuernbere Trial.

ussian Children Kidnaped by Nazis For Factory Work   Mass Enslavement is Re vealed by Official Reich Documents

NAZIS SEIZED CHILD SLAVES   Russian Youths Kidnaped  For War Factories

SOVIET CHILDREN FORCED 10 SLAVE IN NAZI PLANTS   ALLIES DESCRIBE KIDNAP TACTICS OF GERMANS

Documentary Film Shown Nazi Leaders At Nuernberg   Movies Offer War Guilt’s Evidence

NAZI DEFENDANTS VIEW PICTURE OF STRUTTING YEARS   German Films Show: Hitler Gang on March That tad tn Buin .

Kidnap Charges On Nazis   Russian Children Taken To Germany to Die  From Overwork; Tested Poison Gas On Humans

HunsKidnaped Children For Factory Work   v  Held Part of Nazi Cainpaign Of Extermination Through Slavery of People Conquered Nations

NUERNBERG TRIAL  Nazis Planned Extermination’  OF Soviet Children by Work

Russian Children Seized By Nazis For Slave Labor   Film Showing Horrors Of Hitler's Rise To Power Is Shown At Trial

Children, 10,  Taken by Nazis   Kidnaped: for Slavery As Part of Exterminatior Through Work

NAZI BIGWIGS SEE MOVIES OF RISE T" POWER AT WAR TRIAL   Picture Pieced Together From German Films To Show Aggression

Nazis Kidnaped 10-Year-Old Russian: For Slavery in Reich War Factories

NAZI PLAN 10 BUILD UP WAR MACHINE TOLE   Sought Children of “Good Blood’ To Strengthen Depleted Population

Young Soviets Were Put Into Slavery   War Criminals View Documentary Film Of Their Best Years

Heyday Film Makes Nazi Leaders Blush  Pictorial History of Party’s Rise

CHILD SLAVERY LAID TO NAZIS   U. S. Charges Germans Kid  Haped Russian Children in Vast Work Campaign.

10-Y ear-Old Slaves Used By Germans   War Crimes Tribunal Told Russian Children Kidnaped Into Bondage

Declared Part Of Planned Nazi Campaign  Records Of Reich Used In Trial At uernberg

Nazi Leaders See Movies Of Days Of Triumpt   Defendants Look Closely; Russian Children Kidnoped

Roy M. Green Telis a Farm Story   By President Roy M. Green Colorado A & Mi College Fort Collins. Colorado

Roy ‘M. Green Tells a Farm Story   By President Roy M. Green  Colorado A & M College Kart Calling Cntnenan

Nazi Rockets Kill Hundreds in London   Saas,  FIRST CASUALTY NOTE ON V-2 STRATOSPHERE WEAPON RELEASED

Nazi Str atosphere Rockets  Kill Hundreds In London   Deadly V-2 Weapon Drops On England From Heights Of 70 Miles; Censors Silent On Number Of Bombs Falling On Metropolitan Area

New Type Nazi Stratosphere Rockel Kills. Wounds Hundreds in London

} . Fah tt aR Ase ts cet ee ee Be ee eg Fa ae ee oe oe eee                  “CONFERENCE EXPECTED TO ‘BRING INCREASED CO-OPERATION AMONG STATES: FOR DEVELOPMENT

WEST AT GINERORS MET       CONFERENCE EXPECTED TO BRING INC  CO-OPERATION AMONG STATES FOR evens .

BAKE SALE-BAZAAR NEXT WEDNESDAY   Adventist Dorcas Society Hold. ing Bazaar and a Bake Sale in Ruthven Dec. 5

BAKE SALE-BAZAAR BY DORCAS SOCIETY   Adventist Dorcas Society Holding Bazaar and a Bake Sale in Ruthven Dec. 5

British Warplanes Enter Java Battle   Fly to Ambarawa Area Where 10,000 Are Besieged

ARMY 10 OFFER SURPLUS GOODS   Wool Socks And Seagoing Tugs Up For Sale To Civilians

Army to Release $400,000,000 Worth of Goods  - Civilians Will Be Able to Get - Thousands of Items

Army Frees Huge Stock of Surplus   Extras Valued at 400 Million to Be Released

TUGS TO SOCKS   Millions in Surplus Goods  Released te Civilians

Ariny Releases Merchan iiseTo Civilians   $4190,000,000 Woll. of Goods Being Turned Over for Sale

Army Surplus Goods on Block   Everything From Tughoats  Te Wool Socks on Sale

Army Turns Good Worth 400 Mitlion To Civilian Trade  Variety of Items Listed   Variety of Items Listed In Report Presented To Senate Committee

FOR PREPARES FOR WAR PARLEY   Time of Conference to Be Announced After Its Cenclusion

Roosevelt To Prepare For Next Parley   Inauguration Over, President Plans For Coming Stalin-Churchill Conference

MEETING SOON OF BIG THREE’   en + TIME AND PLACE WiLL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC UNTIL AFTER . CONFERENCE

EARTHQUAKE JOINS WITH B-29'S, GIVES JAPANESE CAPITAL DOUBLE PASTING   Enemy Troops Fall Back In Manila

Big Force of B-29s Biast Jap Capital   Both Blows Within Less Than Hour—Japs Fight Back In Manila

China Group Tells Marshall of Present Problems  Democratic League Reviews Status, Flays Communists

TALK TO MARSHALL   Democratic League Discuss China Problems With  American Envoy

China League Slates Meet With Marshall   Red Proposal Asks Troops Be Withdrawn

China Group Tells Marshall of Present Problems  - Democratic League Reviews Status,   2. ne PRI ey, Sr aa

Two Grouns Leave Sunday   Induction and Pre-Induction Groups Go-

Two Grouvs Leave Sunday   Induction and Pre-Induc. tieon_-Grouns Go—— —-—

JAP OFFICIALS ARE OUSTED FROM SCHOOL   Episcopal Universite In Tokyo Ha: Been Ultra-nationalistic Het bed, General Sars

CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS FREED OF JAPANESE   MacArthur Kicks Nipponese Out of Episcopal Institution and 81 Others

BOMB DECISION UP TO TRUMAN   Grave Commitment Must Be Made Soon On Atomic Secret

Keep Bomb Secret Truman Advised   House Group, Connally Recommend Study

MacArthur Asserts Occupation May Be Continued Many Years   General Says Small Force May be Sufficient as Enemy Behaves by Preparing Fields for Production of Foed Supplies   Pfc. Wm. L. Showe Enters Into Tokyo

United War Chest Drive Starts On ‘October 1; Lavaca Quota Is $8,700

M’ARTHUR HAS. ~ US. SUPPORT   GOVERNMENT DETERMINED AMERICAN GENERAL RE-  WAIN AS ALLIED ovcuPATION. CHIEF.

Bombers Blast At Vienna Area   Allied Planes Also Hit Northern Italy And Yugoslavia Oil Storage Targets   ‘MORE THAN 1600 SORTIES ARE FLOWN

PERKINS BACK  JO PRIVATE LIFE   Bade Farewell to 1,800 Einployes of the Labor Department Today.

Term Of Acceptance Of Peace Offer Would Divest Emperor Of Anv Powers of Control Other Than That Dictated Through Him To The Japanese People

Tokvo Told Victors Will Dictate To Emperor  From Beginning   Up To Foe To Say Whether War Ends   Declaration Handed To Japanese Through Officiale In Switzerland

‘MacArthur's Headquarters Explains a  His Part in Pfc. MacNider's Release

Americans Near City of Baguio  Americal Division Controls Bohol Isle

Yanks Near Last  Luzon Jap Base   American Troops Win Bohol Island Control

Confidence Vote Given. Churchill   Wins. Impressive 249-7 Victory if Commons After Two-Day  ~ War Debute

Churchill Wins  Commons Vote   Eden Announces Move To Solve Liberated  Lands Issues Planned

Churchill Given Confidence Vote   Commons Backs His Policies 340 to 7

VOTE TS WON BY CHURCHILI   Commons Acts After Eden Bares Plan for International Body

CHURCHILL GETS 340 10 7 VOTE   Roosevelt And _— Stalin To Help Formulate  Foreign Policies  '

Vinson Slated — As Food “Czar”    Program. To End Meat Bungling Ordered

Vinson is Named Virtual Food ‘Czar’  President Directs War Mobilizer   President Directs War Mobilizer To End Charges Of Federal Bungling

Capitol Hears Vinson Made Czar Of Food   Congressmen Believe Truman Has Ordered Cleanup At Once

CIANO’S DIARY NO. 16 Mussolini Sinks To a Doublecross   Tips Belgians, Dutch to Nazi Plan; Calls Italians ‘Sheep’

CIANO’S DIARY—No. 10   Envious Of Hitler, Mussolini Sinks _ To A Doublecross   Tips Belgians, ‘Dutch To: ‘Nazi Plan; Calls ‘Italians A: ‘Race Of Sheen’

Unregistered Jap Camp Is Uncovered  Brutalities Bared By 95 Americans,  Eicht Enclishmen

Captives in Jap Torture Farm Beaten; Seven Died of Malnutrition, One Shot

FAILURE FORECAST FOR PEARL PROBE   Senator Asserts Politics Has Jarred Public Faith

POLITICS SEEN DOOMING PEARL HARBOR PROBE   Two Senators Believe Wrangling Has Jarre Publie Faith

SAY PROBE WILL END IN FAILURE   “Senators Critical of Manner in Which Pearl Harbor Committee Works.

CHURCHILL-FRANCO “LEAK” A PUZZLE   ONLY THROUGH OFFICIAL DI VULGENCE OR PLANT COULD LETTERS BE KNOWN.

‘Leal’ Revealed  Franco Rebuke   Churchill, Letter Claimed Cold aad BE

Franco Rebuke By Churchill ‘Leak’ Mystery   Confidential “Proposal by Spain’s Head For AntiSoviet Allianee With  Eugiand Disclosed

Claim Churchill Gives Franco Rar  Anti-soviet Program Raises Briton's Ire

CHURCHILL HITS FRANCO'S PLOT - AGAINST REDS   ‘Secret’ Proposal for Anti-Soviet Alliance Finally Breaks Into Print

LOCAL BILLS ARE SENT TO O'CONOR      Seventeen Senate Bilis Passed by House of Delegates -

LOCAL BILLS ARE SENT TO O'CONOR   Seventeen Senate— Bills Passed by House of : Deleaates - -

‘Surplus’ Point To Be Set Up  In Des Moines   Servicemen to Get Priority on Farm Machinery Under Plan

Surplus Property To Be Distributed From Des Moines   Sampling Room, Storage Space In lowa Capital

Cold That Grips New York State Is Likely to Continue Over Christma:

Ihree Power Plan For Balkans Is Preyinsed by US  Disapprovel of So-iet Lene Wolf Policy tt. 4. ,.f. a

German Trio Who Killed Yank Flier  Executed   4th Gets Life Term; Three Men Hanged In First War Crime  Case on German Sou

Move Jeopardizes Enemy Port And Airbase At Jolo In — ~~ Sulu Chain

NEAR BORNEO   Veteran 41st Division Invades Tawitawi in Sulu Archipelago

“Qn ware 6 Ne erpme ey 3 A 8. 2 VEDI EM TEN OD. Fr ag--r~ 9" 4 e- 307-00

4lst Division Captures Vast Harbor   Sulu Archipelago Invaded in March on Rorneo

Tawitawi, 30 Miles From Borneo, Invaded By Yanks   Veterans of 41st Division Land in 200-Mile Leap From Mindanao—Vast Harbor Seized, _ General MacArthur Reports

Veterans landed on  Tawitawi Strike within 30  .*}.... .f D..........

Secret Pacts Not Made At Meet, Declare   Truman Works On Radio Report Of Potsdam Meeting

ALLIES AGREE ON NEW BLOWS -AGAINST JAPAN      U. S., British Military - Chiefs Talk At Potsdam

Blows To Beat Japs’ Planned At Potsdam   Further Details of "Big Three” Conference Revealed -——Truman Declares He Has Made no Secret Agreements of Any Kind

New Blows Are Planned Against Japs   Truman Bringing War's Blueprint Home from Parley

Powerful Blows to Speed Jap Defeat Planned   No Secret. Pacts Made by Big. . Three, Truman Says

ANGLO-AMERICAN MILITARY TALKS HELD AT POTSDAM   Top-Ranking Officers of Two Countries Laid Plans to Strike New Blows Against Japan.   LARGER COMMAND AREA FOR MOUNTBATTEN SEEN   ‘Traman Preparing Radio Address on Conference—Says No Secret Agreements Were Made.

US. and Britain Plot Knockout Blow for Japan   No Secret Agreements Made, Truman Says; Shift in Command Made in Pacific

Truman Reveals Anglo-American  Military Talks   ‘No Secret Agreements Made at Potsdam, President Declares

Allies Plan New Blows To Speed Defeat of Japan   Anglo-American High Commands Conferred af Potsdam

ALL-OUT BLOWS PLANNED TO-END WAR WITH JAPAN   President Ale Reperts Ne Secret Agreements Were Made   TRUMAN TO REPORT TO NATION EARLY

Talks Held By Anglo-U.S Staff Chiefs  No Secret Pacts  Made at Potsdain, TT>y *F 2 Ct.

BIG WALKOUT. ON COAST MAY -{OLE 100,000   Machinists’ Demand for 30 _ Per Cent Hike Affects — 179 Concerns. ©

San Francisco Machinists Strike Against 179 Shipyards, Factories

Jap Casualty List Hits 865,000 Killed Since 1941  Tota! of Nippones Lest in Chine  Th we ee ee wien mu ceed

Petain Case Is  Given To Jury   Triat Ended in Paris After Aged Marshal Swears He Has Always Served France

TRUMAN SEEKS TO HELP YANKS   HOPES TO PREVENT MISTREATMENT OF PRISONERS

BIG 3 WARN GERMANY ON PRISONER TORTURE   UNITED STATES ACCEPTS REICH OFFER TO LEAVE ALLIED CAPTIVES IN CAMPS WHERE NOW BEING HELD

TEMPER AT IIPEe.   Nagasaki Hit; Home Of Greaf Arms Factories   ‘Good Results’ Are Reported By Flyers Over Key War City   -Japan Today

JAPAN SUFFERS WORST DAY IN HER HISTORY AS GREAT ALLIED PINCERS MOVEMENT IS BEGUN

Carrier Planes Blast at Honshu   Allied Warships Shell Kamaishi Again

Atomic Bomb Hits Nagasaki In Second Attack   Moscow Reveals Japs Sent Out Peace Feeler In June

Reds Also Smash Into East Prussia   New Break-Through In South Poland; Nazis Admit Budapest Lost.

Soviets Capture Krakow ond Lodz; Fourth Offensive Races Ahead 50 Miles on 38-Mile Front Southeast Of Ancient Capital; Budapest Nex:

Berlin Reports Garrison of Budapest: Withdrawn To Bank of Danube

Soviets Ride Roughshod Over Nazis In Poland;  Surge Into East Prussia

FRESH DRIVES CLEAR NAZIS FROM LODZ   COSSACKS LEAD OFF WITH NEW ADVANCE ON NORTH FRONTIER

Thirty Miles In E. Prussia   German Defenses Broken  All Along Eastern Front; New Drive Into Slovakia

Troops Battle Into Lodz 250 Miles From Berlin; Stalin ‘Reveals Four New Offensives

Soviet. Troops Reach Lodz In  Berlin Drive   Stalin Announces Fourth Russian Offensive Which Has Scored Breakthrough To Depth Of 50 Miles In Southern Poland — German Garrison Is Abandoning Budapest

CITY ASTRONG NAZI POSITION   Complete Liberation of Bu‘dapest Foreshadowed By Germans.   KRAKOW OLD CAPITAL

Krakow Falls, Reds 30  Miles in East Prussia   Russians’ Reported in Lodz in Mighty Sweep of Western Poland; Nazis Quitting Budepest; New Soviet Drives Started.

Berlin Claims Troops Pulled From Budapest  New Red Offensive Opened In Southern Poland; Nazis Admi Farce< In Trouble

BERLIN HINTS BUDAPEST 10 TUMBLE SOON   New Soviet Offensives Hit Foe in Poland, East Prussia

Stalin Reveals 2 More Drives; Lodz Captured   Petrov’s Forces Take 400 Towns in New Drive; Berlin Indicates Hungarian Capital All But Lost; 65,000 Nazi Prisoners Taken

Red Armies Seize Krakow   German Troops Collapse Along Entir: Eastern Front; Stalin Issues Four Orders of the Day to Announce Gains

Reds Surge 30 Miles Into East _- Prussia; Engulf More Big Bases In Poland: Nazis Fleeins Fastel

Nazi Defense Crumbles Before Reds   Soviets Take Krakow And Many Other Important Positions

Poland’s Great Industrial Cenfer Taken   Budapest‘s Fall Matter of Hours Germans Withdraw

Senate Passes Bill to Strip RFC From Commerce Department; Delays Action on Wallace Until March 1

Pass George Bill; Delay —. Wallace Okeh   President Agrees to Taking Money Power  From Office

Eisenhower in Hospital With Severe Cold   IlIness Interrupts Plan for Farewell Visit to Europe

Eisenhower Kept In U. S. By Illness   General Enters Hospital At White Sulphur Springs For Treatment

IKE’ TO HOSPITAL   ) -Advice of Physician to  Prevent .Complications  From Cold - .

EISENHOWER IS NOW PATIENT IN W, VA, HOSPITAL      Cancels Return To Europe For Time Being, Is Said

GEN. EISENHOWER GOES 10 HOSPITAL   Suffering From a Respiratory Ailment. Cancels Trip ‘to Europe

Eisenhower  In Hospital   Suffering From Severe Cold; Air Trip Cancelled

[lIness Forces Eisenhower Into Hospital   General Forced To Cancel Plans for Return to Europe

Eisenhower Ill: Enfers Hospital   General Suffering ~ From Severe.Cold

FAMED COMMANDER IN ASHFORD GENERAL   Army Chief Of Staff Is Suffering From ‘Severe’ Cold

“Ike” Enters Ashford Hospital   Will Cancel Plans To Return To Europe

Eisenhower Is Sent to Hospital   General Forced To Cancel Plan To Return to Europe

EISENHOWER ILL, ENTERS HOSPITAL   General Suffering From Severe Cold—Progress Is Reported “Satisfactory.”

Eisenhower, Ill With Severe Cold, Enters Hospital   Precaution Taken Against Complications from Respiratory Ailment

Gen. Eisenhower Enters Hospital   New Chief Of Staff Of Army Advised To Do So Because Of Severe Cold

General ‘Tke’ In Hospital   Enters Ashford General Hospital To Prevent Cold (Complications.

EISENHOWER “IN HOSPITAL   CHIEF OF STAFF IN WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS HOSPI- TAL FOR REPIRATORY AILMENT 

Essen      AILMENT TO PREVENT RETURN TO GERMANY: WIFE STILL IMPROVING

GEN. EISENHOWER ENTERS HOSPITAL   To Undergo Treatment For Respiratory Ailment On Advice Of Physician

m.n, Term Marrray , Sheet   CURTAILED PRODUCTION CATISES INET ATION

300 B-29S DROP FIRE BOMBS ON NAGOYA PLANTS   Superforts Rehit Singapore: Report Yanks Also Invade Basilan Island

. Wyse, apasmmipeniuin ce B-29s, Flying At Low Altitude, Shower Incendiaries Upon Nagoya   WArthur Invades Mindanao Island   Jap Resistance Dwindles In Philippines: Iwo Nears Mop Up Stage

Yanks Overrun Mindanao Villages   Nagoya, Japs’ Third Largest City, in Flames After Big Superfort Raid

Superforts Hit Nagoya, Blast Singapore Base   Marines Drive Into Final Phase Of Iwo Campaign

Wants ‘Mac’ Sent Home to — Plan Battles   Yank Invasion of Mindanao Progresses  As 300 Superforts Fire-Bomb Nagoyc

Yanks Seize Mindanao Air Base; 300 B29s Fire 5 Square Miles Of Nagoya, Jap Aircraft Center

MINDANAO ‘INVADED  AND SUPERFORTS HIT  AIRCRAFT FACTORIES VETERAN DIVISION OF IN  FANTRYMEN MAKE GOOL PROGRESS ON ISLAND

Yankees Land On Mindanao, Take Villages   Bombers Blast Nacova Plants

HITLER PLANE REPORT HEARD   MYSTERY PLANE WITH NAZI PASSENGER SAID TO HAVE “LANDED IN BPAIN

PROMINENT MINISTER ~ [9 FESTIVAL SPEAKEH      KV. OTTO GEISEMAN.

‘Army Plane Crashes: Three Fliers Escape   ‘Record-breaking: Mixmas.  ter Falls During Rou! - ° #ine Eliahe

RECORD PLANE IS CRACKED UP   Crew of Then Parachute To Safety As Bomber  Crashes on Farm

AS XB42 —_ARASHE.   Craw of 3 Officers  OF Record Making”  Bomber 'Chuls to _ Land Sufely

XB-42, Army's Record-breaking Plane, Crashes   Crew, Making Routine Flight, Bails Out near Oxon Hill, Md.

No Lives Lost In Crash of Super-Plane  Army’s Mixmaster Falls in Maryland; Set Sneed Reeord

‘Army Plane Crashes: Three Fliers Escape   ‘Record-breaking Mixmas; ter Falls During Rou! tine Flight

PLANE GRASHES IN MARYLAND, SUNDAY, ON ROUTINE FLIGHT   The Mixmaster Flew A Cross-Country 5 Hr., 17 Min. Mark Only Last Dec. 8

SUPERPLANE GREW ESCAPES IN CRASH   Shin Demolished; 3 Officers Parachute to Safety in Moarviand

Nazi Budapest . Drive Halted   German: Relief. Colunme Theautaned iv Bene -”

RUSSIANS CAPTURE 3000 PRISONERS INSIDE BUDAPEST   Big Haul Indicates Defense Is Collapsing — 1,000 More. Blocks Occupied by Red Army.   NAZI RELIEF COLUMNS AGAIN BEATEN BACK   Soviet Forces Smash German Armored and Infantry Attacks Northwest of the Capital.

An Allied Link With Russians Is Matter of Hours   Soviet Forces Fight Their Way Into Suburbs of Reich Capital.   Other Russian Forces  Advance Below Berlin

Frantic German Defenders Burning Forests In Path Of Onrushing Red Armies   Linkup With Americans Believed to Be Matter of Hours; Russians Take Town Three Miles From Berlin's City Limits

U.S. AND SOVIET OUTRIDERS ONLY 25 MILES APART   3 ALLIED ARMIES DRIVE SOUTHWARD, MUNICH 70 MILES

Capital Enveloped By Massive Forces      Center Of City Being Shelled And Red Army Now Firmly Within Five Suburbs: Fighting Intense.

Russians Shelling Capital   Enemy Accounts Place - Reds in Suburbs of City in 5 Places

Soviet Shells Rock Center Of Capital  sqpEenen rename cattneitie

TEMPERATURES:   Nazi Capital Doomed As Soviets Bombard City’s Central Area

Birth of Prince of Peace to be Marked in City of Nativity   Christmas Spirit Seen in Coventry; Berlin is Sordid Capital

Macleish Resigns State Dep't Post   Julias €, Holmes Also Quits as Assistant Secretary

TWO MORE AIDES OF BYRNES QUIT   HOLMES AND M’LEISH RESIGN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE.

Byrnes Aides Resign Posts   MacLeish and Holmes Ouit Siate Bureau

State Depa bient  Undersecreta ies Resign Positions  Macleish and Holmes,  _ Part of Team Quit Posts

2 STATE UNT AIDS RESIGN   Macleish, Ho! Holmes Get Service Thank-Y ous From Chief

MacLeish, Holmes Quit Their State Department Jobs   Truman Accepts Resigna tions of Two Assistant Secretaries

WORLD CONTROL OF ATOM URGED   Prominent Americans Ask Establishment Of New World Government

Labor Control Measure Again  Is Called Foi   Chairman Krug of WPB Asserts “We Are Not Meeting War Requirements Yer?

Administration Renews Arguments For Manpower Control Legislation

Krug Demands A Service Act  Capitol Hill Cooling Toward Legislation

Krug Pleads Control Act OnWarLabor   Appeal Renewed As Congress Cools Off On Drafting Of Workers

RENEWS LABOR CONTROL PLEAS   Krug Makes New Demands  For Administration

Grain Men Send SOS’ To ODT:   Want To Move Surplus Before Tt Snoils

GERMAN RAILWAY SYSTEM BOMBED   SIRENS SOUND IN BERLIN AND RADIO SAYS PLANES ARE APPROACHING CITY.

Mosquitoes Make Biggest Air Raid Of War on Refugee-Filled Berlin

Berlin Again Hit ‘By Allied Planes ~ An Nightt Allacl   Troop Movements, Rail . Yards ‘Blasted -by Other Asseultg ~~

SOLDIER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN GERMAN\   Pfc, Noah V. Brown Was Serving With Third U. Ss. Army—Wife  Receives Telegram

Soldier Wounded in Philippines  Stanley G. Bates Was on Mindanao

Proposes Forces be Placed Under Command of Field Marshai Alexander.

Richardson Now Commands Middle Pacific   Preparations Made  a oe   Preparations Made for Final Assault on Tanan

Richardson Now Commands Middle Pacific   Preparations Made for Final Assault on Japan

Senate Leader To Head Probe Of Jap Attack   Barkley Will be Made Chairman of Inquiry Group

LUCAS IS NAMED ON HAWAII BOARD   ILLINOIS SENATOR WILL TAKE PART IN PEARL HARBOR QUIZ

10-Man Committee Jo Conduct Frohe  “Of Pear Hachor   Barkley (D Ky) to Had Investiguiion of Die--ster

Solons Named To Probe Pearl Harbor   High-Ranking Members Picked to Study American Disaster

BARKLEY HEADS THE PEARL HARBOR DISASTER PROBE   Five Senators Named to a Joint Congressional Committee.   MAY BE MADE CHAIRMAN   Five House Members Also Were Named; Barkley Author of Resolution.

WILL MAKE INQUIRY   Senator Barkley Heads Group to Investigate  Pearl Harbor: -

10 Congressmer Named For Probe Of Pearl Harbor   Majority Leader From Senate, Barkley, To Lead Investigation

Pearl Harbor Probers Named   Brewster, Ferguson Two Republicans Named In Senate Group

Barkley Heads. Group to Probe Pearl Harbor ©   May be Chairman of Congress Group to ‘Check Into Disaster.

SENATOR BARKLEY HEADS COMMITTEE 10 PROBE PEARL HARBOR  FIVE SENATORS AND FIVE . HOUSE MEMBERS NAMED TO CONDUCT PROBE

Name Congress Group fo Probe Pearl Harbor   Barkley Heads Senate Members; to Begin Work Soon

COMMITTEE FOR PEARL HARBOR PROBE CHOSEN   Barkley Heads Senate Group Of Five; Rayburn Names House Members

Rep. Keefe Is Included By Rayburn   Senate Majority Leader Barkley Heads Group Of Five Selected In Upper House

PEARL HARBOR GROUP NAMED   Ferguson of Michigan I One of Five Senate Probers

Barkley Heads Senators To Probe ‘Pearl’   Brewster, Ferguson Represent GOP On Senate Side With Demos George, Lucas

10-Man Congressional Committee Named To Investigate Pearl Harbor Disaster

Barkley Heads Harbor Probe   Group Of Five Senators. Five House Members Will  Investigate,

PEARL HARBOR BOARD NAMED   Senate Leader Barkley Is Head of Congressional Investigators

Pearl Harbor Probe Board Appointed   Sen. Barkley To Head Congressional Investigators :

SPREAD HAVO AT YOKOHAMA   FIGHTING MARINES SEIZE CAPITAL OF OKINAWA

WALKER FIRM GETS GRADING CEWER INR   Actual Construction of Building to Begin Early in 1946

Gen. MacArthur Probing !anan’s Silk Industry   Orders Report On Stocks And Outlook——To Make Japan Pay For Imports   ALSO TO PROBE JAPAN'S FISHING

Zakowski Rejects Bid To Parley   Other London Poles Expected To Attend Meeting In Moscow

London Polish Leader Rejects Big 3 Invitation To Moscow Conference

Exile Regime Is Snubbed By Conference“   Talks Begin Friday To Find Solution  To Worrisome Issue

INVITATION IS REIECTED   One of Three London Polish Leaders Refuses Invitation by Big Three to Conference on Polish Question in Moscow.

LONDON POLE REJECTS BID TO. MOSCOW   Exile Government, Miffed at Exclusion,  Announces His Decision

Big Three Exclud Polish Exile Govt  From Conference   1 of 3 London Polish Leaders Rejects Moscow Bid

KONDON POLE DECLINES BID TO MEETING   iConference On Polish Question To Be Held Friday

LONDON POLE REJECTS BID TO PARLEY   Two Others Are Expected to Accept Big 3 Invitation

Price Control on Process Citrus Products Lifted   Action Taken With Peak Crop in Prospect

Mrs. Etter and Mrs. Carroll Quit Focultv Positions   Rock County Gets Bock Former D. A.   PReolly Merry. Marv?

DECLINE IN BLOOD BANK VOLUNTEERS CAUSES CONCERN   Red Cross Center Asks Citizens Not to Fail Men in Pacific

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CEILINGS APRILI6   6.400 Establishments In Maryland Are Affected by Nation-Wide Order Of OPA

BRITISH LAUNCH / PUSH IN ITALY   Aerial Forces Support Adriatic Sector Drive

Reich Hammered By 8,000 Planes   U. S. Fliers Alone Hit 5,768 Nazi Vehicles

8000 Planes Blast Nazi Plants, Rails  2 U. S. Air Forces Bag 5768

Prober Demands Pearl Harbor Committee Get “Real Stery’’ From GI’s

Gl Story of Pearl Harbor Attack Sought  Con divce Wenge hAan   Gearhart Wants Men ‘On. Scene to Testify; Navy Data Presented

Wants. Story. of Gls About PH. Attack   “Gearhart Declares. Alert Called: Off — Dav Before Assault

President, Back In Missouri, Is Enjoying Holiday In His Own Way   Refuses To Let Wintry Weather Interfere With Flight From Washington; Calls On Aged Mother Then Sits Down To Belated Dinner

Truman Plans Radio Address Early In Year   President to Carry Legislative Proposals to People

PRESIDENT TO TAKE LABOR, OTHER LAW FIGHTS TO PEOPLE  STATE OF NATION TO SHARE SPOTLIGHT IN

President On Belated Yule Visit To Mother   Relaxed From ‘Rough’ Plane Trip; Returns T: Capital Friday.

President Celebrates Christmas Holiday in Missouri in Own Fashion

Flies  Through ; i Sleet To Spend Christmas Home   Goes To Kansas City Where Friends Are Invited To Call At His Office

Truman to Bare Plans on Radio   Will Tell People of Program, Shelved bv Concress

TRUMAN TO SPEAK ON HIS PROPOSALS OVER RADIO SOON   Fight for Measures He Has Recommended to Congress Will Be Carried Directly to People.   SOME ARE DESIGNED TO END LABOR STRIFE   President Makes Second Christmas Call on 93-YearOld Mother—Finds Her Spry and Alert.

Home Folk Let Truman Mark Yuletide Season In Own Way)   President Flies Through Sleet And Snow To Visit Aged Mother Christmas; Greets Kansas City Friends

Truman Spends Time Meeting ‘Home Folk’   President Flies ° To Indenendence

Radio ‘Talk Is Planned By Truman   Legislative Program And State Of The Nation Will Be Subject Of An Early Address

Broadeast On State Of Nation   Will be Given Soon By President, he Tells Newsmn in Informal Meeting

‘Celebrates In’ Peace —   President Is Allowed To Enjoy Holiday Undisturbed By Red Tape

Truman To Make Radio Address To  Nation Shortly   Will Appeal To -People  Bor Support Of Ths  rogram Stalemated In rogram

Truman Home On Christmas   Home Folks Allow President to Celebrate Holiday In Own Way

Round of Yule Calls Spreads to Kansas City As President Celebrates Holiday in Missouri

Truman to Take Fight to People   President Plans Radio Appeal For His Legislative Program

Truman Celebrates Holiday at Home; Does as He Wishes   President Flies Through Sleet and Rain After Delayed Takeoff

President Will Address Nation By Radio After His Return To Capital

TRUMAN ENJOYS HOLIDAYS WITH HIS OLD PALS   President Is Permitted by Home Folks To Do as He Wishes

To Address People Over The Radio   Declares Wis Address Will Not Be An AntiLalor One. Visits Mis Mother

TRUMAN FLIES HOME 10 SEE HIS MOTHER   Inclement Weather Fails To Stop President   »U, §. MUST WORK   To Fulfill Biblical Prophecy Of Peace, Chief Executive States

Truman Refuses To Let Wintry Weather Interfere With Christmas Plans Af Home

Truman Spent Holiday In Mo.   Arrived At Home After Flying Through Hazardous Weather

President In Missouri For Holidays   Spends Time With Family And Friends Without Formality

Home Folk Let Truman Celebrate Holiday In His Own Way, No Formal Program Planned

dio Address y Truman to  Be Next Week   Chief Executive  To Carry His Labor And Other Proposals Direct to People

Truman To Take Labor Proposals To the People   Will Go on Air With His Program Early in January

Truman Visits His Mother And Friends In Missour   President Spends Christmas Holidays With Independence, Kansas City Folk

TRUMAN WILL GIVE A RADIO ADDRESS   Preadent Pluss Talk Soon After He Returns to Capitol   IS VISITING AT HOME

Truman Marks Yule at Family Home   Round of Christmas Calls Includes Same at Kansas City

HST To Carry Labor “Issues To People   President Planning Important Talk. To Nation First Week Of New Year

Truman Mark Yule at Family Home  Round of Christmas s- Calle Includes   Round of Christmas Calls Includes Some at Kansas City

President Spends Holiday Like Others —At His Home, Flies In Bad Weather

Homefolks Give Truman Welcome  President on Round of Holiday Visits

President Plans Radio Address To The Nation   Will Review Entire Legislative Program After Missouri Visit:

Truman to Carry Program Fight Direct to People   President Denies His Address Will Be An Anti-Labor One   ry TELEVISION?

President To Address U. S.  Plans Broadcast To Discuss Leaislation

President Plans — Radio Address or State of Nation   Speech Will Cover  Overall Legislative Program; Enjoying Holiday in Missour!

PRESIDENT T GIVE ADDRESS FIRST OF YEAI   Truman To Carry Legisla tive Proposals Directly To Public   SAYS SPEECH WILL NOT BE ATTACK ON LABOR

President Travels Home  Through Storm Of Sleet   Home Folks Welcome Chief Executive In Independence After Flight From Washington To Kansas City

Pres. ‘Truman Visits About:  With Friends And Kinfolks.   No: Ceremonies Will. Mark Stay. In West

Being Allowed fo Follow His Own Whims While Home   Home Town Not Even Officially Observing Visit of Nation’s President

CAROLERS ‘SERENADE PRESIDENT Truman Schedules Radio Talk To Explain His Labor Views -

11S PROPOSAL 10 END STRIKES ONE OF TOPICS   'ntire Legislative Procram Expected to Be Reviewed

Truman Plans January Talk On Proposal:      Will Di s Labor, Other Plans in State of Union 4A dldrveace Next VManth

President to Put Program Before People   Truman Plans Radio Delivery of State of Union Address

Truman Makes Merry Among  Folks At Home   President Covers Plenty Of Territory After Arvival At Independence By -Plane

TRUMAN WILL GIVE A RADIO ADDRESS   President Plans Talk Soon After He occ pada to ito   IS VISITING AT HOME

OKEY LIBERAL BILL OF RIGHTS FOR VETERANS   Committee Strips Bill Of $1,040 Bonus For All G. I's

Vote Taken After Measure Is Stripped of Rankin’s Proposal to Give Each Veteran a Bonus of $1,040—Removal of Clause Unexplained—-As Legislation Stands, Jobless Veterans Can Get $20 a Week Assistance for One Year.

OF BONUS PLAN   House Group Gives Ap proval to Liberalized GI Bill of Rights

HOUSE LIBERALIZES GI BILL OF RIGHTS   Provision Giving Each Veteran $1,040 Bonus Is Defeated; Eas jer Loans Provided

NEW VETERAN BILL ~ READY FOR HOUSE   Bill of Rights Minus Bonus Clause, Approved in Committee

House Gets Revised GI Bill of Rights   Provision To Give Each Vet $1,040  As Bonus Removed

Wants M ‘Arthur Told Pacific Plans   Sen. Taft Asks for General to Return

A LOT OF “PULLING AND HAULING” REPORTED OVER SELECTION OF PACIFIC © COMMANDER,

 ,  TOKYO CLAIMS MacARTHUR  NOW HAS SEVEN DIVISIONS IN ACTION ON ISLAND

SAN FERNANDO GOAL OF THREE U.S, COLUMNS   Other Yank Forces Press Northward on Luzon Toward Baguio

Three American Columns Smash Ahead on Luzon   One Spearhead Is Three Miles Past Clark Field

Yank Columns Reported Driving Close To Manila   Forces Converging Upon San Fernando. 32 Airline Miles From Manila   OTHER TROOPS ARE NEARING BAQUIO

REACTIONS OF JAPANESE -IN“BICATE VAST MAJORITY -DE+ PRESSED. BY EMPEROR'S’ ACTION -'       By HOWARD HANDLEMAN Terntionat Meise Marian

‘Dreamboat’ Sets New Official Speed Record on Burbank-New York Flight

SETS NEW MARK COAST T0 COAST   Guam to Washington B-29 Spans U.S. in 5 Hours, 27 Minutes

CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT CUT BY. “DREAMBOAT’   Big B-29 Sets Mark of 5 Hours, 27 Minutes, 19 Seconds

NEW AIR MARK SET BY IRVINE   ‘Dreamboat’ Breaks Record In Cross-Country Run

SUPERFORT BREAKS RECORD FOR TRIP OVER CONTINENT   ‘DREAMBOAT’ FLIES FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK ° IN LESS THAN SIX HOURS

New Gains Are Scored On Okinawa   Expect Japs to Make Stand Across Narrow Isthmus Above Capital

MacArthur’s Jap Policy Is Upheld by Publisher   Says, After Visit in Tokyo, 200,000 Troops Can Handle Occupation

MacArthur's Plan to Rule Japs with 200,000 Yanks Endorsed by Publisher

INTELLIGENCE FORCE IGNORED PERU’S WARNING   Report. U:  S.cMilitary Knew Of Impending Nin Attaole 3   FACTS REVEALED   Gen. Miles - Testifies At Pearl Harbor Investiention

Disclosed in Gen. Miles’ Testimony   Military Intelligence Was Not Impressed, Says Probe Witness — e

Temperatures   Warning Came From Peruvian Envoy, Tokyo; Military Intelligence Always Considered Possibility of Sneak Blow, General Reveals

Karly Word Ot Jap Plan  Discounted   Pearl Harbor Probe Discloses Warning Of Sneak Raid

Army Disregarded Peruvian Tip of Pearl Harbor Blow: Not Impressed

Tip on Pear! Harbor Attack Not Accepted   Peruvian Envoy Sent Warning to Sinte Denartment

Warning of Jap Attack Discounted   Army Intelligence Thought Source Was No Good

Sneak Attack on Pearl Harbor Was Warned Against  Gen. Miles Tells of Sept.

Says Attack Rumors Were Not Believed   Military Not Impressed By Warning Given in January. 1941.

Peruvian Minister to Japan Reported to Ambassador Grew Rumors of Hawaii Thrust.

Peru Warning On Jap Attack Isnored by U.S   Grew Told of Danger, Sent Word to Army in January, 1941

U.S. Militarists Ignored Warning Of Hawaii Attacl   Leaders Did Not Credi Peruvian Source As Reliable, Miles Says   ASSERTS ISLAND WAS ALERTED NOV. 27th   General Says Marshall Told Overseas Commanders  To Expect War

U.S. Ignored Peru Warning Of Jap Raid   Intelligence Chief Admits Gen. Short Not Alwavs Advised

WARNING OF JAP ATTACK DISCOUNTED   Message Relayed te Washington Failed to Impress U. S. Authorities.

MILES SAYS U.S. DISCOUNTED JAP ATTACK WARNIN(   Not Impressed By Source; Says We Knew In Jan, 1941

Disclosure Made By Former Head of Intelligence   Rumors of Surprise Attack Relayed By Ambassador Grew

SURPRISE BLOW ON HAWAII HAD BEEN PIIMOREN   But Specific Warning Was Discounted In January Of 1941

 Defendants and Speci fic Counts Listed in  Bill Filed in Berlin

Rationing of Meat for 60, 90 Days Seer   Rent Control Will Continue At Least Until June, 1946

DOUGHBOYS GATHERING ON WESER   U. S. Troops Menacing Hannover; Patton  May Split Reich

U.S. SRD ARMY IS 120 MILES FROM BERLIN   Further Drive to Czech Border Would Split Germany: Russian Front 170   Miles Eas.

Ninth Army Masses At Weser River On 40 Mile Froxt For Drive Down Direct Northern Speedway To Capital   PATTON FINDING OPPOSITION WEAE

THIRD ARMY NOW 120 MILES FROM CITY OF BERLIN   Tanks Running Riot Through The  German Rear

$rd Army Drives Into Harz   120 Miles From Berlin: Ninth Army Masses’ On Weser River

Ninth Army Troops Mass  Along Weser   Nazi Transport Jam Highways East Of River

Work-Or-Jail Bill _ Wrangling Goes Or   Explanation of Use of ‘Big Names’ in Soliciting Government Business Promised War Inve stigators—Wallace Stymied Again—Compulsory Training Controversy Heats Up

CONFLICT GROWS ON LABOR DRAFT   SENATOR CHANDLER SAYS OPPOSITION GROWING STRONGER

Opposition to Labor Bill Grows   Senate Military Committee Is Not Stalling Says Senator Austin

Work-or-Jail Bill Further Clouded by Conflicting Claims   Sen. Chandler Reports Opposition Growing; Sponsors Optimistic

an Ends Ban Free Speech   pine and Rice Riots iedicted This Winter

Physician In San Francisco Case Is Suicide   Body Of Dr. John F. Mans. Feldt Is Found In Auto After Long Search

Philippines invasion moved up thri information from rescued U.S. pilot

Single Cabinet Head of Army, Navy Proposed   Supporters State Aim Is Not Mercer of Forces

ARMY UNVEILS NEW MILITARY CONTROL PLAN   LAND, SEA AND AIR FORCES MERGER AVOIDED

Army Reveals  Command Plan   ngle Dey ment Claimed Na Rar to:          ptonomy

Davis Upholds Wage Controls   Shouldn't dat Go of v “heel lee Sesancell EE

Ernie Pyle Returned to War in Pacific Because It Was His Duty—But He Hated It

Didn’t Want to Go To Pacific  But Felt ‘Duty’   Pulitzer Winner Determined to Cover War Until The Last Shot

Felt Duty To Go To Pacitie   Ernie Went ‘Simply Because There's A War On And Im Part Of It!’

Widow Is Prostrated      Pyle Didn't Want To Go To Pacific: Went As Duty

‘Navy Reports American  Submarines Have Sunk 10  More Japanese Veasels  BRITISH SUB HAS DOWNED 10,000-TON  i AP CRUISER Roaring Flames Are Eating Through Four Bombed   Japanese Cities .

80,000 STILL IDLE IN DETROIT AREA   Chrysier’s Negotiations With Unior Recessed for Week-——Steel Plants Short of Oil.

MORE PLANTS KEPT IDLE BY LACK OF FUEL   NO ACTION AS YET ON WAGE DEMANDS OF CIO UNION

Approve Pullman Sale to Railroads   Three Prospective Purchasers Ruled Out

Romulo Will Describe Jap Afrocifies At Manila To — “Indict Japanese People On The Floor Of Conaress”

*““Nanking Was A Picnic’ In Comparison, Ne Says  Romulo Describes Brutality Of Japanese In Philippines

Early Tackles Biggest Task   Visits Fronts Battle  To Advise On News

BAPTIST ASSOCIATION TO MEET WITH CHINA GROVE CHURCH FRIDAY, JAN. 26

LUCAS CRITICAL QF REPUBLICANS   Charges Bad Faith in Theil Efforts on Pearl Harbor Probe Committee.

REPUBLICANS BEING ACCUSED   Democrats on Pearl Harbor hivestigating Committee Say Republican Members Destroying Public Faith in Inquiry.

PROBE STALLE BY POLITICIANS   PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY DEVELOPS INTO A MESS

PREDICT. OFFENSIVE   German and Russian Radios Agree on West Front -Developments

LOOK FOR SHOWERS   Rainy Conditions Indicated fo  Kansas for Next Five Days

Will NotShare Bomb Secrets      Truman Makes Announce: ment at Surprise ~ Conference

Atom Bomb Secrets Not to Be Shared  With Additional Nations, Truman Say:

iTunian Heciares US. Nut to Share ‘Secret of Bomb  Also Says There Is No   Also Says There Is No Clash of Interests Wil. Russia

DETAILS OPE TO 2 ALLIES, TRUMAN SAYS   NO U. 8S. CLASH WITH RUSSIA FEARED BY PRESIDENT

WillNot Share Bomb Secrets   Truman Makes Announce. ment at Surprise Conference

Truman Says We Won't Share  Bomb Secrets   President Declares U. §. Only Has the  Industrial Know-How

Only Nations That Have ‘Know-How’  President Denies   President Denies American-Russian  Clash of Interests

BOMB SECRET WILL BE KEPT   President States Other Nations Will Not Be In On “Know How”

Only Britain And Canada  In Know-How   Makes It Clear He Wants Management And Labor to Agree. Says Russia Misrepresented. .

Atomic Bomb Secrets Wil Not Be Shared, Truman Says   Asserts Other Nations Have Access to the Scientific Knowledge that Led to Its Development   Ry ERNEST B. VACCARO

ATOMIC BOMB SECRET WILL NOT BE SHARED!   Truman Sars Weapon Wil! Not Be Given To Additional Nations: Know-How Is Secret

Public Relations Bureau of Highway Department Abolished by Governor

Case Against Nazi Leaders Assumes Form   Horror Comp Film Showing as Second Phase of Trial

Nazi Plans To Dominate Europe  - Began After First War, Trial Told

Nazis Scheme Started Soon After Close  Of Last War    German Plans Are  Outlined At Trials

Nazi War Plans Made Long Ago   Preparations Began After World War I

Germans Started Scheming Shortly After First War   Medest Early Plans Expanded Af Hitler's Rise to Power, Court to See Horror Films

German Scheming To Tear Up Versailles Treaty And Spread Aqaression Traced   Started.Soon After World War. , American Prosecutors Tell Military Tribunal

OWITGH FROM PAUVING PLOT TO NEW PHASE   Drep Present Line Owing to Absence of British rosecutor.

ASKS REPARATIONS SHARE   Belgium Will Also Participate in . Occupation of Germany

JAPANESE SHOCKED BY INDEMNITY PLAN   Believe Taking Emperor’s Fortune for Reparations Would Label Him a War Criminal.

Hirohito Funds May Be Taken  For Reparations   Japanese Are Shocked By Virtual Labeling  Emperor as Criminal

Hirohito’s ~ Money May * Be Seized   Emperor May Re Forced To Pay Portion of Jap  Rercrations

Peacetime Draft Proposals For Young Men  Offered Congress By VFW And The Legio:

Peacetime Draft Proposals Made By Legion, VFW  One Requests 3-Year Program, Other Asks Continuous Training

New Plan Of Training Suggested   Boys Would Remain In Home _— Environment Under Training Plan Proposed By VFW

VFM, LEGION FOR TRAINING   Representatives of 2 Groups Testify Before House Committee.

V.F.W. HAS A PEACETIME DRAFT PLAN   A Substitute for Legion Proposal of One Year's Training, Ut Calls for Periodic Service Near Home Towns.

TRAINING DRAFT URGED BY LEGION   Peacetime Preparedness Is Called Security Guarantee

POLICE BATTLE =— STUDIO PICKETS   CUT PATH FOR NON-STRIKERS WHO STAY INSIDE ALL NIGHT —78 INJURED.

WERE BACK FOR MORE   Youths Who Robbed Here March 10, Say They Came Back March 17

FREIGHT RATES EQUAL   Kansas Will Now Have Same Classification as Eastern States

Secrecy Screens Entire North End; Nazi Remnants In South Crushed

GERMANS REPORT BIG BRITISH PUSH   DECLARE MONTGOMERY HAS LAUNCHED OFFENSIVE ALONG 65-MILE FRONT.

Germany Jittery As Peril Grows On West Froni   BY RICHARD KASISCHKE

CHINA PLANNING OFFENSIVE SOON   Nipponese Withdrawing Under Pressure From Land Corridor

BELGIUM'S KING FREED BY YANKS   Five Years in Nazi Prison Ends; New Problems Faced

KING LEOPOLD (6 FREED BY YANKS      King and Queen Rescued By DoughBoys Who Overpower SS Troop.

YANKS RESCUE: KING LEOPOLD   Monarch Faces Future Beset  With Uncertainty  ‘

Parliament May Decide His Fate  Little Nation Now Under Regency Rule

Truman Wants More Control Over Agencies   Congress Calls In Budaet Director

House To Study Truman Request For More Contro!  Budget Chief Called  Before Committee

Truman Seeks Agency Centrol  Nevada Senator Sets Date for Hearinas

Maritime Union Goes On Strike   Stoppage A Protest That Overseas Vets Not Being Returned Fast Enough

Maritime Work. Stoppage Begins Through Nation   -Seamen in 24- Hour Strike to Protest Delay In  Getting Servicemen - Home.

Maritime Work Stoppage To Involve 90.020   Action Termed Protest to Delay In Returning Vets

Maritime Union Stages Protest  C.LO. Unit Says 90,000 Wilh BR. oln<wnlend .

FLEET UNITS ARRIVE HOME   Battle Scarred Warships Of Pacific Fighting Head Squadron

Mighty Units Of Pacific Fleet Arrive   Montery, Famous Air Carrier. First To Reach Harbor:  Enterprise Is in

UNITS OF PACIFIC FLEET REACH N. Y.   Whistles Shriek and Crowds Show as Battle-Scarred Warships Steam Into Harbor.

PACIFIC FLEET UNITS ARRIVE AT NEW YORK   BATTLE -SCARRED WARSHIPS HOME FOR NAVY DAY

Plane Brings Back Part or Mast ane Tatter of Flaa From Jap Vesse!

Navy Privateer Returns From Raid Dangling Part Of Jap Ship Mast, Flag

SHOWDOWN NEAR ON SCHOOL BILL   Daniels Measure Seen as Test For Gov. Lausche

Britain Ready to Move Army East, Help Europe  Me ERWADRNM ff NPAeeuty

Britain Turns To Japanese War After Holiday   Rapid Transfer of Equipment, Fighting Men to Far East is Seen: Feeding Enrope Problen

After Joyous V-E Britain Settles Down to Jap War   Is Expected Fighting Men, Equipment Moved To Far East Rapidly

BRITAIN TURNS TO NIPPON WAR   Will Rush Fighting Forces To Far Eastern War Theatre

BRITISH TRANSFER TO FAR EAST SOON   Problems of ‘Europe Weigh Heavy on English

New Task’. Facing Britaix Topped By ::-osecution. Of The War Against Japar

BRITAIN TURNS TO CONFLICT IN FAR EAST   Prosecution of War Against Japan Tops Tasks Facing Nation After Joyous Celebration   WILL AID WAR VICTIMS

U.S. Appoints Eisenhower to  Reich Control   Clay to Be Assistant; Werewolves Set Fires In Berlin: Reds Close in On Recalcitrant Nazis

‘“¢th Division Baek in Fight  On Okinawa   Capture of Island Within Short Time Now Ts Predicted

‘Yanks Clean Out Mindanao Pockets  ‘Congress Hears Prediction  Reds To Enter War

Reinforcements Return to Bloody Battle   Early Conquest of Okinawa Island Forecast

Yanks Advance Through Rain  On Okinawa   Congressman Predicts Russia Will Enter War Against Japs; Nippon  Peace Feelers Admitted

7th Infantry’ BoysAreBack In The Fight   Press Thousand Yards Beyond the Rubbled Cily, Rain and Mud Linits Operations

JAP COMMUNISTS SEEK TO POSTPONE ELECTION   Would Develop Opposition For Old-School Politicians

ASK FOR A DELAY   Communists Proposing 2 Month's Postponement of Jap Election

DELAY 1S SOUGHT. “IN JAP ELECTION   Communist Party There Supports Move For Postnonement

2 Destroyers Knock Out 38 Jap Suicide Planes  - - eee oo + oe Rares   Marine Pilots Shoot Down 50 of Enemy Force Of 150 in Protecting Damaged Ships

WASHINGTON TENSELY AWAITED MESSAGE FROM TOKYO STATING JAPANESE HAD ACCEPTED TERMS

Nation's Suspense High as Japs Stall   Celebration Generally Awaits Official News

‘Peace Hopes Soar to the Celebration Point   Fervor Increases as Japan’s Surrender Appears Near; Jap Broadcast Does I+

Peace Hopes Reflected in Celebrations   Wild Demonstrations Touched Off by Japanese Broadcast That Imperial Surrender Message Was Forthcoming

JAP BROADCAST STARTS WILD CELEBRATIONS   Message Heard About 1 am. Today; Started Celebrations From N. ¥. to Guam

Message From Japs Brings Forth Wild Celebration Waves   New York, Manila, Guam Break Into Parades and High Gaiety

Weatherman Gives Hope for Sun On Easter Sunday  Worshipers, Parader: Prepare to Observe Fourth Wartime Easte:

Clear Skies Due Nation for Easter   COMMUNITIES, MILITARY TO GREET SUNRISE WITH COMMEMORATIVE RITES

Allies To Disarm  Nazis In Norway   Jnderground Has List of 30,000 Quislings

ALLIED TROOPS INTO NORWAY   Being Sent to Disarm ’ Germans There.

Allied Troops To Disarm All   Nazis In Norway   Crown Prince Olav . Calls On People . To Avoid Reprisals

Nazi Forees In Norway Surrendered   Allied Troops Will Enter Country To Disarm German Garrison

HOME FRONT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE   CURFEW AND RACING BAN LIFTED, MORE GASOLINE PROMISE D-OTRER PLANS ANNOUNCED

RETAINS PRICE CONTROL, FOOD RATION PLANS   Cut in War Production Of 10 to 15 Per Cent Seen by Official

Honshu Naval Bases Targets  Of Third Raid   Large-Scale Strafing Gives Lie To Enemy Claims of Sinking Seven American Ships

JAPS CLAIM 7 CAPITAL SHIPS SUNK, DAMAGEL   Nipponese Navy Doesn’t Answer Challenge To Fight

YANK AIRCRAFT SWARM FOR THIRD DAY OVER JAPAN   Carrier Planes Attack Kur Newval Base, Kebe. MacArther Invades Panay in Central Philippines.

Carrier Planes Plaster Japan For Third Day   Doughboys Gain On Two  More Invaded Philippine Islands.

THIRD DAY OF AERIAL RAIDS OVER JAPAN   Mitscher's Mighty Carrier Force Challenges Imperial Fleet To Come Out For Battle   KOBE AND KURE VISITED

Mainstay of Force 98, Japs Declare   5 Groups of Ships, Including 15 Carriers, Radio Claims

Carrier Planes Again Over Japan   ure Naval Base and Kobe Smashed Monday

American Bombers Swarm Over Japan  3rd Straight Day   Advances Made In New  Philippine Invasions

AMERICAN CARRIER PLANES REPORTED 10 BE OVER JAPAN AGAIN   U.S. GROUND FORCES ADVANCE ON TWO MORE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Carri ier Planes: ° _ Assault Japan’ or Third tio   fank Ground. Forces- Gain: On. ‘Two “More ‘Tivaded Islands In Philippines

Carrier Planes Continue Blows At Jap Cities  Kobe And Kure Hit Monday Following ( eee a Ree Ceetbac

Carrier Planes of Mitscher’s Mighty Force Over Nippon   Tokyo Reports Bombers Over Islands Third Straight Day

Japs Report U. S. Planes Again over Honshu: New Landings in Philippines

Admiral Mitscher’s Big Carrier Force Bombing Japan 3rd Straight Day

AMERICAN CARRIER PLANES REPORTED OVER JAPAN THIRD DAY: INVADING MORE ISLANDS

Over Japan For Third Straight Day   ‘Carrier Planés Continue Blasting of Home Islands; Invade Two More Philippine Isles

Daring Carriers Defy Japan’s Fleet   Ship Based Planes Attacking Jap Islands for Third Day Refuting Nip Claims of Seven Shins Sunk

YANKS INVADE MORE ISLANDS IN PHILIPPINES   MacArthur Says 3,583  More Enemy Dead on Two Battlefronts

YANK CARRIER ARMADA DEFIE NIPPON FLEET   Rain Bombs, Rockets On Major Jap Shipping,  Naval Bases

US Carrier Planes Are Reported Over Japan For 3rd Straight Day   MacArthur’s Men Advance Rapidly On Newly Invaded IsJand of Panay. -

—PACIFIC— Invade Two Islands In Philippines   Mitscher’s T hirdF leet Less .Than 300 Miles From Nip Homeland

Air Attacks Upon Ji apan Continuing On 3rd Day   Mistcher’s: Carrier “Planes Blast: Isles

Carrier Planes Swarm Over Japan as Americans Invade Panay, Malamaui_ Islands

CARRIER PLANES HIT JAPAN FOR 3 DAYS IN ROW   Task Force Defies Jap Fleet To Come Out For Battle

JAPS REPORT CARRIER BLOW ON HOMELAND   Tokyo Declares . Planes From Powerful Task Force Are Conducting Their Assaults for the Third Straight Dav.

U. S. Carrier Planes Are Reported Hitting Japan Again; Fleet Challenged

2 MORE ISLES IN. PHILIPPINES ARE INVADED   Bombers Center Attacks On Kure And Kobe, Jap Naval Centers

Americans Strike In Defiance Of Japanese Fleet   Carrier Farce Carry Bombing Into Third Straight Day; Japs Claim 7 Warships Sunk

MIGHTY US. CARRIER FORCE REPORTED BOMBING JAPAN MAINLAND ‘AGAIN TODAY

Fleet Planes Attack Japan For 3d Day         fitscher’s Foree Still Challenges Nip Navy Te Cane (hn

CARRIER FLIERS SAID TO BATTER JAPS THIRD DAY   Kure Naval Base And Kobe Were Main Targets Of Monday’s Assault

TEMPERATURES   Nippon Navy Still Refuses To Fight   Lie Given Enemy's Claim That Seven American Ships Were Sunk In Three Day Assault On Kyushu And Shikoku Areas

Carrier Based Planes Pound Jap Homeland   Advance Against Light Opposition On Two Philippine Islands.   ‘HTT KURE NAVY BASE

Mighty Carrier Force Bombs Japan ‘Third Straight Day   Fliers Loose Bombs on Home Island of Honshu

Carrier Fleet Hitting Japan For Third Day   Task Force 58 Still) Off Jap Mainland Daring Nippon’s Navy — and Dealing Aerial Blows At Strategic Targets.

Our Carrier Planes, Defying Jap Fleet, Hit Japan Third Day In Row   Mitscher’s Airmen Penetrate Honshu’s Vital Inland Sea To Loose Bombs And Rockets Against Kobe And Kure.

REPORT CARRIER RAIDS ENTER 3RD DAY ON JAPAN   MacArthur’s Forces Land on 2 More Philippine Isles; Resistance Light

PLANES OVER ~TAPAN AGAIN   Admiral Mitscher Sends Attackers Out Third Consecutive Day

‘Big Kure Naval Base And Kobe Center Of Latest Attacks On Enemy   Two Philippines Islands Invaded   Troops Drive Ahead At Will On Panay And Tinv Malamaui

FLEET PLANES REPORTED OVER JAPAN BY FOE   Honshu’s Vital Inland Sea Area Pierced, Japs Report

Mitscher’s Mighty Carrier Force in Another Nip Raid   For Third Straight Day U.S. Flett Dares Imperial Navy to Come Out and Fight

Mighty Fleet Plane Force Raids Japan   Mitscher’s Men Spend Third Day Blasting Nivs

Carriers Strike Japan For Third Successive Day   Yanks Invade Two More Islands in The Philippines

Carrier Force Blast at Japan For Three Days   Mitscher’s Men Carry on Atttack, Defy Jap Fleet

Naval Planes Rock Nippon For Third Day   Ground Forces Advance Against Small Opposition on 2 More Islands

SOME NAZIS STILL DEFY SURRENDER   Doolittle Says 2000 Superforts Will Hit Nips

‘War Today-: : Stepped-Up Air War Continues Against Japan       BY Louts fF, KEEMLE Bnited Drees War Beiter

“Hiish Meningitis Rate   The State Had 57. Cases Ocew DurIng First Half of 1915; A Rise Over 1944 Cases.

Priests, Brothers Saved From Japs, Relate Hardships   Sufficient Food Main Difficulty

Committee Assures Nation No ‘Yank Prisoners Were Interned In Germany’s ‘Death Factories’

American liorces  ‘T ‘Tighten IIold on Mindoro Island   Liner ‘Roma’ Set Afire by Bombers

Americans Tighten. Hold On. ~ Mindoro; Paluan Captured   Strong Formations. of Liberator Bombers Blast Air. dromes on Luzon island—Japs. Report — -'Lugon Invasion Near 

MINDORO ISLAND TOWN CAPTURED BY AMERICANS   Paluan Operation Is Completed Against Light Jap Resistance   LUZON AIRFIELDS ARE POUNDED ONCE AGAIN

M’Arthur’s Capture Of -Paluan Points Another Spearhead Into Manila

‘apture Paluan nd Raid Luzon; ill Many Japs   Jap Airdrome Heavily Bombed

NEW B-29 OUTFIT TO BLAST JAPAN   GIANT PLANES ADDED TO AIR, FORCE DOOLITTLE WILL SEND AGAINST FOE.

Doolittle's Fighth- Air Force Adds 29s: To-Striking Power-Against Pacific Targets.

Nation Planning Broad Program Of Reconversior   5,000,000 Jobless Officials Fear

}  ACTION PROGRA ON RECONVERSION      Creates Working Team. Calls for Legislation to Bridge Dislocation in Economy,

SHARP TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT DUE FROM RECONVERSION  NO LONG PERIOD OF MASS UNEMPLOYMENT T(

Map Plans To Ease Shock Of  Unemployment   Policy For Big Switch From War To Peace Laid  Down By Snyder.

Employment To Be Cut Sharply   Snyder Sets Forth Big Problems Facing America

Unemployment Only Temporary      Not Going Back To Long Periods Of Mass Unemployment — Snyder.

Reconversion To Be Shock   Snyder Doesn't Mince Words About Dislocation, Outlines Plans to Offset It

ONYDER GALLa EMPLOYMENT BIG PROBLEM   Expect 5,000,000 Jobless Within Three Months; Controls Lifted.

List General Reconversion Program   Six Major Highlights Are Listed By Snyder

SHARP BUT TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT LOOMS   SNYDER SAYS NCT GOING BACK TO MASS JOBLESSNESS; TELLS SIX MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

Nine Million to Be Out of Jobs By Next June         Sharp Rise in Unemployment Follows War’s End; To Meet Problem

SNYDER TELLS PLAN TO FIGHT UNEMPLOYMENT   31-Page Statement by Reeonversion Director Tells Peacetime Plans

Reconversion Chief Says No Lona Work Lack   Unemployment to Be Problem But Will Be Met Quickly

“Jobless Days Won't Last Long’—Snyder   Reconversion Director Em phasizes Six Major High. lights Of Problem.   CONTRACTS EXPIRE

\Not Going Back to Long Periods of ‘Mass Unemployment Says John Snyder

War to Peace Plans Ready, Snyder Says   Sharp Temporary Unemployment Seen as Unavoidable

U.S. Will Nof Go Back to Mass Long Unemployment   Military Contracts End; Unemployment Sharp but Temporary

‘Reconversion To Be Speeded But Sharp Unemployment Said ‘Expected Now Due to Cutbacks

Start Changeover ToPeacetime Living   Reconversion Director John Snyder Foresees “An Immediate and Large Dislocation of Our Economy;” No  Long Period of Mass Unemployment

T VOTE IN TOWNSHIF FLECTIONS   Less Than 500 Ballots in Mattoon and Only 28 in Paradise

Strikers Defy WLB Orders Refuse Return to War Work; N. Y. Papers Still Tied Up

Churchill’s Resignation Gives Japs No Hope of Evading Total Defeat

HARRY 3, TRUMAN ENTERS WHITE HOUSE AT CRITICAL PERIOD   VICE PRESIDENT CONFIDENT HE IS BIG ENOUGH HANDLE PRESIDENCY

Truman Becomes President At Critical Time   Has Humble Confidence He Is Big Enough To Meet Burdens.

Molly O'Daniel Wrather Seeks Divorce, Property Settlement: Charges Cruelty

Says Atomic Bomb Was Justified By Lives It Saved   Countless Thousands Of American Lives Saved By Using Atomic Bomb

Gen. Malin Craig, Former Chief Of Staff, Passes  Officer Was Veteran Of Two Wars; Was Once Retired

VON PAPEN ACCUSED BY U.S, DIPLOMAT   Nazis Boasted Long Before War They Were Bent on European Control.

Japs Offer Strong Fight For Refinery   Six-Mile Advance Scored In Drive For Pandansari

54 Halsey Ships To West Coast   Vessels Will Join Navy Day Celebration

US. Communist, Party.* Ke-k slablished in N.Y. Convention Yesterday

U. S. COMMUNISTS RE-ESTABLISH PART’   Action Announced at End of Second Day’s Session of Group in New Work.

Intervention By Govt. Looms In  Bis GM Strike   Seen As Only Hope Of Settlement As Negotia tion Efforts Fail.

Union Charges GM Violating NLRB Law   Refusal Of Company To Consider Negotiation Proposals Assailed,   PICKETING PROTESTED

Auto Workers Say Wagner Act is Violated by GM  GM Says no Settlement Can Be Negotiated While Present

Union Charges GM Violations ‘Of Labor Law   Auto Firm Hits ‘Situation Of Lawlessness’ Creat_ ed By CIO Union

WARD RULING JOBE RUSHED   CASE INVOLVING SEIZURE OF COMPANY. PROPERTIES TO GO DIRECT TO SUPREME COURT

PAIR LOCATED IN TENNESSEE   Mrs. Davis Says She Had Permission to Take Child to K. C.

President) Mreling Relatives and Friends at Independence, .— Will Return fo Washington Sunday by Airplane,

HOLDS ‘COURT’ IN FEDERAL BLOG, IN HOME TOWN   Makes Trip to Mother’s Home in Early Morning Hours

TRUMAN IN: MISSOURI FOR WEEK END   -Visite-Neighbors Throughout His Home. County

TRUMAN VISITS OLD HOME TOWN   PRESIDENT SPEND§ WEED-END IN INDEPENDENCE

Back of the Headlines   Chinese Have Openec Strip of Coast .500 Miles Long   By RALPH HEINZEN United Press Wor Analvet

Capture of Wawa Dam Is Fall of Last Strongpoint In Defense.   FIGHTING {S NOT ENDED

AMERICANS SMASH JAP SHIMBU LINE   Yanks Destroy Fortifications East Of Manila

Japs Luzon Line Smashed  Wawa Dom, Last Strong Point, Taken; U.S. Forces Join

Sixth Army Men Smash Shimbu Line Completely   Capture of Wawa Dam Marks Last Strongpoint In Defenses.

Patton Tanks Are Smashinc Into Prague   Germans Fight But Are Losing Last Grim Struqale

Yanks Push Into Prague Suburbs As Foe Force in Czechoslovakia Repudiates Order to Quit Figh

B-17S AS TRANSPORTS   Stripped of Arament, They Will Fly Soldiers From Italy

400,000 TROOPS TO BE USED IN JAP OCCUPATION   Number Will Steadily Increase Before Cut te 700,000, MacArthur Save

SEVENTEEN SHIPS CARRYING HOME MANY THOUSAND NAVY PERSONNEL FOR DISCHARGES   General MacArthur Announces That Three-Fourths of Janoan's Homeland Army Has Been Disarmed and Demobilized   TO PARTICIPATE IN OCTOBER 27TH CELEBRATIONS

Jap Demobilization Is  Far Ahead of Schedule   MacArthur’s Occupation Statement Tempered by New Information

17 SHIPS READY TO SET SAIL FROM JAPAN   Occupation Force Will Be Increased to 400,000   Says Occupation Job Going Surprisingly Well: Tojo To Be Transferred

Occupation Forces Up Before Drop           In Japan at Peak; Fleet Ships Home: cupatien Ease Prai

LIST 400,000 TROOPS AS PEAK OF PATROL UNIT   Friction Between Jap Leaders. People, Occupation Force Held to Minimum

sure THOUSAND US AILORS COMING HOME   Hichelberger Says Occupation  Has Been Surprisinely Easy

Eichelberger Says Couldn’t Have Asked For Easier Occupation; American Troops Will Number 400,000 Before Reduction Starts

17 THIRD FLEET SHIPS SAIL HOME   OCCUPATION POLICY - OF MacARTHUR DEFENDED

Warships Of Third Fleet Start Home   Occupation “Easy,” Eicheilberger Says; Little Friction

Several Thousand Navy Men Head Home on 17 Ships   Part of Third Fleet; Couldn’t Ask for an Easier Occupation, Eichelberger Savs

PART OF THIRD FLEET SAILING FOR HOME AS OCCUPATION GROWS  WILL BE 400,000 MEN IN JAPAN BEFORE REDUC-

17 Vessels Start Home From Japan  With Yanks   Thousands Of Navy Men Get Discharge

Several Thousand Navy Men Are to Be Discharged; Triumphal Return Being Planned

17 Warships Head Home From Tokyo   Occupation Forces To Increase to 400,000 Before Being Reduced

Thousands fo Be Discharged on. Ship's Arrival   Quick Demobilization Of Jap Army Makes Trip Possible Now

Thousands Of Sailors  Are Homeward Bound   17 Third F leet Ships Bring Men From Pacific  While Army Occupation Forces Increase

Third Fleet Calls From  rom  Tokyo for SF   Nimitx and Halsey On Way Home; Many Veterans Returning

Navy Begins Voy ageHome +s etn Japan   MacArthur To Step Up Oc. cupation Force; Invasion Pleases Eichelberger

DEMOBILIZATION OF JAPS MOVES WITHOUT HITCH   Thousands of Yank Sailors To Come Back Aboard Third Fleet Warships

Third Fleet Ships Bound — For Home; Occupation Forces In Japan To Grow

Occupation Figure Set At 400,000   Increase Before Final Decline Is Reported By Headquarters

17 Ships Of Third Fleet Carry Forces   Several Thousand Are Leaving Pacific Waters

Still Quarreling About Number to Remain in Japan  Meanwhile Somé Coming Home; Jail Loomina for Toio

U. §. Forces in Japan Will Grow fo 400.000 Men   Eichelberger Hails ‘Surprisingly Easy’ Task of Occupation

17 OF HALSEY’S SHIPS SET OUT FOR U. S. SHORES   Several Thousand Navy Dischargees Leave Japan; MacArthur Reveals Occupation Force Will Hit 400,000 Before Falling To 200,000.

Japan Occupation Force To Increase   Will Number 400,000 Before Cut Made; Portion Of Third Fleet Sails For Home

SEVENTEEN SHIPS OF THIRD FLEET STEAMING HOME   THREE-FOURTHS OF JAPAN'S HOMELAND ARMY DISARMED

, Thousands Of Navy Men Quit Pacific   Occupation Forces To Reach 400,000 Before Dropping To 200,000.

17 SHIPS ON WAY TOW. 5,   Vessels Carrying Several Thousand Navy Men Due For Discharge.   TYPHOON STRIKES JAPAN

Halsey Armada Refurning For Celebrations   More Troops To Japan Before Reduction In Army Of Occupation

Mighty Third Fleet ls Homeward Bounc   MacArhur After Washington Calldown Reveals That Occupation Forces In Japan To Increase To 400,000 Before Cut

17 Ships of Third Fleet Steam Home   MacArthur Plans Occupation Peak of 400,000 Men

Army Force Over Japan ToGoOnUp To 400,000   Gen. Fichelberger Says Occupation Has Been Easy

Ships From Halsey’s Third Fleet Coming Home With Navy Men Due For Discharge   MacArthur Announces That Forces Will Increase To 400.000 Before Cutback

EICHELBERGER STRESSES EASE OF OCCUPATION   MacArthur’s Headquarters Says Forces Will Reach 400,000 Before Cut

MacArthur Says 400,000 Troops “Needed in Japan   Gen. ‘Fiebelberger Finda Handling Job Through . “Nips “Extremely Easy”

Seventecn Warships. Are Carrying Seamen to United States for Demobilization  ._   Adinirals Halsey,  Nimitz Coming Too   Meanw hile. MacArthur Says - Occupation. Forces Will Increase-to 400,000  ‘Before Dropping

Halsey’s Fleet On Way Home   Seventeen Ships Bringin, Back Several Thousand Navy Men Scheduled For Discharge

Third Fleet Heads Home  From Japan   MacArthur Says Army Will Reach 400,000 Before Reduction.

Necessary Troops lo Arrive dapan By End of Year   Three-fourths Jap Homeland Army Has Been Disarmed

THAT FORCE DUE BEFORE SIZE IS CUl   ommander’s Headquarters Reveals Occupation Goal to Be Realized Before Group Is Reduced to 200.090 Men.

Warships Bringing Navy Men   Several Thousand Head for Home: Couldn’t Ask for  Easier Occupation

Navy: Men Head Home in 17 Ships   Eichelberger Says Occupation Has ree Surprisingly Easy   COOPERATION BY JAPS   Troops in Nippon Will Number 400,000 Before Dis arming Is Over

AMERICAN NAVY MEN ARE HEADED FOR HOME TODAY   They Are Aboard 17 Third Fleet Warships, It Is Announced.   ARMY OCCUPATION UP   Will Be Increased to 400,000 Before Dropping to Predicted 200,000,

FLEET STEAMS FOR HOME WITH DISCHARGE MEN   ; Headquarters Reveals: Increase to 400,000 ° Before Predicted Cut

Temperatures   MacArthur Army To Be Cut After 400,000 Reached   Seventeen Ships of Halsey’s Fleet Sail For U. S., Carrying Thousands of Navv Men Due for Immediate Discharge

Fleet Brings Thousands  From Orient   MacArthur Says 400.600 Will Be Needed Before Oceupation Forces in Japan Are Reduced

Third Fleet Sails for Home Ports   U. S. Occupation Force In Japan to Be Increased to 400,000

Thousands Of Sailors Come  Back ‘On Ships   Occupation of Japan Proceeding More Smoothly Than Anticipated.

Occupational Forces Due To  Total 400,000   17 Ships Of Halsey’s Fleet Start For Home

“NAVY MEN DUE FOR DISCHARGE RETURNING HOME: 150,000 US SOLDIERS NOW IN OCCUPATION

Occupation May Require 400, ,000 Before Expected 200,000 ‘‘Duration’’ Total

PART OF THIRD FLEET SAILING FOR HOME AS OCCUPATION GROWS  WILL BE 400,000 MEN IN ' JAPAN BEFORE REDUCTION IS STARTED

GEN. M’ARTHUR CLEARS UP ROW ON OCCUPATION   Says 400,000 Yanks Will Rule Japan Before Cut To 200,000

17 WARSHIPS LEAVE JAPAN   U. S. Occupation Force to Climb Before Reduction Is Made

Occupation Forces Will ‘Reach 400,000 Prior to [200 000 ‘Duration’ Men

a DIFFICULTIES IN GETTING AID TO OUR PRESONE LS IN GERMAN PRESONS

WAR EFFORT IN CHINA GAINING   Production This Sprins Will Double, Nelson Says

WAR PRODUCTION IN CHINA BEING INCREASED NOW   Nelson, Back from Helping To Step Up Plants There, Says Picture Brightening

DOUBLED OUTPUT DUE FROM CHINA   Nelson Says Production Tc ‘Be Felt On Fighting Lines

China Boosts War Effort      Nelson Lauds Increasec Indusirial Outonut

Twining, Doolittle Lead  Heavy Attacks On Japan   Men Who Helped Blast Germany Apart Assigned Same Task In Pacific. Tonnage Being Dropped On Nip Now 60 Per Cent As Heavy As Attacks On Reich

TWINING HEADS 20TH AIR FORCE   Replaces LeMay, Who Wil Be New Aid To Spaatz

Noted Air Chiefs To Share Big Job   Doolittle And Twining To Hit-Nips Together

EXPERTS 10 DIRECT BOMBING OF JAPAN   Two Who Bossed Pounding of Germany Assigned

Nip Officers Take Action.   Quarters In Manila Are Being Changed

FRENCH FASCIST MILITIA HEAD CAPTURED NEAR SWISS BORDER   MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR OF VICHY GOVERN is DEE

ATTLEE ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON FOR ATOM TALKS   BOTH GOVERNMENTS DENY KNOWLEDGE OF ‘BIG THREE’ MEET

Attlee Here for Historic Event  Coming Talks May Shape World's Future

3-Power Discussion of. Atom Bomb Ane Its Contral Starts in Capital

ATOMIC BOMB PARLEY WILL START SUNDAY   Prime Minister Attlee Arrives in Washington to Open Talks With President Truman and Mackenzie King.

ATTLEE COMES FOR TALK WITH TRUMAN, KING   ‘Definite Agenda” Arranged b President on Discussion of Atomic Future

Will Talk Future Of Atomic Energy   British and Canadian Offi cials to Confer With   Truman   IN WASHINGTON, D. C.      Discussion to Be Continued on An Armistice Day Cruise

Leader of British  Calls on President   Canadian Premier Also in Capitol For Conference Starting Sunday Aboard Sequoia in Potomac Bay

Prime Minister To Talk With Truman, King on Atom Bomb   Deny Stalin To Join Discussion Starting  Sunday Aboard Yacht On  Potomac River

Attlee Arrives In Capital For A-Bomb Talks   Conference With Truman and King to Begin Sunday on Yacht ‘Sequoia’ on Potomac

ATTLEE ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON FOR CONFERENCE   MacKenzie King Also in National Capital for Atomic . Parlay

Attlee And King In Washington For Conference ©      To Confer With-Truman On How To Make World Safe From Atom Bomb Destruction

Attlee Arrives For Conference On Atomic Bomb   British Prime Minister Greeted By Truman On White House Porck

Three Powers Chart Future of Atom Bomb   Historic Conference Opens In Washington After Arrival of Prime Ministers Attlee and MacKenzie King: No Information on Stalin

Prime M. Attlee Arrived In Washington Today For Discussions With Truman

TALKS TO MAP USE OF ATOMIC ENERGY. BOMB      Future of World May Hang On Decisions of Wash incton Conferees

ATTLEE IN U.S. FOR BOMB TALK   Rumors of Stalin's Presence Denied; Canada's Ministec Joins in Truman Parley.

Gather For Atom Conference   Attlee‘and King Are Both in Washington; Full Schedule Slated, Parley: Begins. Sunday

'PRIME MINISTERS ATTLEE AND KING T0 CONFER WITH TRUMAN  FUTURE OF ATOMIC EN-

England’s Minister in Attlee Arrives _ in, U.S. for Atom Talk      With Canada’s Premier They Will Meet With  President Truman

Atomic Bomb Leading Topic For Conference   Discussions Are to Begin Sunday on  President’s Yacht; Attlee Due Today

Attlee Lands In U. S. for Bomb Confab   Plane Reaches National Airport After 20-Hour Flight; Discussions to Get Under Way Sunday

Government Heads Seek Way To Protect World Against Atomic Danger

Attlee To Arrive In Capital Today For Atom Parley   Discussions Will Get Under Way On Sunday Aboard Yacht Sequoia

ATTLEE HERE FOR MEETING   Atom Talks With Truman And King May Shape Worild’s Future.

BRITISH LEADER HERE FOR TALK ON ATOM BOMB   Joins Truman and MacKenzie King for Parley on Potomac

Attlee and King Arrive for Atomic Meet  Armistice Day Cruise   Armistice Day Cruise On Navy Yacht Planned for Leaders

Will Confer With Presi. dent Traman and Canada’s Premier on Con-.  trol of Bomb Energy

Truman Greets Allied Leaders   Historic Conference Begins Today After Lunch, to Continue on Sunday Yacht Trip

Attlee Arrives In U.S. for A-Bomb Talks   Conference Begins Tomorrow on Yacht In Potomac River

Attlee Arrives For Bomb Talks   Meeting Believed Highly Siqnificant

Attlee Arriving For Conference On Atom Bomb  Rumors Of Stalin’s At dE Tinbatrndad:   Rumors Of Stalin’s Arrival Unfounded; Kina To Take Part

BRITISH LEADER FLIES ATLANTIC TOJOINPARLEY   Principals To Board Yacht Armistice Day To Take Cruise On Potomac

Attlee and Kin Arrive for Atomic Meet   Armistice Day Cruise On Navy Yacht Planned for Leaders

Atlee Arrives Washington For Atom Bomb Talk   Discussions Open Monday Aboard Yacht  Sequoia In Potomac

Attlee Hops Atlantic To Washington   Canada’s Prime Minis ter Also On Hand For

World’s Future Is At Stake As  Parley Looms   U. S.. British, Canadian Chiefs to Confer on Truman Yacht Sunday

Attlee, King, Truman Will Meeti Know « : Nothing of Stalin  Presence

Attlee Arrives In Washington For Atom Bomb Talks   Parley With Truman, King Will Start Sunday

Snow And Cold To  Continue   Main Highways Reported Open; Buses Running On Schedule

Continued Snow And Cold Forecast For Western Pennsylvania Area; Railroad Schedules Are Disrupted   PASSENGER PLANE FLIGHTS RESUMED

Assembly Has Revised Plan For Pa. Teachers’ Salaries; Local Maximum Now$2200

ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS TEACHERS’ SALARIES   Framework for Revised Schedule is Now Before The Legislature   $19,000,000 INVOLVED

UHLAND-NIEDERWALD CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS  ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS HELD

amet Bech easier aries indi YS RM oF Rita mi  Reveal Hara-Kiri _ By Director of Jap Army Aviation

FELLERUTESCH   Bridegroom Leaves For Fort Mead, While Bride ‘Re mains Here’

FELLER-UTESCH WEDDING DEC. 2]   Bridegroom Leaves For Fort Mead, While Bride Re mains Here

Council Plan  Has Approval   To Settle Troubles  Before Final Peace

NEW WORLD COUNCIL PROPOSAL IS MADE   Group Would Act Pendine Treaty Ratifications

Solons Support Plan By Connally For Provisional Council Of Allies

CONNALLY PLAN GETS SUPPORT   Would Handle United Nations Political Problems

JAPS LEFT IN DARK BY REDS’ PACT SCRAPPING   Tokyo Broadcast Suggest: It a Prelude to More Serious Breach

RENUNCIATION OF NON-AGGRESSION PACT BLOW TO JAPANESE   NIPPON IS LEFT WITHOUT PRECISE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT RUSSIA PLANS DO)

Japs Dealt Blow By Russian Act  USSR Note Says Canditinne Chanaed

Russia’s Move Against Japan  Terrific Bloy   Soviet Press Fails to Cam ment Or Speeculate Next Step: Moseow Elec. tified by Aetian

Soviet Split With Japan Deals Heavy Blow To Sagging, Puzzled Nipponese

Russian Renunciation of Neutrality Pact Deals Japs Blow; World Left fo Wonder How Far Reds Are Prepared to Move

Japanese Worried At Discovery That Soviet Hates the Berlin-Tokyo Axis

Renunciation of Pact Terrific Blow to Japs   Red Action Leaves Nippons in  Uneertain Position

Soviet Move Leaves Japs Up in Air   Jittery Nipponese Uncertain What De-nouncing of Neutrality Pact. Will Mean

Russians Keep Japs Guessing By Scrapping Neutrality Pact; Big Blow To Tokyo   Nipponese Know Russians Seldom Act Without Good Reason; Tokyo Sees Breach

Russian Move Cracks Sagging Japan's Morale   Worried Nipponese Speculate Over Sterner Action by Reds But Decision was Expected

DENUNCIATION OF PACT DEALS JAPS A TERRIFIC BLOW   NIPPONESE KNOW REDS SELDOM ACT WITHOUT REASONS

Reds Next Step Still Unknown   Speculation Center s On  “Whether Soviets. Will  Pight Igpan

Tokyo. Knows Red Feelings  Enemy Wonders What Will Follow And When

Staggering Blow Delivered On Japan  By Russia’s Denouncement Of Pact

Renunciation of Pact Deals Japs Terrific Blow   Nipponese in Position Of Not Knowing What Comes Next; Moscow Holds Back Cawmmant?-

J. 9, LOTH AIRFORCE  FIGHTERS, BOMBERS  ASSIST RUSSIANS TARGETS IN AUSTRIA,  HUNGARY AND YUGOSTAVIA ATTACKED

DIPLOMATS TO PRAGUE   Will Establish An American **n« bassy in Czechoslovakia

Walk- Out Is Scheduled to End Monday   UMW Chief John L. Lewis Takes Action ‘In the Public Interest? After Negotiations Fail

ACT TERMED IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC   John L. Lewis Says Controversy Over Which 200,000 Miners Have Been Idle Will Be Settled at Later Date.

Lewis Calls Off Soft Coal Strike   Back to Work on Monday; Spokesman Says Action Taken “In Public Interest’!

SERVES PUBLIC INTEREST, SAYS UNION OFFICIAL   Will Resume Struggle Later, Wire From Lewis Reports

MINERS ARE TO RETURN ON MONDAY   UMW Chief Says Efforts Will Be Resumed Later

UMW Leader Orders MentoWorkMonday   Action Taken ‘In Public interest; Taks to Be Resumed at Later Date

Action Called ‘In Public Interest,’ Says UMW Chief   Return of 216,000 Miners Reduces Idle Total To 234,000

NEARLY HALF IDLE WORKERS TO RETURN TO MINES ON MONDAY  RETURN OF SOFT COAL MINERS WILL CUT STRIK ERS TO ABOUT 234.000

STRIKE T MONDAY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST   .ewis Sends Telegrams To Local Unions Calling Strike Off: Thousands More May Strike In Other Industries; 450,000 Now Idle.

Time Inappropriate; Leader Ends Troubie  in Public Interest   Sends Wire Instructions To All UMW Officials To Have Men Return To Work Next Monday Morning.

—~ LABOR —  Men Told To Return Monday   Union Declares Action Taken In Public Interest

RETURN TO WORK IS SLATED FOR NEXT MONDAY   Mine Union Chief Acts in ‘Public Interest’ While Industry Affected

Tells Miners To Return To Jobs Monday   Action Taken In Public  Interest, Spokesman Says

Miners Due on Jobs  Monday   Action Will Halve Nation’s Idle; Steel Output Hard Hit

Miners Back To Jobs Next Monday   Lewis Issues Order “In The Public Interest”

UMW CHIEF SAYS ACTION TAKEN IN PUBLIC INTEREST   Controversy Over Recognition of Foreman'’s Union Still Unsettled

Vines Start Production  On Monday   Spokesman Says Action Is Taken In Publhe Interest

UNIONS TOLD BY LEWIS T0 END WALKOUT      Action Taken In Public Interest After Conferences Fail

Soft .Coal Strike Called Off Monday By Lewis; Union Head Acts In Tnterest OF Public’

Takes Action in ‘Public Interest’   Telegram to Unions Says Future Efforts to ‘Abate Controversy’ To be Resumed when Appropriate

Lewis Action To Cut Idle   ‘Nearly Half of 450,000 Idle Affected By Mine Strike

SAYS FOREMEN ISSUE WILL BE TAKEN UP LATER   Orders Miners Back Monday

Action Said Taken In Public Interest   Mine Leader States Further Discussions Will Be Held In Effort To End Discord Over Recognition of UMW Formen’s Unian

Miners’ Spokesman Announces Action Is Token in Interest Of American Publie

UNION LEADER WARNS [aa NOT SETTLER    Asserts Controversy Will  Be Resumed at Later Date.

Lewis Calls Off Soft Coal Strike   \Miners Will Return to Their Work f; Monday, UMW Chief Announces

SPOKESMAN FOR THE UNITED MINE WORKERS SAYS ACTION TAKEN “IN PUBLIC INTEREST"

Miners T  Work Monday   Action After Collapse Of \Negotiations Taken “In Public Interest”;  ‘About 216.000 Affected

Soft Coal Strike Is Called Off  is  Miners Ordered to Work Monday

Action Taken in The Publie  Interest Said   Telegraphs Officers. Memes  bers Of All Local Unions Brags pay S pee   1000 MINES [DL@

Mines Open Monday by Lewis Edict   Union Spokesman Says - Action Is Taken in Public Interest.

WORKERS TOLD TO REPORT MONDAY   Report Action Is Taken In Public Interest   in Steel Mills At Record Low: Longshoremen’s Walkout Continues

Mine Strike Is Called Off   Lewis Acts to End Strikes; Move Taken in Public Interest, Says Union Official

Lewis Calls Off Coal Strike "In Public Interest:”” Effort to Be Resumed at Later Date   Mine Chief Orders Men Back to Their Jobs Next Monday; Action Comes While Operators Were Holding a Conference

Orders Tieup OverF oremen  To End Monday   Tells Locals Effort to Settle Dispute Will Resume Later

Negotiations in Dispute: Will Be Resumed Later   More Steel-Furnaces: Closed for Lack of.:. Fuel-Shipping ‘Tied:‘Up

Action Taken In Public Interest, Spokesman Says   Lewis, in Wire to Local Unions Says Efforts to Abate Controversy Will Be Resumed Later — Miners Asked to Return to Pits Monday

LEWIS CLAIMS MOVE TAKEN IN PUBLIC BENEFIT   Says Efforts To Gain Recognls tion For Foremen Will Be Revived

Lewis Tells Miners To Report Back To Work Next Monday   Cancel Strike Due To ‘Public Interest, Says UMW Spokesman; Involves Over 200,000 Men

Miners To Return To Work Mon        SAYS HE IS TAKING STEP. -IN PUBLIC INTEREST BECAUSE. GOVERNMENT FAILED TO a SETTLE MATTER

Lewis Calls Off Soft Coal Strike   Return of 216,000 Miners Set Monday; Stee! Peril Eased

Union Will Renew Foremen Dispute  Later, Chief Says   UMW Claims Peace Step Was Taken In Public Interest; Controversies Continue Among Longshoremen, Lumber Workers And Hollywood Studios

Declares Act Was Taken In Publie’s Weal   UMWA Head Says Contro. versy Over Recognition _ Foremen’s Uniou Will Be Resumed Later   Board Reverses Decision On Pay   Claims of Rank and File Miners For Jobless Benefits Rejected In Wesi Virginia

Workers Told To Go Back To Pits Monday   Action “Taken in Public Interest”; To Resume Negotiations Later

Action Taken In Interest  Of The Public   Recognition of Foremen’s Union To be Taken up  Later, Lewis Says

JOHN L, LEWIS HAS CALLED OFF STRIKE SOFT COAL MINERS   SPOKESMAN SAID ACTION WAS TAKEN “IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST”

Idle Miners To Return By Monday   Lewis Takes Action Ending Big Walkout

Temperatures   U. S. Strike Total Will Be Halved When Mines Reopen

Head of Union Calis Men Back To Work Monday: Action ‘In The Public Interest’  Is Statement Of Worker Spokesman

Decision Affects 400,000 Miners  _And 1000 Mines   Move For Pubic: Interest . Taken As . Government Fails To Settle . Strife

LEADER ORDERS MINERS RETURN TOPITSMONDAY   End of 6 State Dispute Lowers National Idle to 234.000 Workers

Lewis Calls Off Soft Coal Strike  * "In Public Interest” Is Reason Reported

Barbaric Hymn Of Hate Fits Nezis —By Dewitt Mackenzie Vt  German Menke Told To Kill, Murder, Poison

WAR TODAY   Americans © Expected to Mect German Bar‘ barity With Barbarity if Nazis Cast ‘Aside ‘Last Seruples’

NAZI DECREE OF MARTIAL LAW FOR ALL GERMANY DESIGNED TO — TIGHTEN HOME FRONT DEFENSE

The War Today   Allies Will Encounter Barbaric Warfare by Nazi Civilians

[WAR ANALYST SAYS WE SHALL BE FAR FROM WISE IF WE FAIL TO HEED GERMAN HYMN OF HATE

House Group Calls Chiefs About Atomic   Groves, Patterson To Testify On Energy: Senate May  Break Deadlock.   RESUME MEETING:

Congress Gets Busy On Atomic Energy Problen   House Committee Hears Army Leaders On Pro nosed Handling.

Congress Kept Busy On Atomic Problems      Scientists Want Research Agency, Army Wants Voice in Control and President Wants Commission To Handle Secret—Byrnes Policy Approved

HOUSE TAKES UP ATOMIC BILL   Scientists Propose National Research Agency

Atom Energy Hearings Open in Committee   Army Leaders Being Heard by Military House Committee

ATOM PROBLEMS BUSY CONGRESS   Army Chieftains Testify On Proposed Commission

SOLONS GO TO WORK ON ATOM ICONTROL LAWS   Senators Back Byrnes Foreign Relations Stand

Walker Offers ad la nl for P. O.      Former Postmaster General Urges Sweeping Reorganization Progr am

Walker gave Truman a far-reaching plan to alter postoffice department

Troops Fire Or Demonstrators In Bucharest   Crowd Gathers Before Royal Palace In Honor Of King’s Birthday.   SIX ARE CASUALTIES

(00D SEATS LEFT FOR BOND CONCER'   they May Be Secured At State Theater Free—V. F. W. Post Will Dine Infantry Bandsmen Next Tuesday

SEATS AVAILABLE FOR BOND CONCER'   They May Be Secured Free At State Theater—-Combat Infantry Band To Play Here Tuesday

Stettinius Named U. S. Delegate to United Nations Security Counce

AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT   Stettinius Will Represent U. S. or Security el]

Fighters Cover Big Superforts on First Tokyo Raid  New Phase of Aerial War in Pacific le Prenncsl vr Vane

Fighters Along First Time In Biggest B-29 Raid On Japan   Mustangs Based on Iwo Shepherd Superforts to Tokyo, Nagoya

Fighters Cover Raid on Japan   Mustangs From Newly Captured Iwo Jima Protect 300 Superforts

GREATEST B-29 FORCE RAIDS TOKYO AND NAGOYA IN ATTACKS OPENING ANEW PHASE IN AIR WAR ON NIPPON

Heavy Air Stroke Loosed on Japan   More Than 300 Superforts Attack Cities of Tokyo and Nagoya   FIGHTERS GO ALONG   Mustangs Based on Iwo Jima Protect the Big B-92 Fleet

New Phase On Japan   Greatest B-29 Force, Protected for First  Time By Land-Based Fighters, Hits Tokyo

MORE THAN 200 B-29S HIT JAPAN   ATTACK TOKYO AND NAGOYA, PROTECTED BY FIGHTER PLANES

LAND-BASED CRAFT AID IN TOKYO RAID   New Phase of Warfare Against Nips Begins With Fighters Accompanying Record Superfortress Bombing Force.

Fighters Fly With B-29s In Record Attack   300 Superfortresses Bomb Tokyo, Nagoya, Mustangs On Flight Of 1,500 Miles

Air War On Japs Gains Momentum   Greatest B-29 Force Attacks Tokyo and Nagoya With Fighter Protection.

LLOYD B. SWORD IN JAP ATTACK   Undergoes a Barrage In Philippine Campaign

Wallace Rejection Expected in Senate  , Se Sea ie = ee Se, Bee 1...) Uriah. Willi   Adverse Report Coupled With Bill To Remove RFC Presents Top Enigma

Many From Here Are Discharged.   _ List Of Thosé—Released' From Service At Meade In Week Announced

Munich scene Of Riot   Two Spearheads Pushed Across Astrian Border

BOCHE REVOLT — IN: MUNICH, ~ KEL RUMORED   Seventh Army Nears Birthplace of Nazism

German Soldiers Revolt in City of Munich   Beaten Enemy Troops Reported Quitting in Droves

German Soldiers Revolt in City of Munich  Beaten Enemy Troops Reported 

New Clues Lead loMurder Theor) In Higham Case   Fire Tongs, Broken Candle Holder Uncovered In Ruins of Her Home.

‘PUNISH GUILTY’ CRY IN GAPITAL   Congressmen Prepare Fo Look At Atrocities In Nazi Prison Camps

THE GREAT GAME OF POLITICS   By FRANK R. KENT   Tydings and The CIO

_ STRIKES Electrical — Workers For Ss trike  Vote Five To One I Favor Of Walkout

CIO Eleeir ical. Workers’. Vote . Favors Strike   Five to One. Majority, Au: -thérizes Walkout.of Es-° “Liniated 200,000 AL -.  . ter January 2.. 2 -

Electricians OK National Strike  C!O Union Threaten: Move After Jan. 1

3 BIG FIRMS WITH 200,000 WORKERS HIT   CIO Empoyes Favor Mationwide Walkout Five to One Alter January 1.

C.1.0. ELECTRIC WORKERS VOTE NATION STRIKE   Walkout Authorized: After Jan. 1 in Three Too Plants

AUTHORIZES WALKOUT AFTER JAN. 4   Country-Wide Strike Favored By 5 To 1 Margin

Strike Voted by C10 Electrical Workers’ Union   Nationwide Walkout Faces Three Major: Appliance: Companies

VOTES 101 IN FAVOR OF STRIKE   Electrical Workers Join Auto, Steel Employes

WORKERS 10 WALK OUT   Vote Five to One For Nation-Wide Strike in January

Electric Workers Vote For Strike   Almost Five to One In Favor of Country-Wide Strike, Ballots Show

Electrical Union Workers Vote For Nationwide Strike   Approval Is 5tol For ‘Strike To Begin Early  In 1946,

Electricians Vote Walkout  200,000 CIO Men   Tr. gbh..22 Aa. 1-..

ClO Electrical Workers Vote in Favor of Strike   Ballot Five te One For Country-Wide Walkout After New Year's: Wase Mieniwes

Roundup Of Darkening Strike News Over U. S.....  200,000 Electric Workers Vote Five-To-One To Quit

AUTHORIZE 200,000 T0 WALK OUT   Workers Seeking Two-Dollar Per Day Wave Increase

Ballot Five To One In Favor Of Walkout   Plants Of Three Large Companies To Be Affected

Q Electrical forkers Approve e Proposal Vote To Wolk Out After January 1

STRIKE VOTED 5 10 1 BY ELECTRICAL UNION   ClO Workers Back Demant For $2 Wage Increase

Germans Hit Back Heavily   Canadians Throw in Tank, Troop Reinforcements, Furious Fight Results

Allies Carving “Out New Gains On West Fron   Canadians Close In On Calcar; Yanks Push Farther Fast

3RD TAKES TOWN y AFTER CROSSING MOSELLE ANEW   Canadians Holding Firm On North Flank Despite Counterthrusts

Goch Virtually Cleaned Up By  Empire Troops   But To Northeast Nazis Break Allied Lines Or Goch-Calcar Road.

Russians Massing To Assault Berlin And Dresden, Claim   (On Western Front, American Third and Seventh Armies Chop Out New Gains While to the North Canadians’ Advance  Threatens Gateway To Na zis’ Industrial Ruhr Basin

Fierce Fightin, Carried  On Outside Allied-Held Goch As Nazis Counter

‘anadians Forced To Throw in Reinforcements To Hold Position on Siegfried Line.

WEATHER   Vicious Fight Marks Taking of Road Center   Arsenal Region Stormed By 155.000 Troops

‘Canadians Clear ‘Germans from ‘Devastated Goch   Nazi Counter-Attacks Northeast of City Break Allied Lines  On Goch-Calcar Road

Germans Attack on Calcar Road   Canadian First Army Clears All but Pocket of Goch; Smashes Five Big Counterattacks

Clear Ruined Goch Nazis In Counter-Atfacks Take Calcar Road Positions

Allied Forces Clearing Goch  Five Counterattacks Are Hurled Back

NAZIS REPORT NEW RED PUSH IN LOWER REICH   Canadians Turn Back Five Heavy Enemy Attacks in Noyland Sector

Canadian First Clearmg Out Ruins Of Goch   Seventh Army Widens Front With Capture Of Five Towne In Saar.   THIRD STORMS CITY

Goch Virtually Cleared By Canadians;  Five Vicious Counterattacks Repulsed

Russians Also Hold Against German Punches   Goch Ruins Cleared By Canadians; Reds Plan Great Drive

Canadians Clear Goch Ruins; 7th Army Widens Saar Front; 3d Enters Reich At New Point

Five Vicious Counterblows Are Repulsed   American Seventh Widens Its Front Inside Saarland

NAZI BLOWS ARE CHECKED BY CANADIANS      ‘Troops Repel Five Vicious Attacks Which Slow Progress on Northern Flank—Goch Ruins Are Being Cleared.

CANADIANS ALMOST CLEAR GOCH RUINS OF FIGHTING NAZIS   GERMAN COUNTERATTACK, HOWEVER, BREAK LINE TO NORTHEAST

Canadian First Army Clearing Ruins Of Goch   Five Vicious Nazi Counter Aitacks Check Gains Ou North Wing Weslern Front

Nazis Cut An Allied Hub Road   Furious Fighting Rages North of Goch, Now Nearly Cleared of Enemy: 7th Army Gain

Pattons’ Troops Enter Germany At New Point  Seventh Army Captures Five More Towns

AUINED CITY IS ABOUT CLEARED   Germans Break Through Aliied Lines and Seize Some Positions.   SEVENTH PUSHES AHEAD

Counter-Attack By Germans Near City Breaks Line . But Allies Rush Tanks Into Breach

Canadians Clear Goch; Withstand 5  Nazi Counterblows   U. S. Seventh Army Seizes 5 Towns, Nears Key City of Saarbruecken

CANADIANS HOLD OFF 5 ATTACKS   Five Towns Captured By Seventh Army In Saarland Advance

U. S. Seventh Army _ Widens Front Inside Of Saarland, Captures Five Towns in Germany

ALLIES MOVING SLOWLY NEARER RUHR WARWORKS   Canadians Repel Counterattacks To Clear Goch And Americans Edge Nearer Industrial  Centers Of Valley.

Push for 2 Cities May Be Underway   Canadians Repel Counterattacks— Scots Virtually Clear Goch

Canadians Clear Goch: Americans Probe Info Saar   Third Army Takes Wincheringen In Surprise Attack

Gech Virtually Cleared of  Enemy; U. S. Seventh Widens Front; On to

ALLIES MAKE SOME PROGRESS AGAINST NAZIS   At Least Five Counterattacks  Are Beaten Off

Russian Push On Berlin, Dresden Rolling Again  German Counterblows   German Counterblows Beaten Back; Allies Meet Stiff Resistance

CANADIANS CLEAR RUINS OF G0CH   Seventh Widens Front; Third Army in Wincheringen

Goch Cleared Of Nazis After Fierce Battle   Americans Widen Eifel Mountain Front; Take Auersmacher in Saar

Konev Cutting Into Nazi Lines in South   Moving on 65-mile Front Extending 50 to 60 Miles from Berlin and Dresden; Bitter Fighting Reported Raging. ely

Allies Repulse German Blows   Canadians Clear Goch As Yank Troops Take  Five Towns in Saar

3 Allied Armies Poised On Roer As Waters Drop   Canadians Clear Up Goch, Repel Vicious German Attacks.

Goch Ruins heared Out By Canadians   Vicious Counterattack: Repelled by First Army

PATCH EXPANDS SAARLAND FRONT   7TH ARMY CAPTURES 5 TOWNS IN DRIVE ON SAARBRUECKEN

GOCH RUINS ARE CLEARED BY CANADIANS   Five Vicious Counterattacks Repelled by First Army Check Gains on  Northern Wing

Allies Clear Ruins of Goch; Tth Advances   Canadians Beat Back Counter Attacks to Hold Road Center

Canadians Repel 5 Vicious Nazi Ceunterattacks   American Seventh Army Widens Resurgent Front Inside Industrial Saarland

NAZI HIGH COMMAND REPORTS SMASHING. OF EASTERN LINES  INDICATED PUSH FOR DRESDEN AND BERLIN MAY RE UNDER WAY ACAIN

Canadian Troops Clear Goch, Ruined Nazi City  Counterattack Slows Allied Progress  In Moyland Vicinity

FORTIFIED ROAD CENTER OF GOCH HAS BEEN CLEARED   Canadian First Army Repelled at Least Five Vicious Counter Attacks.   GAINS WERE CHECKED   The American Seventh Army _ Widened Its Front Inside of Saarland.

Canadians Clear Ruins Of Goch, Repulse 5 Nazi Counter Blows      7th Army Widens Front In Saar   Patton’s Third Army Storms Into Germany At New Point

Canadian First Army Virtually Clears Goch   Counterattacks By Foe Regain Some Defense Positions,

CANUCKS CLEAR RUINS OF GOCH   Yank 7th Army Widens Saar Front, Close In On Saarbrucken

Take Road Center On Western Front   The Canadian First Army Also Repels Vicious  Counterattacks   (CLEAR RUINS AT GOCH   American Army Moves Within 314 Miles of  Saarbruecken 

Truman Seeks Action on Jobs For All Measure   Also Wants Benefit For Jobless To Be Expanded, is Word

President Renews Efforts to Break Deadlock Over Full Employment and Jobless Pay Bills

Truman Urges  On Job Bill   Hammers Again With Congressional Leaders In Ef fort To Break Deadlock.

President Working to Break Deadlock on Tico Reconversion Measures

Administration Seems Headed for Double Defeat as Jobless Aid Bill ‘Approaches Vote Stage in Senate

Josef Kramer  To Be Hanged   Sentence Imposed  Upor ‘‘Beast Of Belsen’’ Blonde Irma Grese Also To Die  BULLETIN

LABOR STRIFE CENTERING ON WEST COAST   Strike Hits San Francisco; New  Hollywood Strife

Strikes Hit  ‘Frisco Area   12.000 AFL. ClO Machinists Walk Out In San Francisco Bay Area.

Shipping Tied Up In Dispute   San Francisco Port Activity Paralyzed

Strike Partially Paralyzes Frisco   Report Flareup in Hollywood Dispute

MACHINISTS’ STRIKE PACIFIC COAST AREA PARALYZES ACTIVITY  12,000 MEN OUT BUT ABOUT 40,000 OTHERS

12,000 Strike in Salary Dispute   Industry, Shipping In San Francisco Bay Area Partly Paralyzed

AROUND 50,000 OFF THE JOB IN SAN FRANCISCO   Operations In Bay Area Partially Paralyzed; Total Of 277,000 Now Idle Throughout U. S.; Additional Strikes Voted.

17 Below at Tarkio as Record Cold Wave Grips Missouri   Frigid Blasts Follow Record-Breaking Snow Throughout State; Large. Part of Nation is Buried With 39 Deaths From Week’s Storm.

Weather Records In State   Thermometr Down To Nine Below Zere In Sedalia: Tarkio Goes to 17 Below

ALSO SENT 10 BOTTOM   Marines Land on Two More Isles Ott of Okinawa

Aerial Forces Wreck Planes, Six Jap Ships   Land, Sea, Air Assault Goes On Around Okinawa

OCCUPIED BY YANKS   11,738 Enemy Soldiers Killed In Fighting, Nimitz Reports   ADRIATIC PORT . : FALLS TO TITO War In Brief

U.S. FLIERS BLAST 126 JAP PLANES   Marines Land On Two More Islands Off Okinawa

126 JAP PLANES ARE WRECKED BY YANKEE AIRMEN   Six Ships Destroyed In Two-Day Battle, Admiral Nimitz Announces   NIP AIRFIELDS POUNDED   Superforts Continue Raids On Home Bases; Taka Banare Occupied

Six Ships Also Bagged In Two Days   Marines Land On Two More Isles Off Okinawa Island

MARINES LAND ON TWO MORE ISLANDS   Destroy 126 Japanese Planes And Six Ships In Two Day Battle

126 Jap Planes, — Six Ships Sunk .. By Aerial Attacks   U-S. Marines Land On Two More Islands Off Okinawa, Says Nimitz

NEW BLOWS HIT AGAINST JAPS OVER WEEKEND      Marines Land On Two More Is. lands Off Okivawa, Ships Are Wrecked

DEMOCRAT PART) MAY SPLIT OVER WALLACE ISSUE   NEW DEAL LEADERS HOPE TO PREVENT BATTLE IN SENATE

House Rejects “Anti-Closed Shop” Move   Vote on Amendment Tc * Manpower Billls 178:to 142

Manpower Bill Asked Without  An Amendment   Rayburn Opposes Moves To Load Measure Down With Other Proposals

Politicos Foresee * Wallace In 1948’s Election Picture   Say He'll Be Prominent Even If Senate Fails to OK Cabinet Post

AEDS ASK NEW RESERVATIONS IN PEACE BODY   Russians Insist World Court ~ Jurisdiction Be Only ‘ Optional

TTH WAR LOAN  DRIVE WILL OPE IN STATE MAY 14   Iowa County Quota Is $939,000; State Meeting at Des Moines Wednesday

BONDS BOUGHT NOW TO APPLY ON 7TH DRIVE QUOTA   Only Two Drives Planned for 1945. County Quota $1,155,000.00

Individual Bond Quota Set At $1,360,000. General Drive Not to Open Until May 14

owa War Bond Quota Fixed At ——-- $35,000,000   Pocahontas County is to Raise ’ $896,000

7th WAR LOAN ANNOUNCED   CASS COUNTY QUOTA IS SET AT $1,137,000.00

China Dubious Of Good Faith In Red Offers   Tri-Pewer Accord Praised Unofficially as Nation Omens Study of Pact

Claim Pacific Vets Favored  Point System Under Army Paper’s Fire

Battle for Island Termed Toughest In Marine History   Big Iwo Airfield Is Captured, as Planes, Ships Help Batter Defending Japs; Luzon Campaign Costs Foe 92,000 Casualties to 12,929 for U.S

Japs’ Resistance Grows Fiereer   MacArthur Reports Nips Resort To Savagery Within Manila;  Yanks Blast Corregidor Pockets

MAY KILL FREE PRESS CLAUSE   Administration Hopes Senate Will Strike Amendment From UNRRA Appropriation Bill.

Hope Held That Senate Will Kill UNRRA Amendm’   Administration Looks To Democratic Leaders to ~ Block = Free. Press   Provigor ha oe

Hope Held That — ‘Senate Will Kill  'UNRRA Amendmt   Administration Looks ‘To Democratic Lcaders to Block = Free Press Proviso. 1

Fear New Break Within ‘Big 3” On Polish Issue   Churchill Reported “’ Preparing to Take Ur Topic in Commons

Another Break Among Big Three Feared  Churchill Readys Discussion

; ears Break  ithin Rank:                  hurchill To Talk To Commons Today Dn ‘Powder Keg’ Polish Sttaton

POLISH SITUATION IS BECOMING TICKLISH   Charchili: Expected To Discuss Problem In House Of Commons Next Week

Judge Denies Bid For Dismissal of War Crimes Casi   Upholds Legal Basis for Trial of Nazis Charged With Slaying 400

Nesro Wins Vote Suit in Georgia   White Primaries Open To Members of Race   Gloom Shrouds War Fund Drive   People Spending Money At Fair, ls Complaint   LANGE POLISH ENVOY   Noted Doctor Says Polio Virus Vow Found in Human Sewage

Duce’s Body Hung By Heels In Square   Mussolini Shot, Body Hung In Milan Square, Spit Upon And Cursed By Italians

Former Dictator, Mistress, And 17 Other Fascist Leaders Executed. . .   SB MEREEDWE BAENELGCARSIE , AVAEOLET OS, SREIME AE NZERADE 2 GAOLIOL £46UQUMOrs £4 ACCULCU, « « « «  Italians Spit On Mussolini’s Body

Heap Scorn On Dead Mussolini   Body of Former Duce Hung By Heels in Center of Milan After .  Execution By Patriots

Mussolini Is Executed; Body Hangs In Milan   After Being Shot Near Como, His Corpse Is Brought Into Milan And Suspended By His Heels.

Il Duce And Mistress, 17 Others Slain   Body Displayed In Milan After Execution Near Como‘

SHOT BY ITALIAN PATRIOTS, CURSED, SPAT UPON, ONCE.BRAGGART DUCE GOES TO OBLIVION   Ttalians Condone Dace’s Execution

EX-LEADE IS SHOT BY PATRIOTS   Bodies Of Duce, Young Mistress Hanged By Heels In Milan

Former Dictator, 17 Fascisi Leaders Shot; Body Spat Upon And Cursed

Mussolini Killed By Italian Patriots   Body of Dictator on Exhibition ' With Remains of Mistress in Milan

Duce, Promising Guards an Empire in Exchange for His Life, Killed in Milan: Countrymen Curse his Memorv

MUSSOLINI’S BODY CURSED BY ANGRY,  VENGEFUL ITALIANS   Remains of Once Powerful “i Duce” Lies With That of His Mistress and a Dozen or More Compatriots in Milan  Cauava 

Mussolini’s Body Hung In Milan Square Beside That Of Mistress   - Spat Upon And Cursed, Duce’s Remains Object Of Vengeful Wrath Of Ttalian People; Caught Trying To Flee To Switzerland.

Fascist Mussolini’s Body Is Object of Hate to Those Who Once Followed Him

MUSSOLINI, 17 FASCIST AIDES ARE EXECUTED   Italian Partisans Shoot Former Leader; Kick, Spit On Body

Mussolini Executed; Body Defiled   No Formal Trial Given Ex-Dictator

Wrathful Italians Curse Dead Body Of Il Duce Exhibited In Milan Plaza

lialians Revile ‘Dead Mussolini;  “17 Aides Killed   Guard Captures  ti Duce As “He - Attempts: To Gross - Border To Switzerland

Italians S P it Uponand Curse  Ex-Duce’sBody   Mussolini’s Executed Corpse Object of Vengefnl Wrath of Nation He Promised Much

‘MUSSOLINI EXECUTED BY ITALIAN PARTISANS   Duce, His Mistress. and 17 Fascist Leaders Shot toe Death

Mussolini Body Hangs In Square  Dictator Shot To Death With Others

DISPUTE INVOLVING SUBMERGED LANDS 18 DUE FOR SETTLEMENT   LEGISLATION IN HOUSE WOULD PLACE TITLE PER. MANENTLY IN STATES

DISPUTE INVOLVING SUBMERGED LANDS 1S DUE FOR SETTLEMENT  LEGISLATION IN HOUSE WOULD PLACE TITLE PER

Americans Propose Legalizing Forced  Labor In Europe   Would Try Organizations As Well As Indiv iduals Ror War: Crimes:

Extend War  Crimes Blame   Conviction of Nazi Organizations Would Make Legal Use of  ’ Forced German Labor

Us S. Proposal To Try Or-' ganizations Received Favorably By Other Allies.

Legal Road To Use Forced Nazi Labor To Rebuild Eurépe Seen In New Plan

FORCED LABOR WOULD BECOME THEIR PENALT}   Could be Forced to Rebuild Ravaged Areas With Court Sanction, If Guilty.

GATE IS OPENED BY PROPOSAL AT SECURITY MEET   U.S. Plan for Occupation of Germany and Suppress Underground Outlined

DALLAS NEWS AND  SAN ANGELO TIMES ‘SUBSCRIPTIONS ‘TAKEN AT NEWS OFFICE

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HITLER MAY BE HID IN SPAIN   Barcelona Story Reveals Arrival Of Secret Nazi Plane May 1

Emily Douglas On Foreign Affairs Group   Two Congresswomen With Same Name Get On House Committee

CHINESE TURN IS COMING   Supply Difficulties. Keep Troops From Carrying Main Offensive

Yankees Advance in North Luzon  Are Near Entrance to Cayagan Valley

Hodges Troops Span Rhine In  Surprise Move   Crossing of Final Water Barrier Between Dough boys and Berlin Made “s AtRemagen   Captured Railway: Bridge, Nazis Say   Supreme Headquarters Silent; Patton’s Army  Overruns Two-Thirds ,  OL Coblenz

Enlarge East Bank Wedge    Strip at Least Five Miles Deep and Ten Wide Firmly Held; 3rd Seizes Rhine Town

Rhine Crossed AtRemagen Over: Railroad Bridge   Americans Sending Streams Of Men, Supplies Across River; Only Slight Resistance Met

HODGES RUSHES MEN, SUPPLIES TO EAST BANK   Nazis Say Yanks Crossing Bridge at Remagen, Below Cologne

Remagen Crossing Point, Nazis Say   Advance Guards Halted Before Linz, Berlin Says —- Bridgehead Expanded Under Some Mortar and Small Arms Fire Strict Secrecy Continued by SHAEF

Ist Crossing At Remagen, Germans Say   Eiserthower Maintains Strict Secrecy as Yanks Build Up Bridgehead .   i  Canadians Capture Xanten, Rhine Ferry Point on North of Front

GEN. HODGES POURS TROOPS BY THOUSANDS TOWARD EAST BANK OF STRATEGIC RIVER   Reports Indicate Enemy Neither Has Been Able To Rally Strength to Stem Advance or to Launch Serious Counter-atteck   SUPREME HEADQUARTERS MAINTAINS SECRECY

American Troops Hurl Back Light German Counterblows To Expand Foothold 5 Miles   Advance Guard of Invading Troops Halted Before Linz, Enemy Says; Bridge at Remagen Taken Intact

Admiral Reveals  ed Message Flashed Signal   Testimony Follows Angry Clash Between Inglis and Senator

Adm. Inglis Tells Story  Pearl Harbor   Japs instructed to Calt Off Attack HM Negotiations Were Successful

CODE FOR JAP PEARL HARBOR ATTACK BARED   SNEAK RAID ORDERS RADIGCOED FROM TOKYO DEC, 5

RAID CONCEIVED IN JANUARY, 194f, WITNESS ASSERTS   But Enemy Was Prepared, He Says, to Call It Off if Talks in Washing ton Had Succeeded.   361 PLANES LOOSED  ‘10 BLAST BIG BASE   Tokyo Planned to Bring Out All of Naval Strength for Finish Fight Had Assault Failed.

Pearl Harbor Attack Signal Given Dec. 5   Reveal Japs Ready To Call Off Assault If Negotiations In U.S. Had Succeeded

Reveal Coded Message Gave Signal for Jap Fleet to Launch Pearl Harbor Attack

CODED MESSAGE WAS SIGNAL TO ATTACK YANKS   Naval Officer Tells Pearl Har. bor Committee How Japs Perfected Plans

neveal Code That Ordered Hawaii Attack   “Climb M¢. Niitake” Flashed to Jap Fleet Neer Pearl Harbor

Code Message Started Pearl Harbor Attack   “Climh Mi, Nittaka” Radio. ed fram Tokyo December 5 to Japanese Task  Foree   Ships Left Japan On November 25   Rear Ada. higlis Tells Seu. ate-House Committee Story of Jap Planning

UFF IF TOKYO NEGOTIATIONS GAME OUT OK.   Fleet Also Was to Turn Back lf Detected Two Bays Before “X” Day.

Climb Mt. Niitaka Signal fo Attack Pearl Harbor   Nips Ready to Halt If Diplomatic Talks Succeeded

Coded Message Gave Jans Clue  To Hit Harbor   Decided To Call Off Attack If Diplomatic Negotiations Succeeded.   CNG LES TESTI

JapCodeWord For Dec.7 Told   ‘Climb Mt. Niitake’ Flashed To Japanese Nearing Hawaii

Signal Given For Japan’s Sneak Attack On Dee. 5th   Code Message Wired . When Parley Failed

‘CLIMB MT. NIITAKA’, THE SIGNAL  Washington Talks Gave Cn for Atfack * On Pearl Harbor, Admiral Tells Probers

If Diplomacy Got Results   Hadn't Made Irrevocable Decision on Dec. 1 For War if Peace Talk Succeeded

Coded Epistle Sent By Japs Dec. 5, 1941   Pearl Harbor Probe Reveals Startling Facts

Solons Clash Over Conduc Of Hearing   Testimony Shows Jap Message To Attack Sent Out On Dec, 5

Admiral Inglis Tells Committee Of Jap Planning   Naval Air Officers Briefed On Oct. 5; Operation Plan Was Set Sept. 13

Code Message Signaled for Sneak Attack   Japs Prepared to Call Off Attack If Envoys Reached Agreement, Documents Reveal

Japs Would Have  Called Off Attack. If Diplomats Won ~ But Coded Messaae  Rarioed'Dec. 5 Told Nip Forces to Strike

Temperatures   “Climb Niitaka” Signals Attack On Pearl Harbor   . Investigators Learn Japs Prepared to Call Of Assault if Negotiations in ‘Washington Succeeded, Captured. Documents Reveal

Japs Planned Attacks in January, 1941  Admiral Reveals Story of Nipponese Plans

Pearl Attack Decision Fluid   Japs Did Not Plan Blow if U.S. Parley Was Success, Navy Officer Testifies Before Congressional Quiz

Die Cast For War December ]   Pearl Harber Probe Bares More Facts On Start of War

U. 8S. GUNBOAT FIRED ON   U.S.S. Seite on River Between Shanghai and Nanking

Funeral Thursday For Lou Hubbard   Had Farmed in This Vicinty for a Numbe. Of Years

Sen. Hatch Attacks Steps Being Taken By Soviet Union   Accusations Against U. S. and Great Bretain Also Pointed Out

Special Session Rumors Heard As Ohio Assembly Ends Six-Month Meeting

A-BOMB DEFENSE CLAIM MYSTERY   House Committee's Statement To Be Investigated

Wallace Endorses Job Bill   Secretary Of Commerce Calls Wagner-Murray Plan Conservative Way Of Aiding Employment

Wallace Speaks in Favor of WagnerMurray Job Bill   Says Conservative Way for Insuring Full Employment

JOB ASSURANCE BILL BACKED BY WALLACE   Manufacturers Head Opposes Biil As Drawn

Wallace For Full Job Bill   Believes Private Work “Must Be Basic Source

Wagner-Murray Bill Is ‘Conservative’ Road To Full Employment, Wallace Tells Senators   Presents Alternative Plan.

WALLACE FUR MURRAY SILL TO GIVE JOBS   Secretary Tells Committee Planned Economy Not in Program.

Wallace for Proposed Job Legislation   Full Production and  Employment Seen Under Conservative Procram

JOB ASSURANCE BILL FAVORED   Represents ~ Conservative Way of Attaining Production, Employment.

Train Wreck Hurts Forty   St. Louis Passenger Hits Pitched Express

Texas Takes Time From World War To Recall Historic March 2, 1836

Recommend Two Million Allotment  Cost of 6-Year State _ Building Program - WiHEBe $1.999 250

CUT BUILDING FUND   Committee Allots Less Than Was Requested by the ~  Governor

Dash Across W.Germany In Great Drive .   Drive All Way to Erft River, 8%. Miles of Cologne, Iu: Face. of Feeble Resistance. Scoop Up Nazi Pri soiiers 4 as

10-Mile Push Carries Yanks To Erft River   Town After Town Falls, Many Nazis Taken Prisoner as Ninth Army By-Passes Big Steel Town

Yank Infantry, Armor Register Smashing Gains In Great Drive   Ninth Nears Dusseldorf as  First Surges toward (oloane; Hundreds of Prisoners Taken

Nazis Losing Fight Spirit   Prisoners Scooped Up By Hundreds And Town After Town Falls To Americans

RICH RUHR IS PRIZE   Breakthroughs Reported By All Four Armies; Hun Resistance Collapses

Eisenhower's New Offensive  ‘Moves Forward   Nazi Resistance Reported Feeble, Rhur Threatened

CURTAIN DRAWN ‘ON ALL REPORTS OF NINTH ARMY   Resistance Is Described As So Feeble Nazis Are Bewildered   COLOGNE 81/. MILES AWAY, LAST REPORT

Many German Prisoners Seooped Up In Yank Push   News Blackout Put On All Operations; Canadian Ist Army.  U.S. Third Advance

Drive to Within Less Than Nine Miles of Cologne   Waves of U. S. Troops Scoop Up Hundreds of Captives, Towns; Swift Advance Demoralizes Foe

baled Smas hb Ne ear C ol ogne         German Prisoners Scooped Up in Offensive Spearhead ed by Ninth Army—Steel Center of Muen- - eS chen-Gledbach Is By-Passed

Troops Smash To Erft River  Near Cologne   German Prisoners Scooped Up in Offensive Spearhead. ed by Ninth Army—Steef Center of Muenchen-Gladbach Is By-Passed

SENATORS BEGIN CHARTER DEBATE   Leaders Drive For Vote By Friday Or Saturday

US Senate Opens Debate On United Nations Charter   Vote Possible Friday Or Seturday

Senate Opens Debate On Peace Charter With Vote Possible Friday Or Saturday

World Peace Plan Given U. S. Senate  For Action   Approval Expected By Close Of Week

Eager Senate Gets Charter   Few Voices Expected To Oppose New Code

Charter Vote Seen By Friday  Senate Ratification Ta Cameo Thie Week

Charter Goes To Senate For Vote   Little Opposition Seen; Ratification  Expected This Week

SENATE BEGINS CHARTER DEBATE   Lawmakers Patently Eager To Give Charter Overwhelming Approval.

Charter Before Senate   Overwhelming .Approv: al Expected in Vote . Which May Be Taken Toward Last of Week

OLD GLORY FLIES FROM FUJIYAMA   Ten Make Tortuous Climb in Snow, Wind flail, Fog, Rain

Informants Report Ministers Have Reached ''Posifive Stage’ in Talks

Nations said ‘closer’ on vital issues  Reach ‘positive stave’ in talks

Report Progress At Big Three’ Ministers Meet   Believe Byrnes, Bevin Anxious Not to Raise Hopes of Peoples

Moseow Parley  Progress Seen   Harmony Reported Closer Than Anticipated

BIG 3 GETTING DOWN TO WORK   Suspicion Dispelled Bs Ministers’ Talks At Moscow

More Unity  Is Seen at  Big 3 Meet   U. S.. Britain and Russia Closer Now Than Before Session

Progress Made By "Big 3” At Moscow Parley   Stalin Celebrates 66th Birthday by Regular Work

Suspicions of All Parties Are Allayed   Ministers Hold Long Informal Parley Without Experts

REPORT BIG 3 NEAR ACCORD   Powers Now Closer to An Understanding on All Basic Problems

MINISTERS SAID MAKING PROGRESS   Big Three Envoys Appear Closer Now On Vital Issues

Foreiy u Ministers Are Closer Together of Vital Issues Thay When Parley Start‘ed Sessions. ~~ ~---

PLAN CONFERENCE 10 DECIDE JAPAN'S FATE   Reparations Problem Presents New Controversy —

AIRMEN WANT EQUAL STATUS   TOP GENERALS ASK EQUALITY WITH NAVY, ARMY

Fight Continues Against Nips On Land, Sea, Air   Russians Batter Into Manchuria;  Naval Truce Ends

Attacks by Reds, Yanks Continuing   Reds Drive on into Man churia - Chinese Armies  Still Fighting

No Further Relaxation Of Attack As Undeclared Naval Truce Is Ended—China Orders Armies To Continue Fichtine   EIGHT RED COLUMNS DRIVE IN MANCHURIA

HOPE LOST - FOR 20 ON _ 3RD PLANE   Transport Is Missing Between Guam,  Manila -

Labor Force  Cains Favor  About-Face Done   About-Face Done On Gourt Trails

Russian Forces Split Hitler's Greater Reicl: Into Two Completely Isolated Areas After Sensational Advance . 

Fear Of Hunger (Grips Germans  As Reds Arrive   apital’s Population Hud. dling in Cellars After  Being Exhorted to De.   fend City to Death      Reich Throws Off Cloak of Seerecy   Late Broadeast Declares Forlornly “Hour Is Too Serious to Hide Anything Now’?

4,000,000 OVERSEAS TO RETURN TO U. S.   2,500,000 to Come From Europe, 1, 500,000 From Pacific in Next Ten and a Half Months.

BUS DRIVERS REJECT GOVT. FACT FINDING   Efforts To Bring End To 43-Day Strike Have Collapsed

GOVERNMENT FAILS _ TO END BUS STRIKE   Conferences Collapse as Greyhound Company Rejects Fact-Finding Proposal,

Attempts to Settle Bus Strike Fail   Fact-Finding Panel To Examine Dispute Rejected by Company After All-Day Meet

DAMAGE BY BLAZE   Fire Broke Out Septerdiey Evening in F. worth Seve

OPA ALSO DROPS FUEL OIL FROM RATIONING LIST  MEAT, SUGAR, TIRES   MEAT, SUGAR, TIRES MUST BE LIMITED, BOWLES REPORTS

End Gas, Can Food Rationing   You Can Throw Your. Gas Coupons Away

NO MORE AFTER SATURDAY   Last Chance to Make Canning Sugar Application Is This Week

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   u S. AND BRITISH ARMIES READY TO SMASH INTO INDUSTRIAL RUHR VALLEY

Allies Capture 10 Towns on Western Front   Yanks, British Ready for Push Into Ruhr Valley

 CONTEMPT RESCINDED: VETERANS COMMITTEE TO  ASH FURTHER TESTIMONY

Committee Drops Charge Of Contempt  Will Recall Reporte: TT. Pacttfe Ahgnut   Will Recall Reporter To Testify About Vet ‘Hospitals

: Wants House to Elect Interim Vice President; Ask Release of Over-35s

CONTEMPT BILL IS WITHDRAWN   House Committee Decide: To Rescind Citation

Charges Against Deutsch Killed   House Goes On With Investigation of Veterans Administration Hospitals.

'Profiteering in Clothes Charged   Outrageous Mark-Up: on Shirts, Dreases Cited as Example

ATTACKS SET. NEW RECORD FOR PACIFIC   TASK. FORCR PLANES BLAST TORYO AIRFIELDS AND ‘LAND PLANES RAID  orbits TARGETS

Huge Barrage Precedes Yank Drive   Canadians Mark Up More Gains In Kleve Advance

Way Opened For U. S. Ninth, British Second To Strike Out For Rhineland

Canadians in Bold Bid for  Kleve Anchor Gen. Crerar’s Hard-Hit.      Gen. Crerar’s Hard-Hit.  ting Veterans Slash Deep  Into Reichswald   HODGES OVER ROER   Nazis Blast Flood Gates in Futile: Attempt to Halt First Army

Candy Maker Hershey, Dies  Chocolate Bar King BReftand af (lenhana

M.S. HERSHEY CANDY KING, DEAD AT 88   Philanthropist Passes Away at Hospital After Brief Iilness.

‘JAP WAR LORDS IN DILEMMA AS — TO HOW TO SAVE GOVERNMENT AS \WELL AS SAVE THEIR COUNTRY

‘OLD ORIENTAL PROVERB FITS PRECARIOUS POSITION JAPANESE COVERNMENT FINDS ITSELF IN

Position Of Jap Regime Precarious   ‘Signs Are Many That Ner yes of Mikado’s Wretched Government Are Frayed and Suffering from Shellcoy Speers be

VACATION FOR AUTO PICKETS   5 LABOR FRONT. TO. BE QUIET FOR FOUR-DAY PERIOD OVER CHRISTMAS _ HOLIDAYS

HOMMA DENIES HE GAVE DEATH MARCH ORDER   Three Other Prominent Nips Surrender; Blackout On Press Eased

McArthur Tells Nips That They. Are Not Equals; One-day Domestic News. Suspension‘ Lifted but Full Censorship Kept

Japan Given to Understand It Is Not an Equal of U.S.; News Agency's Wings Clipped   Hommo ond Three Other Generals Surrender, Along With 3 Members Of Philippine Puppet Government

Homma Gives Up; Denies He Ordered March   Yanks Due in Sendai; Shanghai POW’s  ) Await Ship

Nip General Acknowledges Blame for March of Death   MacArthur Tells Tokyo Newspapers Rules to Be Hard and Fast

Death March Jap General Is in Custody   MacArthur's Policy Now Begins To Show Toughness.

JAP BIG SHOTS THINK LOSS OF WAR ‘MISTAKE’   News Agency Told To Keep In Line as Suspension of Domei Lifted

Prominent Jap War Leaders  In Surrender   Nippon Told It Is Not Held Equal In Any Way

100 Yanks Injured; General Suggests Okinawa Scheduled  As Permanent Base

TYPHOON RIPS ARMY BASES, INJURING 100   Occupation Forces On Okinawa Suffer In  Terrific Storm

TYPHOON STRIKES OKINAWA, INJURING 100: U.S. TROOPS   Army Reports Installations Were Leveled and Evacuation of Some Forces Is Urgent.   NAVY DAMAGE REMAINS TO BE ANNOUNCED   Majority of Big Ships Had Time to Pull Out—Storm Later Hits Japan, Killing 69.

Zurbucken Finances Examined   Settlement On Wife  And Pay Checks from Insurance Company Ge In As Evidence Today

EX-WIFE IS SHOWN   Is Palt of Evidence of Zurbucken’s Spending  Prior to 1940    OBJECTION BY DEFENSE

SETTLEMENT WITH ~ EX-WIFE IS SHOW)   Is Pat of Evidence of Zurbucken’s Spending Prior to 1940 ©

Laws Give Jap Women  Vote Rights   Emperor Advocates MacArthur's Measures For Government

Hirohito Asks Law Permitting Women To Vote   Other Legislation To Make Japan More Democratic Urged

EN‘PEROR OPENS EXTRA SESSION OF JAP DIET   Recommends Program Carrying Out M’Arthur’s Orders

Jap Emperor. Urges. Passage *Of Law Giving Women The Right To Cast Ballots

Hirohito Urges Laws Permitting  Women to Vote   Reads Imperial Rescript Calling on Diet to Make Japan More Democratic

Hirohito Opens Jap Diet Today   Votes to Women, Other Democratic Vieasures Are I road

IAP DET MEETS T0 REVISE LAWS   Hirohito Supports Vote Bi And Other Legislation for Democratization.

Mikado Backs Suffrage Bill   Diet Urged to Let Japan’s Women Vote

EMPEROR OPENS JAPANESE DIET   WOMEN WILL SOON BE ALLOWED TH VOTE

Mussolini Under Arrest In Italy   Radio Says Wife, Daughter Refused Sanctuary

Japs Lose 46 Ships, 87 Planes, Says Nimitz   Heavy Bombardment of Okinawa Continues; Invasion Threatens

GENERAL. MOTORS OFFICIALS “INDICATE UNION DEMAND WILL BE TURNED  DOWN

GM Expected to Reject Request For Arbitration   Union Demands Full Access to Books, Records

Auto Workers Await Reply   U. A. W. Of C.I. O. Presents New Offer In Attempt To Evade Strike

GM Expected To Spurn Pay Arbitration   Union Demands Board To Set Terms of Wage Boost for Corporation

Yankees Pour Across Pasig River   Marine Divebombers Add Weight to Artillery Blasting

BOMBERS HELP IN ROUTING OUT JAPS IN MANILA   American Troops, Armor Pour Across Pasig River In Philippine Capital

KS POUND ‘JAPS HELD IN MANILA TRAP   Foe Resists Fiercely As Americans Pour Across Pasig

Troops, Artillery And Planes Blast Manila’s Trapped Jap Defenders

MARINE PLANES HELP TO REMOVE JAPS IN MANILA   Divebombers And Artillery Blasting Fortified Area In City   TANK COLUMNS PLACE VISE AROUND ENEMY

U.S. troops speed smash against Japs  Dive bombers in battle of Manila

American Troops And Armor Pour Across River In Manila   Marine Divebombers Add Weight to Blasting of Japanese Defenders of City—Block by Block: Fighting Continues

SERVICE TO 560 PERSONS   Total Medical Expenditure for March Wag $1;888.335

Tialo - Yugoslav Boundary Accord Reached   Trieste Will Be Made an International Port

BIG 5 AGREES ON YUGOSLAVIA   Boundary Dispute Near Settlement, Lines To Be Drawn

Repor Accord ig Five’ On Boundary   Trieste to Be Made International Port Under New Ruling

ITALO-YUGOSLAY DISPUTE SETTLED   BIG FIVE AGREES ON BOUNDARY LINE--TRIESTE TO BE WORLD FORT,

RS ae ge eh ST Ce PEW eer gar grt BR ee ET) eee et ee ae ee ee  ltalo- Yugoslav Boundary Decision Believed Near

Italy Boundary Asreement Near   Plan to Make Trieste International Port

Big >» Reaches Avreement on ” i Dispute   Italo-Yugoslav Line Settled and Turned Over to Deputies: To Open Port of Trieste

‘Big 5’ Creates Boundary Plan   Trieste Will: bi be Recommended as international Port

AGO HEUAU Ot TOKYO HELPED NAZIS IN WAt   Moscow Declares Conditions   Changed with Attack  on Red Allies.

Mountaineer Wanted Dead Or Alive Hunted By Scores; Fire Destroys His Home

Japs Lose Hold On Manchuria   Abdication Of Puppet Ruler Ends All Traces Of Nip Control Of Country

Jap’s Puppet Empire Ended In Manchuria   Surrender Of Emperor Kang Teh Removes Last Traces

PUPPET RULER OF MANCHURIA ABDICATES   Last Vestige Of Jap Rule Is. Wiped Out

Puppet State Of Manchuria Gone  With Abdication   Retiring Emperor Quits Throne For ‘‘Welfare of 60,000 Subjects’’

Jowa Ready Poat- Wan B uilding Program   State Treasury Balances Are Available

HUGE STATE FUNI AVAILABLE FOR POST-WAR ERA   Will Create Employment And Improve Conditions

Mines Put Under  Government Rule   Seizures Ordered By  President Truman

Break In 29-Day Wheel Co. Strike Apparently Near   Unions’ Candidate For Mayor Attempting To Settle Dispute

Government Sends Seven Trouble Shooters Te End Strike  ‘DEPARTMENT FELT  TENSION EASING  Will Ignore Policies Of  Union’s Executive : Board

France Gains 650 Millions ‘Credit in U.S   Report of De Gaulle To Cabinet Received With Enthusiasm

d NEGROES CHARGED WITH MAN'S DEATH   Holdup Murder of Soldier Was Committed at Racine Saturday.

JUMPED TO SAFETY   Parachutes Were Used By Men in Clearing Plane Crash

By LEONARD MILLIMAN (Aecenciated Preex« War Pditor   Naval Fieht Reported

200 B-29s Rehit Japanese Aircraft Center At Nagoya   Marines Roam in Naha as End of Blood: Okinawa Fight Draws Near Climax

Tokyo Fears Yank Landing At Port City Okinawa Climax Near;  ‘46,505 Nins Killed

OKINAWA BATTLE NEARS END AS YANKS PUSH ON   Nagoya Ablaze After Second 500 Superfort Raid in Three Days

Climax of Okinawa Campaign is Near; Japs Take Foochow   Nagoya in Flames Fol. lowing Second Fire Bomb Attack

Japs heconquer Port Seen Picked For U.S. Landing   Nimitz Says Enemy Killed At Rate Of 12 To One; Nagoya Again Blasted

Chinese Hold Port Five Days   Climax Indicated In Okinawa Fight, Yanks in Capital

British Sea Engagement Reported   Thousands of Japs Trapped in China— Dutch Land in Rear Of Foe on Tarakan

YANKS PIERGE HEART OF NAHI   Total of 46,505 Japanese Have Been Killed on Okinawa.   20,950 IS U. S. LOSSES

Marine Pairols Reach Heart of Okinawa Capital   Chinese Smash Jap Drive; Dutch Land on Tarakan

B-29s Set Great New Fires In Nagoya; Bitter Nip Resistance On Five Philinnine Fronts.

Entered Port Last Friday; Only Reverse   American Casualties Grow. ing Heavier: 46.505 Known Japanese Dead.   -JAPS CLAIM DESTROYER

Japanese Drive Chinese Forces From Foochow   Tokyo Feared American Landing In Coastal City

Resurgent Japanese Retake East China Port In Only Allied Reverse Reported Today On Pacific Front— Nagoya Again Set Afire By 500 Superforts— Marine Patrols Roam Freely Through Heart Of Naha—46,505 Japs Killed On _ Island

Okinawa Campaign Near Climax   Marines Fight in Heart of Naha and Threaten Other Key Cities: Losses Mount

RED CROSS HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING   Principal Address Delivered by Alf R. Thompson

‘KICK BACKS’ TC UNIONS DENIED   Red Cross Spokesman Tells About Agreement With AFL And CIO

‘It’s Swell To Be Back’  Flier, Given Up for Dead Whil While J Jap Prisoner, Reunited With Wife Who Had Given Uo Second Husband

Flier, Reported Dead, Returns To Greet Wife Who Married Again; Spent 18 Months In Prison

AIRMAN REPORTED DEAD JOINS WIFE   LY. HAROLD GOAD BACK TO MATE WHO WED ENSIGN WHILE HE WAS AWAY.

DEGAULLE MAY JOIN BIG FOUR   Truman Seeks Stalin's Approval To His Proposal

Tanks Pace Push Inland On Mindanao   Four More Villages Fall To Invaders Of Philippines

Four Mindanao Villages Taken By U.S. Troops   Japanese Resistance Reported Increasing ‘On-Enemy Island ~

YANKEES TAKE FOUR TOWNS ON MINDANAO ISLE   Stab Two Miles Inland From Zamboango, Resistance Increases

Yanks Seize 4 More Towns On Mindanac   Tank-Paced Units Stab  Miles Inland From Falten Zamboanga

Yanks Seize 4 More Town: On Mindanao   American Troops Stab Inland From Fambosanvo Sector

TROOPS TAKE MORE VILLAGES   Jap Resistance on Island Said to be Increasing—U, 8. Forces Step Up Campaign to Neutralize Sulu Archipeliro.

RESISTANCE INCREASES ON MINDANAO   But Tank-Paced  — Yank Troops .Take Four More Towns

U. 5. BROKE TOP NIP CODE TWICE DURING WAR   Japs Got Wise After Battle of Midway, Savs Rep. Sabath

REPORTS CODE   "TWICE BROKEN   CIPHER EXPERTS LEARNED JAP SECRET OF .COMMUNICA-_ TIONS ON 'TrwO-O0c-  GASIONB:

alt ‘SUFFER HUGE LOSSES   ORE THAN 30000. ENEDIY ‘DEAD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COUNTED IN PHILIPPINES

FOR AN EARLY TRIAL   An Agreement Is About Reached on War Criminals

PARLEY I§ READY TO SIGN CHARTER   Conference Putting Finishing Touches on World Peace Plan

Final Details  of World Charter Adopted   Everything in Readiness for Signing Rites Monday; Senators Vandenberg, Connally to Report to Senate Next Week

UNITED NATIONS COMPLETE DRAFT OF PEACE PLAN   Forum for World Opinion I: Set Up as Final Details of Charter Are Drawn By Statesmen,   READY FOR SIGNING TO START MONDAY   Connally and Vandenberg to Present Finished Document to the Senate Next Week,

CONFERENCE CHARTER TO BE SIGNED MONDAY   Senators Connally And Vandenberg Will Make Report To Senate Next Week

‘Conference near End: Last Details of Charter for Peace Being Completed, Stetfinius Says

UNITED NATION PACT FINISHED, READY TO SIGN   Signing Ceremony Will Begin Late Monday; Take 8 Hours

WORLD FORUM WILL HELP 10 INSURE PEACE   COMPLETE CHARTER TO BE SIGNED MONDAY

SENATE COMM, TURNS DOWN WALLACE   Votes 14 to 5 In Recommending ‘His Rejection

Senate Conservatives Confident They Can Reject Wallace Nominatioii

Anti-Wallace Group Claims Vote Balance   Senate Conservaties Are Jubilant Over Commerce Body’s Rejection Vote

CONSERVATIVES TRYING TO KEEP WALLACE 041   Some Senators Seek to Rejéct Cabinet Nomination

Committee Vote Against Wallace Slaps New Deal   14 to 5 Count Opposes Nomination, 11 Vote  For George Bill

Wallace Loses Committee Fight   Group Rejects Him, Supports George Bill

WALLACE NOT ENDORSED BY SENATE GROUP   Committee Votes’ Against Pres. Roosevelt's Choice For Commerce

Cook Tells of Suicides Japanese Generals Buried ‘Under U.S. Military Auspices

Body Of Girl Found Dead In Cabin Is Unidentified   Local Officers View Body at Greencastle Funera “coe -oParfor=o@ause -of-Death: Stilt Puzzlec Officerc

Body Of Girl Found Dead  -_In Cabin Is Unidentified   Local Officers. View. ‘Body at. Greencastle. Funeral —=Catise” of - ‘Death ‘Stilt Puzzles Officers  ire mie yg Ree cart

ATHEISM CASE BRINGS CROWD   Boy to Testify in Test of School Religion

MCOLLUM BOY ON STAND AT URBANA   “Embarrassed” by Other Pupils Taking Religious Courses

UNO bill is passed by senate  Provides for full: U.S. participatio

Americans Burst Closer to Rhine Near Duesseldorf   Enemy Says Officially That Breakthrough Attempts On Both Sides of Rheydt and Grevenbroich Have Been Foiled for Present   FORTRESS CITY THREATENED WITH ENCIRCLEMENT

rirst Army Five Miles From City   Increasing Signs  Of Large Scale  Operations by Reds in East

Defenses of Great Rhine City Broken   Surging Advance of U, S. First Army Continues as Germans Report Ninth Anny Closer to Duesseldorf

U. 8. FIRST ARMY:  MOVES TO WITHIN  FIVE MILES CITY SIGNS OF LARGE-SCALE  RUSSIAN DRIVE ACROSS NEISSE RIVER

FIRST ARMY IS WITHIN 5 MILES OF RHINE CIT)   Ninth Troops to Grevenbroich, Below Duesseldorf—-Rus sians Open Drive

CREW RIOTS  WITH KNIVES  ABOARD SHIP   Mutiny, Says Skipper; Chinese, Americans Fight Fiercely

Riot Breaks  Out Aboard Yank Vesse   In English Bay; Mutiny Charged; Bobbies and M.P.’s Intervene.

RIOT ON SHIP CALLED MUTINY BY CAPTAIN   Portsmouth, England, Police Called to Fight :

U. S. and Chinese Seamen Use Knives And Axes in Riot   Fighting Rages as U. S. Merchant Liner Docks At British Port   SHORE POLICE STOP HOUR-LONG BATTLE   Ship’s Captain Calls Action Mutiny; Three Seamen Arrested

Captain Accuses Crew Of Mutiny   U. S., Chinese Seaman Battle Aboard Liner At Portsmouth, Eng.

Pitched Fight Occurs Between Crew Members   Chinese, Americans  Fight With Knives

U. S., Chinese Rioters Quieted   Reports Fail to Tell Cause of Fighting Aboard American Liner in English Port

ANK, CHINESE EAMEN RIOT IN NGLISH PORT   Police Quell Ship ‘Mutiny’

CREW RIOTS ON SHIP IN BRITISH PORT   Men Fight With Knives, Axes On American Liner

DISCONTENT IN GERMANY MAY BREW UPRISING   * German Youth Seething

Discontent Amone (Germans Is Growing  _ Threatens To   Become General  Uprising

‘the’ Keports Signs Uprising Among German:   Outbreaks Violence Among Ex-Soldiers

Signs of incipient Revolt in Germany Noted in Gen. Eisenhower's Report   Aduizs ( riticize

GERMAN YOUTHS SHOW UNREST   Eisenhower Reports Uprising Would Not ; Surprise Him 

German Uprising Against Yanks in Naziland Feared  Fraternization Causing Cama Outhraanhe

Eisenhower Reports Discontent Of German YouthShowsSigns of Becoming An Organized Uprising

DISCONTENT IS. REPORTED IN GERMAN GROUPS   German Youths, Ex-Soldiers May Develop Into Uprising

YOUTH MAY ORGANIZE AGAINST YANKS   Eisenhower Says Discontent Among Men Is Growing

Eisenhower Sees Uprising Against American Forces   Increasing Discontent Among German Youths, Soldiers Reported

Critics of American Rule Bolder; Acts of Violence Flare in Reich; Many Idle Despite Labor Shortage

“UPRISING OF YOUTH AGAINST U. §, POSSIBLE   7 Inactivity And : Fraternizing Causes Outbreaks In Many Areas  FOOD SITUATION BAD   Yank Commander Calls Food ‘Most Serious Economic Problem’ Faced

German Youth Show Signs Of Rebellion Now   GEN. EISENHOWER TELLS OF ORGANIZED MOVE AGAINST U. S.

lke Warns Of Flareup InGermany   Says Rising Discontent Hints Revolt Against American Fareesc 1

REFORMATION OF GERMANY TO PRESENT UNPRECEDENTED AND VAST PROBLEMS FOR ATIIFS

UNPRECEDENTED PROBLEMS AWAIT ALLIED SOLUTION 'N REFORMATION OF DEFEATED GERMAN NATION

THE  TODAY   Education Along Right Lines Held Only Cure for Dis “lerted Minds of Hitler Followers in GerTAA yY.

Acquaintance, Understanding Lead To Peace— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7)  Every-Day News Best Way To Reeducate Nazis

r hermal Air Currents Send Bombs Crashing Back Into Big Superfort

Heat Blast Upsets B-29  Bombs Hurled Back Into Plane in Raid Oe Pegs PR kek

Flip Superfort  Over on its Back. Heading it Back Toward Targets

BOMBS SHOVED BACK INTO B-29   Air Currents Generated B\ Fires Play Odd Tricks

eo gy!  Air Current Treacherous   Forts Have Troubles While Pounding Japs

Correspondents Did Not Exaggerate In Describing Nazi Horror Camos

Find Camps Too Horrible For Words   Touring Newspaper Editors Say No Exaggeration of Nazi Brutality ‘Possible

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96th Infantry Cracks Center Of Enemy Line   Ten Thousand Nipponese Making Last Stand in Small Area

BATTLE 10 TOP AS OTHER UNITS OUTFLANK ENEMY   Ten Thousand Nipponese Are Making Last Stand in Area Less Than Thirteen Miles Square.   100 ARE CAPTURED ON OROKU PENINSULA   First Marines Widen Front on Ridge on South Coast Against Heavy Resistance.

KEY POSITION ON OKINAWA IS TAKEN BY 96TH   Division Pushes On Soith ‘After Capturing 500Foot Yaeju Hill   MORE THAN 100 JAPS SURRENDER AT OROKU

YANKS ON OKINAWA SEIZE KEY POINTS   Two Hills Taken; Sixth Marines Smash Pocket on Oroku

100,000 Burned to Death in Single Fire Raid on Tokyo, Diplomat Says

BABY BURN AFTER MOTHER HAD DIED   Doctors Predict Child Has Even Chance To Live

Troublesome International Issues Reviewed by Truman and Diplomats

Truman, British Review Problems   Big Three Meeting Still Unconfirmed

LEGISLATURE MAY MEET TOMORROW   Seventy Bills Passed At Nicht Session . 

Management Of Business Will Guide  Reconversion   Promised by Krug In WPB Statement. Wants Limitations  Removed Quickly

Business to Guide U.S. Reconversion   W.P.B. Head Promises Government Control to Be Dropped

*pusiness will guide  industry’   Chairman issues policy statement

TO GUIDE OWN RECONVERSION   Krug Promises Early End to Production Regulations

WPB to Guide Reconversion  With Easy Bit   Problems are to be left To Private Management Ta Solve. Krug Save

DROP 40 TONS A MINUTE ON CANE ARE   War’s Greatest Armada of  B-29s Shower Bombs  on Plane Plants.

900 Superforts Hit Nogoya With 3,500 Tons of Fire Bombs   Japs Given Taste of What War With United States Now Meens

STRIKE NAGOYA WITH 500,700 FIRE BOMRS   Shower Destruction on 9 Square Miles of Industrial Sector

3,900 Tons of © Fire Bombs Drop On Jap Center:   Attack Even Heavier Than Most Air Raids Made Over Germany

Record Armada Drops 300.750  Bombs on City   More Than 500 Superfortresses Drop 40 Tons A Minute For 90 Minutes

Two-Hour Assault Is Delivered   Admiral Halsey Again Is Operating Off Shores Of Japan With His Famous Third Fleet

Flying Boats Also Take Part, Broadcast Says   Airfields Strafed In Wake of Great B-29 Fire Raids

Tokyo Reports U.S. Planes Hitting Japan   Carrier Assaults Are Resumed Today; Damages Are Great

AYUSHU IS ATTACKED, NIPS CLAIM   Osaka Is Still Afire After B-29 Blow; Damage Heavy

Carrier Lick AtJapanese Is Renewed During Day   Damage Is Viewed As Shocking By Tokyo Radio

- AIR RAIDS— New Assaults On Nip Bases   Carrier Planes Renew Raids In Wage-Of Superfort Blows

200 SEABORNE PLANES ATTACK KYUSHU ISLAND   Airdromes Bombed And Strafed In Follow Up To Devastating Superfortress Assaults.

Kyushu Island Airdromes, Trains Strafed in Attack Following B-29 . Blows’ Shockingly Great Damage

Resume Carrier Raids On Japan   Enemy Admits Tokyo May Resume Martial Law Due To Damage.

KYUSHU FIELDS TAKE POUNDING, ENEMY CLAIMS      Foe Admits ‘Great Damage’ In Earlier B-29 Blows; Martial Law Seen

CARRIER RAIDS ON NIPPON ARE RENEWED BROADCAST STATES  TOKYO RADIO ADMITS DEVASTATION IN CAPITAL EXTREMELY HEAVY

Planes Strafe Airdromes On  Kyushu Island   Strikes Follow in Wake of B-29 Fire Raids on Major Industrial Cities   ‘Shockingly Great’ Damage Reported   Tokyo Resideuts Forced to Dig Subterrancan Homes; Martial Law May Be Declared

JAPAN CARRIER RAIDS RENEWED   Japs Say Other Attacks Have inflicted ‘Shockinglv Great’ Damaae.

Nazi Factories  Seized by Reds   Armament Industries. Civilians Taken Over Intact in Poland

War Plants Still Intact In Polish Cities   Lublin Government Takes Control Of Factories And Receives Russian Help At Warsaw

WAR PLANTS. OF NAZIS IN POLAND LOSI   With Thousands of German Civil ians, They Come Into Russian Hands. Some Plants Intact.

THREATENS TO KILL GERMANS WHO FALTERED   Experts Agree Hitler Spoke; Some Think It Was Recorded,  However

HITLER WARNS GERMANS WILD NEVER GIVE UP   Fuehrer, Breaking Long Silence, Says Nazis Determined to Achieve Victory.

HITLER. CLAIMS NAZIS TO FIGHT ON THROUGH 46   Might Listen to Terms But Not Surrender”

Hitler Breaks Silence to Demand Nazi Victory Push; Hint Peace Terms Possible

Germany Will N  ever Quit, Hitler Say s In Broadeast   End Of War Will Not Come Before 1946 Unless By German Victory, Fuchrer Shouts In Breaking Long Silence; Vows To Destroy All Enemies Of His Regime

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Believe Speech A Recording Rather Than Direct Transmission   MAKES FIRST SPEECH SINCE LAST JULY  Assures His People Of Final Victory Over Allies

HITLER ASSERTS NAZIS WILL WIN   Germany To Break Allies In 1945, Dictator Says After Long Silence

HITLER BLASTS NAZIS DEFEATISTS   SAYS GERMANY WILL NEVER CAPITULATE

Fuehrer Ends  Long Silence Says War To Run Into ‘46 Unless Nazis Win

Hitler Shouts Nazi Defiance To Surrender   Claims Germany Will Stop Allies For 2 More Years

ADOLF SOUNDS GRIM WARNING TO YANKS ...;  Apathetic Hitler Speech Boosts Nazis

Hitler Says War Not Over by 1946 Unless Nazis Win   Defies Allies Saying Germany Will Fight To:Very Last: Man

Fuehrer Says War Will Not End Until °46   States Germany W'l Never Capitulate: Breaks 5 Months’ Silence.   DOUBTED IF HITLER

Hitler Declares War Will Not End i in 194 Says i in “Radio Talk That Reich Won’ Oui

Hitler Says War Will Run Into 1946    Warns Defeatists They Will Be Destroyed

TO DESTROY  DEFEATISTS WITHIN MIDS)   Says Germany Will Never Capitulate

HITLEA WARNS GERMANY WILL NEVER GIVE UE   Comes Back to Microphone for Life or Death Fight Call to Army.

HITLER WARNS HIS PEOPLE DEFEATISTS TO BE ELIMINATED  _ ONLY GERMAN VICTORY  ~ WILL BRING WAR TO CLOSE DIIRING 1045

HITLER WARNS HIS PEOPLE DEFEATISTS TO BE ELIMINATED  ONLY GERMAN VICTORY WILL BRING WAR TO

Hitler Breaks Long Silence With Defiance   Germany Never Will Capitulate, Fuehrer Says In New Year’s Speech

Germany Will Not Capitulate   Adolph Hitler  Breaks Silence of Over Five Months; Lacks Usual Fire

Hitler, in Radio Address, Says War Will Not End Before 1946 Unless Nazis Win

FIVE MONTHS OF SILENCE   Says Only German Victory Can End War Before °46   NAZIS FIGHTING   For Survival, Prosperity, Culture, He Tells People In Special Talk

NAZI PILOTS BALK AT ONE BLOW PUNCH   Desperate Air Stab Against Yanks  Fizzles

PARRI IS NAMED ITALY PREMIER   Socialists Displeased With The Appointments

SIGLER TAKEN LL SUDDENLY      Doctor’ Describes Condition as .Ptomaine Poisoning; ‘Should Be Better Soon

McDonald Says He Was Aware: Of Bribe Plot   Sigler Stricken With lilness; Naturopath Trial Delayed _

Police Search For Kidnapped Si-Month-Ol   Red-haired Woman Sought In Case

JAPANESE SHIMBU ~ LINE IS ATTACKED      Enemy Communication _ Line to Southern Luzon Is Cut

Yanks Destroy Part of Jap Line on Luzon   Further Gains Also: Reported in Drive To Take Mindango

AMERICANS GAIN FAST OF MANILA   DESTROY ONE END OF JAP LINE WITH HEAVY LOSSES TO ENEMY FORCES.

END OF SHIMBU LINE SMASHED   Yanks Advance to Within Seven Miles of Baguio On Luzon

END OF SHIMBU LINE DESTROYED _ BY AMERIGANS   Yanks Advance Within Seven Miles Of Philippine Summer Capital   GREAT LOSSES ARE SUFFERED BY ENEMY

Yankees Destroy One End of Jap Shimbu Line  Other Forces Are Within Seven Miles of Baguio

“ w’ Arthur Announces Further Gains by Forces Invading Zamboanga Sector of Mindanao Island; Formosa Na val Base Hit 

5. LANGHORNE PLANS VICTORY CELEBRATION   Associated Business Men Also Object to Change in F’kford Bus Route  C. O'BRIEN PRESIDES

MEN OF SO, LANGHORNE ARRANGE FOR PARADE   Bugle Corps Contest Will Also Be One of Features

U. S. Senate Gives Its Approval. ....  May Need Year To Get Charter Really Working

Vinson Plans ‘Shot in Arm’ For Building   To Name Group To Coordinate Clroonstruction

VINSON TD GHEATE ANEW COMMITTEE      Will Give Construction Industry Boost Toward Reconversion.

Vinson. Seeking Boost For Building Industry  Committee to Help Stabilize

CONSTRUCTION TO GET A BOOST   Vinson To Create New Committee To Spur Reconversion.

VINSON GIVES BUILDING BOOST   "New Committee Due for * Dormant Construction

Office To Boost US Construction Gets Vinson's Nod   Building Activity Now Stripped To New Low Is Lagging In  oe D a-nanweareinan

OVE TO BOOST BUILDING PLAN » S UNDER WAY   Vinson Aims at 15 Billion Dollar Program When War Ende

Building’: Ss Aid Slated   Vinson Will Create Construction Group

VINSON TO SPUR MORE BUILDING   Will Name Committee To Aic Industry’s Comeback

Plan Boost For Building   To Relax Controls So Industry Can Meet Big Construction Needs

Vinson Will Create New  Federal Unit   Would Boost Vital Construction Industry Toward Reconversion

onstruction Sroup Planned   Vinson Plans New Body to Give That Industry a Boost

Talk Hopefully Of Unanimous  ‘(Charter Okay   Opposition Witnesses Leave Peace Committee Group Unimpressed   Vinson Plans Committee To Give Building Industry Boost

Russian Forces Reach Kustrin Berlin Reports   Oder River Reached At Point Only 35 Miles From German Capital   SOVIET FORCES ARE SWEEPING ON

SOVIETS CRACK NEW DEFENSES ON ODER RIVER   Reds Say Zhukov 63 Miles from Reich Capital, Nearing Stettin

BOMB-POCKED CAPITAL HEARS SOVIET GUNS   Bedlam Prevails in Frankfurt, Where Fires Break Out

French Smash Threat to Strasbourg; Yanks Cut Deeper Into Siegfried Line

Argentina Said ‘Nazi Menace’ To Entire World  U. S. Diplomat Make:   U. S. Diplomat Makes Formal Charge in Washington Report

ASSEMBLY AT H. S.   Two Student Speakers at Program This Morning

Labor Secretary Backs Truman’s  Strike Proposa   Tells Congress the Naticn Is In Critical Need of  Such a Program

Schwellenbach Makes Plea For Labor Program   Situation Calls For Legislative Action, Secretary Declares

Sesecseeeesseeasegeegga  Here’s More Proof of “The Luck of the—”

Question Of Internationa] Control Of Atomic Energy Is Chief Topic  NEW PARLIAMENT OF AZERBAIJAN MAKES BID FOR SUPPORT  U. §. Army Officials Won't Transport More Chinese Troops To Manchuria

Railroads To Manila Openec By MacArthur   Shipping Routes Open As Infantry Invades Romblon. Simara in Surprise Night Raid

LUZON RAILWAY REOPENS TODAY   MacArthur Rides Locomo-: tive of Lingayen-Manila Freight.   INVADE 2 MORE ISLANDS

YOUTHS SLUG 3 TO ESCAPE JAIL   Nebraska Authorities Hunt Two on Serious Charge

Alarm For Two Lads Sent Out   ‘Teen Agers Escape From Hall County Jail After Slugging Three.

WPB REDUCES GOODS FOR ~ CIVILIANS   Drastic New Restrictions Have Effect of Wiping Off the Books Most Reconversion Projects Authorized.

WPB HAS ORDERED NEW CUT CIVILIAN GOODS PRODUCTION  - LARGE PERCENTAGE OF  CONSUMER PROJECTS DI ANNEN NAW NPraANn

New Civilian Goods Curb   Drastic Restrictions By WLB Ends Small Trickle for Consumers

New Restrictions Cut Production Of Civilian Goods: Proposals for Consumer Benefit Wiped Off Book:

Output Will Be Sharply Reduced In Coming Months   Ends Small Trickle of Metal Products Begun Recently Under ‘Spot’ Plan

Drastic New Restrictions On Civilian-Goods Output Are Ordered By WPB

Materials Shortage Forces WLB Order For Heavy Cut  ~ In Civilian Goods Production

NEW CURB KITS CIVILIAN GOODS   Production Curtailed More As Military Takes Metal

Production Of Civilian Goods  Cut To Driblei   Jrastic Restrictions Ve Wipe Off Books Liurge Percentage Authorized Consumer Projeets

Spot Reconversion Program Further Curtailed Today   Plan Virtually Suspended For Entire Nation

Production For Civilians Is Tightened  Drastic Orders Issued By WPB

Tighter _ Wart Pinch On Civilians      WPB Order Further Curtailing Non-Military Production Puts “Spot Plan” On Shelf

WPB Puts Drastic Clamps On Civilian  Goods Production, Authorized Plans

Cut Civilian Goods Output   Drastic New Restrictions Ordered By WPB

~WPB Orders Nev Drastic Cut In Civilian Goods   Cancels Large Part of Consumer Projects Already Authorized.

DRASTIC NEW RESTRICTION!   WPB Takes Action to Further Curtait Civilian Goods Production.

Many Civilian Items Will Be Banned Again   War Production Board Revises Previous Orders That Permitted Manufacture of Some Goods.

WPB Orders Drastie New Restrictions   Civilian Goods Production Further Curtailed; Cut Metal Allocation,   HIT CONSUMER GOODS

DRASTIC CUTS IN CIVILIAN GOODS ORDERED BY WPB   DECLARE OUTPUT WILL BE REDUCED TO A MERE DRIBLET

New WPB Restrictions To Further. Curtail Civilian Goods Production

WPB Orders More Curfailing of Civilian Goods   Result From Sharp Cut in Allocation of Reconversion Metals

WEB Orders New Slash in Output OF Civilian Goods   Action Virtually. Wipes Out Spot  Reconversion Plan

Civilion Goods ‘Trickle’ Cur wown py New Urder  Bs MABYWINI TT AWWribtituerres

Drastic New Clamp Put on ~ Civilian Good!   WPB Order to: Wipe Off Some. Production Already Authorized

Drastic Restrictions Are Ordered On Such Items As Lawn Mowers, Razors And Vacuum Cleaners

Civilian Consumer Production Sliced by New WPB Edict   Many Projects Cancelled - Due to - Sharp — Cut in. Metal :Allocation

More Curbs On Production Of Civilian Goods   Drastic New Tightening Ordered By WPB; Grave  BS town! Ghastamn

Tipton County Farmer Is Held For Hog Theft   Charged With Selling Animals . Of His Neighbor

Marmes Driving Towards Third Airtield On twe   First Airfield Taken On Island Already Being Used By Marine Fliers   JAP RESISTANCE CONTINUES HEAVY

New Atrocity Charge: French War Prisoners Leff Sterile  By Germans in Concentration Camp

Notables To Be Af Camp Gruber Affair   Patterson, Devers, Kerr To See Redeployment Training Officially Begun

BRITISH SMASH AHEAD IN ITALY   Eighth Army Consolidate: Gains In Adriatic Area

GRAIN SHORTAGE ~ MAY CUT LIQUOR   Industry Protests Proposed Ban On Supplies

DISPUTE OVER LIQUOR ISSUE   Liquor INDUSTRY: sKES Re:  ‘VIVAL OF BOOTLEG DATES,  CONGRESSMAN  SAYB et CORN. NEZDED *~

Distillers Oppose Grain Stoppage   Say It Would Return Bootleqging to U. S.

Conviction Of Knox Reversed  By High Court   Sigourney Man Accused Of Poisoning Father; ‘Evidence Insufficient’

BOND FOR A DEAD SOLDIER   His Cousin hg’ It With Birthday: Gift From Aunt

REMOLDING THE NATURE OF JAPAN ITO TAKE TIME AND AMERICA MUST INOT BE FOOLED BY SOOTHING WORDS

Remaking of ‘Japan " To Be Titanic Job   fore: Oceupation Comés to An. End; Nip: ‘About- Face?.: ‘At. Htaide Questioned

Control Seen Short-Lived   Occupation of Japan Could End in Year

WE STILL HAVE TITANIC JOB (IN MAKING PEACEFUL NATION \OF JAPAN DESPITE STATEMENTS

Jap Commander of Philippines Hears His Death Decreed   Convicted of War Out rages; Gallows Order. ed for “Tiger”

FEAST FOR PVT. BELL   Wellsville Honors Soldier Who Was Prisoner 40 Months

750,000 Navy Men Discharged   Reach Quarter Mark In  Demobilization Program

BIG FIVE MEETS TODAY IN LONDON      Fear Unrest In Greece May Start General Strike

Balkans, Italy Problems Face Big Five Ministers   Unrest in Greece May Add to Knotty Puzzles; Islands Are Key to Quick Settlement

Big Five Foreign Ministers Convene  To Tackle Pressing Peace Problems

Balkan Rule, Italy’s Lands Among Issue:   Reds Want Outlet Via Dardanelles; Greek Setup ied

Big Five’s Ministers Conferring  In London    Problems Of Peace Are Before Envoys

LONDON PARLEY STARTS JOB OF PEACE EDIFICE   Foreign Ministers Gathe To Negotiate Series Of Issues Left By War

BIG-FIVE MEET OPENED TODAY   Foreign Ministers in London Tackle Problems of World At Peace

BIG LEADERS OPEN MEETING   Foreign Ministers Tackle Pressing Problems of  World At Peace

BIG 5 MINISTERS OPEN CONFAB IN BRITISH CAPITAL   Allied Diplomats Face Urgent Question; Italian Problems First

Italian Peace Treaty and Balkan Problems Among Main Issues for Decision.

Italian Peace Treaty. and Balkan Problems ‘Among. Maiti: ‘ssues for Decision, «©

Senate Turns Down Three Appointees  But Long List Given Approval During  vyorntiva Sopeccinn

Didn't Comply rey  ‘Orders. Turner Says      ~ Pearl Harbor: Gasua ‘oe Coald: ~ ‘Have Been Reduced “Materially” In Opinion of War Plans‘ Chief"

Did Not Follow Orders   Losses at Pearl Harbor Could Have  Been Far lecc

Fleet ‘Ready’ When Foe Hit Pearl Harbor   Admiral Turner Places Blame for Disaster on . Kimmel at Hearing

Clear Orders Not Complied   Turner Asserts Kimmel’s Orders Not “Entirely Clear’ At Harbor.

If He Had Carried Out Instructions Losses ot Pearl Harbor Would Have Been Cut Materially, Turner Says

Ram. Turner On Stand — in Inquiry   Says Pacific Fleet Had Been Prepared for Such an Attack

Says Our Fleet Was Prepared   Admiral Turner Testifies Navy Ready For War With Japan

‘Kimmel Did Not Comply . With Orders’   Testimony by Admiral Turner Puts Finger  On Pearl Harbor Naval Commandoar

Turner Declares American Fleet Ready For Attack   uforms Pearl Committee Top Navy Men Agreed Jap War Was Inevitable

Admiral Turner Says Kimmel Failed To Comply With Pearl Defense Order

Says Admiral Failed To Comply With “Specifieally Clear?’ Orders Of Warning

ADM. TURNER BLAMES FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS FOR TERRIFIED LOSSES SUSTAINED.

Turner States Losses Might Have Been Cut  Fleet Said To Have Been Prepared For Such A Blow

Admiral Turner Blames Kimmel   - Could Have-Reduced Losses by Obeying Orders. Assertion

ADMIRAL BLAMES KIMMIE FOR NOT OBEYING ORDERS   TURNER DECLARES PRE-WAR WARNING WAS CLEAR ENOUGH

Puts Blame On Kimmel   Says Peari Harbor . Naty-Chief Did Not Comply With Orders

‘Adm. Turner Places Blame On Kimmel   Says Officer Failed To Comply With  Instructions

Kimmel Accused of Not Heeding Order Before Jap Attack   Adm. Turner is Witness Before Pearl Harbor Investigators

Kimmel Blamed For Heavy Loss At Peart Harbor   Probers Told Admiral ‘Didn't Comply’

Admiral Turner Blames Kimmel For Disaster   Claims ‘Clear’ Orders Not Complied With; Says Navy Was Ready

Admiral Turner Blamed P.H. Fleet Commander For Failure To Comply

TURNER SAYS KIMMEL DID NOT FOLLOW ORDERS   Admiral Says Losses Smaller at Pearl Harbor If Done So

Fleet Ready,. Sava: Turner          [J. S, Expected Such  Treachéry. From Jap.

SAYS KIMMEL IN WRONG AT PEARLHARBOR   Admiral Turner Declares Orders to Commander Were Clear and Losses in Attack Could Have Been Cut Materially.

ADM. TURNER HURLS CHARGE AT KIMMEL   Claims Officer Did Not Comply With "Entirely Clear" Orders Re garding Fleet

AMIEL FAILED TO OBEY ORDERS, TURNER DECLARES   Admiral Says. Pearl Harbor Losses Could Have Been Cut Materially

Adm. Turner Testifies At Investigation   Says Losses Might Have Been Less

TURNER GIVES HIS TESTIMONY   Says That Kimmel Did Not Comply With ‘Entirely Clear’ Orders.   ‘FLEET READY FOR WAR!

Charges Kimmel Did Not Comply With Clear Orde:   Turner Declares War Losses Would Have Been Reduced

Charges Kimme!  Missed an Order   Turner Asserted Losses: at Pearl Harbor Could Have Been Cut   WAS GIVEN WARNING   Admiral Testifies Japanese Raid Might Have Been Checked

Kimmel Failed To Comply With Warning Orders   Adm. Turner Testifies that Damage of Jap Attack Could Have Been Less, Navy Trained

DESCRIBES CROSSING OF THE RHINE   Writer Crossed River With Infantry Outfit

Ninth Army Is Across Rhine Without Fight   Newsman Tells Of Crossing Slow-Moving River During Darkness

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Army Fliers ny Fliers Hit 18 Jap Vessels   Philippines Bombers Leave Hong Kong Afire

THIRD VICTIM OF EX-CONVICT   MAN WANTED FOR KILLING TWO WOMEN NOW SOUGHT FOR WASHINGTON SLAYING

SCHOUi CRISIS ALARMING SAYS ~ B. P- W. OFFICER   DRAINING OFF OF TEACHERS WILL EXACT TOLL

Pyle’s Column: Most Civilians Don’t Know What The Word‘War’ Means

 oays tl Ail MapPenee IA VNC AOnOOn i J  Frnie Pyle Kissed By Goddard. DeHaviland. Falkenbera --- Halleluiah

LORD HAW HAW FACES CHARGE   British Court Drops 2 Out of 3 Counts.

INDICT JOYCE ON ONE COUNT   Broadcast German Propaganda While Holding British Passport.

Reduce Charge Against Haw Haw   Two Counts Based on British Citizenship Are Thrown Out

British Reduce Indictment Against "Lord Haw Haw" To Single Count

Autumn Sunshine Driving Out Clouds  Many Rivers Still Out of Banks ond Traffic Blocke

BIRTH OF FLYNN BABY REPORTED   Movie Star Declines To Comment On Marriage Announcement

ACTION FIRST LETUP IN WAR UPON NIPPON   Third Fleet Action Is Halted After Heavy Carrier Strikes

ae THE/ NEWSi  One Roce Masicee OP oa   SOCIALISM FAILS TO CREATE BUSINESS

Smash within 150 miles of capital as 30 German divisions face entrapment

MIGHTIEST AERIAL BLOWS CONTINUE   More Than 8,000 Planes  Batter Communications in And Around Devastated German Ruhr

8,000 Allied Planes Shake Ruhr Basin   Troops Facing Montgomery's Men Cut Off By Bombs

iyhssults “smany From i Ken Going   nications in And Ruhr Come in  fr Battering

Mighty Aerial Drive Cuts Off Ruhr Section   U.S Heavy Bombers, R. A. F. Town-Buster Blasts Hit Rail Lines

$000 PLANES HIT TARGETS INRUHR AREA   Mightiest Aerial Assault of Allies Reaches. - ° Climax

WORLD SERIES IS EVENED UP BY DETROIT   Tigers Ride Back on Hank Greenburg’s Home Run Bat, Defeating the Chicago Cubs 4 to 1 in the Second Game.

TIGERS EVEN SERIES WITH 4-] VICTORY   Detroiters Break Out of Hitting Doldrums anc Defeat Cubs in One Big Inning in Fourth Game at Wrigley Field.

Cubs 'Tie-Up  Series   ‘Score Tied 7. All  At End of Eighth; Battle 12 Innings  To Win 8 to 7

Deciding Tilt At Chicago On Wednesday   Single And Error By Greenberg Bring Win For Bruins; Big Hank Has Home Run

SIXTH SERIES GAME TIED AT END OF TENTH   Score 7 to 7 in Contest to Determine Whether the Tigers Win Championship or the Cubs Get Another Chance.

CUBS REGAIN SERIES LEAD IN 3-0 WIN   Trounce Tigers in Third Game at Detroit Behind Passeau’s Pitching, the Greatest in World Series History.

OUT TIGERS IN OPENER   Take Lead in World Series With 9-to-0 Win Over Detroit Behind Pitching of Hank Borowy— Attendance at Record.

TIGERS TAKE WORLD SERIES FROM CHICAGO   Win the Seventh and Decisive Game of Contest. 9 to 3, Behind the Pitching of Hal (Lefty)  RY neerke neeone

Death Blows Dealt Berlin  By Russians   Soviets Enter Four Of Last Six Districts In Staggering Nazi Capital

Other Columns N ear Junction  With U.8.Ninth   Wehrmacht Abandons Western Front In Desperate Gamble For Capital

Russians advance in Berlin   Within 60 miles of Oth army junction

UNIT oHUGK UNITS oTORM BERLIN RUINS   rap Garrison in Cauldron of Exploding Shells and Flame Throwers.

REUTHER LEAVES SUDDENLY ON PLANE JOURNEY   Makes Dramatic Announcement of Departure Withhold ing Destination

Reuther and GM Official Call. Off Scheduled Mee   Sudden Cancellation ‘By Mutual Agreement’ Announced in Detroit

Talk With — GM Official Called Off   SUDDENLY LEAVES BY PLANE FOR: UNANNOUNCED DESTINATION3}.::. °° CIO DENOUNCES TRUMAN’S =>: PROGRAM

Strikers’ Leader Called  Away, Possibly To Discuss Truman Dispute Plan   Hopes For Accord Are Fading Fast   No Indication Given Whether New Attempts Planned On Settlement

Leaders Cancel Scheduled Talk On GM Walkout   UAW Chief Suddenly Tells Committee He ‘Must Catch A Plane’

UAW Talks With Chrysler on Pay Demands Halted   Auto Union Charges ‘Conspiracy’ Back Of Offer by Firm

REUTHER, GM OFFICER, TALK IS CANCELED   Reuther Leaves Suddenly B;  Plane For Unannounced Destination

Union Chief Says President’s Program Has One Purpose—“To Weaken, Destroy Labor Unions”

STORM MOVING OFF   Many Wires Down Over State; Travel Gener ally Hazardous

Wires Down In Storm   Snow and Sleet Snarl Communication Lines, Make Reads Slippery

Stettinius Declares Crimea Polish Decision  ‘Will Be Carried Out’

Japan Admits Heavy Damage  ~ From. Super:   5 Big Cities To Be Empticd Of Civilian Population Bennnt Wine Sanka

JAPS ADMIT HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IN -SUPERFORT RAIDS   Hospitals Reported Overcrowded — Noncombatants Ordered to Leave Five Largest Cities.   RELIEF MEASURES DECLARED INADEQUATE   Kips Said to Have Organized Civilian Army to Counter Possible American Invasion,

HIGH NAZI OFFICIAL CAUGHT IN FAR EAST   Fritz Wiedemann Close Friend Of Hitler

Former German Consul, Friend of Hitler, Arrested   Fritz Wiedemann Seized in Far East, Washington Reveals

JAP LOSSES HEAVY. INLUZON FIGHTING   Casualties Put at 92,000 Against 12,000 Am ericans .

Japanese Lose 92,000 On Luzon   U. S. Casualties 12,929; Jap  Savagery Increases.

SIX- WEEKS OF LUZON BATTLE FIGURES GIVEN   MacArthur Says Enemy Treating Civilians With ‘Greatest  Savagery’

RENINANT JAP FORCE HOLDS ONIN MANILA   CIVILIANS TREATED WITH SAVAGERY BY NIPPONESE

Japs Luzon Casualties 97000. MacArthur Says   Peacock Sergeant Killed in Crash

Announce casualties on Luzon   Siege tactics are used on Nippons

JAP CASUALTIES ON LUZON TOTAL 92,000 T0 DATE   MacArthur Lists 2,67¢ Americans Killed In Campaign   FIGURES REFLECTING SEVERITY OF BATTLE

JAP LOSSES ON LUZON 92,000   U. S. Casualties 2,676 Men Killed, 245 Missing, 10,008 Wounded

Nip War Prisoner Lives To Tell the Tale Because Jans Wipe Their Bayonets Clean

— CLEAN JAP BAYONET SAVES YANK —  Survives Stabbing, 43 Others Die

Training Plan Decision Due By Christmas   Ending of Wartime Con. trols May Take Longer

Action Slated  On Training Decision On Military Program By Christmas

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in Nationa] Capital Summarized by Associated Press

Federal Tax Relief For  Vets Carries   Servicemen To Be Forgiven Payments On Their Military Income

CONGRESS 10 AUSH VOTE ON YOUTH DRAFT   Wants Military. Training Out of: Way. Before 1946  -Campaians.

Allies Blast 237 Planes From Skies in Two Days and Knock Out 39 Others on Ground—Bombs Rained on Fuel and Rail Targets in Southern Germany and Industrial Ruhr Valley—V-Bomb Installations in Holland Hit.

Rall TARGETS HIT BY: ALLIED FLIERS   Great: Armadas ‘Also At: tack German Re-__  - ‘fineries .

1,600 Aircraft.  Hammer Reich   3L.Grounded Nazi Plane: dant es Grail

RAIL TARGETS HIT BY ALLIED FLIERS   tack German Refineries  hae Armadas ‘Also At.

Army Treasure Hunters are Tracking  $500,000,000 Worth of German loot

Japan Promised Her Homeland To Be Invaded   ‘Harsh Fate Is Chosen By Enemy

‘Ramsey Warns Of “Harsh Fate’   * Overwhelming Forces Prepare To Invade Japan After Ultimatum

Most Overwhelming Force Ever Concentrated Is Preparing  TO INVADE THE   ENEMY HOMELAND  “It’s A Harsh Fate Our  Enemy Has Chosen” Says Ramsey

GREAT AMERICAN FORCE PREPARING TO INVADE JAPAN   Decision To ignore Surrender Demands Brings Warning On Invasion

Red Cross War Fund Is $15,970.36   Chairman Charles L. Berger Reports On Progress Of Naugatuck Campaign.

Naugatuck Red Cross War Fund Campaign Reaches $9,118 Total   Chairman Charles L. Berger Reports On The Progress Of Campaign In This Sector: Factories Make Large Contributions

CLK LODGE MAKES REPORT 10 NATION   President Truman Praises War Accomplishments Of Organization

STORM BEARING DOWN ON TEXAS   Coastal Area Braced For Dangerous Tropical Hurricane

Hurricane Will Hit Texas Coast Today  Residents Warned to Take All Precautions

Hurricane Winds To Strike Texas Coastline Today  110 Mile Gale Sweep: Toward Port Aransas And Freeport Area

Hurricane Due te Hit Texas Sunday  Winds Up to 110 Miles Are Expected

HURRICANE I NEARING TEXAS      Packing Winds Up to 90 Miles An Hour, Says Weather Bureau

HOWLING STORM MOVES ON TEXAS; TO STRIKE TODA)   Tides High and Seas Rough as Hurricane Bearing 110Mile Wiuds Speeds Toward Coast.   WARNING SOUNDED BY WEATHER BUREAU   Residents Told to Evacuate Low Ground Between Port Aransas and Freeport.

Urgent Talks on Veto Underway In U. S., Moscow   Stalin Soid Reviewing Insistence on Right To Veto Discussion   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Diplomntis

URGENT TALKS UNDER WAY ON VETO PROBLEM    Americans Hoping for Stalin Mes  sage This Weekend—Denmark  Joins at Frisco.

URGENT TALKS ON VETO BEGIN   Stalin Reviews Russian Stand; Seek to Avoid Permanent Split

Urgent Talks Over Veto Issue in San Francisco, Moscow   Efforts Made to Avert Split of Big Five  Continuins

Urgent Talks on Veto Under Way   Stalin Said to Be Reviewing Soviet Stand On Discussion

Urgent Talks Seek to End Veto Crisis   Stalin Reviewing Red Stand on Right to Ban Discussion

Talks on Veto Issue Under Way in Both Moscow and Conference City

, US. Russia Act to Heal > Split on Veto   Talks Under Way in 5.F. and Moscow to Settle Major Issue

CALLS ON VETO PLAN UNDERWAY   Hold Talks in Both Moscow, San Francisco on Issue

SEEK TO AVOID A PERMANENT SPLIT OVER VETO ISSUE   URGENT TALKS ARE UNDERWAY BOTH IN MOSCOW AND FRISCO

Urgent Talks On Veto Issue Reported Underway In Both Moscow And San Francisco   Stalin Reviewing Soviet Insistence On Right To Veto Even Discussion In Council

Await Stalin’s Views On Veto Issue At Meet   Seck To’ Avoid Big-Five Split Gu Problem At Conference; Deninark’ Joins Nations

Stalin Is Said To Be Reviewinc Veto Situation   Negotiations between Russia and U.S. Are Being Carried On in Moscow and San Francisco.

Urgent Talks To Avoid Big Five Split Underway !n San Francisco-Moscow

irgent Talks On Veto Issue Are Underway   Hopkins Confers With Stalin As Stettinius Talks With Ambassador.   HOPING FOR ANSWER

Talks Conducted With Russia to Avoid Veto Split  Hopkins Confers with Stalin   Hopkins Confers with Stalin While Stettinius Discusses Difficulties with Gromyko

Talks Underway To Prevent Split Among Big Five  Discussion Issue At Stake In Moscow,

San Francisco Conference  Direet to the SITHA SENTINEL from the ASSOOIATED PRESS

URGENT TALKS ON VETO ISSUE AT FRISCO MEET   Hope For Answer From Stalin By End Of Week

LEADERS TRYING TO AVOID SPLIT   Delegates Await Word From Stalin Before Taking Next Move

Urgent Talks on  Veto Underway   Stalin Reviews Soviet Claim on Right To  Veto Even Discussion

Conferences Seek To Avoid Lasting Division Among Big-Five Powers

FOUR HOODLUMS APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT   Free On $15,006 Bail Each Following  Their . Convictions

War On Nazis Cost US. 150,000 Lives   Breakdown Shows 139,498 Dead, 467,408 Wounded, 72,374 Missing

SAN FRANCISCO WILL WELCOME NIMITZ   Admiral to Reach City ae. or First Visit Home Since Victory Over Japan.

Data To Show Wages Can Be Hiked Sought   Beard Continues With GM Hearing

MARSHAL DATA FROM AGENCIES   Representatives of Union Seek to Persuade Group GM Can Pay More.

BOARD STUDIES GM PAY ISSUE WITH FIRM OUT   Union Lays Its Case Before Federal Panel To Force 30 Per Cent Raise

FACT-FINDERS RESUME WORK WITHOUT G-M   Company Expresses Willingness to Continue  Talks With Union

C. L 0. COLLECTS DATA FOR BOARD   President Has Given Panel Until To to FinWork:   CONSULT ALL RECORDS

Fact - Finders Proceed With Motor Co. Case   Union Marshals Data From Government Agencies to .   Support Demand for  30% Waze Boost

New Data Studied In GM Case   Fact-Finding Board Ha  _ Until Next Thursda:  To Finish Its Work O1 Auto Strike

CIO-UAW To Continue Case Before Public   Fact-Finding Board To Use GM Statistics Already On Record

Go Ahead © Without GM   Fact-Finding Panel Considers Profit ‘Figures Gleaned From Government Records

GM Walkout Fails to Stop Facts Inquiry   Union Seeking Data To Show Ability of Corporation to Pay

UAW Gathers” Data to Present President’s Panel   Fact-Finding Board Proceeds Without GM; Federal Agencies Will Supoly Ficures 

C. L 0. COLLECTS DATA FOR BOARD   President Has Given Panel Until Thursday to Finish Work

T0 PROVE ITS WAGE POINTS   Union Marshals Data From Federal Agencies to Convince Fact-Finding Panel G. M. Can Pay 30 Per Cent More.

Question Whether CIO Strike Will Delay GM’s Production   Predict Firm Gross Profit $561.000.000

Says State Can Operate Within Current Revenue   Governor Hopes to Avoid Dipping Into Biq Cash Surplus

LAUSCHE, GOP » SOLONS CONFER   ‘Leaders and Governor Agree State Must Operate Within Revenues

MAN FOUND: DEAD IN CAR   Apparently Killed Himself After Shooting Wife Thru Window

ANOTHER STEP IN PAVING PROPOSAL   County Commissioners Vote to Improve Louisiana Street a   IS A JOINT PROJECT

‘ANOTHER STEP IN’ PAVING PROPOSAL   County Commissioners Vote to Improve Louisiana Street © ne

Tributes Paid Chief Of Navy   Famed Naval Officer Speaks at. ate - Session: -

CAPITAL GREETS ADMIRAL NIMITZ   MILLION PEOPLE TURN OUT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO WARRIOR FROM PACIFIC.

‘S TELEPHONES JFPARALYZED RiFOUR HOURS   NIMITZ GETS TE XEWARD OFP! WARRIOR IF

Million Cheer Adm. Nimitz In Washington   President Awards Him Gold Star in Lieu of Third DSM

NIMITZ GETS BG WELCOME   Pacific Hero Greeted B: Crowd Estimated At  Million Persons

Tributes Paid Chief Of Navy   Famed Naval Of fice: /.” Speaks at. congiass 7 ; Session: -

Million Cheer Admiral Nimitz In Washington   Capital. Goes Wild In Rousing Tribute That Tons Them All

Shipstead Blasts Handling of REA   Scandalous Conditions In Agency Are Cited

HANCOCK IS GIVEN FIELD FRUIT LAB      Horticultural Resea rch Station Will Aid County Orchardis#c

HANCOCK Is GIVEN FIELD FRUIT LAB   Horticultural Research  Station Will Aid County   Orchardicte. = :

ON WITH 3c POSTAGE   Rate for First Class Mail Is Extended Two Years

‘Record Ovation Given Wainwright By 4 Million Shouting New Y orkers

Wainwright Gets Hero's Welcome  4,000,000 Witness _ New York Parade

Company Security DemandedInPlan Refused By Union   ‘Completely Unacceptable,’ UAW’s Aid Declares After Reading Proposals; Fines Up To $5,000 Set Up For ‘Illegitimate Strikes’ Under Action

Motor Company Offer Amounts To12.4% Boost   Approximutes 22 Percent More Than “Present Average Wage of Com: ‘ petitors,” Firm Says   Company Says Its" Willing to Gamble   Meanwhile, Office Workeré Refused Admittance By  _ -‘Bieketa to. General Motors Piants

Union Rejects. Wage Boost Offer of Ford   15 Cents an Hour Increase Tint. a  Enough, Says: U.AW.

Ford Pay Offer Is Rejected   UAW Turns Down Hike of 15 Cents an Hour; Other Strike News

Ford Offer Rejected .      CIO Turns Down First Bid On Settlement; Parley Will Continue

Co's. Proposal Would Represent A 12.4 P. C.  Increase To Workers

FIRM OFFERS 1d CENTS MORE HOURLY   Tendered Pay Boost Is Accompanied by Demands on the U. A. W. for Company Security Pledge.

Workers Reject Wage Increase Offered By Fort   Jump Of 15 Cents An Hour Is Deemed Completely Unacceptable To Union

OFFER “COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE” SAYS OFFICIAL OF UNION  MOTOR COMPANY WILLING TA) CIVE WORYERC In

15-CENT HIKE DEPENDED ON FIRM’S OUTPUT   Union Director Says Proposal Wholly ‘Unacceptable’

PICKETS KEEP OFFICE HELPERS FROM GM PLANT   Offer of 15-Cent Wage Raise ‘Completely Unacceptable,” Says CIO Boss

15-Cent Hour Hike Offered   Union Rejects Ford Offer as Unsatisfactory

PICKETS REFUSE ENTRY TO OFFICE FMPLOYES AT GM   UNION EXPECTING FORD TO ETABLISH CONTRACT PATTERN

UNION ACTS QUICKLY TC SPURN 15-CENT PAY HIKE WITH TOO MANY STRINGS

FORD PROPOSAL TURNED DOWN BY UAW HEADS   15 Cent Wage Hike Not Acceptable, Union Leader States

HOURLY RAISE OF 19 CENTS IS OFFERED   Company Security Program Also Sought By Ford   600 PICKETS   Prevent General Motors Office Workers From Entering Plant

Discussions to Resume Thursday; Ford Says   Plan Offers Boost of 12.4 Per Cent   Ene Is Proncsed    Company Would Have Union Pay $5,000 . on Strike Actions

Offer Was Based on Security Guarantee   Represented 12.7 Per Cent Increase—“Completely Unacecentable.” Says CIO

Ford's Offer Is Rejected by C.1.0.   Motor Company Agreed tc Pay Hike of Fifteen Cents An Hour   ASKED FOR SECURITY   Proposal Was “Com: oletely Unacceptable to the Union”’

15 Cents an Hour. Wage Hike Turned Down by Strikers   Offer Unacceptable; Included Demand For Security Against  fillant tama Capit baett

Proposal Is Made That Increase Be Effective When Production Hits 80.000 Units A Month

Auto Union Rejects Ford Wage Offer   15 Cents an Hour Hike ‘Unacceptable’ To Resume Parley

Company Offers 15 Cents An Hou Wage Increase   Ford Demands Security Arraignment Calling For Fines For “Illegitimate Strikes”

UAW REFUSES FORD'S OFFER OF PAY BOOST   Security Provisions ‘Believed Contributing Factor In Union Action

Propose Inerease To Union   Union Promptly Rejects Offer; Company Asks fo ‘Security’ Plan

Unacceptable, Says Leonard   Company Combines Wage Offer With Demand for Security Against Illegal Strikes

15-Cent Hourly Boost Is Termed ‘Unacceptable’   Company Sets Forth Its ‘Prerogatives’ In Wake Proposal

ICIO-UAW TURNS DOWN WAGE INCREASE OF 15 CENTS HOUR: IFORD ASKS ‘SECURITY PLAN’

4 NEW AMERICAN CARDINALS NAMED   Are Among 32. Appointed by Pope Pius XII Yesterday   \POPE DEPLORES WAR

URGED STATESMEN JO BANISH ‘HATE AND VENGEANGE   Pope Pius XII In a World Broadcast From Vatican City Today.   CARDINALS ARE NAMED   Among the 32, Four Were From the United States.

4 New U.S Cardinals Appointed   32 Elevations Enlarge College to 70 Meinbers; U. S. Delegation Largest

Banish Hate,  Pope Urges On Yuletide   Pontif Names Four New Cardinals From United States.

Pope Urges a Return to Christianity   Pontiff Speaks Today After Naming 32 New Cardinals

POPE ASKS FOR GLOBAL PEACE   Catholic Pontiff Speaks After Naming Four Cardinals ‘From United States

PONTE NAMES 3 NEW CARDINALS 4 IN UNITED STATES   Spellman, Stritch, Mooney and Glennon Elevated to Sacred Collece

32NEW CARDINALS APPOINTED~FOUR NAMED FROM U.S.   SACRED COLLEGE IS INCREASED TO FULL MEMBERSHIP OF 70

32 New Cardinals Named, Bringing College to Full Strength of 70; Four Red Hats Go to United States _

Pope Names 4 Americans To Be Cardinals   Spellman, Stritch, Glennon And Mooney To Be Elevated At Consistory Feb. 18

Asks Statesmen to Banish Them From Meetings Restoring World Peace.      'NAMES 32° CARDINALS

Pontitf Uraes Peace Makers Banish Hate   Today’s Peace Unreal, Says Pope in Repiy To Cardinals’ Greeting

Testifies In Own Defense   o Report” F raulein Looks ‘tie Fashion: Modet-"~*

IRMA TESTIFIES IN CAMP TRIAL   Nazi Woman Guard Denies Claims of Mistreatment

Japs Quitting Southern Asia   Hard Pressed Allied Campaign May Recover Entire Region

Northern Nazis Falling - Apart; Denmark Cut Off; British Soviet Junction

Hamburg Falls To Britons   Death Traps of Nazi Troops Shrink Under Pressure of Allies

DEFENDERS GIVE UP 12-DAY FIGHT FOR NAZI CAPITAL   REDS DESTROY NAZI 9TH ARMY TRAPPED SOUTHEAST OF CITY

Nazi Capital Captured by 2 Red Armies   Russian Announces Few Details of the Momentous Event

Hamburg Surrenders to British 2nd Army; Stalin Announces Collapse Of German Resistance in Northern Russian Pocket; Linkup with British

REDS EXPECT END OF WAR AT ANY TIME   Russian Civilians Dance and Shout in Streets of Moscow to Celebrate Soviet Capture of the German Capital.

Numerous New Linkups of Eastern and Western Allies; 27 from Berchtesgaden

GERMAN ARMY QUITTING FIGHT AT RAPID RATE   Denmark and Norway Cut Off by Union Of Allied Armies

BRITISH TAKE OVER GREATEST GERMAN  PORT CITY AS MORE -GERMAN DIVISIONS GIVE UP   GERMANS IN ‘NORWAY MAY SOON OUIT

Prague Declared “Hospital City;” Denmark, Norway Are Now Isolated

German Divisions Surrendering One By One As War Draws To Close   British Isolate Norway. Denmark   cargest Of German Death Traps In South Shrinks As Allies Close In

BER  ERLIN FIGHT RAGED 12 DAYS   70,000 of City’s Defenders Give Up Fierce Fight Yesterday.   OTHER RED VICTORIES

Denmark and Norway Now Isolated By Allied Troops on Baltic; Stalin Reports New Allied Toneting<

Reds Destroy Trapped Nazi Ninth Army   Overrun Baltie Ports. Rostock. Warnemuend As Fall of Berlin Is  Celebrated in Moscow

City’s Defender: Give Up Fight After 12. Days   Over 70,000 German Soldiers Taken Prisoners; - Fall Of German Capital Celebrated {n Moscov

Moscow Sees End Of War At Any Time   Berlin Fall Announced By  Stalin; Moscow Celebrates  , Fee poy   DAYS OF FIGEE

British-Soviet Troops Link Up   Doenitz declares Hamburg ‘“‘Open City’ And Prague “Hospital City’’—British 38 Miles from Kiel—Toll in Prisoners In Berlin Nears 100,000

Bloody Fight For Berlin At an End.   Great Nazi Capital,. Ruined, ‘Surrenders

Russians Occupy Berlin And Meet ‘Monty’ In North   Denmark And Norway Isolated From Germany By Junction; Eisenhower's Troops  In South Continue Drive In Redoubt

Wipe Out  Nazi Pocket In North   Reds Link Up With  British After Crushing Last Enemy Resistance Along Baltic

70,000 Nazis Captured i in Berlin Fall   Reds Announce Few Details of Capital City’s Collapse

Berlin’s Surrender To Red Forces Wednesday Complete: 70,000 Taken

Second Largest City and Main Port of Reich Was Wrecked By Allied Bombs

Port Declared An Open City Before Fall   Stalin Announces German Resistance in Northern Pocket Near Kiel Ends

German Pocket at Kiel Collapses   Hamburg Falls; Denmark, Norway Isolated; Big German Death Traps in South Shrink

70,000 GIVE UP ARMS AS BERLIN FALLS   Stalin Discloses That Nazi Ninth Army Is Trapped and Destroyed Southeast of Capital  a. +. Ve. ee So arr Pe eo UT dt oe Y

BRITISH-RUSSIAN FORCES MERGED AT BALTIC SER   Denmark and Norway Isolated by Allied Link-up; More Divisions Surrender.

70,000 Berlin Defenders Give Up Fight to Russians   Only Twisting Strip On Mecklenburg Plain Ahave Berlin Still Nazi

Remnants of One Beaten German Division After Another Surrender; War in Europe 1 Rapidly Draws ta Close, Allies Link Up

Moscow Sees Quick End of War Result of Fall of Berlin   Capture of German's Capital Announced Tuesday Evening

BERLIN SURRENDERS TO BATTLING SOVIET FORCES WEDNESDAY   NAZI CAPITAL AND FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN WORLD FALLS IN 12 DAYS

SAVAGE FIGHT FOR GERMAN CAPITAL ENDS   70,000 Defenders of Berlir Surrender to Two Red Armies

COLLAPSE OF NAZI DEFENSE IN NORTH REPORTED THURSDAY  RUSSIANS LINK UP WITH   RUSSIANS LINK UP WITH BRITISH ALONG SIXTYMILE FRONT EAST OF KIEI

Reich’s Capital Surrenders To Red _ Besiegers   Russians Occupy City Af. ter Bloodiest Street Bat: tles in History

FALL CF BERLIN PROCLAIMED BY PREMIER STALIN   70,000 Defenders Gave Up Fight And Surrendered

British and Russion Forces Link Along Front  Of 60 Miles in North, Isolating Denmark. Norway: Airmen Smash Fleeing Ships

Reds, British Join Forces in Northern Germany   Soviets Capture Berlin, Overrun Big Baltic Ports

WAR IN EUROPE DRAWS SWIFTLY TOWARD A CLOSE  SiAPOibt Aas APRIL ERS   NORWAY, DENMARK ISOLATED BY LINK OF REDS, BRITISH

CLAIM PRAGUI IS DECLARED OPEN CITY   Northern German Holdings Split Into Pockets   JUNCTURE   Between British, Russians Reported Above Berlin; Four Cities Left

Reds, British Armies Link Up On 60-Mile Front   Whole German Divisions Quit Fight in North

COLLAPSE OF NAZI DEFENSE IN NORTH REPORTED THURSIAY   RUSSIANS LINK UP WITH BRITISH ALONG SIXTYMILE FRONT EAST OF KIEL

European War Draws Toward Final Victory   Denmark. Norway _ Isolated By British-Russian Junetions Of Baltic.   SOUTH TRAPS SHRINK

Nazis Give Up By Thousands   End Near As Americans, Tommies Join With Reds

Hamburg Surrenders To British  Denmark And orwayv Have   Denmark And Norway Have Been Isolated

Reich’s Second Largest City Surrenders to  British Troops   Prague Declared ‘Hospital’ City by Enemy  Radio

‘BERLIN SURRENDERS TO BATTLING SOVIET FORCES WEDNESDAY   NAZI CAPITAL AND  FOURTH LARGEST CITY ID

European War Draws Nearer  To End, Report   Entire Northern German Pocket East of Kiel Is Offering Little Trouble, Stalin Reports.   DENMARK, NORWAY ARE FACED WITH ISOLATION

24 PAGES   Men Of Two Soviet Armies Capture Battered Capital After Battle Of 12 Days  a ee rem  BIG CT ET ERR ATION   BIG CELEBRATION   Throughout Russia Marks Victory; Hitler, Goebbels Killed Selves,  Soviet Communique Reveals

Northern German Pocket East of Kiel Collapses; Denmark, Norway Cut Off

Hamburg Gives Up To British Army   “Marshal Josef Stalin Announces Collapse of German Re sistance of the Entire Northern German Pocket to  Bast nf Kin)    Remnants of Beaten Nazi Armies Are Surrendering to the Allies

Russians Forecast End Of War At Any Time With Capital Of Reich Captured

Engli sh-Russian  Junction Isolates Denmark, Norway   Several Remnants of Nazi Divisions  Quit; Third Within 39 Miles of  Berchtesgaden

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Berlin Falls: Reds Annihilate Nazi Ninth Army  Russians Overrun Ports of cetoees W d-

Capitulates As War In Europe Nears Its Close   Remnants Of One Beaten German Division After Another Surrender: Denmark {solated

HUSH OF DEAD NATION ENGULES BERLIN AS THOUSANDS NAZIS 'LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS TODAY

UMW AND COAL OPERATORS TOP MEN CLOSETED   Contract Negotiators Narrowed Down To Chief ‘Kicks’ Friday

Mine Contract Conferees Cut ~ To 4 Member:   Fall Committee Recessed To Allow Close ‘Talk  On Lewis’ Denies

Coal Negotiators. Narrow Group to.  ~ Allempt Accord  Four Men instead _ of Usual  14 Discuss ” Wace Terms

OHIO SURGEON ATTENDS TOJO   Son-in-law of Vic Donahey Trying to Save Warlord

Doctor Who's Treating Tojo 1s Donahey's Son-in-Law   Japs Broadcast Tojo Statement

James Johnson Trying To Save Life Of Nippon   Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson Prominent Surgeon of Newark, Chio,  Before Entering Arniy ,   Father Ts Retired B. & O. Engineer   Meanwhile MacArthur Or. ders Arrest of Togo and 38 Others, Including  Head ‘Death Match’

DRAFT ACT TO BE EXTENDED   Congress Will Be Asked To ‘Rule Quickly for Selective Service

Army, Navy Officials And Selective Service Head Ask For Draft Renewa

Congress Must Renew Expiring Draft Measure   WASHINGTON [> — ‘The House Military Committee today unanimously approved a one-year extension of the draft law, without changes.

Draft Extension Bill In Committee   By The Associated Press 2  WASHINGTON — The house military committee today unanimously approved a one-year extension of the draft law— without changes.

CARRIER UNITS HIT WARSHIPS INTOKYOBAY   SHELLING ON COAST CONTINUED FROM CLOSE RANGE

Shins Discovered In Big Yokosuka Base   Assault On Tokyo Area Goes Into Second Day Despite Bad Weather

Secreted In Naval_Base  Tokyo Bay   Pilots Launch Heavy. Attacks Despite Bad Weather. No Reports of Damage to ‘Targets Yet Availlalde

HIDING SHIPS ARE ATTACKED IN TOKYO BAY   Carrier Planes Strike in Adverse Weather—Run Into Intense Anti-Aircraft Fire.   NIMITZ AWAITS REPORT ON RESULTS   Cruiser-Destroyer Force Shells Nojima Cape as New Air Blows Are Dealt Capital Area.

Carrier Planes Raiding Warships At Yokosuka; Results Unavailable

Ships Found Camoutlaged In Tokyo Bay   U.S., British Planes Carry into 3rd Day Tokyo Area Raids

Carrier Based — Planes Attack -€ombat Ships   Remnants of Once Great Naval Unit Discovered as Fleet Bombardment of Tokyo Region Continues for Third Straight Day

Big Gun Salvoes Rip Japs   Carrier Planes And Warships Spread Havoc

Second Formal Meeting of Big Three Is Blanketed by Security But Trend of Thought Is That Ways and Means of Japan’: Defeat Will Be Fully Aired by Big Three

American, British Fleet Planes Carrying Tokyo Area Assaults Into Second Straight Day

Yankee Fliers Encounter Heavy Antiaircraft Fire In Bomb, Torpedo Assault   Adverse Weather Prevents Report on Results: Naval Bombardment of Tokyo Region Carries into Third Straight Day; British Aircraft Strike Western Coast of Honshu   Chome VPargets

Jap Naval Vessels Found in Hiding; Fleet Strikes Again   U. S. Cruiser-Destroyer Force Shells Point At Bay Entrance, 50 Miles From Jap Capital; British Planes Strike at Western Honshu Area

3rd Fleet Planes Attack Jap Navy   Remaining Warships Found Hiding In Tokyo Bay: Air Raids Continue

Speed Sought Th Discharges   Navy's Demobilization Program Is Target of Senate  Military Committee

Discharge Plan of Navy Probed   Tempo of Release Up For Scrutiny

SENATORS HAVE NAVY ON SPOT   Chief Of Navy Personnel Asked To Explain Slowness Of Naval Demobili ygatian

Navy Discharge Program Aired  Slower, Less Liberal Than Army’s Claim

Navy. Called 'to: Speed Releases   - Senate Seeks Action Army Enlistments Held Encouraging: -

Senate Group Wants To Know Why Demobilizatior Of the Navy Is So Slow

Hepes oe of Jap vilians   Additional $5,500,000 ‘In Axis Loot Uncovered

Yanks Seize Jap Weapons   Radium Store Nazis Stole From Czechs Recovered

FIGHT ON WLB RULING LIKELY   Southern Operators to Go To Courts in Move to Block Miners’ Vote

Three Column: Smash to Edae of Town   Japanese Put Up Bitterest Kind of Resistance

American Tanks Run Riot Through Lines Guarding Ruhr And Rhine   Two Armies Drive To Erft Defenses   Panic And Confusion Sweey Nazi Ranks: Civilians Fight Beside Troops

THROW GERMAN COLOGNE SCREEN INTO CONFUSION   Mile-an-Hour Gain by 9th

TROOPS oT ORM CAF MILES FHOM COLOGNE   Battle Dispatches Say Nazis Fleeing in Cenfusion Across Rhine.

Make Gains As Much as Nine Miles   German Defenses Show Signs of Disintegrating—  Many Prisoners

Germans Fleeing In Disorder, Say Field Dispatches   Tank, Troops Storm -Erft River Line In 10-Mile Advances

Americans Gain Ten Miles In Single Day; Reach Rim Of Industrial Ruhr Valley

AREA LIGHTED BY EXPLODING sHFLL DUMPS   Fires Brought Under Control But Catastrophe Is . Still a Threat.

EXPLODING SHELLS CAUSE HUGE DAMAGE   Thousands Driven From Homes In Halifax, N. 5S.

Fire Rages Out Of Control At Royal *Canadian Naval Arsenal, Halifax Is Rocked By Exploding Ammunition

Uncontroled Fire Spreading in hoyal Canadain Naval Arsena!   Driving Thousands From Their Homes In Halifax

FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AFTER 18 HOURS   Thousands Flee Halifax Area

Thousands of Persons Driven to Sea — No Troins Leaving City— Boats Take to Open Water,

ARSENAL FLAMES SUBDUED AFTER EIGHTEEN HOURS   Danger Still Lurks; Fear For Main Magrazine Blast Passes

HALIFAX AGAIN THE VICTIM OF BIG EXPLOSION   Royal Canadian Naval Arsenal Fire Out of Control

ater etter  Arsenal Explosions Rc Rock Canadian Cities; 14 Hurt,

Munition Dump Set Off By Fire,  Citizens Fiee   15 Persons Reported Injured, No Deaths Revealed At Present

Arsenal Explosion Rocks Halifax, Fire Spreading   Thousands Driven From Homes, 8o Far No Deaths Reported

FIRES RAGING IN CANADIAN NAVY ARSENAL   Thousands Driven From Homes In Halifax and Dartmouth By Explosions.   BULLETIN

Halifax Peril Abates; Fires Under Control   Thousands Evacuated as Arsenal Blasts Rock Whole Citv

EXPLOSIONS CAUSE HAYOC IN HALIFAX   Noval Arsena! Goes Up With City Panic-Stricken

ARSENAL AT HALIFAX ISONFIRE   Ammunition Is Exploding; People Moved from Area

THOUSANDS FLEE FROM EXPLOSION   Fire Rages Uncontrolled In Royal Canadian Navy Arsenal Near Halifax

HALIFAX ARSENA FIRE DISASTROUS   Thousands Driven From Homes as Ammunition Explodes

Crews Fight Storm  ln Hunt for 6  Missing Airplanes Fate of 25 Fliers  Is Mystery; Hope Is Diminishing

42 TONS OF SCRAP PAPER GATHERED   Only Three Short of Goal In One-Day Campaign

FROM SIXTEEN SCHOOLS   Training Program Being Held for '  '¥AP.A. Officers in Lawrence,

FROM SIXTEEN SCHOOLS   Training Program Be Being Held for F.F.A. Officers in Lawrence.

WAR SECRETARY BACKS BILL FOR YOUTH TRAININE   Patterson Says Atom Bomb Increases Need for Efficians Army

AUSTRIAN MOVE FURTHER SNARLS EUROPEAN MIXUP   Soviet-Austrian Group Has Proclaimed Country's Independence

Austria Restores Republican Laws, States Broadcast   Bid For Anglo-American Recognition Made By Red-Backed Government

ABOLISHED BY ACTION   Regime Sponsored By Reds Bid For U. S. And British OK

APPARENT BID FOR ANERICAN RECOGNITION   Proc amation Dissolves Anschluss With Germany _

Inde pendence Is Proclaimed By Austrians   Soviet-Backed Regime In. stalls Republican Law, Seeks Allied Favor

Soviet-Sponsored Austria Restores Republican Laws   Independence Move I: Embarrassing To U.S., Britain

_ He Pitches Strikes Marine Tosses Hand Grenade Into Barrel of J ap Tank Gun

All-Out GM Strike Considered As Top C10. Leaders Meet   350,000 Would Be Affected _.1f Auto-Industry _Walkwir out Is Called .

HEADS OF AUTO WORKERS UNIONS CONVENE TODAY TO CONSIDER G-M STRIKE

Chungking Lnity Veet Deadlocked   Communists Report 100,000 Nationalists Beaten In North

CHINESE REDS CLAIM VICTORY   SAY 100,000 TROOPS OF CHIANG BEATEN

Deadiock in Government And Communists Negotiations  CHINESE ARMY IN MANCHURIA PORT  52nd Chinese Army Troops Transported by U.S. Vessels

Parley at Chungking Deadlocked   Chiang’s Forces Reported Landing at Yingkow— Reds Break Dikes

GERMANS T0 BURN AREAS ABANDONED   HITLER ORDERS “SCORCHED EARTH” POLICY CARRIED OUT IN EAST,

‘Hitler Orders Commanders ‘To Scorch Evacuated Soil Of Fatherland In Retreating   lordes Of Homeless Germans Reported Trudging Back To Berlin From Prague And Other Eastern Cities In Path Of Russians

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Hitler Orders Scorched Earth  OnEasternFront   Nazis Forced To Clamp State of Siege on ’ East Slovakian Cities

SCORCH EARTH, HITLER ORDERS   Nazi Commanders Are Told To Leave Evacuated Areas Devastated

Marshal Tito Says Yugoslavia Is To Defend Rights  Allied Officers Asser Friendly Spirit Is Prevailing Now

Probers Study Breaking Of Jap Code   Work Sheets of U. S. Cryptographers Will Be Assembled

Committee Orders Up Work Sheets of Those Who Decoded Jap Messages   Fleet Was Watched   eee TS ee eee ee     Agent Got Word From Togo to Report on Nave Detaile

How U. S. Broke Japanese Code To: Romain Secret   Investigators of Pear! Harbor Will Not — Inquire into Method; Seak Other Facts

Code -Breaking Angle Studied  Solons Make Gingerly Approach To Subiect

HAWAII QUIZZERS SKIRT JAP CODE   MILITARY KEEPS LID ON METHODS OF DE-CODING

To Look Into Code Breaking  Don't Want to Bare Giuenkt af bdaew lak

ASKING ABOUT CODE BREAKING      Pearl Harbor Probers Skirt One of War’s Top Military Secrets.   COMMITTEE IN HOLIDA)

Probers Study Angles In Jap Code-Breaking   Seek To Learn If Any Time Wasted In _ For warding Information.

INVESTIGATORS AIR ONE OF BIG SECRETS OF WAR   Pearl Harbor Committee Looks Into Data On How U.S. Broke Japanese Code, But It's Made Plain Facts Will Not Be Revealed To Public.

Probers Skirt Code Secret   Army, Navy Seek To Keep ‘Know How’ rrom Fubiic Yiew

Top Military Secret, How U.S: Broke Japanese Code, Objective of Probe Group

MILITARY SHIELDS ITS CODE SECRETS      Congress Seeks to Know Time for Deciphering Jap Messages   INOT HOW IT WAS DONE

Pear! Harbor Probers Ask Code Secret   Army, Navy Not Willmg To Yield

INVESTIGATORS SKIP BREAKING OF JAP CODE   Seek Amount of Time Needed to Translate Messages Into English

Japanese. Code Breaking Still Top War, Secret   Pearl Harbor Investigator: Skirts Issue im Seruliny of Events Preceding Attack

System for Breaking Jap Code Sought   Pearl Harbor Probers Make Gingerly Approach To Secret of War

CODE-SOLVING TO REMAIN A U.S. SECRET   Probers of Pearl Harbor Disaster Skirt Methods by Which Cryptographers Determined Mean. ing of Jap Messages.

Investigators Want to Know Decoding Time   Pearl Harbor Committee Asks For Crypiographers’ Work Sheets, Delivery was Slow

How America Broke Jap ' Code Secret   INQUIRY INTO “MAGIC” OPERATION STARTS AS PROBE-RECESSES

PROBERS SEEK TO DETERMINE CODE DELAYS   Pearl Harbor Investigators Told Messages Had To Go To Capital

To Look Into Code Breaking  Don't Warit to Bare   Don't Warit to Bare " Secret of How Job Was Done

HOPE SEEN AS Pre DARLEY CLOSES?!   Committee Seeks Facts on Smashing of Foe's Secret Messages.

Pearl Harbor Probers Seek ‘Time Required   Senate-House Committee Orders Up Work Sheets Of Cryptographers

Jap Code Break Secret Kept In Dec. 7 Probe   Delay in Deciphering Messages A Question To Be Considered Mon.

MILITARY SHIELDS ITS CODE SECRETS   Congress Seeks to Know Time for Deciphering Jap Messages

P. H. Probers Study One of Top Secrets   ‘Delve lato How America Broke Japonese Code

Painstaking Probe Into Breaking Jap Code Undertaken   Pearl Harbor Investigat. ors Turn Attention to Operation “Magic”

[PEARL HARBOR PROBERS BEGIN. TO STUDY WAR'S TOP MILITARY SECRET, HOW WE BROKE JAP SECRET CODE -

Data on Code Work Sought By Committee   Experts lo Explain Time Element When Probers Meet Again

INVESTIGATORS TURN TO MILITARY SECRET OF CODE-BREAKING .  ' PEARL HARBOR PROBER  SEEK WORK SHEETS ON  JAPANESE MESSACES

Pearl Committee Turns Attention To Broken Code   Would Learn Time Spent Decoding Notes, Getting News To U. S. Officials

Investigation Is Recessed Until First of Week   Probers Won't Pry Into ‘How’, But Will Study Code 'W ork Sheets

Committee Scans. Delay in Translating Japanese Code Before Pearl Harbor Blow 

Pearl Harbor Committee _ Makes Painstaking Inquiry Into Jap Code Breaking _

‘MRS. TRUMAN TO RECEIVE   Will Be Hostess to Wives of Diplomats at White House

Agénts Arrest 13 Tavernmen  Brown County Me   Brown County Men Open After Hours

Siegfried Line Fortress Falls ToPower Drive   First And Third Army May Clear W: avy For General Offensive Ag: ainst Ruhr

Schmidt, Key Siegfried Line Town, Seized   Yanks Rip Through Enemy Defense Barrier In Scores Of Places; Allies Silent On Nazi  Reports Of Imminent Offensive

AMERICANS ON MOVE AGAINST NAZIS IN WEST   Tanks And Infantrymen Overrun Siegfried Basticn Of Schmidt

First and Third American Armies Overrun Siegfried Line Bastion of Schmidt onSeventy-five Mile Front   Clear Way For General Offensive Against The German Ruhr

Allies Clear Way for Offensive on the Western Line   Control of Dams That Might Flood Area of Great Importance _

AMERICAN TROOPS, TANKS THREATEN ROER RIVER DAMS AS SCHMIDT FALLS   German Bastion Taken By Surging Doughboys

ROER DAMS MAY BE ENGULFED BY SURGING ARMIES      Way Being Cleared for General Allied Offen sive Against Ruhr and Rhineland to the North

ISSUANCE OF CANNING BUGAR  IS RESUMED IN FIVE-STATE  REGION INCLUDING  OHIO

FIVE BURN IN DETROIT FIRE   TWO CHILDREN AND THREE OLD FOLKS DIE

FIVE DIE INBLAZE AT DETROIT   Home for Orphans And Old People ~~  Scene of Fire

Five Die In Fire And Explosion At Detroit Home for Orphans, Aged

ASKS PARKING METER BIDS   Commission to Receive Proposals on All Types

OPA Urged To Check On Small Packing Plants   Large Meat Concerns Say - They Operate at Loss While Smaller Ones Have  Plenty of Meat.

ASK CHECK OF MEAT PACKERS      House Investigators Give  Suggestions to OPA   Chieftain

HOUSE FOOD PROBE COMMITTEE WANTS CHECK OF PACKERS   INDEPENDENT PACKERS, WHOSE BUSINESS HAS SKY. ROCKETED... SUSPECTED.

Investigation of Independent Meat Packers is Urged   House Committee Asks Action: Worst Sugar Shortage Predicted

OPA To Check Meat I Packers _ ;   Independent Groups ‘Showing Rig Profit —

VANDENBERG ON TREATY DELEGATION   Has Not Yet Said That He Would Accept

Expected GOP Approval Would Speed Proposed Non Aggression ‘Treaty

Republicans Expected to Accept Joint Responsibility for April 25 United Nations Conference at S. F.

VANDENBERG SCENTS TRICK   POLISH PROBLEM MAY PREVENT ACCE STANCE

Shadow Falls  Across Peace  :  Ratification   Senator Vandenberg Holds Key To Republican  Treaty Acceptance

KYUSHU WAR PLANTS BLASTED BY AIRMEN   MacArthur’s Fliers Destroy Damage Seven Nipponese Merchant Ships,

American List Of Criminals  Creates Stir   General Who Caused Death March Tries to Escape Avengers

Nip Cabinet Meets And ’ Gen. Homma Flees Tokyo   Japanese Predict Others, On List MacArthur Put The Finger On, Will Commit Hara Kiri

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‘Purge’ Is believed a possibility   ‘Wanted’ ‘men flee to* homes

LEADERS FLEE AS AMERICANS PUSH ROUNDUP   MEMBER OF TOKYO CABINET NAMED TOP TERRORIST

Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, Author of Bataan Death March, Flees io Island Home in Attempt To Eseape Arrest; Sugiyama Commits Suicide; Shimada Surrenders Readily

List Includes — OneMemberC Of Cabinet Group      Extraordinary Session Called for Possible pats of a Men Unsatisfactory to MacArthur—Author of © “Death March” Flees Before Captors —

Jap Cabinet Meets To Purge Terrorists      Black Dragon Sabre-Rattlers Also Included In Criminal ‘Want’ List

AUTHOR OF DEATH MARCH ON BATAAN LEAVES COUNTRY   Head of Army General Staff  Killed Self With Revolver   —Arrests May Bring   Cabinet Shakeup.   7 IN BLACK DRAGON  SOCIETY ARE SOUGHT   None Expected to Escape Dragnet—-Former Premier Tojo Rallies From SelfInflicted Wound.

Japs Call Cabinet Meet as Member ls Named Terroris   More Suicides Are Reported as MacArthur Announces Roundup   Swiss Newswoman Is Declared  Master Mind Behind ‘Tokyo Rose’

Field Marshal Sugiyama  Kills Himself   Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, Author of the Infamous ‘Death March’ From Bataan, Flees as Yankees Press Manhunt

HUNT FOR NIP WAR LEADERS   Homma Flees to Island, Sugiyama Kills Self

FORTHCOMING MEETING ‘OF THE. BIG THREE WILL BE MOST CRUCIAL OF ALL THE SERIES OF GATHERINGS —

COMING MEETING OF BIG THREE MAY WELL BE MOST CRUCIAL OF SERIFS OF THREE CONFERENCES

Big 3 Parley Is Important World Event   May Proye Decisive in Delermining Future Relations of United States, Great Britain and Russia

Manpower Bill Passage Urged   Situation Remains  Serious, FR Asserts

FDR U rges Senate Vote  On Labor Act   Failure To Pass House-Ap. proved Compromise Will Hamper War, He Savs

JOE MEDLEY INST LOUIS   F.B.4. Catch Up. _ With Him; Wanted In: Murder Cases

JOSEPH MEDLEY GAUGHT BY FBI   SUSPECTED OF THE MURDER OF THREE REDHEADS

World Parley Pact To Reach Senate. In... Fall   Meanwhile Committee Plans European Trip To Gain First Hand Facts

No-Discrimination Measure Provoke: Legislature Fight  Republicans in Opposition   Republicans in Opposition fo Dewey Supported Bill; More Enemies Raise Voice

Code Machine Secret Bared   ‘Leak’ Gave Marshall Many Anxious Days

Hottest U.S. War Secret Was Bar Gossip In Capita! But Japan Never Got Wise

 Loose Talk Almost Gave Away Jap Code-Breaking Secret; One Man Tried to Sell It

CODE CRACKING COMMON TALK   Many in Capital Seemed to Know U. S. Had Broken Jap Code.   MARSHALL WAS JITTERY

Top Army Secret Barroom Gossip   Gen. Marshall Says Code-Cracking Talk Heard All Over Washinaton

Loose Talk Almost Gave Away Jap Code-Breaking Secret; ‘One Man Tried To Sell It   Hottest Secret Of War Was Cocktail Bar Gossip; Tokyo Never Got Wise

Army Officers’ Loose Talk Almost Gave Away Secret Of Japanese Code-Breaking

Code-Cracking Secret Menaced  By Loose Talk   One Attempt To Sell It, Says Marshall In Telling Of ‘Leaks.’

Code-Cracking Caused Worry  Became Cocktail Bar Gossip, Marshall Tells  >... si. ee ee’ ae’ rs a

Code Secret’. Open Gossip   _ Marshall Tells of Fears Japs Would Learn of Cracking

Code Cracking Was Well Known   Marshall Urged Dewey To Keep Silent About The Matter

Cracking of Jap Code War's Most Leaky Secret; Common Gossip in Washinoton Bars

U.8. Shells China Village After — Two Marines Shot   Everyone bit the Japs Knew That Their Code Was Broken

‘Careless Talk by Army Officers Almost \Gave Away Hottest Secret of Jap War

CODE-CRACKING WAS BAR GOSSHP   ONE MAN TRIED TO SELL WAR'S HOTTEST SECRET

Careless Talk Almost Gave Away Secret Thai U. 5. Had Learned To Crack Nip Code

Breaking of Jap Code Was  W orry Source   Hottest War Secret Was Gossip in Capital Unknown to Tokyo, Marshall ‘Testifies

TRUMAN STATE OF NATION TALK IN JANUARY INOT “ANTILLABOR” PRESIDENT TELLS PRESS

Truman Plans Speech Giving ’46 Program   Will Outline Year’s Legislative Aims In January Broadcast

President Spends Christmas In Missouri  Truman Visits With Aged Mother

President Plans Talk  fo Nation   Major New Year Talk  to Be in January : on Laws Program

President Makes Christmas Visit   Returning To Capital Friday After Seeing Mother In Missouri

Truman Plans Address Early In January   State of Nation Speech to Give Legislative Program

RUMAN PLANS MAJOR ADDRESS FARLY IN YEAR   Denies It Will Be ‘Anti-Labor’

Report Progress Of Victory Bond Drive In County  Returns Too Meage _ To Indicate What

Report Progress Of Victory Bond Drive In County ©  Returns Too Meager   : da Indicate What  Dp...

Big Navy Base Yielded by Foe As YanksLand   M’Arthur Watches 1,000-Mile Line of Aircraft Come As Nimitz Fi leet Stands Off Shore;  Resene of TS Prisoners Beoun

iDouble-Pronged Occupation Proceeds On Schedule - Without Incident   TRANSPORTS STREAM OVER FROM OKINAWA

SOLDIERS AND MARINES TAKE ~ KEY POSITIONS   GREAT NAVAL BASE AT YOKOSUKA IS SURRENDERED

Attlee Offers Palestine Plan  Reltnin Maw Allon  1500-2000 Jews to

Czech Army Goes Home   Company of Tired Soldiers Given a Heroes’ Welcome By Joyous People

Czechoslovakia Reborn As ° Army Parades Again, Traitors Taken Into American Custody

Britain's Labor Government Opens Door to Freedom for India Without Restriction.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT TACKLES  PROBLEM INDIAN INDEPENDENCE; PLEDGES TO GIVE NATION LIBERTY

ro. F reedom. Fe or Indians      Labor Govern nent Looks Like Ii Might o Places With Brit ain’s Greatest bier: > jal Problem :

MacKenzie’s Column  Claims Door is Open to   Claims Door is Open to Freedom For India

INDIAN’ INDEPENDENCE MOVE BY NEW TABOR GOVERNMENT IN ENGLAND IS. MAKING FAST PROGRESS—MACKENZIE

[Flying Wedge May Go Places  ‘Laborites Lose No Time 'Taking Action On Issue Of Indian Independence

Louisiana Blonde Enters Picture . ., . Suspect Love Triangle In Death Of Army Wife

Seek Motive In ‘Violent Death Officer's Wife   Continue Probe of Close Friendship Between Army Man and Another Wom > an; Letters Found

TRUMAN ASKS FOR A SELIER WORLD   Colorful Ceremonies Launch Parley, Initial Addresses Heard Today.

Nations’ Delegates Ready to Discuss Conflicting Questions in Frisco Parley

Truman Voices Strong Plea For Enduring Peace   Prospects Seen Good for Accord Between Nations

‘BETTER WORLD’ PLEA IS MADE BY PRESIDEN]   POLISH QUESTION, TRUSTERSHIP PLAN, AND ARGENTINA'S” STATUS ARE PRE.LIMINARY PROBLEMS

MOLOTOV DUE TO SPEAK; POLISH ISSUE STUDIED   Argentine Question Also, Unsettled; ‘Better World’ Urged

PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE   Delegation Chairmen Meet Before First Business Session

CHIANG PLEDGED TO CRUSH REDS   Government Troops Head For Vital Manchurian City Of Mukden

INTER - AMERICAN CONFERENCE ENDS   Delegates Sign Blueprint for New Era in This Hemisphere; Conferees Reach Historic Decisions

BRITISH DOCK HELPERS STRIKE   Walkout’ Threatens Serious English Food Crisis

British Face Food Crisis   English Dock Worker Strike Spreads To Great London Ports.

Britain Threatened By a Food Crisis   (nauthorized Strike of Dock Workers, Orig inally Tying Up 275 Ships, Spreads to London Docks and Four Smaller Ones.

British Facing Food Crisis   Reconversion Over By Late 1946, Krug

STRIKE FRONT LINES TIGHTEN   Congress Sees Shelving Joh Benefit Bill Increasing Labor Tension

Japanese Abandoned Bomb-Laden ‘Balloons Because They Were lenored

Silence . Beats Jap Balloon Raid   . Campaign Against U'S. Dropped As Worthless When Nothing Is Heard Of Bomb-Laden Bags

Quarrel Ends Joyce Career’   Capture Preceeded  By Spat With Wife

Spat Helps Cause Haw Haw’s Capture   Joyce Meets British Officers in Woods, Hic Voice Recoonized

Captured While Taking a Stroll  Lett Hiding Place Following Quarrel

POWER STRIKE COMES T0 END   Settlement Of 3-Day Walkout Voted By ClO Locals

Michigan Utility Strike Is Ended   Total of Nation's Idle Is Near 425,000

Monday To Mark Critical Point 'Labe Strif   Three Major Dispures Slated For Decisicn

ENTERTARMENT CURFEW IMPOSED   ; Request Effective Feb. 26 Seeks to Put . Manpower In War Work

CURF wth OTS OVER NATION   ENTERTAINMENT PLACES “REQUESTED” TO CLOSE DOORS tAT MIDNIGHT—ENFORCEMENT 13 ASSURED

ENTERTAINNIEN CURFEW (WIPUSED   Tequest Effective Feb. 26 Seeks to Put Manpower In War Work

ASK NIGHT SPOTS TO CLOSE AT 12   Curfew Enforcement Begins Feb. 26 at Byrnes’ Request

Blood Plasntato Be Available to Civilians Free   Red Cross to DishiLuts Amounts Declursd Surplus by S-. vices

Lightning Fires Houston Refinery   Residents Nearby Evacuating Homes, Firemen Try to Save Neighbor Plant

FIRE IN A REFIN  ERY   Blaze at Houston Sends 26 to Hospitals With Injuries

~—— Buy War Bonds —  Believe Soldier Prisoners Set Barracks Fires

ROT QUELLED IN ARMY PRISON   Two Dead And Nine Barracks Burned At Indianapolis

Allied Airforces Have Sunk Over Two Million Tons in Five Months —Submarine War in Southwest Pacific Nearly Over.

Army Presses Probe Into Rioting As Peace Returns to Ft. Harrison

Connally Opens Senate Debate On New Charter   Asks That Vote Ring ‘Round World

CHARGES LEAGUE SLAUGHTERED IN “SAME CHAMBER"   Appeal Made as Debate Opens on Agreement Drafted at San Francisco.

Connally Calls For Ratification Of World Chartes   Opens Senote Debate On ‘Frisco Document?

SENATOR CONNALLY OPENED DEBATE ON CHARTER IN SENATE   DECLARES UNITED NATIONS PACT THIS COUNTRY’S PEACE ASSURANCE

Connally Calls for Vote to be “Heard Around the World”   Says Other Nations  Stil Are Doubtful Ort Owitenma in IT <

Call On Senate  To Ratify   United Nations Charter By Vote That Will be Heard Around the World

Connally Calls on Senate to Approve U. N. Security Pact   Galleries Crowded As Senator Opens Historic Debate

FOR THE CHARTER   Senator rg Asks the  Senate for Quick  Ratification

FOR THE CHARTER   Senator Connally Asks the Senate for Quick ‘4s Ratification

Senate Opens Debate on SanFrancisco  Charter; Approval This Week Expected

Vandenberg and Connally Urge Senate Approval   Texan Asks for Vote “That Will Be Heard Around the World; A Packed House

Connally Calls Ratification  Of Charter   Says Vote Should Be Heard Around World: Opens Debate On Document.   STETTINIUS WATCHES

Connally Asks. Charter Approval  Wants Vote to Be Heard Around Werld

Cutbacks Bezin.As' European. War Nears’ ' End; March Munitions ‘Outnut Sets: Record 

V-E Day in War Production Here; Cuthacks Start   Army and Air Forces Curb Armament * Programs; Relax Some WPR Cranernle

GAS COUPONS STOLEN   Arms Programs To Be Curbed To Output Needed For Japan

V-E Day May Prove to Be V-E Month as Far as U. S. Industry Is Concerned

WHE DAY 16 PAST FOR WAR OUTPUT      Shift From Two to One-Front “War Not Expected to Effect Labor, Industry

Army, Air Force Curbing Orders On Armament    WPB Says V-E Day Is AtHandSoFarAs Production Concerned

Superfort Fleet Drops 3000 Tons Fire Bombs On Big Jap Naval Base

3,000 Tons Added ToFire-BombTotal. 6 Marianas Islands Fall to Americans

LABOR LAWS — DELAY ASKED   ADMINISTRATION’ SEEKING “POSTPONEMENT. OF “ACTION” ON PROPOSED NO-STRIKE .LEGISLATION

House Girds For Strike Law  Two-Way Approach or Stoppaae Legislation

House Seeks Solution To Labor Unrest   Problem Approached From Two Angles By Representatives —

Meat Subsidy To Be Halted   Government Expects to Stop Payments to Slaughterers Next June

1946 MEAT SUPPLY NOT TO BE LARGER   Farmers May Receive Less For Meat Sales

French in Syria Are Moved Out   Soldiers and Civilians fron Populated Areas to Iso lated Camps

SPRING WEATHER IN   : aa ee Ny) Pee ee hee ane Temperatures in the Fifties Forecast for Tomorrow

US. Fleet ~ Disintegrated King Says   Naval Forces Unable . To Fight Major Sea Engagement, He Says

Peacetime Training Program Is Favored      Admiral of the Fleet Ern. est King Gives Views at Hearing

SAYS NAVY HURT BY DISCHARGES   Adm. King Says U. §. Navy Too Weak Now for Major Battle.

BOMB NAGOYA AND THAILAND   Japan’s Third Largest City Smouldering and BombCratered.   RESULTS ARE EXCELLENT

Nazi Spy Chief Taken Captive By U. S. Army   Skorzeny Freed Duce, And Tried To Kill  Gen. Eisenhower

German Doctors Scientists Will Be Investigated   Several More Important Nazis Added to Bag of Wanted War Criminals

Nazi Doetors  Face Trials   ‘Guinea Pig’ Deaths Laid To Scientists

MAY.INDICT MANY NAZI SCIENTISTS   Identified With ‘Human Guinea — Pig’, Experiments

WEATHER   Commission Studies Filing Charges For Nazi Doctors’ Work

NEW PRISONERS TAKEN INCLUDE SPY SKORZENY   Had Been Sought for Piot Against Eisenhower—Schmelling Is A Captive.

e oS ‘ ‘War Crimes Commission Investigates  Nazi Physicians For Medical Tortures  ;

‘Human Guinea Pig Scientists Face Indictment by Allies as War Criminals

Nazi Scientist. Face Indictment For Experiment:   Deaths of Thousands ‘Attributed To German ‘Medical Profession

Will Be Held for Crimes   Allies Cite Use Of Prisoners as ‘Guinea Pias’

Danzig Captured 49,000 Slain or Taken Prisoner   Polish Flag Raised Over City Where Germans Started the War

SOVIET DRIVE IS A MENACE TO VIENNA   Troops Across Austrian Frontier at a Point Below the Capital—Flag of Polish State Raised Over Danzic.

Soviets Now in Southern Reich  Drive Across Austria;   Drive Across Austria; Danzig Fall Releases Many Russian Troops

Danzig Seized; Soviet Armies inter Austria         New Russian Drives Flame Along a 235-Mile Front On Roads to Vienna and Italy—Polish -Flaa Flies in Danzia —

DANZIG FALLS; REDS PLUNGE INTO AUSTRIA   VIENNA DEFENSES BREACHED, CITY IN PANIC

Reds Capture Big Baltic Danzig Port   Marshal Stalin Announces Soviet Troops ‘ln Hungary Push Are Within 138 Miles of Italian Border

49,000 Nazis Killed As Danzig Falls   Two New Drives Flame Along Roads To Vienna, Italy

Danzig Seized: Soviet Armies Enter Austria   New Russian Drives Flame Along a 235-Mile Front . on Roads to’ Vienna and !taly—Polish Flaq Flies in Danzia

Russians Pour Into Austria   Danzig Fall Frees 50 Divisions For Berlin Push.

REDS MOVING ON VIENNA IN ‘DANUBE DRIVE   Soviet Push to Juncture With Allies y In Italy Looms

POLISH FLAG IS HOISTED OVER FALLEN DANZIC   49,000 German Troops Killed Or Captured; 45 Subs Impounded   DRIVE INTO AUSTRIA CONTINUES UNCHECKED

Soviet Troops ‘Invade Austria   * New Drives Flame Along Roads To Vienna Anc Italy; Red Army Forces Capture Great Naval Base Of Danzig   Rv ROMNEY WHEELER

Soviet Troops Smash  Into Austria  Polish Flag Raises  Over Great  Port of Danzig

DANZIG CAPTURED   Polish Flag Raised  Great Baltic Port; Reds May Link Up  Italian Front

SOVIET UNITS ARE 52 MILES FROM VIENNA   Reds Gain 20 Miles in Big Drive on Oil Center of Nagykanizsa in Southern Hungary.   APPROACH BORDER OF YUGOSLAVIA   More Than 10,000 Germans Captured and 39,000 Killed in Battle fox Former Free City.

Red Drive Imperils Vienna   Stab Westward On North and South — Banks of Danube; Polish Flag Over Danzir

Austrian Border Crossed by Reds  Drive Inte Southern Approaches of Reich

Vienna Peril Grows Acute In New Gains   Danzig Fall Frees 50 Red Divisions For Push on Berlin

RUSSIAN ARMY UNITS STREAM INTO AUSTRIA   Capture of Danzig Releases Nearly 50 Soviet Divisions

REDS STREAM ~ INTO AUSTRIA      Danzig’s Fall Releases 56 Soviet Divisions

(Red Column Is 134. Miles ‘From Italy   45 German U-Boats 15 Vessels Seized In Danzis Harbor

Memolo Paid No Money To Judge Johnson  Judge To Take Stand In Own Behalf After Scranton Lawyer

Twin Oder River Forts Assaulted By Red Columns   American Airmen Fly Over Oder To Watch Armies Clash Below

Big Guns Are Dueling Over Oder River   Germans Are Warned Worst Yet To Come As Enemy Approaches

News Day And Night   Russians Converge On Oder Fortresses OF Frankfurt, Kuosrin   (suns Prepare Way To Cross Barrier   l'. S. Airmen See Soviets Mass For Thrust On Berlin, 33 Miles Away

WAR PRODUCTION THREATENED BY 3 POTENT ISSUES   Draft Demands, Floods, Coal Wage Problems Pose Serious Threat to Peak War Output Which Officials Hoped Rr? om Wee de fe Sem,

THREE MENACES TO PRODUCTION   Drive For Peak Output By June Is Threatened By Draft, Floods, And Mine  WY oo Taeciia’   —RBY STERLING F. GREEN—

New Draft Demands, Flood Labor Troubles Threaten Peak Production Drive

Triple Threats Hit Government's Production Drive   Coal Miners’ Batile Over Wages, Floods, Draft Needs Present Handicap to Indusiry

raft Demands, Floods, Wage Issue Menace War Production Drives InU.S.

War Production Facing Threats  Draft, Floeds and Waaes Stand in Wav

Draft Calls Will Take In Men 30-33   War Production Behind Schedule

GOVERNMENT'S. DRIVE  FOR PEAK WAR OUTPUT  BY JUNE THREATENED DRAFT DEMANDS, FLOODS  AND COAL MINERS’ WAGE ISCHING AUFAN

Production  Is Problem:   Draft, Floods, Wage «Disputes Cut Total

BRITISH PRESS ASKS  EARLY MEETING BIG  THREE ON PROBLEMS MULTIPLICITY OF VEXING  PROBLEMS HEADED BY VIICOSEL AV SITITTATION

Many Vexing Problems Arising. ... . Tension Mounting Over Trieste Dispute; Need  For Big-3 Parley Seen

Tension Mounts Over Adriatic Port Of Trieste   Report Diplomats In Yugoslavia Told To Be Ready To Leave; Quick Decision Uraed

British Press Urges Meeting of Big Three as Tension Increases In Argument Over Port of Triest

Trieste Poses Crisis for Allied Chiefs   Tension Is Mounting In Dispute Over Big Adriatic Port

Tito’s Troops Leave Austria For Yugoslavia   Partisan: Patrols Continue to Hold Streets of Trieste

Yugoslav Army Begins Moving Out of Austria   Tense-Situation at Trieste: Relieved But Still Confused

Yugoslavs . Pull Out Of Austria Area   Allies Express Optimism On Hope Of Trieste Pact

Tito Forces Moving Out Of Austria   Confused Dual Occupation Still Prevails’ In Triectae HMHawever.

Slav Forces _ Quit Austria   Marshall Tito’s Troops Continue to Patrol Disputed Citv of Trieste

Yugoslav Troops Begin Moving From Austria   Tito-Controlled Newspaper Adopts Conciliatory Tone; Still Occupy Trieste

British Press Urges Big Three Meet Soon   SLAVS EVACUATING IN CONCILIATORY OVER AUSTRIA

BRITISH PRESS ASKS EARLY MEETING BIG THREE ON PROBLEMS   MULTIPLICITY OF VEXING PROBLEMS HEADED BY YUGOSLAV SITUATION

Trieste Quiet As Message Of Alexander Is Published   Newspaper Adopts Coneiliatory Tone

Yugoslav Troops Evacuate British Zones In Austria   Allies Optimistic Over Possible Agreement With Tito Concerning Trieste—Infiltrating Forces Removed in 8th Army Trucks

British Ask Big 3 Act in Trieste Row   Allied Leaders Must Rally People for Peace, Press Avers

Karly Meeting  Of Big-3 Ureed   Tension in Europe Mounts in Argument Over Adriatic Trieste

BRITISH URGE BIG 3 PARLEY   Urgency of Meet Heighten ed By Tense Trieste Situation

Yugoslavs In Carinthta., Styria Move   Adopt Conciliatory Tone Toward Alexander's Message To Troops.   IDISPUTE INTO OPEN

BRITISH WANT BIG 3 TO END TRIESTE FIGHT   Tito Moves Quarters From Port; Report No Feeling in Yugoslavia

Troops Expected To Be Outside Border hy Night; Yugoslay-Controlled . Paper Conciliatory

Yugoslav Press Favors Truce   USE CONCILIATORY TONE TO PRESENT ALLIED DEMANDS

British Press Urges Meeting OfBig Three   Dispute in Trieste Still Sharp, Calls for General Principle Among Allies

Yugoslavs Move Out Of Austria   Hope of Settlement In Trieste Dispute. Is Felt Though Tito’s Men Still Hold City

Equipment Is Provided By British Army   -Conciliatory Tone Adopted Toward Message

Big-3 Meeting Demanded ‘by British Press   Tension Mounting in Europe Over Trieste Dispute

British Press Urges Early ‘Meet Of Big Three; Tension Over Port Of Trieste Mounts   Clamor For Meeting To Settle Multiplicity Of Vexing Problems In Shattered Europe

YUGOSLAV FORCES LEAVING AUSTRIA   Troops Moved in Trucks Provided by British Eighth Army   MIXED UP AT TRIESTE

Yugoslavs Start Withdrawal From Carinthia, Istria   Situation in Trieste Remains Confused, However

Yugoslav Units Begin Moving From Austria   Expected Outside Borders Tonight In Trucks Provided By British

British Newspapers Glamor. ing For Barly Big Three Meeting to Seule Vex } ing Problems

British Press Urges Early Big-Three Meeting to Settle Europe Problems   YTGOSLAVS MOVE OUT

it’s Hard to Wake up the U. S. Senators; In Fact, So Hard That It’s Almost Impossible!

Attlee Regrets Suddenness Of  Cancellation      Prime Minister Tells Commons Action by U.S. Pats  Be eayrs  Nation In Very Serious ‘Financial Position   Washineton Action 8  Held Rough, Harsh   Churchill Says He Did Not Believe the United States Would Proeeced In Such” Manner Against Ally

Banquet and Dance Will High Light UCT Meeting Here   Agenda of Gathering psp. 8 a gh. 8 5   Agenda of Gathering Includes Social And Business Pians

Banquet and Dance Will High Light UCT Meeting Here  Agenda of Gathering Includes Social  —-_ feel Bia nate nee Dimme

MINDANAO TOWN SEIZED BY YANKS   AMERICAN TROOPS OCCUPY MALABALAY AND ITS ADJACENT AIRFIELD.

Malaybalay  occupied by  31st division Force drive on  Jap held drome

Yank Troops Take Town Of Malabalay   Airfield Falls With City, GI’s Push Toward Other:

Yanks Advance On Vital Field  ccuDbDY MIinGganago   Occupy Mindanao Town Of Malabalay

YANK TROOPS IN MALABALAY   31st Division Seizes Town And Adjacent Airfield; Air Blows Struck

MANS ARRAIGNED “ON MURDER CHAREE   Donald Yotin, Tomahawk Held in Traffic Officer’s Death.

Brifish Land On South of Rangoon   Other Ground Forces Less Than 36 Miles From City

BOOSTS EXPECTED — IN POLICE: WAGES   Street Board May Consider Increases at Meet-ina Tonight

BOOSTS EXPECTED IN POLICE WAGES   Street Board May Con. sider Increases at Mee?tng Toniaht

Life Returns fo Warsaw Rubble  But Few Residents Survive the War

Women Of Warsaw Send Word To States Of Their Suffering During Occupation

Von Rundstedt Under Arrest   Paris Radio Says Former Commander Under Guard Of Muehimann.

RUSSIANS DELAYING TRIP OF WAINWRIGHT   Reds Insist Guard Accompany Rescue Train From Camp Where General Was Held.

BITTER FIGHTING HITS SOERABAJA   2 Jap Generals Accused Of Handing ‘Rebels’ Arms

BLAMES JAPS FOR JAVA RIOTS   Accuses Nips of Giving Arms to ‘Unruly Elements’

BRITISH CHECK AN INDONESIAN ATTACK   Fighting Raging With Unbated Fury in Heart of Naval Base  ARE MOVING SLOWLY

BRITISH CHECK AN INDONESIAN ATTACK   Fighting Raging With Unbated Fury in Heart of - Naval Base

AVA FIGHTING RAGES” British Accuse Jap General For Furnishing Indonesians Arms

NO LET-UP IS REPORTED IN SOERABAJA   Indonesians Furiously Defend Heart of City Against Advancing British Forces — Japs Accused of Interfering,

HARGE JAPS ITH AIDING IDONESIANS   tish Officer Claims Nips  ave Deliberately Hand ed Over Arms To Troops In Java

Suicidal Java Troops Hurled Back By British   Fighting Rages Unabated; Japs Are Accuse Of Supplying Arms To Indonesians

Temperatures   Japs Accused Of Arming Java Elements   Fighting Rages in Soerabaja for Nava Base Control

Fighting Rages In Soerabaja   British General Accuses Jap Chief Of Handing Over Arms To Elements.

Battle Rages In Java   Japs Are Blamed For Training. Of Nationalists

Battie Is Raging In Soerabaja   Many Of Those Opposing British Armed With Spears:

Indian Forces Repel Assaults By Nationalist   Report Fighting Rages With Unabated Fury Today In Soerabaja District

Battle Rages Unabated In Soerabaja   British General Says Japs Handed Over Arms to Indonesians

British Blame Jap General for Uprising in Java   Charge Nippon Arms Deliberately Handed To ‘Unruly Elements’

British Hurl Baek Attacks  In Soerabaja   Japanese General Accused Of Turning Over Guns To Rebellious Group

Fighting Rages Unabated In Indonesia; British Hurl Back Three Fierce Suicidal Attacks

COMMANDER OF JAP ARMY IS ACCUSED   Fighting Raging With Unabated: Fury In Soerabaja

Bitter Fighting In Soerabaja; Nip Generals Blamed   British Labor Holds Japanese Responsible For Supplying Arms

Japs Accused Of Indonesian Aid  British General Lashes Enemy Generals

British Allege Japs Arming Indonesians   Fighting Rages In Naval Base

Japs Accused Of Aiding Revolt By Indonesians  Fighting Still Rages In Soerabaia Area

Blame Japs In Java   British Say Generals  Handed Over Arms to Unruly Elements; Bat: tle Raves in Soerahaia

Fighting Rages At Naval Base; Japanese Quit   Nip Leaders Accused -Of Supplying Arnis Used. By ‘Unirnly Elements’ In Rebellion   Natives Killed In. Suicidal Charges   British Forces Advance Slowly to Avert Heavy Losses; Battle For ~ Railway Depot

British General Charges Arms Have Been Handed Over Deliberately to “Unruly Elements” Fig ur ing in Java Uprising — Unabated Battle Continues at Soerabaja.   INDIAN UNITS IN ACTION

British Accuse Japs of Giving ‘Unruly’ Arms   Troops in Heart of Naval Base Throw Back Indonesian At  tacks—Many Killed

British Blame Japanese Genera! For Giving Arms To “Unruly” Indonesians   Civilian and Military Police Join To Prevent Rioting In Honolulu

British Repel Native Attacks As Fight Rages   Jap Army Accused Of Giving Arms To Unruly Javans

BRITISH STILL BATTLING IN SOERABAJA   Accuse Japanese Of Handing Arms  To Indonesians

Fighting Rages _ Between British And Indonesians   Charge Jap General With Giving Arms To “Unruly Elements: 100 Dead Renarted

JAPANESE ACCUSED . OF GIVING ARMS TO UNRULY JAVANESE   FIGHTING CONTINUED TO RAGE IN SOERABAJA WITH CASUALTIES HICH

Japs Accused of Arming Indonesians   BRITISH HURL BACK THREE NATIVE ATTACKS, KILLING MORE THAN 100

Briton Says Japs Aiding  Indonesians   Fierce Fighting Raging in Soerabaja and Batavia; Indian Troops Moving Slow to Cut Losses

Groton Soldier Killed In Leap Off Train In RI   Sut. Armand Bertozzi. Was _Being « Transferred. To  “Hospital From Devens

RELEASES FOR: ~ SKILLED MEN BEING URGED   MOVEMENT TO BRING BACK “MINERS AND RAILEOADERS FROM EUROPE AT ONCE    Many Comnlaints

3 Senators Want New Work Bill   Propose Scrapping Pending Legislation In Favor of New Manpower Law

SUBSTITUTE BILL FOR WORK-OR-JAIL MANPOWER LAW   Measure Would Do Away With Draft

Senators Suggest New Manpower Bil Minus Compulsion   Would Scrap Work-Or-. Else Bill In Favor Of Budget Plan

WANT TO SCRAP ‘WORK OR ELSE’   THREE SENATORS: PROPOSE NEW MEASURE

THREE SENATORS WANT TO SGRAP WORK OR FIGHT      Favor New Manpower Bill Carrying No we yaft Provisions

Three Senators Urge Scrapping of Work-Draft Bill   Substitute Proposal Introduced By Wagner, Ferguson and Kilgore

Bitter Fight Shaping Up Between Labor and Congress Over President's Proposal   Truman's Plan to Curb Strikes Meets Solid Opposition From Labor Leaders as Congress Moves te Enact New Laws

HOUSE FAVORS RESTRICTIONS ON BEER SALE   Finance Committee Nears Compromise On State Teacher-Salary Question

NEW OYOTEM FOR GONTAUL OF BEER INDUSTRY NEAR   House Votes to Set up Commissioner, Put New Restrictions on Sales   BILL GOES BACK TO SENATE FOR ACTION   Calls for Beer Estabishments To Close From Midnight Saturday Until 1 p. m,, Sunday; Committee Studies Teachers’ Pav

BLIND WAR WORKER GOES TO PRISON   He’s Charged With Mailing Bomb To Injure Woman

F orrestal demands retention of fleets ‘capable of controlling world’s oceans

Forrestal Asks For Post War Navy Capable Of Any Demands On World’s Seas

Post-War Control Of Seas Recommended By Forresta   Such Power, He Says, Is Consistent With Announced Plans To Maintain Peace—Retention Of Weapons Necessary, He Holds

LENTD OF IVALEGUT LOOMS   Buckenw: ald, Once Terror Camp.  Now Full of Happy Refugees 

Buchenwald Now Refugee Shelter   Under American Management Has Become Place of Laughter, Happiness

Cates Expresses  Joy at V-E Day   Calls on Hoosiers To Celebrate in “Quiet. Thoughtful Manner”

House Leaders Responding to Truman’s Call   Measure Expected To Be Submitted Today or Tomorrow

V/ar Bond Score   Quick Action Due On Labor  House To Take Up Truman Suggestion By Tomorrow

Action Speeded On Law To Bar Crucial Strikes   House Rushes To Pass Anti-Work Stoppage Ruling Before Pre-Christmas Deadline

Quick Approval Due For Strike Curbs Proposal   House Committee Hur. ries To Meet Truman’s  Pre-Yule Deadline.

Hearings to Be Held by House Body   May Hold Hearings On Move to Repeal Parts of Smith  Act

Move to Act Quickly on  Board Plan   House Leaders Say Legislation Will be Introduced Today or Wednesday

House To Act Promptly On Labor Boards   Truman Suggestions To Get Early Action By House Committee

To Carry Out Truman's Plan For Disputes   May Include Amendment Fo Repeal Sections Of Smith-Connally War Labor Disputes Act

Committee’s  Members Get Set To Meet  Truman Goal   Closed-Door Parley May Rush Up Ballot

PRESIDENT GETS QUICK RESPONSE TO HIS REQUEST   May Calls Committee Into Closed Session; House May Vote On Proposed Measure In Matter Of Days; Christmas Is Dead line Set By Chief.

Legislation to Carry Out Truman Labor Plan to Be Introduced Immediately

Congress Moves Quickly To Take Up Truman Plan For Forbidding Strikes   Chairman May Calls Committee To Closed-Door Session To Consider Methods That Would Permit Early Vote By House

Truman's Plan To Be Acted on By Congress Soon   House to Get Matter Thursday; Support For Scheme Seen

Legislation Te Carry Out Plan  Due Tomorrow   Hearings On Proposal By  -'Trunian For Fact-Find ing Boards to Handle Disputes Planned   Drastic Staite  Wanted by Some   World Proyide Stiff Penalties On Labor Gr bidustries to Force Adherence to Findines

MEASURE WILL BE INTRODUCED ON WEDNESDAY   some Talk of Inctuding With Mea~ sure for Repeal of Smith Connally Act

Truman's Plan To Be Acted on  House Promises To   House Promises To Give Speedy Action

MILITARY BODY MOVES QUICKLY TO READY LAW   Both Republicans and Democrats Favor Early Action

Truman’s Proposal For Strikes to Get House Study  Hearings to Be Held By Committee On Labor Measure

Fact-Finding Study Begins   Truman Labor Setup Gets Quick Attention

Truman Measure Expected To Be Introduced Today Or Tomorrow   Seeks Medium  To Avoid Strikes   Auto Union Men Dissatisfied With President's, Pleas To Resume Work

Would Pass Measure hy Christmas; May Provide Machinery for Arbitration   To Name Boards   President Will Not Wait for Congress, but Will Pick Boards

HOUSE ACTS QUICKLY ON TRUMAN PLAN   Military Committee Puts On Burst of Speed To Put Through Law to Forbid Stoppages  PLACER RAAMPRD CESSION

TRUMAN'S PLAN TO CLIP STRIKE ACTS INDORSEI   House Committee Indicotes It Will Meet Dec. 20 Deadline with Bill

LEGISLATION WILL BE OFFERED TOMORROW TO PERFECT TRUMAN RECOMMENDATIONS IN CRISIS —

Hearings to Be Held by. House Body   _:May Hold Hearings On Move to Repeal Parts of Smith Bab ee ue

Conaress Seeks To Hurry Up Strike Law   House Vote Within Days Sought; Unions To Make Decision

Legislation Will Be Introduced in Next 24 Hours   Measure to Carry  Out Recommendations Of President Truman; Early Vote Plannad

Labor Measure To Be Offered In House Soon   Carry Out Proposals Of Truman; One-Day Packinghouse Strike Called By Union

Introduction Of Measure Is Imminent   Labor Body Is Expected To Handle Project

Quick Action On Program  Is Promised   Committee Goes to Work And Vote Is Expected In Matter of Days on New Legislation

House Speeds Work On Labor Legislation   Legislation Carrying: Out Truman: ‘5  For Handling: Labor: Disputes Will Of In Dav:or Two: Seek to Meet.-Christmas. Dead

LEGISLATION ON TRUMAN'S PLAN EXPECTED SOON   Norton to Introduce Measure to House Members by Wednesday

Speed Strike Action   ‘House Will Get Bill Soon Carrying Out Truman’s Labor Plan: CIO Cool to Request

See Legislation Handling Labor Presented Soor   House Leaders See Action On Truman Proposal Today Or Tomorrow

House To Receive Legislation Scon   Planned Laws Will Carry Out Truman’s Ideas—Unior  Cold Shoulders Work Plea

Truman Labor Bill Speeded  House Will Receive Fact-Finding Plan  Tadav or Tamorrow

3rd Army Columns Reported Near. Nuernberg; Montgomery’s Troops © Storming Across Westphalian Plain

TANKS DRIVE TO 234 MILES © ROM BERLIN   Foe Cut to Pieces During Smash From Rhine

Hodges 54 Miles Beyond Rhine; 7 Armies On March   Eisenhower Declares Enemy Whipped In West As Spearheads Shred Germans To Ribbons; Believe Patton 95 Miles Beyond Rhine.

Eisenhower To Be Honored Tomorrow by City of Lendon   Receives Order of Victory, Highest Russian Honor, on Sunday

Eisenhower Is Honored    London Bestows “Free dom of City”; Given Highest Soviet Medal

HEAP HONORS ONEISENHOWER   Londoners Open Hearts Tc ‘Ike’ Who Receives Russian Medal

Russia and Britain Give Eisenhower High Military Awards; Due Home Soon

GEN. EISENHOWER ARRIVES IN LONDON   Wins Freedom of the City, Highest Civic Honor She Can Bestow.

Eisenhower In  London to Win City’s Freedom      Arrives From. Frankfort On-the-Main. Where, He: Was "Honored By Soviet Union

Russ Give ‘Ike Viciory Meal Allied Chief to Be  Guest of City of London Tomorrow

Threaten Japs’ Puppet Capital   Chinese Capture Town 48 Miles From Nanking, Enemy Center  Of Political, Armed Control

J utinese “axe own Near Van cing, cu aS 1 Wiad Communis“s 2e xor-ec

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON NANKING   Town Captured 18 Miles From Puppet Capital Of Japanese

Chinese Troops Approaching Jap Puppet Capital   Chiang's Forces Ente Walled Stronghold of Yangso

CHINESE GAIN NEAR NANKING   Take Town 48 Miles from Jap Puppet Capital; Push Into Yangso

TELEPHONE UNION STARTS TALKING NATIONAL STRIKE   250,000 WORKERS TO BE ALERTED TODAY, PRESIDENT STATES

RUNDSTOT HAS SOUGHT ARMISTICE   Nazi is Said’to Have Tested Out Eisenhower Under ‘‘White Fag.”

BELIEVE NAZIS SOUGHT DEAL WITH “IKE”   Capital Thinks Offer of Von Runstedt Was Rejected

THINK NAZI PLEA TO QUIT IN WEST SPURNED BY U.S.   Surrender of All Armies _ Sole Terms Acceptable to Allies

8-29 Super - Bombers. Hit 4 “Jap’’ Home Island of Honshu  ACTION IN BUDAPEST  Tokyo Radio Reports Osaka and Negoya Areas Are Targets

New Zealand Prime Minister Warns Of Threat of World Dictatorship

Allies and Russian Armies Prepare For ‘One Strong Heave"’ in Germany

Doughboys Too Weak to Leave German Prison After Rescue   3400 Captured on Belgian Bulge Were Nearin  Starvation on Diet of ‘Grass Soup’

Yank Prison Unit Moved By Transport   3,400 More Americans Set Free

Emperor Given Supreme Power  To Meet Crisi:   Premier Warns of, New Shortages of Food, Munitions and Transport in  Parliament Address       Country Will Be Tuvaded, He Says   Rejects Unconditional Sur render; Declares fapan’s Only Choice Is “Fight  to Las

Jap Diet In Emergency Session Prepares  i ei  To Transfer All Its Powers To Suzuki Regime

Japs May Give Broad Powers  To  WarCabinet   Premier Asks Sweeping Authority; Says Situation Grim For Japan

Hirohito Orders Japanese Diet to Surrender Powers   Nipponese Premier Warns Countrymen of Many Dangers Ahead

Jap Diet Ordered To Relinguish Principal Powers   Premier Predicts U.S. Invasion  Of Home Islands

Jap Diet In Emergency Session   Report Great War Powers Will Go to. Cabinet

Japanese War Cabinet Gets All Of Power Diet Wielded   Critical Period Is Facing Nation

Six Movie Starlets, GI Talent, Film to Compose Bond ShowHereWednesday

SUZUKI WARNS YANK INVASION TO HIT ISLAND   Surrender on Allied Terms Impossible Premier Says

a ig Premier Susuki  Ferecasts American inivasion of Japan and EX horts Japs to Fight ta The Last

Japanese Diet Gives Powers to War Cabinet   Nips Will Be Ruled by Decree During Emercency

JAPAN IMPOSES MILITARY RULE   Diet Turns Over Powers To War Cabinet; Nation Fears Invasion

Joint Navy Action Impractical Due To Speedy, Offensive -Geared U.S. Fleet

By The Associated Preeact   Germans Battle To Escape Reds, Reach U. S. Lines

J. Williams [scapes Second Time From Jail   Two Automobiles Stolen. Two Filling Stations Broken Into.   LEAVES SEVERAL NOTES   RESU™ME RELATIONS

T-Sgt. Wilson Killed In Action   Sisters Here Notified Of Death In Germany On February 7.

Dwight D. E:senhower Views Parade Given in  His Honor  = re Seek = OU aerate RSE ee ———-— =e fF T™!,      Speaker Calls for Solid Support of President Truman ©

Gen. Ike Asks Full Support For President   Abilene’s Homecoming Hero Denies Midwest Is lsolationist

IKE CALLS FOR SOLID SUPPORT   Must Back President, Says  Kansas’ Famous Son

Home-Town Acclaim Thrills Ike   Abilene’s Most Famous Son Deeply Moved By Honor and Affection Shown in Celebration

Diplomats Doubt if Truman Speech Eased Tension Between U. S.. Soviet

Some Diplomats Believe President’s Speech May Raise U. S.-Red Tension

DOUBT TRUMAN POLICY WILL EASE TENSION   Feel ‘Big Stick’ Military May Heighten Russian Suspicions

Bans Servicemen From Extra Hour in New York Bars   Cafe Owners Put in An Embarrassing Position by La Guardia Order

Senate Foreign Relations Body Quizzes Pasvolsky on Details of World Charte

Stettinius Urges Ratification of World Charter   Expert on International Organization .~ Questioned at Length as Hearings Opened by Senate Foreign Committee

Charter Ain Explained  To Senators  Stetlinius Cites U. 8. Duty as  Hearings Open

AWAIT WITNESSES IN COURT MARTIAN   Trial Board Schedules Ses. sion But No Testimony To Be Heard.

MEN STAND BY THEIR CAPTAIN   TESTIFY FOR SKIPPER IN COURT MARTIAL

ON ALERT FOR NAZI BUZZ BOMB ATTACKS      Viewed As ‘Probable’ Bi Admiral But Doubtful By the Navy.

Clayton Assures Latin Americans   Says Nations Won't Be Left In Chaos

Lack of Facilities May Force Change In Veterans’ Hospitalization Policy

Bed Shortage in Vet Hospitals Is Growing Acute  Administration May Have to Limit

Bed Shortage in Vet Hospitals Is Growing Acute   Administration May Have to Limit Patient Admissions

Shortage Of Hospital Beds Becomes Acute   Disabled Veterans May be Forced to be Turned  Awav

Hospitalization Soon To Be Denied  Some Veterans   Medical Chief Reveals Veterans Administration Load Growing So Heavy It Must Refuse Aid  For Non-Service Connected Ills

JAPS SEEK TO SEIZE INDO-CHINA   Charge French Allow U. S. Planes Use of Airfield

3,040 Japanese: Returned by Yanks   Two  Ships: Debark” ‘Jap: Near. Yokohama; ~ Others. Return

NEW.EMBARGO WILL BE PUT INTO EFFECT   opt Announces Four Day , Ban on. Civilian - Freight:

F reight Embargo Is (Ordered in & Siaies   Numerous Types Of Coal Are Excluded From Order, However

WILL ENFORCE NEW EMBARGO   Four-Day Ban on Civilian Freight Except Coal to Start Saturday

NEW EMBARGO WILL BE PUT INTO EFFECT   ODT Announces Four Day Ban on Civilian Freight ©

Yanks Destroy Vital Bridges North of Manila   Reserves of Enemy Mechanized Weapons Sewed up; Sixth Army Moves Inland Four to 10 Miles

Three Bridges North  Of Manila Destroyed; Superforts Hit Tokyo; German Bulge Caving In

Hitler Portrays Martyr in Will   Last Testament Gives People Creed of State Loyalty, Jew Hatred

Hitler’s Last Statement Called For Continuation Of Fight Against Jews

Hate Creed To the Last   Hitler’s Last TestaMent a Blast Against . Jews; Goering, Himler Ousted: from Party

Asked Followers to Carry On Nazi Doctrine and Continue Prosccution of Jews.

Hitler Leaves Legacy Of Hate, Fear And Revenge; Fuehrer Calls Self Martyr; Marriage Is Described

HITLER'S WILL REVEALS OUSTER OF TWO AIDES   Testament Revealed by Allied Headquarters Confirms Suicide Pact

Hitler’s Last Testament Leaves Legacy Of Hate, Fear, Revenge To Germany

Will Of Hitler Condemns Jewry   High Nazis Expelled, Testament Declares

Hitler Portrayed Himself As Martyr in Last Days Qt Wear His Will Shows

Built Up Martyr’s Role For Himself In Making Death Pact With Wife

Hitler's Last Political Testament Sets Feuhrer up as Reich Martyr

Last Political Statement Is a Masterpiece of Propaganda  to Germans

learned by the prisoners during a busy morning filled with conferences with their lawyers.

HITLER ADMITS ARMY BEATEN   Order Says Reich Legions In West Reduced to Guerrilla War

One Man’s Opinion   fa BOND VODReRLary OF  W. EARL HALL _ Menaging Editor

ARMY DISCHARGE POINTS REDUCED   Release Overseas Veterans With 50, May Apply to All Dec. 1

POINT SCORE 10 BE CUT DEC.   Men On Temporary Duty Tr Be Eligible For Discharge

Army May Reduce Discharge Scores   Veterans With 50 Points On Furloughs To Get Out

DISCHARGE SCORE “OR ENLISTED MEN EXPECTED TO DROF   60 to 50 Point Cut Seen, Overseas Veteran Score Is Lowered

ARMY PLANNING NEW SLASH IN POINTS FOR DISCHARGE   REPORT POINTS FOR ALL EN. LISTED MEN TO BE CUT TO 50 ON DECEMBER IST

Realty Market Has Busy Week   Sales Total $75,000 In Aggregate Value And Fairly Numerous

Realty Market Has Busy Week; Sales $150,000   Several Apartments Are Among Transactions During The Past Week.

Property Sales Total $75,000   Market But Moderately Active During The Past Week.

Realty Market Has Busy Week; Sales $100,000   Transactions Numerous And Much Property Changes Owners.

War Prisoners In Coloma Area   Others Assigned To Allegan Farm Work

COUNTY TO GET WAR PRISONERS   2,500 Will Begin Work On Farms In State  May 28

Telegraph Union Ties Up Service   Work Stoppage Voted By Detroit Members

BOARD BACKS UP BISHOP   Vestry Rules James Roosevelt Is Ineligible to Serve

Bishop Criticized . By Church Paper   Poughkeepsie Pastor Edits Episcopal . Magazine; ~~ ~Hefends-Elliatt ©

cl Dreams of Women in Wartime, Now Is Guardian Angel to 33 ‘Female Correspondents in Germany

Marshal Tito Does About Face in His Stand on Trieste   Yugoslav Leader is Apparently Ready for Discussion

Tito Has Reversec Former Stand In Trieste Affair   Speculation Arises in London That He May Have Received Hints From Moscow to Execute About-Face on Occupation of Port

Tito Changes in Trieste Dispute   Hopes of Early Solution Rise—Moscow Advice Is Rumored

SOLUTION TO ROW IS INDICATED   Friendly ‘Suggestion’ From Moscow Hinted By British Source

ABOUT-ACE IN TRIESTE CLASH   British See Speedy Solution; Partisan Units Withdraw in Southern Austria

Marshal Tifo Does  About Face in  Trieste Dispute London Speculates   London Speculates Moscow May Have Advised Change

TITO EXECUTES AN ABOUT - FACE IN HIS ATTITUDE   Yugoslav’s Marshal May Have Received Friendly Suggestion From Moscow.

Tito Apparently Now Yielding To British Orders   Partisiins Pull Out From Area Which They. Liberated, British Move In.

Sells Says State Expects 170 Million U. S. Road Aid   FiveYear-Postwar Program Would Cos $827,000,000 as Proposed by Dewey; 100.000 Men to Get Johs

State Expects $170,000,000 in Federal Aid for $827,000,000 Post-war Road Construction Procrar

State Visions Federal Aid of 170 Millions For  Building of Highways   From President's Message

Indo China In  Japanese Hands   Only Token Resistance Made In French Colony

JAPS TAKE OVER FRENCH COLONY   Clamp Dictatorial Grip On Indo-China Government

M’ARTHUR ORDERS AMERICAN FLAG UNFURLED IN VICTORY OVER IAPANESE CAPITAL   North Pacific Fleet Anchored in Waters Off Northern Honshu as Army Lands on Korea, Asiastic Hot Spot

American Flag Flies In Trump) / Over Tokvo Now   Gen. MacArthur Heads His. toric Flag Raising Ceremony In Japan’s Capita!   U.S. FORCES ARE OCCUPYING CITY

 A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Shenandoah Aroused Over Juvenile Delinquency

Guaranteed Jobs For All Proposed   Federal Economist  Advances Ideas

Police Probe Tragic Clash Of Vehicles   Leader Hints That Union Is Not Well Pleased With Methods In Use.

JAPANESE ARE DOPED   ‘Forces on Okinawa Heavy Users ) of Narcotics

Nips On Okinawa Were ‘Hopped Up’   Heavy Use of Narcotics May Have Bolstered Hope. less Defense of Island

COAL ROYALTY DEMAND HEADS LEWIS PROGRAM   Mine Chief Makes It Clear He Means Business On Ten New Proposals   UNION WOULD USE FUND   Government Invited Tc Keep Out Of Negotiation For Wage Increase

LEWIS DEMANDS TEN-CENT ROYALTY ‘ON EACH TON OF SOFT COAL MINED; '¢69 000.000 ON 1944 PRODUCTION

UMW DEMANDS ARE STARTLING   ASK 10-CENT ROYALTY ON EVERY TON MmMInNen

Coal Mine Operators To Answer Demands   United Mine Workers Demand Royalty Of 10 Cents On Every Ton Mined

WILL RETURN BODIES OF HEROES TO U.S   “reparations Under Way For Transfer To Home Soil Early Next Spring   LEGISLATION PENDING

WAR DEPARTMENT . MAKING PLANS TO BRING BACK BODIES IF RELATIVES * “MAKES, REQUEST

‘ecretaries Fail ‘ Reach Accord  “n Polish Probler   ; Molotov Confers f With Truman  Following Sessions

Big Three Ministers Confer  Jam on Poland, Blunt Dutch Criticism Plagues United Nations on Eve of Parley

ANKS HERD JAPS INTO WATERFRONT AREA AT MANILA; FIGHTING FIERCE   Enemy Sowing City’s Streets With Mines

HERDING JAPS INTO POCKET   FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES [N SOUTH MANILA

New Command In China to Stratemeyer   Wedemeyer Says Air Power To Be Stepped Up

Regional War Labor Board Approves Average 6-Cents  An Hour Increase for Men   0. P. Milhollen, Business Agent of Local Union, Stated That Strike Action Would  Be Held in Abeyance Until Officials of Lnion Meet in Johnstown Friday Afternoon

Regional War ! abor Board Approves Average 6-Cents An Hour Increase For Pennsylvania Electric Workers

Regional War ' abor Board Approves Average 6-Cents An Hour Increase For Pennsylvania Electric Workers   Union Official States That Strike Action Would Be Held In Abeyance Until Officials Of Union Meet in Johnstown Friday Afternoon

Meeting Is Called For Friday At Johnstown To  Consider New Phase.

Sub-Zero Weather ‘Grips Area Today   Some Relief May Be Expected By Tomorrow, Weather Bureau Says

ANG Or OTtEL Tinie AROUND GREAT NAZI CITY   Ninth Army Seizes Western Approaches To  Two Rhine Bridges at Homberg  one neta  AL LIED INVASION OF RUHR NEARS  Ana tate  30 Towns In Cologne Aven Captured—Euskirchen, Further South, Falls

Ninth Army Seizes Approaches of Two Bridges Over Rhine   Nazi Industry Hit By Aur 21st Day

‘Lindbergh, Non-Combatant, Downed Jap Zero; Details of Attack Revealed

U.S. Third Army Cracks Points On Siegfried Line   Americans Close [n On Nazi West Wall  Bastion of Prum

PENETRATE WEST WALL   Third Army Units Break Through In Forest Area

Ul. S. FORCES BREAK THROUGH NAZI SIEGFRIED LINE: CLOSE ON PRIM   FIRST ARMY LOCKED IN HARD FIGHT FOR ROER DAMS, PILLBOXES PROTECTING COLOGNE PLAIN

Patton’s Men Aim AtPrum In West Wall   First Army Troops Locked In Battle  For Roer River Dams

‘American Forces Close On German Bastion of Prum   Infantrymen of First Army Locked in Battle for Reer River Dams   SOUTHERN RHINE SPANS UNDER FIRE   U. S. and French Split Pocket Around Colmar Into Isclated Groups

Yanks Battle in Roer Area For Cologne Plains; Breach West_Wall Fort of Prum

Thousands Nazi Troops In Full Flight Across The Rhine  LEAVING 2,000 MEN HOPELESSLY CAUGHT Patton’s Troops Gain Mile Or More On An Eight Mile Front

INFANTRY OF IST ARMY FIGHTS FOR ROFR DAMS   American and French Troops Splinter German Pocket Around Colmar Into Isolated Groups

Yanks ° Close In On Prum   U. S. First Army Fighting Hard. For Roer Dams Before Cologne

Patton Forces Break Through Siegfried Line   Third Army Closes In on Prum Along Eight Mile Front

First Army Battles For River Dams   Germans Retreat From Alsace Under Heavy Artillery Barrage.

THIRD ARMY IS CLOSING IN ON PRUM   Americans Battle For Roer River Dams In Northern Sector

Ist, 3rd Near Outposts f Cologne  Plain Farther South, Nazis  Flae Across Rhine’  From Alsace  HEAVY OPPOSITION      Germans Put Up Hard Resistance Along Roer Valley

Congress Has No Hand In Drafting Peace - Brownell  GOP Chief Raps  Executive Rule

SOLONG DEALT OUT OF WRITING PEACE   Brownell Says Decisions Will Be Made By Execu tion Ratarminotian

Congress Out of Peace Role  Brownell Says Job _ Goes To President

‘Peace Voice’ Denied Solons   G. QO. P. Says Truman Making All Decisions

Herbert Brownell Declare: More Prabable Decisions Will Be Taken By Execntive Determination”

SCOFFS AT HIS BIRTHDAY.    George Rernard Shaw Wants No : Congratulations Today

Morgenthau Denies Statement That His Resignation Was ‘involuntary’

eae dS WY SEUAY  11,000 Yanks Defy 250,000 Japs in Corregidor Battle

Squeeze 3,000 Japs, Crazed By Thirst, In Death Pocket   Tokyo Thinks Next U.S Invasion Is Planned From Okinawa

TENTH ARMY COMPRESSES JAP POCKET   3,000 Thirst Crazed Nips in 7 Square Mile Area

OTH MARINE BACK ON BATTLE LINE JAB DOWN COAST   Jap Resistance Continues Stiff But Is Expected to Collapse at Any Hour

THIRST -CRAZED SURVIVORS IN LMILE POCKET   Marine Reinforcements Drive Within 2 Miles of Southern Coast

Japs Compressec Into 7 Square Mi Okinawa Pocket   Tokyo Radio Keeps Warning Nips Invasion Is Expected Soon

ALLEN NAMED CHAIRMAN   Newspaper Publisher to Serve on Foundation Committee

25,000 Await Miracle As Bronx Boy, Who Claims To Have Seen Vision, Pray:

Russia Given Ruthenia Ares  Caeecha Teanafar Preavine   Czechs Transfer Provinet TT. Ukesine Renoblic

oU NAZI GESTAPO GUARDS EXECUTED   Tried By The Allied Military Court Before Execution

Fifty  ty Gestapo Guards Slain. Danes Report   Former Confidential See: retary To Hitler Captured By Americans

Japanese Advisory Council Meets; Russia Is Aloof  Little Action Sighted Until Overall Policies Are Decided

Soviet Stands Pat on Japan   Insists Nation Should © Be Governed By Allied Control; Parley Stalls

JAPANESE CONTROL POLICY OBJECT OF COMMISSION WORK   Eastern. Advisory Organiza” lign Tackles Wexing Problems as Russians Still Hold) ” Aloof

Globester May Beat 151-Hour Time for Flight   Pick Up Over Two  Hours in Washington ‘To Bermuda Hop; Serve Steak Dinners

MAY BEAT TIMETABLE   Picks Up Time -on_ the First Lap of ’Round-the. World Flight and May Complete Trip in Less Than 151 Hours.

"Globester'" Reaches Azores On World-Circling Flight  40-Passenger Plane May Beat Schedule Qn Eiect af Weekly Trin« Fram Wachkinoton ©

Globe Girdling Plane Roaring  ; Towar d Azores   Huge Army Plane Takes Off From Bermuda, May Better Schedule On World Flight

GLOBESTER MIGHT - BETTER SCHEDULE   Time Is Gained on 151. Hour Round-the-World Flight of C-54   IWEEKLY SERVICE SOON

BETTER SCHEDULE   Time Is Gained on 151. Hour Round-the-World Flight of C-54   WEEKLY SERVICE SOON

Tires Scarce as Rationing Ends   Short Supply in 1946 ts Forecast

RATIONING ENDS BUT TIRE SUPPLY REMAINS SCARCE  NEW CASINGS WON’T  BE PLENTIFUL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS

Tire Rationing To Cease Jan. {   Long Wait Ahead Of Motorists, However 

Rationing Of Tires  To End January 1, But Supply Short   OPA Says No More Danger Of Transportation Breakdown, So Restrictions Lifted

‘Tire Rationing Ends Murphy Attends  The First Of January!Advisory Meeting

RATIONING OF AUTO TIRES ENDS 1ST OF JANUARY   Warn Motorists Supply Will Be Low for Several Months

OPA to Halt Tire Ration; Supply Tight   Casings Free Jan. 1; Dealers Urged Not To Sell Fuil Sets

TIRE RATIONING TO END JAN. 1      Most Motorists Will Have To Wait Long Time for New Casings

Announce End of Tire Rationing On January 1  OPA and CPA Lift  Controls After Four Wanner. All Aro tc BL

Tire Rationing Ends January {, But Full Demand Cannot Be Met   Despite Big Increase. in Tire Production, Not All Motorists Will be Able to Buy Casings For “Months: No Danaer of Transport Breakdown

Making 4,000,000 A Month..... End Of Rationing First Of Year Won't Help All Drivers To Get Tires

After 4 Years, Tire Rationing Ends January    No Chance For Supply To Equal Demand For  Months. However.

Tire Supply Still Is Far Below Needs   Some Motorists Will Have Wait For New Tires Despite Abandonment Of Rationing January 1

TIRE RATIONING WILL END JAN. 1   Plentiful Supply -Not Expected For Several Months

TIRE RATIONING ENDS JAN. 1 BUT SUPPLY SMALL   No Longer Any Danger of Breakdown In Transportation

Rationing Of Tires Ends J an. 1   Many ‘Months Before Demand Will Be Met

TIRE RATIONING 10 END NEXT MONTH   Motorists Warned. Supply Stil Below Normal

Tire Situation Eased At Last (ver The Nation   Termination Of Tire Rationing Jan. 1 Doesn't Mean Plentiful Supply

Tire Shortage Is Predicted as Ration Removed   Controls Lifted Effective Jan. 1; Supply Is Light

TIRES NOT TO PLENTIFUL AS RATION GOES OFF JANUARY 1   Big Increase In Production But Motorists Cannot  All Buy At Once

Months Will Be Required Tc Meet Full U. S. Demand, Government Warns

Sharp WordsAgainstBritish \BringDemandForPalestine 'To Be Opened To All Jews

Bitterly Against British Policy  Sentiment Of Senators Favors Wide Open Door Kor Jews In Palestine

U.S. Senate May Urge That Britain Assist Jews   Palestine Opening Request Is Denied

Congress Pokes British on Jews  Would Ask Change ON Palestine Policy

Nz lavy Officers Differ Over  Responsibility Among Selves   Admiral Turner On Stand During Quiz

Probe Reveals Disagreement  Of Navy Men   Responsibility of  Informing Fleet Commanders of Pre-Pear! Harbor Acts Debated

Naval Officers In Disagreement   Chiefs Divided In Responsibility

NAVAL OFFICERS NOT IN ACCORD   Pearl Harbor Committee Is Told of Disagreement Before Dec. 7, 1941

NAVY OFFICERS DISAGREE OVER PEARL HARBOR  RESPONSIBILITY   Committee Sets Sights On Feb. 15 Adjournment By Hard Work

Harbor Attack Probe Reveals  Disagreements   Top Navy Officers At Odds Over Responsibility For Inferming Command. _ era of Developments -.   Had Tip-Off War: Appeared Certain   Admiral Turner Contends Naval Intelligence Should: Haye Notified Kimmel.  * OF Danger

Navy Delayed To Evaluate Information  Intelligence On Jap Moves Held Up

PARITY INCOME GOAL SUGGESTED   Farmers Told To Plan On Basis Of 150-BillionDollar Income

Troubles Are  Buzzing In British Ears   Gives To Wonder Whethar Prime Minister Attlee Didn’t Invite Worry By Breaking a Mirror; Palestine and India Hot Snot

Trouble Piling Up For Britain: Egypt Restive   Empire’s Problems Become Acute Under Attlee’s Reqime

WRITER WONDERS IF ATTLEE DIDNT BREAK A MIRROR; MUCH TROUBLE COMES TO IOBN BUTT.

MANY QUARRELS ARE EXPECTED. OVER REPARATIONS DIVISIONS   DIVISION OF REPARATIONS IS EXPECTED TO MEET. MANY OESTACLES BEFORE BE ING SETTLED —

Sehw rellenbach Renews Talks   With Coal Men   Says Lewis and Operators “Not Far Apart? On Agreement To “End Strikes

GREATER HOPES FOR QUICK END TO COAL FUSS   Schwellenbach Reports Lewis, Operators ‘Not Far Apart’ On Agreement

JAPS TRIED T0 HIDE TRICKERY   Effort To Boost Sea Ratio Was Made In 1930

JAPS HAD WAR AIMS IN 1930   Higher Ship Ratio Sought by Nips During Conference . 15 Years Ago

State Papers Show Japs Laid Plans For War Against U. S. Early As 1930

U.S. MAY FACE ITS GRAVEST — STRIKE CRISIS   Presidential Intervention May Be Only Avenue of Escape

DEADLINE FOR ~STEEL STRIKE: » HAS BEEN SE]   GREATEST STRIKE CRISIS iN , HISTORY LOOMS AS WALKOUY 18 SLATED FOR.  : SANUARY. 14TH

Kaiser Enters Auto Industry   Seeks Willow Run Plant For Factory

MOUNTED ON CHASER ~ Navy Bares 24-Bomb Cannon As Secret Submarine Killer

ANOTHER WAR SECRET REVEALED BY NAVY   Hedgeheg Shotgun Cannen Capa ble Of Firing 24 Bombs Was Used By Sub-Chasers

BURNETT IS TRANSFERRED   Manager of Kansag Ord ; Ordnance Plant Goes te Yopk

BURNETT IS TRANSFERRED      Manager of Kansag Ordnance Plant Goes te New York

Showdown Fight Looms on Luzon   Gen. Kreuger's Troops Move Nearer Manila, Capture Railway Junction

YANKS ENTER TARLAC AREA NEAR MANILA   Hope For Show-down With Japs   REPORT BATTLE   American Beachhead Widened

BEACHHEAD WIDENED — TO 45 MILES   Yank Patrols Only 85 Miles From Manila as Crucial Fight Looms

MANILA GOAL OF YANKS IN HUZON FIRHT   ADVANCE PATROLS NOW 85 MILES FROM PHILIPPINE CAPITAL.   Take Rail Center   Japanese Fail to Make a Major Stand at Natural River Barrier.

Yanks Driving Steadily Forward Toward Manila   Advance Patrols On Luzon Are Now Less Than 85 Miles From Capital   JAP RESISTANCE MAY DEVELOP SOON

ADVANCE PATROLS ARE 05 MILES FROM MANILA   Units Continue to Chalk Up Gains from Beachheads   RUIN JAP MATERIEL

YANKEES PUS TO SHOWDOWN ~ LUZON BATTLE   Krueger’s Sixth Captures Rail Junction; Agno Crossed

Nazis Claim Soviets Open  Berlin Drive   Reports State Reds Attack On Wide Front 26 Miles From Capital

Reds Driving To Beat Allies Into Capital   Germans’ Defenses, 26 Mites From City, Pjerced by Soviets

Drive Opens On Long Are Beyond Oder   Russians Penetrate German Defenses 26 Miles From City

Foe fails tohampei  U.S. blow   Nazis claim new  offensive booked

Enemy Casualties Near 100,000 In Debacle on Rhine   Fleeing German Troops Blow Up Bridge Con. necting Ludwigshafen and Mannheim; Prisoners Taken by Thousands

Nazi Disaster May Cost 100,000 Men   New Giant Potential Trap Being Formed By Converging American Armies West Of Rhine

Yank Armies F ashioning  Another Trap West of Rhine  Rhine Bridgehead Continues To Grow. Americans Increase

German Casualties Approach 100,000   Two Armies Only 19 Miles Apart In Palatinate as Yanks Extend Bridgehead 3 Miles North

Rhine Reached Inside City By Patton. Troops   Great German Chemical Center in American Hands  —Doughboys of General Hodges’ First Army Expand Remaaen Bridaehead

German Chemica Center Captured In Speedy Drive   German Losses Now Ex. pected To Reach More Than 100,000 Men

Germans May Have Loss of 100.000 Men   Remagen Bridgehead Further Enlarged by First Army Men

Patton Mops Up TrappedNazi Armies   Reaches Rhine In Great Chemieal Center. Hodges Enlarges The Remagen Bridgehead Tiwee Miles. Germans In Flicht

Third Army Gains Up To Ten Miles —   Patton's Forces Drive To Rhine At Ludwigshafen City

YANKS RUNNING WILD   100,000 Disorganized Nazi Troops Being Ground To Bits Along Rhine

LUDWIGSHAFEN IS PENETRATED BY YANK TANKS   U. S. Third And Seventh Armies Grind Relentlessly Against Germans   REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD HAS BEEN ENLARGED

Two U. S. Armies Lash At Remaining German * Forces West of Rhine

ALI CASUALTIES MAY HIT 100,000   Third Army Nears Another Junction With Seventh   NEW TRAP LOOMS   First Army Enlarges Remagen Bridgehead; Fans Out Along Seig River

One Killed, Another ‘Hurt. As Car Crashes   Machine Hits Pole In Mon City: Victim Has Local Brother

Quarter Million Americans Slain  In World War 2      Casualty Reports Still Coming In

LONG-RANGE FLOOD CONTROL PLAN IS URGED FOR POTOMAC      War Department Engineer: Proposes Creation Of 14 : Multiple-Purpose Reservoirs Along River And Its Tributaries; Would Abate Pollution And Aid Sportsmen

Fresh Labor Disputes On   New Work Stoppages Reported In Five Industries,  Adding 12.464 Idlers.

New Strikes Mar Industrial Front   32.000, However, Return To War Plant Jobs

Fresh Labor Rifts “sw  To Mar*, ” 2 Job Retury® wi   Walkouts Reported In Plant Sections

Fresh Labor Disputes Spoil Otherwise Promising Scene On National Fronts Today

LABOR DISPUTES BREAK OUT AGAIN   Report New York Strikes in Five Industries

LABOR PICTURE IS RILED BY NEW DISPUTES   12,464 Added To {dle Ranks As 32.417 End Strikes In 12 Industries

Greatest Air Assault Of War Batters Nip Homeland; 1,500 Planes Hit Tokyo Alone

BRITISH FLEET JOINS HALSEY IN TOKYO BLOW   Two-Day Carrier Plane Aitack Brings Toll of 374 Ships in Pre-Invasion Nippon Raid.

Yank Artillery Hammers Japs  Inside Manila   American Troops Make 11 Miles Advance On Historic Bataan Against  Enemy   WARPLANES AID GROUND FORCES

YANKS’ BIG GUNS BLAST OUT JAPS   Military Value of Manila Unhurt by Ruthless Jap Defense

Americans Take Abucay in Big Bataan Advance   U. S. ‘Long Toms’ Batter Trapped Japs in Manila

ENEMY SAYS AMERICAN WARSHIFS AND TRANSPORTS ARE NOT FAR FROM CoRREGIDOR

MANILA BATTLE RAGES IN FORT. WK NIEY AREA:   Yanis on Bataan Score 11-Mile. Gain: to: Take Abucay

Tokyo Radio Says Nips Losing Louzon But Will Fight On Queen Island

MANILA BALILE RAGES IN FORT WA NLEY AREA   Yan's on Bataan Score 11-Mile Gain to Take Abucay

Early End of Wage Arguments Seen in Washington Today   Coal Operators, Miners Begin: Negotiations For New Contract

WLB To Rule On Fringe Case Before Miners  CIO Group Calls On President To Seize Minoe Ae In 1942

COAL MEN BEGIN CONTRACT TALK   OPERATORS, MINERS START NEGOTIATIONS

SEEK TO CLEAR WLB WAGE CASE LOG JAM   New Agreement _ on Fringe Cases Frees WLB_ from OPA Veto Power

COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS MEET IN SECRET MONDAY   START NEGOTIATIONS ON NEW CONTRACT FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF MINERS

Coal Groups  Conferring   ‘Break In Pay. Cases Is Seen At Capital

CLARE LUCE IN LONDON   Miners, Operators Negotiating Early Agreement May Break Jam Of Fringe Award Cases

LEWIS DEMANDS GET GOING OVER   Mine Wage Row May Clear Jam of Old Cases

Washington Roundup Dynamite Log Jam of Wage Cases Pending Before WLB

MAY EASE WAGE  FREEZE 10 OKAY  “FRINGE” AWARDS VINSON WOULD STILL  HAVE RIGHT TO PASS ON FINDINGS OF WLR

Closed Door Talks Start On Mine Pay   Early Break Indicated in Jam of Cases Involving _ Fringe Awards

ACCUSED COPS ASK HEARINGS   Two More Arrests Made In Buchanan’s Vice Cleanup

/th Storms  Strasbourg Bridgehead  Yanks Close On   Yanks Close On St. Vith, Huns Quit Houffalize

BRITISH SECOND ARMY STARTING SITTARD ATTACK   Third Army Collaborates with First In Clearing Area Around Heuffalize of Germans

Allied Squeeze Begun   New Attack By British Is Made North of Aachen

TTH ARMY GAINS IN DRIVE ALONG UPPER RHINE   British Attack On Dutch Line

Border Town of Sittard Hit By  Tommies’ Attack   Seventh Army Seizes Initiative Along  Upper Rhine Area

Houttalize is Occupied by Hedges’ Forces   Americans Charge German Positions Above Strasbourg

Thousands Will Be Discharged   Aircraft Workers In West And East Will Be Laid OFF.

Columbus Is All Prepared For Big 37th Division Homecoming Sunday

‘Eleven Floors Of Structure Are Set Afire   At Least 15 Persons Are Killed; Debris Is Scattered Five Blacks Away; New York Firemen Battle Huge Blaze for 40 Minutes

Flames Follow Bomber Crash: Twelve Killed  Craft Plunges §..,. Sa.t sf   Craft Plunges Into 79th Floor Of Great Structure

Plane Crashes on Tallest Building   B-25 Bomber Hits Empire  State Structure at  79th Story   STARTS FURIOUS FIRE   At Least 15 People Are ~ Killed; Crash Occurs  in a Fog

Crashes Into 79th Floor of World’s Tallest Building; Fog Hid Spire From View

Three Members Of Crew Among Victims, Report  79th Level Buckled By Impact; Debris Is Scattered Over Wide

At Least 15 Dead; Flames Sweep Tower   Debris Scattered Over Wide Area; Plane Crew Burned To Crisp; Fog Blinds Pilot.

DRAWING TO A CLOSE   This Is the Final Week of Summer Swimming Program

Truman Readies Congress Message   President Ready To send Message fo Congress On Proposed  Armed Forces Merger

WE ee eee et ee eee ee ee oe, Sn eee  Chinese Open New Offensive

UNLEASH OFFENSIVE AGAINST JAPANESE   Chinese in Drive Against Japs Striking Toward Shensi Province.

Governor Kerr, Highway Group Visit Ardmore   To Stop Here Enroute To Madill to Inspect U. S. Highway 70 and Dedicate Rridaa

MEMORIAL RITES FOR T. SGT. K. W. CRAUMER   Will Take Place Next Sunday Afternoon In St. John's Lutheran  Church, Abbottstown

Engine Blast Near Gauley Scalds 2 Mer   Cc. & O. Passengers Stranded Overnight In New River Gorge

13-Mile Gain Registered by Yanks on Luzon   Carrier Planes Strike Formosa;  U.S. Ship Damaged: Ledo Road Into China Opened

Pope Thanks God For Peace; Says It Must Be Builf On Justice, Confidence

POPE PEAGE ARRIVAL   Urges Release of Prisoners te Speed Reconstruction o  Wrecked Areas .

PRESSURE BEING EXERTED TO CLASS ITALY AS ALLY   SECRETARY OF STATE BCHEDULED TO REJECT APPEAL MADE BY ITALIAN GROUPS IN U, #8.

RECOGNITION OF ALY UNUIAELY   Stettinius Expected to Turn Down Plea to Attend Peace Parley

Elaborate Air Raid Shelters Built For Pres. Roosevelt After Pearl Harbor

‘Bomb: Proof Shelters Built ‘Under’ White House to Guard Roosevelt Early in the War

Death Toll Grows In Apartment Fire   35 Feared Lost in Blaze at Tacoma

20 to 30 Dead In Portland Fire   Bodies Sought in  Apartment House

ORDERS AKRON WORK STOPPAGE TO END AT ONCE   Says Rubber Strike May Cos' Lives of Men in Pacific

_ STRIKES — U.S. Seizure Of Goodyear Plants Seen      Nation 1 War Labor  Bead “fin Sirike

RESTORE QUIET AT ARMY CAMP   Military Authorities Press Investigation of Riot and Fire — Nine Barracks Destroyed at Loss of Approximately $100,000.

JAP SHIPPING IN. BAD CONDITION   Allies Have Sunk 2,000,000 Tons in Past 15 Months

Jap Shipping Plight Critical   : Pacific Sub War “ Draws to Close

TOUGHER POLICY: PREDICTED TOWARD ARGENTINA REGIME   STATE DEPARTMENT CON. VINCED UNITED STATES _ WILL GET BACKING BELOW THE BORDER

WORST OF HEAT OVER      Lower Temperatures Moving Into the State

Truman Cabinet Changes Seen In Next Year   Schwellenbach May Replace Perkins As Labor Secretary

Sooner Youth Wins College Scholarship   Gerald L. Honick, 17, Blackwell, Wins National Meat Production Event

lowa Farmers Win Prizes At Livestock Show   Ida County Wins Bes: One In State For Fine Cattle

OPA Budget Bill Passed  House Cuts $6 Million From Appropriation

OFFICERS NOT TOO SURE OF INVASION   Eisenhower Says Landings Possible Only by Unified  Action

Unified Action Made invasion Great Success   Gen. Eisenhower  Talks About War

‘lke’ Declares Teamwork Won: Reveals Trials   Germany Knew Defeat Was Inevitable Last December, He Reports

Coordination Aided Allies In Blasting  Hitler Hopes   Eisenhower Reveals Inside Of Invasion

‘Successful Allied D-Day Invasion Credited to Unity   Eisenhower Praises Work of Air, Sea And Ground Arms As Single Force

Eisenhower Says Cooperation Of Air, Sea, Ground Forces Made Invasion Successful   Says Some Allied Officers Actually Doubted Invasion Of Europe Was Possible

Eisenhower Reviews German Campaign And His Three-Year Stay In Europe

GERMANS NOW HAVE NO SENSE OF WAR GUIL!   Gen. Eisenhower Says Allied AirSea-Land Team Won As One Unified Force.   Allied Anxious Night

AIR, SEA AND GROUND FORCES FOUGHT AS SINGLE UNIT D-DAY  GEN. EISENHOWER SAYS THIS WAS SECRET OF INVASION SUCCESS ~

EUROPE INVADED BY COOPERATION   Gen. Eisenhower Now Reveals Many Were Skeptical

Team Work Won War Says Ike   Allied Chief Declares There Is No Separate Sea, Air, or Ground  War—All Are Unified

Unity of Arms Key To Allied Victory   General Eisenhower Says Only Combination of Air, Sea and Ground Arms Made Invyasion Possible—Nazis Lost in December.

Eisenhower Says Victory Was Created by Unity  Commander Present:  Complete Review [)_ —

Invasion Of Europe Was Success Only Because  All Branches Fought As Unit, Eisenhower Says

Eisenhower Says Victory Was Created by Unity  Commander Presents Complete Review Of Battle Problems

V-Day Success * Due to Ground, . Air, Sea Arms.   Working as One, Gen. Eisenhower Tells in European Invasion Talk

European War Fully Reviewed By Eisenhower   ‘Crédits Success On D-Day  To Fighting Of Air, Sea, Land Forces As One Unit

Eisenhower Says Germany Knew ‘Jig Was Up’ When " Ardennes Breakthrongh Failed   Runstedt Greatest Of Enenzy Generals   Rommel Bold But Unskill. ed; First Direct Peace Bid From Doeniiz; In yasion Decision SoulShaking

—FISENHO WER  Unified Force  Beat Germans      Allied Commander Says ’ Cooperation Made Victory Possible

THREE FORGES ALL FOUGHT Aa UNIFIED ARM   Germans Knew They Had Lost Third Day of Drive in Ardennes.

Ike Tells How War Was Won   Pertect Co-operation  OF All Services Put All-ac Ahand af Necic

FAST RETURN OF MEN FROM EUROPE CRITICIZED  Traffic Facilities Are Swamped By Heavy influx of U.S. Trannere

Say Army Stepped Up Troor Return Without Notice; Traveling Swamped.

Natchitoches Fights Floods   And New Danger Spots Turning Up Along Lower Course of Red River

Thousands Flee As Louisiana Levees Menaced   Train Rescues 300 Fami lies After Levee Break Maroons Them.

WHOLE TOWN FIGHTS TO KEEP OUT WATER   New Danger Spots Turn Up On Southern Flood Front

U.S. Preparing Creditor Role On Vast Scale   French Request Will Open Export-Import Program;  British Needs Urgent

U.S. Moving Into Spot as Biggest Lender   French Slated to Get Many Millions and British Seek Funds; Others Make Request:

U.S. POLICY ON LENDING TO BE ‘SET THIS WEEK   France Gets Big Loan s Soon; British Seeking Money Aid

Survivors of ATC Liberalor Crash ‘Now in Hosnita  ~$hi Missing ~ ir pei $3 S3u rch t

8 Survivors Of ATC Plane Hospitalized   Search Is Continued For 12 Others: 7 Dead Taken to Honolulu; Plane Broke in Half

Air Crash Survivors Arrive in Honolulu   Planes Continue Search for 11 Listed Missing

11 Hunted in Plane Crash   Eight Other Survivors Of Another Pacific Mishap Reach Port

EIGHT IN PLANE CRASH RESCUED   Search Continues for 11 Others Missing

EIGHT SURVIVORS OF CRASH ARE RESCUED   Army Board Of Inquiry Cautiens Group About Advancing Possibie Cause Of Mishap

Survivors of. Crash Listed .   ATC Releases Names: Hunt for Missing 2h Under Wavy

SS ee ee  GUT IN FEDERAL EXPENSES IS: : “ASKED BY TENNESSEE SENATOR   SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TO » BEEK WAYS OF CUTTING EXPENSES

Slash in Federal Spending Sought  Senator Also Suggests   Senator Also Suggests Postwar Tax Reduction

Inadvisable To Withdraw Troops   Views Presented In Interview At Nanking

be China Says Chief   ’ Armistice Needed Before Withdrawal, - Okamura States

JAP ARMY COMMANDER SAYS WITHDRAWAL Of NIPS FROM CHINA HARD DUE TO AIR ATTACK

NATION PAYS HOMAGE TO ITS WAR DEAD   ‘Observes First Peacetime Armistice Day  Since 1941

WORLD HONORS. ARMISTICE DAY   SUNDAY SERVICES EULOGIZE WORLD WAR DEAD

Peacetime Armistice Day ‘ Observance Is Marred By Fighting In Far East

MacArthur Warns Japanese Editors   Newsmen Told to Follow Orders or Resign Posts

JAPS MUST ESTABLISH FREE PRESS   Editors Charged With Failing On Discussions

 NEWSPAPERS AND RADIOS: \NIPS ORDERED TO BUILD \FREE PRESS FOR NATION

Old Battleship Nevada Proves  Tt Can Take It   Survives Jap Shelling And Suicide Bomber Attack off Okinawa

FORT MADISON WARDEN GIVEN FULL AUTHORIT)   Appointment Made at Conterence in Des Moines; Grand Jury Probe Underway

‘Blue Suspends Van Krog, Names Ft. Madison Warden As Temporary Supervisor

Prison Warden Successor To Supt. Von Krog   To Serve: Temporarily; Veteran Administrator’ Ousted After Riot

Asks Lainson Take Charge At Eldora   Warden of Iowa Prison Named Temporary Supervisor

Ft. Madison Warden To Trouble Zone   Takes Charge Of Train ing School Temporarily As Governor Blue Sus: pends Von Krog.

Searegation Policy Put In Effect   Jeposed Superintendent Disclaims Knowledge Of Brutality.

lowa Prison Head Named as Training School Supervisor   Lainson Appointed Temporarily to Eldora Institution

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Ballle Over Veto * Powers Ends in — Big Five Victory  Control Over Peace Enforcement

LEAGUE VETO PLAN ADOPTED   Small Nations Lose Fight At San Francisco On Big 5 Formula

Veto Formula Worked Out at Yalta Approved at Security Conference

Big Nations Are Winners  In VetoF ight   Little Countries Are Unable to Block  Great Powers’ Plan

CONTROL BY 'BIGFIVE'IS SANCTIONED   Veto Policy Is Approved in Showdown at San Francisco

FIVE POWERS RULE VETO IN PEACE LEAGUE   LONG DEBATE ENDS IN DEFEAT FOR SMALL NATIONS

Long veto fracas is concluded   Small countries lose bitter scrap

Big Five Veto Control Over  League Okehed   Little Powers Lose Fight to Keep Big 5 From Veto on Peacefu Settlement of Issues

Big Five Win Veto Control Over New World League   Smaller Powers Lose Longest and Bitterest Battle of Conference

POMICE CHIEFS — IN JAPAN TOLD NOT TO QUIT   Nip Home Office Countermands MacArthur Edict.

Home Office Orders Them To Remain, Pending Decision On Future Steps  FORMATION OF NEW JAP CABINET IS BEING DISCUSSED  Shigeru Yoshida, Resigning Foreign Minister, Is Possible Choire For Premier

CONVICTED NAVY MAN SENTENCED   Brooklyn Officer Given Nine Years’ Imprisonment for Wartime Espionage

Former Naval Officer Is  Imprisoned   Brackx Convicted To Spying For Italians  <

CONVICTED NAVY SPY IS SENTENCED   Former Reserve Officer Is  Ordered to Prison

U.S. Officer Gets 9 Years for Espionage   BRACKX OFFERED TO GIVE RADAR, PLANE SECRETS TO ITALIAN

Senate Passes Idle Aid Raise   Jobless Benefits Are Increased— Cyt Waiting Period

Attlee Reaches Potsdam: Big 3 Talks Resumed  Trio Draffing Final alia Stag

POTSDAM TRIO RESUMES TASK   Attlee Returns To Help Draft Historic Plan For Europe’s Future

Murray Warns Labor Outlook ls ‘Explosive’   CIO Chief Testifies; 200,000 Electrical Workers Vote Strike

Nation’s Industrial Picture Described As ‘Explosive’ By Philip Murray, CIO Leader

STREET LEADERS REMOVED   Jap Surrender Came Before Allies Were Fully Prepared

JAP SHIPPING TS CUT DOWN TO LOW LEVE!   IMPORTS TO JAPAN HAVE BEEN CUT 15 PERCENT BY B-29 LAID MINES; RAIDS _ CONTINUE

Yokohama New Target for U.S. Bombers   More Than 51 Square Miles of Capital Shown in Ruins

All Target Areas in Jap Capital Said Destroyed As Force Is Turned On New, Vital Locale

SECTION NEAR ROYAL PALACE IS DESTROYED   All Of Target Areas In Jap Capital Wiped Out By Superfort   YOKOHAMA IS SET AFIRE BY BOMBERS

51 Square Miles In Factory Area Mass of Ashes   Public Utilities Supplying 7,000,000 People Destroyed

Heart of Tokyo Wiped Out by Fire Bombs  51 Square Miles of Nip Capital Is Bed of Ashes

U. S. Photos Reveal Ever y Target Tit; Bombs Nick Palace   Area Includes Manv Udlities’

Bombers Hit D1 Miles Of Jap Capital   B-29’s Report Destruction of All the Largest Areas Aimed At. Braye  Intense Jup  Anti-Airre ie

51 Square’ Miles of City Destroyed; Alt Tatgets Wiped Out, Lemay Says

OL Sq. Miles Of Capital  ‘Liei in Ashes   Yokohama Suffers Similar Smashing  In Raids by B-29’s

PHOTOS SHOW TARGET AREAS ARE WRECKED   Yokohama Blasted By Fire Bombs in New Superfort Raid

Critical Issue Faces Yanks at Conference   Problem Is Forced by Pledge Made at Mexico City

GERMANS BLOWING UP AIRFIELDS IN BREMEN-HAMBURG-HANNOVER AREA   PATTON’S SPEARHEADS DRIVE INTO HARZ MOUNTAINS BUT BEGIN TO SLOW UP DUE TO SUPPLY PROBLEMS; NOW 120 MILES FROM BERLIN.

HOUSING PROBLEM FACES VETERANS   Situation Not Expected To Improve Before Soring

Survey Shows Housing Shortage in i. §. Cities Worse Than 6 Mos. Age

Racine and Other American Cities Still Suffering From Growing Pains

SHORTAGE OF HOUSING IN CITIES GROWS   Veterans Return Bre Can Find No  ace to Live

Returning Servicemen Find Housing Shortage Worse Than During War

Urge Food Plans  Have One Leader   La Guardia Would See Only On Administrator

Conference OK’s  Enforcement Plan   Full Powers Approved For Maintaining Peace

NAZIS ADMIT SALIENT HIT   Berlin Commentator Says Germans Face LargeScale Attack

PINCERS €1AMPED ~ON NAZI SALIENT   BERLIN’ COMMENTATOR: SAYS GERMANS ‘FACE LARGE- . ‘SCALE * iW. S.. ATTACK, ~

THE WEATHER  , os © hehe! TmHor   U. S. WEATHER BUREAU Mrs. Chilton Terry, Observer.

THE V  ]  FATHER   U. S. WEATHER ‘BUREAU Mrs. Chilton Terry, Observer.

THE WEATHER   U. S. WEATHER BUREAU Mrs. Chilton Terry, Observer.

NAVY LAUNCHES OAME POWER Aa FEB. 16 ATTAGK   Enemy Radio Says Fierce Air Battles Are in Progress Over Tokyo Area   MILITARY AND NAVAL INSTALLATIONS HIT   Purpose of New Attack Most Likely to Keep Enemy Air Fleet Pinned Down Prevent Support of Nipponese Garrison on Iwo

Carrier Task Force Again Blasts Tokyo   Admiral Mitscher Hurls His Planes at Japanese Capital and Sky Battles Raae

Task Force Again Defies J aps’  Fleet   Tokyo Military, Naval and Air Installations Again Under Attack   REPORT BY NIMITZ   Enemy Says Fierce Sky Battles Are in Progress Over His Capital

American Task Force Again Sends Waves Of Carrier Planes Avainst Tokyo Area

LARGEST TASK FORCE STRIKES JAP MAINLAND   Another’ 1,600-Plane Assault Seen in Nimitz Report

Yanks Planes Again Blast Jap Capital   Mitscher’s Carrier Force Pouring It On. Nimitz Confirms Tokvo Radio Report.   BATTLESHIPS IN ACTION

Planes Hit Vital Points In Homeland   Japan Claims to Have Intercepted Airships Giving Aid- to U. 8, Marines . On Iwo. Jap -Fleet Pinned Down

Tokyo Broadcast Admits Assault Made in Force  Aieman C‘hallanna   Airmen Challenge Fleet to Venture Out of Hideaway

CARRIER PLANES BLASTING TOKYO   FLEET AGAIN OFF JAPAN HURLING WAVES OF PLANES AGAINST CAPITAL.

1500 Planes Renew Fight On Capital   Mighty Task Force Again Challenges Nip Navy to Fight

REPORT FIERCE AIR ASSAULTS IN PROGRESS   South Half Of Iwo's Central Airfield Is Seized

CARRIER FORCE BEGINS SECOND ATTACK TODAY   Tokyo's 8,000,000 C Se - nder Bombs Of U. S. Navy

GREAT ASSAULT AIMED AT CITY BY BIG FORCE   Nimitz Announces Mitscher Directing Attack Equal To Recent Raid

Tokyo: Says Assault Even Greater Than One Staged February 16-17 and Estimated 1,600 Aircraft Taking Part; See Move fo Halt Any Aid for Iwo

1,500 Planes Strike Again   Great Task Force Capable Of Taking On Enemy Fleet

U. 3. Hurling Same Typ of 1500 Plane Attack Made Week Ago; Air  ms Battles Rage

Navy Planes Raid Tokyo Once More  Mitschers Task Force Backed by Warship

Allies Unite in Jap War   TRUMAN SAYS NATIONS TO COORDINATE ALL ; EFFORTS

U.S., Britain and Canada Coordinate Reconversion   War Production Cut-backs To Permit More Civilian Goods But Lend-lease To Continue Until Japan Beaten, President Says

U.S., Gt. Britain, Canada Team Up (Qn Reconversion   Plans Co-ordinated So Each Will Bear A Fair Share Of War Load.

U.S., Britain and Canada Coordinate Reconversion   Each Country Bears Fair Share of the Pacifie War; 19th Report on Lend-Leas.

U.S, ENGLAND AND CANADA T0 SHARE JAP WAR   Reccnversion Plans Shaped Fairly. Lend-Lease Total Now Near 39 Billion

ISSUE ON LEND-LEASE   U. S., Britain, Canada Co.  ordinate Reconver ; Hl  sion Plans

U. S.-Britain Make Pacific War Plans   Truman Gives 19th Report on Lend-Lease Operations

Truman Says U. S. , Britain, Canada To Each Bear Fair Share Of Pacific War Load   Reconversion Plans Being So Coordinated, President Says In Lend-Lease Report

Allies fo Share Burden of War In Pacific Fairly   Lend-Lease Aid Wil) Continue Until War is Won

American, British And Canadian Reconversion Plans Being Coordinated

Presidential Report On Lend-Lease:  U. S., British And Canadian Plans Co-ordinated For War Against Japan

TRUMAN SAYS LEND-LEASE TO CONTINUE   Tells Congress Program Will Remain Until Japan Falls, With Britain and Canada Sharing War Burden.

Lend-Lease To Continue Until ‘Final Victory’   President Truman Teils Congress Mutual Aid Progeam Is “Military Necessity?”

Lend-Lease Must Continue  Congress Told   Russia Got Huge Quantity; Cuts To Be Made

PRESIDENT. TRUMAN REVEALS PLANS FOR RECONVERSION AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION PACIFIC WAR BURDEN

CRUSHING JAPAN   President Truman Tells Congress Important Facts   AVOIDS ANY DIRECT MENTION OF RUSSIA  98 Per Cent Of Contribution Has Gone To Ma-

Joint Industrial ‘Reconversion’ By 3 Countries   VU. S., Britain, Canada Coordinate Plans; Mutual Aid to Continue

Reconversion Plans Made To  Share Burden   U. S.. Britain, Canada To Continue Mutual Aid Program Until Victory. Says Truman

Lend-Lease Ratio 38 to 6 Billions but  Truman Promises Even Division in Pacific

Britain, Canada to Have Fair Share in Defeat of Japanese   President Truman Tells of Reconversion Plans in Lease-Lend Data

Lend-Lease to Continue Until End Of War in Pacific, Congress Told  In Truman Report on Operations

Plan Division of Expense of Japanese War   U. $., Britain and Canada Each to Pay bts Fair Share

Cut Due in Lending Truman   Reconversion Planned So Allied Nations to Share Jap War Load

PLAN MUTUAL AID IN RECONVERSION, PRESIDENT TELLS  -_,_ ear ee.hUC<C HFC] - -— —. i. =    SAYS U. S., BRITISH, CANADA TO BEAR FAIR SHARE OF PACIFIC WAR

Reconversion Planned So Allies Will Evenly Share In War On Japan

U.5., BRITAIN, GANADA SPLIT WAR BURDENS   Mutual Aid Program Bared in 19th Report on Lend-Lease.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN SAYS RECONVERSION PLANS. COORDINATED  SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN TOTAL ALLIED WAR PRODUCTION. HE SAYS

Britain, Canada,. we Co-operate o Defeat Japan                “> Reeonversion Program

Lend-Lease Vital To Pacific War, Truman Declares   Congress Asked to Continue Plan On Reduced Basis

Prasident Truman Says   [Nations To Bear Fak Share In ‘Pacific War Burden

TRUMAN POINTS TO WAR PLANS   In Lend-Lease Report, ‘He Says Britain, Canada To Share Burden

President Says That Lend-Lease Must Continue   Over 38 Billion In U. S. Aid Poured Into Allied War Machine

Mutual Aid Will Continue President Says In Report On Lend-Lease Operations

U.S., British And Canadian Reconverston Plans Are Being Co-Ordinated, President Truman Say:

Every Nation Will Shoulder ‘Part Of Cost In Pacific War   Truman Gives Report On Our Lend Lease

3 Nations Will Bear Share In Pacific War   President Discloses U. S., Britain, Canada Coordinating Plans.

GIVES REPORT (IN LENO-LEASE   Truman Plans Are Being Made So 3 Countries Will Share Pacific Burden.

Truman, FEA Urge  Lend-Lease   39 Billion in  U.S. Aid Poured Into United Nations Wor Machine

Lend-Lease Aid To All Allies Totals 38 Billion Dollars   Truman Says Policy To Last Until End Of War

Truman Says Mutual Aid To Continue   Reconversion Plans Being Made So Nations Will Share

SUNDAY MAY BE CLEAR   Temperatures of 28 to 30 Are Foreeast for Tonight

11 Devices Confiscated Under New Law   Operators ‘Run for Cover’ as Tutton Opens Campaign

THIRTEEN BOYS AND GIRLS ENTER FAT STOCK SHOW   Bureau County Young People Enter Competition At Fourth Annual Event To Be Held On Dec. 1 To 6 In Chicago.

Peace Not Likely Until German Army Destroved   Prisoners Say Officers Afraid To Surrender Forces Because Families Would Be Executed: Gestapo Watches Every Move Of Generals In Field

Soviets Cease Firing, Dele gates Land At Harbin To Pick Up Japanese

10,000 Younger Men Deferred   Thirty Percent Limit I Draft Deferments He Been Broken Again.

DEFERMENTS 10 MEN UNDER 30   Army, Navy ‘Must’ Programs To Keep 10,000 Young Workers on Jobs

Break 30 Per Cent Deferment Limit   Additional 10,000 Men Under 30 To Be Deferred  For Army, Navy Programs

More Young Mer fo Escape Draft  30 Per Cent Limit Is Broken Again

DEFER 10,000 MORE WORKERS      Army-Navy. Must Programs Break 30 Per Cent In duction Limit

30 Pct. Limit for Draft Deferments of Young Workers Is Broken Again

10,000 ON ‘MUST’ JOBS DEFERRED   Additional Young Workers Are Shunted From Draft

Deferment Limit Is Broken Again   Most Additional Deferments Will be For Aireraft Industry

DEFERMENT LIMIT 1 BROKEN AGAIR   This Time for ‘Must’ Army, Navy Programs, Chiefly Aircraft.

BRITISH DROP 11-TON BOMBS . OVER. GERMANY   ‘Nearly Twice As. Big As. Any . Previously Used

GIGANTIC BOMBS COLLAPSE VITAL RUHR VIADUCT   Eleven-Ton British Bombs Are Used On Eight Spans Of Railway

Huge Bombs Knock Out Nazi Bridge   Eleven-Tonners Hit Bielefeld Viaduct, Link With Ruhr

YANKS TRY TO BREAK THROUGH TO RUHR FLANK: BIG BOMBS: HIT RAILWAY

/11-Ton Bombs (Destroy Spans — On Nazi Railway   Planes Lifted 500 Feet By Resultant Explesion, Is Report

11-Ton British Bombs, Biggest in the World, Collapse Ruhr Viaduct

State Department Reiferates Its Recognition Of Polish Exile Heads

"Worst Has Happened”: Big Three of United Nations Split Over Pole Issue

U. S. Reiterates Recognition of Polish Exiled Rule   Russians Acknowledge New Regime at ‘Lublin As Provisional Rule .

STATUS THE SAME    Red Announcement Fails to Change United States Polish Stand

U.S., RUSSIA DISAGREE ON POLISH ISSUE   Relations Are Strained As Moscow Recognizes New Lublin Regime

BANKERS OF COUNTY ACCEPT SALES QUOTA FOR 7TH WAR LOAN   CARROLL COUNTY STANDS LAST IN STATE IN CURRENT BOND DRIVE

Louis Mater Gets Highest Salary      ‘Loew's Inc. Pays Him Him Nearly $1 Million a Year: General Mo: tors Head Second.

Bradley Sends Tank Columns Past 2 Towns   Kassel And Fulda Are Entered By 3rd U.S. Army

U.S. Believes lran Uprising Was Inspired  CAficiuls Athibuts © Trowbles to Soviet Troops _   Cfficiuls Athibuts Trou bles to Soviet Troops Presence in  Section _

Rebellion In Iran Laid  To Presence  Of Russians   Uprising Inspired, U.S. Officials Say; Tranian Envoy © Calls for Protect

Reds Refuse lo Help Oversee Greek Elections   Russian Position Jolts Hope For Free Elections In Europe.

American Third Pushes Through Sieafried Line   <nocks Out Key Center Before Prum; Nazi Casualties On West Front Said 1,260,000 Since D-Day

KEY BASTION BEFORE PRUM KNOCKED OU   FIRST ARMY HOLDS TWO VITAL DAMS ON ROER RIVER

WESTWALL PUSH GRINDS DEEPER IN FATHERLAND   Ist. Army Breaks Through Near Prum; Third  . Cantrale Name   GEN. BRADLEY BACK AS HEAD OF FIRST

Enemy Losses. On West Front Said 1,260,000   French, American Force:  Join To Trap Germans; Wee Weer Castanea]

Americans Knock. Out _ Key Bastion of the. Enemy _  GENERAL BRADLEY  BACK IN COMMAND  Heavy Losses Suffered by Nazis Since Nor- ’ mandy 

Allies Knock Out  Key Nazi Defenses   American And French T roops Close Escape Door From German Pockets In South Alsace

Yanks Seize Two Roer River Dams   Third Army Perils Mountain Fortress of Prum

PATTON'S FORGES BATTLE THROUGH SEGFRIED LINE   West Wall Pierced Northwest of Prum—Scattered Pillboxes and Bunkers Lie Ahead.   BASTION KNOCKED OUT, 2 ROER DAMS SEIZED   German Forces in Southern Alsace Trapped—Advance of Hodges’ First Army Slowed.

3rd Army Tears at Vitals  ot Westwall   Whole Front Stirs Restlessly as Battle for Western Germany Takes on Ominous Aspect for Nazis

Third Passes Last Pillbox In Westwall  Germans Stil] Talk OF Bio Allied Drive   Germans Stil] Talk Of Big Allied Drive Northeast of Aacher  NAZI LOSSES GROW

HORRORS LAID TO YAMASHITA   Slaughter of Over 50,000 Among Charges Denied by Jap Commander

BILLS INCREASING SALARIES OF STATE WORKERS APPROVED  SENATE AND HOUSE AC CEPTANCE OF CONFERENCE REPORTS MONDAY

Churchill Opens Attack On Socialists   Premier Condemns Program of Lahor Party

CHURCHILL OPENS PARTY CAMPAIGN   ATTACKS LABOR PARTY'S SOCIALISTIC POLICY —

Reports From Norway Claim Germans Will Resist Attack   Doenitz, Goering Arrive In Capital

Puppet Ruler Announees Attacks To Be Reasisted ‘And Urges People

GERMANS T0 HOLD OUT IN NORWAY, QUISLING ASSERTS   Puppet Ruler Says Nazis Have No Plans to Surrender and All Attacks Will Be Resisted.   DOENITZ AND GOERING ARE REPORTED IN OSLO   Enemy Believed to Have 300,000 Troops in Country, 300 to 400 Planes, and 200 to 300 Submarines.

Quisling Says All Attacks to Be Resisted  Calls for Obedience of Government Until It’s Replaced

Qaisling Calls For Norway To Rasist Attack   Doenitz, Goering Reported To Have Fled To Last Un-Invaded Territory Under Nazi Regime

Norway to Resis! Outside Attacks  Doenitz and Goering May Now Be in Oshlo

Outside Attacks To Be Resisted _— Says  k Norwegians Obey Until His

FREE HAND FOR GERMANY URGED   U. S. Official Declares Defeat ed People Should Be Given a Chance

Communists Also Seeking Compensation   Charge Yanks Strafed Ponulace

China Reds Demand U.S Apology   Also Ask Compensation For Alleged Interference In Civili War; New Demands On Chiang

FREE CONTROL OF NORTHERN CHINA ASKED BY REDS   DEMAND NATIONAL TROOPS LEAVE ALL ‘LIBERATED’ AREA

Also Compensation For Alleged Yank Interference in China’s Struggle

Wedemeyer Asked To:- Make Amends   Government Troops Also Requested To Withdraw as Price for Peace; Defeat Inflicted on Nationalists

Apology from U. $. Chief Also Asked   Ask Payment For Interference In China’s Internal Struggle

Payment For ‘Meddling’ Also Asked   Withdrawal Of Chiang’s Troops In North China Listed As Peace Price.

U. S. General Accused of Interference   Reds Want Compensation as Result of American Entrance Into China's Internal Struggle; Withdrawal of Government Troops Requested

CHINESE RED LEADERS ASK 1 $. APOLOGY   Says Yanks Interfere With Internal Life In China

U.S. Apology Demanded By Chinese Reds   Communists Say Government Troops Ready for Attack

Demand  Wedemeyer Apologize   Chinese Communists Protest to General; Ask Compensation fo: U.S. “Interference”

“Interference” Again Charged To U.S. General   Communists Alzo Demand That Compensation Be Paid For Alleged Amer. ican Moves hr Strugele   Lay Down Price Of  Peace To Chiang S   Demand Loyal Central Gove ernment Troops Be With: drawn From All Red. Doniinated Areas

Chinese Communists Are Left in Control of Hulutao, Hingkow; Cenirals Retreat

REDS OF CHINA WANT: APOLOGY OF WEDENEYER   Ask Compensation for Alleged American Interference in War

)$ DEMAND \. APOLOGIZE t ‘MEDDLING’   2 Communists Seek Re tram Wedemeyer, Also Compensation.

CHINESE REDS ASK U, S, PAY FOR MEDDLING   Demand Apology by Wedemeyer, and Wihtdrawal of All Chinese Troops

Compensation Be Paid For  Interference   Also Demand Chinese Government Troops Withdraw From Red Areas.   MASS 90 DIVISIONS

Reds Demand Troops Leave Northern Area   Answer to Peace Proposal Adds Tension— L. S. Marines Will  Withdraw From Zone

Protests Are  Forwarded to  U.S. General   Compensation Also Requested by Communists for Alleged American Interference in Internal Stenecle

China Reds Ask U.S. Apology   American Interference in Civil War Charged, Reparations Sought; Chiang Told to Quit Communist-Held Area

ASK CONTROL AS THE PRICE FOR PEACE   In Answer to Kai-shek’s Truce Proposal, Reds Call for Withdrawal of Nationalists and a Cease Fire Order. \

Communists Also Request Money Damages  Wixwwesls PRece eek:   Demands Outgrowth OF U.S. Activities in Northern China

CHINESE REDS ASK AN APOLOGY   Demand Apology From U. S. Gen. Wedemeyer; Ask Compensation For American Interference; Getting Tough.

AN APOLOGY IS DEMANDED FROM GEN. WEDEMEYER   Chinese Communists Also De mand Compensation For “Interference”.   IN INTERNAL STRUGGLE   Reds Want Chinese Troops to Withdraw From All RedDominated Areas,

Apology by Wedemeyer Also Asked   Chinese Communists Want Government Troops to Quit Area as Part of Price for Peace

Chinese Reds Make Demand Wedemeyer Apologize; Ask Pay   Government Forces Suffer a Defeat in China's Civil War

CHIANG’S ME GET STIFF SETBACK   Two Top Field Commanders Lost In North China   "U.S, MARINES   To Leave Troubled Area; Bulk Of 70,000 Troops Captured By Reds

CHINESE SITUATION  GROWS MORE TENSE AS  REDS MAKE DEMANDS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM  GEN. WEDEMEYER AND COMPENCATION

Also Insist On Renarations   Want Gen. Wedemyer to De Apologizing, Announce Demands on Government

Interference in Purely Internal Matter Charged   Chiang Armies Told Evacuation Price ‘of Peace -_

CHINESE REDS GIVE PRICE OF PEACE IN HOT CHINA CRISIS   Demand Central Government Call Back All Troops From North Area

Red Situation In China Looks Dangerous   Communists Demand Withdrawal Troops From Liberated N. China

Apology from U. S. Chief Also Asked —  Pe a ene   Ask Payment < For Interference in China’s  Internal Struggle

Funds Asked For Alleged Interfering  By Soldiers   Chinese Government Given Moving Order

Claim American Gen. Wedemeyer Is Interfering ©   Also Deniand Compensation Be Paid By U.S.; Demand Chiang’s Troops Quit North: Ching

Compensation Requested By Communists   Charge Government Has 90 Divisions In North Massing For All-Out Offensive

Apology Asked Of Wedemeyer By China Red:   Compensation Sought For Alleged “Interference” In Internal Struggle

COMPENSATION IS SOUGHT FOR INTERFERENCE   Communists Also Call  For Withdrawal of Chiang’s Troops

CHINESE REDS OFFER PRICE FOR ARMISTICE   Ask Government Troops to Withdraw From North China

Chinese Communists Ask Apology Of Wedemeyer, Compensation From U.S.

NERAL TOLD TO APOLOGIZE   Reds Demand That Government Troops Withdraw From Areas.   PLANNING OFFENSIVE?

‘Chinese Reds Ask Apology by U.S.   Also _Demand Compensation for American . “Interference”   WAR CRISIS NEARER   Nationalist Troops Have Been Defeated in Open‘ing Clash

Chinese Reds Asks US Apology  Washington Repor ts  frrimnae Ten VAsiet dems.

Storms Are Sweeping The West Front   U. .S. Forces Have Made Advances In Ist, 3rd Army Areas

Bad Weather Restricts Western Front Battle; Super Offensive Hinted

Chiang Lands To Take Over Manchuria  gs art   Asks Sealed Reports Of Civil Corruption In Peiping

Chiang Will Seek To Take Manchuria With Seven Armies   Generalissimo Arrives in Peiping to Supervise Reorganization

CHIANG ARRIVES JN PEIPING, CHINA   Will Supervise Reorgonize ’ bia onl Athanechira

( hiang Goes re ees lo  eiping   First Trip Is Made To Liberated Areas

GENERALISS MAKES 1ST TRIP INTO FREED AREA   Will Confer With Chinese Commander in Northeas'

Chinese Nationalists To Occupy Manchuria; Chiang Arrives In Pelssins

Chiang Visits In Manchuria   Chief Flies to Peiping As Communists Wilt

German Forces Attack in Bitche Sector   Americans Yield Some Ground to Nazi Troops

New U.S: Advance Narrows Gap to 11 Miles; Enemy Smashes at Patch’s Forces

Gain Four Miles In Bastogne Area   Seventh Army Gives So me Ground as Patton’s Third Army Continues to Advance in Belaium

PATTONQUSH GAINS GROUND : FOR 4 MILES   But U. S. Seventh Is Driven Back in ~ Southwest

U.S. Guns Kill Allied POW's   Liberated Men Say 28 Die Under Bombardment “gf Kamaishi

KAMAISHI FACTORIES DESTROYED BY FLEET   28 Allied Prisoners Were Killed. However, In Attacks Last Jaly And August

5,000 Nips Die As Philippines Campaign Ends   Enemy Organized Resist ance Noted Only On Mindanao and Upper Luzon: Filipinos Freed

Ribbentrop Is Captured   ‘Nazi Foreign Minister And Qne of HighestRanking Nazis Taken In Sleep at Hamburg

Von Ribbentrop Hod Been in Disguise — When He Was Tracked Down to Climax One of Greatest Manhunts Since V-E Day

VON RIBBENTROP HELD IN REICH   British Find Hitler's Hated Foreign Minister in Hamburg Boarding House

Central Tokyo. In Flames;Iwo Japanese Repulsed; Battle Rages On Mindanao

B-29 Raid Hits Palace   Enemy Reports orts ‘Miridanao in Philippines Js  Invaded; Yanks Drive East of ‘Manila

300 B-295 DROP INCENDIARIES ON JAP GAPITAL   Returning Airmen Report Entire City Burning Following Raid

RAGING FIRES ARE REPORTED IN TOKYO FOLLOWING ATTACK   MORE THAN 300 SUPERFORTS POUR INCENDIARY BOMBS ON JAP CAPITAL

Tokyo Industrial Area Flaming Following Raid By Fleet of Superforts

MEAT SUPPLIES ARE 35” LOWER   Senate Probers Urged To Recommend ‘True’ Parity Prices

NAVY REMOVES 1,200 PRISONERS FROM FORMOSA   .8,000 Rescued to Date; Korea Commander Tries to- Split Alies 

Truman Seeks  Help of House   ‘Plea on Jobless Pay Bill Is Renorted Futile

TRUMAN OPENS NEW DRIVE FOR JOBLESS PAY   President Says Senate Let Him Down, Asks House Committee  To Back Move

Truman Says Senate Let Him Down   House. Democrats Urged to . Resurrect Meacura

PROVES FUTILE   Vigorous Persuasion Fails To Resurrect His Jobless Pay Plan

Truman Starts New Drive For Jobless Fund:      Senate “Let. Him Down,’ President Tells Com. mittee

TRUMAN SUMMONS JOBLESS PAY FOES   URGES THEM TO SUPPORT HIS PLAN, BUT APPARENTLY WITHOUT SUCCESS.

News Day And Night   Reinstatement Of Priority System On Building Material Directed   Wyatt A ppointed Housing Expediter   President Acts In Attempt To Solve Nation’s Acute Housing Shortage

Asks Price  Roofs, Help To Veterans   Priorities on Building Materials Included; Expediter Named.

Truman Restores Building Supplies Priority Controls   Residential Property Price Control Asked

President Says No Legislation Now Necessary   Says He Is Acting Under Second War Power Act To Curb Prices

PRIORITIES ON BLDG. MATERIAL ARE REINSTATED   President Acts To Give Veterans Preference In Housing; Ceilings Ordered On Old And New Housing To Curb Dangerous Inflation.

President, in Directing Step, Also Indorses Pending Legislation That Would Establish Residential Price Controls.

Materials Priorities Re-instatement Asked  Executive Explains Move Designed To Hakt Inflation, Help Veterans

Building Materials Controis Restored   Special Preference Will Be Given Veterans By President As He Names Former Louisville Mayor Special Housing Expediter

Directs Retu Of Prioriti On Material         Veterans Would Get Spec. ial Preference; Name? Wyatt as Expeditor. ©

TRUMAN ASKS PRICE CONTROL ON DWELLINGS   Orders Reinstatement o! Priority Plan on Building Materials

Ceiling Prices On All Gig and New Housing Re: quested; Acts io Speed Release of Federal Surplus Housing Property For Veterans.

Materials Back on Priority   Veterans to Get Preference Under Truman Proposal

Directs Return Of Priorities On Materials   Veterans Would Get Special Preference; Names Wyatt as Expeditor

Truman Asks Rein. On Housing   Calls For Price Ceiling On Residences and Return to Priorities On Building Materials

Directs Priority Be Re-invoked On All Building   Special Preference For Veterans Behind President's Proposal

Truman Urges Price’  Control on Houses, Revives Priorities   President Aske Ceilings for Old and New Homes; Veterans To Get Preference.

Ceilings Put ‘On Old, New Houses; Vets  To Be Aided   Three Point Future Program Is Listed —

Action Is Taken To Aid Veterans In Housing Needs      Price Ceilings Back On Materials

Directs Reinstatement of Pri ority System on Build.  tna Meatarinic

President Asks Home Property Price Control   Special Preference tc Veterans Inferred in New Action

ORDER SPECIAL PREFERENCE 10 VETS   Increase In Dwellings Is Goal Of Truman Plan   WILSON WYATT   Named Housing Expeditor: President Announces 3-Point Plan

President Urges Curb Residentia Property Prices   Requests Building Material Priority System Activated

BUILDING GOODS UNDER CONTROLS   Truman Also Orders Ceilings On Sale Of Homes

Truman Asks Control on House Prices   Reinstatement of Priority On Building Materials Directed by President; Names New Expeditor

PRESIDENT PUTS MATERIALS BACK ON PRIORITIES  SEEKS PREFERENCE FOR WAR VETERANS

President Directs Prefer. ence For Veterans, Price Controls On Dwellings.

Building Priorities Are Again Restored   Truman Directs Special Preference For Veterans

HOUSING (SaUE TACKLED AGAIN   Truman Directs Reinstatement of Priority System On Materials.

Truman Restores Building Items Priority Curbs  Old, a4 Héusing Ceilina Price Plannec

Priorities _ On Building Are Asked ©  Price Controls For  Residences Sought

TRUMAN ASKS PRICE CONTROL ON ALL HOUSING   Directs Reinstatement of Priority System on Building Materials

Truman Asks Reinstatement Of Priorities   Former Louisville  Mayor Is Selected Housing Expeditor Under OWMR

Asks Price Ceilings OnHousing   Building Materials Ordered Back On Priority List

Legislation To Fix Ceilings Proposed   Priority System On Building Materials Is Reinstated

TRUMAN ASKS CEILING PRICES ON ALL HOMES   Directs Special Preference Be Given To  Veterans

President Takes — Steps to Meet iHousing Shortage   Dwellings Will Be Under Price Control; Back to Priority System on Materials

ORDERS CEILING PRIGES ON NEW AND OLD HOUSES   President Reinstates Priority Sys tem on Materials: See Preference to Vets

IPres. Truman Acts to Curb Inflation, Relieve Housing Shortage; Veterans to Benefit

Materials Back Under Priorities   Wyatt, Former Louisville Mayor, Appointed Special Housing Expediter.

President Truman Asks Legislation On Price Control] And Appoints Housing Expediter

Price Control Proposed On Residential Property   Reinstatement Of Priority System On Building Materials Ordered By Presi dent Truman—Housing Preference Listed For Vets

President Asks Price Control: on: House Properties   Reinstatement of Priorit; System  on Building - Materials Made; _  3-Point Program

Ceilings Back On Materials For Building   Truman Appoints Kentuckian Special Housing Expeditor

TRUMAN CRACKS DOWN ON HOME PRICES IN U. S.   Chief Would Place Property Under Controls—Priorities For Materials Asked

ECONOMIC DATA HELD FROM PUBLIC   Murray Charges ~ _U. S. Heading Toward Financial Crash _

Truman Wants All Federally Financed Scientific Discoveries To Be Public Propert

Truman Asks Federally Financed Scientific Discoveries Be Public Property :

DeGaulle Is Given Cheers   French Leader Holding Talks With President Truman At White House Today

Cheering Crowd Greets DeGaulle During Shower   Resumes Talks  With Truman

De Gaulle Draws Applause As HeMoves Headquarters; ToSee TramanLaterToday

CROWD CHEERS CEN. DE GAULLE   Visiting French Leader Moves Headquarters To Blair House; To Discuss Indo-China Question With President Truman.

De Gaulle Given Capitol Welcome; Talks Are Slated   French Worried Afte British Announce Brit ain Will Rule Frenel Indo-China.

Gen. deGaulle Takes Up Home In Blair House   Expected to Return to Executive Mansion to Re) sume Talks With  Pres. Truman

DE GAULLE HAILED   Spectators Brave Rain tc See Him as He Moves to Blair House

BUCK ROGERS’ AIR AGE HERE   Arnold Discloses New Huge Bomber, Rockets Now Being Manufactured

U.S. Reveals New Super Bomber   Chief of Air Forces Tells Of ‘Buck Rogers’ Invention

Gen. Arnold Reveals New U.S. Super Bomber With Range 242 Times B-29 :

Arnold Says Plane Will Cover All Of Asia, The Pacific And Atlantic From U. 8. Bases; New Rockets Automatically Drawn To Targets; Buck Rogers War Now Reality

Auburn Canteer Feeds Citizens  OPA Gift’ of Points Aids Cafeless City; Food Stores ‘Cleaned’

Restaurant Strike Stil On In Auburn  ~ Bakeries And Fooc Stores Get Run  pD.. Fe # Teer i

Help Put On — On A Good Fair.  Get Entries Ready Now For 4-H Show

Discharged Vet Held In: Death  ‘Sunshine Girl’   Frederick Hauser Says He Beat Fayette City Wait‘ress and Left Body In Woods

Say Vet Admits Beating Girl  Say He Choked Her  With Belt Sent Her m.. G.Ae.. BResdliaane

Soviets Tighten Ring on Nazis In East Prussia   Germans Claim Reds Driven Back by Counter-Offensive

GERMANS TRY TO HALT REDS BY ASSAULTS   EERLIN SAYS Uixe WING oF KONEV'S ARMY WAS DRIVEN BACK INTO SILESIA

Soviet Forces Tighten Steel Ring On Nazi   Closing In On Trapped Ger mans In East Prussia Says Moscow Report   DRIVE DEEPER INTO POLISH CORRIDOR

Third Army Advances On Coblenz   Only One Nazi Pocket Now Remains in Duesseldorf Area

Defeated Nazis Retreat South From City To ward Bonn  THIRD DRIVES AHEAD        Patton's Tanks and Infan_ try Gain 25 Miles in 30 Hours

3rd Army Smashes 25 Miles —   “For All Military Purposes” Great Rhine  City Is Ours; 3rd Army Tanks Near Coblentz

First Army Tanks and Troops in Drive Through Cathedral City; U.S. Third Army under Patton Spurts: 25 Miles Towards Rhine at Coblen:

3d Army Dashes 25 Miles In 30 Hours; Germans Flee Toward Bonn; Canucks Take Sonsbeck  me tm eer~ SC Re

ISTH ENTERS ALL OUT TO CLEAR REMAGEN AREA   Nazi Front In Saar Basin Melting Before Third’s Onrush

loins First         GERMAN BROADCASTS SAY: HUNDREDS OF YANK. TANKS - BATTERING EASTWARD FROM RIVER Se eee

Strike Eastward From The Rhixte Bridgehead To Point Within Half Mile Of Rhine-Ruhr-Berlin Superhighway   GERMANS SEEK TO STOP’ AMERICANS

Five Divisions Of U.S. Troops Launch Attack   Tanks And Infantrymen Start Push Within Half-Mile Of Superhighway

YANKS THROW HEAVY FORCES INTO BATTLE   Germans Use Reinforcements In Effort to Contain Ist Army Drive.   BULLETIN

Five [ull Divisions Are Thrown In Powerful New Drive  YANK ALREADY ON HIGHWAY TO BERLIN  Germans Being Hammered Slowly Back Super Highway

Sloan Assails ‘Regimenting By Facts Unit   GM Battling Threat Of Cudgel Economy.  Chairman Declares

Sloan Hits At Threats To Industry   Efforts To End Strike Ground To A Halt

HATCHET KILLER CASE UNSOLVED   Woman's Mutilated Body Found Near Her Home At Orchard Lake

Officers Seek For Clues In Mystery Case   Wealthy Pontiac, Mich., Woman Killed With .  Lntchet

Seek Gun With Which ‘Wealthy A. E. Langford Was Killed In New York

POLES ACCUSED Ut SOVIET WAR PLOT   Underground Was to Prepare Armed Struggle Behind Friendliness

CHARGED WITH PLOT FOR WAR   WITNESSES BEING CALLED TO STAND IN TRIAL OF If POLES IN MOSCOW

MORE SOLPMIERS EUROPE-BOUNLD   Occupation Veterans Tc Be Relieved: 135,000 Prepare To Sail

VOTE IS NEAR ON UNO SITE   DELEGATES VOTE TO CHOOSE HEADQUARTERS IN THE . “EASTERN PART OF  + UNITED STATES

Superforts Strike Hard Blows At Formosa, Japan  YP APR TAT, Tre racic

32a FOR 26 WEEKS ~ JOBLESS PAY BILL   Arrived On Capitol Hill Too Late Te Deo Any (Good

We'll Have to Kill 10,000 Japs Every Week to Keep Even, Says Gen. Stilwell in Commenting Upon Comparison With Birth Rate

Japs Say Superforts Hit Baguio Area; Yanks Drive On 23 Miles From Manila

Next Income Tax  Date Is Jan. 15   You Can Clear 1944 Slate by Acting Now

Income Tax Estimates are Due By January 15; Higher Bracket in 1945

Asks Court To Help Selve Her Marital Tangle  Loiag Berkannaag Se;   Lois Berkenpas Seeks Divorce, Marriage Actions Annulled

Asks Court To Help Selve Her Marital Tangle   Lois Berkenpas Seeks Divorce, Marriage Actions Annulled

Espionage  Head Held   Dr. Max Ilgner Seized In Germany; Chief of 1. G. Farbenidustrie Plots

Soldiers Get Life For Gas Thefts   Two Involved in Paris  Deals Worth $100,000

NEWS NOTES egpreen 2 From The S24 Flight Engineer School  Issued by the Public Relations Office, AAFFES, Hondo, Texas.       DON’T MEET RETURNEES AT PORTS, PEOPLE URGED

PRE-INVASION SOFTENING-UP FOR HOMELAND   Heavy Tonnage of Bombs Dropped by B-29s Devastates Large Enemy Areas,

Chinese Isolate Enemy In Asia   Allies Admit Suicide Planes Damage Three British Aircraft Carriers

Aerial Assault Goes Into 34th  Successive Day   Bombs Being Delivered At Rate of Over 1,000 Tons Daily

AIRMEN DESTROY ~ 2280 JAP PLANES   Infantrymen, in. Meontime, Seize fe Island

Prelate Had Been in Failing Health For Last 6 Years; Wae infoma .

EN BURTON, A REPUBLICAN, T0 SUPREME COURT   Senate Certain to Approve Truman’s  Choice of Ohio Man

SEN. BURTON NAMEDTO SUP. COURT .   Is Republican; Dem Will Succeed  Him in Senate

Stimson Asks Passage of Service Measure  Says Each Delay Is Postponing American Victory

Senate Action Postponing Allied Victory   Stimson Fas Demanded Law Be Passed

Stimson Demands Passage Now of Work or Else Bill   Senate Committee Hit By War Secretary in Heated Special Message

HEWITT APPOINTED TO CONDUCT INQUIRY   Admiral Picked By Forrestal -Teo Rnvestigate Pear] Harbor Catastrephe

Solon Suggests Government Cut Down Manpower   Officials, Bureaus  Employ 667 Autos

Priests Report Hitler Hiding Out In Salsburg, Austria, Monastery

HIILER HIDING IN SMALL MONASTERY   At The Outskirts Of Salzburg, Austria, Vatican Reports

Hitler Reported Hiding In Austria   Priests Say Fuehrer Took Over Monastery

Hitler, Still Suffering Results of July 20 Bombing, Hides in Little Monastery in Austria

‘Smoke Rises 25,000 Feet “Over Osaka   450-Superforts Lay Jap Industrial  Center in Ruins 

Osaka, Fired By 450 Superforts, Fumes Billows of Smoke Rising 25,000 Feet

OSAKA LEFT IN FLAMING RUIN   dapan’s Greatest Industrial Center Burning Following Superfort Fire Bombing — Little Opposition from Ground Installations,

PATTON REMOVED FROM COMMAND IN BAVARIA   Transfer to Command o! 15th Army Announced by Eisenhower,

AOSSING OF ELBE RIVER   First and Third Tanks Drive Weil Past Besieged Leipzig.   88 MI. FROM RED LINE

Predictions Made Congress to  Consider Strikes   Measure Would Plac« Penalties for  Contract Violations

Parley Failure Sets Stage For Anti-Strike Bill   Need For Stronger Leadership From White House Seen

ANTI-STRIKE BILL ACTION PREDICTED   DEMAND FOR CONGRESS VOTE GROWS AS LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARLEY FAILS.

Failure Of Conference  Is-Set-Forth   Measure Would Put lleavy Penalties On Unious Violating  NoStrike Clause ly Contpeonpte .

Predictions Made Congress to  Consider Strikes  Measure Would Plac Penalties for

Congressional Action.On Anti-Strike Bill Looms   Failure Of Labor-Management Conference Prompt: Early Consideration

Anti-Strike Bill Action by Congress Seen  Labor-Management Failure _ Termed ‘Go-Ahead’

Solon Predict Anti-Strike Legislation   Failure of LaborManagement Parley Precipitates Issue

Conference Flop May Bring Action On Anti-Strike Bil   Predictions Made By Congressmen  Of Early Action

Congress May Act On  An Anti-Strike Bill   Failure Of Labor-Management Conference Could Force Solons To Take Stand

Anti-Strike Bill Action by Congress Seen  Labor-Managemen!  . >} Soe   Labor-Management Failure Termed'’Go-Ahead’

Say Congress Will Act on Antistrike Bill   Move May Follow Conference Failure To Reach Agreement

Anti-Strike Action Looms  Conference Failure Leads to Prediction

Congress May Take Up AntiStrike Bill   Failure Of The Labor-Management Conference Cited

‘Football Scores   \Congress Move On -Anti-Strike (Bill Expected   Failure: of Coritérénce: ‘May Bring. Actions ..Ms White House Lead. shincNeeded:

Ships Available In Next 7 Months   Plans Are Being Made to Bring Servicemen Home From Pacific   SET TENTATIVE DATES   General MacArthur Reports Seizure of 34 Japanese ) Officers

SHIPPING MADE AVAILABLE FOR MEN IN PACIFIC   34 Japs Ordered Arrested In Torch Massacre Of 100 Allied Captives

QUOTA BASED ON EXPECTED SHIP SPACE   Schedule of Returns Announced Following War Department’s Estimate of Room Available to Troops. ‘

1,490,000 Will Return From Pacific by May   Order Arrest of Japs In Torch Massacre OF Allied Prisoners

Shipping Space to Send 1,480,000 Vets Home From Pacific   M’‘Arthur Orders Seizure of 34 Jap Officers And Men

HIGH POINT MEN READY FOR RETURN   Shipping Available Listed By War Department

RETURN OF 37TH SET FOR NOV, 15   Ships Available for Sailing -Of 1,490,000 Yankees in Seven Months

Ready To Ship 1,490,000 U.S.  Troops. Home   Vessels To Be Available For That Many in Pacific in 7 Months

Million And Half To Come Home In Next 7 Months   MacArthur Orders Arrests Of 34 Japs Implicated In Massacre At Palawan

1,490,000 Men In Pacific Back In Seven Months   New Shipping Just Announced to Make Transfer Possible’

1,490,006 Will Take Ships In  Seven Months   Birst to Be Brought Back Will Be 750,000 Highpoint Pacific War Veterans   Orders Seizure 34 More Japanese   MacArihur Bringing to Hee Principals In Ficndish Torch Murder LOO  f....... Ppisaners:

More Japanese To Be Jailed   MacArthur Orders 34 Officers, Men Held For Fiendish Torch Massacre

U.S. Shipping Is Available To Return 1,490,000 Troops From Pacific In Few Months

1,490,000 IN ARMED FORCES IN PACIFIC ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO U. S. IN 7 MONTHS

1,490,000 Yankees Will Be Sent Home   Shipping Available for Next Seven Months,  War Denartment Reveal<«

34 JAPANESE IN MASSACRE FACE ARREST   Movement of Troops in Next Seven Months Is Announced

Set Sailing Dates for 3 Divisions   43d Division, First to Come Home, Now Loading

TROOP RETURN SCHEDULED NOW IS SPEEDED UP   Control of Nip Economy  Tightened by Allied Occupation Forces

Perpetrators of: Fiendish Act to: Face U. S. Court   “Ships for Return of 1,490,000 Pacific Troovs Available

PACIFIC SHIPS TO BRING OVER MILLION HOME   ‘Servicemen Will Start Back Inside 7 Months—Jap Plea Spurned

sap Request For Vessels  Is Refused   Arrest of 34 Nipponese Linked With Massacre Of More Than 100 War Prisoners Ordered

Million and Half Pacific Veterans Coming Stateside   Take About 7 Months; MacArthur Vetoes Nip Plea for Ships to  Bring Soldiers Home

34 Jap Leaders of Palawan Massacre Ordered Arrested   Day’s News From General MacArthur’s Headquarters Briefed

Peres SU TGS EE EM, ASAI rs SERS PEN AEs SUSI at CREM Sar aie Sere eee oon ESN OPE tale  L 491), On) fo Return in in 7 > Vonths

OVER MILLION TO BE SHIPPED FROM PACIFIC   Three Givisions Te To Sail For Home In Next 30 Days

1) Million Gls To Return From  Pacitic by April   Shipping Space to Be Available For Men in Pacific War Area.   Torch Murdering Nips Are Ordered Arrested

490,000 Home Soon From Pacific   Jap Philippine Torch Murderers Ordered Arrested

Thousands be Coming Back From Pacifie   Shipping be in Readiness for 1,490, 000 in 7 Months

Shipping Space Available ‘For Return Of 1,490,000 Men Within Seven Months

‘SHIPPING: SPACE WIILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THAT NUMBER "WAR DEPARTMENT STATES

Million And Half Troops ~ Will Leave Pacific Soor   Ships Available Within Next Seven Months; M’ Arthur Orders Arrest Of ‘Murderers’

1,490,000 Men In Pacifie War ToReturnHome   Shipping Space Will Be Available To Transport Them In Next 7 Months

ORDER ARREST OF 34 JAP ARMY MEN   1,490,000 Yanks Will Be Returned In 7 Months   For Ships To Return Own Soldiers Is Rejected: Stock Exchange Out

To Speed Shift As More Ships Are Available   725,000 Pacific Soldiers Are Now Eligible To Move

Mass Ships  ToSend  Yanks Home   Enough to Bring Back 1,490,000 from Pacific In the Next 7 Months; Jap Ship Plea Vetoed

GENERAL MACARTHUR ORDERS SEIZURE OF 34 MORE JAPANESE  ALLEGED BE RESPONSIBLI FOR FIENDISH MASSACRI

MORE oulPo TC RETURN TROOPS   Vessels Available to Return More Than Million From Pacific.   COMING IN FEW MONTHS

U. §. Veterans in Pacific Area Made Happy   1,490,000 to Be Returned to States in Next 7 Months

34 Nips Charged In Massacre on Palawan Island   725,000 High-Point Men Are Eligible For Early Returns

To Have Enough Ships t Bring 1,490,000 Pacific Vets to US in 7 Months

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   U.S.to Seize Jap Suspects In Massacre   Ships Available To Return More Yanks from Pacifie

1,490,000 GI’s In Pacific To Return   MacArthur Says Shipping Space Available In Next Seven Months

Return F'rom Pacitic To ‘Be Speeded   Expect to Bring 1,490,000 Home Within Seven Months

Reveals Arrest Of 34 Nip Officers For Palawan Massacre   Ships Available To Bring 1,490,000 High-Point Yanks Back By Next April

Will Bring Million AndHalt Troops Back From Pacific In Seven Months

VETS WILL BE HOME WITHIN  SEVEN MONTHS   ‘Order Arrest Of 43 Japs Responsible for Palawan Massacre

ver Million Te Be Sent Home Next 7 Months   Macarthur Orders Arrest of Jap Officers Who Massacred American Capntivee +. Din...

34 Japs Arrested For Slaying Yanks   Divisions Due To Come Home . Listed—MacArthur Moves ' Against Jap War Criminals

STATE TO WARM UP   Temperatures : to Hit Highs ‘of 60 or 65.Tomorrow :

SENATE T0 PROBE REPORT SURPLUS GOODS WASTED   Month-Long, ‘Round The. World: Flight ’ Beains Thursday

PROBE WASTE OF WAR GOODS   Study Charges Food Being Allowed To Spoil While Children Starve

GROUP T0 PROBE ARMY WASTE   Committee Expects to Make World Flight in Check

Senate Committee Planning World Flight to Investigate Reports That Surplus Goods Are Beirg Wasted

SENATORS START WAR WASTE PROBE   PLAN WORLD FLIGHT TO VIEW HANDLING OF SURPLUS STORES

Checking On Waste Report   Committee to See if Rumors Correct About Vast Surplus Supplies Destroyed

Airport Temperatures   Senate Probers Aim to Determine Truth of Military Waste Rumors

Senate Group Plans To: Probe Reports. Of Waste In Surplus Geods Disposal

Senators to See If Military Goods i Are Being Wastefully Thrown Away

Senators To See For Themselves What Army Is Doing With Military Goods Abroad

Senators To Investigate Waste In Army In Worldwide Trip By Alr Starting Today

World Flight Planned To Probe Waste   Will Determine Whether Military Goods Are Being Thrown Awav.   BEGINS THURSDAY

Senators To Probe Waste   Within Month Hope To Know Whether Military Goods Being Wasted

Alleged Waste Of Army Goods Will Be Probed   Senators To Conduct Round-World Trip

Coal Operators Agree To Extend Wage Contract   Board Expected To Direct 30-Day Extension To Prevent Coal Strike.

MINE OPERATORS AGREE TO EXTEND WAGE CONTRACT   ACCEPT MAY 1ST EXTENSION WITH RETROACTIVE PAY

Agree to Extend Wage Contract   Coal Operators Okay Extension to May 1; Forestalls Strike

Extend Coal Wage Pact   Operators and Miners Agree to Continue Terms Until May 1

OWNERS OFFE NEW COAL PLAN   Would Agree On Extension Of Contract Till May 1

COAL STRIKE .. ~*~ GRISIS NEAR   MINERS TO VOTE WEDNESDAY ‘ON STRIKE OF 400,000 IN SOFT COAL FIELDS

GUERRILLAS TAKE 2 TOWNS ON EAST COAST OF LUZON   Americans Continue Advance on Island Behind Bombing and Strafing of 400 Planes.   JAPS LOSE LICANAN ATRFIELD ON MINDANAO   Three U. 8. Divisions Consolidate Preparatory to Attacking Nipponese in Hills.

Guerrillas” Capture Two Luzon Towns   Filipino Forces Join With Yanks After Sea Landing

TWO TOWNS ON LUZON CAPTURED BY BUERRILLAS   Allied Forces Control Paci fic Coast From Bicol Peninsula

GUERRILLA FORCES TAKE LUZON TOWNS   Allies Now Control Greater Part of Island’s Pacific Coast

Colombian Delegate Named Permanent Chairman Of UN Preparatory Committee

American Press Permitted In Poland, Bulgaria   Gain Entry In RussianDominated Section After Months of Effort.

Advance Units Of Ninth Army  Leave Le Havre   More Soldiers Arrive In U. S.

Engineer Dies In Train Wreck   Three Others Injured As Freight Collides With Troop Train

Members And Guests Tc ‘Celebrate Ending Of Season Next Wednes dav.

TYOGA COUNTRY CLUB TO STAGE AUTUMN PARTY   Tournament, Supper and Dance to Mark Ending of Loral Golf Season

Crenmance Caie: Savs U.S. Army “an<xs aS Large as Jom’c’rs “Nan-

General Says Our Armament Better ~ Than hat of roe   ‘Ordnance Chief Answers Critics by Quoting Eisenhower

GROUP PLANS FOR NEXT WAR   Committee to Blueprint Pre: paredness Setup

WAR'S LESSONS TO BE RETAINED   Committee Plans To Keep Blueprint For Future

Not Counting on Permanent Peace, Solons Blueprint Preparedness Plan

U. §. Plans Preparedness For Next War  Senate Group Hope Aaainst Possibility   Senate Group Hopes Against Possibility But Will Be Ready

Will. Bluepri mat ‘Know-How’ Of  Prepar edness   Séaate War Investigating -Gommitteé to Lay Down Master’ Plan for Mohilization

PREPAREDNESS PLAN READIED   Senate Committee Blueprints Defense Plan For Nation

Preparedness For Next War Already Being Blueprinted, Senator Reveals   VU. S. Not Counting On Permanent Peace, Senator Meade Of New York Says; Speed In Starting Fishtine Machinery Is The Aim.

Prepare for War in Days of Peace  Senate Committee to Draft Blueprint

Preparedness Plans Mapped For Next War   War Inquiry Group Will Leave Master Plan for Nation

New Status For Italy?   A British-American Agreement. Relaxing Armistice Terms Is Believed in Offing

[Allies To Give ‘Italy More Aid; FDR Plans Visit   ‘New Declaration On Status Of Italy Forecast.

MAY EASE TALIAN AMISTICE TERMS   President Roosevelt Expected to Visit Rome; British, U. S. Debate Changes

Italian Ar mistice. Relaxation Expected To. Be Announced As Result Of Recent Meetings.

Joint British, American Statement Relaxing Italian Armistice Terms Expected   Paris Dispatches Declare Raasevelt Exnected To Visit Rome Enroute Home

BRITISH - U. $. STATEMENT ON ~ TTALY AWAITED   Armistice Terms Will Be Relaxed, Is Report-—Terms May Be Divulged

Roosevelt Expected In Rome... . Relaxed Armistice Terms For Italy Expected Soon

Greater Aid fo Be Given Italy  British-American Statement Expected

Planes Clear Path to Berlin   Potsdam and Capital Blasted by Bombers

TWO TERMS AND PENSION PLAN FOR PRESIDENTS   Also Seat in the Senate Is Being Advocated   AS BIPARTISAN IDEA

B.O.P. 10 SEEK 2-TERM LIMIT   House Republicans To Open Drive For Constitutional Amendment.

50 NATIONS TO SIGN NEW WORLI SHARTER TODAY   Truman To Make First Talk On Foreign Policy

DELEGATES START CHARTER SIGNING   Chinese Ambassador First to Affix Signature to Document °   WILL TAKE 8 HOURS

TODAY’S CEREMONIES END TWO MONTHS OF INTENSE WORK AT THE CONFERENCE

Speech by Truman Will Wind Up — Conference; Delegates Happy at Outlook for Lasting World Peac

Charter Signed Today   Ceremony Involving Signatures of 153 Delegates Expected To Take Eight Hours

Delegates At Frisco Ready Sign Charter   50 Countries Await Final Speech To Be Given By President.   STATES WILL BE. LASI

CHINA STARTS  PEN JOB; U. 6 TD SIGN LAST   Ceremony Will Be Halted for President Truman’s Address Tonight.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN WILL MAKE FIRST MAJOR ADDRESS ON U: S FOREIGN POLICY AT FRISCO

Delegates of 50 Nations Sign Charter Expected to Preserve Peace of World   Impressive Closing Acts of Momentous Gathering, Starting at 11 a. m., to Be Ended With Address by President Truman

Delegates Gather to Sign HistoryMaking Peace Plat   Start Signing Before Noon Today; Truman to be Speaker

DELEGATES OF 50 COUNTRIES TO HEAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE AFTER SIGNING OF CHARTER   Final Version of Historic Document is Approved During Last Triumphant Session With Ratification As Next Procedure   THUNDEROUS WELCOME GIVEN THE PRESIDENT

Speech by ‘Truman to  ‘End Parley   Delegates Happy Over Prospect World Agency  Can Keep Peace

'China’s Dr. Koo Is First of 153 Who Are Signing Chartet   Argentina Shifted Out of Top Spot; Charter Sets Up World Peace Organization

Local Temperature   Delegates Sign Charter And Hear Truman Today

Signatures Being Affixec To Charter   Halifax Acclaims “Historic Moment fin World Histery"

DELEGATES AWAIT — ADDRESS TONIGHT OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN   GREAT ISSUES OF WAR AND PEACE HANG ON PES STROKES DELEGATES

President to Make First Big Address On Foreian Policy   Following Signing, Slower Process of Ratification Begins

CHINESE FRoT TO AFFIX NAME   Ceremony, With 153 Delegates Signing, May Last Several Hours.   HST SPEECH SCHEDULED

Temperatures   Ratification Next Job; President To Visit Missouri

Unanimous Approval Giver Final Version Of Accord For World Security

TRUMAN'S TALK ENDS MEET AT SAN FRANCISCO   Delegates Pleased With  Results of United : Nations Parley

Instrument Is Given Rousing Vote Approval; Truman To Speal At Last Session Of Conference

Truman’s Speech Ends Conference  Of United Nations   Delegates Hope World Agency Can Keep Peace

Delegates Begin To Sign Charter Of United Nations   Truman Acclaimed On Arrival; To Address Delegates Tonight

Conference to Hear Truman s Closing Speech   Session Will End Officially with Talk by President

Process Of Ratification Will Follow Placing Of Signatures On Historic Document

Delegates of Fifty United Nations Sian Peace Pact   Chinese Ambassador to London Is First To Subscribe His Name to Historic Reenman?e Truman Will Speak Toniaht

DELEGATES OF JO NATIONS 10 SIGN CHARTER   Ratification By Congress Is Next Step On Program

Truman To Make First Foreign Policy Address   Final Version Of Charter Approved In Triumphant Meeting Of Conference   United Nations May Ratify New World Charter Before Enc Of 1945 If U.S. Senate Acts   Twenty Out Of First 26 Nations Polled Predict Ratification Before End Of Year

DR. KOO FIRST OF 153 READY TO OKEH PACT   President Truman Set To Deliver Closing Speech Tonight

World Peace  Charter Set ‘For Signing   Final Version Wius Delegate Approval; Traman Set to Speak

Final Version of Agreement Gains Delegutes’ Okay   Vote of Approval Is Unanimous; United Nations Next Must Ratify

President Truman to Make First Talk On U.S. Foreign Policy   As Host Nation U. S. Will Be Last to Sign Charter; China’s - Signature First Affixed

PRESIDENT WiLL ADDRESS GROUP AFTER SIGNING   Triumphant Session of Conference Approves  Final Treaty Version

§. F. Conference Ends Tonight as Truman Speaks  Final Version   Final Version Of Pact Approved At Night Session

Parley Ends With Truman Talk Tonight   China’s Wellington Koo First To Affix Signa Secea “Tn  herent

Forum Speaker On World Affairs  Discusses Armerica’ 8 } Future Foreign Policy

jor Long Gives ProAmerican Point Of View On International Affairs   mational Group, Can Guard Peace  a Strength — Not

Eldora Jury Indicts Four for Murder   Two Members of Board of Control Named for Removal

EXTRA!   3 Or More ‘Indictments At Eldora   Grand Jury Also Recommends Removal Of 2 Control Board Members.

Hollywood Scene Of Violence Over Union Pickefing   Phone Workers Plan Strike Vote; Navy Works Refineries

GM Must Deal On Ability To Pay—Reuther   ‘Fight For Keeps’ Is On, Says President Of Union; Hits Remarks Of Sloan, Wilson

UAW Pictures Spread Of Tie-Up   Unless GM Acts  On Ability To Pay

FACT - FINDING BOARD REPORT DUE THURSDAY   Leaders Say pals May  Spread To Industry

Firm and Union Rip Each Other   Reuther Asserts Country May Face Winter of Industrial War.

CM Fight “One F or Keeps” CIO  Leaders Assert   Walter P. Reuther Declaves Union Ready To Strike Indefinitely in  Waee Demands   Pact-Finding Unit Concludes Hearing   GM Refuses “lo Subseribe to Death of American System of Competitive Enterprise”?

G.M. Must Pay, Says Reuther  1) AW. Haed Thre  To Strike All Winter

GM Must Pay On Ability, Says Union’s. Spokesman   Enterprise System Ix Found At Stake

Motor Firm Also Issues Statement   Lines Drawn for Battle as Panel Promises Report

C10 Threatens Strike Spread To All Industry   Says GM Must Pay 30 Per Cent Increase or Show It Cannot; GM Restates Position

QGM Warned To Negotiate Wage Raise On Ability To Pay Or Face War   Motor Magnates Vision Disaster’   Will Not Subscribe To What They See As End Of Free Enterprise

(1. M. AND UNION STANDING FIRM AND WIDE APART   U. A. W. Says “Winter of In. dustrial War” Is Ahead Unless Its Demands Are Met.   CORPORATION RAPS FACT-FINDING SCHEME   Declares It Cannot Subscribe to Plan That Will Kill System of Competitive  Enterprise.

UNION LINKS PROFITS WITH GM PAY ROW   CORPORATION SAYS ABILITY TO PAY NOT AT ISSUE

ClO Threat of Conflict inGM Strike   See Possibility of Widespread Trouble Throughout Winter

Industrial War Threat of Auto Union   Winter of Strife .Promised Unless GM Bows to Demands

President Of Intracoastal Canal Dies   C. S. E. Holland Die: After Heart Attack

DeGaulle Handed Coalition Victory   Leader Directed to Form Government

DeGaulle Accepts Mandate to Form Government  French Leader Is Victorious Over French Communists

DE GAULLE WINS ANOTHER TRIAL   New Chance to Form Triple Coalition

RED (ROSS DRIVE OPENS ON FRIDAY      Plans for. Annual Cam. paign Practically,  Complete

RED CROSS DRIVE OPENS ON FRIDAY   Plans for Annual Campaign Practically Complete

Cologne A Shell   Condition of Captured Cities Indicates Reich Committed By Hitler To National Suicide

‘Ruins of Cologne Show Suicide Is Facing Germany  Business District, Main Buildings Are Rubble Heaps

War's Cost Ts Shown In City’s Ruins   Little Is Left Intact In Cologne After Its Capture by Americans

Cologne Shows Reich Doomed By Its Fuehrer   Ruins of It and Lesser Cities Leads to Coticlusion Germary.Committed 10 National Suicide

NATIONAL SUICIDE FOR GERMANY INDICATED BY RUIN AND RUBBLE IN ONCE BEAUTIFUL COLOGNE .

HOME BUILDERS PROTEST PRICES   ASSOCIATION SAYS OPA CONTROLS TOO TIGHT

National Home Builders Association To Fight Federal Control of Prices

Truman Faces Shower Of Protests Against Plan To Control Prices On Home Building

DeGaulle: Unwilling to: Take Part in 3-Power Meet to End Syria Fuss

FRENCH REFUSE TO TAKE SYRIAN RIFT TO PARLEY   De Gaulle Says That British Agents Started Trouble; Reds Ask Accord

London Agents Caused Dispute Says De Gaulle   French General Hints Rejection Of Parley Plan

Moscow Sends Note to Other Members of Big Five Union   DeGaulle Apparently is Unwilling to Take Part in Parley

DEGAULLE UNWILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN SYRIA CONFERENCE   , MOSCOW DEMANDS PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF LEBANON-SYRIAN TROUBLE

Indicate De Gaulle Unwilling to Take Part in Parley   Moscow Tells Other Members of Big Five To Settle Conflict  In Peaceful Manner

MOSCOW ASKS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT   French Forces Retire To Barracks In Damascus

ENGLAND ACCUSED OF STIRRING LEVANT CRISIS   France Refuses to Attend London Conference to Settle Syrian Row

De Gaulle Is Balking At Allied Plan to _ Get Peace in Syria   French ‘Cease Firing’ Order Was Only To ‘Give Satisfaction’ To Britain—Russia Insists on ‘Settlement in Peaceful Manner’—U. S. Told France Wants No Outside Interference

France Won't Enter Parley Over Syria   DeGaulle Declares British Agents Created Uprising in Lebanon, Suria: Cites Military Race Need

De Gaulle Unwilling to Attend Meet   Moscow Says Dispute Mus‘ Be Settled Peacefully

Contends British Agents’ Created Situation In, The Levant Contrary To French Interests

DeGaulle Stands Pat On Syria   Refuses to Consider Submitting Problem to. Allied Conference

BRITISH AGENTS BEING ACCUSED      DeGaulle Declares They Created Uprising in Levantine Area.   FRANCE NEEDS BASES

French Leader Spurns Bid To Conference   Tripartite Plan Being Opposed; Reds Want Actior

Tripartite Settlement Frowned On   DeGaulle Says British Agents Cause Of Syria And Lebanon Trouble.

De Gaullels Not Willing To Discuss DisputeNow   Moscow Puts Foot Down On Wrangle Over Lebanon

Blames British In Levant Disorders   DeGaulle Says Their Agents _ Created the Uprising in Syria   SHIES FROM MEETING   Asserts Fire Ceased Before Receipt of British Note

British Agents Caused Revolt, General Claims  Incicts France Shaulc   Insists France Should Have Military Bases In World As America Great Britain

Moscow Tells Other Big 5 Members Dispute Must Be Settled in Peaceful Manner

France Spurns Conference On Syrian Crisis .   De Gaulle Insists On Free Hand; Damascus Ravaaed By Shells

French Chief  ls Against London Meet   Allied Plan to Submit Levant States Problem To Conference of U. S., British and French Officials Draws Fire From Paris

FRENCH LEADER SAYS BRITISH « AT FAULT; NOT WILLING 10 PUT MATTER BEFOREBIG CONFERENCE

DE GAULLE NOT READY 10 TALK   Apparently Unwilling To Take Part In Proposed Conference On Levant. Dispute At This Time.

Blames Crisis on British   Leader Won't Put Question Before 3-Power Parley

French Troops, Shepherded by British Tanks, Retire to Barracks in Damascus

French Leader Says British Agents Stirred Up Trouble With Natives in Levant Area   Indicates He Will Consent to-Parley. Only if Russia Invited and British Holdings in Near East Also Discussed

INDICATED FRANCE WILL REFUSE OFFICES OF OTHER NATIONS   DEGAULLE DECLARED NUMBER BRITISH AGENTS CAUSED TROUBLE

DE GAULLE RAPS 3-POWER PARLEY   WON'T SUBMIT SYRIAN DISPUTE TO CONFERENCE

DeGaulle Will Not Submit Syrian Dispute Question fo ‘Proposed Tripartite Group

SOVIET NOTE TO 4 POWERS ASKS PEACE !N SYRIA   REPORT FRANCE IS UNWILLING TO TAKE PART IN CONFERENCE

DE GAULLE SAYS RIOTS CAUSED BY BRITISH   Moscow Urges Quick Settlement Of Dispute   SYRIA PRESIDENT   Thanks U. S., Britain For Part In Halting Hostilities In Damascus

—LEV ANTINE— Solution Urged By  Moscow   Frénch Leader. Blames British Agents For Crisis Ini Levant

De Gaulle Wants No Conference   Unwilling to submit Syrian Dispute to Allies for Settlement; Reds Speak for Peace

Asserts Right Of France To Military Bases   Declares France Tried to Negotiate With Nations But British Interfered

DOUBT FRANCE TO TALK OVER LEVANT CASE   De Gaulle Indicates Nation Will Not Submit Case to Tripartite Parley—Blames British for Uprisings.

DeGaulle Balks ‘At Conference Invelving Syria   Report British And Native Patrols Maintain Order Ou Damascus Streets

FRENCH MAY SHUN MEETING   Must Solve Syrian Dispute in Peaceful Manner—Reds

Soviets Urge. Steps Toward Levant Peace   France Standing Out for Settling Dispute Without Intervention

De Gaulle Says English Agents Created Uprising   Claims French Rights to Have Military Bases

RUSS ASK END TO BATTLE IN MIDOLE EAST   DeGaulle Is Reported Unwilling To Take Part In Parley

BRITISH AGENTS FOMENTED ROW, DEGAULLE SAYS   Indicates He Will Not Submit Levant Issue Before U.S, and Britain

Reconversion Going Well, Snyder Says   Men Starting Back ta Work, Mobilizer Tells Truman

RECONVERSION SHOCK-SNYDER   Many Back at Work, Production Gaining, Savs Mobilizer

ON TAKES RECONVERSION SHOCK-SNYDER   Many Back at Work, Production Gaining, Save Mohilizer

Czechoslovakian Grab Made Against Advice of German Chief of Staff   Step Made, However, On Account of Der Fuehrer’s Vanity and Intuition; Franco — May Be Involved by Captured Documents

‘Story Of Nazi Seizure O Czechoslovakia Told In Nuernberg Court Today

SUN AND MOON PUT ON SHOW   Total Eclipse Visible In Idaho, Montana; Midwest Cloudy

BRITISH TAKE TOUNGOO   1ith Army Troops Reach Halfway Point Toward Rangoon

Hitler Calls on Troops to Adopt — Tactics Taught So Well by Reds

MARINES COMPLAIN OF FOOD ON TRAIN   Battle Veterans Down With Dysentery As Result Of Meals; XMazis In Better Coaches

British Ships Loaned Russia   Charcchill Reveals Transfer In Commons Address

Two Airfields On Okinawa Near Capture   Ahandoned Stores in Caves and Horses Found With Puek Saddles Indicates  Japs Falling Back

Capture of Two Japanese Airstrips On Okinawa Expected Momentarily

NAPS’ OKINAWA UNITS RETREAT   Signs Indicate Enemy Falling Back In Disorder,

Yanks Pursue Retreating Japs   Invasion Troops Close in on Two Okinawa Airfields

Near Jap © Airfields © On Okinawa   Enemy Abandons Some . Kquipment in Hasty — Retreat to Second De‘ fense Line Near Naha

PRISONERS STARVED WITH FOOD NEARBY      Tons of Bread and Meat Outside Belsen Untouched

‘Labor Party. In House Is Keen, Active   Socialist . Majority In - Commons Termed Best-Informed Group Ever Eleeted; Laborites Still Facing Test

MacKenzie’s Column   Most Britishers Approve New Labor Party in England

Mackenzie's  : Column By! ‘DEWITT MACKENZIE  ae   British Labor Government Bright Body

NEW SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND IS COMPOSED OF MOST CAPABLE BODY OF LAWMAKFRS

AVAACNOCMLIC,.  British Labor Party Is Not Likely To Turn Any  More To The Left Soon

PEACE PLAN FOR ITALY IS GIVEN STUDY   France Presents to Conference of Big Five Views On Proposed Treaty To Be Adopted

— BIG 5 IN SESSION —  French Want ftaly to Pay Something  Demand at Least Token  Bapars ar SOE 1 in n Case Fut Dp.

FRENCH ASK FOR BORDER CHANGE   Seek Readjustments Along Alpine Frontier

France Asks Reparations From Italy —   Views On Proposed   Peace Treaty Include Changes in Boundary; Soviet Stand Unknown

F rench Views On Proposed Treaty Aired      Treatment of Italy Would Include Principal of Reparations, Change in Alpine Borders

FRANCE AIRS HER VIEWS ON » ITALY TREATY   American and British Op posed to Collection } Of Reparations

French Give Views on Proposed Peace Outlets for Italy   France Wants Certain Italian Reparations for Principle

rrance Presents Views On Peace [reaty For Italy  Token Reparations Contrasts With

France Wants Reparations In  Token Of Italy   U. S., British Views Indi. cate They Will Oppose Collections.

France Asks Reparations From Italy   U. S., Britain Want to Restore Italian Economy  On a Sound Basis

Italian Treaty Poses Problem  For ‘Big Five’   Foreign Ministers Faced With Complications By Conununist-Controlled Balkans

FRANCE INSISTS ITALY PAY OFF   French Think Small Sum Due Them as Matter of Principle

France Wants Reparations From Italy, Big Five Told   Outlines 8 Points  At Foreign Parley

French Seek  Reparations Views Are Offered Or Treaty For Italy  — —eS s.r OS

Asks Reparations, Adjusted Borders   Back Anglo-U. S. Plan For Trieste

France. Asks Reparations  From Italy —   Presents Views On: Peace Treaty -Jo Big Five .

FRENCH VIEW ARE PRESENTED   Proposed Peace Treaty for Italy Given to Foreign Ministers.   MENTION REPARATIONS

BIG 9 WORKING CUT ITALIAN PEAGE TREATY   France Presents Her Views About Touchy Problems

French Outline Views on Peace Treaty for Italy   Big-Five Ministers Told France Wants Some Reparations

Would Collect Reparations From Rome   American, British Ministers Opposed To Part of Plan

Anglo-U.S. Viewpoints On Trieste Supported   Small Amount of Reparations Soug As Bie-5 Envoys Eye European Map

France Asks Reparations From Italy   U. S. and Britain © Said to Oppose Reparations to Get Italy on Feet

FRENCH DEMAND THAT ITALY PAY REPARATIONS   Insists On Payments Opposed By U. S And Britain; Balkar Question Overshad. ows All Else.

France t“ssents Big Five Ministers W'th Her Idea. Of Italian Peace Treaty

France Presents Views On Italy’s Peace Treaty   Five Foreign Ministers Hear Discussion O! Reparations And Territorial Demands

French, Brifish In Big 5 Bid for Italian's Trade   Neither Expected to Make Reparations Demand on Nation

France Insists on War Reparations  From the Halians Britain ond. U. S.   2 ee fgg, SEP   Britain and U. S. Oppose Collection For War Damaaes

GIVES VIEWS ON PROPOSED PEACE PACT   U.S. Britain Want Italian Economy On Sound Basis

FRENCH VIEWS ON ITALY GIVEN LONDON PARLEY   Only Few Territorial Claims Made; Ask Rome To Pay At Least Small Part

FRANCE PRESENTED HER VIEWS ON PEACE TREATY FOR ITALY   INSISTS ON PRINCIPLE OF REPARATIONS BEFORE FOREICN MINISTERS

/ o. ay  rey % APO a Pea rr  wee Qo”  is Border      Wants Territory on Alpine Frontier and Complete Control Of Roya Valley

French Insist on Reparations From Italians   Views Outlined at Meeting Of Big Five Foreign Ministers Today

FRENCH ASK TERRITORY FROM ITALY   Request for Reparations in Principle Also In cluded in Views Pre. sented to London Meet. ing of Big 5 Ministers.

Not After Much Territory, ‘ Want Principle, at Least, of Reparations; Russia Unheard From

U. S. AND BRITISH OPPOSE PAYMENT; SOVIETS SILENT   BEVIN PRESIDES AT FIRST MEETING OF BIG FIVE COUNCIL

French Views On Italy Given To Ministers   Principle Of Reparations Defended In Outline Of French Attitude In Regard To Treaty

Governor ‘Blue Probably Will Sign Gas Baill   Senate Okays Measure 418; Would Raise Tax From 3 to 4 Cents

Boost in Gas Tax Given Senate Okeh   Measure to Lift Levy One Cent Goes to Gov. Blue

ESTABLISHING MACHINERY TOK PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT LABOR DISPUTES BEFORE CONFERENCE

Operations of Nazi Brownshirt Gangs Described at Nuernberg Trial

SS GANGS BEAT GERMANS DOWN   Brownshirts Were - Organized to Crush. Onvonerts py Terrcr

S$ GANGS BEAT CERMANS DOWN   Brownshirts Were Organized to Crush Opponects by Terrcr

BOY SCOUT TRAINING PRESERVES VALUES OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP. SAYS STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY

B-29s Light Huge Fires On Honshu   About 600 Superforts  In Armada Adding to Ruin Already Wrought On Japan: 5 Cities Hit

126-MILE AREA IN INDUSTRIAL CITIES RUINED   5 Cities Targets in Huge Raid; Aluminum, Oil Centers Raided

Temperatures   Oil Refinery Hit In Largest Raid, Burns Like Sunset

Industrial Japan Blasted by Bombs   New Fires Are Touched Off by 600 Night Raiding ' Superforts  ce  to ae “ser   MAJOR REFINERY HIT   Japs’ Largest Aluminum Producing Center Is All Ablaze

GREATEST FLEET OF B-29S RAVAGE 5 HONSHU CITIES   REFINERIES BLAZE LIKE A TERRIFIC TROPICAL SUNSET

Fires Are Set Off in Five Japanese Cities by About 600 Big American Raiding Planes.   FIRES APPEAR AS “TROPICAL SUNSET”

JAPAN'S WAR PLANTS SWEPT BY GIGANTIC FIRES ON SATURDAY  SIX HUNDRED SUPER.   SIX HUNDRED SUPERFORTS DROP 4,000 TONS FIRE, DEMOLITION BOMBS

Fires, Started by 600 Forts, Rage as  “Terrific Sunset”   Major Industries Added to 126 Square Miles of Area Laid Waste

B-29 Force of 600 Stages Big Night Attack   Japan's Largest Aluminun Center Hit; Great Fires Light Pre-Dawn Skies

Record Raid Fires 5 Cities   600 Super-fortresses Rain 4000 Tons Of Bombs on Vital Jap War Targets, Return Home Without Single Misha;

Pilots Return To Tell About Successes   600 Supers Take Part In Raids On Vital Sectors

Big Aluminum Plant, Refinery Are Destroyed   Add to 126 Square Miles Of Industrial Japan Knocked Out by Fliers

Big Jap Aluminum Center Is Aflame    Superfort Armada Drops 4,000 Tons Of Fire And Demolition Bombs On Five Honshu Industrial Targets.

Newest Raids Set Torch To > Towns   Aluminum-Producing, Oil Refinery Areas Are Blazing

Night-Raiding Superforts Hit Refinery Plants   Aluminum Production Attacked As 5 Square Miles Are Burned Out In Heavy Raid

Fires Touched Off By About 600 Superforts   Major Aluminum-Producing And Oil Refinery Areas Added To Previous Destruction

New Fires Blaze in Five Cities   600 Night-Raiding Superforts Attack Major Aluminum And Oil Plants

Night-Raiding Superforts Hi War Industries  Major Oil and Metal Centers Are Blasted

B-29’s Spread Destruction In  Pre-Dawn Raid   Jubilant Yank Airmen Fell of Gigumic Conflagrations Raging in  Five Cities      Like A Terrific  Tropical Sunset   100 Mustangs From lwo Jima Beat Up Aivfields Aroand  Tokvo

GIGANTIC FIRES ARE SET OFF BY SOME 600 B-29S   Five Honshu Industrial Targets Feel Fury Of 4,000 Tons Of  Incendiary Bombs.

KEY ALUMINUM CENTER HANDED HEAVIEST BLOW   600 Super-Forts Also Tear Oil Refinery Areas Again In Smashing Attack

‘New artillery weapon used; tanks slip around ‘like elephants in hula dances

Secret Weapon  Cuts Nazi  Force to Pieces Ground in the Beffe  RE Pay... Rain   Ground in the Beffe Sector Covered With German Dead

Secret Weapon Cuts Nazi Force to Pieces   Ground in the Bette Sector Covered With German Dead

68th Old Settlers Is August 16, Plan Programs   HAVE GOOD SPEAKERS

Se a fe "On hs      Program ‘Tomorrow wil soe g - Day Oclebration;. Features Are Provided. he

14 Persons Die When Blizzard  Sweeps East   Thousands Marooned When 14 Inch Snow Paralyzes  New England

NEW ENGLAND IS BLANKETED BY SNOWSTORM   One Of Worst Blizzards In Recent Years Piles Up HeavySnow Fall

‘Blizzard Piles Snow ' Across New England   Eight Persons Dead, Thousands Marooned; Shipyards And War Plants Suspend Work

Record Blizzard Hits New England, Dropping 12 to 14 Inches of Snow; Thousands Marooned; 8 Dead

STORM CRIPPLES NEW ENGLAND; 1. PERSONS DEAD   Seventten Inches Of Snow Falls; Transportation Is Tied

New England Buried Under 12-Inech Snow   Worst Blizzard In Modern Times Paralyzes Whole Northeast Area

Blizzard Causes Traffic Tie-Up In New Englane   Thousands of Workers Marooned; Railroad Appeais For Army Help

New England Hit By Hard Blizzard   12 To 14 Inches of Snow Take Heavy Toll

TWO KANSAS FIELDS   Army Recommends Reten: tion of Salina and Topeka Air Bases

Army Air Force Would Keep 9% Fields, Depots   List Confined to Combat Tactical Units, Hospitals

Lowlands Move Planned Early  Show Hitler’s Drive Held Up By Weather

Hitler's Armies Poised to Invade Low Countries Ahead of Schedule

Bad Weather Held Off Nazi Attack   Low Country Invasion Was Set to Begin In November, 1939

POOR WEATHER STALLED NAZIS   Delayed Attack on the Low Countries 6 Months, Court Told

3RITISH FLAGS ON NAZI SHIPS ‘Bad Weather Delayed Hitler's Invasion of France Six Months

BRITISH FLAGS ON NAZI SHIPS FOR INVASION   Details of Speedy Fifth Column Conquest of Norway and Denmark Are Disclosed  ON ORDER OF DOENITZ

BAD WEATHER DELAYED ORIVE      Armies Were Poised for In: vasion of Low Countries in Nov. 1939.   STARTED IN MAY 1940

‘Hitler’s Armies  Ready To Strike   Records Show Attack Was _ Postptmed 6 Months by, Bad Weather __   SET FOR NOV. 7, 1939   German Leaders Are on Trial Before Interna tional Tribunal

Bad Weather Delayed Drive On Lowlands   Nazi Attack Postponed Week by Week for Six Months, Claim

Bad Weather Delayed Attack On Low Countries 6 Months   Records Disclose Nozis Held Back

Weather Delayed Battle   Hitler Was Ready To Strike France In November, 1939

Hitler Planned To Attack France In Nov, 1939   Bad Weather Held Up Blow Until Spring; Norway Plans Shown

Bad Weather Delayed German Invasion Of France And Low ‘Countries For Six Months   Armies Poised For. Attack On Nov. 7, 1939, Records Read At Nuernberg Trial Biselaxe

Bad Weather Held Up Invasion Of  Low Countries   Prosecutors Tell O Nazi Deceit

WEATHER POSTPONED BEGINNING OF WAR FOR HALF OF YEAR  GERMAN MILITARISTS . READY TO ATTACK IN NOVEMBER. 1939

HITLER PLAN FOR ATTACK ON WEST FRONT IS IN RECORDS   Issued Order 5 Weeks After His Attack On Poland; Weather Delayed

Invasion Delay ed  By Bad Weather   Hitler's Armies Shown Poised for Invasion  Of France. Holland

Bad Weather Held Back Attack on Low Areas in 1939      Hitler Signed = Order Tive- Weeks  After Polish Invasion, Tribunal Hears

BRAZIL DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN   Move Will Aid U. S. Cause By Use of Bases, Supplies.

Brazil Wars On Japanese   Move May Provide New Bases, Supplies For Pacific Troops

New Voting Procedure Plan Ready for Approval of San Francisco Conference.

New Interpretation of Yalta Voting Formula is Drawn, Veto Power Not Applicable to Complaints

big Four Get Draft Of New Voting Plan   Statement Serves As Reply To Questions Submitted By Smaller Nations At Meet

New Interpretation Of Yalta Formula May Be Approved   Final Draft of Statement On Vote Procedure Prepared By Experts

Revised View Of Yalta Pact Before Big-4   Stettinius lo Air Progress in Radio Broadcast Tonight

Voting Procedure Interpretation — Awaits Approval   ‘Final Draft Prephred .  By. Technical Experts At Frisco Conference

[LOOKS LIKE PAY-OFF, SAID GEN. MACARTHUR, BUT WINNING PEACE STILL ONE PARAMOUNT PROIFCTS

Japs Must Be Educated To Keep: Peace   ‘U. 8. Long Way From Goal Although’ -Mili - tarily Nips Are Beat. en to Pulp, and For  _ That Reason Alone Are Docile

WE ARE STILL FAR FROM PEACE BUT RE-EDUCATION OF JAPS IS HELD NECESSARY TO FULL PEACE

REAL PEACE IS A LONG WAY OFF   The Shooting Is Over, But There’s Still Much To Be Done, Dewitt Mackenzie Savs.

Fifth Reaches Swiss Border In Flash-Dash   Spectacular Plunge Halves North Italy

Yanks Reach Swiss Border   Spectacular Sprint Splita Ttaly in Two

Americans oo Army * * orted At Sw: s Border   Zurich Dispatch Says Northern Italy Cut In Two By Advance 

FIFTH ARMY REPORTED AT SWISS LINE   Milan and Turin lsolated, Nazi Troops Trapped

ALLIES DIVIDE NORTHERN ITALY   FIFTH ARMY DRIVE TRAPS THOUSANDS OF GERMAN SOLDIERS

Harry $. Truman Takes Oath As President Of U. S.   “F.D. R.”’ Succumbs Suddenly To Stroke Whil Recuperating At Warm Springs; Funeral To Be Held On Saturday In Washington.

FBI Captures Man Wanted In 3 Murders  Escaped . Convict Admits Identity Re & Lonie

FBI Captures Man Wanted For Murder of Capital Woman   Joseph Medley Wanted in Washington, New Orleans, Chicago

SUSPECT IN 3 MURDERS HELD   Escaped Jackson Convict } Arrested by FBI In  St. Louis

Joseph Medley, Murder Suspecl, Caught by F.B.I.   Man Charged with Wash. ington Killing Arrested in St. Louis

Suspected Iriple Slayer. Arrested  Joseph Medley Under Arrest at St. Louis

MEDLEY HELD AS SLAYER OF TWO WOMEN   Escaped-Convict Seized by ‘Officers in St. > Louis —

NAB SUSPECTED WOMAN SLAYER   FBI APPREHENDS JOSEPH MEDLEY, 43, AN ESCAPED CONVICT

MEDLEY IS CAPTURED IN ST. LOUIS HOTEL   Man Songht For Washington Murder Admits His Identity, FBI Announces

HALSEY FLEET ENTERS PORTS OF HOMELANS      THOUSANDS OP\SOLDIERS ‘AND SAILORS ARRIVE HOME .FROM THE FAR EAST

Cc laim Hitler Admits War Is Lost, : Sets Out To Destroy All Germany

Hitler Admits Germany Has Lost War; Would Devastate Reich, Says Report

HITLER ADMITS WAR LOST, SAY SWEDE REPORTS   Proclaims Wanton Destruction of Reich as “Victim of Great Treason Plot.”

Confesses War Lost By Nazis   Hitler's Admission  Told By Underground

Hitler Admits He's Lost War   Underground Report Soys Fuehrer Blames ‘Treacherous’ Allies

Departs from Presidential Residence as Army Tanks Enter Grounds; Linhares Takes Helm As New Leader; Orders  Kareec Ont.

BRAZIL PRESIDENT RESIGNS; TENSION IN NATION GROWS   Troops Occupy Key Points in Rio de Janeiro—Guard Placed Around Ministry of War.   U. S. NAVAL MEN ORDERED OFF STREETS   Approach of Elections Is Cause of Strife — Reserve Officer Wounded by Ganfire in Capital.

JOSE LINHARES ASSUMES POST   Supreme Court Justice Takes Over Political Rule Of Nation   ACTION UNHERALDED   South American Pot In New Tempest As Time To Vote Approaches

Vargas Resigns, linhares Takes Over in Bravi  New President Aided By   New President Aided By Federal Police Chief DeBarros

Jose Linhares Becomes New  Brazil Leader   Takes Presidency Upon Resignation Of Getulio Vargas

AUTOS GO OFF RATIONING BUT OUTPUT LAGS   Failure To Agree On Selling Price Shuts Off Orders

Manufacturers Expect No Deluge of Orders for New Cars. Thouah Ration-Free

Cars Not Rationed; Expect No Great Deluge of Orders   Prices Are Not Yet Determined

Chiane 48 Tadeaw   EEE  Auto Rationing Ends Rush for New Cars Will Await Price Tags, Industry Predicts

World Document to Maintain International Amity Wrapped Up Today   L. J. O’Herron Buys Goecke Building to Expand Motor Firm

Office of Trice Administration Putting Finishing Touches on New Ceiling Pricey — Will be Made Public Monday or Tuesday.

Governors Urged To Support US. Reclamation   Gossett Believes Postwar Program  Key io Prosperity

War Brides To Come To U. S.  For Divorces   Australian Girls Are Disillusioned

Full Council Ready To Act   be Russia Is Unable To Limit) Nations

Big Three in Pact Deadlock   Russia Would Keep China and France From Balkan Peace Treaties

Russia, Allies Deadlock Over French-Chinese Share in Balkan Issue

British-Russian Deadlock Slows Balkan Treaties   Russia Insists France, China Be Excluded From Discussion Balkan Peace

British, American, Russian Leaders Deadlocked Over French, Chinese Share In Balkan Treaties

BIG FIVE STILL DEADLOCK ON BALKAN TREATY   Russia Wants French, China Out of Talks on Treaties

SOVIETS AGAIN STALL PARLEY   Deadlocked Over French: Chinese Sharing In ) Balkan Treaties

REDS WOULD BAR CHINA AND FRANCE   Question Might Revert To Full Conference

BIG THREE ARE DEADLOCKED ON BALKANS   Informed Observers Say Question May Revert To Full Conference of Foreign Ministers  RUSSIA HOLDING OUT

France, China Participation Now At Issue   Russians Reported Feeling Outnumbered In Negotiations

RUSSIA HOLDING UP DISCUSSION ON THE BALKANS   Insisting That France And China Be Excluded From Conferences; French Protesting Bitterly.

REDS FIGHT 10 RULE - BALKANS   Want France And China Excluded From Discussions

Allied Chiefs Deadlocked Oy  Balkan Issue   Russian Leaders Do Not Think That French-Chi nese Should Share.   FRENCH PROTESe

Russians Tie Up Foreign Session On Balkan Issue   Soviets Insist France And China Stay Out Of Discussions On Treaty

Protest Made To U. S. Army By Red Cross   Report Captives in French Hands Suffering From Malnutrition

Transfer of Germans To French Cut Off After Complaint bv Red Cross

Charge Franee With Starving Nazi Prisoners   U.S. Refuses Transfer Of Any More; Red  Pec Valine Mscicccnrtass

U. 5. SUSPENDS FRENCH USE OF NAZI CAPTIVES   Red Crass Says German: Are Being Misused in French Camps

Union Ly ¢ es Action b= a Wildcat Strike   Ford Motor Company Forced. To Lay Off: 50,000. Employes

UAW SEEKS WILDCAT STRIKE END   Effort Made to Whip Local Group into Line

C10 Seeks End to Kelsey Strike; Vast GM May Be Test Ground For 30 Per. Cent Raise Effort

Nazis Begin Woman Draf:   New Draftees To Go Into Armed Services

New Drive by Chinese: ‘2,000,000 Japanese Troops Dealt  ‘Heavy Blows in Major Offensive

Chinese Launch Drive Against ‘Vital Lifeline   Start Push to Sever Enemy Connections With Indo-China

Jap Lifeline Is Threatened hy Chinese Forces   Preliminaries to - All-Out Attack  a ,  e

Chinese Hit Jap Line to Indo-China   New Offensive \Opened in South: As’Coast Cleared

CHINESE ATTACK JAP SUPPLY LINE   Drive Launched Against Indo-China Lifeline in New Offensive

Jap Lifeline Is Threatened by Chinese Forces  Preliminaries to All-Out Attack  in Ching Tounchea.

Panic Grips Nazi Troops, Civilians, Report in Moscow   RIULLETIN

df GUUNTIES IN CENTRAL PART AFFECTED.   Complete Shutdown of Service Averted by Supervisory Workers

Labor-Management Conference Makes Tnitial Report   Commties Indorses Voluntary Arbitration, Conciliation When Bargaining Deadlocked

FIRST STEP LABOR PEACE   Conciliation and Voluntary Arbitration Indorsed In Report

First Report Issued by  Conference  Cammittee Acrees   Commitiee Agrees On Voluntary Arbitration

Voluntary Arbitration Is Endorsed By Labor-Management Conference Board   Wage Issue Snarled

Conferees Agree on Arbitration   Decide to Exhaust Peaceful Settlement Means Before Strike

PROGRESS MADE IN WAGE CONFAB   Joint Committee Endorses Conciliation, Voluntary Arbitration

Conference I: in Favor Of  Conciliation   Arbitration In Laber Disputes

Labor Parley Acts Slowly On Big Issues   Use of Arbitration Agreed Upon by All In First Real Move

PROGRESS SEEN IN LABOR TALKS   Voluntary Arbitration And Conciliation Backed

Labor-Management — Conference Makes First Step Toward Initial Peace

Meet Works for Industrial Peace   Indorse Arbitration on Labor Disputes

INITIAL STEP FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE   Labor Conference Endorses Arbitration: to Settle utes   IS FIRST REPORT MADE

Arbitration Is Endorsed   Parley Still Snarled On National Wage  Increase Policy

Worker-Boss Men Take First Step For Labor Peace   Conference Indorses Voluntary Talks in Industrial Rows

Conferees in First Step Towards Industrial Peace   File Report Endorsing Conciliation and Voluntary Arbitration Upon Disagreement

Labor-Management Meeting Endorses Conciliation And  ‘Voluntary Arbitration   Conference Makes First Step Toward Industrial Peace tn Initial Report

Report Backs  Conciliation  Voluntary Arbitration Program Proposed

Takes Step In Direction Of Labor Peace   Conferenee Indorses Conciliation and Noluntary Arbitration in Disagreements

Big Three Declared in To Take Drastic St To Prevent Future ‘ Wars.

13-Cent Subsidy On Pa. Grade Oil Will Continue Until Japan Quits

Sale Of Victory Loan Bonds Reach $841,000 in County   Toial Sales Nearly One-Third Of Quota At Half-Way Time

Must Produce Criminals a      In Two Days   United States to Take Quick, Vigorons Action Against Leaders In Atrocities. Japs “Save Face”

NIPS WII, ROUND... UP SUSPIC Io JOR  4c . ALIs#I IoN» ALL. ee ere a TA APR

- JAPANESE WILL ROUND UP SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINALS JN ATTEMPT TO CURB HARA KIRI

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Japs Tackle Job Of Rounding Up War Criminals   Konoye Declares Plans to Avert War Were Balked

B29°S SUNDAY PUNCH HITS AT FORMOSA AGAIN   Sky Giants In Double Blow; Blast Main Jap Island And Staging Base

SAMATRAS STARVE, YANKS DISCOVER   First Americans To Land Find Japs Armed

Regimes in Bulgaria Romania, Hungary Not Representative   Says Bevins, Adding Three Countries in Snaviot Influence Arc

BEVIN REPORTS TO COMMONS   Regimes of Some Countries Do Not Represent Maioritv. He Says.

Bevin Strikes at Tofalitarian Rule In Soviet Sphere   Believes British Crown Colony Will Revert to England

BRITISH PLAN 10 RESUME CONTROL OVER HONG KONG   ATTLEE SAYS PARTY FAVORS CHANGE IN SPANISH REGIME

Bevin Hits Red Regime In Balkans   People’s _ Views Not Represented

BEVIN BLAGTO AT BALKAN REGIMES   Declares Governments Don’t Represent Peoole.

Says Government In Balkans Not Representative   Gen. Wainwright ls Rescued From Prison Camp By U.S. Paratroops

nnn s:..._..7 ie  FOREIGN SECRETARY  OF BRITAIN CRITICAL  SOME GOVERNMENTS COMMONS ALSO TOLD THAT HONG KONG TO RE  Try, ART 4 mri 64rer

BRITAIN EYES  FOREIGN RULE   Bevin Declares Governments Of Several Nations. Don't Represent People

Young Seaman Held In Beer Bottle Death   Acensed Quoted As Saving He Struck Former Wife Of Army Chaplain in Hotel Room

SEAMAN NAMED IN MURDER RAP   Warrent Out for the Alleged Sleyer of Army Chaplain’s Wife

U. S. Delegates Keep Details Of Row Secret  Americ cans Div vided On Vating Farmiila   Americans Divided On Voting Formula Issue   COMPROMISE URGED   Attempt Will Be Made Over Week End At  Solution

Churchill, Truman, Chiang Join In Proclaiming Terms for Peace; Allied Powers to Brook no Delay

REPULSE JAP ATTACKS ON OKINAWA   Americans Alerted for Further Suicidal Raids, However

ENEMY MAKES ALL-OUT STAND FOR OKINAWA   LAND, SEA AND AIR ASSAULTS LAUNCHED AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES OF  2 INVASION

Desperate Foe Fights Grimly te Retain Island   154 Planes Shot Down, Navy Loses 15 Light Units

12,000 Ford Workers Strike Over Vets’ Seniority. Rights   CIO. Head Suggests Government Reopen Closed Plants

OPPOSES STRIKE VOTE IN PLANTS   REPUBLIC STEEL ASKS NLRB TO DISREGARD UNION’S PLEA FOR BALLOT.

STEEL CORPORATION IN APPEAL TO AGENCY   Republic Asks ULRB Lo Disreratd CIO Werkers’ Request For Strike Vote

Japanese Navy Awaiting True Time For Decisive Battle, Radio Reports

BRITAIN IS STERN ABOUT TOUGH PEACE   Fears Propaganda Campaign for ~_ ‘Sympathy for. Germans

BRITAIN FEARS U.S. SOFTNESS   THINKS GERMAN PROPAGANDA MAY BE EFFECTIVE

92 NAZI PLANE DOWNED IN HUGE AERIAL SCOURGE   6,000 Allied Aircraft In Latest Raids Upon  Cantinent f   CATHEDRAL STANDS ALONE IN COLOGNE

Churchill Awaits Election Results   Outcome Will Be Told Today; Labor Gain Seen

25,000 Yanks in Army Custody   Held for Offenses Ranging From Murder To Desertion

The War Has Cost $238 Billion Since Dec.7, ‘41. Ten Times World War One

War Cost Rises To 238 Billions   Citizens Now Paying About 46 Per Cent Of Cost In Taxes.

[MORGENTHAU SAYS WAR COST IS 238 BILLIONS THUS FAR   Bill Is Seven Times That Of World War I Since Pear Harbor, He Reports Under AFL Auspices—Financins Program Most Democratic Ever Known

Japan Battered By Worst Bomb Attacks Of War   American Warplanes Strike Targets Hard During The Week-end

Japan Smouldering From Plane Attack:   ~. Americans Maintain Heavy Blows ‘In Four Weekend Strikes; Tokyo Reports New Air Assaults Today

Japanese Homeland Smoulders From Worst Weekend Of War; Americans Strike Often During Four Days

American Aircraft Give Japanese Homeland Its  Worst Week-end Of War

POUR DAYS OF HEAVY BOMBING   Several Types of Heavy Planes Used in Devastat, ing Attacks.   VARIOUS TARGETS HIT

B-Ms, Fighters Give Japanese Worst Weekend  Islands Rocked By  Bombs, Bullets

Warplanes Hit Repeatedly At Enemy Targets   B-29s Follow Fighter Planes In Huge Bombardment Of Big Cities

Planes Blast Jap Railways.  War Plants   Enemy Homeland Hammered Hard For Fourth Consecutive Day

AIR WAR GIVES JAPS WORST WEEKEND YET   Superforts To Nip Homeland Mustangs Rake

AIRMEN ATTACK NIP HOMELAND 4 DAYS IN ROW   B-29s Blast Capital Sector; Mustang Fighters Strafe Airfields

Japanese — Homeland Battered      American Airmen Strike Nip Cities Four Consecutive Days

U.S. AIR BLOWS GIVE JAPANESE BAD WEEK END   Enemy Homeland Smolders From Four Days Of Hard American Attacks

Jap Homeland Atire After Four Raids By American Fliers  Variety of Assaults Takes Heavy Toll Of Nip Air Defenses

*Jap Homeland Smoulders After eRough Weekend   Nippon’s Military Installations Blasted By Speedy Fighters And Huae B-99<«

Four Days Of U. S. Air Raids Give Japan Worst Weekend In Pacific War

Temperatures   Repeated Air Raids Strike Jap Rails, Factories, Airfields

War Planes Rip Jap Homeland   Continuous Four-Day Attack Leaves Targets Smoldering; Ten U. S., 43 Jap Planes Down

Foe Undergoes  Worst Weekend OF Air Attacks   Four Conscentive Days Of Devastating Aerial Blows Leave Many Plants Ta Ruins   Two Targets Hit By Over 800 Bombs   Forty-Three Jap Planes Are Bagged; U. 8. Loses Ten; Enemy Anti-Aireraft Defense Menarre

Allies Invade Borneo: Okinawa Japs Frantic: Japan Heavily Raided

JAPANESE HOMELAND  OMOULDERING FROM  WEEKEND AIR RAIDS AMERICANS STRIKE AGAII  AND AGAIN DURING PAST FOUR NAYS

WARPLANES GIVE JAPANESE MOST BITTER WEEKEND   AMERICAN LOSSES PUT AT 10 PLANES, BAG 43 NIP FIGHTERS

American Planes Raid Industrial Section Of Japan Proper On Four Straight Days

‘Jap Mainland ‘Blazes Under RainofBomb:   4 Days of Constant Air Attacks Leaves Wast Area in Ruins

Weekend of Air Assaults Rips Japan   B-29’s, Army Fighters And Carrier Planes Batter Military Targets

Japan Has Its Worst Week   -Smoulders From Four Con/secutive Days of Bombing, ‘Strafing Attacks

Our Air Armadas Give Japs Worst Weekend Of War; Plants Battered   Superforts Strike Five Factory And Military Targets In Already Ravaged Tokyo And Yokohama Districts.

RAIDS LEAVE JAP FACTORIES SMOULDERING   Four Consecutive Days of Attacks Give Nipponese Worst Weekend of the War  al a te a ee  , ee a SE ad a al od iin Seen es

JAP HOMELAND SMOULDERS IN WAKE OF RAIDS   ‘B-29’s Batter Tokyo Area; ‘ Thunderbolts Pound Kvushu

Americans Use B-29, Fighter, Carrier Planes   Jap Homeland Smoulders From Four Consecutive Days Of Devastating Attacks

Japan Pounded For Four Days  Tokyo And Yokohama Hit By Big Force

JAPANESE HOMELAND SMOULDERING FROM WEEKEND AIR RAIDS  AMERICANS STRIKE AGAIN AND AGAIN DURING

Jap Homeland Burning Irom  Warplane Hits   Americans Bomb, Fire Factories, Railroads. Airfields in Five Wide, Separate Raids

Japan Smoulder: From Its Worst War Weekend   Home Islands Hit For Four Straight Days By Bombers, Fighters

Plants, Rail Yards, Fields Dealt Blows On Weekend   Results Exeellents Many Are Homeless

Undecided on Camp Reynolds   Veterans Administration Studying Site for Possible Use

General Marshall’s Arrival in China Speeds Negotiations on Manchuria

General Marshall: Now: InChungking; His Presence. There Already Being Felt

MARSHALL READY TO BEGIN TALKS WITH GEN, CHIANG   Some Vighting Still Reported in North China: New MacArthur Moves   ‘Rv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:

Gen. Marshall Starts on His New Job   Presence of American Chief Is Already Being Felt in China

Russians Aided By 2,000 Planes   Targets In Berlin Area Are Attacked

Old League Voted Out   New World Peace Organization to Take On League of Nations  Non-Political Functions

United Nations Vote To Dissolve League of Nation:   Russians And Australians Object To Dissolution of League.

TO DISCONTINUE LEAGUE   Soviet Union and Australia Voted Down in Council

ATOMIC BOMB AND RED ENTRY; INTO WAR HASTENED VICTORY :,    Admiral Halsey Says Japan Should Not Be Admitted  _ Te Society Of Nations Until It Proves Itself Werthy; : - Pays High Tribute To Fighting Men

Halsey Says Ruthless Japan Must Prove Worth To Society   Admiral’s Speech at Home-Coming Says-U, S. May Forge-to Lasting Peace or Slip to 1941 Level— . Praises Forces of Victory :

‘America has  a rendezvous  with destiny’ Halsey: Japan  q ruthless foe

Adm. Halsey Says Nation Now Faces Chance To Build  Permanent Peace   Asserts Country's Alfernative Is Refurn to Situalion as It Existed Four Years Ago

Yamashita Kept Red Cross Gifts of War Prisoners.   Americans at Same Time  Dying in Santo Tomas

Prison Inmates Denied Package By Nip General   25,000 Persons Were Tortured, Murdered In Batangas, Claim

Yamashita Charged With Hoarding Red Cross’ Food   Witnesses Also Tell! Of Men Being Forced To Jump Into WT At Bayonet Point

Yamashita Kept Red Cross Parcels,  Says U.S. Major   Jap General Hearded Food While Americans Starved, Affidavit States

Red Cross Parcels Are Found Stacked In Yamashita’s Home   While American Civilians Were Dying By The Scores

SAYS YAMASHITA KEPT RED GROSS BOXES IN HOUSE   Affidavit Charges That Japa:  nese General Had Relief . Supplies for Americans ~ Stacked in His Home.   ACCUSED OF STARVING VICTIMS DELIBERATELY}   Another Witness Says Japs Sold Supplies to Some Prisoners But Never Gave Them Any Free.

JAPS HOARDED RED CROSS FOOD   YAMASHITA’S HOME FILLED WITH PACKAGES

Bars For B-29 Flight Engineers   Course Of Training Is Lenathened

JOYFUL DANES IN CELEBRATION   Citizens Of Copenhagen Break Loose; Home Troops Mobilize

Munich Falls; Patton’s Troops 58 Miles From  Berchtesgaden   13th ~=Division Near: Braunau, Hitler's Birthplace

YANKS PLUNGE FOR INNSBRUCK   Threaten Nazis In Alpine Redoubt; Patton 58 Mi. From Berchtesgaden

THE SEVENTH STRIKES FOR BRENNERPASS   General Patton’s Men En ter Griesbach in Closest Approach to Hitler’: Roost in the Nazi Al pine Redoubt.

Patch Drives “At Innsbruck From Munich   Seventh Army’s Plunge Carries Within 15 Mi. Of Brenner Pass.

GENERALS ON - LONGEST HOP IN HISTORY   May Land at 5:30 This Afternoon At Capital

GREEN OFFERS BUDGET OF 06   To Cover Post-War Plans; Senators to Probe Spending

GREEN OFFERS BUDGET OF O17 TO 634   To Cover Post-War Plans; Senators to Probe Spending

COPENHAGEN VIEWS ITS GREATEST SHOW   Yanks Round Up Whole Gestapo Outfit And  Dane Informers

Americans Enter Copenhagen  Meet Sniper Fire - From Danish Nazis

TRUMAN IS BUSY ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR BIG 3 MEET   Devotes Much of Spare Time, On Vacation, to Last-Minute Reports From All Over the World.   REMAINS AT HIS DESK GREATER PART OF DAY   President Has Exchanged Personal Greetings With Stalin and Churchill Since Arrival in West.

TRUMAN MAKES MEETING PLANS   Chief Executive Is at Work On Coming Session of Big Three

TRUMAN PLANS ALLIED PARLEY   President Will Fly To Frisco For Charter Signing

Senate Won't Ratify Before Big-3 Meeting   President Busy With Big-3 Meeting Plans; Will Witness Charter Signing On Monday

Nazis Never Were N  ear to Atomic Secret     Committee Hears   Committee Hears They Were far Behind Allies

Latest News Flashes By I. N. S.  (Rear 'Talatxrra\   Romhers Over Germany   Fighting in Greece

13 TOWNS FALL AS ALLIES KEEP UP THEIR DRIVE   Himmler Believed Directing German Push In South; Yanks In St. Hubert

British Forces Meet Americans Near Champlon   Pinch Off At Least Westernmost Seven Miles Of German Salient

Allied Troops Pinch Off Tip Of Nazi Bulge   Juncture Seals Deom Of Trapped Enemy Forces

Nazis Again Threatening Strasbourg   ~ Yank-British Forces Meet South of  +» Champlon

Southern Troops” Slash At Allies - Near Strasbourg   See Gestapo Chief Himmler Directing Push On Both Sides Of Alsatian Capital

Seven Miles Of Beleian Bulge Is Pinched Ort   Americsus Driving Up From South and Britains Closing In From North  Gernnans         Nazis Strike Out Against Gen. Pateh   Hans Hitting With Inereased’ Armor and Threateving Strousbourg Frow Two Sides

Seven-Mile Tip Of Bulge Thought Trapped By Allies   Himmler Reported Directing New Efforts Of German Penetrations On 7th Army Front; City Of Strasbourg Threatened On Both North, South

AMERICANS AND BRITOKS MEET SOUTH OF CHAMPLO} TO TRAP WAZ] REARGIARN      Nazis, However, Threaten Strasbourg. Important City

Cut Off 7 Miles of Belgian Bulge,   ‘Himmler In Drive ‘Near Strasbourg

Allies Tra p (German Rearguard   Americans From South Meet Britons Closing in  From the North

BELIEVE MANY PRISONERS ARE TAKENRY ALLIES   ‘Americans And Brit: ons ‘Pinch Off: ‘Bel- .  Thin “Ra lew:        LOSING: IN. SOUTH   Germans AreiClosing “In@n The City Of «  Oa ah awe 6+

ENEMY FORCES HITTING WITH INCREASED ARMOR IN BATTLE WAGING IN STRASBOURG AREA   Nazis Fight Hard Delaying Actions Against Allied Forces West of Vital River Flowing Through Fallen Laroche   TRANSPORTS AND EQUIPMENT BEING REMOVED

Anderson to court farm  belt support Plans speaking tour of midwest

MINERS WIN $1.30 A DAY WAGE BOOST   Highe r Pro duction Cost May Clash With U.S.

New Coal Wage Contract Signed:   WLB Expected to Cut Proposed Pay Boosts

NATION'S DEATH TOLL HITS 361 OVER WEEK END   At Least 27 Persons Killed in Ohio; 13 Die in Auto Accidents

361 Deaths. in Nation Mar Holiday   AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS ACCOUNT FOR INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR’S TOLL

LABOR DAY LEAVES © 352 DEAD IN NATION   Ohio Contributes 27 To Tol Of First Peace Holiday

FREEDOM NEAR FOR SHANGHAI   Nipponese  Are Ready T« Surrender City To Allied Troops

SHANGHAI CHEFRS. ALLIED OFFICERS   GREAT PORT, UNDER JAP CONTROL &§ YEARS, AWAITS OFFICIAL RELEASE.

Allies Shower Leaflets Over German Lines   Explain ‘Unconditional Surrender On Eve Of Big 3  Cantarences.   ‘FA ILR TREAIME.

Allies Drop Leaflets On Nazi Lines   Explain Unconditional Surrender Goal

URGE GERMANS TO SURRENDER   Nazi Troops Showered With Leaflets Urging Them to Give Up

Leaflets Tell German People What Unconditional Surrender Holds Out

“Surrender” Explained In Leaflets   Allies Shower German Lines In West With  Papers

Leaflets For Nazi Soldiers   Tell Them What Unconditional Surrender Means— Promise Fair Treatment

Surrender [s ixplained To Nazi Armies   Allies Hand Gut Leaflets

LEAFLETS TELL GERMANS THEY SHOULD YIELT   Unconditional Surrender Goal Explained in Pamphlets Dropped over Reich

“Unconditional Surrender” Leaflets Showered on German Lines by Allies

Reich People Get. Leaflets   Herrenvolk Assured Of Far Treatment

Unconditional Surrender ToldIn Yank Leaflets   Germans Told. Would Be Under Geneva,’ Meet. Treated Fair:

ALLIES EXPLAIN CONSEQUENCES IF NAZIS SURRENDER   Pamphlets Showered on Enemy Lines in Move to Spiit German Elements.

GERMAN LINES ARE HEAVILY SHOWERED WITH LITERATURE   UNCONDITIONALSURRENDER EXPLAINED TO PEOPLES OF REICH °

COURT HOUSE TO CLOSE   City Hall and Other Offices Will Be Open Tomorrow

CHANGES IN 6. . BILL AGREED ON   REVISIONS MAKE LOANS BIGGER, EASIER TO GET

Vets Assured Easier Loans By Congress   Conferees Agree on Amendments to ‘Bill Of Rights’

‘GREATER HOME LOAN AND EDUCATIONAL HELP FOR VETERANS BY CONGRESS APPEARS LIKELY

Anat, Navy and Marines Plan to Send 17,500,000 Home Within Next 18  Months: Navy Adopts New Point Plan

7,500,000 Men To Be Mustered Out Of Service   Army to Discharge 5,000, ‘000; Navy to Rednee Ranks by 1,500.000 to 2,500,000

ARMY WIDENS RELEASE PLAN   Men end Women over 38 Will Be Discharged Within 90 Deys

MANY MEN TO BE RELEASED BY ARMED SERVICES   Navy and Marines Announce  New Point-Rélease System  —<Army to. Let Out 5,000, GOO in Year .

9 MILLION NEW CIVILIANS SOON   Army To Release That Many Men If Japs’ Behave, Transportation Holds Up, And Draft Continues.

Services Tell Discharge Plans  Navy Reveals Its New Point System

EX-PRESIDENT OF FINLAND . FACES WAR CRIMES TRIAL   SEVEN OTHER FINNISH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE ALSO SLATED FOR TRIAL

Nine Soviet Armies Drive Into Eastern Approaches Of Burning Reich Capital   90th Infantry Division of 3rd Army 2 Miles Inside Czech Border Near Hof; Magdeburg Cleared of Nazis; British 18 Miles From  Hamburg: 750 Yank Planes Hit Helgoland

Czechoslovak Frontier Crossed By Americans   ) Russian Armies Driving Into Eastern Approaches of Berlin; ‘Ninth’ Clears Magdeburg

Capture San Fernando And Menace Calumpit; Jap Casualties 25.000 °

Yank Armored Units Speeding Toward Manila   Approach Calumpit, Only 25 Miles Away

American Forces Continue Advance on Manila on  Two All-Weather Highways   San Fernando, Only 33 Airline Miles From Capital Is Captured; Enemy Suffers Heavy Casualties

American Units Take San  F ernando In Luzon Drive   Yanks Speed Toward Calumpit, 25 Airline Miles From Manila—Japanese Casualties Over 25,000 United States Losses 4,254  . : rd

American Push Toward Manila Picks Up Speed   ~ Armored Units Shoot Past San Fernando; Japs Fleé to Bataan

AMERICAN UNITS NEAR CALUMPIT   Push Only 25 Airline Miles From Manila; Infantrymen Sweep Past San Fernando

AMERICAN TROOPS ADVANCE SWIFTLY TOWARD MANILA   Armored Units Speeding Toward Calumpit, Only 25 Miles by Airline From Capital.   SAN FERNANDO FALLS I0 ADVANCING COLUMNS   MacArthur Communique Puts Jap Casualties on Luzon at 25,000 Against U.  S. Losses of 4,254.

Elliott Roosevelt Says All Money Given Corporation   Texas State Network Reported Valued Now At Least $1,500,000

Elliott Declares Texas Radio Stock Now Valued at About $2,000,000   But He Reveals His Share Now In Hands of Children and Ex-Wife

Approval Due As Code Quiz Nears Finish   Johnson of Californiz Doubts Unanimity of Support for League

TESTIMONY ON CHARTER ENDS   Connally Forecasts Committee Approval By Nichtfall

COMMITTEE APPROVAL SEEN TODAY   Sen. Johnson Says Senate Vote Will Not Be Unanimous

na Of Nazi Bulge N  ow Appears Doomed   First Army Tanks And Ground Forces Storm Houffalize, While Clear Skies Giving : Allied Airmen Another Field Day.

Fall of Key Communication City Imminent   Germans Withdraw To Siegfried Line To Stiffen Defenses As Planes Raid Lines

Germans Stiffen Defense Lines; U.S. First, Third Armies Join Near Laroche

Nazis Tighten Defense Trying To Save Cities   Germans Apparently Withdrawing To Sieqfried Line

U. 5. First, Third Armies Linked As Bulge Snaps   Houffalize, Center O Communications For Foe, Is Doomed

ENEMY SEEKS 10 HOLD OFF ST. VITH ATTACKERS   Germans Reinforce Saarland As Action Continues There

Nazis Retreat Toward Their Sieatried Line   Germans Launch Bitter Counter-Attacks in Effort to Hold Two  Tawne an Feeane Rand

Ist Army Tanks And Doughboys Blast Houffalize   Falling Back To Siegfried Line, Germans Attempt >-~-Ty -Save- Vital - umetion

GERMANS FLEE T0 SIEGFRIED. LINE COVERAGE   Houffalize Is Expected To Fall Soon

TIGERS TIGERS AND CUBS MEETING — IN THIRD GAME OF SERIES   DETROIT TAKING GAMBLE BY STARTING LEFT-HANDER WHO BROKE EVEN. DURING SEASON

Both Managers Gamble In Pitching Selections For Vital Third Contest

Allies Formally Take Full Contro! Of German Life   48-Point Proclamation Means End of Reich's War-Making Power

Allies Abolish  Nazi Agencies   Wehrmacht.$8,Gestapo.G§ Fee) Conaueror’s Heel

NewProclamationDooms Germany’s War-Making Power, Army Traditions   48-Point Decree Places Allies In Full Control Of Every Activity In Nation

Nazi Power Ended By Allied Order   48-Point Order Takes Control Of All German Life

\bolishment of All German Military Groups Is Ordered; Diplomatic Corps Is Wiped Out

MOVE TO END 10 MAKE WAR   Allies Place Control Over All Phases * Of German Life

German Power io Make War Is Ended   Death Warrant of Nazi Party Is Proclaimed

GERMANY’S POWER TO CONDUCT WAR ~ FORMALLY ENDED   Alied Proclamation Abolishes Land, Air and Sea Forces, as Well as Gestapo and Other Grows.   DOCUMENT OUTLAWS HITLER’S NAZI PARTY   It Does Away With Reich’s Diplomatic Corps and Puts Ban on Racial Discrimination.

Allies Act To Formally End German Power   Order Abolishes All Military Groups; Puts End To Nazi Party

New Directive. Abolishes All Service Unit   48 Point Plan. Gives Allies Formal Control of . Germany .

ALLIES GRUS REICH POWERS TO MAKE WAR   NAZI PARTY DONE; NO MORE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

NEW 48-POQINT DEGREE TO END GERMAN POWER   Proclamation Outlaws Na tion’s Military Traditions   LAST DEATH WARRANT FOR HITLER’S PARTY

Osaka is converted into ‘huge fire pit by Superfortresses   Four square miles solid sheet of flames: marines invade two islets

Huge Force Drops 2,000 Tons On City   B-29’s Fly From Bases At Saipan, ‘Tinian and Guam At Level of 5000 Feet. Destroy Factories

Flames Rained On Jap Osaka By Superfort:   Empire’s Second City Hit

B-295 SHOWER FIRE BOMBS ON OSAKA PLANTS   Large Areas of Japs’ Second City Left  Mass of Flames

TONS OF BOMB: SHOWER ON OSAKA   superforts Give Japan’s Second Largest City Taste of Their Power; Block After Block in Flames

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SUPERFORTS FIRE —4-SQUARE-MILE AREA OF OSAKA   Factory District of Japan’s Second Largest City Burhs — Fiercely After Air Assau!t.   PLANES STRIKE FROM 5,000-FOOT ALTITUDE   ( More Than 2,000 Tons of Incendiaries Dropped—Huge Fleet Takes Part  in Raid.

Osaka, Japan’s Second. City -- Blasted By Heavy Bombers   Factory. Congested Metropolis Transformed Into o _ “Huge Pit of Fire” by More Than 2,000 Tons  ~ of Incendiéries Dropped by B-29s_

ENEMY’S SECONI LARGEST CITY IS SET AFLAME   2000 Tons of Incendiaries On Four Square Mile Area

Osaka Described As "Pit of Fire’ After B-29 Raid   Japan s Second City Showered with 2,000 Tons of Incendiaries

2000 Tons of Incendiaries Sow Ruin in Jap City   Fliers Report Heavy Damage in Wake Of Early Morning Air Assault; Attack Lasts Three Hours, Says Tokyo

Expressed Will to Abdicate, Is Belief   Discussion Not Disclosed; Emperor 1s Ingratiating, Removes Top Hat, Bows Courteously in Unprecedented Action

Emperor Calls On General af Headauarters   Rumors Nip Leader Will Abdicate Are Reported by BBC

Temperatures   Ruler Responsible, However, for  Terms of Potsdam

No Confirmatior To Report Of His Abdication    Strongly Believed That Redrafting Of Jap Constitution Is Already Taking Place

HEAD I$ BARED BY MIKADO AS HE LEAVES GAR   MacArthur Informal While Precedents Collapse at Humiliating Meeting

Inp To  By. Defeated Ruler Labeled ‘Fraught With Significance’ Rumor Has It Way Now-Paved for ‘His Abdication

Rumors of Abdication Flare Anew      Tradition Shattered When Emperor Pays Call on Foreign Representative For First Time

VISIT 10 U. 5. CHIEF BREAKS ALL PRECEDENT   Allied Military Leader Hirohito Confer for 35 Minutes

Hirohito And Commander Ir Conference   Agreement Reached Not To Talk

Emperor Bows to Allied Chief   Japanese Constitution Being Redrafted to Permit Abdication, Says Correspondent

Hirohito Pays Visit Today To MacArthur   Japanese Emperor Removes His Top Hat ‘And Bows To Supreme Allied Commander—Talk For Thirty-five Minutes

Hirohito Pays Formal Visit To MacArthur   Precedent Broken As Emperor Calls On U.S. Commander

Japanese Emperor Spends 35 Minutes With Allied Supreme Commander at Tokyo

HIROHITO AND MACARTHUR IN 35°MIN, VISIT   No Keport If Abdication Discussed; Emperor Bows to American Officers

MIKADO BOWS TO SUPREME COMMANDER   Abdication Believed Topic Of Conversation   General Shakes Hands With Emperor: Pose For Picture Together

Mikado \Calls on \Conqueror   Emperor in Formal Dress Is Greeted By MacArthur in Khaki; Two Talk 35 Minutes

British Report Says Hirohito Will Quit Throne Soon   kK k& Kk OK “Trigger Finger Steady,” Says Army Cameraman

Topics of Hirohito-MacArthur Meeting Are Not Announced.   LEADERS IN AGREEMENT

TEMPERATURES:   Emperor Bows In Presence Of U.S. Commander   Meeting Symbolizes Jap Defeat; Parley Topics Are Secret

Emperor Removes Hat And Bows To Supreme Allied Commander      Visit Unparalleled In Japan’s History   Topic Diseussed Not Revealed; Radio Thinks It Was Abdication

SECRECY CLOAKS 35MINUTE TALK AT U. S, EMBASSY   ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD UNIT NOW IN WESTERN HONSHU

Tracitional Seclusion of Ruler Enced   Emperor's Emergence Linked With Rumors He'll Give Up Throne

Japan’s Emperor Visits MacArthur   Hirohito Removes His Hat and Bows to Allied  Commander   IN A 35-MINUTE TALK   Topics Discussed at Meet. mg Not Revealed to Newsmen

Renew Report Of Abdication Of Jan Emperor   By MURLIN SPENCER and MOPRRIE LANDSBERG

Hirohito Talks With MacArthur; Topic A Secret  May Have Discussed Matter Of Abdication, Still   May Have Discussed Matter Of Abdication, Still Discnnred Pacethla

EMPEROR CALLED ON  GENERAL MACARTHUR  AT HEADQUARTERS STRONGLY BELIEVED  HIROHITO EXPRESSED WIE TO ARNICATL

“Hat-In-Hand” Visit Blasted Jap Tradition   Strongly Believed In Tokyo Emperor FHirchito Ex. pressed Will tu Quit Throne   Topics Discussed Ave Not Revealed   “Son of Heaven? Shakes Tlands “All Around Going and Coming From  U, S.-Enmibussy

Expressed      {              Discussion Not Disclosed; Emper Ingratiating, Removes Top Hat, Bor Courteously in Unprecedented Acti   RY MURLIN SPENCER AND MORRIE LANDSBERG:

Hirohito in Formal Call on MacArthur   Topics Discussed in 35 Minute Talk Remain Unknown

Jap Emperor Bows Humbly To M’Arthur   ° Abdication Meve Expected in Wake Of Historic Talk

Emperor Vay Have Included  Abdication   British Correspondent Says This Is Strongly Believed At TVabou.   MEETS MACARTHUR

Topics Discussed by MacArthur and Mikado Not Known   Hirohito Calls on Khaki. Clad Supreme Command. er at Embaasy

U. 5. General Tieless When Emperor Calls   ‘Agreement’ Reported Reached, But Details Are Not Revealed By Allies Or Nippon

Subject Not MadePublic But History Is Changed   Hirohito May Have Offered To Quit His High Post

MEETING STIRS MORE REPORTS OF ABDICATION   Emperor’s Call On General Shatters Tradition That Has Surrounded Him

Will Not Disclose Contents of Their 35-Minute Meeting   Rumor Abdication Was A Major Point In The Conference

Hirohito Calls On MacArthur At Embassy For Discussions  Kept Secret By U. S. Leaders

Hints Renewed That Hirohito May Abdicate   But Some Say He Will Stay to Carry Out the Potsdam Agreements.   Breaks Precedent by Visiting MacArthur

Abdication Said Main Subject of Historic Meeting  Mikado Arrives Hat In Hand; Everything On Meet Hush-Hush

Discussions In 35-Minute Talk Kept Secret; Believe Emperor Would Abdicate

Jap Emperor Pays Call On MacArthur   _ Topics of 35-Minute Discussion Are Not Made : Public; British Declare Steps Already Bre Being Taken to Chanae Nip Censtitution

New Hints Of Abdication Are Heard   Jap Constitution May Be Reworked To Let Emperor Step Out

Hirohito Bows Before General MacArthur:   Jap Emperor Shatters Tradition By Calling at American Emassy; Subject of Conversation Not Revealed, But Future Abdication is Hinted

CONSIDERED BETWEEN YAN  MUTUAL PROBLEMS at GENERAL AND JAP EMPERO   Mikado and Interpreter Closeted in State Reception Room In Residence of Embassy With Commander for 35 Minutes   BRITISH BROADCAST HINTS AT ABDICATION

Hirohito May Abdicate; Ruler Calls On M’ Arthur   Ancient Precedent Shattered As Emperor  Goes To American General’s Office

BELIEVE HE MENTIONED IT TO M’ARTHUR   One Radioman Says Redrafting of Constitution to Permit Surrender of Throne Already Is Under Way.

Jap Emperor Calls on Macfirthur   Report Hirohito Expressed Wish To Abdicate- Not Confirmed.

Hirohito’s Unceremonious  Call On Gen. MacArthur Shatters All Traditions

Hat In Hand, Mikado Comes To Embassy   Shatters Precedent By Action; Subject of Talk Still to Be Disclused, Renews Hints of Possible Abdication

ee ee oS ei ee i ee ee Emperor Comes Bowing At Door Of Conquering Ruler Of Japan

Russians Change Minds On Polish Decision At Yalta   Willing To Reorganize Soviet - Sponsored Warsaw Govt.

Soviet Change Of Attitude Raises Ang!o - American Hopes For Settlement Of United Nations Problem

QUESTION OF POLAND MAY BE SOLVED   Hopes Appear Brighter at San Francisco

SENATE SEEKS POST-WAR CONTROL JAP ISLANDS   Big Three Reported Nearing Agreement On Polish Question.

Polish Dispute is Paramount At Conference   Anglo-American Hopes Are Raised By Change In Russia’s Attitude

Eden Retained By Churchill   Cabinet Named to Govern  tl Puke & EFloctinon

Churchill Keeps Eden in Former ~ Post in Cabinet   Brime Minister  Gives Names of “Caretaker’’ Government ~

Churchill Changes 2 Key Posts   Eden Retained as Foreign Secretary In Fill-in Cabinet

EDEN RETAINED IN NEW CABINET   TWO MAJOR POSTS CHANGE HANDS AS CHURCHILL SETS UP STOP-GAP REGIME.

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NEW CABINET SHIFTS MADE BY CHURCHILI   EDEN RETAINS KEY POST IN STOPGAP GOVERNMENT

HIS KEY POS   Retains Foreign Secretary Post As Churchill Selects Cabinet

GERMAN PRISONERS BEING USED TO HELP ALLIES FIGHT JAPAN  SKILLED NAZI POW REING IISED TA RPEeoNnT

Nazi POW’s Help Win War On Japan   Being Used In Every Possible Way To Speed Re deployment of Americans.

German Manpower, Technical Skill Utilized in Helping to Defeat Japan

German Prisoners Put To Work By Allies To Help Win the War With Japan

NAZIS MADE TO ASSIST ALLIES   Beaten Germans Forced -te  Ready Equipment For  Pacific Duty

GERMAN SKILL AND MANPOWER BEING UTILIZED   Prisoners of War Helping To Whip Japan; Working On Rebuilding Europe; Must Do Big Farming Job.

Put Germans To Work   Prisoners in Allied Hands Used to Speed War Against Japan

German Labor. Skill Put To Use By Allies   Helping Win The War Against Japan; Recondition Equipment.   TURN TO FARMING

GERMAN LABOR PUT TO WORK   Prisoners Now Helping Allies To Win War Against Japanese

Allies Put War Prisoners fo Work On Redeployment   Germans Help To Recondition War Equipment

German Manpower, Skill Put To Work Helping To Beat Japan   Germans Find They Have Created Own Frankenstein In Slave Labor

GERMAN PRISONERS BEING USED 10 HELP ALLIES FIGHT JAPAN  ~ SKILLED NAZI POW BEING USED TO RECONDI. hw  JOAN WAD FATT

German Prisoners Put to Work; Aid War Against Japs   Made to Recondition U. S. Equipment, Repair Roads, Till Soil

Use Germans In War Effort  Against Japan   Put to Work Speeding Giganiie Task of Redeploying American Forces to Pacifie

heat   GERMAN. MANPOWFR AND TEG s:.CAL SKILL PUT TO WORK BY THE 2; JES.   DR. ROBERT LEY, HITLER'S LABOR [MASTER IS TAKEN

Chance of Ending GM Strike ‘Stim’   Fact-Finding Board To Meet Wednesday, Report

25-Cent Wage Boost Could Bring New Pact Soon After January    Labor Department Feels That Skiltul Mediation Can Solve 25-Day Deadlock; Fact-Finders Prepare To Organize Next Tuesday

SETTLEMENT BY CHRISTMAS APPEARS - OUT   Union, Firm Officials Plan Tc Meet Fact-Finders In Capital Next Week

Hearings Postponed By Senate Labor Committee Until January 2, Cannot Get Consideration Before Christmas   FINANCIAL SUPPORT ASSURED STRIKERS

M’Arthur fo Fly From Okinawa To Jap Capital   Atsugi Airstrip Ready to Take Giant Transports

MOLOTOV RETURNED TO MOSCOW TODAY   His. Plane Took Off From an Army Air Field Near San Francisco.

Molotov Goes To See Stalin On Pole Issue   Polish Question Will Be Considered Further In  Russian Capital

Molotov Leaves Conference To Return Home   Commission Members To Resume Polish Talks In Moscow

Allied General Staff to Keep an Eye  On Germany for Generations Proposed

Crowley Ur ges Vigilant Guard  O ver Germany   FEA Administrator Pro poses Allied General Staff lo Block Fre ture Aggression

Crowley Says Allies Must Keep Eye On Nazis for Years  — Whole Economic Setup Must Be Stripped, FEA Chief Declares

Disarmament Of Germany First Task:   Whole Reich Economic Setup Must Be Smashed

Giant German War Industries Can Start Up Almost at Once if Chance Is Given, Crowley Tells Conqres

Crowley Says Allies Must Keep Eye On Nazis for Years  Whole Economic Setur Must Be Stripped,  rea @b:.f Paelarac

Crowley Warns Watch Germany To Avert War   Need Vigilance For Generations

Says Allies Must Watch Germans to Prevent New War   Leo Crowley Tells Congress Germany Must Be Disarmed

Must.Keep Eye On Reich For   © ‘Generations’   Crowley Says Such Policy Is Necessary to Avoid Another War

Break Japs’ Resistance  On Okinawa   U. S. Tenth Army and Second Marine Division Apply Finishing Touches

U, §, TENTH ARMY SMASHES PLANNED RESISTANCE OF JAPS  FINAL VICTORY ON OKINAWA SOUGHT TO AVENG! NEATH CEN. BUCKNER

VICTORY DAY ANNOUNCED BY NIMITZ   All Planned Resistance On Island Crushed   VETERAN FORGES   Crack Nips’ West Flank; Remaining Japs Herded Into 6-Mile Area

JAPS FLEE FROM VENGEFUL YANKS ON SO. OKINAWA PLANNED RESISTANCE OF ENEMY BROKEN AS  ww ara

DAWES TOWARD FINAL VICTORY   Okinawa Field Dispatch Res ports Task Now is Ac- © complished.   JAPS IN SMALL SECTOR

Yanks Smash Jap Lines to QSeek Victory   2nd Marine Division, Veterans of Tarawa and Saipan, Roar in to Crush West Flank of Enemy

Tenth Army Drives To Final Victory    Gen. Buckner Killed by Shellburst Had Held as Surprise 2nd Marine _ Division Which Crushes Jap Flank

Troops Seek Vengeance for Buckner Death   Second Marine Division Enters Battle for Island

ALL PLANNED RESISTANCE NOW BROKEN   Tenth Army Lashes Forward Toward Imminent Success to Avenge the Death of Its Leader, General Buckner.

10th ArmyBreaks All Planned Nip Resistance There   Victory'Comes As Gen. Buckner Meets Death As Final Assault Hits Stride   General Buckner Killed By Jap Shell Almast At Moment Of Final Victory By His U.S. Tenth Army

Tenth Army Smashes Planned Resistance In Determination To Avenge Commander's Death

‘Drive For Final Victory on Island   U. S. Third Army Breaks All Planned Resistance  on Okinawa  BUCKNER IS KILLED      Second Marine Division Crushes the Japs’ West Flank-

Second Marine Division Thrown Into Battle Crushes Japanese West Flank and Herds Survivors Into Small Area   VICTORIES SCORED BY ALLIES IN ALL THEATRES

Japs Swept From Plateau   West Flank Crushed, Garrison Herded Into Small Space at Island’s Tin

Imminent Victory Seen As ‘Troops Battle To Avenge Death of Gioneral; Remaining Japs Might Fanatically.

Cautious Admiral Knows 10,000 Nips Yet To Be Killed  Tells Men Triumph

YANKS BATTLE ON TO AVENGE GEN. BUCKNER   Final Victory Imminent; Jap Troops Cut To  Pieces

Smash Planned Jap Resistance On Okinawa Isle  Yanks Push Toward Final Victory To Avenge Death Of  foan RL nae

Jap Remnants Pocketed In 6 Square Miles   Enemy Swept From Most Of Yuaeju Plateau, Bulwark of Last Defonse Line   Nimitz Declares “Day of Victery”   Marine Conibat "Tei un Goes Into Action to Speed Final Conquest of  Okinawa & ‘

LAST PLANNED RESISTANCE ON ISLAND BROKEN   2nd Marine Division, Pacific Veterans, Aid in Final Assanit.

Yanks Surprise Japs With All-Out Push   Adm. Nimitz Proclaims “Day of Victory” For American Troops

Deaths In lowa  At Pre-War Level   Evidence of Splendid War Effort of Doctors Revealed, Says the State Health Dept.

V. F. W. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED   RELIEF CORPS ROOMS WILL BE USED AS MEETING PLACE FOR ORGANIZATION

WALLACE FORCES LOSE ONE ROUND   OPPONENTS SEEK MORE MONEY RESTRICTIONS

Wallace May Get Another Wallop   Commerce Secretary May Be Taken Off Board of Export-Import Bank.

Open New Fight Against Wallace  May Lose Seat on Export-import Bank

Wallace House Foes Are Assured of Chance to Restrict Money. Powers

Survivors Tell. Gruesome Story Of Atrocities by Jap Sub Crew After Liberty Ship Is Sunk —

Survivors of Torpedoed American Ship Tell of Murder Orey of Jap Sub Crew

To Quit Meeting it Earnings Are ‘Made A Factor   Chairman Of Fact-Finding Panel Says GM's . Withdrawal Not.To Halt Investigation

VETERANS OF EUROPEAN, NORTH AFRICAN WARS WON'T FIGHT IN PACIFIC.

African, European Vets Skip Duty In Pacific   Further Fighting Avoided By Army Stand; President’s Mother Flown to Washineotan

Two Fronts Enough: No Pacific Service for Americans Who Fought in Both Africa, Europe

FIGHTING IS OVER FOR SOME VETERANS   Eisenhower Forbids Sending to Pacific Men Who Saw Action in Bath Afries and Furone.

FIRST SOLDIERS GIVEN RELEASES   About 2,500 Men Receive Discharges Today Under Point System

900 Suspects Already in U.S. Custody   ‘War Criminals’ to Stand Trial Within Sixty Days With 4,000 Expected in Final List of Accused

17 MILES FRO HANNOVER IN NEW OFFENSIVE   Enemy Jams Leipzig Roads

U.S. (st, 9th, British 2nd, Hurdle Weser   Patton's Forces Advance 7 Miles In New Assault

COMMANDER OF FIRST JAP ARMY  TO BE ARRESTED   General Conducting Disarming To Be Held For MacArthur

And Imposed Ten Rigid Restrictions On Japanese Press  PRINT NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH  MacArthur Makes Ten Commandments For Newspapers

Jap Press Given 10 Orders   MacArthur Also Orders Arrest of Japanese General

Jap General Ils Ordered Arrested   MacArthur Also Impose: New Restrictions on  the Japanese Press

MW Arthur Orders Arrest of Japan's Ist Army General   Claps 10 Restrictions On Japanese Papers, Other Publications

Rules Clamped on Nip Press   MacArthur Orders  Doihara’s Arrest   Hirohito may Quit, Tokyo moves hint. (Story on Page 5.)

Arrest Order For Doihara Issued 48 Hours After General Is Named To Succeed Field Marshal General Sucivama   DOIHARA JOB WAS TO SUPERVISE DISARMING

WARTHUR HAS JAP COMMANDER SEIZED TODAY   Kenji Doihara Was Successor of Sugiyama, Suicide

DOHHARA ARRESTED, JAPANESE PRESS GIVEN COMMANDMENTS . ON PROPER NEWS PRESENTMENT.

GEN. DOIHARA ARRESTED BY MAC ARTHUR   Further Rigid Restrictions On Jap Press

10 Restrictions Imposed Against Japanese Press   MacArthur Orders Jap General Arrested

RESTRICTIONS ON JAP PRESS ARE INCREASED   MacArthur Orders Arrest of Former Commander of Army In China.

NIP GENERAL ARRESTED FOR CHINA GRIMES   Newsmen Given Strict Code

Dothara Urderer Arrested by Gen. MacArthur   U.S. Military Chief ees es Out 10 Strict Rules to Nip Press

MacArthurSets Restrictions On Newspapers   Doihara, Successor To Sugiyama, May Be Tried As War Criminal

W Arthur Orders Arrest of Jap Army Commander   10 Rigid Restrictions Are Placed Against Nipponese Newspapers

Military and Civilian Police Comb London in Hunt for Army Deserters

Defeat of Japs Told By Papers   Newspapers of Japan Gradually Reveal Defeat

Fast Change Revealed By Jap Press   Nip Newspaper Files Show Shift From Arrogance Toward Defeat

Files Of Japanese Newspapers Give Graphic Picture Of Country Plunging Toward Defeat

Jap Newspaper Files Reveal Trend From Arrogance to Defeat: Domei Was “Winning the War’ Until Last

ELABORATE DINNER  OR GEN. DEGAULLE   Truman Charges French Press Not Giving U.S. Square Deal

NINE-TOAST — DINNER FOR. DEGAULLE—,   ‘Emphasis on. Better American-Franco_Relations.

If You Could See Yourself Through War Vet’s Eyes, It Might Be Shock

Russians Edge Nearer Berlin in New Gains   Move on Goerlitz on Road to Dresden After Fall of Saqan

SOVIET GENERAL DIES FROM BATTLE WOUND   Cherniakhovsky Hit While Ir East Prussian Sector

RUSSIAN ARMY CHIEFTAIN DIES   BATTLE WOUNDS FATAL TO CHERNIAKHOVSKY

SOLVING OF JAPANESE CODE LED TO. YAMAMOTO'S DEAT   ADMIEAL WHO BOASTED RE WOULD DICTATE PEACE AT WHITE HOUSE SHOT é . DOWN

CODE MESSAGE LED TO DEATH OF YAMAMOTO   Deciphering Brought Many U.S. Military Successes ,

Husband's Account Not Convincing   So He’s Held in Connection With Wife’s Murder

‘GOLD BOWL’ NuW   Wheat in 31 Counties Brought in Estimated $136  b

“GOLD BOWL” NoW   ‘Wheat in 31 Counties ‘Brought in Estimated $136,000,000

WAGE-PRICE POLICY UP 10 PRESIDENT   Truman to Meet WitI WLB ‘Members and Schwellenbach

President {s Seeking Policy To Fad Strikes   Meeting W. L. B. And Labor Secretary In Conferences On Reconversion W a ge-Price Policy

President Acts As Crisis Grows   Coal Deadlock Unbroken: Plan fo Boost Wage Minimum is Studied

FLOIENT MUVLO TO TAKE LEAD IN TARE PA Pa PLAN  Ohinf Evanutiva PBarennally   Chief Executive Personally Takes Charge of The Administration’s Effort to Revamp Policy.   AIMS AT ENDING THE OUTBREAK OF STRIKES   Congressmen Calling foi Legislation to Hold Unions Responsible With Industry for Pagra

Wounds Estranged Wife And Suicides   Pittsburgh Man Fires At Wife, Then Turns Gun On Himself  In Wife's Room

NAVY REVEALS HARBOR THREAT   FOUR MAJOR PORTS MINED BY GERMAN SUBMARINES

U. S. Has a Plane Better Than B-29   General Arnold Reveals Craft Can Range All Over East Asia From Pacific Bases—Discloses Intention to Quit as Air Chief.

U. S, Air Forces Have New Plane Considerably Better Than Super Fort

PLANE ‘BETTER’ THAN B-29 NOW » READY FOR USE   Gen. Arnold Reveals @ New Craft Would Range East e Asie from Pacific

U. S. Uncovers Plane ‘Better’ Than the B-29   New Craft Capable of Ranging Over East Asia from Pacific Bases

Fantastic War Age  Dawn Seen   Discloses New Plane Better Than B-29; Says He’s Quitting

Request Yugoslavs To Leave Trieste   U.S., Britain ; Put Fate  of Istria To Council

ALLIES DEMAND SLAVS RETIRE   Call For Removal’ Of Troops From Istria, Trieste

Tito Is Asked To Withdraw From Trieste   Allies Oppose Yuogslav Occupation Of Pre-War Italian Province

Greater Benefits In Reconversion Prosram Asker   Truman Calls for Adequate Aid for Workers Temperarily Unemployed

Benefits  Urged For 26 Weeks   Called Necessary During U.S. Transition From War To Peace

TRUMAN URGES JOB BENEFITS   Asks Aid for Workers Idle  During Reconversion

TRUMAN WANTS EXTENSION OF JOBLESS PAY   War Workers Benefit ‘Obligation’ of Government

Asks Higher Worker Aid Benefits   Truman Asks Congress To Increase Unemployment Insurance Pay-.  ments, Widen Coverage

Truman Asks Increase in Jobless Aid   Emergency Action By Congress Urged During Reconversion

$25 BENEFITS FOR NO WORK TRUMAN PLAN   Tells Congress Minimum  Should Be Set For Unemployment Pay

Truman Calls  For Extension ‘Pay to Jobless   Asks Unemployment Compensation of Not Léss Than $25 Weekly Dur ing Transition Period

President Declares  Gap Must Be Plugged   Would Raise Amounts to $25 And Lengthen Time to 26 Weeks. He Telis Conevress

President Urges Unemployment Pay Increase   Asks Compensation Payments Not Less Than $25 During Transition Period

Transition Pay Asked  by Truman   Benefits to Close Gap Between War, Peace Work Urged

TRUMAN MAKES REQUEST OF CONGRESS   ‘Asks Aid For. War Workers During ~  Reconveérsion

Unemployment Pay increase Is Asked   President Truman Recommends to Congres: That Compensation Be Minimum of $25 Weekly for 26 Weeks Any One Year.

UNEMPLOYMENT PAY OF $25 WEEKLY IS URGED BY TRUMAN   President Feels Period of  Transition From War to  Peace Would Necessitate ' Unemployment Compensa-

Truman Urges $25 Weekly Unemployment. Pay Rate   President Would Spread Amount Over 26 Weeks Of Any One Year During Change From War To Peace-Time Economy

$25 Per Weed Minimum Set By President   Compensation Would Cows 26 Weeks; Message to Canerese lirweer Achan

‘Ask $25 Weekly — “For Workless - For :26° Weeks   President Desires ‘To. Tide Nation Over Transition From War. To Peace

Krug Scorns Fear Of Reconversion Bringing Collapse   Pledges Every Possible Encouragement To Small Business

SEEKS SECURITY FOR WORKERS IN TRANSITION ERA   President Proposes Widened Unemployment Compensation Legislation.

Unemployment Pay For War Workers  Urged By President   $25 a Week for Yearly Maximum of 26 Weeks Recommended For Transition Period in Message to Congress as ‘Bulwark Against Postwar Deflation’

Protection For Workers Asked During Period Of Transition      A/S BRA GAAEORE ACES  26-Week Benef it  Plan Submitted   President Says Workers Thrown Out Temporarily Must Have Aid

JOBLESS PAY IN RECONVERSION IS TRUMAN PLEA   Congress Urged To Close ‘Major Gap’ In Post-War Plans

Jobless Aid Hike Asked By Truman   President Urges Maximum Payments Be Lifted To $25 Per Week.

ASK SECURITY ACT REVISION      Truman Urges $25 Compensation Payments During Transition

Transtion Of Workers Seen  ‘As Major Gap   Truman Urges Benefits For Unemployed Workers During Change

Increased Benefit: To Jobless Urged   President Calls for $25 Weekly Minimum

President Asks Aid To Temporary Jobless   Legislation Required To Plug Gap In Reconversion Program Of Industry

Proposes U nemployme tf Benefits —$25 A Week For 26 Weeks  TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE  Temporarily Unemployed Through No Fault Of Their Own

Truman Asks Higher Rates Of Congress   Would Allow Maximinun Of 26 Weeks of Beucfits in Year

EVERY ELIGIBLE WORKER WOULD IBE ENTITLED TO 26 WEEKS OF BENEFITS IN ANY ONE YEAR

Employment Pay Increases Sought   Truman Asks Congress to Change Provisions of Present Statutes

URGES SECURITY FOR WORKERS IN CHANGING TIMES   Truman Asks for Unemployment Benefits During the Transition

PRESIDENT TRUMAN RECOMMENDS PAY OF JOBLESS BE RAISED  DECLARES TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE SHOULD BE SOFTENED

Truman Proposes Increases in Compensation Pay  _ Transition Period Must Be Considered,  President Declares

ASKS CONGRESS FOR MORE AID TO UNEMPLOYED   Seeks Not Less Than $25 Weekly for Jobless During Reconversion Period

ASKS MOVE AS TRANSITION “ NECESSITY   Maximum Payment Of $25 Weekly Suggested   Should Be Entitled To 26 Weeks Of Benefits, Congress Hears

Soviets Take Last of Great ‘Baltic Bases   70,000 Germans Surrender to End Battle for Capital

Unconditional Surrender By Night Possible   Rinnors Circulating Ls Mos. cow Today That Reich Collapse Will Come Any Minute   Denmark, Norway Nearing Freedom   German Plenipotentiary Called to Conference With New Fuchre:, lo Map Plans

Norwegian Patriots Deal Greatest Acts of Sabotage of European War

Further Talks With ELAS Leaders Are Halted By Rulers   British Aid Doughboys

Brifish Army's Role Revealec   Why Yanks Held First Line Now Disclosed

British Troops Are Fighting on Western Sector   They've Been on Offensive Since Nazi Breakthrough at Tip of Sector   Censorship Stopped Earlier Announcement

Britons Join  Allied Ranks   Britishers Bolstering Army Against Nazis

‘British Troops Have Been. “Silent Partners”. Of Yanks In Belgium

Reveal British Troops Act As Silent Partners to Yanks In Battling Nazi Counternuch

British There From First ¢   News Kept From British, American People But Germans Announced It

RAILROAD CAR _ REPORT ASKED   SENATOR SAYS HE IS IN. FORMED HUNDREDS OF ROXCARS. SHIPPED TO SOUTH  AMERICA ‘

©. S. Grain Rots While Box Cars Are Given To Foreign Governments

CHILDREN SLASHED BY YOUNG WIDOW      One Dies and Mother Held : After Suicide Fails

WILL GOVERN CANADA:   Sir Harold Alexander Has Been Appointed by King George

Canada Has. New Official   “Alexander Appointed As Governor. General.

Alexander Sent To Canada Post   More Offensives Believed Planned

Canada’ To Give _Gen.. Alexander - Warm Welcome   Hero Of Dunkirk To Wind _. Up Duties In Italy Before . Becoming. .Gov.-General

 Field Marshal Alexander iis Named Canada’s  ‘New Governor-General

ALEXANDER TD  RULE CANAD!   Field Marshal Is Named Governor-General By King George.

Field Marshal Alexander Is Named Canadian Governor-General By King

British Commander Sends Ultimatum to Indonesians To Surrender Their Arms

BRITISH TO ISARM. All INNONT SIANS   Troops to Moye Into Soerbuja und Oller Bases to Cany Out Task

Jap Cabinet Gives Women  Vote Rights   4.800 ‘Thought Police’ Dismissed; Bitter Political Campaign Shapes Up

Nip Political Factions Prep For Vote Battle  New Regime Okays — fiheral Channec

Bitter Fight Expected in. Jap Election   Once-Inactive Parties Organize As Reds Take Hand

Fight Begun By Japanese For Control  Over Politics   Suffrage Is Gained By Female Voters

WOMEN TO GET VOTE IN JAPAN UNDER RULING   New Cabinet Lowers Ballot Age from 25 to 20; Election Set

Russia Taking Active Hand In Moves, Report   New Constitution Is Due to Be Handed Diet in December

Japan General Election May Be Violent Battle   ‘Woman Suffrage App roved By Cabinet And Revision Of Constitution Starts

JAPAN FAGING NEW TROUBLE AT ELECTIONS   Two New Parties Forming; Federation to Fight Communists. ~

Reds Bid For Votes In Japan   Communists Active In Preparation for Mid-Wimter Election

Cabinel Approves Woman Suffrage, Lowers Voting Age   Emperor ‘Seriously Considering’ Abdication; Election Battle May Become Violent

Russia Reported to Be Taking an Active Part in Japanese Election

JAP POLITICAL ELECTION STAGED   Russia Reportedly Taking Active hand; Woman Suffrage OKec

Jap Factions Line Up For  Election Fray   Russia Said Taking Aetive Part; Revision of Constitution Begun.  en  CHANGE SUFFRAGE LAW

Russ Enter Jap Politics   Factions Massing in Battle for Control; Woman Suffrage O.K.d

Bitter Political Fight — Brews In Japan; Votes For Women Approved

Stage-Is Set In Japan For First Real Election   May Be Attended by Vio lence} EniperorHirchito _ Reported Considering Abdication

Russia Taking Active Part in Ja-p Elections   Violent Vote Battle This » Winter Appears : Shaping Up

JAP ELECTION BATTLE FORMS   New Cabinet Approves Vote For Women of Nippon

POLITICAL STAGE 15 SET IN JAPAN FOR BITTER FIGHT   Russia Said to Be Taking Hand as Factions Square Off for Midwinter Election Battle.   CABINET APPROVES WOMAN SUFFRAGE   Discharges 4,800 “Thought Police’—Emperor Reported “Seriously Consider ing” Abdication. 2

Preparing By Japs Fo  Election   Hirohito Is Considering An Abdication A Report Declares

New Parties Being Formec By Japanese   Midwinter General Elections Battle May Become Violent

GETS WORD ABOUT SON REPORTED KILLED   Gov't Adieu Man Listed Killed Jan. 9th, Missing As of Dec. 17   CONFLICT OF REPORTS

SECOND SON MISSING, ONE KILLED EARLIER   Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Clinton Notified by Government   JUST A YEAR APART

Sale of E Bonds Stui Lagging Here   City Passes 2 Other Quotas In 7th War Loan

DEFENSE MARS “DEATH THREAT TALE IN TRIAL   Witness Takes Back Story of Hearing Klatt Threaten Boy

KLATT SCORES ON TESTIMONY OF EX-INMATE   identification Expert Tells of Pictures Of Youth

Blue's Ouster of Laird Partly Due To Patronage Issue   Laird Says He Will Not Contest Governor’s Action

INDEPENDENCE OF -R. B. LAIRD CAUSES. OUSTER   Failure to Consult. Iowa Governor on . Hiring Started Dispute

Governor Ousts ‘Safety Chief In Intraparty Feud   Fired Bec&use He Didn’t Consult Blue About Appointment. Savs Laird.

HODGES TO LEAD MEN IN ACTION   Troops Slated To Get Furloughs In U. S.,  Army Announces

FIRST ARMY THE PACIFIC      Will Stop for Furloughs in _ This Country

Advance Units Are Already On Way to U. §   Vetcran Outfit to Take Field Against Japs Under Hodges

First Bound Fer Pacific Via U. §   Hodges’ Pace-Setters ic Lead Way to New Front

Advance Units Have AIready Embarked For United States   ready Hmbarked For United States  UNDER COMMAND OF GENERAL HODGES  All Troops Stopping Here Will Be Given Furloughs

Hodges’ Men On The Move To Pacifie   Advance Units To Get Furloughs In United States

Pacific Ba : Yanks ToL: “hd By First Army    ; Troape Will Be Given: Furloughs Before ‘Leaving To Fight Japs

AMERICAN 1ST ARMY IS GOING TO THE PACIFIC   Hodges’ History-Making Outfit Will Come Home First

IGNORE DEMAND TO CUT ARMY TO 3,000,000 MEN   War Department Wants Nearly 7 Million to Speed Japs’ Defeat

Johnson Asks 5 - Million- Man Slash In Army   Can’t Use More Than 3 Million Against Japan, Declares Senator.

Army Silent on Johnson's Blast  Coleradoan Thinks 3 Milllon Enough

Army Won't Talk Made lo Reduce Forces  s Charged ah He rds hiBle ame

SOLON'S BLAST IS UNANSWERED   War Dep’t Mum On Re i quest Army Discharge 5 Miliion Men

Army Won't Cooperate!   Colorado Senator Wants Force Reduced for War WitI Japan So Soldiers Can Be Put on Civilian Jobs

Johnson Says  He’s Impotent To Cut Army   Has To Wait Until Congress Returns; War Department Ounet.   WANTS THREE MILLION

Army and Selective Service lgnore Blast by Senator  Colorado Sofon Wants Military Forces Cut te 3,000,000

Wants Army Scaled Down  To 3,000,000   Senator Johnson Makes Demand

War Department, Draft Silent on Johnson Demand   They Won't Cooperate, Senator Says on Recommendation to Cat 5,000,000 Men from Army

Army and Selective Service Ignore Blast by Senator  Colorado Solon Wants Military Forces

Silence From War Chiefs On Slash In Army   Sen. Johnson Demands Army Be Scaled Down From 8 to 3 Million Men

War Agencies Silent On Johnson’s Demand That Army Be Scaled Down

Sen. Johnson Demands  That The Army's Strength: Be Cut to 3,000,000 Men.

Departments  Are Silent Upon Demand For Slashes   Johnson Says Large Army Need Is Gone

Black Market Drive Planned By Agencies   Campaign Also to bi Made Against Tax Chiselers -

PLAN DRIVE ON BLACK MARKET   Federal Agencies Also To Press Campaign Against Tax Chiselers

Attack on Black Market Planned hy U.S. Agencies   Enforcement Plans   Enforcement Plans to Be Discussed at Meeting Today

Attack on Black Market Planned by U.S. Agencies  Enforcement Plans _ to Be Discussed   @~wt Aka abliaa a Tas wes

Federal Altacks On Black Market Being Shaped Uj   Four Agencies Plan Fight _ Against Marketers “And tax Evadets

ASKS DISCHARGE OF PRODUCERS OF FOOD   O’Konski Calls on Truman To Release Farm Boys From Army.

FRENCH ANNOUNCE WORLD POLICIES   Will Support Easy Peac« For Italy.

U.S. LOSES CHANCE TO BE FIRST AS SENATE ACTION HANGS FIRE: PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO CLEAN SLATE

Nicaragua First To Give Formal Okay To Charter   Our Leaders Seeking U.S. Ratification As Soon As Possible

Alhed Troops In ltaly Advancing   British And Canadian Troops Reach Casal Borsetti On Adriatic Coast

2 Bodies Recovered; Fate of Other Men ‘Still Undetermined   Another Fire Blocks Rescue Teams Efforis But Hope Revives Among Kin Watching  Dacnerata Eicht ta BRaach Victime

Fiehts Inom on World Peace  Stormy Days Ahead on Floors of Conaress

May Underwrite Peace Efforts.   . Proposals. for ‘Declarations of U. S. “Peace Aims Enlargine

Military Demands Government Resign   Powertul Argentine Groups De mit Piiections VW ithin  oo phays

ARMY AND NAVY JOIN STUDENTS   DEMAND ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT RESICN

Young Argentine Officers Demand Resignation of Govt., Trial of Peron

Nimitz Confers With MacArthur In Philippines   Leaders of Sea, Land “Forces Map Plans For Future Drives

NIMITZ, MACARTHUR ‘CONDUCT CONFERENCE   Fleet Admira] Flew To Philippines To Plot Pacific Strategy With Army Commander

GREAT AIR AND SEA SEARCH LAUNCHED   Hundreds of Planes Scour Area Off Florida For Navy Bombers

Tropic Dusk Swallows Up Five Bombers Six Planes, 27 Men Missing In Atlantic

‘Six Naval Planes With 27 Persons Aboard Sought by Air-Sea Rescue Units Off Florida East Coast

Six Navy Planes Lost in Storm   Total of 27 Men Missme Off Florida

SIX PLANES LOST. WITH 27 ABOARD   AIR-SEA SEARCH ON OFF FLORIDA COAST WITH HUNDREDS TAKING PART.

Navy Seeks Bombers Lost Ai Sea   Six Plenes Sought In Stormy Area Off Florida Coast

Hopes Dwindle In Plane Hunt   Reinforcements Join Search for Bombers Off East Coast

Quick Ratification Of Peace Charter Appears Certain In All United Nations Capitals   Government Leaders Setting Machinery In Motion For Formal Approval

Quick Ratification of Peace Pact Appears Certain in Capitals of Virtually All the United Nations

See Final 0. K. By All Nations Late In Fall   Eye Promise Of Quick U. S. Senate Action; Soviet May Be First To Adopt Charter

UNITED NATIONS ALL EXPECTED TO RATIFY PEACE PACT QUICKLY   COVREONMENT TEFADERS   GOVERNMENT LEADERS FROM RUSSIA TO PERU HEAD FOR APPROVAL

All United Nations Are Expected To Put OK On Peace Charter Speedily

Quick Ratification Of World Charter Appears Certain   From Russia to Peru, Leaders Pave Way Car Earmal Anproval

UNITED NATIONS ALL EXPECTED TO RATIFY PEACE PACT QUICKLY  GOVERNMENT LEADERS FROM RUSSIA TO PERU seemithn FAR sarmmrmratratl

Quick Action On Peace Pla: Is Predicted   All Nations Seem Certain Of Endorsement

Capital taken after 12 days of history’s worst street action   70,000 German prisoners captured includine commander of beaten foe

Destruction Of German Ninth Army Southeast Of City Also Reported

Surrender of 70,000 Marks Battle’s End  120.000 Nazis Taker and 60,000 killed  Just Refare Finich   Berlin Greatest City Ever To Be Captured in Battle

Stalin Says Hitler And Goebbels Took Own Lives   Continent’s Greatest City Gives Up Fight At 3 P. M., Moscow Time; 70,000 Prisoners

Last Remnants of German Resistance in Capital City Are Reported Finished by Soviets.

Hitler And Goebbels Take  Own Lives    General Krebs Also Reported A Suicide, 70,000 German ‘Troops Lay Down Their Arms In Surrender

70,000 Nazis In Berlin Quit After 12 Days Of Fighting   Reds Take Rostock, AnnounceSmashing Of Foe’s 9th Army South of Capital

a. OF afeaces: Uicy on Cominen: 3 imaxes _,55° “Sie farcia-ram S-a inorar

Russians Claim Hitler, Goebbels Commit Suicide  President Truman Add: Fuehrer Is Really

Russian Victory  Comes After 12-Day Battle   Death of ‘Der Fuehrer’ and His Propaganda Minister Is Revealed by Dr. Hans Fritsche, High Nazi Captured by Reds

10,000 German Troops Give Up To the Russians   Stalin Orders 24 Salvos from 324 Cannon Fired in Moscow

Red Triumph Comes After 12 Days of Deadliest Street Fighting in History of War; Rostock, Warnemuende Captured

PLANS FOR PAVING, WIDENINGINDORSED   Improvement of Streets Flanking Business Dis- trict a Must   'C. OF C. TO COOPERATE

?  WIDENING INDORSED   Improvement of Streets Flanking Business District a Must

AMERICAN FLAG. RAISED FORMALLY ON [WO ISLE   ‘Signifies Tactical Conquest of Territory; Japs  Still Resist to Death; More Than   : 20,000 are Slain

Old Glory Officially Raised Over Iwa:to Gonify Virtual End Of Island Conquest

U. S. FLAG RAISED FORMALLY ON IWO   Marines Score Gains of 200 to 40 Yards—Jap Dead on Island Put at 20.000.

20,000 JAPS DEAD IN [WO FIGHTING   Gains of From 200 to 400 Yards Scored by © “Marines ©

Governor Makes Nine Appointments   Send Names To Senate For Confirmation

Eyewitness At Assassination Attempt — Says Sheer Luck Saved Hitler’s Hide

‘Sheer Luck’ Foiled Attempt to Kill Hitler Last July, Stenographer Reveals

. ; eT yz me : oF Sam .  Story of Hitler’s Escape Last July Related. : BE Assassination Try Details Rew : é led

ANNIVERSARY OF STAR UNION THIS MONTH   Modern Peru Brewery Marks 100th Anni versary

Sale Of Flaugher Estate Property Last Saturday  Still Eighteen More Properties To Be — Sold Rw Rafaraa

Sale Of Flaugher Estate Property Last Saturday  Still Eighteen More Properties To Be

CHINESE REDS — OPEN ATTACKS ~ ON RAIL LINES   ‘NATIONALISTS IN JAVA. REPORTED STAGING ON. SLAUGHT AGAINST BRI-TISH INDIAN TROOPS

Dispute Over Railway Line Starts Battle   11 Provinces Involved With 15,000 Casualties Reported in One Area

Cl War In China, Report   Communists Report ‘Civi War’ Raging In 11 Provinces Of Northern China

GOVERNMENT FORCES LOSE 15.000 MEN   Meet Communists in Battle for Railway Lines

MORE AUTOS SAID TO BE: IN PROSPECT   New Cars May Be Ration-Free By January .-

Ration-Free Cars Forecast by January      REMOVAL OF CONTROLS EXPECTED, BUT SUPPLY STILL UNDER DEMANDS

NEW AUTOMOBILES BY NEXT JANUARY   Already In Productior And May Be Ration Free

INCREASED CAR “QUOTAS HINTED   Ration-Free Autos Expected By Next January

RATION-FREE CARS NEXT YEAR   THE CATCH WILL BE 10 TRY AND GET ONE

AUTO. OUTPUT MAY BE BOOSTED   Gatoning End Seen Possible  By Next January

Capitulation In Czech Pocket Believed Near   U. S. Third Army And Russians Move On Prague As Patriots Claim City Seized; Nazi First, 19th And 24th Armies Quit

Germans in Czechoslovakia Said Ready to Surrender; . World Awaits “V-E” Flash

400.000 Nazis Lay Down Arms In Surrender   Capitulation Of Norway Reported: One Pocket Of Resistance Remains

Prague Freed By Patriots   Stockkc!lm Report Says Surrender of Norway !s Sianed

EUROPE QUIET EAGEPT INSIDE CZEGH POGKET   Three More German Armies Give Up to Americans and French,

Oslo Capitulation Reported Already Signed; 3,000,000. Nazis Give Up In 3 Days

Asks Inquiry Into TWA Grant   Makes No Direct Accusation But Is Suspicious, Shafer Says

Rep. Shafer Wants Congress  To Learn Whether Elliott  Roosevelt’s Influence Entered Into It

porthcmnn URCES PURCHASE OF EXTRA BONDS   After Helping Pay For War, Chance Now To Lend For Peace

HARVEST DROWNED OUT   -Drenching Rains Fall in Eastern and Northeastern Kansas

Red Columns Rolling West In Manchuria   Armies Slash 106 Miles Into Province — Japs Say Korea invaded

4 Soviet Forces Across Borders   * Tokyo Also Says Russians Invade Korea And Jap- Half Sakhalin  Isle, 30 Miles From Japan

RUSSIAN TROOPS DRIVE 106 MILES INTO MANCHURIA   “Spectacular Sweep Made Along Chinese Eastern Railway — Tokyo Renorts Korea Invaded.   ARTILLERY AND TANKS CRACK JAP DEFENSES   Soviets Employ Tactics Used to Crush Germans—Outer Mongolia Declares War ou Nipnonu,

Four Soviet Armies Pour Across Border   Tokyo Says Korea And Sakhalin Isle Also Invaded by Powerful Red Units

Red Troops Drive Ahead Against Japs  Smash 106 Miles; Invade Korea and

SOVIETS POU THROUGH GAP IN MANCHURIA   PUSH OF 106 MILES MADE IN NIPPON’S STOLEN EMPIRE

Gil Patten, Creator Of "Frank Merriwell,” Dies Of Heart Attack .

Wrote Under Name “Burt L. Standish  Creator Of Merriwell Stories Passes At 78

Gen. DeGaulle Offers French Reform Plans   Nationalization of Credit, Electricity And Insurance Urged

DeGaulle Gives Reform Program   Quick Nationalization Of Credit Is Sought

De Gaulle Urges French. Reforms  Says French Policy Will Be Co-operation

DEATH AWAITS NAZI SHIRKERS   Hitler Warns Germans They Must Fight To The Last

Speech Read By Aide Because Fuehrer ‘Busy’   Predicts a Turning ‘Point in War Will Come Durina  Yeor

Hitler Calls Upon the German People to Fight ‘Until the Last Breath   Speech Shows Hitler Fears  An Uprising Inside Germany

iHitler Admits Reich Is-Taking. Terrible Beating But Demands Death Stand.

Hitler, Demandin g: Stand To Death By Germans, Drops Hint Of Fear Of Unvrisine Inside R eich

Hitler Calls On Nazis To Fight Until Death; Shirkers Threatened:

Hitler Calls On Nation For Suicidal Fight   Threatens Skirkers Witt Death; Hints of Fear of Uprising Inside Reich

Hitler Calls for Suicide Stand   Speech Indicates Fear of Uprising

Hitler Calls On People For Last-Ditch Fight, Threatens Slackers With Death

Hitler Hints at Fear of Internal Disorders in Anniversary Speech

BOND QUOTO. NOW $25,000.00   FIRST BUYING IS UNSOLICITEDREAL PUSH STARTS SOON IN UNOIN COUNTY

Sees Air Armadas Rather Than Navy Becoming Obsolete   Admiral Sherman, Testifying Against Merger, Hits Back at-AAF

Navy Has Role In Future Wars   Warships May Launch Atomic Bomb Shells, Admiral Sherman Says

Kicked by Mule, Hif with an Axe,  : Wed 12 Times, Van Wie Is Sane

Administration Wins Delay in Consideration of Appointment   Bulletin

OLD ILLINOIS’ NATIONAL GUARD DIVISION TO GO BACK TO STATE CONTROL

 Declares 60,000 Houses Were Destroyed, but Gives No Figures on Dead and Injured, Asserting It Will Take Some Time to Complete Count—Great Seaport’s Communications and Transportation Lines Knocked Out.

Bombs Level  Japanese Cities   Tokyo, Yokohama Being Reduced to Ashes by Superfortresses.

Klectrical Workers May Call Walkout   Five Major Plants Making Appliances Would Be Closed

THREAT OF NEW STRIKE BY 25,000 FACES GM CORP.   Peace Talks Scheduled, But Electric Parts Plants Mav Close

RANKS OF GM. STRIKERS MAY BE INCREASED   Threat Of Additional Walkout Is _ Sow Hanging Over Wage Negotiations

, NEW WALKOUT IS THREATENED IN EM-CIO BATTLE   Electrical Workers May Close Down Appliance Plants

White House May Act Soon to Halt’ Auto Work Strike   Conferences Seek to Avoid Seizure

Tactics for Toyko Will Be Big Show   Army to "Show All” In War Bond Stunt At Camp Hood June 5

Daring Raid Catches Jap Unit Napping   American Losses Only Two Killed, Two Hurt

Yanks, Filipinos liberate 2,146 Luzon Internees   Make Daring Raid Against Los Banos Internment Camp

2,146 CIVILIANS RESCUED FROM ANOTHER CAME   Paratroops and Guerrillas Make Daring Air-Sea-Land Attack On Los Angeles.

Daring Raid Made On Los Banos Prison Camp  Paratroops Liberate Americans

1589 AMERICANS LIBERATED IN DARING RAID ON LOS BANOS CAMP  > + * + + + + + + Se <6 ¢ +> + + + + + + + +  YANK PARATROOPERS AND FILIPINO GUERILLAS RESCUE 9146 ” INTERNEES FROM PRISON ON JIJZAON

Paratroopers and Guerillas Rescue 2,146 Civilians at Jap Prison Camp

Yanks, F ilipinos Rescue 2146 U. S. and Allied  Prisoners at Los Banos

BUBONIC PLAGUE IN CHINA   New Outbreak Among Natives Is Reported in Western Yunnan

REJECTED BY ClO WORKERS   Refuse Wage Hike Of - 10 Per Cent.; Ford  Asks Cureton

UAW REJECTS COMPROMISE IN WAGE WAR   GENERAL MOTORS OFFER REFUSED BY UNION

“BRK UNIONISTS   Ford Proposes Assurances of Company Security; GM Roost Low

Union Rejects “General Motors ,. Wage Increase   Company Hikes Offer To 10 Per Cent: Ford In New Demand

Auto Workers Decline Offer   10 Percent Wage Boost Rejected at General Motors Plant

UNION TURNS DOWN (. M. OFFER OF 18 PCT. WAGE BOOST   Rejection Announced by Walter Reuther, Who Tells of Plans to Oppose Car Price Increase.   FORD ASKS GUARANTEES MEN WILL STAY ON JOB   Company Also Calls for Assurances of Increased Productivity on Eve of Negotiations.

LONCSHOREMEN USE VIOLENCE IN DOCK STRIKE   Special Police Squads Hurried To New York Waterfront

Money Used to Purchase War May be Curtailed   90th Captures All the Gold in Germany, } Food from Switzerland, to Pay Soldiers; \

ALLIES OUTFLANK HANNOVER, NEAR BREMEN   Third Army Seizes Entire Treasure Of Hitler’s Reich 

Entire Reserve of Reichsbank Falls to Patton Troops; High Nazi Officials Guarded Hoard

Over 100 Tons Of Bullion ‘In Salt Mine   German Army Pay Rol May 8e Frozen By Unexpected Haul

Loose Talk Leads Yanks to Billions Patton's Tanks Encircle Mine Holding Reich's Gold Reserve

100 TONS OF GERMAN GOLD, SAID TO BE NAZIS’ RESERVE, IS CAPTURED BY THIRD ARMY

HITLER'S FUNDS TO PAY ARMY GONE   CACHE "Y¥OUND BY THIRD ARMY POSSIBLY WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

NAZI TREASURES TAKEN IN DRIVE   Booty, Including 100 Tons of Gold Bullion, Seized by Third Army

Third Seizes Nazi Gold Supply, Currency Of Many Nations. Stacks Of Priceless Art

 Ca pture of Golden Treasure of Collapsing Reich May Shorten War By Robbing Army of Payroll

TO GO TO. SENATE   Schoeppel Will Ask Aid For Veteran Denied An Oil Stove

Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker Has Brilliant Record of Achievement   Military Record

Second American Task Force Near Shores of Luzon   Jap Installations from Formosa To Tokyo Blasted By Superforts

Second Fleet Now Reported In Luzon Area   Great American Task Force Reported To Be Maneuvering For Landing

Naval Planes AndB-29’s Hit Formosa Isle   ‘Tokyo Also Battered By Super-Forts; Japs Say 150 Vessels Comprise Second Task Force Off Northern Coast Of Luzon

ECOND YANK ASK FORGE IN INGAYEN GULF   New B-29, Navy Plane Attacks

V REPORTS SAY U.S. ARMADA HAS RAWN FROM LINGAYEN GULF SHELLING COAST 48 HOURS

second American Armada Reported In Lingayen Gulf   Maneuvering far Landing On Island of Luzon, Tokio Broadcasts Say   BASES RAIGED FROM FORMOSA TG TOKIO   Hundreds of Cacrier-Based And B-29 Planes in Great Air Assault

Superforts Hit New Biows Over Big Arc   Enemy Eroadecasts Claim VU. 8. Invasion Armada Off Manila

Huge Air and Navy Fleets Blast Tokyo and Formosa, as Foe Hints Strike ls Impending on Manila.

First Armada Now Reported As Off Manila   B-29s and Carrier Planes Hit Formosa And Enemy Homeland

APS REPORT 2 FLEETS OFF LUZON SHORES   First Near Manila, Second in Lingayan Combat Areas . New Bomb Raids. ~~ -=

Tokyo Claims Americans Maneuvering for Landing   Jittery Japanese Broadcasts Give Confused Picture of War Situation

CLAIM SECOND TASK FORCE . OFF LUZON   Japs Say Yanks Waiting Zero Hour Before Landing

SECOND GREAT U.S. ARMADA ALARMS ENEMY   Tokyo Reports Task Force In Lingayen Gulf — Installations Are Blasted.

BRITISH PREPARE FOR A SHOWDOWN BATTLE IN JAVA   Commanders Await Reply tc Demands That Indonesians Lay Down Arms by 6 A. M. Today.   GENERAL UPRISING IN COUNTRY FEARED   Dutch Monitor at Soerabaja Says Nationalist Leaders Are Urging Followers to Fight.

British Forces In Java Prepare For Showdown   Indonesian Leaders x hort Followers To Battle fo Last

‘ST. LOUIS BANKER KILLED IN CAR CRASE   James Milton Decker, 45, Dies In stantly in Collision West of defferson City.

VICTORY LOAN DRIVE STARTS IN U. S. TODAY   Seek To Sell Four Billion In Bonds As Goal For Individuals

Famous B-29 Flies From California To New York in Less Than Six Hours

Soviets Delay Oaks Changes   Russians Ask Additional Time  To Consider Changes On Treaty Revisions

RUSSIANS DELAY ACTION ON OAKS TREATY CHANGES   Ask For 24-Hours Before Commitments; Others Arree

AMERICA, REDS AGAIN DISAGREE   Russia Delays Approval Of Amendments To Council

24-HR. DELAY ON CONFERENCE AMENDMENTS   However, Big Four Are Agreeing Better Than Expected

eds Delay Accord Amendments to umbarton Oaks   ; 24 Hours to Consider Treaty Revision, Regional Arrangements   }GREEMENT REACHED NN OTHER REVISIONS   nited States and Britain Differ on International Trusteeships

SEN. WHERRY CHARGES BRUSH-OFF OF REQUES FOR FULL INVESTIGATION OF HURLEY CHARGE

WHERRY  HOLBS PROBE OF STATE DEPT, RESENTEE   Senator Seeks. Open Hearings on Charges of Hurley

President Asks 23 Billions for U.S. Navy Use in Year   Budget Provides Strength of 3,389,000 Sailors; Fund Is Lower Than 1944

APPROPRIATION ASKED FOR NAVY   New Budget Provides for. Nearly 4,000,000 Men ~

23 Billion Asked For Navy Fund   $4,000.000.000 Cut From Last Year Made

Roosevelt Asks Two Billion For Navy Expansion  House Approves Rillion And Half

F.R. Asks $93 Billion for Navy   Requests Reduction of $4,000,000,000 From 1945 Budget

23 Billion Asked For Navy in 746   Plane, Shipbuilding Cost Figures Reduced

Three Japanese Strongpoints on Luzon Taken  Towns Are Capturex   Towns Are Captured Despite Heavy Resistance by Nips

Strongpoints On Luzon Won  Gen. Yamashita Still Fighting, Says Tokyo

Three Japanese Strongpoints on Luzon Taken   Towns Are Capturec Despite Heavy Resistance by Nips

Allies Capture Three Key North Luzon Strongpoints   Balikpapan Harbor Open; Japs Pierce China Coast Defense

Yanks and Filipinos Take Three Luzon Streongoolnis   LIBERATOR BOMBERS JIAKE RAIDS ON FORMOSA

WaketoBecome Great Air Base   U.S. Troops Re-Occupy Island As Last 1.200 Japs Surrender

Tokyo Ruined, Broadcasts by Enemy Admit   Rain Slows Campaign On Okinawa; 375,000 Jap Casualties Listed In Philippine Drive

Punch Hole In Vital — Lifeline to Singapore   Swollen Streams Slow Yank Progress  on Okinawa; Enemy Admits Air Raid

Americans Pursue Nips on Mindanao; Planes Lay Mines   J, S. Bombers Range Far To Assault Japanese Shipping, Supplies; Enemy  Rak naw lad oad Lace ©

New Union  Bill Sought   eis Sean ea ou ees: = eaten Would Make Groups Liable For Damage In  Dlnmtrart Vi-letinen Gtvilac

HOLDING OF UNIONS LIABLE FOR STRIKE DAMAGES SUGGESTED  SENATOR PLANS TO DISCUSS PROPOSAL ON FLOOR JAN. 14

Wiley Asks Law To Make Unions © Pay Strike Damage   Senator Says Step Alone Practically Solve ‘Labor Issue

Senator Wiley Has A Suggestion  Would Make The Unions Liable For Damage That May Come From Strikes  *ee @

Unions Liability Sought by Solon   Labor's Responsibility For Strike Damage Urged

Wiley Asks Law To Make Unions Liable For Loss   Visconsin Republican Sees Bill Doing Away With Irresponsible Strikes

PLAN ADVANCED TO CUT STRIKES   Senator Would Make Union Liable For Damages

Senator Wiley Wants Unions  Held Liable For Damages During Irresponsible Strikes   Believes Such.A Step Alone Will ‘Practically’ Solve Strike Problem

Senator Wants Unions Liable  For Damages    Wiley, Wisconsin Republican, Plans Floor Action

Senator Wiley Calls for Law to Make Unions Liable to Damages Where Strikes Violate Contracts

CAPITAL TO GREET “IKE” AS CONQUEROF   Tarade Through Flag-Lined Street Will Follow General’s Arrival Jone 12%.

Lewis Blasts Truman Plan  UAW Chiefs Also      UAW Chiefs Also Given Lashing

Lewis Assails Truman Plan  On Strikes  President Johnsor   President Johnson Of U. S. Chamber  Calls for Caution

ing Planned —  . Y Mes sea fia ee, Tee aa) . - ew. . <i   LEWIS ASSAILS IK IMANPROP POSAI AS. FOUL NW MESS

Lewis Assails Truman Plans      Auto Worker Strategists Are Termed “Stunjd?

Lewis Bitterly Hits Truman’s Labor Proposal   Declares Bill is ‘Foul-Smelling Mess;’ ) Blasts GM Parties

TRUMAN PLAN SMELLY MESS, LEWIS CLAIMS   CONGRESS ADVISED NOT TO AGT IN HASTE

LEWIS RAPS PRESIDENTS LABOR PLANS   Attacks’ Proposals As Hearing Opens On Fact Finding

YANKS TIGHTEN (KINAWA GRIP   MORE HIGH GROUND WON, THREE ISLETS CAPTURED

YANKS TIGHTEN PACIFIC HOLDS   Gain High Ground On Okinawa And Baguio

YANKS MENACE OKINAWA FLANK   Threaten To Crack Jap Positions Before Baguio

Japanese Before Naha Cracking  Americans Capture Important Point

YANKS CARVE SLIGHT GAINS   Infantrymen Secure Hold on Okinawa Positions—Four B-29’s Are Lost

AMERICANS TIGHTEN GRIP ON NEWLY-WON AREA ON OKINAWA  JAPANESE HOLDS ON TW¢ _ ISLANDS THREATENED BY

Yanks Tighter Grip Around Battling Japs   Fierce Fighting Gains Ground on Luzon, Okinawa

Tanks Tighten ; Grasp “On .Asland: High; Groands “) B-29's “Bauer “Japan

Yanks Tighten 'Grasp on Newly Won High Ground   From Vantage Points Infantrymen Threaten Naha And Baaquio Linas

Jap Defenses Still Limit Yank Gains   British Forces Capture Two More Oil Cities  In Central Burma

Yanks Rip Japs On Two Fronts   Score Notable Gains On Okinawa, Baguio

"Newly-W on High Ground Threatens Jap Eastern  Flank On Island   Enemy Garrison  On Cebu Cut Off      Three Islets Off Okinawa Captured In Strong Amphibious Attack

Yanks Capture New Heights In Hard Battle of Okinawa .   Americans Threaten to Crack Jap-Held  ~~ Baauie Stronaheld in the Philiopines

Yanks Tighten Grip On Key to Okinawa   ‘Three More Islands Off Coast Captured and Americans  Threaten to Crack Baguio Stronghold on Luzon— Four Superforts Lost in Tokyo Attack

Yanks Threaten Enemy Flank on Eastern Okinawa   Trap Garrison On Cebu; B-29’s Raid Tokyo Area

KEY HIGH GROUND YIELDED BY JAPS   Yanks Threaten Foe’s Flank On Okinawa, Baguio Line

Americans Consolidate Positions on Luzon for Final Drive Aqainst Baquic

—PACIFIC—  Yanks G Gain  H igh. Ground          Threaten: To C Crack Jap ~ Bast: Flank. On Okinawa Island’

Threaten — Jap Flank © On Okinawa   Yanks Seize Heights In Slow Push Seuth; Reform On Luzon For Final Drive On Baguio

JAPS ADMIT HEAVY _ SEA BATTLE LOSSES   Premier Tells Cabinet Leyte Fight Is “Spreading Throughout the Philippines.”

Premier Says Jap Losses In Great Naval Victory’ Were by No Means Small

Stronger Rental Controls Proposed   ‘Inflation in Building Threatens, Warns OPA

Poles Told Red  Army Is “Enemy”   Journalist Testifies That Propaganda Minister Issued Orders

Russians Termed ‘Enemy by Poles   Journalist Says Orders Issued by Underground

POLES PLOTTED BLOC, REDS SAY   Move Aimed At Russia, Witness Says

At Tri Trial In Moscow Of 16 Poles..... oy Polish Journalist Tells Court Underground Held Red Army To Be Enemy

POLE DESCRIBES ANTI-RED STEPS   Claims Underground Army ~ Saw Soviets As ‘Enemy’

Journalist On Stand At Trial Polish Leader:   Testifies He Was Told Rec Army In Poland Must Be Considered Avgressaor

London Poles Said To Have Directed That Red Army Be Considered Enemy

Poles Plotted  Against Reds   Polish Journalist Says Underground Pro paganda Minister Ordered Action.

B-29 Force Hits Kyushu To Kayo Enemy Airfields   Okinawa Positions Are Unchanged—Except For le Invasion

B-29s Blast Jap Suicide  Plane Bases   Growing Pacifie Air War Costs Enemy 1.674 Aireraft In Month

First Defense Witness at Manila Trial Calls Gen. Yamashita Kind Commander

Defense Says Yamashita Was  Most Considerate Commander   By WILLIAM C. WILSON

DEFENSE OPENED FOR YAMASHITA   Manila Commander Described As Kindly. Man

CASUALTY LIST RAISED 12,873   Total Figures 911,722 for Entire War, Is Report

TRUCE ENDING GREEK WAR IS AGREED ON   British Commander and Elas Lead ers Settle Differences at Prolonged Conference.

Scientists Seek Changes In Bill (in Atomic Bomb   Men Who Made Atomic Bomb Oppose Provisions Of May Johnson Bill

Domei News Agency Now Suspended   Accede to MacA~thur’s Re. quest for Surrender of  Black Dragon Leaders

Throttles Jap Outlet Of Propaganda, Replies ~ To ‘Soft Peace’ Critics   Generals Yoshimoto And Koizumi Commit Hara-kiri; N B C Reports Jap Officer In New Delhi Shoots‘Self

Replies To Critics cs Of  7 i,   ‘Soft Peace’   “SAYS JAP GOVERNMENT IS _ ALREADY COMPLETELY : ° CONTROLLED BY AMERICAN. OCCUPATION FORCES

Japanese Government Is Completely Controlled, Asserts Commander In Answer To Criticism

MacArthur Bans Jap Propaganda News and Radio  Closes Agency Which Branchad Hata

Japan’s Last Offcial Propaganda Outlet Taken Over  SURRENDER TERMS WILL NOT BE SOFT Jap Radio Charges U. S.  Troops With Rape and Looting

Closes Domei News Agency, Answers Soft Peace Criticisms   Reports Governments Under Complete Control Military Expediency Requires Restraint; More Big Shots Committing Hara-Kini,

Suspension Ordered by MacArthur Soon After Broadcast of Anti-Allied Atrocity Stories and Other Misleading Propaganda

ON THE OCCUPATION FRONT  Yanks Squelch ‘Looting’ Charge   “Japan in Utter Collapse,” Occupation Chief Declares In Reply to U.S. Critics

Explains Delay In Setting Up Rigid Controls   Says Surrender Will Not Be Carried Out with Kid Gloves

U. S. Commander Answers Critics  Of Jap Tactics —   Domei News Agency, Propaganda Outlet, . 3" Is Closed Down

SAYS NO SOFT PEACE IN JA CONTROL PLAN   General Déclares It Is Hard at Times for Him to Use Restraint.

MacArthur Closes Domei News Agency ‘ANSWERS “SOFT PEACE” CRITICS

Gen. MacArthur Closes Down Domei Agency   Soft Peace Policy Getting Hard Boiled as Yanks Gain Hold

Jap News Agency Is Abolished   Critics Given Answer By Allied Supreme Leader

Occupation to Be Stern, He Pledges, — ShuttingDownDomei   U.S. General Replaces Jap Governor of Korea

No Soft Peace For Japan, Says MacArthur, Who Will NotHandle Japanese In “Kid-Glove Fashion”; More Japs Snicide   AMERICAN AGENCIES TO BROADCAST NEWS

NO KID GLOVE HANDLING, SAYS GEN. MARTHUR   Last Propaganda Outlet, Domei News Agency, Is Closed by Americans.

‘Soft Peace’ Plan Denied  To Japanese   MacArthur Declares Japs Are Pledged To Fulfill Terms

AMERICAN NEWS ASENCIES WILL GIVE OUT NEWS   Two More Suicides Reported Among High Jap Officers

DOME! AGENCY ABOLISHED BY ALLIED ~LEADER   Of  Japan ‘Completely Controlled’ By Allies   TWO MORE NIPS SUICIDES   Roundup Of Non-Japanese War Criminals In Nippon Continues

STRANDED BY BUS STRIKE   Walkout of Greyhound Drivers Starts Thou. sands Seeking Other Means of Travel in Seyen Western States.

GEN. MACARTHUR’S NEW VICTORY IN BORNEO INVASION IS REAL (DOUBLE TRIUMPH FOR ALLIES

MacArthur Gets Two Birds With One Shot in Borneo   OIL WORTHLESS TO JAPAN

CAPTURE OF BALIKPAPAN DOUBLE TRIUMMP FOR MACARTHUR; SPLITS EAST INDIES: GIVES ALLIES OIL

Double Victory For Allies In Borneo Seizure   Invasion Gives Strategic Control, Opens Rich.” Ol Suoplies   By DeWitt MacKenzie (P) Foreirn Affairs Analyst

Baliknanan Invasion Double Triumuoh   By DeWITT MacKENKIE  AP Forelen Affairs Analyst

MacArthur’s Borneo Move  Blow To J aps   Allied. General Gets Twe Birds With One Shot For Double Triumph Over Nipponese; Fuel Problem Is Relacarl

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‘Allied Gloom Of Christmas  Being Erased   Developments Leave Net Result of YearEnd) Periad Heavily Weighted in Allied  Favor Agaiust Axis

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153 Naval Craft Is Okinawa Toll   Either Sunk or Damaged: Navy .

Price Paid  For Okinawa 253 Naval Craft Sunk Or Damaged Off Isle

30 oils SUNK 203 DAMAGED Ih OKINAWA BATTLE   Navy Releases Report, Total 0: 7,583 Person Killed

OKINAWA FIGHT COST 30 SHIPS   Navy Reveals 223 Vessels Damaged During Bitter Battle For Island

NAVY DISCLOSES OKINAWA LOSSES   Jap Suicide Planes Re sponsible for Number of Sinkings

OKINAWA COST J, §, 30 SHIPS   223 Others Damaged or Hit by Our Own Gunfire

Japs Battle  Indonesians   Allied Troops Land At Trouble Centers

Jap Troops Battle Java Nationalists   Fight Rages As Allies Fre. pare to Move on Scene

Jap Troops Are Battling Java's Rioting Hordes   Allied Troops Are  Pouring Into Area

@.1.s in Europe Celebrate First Fourth Since V-E   Army Personnel  In United Kingdom . Take a Holiday; Novy Stays on Job

U.S. servicemen and women in E.T.0., aided by allies. to celebrate July 4th

American Forces In Europe Face Enjoyable Fourth   Many Parties Given For Service Folk To Observe Holiday

(1. 15 IN EUROPE TO OBSERVE THE FOURTH OF JULY   Service Women, Too, Will Join in First Celebration of Independence Day Since Reich’s Defeat.   YANKS IN ENGLAND GIVEN FULL HOLIDAY   British Recreation Centers Turned Over to Americans for Baseball Games, Shows and Dances.

i ‘ . ; . J e . @ ‘United Nations Join America  In Global July 4 Celebrations

SERVICEMEN TO CELEBRATE 41h   Allies Join In Honoring America’s Birthday Of Independence

United States Is Santa In Latin American Policy   Dr. Osgood Hardy Says U. S. Spent Billions To Create Good-Will

Truman To Name Wage Board As WLB Ceases Life   GM Strike, Threatened Electrical and Steel Industry Walkouts Offer Problems

National Crisis Faced as Labor Board Bows Qui   Fact-Finding Group Replaces War-Time Board

War Labor Board Will Cease Today   Wage Panel Expected T: Carry on U.S. Program

Stettinius Returns To Help Settle Critical Veto Issue   Big Powers Line up Enough Votes to Block Any Yalta Changes

Stettinius Back, Calls Big Four   U.S. Delegotes Hear Report on Conferenc: With Truman Before Chief Summons Top Ministers of Allies for Important Parley

Slight Improvement in Atomic Bombs Would Threaten End of World, Claim

Poles Ready For  Provisional Rule   Leaders Confident New Regime Will Unite All Polish Factions

Holiday Calm Prevails For 200,000 GM Strikers   GIBSON PREDICTS GM STRIKE’S END

YANKS PAY BIG PRICE 10 TAKE OKINAWA ISLE      6 ,990 Die, 29,598 Wound ed In Conquest Of Jap Island

Peace Must Be A Military One  Only Way It Can Be Lastinga—Halsey

ADMIRAL HALSEY SAYS PEACE MUST BE MILITARY ONE  JAPAN TODAY IS FOURTH OR FIFTH-RATE NATION,

santa Arrives ere Nov. 23   ‘en 18-Foot Christmas Trees Will Feature Dowrtown bd .  . Decoration Plans.   Lasting Peace Must  Be A Military One’

Nav ral Hero  Urges Force ful Peace Measures,  zeSrrong=“National---Defenses, Contintied Conscription.

Peace Must Be Military, Says Admiral Halsey   Vigilance ‘Against All Aggression Demanded in Broadcast

HALSEY: LASTING PEACE MUST BE MILITARY ONE   Third Fleet Admiral, Makes Greatest Bay Entrance Since 1908

San Francisco Welcomes Adnmiral Halsey And Third Fleet   Pacific Sea Hero Declares Only Lasting Peace Will Be One Enforced By Military Might Of U. S.

Admiral Halsey And Men Given  Rousing Welcome      Says Peace Must Be Military One

Lasting Peace Must Be Military One, Halsey Asserts on Arrival in U_ S.

Work-Draft Bil In Conference  House Measure Upheld Against Determined

Work-or-Jail Advocates Win House Round   Congressmen Vote 211 to 177 Against Taking Un Senale Bill

BRITISH WARSHIPS JOIN U. 5, FLEET IN SHELLING RYUKYUS   Island South of Japan Bombarded for Seventh Straight Day — Planes Drop Explosives.   NIPPONESE AIRCRAFT STRIKE AT VESSELS   Ninitz Silent on Enemy Claims That Transports Are Moving In for Invasion of Okinawa.   BULLETIN.

POSITIONS ARE ABANDONED BY REICH FORCES   AMERICANS DEEPEN THEIR GAINS ON GERMAN SOIL

Key Siegfried © Positions Fall Without Fight   Allies Believe -Foe Shifted East lo Meet Russian ' Threat ta Rorlin

LINE IN WEST IS WEAKENEI   lst and 3rd Armie: Smash Into Westwall Ramparts

U. S. First And Third Armies Crunch Thru Tank Traps Along 40-Mile Front

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AMERICANS STORM WEST WALL; MEET LIGHT RESISTANCE   Yanks Plow Through Traps and Pillboxes on 40Mile Front, Widening. Breaches in Line,   SHIFT OF DEFENDERS TO EAST INDICATED   Nazis Abandon Main Positions and Guns in Sectors —U. S. Penetration Over 2 Miles Deep.

Western Fortifications of ‘Nazis Believed  Weakened  ntacnieen WIDENED  IN SIEGFRIED LINE  Comparatively Little En-emy Resistance Re_ ported

NAZI RESISTANCE SEEM WEAKENED   Belief Grows Germans Have Weakened Fortifications to Bolster East Front; Something ‘Screwy’ Occurring

U.S. TROOPS CU NEW BREACHES IN WESTWALL   Drive 214 Miles Against Only Light Resistance; Third Army Nears Prum

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U.S. Armies Find Westwall Of Enemy Weakened; Drive Meeting Light Resistance   sermans Apparently Withdrew Much Support To Fortify Resistance On Eastern Front; Road blocks And Pillboxes Found Deserted

DJ )a"1 BILLS WP FUR STUDY   Delayed Measure scheduled for Agenda This Saturday

BYIGET BILLS UP FOR STUDY   Delayed Measure _ Scheduled for Agenda his Saturday

$47,927,000 California Highway Construction Launched; $700,000 Goes to Riverside County Road

Funds for Stale Road Use Set up   Postwar Program of Road Biulding ts. Put Under Way

DUCHESS OF WINDSOR MAKES LIST ‘OF BEST-DRESSED ‘BY SKIN OF TEETH’

[Wally Slipping?  a i: a, aS 4   ‘Duchess Of Windsor Topples   To Tenth Of Best Dressers

Duchess of Windsor Barely Makes List Of Ten Best Dressed Women In World: Clare Booth Luce Is Fifth

BEGIN STUDY OF TRUMAN PROGRAM   Congress Expected to Give It Careful Scrutiny

TRUMAN'S 21-POINT PROGRAM FAR RECONVERSION TO FACE CADEFUL SCRETINY OF CONGRESS

DEBATE OVER © aa PLAN COMING SOON   CONGRESSMEN ° STUDYING POSTWAR RECOMMENDA. TIONS MADE YESTERDAY BY PRESIDENT

‘Truman Plan To Be Eved   ‘Labeled By House Republicans As Dressed New Deal

CONGRESS FACES STORMY SESSION ON TRUMAN PLAN   Leaders Ready to Debate ~~ 21-Point Reconversion Program

Reds Open New Drive On Stettin   Two Tank Armies Sent Against Baltic Port — Pounded by Artillery

BALTIC PORT PLACED UNDER BOMBARDMENT   Other Soviet Forces Are Concentrated fast of Berlin In Oder Valley.

SOVIETS OPEN STETTIN DRIVE   Germans See Frontal Assault On Berlin With Fall of Baltic City.

Reds Open Fire on Stettin   Zhukov Throws Two Tank Armies Into Big Drive On Baltic Port

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202 Jap Planes 36 Ships Sunk In Tokyo Raid   Nimitz Says Carrier Based Planes Caught  Enemy by Surprise

509 Jap Planes Destroyed In Tokyo Attacks; 36 Ships Sunk Or Damaged   AMERICAN LOSSES ARE REPORTED VERY LIGHT

General, Uiners Are Found Safe InMukden Area  Hero Of Carregidor May   Hero Of Corregidor May See Formal Surrender Of Japanese

MAP of the Russo-Jap Theatre appears on Page 6   Russia’s Entry Jnte Conflict Hailed in Guam   Seen as Important, As Sensational Atomic Weapon

Civilian Goods To Take Hike  Production Expected To Rise 30 Per Cent Ti TOS Cina

Women Save American  Private From Overland Lives 34 Days Amid German Foes

Ble FIVE EXPECT SMALL NATION O.K OF VETO POWER   Stettinius Returns from Capital as Last Major Issue Looms

Friant-Kern Work Resumption Sought   Water Authority Files Applicaton With WPB

Thousands Of Japs Trapped On Bataan   Tokyo Says Troops Land On Corregidor And Fight Rages

THOUSANDS OF JAPS TRAPPED RY AMERICANS   Bataan Captured, MacArthur Says  In Communique

Americans Capture Bataan   South Coast Landing Traps Enemy Forces; Japs On Manila Ig nore Surrender Offer

Yanks Form Trap For Thousands of Japs on Bataan   Eleventh Corps Lands On South Coast of Peninsula Near Silenced Correajdor

JAP DEFENDERS IN MANILA SNUB SURRENDER BID   Yanks Trap Remaining Foes On Bataan After Landing With Naval Support

Morgenthau Quits After 11% Years   Secretary, of Treasury to Remain in Office Until After Big Three Meet; Roberts to Retire

,Morgenthau Resigns From Cabinet: Roberts Steps Out of High Court   Has Been Member of U. S. Supreme Court For Past 15 Years   Will Retain His Post Until President Has Returned from Parley

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NANKING SAFE, JAPS ANNOUNCE   American And Chinese May Now Enter City To Pian Surrender

Million Ja ps In China Set To Surrender   Enemy Says Its Safe For Chinese, Americans To Enter Nanking For Terms

IAPS ARE READY TO SURRENDER 10 CHIANG KALSHEK   Notify Chinese and American ‘Officials It’s Now Sate For Them to Enter Nanking to Arrange Surrender.   FRICTION EXPECTED ON HONG KONG OCCUPATION   Both British and Chinese Have Announced Intentions of Taking Control of British Crown Colony.

SURRENDER OF MILLION JAPS TO BE IN CHINA   Only Representatives of Chiang Kai-Shek Recornized

Nanking Japs Inform Allies. ‘Door IsOpen’   Plans Completed To Stage Signing Terma in Nanking

Million Japs Capitulate To Chinese   Jap Commander Will Recognize Chiang’s Envoys

Japan Is Ready To Quit in China  Allies Told It Is Safe Now to Enter Nanking

bag Commander ‘Says He Wants ‘Representative ‘From Chiang Kai-Shek

Japanese Inform Allies To Enter Nanking For The Formal Surrender   NANKING FORMER CHINESE CAPITAL  Japanese Commander Requests Further Instructions

JAPS READY TO! SURRENDER AT CHINA’S TERMS   Nanking Most Likely Site of Japanese Signing of Defeat: Await Word From MacArthur.

JAPS READY TO GIVE UP IN CHINA   Believe Signing Of Truce Will Occur In Nanking

SOME JAP TRADE TO BE PERMITTEL   Move Follows Hunger March / * By Political Group

‘Hunger March’ Staged Before Headquarters Of MacArthur; Return Of Troops Also Asked

Move Follows ‘Hunger March’ To Headquarters   Importation of Oils, Cotton  Also Approved

MINE CAGE GOT CAUGHT IN THE SHAFT   Output Delayed Over Week End By Accdent

VALLEY MINE CAGE CAUGHT IN THE SHAFT   Workers Trapped Below Wher Accident Causes Cage To Be come Stuck 100 Feet From Thi Bottom Of Pit.

JAP BALLOON BOMB DROPS IN MICHIGAN   People Warned Not to Touch Strange Objects

JAP BALLOON IS FOUND IN STATE   baad FOR MILITARY REASONS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REVEAL LOCATION

jHe Has Also Revealed New  Occupation Schedule For ' Japanese Premier  CHINA'S TWO GREAT : POLITICAL PARTIES ;REACH AGREEMENT  They Pledge To Avoid Civil War By Every Possible Means

ONLY 400,000 YANKS WILL BE LEFT IN THE ENTIRE PACIFIC AREA   MacArthur Says 1,250,000 GI's Will Be Sent Home From Pacific in Next 6 Months

Todd Will Govern Himself According To Appellate Case   Steingut Criminal Citation  Is Reversed When ° Court, Finds: No- ORétenetion

48-Hour Roundup Ends At Dawn —   Arrest Germans For Possession of Weapons

Barkley Sets Up Plans For Probe Of Pearl Harbor   WASHINGTON, (UP)— Congress’ Pearl Harbor investigating committee decided today it will visit the Hawaiian outpost as soon as possible.

WAR BRINGS CHANGES   Diseases Not Formerly Found Here Are Showing Up

JAP ATTITUDE ON SURRENDER IS HARDENING   Former Softening Attitude Just  Bids For Easy Peace Ts Relief

No Victory Seen Before Spring As Japs Buckle Down   Rejection of Potsdam Terms Appears To Be Genuine ‘No’

Hardening Of Jap Attitude Is Evident   Determination To Resist To Bitter End Noted In Latest Utterances Heard Over Radio

Foe’s Will To Fight  Hardens   Military Observers Believe Victory Cannot Come Until Next Spring

WiLL OBSERVE WORLD “COMMUNITY DAY SUN   Observance Will Be at 3 P. M. In .Presbyterian Church of LeMars

Scientist Warts ~ - Bacteriological ~ War May Com  Says Morals of Work Have Degeneruied in

PART OF STOLEN $111,300 FOUND BY BOY  IN WEST 105 ANGELES GARAGE

Only Two Refineries In State Still Operating; Drivers Threaten Strike

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Japs on Luzon Hit From Rear By Guerrillas   Filipinos Register Heavy Blow Against Foe in Mountains

Yank, Guerrill: Troops Gain on Luzon Island   American Unit Troops Seize Ticao and Burias Islands: Heavy Air Strikes Are Reported

FILIPINOS AID IN CLEANUP OF LUZON ISLAND   Guerrillas Clear Foe From Mountainous Province; Led By American

Filipino guerrillas strike Japs from rear to aid Yanks in Luzon battle

GUERRILLAS STRIKE BLOW AT JAPANESE   Filipino Forces Strike at Rear of the Enemmy

SMALL MARIANAS ISLANDS OCCUPIED BY YANK FORCE   ONE PISTOL SHOT FIRED A& LANDING PARTIES WENT ASHORE ON SIX ISLANDS

TRUMAN, STALIN AWAIT BRITISH LABOR LEADER   Big 3 Discussions Slated To Resume Today; No Statements Issued   SPECULATION IS VARIED   Some Say Churchill, Eden May Return To Potsdam With New Leader

Truman, Stalin Halt Meeting To Awaif Atlee   Think Churchill Will Not Return

Truman, Stalin Awaiting Attlee   Big Three Conferences Slated to Be Resumed

CLIMAXES DUE SOON ON FOUR FOREIGN ISSUES   Atomic Bomb Heads List Of Problems Facing Truman, Secretary Brynes   CHINESE PROBLEM UP   U. S.- Russian Controversy Over Japan Control Also Serious Situation

Michigan's Attorney General Charges That Unusual Things Are Happening In Prison

‘Ty 4 : : s Prison Is Voritable Cunid  Sree   Club For Lovelorn Inmates

Convicts Control Michigan Prison,  Official Charges   State Attorney General Stirred

FIRST OF FOUR REPORTS GIVEN      Institution Veritable Cupid Club for Lovelorn [nmates—Dethmers.   CONVICTS IN CONTROL

Prison.Called Cupid's Club  By Prosecutor   Michigan Convicts Declared in Complete Control

TEMPERATURES:   Inmates Had ‘Cupid Club’ Within Walls Of Prison Is Charge

BARES CHARGES OF CORRUPTION INSIDE PRISON      Gambling: Vice, Graft And Liquor Are Listed By Dethmers

Nazis Try To Wreck Bridge   Yank Infantry Hobbles Enemy Artillery But Fliers Persist In Desperate Attempts

Strikes Put Damper On War Supplies   Almost 50,000 Idle in Scat. tered Walkouts Over Country.

50,009 IDLE AS STRIKES SPREAD   Biggest of Work Stoppages Is In Akron, Ohio

Strikes Lay Off 50,000 Workers   Labor Disputes Hit Scatter ed War Industries and  Civilian Production

Bridgeheads Established  In 3 Places” Along River   Defeat At Steinau Revealed By Radio

Berlin Reports Reds Have Established ‘3 Bridgeheads Across River In Direct Frontal Attack On Reich Capital

Lhukoy Makes Two Crossings, Holding Both  Fight Hinges On Widening East Rank’ Traehaldc

Berlin Announces Loss of Steinau To Soviet Troops   New Crossings Occur in South Near Frankfurt

Steinau Loss Announced By Germans   Important News Might Come Soon Moscow Radio Declares

‘THREE BRIDGEHEADS OVER ODER RW ER AND LOSS OF STEINAU :  FURTHER PERILS NAZI LINE

Red Army Smashes Across Oder   Effect Bridgehead On 50-Mile Front Southeast of Breslau; Mention Other Thrusts

Drive Across On 50-Mile Front Below Breslau; 3  Bridgeheads East of Berlin

Steinau Falls To Soviets in New Offensive   Nazi Garrison Fights Back To German Lines As Frankfurt Is Target Of Heavy Shelling

STALIN CLAIMS CROSSINGS ON 50 MILE FRONT   Berlin Radio Says Russians on West  Bank 30 Miles Away

Steinau Taken by  Russians  3 Oder Crossings Told by Germans In Army Reports

Germans Say Russians Capture Silesian Citadel OF Steinau, West Of Oder   Moscow Is Silent On Nazi Reports   Reds Located Three Miles South Of Frankfurt Last Barrier Before Berlin

NEW CROSSINGS ADMITTED WITH STEINAU’S FALI   Nearest One Reported 25 Miles Nertheast of Berlin and Northwest of Kustrin

Make 2 Crossings In Frankfort Area And Take Steinau   Germans Report Soviets Lash Out In New Offensive In Silesia; Threaten Berlin And Breslau

One Spot 35 Miles Northeast Of Berlin, Nazi Broadcast Reveals; Launch New Attack

Reds Ram 15 Miles Past Oder   Three Bridgeheads Thrown Over River, Steinau Is Captured

LOSING IN ON NAZIS ON ALL SIDES   Three Bridgeheads Thrown Over Oder By Russians

Steinau Among ~ Towns Taken ~ in New Sweep   Bridgeheads Established Near Frankfurt and: Kustrin:

SpanRiver NearBerlin Nazis Say   Admit Loss of Steinau, 140 Miles Southeast of Capital

Soviets Lash Out in New Silesia Drive Germans Admit Less of Steinau on West Bank  ee Ttecness   Frankfurt and = Kustrin Outflanked by New Bridgeheads

Temperatures   Reds‘ Gain: Southeast of Breslau, Stalin Reports; New Offensive Provgresses in Drive Upon Berlin

Frankfurt Outflanked; Kustrin, Too   Farther South, Russiar Drive In Silesia Cap  Benen CBiteninee

Soviel Troops In New Assault Seize Sfeinau   Zhukov Establishes. Two More Bridgeheads South of Frankfurt in Frontal Blow at Berlin

Berlin Announces  Three Crossings East Of Berlin   Nazis Lose Steinau To Soviet Troops Lashing Out In New Silesian Offensive

SAY RUSSIANS CROSS ODER IN THREE SECTORS   Report Soviets Across River 35 Miles Northeast of Berlin

BERLIN ADMITS STEINAU LOST WEST OF ODER   Soviets Say Important News’ Coming From 73-Mile Oder Front

STEINAU LOST. BERLIN RADIO ANNOUNCES   Zellin, 32 Miles From Capital, Captured   20,000 GERMANS   Killed In Last Four Days In Fighting In KustrinFrankfurt Area

BRIDGEHEADS THROWN OVER ODER RIVER   Berlin High Command Announces Loss of Steinau, 149 Miles Southeast Of Capital

German High Command An. nounced the Loss of Steinau 140 Miles Southeast of the Capital.   SOVIET TROOPS IN A NEW OFFENSIVI   Berlin Broadcast Said Russians Had Established Two More Bridgeheads South of Frankfurt.   BULLETIN

Soviets Open New Assault  In Silesia   German High Command Admits Loss of Steinau;  Ceo wn fisems te Anh

LOSS OF STEINAU IS ANNOUNCED BY NAZIS’ COMMAND   TELL OF RUSSIAN CROSSING OF ODER, 35 Mi. FROM BERLIN

Soviets Only. Two Miles From Kustrin Genter   Fail of Berlin Said ‘Can Only Be Delayed A Few Weeks at Most

Admits Loss of Steinau   Moscow Tells Germans That.No Miracle Can Save Berlin, as Troops Poise for Final Push

MOSCOW SAYS GERMANY BEING SET FOR “KILL”   21erman Radio Declares Russians Have Thrown Three Bridgeheads Over Oder; Some Reported ‘Wiped Out.”’

In West Alhes Prepare for New Drive on Nazis   One of Greatest Bombing _ Raids Made Against Ger man Cities.   Reds Ready to Surge Last Water Barrier

3 Bridgeheads Are Secured To  Menace Berlin   Kusttin and Frankfurt Out. flanked: “No Micaecle Can Save Berlin.” Germin Broadcast Says   Sovict Siege Guns Battering Boche   West Bank of Oder Smoke. Shrouded: Moscow Enddipales ‘Important News;? Hins Lose Steinau

Move to Outflank River Defenses In Oder Crossings   Konev’s Army Captures Steinau In Silesian Drive

NAZIS MAKE REPORT, SAY STEINAU LOS}   Crossings of River Made East of Berlin, German Radio Announces— Steinau Falls in New  ~Qlacian Nriva

OBRIDGEREADS ON ODER RIVER?   Berlin Says Reds Are Lashing Out in New Offensive In Silesia.   (SAY STEINAU IS TAKEN

Germans Say Reds Gain New Ground   Russians Capture Strategic Sites Along Oder River

Russians Are Spreading Out Over Long Front East of Serlin, Ready for the Final Onslaught.   NEW CROSSING SOUTH AND EAST, FRANKFURT

Nazis Report Bridgeheads At 3 Points   Fronto! Assaulf On Berlin About Te Get Under Wey

THREE CROSSINGS OF RIVER BARRIER ARE ADMITTED BY BERLIN   RUSSIAN SIEGE GUNS BATTERING GERMANS ACROSS RIVER FOR 73 MILES

Silesian Capital Of Stemau Lost   Red Army Seizes 3 Bridgeheads Over Last River Barrier Before Drive on Chief Nazi City

‘Three Bridgeheads Across  iLast Barrier to Berlin Are Reported in Broadeast

Declare Russians Have Thrown Three Bridgeheads Over  The Oder River

[MPORTANT REWS IS EXPECTED      Germans Report Three Bridgeheads Thrown Over Oder

STEINAU IN NEW SILESIAN DRIVE   Red Siege Guns Batter Foes Across River Barrier; ‘Big News’ Indicated

Russians Cross Oder On 50-Mile Front—Stalin   First Ukrainian Army Smashes Beyond Rive For 15 Miles, Seizing Six Stronaholds

Stalin Confirms Konev’s Advance; ‘Report Other Crossings Near Berlin

REDS MASS ALONG BIG FINAL STRIKE   Soviets Throw Several over River m Heavy Fighting on Leng Frent.

Nazis Admit  Steinau Lost   Russians Throwing Bridgeheads Over Roer River, Battle For Kustrin

Spread 2,500 Tons Of Fire Bombs On  Industrial Area   High Explosives Add To City’s Mauling— Ninety Square Miles Of Jap Cities Have Been Burned And Blasted To Rubble.

Explosive and Fire Bombs Dumped on City in ‘Double Purpose Mission’; Return Raid Blasts Largest Arsenal

Churchill's ‘Care~ taker’ Government To Commons Tuesday   It Will Meet Fieriest Baptism of Any Recent Administration

British Politics Boiling   Fieriest Baptism of Interim Regime to Come on Tuesday

GOVERNMENT GOES BEFORE PARLIAMENT      Fierce Baptism Seen By One Commentator

CHURCHILL PICKS HIS NEW CABINET   Fiery Baptism’ Looms For ‘Caretaker’ Government

NEW BRITISH CABINET READY   Churchill’s Interim Gov’t To Face House of Commons Tuesday

New Churchill Government Is Ready To Serve   ‘Caretaker Cabinet’ Tc Face Commons For Firs!  Time Tuesday.

British Cabinet To Ask Parliament For Mandate To Press War In Pacific

NEW GOVERNMENT OF CHURCHILL T0 FACE PARLIAMENT TUESDA\   FIERY BAPTISM FOR NEW ADMINISTRATION IS ANTICIPATED

New Cabinet Faces Trouble In Parliament  Churchill Group To Receive Test Klavk Tueeday

Churchill’s New Government To Face Parliament Tuesday   ~-Fieriest-Baptism-Of Any Administration. For A Long Time Awaits The New Cabinet; Anthony Eden Is Retained.

NEW GOVERNM'NT OF BRITAIN FACES PARLIAMENT TEST   CHURCHILL NAMES CABINET TO SERVE UNTIL ELECTIONS

British Chief Is to Face Tough Battle   Caretaker Government May Be Permanent Choice of ‘ Churchill

Caretaker Rule Faces Ordeal   Times Praises Churchill's New Cabinet As “Carefully Balanced Team.”

Churchill To Face Test   to race ies Premier Fills Cabinet With Our Party Men

New Government To Meet Tuesday   Churchill Regime To Face Parliament in *“Fieriest Baptism”

New Government Of England to  Meet Parliament   By EDWARD J. DENNENY

New Churchill Government To Get First Test   Prime Minister’s “Caretaker Government” Will Face Parliament for First Time on Tuesday.

Press Reports i “British, Cabinet . Well Balanced’        = Facing  “Fiery. ‘Baptism --Parlisnient. Tuesday

New Churchill Government May Receive ‘Fierce Baptism’ In Eirct Parliament Tuesday

FINAL ACT OF SURRENDER IS DRAWING NEAR   General to Return tc Yokohama After  Ceremony

Entry Marks Final Phase Of Surrender   Flag To Be Raised Over U. S. Embassy Opposite Palace

Stars, Stripes To Fly Over U. S. Embassy Building   Ceremony To Mark Concluding Act of Japs’ Capitulation ©

Plans were completed today for Gen. Douglas Mace Arthur’s triumphal entry into bomb-ravaged Tokyo about 10 a. m. tomorrow (9 p. m. today, EWT).  T2Ey*V7 . SE, ABR SE cg A ee

CEREMONY 10 SYNBOLIZE FINAL CAPITULATION   7th and 8th Regiments of lst Cavalary to Spearhead

ac Arthur Tokyo might   »s Begin  sk Of Repairing mb-Pitted  pital Streets

MacArthur Into Tokyo At 8 Tonight   Will Raise American Flag On U. 8. Embassy—Repairing Bomb Damage

Preceded  By Units  Of Cavalry         WILL RAISE STARS AND  STRIPES OVER EMBASSY BLDG FINAL ACT OF JAP CAPITULATIO

To Raise Flag Over Capital   MacArthur to Have Special Honor Guard

M'ARTHUR'S ENTRY PLANS COMPLETE   Will Raise Flag At American Embassy Today

STARS, STRIPES 10 BE RAISED OVER EMBASSY   Gen. MacArthur’s En-« try Into Jap Capital Symbolizes Jap Capitulation.   By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON   GEN. MacARTHUR’S HEADQUARTERS, VriWVriWARFRA Sant Fo

American Flag Will Fly Over Tokyo Tonight   MacArthur's Plans to Enter Tokyo Made; Surrender Then Final

MacArthur fo Raise Flag Ove: Tokyo Tonight   Japanese People Slowly Begin Task Rebuilding Capital

Raising of U.S. Flag  To Climax Ceremony Honor Guard, Band Will Escort   Honor Guard, Band Will Escort General Through Capital Streets

Gen. MacArthur Te Enter Tokyo At 9 P.M. Today EWT   Commander Will Raise Pearl Harbor Flag Over U.S. Embassy

MacArthur to Be Supreme Ruler of Japanese Islands  U. S. Flag Raising in \ Takva Taniaht -

All Set To Take Over Badly Bombed Capital At 9 O'Clock Tonight   Spearhead Ot Occupation Forces Will Roll Into Tokyo In Time For Breakfast Saturday ; Japs Start Reconstruction Of City.

FINAL ACT OF CAPITULATION   Tokyo Declared in Bounds Again For Correspondents

GEN. M’ARTHUR TO ENTER CITY AT 9 TONIGHT   Flag Raising At 9:30 Wik Mark Final Act Of Jap Capitulation    END OF LONG, HARD ROAD   Allied Commander Has Come Long Way To Rule Once Ambitious Nips

International Boycott Of Spain Is Urged at World Union Conference

AGREEMENT ON ~ PEACE TREATY   COMPROMISE REACHED ON LATIN-AMERICAN DEMAND FOR REGIONAL- BECURiTY PACT

BATTLE OF FLOOD WALL =~ TS NOW BELIEVED WON   SANDBAGS ON PORTSMOUTH WALL STILL, HOLDING BACK SWIRLING WATERS OF OHIO

THINK FIGHT WON AT PORTSMOUTH   Sandbags on 62-Foot Wall Hold Despite Crest of 65 Feet

Germans Break Prague Truce   Nazi Units Attack Czechs Despite Negotiations For Surrender,

Czechs Fight For Capital   Claim Control of Prague, Charge Germans Attack During Truce

Czechs. Nazis Ordered to Cease Firing   Negotiations Under Way for German Surrender

CZECHS AND NAZIS BATTLE IN PRAGUE   PATRIOTS BROADCASE AN APTEAL FOR ALLIES TO SEND THEM TROOPS.

Czechs Say Germans Broke Truce   @ Fighting Flares fter Praque Is Declared Freed

CLECHS FIGHT FOR PRAGUE    Patriots Battle German Troops As Allies Draw Near

Winter Stays!...   Groundhog Burrows From Be neath Snow—Sees Shadow

Vef Doughboys, Marines Sever Homeland Isle  Okinawa s Cut In Two; Yanks Strike Luzon

Planes Use Jap Airfields Taken  In Ryukyu Invasior  MacArthur’s Traops Capture Legaspi, Best Eastern Luzon Harbor

JOHN K. DAMON. — [SADVANCED   Now Lieut. . Col. in General _: Bradley’s Forces; Three © . Brothers in Service

Truman Goes Before Finale  Of U.N. Parley   Address Tonight Concludes Session Of San Francisco Conference

President to Address Concluding Session of Conference This Evening

Truman Speaks To Delegates This Affernoon   Speech To Conclude ‘Frisco Conference

TRUMAN TO TELL DIPLOMATS JOB TO KEEP PEACE IS BIGGER THAN THEIR WAR DUTIES

Truman Arrives  To Make Address   President Prepares.  United Nations Talk

1500 AIRPLANES HIT WEST FRONT   J. S. First Army Reports Nazis Are Quitting West Wall

Planes In Fight On West Front   1,500 Allied Bombers, Fighters In Support

Answer Of ‘Nuts’ Was Not Clear —  To Germans But Translation Was

MacArthur Says Japs Entrapped In Philippines   Nips' Home Corps Again Warned Of Allied  Invasion

U.S. Infantry Racing to Aid Loyal Natives   Patrols Search for Yank  Captives Amid Debris ce Pe

Doughboys, Guerrillas Squeeze Enemy Force;  Tokyo Admits Defeat   Total of Nip Prisoners Reaches 8696 on Okinawa As Mop-Up of Island Continues; Chinese And Australians Report New Advances Against Foe

Yanks, Guerrillas Advance Toward  Showdown Batthe In Cacayan Valley

Japs Trapped By Yanks in  Cagayan Valley   Japs Finally Write Okinawa Off as Lost: Yanks on Mindanao Are Nearing Junction

Gen. Patton Goes To See Eisenhower   Will Report Personally On Denazification in His Part of Occupation

eeeeeeEE——eeE—eeeEeeeeeaeee  Patton Departs For Frank{urt To Tell  Of Denazitication

Reds Have 8 Former American Warships   Vessels Among Those Turned Over by Britain to Meet Soviet Demand for Part of the Itatian Fleet, Churchill Reveals.

Russians Gef 8 Former U. 5 Destroyers   When Part of Italian Fleet Disbursed: Levant Problem ts Discussed

Survives “Death Mareh' to Be Killed at Home ina Friendly Seuftle

WPB TO SPEED PRODUCTION OF ALL WAR GOO0DS   Three-Fold Increase Of Critical Plane Output Ordered

‘Tremendous: Hike In War Goods Slated   Three-Fold Increase In Plane Production; Order Drastic Cuts : Civilian Output

Plenty Of Jobs To Be Available   Equipping Of New French Army Is One Of Tasks Confronting Nation's Industries This Year

50% Boost In War Material is Scheduled   Move Partly to Equip a New French Army te  Aid Allies

WLB ORDERS : NEW SPEED UP FOR WAR WORK   Three-Fold Increasé in Aircraft; Plenty of Jobs for Everybody

Big Boost In War Output, Krug’s Orde   Three-Fold Tnerease in Critical Aircraft Ordered By WPB

NEW SPEED-UP FIXED FOR WAR PRODUCTION   Three-Fold Increase Set In Aircraft In Six Months

50 Per Cent Lift In War  Production   Critical Aircraft to Be Increased Three-fold In Next Six Months

BIG PRODUCTION YEAR IS SEEN   Krug Orders Speed-up of Output in 50 Percent of  Arms Programs

Speed-Up In Arms Output   Fifty Percent Of War Production Programs Will Rise Savs Krug.

Leader Appeals foGermans To Respect Law   Nazi Unconditional Surrender Revealed By Foreign Minister

German People Summoned to  Start New Life   Foreign Minister Calls  On Nation to New Life Guided by Respect for Internal and World Law

GERMANS URGED TO RESPEGT LAW   REICH'S WAR MINISTER SAYS PEACE TERMS WERE HARSH BUT UNAVOIDABLE.

'NO CHANGE IN RESULTS   Official Canvags Gives Airport Pro_ posal a Larger Vote

, Bitter Fight — Raging Near *Second Airfield   Gun Emplacements On Volcano Control The Entire Island

Fighting On North Area Still Rages   List 5,372 Casualties For First 58 Hours of Iwo Battle.

First War Trial Opened in Japan  P Prosecutt ion Wi “— seek ath D

FIRST TRIAL ON JAP SOIL OPENS TODAY IN YOKOHAMA   PRISQN GUARD FACES MILITARY TRIBUNAL ON CHARGES OF MURDERANG YANK

WAR CRIMES TRIAL CPENS IN JAPEN   Notorious P:ison Gu2id Pleads Not Guilty to —  Camn Atrocities

Bloodless Invasion of Japan Proceeds Smoothly; Two Million of Nippon’s Home Army Already Are Demobilized

: Greatest Military Operation In All History, Bloodless  Invasion of Japan, Proceeds Smoothly and on, Schedule   By HUGH BAILLIE,

WAR CRIMINAL ROUNDUP IN JAPAN MOVES AHEAD; OCCUPATION ON SCHEDULE

Toxo YO RIOTS ; ARE: BUMORED   NO CONFIRMATION OF REPORT CIRCULATED FROM FINLAND OF VIOLENT ’ OUTBREAK

VOTE TO EXTEND - STATE. BENEFITS   Kansas Lawmakers Favor Continuance of Veterans’ Law     ge Er PEST Senne pee  ae arem  Guhay pWnar ry

Extend Benefits Of Veterans’ Law   Men and Women Of World War Ii  Come Under State Preference Act

Two Senators Move for Study Of Atomic Bomb   Would Seek Means For Its Development And Control by U. S.

Solons Propose Congress Take Steps for Federal Control of Future Use of Atomic Energy

Solons Impatient on Atom Bomb Plans   Two Introduce Bills for Congress’ Study

ATOMIC ENERGY STUDY FAVORED   Vandenberg Asks Joint Committee To Outline Control Of New Bomb

WHEAT EXPORT AID OFF   Subsidy Program for Flour Is Extended, However.

CORREGIDOR LANDING IMMINENT:   MINESWEEPERS FOLLOWED BY TROOP SHIPS REPORTED PUSHING INTO MANILA BAY.

U. S. Minesweepers Clearing Way To Manila Bay; Yanks Ready To Invade Corregidor

OFFICIALS PROBE — DETROIT DISASTER   Boxing Plant Blaze Snuffs Out Lives of 13 Persons.

Detroit Fire Probe Starts   13 Persons Perish In Boxing Plant Fire: Score Injured

TROOPS MOVE INTO TOKYO.   BUILDING FARMING SELLING — SEEN AS GREATEST EMPLOYERS. OF LABOR FOR COMINIG MONTHS

Building, Farming, Selling Likely To Be Best Chances For U.S.Job Seekers

BUILDING, FARMING, SELLING SEEN AS © GREATEST CHANCES FOR VETS, WORKERS

3 FIELDS NEED NEW EMPLOYES   Building, Farming, Selling «+ Best Bets for Job  Hunters

STORES, FARMS NEED MOST MEN   Federal Study Shows Other Lines Down At Present

Name Boy As Slayer Of Girl, 9   Vandling High Honor Student Admits Killing, Official Says

Russian Stand On Veto Locks Frisco Parley   Poterpretation of Yalta Formule ISuaele Talhs; Bowla Qear't Hanskoe

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Security Parley Deadlocked On Veto Issue   Russia ( ‘ontends She Is Right According To Yalta Agreement

Russia Holds Firm to Stand Deadlocking  Conference   Believes Agreemen At Yalta Provides Right To Velo  Even Discussions

Russian Delegates Call Big Five Session But Insist They Stand Firm On Veto Issue

NO BREAK YET IN DEADLOCK ONWAR VETO   SOVIETS STAND PAT ON THEIR VERSION OF YALTA PACT

Russians Rule Out Break  on Veto Issue   Reds Maintain Their Interpretation Is Only Correct One

Russia Stands-Firm On Veto Power Issue As Conference Stands Still

Veto Power Issue Still Unsettled ver issue Stil Unsettled  Big Five Meet But Russians Refuse To Yield On Position

PARLEY STILL STALEMATED BY VETO ISSUE   No Yielding By Reds On Vital Question Is Indicated

RUSSIA RULES OUT VETO DISCUSSION   STAND LEAVES SECURITY CONFERENCE TIGHTLY DEADLOCKED ON ISSUE.

Conference Talks Of Putting Veto Uy To the Big Three  Russia Stands Pat on   Russia Stands Pat on Yalta Interpretation; World Pact Threatened

Tent Meeting Will Open Tonight   Two Young Ladies Will Conduct Services

Death Toll In Seaboard Rail Wreck Now Six   Duplication Discovered in Names of Serviceman; Two Limiteds In. volved in Crash

Six Are Dead, 60 Injured In South Carolina   Seaboard Air Line Trains Crash Near Kollock Sunday

Six Persons Die As Trains Crash   Toll Revised Down After a Re-check

Six Meet Death in Train Collision  Crack Trains Crash  on Seaboard Line

Six Dead, Over Sixty Hurt In Wreck Of Two Eastern  Seaboard Railroad Trains

Crack Diesel - Powered Florida - Bound ‘Silver Meteor" Ploughs Into  "Sun Queen"  SERVICE MEN’ VICTIMS

Six Killed When Seaboard Trains Crash   Engineer Failed To See Train Was Not Clear Of Main Tracks

6 Killed When Luxury Trains  Crash In South   Three Servicemen Listed Among Dead; Silvermeteor Rams Sun Queen,   HAPPENS IN S. C

6 Killed in Train Wreck   Seaboard Air Line Trains in Head-On Collision

SEVERAL DIE IN TRAIN MISHAPS   At Least 13 Are Killed and Many Others Are injured in Accidents.

‘LORIDA-BOUND FLYER PLOUGHS INTO COACHES   , Engineer's Failure to See Northbound Train Blamed

Six Killed In Passenger Train Crash   Death List in Wreck on East Coast Is Revised Downward; 15 Hurt in Chicago Collision

Ce ee  SIX KILLE RAIL COLLISION   60 Others Hurt As Crack Trains Smash Up In So. Carolina

REVISE DEATH TOLL IN CRASH   ‘Decreases to Six Following Recheck

6 Killed And 60 Injured In SAL Train Wreck Near-€ heraw   Crack Holiday - Jammed Train Plows Into An: other at Kollock, S.C. in Freezing © Pre-dawn; Servicemen’. Among Victims; Maxton W O-

6 REPORTED DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK   CRACK PASSENGERS COLLIDE IN EAST; , OVER-60 INJURED. ,

12 Persons Killed in Rail Accidents Over Last Weekend   Troop Train Rammed by Diesel Engine in Chicago Yards

SIX KILLED IN SOUTH CAROLINA TRAIN COLLISION   Sal. Luxury Trains Packed with Holiday Travelers. Soldiers

Local Ration Board Keeping Few Clerks   Small Staff Rei Retained to Handle Price Control-: and Suaar

Local Ration Board Keeping Few Clerks   Small Staff Re Retained" to Handle Price Controk::. e and Suaar — r

Picture Grows Rapidly Darker  In Germany   Berlin Radio, Speaks. . Of Misery and Grief Of Millions in Reich

U.S. Flag Already Flying as Yanks Hit Beaches   FILIPINOS WIN BEACHHEAD, AIRFIELD BEFORE NEW LANDING; SHELLING, BOMBING CANCELED

YANK LANDING ON LUZON NOT SO OIFFICULI   Learn Before Shelling Begun Guerrillas Had Held Beach for Week.

ESTIMATE ON PRISONERS    Captured or Disarmed Germans Totaled 7,617,794 At War’s End

SOME TAXES GO UP ~ AND SOME GO DOWN   Sales Tax, Beer and Malt Revenue Increase

General Motors Strike Vote In Favor Walk-Out   Union Is Demanding 30 Per Cent Increase

Light Ballot Gives hight  For Walkout   ClO Unionists Vote 70 To 90 Per Cent Favoring Strike

Wants No Part Of German Soil, De Gaulle Says   But Hopes To Control West Bank Of Rhine, French Leader Says

Young Woman to Ask Annulment of Her _Marriaae to Uncle of ‘Dead’ Husband

FOOTWEAR OFF RATION LIST; - INDUSTRY ASKS PRICE HIKE   SHOES ARE OFF RATION LIST FOR FIRST TIME SINCE EARLY IN 1943

SHOE RATIONING . 1S TERMINATED   ‘Warn Against Buying Rush Due To Limited Supply

Rationng Of Shoes At End   All Restrictions On Sale And Purchase Of Footwear Lifted Today

B-295 STRIKE JAPANESE OIL PLANTS AGAIN   “Excellent Results” Are Reported By Yank Flyers

THREE JAP Olt PLANTS BOMBED   REFINERIES 10 MILES SOUTH OF TOKYO ARE BLASTED BY SUPERFORTS.

B-29's Attack J apan's Oil Centers   Follow Up Heavy Blow Against Osaka, Nagova

Byrnes May Hold Strings Of Manpower   Conferees Approve Fixing Of Employment Ceilings, Freezing Workers

Labor Draft Compromise Plan Voted   Jail Provision Passed By House Is Dropped In Conference Bill

LABOR MEASURE IS COMPROMISED   Byrnes Given Wider Powers Over Employment

Manpower Measure Has More Revision   Leaves Out Power Of Local Boards to Say ‘Or Else’

Job Freeze Measure Is Given Okay   Committee Approves Plan for Byrnes to Handle Employment

Manpower Bill Sets  Penalties   _, Drafts Compromise x Reaches Accord On Compromise

New Flying Bomb Used By Nazis   Longer Range Type Reported* Employed

Longer-Range Nazi Rocket Hits Britain   SINCLAIR DISCLOSES BETTER BOMB SIGHT USED TO SINK TIRPITZ

FIRST_ REPUBLICAN WW FIFTEEN. YEARS   Nominated By President To The U. S. Supreme Court

Troops Advance Along West River   Capture U.S. 14th Air Force Base At Tanchuk

OFFICERS ARE REELECTED BY FARM BUREAU   Thoreson Starts Second Term As President

The Weather   Hitler War Plan Shown At Trial Of Nazi Leaders   Adolf Didn't Bluff, Secret Papers On Munich Pact Signing Revea!

HITLER PLOTTED ZECH BLOW LONE BEFORE MUNICK   Nezi’ Program fer March into Sudetentand Preneared tn 1937

Hitler's Threat Of War in 1935 Was Nof Bluff   England-and France Averted Attack on Czechoslovakia by  Pact of Munich

Hitler Threat Of War In 1938 Found No Bluff   Secret Plans That. Led Tc Signing Munich Pact ~~ Show Nazi Meant _ Basiness

Hitler Was Not Bluffing.   Ready For Blitz Invasion Of Czechoslovakia When England, France Gave In

Czech Invasion Planned in 1537, Orders Reveal   Munich Demands Were “Ne Blulf; Documents < ot Tal Prove

Threat to Seize Sudetenland in 1938 Was No Bluff, Nazi War Plans Reveal

SUBJUGATION OF SLOVAKIA IS RECOUNTED   Cynical Tale of Nazi Lies And Fifth Column Terrorism Unfolding at Nuernberg  THIRD WEEK STARTS

Hitler’s Plans In 1938 Told At Nuernberg   Documents Show Munich Pact Was Signed Two Days Before Date Set For Attack On Czechs

Reveat Frehrer Fully Intended To Foment Wat   Secret German *War Plans Introduced At Trial Of Nazis In Nuernberg

Hitler's Threat Of War in 1938 Was No Bluff   If England and France Failed to Sign Munich Pact, Army Was to Attack

HitlerNot Bluffing When Threats Of War In 1938 Led To Signing Of Munich Pact   Secret German War Plans Introduced At International War Crimes Trial

CZECH INVASION PLANNED IN 1938   MUNICH PACT SIGNED JUST BEFORE DEADLINE

Reveal Hitler Wn Czech  Blitz Invasion   Records Show That Threat At Munich Was No Bluff By Hitler

Not Biuffing At Munich   Pact Signed Only Two Days Before Date Set For Attack on Czechs.

Hitler Wasn't Blutfing; Army Poised In 1938   Four Nazi Armies Massed On Border Of Czechoslovakia

SECRET WAR PLANS INTRODUCED:  MILITARY TRIBUNAL HEARS EVIDENCE OF NAZI GUILT IN CZECH AGRESSION

No Bluff in 1938, Nazi Plans Show   Munich Pact Signed Two Days Before Date Set for Czech Blitz

HITLER WANTED CZECHS SEIZED   Documents Reveal Fuchrer Wasn't Fooling About War Threats in 1938

NAZIS’ SECRET PLANS RELATED   Hitler Wasn't Bluffing When Threats Lead Countries To Sian Pact.

MUNICH TREATY DELAYED WAR   New Evidence Shows Hit ler Not Bluffing On  Invasion Threat

U.S. Opens Czech Case Against Nazis   Present Evidence Blitz Invasion Was Contemplatec

Czech: Threat. Wasn't Bluff,  Court Learns   Germans Were Ready To Pounce if Munich Talks Failed

Hitler Not Bluffing When War Threats Led England, France to Sign Munich Pact

COURT HEARS EVIDENCE OF NAZI WAR GUILT   Hitler Was Not Bluffing In War Threat Of 1938

Hitler’s War Threats At Munich Not a Bluff   Pact Handing Over Czech Sudetendland Signed Only Two Days Before Deadline Set by German High Command For Assault Without Warning

Hitler Planned War In 1938 Before Munich   Czechoslovak Blitz Wos Ready With Plan:  fon BDuwwat: “Biwes wd oe

ORDERS FOR ATTACK ON (CZECHS MADE   Hitler Prepared To March into Smoll Country

HITLER THREATS AT MUNICH WERE NOT JUST BLUFF   NAZIS WERE READY TO OPPOSE FRENCH ACTION WITH ARMS

Hitler Not Bluffing War In 1938 Pact   Munich Agreement Signed Two Days Before March Planned On Czechs

Plans Show Hitler Was Not Bluffing   Munich Pact Signed Two Days Before Date for Czech Blitz, Records Reveal

Hitler Was Ready For War at Munich   German Army Prepared to Strike at the Time France and England Signed Pact Giving Sudetenland to the Nazis.

No Bluff About Hitler’s Threat Of War In 1938   Nazi Documents Are In Evidence

OSAKA ARSENAL SEEN WRECKED   Terrific Explosions Force B-29’s Higher Into Sky

Gigantic Blasts Wipe Out Osaka Munition Plants   Supers Bounce in’ Sky as Japanese Arsenal Explodes

Arsenal at Osaka Blown Up, Belief   B-29 Men Tell Of Blasts Which Lifted Big Planes 2,000 Feet

Believe Huge Arsenal Hit   B-29’s Raiding Osaka Blown Thousands of Feet High By Blast.

Giant Jap Arsenal at  Osaka Hit   Reports Indicate B-29 Bombs Brought About  Tramandnie Fenlacsan

BELIEVE OSAKA’S ARSENAL BLOWN UP BY SUPERFORTS   LeMay Certain Big 150-Acre Plent Went Up Because Violent Explosions Tossed Many of the 300 B-29's High Abinem Neeral Alttiuda

TaxReduction Gets Approval   House Committee Votes to Rush First PostWar Tax Bill

Cut in Income Tax Levy Is in Offing   Committee Will Speed Up Writing Measure

Adm: Carney Says Closest Pressure Must Be Kent Against Japan For Many Years

ADMIRAL CARNEY SAYS U.S. MUST BE PREPARED TO MAINTAIN MILITARY PRESSURE ON JAPAN FOR MANY YEARS

Yank Fleet Said Seen Off Okinawa   ‘New Operations”  -~Hinted By Tokyo Radio

FLEET PREPARES FOR INVASION   Tokyo Says American Ships Being Assembled for “New Operations” —Army Corps Now in General Advance on Okinawa,

AMERICANS ADVANCING ON OKINAWA   Japs Report U. S. Fleet Preparing For New Operations

Tokyo Says Big U. S. . Invasion Fleet Standing By for New Operations

JAPS REPORT U.S, FLEET OFF OKINAWA   “Over 100 Ships Preparing for New. Operations

NEW GROUND ANI AIR BLASTS ARE AIMED AT JAPS   “New Operations“ Predicted—Japs Repor' Sinking Allied Craft

NEW INVASION FLEET PREPARES FOR OPERATIONS   Tokyo Claims Big American In. vasion Fleet Off Okinawa

Tokyo Reports Bia U.S. Fleet Off Okinawa  Airfield Near Island Capital

Says Planes From Okinawa To Hit Tokyo   Admiral Turner Scornful Of Japs

GO 10 BED BEST WAY 10 CURE COLDS   Medical Authorities Advise Taking Precautions

COLDS AND FLU PREVALENT NOW THROUT STATE   Illinois Medical Advice Gives Sound Advice As To Proper Care Of Patients Suffering From Influenza,

More Than 1,000 American. Fortresses Make Concentrated Attack on German Capital — Government Buildings and Railway Stations Are Targets — Enemy Movements Between Siegfried. Line and Points to North Pounded.

fhousands Of Refugees Reported Dead ifter Thundering Assault On Berlin

Americans Blast Berlin With Torrent of Fire  _Germany’s Capital Suffers the _ War's Heaviest Blov

4000 Warplanes Rock Berlin To Foundation,  Hit Other Reich Goals

Free Foreign Workers Wives of Germans Surrender  Husbands to Yank Officer

State Bills Die By Pocket Veto   One Would Have Given Citizens Right To Claim Gas Tax Exemption

Head Of Rump German Government May Be Planning To Try To Hold North Country

Doenitz and His Government Said To Be in Norway   Reported To Have Hele Capitulation Talks with Montgomery

Nearly 300,000 Idle In Various Strikes  “ene @ @  Telephone Service In Illinois Disrupted By Strike Of Operators

Phone Lines  Being Idled   Strike Of Operators Expected To Spread

Strike Snatis  Phone Service .  Chicago Arez   Total of 115 Downstate Communities Also Affected by Walkout Bell Emploves

Strike Disrupts Phone Service   Chicago, 115 Places Are Hit By Walkout

Phone Service Paralyzed in Illinois Cities  8,700 . Operators Walk Out;

Estimate 50 Percent Chicago's Service To Be Paralyzed By Midnisht

Chicago, 115 Dow.state Communities Affected; News on Other Labor Fronts

PHONE STRIKE STARTS TODAY   8,700 Operators of Illinois Bell System in Labor Walkout.   ONLY EMERGENCY CALLS

50 PER CENT OF USUAL SERVICE   Printers Expect To Close Three Seattle Newspapers

Chicago Phone Service Shut  Off By Strike   115 Other Downstate Ilinois Communities Also  Affected By Walkout

Telephone Workers Oui  In Illinois   Strike Hits Chicago and Down-State Area, Also Indiana Counties: Total  Idle Near 300.000

Chicago Telephone Service Tied Up by Strike; 115 Communities In Illinois and Indiana Affectex

Strike Cripples Phone Service   Half Of Chicago Phone Service Will Be Out By Tonight. Savs Union

U.S. Officials To Discuss Treaty To Regulate Cartels   Hope to Begin Meeting With Other  Governments Soon

Party Senators Visit Truman   38 Democratic Solons  Promise Support

66  : Fury In Pacific’ At The Hawkeye June 8 And 9  A Navy Release For The Public

Civilian Production Bars Dropped Priarities Granted 72 Industries

Bargaining Issue Faces Industry Delegates Today   Position To Be Made Known By Group

On The Labor-Management Front  Industry’s Proposal To L-M Conference May Counter CIO Request

Industry Delegates Promise To Announce Stand On Issue Of Collective Bargaining      May Offer Counter-Proposal To CIO Plan Advocated By Philip Murray

Industry Ready Disclose Stand   Indications Are It Will Be In Form Of Counter Proposals To Labor

Industry Views On Bargaining  Are Due Today   May Take Form Of Coun. ter-Proposal Ov Amendment to Poiicy Advapeed by Murray

Churchill to Visit U. S.   Plans Trip Early in January; Will Speak at Fulton, Mo., In March

Churchill to Visit United States Early in 1946, Says White House

Truman Will Introduce War Premier   Talk at Westminster Only Public Address Qn American Visit

Churchill Plans Visit to U. $. Early in 1946   His Physician Advises Rest in Warm Climate

Winne Will  Visit America   Will Leave England By Ship kor New York Middle Of  January.

Elhott Roosevelt Rises In Detense Of His Father    ' '  Retiring General Wants His Crities To Confine Their Attack To Him Instead Of Spreading *Pernicious Lies’ / About His Father, ‘A Man Who Can't Talk Back’

Elliott Roosevelt Raps FDR Crities   Father Not Responsible fo: His Affairs, He Says

Elliott Says FDR Knew Nothing of Radio Loans   Army To Release Rail Workers To Ease Crisis

RAPS AT LIES ABOUT TA THER NOW DEAD   Critics Asked to Contine Attacks ‘To Him Instead’

ROOSEVELT SON ANSWERS HIS CRITICS   Says His Father Had Nothing to - Do With His Affairs

ONE INCOME TAX DEADLINE COMES ON NEXT MONDAY   Payment Of Last Installment 01 Estimated Income Tas Tina

MONDAY INGOME TAX DEADLINE   MANY PERSONS MUST MAKE THEIR RETURNS

COMMUNIQUE IS ISSUED BY U, S. TO TAXPAYER:   Last installment of 1944 Tax Must Be Paid by Monday

Congressmen Visiting Nazi Horror Camps Prepare Report For America

Ernie Pyle With the Navy:  Quick Trip Over Pacific Brings One to New World  Changing Climate, Vast Distances, Different Attitude Is Confronted

: Spend for Prosperity?  tear tna mami eens eng ane  After Money Gone, Farm Labor May Turn up Again

Superforts Smash Another Oil Plant In Third ‘One-Two’ Attack of Week;  Submarines Destroy 10 More Veouale

AIR BLOCKADE TAKES TOLL OF 32 JAP SHIPS   -Superforts Return to Hit Nips’ Oil _Works

Oil Refinery Battered in Latest Attack   Enemy Shipping Pays Heavy Toll as Allied Air Power Ranges at Will Over Wide Pacific Area

YOUTH HELD IN WOMAN'S DEATH   Bedroom Death Mystery In Detroit Solved By Confession

YOUTH ADMITS SLAYING WOMAN   Jealousy Over Another Mar Led To Murder

SENTENCE COMMUTED   Former Louisiana — University Head Still Faces Federal Term

Neff Settles Issue   ‘Baylor To Confer Degree On Truman When He Can Come

SERVICE BILL CHANGE MADE   Senate Group Puts Work o1 Jail Penalty Back in Jumbled Measure

Penalties Are Restored to Service Measure  Action by Senate Committee Is Surprising, Obscure

Senate Committee Turns a Flip-Flop On Work, Jail Bil   Restores the Drastic Penalties Previously Removed From Measure

Senate Commiltee Changes Stand on Manpower Bil  Drastic Penalties Are a Deetararl ta - Wark.   ‘Drastic Penalties Are «Restored to -WorkOr-Jail Bill -

First Defiance Of MacArthur Is Hinted in Order   Higashi-Kuni Regime Quits Due to Edicts Of Allied Commande:

HINT JAPS DEFY MacARTHUR ON POLICE OUSTER   Home Office Orders Them To Hold On; New Cabinet Looms

Police Told To Stay On; Cabinet Out   Home Office Instructions Leave Way Open for Full Retreat Later

HIGASHEKUNI, AIDES MOVE OUT UNDER FIRE   Political Leaders Confer With Americans On New Government Setup   REGIME LASTS 33 DAYS   Another Stop-Gap Cabinet May Serve Until Nips Can Choose Officials

PROVINGIAL POLICE WILL RETAIN POSTS   Nipponese Cabinet Resigns After MacArthur Orders Sweeping Reforms.

POLICE OUSTER DEFIED BY JAPS   MacArthur Reforms Sweep Cabinet From Office

JAPANESE DEF) ORDER TO OUST POLICE CHIEFS   Stall Seen As“Feeler’

Police Wilt  lanore Edict For Present   Cabinet of Higashi-kuni Collapses in Wake of Drastic Reforms.   Cabinet Inept.

Chiefs Of —  Police Are— Staying On   JAP HOME OFFI ICE TELLS THEM TO REMAIN TEMPORARILY; YOSHIDA APT TO HEAD  NEW GOVERNMENT

Premier Ousted; New Government Tomorrow. Likely:  Pe iP ee ae Demanm i a +   Former Peace Advocate May Be Leader -:

Police of Japan Told to Remain   Possible Defiance of MacArthur Order is Seen by Japanese

Jap Cabinet Overthrown  After Order  For Retorms   Yoshida Or Konoye Loom As Candidates For Leadership  Of New Government

Casoline Jelly hh Fire Bombs   Incendiaries Used ' By B-29’s Made Up in 500-Pound Clasters

Gasoline Jelly Bombs Damage Japanese Cities   Mass Production In Detroit Plant

Carroll Hails End Of War With Whoopee, Closing Of Stores and Church Service:   EEE eee  ) Sirens, Bells, Whistles Signal Victory Crowds Gather in Downtown District Police Close Taverns, Dance Halls   RY HOWARD B. WILSON

Carroll Hails End Of War With Whoopee, Closing Of  Stores and Church Services      * Sirens, Bells, Whistles Signal Victory; Crowds Gather in Downtown District; Police Close Taverns, Dance Halls

POSTWAR FARM PLAN PROPOSED   PROGRAM CALLS FOR SELF-FINANCING TO INSURE FULL PARITY

Self-Financed Farm Program Is Proposed   Mitchell, S. D., Editor Says Plan Would Bring Parity Prices at Least

Self-Financing Peacetime Farm Program Offered   Says Plan Would Boost Nation's Annual Income

Pres. Truman Is On The Way Back To U.S.   Income And Expenses To Be Lower In 1946   Editor Ronald Would Make The Department Of Agriculture Self Supporting

FOOD COMMITTEE TO HIT AGENCIES   GROUP WILL CHARGE BUNGLING OF SUGAR

House Food Group Is Critical of Sugar Handling  Government Agencie Accused of “Sloppy” Rationing Procedure:

House Food Group Is Critical of Sugar Handling  Government Agencies Accused of “Sloppy”

SUGAR RATION IS CRITICIZED   House Committee Charges OPA, WFA Mis-Handled Civilian Supply

House Critical Of Sugar Crisis  To Charge OPA, WFA With Mishandlina

Report Bares Sugar Scandal   OPA, WFA And Other  Agencies Denounced

House Group fo Criticise Sugar Policy   Cutin-Exports and — Tougher Rationing at Home Proposed

Feeder Subsidy, Ceiling Guarantees May Increase Civilian Meat Supply   ‘Mishandled Says House Committee

Fall of Nazi Capital Told By Moscow   Soviets Look for Hitler; Announce Fall of Rostock

Fierce Battle Ends With City Blown To Bits   Stalin’s Order Of Day Reveals Capture Of Metropolis   2 Soviet Armies Slug Way Through To Heart Of Citv

4. Airfields Taken Over Near Tokyo   Occupation Zone Is Spread Over 720 Square Miles

Order to Occupy Nippon Capital Still Is Delayed   Yanks Cross Tama River, Spread Control Over Wider Area

Capital Sull Out of Bounds  To Americans   4 Airfields Taken Over as Japs Begir To Learn War Cose: More Troops Landed

Navy Tells Its Forces To Be Firm With Enemy   Japanese Begin To Learn Cost Of Losing A War Two Days After Plenipotentiaries Sign Up

Occupation Of Japan Spreads Over Big Area   American Troops Cross River Outside Capital—MacArthur Warns Against Harming Japanese — Soldiers—Crimina! List Grows

EIGHTH ARMY TROOPS MOVE BEYOND TAMA   Sixth Army Units Re ported Landing In Kyushu

AIR CRASH SURVIVORS TO BEGIN LONG TREK   WAC and Two Soldiers Stranded on New Guinea Prepare to Take First Step Toward Kescue.

"WE. O dacs Pare caucec Cancy it Sraneri-_a: “er in ~i21 Soiris 

17Babies Killed In Tragic Blaze   Boarding Home For Tots Of War Workers In Maine Destroyed; Woman Employe Dies

FOUR-DAY PROGRAM OF LEGION PLANNED   National Convention Will Qpen in Chicago on November 18.

MAY RELEASE TWO HOSPITALS   May Solve Overcrowding 0! Mental Institutions

Encouraged ‘by Promise of Huge Reinforcements, Slow but Steady: Gains Won in Pacific

Slow Gains In Pacific —   Allied Troops Edging Forward On All Fronts ‘Greet V-E Announcement With Satisfaction

Pacific. War Fighters Are  Heartened —   Steady. ‘Advances ‘Made 'To Break  Power: of: Japan

Toky 0 Fears  Russia Now  Sees Possibity of USSR’s Entering War In: Pesifia

V-E MEANS HUGE REINFORCEMENTS TO FIGHT JAPAN; ALLIES ADVANCE   36,525 NIPS KILLED ON OKINAWA; SUPERFCRJS RAID PLANE BASES; FIVE ENEMY SHIPS SUNK

Yanks Slug Ahead On Bloody Okinawa   Japs Being Killed at Rate of 1,000 a Day; Success Registered By Allies Everywhere in Orient Except in China; Weird Battles in Several Places

ALLIES DRIVE ~ ON IN PACIFIC   Bomb Tokyo Airfields: Gain On Borneo, : Okinawa

Troops Spurred By Promise Of Tremendous Reinforcements Soon   China Only Front Without Gains   Tokyo Reports Raid By Planes Based On Newly  Won Iwo Jima

Allies Still Gain Slowly In Pacific   Tokyo's Worries Over Red Entrance in War Are Increased

Allied Ground Forces Scare Gains in Pacific   Greet V-E Day with Quiet Satisfaction; Japan Worried  About Soviet tUnian

ALLIES ADVANCE ON ALL FRONTS OF THE PACIFIC   Commanders Quietly Observe V-E Day With Reinforcements From Europe Assured   By LEONARD MILLIMAN (Aecociated Press War Fditor'

Allies Gain Slowly But Steadily On All Pacific Fronts Except In China   Leaders Greet 'V-E Day With Quiet Satisfaction

Seek to Head Off National Service   Labor Unions Try For New Solution

HESS DEMANDED BRITISH YIELD INTO SLAVERY   -‘Peace:Riean--Really Surrender or Death Choice

HOUSE WANTS VOICE IN MAKING TREATIES   Passed Resolution Expectec To Be Futile, However

Frau Himmler Proud of Her Hated Husband   Widow of Gestapo Head Shows No Emotion When She Is Interviewed

‘Frau Himmler Shows No Emotion When She Is Told That -'Her Infamous Husband Had Ended Life by Poison Route

Unmoved By News of Husband’s Death Frau Himmler Shows No Emotion

Frau Himmler Still Proud _ of Infamous. Gestapo. Chief, Claims World Hates Police

‘Stull Proud Of Former Gestapo Chief, She Savs In Interview      Atrocities Well Known To Frau   Admits Husband Was Per. haps Most Despised Man In World

Yanks Fight For Nuernberg, Halle, Leipzig, Chemnitz   East And West Fronts Lose Identities As Great Allied Armies Slug Forward In Face  Of Frenzied German Resistance Forces.

NINTH ARMY STRENGTHENS BRIDGEHEAD   Fight in Magdeburg For Four Bridges Across Elbe

Germany Already Severed Militarily, Foe Admits; 9th Fights in Metdehus

OPA SUES FIVE OIL COMPANIES   CHARGE VIOLATIONS OF PRICE CEILINGS ON PET, PRODUCTS

Planto Create Artificial Earthquakes Abandoned   Deemed Too Costly and Too Uncertain to Be Worth the Risk. :

SOVIETS INSIST PARLEY BID BE SENT TO POLES   Another Three-Power Row May Deadlock Frisco Meet

ANOTHERROW ISLOOMING AT CONFERENCE   Russia Turns Heat on for Warsaw Representation

RECOGNITION OF POLES SOUGHT   Russians Demand Seating Of Warsaw Group At Golden Gate

Molotov to Renew Polish Demands if Latins Ask Admission of Argentina

Polish Issue Is Linked  To Argentina By Molotov   Norwegian Official Reported Offered Chairmanship of Important Group

Russ revive Pole questior  at conference See possibility  of anather row

Whole Shutdown Probable on Coast   Oil Field Workers May be Involved

STRIKES IN GULF SECTION CONTINUING   Pickets Keep Refineries From Delivering Gas

OIL STRIKE PARALYZES TEXAS GULF COAST   Synthetic Rubber Factor' jes Also May Close.

Paralyzing Gasoline Shortage Threatening Texas Gulf Coast; Thirly Stations Close In Houston

Churchill's Optimise May Influence ‘The Thinking Of Legislators “At Washington

‘Army Not a Penal Institution,’ Is Answer to Cancellation of Draft Deferment for Defiance of Labor Board—No Sign of Settlement Seen

TEACHERS COLLEGES  ng FIGHT REDUCTION   Will Oppose Governor Martin’s Proposal

Senate ls Faced With Decision fa Ration Oratory   Proposal To Limit Debate Results From Bilbo'’s Filibuster.

SOLONS TALK OF RATIONING TALK   Bilbo’s Filibuster Srings Petition To Limit Debate

Senate May Ration All Oratory On FEPC Measure  i tas   Cloture Petition Will Be Voted Upon At Monday's Meeting

Senate Faces Decision Over  OPA Oratory   Kept in Session Over 12 Hours; Limit In Debate Sought

Senators May Ration Oratory   Southerners Argue Against FEPC Bill; Delays Other Business

Senate Considers Ration On Oratory After 12-Hour Filibuster Session Ends

Senate Cloture Rule Likely for Ballot on FEPC   Seldom Invoked Measure Aimed a Southern Solons

SENATORS MAY LIMIT ORATORY   Kept In Session 12 Hour: By FEPC Filibuster

Ask Senate to Limit Debate   Cloture to End FEPC Filibuster May Come Up Menday

Taft Leads Fight For Cloture  Senate Facing Threat AL FERS Esiihuecter

SEEK TO RATION SENATE ORAJORY   PETITION PRESENTED AFTER 12-HOUR, 32 MINUTE FILIBUSTER

Senate May Ration Its Own Oratory   Filibuster On FEPC Measure Raises Cloture

Oratory Rationing Subject in Senate for Consideration   Want to Limit Speeches to Cut Long Hours of Senate Debate

Senate Seeks To Put Halt fo Bilbo Oratory   Southerner Stages Filibuster to Kill FEP Legislation

Cloture Rule Asked to End a Filibuster   Southern Senators Open Drive fo Kill Fair Practices Act

‘Anti-FEPC Filibuster Keeps Senate In Session 12 Hours; ‘Rationing Of Oratory Urged   Senator Bilbo Gets Help From Potent, Talkative Bloc Of Southerners

FEPC Gets ‘Kicking Around’   Chayez of New Mexico Complains of Senate Treatoient

SenateFaces Question Of Oratory Ration   Taft and 31 Colleagues Present Cloture Petition Lo Limit Senatorial Debate

LITTLE NATION DEMANDS GUT TO ONE (SSUE   Now Ask Right to Withdraw from Organization at Any Time.

DEMAND RIGHT TO WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE AT WILL  SMALL NATIONS LOSE   SMALL NATIONS LOSE FIGHT TO BLOCK VETO CONTROL OF BIG FIVE

Small Nations May Abandon World League   Oppose Control By Bio Powers

Small Nations Demand Right To Withdraw   Big Powers May Agree To Request If Two Remaining Problems Are Given Approval

Sinall Nations Fear The Future   Right To Withdraw From Leaque Sought

SMALL NATIONS SEEK RIGHT TO DESERT LEAGUE   Continue Fight Against Big Power Control Over World Security Council

Small Nations May Be Given Right To Withdraw From Security Group

Small Nations Have Demand   Struggle For Right to  Withdraw From Organizetion When They Wish

Regional Security Plan Is Approved   United Nations Conference Studies Withdrawal and Ouster Plans as It Drives Toward Conclusion at San Francisco

Small Nations Str ugele Down To One Item   Insist on Right To Withdraw When They Wish

Small Nations Asking Right to Withdraw   Seek New Way to Protect Themselves Aaains? Biq Powers

WITHDRAWAL DEMAND MAY BE GRANTED   Struggle of Small Nations To Protect Selves Against Big Power Control Remaining Issue   PUNISHMENT CLAUSE

SMALL NATIONS DEMAND RIGHT 10 WITHDRAW   Big Powers Willing to Grant Concessions  Since Veto Win

Small Nations Wan Right to Quit World Peace Setup  Big Powers Indicate They Will Agree  To Latest Request

May Seek Right To Quit League   Demand May Be Granted With Some Strings Attached

Small Nations Ask Right to Withdraw League if Desired   Indications Are This Demand Will Be Granted With Sereinac. Attached

Small Powers Demand Right To Withdraw From League  Whenever Oceasion Arises

_ —CONFERENCE—  Right Of Withdrawal Clause ‘Is Considered      Struggle Of Smaller Nations To Protect Themselves Has Boiled Down ‘To One Demand, "Which May Be Granted With’ Strings Attached

Small Nations Seek Right To Withdraw From League  Discussions on Two Major Problems Delay Adiournment Goal to June 23

Demand Right To Withdraw   Small Nations Want Right To Retreat From = ‘Frisco League,

Small Nations Demand Right To Withdraw From World Security League

STRUGGLE OF SMALL NATIONS BOILS DOWN RIGHT TO WITHDRAW  BIG POWERS. HAVING   BIG POWERS, HAVING. WON VETO POINT, MAY GRANT THIS DEMAND

Right to Quit deaoue Asked   Small Nations’ Wish May Be Granted If They Agree to Amendment Restriction And Expulsion for Charter-Breach

Small Nations Demand Right To Quit League   Approval Is Likely; Big: Power Control Of Secur. ity Council Voted.

Little Nations Demand Right To Quit League   Protection Sought Against Control By the Big Powers

Small Nations’ Fight Reduced To Single Item   The Voting Formula.

Right To Quit Now At Stake   Smaller Nations Want Withdrawal Approved

FRISCO MEET IS BELIEVED NEAR AN END   Issue Now Is Demand of Small Nations to Be Permitted to Quit World Council Any Time They Desire to Do So.

MAY GET RIGHT OF WITHORAWAL   BIG Powers May Grant Demand of Smal! Nations with Restrictions

BIG B-29 FORCE BLASTS TOKYO   Factory Areas Ablaze After Low - Level Bomb Attacks

MINE DISPUTES HIT OHIO MILLS   Three More Big Pits Close; 23,850 Idie in State

WOMAN'S NUDE BODY DISCOVERED ON FARM   Verdict of Homicide Issued by Coroner

86 mph Winds Recorded At Sheppard Field; Electric Service Halted

Seek identity Of Two Killed  a a   Woman and Soldier Still Unidentified Amanae Weark Dead

Search For Clues To Identities Of 4 RR Wreck Dead   Freak Collision  Kills Eighteen

18 ARE KILLED IN FREAK WRECK   Four Victims, Soldier and Three Women, Unidentified

FOUR BODIES OF RR. VICTIMS UNIDENTIFIED   Seek Clues In Deaths Due--To Freak _ Collision    NINETEEN DEAD   Thirty Persons Were Injured, And 200. Shaken Up

Trips to Europe For Wives Promised   War Department Says Families and Fiancees Included

ARMY TO RELAX RULE ON WIVES   Fiancees Also May Be Allowed To Go To Europe

FAMILIES T0 JOIN MEN IN SERVICES SOON      War Department Includes Fiancees in Promise

HERRING RITES IN DES MOINES   Funeral for Former Senato!  On Tuesday

Fliers Continue To Batter Reich   American Heavies Follow Night Attacks On Worms, Duisburg And Berlin By RAF

MARCUS ISLAND BASE READY FOR AIRLINE   islands Searched for Alliec Personnel

Trier Tottering, Cologne Is Under American Siege   Many Towns And Cities Falling As Eisenhower Drives Deeper Into Ruhr And Rhineland Through Badly Befuddled Enemy.

Third Army Troops Smash Into Trier; Hodges’ Forces Lay Siege to Cologne On 7-Mile Front, Sweep Up 26 Towns

OTATE PAPERS DARE BANKER AID 10 ADDL   Reveal American Deals That Helped to Build Un Germany.

U. S. Financiers Helped Build Reic'  Between Wars Official Papers Hint   Official Papers Hint American Tycoons  Were Behind Hitler

Some American Tycoon: Backed Hitler in 1930 According to State De narbuent Records

Hifler Aided in  LEC. Gtada Nand  Vide. JIUIL VOY Wall Street Tycoons. Helped Buildup, Say Published Documents

U.S. Financial Deals Which Built up Reich and Aided Hitler Are Revealed

Financial Aid Given Hitler By Americans  State Bores 1950 be Deals

State Papers Of 1930 Hint Some American Tycoons Backed Hitler To Head Off Socialism

Hitler Aided By Yank Funds   State Department Reveals Some U..S. Financiers Backed Him in 1930

FANATICAL JAPS IN CONTINUED BLOWING UP OF BUILDINGS   MACARTHUR WAS WARM LY GREETED ON HIS ENTRY INTO MANILA

Ohio Woman Killed Near Kane In Car Accident   State Police From Kane Investigate Two Other Accidents

Ohio Woman Killed; 4 Hurt  In Kane Area   Anna Zubruchen, 66. hilled by Car After Own Goes in Ditch; 2 Other Accidents

Barber's Bill Given Passage  In The House   Bitter Fight Carried on As Opponents Charge State With Fixing Hours and Wages of Business.

‘101-Year-Old Bridegroom at Racine Is Swamped With Congratulations, Advice, Requests and Offers

NILES MARINE IS LIBERATED   Leaves One Berrienite Imprisoned by Japs Still  Unreported

CHINA ASKS SETTLEMENT OF JAPAN   Biq Five Asked To Set Date for Jap Settlement

China Requests Action On Jap   Foreign Ministers Asked To Set Definite Date For Discussions

Foreign Ministers Are Asked to Set Definite Date to Consider Action.

CHINESE WANT JAPS SETTLED   Tass ‘Correction’ irks Delegates To Big 5 London Meeting

By-Passed Nips Battle Against Aussie Troopers   Forgotten Front — Remains Active as War Moves North

BOUGAINVILLE FIGHT GOES ON   Aussies Waging Savage Warfare On Almost Forgotten Battlefield Of Pa « cific

Savage Jungle Warfare Still Rages  ‘On Forgotten Front of Boucuinville

Cold Wave Coming: Tero and Subzero on  Predicted for Middle West Area

WEATHER BREAK DUE WEDNESDAY   Howard Kenny Predicts Rise In Temperature By Tomorrow

NEW REVELATIONS OF ATROCITY ACTS BY JAPS TOLD BY RETURNED — VETERANS FROM JAPANESE PRISONS

TRACK STAR ELUDES JAP CAPTURE BY FLEETNESS WHILE PRISONERS DHE OF STARVATION. FORTURE

Tell of Jap Surgeon Who Removed 'Yank’s Appendix Without Anesthetic

Fleet Feet Save Flier   Down Over Japan, _Pilot Eludes Capture . Till After War’s End

ONE CRASHED AIRMAN ELUDED CAPTURE DUE TO HIS FLEET FEET   APPENDECTOMY PERFORMED ON PRISONER WITHOUT ANAESTHETIC

Fleet Flier Eluded Japs For 68 Days   Then Found War'd Been Over Month; More Prisoner: Tell of Torture By Nips

Yank Saved By Having Fleet Pair Of Feet   More Stories Of Atrocities Come To Light

FRANK J, VONDRAK PERRY TWP. CALLED      Funeral of Prominent Far~ mer Held At Sioux City “ . This-Morning

All-Out Effort To Win Peace Gets. Underway   Will Take 12 To 18 Months To Gain Basis of Full Employment

Price Named To New Post  In Germany   Will Advise U. S. Military Forces

TRUMAN NAMES PRICE TO REICH   Directer of Censorship Will Advise Eisenhower on Public Relations

CTORY I TOLD   Former Vichy Chief Says He And Marshal Were Forced to Obey Nazis.   PREVIEWS OWN DEFENSE

Laval Says Nazis Forced Stand on African Invasion   Claims Petain Did Not Order French To Resist Allies

Laval Asserts Germans Ruled Acts of Petain   Testifies Both He and Marshal Obeyed Compulsory Orders

LAVAL TESTIFIED GERMANS ORDERED ACTION OF FRENCH  SAID HE AND PETAIN AC ED UNDER DURESS OF INVADING NAZIS

EXPLAINED REASONS 10 ADM. LEAHY   Testifies In Trial OF Marshal Petain

LAVAL AND PETAIN ORDERED TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ALLIES   This Was Testimony Give Today by Pierre Laval at the Petain Hearing.   FORCED TO OBEY NAZIS?   Said Petain Was Ordered by the Germans to Send Certain Messages.

LAVAL RESUMES HIS TESTIMONY   Explains Reasons For Nazi Victory Broadcast To Leahy

Laval Contends Nazi Pressure  Forced Talks   Declares He and Petain Ordered to Speak Against Allies in 1942

DEFENDS PETAIN AS NOT FREE 10 RESIST GERMANS   Saves France Could Not Survive Without Collaboration Early In War

Testifies Petain Okayed German Victory Speech   Former Vichy Chief Says  He Told Leahy Reasons. - Fer-Broadcast-In. 1942

FORMER VICH\ CHIEF GIVES TESTIMONY   F ourt Told More Information To Be Forthcoming   “Asphyxiated” By Germans, Ex-Premier Declares: Court Hostile

Collaboration Only Salvation Declares Laval   Former Premier Says Petain Not Free to Balk Nazi

Laval Says Radio Remarks Forced by German Conquerors    Collaboration Saved France, Claims Vichy Chief in Courtroom

Laval Says Nazis Foreed Him to Speak   Expression ot Opposition To Allied Landings in Africa Also Required of Petain, Court Told

Forced To Speak Out, Says Lava   Germans Required Him To Voice Opposition To Allied Landings, Asserts Vichyite

Laval Claims He and Petain Were Helpless   Both Compelled by Germans to Speak Against the Allies

LAVAL SAYS HE HAD NO CHOICE   Says Germans Forced gHim And Petain To Speak Out Against Allies; Says He Explained To Leahy,

Nazis Made Me Assail Africa Landing: Laval   Says Franco Could Not Have Survived Without : Collaboration

FORCED 10 OBEY GERMANS, LAVAL SAYS AT TRIAL  BELIEVES FRANCE’S ONLY HOPE RESTED

LAVAL CLAIMS HE AND PETAIN WERE ORDERED TO TALK   Says Nazis Forced Them Both To Speak Gut’ Against AJlied - Landings ds North AfTica In 1942...

Forced To Obey German Orders, Laval Declares   Says He And Petain Had To Speak Against Allied Landings In Africa.

Laval Claims Nazis Forced Statements Against Allies in North Africa Landinac

Laval Defends  Collaboration      Would Have Been Impossible For France To Survive Otherwise.

LAVAL EXPLAINS STORY OF HOPE FOR NAZI WIN   Former Vichy Chief Promises Court Many New Developments

Laval Says Explanation Given Leahy   Says He Told Why He Broadcast Hope For Nazi Victory Back in 1942

Orders Are Sent To White House For Signature   Conciliation Efforts End In Failure As Truman Moves For Showdown

Government Prepares for Oil Seizure   Official Orders to Take Over Oil Plants In Various Sections Expected to Be Issued

Truman Ready To Sign Decree  ae es a Se  Orders For Government Seizure Of Struck Oil Plants To Issue Today

DEER SEASON IN FINAL DAY   Death Toll Reaches 26: Ninth Hunter Dies Of Wounds

YANK AND RED FIRST ARMIES MAKE CONTACT    Another Soviet Juncture Imminent, Moscow Asserts, With American Ninth Army at Stendal—Soyiets Complete Ring Around Berlin and Capture May Be Matter of Hours.

Merge South of Berlin; Reds Drive into West Section of Nazi Capital   Impportant Centcrs of Ber lin in Russian Hands—  Drive West of City?

REDS ADVANCE IN AUSTRIA UPON BERCHIESGADEN   Russians Within 89 Miles of Hide eut and Americans of Third 105 Miles.

SOVIETS CUT THRU CENTER OF CAPITAL   Report Junction of Allied, Russ Units South of Berlin

Soviets Push Cleanup in Czech Area   1,200 Square Miles in Nazi Hands, U-Boats Moving to Port

Nazis Fleeing Before Reds   Russians Closing In Fast To Halt Die-Hards Short Of American Lines

Three Russian Armies Pushing Forward tc Clear Up Last Nazi Remnants in Slovakia

REDS MOP UP DIE-HARDS OF GERMAN ARMY   FIRST NAZI U-BOAT SURRENDERS OFF U. 8. COAST

Still Some Fighting In Europe   Reds Pressing To Clean Up Czechoslovakia

Germans Battle for Last  1,200 Sq. Mile Pocket, England Reviews Politics

Ike Says No A. P. Bans for V-E “Scoop”   GENERAL GIVES ANSWER TO 54 CORRESPONDENTS ASKING SUSPENSION

SHAEF Continues Investigation Of Kennedy Surrender. Story ra Suspension ‘T Not Punishment

Suspend Kenned' For News “Beat” AP Reinstated   54 Correspondents De manded SHAEF Make  Suspension Stick 24 Hours

THEY CAN'T PUT MUZZLE ON AP   Eisenhower Says Act of One Writer No Grounds To Suspend Agency

SHAEF Rescinds AP Censorship But Bans Kennedy   Transmitter of Scoop Peace News in Supreme Command's Doghouse—Others Use Story

NO AGT  ION CAN BE TAKEN--IKE   News Agency Can’t Be Punished for Act of Corresnondent.

AP ‘Scoop’ On Nazi Surrender  ee eo  Kennedy's Flash News Passed Censors To Reach World

BYRNES ORDERS PLAN PREPARED FOR RECONVERSION   Krug Maps Blueprint For Swing To Normalcy

Byrnes Orders Stand-By Reconversion Plan  Prepared For Use After Victory In Europe

ALLIES WITHIN 10 MILES OF UNIONINBURMA   Chinese Lose Wanting: Must Regain City

CHINESE CLEAR UP BURMA ROAD   Reopening Of Overland Route For Supplies Expected Soon

Yanks Pay Stiff Price For Sniper  Company Cut from 137 to 76 Before They Get Jap in Tree — Souvenir Hunting Slumps

Sea Attack On Karafuto Ts Reported   Four Cities Set Ablaze In Pre-Dawn Superfort Raid; Mustang Fighters Follow by Davlicht

Wreck Installations Near Tokyo as Japs Report Naval Invasion Of Japanese Waters

U. S. Fleet Invades Nip Waters   Ships, Subs Shell Karafuto Island, Tokyo Radio Says

4,900,000 JAPS KILLED OR LEFT HOMELESS BY RAIDS: 1,135,000 HOMES-LOST IN 5 MAJOR CITIES

Yanks Coming South Along Kuriles, Fear   Seven Hundred Planes Give Nippon Blazing July Fourth

MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED AMERICAN PLANES IN ATTACK  TOKYO REPORTS AMERT CAN NAVAL UNITS SHELI

Enemy Belatedly Offer Independence To Dutch East Indies   U.S. Ships, Subs Make Deepest Penetration Of Japanese Waters

VY UOTIeUil INUVUIUU  Manpower Bill, Possible Seizure of Coal Mines, Top Slate in Congress   Party Tiff Over Tariff

Germans Report Patton Crossing Moselle River hr ughboys Slug Way Near Big Superhighway

‘MEN AND MATERIAL STREAM OVER BRIDGES TO REINFORCE SHOCK TROOPS ON EAST BANK   Third Army Clears Western Bank of Mosell River Save For Stragglers and Open New Drive Across Top Of Industrial Saar District   PATTON'S FORCES CAPTURE RECORD BAG OF 6,619 

Nazis Report 70,000 Troops Over Stream   Patton’s Army Clears Moselle; Opens New Drive in Saar Sector

Honnef Occupied ‘70,000 U.S. Men  Across Rhine   First Army Men And Material Sent Across Two Bridges To Reinforce Shock Troops

American Troops Capture Honnef, $f. Cathcarten   Remagen Bridge Intact Despite Nazi Air Attacks

Capture Town At North End Of Bridgehead   U.S. Troops Near Rubr-Frankfort Males Hicghwey

Patton Trying To Get Across Moselle. Claim   Enemy Still Trying To Knock Out Bridge Across Rhine; Claim Direct Bomb Hits

Provides Firm North Anchor  On Bridgehead       Men. Materiel Stream Across Two Bridges To Reinforce Shock Troops.   THIRD CLEARS BANK

Honnef Capture Anchors Pocket   Firm Base Provided for Rhine Bridgehead; 70,000 Shock Troops Already Across River

Patton Trying to Cross Mozelie Say Germans; Honnef Falls to Yanks

MEN AND MATERIALS STREAM ACROSS RHINE AS GERMANS TRY TO DESTROY BRIDGES

Honnef Falls To Doughboys Of First Army      Cuphire of Former Resort Town Provides Firn Northern Anchor For Bridgehead   Mon and Supplies  Stull Pour Across   Third Army Clears Moselle River Bank and Opens New Drive On the Saar Basin

Capture Honnef, Firm Northern  Anchor for Their Rhine Bridgehead

First Army. infantrymen Have Plunged to Within Close Distance of Main Superhighway.   GERMANS ALSO REPORT MOSELLE CROSSINGS

SLUGGING WAY THROUGH HILLS   Germans Report Patto# Trying to Cross Moselle At Several Points.   JTTH ADVANCES 4 MILES

Bridgehead Is Widened a: Troops Pour Across ) Bridges  CAPTURE MORE TOWNS   Honnef, North Bridgehead Anchor, Taken in Stiff  Fight

First Army Forces  Near Ruhr-Frankfurt Super-Highway; Third Army Gains in South

First Army Troops Take Honnef; Firm Hold on Bridgehead      Seventh Army Forces Advance 4 Miles Into Saar Area

Provides Northern Anchor For the Rhine Bridgehead —  Third Army Opens New Drive  A nwcrnss: "Wee of ©... Tite gk

Rhine Bridgehead North Anchor Firm   Thirteen Towns Fall in Extension Of Assault Base; Reinforcements Stream over New Pontoon Bridges

First Army Approaches Frankfurt-Rubr Read; Texans Drive Nazis Back

Rhine Bridgehead Strengthened As Yanks Forge Aheac  Terrific Manpower   Terrific Manpower Loss Sustained by Retreating Nazis

Patton Bringing Up More Troops Around Koblenz   First Army Slugs Way Through Hills Rimming Remagen Bridgehead.   70th Infantry Reaches Banks of Saar River

Yanks Using Two Bridges For Advance Along Rhine   70,000 Shock Troops Are Reported Across

Seize Honnef As Bridgehead Anchor Point   Germans Report Patton Trying to Cross selle River

FIRM ANCHOR ON EAST RHINE ESTABLISHED   Germans Claim Bombers Make Direct Hits Gn Ludendorff Bridge

FIRST ARMY TROOPS  SLUG WAY THROUGH  HILLS AT REMAGEN GERMANS REPORT GEN.  PATTON TRYING CROSS MOSELLE RIVER

PATTON'S ARMY DRIVES ACROSS TOP OF SAAR   3rd Army Takes Record  Bag of Prisoners In Nine Days

HONNEF FALL: TO UNITS OF FIRST ARMY   “Western Bank Of Moselle Cleared By Third   6,619 CAPTIVES   Taken In Single Day By Patton’s Men: 13 More Towns Captured

BERLIN CLAIMS REMAGEN SPAN IS BLOWN DOWN   Other Gains Made; Nazi Counter Still Lacking

GERMANS CLAIM SRD TRYING 10 CROSS MOSELLE   Americans Say Bridge in Fine Condition Despite Enemy Raids

Yanks Reinforce Rhine Bridgehead Across 2 Bridges   Patton’s Forces Capture 13 Towns, Se’ Record For Prisoners Taken in Single Day

Yanks Take Honnef, Enlarge Bridqehead   Using Pontoon Bridge And Ludendorff Bridge to Pour Men And Materials Across; Third Army Takes Many Nazis

Third Opens Drive Across Top of Saar  13 Towns Captured East of Moselle in Hard Fighting in Woods   “1000 OVER RHINE

Honnef in Hands of First Army Troops   Men and Materiel Stream Across Rhine On Two Bridges

Firm Anchor for Rhine Bridgehead Obtained j in Stab   Men and Materiel Pour Across Two Bridges To Help 70,000 Troops Germans Say Already on East Bank — Third Units Roll Along Moselle River,

Man And Materiel Streaming Across Bridges To Reinforce  70,000 Shock Troops There

Honnef's Fall Gives U.S.  Line Anchor   Americans Are About One Mile From Main German Highway; Enemy Reports Patton’s Men Are Crossing Moselle River

Wins North Anchor For Bridgehead   Patton’s Third In New Drive Across Top Of Industrial Saar Area.

SAY PATTON'S TROOPS TRYING TO FORD RIVER   Nazis Claim Attempts To Cross Moselle Beaten Back

IDLE OHIO ACREAGE, DRAFT BOARDS TOLD      Manpower Shortage May Stop Vegetable Crops

Flying Priests Coming: Bishop of Hudson Bay Tells His Clergy To Use Planes in North

G.O.P, DENIED EQUAL PEARL HARBOR PROBE  REPRESENTATION ON COMMITTEE OF HOUSE

General Patton Sits Up for First Time in Hospital  Accident Victim Is Throwing Off Sever Paralysis

Gen. Patton Sits Up for First Time   “Getting Well Like House Afire,” Says Officers

Patton Able to Sit Up in Beil,  _ Condition Good  Dox eid Renntt Geaerul Galtiiig Well ‘“tike—

Red Vanguard Now 22 Miles From Vienna   Soviets Take Trauersdorf. Threaten Bratislava, es en ee Te

Two Russian Armies Move on Vienna  _ Russians Drive to  Within 22 Miles _ of Austrian Capital

NAZI WAR CRIMINALS HUNTING A WAY OUT   Ex-Biggies Are Up Early To Study Indictments

Nazi Leaders Up At Dawn To Stud Indictments   Indictments Perused Even During Breakfast; Goerng’s Attitude Detached,

Indicted Nazis Eager Beavers  *  Sonal Brows Over Altied Charges  a hc: Bey Dp. mo]

‘WartimeEconom icControls Applied Against Argentina 'And Spain Up For Revision

U. S. May Lift Shipping Ban   Oil in Prospect for Arcentina and Spain

21% .Axis Cot ’-ies May «)tain Som: arade   Ee, . Spain Argentina _ Have Caen, Reviewed

Economic Controls  ‘Agairst Argentina,  Spain May Be Cut   Shipments May Resume Uniess U. S. & Britain Agree On ‘Joint Con trols.

Pact Formed By Chinese   Nationalists and Reds Approve Basic Principles Of Political Peace

Chinese Factions Agree On Basis Of  Political Peace   Leader Of Reds  Goes To Yenan

CHINESE REACH BASIS FOR POLITICAL PEACE   Nationalists And Reds Neat Accord After Long Fight

Chinese Agree On Principle of Political Peace   Statement Indicates Determination Far ‘Unity of Authority’ «

Long Political War May Be At An End.....  Chinese Parties Agree On Basic Principle Of Peace

Unified China. Assured   Nationalists and Communists Agree On Basic Principles Of Political Peace

Unified China Is Assured   Military Group Will Work Out Unsettled  Questions

Chinese Reds And Nationalists Negotiate Peace   Negotiators Willing Willing To Continue Taiks Underway 5 Weeks

CHIANG, MAO AGREEMENT FOR UNIFIED NATION   Two Chinese Leaders Issue Communique — Indicate Main Points Settled

Chinese Factions Agree On Basic Deare Princinles   Nationalists, Communists Issue Communique To End Long Wor

FOR UNIFIED CHINA   Nationalist and Communist Agree Upon Basic Principles ©

NEGOTIATORS OK POLITICAL PEACE BASICS   New Unified China’ To End Decade-Old Fiaht for Control

VPC atul oy  Chiang, Reds Agree To Basic Political Peace   End To Nation-Wide Chinese Split Over Government Control Sighted; Few Issues Remain

CHINESE FORM POLITICAL PEAGE   Negotiators Extend Truce During Settlement

Vinson Urges A Strong Nation   No Time To Enjoy Luxury Of “War Is Over,” He Tells Legion

Soviets Breach Nazi Defenses  On Oder River   Russian Armored Columns Reported Striking Polish-German Border Area

ARMORED UNITS STRIKE INTO BORDER AREA   Oder Defense Lines Breached; Mobile Columns Are Heading For Frankfurt

Armored Columns Strike Into Polish-German Eorder Area; Third Spearhead Swings Past Fortress City Of Poznan   GERMANS CLAIM TWO COLUMNS DESTROYED

Reach Point 94 Miles — From City   ‘TROOPS REACH GERMANPOLISH BORDER AT NAZI CITY OF DRISEN

  Near Last Defenses To Berlin   Berlin Releases Reports or Drives—Says Russian  Columns Destroyed

Soviets Breach Defensive Line At Oder River   Great Air Battles Rage As Germans Hurl Last Plane Reserves Into Final Effort

Red Army Columns Striking Into The PolishGerman Border  RUSSIANS AT NAZI TOWN OF DRIESEN Germans Throwing Last  Reserves Of Air Power Into The Battle

SOVIETS ONLY ABOUT 90 MI FROM BERLIN   Other Russian Forces to South Breach Main  Nazi Defensive Line Along Oder River

POLITICAL HEADS GET SET EARLY FOR: CAMPAIGN .   To. ‘Pay More re Attention to ‘Pdlities Between Elections

PAC Stirs Interest . Of Politicians In_  Getting Early. Start   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s “Special Correspondent

Ticonderoga Commander Says Japs Would Do Better To Use Air Forces

ienagment On Old Age Benetit Increase Ruled 5elf-Enacting, But .  State Lacks Cash To Hike Pension Payments

Council Mapping Plans for Nazis   Occupation Forces Trek To Berlin—Big Three To Meet Soon

Germany Will Be Broken Up  [nto Regions   Decentralization Already Started; Tangier Will Resume International Status

Complete Decentralization of Reich, Politically and Economically, Planned

YANKS MOVE TOWARD BERLIN   Report U. S$. Control Council Also on Way to City

Rule Plan Takes Shape   Would Break German} Up Into Small, Militarily Weak Districts

OCCUPATION TROOPS MOVING 10 BERLIN      Allied Plans Are for Complete Decentralization Of Germany.

Germany To Be Broken Into Governing Units   Allied Military Control Plan Starts; Troops Entering Berlin

U. $. Occupation Forces and Control Group Begin Movement Toward Berlin

DECENTRALIZATION OF GERMANY MAPPED BY CONTROL FORCES  ; AMERICAN OCCUPATION “TROOPS MOVE. TOWARD P ‘BERLIN THIS WEEK -

Will Create Three Regions;. : Freneh, British Troops On Move:-Toward Berlin

DECENTRALIZED      U, S. Group Maps Plans As Yanks March On Berlin

U. 5. Maps Reich Decentralization Plan: Hopes For Adoption By Big 4

U. S. Plans To Handle Nazis On Way To Allies      Control Group Moving Into Berlin With Troops; Would ‘District’ Nation

Senatorial Unity Breaks   Break Came Over Proposal That President Truman Appoint Delegate Without Defined Authority

Senate Split On Security  Council Post   Some Solons Demand Opportunity to Define Delegate’s Authority

SENATE'S UNITY SPLIT ON PEACE COUNCIL CHIEF   Attack Proposal to Name Delegate Without Defining Authority

SENATE'S UNITY ON CHARTER HIT OVER BILL NEED   Connally Would Let Truman Name Delegate Without Check On Powers

Senatorial Unity On Charter Breaks   Argue Council Delegate Named Without Power Defined by Congress

Senate Breaks Wide Open On  Delegate Issue   Storm Stems From Pro posal No Legi slation Needed to Cover Appointment Stettinitns

CHARTER UNITY SPLIT OPEN BY DELEGATE PLAN   Senators Demand Right To Define Authority Of U. S. Renresentative

ak. A.. Uilaiiinity Ger Chari ier y Breaks un ea founcil Delegate UES UL LUUIILEE Wore

Senatorial Unity Breaks Wide Open on Plan To By-Pass Congressmen

New Storm Swirls Over Peace Charter   Presidential Appointment of Security Council Delegate Without Congress-defined Authority Is Center Of Controversy

NEW FIGHT OVER CHARTER BEGINS   Senatorial Unity Breaks Wide Open Over Question Of Defining Delegate’s Powers.

Delegate to Council Is Storm Center   Senate Unity on Charter Breaks Over Proposal That President Appoint U. S. Representative

Connally Urges Delegate Be Named Promptly  Vandenberg Believes - Further Senate Action Required On Delegate

PLANS UPHELD BY CHURCHILL   Defends Yalta Agreement, Good Faith Of Stalin

Churchill Upholds Red Land Claims   Prime Minister Says League To Use Force To Keep Peace

 Churchill Upholds TPolish Settlement   Tells House Of Commons Big Three Agrees ew To Give Danzig And Other Sectors To Poles

Churchill Backs Stand On Poland    PolesToGetDanzig, Upper Silesia, Other  German. Territory

Churchill Defends Stalin, Polish Border Deal in Big Three Report   Good Faith of Russian Regime Upheld in Vigorous Talk as Commons Opens Three-Day Debate

POLISH LAND PACT UPHELD BY CHURCHILI   DANZIG AND UPPER SILESIA BALANCE RUSSIAN CLAIMS

Churchill, Once Foe Of Communism, Champions  Russians’ ‘Good Faith’

OKI EXPERTS GIVE PORCUPINE REPORT   Area Could Give Best Skiing Possibilities in Midwest.

Java Strife Unsettled   Dutch and Indonesian Nationalists Fail to Reach Compromise

Indonesian Extremists Burn Homes; Fighting Flares Up at Ambarawa

30,000 Loaf In Ohio With Mediation At Standstill In Most Of Disputes

MERCURY DUE TO PLUNGE TONIGHT IN UPSTATE ZONE   Cold Wave Heads Eastward from Great Lakes; Below Zero in: Montana

COLD WAVE HEADING FROM GREAT LAKES   Temperatures in Low Thirties Expected Sunday

BYRNES PRESIDES AT STH SESSION FOR MINISTERS.   No Comments Made oa Russian Demands on ’ Turkish Territory -

Wallace Wins First Round With Senate   Backers Delay Consideration Of Him Until After Divorcing Bill Passed

Path Cleared For Wallace   Bill Separating R.F.C. From Commerce Dept. Passed With F. R.’5 Ok

SENATE HAS PASSED LEGISLATION EASING FIGHT ON WALLACE   ~ ACTION ON CONFIRMATION OF WALLACE SEALED OFF UNTIL MARCH

Senate Delays Action On Vote For Wallace Pos!   Opponents To Hove Second Chance To BFiakt Marminathoan

Pass Legislation Dividing Cabinet Post from RFC   Further Action on Wallace Contirmatioy Put Off Until March; FDR Will Sian Bill

Senate Passes  RFC Bill   Administration Wins Victory in Fight for Cabinet Post  Vote Delavs Action

Senate Stays Wallace Fight Until March   Separation of RFC Voted After Tie on Move to Force Action

TURN IN MOST DRAMATIC FEAT OF WO BATTLE   Capture of Suribachi Cuts Off Jap Fire At Rear Of Marines

CASUALTIES HIT 5 372 AS BITTER FIGHT RAGES ON   Japs Plunge To Death From Rim Of Volcanic Crater As Yanks Reach Top

ADMIT BALLOON SCHEME FAILED   SOME OF WEAPONS PROVED TO BE BOOMERANGS

‘BLOODLESS REVOLT’ IN JAPAN "DESCRIBED BY EDITOR OF INS   GREAT CHANGE HAS” TAKEN PLACE IN THINKING OF PEOPLE SINCE ALLIED  ' OCCUPATION

OTURES BHOW NAGASAKL in es AS 2,000 PLANES FOL-:. “LOW UP DROPPING OF  : ATOMIC BOMB “          "By. KENNETH McCALEB Yaternational News Geeving

Nation Needs Budget Law   Snyder. Bowles Join In Plea About Law To Stabilize Economy.

JOB BILL GETS BOWLES’ HELF   OPA Chief Avers Full Employment Required to Balance Federal Budget

Bowles Throws Support to New Jobs Proposal   Bays So-Called Employment Measure Is Only Hope Om Ralanced Budeet

Typhoons Churn China Sea As Mass Suicides Take Place; Philippine Japs Surrender —

Jananese Units In Philtppines Slow Giving Uy   Lask Of Communications And Split Commands Holds Up Surrender  Of Thousands   TOO MUCH FRICTION AMONG COMMANDERS

JAPS T ON PANAY ISLE   Capital Captured By Yanks   Nips Destroy Threefourths of City

Jap Resistance Fades on Panay As Capital Falls   Guerrillas Pave Way for Yanks To Gain Control

JAP FORCES ON PANAY CRUSHED   Enemy - Garrison Destroys Much Of Capital City

Magnesium Millennium   AVEC RECO RUMEEE LYREERCPRERAUUT + 8 8 we * 8 RF B®.  Almost as Light as Air

Fleet Plane Attack on China’s Coast Ports Rages Over 3-Day Period

JAP SHIPPING DISRUPTED BY CARRIER RAID   JU. S. FLEET SCORES HEAVILY ALONG CHINA COAST

Yank Planes Blast 104,000 Tons of Japanese Shipping In Canton, Hong Kong Raids   SUPERFORTS HIT FORMOSA

Ashes of Three Slain Doolittle Fliers Recovered   Court Records Seized, Judges, Prosecutor Hunted as Criminals

Ashes of Doolittle Fliers Executed By Jans Recovered   Seizure of Records Prove Airmen Given Discriminatory Abuse

Recover Ashes  Of Three Flier:   Fresh Stories on Shooting in Old  Chinese Cemetery

Fliers’ Ashes Are Located   Recovered in Shanghai; Were Executed On Direct Orders From Tokyo

WAGE TALKS TO BE RESTARTED   UAW SATISFIED WITH WASHINGTON MEETING

COMMITTER MEETS AUGUST 1!   All of Kansas Delegaton Will Attend Seasion in Omaha

3rd Army Officer Says Rhine Crossing “Like Going to Midnight Mass”   9th Building Bridges; Patton Can’t Find Nazis   Japs Machine Gun Escort ‘Carrier Survivors Near Iwo

U.S. Divorce Rate Soars Alarmingly   Exceeds Marriages by Five Times in Des Moines

Chiang Bids For Unity In China   Communists Invited To Take Part In Government

Chiang Bids For Chinese Unity   Calls On Communist Forces To Join Him To Unify Country

Chiang’ Makes Outright] ‘Bid For Unifying China Forces   - Government Is Ready .To Start: Conference

Chiang Asks Reds Join  pl  a.  Government   Unity Urged In Holiday Message

renting  ‘quest To Rejected   diate Meeting o  aerican Foreign  Ainisters Now .. Unlikely

16 YEAR OLD Gin HELD UNDER BOND   Arrested in Connection With Series of Soldier Robberies

Congress to Hear  Pearl Harbor Row   Investigation Demands To Appear First Day

PFC. HARRY BROWN ~ KILLED-IN ACTION   Smithsburg You Youth Meets Death in Iwo Jima Fiahtina -

PFC. HARRY BROWN KILLED IN ACTION   Smithsburg Youth Meets Death in Iwo Jima Fighting

Assembly Ends Delaved Session   Over 400 New Bills * Passed—Adjournment Twenty Hours Late

State Assembly Finishes With 400 New Bills   Indiana Lawmakers Quit Last Night After Running Almost Day Over the Prescribed Time.

Find Bodies Of Six Navy Men   Bomber Crashes Into Fishkill Mountains

Himmler Crunches Poison Vial. Dies   Tube Concealed In Mouth Broken By Teeth While Doctors Examine Him

# ‘ F; ® . ol aise oe : aS eel a . Be : Ee eee y ‘ att SAUNA Has ’ See Seas & meen el fe 7 os i * § 2 fees ee + Be : ; 4 i : : x . : : eo oe : aS : j 7 ‘w.. , _ é ree   ‘Tube Concealed In Mouth Broken By “Teoth While Doctors Examine Him

HIMMLER KILLS OELF WITH POISON HIDDEN IN MOUTE   Bites Into Vial as British Medical Officer Searches Him and in 15 Minutes Is Dead,   GESTAPO CHIEF CAUGHT WEST OF HAMBURG   Picked Up as He Tried to Cross Bridge—Wore Civilian Clothes and Patch Over Eye,

Himmler Poisons Self After Falling Into British Hand:   Hitler’s Gestapo Chief Crushes Vial in Mouth While Being Searched

Chief of German Gestapo Reveals Himself Three Days After His Capture by British Troops as He Tried to Slip Across Bridge West of Hamburg: Ribbentrop Still at Large

PROSECUTOR ILL IN GRAFT TRIAL   Kim Sigler Is Stricken With Food Poisoning At Lansing

SIGLER TAKEN SERIOUSLY IL   Food Poisoning Strike: Down Prosecutor,  Trial Delayed

Authority of tnvoy Proved  Gen. MacArthur Give: Text of Kawabe‘s "ToaLen CT padantiale

DAVIES TO LONDON   Laying Groundwork For Big Three Meeting Next Week.

Many Sore Points of Inter-Allliec elations Clearing Up As “Big Three Journey To Berlin

CONSERVATION MERGER URGED   Farm Bureau Also Proposes Streamlining Welfare

FARM BUREAU GETS PROPOSAL FOR MERGER   Would Link Conservation Agencies Into One Branch in Ohio

John L. Lewis Turns Loose Triple Blast   UMW Chief Criticizes Government,. General  Motors and UAW

Lewis Raps Government,  GM and CIO   United Mine Worker Chief Lets Go Triple Blast; Terms Explanation by Union ‘Stupid’

Lewis Fires Triple Shot Tn Labor Row   Mine Workers Chief Says Government Could End Auto Strike Quickly

Mine Chief Also Hits Government   Charges Company "Dishonest"; Calls UAW Stand "Stupid™

Says GM Strike Could Be Settled By Price Raise   Company Dishonesty, Stupidity of Union Blamed For Walkout.

Blames Government For Prolonging Controversy; Assails Truman’s Plan   Delivers Triple Blast While Witness On Legislation To Settle Labor Issues

LEWIS ASSAILS FACT FINDING PLAN AND UAW   Calls Truman Labor Proposal ‘Dishonest’ Before Committee

MINERS CHIEFTAIN BRANDS LEADERS OF UA. W. STUPID’   Calls Fact-Finding Plan for Strikes “Foul-Smiell. Ines Mace

Price increase Would Settle — Strike, He Says   Opposes Legislation President Proposes To Set Un Boards

Labor Bill Criticized By Lewis   Both General Motors And Auto Workers’ Union Attacked At Hearing On Truman’s Plan

LEWIS ISSUES TRIPLE BLAST   Criticizes Government, GM Company and Union in Automobile Strike.   AGAINST TRUMAN PLAN

Lewis Denounces Truman Proposal  To Curb Strike:   Says Dishonesty of General Metors Equaled Only By Stupidity of Auto Workers’ Union

ISSUES TRIPLE LABOR ATTACK   Lewis Says GM Making More Cash Without Output

CHIEFTAIN SAYS STRIKE COULD BE SETTLED   Pronounces Company Dishonest; Union Leaders Stupid

Sees Fair Price ToManuiacturer Ending Big Strike   Testifies Against Measures Proposed By Truman: Calls Union Act Stupid

Lewis Calls Truman Plar  ‘Evil Mess’   Mine Leader Heard By House Committee On Proposed Bill

UAW STRATEGY sm MINE sm DECLARES   Tells Solons Strike Would End If Gov’t Would Give G-M Fair Price

Lewis Lets Go With A Big Blast   Mine Workers’ President Scores Government,  Union and GM

Lewis Fires Triple Blast  Government, General  Motors and ClIO-AUW

Says Strike Could Be Settled  4  Lewis Delivers Blas: ~¢ Government, CIO And General Motors Officers

SETTLEMENT WOULD BE SIMPLE IF TRY MADE, LEWIS SAYS  MINE WORKERS CHIEF BLASTS TRUMAN PLAN FOR LABOR PEACE

Lewis Attacks Plant, Union   Says Government Could Settle Strike In 10 Days By Acreement. p

Lewis Declares Truman’s  Labor Bill Aid To Rich   Proponents Of Legislation Seeking To Speed It To Floor Of House

John L. Lewis Fires Triple Blast at Government, CIO. Union Leaders and General Motors   Urges Cor Prices at Reasonable Profit, Calls GM Dishonest, UAW as Stupid and Hits. Truman’s Fact-finding Board Pian

Truman, U. A.W. GM Lambasted by John Lewis   “Vile-Smelling, Stupid. Dishonest.” Among Verbal Boucueis

Government, GM And Unio Included   Schwellenbach Makes Plea For Settlement

SAYS GOVERNMENT COULD SETTER, AUTO STRIKE IN 10 DAYS THRU FAIR PRICE RAISES TO MAKERS -

Labor Leader Also Attacks U. S., Company   Strike Could Be Ended He Says, by Permitting Mokers Fair Profit

ATTAL ‘GUT, GM ANE AUTO WORKERS   Says Strike Would End in 10 Days If Fair Profit Given Company.

Assails‘ Truman,  Union ‘and GM.   Idle Company Making Money Urges Car Price Rise; Union Leaderchin Termed Stupid

Lewis’ Triple Blast Aimec At Government, U.A.W. .  and General Motors Co.

LEWIS DELIVERS TRIPLE BLAST   BLAMES U. S., U. A. W, G. M. FOR STRIKE

“Dishonesty of Company Eaualled Only By Stupidity of (ClO Auto) Union,” John L. Lewis Tells House

Labor Chief Rips Government, GM, ClO Auto Workers   Says President's Plan Evil, Favors Only Millionaires

Lewis Delivers A Triple Blast   Scores Government, GM And Auto Union; Says Strike Is Untimely And Stupid

Los Angeles Nisei, One of 4 Tokyo Roses, Seized by Occupation Forces

“Orphan Annie’ in U.S. Hands; Thought Her Tokyo Rose Role ‘Wasn't Disloyal to America’

STATE GUARD BEGINS TRAINING.AT MEADE   Ten Battalions, Composed Of More Than 2,000 Men, Will Be In Field For 16 Davs

GUARDSMEN UNITS START TRAINING   Lt. Col. Claypool to Command 2,000 Men at 10-Day Session

British King Sends Thanks To Eisenhower   Monarch Congratulates Supreme Commander On Victory

Explosion Blamed on Accumulated Gas   _Five Die as Santa Barbara Bottling Plant Blows Up~ .

OPPOSITION GROWING ON LUZON   Strong Jap Forces in Rosario Sector Slow U. S. Advance

Jan Forces In Rosario Sector Are Hammered   Big Guns Of Navy And Artillery Are Supporting Infantry On Luzon

YANKS HAMMER IPS AT ROSARIO HONSHU BOMBED   Warships, Artillery Clear Sector for Manila-Bound Yanks

GUERILLAS REPORT ENEMY Ié PLANNING TO MAKE LAST STAND IN NORTHERN LUZON

Big Guns of U.S. Warships Pound Enemy on Luzon   Japs in Rosario Sector Menace Advancing Yanks

MANILA BOUND YANK COLUMNS SMASH ENEMY   Japs Wilt Under Navy Barrage   PANIQUI FREED   Americans Close In on Clark Field

THREAT OF JAPS TO YANKS’ REAR ON LUZON WILTS   Naval Guns and Artillery Erase Peril; 80 Forts Over Home Isles

Research Report Shows How Elderly People  Gan Improve Health With Good Diet: :

Report From Insurance Company Experts Indicates That Thousands Of Persons Are Kept In Poor Health By Habits.

Army Leaders Favor Draft U. §. Policy   See It Only Way to Maintain Postwar Military Force

PEACETIME DRAFT PROGRAM STUDIED BY CONGRESSMEN   Army Leaders Believe Con. scription Is Only Way to Obtain 4,500,000 Regulars and Reserves.   HEARINGS ON BILL WILL, START JUNE   Legislation Calls for Year's Training of Every AbleBodied Youth When He BRecomes 12.

Pressure Builds Up In Congress For Peace Draft  4,500,000 Postwar Army Planned

Army Leaders Say Peacetime Draft Law Necessary   Convinced Only Way To Keep Mobilizing Force of 4,500,000

Ask Peacetime  Draft Measure  Pressure Builds Up For Quick Decision

ARMY INSISTS DRAFT IS BEST   Says Only Alternative : Huge Standing Force

Hike Peacetime Draft Pressure   Congressional Advocates Say That Is Only Way To Get Availables.

‘Congressional Backers Say U. S. Military, Leaders Convinced Peacetime Draft Needed:

Nip Airmen Rise To Meet Fighter Fleet Over Tokyo   B-29’s Ring Of Mines Cuts All Shipping Lanes; Jittery Japs Warned To Brace For Impact Of Landings Within Two Months.

MacArthur Promises 7,000-ton Bomb Raids; Enemy Warns ‘Allied Forces May Storm Ashore Within 2 Months

JAPS EXPECT INVASION IN TWO MONTHS   Superforts Lay Mines To Cut Off Nip Homeland

U.S. Air Policy Ts Outlined   Arnold Offers Five Carding! Points

> Point Air Policy Outlinec By Arnold   Chief of Air Forces Says Future of U 5. May Depend on Ever Revitalized Air Force

OODS TO INCREASE FOR PENT-UP DEMAND   Price Control To Be Continued; Details Due On Friday

FAST FORCE OF U.S. DESTROYERS ENTERED TOKYO BAY MONDAY   FOUR-SHiF CONVOY KNOCKED OFF FOR 6-DAY SCORE OF 112 JAP SHIPS

Knock Off Four-Ship Convoy   Fast U. S. Destroyers Into Tokyo Bay for Attack; Third Fleet Bombards Chichi Jima

WRECK CONVOY TO BOOST TOLL OF JAP LOSSES   Second Destroyer Unit Bombards Island in Bonin Group

Topped Off a Six-Day Score of 118 Japanese Vessels and 112 Planes Reported Destroyed.   BOMB CHICHI JIMA IN THE BONIN ISLAND!   Japanese Rreadcasts Reported a Third American Naval Force Shelled Para a i Tee

DARING ATTACK MARKS RENEWAL OF NAVY ACTION   Planes, Large and Small, Continue Destruction as Japs Jolted Elsewhere

JAP BATTLESHIP AMONG VICTIMS OF HARD BLOWS   Chichi Jima Bombarded By Another Force Of Third Fleet Under Halsey

TERROR STRIKES NIPPON AS U. S. NAVAL ACTION EXTENDS INTO 14TH DAY

Wreck Convoy; 2nd Foree Hits 550 Miles Awat   Doolittle “Says His. 8th . Army B29’ To Strike Japan, “Mainland - Soon

FAST FORCE OF U. 8. DESTROYERS ENTERED TOKYO BAY MONDAY  ROMP _cHIDp CANVUAY   FOUR-SHIP CONVOY . KNOCKED OFF FOR 6-DAY SCORE OF 112 JAP SHIPS’

YANKS DESTROY 4SHIP CONVOY IN TOKYO BAY   3rd Fleet Shells Chichi Jima; Nips Say Paramushiro Attacked

Destroyers Knife Into Jap Waters, Knock Off Convoy   Superforts Pound Enemy Oil Plant; Nip Battleship Hit

Third Fleet Returns—118 Vessels, 112 Planes Desiroyed— Battlship Wrecked:

By Naval Air Hikes Nip Toll   3rd Fleet in Action Again: Jap Losses in 14 Days 791 Ships, 596 Planes 

Daring Foray By Naval Units Hikes Nip Toll   3rd Fleet in Action Again; Jap Losses in 14 Days 791 Ships, 596 Planes

Fast U. §. Destroyers Knife Way Into Tokyo Harbor to Knock Off 4-ship Jap Convoy   Tops Off 6-day Score of [18 Vessels and 112 Planes; Japs Say They Are Saving Strength for VU. S. Invasion

Thrust Boldly Into Mouth Of Tokio Bay   Nimitz Reports Carrier Planes Blowing Top Off  One Of Enemy’s Last Two Seaworthy War Battlers: 118 Vessels Six-Day Score.

THREE FLEETS BOOST TOLL OF PLANES, SHIPS   Convoy Knocked Off In Tokyo Bay; Nip Battleship Hit At Yokosuka

Another Foree Bombards Enemy Targets At Chichi Jima In Bonins   Japs Report Fleet  Hits Paramushiro   Terrific Toll Of Enemy Shipping Taken During Naval Forays

Destroyers Knife Into Tokyo Bay   Four-Ship Convoy Knocked Off, Topping Six-Day Score of 118 Japanese Vessels, 112 Planes

U.S. Third Fleet Again On Prowl   Four-Ship Jap Convoy Smashed In Tokyo Bay

A-SHIP CONVOY KNOCKED OFF BY HALSEY'S BOYS   Another Force Hits Chichi Jima, Planes Pound Refineries— Doolittle Arrives

France Could Have Kept Fighting, Gamelin Says   By GEN. MAURICE-GUSTAVE GAMELIN  4m amawmhiah é 4248 these Ghia AD

French Gen. Claims Army CouldHaveFoughtOnIn’40 InsteadOf Yielding ToNazis   By GEN. MAURICE GUSTAVE _ GAMELIN:

Even After Ultimate Military Mistakes In 1940, France Could Have Withdrawn Armies To Africa, Enaland—Gamelin

UP TAX LIMIT, KELLY URGES   Advised By Preston Many State Organizations Against It

150 Americans Massacred by German Tr ‘oops   Nazis SS Kill at Least 100 Belgians  Without Provocation

Nazi Brutality Arouses Yank Hate  Belgian Civilians Slaughtered and American Prisoners Massacred by Hitlerites

Nazis Murder 100 Belgians In Cold Blooc   Most Revolting Wes Mas sacre of More Than 20 Men, Women, Children  Herded Into Bars

Nazis Kill 100 ‘Belgian Civilians Torture Men, Women and Children

= of Beloian Civilians Shot Down Without Provoration by $$ Troops, Atrocity Probe Reveal:

‘Captured Nazis Say They Were Under Orders to Murder Belaian Civilians

Nearly 100 Belgian Civilians Kifled   Army Officers Figure Slaughtered By Nazis Without: Provocation

Slaughter Belgian Civilians   At Least 100 Sks!, Clubbed, Or Burned To Death By Nazis In Recent Offensive

FANATICAL, NAZI SS TROOPS UNDER DIRECT ORDERS OF OFFICERS SLEW AT LEAST 100 BELGIAN CIVILIANS

Fanatical Germans Slaughtered Belgians Without Provocation   Hundred Men, Women And Children, Shot Anc Burned To Death In Addition To Massacre Of American Troops.

REPORTS OF GERMAN ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS CONFIRMED  FANATICAL NAZI S. S. TROOPS SLAUGHTERED BELGIANS WITHOUT CAUSE

Nazi SS Slew Many Civilians   Belgians Killed Without Provocation, Under Orders, Army Officers Find

French Forces Rain Shells  Into Damascus   Serious Loss of Life. Property Destruction Indicated as Levant Dispute Flares Out

ENGLAND CALLED ON TO TAKE STERN. STEPS IN TROUBLE   Eden Reports Serious Loss of Life in Fighting as His Government Consults  Washington, 3   RIOTING TAKES PLACE IN OTHER TOWNS   Grew Announces TU, ~- 8. Is Deeply Concerned and Is Bending Every Effort te P  Find Peaceful Solution.

French Forces Shell Damascus After Disorders   Serious Loss of Life And Property Reported; Iran Wants Troops Out

Strike Pickets Overturn Car   Four in Car Walk Into Car Barn Unmolested

PARENTS, FRIENDS, INVITED FOR A VISIT   Schools to Welcome Public During 25th Annual Education Week

American Education Week Will Be Observed In LeMars By The Schools   Special Public Program Wednesday, Informal Programs Through Week

Bradley Urges Citizens’ Army At Commencement  Role of Military Forces Must Be Redefined for Peace; U. S. Must Prepare for Police Job

CIOENRUWER PROMISES “VERY GOOD NEWS” SOON   American Armor Pouring Across Erft River lor Frontal Attack on City   OTHER UNITS NEARING DUSSELDORF   U.S. Ninth Presses Toward Ruhr Industrial Post of Muenchen-Gladbach

FIVE CROSSINGS PUT U.S, TANKS ACROSS BARRIER   Other Units Within 14 Miles _ of Dusseldorf; Russians  Drive Baltic Wedge

Americans Hurl Back Jap Attack On Luzon Flank   Infantry Chases Enemy into Hills

JAPANESE THROWN BACK ON LUZON   NIPS DRIVEN INTO HILLS AFTER. ATTACKING AMERICAN LEFT FLANK.

YANKS SMASH BACK JAPS ON LUZON ISLAND   Foe Driven to Hills on Left Flank; Tank Ambush Fails

Nippons take to hills after  assaults fail. Yanks wipe out ambush of tanks

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COUNTER BLOWS ARE REPULSED BY SIXTH ARMY   Fierce Jap Tank Ambush At Binalonan Is Wiped Out By Yanks   U. S. CASUALTIES ON LUZON CONTINUE LOW

Luzon Flank Attack Throwr Back by Yanks   Japs Are Forced Into Hills As Sixth Army Wipes Out Tank Ambush at Binalonan

TOLEDO STRIKE POSES THREAT TO JEEP OUTPUT   6,500 Workers Idle for Week as Protest Against Firing of Accountant

STRIKE SLOWS JEEP OUTPUT   Firestone Workers To Vote On WLB Directive Saturday

STRIKE THREATENS JEEP PRODUCTION IN TOLEDO PLANT   Labor Troubles Leave Total of 42,000 Workers Idle

DRY IN THE WEST   More Moisture Is Needed in the Main Wheat Belt of  Kansas

Atomic Bombs Will Be Cheap   Scientist Says The Nature Of The World Has Been Altered By New Bomb

CHEAP ATOMIC BOMBS BEING ENVISIONED   Cheap Enengh That Tens Of Thessands Of Them Cam Be Drop ped. Srientici Save

ATOMIC BOMBS WILL BE CHEAP   Tens Of Thousands May Be Dropped In Next War. Savs Scientist

SAN FRANCISCO MAY GET NOD AS WORLD CAPITAL   Russia, France and China  Favor American City.

Coal Strike Negotiations Are Extended Another Day  Little Progress. Is Reported, Rut Schwellenhaclk

Schwellenbach  — Still Optimistic   Spreading Walkouis Hit 29 More Oneratinius

Strike Parley Will Continue   Conference on Coal Dis pute Extended Another Day

Talks Fail To  Bring Accord In Mine Disputes   “Conferences Extended Another Day With Secretary Schwellenbach Confident Agreement Is Within Reach

UMW And Operators Are  Holding Same Positions   Fifth Day Of Negotiations Will Be Continued At 11 a. m. Today In Schwellenbach Office

COAL MINE STRIKE SPREADS AS PEACE TALKS CONTINUE   Parley Between Lewis and Operators Extended Another Day After Futile Night Session.   TWO SIDES REPORTED CLOSE TO AGREEMENT   New Shutdowns Take Place at 82 Properties—Number of Men Idle Rises to 182,757.

Solution to Row No Nearer: 831 Mines Are Idle   New Wage-Price Policy Sought to Stem Labor Unrest

NO AGREEMENT AMOK MINERS AND OPERATORS   Schwellenbach Says Disputants Will Held Another Meeting Teday   831 MINES CLOSED DUE TO DEADLOCK

COAL STRIKE PARLEY WILL BE EXTENDED   Mine Union Chief And Operators Remain In Deadlock

Germans Warned To Expect More Hardships   Hard Winter Looms, With Recovery Slowed Until Spring

GERMANS FACE A HARD WINTER   BYRNES SAYS THEY MUST EXPECT HARDSHIPS

U.S. Tells Germans Bluntly They Can't Escape Period Of Hardships And Privation

Harsh Peace For Germany  Is Outlined    State Department Clarifies Stand On Potsdam Pact

German People Told They Must Face Hardships   Economic Recovery  May Get Under Way By Next Spring

GERMANS TOLD POMP AHEAD       U. S. SAYS PEACE TERMS TO BE HARSH

No Escape From Terms of Peace, Germany Warned   State Department Outlines American Economic Poli cy Toward Reich

Eighth Army Gaining In Po Valley   Beat Off Heavy Counterattacks

Headwinds Spoil Non-Stop Flight   Japan-to-Washington Flyers Pause at Chicago

B-29's Land Ai Chicago © For More Gas   Strong Headwinds Defeat Projected Trip To Washington

RUSSIA, NOT IMPORTANT. SINCE APPEARANCE OF ATOMIC BOMB   ic LITTLE INTEREST vow SHOWN ‘IN. PROSPECT OF RUSSIAN : ENTRANCE IN JAP WAR -

Bomb Gives Top Card te Trurrearn   Paper Says Bomb ‘Catastronhie’

At Personnel Conference  Texas Needs 500,000 New Job Opportunities By Fall of 1046 Predicts USES Reaional Director

UNEMPLOYMENT IS CHIEF MENACE: 900,000 NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE NEEDED IN TEXAS BY FALL OF 1946

TEXAS NEEDS 500,000 NEW JOB OPENINGS BY FALL OF NEXT YEAR  THIS IS REPORT REGION AL DIRECTOR U. S. EM-

Unauthorized Strike Ban Plan Offered Ford by UAW   Asks for Benefits; May Be Willing To Seale Down Pay Hike Demand

Officials of Ford ready  to negotiate Will consider fH amninaymen

UAW Proposes Ford Consider Security Plan   Union May Slash De SER TT

C. 1.0. May Ease Wage Demands in Negotiations  Blundering Labor Leaders and Government Flavec

Police Striving To Keep Control Over Situation   Robberies, Murders And Rapes Reported; Yanks Hunt Treasure

ULL-BLOWN CRIME WAVE HITS TOKYO   Police Warn Women to Stay Off pireets, at Nicht

Urime Wave Of Increasing Size Sweeping Tokyo   Hunger And Unemployment Given As Chief Causes  Of Lawlessness  “ARN WOMEN TO RPEHFMAIN AT LrAwT

CRIME WAVE. “Ss SWEEPING ~ JAP CAPITAL        VIOLENCE  “REPORTED  -. MOKYO: AND IN-OTHER Did. TRICTS OF CONQUERED NATIONS 

Crime Wave Sweeps Tokyo; Attributed To Unemployment   Wo CI Crimes

Women Ordered Off Streets as Safety Measure   No Incidents Attributed to U.S. Forces

Navy Would Buy Old St. John’s.   Surgeon General Confirms Rumors; Naval Academy Wants It.

Crime Spurf In Juveniles   Increase Shocking to J. Edgar Hoover; Good Home: Best Preventive

U.S. SENATE IN HECTIC SESSION   Bilbo’s One- Man Filibuster Is Halted. Temporarily

Fate of FEPC  Still in Doubt   Appropriations For 16 Agencies Hinge On Renewal Of Filibuster

OFFICE STAFF FOLLOWS COPS INTO FACTORY      Kaiser-Frazer Firm Latest Target For UAW Action

FLYING WEDGE CHARGES INTO FLINT OFFICES   Other Union Guards Open Up Voluntarily To Let Office Workers In.

ESCORT OFFICE WORKERS INTO ONE PLANT OF GMC: WAGE FIGHT SPREADS TO NEW AUTO PLANTS

Police Charge and Open Picket Line at.Flint   Escort Office Force Into AC Plant: All Ouiet Elsewhere

POLICE BROKE UAW PICKET LINE BEFORE GM PLANT MONDAY  UNION’S WAGE FIGHTS IN   UNION’S WAGE FIGHTS IN INDUSTRY BROADENED TO KAISER-FRAZER

Workers Escorted Into Plant   Formation of Police Charge Picket Line at GM Plant in Flint

Police Tear Gap in Picket Line at GM Plant: Let Office Men Throueh

Office Workers Escorted   Flying Wedge of Policemen Wades Into Strikers

Police Crash Auto Pickets  Non-Striking Office Workers Escorted to Deke Dock lle tee ne

POLICE BROKE UAW PICKET LINE BEFORE GM PLANT MONDAY   UNION’S WAGE FIGHTS IN INDUSTRY BROADENED TO KAISER-FRAZER

Office Workers Escorted Info G.M. Plants  Cee. lh   State Force In Michigan Goes On Alert

Plant At Flint  Seene Of Flying  Wedge Attaek   Pieket Lines at Other General Motors Plants Open Voluntarily to Adyail Non- Strikers   Police Alerted In Other Cities   Meanwhile, Union’s Wage Fights Broaden as Newty Formed Auto Cont. pany Enters Sceue

Police Crack a Picket Line to Escort Workers To General Motor Plant

-NEW-COLD IS'ON WAY   Temperatures Will Drop  Below Prevailing March Levels 

Jap Attempt to Get Atom Secrets Foiled   Physicists See Through Nip Scientific Studies

Japs Sought  Atomic Facts   Attempt Made Year Before Pearl Harbor, Scientist Reveals

Jap Scientists Sought to Learn Secrets of Atomic Power Research.

‘Shangri-la’ Crash Survivors May Be Rescued From Valley Floor Today

40 Pounds of Sea Shells Make Trio In Shangri-La Rick   Stranded Survivors of Crash Car Buy Anthing They Wish While Waitine for Rescue.

Negotiations in Bus Strike Begin   Union and Management Meeting at Fort Worth

Ask. Penalty If No-Strike Pledge Fails   Labor, Management Both Seek Minimum of Government Rule

5,000 Planes  Hammer Reich   Bombers Continue Assault "et, At, Wak, how

5.000 allied  planes pound  reich points 6th successive blow at Berlin

9,000 Warplanes Smash at German Targets  _ Aviation, Industria! and Rail Areas   EP a mwestites Dati acnasl

OVER 5000 PLANES —ATTACK THE REICH      Rail, Aviation and Industrial Targets Are - Blasted

5,000 Warplanes - Smash at Reich  bits Beil and ‘Industia   Hit Rail and ‘Industrial targets, Berlin Again  Raided. by RAF

TO REJOIN FAMILY   Marine Officer Was a Jap Prisoner for Four Years

Ira L. Taylor, 77,  Dies in Kenmore   Former Resident Ill Several Weeks

36 CUBS AND FATHERS HELD BIRTHDAY PARTY   Jen Mothers Serve Dinner—Had Graduation Ceremony

Death Toll Mounts As Cold Wave Holds Tight Grip on East   Fifty-Six Deaths Now Attributed to Frigid Wave; More Snow Falls Over Eastern Half of Nation; Colder Forecast

56 Die From Cold; No Relief In Sigh   Colder Weather Forecast for Entire Snow  Belt

Eastern Half Of U. S. Faces Heavier Snow   Colder Weather ls Forecast For Entire Snow Belt

Babson’s, Authentic Statement   vopyright-—1945-—Publishers Financial Burean, Ine. ,  FOR SERVICEMEN’S ATTENTION

G Id Glory Raised — Over U. §. Embaésy          Generals and Admirals Enter - Without Pomp—First Cavalry Spreads Throucht Jap Capital

MacArthur Directs Flag-raising Ceremony. In Center Of Tokyo   Hodges’ 24th Corps Lands In Korea, Fletcher's Fleet Cotrols Ominato On Honshu; Chinese Army Enters Canton

MacArthur's Forces Take Over Tokyo  U. S. Flag Raised Over Jap Capital

AMERICAN FORCES SPREAD QUIETLY THROUGHOUT TOKYO  ADDITIONAL KEY AREAS OF JAPAN SCHEDULED TO FOLLOW CAPITAL

Occupation To Be Extended in Other Areas   Yanks Brisk, Businesslike As MacArthur Watches Flag Go Up In Tokyo '*

American Army Spreads (Quietly Through Tokye   24th U.S. Corps In Korea, Chinese Enter Canton, Fletcher Nears Honshu

FLAG IS RAISED AND PRAYER OF PEACE OFFERED   Japs Ignore Conquerors as They Roll in To Take Over — Battered Capital

SEIZE CONTROL OF TOKYO WITH LITTLE FANFARE   27th Corps Land in Korea, Amphi bious Forces to North Honshu; List Other Dates

FIRST CAVALRY UNITS FAN OUT THRU CAPITAL   24th Corps Lands In Korea  As Other Force Stands Off North Honshu

Yanks Enter Tokyo, Korea and on Northern Honshu   Chinese Broaden Hold on Canton, Halt Dozen Other Ex-Jap Strong Points

Stalin Reverses Position In Move To Bring Harmony Into Conference

VOTING FORMULA OKAY-ASSURED..   Russia Bows to U.S. Oppasition to Veto.

Small Nations Sure to Agree to Plan Following Russian Compromise

Russia Gives in On Veto Issue; Deadlock Broken   Others Expected to Accept; Success Of Confab Assured

SOVIETS AGREE TO FRISCO MEET VETO FORMULA   Small Nations Expected To Accept Plan

Deadlock Over Veto Voting  Finally Ended   Stalin Yields and Agrees Discussion Cannot be Prevented

Stalin Breaks Veto Deadlock   Small-Nation Acceptance Appears Assured After Russia Agrees to Free Discussion

Parley End In Sight   Success of United Nations Conference Assured After Red Stand On Veto Is Reversed

‘©. Nast SMMAL  VALOnS Welcome Big 5  Union on Veto   Russia’s Dramatic Oke on Formule Breaks - « § EF. Deadlock

RUSSIA ACCEPTS U.S.STAND ON BIGPOWER VETO   ACCEPTANCE BY SMALLER NATIONS APPEARS CERTAIN

Right Of Free Discussion Has  Russ Approval   Change In Attitude On Part Of Stalin Clears Way For , Successful End Of Conference

EXPECTED 10 BE INDORSED   Small Nations Believed Ready to Accept Big Five’s Voting Formula for New World Security Council.

RUSSIANS BOW TO U.S, ON VOTE VETO FORMULA   Another Obstacle in Path Of Security League Is Hurdied at Frisco

SMALL NATIONS ‘ACCORD POINTS T0 GCOD CLOSE   Stalin Instructs Delegation to Yield on Controversial Veto Vote Issue: Minor Matters Remain. i"

ACCORD ON VETO PLANS   Small Nations Expected To Accept Parley’s Voting Formula

Deadlock Broken Over Veto Power   End of San Francisco Conference Now in Sight: Small Nations to Act

STALIN REVERSES SOVIET STAND AND CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESS AND HARMONY OF CONFERENCE.

Small Nations Expected To Acce*". Neto Formula; Conference 1. In Sight

Small Nations Are Expected to Agree On Biag-5 Veto Plan   Successful End Of United Nations Conference Is Seen

FRUITFUL END TO PARLEY IN SIGHT   Small Nations Expected To Approve Big 5 Plan   SOVIET POSITION   Reversed By Stalin After Talks With Hopkins; 10 Days Remain

Russian Action Insures Success ‘Of Conference   Big Five Accord  Expected to Meet Approval; Major Problems Solved

Russia Gives In On Stand, Small Nations Accept Formula For Council  Bv JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

STALIN CHANGES HIS DECISION ON BIG VETO ISSUE   Successful End to Parley Seen As ‘Free Talk’ Trouble Ends

Small Nations Ready to Yield On Veto Plan   Deadlock Broken As Stalin Backs Bown on Stand

Soviets Yield On Veto Issue   Small Nations Likely To Accept Formula

Russia Yields On Discussion Veto Question   Acceptance by Small Nations Appears Sure And End of Security  Ornfarancoe in Sianht

Big Five Agree On Veto Formula Affer Reds Yield   Deadlock Broken; See Successful End To Conference Soon

SMALL NATIONS DUE T0 ACCEPT VETO FORMUL!   Russians Give In, Break Deadiock On Issue Of Voting

Expect Parley To Close Soon With Suecess   Russia OKs Arrangements $ No More Major Issues Confront Powers.   WEE K-OLD DEADLOCK

SUCCESSFUL END IS EXPECTED AT SAN FRANCISCO   Ten Davs to Two Weeks Remain, With No More Major Problems On Horizon.

SUCCESSFUL END OF BIG UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE IN SIGHT  SMALL NATIONS’ ACCEPTANCE OF BIG-FIVE VETO VOTING EXPECTED

Reds Accept Veto Poliey; Conference’s  [End Nearing   Deadlock Is. Brokens  Cooperation Given

Vote Formula Acceptance Is Expected   End of United Nations Conference in Sight _ As Deadlock Ends

Approval of Vote Formula Expected   Small Nations to Concede Veto By Big Powers After Stalin Yields On Opposition to Open Discussion

Successful Conference End Sighted      Small Nations’ OK Of Big 5 Veto Voting Now Appears Certain   By John M. Hightower ; Associated fress Diplomatic News Foditar

PARLEY NEAR SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION   Small Nation Acceptance Of Big-Five Veto Formula For World Security Appears Certain

See Acceptance Of Veto Formula  By Timy Nations   Red Move Ends Deadlocks Successful  Closing - Of -- Bs N. Conference Nears

Expect Veto Plan to Be Accepted   Successful End Of Parley Looms —Reds Accept  Discussion Plan

YANKS SPLIT OKINAWA DEFENDERS         Deadlock Broken As Russians Yield ‘Tn T) © 

Stalin Accepts Voting Formula  As Laid Down   Russia’s Acceptance of Veto Voting Powers Points to Successful End of Conference.

Russia Dramatically Accepts Veto Voting Formula Of Conference.   END OF MEET SIGHTED

Small Nations To Accept Veto Voting Formula   Russia Agrees That Big-Power Veto Can Not Be Used To Block Discussion In Council

SOVIETS AGREE ON VETO PLAN      Small Nations Expected te Accept Formula; End Of Parley In Sight

AUSGIA GIVES IN ON VETO SUBJECT   Successful End of United Nations Conference in Sight, Two Weeks Still Needed

VETO PLAN UP T0 SMALL NATIONS      Russia’s Acceptance Breaks Seven-Day Deadlock

INVETO BATTLE, DEADLOCK ENDS   Successful Close Of Parley Appears In Sight After Stalin Alters Stand

Russians Back Down In Veto Voting Dispute   Small Nations To Accept Big 5 Formula; Parley’s  Giicceee Ascaured.

' S.F. Parley. Over *Final Hurdle   Successful Close in Sight as Russia Yields on Veto; Committee Work and Speeches on Program for Two Weeks

24 Dead as New England Fights Storm   WORST BLIZZARD SINCE 1916 STRIKES BOSTON; SNOW STILL FALLING

BOLD BLOWS ON JAP HOMELAND IN SECOND DAY   Tokyo Admits Great Damage Being Inflicted By Sea Air Forces...

German Garrison Leaves Budapest   Berlin Radio Says Forces Escape after Dawn Surprise Attack

RED CAPTURE OF BUDAPEST IS ANNOUNCED   Danube Capital Is Taken From Nazis After 49Day Siege

Berlin Admits Red Conquest Of Budapest      Hungarian Capital Finally In Russian Hands After 49-Day Siege ~*

— tt tenet ann  Berlin Says:-Troops: Have Left Budapest   Claim Sudden Dawn Break-Out For Decimated Garrison; So Important Germans Fought Street By Street to Hold It

. LONDON,  —'' Marsha! Stalin. Montght. Tpyiedineea the captitre of Budapest;

Nazis Give Up Long Struggle for Budapest   Decimated Garrison Reported to Have Evacuated City

LONG FIGHT FOR BUDAPEST ENDS   Nazis Announce Evacuation of Hungarian Capital

_ —BUDAPEST—  UOT LOST, GERMANS ADMIT   Berlin Says. Besieged Garrison Breaks Through Red Lines~

» Army-Navy Heads Before Congress In Support of  » Manpower Legislation

Marshall And King Testify To House Military Group About Manpower Prahlem

CONGRESS 10 HEAR CHIEFTAINS   General Marshall, Admiral King To Testify On Behalf Of Work-Fight-OrJail Manpower Bill.

Leaders Debate “Work or Fight”   Legislation Backers Depend on Army, Navy Talks With Congress

Vote on Soviet  Issue Postponed   United Nations Group Strikes Snag on Abolishment of Committee

WORK - FIGHT’ ~ MOVES MADE   HEARINGS OPENED ON 4-F * DRAFT AND BILL INTRODUCED FOR DRAFTING OF NURSES

CONGRESS OPENS  WORK OR FIGHT LAW HeARIN'   Leg'slative Guesture May Force 4-Fs Into Pants, Nurses in Army

‘WORK OR FIGHT’ BILL I$ PUSHED   Solons Reach For Manpowe Club Over 4-F’s, Nurses

JAP MORALE HARD HIT BY NEW WEAPON   Tokyo Broadcasts Characterize Bombing “Wan. ton, Inhuman,” Though Details Are Lacking As To Damage Done

New Weapon ‘Diabolic’ Say Propagandists  Others Denote It ‘Barbaric, Bestial Wantan’ Inctrumen}

Atomic Bomb Blow Inhuman Jans Assert   Enemy’s Fear of New Weapon Indicated by Wail of Tokyo Radio; Fear More Attacks

NIPS CALL NEW BOMB BESTIAL   Ener y's Morale Given Tertific Blow by Yanks’ Atomic Missile

Mighty Atomic Bomb Shakes Jap Morale   Spreads Extensive Destruction Across City, Domei Asserts

Enemy Morale Shaken By New Type Explosive   Tokyo Cannot Believe Sin. gle Bombs Could Cause Such Terrible Devastation In Hiroshinia   Dropped By Chute News Agency Says   Coneede It Has Destructive Power “Considerable: Japan’s Fear Indieated By Adjectives Applied

Secrecy Hides Bomb’s Effects On Hiroshima   Nippon War Lords Still Wondering What Hit Them   Japanese Morale Suffers Big Blow

U.S. Holds Iron Censorship On Details But Stunned Nips Admit Terrific New Weapon Does Great Damage; Buildings Thought Vaporized; Say Bomb Dropped By Parachute

Jap Morale Is Shaken   Tokyo Broadcasts Hint Enemy Can’t Believe Only 1 Bomb Dropped

GREAT DAMAGE CAUSED, SAYS DOMEI REPORT   London Predicts New Ultimatum Coming  From Allies

EFFECTS OF NEW ATOM BOMB KEPT A SECRET HERE   Japs Call Attack “Inhuman,” “Bar. baric” But Official Revort Of Historic Event Still Lacking

USSAAF Black: Out Details of Bomb Dropped . On Hiroshima; Japs Show Incredulity.

Atomic Bomb Has Terrific Action On Japs’ Morale   Hiroshima Railyards Blasted by New Weapon Nipponese Are incredulous of Power, Derlare Attack le Barbaric and Inhuman Act

Devastating Effect Of‘Diabolic Weapon’ Admitted By Enemy   New Allied Ultimatum Predicted; Tokyo Viewed As Next Target: _ Shsht Liftins Of Secrecy By Nips

NIPS WILDLY VILIFY U. 5. FOR ATTACK   Call Blow Inhuman, Wan-« ton, Bestial and Barbaric— Tokyo Broadcasts Indicate Weapon Did Great Damage.

Creates Intense Fear   Bomb Dropped On Jap Military City Of Hiroshima

Sparks’ Fiseal Pro ora m  Well On Way To Adoption   Administration Income Tax Amendment, Safel: Through House, In Position For Passage By Senate Early In Week; Other Bills Also Up

Enemy Party Instructed To Use Special Plane For Flight To Ie Island From Where They Willi Be Taken To Manila To Receive Surrénder Terms

“CEASE FIRE!’ COMMAND Hirohito Ordered To Send Envoy In White Plane   MacArthur Designates Island Off Okinawa for Transfer Of Jap Surrender Party

Capitulation Party Will Take Off From Tokyo Friday Morning   Will Join U. S. : Forces At le   Allies Will Cease Fire Only \fter Enemy Has Complied With Similar Orders

Ordered Japan To Cease All Hostilities Immeditely  IN COMMUNICATION WITH HIROHITO  To Send Jap Kepresentative to Manila to Receive Surrender Terms

JAPAN.S SUREENDE?   ENVOY 10 USE CODE  WORD OF “BATAAN” MILITARY LEADERS SOUNE  WORDS OF CAUTION ON “CREASE FIRE” ORDER ~-

Japan’s S Envoy  Given Orders   ‘Bataan’ Is Chosen, To Identify Plane ;

Demands Nins Cease Al Fighting, Warns That Treachery Will Be Fata

MacArthur Named Allied  Commander   General to Give Orders To Hirohito for Bring ing Order, Democratic Ideas to Japanese

Hirohito Told To Send Aides 'Toleon Friday   Musi Come in a White Plane; ‘Bataan’ to Be Code Word

Japs Will Fly In White Craft To le Island   Enemy Must Adopt Word ‘Bataan’ in Dealing With Yanks

Allied Chieftain Maps Procedure For Signing of Official Document   ‘Bataan’ Code Word Ordered Used by Nippon In Contacting Supreme Commander's Offices

White Plane To Carry Jap Envov   vataan Is Designated as Code Word by Sitipreme Commander.

Japan’s Envoy Flying i le Shima to Receive Allied Surrender Terms

JAP ENVOY FLIES IN WHITE PLANE   He’ll Meet MacArthur To Learn Surrender Terms

MacArthur Gives Enemy Orders Tc ‘Cease Hostilities   Nipponese Delegates Will Take Allied — Terms Back To Tokyo

‘BATAAN CODE FOR ACTIVITIES   Japan’s Surrender Envoy Instructed to Bring Competent Advisors.   ALL DETAILS ARE GIVEN

Japanese Get Their Orders   Planes Still Fly Against Third Fleet; Nips Try To Stop Fighting

 Gen. MacArthur Takes Over ‘As Supreme Commander, Gives Orders To Japan

Instructs Jap Government To Send Competent Representa. tive To Manila To Receive Surrender Terme   SAPS WILL FLY TO ATRFIELD ON IE

Japan's Peace Envoy Will Fly In White Plane   MacArthur Completes All Details for Receiving Japanese for Official Peace Signing.

PILLBOXES ARE TAKEN TODAY BY ALLIED FORCES   Penetrate Deener Into Siegfried Undefended Lines

INVISIBLE TORPEDO SINKS JAP VESSELS   Wakeless ‘Tinfish’ Used b U. S. Now Revealed

ISLAND 350 MILES FROM JAPAN, SAYS TOKYO REPORT   Fierce Battles Rage East Of Manila

Gains Are Made onlwo And Luzon   Fierce Battle Reported as Yanks Secure Additional  Territory

Seney Minister Long In Service  Pastor Is Feted On 52d Anniversarv

Seney Minister _  Long In Service  -Pastor Is F eted On ‘52d: “Anniversary. .

Poles Will Attend Meet  In Moscow   Representatives of Big Three Will Discuss Government Changes

To Settle Polish Problem Friday   Warsaw Group Nucleus of Provisional Government   Churchill and Attlee Today Dispute General Election Campaign

Poles, Representatives Of Big Three to Meet For  Reorganization On Friday

Meet Friday to Organize New Pole Regime   Polish, Big 3 Representatives to Convene in Russian Capital

Poles, Big-3 Delegates To Meet Friday   ment Head For India Y Will Discuss Reorganization Of Polish Provisional Gov ernment.   PARLEY IN MOSCOW

Three-Power Meet Friday to Settle Polish Problem   Government Reorganization on ‘Broad Democratic Basis’ to be Discussed in Moscow

Pole Future To Be Topie      Big Three Meeting Planned In. Moscow

POLES, ALLIES SEEK PEACE IN MOSCOW TALKS   ‘Big Three’ Representatives Will Attend Conference Of Groups Friday

POLAND PARLEY SLATED FRIDAY   LEADERS TO DISCUSS PROVISIONAL REGIME

POLISH PARLEY SET BY BIG 3   Meet In Moscow Friday To Reorganize Provisional Gov't

To Discuss Pole Issue   Big Three Representatives Will Meet In Moscow Wednesday

Poles Are Joining Big 3 Conference In Moscow Friday   Relicwe That A Serious Deadlock In Polish Situa * tien Haas Ren Averted,

POLISH ISSUE THRESHED OUT NEXT FRIDAY   Exiles in London Not Asked to Conference At Moscow

Polish Parley In Moscow Friday  Poles To Join Big 3 In Vital Conference

Parley On Poland Set For Friday   Reorganization Of Provisional Govt. Object Of Moscow Confab.

DELEGATES © MEET FRIDAY IN MOSCOW   Reorganization Of Government To Be Discussed

Poles Meet Big 3 Representatives in Moscow Friday   Discuss: Reorganization OF Polish Provisional Government in Warsaw

Deadlock Ends On Ticklish Dolish Problem   Reorganization Meeting Set for’ Friday at Moscow

Moscow Meet Will Discuss Polish Issue   Poles and Big Three Representatives to Confer On Reorganizaton of Pro visional. Government

Frick says Goering led blood purge  Submit minutes cabinet meeting:

Frick Thrusts Legal Knife Into Chubby Goering   Names Reichsmarshal As Engineer Of Blood Purge

Putsch Details:  Given At Trial Ot Nazi Chiefs   Nazi Interior Minister Brings Surprise by Linking  Reichsmarshal With Purge of 1024

Goering Identified As Purge Director   Frick, Nazi Pal Of Reichsmarshal Slips Legal Dagger Into Fat Herman, Affidavit Reveals

Goering Blamed For Blood Purae   Former Nazi Leader Names Ex-Reichsmarshal As Man Who Engineered Hitler’s Oray

Blood. Purge Of 1934 Laid To Goering By High Nazi   Secret Minutes  Of Hitler Cabinet Also Brought Out At Nuernbere Tria

Nazi Minister Testifies Against Pals  Frick Says Goerinc Engineered 1934 Blood Purge

Says Goering Managed Purge   Nazi Minister Frick Surprised Other Defendants With Testimony

Frick Accuses Reichsmarshal As Chief Evi   . Former German Minister Creates Sensation At Nuernbera

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GOERING ACCUSED BY CO - DEFENDANT OF LEADING PURGE   Wilhelm Frick Identifies Former Reichsmarshal as Man Who Directed Mass Killings in 1934,   SECRET MINUTES DISCLOSE NAZI PLOT   How Hitler, Von Papen and  Others Planned to Seize Power Bared at Nuern-_, berg Trial. ?

Blood Purge Instigated  By Goering   Startling News Is Revealed at Trials By Nazi Interior  Minister W. Frick

Two Surprises Flung By Major Wallis In Yrial of Nazi — War Criminale

Paratroops hurled into Luzon battle  Nip pon casually figures srowing

pliders Used Io Supply irborne Unit   \ank-Led Guerrillas Fight Furious Jap (ounterattacks in fgavan Valley Area

Chinese Army Getting Close To Shanghai   Australians Advance Deeper Into Oil Fields of Borneo

Troops Head South To Help Guerrillas Locked in Struggle For Tucuecarao

Our Paratroops Stage Surprise ~ Move On Luzon   20,000 Nips Are Caught In Philippine Death  Tran

Japs In Burma Not Disposed  To Surrender   Forceful Demands May Be Stayed Uiniil MacArthur Gels Natnes on Dot

Burma Japs Holding Firm   Nips Battling British Show No Intention To Surrender Arms

Prices To Stay At 1942 Level   OPA, Truman Agree, Bul Manufacturers Cite Added Costs Of Materials.

SEEK 42 PRICES FOR NEW GOODS   Industry Opposition Strong to Government’s Plan

GOVERNMENT STILL THINKS 1942 PRICES RIGHT FOR GOODS  PLENTY OF OPPOSITION TO PROGRAM, HOWEVEI

Retail ‘Prices To Stay Close To 1942 Levels   Volume Production Expected to Keep Items At Or Near Previous Costs

Government Believes Most Products  To Return To Market At ’42 Levels

Gov't. Want: To Maintain 1942 Prices  Distributors May Have To Absorb Increased Costs

CONSUMER GOODS PRICES. EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE   By MARWVIN 1. ARPROWSMITH

Slayer Drove Hooper’s Car, Police Believe   Key Witness In Bribery Case Apparently Was  Lured Into Death Trap, Say Officers

WAR TO COST ~ HUGE AMOUNT   ESTIMATE 250 MILLION DOL.   LARS A DAY WILL BE SPENT FOR ‘SEV 4, ERAL MONTHS

Captured at Last   WAR CAPENDITURE 10 REMAIN HIGH   Current Level of 250 Million Dollars to Continue Until Fall’

Athens Cleared of ELAS Troops   New Armistic Terms  Must Be Made By British

Serve Orangeade, But American Soldiers Are Business-Like as They  Prepare for Occupatior

Japs Are ‘Polite  As Pie’   Airborne Troops’ Land in Japan  To Prepare Way For Gen. MacArthur

Admire Badger  Leads U.S. Force nto Tokyo Bay   45, 000-Ton Missouri And Other Great. ‘Ships ‘Will: ~ Follow: In. Procession.

TAKE OVE AIRPORT THAT GUARDS TOKYE   American Warships Pilot ed Through Mines Inte  Tokyo Bay

Naval Task Force Moves into Anchorage Position   Jap Commanders Start Process of Giving Up in Southeast Asia

Nips "Politeas Pie” fo LandingForce Officers   MacArthur Moves To Okinawa Ready To Fly in Aug. 30

Beribboned Jap Generals “Polite as Pie” to First Yanks Landing Near Tokya   MacArthur Sets Up New Headquarters At Okinawa As Sig American Fleet Moves Within Sicht of Yokehama

Japs Serve Orangeade, Arrange “Garden Party” for First of American Officers at Atsugi

Japs Extremely Courteous To First Occupation Troops; Even Have Orangeade on Hand To Serve

Comic Opera Setting As Gaudy Japs Greet First Unit Of Yanks To Land   Take Over Tokyo Fort

AIRBORNE AMERICAN INVASION VANGUARD TAKE OVER AIRFIELD  TAPANECE ADE (¢A@ DAT IT:   JAPANESE ARE “AS POLITE AS PIE” WHEN AMERICAN FORCE LANDS

Vanquished Foe ‘“Polite As Pie’ To Token Force   Tokyo Entry Resembles Scene From Comic Opera

SECURITY PARLEY DELEGATES NAMED   STETTINIUS TO HEAD GROUP —HULL, VANDENBERG AMONG EIGHT CHOSEN.

U. 5. Peace Meeting Delegation Lists Stettinius, Senator Vandenbera, Hull

Roosevelt Names  U.S. Delegates   United Nations Parley To Open April 25

HULL TO ADVISE U, $, DELEGATES FOR CONFERENCE   Group For San Francisec _ Meeting To Include  C snevecimsn   STETTINIUS HEADS ROOSEVELT CHOICES

Sec. Stettinius to Head Delegates to World Parley   Cordell Hull to Be Senior Adviser During Conference

VENTS uitcnun nummer ee “WHAT -CAN-YOL- STA KT THAT THEY CAN WEAB

TWO DIVISIONS OF STATE GOVERNMENT ARE FACING CHANGES  PLANS FOR OPERATION UNDER NEW CONSTITUSIONAL AMENDMENTS

INQUIRY NTO — GAS EMBARGO   SENATE INVESTIGATING COM MITTEE CHAIRMAN ASKS FOR DATA FROM WPB

BEALL ASPIRES TO BE GOVERNOR OF MD   Republican Congressman Plans “Knock Down And Drag Out Fight” For Nomination

BEALL IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR, REPORT   Sixth District Congressman Plans State Tour During Summer

Braille Romance Delayed 6 Years By War  Blind Girl On Way To Wed Fiance, Also Blind, Whom She Hasn't Met

FACTORIES IN POZNAN   Are Found Underground After Be. ing Bombed Out of Germany

Halsey Makes Big vest Bag Of ye ial W: om   1,300 Japanese Planes Destroyed Or Damaged In Last 72 Hours

JAPAN LOST 1300 PLANES INLAST DAYS   Destroyed By  Third Fleet Planes In 72 Hours

In Final 72 Hours of Attacks Third Fleet Bagged 1,300 Enemy Planes

 OTE Se eee eee eee ere ne eee  AIRLINER CARRYING 22 MAY HAVE CRACKED UP

PLANE CARRYING 19 PASSENGERS LONG OVERDUE   Big Airliner Believed To Have Landed or Crashed in Southern. Area

AUSTRIAN SETUP WINS U. S. OKEH   State Department Prepared To Recognize Renner

What Should We Do with Synthetic Rubber Industry? Manufacturers for Keeping Plants Using Petroleum, But Farm Bloc Likely fo Insist on Alcohol Factories

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washingtom ««...- Ray Tocker New York . -- Albert N. Leman

Kilgore Group Finds Bungling In Lend-Lease   Probers Demand Surplus War Goods Be Used

U.S. Bungling in Europe Charged   Senators Blast State Department’s Policy

Bombed U. S. Carrier Franklin Is Brought Back From Grave’s Edge   Several Hundred Of Its' Crew At Breakfast Whe Two Jap Bombs Strike; 341 Dead ~ 431 Missing From Crew.

APS BOMBEE CHIP MARCH 19   Vessel Comes Home, Sadly Crippled But Under Her Gwn Power.   OVER 1,000 CASUALTIES

A ‘Fighting Lady’ Comes Through—  USS.Franklin Limps Home; 832 Of Crew Dead, Or Missing

BADLY CRIPPLED U.S. AIRCRAFT ‘CARRIER HOME   Franklin Su Suffered 832 Killed’Or Missing, 270 Wounded

AIRCRAFT CARRIER FRANKLIN SURVIVES TERRIBLE BATTERING   MORE THAN THOUSAND MEN, HOWEVER, KILLED MISSING, WOUNDED

Aircraft Carrier Franklin lh oge . Miraculously Survives One  Of Severest Ordeals Of War   Comes Home Sadly Crippled But Under Owg Power; Reported Sunk By Japanese

341 Dead, 431 Missing Aboard Ship Hit by Two 500-Pound Enemy Bombs

Crewmen Bri Badly Crippl Carrier To Port  Franklin Survives aar Martal Blawe

BOMB - BLASTED USS. FRANKLIN REACHES PORT   832 Members of Gallant Ship’s Crew Killed Or Missing

Epic Of Big Ben Symbolizes ~ "Foughness “Of Ships  And Men In U. S, Navy

AIRCRAFT CARRIER FRANKLIN BACK (HOME AFTER-SURVIVING. SEVERESE (ORDEAL IN-THIS OR ANY WAR

Captain's Refusal to Give up His Ship Brings Carrier Home from Edge of Grave in Jap Inland Sea

Franklin Comes Home, Badly Crippled But Under Own Power With Skeleton Crew   Single Jap Plane   - AH But Sinks He   Suffers 832 Men Killed and Missing; 270 Are Wounded; Tokyo Had  Claimed Her Sunk -

Fourth of Nip Fleet Crushed   Desperate Enemy Attack With Waning Sea, Air Power Costly; Yamato in Yank Bag

40,000 Ton Yamato, 5 Other Warships, 391 Aircraft. Are Sunk in Okinawa Battle

Labor Head Hopes to End Coal Strike   Will Offer New Compromise Plan Which May Enable 182,000 To Return to Mines

MILITARY LEADERS IN WHITE HOUSE SESSION   Diplomatic High Command Also Represented At Meeting; Subject Not Disclosed

TRUMAN TALKS WITH LEADERS   Has Hour-Long Conference With Military and Diplomatic Chiefs

What Chester Makes ..:   Must Eliminate Politics In Chester To Cope With Crime, Policewoman Says

Protests on Filthy Cells In Police Department Are Futile, Mrs. Brice Says

Young Girls Questioned By Detectives as Mrs. Brice Is Barred from Bureau

, iicewoman: Quit Because A Politics, No Cooperation; Chief Desmond Ignored Her

Polish Leader’s Record Cleared   Testimony Puts Former Premier in Russ Favor

Three Steak Dinners For 518 — Ham For $10 — Cigarets, $1.50 Per Carton At a Washington Hamburger Joint

FIFTH ARMY TROOPS CLOSING ON MASS!   Meet Scattered Resistance After Taking Monte Belvedere.

GERMANS FALL BAGK IN ITALY   AMERICAN FIFTH CONTINUES ITS ABVANGE

5TH ARMY HUGS ITALIAN COAST   J. S. Troops Are Nearing Massa After Capture of Monte Belvedere

YANKS CAPTURE ITALIAN PEAK   Continue Campaign Near Ligutian Coast

Mount Folgorito Seized By ‘Yanks   Soldiers In Italy Drive Toward Speciz

Yanks Take Italian Mount Nazis Retreat   Germans Make Agreement With Catholies. Is Report

IN WESTERN ITALY   American Fifth Army Con tinues Attack on Ligurian Coast

YANKS CAPTURE ITALIAN MOUNT   Fifth Army Is Plunging Or Toward Spezia

U.S. Fifth Army Closes in on Massa  Crack Jap-American   Crack Jap-American Infantrymen Held Take Monte Belvedere

Fifth Army Troops Drive Forward In Italian Assault  Monte Folgorite Falls British Warships Aid Yank Advance

FIFTH ARMY TAKES DOMINATING SIOUNT   Drives Forward in Western  . Italy Against Scattered  Resistance.

JAPS DECIDE T0 EVACUATE FIVE MAJOR CITIES   Huge Nip Munitions Dump Rocked B-29’s In Air On Exploding

People Flee Before Terrible B-29 Blows   24 Square Miles of Industrial Empire Crushed in Three Raids

Members Of ° Capital Times Staff In Fight   Camera Smashed When Photographer Attempts To Take Picture Of Assemblymen At Bar

Soviet Newspaper Brands Japs As Old Enemy Of Russians   Most Plants To Stay Geared To War After Germany Falls

After V-E Day, What?  Few New Radios or Irons Until Japan Is Beaten   (Last of Five Articles) By ELTON C. FAY and JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

WAINWRIGHT RESTS UP TODAY      Man Who Endured Imprisonment Receives Acclaim

WAINWRIGHT RESTING FROM ORDEAL   Reception At Washington Tired Him

’ HERO TIRED AFTER FOUR-HOUR WASHINGTON RECEPTION; TO APPEAR IN NEW YORK THURSDAY

Wainwright Rests After Hero Ordeal   Expects Two Days Off Before Receiving  N. Y. Acclaim

WAINWRIGHT IS GIVEN WELCOME AT WASHINGTON   Bataan, Corregidor Hero Is Rest: ing Today From Ordeal

PIPELINE SYSTEMS RESUME OPERATIONS  POWERFUL ClO STRIKE 1 FRONT BREAKS FOLLOW  ING NAVY SEIZURE  rl REFINERIES,

Force Nazis From Bulge Over Border   Only 300 Sq. Miles of Sector Taken By Germans Remains.

Nazis Stagger Under Allied Blows in West    Forced Back on Ardennes;  British Gain; Patch Blow Gains ©

Vielsalm, Nazi Road Hub, Taken By First Army   Hodges’ Forces Keep Steady Pressure On Retreating Germans

Nazi Offensive Fails; Delayed Allied Advance   Hitler Had Hoped to Knock Out’One Ally By Bold Thrust

Eight Key Towns In Inner Defense System Are Taken   Reich Capital Rocks And Burns Under Barrage Of Soviet Heavy Siege Artillery; Stalin Believed To Be In Personal Command.

90,000 KILLED IN BURMA DRIVE   JAPS SUFFER TERRIFIC LOSSES—FLEE IN DIS. ORDER TOWARD THAILAND

Japs In Burma Reported Fleeing   Isolated Pockets Are Mopped Up Rapidly

Cold Due!..   Weather Prediction Says Dowr Around Zero For Chrictmac

Auto Industry Mapping Swift Reconversion   200,000 Cars Will Be Built Early in 1945: More Later

AUTO INDUSTRY SPFEDS PLANS      200,000 New Cars Set As Production Goal For 1945

Green Light For New Autos Seen   Labor Takes Up Plea For Swift Reconversion OF Auto Industry.

Reconversion Speed Up Urged   200,000 Cars Will Be Turned Out This Year. Is Indication

lean NNN Automahiles Will Be Turned Out In Plants Of U. S. This Year

200,000 New Cars Will Be Produced   Labor Joins Plea to Capital For Speedy Recenversion Program

German Motor Fuel Depot Hit By U. S. Fliers   Submarine Pens at Ijmui. den on Netherlands Coast Also Target of Raid During This Morning

IN ATTACK ON NAZIS   Flying Fortresses Raid Fuel Depot and Submarine Pens

NAZI SUBMARINE PEN FUEL DEPOT BLASTED   Dutch Coast U-Boat Center Hit Four Times In Week

Fortiresses Attack Nazi Fuel Depot   Netherlands inds Coast Sub Pens Also Blasted by Bombers

Nazi Motor Fuel Depot Plastered   Flying Forts Also Attack U-Boat Pens On Dutch Coast.

FORTS HIT NAZI FUEL OIL DEPOT   Bomb Submarine Pens  ign Netherlands Coast:

Flying Fortresses Strike German Motor Fuel Depot  Submarine Pens Take Pounding Also Durina Severe Raid

IN ATTACK ON NAZIS      Flying en Raid Fuel Depot and Submarine Pens

POT IN REICH BOMBED   Submarine Pens at ijmuiden . :On Netherlands. Coast: .. Also Hit.

Japan Stalling or Collapse Greater Than Thouaht   BACK OF THE HEADLINES

Under-Equipped  Army Battles Cold   Trench Foot Takes Heavy Ardennes Toll

Stettinius Upholds 50-Nation Charter   ‘Truly Effective Instrument for Lasting Peace,’ Truman’s Choice For Council Tells Senate Group ©

Stettinius Makes A Stron Plea in Behalf of Charter   Peace Charter Starts Its Journey Through the Senate

Premier Would Control Group (Of Extremists   Accuses These Groups Of Violently Inciting Natives And Bringing On Trouble

ALL SLOVAKIA IS LIBERATED BY RUSSIANS   DRIVE BEGUN WEST OF VIENNA TO JOIN YANKS

Soviet Forces Liberate All Slovakia  Reds Seek Quick Clean-Up of   Reds Seek Quick Clean-Up of Czechoslovakia

All Slovakia Is Liberated By Russians   But Nazis Continue To Fight Bitterly In Southeast Area

Nazis Bitterly . Resist Soviets ‘In Last Battle   Huge Tank Fight Staged Near Moravian  City

RUSSIANS DRIVE GERMAN FORCES FROM SLOVAKIA   Slash 10 Miles Into Enemy’s Czech Mountain Redoubt— Big Tank Battles Rage Near Olomouc,   PRAGUE THREATENED BY SOVIET ADVANCE   More Than 47,500 Enemy Troops Lay Down Arms Northwest and Southwest of Berlin.

Nazis claim new red push  thru Austria   Russ encounter tough resistance

ALL SLOVAKIA IS LIBERATED BY RED DRIVE   Nazis Bitterly Resist Soviets; Tank Bat tle in Moravia

Reds Liberate “All Slovakia; «Bitter Battles  Soviets: Lash Out Toward Another ® Link With Yanks

Nazis Wage Bitier War To Stop Reds   Russians Smash Out 10-Mile Gains, Free Slovakia Province

New Red Drive West of Vienna Gets under Way   oviet Forces Seeking Nev Junction with American Troops

ALL SLOVAKIA 1S RELEASED BY SOVIET TROOPS   Germans Are Bitterly Resisting Russians Around  City Of Olmuetz   JUNCTION WITH YANKS NEAR LINZ PLANNED

More Weight Being Given. To Air War  Upon Nippon   U.S, Fifth Shifted Out Of Philippines

MacArthur Air Force Active   FIFTH AAF PLANES NOW ATTACKING JAP CITIES

Fifth Air Force Planes Join in Striking Japan   is Newly-Moved From Philippines;  Six Places on Kyushu Targets for Mustana:

Range to Korea for First Time; Yanks Merciful to Nip Hospital Ship

Tokyo Reports Third Day Of Heavy Attacks By Superforts While Allied Forces in All Other Theaters Maintain Gains

Many of Nippon’s Industrial Cities Are Destroyed in Stepped-up Bomb ing Raids.   WOUNDED JAPS ARE REMOVED FROM WAKE

Planes Moved From The Philippines to Okinawa Te Join the Attack on Japan

Fifth Air Force is Shifted to Attacks From Okinawa Field   Joins Reds Over Japan; Tokyo Estimated U. S. Has 11,000 Planes

Over 120 Square Miles of Industrial Cifies Destroyed   U.S. Fifth Air Force Shifted From Philippine Battle to Attack Japan

‘U.S. FIFTH AIR FORCE FROM -PHILIPPINES BEGINS ATTACK FROM NEWLY WON AIRFIELDS

HOME ISLANDS TARGETS FOR DUAL ATTACK   Ninety-two lwo Jima Bombers, Led By Single Superfort, Raid Installations Near Capital   NEW SHIFT ANNOUNCED

UNIT BASED AT OKINAWA NOW   Series of New Blows .by Assorted Army, Navy and Marine Planes.   11.000 PLANES IN USE?

More Than 120 Square Miles of Japanese Industrial Cities Have Been Destroyed

TOKYO REPORTS GROWING MIGHT OF U. S. FORCES   Enemy's Own Figures Show 250 Aircraft in DoubleStrike 01. Homeland

Air Might Against Homeland   Japanese Estimate 11,000 Allied Planes Are Now Pressing Attack

TOKYO REPORTS DOUBLE BLOW BY YANK FLIERS   Aussies Complete Conquest of Balikpapan; Transfer 5th Air Force

Fifth AAF Now Operates From Okinawa Bases   Moved) From Philippines to Lend Weight to AllOat Offensive Against Maintand   Series of Fresh Blows Recorded   Honshu, Kyushu Islands, Ryukus and Korean Rail Transport Raided

250 Planes In Double Strike For Third Day   Shift Fifth Air Force From Philippines, MacArthur Announces

Fifth Air Force Now Hits Japan From Okinawa   MacArthur Announces: Armada Moved from Philippines; Adds Power te Group Hitting Nips

Starved, Sick . Np Garrisons. ‘Evacuate Wake   Industria Cities Destroy ed By. Superforts. Cover ‘Over 120 Square Miles

ADDED TO FORCE BOMBING JAPAN   Planes Of The 5th Move From Philippines; ‘This Is Just The Start,” Says  General Kenney.

Switched From Philippines To. Aid Superforts   Tokyo Radio Says United States Now Using 11,000 Planes Against Japan

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   Yank Airmen Keep Pressure On Japanese

ENEMY CLAIMS ALLIES EMPLOY 11,000 PLANES   MacArthur Air Force Shifts To Raids On Homeland; Destruction Mounts

YANK FIGHTERS RIP TOKYO 3RD STRAIGHT DAY   11,000 Allied Warplanes Press Attacks, Np Radio Screams ~~

Aussies Complete Balikpapan Clean-up, Capture Manggar Field, Move on Samarinda Oil

j  5th Air Force Fighters Now On Okinawa   U.S. Lining Up Air Power For Full Scale Attacks Cn Japan

Strikes Kept Going Agains Home of Nips  Over 120 Square Miles of Enemy

Japan Pounded Constantly By Flying Armadas   Forces Shifted From Philippines Join In Paralyzing Attacks

5TH AIR FORCE JOINS RAIDS ON HOME ISLANDS   Army, Navy, Marines Make Series of Strikes Against War Industry

FIFTH AIR FORCE JOINS IN ATTACK ON HOMELAND OF ENEMY   JAPANESE SOURCES ESTIMATE 11,000 PLANES PRESSING ASSAULTS

U.S. ADDS NEW UNIT TO FORCE BOMBING JAPAN   Groups Attack Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyus, And Korea Rail Lines

Fifth Air Force Is  Nearer to Japan   -Planes Are Moved From Philippines to Bases on Okinawa   BLAST HOME. ISLANDS   MacArthur Announces New Power Shift in War Against Enemy

Over 120 Square Miles of Industrial Cities Destroyed — Fifth Air Force, Which Paved the Way for Return to The Philippines, Is Battering Japan

Doubie Blows  Now Raining  On Jap Cities   Aussies Complete Capture Of Balikpapan, Drive Over Mined Reads for Samarinda Oil Fields

Air War Pressed By 11,500 Planes, Japanese Estimate   Japs Evacuate Most of Garrison From Wake Island

MacArthur Moves Planes From Philippines To Help Hit Jap Homeland In Daily Strikes

Former Philippines-Based. Planes Now On Okinawa Join In Attacks On Japan

Planes From Philippines Join Attack  Okinawa Based Planes   Okinawa Based Planes Add Power to B-29s And Other Aircraft

Yank Air Strikes  Are on Increase   Wake Island Evacuated, U. S. Blockades Working   120 Square Miles of Jap Industrial Cities Laid Waste by B-29s

oth Swings Into Fight On Japan   Planes Strike Kyushu Cities Less. Than 36 Hours After Shift from Philippines .to Okinawa

AMERICAN AIR MIGHT SERIOUS THREAT TO JAPS   Tokyo Claims 11,000 Planes Press Attacks

5th Enters Slam-Bang Offensive   Rail Transport In Korea Given Bombardment

Fitth Air Force Planes Are Moved From Philippines      ‘More New Units Of   European Fame To  ~Join In The War Of Attrition

COMBAT CORPS BEING FORMED WITH CIVILIANS   Japs Permitted To Evacuate Starving from Wake; Balikpapan Conquered

Tokyo Reported 250 U. S. Planes Made Double Strike Against Homeland for Third Successive Day.     11.000 ALLIEN PLANES   11,000 ALLIED PLANES PRESSING THE ATTACK   Almost Entire Nipponese Garrison Was Evacuated From Wake in a State of Starvation.

MacArthur’s Forces Wait For Supplies; Other Yanks Driving Toward Bataan

LEADERS ESCAPE VIA NIGHT PLANE   Indicates No Determined Effort to Hold Capital City Is to Be Expected.

HURRICANE DIMINISHES   Rescue and Relief Crews Continue Operations in Texas   Worst Wind Disaster.

Texas Storm Begins To Blow Itself Out; Misses Houston   Nine-inch Rain Covers Area As Silence Falls  On Devastated Path

Reorganized Navy Ordered By President   Division Into Three Parts According to Functions Decreed

REORGANIZATION OF ENTIRE NAVY PUT IN EFFECT   Truman Acts To Incorporate Wartime Improve ments Into Service   NAVY BUSINESS NOW IN THREE DIVISIONS

CHANGE NAVY  ORGANIZATION   Order Issued by Truman For Reshuffling Of Present Setup

King Retained In Position As Fleet Admiral   Post Of Commander-InChief Is Abolished By President

Reshuttle of navy ordered by president  Paves way for improvements

Commander of Fleet Abolished By New Action   Duties Given to Chief of Operations; King Holds Job

Navy Changes - Are Ordered   Broad Reorganization De. creed by President Truman

Move Intended to Enable Navy to Make Use of Ideas  Proven by Wartime Usage

PRESIDENT SIGNS ORDER FOR BROAD CHANGES IN NAVY   Reorganization Is Designed to Bring Improvements Indicated by Wartime Experience,   POSITION OF FLEET COMMANDER ABOLISHED   Under New Setup Chief of Operations Will Continue Responsible for Readiness of Force,

Reorganization Of Navy Orderec By President   Commander-in-Chief Position Abolished, King Retains Post

CHIEF ORDERS RESHUFFLING OF U.S. NAVY   Wide Reorganization Hopes To Retain  Immnrnawamants

Four Recovered From Wreckage   Torrential Rain, Hail Storm Means Disaster

Patrol Opens Campaign for Safe Driving  Soaring Traffic Fatalities Prompted Actian

BREAKTHROUGH BRINGS END ON [WO IN SIGHT   Marines Push Wedge Of 700 Yards In Big Push To Split  Nipponese

Gain 700 Yards On Rocky North Tip of Iwo Isle   Erskine's Third Division Captures Strategic Hill No. 362

Yanks Count 7,127 Dead Japanese   Leathernecks Capture Strategic Hill 362. Take Only 32 Prisoners. Battlhe In Closing Stages

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Greyhound Bus Men to Return   4,000 Employes Vote to End Two Months Strike

Resumption of Bus Service To Ease Tratfic Jam   Greyhound Strikers Will Beain Return Thursday

Greyhound Drivers Go Back on Job; Telegraph Men May Cancel Work Stoppage; Union And GM Await Detailed Report Of Fact-Finders

BUG WALKOUT (S CALLED OFF   Resumption of Service Near As Employes Vote to End 2-monihs Strike.   1382000 LABORERS IDLE

Bus Strike is Near End; Motor Piants Closed by Shortage   Greyhound Strikers Vote to Return to Work; Production Off

Drivers Vote To End Bus Strike.   Greyhound Men Are Returning To Jobs

Bus Strike in Midwest and East Settled   WLB Recommending 12 Cent Hike for Western Union Employes Who Plan Strike  Jan 7 Reaction Awaited

Bus Drivers of Greyhounc to End Strike   Drivers Return te Work Thursday After Two Month Battle

Greyhound Bus Strikers Vote To Resume Runs   Service In 18 East And Midwest States To Begin On Thursday.

GREYHOUND BUS STRIKE IS OVER   Four Thousand Employes Vote To Return To Work; Roundup Of Today’s Strike News.   BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NAZI ASSAULT ATTEMPTS 10 AID BUDAPEST   RUSSIANS CONTINUE ANNIHILATION OF DOOMED CITY

REDS, NAZIS IN TANK BATTLE   Russians Sey Foe Suffers Heavy Losses Northwest of Budapest

‘Nazis Press New Attacks On Budapest   Russions Continue ‘o Gain in Capital

Nazi Attempt Break-Througl To Aid Armies   Russians Claim Foe Has Lost Heavy; Air And Tank Battle On

NAZIS FIGHT TO SAVE GARRISON NOW CUT OFF   Grim Reduction Of City Continues With Reds Capturing 277 More Blocks

Germans Lose Heavily Along Budapest Arc   Vast’ Tank, Air. Infantry Battle Rages Between

Large, Plane. “and” Tank Battle Has: Developed   HEAVY LOSSES. ARE  SUFFERED BY NAZIS   Grim Reduction of Hun. - garian Copitel ¢ Con-—  . tinues:

Large Plone and Tank Battle Has De- . veloped   HEAVY LOSSES ARE SUFFERED BY NAZIS   Grim Reduction of Hungarian Capital Continues

PLANE AND TANK FIGHT DEVELOPS NEAR BUDAPEST   Germans Reported To Be Suffering Heavy Losses  In New Drive   HUNGARIAN CAPITAL IS BEING REDUCED

Says East and West Forces To Meet Merrill Mueller Says Nazi Resistance Is Nearing End

WLB Decision s ‘Meaningless Say Textile Workers  Union Refuses to Dispe   Union Refuses to Dispel . Threat of Strike in Wade Disnute

Union Refuses To Stop Strike   Textile Workers Say WLE Decision In Strike Case Is “Meaningless.”

‘Tigers and Cubs Clash In  Third Game of Series After Morning of Drizzling Rain

BRUINS HOP ON OVERMIRE FOR 9 RUNS IN 4TH   Passeau Completely Tames Tiger Sluggers In Early Innings   ye lw   STARTING LINEUPS 

Cubs, Tigers Seek To Gain Edge In ‘Third Series Game   Passeau, Overmire Hurl Beneath Overcast Skies

AVE PERSONS  DIE IN BLAZE   xplosion And Fire In De. troit Orphanage Perils Many

ABD. NAM and Joba. Powis Afas Succeed in Berges Ussuaes bewas Wins Place On devcentive Berar ed.

ORLEANS SECURITY 1.855 BLACKOUT LIFTEI   U. S. CASUALTIES INCREASED 1.855

‘Cherry To See Demonstration Of. Cotton Picker   (soverner to be Guest af Daubert. Mis. Clo. oat Launchcon in Lannhberton Dec. TE After Sceme Picher Operate.

(U.S. To Abide By Geneva Pact On Prisoners Despite Nazi Atrocities

ARMY WILL ABIDE = BY GENEVA CODE   Treatment of Prisoners Will Follow Conven- tion Laws

U.S. To Adhere To Geneva Ruies   Berry Asserts Isolated Cases of Coddling Prison ers Will Be Investigated.

cir CI f iF ‘sident yy, “ ‘ens Steel "2 gers’ Strike   “ mgress Squares Off or Showdown Baftle On Labor Legislation   tag

STEEL WORKERS 10 STRIKE FOR RAISE   At 12:01 A. M. January lith Unless $2 Day Increase is Paid

President's Plan Hit by Union Heads   Fact-finding Proposal Labeled “Attack on ‘Basic Liberties”

Battle Due Over Labor  Legislation   Steelworkers Take Up Nation-Wide Strike; Auto Fight Continues

Phil Murray Threatens StrikelofAll Steel, Aluminum and Iron Ore Industries; Rejects 30-Day Truce

Ford Studies Union’s Curb  On Walkout:   Motor Magnates Also Pre. pare To Discuss Wages With Labor

Walkout Will Be On Jan. 14 Unless Wage Demands Met   CIO President Philip Murray Speaks for United Steel Workers

Sugar Shortage Irks Congress   Both Parties Join in Demand for Action  R. Cavarnment

SEEK TO BOOST SUGAR SUPPLY   Two-Way Congressional Probe Gathers  Steam

Government Action Asked to Ease Shortage of Sugar  Republican Food Study Committee Wants Increase in Quotas

Seek Action on Sugar Shortage   Congressmen Join To Ease Situation

FEDERAL SUGAR ACTION SOUGHT   Republicans And Democrats Wont Easing Of Shortace

Demand Action To Gain Sugar  Investigation Gains Steam In Conaress

Yamamoto  Died in Trap   Jap Naval Commander Aboard Bomber Shot Down by U. S. Fliers

DEATH OF JAP ADMIRAL TOLD   Yamamoto Killed In Flaming Plane In 1943

Yamamoto Met fF laming Death In Solomons   Shot Down by U. S. Airmen Who Knew His Air Course

YAMAMOTO DIED IN YANK TRAP   Nip Admirel’s Whereabouts Learned by Intelligence In Reading Code

Yamamoto Met Hlaming Death   Admiral Died Because United States Broke Japanese Code.

President Signs Reform Measure   Given Authority To Reorggpnize Branches

Chief's Power to Reorganize  U.S. Approved      PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE SWEEPING AUTHORITY UNDER LEGISLATION -

PRESIDENT MAY GET NEW POWER   House Members Appear In Mood To Grant Truman More Authority

President Given Sweeping Power  Voted Authority To Reqroup Government.

Truman Given Power Regroup Some Bureaus  Seven Exempted From Changes By Measure

Back of the Headlines   Air-Power Alone Won't Defeat Japan Have to Invade   BY RALPH HEINZEN United Press War Analyst

Stalin Is Vitally Interested in Jap Peace Settlement  Nip Defeat 90% U. S.  But World Is Involved   BACK OF THE HEADLINES

AFL CHIEF LEADS FIGHT FOR LEWIS   Boss of Carpenters to Attend Executive: Council Meeting to Consider Re-admission

AFL Opening Roll to Lewis   Huteheson Leading Fieht for Admission

CARPENTER CHIEF SUPPORTS LEWIS   BLAZES WAY FOR RETURN TO AFL BY “LEADER OF THE UMW

Dismissal Of Certain Cases Is Authorized   Prosecution Under New State Anti-Gamblinz Law Halted In Portage, Outagamie Counties

17-YEAR-OLD WINS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL, GIRL; BUT HE’S GOING BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE HE WEDS

‘Belhaven Fi ighter Receiving \CongressionalMedalHonor ! Vows His Love For Fiancee

OIL WORKERS TRICKLE BACK TO REFINERIES   Phone Workers Stage Walkout

ClO ORDERS OIL WORKERS BACK AFTER BRIEF DEFIANCE OF U.S. IN SEIZURE OF OIL REFINERIES

JAPS STILL RESIST IN MANGHURIA AREA   Russians Drive Deeper Against Nip Troops

BATTLE ON TINY ISLE IS FURIOUS   Third Marine Division Is Smashing Toward Northern Beaches

MARINES NEAR NORTH COAST OF 1WO JIMA   Now: Only. Few ‘Hundred, Yards -From: ‘Objective

Marines Lash At Northern . Iwo. Beaches   Battling to Split Japs Dug Into Creyasses and Coastal Forts

Tax Cut Bill To Truman Today For Signature   Every Indication He Is Prepared to Sign Measure Into Law

RAF Bombers Attack Berlin  And Hannover   Another Air Fleet Makes Surprise Raid On Nazi Troops And Armor In Ardennes Area

ALLIED FORCES GAIN ‘HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS   Turk Rated a Good Soldier—Ankara Invited to Have Part in April Parley

Turks In War  Against Axis   Turkish Assembly Declares War Against Germany. Japan, Ankara Says.

Turks Declare War On Axis Ankara States   Many Soldiers, Bases Brought To Allied Side

Ankara Votes Declaration On Germany, Japan   Turkish Army And Air Bases Will Aid Allies

Report. Formosa, Okinawa Island Hit Again Today   ‘Hundreds Of Superforts . Take Part In Big Raid: 3 Bombs Rock Philippines

More Mindoro Landings; Bombs Blast Formosa   Land And Aerial Blows Paying Way For Major Attack

Formosa And Okinawa Hit  Heavy Blows   Supers Smash Jap Homeland: MacArthur Reeinforces Mindor Garrison

Air Blows Hit Vast Front In  Pacific Area Yanks Make New  Mindoro { andings

Eden, in U.S.. May Propose Big-3 Session   British Seeretary To Have Long Talk With New President

OPA Blueprints Plans For Lifting Controls   Proposal Requires Okay of Stabilization Chief Wiliam Davis

OPA PREPARES PRICE CONTROL LIFTING PLANS   Aluminum Méntioned As Among First Commodities To Be Affected By Proposed Standards. -

OPA Maps First Step In Lifting Price Controls   Ceilings On Numerous Commodities May Soon  Be Eliminated.

Davis Studies Plans to Lift Price Control  OPA Blueprints for First Step

OPA Prepares To Lift Price  Ceiling Ban:   To Remove Restrictions Commodities “In Suffi. cient Supply to Prevent.  Inflationary Prices

OPA Plans For Future   Biyeprint for Lifting Of:Price Controls Is In 'W. H. Davis’s Hands

OPA Plans to Ease Control   Director Davis Studies Proposal to Lift Price Ceiling on Some Items

OPA Blueprints First Step Toward Lifting of Price Controls; Director  O£Stabilization Must Give His 0.K

PRICE CONTROL EASING STUDIED   Goods In Sufficient Supply To Be Dropped First

STUDY PLANS TO LIFT CONTROLS   Arrange Program to Abandon . Ceilings on Some Goods

PRICE CONTROL TO BE EASED BY OPA GRADUALLY   Ceilings To Be Lifted Firs From More Plentiful Civilian Goods

Sketch Price Control Liff   OPA Blueprints Step for Speedy Elimination of Ceilings On Many Items

Lifting of Price Controls on Many Articles Is Being Studied by OPA

OPA PREPARES PLAN TO EASE PRICE CONTROL   Ceilings On Many Commodities Would Be Lifted Immediately

OPA Studying p lan To Bias Price Control   System To Be Used Out. lined: Many Items May  Be Affected

OPA Blueprints Steps Lifting Price Controls   Plans Set Up Standards Permitting Elimination Of Ceilings.

OPA BLUEPRINT IS SET UP FOR CEILING EASE   Plan Allows Immediate Release of Rationing on Several Commodities

King Plans State Trooper Lift Some And Pilot Die ice Controls In Plane Cras!

ICKES STATES POLICY ON OL   Declares Prices Ane Below Parity; Oil Agreement Is Not a Cartel

Stalin Dying, Unconfirmed Rumors Say   Soviet Marshals Reported in Fight for Power

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ~ TOREMAIN SCARCE   Labor Saving Devices Will Not Appear for 12 ' to 18 Months

Major Household Appliances Continue Scarce  Five Years May Pass Before Full Supply Is Available

House Appliances Will Remain Short  Trade Sources In New Forecast

Some Scarce Articles To Return Soon, Bui In Most Cases Market Years Away

Household Appliances for Reducing Domestic Work to Be Scarce for Long Time

‘Sad News for Women: Major Household Appliances May Not Be Available for 18 Months

Appliances To Be Searce  At Least Year   Heavy Duty Devices May Lack Full Supply For About Five Years

BUYER'S MARKET 1S YEARS AWAY, EXPERTS CLAIM   Some Scarce Articles Due i Come On Shelves Soon,   BIG ITEMS UNLIKELY BEFORE FIVE YEARS

Major Household Appliances Continue Scarce  Tae — .  ae i eee   Five Years May Pass Before Full Supply Is Available

AAF Should Rate With Army-Navy   Arnold Says U. S. Has World’s Most  Powerful Air Force.

Hospital Ship Twice Searched   Destroyer Stops Jap Ship Near Wake Island

COLDEST WEATHER  OF YEAR GRIPPED  NORTH, WEST TEXAS ICE STORM VIRTUALLY  ISOLATED DENISON WHERE ONE DEATH RESULTS

GERMANS ARE QURRENDERING BY THOUSAND:   Revolts Against Nazis Are Reported in Munich and Kiel Base.

Nazi Radio Says Forces Revolting   Third And Seventh Armies Forge Huge Siege Arc Around Munich, Birthplace Of Nazism

Civilians And Troops  Tn Uprising   American Encounter No Resistance Along Road

GERMANS REPORTED IN REVOLT   Doughboys Encounter No Resistance On  Road To City

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MIDWEST RIVERS APPROACH CREST   END OF OHIO VALLEY FLOOD THREAT IN SIGHT—DEATH TOLL RISES TO 8.

END OF GREAT FLOOD SIGHTED   Colder Weather Slows Up Rising Waters; Loss In Millions

FLOODING RIVERS APPROACH CREST   End of Ohio Valley's Great Flood Threat in _ Sight

Flood Waters In Ohio River Valley Rise   Crest Believed To Be Reached, However for Cincinnati

Relief Promised To Inundated Midwest Areas   No Further Ohio Rise Expected as Cold Puts End to Rains

Thousands Homeless In Flooded Ohio Valley   Property Loss Believed Heavy, But End of Rise Of Waters in Sicht

Flood Waters in Midwest Are Growing Deeper  End of Threat to : Ohin VUanllaw   End of Threat to Ohio Valley Declared in Sight

8 Dead in Flood, Thousands Driven From Homes  Danger Grows Less In Ohio Valley When  Rain Turns to Snow

Walnut Soldier Among Casualties from Western Front Returning Home Today

$80 CHSUALTIES RETURN 10 STATES   Andrew M. Gutt of tronwood, Among Those Home From Front.

Water Famine Threat Faces Large Region   Mediation Refused By ICRA Manager; Sabotage Charged

aie Cut Off _ Due To Strike   Texas Areas Face Serious Public Service Break; down

MediationProposal Rejected; Life, Health Said Jeopardized   Large Territory In Darkness And Many Hospitals, Army Camps Are Paralyzed

CRACKDOWN 0 “MANY BUREAUS BEING SOUGHT   COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASKS  . CONGRESS TO GIVE PRESIDENT. .TRUMAN REORGANI-~  . ZATION AUTHORITY .

Federal Agencies Setup Under Fire   Hodge-Podge Pattern Is Scored by Comptroller

JUDGE HAMILTON DIES YESTERDAY   Federal Jurist Had Long Career on Bench in Ky.

Army Communism Dispute Rages   Rankin Asks Removal Of Stimson, Patterson

REP. RANKIN DENOUNCED FOR REMARK   War Department OK: Men Accused of  Communism

Ottumwa Officers Locate Man Who Robbed Safe Here  Number Of Gas  Coupons Stolen Founc 7 Tow yy: D.nanmennine

Ottumwa Officers Locate Man Who ‘Robbed Safe Here  Number Of Gas  Coupons Stolen Foun [ rope pe.

NO 3RD-TERM ISSUE AROUSES CONGRESSNER   Democrats Shy Away From Subject Because of Roosevelt

DROP LEAFLETS ON JAPANESE PEOPLE   Urge Them to Take Action To Avoid Utter Destruction

_—  i0 Jap Planes jowned in Rate U.S. Fleet   ijtack Against Okinawa vasion Fleet Believed intinuing; Marines  tain Up to 8000 Yards

Jap Planes Attack American Invasion Fleet in the Ryukyus 150 Enemy Aircraft Downed

(50 ARE SHOT DOWN   Belated Assault Upon Okinawa Yank Ships  Is Continuing

Japanese Air Armada Attacks Invasion Fleet   Ships Receive Minor Damage From First Attack in Force; Okinawa ° Ground Fighters Advance

150 Jap Planes Bagged In Belated‘ Aerial Attack On Okinawa Invasion Armada

Jap Planes Attack Vessels In Ryukus   Incomplete Count Shows 150 Nipponese Aircraft Shot Down—Minor Damage Suffered by Ships   Russians Pound At Vienna; Gains Made On Wide Front      Street Fighting Within—98 Mile Siege Arc Around City—Red Armies Converging to Southeast

Raid on American Invasion Ships . ls Unsuccessful   Reports Indicate Japanese Aerial Attacks Are Continuing

Yanks Destroy 150 Jap Planes  Over Okinawa        Stab oat Inv  Beaten OFF at Te, toe Ei

Belated Blow By Nips Off Okinawa Is Costly; Assault Is Continuing

2?  > “aS Support In Senate Poll   Fifty-Two Prepared To Vote for Charter; Not One of 74 Seen Voiced QOnnosition

AP Poll Shows Clear Senate Majority For World Charter: None Definitely Opposed

Senate Shows Treaty Favor   Associated Press Poll Indicates Approved By 52  Members.

Senate Approval of Charfer Seen  Fifty-two Already Pledge Support

TREATY FACES NO OPPOSITION, POLL REVEALS   TRUMAN EXPECTED TO DELIVER PACT WEDNESDAY

Poll Shows Clear Senate Majority Ready To O.K. United Nations Charter

Security Charter Needs Seven More Senate Converts To Assure Its Acceptance by U.S.

FAVOR THE CHARTER   Majority of Senate Is Ready to -Approve Document

AP Polls Senators  51 of 96 Members of Senate Ready to Vote for U.N. Charter

ARTER enate  upport ssured   itraw Poll Gives Vide Margin ‘or Ratification

Charter Seen Likely To Top 2-Thirds Vote   51 Voice ‘Aye’ on Matter, 5S More Say ‘Probably’  oT: 2 a . ern Pon 

Senate Majority Favors Pact, AP Poll Shows  51 Solons of 96 Ready to Vote

Associated Press Poll Shows United Nations  Document Will Have Strong Support

SENATE FAVORS WORLD LEAGUE   Majority Ready to Ballot For Security Charter

AP Poll Shows Majority Ready To Vote For Adoption   Direct ¢ )pposition Expressed By None   Leaders Of Both Parties Outspoken In Their Approval

Most of Others Known Favorable To Peace League   No Outright Opposition Expressed, Even by Those Declining to Promise ‘Aye’ Vote

Senate Okeh Assured on World Charter   Poll Shows Majority of Members in Favor of Early Okeh

Poll Indicates Charter Will Be Approved   Senate Ready To Accept; Briggs For, Donnell Undecided

Chinese Break Inio City of Kanhsien   Japanese May Be Abandoning South China Coasi

ARMY DRIVES ON KANHSIEN AIRBASE CITY   Spokesman Declares Japs May be Leaving Entire South China Coast.

‘Allied Offensive Halts Jo Bring Up Supplies; Fortress Cities Shelled

EISENHOWER ALLOWS OFFENSIVE TO PAUSE MOMENTARILY TO BRING UP SUPPLIES: REDS REOPEN OFFENSIVE   BERLIN SAYS RUSSIANS ARE ATTACKING ALL ALONG THE ODER RIVER FRONT DUE EAST OF GERMAN CAPITAL.

American Fleet Hovered Within 60 Miles Of Japan For 36 Hours In Making Historic Attack On Tokyo

VEIL IS LIFTED FROM FEAT OF TASK FORCE 5}   Eyewitness Calls It “Almost Unbelievable, Fantastic Operation”

Strikes Still Keep 38,000 Texans Idle   Oil, Telephone And Plane Industries Are Beset By Walkouts

Congress Hears Demo Claims That GOP Are Making Capital Of Furore Created By Hurley

Gen. Hurley’s Resignation As Ambassador Becoming Involved In Party Politics

Politics Charge Hurled At GOP In Hurley Case   Democrats Claim-Republi. éans Making Political - Capital Out of Former . Envoy’s Accusations:

' —CONGRESS— Hurley Is Center Of New Clash —  . Political Charges Hurled In Canita’

Stage Is Set for Wordy Week on Capitol Hil   GOP Charged With Playing Politics ja Hurley Episode

COMET SOUGHT TN TWIN ANURDERS   Escaped Southern Michigan Inmate. Js: Linked with -Chicaco. New Orleans Killings

CHURCHILL RIPS SOCIALIST PLAN   Ex-Premier Warns Britain Faces Destruction Under Present Regime

FORMER . PRIME . MINISTER ‘OPENS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. AGAINST THE ATTLEE ADMINISTRATION

Churchill ‘Declares  War’ on Socialists   British Wartime Leader Sees Trend Toward Ruination of Britain

Tuek Victor By 2 To 1; Fenwick Has  Small Lead   Collins Is Second In Primary Battle

Virginia Democrats Nominate William Tuck For Governor; Fenwick Leading Collins   Col. Fenwick Holding Slim Lead Over Pat Collins For Lieut-Governorship

Infantryman from Arkansas Specializes in  Winning Furlouzhs by- Capturing Japanese

Story of Greatest News Scoop in All History Is Given   Associated Press Tells World of Surrender  Far in Advance

Synchronizing of News Fails Even After Long Wait  Bow to Stalin's Will on Timing; He Still Balks

A. P.’S STORY OF SURRENDER MOST OUTSTANDING TALE   Official Proclamation of Historic Events Comes a Little Less Than 24 Hours After AP's Overwhelming ‘Scoop’

HISTORIC NEWS BEAT SCORED BY APON SURRENDER   STORY WAS BROKEN NEARLY 24 HOURS AHEAD OF TRUMAN

ASSOCIATED PRESS SCORED GREAT BEAT  STORY WAS BROKEN BY EDWARD KENNEDY, CHIFE OF AP STAFF  iS OF HOW

STORY OF NEWS BEAT BY AP ON NAZI COLLAPSE   Edward Kennedy Was Present At Formal Signing

Individual Tax Cuts Win Senate OK   Half of Five Billion Slash Plon Gets Quick, Unanimous Passage

Senate Approve: Tax Reductions for Individuals   Hope For Final Vote Thursday; Cut May Be Higher Than Estimated

Senate: Works On Tax Bill.   George Thinks. It May Come‘ Up for Vote Tomorrow

EXPECT SENATE VOTE THURSOAY   Individual Income Taxpays ers Would Benefit By $2.644,000,000."   SEEK AUTO TAX REPEAL

Truman Asks For Military Training   TAXES REDUCED IN SENATE SPONSORED MEASURE TODAY

Bill Should Be Brought To A Vote By Tomorrow Says Chairman George

SENATE SPEEDS ITS TAX ACTION   Bill Removing over Five Bil lions in Levies to Vote Tomorrow

§ Million More Tax Slash Next Year is Figured   Revise Previous Total; Individuals Benefit 2! Billion

Republicans Ask Greater Cut in Taxes   More Relief for Small Business Sought By Senators

TAX DEBATE IN SENATE. BEGINS   Vote On Five and a Half Billion Dollar Cut Set ~ For Thursday

EXPECT SENATE VOTING CN TAX BILL TOMORROW   May Make Some Changes In Bill But Nothing Big

Senate Approves Income Tax Cut OE $2,644,000,000  Redurtiian M.D,   Reduction May Be Greater Than  Original Estimate

Senate Starts Work to Slash  Income Taxes   Vote Is Expected Tomor row On Measure to Take $5,625,000,000 From  Taxpayers’ Burden

Congress Split Three Ways On Youth Training   Solons Await Public Reaction To Truman’s Sug: gested Program.

Committee Sees Deeper Cut in Levy   Reduction in Next Year's Tax May Be $8,000,000 Greater Than Figured, Finance Group Says

Senate Opens Debate on Tax Cutting Bill   Vote Expected By Tomorrow; Designed to Lift $5,625,000,000 Burden

Senate Takes Up Job Of Reducing U.S. Tax Burden   Deliberaticns To Be Speeded; Bill May Be Voted Upon Thursday

Senate Members Cailed To Work  Hour Earlier   Sen. Johnson Says Reduction Of Federal Spending Should Precede Tax Reductions

SENATE GETS TO WORK ON TAXES   Begin Action On Bill Designed To Give Taxpayers $5,635,000,000 Relief.   —BY FRANCIS J. KELLY—

SENATE TAX SLASH   Bill May Provide Greater Cut Than Was First Estimated

Reduce Spending Before Cutting Tax, Is Proposal   Committee Member I: Critical as Senate Tackles Measure

More Than 40C Aircraft Blast Tarumi   Southern Nip City Left in Flames Visible 30 Miles

KYUSHU ISLAND CITY SCORCHED   Fighters And Bombers From Okinawa Raid Tarumi Seaport

More Than 400 Aircratt  Blast Tarumi Southern Nip City   Southern Nip City Left in Flames Visible 30 Miles

Worst Blizzard In Years Takes Toll Of 67 Lives: Transports Threatened

BUT THEY THREW DER FUEHRER A CURVE  Doughboys Were Just a Bunch of Screwballs to Adolf

Hitler's Stenographers Reveal He Thought Americans Were liliterate

Rationing of Meat May End Within Month   Government Agencies However, Refuse to Name Exact Date

POINT-FREE MEAT OCT, 1 FORECAST   BUY KATIONING OFFICIALS) SAY DATE CURBS WILL  END 18 INDEFINITE. :

Rationing End Seen For Meal   Some  Officials. Predict Oct. 1 Dead-line; OPA -  Non-committal _

End of Meat Rationing by Oct. 1 Seen as Possibility; Rumors of Disagreements in Federal Agencies Denied

POINTS MAY 60 OFF MEAT SOON   No Definite Date Set Food Dealers Claim Supply Is Ample

Rationing Of Meat. May End By October   Supplies Improve; Agriculture Dept. And OPA Offer . No Definite Date

End Of Meat Rationing Is Set October 1   But There’s Nothing Official About This Ad@ Yet.

American Paratrooper Hanged in England for Killing of Taxi Driver

Government Collects ‘More Than 2 Billion In Alcohol Taxes In ‘44

PASSENGER CAR MAKERS RUSHED   Priorities Obtained For $102,209,000 Worth Of Equipment

ces         Germans Fleeing Poland     Off and Slaughtere       RUSSIAN GAINS ° =: GREATEST OF WAR                        Soviets Sweep Half ‘Way.  to Berlin in Eight Da '—One Army ‘Reach . Silesian Frontier, _

BERLIN IS ONLY 225 MILES FROM GRASP OF REDS   Huge Pincers Applied To East Prussia; Reach Silesian Frontier   REVOLT OF GERMANS IS BEING FOSTERED

Lodz, Krakow : Are Seized In Russian Drive   Huge Pincers Clamped on East Prussia as Sensational: Gains Are Scored—Entire German Divisions Cut OFF

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Soviets Launch 2 More Drives On East Front   Reds Reach German Frontier, Take Krakow And Lodz and Clamp  Pincers on East Prussia

Huge Pincers Is  Clamped  on Kast Prussia   Moscow Officially Reveals Soviet Forces Have Reached German Silesian Frontier; Lodz and Krakow Are Captured

JNOFFICIAL REPORTS STATE. RUSSIANS ALREADY BATTLE — ON SOIL OF NAZI SILESIA

eds Advance {0 Borders OF Silesia   Two Powerful Drives Launched Aacinst Foe

Two More Big Drives Opened By Red Armies   Soviets Said to Have Smashed Over German Silesian Line; Pincers Clamped on East Prussia

Lodz, Krakow Fall in Sweep Across Poland   Russians Score Sensational Gains; Clamp Big Pincers On East Prussian Province

HUGE PINCERS CLAMPS UPON EAST PRUSSIA   LODZ AND KRAKOW TAKEN IN SURGE ACROSS POLAND

Lodz deized, Pincers Grip East Prussia   Sweeping Soviet Drive Threatens Germany's Border

Soviets Clamp Huge Pincers On Nazi Army   German Silesia Frontier Reached

Soviets Enter East Prussia  In New Place   Lodz and Krakow Ar Held by Red Army;  Silesia Menaced

Huge Pincers Clamped on East Prussia. By Russians   Two More: Offensives .Drive Germans Back; Reaching of Silesia  Admitted by. Moscow

Battle Desperate Germans on  Fields of Silesia   Russians Collapsing Nazi Lines On 800-Mile Front From Baltic to Beleaguered Budapest

Hollywood Producers Fire Film Strikers   Bargaining Contracts With Unions Rescinded

Suzuki Asks Dictator Power Over Japan   Premier, in Crisis, De clares Nation Will Fight "To the Very Last’

Dictatorship Rule Sought By Premier   Measure Virtually Does Away With Japan's Ruling Diet

Nips Want Peace  Premier Says,  Addressing Diet But Says Japs Will  Never Give in _ 7  Le eee, Pe, eo lees

Suzuki Asks  Dictatorship Th Prich War   ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Forces Continued Fight

JAP PREMIER SEEKS POWER AS DICTATOR   Nipponese “Feeler” Is for Something Less Than “Unconditional Surrender.”   Ficht to Last.

Claims Japs Hope For Peace On Easier Conditions   Demands Dictator Rule To Face ‘‘Gravest’’ Japanese Crisis

School System Ts Criticized   Experts Say County Unit  s- Plan Swines Too Far

SIMPLE RITE IS CONDUCTED FOR PATTON   General Joins Dead Heroes of His Third Army

News Behind the News  pice wnineni ant He RT aM ape ee Sundicata

PARLEY MAPS PROGRAM FOR FUTURE EUROPE   Japanese War Is Ignored; Many Questions Left For  Later Decisions

GERMANY TO BE STRIPPED OF WAR-MAKING POWERS UNDER AGREEMENT OF ‘BIG THREE”

ONLY INDUSTRIES VITAL TO PEACE LEFT CONQUERED   Big 3 Declaration Carries Heavy Implications on Red-Nip Attitude

Report on Potsdam Agreements Contains No Mention of Japan   Decisions Reached on Reparations, Other Matters Affecting Germany

Steel Is Given * Boost By Mines  Diggers Return; Furnaces Will Raonen

MOST MINERS RESUME WORK   Only 3,900 Remain Idle In State As Mine Bosses’ Strike Is Ended

Virtually All Coal Miners  Back on Jobs   Only 3,900 Men Out In State: Steel Mills Ready Plants

Government Admits Itself Helpless In Coal Mine Strike   Miners Refuse to Work and Keep Acts “Legal” Through Technicalities Employed by Attorney.

Japs Admit No Decisive Blows  On U.S. Flee   Tokve Claims 293° Aureri ean Ships “Blasted’* Sinee Invasion of Oh initwa

Government and Communists Delay Meeting   Views of Democratic League Members Are Placed Before Gen. Marshall; Want U. S. Troops to Safequard Pact

TRUCE IN CHINA GETS SETBACK   Negotiations Postponed Between Rival Civil War Leaders

Chinese Reds Delay Formal Offer of Truce   ‘Sovial” Session Replace:  Negetiations Scheduled ER.

B00 PRISONERS OF WAR AMONG THOSE FREED   500 Civilian Internees, Women and Children in Groud Found At Bilibid.

Japs Made Full Use of Old Bilibid   Prison’s Ancient Horror Chambers

No Fighting at Bilibid Prison   Leave Sign Saying Prisoners, Internees  Lawfully Released

Free 1,300 In Bilibid Prison   Jap Guards Flee Before Arrival of Americans; Filth, Torture Cham bers’ Feature Building

BILIBID JAPANESE PRISON, PLACE OF HORRORS, HOUSED 800 PRISONERS OF WAR AND 500 CIVILIANS ALSO

Yanks Smash Gate of Jap Prison of Horrors To Free 800 Half-Starved Victims of War

TORTURE PRISON HORRORS VANISH   Japs Made Full Use Of Filthy Chambers At Bilibid

Old Bilibid Now Citadel Of Freedom   Erstwhile Jap Prison Of Horrors Broken -Open By Yanks -

1300 Half-Starved Prisoners of War And Civilian Internees Are Liberated From Filthy Bilibid Prison in Manila

Musty, Filthy Old Bilibid Prison Is Citadel of American Freedom Today

1.300 Bilibad Inmates Freed  By MacArthur   Half-Starved, Ul Internees Present Pitiful Sight Qin Rescue

Bilibid Prison Now Citadel of Freedom   INFANTRY OPENS DOORS TO 800 WAR PRISONERS, 500 CIVILIAN INTERNEES

FILTHY OLD BILIBID PRISON OF HORRORS EMPTIED OF INMATES   THIRTEEN HUNDRED HALF-STARVED AND ILLCLOTHED PERSONS FREED

Musty, Filthy Japanese Prison of  Horrors in Maniia Now Citadel of American Freedom; 1,300 Liberated

GI,s Abroad Remove Welcome Mat for Visiting, Chest-Thumpine Congressmen

Ward Seizure to Court of Appeals  Goyernment Battles Lower Court Decision

—~> 8 © Oe. ited a nad em oe ——  ‘ ‘  * nam  ves  £o7  ween meee  alle al lod! SEE 9 S: vw Cue. €,   Indonesians Clana Civilians Die by Thousands, Appeal for World Opinion

British Reach Center of Great Java Naval Base   Air Attacks Are Renewed. Soekarno Says Thousands Killed

WORLD ASKED TO CONDEMN PORT ATTACK   British Deny Charges Of Indiscriminate Air Assaults

MISSING CHILD _ FOUND DROWNED   Mother And Young Railroad Worker To Be Questioned

BRITISH SHOWER BOMBS ON NAZI FREIGHT YARDS   Germany's: “Conimunleations Syitémi Jolted Anew—Hamen Among Chief Targets

PLANES HAMMER NAZIS ON FRONT   Germany’s Largest Freight Yards Lashed By British

Germany's Largest Freight Yards at Hamm Hit by RAF   Nearly 5,000 Vehicles Lost by Reich Monday, Rails Cut 200 Places

Little Powers Accept Veto  Committee Defeats  cittmetenen RE vase,

‘Little’ Nations Lose Battle On Vote Formula   Eventual Approval Of Yalta Plan Virtually Assured

SMALL NATIONS CONCEDE DEFEAT   Eventual Approval Of Yalta Voting Formula Assured At Conference

BIG FIVE IS WINNER ON VOTING PLAN   Little Nations Concede Defeat At Frisco 

LITTLE NATIONS GONCEDE VICTOF TO BIG FIVE   Eventual Approval of Yalta Formula Virtually Assured

Small Nations Admit Defeat In Veto Fight   Eventual Approval of Vote Assured After  Hectic Session

Little Nations Concede to Big 5. in Battle on Yalta Voting Formula

Little Nations Concede Victory to Bia Five on Yalta Voting Formula

Way Cleared On Veto Crisis   LITTLE NATIONS YIELD TO “BIG FIVE” AT CONFERENCE

One-Sided Victory for White House   Vote Favering Monefary Plan Is 345-to-18

Senate Bill  To Revamp Labor Laws Is Offered .   ThreeSponsorsAim At Industrial Peace In Post-War Era; Unions Are ‘Cool’

CHECKUP WILL DECIDE PLANS. ~ FOR THE WEEK   HEALTH BOARD OUTLINES POLICY TO BE FOLLOWED REGARDING SCHOOLS  : NEXT WEEK

UNION CO. SCHOOLS TO REOPEN MONDAY   Attendance Will Oetermine Whether They Stay Open.

MISSISSIPPI IS -BACK IN ACTION   VETERAN SHIP OF SEVEN CAMPAIGNS' 18° ON ITS WAY BACK IN ACTION. AFTER BEING REPAIRED

Ship Mississippi Struck By Plane   Battlewagon Participates In Seven Campaigns

Battleship Hit in Suicide Attack   U.LS.S. Mississippi Back In Action, Navy States

Battleship Mississippi, Damaged by Jap Suicide Plane, Back in Action

iBATTLESHIP MISSISSIPPI BACK TO-WAR   Was Damaged by Jap Suicide Plane in January.

Cologne Termed First Objective Of Eisenhower   78th U, S. Division Within 1500 Yards Of Schmidt; Nazis Rush Brandsheid

CHIANG PLANNING JAP SURRENDERS   ONE ENEMY FORCE ALREADY CAPITULATED

Ground Installations of Inland Area Also Badly Battered   TWO CHARLESTON MEN ESCAPE INJURY IN FATAL ACCIDENT

PROGRESS IN SALE OF BONDS IS VERY SLOW   Today's Report Shows Increase Of Only $8,000 Over Weekend

SALE OF BONDS CONTINUES TO BE VERY SLOW   Only $2,000 Additional Shown On Report Received Yesterday

Mass Hunt Staged for Deserters   London Dragnet Spread By 8,000 Cops; Many Persons Picked Up.

Army Deserfers Are Rounded up  8000 Police and MP's Britain Stace Droonet

Allied MPs Press ‘Greatest’ Man Hunt for 10,000 Deserters   RY RARTON I) PATTIF.

Hit AWOLs In London   Bobbies and MPs Use Dragnet Method To Halt Crime Wave

POLICE SEEK DESERTERS IN LARGE MANHUNT   Search for 10,000 Allied Service Men to Crack Crime Wave

U. S., BRITISH, CANADIAN POLICE. ACT      City Is Combed With Precision Of Military Invasion

10,000 Deserters from Armies of Three Nations sought in London in World's Greatest Manhunt

Hundreds Caught In London Hunt For Deserters   Aimed At Smashing Record Crime Wave, Avpprehend 10.000

DRAGNET PLACED ABOUT CITY BY 6,000 OFFICERS   Attempt To Round Up British, American And Canadian Deserters In Effort To Smash Record Wave Of Crime In Eng land.

Search Made For 10,000 In England   London Combed For Soldiers On “French Leave”

10,000 Hunted In London Area For Desertion   Military, Civilian Police Seareh Until Daybreak In City-Wide Manhunt

LondonScene Of Big Drive  On Deserters      Manhunt Is Completed by Civilian and Military Police in Attempt te Check Crime Wave

Broaden Hunt For Deserters  THAAD American Reritich   10,000 American, British And Canadians in London Causing Crime Wave

Reeord Crime Wave Induces Huge Manhunt   Army of Civilian and Military Police Hit Suddenly, Seal City In Gigantic Dragnet

Comb Lendon For Deserters  Civilian Police and MPs Gather Many -Inte Dragnet

British Police Seek Deserters in Big Manhunt   Americans Among  Group Of 10,000

Stage City-Wide ‘Manhunt in London   After 10,000 Army Deserters; a Blow Bt Crime Wave

Reconversion Speeded, ODT Lifts Rail Ban   Home Buikding Order Due _ For Diseard—Lid Off   tcnencee Bae Maieee

RETAIL DELIVERY SERVICE 10 COME BACK NOVEMBER    Lifting of Restrictions, Which   Irritated Housewives, Au  thorized by Government,   BAN ON EXCURSION TRAINS IS REMOVED   Lumber Controls Relaxed by WPB—Lid on Pay Boosts for White Collar Workers Goes Off.

ODT Drop Holiday Train Ban  WLB Lifts Lid On White  Collar Raises

FOLIDAY IRAINS GET STEAM UP  White Collar Raises Okay, Lumber Next

More Bans Lifted .  On. ‘Transportation   Delivery Trucks Can Offer Housewives Full Scale Ser. vice After November 1——Restriction on Holiday Trains Removed by ODT

HOME-BUILDING BAN DISCARD DUE   White Collar ber Available  Officials Lift Lid On Pay Raises for Workers; Lum-

Home - Building Bans Due For Quick Discard, Clearing Way For Full Freedom In Building By Oct. 1

Federal Agencies Lift More Bans   Rans Off OF Salary Increases, Trains, Private Building

Vacationers Are Happy; Lift Lids OnHoliday Trains   Government Also Clears Way for Freedom in New Building

New Construction — To Get Green Light; White Collar Pay ‘Now Mav Be Raised

Plenty Availabic Within “30 Days; Control Lifted By Oct. 1; Holiday Train Ban Lifted; White Collar Workers Get Break

Lid on All Holiday P assenger Trains  Is Lifted by ODT   Lid Is Removed From White Collar Salary Wages by Revenue Bureau: Passenger Tire Production Expected to Be Doubled in Next Period; Subsidy on Oil and Gas Cut Down

LIMIT ON HOME DELIVERIES OF COODS TO END   Railroads Also Given Permission to Run Holiday Trains

Holiday Train Ban Removed, in Time For Vacationers   White Collar Pay Lid Lifted; ‘Go Ahead’ for Building by Oct. 1

RAILWAY TRAVEL CONTROLS EASED BY GOVERNMENT   Lid Off Salaries For “White Collar” Men, Bureau Agrees   LUMBER IS RELEASED FOR HOME BUILDING

Final Rites Held For Mrs. W. W. Crow  Early Settler In Portland Townshin

U. $. SUB GROWLER IS PRESUMED LOST   Missing Vessel Figured In Famous “Take Her Down" Incident

COMMENT DECLINED ON MAXWELL PLEA      O'Conor Expected to Issue Statement Later on Job Iscue

MAXWELL LACKS QUALIFICATIONS FOR PENAL JOB   Deposed Superintendent’s Temperament Unsuited For . Pasition, Rogan Says   ANSWER IS MADE TO LIMESTONE CHARGES

Two Clash On Floor Of House.... Dignity Of Congress Is Disturbed By Fistfight

House Like Madison Square Garden As Demo. Hook vs. Rankin Bout Staged   By HOWARD FLIEGER and TOM  REEDY  ee  ee

Wallops Fly  In Coneress   Democrats Now Face Problem of Restoring Tlouse Dignity

Washington — (7) — The two contestants in Thursday's congre<sional fist fight closed the incident today by apologizing to the  Cy

FITZ’ DEFENSE BASED ON ALIBE   In Grand Rapids On Date Of Alleged Bribe Offer. He Claims

UNITED STATES 10TH ARMY SPREADING OUT AFTER TAKING SHURI  INDICATED THAT ORGANIZED ENEMY RESISTANCE

U.S. TROOPS TAKE ALL OF SHURI, AIM AT NAHA AIRFIELD   BACKBONE OF JAPS’ OKINAWA DEFENSE HAS BEEN BROKEN

ALL OF SHURI FALLS AFTER LONG FIGHT   Another 10 Days May See End Of All Resistance   23 NAVY VESSELS   Reported Sunk Since Start Of Campaign: Many Jap Units Left Near Naha

10th Army Pushes On Okinawa's Bes Airfield. Harbor   Organized Enemy Resistance May End In 10 Days Despite Swarms of Jap Troops Defending Naha Airdrome Area

RESISTANCE ON OKINAWA WANES   Big Naha Airfield Still Defended Heavily By Nips

Best Harbor And Airfield Next On List   Navy Spokesman Says Backbone Japs’ Okinawa Defenses Definitely Broken   Area Below Naha  Alive With Japs   Tokve Seeks to Bolster Homeland With Claims of Success for Suieida  Planes .

ALL OF SHUR NOW CAPTURED   10th Springs Drives Aimed At Obtaining Use of Best Field, Harbor.   MANY TROOPS NEAR NAHA

Yanks Move On Okinawa’s Best  Airfield, Harbor   Forking Drives Launched After Completing Capture Of Shuri._

Yanks Hit Toward Best Airfield and  ‘Harbor on Okinawa   Peninsula Below Falien Capital Is “Alive With Troops’

Okinawa Airfield Target of Yankees  React Marhar an Vital Jan Icland   Best Harbor on Vital Jap Island Souaht for Use of American Ships

Yanks Drive for Okinawa’s Best ‘Airfield, Harbor   Complete Erasure Of Japanese Main Defense Line; See End In 10 Dave

Yanks Stab Toward Airfield   Drome Below Naha Is Largest On Okinawa;  23 U. S. Ships Lost, 40 Damaged Since April 

Shuri Is Held By  Americans   Japan’s Main Def dies e Line Of Okinawa Broken By 10th Army

Yanks Drive For Airfields Of Okinawa   Backbone of Defense Broken With Loss Of Fortified Shuri

10th Army Erase: Japan's Main Defense Line   Forking Drives Aimed At Obtaining Use Of Island’s Best Airfield And Harbor

Yanks Aim For Okinawa’s Best Port, Airfield   Twin Drives Opened By 10th Army; Shuri In American Hands; Advances General

Yanks Drive South Upon Best of Okinawa Airfields   West Coast Peninsula Below Fallen Capital Of Naha May Be Selected for Enemy's Last-Ditch Stand: U. 5. Ship Losses Grow

BestHarbor AndAirfielé Are Sought By Yankees   Ten Days Will See End Of Struggle For Okinawa

10th Fighting For Okinawa s Best Airfield   Front Line Dispatch Says Organized Fight May End in Ten Days

Harbor And Airfield Of Shuri Sought   Occupation Of Okinawa Said To Be Near

JAP ‘BACKBONE BROKEN, NAVAL OFFICIAL FEELS   25 U.S. Vessels Have Beer Sunk, 40 Others Torn In Okinawa Operations

Tenth Army Moves Against Okinawa’s Best Airbase And Harbor in New Drives

Jap’s Main Defense Line on Southern Okinawa Broken and Big Island Airport Next Goal.   OKINAWA RESISTANCE MAY LAST TEN DAYS

U.S. 10TH ARMY OPENS FORKING MOVES ONENEMY   Another Ten Days May See End Of Organized Japanese Resistance On Bitterly Defended Island.

Shuri Completely Occupied by Yank  Forces Yesterday   Tenth Army Now Moves Against Okinawa’s Finest Airfield

YANKS DRIVE ON AIRFIELD   Harbor Also Is Object.  ive After Conquest Of Shuri

NATION’S HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL TO 245   Traffic Accidents, Other Than Train Wreck in. Utah, Result in 93 Fatalities.

FIERCE LUZON FIGHT PREDICTED 10 MILES INLAND FROM LINGAYEN   JAPANESE HAVE LEARNED BOMBARDMENT FATAL TO DEFENSES ON BEACHES, OBSERVERS SAY

Americans Now Probably’Encountering Serious Opposition, Say Observers

MacArthur Spearheads Race For Luzon Plains Before Japs Recover   Observers Expect Enemy Opposition To Develop Along the Agno River 10 Miles Inland

RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN AIRED   FDR Stresses Anglo-American * Co-operation —— Points To War Aims

Lays Stress On Unity   ‘FDR Says Too Much Is ‘Heard of Anglo-U. S. Differences, and Too ‘Little of Cooperation

U. S. and Britain Will Continue Pact Till Peace  FDR Says Materiel Trade Is of Much Benefit to All

Anglo-American Unity Stressed  FDR Says U.S. and  _ Britain Meet Problem: “ONE DP ced goes

FDR Stresses AngloU. S. Unity   Says Two Nations . Meeting Freed Areas Economic Problems

British, Yanks Winning War Savs Roosevelt   Britain. United States, Ganada Extend Combined Production Board.   BOTH COOPERATING

JOINT BOARDS LIFE EXTENDED   DECISION ILLUSTRATES UNITY, SAYS PRESIDENT

U. S.-British Cooperation Stressed   FDR Comments On Extension Of Production  Resources Boards

Home Owners Look Anxiously To Winter ’Coal Supply As Shipments To Domestic Consumers Are Prohibited   SHARP CUTBACK IN STEEL MILLS SEEN

U.S. Officials Meet In Italy   Stettinius. Hopkins Confer At Allied Headquarters InItaly,

SIGNS INDICATE BIG3 MEETING © SOON, NAZIS SAY   SEC’Y STETTINIUS, HOPKINS COMPLETE MISSION IN ITALY

Big Three In Meeting?   If Not, Evidence Mounting They Will Be In Conference Right Away

STETTINIUS AND HOPKINS FINISH TALKS IN ROME   Two American Officials De part After Conferring with  Military Leaders

Big Three Meet Obviously at Hand Says German Radio   ' Stettinius, Hopkins” ‘Whereabouts Secret After Italy Session

STETTINIUS, HOPKINS TO SECRET PLACE   Depart for “Undisclosed Destinations” Presumed by Nazis to Be the Scene of a Big Three Conference,

Signs Show Parley Near   Churchill, Eden, FDR Unaccounted for; Hopkins, Stettinius Off To Unknown Destination

Sec. Steftinius With Hopkins %n Rome Visi   Conferences Part of Preliminaries to Meeting of Big Three

Stettinius, Hopkins End Italy Visit   PART OF BIG THREE PARLEY PRELIMINARIES, ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS

Stettinius and ‘Hopkins Conclude ‘Rome Meetings   Depart for Undisclosed Places after Talks With italian Officials And Allied Officers

HARRY HOPKINS AND SECRETARY OF STATE STETTINIUS BUSY —   CONFER WITH U. S. MILITARY LEADERS IN ITALY AND THEN DEPART

Stettinius In ltaly ‘To Conter   Talks With Hopkins To Military Heads. Then Leave Secretly

Title Conferred on Msgr. Tougas  Colorful Catholic Rites Conducted

ORDER GIVES NEW FREEDOM TO JAPANESE   Feudal Traditions O1 Nation Are Hit By U. S. Directive

Free Speech For Japanese  Is Ordered   ‘Thought Police’ To Be Removed; Religious Liberty Granted

President Promises Public Interest and Workers Will Be Protected By the Government

Jap Regime Told People To Be Free   MacArthur Orders Full Speech And Religious Freedom

MACARTHUR OUSTS ‘THOUGHT POLICE   All Political Prisoners Ordered Freed By Allied Chief

NEW FREEDOMS SWEEP NIPPON   Brutal Political Police Ordered Disbanded By MacArthur

MEXICAN DOCTOR IN FLAT DENIAL HE WAS LEADER MURDER GAN(  MONTERREY PHYSICIAN CLAIMS HAS BEEN FRAM ED IN WHOLESALE DEATH '

Doctor Denies Being Leader Of  Murder Combine   To Face Charges In Nuevo Laredo

Collapse Due Under New Mass Blows   Suicide Assaults Only Strong Showing, Forts Raid at Will

Japan Shows Signs She Is Weak In Air   Tokyo’s Ability To Meet Even Prezent Seale American Bonibing For: in Critieal Areas Appears Collapsing

 Interpreting The War News— Allies Ready To Hurl Thousands Of Bombers Against Jap Islands

VOTING ON INDEPENDENCE   “Unanimeus” Support Shown in Outer Mongolia

SAILOR KILLS PASTOR’S WIFE   ADMITS SLAYING DURING DRINKING BRAWL

Being Held in Florida in Beer Bottle Slaying of Massachusetts Minister's Wife—Body of Woman Found in Hotel Airshatt,

SAILOR HELD IN WOMAN'S DEATH   Wife Of Minister Found Dead  In Miami Hote!

D, WOUNDED OR HOMELESS, SAYS DOMEI   MacArthur's Forces Made Ready for Landing Near Tokyo

Formal Signing Will Take Place Aboard Missour   MacArthur And Allied Representatives To Accept Surrender Of Japanese   TROOP LANDINGS START TUESDAY   Jap Propaganda Claims 10 Million Casualties From Allied Air Attack

STREET FIGHTING IN CHINESE GIY   Chinese Troops Storm Through Gates Of Liuching

Thousands Added to Strike Idle   23,000 Added to List; CIO Textile Workers in New  England Strike

We Tieup  ) Washington   Bus, Street Car Service " % rye . . Stopped As Transit Company Halts Work.

New England Textilers Leave Posts  During Day   Machinist, Greyhound strikes Are Continuing

Fresh Disputes Add Thousands To List Of Idle; “Newest Walkout In New Fnaland Textile Mills

Work Stoppage Is Threatened in New Orleans   AFL. May Call Strike to Protest Closing of Hiaains Plants

All New Orleans AFL May Strike, Attacking Higgins  Bus Walkout Over  Entire Nation Is

Textile Workers Leave 19 Plants In 3-State Area   Telegraphers Union Is Staging Protest Stoppage in East

BO00 MORE S. F MACHINISTS IDLE   TOTAL OF NATION'S STRIKERS NOW 266,000

16,500 TEXTILE WORKERS STRIKE IN NEW ENGLAND   Additional 5,000 Made Idle In San Francisco Bay Area; Total Idle Today 266,000.

PROTEST CLOSE OF INDUSTRIES   24-Hour Work Stoppage of Unions in New Orieans Area Threatens.   268.000 REMAINING IDLE

WORK STOPPAGES  INCREASE TOTAL  IDLE TO 266,000 TEXTILE WORKERS  AT 19 PLANTS QUIT OVER TWO ISSUES

IDLE WORKERS INCREASE 1,000; NOW LIST 269,000   Southwest Greyhound Strike Called Off; Interurban Issue Rises.

New England Textile Workers Strike Boosts U. S. Total Of Idle   Service On Six Greyhound Bus Lines.Remains Halted For Second Day With Threat That Strike May Spread Throughout Country

New Strikes Swell Ranks Of Jobless   16,500 Textile Workers Quit Work in Three New England States

AFL Unions Now Threaten General 24-Hour Stoppage; Lumber Workers Accept Increase In Pay; Greyhound Strike May Spread

16,500 Textile Workers Strike In New England   Latest, Largest Throuchout Land

Strikes Make More Workers Idle Over The Nation Today   Textile Workers in Three New England States Go Out Today

Higgins Plant Closings Bring Union Protest  Greyhound Strike Threatens Spread   Greyhound Strike Threatens Spread Over Nation

CIO Fight To Get Pay-Increase Before Industrial Peace Parley Seems Foredoomed for. Failure

All AFL Unions in New Orleans Would Strike in Protest   Higgins Threat to Move Out Brings Turmoil in Union Circles

AFL Threatens 24-Hour Strike To Protest Higgins Plants Closing   Work Stoppage At New Orleans Looms As Boat Builder’s Offer To Sell Plant To Union Called Smoke Screen

Bus, Trolley Lines Cease   ' Washington Driver Strike Is Airtight

N. E. Textile Strikes Add To U.S. Idle   Higgins Closes Three Plants Because of Walkouts

WASHINGTON IS ON FOOT TODAY DUE TO STRIKE   Total Of 260,000 Idle In Strikes Over Nation; Greyhound Strike Persists; New England Mills Closed Indefinitely.

Bus, Street Car  Service Tied Up   Wage Dispute Stops Transportation in District of Columbia

AFL Tieup Threatens New Orleans   Congress Asked To Look Into Plant Closing By industrialist.

U. S. Capital Bus, Trolley Workers Quit   Wage Dispute Brings Halt to Transportation; Greyhound Lines Still Out

Bus, Trolley Strike Ties Up Capital   260,000 Idle  Across Nation

AFL Stoppage Threatened In New Orleans   Union’s Reaction to Closing of Three Higgins Industries Plants

TRAVEL TIED UP IN WASHINGTON   WORK STOPPAGE HALTS BUSES, STREET CARS

Higgins Has Closed Plants   All New Orleans AFL Unions Plan Walkout To Protest Action

Textile Workers In Big Walkout   Fresh Labor Disputes Jump Nation’s Idle To 266,000 Mark

TEMPERATURES:   Thousands More Are Made Idle In New Strikes   Work Stoppages Now Affect 266,000 Men And Women In Nation

Strike Totals Continuing Ta Jump In. Nation   Newest and Biggest Watk aut Involves 16,500 CIO Textile Workers In New England

Total Workers Off Jobs Because of Strikes Jumps To 266,000.   TEXTILE WORKERS OUT

Thousands Of Workers Left Afoot   Wage Dispute Brings Sudden And Complete Tie-Up In Capital.

Strike Total Up To 266,000   Newest. Biggest Strike Is Walkout Of 16.500 Textile Workers.

Labor Bucks Work Halt  By H iggins   AFL Official Threatens Protest Strike Of 21 Hours

AFL Protests Higgins Act; Probe Wanted   May Ask Congress for Investigation; Threaten Walkout

Protest walkout in New Orleans area threatened   Greyhound strike in seven southwest states postponed

Shipbuilder Closes Plant InNew Orlean:   Higgins Offers To Sell; General Strike Threatened

Bus Drivers’ Walkout May Be General   All AFL Unions In New Orleans May Quit Posts

260,000 REMAIN IDLE IN LABOR DISPUTES INU, S.   No Indication of Quick Settlement on Bus Strike

UNIONS BATTLE PLANT CLOSING   Walkout Due In Higgins Rift; Bus Strike May Spread

New Disputes Increase Idle to 266,000   Textile Workers in 1? Plants Ameng Latest Strikers

TRANSIT DISPUTE TIES UP GAPITAL   Bus, Streetcar Service Hit In District Of Columbia

AFL Unions Protest Closing by Higgins   24-Hour Stoppage by New Orleans Affiliates Threatened; Probe by Federal Agencies to be Requested

Transit Lines in Washington Tied Up Tight   800,000 Residents Compeliled to Walk by Werk Steppage

Newest Strike Is Walkout Of ClO Textile Employes   San Francisco Bay  - Area Reports Some 60,000 Strikers Off lobs

24-HOUR ‘STRIKE’ IN NEW ORLEANS AREA THREATENED   Unionists Say Work Stoppage May Be Called Unless Congress Probes Closing of Higgins Plants.   BUS LINES REFUSE TO REOPEN WAGE TALKS   Fear Held Walkout, Which Has Affected Service in Nineteen States, May Spread.

Thousands Idled By New Stoppages   16,500 Textile Workers in Three States Quit, Machinist Walkout In San Francisco Affects 5.000

MEN AND WOMEN OFF JOBS INCREASE FROM 249,000 T0 266,000  NEWEST AND BIGGEST STRIKE WAS IN NEW ENC.

Strike Looming in New Orleans   Threaten Citywide Stoppage After Higgins Shuts Down Three Plants.

Total Number Of Strikers .  On Increase   New Walkouts Affect Eastern Textile Industry

— ee  Union Threatens All Industry Stoppage: Beings Made “A Goat’

Leaders Threaten To Call Out Every Union In Area Unless Solons Probe Higgins Closing

ClO Textile Workers Strike In 3 States; Price Hikes Unlikely   Bowles Sees Little Change; 266,000 Idle In Disputes

May See 24-Hr. Protest Strike In New Orlean:   Higgins Plant Closings Bring AFL Threat Of  Rio Demanetratian.

Spread of Bus Strike Threatened   New Orleans Fares Work Stoppage by All A. F. L. Unions; Textile Worker Dispute Unchanged

SAYS FUTURE OF U.S. IN FAR EAS]   Addressing M. U. Graduates, J. B. Powell Says Orient Likely to Have Profound Influence on This Nation.

BRITISH BIG BOMBERS MAY ENTER JAP WAR   Assignment of Fores to Pacific Is Considered at Conference in Guam.

3,000 GERMAN VEHICLES HIT   Yank Flyers Smash Enemy Tanks and Transport Fleeing from Bulge

KUEHNE FIRNTS WORKERS WIN OPA CITATION   Furniture Craftsmen Honored for Efficiency of Car Pool

KUEHNE WORKERS WIN OPA CITATION  FIRMS   Furniture Craftsmen Honored for Efficiency of Car Pool

NIP RESISTANCE DIMINISHES ON BEACHES OF IWO   Climax of 20-Day Old Battle Appears Near; _ Enemy Fights Fiercely

PRESIDENT TO SPEND 3 DAYS W:TH FAMILY   Truman to Devote Holiday to Gath erings With Relatives and Close Friends in Missouri.

NEW FREEDOM OF SPEECH RE» SULTS, IN. ATTACKS. ON, PRINCE DRAFTING. CONSTITUTION

Unshackled Jap Press Raises Voice Against Prince Konoye’s Background

DRIVE AND TOWER   Action on K.‘U. Memorial to Go to Board of Regents October 5   TANNER SHOWS PLANS

ALUMNI APPROVE DRIVE AND TOWER   Action on K. U. Memorial to Go to Board of Regents October 5 —   TANNER SHOWS PLANS

EXPECT ‘BIG 3? POLISH ACCORD NEXT 72 HOURS   Sroblem Must Be Solved or Allied’ Plans Face — Danger

WALLACE WINS HOUSE SUPPORT   GOP Amendments Beaten In Early Rounds

HOUSE SMOOTHS WALLACE PATH   'Geor~> Bill Is Passed and Sent to  President

Strikes Lift Tile to 500 000   Nation Wide Strike Against Montgomery Ward Called

200,000 AUTO WORKERS QUIT IN 20 STATES   Walkout Is Called Afte# Breakdown In Negotia_ tions In Progress . Two Months ....   STOPPAGE IN CAPITAH

Nation's Idle By Walkouts Above 500,000   Auto Workers Seek Increase Of 30 Per Cent

Auto Workers Walkout In Wage Dispute  Other Auto Groups Watch Situation; Ward Strike Called

Washington Transport Workers in New Stoppage; Phone Service Halt

First Army Attacks. North Flank While Patton’s Third Strikes At Southern Side

Take Germans By Surprise, New Offensive Covers Initial Phase; Massed Armor, Infantry Surge Over Snow-Covered Hills   YANKEES ADVANCE IN BLINDING SNOWSTORM

Nazis Report British Army Aids Offensive   Initiative Lost By Patton Before Enemy Counter-Blows

infantry Hoping To Trap Nazi   Doughboys Make Advance in Bitterest Weather This Winter

CATH ENEMY OFF GUARD IN DAWN ATTAGK   Gains Up to Three and Half Miles Made Along 6-Mile Front.

Surprise Attack is Made   Americans Plunge into Nazi Lines In Snow Storm

GAINS 3° MILES ON 6 MILE FRONT   Americans Catch Nazis By Surprise During Snowstorm

ee 3} MILES ON 6 MILE FRONT      Americans Catch: Nazis By Surprise During Snowstorm

Advance 31-2 6-Mi. Front =   SMASHED INTO NORTH RIM OF ARDENNES SALIENT DURING  WINTER’S BITTEREST WEATHER

KELLY KEEPS TIGHT REIGN ON GOP MEET   Governor’s Forces Claim Enough Votes to Nominate Acceptable Slate of Officers

GOP MEETING 10 REORGANIZE GROUP   Kelly Apparently Holds Firm Control of Today’s Convention.

Nimitz Quarters  On Guam Island      Advance Base Revealed For Pacific Fleet

We Gol In 28 Years Ago   Today Is Anniversary of U. S. Declaration of War On Germany

Infant Crown Prince of Yugoslavia is Bantized in Westminster Abbey Today

Baptism Proves Royalty Parade  Yugoslavia’s Crown Prince Attraction

18,000 Plan  To Quit Jobs   Glass. Workers May. _Act Upon Thursday

FIFEF¥ NAZI PARTY . MEMBERS ‘.§G BE SHOT FOR EACH RUSSIAN SLAIN IN “CAPITAL

NAVY MAKES ITS POSTWAR PLANS   WILL MAINTAIN STRONG FORCE—COMPULSORY TRAINING MAY BE ADOPTED

Navy Plans Strong Fleet In Post-War   Framework Outlined For Standing Force Of 500.000 Men

NAVY PRESENTS POST-WAR PLANS   Framework Placed Be. fore Congress For Their Consideration

YOUNG FARMERSVILLE HERO, LIEUT. MURPHY, HONORED AT HOME   BIG CELEBRATION ALMOST MAKES NERVOUS: WRECK LITTLE OFFICER

Last Campaign Of World War 2 Offers $11 Billion: Campaian To End Dec. 8

Vinson Starts Victory Drive   Bond Campaign Formally Launched Sunday _ a Night

Last Bond Drive  Of War Is Opened   Victory Loan Gets Under Way Over Nation Today

VICTORY LOAN DRIVE OPENED   Last Bond Drive Of World War II Gets Under Way In Gaston County.

Japanese Pass Emergency Bill fo Make Premier Admiral a ‘Dictator’

Dictator Power Granted By Diet To Jap Premier   Wartime Emergency Bill Gets Approval  of Lower House

Aussie Troops Already _ Have Pushed Inland Two Miles Towards Brunel   PERSONALLY LED BY COMMANDER AND FAR EASTERN AIR FORCE CHIEF   Four Other Landings Made On Islands Being Used As Naval Bases; Okinawa‘Fight In Last Stages, But Island Is Steadily Being Used As Air Base.

DICTATORIAL POWER GIVER JAP PREMIER   Rumor Says Japs Seek Peace Through Vatican Channel<

Jap House Ok’s Bill Granting Dictator Powers   Measure Goes to House of Peers  For Final Action

Nightclubbing in Jaya Gives Hal Boyle Picture of Old Saloon Days in Wiid West

Night Clubs in Java A Bit Rough  Liquor Is Like Poison. ‘Girls erry Piniieihaan and Fights Are Princinal Entertainment

‘TEMPORARY DEFEAT’ TONE IS ALARMING   English Newspapers Ask Allies To Guard

LeMars Couple Observe Golden Wedding Date  Mr. and Mrs. Charle: Walker Married February 12, 1895

LeMars Couple — Observe Golden  Wedding Date   Mr. and Mrs. Charl. Y Walker Married  + tf ~/!, af wet

12 Year Tenure of Office Ended  Jon athon Daniels Adva eed tu Fost

Japanese Told Cold Facts of Their Defeat  Nips Are Warned Against Wishful Thinking

Japan's People Learn Facts Of Surrender   Imperial Statement Warns Against Any  Wishful Thinking

Little Man In Street Told Truth   Broadcast Warns. Japanese Against  ‘Wishful Thinking’

JAP PEOPLE LEARN SURRENDER FACTS   BROADCAST TO NATION REVEALS CONDITIONS WERE LAID DOWN AT MANILA,

Japanese Told Cold Facts of Their Defeat  Nips Are Warned   Nips Are Warned Against Wishful Thinking

Nippon Learns Bare Facts Of Her Surrender   People Told of Complete Defeat; ‘Lenient Terms’ Are Hinted 

Japanese Given ‘Cold Facts On Surrender   Press Warns Against Wishful Thinking; Sees Some Leniency

Strike Hits Northwest Bus Service   Greynound Stages Forced Off Roads by Walk-Out In Wage Diepute; Power Workers Qut in Texas

Nazis Warned Plight Of Army  Growing Acute   Stockholm Repert Says Several Million Germans Have Abandoned Homes   EVACUEES STREAM INTO BERLIN AREA

Yanks in Work Clothes Greeted By Jap Generals   Nips Have Everything Organized Like Lawn Party, Officers Says

Americans Find Things Well Organized; Japs Try to Cue eate “Party  Reception” Atmosphere

SEVERE CONTRAST IN UNIFORMS JAPS, AMERICAN OFFICERS  AMERICANS DRESSED IN WORK CLOTHES; NIPS Ih FULT DRESS TINIFORMS

Japanese liu Dress Uniforms   Greet American Officers as They Arrive at Atsugi In Work Clothes

Fancy - Pants Japanese Generals Dolled Up For ‘Party’ Welcome To Yanks

Eyewitness Describes Arrival of American Officers. at Atsugi Field

FIND JAPS ‘POLITE AS PIE’   Remnants Of Nipponese Fleet To Surrender

‘Jap Generals Receive us Officers at Atsugi Airport   “Had Everything Arranged Just Like A Lawn Party”

Jap Generals in Full Dress  Receive Yank: Lawn Party Air Prevails as First Americans Land

. Japs, Resplendent In Full Dress, Greet Americans In Work Clothes

Nips in Dress Uniforms Greet Yank Officers   Orange Juice Served to Advance Unit of -. Occupying Forces

Jap Generals In Full Dress Uniform  Creet Yanks Dressed In Work Clothes

American Officers Clothed for Work: Japs in Full Dress   AP Correspondent Richard O’Malley Writes of Odd Contrast

In Flood at Newburg:  4 Drown: 50 Homeless Hunt for Other Victims

Victims in Houses Washed Away as Cloudburst Hits Town— Entire Business District Reported Destroyed—Several Persons Missing, 50 Families Homeléss—Troops Sent to Stricken Area From Ft. Leonard Wood.

Bombs, Rockets Lash Southern Japanese Cities  ' Hit Sabang Island In Indian Ocean Off Ti

More than 3,000 Tons of Fire and Explosive Bombs Drop Disaster in Early Morning Raid.   IMPORTANT OIL BASE TARGET ON AN ISLAND

Homeland See: Additional Devastation   Major Targets Of Nips Bombed By Americans

3,000-TON LOAD HITS FOUR AREAS   Cities and Oil Center Which Are Targets Are Spread Over the Home Islands of Honshu and Shikoku.

MORE THAN 3000 TONS FLAMING, EXPLOSIVE BOMBS WERE DROPPED  JAPANESE CITIES AND OIL CENTER IN RANGE OF OVER 480 MILES

Ryukyus And Kyushu Are Raided   In Fiery Follow-Up Of Tuesday’s Giant Carrier Blew; Japs Spurred te Defense

North Ryukyus And Kyushu Heavily Bombed   American Planes Spray 12-Mile Area With Jellied Gasoline To Clear Way For Troops

At Either End of the Empire, It Is Announced; Growing Criticism of Mikado's Government,   ASSAULTS WOULD BE TO SEIZE AIR BASES   Domel News Agency Said 210 British Carrier Planes Hit Sabang Island Off North ern tip of Sumatra,

Bombing And Rocket-Firing Planes Rip Southern Japan In Fierv Follow-Up Attack

Nips Seek To Bolster Home Isle Defenses   U.S. Airmen Blockade Route From Korea I Japanese Mainland ‘

New Bombing Assault Made Against Japs  Rocket-Firing Planes   Rocket -Firing Planes And Bombers Follow Up Carrier Attacks

Fiery Follow-up For Big Tuesday Attack   Navy Fliers Bomb, Rocket, Strafe Kyushu Northern Ryukyus; Jap Commentator Says Can’t Defend Homeland Unless Air Attacks Met

B-29 ARMADA BATTERS FOUR MPPON CITIES   Jap Militarists Fear Invassion of Homeland From  Two Sides

Four Cities And Oil Center Hit In 480-Mile Sweep Across Homeland   Invasion Feared On Japan’s Flanks   Tokvo Guesses Where Fleet Will Strike Next; Silence Shrouds Movements

Temperatures   Enemy News Reports Say Invasion  By Allies Imminent

Military Commentator Goads Nips To ‘Fight’   Southeast Kyushu Air Field Takes Real Beating By Variety Of Planes

OF EMPIRE AND OUTPOSTS TORN   Nimitz Says Nothing More Of Carrier Force That Lashed Tokyo Area

American Fleet In Blackout . As Land-Based Planes.Ravish Enemy Ports, Hangars; Shops

200 Planes From Twe Flattops Hit Island at Sumatra Tip, Invasions Near, Says Tokyo

Fiery Followup to Big Carrier-LandBased Air Assault   British ‘Carrier Force Sends 200 Planes in Raid on Sabang Is.

Fourth Of July Raid By 500 B29s Give Shikoku Cities Baptism Of Fire

Aircraft Plant, Oil Refineries Are Knocked Out   Cabinet Crisis Faces Japanese As Raids Continue

OVER S00 8205 IN LATEST RAID   Drop 3,000 Tons of Bombs On Targets Spread Over 480 Miles.

MUNITIONS AND OIL CENTERS IN HOME ISLANDS SPRAYED WITH FLAMING AND EXPLOSIVE BOMBS

MORE THAN 3000 TONS FLAMING, EXPLOSIVE BOMBS WERE DROPPED  JAPANESE CITIES AND OIL CENTER IN RANGE

Planes Rip Japan After Carrier Blow   Nip Military Commentator Says ‘Defense of Homeland Requires That Growing Challenge be Met

FROM 500 TO 550 B-29S BOMB FOUR JAPANESE CITIES   GIANT AIR RAIDERS STRIKE UWAJIMA AND EAST TO UTSUNOMIYA

3,000 Tons Of Bombs On Four Cities   Oil Center Also Lashed In Fiery Follow-up To Big Carrier Strike.

NEW INVASIONS AT EITHER END OF JAPAN SEEN   U. S. Carrier Force Is Silent, Helps Keep Nips Nervous

Jittery Japs See Invasion by Americans   Expecting Assaults From Both Ends of Their Island Empire

EnemySpeaker Warns of Grave Threat   British Aircraft Join In Pacific Battle, Strike Near Sumatra

‘More Than 508 B-MsAreUsed In New Raid  : Damage Is Spread Onn ee Miles

Blackout On News Ot Fleet   Japanese Expect Planes From Task Force Will Raid  Again and Again

Air Assauit Follow-Up to Carrier Raid      \ttack From British Task Force on Sabang Island Off Sumatra, Reported In Tokyo Broadcast

invasions at Either End of Island Fearec   Tokyo Indicates Both Assaults Will Be To Seize Air Bases To Support Drives Into Jap and-Malay Peninsule or Sumatra

"Bombing, Rocket Firing Planes Rip ‘Southern Japan   In Fiery Followup To Tuesday's Raid; Japs Warned Air Challenae Is Threat

Over 500 Forts Pour3,000Tons  Bombs on Cities   Flaming and Explosive Bembs Hurled Down On AMetropolises wud CH] Ceniers   Raid Spread Over Nearly 500 Miles   Japan Goaded to Meet Challenge of American Aim mens Devastation Mounts

Bond Sales Hit $20,791,000,000   E. Bond Buyers. One Billion From Goal 

CHURCHILL =MUM ON HITLER IDEA   Refuses To Say Whether He Believes Hitler Dead; Hopes For Early Meeting Of Big Three.

‘Ethridge’s Balkans Report May Hold Key to Bia Three Parley in Moscow

Rule Bie 3 3:   Findings In Balkan Area: Will Be Aired   Manchurian Town’s Industrial Life Near Extinction Except For Peanut Salesmen

Ethridge Report on Balkans Seen Key to Success of Coming Confab  Of Foreign Ministers in Moscow

Vision Solution Balkans Issue   Importance Attached to Moscow Meeting

Balkan Rerort May Hold Key   Suecess of Coming Rie Three Meeting Closely Connected

Etheridge’s Balkan Draft May Become Major Item On Program Of “Big 3”

Etheridge’ s Balkan Report May ie Big 3 Success   Byrnes Leaves for . ‘Meet on: Romania, Bulaaria Issue Soon

Ethridge Reporting © That Balkan Issue , Can Be Worked Out   First Informs Byrnes That At Moment Democracy And Political Freedom Do Not Exist in Romania and Bulgaria -

U.S. To Make Public Balkans Survey Report   Investigation May Hold One of Keys to Success Of Approaching Ministers’ Meeting

Byrnes Gets Etheridge’s Analysis... . . Report On Bulgaria And Romania May Be Key To Successful Big 3 Meet

ETHRIDGE TO REPORT ‘ON BALKANS   May Be Key To Success Of Big Three Conference

Catroux Calls On British And U.S. Ministers   Byrnes And Bevin Expected lo See Stalin Late loday; Contabs Progress.

France Tries To Foree Way At Moscow   Catroux Calls Secretly on Byrnes and Bevin

CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS NOW GAINING SPEED      Talks Are Taking Place In At mosphere Of Cordiality, Earnestness

Catroux Calls On  Ministers  Visit Of French Ambassador To Byrnes, Bevin Is F and 1

Walkout Looms at GE, Westinghouse Plants Over $2 Wage Raise Demand:

SUNDAY TO BE FAIR   Temperatures Normal for Early June Prevail in Kansas

°  High Court Agrees  To Decide Case Of — Esquire Maqazine  wear 6©e sche AY COU eecare’ are

Mrs. Bunker Is  New School Nurse  - Succeeds Mrs. Mabel Zickefoose Resigned

Mae ewe est ne = —  NAZI COUNTER GAINS 2 MILES   Both Armies Seeking to Cut Off Large Segments of  Ts wee ee DE cen

‘The Weather   Von Hundstedt Hits Near Zweibrucken In Bavarjan Sector

ENEMY AGAIN GOES AFTER BASTOGNE   Von Rundstedt Wastes 18 Tanks In Attack   NORTHERN FLANK   )f Salient Remains Quiet; Resistance Stiffens South Of Wiltz

Bastogne Sector’ Von Runstedt Moy Abandon Bulk Of   BY FTAWehL wt TrAwS

U.S. Troops Slice Belgian  North Bulge   Counterattack Costly As German Armored Forces Meet Onrush Of Heavy Battering

Nazis Launch New Attack At Tth Army   Patton's Third Army Shatters Counter Drive Near Bastogne

Patton Forces Hit To Narrow Belgian Bulge   Nazis Suffer Losses in Attempt To Push Americans Back

Third Army Forces Advance Two Miles Amid Counter-Blows   German Forces Lose 18 Tanks; Battle Sull Fluid and Indecisive; Allies Retake Rochefort Road Hub

Drive Into Luxembourg, Now Bogged in Indecisive Battle, . Commenced in Same Wav

Strong Nazi Counterdrive Is Shattered   Patton Strikes Heavily To Narrow Waist Of Belgian Bulge Further.

Enemy Fails in Latest Attempt To Pinch Off Vital City; Yanks in Other (sains.   BIG BATTLE, HOWEVER. REMAINS INDECISIVE

Five Successive Blows At 7th Army May Be Opening Of Fresh Major Push S

Patton’s Men Hammering At Escape Route   ‘Nazi Attempt To Cut Bastogne Corridor Is Repulsed; Americans Threaten 13-Mile Waist Of Foe’s Bulge Into Belgium ©

Patton: Strikes. Northeast ~~ to Narrow Waist of . Salient   ‘NOW 13 MILES  WIDE   Battle of the Belgian Bulge uk ‘mains Fluid and  ‘Indecisive

Third Army Shatters Strong  Nazi Counterattack Trying To Pinch Off Corridor

PATTON'S ARMY STILL SLASHING GERMAN FLANKS   Reds Slug On in Budapest’s Bloody Battle -- Allies Recover Losses in Italy

is MADE. AT B MILE CORRIDOR   3rd Army Shatters © - Strong’ Counter-Attack by German Troops... :

Third Army Shattrs Counterattack Seeking to Again Pinch off Boned

PATTON TROOPS PUSH NORTH IN BELGIAN BULGE   Battle Still Fluid and Indecisive, Allied Reports Say

Five Successive Attacks Made O1 Ten Mile Front   ‘Assault May Be Another Major Blow By Marshal Von Rundstedt

Patton's Men In Full-Scale Offensive   Strike Through Ardennes Salient In Effort To Force Germans Out Of Bulge

New 42nd Worthy Of Name   Reactivated Rainbow Division Builds Up Own Glorious Battle History On West Front

RAINBOW DIVISION KEEPS TRADITIONS   Month of Combat P Proves Them  Worthy of Honors

Japanese to Ask Foreign Food hid  Mitsu i Gro up Studie Reorg tion Pl  eorganization Fians

SOVIETS RULE OUT DEATH FOR POLISH GROUP   Ask Conviction And Prison Terms For Twelve, Acquittal Of Three

PENAL SENTENCE ASKED FOR 4. ACQUITTAL OF 3   Fifteen of Sixteen Polish Defendants  "Plead Guilty

Extreme Penalty Not Sought For 16 Polish Leaders   Moscow Reports Case Nears End; Prison  Asked For Four

2,000,000 Yanks To Be Discharged By Army After Victory In Europe

Army Plans To Discharge Two Million   First On List Will Be Soldiers Having Most Dependents And Longest, Most Active Service

ARMY PLANNING T0  DISCHARGE 2,000,000  MEN AFTER VE DAY SIX MILLION PICKED  TROOPS WILL THEN BE SENT ACAINGT TAPAN

Two Million GI’s To Be Let Out      But Six Million Picked Troops Will Be Sent Against Japan.

ARMY 10 DISCHARGE 9 MILLION AFTER Vf   Picked Army of 6,000,000 to Battle Japan; Dependancy Rates First for Discharges

Army Prepares To Discharge 2 Million Men   Six Million Selected Troops wil Be Sent  See pe: ee

PLAN DISCHARGE OF 2,000,000 MEN   ARMY CUT TO BEGIN AFTER V-E DAY; SIX MILLION TO PACIFIC

Discharge 2,000,000 After V-E   Most Dependents and Longest, Most Active Service Records to Determine Priority

Two Million Yanks Free After VE-Day   Army Plans to Discharge That Number Beginning With Germany’s Fall, and to Send Six Million Picked Troops Against Japan.

Army Plans to Discharge 2,000,000 Men After V-E Day and Send 6,000.000 Picked Soldiers to Fight Japanese

Army Plans to Discharge Two Million Soldiers   Beginning with the Fall of Germany; 6,000,000 Men Against the Nins

Soldiers to . Be Released   Army Will Free 2,000,000,  with Fail of Germany and  Send 6,000,000 te Japan 

Plan Is Outlined On V-E Discharges   Army Plans To Send 2,000,000 Fighting Men Home from Europe and 6,000,000 Against Japan—Controls Over Civilian Workers May Be Relaxed

Two Million Men to Be Discharged  Six Million Picked Men to Go to Japan

Releases Based Upon Seniority Are to Be Given   Fall of Germany Will Also Signal Assignment Of 6,000,000 Picked Troops to Crush Japan; Proposal Will Affect Men on All Fronts

. TEMPERATURES Highest yesterday, lowest) last   6,000,000 Picked Soldiers Will Be Sent Against Japanese After V-E Day

Army Plans To Discharge ‘Two Million   Six Million Picked Troops Will Be Sent Against Japs

Six Million Picked Men to Be Sent Against Japan After Germany Falls

Army to Free 2 Million   6 Million Picked Troops to Be Used Tn War Unon feoan

Army To Fr ree 2,000, 000 — After \: Di Day   6,000,000 Picked ‘Men "Eo Be- Sent -Asainst Japan

2,000,000 TO BE DISCHARGED      6,000.000 Picked Men To Br Sent Against Japs

DISCHARGE TW MILLION SI'S   Six Million Yanks Will Be   Sent Against Japs Af‘ ter V-E Day

Army Will Begin Discharging 2,000,000 Men As Soon As Germany Is Toppled

ATOMIC BOMB, RUSSIA, ONLY SPEEDED END   Enemy Out-Guessed, Out-Fought and Out-Thought

Displaced War Workers in No  Hurry for Jobs   More Than 1,000,000 Already Released Due To Contract Ending; ates on Vacations

More Than Million Lose Their Jobs  In War Industries   But Many Workers Appear in No Hurry To Seek New Tasks

Many Former War Workers Remain Idle  Some Reluctant To Accept Cuts Tn Warthme Wages

Various Jobs Open For War Workers   Survey Shows Many Form. er War Workers Refused Johs Because of Less Pay.

JOBS GO BEGGING WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION IDLE   Reluctance Shown by Some Displaced Workers to Accept Places Paying Less Than War Plants.   OTHERS ARE BELIEVED TAKING VACATIONS   Demand for Help in Stores, as Well as Service Establishments, Is Relatively Heavy,

War Jobless Taking Time Seeking Work   Many Insist on Former Wages, Others Believed On ‘Vacations’

Western Union Anmounces Plans For Radio Relay   New Syste..: Would Link sAajor Cities, Do Away — — Wil. Pelelines —

New Deferment Policy of Selective Service Will Permit Youths to Complete High School Courses

DIVORCES INCREASE OVER 50 PER CENT   Divorce Granted In Buck: For Every 8 Marriage . Licenses Issued   RECORDS APPALLING

87 Divorces Started Since January in Bucks County; 51 Divorces Were Granted

‘Joint Staff Chiets Place Plans Before ‘Senale Commiftess   MAXIMUM SECURITY WOULD BE INSURED  * Each Branch V/ould Continue But Under  Lpartisaad Aes rmand

faris Broadeasts Report That First Army  Has Bisected High Speed Military Highway Linking Ruhr and Rhineland

Two Armies Rounding Up Many Nazis   Bridgehead Grows To 50 Square Miles

’ ALSO JOIN THIRD ARMY, WE: OF RHINE, IN TRAPPING GER - CAPTURE UNIVERSITY CITY OF BONN

Gains Made By Ist and 3rd Armies   Nazi Threat To Strasbourg Lessens

Advances Made By Doughboys Of Two Armies   Gains In Blizzard Narrow Waist of Belgium Salient To Less Than Ten Miles   Nazi Withdrawals Are Being Speeded   First Army Wins Domina: tion of 15 Miles of One Of Last Two Nazi Eseape Routes

Twoway Yank Att Cuts German’ Suppl y Route and .Brings-It Under Attillery            on Northern Side-‘of. Bulge .

Western Third Of Bulge Almost Nipped: Yanks In  Alsace Clash With Nazis

Tip Of Bulge All But Nipped Off; Enemy’s Supply Roads Are Cut   Germans Threatening Strasbourg Claim Yanks In City Are Imperilled; Bulge Battle Rages

Ven Runstedt_ Looks For Nev Weak Spot As Gap’ Tightens :   Hour Of Doom ‘Near  For Nazi Divisions 

Armies Narrow Waist of Belgian Salient to Less « Than Ten Miles.   WITHDRAWAL HASTENED

Yanks Advance  Fashions Trap For Nazi Army   Belgian Bulge Dwindles Under Blows Of Allies

WESTERN THIRD OF BIG BULGE NEARLY CLOSED   Hour Of Doom Fo: Three Divisions  Now At Hand

Hodges’ Forces Capture One of Last Escape Routes for Three Crack Divisions

Narrowed the Waist of the Belgian Salient to Less Than Ten Miles in Win ter’s Worst Blizzard.   SPEEDY WITHDRAWAL   The First Army Captured Five Villages and Won Domination of 15 Miles  of a Highway.

Reduce Waist Of German Bulge To Under 10 Miles   american First ‘And Third ‘Armies Fight In} Worst Blizzard Of Winter To Cut New slices In Belgian Salient And Cause Von, Rundstedt To Speed Withdrawal 

FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES NARROWED WAIST OF SALIENT  GERMAN COMMANDER RE PORTED WITHDRAWING ERPOM WRCTEDN nplve

Yanks Smash Ahead In Storm As Germans Speed Withdrawa   Escape Route Under Fire

FIVE VILLAGES ARE TAKEN BY FIRST ARMY   Von Rundstedt Withdraws Survivors From West   KEY SUPPLY ROUTE   Cut By American Forces; Threat To Strasbourg Appears Lessened

WESTERN THIRD ALL BUT MIPPED OFF BY ATTACK   Nazis, However, Keep Hold On West Bank Of Rhine © Near Strasbourg *

West Third Is All But Nipped Off   Narrow Waist of Salient to Less Than 10 Miles— Take Five Villages

Gains Force Nazi Leader to Pull Men and Armor Out of Bulge; Strasbourg Threat Slackens, Supreme Headquarters Says

Waist of Belgian Salient Cut to Less Than 10 Miles; Only One Escape Route Left And It’s Under Artillery Fire

First Army Cuts Salient To Less Than Ten Miles   Von Rundstedt Withdraws Men From Yank Trap

Pulling Out Forces at West Tip   15 Miles of Main Enemy Feeder Road In Allied Hands

TEMPERATURES:   Three Panzer Divisions Are Caught In Trap   One Of Last Two Enemy Supply Routes Cut In Three Places

Belgian Bulge Nipped Off At  Western Point   Deep Wedges Doom Crack Panzer Troop: As Yanks Beat Bitter German Resistance

Push Made In. Worst Blizzard of Year; Rundstedt Pulls Out Troops; Ist Takes 5 Villages.

ESCAPE ROUTES FROM BELGIAN BULGE BEING NARROWED: NAZIS CLAIM GAINS AT STRASBOURG

Waist of Belgian Bulge Narrowed to Less Than 10 Miles  SLOW GERMAN DRIVES  AY 36¢°hke ~~ a? a.   Nazi Threat in Alsace Appears to Have Been Lessened -

First and Third Armies Advance In Blizzard to Cause Nazi Withdrawal

Nazi Marshal — Pulls Troops From Salient   U. S. First, Third Armies Smash Ahead in Worst Blizzard of Winter

WITHDRAWALS PACE SPEEDED BY NAZI ARM)   Gains of Mile or More Carved Out by U.S. First, Third Armies in Winter Storm

German Supply Road Cut In Three Places   Second Within Range Of American Guns; Nazis Take Towns

Tide Starts Turning in Allies’ Favor   Fight for Belgium Continues; Foe Still Holds Grimly

WESTERN THIRD OF SALIENT ALL BUT NIPPED OF F   ALLIES SLASH ONE OF LAST 2 SUPPLY ROADS IN 3 PLACES

Plough Through Snow And Ice On Western Front To Make Advance; ; Threat Lessened  Soe aw Din a   Allies Regain Some Ground Lost On West Bank Of Rhine; Capture Of Five Villages Is Announced

HOUR OF DOOM APPEARS NEAR FOR THREE CRACK DIVISIONS TIED TO “TOE OF THE SOCK”   Germans Reinforce Their Colmar Pocket to South, Capturing Wittenheim and Friesenheim Along Canal   FIGHTING FLARES FIERCELY NEAR ALSACE PLAIN

Huns Speed Retreat As U.S. Cuts Path To Less Than 10 Miles   Americans Shell Last Nazi Escape Highway; Doughboys Attack Germans On Southern Front

U.S. ADVANCES SPEED FLIGHT OF BEATEN FOE   Cut Nazi Escape Roads; Drive On Strasbourg Is Slowed

ESCAPE OF ENEMY IS MENACED   Withdrawal From Tip Of Bulge Speeded », By Nazi Leader

Say Western Third All But Nipped Off;. Slash Supply Road   Yanks Battle Nazis On Rhine Bank  8 Miles North Of Str asbourg; . Dutch Bridsehead Held Fir mlv

Germans Push U. S. Seventh Army Back Eight Miles Through Wissembourg Gap; Nazi Spearhead Beaten Back

Advances of Mile or More Reported, Closing Waist of Belgian Salient to Less Than 10 Miles.   GAINS ELSEWHERE BY ALLIES ARE SLOWED

Yanks Sever Main Highway Over Which Nazi Units Are Supplied; Salient Waist Narrowed to Less Than 10 Miles by New Advances

First and Third armies advance in bad blizzard  Von Rundstedt hastens withdrawal of survivors

Germans Flee Belgium Trap   American First, Thied Armies Gain Mile In Fierce Blizzard, Narrow Waist of Salient to 10 Miles, Win 5 Towns

Fuehrer Doenitz Unconditionally Surrenders All Fighting Troops   broadcasts German Foreign Minister Count Von Krosigk

to Observe End of War     Tuesday: Truman To Announce Simultaneously.

Tuesday Treated As V-E Day Says British Ministry   Churchill Will Make Official Announcement AtS A.M. CWT Tuesday

Simultaneous Stalin Talk Forecast Officially Announcing Reich’s Unconditional Surrender to Allies

eV -E DAY 10 BE PROCLAIMED BY » BRITISH MAY &   Ministry of Information An. nounces Tuesday, Wednesdey To Be Holidays

Allied Leaders Hold Up Official Announcement Due at 9 A.M. Tuesday

British Will Have V-E-Day  Tomorrow   King, Churchill Will Broadcast Word To British People Thew

President Truman Ready To Join in V-E Day Statement   Stalin Delays Action By Allied Ghieftains

British Ministry Declares Tuesday ‘As V-E Day   Churchill Will Make Official Statement  8 O'clock (CWT); King Also To Broadcast

FORMAL STATEMENT WILL BE MADE BY BIG THREE TOMORROW IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS

: ' ;  Pact Signed at 8:41 P. M. (EWT) Sunday; Expect Verification Not Later Than Tuesday Forenoon, London Report States      BULLETIN

Churchill to Broadcast V-E Day Proclamation Tuesday, London Says

AP DISPATCH y TOUCHES OFF ' EARLY FETES   Official News Will Come at 6 a. m. From Big 3

Preparations Are Made For Ceremonies Which Will Officially Mark Victory In Europe

—NAZIS ACCEPT UNCONDITIONAT, STIRPPPANEP _   : REN NS RSL LY PRELUIN AG SURALIVN OE Rh ‘ / Official Confirmation Lacking As ~ World Awaits V-E Proclamation. _

A TWO-DAY CELEBRATION IS DECREED   British Ministry of Information Says Churchill Will Formally Announce Long- Awaited Event at 8 A. M.

OL AL LL LLL LN TT NT TL LS  CHURCHILL TO ANNOUNCE V-E DAY AT 9 A. M. TOMORROW

British Plan To ‘Observe Victory Day On Tuesday   Churchill Will Broadcast To Nation; Surrender Said Ordered By Doenitz

German People Told Of Accepting Terms Extended By Allies   Official Allied Contirmation Failed to Develop Durina Day

World Awaits Confirmation From Allies   Fighting Continues In Czechoslovakia aa Patton Moves Against Prague

V-E Day Today Announced  By British   Churchill To Broad cast European Victory At Same  Hour As Truman.

Joint Statements Of Big Three Are  Planned Tomorrow   Washington Microphones Are Made Ready for Broadcast By President Truman; Churchill Pays a Visit to King George VI   ANNOUNCEMENTS TO BE MADE SIMULTANEOUSLY

British Ministry Of Information Says Tuesday to Be Day  Churchill and King George to Make Broadcasts During Day

Every Sign {In London I: That The End Of The War Is Near  GERMANS RADIO THEIR SURRENDER  After A Fight Of Almost Six Years Germany Has Succumbed To Allies

England Sets Day Aside For A Holiday ©   Churchill Will Speak In Commons At9 A.M. EWT

London Lists Plans For Celebration; White House Silent On Victory News

Rundstedt Is Captured by Seventh Army   Allies Rush North and South into Last of German Holdouts

Third Army In Final Push To Berchtesgaden   Take Braunau, Hitler Birthplace—British Near Luebeck To Seal Off Nazi Denmark

Americans Plunge Toward Brenner Pass—British Cutting Off Route Into Denmark

Hitler Dead, Von Rundstedt is Captured      , Allied Armies Mopping Up Last © " German Pockets; Patton At Slazburg

British Seize Kyaukse To  Squeeze Japs   Enemy Compressed in Burma Pocket

CPL. STILLWAGON SAW ~—PALAGE OF THE KING   Got Souvenirs from Hitler’s Hideout in Bavaria   VISITS FIVE COUNTRIES

y. F, W- SUPPORTS SCHOOL BILLS   EDUC ATION. OF VET’S CHILDREN  IS SCATE OBLIGATION SAYS BUCKNER

Annual County Farm Bureau ~ Meeting. Monday      PRES. IVER’ JOHNSON ANNOUNCES RESOLUTION COMMITTEE

Crab Grass Factor In Raids On Japs   Prof Attacking Lawn Pes! Found Secret of Fire Bombs Later Used

BLACK MARKET IN TOKYO. ~ BROKEN BY. ARMY POLICE   HALF MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF SUPPLIES A WEEK DIVERTED TO BLACK MARKET

TIGER’ GAVE DEATH ORDER   Witness Asserts Yamashita Wanted Islands Rid Of All Filipinos

Evidence Piles bh Against Jap War Chief Yamashita Enforced IF ilipino Death Order

Witness Avers ‘Tiger’ Refused Victims Merey   Yamashita Angered Wher Asked to Revoke Ordec To Desirov Filipinas

Gen. Yamashité Refused to Revoke Orders   Elimination of Filipinos in Islands Planned

General Gave Death Orders, Witness Says   Yamashita Refused to Ravake Command to-~ Kill Natives of .  Islands ‘

Col. Hobby Quits As WAC Leader   ‘Mission Completed,’ Will Return to Family

TRUMAN ALTERS HIS FREE SEARCH ORDER   Federal Employes May Volunteer Information, However

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Sneak Attack Prober Blocked  Request To Search Navy Files Rejected

Republican Senator Is Denied Request To Hunt Pear! Harbor Data in Files

138 JAP PLANES KNOCKED OUT, 21 NEAR U. §, FLEET   Nipponese Airmen Make Strongest Attempt in Weeks to Reach Warships Under Halsey.   AMERICAN FLIERS RAID TOKYO AREA   Airfields and War Plants Are Pounded—Destruction Is Heaped Upon Yokohama’s Docks.

Continue Pounding Tokyo Area’: Airfields And Industry; Jap Airmen Fail To Reach Fleet

Third Fleet Carrier Planes Knock Out 138 Jap Aircraft   Several Airships Bagged Near Halsey’s Force in Ex _.. pected Aerial Banzai Charge—Nimitz Reports Sunday Shelling of Islands in Kuriles

138 of Enemy Aircraft Sent Down in Foray   Cruisers Shell Parumushire  As Far East Force Blasts DOQQ desactul Beccel.

HALSEY’S MEN BAG 138 MORE JAP AIRCRAFT   TOTAL TOLL 2,127: FLEET SHELLS KURILES

Allied Airmen Knock Out 138 Nip Planes   Japanese Airfields, Electronics Plants Blasted

Knock Out 138 Japanese Aircraft   Nimitz Reports Shelling of Several Vital Areas In the Kuriles On Sunday. Halsey Increases Bag

Approves Tax Reduction Bill   Hears Preliminary  Talk of Further Cuts

 FINAL APPROVAL GIVEN LEGISLATION TO CUT ‘CENEBAIL INCOME TAYES RY $5 090 000.000

Frenchman Was Spy For Nazis   FBI Given Information By Traitor’s Countrymar

MEMORIAL SERVICES FORMALLY OPENED GRAND ENCAMPMENT  MORE THAN 200 ODD FELLOWS DELEGATES REG  TCOTrTDEMR CADIVU MR AW

MEMORIAL SERVICES  FORMALLY OPENED  GRAND ENCAMPMENT MORE THAN 200 ODD FELLOWS DELEGATES REG  YY MANN AYU

German Supplies Falling To Allies Pose Big Problem   Gen. Eisenhower Asks Un successfully For Special Commission To Aid In Disposal

Nip Cabinet Resigns; Tokyo Radio Claims ‘Loss Is Temporary’   Japan’s War Minister Commits Hara Kiri; Shoot Down Enemy Planes in ‘Friendly Fashion’

PACIFIC WAR OVER BUT ENEMY PLANES STILL BEING DOWNED   CEASE FIRE ORDERS ’ FOUND RUSSIAN AND CHIN. ESE ARMIES ON MARCH

Jap Cabinet Falls, Planes Shot Down   CRUISER INDIANAPOLIS IS REPORTED SUNK JULY 30; YANKS HOLD UP FIRE

M’ARTHUR WILL GET FINAL SAY   General Orders Japanese To Name Peace Envoy; Nip Planes Bagged

MacArthur Tells Hirohito To Send Peace Envoy In ‘White Plane To le Jima

Japanese Continue War As Minister Suicides While Fleet Blasts Nipponese

Japanese Planes         War Minister » ‘Reported. Suicide; aed ‘See Loss. Only Temporary; : ~ Gen. MacArthur » Asks For: Envoy

Beating Kills Mental Patient   Sailor Dies, Hospital Attendants Arrested

GERMAN POCKET BATTLESHIP SUNK   ADMIRAL SCHEER SENT DOWN AT KIEL NAVAL BASE BY BRITISH AIRMEN,

PRIZE GERMAN WARSHIP SUNK   Admiral Sheer Sent To Bottom At Kiel By British Bombers

Japs Give Up Idea of Split Among Allies   Emergency Session Of Cabinet Called As Criticism Mounts

JAPANESE DESPAIR OF ALLIED SPLIT      Broadcast Warns Against Putting Victory Hopes on Split-Up

Japanese Are Warned Surrender Will Be Result Of Hoping For Rift Among Allies

Have No Foreign Diplomacy   Japan’s Job to Carry Out Potsdam Terms, Says Yoshida; U. S. Freezes Private Funds

Japs Must Demonstrate Good Faith Through Deeds, Declares Foreign Minister Yoshida

Japan, As Defeated Nation, Hasn't Any Diplomacy Just Now   Foreign Minister Yoshida Says Chief Task to Carry Out Potsdam Terms, Demonstrate Good Faith; Allies Freeze Money, Gold, Gems of Repatriated Japs Above Minimum

Japan’s Chief Task Is To Carry Out  Potsdam Terms, Foreign Minister Says

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Arbitration  proposed by U.A.W. union  Want io avert strike—Reuther

Arbitration Is Proposed By Union in GMC Dispute   Asks Written Reply By 4 p.m. Today; . Decision of Board  Would Be Binding

C10 Proposal Handed To GM   Union Asks ° for: Arbitra tion  in’ Present Wage  Dispute .—~

ARBITRATION PROPOSED IN GM DISPUTE   Union Suggests Wage Increase Go Before  3-Member Board

Proposes Dispute Be Submitted to Board of Three and That Its Decision  Be Binding.   CALLS FOR WRITTEN REPLY BY 3 P. M. TODAY   Offer Stipulates Any Pay Increase Ordered Shall Not Be Used as Basis for Car Price Boost.

General Motors Given New Plan By Car Workers   Union Offers To Arbitrate Wage Dispute; Asks Answer

UAW Officials Says Men Want To Avert Strike   Three Part Proposal Would Avoid Raising  Price of Products

BITTER WAGE DISPUTE MAY AVOID STRIKE   OFFER OF UAW-CIO IS ‘LAST RESORT’ IN WAGE FIGHT

Arbitration 0 { Wage Dispute ‘Asked by Union   GM Workers Say They Wish to Prevent Strike

(10 Proposal Handed ToGM   Union Asks for Arbitra. tion in Present Wage Dispute ,

Union “Wants To Avert Strike”  Arbitration Sought — -In.GM Wace Contest

Aussies Drive to Beaufort After New Landing   Americans Continue Their Advance Up  Cagavan Vallaw

AUSSIES IN NEW LANDING ON BORNEO   Americans Push Rapidly Up Cagayan Valley

Aussie Troops In New Landing On Brunei Bay   Unopposed Landing Made In U. S. Ships

Water Buffaloes Land Aussies on Shores of Borneo Jungles in Drive to Capture Great Rubber Centers .

New Landing On Brunei Bay Is Successful   ‘Australians Are Moving Through Jungles Of North Borneo Toward Beaufort

Make Unopposed Landing On Shores Of Brunei Bay   NAVY MINESWEEPS CONTINUE THEIR JOB   Weather Favors Far Eastern Air Force In Attacks On Formosa

AUSSIES PUSH THROUGH JUNGLE   Make New, Unopposed Landing in Borneo Drive

Brunei Bay Invasion  Unopposed   Americans Lunge Forward On Luzon

Aussies Drive Into Jungle: To Rubber Site   Nearing Beauport After  New, Unopposed Landing

De Gaulle Meets at White House   . Off t:Good. Start. .. : in Better Relations

TRUMAN HEARS FRENCH CLAIMS   DeGaulle in Washington in Country's Interest

DEGAULLE AND TRUMAN MEET IN-WASHINGTON   Off to.Good Start In Bettering. -  -“French-U.S. Relations

IRUMAN-DEGAULLE OFF 10 GOOD START.   Held Long Personal Conference At White House

DE. GAULLE OPENS EXTENDED PARLEY WITHMR. TRUMAN   > res iden tof Provisional Government of France -s Here to Try to fmprove Position of His Country.’   FEW TANGIBLE RESULTS EXPECTED FROM. VISIT   French Leader, Who Was.on Cool Terms With Mr. Roosevelt, Praises War  Effort of United: States.

Truman, DeGaulle Off -To Good Start On Talks To Improve Relations

Paul V. M’Nutt To Go Back To Philippines  FLEIrman ARRALIBRe ee   Truman Announces Choice At Busy News Conference

MCNUTT SENT TO PHILIPPINES   War Manpower Chairman Gets Post Of High Commissioner

M’NUTT IS GIVEN JOB IN PHILIPPINES   WAR MANPOWER CHIEF NAMED HIGIL COMMISSIONEK OF ISLANDS.

‘Lruman Announces Appointment As High Comunissioner. Su preme Court Vacancy Hemains Open

[McNutt Selected by Truman to Go \Back to Philippines as U.S. Agent

M'Nutt Named Commissionel   Truman Announces Representative to Philippine Post

McNutt Is Named Commissioner fo Philippine Isles   Will Help Them Get Bagk on Feet President Asserts

McNutt Namec Commissioner To Philippines   U. S. to Prepare for Giving Independence to Island’s People

THINKS STRONG RESERVE WOULD ENFORCE PEACE   President Asks Congress To Act Quickly; Every Youth Would Train For Year Either At 18 Or On Completion Of High School.

President Urges Strong Nation   Wants Compulsory Military Education, Rather Than Draft, for Boys Reaching Age of 18

A Year’s Training For Men 17 to 20      President Tells Congress U. S. Must Remain Militarily Strong in Atomic Age; Urges Small Army, Big Reserve

Warns Congress America Must Remain Strong   President-Asks Swift. Action While Danger Is ‘Fresh in Minds’.

Manpower Reserve For Future Urged   Plan May be Difference Between Survival, Destruction of Nation, President Warns Coneress in Talk

URGES o WAY BAat TO KEEP NATION READY   Would Cut Army, Strengthen Guard and Build Up  Trained Reserve.

Military Service for Every Youth Would Begin at 18 Under President's Proposal   Creation of Reserve From Which To Draft Trained Troops in Time Of Emercency Is Truman's Plan

Favors Dratt At 18 or on Graduation   After Training Would Be in Reserve for Six Years

Truman Urges Years Training For Young Men   Would Show Future War-makers U.S. Intends To Remain Tough and Strona: Addresses Joint Session

He Urges Small Professional Army Be Maintained Supplemented by Reserve Of Trained Young Men for Security

President Calls for 1-Year Universal Training Program   May Mean Margin Between Life, Death for This Country Truman Tells Congress

Plan Involves Year’s Progran lor Trainees   Tells Congress Reservation of Manpower To Preserve Future Peace Would Result

President Proposes That a Small Professional Army  Still be Maintained

ass, For Year Is Ureed By resets  ‘ea WH oo   Plan Would Leave Full Control Over Future Dutv To Congress   STARTS AT AGE 18   Educational Benefits Would Be Stressed Under Proposal

PRESIDENT ASKS ONE-YEAR DUTY OF BOYS 17-20   Chief Executive Tells Solons America Must Remain Militarily Strong

Temperatures   U.S. Must Remain Strong, He  Tells Congressmen + on

Favors Dratt At 18 or on Graduation  After Training Would Be in.  Roeeaecn fac

Year’s Training for Men 17-20 Recommended; Need For Stronger Force Told

Urges Congress for Early Approval Of Measure; Affects 17-20 Age Bracket

Peacetime Military Training Is Sought By Pres. Truman   Year of Service for Youths Over 18 or Finished High School-Is Proposed as “Peace Must  be Built on Power”

Truman Qutlines Training Program, Would? Show U. §. Will Remain Tough And Strona.

Nation’s Chief Lays Proposal  Before Solons   Recommends Training For Young Men Between Ages Of L7 and 20 Years; Urges Speedy Action   Cites Advantages In Emergencies   Year’s Training,’ We Says, May Be Margin Between Survival and Destruetion of Nation

Asks Congress loRequireYear Of Service from  Youths 17 to 0   Stresses Need to Make U. S. Strong: Asks Quick Action

PresidentRecommenity)ug Year Military Training For All Young Men 17-20

For Men 17 to 20   President Tells Congress U. S. Must Remain Militarily Strong in Atomic Age: Urges Small Army, Big Reserve

Tells Joint Session of Senale and House that “Peace Must Be Buil on Power”

Demand Is~ 30 Per Cent Wage Boost   U. S. Steel Corporation Turns Down C.1.0. Demand For A General $2 A Day Raise

MILITARY PREPARATION FOR ~ YOUTH FOR PERIOD OF YEAR ~ ADVOCATED IN CONGRESS TALK   Defend‘s Nation’s Right To Remain Powerful   Camps Already Established In Country

Defense Plan Involves Every Youth 17 to 20  Quick Passage of Measure Asked;

President Requests Manpower Reserve To Preserve Peace   Tells Joint Session Of Congress That It Alone Would Have Power To Send Trainees Into Army, Navy; Calls For Postwar Military Organization

Year of Training Urged by Troman   President: Says Nation Must ' Remain Strong in Mil-  “‘ttary Power.      PRESSES FOR ACTION   pirat er National Guard Reserve Also ‘Are Reco vended

President Asks Congress to Pass Bill Making All 18-Year-Olds Liable for Year Of Intensified Military Drill

YEAR'S SERVICE FOR YOUNG MEN KEY 10 DEFENSE   Program, He Says, Would Provide Reserve Power and Develop Practical Skills

Youths 17 to 20 to Serve Year Taking Military Training   President Asks Congress to Give Nation Prepared Army

All Youths to Serve Year  Under Plan   President Urges Program Providing Small Army With Trained Reserve Before Joint Session

President Asks Year's Military Service for Men   Between Ages of 17 And 20; U.S. Needs Strong Reserve to  ‘Meet Future Threats

Truman States Nation Must Be Strong In Arms   Smal] Professional Army Is Real Need; Men 17 To 20 To Serve A Year

WOULD DRAFT 11-20 YOUTHS INTO SERVICE   President Urges Program To Provide Reserve To Keep Peace       Truman Plan At Glance 

President Wants Year's Schooling For Youths, 11-20  bial Bvaeeutivca Talle   Chief Executive Tells Congress Legislation Should Be Made Now

\Urges Congress To Enact Measure To Place Young ‘Men in Courses for War

Wants Action Now: Answers Protests Of Church People, Educators, Others

U. S. Must Remain Militarily Strong, President Tells Joint Session Of Congress In Proposing Program Of Compulsory Preparatory Service—‘‘Atomic Bomb Of Little Value Without Adequate Army, Air And  Naval Force,” Chief Executive Declares

TEMPERATURES:   Urges Congress To Act Quickly On Service Law   President Asserts National Survival Depends On Power

Congress Is Given Proposa   Public Comment Is More Favorable Than Was Expected —

Truman Wants Year's Training For Young Men   Would Affect Youths In 17-20 Age Bracket; Physica! Disability Gnly Exemption

Tells House and Senate That Nation, to Remain Strong, Should Require Year’s Service.   ‘FAVORS EXPANSION OF NATIONAL GUARD   President Would Greatly Strengthen Reserves and Retain “Small” Professional Force,

Congress O.K. Asked On Plan To Provide Reserve For Future   President Proposes Educational Benefits Should Accompany Service; Would Affect Boys Out Of High Schoo] Or Over 18

Says Year Of Preparation Is Essential   President Tells Joint Session Selective Service Is Only Answer

ATOMIC BOMB IS NOT ENOUGH PROTECTION   President Says Youth Would Not Be In Any Branch Of Service

STPFLEMENT SMALL ARMY   Male Citizens Asked To Enter Year's Training

Proposes Policy Of Remaining Strong, Warn Aggressors  With Our Strength

Urges Legislation 3e Passed Quickly   resident Recalls U. S. Unpreparedness \t Start Of Past Two Wars; Plan Would include All But Physically Handicapped

Year of Training Urged by Truman   President: Says Nation Must Remain Strong in Military Power   PRESSES FOR ACTION   oe National Guard and Reserve Also Are Recommended

Some Objections Met by Proposal   Truman Sees U.S. Reserve Required for Foture

17 to 20 Age Limit Favored By President   All Boys Included In Training Program Presented to Congress

Universal Act Favored For Postwar Era   PlannedFor Youths 18To20   President Outlines Plan For Huge ' Reserve Of Manpower To Preserve Future Peace—Civil Training.

Small Regular Army, Navy With Greatly Strengthened Reserves In Plan Offered  MILITARY PLAN NING   May Be Difference Between Survival, Destruction For U.S., President Declares; Educational ‘Program Is Urged For Trainees   Ample Opportunity For Self Improvement

Truman Urges U.S. Youths’  Military Service  House, Senate Hear Plea, "(Dearep Rased on Power’

CIVILIAN ARMY PROPOSED FOR NATION'S BOY’   PRESIDENT THINKS PEACE MUST RELY ON POWER

Recognizes Atomic Bomb Danger as Lessened If Armed Forces Strong

Chief Executive Calls on Solons To Act Quickly   Youths 17 to 20 Are Included in Plan Cited by President

Keystone Fortress Of Leipzig Falls To American First   Leipzig Falis Lo American First  LIBERATE ALLIED PRISONERS IN CITY  More Than Two Million Germans Have Been Captured

Vital Fortress is Captured In  Bloody Battle   Citv Has Long Been Pivot OF Hitler's Defense Line In West

CENTRAL LINK BETWEEN NAZI FRONTS BROKEN   Bradiey Says Pace-Making Armies Have Reached Their Objectives

Fortress Taken By Yanks After  Bitter Strugele   Capture Breaks Hinge Be tween Enemy's North And South Fronts

BREAK HINGE BETWEEN TWO GERMAN FRONTS   Capture of Germany’s Fifth City Follows Oné, of the Bhsudtes Close-in Fightsof  * the War

Auto Union Asks Impartial Group To Study Records   Hope F or Settlement of Strike Seen In  Tuesday Meeting

ClO Strikers and Gen. Motors Agair Are Negotiating   Impartial Outsiders as Conciliators Urged

Asks Public Group Aid To End Walk-Out   UAW Chief Asks Baruch  To Head Committee for  Detroit Meet.

Meeting On in S. F. to Study Peace Offer   Auto Workers in East invite Study by Important Group

PARLEY RESUMED BETWEEN LEADERS PE TAW ANT GM   Company.and Union: Officials _ 8 Into Conference This - Afternoon at. Detroit   SETTLEMENT HOPES HIGH   Both Sides Indicate Desire . to End Deadlock and Resume Work

UAW Officials Ask ‘Outsiders To End Deadlock   ‘Impartial’ Group Is Invited To Attend Meeting In Detroit

UAW Leaders Ask Impartial Group To Settle Strike   Union Charges GM Chief With Arrogance, Defiance Of Labor Law   BARUCH 1S CHOICE AS COMMITTEE HEAD   Meeting Set for Tuesday; No Decision Announced On Acceptance

And Recommend Settlement in the Ten Day Old Strike  COMMITTEE WILL MEET TUESDAY  Hudson Motor Co. Sends 2,500 Workers Home From Detroit Plant

UAW In New Strike  Move   Union Invites ‘Impartial’ Group To Examine  Strike Negotiations

Union Seeks Arbitration With G. M.   Suggests Impartial Commit tee Action—Now 638,000 Workers Idle

Two Ex-Senators, Now Blind, Who Voted On Peace Leaque, Hear Charter Debate

SCORES RELIGIOUS ADVICE ON DRAFI   Judge Coleman Says Fake Argumerits of Reljgion Used

YAMASHITA TAKES STAND-WEDNESDA\   Jap Leader Denied Delays By Military Court

YAMASHITA’S APPEAL FOR DISMISSAL FAILS   General To Begin Defense In War Atrocity Hearing

Yanks Plan To Restore Clark Field   MacArthur’s 65th Birthday Observed With Push  Nearer Manila

3rd Army Advance Held up By 21 Naz! Counter-Attacks   Bad Weather Slows Ist Army Drive on Bulge from North  RIILLETIN

Losses Reach 1,000 Yards; First Gains   Second German Winter Drive Menaces Allies

—WESTERN FRONT—  SEVENTH DRIVEN BACK (6 MILES   Second German Smash Surging Forward In ‘Northern Alsace   CIVILIANS FLEE   Allies Meeting Stiff Resistance In Belgian Bulge Battle

Ith Army Lines Dented by New Enemy Drive   Stiff Resistance Met By Yanks as They Hit at Foe

Fairchild Presents Suggestion Awards   Twenty-Three Pt Production ’ _Tips Given Recog‘nition —

Fairchild Presents Suggestion Awards   Twenty-Three Production _Tips Given Recog nitinn

TOMMIES DRIVE ACROSS STREAM AT TWO POINTS   Advance of 1,000 Yards Re ported—Reach Town 23 Miles Above Aachen

British Push In Holland Goes Forward   Roode River Crossed In Two Places: Yanks Make Gain in South

Make Crossings ‘Of Roode River At Two Points   Drive Into Village Of Dieteren, 23 Miles Above Aachen: Still Proaressing

British In Drive North of Aachen   Allied Offensive Resumed as the Belgian Bulge  rinks   HIT NAZIS ON RHINE   Von Rundstedt’s Men Dig in to Save What Is Left of Salient

British Make Gain mh Attack  Yank Forces ! Battering at Germaru to  The South

British Batter Ahead   Gain 1,000 Yards in Haze of Fog and Ice; Bulge Is Now Nowhere Deeper Than 15 Miles

Fresh British Troops Attack Above Aachen   Germans Apparently Surprised As Big Guns Open Up.

British Cross Little Roode At Two Points   Gain 1000 Yards, Continue Forward Movement Through Icy Ground Haze

Nazis Hard Pressed by Tommies   British Advance 1,G00 Yards in fey Ground Haze, Capturing Dieteren

Germans Caught Napping By Assault   Bridge Over Roode Is Taken Intact During Early Part Of Blow

ALSO ATTACK THE VILLAGE OF DIETEREN   ting Made North of Aachen, Apparently  - Caught Enemy by Sur - prise — Belgium Bulge  AW... . kL Wien

FOG SHROUDS PROGRESS OF ALLIED DRIVE   Tommies Capture a Bridge Over Roode Intact, In Aavance Through Soft Spet In Defense  SEVENTH ARMY GAINS

British Make Gains sn Attack   Yank Forces Battering at Germans to  The South

British Gain In New Drive   Launch Heavy Blow to Add Their Power to Renewed Allied Offensive

JAPS OKINAWA LINE CRACKING   First General Gains On Fiery Southern Front Reported Today

Drive Opened on Tax Dodgers and Black Marketeers  Ex-Servicemen To Be   Ex-Servicemen To Be Employed as Agents in Federal Campaign

PRESIDENT BACKS TAX EVADING WAR   Congress Also Approves Drive to Get Chiselers and Marketeers

Truman-Congress Backing T-Men   President Recommends Ex-Servicemen For Work Whenever Possible.

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Truman Supports Treasury's War On Tax Dodgers   “We're Coming 10,00 _Strong’, Morgenthau Says in Warning

TREASURY SET TO RUN DOWN TAX DODGERS   EX-SERVICE MEN TO HELP STAMP OUT BLACK MARKETS

TREASURY DRIVE ON TAX DODGERS CFF WITH BANE   Truman and Congressional Leaders Back Program to Round Up Evaders and Black Markeieers.   MORGENTHAU REVEALS “SHOCKING CASES”   Discloses Millions in Taxable Income Concealed—10,000 to Be Hired to Run Down Offenders.

War Department Disbanding 41st Infantry   Division With Record of Longest Oversea Combat Service Included Montana’s Nationo! Guard: Most Men Already Home

RUSSIANS MAY GET RUTHENIA, ~CLECHS FEAR   President Benes Alarmed May Return Home With Cabinet

Reds to Gain Czech Lands   Soviets Also to Get Strip of Slovakia

WAINWRIGHT STRUGK BY JAPS   General Says Nips Endeavor to Maintain ‘Superiority’

Few Fields In State Produce Coal Tonnage   Shutdowns Spread Idle Mines to 250; 79,500 Men Off Jobs

BRITISH DENY _ PARIS CHARGE   BTRONGLY WORDED STATE. MENT DECLARES FRENCH " CLAIM ON SYRIAN TROUBLE NOT TRUE

BRITISH DENY THEY CAUSED SYRIAN ROW   Issue Stern and Indignant Reply to French Charges

Film Industry Strike Enters Stalemate; U. S. Intervention ‘Only Hope’

German Forces Un Western Front Cut In Two By Ninth Army In Greatest Victory Since Saint Lo

Field Guns, Bombers Blast Enemy Defense   German Troops Caught m Heavy Aerial Assault During Retreat

Ninth Army la Advance to Rhine   AMERICAN. DOUGHBOYS ‘BREAK OPEN RHINE FRONT —

Yy we Fy”  Breakthrough to Rhine Greatest Gain Since St. Lo   By LOUIS F, KEEMLE United Press War Editor

American Guns Are Thundering Over Historic River Into Industrial Strongholds Of Hitler’s Reich; Our Doughboys Are Near Dusseldorf

TANK COLUMNS RUSH TO GRAB VITAL BRIDGES   Ninth Army Poised At Duesseldorf For Thrust Into Industrial Reich

SPLITS GERMAN ARMIES WEST OF RIVER IN TWO   BOCHES FLEEING ACROSS RHINE UNDER BARRAGE OF BOMBS, SHELLS

Greatest Triumph Since St. Lo Victory Last Summer  STREET FIGHTING RAGES IN NEUSS  Chop Down Straggling Units Of Retreating Nazis’

Japanese Kwantung Army Starts to Lay Down Arms   Soviet Commander Sends Plane to Harbin, Manchuria, to Bring Enemy Chief of Staff Back to Russian Headquarters

Japanese Begin Surrendering To Soviet Forces, Although Resistance Continues

Soviets Say Japs At End  In Fighting   Russian Marshal Sends Envoy By Plane  To Mukden

{946 PRIMARY DAY LISTED AS MAY 21   General Election Scheduled For Nov. 5 On Calendar Set Up For Next Year— Other Dates Uncertain

Americans Thrust Three Miles Deeper Into Sieafried Fortifications

Correspondent Sees Plane of Jap Suicide Pilot Crash on  Deck of American Destroyer

EDITORS FAVOR WORLD PARLEY   Group Meeting In Washington Supports World Conference On Free Exchange Of News.

Urge Parley On Free Press   ASNE Board Acts On Recommendation of Globe-Girdling Group

A WET SIX MONTHS   Total of 25.92 Inches of Rainfall in Eastern Kansas

Immigration  Big Problem   - Washington Studies Jewish Settlement

New Iwo Drive Threatens To Divide Jap Units   Marines Gain High Ground .Overlooking Northeastern Beaches

Batt] le for Iwo A  Terrible Struggle for Life, Inches of Ground

MARINES MOVE TOWARD IWO'S NORTH BEACHES   Fighting Continues Savage 0: Island—Break Through, Sought

More Gains Would Split  Jap Forees   Third Division Lunges Fartherest Into Center Of Line

MARINES 450 YARDS FROM 1WO BEACH   Drive Threatens To Split Remnants Of Jap Garrison

ALIED BOMBERS BLASTING REI   ¥-boat Shelters In Hol: land Hit By Earth . guake Bombs -

E-Boaf Shellers-at: [jmuiden Bombed 4 Nazi Equipment; Traoy  ‘Concentrations at * _Kleve Goch Raided

GERMAN E-BOAT SHELTERS HIT DURING RAIDS   No Enemy Planes Encountered In  Daylight Attack

Nazi E-Boat Pens Blasted   RAF Bombers Drop 12,000-lb. Missles on Shelters in Holland

Name Detroit Murder Suspect!  Once Charged With Defrauding Woman

Highlights Of Budget Message   Agriculture, Socia Security, Public Works Covered

30 Are Arrested In Cuban Plot   Police Allege Plan To Overthrow Regime

30 ARE SEIZED IN CUBAN PLOT   ROUNDUP MADE QUICKLY AFT. ER ASSASSINATION THAT SHOCKS ISLAND.

B-29'S HIT JAP PLANE CENTER   Nagoya Area Attacked i arly Today  Nips Report Fierce  Intarrantinn

B-29°S AGAIN BLAST NAGOYA: PLANE. PLANTS   BOMBERS RENEW EFFORTS. TO DESTROY IMPORTANT WAR  ‘ INDUSTRY CENTER *"  ON HONSHU

WARD EMPLOYES LAUNCH WALKOU   Mail Order House Workers Strike in Chicago and Other Cities.

ALLIES OCCUPY TRIESTE AREA   PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE LIKELY

OCCUPATION OF ~ TRIESTE LOOMS   Allies Moving Into Sector Without Opposition

TRIESTE GRISIS BELIEVED ENDED   As Yugoslavs Fail To Oppose Allied Occupation Troops

TITO FAILS TO RESIST ALLIES AROUND TRIESTE   Peaceful Solution of Borderland Problem Now Seems Likely

Yugoslavian Row Appears Near an End   Eighth Army QOccupies Strategic Mountains

Crisis Wanes In North Italy   Tito Fails to Resist Allied Occupation

TRIESTE AREA CRISIS PASSES   Peaceful Settlement Of Dispute Believed Probable

End of Meat, Shoe Rations Seen by 1946   SUPPLY OF SUGAR STILL LOW; PRICE CONTROLS TO STAY

ALL MEAT, SHOE RATIONING TQ END THIS YEAR      Public Given First Assurance Ix Promise By OPA Chief

Controls May Be Lifted Even Sooner—Bowles   Tires, Fats, Oils Will Come off List Early in Next Year

Rationing of Meat, Shoes About Over   Will End by First of Year Says Bowles—Sugar  Will Stay On

All Meat, Shoe Rationing To Enc By First of Year   Price Chief Bowles Assures Public That Control To Be Lifted

All Meat-Shoe Rationing To End First Year   Sugar Will Remain On Scarcity List

MEAT RATIONING OFF BY END OF YEAR   Shoes Will Also Be Avyailable; Wants To Continue Price Control

Tires, Fats, Oils Probably to Quit List Early in “46   Only Sugar to Be Left; Tire Quota, However, to Be Same in October

RATIONING TO END LAST OF THE YEAR   Meat and Shoes Off List — End of ‘45; Shoes to Come Off by October 15

Shoe Rationing - ToEnd This Yea   Meat to Be Point Free Before ’46, Says Bowles

“OPA PROMISES LESS CONTROLS BY END OF YEAR   » Bowles Gives First Flat Guarantee In Letter To Advisory Group   SUGAR, FATS SCARCE   Price Regulations Will Be Continued To Avoid Inflation In Nation

Meat And Shoe Rationing May End By November   { iTires, Fats And Oils Probably Will Remain On Restricted List Until Early 1946

MEAT AND SHOE RATIONING TO END THIS YEAR   Chester Bowles Makes Promise in Letter to OPA

The War Today   Bloody Warfare Ahead Despite Present Nazi Reverses

NO SUDDEN OR EASY ENDING OF {WAR IN EUROPE SEEN AS NAZIS WITH: IRON HAND WIRECT FIGHT

iass Ul WOTMARs INOW TTOTGY Vv &  Gestapo Seicution Those Who Doubt Victory

Progress in Europe Doesn’t Mean Victory Is Just Around the Corner

THE  WAR TODAY   Gratifying Allied Progress in Europe Does Not Necessarily Mean Victory Is Just Around Corner.

The War Today   By DEWITT MACKENZIF Mescneiatadld Pereeec War Analeant

BOYS T00 LATE FOR CHRISTMAS   Thousands  On Eastern Seaboard Sit Out Yule In Camps

PROJECT WINS APPROVAL OF IDENT   Funds Will Help De: fray Cost of Water System Expansion

APPROVAL PRESIDENT  OF   Funds Will Help De fray Cost of Water Svstem Expansion -

TALK REPEAL OF WAR LABOR DISPUTES ACT AS STRIKE VOTES PILE UP COSTS FOR NLRB

DISPUTES AGT REPEAL HINTED   Move Follows New Strike  Maneuvers By CIO Auto Workers

Smith-Connally War Labor Act May Be Repealed   CIO Petitions NLRB For Vote At General Motors

War Labor Act Facing Repeal   Public Pays Cost Of Strike Ballots

Repeal Of War Labor Disputes Act Underway   Union Petitions NULRR For Vote Among 325,000 Auto Workers.

Japan to Seek Peace But Ready for War   London Predicts Russian Declaration; Nips Fail To Form New Cabinet

Japan Will Exert Efforts to Keep Peace With Red   But Is Prepared for Any Abrupt Change in Relations, Tokio Says   ADMITS FAILURE TO NAME CABINET   Premier - Designate Ends Day of Meetings Without Finding Ministers

New Premier Fails To Get His Cabinet   Japs Hope Soviet Relations Will Not Change

JAPAN HOPES T1 KEEP AT PEACE WITH RUSSIANS   Tokyo Fully Prepared For Any Change In Relations

Japan Seeks to Remain at Peace With Russians   Siberian Bases to Allies or Actual War More Probable

Japan Prepared For Any Change In Soviet-Japanese Relations   Will Make Greatest Effort To Remain At Peace With Russia

Japan Ready For “Abrupt Change” In Red Relations   — Buy War Bonds — London Predicts Allies May Now Be Granted  Siberian Bases

Japs Hope for Peace  With Reds   Cabinet Incomplete; Russia May Give U. S. Bases in Siberia

EFFORT 10 KEEP PEACE   Japan Facing Greatest Crisis In Its History

ALLIED BASES IN SIBERIA SEEN POSSIBLE   Tokyo Ready For ‘Abrupt Change’ In Soviet Policy

‘War Decision May Be Next ‘Russian Step   Nippon Leaders Hope to Continue Deaace With Reds

Adm. Nimitz Gets Hero’s Welcome   Pacific Leader Urges U. $ To Remain Prepared For Any Future War

Adm. Nimitz, Home For Hero’s W elcome. ‘Asks Guarantee For Lasting Peace

Acclaimed As Hero. Nimitz Makes Plea  For Preparedness   Admiral Given Most Spectacular Welcome of All In Naticn’s Capital

NIMITZ Rak DANO AGAINST FUTURE WARE   Warns People to Not Betray Brave Men Who Died for Freedom.

Hero Urges Strong Navy  For Future   Admiral Address Joint Session Of Congress

Nimitz Comes  Back Home To  Hero's Welcome   Calls On Countrymen To Make Sure To Be  Ready In Future War

Keep Ready, Is Nimitz Peace Plee   Naval Hero Given Washington's Top Welcome Home

NEVER AGAIN BE SO UNPREPARED NIMITZ, GIVEN HERO'S WELCOME, TELLS CONGRESS: IN ‘WASHINGTON

NIMITZ WELCOME IS TREMENDOUS      National Capitol Turns Out for SpecAffair

ADM. NIMITZ IS WELCOMED IN WASHINGTON   Given Thunderous Acclaim Iz Nation’s Capital Today

Asks Nation To Keep a Strong Naval Armada   Welcome Surpasses Any Given Before

LONGSHOREMEN BACK TO WORK   President Expected te Continue War Labor  Board. 

RESCUE CREWS FIND FOUR MORE BODIES IN PIT   Fate of Remaining 17 Miners Is Still  Unknown

17 OTHERS HAY STILL BE. ALIVE   Newest Discovery Made Near Center Of Blast Area

Mine Yields Bodies of Four Mere  ' PUL CD?   Chances Decline For Seventeen Sull Entombed

CREWS BATTLING TO RESCUE MINERS FIND 4 MORE DEAD   Bodies Near Spot in Kentucky Coal Pit Where Explosion Dealt Its Heav iest Blow.   17 STILL TRAPPED; HOPE FOR THEM FADES   Flames and Fumes Encountered by Workers as They Push Deeper Into Underground Tunnel.

Volunteers Stop Blaze; Dig Deeper   Keep Grimly at Rescue Task in Kentucky Mine Shaft

Rescuers Fight Flames To Reach 21 Entombed By Kentucky Mine Fire

Second Hunt For Miners Is Launched; 8 Are Safe   Flames Are Whipped -By Volunteer Crews

MINE RESCUE SQUAD CONQUERS NEW FIRE   Latest Blaze Dims spe for Safety of al Or More Men Still in Pit

Rescue Crews Fight Flames, Fumes, Kotha   Trying To Reach Men Still Trapped In Burning Pit

Volunteers Put Out 24th Fire In Blasted Mine  Grim Fight Goes On   Grim Fight Goes On In Attempt To Find 21 Men Still Listed As Missina

Eight Miners Sav voile Fires emsadle Rescue   Volunteers Work Heroically To Bring Others Out Of Pit Alive

MAN IS FOUND IN SNOW ON RIGHWAY   Former . Soldier, : Found Freezing, ‘Taken to”  Maenital Here -

MAN IS FOUND IN SNOW ON HIGHWAY   Former Soldier, Found Freezing, Taken to Hospital Here

Butte Brothers Liberated From Japanese  Paul and Russell  Fourtner Once

Butte Brothers Liberated From Japanese  Paul and Russell Fourtner Once Were Termed Dead

PHONE DISPUTE COMES TO LIFE      WLB Reports ‘Bonus’ for Operators Detrimental

INSISTS PHONE BONUS DROPPED   Urge All Dayton Operators to Receive Same Wages

ADVANCE 1,400 YARDS IN PUSH ON NAHA FRONT   Yonabaru,East Anchor Point, Falls to Strong Attack

Flame. Thrower Burning Out Japs on Okinawa   B-29s Unload Fire Bombs On Tokvo

Agreement On War Criminals’ Charge Is Near   Historie Document to Indict Aggressive War as - International. Crime;  - Trials Opeu Sept. 1°

4 POWERS DRAW PLANS FOR MASS TRIAL OF NAZIS   Prospective List of Defendants Includes Goering, Ribbentrop, Rundstedt and Von Papen.   RERROR ORGANIZATIONS ALSO TO FACE CHARGES   Procedure to Be Based on Mil” itary Law — First Hearings Are Scheduled for September 1.

‘Mass Trial Ot Nazis To Be H. ald   Trial Will Open September Ist In Nuernbera

Pattern Of War Criminal Trials Forms  Trials Will Open In Nuernberg On September 

Agreement on War Trials Is Believed Near   Mass Trial of Nazi Criminals, Including Goering, Scheduled to Be Held in Nuernbera

War Crimes  Mass Trial Be  At Nuernberg To Open On Sept.   Before High  Reyes,

War Criminals Trial Readied   Indictment,-List of Accused Completed; Military Tribunal to Try Nazi Leaders, Aides at Nuernberg, Beginning Sept. 1

Four-Power War Crimes Conference  Nears Goal   Document Branding Agsressors Readied

Conference Document To Indict Aggressive ‘War As International Crime

MORE SHOWERS ON WAY.   Last Night's Rain May Send Some Rivers Up

Making Plans fur Victory Loan Drive Te Open et...29   Minutemen Hope to Complete Drive on_ Opening Day; Quota Is, $571,000

Victory Loan Quota $571,000 In This County   Last Bond Drive to Close Pearl Harbor Day

Pocahontas County's Quota is $571,000.90  Needed to Carry Load   Needed to Carry Load During Demobilization And Occupation Period

TOKYO BLASTED BY 1000 PLANES200 SUPERFORTS   Battle for Manila in Final Stages - - Japs Blow Up Selves on Corregidor

Marines Conquer Half Of Iwo Jima. Tokyo Is Blasted   Jap Fleet Keeps Out Of Way Of U.S. Navy

TOKYO UNDERGOES HEAVIEST BOMBING OF WAR ON SUNDAY   AMERICAN MARINES REACH HALFWAY MARK IN CONQUERING IWO ISLAND

Yanks Launch Big Drive for lwo Airfield  One-Two Air unch Ukaver

Tokyo Admits Jap Fleet Dodging Mitscher’s Forces   Last Two Strongholds In Manila Shelted; Fight Officially Over:

D'Ewart Is Elected To Congress in Eastern District   Party Members Hail Victory as Pointing Way To Success in 1946 Elections; New GOP Conaressman {s First From State Since 1932

eh Ae a ERR em ie shh  Meee ee re et emt 7h re eee  GOP Wins Congress Race In Montana

Beesgceea SF SSeeeeeaRSSESSSE GT   What Bradley Says Ahont War Randc

POLICE PROBE DUAL SLAYING   Woman and Ex-Serviceman Companion Are Shot To Death at Allentown

“(th Loan Drive To Back U8. ° War Upon Japan  Utah’s Quota Is Set At S4.1 O00 00G.   Utah’s Quota Is Set At $41,000,000; Weber $6,494,700

SEVENTH WAR LOAN GETS UNDER WAY   Goal Is 14 Billions, Same  As in Sixth

YANKS LAND ON TWO MORE PACIFIC IDS.   Both Located In Region  Of Okinawa

YANK AIR FORCE HITS JAPS HARD OVER WEEK-END   U.S. TROOPS LAND ON TWO MORE ISLANDS OFF OKINAWA

TORNADOES AND FLOODS KILL 133   Four States Are Hit Hard; Oklahoma Losses Worst

Extra Buildings To Aid Housing   Government May Turr Over Surplus Property to States

Government May Take Steps to Provide Housing  Surplus Buildings - May Be Turned Over to the Siates

Housing Emergency Action Considered   Terms Favor Veterans; Without “sy => Cost To States Who Would Maintain Property

Government Bases May Be ! Used In Housing Emergency   _ Buildings Would Be Turned Over To States Without Cost For Primary Use By Vets; Authorization May Come Today

Government May Act On Housing  Surplus Buildings May Be Available

Grave Forest Fire Menace Remains   New Outbreaks  Expected in Oregon

Patton’s Units Drive 2 Miles Into Germany   Houffalize Streets Strewn With Broken Remains of Armor

MAIN BATTLE OF BULGE CENTERS NEAR ST. VITH   Patton’s Troops Again Drive On Trier In Reich

Yanks Enter Houttalize, Bulge’s Heart   Find Communications Center Apparently Abandoned By Nazis.

Former Heart of Belgian Bulge Abandoned by Foe; Americans Near St. Vith

Ist Army Units” Find Houffalize Free Of Nati:   Enemy's ‘Last Hope’ Stand On The Salm Smashed By Gen. Hedges’ Army

U. S. First Army Unifs Advance Near Sf. Vith   General Hodges’ Men Are Smashing Germans’ “Last Hope” Stand Short Of Siegfried Line

Houftalize fs Abandoned By Fleeing Army   Orcupation of Town Slowed By Wrecked German Equipment or Road—Near St. Vith

Yankees Find Houffalize’ To Be Minus Boche   Once Heart of Belgian Bulge Abandoned By “Enemy Before Dough“boys Push Into Town    Roads Cluttered By Foe Wr eckage   Other First Army Units Near St. Vith; Enemy’s Last Hope Short Reich Defenses Smashed

Pearl Harbor Probers Seek  New Counse   One Report Is That Several Investigators May Replace Resigned Counsel   BARKLEY MAY ALSO RESIGN

NEW SYSTEM BEING SET UP FOR INQUIRY   PEARL HARBOR COMMITTEE HIRING INVESTIGATORS TO REPLACE RESIGNED  "LEGAL STAFF

GROUP 10 REPLACE ATTASK ATTORNEY   Mincrity Members’ Situation Given as Resionation PResaenn 

—AERIAL— German Cities  Called Dead   Dortmund And Essen Virtually Destroyed By Shattering Air Attack

Dortmund Gets Record RAF Blow  5,000 Tons Dropped On Ruhr In 29 Mins.

RAF Batters Hub Of Barmen   Leave Dortmund. Essen Written Off As Dead From Mammoth Attacks.

RAF Blasts Barmen After Knocking Out Dortmund, Essen   Italy-Based Planes Bomb Regensburg, Site Of Aircraft Factories

Dortmund Is ‘Marked Off’   City Finished Off By 5,000 Tons of Explosives In 29 Minutes

Two More German Cities Written Off   Dortmund, Essen Latest To Be Blasted Apart

Dortmund Turned Into Dead City  RAF Stages Biggest Davliaht Bombing

Dortmund. Written Off As Dead City      5,000 Tons Bombs Dropped By British

Dortmund And Essen Dead Barmen And Regensburg Lates Allied Heavy Bomber Targets

Big Five Seeks to Smooth Out Troubles  _ Opposition From the Little Nations

I7KILLEDIN AIR CRASH, 3 INJURED   PLANE FALLS IN VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS—DEAD REMAIN UNIDENTIFIED.

17 Killed, Five “Hur Lin Virginia Crash of Plane  Survivors in Hospital Suf  Survivors in Hospital Suffering From Cold ; And Exposure

Big 4 Nations Spurn Changes  In Veto Power   Powers To Give Views In Statement To Conference

AXIS CRIMINALS RUN TO SAFETY   Demands Made To Close Escape Gaps Into Neutral Nations

WAR CRIMINALS FLEEING GERMANY   DEMANDS MADE IN. LONDON AND MOSCOW THAT ESCAPE GAPS BE PLUGGED.

6 MILLION JEWS WERE SLAIN BY GERMAN ORDERS   Four Million Of Total Died In Concentration Camps,  Court Told   NAZI ORGANIZATIONS ARE TO BE ACCUSED

Story Told Of Massacres At Trial Of Nazis   Six Million Jews Slain ir - Camps, Tribunal fs Told

NAZIS ORDERED SLAYING OF SIX MILLION JEWS   German Butchery Told From Documents Of  21 Defendants

Norwegians Clear More of Finnmark   Men Trained in Sweden Take Over War Front

BRUNEI BAY BASE SET UP BY ALLIES   MacArthur Reports Tor pedo Boat Raids, Bombina Further South

Steel Union To Ask for  Strike Vote   Would Affect 86 Basic Steel Companies and Giant Aluminum Co.

10 President Authorized to Petition yy Ballot; Overwhelming Approval ‘For Walkout Registered at Chrysler

Big Tax Slash Expected to Pass Early This Week  Auto-Use Stamp Also to Leave

CARLY TAX BILL AGHISN 1S SEEN   Reductions Exceed Federal Estimates By One Billion

Tax Bill Will Soon Be Ready  For President   Expect Congress To Com plete Action On Measure Probably Tuesday   WILL THEN GO TO PRESIDEN?

MOTHER HELO FOR SHOOTING DAUGHTER   Child Shot in Back With Rifle: Mother Held Without Bond.

Earl Carroll Fails To Appear For Lavish Hollywood Birthday Party

Molotov Backs Soviet Police y Over Balkans   Also Calls For Placing Of Italian Colonies Under Trusteeship

In Favor Of individual Trusteeship   Molitov Defends Red Policy In Balkans; Opposes Collective Trusteeships.

Molotov Defends Policy of Russia Toward Balkans   One-Nation Trusteeships Are Advccated for Ttalian Colonies   SUPPORTS YUGOSLAV CLAIM TO TRIESTE   Foreign Commissar Says Elections Will Be Held in  Soviet Soon

Trusteeship Is Advoeated  For Colonies   Foreign Commissar Reveals Position On Big Five Problems

ICKES LANDS TO TALK WITH ENGLISH ON OIL   Russian Negotiations For Austrian Field Watched

N. C. Hospital Board Sets Up Edtry Rules   New Hospital For Senile Patients At Camp Sutton; Addition In Raleigh.

Higgins Will (lése Plant   Labor Troubles Cause Boat Builder To Close Up

Higgins, Crippled by Labor Troubles, Closes Down Three New Orleans Plants

Senator Wants Hirohito Held AsWar Criminal   Georgia Democrat Touches Off Smouldering Congressional Dissatisfaetion Over Occupation   “Soft Peace” For Japanese Decried   Russell Deelares 1{ Present Policies Are Continued “We Are Headed For Complete Failure”

Demands Arrest Of Emperor Hirohito   Georgia Senator Asks Seizure of Japanese “God" as War Criminal

SEEKS ARREST — OF HIROHITO   Senators Are Displeased By Peace Terms Imposed On Japan

SENATOR RUSSELL DEMANDS TRIAL OF HIROHITO AS WAR MONGER AND DECRIES SOFT-PEACE FOR JAPS

Solon Wants Arrest of Jap Emperor   Another War in Orient Seen by Russell From Our ‘Soft Peace”

Crime Trial of Hirohito ©   SENATOR DECRIES “SOFT PEACE,” SAYS U. S. HEADED FOR WAR

Asks«Arrest Of Hirohito   Demand in Congress Vocalizes Dissatisfaction of Members With Jap Peace Terms

Senator Attacks Emperor, As A Leading War Criminal and Core of, Whole Evil System.

SEN. RUSSELL SEEKS ARREST OF HIROHITO   Smoldering Congressional Dissatisfaction With Soft Peace Flames Anew In Congress   PLEA GAINS SUPPORT

Russell Rues “Soft” Peace For Japs: Says Headins For New War   Deplores Deference To God-Emperor, Termed “Power-Seeking Tyrant Posing As A God”

Offer Proposals To Red Leaders In Chinese Rift   Opposing. Troops Vie For Position Along . Long Battlefront

Newsman Seeks Safety In Embassy   American Gets Argentine Threat

AMERICAN REPORTER IS GIVEN WARNING   Takes Refuge in U.S. Embassy In Argentina

Tottering Empire of Nippon Encircled by the Greatest Armed Forces in All History

MIGHTIEST ARMED FORCES IN ALL HISTORY READY T0.SMASH JAPS INTO OBLIVION UNLESS GIVE UP

Allied Arms Form Circle About Japan   Washington Believes Japanese Resistance Will End at Once

Mightiest Armed Forces in All History Ready For  Obliterating Blow at Tottering Japanese Empire

Soviet Entry to Shorten War Even If Japan Does Not Ouickly Capitulate

Capital Speculates on Early End of War With Japanese  New linatSictal didimatum Seen

Mightiest Armed Force Ever Set Wipe Out Nippon   Enewecled Japan Muat Surrender Or Be Smash. ed Into Oblivion,

Japanese Have a Few Hours to Act   Ny ese Must Surrender o Escape Smashing ~ : Allied Blow   White House Expects Bomb and Russia To Break Resitence

‘Entry of Russia Into Jap War Expected To Hurry End of Struggle in The Pacific

May be Last Straw      Hope Is Felt Russian  Entry In War Will Be All That Is Needed To Break Jap Resistance

Mightiest Military Forces of All Time Surround Nipponese   Ready to Smash Empire Into Oblivion Unless Surrender [s Quick

Washinaton Now Tense   Hoping Russian Entry Into War Will, With Atomic Bomb, Break Jap Resistance

MICHTIEST. ARMY FAGES JAPANESE   s eared and Tottering Empire Surrounded By JOUN M. HIGHTOWE?H

Russia s Entry Ends Jap Hopes Of Asia Stand   Soviet Gains Seat At Peace For Pacific Settlement

JAPS LOSE HOPE FOR LAST STAND ON CONTINENT   EVEN WAR TO DEATH SEEN SHORTENED BY SEVERAL MONTHS

‘Ultimatum’ to Japan: Must Give Up Now   Mightiest Forces of All History Surround Enemy; Time Short 

Greatest Armed Forces Of All History Now Encircle Seared And Toftering Jap Empire

Entrance of Great Red Army, Atom Bomb Into Conflict To Seal Nips’ Fate

MIGHTIEST ARMED  FORCES OF HISTORY  NOW ENCIRCLE JAPAN RUSSIAN ENTRY INTO WAR  ROBS JAPAN LAST CHANCE En Untnonr crann

Congress Not to Cut Recess Short   Michtiest Force Ready To Strike Japan

Mightiest Armed Forces In History Ready To Strike Japan Obliterating Blow   Tokyo Government Robbed, Of Last Hope For Holdout Stand On Asiatic Continent

BIGGEST FORGE CIRCLES JAPAN   Ready to Smash Foe Into Oblivion If Japan Doesn't Quit Soon.   A 24 HOUR ULTIMATUM?

Momentous Development, with Atomic Bomb Attack, Expected To Bring Speedy Defeat of Japs

Japanese Have a Few Hours to Act   Nipponese Must Surrender “bE Escape 5 Smashing ow   POWERS ARE REUNITED   White House Expects Bomb and Russia To Break Resistance -

Ring Of Steel Drawn Around Jap Homeland   Mighty Military Vice Ready To Squeeze Foe Into Oblivion

Ke. . Too Much  Power  Gangs Up on Japs ,   KK KK OK Russians Elated

Great Forces Ready To Hif Jap Homeland   Last Hope Removed For Enemy With Red Entrance

Unless Japan Surrenders within Few Hours, Allies Are Ready To Administer Final Blows.   RUSSIA’S ENTRY TO SHORTEN THE CONFLICT  

MIGHTIEST ARMED FORCES OF HISTORY NOW ENCIRCLE JAPAN  RUSSIAN ENTRY INTO WAR ROBS JAPAN LAST CHANCE

J. -S. Bepresentative t Choose"Marine, Soldier - for Conference Aids

Berlin Composer Had Trouble Writing Martial Tunes for Men Who Marched Backwarc

PFC. DICK W. POTTS NOW:AT  REDISTRIBUTION STATION  ,.MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

BAND DIRECTORS MEET IN LYNCH   Plans Made for Regional Music Festival to Be in March

BAND MEET T0 BE TOMORROY   Plans Will Be Made in Harlan for Music Festival

Army Seizes Sirike-Bound Rubber Plant   Detroit Factory Token Over to Insure Tires For Bombers

Teday’s Football Scores   CHILD DIES FROM BURNS   Dona Willard Was Playing “Dress Up” Around Halloween Bonfire -

Wholesale Surrenders Of Nazis Expected As Result Of Hitler Death

MILITARY COURT IS NAMED IN TRIAL FOR BEHEADINGS   ARRANGEMENTS .MADE TO TRY SIX JAPANESE ACCUSED OF BEHEADING AMERI.  CAN FLIERS

SIX JAPS NAMED AS BEHEADERS   New Military Commission Is Named To Hear Charges

Senate Okays Full Employment Bill; House Debate Coming Soon   French Forces Battle Pirates  On Ship in Indo-Chinese Gulf

H-ind-to-Hand Fights » In Indo-China Strife   Japanese Reportedly Supplying Arms to Annamites; French Forces Are Too Weak

Chaos in Indo-China  Where Japs Have Not Surrendered;:Too Few French. to Tate Over

NATIONALISTS MENACE PORT IN MANCHURIA   Hulutao Is Outflanked In Sweeping Drive Of 75 Miles

Nationalist Chinese Outflank City   Troops Sweep Deep Into Disputed South Manchuria

Nationalist Troops Make  Huge Gains   Outflank Port of Hulutao, Military Prize of Southern Manchuria District

Cpl. C. 0. Westmoreland ‘Missing in Action in Belaium Since Dec. 17.

Germans Quit at the Rate of 2.000 Hourly  Two U.S. Armies 180 Miles From

Allied Chase Is Now Rout   Germans Giving Up to Allies in Wholesale Lots

Woodward Flays College Group's Probation Edict   Officials Asked to Meet with Board and Point Out ‘Errors’

Regent Chairman Urges SACSS to Prove Present University Board Erred

MacArthur Says Drive Secures Borneo; Splits East Indies And Gives Allies All Control

MANY HOMELESS IN SOUTH   Mader Problem in Tornado Area Is  To Find Shelter

CIVILIAN TRAVEL FACES NEW CUT   Pullman Space Is Reduced For Next Three Months

50 Per Cent Cut In Pullman Space Appears Likely   Army Redeployment Will Take Up Most  of Accommodations

Travel Plans Fer Civilians Jolted Again   Railroads Reserve 75 Per Cent Pullman Space for Troops

CIVILIAN RAIL SPACE REDUCED   Non-Military Users To Lose 50 Percent Of Pullman Car Space Soon

Civilians’ Pullman Space To Be Slashed   50 Per Cent Cut Due During Next Three Months

CARR LIKELY SUCCESSOR. TOWIEST   Sigler Says Grand Jury Work Could Go On Without Him

GARR NO LONGER NEEDED BY JURY   INGHAM JURIST AVAILABLE FOR SUPREME COURT

OPEGULATE OI OTHER CHANGES   Stimson Expected to Resign After Big-3 Meet; Ickes May Quit, Too.

Cabinet Changes Thought in Making  Stimson and Perhaps Ickes Believed on Tha Wav Ont

STIMSON, ICKES MAY TAKE LEAVE   Speculation Grows That Two More Cabinet Changes Are In The Making.

Stimson, Ickes Likely toQuit CabinetSoon.   Speculation Grows: That 7th'and Maybe 8th Change Impends

More Changes Are Likely In  Truman Circle   Secrelary of War. Stimson and Interior Chief Ickes Expected to Resign Before Fall

BAG FOUR MORE WAR CRIMINALS   Original ‘Lord  Haw, Haw’ Aimong “Those Captured

Four More War Criminals Taken   “Lord Haw Haw” Among Men Seized By Allies

Russia Wants Deenitz Tried Immediately   First Lord Haw Haw and Grand Mufti Swent Up

Mine Workers Demand State Jobless Funds   Operators Hint At Using Public Money To QOraanize

‘all for Immediate Compensation for Supervisors and Rank and File Members of Union.

Probers Ask FBI's Report On Jap Attacl   Republicans Plan To Question Hoover On ‘Pearl Harbor’

PUBLIC HEARING ON WAR SCANDAL BEGINS THURS,   Dozens of Witnesses

WHEN STATE REFUSES   Schwellenbach Wants U.S. To Step  In With Employment “Office

British Accused Of Mistreating  Soviet Prisoners   Charges That Russians Are Not Fed Enough Made By Gen. Golikev   NO MEDICAL AID GIVEN, HE SAYS   Some Still Confined to German Jails, Army Offi cial Declares

SOVIETS CHARGE BRITISH ABUSE   Red Army Says Prisoners Held By Britain Are Mistreated

PILLA'S CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING   Chatsworth Couple To Hold Open House June  Twenty-sixth

GermansOnce Held Site of Big 3 Meeting   Roosevelt and Churchill Talked Often as They Waited for Stalin

IRI-CONF ERENCE IN BLACK SEA AREA   Kirst Phase Of The Big Three Meeting Was Entirely Military

Leaders Gather On Ex-Nazi Soil   Harmonious Feeling Prevails, Say Reports

FDR, CHURCHILL GUESTS OF REDS   Meeting of Big Three, Somewhere in Black Sea Area, Now In Fourth Dav.   ACCORD OF THREE ALLIED LEADERS A BLOW TO GERMANY   Nazi Propaganda Line That Allies Would Disagree Spiked.

‘BIG 3° MEET IN BLACK SEA AREA   Conference Opened Monday; Russians Acting As Hosts

IN BLACK SFA AREA   - Conference Opened Monday; Russians Acting As Hosts

Nazi Subs Boost Toll of Shipping   Allied Leaders Warm Menace Still Strong

FEDERAT, CREDIT UNION BANQUET AT ELKS CLUB IN CHARLEROI THIS EVENING

British And Canadians Race For Brenen And Dutch Sea Coast   NINTH ARMY TAKES RAILROAD CENTER   Patton’s Men Capture Kassel, Pivot Of German Defenses

Nation Waits > Truman Talk Wednesday   Data on Big-3 Parley ‘Promised to Nation In Radio Comments

Chief Executive, Nearing - Homeland With Bag: Full of * Agreements Wilt Find. Many  Questions to Answer, debe te Re Thaw ©

TRUMAN FACES BIG PROBLEMS   Domestic Troubles Wil Keep President Busy Upon Return

Truman Has Hands Full   Many Burning Issuses Face President As He Returns From Parley

Big Problems Face Truman  On His Return   Nearing home with Satchelful of World Accords ; Domestic Issues Await

NEW DECISIONS WAIT PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON   Trumen’s Home Front Pot Boiling—Size of Army One Big Issue

President Has Full Agenda Waiting Study   International Pacts, Domestic Problems Demand Much Effort

Truman Nears Home to Find New Problems   Size of Army Fight Up for Settlement; Coal, Labor Troubles

He’s Going To Have A Busy Time  ie ta  President Truman Faces Plenty Of New Domestic Problems On His Return

Problems in *Abundance Wait Truman   Army Sire, Coal, Rail Workers’ Discharges On Presidential List

A Pot Boiling Faces Truman on His Return   Domestic Issues to Give President Many Arxious Moments

 Domestic Pot Boils With Many Problems   Need President's Immediate Concern; Radio Report First

Domestic Tangle Greets Return Of Pres. Truman   Disagreement Over Size of Army for Pacific Fighting, Agency Dissension Tops

Ohio Veterans Of 2 Wars Assembling In Columbu:   Adm. King, High Army Officials To Address Three Day Session Of Legion

CLOSE WITH DINNER   ‘School of Instruction Held for F.F.A. Officials

Moves to Appeal Ward Decision  May Be Taken Direct fo Supreme Court

Portal-Portal Pay Held Due In Court Edict   Supreme Tribunal Votes 5 To 4 In Favor Of  Coal Miners

Mines Musi Pay Portal Travel Time   Supreme Court, by 5 to 4, Rules on Soft Coal Case

PORTAL WAGES OK'D BY COURT   Travel Time Pay For Coal Miners Is Ruled Legal

Decision Of Court Favors Coal Miners   Portal-To-Portal Pay Is Upheld In 5 Te 4 Decision Announced By Supreme Court

Miners Wage Order Upheld  Portal-to-Portal Pay Clause Legal, Savs High Court

WASHINGTON . Miners’ Portal Bay. Tesi te¢ Held eo   Supreme Court: Upholds Travel Wages Ruling

Supreme Court Rules That Miners Be Paid Portal to Porta} Time Pay   This Has Been A Stum. bling Block In Current Negotiations

Court Upholds Portal Payin Coal Mines   Justice Murphey Delivers U. S. High  Tribunnla Se Decijston

Coal Miners To Get Added Pay   ‘Portal To Portal . Wages Approved

Landon Backs  Truman Plan   President Seeks Full Bi-Partisan Support For Foreign Policy

Landon Backs Troman Peace  Plan Drive   Will Get Support, He Says After Seeing President

Truman Foreign Policy Praised  Non-partisan Support Visioneu by Landon

Landon Supports Truman’s Plan For New Peace  Prepares Message For Senators

LANDON FAVOR TRUMAN'S PLAN   Would Unify Bi-Partisan Support Behind Plan to . Preserve Peace.   PAY BILL IS SIGNED

Landon Supports Truman Foreign Policy Program   President May Make Personal! Plea for Charter

Landon Sees Bipartisan Support For Truman’s Foreign Policy Program

~ TRUMAN'S POLICY   Former Kansas Governor  Says Plan Will Win Support

Landon Talks With Truman On Policies   Basically They Agree on What American Foreign Policy Should Be

LANDON STANDS BEHIND TRUMAN   Backs President’s Bid For Unity On Foreign Policy

Landon Adds His Support fo Foreign Policy   Truman Acquires Help in Plan for Bi-Party Approval

Truman Gets Landon’s Aid   G. O. P. Leader Back  Wew Peace Program

Reds Receive Four-Point Program With Skepticism, Say Reports   Industrial Town  Falls To Rebels   If True, Victories Will Strengthen Communists In Mongolia

REDS IN CHINA TARE 2 CITIES, REPORT STATES   One Point Is Vital Railway Center — Government About To Hit

Peace Overture Extended Yenan   Reds Reported Captor: Ol 2? Vind Citles

Communists Skeptical at  New Proposal      Chiang’s Troops May Be Preparing to Strike Major Blow

Reds Capture North China Rail Centers   “Meanwhile Both Sides Are Debating Proposal ‘vo’ Kad Spreading Civil War

Twin Victory Could Bolster Foes Of Chiang   Taken by Overwhelming --Ferces; Both Reported Scizures in Liner Mongolia’s Suiyuan :   Nalionals Gird 7 a _. For Heavy Battle   Communists Believe Cen. tral Government Force of 800,000 Ready to  ‘Open Offeusive

VITAL RAILROAD CITY 15 OVERRUN BY COMMUNISTS   Government T roo ps Drives _ From Provincial Capital of Inner Mongolia in Short Struggle.      TWO SIDES DEBATE NEW PEACE PROPOSAL   Chiang and Generals Believe Russia Will Remain Neutral in Event of Finish Battle.

China Reds Take Railway City, Capital. Rumored   Communists Express Fears Government  Ready Crushing Blow

Suiyan Province Capifal Taken By Chinese Reds  Faction Skeptical Of Truce Proposal

North China City Falls To Reds As - Warfare Spreads   Communist Attackers Launch New Drive Nationals Seeking Truce

Chinese Reds Take 2 Cities   Provincial Capital, Rail Terminal Fall, Says Report, Bolstering Rebel Position; Communists Skeptical Over Peace Offer

Communists Skeptical  of Peace Plan   Government Spokesmen Declare Offensive Has Never Been Contemplated, That Their Troops Are Purely on the Defensive

FALL AS NEW PLANS TO END WAR OFFERED   Kweisul, Tatung Reported in Communist Hands; U. S. Alarmed.

New Proposal Offered Reds   Communists Fear Chiang To Launch Ali-Out Offens. ive With Powerful Force

REDS CAPTURE RAILWAY CITY IN MONGOLIA   CHUNGKING OFFERS RECEIVED WITH SKEPTICISM

Reds Seize Two North China Cities   Nationalist Govt. Denies Communist Charges Of Poison Gas Use.

2 Major North Rail Centers Taken By Reds   Communists In Chungkins Receive With Skepticise {1-Point Proposal.   KEWEISUIT CAPTURED

Enemy Governmen Is Using New Dictatorial Power  All Communications Will Be Seized Under Latest Step

MORE CONTROLS LIFTED   Asbestos Building Matcrials and Machinery Are Affected.

DOUBLE DRIVE HITS PANZERS WILD RETREAT   Thousands of Nazis Scatter Beneath Heavy Fire

Gain of 3 Miles Is Made   Attempt Is Made To Wipe Out Naz Ardenne Salient

GAINS OF 3 MILES ARE REPORTED   Patton’s Forces Near Junction With First Army

Gains Of 3 Miles Made In 2-Way Drive To Cut Off Panzers   Stretch Of Escape Road Blocked Off   Germans, Rockhod By Guns Attempt To Flee In Disorganized Scramble

Drive On Escape Roads Is Started   Panzer Armies Rocked by Shells and Bombs As Weather Clears to Allow Air Support

MAIN ESCAPE ROUTE RAKED BY YANK GUNS   Allies Launch, Offensive to Wipe Out Nazi Salient in ardonnes.

Forces Launch Supreme Drive To Trap Nazis   Third Army Tanks Cross Lifeline At Two Points Below Houffalize

rH lo Open Bond Sales Campaign With rkers*Kickoff Meeting This Morning:      Thousands View Drama-Packed, Realistic Army Show At Stadium

JAPS PLANNING ON THIRD WAR SAY CHINESE   Stalled For Time in Order tc Hide War Equipment, Claims Underground.

Junctures Form <A_ Solid Corridor Through Heart Of The Reich  ENEMY RESISTANCE ALMOST VANISHED  124,000 Nazi Prisoners Taken Over Saturday And Sunday

ALLIED CORRIDOR ACROSS GERMANY IS WIDENED TO 50 MILES BY MEETINGS

Munich Falls To American Seventh Army  Two Junctures Made on Elbe Below Berlin

Cram Defenders into Pocke in City — Epidemic of ‘Suicides Reported   Allied Victory in Italy Proclaimed By Gen. Mark Clark; German Army Has Practically Ceased Resistance

Russia and Yank: Joining Forces on Many MoreFronts   Full Control of Allied - Forces Throughout Europe Appears Near

Link Widens Allied Wedge To 50 Miles  Below Berlin   Ninth Army Troops Join Russian Force On Elbe River Bend Near Witterberg

GAP BETWEEN ENEMY ARMIES NOW 50 MILES   Patton’s Armies Drive Into Munich, Redoubt Lines Crumbling

SECOND LINKING OF REDS AND AMERICANS COMES AS NAZI REDOUBT CRACKS   Five and Perhaps Six Allied Armies Storm in From All Sides—Ninth Army Troops Meet Reds Near Winterberg—Seventh Army Takes Patenkirchen

WIDEN GRoH IN GERMANY TO 50 MILES   First Army Meets Russ at Riesa and Torgau: Ninth in Wittenberq Area.

NEW JUNCTURES WITH REDS ON ELBE RIVER   4 Armies Stab At Redoubt

Eiba Is Scene of Meeting   Allied Junction ls Broadened To Fifty Miles

American Ninth Army Doughboys Join Russians On Elbe Bend Near Wittenberg, 30 Miles Southwest Of Berlin *   ‘SOLID CORRIDOR  IN REICH’S HEART

MacArthur Warns Of More Stalling   Meantime Russians And Japanese Continue To Battle Throughout The Manchuria Arec

TRAINING URGED BY NAVY CHIEF   Forrestal Testifies For Peace  time Military Education

Victor Hanson Is Dead Today  At Birmingham   Funeral Planned Friday For Owner Of News And Age-Herald

Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round  (Tradomark) By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.)

Fear Allied Landing From Yellow Sea  Silence Follows Halsey's Strike .

JAPS REPORTED PULLING TROOPS FROM CENTRAL CHINA TO GUARD SHORES ALONG THE YELLOW SEA

JAP TROOPS REPORTED 10 BE MOVING FROM CENTRAL CHINA TO SHORES OF YELLOW SEA   Invasion- Jittery Commanders Said To Be Shifting Forces From Hunan Province To Meet American Amphibious Assault  ae   HUNDRED THOUSAND TRANSFERRED IN MONTH

INVASION- JITTERY ENEMY COMMANDERS PLAN FOR DEFENSES   THOUSANDS OF MEN BEING PULLED OUT CENTRAL CHINA TO COASTAL AREAS

4 Jap Cities Fired in Giant B-29 Raid   Australians Advance on Both Borneo Fronts, Capturing Sambodja Fields 

Enemy Pulls Out Troops fo Guard Yellow Sea Shore:   Nipponese Fear U.S. Invasions; Shift Army Units

Japanese Invasion Jittery   Pulling Thousands Of Troops Out of China to Guard Yellow Sea Coast

Thousands Pulled Out Of Central Area To Guard Yellow Sea Shores   Enemy Cabinet Considers War   Chinese Now Control 50 Miles Of South Coast  Below Canton

NIP WAR LORDS SHOW EVIDENCE OF DESPERATION   Troop Shifting in China Is Viewed as Significant; ) Allied Fleet Silent

YANK LEADERS DENY LANDINGS ARE IMMINENT   B-29’s, Fighter Planes Leave Four Jap Cities, : Airbase In Ruins

Enemy Shifts Units from Central China--Nips Are Puzzled by Fleet Tactics

REPORT JAPS TRANSFERRING TROOPS IN CHINA   Moving Soldiers to Guard Yellow Sea Shores Against Invasion

Move Troops To Defend Coast Line   Jap Cabinet Meeting on “Problems of  The Day”’

Thousands Are Sent fo Shores Of Yellow Sea.   Australian Capture Of Borneo Oil Fields, Air Blows, Chinese Gains Hiahliaht News

Fear Yank Push Across Yellow Sea   Nips Reported Pulling Troops Out Of Central China Rv Thousands.

THOUSANDS OF TROOPS MOVED TO COAST AREA   Fleet Silence Follows Heavy Bombardment Of Tokyo Bay District

GUARD AGAINST YANK INVASION ON YELLOW SEA   Whereabouts of Third Fleet Continues to Plague Enemy

Nip Cabinet Meets To Go  Over Problems   100.000 Nips Have Been Shifted From Central China’s Hunan.   GO TOWARD SHANTUNE

Yellow Sea Coast Guarded Against Possible Landings   3d U. S. Fleet Worries Cabinet; _.. Aussies Take 4th. Oil Field:  Record Air Raids Continue

‘Chinese Army Spokesman Says Japs Move Troops from Central China, Fearing Invasion.   MANY DEVELOPMENTS HAVE WORRIED ENEMY

Japs Guard Yellow Sea Coast Against American Invasion   Problems Of Day Are Considered By Cabinet

Cabinet Worried About 3rd Fleet And Air Assaults   Loss of Fourth Oil Field in Borneo Also Lamented

Strengthen Guards On Yellow Seas Against Invasion; Location of U.S. Fleet Is Secret; Bomber Blows Still Pounding Enemy Homelend

Japanese. Pull Troops From Central China   Thousands Sent to Guard Yellow Sea Against Invasion By Yanks

 They Are Being Used to  ; Guard Shores of Yellow ' Sea Against Possible Tavasion.   100,000 NIPPONESE MOVED IN LAST MONTE   Shifted From Hunan Province to Shantung Province to Meet the American Assault.

Shift Army To Meet — Invasion   Chinese General Says 100,000 Japs Moved  From Interior to Man Coast of Yellow Sea

General Reports 100,000 Nip Troops Shifted From Central China To Guard Own Coast

Nips Fear Yanks Will  Strike in Yellow Sea   Enemy Pulls Troops From Central China; American Fleet Disappers Into Pacific Silence

Two Regiments of 9th Army Storm Into Blazing Nazi \Stronghold; No Resistance

Mop Up Nazi Pockets In German City    Other Forces Stab 23   Miles Beyond Toward Brunswick.

SUPERHIGHWAY TO BRUNSWICK CUT BY DRIVE   British Tanks and Infantry Racing for Hamburg After 20-Mi'e Breakthrough

Germany's Northern, Central Defenses Are Caved in; Only  Resistance in Isolated Points DOUGHBOYS ARE 115 AND 120 MILES FROM RERLIN: YANKEE 1ST ARMY iN HARZ MINS.

Ninth Army: Forces Tai ve  Over City      OTHER ELEMENTS ARE 16  MILES FROM BRUNSWICK;  FIRST ARMY GAINS.26 MILES

STH ARMY LEADS BERLIN-BOUND ALLIED FORCES   Roll Down Sunerhighway

Temperatures   British Lay Siege to. Bremen, Drive  60 Miles of Hamburg

Isolated Pockets ba Nazi Troops" ‘Still Hold Out   - Other Forces Stab. Toward Brunswick, 104 Miles West of Berlin

MORE BUTTER, FEWER POINTS   Expect Civilian Supply Up 12%; Points Cut To 20 Per Pound

Civilians Will Get More Butter for Fewer Ration Points Next Month; Egg Supply Tightens Further

Civilians Will Get A Little More Butter For Less Ration Points Next Month. OPA Say.

Civilian Supply of Butter Grows  Point Value to Be Lowered July 29

U.5. TO CUT POINT COST OF BUTTER   LARGER SUPPLY IN AUGUST ASSURED — EGG PINCH GROWS TIGHTER.

‘More Butter Promised  Next Month   Point Value To Be Reduced Slichily July 29

Civilians to Get More Butter   New Point Value for August Expected to Be 20 Points a Pound

More Butter for Civilians: Cut Point Values   Egg Supply Tighter Production Lower; Meat Still Short

U. 5. SLASHES BUTTER DEMAND   “SLIGHT” POINT VALUE DROP DUE NEXT MONTH

Ration Cost of Butter Will Be Cut Next Month   Increases of About  12 Per Cent in Supply To Civilians Promised, Washington Announce:

U. S. Purchase Of Butter Cut   Action Will Result ; In Point. Reduction.

Butter for 20 Points Seen Soon   Revision of War Needs Allows Increase to Civilian Users

CAMPAIGNS ARE RENEWED   In 24 Northern Districts Local Holidays Postponed Voting

Uncle Sam Ready To Provide $265 Monthly To First Quadruple Amputee

WOUNDED VETERAN ~ WILL RECEIVE AID   Uncle Sam to Give Amputee Monthly Pension of $265

ALLIED COUNCIL IN SLOW START   Details Of How Germany Is To Be Governed Left Unsettled.

Eisenhower Signs For Group Control      day “for tmportant consultations on the future of Germany.”

REDS HOLD UP SIGNING WITH AN OBJECTION   Possible Breach of Neutrality With Japanese Cited As Bone of Contention at Delecates’ Meeting.

AMERICAN SUGAR SUPPLY MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED AND' WORLD MEAT SUPPLY 15 PER CENT SHORT

SUGAR SUPPLY NEARS NEW LOW   U. S. Will Have Less Than Britain; Pork Situatien Dismal

Adequate Meat Supplies Seen Year After V-E  Balanced Demand Predicted Then

SUGAR SITUATION BAD   Americans May Get Less This Year Than the British

How Goering Outwitted Himmler’s Executioners   Goering Story Of Rescue False   No 2 Naw: Bribes Guards tor Life

WILLIAMS IS. REJECTED BY SENATE VOTE   Pres. Must Find Another Head For REA Setup

‘No Progress’ On Wage Issue  Murray Not At Meet Studvina Prohlem

EYE WITNESS 10 HIMMLER SUICIDE   A Guard In Room Where Gestapo Chief Swallowed Poison Tells Story

FRANCE MAY MAKE BREAK WITH FRANCO GOVERNMENT   SPLIT IN DIPLOMATIC RELA. TIONS IS PREDIC oy SOON —LAVAL IS CHILY ISSUE

L.A. Landlords To Go on Strike  1700 Owners Pledge Removal From Market Of 23.357 Apartments

Pierre Laval Reaches Paris, Goes To Jail   VichyCollaborationist W ith Germans ‘Taken Into Custody Upon Arrival

NOBEL PRIZE IS WON BY FLEMING   British Scientist Who Discovered Penicillin Gets 1945 Prize For Physiology

Nobel Prize Given 3 Discoverors Of Penicillin Drug   London University Scien— tist And 2 Co-workers Honored.

London University Professor And Assistants Win Nobel Prize For Discovery Of Penicillin

Meat Rationing May End In September, Unions  Ask Wage Boosts Now   War-Time Metal Controls Dropped; Anderson Says Army’s Meat Cutbacks Help Increase Supply. Sees Increased Marketing

ALL BANS LIFTED ON SPORTS TRAVEL   You Can _ Congratulate By Telegram And Buy Plumbing

WAGE POLICY LOOMS LARGE IN TURNOVER   Widespread Demand Expected by Union Labor Groups

The Lid Is Off As Nation Eyes Civilian Change   Switch From Wartime Te Peace Involves Pork, Waaes. Sports

MEAT RATIONING TO END SHORTLY, FOOD CHIEF SAYS   Change in Government Wage Policy to Permit More Raises to White Collar Workers.   BANS ON SPORTS TRAVEL ARE REMOVED   Treasury Begins Working on Tax Program That May Bring Reductions Around Jan. 1.

Meats May Go Off Rationing  5 In September   Path Cleared for Wage Boosts; Sports Travel Bans Are Removed

New Federal Wage Policy Is Laid Down   Raises Permitted If No Increase. Tn Prices Involved

MORE MEAT, MONEY, METALS AND LESS TAXES PROMISED   You May New Send Congratulations By Telegraph; All Centracts For Government-Financed War Housing Are Terminated

Meat Ration End Looms Next Month  Wage Controls  Eased, ODT ObLaL a exo.

More Restrictions ‘Are Being Lifted   Cleared For Pay  ncreases; Meat May Me boint Free As Early As In September

Tnerease In Meat, Pay, Sports. Are Reconversion Highlights   Future Brightens as End of Rationing Is Forecast— Many Travel Bans Removed and Government Permits Boost in White Collar Salaries

Way Opened For Rationless Meat And Pa Hikes As More War Restrictions Liffed

Survivor Threads Way From Thailand Jungles ...  Cruiser Houston Mystery Lifts

300 Survivors Of USS Houston Crew Are Found   Men Are Located in Jap. anese Prison Camp in Thailand

AT St ARRAN mehr Riainhit  300 Houston Survivors Reported in Jap Prison

300 Survivors of Old Houston’ Reported  Alive in Jap Prison   Army Officer From Underground Unit in Thailand Reports Crew Picked Up; Cruiser Vanished in 194%

FIND SURVIVORS OF U. 5. WARSHIP LOST IN JAVA SE!   Ametican Officer Reports Some 300 of Crew of Old Cruiser Houston Are in Jap Camp.   VESSEL DISAPPEARED ON FEBRUARY 28, 1942   Vanished at Night While Attempting to Run Soenda Strait Between Java and Sumatra.

France Purchases in U.S. Heavy  Problem of Supply Puzzles Countries

France Buys War Supplies From America   Buys T00 Locomotives. 9 OOD  Trucks. Millions Of Other  daepecreertgen uk   GREW GIVES SPEECH

BUTTERANDLARD, OTHER FATS ALSO FREE TOMORROW   SUGAR ONLY FOOD STILL RATIONED AFTER MIDNIGHT

YANK PATROLS IN MOPUP OF NORTH LUZON   Seeking to End Last Efforts of Jap Remnants

Yanks Open Final Mop-up Campaign In the Philippines   Jap Opposition Now Reduced to Units of Only Company Strength

YANKS BEGIN FINAL MOPUP INN. LUZON   4,740 Jap Dead Found !n Islands In Past Week

U, $, PATROLS ADVANCE THRU - LUZON FORESTS   Opening Stages of Philippine Mop-up Campaien Begins

HOMMA TO ANSWER FOR 67,000 DEATHS   Jap General to Face 43 —— Charges When He Goes Trial About January 7.

‘Beast of Belsen’ And 47 Henchmer Qn Trial Today   Uncensored Horror Films Of Concentration Camps  Will Be In Evidence.

Belsen Nazi Murder Camp Head, 4) Henchmen Being Tried By British

Navy Frees 500 From Jap Prison  Bestial Beatings  Tt} yy. £71   Bestial Beatings Dealt Captives In Nip ‘Hell Hole’

300 PRISONERS PRED IN JAPAN   PLACE WHERE THEY WERE HELD TERMED HELLHOLE— ACE FLIER IN GROUP,

To Deactivate U.S. 10th Army  - Victors of Okinawa Will Be Disbanded

Deactivation . U.S. 10th Army Is Ordered   General Stilwell To Return Home

Tenth Army To Deactivate   Stilwell, Merrill Return to U. 5. Soon For Reassianments

TENTH ARMY IS ORDERED DEACTIVATED   Conquerors of Okinawa Now on Duty in Ryukyu —Low-Point Men to Be Reassigned, Veterans Will Return Home.

AMERICAN 10TH ARMY WILL BE DEACTIVATED   ‘High-Point’ Men Slated To Leave For Home Soon

American Killed In Saigon Fight  Another Officer Hurt  In Annamece Dicarderc   U.S. 10th Army fo Be Broken up and Stilwell Will Return to Washington

d KEY CITIES ART MARKED FOR RUIN   Arnold Says Japan To Be _ Terrible Place To Live   Raided By 520 Superforts: Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama, Kobe On List

AIR ATTACKS ON JAPAN 10 BEINCREASED   Utter Destruction Will Re. sult From Daily 5,480Ton Blows

LUMPLEIE AND UTTER DESTRUCTION’ PROMISED BY ARNOLD  2, 000, 000 Tons Of Bombs A Year To Batter Tainan

GENERAL ARNOLD PROMISES JAPS TO BE WIPED OUT   ‘If That's What They Want, By God, That's What They re Going To Get,’ Saye Air Force Commander.

General Arnold Promises “Complete And Utter Air  Destruction” For Nippon

Large Cities To Be Razed By America’s Superforts   July 1 Marks Start Of Mighty Campaign

U.S. Discloses Plan to Smash Japs From Air   Two Million Tons Of Bombs a Year To Fall on Island

Destruction of Japan by Air Seen by Arnold   Air Force Commander Predicts Two Million Tons of Bombs a Year to Ravage Nipponese

UTTER DESTRUCTION  OF JAPAN FROM AIR  HAS BEEN PROMISED GEN. ARNOLD SAYS “IT IS  _ GOING TO BE TERRIBLE  PLACE TO LIVE IN”

‘Bomhi ing will @..-0  errr) vO nee butemnaae  2, 000, 000 Tons a Year

rredicts Utter Destruction Of Japan From Air   Gen. Arnold Says Aliacks WiHL. Reach Rate Of Two Million Tons Per Year

COMPLETE AND UTTER DESTRUCTION” OF NIPPON IN AIR ATTACKS PLANNED BY GEN. ARNOLD, AMERICAN COMDR.

Aerial Might Wil Destroy Jap Cities   Bombs To Rain On Nippon At 5,.480-Ton Rate Day; Torch Set To Osaka

SUPERFORTS RAID OSAKA WAR PLANTS   Gen. Arnold Says 2,000,000 Tons To Be Dropped Yearly

Arnold Promises Two Million Tons Of Bombs a Year   Sees “Complete and Utter Destruction” Of Japan in Air Attacks; Start July }

ARNOLD TELLS OF PLANS FOR TAP BOMBING      Air Chief Relates Intention to Drop Daily Load of 5,480 Tons on All Japan by July 1. -

If Destruction’s What Japan Wants, That's What She'll Get   Arnold Promises Bombings at Rate of 2,000,000 Tons s Year By July 1, Japan to Be ‘Terrible Place to Live In’

General Arnold Promises Complete Destruction of Japan in Air Blows

Universal Draft Is Opposed By Educators   Proposals Assailed On Moral, Educational And Racial Grounds

Opponents Assail Peacetime Draft Proposals on Moral, Racial and Educational Grounds

Oppose Peacetime Draft: Educators Object to Training Plan On Moral and Educational Grounds

May Introduces Bill to Induct Military Nurses   Committee to Study Draft of 4-F Men In Unessential Work

ANDREW MAY ENTERS BILL TO DRAFT NURSES   Schedules Hearings on Measure to Induct 4-F Registrants

WiackKenzie:  Reform Of Tecan And Japan Means Long, Hard Task For Allied Powers

WITH FINAL ENDING OF WAR PERIOD NEW AND CONSTRUCTIVE PEACE PROGRAM FACING WORLD

“MAKING THE WORLD ‘SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY, - STARTING IN THE LAND OF NIPPON IS. BIG JOB. .

Stimson Expected To Quit Cabinet Post This Week ©   General Marshall Also May Retire Shortly, Say Capital Reports

Truman Expected To Reveal Stimson Resignation Soon   Capital Looks for Retirement of General Marshall  As Chief of Staff   EISENHOWER SEEN AS CHOICE FOR POST   Spaatz or Eaker May Succeed Gen. Arnold, AAF Head Abcut to Quit

WAR SEC’Y IS EXPECTED T0 RESIGN SOON   Chief of Staff Marshall Also May Retire

Stimson Will Probably Quit This Week   Marshall, Arnold Are Expected to Retire Before Long

RETIREMENTS DF SEVERAL OFFICERS SEEN   Stimson and Gen. Marshall Are on Rumored List

ARMY LEADERS TO QUIT, RUMOR   Stimson, Marshall, anc  Arnold May Resign

RESIGNATION OF WAR SECRETARY EXPECTED SOON      Reports Also Say Marshall To Retire Soon As Army Chief

SUB  A TERO WEATHER HIT MANY AREAS   Ohio And Mississippi Rivers Rising Rapidly; Seven States Shiver In Bitter Cold; Chill Spreading Eastward.

$25,000 A YEAR KICK-BACK BY STATE PROPOSED   Local Governments May Get Cut of Sales Tax—Party Conventions Considered

FRENCH AIRMAN ~ NABBED AS SPY   Wealthy Agent Charged With Gathering Data For Germany

Former Officer An French Air ~~ Force Arrested   FBI Charges Frenchman Violated Espionage . Statutec

ridtbnendencalatesd ' 3  KENILWORTH GREENHOUSE We Deliver Phone 903   FASTER PILANTS

Communists in U. S. Ready fo Oust Browder   Seck to Select Advocate of Class Struggle as Leader

Radicals Map Political War   Browder, Too Tame. Due for Scrap Heap

SURRENDER OF NAZIS FIGHTING REDS REFUSEL   ‘Monty’ Rejects Offer Of Germany Chiefs Jn North

Montgomery Rejects Nazi Surrender   3-German Armies Facing Russans Offer to Give Up—Are Refused

‘Monty’ Rejects German Bid to Yield To Allies   ‘Surrender. to Russians,’ -He Tells Commanders Of Nazis in North

GEN. MONTGOMERY REJECTED AN OFFER BY EAST FRONT NAZIS TO. SURRENDER TO ALLIES IN WEST

 Press Investigation Into Death Of American Soldier, Japanese Girl

CHINESE TAKE COASTAL PORT OF YEUNGKONC   TROOPS SMASH ON IN DIRECTION OF CANTON   Frnemyvy In Flicht

Head of A&P Loaned F. R.’s Son $200,000   Loan Settled Later For $4,000, Counsel For Firm Reveals

ROOSEVELT SETTLED $200,000 LOAN TO SON ELLIOTT FOR THE SUM. OF $4:000 IT IS NOW REVEALED

$200,000 Loan to Elliot Roosevelt By A & P Head Settled for $4,000

Says $4,000 Settled Loan   A & P Counsel Said $4,000 Settlement Made On $200,000 Loan

Elliott Roosevelt ‘Settled $200,000 Debt for $4000   Head of A and P Says He Took Loss on Plea Of White House Family

Head of A. & P. Lost $196,000 on Loan of $200,000 to Elliott Roosevel:

Roosevelt Loan . Report Admitted  Borrowed $200,000 Paid Back $4000

Elliott Roosevelt's. $200,000 Debt To A. & P. Head Settled for $4,000

Plans of U. S. Are Rushed   ‘A Year From Now, Or Several Months Set for War's End

The National Whirligis   News Behind the News Washington «+ .+.-+ Ray Tucker New York - «= Albert N, Leman

roes of Mannower Legislation Carry Fight to Senate   House Votes 246-165 for  Service Bill Affecting  Men from 18 to 45

COMPULSORY WORK BILL PASSES HOUSE   Vote Was 246-165; Opponents to Fight in Senate

House . Approves May Bill   246 to 165 Vote Approves Bill to Put 18-45 Group on Work-or-Else Basis

Manpower Bill. Fight Carried To  Senate Floor _   House Okays Measure After Opponents Lose. Parliamentary Vote

House Approves May Bill by 246 to 165 Vote   Compulsory Manpower Legislation Foes Take Fight to Senate

MANPOWER LAW GOES TO SENATE FOR STUDY; QUICK ACTION FORECAST   House Approves Work ‘Or Else’ Ruling

WORK-OR-ELSE PASSES HOUSE, GOES TO SENATE      Carried In House By Vote Of 246 To 165, Ages Are 18-45

GUNS GREET IKE AT WEST POINT   General Visits Alma Mater After Receiving Great N. Y. Welcome

Chinese Continue Gains Against Japs in South; More Suicide Attacks   Quarter of Million Left Homeless by Destruction Chinese Continue Gains Against Japs in South; Of 60,000 Houses in Yokohama, Say Japanese

Chinese Forces Rip Ahead on 50-Mile Front: Back Tracking Japs Appear to Be Abandoning All of Southern Asia; Tokyo Acknowledges 250,000 Are Left Homeless in Yokohama

{tans Giant ‘Peace Bell’ Located In Capital’s Arlington Cemetery

GUIDANCE CLINICS FAVORED BY MOYLAN   Special Arrangements Should Be Made To Discover Incipient Delinquency In Schools

Seizure of Ward’s Upheld by Court   U. S. District Judge’s Decision Overruled

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Roosevelt Ward's Seizure; Rules Plant Is Essential

RADIO TALKS OF NEWSMEN ASKEL   House Committee Asks for Copies of Broadcasts by Commentators.

MORE TROUBLE IN HONOLULU   .SERVICEMEN AND CIVILIANS TANGLE AGAIN.

Sailors Are Badly Beaten By “Hoodlums’   Rioting Flares Up Again In Honolulu

Stalin Announces Victory Over Japs   Soviets Hold Japanese Puppet Emperor of Manchuria; Stand Guard.

‘Stalin Proclaims Complete Victory  Over Pacific Foe:   Moscow Guns Boom. tory Salute.

Washington Pays Its Homage to the Nation s Dead Leader   300,000 Watch Procession; Rites at White House

Reverent Tribute Paid F.R. By  Sorrowing Nation   Truman Leads Hushed Throng to Meet Special Train; Simple Funeral Services Will Be Held at Two P. M.

Soap Will Not Be Rationed By Food Director   Urges Housewives: to Stop Stor re Shelves Raids; Pro: ‘duction-of Some Soaps : Upped 10 Perceiit

No Plans for Rationing Soap   Secretary Anderson Asks Housewives to Cease Raiding Stores

‘WON'T RATION SOAP,’ ANDERSON DECLARES   Raids On Store Shelves Hit; More ‘Chips’ Approved —

Fire Prevention Week Announcet Here By Chief   Nearly All Fires Can Be Prevented, He Says

Fire Chief ‘Earl Bricket Stresses Needs To P  _ vent Fires ‘and Fire  ' Hazards; Heilp- Prevent

Our ‘Men  In the ~ ‘Service!   STEVENS HOTEL, CHICAGO, SOLD. AGAIN :FOR. $7,500,00(

y JAPAN STANDS ALONE BEFORE ALLIED MIGHT   Battleships Pour Salvos Into Okinawa

THE GREAT GAME OF POLITICS  By FRANK R. KENT  (Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)

Aerial Troops Will Be First To Reach Tokyo   Main Occupation Forces Will Start Landings Next Week   ‘No Fraternizing’ Japanese Ordered

House Approves River-Harbor Bill   Early Approval Expected From the White House.

River-Harbor Bill Passed By Senators   Measure Now Goes To President To Sign

CONTRACT FOR WORK IN HULMEVILLE BORO   Council Arranges Clean-up of Weeds, Gutters; Also  Street Repairs  ‘DISCUSS PARK CARE

NAVY BACK INTO UNIFORM   Wearing Mufti Would Drain Civil. lan Clothing Stocks

NAVALLOSSES FOR OKINAWA ARE 15 SHIPS   SWEEPING AMERICAN VICTORY SCORED ON CEBU

Okinawa Move Costs U.S. 15 Small Vessels   Japs Lose LOO Ships And 2,569 Warplanes Nimitz Announces; Small Gains Reported

U.S. Campaign For Okinawa Has Cost 15 Small Vessels   5 Are Destroyers: Japs Lose 100 Ships And 2,569 Planes; OkinawaGainsMade

aps Sign Formal act at Hong King   Last Major Bastion Surrendered to Allies

Yank Airmen Rip China Ports, Honshu   American Troops Drive Deeper . Into Luzon Island

Philippine Drive Makes Progress On All Fronts   Carrier Pilots Make Fourth Day of Attacks As B-29s Strike Again

Yank Airmen Blast Jap Supply Lines, Airfields; Formosa is Bombed

Probe Deeper Into Province  Of Tarlac.   Doughboys Press Forward On All Fronis In Lizon While Yauk AirInen Blast Jap Supply Lines and Airfields

5-29’s Strike At Formosa, Honshu Again   Tokyo Reports Carrier Plane Raids Again  Made on China Coast; Luzon Push Continues

Japs Report © New Air Raids On China.Port   Also Tell of: ‘Attacks : “On Formosa and Japan; ‘Luzon. Gains Unchecked

British Reject 5-Power Talks  On Middle East   Prefer To Discuss Levant With U. S., France Alone; Poles Meet In Moscow

France’s Bid for 5-Power Meet Gets New Rebuff   Polish Leaders from Rival Factions Gather To Shape New Regime

Cease Fire Order Issued By Nimitz      Brief Communique Made Three Hours After Truman‘s Announcement

NIMITZ ORDERS FLEET END ATTACKS, HALSEY TELLS FLYERS RELUCTANTLY

Adolf Hitler Is 56 Years Old Today   Allies Salute Fuehrer By Blasting His Reich With Cannon

Hitler at 56 Not Honored   Dictator in Hiding, On ‘Last Biethday’

Hitler Spends Birthda V Amid Gloom Of Defeats   No Speech Or Fanfare—Only The Boom Of Allied  Guns—Remind Germans That Fuehrer ts A Fallen Dictator: Ruin, Misery Dot Reich

Adolf Hitler  Has Birthday (His Last?)   Greetings by Allies (Big Guns) Echo In His Ears

HITLER MARKS 56TH BIRTHDAY   Think Fuebrer Preparing “Tosthohe at ade” Binal.

Hitler Hears Allied Guns. on Birthday   DYING REICH OFFERS NO CELEBRATIONS FOR DEFEATED FUEHRER

Hitler Reaches His 56th Birthday, the Most Hunted Man in All World’s History

HITLER'S BIRTHDAY.  JUST ANOTHER DAY NEARER DOWNFALL   LONDON, April 20 (UP) ~~ Adolf Hitler, the defeated dictator, passed his . 56th, and prohablyv last. hirthdae today.

~ Fuehrer Remains Silent On Anniversary oe  Hitler 56 But No Birthday Speech

There’s No Celebration In Dying Empire And Only Victory Salutes Are From Allied Guns

SOVIET GUNFIRE ECHOES WITHIN NAZIS’ CAPITAL   Fuehrer Believed To Be Temporarily Safe At Berchtesgaden, Far From Front

Hitler Passes Birthday Anniversary In Silence   No Celebrations In Dying Empire For Most Hunted Wan

FACE PROBLEMS, TRUMAN URGES   Manufacturers Asked To “See Other Fellow’s Viewpoint”

Manufacturers Are Urged To Approach Reconversion Disputes With Tolerance

. * Reestablishment of Texas Vets Seen As Community Job Re Can  Watt Paae State Selective Service Director

ICKES DENIES TAX EVASION   CABINET MEMBER DECLARES HE DID NOT FILE “INCORRECT” SWORN STATE MENT . -

YAMASHITA MAY KNOW HIS FATE FRIDAY   “Tiger of Malaya” Still Insists on His Innocence.

Yugoslavia Sends War Bill To Italy; Russia Extends Aid To Romania

EIGHT HOLIDAY DEATHS LISTED   four Die In Traffic, Three Drown. One Electrocuted

PATTON'S MEN WITHIN 82 MILES   Trree U.S. Armies Assault ing Hitler’s Alpine Redoubt, Crash Forward to  Encirele

Owr High Command Says Enemy Finished  Third Army 82 Miles From   Third Army 82 Miles From Berchlesgaden—Brilish Stormin Bremen—Prisoners Scooped Up

3rd at Danube River Moves fo Attack Munich   British Storm Bremen As American Seventh And First French Armies Exnloit Bridaeheads

U.S. Third Army Reaches Danube, Now In 82 Miles Of Berchtesoaden

Third Moving Toward Lair Of Fuehrer   Alpine Redoubt Is Assaulted By Two J. S. Armies

Patton Within 82 Miles Of  Berchtesgaden   American Seventh And French First Armies Driving Toward Swiss And Austrian Borders

Maneuver T's Eneirele Nazi  Pariy Capital   American and Preach Armies Exploit Bridgehead Established On Danube   Patton 82 Miles From Nazi Lat   iBritish Storm Port City Of Bremen: Troops In Center Await Junction With Seviets

Hitler's Last AlpineRedoubt Objective   Two Other Armies Maneuver To Encircle Munich

YANKS REACH DANUBE RIVER   2 U. S. Armies Crack Redoubt, Maneuver To Circle Munich

Yankee Troops Press Drive to Encircle Munich  Hitler’s Redoubt   Hitler’s Redoubt Target of Advance Of Great Armies

ASSAULTED BY BRITISH   Patton’s Third Army Smashes To Banks Of Danube River

Allies Move Upon Hitler's Last Redoubt   Vast Encirelement of Munich Shaping Up Steadily

ALLIED ARMIES CLOSING IN ON HITLER'S DEN   Third Less Than 82 Miles From Berchtesgaden; Storm Bremen

Third Reaches Danube; Two Other Armies Drive Toward Munich.   BRITISH STORM BREMEN

Manila Hospitals Ready to Receive Freed Prisoners   135,000 Americans Expected to Be Liberated Soon

Hospitals Readied To Help Prisoners   Thousands Held by Japs Expected to Be IIl-Fed

HON ORY OF LINCOLN   Legion Stages Annual Pilgrimage to Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery

IREBUTES OF NATION ARE PAID TO “GREAT EMANCIPATOR" ON 136TH ANNIVERSARY

REDS DRIVE FOR HITLER’S REFUGE   ‘Near Vienna in Campaign to Reach Bavarian  Alps.

Russians Drive Through Vienna’s Outer Defenses, 20 Miles From Capital

FLEEING GERMANS BOMBED BY BRITISH   Alrmen Destroy or Damage 1,207 Enemy Vehicles Moving ° foward Thenmark.

HODGES SPEEDS NEAR LINK WITH NINTH’S TROOPS   French First Leaps Across Rhine; 100,000 Germans Captured In Week

3,000 Course over  Western Reich at Will   British and Yanks Drive Ahead Rapidly To Seal Off Ruhr; Seventh Army Cuts Toward Bavarian Alps, Hitler Hideout.

Massed Drive Is 175 Miles  From Berlin   Armies Gain At Will ‘Through Broken Front

ROAD TO BERLIN WIDE OPEN, SAYS GERMAN OFFICER   Ruhr Trap Being Closed and Reds Move in on Vienna; Air Attacks Continue

Massed Armored Drive Threatens To Close Trap On. More Than 30,000 German  _ Soldiers In Ruhr—Five Allied Armies  Gaining Almost At Will In Germany

RECORD TOBACCO CROP      Promises Smoking Pleasure for All After Year’s Aging

OPERATORS COLD TO UMW DEMANDS   APPARENTLY DEAD SEI AGAINST ROYALTY OF 10C TON FOR MINERS

Ontario Police Hunt. For Sadistic Slayer.   Suspect Blamed For.at Least Two Knife Killinas

Truman Plans Radio Talk  on Conference Will Report to   Will Report to People if Congress Recesses

Truman to Make Report fo Nation On ‘Big Three’   Address ts Scheduled By President Soon After Return Home

Truman Is Planning Conference Report   Broadcast to Public Expected if Congress Is Recessed When Parley Ends—Review of U.S, Troops in Frankfurt Scheduled

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TRUMAN PLANNING REPORT 10 PEOPLE   EXPECTED TQ MAKE RADIO TALK ON BIG 3 PARLEY ON RETURN TO U. S.

Truman Plans Radio Talk on Conference   Will Report to People if Congress Recesses

TRUMAN TALK ON BiG THREE IS PROMISED   PRESIDENT PLANS RADIO REPORT TO NATION

Truman Plans Radio Repor'   Exeeutive To Tell Nation Ol Patedan Canflerence

To Review U.S. Troops During Lull   No Details of Conferenee Announced Afier Ninth Formal Session. Byrnes Goes to FrankFort

US. Steel, Union Sign Agreement   New Labor Plan Sets Up Permanent Conciliation Unit

Empires . Are Under; goin g  Big han ges   Rebellions In Java and lndo-China, Aimed Respectively At French and Dutch Rule, Part of New Era ‘Trend *

LAVAL EXECUTION DISCUSSED; JAVA AND INDOCHINA UPRISINGS INDICATE EMPIRES ON WAY OUT

TO DEDICATE MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO EUGENE STROUD IN ODIN SERVICE SUNDAY

Fourth Survey Being Made or Tuberculosis   Pauline Bentz, R. N. Conducting; Goes at Doctor’s Request

Health Survey — Conducted By Medical Society   For Unsuspected Cases Tuberculosis in County

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   U. §. Mechanized Troops Trap ‘Japs’ on Two Peninsulas

Globester Near End of Flight   Transport En Route To Washington, D. C.

Reds Decline Discuss Fate  German POW’s   Refusal Disrupts Attenipts to Reach Agreement for - Systematic: Return _of Captives

Reds Sileni On Fate of N azi PWs   Believed  Usinig Them As Slaves To Rebuild Cities.

Reds Refuse To Disclose Fate Nazi Prisoners   Supposition Being Used For Reconstruction of Devastated Russia.

Russia Balking At Surrendering German POW’s   Attempts Of Allies To Reach Decision Balked By Soviet Stand.

Reds Decline To Discuss  War Prisoner:   Has Disputed Plan For Uniform Return To Germany

RUSSIA SILENT ON STATUS OF NAZI PRISONERS   Fail to Reach Agreement on Return of Captured Germans

Russia Silent on German PW Fate   Plans Disrupted for Systematic Return of Captives to Civil Life

Russia Silent on Fate of German Prisoners in Soviet Hands: Few Believed Released

Reds Holding Nazi Captives   Thousands Retained, -Thwarting Compact

OUEPZON Line Set, Except For A  Few Deviations in Poland’s Favor”

Russian Stand  Disrupts Plans   Refuse To Discuss Fate Of     Thousands Gf POW's Now In Soviet Hands

Cebu Island Invaded By U. S. Forces   American Division Fights Toward Burning Cebu City

AMERICANS DRIVE INLAND ON CEBU   YANKS RUN INTO STIFF JAP MORTAR FIRE AS THEY LAND ON BEACHES.

Jap Defenders, Caught Napping, Flee Northward From Beachhead   Cebu City Aflame as Nips Apply Torch; Islane Elaborafely Rigged for Defense

Yanks Announce Landing Made On Cebu Island   Japanese Burn, Blast Second Largest City of Philippines

RHINE BRIDGE COLLAPSE NOT SERIOUS LOSS   Materiel Going Over to Bridge head—At Least 15 Die, Many Injured in Mishap.

Strain of Big Loads Cause Bridge Crash   LUDENDORFF SPAN NOW ALMOST REPAIRED AFTER COLLAPSING, KILLING 15

LUDENDORFF IN OPERATION SOON   FIFTEEN YANKS KILLED AS SRIDGE COLLAPSES

BROKEN BRIDGE BEING REPAIRED   Rhine Span To Be In Use Again Soon, Officials Say

Strain Causes Ludendorff Span To Fall  15 Killed As Bridge Collapses

Explode New Offensive In Breslau Area   ‘Threaten Encirclement of  Huge Silesian Industrial  Center

KONEV STARTS NEW DRIVE ON ODER SECTOF   Tewns of Parchwitz and Kurtsch Captured With Red Guns Dominating Front

secret Service on nternational Basis Jperated by U. §.  Mialeael iimelarcraimelc.

Operations of Foreign Secret Service Revealed to Americans for First Time

Great Boom Pending, Schmidt Says   Economist for U. S. Chamber Opposes Raise In Jobless Pay

Great Boom. Pending, Schmidt Say:         Economist for; U, S. Chamber ‘Opposes Raise In Jobless Pay

Economist Sees Boom   U. S. Chamber Expert Predicts Good Times Ahead for Nation

‘Great Boom’ Is Pending, Senate Committee Told   Forecast of Prosperity Voiced in Opposition to Compensation Proposal

“BoomPending’ Congr ‘ess T old  By Economist   U.S. Chamber of Com merce Official Says Basis For Prediction Exists In Purchasing Power

Boom Pends For Nation, Solons Told   Economist For U, &. Chamber Sees Prosperity In Future

Economist Says Great Boom Is Pending in U. S.   Pent-Up Cash Basis For Prediction Of Prosperous Era

An Economist Predicts Great Boom Pending   Stored-Up Buying Power Is Basis

BOOM 10 REMOVE UNEMPLOYMENT   . Dr. Schmidt Opposes Jobless Pay. Measure in View af Prosperous Era

DECLARES GOVERNMENT MAKING PLANS .TO HEAD OFF INFLATION IN COMING YEARS

Great Boom Pending, View Of Economist   Chamber Of Commerce Representative Makes Forecast To Senate Finance Committee

Enemy Report, Unconfirmed by Allied Sources, Declares Soviet Tanks Are Near Heart of City

Soviet Power Surges nto Doomed City   Junction of Armies Imminent Neer Key Nazi Citadel

COUNTER BLOW BY NIPPONESE SMASHED BACK   Chocolate Drop Hill Captured After Bloody Fight

Okinawa Height Captured a: Yanks Drive on Key Point   Jap Counterattacks Smashed; Second Hill Seized in Fierce Bayonet Battle

RULES ARE ISSUED FOR WATER-FOWL HUNTING SEASON   Dash Hopes of Some Hunters for a 90 Days Period

CUTS LIMIT TO 10   Ickes Announces 80-Day Water Fowl Hunting  Season

Baruch Suggests Coneress Make Finance Checkuy  Aa se, wf Prciide.a Urges Inventory to Check Inflution

Truman Wants Federal Pay Scale Raised   20 Per Cent Boost For Civil Service Workers Is Plan

Federal Salary Raises Sought   Truman Wants Legislation Inaugurated Increasing Pay of Congressmen, Judges, * Civil Service Workers, Higher U.S, Officials:

Would Raise Civil Service   Administration Asks Congress For 20 Per Cent Boost For Federal Employes

President Requests Pay Hikes for Federal Workers  Increase Would Give Congressmen and i

TRUMAN WANTS CIVIL SERVICES PAY RAISED 20%   Also Favors Increases For Congressmen And U.S. Cabinet Members

Truman Asks Pay Hike for Civil Service   Also Recommends Rise For Cabinet and  Supreme Court

President Desires 20 Per Cent Civil  Service Pay Boost   Arthur Flemming Informs  Senate Commitice Truman Favors  :  Inerease ‘ ¢

Favors Pay Boos for Federal Jobs  Truman Reported Backing Increases

FAVORS 20 PCT, CIVIL SERVICE WAGE INCREASE   Committee Told President Also Wants Congressmen, Cabinet Members Increased

PRESIDENT TRUMAN WOULD BOOST PAY FEDERAL JOBHOLDERS  wWeaerarart eEt   ALSO FAVORS HIKE FOR CONGRESSMEN AND CABINET MEMBERS

sal Lo Congress With resideut’s Approval. In + eludes -Congréssineni, -:  "Cabinet. Members .  Prop

Ask Wage Hike For Federal Civil Service Employes   Adininistration Seeks To Give 20 Per Cent Raise; Want More Pay for Offfetale

\Hold Your Hat President Proposes Sharp Increase of Civil Salaries

Truman Would Jump Pay in Government All Down the Line   Congress, Courts and All Employes Would Get Big Increase

'Would Double Congress Pay, [Raise Cabinet   ‘Recommends New Schedule For Large Class of Federal Employes

Civil Service Boost Is Urged   Administration Asks Congress to Grant 90 Pct. Pay Hike

TRUMAN PLACES WEIGHT BEHIND PAY HIKE PLAN   President Suggests 20 Percent Increase for Civil Service Workers

CONGRESS, U. 5. CABINET ALSO TO GET RAISES   All Other Gov’t Officials Likely To Benefit By  Truman Request

Pay Boosts Are Favored By Truman      Covers Federal  Workers. Heads

Truman Wants Pay Boost in Civil Service   Recommends Flat Hike Of 20 Per Cent; Wants Other Government Folk To Receive More Pay

Federal Pay Hike Is Urged   Truman Asks 20% Salary Boost For Civil Service Employees, More For Some Others

Sharp Hikes In Federal Pay Sought By President   Favors Boosts For Civil Service Workers, Congressmen, Cabinet Members And Judges.

Truman Asks’3 Japs ay Hike for For Sle *ivil Service OF LS   ror Slaying OFUS Flier

Cpl. W. Carpenter  Prisoner of War   Had Been Reported Missing in Action

Increases Are 0. K., Subject To 3 Conditions   Raises Cannot Serve As Excuse for Hiking Prices, U. S. Rules

4 OF JAPAN'S DIL-DRENGHED CITIES BLAZING   Biggest Superfort Attack Yet Made Blasts Honshu and Kyushu.

Light Opposition Encountered By B-29’s In Attack   Emergency Landings Made By Big Ships — Carrying Heavy Loads

500,000 Gasolines-Packed Incendiaries Crash In 200 Mile Belt  JAP CHALLENGE DESCRIBED WEAK  Blazing Fires Could Be Seen 120 Miles Away

FOUR AERIAL TASK FORGES DELIVER BLOW   Important Enemy Centers Turned Into Fiery Cauldrons by Record Strike.   BULLETIN

600 B-29s Drop 500,000 Incendiaries On Great Jap War Centers   Australians Go  Into Balikpapan   Tokyo Reports American Warships Reconnoitering In Amami Islands ©

FIRST HAND PICTURE OF EUROPE SOUGHT   New Food Administrator Will Go To See for Himself

‘Anderson May Visit. Europe To View Needs For American Foodstuffs

Powerful British Naval Units Soon ito Join U.S. Navy in ‘Co- ordinated Blows ai the Jans

British Navy Will Join In Jap War   Fraser Discloses Close Escape From Death In Luzon Landings.

Treaty Fight Flares on Enforcement  Wheeler Moves   Wheeler Moves To Restrict Use of Troops

DEBATE. STARTED: IN-SENATE:: OVER BENEFITS FOR won eS   PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO _ MEET DEFEAT IN UNIFORM $25 PER WEEK BOHEDULE

GEN. WEYGAND, BOROTRI ARRESTED BY FRENCH   Soviets Attack Defiant German _   Army Units In Czechoslovakia

Attack Nazis Fighting In Czech Land   Ragged Remnants of German Fleet Limps In to Surrender to Allies. Channel Islands Liberated i

Move by Japanese Government Kicks Prop From Natior   ARREST OF 300 ~ MORE JAPS Is TO BE EXPECTEI   Russians Have Wiithdrawn From Manchurian Port Ahead of Schedule.   COMMUNISTS ARE IN CONTROL   Barricade City Against Nationalist Troops.

Japanese Govt. Orders Vast Zaibatsu Financial Empire In Japan Dissolved

New Postoffice Buildings for 4 Towns In County   Only Listed; May Be Long Time Before All Are Constructed

Navy's Famous ‘Brain Ship’ Coming Home; Headquarters for Admirals Never Lost Man

America’s ‘Brain’ Ship T Oo Come Home  een meme nee FN me ete ee em     Remodeled Caribbean Passenger Freight tes Had Most Adventurous Navy Career

48 Miles From Berlin ‘AtNew Point      Dash to Tangermuende Outflanks Danish Peninsula; 90 Miles to  Russians: Vienna Falls

U. S. Ninth Army Within 45 Miles of Reich Capital After 60 Mile Dash Which Cut Off Denmark; Third Army Sweeps Toward Czechoslovakia; Nazis Admit Germany Has Sunk ‘Very Low’

Quisling Admits Princely Salary   Norwegian Puppet Says His Salary Was About ‘‘ Half What King Got’

QUISLING PAID  WELL BY NAZIS   Admits Receiving About $100.000 As Puppet Leader

e s 9 Quisling’s  ‘13 Pleces’   Norse Traitor Go:  $93.800 Annually

Airborne Yanks Take Over Atsugi Airfield As Fleet Steams Into Tokyo Waters

Shattered Fleet Lines Up ‘Ready For Surrender   Tokyo Flying Fields Turned Over by Japs Who Are ‘Polite as Pie’ — Sullen Generals Sign Full Surrender of Southeast Asia and the Dutch East Indies

15,000 SERVICEMEN HOME    Will Arrive Today From Overseas  on 29 Troopships

POLISH GROUP FOUND GUILTY   Okulicki With 10-Years In Prison Given Heaviest Sentence by Reds

POLES CONVICTED, MOSCOW REPORTS   Prison Sentences Reported Meted Out in Russia

Yanks Hit Targets 12 Miles Ahead of Advancing Soviets   1,100 Heavies in Attack; 11,250 Planes Over Reich in 36 Hours   CHIEF BLAST IS AIMED AT DRESDEN, COTTBUS   Assault Is Closest Direct Support Given Red Army By U.S. Airmen

Support Is Given Red Army   Allied Bombers Opcrate 12 Miles In Front of Reds

Butter Price To Be Boosted November 8   Wartime Subsidy of Five Cents a Pound Withdrawn

BUTTER MOVES UP 56 CENTS APOUND NOV. 8   Government Subsidy of 5: Cents to Processors to  Be Cancelled Oct. 31

 RETAIL CEILING PRICE ON BUTTER INCREASED   Cest Per Found Will Be Advancea Five Te Six Cents Upen Kemeoval Of Subsidy

BUTTER PRICES TO GO  UP 5 TO 6 CENTS:   Higher Ceiling Effective Nov. 8. as Result of Withdrawal of Subsidy to Processors.

Sergeant Has Seen Much Action  J ack Cotner Is On Furlough After Long Service Overseas

 Sergeant Has Seen Much Action Ee ee ee  Jack Cotner Is On Furlough After Long Service Overseas

ALLIES 10 KEEP DOWN REARMING   PRESIDENT TELLS POLICY FOR ENEMY REPARATIONS

DETROW MAN BEING HUNTED AS MURDERER   ARMY FLIER’S WIFE DEFRAUDED BEFORE KILLING

MAN HUNTED FOR SLAYING WOMAN   Accused Of Defrauding Victim Of Several Thousand Dollars

Victim Oxce Accused De. troiter With Defranding Her. of Money During ‘Husband's Absence

QUISLING TRIAL STARTS AT OSLE   Alleged Norwegian Traitor Is On Trial For His Life In Supreme Court.

SAY QUISLING PLOTTED COUE WITH FUEHRER   Norway Claims He Proposed Invasion, Then Set Up Plan for It.

TRIAL OF QUISLING UNDER WAY   Former Premier Of Norway Charged With Treason

Say Preparations To Invade Norse Started in 1939”   Second of Hitler's European Puppets Faces Serious Charge

HAIL THE CONQUERING HEROES: SAN ANTONIO PREPARES TO WELCOME VETERANS

Homemakers to Talk Storage Improvement   Miss Marie Budolfson Will Have Charge of Meetings

MEAT SHORTAGE TO GROW WORSE, SURVEY REVEALS   Supply Situation Will Fall Far Short Of Govern ment Expectations   FEED CROP PLANTINGS HAVE ALSO DECREASED

Hitler's Newest Weapon Seen as Menace to World   ‘Werewolves’ May Force Allied Nations To Feed 80,000,000

Nazi Underground the Werewolves Begin Their Civilian Terror Drive

Produetion Ms Go On, WPB Warns   Will Continue at Full Speed for Pacific War

'V-E Day Will-Bring Little Arms Cutback, WPB Aide Says; Jap War Needs Huge

Re-Equip Army, Air Forces for Japanese Fight   WPB‘s Batt Says U. S. War Production Equal To Allies’, Foe’s

War Production Must Continue, Batt Emphasizes   Equipment Need Held Imperative

War Output Must Continue   Germany's Fall Will Permit Less Than 20 Per Cent. Cut, Batt

High Production To Be Required By Pacific War .  WPB Vice Chairmer Cites Future Needs

U.S, OUTPUT HITS ‘SUM’ OF OTHERS   WPB Aid Sees Pacific Land Fight On European Scale

Union Chiefs Into Huddle to Map Ford Strategy   Others in Limited Negotiations with General Motors; No Hopeful Predictions

Resume Wage Parley With  Ford and GM   Union Officials Believe Set dement Would Set Pattern For Solving - Other Disputes

Unable to Settle Strike Questions   Leaders Confer With Ford and General Motors  Officials   WILL MAP STRATEGY   Truman’s Committee Is Expected to Hasten Efforts of Both

Ford, Rejecting Wage Demand, Is Conciliatory   Truman’s Fact Finding Board Expected To Hasten Agreement

Any Agreement Likely to Help All Car Disputes   General Motors Still Discussing ‘Outlaw’ Picketing Tactics

FORD REFUSES UNION DEMAND FOR PAY RAISE   AUW-CIO Officials Continue Negotiations With General Motors 

2 ~STRIKES—  . Still Hope lo Settle Controversy      General Motors Anc  WAW Leaders Confe

Both Sides Hoping For Settlement   Union Leaders go  Back Into Huddle; Ford Company Gives Statement of Trouble

Ford Company Blasts Overall Union Policy —   UAW Officials Map Strategy For Speeding Settlement Of Waae Fight With Ford Co.

Negotiators Stay In Conciliatory Mood At Meeting   Union Will Continue To Go After Higher Wages In All Three Auto Plants

CIRCUS STARTS ON SPRING TRIP   Key Officials Still Face Prison Terms; Future Of Show Uncertain

GEN, MARSHALL FACES CROSSEXAMINATION   Pearl Harbor  Comm. Holding a Saturday Session

GEN. MARSHALL MAKES CHARGE   Faces Detailed Cross Examination on Belief that Hawaiian Defenses Should Have Broken Up dap Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Nazis Busy On Italian Front   American Outposts Are Forced Back But Ground Later Regained.

Canadians, British Launch Attack. At Top of Siegfried Line; Enemy Calls Attack ‘Curtain Raiser’ to Great Battle

Sweep Forward One Mile Toward Flat Rhineland Plain, Kleve And Goch Forts Menaced; 2,000 Long Toms And 2,700 Planes Softening Up.

Japs Wreck Perry Statue   Commemorated Landihg That Opened Nippon To Western World in 1853

JAP DEFENSES © OF BORNEO ARE’ UNDER ATTACK   Tokyo Insists That Allied Troops Have Made Landing At Labuan      392,116 NIP TROOPS KILLED IN PHILIPPINES

Oil-Rich Area Is Bombec   War Spotlight Falls Or Borneo; Japs Make Claims

Oil-Rich Land May Soon Fall To the Allies   Jap Shore Positions Shell ed: Three Sailing Vessels Destroyed

Allied Planes, Naval Units Blast Borneo   Report of Landing on Labaun Is Not Confirmed

NORTH BORNEO IS INVADED BY AUSSIE FORCE      Japs Say Strategic Is. land Of Labuan Is Stormed

COUN RECEIVES ©         Open Political Conflict Breaks uty Backed By Com- ~~ munists

FAVOR GOUIN AS SUCCESSOR TO DEGAULLE   Compromise Stage Is Believed Past In  French Crisis

QUAKERTOWN WILL ACT ON AIRPORT   Proposition Is Submitted By Chamber of Commerce of Upper Bucks   SEEK FEDERAL AID

QUAKERTOWN WILL ACT ~ ON AIRPORT PROJEGT   Proposition Is Submitted By Chamber of Commerce   MAY SEEK FEDERAL AID

Tip From Reich Underground Leads To Capture OfDr. Robert Ley, Arch Nazi And Labor Head

Americans Find Dr. Robert Ley, Arch Nazi Chief   Reich's Labor Ministe Caught in Pajamas and Identified

NAZI LABOR HEAD - SEIZED BY YANKS   Reich Minister and Werewolf Promoter Captur-. ed, Identified

Kassel, Railway Center, Bombed   1,400 Planes Attack  Western Germany

American Men And Materie Streams Through Bridgehead Four Miles Into Hinterland

Nazi Rail Center Of Kassel Bombed   City in Path of Yanks Moving Toward Berlin

Frisco’s Market Street Gives Lusty Welcome To Returned Bataan Heroes

BRITONS WATCHING CONGRESS OPENING   Show Avowed Concern Over Issue of American lsolationism.

Britons Watch U.S., Congress   Show Concern Over Isolationism Gains

Britons Watch Opening of Congress; ' Much Concerned Over Isolationismr

RE-INSTATEMENT OF DR. HOMER P. RAINEY DEMANDED: BY WOME!  ‘MILITANT GROUP MEETS" IN AUSTIN, PICKETS SENATE. CALLS ON GOVERNOR

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HOTEL ROOM PARTY IS FATAL TO GIRL      Dies of Burns — Sailor  Found in Street

jniral Wilkinson Tells at Harbor Probers of  aD Set for Yamamoto

America Still Is Part Isolationist   Primarily Devoted te Welfare of Nation

Three American Sergeant: Found Guilty Of Killing ‘Two Japanese Civilians

Assumption Parish At Emmetsburg Is Now Debt Free  Splendid Record

ACCUSES ARMY OF MAINTAINING’ UNNECESSARILY LARGE FORCE   REPRESENTATIVE MAY STATES THAT ARMY SHOULD. BE REDUCED TO “ONE FRONT  ’ WAR" SIZE

Mohammedans, Chinese Reds Lock In Battle   Bloodiest Fighting 0: China’s Civil War Gets Underway

Bloodiest Battle Of China's Civil ‘War Is Underway   Mohammedans Attack Reds Besieging Old Mongolian City

Chinese Armies Open New Battle   Cavalry Units Attack Communists Besieqing Ancient Caravan City

_ rthur Grants Surrender Delay To Tokyo Forces   General Tells Japanese to Issue ‘Cease Fire’ Orders at Once; Enemy Promises to Send Envov to Manila as Soon as Possible

MaeArthur Allows Japs More Time  To Get Ready   Tokyo Says 2 Days To 12 Days Needed To Get ‘Cease-Fire’ To All War Fronts

NAZIS PLANNED WARFARE .IN.’87   Army Ordered To Bé Read) For Two-Front Conflic*

GERMAN ARMY PREPARED FOR TWO-FRONT WAR   Secret Documents, Bared at Nuerenberg By Allied Lawyers

DETAILS OF NAZI PLOT AGAINST U.   Preparing For Two Front War in Europe Back In 1937

2-Front Blow Slated in 1937   Nazis Considered Reds Itl-Prepared

‘Phoney War’ Of 1939 Turned Out To Be Most Bloody, Costly   THE “PHONE\ WAR”

Noted Hospital Official Dies   Asa Bacon Expires At Magician Lake

ASA DIES mua!   Noted Hospital Authority Succumbs At Home At © Magician Lake

Seven th Base Falls  To Chinese   Wolfram Mining Center Reopened To Air

Namyung Captured By Chinese In Drive Which Nets Seventh   Former American Aerial Base

Chinese Capture Air Base City   Namyung’s Seizure Means Shipments Of Wolfram To U.S. Can Be Resumed.

Chinese Smash Into Namyong, AirBase City   Capture of Wolfram Mining District To Release War Supply

Tokyo Fears Invasion (in All Sides   Tightening Allied Net Is Enclosing Far-Flung Enemy

NON-RATION SHOES TO BE INCREASED   Government Moves To Keep Civilians Shod

Senate Committee Rejects Williams As REA Chieftain   Senate Proper Asked to Kayo Nomination of ExNYA Administrator

Navy troubled by civilians wanting to strip ships in harbors for keepsakes

Ohio Fuel Shortage Eased But Not Over   Most Cities Observe Governor’s Request for Darkening Outdoor Advertising—Schools in Some Places Are Closed and Gatherings Curtailed

Unity in Armed Forces Is Urged By Eisenhower   Refutes Criticisms

GENERAL FEARS NEW DISASTERS WITHOUT UNITY   Tells Senate Committee United States May Run Up Against ‘Another Pear! Harbor” Without Unified Military Direc tion.

MERGER OF ARMED SERVICES URGED BY GEN. EISENHOWER  EUROPEAN THEATER COMMANDER WITNESS BE FORE SENATE COMMITTE]

SENATE GROUF HEARS FROM GENERAL   Results In Africa, Europe Are Main Arguments   ADMIRAL NIMITZ   Expected To Give Testimony Against Merger: Hearings To Continue .

Single Command Cited as Safety Measure   Eisenhower Says Combined Leadership Would Give Assurance Against Any Repetition of Pearl Harbor Disaster

EISENHOWER PLUGS MERGER OF ARMY, NAVY   Says Without Juncture of Forces We May Face Another Pearl Harbor

Eisenhower For Forces Merger   Unified Command Necessary, Else “We May Enter Another Emergency as We Did at Pearl Harbor,’ Says European Commander °

‘Ike’ Stresses Necessity For Single Command   Security Hinges On Balanced Land, Sea And Air  Power, General Warns.

ANGULO UNITY IN AnMY AND NAVY BATTLI   ‘Eisenhower Has 9 Points for One Command; Nimitz Waits Zero Hour.

Eisenhower In Favor  Of Unified Commanc   Merger Of Armed Services Would Aid In  Preserving Peace General States

Unified Command Needed to Avert Another Tragedy   Eisenhower Declares Joint Command in World War Il was Accomplished with Difficulty

“Eisenhower Urges Unified Command for Services As Precaution Against Future Pearl Harbor Incident

General ‘Tke’ Favors Merger  Of All Forees   Unified Command Must Be Made Or We May Enter  Into Same Situaiion,   NAVY KEEPS QUIET

Eisenhower Says Service Merger Vitally Needed  Lack Of Command Unity Threatens Nation With Disaster

General Sees Failure of Peace Unless Army and Navy Units Are Merged

GENERAL URGES ARMED MERGER   Ike Says Nation May Have New Emergency Unless Command Is Unified,   NIMITZ WiLL TESTIFY

Says Unity Of Command Came  ‘The Hard Way’   “No Systems of Joint Conic mand Could Possibly Have Brought Us  ~  Vietrory?   Urges Adequate aFrotged Power   Aduiral Nimitz Is Expected To Try to Refuie Eisenhower’s Stmienients  « ‘Saturday

Eisenhower Argues for  Armed Merger   Victory Was Brought Through Unified Command

Eisenhower For Unified Armed Force   Must Preserve Balanced Measure Lest We Lose Peace So Dearly Bought

Declares Nation Musi Preserve Balance of All Forces Introduced During Hostilities

General Cites Europe Setup   New Weapons Call For Revised Tactics

Eisenhower Warns Of Anothe: Emergency In Urging Merger \Of American Armed Services   Declares U. S. Must Preserve Balanced, ‘Adequate Measure Of Wartime Power

Single Head ls Urged by Eisenhower   Nine Points Stressed in Testimony Before Senate Committee

Single Command  ‘Asked In Appeal _ By. Eisenhower   Sees Emergency Similar To Pearl Harbor Unless’ Services Effect Merger:

War Was Won by  Unified Command   But U. S. Might Not Again _ Achieve It in Time Says Eisenhower   CONTINUES TESTIMONY   The General Answers Criticisms of the Merger Proposal

Gen. Eisenhower Urges Merger Of Armed Forces   Warns Senators U. $. Unity of Command Required For Peace’

Unified Command  Is Vital   Without it U. S. May Enter Another Emergency, General Tells the Committee

Need Merger to Meet. Emergencies, Eisenhower Says   Unitied Command In Peace Guarantee, Admiral Nimitz Testifies Saturdoy

PLEADS FOR MERGER   Eisenhower Uraes Unified Command To Prevent War

Unless Army-Navy Merged, We May See Another Pearl Harbor Savs ‘Ike’ -

Gen. Ike Favors Merger   Says Only Unified Command Will Giv« U. S. An Adequate Military Machine

IN AUTUMN’S LAP   Only Weather Holds Up Advent of Fall; Circus Fails toBrnngRan ¥¢   COOL NIGHTS A RELIEF

SUMMER LINGERS IN AUTUMN’S LAP   Only Weather Holds Up Advent of Fall; Circus Fails toBrngRan ¢   COOL NIGHTS A RELIEF

APPOINTMENT OF RIDGE. RECOMMENDED   Vice-President Truman Stated Today He Had Recommended the Appointment.

Clark’s Men Slash Ranks Of Germans   Enemy Resistance Is Demoralized In Northern Italy

ALLIES NEAR JUNCTION IN ALPS PASS   Gen. Clark's Men 139 Miles From 7th Army Forces

NEAR JUNCTION OF ARMIES IN VTALY   Gen. Clark’s Forces Slash Toward Junction With French

FIFTH ARMY ONLY 139 MILES FROM TTHIN BAVARIA   : Rome, May 1-—(UP)—The German-controlled Italian Lig‘rian army surrendered unconditionally te the Allies today.

BRENNER PASS OBJECTIVE OF ITALIAN DRIVE   French, American And Jugoslay Forces Nearing A Juncture

Delegates of GM And UAW Resume Conference Today   Both Sides Eager to End Strike Before Federal Government Steps In

UNION AND GM WORK FAST FOF LABOR PEACE   Hope to Get Ahead of Truman FactFinding Board

GM, UAW MEET TOSEEK ACCORD AN WARE BANST   Company and Union Resume Talks Under Threat of U. S. Intervention   PROSPECTS SEEM BRIGHT   Workers’ Representatives to Lower Demands, Some Quarters Believe

———_ ws  Both Sides Ready To Negotiate .   COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEET RESUMED THIS AFTERNOON; : SEEK TO AVERT . ae GOVERNMENT ACTION os

GM and UAW Discussing Settlement   Tadustry and Unien Agree To Talk Acain

GM AND UAW AGREE TO CHART PATH TO PEACE   Talks Today Aim To Solve Diilerences In 16-Day Strike

GM, UAW Resume Conference   Decision To Bargain Announced After Secret Meeting  In Fittsburgh

OM, ClO HEADS. SEEK TO CHART PATH TO PEACE   Conference Arranged For This Afternoon To Discuss Contract

REDS GIVEN 3 MORE DAYS 10   Supvort Decision Due On Conference Proposals

SOVIETS DELAY MAKING REPLY AT CONFERENCE      U. S. Delegation Trying T. Avoid Another Row With Russia   INDEPENDENCE ISSUE COMES TO FOREFRONT

RUSSIA 15 SILENT ON SECURITY PLAN AFFECTING LATING   Americans Decide to Give Moscow 3 More Days to State Stand on Regional Proposal.   CHARTER RESERVATIONS NOW APPEAR LIKELY   Some Nations May Sign Up and Announce There Are Provisions They Won't Accept.

AMERICAN POWER GREATEST IN WORLD   Nation Urged To Recognize It by Grew

State May Aet In Prison Affair   Governor Awaits Action By Corrections Group on Vice Charge

Corregidor Is  Heavily Bombed By U. S. Airmen   ‘Over 200 Tons Of High Ex. - plosive Are Poured On Jap-Held Fortress   : ‘SOUTH MANILA BATTLE CONTINUES

TANKS STEP UP HEAVY BOMBING OF CORREGIDOR   Stimson Reveals Manila Will w. Be Center of ‘Final Conquest’

HEAVY BOMBERS BEAST CORREGIDUR   lMiopping Up Still Continues in Southern Part of Manila

U. S. Bombers Plaster Japs Cornered At Corregidor; Yanks Mop Up Manila

FORTRESS HIT AS MANILAIS BEING CLEAREL   CORREGIDOR 15 HARD HIT IN ATTACK OF MANY UNITED STATES BOMBERS

Commerce Job Started . By Wallace   New Sceretary Appoints Committee to Help     Small Business

Wallace Lists Committee to Aid Business   One of First Acts After Being Sworn In by Justice Black

WALLACE. ‘IN NEW POSITION   Commerce Secretary Takes Office Before Cabinet Members, Others.

WALLACE TAKES COMMERCE OATH   Placed Back On U.S. Payrol By Senate Confirmation

Wallace Becomes Commerce Chief   Justice Black Swears -In. Former Vice President; Appoints Businessmen’s Group

Senate Okehs Wallace Post   Forty Davs, 40 Nights Of Wandering Ends For Commerce Secretary.

WALLACE OFFICIALLY BECAME SECRETARY COMMERCE FRIDAY   NEW CABINET MEMBER PROMISES MAXIMUM CO‘OPERATION DEPARTMENT

WALLACE TAKES QATH OF OFFICE   “IN” AS SECRETARY OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

Henr ry Wallace Si wornInBy Justice Black   “You’re In,” Says Jurist As 7 : Former Vi       ice President  Bocomes Secretary Of Commerce

First Landings Of Occupation Troops Tuesday   Over 400 Allied Ships Arrayed Off Japan Under Halsey Command

‘Leading A_ Mile Long Procession Of Allied Warships  WILLENTER TOKYO BAY IMMEDITELY  After Minesweepers Cledr Channel Into Tokyo Bay

400 Allied Warships Ready To Take Over Area For Surrender   Enemy Representatives Get Instructions On How To ‘Prepare For Triumphal Entry; Troop Landings Scheduled Wednesday

MacArthur Names Kighth “Army for Occupation—  Landines Will Beein Tomorr ow

100 Miles of U.S, Warships Leading Japan's Invasion  500,000 Yanks May Occupy Homeland

'53,000-Ton Flagship Missouri 7 Anchors Off Capitol; First  ‘Jap Emissaries Taken on Board

LEADS 100-MiLE PROCESSION OF ALLIED VESSELS   Ready to Enter Bay Tomorrow

YANKEES AWAIT MIN ESWEEPING TO GLEAR BAY   Famed Admiral May Have Ambition Fulfilled Tonight Or Tuesday   NO CHANCES TAKEN   ‘Any Violence Will Be Met With Drastic Steps’ U. S. Leaders Say

3rd Fleet Is Now al Tokyo Bay   Halsey Sails up And Waits Till Channel Is Clear of Mines

Landings of U.S. Troops Tomorrow   Fleet to Sail Through Straits Into Bay Tonight  Or Tomorrow

Minesweepers Clear Path to Inner Harbor  Surrender Emissaries Get Warnmg Aentnet Starting Hostile Incidents

Mt. Fujivama Forms Background; No Incidents Hlave Poaan Nanaried

HUGE YANK FLEET ‘WEIGHS ANCHORS NEAR IAP SHORE   Halsey’s Vessels Waiting For - -Mine-Sweepers To Clear A : Path Through’ Waters 0% - Jokvo Bay:   AMERICANS WILL TAKE NO CHANCE WITH JAPS   Commander Of First Task Force To Move In Says Any Violence Will Be Met With Drastic Steps.

Mines Cleared From Warships’ Path to Capital   Halsey’s Vessels Will Sail Through Straits — Tonight or Tomorrow; MacArthur Reveals Troops to Land at Yokohama and Tateyama

Halsey’s Missouri Leads Impressive Fleet Into Japan   Japs Jam Beaches As Minesweepers Clear Uraga Channel

Leads Fleet” Of Wars hi i ps Near Goal ©   WILL SAILINTO TOKYO BAY TONIGHT OR. TUESDAY;  TROOPS TO LAND TOMORROW:

Halsey Drops Anchor Near Japan Coast   First Landings © At Atsugi _ Due Tomorrow, -- Mace  ~ Arthur Says. ~ ---

BATTLESHIP MISSOURI LEADS WAY   Will Enter Tokyo By Noon, Land Troops Thursday

Adm. Halsey's Warships To Sail Through Narrow Urago Suido Straits Into Tokyo Bay Tonight Or Early Tomorrow   FIRST LANDINGS TO TAKE PLACE TUESDAY

Ship Waits Cleared Way ToTokyoBay   Halsey To Sail Tonight Or Tuesday Through Straits

 First Troops Will Go _ Ashore In Enemy Homeland Tomorrow   Commanders Warn  Against Trickery   MacArthur Scheduled To Move In Thursday; Armies Assigned

Three B-29 Assaults Hit Japs in One Day   Big Hiro Aircraft Plant Is Attacked; Four ‘Suicide’ Air Bases Are Bombed

SHIFT UNT ~ FROM: ALY   FIRST, LARGE GROUP OF ‘ TROOPS SENT DIRECT TO PAOIFIO ARE AT.

YANKS SHIFTE TO PACIFIC AREA   Veterans From ftaly Move Directly To Manila

Flood. Control Projects. Are... ~ Rejected ‘By. House. ‘Committe

NOMINATION OFARMY OFFICERS CAUSES TUMULT   Congress Dissatisfied With Slow Process Of Military Demobilization

Presidential Review in New York Tops Spectacular Tributes to U.S. Seamen

“Well Done’ Salute To U. S. Navy   Tribute Paid To Men And Ships Who Whipped Japanese

Tribute Is Paid To Men, Vessels Who Downed Nip   Appreciation of Se Power Urged by Nimitz

Navy Day Observance Worldwide   Truman Heads Great Celebration with Ship Review in New York.

NAVY HK IT DAY; PRAISED FOR GOOD JOE   Coast-to-Coast Ceremonies Highlighted by Ship Review in N. Y.

BOY, 5, KILLED UNDER TRACTOR DRIVEN BY HIS BROTHER. 14 YEARS OLD

Lochner Gives Interpretation  Of Potsdam   Conditions Imposed on Germany Make Versailles Seem Mild

Versailles child play to Potsdam   Big Three final world arbiters

COLLETT DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR AT STATE PRISON   Convicted Slayer of 3 Prays for Divine Mercy at End

House Votes G.I. Loan Legislation   Measure Will Simplify Borrowing for Veterans

Three Oil  Refineries   JAPANESE COUNTER WITH ____ PLANES, BUT THEY ARE-BEOWN® TO BITS BY YANK ATTACK .

= ACIFIU FRONDS art Od -298 Hit CEUs  Currier Planes ‘Blast Warships   Battleships, Cruisers, Carriers Set Afire as They Lie Trapped In Kure Harbor

U.S.Planes KnockJaps Out of Air  Lien Baseanme   No Escape For Trapped Enemy Wearships

Yank Corsair Planes Clear Way For KO of Crippled Jap Warships   B-29’s Blast 3 Nip Oil Refineries . 3rd Fleet Aircraft Continue 2-Day Strike On Kure Base

Carrier Planes Continue Assault  On Naval Base   U. S. Third Fleet Maneuvers Offshore  After Daring Strike

SHIPS AT KURE NAVAL BASE ARE HIT IN ATTACK   Allied Fliers Shoot Way Through Blazing Sereen of Flak to Get Back at Japanese -’ Woarshing

Swarm Back Into Burning Base at Kure   Shoot Way Through © Flak to Eliminate All Air Opposition 7

1,209 U. S. And British Planes Blew Jap Air Force From Sky:  CM crvatirTm creer 4 1.06% tore   SECOND STRAIGHT BLOW AT JAP NAVY   All of Japan’s Surviving. Seapower, Holed Or Set Ablaze

Ship Planes Swarm Back To Bomb Out Japan's Navy   Allied Airmen Hold Mastery Ot Skies Over Western Honshu After Fierce Fight

THREE MORE JAP OIL REFINERIES BLASTED; SHIP BY SHIP, PLANE BY PLANE, FACTORY EY FACTORY. DEFENSES BEING DESTROYED

Japanese Air Force Knocked From Skies Over Western Honshu, 1,200 Planes In Attack   SMOTHER ENEMY’S AEBRIAL OPPOSITION

1,200 NAVY PLANES HUNT DOWN CRIPPLED ReMNANTS OF NIP FLEET AT KURE

1,200 Carrier Planes Laying Big Bombs Squarely Upon Burning Battleships, Cruisers

mT AG FLIER CLEAR okY TO FINISH FLEET   Shoot Way Thru Flak Bars rage at Naval Base: Fly on to Bomb Kobe.

14 YANKS DOWN 47 JAP PLANES   ‘Fighting 30° Scores Agcial  Victory Without Loss

Fanted Flyer Transferring Sth to Pacific   , Doolittle Outfit * Promises. Japan : Aerial Seoureing

Eighth AAF, Under Gen. Doolittle, Will Battle Japan In Pacific War

Yanks Drive Across Island of Okinawa   Main Jap Forces May Be Cut in Two

‘OKINAWA ISLAND   Meager Resistance to Invasion; Japs on Luzon Are - Eneireled as Yanks Take Legaspi.

Seok Jap Defenders   Seok Jap Defenders Okinawa island Bisected {0 Days ‘Ahead Of Schedule

YANKS BISECT OKINAWA ISLE   Meager Resistance Is Encountered By U. S. Invasion Force

Nippon Garrison Remains Hidden  New Tactics Employed on Okinawa Island

Maneuver Splits  Defenders   Meet Some Resistance -In Central Hills in Pacific War’s Easiest — Invasion: Probe for Foe

Yanks in Luzons Seize Legaspi, And Its Airfield   Almost Unopposed Bombers Patrol China Coast, East Indies

AMERICAN INFANTRY PATROLS HAVE CUT OKINAWA IN HALF   ALLIED BOMBERS WRECK: ED 34 MORE JAPANESE FREIGHTERS OFF CHINA

10 Days Ahead of Schedule on  Okinawa Isle   Yanks Bisect Area, Probe North, South Seeking Contact With Japs

Army Patrols Bisect Istand, Divide Enemy   Seek Showdown With An Estimated 60,000 Nippon Defenders

Americans Bisect Okinawa, Seek Battle With Nips   Campaign Ten Days Ahead of Plans; Jap Resistance Weak

Yank and Aussie Bombers Wreck Jap Ships in East Indian Waters Unopposed   As Compared with Luzon Fishting

Invasion Forces Drive Inland To Bisect Island Stepping Stone To Tokyo and Split Defending Japs — New Invasion Closes Pincers on Nips Holding Out on Luzon

American. Units Biseet Okinawa:  “And Split Japs   Enemy Opposition’ Gre ows As Yank: ‘Spearhead Hits ” Shorés Of Nakaousuku

Jap Island Cut in Two By Americans   ; Foe on Okinawa _ Still Putting Up Little Resistance

Okinawa Island Cut In Two By  American Drive   Resistance Still Slight As Yanks Hunt Main Jap  Defense Forces.

Draft Will Be Retained By Britain   Will Continue to Call Me Into Military Service,  Says Atlee

BRITAIN RETAINS DRAFT PROGRAM   Continues to Call Men in 18 to 30 Classification

70 GM PLANTS REMAIN IDLE   No Indication Is Given Of Partial Resumption In Auto Parts Plants

Work Resumption in G. M. Plants Unlikely  Idle Fir Workers Scheduled to Return to Jobs

UAW CHIEFS HIT TRUMAN’S PLAN   Meet ClO President Murray; Locals to Cast Vote Sunday

Eisenhower Guest at West Point SRO WET Wauest at Yest' foint  Army, Navy And Air Force  Union Favored By Genera!

Gov. Gates Budget Message to Legislature “Outlook Alarming”   Possible $18,000,000 Difference Between Revenue And Expenses

Deficit Next 2 Years Seen By Gov. Gates      Requests Severe Cuts In All But Essential State Departments,

aT RAPE BY RED TROOPS   Pillaging and Looting - of Homes By Russians Still Continues.

Lay Rape To Revenge   Austrians ‘Understand’ Treatment During Red Advance; Say Soldiers Act Well As Any Now

RETRIEVING MACHINE GUN WINS - COVETED DECORATION FOR DELPHI BOY _

PUSH NEEDED TO FINISH VICTORY LOAN CAMPAIGN   Urge “E’”’ Bond Purchases To Celebrate Pear] Harbor Day

Lift 35-Mile An Hour Speed Limit   Reveal Ban Removed  Effective On Sunday

Soldier Sentenced To Die For Refusing Drills Says His Mind ‘Revolutionarv’

Soldier Condemned to Hang Tells : Why He Refused Command to Drill

CONDEMNED MAN GIVES WAR VIEWS   SOLDIER OBJECTS TO COMBAT SERVICE

Says He Has Revolutionary  Mind—Weber   Soldier Sentenced to Hang For Refusing to Drill, Gives His Views on War.

7TH WAR LOAN STALLED HERE   ‘'E’ Bonds Sold—8067 445. ‘'r’ Bend Quoeta—S2,390,000, ‘rE’ Bends Te Go—S1,677,556.  Tincan Ta fia..o%

Germans Hint at New Drive Westward   Claim Eight U.S. Divisions Are in the Fichi

NAZIS HINT DRIVE WILL BE RESUMED   DECLARE AMERICANS ARE USING 8 DIVISIONS AGAINST’ BULGE IN BELGIUM.

Germans Hint  at New  Drive Westward Claim Eight U.S.  Divisions Bee te Sha Winks

Fake, Says Jap Paper   Says Breakup of Family Monopoly System Just Reorganization in Disguise

Jap Monopoly Is Disguised, Paper Claims   Attempting To Evade War Responsibility

Superforts Hit Ten War Plants in Preinvasion Air Offensive on Japan

PRE - INVASION AERIAL BLOWS GAINING POWER   Jap Leaders Voice Fears Of New Assaults Closer To Homeland Island

TEN WAR PLANTS IN JAPAN PICKED OFF BY B-29S   Tokyo Cahinet Admits War Situation At Critical Point

TOKYO WORRIES OVER SIGNS OF NEW LANDINGS   Bitter Siege At Lichow

Targets in Four Cities Are Named   Greatest Display of Pre cision Bombing in Pa cific War Announced

New Invasion Jitters Grip Jap Homeland   Allied Fleet Reported Off Borneo Coast

Chinese Red Is Murdered   Chauffeur Is Sought In Puzzling Slaying

Autopsy May Reveal Type . Of Gun.Used To Assassinate Chinese Communist Official   Fusillade Of Bullets Kills Secretary General Li Shao Shih: Chauffeur Sought

Kill Chinese  Communist   Both Partisans and  Chiang Forces Fear Effect On Unity Talks

High Chinese Communist Assassinated   Absent Chauffeur  Sought In Inquiry

Autopsy Called In Assassination (Of Chinese Red   Killed In Communist Sedan; Both Sides Fear Slaying ‘Political’

RED ASSASSINATION STILL I$ PUZZLE   Autopsy Slated on Chinese Secretary-general

Communist In  China Killed   Secretary-General Of Party Assassinated: Chauffeur Hunted.

Top Chinese Red Official Is Slain  Political Aftermath Feared as Result

Assassin Kills Chinese Leader  Man Without Enemy Slain in Chungking

Autopsy Held in Communist Death   Doctors, Witnesses Called in Slaying of Secretary-General

CHINESE ‘WHO HAD NO ENEMIES’ FATALLY SHOT   Deoth of Communist Secretary-General Puzzles Investiqators

HIGH OFFICIAL OF COMMUNIST PARTY 1S ASSASSINATED  CHINESE LEADER SLAIN

Communist Leader Slain   Secretary of Chinese Party Assassinated: Fear Political Crime

COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY _ ASSASSINATED IN CHUNGKING   chinese Leader Shot,  From Behind While’ Riding Peacefully  Through Streets.

Seek Solution to Slaying of Chinese Communist Leader   Try to Determine  Type of Gun Used  In Assassination; A Man without Enemies

Assassin's Shot Raises Fears Of Political Issue   No. 2 Communist Says Sercetary “Died For Me” At Chungking

CHINESE COMMUNIST ASSASSINATED IN CAR   Autopsy Held At Chungking In Party Official’s Death

SEEK SLAYER OF CHINESE LEADER   Chauffeur Hunted For Ques. tioning In Assassinatior Of Li Shih, Secretary Of Chinese Communist Party Hdats.   —BY CLYDE FARNSWORTH—

Expect Early Relief From Ohio’s Flood   Clearing Weather Forccast; Seven Dead, War Work Halted

7 Lives Lost In Floods in Ohio Valley   War Plants Crippled by Rising Waters; Cold to “Check Runoff —

CONVICT MICVAY OF SHIPS NEGLIGENUE   Recommended Sentence To The Navy Department For Review

M'VAY CASE TO BE REVIEWEL      Navy Judge Ad General to” Lengthy Reco

One Important Note voncerning Japanese Message Is Reported Missing  NO ARMY WITNESS AT HEARING HAS EVER ‘SEEN THE MESSAGE  It Is Said To Have Contained Warning Of The Tmnendine Attack

Navy Officer Testifies He Saw Intercepted Jap Radio Message Warning   Altho Denied by Private Investigators, Army Inquiry Carries Grave Implications.

German PW's Told Nation Surrendered   Continue to Be Subject To American Laws, Regulations

700 G. 1. BRIDES IN DEMONSTRATION   BRITISH GIRLS DEMAND TRANSPORT TO U. S.—PICKET AMERICAN EMBASSY.

Worst Shortage Of Fuel Forecast   Ickes To Launch “Prepare For Winter’’ Drives In Twenty-Five States.

Ickes Predicts  Worst Shortage "For Fuel User:   Administrator Requests D.rectors Of 25 States “Prepare For Winter”

Ickes Warns East of New Fuel Dearth   State Residents Told To Begin Preparing Rar Winter Deficits

Worst Fuel Shortage of War Coming, Says Solid Fuels Boss Harold Ickes

WORST FUEL SHORTAGE’ SEEN   Ickes Warns Home Owners To Make Plans To Heat With Less Fuel

ICKES WARNS OF FUEL SHORTAGE   Urges Preparation Of Homes For Shorter Quotas

MANILA WAR GRIMES TRIAL ~~ NEARING ITS FINAL STAGES      TESTIMONY IN YAMASHITA CASE TO BE CONCLUDED TODAY--WITNESS CHANGES  HIS STORY .

TAREE DENTISTS AWAIT HEARINGS   Legislative Graft Cases Come Up Friday Before Judge Carr

NAZI CRIMINALS HIDE AMONS RUHR WINERS   Keep Clase Watch for Adolf Hitler Among Coal Miners

NEW EVIDENCE HITS GENERAL   Witnesses Continue Recital of Atrocities At Yamashita Trial

Witnesses Tell of Tiger's Guilt  New Atrocities Told at Yamashita Trial

More Witnesses Tell Of Crimes   Yamashita Aware Of Slaughter And Rape, Prosecution Contends

Yamashita’s Trial Moves   3d Day Of Atrocity  Descriptions Begun

HOUSE APPROVES NURSE DRAFTING   Both Men and Women Are Covered by Bill

Nurse Draft Bil Sent to Senate  Passes House by Vote of 347 to 42

House Approves Nurse Draft Bill   Plan Goes To Senate For Another Bit of Juggling.

Nurse Draft Bill  Goes fo [he Senate Nurses Will Get   Nurses Will Get Veterans Benefits

ARBUTUS YOUTH GETS FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE   David W. Kibler, 19, Hid In Meuntains Rathér Than Register Fer Draft

DRAFT DODGER IS GIVEN FOUR YEARS   David W. Kibler, Arrested in County, Sentenced by Jurist

COMMUN IoT3 IN PUGH FOR CITIES   Reject Chiang Demand and Clashes Result.

Communists In China Reject Chiang’s Orders   ‘Red Napoleon” Signs Rejection; Chiang Asks Red Leaders. To Parley.

Chinese Reds Seek Control Of Key Cities   Clash With Goevernmen Guerrillas at Several Points Near Tsingtao  and Tientsin

COMMUNISTS IN CHINA SEIZING NORTHERN CITIES   Reject Chiang’s Orders to Refrain From tndependent Acts Against Japs

(Chiang Blasted As  Fascist Chieftain’ By: Communists ©             Chiang’s ‘Regime Decks * éd Not Representatin -. of Chinese People.

Chinese Communists Reject Chiangs Orders, ‘Continue March On Cities Of Northern Sector

Chinese Reds Assail Chiang   Communists Seizing Key Cities in North

\Chiang Blasted As Fascist Chieftain ‘By Communists      Chiang's Regime Declared Not Representative of Chinese People.

First Clashes In Chinese Civil War Are Heard  Red Troons Said to   Red Troops Said to Be Seeking Control Of Major Cities

Communists In China Reject Chiang Orders   Blast Generalissimo As ‘Fascist Chieftain’; Fight  Cisvarrslliac   NEARING PEIPING

REDS REPORTED TRYING TO TAKE OVER KEY CITIES   Internal Strife Continues lo Tear China; Communists Apparently Bent On Seizing Key Cities North Of Yellow  River.

CHINESE REDS PLOT TO SEIZE CITIES, CLAIM   Clash With Troops of Central Government  Also Reported

Report Central Government and ‘Communists Clash   Say North China Forces Move to  Seize Key Cities; Reject Chiana’s Orde

REDS FIGHT GOVERNMENT GUERRILLAS   Communists Seek To Gain Control Of Northern Cities

China Becoming New Danger Spot  Communists Balk at Chiang Orders

STEEL OUTPUT CUT BY STRIKE   LacK OF COAL SHUTTING DOWN BIGGER MILLS

MORE MILLS ARE SHUT DOWN DUE TO GOAL STRIKE   Increased Rationing Of Stee’ Products Reported Today

EE ——eeeeEeEeEeeeEeeeorooeeooeeeeee  State Promised More Snow, Sleet

MOVE TO THE SOUTH   ‘British 14th Army Troops Attack Japs in Mandalay Area —

STATE T0 RETAIN *GINMARRIAGE? BAN   BILL TO REPEAL LAW ENACTED YEAR AGO KILLED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE.

FRED BAYS OFFERS TORESIGNAS STATE CHAIRMAN TODAY   Challenges National Commiteeman Frank MceHale To Resign   IN THE INTERESTS OF PARTY HARMONY   McHale Refuses to Accept The State Chairman’s Challenge

Yanks Repulse Enemy Attack On Peleliu Island   American Airmen Attack Number Of Pacific Targets

Americans in 2nd Invasion Of Negros Isle   Land at Dumaguette, As Japs Systematically Begin to Destroy City

American Troop: Invade Negros Second Time   Japs Begin Destroying Dumaguete When First Troops Hit Beach.

IN SECOND ATTACK   Negros in Philippines Invaded by American Amphibious Forces

INVADE NEGROS ASECOND TIME   Japs Begin Destroying Dumaguete Shortly After — Troops Land.

More Forces Invade Negros   Second Assault on That Philippine Island, Japs Start Destroying Dumaguete

Americans Invade Negros in Second Assault on Island   “Good Day’s Work” on Okinawa is Reported by Corps Officer’

Yank Amphib Forces A gain Invade Ne eros   Japs Destroy Duniagucte As Americans Assault Philippine Isle Second Time Since Mareh

U.S. Amphibious Forces Invade Negros In Second ‘Assault Since Last March   Japs Put Torch To Beautiful City Of Dumaguete On South Tip Of Island

NEW LANDING IS MADE ON NEGROS   American Amphibious Forces Invade Island; Japs Menace Manila Water Supply.

Hurley Blames StateDepartmen For Resignation   Claims No Definite Policy Was Outlined

GERMAN HOLD ON WESTWALL JOLTED LOOSE   TANKS MASSED FOR BREAKTHROUGH ALONG RHINE

Canadians, Third Army Buckling Germany’s West Wall As All Out Push Gains

President Faces Probable Defeat On USES Change   Showdown Vote To Return Agency To States Due Soon

TRUMAN FACES FIGHT TO KEEP FEDERAL USES   Powerful Committee Wants Agency Turned Over to States Soon

CHURCHILL ON GERMAN SOll   Strong Heave Will Win War, Prime Minister Savs At Front

HITLER SOUGHT TO HIDE SOVIET INVASION PLAN   Mapped Disguise With Landing in England, Attack on Gibraltar

Difficulties Arise House Faces A Showdown On “Free Press” Clause InUNRRA Appropriation

‘Free Press’ Requirement Puts House On Spot In Balloting On $550.000,000 Relief Fund

Backers Of “Free Press” Push Fer ‘Proviso In UNREA   Lehman Warns Propesal Misht Disrupt Entire Relief Program.

Decision Soon Whether Americans Eat Less  Meat or Kill Breeding Hogs to Boost Supply

Decision On  Pork Foreed   Present Serious Meat Shortage Seen Enforcement Of Official Action.

Food Supplies Continue to Be Big Problem   Situation Complicated by Increased Demands of Army, Lend Lease

DECISION DUE ON PORK SUPPLY   Officiais To Détermine Out. fook For '45 And '46

Pork Issue Rises In Food Situation   Should Americans Eat More Pork Now and Sacrifice Pig Crop

Serious Meat Shortage May Force Official Decision In Near Future

ee ee  ARTHUR WILSON DIES   Former Lawyer Here Had Lived At Oskaloosa 19 Years

Priorities For Food Suggested By Committee   Such a Rating Would Open the Shortage - harassed Food Industry to Top Manpower Requirements.

WANTS FOOD ON “CRITICAL LIST”   SUCH RATING WOULD CLASSIFY FOOD AS ESSENTIAL AS GUNS

Top Priorities for Food Industry at Once Demanded   House Committee Adds its Strength to WFA Official’s Plea

CONSUMER 6000s BARRIERS EASED   Controls over Steel, Copper, Aluminum to 8e Relaxec July 7

ANGRY JUDGE ORDERS LAVAL OUT OF COURT   Treason Trial Breaks Up ir _~. Storm; 150 Lawyers ~ Walk Out. 

LAVAL TRIAL ‘BREAKS UP IN CONFUSION   French Traitor Js Ordered  From Court

First Session of Laval’s Trial  Ends In Turmoil      Vichy Collaborator Ordered Out of Court By President Judge

LAVAL TRIAL OPENS IN CONFUSION   Judge Threavens To Eject Him For insulting Court

Stormy Scene Marks Laval Trial Session   Defendant Banned From Courtroom By French Jurist

LAVAL, MOST HATED FRENCHMAN, ORDERED FROM COURT IN TRIAL: CAN'T GET LAWYER

Laval Breaks Up Own Trial By Heckling   Trial Will Go On Tomorrow Without Collaborationist

LAVAL ORDERED OUT OF COURT   Lawyers Left Earlier in Turbulent Session

James Schmieder  Died.On Sunday...  Had Farmed Near Marcus Many Yeats

BUCKS COUNTIANS WINTER IN FLORIDA   Number Register With The Chamber of Commerce At St. Petersburg   ENJOY WARM CLIMATE

BUCKS COUNTIANS ARE ENJOYING FLA. WEATHER   Others Who Were Former County Residents Are Also There

PROMISE OF FOOD  TO AXIS-DOMINATED  COUNTRIES OF EUROPE PROGRAM ACCUMULAT ING STOCKPILES IN AMER. °A NOT CADRIEN OT

Fighting Continued Quiside Vital East China Coast Port of Foochow

Chinese Continuins To Battle Japs  For Foochow Port  Enemy Is Suffering Heavy Losses; Yank Landing Feared

Less Secrecy Expected on Big 3 Session   President Is Expected To Make Extra Efforts To Reassure Congress Of Meeting’s Results

Less Secrecy on Big 3 Decisions President to Keep Congress Informed

FOR toReassure Congress About Parley Resull:   Hopes to Avoid Possible Charges of Secret .  Anraeme.ts

U. S., Other American Republics _  ‘Resume Relations with Argentina

Argentina Is tina Is Welcomed Back  Regime Of General Farrell  - Is Recognized By The U.S.

Americas Welcome Argentina Back   20 Republics Resume Friendly Relations

Argentina Given U. S. Recognition  19 Other Nations Resume Relations

ARGENTINA BACK IN ALLIED FOLD   Diplomatic Relations Resumed; Republic Wars On Axis

TRUMAN APPROVES BOOST IN PENSIONS   Signs Bill That Will Increase Pay monts to Seriously Injured Vets of All Wars.

Cerebral) Hemorrhage Is Fatal to Chief Executive Thursday Afternoon.   Oath to Truman   Funeral Services Saturday In the East Room Of White House.

STROKE FATAL AS HE VISITS WARM SPRINGS   Succumbs After Complaining of ‘Terrific Headache’; Had Been Sitting for Sketches

Nation’s Chief Executive Passes in His Sleep at Warm Springs, White House Announces: Funeral Saturday

Death Comes Unexpectedly In Georgia  Funeral Saturday; : Announced Body Not To Lie in State

Sudden Death of President at Warm Springs, Ga., Following a Cerebral Hemorrhage, Stuns U. S.

FLASH!.s   ROOSEVELT DIES  OF. HEMORRHAGE LATE THURSDAY   Harry Truman Sworn In As President Of U.S. 2

Death of FDR Follows Sharp Cerebral Attack   Funeral Services Will Bi Held Saturday; Burial at Hyde Park

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Succumbs Unexpectedly of Cerebral Hemor rhage at His Summer Cottage: in et Warm Springs: Vice: President -Traman Is Notified. 

PRESIDENT STRICKEN —IN-CHAIR   Complained of Severe Pain in Head While Portrait Was Being Painted. Lost Consciousness in Few Minutes.

NAVAL PHYSICIAN TELLS OF DEATH   Commander Bruenn Discloses Details at Warm Springs     . eh rntenice , 2

Stroke Fatal: Truman [akes  Oath of Ottice   ‘Cerebral Hemorrhage at Warm Springs, Ga., Ends President’s Career Early in Fourth Term; Fainting Spell Suffered While Sitting for Portrait

Chief Executive Dies in House Atop Pine Mountain Where He Had Gone For Rest; Aides at His Side

THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES DEATH   Funeral Services of Presi dent to Be Held Satur-day Afternoon   TRUMAN TO HIGH POST

PRESIDENT F. D. ROOSEVELT DIED VERY SUDDENLY THURSDAY OF CEREBRAL HEMMORHAGE

DEATH WAS DUE TO A HEMORRHAGE AT WARM SPRINGS, GA.   Chief Executive Had Gone To His Little White Pine Cottage Atop Pine Mt.   DIED AT 3.55, C. W. ft.   Had Cone for Rest Before Trip Westward to United Nations Conference

Death Comes Af Warm Springs On Thursday Afternoon Due te Cerebral Hemorrhage   WHITE HOUSE FLAG LOWERED

‘Cerebral Hemorrhage Is _ «Announced As Cause Of Death Of Nation’s Chief

Country Shocked by Death Of President Roosevelt   Died April 12th in Georgia After a Stroke. Office Assumed by Vice President Truman

Chief Executive Succumbs of Cerebral Hemorrhage At Warm Springs, Georgina.

" HAMMERED BY «BIG RED GUNS   Russians Massed on Bank of Oder   HITLER WARNED

CONGRESS PLUNGED INTO PEARL HARBOR PROBE ON FRIDAY BODY COOLS OFF ON ARM’ _ RELEASES BUT SENATE   RIfrvVve tim rar AAPA TSA

Pearl Harbor Probe Board Is Appointed   Congress Plunges Into Task Of Investigating Disaster Of Dec, 12

NAME MEMBERS OF INQUIRY 1N PEARL HARBOR   Congress Cools Off on Hot Subject of Discharges in Army

Joint Committee To Probe Japan's 1941 Sneak Attack   Bipartisan Group Must Report To Conaress Jan. 3

Train Held for  James Roosevelt   But He denies Asking Railroad to Favor Him

PATTERN FOR TRAINING TOLD   TRUMAN’S MILITARY REQUESTS SUMMARIZED

Pattern of Proposed ‘Training Outlined: _  Here’s Program UrgedBy Truman

Navy Day Scores As Greatest Ever In New York  Truman Reviews Seven Miles Of

Most Spectacular Navy Celebration In Nation’s History   President Reviews Seven Miles of Veteran Ships Displayed in Hudson River

COMMUNISTS PARADE IN TOYO   Demand Removal Of Emperor « « a! I firohito

Nip Communists’ Demand Emperor Hirohito Removal   Demonstrators March Through Capital With  Plea For Democracy

Japs’ Imports Are Curtailed By MacArthu:   Strict Limitation Is Imposed By Allied  Commander

Shout To Remove Hirohito   MacA’thur Bans Imports Be yond Minimum Living  Standards

COMMUNISTS PARADE IN TOKYO   Marchers Wave Red Flag, Urge Emperor's Ouster

FOOD RIOTS ARE REPORTED ON INCREASE   Demonstrators, Including Communists Call for Overthrow of Emperor.

WArthor Clamps Tight Control On Jap Imports   Nippon Communists Seek Removal of °  Emperor Hirohito

Japan Can Import Only Bare Needs   Communists Demand Hirohito Removal In Tokyo Rally

M’ARTHUR CUTS JAP.IMPORTS T0 BARE MINIMUM   Reds Parade - Against Emperor

Agree To:30% Wage.Increase   First Break In Oil Strike  - Crisis 

ONE OIL FIRM BOWS TO UNION   First Break In Crisis Reported By Los Angeles Firm

Budget Requests Are on File:  Cost Estimates   Cost Estimates to Be Tabulated

Truman Asks Law Making Speaker  _ Next in Succession to Presidency

CHIEF EXECUTIVE RECOM MENDS NEW PROCEDURE ° IN EVENT OF DEATH OF OF PRESIDENT.

ED RUSHING LUNQUEST OF BERLIN AREAS   Nazi Resistance Shifting as Russ Troops Occupy  Center of Town.

Center of City Falling Rapidly Moscow Says   Tanks, Artillery Bombard Hitler's Tiergarten Den

Majority to Reach Goals For Holiday   Fransportaiion Facilities Taxed to Utmost: Many Face Certainty of Being Stranded En Route

Greatest Travel § am i in Histor, Many Are Stranded   Countless ‘ Thousands ‘Aré Fighting : Odds. of © Gecatly Overtaxed . Facilities

Travel Jam Sets All-Time Mark  Ticket Sales Halted  In Some Instances

Thousands Win ‘War Of Trains’   Greatest Jam In History Crowds Trains and Buses.

RAIL JAM EASES; MANY STRANDED   Thousands Manage To Join Families For Christmas

Citrisin..& iv raid « Many Service Folks Caught in Service   Gov. Green Orders Out State Militia to Aid Chicago Situation

Nation's Record Travel Jam Continues With  Thousands Seeking Rides   Aisles Jammed

Cry Rings Across Nation As. US. Beats ‘Transport Jams To Celebrate First Peacetime Christmas After ~ Grim Years of War

Traitic Eases As Yuletide Travel Declines   Demands Swamp Train, Plane,  And Bus Facilities

THIRD OF WAGS THINK WOMAN'S PLACE 15 HOME  Many Others Prefer Jobs In Keeping With Training  GOTTEN IN _ SERVICE  Only 4 Percent Would Take Domestic Emplovment   WANT SLEUTH JOBS

AID IN BOOSTINE WATER SUPPLY   Applies for Grant of $126,000; Local Share of Cost $154,000

Congressmen Lash Back At President   Truman’s Attack ‘In Wage Speech Declared Unfair

Congress Hit: ‘Spanking’ By Truman  Brands Blasting On Delavs in

Icy Blasts Sweep Over  Midwest   Brainerd Coldest With 32 Below; Temperature Shows Gradual Rise

Parts of Mid-West Suffer in Coldest Weather of Winter   Frigid Wave Moves on to East; Loses Its Bite Gradually

‘Verayed by é Bad Weather   Group Might Arrive at Moscow As Late as Sunday .

3 Yanks Given Prison Terms   Killed Jap Civilians After Drinking Bout in Tokyo, Charge

Three American Soldiers Tried For Murder Japs   Given 10 Years For Death Two Civilians

Three U. S. Sergeants Are Convicted Of Slaying Jap Shop Keeper and Son

Americans. Senteneed for Killing Jap Boy in Climax to Drinkine Bout

Found Guilty of Manslaughter   Reveal U. S. Soldiers — Killed Two Jap Civilians

Given Prison Terms   Drinking Bout Proves Fatal to Jap and His Son

3 Yanks Killed 2 Japs in Drinking Bout; Get 10 Year:   Trio Joined Army After End of War

FUEL SCARCITY HITS INDUSTRIES   Inland Steel At Chicago Forced To Close Third Blast Furnace

LACK OF COAL HITS SCHOOLS   Closing Is Threatened A: Fuel Shortage Due To Strike Grows Acute

More Plants Are Affected By Coal Strike In Disiriet   Some Schools And Churches Also Facing Possible Closing Due To Lack Of Coal

DeGaulle Forms Coalition Cabinet   ‘Communists to Get Five Major Seats

ive Pleading Nazis ‘Die As Murderers   Army Executes German Civilians For Slaying Of Six American Fliers

Thousands Are Dead tn Jap Cities   Burned in B-29 Raids Re. vealed — Yanks Secure  Mindanao Beachhead

Japanese Die By Thousands In B-29 Raids   Fires Set By Bombs Ruin Cities: Tokyo Papers Attack Government

?  JAPS REVEAL, IN MASS RAIDS ON THREE BiG CITIES   wress Aims Blast At Government

Extension Of Strike Planned At New York   All Building Service Employes In Four Of Five Boroughs May Be Called From Jobs

SAARBRUECKEN DESCRIBED AS RUBBLE HEAP   Was Once Stene Of Hitler’s First ‘Big Triumph

World Parley on Free News Is Proposed —  U. S. Editors Tell   U.S. Editors Tell of Global Studies; Russians Skeptical

Temperatures   Year Ago Today   NATION-WIDE REPORT   GREEN CAB *« ANYWHERE IN TOWN DIAL 3766

MARINES K.O. HALF OF JAPS’ IWO GARRISON   Believe. 10.000 Nips Dead or Badly Wounded, Only Nine Captured: Yanks Continue Offensive.

MARINES FIGHT CLOSE TO Iw0's NORTHERN COAST       Knock Out Half Of Japanese Garrison Of 20,000 In Battle

Jap Forces On lwo Jim:  Cut In Half   Marines Battle Within 142 Miles Of Northern Coast

Marines Knock-Out Half of Jap Garrison in Battle of Iwo Jima   Marine Planes In Operation From Airfield Captured A Week Ago

Marines Battle Across Iwo Airfields. Knock Out Half of Japanese Garrison

To Split Japanese Defenses   Marines Battle Toward Northern Coast of Island

Marines to Capture All of Island “in Few Days,” Lt. Gen. Smith Says

J. S. Marines Surge Nearer Isle’s North Coast And *Seize Second Major Jap Airdrome On Tiny Base

10,000 JAPS KNOCKED OUI ON IWO ISLE   Marines Within Mile and Half Of Northern Coast

HALF OF JAP GARRISON IS KNOCKED OUT   Consistent Gains Made In Bloody Battle Against Stubborn Resistance

‘Belsen Beast’ And30 of S.S. Found Guilty   14 Others Ruled Innocent In Horror Camp Trial

Court Cenvicts Josef Kramer  ‘Begct‘ 30 Others   ‘Beast,’ 30 Others Are Found Guilty

30 Germans Guilty of  Atrocities   Kramer and Irma Grese Among Those Convicted

United States Marine Ceneral's Car Rid dled By Bullets Be.  _lieved to. Have Come Fro m Rec  Weare ne 8 —   bits Convict “Beast Of Belsen.” 29 Others

NAZI DEFENDANTS FOUND GUILTY OF BRUTAL CRIMES  COURT EXPECTED TO SENTENCE KRAMER,

DEATH AWAITS BELSEN BEAST   Military Court Convicts 50 For Atrocities At Nazi Prison Camp

FOUND GUILTY   Kramer, 29 ‘Others Convict“ed Of Atrocities At Ger man Concentration Camp

Court Convicts Kramer, Grese, 28 Associates   4 Defendants Are Freed fn Trials al Luneburg; Ache Moereu

British Convict Beast Of Belsen 80 Other Nazis  Defendants In ae

Josef Kramer Found Guilty   “Beast of Belsen” and 29 Others Convicted by Court

SENATE FAILS TO CONFIRM WILLIAMS   Roosevelt Appointment Is Rejected By a Vote of 52 to 36

Senate Turns Dow Nomination of Aubrey Williams  Southern Democrats Join GOP in Vote of 52 to 36

HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO EXTEND DRAFT ONE YEAR   DRAFT EXTENSION WINS PASSAGE BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE

SENATE REJECTS WILLIAMS. 36-2   Won't Confirm FDR's Choice for REA Chief

Williams Rejected  By Senate. 52-56   Some Southerners Join Re publicans To Beat Him

Williams’ REA  Nomination Lost   Senate Turns Down Roosevelt Appointment

FDR Appointee  Voted Down   Senate Rejects Aubrey Williams for REA Chief. 32-36

92-36 AGAINST CONFIRMATION ASKED BY FDR   Southern Demos Ballot With Republicans  For Rejection

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers      Activities in National Capital Briefed by  Assoctated Press

ULONG REJECT FR NOMINATION   Senate Votes 52 to 36 Against Williams As REA Administrator.   FIRST SINCE JUNE 1939

SENATE TURNS WILLIAMS DOWN   Renomination Is Rejected By 52 to 36 Vote

U.S. French Aims  Called Harmonious   Truman, DeGaulle Issue  Joint Statement

Army To Keep Food Going To Europe   Will Take All Food Army Can Send to Service Troop Transports, Soldiers Staying

Workers Of GM Vote To Strike For Higher Pay   Both Union, Compan; Officials Are Sure  Ballot Will Favo: Stoppage

G.M. Worker: Vote Today   300,000 Employes Favor Stoppage to Enforce Wage Boost Demand

IGM Workers Casting Strike Vote; Certain To Favor Work Stoppage To Force Demands   General Motors Officials And Union Resume Wage Conference .

GM Workers Vote Today On Walkout   See Result Certain to Favor Strike

General Motors Employees Cast Strike Ballots   Over 300,000 Workers Expected _ To Favor Stoppage To Enforce 30 Per Cent Wace Hike Demands

ADMIT BALLOT AT G-M PLANTS FAVORS STRIKE   Union Says Company Is Indifferent At Wage Negotiations

EXPECT 200,000 VOTES TO FAVOR PLANT WALKOUT   30 Per Cent Wage Boost Issue In Test Case: Vote Later In Ford. Chrvster

Officials Certain Result Will Be  Call For Walkout For Salary Boost

Believe Auto Workers Will  Favor Strike   300.000 GM Emploves Cast Ballots: Want 30 Percent Wave Increase.   PREDICT LIGHT VOTE

C10 Unionists At GM Casting Strike Ballots   Approve! Of Walkout To Enforce Wage Hike  Demand Seems Sure.

Management, Union Resume Conference   ‘UAW Vice President Says Company Officials Indifferent as Plans ! Presented at Yesterdav’s Parley

WORKERS ARE. EXPECTED 10 “DK. WALKOUT   ClO and Company Officials in Conference But: No ss Agreement Near. :

NAZIS FL‘E 10° va BAAR   Von Runcstedt Taken; April Prisoner Bag ° Totals 1,550,000

NAZIS RETREAT INTO DENMARK   1,500,000 Prisoner Tol in April, Eisenhower Reveals

SHERWOOD TOPS E BOND STANDING   Reports 57 Pct. of Quota, Followed by Washington, Ney, Defiance

NO IMMEDIATE TIBE RATION END   McCullough Explains Praduction. Ts Shart

Tire Rationing Will Continue      Announce Insufficient Supply For Civilians

End Of Civilian Tire Rationing Depends On iThéténse In Production

13 DEAD IN TWO PLANE CRASHES   Army and Navy Transport: @ Fall in West Virginia and California

WLB ORDERS FAIL TO CHECK STRIKE   Government May Have to Step in to Get Workers Back on Job

U.S. Is Expected To Seize Big Tire  Factories Soon   Goodyear Dispute Goes To Davis; Firestone Employes Stay Out

GOVERNMENT MAY SEIZE GOODYEAR 0, AT AKRON, OHIC   Estimated 16,708 C.1.O. Workers Have Been on Strike 17 Days.   REFERRED TO W. H. DAVIS   The: War Labor Board Has Exhausted Every Resource Toward Ending Dispute.

Rubber Workers Dety WLB, Akron Strike Goes On   N. Y. Newspapers Will Be Printed

Government Moving Toward Seizure of Goodyear Company   Strikers’ Defiance of WLB May Result in Drastic Action

GOVT. SEIZURE OF GOODYEAR PLANT AT AKRON LOOMS   Leaders of Striking Tire Workers at Goodyear and Firestone . Plants  Demanding Senate Cammittca Penha

0 WORKERS ‘ON STRIKE FOR 17 DAYS. DEFY WLB ORDERS TO RETURN TO JOBS AND PRODUCE TIRES

Rubber Plant Workers Defy WLB Directive   Give No Indication They Will Obey Orders And Return to Work; Glass Folk Resume

U.S. Moves” Toward Tire  Plant Seizure  Strikers Defy WLB Orders

WLB Refers 17Day-Old Strike To W. H. Davis   Union Leaders Ask Senate Probe of Akron Situation

RUBBER WORKER ‘STILL BALKING; NEW ACT SEEN   Government Will Have Tc Squeeze Akron Strikers Into Toiling Mood

Government \Vioves To Seize Plants  Suspension of Rights to Shift ~ e ar y? rY #4   Suspension of Rights to Shift Premiums, Vacations Unavailing; Workers to Ask Unemployment Pay

Seizure of Tire Plants Next Move   Government Is Preparing To Take Over as Rubber Workers Refuse to Go Back to Jobs in Akron

Strikers Refuse WLB Directives   Next Move Up to The Government in Gocdyvear Tie-Upn

Seizure of Akron Tire Plant Looms   WLB Refers Strike to Davis-— Union Heads Ask Senate Probe

U. §. Seizure of Goodyear Plant Likely   WLEB Orders Defied By 33,700 Striking Rubber Workers

U.S. To Seize Goodrich Co.  Strike Referred To Economic Stabilizer

WLB TAKES 1ST STEP IN SEIZURE OF OHIO PLANTS   Refers Rubber Walkout at Akron Factories to Davis

GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARD SEIZURE OF LARGE RUBBER PLANT  WAR LABOR BOARD REFERS GOODYEAR STRIKE TO STABILIZER DAVIS

U.S. TO SEIZE RUBBER PLANTS   Akron Strike Is Referred ' To Economic Stabiliz er By WLB

Unionists Defy Back-to-Work Order of WLB   '8-Day-Old Stoppage by {6,700 Workers Given to Economic Stabilizer

Government May Seize Goodyear  Rubber Plant   WLB Refers Strike To Economic Stabilizer After Defiance.

Akron Rubbel Strike Nears Acute Stage   Government Moves Toward Seizure of Goodyeer Plant

WLB Disciplines Rubber Workers Strike Stil On   Newspaper Deliverers Also Defy WLB In New York Strike

Next Move Up 'To Government  In Akron Strike   WLB's Diseiplinary Action Brings No lnmediate Reaction Grom -Rubber Workers

Gov't Moves To Take Over Akrot Rubber Factory   Goodyear Plant Closed by 16,700 Idle Workers and Firestone Factory also on Strike.

Tire Makers On Strike Defy WLB   Government: May Be Forced to Seize Plants

Army To Take  Over Company   Government Move To Seize Rubber Plant In Akron. Ohio.

IN PLANE CUTBACK   Kansas Plants Affected by  Reduction in Rate of Output

SAYS UNITY WON WAR, CAN SOLVE PROBLEM AHEAD   Multitude Cheers Hero

Congress Hears Talk By General   Given Tumultous Greeting by Hundreds of Thou sands at Capital

General Lands At 11:11 For Biggest Reception Ever Given U.S. Hero   [In Message To Congress He Says Combat Soldier Expects World Leaders To Preserve Peace He’s Winning

WASHINGTON WELCOMES EISENHOWER   General [ke is Given Triumphel Homecoming

Capital Goes All Out For Army’s Chief    Tells Congress “Problems  of Peace Can and Must  Be Met.”

Capital Terns Gut En Masse to Greet First Herc   Hundreds of Thousands Line Avenue As Parade  Passes Through

General Gets Hero Welcome in Capital   Eisenhower's Address to Congress Stresses Desires of U.S. Doughboys

Nation Must Preserve The Peace He Is Winning  CAPITAL HONORS — CONQUERING HERO  Thanks Civilian America For Weapons And Confidence

EISENHOWER IS GIVEN TRIBUTE AT WASHINGTON   Grateful Nation Welcomes the Conquering Hero Of Western Frent

TELLS WORLD THAT PROBLEM MUST BE MET   Congress Hears General. in Message From Men Who > Won One Victorv... ~ -

Eisenhower Home Says Peace Not Harder Than War   General Kisses Wife, Parades Through Capital Streets as Cheers of Thousands Fill Ears

800 Ship Convoy Pours 60,000 Troops Ashore; Jap Resistance Is Light

Krueger’s Armored Forces Ready For Expected Jap Counterattack FErom Hille

First Waves.  Unopposed by Defenders   800 Ship Convoy Brings Troops Equipment

POWERFUL AMERICAN INVASION FORCE 15 HEADING FOR MANILA   GREATEST OF AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS IN PACIFIC FOLLOWS BOMBARDMENTS

‘ALMOST BLOODLESS INVASION BY THOUSANDS OF TROOPS: JAPS CUT OFF FROM: OUTSIDE AID

Landings OnLuzon — “Reported ‘Effected™ In Bloodless Action   All Jap Coastal Guns Knocked Out In Terrific 3-Day Bombardment; 3400 Craft Used By: Americans

As Sixth Army invades Luzon   Japs Desert Battered Detenses Upon Beaches

Doughboys Seize San Fabian as Gen. MacArthur Goes Ashore; Casualties Very Light

Almost Bloodless Landing Reported; Japs Desert Quickly   Materiel Pours Ashore From Allied Gigantic 800 Ship Convoy.

CHINA AWAITS U.S. CITIES RETURN OF COULOCOMBAT GEN. HURLEY ATOMIC BOMB  j

China Awaits Arrival of  Gen. Hurley   Gen. Li States Differences Can Be Settled by  Negotiations

Seek treaty for defense of Americas  Under auspices of neace aveney

New Security Proposal: ‘Stettinius Plans To Invite Other  Republics To Join in Defense Move

U.S. Sponsors Defense Plan   Other American Nations Would Join Under Supervision Of World Setup

Fighting In French Colonies   Syria And Lebanon Claim Independence

_ NEW: WORRIES  Fe rance -e Hit - By Fighting   Blood Flows In Three Important. Areas: Claimed ‘By French .°.

Von Rundstedt Taken Near Munict By 36th Division   60-Year-Old Strategist Says Now Senseless For Germany to Fight

Von Rundstedt ls Captured  Top Nazi Strategist Taken by Yanks at Bad Toelz Hospital

7 OFFICE og THE PRESIDEt  eae  OFFICES oF  JUDGE SANBORN ~ JUDGE COLLET -}UDGE.DUNCAN   Von Rundstedt Captured In Hospital Near Munich

Von Rundstedt U.S. Prisoner   Ex-German General Surrenders To Yanks

Von Rundstedt Ha: Been Captured By U. S. Soldiers  Planner of December Break-Through  Taken With Family

NOTED PRUSSIAN GENERAL WHO WAS KICKED OUT BY HITLER HELD PRISONER BY AMERICANS

YANKS CAPTURE VON RUNDSTEDT   Take Nazi Officer in Hospital Near Munich

RUSSIA. ASSERTS SHES HEEDNG. PAFDCE TORE   Soviet Denies“ Her. Troops . Have Interfered With Country’s. Forces.   REJECTS APPEAL BY.U. S.   Reply to, State Department Note Is Refusal to Call Armed Forces Home 

"Lone Ranger's" Wife Says Network Program Made Her a Social Outlaw

Jennings Asks Damages On “Lone Ranger” Episode; ’ Children Yell ‘Robher’ Since Broadcast

REMAIN UNTIL NOV. 1   Status of German Pri Prisoner of War Camp Is the Same

SMALL NATIONS GAIN VOICE IN SECURITY PLAN   Latin-American States Hold Veto Power Over “Big Five” Agreements

SMALL NATIONS GET POWERFUL NEW “CLUB”   ’Frisco Conference to Require Two-Thirds Votes on Issues

SMALL NATIONS IN CONTROL OF CONFERENCE VETO POWER   LATIN-AMERICAN BLOC OR OTHER GROUFS DECIDING FACTOR IN SECURYLY  CHARTER VO      By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON  Tnternationa) News Service

NEVIUS’ SUCCESSOR STEPS INTO OFFICE   He Had Been Filling Job Temporarily

ransit Walkout Ends in Capital   Strikers Vote to Retum At  Mass Meeting

Thinks Congressmen Overpaid Now And Will Run On Low Salary Plank

U. $. Power Will Reinforce Atlantic Charter Principles   FDR Projects Active Role for America: In European Politics

FDR CITES U. S. - FOREIGN POLICY   Stand Is Taken On Nation’: Role In Postwar Europe

Influence of U. S. Will Re-enforce Principles of The Atlantic Charter--FDR

Atomic Bomb Talk Widespread   Atlee “Happy” to Discuss Future of Energy, He Says

Fkarmers’ Dilemma   lf Manpower Goes,  They Must Be Able Tn Rat Marhinary

FARMER DRAFT 1S CRITICIZED   THREE WESTERN SENATORS  -ARE HEADING OPPOSITION TO TIGHTENING AGRICULTURAL DEFERMENTS °

Superforts Lay Mine Blockade About Islands   kK \plosive s Dropped By Parachute Bottle U p Naval And € argo Fleets

Doolittle Says Yank Air Force Operating Against lanan Growing Daily

B-29s in Drive to Stop Fleet   Destruction of Jap Productive Power Aim of Smash at Waterborne Commerce

Drop Mines In Jap Sea From Forts   Major Harbors Filled With Explosives To Bottle Up Ships.

Office of Veterans Affairs Begins Work   Monypeny Meets With Members of The Advisory Group

M’ARTHUR’S FORCES TO CONTINUE FIGHT   General Voices Hope End Is Near at Hand, but Plans No LetDown in Campairn.

HALSEY FLEET RIPS MAINLAND   248 Jap Planes Knocked Out; Kamaishi Still   Smoulders

LAVAL TRIS 10 BUY OFF AIRMEN   Offers $20,000 Each If They Would Take Him To Portugal

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   NAZI-HELD TERRITORY IN SAAR PALATINATE IS REDUCED TO LITTLE MORE THAN A BRIDGEHEAD

Midnight Curfew On Entertainment Places Ordered  Theaters, Bars, Dance  Halls Affected by

Byrnes Orders Night Spots To Close at 12   No Shows, Bars, Or Dance Halls After Midnight

Truman Seeks Approval of Peace Charter   President Will Fly To Washington  When Meeting Ends

PEACE GHARTER T0 BE SUBMITTED 10 THE SENATE SOON   Will Be Presented by Tramar Immediately After Its Approval at San Francisco,   TO BRING CHARTER BACK   Truman Wants to Take Senate Approval With Him to Hig Three Meeting.

Right to Withdraw From League Wish of Small Nations   Conference at ’'Frisco May Net Adjourn Until Late Next Week

Senate Soon Will Receive  Peace Plans   President Truman Will Present Charter to U. S. Solons After It Meets Approval at Conference.

Peace Charter to Reach Senate Soor After Completion   President Will Visit Home Town For Homecoming

Senate Will Get World Charter At End of Conference   President Truman Seeks Ratification Before Big Three Meeting

Sen. George Believes Approval Difficulty Will Bar Document Being Ready Then

Peace Charter Goes To Senate After Approval!   Truman Will Submit Unice Document For Ratifica tion After Parley.   SPEECH IS PENDING

Truman To Submit Peace Charter To. Congress Soon After Its’: Approval

Truman to Fly Peace Charter to Washington   Will Be Submitted Immediately After Approval At Parley

Some Idea Of The Complex Problem Price Ceilings On Over 8 Million Services And Items, Bowles Reveals

Marshall Choice ‘Most Fortunate   Wedemeyer Says He Can Solve Problem

TO MEET IN 40 DAYS   Truman Expects to € to Convene With  Stalin and Churchill

Big 3 Will Meet Within 40 Days   President Tells Aims Of Important Parley

Truman Rejects Proposals For Big Five Discussions Of Near East Embroilment

Big Three Meet ‘Within 40 Days’   President Opposes Idea of Big Five Meet

New Deal On News   A Shift in Policy Means San Francisco Conference Will Be Wide Open to Press

PROMISE NEWS TO FLOW FREELY FROM FRISCO MEET   New Deal in News of Allied Diplomacy Heralded by Reporters’ Freedom at Mexico City and FDR’s Pledge of Same at 'Frisco

Press, I Radio  Are Welcome   ‘United Nations Meet Open To News Groups

Bombers Blast Retreat Path Of Nazi Army   Thousand Flying Fortresses And Liberators Pound Transport Network

1,000 Bombers Hit Nazis Behind  Ardennes Salient   205 Enemy Planes Shot Down During Air Battles Monday

Troops, Tanks Blasted   Allied Armadas Strike in Rear of German Columns

\s Allied Fliers { Toll Of At Least 2 Enemy Planes, Ga   SMASH AT GERM) N TANKS AND TROOPS   Three Hour Parade Of RAF Bombers Raided Targets Last Night

TRAIN COLLISION CLAIMS 6 LIVES   Two Seaboard Air Line Fliers Involved In Morning Crash

GERMANS’ PUSH ON STRASBOURG SEEMS CHECKED   Thousand of Enemy Troops Facing Annihilation in Belgian Trap

Foe Retreats In Disorder Before Tanks Of Britons   4thArmoredSpeeds 27 Miles Through Confused Germans Under ‘Blackout’

General Patton’s 4th Armored Division May Be Joined ~ With The First Army = %

American First and Third Armies Near June: tion in Sweep Toward Berlin—Fleeing Germans Show No Sign of Making Stand— Ninth Meets Fierce Resistance — Street Fighting Continues in Frankfurt.

German Resistance Collapsing; Hundreds Of Allied  Prisoners Being Freed   NINTH ARMY MEETING FIERCE OPPOSITION

AdvancesUp To27 Miles are Reported   First And Third American Armies Nearing Junction That Will Form New German Tran

First and Third Near Link-Up Deep in Reich   cities and Towns Falling Rapidly as Yanks Rush for Berlin

Shattered Germans In Chaotic Retreat Along Entire Front   All Organized Resistance in Virtual Collapse As Western Allies Roll Within 275-Miles OL lunotuve With Ruccian Tenanne

U.S. First, Third Nearing Junction Beyond Hanau and Giessen; Secrecy Veils Facts on Advances

U. S. 3rd and 7th Are Near Link-up Deep in Germany   Whirlwind Advances Made Through Weak Foe Resistance; British Tanks Smash German Defenses North of Ruhr

PRAYER WING’ TOBE ENLARGED   Folks at Home Want To Join New Branch of AIC

Ferrying Division Chaplain Forms “Prayer Wing"; Fliers Pray Daily

BIRT ISLAND IS ~~ SEIZED BYU. $   San Bernardino Straits  Philippines ‘Cleared’

Manila Battle In Final Throes   Last Resistance Of Japs Is Being Crushed By Gen. MacArthur’s Men

UNITS OF 37TH DIVISION POUR YHROUGH BREACH IN WALLS FOR FINAL BATTLE IN  . CAPITAL

Carrier Planes And Superforts Bombard Japan   1700 Aircraft in Mighty Attack, Japanese Claim

MOLOTOV IS BUE IN WASHINGTON   Meeting Of Big Three To Se’ Policy

Molotov Due To Arrive in Capital Today   Three Powers To Warn Nazis On Afrocities

EXPECT MOLOTOV TO ARRIVE TODAY   POLISH POLICY IS TOUGHEST PROBLEM UP FOR DISCUSSION

He, Eden and Stettinius Will Discuss Long List of Problems.   POLISH ISSUE GRAVEST

Molotov Expected in Washington Today for Conference with Eden And American Secretary of State

MOLOTOV IS DUE TO ARRIVE TODAY   Polish Problem Is Gravest To Be Discussed With Russian Foreign Minister.

MOLOTOV WILL ARRIVE TODAY   Moscow Envoy to Join Foreign Ministers’ Preliminary Parley

lowa Governor Appoints New School Chiet   Suspended Superintendent Says He Had No Chance To Defend Himself.   NO EMPLOYES QUIT

‘Had No Chance to Defend Myself  --Von Krog  Suspended Head of Training School Tatks

Stalin Gives Truman Reply About Poland   Nature of : ‘Communication From Moscow Is Unpublished

Stalin Fails to Answer Allied Query on Poland   Russ Trusteeship Plan Proposed  At Peace Conelave

*llied Strategy Review in Sight   Drastic Revision of War Plans Expected at Big 3 Conference

Allied Strategy Still Calls For Naz Defeat Before All-Out Attack In Pacific

War Strategy To Be Changed   Russian Entry Into Pacific Fight Looms

BIG THREE T0 REVIEW PLANS   Extended ‘War In Europe To Delay End of Pa cific Campaign

SWEEPING REVIEW OF ALLIED STRATEGY IS: FYPECTFN RE MANE   BIG THREE CONFERENCE ABOUT FEB. 1 EXPECTED BE FOCAL POINT

REVIEW OF ALLIED STRATEGY NEEDED   Campaign in Pacific Moving ¢ Faster Than. Expected by 7 Military Leaders

Sweeping Review of Allied Grand Strategy Believed Brewing with “Big Three” Parley Indicated Shortly

Allied Stratesy Due for Sweeping Review at Conference of Big Three

Speed-up in the Pacific, Lag in Europe May Precipitate Shift in Time-tables When Big 3 Meet Opens Around Feb. 1   GERMANS’ COUNTER-OFFENSIVE BEGINS TO BACKFIRE ON ’EM

Allied Chiefs  Review Plans   Events On Fronts Forcing Revisions

Allied Grand Strategy Due For Review   War Program Will Probably Be Revised At Bie Three Meeting

Allied Grand Strategy Will Be Fully Aired   Military, Politieal Chiefs To Make Sweeping Review During Big Three  Conferences

Sweeping Review Of Allied Ground Strategy Expected To Start With Big-3 Meet   To Relate Future Operations In Pacific With European Battle Plans

Allocate Nation’s Supply Of Foods   Agriculture Department Figures Tend To Show Money, Not The Supply, Causes Shortages

Grocers And Housewives Grow More Worried As Soap Supplies Disappear

Soap Buying Stampedes Subside as OPA Denies Ration  Rumors: Manufacturers Announce Normal Production

SHORTAGE OF SOA? FACES THE NATION   Searcity Of Fats And Oils Is A Contributing Factor

ap, Latest I Item       Well Known Brands Disappear From Shelves

Shortage Of Soap Is Indicated By Survey   Situation Attributed To Fat Shortage—Government Rerulations

Fear of Rationing Blamed For Recent Soap Shortage   Manufacturers Say Hoarders Caused ‘Run’

Soap Joins List OfHard-To-Get  Civilian Goods   Shortages Exist In Many Areas, Survey By United Press Reveals

State Due . ToWarm Up   More Moderate Temperatures Will Begin To Melt Snow Blanket

TOMORROW WARMER   ‘Temperatures Above Freezing : Forecast for Eastern Kansas

@ GLAMOUR POLL  Hollywood Pin-Up Queens Hail Early Return of Nylons

FRISCO MAN SUSPECT IN '10 KILLINGS   Ex-Convict Held Pending  Investigations

To Exhume Ashes of Woman in Hope Of Finding Clues to Disappearance Or Deaths of Seven Other Women

EXPECT WORK OR FIGHT BILL IN HOUSE SOON   Plan To Act At Once On FDR’s Proposal

WORK, FIGHT PILL READY NEXT WEEK?   House Military Committee — Plans to Move Swiftly After EDR’. Sacond Plea

Work Or Be Drafted Tawi is Expected to Hit Congress Soor   House Military Coininittee Plans to Rush Bill.  on Servive, Manpower 

HOUSE MAY GET ‘WORK OR FIGHT BILL NEXT WEEK   COMMITTEE PLANS TO SPEED ACTION ON NAT’L SERVICE

WORK-OR-FIGHT’ ACTION SPEEDED   House Group Moves Quickly After New Roosevelt Plea

OHIO TO MAKE WAR ON SLOT MACHINES   Governor Attacks Through Liquor Licenses

N. Y. Greets Wainwright  Record Paper Blizzard On Line Of Parade

New York Acclaims — Wainwright  Greatest Paper  Blizzard in ee ee

Paper Blizzard Showers Hero   Gen. Wainwright Welcomed With Greatest Demonstration In New York.

BIG NEW YORK CROWDS HAIL WAINWRIGHT      Paper Shower One O! Greatest City Has Ever Had

New York City Gives Ovation To Wainwrigh   General Is Deeply Impressed by Overpowering Welcome

Wainwright fiven ‘Great Ovation in New-York Cily   Millious. Reger Gcustings 16 Ge. ae A og 32- ~ Mile Rouls

Greatest Blizzard  (Of Paper Marks  Wainwright Visit Three Million Greet  Hero of Bataan On Triumphal Tour

MILLIONS CHEER GEN. WAINWRIGHT   GREAT OVATION GIVEN 62. YEAR-OLD HERO OF CORREGIDOR IN NEW YORK,

PAPER BLIZZARD ENGULFS WAR HER   New York City Acclaims Gen. — Wainwright; He-Finds-It“Hard to Take”

Paper Blizzard for Wainwright  Corregidor Chief Hailed by Millions

New York Hails Gen. Wainwright : Paper Blizzard Rains _on Pacific War Hero

New York Acclaims — Wainwright   Greatest Paper Blizzard in History Showers Down on Hera

Paper Blizzard Snows Under Hero Acclaimed By Throng Of 3 Million: iGeneral Urges U.S. Preparedness

17-GUN SALUTE WELCOMES THE HERO OF BATAAN   waGuardia Heads Welcoming Committee As Nation's Greatest City Opens Arms To Pacific Hero.

WAINWRIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY   Cheering Millions Give Him One of Greatest Welromes.

Great Ovation Given to Hero  Of Corregidor   Paper Blizzard Fells on Wainwright as Parade in Hs Hon or Passes Through New Vari’. a     thm

i Now Half Way To Manila   nfantrymen Push 1] Miles From arlac, Take Capas

CAPAS IS SEIZED -INLUZON ADVANCE   Yanks .More. Than Holl Way to Philippine. Capital

Yanks Gaining in All  Luzon Sectors   Another Air Field Captured by Fast Rolling Army

YANK TROOPS ARE 34 MILES FROM MANILA   GAINS SCORED IN ALL SECTORS ON LUZON ISLAND

Treops Approachmg Pam panga Province, Leading To Obiective   ALL LUZON SECTORS REPORTED ADVANCES

YANKS DRIVE FOR 11 MILES PAST TARLAC   Are Now Only 54 Air Miles From City Of Manila

Sweep Within 54 Miles Of Luzon Capital As M’Arthur Reveals Army Makeup

CAPAS CAPTUREL ON LUZON PLAIN   American Forces Gain 11 Miles Beyond Tafac, Half Wav on Road to Manila

CAPAS. IS ‘SEIZED: “IN LUZON ADVANCE      Yanks .More: Than. ‘Hall Way, to. Philippine,  ‘Capital

Capas Falls, Clark Field 11 Miles Off   Yanks Rolling on Manila, Cut Bolinao Peninsula, Bombard Racarin

YANKS 11 MILES FROM CLARK FIELD   ROLL SWIFTLY TOWARD ,PAMPANGA PROVINCE, GATEWAY TO MANILA.

Group of Selectees Report: ed April 30th For Induction Into Army

Group Of Registrants Reported Tuesday For 'Preinduction Physical

7th War Loan With Largest Quota Set For May 14-June 30   All-Out Effort in Pacific Will Increase Need for Bond Purchases

Jap Drive Penis U.S. China Base   Three Divisions Open Powerful Offensive

‘Rate Nazi Strength In  West At 80 Divisions  As Allies Open Drive  if

Big Push Into Germany Starts   ALLIED OFFENSIVE NOW UNDERWAY ON WEST FRONT

‘Older German Officers See  Reich Doomed   Youth Still Arrogant As Eisenhower Launches Climactic Battle

Situation on West Front as Big Push Starts   Gen. Ike Hits as Nazis Fight Losing Battle for Berlin

Famous 3rd and Tth Armies Take Over Occupation   15th Army To Quit Job Soon After Zones Are Announced

OCCUPATIONAL ARMIES TO SERVE IN GERMANY   Famed third And Veter: and Seventh To Take Over Duties  NINTH ARMY GIVEN NEW ASSIGNMENT  Allied Armies Get First Call On German Labor

LL BE ARMIES  mL SEVENTH  F OCCUPATION   Work Or Starve Germans Told

3rd, 7th Get Police Roles   Occupation Forces For Germany Picked

Two Armies Of Occupation Are Selected   Third And Seventh Will Serve In American Zone Of Germany— Ninth Gets Assignment

PATTON-PATCH TEAM NAMED T0 POLICE GERMAN’   Famed Third and Seventh Will Be  Occupation Armies

3RD, 7TH ARE ARMIES OF OCCUPATION   Ninth to Go to Pacific; Status of 15th Uncertain

TODAY'S ISSUE STARS, STRIPES TELLS OF PLAN   15th Army Now in Rhineland May Be Moved

PARATROOPS MAKE LANDING ON ISLAND FORT   MacArthur Triumphantly An: nounces: “We Have Captured Bataan”

Bataan Seized By Yanks After Bold Landing   Invasion Troops Covered by Naval Guns and Warplanes

Bataan Reclaimed In Bold American Sea-Borne Landing   Yanks Gain All Peninsula’s Chief Miltary Objec tives in 48 Hours

YANKEE TROOPS CAPTURE BATAAN IN BOLD STROKE   Gen, MacArthur In Triumphant Announcement From Manila

Paratroops and Seaborne Units Splash Ashore on Bataan Coast MARIVELES TAWEN  ee Tanne Wrorh?e Retofte Miron      IMARIVELES TAKEN   Japs Fight Briefly Then Fice to Hills Under Hail of Rockets

Bold Sea-Borne Landing Made By Yanks On Bataan   Historic Peninsula Captured, Declares MacArthur Communique

15 Cent Hourly Increase In Pay Is Turned Down   Modified Proposal To End Wage Disputes Termed Unacceptable

COMPANY PLAN TIES KIKE TO HIGHER OUTPUT   Asks Penalty:on Wildcat Strikes

Turn Down 15 Cents an Hour Boost   Was Highest Offered b: Any Automobile Company to Its Employes

15-Cent Hike Rejected By UAW Leaders   Offer Highest Made By Strike-Bound Auto Industry

106TH DIVISION MET BRUNT OF NAZI FIRE   Twe Regiments And Supporting Artillery Wiped Out In Rundstedt’s Drive

ARMY EXPERIMENTAL PLAN BOOTS OUT UNIFORMITY AND MILITARY GLAMOR IN TEACHING DEMOCRACY TO NAZI YOUTH 

It’s Job to De-Nazify German Boys  First Step Is To Boot Out Military Glamor by Giving Them Motly Uniforms

LEFT-WINGERS WIN FINNISH ELECTION   Capture 50 Seats in Parliament— Rebuke to Those Supporting War Against Russia.

LEFT WINGERS VICTORIOUS IN FINN ELECTION   PREMIER  PAASIKIVI GETS ‘NEW FACES’ IN PARLIAMENT

FINN, LEFTWING   ‘Win Parliament Seats From Rival Two Fac- .  Hane -

Temperatures   Family and Leaders Of Church at His Side in Death

Eisenhower Joins Stimson im Plea For Peace Drafi   Military Training Program Is Necessary, General Writes Committee

nae UC COU ew eee  Peace Depends On Universal Military Tridaiee: Stimson

Eisenhower For Citizen U. S. Army   Gomes Out for Military Training in Peace Time  —At Capital Monday

BUCKS CO. CHAPLAIN SEES MUCH SERVICE   Lieut. Edwin W. Andrews Returns From Pacific  Theatre of War A VARIETY OF DUTIES

LIEUT. EDWIN ANDREWS RETURNS FROM PACIFIC   Chaplain Serving in Navy Has Seen Much Action   DESCRIBES HIS DUTIES

SEEKS END OF ~ UNAMERICAN COMMITTEE   Solon Circulates Petition to End Committee He Calls Worthless.

U.S. Spends 100 Billion Last Year   National Debt Rises to 240 Billion os Fiscal Year Nears End

U.S.IN SIGHT OF TAPERING GFF SPENDING SPREE   Outlook For Reduced Spending Better With One Pront War

U.S. Within Sight Of Tapering Off War Expenditures   National Debt By June 30 Will Be $240 Billions

Government Spending To Taper Off   U. S. In Sight Of Slowing Down Biggest Spending Spree In History

Govt. in Sight Tanering Off Spending Spree   Truman Has Job To Get Treasury Out of the ‘Red’

Tojo Taking Food, Looks To Recovery From Wound   MacArthur Rounding Up Japan’s Leaders

TOJO SAYS HE HAD LONG PLANNED TO COMMIT SUICIDE   DEPOSED JAP DICTATOR IS REPORTED IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION

'Planned to Kill Himself for Long \Time, Tojo Says   Knew Time Had Come When Officers Arrived; Is Strong Enough for Interview

TIME HAD COME 10 DIE: 10J0   “SAYS HE PLANNED © SUICIDE “LONG TIME”

SUICIDE PLANNED LONG AGO-TOJO   AVOIDED HARI KIRI FOR LACK OF ANYONE TO CUT OFF HEAD

Used Gun Because He Feared Hari Kiri ‘Would Miss’ Because He Bid Not  _ Have Beheader

Tojo Now Wants To Live Despite Scheduled Tria   Condition Appears ‘Satisfactory’

Tojo Holds Interview, Says He Planned to Kill Himself Ear ‘Some Considerable Time’

T0JO EXPLAINS HURRIED SkOT   Ex-Dictator Says He Rushed Suicide Attempt as U. §. Officers Neared

lojo Planned Suicide A Long lime, He Says   Knew Time Had Come When He Saw American: Outside House,

Tojo Declares He Knew Time Was Up   Jap Dictator Planned Suicide for Long Time, He Tells Yanks

Tojo Lacked Someone to Cut Off His Head in Hara Kiri Ceremony, So Put His Trust in Yankee Pistol

Tojo Says He Had Planned For Long  Time To Kill Self   Sits Up In Bed and Gives First Interview.

No Second for His Hara Kari. Tojo Reports   Tht Was Reason For Trying Other Suicide Method

Tojo Action Not Impulse   Had Planned Long Time On Killing Self; Condition Now ‘Quite Satisfactory’

Tojo Talks Of Plan to: Kill Self      Former Premier Said in Satisfactory Condition; Sits Up, Parries Many Ovestions on War

Long Planned Suicide, Tojo   Brushes Aside Many Questions Relating To War and Politics

Tojo’s Condition Good; Refuses To Talk Politics   Says Can‘t Answer Kurusu Query Without Documentary Evidence

Had Planned to Take Life: Tojo   Knew Time Had Come When Yanks Arrived

Turn Japs Over to Chinese, Russians, Ask Americans Liberated from Prisons

LIBERATED POW 3 RESENT FREEDOM GIVEN JAPANESE   Urge Chinese and Russian Vengeance On Japs   ‘SU RPRISED TO SEE JAPS WITH GUNS   And Curious Crowds of Japs Watching Them Iinload

‘Freed Americans Resent ie reedom of Japs; Want Chinese To Get Revenge

PRISONERS ASK FOR VENGEANCE   WANT CHINESE OF REDS TO HANDLE JAPS

Congress Would Set Clocks Back An Hour Sept. 30   Diffusion of Industry. — Planned for Prosperity

Factories For Farmer Areas Is Wallace Plan   Help Industry Expand in Under-Developed Districts

Congress to Get Factory Plan for Farm Areas   Administration to Help in Expanding Industry

Stalin, Truman Hold Conference For First Time   Rigid Censorships Conceals Opening of Conference Proper

MEETING OF BIG 3 NOW UNDER WAY   Stalin Calls On Truman for Luncheon Today

Eleven Rush County Farmers Receive $1,000 Or More From Government As Payment Under Two Crop Programs

Lindbergh, Back From Europe, Says There Is No Peace Or Liberty There

Lindbergh Finds Europe Troubled   Peace, Liberty Far From Established, Fear of Continued Warfare Widespread

Over 3 Million Home Front Hoosiers Hold Tumultuous Victory Celebration

Credit Asked By Britain For War  Costs Before 42   Claim International Balance Sheet Not Fair To England

GREAT BRITAIN WANTS RELIEF   Wants Crédit‘for Billions She Spent for Victory Before .. Lend-Lease and Pearl, Harbor — Will Present Problem to Ecdnemic, Conference.

Stage A Record Clearance Sale  Of War Surplus   U. S. Disposes Of About $50,000,000 Worth Of Property A Month.

Surplus Property Selling at Fifty Million a Month   Farming Land to Be Offered Soon; Surplus Increases

Civilians Buy War Surplus at Fast Clip   Consumer Goods Go to Public at Pace of 50 Million a Month

LUMDer Jack bivell Life Sentence in Randall Murder   Victim’s Widow Faces Misdemeanor Trial in January Tern:

GEORGE FIELD TOOK PART IN FLYING 6,000 SOLDIERS HOME  FOR CHRISTMAS FURLOUGHS

Pension Bill Signed Today   Is Intended to Raise Size Of Old-Age Pension Payments In Oklahoma

Stop Your Talk About Another War’, General Patton Told by ‘Dead Soldier

RESULTS OF BIG 3 PARLEY LAUDED BY CONGRESSMEN   HOOVER ENDORSES PACT AS A STRONG PEACE FOUNDATION

Germany To Be Fully Disarmed; Little Folk of Europe To Have  Choice of Government

General House Acclaim Of Meeting Marred By Voice Crying “’Sellout’’

House Warm In Praise   Acclaim of Big-Three Agreements Interrupted By Denunciation Of Polish “Sell-Out”

Terms Big 3 Accord a Sell Out of Polanc   Legislators Also Hear Leaders Agree on Red Aid in Pacific

Solon Charges Poland Sold Out by Big 3   O’Konski of Wisconsin Interrupts House Acclaim Of Crimean Agreement

BLAST IN CONGRESS   Wisconsin Representative Says the Poles Were Soul Out

Quotation From Roosevelt's First Message to Nation ls Repeated at Funeral Rites

Back of the Headlines   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Drace Ware Arnlect

TEXAS GULF COAST REFINERIES REMAIN IDLE ON WEDNESDAY  ‘UNION LEADERS IN OWIU AWAIT RESULT OF CHICACO: CONFERENCE

Fase Limit on Re-enlistments  Minimunt: Time of Year Voted Today

GHINESE RESUME NITY PARLEYS   Sessions Have Been Deadlocked Since November 17

S20 Superfortresses Drop 6,632 Tons In PreDawn Raid AIRMEN REPORTED EXCELLENT RESULTS  U.S. Battleships And Carrier Pianes Join In Bombardment

4 Cities Are Still Burning   Greatest Aerial Raid in History Batters Japanese

GREATEST AIR RAID IN HISTORY JUST CLOSEL   Four Jap War Production Cities Still Ablaze

Mustangs Pound Industrial Areas, Transport Cities   One Superfort Lost Ir 5-Way, 800 Bomber Attack On Honshu

Nip War Plants Blaze Furiously  After Big Attack   American Mustangs Bomb, Strafe Cities  In Industrial Area

Follow Great Fire Attack ‘By Supertorts   Mustangs Join in Fight; Four Jap Cities Still Ablaze.

ARMY PLANES BOMB CITIES ON HONSHU   Follows Record Attack By 820 Superfortresses

RECORD ASSAULT IS FOLLOWED BY DAYLIGHT RAID   820 Superforts Set Record By Dropping 6632 Tons of Bombs

Two Air Armadas Hit Japan ; Four Cities Ablaze Following Attack By 820 Superfortresses

Jap Cities Stull Blaze From Record  Air Assault   Fighter-Bombers Pick Up Offensive After 820 Superforts Set Tremendous Fire

TWO ARMADAS RAID HEART UF WAR INDUSTRY   Follow B-29 Assaults with Attack on Honshu and Osaka-Kobe Area.

F ighters Rake Jdan In Wake of B-29 jlow   820 Bombers Blast. Five Cité Of Honshu in Pre-Dawn Assult

FIVE TARGETS BLAZING AFTER 820 8-293 HIT   All Four Cities Warned In Advance But Little Opposition Met   MUSTANGS °OUND JAPS   Osaka-Kobe industrial Area Bombed And Strafed; Wake Blasted

PLANES FOLLOW UP BIGGEST AIR RAID ON RECORD   Two Armadas Give Second Blow to Central Japan

Earlier Air Attack Set mH New Record :   WAS GREATEST IN HISTORY, W        FOUR CITIES, OIL CENTER AFIRE:

Follow Up Greatest Air Attack In History Made By 820 Superfertresses—Fires Visible For 180 Miles   OTHER TARGETS IN HOME ISLAND HIT

RECORD AIR RAD. ‘DROPS 6632 TONS FROM 820 PLANES   Raid: Early Today Was ‘Bigger Than Any of the Mammoth Raids’ Made on Ger-. man War Factories.   FOUR CITIES AFLAME AFTER BOMBERS LEAVE   Two Armadas of FighterBombers Follow Up Record Blow By: Superforts With New Attacks Today.

OVER 800 B-29S DROP 6,000 TONS OF BOMBS ON FIVE JAP TARGETS   TWO ARMADAS OF FIGHTER-BOMBERS RAKED CENTRAL JAPAN TODAY IN FOLLOW-UP TO YESTERDAY’S BLOWS.

240 Japanese Planes Blasted At Formosa   B-29s Follow Up Attack with Raids On Honshu Taraets

SUPER FORTS RAID NAGOYA. PLANE PLANT   Again Strike At. Center Of In. dustrial Japan; No Details Given

B-29s Hit Nagoya Aireraft Factories      Seventy Raiders Carry Out Two-Hour Attack

FORMOSA IS ATTACKED BY FLEET   Japs Lose 240 Planes As Halsey’s Forces Assault Island

SUPERFORTS AGAIN HIT AT NAGOYA   Navy Fliers Wreck 140 Jap Planes In Sunday Raids

Jap Aircraft Center of Nagoya Raided   Tokyo Radio Reports About 70 Superforts Hit Industrial Center

70 B-29s Punish Jap Mainland Aircraft Center   Yanks Menace Clark Field in Swift  ' Advance on Manila

Nagoya Hit By Supers   MacArthur Drives Closer to Manila In Luzon Campaign

70 SUPERFORTS BOMB NAGOYA PLANE CENTER   B-29’s Operate for 1st Time Under Lemay: Hit Industrial Japan

'B-29 Bombers Raid Plants In  Nagova Area   Japanese Radio Reports Attack By About 70 Superfortresses On Jap Aircraft Center

JAP HOMELAND AGAIN BLASTED   THIRD FLEET CONTINUES TO DESTROY ENEMY

‘Nip Radio Says _ Superforts Again Hit Jap Homelanc   War Department States Center of Industrial  Area Blasted By B-29’s .

Japs Plead for Red Offensive in Manchuria to be Halted, Claim Soviet Forces Now Near Mukden

Japanese Appeal To MacArthur to Halt Red Drive   Radioed Message Indicates Soviets Are About to Besiege Mukden   RUSSIANS ORDERED TO CONTINUE PUSH   daps Ccunter-Attacking and Refusing to Give Up, Mescow Insists

Japs Plea With MacArthur To Halt Red Drive   Soviet Armies Press On In Manchuria  RY Ww R BRICCINROTHAM

T okyo Pleads For America To Stop Reds   Russians Ordering  Soldiers to: Continue  Killing Jap Troops

Japs Make Plea That Reds End Manchurian Push   Soviet. Radio Orders Russians To Press On,  “Kill Without Mercy”

VOSCOW RADIO JRDERS TROOPS 10 PUSH AHEAD   Siege of Mukden Near, Jap Note to Allied  Leader Indicates

‘Kill Without Mercy’, Russ Armies Told   Moscow Says Japs Attack; Tokyo Asks U.S. te Stop Reds

JAPAN PLEADING FOR RUSSIA TO STOP OFFENSIVE   Soviet Orders Armies Press 01 And “Kill Without Mercy”

Soviet Radio Orders To Press On And Kill Without Mercy   BAN AVTECRAVAUV EER ENASL CAEN  Threatening Most Import: ant City In Manchuria

JAPANESE APPEAL TO MPARTHUR 10 HALT RED ATTAGK   Soviet Radio, However, Urges Its Troops On, Charging That Japanese Are Counter-Attacking.   TOKYO RADIG REPORTS HEAVY RED ADVANCES   Tokyo Contends Continued Soviet Offensive Makes It Difficult For Japs to Obey Cease-Fire Order.

Nazis Rally For Stand at Kassel; _ Patton Drives 162 Miles From Berlin

jermany's Last Nar Production Dants Cut Off   _ §. Third Army Probe fo Within About 162 — Miles from Berlin

Patton Column Moves Swiftly Toward Berlin   j. S. Forces 162 Miles Away As Other Units Close Qn Czechoslovakia

OPA Coal Ceilings — Are Roundly Hit  Operators, Union Join In Protest

Nationalist Troops Leave lS. Transports   Decision Is Made  To Land at Chinwangtao Inetead af at Vinokaw

Chiang’s Army Lands At Port Tn North China   Troops Disembarked There Instead Of In Manchuria As Previously Planned

Big Three Plan Occupation  of the Reich   Prepare for German Collapse Which May Come Suddenly

London Expects Early Collapse In North Reich   Big 3 - Said Shaping Plan’ For Instant Seizure OF Cel) Peecued

Conference Is Planning Rech Regime  sidden n Collapse  Of  Aatinn Daa

Big Three Make Plans for Quick Reich Occupation  Will Be Ready in Ever Portions of Germany Callance Sann

REICH COLLAPSE COMING NEARER   Big Three Makes Plans To Occupy Germany At Moment’s Notice

Big 3 Possibly Mapping Plans For Reich Rule   One Believed Drafted In Event of Immediate Collapse; Another to Consider Long Term

PLANS TO OCCUPY GERMANY REPORTED   London Hears “Big Three” ShapY ing Program to Move Into Reich Quickly.

Sw e723 NGS Sic! ie aera  6  Paw Nae meg Zara: Gan oe a Ww ime eae! Gb ue:

ion COST EVES OF 876   REPORT REVEALS EXTENT OF TERRIFIC STORM THAT SWEPT WESTERN JAPAN

Nazis May Stage Counterattack Before Remagen Bridge Repaired   earns  COUNTERASSAULT OVERDUE

3RD ARMY RACES TO SPRING TRAP ON 80,000 NAZIS   NEAR JUNCTURE WITH U. S. SEVENTH ARMY ONLY 16 MI. AWAY   Dewitt MacKenzie Says:  German Counter-Assault Long Overdue

The War Today   hy DEWITT MACKENZIF Associated Press War Anaivat

COLLAPSE OF REMAGEN BRIDGE NOT MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN FIGHTING ON WESTERN FRONT

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIE— Associated Press War Analyst.

ee Of Rhine Bridge Is Break For Germans— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (4   Nazis May Stage Counter Blow At Remagen

'COLLAPSE OF REMAGEN BRIDGE ‘HOLD INTENSE INTEREST DUE EVENTS SURROUNDING CAPTURE

College Presses Subject of Talk   North Carolina U. Expert to Speak

Tiny Ryukyu Garrison:Prays and Drinks ‘with Yanks, but Still Won’t Surrender

DREISER, GREAT AUTHOR, IS DEAD   Death Claims One Of Amer- ica’s Leading Novelists At Age Of 74; Found Newspaper Work “Too Brutal.”

DREISER, NOTED NOVELIST, DIES   Outstanding Realist Succumbs To Heart Attack

Dreiser Dies At His Home In Hollywood   Novelist Dies As Result Of Heart Attack At Age Of 74 — Novel Completed Recently

HEART AILMENT TAKES DREISER   Noted Author Passes At 74 Novels Dealt In Tragedy

Theodore Dreiser, One Of Nation's Top Novelists, Dies Of A Heart Attack

AUTHOR DREISER SUCCUMBS AT 74   WRITER WHO FOUND LIFE ‘BRUTAL’ DIES OF HEART ATTACK

Two Heart Attacks Fiftees Hours Apart Prove Fatal; Was Ourtstanding Realist

Theodore Dreiser Dies in Hollywood   Famed Novelist Victim Of Two Heart Attacks

HEART ATTACK CLAIMS DREISER   EMINENT NOVELIST DIES IN HOLLYWOOD

Dreiser, Noted Novelist, Dies   Author Of “An American Tragedy”  Dies In Hollwwood

THEODORE DREISER, LEADING NOVELIST, DIES IN HOLLYWOOD 1 “AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY  OUTSTANDING WORK OF TA.VEAR.OLD WRITER

Theodore Dreiser, Leading Literary Figure, Succumbs; Wrote Noted’ “American Tragedy,” Many Others

B-17 BELIEVED DOWN IN NORTH ARKANSAS   Alert Orders Given Joplin Civil Air Patrol Which May Be Called Out on Search.

War Plant Strikes Spread in Detroit, 33,000 Are Idle   WLB Summons Union Leaders to Hearing  Today in Washington

DODGE FACTORY STRIKE SPREADS   Workers Ignore Appeal To Resume Needed War Production

FIRST ATOMIC BOMB ALREADY IS OBSOLETE   Second of Two Types Proves Superior to First.

KIDNAPINGS MARK INDO-CHINA CLASH   NATIVES FIGHT WITH FIRE AND GUNS — AMERICANS HELP GUARD HOTELS.

Annamites Fight British, French In Indo-China   Natives Fight With Fire and Guns to Prevent French Rule

Natives Fire Saigon Stores   (10 of AL Nidnaped Remain  iH TT wtewavniite Haste

Natives Continue Revolt in City of Saigon  Nine Frenchmen, English Officer Are Stl!) Missing

ANNAMITES USE FIRE AND GUNS   Saigon Market Burned; Europeans Kidnaped By Native Rebels

Corn Loans Hiked  Three Cents in Ail SP coe oo. ie ncteciis 2 les ai

FEDERAL CORN RATES HIGHER   List Loan Rates in  North Jowa Counties

TENSION HIGH IN SYRIA   Lebanon Also Is Upset Over Arrival, of French Troops

TENSION REMAINED AT HIGH PITCH IN. NEAR EAST TODAY  FRENCH GOVERNMENT GIVES NO SIGN WITHDRAY

French Give No Sign. of Leaving Syria, Lebanon   Two Governments -Assert Sovereignty Violated by Arrival

Nagoya Blasted By 2,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs   Find of Battle Of Iwo Is  Nearing End

PINYANG NEXT CHINESE GOAL   MGPPING-UP OPERATIONS UNDERWAY EN NANNING AREA AFTER VICTORY

Jap Surrender Cabinet Resigns: Protests Orders   Reforms Dictated Bv Gen. MacArthur Not Relished By Japanese Cabinet   YOSHIDA MAY BE NEW CABINET HEAD

Hit Rule to Let Nips Criticize Their Emperor   Ex-Foreign Minister ls Expected to Form New Tokyo Regime

END OF CHINESE CIVIL WAR SEER   Chiang Flies To Peiping To Negotiate Terms Of Manchuria’s Return

Chiang Moves to End China Strife   Parley Under Way on Return of Manchuria

hiang Makes " Peiping Visit   General Wanls to Kies About Jap Occupation

Labor Chief May Change His Tacties   Schwellenbach Calls Late Conference Of Conciliators

Testifies Late President Practically  ‘Asked Me’ to Make Loan to Elliott   Evidence of Chain Store Tycoon Before Congress Committee Revealed

Investigators Submit Report OnElkiott Debt   Hartford Quoted as Saying FDR ‘Practice ally A ghee As “Beas: Poa

Ahepa Asks U. S.  Mediate in Greece   100,000 in Athens  Celebrate Armistice

DIED SUDDENLY -AT HIS HOME IN CARLISLE      Mason Garfield Was Grandson of Pres. Garfield; Son  of Late Dr. Garfield

Mason Garfield ¥ Was Geiad:  son of Pres. Garfield; Son of Late Dr. Garfield

School of Mines to Graduate First Veterans   -  «5   Commencement Se’ for Two Senior Students Tuesday

3 DOOLITTLE RAIDERS STEP ON U. S. SOIL FOR FIRST TIME, 41 MONTHS

HOTEL FIRE “FATAL TO 14   FEAR SERVICE MEN AMONG VICTIMS OF FLAMES THAT SWEPT HOTEL IN  “CHICAGO

IN CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE   More Dead Sought in Ruins; Blaze Called Worst in 25 Years

LLOYD GEORGE FUNERAL FRIDAY   World Remembers Welsh man as Leader in First War

LLOYD GEORGE WAR  PREMIER RITES FRIDAY   Dies After Illness Of Influenza; Parliament Recesses

Lloyd George Passes at 82   British Ex-Premier Syccunbs to Ulnes

Lloyd George 82, Dies In Sleep   Smuts Pays Tribute To Former Prime Minister

Ice Blamed For Many Accidents   Auto Crashes Numerous But Fortunately Few Persons Injured.

Slippery Highways : Blamed For Crashes   Numerous ‘Accidents Reported to Officers on Tuesday

Heroic Yanks Honored: ‘19 Volunteers Risk Their Lives In Effort To Save German Bridge

Japs] Hauled Only  In Cars go V essels   All 60 Point Pacific Men Due Home By. End of Jan., All Europe Men by February.

Japs Hammer Okinawa Line, — Sink Warship   Vicious Blow ai bnvader Costs Foe 111 Planes,

Famous ‘Mars Task Force’ Dissolved  SL Oe <a RN A NR SR ORRIN Acne  Heroism of Texas Lieutenant in Canturing Jan Hill One of Most Reneated Stories

YANKS MAKE GAINS IN OKINAWA FIGHT   Infantry Advances—Marines Approach Island Capital City

MAY INCREASE ‘GAS’ RATIONS   OPA AGREES WITH PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATION INCREASE LIKELY AFTER V-E DAY .

7 ili ell taal inemmnaemeemtaesiaae  UNITED  NATIONS SEAT WHT REC TF.

RUSSIA DEMANDS 4-POWER ALLIED RULE FOR JAPAN   PROPOSE AGENCY TO SUCCEED M’ARTHUR AS CHIEF OF ALLIES

WARD COMPLAINS OF ACTIONS BY ARMY OFFICERS      Seeks Correction Of So-Called “Tilegal Actions” By Army

Cooperation of  Army Is Asked   Wards Question Method  of Handling Finances

TRUMAN WANTS SPEAKER 10 BE "NEXT IN LINE’   Chief Executive Asks Change is Succession in Event of His Death

HEAVIEST B-29 ARMADA BLASTS JAP PLANE AREA   Explosions Fall At 40-Tons A Minute, Nearly Two Hours

ATTEMPT TO BURN OUT NAGOYA AREA   Japan’s Main Aircraft Manufacturing Center And 3rd Largest City.

Third Largest City Turned Into Flaming Ruins by Fire Bombs; Nips Face. Even Worse Attacks

B-29 Armada Blasts Japan’s Main Aircraft Manufacturing Center at Rate of 40 ° Tons a Minute; 17,000-Foot Smoke Column Arises

JAPS’ THIRD CITY HIT BY 500 B-29’$   Greatest Incendiary Raid Of War Blasts Warplane Center

City Ablaze   OVER 3500 TONS OF BOMBS» DROPPED IN HEAVIEST FIRE RAID EVER CONCEIVED

Over 500 Supers Hurl 3900 T. of Fire Bombs On Japan’s Third City   Tokyo Reports 1,000 Carrier Planes Raid Southern Japan; Marines Wipe Out Okinawa Landing

Manchukuo Front  Soviets Smash Jap Defenses   Enemy Unable To Stem Tide

RED TANKS GO THROUGH JAP DEFENSES   Enemy Fortifications Being Torn Open in Manchukuo Frontier

SECRETARY PERKINS URGES EXTENSION OF COAL MINE CONTRACT  MINERS VOTE OVER. WHELMINGLY BACK LEWI. THREATENED STRIKE

SEC. PERKINS APPEALS 10 NEGOTIATORS   No Intimation is Revealed As To Probable Presidential Action In Wage Dispute   VOTE 6 TO 1 TO STRIKE

ASK EXTENSION ON MINE PACT   Sec’y Perkins Appears Be. fore Negotiations After Strike Vote

Liberated American GI Tells How Scrubby, Jap Bull Joined Marines

Bull of Jap Prison Joins Marines  For Months They Looked at Him Hunarily. Then Came  iheratinn and Nraame fama Trio

TwoOPAMen Ousted From Locker Plant   Poplar Bluff Official Invokes Health Law To Stop Meat Check

HEALTH OFFICER GUARDS LOCKERS   Orders OPA Investigator: Out of Freezing Plant

OPA Probers Ejected From Food Locker   Two Are Put Out Because They Have No Health Cards,

ALTERNATIVE TAX MEASURE PROPOSEL   New Tax Bill  Drafted Bi Banking Interests, Former Senator.

INTANGIBLE TAX BACKERS ARE BUSY   Seek to Get State Senate to Act Promptly on Tax Laws

EPES HELD FOR MURDER TRIAL   Virginia Army Officer Must Stand Trial For Murder Of Wife.

Order Officer ~— Aeld for Trial  Member of Prominen   Member of Prominen Family Accused of Slaying Wife

Expect Statement Argentine Case   Representative At Mexico City Conference Debating Terms Of Declaration.

Two Difficulties Over Argentine Policy Stand   Inter-American Group Can’t Risk Breaking Its Solid Front

Veteran With  Six Battle Stars  Accidentally Shot Francis L.: Strehl:  - Of Remsen Wounded By Rifle Charge

Veteran With: Six Battle Stars Accidentally Shot Francis L; Strehl:    Of Remsén'‘ Wounded By Rifle’ Chatge:

WPB CONTROLS BEING REVOKED   Speed Called For fn Industria! Reconversion

Passenger Ship Swept By Fire   350 Persons Aboard Great Lakes Liner Believed Rescued

PASSENGERS ON FLAMING LAKE STEAMER SAVED   S. S. Hamonie Cut Adrift In St. Clair River As Fire Spreads

PANIC CAUSES NEAR TRAGEDY ON LAKE LINER   Steamer, With 350 Aboard, ts Cu Adrift; Passengers Saved From Water

F. COLLING RITES WEDNESDAY A.M.   Pioneer Granville Resident Had Been in Poor Health Several Months

Halsey Pleads for Yankee Vigilance   Watch Aggressors as Peace Perfected

Halsey Urges Guard Agains Agaressors   Admiral Leads Parade Down Streets Of San Francisco

EMPLOYEES AT DEPUE ZINC C0. ‘TURN DOWN UNION   Workers Vote 283 To 151 Against! Move To Give One Of Two La bor Groups Jurisdiction Ove Plant Relations.

ZINC COMPANY EMPLOYEES VOTE NO UNION   De Pue Workers Are Satisfied With Pres ent Conditions

Bond Premiere At Temple   Bond Purchases Will Admit  To Show  epee

ANNOUNCE CLOSING  LOCAL PRISONER OF  WAR GAMP THURSDAY MEN NO LONGER NEEDEL  HERE, H. C. ROBINSON, COTINTY ACCENT cCTATEN

ANNOUNCE CLOSING LOCAL PRISONER OF WAR CAMP THURSDAY  MEN NO LONGER NEEDEI HERE, H. C. ROBINSON, COUNTY AGENT STATED

Wage Parleys Between GM. Union Stull On   Auto Union Is Backed By Representatiy es Of: 275. O00 Strikers.   lOTHER STRIKES ON

UAW Leaders And Schwellenbach Te Hold Talks Today   Union Draws Up Plan to End Wildcat Walkouts at Ford Company.

Yank Warplanes Hit Battlefront   2,100 Craft Attack Targets In Germany

Admit 50,000 Yanks Span River; Reds Hint Big Blow Near   2,300 Planes Lash East, West Fronts

2,300 BOMBERS ‘HIT TWO FRONTS   Help Attacking Armies in Baltic and on Rhine

FOR AN ‘*“VESTIGATION   Propose to ” » House Committee to S.ane An Inquiry

Bearcats ‘Play Hartselle,  Last Game On Cullman Field To Be Friday Night

Germans Open New Attacks On U.S. 7th Army      Third Repels Every Attack by Von Runstedt Forces; Nazi Marshal Hurls New Series Of Blows Along 10-Mile Front on Both Sides of Bitche in the French Saar Basin

Enemy ‘Assault Hurled: cat! 7th An BitcheArea   Pation’s Men: Eat. Steadily. ‘Into Belgian Ground Won: Ry Rundetedtta Slash:

Nazi Stabs at Corridor Backfire; Feeler Attacks On Other Fronts Fail   American Forces Continue to Pinch German Salient in Belgium And Recapture Several Towns

ONLY SCATTERED © RESISTANCE MET   - Marks Fourth Day of Sur@ Prisingly Easy Campaign   CONSOLIDATE POSITIONS   gg Now Projects Into Jap Pill Box Positions Four Miles From Capital

Marines and Doughboys Score Gains on All Okinawa Fronts   Eisenhower Says ‘End Not Far Off,” Warns Germans to Cease Work and Hide

Yanks Gain . On All Fronts In Campaign On Okinawa   Initial Indication Of Any Opposition Seen on West Coast  -AboveCapital.Naha

Soviets Evacuate Capital of Iran   Surprise Withdrawal Is Begun; Warning Reported

SOVIET TROOPS LEAVE. TEHRAN   Evacuation Is Surprise; Russ Officials Deny  Intervention

Russians — Evacuating Tehran ©   Wire Centers, Private Billets Being Completely Evacuated

Soviets Pull Out In Iran   Reds Begin Surprise ‘Evacuation at Tehran. Linger in Manchuria At Chiang’s Request

BILL T0 STOP. STATE INCOME TAX OFFERED   L. D. Joslyn, Its Author. Says Obligation Shou!d Be HKliminated Until End of War as Economy to Taxpavers.

Bill to Repeal State Income ~ Jax Proposed   Senator Joslyn Backs Move; Deadlock on Defense Council

Bordeaux Port Open To Shipping   Clear Germans From Gironde Estuary _

RATIONING OF MEAT TO ENC   Oct. 1 Seen As Deadline; Shoes Also Will Be  Released Soon

Rationing Of Meat May End On October 1   Final Decision Depend: On Marketings O Cattle In Next Tw Weeks, Say Officials

End of Meat Rationing Is Likely by October 1, Although No Date Named.

Sparks Fly in Korea. As U. S. Leader Retains Japanese Officials   Rnd of Meat Rationing Is Likely by Ictober 1, Although No Date Named

See End of All Meat Rationing By October First  Shoes May Also  T > dt see   Shoes May Also Go Off Ration List This Fall

New Chiefs of Staff Designated by Truman   Succeed Marshall, K King Who Retire Shortly; Atomic Bombs Still Being Produced

GEN, EISENHOWER, NIMITZ 10 HEAD ARMY AND NAVY   Former Named to Succeed Marshall as Chief of Staff —Admiral to Replace King.   M’NARNEY TO HEAD FORCES IN EUROPE   Spruance Steps Up to Nimitz Place as Commanderin-Chief in the Pacific.

CHANDLER TO TAKE OVER JOB   Kentucky Senator Spends Week-End in Cineinanti

CHAPLIN CASE GOES 10 JURY   JUDGE GIVES FINAL INSTRUCTIONS ON SUIT

CHAPLIN TRIAL VERDICT PENDS   Jurors Are in Second Day of Deliberations in Paternity Fight

Jury Begins Consideration  In Chaplin Case      Court Instruction Says _May Disregard Blood Tast

CHAPLIN CASE COES-TOSIURY.   Detailed Instructions  * Are Given by fudge

Jury Deliberates On Chaplin Case  To Decide If Actor Is Father of Joan’‘s 1A_hAanth_Old Rahy

Russians Drive To Southern Edge of Vienna   Fall of City Is Expected Shortly

8 MORE GERMAN PRISONERS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCES   All Convicted by Courts-Martial of Killing Fellow Captives They Considered Anti-Nazi.   TRIED UNDER RULES OF GENEVA CONVENTION   Verdicts Announced by War Office—7 Hanged at Fort Leavenworth Last Week for Similar Offenses.

SENTENCE 8 POWS TO DEATH IN U.S   ‘Additional Germans Accused  of Killing Fellow Prisoners

Yanks Launch Drive fo End Okinawa Fight   450 B-29s Fire Two Jap Islands; Allies Gain on Luzon

ENEMY TROOPS SURRENDERING UPON OKINAWA   Nip Losses Reach 402,363 in Philippines—Chinese Smash to Vital Junction

Divers Hunt For Fifteen Missing In Clipper Crash   8 Bodies Recovered; Only 7 Of Thirty Passengers Survive Mishap

Japanese People Learn For First Time Details Of Finale Of War Effor

Tojo’s Son-in-Law Involved In Revolt Against Hirohito; Quelled By Gen. Tanaka

REBEL'S PLOT DESCRIBED BY TOKYO PAPER   Japanese People Told For First Time Details of Fantastic Finale to War Effort   ENTERED THE PALACE

Delay In Loans To Allies Asked   House Group Would Force Policy Shift

Propose Russ, British Loans Be Withheld   House Suggests They Make Policy Change: Before Expecting Cash From U. S.

CONGRESS REACTED WARMLY TO PROPOSAL ON FOREIGN LOANS  DIPLOMATS, HOWEVER, WORRIED OVER BLUNT LANCUACE OF COMMITTEF

Congress Favors Proposal That U. S. Hold. British, Russian Loans Until Policies Change

Warm To Cut In Allied Loans   Investigators Recommend . More. Pressure

Solons Want To Crack, “Down On Both Coun:  trics; Also Want Lend:   Lease Repayment.

COMMITTEE ALSO ASKS CHANGE IN BRITISH POLICY   WOULD WITHHOLD CASH UNTIL REDS ‘OPEN THE DOOR’

Tough Policy In U. S. Loans Wins Acclaim   Congress Favorable To Making Bargains With Britain. Russia

Congress Reacts Warmly to Plan That  British, Russian Loans Be Withheld

Stiffer Policy — on Loans Urged by House Group   Would Request Change in Attitudes of Great Bri‘ain and Russia

Congress Reacting F avorably To Proposal That U. S. ‘Delay Leans To Britain And Russia

Two Are Killed, 40 Hurt; ~ Government Buildings Are Fired before Order Is Restored

Unruly Youths Stone Police, B urn Buildings   Jews Stage Strike Ir Protest To London ~ Proposal

BRITISH SOLDIERS FIRE ON RIOTING PALESTINE CROW   Two Jews Killed and 40 Injured—Troops Take Hand as 400 to 500 Stone Police.   GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS SET AFIRE BY MOBS   Disorders Break Out During Mass Demonstration Against Policies Announced by England.

TROOPS FIRE UPON RIOTERS IN PALESTINE   Report Eight Wounded As Jewish Crowds Fire Buildings

Frank Friedlund Dies In Hospital  Was Widely Known In Live Stock Cirzles

NAVY REVEALS AMERICAN SUB MADE DARING HARBOR ATTACK   EMY CONVOY IN NIDDEN HARBOH TARGET OF TORPEDO ASSAULT BY SUB ’ MARINE BARB

JAPS SAY U.S. MAINLAND WILL BE ATTAGKED   Singl2 American Submarine Wipes Out ‘Japanese Convoy Inside Hidden Harbo

Third Army Info Austria   Seals Off Czechoslovakia; Two Armies Smashing Toward Munich; British Start For Hamburg

Third Army Now Inside Austria   NEW GAINS MADE BY USS. FORCES TO SHUT OFF ALPS

MOTORISTS MUST WAIT FOR CARS   No Hope of Getting New Jobs In. the Near Future

Auto And Truck Production Low  Lack Of Materials And Strikes Place

Ferrying of Chinese Troops to Another War Is Something Worth Writing Home About _

Chianeg’s Troops Are Poor Sailors   American Navy Left Dazed By Impact With Chinese Troops

‘Sara’ Home With 3,710 Naval Vets   Queen Carrier ‘Passengers’ Cheer Golden Gates; Cry ‘Women! White Women!’

SARATOGA COMES HOME   PACIFIC VETERANS ARRIVE FOR NAVY: DISCHARGE

QUEEN CARRIER HOME FOR REST   “SARA” WENT FROM GUADALGANAL TO IWO JIMA

SSIAN LIKE IDFA OF BIG 3   Moscow's New Times _-Bavors Great Power  “Systen. Diplonwds _ Hold Conference

Russia Favors Continuing Of ‘Big 3° Meets   Program in Interest of World Collaboration . Sought.

Moscow Paper, ‘New Times’ Shows Russia Would Favor Continued Big 3 Meetings

MOSCOW PAPER FAVORS PARLEYS   “New Times” Indicates Big Three Meetings Are Proner Proredira

Reds Want More ‘Big Three’ Talks   Soviet Paper Says ‘Halting Veto Powel Is Attempt To Balk

U. S. Navy Hopes to Discharge 2,839,000 Men   Service Is Revising Its Point Setup for Veterans

Navy Will Revise Its Discharge Plan  Men to Get Credit for Overseas Service

RUSSIANS IN SUBURBS OF DANZIG   Battling In City Across Oder From Port of Stettin

RUSSIAN TANKS ACROSS ODER FROM STETTIN   Blackout Covers Movement of Reds East of Berlin

Soviet Forces Battle Through Altdamm Streets   Reds Directly Across River From Baltic Port of Stettin

CONGRESS’ WORK ALREADY CUT OUT   Leaders to Call for Early Action on President’s Legislative Agenda

Congressional Leaders To Press For Action On The Truman Legislative Program

Leaders Will Press For Action Or President's Legislative Program

LEADERS OF CONGRESS WANT SPEEDUP.   Seek Action On ‘Truman’s Proposal After Holiday  R ereac

SENATORS MAY BACK UP TRUMAN   VETO OF APPROPRIATIONS BILL MAY STAND

Military Training Major Issue When Congress Meets   :  Houses to Convene January  - 14th to Discuss Top Traman Proposals

Leaders To Seek Action On President's Program   Unemployment Pay, Military Training, Armed Force: Merger Are At Top Of List

Seek Early Action On Truman Plans   Uriemployment Pay, Military Training, Labor To Head List

GENERAL STAFF OF REICH MUST BE WIPED OUT!   Mightiest Tribute Washington Has Given Hero

Acclaim Is Thundered By Millions   Washington Goes All Out To Welcome War's Greatest Hero; Speaks For Men.

Mighty Tribute Accorded General of Army  Problems Can and Must Be Met, War Hero Asserts

MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION INTHE EAST   Shook Six-State Area; May. Have Been Huge Meteor

Freak Explosion Rocks Homes On Atlantic Coast   Mysterious Flash of Light Rouses Residents of 6  States During Night   DETONATING METEOR THEORY IS ADVANCED   Police Stations and Newspaper Offices Deluged With Telephone Calls

Mystery Exlosion  Heard   Flash Seen Along  200 Miles of East ‘ Coast—May Have  Been Meteor

Power Battle Lost by Russia   Long Wrangle Ends in Refusal to Increase  Bia 5's World Contre!

Australian Would Have 3 At Conference   Session Would Precede General Peace Gathering

Big-5 Failure Enables Fresh Start-Evatt   Proposes A Policy-Mapping Conference By 3. Allies Preliminary To Parley.   WANTS BIG-3 BIG

Policy- Mapping Conference OFU. S., Britain, Russia Proposed By Australian    Would Be Held Preliminary To General Peace-Planning Meeting Of Allies °*

Australian. Units     at Brunei ( Capital   City Apparently “Abandoned By Japs, Say Field Reports °

YANK INVASION DRIVE AGAINST NIPPON LOOMS   Enemy Gathers Army Of 2'4 to 5 Million For Defense Battle

Australians In. Brunei Suburbs   SAN FRANCISCO—Tokyo. today admitted. the -fall of the oil-rich island of Tarakan to invading Australian  and WNathariansle jeanne

Tokyo Radio Warns Nippon Of New Blows   Suzuki Declares He Won’t Resign Even Though Okinawa Fall

Nazis Rugged on Mountain Front  New Attack Meets ~ Bitter Fighting

INACTIVITY IK ITALY ENDEL   Yanks Find Enemy Resisting As Stubbornly As Ever in Bologna Area. ”

UNLEASH STRONG ATTACK IN ITALY   STH ARMY RENEWS * OFFENSIVE IN THE BOLOGNA SECTOR

Fifth Army Advances On  Italian Front   Germans Attacked Southeast of Bologna

U. S$. HOSPITAL FACILITIES HIT   Shortage For Mentally Hi In Northern Ohio Alleged

BELIEVE NAZI LEADERS SLAIN   Three Burned Bodies Found In Wrecked Auto

Selection Of Site For  UNO Capital May Become Major Political Issue

Renort Stalin to Compromise   Harry Hopkins P Prepares: Resume of Moscow Mission for President Truman

Planes Blast Base of Bulge   Rundstedt’s Retreat Route Rinned bv U.S: Heavies

Yank Planes Blast Rail, Road Lines   Start, Offensive to Cul ' von Rundstedt’s Way Of Escape From Bulge

Heavy Bomber Blast German  Rails, Roads   Concentrated Offensive Appears Started to Cut Germans’ Escape Route From Belgium

VETERAN BONUS DRIVE BEGINS   Programs Costing Up Tc $40,000,000,000 Among Plans Suggested

BONUS DRIVE!S IN FULL SWING   Rep. Rankin Heads Plan for $11,000,000,000

Eleven Billion Bonus Sought For  All War Veterans      All Vets, Employed or Not, Would Get $20 A Week For Year.

DRIVE UNDER WAY FOR HUGE VETERANS PAY   ‘Would Make Last World’s War's Bonus Look Cheap; Is Said

Veterans’ Bonus Drive Gains on Capitol Hill.   Rankin’s Proposal Calls For $200 Week for:a*“Yedr to Séervicemen...-

Bonus Drive In Full Swing As Rankin Proposes Vets Be Paid Weekly For Year

11 Billion Bonus Drive For Veterans   Rankin Plan Cals for $20 Per Week for Year After Discharge

Veterans’ Bonus Plan Launched  Given Flying Start by Rep. Rankin

BONUS DRIVE FOR VETERANS GETS STARTED   Rankin Expects Approval  of Measure He Offers as _ Amendment to G. I. Bill of Rights.

Bonus Drive For All Vets in Full Swing   11 Billion Dollar Price Tag Attached; $20 Weekly For Each Serviceman,   RANKIN GIVES START

Russia Agrees On Accunving Austria   Dankin Guides 11 Billion Dollar Veflerans Bonus Drive

Veterinarian Buys Former Gaming House   nus Proposes $20 a Week For Year for All in Service

3 B-29S FLYING FROM JAPAN ON RECORD TRIP   6,500-Mile Flight Scheduled To End This Afternoon At Nation’s Capital   VETERANS ON BIG SHIPS   ‘Blue Ribbon’ Crews Man Planes Carrying Army Air Force Generals

3 B-29's On Non-stop__  2 gph ie waren natin prereset  “Flight To Washington   Picked Crews Pilot Flying Generals Across Top © World From Japanese Base

Three Ships Wing Circle To Capital   Superforts Pass Half-Way Point On Record Trip

Top-Flight Generals More Than Half Way Home Aboard “Supers”   Giles, Lemay and O’Donnell Over Canada on Near Record Flight That Will Set Them Down In Washington At 6 O’Clock This Evening.

BIG 3 SET UP COMMISSION ON ATOMIC ENERGY   News Given by Byrnes at Press Conference Todav

Congress Demands Re-Examination Of Lend-l ease  Committee Criticize: Lack of Definite National Policy

DEMAND CHECK FOR LEND LEASE   Committee Criticises State Of Accounts With . British Allies

FIFTH CORPS TO MOVE   Return to U. S. Is Set for Vet. eran Organization.

Union Leaders Notified To Call Meetings   Willingness To Work Under Navy To Be Pledaed

TEXAS OIL STRIKERS ORDERED RETURN TO WARK BY TINIQN HEAN   KNIGHT ORDERS CESSATION OF PICKETING AND TELLS MEN GO BACK JOBS

Lumber Workers In Northwest Want Pay Hike   Probe of ‘Detroit Stoppage Ordered; Oil More Scarce

120 CLAMS DEVOURED IN 20 MINUTES GIVES. TITLE TO 225-POUND BUS DRIVER

LABOR PARLEY NEAR UPSET ‘ON WAGE ISSUE   Battle Against Inclusion In The Conference Agenda

WAGE EXPLOSION SEEN AT PARLEY   MURRAY WANTS AGENDA TO INCLUDE PAY ISSUE >

CIO Will Fight To Broaden Conference Agenda To Include Wages   AFL Delegate Opposes Action   Wallace Believes Industry Can Raise Pay Without Boosting Prices

Murray Again Raises Wage Issue at Parley   CIO Proposal to Include Wages is Opposed by Delegates

WAGE TALKS AT PARLEY ARGUED   Delegates Debate Question Of Bringing Up Subject

CIO At Odds With Other   INSISTS ON INCLUDING WAGES  ON PROGRAM OF TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT CONFERENCE ~—

CIO STANDS ALONE ON ONE SIDE   Squabble Is Overshadowing Rest of Work

CIO Presses Wage Issue at Parley   Explosion May Be Result of Clash - Between CIO, AFL

5 C10 ARGUMENTS SUPPORTED BY VOTE TO STRIKE   Mandate Gives Union  Powerful Lever In Wage Debate

CHRYSLER VOTE RATIO MAY BE SAME AS GM'S   Union Maintains ’42 Price Levels Will Permit Pay Boost Demand

Strike Vote Backs Hand Of Workers   Chrysler Employes Expected To Vote Favoring Strike

FIERCELY DEFENDING JAPS HOLD MARINES ALMOST STANDSTILL   ENEMY COUNTERATTACKS BEATEN OFF AND AIR ASSAULT IS ROUTED

Nip Troops Blow Themselves . Up in Corregidor Tunnel a: Battle of Manila Still Ra:

ADMITS DAMAGE TOU, 8. FLEET OFF IWO JIMA   U. S. Sends Reinforcements Ashore, Casualties Grow to 4,533; 358 Dead

ENEMY RAIDERS INFLICT DAMAGE ONFLEET UNITS   Nipponese Counter-Attacks Beaten Off During Night; More Troops Land

Yanks Casualties Now 4,55: In Bloody Iwo’ Fighting; Nip Air Assault Smashed

Marines Held To Standstill On Jap Island   Yanks Beat Off Series of Might Counter-Attacks and Rout First Air Assault on U. 5, Fleet Shelling Enemy

Another Division of Marines Landed on Bloody Little Island on Road to Tokyo, While in Manila, Jap Suicide Forces Being Blasted Out and on Corregidor Nip Soldiers Are Being Sealed Up in Underground Caves

Japanese Offer Fierce Defense Against Yanks;  a  ‘U. S. Casualties Increase

Casualties Heavy; Yanks Clear Bataan of Enemy   U.S. Cavalry Unitin Manila Corners Japanese in Top of Hotel

HARBOR STRIKE DELAYS TROOPS   Longshoremen’s Dispute Holds Up Men Waiting To Come Home

LACLFIG FMOANL SDS  Tokyo Bay Shelling Unopposed  Secrecy Cloak   Secrecy Cloak Partially Lifted On Third Fleet

PFC. WILLIAM TYLER IS _ " SPENDING FIFTEEN DAY. FURLOUGH IN DELPHI

150 Superforts, Mustangs Raid Jap Homeland   Air Attacks Reach New Fury; 70 More Enemy Ships Sunk

Four More Cities OnJap Mainland —Turned To Ashes   750 Superforts, Mustangs Set Fires Said Visible For 150 Miles A: Sea

More Jap Cities Are in Ashes Following Raids Warned of In Advance; Opposition Heavy

PACIFIC FRONTS  ‘More Jap Cities . ‘Turned to Ashes In Aerial Barrage

FIRES VISIBLE FOR 150 MILES   Some of the Planes Ran Into Intense Anti - Aircraft Fire and Strong Intereeption.

LARGE FORCES HAMMER NIPS WITH ROCKET!   incendiaries Set Fires Visible 150 Miles—750 Planes In Roids

FOUR NIPPON CITIES BURN FROM BOMBS   Enemy's Sacred Islands  Swept by Superforts With Fire Bombs.   70 Japanese Vessels Downed in Air Blows

Forts Hit Japan In Typhoon   ' Forewarned Cities Reduced to Ashes ‘by U.S: Fire Bombs

Airmen Report Flames Visible For 150 Miles   Bombers, Fighters Sweep Japan With Bombs, Rockets, Mines

4 MORE NIPPON CITIES GUTTED BY FIRE BOMBS   Flames Visible 150 Miles At Sea, B-29 Crewmen Report

Planes Burn Four More Jan Cities   Islands Swept With Fire Bombs, Rockets and Mines

Four More Jap Cities To Ashes   Superforts And Fighters Meet Heavy Opposition In Latest Raid  On ‘Defenseless’ Cities

Incendiaries,Rockets,Mines And Explosives Dropped By 750 Raiders   Chinese Reports  Tell Of Terror   Enemy Beaten Back On Lu. zon; Canadians Reach Forward Positions

FORMATION OF 750 BOMBERS STARTS FIRES IN FOUR OF 31 TOWNS PREVIOUSLY WARNED   Targets Include Nishinomiya, Noted in Prewar Days For Producing Favorite Alcoholic Beverage of Nippon; Coal Liquefaction Plant Under Fire   MINES SOWED IN THREE HOMELAND WATERWAYS

Reportedly Sweep Enemy’s Sacred Islands With Bomb. Rockets and Mines

150 SUPERFORTS RAIN FIRE ON NAMED TARGETS   Fighter Planes Join in Raids On Japan; Meet Heavier Resistance

FOUR MORE NIP CITIES BURNED, FLIERS REPORT   Flames Seen 150 Miles At Sea; Toll of Jap  Losses Mounts

Plane Workers Join Pickets  At Film Studic   More Than 800 Patrolling Gates AL Warner Brothers Following Whole sale Arresis

DETHMERS WILL BE PROSECUTOR   TO CONDUCT CASES AGAINST PRISON OFFICIALS

MAKE PLANS FOR PRISON HEARINGS   Dethmers to-Act As Prosecutor © When They are Held

Ward Plant ‘Workers Face Draft Change   Any Who Refuse to Cooperate Replaced and Draft Class Reviewed

‘Army Qusting Ward Officials   Department Store Heads Threatened With Removal, Reclassification for Alleged Failure to Aid Administrators

Army Begins Ousting Key Ward Employes   Military Men Replacing Them in GovernmentSeized Plants Following General’s Charge Company Officials Refuse to Co-operate.

ARMY REPLACES WARD PERSONS   Montgomery Ward Personnel Refusing To Cooperate Must Be Replaced, Reclassified In Draft.

Ward Managers Replaced With Army Personne!   Byron Says Top Officials Will Not Cooperate

U. S. REPLACES KEY PERSONNEL IN WARD FIRM   ‘Army Charges Top Officials and Others Refuse to Co-Operate

ARMY REPLACES WARD EMPLOYES   Ousts Top Officials for  ‘Failure to Cooperate’

ARMY OFFICER SAYS  WARD PERSONNEL I$  NOT CO-OPERATIVE KEY MEN IN SEIZED  STORES BEING REPLACED BY ARMY MEN TITESDAY

Army Men in Key Posts in Ward Store:   Company Managers Ou sted For Refusal To Cooperate

ARMY REPLACES WARD'S CHIEFS   Non-Cooperating Personnel Are Subject to Draft Reclassification

Army Operators to Take Over Command ~~ of Ward Properties   Gen. ‘Byron on Clamps Down + After Avery’s Refusal  ¢6 Operate'as Usual

SOME WORKERS  AAE REPLACED      Top Ward Officials, Other Employes Refuse to Cooperate.   IS SUBJECT TO PENALTY

Replace Key  Personnel In   Ward Stores   Army Charges Avery, Officials Refuse to Cooperate

Several Ward Employes Are Fired by Army   Byron Charges Avery, Others ‘Obstruct Work’

WARD OFFICIALS DEFY UNCLE SAM   Army Orders Refused by Sewell Avery

Amny Fires Ward Employes; Refused To Obey Orders   Dratt Reclassification Faces Company Officials For Failing tc Cooperate

Ward Officers  Refuse To Run   Seized Stores   Army Orders Ignored: Op erating Personnel to Be Placed By Maj. Gen.  i. W. Byron

Five Others Prisoners;  18 Wounded   Three Southtowners Listed as Dead on Western Front, Two in South Pacific.

United We Stand      13 Others Wounded; 7 Captive   Eight Die on Western Front, One in Pacific; Eight Others Hurt in Germany, 3 in Pacific.   614

37 Others Wounded, 6  Prisoners   Nine Southtowners Killed  in European Battles;  Two More Die in South  Pacific.

Toll Now Is 794: Seven Wounded   Memorial Rites Will Be Held Sunday Morning for Sgt. William Meitz, Killed in Germany.   794

List Two Others 'As Nazi Captives; Four Men Missing   Three Lost in European Area, One in the Pacifte Theater.

Nine Are Killed In Action; 37 Woundedin Wai   Today’s List of Injured I: Longest Published to Date; Death Toll is 548.

10 Dead, 37 Wounded in War Areas   Nine Killed, 33 Injured in European Battles; Another Dead, Four Others Hurt in Pacific.

Nine Killed, 17 Wounded In Battles   Seven Die, 16 Injured, One Missing, Five Captured in Europe; Two Dead, One Hurt in Pacific.

6 Die in Europe; 4 In Pacific; List 7 Others Capturec   30 Other Southtowner: Are Wounded in Actior  Overseas.

5 Southtowners Killed, 15 Others Wounded in War   Four Men Die in Pacific Areas; Death Toll Now 856.

Eight Die, 10 Wounded In Battles   Two Other Southtowners Are Listed as Missing and Seven Are Prisoner: of Germany.

12 Killed, 30 Wounded in War Areas   Southtown Death Toll Nov 637; Eight Other Men Listed as Prisoners of Nazis.

Toll: 662; 14 Others Wounded   2 Southtown Men Give Lives in European Area; Four Die in Pacific; Six Are Captured by Nazis.

13 Others Wounded on Latest List   Five Southtowners Die in’ European Battle Areas; Two More Give Lives in Pacific Conflict.

33 Others Wounded,  2 Captive   Son of Merrit. W. Rathje, Officer at Chicago City Bank, Killed in Combat on Western Front.

War Toll Now 759; 5 Missing   Southtown Paratrooper Hurt in Combat Over seas, Dies ‘n Miam Hospital.

Labor Party Wins Huge Majority In English Landslide   Attlee To Lead Nation; Churchill, Eden Reelected To Commons But 12 Colleagues Defeated   Late Bulletin

Churchill Out as Leader, But Remains As Member of  House of Commons

King George VI Asks Leader Of Victorious Labor To Form New Regime   Churchill, Eden Stay In Commons   Victors Campaign On Pol. icy Of Nationalization Of Basie Industry

Voters of Britain Swing Far to Left in Recent Election   Labor Party Will be in Control of Commons When it Convenes

Attlee Asked To Form New  Government      Labor Party Victory Over Conservatives Is Nearly 2 to I and Gives Clear Majority in Commons

NAVY ANNOUNCES POINT SYSTEM OF DEMOBILIZATION   FORMULA WILL BE PUT INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY

eae reenact csnnemaninenaimemminmmmnnme nnn  Navy Announces Discharge Plan

Plan Set Up  By Navy For  Discharges   Over 1,500,000 Will Be Released Within 18 Months Under New Point System

Reno Divorce Validity Up To the States   Supreme Court Upholds Conviction  of N. C. Couple

States May Decide on 6-Week Law   GET RIGHT TO JUDGE VALIDITY OF NEVADA DIVORCE RULING

Freed Flossenburg Camp Prisoners Say Schuschnigg Slain, Dr. Schacht Removed

Kurt Schuschnige Slain By Germans   Dr, Hjalmar Schacht Taken To Notorious Dachau Camp.

AUSTRIAN LEADER KILLED BY NAZIS   Former Chancellor Reported Hanged April 15

Former Austrian Chancellor Slain By Nazis; Schacht in Prison Camp

Allied Naval, Air Assaults Cited by Japs   Claims of Tokyo Are Unverified; Borneo Gains Are Listed

POUND BORNEC OIL REFINERY   Japs Say Balikpapan Bombarded for Days, No Landings Reported

ALLIED NAVAL AND AIR FORCES BOMBARD BORNEO ONL CENTER  PROGRESS CONTINUES ___ AGAINST JAPANESE IN . --” PHILIPPINES SECTOR

Tokyo Radio Says Action Was Started. Last Friday   No Landing Efforts, Hlowever. Are Noted

3(th Division Pounds Toward Cagayan Valley.   Aussies On Borneo With: in 25 Miles Seria Oil: fields.

Japanese Report Fleet In Action Off West Coast   Unconfirmed Enemy Report Tells Of Attack; U.S. Announces Air Raids

REPORT HIT ON REFINERY AREF   Japs Tell of Bombardment Of Balikpapan on Western Borneo.   NO ALLIED CONFIRMATION

ALLIES BLAST JAP OIL SUPPLY AT BALIKPAPAN   Area Pounded Several Days By Naval, Air Units, Japs Say

Western Borneo Under Heavy Fire  Continued Gains Are Recorded   Continued Gains Are Recorded By Troops Operating in Philippines

Allied Air Forces Continue To Bomb Balikpapan Oil Center Japs Report

BALIKPAPAN HIT BY SEA AND AIR   Japs Report Hard Pounding; Luzon Advance Rolls On

Tokyo Reports Allies Bomb Oil Refineries   Continue Air Raids As Troops Advance in Borneo Drive—Report Of Invasion Varies

TRUMAN HOPES FOR FEPC VOTE      Thinks House Should Get Chance To Ballot

Truman Repeats Hope for FEPC   Southern Demos Bank On Filibuster Threat Beat Poll Tax Repeal

Chief Repeats  Hope House In On FEPC Vote   Southern Demos Count On Filibuster Threat To Beat Repeal.   LOOK TO REPUBLICANS

WANTS A HOUSE VOTE   Truman Hopes Fair Practice Committee Will be Permanent

SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS HOPE TO KILL POLL TAX BILL IN SENATE   HOUSE FACES BATTLE IN EFFORT SET UP PERMAN. ENT FEPC PROGRAM

AN EDITORIAL   Southern Congressmen Bank On Filibuster To Save Poll Tax System

FEPC Plea Is Renewed By Truman   President Hopes Bill Reach. es House Floor: South Fights Poll Tax Ban

Southern Demos Count On Senate Filibuster Threat To Beat House-Passed Poll Tax Reveal

Southern Demos Half FEPC In Rules Group; May Filibuster On Poll Tax

Dixie Solons Promise All-Out Fight Against Election Requirement Law

FILIBUSTER ON POLL TAX SEEN   Southern Democrats To Fight House-Passed Biil

Plan A Senate Filibuster On Poll Tax Bill   Southern Demos Prepare To Talk Repeal Measure To Death.

SOUTHERNERS TO FILIBUSTER IN FINAL EFFORT TO DEFEAT POLL TAX BILL; FEPC BILL STYMIED

POPE,NAMING — US, BISHOPS   FOUR AMERICANS AMONG 32: ". NOMINATED TO BECOME CARDINALS OF CATHOLIC CHURCH

Cocoanut Grove Club At Boston, Scene Of: Horrifying Disaster,  Being Dismantled By Workmen

Marine General Says Japs Wide Open for Invasion   United States Can Move in Any Time And Finish the War, Geiger Declares

Home Islands Ripe For  Knockout [nvasion   SPIES HUNTING MacARTHUR HANGED

Japan Is Ripe For Invasion Says General   B-29's Touch Off New Fires in Heavy Night-Time Attack

Says Japan Wide Open  For Invasion   _Marine Chief Says U.S. Can Move in Any Time They Want: Stilwell Not So Sure

Japan Ripe for Invasion, Says Geiger   YANKS CAN MOVE IN “WITH NO TROUBLE,” MARINE CHIEF STATES

‘CAN INVADE JAPAN’   Marine General Believes Task Not Too Difficult

Japanese Home Islands Wide Open  To Invasion, Says New Marine Chief

Gen. Geiger Says Yanks Can Move In   No Trouble At All For U. S. To Make Invasion

GEN. GEIGER SAYS JAP HOME ISLANDS OPEN TO INVASION  NEW COMMANDER OF PACIFIC MARINES OPTIMISTIC OVER OUTLOOK

Marine Chief Sees Short War While Stilwell Figures It Will Take Time

Can Move In On Japan Any Time, He Says   Islands. Wide Open, Geiger Declares; Stilwell More Cautious

National March Cf Dimes Begins Today With National Rally   Many Outstanding  Events Planned Over The Erntico J' S&S A

Retirement Bill Given  Go Signal   Vote On Measure Expected Today; Wage-Hour Act Fight Shapes Up

McVay Testifies In Own Behalf On Ship Sinking   Says He Didn’t Believe Zig-Zagging Needed On Dark Night

CAPT. C.B. M'VAY DENIES CHARGES   Gave Abandon Ship Order  Ralare Crilear Sank

CHARGES ARE DENIED BY CAPT. M VAY   Denies Counts Of Negligence, Inefficiency

McVay Denies Guilt In Sinking   Skipper Testifies At Court Martial Trial

MAJ. BONG IS KILLED INCRASH OF HIS PLANE   Famous Flyer Dies in Accident at Los Angeles Late Monday

Maj. Richard Bong, American Ace of Aces, Killed When P-80 Jet Plane Crashes During Test Filght

CRASH IS FATAL TO ACE OF ACES   Major Bong, who Downed 40 Killed in Maneuvering to Miss Houses

Maj. Bong, America's Greatest Ace, Killed In Jet-Propelled Plane

Science Is Ahead Of Man's Moral Progress, Claim   “World Must Begin To Think of Best Ways To Preserve Peace’

Declares That Man's Material Discoveries Have Outpaced His Mcral Progress; Here To Discuss Atomic Bomb   MISTAKE TO THINK CONSTANTLY OF WAR

Aeceord Near For Control  Of ‘A’ Bomb   Announcement On Inter. national Plan Expected  Latter Part Of Week

Blockbusters, Fire Bombs Hit Four Cities   6.000 Tons of Explosives, Incendiaries Rain on Nips to Make Attack the Biggest Air Raid in History of Wartare

‘Over 800 Sky Giants Plaster Four Cities   Wake Island Shelled And Bombed As Halsey’s Men Stay Under Cover

ARREST THREE FOREXTORTION   Niles Woman, Two Boys Held After $75,000 Plot Fails

STRIP MINING NOW IS A BIG INDUSTRY   Wer and Availability o! Machinery Give Industry “Shot in the Arm”   \FIRST STARTED IN ’66

CLAIM DISADVANTAGE IN THE CONTROL LAV   Soft Coal Strippers In Central Pa. Brand Filing Fee As A Tax  $200 BOND. “PENALTY”

STRIP MINERS WILL ADHERE TO ’45 LAW   Controlling Strip Mining Operations; “Planting” To Be Continued  fr sraic fats & her AL wat 6 et   CONSERVATION PLAN

Troops Move Into Calcutta   City Tense as British Occupy Many Points

Report 58 Killed  In Explosion   Deaths Not Connected - With Riots In Calcutta

Emperor's Personal Fortune Is Probably Involved; Savings of “Ordinary’ Man To Be Repaid

Swift Blow Strikes Jap  Money Empire   American Troops Go Into Offices of Nipponese Companies

MacArthur Eliminates  Javan’s Gre.  BankCombir:   Seizes 2] Banks And Ousts Official: In Blow at Groups . That Backed War

Yanks Crush Finances Of War-Makers   Bank Of Japan, ‘21 Other Agencies Closed To Public

Need Merger of  Armed Forces   Believed Necessary To Gives U.S. Control of Air

Belgians Exile King Leopold II   Parliament Approves  Bill Banning Monarch

Belgian King Made An Exile  Cannot Return Until Parliament Consents

LEOPOLD IS BARRED FROM BELGIAN SOIL   Parliament Passes Bilt Exiling King and Continuing Regency Under Prince Charles.

Yanks 170 Miles From Berlin   40,000 Germans Caught in Great Pocket; Crippled Enemy Army Units Gather Last Strength for One Last Blow at Allies

Desperation Attack Seen   Remnants Believed Trying To Mass For Last, Desperate Counterattack

Trapped Nazis Give No Sign of Yielding To Surrender Demand       Remnants of German Armiies Believed Mass_ing for Desperate, Last-Ditch Counter Offensive Inspired by ‘Hitler’"Which ay Result in Bloojly Finish to, War; Security Blackbout Cloaks Army Movem nts,

No Sign Given Nazis Will Accept  Surrender Demand  U.S. 15th Army, Frenct First Army Join Other Allied Armies on Rhine

Germans Refuse To Heed Demand For Surrender   Germans Massing Along Weser for A Final Stand

Ruhr Basin In Death Grip Of Yankee Troops   9th, Ist Armies Near Junction With Radio  Contact Made; Allied Drives On Berlin Gain

Eisenhower Calls For Nazi Surrender With Armies 170 Miles From Capital

Nazis Trying To Break Out Of Ruhr Trap   Eisenhower's Call for Surrender Is Ignored by Enemy

FIGHTING SAVAGELY   ‘Final Great Battle’ Of West Is Reported To Be Under Way

Nazis Fight Fiercely in Final i Stand   Give No Sizu They Are Ready to Accede to Demand For Surrender. Mass Along the River Waren,

Final Great Battle of the West Is Centered at Road Hub of Paderborn   New US loth and French Ist Army Join Fight; US 9th and Ist Armies Establish Radio Contact

THROWN INTO REICH BATTLE   Advance U. 8. Units Only 170 Miles From Berlin

Nazis Try Break Out Northeastward; May Be Massing Along Weser River

ALLIES ADVANCE TO WITHIN 170 MILES OF GOAL   Nine Armies Now Slashing at Battered Nozi Units East of Rhine

Final Great Battle Of West Under Way   Battle of Annihilation Centers at Paderborn, Road Hub>. Remnants of German Armies Trying to Mass on Weser  BLOODY FINAL STRUGGLE SEEN  Several Allied Armies Slashing Deeper Into Reich With Assault That May Block Nazi Leaders from F:nal Stand

Great Battle Of West Is Nearing Close   Allies Clamp Steel Deathlock On Ruhr —Germans Throw Everything Into Fight

Savage Fight Rages in Ruhr Valley   Enemy Shows No Sign Of Acceding to Surrender Demand

Rich Ruhr Basin Separated From Rest of Germany by Victories of Allied Armies   Enemy Tottering Toward Brink of Defeat Under Massive Sledge Hammer Blows Being Dealt by Nine Sluaging Allied Armies

DAVAO REGION ~ CLEANUP. NEAR    DOUGHBOYS CLOSING ON LAST ’ JAP AIRFIELD IN RAVAD . AREA ON MINDANAO. !

SINGAPORE BLASTED BY'SUPERFORTRESSES   Dock and Harbor Facilities at Stronghold Hit by Americans in Naviieht Raid.

Babies’ Leather Shoes To Require: - Ration Stamps Starting Next Month

BABY SHOES TO. REQUIRE STAMP   Leather Soles on Infants’ Footwear Undes Rationing After May 1

Babies Shoes to be Added to Ration Lists May 1 to Build Up Other Sizes

Ration Babies Leather Shoes   Up to Size'4 Now Require Stamp; to Build Up Supplies

MORE OF BABY SHOES TO GO ON RATION LIST   Leather Sizes 0 To 4 Will Take Stamps On May 1

BRITISH PLAN TO DISARM INDONESIANS   Ultimatum Serves Notice of Intent to Enter Soerabaja and Restore Normal Conditions in East  *  sava.

World Peace Charter Takes Shape   Harmony Marks Parley; Polish Solution Looms

Black Market Is Moving In On Santa: Tricycles Priced As High As $63

Black Market Moving in on Santa: Tricycles Cost $63 in N. Y. Area

OPA HOLDS BACK RECONVERSION   So Charges House Committee, and Cites Proof.

Realty Market Has Quiet Week   Sales Total But $50,000 In Aggregate Value; Few Transactions.

Realty Sales Few This Past Week   V-J Celebration Cuts Into Market And Transactions Fewer Than Average.

VELASCO YOUTH DIES 2 HOURS AFTER WRECK   Condition of R. J. Baldwin and Mrs. McDonald Serious

WOMAN KILLED, FOUR INJURED IN AUTO WRECK   Mrs. Lucille Shaw Dies in Collision Near Cooper Monday

Former American Base at Kanhsien Falls to Chinese   Yanks Now Have Field from Which To Lash “Invasion” Coast

KANHSIEN AIRBASE TAKEN BY CHINESE   6th American Airstrip Is Liberated in'Chinese Offensive

Chinese Take U.S. Field At Kanhsien   Coastal Forces Plunge Within 59 Miles Of Hangchov

Chinese Take Airfield  ai Kanhsien   Other Units Drive Up Seaboard to Capture Chenghsien

ANOTHER BASE IN CHINA WON   Kanhsien Airfield Stormed And Captured by Chi nese Veterans

CHINESE TAKE BACK 6TH U.S. AIRBASE SITE   Kanhsien Field Give: Yanks Base To Hit  Invasion Coast

Senate Co-Counsel Told His Son Will Be Abducted if He Continues Prosecution.   KEY WITNESS WARNED NOT TO TAKE STAND   Disclosures Cause Sensation —Reported Illness of Mrs. Falzone Brings Recess in Proceedings.

Nazi Double-Talk Shown In Records. ....  Hitler Planned To Drive Into Poland Five Months In Advance, Papers Show

HITLER DOUBLE TALK ON WAR WITH POLAND NOW REVEALED   Issued Order To Army 5 Months Before Date Set For Invasion

Poland Marked For Invasion  Sept.1,1939   Hitler Made Plans Secretly While Proclaiming to World Germany Had No Further Aggresginn Plana

HITLER LIES INTRODUCED AT TRIAL   Talked Peace After Setting Date For Polish Invasion

Hitler Set Date Tn Advance For  Invadine Poland   Planned 5 Months Ahead While He Was DisClaiming Plans — for Agression. .

British Prosecutors Cite Nazi Records  To Prove Guilt Of German War Machin

Date Agreed For Polish Invasion   Records Show Hitler Secretly Planned Move Far in Advance

NAZIS PLANNED POLISH ATTACK MONTHS AHEAD   ‘Evidence Presented at War Crimes Trial Reveals Lies of Hitler

Hitler's Pertidy Exposed at Trial  Records Disclose His Secret War Dates

HITLER PEACE LIES SHOWN UF   Trial Records Reveal Fuehrer Set War Oate 5 Months Before Attack.

Nazis Knew Months in Advance Poland Would Be Invaded, War Crimes Trial Evidence Reveals

Port Aransas, Freeport Area In Wind's Path   Squalls and Rains to Be Felt Here Today; High Tides Running

END OF HUGE SPENDING SEEN   No Great Relief For Tax Payers Is Expected  Cee =

LessSpending But Colossal Taxes Remain   Retirement of Debt ‘and Other Needs to Be 25 Billion-Year

Government Spending Jo End Shortly   Leaders See No Relief In Taxes; Appropriations Smaller.

Leaders See End Ot Big Spending But Not Of Taxes   Fixed Debts Call For More Money Thanin Postwar

SLASH EXPECTED IN U.S, SPENDING   Leaders, However, Fail To See Any Quick Tax Relief

Big Spending Almost Over, Solon States   But No Tax Relief In Sight; Post-War Budget To Be Hich

End Of Huge U.S. Spending  Believed Near      Quick Tax Relief, However, Not In Sight; Demands For War Heavy

alGHT END Ot BIG SPENDING   Congressional Leaders Do Not See Quick Relief in Taxes, Though.

SPENDING EASES BUT NOT TAXES   Appropriations Pared Down For War With Japan

Officials See End of Spending; Find No Relief in Tax   Expect Less War Funds in Future and More Peacetime Works

Congressional Leaders Sight End of Spending But Little Tax Relief

State Plans — $20,000,000 Road Proarat   Construction of 20 Or More Projects to Be Undertaken Within Next 18 Months —

VAST HIGHWAY PROGRAM SEEN   Stete Commission Plans 40 Projects at Cost of  20 Millions

Alley Oop Age Fish Caught Man Claims   BOSTON HISTORIAN SHOWS PHOTOGRAPH OF WEIRD CREATURE

Town Wins Battle Of Food Lockers   OPA Inspectors Without Health Certificates Won't Handle Any More Meat

MEAT HANDLED BY OPA CREW CONDEMNED ealth Certificates Are Lacking

ail Bock Home Conferences   Personal Plea Be Necessary labor Draft Law

Work-or-Jail Plea Likely By Roosevelt   Personal Appeal May Be Needed to Push Bill ‘ in Congress

Patton Began Blitz on Tip Germans Ripe   3rd Army Running Wild When Patch Broke Through Line

Eagles Program  For Mothers’ Day  Public Invited To   Join Observance

EAGLES PROGRAM. ON MOTHER'S DAY   Public Reminded That It Originated With This  Order

CHINESE TROOPS OCCUPY SUICHUNG   In Their Race With Communists For Control of Manchuria

DELAY GRANTED McK AY HEARING      Prosecutor Says Sinus Operation Was Trick To Gain Time

OBSTACLES PUT IN WALLACE PATH   G. 0. P. LEADERS BACK GEORGE BILL CHANGES

AMENDMENTS TC CURB WALLAGE   GOP HOPES TO KEEP MONEY AWAY FROM SECRETARY

House Partisans  Block George Bill   Path Being Prepared For Measure Losing

NAVY HAS HALVED ITS MAY DRAFT CALL AND MAY CUT JUNE-DEEPER  PEAK STRENGTH OF

NAVY SLASHES MAY DRAFT CALL   Peak Strength To Be Reached By July 1

Navy Cuts May Draft Call   Expect To Reach Peak Strength Of About 3,600,. 000 Men By July 1.

NAVY REDUCES DRAFT FIGURE   May Total Halved, Further Drop Expected in June

NAVY HALVES ITS MAY DRAFT REQUIREMENTS   May Ask for Still Fewer Men in June; Move Reduces Overall Call 12 Per Cent

Navy Slices Draft Call for May, June Quota Expected Cut   Peak Strength Probably Reached July 1 Only Replacements Taken

Navy Has Reduced Its Draft Calls For May and June  Requirements Halved For Next Month; Further Cuts Seen

MWY HALVES MAY MET DEMANES   Expects to » Reach Peak  Strength of 3,600,000 by   July 1

FEWER MEN ARE NEEDED BY NAVY   REDUCES NUMBER OF INDUCTEES CALLED

Navy Halves lts Draft Call For May   May Ask Still Fewer For June; Reaching Peak Strength Ahead of Schedule

Navy Cuts May Draft Call in Half  wunnll Ganmutea:   Overall Service Needs Slashed By 12 Percent

Navy's Call Ir May Draft Will Be Cut In Half   Fleet To Induct Only 16,000 Men Next Month. Report _

Navy Reduces Its Draft Call By One Hall   Over-all Inductions To Be 12 Per Cent Lower In May As Result Of Decision Of Navy

NAVY TO TRIM DRAFT IN MAY   Inductions Will Be Halved But Army Needs 100,000

Navy Cats Its May Draft Call in Two: ~ June Cut Probable   Decision Will Cut OverAll Service Calls by 12 Per Cent

NAVY CUTS ITS MAY DRAFT CALL BY 50 PER CENT   May Ask For Still Fewer Men In June; Action Reduces Overall Selective Service Calls 12 Per Cent.   —BY MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH-—

NAVY TO SLAS DRAFT GALL IN MAY AND JUNE   Requirements To Be Cut as Service Branch Nears Peak Strength

Navy Halves Its May Draft Call   Cut Reduces Selective Service Calls 12 Per Cent; Reach Peak Strenath in July

Navy Cuts Draft Cali   Halves Number Asked For May; Later ‘Calls Down As the Service Nears Peak Strength

Navy Halves May Selective Service Call   SLASH TO REDUCE ALL DRAFT REQUIREMENTS 12 PER CENT OR MORE

Navy’s May Dratt Quota Halved; June to Be Less   Ry MARVIN T.. ARROWSMITH.

Navy To Cut In Half Its Call For Draft Registrants For Month Of May

NAVY HALVES MAY CALL FROM DRAFT SOURCE   Gives Heavy Enlistments, Reaching Peak Strength as Two Reasons

DRAFT FOR NAVY IS CUT IN HALF   Full Strength: Near, Then Only Replacements Needed

Navy Halves May Draft Call   May Ask For Still Fewer Men During June

NAVY'S DRAFT NEEDS FOR MAY CUT IN HALF   Expect Still Fewer Men Will Be Called  In June

Navy Cuts Down Draft Demands   Voluntary . Enlistment Pace Said Strong

Draft For Navy Cut 50 Per Cent   June Quotas May Be Further Reduced

NAVY CUTS DRAFT FOR MAY:IN HALF   MAY ASK FOR STILL FEWER MEN IN JUNE; NEAR TOP STRENGTH

Navy's Dratt Call For May Cut In Half   Mav Ask For Still Fewer Men In June; Put Call To 16.000 Registrants.   TWO REASONS FOR CUT

The Weather   Monthly Quota Down To 16,000 Men; Army Stands Firm

WARTHUR UNITS LOCKED IN FIERCE ‘BATTLE WITH JAPS   Enemy Halts American Advance on’East Flank With Mortar and Machine_.Gun Fire From Hills.   ROCKET-FIRING PLANES SUPPORT DOUGHBOYS   Yanks Gain in Other Sectors -—Capture Road Junction 30 Miles From Lingayen Gulf,

Yanks Push 30 Miles Into Luzon   Army Forges Path To. Camiling. With Little Opposition

U. S. Troops Draw Closer  To Manila  East Flank Meets Furious Resistance  , Lavtknmnee

U.S. INFANTRY ON OKINAWA IN FIERCE BATTLE   Held to Small Gains In South; Marines Pushing Ahead

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STORE “BOSSES PLAY HOSTS 10 EMPLOYES ~~   Crowd Enjoys Enter: tainment and Food at Gala Outing

Japan Fourth Rate Says MacArthur;  Cuts Size of Occupation Forces

4 Soviet Columns In Area   Moscow Says Nazis Show No Sign of Stemming Onrush

BLACK MARKET IN FOWL BARED   IMPOSSIBLE TO BUY AT CEILING PRICES

CINCINNATI POLICE HAVE RACIAL DETAIL   New Squad To Deal With Racial Problems

Agitation for More Paid Firemen ee  Recommendations Made In  1939 By Board Unheeded

Agitation for More Paid Firemen sestete! rineepnnnemasnnetseeeeepreaee ne  Recommendations Made In >  1939 By Board Unheeded

President Indicates _ Differences Kx  Among Allied      Implies They Concern European Political And Territorial Problems; Hopes He Does Not Have to Settle Them at Big Three Meet

Foreign Policies Still Unsettled, Roosevelt Says   President Discusses Coming Conference

FDR Admits ‘Big Three Differences   President Says-He Dees  Not. Hope to Settle Them All-at Next  _.> Allied Meeting . .

FDR MAY OUTLINE FOREIGN PROGRAM   State. of Union Message May Lay Down Com-  ——swllete Policy

President concedes allied differences   Lack unity on Luropean politcal and territorial issues: prineiples concur

OLD CONTIN" WITHOUT LETUP   New Wave Moves Into Midwest; 81 Dead In 18 States   BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW COLD WAVE TO HIT SOUTHWEST   ‘CHICAGO WEATHER BUREAU SAYS BLAST PROBABLY WILL BRING MORE SNOW.

DEATHS CLIMB IN COLD WAVE   Reports Show 81 Deaths In 18 States; Temperature Moderates Slightly

“GAS” RATIONING ENDS; SUPPLIES WILL BE AMPLE   Better Grades Than Low Octanes Now Sold Civilians to Be Available in a Few Days.   ALL BLUE POINT FOOD GOES ON FREE LIST   Coupons or Points Still Required for Meats, Butter, Sugar, Shoes and Tires.

“Fill ‘Er Up’ Returns to American Scene  Gasoline, Other Rationing Ends

Gas. Fuel Oil. Blue Point Food Off Ration Lisi   Meats. Fats and Oils. Butter, Sugar, Tires And Shoes to Remain

Gas Rafioning Is Stopped By Order Of OPA   Controls Over Fuel Oil and Blue Point Foods Also Lifted

“Fill ‘er Up” Returns  a ear enetnerctmanaae  Rationing of Gasoline, Fuel Oil And Blue-Point Foods Is Ended

Darnand Dies Before French Firing Squad   LEADER OF VICHY MILITIA SHOUTS “VIVE LA FRANCE”

Vichy Leader Executed Today   Former Leader Of The Vichy Militia Said He Followed Petain.

Veteran 45th To Start for Home   Redeployvment To Be Speeded Lp To Rate Of 1.500 Men Daily

A5th Division ; Ordered Home   Thunderbird’ Latest  Outfit to Get Ned;  Prab nun nn bh. Af...

45TH INFANTRY, NOTED IN WAR, TO COME BACK   Heroes of Battles in Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, France To Return

MORE TROOPS LEAVE EUROPE FOR HOMELAND  45th Division Receives Orders;

MOVING OF MEN TOBE SPEEDED   Veteran 45th Division Receives Orders for Redeployment.

A5th Ordered by SHAEF for Home 'Redenloyment   Moving of Men Home To Be Speeded Through Antwerp on Liberty Ships

FASHION EXPERTS PREDICT CHANGES   More Feminine Clothes, More Fullness, Longer Skirts

1945 World Series Put Lot Of New Pages Into Baseball’s Record Book

bas nei  Taken Op baday      U.S. *Participulion — in  Monetary Agree: AniitsRafore Senate

SOLONS ACT TODAY ON MONETARY PACT   Bretton Woods Agreements Come Before U. S. anata

‘Question of U. S. Participation in Bretton Woods Agreement ‘Comes Up Before the Senate Today

WORLD BANK PLAN READY FOR SENATE      Approval Assured for Bretton Woods Monetary Agreement.

1 DEAD, 42 HURT — IN TRAIN MISHAP   Jersey Commuter Unit Rams Bridge Draw

NEWS FROM REIMS   Three-Power Hookup De lays Official Announcement of War's End

SURRENDER FACT BUT V-E DAY WILL WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW   DELAY IN ANNOUNCEMENT BY BIG THREE DUE TO PREVIOUS AGREEMENT

King George, Churchill To Make Talks   Great Importance _ Placed Upon Joint Big 3 Talks   AP FLASHES NE  Ws   Washington, London  Silent Four Hours Afeaor Surrender

JAPS LEFT IN DARK AS TO NEXT RUSSIAN MOVE   Renunciation of Pact Deals Terrific Blow to Sagging Nips

POINT OUT PACT WILL HOLD FOR YEAR AT LEAST   Domei, However, Says That Relations Between Two May Change Swiftly

Japs To Walk Lightly Now   Claim Pact With Russia Binds Soviet Union to Maintain Peace Another Year

American Forces Re-Invade German Border   Patton's Army Plunges Over Frontier at Two Points While First Army Advances Against Siegfried Line on Widened Front

Bangs Into Reich At  2 Points   Planes Pick Off Half Of 2000 Fleeing Enemy Vehicles.

290 Wounded American Prisoners Of War Are ‘Freed By Seventh Army

Had Been Poorly Fed, Lost: 10 to 100 Pounds: 800 Others Released .

Rift With Tito Still Serious, Alexander Says   Yugoslav Leader Won't Wait For Settlement Of Territory Claims

xk kk * Stilwell Figures On Long Jap War   Invasion Veteran Home From Italy

“Must Kill 10,000 Japs A Week.’’.... Stilwell Sees Long And ~ Hard War With Japanese

Gen. Stilwell Predicts Long Tar-Kast-War   Bulk of Jap Army May Have to Be Beaten in asta, He Believes

World Waits Jap Action [On Ultimatum   Dome) Says Japan “Will Eqnare Demand

BILL APPROVED BY COMMITTEE   “Full Employment” Measure Claimed To Be -De pression Preventer

Evidence Of Hitler’s Death Found   Writer Inspects Love Nest To Confirm Story Told By Fuehrer’s Chauffeur

Death Of Hitler And Mistress Appears Certain   Evidence Confirms Suicide and Burning

Chautfeur’s Story of Hitler Suicide With Sweetie Checked. By Reporter and Found True

NILES COLDEST SPOT IN STATE   More-Snow and Cold Forecast for State Over Week-end

Most Of Hirohito  Palace Destroyed   But Fire Started From Sparks, Not Our Fire Bombs, Inspection Shows

Kyushu Raided From New Base On Okinawa   Five Cities Affacked and Yanks Meet Little Resistance

Only Starting Knockout Blow, Air Chief Says   More Veteran U. S. Fliers In Concerted Drive On Nips

Planes Use Okinawa First Time   Kenney Declares Attack On Jap Homeland {fs Just the Start, Ene. ny Resistance Light

JAP HOMELAND UNDER ATTACK FROM OKINAWE   Gen. MacArthur Sends His Air Force Into Action For First Time   ENEMY INSTALLATIONS ON KOREA BATTERED

M Arthur Hurls Air Arm Against  Jap Homeland   Fighters and Bombers Make Sweep Over Island of Kyushu; Navy Planes Attack Korea for First Time

BLOW STRUCK WITH OKINAWA USED AS BASE   Fighters and Bombers In Sweep Over Kyushu Island

Okinawa-Based Planes Attack For First Time   ‘Just the Start” General George C. Kenney Declares ~—First Blow Struck by MacArthur Against Enemy Homeland

M’ARTHUR HURLS HIS AIR FORCES AGAINST JAPAN   Fighters and Bombers, Operating From Okinawa, Strike Five Cities in ?.Hour Raids.   GROUP’S FIRST BLOW AGAINST NIP HOMELAND   Commander Kenney Says Attacks Will Continue Until Enemy Accepts Unconditional Surrender.

American 5th Army Troop: Overwhelm Parma and  Reggio: Other Cities  Falling to Uprising

GERMAN ROUT IN ITALY EXTENDED   American Army Drives Inte Lombard Plain

Allies Sweep Ahead in Italy   U. S. Troops Take Parma British Roll Toward New Naz: Line

5th Army Breaks Into Lombardy Plain, Take Parma, Reggio; Patriots Rise ©

ALLIES SPEED ON IN ITALIAN DRIVE   Yanks Sweep Into Lombare Plain As Germans Flee

bth Sweeps Into Lombard Plain  Germans Trying to Escape From Italy

YANKS DRIVE TO LOMBARD PLAIN   Perma, Reggio Swept Up by Fast-moving Units; Germans Fleeing

U.S. 5th Army Pushes Info Lombard Plain   Americans Threaten To Trap Thousands Of Germans Fleeing Northern Italy

U.S. Filth Erupts In Lombard Plain   Overwhelm Parna, Regrio; Threaten Bottle Up Fleeing Nazis In North.

N.Y. Navy Day Plans Taking Shape   President Truman To Review Warships

Parley May Settle Atom Energy Fate  Attlee Comes  To Washingtor  a a ene nee

Finns Join  Allied War   Declaration States War Started Sent. 15

Aussies Hit Ridge North Of Balikpapar   Knife Deep Into Japanese Defenses

AUSSIES SMASH ~ JAP-DEFENSES   Dutch Troops Encircle Fos Pocketed North of Vital Borneo City

Troops Cut Jap  Lines In South   Dutch Units Join March Up Peninsula In Encircling Move

Aussies Knifing Deep In Jap Line   Dutch and Australians Execute Brilliant Encircling Maneuver.

Aussies Drive Into Defenses   Fight Under Difficult Conditions; Dutch in Encircling Maneuver

KNIFE JAPANESE BORNEO DEFENSE   AUSTRALIANS SMASH STONE RIDGE LINES. NO, OF BALIKPAPAN

Aussies Cut Dense Jungle To Fight Japs   Flamethrowers And Tanks Pace Borneo Advance

FLAME THROWERS PACE» ATTACK ON. BORNEO.  Dutch Troops Join Avdicaligas:. 2" In Left Flank Drive Up Peninsula

School Program To Soon Get Underway   Bids to be Asked for Ad. ditions to Local Schools

School Program To Soon Get Underway   Bids to be Asked for Additions to Local . Scehante

TAXPAYER MUS! FILE BY MAR. 15   Special Forms And In. structions Are Being Mailed Out

Tax Declaration Due by March lo   About One Out of Every Five Must Make ‘45 Income Estimate

Mareh 15 Is Deadline On  Tax Forms   AFFECTS ONE OUT. OF FIVE; PROFESSIONAL, BUSINESS LANDLORDS, OTHERS

Yank-Traimed ‘Chinese Land - At North Por   Troops Unepposed By Red Forces After Landing: From U. S. Ships; May Remove Marines

U.S. Ships Land Chiang Troops In Ring Of Reds   No Opposition At Port Occupied By Marines

Nationalists Decked at North China City From U. S. Transports   YANKS ON GUARD DUTY

U. §.-TRAINED TROOPS LAND IN TSINGTAO   Landing Of Nationalists Unopposed By Reds   ~~ GREAT WALL GITY   Retaken By Chiang’s Men: 30,000 Killed Since End Of Japanese War

Chinese - National: Land Unopposed  Inside Tsingtao   Shepherd’s Marines Ma: Be Taken -Uut of  Peninsula; Some Japs Help 7

CHIANG TROOPS LAND FROM S, SHIPS IN CHINE   Nationalist Forces _ * Land Unopposed as Reds Ring Port

Chinese Troops In New Landing   Are Trained And Equipped By U.S.

Chinese Landing Force Unopposet Tsingtao Today   Whether U. S. Marines Copped Up There Will  Be Removed Unknown

Chinese May Take Over From Yanks   Newly-Landed Troops Set to Occupy City of Tsingtao

Troops of China Land at Isingao   Nationalists Go Ashore From U. S. Transports

Nationalists Landing at Tsingtao   Communists Have Destroyed  One-Tenth of All Railways, Charge

Chiang Forces Reach Tsingtao  — OnU.S. Vessels   Disposition Of Yank Marine Units In Red-Dominated Area Not Yet Determined

CHIANG TROOPS ARE UNOPPOSED IN VITAL CITY   Thousands of U. S.-Trained Men Land at Tsingtoo In North China

Communists Present No Opposition   U. S. Ships Set Chiang Troops Ashore At Port Rinced Rv Redg.

National Troops Land Unopposec In North China   American Marines Now Cooped There By Communists

Chiang Troops Reach Tsingtao   Land Unopposed from U.S. Shipe; Reds Cut . Ol-Port City =.

U.S. Helps Nationalists  In Landing   ‘Thousands Are Put Ashore At Tsinetao

U.S.-Ti ined Chinese l.and At Tsingtao  Pour Ashore Without Oppositior at Port Occunied by Marines

Shousands Land Unopposed at Marine-held Tsingtao Port In ‘Communist-held Area; Chungking Reports Difficulties With Russia, Indicates No Permission Secured to Fly  Chiang Troops Into Manchuria.

U.S. Transports Continue to Land Chinese Regulars   Chiang Men Set Dowr At Tsingtao; Yanks Deny Meddling

‘U.S. Transports ‘Land Chiang's Men Near Red Troops  Whether Marines There Will Leave Not Told;

CHIANG TROOPS LANDED BY US,   Thousands Are Put Ashore Unopposed At Tsingtao

Chinese Soldiers  Land in Tsingtao   May Replace U. S. Marines Inside Communist Encircled Port City

Chinese Forces Relieve Marines   U.S. Trained, Equipped Army Lands ‘From American Ships at Tsingtao Where Reds Cooped up Leathernecks

Chiang-Men Start Landing In No. China’   U.S. Marines May Be Taken Out of Ports

Come Ashore  (Unopposed From \U. S. Transports   North China City Occupied Since Oct. 11 By Sixth Division Of American Marines:

Chinese Land Unopposed At Tshigtao City   Marines Held North China City Since Oct. 11; Plans Are Unknown.   JAPS STAND GUARD

MARINES STILL ARE STAVIONED IN BATTLE ARES   Chinese Red Troops Form Ring Around Port City in Northern China

May Pull American Marine Unit From Shantung Peninsula   Yank Division Limited To Garrison Duty _ Since Surrender of Japanese In  :   Strategic Area

Chinese Troops Land Unopposed In Red-Held Area   US Transports Aiding; Marines Stand By

AMERICAN-TRAINED CHINESE TROOPS ARE LANDING IN TSINGAD  MAD TE:  PUA CITY WAR   NORTH CHINA CITY HAD BEEN OCCUPIED SINCE OCT. 11 BY MARINES

11 Oklahoma Service Men Freed by Rangers  Re Wie Aercanmtntcas ¥.....

Army Plane Crashes During Big Rainstorm, Killing Four Passengers

Plan Election For Japanese  At Early Date   New Japanese Cabinet Takes Up Trembling Reins Of Government   MANY LAWS ARE TO BE REVISED

SHIDEHARA 10 CALL ELECTION AT EARLY DATE   New Jap Premier De mands Co-Operation of Diet

CAMPAIGN REPORTS FILED   Two Major Parties Spent Over $4.000.000 *

GOP SPENDS MORE THAN DEMOCRATS   Reports Show : Over Four Million for Campaigns

Nazis Hint Foe Less Than 100 Miles  From Berlin   381.330 Nazis Killed Or Captured in Drive, Moscow Announces,  East Prussia Cut Off 200.000: TRAPPED

Soviets Capture Big Silesian Industrial City   Reach Frontier of Danzig State, Cutting Off East Prussia; Drive Wipes Out 381,330 Germans

SOVIET REPORTS GREAT NAZI TOLL FOR TWO WEEKS   381,330 Killed, Captured In Latest Winter Offensive   TAKE HINDENBURG, INDUSTRIAL CENTER

Reds Say 381,330 Germans Slain or Taken in 2 Weeks   Soviet Drive Rolls Unchecked Into Hindenburg, to Danzig Frontier; Poznan Reported Outflanked

German Losses In East Total About 381,330   Fierce Red Drive Remains Unchecked

BALTIC COAST THRUST TRAPS EAST PRUSSIA   REDS REPORT OVER 381,330 GERMANS DEAD OR CAPTIVE

D-WEER TOLL IS REVEALED BY MOSCOY   Five Russian Armies Roll On Unchecked — One Force Within 136 Miles of Berlin.   EAST PRUSSIAN  CAPITAL MENACED   Other Units Drive Closer to Besieged Breslau — Outflank Poznan. on Both Sides. 7

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Russians Drive  Through City of Hindenburg   Soviets Reach Danzig Frontier and Cut Off East Prussia With Thrust to Baltic Coast; Outflank City of Poznan

381,330 Germans Kilied Or Captured in Two Weeks » —Hindenbureg Is Taken ’

381,330 Germans Killed € 0: Captured In Two Weeks - —Hindenburg Is Taken. .

CASUALTY LIST FOR 12 DAYS REVEALED; 91 MILES TO BERLIN   Russians Drive Past Poznan; East Prussian Drive On Konigsberg  Gains To Within 4 Miles

Britain Moves to Retain Controls  Government Asks 5 Year Extension

British LaborGovernment Would Keep  Wartime Controls For Five Years

Power to Peg Prices Sought  From Commons   Would Continue to Regulate Services and Supplies, Too

Prices, Services, Supplies Will Be Pegged 5 Years   Parliament Would Be Able to End Power in 40 Days

Japs In China NearSurrender   Agreement To Be Signed At Nanking To Turn Over 1,090,000 Troops

Peace Is Near In China As Japs Give Up   Chinese to Occupy Formosa and Half Of Indo-China,

IAPS PREPARE TO SURRENDER GREA ARNIIES IN CHINE   Formal Surrender of More Than A Million Japanese Soldiers to Chinese Is Imminent.   CONFERENCE TO MAKE PLANS I$ CONCLUDED   Chinese Tell Japs They Wil Take Over In Formosa anc Northern Half of Indo: China.

Japan’s Formal Surrender Appears Possible In 48 Hours  ALLIED PRISONERS IMMEDIATE RELEASE  MacArthur To Investigate Condition in China By Request

May Surrender Within 48 Hours   Reveal Agreement to Be Signed at Nanking

JAPS READY T0 SURRENDER ALL ARMY IN CHINA   Formal Ceremony May Take Place In 48 Hours

Japs To Surrender 1,090,000 Troops Within 48 Hours   Nipponese-Chinese Agreement May Be Signed at Nanking

JAPANESE ARMY IN CHINA WILL SURRENDER SOON   Expect 1,090 Troops Will Give Up Arms In Next 48 Hours

SURRENDER OF JAPS IN CHINA NEAR   Signing of Truce Terms Expected Within 48 Hours   Wants Peace

Nips Prepare Surrender  To Chinese   1,096,000 Troops Expected To Lay  Dawn Arms

MESURE RERCRARERER oy .ves  Wealthy Chicago Cop Goes Back an Fareca 

FIFTH MOVES BACK   Enemy Pressure on Monte Canala Causes Army - Withdrawal  y

TROOPS WITHORAW ON ITALIAN FRON   Pull Furthehr Back Follow. ing Enemy Pressure on Monte Canala.

‘Admiral Says FDR Wanted Fleet at Pearl Harbor but \Didn’t Want More Mén

FDR. AGAINST NAVY INCREASES PROBERS TOLD   Adm. Richardson Says He urged Navy Be Maved From Hawaii

OPPOSED BASING OF FLEET BUT FOR OVERRULED   Richardson Testifies

FDR ORDERED FLEET BASED PEARL HARBOR   Committee Toid Stark Oppesed Such Action

Navy Overruled ~ By FDR in Plan Jo Scatter Fleet   Stark Opposed to Keeping Ships in Hawaiian Waters, Committee Told   RICHARDSON STILL ON WITNESS STAND   Says Chief of Naval Operations Had Agreed With Him on Ship-Basing

N avyOverruled ByF.D.R.on Pearl Harbor      Admiral Says Sec’y Knox Forecast Jap Blow at. Hawaii Base

However, Both He And Admiral Richardson Were Overruled By Roosevelt, Is Testimony Of Zatter sas   NEVER HEARD OF BEC. KNOX LETTER

NAVY CHIEFS OVERRULED BY MR. ROOSEVELT   Adm. J. O. Richardson Gives His Side of Story at Pearl Harbor Hearing.

Richardson Testifies in War Probe   Admiral Blames Late Pres ident for Concentration  of Warships The’):

Gain from Seven To Nine Miles In Great Drive   Meet Resistance For First Time

First Appreciable Resistanee - Encountered At The  Deepest Spearhead 

Troops Headed For Big Manila Prize Meet But One Spot Of Resistance   15-Mile Original Beachhead Is Widened To 25 Miles; Nine Cities Are Now Captured

Five More — Towns Fall To 6th Army   Americans Widen Beachheads, Take Vital Nip Railroad

Americans Drive Seveti to Nine -Miles Inland— Encounter First Appi ciable Resistance.   ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY, STILL NEGLIGIBLE           U. S. Beachheads W. ened to -25 Miles tacking Jap Ships Sunk Off Island.

Hold on Lingayen Gulf Is Widened to 25 Miles;  Meet First Resistance

GAINS OF NINE MILES MADE AT LINGAYER   JAPANESE UNABLE TO REINFORCE DEFENDERS

JAPS HAVE NOT YET RECOVERED FROM SURPRISE   Beachhead Widened To 25 Miles; Enemy Airfields Pounded   NIP REINFORCEMENTS ARE BEING MAULED   By C. YATES VWcDANIEL AND JAMES THpeuwesens

Beachhead On Island . Is Widened To 25 Miles   —First Appreciable ‘Resistance Is Met At Deepest Point Of Yank Spearhead

Little Resistance Being Encountered   Americans Cross Swamps And Arno River in Rapid Advance From Their Four Beachheads

Prepare - To. Cross. iver Approach To Berlin From The. Southeast

Victory Near Stalin Tells  Soviet Forces   Says 1,150,000 Nazis Killed or Captured in 40 days

Red Army Clears 60-Mile Stretch Of The Neisse River   SOUTHEAST ROUTE TO GERMAN CAPITAL   1,150,000 Germans Have Been Killed Or Taken Since Winter Drive

60-Mile Stretch On Neisse River Cleared By Reds   Stalin Proclamation Declares That Final Victory Is ‘““Near”’

NAZI LOSSES ON RED FRONT 9 740.000   Russians Clear 60 Mile Area On Neisse River

Final Victory Over Nazi Near, Stalin Claims   Reports 9,700,000 Germans Captured and Killed

MacArthur Again Makes Big Slash In Guard Troops   Now Plans to Send Home 1,250,000 Men Within Next 6 Months

Japs Premier Given Orders by Gen. MacArthur   400,000 Soldiers to Garrison Outposts In Pacific Theater

By March Only 400,000 Will Remain in Japan; New Orders to Premier

Drastic Orders —            Quarter.  See. Million. Aud: ;  Yank Soldiers Resting:

Orders Sweeping Social, Political Reforms in Japan   Supreme Commander Also Reveals Plans For Sending Home 1,250,000 Soldiers

MacArthur Lists Social Reforms   Allied Commander Confers With New Heac  Of Government

GENERAL MACARTHUR GAVE JAP PREMIER ORDER FOR REFORMS  PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR SENDING HOME 1,250,000

Occupational Forces Will Be Cut To 400,000   Allied Commander An nounces Reduced Force Will Be Accomplished “By End Of March   Social, Political Laws Face Change   Reforms Include Votes For Women, Labor Unioniza lion, Liberalization Of Education

Shidehara Given Orders By MacArthu:   Wide Social and Political Reforms  Listed by General

M Arthur Meets   New Premier  Orders Shidehara  To Prenare Relief

M’Arthur Will Send Home 1,250,000 U. S. Troops   General Orders Sweeping Reforms For Japs; American Pacific Troops Reduced

—OCCUPATION—  Orders Are Handed To Shidehara Japan’s New Premie Calls On MacArthu

MacArthur Meets Shidehara &  Gives Directions Fer Reforms      Allied ‘Command Strengthens Control Over Japanese Foreign Financial Dealings. Calls For Accounting.

Liberalization of Jap Constitution Up To Shidehara   Social and Political Reforms Ordered By General MacArthur

M’ARTHUR GIVES ORDERS FOR WIDE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REFORMS IN JAP HOMELAND   General Puts It Up To New Premier To Take Prompt And Vigorous Action To See That People Are Clothed, Fed and Housed This Winter  CAAPEIC AL CVCUARNIGE ACSETS ORDERED REPORTED

400,000 10 BE LEFT IN All DACIFIC   Quarter Million Due to Be Sent Home Monthly

Gen. MacArthur Orders Sweeping Reform in Japan   Premier Told to Move ‘Vigorously’ To Meet Needs for Food, Clothing

Five Major Reforms Due   Votes For Women, Labor Unionization, Liberalization Of Education Included

General Presents New Jap Premier With Instructions   Demands Wide Political And Social Reforms

Sweeping Reforms  Ordered   MacArthur Tells Premier to Take Prompt and Vigorous Action for People

M’ARTHUR SEEKS SOCIAL REFORM FOR JAPANESE  TELLS NEW PREMIER HE WANTS SUFFRAGE

MacArthur Gives New Japanese Premier Instructions For Social And Political Reforms      Allied Orders Will Require Liberalization Of Jap Constitution: Told To Feed People

Shidehara, Jap Premier, Calls  On MacArthur   Gets Instructions For Wide Social And Politi cal Reforms.

MacArthur Orders: Social Reforms Fo: Japan; Tells Of Soldier-Reic.<e Plans

Jap Leader Receives His Instructions   Clothing And Food Campaigns Are Mapped Out

Reforms Ordered  For the Japanese   MacArthur Announces He  Plans to Send More  Men Home   IN NEXT SIX MONTHS   Commander Says 200,000 Troops Sufficient for Japan and Korea

Jap Premier Given Orders for Reforms   MacArthur Lays Down Plans for Liberalizing Japan's Constitution

instructions Call for Wide Social, Political Reforms In Janan.   JOLD TO ACT QUICKLY

MacArthur and New Premier  Confer Today   Instructions for Wide Social and Political Changes Given—Food, Clothing Necessary

MARTHUR SETS WIDE REFORMS FOR JAP PEOPLE   Meets Shidehara For First Time, Leaves Welfare Of Nation In His Hands

Orders Reforms In Japan   MacArthur Tells Shide hara Changes Call for Revised Constitution;  Speeds Troops to U. S.

5 Reforms Ordered for Japan   Only 400,000 Due to.Remain in Entire Theater by March

Wide Political and Social Reforms for Nipponese Ordered   MacArthur’s Decree to Force Liberalization of Jap Constitution

General Orders Sweeping Social, Political Reforms Started in Japan

SHIDEHARA GETS SET OF ORDERS FROM THE CHIEF   Sweeping Social And Political Changes Will Call For Liberalization Of Government: Premier Ordered To Get Busy On Food, Clothing Problems.

GENERAL MACARTHUR GAVE JAP PREMIER ORDER FOR REFORMS   PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR SENDING HOME 1,250,000 TROOPS IN SIX MONTHS

Sweeping Social Reforms Ordered by Macfirthur   New Premier Visits Supreme Commander at Headauarters

TERMS GIVEN T0 SHIDEHARA BY M ARTHUR   Instructions, Which Also Include Political Changes, Come in Visit of New Premier to the Allied Chief.

Edict Demands Equal Suffrage, Unionizafion   Gen. MacArthur Tells Premier Shidehara To Take Vigorous Action

om ?Arthur Advises Jap Premier Shidehara a % 5, ding Wide Social, Political Revisions

GEN, M’ARTHUR MEETS NEW NIP CABINET CHIEF   Allied Leader Gives Shidehara Instructions on Social, Political Reforms

Figure Placed By MacArthur As  Effective, Mar 1,, Shidehara Visits

Mine Strike Spreads As Agreement Fails   Fresh Disputes Break Out in Variety of Industries To Rais Ranks of Strike-idle Workers to Nearly 450,000

JAPAN IS RAIDED ~ BY ARMY FIGHTERS   Squadrons of Mustangs Shoot up Fields Near Tokyo

Mustang Flenters Roanied at Will Over Jap Targets  Pilofs Declare It Was a _£- sf mm. , g gf.   Pilofs Declare It Was . One of the Best July 4the Ever Enioved

FIGHTER PLANES BLAST AIRFIELDS IN TOKYO AREA   Mustangs Roam at Will Over Japan as Superforts Set Giant Fires in Four Cities.   CONVOY IS ATTACKED IN THE YELLOW SEA   Hits Scored on Two Destroy. ers—Two Coastal Cargo Vessels Sent Down South  of Korea.

Hitler Threatens To Destroy Reich  SPEECH QUOTED AS SAYING ONLY RATS AND DESTRUCTION TO BE LEFT

Fanatic Home Front Army Resisting Fiercely; Soviets 10 Miles Inside Capital

FINAL REPORT ON. WAR CHEST DRIVE   Only A Few Reports Still Out, and Campaign Te Cloced

Mrs. J. 0. Kasa Passed Away Tuesday Evening  Was Former Graettinger Residens

Mrs. J. 0, Kasa’ of Wallingford Passer Away   Funeral Services Will Be Held Friday Afternoon. .

RYUKYU ISLES HIT, JAPS SAY   600 U. S. Carrier Planes Reported in Raid

Quote Board Statement   Polish Jew Links 19 Women To Belsen Camp Atrocities

More Than 1,500,000 Yugoslavs Dead, Missing After Four Years Of War

Many Liberated. Americans _ Treated For Tuberculosis   Survivors of Bataan and Corregidor Suffered From Ex posure—Tell of Stripping in the Snow to be Searched

Charge Homma With Instigating _ 2d Death Mar -ch   Assert Americans Pushed Over Cliffs In Luzon, Used As Paek Animals

Charge Japs Used Yanksas Pack Animals   Second ‘Death March Laid to General  Homma

Second  Death March Laid  To” Homma _   Emaciated Yanks _ Pushed Over Cliffs  Says Prosecution

Public Appeal Made for Food 'aderstanding   Secretary Anderson To Tell If Scarcity Is Fault. of Anyone

Public Must Understand Food Problem   Ate So Well Last Year. Don’t Have Reserve Stock Now

Anderson In Promise To Tell All’   America Can't Feed World, But Won't Starve Despite Shortage of Favorite Foods

Won’ t Hide [Food Facts   Anderson Promises Truth About Shortages Will Be told

FEED SHORTAGE HINDERS PLAN   Short Supply of Grain for Cattle Hits Expansien Program

SECRETARY ANDERSON: PROMISES TO GIVE NATION THE TRUTH IN MATTERS ABOUT FOOD SHORTAGES

ANDERSON WILL NOT HIDE FOOD FACTS, HE SAYS   New Cabinet Member Pledge Reports on Causes Of All Shorteges

Food Officer Calls for Co-Operation   Anderson Announces Lusterless Prospects for Year

New Secretary Won't Hide Any Food Statistics  Nation Ate too Well Last Year, ae ie ge ee

Harry Hopkins, British Leaders Meet In London   Agenda For “Big Three” Conference Discussed  In Talks Last Week

HARRY HOPKINS VISITS LONDON   AGENDA FOR BIG THREE CONFERENCE SUBMITTED

Reveal Hopkins Visited London, Conferred with Churchill, Eden; Talked with De Gaulle at Paris

HOLIDAY DEATHS TOTAL 470 DEAD   248 Persons Killed in Traffic Accidents; 222 Violent Deaths

HOLIDAY: DEATH TOLL HITS 470   ‘Nine Of 12 Ohio Victims Killed In Auto Crashes

248 Killed In Traffic Accidents   Western Pennsylvani Accounts For 25 Tragic Deaths  In Christmas Toll.

MANY DEAD ARE COUNTED OVER CHRISTMAS DAY      Total Of 460 Dead In Wake 0! Holiday; Many Violent Deaths

470 Lose Lives In Nation During  Yule Holidays   Two Minnesotans Are Victims In Fires Which Destroy Their Homes

470 Dead In Holiday Accidents   At Least 248 Killed in Traf fic Tragedies — Report  47 in California

HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL REACHES 460   245 Are Killed in Traffic Accidents

Governor Projects It As Solution To Regional Problems Arising   Plan Designed To Help Negroes   Would Be Permitted To Go To School Elsewhere With State Help

STORMS, FLOODS HIT FIVE STATES   Ohio River Threatens; 4 Dead In Oklahoma Blizzard

FIVE STATES ARE HIT BY FLOODS   RAMPAGING OHIO THREATENS WAR PLANTS ON ITS BANKS

HOLDS STRIKERS NOT ENTITLED TO PAY   Unemployment Compensation Denied by Court

FLORIDA BRACES FOR HURRICANE   FORECASTER SAYS WORST OF STORM MAY MISS MIANI .

Brunt of Gale Due to Strike This Evening   Bahamas Report ‘Colossal? Havoc — By 150 Mile Wind

A SMALL BOY IS LOST   Hundreds Search Oklahoma Hills for Young Squirrel Hunter

COLD IS ON WAY OUT   Readings Around 45 Are Forecast  for State Tomorrow

WHEREABOUTS 5 A MYSTERY   Evidence Indicates He Married Two Days Before Berlin Fell.   HAD MEANS OF ESCAPING

‘THUKOV SAYS EVIDENCE SHOWS ~ ‘HE MARRIED TWO DAYS BEFORE BERLIN FELL AND GOT AWAY -

Marshal Says Hitler Married Two Days Before Fall Of Berlin, May Be In Hiding

Thinks Hitler Hiding   Zhukov Doubts Corpse In Berlin That OF Hitler

Marshal Zhukov Says Diaries of Fuehrer’s Personal Adjutant Reveal Marriage to Eva Braun   Pair BelHeved Hiding In Europe   Russians Have Found No Corpses Which Could he Hitler’s Zhukov Declares

FUEHRER'S FATE OR WHEREABOUTS STILL A MYSTERY   ZHUKOV BELIEVES HITLER MAY HAVE FLED WITH BRIDE

HITLER ALLEGEDLY MARRIED EVA BRAUN AND DISAPPEARED  INDICATED RUSSIANS EX.   INDICATED RUSSIANS EXPECT UNITED STATES, AND BRITAIN TO FIND HIM

Zhukov Believes Adolf Hitler Made Escape With Actress Bride Just Before Berlin Fell

Zhukov Says Hitler Wed Eva Braun And Could Have Fled; No Body Found

Denies Body of Fuehrer Found in  Ruins of Berlin Red Marshal Is Not Even Sure of Goebbels, Family

‘Hitler Married Eva Braun Two Days Before IRussians Took Berlin. Soviet Marshal Declares

Solons Will Visit World   By October Most of House Members Will Have Been to Europe Or Some Pacific Isle

World Junkets Being Planned By U.S. Solons   Early September May See Quorum in Paris; Many Trips Already Set

SOLONS LEAVE CAPITAL HILL   House May Have Quorum  In Paris Before  Recess Ends

Congressmen to Travel In 11-Weeks Recess   Over 100 Members Plan World-Wido Trips: Ail Business

Paris May Have U.S. House Quorum By Autumr As Lawmakers Plan Foreign Trips During Reces:

Badger Solons to Return Tomorrow To Controversies  Length of Stay Depends on Mood; Face Many Vetoes

BADGER SOLON ENDING RECESS   Legislators Return to Capital Tomorrow to Finish. Their Job.

 Legislators To Reconvene  Wednesday   Session To Be Brought To Prompt Conclusion Unless Controversial Questions Arise

Chinese Columns  Near Yank Bases   Striking at Two Major Points, Troops-Threaten Liuchow, Shaoyang, As Japs Abandon Supply Corridors

Chinese Score Major Gains In New Offensive   Japanese Corridor To Indo-China Cut, Enemy Retreating

Ariny ‘Let Down’ Navy, Kimmel   Did Not Learn of Radar Detection for Two Days: He Said

ARMY GETS BLAME . FOR PEARL HARBOR   Kimmel Says Navy Suffered For Lack Of Notice ~

Army “Let Down’ Navy, Kimmel  Did Not Learn of Radar Detection for

Threaten To Tie Up Paychecks   Government Payrolls On Staggered Basis

FEPC Battle Threatens  Pay Stoppage   Money Unavailable Until Funds Are Approved

State Butter Leads Entire Nation in Vitamin Content  Montana's Product Gains Favor of

State Butter Leads Entire Nation In Vitamin Content  Montana’s Product Gains Favor of Federal Officials

Swarms of Bomb-Laden Japs Expected Ty Blown Seloes Uh in U.S. Invaders Path

Sheep Subsidies Etfectwwe Aug. 5   Designed to Increase Meat Production

 UNO Selects U.S. for Capital Site  - Debate on Cities Slated. to ; Open Monday —

EUROPE BLOC DEFEATED IN LAST EFFOR'   World Peace Setup in U.S. Wins by 30 to 14

Exact Site To Be Named By Assembly   San Francisco And Boston Hold Slight Advantage

SELECTION OF OFEUIFIG all S NEXT TASK   European Bloc Defeated in First Vote; U. S. Wins aon Serond Ralint.

Definite Site Of Headquarter: Not Yet Chosen   Britain Loses Fight To Locate Body in European Country

Vote Taken Afier Stormy Discussions   Europe Fails To Win In First Ballot At Committee Meetina

HOPES 10 FREE 1,900,000 MEN BEFORE JUNE 1   Retains 85-Point Plan tor Discharging War Veterans

Army Refuses to Cut Strength Below 7.000.000   Point Discharge Plan Will Be Revised, Howevex

Stimson Replies To Criticism of War Department   Will Not Release Any If Lives Jeopardized of Men Left To Fight

Armv Will Revise Point Discharge System In 1946   Present Minimum Of 85 Will Remain In Force Until Then; Stimson Indicates Points Will Be Increased Above Present Figure: Army’s Size Will Not Be Cut

U.S. To Watch Russian Policy  Among Balkans   Force Not Tolerated, Says Byrnes

Soviet Spheres Greatest Bar to U. 3.-Red Ties   Problem Important Part of Stalin’s Reply to Truman Letter

United Stat es,: Russia At Odds  Over Policies      Diffevences On How te Bring: Forth ;Pro-Soviet : Govérnments: ‘Prevent * Cooperation

BarBetween U.S., Russia Is Reported   Differences Exist Over How to Set Up Units of Government in   Cives His: Policy   Byenes Lays. Down 3 Points in Regard’ to Ppalkans

Navy’s Killed In Action Five Times Greater Than  In All Previous Wars

22,481 Navy Men Killed In Action —   Total Five Times More Than In All Other Wars

Butte’s Rain Just Mist Compared to Rest of Nation   WEATHER FORECAST

Truman Releases 4. In Cabinet   Biddle, Wickard And Perkins Go, More Slated in Cabinet Shake-Up

Four Cabinet Members Out, Several More Reported Slated To Follow

Changes Made In Cabinet   Texan Is Given Attorney-Gencral Post By Truman

Truman Releases Four Members OFF. R2s Cabinet   Other Changes Seen: More Conservative  Regime Is Probable

MORE CABINET CHANGES SEEN AS POSSIBILITY   Westerners Named To Justice,  Labor And Agriculture Posts

— Westemers Appointed To Key Positions  More Cabinet “Changes S Scheduled

Harry L. Hopkins Sent To Moscow On Special Mission   CONGRESS RECEIVES NEWS FAVORABLY   Shifts Center Of Administration Gravity Toward The West

BIDDLE, PERKINS WICKARD QUIT CABINET POSTS   Westerners Named ‘To Fill Vacancies; War Food Head Out

BIDDLE, WICKARD PERKIN, WALKER OUT OF OFFIGE   Hopkins and Davies Sent on Special Diplomatic Missions   By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent {By United Press Lensed Wire)

Members   Others Believed : Scheduled to-Go  Texan Named to: -Sueceed: Biddle

TRUMAN BEGINS SHAKE-UP   Insiders’ Say More Cabinet Members To Follow Four Ousted

Cabinet Gets 3 New Faces; More Slated   Perkins, Biddle And Wickard Discarded; West Gains Prestige

Shakeup in White House Mere Start, More on Way Out   Congress and the West Cheer Changes; Ickes May Be Next

Insiders Say Several More Cabinet: Members are Slated to Go; Changes ‘Are Applauded by Conaress

Finds Outdoor Plumbing Excavation A Little Too Deep for a Foxhole

Hope To Complete New Government   Meet Opposition of Big Political Party

Radicals Balk Big-3 Regime {n Argentina   Alvarez to Announce ‘Civilian’ Cabinet Salections Tonizht

Seeking Five Civilians For Posts in Cabinet   Argentina’s Triumvirat: Works to Complete Gov ernment Formation

HOPE TO FORM ARGENTINE GOVT TODAY.   But Ruling Trio Opposed by Leadin; Political Party

SUMATRA   Java Sea   ARGENTINE TRIO CLINGS TO POWER   Triumvirate Stiil Hopes to Completc New Government

Cabinet Posts Offered To Five  Argentine Men   Triumvirate Of Farrell, Avalos. Lima Seeks Leaders As Aides

TOP POLITICAL PARTY OPPOSES ARGENTINE TRIO   Triumvirate Hopes To Set Up New Cabinet Despite Union Civica Radical   OTHER PARTIES FEARED   Many Groups May Follow Union; Probe Of Death Of Doctor Starts

Trio Strives To Complete New Cabinet   First Argentine Party Balks Participation By Its Members

Radicals Fight Argentine Trio   Alvarez Scheduled To Submit Choices For Cabinet Ministries

COAST GUARD CUTS DISCHARGE POINTS   RELEASE OF ALL SOLDLERS 30 OR OLDER WHO HAVE CHILDREN PROPOSED.

CUT COAST GUARD POINTS    Discharge Requirements Are Same  as the Navy Now.

Coast Guard to Cut Point Total  Only Male Personnel Affected by Order

ARGENTINA NOW IN WAR ON AXIS   Makes Declaration to End State Diplomatic Isolation

WAR DECLARED BY ARGENTINE   Move is Frankly Designed To End Country's Diplomatic Isolation

Senate - House Groups Reach Bill Agreement   Propose to Slice Govern. ment Ineo ae $5,920,. 000,000; 12,000,000  Would Be Levy-Free   Business Excess “Profit Tax Ended   Senate’s Formuls for Indi. viduals’ Levies Accepted: To Beal with Excise Taxes Later

Joint G2 *p Again Cuts Corporation  Tax Burden   Compromise Measure Ready For Approval

Sweeping Tax Reduction Bill Moves Ahead   12 Million Income Payers Off Books; Luxuries Remain .

Compromise Cuts Deeper Info Tax List   Agreement on Bill Sweeps 12,000,000 Income Taxpayers off Nation’s Tax Rolls

Quick Approval Forecast On Tax Reduction   Committee-Okayed Measure To Lop Off $5.9 Billion; House To Act Monday

Senate and House Acree On Tax Bill   Will Give Corporations Sharp Reduction, Removes 12,000,000 Individual Income Tax Payers Off Rolls

Tax Cut Bill  Is Approved   Senate - House Conference Committee OKs Reduction Measure.

Tax Conferees Agree on Bill  Nearly $6 Billions Cut From’ "46 Total Be betck Mn

Tax Reduction ill Approved. By Conferees   Senate’s Formula For Individuals * Is Accepted

TAX SLASHING BILL SET FOR FINAL ACTION   CORPORATIONS GET BEST BREAK IN REDUCTIONS

Agreement Is Reached on  Tax Lowering   12,000,000 Persons Are Swept Off Tax Roles as Corporations Now Get Greater Burden Lift

Conferees Grant Tax Relief of $5,920,000,000   Agree to End Corporations’ Excess Profits Levy Jan. 1

1 Million Are Swept off Rolls Under New Plan   $5,920,000,000 Slash Measure to Go Before Lower House Monday

Sweeping Tax Reductions Approved By Committee   Corporations Favored Over Individuals; But 12 Millions Freed Of Payment

Six Billion Tax Reduction Bill ls Compromised   Sweeps 12. Million From Rolls; Final Okay e Next Week

House-Senate Groups Agree  On Tax Paring   Conferees Fix Reduction At Nearly 36 Billion

CORPORATION 10 GET BIG CUT IN NEXT TAX BILL   12 Million Individuals Also Swept Off Pay List By Solons

COMPROMOE TAA GUT NEAR SX BILLIONS   Conference Sends Bill Back to House for Action This Week.

Senate-House Body Approves Tax Cut Bill   Corporations Get Relief; 12 Million Individuals Affected

Agree to Slash Taxes Six Billion   Conference Committee Approves Compromise

COMPROMISE TAX REDUCTION BILL _ 15 AGREED UPON   Senate-House Conferees Approve $5,900,000,000 Crt With Corporations Getting Lion’s Share.   JAN. 1 SET FOR REPEAL OF EXCESS PROFITS TAX   Heavy Wartime Excise Levies Left Unchanged—Passage of Measure This Week Predicted.

Churchill, Attlee Cross Swords in Last Flection Drive   Attlee Asked What Controls Laborites’ Cammittee Could Use

BRITAIN READY FOR ELECTION   Churchill, Atlee Cross Swords In Last Min ute Drive

Briton Set For Voting   Churchill And Attlee  Plan fast Speeches

CAMPAIGN GETS HOT IN BRITAIN   Churchill And Atlee Cross Swords In Semi-Finals; Election Thursday.

Election In Britain Near: Bitter Close   Balloting In Explosive Battle To Be Thursday

SEVEN MEN DIE IN NAVY PLANE   16 Others Are Injured In Crash Of Transport.

All Vietims Were Navy and Marine Personnel: Trans.  port Pancakes In High  California Wiad

7 ARE KILLED IN NAVY CRASH   16 Others Injured When Transport Plane Hits Hillside

7 Killed, 16  Hurt In Crash  Of Navy Plane Hits Hillside  Rurmne Storm

Seven Killed In Navy Plane Crash   Sixteen Others Injured in Transport Crash on StormLashed Hillside

Seven Reported Dead In Crash   Sixteen Injured In Crash Of Big Navy Transport Plane Last Night.

George Asks Dropping of Profits Tax   Should Be Repealed Jan. 1; Otherwise Likes House Measure

War Service Is Not Yet At End Truman Declares   President Asks Nation To Give Generously To United War Fund.

Truman Appeals For Support Of Wi ar Chest Fund  , Points Out Work Of Organization

MEAT RATIONING WILL END OCT.    Shoes Expected To Go Off List Not Later Than Novy. 1

Meat Rationing To End Oct. Ist;  Shoes Free Soon   Sugar, Fats And Oils Will Continue To Be Rationed

EARLY LIFTING OF SHOE SALE CONTROLS SEEN   Fats, Oils And Sugar Will Be Continued Under Points System

Controls on Shoe Distribution to Be Removed. Soon Afterward; Points to Stay on Fats, Oils

MEAT RATIONING TO END OCTOBER    Expected That Shoe Rationing Witt End Soon, Also, But No Relief In Sleht For Sugar

Meat Rationing fc End on Oct.  and Shoes Soon After   Tires and Cars Later; Rents Controlled

Meat Rationing Will End on October    Rationing of Shoes  Will Terminate Cann Afiare That

Meat Ration Is Scheduled To End Oct. 1   Rationing Of Shoes Expect ed To Be Closed Out Shortly Afterwards

RATIONING OF MEAT TO END OCT. 1   Shoe Rationing Will Stop.  Short Time Later

Meat Rationing Is Scheduled to End October Is!   Control Over Shoe Sales Will Also Be Lifted Next Month, Belief   SUGAR AND OILS ARE STILL SCARCE   Rent Ceilings Will Be Continued for Some Time,  OPA Indicates

Meat Ration End Seen in Three Weeks   OPA Agrees; Rationing Of Shoes Also to End Soon

Meat Ration Will End on October 1   Most Other Controls Expected To Be Finished This Year

Meat Freed After Oct. 1: Shoes Later   OPA Believes Most Rationing To End This Yeat

Meat Ration Program to End Oct. 1   Shoe Limtations Also To Cease Soon, Says Capital Report

SHOES MAY BE RATION FREE IN SHORT TIME   Large Supply Of Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Poultry Now On Nation’s Markets   SUGAR CONTROLS TO STAY      Fats And Oils Also Remain On Ration Lists; Rent Control Continues

OPA TO LIFT SHOE BAN SOON; SUGAR, FATS, OlL RESTRICTIONS TO STAY

Meat Rationing Ends In October, Shoes To Follow   Fats and Oils To Continue On List

Rationing of Meat Ends October 1st   Shoe Rationing Also wil End Soon, But Oils and.  Sugar Continue

Shoe Coupons fo Be Needless Soon Afterward   Fats, Oils, Sugar Stay on List; Price, Rent Rules Remain

SHOE RATIONING TO END SOON THEREAFTER; FATS, OILS AND SUGAR  TO CONTINUE RATIONED

Meat Rationing Ends Oct. 1; Shoes Soon Aiter  Fats, Oils, Sugar Will Remain On Ration Lists

Judge Rescinds Februar -y 6 Orde:  More F Tengher Property Sold .

SOLON QUERIES PEACE FEELERS   WHERRY WANTS STATE REPORT ON JAP ACTION

Wherry Asks If U.S. Has Received Any Peace Feelers From Japanese

DEBATE ON JAP PEACE TERMS   Purported Plan Said To Have  Gone To Truman

SOLON WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT JAP PEACE MOVES   Suggestions for Possible Terms Sent Truman by “Military Source”

SEEKS DEBATE ON PEACE BID   Sen. Wherry Wants To Know If Japs Have Made  Genuine Offer

WHERRY SEEKS SENATE DEBATE ON PEACE TERMS   WANTS TO KNOW IF JAPAN HAS MADE ANY PEACE OFFERS

Debate Sought  On Peace Plan  Wherry Wondering Ii  Feelers Have Come

WILL INQUIRE AGAIN ABOUT PEACE FEELER   Senator Wherry Seeks to Steer Senate Toward Discussion Whether the State Department Has Received Jap Offer.

Seeks Senate Debate on Whether Jap Peace Feelers Have Been Received

Wherry Looking to Truman to End War With Japs at Once   Wants State Department to Confirm Jap Peace Offers to Truman

Seeks Real Data on Whether U. S. Has Ye Received Peace Feelers From Jap Chiefs

Wherry Seeks Senate Debate Peace Terms   Plans To Ask Anew Whether State Department Has Received Offers.  Sanches,  i. an a a “~~ <=> an mG OTT? CR Or OF

Chinese Capture Silver, Lead Mines   Japs Put Up Little Fight For Some of Most Valuable Mines in East

Seize Vital Lead Mines   Silver Mines Also Taken By Chinese in Major Burma Victory

Fliers Change Arrangement For Japan Trip   Two Helena Airmen Will Have Part Of First Landing

TROOP CARRIER GROUP RESCHEDULE TOKYO DISTRICT LANDINGS   SOME. CONFUSION CAUSED BY REPORT OUT OF OKINAWA ON SATURDAY

Okinawa Forces  Ready for Landing  In Japan Sunday Confusion in Reports from  Advanced Base, MacArthur; Gtacenwace Ustll ha Patlan

A DISPATCH INDICATES SUNDAY DATE   Okinawa Writer Says Typhoon No Longer a Threat and the Original Plan for Moving to Japan to Be Followed.

Air Landings Rescheduled. Report Says   Dispatch in Conflict With MacArthur  Announcement  Dm. WEeoOoal LEIATCIY AAT,

Typhoon Forces Surrender Delay   Okinawa Base Arranges Start of Occupation Force By Plane Sunday, Despite Announced Postponement

OKINAWA REPORTS OCCUPATION WILL GO ON SCHEDULE  SAYS STORMS HAVE  SUBSIDED AND WILL NOT DELAY PLANS

MARRIAGE IS. ~~ ANNOUNCED   Carolyn Hosmer Weds Set. Christian Carstensen in Bedford Church ©

NewmiraNeclaes. lle Perpelrated No Doulle-Cross  “ + Knew N cthing Of &’ Blow

‘Nomura Not Two-Timing With Peace Note, He Savs. Citing: Embarrassment, Worry

CHURCHILL I$ NOT -CONVINCED   PRIME MINISTER DOUBTS STORIES FROM GERMANS THAT HITLER ‘18 DEAD

Criticism of Spain Made by FDR Revealed   Late President Said Franco Regime Had No Place in World

Stilled Voice of Franklin Roosevelt Delivers Stinging Indictment of Franco

NORTH VS. SOUTH IN THE CAPITOL   Poll Tax And FEPC Issues Up In Congress’ This  Week.   —BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST—

Poll Tax, FEPC Provide Issues For Bitter North-SouthFeud In House

Poll Tax Foes Score Initial Victory Today   Discharge Rules, Judiciary Committees From  Juris« diction Over Law.   BIG FIGHT AHEAD

Trivial Voices -‘Peril Victory’ Stimson Says   Deadly Shortages Threaten , He Declares, Arguing For Munnoavwer Rill

DEALING WITH JAPS   American Colonel Reports on Mistreatment of Civilians

New Bridgehead Expanded After Surprise Thrust      Thousands of Veteran Troops Force Great Barrier on Direct Route To Berlin; Enemy Resistance Weak

Third Army Troopers Strike Out Of Bridgehead on East Bank Against Slight German Opposition

Second Crossing Is Made Against Weak Opposition   Montgomery Reported Storming River In North As “Blood And Guts” Establishes Bridgehead On Direct Route To Berlin

Huns Fear Onslaught By Monty   Gen. Patton Sends Thousands Over In Half Hour

Gen. Weygand, Testifying For Petain Assumes Blame For Paris Downfal!

GEN. WEYGAND TAKES PART OF PETAIN:   Is First Defense Witness in French Treason Trial

Weygand Assumes Blame for Making Paris Open City   Fermer French Generalissimo Is Second Defense Witness for Petain

Weygand Takes Stand As Petain Defense Witness   Takes Full Responsibility For Declaring Paris Open City

WEVGAND DETAILS HIS EFFORTS FOR FRENCH REPUBLI   Geter Who Declared: Paris ,.An- Open. City .Assumes Full Responsibility For Act. Denies ‘He Plotted.   DENIES HE AND PETAIN PLOTTED WITH GERMANS   Says He Hardly Ever Saw Petain Before War. Tells How French Were Forced  “To Fight Under-Armed.

WEYGAND SAYS HE MADE PARIS AN OPEN CITY   Denies Plotting With Petain or Suggesting Armistice

Weygand Denies Plotting   French Generallisime Assumes Blame  For Declaring Paris An Open City

Human Hides Used by Nazis to Make Ornaments; Experiments in German Hell-Hole Uncovered

_ Additional Nazi Atrocities Revealed.  Lampshade Made of Haman Skin

CONFERENCE BETWEEN HOUSE AND BENATE MEMBERS LAST. STEP IN TAX.LAW

BILL 10 GIVE RECONVERSION SHOT IN ARM   Cuts Total 5°, Billions; 12,000,000 to Go Off Tax Rolls

House-Senate Conferees Get  New Tax Bill   Senate Passes Bill— Meas. ure Goes To Conference To Compromise Conflicts   NEARLY SIX BILLION REDUCTION LIKELY

Senate Votes 5 3-4 Billions Tax Reduction   Reconversion Boon Bill Heads for Conference and Speedy Passage

Truman Presides Over Big Three   Holds Separate Meets With Churchill, Stalin

CZECHS REGAIN THEIR CAPITAL   Prague Liberated by Patriots After®Six Years of Nazi Bondage

 j SES Nec 4 Sex  i QF Sag ine ang   Yank Sky-Train for Bezlin Splits in Half. Baffles Defenders of Capital

BERLIN AREA ISBOMBED BY U.S. RAIDERS      German Staff Headquarters Smashed During Attack

AMERICANS BOMB GERMAN GENERAL STAFF OFFICES   Heavy Attack Made on Headquarters of Highest Ranking Nazi Strategists Near Berlin.   19 PLANES MISSING IN DAY’S OPERATIONS   British Blast Enemy Capital for 24th Consecutive Night —Airmen Aided by Clear Weather.

GREATEST AIR BLOW   Eighth Ajirforce Has Most Successful Day Of War Over  Germany

Headquat lers of German General ‘Staff Smashet  Target Near Berlin - Yesterday

ALLIES ARE GETTING DETAILS OF TRANS-OGEAN JET BOMBER   GOERING’S PERSGNAL AIDE TELLS SOME OF PRINCIPLES OF PROPOSED NEW PLANE

MacArthur Will Rule Japan With Almost Boundless Powers   His Main Job, Under Truman’s Direction, Is To See That Nips Cannot Again Menace Peace, Security Of World

SHOOTS WIFE, TRIES SUICIDE   Chikaming Township Man Surrenders to State Police

HEAVIEST HIT OF WAR VISITS KOBE, FRIDAY   B-29s Dump Close To 2,500 Tons Of Incendiaries  On City

HEAVIEST FIRE RAID MADE ON KOBE BY B-298   5-Square-Mile Area in Congested Section Is Hit

Superfortresses Shower” 2,500 Tons Of Bombs On Kobe In Big Fire Raid

B-29 ATTACK LEAVES BIG FIRES IN KOBE   ‘Marks Heaviest Bombing Assault Yet Made On Any Japanese City; Large Force Stages Mass Attack

Japs’ 6th City, Key Industrial Center, Lashed   B-298, Flying Low, Rain. 2,500 Tons of Bombs, — On Wae Faelnries

RYUKYU ATTACKS ~ REACH A CLIMAX   AIRORAFT AND GUNS OF U. S. AND BRITISH FLEETS BLAST ISLAND CHAINS,

Powerful Pacific Naval Air Forces Hit at Mainland   Bacolod Falls to -Invaders*of Negros; 10 Jap Warships Sunk

Yokohama Battered. by Bombers   Huge Armada of More Than 450 Superforts Cascade Fire Bombs on Enemy s Fifth Largest City

Industrial Centers Feel  U.S. Air Powe:   Manufacturing And Business Targets Shattered By  “Great Force.”

450 Superforts Attack Entire Urban Area; 3,200 Tons of Incendiaries Dropped in New Smash at Nip Cities

FASTEST. PLANE RETURNS HOME   WORLD'S FASTEST.“PLANE RE ~ TURNS TO DAYIGN AS SIg-.:. " TER. SHIP CRASHES IN” ;  , KENTUCKY. -

Record-Breaking Jet Plane Takes 18 Minufes Longer on Return Trip

Violence Flares in Picket Lines: Production ef B-29 Enainen Stes.

PLANE ENGINE OUTPUT HALTED   Pickets Keep 27,000 Workers From Wright Plant

Measure Bans Use of 18-Year-Old Youths in Combat  Senate Extends   Senate Extends Draft Law Bill One Year

Measure Bans Use of 18-Year-Old Youths in Combat  Senate Extends Draft Tow

 Senate Passes Bill Extending Draft Law For Year;  Use Of 18-Year-Old Draftees For Combat Duty Banned

VOTES TO EXTEND DRAFT LAW A YEAR   SENATE BANS USE OF BOYS, 18, IN COMBAT WITHOUT 6 MONTHS’ TRAINING.

EXTEND DRAFT LAW   Youths Must Have Six Months Training Before Combat 

, Draft Law Extended:  But Eighteen-Year-Old Boys Will Get Year of Training Senate Says

Senate Votes Draf Extension, Limits  Use of Boys, 18   Youths Would Have Six Months Training Under Amended Plan

BILL TO EXTEND DRAFT ADOPTED   Senate Measure Provides 18-Year-Olds Must Get 6 Months Training

Senate Extends Draft Law; Combat Training Revised   selective Service Will Continue—18-Year-Old Draf.tees to be Trained Six Months Prior to Combat

CRUISER SKIPPER DENIES NEGLECT   Capt. McVay Court Martial to Call Officers and Men of Indianapolis

Skipper Denies Charges of Neglect, Inefficiency in Sinking of Cruiser

Yugoslavs In Formal Claim   Ask Venezia Giulia Section of Italy; Reds Want Hold in Mediterranean

SAYS RUSSIA IS NOT INTERESTED IN ~—TTALIAN COLONIES   Russia Doesn’t Want Sole Trusteeship Over North African Colony.

Russia Interested In Italian Colonies Molotov Declares   Foreign Commissar Makes Clear Soviet Anxious te Obtain Mediterranean Hold

MOLOTOV SAYS SOVIETS WANT TRIPOLITANIA   Five Ministers  Hear Explanation of Control In Balkans

Molotoy Admits Russia Is After Italian Colonies   Wants Sole Trusteeship Over Tripolitania, He Hints

Italian Colonies  Interest Russia Molotov States   Tripolitania Also ‘Liked’

Russia Wants roothold On Mediterranean  Soviet Also Demands Heavy Reparations From Italy

Russia Makes _ Bid For Parts Ttaly Colonies   Molotov Says There Is “Crain of Truth”? In Report For Trusteeship Qver Tripolitania

Some Truth in Report of Wish for Trusteeship Over Tripolitania, Molotov   Declines to Give Specific Russian Demands On Italy—Won’t Give Moscow Views on Italian-Yugoslavia Boundary—Supports Claims of Three Countries

Russ Seek ltaly Land In Airica   ‘Molotov Admits Reds Want Mediterranean Foothold in Future

‘Russia Anxious To Obtain Mediterranean Foothold, ‘Commissar Molotov States

RUSSIA SEEKS ITALIAN LANDS   [Molotov Hints Soviets Are Seeking Foothold On  Mediterranean

Soviet Russia {s Now Interested Italian Colonies   Wants Sole Trusteeship Over Tripolitania, North African Colony.

Russia Tips Her Hand»   Wants Foothold On Mediterranean, New Government in: Greece

SOME VIEWS ON PEACE TREATY   Also Expresses Russia’s Stand On Baikan Area

Molotov Tells Press Session Of Objectives   Trusteeship Of Tripolitania Being Sought

Says There's Truth To Report Russia Wants Sole Control Of Tripolitania; Supports Governments Frowned On  By WU. 3.

SLAVS PRESENT BORDER CHANGE TO BIG 5 GROUP   Say Reds Ask 600 Billior in Reparations From Italy

Foothold In Africa Sought By Russians   Interest In Eritrea Expressed By Molotov At Press Conference On Russian Views

Tripolitania Is New Soviet Big Five Demand   Reds to Ask for Trusteeship in Mediterranean Bid

Soviet Union Wants Control Of Tripolitania   Molotov Gives. . Reporters ‘Idea Of Red Demands

Mediterranean Inroad Soughtin Tripolitania   Individual Trusteeship Advocated; 600 Million Damages Asked of Rome:

Reds Interestec In Colonies Of Italy   Specific Demands Not Given But Foothold Sought

Want a Foothold  On Mediterranean   Molotov Says Russians Are - Interested in Italian Colonies   ‘AT PRESS CONFERENCE   F oreign Commissar  Sidesteps Italian-Yugoslav Boundary -

Molotov Admits Reds Want Toehold On Mediterranean   Says Land of Croats Slovenes Should Be Handed Yugoslavia

MOSCOW HAILS JUNCTION   Rig Celebration te Staged hy the Ricaianc *

YOUTH TRAINING BILL HITS SNAG   Sponsors Of Peacetime Draft Pessimistic Over Chances

Sponsors Fear Peace Training  Bill Is Doomec      Would Sette for 4-Month Consevipiion, Capitol Observers Believe

Sponsors Of Year's Military Training Pessimistic After Three-Week Hearings

Pessimistic Over Army Training  Backers Would Sette for'Four Months

Draft Backers Ready to Give Ground   Congressmen Privately Concede Hopes For Program Fade

Former Lumberjack Who Fought Under Gen. Grant Voted For Lincoln, Dies

B-29'S SEEKING: TO CRIPPLE JAP - OKINAWA RAIDS   Kyushu Airfields Blasted: le Shima Invaded; ~» 22 Ships Hit

B-29'S HELP IN INVASION AT OKINAWA   HUGE SUPERFORTS BLAST AIR. FIELDS USED BY ENEMY PLANES RAIDING U. 5. BHIPS

Supers Attack Kyushu Airfields  Over Half of le Shima In American Hands

Network of Clark Field Air Bases Penetrated by Yanks   Heavy U.S. Bombers Raid Corregidor,   Americans Capture Bamban Airstrip 

Nip Stronghold of Bamban Reported Taken   Americans Kill Japs at Ratio of 10 to One in Two Weeks

Nip Stronghold of Bamban Reported Taker  Americane Kill Tanc   Americans Kill Japs at Ratio of 10 to One in Two Weeks

Tokyo Reports Allied Landing In the Kuriles   Nips “Obliaed To Resort to  Arms,” Complaint to  MacArthur Says

Probers Claim _OPA’s System Now Obsolet   House Committee Report: Ageucy Methods Geared 'é)) WarePinie Needs

Price Control Termed Block To Production   House Group Calls OPA Policy Outmoded, Hindrance to Reconversion

OPAIS ACCUSED BY HOUSE GROUF   Agency Is Behind The Times And A Block In  Reconversion Path

Charge OPA is blocking reconversion  ‘Behind times’ committee says

OPA Is Termed Stumbling Block   House Committee  Would Rewrite Control

ip\ Accused in Congress \sBemg Behind the Times  {ndBlocking Reeonv ersion   “toe. Headed by Rep. Smith (D-Va), (alls for Rewritten Price Controls and Taking Into Accounts Manufacturing fate: Pre-V-) Day Controls Outmoded

OPA Accused Of Delaying  Reconversion  House Committee Calls for Rewriting OF Bertaoo Cantratlc

CHARGE OPA QUT OF DATE   Agency’s Price Rules Are Held Definite Block  To Reconversion

PRICE CONTROLS NOW OUTMODED   Congressmen Think OPA Is Blocking Path Of Reconversion

CHANGE IN PRICE CONTROLS URGED BY HOUSE GROUT   Committee Says Regulations Are Outmoded and Do Not Reflect Current Cost of Production.   METHODS OF OPA SHARPLY CRITICIZEL   Investigators Declare Low. Price Items Are Kept Off Market by Practices of Agency.

DEFERMENT APPLICATIONS FOR MEN UNDER 26 MUST BE FILED BY SEPTEMBER 15

F.D.R.FACES PROBLEM OF HAVING TO RENEGE ON PLEDGE TO STALIN   ONLY ALTERNATIVES: GETTING U. S. DELEGATION TO SUPPORT PROMISE, OR RUSSIA TO DROP BID

FDR Promise To Stalin Is  Embarrassing   Washington Hopes That Russia Will Drop Its Extra Vote: Plea

ROOSEVELT MAY HAVE T0 BACK UP   UNABLE TO KEEP PROMISE TO JOSEF STALIN

FDR May Have To Renege On Yalta Promise To Stalin   Officials Hope Russia Will Drop Idea of 3 Council Votes

THIRD AND 7TH DRIVE IN AAR BASIN CORNER   Berlin Reports New 15th U.  S. Army Has Joined First in Allout Push.

Claim 15th Army Joins In Huge All-Out Smash Along 200-Mile Front

RUHR HIGHWAY CUT: SPLITS NAZI FRONT   180,000 Americans Reported by Nazis in Remagen Foothold, Moving East in Breakthrough Attempt; New U. S. Unit Joins Offensive

NEW U.S. 15TH ARMY FIGHTING AT BRIDGEHEA!   Assault Forces Across Rhine Now Swo'len to 100,000 Men: Seventh Advancing

Split of Hun Army Is Goal   All-Out Attempt Is Made to Break Out of Remaaqen

Hint US. Troops Already Astride Military Highway   Entire German Front In Saar Basin Melts Before 3rd Army

Offensive to Crush Germans in West Believed Launched   3rd, 7th Menace Saar; Ist, Highway; Nazis Say 180,000 Attack in Bridgehead

(Coordinated Push Along 200-Mile Front Under Way   Nazis Say 15th Army Has Joined In Battle For Rhine, Saar Areas

 a  General Offensive to. tt Crush Nazi in Westen in Full Swing y oy 

Temperatures   New U. S. 15th Arnry And 10,000 Men Join Latest Assault

IWO FLAG RAISERS VISIT PRESIDENT   They Tell How They Raised Stars and Stripes

Typhus-Infected Prison Is Studied By Dutch Scholar after Liberation

Police Probe ‘Two Deaths   Ex-Convict Is Held In Wide MVMivsteryv

Unceasing Battle To Control Raging Mississippi Flood Continues Today

Rising FloodsThreaten To Prolong Battle Of The Mississippi Levees

RISING FLOODS INFOUR STATES   Threaten to Prolong Lower Mississippi’s MonthOld Fight.

FLOOD WATERS AGAIN RISING   Continue Fight In Four States To Save Crumbling Levees

STELLE CHOSEN LEGION CHIEF   Ex-Illinois Governor Named  By Unanimous Vote

Legion Endorses Security Program, Elects Illinois Vet as Commander

Legion Names John Steele  Commander >   Ex-Servicemen Demand Program To Secure Peace

U.S. SEEKS COMPROMISE IN COAL CASE   Schwellenbach Hopeful of Working Out an Agreement Between Lewis and Operators to End Strikes in Mines.

Lewis Not at Coal Parley   Operators and Mine Union Heads Meet With Schwellenbach

Called In By Schwellenbach   Test Case Being Pushed Through WLB and OES May Clear Bargaining Status

Owners, Miners Confer Again On Coal Dispute   Lewis To Join In Later; Schwellenbach Pushes Test Case

Mine Workers And Operators  In Conference   Producers Ask For Private Huddle With Schwellenbach

New Efforts Are Started For Ending  Coal Sprikes   - #llenbach Mecting 6 eaallLEY") ewis, Operators

Lewis Not Present At Conference   Expected To Attend Meeting Later Today

Both Sides Urged  To Give Cround In Coal Mine Dispute   ‘Schwellenbach — Calls Miners and Operators Back Into Session. Todav. °°

Coal Session Gets Started In Washingtor   Producers Ask For “Private Huddle’

Ford Men Are Back To Work   Oil Workers Alsi Back On Jabs But Other Labor Strife Plagues Nation ~

PACT SOUGHT TO END SOFT COAL STRIKE   P Secretary of Labor Re, sumes Efforts to Have 163,000 Miners Re-. turn to Pits

Efforts To End Coal Strike Are Sef Anew Today  Lewis Spurns Reques' To Helt Walkeuts

LEWIS ABSENT o OPENING OF EETING TODAY      Things Look Much Brighter In General, However, As Many Resume Jobs

Lewis Absent Af Government Try To End Walkout   Schwellenbach Hopefu' Coal Workers Will Return To Jobs

Expect Truman Merger Message   Reports of Special Action Are Heard

Navy Fighting Truman Views On Unification      resident Reported Read To Req Congress Ty, Ob

86th ‘Blackhawk Division To  Go To Pacific   Famed Group At West Coast Port; High Point Men Remain In U. S.

86TH TO THE PACIFIC   All Men With Long Service Were Left in the United States

Hunting, Fishing Interest Continues :  Many Enjoy Sports Despite. - The Limitations Of Wartime

Hunting, Fishing Interest Continues —S See ee  Many Enjoy Sports Despite The Limitations Of Wartime

DEFEAT FATAL TO RUNDSTEDT   MODEL TOOK OVER AFTER FIGHT IN BELGIUM

$375,000,000 Government Aid Airport Program Is Authorized by the Senate

Airport Federal Aid Bill Is Given Senate Approval   Authorizes $375,000,000 5-Year Program Sent to House

MEAT RATION NEARLY SAME   Change in July-September Figure Is Slight

Summer Meat Ration Same  No Reduction Made For Quarter Though Total Suppiv Shrinks

Action on FEPC Funds Blocked   But Bilbo Will Allow Connally to Report On Security Meeting

House Rules Grout Blocks Action On FEPC Finances  Talkathon in Senate Spells Doom for Any Appropriation

See Demise  Of FEPC Soon   House Rutes Committee Denies Appropriation ') Livnaiedate

MACARTHUR’S. THREAT AGAINST {MONOPOLIES . STARTS COLLAPSE”  ‘OF JAP BIG. -BUSINESS —

Huge Business Enterprises In Japan Breaking   Anti- Monopoly Directives Beginning To Get Results For MacArthur   POWERFUL SILK CONCERNS FOLDING

Big Japanese Business Concerns Topple Under Anti-Monopoly Pressure

Probe, Veterans Hospitals Nears End After Year   Report Expected On Committee Findings

Right To Check Vets’ Hospitals Asked By Solon   Congressmen Claimis Evidence Found of Patient Mistreatment

SURPRISE VISIT PLAN PROPOSED   Some Evidences Of Abuse 0: Veterans Found In U. S. Hospitals

Kimmel Favors Court-Martial Postponement   Does Not Seek Action While Pearl Harbor Probe Is in Progress

KIMMEL BELIEVES. TRIAL SHOULD WAIT   Admiral Opposed to Facing CourtMartial While Congressional Inquiry Is Under Way.

Dewitt MacKenzie Says:   aa We  Fi ormal Surrender of Reich Is Unlikely

Allied Blows Carving Germany Into Segments— ; —By DeWitt Mackenzie (>  There May Be No Formal Surrender Of Reich

Red Scientists Investigate Plan To Change Weather  Dammins of Sea Current Would Warm Russian Coastline. hut Mieht Freeze lan Mainland

By Fereing Aretic Current Southward,  Soviet Dam May Ice-Bind Japan

MALE CLOTHING SUPPLIES SLIM   Returning Servicemer Will Have Trouble Finding Suits

What Will G.I.'s Wear? Returning Troops May Find Pickings Slim When They Shed Uniforms

MEN'S CLOTHING BECOMING SCARCE   OVERCOAT, SUIT SUPPLY IS CRITICAL—MELLIONS SOON TO FEEL PINCH.

Anti-Pollution Seems Certain  Of Approval   Final Vote Expected To Be Held Either  Today or Tomorrow

Quality of Low-Cost Clothing Will Improve This Spring Says  TIlincle Sam

More Low-Cost Clothes Promise   Children’s Garments Will Be Increased

PUBLIC PROMIcD  LOW COST CLOTHES   More Children’s Articles Available During Early Spring

Bitter Fighting On Mindanao   Yanks Invade Samal Unopposed—Tarakan  Invasion Nears End

Americans Invade Philippines Isle   Occupation Is Unopposed By Japanese Forces

ISLAND IN DAVAO GULF, UNOPPOSED   Fighting Still Rages on Min. danao Mainland Where U. S. Forces Seek to Aid Virtually Isolated Battalion

Bitter Mindanao F ighting Rages As Japs Trap Yanks   Samal Island — Invaded  Without Oppusition.

(OLAND INVASION TOLL   Unopposed Landing Made On Island Just Off Davao City.

Battle Raging On Mindanao  Samal Isle Invaded; Outflanking Sought

ARMIES LOCKED IN MINDANAO BATTLE   Jap Force Isolates Battalion, Is Attacked on Flank

Reporter Gives Inside Story On Molotov’s Blocking Of Stettinius   Re PWALDO CASTRO

Jap Plans for Pearl Harbor Attack Revealed   Senator Claims Witness Made False Statement

PEARL HARBOR BLOW MAPPED EARLY IN YEAR   ‘Arguments Arise Over Cross-Examination Of Navy Witness

Huge Sale Of Surplus   Airplanes Among 3,000 Items To Be Released  Within A Few Weeks

EEE ooo  Senate Draft Hearing Ends  War ii Asked To Survey Eligibility Ot 9@4 000 Emnloves

NO SHORT WAR WITH JAPAN SEEN  DESPITE THE TERRIFIC BOMBING ‘ASSAULT WHICH HAS JUST BEGUN

Will Concentrated Bombing Force Jar To Canitulate?   Washington Promises Double Strength of Air Force Used Against Nips

Air Blows To Tear Heart Out. Ofda apan   Rapidly Growing Aerial -Assanlis to Demonstrate Efficacy of Air" Powér Such As World Never  . Before Has Seen

— ted Bombings Might Force Capitulation— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Japan Hasn't Yet Felt Full U. S. Air Power

GROWING AERIAL ASSAULT ON JAPAN WILL GIVE DEMONSTRATION OF EFFICIENCY OF WAR AIR POWER

Carrier Planes Sink Yamato, Hight Others   Japs Lose 103 Planes In Attacks Onl.s. Operations On Okinawa

STEEL UNION VOTING TODAY + ON WALKOUT   SIX HUNDRED .THOUSAND . SYEEL WORKERS TO AP_. PROVE’. STRIKE—AUTO SHUTDOWN CON- TINUES: *

NATION'S STEEL WORKERS TAKE STRIKE VOTE   Balloting Temporarily Overshadows G. M. Dispute

TRUMAN OVERHAUL OF ARMED FORCES   Technical Skill Gets Emphasis Among  Resarwiate.

Key Army Posts May Go To Experts in Civil Life   Truman Said to Have Approved Overhauling of Fighting Force With Greater Emphasis on Skills of Reserve Spe- cialists — Marshall, Somervell and Arnold Expected to Give Up Posts—Admiral King Slated for Retirement. 

Truman OK’s Overhaul of U. S. Forees  Technically Skilled  Reserve Officers

Iruman Reported To Back Army Changes   Greater Emphasis Would be Put on Technical Skills

REPORT ARMY CHANGE NEAR   ‘Say President Approve: Overhaul to Stress Technical Skills

Double Blow Dealt To Japs   B-29 Superfortresses Smash At Thailand And IndoChina Bases   BELIEVE BANGKOK WAS ONE TARGET

DeGaulle Seeks Long-Range U. 5, Aid for France   Truman Decorates French President with Legion of Merit

French Ask Aid Of U.S.  In Future   French President Lavish In Praise Of American Help

FRANCE SEEKS AMERICAN AlD FOR INDUSTRY   GENERAL DE GAULLE DECORATED BY TRUMAN

DeGaulle Promoting Long-Range U.S. Aid   Seeks Assistance for !ndustry Beyond Tempaorary Set-up

Senate Accents New Army Plan ~ For Enlistment   Measure Dubbed “Rec Apple'' Bill Rushed To Floor

REVISION OF DRAFT LAW 15 POSTPONED   SENATE GROUP SHELVES BILL TO GIVE: ENLISTMENT PLAN A TRIAL.

Senate Grour Drops Draft Change Plans  Awaits Outcome Of Move to Get Volunteers’

Enlistee Plan ToBe Brought Before Senate   ‘House-Approved Recruit. ment Booster to be. Reported First

SENATE ROL UP ACTION ON DRAFT STATUS   ‘RED APPLE’ BILL HAS INDUCEMENTS FOR ENLISTEES

Committee— Decides On Enlistments   Makes Only One Change In House-Approved Bill Which Offers ,Indueements — tc Volunteers

Senate Delays Draft Revision   Recruiting Plan of Service: Will at Re Teuted

FT. DODGE MAN TO TAKE OVER VON KROG POST   Cooper Js Assistant Principal and Coach of Iowa High School

APPOINTMENT IS ANNOUNCED BY MCREERY   Assistant Principal at Fort Dodge Succeeds O. S. Von Krog

Board Picks Cooper for Eldora Job   Fort Dodge Coach Succeeds Von Krog; Salary Set at $3,000

Fred Cooper Is New Head Of Fldora School   Fort Dodge School Principal, Coach Named By Contro! Board

Fred N. Cooper is New Head at Eldore Training School   Fort Dodge Man Sucteeds Von Krog Under Indictment

Yanks Destroy 331 Jap Planes, 95 Ships In Raid  On Formosa and Okinawa

3 31 Planes, 95 Ships Wrecked On Formosa, Okinawa Where Foe Gathered Striking Forces

Asks How Dewey Knew About Code   Senator Lucas Makes Pertinent Inquiry   U. S. Chosen Home For United Nations

SELLER STRIKE TO BE PROBED   Some Industries Accused Of Withholding Needed Civilian Clothing

CPA SUSPECTS SELLER STRIKE   CLAIMS CIVILIAN GOODS KEPT OFF MARKET

United States Joins Great Britain in Rarpanizinm New Polish Regime

WARSAW POLES RECOGNIZED BY UNITED STATES   Closes Diplomatic Relations With London Exiles

Pole Regime Wins U.S. Recognition   America Joins Britain In Diplomatic Move

Asks Repeal of Appropriations   $50,000,000 Returned By War Department

Size of Army to Be Reduced to 1,950,000 by June   Newest Figure Is 550,000 Under Previous Estimates and Indicates Large Reduction in Anticipated Occupation Need:

550,000 Cut Made in First Estimate of Size  ‘Of Army Next July 1

New Army Slash Disclosed by Chief Executive   Additional Reduction of 550,000 to Force of 1,950,000 by Next June Decided as Occupation Needs Decline

Another 550,000 Cut from Army   Reduced Size Revealed In President's Note Asking Cancellation  Of Appropriations

ARMY SI ASHES ARE ANNOUNCEE   Cut From 8,000,000 Ta 1,950,000 By Next July Is Goal

ARMY TO CUT SIZE TO 1,950,000 MEN   Reduction to Be Carried Out by June 30, 1946, Under Plans Revealed by Truman.

Huge Slashes in War Funds Asked   Army's Size to Be Cut To 1,950,000 by June 30

ARMY. TO BE REDUCED TO TWO MILLION MEN   War Dep't Expenditures Cu 25 Billion Dollars

RECORD BUDGET IS HANDED ASSEMBLY   O’Conor Asks $112,733, _ 590 for Two Year Darigd

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BERLIN IS TARGET OF MAMMOTH RAID   Refugee-Choked Capital Hit by 3,000 Tons of Explosives

Railroad Stations Tarset of Assault   3 American Phines Los ln Varssive Strike

Berlin Hil By Biggest  Day Air Raid   Refugee-Choked Capital Jarred By 3,000 Tons Bombs

BERLIN IS TARGET ~ OF MAMMOTH RAID   Refugee-Choked_ Capital _ ‘Hit by 3,000 Tons of ~- Explosives

16 bombers lost in great Berlin strike  Night raiders hil  as raid continue

BERLIN 19 all HARD FROM ALR   Refugee-choked City Undergoes Heaviest Daylight Attack: Big Armada Smashes Without Interference   By CHARLES CHAMRERIAIN

2,000 American Planes Blast Berlin Sector   Mosquitoes Fallow Up U. S. Attack With Block-Buster Raid

Berlin Bombed In Greatest of All Air Atfacks   Radio Indicates Heav\ Aerial Attacks Are Continuing

2,000 WARPLANES ATTACK BERLIN   THREE DOWNTOWN RAILWAY STATIONS ARE TARGETS OF AMERICAN AIRMEN.

Yank Airmen Fail To Meet _ Single Plane  In Huge Raid   16 Bombers Lost To Moderate Flak; Three Rail Stations ‘Primary Objectives

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  VITAL “JAP” REFINERY PRACTICALLY DESTROYED

SCATTERED GROUFS.OF NAZI SOLDIERS WHO IGNORED oRDERS HEAD TOWARD: YANK LINES ©

Nine Fined $100 Each Following Raid on 150  Racine County Taverns

LABOR DRAFT — FACES DEFEAT   SENATE PREPARES TO REJECT “WORK OR Yan." PLAN MAY vpTe TODAY

VOLUNTARY LABOR OYSTER FAVORED   Cpposing Work-Fight Bill Senate Expected to P»ss O’Mahoney Bill

Lane Confers With President   National Committeeman Not Averse to Gubernatorés] Nomination

More Wartime Controls Due To End Today   America Is Expected To Further Speed Up  Reconversion Pace

More Controls Expire Today   Another Stride Taker Toward Recaonversion

DEFENSE PLANS SURPRISE MOVE   BELLM HEARING WILL BE RESUMED FRIDAY

Limitations Off  On Number of Soldiers Who Can Get 30-Day Furlough

\Hunts Missing Message Which Has Bearing On Pearl Harbor Disaster; Truman Gives Order

POLITICS IN INVESTIGATION   Political Considerations Are Imperiling Value of Pearl Harbor Probe.

ITALIANS, SLAVS PRESENT CLAIMS   re  Tug Of War Over Ancient Port Of Trieste Begins At Conference

Yugoslavia and Italy Lay Claims for Ancient Adriatic Port Before Big Five Council

Yugoslavia Fights Italy  For Trieste   Big Five Council Hears Contention Over Adriatic Port

TWO NATIONS WANT PORT. . OF TRIESTE   Yugoslavia and Italy Want City On Adriatic ~—

SG a ie eee cn  MUKDEN SHORTLY   Smail-Scale Clashes Mark Wordy Civil Strife in Country

AFFIDAVIT TELLS OF GAS CHAMIBERS   Affidavit Made by “Beast Of Belsen” Is Read At His Trial.

‘Beast of Belsen’ Admits Gas Chambers Used to Kill Inmates of Prison Camps

Belsen Beast Admits Mass Murder Done   Denies He Ordered Victims To Deaths

REFORMS IN'PENAL SYSTEM ARE ASKED   Prison Farm Would ~Become State Reformatory for Males

REFORMS IN’PENAL “SYSTEM: ARE ASKED   Prison Farm Would-Be: come State Reformctory for Males 

Leopold’s Defense Seen as Bid for [Return to Throne   Monarch Has ‘Done Nothing Else’ but Resist. He Says

FRENCH DRIVE ON ANNAMITES   Hope to Split Native Forces In Saigon Area

SOVIET POWER HAS LARGEST DISPLAY TQ OATE   Jap Ambassado Stands Grim and Alene Among  Dinlomats

May Day Festive For Russians   Celebrate Victories Over German Armies

TREATIES SCHEDULED TO GET SENATE STUDY   Roosevelt Says Matter Wil Be Presented Chamber

War-End Problems To Be Up to Senate   President Thinks Use of Some German Soldiers ‘To Clean Up Some of Mess’ They Made in Russia Might Not Be Bad Idea — Not Planning Another Trip Now

Roosevelt Reveals Senate, Security Body Will Receive Peace, Reparation Treaties

REPARATIONS 10 BE SUBMITTED TO SENATE, F. D. R. DISCLOSES   SOLONS, IN ADDITION TO WORLD SECURITY ORGANIZATION, TO STUDY PEACE QUESTIONS

+R. Reveals Reparations Treaty Plan   This, Other Pacts to Come Before Senate; Nazi Labor in Russia

UNISTS SHOW POLITICAL GAINS   Recent Elections Indicate Strong Swing To Left

OPA PROGRAM IS UNDER SCRUTINY   GOP Charges Its Policies Slow ‘Down Reconversion

Bitter Attacks Made on OPA   Agency Accused Of ‘Pouling Up’ Busines:

STEEL COMPANIES REJECT DEMANDS   On or Before January 1 High AFL Official Said Today

‘Auto Union Spars on Eve Of Strike Vote   Nation's Idle Off To 230.000. Lowest Jor Weeks

U.S. STEEL CORP. REJECTS UNION WAGE DEMAND   Head Of CIO Told Request For $2 A Day Rise Is Starverine

Murray Says CIO Will Reject Company’s Contentions And Prepare Formal Reply In Due Time: Request Made Oct. 10   UNION’S DEMANDS CALLED STAGGERING

Workers Want $2  Raise   Ceiling Prices, Wage Stabilization Given As Reasons For Refusal

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Japs Making Death Stand On Okinawa   Warships, Planes Support Offensive Jn AjJl-Out Manner

IN THE GRAVY   House Group May Expand Probe To Entire U.S. State Department

HURLEY CHARGES: MAY START PROBE OF ENTIRE SETUE   Extent of Inquiry into State Department Depends on Information Revealed   TO APPEAR WEDNESDAY   Senate Group te Hear Hit First, Followed by UnAmerican Committee

Full Diplomat Probe Likely   G.Q. P. Action Hinges On Hurley Statements

HOUSE TO HEAR HURLEY'S STORY   Sweeping Probe of State Department Hinted

FEW CONTESTS IN JAN. 2B PRIMARY      Dunn. and Sweeney: Only  Candidates: to File for:  Mgvorp

FEW CONTESTS IN JAN. 23 PRIMARY   Dunn and Sweeney Only Candidotes to File for Mayor: '

CANDIDATES MUST FILE BY MIDNIGHI      Mayor Sweeney Formally Files for Renomina-~_ tion Tuesday

Lawrence-Waddell Win Ballot Battle At Pittsburgh Polls   Tally of Vote Shows State Chairman Defeated Hustor Better Than Two to One; Campaign Was Bitter One   MANY SPIRITED WET AND DRY CONTESTS IN STATE

Lawrence and Waddell Named   Waddell Shows Surprising Strength in Defeating Denny

Japs Protest Red Treatment In Manchuria   Japanese Government In forms MacArthur Of Harsh Treatment Ac.  corded Troops   SOVIET SUB SINKS FOUR JAP SHIPS

Tightening U p  Of Lend - Lease Heads For Test   Battle On Postwar Uses Starts On Bill To Extend It To June 30, 1916

Sweeping Audit of Nipponese Firms Ordered by Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Search Begun   For Japs’ Cash   WaArihur Orders Audits Of Indusiry’s Books

MacArthur Orders Audit Of Jap Industry   Believes Firms Are Concealing Large Sums

JAP INDUSTRY AUDIT ORDERED   "MacArthur Told Funds Are  Being Mis-Directed

Wainwright Comes Home fo Lead Parade  Hero of Corregidor at San Francisco; Goes to Washington

Sergeant builds own funeral pyre; clause off his would-be rescuers

Sergeant Calmly Burns Himself ‘To Death In Car As Spectators Look On

MARSHALL FOR—DEFENSE-HEAD   CHIEF-OF-STAFF JOINS WAR “SECRETARY IN URGING © OVER-ALL DEPARTMENT - OF DEFENSE.

MARSHALL F UNIFICATION OF DEFENSE   “Security Single Task,” Army Chief Tells Congress

Advices from London On U. S. Pacific Island Plans Awaited By British Delegates

Approval of U. S. Plans On Pacitic Islands Delayed   British Delegates Await London Advice Before Okaying Idea

BRITAIN SLOWS APPROVAL OF U.S. DEMANDS   Molotov Reported Ready to Go Home as Nations Lean Toward Acceptance of American Plan.

Isle Mandate Plan Held Up   Reda, British Ponder U. S. Alans in Pacific

British Marshal Directs Assault Avains Ardennes   Throws Units of Britist Second Army Into Big Counter-Drive

Field Marshal Montgomery Given Command Of U. S. First And Ninth Armies North Of German Salient

BRITON HEADS 2 U.S. ARMIES   MONTGOMERY DIRECTS ASSSAULT ON BULGE

MONTGOMERY {S IN CHARGE OF TWO U.S, ARMIES   Takes Over Direction Of U. 8. First, Ninth Armies At Ardennes

Montgomery Heads North Side Fight   U.S. Ist, 9th Armies Included; Tactical Reasons Are Given

Cold Military Form Marks  Two Sessions   Allied General Shuns Meetings as His Entry Into Tokyo Is Studied. Jap Delegates Glum

Japanese Are Treated With Cold Formality   Quizzed by Aides Of Gen. MacArthu On Facilities for Entry into Japan

American Staff Grills Envoys On Japan Entry   Strips Delegates of Swords: Holds Night, Day Sessions

Nips Quizzed At Length By U.S. Officers   General MacArthur Is Not Likely to Meet  Tokyo Delegates

Russian Delegates To Arrive Manila Tonight   Supreme Allied Commander Hasn’t Even Seen Japanese Surrender Delegates In Two Sessions

General Sends His Aides To Talk.to Emissaries When They Reach Manila

BC WHITERIILL ALLS DEAD AS srecinN PENS   Sen. Stanley Hart of Keokuk Is Elected to Succeed Stroke Victim.

Three More Detroit Plants Closed As 25,000 Chrysler Employes Resume Jobs

Nationally Known Farm Leader, Earl Smith, To Retire As 1. A. A. Head

EARL C. SMITH RETIRES AS HEAD OF ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Frankfurt Life Lines Are Broken By Soviets      Encircling Actions Meet With Success

Roads Cut To Frankfurt  Russ Slash City's Lifelines to Reich Capital; Other Gains

UITY GUT Ort FHOM BERLIA BY AED AR   Nazi Broadcast Says Bulk of Population Has Fled Before Enemies.

Soviets Slash Vital Nazi Defense Line   Supply Road to Bastion Guarding Berlin Is Cut; Seige Starts

Cut Frankfort Line To Berlin   Russians Have Important Fortress City Under Constant Shelling and Bombing   Frankfurt Civilians Flee

Russians Slash Lines To Berlin   Frankfurt On Oder Is Under Siege and Blow Of Soviet Artillery

RUSSIANS BATTLING ENCIRGLE FRANKFURT 38 MILES EAST BERLIN  BE ARPARTAT Wrarrere és wate   MARSHAL KENOV’S GAINS IN BRANDENBURG REDUCED APPRECIABLY

Russians Nearin« Neisse Barrier  New Drive on Berlin Probably in Making

Frankfurt On Oder Reported Under Siege   Russians Admit They Are 34 Miles From Berlin

REDS SPEE DRIVE 10 TAKE BESIEGED CITY   Germans Strip: Fortress For All-Out Death  Stand

Soviets Cut Ber ‘lin Line  To Frankfurt   Germans Say Fortress City Under Siege By Russian Guns And Bombers

Russian Forces Cut Frankfurt’s Berlin ‘‘Lifeline’   Red Troops Are 34’ Miles From German Capital

Soviets Cut Lifelines of Frankfurt  Fortress Town of West Bank of Oder Under Siege

‘ortress Town Is Under Constant Hammering of Guns, Bombers  ?OPULATION FLEES  rermans Strip City for Deathstand Defense

SEALS FRANKFORT   Thukov’s Troops Have Cul City’s Lifeline to German Capital

NEW PUSH BY ZHUKOV INDICATED   Konev Punches Ahead In Brandenburg Province

Russians Sever Lifelines To Frankfurt   Reds Report Army 34 Miles From Nazi Capital

FRANKFURT CUT FROM BERLIN IN SOVIETS’ SIEGE   Guns, Bombers Pound City; Pravda Puts Troops 34 Miles From Capital

GERMANS ADMIT FRANKFURT NOW I$ UNDER SIEGE   City's Lifelines to Capital Slashed—-Soviets 34 Miles From Berlin

Russians Slash Berlin Lifelines To Frankfurt   Fight to Encircle Bastion Guarding Roads to Capital; Artillery Blasts Cit,

Frankfurt Line To Berlin Cut By Red Troops   Fortress City Under Siege And Constant Artillery, Bombing  Assaults By Soviets

FRANKFURT LINES TO BERLIN GUT   City Is Under Russian Artillery Fire And Bombers

SOVIETS SLASH BERLIN LIFELINES   ZHUKOV’S FORCES FIGHT TO ENCIRCLE FRANKFURT

LIFELINE OF CITY T0 ‘BERLIN CUT   Reds Nearing Neisse River Strongpoints

SRD ARMY GAINS OVER FIVE MILES IN TRIER PUSH   Canadians Capture Goch Seventh Moves Toward Saarbruecken

Berlin Lifeline Temporarily’ Cut by Zhukov   Reds Fight to Encircle Oder's Fortress City

‘Buyers of Stolen Property Flee City  oe ew ee ee peceeemcne mdi

RUSSIANS ENCIRCLE FORTRESS. CITY AND MOVE TO WITHIN 34 MILES OF BERLIN, MAJOR GOAL

Nazis Say The City Is Under Siege  Moscow Reports rm. 1s66,_ @8= lia ae   Moscow Reports Red Troops 34 Miles from Berlin

SAYS CITY ONLY "TEMPORARILY’ ISOLATED TODA\   Soviets Near Guben, Forst Strongpoints On Southeast

Reds Slash Main Rail Line From Frankfurt to Berlin  Zhukov's Men Batter Fortress Town. Nazi Commentator Says

Six Are Believed Killed in Crash   Foster Field Baseball Players Were on Plane

Assignment of Divisions In  Europe Made   Nine Divisions Given Occupational Roles— Status of 38 Still Unannounced, Report

= @ FF Ff x «* KK  23 U. S. Divisions Given Assignments In Europe

23 Divisions Assigned   11 Selected to Return To U. S.—Personnel Subject to Change

ASSIGNMENT $ MADE FOR 23 UNITS IN EUROPE   Status of 38 U. S. Divisions Not Listed; Some To Go To Pacific From Marseille

ASSIGNMENTS OF 23 OF 61 AMERICAN DIVISIONS IN EUROPE-NOW DECIDED

Assign 23 U.S.  Divisions   Status of Other 38  In Europe Not Yet Revealed; 42nd and 65th Draw Occupation Duty

Future Status Of 23 Division:  Is Announced   Leaves 38 With Their Future Status Unannounced; 9 Divisions Stay.   il FOR. PACIFIC. DUTY

Assignments of 23 American Divisions in Europe Decided   Status of 38 Unannounced by Supreme Headquarters Today

War Department Reassigns 73 of 61 U.S. Divisions   Nine Selected For Occupation Duty in Germany

Assignments Are Made For  23 Divisions   Future Status Of 38 Others Commanded By Gen. Eisenhower Still Undecided

/DIVIDING DIVISIONS: YANKS ASSIGNED PLACES FOR GERMAN OCCUPATION

ASSIGNMENTS OF 28 AMERICAN DIVISIONS IN EUROPE LISTED   * THIRTY-EIGHT , DIVISIONS REMAIN TO BE ASSIGNED TO FUTURE WORK

Decide Future. Of 23. Divisions ~ Now In Europe   No- Announcements: ‘Made ‘On: 38" Other: Divisions

Assignment Of 23 Of 61 US Divisions In Europe Decided  Occupational Roles For Nine Units Announced

23 Divisions Assigned To New Jobs   thirty-Eight Others Still Have Not Been Told of Future

Assignments of 23 of 61 U. S. Divisions Given  Decision on Rest  In European Area “7. «6 «. Be. Bide oe

23 Divisions Assigned for. Future Tasks   Eleven Selected © For Transfer © To Pacific

23 Divisions Are Assigned: 38 Undecided   2nd Coming Back To States For Transfer To Pacific; 76th Now  In Russian Zane

No Basic Changes Foreseen In U.S.A. Lasting Peace Aim   RY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic  . - Ce

NO CHANGE LIKELY IN FOREIGN POLICY   Program Calls for Defeating Germany and . Japan

CANADIAN VETERANS ARRIVING IN PACIFIC   First Elements of 30,000 Troop: Reach Advanced Bases—Warshins and Planes to Follow.

HOPE INDUSTRY + —      Officials Say Regulation by U.S. Is Only Alternative.

Second Atomic Bomb Drops on Japanese City  Industrial Plants In Nagasaki Hit   Industrial Plants In Nagasaki Hit Say Army Chiefs

‘pood Results’ leported After Damage Survey  . fAissile Is Second Head Aacinst Foe

(GREAT SEAPORT CITY IS OBJECT OF NEWEST ATTACK: FLEET AND. LAND PLANES AREINCONCERT -

Possibly More Than One Atomic Bomb Dropped On War Center      ‘Good Results’ Are Achieved   Supers Also Active In Shattering Japs’ Fast Dwindling War Plants

Baltic Ports Facing Crisis  Red Farces Menace   Red Farces Menace Danzig and Gdynia

Massive Soviet Army Forces Battling Thru Suburbs Of Blazing Danzig, Gdynia

PLEADS GUILTY TO BRIBERY   Clayton M. McKinney Admits Participation  In Graft Plot

Total of German Troops  (caught in Palatinate May ‘Ge as Hich as 100.000

FIERCE BATTLE GOES ON INSIDE BASE AT MAINZ   Seventh Elements Advance As Much As 28 Miles At Some Points In Push

IN A CAMPUS TOUR   New Students Will Learn History and Traditions of K. U.

Zhukov’s Army Said Over Obra River Due East Of Nazi Capital   Soviets Penetrate Pomerania 20 Miles While Brandenburg Is Pierced 5 Miles To South; Germans Making Effort To Escape E. Prussia

China Puppet Ruler Sought   Gen. Ho Demands Japanese Snrrender & Traitors

Chinese Leader Demand Japs Give Up Puppet   Surrender Document Signed; Ho Calls for Custody of Chen and Seven Other Leaders

4 Divisions © ' a) ; Span Rhine   Allies Ready New Invasion Threat 

AMERICAN TROOPS SLASHED SIX-LANE ROAD IN TWO PLACES  _ GERMANS IN BRIDGEHEAL _ AREA REPORTED BUILDINC TIP ENP ATTACH

AMERICAN GUNS SEVER HIGHWAY IN RHINE AREA   Yanks Attack Foe Positions West of River—Soviets Open New Theust

GRIP TIGHTENED ON BRIDGEHEAD ACROSS RHINE   Violent Assault Is Launched By Reds and Allied Air Forces Blast Germany

a jF eVewe FV Ge &  Navy Is Not Fundamentally Opposed to Unification

1 600 Bombers Hit Rail Centers   Western Germany Cities Targets of U. S. Planes

Foreign Minister Meet Reported   London Says Moscow Has Asked Conferenc

“Big 5” Ministers May Soon Meet   London Hears Bevin Will Announce Next Meeting In Moscow

Foreign Ministers May Meet Again   Expect Announcement From Bevin; Consider Bdacrenw ne Stee

TOP MINISTERS MAY G0 T0 MOSCOW SOON FOR POLICY TALKS   BRITISH SECRETARY IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE IMPORTANT CONFERENCE

Clock- Round ‘Aerial Cam paign Is Continued ‘Against Nazis; Berlin Hammered After Nisht’

BLAST NAZI CAMPS C   Alhed Planes Pour It on German Troops Concentrated in Ruhr

Full Fury O:- Allied Air Might Directed’ ‘gainst Nazis Jammed Into Ruhr

Allies Turn On Full Might Of Air Power   German Troops Jammed Into Ruhr, 7,000 Planee Ratter Targets

Planes Pounc Nazi Troops In the Ruhr   More Than 7,000 Planes in Air Over Germany, Belief

NAZI ARMY CAMPS, AIRFIELDS BLASTED BY ALLIEN AIRMEN   FULL FURY OF AIR MIGHT TURNED ON GERMAN . TROOPS JAMMED IN RUHR

Blast Nine Army Camps   Rip Up Airfields; Nazi Radio Gives Up Trying to Keep Up Warning Service

Full Fury of Air Power Turned on   Nazi Troops Jammed   Nazi Troops Jammed On Ruhr Roads Hit

4.000 Allied Planes Blast At Ruhr Today   Aircraft So Thick, Reich Radio Gives Up Trying To Warn Of Approcah; Strikes Portend Possible Allied Crossings Of Rhine in Industrial Sector

7,000 Planes Bomb Reich  1,300 Heavy Bombers Rain Loads On Germai Army Camps, Airfields

1,300 BOMBERS BLAST GERMANS   Merciless Offensive Leaves Trail of Blood

Germans Hit By Fall Fury Of Air Might   Nazi Troops Jammed Into Ruhr Blasted By 1,300 U.S, Bombers —

German Troops Under Heav Air Attack in Ruhr Valley: As Civilian Exodus Begins   Nazis Fear Airborne Invasion in Wake af Heavy Bombing Raids; Americans: Mop Up West of Rhine

7,000 PLANES OVER REICH   Five Frontline Airfields Hit By 1,300 U. S. Bombers

Great Aerial Armada Blasts German Camps   Incomplete Reports Indicate More Than 7.000 Warplanes Participate.   WEATHER FAVORABLE

More Than 7,000 Allied Planes Lash Reich Army Camps, Front Air Fields

JAMMED RUHR ARMIES RAKED   More Than 7,000 Aircraft Taking Crack At Enemy Targets

Allies Turn Air Might on Germans In Ruhr Valley   Nine of Largest Army Camps in Western Reich  Blasted by 1,300 Planes.   Weather Favorable For Merciless Raids

German Troops Jammed InRuhr  Target Of Raid   Full) Aerial Fury Turned Directly On ‘Fired. Diriy and Thoroughly Beaten Bacie   7,099 Warplanes Take Pact In Raid    Aireraft, Flash From All Directions In Sueh Nua  bors Berlin Radio Gives  Up Warning Messaucs 

1,300 BOMBERS BATTER ENEMY IN RUHR CAMPS   7,000 Warplanes Believed Blasting Reich Targets Second Day In Row

NAZIS JA IN RUHR GOOD AERIAL TARGETS   Nine Large Army Camps In Western Germany Pounded By 1,300 American Heavies; 7,000 Planes In All Strike At Foe.

Allied Air Might Turns on Troops   1,300 U.S. Bombers Blast Nine of the Largest Army Camps In Western Germany

ARMY BASES AND CAMPS ARE BLASTED   Full Fury of Allied Air Might Turned Directly on German Troops Jammed In Basin Pocket

A. J. Kiely, Butte Navy Man, Aided Dangerous Allied Intelligence Service Behind Jap Lines in Asia

RUSSIAN SOLDIERS DESERTED TO NAZIS   Rep. Luce Says Thousands “Fled Stalinism—Escaped From Com Mminicm”

Many Russians Are Deserters,  Rep. Luce Says   Says 180 Million Russians Incarcerated Behind Censorship

JAPS WORRY "OVER TREAT!   AMBASSADOR. TO MOSCOW RE_ TURNING HOME TO REPORT ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIANS .

PICKET LINES WITHDRAWN AT GM FACTORIES   addehny Warned To Negotiate Or Face Fact - Finding  Probe Into Finances

GM Pickets Withdraw for Holidays;  Truman Firm on Examination of Books

BOR $ SUBSIDES DUE TO HOLIDAYS   Pickets Leave G. M. Plants; Fact-Finding Boards Recess

LABOR STRIFE     SUBSIDES oe   Pickets Leave.G. M. Plants; Fact-Finding Boards Recess ©

(GM Absent As iU. S. Conciliators Set Peace Parley   _ Officials of Union Fly to Washington; Company Executives Delay Appearance

MANAGEMENT IS ABSENT AS CIO DEMANDS MEET   Federal Conciliator To See Strike Leaders — GMC Won't Be Represented

Management Absent in Motors Strike Parley   NLRB Undertakes Biggest Strike Poll, Steelworkers

OFFICIALS TO WASHINGTON   GMC Executives Cannot Confer For Several Days Yet

Report Absence Of Management  AtG.M. Parley   700,000 Steel Workers To Be Polled On Strike By Federal Agency Group

G-M President Is Declining To Attend Parley      Across Nation 150 Labor Disputes Idle Half-Million Workers

STEPS TAKEN TO SETTLE AUTO STRIKE   Top Officials of U. A. W. Leave for Washington to Talk to Conciliators —G. M. Leaders Absent. However.

JAP SUB SKIPPER CALLED 10 STAND TWN MIGVAY CASE   Court Overrules-Objéction of . Defense Counsel, Orders Him Examined:   VERACITY IS QUESTIONED   But Military Tribunal. Rutes Hashimoto Be Questioned on Ship Sinking

Kobe Burns as 500 B-29's Hit Seaport  Anti-Aircraft Said Accurate, Few Enemy Plane

15th Fire Raid On Jap Homeland Made By B-29’s   450 To 500 Planes Involved In Latest Attack On Nip Center

KOBE IS HiT BY 450 B-29S IN FIRE RAID   Smoke Rises to 25,000 Feet Above Japan's 6th City

Nearly 500 Bombers Raid City Of Kobe   Unload 3,300 Tons Of Incendiary Bombs On Japan’s Biggest Port To Start Huge Fires

Soviet Problems With US Far From Settlement   Four Main Point: Stand in Way Of Accord

U. 5. Proposal On Jap Control Said Rejected   Russ Said Readying Upsetting Demands In Mediterranean

U.S. And Russic Still Far Apart  On Many Issues   Control Of Japan And Dardenelles Top List Of  Problems. 

Success Is Far Off on Problems   Molotov Is. Reported to Have Turned Down ‘Proposal-' of Rensont nan:   Treaty Expires      Russian-Turkish Pact of Nonaggression Has Run Out

Success Of Negotiations — Between U.S. And Russia Appears To Have Dimmed

Breach Widens Between Russia And Washington   Molotov Is Reported To Have Rejected U. S. Plan For Jap Control

Negotiations With Moscow  Bogged Down         Issues Involved Cover Vari ety of Problems Ranging From Japan tu Turkey

NEGOTIATIONS ARE LAGGING   Nations Appear Farther Apart on Questions From Japan to Turkey Than Washington Had Hoped.

American, Sovie! Differences Bar Program Success  Turk, Jop Issues Pace Rie Pentlem

U. S.-Soviet Views Still Far Apart::.   Little Advance Made . In Negotiations. In- _ volving Japan, Turkey And.-the Atomic Bomb

Soviet Problems With US Far From Setilement  —C—7?——— hLAanin Paintc   Four Main Points Stand in Way Of Accord

Washington And Moscow Far Apart   Negotiations Have Failed In Purpose

Town in Path Of Raging Timber Fire      Inhabitants Flee as Hope Of Aid by Plane Flights Dampened as Visibility Recomes Panr Saturday

Timber Fire Nears California Town  Navy Planes Alerted To Try to Smother  rm Eber, eh -_ sg

Beach Resort  AreasThreatened ‘By Hurricane   Sections Northward To Norfolk Urged To Stand By For Frequent Advisories.

TROPICAL STORM OFF EAST COAST .   SWEEPS NORTHWARD TO ENDANGER:LIVES: ON CAROLINA CAPES

Hurricane Sweeps Seaboard  Center of Storm  Passes East DIE Mharlactan

STORM RAGING OFF CAROLINAS   Hurricane Sweeps Acros: Florida, Heading Northward

Hurricane [s Sweeping Up Atlantic Coast   Beach Resort Area Warned

HURRICANE ON EASTERN COAST   Areas Urged By Weather Bureau to Stand By for Frequent Reports.

Tropical Storm Heads North © Along Coast   Little Important Damage Done Despite Winds

WRIGHTSVILLE AND CAROLINA ARE EVACUATED   Storm Moving In From East Of Charleston: No Great Damage Caused In Florida.

STORM MOVING UP EAST COAST   Weatherman Indicates It Will Miss This Area

Hurricane Sweeps Atlantic Seaboard  Carolina Beaches  Endangered, Citrus es eee fe ee a a

Tropic Storm  Sweeping Up Eastern Coas!   Dangerous Winds and High Tides Expected In Avea of Virginia Crpes

HURRICANE HITS ATLANTIC COAST   DANGEROUS WINDS, HIGH TIDE EXPECTED

NO OVER-SEAS ASSIGNMENTS FOR 45-POINT ME}   Age Exemption For Over. seas Service Also Set.

Industrial Sugar Users To Get Cut In Rations; Canning Supplies Small

Another Sugar Cut in Prospect   May Ration Industria! Users to 50 Per Cent Of Pre-War Supply

Tighter Sugar Rationing Seen   Supply to Householders And Industrial Users To Be Reduced

New Sugar Cut Looms  OPA Forecasts Reductio For Industrial Users

Increasingly Tighter Rationing of Sugar Is in Prospect for Mid-Year

New Tightening Of Sugar Ration Forecast by OPA  Industrial Users Will Gat Only SN   Industrial Users Will Get Only 50% Pre-war Supplies

TO TIGHTEN UP SUGAR RATIONS   It’s Going To Be Harder To Get Canning Sugar; In. dustrial Users Face Stif! Cnt.

Sugar Will Be Harder to Gel for Canning   Industrial Users Facing Another Cut in Rations

TIGHTER SUGAR RATION SEEN   50°c Cut for Industrial Users Pends; Canners  To Be Hzt Hard

Sugar Ration Will Be Cut Drastically.  Industrial ‘Users,   Industrial ‘Users, ‘Home - Canners Te. Re: Reduced

TIGHTER RATIONING OF SUGAR EXPECTED   industrial Users May Be Cut to 50 Per Cent of Pre-War Sunnply.

OPA Sees New Cut In Sugar Supplies   May Reduce Home Cannina Allotment

ANOTHER SUGAR CUT IN PROSPECT   INDUSTRIAL USERS FACED WITH 20 TO 25 PCT, REDUCTION

Slur Claim Delays Plan To Approve Appointees   Senate Has Recess After Hot Debates

Senate Delavs Acheson Vote   Talks Over Whether Or Not He Took Verbal Crack At  Gen. MacArthur.

Senate Takes Rest Period  To Cool Off      Barkley Calls for Recess Until Monday Following Row Over Appointment Of Dean Acheson

Comment From Acheson Stirs Senate Scrap   MacArthur Statement Results In Three-Day Cooling Off Period

SENATE COOLING OFF AFTER WARM DEBATE ON ACHESON   ISSUE IS WHETHER ACHESON DID OR DIDN'T HIT AT MACARTHUR:

Senate Delays Confirmation  Of Byrnes Aide   “Cooling -Off? Perio Forced After Senators Ac cuse Acheson of Taking  “Crack”?,at MacArtharc

ANGRY SOLONS DELAY OKAY OF ‘DEAN ACHESON   Charge Acting Secretary Of State Took Verbal Slap At General

Storm Breaks Over Acheson Appointment   Senators Squabble as Gen. MacArthur Bitterly Defended

Senators Cool Off After Argument on Acheson Statement   2 Senators Charge MacArthur’s Name Blighted; Other Senators Defend Hard Peace Policy.

THREE-DAY COOLING PERIOD a  Senate Delays Acheson Confirmation: Did He Take Verbal Slan at MacArthur?

Senate Holding Up Decision on  Acheson Approval  Many Appointments Forced to Wait By 3-Day Recess

Whether Dean Acheson Took Crack at Gen. MacArthur Subject of Hot Senate Debate

Senate Tiff Over Blast By Acheson   Called Blight on Name Of MacArthur; Hold Up Confirmation.

Back Of The Headlines  Failure to Mention Japan “Weakness of Bia 3 Report

Back of the Headlines   Potsdam Communique Interesting for What Not Included

Plans Complete For Fruit Flight   4-Motor Cargo Giant To Leave For Boston

FRUIT PLANE SET FOR HOP   Giant Aerial Freighter Tc Arrive In Twin Cities Tuesday

JUDGE HARDBOILED   Huxman Imposes Stiff Fines for Violations of A Rules

Eric Johnston Gets Info Movie Strike Picture   New York Waterfront Issues Yet Unsolved; Coal Situation Same

 First Army Hammers at Gates of ‘Cologne; Third Battles for Trier

COLOGNE UNDER HEAVY BARRAGE BY FIRST’S GUNS   Third Army Bores Deeply Into Trier; Nazis Split on Cologne Plain

$600 Tax Exemption Forecast In Senate   Other Riders On 1946 Levy: Bill Indicated When Measure Reaches Floor Wednesday

Consider Raising Personal Income Tax Exemptions   Committee Also Makes Effort To Reduce  Excise Taxes

SENATE MOVES TO RAISE INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS   $600 Is Suggested Instead of $500 as Deadline

Senate Drafts $100 Step-Ur In Exemption   Repeal of Federal $5 Auto Usage Tax By Jnlvy 1 Soucht

Baby Flattop Sunk by Japs   Carrier Fought Through Three Invasions; Enemy  @:.2.. 89 @ G84... omneoemee

THE OMMANEY BAY, “BABY FLATTOP” HAS BEEN SUNK   COY W. M’CLENDON, RICHLAND GUNNER, AIDED SHIP’S RECORD

Enemy Sinks Carrier Which ‘Saved’ Leyte   Omma ney Ba y Hac Scored Imposing Record Against Japs

TO BE EISENHOWER DAY   Governor Will Issue Proclamation Day General Arrives Home

 Civil War Rife in Germany, Huge ‘Peace Demonstrations’ Reported Via Luxembourg

San Francisco and Bay Area Cities Are Almosi Meatless: Surplus Is Reported in Northwest

San Francisco Nearly Meatless While Northwest is Oversupplied   Oregon Dealers Ask Ration Holiday on Hindquarter Beef to Prevent Spoilage

War Veterans Will Get Eighty Per Cent Of Homes To Be Buil Under New Housing Pronosals

HOME BUILDING PROGRAM GETS SHOT IN ARM   Veterans Expected to Get Up to 80 Per Cent of All New Homes Built.

Smali To Outline New Priority Regulations For Building Homes Today

Freezing Weather Grips Texas Monday  Amarillos 18 Degrees Is Lowest Recorded;

President Modifies Order Permitting Pay Increase; Warns Labor to Go Slow

Exhorts U. S. To Hold Firm  On Price Line      Pav Hike in Recony Industries Authorized Bye Chief FE: ative

Salary Boosts * Proposed For Three Groups   President Approves Pay Raises to Equal Living Coits Correct Inequities in Wage Rates in Locality, _ oe Insure Full Production for Conversion ab

Marks Break In Hold-Line Policy   Limits Pay Boosts To Essential Workers

President Would Raise  Prices, If Necessary   Administration’s Long - Awaited Wage- Price Policy Places Stress On Reconversion

Even li Prices Are Increased   Deelares Most of Industry Could Pay More. Points to Peacetime Cuts In Earnings of Workers - j

PRICE BOOSTS PERMITTED IN THREE CASES   LABOR IS WARNED TO KEEP DEMANDS REASONABLE

President Instructs Collet To Approve Wage Increases That Will Not Force Prices of Commodities Higher.

Three Classes Entitled to Wage Boosis, Truman Says Chief Executive  Urges Higher Pay ForLaborGener ral  TET 2 T

WAGE INCREASES WITHOUT PRICE BOOSTS URGED   ry Truman Says Peacetine  .  Cuts In Wages Are Sure  Road To Unemployment   LABOR TOLD TO MAKE REASONABLE DEMANDS

Holding of Price Line Also Urgec   3 Groups Approved for Boosts Even if They Mean Price Rise.

Favors Boosts Even if Prices  Must Be Lifted   Declares Peacetime Cuts in Earnings Sure Road to Wide Unemployment; Warns Labor Wage Demands Must Be Reasonable

Some Price Boosts Also Are Approved   President Outlines Broad Program Of Peace For Labor, Management

Truman Voices His Wage, Price Policy   'V-J' Stabilization Order Amended in Radio Address

Most Bosses Easily Able to Boost Wages   Authorizes Other Cuts From Hold-Line Price Policy

Superfortress Claims New World Record   Nonstop Flight Made To Washington From Base on Guam

SUPERFORT IS WINGING EAST FROM PACIFIC   Bomber With Crew of Specially Picked Men Expected to Make Capital During Afternoon

) B29 18 STILL FLYING—..Supérfortress: Sets New. Non-Stop F light Record

B-29 Sets New World Non-Stop Distance Record   Flies Approximately 8,000 Miles From Guam to Washington

LANE BREAKS SRITISH MARK 1 GUAM HOP   wperfort Reaches Washington at 1:35 After 35-Hour 8.000 Mile Trip.

Superfort Breaks World Record For Nonstop Hop   Guam to Washington ‘Flight Exceeds ‘Mark By 1000 Miles

Non-Stop Plane 1,368 Miles From Guam Here   Reaches Washington Four Hours After Passing La Crosse On 8000-Mile Flight

B-29 SETS NEW MARK FOR TRIP WITHOUT STOPS   Superfort Travels Some 8,006 Miles from Guam—Breaks British Record

B-29 Sets New Non-Stop Mark   British Record of 7368 Miles Beaten

B-9 Sets New Non-Stop Recor¢  Flies from Guom to National Capital

B-29 Sets A New Non-Stop Record (ver 8.000 Miles   Superfort Flys Non-Stop From Guam To Washington In 35 Hours

B-29 Breaks Record on Hop East From Guan   Superfortress Is Reported Over La Crosse, Wis., on Way To National Capital

SUPERFORT SETS NEW RECORD FOR NON-STOP FLIGHT   LANDS AT CAPITOL AFTER SINGLE HOP FROM GUAM ISLAND

SUPERFORT STILL IN AIR HEADED FOR WASHINGTON AFTER ‘BREAKING RECORD OVER WISCONSIN

B-29 Sets A New Distance Record   Flying From Guam Non-Stop, It Smashed Old Record Of 7,158 Miles When It Passed Over Wisconsin Headed For Washington

New World's Distance Record Set by B-29   8,000-Mile Hop From Guam Made In. 35 Hours

Flies Non-Stop From Guam ToWashington   Iowan in Crew; Trip Shatters Record Held By British Since 1938

B-29 Arrives From Guam, Sels Record   Wings to Washington Some 8,000 Miles in Approximotely 35 Hours Flying

B-29 Makes Guam To Washinaton Flight   AAF Claims World's . Distance Record; 8,000 Miles in 325 Houre

With 7,368-Mile Mark at LaCrosse, Wis., Plane Heads for Capital and 8,197 -Mile Goal

TEMPERATURES:   B-29 Sets Non-Stop Record In Guam- Washington Flight

Superfortress in Distance Record  Flight to Capital   B-29 Flies Non-Stop from Guam; Chicago Plane Reaches London

‘It Hasn't Stopped Yet B-29 From Guam Sets Non - Stop Flight Record

Non-Stop Flight:Of B-29. From Guam. To Washington Termed New Distance Mark.

35-Hour Trip of Some 8000 Miles Recorded by AAI   British Mark From Egypt to Australia Bested by U. S. Fliers

CONTINUES HOP AFTER PASSING OF 7,368 MILES   Super-Fortress Awaited At Capital After Shattering Long-Distance Mark

New Record For Distance  Set by B-29   Superfort Flies Non-Stop From Guam to Washington Betters British Mark

ARMY B-29 SETS NON-STOP MARK   Superfort Hops From Guam to Washinston

DRAFTING OF MEN WITH ONE EYE SEEN   All Are To Report for Production Exams

Partisans Plan Seizure of Two ‘Areas in Austria   Erect Road Block in Effort To Get Possession of Provinces

LLOYD GEORGE (F ENGLAND DIES   WAS PRIME MINISTER DURING WORLD WAR 

Lloyd George, Statesman, Dies in Sleep  Was Prominent in Peace Parleys After World War I

Grows Into Major Battie Nazis Claim   Americans Push Nearer Im. portant Super-highway  to Berlin

Gains Eastward of Nearly Mile” Scored By Yanks      Americans Only Mile From. Ruhr-Rhineland Highway In North ;

Guild To Tie Up Phones Friday  > 6, 500 Workers To Be Idle During Voting

WORK TD STOP DURING VOTING   Effort of Tie-Up Is to tmpress Public With Unity Of Workers.   MAY AFFECT TELETYPES

Blame OPA For Meat Shortage   Price Policies Cause Diversion  Of Beef To Black Market, Winn Says

MOTHER BURNS SELF AND THREE CHILDREN   Worry Over Husband’s Draft Status Said Cause

Burns Children;  Commits Suicide  Wife Worried About Drafting of Husband

BURNS FATAL 10 MOTHER, CHILDREN      Young Woman Worried Over Husband’s Possible Draft.

Admiral Mimilz Ranorts   General Advances By Forces Of Americans    Cleveland Man Has Narrow Escape On Corregidor  Lieut. Lester Fondren Only 5 Feet ‘From Buddy Killed In Mine Blast

News Given To Press By Truman   soviet Has Large Armies Ready for Offensive’  in Siberia

Momentous Statement by Truman   Revelation Made at Press Conference This Afternoon ~~

“er Reveals Red Decision:  Days Of Nipponese Empire Are Numbered By Momentous Event

Action Will Shorten War In Far East      Soviet Entry Will Release American Forces To Concentrate On Japan

TRUMAN BREAKS NEWS, “GALLING REPORTERS IN   Means Pacific War Will Be Ended Very Soon

TRUMAN REPORIS. BIG NEWS TODAY AT WHITE HOUSE   Calls’. In Reporters: And ‘Makes. Brief Statement That Russia Has Joined In War On Jananese.   REDS HAVE BIG ARMY READY. TO JOIN FIGHT   Russian Forces Along Man-churian And Korean Bor‘ders Are Expected .To  Strike Against Japs,

Red Force Ready to Start Driving From Manchuria  mmMAimeamants tle AAnsla

Momentous World Event Announced By President   Action of Soviets Apparently Stems From Decisions At Potsdam Meeting

RUSSIAN STAND 6 ANNUM   Declaration of. War Against Japan An-  nounced This Aft- —  - ernoon by Presi-__ dent. Truman.   BULLETIN

DAYS OF JAPANESE EMPIRE NUMBERED Russian Planes Could  Dominate Number of  Telandec

Tokyo Broadcasts Admit All Living Things Seared To Death by New Weapon   Results of Explosion Described: Gen. Spaatz Warns Enemy of New Raids If Resistance Continues

Bataan Taken: Yanks Center On Corregidor   “Japanese Reports Assert Landings Already Made By+Paratroops On Island   MacARTHUR’S MEN MOVE SWIFTLY

Latest News Flashes By I. N. S.   Fast American Victories   Nazi Food Is Low

" ARTHUR'S MEN CAPTURE: BATAAN   Swift Thrust Wins-‘Positions on -North : Manila Bay Channel

GRUESOME MURDER IN SAVANNAH   Youth Cut Up Boy’: Body; Buried It in Different Spots

Tokyo Reports Yank Invasion  Of Okinawas   Major Amphibious Leap Takes Forces Only 380 Miles From Jap Homeland

Tokyo Claims 2,000 Yank Invasion Troops Attempting to Land in Okinawa Group

ASSAULTS REPORTED BY TOKYO   2000 Troops, Backed By Huge Armada, In Attempt, Claim

TOKYO REPORTS NEW LANDINGS CLOSE TO JAPAN   Claims Yanks Storm Ashore in the Okinawa Group

Japs Report U. S. Invasion In Okinawas   Tiny Islands Are Under Assault From Yank Fleet   NEEDED AS BASES   Big Island Will Be Attacked Later: Near Nippon

Enemy Claims 2,000 Yanks  Storm Atolls.   New Invasion Not Reported By Americans

YANKS STORM OKINAWA ISLANDS   May Be Landing On Group 380  Miles from Japan

  Tokyo Reports Yanks Storming Okinawa Group   Carriers, Warships, Cruisers Supporting Attack, Say Japs

Americans Reported by Tokyo as Storming Islands in Okinawa Group   Stabbed to Death

Steelworkers Call Meeting For Dec. If   Unien Proceeds With lt. most Caution in Forti: ing Pseisini on  — Shike

Congress Grabs At Atomic Bomb, Can't Let Loose   Solons Do _ Talking In Private Since No Session Helc Saturday

Atom Bomb, Higher Wage  Are Dehated   Congress Considers Increasing Income Of Workers And Own Members

Congress Divided On _ Atomic Bomb Future   Talk Of More Pay For Members And Jobless; 30. Hour Week Gets Knock And A Boost

Congress Talks Of Atom Bomb, More Pay For Members; Jobless Pay Boost Doomed

Atomic Bomb Brings Two Reactions   Congress Prepares for Heavy Session Two Parties Se? Lines

Centenarian Hopes Trimming 6 Trees Won't Make Him Late for Wedding

Snain Ordered To Gef Out of Tancic: Opposite Gibraliay   Russia, United States Invited to Hold doint Control

Spain Ordered Out Of Tangier   Major Powers Direct Restoration Of Zone To Pre-War Status

LIEU. . MICHELA REPORTED KILLED   lronwood Flier First Reported Missing in Action August 11, 1944.

PERON: TO: SEEK — FARREL’S JOE   OUSTED “STRONGMAN" OF’ AR ‘: GENTINA TO RUN FOR PREBIDENT—NEWEPAP- ERS ARE SUPPRESSED

BABY MISSING IN BUS CRASH   Vehicle Plunges Off Bridge Into Flooded Creek

WY BUIS CRASH   Greyhound Plunges Through Weakened Bridge — Forty-five Passen- gers and Driver Rescued.

HOUSE VOTES ITSELF EXPENSE ALLOWANCE   Passes Bill Giving Each Member $2,500 Annually—Measure Gnaes ta Senate

PATTON'S TROOPS VIRTUALLY SLASH GERMANY IN TWO   WEST FRONT SPLIT INTO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN COMMANDS

Patton's Forces Within Seven Miles Of Czechoslovakia   Yanks Deepen Elbe Bridgehead Near Barby After Setback

IN HEAVY ATTACK   Jap Countermove With All Forces Broken Up  on Okinawa

Five U. S. Ships Sunk In Furious Land, Sea, Air Battles At Okinawa   Enemy Hurls Amphibious Forces, Pilot-Guided Flying Bombs At Us But Every Attack » Broken Up, Hundreds Of Foe Slain.

BEST DAY OF JAP HUNTING FOR OKINAWA   Americans Lose Five Navy Craft In Hard Fight

4,000 NIP SOLDIERS KILLED IN BLOW TO REGAIN OKINAWA   Enemy Throws Suicide Boats, Planes And PilotGuided Flying Bombs At Yanks On Island; Five American Ships Are Lost, Others Damaged

Battle Rages on Okinawa   Japs Hurl Planes, Amphibious Forces In Counterassault

Yanks Crush Jar Suicide “Attacks  Amphibious Landing, Tank-Led Charge in Okinawe Fighting

Japs Slaughtered During Wild Clash   Five Light U. S. Vessels Are Sunk In Major Counterattack Yesterday

. —PACIFIC—  Nips Are Checked By Yanks   Enemy Sustains’ Heavy - ‘Casualties In Wild Pa: difie Encounter

Yanks Smash Wild Assault By Japanese   nemy on Okinawa in by Hundreds; Tl. &. Loses 5 Ships

Japs Make Wild Attack In  Okinawa Area   Sink Five Light American Ships, Damage Others During Assaults By Suicide Boats, Planes

FIVE U.S. SHIPS SUNK IN SUICIDE ATTACKS BY JAPS   WILDEST BATTLE OF PACIFIC WAR RAGES ON OKINAWA ISLAND

ARE BROKEN UF   One of Wildest Battles of Pacific Conducted in Okinawa Drive.

JAPS STAGE ONE OF WILDEST AND MOST FANATICAL BATTLES OF ALL PACIFIC IN ATTACKS AT OKINAWA

Furious Land, Sea, Air Fight Around Okinawe  Miundread<e OF lanc   Hundreds Of Japs Killed; Americans Lose Five Ships; Others Damaqed

Knemy Attacks On Okinawa in Wildest Fight   Yanks Break Up Jap Major Counterblows— Five U.S .Ships Are Sunk. Others Damaged

NIPS SINK FIVE LIGHT U. §. SHIPS   Suicide Boats, Pilot Guided Flying Bombs Used

Five U.S. Ships Sunk In Fight At Okinawa   Japanese Counter-Attack Broken Up After Suicidal Attempt; Hundreds Slauchtered: 154 Nip Planes Downed

Hundreds of Japs Killed in Attack  on Okinawa Yanks   Five U. S. Warships Are Sunk, Others Damaged in Furious Battle

In Suicide Raid On Okinawa Japs Soundly Beaten   But the Nips Sink Five Light U. S. Ships and Damage Others.   154 Enemy Planes Shot Down by Yanks

Beat Off Wild Jap Assaults   Enemy Amphibious Forces Strike Be-: hind. Yank Lines On Okinawa: Lose 5 Ship:

Many Japanese Killed In Wild Okinawa Fight   Five U. S. Ships Sunk ix Furious Land, Sea and Air Batthe 325 Miles  From Nip Homeland

PRETTY WEDDING. ~~ ATSTORM LAKE   Ruth Cunningham Weds Kenneth Obye at Home Ceremony -

FORMER AKRON BOY MARRIED   Lt, Kenneth Obye And Marion R. Cunningham Take Vows At Storm Lake

Big 3 to Talk Atom Contro   Byrnes, Bevin Will Seek Soviet Support OF Proposals at Meet

Secretary Byrnes Plans’  “¥o Fly to Moseew At An Fariy Dave : or nig Three Meet

Byrnes Hopeful Russia  Will Help With World: ‘Atomic Bomb Problem

Byrnes, Bevin Will Favor UNO To Take Atomic Energy Role   At Meeting in Moscow of Big Three Ministers, Will Seek Russian Approval of Letting Small Nations Have Voice   Byrnes for UNO

Reds Support Wal Be Sought fe A-Bomb Curbs   ‘Big 3 Ministers To Confer in Moscow

Byrnes Heads For Moscow Hopeful Of Soviet Cooperation In Handling A-Bomb Under UNO

Little Nations Likely to  Be Given Voice   Preliminary Accord of Some Sort Will Be Important Step Toward Closer Relations Amona Bie Powers

Atomic Bomb Control Plan To Be Sought   Byrnes Prepares For ‘Big Three’ Meeting in Moscow

WELFARE COST DOWN   County Spent $13,484.14 During Month of September

WELFARE COSTS UE   Douglas County Spent $1, 191.12 More During August

$14,313 FOR RELIEF   County Spent More for Assistance During Month of November

PAID FOR WELFARE   County Disbursed $13,145 With Net Cost to Itself of $5,992

DISORDERS DIE OUT IN TEL AVIV   British Authorities Consider Lifting Curfew

Reynosa Firm Asks Pipeline Rehearing   Young Files Motion With FPC for Locd) Company

Showdown In Austria Near   Allies Closing In Rapidly; Reports Of American-Soviet Tie-Up Persist   Reds Advance In Berlin, Seize Stettin And Drive Near Junction. With U. §. Ninth

Junction of U.S. and Red  Units Rumored   Americans Now Only Eight Miles From  Border of Austria

BRITISH SMASH INTO GERMANY'S PORT OF BREMEN   Europe Buzzing With Re ports of Junction By Allies And Russians   DECISIVE BATTLE IS SEEN NEAR AUSTRIA

bremen Seized As Third Army  Nears Austria   British Capture City After Violent Two Day Assault— United States Third Prepares for Showdown at Boarder

Third Army Tank Groups Eight Miles  From Austria   Bid for Showdown  With Enemy Troops  Massing at Border; ‘Tunction’ Reported

Bremen is Taken By British After Two-Day Assault   Yanks Near Showdown Battle With Germans Guarding Alps Redoubt; U. S.-Russian Juncture on Elbe Again Reported

Showdown In Austria Near         Allies Closing In Rapidly; Reports Of American-Soviet Tie-Up Persist

BRITISH TAKE GREAT PORT OF BREMEN FROM NAZI FOE   Germans Massing Along Austrian Border For Last - Stand At The Doorway To Berchtesgaden

PATTON'S MEN NEARING LAST NAZI HIDEOUT   DANUBE RIVER LINE SMASHED; MUNICH IMPERILLED

Brifish Forces Capture Bremen as Yanks Make Swill Bid for Showdown With Last-Sfand Nazis In South; Swiss Report American-Soviet Juncture

Patton’s Forces Push Swiftly  ‘Toward Austria   Allied Capitals of Europe Buzz With Rumors Started by Swiss Radio That Yanks and Russians Have Joined

Yanks 8 Miles From Austria: Bremen Falls   U. §. Third Army Seeks Showdown with Nazis on the Border

Third Army Now 8 Miles From Austris   British Battle Into Germany's Big Bremen Port

CAST-MOVING YANKS EIGHT MILES AWAY   Big Battle Appears to Be Shaping Up — Enemy Resistance Grows on North Road to Redoubt.   BRITISH CAPTURE PORT OF BREMER   French Reach Swiss Border — U. S. Seventh Takes 11,335 Prisoners South of Danube.

ARMY SEIZURE OF MONTGOMERY WARD  ECT ABEND NIERAI   Federal Judge Philip L. Sulli. van Said Government Had No Right of Seizure.   WITHOUT AUTHORITY   Decision in the Case Dismiss. ed the Government's Petition.

Avery Calls Decision Great  Day For Labou   Company’s Position Has Been Only Against The Closed Shop, Asserts Head Of Ward’s

Sullivan Arrives at Conclusions With Considerable Reluctance.   ACT WAS UNAUTHORIZED

Judge Regrets Decision   Accompanies Ruling With Plea to Capital And Labor to Forego Selfishness During War

U. S. JUDGE "RULES F.D.R. LACKS POWER      Decision Based on Army Operation of Mail-Order Branches’ Given “Reluctantly” Because the Nation Is at War.

Ward Seizure on FDR Order Held Illegal   Federal Judge Holds President Had No Authority for Action

President's Order For Ward Plant Seizures Ruled Illegal By Judge

U.S. Seizure In Ward Row Held Illegal   Federal .Judge Decides President’ Exceeded Wartime Powers

FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS PROPER TRIBUNALS FOR THE HANDLING OF ISSUES ALREADY EXIST

Judge Sullivan, in Chicago, Declares President Was Without Authority in Taking Over Plants.

rs ilas His Opin. jon President Was With. out Authority in Order.  ting Property Confisestion  dudge Give

Ward Seizure Held Illegal By Judge   Conclusions Are Reached With Reluctance, Sullivan Says

Gase Will Be Appealed, Army Still Controls  AIl Peo,   All Proceedings Pend Decision On the Appeal

Army Seizure Of Ward’s Held Illegal;  Government Plans To Appeal Decision

Federal Judge Declares FDR’s <sder for Army  Seizure of . ’ard’s Illegal

Ward Seizure Ruled Illegal   Judge Sullivan’s Decision Dismisses U. S. Petition for Injunction on Company

Army Seizure Of Ward Illegal   Case Affects Nation’: Entire Wartime Labor Machinery.

SEIZURE OF WARDS DECLARED ILLEGAL BY FEDERAL JUDGE   RULES THAT PRESIDENT WAS WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO TAKE POSSESSION

Labor Board's Orders Held Only Advisoy   U. S: to Appeal *Reluctant’ Ruling; Army Stays in Charge

‘BIG DAY FOR LABOR, SEWELL AVERY SAYS   Judge’s Convictions Termec In Line With Company’s

Selfishness of Employers and Labor Must Be Subordinated  To Connnon Good. He Savs

COURT HOLDS WARD SEIZURE TO BE ILLEGAL   Federal Judge Says Ruling “Given With Reluctance”

Montgomery Ward Seizure Is Illegal   Government Wil! File An Appeal

WARD DECISION—  NOAUTHORITY FOR ACTION, HE WOLDS   Federal Judge Philip L. . Sullivan Hands Down Decision In Chicago   U.S..TO APPEAL   Jurist ‘Declarés Recom: mendations. Of WLB Are Only Advisory 

Ward Seizure Held Illegal In Court Verdict   Federal Judge Says He Arrived At Conclusions With Reluctance.

SEIZURE OF WARD'S IS RULED ILLEGAL   Chicago Judge Says President Acted Beyond Authority      APPEAL TO BE TAKEN

Court Rules F.D.R.Had No Authority   Government Loses First Legal Round; Will Appeal Decision.

CONGRESS ONLY HAS AUTHORITY, JUDGE ASSERTS   Court Also Backs Company Contention That It’s Not In War Production

Attack Launched At Labor Strikers   Federal Court Judge Balks FDR Orders; Attorney General Biddle To Take Case to Supreme Court

U.S. SEIZURE * OF WARD PROPERTY IS RULED ILLEGAL   JUDGE OF FEDERAL COURT FINDS FDR EXCEEDED POWERS

FEDERAL COURT VOIDS SEIZURE OF WARD PLANT   Judge Arrives At Decision ‘With Considerable  Reluctance’

Government Seizure Of Wards ‘Illegal’   Federal Judge Hands Down Decision; U. S. Plans Appeal

Army's Seizure Of Wards Called Megal hy Judge   Awy Such Action Mus Be-Taken Under Act of Congress, Is Ruling Given

Judge Sullivan Delivers Verdict With Reluctance; Says Peacetime Privileges  To Wrangle Shouk End During War

Ward’s Seizure Declared Illegal  Federal Court Says President Acted Without Authariey

Wards Seizure Held Illegal By Judge   Court Says President Without Authority To Take Plants

(Rules on President's Order Today; Government To Appeal; The Army Still Runs Properties

FR. WITHOUT AUTHORITY, CHI JUDGE ASSERTS   U. S. Judge Philip L. Sullivan Admits Reluctance in Arriving At Conclusion in Case.

Army Seizure Of Ward Plants Called Megal   Federal Judge Declares F. D, Without Authority To Take Possession

SAYS PRESIDENT HAS EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY   Federal Judge Philip Sullivan Delivers Decision In Noted Montgomery Warde ‘ase.

DECLARES SEIZURE OF WARDS ILLEGAL   Federal Judge Rules. ‘With * Considerable Reluctance’. in Mail. Order House Case

HEAR NEWS. THAT LOVED ONES SAFE      Names of Four of First Tokyo Raiders Japs: Had Are Given   KANSAN NOT IN LIST

Give Names of Freed Flyers   Four Other Doolitt! Flyers Stull  Unaccounted For

Gives Names Of Rescued Tokyo Raiders   Were Captured By Japanese In 1942

Ogdenite’ § Mate, lt C.J. Nielsen, Freed From Nips   “News Wonderful,’ Declares Mis. Thora R. Nielsen

TOKYO RAIDERS’ FOLKS RELIEVED   Rescue of Four Fliers Led by Doolittle Ends 3 Years Of Suspense

Agonized Uncertainty for Families Of Four Tokyo Raiders Is Ended

Families Of Four Doolittle Flyers Rejoicing Today   Names Of Men Freed From Nippon Prison Camp Are Announced

CORNELL NAMED SECURITY HEAD   First Clevelander on Lausche Cabinet

FLEW TO ENGLAND IN 1941 TO ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE PEACE   Planned Conference Between King and Hitler to Stop Arinihilation of the  World’s Two Greatest Peoples On Earth

jeae Yranled@ zn Aone 8 George To Germany For   Peace Talks  WELL-KEPT WAR SECRET HAS JUST  BEEN REVEALED    Major Battle Between Chinese Nationalists And Communists Is Expected

Veterans Are Citec In Slogan of  Seventh Loan Drive Treasury Official Says Motto Is “Bonds for Mercy’”’

for Wercy  /3 $100 E’ Bonds Required : For Every Soldier Patient

Veterans Are Citec In Slogan of  Seventh Loan Drive  Treasury Official  Says Motto Is  URande far Marcy’

CHANGES NOTED IN WHITE HOUSE   Trumans Make Themselves At Home; Many Changes In Living Quarters; President Moves Piano Into His Study.

Elliott Roosevelt Says Father Wanted His Boys to ‘Stand On their Own Feet’

ARMY LOOSENS HOLD ON BERLIN   TURNING CONTROL OVER TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES

llitler’s War Industries In Upper Silesia Smashed By Hard Charging Soviets

Zhukov Army — ~ Plunges  Info Brandenburg   Other Crushing Victories ‘in North, Encircling . Koniqsberg

UPPER SILESIA   Nazis Say Russians _ About 97 Miles From German Capital

LAKES REGION DEFENSE HAS BEEN BROKEN   Several German Strongholds in Masurian Lakes Area Swept Into Red Army's Net

RICH INDUSTRIAL AREA IS ABANDONED BY NAZIS AS RUSS ARMY PLUNGES AHEAD

Germans Abandot Industries of Upper Silesia  Nazi Command Is Preparing People for Worst

Believed To Be 95 Miles From German Capital   Nearest Point 135 Miles, Moscow Asserts

GERMANS ABANDON ~ SILESIA ARSENAL   INDUSTRIES THAT PRODUCED FOR HITLER'S WAR MA- — CHINE NOW CLOSED.

Soviet Units Lunge. Toward Berlin  Powerful Army Hits At Point Only

Soviet Units Lunge. Toward Berlin   Powerful Army Hits At Point Only 97 Miles From Goal

Telling Army To Fight Or Surrender—  Nazis Leave Silesian Industries

Industries In Silesia  Shut Down   German Defense System In Masurian Lakes Region Smashed, Says Russian Announcement

Germans Say Industries Are Abandoned   Wording Indicates Public to Receive Unfavorable News

Army Has Knocked Out Hitler’s War-Vital Industries in Silesia?   97 MILES FROM BERLIN

Reds Af Obra River, German Story Admits   Factories And Mines In Silesia Are Kept Running Right Up To ‘Last Moment’

Vital Factories 0 Upper Silesia In Russian Hands   Germans Evacuate Plants; Reds 97 Miles From Berlin

Reds Smash Way To Obre River In Wild Rush  Armor Halted De Uinkeand

Germans Admit Losing Silesian War Industries; Report Red Advance To Obra River,.97 Miles From Berlin   ~K K&eCUKCUCUSK Berliners Beat It

NOW JT’S OFFICIAL. Hitler Shot Self While Bride  Took Poison, British Assert

Full Story of Pearl Harbor Yet to Be Told   Congress May Conduct Own Investigation

Demand Grows For Entire Story (f Pearl Harbo   Congressmen Do Not Believe That All Of Facts Are As Yet Revealed

SNEAK ATTACK PROBE LOOMS IN CONGRESS   DEMANDS FOR FULL STORY OF  PEARL HARBOR GAIN MO.  ‘  MENTUM—HULL DENTES: "CHARGES

Chinese Army Back In Tayu  Returns To Key Point - In Jap Supolv Lines

Gls Transpor apes Dim   168,000 Stranded meze As Thousands  More Arrive Daily

: Army's Operation Santa Claus Running Out of Time as Soldiers, Civilians Jam Eastbound Traffic

168,000 VETER STRANDED AT WEST COAST PORT CITIES   Rail and Air Facilities Inadequate to Move More Than Small Fraction Home by  Christmas.   SPECIAL PAY ADVANCES ARE MADE TO MEN   Yule Trees to Be Put Up and Presents Distributed in Effort to Make Stay More Pleasant.

Men Pile Up Along Coast   West Coast Ports Trying to Assure Some Christmas for 150,000 Men

Thousands of New Arrivals on West Coast to Fail to Get Home for Christmas

Army's Plan fo  Get Vets Home for  Christmas Failing About. 168,000 On  ‘West Coast Awaiting T ranennrtation: Home

Eyewitness Writes of Bombardment of Hitachi Family   James Lindsley of AP is Aboard Warship in Halsey’s Fleet

VITAL WAR PLANTS OF JAPANESE TAKE BEATING FROM FLEET   HITACHI BOYS, BIG SHOT INDUSTRIALISTS, ON RECEIVING END

RULING FAMILIES TAKE A BEATING FROM WARSHIPS  BIG GUNS WRECK VITAL WAR PLANTS

Hitachi Boys Take Beating  The ey Own ned Mos of Smo noo   They Owned Most of Targets Smashed by Battleships’ Big Guns

Hitachi Industries Targets for Allied Fleet’s Big Guns   Over 2,000 Tons of Explosives Hurled Shoreward; Nip Planes Fail to Try Attacks

‘Hitachi Boys’ Take Beating From The Sea   Industrial Family’s Name Was Over Entrance Of War Plants Pound. ed By Navy   3rd Fleet Dares Sail Any Place   Engincering Works, Steel   Plant, Gopper and Arms Factories Reduced   to Rubble

rs Hitachi nt Plants Hard Hit by Guns   String of War Factories, Owned By Wealthy Family, Battered

(War Plants Are Turned Lito Rubble Tokyo Shelling Like ‘July Fourth In Hell’

Correspondent Is Eye Witness To Fleet Bombardment Of Important Jap Factories

Yank Officer And Russian Private Meet   Squirm Across Blown Elbe River Bridge To Shake Hands

~ ‘PUT IT THERE’, SAYS YANK TO RED Meeting Takes Place On Wrecked Bridge

Forces _— Jubilant At Union   Units of First American and First Ukrain‘jan Armies Link Up at Torgau, On the Elbe —

Yank Officer Crawls On Girder of Blown Elbe Bridae to Greet Russian Soldier

MAKE JUNCTURE ON ELBE BRIDGE   J. S. Officer and Russian Private Shake Hands

U. S. First Army in Historic Juncture   Meet Ist Ukrainian Force at Torgau, North of Leipzig   69th Division Makes Contact; Yank Officer And Soviet Private  In Initial Meeting

“PUT IT THERE” IS GREETING IN MIDDLE OF ELBE   Handshake Takes Place on Girder of Wrecked Bridge as One of Three Contacts Made

Shake Hands Above Elbe . On Bridge   American Officer, Russien Private Clasp Hands in Historic Meeting

Story Of The Historic Meet  U. S. Lieutenant, Red Private Make Contact

How It Happened ————————————American Sees Russian, Calls “Put It There”

Gen. MacArthur Reveals Landing On Lubang Island   U. S. Now Has Complete Control of Southeast Sea Route Thru Philippines.

Yanks Land on Lubang Island   Give U. S. Forces Complete Control of Sea Route to Manila

Yanks in Fourth Of Rapid-Fire Island Invasions   MacArthur's Forces Land on Lubang,  35 Miles Southwest Of Manila Harbor

Yankees Take Key Isle in Philippines   New Maneuver Helps To Supply Luzon, Add to Use of Base

Eighteenth Island Seized hy Yanks In Philippines   MacArthur Discloses Landing On Lubang Clearing Supply Route from United States

18TH PHILIPPINE LANDING MADE   Lubang Isand Seized By MacArthur’s Forces

Yank TroopsLand On Lubang Island   Gives MacArthur Control of Shortest Sea Route  to Manila   WAS SEIZED THURSDAY   Supporting Air Units Dror Explosives on Luzon Island

Yanks Invade 18th Island   Landing on Libang Clears Shortest Sea Route to Manila

Lubang Island, Sea Lane Bar, ‘fhvaded, Taken   Eighteenth Secured In Rapid-Fire MacArthur Actions

18TH PHILIPPINE ISLAND INVADED   Short Sea Route Secured By U.S. Landing On Lubang

—PHIEIPPINES—  Yanks Hold ‘Sea Route In Philippine:   M acd rthur Discloses Landing On Lubang, Near:Manila Bay ©

Yanks Seize Another Isle In Philippines   MacArthur Sccaring  Shortest Sea Route To Aanile

On Eubang Island   Last of Series of Invasions Clears the Shortest Sea Route Through Philippines

Shortest Route Through Philippines Won by New Landing on Lubang Isle

18th Island In Philippines Is Tnvaded byU. S,   Americans Now in Complete Control of Shortest Sea Route to . Heart Islands to Manila

Lubang Island Seized by Yanks, Cling Sorts Su prly Route to Manila

MacArthur’s Men Assault Lubang Isle  All Main Positions in San Bernardino Straits Now Held by Yanks  RYUKYUS US BLASTED  91 Jap’ Planes Smashed and Destroyer Sunk in’ Carrier Attack

United China Is Now in Sight  Hurley Accompanie: Mao to Chungking

Chinese Leaders Move for Unity   Communist and Chiang Confer on War Threat

Big-3 To Take Recess July 26 For Churchill   Prime Minister Will Return To London To Receive Results Of Election.   NOT END OF PARLEY

‘Big 3’ To Recess For Churchill To Return For Election Results   Conference Will Be Resumed Sometime Friday With Either Churchill Or Atlee  Representing Britain.

Parley to Recess While Churchill Hears His Fate   Rumor Truman Is Getting Along Fine With Premier Stalin

Big 3 Schedule Recess to Allow Churchill Absence   Prime Minister To Visit London For Election News

Big Three Conference To Recess   ‘Churchill, Adee To Fly to London . For Election Results

Big Three Reeess Thursday   Stalin is Shrewd Bargainer, Nothing Certain Until  Parley is Completed

Big Three to Call Recess After 9 Days   Conference Now in Eighth Day; Churchill Plans Trip to London to Hear Election Eetucns -

Bié—Three-Will Recess One Day  For ‘Elections   Churchill To Be In London Thursday When Ballot Result Is Announced

Churchill and Aides Planning Trip fo London   British Assert Meet Has Not Adjourned; Truman Gains Points

BIG 3 MEET TO RECESS TOMORROW   Churchill Leaving To Learn Outcome Of British Elections

BIG 3 MEETING TO TAKE RECESS THIS THURSDAY   British Group Goes Home For Ballot Count

Big Three Meet To Take Recess   Election Count Calls Churchill: Truman And Stalin To Renew Talk:

ALLIED PARLEY TOBE RECESSED FOR THURSDAY   Reports Hint Truman Wins Important Concessions From Soviet Chief

BIG THREE PLAN ONE DAY RECESS   Thursday Free Te Permit Churchill To Go To London

Wants to Be There When VoteOutcome Is Given Thursday   Clement Attlee Coulc Return to Potsdam As Prime Minister

CHURCHILL T0 CO HOME TO GET ELECTION NEWS   Truman And Stalin May Continue Talks Until Results Known   CONFERENCE WILL GO ON   Discussions To Be Resumed Next Week Regardless Of Who Wins

MEETINGS 10 BE RESUMED NEXT FRIDAY   British Delegation Arrange To Return To London To Hear Results of Election   UNDERSTANDING NEAR

BiG THREE RECESS PLANNED THURSDAY; CHURCHILL ABSENT  BRITISH PRIME MINISTER  TOA CO YOME Tn UrAD   INTERNATIONAL PEACE IS NOT COMMODITY THAT CAN BE MADE TO ORDER. AP ANALYST STATES

BIG THREE MEETING WILL RECESS FOR ONE DAY THURSDAY   Prime Minister Churchill Will Go to London for Count of Election Ballots.   MET AGAIN TUESDAY   Topic of Discussion Was Not Announced; Clerks to Catch Up on Their Paper Work.

CONFERENCE T0 BE RECESSED   Big Threc Meeting to Cease Discussions to Learn Outcome of Britain’s Election Which Will be Announced Thursday.

'BIG THREE SETS PARLEY RECESS FOR CHURCHILL      British Election Results to Decide If “Winnie” Is to Return to Meetings in Potsdam.

Holiday Planned to Allow . Churchill fo be Home for Election Kestuuts.

Churchill To Be In London To Get Election Returns   Leaders Of New Government To Resume Potsdam Parley

Potsdam Conferees to Take Day Off So Churchill May Go Home to  Learn General Election Outcome

Churchill Will Hear Election Returns London   Leaders of New British Government Expected Return To Meet Friday

Big 3 Recesses Tomorrow for British Election   Conference Will Not End Regardless Of Churchill’s Fate

Big Three To Take Recess On Thursday   While Churchill Goes Home to Get Election Results; Conference Not Endina !

Big Three Io Recess for Day   Potsdam Conference to Await Returt Of Churchill Who Will Fly Back to London to Hear Returns of Election

CHURCHILL 1 ENGLAND FOR VOTE: RESULTS   Recess Does Not Mean End of Conference, Says British Group

Big-Three Plar One-Day Reces: For Thursday   Churchill Will Go To London for Election Results—Meetings To Be Resumed Friday

Big 3 Confere.:..~ To Hav Recess Thursday; -ttish Election Returns Awaited

Potsdam Parley Scheduled For Recess Thursday   Churchili eaves For Britain To Await Election Results

Conference. Will Take Day Recess   Churchill to Go to London for - Election Results   NEW MEN TO POTSDAM      If Labor Party Victorious, Atlee Wil Return as _ One of Big Three

Big Three to Kield No Sessions on That Day ‘in Orcier That Prime Minister Churchill May Be in London When the Results of the Recent Election Are Annouitced,    RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS?

Will Permit Churchill to Be In London to Learn Election Results.   DOESN'T MEAN THE END

Thursday Off For  Big Three   Churchill and Eden ‘ To London to Learn Election Results;  Meet Again Friday -

British Group Is Departing  From Germany To Learn Vote   Churchill To Return If Government Wins

British To Go Home For Repor On Election  Big 3 Conference   Big 3 Conference To Resume Friday AF Potedam Site

CONFERENCE WILLRECESS ON WEDNESDAY   Truman and Stalin Plan to Continue Talks — Churchill Going to London.

Big Three Tc Be In Recess  For One Day   Britain Awaits Election Results

One-Day Recess Being Planned In Big 3 Talk   Atlee May Replace Churchill If Labor Party Is Victor In British Elections

Truman, Stalin Will Resume Talks Regardless of Whether*Churchill Wins   British Premier Goes To London   Potsdam Sources Deny Part Of U. S. Delegation Has Left Berlin

‘Big Three to Recess Pending Report on  Elections in Britain   Churchill Going to London Tomorrow to Hear Outcome of Balloting   EXPECTED TO RETURN TO POTSDAM FRIDAY   Truman and Stalin to Continue Talk Regardless Of Who Wins

TRUMAN, STALIN TO CONTINUE THEIR TALKS      Churchill to Go to Lendon, Will Return if Re-elected 

British Will Leave To Get Election News   Speculate Over Activities Of Truman-Stalin

Churchill Will Fly Home To Ge  Election News   Conference of Big Three in  Potsdam Will Recess for  the Day During His Absence.

CHURCHILL WILL GO HOME TO GET RESULT OF VOTE   Whether Or Not Churchill Will Return Ilo Potsdam Depends On Outcome Of Election; Conference Not  Over Yet.

CHURCHIL 10 G0 BACK TQ ENGLAND TO HEAR RETURNS   .Blg Three Conference Will! Be Interrupted Briefly While Prime Minister Sees If He Won Re-election.   ATTLEE, HIS OPPONENT, ALSO TO HEAR RESULTS   Inconceivable That Truman and Stalin Expect Any Change in Make-up of Big Three as Result af Voting.

Conferees At Potsdam Taking One-Day Recess   Churchill, Attlee Anc Eden Going Home For Election Results.

Churchill To Go To London For. Election Results   Conference To Halt Only One Day; Truman Has Won Unexpected Russian Concessions

Big Three Meeting To - Take Recess Thursday      Churchill Will Fly To England To Hea  Announcement Of Election Results

Big Three Planning One-Day Recess  For Vote Results  Churchill Schedules Trip to London  Rw. AB ee

TAKE RECESS ON THURSDAY   Purpose Is to Permit Churchill to Return to London to Ascertain Results of Recent General Elections.

Big Three Plans Thursday Recess  Li.i:tjt.., Bl.~.w...ji ¢C. “tL   Holiday Planned So Churchill Can Go Home to Hear Vote Verdict

Big Three To Recess For 1 Day   Churchill to Go To London for Election Results;  Meeting Today

Big 3 To Recess While Churchill Goes Home For Results of Election

Big Three Meet Halts To Await Election Results   Sessions Will Be ‘Resumed Friday After Returns Are Revealed

Big Three Plans Recess Thursday As British Vote Result Announced

Big Three to Take Vacation Thursday to Hear Elections   Churchill to London to Hear Important News;  Meeting Going Well

Big Three Will Recess One Dey For Churchill   British Premier and Two Members of Party Going to London Announce- * ment Election Results

Big Three Planning One-Day Recess  For Vote Results  Churchill Schedules Trip to London - For Announcement

CHURCHILL TO RETURN HOME FOR VOTE COUNT   Sessions Continue Today: Hint Truman Wins Russian Concessions

CHURCHILL TO 60 ‘HOME’ FOR VOTE   ‘Big 3’ To Recess Thursday While He Makes Trip

Big Three Go Into 8th Day Of Conference   Recess to Be Taken Thursday to Enable Churchill to Go to  yr 7.2. RP... f

Conference To Recess While Churchill Away   To Go To England For Vote Returns

[BRITISH ELECTION RESULTS T0 DELAY BERLIN CONFERENCE BY (36 HOURS, PRESENT EXPECTATION

Big Three to Recess for British Vote   Churchill to Return to London to Hear Final Count of Ballots

BiG THREE REGLSS PLANNED IN ORDER TO LEARN RESULTS   Outcome of British Elec tion Is Of Paramount Interest   CHURCHILL LEAVES  FOR LONDON SOON   Truman and Stalin Will Continue Talks Next Week

ONE-DAY RECESS PLANNED THURS. AT BIG 3 MEET   Churchill Going to London for Election Returns; Eighth Session Held Today

Big 3 Will Take: Recess Thursday   ‘Churchill To Survey. Results Of Election

ASSOCIATES SAY U, S. PRESIDENT SWELL PLEASED   CHURCHILL TO RETURN TO LONDON THURSDAY FOR ELECTION RESULT

ESSIONS ARE GRANTED BY SOVIETS   “AWwew British Leaders Expected On Friday   TRUMAN'S MANNER   Wins Over Stalin, Reports Say: Adjournment Time ls Not Yet Set

Big Three Will Recess For British Election Returns and Resume Friday

Local Soldier  Mentioned in News   Bernard O’Laughlin Directs Correspondent

Only Nazisin Norway, Pocket In South Are Left in the War   Russians Mop Coast of Baltic Sea; Smash at Nazis in Czechoslovakia

Nazi Seventh Army Still Holding Out After Two Others In Austria Ouit

Only One Army Sill Fighting ‘Yankee Troops   Patton Drives Into  Czechoslovakia With Moderate Opposition; Thousands Captured

CZECH FRONT BEING MOPPED UP BY PATTON   SURRENDER REPORTS FROM NORWAY PREMATURE

Two German Armies In Austria Surrender fo Yanks   Doenitz Says Senseless To Fight on West Front But Urges Reds Killed

Germans In Austria Give Up; Only Norway Is Stil Holding Out   British Enter Copenhagen After Brief Fight; Doenitz Calls On Troops To Maintain Fight Against Russia

Drive a Spur to Quit or Fight; Prague Liberated   Patriots Free City, Take Control of Bohemia, Moravia

PATTON DRIVES AGAINST ENEMY IN CZECH AREA   Germans Break Truce In Prague, Patriot Forces Declare

German Armies In Austria Lay Down Arms   Patton Hurls Third Against Hitlerites In Czechoslovakia; British Engage In Brief Battle as. Thev Enter Canenhacen

Czechoslovak Patriots Fight for Prague; Nazis Still Hold Out in Norway

‘Lone Army Paces Western Allies —  eee ef jan E cube vip we ir  ‘Outside Norwav.

German Armies in Austria Lay Down Arms   Czech Pocket Is Last Remaining on Wes' Front Outside Norway, Where Fuehrer Karl Doenitz May Have Fled

Enemy Surrender In Norway Looms; Prague Liberated   Street Fight Flares in Copenhagen as Danes Wildly Acclaim British Troops’ Arrival; Russians Topple Baltic Navy Base

TWO ARMIES IN AUSTRIA QUIT FIGHT   Patton Strikes in Czechoslovakia, Last Pocket Outside Norway Opposing Ejisenhower’s Men.   MINES DELAY ENTRY INTO DUTCH CITIES   Doenitz Admits Defeat on Western Front—Calls on His Troops to Fight Russians.

TRAPPED JAPANESE FIGHT SAVAGELY IN DAVAO CITY DISTRICT   KNIVES, BAYONETS AND EVEN FISTS USED IN MINDANAO BATTLES

U, 5, TROOPS IN SAVAGE FIGHTS WEST OF DAVAC   Yanks of 24th Infantry Even Battle Japs With Bare Fists

Trapped Foe Unloosening Savage Fury  Upon Island   Bayonets And Knives Brought Pato Clash

KNIVES, BAYONETS USED IN BATTLE ON MINDANAO  American Troops Fight Japanese In 12-Foot High Grass Near Davao

TRAPPED JAPS USING KNIVES   Hand-To-Hand Fighting Rages Near Davan

Jap Counterattack Smashed On Okinawa; Hand-To-Hand Battles Race in Philippines

Trapped Japs Fight Fiercely   Struggle West of Davao Turns Into Knife, Bayonet, Fist Warfare   Use Suicide Tactics   Retreat Cut Off, Nipponese Attack With Every Weapon Left to Them

—PHILIPPINES— Hand-to-Hand Battle Rages On Mindanao      Knives, Bayonets And Even Fists Used In ~ Clash Near Davao

APO FIGHTING GAVAGE BATTLE   In Hand-to-Hand Struggle _ With Yanks West of Davao City.   FORTIFY HILL POSITIONS

Yanks Fight Hand-fo-Hand With Jap Foe   Veteran 24th Infantry Closes With Enemy Wes Of Davao City on Island Of Mindanao, Reported

Savage Hand Fighting Rages On Mindanao   Yanks Attack With Knives, - Bayonets, Helmets, F ists

‘Americans Fight Japanese With ‘Knives And Fists      Gen, MacArthur Arindunees 90 Per Cent Of Mindanao Island Is Now Liberated

LIBERATION OF MINDANAO PROGRESSING   Gen. MacArthur Says 95 Per Cent of Population, Exceeding 400,000, Is Freed From Japs  HAND.TO-HAND BATTLES

Hand-to-Hand Combat West Of Davao City   Yanks on Mindanao Attack With Knives, Bayonets, Flailing Fists

TRAPPED JAPS CHARGE YANKS IN PHILIPPINES   Opposing Forces Locked In Hand-to-Hand Battle  Near Davao

Mindanao Battle Fierce   Hand-to-Hand Fighting Rages in High Grass West of Davao City

Terrific Fight Still Rages In  Mindatiao Area   Doomed Japanese Battle With Knives, Fists As Yanks Gain Ground West Of Davao   50.000 Nip Er oops Build Hill Forts   American Forees Advanec East of Manila, Others Destroy Jap Defenses °  In Northern Sector

HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING ON MINDANAO   90 Per Cent Of Island Has Been Liberated

JAPANESE RESIST IN SAVAGE FIGHT; RETREAT CUT OFF   M’ARTHUR ANNOUNCES 90 PCT. OF MINDANAO ISLAND IS LIBERATED

Hand-To-Hand Battle Ra ges Qn Mindanao   Battle «Seasoned 24th Infantry Attacks With Knives, Bavonets

Trapped Japanese Fight Savagely Near Davao City   24th Infantry Locked in Close Combai; Two Divisions Pincer Bukidnon Province Garrison

Eastern Georgia And Carolinas  ‘Kear Hurricane   Hurricane That Ripped Through Florida With $60,000,000 Damage Heads North   TWO ARE KILLED AND 75 INJURED   Attains Terrific Velocity

Thomas L. Smith Funeral Held   Aged Resident of Bush Hill Died July 18

WERE SAVING OUR PLANES,’ JAPS ASSER1   Tell Asia They Wait For U. S. Invasion  Of Homeland

Sun Comes Ouf, Expected Game Will Be Played   Two-Hour Drizzle Had Threatened to Prevent Third Game; Fanc Slow to Arrive

Old Sol Routs Detroit Rain   Drizzle Ends Before Third Series Game

MORNING RAIN FAILS TO BALK WORLD SERIES   Nearly 450 Fans Give Seats To Wounded Veterans For Third Game

Overmire,  Passeau To Toe Rubber  . Tigers Again F avore After Thursday’s Wi

SUN BREAKS OUT, SERIES TO GO ON   Early Rain Had Threatened To Delay Third Game

NATIVES REGAIN LIBERATED AREA OF PHILIPPINES   Civil Authority Passes T President Osmena At  ~ Ceramany   MacARTHUR SPEAKS, GIVEN AN OVATION

MILITARY RULE IN MANILA IS LIFTED   MacArthur Turns = City Over to the Civil - Government

Verde Landing Is Made With Trivial Loss   MaeArthur Announces 3056 Jap Dead  on Corregidor

OSMENA TAKES OVER   Third Island In Row I Taken By Surprise Raid South Of Manila Also

Land on ‘Verde, Between Luzon and Mindoro, to Secure Shipping Route

MacArthur Restores Philippines Civil Government to President Osmena

MacArthur Turns Civil Government Of Philippines Over to Filipinos

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WILL AID IN RAISING FUNDS—MEMBERSHIPS  ' ARE NOW OFFERED.

HOSPITAL ASSN. SOLICIT MEMBERS   NO STOCK SOLD-INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS SOLICITED AT $10.00 PER YEAR

LAE a Emtamant  Diit Littie FEERDE GOL Shown in Election For Next Tuesday   Many Write-ins Necessary If All Offices in Union weesenisie Are to be Filled    ASSOCIATION FORMED TO HELP FINANCE COUNTY HOSPITAL: MEMBERSHIP FEE $10

Textile Strikes May Force 68,000 Additional Workers From Their Jobs

NINETEEN COASTAL REFINERIES CLOSED AS RESULT STRIKES   MORE THAN 22,000 MEN IDLE AS CIO OIL WORKERS EXTEND STRIKE FRONT

Nazi Small Fry Follow Chiefs Before Court   Conviction Of 24 Master Criminals To Prove Guilt Of Lesser Offenders

300.000 Nazi War Criminals To Face Trial      Gang Will Be Handled After 24 Master Criminals Convicted

AD O00 MAY Bt CONVICTED IN WAR TRIAL!   Mass of Smaller Nazis Face Punishment with Higher-ups,

FISENHOWER IS ACCLAIMED IN" LONDON TODAY   GREAT OVATION 18 GIVEN AL LIED*COMMANDER IN COLORFUL LONDON  CEREMONY

BOWLES RAPS AUTO DEALERS   High Pressure Lobby Drive Charged in Effort To Evade Cost Share

BOWLES SAYS AUTO DEALERS - HOLD LOBBY   ‘OPA Head Accuses  Them of Pressure Campaign to Gain Ex- __ -@tnwliofs

INCREASE IN CAR PRICES 1S DENIED   ‘OPA CHIEF ACCUSES DEALERS OF HIGH PRESSURE IN DRIVE FOR BOOST.

FURTHER WARM SPELL   Lows of 25 to 30 Are Forecast for Tonizht 3

Nenni Free, Promises  Not. To Speak   Arrest of Jtalian Leftist Test of Allied Authority

Hickenlooper Slaps ‘Secret’ Foreign Policy   Senator Criticizes Pres. Roosevelt For Failure To Clarify Program.

Ex-Felon, Heir To $250,000, Held in Probe   Ashes of Woman at Cy. press Lawn to Be Examined for Poison

U.S. Subs Shelling Japanese Homeland With Deck Guns, Tokyo Radio Says

JAPS REPORT SUBS BOMBARDED COAST   SAY U. 8. CRAFT MOVED CLOSE TO HONSHU SHORE AND USED DECK GUNS.

Believe Truman Abandens Plans To Tour Europe   Much Spcculation On Theory Japan is Ready to Surrender

MAY SHORTEN EUROPEAN STAY   PRESIDENT BELIEVED TO HAVE GIVEN UP TOUR

EXPECT TRUMAN TO GANCEL TOUR   President May Drop Western Europe Trip

TRUMAN GIVES UPHISTOUR OF EUROPE   Will Return Home As Soon As  Conference Ends —

15 Democratic Senators Draft “Super New Deal’ Program for Country

SUPER POLICY iS PROPOSED ' BY SENATORS   Ghour’ ‘OF SENATORS DRAFT i y POINT. PROGH AM WHICH 3 DWARFS THE NEW DEAL IN SCOPE

January Thaw Brings Relief From Cold Wave   Below Zero In New England

Allied Flyers Down 86 German Planes   Enemy Planes Roar  Into Air for  Furious Air Battles

Japs Capture Kukong on Vital Railroad   Nipponese Troops Seal Off Vital China Coast

SENATE COMMITTEE GIVES APPROVAL T0 FEPG COMMISSION  ACTION ON LEGISLATION TAKEN OVER PROTEST CNUTULDN wreeerDe

Relations With Slavs Strained   By ED L. CAMPBELL Associated Press Staff Writer

Tito’s Position Is Straining ‘Ties   Stalin Stand On Poland Also Causes Alarm

PROMISES CUT IN PRICE OF WOOLENS   Mills Ordered To Return Civilian Clothing To 1943 Levels

OP. A Promises Return of Inexpensive  Woolen Coats, Suits, Dresses By Fall

Inexpensive Wool Suits, Dresses  Promised By OPA   Price Chief ‘Announces Return, of Average  ae. ‘O° 1943-Levele--

FRANCE SWINGS FAR TO THE LEFT   Elections Give Socialists And Communists Broad Gains.

FRENCH VOTE SWINGS LEFT   Socialists, Communists Gain in Local Elections

FRENC SWING TO LEFT   Socialists, Communists Pile Up Gains In Local Ballots

French Swing To Left In Council Vote   Partial Returns Bring Big Gain

France Piles Up Socialist Gams   Local Government Elec tions Show Overwhelming Gains for Red Parties.

VOTING SHOWS SWING TOLEFI   Socialists and Communists Pile Up Heavy Gains in ’ French Election.

French Elections Swing to Left   Communists and Socialists Pile Up Gains in Local Veting

French Go To Left In Vote   Socialists. Communists Pile Up Gains In Local Government Eleciions.

French Voters Swing To Left   Communists And Socialists Show Big Gains In Elections

DENIES GOD IN ATHEISM TRIAL   Boy Resumes Testimony in  Education Case

Jap Defenses ‘On Luzon Split By U. S. Forces   Two-Pronged Advance _Made To San Fernando, 33 Miles From Manila

Yanks Advance To San Fernande As Japs Flee   Natives Report Enemy Retreating To Base of Bataan

Yanks. Reach Gateway City Near Manila .   American Advance To San Fernando “Splits Jap Defense

37th Division Leads Drive On San Fernando Splitting Jap Defense Line On Luzon

SPLIT JAP DEFENSES ON LUZON   Tank-Led Infantry Reach Point 33  Miles from Manila

U.S. INFANTRY SPLIT DEFENSES ON LUZON ISLE   Two - Pronged Drive Reaches Outskirts of San Fernando

Japs’ Luzon. Forces Split: By M’ Arthur   Japs Flee San Fernand and Supply Road Link ( to Armv in North   RACING TO BATAAN   Manila’s ‘Fall: Foreseen ir Few Weeks; Natives. Harassing Enemy.

33 MILES FROM MANILA   37th Division Within Sight of San Fernando

Manila Thought Wide Open for U.S. Capture   Last of Jap Barriers to City Broken, Road Net work Taken

LIBERATION OF MANILA MAY BE COMPLETE SOON   Tank-Led Infantrymen Split Jar Defenses At San Fernando

Two-Pron ced Drive Splits  Luzon Japs   Americans Advance To Outskirts Of San Fernando, 33 Miles From Manila

Japs, On Senseless Killing Orgy, Slay Filipino Civilians In Southern Manila

1,300 Perish In Senseless Killing Spree   Filipinos Forced To Run Mile-Long Gauntlet of Fire

Hundreds Slaughtered In Manila Killing Spree Japs Massacre Filipino Civilian:

HUNDREDS SLAIN IN MANILA AS JAPS RUN AMOK   Death Toll Rises Rapidly In Senseless Killing Spree Of Nips   WOMEN, CHILDREN DIE   Torch Set To Buildings And Natives Shot Down When Driven Out

Danville May [Be On Aerial Pick-Up Route   American Aviation Seeking Extension

AIR PICKUP ROUTE "PLANNED FOR CITY   Hagerstown May be on Route of All American Aviation

ea RIRENRIAEiS:,...:ch.ci, ..canenmmnmema COLONEL JANEWAY RECEIVES AWARD

ITWENTY YEARS AGO AMERICA WAS LIVING IN FOOL’S PARADISE OF PEACE: MARSHALL GIVES WARNING

Compulsory Peace Time Army for U.S. Urged by Gen. Marshall As Protection Against Fantastic Weapons of Future

‘Industrial Sugar Users Face Likely Allotment Slash of 20 to 25 Pct.

APR. REPORT OF DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Cows Show Vast . Improvement Over  April, ‘1944 -

NEW RECORDS SET BY DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Kermit Hamaker Had High Cow and High Herd for May

JUNE REPORT OF DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Arthur Dolph of Tekonsha Had High Herd:

MARCH REPORT OF DAIRY HERD ASSN.   Production Well Above That of’ © Same Month in ’44

ATOM GADGETS . TO BE RUINED   Mae Orders Cyclotron Machines Destroyed

Dr. T. D. Jones — Died Wednesday At Home Here   Practiced Dentistry in Rolfe for Many Years

JAPAN'S GOVERNOR GENERAL REMOVED   Replaced By Maj. Gen. Arnold as Governor of Korea

‘Becomes Korean  Military Chief   A. V. Arnold Replaces General Noboyuki Abe

USO Here Plans Open House Soon   Fourth Anniversary Of Founding Is Set For February 4

MacArthur Troops Suffer Only Light Casualties So Far   Flat Land Favors Mechanized Force; Tanks Lead Way

LEWIS HOLDS Tht WHIP IN HAND   Hell Call A Strike Come Hell Or High Water

Auditor General Audits County  Officers’ Accounts   Large Volume Of Business Handled By Zook, Polley

ILLINOIS SOLON DEMANDS ACTION ON SOLDIER VOTE   REQUESTS FEDERAL BALLOT TO BE SENT EVERY SERVICEMAN

Soldier Vote Will Be Issue In Next Electior   Congress to Echo with Debate; Former Soldie Vote Called Failure

SOLDIER VOTE ISSUE IS BACK IN POLITICS   Federal Supervision Looms For Ballot Distribution

Fight Over Soldier Ballot Looms as Solon Asks Action for ‘46 Elections

Fight Over Soldier Ballot Looms in Congress Again; Action Is Pressed

Men Of 30 In “Useful” Jobs ~ Are Deferred   A i » New Liberal Draft Policy, Affecting Registrants 30 Years of Age and Older, Put Into Effect  by Selective Carving

ALL MEN OVER 2 IN ‘USEFUL’ WORK DEFERRED   sav Policy Announced; Heavier Calls Of Young Men Due

Draft of Young Men Will Be Stepped Up   New Policy Calls for Indefinite Deferment for Men Over 29 Years Old in Useful Work—Draft Calls To Be Cut 25 Per Cent Beginning in July

Heavier Call Seen In Younger Group Files Of All 4-F’s 18-25 Get Reviews

Men Over 30 to Be Excused From Draft   Indefinite Deferments Will Be Granted All Who Are Engaged in “Useful Work”’— Heavier Calls for Younger Men Predicted.

“USEFUL” ME OVER 29 NOT TO BE TAKEN   Heavier Call Of Younger Men Is Predicted  ORDER   Is Effective Immediately; Calls To Be Cut 25 Per Cent By July

New Program Ils Effective Immediately   Hershey Acts to Halt Induction of Fathers Over 29

MEN OVER 30 INVITAL WORK ARE DEFERRED   Gen. Hershey Predicts  Heavier Call of Younger  Men For Services  ;

DRAFT POLICY I$ LIBERALIZED   Indefinite Deferments For Men Over 29 Ordered

Men Over 29 Engaged in ‘Useful’ Work Are Deferred  Calls Will Be Cut   Calls Will Be Cut About 25 Percent Beginning in July, Gen. Hershev Says

DEFER ESSENTIAL WORKERS OVER 29   HEAVIER CALLS FOR YOUTH IS FORECAST BY NEW DRAFT ORDER

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REDUCE SERVICE CALLS FOR JULY BY 25 PERCENT   To Increase Inductions of Younger Group; Will Review 4-F’s 18 Through 25

‘Useful’ Work Is Involved   Fathers Over 29 To Get Special Dratt Attention

Drafting of Older Men Halted Now   New Program Abkolishes the 30-33 Age Calls, Gen. Hershey Says

MEN OVER 30 ARE DEFERRED INDEFINITELY:   Gen. Hershey Predicts Heavier Call Of  Youncer Men

Call 25%Fewer After Mid-year   Considerably More 20-29s Will Be Summoned, Hershey Declares

New Change In Draft Call   Men 30 Years Old in Useful Work to Be D-ferred Indefinitely

Draft Boards To Deter Men More Than 29   No Renewal Needed For Those in Useful Work, Effective Imme diately—Want Youths

PLAN TO DEFER MEN OVER 29   Cut Draft Call for July by 25 Per Cent

Youths to Get Call   Okter Men Must Be Engaged in ‘Useful’ Work,’ Hershey Saye

Temperatures   Draft Boards Told To Review Cases  In 18-25 Age Group

Older Men To Be Deferred   Must Be In ‘Useful’ Work; Predict Heavier Call For Younger Men.

Indefinite Deferments for Men Past 29: Selective Service Will Bear Down Bit on Younger Men

‘Useful’ Men 30 And Up Ruled Free of Draft  Hershey Slashes Quota, _ Ti st... Fy?   Hershey Slashes Quota, Fases Father’s Policy

Selective Service Announces Policy of Indefinite Delerments For 30 Through 37 Bracket   July Draft Call Cut 25. Percent   Draft Director Hershey Or ders Local Boards To Review Al Once 4-Fs 18 Through 25

Fathers Over 29 Will Be Given.  Consideration;   Ruling Applied To Men Who Are Doing ‘Useful’ Work In Community ~

Men Over 29 In “Useful”’ Work Will Be Deferrec   Occupational Deferment Policy Will Be Liberalized— Draft Calls Will Be Reduced

Will Defer Some Men Over 29  Younger Men to Be Called — Files of 4-F to Be Reviewed

Draft Rejects Men 30. Older, Slices Demand   18 Vear4dhis Will Provide Almont Half of Needs. ONfieinls Assert

Army Orders Deferment 0! Men Over 29   Hershey Discloses Calls To Be Cut Beginning In July

Men Over 29 Indefinitely Deferred   Hershey Says Call Will Be Heavier For Young Men

Most Men 30 and Over Due For Deferment; Many 18-29 To Be Called Up in Draft

All Men Over 29 Deferred   If in “Useful”  Work; Draft Cirector Predicts Heavier Call Of Younger Males

Men Over 30 to Get Deferments   WON'T BE DRAFTED IF THEY STAY IN WORK CONSIDERED “USEFUL”

CIVILIAN GADGET PROSPECTS BETTER   Lend-Lease Commitments Reduced Lawn Mowers, Bicycles, Kitchen Aid Productions Okehed

Indefinite Blanket Deferment of Men Over 30 Who Stay on Useful Jobs Ordered by Selective Service

DRAFT OF MEN 30:37 HALTED   New Order Gives Those Ir “Useful Jobs” Indefinite Deferments

Men 30 And Over In Useful Jobs Get Draft Deferments   RY MARVIN I. ARROWSMITH

Deferments Are Granted Useful  Men Over 30   Cases of Younger Men Now 4-F Are Ordered Reviewed

Draft Moves To Procure  More Youth   Men Available From Cutbacks To Replace 18-29 Group  In Essentials.

FEW MEN OVER 30WILLGO INDRAFT   All Exempt Who Are Contributing :To War Effort _

Usefully Employed Men Over 29 to be Deferred by Boards   Selective Service  Announces New Rules for Next Drafts

Men Over 30 Who Contribute to War Effort Deferred   Reviewing of 18 to 25 Age Group by ‘Local Boards Is Ordered

Deferment Policy For Men 30 to 37 To Be Liberalized   Cut Draft Calls By 25 Per Cent, Beainnina in July   Cut Draft Call   Certification Policy

All Men-30 or Over Ordered: Immediately Deferred by Hershey; Monthly Draft Calls. Are Cut

To Draft Few Men Over 30   Only Requirement For Exemption Is That They Be Engaged  In “Useful Work”

Hershey Says All Men Over 29 in Useful Work to Be Deferred   Liberalized Occupational Deferment Policy Announced by Selective Service; Draft Calls Will Be Cut 25 Per Cent on July 1

Jap Air Force Blown . From Skies, Kure Naval Base Is Pounded Again

Poland Seat Still Empty   Hope Burns Bright for Lasting Peace As Historic Political Conference to Blueprint-Anti-War Plans Gets Set

S. F. PARLEY TO OPEN AT 4-39 TODAY   Objective Is World League to Keep The Peace

nolish to Take  Ja Surrender {n Hong Kong, Alle Minteigrs Reveals Plan  For Repossession ‘of Oriental Carter

WILL GO BACK TO HONG KONG   British to Receive Japs Surrender, Commous Is  Told by Attlee

Atomic Bomb To Be Droppec On Congress   Truman To Make Recommendations Fairly Soon

Atomic  unerey Future Is Left Up To Congress   President Expected To Make Recommendations On Question Very Soon

‘Deadline Avalanche Of New Bills ‘Indicate Long Assembly Session

Omar Bradley--General Extraordinary  Proven Combat Officer.and Fine Strategist—Shrewd Beneath Farm Boy Simplicity

Gordon Brodie. Of Merrill Wed. In California   -War Veteran Takes “Bride In Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 27

RETURNED HERG TAKES BRIDE      Gordon Brodie and Red _ Cross Worker Wed In  California

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ARTILLERY AND BIG NAVY GUNS FLATTEN NAHA   Japs Report New Landing

GREAT ARTILLERY DUEL THUNDERS ON OKINAWA; NEW LANDING RUMORED   Yank Advances Limited To Yards

Report New Landing Off Okinawa   Tckyo Says Yanks on Smal Adjacent Island—Action  on Both Coasts

ypeachnent of. - Judge Johnson “Not Practic#”  House Poids Out He Has Already Give. Up Rights _

PIPE WINE ACROSS RIVER   At Blois, Franee, Innovation Keplaces a Wreeked Bridge.

CENTRAL IWOAIRFIELD IN. YANKS’ GRASP:      Marines Battle. ‘With Flame Throwers, Bayonet:

Marines Hammer New Gains Slowly On Iwo Airfield   Planes, Warships, Artillery, Tanks Pound Nip Positions

BIG BATTLE CONTINUES ON TWO ISLANI   Weary Marines Using Flame Throwers, Tanks and Bayonets on Enemy,

Marines %enew Drive Against {wo Airfield   Assault Opened After Bombardment By Planes. Guns      Battle-Worn Wounded U. S. Marines Say Iwo Toughest

CASUALTIES MOUNT ON BOTH SIDES IN PACIFIC WAR'S BLOODIEST FIGHTING

NEW HOLDS ON ISLAND ARE TAKEN   Flamethrowers, Tanks Aiding Marines In Bloody Advance

Marines Battle for Iwo Field  Tougher Fighting   Tougher Fighting Still Lies Ahead For Mt. Yam and Satellite Peaks

JAPS REPORT 2 NEW MARINE WO LANDINGS   Say More Beachheads Established: Yanks Gain Control Of Second Airfield In Bloody Battle.

MARINES MAKE SLOW GAINS IN WO BATTLING      Renew Assault On Airfield Lec By Tank Unit; Heavy Fighting

MARINES SEIZE MOST OF VITAL [WO AIRSTRIPS   Tokyo Reports Two New Landings As Japs Continue Fight

Anbouncement Being Made that Complete Control of Airfield _ is Almost Within Grasp — Casualties Mount Steadily on Both Sides.

Marines Renev, iy Assault On La Central /  ef   Slov Gains B &. Made In Face’  Violent Resista. e

Grand Army: Day Observed   Gathering. At He Home of Tent President.

DEADLINE ON ~ LIQUOR SALE   GOVERNOR : PAVES WAY FOR LIQUOR BOARD TO ENFORCE MIDNIGHT CLOSINGS

_INVASION ‘SPOT: NOW. JAP DEATH TRAP  20, 000 Nips Caught By Surprise Thrust

Precise Spot Where Japs First Invaded Philippine Islands No.“‘Death Trap’

Army Will \ On Purchasé *   Capture Of Aparri Traps Japanese In Philippi! ..

NIPS’ LANDING SPOT BECOMES A DEATH TRAP   Yanks Bottle Up Foe At Nortt Tip Of Luzon In Surprise Maneuver

YANKS RETAKE CITY OF APARRI   Enemy Force, Possibly 20,000, Caught Between Guerrillas, Troops. -4   NIPS IN 90 MILE SECTOR

Aparri, Where Nips Landed in 1941, Captured   20,000 Troops Face Death; Beginning of End Proclaimed

Recapture Aparri At Luzon Tip   Precise Spot Where ‘Jap Forces Invaded The Philippines Is Taken In Surprise Thrust

Aparri Captured In Surprise Drive  A 2°... Ade ee. Di we we ele £ C.A   Action Means Beginning of End OF Jananese Resistance on Luzon

(Spot Where Japs Invaded Philippines ‘At Aparri Becomes {heir Death Trap

LUZON DRIVE HAS REACHED THE FINALE   Beginning of the End Comes at the Precise Spot Where the Japs Launched Their Invasion of Philippines.

Surprise Thrust Bottles Up Japs In North Luzon   Marks Beginning Of End Of Organized Japanese Resistance On Large Island

Jap Troops Bottled Up Qn Luzon      Surprise Landing At Aparri Traps Foe Between Allied Forces; Take Borneo Airfield

Surprise Foe; Bottle Up Last Major Forces   Organized Enemy Resistance on Luzon Fading in Cagayan Valley Trap

W Arthur Says Japanese Foree  In Death Trap   Yanks Closing jn, Enemy Being Herded Toward . Last Pocket; Broken Into Groups   Driven To North  Sector Of Luzon   Rocket-6 pittiug Planes Pound Jap Airfields On Home Islands, Tokyo Reports

Bottle Up Jap Force On Luzon   Sixth Army Takes Aparri, Site of Nip Invasion in 1941; Beginning of End

CAPTURE LUZON PORT OF APARRI   SURPRISE THRUST BOTTLES UP LAST MAJOR JAP FORCE

JAP RESISTANCE ON LUZON NEAR BREAKING POINT   Nips Caught In Trap At Same Spot Where They First Invaded The Philippines.

Invasion Foint Is  A Jap Death Trap   Aparri, Where Nips Landed in 1941 Has Been ~ Captured   ON NORTH LUZON TIP   An Enemy Force of 20,00€ Is Trapped in 90-Mile Stretch in Valley  4

JAPANESE INVASION OPOT IN PHILIPPINES BECOMES DEATH TRAP  _ APARRI, NORTH LUZON, _ RECAPTURED BY AMERI.CANS IN SURPRISE MOVE

APARRI TAKE IN SURPRISE ATTACK   Death Trap Is Spot Where Nips First Landed   On Balikpapan Announced; Tokyo Says U. S. Fleet Still Maneuvering

THE SUN BREAKS OUT   But Forecaster Says Clouds Will Last Thru Tomorrow

RED ADVANCE IN MANCHURIA IS UNCHECKED   Russ Mobile Units Speed Toward Harbin From  Three Sides

106 Miles: In Two Days  Tear Ahead    Tips Of Columns _ _Advancing From -.  East And “West Are Only 550 Miles Apart

STRIKING FROM EAST AND WEST   Smashing Along Axis Of Chinese Eastern Railway

RUSSIAN PINCERS THREATEN ¥0 CUT OFF JAP TROOPS   CONTINUE DRIVE IN ‘MANCHURIA DESPITE TOKYO PEACE OFFERS

Forces May Be Near Camps. Of Prisoners   Army Columns Drive Across Heart Of Manchuria

TWO HUGE RUSSIAN ARMIES FIGHT EAST, WEST IN MANCHURIA  SOVIET ARMIES THREAT_ EN TO CUT OFF LARGE  BORCES OF JAPANESE

Russians Continuing Big. Drive   Relatively Small Strip Is All That Separates Tips Of Two Columns Hitting Manchuria

Russ Army Pincers Closing 550 Mile Gap at Rapid Rate   Mongolian Cavalry to Begin Invasion Of Jap Homeland

Threaten To Cut Off Japs In Manchuria   Mongolians Take Up Cudgels Of Soviet Forces

Japs Shout To Russians: ‘Don’t  Shoot, We Quit’ ?   Powerful Soviet Troops Drive For Very Heart Of Manchuria.

Red Conquest An Manchuria Stuns Enemy   Pincers Threaten To Isolate All Japs Ahave China Railway

Russians Gain Up To 106 Mi.  In Manchuria   Heavy Artillery Backs Up Advancing Waves Of  Soviet Armor.

Russ Closing Pincers on Jap Forces   Two Big Drives in Manchuria Pierce Nippon Defenses

Mighty Russian Armies Race on Into Manchuria   Reds Threaten To Cut Off All Japs in the Area

Reds in Speedy Advance Threaten  To Cut Off Japs   Only 550 Miles Separate Tips of Two Huge Red Army Columns.   No Abatement Noted  In Furious Red Drive

Soviet Army Closes Pincer In Manchuria   Only 550 Miles Separate Forces Of Invaders

Measures To Create Reserve   Introduced in State Legislature Today; Ask 18.000. 000 For Pre-War Program

MC KAY SAYS HE CANT GET FAIR HEARING   CHANGE OF VENUE ASKED IN LIQUOR GRAFT CASE

Isolated Spots In Philippines Sfill Echo War   Report Some Japanese Officers Refuse to Order Cease Fire

Over 1,000 Carrier Planes Turn Attack, Still Going On, Into Previously Untouched Area

NAVAL PLANES RAID HONSHU AND HOKKAIDO   POWERFUL CARRIER FORCE OF 1,000 POUNDS NIPPON

North Honshu And Hokkaido Hit Ist Time   J,000 Carrier Planes In Second Attack On Jap Homeland

Boy, 3, Lost In California:  Kidnap Feared   Grandparents Voice Belief Some ‘Screwball’ May Have Stolen Child

House Passes Bill To Abolish Poll Tax for Voting   Objections of Southern ~ Democrats Overridden  by 251 to 105 Vote

House Once More Passes Measure  To Kill Poll Tax   Truman’s Request For Permanent FEPC Blocked by Committee

HOUSE PASSES POLL TAX BAN   Foes Predict Measure Will Die In Senate As Before

POLL TAX REPEAL VOTED BY HOUSE   Defeat of Measure in the Senate Predicted by Foes

SOUTHERN GROUP LOSES POLL TAX FIGHT IN HOUSE   Lower Branch Votes to Abolish Levy as Requirement for Voting for Federal Offices.   BALLOT IS TAKEN AFTER SHARP DEBATE   Measure Assailed as Invasion of States’ Right—Foes Predict Its Defeat in Senate,

House Passes Bill To Abolish Poll Tax As Vote Requisite  South Democruts Protest Action as Invasion of Senta Binhic

ANTI-POLL TAX BILL IS PASCEL   House Overrides Objections Of Southerners; Fate Rests With Senate

New AntiStrike. Legislation Gets  Congress Support   Smith- Connaliy Act: May be Repealed.

Anti-Strike Law Support Is Developing  State Prominent Legislators Of Both Parties

Congress May Act To Halt Walkouts   Nation's Idle Now Stands At 452.000

Congress Supports New Anti-Strike Legislation Today   Critical Soft Coal Strike Conference Remains Deadlockec

Strong Support Develops For N ew Strike Bill   Legislators Would Make  Unions and ‘Employers Mutually Responsible . For Contracts .

Congressional Sentiment Mounts For New Anti-Strike Legislation   Would Repeal Smith-Connally Act In Favor Of Measure To Make Both Unions And Management “Mutually Responsible”

 Congress Talks of New  Anti-Strike Legislation   legislators af Both Parties Seek Repeal of Smith-Connaliv Act

Anti-strike Move Gaining Support  Lawmakers De emand New Leaistat

Seeks ‘Mutual Responsibility’ For Unions, Employers On Contracts   Leaders Of Both Parties Backing Proposed Measure; Would Repeal Smith-Connally Act  i. °F ATS Trawerrartcmrmar

‘Smith-Connally Act May Be Repealed In Favor Of Strong ‘New Anti-Strike Leaislation   Support For Such Action Mounts In Congress After Sharply-Wordéd Speech By Robertson

Strike Gains Expected To  Bring Action   Congress Studies Plans To Cope with Work Stoppages; Smith-Connally War Disputes Act To Be Repealed?

STRONG SUPPORT IS FOUND IN CONGRESS FOR ANTI-STRIKE LAW  REPEAL OF SMITH-CON. NALLY ACT AND NEW LEG

CONGRESS TAKE ACTION TO HANDLE STRIKES   Support Grows For Legislation To Control Labor Difficulties; Coal Strike Deadlocked; Other  Strikes Continue.

New Anti-Strike Legislation Gets Congress Support   Smith-Connalty Act May be Repealed.  ap 2p

Anti-Strike Legislation Is Supported   Sentiment Mounts For Repeal Of Smith-Connally : Gon   BOTH PARTIES ‘ FAVOR

Support Developing in Congress For New Anti-strike Legislation: ~ Smith-Connally Act Repeal:‘Asked

Ens. Barbara Clawson Weds Lt. John Walker   Mrs. Sarah C. Kohl  ‘Succumbs at Cutler

America’s Only Aim Is World Wide Peace Says Truman In First Public Statement

No Territorial Ambition President Says in First Big Three Announcement   EISENHOWER, STIMSON, BRADLEY AND PATTON FLANK U, S. CHIEF AS HE SPEAKS AT RAISING _ OF AMERICAN FLAG OVER BERLIN.

Labor Meet Back: Crimea Results   Asks That Trade Union Move Be Identified With Settlement.

PARLIAMENT WARNED OF ATOMIC BOME   International Control Of Weapon Urged

Parliament Into UNO Charter Debate   Ratification Expected Early And May Be Unanimous

Atomic Bomb Als¢ In Discussions   English Last Of Big 5 To Ratify

Atomic Bomt Stirs Anxiety In Parliament   ‘Sharing. of Control Is: Advocated: Amid Eenone. Discussion:

BRITAIN DUE 10 RATIFY CHARTER   Unanimous Approval Forecast In London As Parliament Resumes Debate. 

ICKES CONSIDERS LEAVING CABINET   Decision Probably Depends on Truto His Request ation of Status.

A CLARIFICATION OF STATUS IS ASKED BY HAROLD ICKES   The Many-Titled 71-Year-Old Cabinet Dean, Will Be Next in Line,   HE DEMANDS A REPLY   If Satisfactory Answer Is Not Given There Is Little Chance He Will Remain,

Ickes Ready To Quit Job   Last  Of: Cabinet's 7 FDR Men To Leave

Ickes May Be Next To Retire   Is Only Cabinet Member Left To Be Named by FDR.

Ickes Wants To Know How He Stands Now   Many-Titled Cabinet Dean Will Be Next to Ask Clarification of His Status  _ -_ wwrTéAaemiwze einer 0UCU se = = . Sere

Ickes ToAskClarification . Of His Status As Member CabinetAndMayQuitScene

Ickes Demands Cabinet Status   71-Year-Old Dean Has Little Chance To Remain As Interior Head,

ICKES 10 SEEK STATUS REPORT   Resignation Expected If Reply Is Not Satisfactory

ICKES TO SEEK CO-AHEAD NOD   Cabinet Member May Step Out If Truman Replies Unfevorebly

Ickes Would Clear Status   Veteran Secretary of Interior May Leave Official Family

Harold Ickes Ready To Quit Cabinet Post   Interior Secretary Said To Be Anxious That Truman Clarify Status

Ickes Next Seek Clarification of Cabinet Status   77-Year Old Dean of Cabinet Wants Action On His Resignation.

Montanans Roll Up Sleeves in Bond Race  Seeks to Take First Place in Nation From Mississippi

 Penguin Fleet Trucks Rush Fresh Meat; Dairy Products to Fighting GI

Clothing Prices Rise 12 Per Cent In Past 2 Years   nflation Feared  By OPA Official

Prices Keep On Advancing For Clothing  OPA Officials Fear Inflation Unless Halt

Little Daniage Done Along Virginia And N. C. Coasts;  Storm Moves Northeastvard   Winds Attain Velocity Of 45 Miles An Hour At Virginia Beach   WASHINGTON. No Contr

Retail Clothing Under Ceiling   Freeze In Markups Ordered By Bowles

Method of Fixing Price Ceilings in Clothing, Furniture Field is Changed

CLOTHING PRICE MARKUPS FROZEN   OPA ORDER TO PASS ALONG LOWER COSTS

Jap Threats to Kill Gen.M’ArthurBarec   Native lips Off U.S, Authorities To Aims of ‘Hoi-Blooded’ Clique

EXCISE TAXES © ARE IN DOUBT   SENATE CONTROVERSY LOOMS OVER TWO FOINTS IN COM. METTEE'S TAX PROGRAM

Tax Reduction Bill Ready For  Senate Action   Measure Is Expected Te Reach Floor Of Senate On Wednesday

GROUP COMPLETES TAX IMEASURE FOR STUDY 14 SENATE   Finance Committee Foresees Approval With Cnly Minor Changes

Filpinas Decry. U.S. Ruling in  Yamashita Case   Disappointed at Execution Stay; Supreme Court May Convene Soon

Some Fotsdam Decisions May Be Outdated.  Big 3 Consultations On Atomic Bomb Predicted

Cosmic Weapon Upsets World Strategy, Calls for New Big 3 Plans, London Fears

World Blasted Into A New Era . - _ Atomic Bomb May Alter World Frontiers And Treaties

NEW EXPLOSIVE IS WORLD TOPIC   FORECAST TALKS BY BIG THREE ON USE OF ATOMIC BOMB

Atomic Bomb. May Bring New Allied Talks   Develoyiment. of New Explosive May Have Out. dated Certain Decisions  Made At Potsdam

World Council To Control Bomb   Cabinet Meeting Discusses New Weapon of War

New Consultations On Factors of Old  Meetings Forecast!   Atomic Bomb May Cause Change In Policy of Big Three Meetings

Superbomb Use May Bring New Big Three Talks   Strategy, Control Plans Seen Necessari

ane  OHIO TO STAND FIRM ON LIQUOR ‘CURFEW’   Serves Notice By Refusing New Permit To Violator

MARINES WIPING. OUT REM. NANTS OF JAP GARRISON— STEADY ADVANCE ON MINDANAO

County Court News Gf Sioux County   Probate, Estate and Guardianship Matters Take Up All Of The Past Week’s Time—

ROOSEVELT LOAN ~ INQUIRY STALLED    REPUBLICANS DEFEATED IN EFFORT TO BRING ELLIOTT BEFORE PROBERS.

TT’S A BEAR BY THE TAID’ Elliott Loan Probe Puts House Unit in Tough Political Spot

Cold Blooded Shooting Starts Fight   Villagers Fail to Give Up Native Gunmen After Private First Class Killed, Carnorn!l Wounded While Qut Hunting

MARINES BLAST CHINESE TOWN   Village Shelled After Cold-Blooded Murder By Native Gunmen

New U.S. Army On West Frent   More Than 1,000,000 Men Under Bradley

March 5th Date Of Solicitations   Committees Are Now Ready Announces Chm. R_ EB. Donohoe

Complete Canvass  To Be Launched   Cite Work of Red Cross in Aid Armed Forees

End of Gas Rationing Expected ‘Within 48 Hours of War’s End   No Major Letdown Anticipated in State’s Industries U. S. Moves to. Halt Chaos

GAS RATIONING OFF AFTER JAP PEACE DECLARED      Government Experts Say Ratior Of Fuel To End 48 Hours After Surrender

GAS RATIONING ENDS WITH WAR   WILL BE LIFTED WHEN JAPS SURRENDER

ST, MARYS MAN ACCUSED BY FBI OF BANK FRAUD   Automobile Accident Leads to Federal Charge of $35,000 Embezzlement

Ribbentrop is Captured AtHambureg   British Complete Rounduy of Top Nazis Known  to Be at Large

RIBBENTROP IS SEIZED BY ALLIED FORCES   Former Nazi Foreign Minister Found Unrecognized In Hamburg House

JOACHIM-VON RIBBENTROP IS CAPTURED   Last Major Nazi Leader Is Found In Hamburg

RIBBENTROP IS CAPTURED AT HAMBURG   Lived Six Weeks in Disguise At Boarding House

Can Of Poison Found During Examination Of Ribbentrop By British Authorities

Poison Vial Is Found On Nazi Criminal   Lived Unrecognized For Six Weeks In German Boarding House.

Nazi Foreign Minister Is Found in Bed; Capture Accounts for Top Leaders

British Capture von Ribbentrop In Hamburg   Former Nazi Foreign Minister Taken In Boarding House After Six Weeks

Ex-Diplomat Had Lett To British Leaders; Foil in Poison Effort After. yest by British.

F ormer German Fe oreign Minister  Seized Thursday   Had Lived Unrecognized Over Six Weeks In Hamburg Residence

LONG-SOUGHT NAZI SEIZED IN HAMBURG   Former German Foreign Minister Had Been Hiding Out at Boarding House.

VON RIBBENTROP 1S CAPTURED BY BRITISH TROOPS   Had Been Living At Boarding House In Hamburg For Six Weeks

Von Ribbentrop ls Captured in Boarding House   Former Nazi Foreign Minister Is Nabbed In Rremen hv Rritich

Top Nazi Found in Hamburg   Former Champagne Salesman Living In Boardina House

Sharp Debate. Stirs in Britain:as:Le d-Lease. For That Nation Ends

Sharp Debate On End of Aid  Stirs Britain   No Official Comment But Plenty of Talk in Pubs, - Clubs. on Corners

The Weather   “Raw D eal  For Britain’’   Sudden End to Lend Lease Leaves Nation In Tough Spot, Not Her Fault, Says Press

End of Loans  Stirs Britain  Sections of Press Bitter; Others Take

Britain Is Stirred Over Lend Lease   Government Stifles Official Comment

Lend-Lease Hot Topic in Britain  Editors Say ‘Raw Deal Others ‘U. S. Justified

End of Lend-Lease ‘Stirs Flood of Comment From British Newapapers

British Assail U.S. For Cutting Off Lend-Lease   Press, Public Bitter Over Cancellation Of Wartime Help

Heated Debate in Great Brifain Over End of Lend-Lease   Government Stifles Official Comment But Public Stirred

BRITISH HAGGLE OVER LEND-LEASE DECISION BY U. S.  BECOMES NATIONAL TOPIC AS LEADERS  -~_ nmr tinn ete te Mmeananweeiiqae

End of Lend-Lease Stirs Hot Debate In England: New Credit System Sought

FINANCIAL NEWS CLAIM RAW DEAL   Government Stifles Official Comment; U.S. Credit Sought

British Debate Lend-Lease  Pitt It Must End,  ct PR... AL ...2.2.......

Lend-Lease End Causes Debate Among British   Official Retort Withheld To Avert Complications In Seeking U. S. Credits

NO JAP PLANES OPPOSE ATTACK ON CHINA BASE   30 Ships Sunk, Docks Strafed In Sweep On 350 Mile Coast

Jap Forces Offer Only Weakest Battle in China  American Fliers Give  ape me Ae   American Fliers Give Wide Coast Area Three Severe Attacks

Much Destruction Wrought By Third Fleet Planes On South China, Formosa Raids

Japanese Air  Forces Weak 3rd Fleet’s Planes Meet Little Opposition

THIRD FLEET NOW ROAMS CHINA SEA   Suggests Jap Airforce Lacks Diversified Strength To Spread Out Along Asiatic Shores.

Ke KK OK Rising San In A Fog   K K«*& KO OK Steady Advance Continues on Luzon

Thirty Japanese Ships Sunk In Attacks On China Coast   Third Fleet Planes Brush Aside Weak Enemy Air Cover In Daring Attacks Against Shipping Along 350-Mile Area, Deep In Foe’s Waters

Jap Forces Offer Only Weakest Battle in China  American Fliers Give Wide Coast Area

No Japanese Planes Defend Hongkong And Canton During U.S. Carrier Plane Attacks   Third Fleet Sinks Or Damages 30 Nip Ships Along Southern Coast Of China

Bomb Hongkong, Canton and Takao Naval Bastion   Encounter No Jap Planes Over Two Targets; Batter Docks And 39 Enemy Shinc

Jap Planes And Fleet In Hiding   Halsey’s Fleet Planes Hammer China Coast Cities for Three Days Without Opposition

Damage to Japs By Pacific Fleet Growing Daily   Nip Planes Fail to Protect Important Bases; Results of Halsey’s Raids Incomplete

Met Weak Air Resistance On Coast of China   Third Fleet Planes Sink Or Damage 30 Ships and Attack Major Milt lary ‘Targets

U.S. Planes Hit Formosa Naval Base; Hong Kong Docks: Harbor at Canton   Nota Japaneses Plane Resisted  The Attack on Hone Kong Docks

Decision Is Due On Mistrial Plee In Battle Creek   Action Involves Four Found Guilty Of Plot To Kill Senator

4 DETROWTERS ASK MISTRIAL   Claim Hooper Case Conviction Prejudiced by McKay, Press

CHINA'S DRIVE NOT CHECKED   CHINESE TROOPS MOVE DEEPER INTO JAPAN'S SUPPLY CORRIDOR TO SOUTH

IDISAPPOINTS INDIA   New British Plan for SelfGovernment Mirrors  Old Policies

Foreign Ministers Close Conferenee   LONDON, Oct. 2 (}—The Council of Foreign Ministers concluded its sessions tonight,

Molotov Argues, Starts To Leave   Bevin’s Comment on Soviets “Hitlerian” Method Causes Break

Molotov and  Bevin Clash At Meetings   Hitlerian Charge Mad By Briton on Red’s Parley Methods.

Proposal To Unite C10-AFL And Third Federation !s Made   INDEPENDENTS HAVE DAY AT CONFERENCE  Union Democracy and Labor-Capital Unity Liraed In Plan

RECORD ASSAULT UPON SINGAPORE   Huge Japanese Drydock Is Sunk By Top B-29 Flight

HUGE SINGAPORE DRYDOCK 15 SUNK   SUPERFORTS DEAL JAP NAVY DEVASTATING BLOW IN ATTACK ON BASE.

B-29s Destroy. Huge Drydock i Singapore Ra  Strike Devastating BI,   Strike Devastating Blo At Japanese Navy By Attack

SINGAPORE RAIDED. BY HEAVY BOMBERS   Big Drydock Wr Wrecked and Ship Fired by B- 29 Airmen

LEAFLET URGED JAPS TO DISOBEY HIROHITO   ‘Fight On!’ Kamikaze Fliers Advised After Order

Japanese Do Not Disobey Emperor Says Tokyo Jap   Claims Japs Ignored Pam. phlets Dropped From Air Telling Them To Fight On

Packing Plant Workers Idle  3,500 In Walkout From War Production

3.500 EMPLOYES OUT   Ten Workers Strike in Power Plant of Armour and Company

iat MacFarlane Is New President Of Emporia State   Elected Today by Board of Regents After Resignation OF President Price

YANKS SPLITTING  UP REMAINING JAP FORCES ON LUZON   Take Mountain Retreat of Banaue in North—Drive _ Along Road Lined -With Skelctons—Yamashita Said ys ee

Yanks Name It ‘Skeleton Row’   Advance Eight Miles On Luzon Highway Lined With Enemy Dead

NEAR A  JUNCTION:   American Sixth Infantry Driving Toward Philippine Forces

Still Fight  In “Freed” Philippines   Yank Advance in North Luzon One of Hardest In Campaign; Natives  Say Yamashita is There

Philippine and U. S. Troops Near Junction   Will Cut Luzon Into Three Segments; Road Lined With Dead.

CAPTURE BANAUE, JAP RETREAT, IN NO.LUZON HILLS   NATIVES REPORT GEN. YAMASHITA AMONG HOLDOUTS

JAPS’ MOUNTAIN BASE WON ON NORTH LUZON   U.S. And Philippine Forces Near Junction In Cleanup

Jap Retreat In Northern Luzon Taken   Yank 6th Division Within 2! Miles Of Junction With Philippine Army

AMERICAN INFANTRY CAPTURED JAPANESE MOUNTAIN RETREAT  SIXTH DIVISION TROOPS NEAR JUNCTION WITH PHITIPPING ARMY RnNprre

YANKEES SEIZE BANAUE RETREAT   Americans On Luzon Advance On Highway Lined With Dead   WILL DIVIDE ENEMY

American Sixth Army Gets Japanese Mountain Retreai OF Banaue In North Luzon

Japanese Skeletons Line Luzon Highway As Dead Increase   General Yamashita Reported To Be Hiding in Hills

ON UNITS NEAR JUNG TION   American 6th Division ,Captures Mountain Retreat Of Banaue.   MORE JAP CASUALTIES

Infantry Takes Mountain Retreat   Drive Along Highway Lined With Jap Dead. Forces Near Junction

UNIFORMED JAP BODIES LINE ROADS   American Troops Capture Mountain Retreat Of Banaue

Fierce Battle on Okinawa Continued   Jap Strength in Hills Prevents Crossing Asato to Capture Naha; Nine Assaults Finally Take Hill

‘GET NEW CONCEPTIONS   "Eisenhower Says American Press F Has Helped Europeans

General Spaatz to Duplicate Wrecking Job He Did  In Germany   Air Force to Include Doo: little’s 8th and Lemay’s 20th Superfortresses

To Direct New Wrecking Job   MacArthur's Airmen Operate From Okinawa

“Total M-hilization Of All Human “sources” Is  Asked by FDh 72 Message

Roosevelt Urges Total Mobilization To Smash Nazis In Current Year

MUST COME AT AN EARLY DATE   in Message to Congress He Calls Again for ‘Unconditional Surrender.’   TOUCHES MANY ITEMS

Early Action ls Requested  Cen, Sas Ti... bi. tan Danas   State Of The Nation Report Covers U. S., World Problems

Seeks End Of War In 1945; ‘Allied Unity’   Calls Upon Nation For Full Use of Resources To Smash Enemy

President, In State of Union Message, Calls For All Resources To Combat Enemy Domestic, Foreign Policies and War Discussed in Pape:

National Draft to Speed Axis Deteat Sought   Postwar Universal Military Training, Induction of Nurses, Social Security Expansion, Tax Modification Favored

Calls For Full Mobiliza:tion Of Resources To Smash Germany In ’45.

National Labor Service Act Is  Held Necessary   Modifies Demand for “Un. conditional Surrender” to Apply Only to Armies of Enemies   Urges Patience On Foreign Issues   Hopes to See Germany  Smashed in 1945 and  Jap “Malignant Power” Strangled Speedily

Chief Executive Makes Report on State of Nation.   National Service Legislation Held Prime Necessity

Unity Is Top Theme of FDR Message   President Asks Natior To Strive for Victory During 1945

DR. CLENDENING COMMITS SUICIDE   Daily Columnist Despondent Over His Health

TWOU, S. BASES LOST BY CHINA   Enemy Invaders Sweep Into Wolfram Mine District

INTRAMUROS DEATH ORGY DESCRIBED   4000 Bayoneted, Shot Or Burned to Death

Nurse Tells of Jap Bayonettings   Torture Claims Mount In Yamashita Tnal

General Simpson May Soon Launch Crushing Attack To Get Across The Rhine   BERLIN REPORTS CANADIANS ARE PLANNING ATTACK   Gap Between American 3th And Canadian Ist Armies Is Less Than Four Miles

With the Ninth Army—The Germans have blown up all three Rhine bridges at Duesseldorf.

SHARP WARNING ISSUED ON OIL HANDLING HERE   City to Prosecute If .Necessary to Protect Lake Mattoon

HANDLING HERE   City to Prosecute If Necessary to Protect Lake Mattoon

Deepest Strike Into Philippines Nets 8 Vessels   Navy Review of 1944 Victories Warns ‘Road To Tokyo Is Long’

Air Smashes at Japs Are Reported   Nip Shipping in Lingayen Gulf Is Heavily Blasted

Australians Gain Steadily in Borneo Campaign  Virtually Cut Japs Ovwst te Naeth avn

Australians Gain Steadily in Borneo Campaign  Virtually Cut Japs Off in Northern Balikpapan Section

Battle Against Subs in Gulf of Mexico Told  111 Ships Were Hit by Nazis in Those Waters

Light Vote Recorded © In Plants —   BUT THOSE VOTING ARE HEAVILY IN FAVOR OF  STRIKING IF NECESSARY

Chrysler Employes Vote Strike Action   Foliow General Motors Plan Tx Back Demands With . Strike

Senate Approves Tariff-Cut Power   Final Passage Believed Assured, Giving President Power in Foreign Policy

5-6 Inches of Snow in Area   Two: Desths Are Reported—Continued Cold. Forecast

ORDNANCE MARK SSET IN 1944   Cleveland District Expected To Exceed Pro“duction This Year

Gales Sweep New England: Coast, : “Damage Crops, Comminicationst: .__ June Rains Now Total-7.53 hiches

Hurricane’s Tail Lashes N. E. Coast   Rescue Ships Kept Busy Plowing Bich Seas

TRIPLE-A ELECTIONS YIE SOON   Dates And Places Will Be Announced Within Few Days

COUNTY FARMERS TO HOLD ELECTION   AAA Community and County Committeemen To Be Chosen

Consider Easing Newsprint Quota   Proposed Increase to Be Slight—Based on Cut in U. S. Needs

Street Board Takes No Action   Request Had Been Made For More Foot Patrolmen.

NO ACTION TAKEN ON POLICE CHANGE   Board to Study Council Request for More Foot Patroimen —_

Civilians to Get  Fewer New Shoes   Army Takes Leather, WPB Announces

Ask Billion-Dollar-a-Year Program To Better Diet of Low-Pay Families

FOOD PROGRAM PROPOSED FOR POSTWAR PLANS   New Draft Demands Viewed As Threat To Increase In War Production

FOO PROGRAM BEING PLANNED   Government Subsiuized Pian Would Assure Adequate Diet for All.

POST - WAR DIET PLAN ADVANCED   Billion Dollar Idea Similar Te  Food Stamp Program

Planning Aid to Low Income Families Through New Subsidized Food Program

May Propose Food Program   Subsidy Plan to Aid Low-Income Families Being Considered

Senate May Alter Work-or-Jail Bill   Committee Studying Own Version of Law

Battle Over Work  Or Else Bill  Looms In Senate W/31ll QGuab T,.   Will Seek To Make Changes ln Measure

Cavite Naval Base Nichols Field Fall To US, Troops  Nips Are Pinned Down “long

Filth Army Yanks Cling To Lines South of Massa   U.S. Losses Are Ehigh In Small Offensive

Washing Machines  By 1946.   Most Controls On Applications Are Lifted By WPB

SOME WASHING MNHINES 10 BE SOLD BY JANUARY   Only 550,000 Will © Be Available Against a Demand for Six Million

Jap Convoy Put to Flight by General MacArthur’s Planes   Artillery Duel Mounts in Fury on Southern Okinawa Island

BIG POST - WAR FLEET DESIRED   Navy Outlines Tentative Program To Congress

HOPES TQ END DEFICIT IN '48   Chance to Balance Budget Expressed by Vinson At Tax Hearing

Balanced U.S. Budget by 48  Seen by Vinson   Treasury Head Gives Criticism on House Passed Tax-Cut Bill

Hauser Goes On Trial In Uniontown December 3   Five Murder Cases Come Up In Payette County Court Term

FRESH DRIVE BY. RUSSIANS IS ANNOUNCED   FRONTLINE DISPATCHES SAY SOVIET’ FORCES HAVE BRIDGEHEAD ON RIVER  DEFENSE LINE

PUSH AGASS ODER RIVER IN FRONT OF 100 MILES   ODER LAST DEFENSE BEFORE BERLIN

FARMER CHALLENGES VALIDITY OF DRAFT      Induction Halted by Writ of Habeas Corpus

Conference Problems Face Truman   Everyone Anxiously Awaiting Appearance Of V. M. Molotov

MANY PROBLEMS ON CONFERENCE FACING TRUMAN      Statesmen Are Arriving In Sar Francisco By Trainloads Now

‘FRISCO MEET UPPERMOST IN TRUMAN MIND   Polish Problem Still Unider Consideration

POLAND STILL IS KEY ISSUE   Statesmen Arrive By PlaneLoad For Parleys

TRUMAN FACING POLISH PUZZLE   NEW PRESIDENT WILL BE GIVEN FIRST TEST

Truman Arrives Today   Cruiser Carrying President Rarely Misses Mines

‘BIG THREE  ‘Talks Start ie Potsdam ‘Monday      Leaders Meet In Kaiser’s Old Castle

President Will Land Today at Antwerp Port   Trip to Brussels and Flight to Berlin on Schedule for Truman

Truman Will Go Ashore At Antwerp   President Will Make Brief Stop Before Proceeding On Vo Berlin

Big Three Meet  at Potsdam  to Open Monday President Truman Will Land at Antwerp Today

Hohenzollern Palace Scene Of New Talk   Traman’s Warship Scheduled to Land At Antwerp Sunday

Boyle Describes Sights, Scenes On Berlin Road   Soldiers Sleep Qn Weary Wav

STINK OF DEATH AND FLOWERS — RETURN TO BATTLEFIELD WITH TIRED DOUGHBOYS PUSHING ON

Wainwright, Is Given New Army Job   Becomes Eastern Defense Command Chief

HOPES AROUSED IN. POLISH STALEMATE      Washington Hears Stalin May Accept Unified Regime

Order Boycott Of Jewish Goods   Protest Against Zionist  State In Holy Land

Arabs to Boyeett All Jewish Goods   League Protests Establishment of Zionist State

CHINESE RECAPTURE BIG WENCHOW PORT   Japanese Retreat. to Bolster Defenses Against Invasion Around Shanghai Area

Nips’ Retreat Affords Allies  Invasion Port   Three Attacking Cotuons Presa on Enemy Heels Alone China Coseat

CHINESE CAPTURE PORT OF WENCHOW   Prize Treaty Port Retaken in Drive Up East Coact

CHINESE TAKE AEY SEAPORT OF WENCHON   YANKS ON LUZON CONTINUE SWIFT ADVANCE

Announce Bond Purchases In Vicory Loan Pass '$18.000.000.000 Mark

OKINAWA FORTRESS OF SHUR! HELD IN PINCERS BY YANKS  FIERCE CLOSE.IN FIGHT.   FIERCE CLOSE-IN FIGHTING RAGED ALONG EN. TIRE ISLAND FRONT

Shuri Held In  Giant Pincers  By Tenth Arm   Close Fighting Rages Across Entire Front As Yanks Enter Naha Expand East Gains

BIG PINCERS SHAPED TO TAKE SHUR   Close-in Fighting Rage: Across Entire Front With Doughboys Enter. ing Naha on the Western Flank.

Both Ends Of Okinawa Line Turned As Fierce Fighting Rages Across Entire Front

BOTH ENDS Ut MAPS BATTLE LINE: THANED   Shuri in Yank Pincers While Marines Smash 800 Yards Into Naha.

HOLDING oUt TN BIG FINGERS   Fierce Close-in Fighting Rages Across Entire Okinawa Front. .   [TROOPS ENTER NAHA

Both Flanks Of Japs Turned By US. 10th Army   Fierce Close-In Fighting Ruges Across Entire Front As Yanks In erease Pressure   Naha Entered In Force by Yankees   Island Capital Occupied From Western Flank; Gains On East Breakthrough Extended

AMERICANS GRIP  FORTRESS SHURI  IN HUGE PINCERS TURN BOTH ENDS OF ENEMY BATTLE LINE  marin Bi

MARINES SMASH INTO OKINAWA CAPITAL TODAY   Fierce Close-In Fighting Raged On Entire Front

Key Jap Fort Of Shuri Caught In  Giant Pincers   Yanks Increase Pressure On Okinawa After FEnterins Naha.

Key Fortress Of Shuri Held In Giant CupShaped Pincers   me za e@eaet ae q* 1 racks a ;      Fierce Close-In I ighting Raging   Yanks Enter Naha. Extend Gains Made In Yonabaru Breakthrough

OKINAWA FORTRESS  OF SHURI HELD IN  PINCERS BY YANKS FIERCE CLOSE-IN FIGHT.  ING RAGED ALONG EN. TIRE ISTAND BRONT

Held Japanese Key Fortress In Giant Pincers   Both Ends of Okinawa Battle Line Turned By Yanks; Close-in Fighting Heightens

Americans increase Pressure as Fierce Fighting Rages on Entire Okinawa Fron!

Fierce Fighting Rages on Entire Okinawa Front   Marines Smash Into Naha After Crossing Stream

Turn Both Ends of Jap Okinawa Line; Grind Slowly On   Jap Defenders Still Fight Desperately; Yonabaru, Airstrip Occupied

Yanks Close  In on Shuri   Key Jap fortress Being Held in Cupshaped Pincers

Fierce Close-in Fighting Rages As ° Americans Step-up Pressure;Naha Anvaded From Western  Tan

U.S. Fighters Squeeze Trap on Japs   Marines, Doughboys Form Pincers Around Key Fortress

‘Yanks Tightening Pincers on Shur   Leathernecks and Doughboys Increase Pressure on Okinawa   FIGHTING IS CLOSE-IN   Seventh Division Troops Expand Corridor Below  Yonabaru

Pincers on Key Bastion of Shuri Closing Rapidly   Fierce Close-in Fighting Rages Across the Entire Front As Doughboys and Leathernecks Increase Pressure Entering Naha   BATTLE CONTINUES UNABATED IN CENTER LINE

Americans Hold Fortress Shuri In Giant Pincers   Enter Naha On Western Flank And Expand Gains Made At Yonabaru Breakthrough

Have Fortified City About Surrounded as_ Fierce Fighting Rages Across  the Entire Front.   CAVE POSITIONS OF ENEMY ARE DANGEROUS

Yankees. Closinc Pincer on Shuri  East and West Flanks Are Turned

Yankees Held Key Fortress  City Of Shuri   10th Army Turns Both Ends Of Okinawa Battle Line: Close-In Fighting.   BITTER RESISTANCE

GREAT PINGER THROWN ABOUT KEY SHURI BASE   Hard Close- In Battles Rage Across Entire Front As Yanks Press Attack

Americans Hold Okinawa Fortress C-. Shuri In Huge Cup-Sheed Pincers

Laval Expelled By Spain; Faces  french Trial      Guesses He Can Face The Music If Petain Can; Hasty Trial Seen

Laval in Austria, Taken in Custody By U.S. Office   Former Premier of France Leaves for French Zone Headquarters

SPAIN EXPELS LAVAL; FACES FRENCH TRIAL   May Testify At Paris Trial of Marshal Petain

SPAIN EXPELS PIERRE LAVAL   Former Vichy Premier Or First Lap Of What May Be Trip To France

Guam Is New  Pacific Base   Admiral Nimitz New Pacific Headquarters Located On Recaptured Island 

Conquered Germans Streaming To Rear; Yank Soldiers Liberate More Prisoners

Big Three Meet Said Drawing To Its Finish   Military Decisions Are Being Completed

Big Three Preparing Final Note   Military Matters To Remain Secret. For Time Being

“SECRECY STILL CLOAKS WORK OF CONFERENCE   y Speculation Increases As Final Session Of Allied Leaders Nears   TRUMAN PLANS REPORT   President Expected To Tell All Except Decisions On Military Matters

Final Communique Being Worked Gut ~— Many of Military Dacisions will be Kept Secret it is Believed.

CBS Correspondent Believes One Of Principal Negotiators Had  ‘ Stated His Country Would Go Yo War Against Japan   POLISH DELEGATION IN POTSDAM, CLAIM

TRUMAN, STALIN ATTLEE WORK IN CONFERENCE   Many Military Decisions to Be Kept Secret Now

Communigue To Close Meet Of Bis Three   Military Decisions To Be Secret: President Expected To Report

Actions on War Are Expected fo Be Kent Secret   Final Communique of Historic Meeting in Progress of Formation

Military Decision Likely To Remain  On Secret Basis   Heads of Big Three Reported Drawing Up Final Communique

Big 3 Near Parley End In Potsdam      Truman’s Public Review Of Meet Not To Include War Decisions.

BiG THREE TALKS: NEAR END REPORT TODAY INDIGATES   Attlee, Truman,: and Stalin  Meeting “Again. Today. “Are” Believed Working: On «= Their: Final Communique.   NOT EXPECTED TO-TELL OF MILITARY DECISIONS   Only Official Statement. ts That. Meeting 1s Still -Go _ ing on But All Reports Ins  dicate Early End: :

CHINESE GAIN ON ALL FRONTS   Capture Key Waterway Control Town of Yiyang, Advance on Coast

Chinese Capture Key Stronghold In Rice Bowl"   Japs Driven from Yiyang: "Invasion Coast’’ Area Is Cleared

“aye  Srinese Caxure "Rice 2ow ” Cry, remier Sees “o-a. Viccory Soon

Key Waterway Captured hy Chinese  Premier Soong   Premier Soong Sees Victory Early Next Year

CHINESE CAPTURE KEY TO WATERWAY   Seizure of Yin -Yiyan_ An‘smounced. as Premier Predicts Early Victory

Chinese Take Rice Bowl Stronghold   Premier Soong Predicts Japan’s Defeat This Year Or Early In 1946; Clear More Coastline

CHINESE CAPTURE KEY T0 WATERWAY   Seizure __ of -Yiy Yiyan An: snounced as Premier Predicts Early Victory

Chinese Troops  Capture Yiyang  Waterw ay Key Jap Defeat This Year Or Early in 1946  Praodieted hye Premier

Pope Urges All Women To Cast Votes For Peace  Asked To Take Their

U. 5. ABANDONS SUICHAN BASE IN EAST CHINA   Installations Destroyed, Left To Japs

Yanks Abandon Suichwan Base   Base Destroyed Jan. 24; Fighting Continues On Canton-Hankow Railroad.

U. S. Gives Up China. Air Rase  A ea   15th Air Force Destroys And Abandons Suichwan Fest of Jap Corridor

U.S, FLIERS GIVE UP ANOTHER CHINA BASE   B-29’s Destroy Big Floating Drydock At Singapore

U, §. ABANDONS CHINA AIRBASE      Chinese Deny Nips Control Key Railroad

LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW.   Is Outlook for Northeastern and North Central Kansas

Operations on Iwo Jima in Mop-up Stage   Jap Resistance Stiffens as Marines Close In

Final Bloody Battle Expected to Take Place on Northeast Corner of Island, Where Nips Are Concealed in Caves and Recesses — Naval Gunfire and Artillery Support Marines as They Press Forward for Showdown.

CUT INTO JAP POCKET ON IWO   Marines Enter Mopping Up Stage of Fierce Battle for Island

VON RUNDSTEDT AND HITLERITES ON OUTS   German Field Marshal Did Not Conceive Offensive Last December, Friend Declares

Field Marshal Von Rundstedt Reported Intimidated by Hitler's Purge Record

TWO MORE MURDERS IN OAKLAND CO.   Bring Number Up to Five in Last Five Weeks

MORE SLAYINGS IN OAKLAND CO,   TWO FRESH KILLINGS DURING THE WEEK.FAIR

GOP BLOC PLANS NEW OPA FIGHT   Seek to Restore Food Czat Powers to Anderson

Republican Group Plans New OPA Fight  To Restore Food Czar Powers To Anderson

G.0,P, BATTLES FOR FOOD CZAR   Bloc Hopes To Restore Plan To Price Control Bill

NEW BATTLE IN HOUSE LOOMS ON FOOD CZAR   GOP Bloc . Acts t to Restore ~ Czarist Food Powers  For Ag. Sec’v

Storm Brewing Over Allocation OPA Controls   House GOP Member Favor “Czar” Plan

FOOD CONTROL FIGHT REVIVED   “Czarist” Powers Stil! Sought For Agriculture Head

Allies Sign Armistice With Hungary   RUSSIAN ACTS FOR JU. S., BRITAIN; LAST HITLER SATELLITE QUITS WAR

STRIKE HITS  TIRE PLANTS   WALKGUT MAKES 20,000 IDLE AT GOODYEAR AND FIRESTONE STRIKE IS THREATENED

Tire Production Stops; Vote on At Firestone  Office Workers      Office Workers Are Barred From Plant. Report

Red Shock Troops Capture 100 Blocks in Heart of Berlin; Close ‘In on Reichschancellery Area

Nazis Hold Small Area Of Capital   Russian Troops Battle Toward Site Of Hitler’s Death

SOVIETS HOLD MOST OF CITY   Nazi Resistance in Berlin Near Collapse; Stralsund, Brandenburg Taken

RUSSIAN SHOCK TROOPS CAPTURE MOST OF BERLIN   Less Than 10 Square Miles Of Capital Still In  German Hands   BRANDENBURG FALLS TO ZHUKOV’S ARMY

Russ Close On Hitler ‘Death’ Site   Expect to Discover Fuehrer’s Double Amid Berlin Ruins

Russians Seize 100 Blocks ©  Around Berlin’ s Reichstag   Little of Capital. Left.in Nazi Hands—Red Armies ~~ Capture Stralsund: -in-North-and: Branden-.- eee . Giver Ser Soc

Ex-Premiers Testify In Trial Of Petain   Paul Reynaud Reveals France Considered Buying Off .- Mussolini’s Entrance Into War While on Stand  “. Against Vichy Chief —Daladier-Is Witness”

Tell OF Plan To Buy’ Italy   Collapse of France Dragged to Light

‘and Grants for tay Disclosed “In Petain Trial  Tcuitorial Rights Offer fered Mussolini To Siuy

Reynaud Reveals That Plan To Buy Off Italy in 1940 Was Considered   Former Premier, Testifying af Pefain Trial, Says Proposal Was Scuttled by Churchill

FRENCH PROPOSAL TO BUY IL DUCES NEUTRALITY BARED   Reynaud Testifies at Trial of Petain Scheme Was Scuttled by Churchill’s Opposition.   CHARGES DEFENDANT BLOCKED REARMAMENT   Accuses King Leopold of Treason—Daladier Joins in Testifying Against Marshal.

French Tried To Buy Off Mussolini   Reynaud. Reveals Plot to Keep Italy Out of War

Secret Revealed in Trial of Marshal Petain   Proposal Made to Buy Italy Off With Territories

Reynaud Bares 1940 Land Deal To ‘Buy’ Italy   Avglo-Freneh Uniou Plau: Are Revealed at Trial Of Marshal Petain

Secret Revealed in Trial of Marshal Petain  Proposal Made to Buy Italy Off

PLAN 10 BUY OFF ITALY IN 1940 IS TOLD   Foiled by Churchill, Reynaud Testifies At Petain Trial

Two Ex-French Premiers Talk  Against Petain   Reynauld Says French Tried to Buy Off Italy In May, 1940; Former Leader Called Traitor

8 Million May Be Jobless   Government Plan To Cushion Shock Announced Today

Cancellations Of War Contracts To Reach 35 Billion   Officials Expect Eight Million Unemployed Within 6 Months

Kight Million To Lose Jobs In Shift Over   Administration Announces Master Plan To Cushion Reconversion

MASTER PLAN. ISREVEALED    Planned to ee Promote Record Production =

See Pre-Parley Talk by Truman And Churchill   Prime Minister To Vacation at Hendave. France

CHURCHILL ON WAY FOR BiG-3 MEETING   Possible Meeting With President Truman Before Conference

First Forces Will Prepare Way fer Main Delegation Which Will Arrive Two , Days Later.   AIRBORNE GROUP WILL PREPARE AIR FIELD

TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR OTHER FORCES   Announcement of Advance Operations, Prior to Main Occupation Tuesday, Is Made by General MacArthur.

TYPHOON MAY INTERRUPT SCHEDULE   Writs Of Nips’ Home Army Start To Disarm   COMMUNICATIONS   Out As Result Of Storm: Locations Of Allied Prisoners Given

MacArthur Confirms Plan To Set Down Advance Force Sunday, Despite Typhoon #

Typhoon Slows Preparations For Surrender   Nips Protest Alleged Russian Sub Attacks

Advance Yanks To Land In Tokyo Next Sunday   By LEONARD MILLIMAN  se *- ¢,.73 Deace tS’ ae KE’ ATias'

Occupation To Reach South Te Kyushu Island   Extended Control Will Be_ Effective Sept. 1Tokyo Says Typhoon Interferes With Plans

Japs Notify MacArthur Bases Not Suitable For Heavy Planes   Soviet Invasion  Feared By Enemy   Tokyo Says Occupation Will Be Extended To South Japan

“okyo Reports Allied Plans for Air and Sea. borne Landings on Southernmost Homelsland; Asks Assurance Thiat U.S. Troops Wii Not Commit “Outrages”.

Claim Move Contrary to L$ Plans   Typhoon May Stall Gen. MacArthur's Arrival Tuesday

Typhoon May Force Change  In Allied Plan Of Occupation   Units of Foe’s Home Army Begin Disarming at Emperor’s Order

Landings on Kyushu Begin Sept. 1-- Tokyo   Cease F iring Immediately,  Jap Armies Ordered   By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press War Editor.

Typhoon Slows Japs’ Plans For Occupation   Tokyo Makes No Request For Any Delay In Landing Schedule As Fixed By MacArthur. Allies Will Extend Control To Southernmost Kyushu. In Home Islande

No Postponement Of Landing Next Tuesday Expected   Homeland Broadcast States That Storm Has Destroyed 291 Houses and Partially Wrecked and Flooded Over 3,000 Others   MacARTHUR BOMBARDED WITH RADIOGRAMS

New Program Is Scheduled For Sept. 1   Emperor Issues Cease Fire Order; Typhoon A Handicap

Tokyo Airfields Sodden With Mud, Japanese Warn ‘MacArthur After Typhoon

Tokyo Still Gives Details Ahead of Manila Officials   Says Yanks to Take over Kyshu Island Quickly

Communications Disrupted In One Area—Occupation To Be Extended in Empire

Tokyo Sends Complaint To Allied Chief   Typhoon Threatens MacArthur's Plans; Communications Are Disrupted In Area

JAPS COMPLAIN THAT REDS PLAN TO LAND OCCUPATION TROOPS   Typhoon Threatens to Disrupt Plans for MacArthur’s Arrival

Soviet. Airborne Troops Expected To Hit Hokkaido   Typhoon Threatens To Disrupt MacArthur's Scheduled Arrival Near Tokyo Tuesday

Pave Way For Main Forces.   MacArthur In Tuesday Despite Typhoon Which Has Bogged Down Air Fields: Around. Tokyo

Protest Red Invasion of Home Island   Allies to Carry Out Occupation Schedule Despite Typhoon 

Rains Soften Jap Airfields Where Allies Would Land   Extension Of Occupation Is Announced By Tokyo

Occupation Is to Spread ‘to Southern Japan Sept. 1   ‘Big Transports Won't Be Able to Land  Warns Jap Radio after Typhoon

Rains Bog Airfields in Tokyo Area   Allied Occupation To Be Extended to Southern Japan; Communications  To Mainland Cut Off

Advance Party To Prepare Way For Occupation   Will Arrive in Japan Sunday, Iwo Days Before Main Forces.   Japs in Protest to K ds Landing Troops

‘Occupation Party Will Land Sunday   Will Precede Main Forces to Reach Japan Tuesday With MacArthur   HOME GUARD DISARMS   Nips Complain Reds Plan to Come Independent  of Alhed Plan

TOKYO CHARGES RED OCCUPATION MOVE IN NORTE   Typhoon on Mainland Also Dis. rupts Communications; Jap Units Begin Disarming.

3RD OCCUPATION FORCE TO LAND SEPTEMBER 1ST   Allied Grip On Japan To Extend From Tokyo To Kyushu, Japanese Report; Typhoon Delays Preparations Around Capital.

Japanese Complain That! Russian Troops Are Preparing To Occupy Hokkaido Island

Powerful Home Army Disarming Before Surrender Articles Signed; Airfield Where MacArthur Due to Land Tuesday is Muddy Except On Runways, Nips Report to Allied Chief

ADVANCE OCCUPATION FORCES TO LAND SUNDAY: JAPS SAY RUSSIANS PLAN LANDINGS

CEASE FIGHTING ORDER SENT OUT AHEAD OF TIME   Typhoon Threatens To Make American Landing m Tokyo Area Difficult

Temperatures   Typhoon Hits Kante, Wheré Airborne ‘Armies Will Land

Japs Complain Russians — Aim To Occupy Island; Typhoon Threatens Plans

GENERAL MACARTHUR  ANNOUNCES ADVANCE  LANDING ON SUNDAY SUPREME COMMANDER  PLANS TUESDAY LANDING DESPITE TYPHOON

Japs Resent Red Plan to Land Forces   Protest Proposed Move to MacArthur; Typhoon Threatens To Delay Occupation

Japanese Protest Sinking of 4 Ships In Hokkaido Area   Typhoon Interferes  With Landing Of Allies In Canto

Japs Complain Russians Intend To Land by Air On Home Island Of Hokkaido; Tokyo Area Hard Hit by Typhoon

Complain That Reds “Plan To Use ‘Air ‘borne 1e Troops TYPHOON  HITS Occupation Plans Are  Hampered By Se wavs Siege

Storms May Slow Allied Occupation   ‘Typhoon Cripples Capital, Bogs Down Airfields

Kyushu Slated For Occupation Tokyo Reports   Storm Snarls Communications But Japs Do Not Ask Delay In Plans.   REDS TO SEND TROOPS

TYPHOON STRIKES TOKYO, HINDERS PLANS, JAPS SAY   NIPS ASK M’ARTHUR TO CLARIFY TERMS OF SURRENDER PACT

Typhoon Puts Movement  Off Schedule   Nips Declare Soviets Start Unauthorized Act, Ask MacArthur to Interfere; Powerful Army Units Begin Demobilization in Homeland

RUMAN SEES HISTORIC FLAG FLY JN BERLIN   fanner Over U. S. Capitol When War Declared  Raised in Reich . 

pak RAISED  OVER TERN ’ IN-CEREMONY          FLAG THAT WAS’ OVER CAFPI{TOL WHEN: WAR WAS DE. _  AARED NOW Pits IN BERLIN: .

AUSSIES TAKE RICH OIL FIELD   Also Seize the Refining Center in Borneo Without a Fight.

AUSSIES TAKE RICH WELLS AT SAMBODJA   Fleeing Japanese Apply Torch to Properties and Fires Rage in Varioug Parts of Field,   ENEMY FALLS BACK IN OTHER SECTORS   MacArthur Reports Gains by Troops Under His Command in All Parts of Balikpapan Area.

Aussies Seize Oil Field Without Fight   Drive Five Miles to Capture Refining Center

Australians Seize Rich Oil Fields   Refining Center Captured Without Fight From Japs

AUSSIES SEIZE BIG OIL FIELDS AT SAMBODJA   Wells Found Afire As Area Is Taken Without a Fight

AUSSIES SEIZE RICH OIL FIELD   Airdrome At Shanghai Blasted By Seventh Yank Air Force

OIL REGIONS © CAPTURED BY AUSSIE ARM)   Fields and Refinery — at . Sambodja Seized Without Fiaht

After Japs Had Set Them’ Afire   Aussies Overcome Bitter Resistance of the Eenemy to Capture Inportance Points

CONGRESS GETS EARLY VOTE ON lS PLEDGE   Use of Troops to Keep Peace Can Be Considered in Draft Vote

Extension Of Draft Law Is To Be Needed   ‘Selective Service Act Ex. pires On Coming May 15 ——-Many Issues Involved

Land Grant Rates on Their Way Out  ouse Expected to Follow Senate Action

FOUR U.S. FLEETS TO PATROL JAPAN   THREE AMPHIBIOUS FORCES WILL LAND AT COASTAL POINTS

America's Four Pacific Fleets To Patrol Japan   Adm. Richmond Turner Leads Massed Amphibious Strength in Landing Troops on ,Islands

Kleets To Patrol Japanese Waters   Will Mass Strength To Land Troops And Support Occcupation

VIRTUALLY TOTAL STRENGTH PACIFIC FLFET AIN TANNING   FOUR GREAT AMERICAN NAVAL UNITS JOIN TO PATROL JAP WATERS

FLEETS TO MASS. STRENGTH WN JAPAN   Will Contro] Coastal Waters For an_. Indefinite Period.

Pacific Fleets Mass To Carry Troops Ashore   Large-Scale Landings Are Prepared

Allied Control Of Nip Coasts Not Limited to Time  Empire to Be Under Eyes and Guns of Four U. S. Fleets

3rd, Sth, 7th, North Pacific Fleets, Amphibions Forces Given Task.

Strikers Demand Improvements   Coal Miners Want Physician and Improved Sanitary Conditions.

LORD HAW HAW, NAZIS’ RADIO VOICE, NABBED   British Renegade Is Expected to Face Treason Charge

Lord Haw Haw, Traitor Britain, Said Captures   Beginning of End for Small Group of Radio Quislings Which Includes Six Americans

Scar-Faced “Lord Haw Haw”, British Renegade, Captive   He and His Wife Taken by British Soldiers; Born in New York

LORD HAW HAW ‘ANTI-BRITISH =~ MOUTHPIECE FOR GOEBBELS SHOT [AND CAPTURED BY BRITISH TOMMY

Last Laugh  Lord Haw Haw, Radio Stooge For Nazis, Shot and Capturec

Lord Haw Haw Captured by Allied ‘Troops   Renegade Britisher Will Be Brought To England

BRITISH CAPTURE LORD HAW HAW   OFFICIALS SAY HE MAY FACE TRIAL ON CHARGE OF TREASON

LORD HAW HAW NABBED BY BRITISH IN GERMANY  London Renegade Will Face Trial; Other Radio Quislinas Are Sought

“LORD HAW HAW" SHOT, CAPTURED   British Renegade Who Broadcast For Nazis Captured By British Second Army.

HAW HAW till BY BULLET AT DANE BORDER   Nazis Renegade Broadcaster and Wife Captured by British Troops.

Lord Haw Haw Shot In Thigh, Captured   ‘British Renegade Who Mouthed German Propaganda During War in Critical Condition—Apprehended Near Flensburg.

British Take Lord Haw Haw   British Renegade, Who Broadcast German Propaganda, Taken

CAPTURED LORD HAW HAW MAY GET STIFF RAF   Seized by British Second Army Tool of Goebbels Waits Charges

British Take Lord Haw Haw   Broadcaster Probably Will Be Placed on Trial for ‘Treason

Sear-Faced Renegade Seized, Together With His Wife, By British ~ Seeond Army

British Capture “Lord Haw Haw”   May Have To Stand Trial For Treason, Wife Taken Into Custody Also.

Lord Haw Haw Shot, Seized by Allies   Native New Yorker Tool of Goebbels’ Propaganda Ministry

WILLIAM JOYCE, THE FAMED LORD HAW HAW HAS BEEN CAPTURED  BRITON, WHOSE BROADCASTS OVER GERMAN RADIO DREW IRE. HELD

British 2nd Army Nabs Lord Haw Haw   Renegade Mouthed Nazi Propaqanda

“Lord Haw Haw’ Put Under Arrest  Long Broadcasted German Propaganda

Annual Meeting REA Wednesday Well Attended  Over 1400 People  Filled Eagles Club To Capacity

NEW RECORD SET AT RACING MEET      Total of $2,233,360 Is _Wagered Here i in ~~ 10 Days.  re

NEW RECORD SET AT RACING MEET   Total of $2,233,360 : Wagered Here in 10 Bays

Admiral Asks Careful Study Of Service Unification Plan   King Opposes Joining of Army, Navy At Opening Session of Legion Meeting

if Slaying, Out on Bond   $15,000 BAIL POSTED FOR TEXAN CHARGED IN SAILORS DEATH

lmogene Stevens reed Under Bond   Accused Slayer Joins Para trooper Husband

Await Pledge For Polish Vote   London Poles to Lose Recognition When Pledge is Given

London Poles Now Face Lass.  Of Recognitior   Moscow. Hails Approval: By Allies Of Proposed -AlEParty ° Government

Delay Predicted ! Tn Auto Walkout   Wage-Price Annomcenent enuled Tnesday

Predict Strikes To Drop To “Near Normal” Soon: Truman Speaks Tuesday

Fighting Men Are Welcomed By Trumar   Fastens Medal Of Honor About Neck Of 28 War Heroes

“Two Texans Among Fighting Men Honored _by Truman with Supreme Award for Valor

FALL ASSEMBLY TO BE IN FORM OF DINNER   School- of Instruction On P. T. A. Work Arranged For October 25th   AFFAIR AT CO. SEAT

RAS PREMIER MAY QUIT POS   Pro-Soviet Successor Likely If Hakimi Does. Resian

IRAN PREMIER SEEKS ACCORD WITH SOVIETS   Threatens To Quit If Direct Settlement Is Not Made

Iran leader Favors Talk With Russia   Premier Hakimi Says He Quits Unless Reds — Consulted

( Want an Apartment? House? Room?  Abilene Loses the Army-andBoom

CONTRACT SIGNED BY AIRWAYS CORP.   Firm Plans to Eventually Serve Hagerstown and. the State

American Units Drive To Close Nazi Escape Gap   Patton Sends Outfit From South To Meet Tanks From North

Yanks Trying To Close Gap On Germans      Remains. To: Be. Been 

BRETTON WOODS “FIGHT LOOMS   ATTEMPT WILL.BE MADE FOE ENACTMENT: OF AGREEMENT  INTO, LAW . WITHIN :

BRITISH WILL CLAIM RIGHTS TO HONG KONG   CROWN COLONY ON CHINA ‘COAST IN -DISPUTE—OTHER DIPLOMATIC TANGLES  ’ LOOMING ‘

RETAIN CLAIM ON HONG KONG   British Say  Rule Unchanged Even if Chinese Accept "Jap Surrender

BRADLEY SAYS PREPARING NEXT ATTACK PHASE   General Says Western Allies Have Reached Objectives of Pres ent Offensive

Meeting Of Big Three Expected By Diplomats   Believed Only Such a Con. ference Can Solve Some Of Problems Arising From Nazi Defeat

Mayor of ‘Frisco Flays UNO Choice   Boston, Philadelphia, Hyde Park Considered

Navy Has 100,006 Ships, Including 1500 for Combat   1322 Fighting Craft Built for U. $. During  Past Five Years

Navy Lists 1,500 Fighting Ships   139 Aircraft Carriers Built in Last 5 Years

Enemy Pressure  Causes Slight  Withdrawals Allied Patrols  Encounter  Jeavy

12 Liberated In Manila Asylum  El Paso Officer  Leads Daring Dash

‘Half. Way. Mark Nears In Sale. Victory Bonds   BOTH IRON -SPRINGS  AND» INDIAN. SPRINGS, “OVER. THE ‘TOP,  CHAIRMAN WANTS A 5  - OUT EFFORT FOR ‘GOAL

Nazi Defense Cracks Under Red Offensive   Marshal Zhukov’s Victors Saluted by 324 Victory Guns

PINCERS MOVEMENT BRINGS FREEDOM 10 POLISH CAPITAL   GERMAN POSITIONS ALONG 600-MILE FRONT UNDERMINED: 7HUKOV’S ARMY ADVANCING

Warsaw Falls After SixDay Winter Offensive  Started  UNDERMINING THE GERMAN POSITIONS  Russians YE. Sai erecaae      Russians Advancing” — Along 600 Mile

Temperatures   Greatest Triumph Of Offensive — Reported By Stalin

LONDON, (UP) — A Lablin broadcast reported by the BBC said today that the Red army had captured Krakow.

GAIN ON 400 MILE FRONT   German Defense In Poland Seems To Have Collapsed

German Front In Poland Area Seems Broken   Stalin Proclaims Capture Of Warsaw; Nazi Broadcasts Report Other Gains

Polish Capital. Falls As Soviets Continue Push   Russians Rapidly Undermine German Position On Long Front

Nazi Grip on Poland Cracks Under Blows  Alarmed Reich Reports Say Reds  Gi ees bec Dlatiwe he Phinacandsé

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Se Troops Are Swarming At B krieg Pace Over Polish F   NAZIS WRITE OFF  WARSAW, KRARK

CAPITAL OF POLAND TAKEN FROM NAZIS   Fall of Great City Announced In Order of Dav by Marshal Stalin.   Order of the Day.   Poland Written Off?

Storm City From Three Directions   German Defenses in Poland Collapse, Reds Near  Silesian Border

Sensational Russian Drive Folds Back Nazi Defense; > Germans Retreat Everywhere   London, Jan. 17.—(UP)—A: Lublin broadcast reported by the BBC late this afternoon: said inday: that the-Red.-army had captured Krakow. °-

Nazis Give Up. Capital Of Poland   REDS UNDERMINE GERMAN POSITIONS ALONG ENTIRE 600-MILE BATTLEFRONT

Mother Church Of Scientists Is 50 Years Qld  2,870 Groups In World Todav

Jap-Held Area in Manila Is Inferno of Savagery as Enemy Slays Hundreds  Nips Barricade Streets, Confine All   _ Civilians Indoors, Then Burn  BDeelidiiea coe fon Caasnahkan Pawkk Paeattas

SEVEN TOWNS ALREADY OVERRUN   BRIDGEHEAD EXPANDED TO 26 MILES IN WIDTH; TO THE SOUTH AMERICANS COMPLETE CAPTURE OF LUDWIGSHAFEN; BITTER FIGHT IN MAINZ.

Yanks Take 3 Miles Of Super Hi-way; Advance ForcesReachSiegRiver

Leading Invasion Troops Reached The Sieg River Today; Push Back Nazis   Great American Field Guns Send Heavy Barrage Across Thin Stream Into The German Lines: American Bombers Busy

Florence Kettler  Henry Petersen  Married Sunday Groom Recently  Given Discharge From Service

Florence Kettler Henry Petersen. Married Sunday  teen Discharee. From Service

ATOM BOMB “GOT” HIROSHIMA MAYOR   Two Other Government  Officials Killed.

LABOR TO RULE POLLS IN JAPAN   Retention Of Emperor Is Big Question For Free Election

Park Circle Tavern Robbed  Of $2,000; Employe Soughi   Entrance to. Office Gained by Sowing Hole - Through Cellar Floor—Name and Description of Emplove Broadcast

BLOW STRUCK AT FINANCES. BEHIND WAR      ALLIED RATERS! EXAMINING

Nips’ Control of Finance Studied   Imperial Family and Government Held Most of back in Big Bank

BANK OF JAPAN RECORDS SEARCHEL   Connections With 21 Other Banks Sought; Hirohito Involved

Fulton Looms in Truman Inner Circle    Truman, “A Little Left of Center,” Is Not ‘Likely to Launch Social-Economic Crusade:

Hugh Alfred Fulton. 36, First Beeame Associated With President During  War Probe

TRUMAN'S INNER CIRCLE FORMING   Ohio Lawyer Expected to Hold Top Position

Congress, Scared by Truman Spending Plans, Confused Over Postwar Financing

Drizzle Aids Men Fighting  Forest Fires   Rain Hits Most of Burned Area but Is Not Heavy Enough to Stop’ Blazes; More Spot Fires Start

RAIN MAY CHECK-FIRE   2,000 Men Are Fighting Losing Battle in Oregon Forest

FIRES FANNED BY HIGH WINDS   Fighters Check Blaze in One Sector, Find It Flaming in Another.

IOWA ATTORNEY CAUGHT NAZIS   ROUNDED UP MOST IMPORTANT PRISONERS

AND STALIN MEET   Ambassador Brings Russiar Leader Communication From Truman.

STALIN VISITED ~ BY TRUMAN AlD   Harriman, Premier Confer On President’s Note

HARRIMAN VISITS STALIN RETREAT   DISCUSS NOTE SENT BY TRUMAN; PREMIER AMUSED BY REPORTS

HARRIMAN TALK _ MAY AID ALLIES   Envoy And Stalin Discuss  Truman’s Message

U. 5. Envoy Visits Stalin At Resort   Hold Lengthy Talks On Mutual Problems

IMPORTANT PROBLEMS DISCUSSED ©   May Have Important Bearing On Future Collaboration

U.S. Envoy to Russia Meets  With Stalin   Talk May Lead to Future Collaboration Among Allied Powers

Truman Envoy With Stalin; Better Cooperation Seen   Soviet Leader Receives Ambassador  At Vacaitun Resort On Black Sea

U.S. Ambassado1 Makes Surprise Call on Stalin   Russ Leader in Good Health; Meeting Said To Be Significant

Stalin, In Good Health, Receives l 5. Envoy; Discuss Truman's Note   Developments Which May Have Important Bearing On Future Collaboration Among Allies Seen As Result Of Conversations

HARRIMAN PAYS VISIT TO SOVIET CHIEF AT RESORT   Talks May Have Bearing or Future Collaboration Between Allies

HARRIMAN-STALIN CONVERSATIONS ON LETTER BY TRUMAN  CONFERENCES EXPECTEI   CONFERENCES EXPECTED HAVE IMPORTANT BEARING ON COLLABORATION

U.S. AND RUSSIA GETTING CLOSER ON MAIN ISSUES   Harriman and Stalin Talk Over Problems at Red Premier’s Resort

J. S. Ambassador Calls On Soviet Generalissimo At Black Sea Resort; Finds Stalin In Good Health, Ready To Return To Moscow Soon.

Stalin In Good Health; Talks With Harriman   Conversation May Wave Important Bearing on Collaboration Among  Allies, it Is Learned

Harriman’s TalkWith Stalin Hints At Developments   “important Bearing On Collaboration — Among the Allies; Stalin Je Not Si-kL

Has a Talk With Stalin      U. S. Ambassador Carries Message From President; Premier Is Well

U.S. ENVOY AND STALIN CONFER   Discuss Important Plans; Red Leader’s Health Found Good

Charter Draws Fire Of Colorado Senator Millikin   Criticism Leveled By GOP Member At A Nations’ Power Tc Quit Council

RESERVATION PROPOSALS   Takes Over Task _OFf Examining State Department Officials

MILLIKIN CHIEF CHARTER GRITIC   Colorado Republican) Emerges As Leading Senatorial Critic Of U nited  Nations Pact.

CRITIC STARTS OPPOSITION TC WORLD CHARTER   Sen. Millikin Questions Authority Of Delegate To Council

Senate Hear: Criticisms  Of Charter      Colorado Republican Takes Over Task of Detailed Serutiny of Agreement Signed by 50 Nations

Millikin Runs Charter Quiz   Major Reservations Mav Rise From Study

Sharp Eye On Charter   -GOP Senator. Millikin May Turn Out to Be Pact’s Chief Critic .

GERMANS HOPELESSLY BEATEN, SAYS STIMSON   ONLY UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OR PIECEMEAL COLLAPSE AHEAD, BUT MAY FORM INNER LINE   Nazis Hope Nips Quit First Giving “Let Down’ Excuse

Important Talk By Hitler Said Likely Shortly   Fuehrer’s Own Paper Admits War May Be Decided In Few Weeks

Hitler’s Own Paper Says Next Few Weeks Will Decide War In Europe

Hitler Is Due To Tell Reich About Plight   Lisbon Says Fuehrer Will Make Important Speech Within Few Days

YANK TROOPS °. ARE PUSHING. RESCUE DRIVE      FILIPINO GARRISON BEATING OFF DESPERATE ENEMY AT-" TACKS AS 31TH DRAWS ; NEAR.

STATE CONTROL OF EMILS 1S PROPOSED   Overhauling of Penal Sys. tem Urged by the Governor

HONOR GOVERNORS IN DETROIT TODA   Group Will Leave City To: night for Mackinac Island Conference.

DETROIT FETES 13 GOVERNORS   Plan Entertainment Fo. Executives On Way To Mackinac

13 GOVERNORS ARE ALREADY IN STATE   Truman’s Plan Not Complete; Military Chiefs Expected to Report on Pacific Action

13 GOVERNORS ARRIVE   Are Advance Detail of 44 Who Will Attend Conference

UJ. S. Planes Pound Luzon Second Day   Carrier Bombers Drop  .125 ‘Fons of Explosives On Island In What is Believed = Pye-Invasion Attoels oe

JAPANESE INSIST YANK INVASION OF LUZON NEAR   450 American Transports Reported Moving on Island; Planes Blast Installations

125-Ton Bomb Attack Made on Luzon Island   Jap Airdromes Heavily Pounded

Luzon Hit By 125 Tons Yank Bombs   Liberators Rake Airdromes Near Island‘s Main Gate

Luzon Blasted In Pre-Invasion  Aerial Attack   Tokyo Claims Of American Landings Not Yet Confirmed; Enemy Says 450 Transports On Move

Airdromes Are Heavily Hit in Raids  Tere Intarcantare   Two Interceptors Shot Down in Aerial Action

Airdromes Are Heavily Hit in Raids   Two Interceptors Shot Down in Aerial Action

lucas Charaes a Smearing Truman Campaign by GOP  Being Linked With CIO,  Ganntar Save

12-Year Old Joe Will Stay In U.S. ‘Orphaned Pole Brought  Home By Yanks to Be Adopted By Tulsans

Army Discharges lo Aid Railroads  es eee   Manpower Hearings Brought to Close

Typhoon Death Toll Set. at 28   Injured, Missing List Continues te Grow

Okinawa Typhoon Death Toll At 28.   70 Are Missing, 423 Injured; 3 Ships Sunk, 30 ’ Beached.

Typhoon’s Toll Rises   Navy Reports 28 Dead, 70 Missing, Many Inured During Storm

Iyphoon Death loll Reaches 28  Seven Japanese On Okinawa Also Dead

TYPHOON DEATH TOIL INCREASES   Now Includes 28 Dead Navy Personnel And Seven “ae Prisoners; 70 Missing, 42 Injured; Explosion O n Okinawa Kills Six.

‘GM To Make Formal Statement T: On Firm’s Attitude To: Fact-Finding

Telephone, Electrica Tieups Threatened   GM To Make Formal Statement Today On Firm’s Attitude To Fact-Finding

Nation Facing Phone Tie-Up In New Strike   200,000 Electric Workers Plan January Walkout For Wage Increase

TWO INDUSTRIES ARE THREATENED WITH STRIKES   Walkouts Are Pending In Telephone And Electri eal Companies   GENERAL MOTORS TO GIVE REPLY TODAY

Two Big Strikes Are Threatening   Electrical And Telephone Industries May Be Added To List OF St rike Bound Plants

NEW STRIKES BY C10 UNION THREATENED      Phone and Electrical Industries Would Be Affected

fill Present tement on Position   Electrical Workers’ Walkout Inevitable: May Be Called for Laie Next Week

lelephone and —Heelric Firm ~~. Slrikes Neat   General Motors~ Will Be At Fact-Finding ~ ~ Meeting Today

ODT GIVES OK, TO ALL SPORTS   World Series, Post-Season Bowl Classics Receive Green Light

TO END TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON SPORTS   Entire Home Front Picture Takes on Brighter Hues

Big Three Consider  V-E Day   Delegation to See Evidence of Nazi Atrocities

Chinese Reds Claim Victory Over 70,000   Cammitnists Say Thre Governnicn! Divisions Equipped With Amerjéun Arms

Chinese Reds Defeat 70,000 Govt. Troops   Communists Say Gov. Forces Consisted Of Eight Divisions.

Chinese Reds Claim Victory   70,000 Nationalists Beaten in Battle. Sav Communisis

Victory Claimed By Chinese Reds   Intense Fighting Reported in Provinces— Rail Junction Taken

Intensified Fighting Reported   70,000 Troops Of Nationalists Are Involved

Communists Claim A Military Victory   Report Defeat of 70,000 Nationalist Troops in Fighting Along the Peiping-Hankow Railroad—Other Battles Flare.

CLAIM A VICTORY OVER NATIONALIST   Chinese Communists Report Capture of a Rail Junction   FIGHT IN 2 PROVINCES

CHINESE REDS IN VICTORY CLAIMS   Communists Say They Scored Heavily Against Chiang Aiong Railroad

Communists Say Chiang’s Army Beaten   Defeat of 70,000 Reported; Civil War Tichtine Inereases

Communists Claim Victory Over Chiang's Troops   BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (% —Secretary of State Byrnes reported today that the United States is planning to withdraw American Marines from China.

SHIFT PROPOSED IN FOOD CONTROL   HOOVER WOULD STRIP POWERS FROM OPA

Suggests All Food Powers Be  Taken From OPA   Rep. Jenkins Broadens Recommendations Made By Herbert Hoover.

FOOD CONTROL CHANGES URGED   Herbert Hoover Recommends OPA Be Stripped of Power

J enkins Proposes Price Contro! _ Amendment Placing Food Power of OPA in Agriculture Departmen’

Wage Controls Need Changed,   Proposed Wages Could Be Increased 15% ‘Without Increasing Costs Goods Qver 214 Percent

U.S. Must Ease Control Over Wages   Reconversion Officials Agree On Course; No Definite Action

Pressure Rises Tn Washington  For Wage Hikes   Feovomisis Said Advising Government lo Permit tS Poet T     sys es

Efforts To Keep Down Inflation Are Weakening   Government Policy Believed Due For Drastic Changes

WAGE CONTROL MAY FADE OUT   Government Must Act, Is Be lief of Adviser to John W. Snyder

Reconversion Officials Think US Soon Must Loosen Wage Controls To Check Work Stoppage Threa!

EXPECT U. $. 10 EASE PAY RULES   Reconversion Officials Favor Wage Increase

Pressure for Government Wage-Price Policy Grows   Federal Economists Believe Action by Truman or Reconversion Director Snyder Is Imperative to Allay Labor Unrest —Hold Pay Boost of About 15 Per Cent Could Be Granted Without Appreciable Rise in Living Costs.

Wage Controls To Be Loosened Officials Aaree   Snyder, Truman Not Known To Share In General Opinion

Loosening Of Wage-Price Controls In Offing; Parley Set For Monday

The Weather   Wages And Prices Become Problem For Government   Many Reconversion Officials Agree That Control Must Be Eased

Reconversion Officials, a Feel'Government: Must  Soon Ease Wage Control:

Look to Loosening Of Wage Controls   Reconversion Officials Agree Government Must Relax Curbs

RECONVERSION HEADS FAVOR LOOSER WAGES   Snyder Being Pressed To Revise Policy, Check Work Stoppages

FEDERAL WAGE POLICY BEING RECOMMENDEL   Snyder Urged To Hold Increases To 15 Percent  To Avoid Strikes

U.S. Must Loosen Wage Controls   Reconversion Official Agree Government Must Relax Controls.

“Must Soon Ease Wage Controls”   Reconversion Officials . Deem New Government Wage-Price Policy Dec: laration Imperative

NewPolicyOn Wages Sought   Pressure Exerted for Steps to Stem Labor . - Unrest

Virginia Stillman and Charles Nelson to Attend  Béntn BParm Mooting

War Production Dragnet Plannec To Get Workers   Drastic Control Ready To Announce

Knudsen Favors Crimir al Penalties Rather Than induction Into Services

IO INDICTED BY GRAND JURY DENY GUILT   Ralph South, “Red” Hopper of Mattoon Face Gaming Counts

PEARL HARBOR GROUP TO ACT   Sclons Hearing Testimony on Start of War To Consider Probe's End

Group To Decide On Continuance  Of Pearl Probe   qT  Learn Japs Convinced, That U, 8. Was Reading Some Of Seeret Codes

Harbor Group Caucus to Fix Probe Extent   Barkley Stays Silent On Report Democrats Prefer Quick Ending

Executive Session Called to Consider How Much Lonaer Pearl Harbor Inquiry Will Last

CONGRESS GROUP TQ DECIDE FUTURE OF INVESTIGATION   Extension ‘of Pearl Harbor Probe To Be Deter- _  » pls Sey

Battle Looms Over Life of P. H. Inquiry       dminiitration Plan for:30-Day Extension ‘Meeting Opposition :

Hot Fight in. Congress Is in Prospect Over Length of Pearl Harbor Inquiry.

Probe 's Length Topic Of Called Executive Meet  Record<« Received   Records Received Saying Japs Knew Code Cracked

DISCUSS LENGTH ‘OF HAWAII QUIZ   REPORTS INDICATE POTENTIAL FIGHT ON MOVE TO QUIT

Pearl Harbor Committee Called To Consider Quitting Date; May Bring on Hot Fight in Congress

Pearl Harbor Hearings May Be Limited   Meeting Set To Study How Long Inquiry Will Continue

FIGHT BREWING OVER KEEPING  PEARL HARBOR PROBE GOING      Some Congressmer Want Inguiry To Go On To End;  Some Want Limit

Fight Looms On Extension  ‘Pearl’ Hearing   Administration: Leaders Favor of Additional 30 Days; Repnblicane Want More

Democrats For 30- -Day  Extension.  Tniouncen Convinced  U.S. Cracked Code:

Former Navy Nurse, Center of Dilemma,  Tries to Kill Self   First Effort to Solve “Enoch Arden” Case Reported Failure

CONGRESS MAY REBUFF TRUMAN   Pres. Wants $25 a Wk. Unemployment in Reconversion

Music Instructor Named at Wesleyan   Kansas City Woman to Assist In Department

JAP CABINET MEMBERS 60 INTO HUDDLE   Official Declares People Resentful ‘And Neglectful

RECENT ATTACKS FORCE SUZUKI, CABINET TO MEET   Tokyo Radio Says “Problems” -of the Day” Discussed by Worried Diet Members and Prime     erin Private

Jap Premier, Cabinet Hold Huddle   Pressing War Problems Are on Agenda At Private Confab

SOME OF OHIO'S AUTOISTS BEGIN TO FEEL PINCH   Fill Emergency Cans When Strike Ties Up Lines In Several Key Cities

Many Northern Ohio Cities Hit By Gasoline Shortage  Motorists Rush to Fill Their Tanks As Strikes Spread In Refineries

AT STATIONS IN DISTRICT   Supplies Dwindling In Cities Amidst Labor Difficulties

: CHURCHILL —  CHURCHILL FACES COMMONS REVOLT   Voté- Of Confidence On * Big Three Policies To Be Demanded .

Churchill to Ask Confidence Vote  Will Test Sentiment Cri Pact  on Grimean Fac

Churchill To Ask For Vote (f Confidence   Possibility of Revolt Over Polish Issue Is Seen.

WILL DEMAND VOTE Of CONFIDENCE AGAIN JOINT POLICY AGREED ON BY BIG THREE CON.  DER TA pe

CHURCHILL WILL ASK NEW VOTE OF CONFIDENCE   Polish Issue In Crimean Policy Plan Main Stumbling Block

Churchill Asks Confidence Vote On Joint Policy   Concerns Crimea Conference Pact

CHURCHILL SAYS HE WILL DEMAND VOTE 0 CONFIDENCE AGAIN  JOINT POLICY AGREED ON BY BIG THREE CON-

Churchill Declares Government Will Demand Parliamentary Confidence Vote

110 Allentown Men ‘Drafted’ To War Plant:         alled From Brew cries,  Soft Drink’ Firms and Cement Mill: Dazed —  By Sudden Change >  C

WMC Plan Gets Results   Of 110 Men Culled fron Non-Essential Plants Most Are in War Jobs

Tokyo Radio Exaggeratingly States Yankees Try Landing on Japan Proper

GROUP NEARS TAX BILL DECISION   House Committee Votes Huge Increase in Individual Relief.

TAX CUT FOR INDIVIDUALS INCREASED   House Body Speeds Action on Post-War Revenue Bill

Further Increase In Tax Reduction Being Considered   House Committee Favors Some Reduction In Surtax Rate For Individuals   DEDUCTIONS WOULD EXCEED VINSON’S

INGOME TAX. - -SEASH VOTE   AOUSE COMMITTEE FAVORE DEEPER CUT THAN RECOMMENDED BY ‘THE - (TREASURY .

HUNDREDS OF AIRCRAFT OVER ATLANTIC IN EFFORT TO ” SOLVE MYSTERY OF AIR.

HUNT 27 LOST IN SIX PLANES   Vast Area Off Florida Coast Searched by Hundreds of Aircraft

FRANTIC HUNT FOR SIX PLANES 1] MEN ABOARD   Aircraft Mysteriousls Missing While on Routine Flight

erner RY AATASL ES   SLURP, Fee FN UNELVEED paren... 510 000 120.9 Chicago .......100 100 610—23

Tigers Blast Out Early Lead   Drive Borowy From Mound, Hammer Out Five Runs in Opening Inning

WHAT JAPANESE HAVE PROMISED   Nips Accept All Provisions Of Potsdam Declaration; To Obey Orders

‘Mac’ Denies Soft Handling Of Japanese   Domei News Bannedy 4 Criminals Yieldeds Two Take Own Lives

Longshoremen’s Strike Ends, Fuss Tn Union Continues  Insurgent Leader Sends Group Danke Whelan drome G@lrtn. awfingg

Pacific Island Future Leads To Arguments   Many Members of Congress Want U. S. To Keen Them

Congress Fight With FR _ Likely Over Question of U.S. Keeping Jap Islands

F.0.R.and Congress Near Collision Over Japan’s Pacific Islands   Congress Wants To Retain All Such Islands Under The U.S. Flag

DEBATE FUTURE OF JAP ISLANDS   Yalta Agreement May Prevent Holds in Pacific

Whot’s Wrong At Richmond Radiator?   What's Wrong At Richmond Radiato  Big Payroll At  Richmond Plant

Vet Job Rights End With War, Says Hershey  Service Men's Work Fate Rests with Pe 1 oe. ee oe oe

British Due to Seek U. §. Loan Of Four Billions   Postwar Finance and Trade Conferences Are Open Today

BUS DRIVERS TO RETURN T0 JOBS THIS MORNING   Blue Ridge Service To Be Restered At 7 O'clock > Atter Lavoft   10-CENT HOURLY WAGE BOOST BEING SOUGHT

Doolittle Plans To Retire Soon   Arrives In Ohio To Attend Air Forces Fair

Gen. Patton Much Closer To Germans’  Alps Haven   Charging Unchecked Along Broad Fronts

SCARED NAZIS FORGET MONEY   Civilians Prefer Battered Homes to More War

Nazis Fleeing Bonn Leave 8,000,000 Marks in "ie and City Treasury

Fleeing Germans Left Eight Million Marks, Large Food Supplies in Bonr

\NAZIS ARE CHANGING?  8 Million Marks Are Left © [Behind In Flight From Bonn

GERMANS LEAVE  §.000,000 MARKS   Money, Large Food Stores Forgotten At Bonn

Germans Leave Money Behind  ee ae  Large Stores Of Food Found  Ahandeuull In Captured Bonn

BATTLE PENDS AT DEM MEET   Fight For Party Leadership In Spotlight At Flint Convention

CONTROL OF PARTY BEFORE DEMOCRATS   Three Are Listed for Important Office of State Chairman of Central Committee

Japanese Lose 30,000 Men In  Okinawa Fight   Yanks Within Range O4 Three Major Cities; More Nip Soldiers Are Giving Up

HALF OF JAPS ON OKINAWA KILLED   Fifty Percent Of Original Garrison Slain, General Buckner Estimates.

Half of Original Jap Garrison On Okinawa Erased  Yonabaru Under Attack After Flanking Thrust

CHIANG PLANS VISIT 10 U. S$,   Final Phases Of Far East ern War Will Be Talked

Jobless Claims Continue Steady Upward Climb   Increase of 20.7 Per Cent Reported for Week Ending Sept. 15

Jobless Pay Claims Gain   Social Security Board Reports 1,479,606 Now Receiving Compensation

CONGRESS GETS NOWHERE AFTER TWO MONTHS   Wrangling, Balking, Hesitant Inquiring in Matters Leaves Slate Empty

Major Tasks to Be Solved by Conaress   Decisions Reached Likely to Change History of Future

TASKS VARIE IN CONGRESS   Decisions To Be Made Will Affect History Of Nation

Numerous Fateful Problems Confront Postwar Congress   Senator Charges Attempt Is Made Tc Cover Up Pearl Harbor Probe

Congress Is Faced With Seven Jobs   Handling of ‘Atomic Energy, Events. in  - Pearl Harbor Attack ‘Are Amang Them   Training Is Listed   Military Training Also Is One of Principal Jtems 20%

SOLONS PONDER MAJOR ISSUES   Fatetul Problems Still Face Congress After 2 Months of Postwar Wrangling.

Historic Tasks Face Congress In a New Era   Fateful Decisions Influencing World’s Course Before Lawmakers

Important Decisions Before Legislators  a ur me =~ rT _ ms   First Two Months Of Postwar Congress ‘Are Marked By Wrangling And Balking

EPOCHAL LEGISLATION IS BOGGED DOWN WHILE LAW MAKERS ARE WRANGLING

3 Land on Jap Island   Ailing Motor Forces Two Fighters Down; Bomber Aids Rescue

REED, ACE FROM LOWA, IS KILLED   ‘Meets Death on Mission With 14th Air Force 

COL, BILL REED SLAIN IN CHINA   Ranking Ace of 14th Air Force Renorted Dead

BUS CASE GOES TO BOARD WITH RUNS RESUMED   First Operations Scheduled For Thursday Under Plan Used In Compromise

BUS TIEUP TO END IN EAST   18-State Strike Terminated for 4,000 Employes of Greyhound Lines

18-State Bus Strike at End   Workers to Return Pending Fact-Finding

Bus Strike End Eases Nation's Transport Jam   Walkout Had Been ‘+ On in 18 States

Bus Dr Drivers’ Strike Ends   Greyhound Resurnes Services. Thursday

Wreckage of Houses Blocks Soviet Armies on Every Street as Battle for Nazi Capital Mounts in Fury

Soviet Flag Hoisted On High Buildings; Russians Sweep On  Like ‘Avalanche’

Berlin Houses, Cellars, Balconies Become Forts But Russian Banner Flies Over Nazi Capital

EYE-WITNESS STORY COMES FROM BERLIN   Russian War Reporter Describes Scene

 Famed Russian Correspondent ‘Describes Burning Berlin  From Porthole of a Red Tank

Marines Capture .  South Half of wo's Central Airfield   Encountering-Some of Most Modern Weapons Javon Has Yet Used

MARINES SLUG OUT GAINS IN CENTRAL (WO   JAP BAZOOKAS AND MINEFIELDS SLOW UP ATTACK

Red Armies Circle Poznan   Germans Admit Reds Reach Brandenburg Frontier, 98 Miles From Berlin; Great Upper Silesian War Center Knocked Out

Marshal Zhukov. Attacks Schneidemuhl, Rail, Road Center Inside The Reich

UPPER SILESIA WAR ARSENAL KNOCKED OUT   FIGHTING RUSSIANS HEAD FOR HEART OF GERMANY

Hit Brandenburg Frontier in Westward Sweep  Knock Out Big German Arsenal Tn Timnar @ilacta ac (han   Knock Out Big German Arsenal In Upper Silesia as Other Tank Units Storm Nazi Rail Hub

Soviets Ring’ Stronghold Of Poznan  Fortress 4 Miles Inside Berlin Province Attacked by Red Army  NAZI LINE CRACKS Russian ~ Drive Knocks Out German Indus{ries in Silesia      NAZI LINE CRACKS

Red Army Troops Race Past Poznan   Nazis Say Soviets Deploying On Wide Are Facing Straight Toward Heart Of Germany; Schneidemuhl Attacked

Spread Broad Arc of Attack   Germans Say Enemy 98 Miles from Berlin; Masurien Lake Defense Line Broken

CITIES TAKEN: IN RED DRIVE   Berlin Admits Vital War Factories Abandoned i in" Part of Silesia   PIERCE EAST PRUSSIA   Soviet Armies Shatter Nazi Masurian: Lake Line—Ko. “nigsburg Is Threatened

NAZIS ABANDON SILESIA AS WAR ARSENAL   Soviet Troops Race To Border Of Berlm  Province

Soviet Forces Only %8 Miles Out of Berlin   Onrushing Armies Attack Schneidemuh! In Renewed Drive

Soviets Surround Poznan, Drive for Heart of Germany   In Southern Poland Another Russian  Army Captures Big Industrial City of Sosnowiec and Several Nearby Towns

Steady Advances Are Continuing in Silesia And East Prussia Where Soviets Drive To Within Four Miles of City of Koniasberg

Russian Armies Break Masurian Lake Defense Line in East Prussia   Nazi Report Says Soviets Have Reached Brandenburg Frontier

Reds Fan Out In Plunges On All Fronts   Armies Race Across Snow-Swept Plains To Border of Reich

Russians Still Reluctant In Makine Claims   Berlin Concedes More Ground Gained Than Moscow Admits’

heds. /nrow Net Around Poznan City   Other Columns Race Across Plains on Way Toward Berlin

Industrial City Of Sosnowiee In Southern Poland Captured   Moscow Is Silent On Berlin Report   Russians Sweep Up 500 Towns In Drive On Little Siegfried

Reds Reported By Germans To Be Only 98 Miles From Berlin; 3,000 Are Killed   Marshal Zhukov’s First White Russian Army Sweeps Up More Than 500 Towns In Its Advance

AnMIES Pon 4} Mikes TO BRANDENBURG   Red Advance on Wide Front Faces Heart cf Reich, Berlin Says.

EAST PRUSSIA LAKE DEFENSE LINE CRACKED         Two Soviet Armies Pour Into Heart of Province and Drive to Within.4 Miles of Konigsberg..   43-MILE ADVANCE SCORED IN POLAND   Fortress of Schneidemuhl Inside Germany. “Attacked — Russians Moying on Danzig. ,

Temperatures   Russian Forces Race 43 Miles To Brandenburg  Soviet Tank Columns   Begin Attack

Upper Silesian War Arsenal Is Knocked Out   Nazis Report Marshal Zhukov’s First White Russian Army Has Begun Kttacke on Reail Canter of Schnsidamuhl

Russians Trap Enemy Forces In Polish City   Schneidemuhl Four Miles Inside Germany Under Attack, Nazis Say; Konigsberg, Breslau And Danzig Threatened

PONZAN I$ NEAR CAPTURE AFTER SHARP ADVANGE   Polish Stronghold Surrdund. ed by Russians — Town lasida Relch Menéced

CAPTURE CITY 4 MILES OVER REICH BORDER   Attack Forces Deploy On Frontier, Poznan Is Surrounded

Congress Cautious On Nurse Drafting  Cong. May Says Effect On Civilian Health

11,738 Japanese Slain On Okinawa; U.S. Forces Take Two Nearby Isles

11,738 Japanese Die on Okinawa 27 Captured  Big Yank Offensive   Big Yank Offensive Goes into Fifth Day, Minor Gains Made

Meme fae ge “Civies? Make Way Into baa —  Navy Cersonnel Wardrobe

Thousands of Japs Are Facing Trap   Onrushing Chinese Army Storms Into Stronghold

500 SIT-DOWN $9 STRIKERS BLOCK ENTRANCE TO IMOVIE STUDIOS: CLUB MANY SITTING PICKETS

Equipment To Be Removed Or Destroyed   Allies Not To Make Same Mistakes As Were Made In Last War. Savs Official

GERMAN INDUSTRY IS TO BE DESTROYED   All War Potential Equipment Will Be Removed

Will Strip Germany oi Industries   To Destroy Future War Potential  By Reparations Program

Germany Will Be Stripped Of Industries   Main Function of Rep arations Group Is To Destroy Future War Potential, Report

GERMAN INDUSTRY FOR MAKING WAR TO BE FULLY DESTROYED  __E. W. PAULEY, PRESIDENT. IAL REPRESENTATIVE, DIS.

REICH INDUSTRY TO BE STRIPPED   Allies Will Move To Destroy Future War Potential

Industries Not Removable Will Be Destroyed   Program One of Principal Funetions of Reparations Commission, American Member Reveals   United States To Assert War Claim   Ambassador Pauley Says i Would be Futile to Seck " Repayment for Total Cost of U.S. War Effort

NATION'S WAR "POTENTIAL TO BE DESTROYER   Industries To Be Taken Through Functions Of Reparations

War Industries In Germany To Be Dismantled   Factories That Can Not Be Converted into Useful Industries Are Due To Be Destroved.

PLAN IS PART OF ALLIED PROGRAM FOR REPARATIONS   TRUMAN’S PERSONAL AIDE SAYS MOVE IS ESSENTIAL TO PEACE

‘Clip German War Wings   Chief Aim Of U. S. Reparations Head To Strip Country Of All War-making Potential

Reparations Plan To Strip Germany of War Potentia   American Deiegates te Commission En Rovt ~ to Moscow Meetin;,

Allies to Strip Reich of Last Military Plant   Machinery Will Be  Removed, Destroyed To Eliminate Threat

Allies to Strip ‘German Nation lof War Potential   Mistakes of World War I Not to Be Repeated, Truman’s Representative Says

Will Strip Reich Of All Industry Of War Nature   : Representative Of Truman On Allied Commission Reveals U. S. Views

REICH MUST GIVE UP ITS INDUSTRIES   Truman’s Representative on Allied Reparations Commission Says Germany Will Be Stripped of War Potential.

Truman Envoy Pauley Reveals Plan In European Reparations Program

Announcement of American Plans Made by Ambassador Edwin Pauley,  Truman Reparations Representative

Japan Will Hold General ‘National Election Before ‘Jan. 1, According To Domei   Cabinet Retaxes Restrictions On Political Activity And Freedom Of The Press

Japanese Plan Election This Autumn  Lists of Voters Were Burned in Raids

Jap Election Before Jan. 1   Tokyo Broadcasts Indicate Efforts . To Get Nation On Peacetime Footing

Japanese Plan Election Soon   Say Woman Prisoner Killed by Drums of Relief Supplies

JAP ELECTION SLATED SOON   (Other Steps Taken To Put  Nation On Peacetime  Footing

_ Japanese Will Have Election - By End Of 45   Wartime Restriction On Press, Politics, Is Being Relaxed.

Japanese Plan Election This Autumn  Lists of Voters Were — sc gm .__.@ §.   Lists of Voters Were Burned in Raids By American Planes

REICH TROOPS BEGIN. FLIGHT FROM BERLIN   RESISTANCE DYING OUT AS RUSSIANS SMASH CAPITAL

Nazi Resistance Nears End in Berlin; Hitler Fanatics Take to Sewers

Berlin Battle Ebbing Fast   Many Germans Quitting, Last Fanatics Being Driven Underground By Reds

Tar, Who Kissed Girl, Turns Up  Bus Romance Takes Bad Turn:  Sailor Plans To Wed Another

Tar, Who Kissed Girl, Turns Up a missed Nr, Lurns Up  Bus Romance Takes Bad Turn:  Sailor Plans To Wed Another

Cr ee  Hagerstonian_ About Italy  er Taking Part In Scout - Movement In Southern Italy

Hagerstonian About Italy ee ee RE ely  GI's Taking Part In Scout Movement In Southern Italy

Gorsuch - Johnson Wedding Is Held Here Saturday   European War Veteran Weds Local Girl In Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Lawrence Curtis, Adair Winchester, Wed In Hartford   Nuptials Held Saturday For Local Resident And Hartford Girl

n Extended After Molotov atic Appeal to Delay Security Conference

(1. 1. MARRIAGES TO GERMANS 0. K.   BUT TROOPS MUST FIRST OBTAIN PERMISSION OF GEN, EISENHOWER.

GAS CO. SLATES  HOME CANNING FAIR   $55 Cash Prizes Set; Entries Made Sept. 10-17   READ THE JOURNAL

LAVAL CHIEF WITNESS IN PETAIN CASE   French Traitor Attempted Deal With England

LAVAL ON STAND NN PETAIN TRIAL   Pierre Laval Testifies In Treason Trial of Petain

Pierre Laval Takes Stand In Defense   Tried to Get Prince Of Wales to Make Deal  OSIREY Zot papers < _, ek FY Ghee og 

LAVAL TELLS OF FRENCH AGREEMENTS  On Stand At Le pee Pe 14   On Stand At Trial of)  Petain in Paris

LAVAL TELLS OF SECRET DEALS      TALKED WITH PRINCE” OF WALES ABOUT _ GERMANY  _ we

Just, Lastin o Peace Asked By Pope Ptus   Leaders Urged To Show Forebearance, Form A Peace Generous To All

Army Lifts Lid On A Top Secret   Training German War Prisoners To Help Police  Their Own Country

Train German War Prisoners   Anti-N azis Screened Out, Fitted for’ Governing Jobs in Reich

Nazis PW’S Are Trained   Army Reveals Anti-Nazis Schooled to Help Administer, Police Own Country

FoeReported Behind - Scenes Negotiations on Dec. 6, 194]   Told Tokyo of ‘Working’ Through Cabinet Members

Broken Secret Code Discloses Maneuver   Opening of Pearl Harbor Disaster Investigation Handed Documents Of Japanese State Communications

Contents Of Jap Messages To Tokyo Day Before — Pearl Harbor Revealed

Facts Are Disclosed Officially Thursday Before Congressional Committee Which Is Investigating the Disaster Which Sent U.S. Into War; Jap Code Messages Read

Messages Reveal Government Knew War Threatened   Translations Introduced at Probe Show Japs Spying on Defenses, Working With ‘Influential’? Individuals   Ry WILLIAM T. PEACOCK

Secret Messages  Of Japan Aired   Made Known at Opening of ‘Public Hearings on ~ Pearl Harbor   CODE BROKEN IN 194]      Jap Consul at Honolulu Reported Names of Vessels ~ an Harbor

Operations In U.S. Are Made Publie  Open Pearl Harbor   ’ Disaster Inquiry

DECODED NOTES OF JAPS BARED IN HARBOR QUIZ   Messages Disclose Envoys Had Been Meeting With Influential Persons

Breaking of Nippon’s Code Bared Officially as Pearl Harbor Probe Opens

Japs Had A Lobby   Intercepted Nip Code Messages Tell of “Influential” Persons

Government Knev ar Was Brewing  Well before Raid  ‘On Pearl Harbor   Jap Code Was Broken Months before Attack; Nips Worked behind "Frontal Neqotiations”

Jap Reports To Tokyo Revealed   Envoys’ Messages Before Pearl Harbor Are Read at Hearing in Conital   Shins Are Listed.   Japanese’ Give Report on Vessels at Pearl Harbor Dec, 6, °41

War Parley Reports To Tokio Known   Nip Envoys Dealt With ‘Influential’ Persons Behind Roosevelt.

Reveal U. §. Had Broken Japan's Diplomatic Code   Present Intercepted Messages; Diplomats Told Of Deals With ‘Influential’ People

FOE HAD DEALINGS BEHIND ‘FRONTAL’ PARLEY WITH FDR   Secret Jap Code Was Cracked For Months Before Dec. 7, ’41

Broken Code Reveals Nip Aims In 1941   Congress Holds First Hearing In Pearl Harbor Probe

Japs Reported They Worked With ‘High Up   Indicated They Were Pushed Into the War

Disclose Nips Worked ‘Behind Roosevelt, Hull   Carried On Negotiations  With “Influential? Indi. viduals Behind *“Fron ial Negotintions”    Tell of Dining With Chief Of Nation   Roosevelt Advised Against War, and Asked to Act Between Japan and  China  °

Influential Agents Are Not Named   Decoded Messages Speak of Close Relaliens With President Roosevelt and Mr. Hull. Kimmel and Short  Pyeneant

Messages Revea! Jap Plot On Eve Of Pearl Harbor   Envoys Work Behind Frontal Negotiations

TRACE % MOVES IN WASHINGTON   Consul At Honolula Reported Fighting: Ships’ Number

JAPS WORK TWO WAYSINU. S. BEFORE ATTACK   Talk With Men Behind Backs of Roosevelt, Hull in 1941

CODED MESSAGES REVEALED NIPPON PLANNED ATTAGR   One Sent Dec. 8, 1941, Pec of Italy’s Pledge to Fight Tokyo’s Side Against — America,  pee   EXHIBITS OFFERED ~ AT INVESTIGATION   Surging Crowds Gather 2s _ Congressional Committee. Opens Hearings Into oa Sneak Raid, =

PEARL HARBOR HEARING OPENS   Japs Reported Day Before Attack They Were Working With Influentials.   HUNDREDS AT HEARING

Big Probe Under Way In Congress   Record Discloses Japs Worked With Cabinet Members

Jap Code Decoded Before Fearl Harbor.   Inside Double Cross Revealed   Japs Knew About American Ships

Reveal Jap Envoys Working Secretly Before Pear! Harbor   Nips Believed U. S., Britain Started War

Crowds Attend — y Opening of Probe   Public Hearings on Pearl Harbor Disaster Begin in Caucus Room

Disclose Jap Secret Messages   Contents Of Interecepted Jap Notes Prior To Pearl Harbor Revealed

earl Harbor earing Is eoun Today   Japs Were Working Behind Scenes In U. S. Capital

MADE REPORT TO TOKYO DAY BEFORE ATTACK   Pearl Harbor Probers Ponder Translations Of  - Coded Jap Notes

Keport Sent Day Before Pearl Harbor   Intercepted Nippon Messages Released in Pear! Harbor Inquiry

Coded Messages Tell Knowledge Of Jap Assault   Pearl Harbor Probers Are Handed Startling Exhibit,

Jam-Packed Committee Room Opens Sensational Hearing on Pearl Harbor

U.S. Knew Japs Spying On ‘Defenses Long Before Wa   Exhibits Show Government Was Translating Japan’s Coded Messages Months Before Pearl Harbor

Tokyo Version Of Negofiations Given Public   Efforts To Induce Roosevelt To Agree To Pace Are Told

ap Messages Decoded Many Months Before Pearl Harbor  Officials Knew Of War Threats

EVIDENCE SHOWS BEHIND SCENES MOVES BY JAPAN   THOUSANDS SEEK STANDING ROOM AT PUBLIC HEARINGS

Nip Envoys Were Working Behind Scenes, Report   Britian Predicted War Would Begin on Dec. 7. 1941. Claim

Cabinet Members Received Japs’ Attention Also   Secret Messages Reveal Japanese Worked on Inner White House Circle

PEARL HARBOR PROBE DRAWS GREAT CROWD   Curiosity - Drawn Specta tors Press for Standing Room As Hearing  : Opens  SCENE REING FILMED

COMMITTEE PROBE OF PEARL HARBOR HELD INTEREST THURSDAY   JAPANESE ENVOYS IN WASHINGTON WORKING BEHIND REAL FRONT

Messages of Jap Envoys Are Revealed   Documents Tell of Work ‘With Influential’ Men Day Before Attack on Pearl Harbor Made

“Frontal” Moves Masked Parleys With Individuals   Break In Diplomatic Code Disclosed At Opening Of  Probe On Sneak Attack

Code Disclosed At Opening Of P.H. Hearings; Shows ‘Behind Scenes’ Activity Before Disaster

Jap Envoys Were Busy Behind Scene   Working With ‘Influential’ Individuals As Well As With Roosevelt, Hull

EVIDENCE BARES TALKS NIPS HAD AT WASHINGTON   ‘Secret Note’ to Tokyo Reveals Envoys Talked with Several Americans

U.S. Intercepted Jap Messages — Before Attack Made On Pearl Harbor

 Governor Blue’s ‘Administration Takes Over July First   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

CONSTABLES COME IN HANDY ON SOME OCCASIONS   Question of Value of Lowest Court in New Light

CHARLOTIE, DURHAM 10 HAVE UNITS   Two In This State To Have 500 Beds

New Veterans Hospital (Goes ToBirmin oham   500-Bed Institution Cost ing 84,000,000 Will Be Built At Medical Center

Announce Presidential Approval Of Locations For 29 New Hospitals

29 NEW VET HOSPITALS APPROVED   Truman Gives O.K Four to Be Located in Mich.

ASSIGNS TOLEDO NEURO HOSPITAL   Truman Approves Veterans Administration Choice of 29 Locations

New Veterans Hospital For Little Rock   President Approve: Site; Policy Of Bradley Followed

TRUMAN APPROVES 29 HOSPITAL SITES   Veterans’ Administration. To Make Selertinn«

Clement Attlee Has 26 Years Of Parliamentary Experience, Is  ess Colorful than Churchill

Attlee merges Probable Leader   Man Perhaps To Be Prime Minister Is Cautious. “Colorless”   To FPeturn To Potsdam.

Colorless Afflee Not Surprised in Victory of Labor   Churchill Opponent Smiles as He Hears Conservative Defeat

Attlee Pleased With Chance Of  Being Premier   Sane, Solid But Not Brilliant

Colorless Clement Attlee Manages Smile When He Learns of Victory

Ernie Pyle in the Pacific  Without Landing Prerequisite Carrier Bakers Toss In Cake

Draft First Part Of World Charter   Move to Combat Social And Economic Ills

Group Adopts First Section Of World Pact   Approves Chapter For Economic And Social Cooperation

WORLD ECONOMIC COUNCIL PROPOSED TO ASSIST LEAGUE   Board Would Be Cloaked With Power to Attack Social Ills Contributing to Wars in Past.   PEACE-ENFORCEMENT MEASURES UP TODAY   Delegates Believe Machinery to Prevent Wars Will Be Improvement Over That of Old League.

First Section Of Charter  Is Drafted  In Final Form   ‘Aims To Bulwark League with Power: ToAttackEconomic And Social Ils

PEACE LEAGUE TO TARE HAND IN ECONOMIC   SOCIAL ILLS WHICH CAUSE WARS WILL BE ATTACKED

Nations to War Upon Social Ills   First Section of New World Charter Adopted at Parley

CHAPTER SET ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL ILLS   Confab Commission Votes Powers As Bulwark

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NATION'S STRIKE TOTAL DECLINES   York Papers Stopped By Deliverers’ Walkout

Number Of Iclle Workers Has Marked Drop   Dispute Ties Up Deliveries Of New York Newspapers

Distributors Walk Out Five Hours Before Threatened Deadline—Dailies Affected Have Combined Circulation of 7,700,000—-Induction Ordered in Ohio of All Eligible of 16,700 Striking Goodyear Tire Company Workers.

Quisling Army Plan Revealed   Nazi Saye Premier Wanted Aemed Aid far Reirh

Quisling Accused Of Trying to Form Army for Germany   Nazi Leader Testifies It Was Dictators’ Main Obiective

QUISLING DUBBED STOOGE OF NAZIS      Main Objective to Organize Norwegian Army to Aid Germans: Witness 

EXTENSION OF TIME   New Freight Rates Will Go Into Effect November 10

WET NORTHER SENT MERCURY DOWNWARD OVER TEXAS TODAY   REPORTS INDICATE MOD. ERATING TEMPERATURE AND MORE RAINFALL

GOVERNOR HINTS GEN. LEMAY WAS OFFERED SENATE SEAT   FORMER COMMANDER OF SUPERFORTS IN PACIFIC MAY SUCCEED BURTON—CONFERENCE YESTERDAY

LEMAY MAY GET SENATOR POST   Lausche Meets Heroic Flier of B-29s at Columbus Airport

Six Japs to Hang For Beheading  Of 5 Americans  Mat. 6g Dane   Others Get Prison Terms After Trials In Marshall Islands

Four Others Are Given Prison Terms for Their Part in Atrocity; Defendants Unemotional at Verdict

‘Dear 10 Points’ Sailor Writes Wife   Surrender Leaves ‘Dope Expert’ Without Rumors - - Mustache Souvenir Is Mailed Home

PRESIDENT BACKS JAP WAR MOVES   Seeks to Keep eep Nation’s Eye on the War with Japan; Nefends OPA

Chance At Free Bargaining   Rain May Present Pennant To Tigers   Washes Out Today’s Game, Will Mean Championship if Rains Out Wednesday's

Important Tiger Game Rained Ou   Play Wednesday May. Decide Pennant Race:

Unrestricted Jewish Immigration  Into Palestine Asked Of Britain

Losses of B-29s Reported as Low   Average Slightly Over One on Each Mission

lranian Leader To Take Action Against Rebels   Plans New Appeal To U. S. and Trip To Soviet Capital

HAKIMT WARNS RAN INSURGENTS   Government Says People Terroized. Raps Soviet Claim

Iran To Quell Revolt In Province; Appeal ToU.S.   Government Charges Azerbaijan People Are Terror. ized By Persons ‘Of Doubtful Character,’ Soviet Supported

lran Protests Foreign Raid   Prime Minister Pleads for Evacuation of Occupo- . tional Forces

Strong Measures Against Insurgents in Iran Province Are Promised

Ag riculture Census May Be Completed   Committee Urges Additional Fund

BUSSES BEGIN ROLLING AGAIN ON THURSDAY   Union, Two Lines Affected Will Submit Dispute To New Board

‘Only Hitler’s Throttlehold 1 On People Kept Germans Jn Confliet After They Had Last It In Frances

Victory Took Longer Than U.S. Expected   Germans Decided To Fight on After Defeat to Collapse In Heart of Germany

Eisenhower Says End Was 5 Months Late   General Hoped For Surrender During 1944

Ike Thought War Would End Earlier:   Decision of Germans To Fight Until Utter Collapse Dragged Conflict Out Five Months

European War Took Longer Than “Ike” Expected   V-E Day Was Five Months Later Than Planned; Nazi Suicide Fight Caused Delay

Behind Schedule In European War; Gambles Failed  Few Had Thought Nazis Would Stay Till Nation Ruined

“Took ‘Longer Than Plannec   War. ‘Continued At. Least ‘Five: Months Beyond _Exnectations ;

Nazis Lasted Longer Than Expected After Three Allied Gambles Failec

V-E Day Five Months Behind U. S. Schedule   Eisenhower Had Hoped To End Fighting Last December

Nazi Defeat Behind Plans  Three Gambles Might Have Shortened War

V-E TOOK MORE TIME THAN WAS EXPECTED   Allies. ‘Scheduled’ Victory Five Months Earlier

War in Europe Lasted Longer than Eisenhower And His Staff Anticipated

War Lasted Longer Than Expected   Three Gambles Fail To Succeed Fully

HIGH MASS OF. ‘REQUIEM HELD ~INW. CONCORI   For Mrs. "Margaret (Ma honey) O'Reilly, 72,-Native of Holliston:

REQUIEM HIGH MASS HELD IN WEST CONCORD         Mrs. Alice (Maguire) Fitzgerald Has Lived Here 70 Years :

Justices Are  On Way Out   Provision for Magistrates in Larger Counties

Wants To Try Cork In Oklahoma Soil   Will Supply Free Seeds; Make Good Shade Trees

What If We Add A Star To The Flag? Problems Posed By Possible Admission Of Hawaii As State

BATTLE FOR WO BELIEVED NEARING END   Lt. Gen. Smith Declares Capture of Vital Island Will Be Matter of But Few Days  Mi aAaicec tice AIBFICIi nc

Marine Comm: der on Iwo Jima Predicts Ci trol Of Island In ‘Few More Days’

FALL OF IWO EXPECTED IN “A FEW DAYS”      Prediction of Complete Conquest of the Island Comes From Marine Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith.

Gen. Smith Predicts Capture of Iwo Jima In A few More Days   American Planes Fly From The Island’s Main Airfield

Predict Marines to Capture ‘Iwo in Few More Days” As ULS. Planes Use Base No. {   Another Important Hill Taken by. Devildogs Half of.Island in Our Hands: Top Ranking General Says Satisfactory Progress Made

PREDICTS IWO JIMA SEIZURE IN NEXT FEW DAYS   U. $. Marines Take Vital Hill Use Captured Airstrip on Island

OF WO JIMA EXPECTED SOON   Critieal HIE Won By Marines; Progress Is Satisfactory

U.S. Capture Of Iwo Likely ‘In Few Days’   © Marine Commander Sees Fight Climax; Half of Isle Taken

Marines Win Strategic Hill In Bitter Fire   ‘We Expect to Take This Island in a Few More Days’—Gen. Smith

Fall of lwo in Few Days Seen   Important Hill in Central Plateau Won By Marines

GEN. SMITH SAYS ISLAND PROGRESS IS SATISFACTORY   DEVILDOGS WIN IMPORTANT HILL IN BITTER FIGHT

Marines Win Critically Important Central Hill In 100-Yard Advance   U.S. Planes Fly Krom Main Field   Gen. Smith Estimates Half Of Island Now In Hands Of American Forces

Chieftain Predicts Complete Victory On Iwo in Few Days  Americans Now Use Captured Field As Battle Goes On

MARINES WIN VITAL HILL 382 IN LINE CENTER   Adm. Turner Suggests Isle May Remain Under U.S After War

Predicts Fall Of Iwo Within Few More Days   Le. Gen. Smith Makes Esti mate After His Marines Win Important Hitt In Center Of Island

Capture of Iwo Jima in Next Few Days Promised   Gen. Howland Smith's Forces Storm Important Hill Position; U.S. Planes Use First Air Field; Second Seized

Capture Iwo Jima in Few More Days   Marine General Sees Early Control over Island; Leathernecks  s Win Important Hil]

SEES CAPTURE OF IWO ISLAND IN FEW DAYS   General Says Nearly Half of Island Now Held By Yanks

IWO'S FALL DUE ‘IN A FEW DAYS’   General Makes Prediction As Marines Win Hill

Says Few More Days For lwo   . That’s Estimate of Gen. Smith After Marines Seize Vital Hill On Plateau

‘Iwo’s Capture Predicted in a Few Days   GENERAL'S MAIL OF POOR QUALITY

Lt. Gen. Smith Predicts Capture Of lwo Jima Soon   Heavy Fighting Ahead in Battle For Jap Island

Iwo’s Fall Matter of Days, Forecasts Marine Commande   Yank Planes Fly From Main Airfield; Key Hill is Captured

Iwo Ours “In a Few More Days”   Prediction Is Made After Marines Seize Key Height; Control Nearly Half of Isle

Marines Win Critically Important Hill in Central Plateau.   ADVANCE IN HEAVY FIRE

Fall of Iwo Jima in Few  Days Sighted   Marines Take Vital Hill and Advance Through Heavy Fire

iwo Capture i ‘Few Days’ Says Marine   Gory Battle Continues on Volcanic Rock

Marines Capture Important Hill In Central Plateau   American Planes Fly From two's Main Airfield For First Time; Hold Half OF Island

Marines Seize Strategic Hill In Central Iwo   Complete Capture Of Island ‘In A Few More Davs’ Is Predicted.

Four Japs Accused of War Crimes Surrender: Defense Lawvers Named

4 PROMINENT NIPS GIVE UP FOR TRIAL   President of Tokyo University Among New Prisoners

NAZI WOMEN MADE T0 BURY PITIABLE DEAD   Forced to Carry Bodies of Belsen Victims to Graves

Bus, Trolley Workers Out   Capital Is Without Its) Transportation

Washington Again ls Hit by Strike   Second Streetcar-Bus Service Tieup Flares

Patton’s Tanks Racing For Juncture With Men of the Seventh Army   PATCH’S FORCES TAKE BITCHE, SIEGFRIED LINE FORTIFICATION WHICH — HAS HELD ALLIES UP ALL WINTER   First Army Now Holds 2,000 Yards of Super-Highway East of Rhine; North Anchor Point of Koenigs winter Taken.

Enemy Believed In Full Retreat As Battle Rages   Third Army Reported More Than 15 Miles South Of Coblenz

SENATE SPEEDS CHARTER OKAY   Seek To Pass Pact Before Truman Returns From  Bis Three Meet

Senate May Finish on Charter Soon   Drive Looms to Complete Work Before Truman Return

M’Arthur Accepts Nippon Surrender   Victorious Leaders Write End To Jap Conquest Dreams In Historic Event On Battleship Missouri In Tokyo Bay

Japs Formally Sign Articles Of Surrender;  Restore Peace   General MacArthur Necepts For Albes

World Peace  Restored by Ceremonies   Affixing Signatures to Papers on Missouri Takes Few Minutes.

Pc] BRUWN BEAR KILLS SMALL BOY   Bear Hunger-Crazed Because of the Meat Shortage

Formal Surrender Within Ten Days, General Indicates   Japs to Maintain Armies to Preserve Order; Fear Revolt

TEMPERATURES:   Complete Surrender  Details At Manila .   Jap Peace Delegates Return To Their Capital After Chilly Formalities; U: S. Commander Will Act For Alfies

Jap Delegates Flying Back  Toward Tokyo   Gen. MacArthur To Follow Soon With Accompanying Ground, Sea, Air Forces

Enemy Emissaries Fly To Tokyo After Meeting In Manila On Occupation

No Argument Is Permitted Tokyo Envovs   Terms Will Be Signed With. in Ten Days, Capitulation Will C ontinue,  ‘Givens   ACCEPTS FOR ALLIES

MW ARTHUR WILL LEAD MEN INTO JAP HOMELAND   Jap Delegates Fly Home With Detailed Occu pation Orders

MACARTHUR SAYS PAPERS WILL BE SIGNED IN JAPAN   Grim Faced Jap Envoys Fly Back to Tokvo After Conterence Held in Manila

Informs Tokyo Allied Forces To Land Soon   Japs Ask Permission to Maintain Armies For ‘Public Proteetion’

SURRENDER ENVOYS HEADED BACK HOME WITH ALL DETAILS  _ MACARTHUR TO WRITE  END OF WAR IN TOKYO WITHIN TEN NAVS

Peace Treaty Will Be Signed Within 10 Days In Tokyo   MacArthur Leads Allied  Forces Of Occupation

Supreme Allied Commander's Statement Followed Whirland Conference During Which He Ignored Jap Surrender Envoys

$5.920,000,000 Tax Cut Agreed On By Conferees    Congress All Set To Okeh Program This Week; Re ductions Will Appear On Next Year’s Incomes; Senate Majority Favors Compulsory Training

MAS. TRUMAN 5 LAST LADY   She’s in Middle of Hot Controversy Over Racial Ciscrimination.

MRS. TRUMAN IN CENTER OF ROW   Condemned by Rep. Powell for Attending DAR Tea

MRS. TRUMAN IN HOT ARGUMENT   : a a Finds Herself in Midst of Race Discrimination Con-. troversy,.    -—BY EDITH K. GAYLORD—

‘Bess’ Truman In Racial Row   Retiring First Lady Unwilling Participant

Wife Of Truman In Racial Issue   First Lady Faces DAR Controversy

MRS, TRUMAN TAKES SPOTLIGHT POSITION DESPITE DISLIKES  _ x]N MIDST HOT CONTRO“MERSY OVER RACIAL

Mrs. Truman Sticks With DAR»  President's Wife Finds Herself in Controversy

Mrs. Truman Is In the Middle Of a Hot Controversy Over Racial Discrimination

Mrs. Truman in Middle Of Hot Controversy on Racial Discrimination

RACE QUESTION POPS UP AGAIN IN WASHINGTON   Mrs. Truman Put In Controversy   Over DAR Ruling

Three Hurt In W. Main Auto Crash   2 In Hospital, None Of Victims  Seriously Injured

Effective Today Generals of 4 Powers to Take Over Command of Berlin

ENERALS SET UP RULE OVER REICH CAPITAL   ‘Kommandantur’ Tak. es Over Government  Of City Today

ALLIED CHIEFS GOVERN BERLIN   Four Generals Take Over Capital Of Reich At 9 a.m. Today

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> TO RULE BERLM      “Kommandantur” to Take Over Control of Capital Today

FOUR GENERALS TO RULE BERLIN   TAKE OVER CONTROL TODAY— FOOD PROBLEM IS BIGGEST ONE FACED.

Four-Way Rule Starts in Berlin   Uproarious Barrage of Criticism Bounces Off Charter in Hearinas

\lied Powers lo Take Over Berlin Today   (ol. Gen. Gorbatov, ‘Russia, to Be First fommandantur: New

TAFT ASSAILS MONEY PACTS PROPAGANDA   Opens Minority Fight Against Bretton Woods Plan

Campaign to ‘sell’ finance plan charged  Taft leading minority ficht

Taft Attacks Treasury on Bretton Woods   Charges Morgenthau Promoted Campaign  To Sell Bank Plan

Tallupenstight On Bretton Woods —. Financial: Plan   Sa..ctor Says treasury  Propagancir-d -For ~ World Baik Fund-

SENATORS DEBATE WORLD BANK PLAN   Taft Charges” Treasury Promoted Propaganda Favoring Set-Up

LAUR LARTI EADS RATION BOARD HERE   Succeeds Harold E. Orme: Of Marenisco, Who Has Resianed.

Inauguration of State ‘U’ Prexy Scheduled Today  Educators From Many Areas Gather for Rites

Inauguration of State ‘U’ Prexy Scheduled Today  Educators From Many Areas

Press Search For Himmler   Last Reported In Flensburg Area Asking Doenite Protection.

British Police And Intelligence Officialdom  Press Hunt For Himmler In Flensburg Area

Seek ‘Maniac’ For Slaying  Ninth Chicago Killing In Week Recorded

Wide Hunt For Maniac In Chicago   Discharged WAVE Is Latest Victim of Crime Outbreak; Killer Scrawis On Wa it

Note Scrawled on Wall Sets Off Hunt for Maniac Killer in Chicago

HUNT MANIAC IN SLAYING   iDischarged WAVE Brutally Murdered In Chicago Apartment

“Whoev ver He Was, He’ s A Maniac”  CHICAGO POLICE INTENSIFY SEARCH FOR BRUTAL KILLER

HUNT MANIAC AS CHICAGO KILLER   Death Of Former Wave Laid To Madman; Nine Murders In Past Week, Three Of Them Unsolved.

MANIAC SOUGHT IN SLAYING OF SINGLE WOMAN   Stenographer, 33, Is the Ninth Person Slain in Chicago in Week

Hunt Murderer of Miss Brown   Wall-Writing Killer Described as Maniac

Maniac‘Is Blamed In Hotel. Killing   Chicago’s Top Detective: ‘Are Put on Case; 9 Slsin in Week

CHICAGO POLICE SCOUR CITY FOR ‘MANIAC’ SLAYER  BRUTAL MURDER OF  EX-WAVE CLIMAXES WEEK OF KILLINGS

Murder of Ex-Wave Ninth Homicide in Chicago in 7 Days   Authorities Intensify the Search for Maniac; “Stranger” Seen

” IN JAVA REVOLT OUTBREAR   NATIONALIST. LEADER BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MURDER OF OFFICER

Trial Upsets Vichy Leader   Petain Shows Worry In Fichtine Charges

Fights Treason Charge *Petain Demands Leahy Returr  To France as Witness in Trial

Jefferson City ManReports Kidnap-Holdug   Two Who Escaped From State Prison Hunted as Suspects

EX-G1 FACING BIGAMY CHARGE   What’s More, Wife No. 4 Says He Was ‘Not Good Husband’

DRAMA AND GLORY  LACKING IN DEATH  OF JAPANESE NAVY ONCE POWERFUL ENEMY  FLEET IS LIQUIDATED PV AITIEN ADMC

Death of Jap Navy Called  ‘Undramatic’   Expert Labels Demise As Great Anticlimax OF Secand World War

GOVERNOR AND. PARTY. VISITS. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. AREA...  LAUSCHE. FOR TAX ON STRIP -. MINES AFTER VIEWING RUIN

Lausche Wades Through Mud To View Strip-Mine Damage  Need for Legislation to Restore  Conf Bacto: Cima: bixes Mmmm

BORNEO GAINS REPORTED AS YANKS NEAR CITY   Last 10,000 Jap Troops On Okinawa Under Allied Fire

10,000 Of Foe Elect Te Make Death Stand On Island’s Tip   Borneo Fighting  Relatively Easy   Jap Premier Gets Dictator ial Powers; Women, Children Cons¢ripted

d MINERS TRAPPED IN HIBBING CAVE-IK   Hope That They Are Alive Is Abandoned; Rescue. Work Continues.

Did Roosevelt Know He Was An Ill Man? Many Who Saw Him Often Believe He Did

Doctors Needed for Veterans   Hospitals May Be Built Near Large Cities to Be Near Specialists

Hospitals A Problem      Vet Hospitals Will Need More Doctors Than Are Available

‘Atomic Heating Plants In Next Ten Years Predicted By Dr. Arthur Compton. Scientist

Uranium’s Atomic Heat Instead of Coal; Probable — For Big Power Cos., 10 Yrs.

ATOMIC HEAT IS FORECAST   May Be Used to Generate Electricity, Parley Told

M Arthur Visits Internment Camp, Meets and Talks With Old Friends

PEN. ‘WARDEN 18 REMOVED   MICHIGAN: WARDEN AND ' SIX BR OFFICIALS OUSTED AS RESULT’ OF INQUIRY

Victorious Yanks In Europe Face Long Road Home=Via Tokyo   Captured Jap Documents Suggest /Rape Of Manila Was S8o Ordered

Most Men Won’t Get Home For Months And Many Tc Go Directly To Pacific Wa1

After Germany Surrenders---What?   Most of the Men in the European Theater Won't Get Home for Months While Others Will Go Direct to the Pacific to Fight the Japanese

MAS. J. HAGSTROM, 7, DIES SATURDAY   Funeral Services for Ole Resident of City to Be Held Wednesday.

MAS. L. LINDQUIST DIES HERE SUNDA   Funeral Services for Matron To Be Conducted Here Wednesday.

MILLIKEN BILL PASSES SENATE      Cherry Tax Bill Approved Despite Bonine’s Objections

Claim GOP Stall On Trade Bills   Measure Would Extend.  Reciprocal Agreement’

Plan to Debate Allied Problems GivenStettinius   Connally: Thinks it Is: Time to Create :Interim Council to Keep Peace

Washington Roundup  Suggests Formation of Interim Advisory Council

FATHER, DAUGHTER JUMP FROM BRIDGE   Child Is Believed to Have Been Commanded to Make Plunge.

Father, Daughter Piunge To Deatiis   Jump 266 Feet From San Francisco Bridge as Workers Look On; Man Was Described as ‘Very Nervous”

Solons Move to Recess Tomorrow: Back in August  Action Certain Unless Snarls Develop Today

disen.iower Ge7s —ero’s "We.corie on “irs- Woncon ar-v Since "Ver

Eden Hints That French Should Get Out of Levantine   Action in Syria May Cost France Part of Empire

Levant States Fuss May Hinder War   Anthony Eden Hints France Should Withdraw Soldiers

Syria, Lebanon, Forcing Showdown May Cost France Part Of Empire   Fighting Breaks Out In Syria Between French Forces And Natives; Arab League Backing Stand Against France.

French Empire in Grave Dange  - Much Depends on Outcome in Syria

France Given Hint to Leave Levant States   Showdown Nears That May Cost Part of Empire

FRANCE MAY LOSE PART OF EMPIRE   Syria and Lebanon, Backed by Arab League, Appear to Be Forcing a Showdown That Will Be Costly to Nation.

about that, and now we have to start again te see if we cannet better the situation.”

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE ra mika’      Showdown Approaches InNearEast  " Eden Hints France Should Withdraw

French Should Leave Levant   Proposal Hinted by Eden to Avoid Possible Elarein in Arab Areas

Hints France Should Withdraw   Eden Tells Commons Of Possible Flareup In the Arab World

Difficulty With Arabs In Syria and Lebanon Menaces French Empire

Eden Urges France {o Quiet Syria   Withdrow Troops To Aid Pacific War, Gist of British Hint

Syria Uprising Seen Threat to Japanese War  Out; French Empire “AN ti ape

Brifain Into Levant Flare   Eden Hints France Should Withdraw Reinforcements; France Could Lose Empire

France Stands To Lose Slice Of Her Empire   Stand of Syria and Leban ou Forcing Showdown Over Mandated Middle Eastern Areca

PART OF FRENCH EMPIRE TOTTERS   Syria, Lebanon May Force Showdown In Flare-Up

FRANCE FACES SHOWDOWN IN MIDDLE EAST   Must Stand By Demands And Put Down Opposition or Accept inevitable Loss of Prestige

French Mandates Force Showdown: Empire May Fall  Syrians, Lebanese Demanding  ,  , a oy a ae   Syrians, Lebanese Demanding Freedom as France Attempts fo Maintain Colonial Control

Eden Urges Levantine Pacification   Hints French Backdown To Avoid Flare-up Ham nering Pacific War.

Flare-Up In Arab World May Curb  War Against Japs, Eden Tells House

BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY HOPES TO AVERT TROUBLE   ANTHONY EDEN BROADLY HINTS FRANCE SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM LAVANT

Fear French-Arab Fuss May Interfere With The War Against Japan   Anthony Eden Gives France A Broad Hint

SHOWDOWN SEEN DUE IN SYRIA      Stand May Cost French Half Of Empire

Middle East Crisis Stirs  Allied Action   Washington, London Seek Amicable Solution To French-Syrian Row

Near Crisis In Levant    Eden Warns France to Avoid Arab Flare-Up; Showdown Imminent

France Faces Test n Mid-East, Arabs  Forcing Showdown   Must Enforce Demands  Or Lose By Withdrawal

Eden Hints France Should Withdraw Reinforcements Sent To Syria And Lebanon

Showdown In Levant May Cost France   France Has Only Two Alternatives Say Diplomatic Observers.   ‘SEEK AMICABLE PLAN

Stand of Lebanon and Syria Forcing Showdown in Ares   Britain and U. S. Seek to Bring Settlement of Situation There

SYRIA, LEBANON FORCING ISSUE   France May Either Have To Fight Or Give Up Claims  CETTIFAAENIT CcAlLICHT

Hints Fre rance Should Call - Back Troops   ‘Eden’ Suggests Method , To Be Followed In Lev: “ant States Dispute

Svria, Lebanon Are Forcing A Showdown Which May Cost Franee Part Of Her Empire

Syria And Lebanon Forcing Showdown Which May Cost France Part Of Her Empire   Fighting Already Has Broken Out In Syria, Protest Presence Of French Troops

: Syria. Lebanon. Backed By Arab League. ied Mie ee BR t Bie Bok Be

FAVOR WORLD GOVERNMENT   Dublin Conference Holds Charter Inadequate To Meet World Needs

Favor World Federal Government To Prevent War, Preserve Peace   Fifty Prominent Americans, Headed By Former Supreme Court Justice Roberts, Feel  United Nations Charter Already Outmoded

Group Asks For World Federation   Dublin Conference Thinks Atlantic Charter Outmoded

(Creation of World Federal Government Proposec As Means of Preventing War and Preserving Peace

PROPOSE WORLD GOVERNMENT 10 PROMOTE PEAC   Fifty Prominent Americans, Meeting in Dublin, N. H., Say United Nations Is Behind Times.   CALL FOR CONTROL OF ATOMIC BOMB   Resolutions Adopted to Be Sent to Truman, Congressmen, Members of Cabinet and 48 Governors,

Heavy Rain Breaks Month-Long Drouth   Deluge in Joplin Measures 1.25 Inches in Hour and a Half, With .50 of an Inch More Falling Here by 3 o’Clock.

TORRENTIAL RAIN AIDS LATE CROPS   DOWNPOUR BREAKS DROUTH ~—PRECIPITATION MEASURES Lis INCHES.

FOOD PROSPECT NOT OPTIMISTIC   Civilians Will” Have To Wait Until 1946, Says Agriculture Chief

ANDERSON HOLDS OUT NO HOPE OF MORE FOOD IN °45   Secretary of Agriculture Declares Civilians Must Wait Until Next Year for Improvement.   STEPS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION TAKEN   Effort Under Way, He Says, to Pare Government and Foreign Demands and Kil Black Markets.

Production Takes Time Improvement in Food Must ‘Wait Until ‘46,Anderson Says

Little Improvemen  In Food Supply Before Next Year   Anderson Cites Lack Of Foresight in 1944; Many Staples Short

Handling-Of Germany Big Allied Task   Flexible Plan Required At Present to Prevent Big Four. Entangling Themselves In Makine Commitments

JOB GUARANTEE BILL ENDORSED   Secretary Byrnes Urges Enactment; Bradley Non-Committal

Byrnes Indorses Ruling to Grant Jobs to All; Gen. Bradley Ils Noncommital

JOB GUARANTEE BILL ENDORSED   President Puts Measure On Must List For Congress Action

Byrnes Okays  Job Guarantee   ‘Bat Gen. Bradley Shie ht Fall En dlarcement

BYRNES BACKS JOB MEASURE   General Bradley Declines To Commit Himself On Bill at Hearing

Byrnes Indorses Proposed Full Employment Bill   Bradley Declines Comment At Senate Group Hearing

MERCURY WILL CLIMB   Flora Predicts General Warm-up for Kansas Tomorrow

CHILL WINDS COMING   ‘Lows of 35 to 40 Forecast for : Eastern Kansas

LUZON NATIVES CLAIM BUTCHER OF BATAAN DEAD   Australian Bombers Open Savage Attacks Against Japs On Borneo

NATIVES SAY YAMASHITA DIED ON LUZON   "Butcher of Bataan’ Reported Killed In Bombing Raid

‘Bataan Butcher’ Believed Killed   Yamashita Slain During Air Raid, Natives Say

Filipinos Say General Dead   RUMORS THAT JAPANESE LEADER ON LUZON WAS KILLED

GEN, YAMASHITA REPORTED DEAD ©   NATIVES SAY BATAAN BUTCHER WAS KILLED

Ss !"”":-—,rtt”~—~—<i—C~S;i‘“‘COSN  Correspondent Visits Berchtesgaden; Calls Lt de-Out ‘Dream House’

WPB to Comb Non-War Labor   Material Sanctions  To Curb Non-Basics

New Program To Put Men In War Jobs Due in Feb.   Plan To Establish ~ Employment Ceilings For Companies. with -8 or More: Employes  TO BE NATION-WIDE

Stringent Program to Channel Employes of Non-Essential ‘Firms [Into War Jobs Planned

G. M.-A. W. U. RESUME WAGE TALKS NOV. 7   Reuther Says Motor Company Will Answer Union Briefs Supporting Its Demands.

G. Mand C. 1.0. To Renew Wage Nevotiations   Workers’ Official Charges Government Holds Up Information

POLAND GETS BIG’ SLICE OF GERMANY AND CERES RBLISSIANS HALE OF HOME TERRITORY

New Accord Gives Russia Nearly Half Of Pre-War Poland   Pact Settles Boundary, Determines Sharing of German Reparations   POLES TO RECEIVE BIG SLICE OF REICH   Final Settlement of Western Line to Be Made At  Peace Conference

REDS, POLES SIGN BOUNDARY PACT   NATIONS SET FRONTIER BASED ON CURZON NLINE

Poland Gives Up Land   In Return Will Receive Large Slice Of Germany

REDS AND POLES SIGN NEW PACT   Agreement Formally Settles Boundary And Sets Up Nazi Reparations

Curzon Line Is Agreed To As Boundary   Slight Deviations In Poland’s Favor Are Made In New Pact Signed With Russia

POLAND AND RUSSIA AGREE ON BOUNDARY   F ormal Agreement Was Signed Last Night

POLAND TO SEDE 71,900 SQU. Ml. TO RUSSIA   Molotov and OsudkaMorowski to Sign Agreement

Wife Says Polifical Convictions Made Husband Disobey Camp Roberts Officers

PRODUCTION LAG RETARDS TROOPS   Island Landings Held Up Ten Days Says Naval Official

PRODUCTION LAGS ON SPARE PARTS   Lack Of Navy Replacements Delays Island Landings

CANADIANS TAKE ITALIAN VILLAGE   Inflict Heavy Casualties on German Forces

CANADIANS TAKE ITALIAN VILLAGE   100 Prisoners Captured With Allied Advance

GERMANS LOSE TOWN IMTALY   Enemy Casualties High As Conventello Is Seized

Canadians Capture Conventello Village  Nazis Continue New Tactics of Trying

NOTES ARE SCATTERED   Truck Strikes Hole in a Rozd to Scatter Jap Money

COLD WAVE HITS MOST OF TEXAS   Amarillo, Pampa Record Low 44s; Rain Noted in Areas

Yanks Closing Trap On 50,000 German Troops   First And Third Armies Within 17 Miles Of Junction; Security Blackout Effective

City ( On Rhine Reaclied After 12MileAdvance   American Armies Massed  Near Coblenz and Close  to Juneture to Trap   50,000 Nazis   Great Victory Is __ Being Shaped Up   German Resistance Has Collapsed; -Eisenhower’s Armies Lined Up For . Rhine Crossing

50,000 NAZIS FACE TRAP BY NEW JUNCTION   First, Third Armies May Be Less Than 17 Miles Apart

SENIO CROSSED BY BRITISH 8TH   Span River’ in Area Drenched By Allied Bombs in Attack Monday.

8th Unleashes Smash in Italy   Troops Cross Senio After Air Crusher

British Cross Senio River In Ttalian Sector   Vieinity of Lugo, Where  Waterway Was Spanned,  Drenehed With Allied  1 Bonibs

Tornado Near Atitigo Takes Life Of Gir!   Extensive ‘Damage Is Suffered In Several Sections Of State Aus Result Of Storms

820 SUPERFORTS DROP 6632 TONS ON TARGET AREA   Little or No Opposition Indicates Enemy Heeds Warnings

19 ARE KILLED IN PLANE CRASH   Most Of Victims Are Army Overseas Veterans

19 MEET DEATH IN PLANE CRASt   Overseas Veterans Burn in Blazing Transport

19 of 23 Killed In Plane Crash   Army Transport Misses’ Airport in Storm

CHINESE NEAR AIRBASE CITY OF KWEILIN   Reach Village One Mile West Of City

Report Column Reaches Village   Chinese Drive Against Kwielin In’ Progress

OHIOAN FIRST BACK FROM IWO BATTLE   Naval Officer Said He’d Never Seen Such Bombardment

Sugiyama, Once War Minister, ” Suicide Victim   General Hideki Toto Resting Comfortably At Military Hospital

U.S. Non-Com Gives Blood So Jap “Can Get What's Coming to Him’, List of Prisoners Is Growing

Shimada Is Arrested:  Toio Lives   MacArthur Orders Arrest Of Seven Black Dragon Leaders

Admiral Jailed Who Struck Pearl Harbor   Tojo Reported Better: Black Dragon Society Banned

MacArthur Orders Its Abolition   Adm. Shimada Who Planned Pearl Harbor Under Arrest

Orders Arrest  Of Seven of: Group's Leaders   Tojo is Given Bettér Than Even Chance to Live

Abolition Of Black Dragon Society And Arrest Of Leaders Ordered   Tojo Rests Well,  Expects To Live   American Among Criminals Rounded Up; Two Officers End Lives

MacArthur Continues Sweeping Campaign Against War Crimimals As Admiral Shimada Is Taken Into Custody   TOJO IS WINNING BATTLE FOR LIFE

YANKS ARREST SHIMADA, NO.3 WAR CRIMINAL   Tojo Is Resting Easily 24 Hours After Suicide Try

Condition Of Tojo Is Improved As Result Of Direct Transfusion From U. S. Sergeant

War Criminals Net Bags Adm. Shimada; Tojo Reported Good   Father Of Pearl Harbor Attack Caught Without Having Chance To Suicide; American Blood Helps Tojo To “Rest Comfortably.”

ADM. SHIMADA ROUNDED UP BY U. S. OFFIGERS   Gen. Tojo’s Condition Reported Satisfactory In Yokohama Military Hospital.   Arrested at Home.

CITY TO F's" TS OFFS ON TUESDAY   To Choose Mayor, Four Commissioners and Police Magistrate

Only 57 Per Cent of E Bonds Sold; County Is Behind; 2 Weeks Left   Big Crowd Expected For $500 Drawing At Court House Saturday; Cullman Theatre Premiere Drew Capacity Bond Crowd: Contributors Listed

Ships Shell Coast Below Tokyo; Planes Take Growing Toll   1500 Carrier Aircraft Roll Up Total Of 138 Jap Planes, 60 Ships Blasted Monday ; Tokyo Radio Complains of Allied Attacks

Halsey Sending “Yank Fleet To Door Of Japan   Destroyers Of 3rd Fleet Enter Gulf, Plaster Area

Airmen Strike Another Blow   Report 2,000 Planes Over Western Germany in Day and Night Operations

Pamphlets Tell People To Quit  Daewoo Cece Sage   Yawata Is Chief Forewarned City

MacArthur Command  Expanded  Railroads Among ses =i Bh OD. LB LS   Railroads Among Heavily-Bombed Enemy Targets

LIST OF DOOM INCLUDES KEY WAR CENTERS   People Warned to End Resistance, Death Is Alternative

12 Steel And Oil Centers Next On List   Chinese Keep Up Pressure On Nips; 7th Fleet Planes  Attack Freighters

Japs Told They Must Surrender Or Be Destroyed   B-29s Shower Down  Warning Pamnhlets

Super Forts Will Strike, Say Leaflets  From Skies   Destruction Being Spread Over Isles

Add 12 Jap Cities To Be  Doomed   Twentieth Air Force Serves  Notice Of More Devastation

Brings Total to 31 War Targets Forewarned of Superfort Blows; Vital Rail Network Being Mauled, Nips Put Up Little Opposition

MAIN NIPPON STEEL CENTER IS INCLUDED   MacArthur’s Command Extended To Include Ryukyus

12 More Jap Industrial Cities Warned That They Are Marked for Destruction

VITAL YAWATA STEEL CENTER T0 BE TARGET   MACARTHUR TAKES OVER CONQUEST OF JAPAN

Twelve Cities In Japan Put on List   Steel Output Centers Designated for Destruction by U. S.

MacArthur's  Command   Is Extended   “On to ‘Lokyo” Program Points Up the Ryukyu Islands, Means Final Conquest of ae nan

[2 CITIES FOR DESTRUCTION   One Is Yawata, Biggest Tron and Steel Center in Country With Population of 650,000.   NIPPON’S RAILWAY LINES BATTERED   Air Mauling Same as Meted Out to Germany —Pamphlets Call Upon Foe to Surrender.

NIPO TOLD 10 EVAGUATE OR BE WIPED OUI   Pepulation of 1,400,000 I: Given Warning With 720,000 Leaflets.

Dozen Enemy Cities Facing Obliteration   Yawata, Japan's No. 1 Steel Production Center, High on 20th Airforce’s New List; Warning Leaflets Dropped by B-29’s; MacArthur's Command Extended.

Pittsburgh 7 of Japan Is Doomed City  20th Air Force  Serves Notice AR @ Tp itmeabha

Mac Arthur Given Ryukyu Command For Push on Japan   New List of Doomed Cities Has Total Population of Over 1,400,000; Tokyo Admits No Area of Homeland Safe From Attack

B-29s Plaster Warnings Over New Taraets   Yawata, Chief Steel Center First on New List for Incendiaries

Dozen More Are Served Notice To Quit’ Or Die   Ui. S. Army Air Force Earmarks Combined Popa. lation of 1,100,006  For Devastation   Forts Distribute 720,000 Pamphicis   Chief Forewurned Is Ya. wata, Densely Populated “Pittsburgh of Japan”  City of 50,090

Origin of UP ‘Flash’ Is Still a Mystery   ABC ond AP Directors Hope Sender }s Apprehended; May Add to the Reword

* AP Backs. UP-Running Down » ‘Victory’ Flash   Seeks Apprehension of Culprit Sending False: News on Wire

UP Flash Under Investigation  Press, Redio Officials Join In Search

78th Division Captures. 3 Miles of Siegfried Line in Surprise Attack

ALLIED SHIPS OPERATE IN DUTCH ISLES   Commander Says Coasts  - of Germany Offer Enemy an Opportunity to Use Sea Power Against the Allies.

BATTLE AMONG DUTCH ISLANDS   Allied Naval Engagement Reported by Admiral

Naval Force Engaged North  Of Walcheren   Operations Conducted Against Enemy Among Dutch Islands Near Mouth Of Rhine

“ALLIES ATTACK DUTCH ISLANDS   “Naval Forces Are Now Blosting At Enemy North of Walcheren

ALLIED NAVAL FORCE FIGHTS OFF HOLLAND   Small-Scale Battles Wagec In Isles Near Walcheren

RICE WILL NOT QUIT   Democratic Committeemen Seeking a Federal Judgeship

Remsen Couple 60th Atiniversary Were Married At Petersbtre. lowa

Remsen Couple 60th Anniversary  Were Married At Petersburg, Iowa

Mansfeldt Trial In Early Recess  Last Witnesses Tell Of Doctor's Actions

Record Bomb Assault Made  Over Germany      American, British Airfleets Both Hammer Oil Supplies And Nazi Troops

APPROXIMATELY 1300 AMERICAN HEAVIES ATTACKED GERMANY  OIL SUPPLIES AND RAIL. WAYS MAIN OBJECTIVES

1,300 Yank Bombers Hit Nazi Points   850 Fighters With Big Planes Pounding Oil Plants, Railways

Allied Air Force Pummels Europe   Yank and RAF Heavy Bombers Hit German Oil Sugnlie<

Big Bombers Out In Force   Hammer at German Oil Supplies and Railways in Continuing Assaults

U. S. Heavies Blast German Oil Supplies   American Bombers Are Accompanied by Over 850 Fighters; Hammer Naz: Troops

Great Aerial Armada Bombs Nazi Targets   U.S. Heavy Bombers Attack German Oil Supplies. Railwavs In Record Assault.   BRITISH HIT POLITZ

New All-out Air Assault on Nazis  Greatest 24-Hour Abbaok in tha Meaekina

NAZI RAILS, OIL SUPPLIES TARGET OF 1,300 PLANES   American Bombera Numbering 1,300 With 850 Escort Fighters Crack Down on Oil Plants, Rail Yards and Other Communications

U.S. Bombers. Press Record Air Assault   German Oil Supplies and Railways Attacked by Large Force

Heet of Heavies And Fighters  Lashes at Reich  Oil Plants Supply Prime Targets For Severe Attack

2190 Planes Blast Reich   U.S. Airmen Pound German Oil Supplies, Railroads, Factories

Great Force of Bombers Hits Nazi Targets  American, British Planes in Series

No Letup In Air Blows   Near-Record 24-Hour Assault Chalked Up By Allied Air Forces As Better Weather Comes

Air Bombardment Presages Jumpoff Of Offensives   Poliiz Oil Refinery Hit; Front-lines Hammered as Flying Weather Improves

Reichland Rail And Oil Centers Hit By Yankees   1,300 American Bombers In Huge Raid Over Germany

{300 Bombers Hit Nazi Oil U. S. Day Assault Follows RAF At Night

1,300 HEAVIES ATTACK NAZI OIL SUPPLIES   Main Ferce Giant Aerial Armada Visits Lutzendorf, Few Miles East Of Leipziaq   NIGHT FORAY BY RAF

350 Former Santo Tomas Internees Dock Amid Gau Hamecomina On Pacific Coast

GAINED 102 EMPLOYES   Hercules Company at S.O.W. Still Needs 399 More at Once

YANKS INVADE PANAY ISLAND   Close In on Capital City of Lloilo  fe rere  Advance Steadily on

Americans Land On Panay Isle, In Philippines  fClarrian CbelilLa      Carrier Strike Against Japan Now in Third Day

INVASION OF PANAY ISLAND 1S ANNOUNCED   ISLAND NEAR LEYTE INVADED BY iMACARTIUR'S MEN APTER HEAVY BOM- .  ‘ BARDMENT \

Rush County Lags In Bond Buying .   HOLDS 91ST PLACE IN STATE; LESS THAN 10% OF QUOTA SOLD

Debate Is( OpenedOn New Manpower Bill   McCormick Calls for Leaving Off Partisan Politics; No Common Ground Yet on Union and Union-Curb

Advancing Yank Troops Approach Capital of Cebu   Huge Fires Reported Out of Control; Ships Cover Landing

U, S. INVADERS SWEEP TOWARD BURNING GEBI   Japs at Pardo South of City Battled by Yanks

American Invasion Forces Sweep Over Cebu Island in Philippines   Within Two And Half Miles Of Barning Cebu City Capital

Invaded Cebu Capital Burns   Japs Follow Theme of Destruction as Yanks Make Surprise Landing on Mined Beaches

AMERICANS SWARMING OVER CEBU   Invaders Only  24 Miles from Burning Cebu City

INDIAN FORCES NEAR MANDALAY   FORGE STEEL CLAMP ON 30,000 JAPANESE

PUBLIC WORK SECONDARY IN POSTWAR PLANS   Government Called Service, Not Business, and Subject To Wishes of People

—LAUSCHE—  POSTINA IR LANG  ABE Hgeysser   Says Public Jobs No Substitute For Those In In dunetec   OUTLINES PROGRAM   Necessary State Construction Is Goal Of  New Executive:

LAUSCHE GIVES VIEWPOINT ON POST-WAR JOBS   New Governor Says Public Works no Substitute for Private Industry

TRANSPORT IS ~ ~ ADRIFT AT SEA   SHIP BRINGING TROOFS HOME FROM EUROPE LOST-ITS PRO PELLOR OFF BERMUDA -

RAVAGE JAPANIN WAR'S RECORD RAID   More Than 800 Superforts Blast Five Nip Cities in Largest Air Attack ir Historv.

Four Cities, Oil Center Are Raided   American Fleet Still in Hid ing, Preparing for ” New Attacks

6.632 Tons Of Bombs Cascade Upon Enemy Forewarned Of Offensive   Airmen Report Excellent Work   Third Fleet Remains In Hiding Somewhere Off Japanese Coast

Gen. Eisenhower Forecasts Continued Harmony With Russia: Declares Control Council Will Be Success

Continued US. Soviet Accord Is Seen by ‘Tke’   General Believes Russian: Will Cooperate Fully With Allies

Fisenhower Finds Russians Friendly, Sees Nothing To Prevent Fullest Cooperation

COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA IS FORECAST   Eisenhower Believes Reds Will Act Harmoniously With Allies

! Ike Forecasts Continued Harmony With Russia; Asserts Germans Unrepentant      General story on the San Francisco conference ‘will be found on Pare Three.

GEN. IKE SEES COOPERATION WITH SOVIET   Allied Commander Expects Harmony To Be Continued

H armony With Russia to Last, Says Eisenhower   Declares Allied Armies Best Equipped But Nazis Had Better Tank:

ALLIES PIERCE GERMAN BULGE IN ARDENNES   Tokyo Still Hints Of Luzon Landing; Nazi Forces Break Red Lines

NAZIS MARE STRONG BID FORR BRIBCGENREAD   700 U.S. Bombers  Continue Assaults On Communications

Americans And British. _ Pushing On In Beleium: Nazis On Alsace Front      Northern: Wall Of Bulge Is Sagging .Under Combined Weight Of Yanks And Tommies; Heavy Snowfall Again Blankets Ground

THREE-POWER TALKS  ON ATOMIC, GLOBAL PROBLEMS COVERED BY RIGID SECRECY

Rigid Secrecy (In Progress At Moscow Parley   No Announcement On Dis. cussions At Conference Of Big Three Foreign Ministers   ATOMIC ENERGY LEADING ISSUE

Midnight Curfew Causing Howl   New Order. Effective Next Monday, Is Nationwide

Night Spots Will Ohey Order to (lose at Twelve:  Drastic Ban Aimed To Conserve Fuel, Labor. Loose Money

Byrnes’ Curfew Sets Up  Worst Howl In 27 Years   Entertainment Industry From Coast Grudgingly Prepares To Comply With Midnight Closing Direetive For Bars, Night Clubs, Theaters, Etc.

Midnight Ban ‘On Gay Spots Stirs Protest   Biggest Howl Since Prohibition Goes Up; Bootleg Era Feared

Incendiary Bombs Set Osaka Ablaze, Okinawa End Near   Enemy Flees in Borneo, Fights in Philippines

Superforts Drop 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs on Jap City   Osaka’s War Factories Set Afire; Benald Canc Binaner Baid« Camina

Marshal Stalin Announces New Russian Victory   Ancient Capital Of Poland Is Liberated From Grip Of Nazis By Reds   SPECIAL ORDER IS ISSUED BY STALIN

Polish Capital Taken by Reds Stalin Reveals   Soviet Artillery Blasts Nazi-Held Town of Krakow

SOVIET GUNS SEND SHELLS INTO KRAKOW   STALIN ANNOUNCES FALL OF POLISH CAPITAL AS RED ARMIES DRAW NEAR REICH FRONTIER

RUSSIANS DRIVE ONLY 15 MILES FROM GERMANY   Soviets Reported Sweeping Ahead in Many Pronged Offensive

RUSS LIBERATE WARSAW: ARMIES APPROACH REICH   Spe rheads Reported Within 15 Miles of the German Border

BIG POST-WAR ARMY PLANNED FOR AMERICA   Standing Army and Navy of Million Men Predicted

MILLION MEN IN SERVICE = - PLANNED FOR PEACETIME   LARGEST ARMY AND NAVY IN HISTORY FOR PEACETIME 13 FORECABT IN WASHINGTON   By RAYMOND WILCOVE Ynternationzs] News Serylesa

——————— s,rstS”:”—< Str Sr StS  150.( ,000 Now Idle In Six Coal States

'Nation’s Loss of Coal Production Estimated at 500,000 Tons Daily

doll Goal Str Spreads, 150,000 Wein 6 States  Peete The at To   Aner diane ot   Fuel Shortage Thrast To Operdiais at Steel Mills

HIT BY STRIKE   Closings Are Threatened As More Pits Go Down; 150,000 Now Idle

MANY CLASHES ONSTALY.FRONT   _ American Patrols Probe Nazi Positions

Byres Signs United Nations Ratification   World Security Body Becomes Fact With Secretary’s Action

Americans Find Nazi Master File   Cards Bearing 8 Million Names Considered One of Biz Catches

Nazi’s Secret Master File Found by U. S.   Discovery Said Most Important Document Plum Yet Uncovered

Experiments to Start Soon to Convert Rail Locomotive to Atomic Power Drive

1). L. Lawrence Leads Huston In Pitt Race   Waddell Runs Ahead Of Denny for GOP Nomination as Mayor; State Voting Light

Fifty B-29's Follow Big Raid On Jap:   Oil Refinery Near Shimotsu On Nip Mainland Blasted

Early Morning Raid Follows  Sunday Blasts   Explosive Bombs Used to Attack Maruzen Refinery Near Shimotsu by Marianas Based  Aircraft

0 Superforts Follow Up Big Raid On Japan   Mission Follows Record Attack On Four Cities

Superforts Hit Jap Refinery On Mainland   Drop Explosive Bombs in Sixth Raid in Eight Days  on Japan

SUPERFORTS BOMB 4 NIPPON CITIES AND OIL REFINERY   Greatest Incendiary Attack in History Made on War Production Centers by 600 Planes.   OPPOSITION LIGHT, TWO B-29’S MISSING   Fifty Bombers Attack Maruzen Petroleum Plant Near Shimoteu on Mainland Before Dawn.

B-295 STRIKE AT OIL PLANT IN DAWN RAID   Four Jap Cities Left Burning in Earlier  Fire-Bomb Attack

sixth Raid Of B’29’s In Eight Days   Attack Comes Short Time After Incendiary Attack By 600 Supers. Opposition Reported  fe ae

London Port Area Paralyzed As More  Stevedores Quit   Strikes Threaten Food Rations; Troops Unload Perishable Goods

Complete Suspension of Work in the ‘Loridon-Thames Area Appears Near

END WALKOUT AT STEEL PLANT IN CLEVELAND   Transit Employes Strike a Warren; Wright Dispute Spreads

BUS OPERATORS JOIN STRIKE IN WARREN AREA   Republic Stee! Walkout Ended As Wright Plane Plant Faces Shutdown

REDS CAPTURE KOREAN PORTS   Seizure of Rashin and Yuki  Increase Threats to  Shipping

CHINESE TELL OF BITTER FIGHTING   Japs Trying to Close Vise on Troops in Hupeh, Honan Provinces.

Chinese Report Bitter Fighting In Areas Where Japs Are Trying To Close Big Vise

Parley Likely To Hear Red Trade Plea’   Wants Own Trade Outlets To Open Ocean; May Come Up Now.  re  a7 SCY TTWAT ST Fr CET Gt A

Russia Will Place Port Quest Up To World Leaders  Fulfillment Sighted Fer Long-Time Noman at Saviets

Red Roads To Sea At Stake ©   Question of Ocean Bottlenecks to Soviet Trade Slated High Or Agenda of Big Three

Russia’s Quest For Sea Outlets May be Fulfilled   Big Three Parley Expected to Settle Port Questions in Asia, Baltic, Dardanelles

Russia May Get Trade Outiets To Open Ocean  Other Countries Control Passages

Russians May Realize Quest Ocean Outlet:   Question of Port. Bottle necks Expecicd lo Be ‘. Diseussed At Berlin Conference

Russia May Get Request   Age-Old Quest for Outlets To Open Ocean May Come To Fulfillment at Conference

Appeal By Russia For Trade ‘Outlet Expected At Parleys; East Asia's Future Involved   To Renew Age-Old Quest For Way To Open Ocean May Be Discussed

Russians May End Quest for Outlets To Sea at Potsdam   Conference Will Explore Russia’‘s Far East Intentions

Big 3 To Hear Russ Plea For Trade Outlets   East Asia Future Involved As Reds Seek Ocean Ports in East, West

Age-OldQuestOfRussians For Trade Outlets To Seas MayBeEndedAtConference

CURBS ON MAKING AUTOS DISCARDED   FULL PRODUCTION BY INDUSTRY AUTHORIZED—PRICES SOON TO BE FIXED.

WPB Clears Way For Unlimited Auto Production   New Cars, for Time Being, Will Lack Spare Tires

Auto Industry Authorized To Produce Fully   WPE Removes All [ tions on Product. for Civilians-—

Record Lumber , Shortage Stirs Growing Alarm   Reconversion And Re. covery In Building In. dustrv Threatened.

Reconversion and Construction Industry Threatened. by Severe Lumber Shortage

UMW, Owners Expect To Sign Pact Monday   ‘About Face’ Comes as Surprise; 10-Cent-a-Ton Royalty Rejected

COAL ROW DUE TO END MONDAY   Both Sides Predict Solution To Wage Dispute

Grew Says Enemy Attempting To Split Allies By Provoking Discussions   ‘Peace Feelers’  Are Acknowledged   No Person With Authority. However, Has Approached U. 8. On Surrender

GREW DENIES JAPS OFFERING TO SURRENDER   Sees Attempt To Split Allies

Grew Denies Japs Have Offered to Surrender; Attempt to Split Allies

Jap Peace Bids Are Denied   State Department Official Says Nips Are Up to Tricks

cnemy Using Propaganda for Soft Peace  State Department   State Department Gets Reports from Hidden Sources

Grew Denies Japs Made: Peace Offers, Reiterates “Unconditional Surrender”

No Jap Surrender Proposal Offered, Sec’y. Grew Says  Nips Seek to Split Up the Alliae hu Talc

GREW DENIES NIPS OFFERED SURRENDER   Says Japs Trying To Split Allies By Peace Fecicrs

GREW DENIES JAPAN OFFER TO SURRENDER   Assistant Secretary of State Says Tokyo Is Trying to Split Allies.

Bible Conference At Okoboji Start: Sunday, July 29  Many From Here Will Attend

Methodists Are Preparing For Big: Attendance   JULY 29 THRU AUG, 5— COME, SHARE IN A CREAT WEEK

British Drive Across Senio On Wide Fron   Winter Lull Ends in Italy With British, Yanks On Offensive Again

Nad WAR CRIMINAL LIST . MAY HAVE 400,000 NAMES   STORM THOOPERS AND GES. TAPO MEN ‘TO FACE TRIALS AFTER NUERNBERG COURT  a St 8ESSIONB .

Many Maryland Soldiers Reach American Camps   Fourteen Thousand Cheer ing Veterans Arrive in Home Port

COMBAT DIVISION 1S BACK IN STATES   Veterans of 86th Arrive in New York Enroute to Pacific Theatre

BUS IN LAKE LOCATED   School Vehicle Found by Navy Diver 200 Feet Down’

School Bus Found: Tu Lake By Diver   Located in 200 Feet of Water, Resting Up side Down

“To Stem Leaks   ~~ Tn Battleship   Action: On USS. Mississippi In-Lingayen Gulf Battle Revealed By Navy Today

Fascist Party. Convention City [Named By Alles   Delegations Leave;  To Examine Scend ‘ For Trial of Nazis

WAR CRIMINALS WILL BE TRIED IN NUERNBERG   Nazi Shrine City Selected A: Site For War Criminals Trial

Nazi Shrine Designated For Court   Russians Absent As Jurists Visit City

WAR CRIMINALS TO BE TRIED AT NUERNBERG   Nazi Shrine City of Infamy Is Chosen as Site by Allied Commission.   Further Details.

WAR TRIALS TO BE HELD IN NUERNBERG      Decision Made By War Crimes  Commission

Nazi Trials Slated in Nuernberg   Selection of German Shrine City Seen as Retribution Gesture

TRIALS TO BE IN NUERNBERS   Nazi Criminals to Be Tried in Shrine City

Mayor of Berlin Wants Supply of Our Corned Bee   Germans Would Also Like To Have Cocoa; Red Army Gifts Praised

BERLIN MAYOR SURE AMERICA TO FEED REICH   Says Red Army Gifts Big

Berliners Say They'd Just Love Some U. S. Corned Beef--And So Would We

PREDICTS FAST OCCUPATION OF JAPAN ISLANDS   MacArthur Orders Complete Suspension of Domei News Agency

MccARTHUR DEFENDS PROGRESS   Consideration Given Withdrawal Of War Prisoners

The Weather   American Occupation Army May  Pull Out Of Japan Within Year

MacArthur Says Patience Is Necessary   But Promises Kid Glove Attitude Thing Of Past

May Be “Washed Up” in Period If Japs Actas Now, Eichelberger   No “Kid Glove” Enforcement of Terms, MacArthur Promises—Orders Suspension Of All Operations of Domei Agency — Japs Turned Over Some Wanted Men

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger Predicts Need For U. S. Troops In Nippon Will No Longer Exist Twelve Months Hence — General MacArthur Promises No “Kid Glove” Enforcement Of Surrender Terms — Suspends All Operations Of Domei News Agency

‘Japs Can't Be Much Of Threat Now’   Occupation Would Necessitate Use Of About 400,.  O00 Americans.   8TH HAS 90.000 THERE

GEN, M’ARTHUR SUSPENDS JAP NEWS AGENCY   Estimates Standing Army at 400,000 Yanks; Another Commits Suicide

Japan Occupation May BeWashed Up Viithin Yaqr Predicts Eichelbarger

Eichelberger Sees Occupation Over In Year      Says Nation Can't Be Much Of Threat Wher It Loses Land, Sea And Air Power

ICHELBERGER SAYS JAPS BEHAVING   MacArthur Promises No “Kid Glove” Treatment   DOME! NEWS AGENCY   Must Suspend Operations: Another Jap Official Takes Own Life

Eichelberger Thinks It Wilt Take A Year   Domei Agency Suspended By MacArthur

MacArthur Promises No “Kid Glove” Enforcement Of Terms; Orders Suspension Of Domei

MacArthur Promises No “Kid Glove” Enforcement Of Surrender Terms; Cracks Down On Domei, Chief News Agency.

Fees’ Freedom Of Action To Be Sharply Curbed   U.S. Conmnauiler Defends Past “Soft Policy” As Be-, -ing Necessary; Appre ciates Impatience   Domei Operations Completely Halted   Propaganda Channel Comes To End; Japs Roundup ‘Wanted? Nips; Another Commits Hara Kiri

POSSIBLE END OF OCCUPATION IN YEAR SEEN   Eichelberger Makes Prediction on Occupation: Dome News Agency Suspended

NEED OF SOFT POLICY CALLED ESSENTIAL NOW   Must Avoid Frictions While Troops Are Moving Into Position In Islands

No Kid Glove Treatment  Is Scheduled   General Eichelberger Believes Japan No Longer Will Be Threat to Rest of World, Says Occupation May Be “Washed Up” Within Year

Says Early Termination Possible Lf Present Jap Attitude Continues; MacArthur Replies To Critics; Domei News Agency Suspended.

All Operations Of Domei Agency Are Ordered Suspended   Occupation of Japan "May Be Washed Up" Withir Year, Lt. Gen. Robert Eichelberger Predicts, As Surrender Continues   WILL NECESSITATE USE OF 300,000 YANK TROOPS

Enforcement Will Be Firm   No Kid Gloves, Says MacArthur; Japan Loses Power, Lacks Raw Materials Now

Gen. MacArthur Promises Japs “Will Find Little Of ‘Kid Gloves’; Domei Agency Is Suspended.

JAP OCCUPATION MAY BE FINISHED WITHIN ONE YEAR   ALLIED COMMANDER CLOSES DOME! NEWS AGENCY IN JAPAN

Occupation of Japan May End in a Year   General MacArthur Pledaes 'No Seft Treatment’ For Enemy

Nips Won't ‘Be Handled ‘With Gloves   Gen. MacArthur Replies To Critics; Domei News Agency Suspended.

Temperatures   Jap Occupation To End in Year, General Predicts   MacArthur Suspends All Operations of Domei News Propaganda Agency; Promises No “Kid Glove’? Terms for Nips

Occupation of Japan May End Within a Year   Prediction Is Made by Eichelberger; No ‘Kid Glove’ Policies

IF JAPS CONTINUE ACTING AS THEY HAVE HE SEES CHANCES OF EARLY END 10 OCCUPATION

GEN. MARTHUR PLEDGES STERN NIPPON PEACE   ‘Suspends All Operations Of Domei Propaganda Agency

belkin Year   Eichelberger Predicts U. S. Rule of Nips — Can “Be Washed Up” Soon Since Power Gone

‘Occupation May ‘Be Over in Year   -Ejichelberger Says Nippon Losses Will Keep Her . From Being Threat   NO ‘KID GLOVE’ METHOD   Jap, Government Reports ost of War Criminals ; in Custody

Soft Treatment Of Foe Assailed In Sharp Words   Occupation May End Within A Year, Says Gen. Eichelberqer

GEN. EICHELBERGER SEEK EARLY RELEASE OF NIPPON HOMELAND  GEN. MACARTHUR PROM ISES THERE WILL BE NO “KID GLOVE” TACTICS

EIGHTH ARMY CHIEF MAKES THE FORECAST   General Eichelberger Says Nation Is So Completely Wrecked as a War Power That It Is No Big Threat.

Jap Occupation May End Within Twelve Months   High Army Official Predicts Occupation “May Be Washed Up” in Year.   MacArthur Wants No “Kid Gleve” Action

400,000 Yanks May Be Used In Handling Nafion   Most Men On Wanted List Rounded Up By Japanese; Another Fy-Leader Suicide

Occupation Called Only Year's Job   Eichelberger Hopeful, MacArthur Vows No Kid Glove Plan.

OCCUPATION OF JAPAN MIGHT END iN YEAR   Eichelberger’s Prediction; MacArthur Defends His Procedures

HEADED FOR AIRING   Truman's Fact Finding Board To Hear About Strike Situation

Strike Discussions 'In Weekend Lull   Sessions in Recess Until Monday; GM ‘Discute Before Board

Negotiators of UAW, Companies Take Weekend off  GM, Union to Confer Monday With Faci-linders, Unusual Proposal by Kaiser-Frazer

TRUMAN BOARD 10 HEAR G. MM. STRIKE CASE NEXT WEEK   ‘Detroit Bargaining Sessions Are in Recess Until Manday

Week-End Lull 'n Detroit’s Labor Disputes   Negotiations  To Be Resumed

Principals Call Weekend Halt In Pay Parley   Controversy Involvine GM And UAW Headed For Airing Next Week

CONFERENCE DEADLOCKS ON                    Russians Want It to Rotate Among Leaders

Win Two of Three Major Demands on United Nations   Steering Committee Summoned in Attempt to Reach a Compromise

RUSSIANS WIN MAJOR DEMANDS IN CONFERENCE   Molotov Objects to Stettinius’ Chairmanship; Compromise Discussed

Molotov Objects To Stettinius As Permanent Chm.   Russian Wins Point Or Veto Power, 3 Votes For Soviet Union

MYSTERY SLAYING IS BEING PROBED   Army Officer Admits He Buried His Attractive ' Wife

MYSTERY SLAYING . ~{S BEING PROBED   Army ‘Offiter: ffiter Admits. He Burned: His Attractive .  Nli€fe

val Races To Keep Pace with Rapid evelopments of War in the Pacific  i

BENERALS ARE ‘CAPTURED BY: CHINESE REDS   REPORT 100,000 TROOPS OF ‘CENTRAL, GOVERNMENT .WERE DEFEATED (IN, CIVIL. WAR: CLASHES

Kai-Shek Calls Chiefs to Plan Counter Drive   Byrnes Asserts U.S. Pians to Withdraw Marines From China

HOPKINS WILL NOT ACCOMPANY TRUMAN   Will Not Be Able to Make Trip Because of His Health.

HOPKINS WILL REMAIN HOME   WHITE ROUSE ANNOUNCES ILL : WEALTH WILL PREVENT. YM ATTENDING CON-* FERENCE:  ‘

HOPKINS CAN'T GO TO BIG THREE MEE]   Recurring Stomach Ailment Will Keep Him Home

Harry Hopkins Will Not Attend Big Three Meet Becquse Of If! Health

HARRY HOPKINS TO STAY HOME   Ill Health Forces Former Aide To FDR To Miss Big Three Meet

GEORGE B. EDGAR DIES   SS ae te   Was Vice. President of the Edgar Steel Seal Company

MORNET ASKS DEATH PENALTY   Stat’s Case Against Petain Summaribed For Jury

U. S. to Send Food to Germany  Rations To Be increased In Order To Prevent Starvation

Hunger, Starvation Not U.S. Objective... Imports Of Food To  Raise: German Ration

HIKE GERMAN FOOD RATION   U. S. Te Import Foodstuffs To Provide Increase  Beginning Jan. 1

SUFFICIENT SUGAR BEING ALLOCATED   Rationing Will Be Maintained At Prevent Levels; Gevers ment AnDeLECEs   FOOD WILL BE GIVEN GERMANS   Steps Being Taken By U §. To Increase Num ber Of Calories

Meat Points May be Lower   Reduction on Butter With  Price Advance

BUTTER TO COST MORE IN NOV,, MAY CUT POINTS   Government’s Cancellation of Subsidy Reason for Price Increase

CUTS PROMISED ON RED POINTS   Rationing Stays Through November; Butter May Get Reduction

Meat Rationing W il! Continue All Next Month   Downward Revision in Values Probable About Oct. 28

Will Still Ration Meat   Plan to Continue at Least Through Novem ber; Point Cost May Drop On Meat, Butter

Ln nena eee re ee eee a eee ere ee a a ee ee eee te reir iti ttt teateetetttaaa _  Butter Points To Go Down: Price To Go Up

Cut Looms in Butter Points, Prices Higher   Most Subsidies Will _End; Better Meats Still on Ration List

Meat Rationing May End Dec. 1  Red Points, However, Likely to Be Cut

SEE PROSPECTS OF CUTTING BUTTER TO EIGHT POINTS   CONTINUATION OF MEAT RATIONING APPEARS LIKELY

POWNT VALUES ON BUTTER MAY DROP   One Reason Js Recent Release By Army of a Large Amount.

Rationing of Meats to Be Continued   Points May Be Cut, Says Secretary Anderson; Price Of Butter Increased

MEAT RATIONS T0 CONTINUE NEXT MONTH   Point Values May Be Low: ered, However, Anderson Announces — Value of Butter May Drop From 12 to 8 Points.

Meat Rationing Through November   ’  Commitments to Foreign  Countries Responsible, Seve Sec Andorcan

MEAT RATION 10 CONTINUE   AGRICULTURE .SECRETABY. IN- DICATES: RED POINTS MAX" “BE NEEDED. UNTIL, 1948

Meat. Butter Rationing to Be Continued   Points May Be Cut Down by October 28 Says Mr. Anderson

MEAT RATIONING WILL CONTINUE   Points on Some Cuts and Butter May Drop

Point Value Of Butter May Be Lowered, With Price Boost Anticipated

Meat Rationing to Continue Next Month; Butter Points Down But Cost to Increase

BUTTER POINTS MAY DROP 10 8   However, Housewives May Have To Pay Five To Six Cents A Pound More; Rationing Outlook.

Food Subsidies * May Be Closed By Next Jul   Red Point Value Of Butter 4 Is Scheduled For A Dadundinn

Points May Go Down on Butter but Prices Going up Five or Six Cents

Rationing Of Meat ~ Will Be Continued   Sec’y Anderson Says Deci sion Stems From Foreian Commitments

B-29s Give Japan Heaviest Pounding Of Pacific War   Over 500 Superforts Take Part; American On Okinawa Enter  Naha: Chinese Score

Yanks Drive Into Naha Outskirts   Record Number of Planes Attack— Chinese Drive Into Foochow

Near : * 00 Air Armadas   Marines Drive in Outskirts of Naha, Capital of Okinawa

WEIRD BATTLES FOR OKINAWA IN LAST STAGE NOW   Chinese Drive Into Key Port And By-passed Japs on islands Mopped Up

Nagoya Aflame After Pounding By U. 5. Planes   Marines Drive Into Naha on Okinawa Island

Nips Lose Grip On 3 Potential Invasion Ports   Marines on Okinawa Drive Into Mine-Strewn Rubble of Naha

News Day And Night   500 B-29s And 900 Carrier Planes Rain Destruction On South Nippon   Enemy Loses Grip On Invasion Ports   Marines Smash Into Naha; Chinese Mop Up Two Recaptured China Ports

GROUND FORCES MOP UP IN CHINA PORTS AND OKINAWA CAPITAL   UNPRECEDENTED FLIGHT OF MORE THAN 500 SUPERFORTS FIRE NAGOYA

JAPAN GETS HEAVIEST AIR RAID OF WAR   More Than 500 Superforts Pour 3,500 Tons of Bombs on Nagoya.   Chinese Troops Are Battling in Foochow

GROUND FORCES MOP UP IN CHINA PORTS AND OKINAWA CAPITAL  UNPRECEDENTED FLIGHT OG MORE THUAN ENN ar.

Chinese Troops Recapture Three China Coast Ports   Superfortresses Pour Incendiary Bombs on Nagoyc

Fire Raiders Turn Nagoya Into Inferno   Two-Way Blow At Nippon Approaches Europe’s 2,000-Plane Attacks.

3500-Ton B-29 Blast Hits Japs   Tokyo Reports Raid by 900 Carrier Planes; Human Bombs Slow Yanks in Naha Outskirts

LINE OF PLANES EXTENDS 1,800 MILES EN ROUTI   some U. S. Forces From Europe En Route To Pacific Won't Stop In America

Nagoya In Flames After Heavy Yank Superfort Strike   Two-Pronged Air Blow Approaches Might of Raids in Europe—Foe Loses Grip on Invasion Ports — Marines Enter Okinawa Capital Despite Stiff Nip Resistance.

Surrender Ultimatum Is Rejected   Americans Use Rope Lad. ders to Scale the  Enemy Defenses

Choose To Fight Unt         LAST GARRISON ON OKINAWA GIVEN CHANCE TO GIVE UP. BUT CHOOSE TO FIGHT TOEND ©. 2

American Ultimatum Rejected   Reinforcements Landed On Southeast Shore Of Island To Support  Final Drive

Okinawan Nips Reject Ultimatum   Troops Scale Last Enemy Stronghold Behind Barrage

Japanese Ignore Yank Ultimatum: To Give Up F ight   Massed Artillery,’ Blasts Path For — Advancing Troops

NIPS LOSE MONEY ON THIS  U.S. Navy ‘Cites’ Tokyo Rose For Boosting Yank Morale

Recommends Farm Leases Drawn  To Fit Needs of Present Times   Advises Owners And Tenants To Plan Carefully

FAR EAST AIR FORCES SMASH 90 JAP SHIPS   Okinawa Planes Blast Jap Air Power In Heavy Attacks

MARTHUR HURLS PLANES AT JAPAN    PRINCIPAL NIP AIRFIELDS HIT —MANY GROUNDED AIR CRAFT DESTROYED.

Motor Firm Withdraws  From Case   GM Challenges Inclusion Gi Profits in Dispute Over Wages; Statement Made by Firm Attorney

GM Quits Committee Hearing   Union Is Attempting Tx Enter Management. O Company, Asserts GM Attorney

JAP KWANTUNG ARMY GIVES UP   Nipponese Are Said To Be Surrendering EnMasse to Reds

98,000 Japs Surrender to Soviet Army   Mukden, Hsinking Occupations Near As Fighting Closes

Red°Chutists Enter Cities  In Manchuria  Mass Capitulation 24 Hours Ahead Of Red Deadline

JAPANESE ARMY YIELDS TO REDS   Over Million Men Have Ceased Resistance,  Soviet Reports

Japs Quitting InManchuria   Kwantung.. Army. of .1, 000,000 Ceases Resist_ ance in Most Sectors

Burma To Get Freedom at  End of War   Self Rule Within Commonwealth Granted

Britain Promises Full Self-Rule to Burma After Wan   People Will Decide on Form Of Government, Says Information Service

Burma To Become Self Governing   Britain To Grant Burmese Own Rule

. New Code Gets Big Majority on ’ Urban Support   Due to Weather and Road ’ Conditions the Vote Yesterday Is Light.   In Some Rural Areas No Votes in Majority

’ Missourians Emphatically Approve New Constitution’ Rural Vote ‘Anti   Incomplete Returns Show Biggest Support Came from St. Louis, Kansas City Centers

Back Of The Headlin  Spain Likely Must Quit All in the Tangier Zone

FRANCO SPAIN DUE FOR FIRST “SPANKING” BY UNITED NATIONS FOR STEALING TANGIERS

Mrs. Roosevell Resumes Column   Own Grief Lost in General Sadness of Humanity

72 Pereent Of  Cilu Destroved   Ichiniomiya City Had Only 08 Square Miles Of 1.28  Damaged.

Reveal Jap Inquisition Camp Evil:   Stassen Says Evidence Is Being Gathered for War Crime Trials.

Medieval Tortures Inflicted On Allied Airmen, Sub Crews At Tokyo ‘Inquisition Camp

John McCain Dies Of Heart Attack   Vice Admiral and Famous Task Force 38 Leader Dies At Home.

Henry Kaiser and Graham Motors Join Forces to Produce 2 New Cars

KAISER PLANNING NEW CAR COMPANY   Corporation Formed to Buile Two New Automobiles In Near Future.

OFFICER ACCUSED OF SLAYING WIFE   Lt. Sam Epes Charged After Finding of Raodv

OFFICER ACCUSED ~ OF SLAYING WIFE   I oa a Sa  Lt. Sam Epes. ‘Charged “Alter Finding of © Radv ti‘

Montgomery In Command Of Yankees   Aétion Taken When Germans Threatened fo Break Through   Western Front

TRIAL OF PETAIN IS NEAR END   Expect Case to Reach Jury Late Tomorrow

Reconversion S tressed in Truman Note   Letter to Industrialists Says Problems Can Be Solved Quickly; Praise Given Wartime Role

Industrialists To  Reconversion Problem to Be Met  - Truman and Wallace  Praise Wartime Role of Industry

PRESIDENT TELLS INDUSTRALISTS RECONVERSION PROBLEMS CAPABLE OF ORDERLY AND SPEEDY SOLUTION

Solution Possible  In Labor Troubles   - Truman Tells Manufacturers Much At Stake in Speedy Reconversion; Wallace Urges Full Employment

Reconversion On Orderly Basis Termed Possibility   Manufacturers Hear Letter From Truman

_PRESIDENT’S. LETTER READ AT OPENING orc a re GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CONGRESS

Reconversion Is Hinged on Both Sides Secing Other's Viewpoint, Truman Declares  Wallace Speaks      Wallace Speaks      Secretary Says U. S. Cant Spend Way Into Good Conditions

PRESIDENT LAUDS WARTIME RECORD OF U.S. INDUSTRY   Sees Reconversion Problems Capable of Speedy and Orderly Solution

Truman Sees ‘Solution’ in Reconversion:  Tells: industrialists. ;   Tells: industrialists . “Problems. Capable. of ‘Speedy Settlement

BIG FIRES SET AT KOBE-OSAKA   Japan’s Best Airplane Plants Blasted By Saipan B-29s

NEED $2,340 MORE   Sunflower Check Boosts War Fund-Chest Campaign Total

Former Crown Prince, Other German ‘Big Boys Captured by the French

DUTCH DOCTOR CONFIRMS CLAIM   Atomic Bombing Victims Died Days After City Was Laid Waste

Bomb Deaths Confirmed  Dateh Army Doctor   Dutch Army Doctor Survived Attack

WORK RESUME IN MOST MINES, FIVE NOW IDLE   Three Vesta Mines Are Still Out Shannopin Also Tale

VICTORY BOND SALES REACH 35% OF QUOTA   E Bond Sales Jump $16,33° During Past Week: Bond  _ Premiers Scheduled at”  ” QyG@dia Theatre. . ._.

JAP COMMANDER OF IWO KILLED SATURDAY   General Kuribayashi Led Final Charge Of His Troops; Sent Messare To Emperor

Hurley Names Twe Diplomats   Declares They Went Contrary To Him When he  Was Envoy in China

DIPLOMATS, MOVED FROM CHINA, SAID AGAINST DEMOCRATS  LEND-LEASE WEAPONS SOUGHT FOR ENEMIES OF CHIANG KAI SHEK

Hurley Names 2 Diplomats Who Went Contrary to Him When He Was in China

FORMER ENVOY NAMES SERVICE AND ATCHESO?   Men Serving With MacArthur Staff Named as Opposed to His Program   Not Defeated

Diplomat Asked Lend-Lease Arms For China Reds   -Hurley Says Another Diplomat Suggested Kai-Shek Regime Fold

HURLEY LASHE 2 DIPLOMATS IN CHINA HEARING   Says Atcheson and  Service Contrary to - His Ching Paliciac

Hurley Names Two Diplomatic ‘Foes’ In China   Charges Attempts Tx Arm Communists Anc  To Upset Chiang.

Sought to Arm Reds, Former Envoy Asserts   ‘Insubordination’ of Men Now on MacArthur Staff Described Today

Hurley Makes Grave Charges   Two Career Diplomats Sought to Aid Reds, Oust Chiang, He Says

Sought to Give U.S. Weapons  To Communists   U.S. Policy in China De—feated hy.Carcor Ninle.—  are  mate Canoraoce Tala

Two Diplomats Go Contrary   Hurley Says Atcheson, Service, Present Political Advisers, Contrary.

Japs Lose 1,292 Planesin 20 Days   Halsey’s Fleet Also Bags 445 Enemy Ships

Doenitz in Copenhagen To Meet Montgomery, Reports Would Indicate

Doenitz Flees To Kiel; ‘Reds Seek Hitler’s Body   Rumors Of Surrender Talks Follow Churchill's Absence

Doenitz Confers  On Peace With Allies, 1s Report   Meets Montgomery in Kiel or Copenhagen, Say Radio Broadcasts

NEW FUERRER FLEES: HITLER BODY HUNTED   SITUATION INSIDE GERMANY NOTHING BUT CHAOS

Doenitz Believec In Kiel Planning His Next Moves   May Fight in Scandinaviar Countries or Surrender to the Allies

Churchill, Eisenhower And Russians Believed Mapping Nazi Surrender   Norway. Denmark Bein oe Included   Diplomatic Sources Think Hour Of Victory Probably Is Near

Final Stand In Norway May Be Plan   Chaotic Situation May Preclude  Formal Surrender

Adm. Doenitz Hees To Nava Base Of Kiel   Soviets Hunt For Hitler’s Body In Ruins Of Berlin

Enemy Resistance Breaking Up So Fast Surrender Negotiations May Not Be Necessary.   OBSTACLE TO PEACE IS FORCE IN NORWAY   Germans There Recently Have Been Strengthened—Rumored That Norway Nazis May Quit.

Reich Situation Becomes Chaotic   Allied Planes Pound Fleeing German Ships

160,000 WORKERS IDLE BY JANUARY   War Contracts In 972 Plants Have Been Reduced

New Cutbacks to Release 160,000   $3,478,000,000 Slash In Contracts Revealed

CRUELTY TOLD BY SURVIVOR:   Rotten Food and Inhuman Treatment Was Rule at Camps for Americans, Say Escaped Captives.

Saeatera Counted 315 Casualties After Taking Seven Direct Hits   ee ee ee eee. ees a le  Queen of F lations Out for Revenge After Sufferins Teriffic Beating Off Iwo Island

315 Casualties Suffered in Suicide Attacks on ‘Saratoga,’ Noeny Dierlaces: Famed Old Flattop Returns to Action

Queen of Flattops Takes Seven Direct Hits Saratoga Survives Heavy Damage

sara, Queen of Flattops, Avenges Her 315 Casualties Suffered At Iwo Jima

Meat, Tire Cuts Show Trend to Rock Bottom. Economy as Home Front Faces Leanest Year

FOOD SUPPLIES TOBE SHORTEST ~INTEN YEARS   Little Relief Is Expected For Year After Collapse Of Germany   12 PERCENT CUT IN MEAT DURING APRIL

HOME FRONT'S LEANEST TIME OF WAR LOOM   News on Food, Tires, Shoes and Manpower is Bad

Food. Tires. Shoes. Labor  Grow Scarce!   12 Pet. Cut in Meat For Next 3 Months: Lend-Lease Meat to Britain Cut 87 Pet.

Little Food Or Industry Relief Expectable For A Year After Europe Victory

Home Front Faces Its Leanest  Period of the War   This Becomes Evident in Week-End Bad News as Food, Tires, Shoes and Manpower Show Downward Economy

LET'S HELP SCIENCE FIGHT CANCER DoctorsAre Ready to Do Their Job, ARE YOU?

Pearl Harbor Investigation  Ready To Open   Secret Codes; Tapped Telephone Wires Are Rumored   Eisenhower Will Be Heard Tomorrow  , On Training

Japan Faces Destruction With New Atomic Bomb Equivalent to 20,000 Tons of TNT Now in Use   Little Tennessee Town Vast Secret Bomb Plant

BASIC POWER OF THE WORLD IS HARNESSED   Greatest Achievement In History, Truman  Says of Bomb

Explosion Equal To Over 20,000 Tons Of TNT   First Bomb Dropped 16 Hours Ago On Hiro Shima. Truman Announces; 2 Billion Spent

Basic Power Of The Universe _ Harnessed To Destroy Japan; ._U_S.-Gambled_2.. Billion, Won

Most Terrible Destructive Force  in History Latest — Weapon Against Nips

Secret _ Weapon   Harness Basic Energy Of Universe To Produce Power Greater Than 20,000 Tons TNT

New Weapor Is Revealed By Truman   Awful Missile Answer To Japs’ Stubbornnece

Nip Isles Utterly Doomed    Truman Discloses ‘Use of Explosive ‘Energy:of Nature

Hailed as Most - Terrible Force   New Weapon Is Answer To Japan’s Refusal To Surrender, Says President Truman; May Become Influence to Maintain World Peace.

Powerful Bomb Is Released   Produces More Than 2-000) Times The Blast of Any Bombs Lsed Before

New Atomic Explosive Has More Power Than 20,000 Tons Of TNT   Bomb Briefs   ‘Truman’s Statement

New “Dest ctive Agent East 20,000 ° Tons of TNT   USED ON ' HIROSHIMA   Terrific Missile Answer to Japan’ s Refusal to Surrender

New Missile, Containing More Power Than 20,000 Tons of TNT, Hailed as Most Terrible Destructive Force in History and Greatest Achievement of Organized Science—Weapon Is Answer to Nippon’s Refusal to Quit.   aA.i%00 Workers

Potent New  U.S. Weapon Equal 20,000 Tons Of TNT   Explosive Is 2,000 Times As Powerful As Largest Ever Used Heretofore

Truman Says Japan To Face Rain Of Ruin From Skies   U.S. Wins Great Scientific Race; Bomb Withheld Until Ultimatum Rejected

MOST POWERFUL BOMB EVER USED PRESIDENT SAYS   Called One of Greatest Scientific Advances in History; Announced by Truman

Forces of Nature Harnessed by U.5 Scientists; Use  Is Answer To Nix Rejection Of  Bia 3 Ulimatum

BASIC POWER OF UNIVERSE “TOBLAST NIP   First Bomb Dropped Sunday; Powerful as 20,000 Tons of TNT.

First Test Target Is Nip Army Base   Universe’s Basic Power Harnessed By Scientists to Make Explosive Fxceeding 270.000 Tons of TNT

New Explosive Equals 20,000 Tons Of T.N.T.   Bomb, Known As Atomic Bomb, Dropped 16 Nours Ago On Hiroshima, Vital Nip Army Base   To Obliterate More Rapidly Empire   Answer to Rejection Of Surrender Ultimatum; S2,000,000,000 Spent  In Development

New Missile Has More Power Than 20,000 Tons of TNT   Used for 1st Time Today on Jap Base: One Answer To Nip’s Refusal  To Surrender

Missile Looses Power Of Universe Equal to More Than 20.000 Tons of TNT

More Power Than 20,000 Tons of TNT   Truman Reveals Use of Explosive; Called War’s Most Terrible Weapon

Atomic Bomb — Is Dropped On Japanese City   Power of Bomb Such as to “Stagger the Imagination,” Stimson Asserts—Rain of Ruin Can be Expected, Truman Says

Truman Bares Mighty Yank Secret Weapon   History's Most Powerful Explosive Ready  For Pacific Theater; Stimson Asserts It .  May Hasten End of Far East Hostilities %

THE MOST TERRIBLY DESTRUCTIVE FORCE IN HISTORY IN USE   BOMB CONTAINING 2,000: TIMES MORE POWER THAN ANY OTHER HITS JAPAN

2000 Times as Destructive as Most Powerful Missile of War   Equal to 20.000 Tons of TNT: Cost 2 Billion Dollars to Develop

Carries Force Of  20.000TonsTNT   U. S. Secret Weapon Most Destructive. In History; Is Answer To Refusal To Heed Potsdam Surrender Offer:

FLASH REVEALS WHAT IS BEING MADE AT CLINTON   Deadly Weapon Used Against Hiroshima Because Japs Refused to Heed Surrender Ultimatum

New “Atomic” Bomb Used Against The "Jans Has Power Of 20.000 Tons Of TNT

MISSILE OF INCREDIBLE FORCE LEAVES NIP CITY INVISIBLE UNDER DEBRIS

Truman Announces New Weapon Has More Power Than20,000Tons Of TNT

Blast Power Exceeds 20,000 Tons Of TNT   Vital Nip Army Base First Target For Missil Loosing Pent-Up Forces Of Universe; Answer T Rejection Of Surrender Ultimatum.

Truman Reveals Success in Effort To Solve Long Sought Force Puzzle

NEWEST WEAPON EQUAL TO 20,000 TONS OF TNT   President Truman Reveals Use Of Secret Missile Against Nipponese   BIGGEST BOMB EVER USED   ‘A New And Revolutionary Increase In Destruction’ Opened In War

More Power [han 20,000 Tons Of TNT   White House Announces New And Revolutionary Increase In Destruction; First Dropped 16 Hours Ago On Jap Base.

Most Powerful Bomb Of War Drops On Foe   Greatest Achievement Of Organized Science Says President Truman.   MORE WILL COME

Newly Developed Explosive Missile Is Greatest Destructive Force in History; 2,000 Times as Powerful As Blast of Most Powerful Bomb

NEW ATOMIC BOMB LOOSED AGAINST NIPS   Shell Containing More Power Than 20,000 Tons of TNT Answer to Jap Rejection of Terms

HAS POWER OF 20,000 TONS OF TNT   2,000 TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY BOMB FORMERLY USED

Most Powerful ' Bomb Invented Loosed on Japs   Atomic Bomb, With Power of 20,000 Tons of TNT, Employed by U, S.   To Prove as an Aid In Shortening War

FANTASTIC NEW WEAPON LOOSED AGAINST NIPPON   Atomic Bomb Carries More Destruction In Single Load Than 20,000 Tons Of ITNT; President Truman Reveals Secret Weapon.

Potsdam Threat Is Carried Out   $2-Billion Scientific Secret Is Uncovered

Missle Is Equal To 20,000 Tons Of TNT, Report   Germany Lost Race To Find Secret of Fearful Explosive

"Rain of Ruin’ to Pour on Japanese, Truman Promises   Atomic Power to Be Used To Help Keep World Peace

Truman Tells Of Great  Scientific Gain   Missile Using Pent-Up Power of Universe Is Answer to Peace Bid Refusal; Each Bomb Equals 20,000 Tons of TNT

TRUMAN GIVES FIRST WORD OF WEAPON   Contains More Power Than 20,000 Tons Of TNT   WO BILLIONS   Spent On Development Of Bomb: 65,000 Working On Production

Win Race with German Scientists; More Force Than 20,000 Tons TNI

New Destructive Agen Equivalent to 20,000 Tons of TNT    USED ON HIROSHIMA   Terrific Missile Answer tc Japan's Refusal to Surrender

Atomic Bomb Loosed on Japan; Pent-Up Powers of Universe Controlled in Greatest Gamble

ARMY MEN TO VILLAGE   Fort Leavenworth Officers May Be  Housed at Sunflower _—T

Train Stopped Suddenly   Stricken Parents Give U p Plans for Gala Christmas

TOWN iS FACING SAD CHRISTMAS   Two Bodies Of Children Recovered; Navy Divers Take Up Search

Ickes’ Chicago Building Faces  “Forced Sale”   Secretary of Interior May Salvage Property By Paying $4,274 For Taxes Due

M’ARTHUR IS  DEFENDED IN _ THE SENATE   SEN, CHANDLER AND OTHER MAKE VERBAL THRUSTS AT STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL *

31 VESSELS BLASTED IN NAVAL RAID   Carrier Planes Smash Huge Plane Factory Near Nip Capital

DANING NAIWS BY TASK FORCE 58 ROCK TOKYO  233 Jap Planes, 31 Ves sels Destroyed  ee  PLANTS LEVELED   233 Jap Planes, 31 Ves sels Destroyed

Huge Armada Rakes Tokyo, Hachijo Isle   Yanks Gain on lwo; Filipinos Aqaain Rule Isles

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Damage 233 Jap Aircraft and 31 Enemy Vessels

HIT 233 PLANES. AND 31 VESSELS   Second Raid Over Tokya Costs U.S. Nine Planes, Four Pilots

The National ‘Whirligig   News Behind the News Washington «+... .- Ray Tucker New York - -~ Albert N. Leman

‘MIGHTY SEVENTH START AUSPICIOUS   Payroll Drive Said Looking “Better and Better” By Director

Allied Commander Says Plans for Big Army Revised Drastically After Landing Forces Won Greatest Gamble

JAPS IN CHINA TURN IN ARMS   SHANGHAI GARRISON STILL HAS WEAPONS

Local Woman Is Freed By Japs   Mrs. Mae Penola Iry Among The Liberated

Former LeMars Man Is Held For Sioux City Robbery  Roger Lobdell Bound Over To

Former LeMars Man Is Held For Sioux City Robbery   Roger Lobdell Bound Over To March Grand Jury

Ice Covers Highways as Threat of Flood Passes   RY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SPRVICEH

RAIN FREEZING ON HIGHWAYS CUTS BUS AND OTHER TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE

SINKING OF JAP CARRIER BY AMERICAN SUB PROVIDES ONE OF HEROIC STORIES-OF WAR

U. S. Submarine ‘X’ Sinks New Nipponese Carrier In Darina Pacific Action

Ends With Jap Units Destroyed  Over pao! Enemy Dead Already Listed

MacArthur Predicts Early End Of Campaign In Whole Archipelago   12000 Japanese Killed In Fighting   Fall Of Last Sector Of City Enables Release Of 3,000 Internees

Homecoming Veterans To  Be Granted Priority In Establishing Businesses

TAX REDUCTIONS TO COME SLOWLY   Individuals May Expect Cut To Start Next Year

WT NEEDED SOON   But Senator George Believes Relief Should Be Feit Gradually.

Income Tax Cuf May Be as High As 60 Per Cent   Business to Feel Relief, too, But Change Gradual

TAX RELIEF IS EXPECTED SOON   Sen. George Opposes Elim. inating All War-Time Measures At Once

U.S. Tax Relief Not All Coming With One Swoop  Program May Spreac Over Three Years

Excess Profits Tax Repeal To Be Asked Soon   Relief Being Planned For All, But Not In ‘One Swoop’ Declare Senator Georae

SENATOR GEORGE ADVISES GRADUAL CUTTING OF TAX  RECOMMENDS AUTO   RECOMMENDS AUTO USE REVENUE BE DISCONTINUED

Quick Repeal Of Taxes Will Be Attempted   Senator George Favors Slash Spread Over Three-Year Period

Tax Leader Says Reductions Should Be Slow  Sen. George States  Many Levies Pauld Ra lawerad

Says Message fo Short Was Definite One   Gerow ‘Claims ‘it Gave Him Right to Protect: Oahu

Pearl Harbor Warning Not Vague--Gerov   General Insists Nov. 27 Message Sufficiently Cleer

Ex-War Plans Chief Denies Washington's Warnins to Pearl Harbor Was Ambiquous

“Temperatures   Marshall Note Was No Do-Don’t? Affair, Gerow Tells Probers

Note Of Warning Seen “Specific” By Gen. Gerow   Assertion By Army Board Disputed By Officer At Hearing In Pearl Probe

Pearl Harbor Message Senf Held Specific  ‘Do-Don’t’Signal   ‘Do-Don’t’Signal Denied Before Board of Inquiry

Gerow Insists Message Short Got “Specific”   General Disputes Pearl Harbor Investigators’ View It Was ‘Do-Don’t’ Note Front Marshall   Memory Vague On Hart’s Warning   Admits Having Hazy Recok lection Admiral Advised State Department Dec. G6 Jans Were On Move

Former War Plans Chief Tells Congressional Pearl Harbor Investigators He Thought Warning To Hawaiian Command On Nov. 27, 1941, Was Specific In Its Terms Anda Not Indefinite, As Claimed By Member Of Committee—Probe To Be Continued

And Fresh Eggs, Too: Civilians Must Go on Light Meat  Diet for Summer, Government Says

Light Meat Diet During Summer Sa enean teeta Maasai  Possibility Of Shor “tage In Eggs In Near Future Seen

Light Meat Diet During Summer _   Possibility Of Shortage In __-Eggs In Near Future Seen

Moscow Indicates Big 3 Meeting Will  Be Necessary Seon   Cites General Worsening  OF Political Situation  Through Europe 

Great Drive is Begun With Greatest American Artillery Barrage in History; Good Progress Made

TRUMAN PROPOSES Ble THRE Mict  NEXT AT CAPITAL   Final Plans for Defeat of Japan Are Laid by Militarists

TWENTY-THREE UNDERGO EXAMS   Group Sent Today to Indianapolis for Armed Forc2 Cheek-Ups

Japanese Cabinet Collapse Is Likely After October 15   Will Probably Be Replaced After Army Demobilization Is Completed   “CABINET FATE IS UP TO M’ARTHUR

MacArthur Demands Confiscation of All Outstanding Copies of English-Japanese Magazine, Tokyo Keizai Shimpo — Charge Publication of Material Inimical to Interests of Occupation Forces

Report! Foochow Js Recaptured  Chinese Drive on City of Paoching

JAP POSITIONS IN TWO AREAS DESPERATE.   Near Final Blows of Americans on Iwo and Luzon

KING OF SLAVS IS RENOUNCED   Peter Loses All Rights Federated Republican Gov't Proclaimed

Yu voslav Cov Becomes Republic By Sweeping Vote   Cheering Vhousands Elail Assembly as Monarchy Rule Is Ended.

Western Union.Girls : ‘To ‘Hold Open’ ‘House ‘Eriday. Sentember 28

Reports On Farm Products   LIVE POULTRY—Wholesale,   BUFFALO LIVESTOCK MARKET

TWO, SETBACKS FOR GOVERNOF   a LAUSCHRF'S FIRST VETO OVER. RIDDEN AND SENATE COMPLETES ACTION ON SCHOOL BILL

Lausche Veto of Tax Bill Swept Aside School Measure Ready for Governor.

ENEMY EXPECTS STAB AT CHINA   General Wedemeyer Indicates Japs Preparing for New U. §. Londinas

Luzon Successes  Speed Jap Plans   Nips Will Establish Deep Belt in Asia to Meet Yank Landings

Irma Grese Weeps On The Stand....  Beatings In Nazi Camps Compared To Floggings Of N. Carolina Convicts

Nazi Beatings Compared To Those In U.S.   Irma Grese On Witness Stand

ALL MANPOWER CONTROLS LIFTED   FREE LABOR MARKET RESTORED IN EFFORT TO SPEED KRECONVERSION.

War Manpower Controls Revoked As Fighting Ends   WMC Announces Seven-Point Program To Aid Reconversion

HAVE A NEW PLAN      Government Revokes~ Al War-Time Power Controls

Eden leaves parley as resistance from small powers wanes   Demand for more representation dropped: near accord on trustees

EDEN LEAVES FRISCO MEET   War Problems Take Him to London; Small Nations Give Up Demand

Allied Gonference Due To Start This Week On Actual Structure of-Peace-Keeping League

Conference Runs Smoother, Eden Leaves for How:   Opposition of Smaller  Nations te Big Five  Plans Wilting

Eden Leaves United Nations Security Parley   Major Powers in Fairly Close Agreement on All Issues Except World Trusteeships

Sec. Eden Leaves Conference,  Heads for Home   Small-Nation Drive For More Recognition Appears to Be Waning

PRICE FORMULA SET ON IMPORTED GOODS   Aimed at Holding Line on Cest of Living

Price Formula For Imports   Would Hold Prices On Goods Affecting Living Costs

Declares Peace Put In Jeopardy   U. S. General Blasts Unauthorized Dispatch

‘I Sent The Story Says AP Reporter   Edward Kennedy Comments : On Row With Army : Over Surrender

‘DOUBLE CROSS MENACED PEACE   AP Violation Flayed By Eisenhower °

Baruch’s View On Germany   Would Steer Course Between Destruction  And Rehabilitation

POSSESS SSSSOHHSOOLOSOSOES SPOOSSSSOSSSOSSOSCSSES  THE WAR TODAY

FUTURE OF GERMAN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY DISCUSSED BY BARUCH WHO WOULD PREVENT REARMING

Baruch Plan Seen As Ban On 3rd War   Would Diamember German Industry To Prevent Armament Produetion But Not Enslave People of Retch

Vazis Own Docu: meats Revealed Inhuman Treatment Of Slave Laborers By German~Qver. lords.

Women Beaten, Babies Tossed From Trains  Nazis Said Rulers O} 6 500.000 "Slaves”-

EVIDENCE PILES UP ON 6 NAZIS   Revolting Facts Cause Fellow Defendants To Shrink Away

ENSLAVEMENT OF 6,691,000 LAID T0 NAZIS   Slave Program Charge Specifies Six Of 21 Defendants

REVEAL NAZI LABOR ABUSE   Endavement and Inhuman Treatment of Millions Disclosed at Trial

Bestial German Acts Revealed  Six Nazis Singled Out in Testimony

Nazi Slave Policies, So Raw [hey Disgusted Germans, Aired at Trial

Women Beaten, Babies Tossed From Trains   Nazis Said Rulers C o 6.500.000 "

Jap Labor Unions Decide On United Political Action   Conservatives. and Left ists Will Unite to Form Socialist Party.

Japs Will Use Polities To Aid  . Labor Policy   Dozen Nazis Are Jailed By Counter-Espionage UL. S, Officers

Jap Labor Groups _ Unite   Plan To Use Politics As Means Of Advancement; Jail More Nazis. Sereen Jap Teachers

Jap Labor Unites Plan Politics As Stepladder   Meeting To Be Sponsore: Friday To Create Socialist Party

Jap Workers Plan to Play - Political Role   Reach Agreement For United Action At Jot Mecting of Two Labor Unions

MORE THAN 4 MILLIONS ROAR INEW YORK WELCOME TO “IKE”   Reception For American General Dwarfs All Othe Ceremonies Extended By City To Visiting Cele brities; Makes Plea For Peace

New York Gives Gen. Eisenhower Greatest Welcome   More Than 7 Millions See Kansan on Gala Visit to Metropolis

Four Million New Yorkers Out To Cheer  Eisenhower   Must Be Strong  To Maintain Peace. He Tells 2,000,000 Around City Hall

7 Million Cheer Eisenhower  In New York   Not Enough to Devis Machinery of Peace, We Must Be Strong, ‘Ike’ Tells Listeners

NEW YORK CITY'S MILLIONS GREET (EN. EISENHOWER   Rousing, Emotional Welcome Showered on Leader by Greatest Crowd in Goth am’s History.   “WE MUST BE STRONG IN PEACE,” HE SAYS   “Only Strength Can Co-operate,” Throng Is Told—17Gun Salute Greets Arrival at Airport.

New York Welcomes General Eisenhower   Over 7,000,000 People Pay Tribute to Kansas HeroStresses Strength, Cooperation in Speech to Cheering Multitudes

IKE GREETED BY 7 MILLION IN NEW YORK   CROWDS GREATEST METROPOLIS HAS EVER SEEN

7 Million New Yorker Greet Ike   Eisenhower Urges U.S. to Be Strong, Co-operate for Peacs

Greatest Crewds le History Of New York Welcome Conqueror Of Nazis

Oklahoma Traffic Costs Three Lives   One Drowned When Truck Overturns Into Creek

HOTEL BATHTUB DEATHS SOLVED   Michigan Prison Escaper Linked To Murders Of Two Women

AKRON HOSPITAL WILL OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY   Opened Twenty-five Years Ago—Open House To Be Held August 15

Water Still Rampagins Especially Down East      Cape Fear, Neuse Roanoke And Tat Near Record

LEGION IS BEHIND . TRUMAN ON DRAFT;   Edwards Says Army Will Be Down to 2,500,000 by July 1946   REGULAR ARMY ‘ LESS

LEGION BACKS TRUMAN PLAN   President Advised Organize. tion Favors Continued Draft of Men 18-25

-egion Backs Truman's Plan To Keep Draft   Tells President Men  Who Have Served Two Or Three Years Should Be Replaced by Others

Legion Backs Truman’s Urge For Inductions   National Legislative Director Of Legion Gives Group’s View.   REPLACE VETERANS

Legion Informs  Truman It Backs His Draft Plans  Wants Youths to Serve, Let Older:  Men Come Home

NAVY TO DROP 2,838,000 IN COMING YEAR   Plans for Making Life In Armed Forces More Attractive Are Sprouting Right and Left

Legion Backs President In  Draft Stand   Truman Is Told That Ameriean Legion Is Behind Him in Requesting Induction Continued.

President Told Legion In Favor of Proposal Toe Continue Induction

Legion Backs Truman’s Plan  To Draft Youth   Tell President Proposal Tc Induct Men 18 to 25 Years Fits Into National  Defense Program

Legion Backs Continuation Of Induction   Favors Call Of Men 18 To 25

AMERICAN LEGION BACKS UP PRESIDENT IN INDUCTION MOVE   Truman Requested the Con. tinued Induction of Men 18 to 25.   FOR THE ARMED FORCES   Legion’s Views Presented in a Conference With the President by Col. Taylor.

OF NAGOYA DESTROYED   16: More: re Saiiire Miles of City. Buraed Our

FireBombsWipeOut 16 Miles of Nagoya’s Vital Industrial Area   300 Superfortr esses Pour Bombs Into Factories and Warehouses; 3.500 Tous Dropped iv 90 Minutes

16 Square Miles Scorched. by Fires   Death Blow Struck at War Factories

300-PLANE RAID BY SUPERFORTS IN THIRD DAY   575,000 Fire Bombs Weighing 3500 Tons Crashes Into Southern Factory Area 90 Minutes Before Dawn

CITY AGAIN HIT BY 500 BIG PLANES   Half Of Nips’ Chief Aircraft Center Is Believed In Ruins

B-29 Armada Of 3000 Planes Again Hits City   Sixteen More Square Miles Set Afire By Second Attack In Three Days

Second Fourth Of Nagoya Left Afire By Raid  16 Square Miles Of Japs’ Third City Is Set ‘Burning  HALF OF CITY GONE  Two Heavy - Raids Are Mada On ASeora ft   Two Heavy Raids Are Made On Aircraft Citv In 4 Dave

New B-29 Raid Hits Jap City   3,500 Tons of Fire Bombs Rained Down On Industrial Area

WarChest Is Well F illed, By. Plymouth ( County   F inal Report  eveals Results a Be Excellent

POINT VALUES FOR MEAT TO BE CUT   Beef, Veal and Lamb to be Affected by New  arder

MEAT INCREASE DUE W AUGUST   Cut In Point Values To Take Effect July 29; Pork Not Included

More Meat Is in Prospect with Lower Point Values on Beef, Veal and Lamb

CUT IN MEAT POINT VALUES PROBABLE   OPA EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE REDUCTION ON BEEF, VEAL AND LAMB.

Lower Beef, Veal, Lamb Points Loom  In August   Improved Supply Of These Meats Seems in Prospect:  Pork Unatlfected

More Meat Due For Cwilians; Cut Point Values   Reduction in Ration Cost of Beef, But Not Pork, Indicated

OPA to Lower  Point Values On Some Meats   Improved Civilian Supplies Reported From Several Areas

Hess Tells Why He Parachuted Into Scotland  Hoped for British  Peace and Free  a a oe i lie ile ii ili

Marines !n lwo Advance   Capture Half of Last JapHeld Airfield Against Most Modern Nip Weapons

Yanks Capture Half of Iwo Airfield   Marines Drive Into Face of Stiff Japanese Resistance

Marines Take Hall Of lwo Airfield   Gains Being Measured By Yards in Bloodiest Battle

Nip Bazooka Fire Blasts Yank Tanks   Marines Gain Up to 500 Yards Against Bitter Resistance

YANKS SEIZE HALF OF LAST AIRFIELD HELD BY 1WO JAPS   Gains of 300 to 500 Yards Against Strongly Entrenced Enemy Paid for in Rlood.   HEAVY TYPE ROCKETS USED BY DEFENDERS   Slow Advance Made by Americans Past Pillboxes, Blockhouses and Fortified Cava.

Capture’ Half of Last Air field in Face of ‘Terrific Fire From Modern Jap Weapons

MARINES GET HALE OF NU. 2 WO AIRFIELD   Score Gains Up to 500 Yards Past Pillboxes, Block  Houses, Caves.

Marines Capture Half of Airfield In lwo Battle   3000 Are Rescued From Walled City As Japs Surrender

Marines Make Slight Gains   Situation On Iwo  is Little. Changed

Marines Take Half Airport  On Iwo Jima   Cost of Gains Heavy, However, for U. S. Forces on Island

MARINES GAIN, HOLD HALF OF STRATEGIC ISLE   Japs Continue Fullest Possible Resistance

Neely Submits Appointee List   Confirmation Asked for 30 Renter OFF i otale

PERMANENT INQUIRY SETUP PETS APPROVAL OF HOUSE   SURPRISE PARLIAMENTARY MOVE AB CONGRESS GFERS CREATES NEW “DiCS COMMITTEE”

KANSAS HEAT CENTER   Is the Hottest Place’ East of the  Rockies Today:

ACCEPTS INVITATION OF TRUMAN   Announcement Comes Out Of France Yesterday

WASHINGTON SILENT OVER DEGAULLE VISIT TO UNITED STATES   FRENCH ANNOUNCEMENT STATES FRENCH LEADER ACCEPTS INVITATION

Silent on De Gaulle Visit   Neither White House Nor State Department Will Comment

DeGaulle To See Truman In Aug.  Washington Silent On French Report

DE GAULLE TO VISIT TRUMAN   French Say Leader Has U.S. Invitation

Silence Greets Report DeGaulle Visit To Truman   President-White House Silent, But French Says Details Arranged.

DEGAULLE TRIP NEAR MYSTERY   White House Maintain: Silence On Reported Visit To U. S.

Washington Holds Silence on Visit of De Gaulle  French General May ql Confer With President Truman

Capital Silent On De Gaulle   ‘Recognition Lacking OnPreimier’s Visit

Churchill Leaves for Holiday in France   Capital Puzzled at Silence Over Gen. De Gaulle’s Visit

NO COMMENT ON GEN. DE GAULLE   Washington Silent On News French Leader Has Accepted Invitation To Visit Truman.

DRY LOAN E MOVES.   All Sales $71,657.5Q; ads, $28,406.25; Premiers Scheduled

MAY PREVENT FUTURE WARS   Atomic Bomb Will Surely Shorten the War, Dr. Ernest Lawrence Said.

Japanese Cabinet Asks Throne To Convene Diet Session November 26

Roosevelt Report — on Biy Three Meet Awaited by People   4 Congressmen Named to Delegation for the United Nations Parley

UNCLE SAM DECLARES DIVIDEND ON VICTOR} IN EUROPEAN SECTOR  SOME 2,500 GI JOES ARE BEING PERMITTED TO GO HOME TODAY

First of Veterans Discharged Today   Gigantic Job of Revamping Army Gets Under Way Throughout U. S.

REDEPLOYMENT STARTS. TODAY      Uncle Sam Declares Dividend on V-E With First Discharges.   COMBAT VETERANS FIRST

ARMY 9" FEST GROUP     REVANPING FIGHTING FORCE   EISENHOWER ANNOUNCES TROOPS WHO HAVE SEEN SERVICES N-AFRICA-AND IFUROPE NOT 10 FIGHT THE JAPS

U.S. Starts  New Point Discharges   Men Fighting Both in Africa, Europe Won't Go to Pacific

Combat Veterans Returned For Resi Get First Release   Navy Will Not Release Men Until Japs Are Defeated

FIRST 2,900 YANKS GIVEN A DISCHARGE   Today’s Step Is_ Initial Move in Gigantic Job of Revamping’ Army From Two- to One-Front Fighting Group.

Opposes Shelving Work or Jail  White House Wants   White House Wants No Substitute Plan

Move to Drop Labor Draft  Meets Snag   Byrnes’ Office Frowns On Compromise Over Manpower Control

mmittee Secks fey op Manpewer Bill   ks Acceptance Monetary Plan

WORK-OR-JAIL ORDER OPPOSED   Solons Frame Substitute Despite Opposition From White House

FOR FOREIGN BASES         May Hold Answer to “America’s Future Security”

U.S. May Retain European Bases   Retention of War-Air Installations May Be Key Security Question.

TRAFFIC DEATH TOLE IS RISING   Four Persons Fatally Injured In State over Labor Day Week-end

Third Army Seizes Nazi Poison Gas   DUMP ESTABLISHED WITHIN LAST TWO WEEKS SUGGESTS INTENDED USE

TWO DIED IN PITTSBURGH BLAZE TODAY   Women Lose Lives While Six Others Are Injured As Fire Sweeps Tenement Section   FIREMEN ARE BUSY

Two Die in Pittsburgh Fire   Row of Five Tenement Houses Swept by Flames

March W eathe. Keeps Its Grip   Precord Lows Made  In Many Regions

Reveais Hess Flew to Britain in Effort to Arrange Peace Parley Between King George and Hitler

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SHED ON MISSION OF HESS IN 1941   Hoped to Take King George to Germany. for Peace . Talk, It 1s Said’   HITLER NOT IN ON-PLAN   Only Two Nazis Informed of ‘Crazy’ ldea and Both ~ Put Under. Arrest

1941 FLIGHT TO SCOTLAND HIS OWN PEACE IDEA   Deputy’s Action Enraged Hitler

NO. 3 NAZI WANTED TO TAKE KING TO GERMANY WITH HIM   Hitler Furious When He Received Letter Telling Of Flight After Hess Left, Herman Goering Tells Writer

Hitler Anew Nothing of Hess Flight   Rudolph Wanted to Brin; King Gec ize to Germany  for Gonference

roped 10 brine King George VI, Hitler Together   Plans Were Made In  Strictest Secrecy

Made Flight To Get Ruler For Parleys   Aimed at Peace Talks; Fuehrer Astonished And Infuriated.

ORDERS HESS STAND TRIAL FOR CRIMES   Allied Court Accepts Statement That He's Sane

Describes Purpose Of His Flight   Hess Contends He Hoped  To Bring King George Back To Germany For Peace Conference

Hess Explains 41 Flight To Britain : As Attempt To Bring About Peace

Disclosure of Hoax Flabbergasts Co-Defendants in War Crimes Trial. Goering Tells How Hitler Raved

War Crimes Tribunal Agrees to  Grant. Request of Hess — Judged Mentally Capable of Standing Trial.

Wanted To Arrange Peace Meet   THOUGHT HE COULD ARRANGE . CONFERENCE BEFORE ATTACK: ON RUSSIA; HITLER DIDN’T KNOW ARQOUITT I'T

HESS PLANNED 10 LURE KING GEORGE BACK 10 GERMANY   Hitler Knew Nothing of Dep. uty’s Scheme Until He Received Letter

HESS SOUGHT TO TAKE GEORGE VI TO GERMANY   Prepared English ight ly;  Twedls Hitler} te ter

No. 2 Nazi  Had Plans of Peace   Hess Went to England To Bring King for Peace Conference

Hess Reveals He Hoped To Lure, King George VI To  Germanv For A Conference

The Occupation Is Going Smoothly, No Incidents Have Occurred, Navy Takes Over Naval Base

ACCOUNT FOR ALL BUT 3 TOKYO FLIERS   MacArthur Intends To Find Out What.  Became ‘of Them — “

HUNT FOR THREE TOKYO RAIDERS   MacARTHUR WILL DEMAND JAPS PRODUCE THEM

‘MacArthur To Demand Information  Of Japs On Fate of Doolittle Fliers

Valuable Cache of Mercury Is Found Hidden in Captured Nazi Submarine

“$50,000 TO ROOSEVELT, BUT NO LIVING WAGE TO WORKERS.” SIGNS SAY

Canadians Drive Near Goch, Calcar   Make Sudden Push Over  Mired Battle  Area

Allied Armies Push Deeper In Reich Line   Strategic Town Falls To Flame-Throwing Unit of Scot Troops

Flame-Throwing . Scots Enter Town Of Afferden And Clean Out Nazis From Nearby Woo And Third Army Probes Deeper Into Sauer Line

ALLIED TROOPS FIGHT TOWARD NAZI BASTIONS   Canadians Within Short Distance Of Goch And Cal- . car, Near Kleve

Canadians Push To Outskirts Of  Nazi Bastions   Push Carries Clear OF Siegfried Line From Kleve To Goch.

ALLIES CLOSE ON NAZI HUBS   Canadians In Push Over Mired Fields Battle Near Goch, Calcar

—WESTERN FRONTCanadians  Near Nazi  Bastions   Goch And Calear Menaced By Push Over - Mired Battlefields

CANUCKS RIP OUT NEW GAINS IN FRESH PUSH   Soviets Drive for Guben, Cottbus, Fortresses Guarding Berlin

Allies Cut A Nazi Highway   Main Road To Key Hub Of Goch Severed In Two places; Canadians Gain In North

Troops Advance Within Mile Of Goch, Cut Road   Allied Bombers Hit Frankfurt; Third Army Gains

MAIN ROAD GUT AT TWO POINTS   Troops Pushing Germaiis Away From East Bank Of Maas River.   w#/ANY PRISONERS TAKEN

CANADIAN ARMY IS NEAR BLASTED GOCH AND CALGAR   Reached These Points Southeast of Kleve in a Sudden Push Over Fields.   BEHIND WALL OF BOMBS   British Troops Cut the Main Goch-Calear Highway at Two Points.

ALLIES P NEAR 2 NAZI STRONGHOLDS   In a Sudden, Resurgent Push Over Mired Battlefields, Canadians Advance on Cities of Goch and Calear.

Allies Battle. . To Within Two  Miles Of Goch   Push Carries Canadians to Within Same Distance of Calear; Other Sectors Quiet

CANADIANS PEEL BACK ‘GERMANS AT BLOODY IBAYONET POINT   Crerar’s “Ladies From Hell” Enter River Town With Flame- Throwers

Allies Move © On Two Nazi Strongholds   Canadians Battle Within 1% Miles of Goch ad Calear

Canadians Cut Goch-Calcar ~ Defense Road   Flame - Throwing. Scots - Capture Afferden On . Mass River

Canadians Thrust  On Thru the Mud   (Siegfried Line Bastion in 1 the North Menaced by Advance    : MUD SLOWS ACTIVITIES   Third Army Deepens Bridge* head; Counterattacks Beaten Off

ALLIED TROOPS CLOSING IN ON CALCAR, GOGH   Heavy Mud Halts Action In Other Sectors of Western Front gw

Canadian First Army Closes In On Goch, Calcar   Scots Push Across Maas River, Penetrate Town  Of Afferden.

Mud Hinders  Advance on West Front   Canadians Take  000 Nazi Prisoners in 24-Hour  Drive; Yanks Falter.   German Civilians  Seek Allied Haven

Canadians Battle Through Mud, Near Goch and Colcar Despite Counter-Attacks   RY NWOWARD COWAN

Allies Cut Nearer German Bastions Guarding Ruhr   Britons, Scots and Canedians Lunge Forward behind Wal Of Concentrated Fire

Allies Gain In Drive on West Front   Near German Bastions Of Goch and Calcar; Rattle Through Mud

CANADIANS CUT GOCHCALCAR HIGHWAY TWICE   Begin Peeling Nazis Away From East Bank of Maas River

Drive Paced By Planes Of Allies   Main Goch-Calcar Highway Is Cut At Two Points

Canadians Resume Their Drive Over Mired Battlefele   Sudden Resurgent Offen: sive Cuts Vital German Railroad

FLOOD WATERS EBBING ALONG RIVER FRONT   Great Gains By Allied Troops Are Reported

Canadians Press To Nazi Centers   Troops Closing In On Goch, Calear Advance Through Mud

BRITISH EMPIRE TROOPS BATTLING FORWARD IN WEST  NAZI BASTIONS OF  GOCH AND CALCAR AP PROACHED RY AILIFS

Allied Lunge {7 Mi. From Ruhr Gate   Canadian Ist Army Resumes Offensive, Nears Two Bastions

CANADIANS PUSH NEARER 2 BASES   Drive Close To Goch, Calcar Over Muddy Battlefields

AMERICANS ARE HELD TO ONLY PATRGL AGTION   Increasing German Re. sistance, Mud And Flood Waters Have Slowed Advance In  eat

CANADIANS PUSH UP EAST BANK OF MAAS RIVER   Others of First Army Only Mile From Gech—Mud Delays West Front Offensives

Canadians Score Fresh Gains On Western Front   Bridgehead Over Niers River, Extended In Hard Fighting

Allied Northern Offensive, Against Stiff Opposition, Gains Two Miles

st Of Million Germans In North Surrender; Berchtesgaden Captured: Uprising Reported In Pracne

Capitulation In Norway To Come Today, Say Nazis; Complete Victory At Hand   HESITATION   In Giving Up Will Be Stupid, Eisenhower Tells Germans: Berchtesvaden Is Captured

TTH AND NORWAY TROOPS YET TC BE CONQUERED   Berchtesgaden Captured — Even Northern Garrisons Reported Disintegrating

Foes of Western Allies Surrender   Germans to Continue Resistance Against Russians; Reports Say Norwegian Garrison Will Yield

South Front Largely — Fliminated   General Patton’s Third American Army Only Eisenhower Force With Opposition; Germans Continue to Battle Russians

Patriots Clash with Huns in Copenhagen; Linz Falls   Reds Liberate Slovakia, Drive Toward Yanks Isolating Austrian Redoubt

All Resistance To Allies In  West Is Halted   Marshal Kesselring’s Army Group, Composed Of 3 Armies, Surrender Unconditionally

Sweden Hints Norway Quits   Final Victory in Europe Draws Near As Enemy Yields in Droves to Western Allies; Russ Front Resistance Pushed

Admiral Doenitz Calls On Huns To Continue Fighting Against Russians; Surrender Of Norway May Also Come Today.

All But One of German Armies Facing Western Allies Lay Down Arms   Doenitz Admits Further War Against United States and Britain Useless: . Surrender of Norway Expected Soon

Resistance Ends Before Allies,  Says Eisenhower   First, Nineteenth German Armies Give Up Unconditionally to General Devers; Seventh Hitlerite Armv Is Holdine Out

TEMPERATURES:   WAR Extra   Single Nazi Army Remains To Give Up  To American Forces   Single German Force Still Facing U. 5. Troops In Austria; Reports Of Norway Surrender Held Premature

—GERMANY.—   Kesselring’s Group Of Three Armies Quits; End Near In Norwav   Hattielield Surrender Of Forces  .  In Germany,  Czechoslovakia And Austria Ends All Organized Resistance Against Western Powers

Gen. Patton’s Third Army Smashes Into Czechoslovakia In Knockout Offensive Against Last Nazi Units Still Fighting in South.   11TH PANZER DIVISION IS AMONG THE QUITTERS

Patton Hits Last Pocket of Nazis in Czechoslovakia as  Ist, 19th Yield To Devers

First And 19th Nazi Units Give Up To Gen. Devers’ 6th Army; Seventh Continues To Hold Out

‘ALL ORGANIZED RESISTANCE IS OVER EXCEPT IN SOUTH WITH - CAPITULATION EXPECTED SOON

a One Organized Unit till Opposing Eisenhower’'s Forces  IS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA German Ist and 19th  Armies Surrender tc Devers Group  NORWAY MAYFALL SOON            NORWAY MAY FALLSOON

Ceasefire Orders Climax Week of  German Collapse; Eisenhower Says Enemy fs Thoroughly Whipped; Hint At Final Capitulation Negotiations

All But One Teuton Army Quit Fight In West; War Aaainst Russians Continues

GEN, EISENHOWER’S FORCES PRACTICALLY WITHOUT OPPOSITION   TWO MORE NAZI ARMIES SURRENDER, LEAVING ONLY ONE HOLDOUT

2 More Enemy Armies Fold   Latest Capitulation To Become Effective Sunday

Two Armies In Germany And Western Part  Of Austria Surrender To Gen. Devers And Immediate Broadcasts Are Made For Cessation Of Hostilities

3 Nazi Armies In Slovakia, Austria, Germany Give Up  R.ttl. Fi.al-J   Battle Field Surrender Made to Gen. J. L. Devers

Patton Takes Out After Last Nazi Force Still Fighting Allies in South

Virtually All Resistance To Eisenhower's Forces Is at End on Continent

PEACETIME DRAFT URGED BY SERVICES   Military Leaders State America Must Always Be Ready

Federal Move To Avert Coal Strike April 1   Mine Owners Would Grant Differential, Vacation And Underground Pay.

Potsdam Conference May End Today; Results Will 'Be Announced Jointly

BIG-THREE MEET MAY END TODAY   U.'S. President And George VI To Have Lunch Together

OTTOVILLE FETE SHOOTING FATAL   Lima Mayor Candidate Dies; Charge Against Red To Be Changed

Japan Admits U.S. May Win  ieee   Yank Success Seen If Invasion Force Sufficiently Large

Temperatures   But Enemy Spokesman Expresses Confidence That Jap Hoarded Airpower Will Smash  Invaders and Lead Sons of Mikado to Victory

TOKYO BOASTS OF READINESS FOR INVADERS   AIRPOWER VICTORY PROMISED SONS OF MIKADO

Japanese Wax Confident Ou U.S. Tnvasion   Believe Nippon’s Hoarded Airpower Will Smash Invaders and: Lead -te Ultimate Victory

U.S. AIRMEN LEAVE EAST CHINA BASE   Approaching Jap Columns Force Abandonment

Chennault Quits Kast China Bases   Last Of Secret Fields Are Blown Up By Crews

Yanks Lose Last China Air Bases   Fields At Namyung, Kanchow Abandoned

U.S. Airmen Abandon and Demolish Last Secret East China Air Bases   Threatened By Japanese Columns Converging In Three Directions

Chennault's Fliers Scuttle Air Bases   Jap Columns Converge On Namyung, Kanchow

Mine Heads Seek Pact With Lewis   Coal Strikes Hit Southern Plants, Threaten Homes

Some District Mine Families Without Coa   Washington Parley Failay Lewis May Summon fg

Industries Close  As Strike Result   Serious Situation by Next  Week Feared by Ieke«

Operators Seek Acceptable Plan To Halt Strikes  : Caal Shartaqec Hit Cotton Mille   Coal Shortages Hit Cotton Mills And Threaten Home Heating; Lewi: Considers Calling Policy Group

Coal Operators Search [For Suitable Compromise To End Strikes’ Spread

COAL OPERATORS SEEK COMPROMISE TO HALT STRIKES   Hope to Find Some Commor Ground on Which Conferences With Lewis Can Be Resumed.   WALKOUTS THREATEN HEATING IN HOMES   Ickes Says Southeast Cotton Mills Will Be Forced to Close if Tieup Lasts Till End of Week.

Meeting of UMW Policy Group May Be Called By John L. Lewis   Coal Operators Are Searching for Acceptable Compromise with Lewis To Settle Strike

RECONVERSION OF RUSSIA STARTS   Shift to Peacetime Production and Relaxing of Restriction on Workers.

Britons Go to Java  Indo-Chine   Troops to Help QuellSpreading Riots, Nationalist Disorders

OTHER TROOPS PUT DOWN RIOTS IN INDO-CHINE   Disorders Believed Fomented by DieHard Jap Militar ists

2,000 British Land Tn Java To Quel  Natives Uprising   Japanese Report Most Of 2,000,000 Home Army Demobilized

BRITISH LAND ARMY ON JAVA TO STOP FIGHT   Other Empire Troops Are Landed In French IndoChina

BRITISH MOVE TO PUT DOWN JAVA REVOLT   Empire Troops Land On Island To Aid Dutch

2000 British Land in Java   Troops Arrive to Queli Native Revolt Backed by Japs

REVOLT. SPREADS IN INDO - CHINA   British Troops Land To Put Down Native Insurrection

British Armies Land on Java to Help Quell Riots   2,000 Troops to Aid in Putting Down Spreading Native Uprisings   OTHER FORCES MOVE TOWARD INDO-CHINA   4,000 Dutch Soldiers Also Reported on Wey to Pacific Island

IAP SHIPPING GETS HEAVY BLOW   Yan’s S.r ke Ships in Lingayen Gulf, North of Manila

OHIO INDUSTRY, LABOR DIFFER   Labor Challenges Statement Jobs Plentiful With Workers Scarce

PIECE WORKERS ARE GOVERNED BY LAW   Employes May Secure Benefits OF Wage-Hour Act, Supreme Conrt Holds

@ MEET YOUR PRESIDENT  Truman, Like Many Americans, Collects Things for Hobby

War Warning Laxity Probed   Full Alert Ordered In’40 But Not in ’41

Ferguson, Keefe Have Questions For Marshall   Want To Know Why Directions For 1940 Wa Warning’ More Specific Than 1941: Alert -

HIGH COURT JURY FINDS FRIEND OF NAZIS 1S GUILTY   Arch - Collaborator With Nazis Found Guilty of High Treason After Sensational Trial.   LAVAL REFUSED TO GO INTO ROOM FOR TRIAL   France’s Most Notorious Traitor Remains In His Cell While His Trial Goes On In Court.

SHOWDOWN ON      Hope Fades of End of General Motors Strike by Xmas

LOOMS OVER LABOR BiLi   Hope Fades For Early End of G. M. Strike

House Committee Faces Showdown  On Labor Plans   Committee in Tiose Session To Act on Motion to Cancel Hearings   RAMSPECK MAY ASK IMMEDIATE BALLOT   Official Says GM Strike Cculd Be Settled By 25 Cent-an-Hour FKaise

Hope For Settling GM Strike By  Christmas Fades   House Labor Committee Faces Showdown On Truman Proposal

Seek Vote On Truman Labor Bill   President’s Committee Calls Parties in Dispute to Capital for Hearing

‘Showdown Near ‘On Government  ‘Labor Policies   Hope Fades Strikes Against GM To Be Ended By Christmas

NEW FLOOD THREAT      Rains Are Predicted for Entire ) State Thru Saturday

British Will Back Dutch   Dutch Agency Charge: 15 Slain by Natives In Java

POLITICAL ROW STIRS UP. JAVA   Nationalists Wait Reply’ to Demands Issued As, Basis For Peace

Stage Frenzied Show of Hatred For Europeans   National Council Issues Four Demands in In dependence Bid   British to Back Up Dutch in Fast Indies

Tokyo, Nagoya Battered By Superforts   Yanks Are Pushing Forward On Okinawe Against Stiffening Opposition

SIX WARSHIPS SUNK BY U. 8. ~ NAVAL FLIERS   THREE DESTROYERS LOST AT OKINAWA BY AMERICANS

Destruction of Crowded War City Indicated by Raiders; Hiroshima Bombing Deaths May Reach 200,000

Pulverizer Lands On Great Maritime City At Noon On Thursday   Attack Is Believed To Have Repeated Succes Of Hiroshima Obliteration In Prodding  Japs Toward Unconditional Surrender.

—TRUMAN TEXT— Asks United ‘Nation Help  . Gain Peace   €alls Upon All Americans To Achieve Roosevelt's Ideals .

Stampeding Thousands Of Crack German Troops  80-ODD MILES OF BERCHTESGADEN  19,000 Hand Picked Nazi Elite Guards Taken Prisoners Yesterday

THIRD ARMY IS ONLY 89 MILES FROM HIDEOUT   Pusties Near Austrian Border As Crack Troops Panic In Defeat

Battle for Nazi Capital In Last Stages; Most Of City Is in Red Hands   Border, Stampeding Hitler’s Forces

19,000 TAKEN PRLSUNEH bY ARMOR UNIT?   Tanks Have Little Opposition in Speed Race Toward Berchtesgaden.

Yan Of Third Army 75 Miles From Hideout   US Tank Columns Find Only Confusion On 100-Mile Front   RUSSIANS PUSH IN   19,000 Elite G uards Taken Prisoner In Sinole Day

German Troops Are Stampeded By Lightning Push   Americans Are Reported Within 75 Miles of Hitler's Death Roost

STAMPEDE CRACK NAZI ARMY, RACE TOWARD AUSTRIA   Field Dispatches Say Germans Breaking Into Confused, Disorderly Rout Before Third Armyu

High Nazi Officials Fleeing; Third Army Heading For Austria   German Gap In Berlin Shrinking Fast  As Capital Is Almost Encircled; Patton’s Men Meet Little  ; Opposition

PATTON'S MEN LESS THAN 90 MILES DUE NORTH OF HITLER’S BERCHTESGADEN

New Drive To Within 80 Mi. Of Alp Roost   Stampeding Doughboys Meet Little — By Nazis. ~~...

3RD STAMPEDES CRACK BAVARIA DEFENSE FORCE   80 Miles from Death Roost

Patton Army Only 30 Mile: From Austria   Germans Breaking Into Disorderly Flicht te Redoubt

Third American Army in Dash For Austrian Border, Salzach Valley Gate fo Berchtesgaden

Nazi Troops Are Routed  In Disorder   Patton’s Army Meets Little Resistance In Lightning Sweep

American 3rd Racing for  Alps Redoubt  PE TOE, «engi cr   Other Forces Reported Over Danube River

Germans Reported In Rout   Patton's Army But 75 Miles of Famed Hideout

GERMANS BREAK INTO ROUT AS ALLIES ADVANCE   Patton 80 Miles From Last Nazi Bavarian Hideout

at Vinson Skeptical About Economic Status Of Nation After End Of Conflict With Japan

Vinson Has Suggestion For Preventing Boom Or  Slump After War’s End

SLAYING SCENE 1S DESCRIBED   Texas Beauty Accused Of Killing Young Seaman

ANALYSTS SEE FARIY WAR END    Believe Nazis Will Crumbie  After Allies Cross the Rhine River.

CLOUDS MOVING IN   Forecaster, Expects Showers, But No Heavy. Rain

FEW PLANES TRY TO DEFEND KURE   U, $, PILOTS BOMB WARSHIPS ANCHORED AT BIG NAVY. BASE

Only Few Jap Planes Combat Attack On Kure   Georgia Pilot Scores Hit On Warship; 12 Enemy Planes Up.

JOHNSON SAYS ARMY IS HOARDING DOCTORS   Men Are Being Kept In Europe While Service For Civilians Is Inadequate, He Says

ClO LEADERS — “PAGE BATTLE FOR CONTRO!   PRESIDENTE OF UNIONS ASSAIL , INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS ° "FOR NOT HOLDING CONVENTION —

700,000 Johs Go Begging While 2,000,000 Are Out Of Work, Officials Give A Reason

2,000,000: Idle; 700,000 Jobs In U.S. Go Begg’   Theories Advanced For Sitiimtion: Congressman Urges Meastire: That Would Break Strikes

Over 2 Million  Jobless, Mostly Skilled Workers   any Low: “paying Jobs Requiring No- Special Skills Go Begging. :

With 2,000,000 Unemployed, Jobs Go Begging--But There Are Four Reasons

More Than 2 Million Unemployed  But 700,000 Jobs Going Begging  

— WHY 700,000 JOBS GO BEGGING —  Posts Unsuited to Workers’ Skill

JOBS  700,000 OING. BEGCING   USES Says Special Skills, High War Wages Keep Many Out of Work

Idle Delay Taking Job   700,000 Spots Opens Two Millions Vacation

700,000 Jobs Open, 2 Million Idle, But Officials Say There’s a Reason

700,000 Jobs  Going Begging   Although More Than Two Million Persons Unem.ploved. Jobs Still Open.

Gulf Storm Drives on Texas Coast   Disturbance Centered  Between Freeport And Lake Charles

TAUS Approves Opening Dates And  Revises Flue-Cured Selling Plans   lieve Congestion in Icaf Redrving Plants.

WAINWRIGHT DUE T0 REACH U. §. TODAY   Will Be Honored in San Francisco Tomorrow, En Route to Washington to Make His Report to War Department.

Wainwright In U.S. Today  Will Go To Capital To Tell Of Treatment

Ninth Army Over Last Barrier Before Berlin; Patton on New Rampage

U.S. 9th Spans Elbe; Patton Near Leipzig   Factory Cities Fall Like Ten Pins; Ajrmen Blast 120 Armored Vehicles

Third Army Tanks Drive Forward 46 Miles on Approoches to Leipzig, Czechoslovakia and Russian Lines

U.S. Ninth Army Within 57 Miles Of Reich Capital   German Defenses Crumble In Face Of Swift Second Armored Division; Yanks In 115 Miles Of Reds; Patton’s Troops Gain

Last Barrier Spanned By Troops: ‘Can Be In City By Saturday’   Essen, Weimar, Schweinfurt Among 10 Cities Taken; Third Army Surges Forward 46 Mile On Approaches To Leipzig, Czechoslovakia

Last Big Barrier To Berlin Bridged   General William H. Simpson’s Force Beats Down Last 57 Miles To Berlin and Meeting with Reds

More Murders Claimed By Hall  Little Rock Taxi Man Quoted As Testifying To Additional C rimac

DEFENSECLAIMED FOR ATOMIC BOMB   RESEARCH PRODUCES METHOD TO EXPLODE BOMBS IN STORAGE

 ” rg? > ees Defense Technique Re ported  Devised Against Atom Bombs

Simple Defense Technique on A-Bomb Is Announced by Crosby Foundation

Accused Nazis Enter Claim Of - *Mistreatment’   Que Testifies He Was Bert.   en On Head With Rubber Hose By Member  P TS cic”

Mistreated by Yanks, Charge  Two Dachau Trial Defendants Repudiate Confessinn«e Made -

Senator Declares U. S. Has Defense  For Atomic Bomb   Demobilization Efforts Of Army Are Criticized By Texas Senator

Claims Nation Gains Atomic Bomb Defense   ¥ Senator Connolly Says Method Now Believed z> To Be ‘Airtight’

Medal ef Honor Given State Youth's Parents   LaVerne Parrish, Wiha T¥iad an

Medal cf Honor Given State Youth's Parents  LaVerne Parrish, Who Died on Luzon, Is Honored

Japanese Propagandists Fail to Offset Crisis With Attacks on U. §. Bombers

Government’s Move Awaitec In GM Strike   Holiday Bars Parley Between U.S. Aide, Company Officials

BOTH MANAGEMENT AND LA. .BOR AWAITING MOVES OF GOVERNMENT IN AUTO + WALKOUT -

BADGER CENTENNIAL PLANS BEING MADE   Gificers for 1948 Celebration Are Selected at Meeting.

Fliers Reported Beheaded After Death March”  New Atrocity Tales Bared By Released Alliad Saldiae

Major Relates Japanese Killed Eight Americans Because They Were Fliers

Only Six of 3,500 Allied Prisoners Survived Borneo Camp; Yankees Killed Because They Are Airmen

Five Americans Killed by Japanese Simply Because They Were Fliers

New Reports of Jap Atrocities Reveal Slaying of U.S. Fliers   Only Six of 3,550 British, Australian prisoners Taken to Borneo Are Known to Be Alive; New Details of Wainwright’s Abuse Disclosed

Only Six Of 3,550 Allied Prisoners Survive Borneo ‘Camp; Gen. Wainwright Beater   Five Americans Killed By Japs Because They Were Fliers; New Atrocities Reported

ANOTHER ATROCITY STORY INVOLVING JAPANESE 1S TOLD  FIVE AMERICANS KILLED BECAUSE THEY WERE

Only 6 Of 3,550 Captives Survived Borneo Camp; New Atrocity Report Reveals Wainwright Beaten

5 American Fliers. Be headed in One Incident Other Atrocities Re vealed. :

NIPS KILL YANKS BECAUSE THEY WERE AIRMEN   Another Tells of Abuse t Wainwright; More Death Marches

Japs Behead U.S. Flyers; More Atrocities Revealec   In One POW Group, Only Six Alive Out Of 3,550 Captured In Bornec

> Slain For  Being Airmen New Atrocity Stories Revealed By Allies

New Atrocity Cases Are Aired In Pacific; Flyers Met Death On Faked Charges Of Japanese

NIPS BEHEADED 3 U, §, FLIERS FOR BOMBINGS   Five Others Slain by Japs, Officer Reveals—Other Atrocities Bared

FiveAmericans WereKilled By Japanese For No Reason OtherThanTheyWereFliers

Prisoners Tell Appalling Atrocity Tales   Wanton Killing, Mean Daily Habits Are Revealed to Officials

Only Six of 3,550 Allied Prisoner: Survive Borneo Camp; Wainwright Brutally Beaten, Other Atrocities

SS American Fhers  Beheaded in One Jneident, Other Atrocitics Revealed.

Death March Claimed 203 of  450 Prisoners   Five Americans killed Because They Were Fliers

New Japanese. Atrocity Stories Revealed By. . Reléased U.'S..Airmen

Only 6 Of 3,550 Allied Prisoners Of Jans Survived Camp In Borneo   Gen. Wainwright Beaten By -Captors; Jap Colonel Responsible For 600 Prisoners Of War Graves Commits Suicide With Knife

NEW BEHEADINGS OF YANKS BARED   More Jap ‘Death Marches’ Added To Atrocity List

JAPS RILLED 9 YANKS FOR BEING FLIERS   Three Others Beheaded After March Through Japanese Streets, According to New Atrocitv Stories.

‘Only Six Of 3,550 Allied Prisoners  ‘Survived Jap Treatment In Borneo

Liberated Prisoner Tells of Brutal  Treatment of General Wainwricht

ANOTHER ATROCITY STORY INVOLVING JAPANESE 1S TOLD   FIVE AMERICANS KILLED BECAUSE THEY WERE FLIERS; THREE BEHEADED

AMERICAN LANDING AT OKINAWA CLAIMED   No Allied Confirmation Of Jap Report Heard In San Francisco Sunday Night

Formosa Hit By Fighters, Jans Claim   P-38s in Attack Tokyo Says—No Confirmation by  MacArthur

JAPS ASSERT LAND PLANES HIT FORMOSA   Nips Declare Fighters and Bombers Attack From Philippine Bases as Carriers Again Bomb Okinawa Island.

Konev Invades Kalow, 59 Miles From U. S. Force:   Also Reaches Town Of Hoyerswerda Even Nearer Yanks

Yankees Move Swiltly to Mop Up Luzon   Disorganized State of Enemy Is Being Exploited

AMERICANS ADVANCE SWIFTLY ON LUZON   With Japs Disorganized, Liberation of Southern Part of Island Appears Near at Hand.

BRITAIN HELPS MOP UP NIPPON   Fleet Will — Along With U.S. Navy In Pacific War

BRITISH NAVY READY TO FIGHT JAPANESE   Report Fleet Unlikely To Fight Called ‘Rubbish’

British Navy to Play "Full Part in Overthrow of Japan,"’ Commons Told

AID FOR HELPLESS SHIP IS DELAYED   NAVY ANNOUNCES S41 TROOPS ABOARD VESSEL ARE IN NO DANGER.

With 541 Horrieward Yanks Abonid « ai Helpless Troopship ~Wallows In Atlantic

Ships Are Rushed To Vessel In Distress   Liberty Ship Henry Ward Beecher, Wallows Propellorless

Stricken Craft Not in Any Danger  From Stor my Seas   Contact Not Expected Until Late Thursday Because First Location Report Was Incorrect; Supplies Being Taken to Ship

COAL STRIKE TALKS TODA)   Progress Reported In Monday’s Meeting; Strike Spreads

Postwar Wage. Policy Sought. To Cut Strikes   Union Heads and Opera: - tors to Resume. Parley Today ssi =?

Postwar Wage Policy Sought To Cut Strikes   Union Heads and Operators to Resume Par- ~ ley Today

Schwellenbach To Seek Wage, Price Policy   Intends to Put Up “Test Case’ in Effort To Cut Strikes: Coal Parley Makes Progress

.abor Secretary Would Have Administration Determine Wage Policy Through Test Case Before War Labor Board.

Operators, UMW Ask To Meet At 10 a. m. Today   Both Sides Join In Request For Further Discussion With The U. S. Secretary Of Labor

WAGE-PRICE PLAN TO AVERT STRIKES STUDIED BY U. 5,   Test Case to Be Put Through Labor Board to Provide Pattern for Future Pay Demands,   PARLEY CONTINUES ON COAL MINE TIEUP   Schwellenbach Reports Progress at Meetings — Number of Idle Diggers Rises to 162,599.

Progress Reported in Coal Strike Discussions   Labor Dent. Seel   Labor. Dept. Seeks Wage-Price Policy May Bypass WLB;  Idle Total Grows .

Progress Made At Parley In  Discussions On Coal Strike   Labor Secretary Turns to Task of Establishing Postwar Wage-Price Policy To Cut Strikes

PROGRESS MADE IN SETTLEMENT OF MINE STRIKE   Conferees To Meet Again Today; Secretary Favors Wage Policy   STEEL FIRMS BEGIN LAYING OFF WORKERS

(ULTIMATUM TO JAPAN FITTING FAREWELL TO MIGHTY WARRIOR PRIME MINISTER CHURCHIIT.

Finale Bow By Churchill  Is Dramatic   Signing of Ultimatum to Japan Fitting Farewell Gesture;!Labor’s Triumph Not Rebuke; Britain Faces Economie Changes

Urge Immediate Session of Diet   Emergency Measures Are Necessary; Ask People to Observe Peace ahd Order

Emergency Diet Session Is Urged in Japan   Continue Campaign to Pave Way for Allied Occupation

Chiefs Urge Meeting Of Jan Diet   Need for Emergency Session Cited To Aid Occupation

lanan Ni Japan Didi  Meet Urged   Nip Leaders Would Begin Building of Peace Structure

Diet Session Urged by Some   Tokyo Papers Continue to Smooth Way for Occupation

ACHESON STIRS. BITTER DEBATE   Barkley Sees Confirmatior Monday Despite Tilt Over M’Arthur

OBJECTIONS TO STATE DE. PARTMENT OF FT 1 TALS RES MARKS ON OCCUPATION . CAUSES MUDDLE’...

Mixed Emotions Greet News of German Surrendet   Hilarious Gayety; Solemn Prayer in Streets and Partial Stoppage of Business

Greet News With Gayety, Prayer   Snowstorm of Waste Paper Flutters Down  Inte Streets

Mixture of Emotions Greets Surrender News   New York Celebrates But Many Openly Weep And Pray on Sidawasks

VARIED REACTION FROM AMERICANS   Hilarious Gayety, Solemn Prayer, Partial Work Stonppaae Reported.

ow It Can Be Told!... ommander of British  Midget Sub Tells of Attack On Tirpitz

HIGH BELGIUM OFFICIALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE CONFER“RING WITH MONARCH  . .REGAROING THRONE

PARLEY DECIDES LEOPOLD'S ROLE   King Ponders. Retention 0 Throne: Or Abdication

Allied Officials Shoot at Bis Hike In Tonnage of Supplies for Chinese

Allied Officials Aiming At Triple Help For Chinese   Hope Is Evidenced For Weil Equipped Small Chine Army

Would Triple Aid to China   Aim at Big Increase After New Ledo Road is Opened

Allies Planning to Triple Supplies Shipped to China   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER.

Allies Planning ry e ry’ TripleTonnage  For China War   Supplies Will Be Stepped Up When Lede Road Opened To Traffic

PLAN TO TRIPLE GOODS TO CHINA OVER LEDO ROAD   Allies Will Step Up Shipments Soon As Highway Is Open; Air Deliveries In rreacp

TRIPLE INCREASE IN TONNAGE TO CHINA, ALLIES’ AIM   Hope With Opening of New Ledo Road in Near Future to Put 100,000 Tons of Munitions Per Month Into China

Cheaper Clothing Looms, OPA Says   Low-Cost Program Will * Begin Oct. , Report

Clothes Price -Cut In Sight   Latest Development: On Reconversion Front Are Listed

LOWER-PRICED GLOTHING: SEEN; ~ SHOE RATIONING TO END SOON   BWIFT ACTION BEING TAKEN BY ADMINISTRATION ON THE RECONVERSION FRONT

Clothing Prices To Be Reduced Soon, OPA Say   Rayon, Woolen Garments to Cost Less

CLOTHING PRICE LOWER BY FALL   OPA to Tag Garments With Ceiling Price at Factory Bowles Reveals

Union Decrees General Strike On January 14   Traman Proposal Rapped¢ GM’s Local Agreements . Claimed ‘Abrocaien®

C1O Directs 700.000 Men To Leave Work in Support Of S2a Day Wage Increase   Rejection of President Truman’s Appeal For a Work Continuation Is Announced Yesterday: Will Be Largest Strike Call In History of American Industry

CIO Says 700,000 To Take Part In Strike’  Huge Steel Walkout ls Set For Jan, 14

Truman Plea Reject ed—-Stoppage : Would, Be Largest  in History of U.S.--‘ Affects 700.000

Steingut Asks Assembly Probe   Denocratie ‘Leader, Freed of. Coutempt, : Woukl. Straighten’ Matter

Manpower Bill Faces Trouble   Taft to Support House-Defeated Plan

ower Bill Iravel Roughh woadin Senate of Army. on.Who  uid Administer score Channed

SOVIETS WIDEN WEDGE TOWARD BALTIC COAST   Nazi Situation In Pomerania Grows More Acute

Stettinius Launches Campaign To Bring Dumbarton Oaks To Americas

JET PLANE SET SPEED RECORD   MAXIMUM SPEED OF 613 MILES PER_HOUR MADE IN OFFICIAL BRITISH TEST

DEMOCRATS IN SQUABBLE OVER WALLACE ISSUE   Party May Split As Badly As In Court Battle

Wallace May Cause Biggest Party Split   Conservative vs. Liberal Fight Shaping Up Among Democrats

Major Split In Democratic  }   Part y Looms   Battle Over Wallace Is Be ween Liberal Element and ‘Old Line? Party Members

PARTY ‘SPLITS’ OVER WALLACE   ‘Biggest Break We’ve Had, Byrd Says Of Dispute

DEMS FACE SPLIT IN WALLACE FIGHT   Liberal and Old Line Party Members Set to Slash over Commerce Appointment

ta alia ee  Fienry, the lowa Idealist, May Split Party Wide Open

Party Split Over Wallace  Warct Raw Since   Worst Row Since ‘37 Court Fight

Biggest Demo Split Appears   Battle Is Developing Around Henry Wallaces Cabinet Nomination.

Biggest Demo Party  Split Since 1937 AppearsDeveloping - Feud Between OldLine  And Liberal Element. > Headed ‘by Wallace.

Will Fight Delay on Wallace Vote   Southern Demecrats in Fighting Clothes

PARTY SPLIT ON WALLACE ISSUE SEEN   Biggest Rift Since 1937 Court Fight Appears to Be Developing Over Nomination. for Secretary of Commerce.

DEMS SPLIT UP OVER WALLACE   Liberals, Old Line Groups Battle On Cabinet  Nomination

Democrats 5 plit Lp Over Wallace   Barkley Seeks To Send Nomination To Committee

Liberals Line Up Against ‘“‘Old Liners.” .... Wallace Debate May Foreshadow Big Split In Democratic Party

Democrats Split Into Two Camps By Wallace. Fight   Battle Is between Liberal Element and Conservative Member: From Southern States

BIGGEST SPLIT IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN YEARS BREWING  BATTLE IS FUNDAMENTALLY BETWEEN LIBERA!

Barkley Acts To Halt Split   Retarn of Wallace’s Namination Sought

Wallace Battle Raging Unabated   Democrat Party Faced By Serious Split

NEW RATION BOOK DUE IN DECEMBER   OPA Holds Out Hope That Rationing May End Late in 1946

New Food and Gas Books fo Be Out December   Rationing Not Expected To End Before Late 1946,

Rationing Needed For Another Year: ‘Book Five Printe  Dishibute New Book _ In- Becamiusr frem   Dishibute New Books - fa- Decamiar from Schcals

OPA Plans Coupon Book No. 5 rr NO  Ration Controls Predicted To Continue Most Of 1946

RATIONING MAY END NEXT YEAR   Book Five And New Ga: Books To Be Given Out In December

hationing To Continue Through Most of 1946   New Ration Book Due in December;  No Plans Made For Soap Rationins

No Ration Let-Up Until Late 1946, OPA Forecasts   New Books in December.  Anderson Says Soap Won't Be Rationed

World Charter Is Assured As Deadlock Ends   Russia Bows To U. S. On Veto Issue After Long Controversy

U.S. Only Purely Capitalistic of Major Nations   Increased Lobor Political Action Likely

U.S. Now Only Capitalistic Democracy Left   British Labor's Victory May Stir Labor Ranks In This Country

Labor Party Victory May Effect U. S. Politics  P a en ee Sete ee” Ric) eh ue Ne <i ney Tee UNG men ENS PateAS ei oo lar [yt Se   Chanae in Enaland’s Foreian Policy Will Come With Labor's Retorms

Socialism’s Triumph in Britain Leaves U.S. as Sole Capitalist Democracy Among Major Powers

Capitalistic System Seen Facing Crisis   Ranks of American Labor May Reflect Militant Attitude

Socialist Victory In Britain Leave: U.S. Only Capitalist Democracy

Socialist Triumph In Britain Leaves U.S. As Only Major Capitalist Power

Victory In Britain May Bring Greater Political Action By U. S. Labor

Demobilization Process Releases Thousands of World War I] Veterans

2,000 Happy Vets Given Discharges  Point System For Deployment Gets poe We

MaeArthurMeves—  eo . 99  —Jungle-AirForee— _ To Okinawa Island   General Takes Command Of Great Semi-Circle Of Bases In North; No Safety Area Left To Japs

Moves 13th Air Force To Okinawa   No Part of Enemy Homeland Sate From Yank Bombers.

NEW AIRFORCE IS MOVED 10 OKINAWA   On-To-Tokyo Leader Takes Control Of Ryukyus   TOKYO RAIDED   By Small Superfort Force; 19 Planes, 13 Vessels Are Destroyed

13th Is Moved Un To Okinawa   Gen. MacArthur Forming ‘“‘a Mighty Invasion Force For Final Conquest of Japan’’; Jungle Air Force Is Moved Up From the Philippines

MacArthur Takes Over Command Of Ryukyu Isle Bases   Domei Agency Tell Nip Their is No Safety Area in Japan From American Air Rairs

TEMPERATURES:   New Bomber Groups Move Into Position For Knockout Blow

ADDS 13TH AIR FORCE PLANES TO SKY ARMADA   General Takes Over OkiBawa, Ryukyus As la»   vasion Bases

Disclosed Today He Had Added Another Airforce to the Powerful Sky Armada Pounding Homeland.   NOT A SINGLE AREA OF SAFETY REMAINS   The On-to-Tokyo Leader An nounced He Has Taken Over   Command of Okinawa and Other Ryukyu Bases.

Monetary Pact Nears Approval       enate O. K: Expected By Nightfall Today

IS NEAR APPROVAL   Congress Looks to Potsdam Before Entering Monetary Compact ..

EXPECT SENATE TO PASS BANK SYSTEM TODAY   Solons Look to Big 3 Terms For Europe’s Post-War Economy

MONEY PECT “IS NEAR 0. K   ‘Solons Look To Big Three ' For New Impact On Europe Economy

MONETARY PLAN APPROVAL NEARS   Potsdam Talks Expected To Have Greater Impact

Bretton Woods Approval By Congress Expected To Come By Nightfall

BRETTON WOODS APPROVAL NEAR   Senate Vote On Money Plans Expected Thursday

BRETTON WOODS NEAR APPROVAL   Expect Senate OK on World Bank Propram

Japs Resume Sub Warfare Off U.S. Pacific Coast;  S.L.Man Survives Sinking

RED RIVER LEVEE AT VICK BREAKS   Crevasse Will Flood Area Mile Wide and Four Miles Long

U.S. May Join in International Interim Government in Europe   Would Manage Liberated Areas Till Their People Can Take Over Control of Their Own Affairs

U.S. MAY JOIN IN: . GOVERNING AREA!   FDR's Promise A May Mear - European Partici-: pation: §.  —

U.S. Exertion Of ‘Power’ Being Studied   Possibility of Joining In Machinery to Rule Liberated Areas Gets Serious Consideration

U.S. MAY JOIN IN ~ GOVERNING AREAS   FDR's Promise May. ‘Mean European: Partici-: pation: - k.

CONSERVATION OF SOIL IS SUBIEGT      Drain on Fertility Reserves in War Time Accelerat:' ed Depletion

Soil Expert In Conference With Farm Bureau  States One-Fourth ‘ Of All Grade A ' Land Is In Iowa

SAY IT WOULD NOT OFFSET HIGH LIVING COSTS: DENY AUTO FIRM WOULD LOSE MONEY AS CLAIMED

15-Cent Hike Not ‘Blanket, UAW Complains   Workers Take Issue With Firm’s Claim That Company Faces $35 Million Loss

Fact-Finding Board Facing Crucial Tests   Motor Concern Balks At Truman's Request

UNION DECLARES FORD CO, OFFER NOT SUFFICIENT   ClO Says 15-Cent Woge Advance Wouldn't Offset High Living Costs

Formally Reject Increase   CIO Statement  Declares Proposal Would not Offset High Living Costs

Ford Employees List Reasons For Wage Rejection   Say Offer is Not Uniform. Some Workers Would Get No Raise At Ail: Other Objections.

FORMAL REPLY IS GIVEN T0 COMPANY   Says Proposal Fails To Offset Cost Increase   At Ford Plant In Windsor; Fact-Finding Boards Face Crucial Test

AUTO UNION REJECTS FORD OFFER OF 15: AN HOUR HIKE   Ford Strike In Canada Ends As Gov’t Proposal Is Accepted

mR RUE RLY te OE  ‘Totally. Inadequate’ Is Stand Of CIO-UAW   Declares Company’s Proposal Would Fail To Offset Higher Living Costs

UnionFormally Rejects Ford’s Pay Boost Offer   Terms Offer “Totally Inadequate’; Claints Raise Would Not Be In Forn' Of “Blanket Increase”   Predicted Losses © By Firm Disputec   Objections to “Provisiens’ Of Company’s Proposal Also Raised; GM Strike Passing 30th Day

and Bible of Christianity  To Advance Funds for Strikers, Workers to Maintain  Danchle

Monstrous Master Killer Ziereis Killed by MP's In Attempt To Flee; He Told Bloody Tale

NAZI MONSTER KILLED BY MP’S   BREAKS FOR FREEDOM AFTER HORRIBLE CONFESSIONS

Hearing On Textile Wage Is Underway   Affects 30,000 In New England

Hope Higher for End of China Strife   Wave of Optimism for Settlement of Conflict Noted

FIRE DESTROYS GASOLINE PLANT   Series Of Four Explosions Rock Zanesville Area

Britain Ratifies Charter; First Plenary Session Of League Likely This Fall   British-American Secret Of Atomic Bomb May Call For Stronger Charter

Security League's First Session Seen by October  Wave of Small Nation Votes Expected to Follow Approval

Britain Ratifies UN Charter... ..  World Security League May Hold First Plenary Session During October

League Soon ToF unction   Approval By Britain Speeds Organization

FIRST LEAGUE SESSION MAY BE IN AUTUMN   Ratification Should Be Sufficient by October to Warrant an Initial Plenary Meeting of the World Group.

Britain Okays UNO Charter   First Full Session of World Security League May Be Called During October

BAITAIN LAST OF BIG 5 TO ACCEPT CHARTER   Plenary Session Of World League Likely In Fall

Last of Big Five Powers To Ratify; Expect Latin American Approval.

New League May Meet First In October  British Ratify Charte Beet Not.   British Ratify Charter But Debate Centers On A-Bomb Secret

WORLD LEAGUE MEET PLANNED   Britain Ratifies Chearter—First Plenary Session Expected In October

Britain Ratifies Charter; Group May Gather Soon  Opportunity Is Seen For First Meet of  Ceuncil in October

LEAGUE MAY MEET   First Security Session Is Possible as Charter Gets More Signers

British Ratify World League Security Pact   Prospects of First Session in October Enhanced by Action

in i Geaber   BRITAIN BECOMES LAST OF BIG FIVE NATIONS TO RATIFY

October League Meeting Seen .  Britain Ratifies World Charter © -

‘First World Security League Session May Be Called By Late October

BRITISH RATIFY WORLD CHARTER   FIRST SESSION OF SECURITY LEAGUE SEEN IN OCTOBER

Britain Ratifies Charter; Group May Gather Soon  Opportunity Is Seer For First Meet of

See Early Meeting Of Security Leaque   Session Is Forecast Result of Britain’s Ratification of Charte;

Jobless Workers Paramount Issue With Lawmakers   Big Government Push Toward Reconversion Has _ Labor Problem That Is Causing Concern.

Businessmen Join Legislators To Aic Unemployed Host:   Stranded War Workers Search For New Jobs

BUSINESS MEN AND SOLONS ARE TACKLING ISSUE   Roundup Of Reconversion News: OWI To Go Out of Business; More Civilian Goods Coming; Back To Old Time Soon.

EXPERTS SEE IMMEDIATE AID FOR JOBLESS   OW! Going Out of Information Business; Scrap Over Prices of New Goods

Quick Help For Jobless Army Asked   OWL Going Out OF Infor. mation Business; OPA. Dealers War On Prices

JOB PROBLEM — SPURS ACTION   Bitter Scrap Over OPA’: Price Policy Faces Showdown   Reconversion Today

Committees Resume _ Work; Plenty of Cloth: ing Soon for Those Who Can Buy. © :

ASK QUICK AID FOR MILLIONS OF UNEMPLOYER   Business Group Urges Government Help Pay Travel to New Jobs

MORE MONEY IS ASKED FOR IDLE WORKERS   OWI Wants To Disband In 90 Days; Some News Bright On Scarce Items

CONGRESS ASKED TO HELP FINANCE WORKERS’ TRAVEL   COMMITTEE CALLED TO START WORK ON JOBLESS BENEFITS

MILLIONS OF JOBLESS WAR WORKERS WILL BE A PROBLEM   Legislators To Tackle Question As Industry Is In Reconversion

Job Making Pressures Conversion  At Capital   Speedup In Rushing Of Goods Is Slated

Business Experts Ask Quick Aid For Jobless; OWI To Go Out Of Business In 90 Days   OPA And Dealers In Row Over New Goods Prices! Seized Plants To Be Returned

Plight of Jobless Stirs Legislators, Business fo Action   Ways and Means Committee Called To Tackle Problem

Problem of Millions Out Of ! Work Spurs Lawmakers And Businessmen To Early Action

Problem. Of Many Jobless Workers Heads For Action   Legislators And Business Mer Seek Solution—OWl May Be Ended Soon — OPA  And Sellers Of New Goods Disagree

Business Group Urges Government Help Pay Fare Workers to New Jo!

‘LEGISLATORS STUDY JOBLESS PROBLEMS  INCREASED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR WAR WORKERS Ie anvacatren 

Job Problem Stirs Group Into Action   Research  Urge Government To Help Pay  Fare of Stranded War Workers

Problems of Millions of Jobless Stirring Legislators and Business _ Men to Act Against Unemployment

Experts Ask Prompt Help for Jobless   Prospect of Millions of Idle Workers Chuse Considerable Concern

PROBLEM OF MILLIONS OF JOBLESS WORKERS JS BRINGING ACTION   INFLUENTIAL. BUSINESS GROUP URGES TRANSPORTATION STRANDED LABOR

VITAL PROBLEMS OF NATION STIR ACTIONS TODAY   Solons, Business Tackle Re. conversion Issue as Jobless Renks Grow

ASK FEDERAL AID FOR THE UNEMPLOYED   Influential Business Group Urges Government to Pay the Fare of Stranded War Workers to New Jobs.

J0bLEa9 TAKE OPUTLGHT IN CHANGEOVE   Business Hurries to Rescue with Plan for Gov't to Pay Fares.

Groups Act For Millions Out OF Work   Business Group Urges U. S. Pay Fare of  Workers to New Jobs. More Jobless Benefits

Government Uroed to Help Move Jobless  Dietieec ewes   Business Leaders Ask Benefits For Stranded Workers

“CED: Asks ‘Boost In. Benefit Pay; “Capitol Hill ‘Studies Next. Move: to Aid “Reconversion: °

Creation of Jobs First U.S. Problerr   Business Experts Concentrate on Task: Dealers Scrap Over Prices   “Pay as You Exit’ Latest Plan [Pays Off for Astute Operator

‘Legislators and Business Stirred (By Unemployment   Immediate Action: Urge Financial Aid To ‘‘Redeploying’”’ Workers and Johle<«

Legislators Tackling Job Problem   First Postwar Goods For Nation Due On Shelves by Fall

PROBLEM OF MILLIONS OF JOBLESS WORKERS 1S BRINGING ACTION  7 INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS:  nPere Tn AwWenAD

Unemployment Problem Foremost; OWI To End Soon; Sellers Arguing With OPA

Legislators, Businessmen Spur Action   Quick Financial Aid For Stratided War Workers Is Uraed.

Business Groups Ask Most States to Increase Unemployment Benefits As Reconversion Starts.

Effectiveness of Charter Could Be Wrecked by Later Senate Actions

ANNOUNCE GUT IN POINT VALUES   Lamb, Beef and Veal Will Be Lowered Slightly July 29

PLAN TO LOWER POINT VALUES ON SOME MEATS   Pork However Will Remaiz Unchanged—Other Cnte Small

OPA Lowers Fev Point Values   Notice Cut In Lamb, Beef, Veal Products

Beef, Veal An Lamb Points Cut July 29   Federal Authorities Offer No Hope Of Cut In Pork  Prices This Year.

600 B-298 BLAST FOUR JAP CITIES   500,000 Incendiary Bombs Dropped In Record Raid

eet of 600 29's Stages ecord Raid   Murderous Brubbing Handed Industrial, Port. Naval Cities

Record B-29 Fleet Burns A Jap Cities   Heaviest Air Blow Of Pacific War Hits Bases on Inland Sea

FOUR MORE JAP CITIES ARE BLASTED   600 B-29s Bomb “Them Into Flaming Cauldrons

RESORD FLEET OF 600 FORTS DROP INGENDIARIES   Raiders S p 1 it Into Four Forces to Hit Naval Base

A More Jap Cities Leftin Flames By 600 Super-Fort   Heaviest Blow of War Blasts Kure, Shimonoseki, Ube And Kumamato   ENEMY DEFENDERS CAUGHT OFF GUARD   All But About 200,000 of Tokio’s Inhabitants Reported Evacuated

New Cabinet Is Formed In Java   Early End Of Hostilities Seen Nearer As Result Of New Cabinet For mation

HOPES BRIGHTER FOR JAVA PEACE   Moderate Forms Cabinet But British Continue Shelling

New Cabinet May Succeed In Ending Java Disorders   Further Discussions With Dutch On Independence Demand Seen Probable

EARLY SEFTLEMENT OF JAVA HOSTILITIES EXPECTED AS NEW CABINET 1S FORMED

PEACE MOVE . EXPECTED IN ~ JAVAGRISIS   NEW CABINET 18 FORMED BY ,. MODERATE FACTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GROUP

BRITISH MOVE TO SMASH WAR MICHT OF NAZIS   Orders Issued for Arrest of 84 Chieftains in Ruhr

Hard Blow Struck At Ruhr Magnates   War-Making Potential of Germany Knocked Off in One Nisht—Some Will Face Trial

Break Curfew. WMC Reports   Cases to Be Presenteil To State Headquarters Of- WMC for Action

Arnold And Dithrich Are Elected   All Four Constitutional Amendments Adopted By Sub stantial Majorities.

‘State Of Virginia Seeks Legal Way To End Snake-Handling By Cultists

Virginia Seeks Way To End Practice Of Using Snakes in Religious Rites

Snakes Attacked in Virginia   Use Of Poisonous Reptiles  In Religious Rites Opposed

Snakes Attacked in Virginia ee eth Me.     Use Of Poisonous Reptiles In Religious Rites Opposec

Unions Seem To  Oppose Public,  Educator States Moun 2 Ma   Abuses Will Not Be Tolerated

Lt. Dalton H. Works On Destroyer That Sinks German Submarine In Atlantic

PRISON CAMP MENU CHANGE   GERMAN PRISONERS IN. SECOND SERVICE COMMAND NOP TO GET SCARCE MEATS

HOOPER DEATH TRIAL RESUMES   Early Conclusion Of Case Hinted; Gas Station Operator On Stand

Shorter Murder Trial Forecast   Hooper Plot Case May Wind Up This Week

Seventh Army Joins West Front Offensive Nazis See Threat in East

7th Army Move: Up 4 Miles at  Saarbruecken   Third Repulses Ll Nazi Attacks in Its Drive:  Reds Crack One of Nazi Main Lines Near Berlin

British Commend Truman Address   London, Paris Views Vary; Russians Silent

Sana c.aus 2oscmas-er -e.3eC. dV ~ ousewives in cusies- “ear iver

Children All Over Nation Write Letters To Town With Intriguing Name.

Mail Crowds Ketchup and Crackers in Santa Claus, Ind., Holiday Rush

Christmas Mail Crowds Crackers,  Kv atehan OFF Santa Claus’ Shelves

Santa Claus Having Busy Year ee     Postoffice In Indiana Town is Doing Record Business

TRUMAN SEES DE GAULLE AT WHITE HOUSE   French President Pays Tribute To FDR

Jnited States Must Take Lead in Organizing World nm Principles Fought For in War---De Gaulle

Doolittle Causes Navy To Protest   Testimony Results ir Forrestal to Write Letter to Patterson

Doolittle Slaps Navy Over Merger  a   Secretary Forrestal Protests Statement Of General. é

STATEMENT BY DOOLITTLE HIT   Forrestal Protests Testimony Of General Re- : garding Merger ,

Doolittle Speech Draws Anger of War Secrefary   Demands That Patterson Halt Interchange of Personalities

Testimony Of Ace Protested   Army- Navy A Merger Quer. rel Rages Into White. Meas. -

Forrestal Hits Testimony hy Doolittle  Army, Navy Fight Over Merger Flares Into Open

DOOLITTLE’S STORY RILES NAVY'S CHIEF   Army Flier Says B-29 Boys Rest Uneasily In Their Graves

Paticrson and Forrestal Disagree On ‘Testimony Given By Gen. Doolittic Who Praises Both Admirals Nimitz And Aiischer

BITTER FI DEVELOPS ON ARMS MERGE   Remarks ‘by Doolittle Bring Protést Of Navy Secretary

Testimony Of Ace Profested   Army-Novy Merger Quar. rel Rages Into White "Heat

Doolittle’s Army - Navy Merger Testimony Is Hii   Forrestal Protests General’s Statement That “Our B-29 Boys Are Resting Uneasily in Their Graves” Because of Naval Commanders’ Claims—Tokyo Raider Doubts It Was Seapower that Caused Japan to Surrender.

FORRESTAL PROTESTS TO FPATTERSON AFTER. DOOLITTLE'S TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE  MILITARY COMMITTEE. :  ’

Doolittle Testimony Stirs Navy   Forrestal Protests Te War Secretary In Merger Ouarre!

TOM HERBERT T0 BE CANDIDATE   Former Attorney General First To Announce Intentions

TOM HERBERT. 1S: GANDIDATE:::: ~ IN-PRIMARY. FOR OVERNOR   FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL 39 FIRST REPUBLICAN TO ANNOQUNCE HE WILL BE  ‘IN THE RACE .

Thomas Herbert Enters Race for  Ohio Governor GOP Candidate  Announces Far Ahead of Field

RED TROOPS WILL STAY OUT OF JAPAN   Decision Arrived At After Ultimatum By Gen. MacArthur

MARTHUR THREAT TO QUIT IS HELD DECISIVE FACTOR   But U. S: State Department Denies Receipt of Such Ward From General   SOVIET REPLY AWAITED   U.S. S. R. Invited Eartier to Snare Occupation on Par With Australia

No Russians Into Japan, Is Reported   Reds and MacArthur Dis agree Over Occupation  Forces, Revealed

General Wins Showdown On Allied Policy   Threatens To Resign; Marshall In Shanghai; China Peace Looms

General Hints He Il Quit if Not Let Alone   State Department Denies Dispute Over Islands to Be Held

MacArthur, Russ Disagree on Occupation   GENERAL THREATENS TO RESIGN, REPORTS BROADCAST FROM TOKYO

Reds Refuse Setup Offered On Jap Bases   General Says ‘No’ To Bid for Control Of Hokkaido Island

M’Arthur, Russ Row Told Over Jap Occupation   Pacific Hero Threatened  To Resign, Says Broadcast

RUSS REPORTED DROPPING PLAN OF JAP CONTROL   Radio Broadcaste} Claims MacArthur  Row Is Cause

Russians Won't Occupy Japan  MacArthur Refuses Landing On Hokkaido

CLAIM DISPUTE OVER SHARE OF HOME ISLANDS   * Correspondent Says MacArthur to Quit If Not Left Alone

REPORT RUSSIA WILL NOT HAVE A HAND IN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN AS A RESULT OF DISPUTE WITH Mac ARTHUR

Russians Squabble With MacArthur Over Occupation  Soviets, Checkmated, Junk All Plans; General Might Resign

General Hits Interference, Reporter Says   Blocks Russian Move to Land Army in Japan

Soviet Troops Won’ Enter as a Result   Commander Is Said To Differ With Red Army Officials ‘On Islands To Be Allotted

Correspondent Says Dispute Arose Over Japan's Occupation   U.S. Officials Deny Knowledge Of Such Incident

MacARTHUR SAID TO HAVE THREATENED TO RESIGN IF” RUSSIAN DEMANDS MET

MacArthur, Russians Disagree; Soviets Won't Send Occupation Force to Japar

Russ Not To Aid  In Occupation   MacArthur, Soviets  Have Disagreement

RUSSIA NOT TO OCCUPY. JAPAK   MacArthur and Soviets Have Disagreement Over Islands

pRUSSIANS AND GEN. M’ARTHUR IN SHARP BREAK   No Soviet Troops Will Be Allowed in Jap Occupation

“WE DON'T NED” HELP 10. OCCUPY JAPAN, GENERAL. TELLS CHOOSEY RUSSIANS.

NO RUSSIAN TROOPS TO. OCCUPY JAPAN  gy fy Je   Couldn’ t Agree With MacAruthur --As.to What. ...  Area to Enter 

GOALIN WAR BOND DRIVE 14 BILLION   INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ASKED TO SUBSCRIBE HALF OF THE HUGE SUM.

14 Billion Goal For War Loan Opening May 14   7 Billion Individual Quota Largest Ever Assigned; Campaign to Continue to June 30

AUSSIES DRIVE FOR BORNEO NAVAL BASE   Veterans Threaten Brunei From Two Directions

BUTTER PRICE BOOST IS EFFECTIVE TODAY   Increase Of Between Five And Six Cents Advanced One Week By Government

Soldiers Think Hal Boyle Is Hero  Hero Tells About AP Reporter Who Wrote About Him - - Always in on First Assault

Three Men Sit Down to Talk at Potsdam and World's Peoples Await Word on What Future Holds

PROBLEMS BEFORE BIG THREE TODAY   “By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Foreien News Folia

MEN WHO ARE AT CONFERENCE   Three Representatives of World Powers at Potsdam for Big Mceting — Meeting Place Symbolic.

a OF WORLD IS JN HANDS OF THESE THREE  Blue-Blooded Aristocrat, Plain Corn-Fed American and Russian Man-of-Stee!l Meetina

Additional Tax Relief Is Voted By Senate Unit      Finance Committee Ok Proposal to Wai CI Inenimin Pow

Further Slash In Income Tax Gets Approval      Finance Committee’ Ap proves Tax Reduction — Measure

INDIVIDUAL TAX GIVEN ANOTHER CUT BY SENATE   Finance Committee In Approval Of More Relief For All

Total Of $5,629,060,000 Is Well Beyond Reductions Voted By House

enate Unit Tops House In Tax Cuts   iscal Group Approves Bill Providing Slash Of $5,629,000,000.

Committee OKs Senate Tax Cut Over 5 Billion   Measure Which Tops House Slash May Go To Floor Wednesday

ADDITIONAL TAX REDUGTION VOTED - TOINDIVIDUALS   Senate Committee Slashes $563,000,000 More Off Amount Persons Would Pay Under Measure.   BENEFITS TO SMALL BUSINESSES BOOSTED   Bill as Finally Approved Calls for Cut $279,000,000 in Excess of That Passed  by House.

CONCESSIONS ALSO VOTED TO VETERANS   Total Tax Slash Set By Group Exceeds $5.6 Billion

INCOME LEVY TRIMMED OFF BY 21 MILLION   SPECIAL TREATMENT VOTED FOR WAR VETERANS

Solons Vote New Cut for Income Taxes   Action of Senate’s Finance Committee Comes as Surprise

Senate Group Increases  Tax Cut Bill   Special Treatment For Vets Also Voted By Committee

ADDITIONAL CUT IN TAXES VOTED BY COMMITTEE   Total Business And In dividual Obligations Reduced Five Billons   FURTHER RELIEF FOR TAXPAYERS SURPRISE

AMERICAN TROOPS SEARCH FOR MORE JAP WAR PLUNDER   Twenty Truck Loads of Arms and Ammunition Seized in House-to-House Raid in Tokyo.   NATION’S NARCOTIC SUPPLY CUT 90 PCT   U. S. Patrol Learns Emperor Hirohito’s Palace Was Virtually Destroyed During War,

Americans Stage Treasure Hunts  Hirohito’s Palace Virtually Destroyed

YANKS SEARCH FOR MORE JAP WAR PLUNDER   Hunt Continues After Hidden Fortune In Gems Is Found

TEXAN FROM MIAMI GUARDS GLITTERING JAP WEALTH  Search Pushed for Vast ite re In Conquered Nipponese Empire

U.S. Troops Continue Gold Silver Hunt   90 Percent of Dope Supply Cut Off by American Orders

War Fortune Hunt Continued By Army   Troops Still Searching for Japan's Wealth; $300,-- 000,000 Found

CASUALTY LIST. NEAR MILLION   REPORT SHOWS 302,000 OF WOUNDED HAVE RETURNED TO DUTY¥Y—25,000 PRISONERS FREE

E verybody Agree: Hitler Is Dead, But Opinions on Details Differ

COMFAB GROUP GETS ANOTHER GRAVE ISSUE   Tug of War Develops Over Big-Nation Control Powers

30,000 MARINES BATTLE INLAND IN HEAVY FIRE ©   Reach Edge Of Big Airfield

Beaten Troops: by Thousands Quitting As Allies Cut Off Escape Froni The Ruhr

ENVELOPING LAST FIGHTING FORCE   Greatest Mass Surrenders In History Under Wa, On Western Front

ONE OF GREATEST © MASS SURRENDERS IN HISTORY BEGINS   Break- Up Of German , Armies In West Appears Under Way And Revolt Against Nazi Regime Is Imminent, Reports Say

Patton Slashes Indo Nazi Rear Below Berlin   Third Army Forces At Bad Wildunget 186 Miles Southwest Of Capital

Plaiis Madé For Victory Loait Bond Campaign  Plymouth County, -Quota $905, 000, E ‘Bond Quota $547,00¢

Plans Made For  Victory Loan Bond Campaign’ Plymouth County,  -Quota $905,000, E. Bond Quota $547,00¢t

Limestone Law Effective July 21   Sellers Must Be Licensed By State

LAW REQUIRES. SCREEN TEST FOR LIMESTONE   Sellers of Limestone ‘Must Have Licenses After 31st of July -

Ist. & 3rd Advance  7 Miles   Assault Siegiried Line On 30-Mile Front; Wreck 2,500  More Vehicles.

SUPERFORTS HIT SUICIDE BASES ON JAP ISLANDS   Three Raids Come Within Period of Twelve Hours

B-293 STRIKE JAP HOME LAND WITH 3 RAIDS   Hit Suicide Plane Bases in Retaliation for 5 Sunken Shins

SUPERFORTS DEAL JAPS TRIPLE BLOW   Suicide Plane Bases Raked In Two Raids

Triple Blow At .Japan Homeland Struck By B-29’s   Three Raids Carried  Out By Superforts . Against Enemy Targets

U.S. Super-Forts In Triple Blow At Jap Homelan   Three Raids in 12 Hours Blast Suicide Plane Bases And War Plant   AIRCRAFT FACTORY ON HONSHU POUNDED   Five More Light U. S. Surface Ships Sunk By Enemy Off Okinawa

Pierre Laval Shot By Firing Squaa   former Vichy Premier Attempts to Take Own Life Rather Than Be Executed as  Traitar

Fight Killed When Blast Rips Tanker   Seamen Trapped by Explosion; 12 Are Injured

94 NATIONS SIGN BRETTON WOODS MONEY PACT   MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSIONS ROCKING JERUSALEN   8 KILLED IN TANKER BLAST OFF TEXAS CITY

Eight Killed  In Explosion   Rips Swedish Tanker’s Hull Like Paper Bag

Franco Reveals  His New Cabinet   Generalissimo Holds His Place at Helm

—‘FIGHTINGEST FLATTOP IN FLEET’ -— New York City Hails Enterprise

‘The Big E’ Is Home From Wars   ‘Fightingest Carrier The Fleet’ Fought At Pearl Harbor

Powers to Attack Social Ils Voted for League   Economic Council Proposed by World Deleactes

Powers to Attack Social Ills Voted for League  Economic Council Pranncead hy

Jap’ War May Take 4 More Years; Yarnell Fears 2 Million Casualties

4 More Years Of War Seen   Adm. Yarnell. Makes His Own Prediction

4 More Years Of War With  Japanese Seen   Admiral Yarnell  Expresses View

SNYDER ADDS ENDORSEMENT TO JOB BILL   Director Says Mechanism Is Needed To Maintain A Stable Economy

Snyder Backs Full Employment  Says Full-Job Policy Needed In U. S.

Snyder Views Stable Economy “Vital As Peac   Says Full Employment Bill . Provides “Method For Mobilizing Resources

p Stabilization Of Economics gin US. Urgec   Chart Course in Peace Asin War, Is Plea of Reconversion Chief

Snyder Approves Full Employment   Says Nation Needs Mechanism To Keep A Stable Economy

SNYDER PRESSES FULL WORK BILL   Calls For Stable Economy To Avert Depression

*Reconversion Boss Endorses the Full sEmployment Bill   Says Nation Needs Mechanism to Keep A Stable Economy; Makes Jobs Available

NEED MACHINERY 10 STABILIZE ECONOMY   Reconversion Boss Snyder Endorses Fuil Employment Bill.

Says Job Bil Is Needed       Snyder Declares U. S. Should Have Means To Stabilize Economy

National Set-Up To Stabilize U.S Economy Urged   Full ‘Employment: Bill: -Gets Endorsement Of Reconversion.Chiet

Snyder Says Nation Needs Plan to Mobilize Resources  Mechanism to Provide Stable Economy cavarad ku lander

Mechanisit "Ts Keep Stable,  Economy, Aim   Reeonversion Director Snyder Stresses Need in  Endorsing “Full En ployment? Measure

Snyder Backs Job Measure  Assures Machinery Fo Employment, Claim

Job Bill Is Approved By Snyder   Says ULS. Needs Machinery To Avert Depression« FA

JOBS FOR ALL BILL ENDORSED BEFORE SENATE   Reconversion Boss Says We Must Have Jobs

Snyder Says Nation Needs Plan to Mobilize Resources  Mechanism to Provide Stable Economy Dr

SNYDER ENDORSED ‘FULL EMPLOYMENT’ MEASURE TODAY   Said Nation Needs a Mechan. ism to Maintain a Stable Economy.   TO SENATE COMMITTEE      Provides a Method for Mobilizing Country’s Resources So Everyone Can Find Work.

Sailor With Marriage Wrecked By ‘‘Too Many Babies’? Seeks Divorce

Too Many Babies For Gob! Send Sailor To Divorce Court: Baby Girl a Boy

Atrocities Stir Solons  Desire To Punish War  Criminale Mountina

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by AP Writers...

COLLETT LOSES; DeATi. BATE SET   Convicted Slayer Of McCoy Family Pins Last Hope On Governor

Hill County's Red Cross Drive Goes Over Top   Judge Elwell Says Mark at $13,600 Sat.

Gift of $31,000 To Advertise State   Utility Companies to Promote Industrial Advantages of Indiana

GRATEFUL NATION AND STATE HONOR OVETA CULP HOBBY   TEXAS NEWSPAPERWOMAN WHO HEADED WACS GIVEN DINNER

$23 MILLION WAS CAMPAIGN COST   Senate Hears Report On Political Expenditures; Split Over Proposal To Prevent *Political Spending By Unions.

NIP BARON SLAYS SELF TO ESCAPE TRIAL BY ALLIES  BODY FOUND LYING IN POOL OF BLOOD,

Baron Honjo, Japanese War Leader Prefers Hara-Kiri to Crimes Trial

HONJO COMMITS SUICIDE IN TOKYO   Kills Self After Placed on War Criminal List

General Honjo Takes Own Life To Avoid Arrest   Accused War Criminal Reputed Ringleader In

Baron Honjo Is Suicide   Reputed Ringleader in Con quest of Manchuria In Formal Hareo-kiri

Honjo Kills Self To Escape Arresi  As War Criminal   Led Conquest Of Manchuria

Jap War Criminal, Baron Honjo, Commits Suicide  Leader in Conquest Of Manchuria Emnlovs Hara-XKiri

Baron Honjo Avoids Arrest By Hara-Kiri   Ringleader of Manchurian Conquest Takes Life After Reading Order

JAP WAR CHIEF KILLS HIMSELF   Honjo Commits Hara-Kiri After Arrest Is Ordered

Honjo Commits Suicide Rather Than Be Taken   Creator Of Incident Leading To Manchuria Conquest Takes Own Life.   ARRESTED YESTERDAY

Baron Honjo Kills Self; Ringleader In ManchurianWar   Snicide Comes Less Than 24 Hours After His Arrest Is Ordered hy MacArthur

TOP JAPANESE OFFICER DEAD   Baron Gen. Shigeru Honjo Commits Suicide Rather Than Face Trial

Honjo Commits Hara-Kiri to Escape Trial   Accused War Criminal Was Creator of Incident Leading to Conquest of Manchuria

Jap Gen. Honjo Kills Himself   Creator Of Manchuria Conquest Takes Own Life

Jap Baron Honic lakes Own Life   Commits Hara-Kiri To Avoid War Trial

Jap Sparkplug Of War Dies By Own Hand   Gen. Honjo. Planner of Mukden Incident. a Suicide

Jap Ringleader In Manchuria  Ends His Life.  Gen. Honjo Commits. Hara-Kiri After His

Japanese Baron Cheats Arrest By Hari - Kin   Gen. Honjo Kills Self In His Office

Honjo, Accused — Criminal, Commits Hari-Kiri Today —   General Was Reputed ‘Ringleader in Manchuria: Conquest

Accused Criminal Commits Hara-Kiri Shortly After Arrest Is Ordered.

Honjo, Manchuria Cenq Leader, Commits Hara- Kiri   Re RUSSELI, BRINES

Jap General, Accused As War Criminal Commits Hara-Kiri To Escape Arrest

OWN LIFE TAKEN BY JAP WAR LORD   Honjo Commits Hara-Kiri Was Waiting War Trial

‘His Heart Is Grieved Honjo Death Traditional in Apology To People

HONJO CHOOSES HARA-KIRI OUT   Reputed Ringleader Of Conquest Of Manchuria Takes Own Life Shortly After Arrest Ordered. :

JAP GEN. KILLS HIMSELF   Ringleader In Manchurian Conquest Refuses To Face Arrest

Jap War Chief Ends Own Life   ee: Nee Sal:  Baron Hongo Was to Be Arrested

General Honjo, Accused War Criminal, Commits Hara-Kari; Led Manchurian Conquest   Was One Of 11 War Leaders Of Past Imperialistic Decade Ordered Arrested

Japan's Baron Honjo Chooses Suicide Route   Leader In Grab Of Manchuria Kills Himself To  Escape Arrest.

“She Stood Me Up And I Killed Her,” Youth Declares In Confessing Murder

SEIZE KILLER OF WAITRESS   Admits Strangling Womar In Detroit When She  Spurned Love

YOUTH CONFESSES SLAYING WAITRESS   Police Arrest Leon Pascarella in Saginaw; Spurned Love Motive of Crime

SUPREME COURT MAY GET APPEAL OF YAMASHITE   Special Term May Be Held During Holidays to Decide

Special Court: Session _ May. Ponder. Yamashita          peal ‘Raises: Possibility Of: Mid-Holidays: Siting— LT Awaid Delay. :

Top Priority For Railroads  17 Western Lines to Hire 65,000 Men for Pacific War Service

Railroad Jobs For 65,000 in Top Priority   Patriotic Citizens. Urged. by President To Apply at Once

Further Action Delayed for Today; Commissar Holds Out For Four Ghairmanships For Conference

Molotov Says Pole Dispute Will Dissolve   Blocks Stettinius’ Election As Permanent Chairman Of Peace Canncil

WORLD PEACE MEETING GETS GOING SLOWL   MOLOTOV BLOCKS SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN

AmericansInvade Verde Island Off Luzon Coast   Move to Secure Vital Shipping Route Through Philippines.

ANTE RIGANG LAND UN ANQTHER ISLE   Take Japs by Surprise To Go Ashore on Small Verde Island; Secures Vital Shipping Route —

MARTHUR’S MEN TAND ON VERDE; JAPS CORNERED   Enemy Taken by Surprise and Practically No Losses Are Suffered by Invasion Force.   COUNTLESS NIPS KILLED FLEEING CORREGIDOR   Americans Mopping Up on East Side of Fortress— Foe Hunted in Caves Northeast of Manila.

Yanks invade island key to shipping lane  Land on Verde  with few losses

INDIANS OCCUPY WHOLE NAVAL BASE   Action Continues South of Soerabaja, British Discioca

FIGHTING ENNIS FOR SOERABAJA   Great Java Navy Base Operating Under British Control

POPE TRIED TO KEEP ITALY OUT OF WAR   Personal Appeal To Mussolini Turned Down, Vatican Pamphlet Declares

Von Papen, Wily Nazi Diplomat, Seized In Ruhr  8 U. S. Soldiers Effect Ceptur.

Famous German Diplomat Taken Prisoner in Ruhr;  Red Offensive Reported   Berlin Reports Frantically That Big Tank Battle Under Way as Russians Open Drive Toward Capital From East

Wily Franz Von Paper Captured, Now Wants War to End   Yank Captor Says, “So Do Eleven Million Other Guys,” as He Leads Away Notorious Gray Fox of Nazi Intrique

FANKS CAPTURE FRANZ VON PAPER   Former German Premier Is Nabbed by Yank Troops in Ruhr Pocket; Was Expelled From Washington in 1915

VON PAPEN NOW YANK PRISONER   “Dirty Work” Specialist lor Fuehrer Captured In Ruhr Pocket

Franz Von Papen Is Captured by U. S. Forces  German Diplomat Was Specialist in Doing Dirtv Work

Ninth Army Takes Slick Nazi Envoy   Former Chancellor Of Reich Believed Prisoner in U.S.

Von. Papen  Is Prisoner   Fo ormer : Ambassador Of Nazis. Captured

Franz Von Papen Ex-Chancellor, Captured by Yanks   Important German Diplomat Regarded As ‘Just a Prisoner’

VON PAPEN SEIZED BY U. 5. TROOPS   NAZI DIPLOMAT CAPTURED IN RUHR POCKET WITH SON AND SON-IN

Nazi Premier, Von Papen, Is Taken By U.S.   Captured April 11 At His Son-In-Law’s Home In Stockhausen.   CLOSE TO Hiviee   “Improser Activities”

VETS FROM EUROPE FACE NEW TRAINING   Soldiers to Spend 8 Weeks Drilling and Studying in U. S. Before They Go to Pacific.

Diet, With 26 Members Named War  Criminals, Gloomily Discusses Tax

Diet Gloomy as Parley Goes on   26 Members Are On War Criminals List

JAP JITTERS: - Diet. ‘Aectised of Tivitig To Gloss Over War Blame

Nippon Diet Gloomy Over More Orders  For Arrests   Talks Over Japan’s Vinaneial Situation

Japs Rocked By Arrests   — 7 4244 WV Stoy  Diet Able to Work Only Halfheartedly  B@an, EAnan Actticcnt. A ndltoam

Jap ‘War Crimes’ Diet Meet To Hike Taxes   With 26 Of Its Members Wanted, Nipon’ Congress Blames Aides For Trouble

Gloom Wraps Deliberations Japanese Diet      Twenty-Six of Its Members On MacArthur’s Latest List War Criminal Suspects

“Incendiary Shell On Neighbor's House”  Gloomy Outlook Faces Jap Diet In Financial Studies

US. Arrests Cast Gloom Over Diet   Jo Members on M’Arthur’s Suspect List

Heavy New Taxes Ahead For Japan. ....  Jap Diet, With Many Of Its Members On Crimes List, Is Gloomy Place

JAP DIET GLOOMY WITH 26 MEMBERS ON ‘WANTED’ LIST  EXPRESSES LITTLE   EXPRESSES LITTLE INTEREST IN TALK ON TAX INCREASES

Jap Diet Upset As Mac Arthur Puts 26 Members On War Criminal List

26 Members Of Jap Diet Are Accused   Legislature Conducts Work Halfheartedly

DIET WORKING HALFHEARTEDL   26 Members on MacArthur's Latest List of Wanted War Criminals.

Diet Shaken As 26 : Members Added To  War Criminal List   Jap Papers Accuse Mem: bers of Seeking To Es. cape Responsibility.

NIP DIET HOLDS QUIET SESSION   » 26 Members Named on War Criminal List

‘Better Stoeks Of Inexpensive Carments Seen’   WPB. OPA Will Issue Toterlock Controlled Price. Production Orders,   6 OR 7 PERCENT DROP

Better Stocks of Cheaper Clothing Promise of Government Agencies

More. Inexpensive Clothes by April  WPB and OPA Order Calls for 7 Per Cent Drop in Prices

WPB and OPA Hold Out Prospect of Cheaper Clothing in Next Few Months

RIGID TEXTILE CONTROL COMING   WPB And OPA Shortly To Issue New Orders Covering Garment Trade.

Tire Rationing Likely to End by First of Year —   Synthetics Here to Stay, Is Opinion — Of Rubber Experts

SYNTHETIC RUBBER TIRES MAY NOT G0   Crippling of Rubber Industry by Japs May Cause Continuation of Synthetic Product.

Motorists May Have Long Era Of Synthetic Rubber For Ciwilian Drive Use

TIRE RATIONING 10 BE OVER BY JAN.    Synthetic Tires and Tubes Believed to Be Here For Long Stay :

TIRE RATIONING MAY END SOON   Synthetic Tires And Tubes Here To Stay, WPB Spokesmen Say

Tire Rationing Expected to End By First of Year But Synthetic Tires and Tubes Here for Lona Stay

Tire Rationing Will Be Ended By January    However, supplies will be of the” synthetic type, which hits beén greatly improved.

Secretary Perkins Moves To Avert Strike as Miners Prepare To Vole

Perkins Predicts Coal Settlement By End of Week   Secretary Optimistic After Conferring With  Lewis and Operators

PERKINS IN MOVE TO AVERT STRIKE OF GOAL MINERS   Secretary Appears at Negotiation Headquarters as Crisis Develops in Situation.   TWO SIDES UNABLE TO AGREE ON CONTRACT   Nation’s 400,000 Workers Vote Today on Watkout at Estimated $300,000 Cost to Government.

Perkins Hopes Coal Strike Can Be Averted   Bituminous Miners ‘ Vote Today on Calling Of Wartime Walkout

‘Strike at Mines © Will be Averted,  Perkins Believes   Secretary Acts to Prevent Walkout On Eve of Union Vote; Reports New Offers Made By Both Operators and Lewis

ACCORD SEEN ON MINEISSUE BY SATURDAY   Secretary Perkins Makes Move on Eve of Strike Vote

ACCORD SEEN ONMINE ISSUE BYSATURDAY   Secretary Perkins Makes _ Move on Eve of Strike”  . Vote 9.

Denies British Stirred U p Trouble in Syria or Have Ambitions in the Levant

Britain Has No Levant Ambitions.  Says Churchill   France To Propose That “Big 5” Pass On Middle East Problem.

De Gaulle’s Charges Bring Denial   ‘Churchill Says ‘Britain. Ready To Withdraw Troops From Levant When Treate “a ee 8  sage oma Tae ype      Churchill Launches Drive  On Britain’s Socialists

Churchill Disputes De Gaulle’s Charge Against British.  Save Reltnin Mace Ne   Says Britain Has No Ambitions of Any Kind in Levant States

Britain Denies Causing Trouble In Levant Area  Churchill Ready To Withdraw Men

Churchill ‘Hits Charge Britain Stirred Levant   Denies De Gaulle Statement; Defines Stand in Middle East Dispute

CHURCHILL DISPUTES DE GAULLE'S CHARGE AGAINST BRITISH  DECLARES BRITAIN READ’ TO QUIT SYRIA MOMENT TREATY IS EFFECTED

Churchill Says British Guiltless Tn Syrian Strife   Troops To Be Withdrawn On Signing Of Treaty By France. - Levant States

Churchill Denies De Gaulle Charges In Syrian Trouble   Says Britain Has ‘No Ambitions’ in Levant States

‘Churchill Disputes ‘De Gaulle’s Charges   British Are Working For Peace in Levant, Prime ister Savs

Britain Has Ne  Syria Demands. Churchill Says   Premier Disputes de Gauile’s Charge British Stirred Up Trouble; Ready to Withdraw

Denies British Were Back of Syrian Revolt   Have No Levantine Ambitions, Churchill Realise toile Caatle

ee eeeEyEyEyEeEeEeEeEeEeEaeaaEaeeEeEeEeEeEeEeeeoooeelmeeeeere eS  Levant Charge Is Denied by Churchill

DEGAULLE CLAIM I$ DISPUTED   Territory, Advarftage Not Sought In Area By Great Britain

CHURCHILL AIRS LEVANT DISPUTE   De Gaulle’s Charge Denied; Britain Ready To V’ithdraw From Syria

Churchill Takes Issue With French Agitation Charge:   Prime Minister Says Angle Force Has No Ambitions of Any Kind in Levant States

No Ambitions In Levant, Premier Says   Says Britain Didn’t Stir Up Trouble— Anxious  To Withdraw Troop:

French Charge Brings Denial   Churchill Says Britain Has No Designs On Syria; Want Settlement

FIRST YANK NEWSPAPER   Was Set by Hand and Put Out by  GI’s and Germans in Berlin

MARSHALL T0 GET PUBLIO INSTRUCTIONS   Hurley’s Successor at Chungking to Adhere to U. S. Policy.

China Inquiry Clamor Rises   Capitol Hill Wants’ Details From Hurley

To Instruct Marshall on U.S. Policy   Somand Grows for Congress Inquiry into U. S. Far  Eastern Policies

PROMISE PROBE OF ACCUSATIONS MADE BY ENVOY   Hurley’s Charges To Be Aired At Inquiry Monday   CONGRESS ANGRY   Ex-Chinese :Ainbassador And Byrnes Will “Be Called

Investigation Into Hurley's Charges May Begin Monday   Byrnes Opens Inquiry, Calls For Records On China Issue

Marshall Is Told To Follow Hurley Policy in China   Truman Retuses to Tell Program Details

HURLEY CHARGES WILL BE AIRED   eae rice er Byrnes Will Be Called Into Inquiry Opening Monday

Congress Promises Inquiry Into Hurley's Scathing Attack   MILITARY SURVEY IS GOAL OF MARSHALL—WEDEMEYER

PROMISE PROBE OF ATTACK ON FOREIGN POLICY   Harley Charges Against Career  , Diplomats Leading To : Probe

SOLONS DEMAND HURLEY CHARGES GET HEARING   Senate Committee Plans To Begin inquiry Monday, Connally States   FULL PROBE DEMANDED   Republicans And Democrat: Clamoring For Foreign Policy Investigation

HURLEY ASSURED OF SENATE PROBE   Inquiry Set Tentatively for Monday but Broader One May Develop

CHARGES OF HURLEY WILL BE PROBED   Senate Group to Call Gen. Hurley And J. F. Byrnes

Marshall To Get Specific Orders Before Leaving   * President Says New Envoy Will Stick To Present Policy

Congress Will Investigate Hurley Charaes   Claims Double-Dealing In State Department

Bond Sales   Congress Promise: Investigation ol Hurley's Charges   Connally to Begin Inquiry Menday; More Sweeping Study May Follow. _

CONGRESS TO PROBE HURLEY CHARGES —      May Result in Inquiry Into : All Foréign Policy

MILITARY TRAINING HEARINGS CONTINUED   UC. S. Chamber Of Commerce Favers Pian Bat WCTU Regiiers Oppesitien

Gas Shut Off As Talk Fails Troopers Act   Week-Old Strike” Again Threatens Halt in Fuel Flow

Rhine Salient Now Expanded Beyond Honnef   First Army Troops Improve Position In He “av ¥F ighting On Bridgehead

Yanks Capture Honnef   U. S. First Army Slightly More  Than One Mile From Superhighway

SEIZE HONNEF, PUSH TOWARD SUPERHIGHWAY   Armored Forces Poised For  Breaking Loose On Broad Military Roadway

London Gives Eisenhower Highest Honor   Sees No Plan to Go to Pacific; Says Job is in Europe

British Pay Tributes To U. S. Leaders   Eisenhower Gets Freedom Of London; Smith And Simpson Honored

‘Honeymoon in Italy Over For Strutting Nazis   Swaggering, Arrogant Actions for 10 Days After Surrender Halted

SWAGGERING GERMANS IN BOLZANO, ITALY FINALLY TOLD WHO WON THE WAR AND WHAT THEY MUST DO

Nazis in Wartime Nest of SS Learn Reich Is Whipped   For10 Days after Surrender Elite Troops Did as They Pleased- Gi’e Shackeac

End Nazi Swaggering In Bolzano   For Ten Days After Surrender Germans Did As They Pleased In North Italy Town

Who Won The Ware  Nazis Swagger, Give Orders To Puzzled Yanks   Story Of Fantastic Situation In Italy Finally Released

Connally lo Be U. S. Spokesman In Shaping Powers of Council  Will Have Potent Voice In Dete ermining Vas tid Us beanie Eine Duets thrcll Vince & 1

Connally Heads U. 5. Delegation   Texan Is Spokesman At San Francisco

SENATOR CONNALLY  MAIN SPOKESMAN OF U. §. AT CONFERENCE  RUGGED TEXAN BELIEVE! __IN FORCE AGAINST OUT TAWS OF ALL KINDS

CONNALLY NAMED 1S. SPOKESMAN   CHOSEN FOR GROUP TO PASS ON POWERS

Connally Named To Council Grou  U. S. Delegate Put On Vital Committee

Hirohito’s Call On MacArthur Termed Final and Lowest Bow of Humiliation   Nothing Could Have Done More to Bring Belief in Total Defeat Home to Nips; Emperor Even Bows and Tips Hat to News Men.

Mikado Pays Humble Visit To MacArthur; Doffs Hat To Miusiue   GI's Losing Wooing Technique Nurse Declares

German War Prisoners Have Cotton Sack In One Hand Geneva RuleIn Other

‘No Fraternizing’ Rule Is Invoked In Operation Of War Prisoner Camps

PRINT DEMAND TURKEY CEDE AREA TQ REDS   Big Stretch of Black Sea Coast Included In Wanted Area

Russia Demands 180-Mile Strip Of Turkish Coast   Moscow Papers Prominently Display Soviet View On Territory Along Black Sea As Fore ign Ministers Are In Session

Russia Makes Demand for  Turkish Area  Writers Want Turkey to Give Up 180

‘Demands for Territory ‘Are Published   Turkey Asked to Cede Part cf Black Sea Coast

Soviet Demand For Sea Coast Poses Problem   Moscow Publication Comes as “Big 3” Ministers Meet

Soviets Ask Turkey Cede Coastal Area   Foreign Ministers Confer Again On World Peace Tasks

Demands for Territory  Are Published  Turkey Asked to Cede Part of

Grant of Lar By Turkey Demanded By Russians   Moscow Publishes Georgians’ Leiier Prominently  As Fnvovs Meet

Turk Territory Is in Dispute   Black Sea Coast Diffieulty Faees Foreion Minists

Two Intellectuals Issue Appeal for Territory as Big Three Foreign Ministers Confer—Their Statement Is Published Prominently by Press—Land Sought Stretches  180 Miles Along the Black Sea.

LONG BEACH DOCKS ARE SWEPT BY FIRE   Coast Guard Fire Boat Sunk While Fighting Blaze

Moscow Parley Likely To Shape Spain's Future   Franco’s Government Doomed, And 3 Group: Strive For Power

TRIP NEAR END FOR GRIPSHOLM   Wounded Americans Who Were Captives Arrive Home

4-H DAIAYMEN TO HELP MEET ‘45 GOAL OF 120.5 BILLION POUNDS OF MILK

Six Million Jews Dead By Nazi Hands   Evidence Of Nazi Extermination Plan Placed Before War Crimes Court

Gestapo Officials Estimated In ’°44 6,000,000 Jews Died In Nazi Campaiegr

6,000,000 JEWS SLAIN BY NAZIS BEFORE AUG. *44   3,000.000 of “Number istimated to Be From Poland

6 Million Jews Exterminated, Court Informed   War Crimes Tribunal Presented Evidence Of Gestapo Figures

Man Unlocks Incalculable Power Of Atom, Produces Most Tetrible Eneine Of Destruction Ever Made

MANKIND HAS ENTERED THE. ATOMIC AGE   New Power Could Remake the World Or Destroy It

Incalcuable Power Of ‘Atom Is Now Unlocked   Scientists Break Into Atom Power Made Manifest To Japanese

NEW BOM OPENS GREAT NEW FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT   Man Now Has The Power To Destroy Himself Or. To Re-make The World 01 The Future, Leaders Say.   ATOMIC ENERGY OFFERS _ GREAT POSSIBILITIES   New Sources Of Energy May Be Developed To Take The Place Of All Present Day Fuels, Scientists Say.

Makers Of Atomic Bomb Will Convert Power To Enforcement Of Peace

Man Enters The Atomic Age With Most Terrible Destruction Ever Conceived

Mankind Enters On Atomic Age, For Good Or Ill   Bomb Most Terrible Destructive Engine Ever Conceived

NEW BOMB MAY BRING JAPS TO THEIR SENSES   Missile Is Certain To Shorten War In The Pacific

Fate of Man May Devolve On Discovers   New Age Is Ahead, Whether for Good, Or- Self-Destruction

Weapon May End Ail Wars   Fantastic New Bomb Is Seen as Power of Peace

Man, for Good or Ill, Has Unlocked the Incalculable Power of the Atomic Force

Yanks Press.  Across Cebu   Main City CapturedIn Hard 2-Day. Bout

Doughboys Are Chasin g Japs  Into Cebu Hills   American Troops Inside Second Philippines City Fight Scattered Baitles

Doughboys Pursue Japs Into Hills To North Of Cebu After Taking City

Chase Japs On Cebu   Pursue Enemy Into Northern Hills: After Seizing Capital

JAPS HIDE IN HILLS NORTH OF CEBU CITY   Demolition-Wrecked Second City of Philippines Captured in Brisk Two Day Campaign

RUN JAPS TO HILLS   Wrecked Cebu City I: Taken by Yanks in  Two-Day Drive

American Doughboys Pursue Japanese Into Hills North Of Capital Of Cebu Island   Troops Inside Ceby City Fight Scattered Battles Along Heavily-Mined Streets

Americans Pursu Japanese Beyond Captured Cebu.          ollow Enemy Into Fills After Hard Fight [or Demolished City.  F

CEBU CITY FALLS TO YANK ATTACK   Important Harbor Area Left Virtually Intact By Japs

Wrecked Cebu Captured by Yanks   Japanese Being Pursued in Hills North of Second Philippines City

YANKS CHASE JAPS NORTH OF CEBU CITY   Pursuit Follows Capture of Wrecked Second City of Philippines at the End of a Brisk TwoDav Drive.

Cebu City, Harbor, Captured by Yanks in Two-Day Attack   Doughboys Pursue Japs Into Hills North of Wrecked City

American Troops Occupy Cebu City   Japs Flee to Hills After Demolition Crews Cause Great Damage to Buildings and Installations — Capture Follows Two Days’ Drive From the Landing Beaches on Island, .      OKINAWA POUNDED AGAIN

Yanks Push Enemy Deep Into Hills After Cebu Falls   Only Scattered Battle j ne.ect a .?.._.. ... whe   Only Scattered Battles Still Being Fought In Rubble of Streets

Yanks Pursue Japs Into. Cebu Hills   City Itself Captured After Enemy Destroys It During Bitter Fight

PENNA. IN MIDST OF POST-WAR CRIME WAVE   Local Officials Throughout State Worried Over Situation

CRIME GRAPH IN PA. IS SWINGING UPWARD   Return T ‘o Gangsterism of Early ‘30s Foreseen; Increase Since V-J Day  THROWBACK TO CRIME

CHALLENGE OF CRIME UPSURGE BEING MET   tion Agsinst A All Situations MANY MALADJUSTED

Let Gls Hear  ‘Complaints’   Naval Committee Urges Enlisted Men On Staff To Investigate Demobilization.

ENLISTED MEN _ : MAY AID PROBE   Robertson Proposes Nove Step to Solve Problem

FINAL CLEANUP OF FOE UNDER WAY IN WANILA   Surrender Ultimatum Ignored By Japs, Start Annihilation Drive

TRAPPED JAPS IGNORE DEMAND FOR SURRENDER   YANKS BEGIN DRIVE TO ANNIFILATE REMNANTS

Japanese Trapped In Manila Refuse Surrender Terms   Ultimatum Ignored By Fanatical Nips Doomed To Death

Japs Ignored Surrender Plea   TWO GREAT ARMIES TO UNITE FOR DRIVE ON BERLIN

Trapped Japs In Manila Choose Death   Refuse to Surrende: As Yanks Issue  Ultimatum

Japs Ignore Ultimatum of Manila Troops; Yanks Begin Drive for Luzon East Coast

Japs Refuse To Give Up in Manila Tray   Annihilation Drive Begun Against Foe Holding Out in Three Buildings

Enemy Snubs Last U. S. Bid   Manila Japs Prefer Death to Surrender

Final Manila  Assault Is.  Under Way Trapped Japs  Ignore Chance  "Ts Qa cea perce  gi

Manila Japs Scorn Order To Give Up   American Troops Launch Assault Of Annihilation

JAPS TRAPPED IN MANILA WON'T GIVE UP   American Troops Begin Annihilation Drive on Enemy

Epes Trial Ts: Started '   - Lieutenant Facing Charges Of Murder

Nazi Documents Brand Quisling As Arch-Traitor   Rosenberg’s Diary Says De. fendant Offered Fuehrer  Bases in Norway

Charge Quisling Urged Nazis to Invade Norway      Evidence Shows Bases Offered Germans by Alleged Norse Traitor

Quisling Held Arch-Traitor   Invited Germans in, Seized Papers Show

Papers Show Quisling Asked  Nazis To Come           Captured. : German.

Quisling Trial Enters 2nd Day   Nazis’ Statements Offered as Evidence

Say Quisling Invited Nazi Occupation   Prosecutor Tells of Offer of Bases To Hitler

Evidence Against Quisling Builds Up, Top War Criminals Are Interviewed

Adm. Nimitz Gails Battie Bloodiest Of Entire War;  Marine Casualties heavy

MARINES DIGGING JAPS FROM CAVES)   Over-All Situation Good, Officials Say, But Bloodiest Fight in Marine History Necessary By Fanatical Jap Resistance; Defense One Really of Tokyo, As Capture Will Place City On Daily Bombing Run.

German People Shed All Pretense  }  of ‘Master Race’, Kilgallen Finds

‘Germany is Meek and Submissive, Reporter Learns   Rv JAMES I. KIITGAYY TX

Nazi ‘Monstor’ Of Mauthauson Found By G.L’s   Ziereis, Before Dying, Tells Story To Be Used At Trial.

Gruesome Story of Mass Butchery of War Prisoners Told By Dying ‘Monster of Mauthausen,’ Head of Nazi Camps

COST OF NYLON HOSE TO BE CUT A THIRD   OPA Will Announce New Price Schedule Soon

ALL PERSONS EXCEPT. NAVY ’ MEN AND FAMILIES OUT OF LUCK FOR HOTEL  Rooms © .

New York Hotels to Have Little Room For ‘Invasion of Sailors’ on Navy Day

IS SENTENCED TO HANG   U. S. Soldier Is Convicted of Murder of British Diplomat

Jap Foreign Minister Out   Mamoru Shigemitsu Resigns Says Well-Informed Nip. pon Sources.

Japanese Foreign Minister Resigns   Was Principal Signer Of Surrender Pact; Resignation Asked

Shig emitsu . Quits Jap Foreign Post         “Yoshida: ‘Appointed . Minister ‘in : “His Place”

Shigemitsu, Chief Surrender Signer, Reported Resigns   Former Jap Foreign Minister: Succeeded By Shigeru Yoshida

JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER REPORTED TO HAVE RESIGNED   MAMORU SHIGEMITSU WAS FORMER MEMBER TOJO’S WAR-MAKING CABINET

Jap Who Signed Surrender Pact Quits Under Fire   Shigemitsu Resigns As Minister

Cabinet Seat Taken From Peace Signer   Yoshida, Ex-Envoy To London Replaces Mamoru Shigemitsu

JAP FOREIGN MINISTER OUT   Shigemitsu Resigns, Is Suc: ceeded By Former Lon don Ambassador

Shigemitsu Quits Jap Cabinet and Yoshida Will Take Spot; American Occupation Forces Soon to be Cut

Japan’s Foreign Minister Quits, Tokyo Reports   Shigemitsu Out, Yoshida Named

Shigemitsu: Is Succeeded By  Former Envoy   Told His Services No Longer Needed by Allies: Yoshida to Post

REPORT FOREIGN MINISTER OF JAPAN RESIGNS   Claim Yoshida Succeeds Wips’ Signer of Peace Aboard Missouri

INDICATES SANCTION FOR WAGE BOOSTS   Henry A. Wallace Also Favors Rise In Prices

Wallace Urges Higher Pay, Price Relief   Favors Policy of 15 to 20 Per Cent Boost in Waaes

RECONVERSION ISSUES STILL ARE UNSOLVED   Administration Appears Headed Toward New Policy to Settle Disputes.

Government Sanction Of Pay Increase Near   Schwellenbach Believed Moving me at Fivn Stand With Miners

LEGISLATORS OPEN WAR TIME SESSION   Hagaman Is Chosen Speaker by Unanimous Vote of the House   HEAR ECONOMY NOTE

Legislature In Session   Formalities Order of Day With. Business Awaiting Governor’s Message Tomorrow

Great Naval Armada Pours Reinforcements, Supplies Into Four Yank Beachheads

Towns Along Lingayen : Gulf T aken —   1000 SHIPS POURING TROOPS . . ONTO FOUR BEACHHEADS; ARE ONLY 100 MILES FROM MANILA 

Americans Capture Towns on Luzon’s Lingayen Galf and Strike Out for Manila 100 Miles Away: Jans Resist Feehlv

RESISTANCE BY JAPS TO YANKS IS ONLY SLIGHT   1,000 or More Ships Pouring Reinforcements Into 4 Beachheads:

(SEVERAL TOWNS ALREADY ARE IN HANDS  ‘OF DOUGHBOYS: JAP RESISTANCE LIGHT

4 BEACHHEADS ON LUZON ARE BEING WIDENED   Naval, Air And Land Forces Meet Little Opposition In First Attacks

of Film pom    _DIME STORE HEIRESS ACCUSES CARY GRANT OF MENTAL CRUELTY

Heiress Sues Cinema Mate   Divoree Court Gets Wutton-Grant Affair

Barbara Grant Seeks Divorce   “Happy Ending” Fades From Another Filmland Romance As Actor Sued.

Charges “Meatal Cruelty’ Ry ‘Third Mate, Makes No Mention of Property Seulement

BABS WANTS DIVORCE FROM CARY GRANT   Mental Cruelty Charged by Dime Store Heiress

Solons Stage Hot Row Over Pearl Harbor   High-Placed Admiral And Colone! to Be First Called

Pearl Harbor Investigators Open Public Hearings Today   Army General Staff Member and Naval Intelligence Office Summoned as First Witnesses—New Pledge of “Fair Impartial” Inquiry Given—Republicans Denounced for Re. cent Activities in Probe in Angry Exchange in House.

STAGE IS SET FOR INQUIRY   eee  First Witnesses Called For ' Opening Probe Of Sneak Attack

Stage Set For ~ Inquiry Today   Admiral and Colonel Cal. led in Pearl Harbor Probe

Admiral And A Colonel Are The First Witnesses   Chief Of Naval Intelligence And Army General Staffer, Neither At Scene, To Testify

Public Hearings On Pearl Harbor Will Open Today   Admiral, Colonel to Be  First Witnesses Heard

Pearl Harbor Inquiry To Open Today   Rear Admiral Inglis And Col. Thiclen to Be the First Witnesses

Army and Navy Officers Expected to Lay Groundwork for Others.   TO TELL ABOUT ATTACK

Pearl Harbor Investigation  Begins Today   Adm. Inglis and Col. Thielen Will Be First to Be Called to Stand

Congress Today Opens Inquiry on  Pearl Harbor   Admiral, Colonel First Witnesses; Argument Flares On Floor of House

Witnesses Called For P. H. Probe   Admiral, Colonel Summoned For Stari Of Hearings Today

Republicans Seek Pearl Harbor Data in Dept. of State   Also Look to FBI as Possible Source of New Disclosures

Ship Transfer Is Considered   UU “8, Is Overloaded « With Merchant. Fleet.

BRITAIN HAVE ITS SHIPPING   Transfer or Sale of. Substantial Part of WarBuilt Merchant “ Fleet  ~-Seriously Considered in Wachingtan:

Germans Called: lke Greatest General of War   Patton Considered Best and Most Feared Field Man

State To Feel Phone Strike  Union Has 2,500 Members In Wisconsin

1st Army Launches Attack   Yanks Continue To Hold Vital Bridgehead

Berlin Says Two More Yank Units  Pass Over River   German Pocket Near Coblenz Reported Wiped Out By Allies

OFFER WILLOW TO AUTO FIRM   Government Is Negotiating With Kaiser-Frazer Corp.

67 ‘BAD BOYS LEAVE ELDORA FOR ANAMOSA   School Ringleaders to Be Segregated at Reformatory

Segregation System Put   Incorrigibles Confined in Building Formerly Used for Women.

RINGLEADERS IN RECENT TROUBLE ARE SEGREGATEL   Action Taken by State Officials to Remove Incorrigibles From Seek. ing to Halt “Gangsters”

67 lowa ‘Bad  Boys’ Removed   Ringleaders In Outbreaks At Eldora Sent To Segregation Quarters.

Some of Main Points to Know About Organization Created By Peace Plan

HOUSE MEMBERS MAY BE FORCED DECIDE FATE OF REPORTER   NEWSPAPERMAN REFUSES TO DIVULGE SOURCE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION

Cold and Solemn Simplicity Marks 1)-Minute Ceremony on ‘Missouri’   Two 8-Paragraph Documents Quickly Signed As Allied Aerial Might Parades Overhead

Signing Reduces Nippon to Four Main Islands Untit Viclors Are Assured Government Is Peacetully Inclined: MacArthur fs in Ruling Role

Search for Tot Enters Fifth Day   600 Continuing Hunt For Dickie Tum Suden

Plan to Tie Free Press Strings to All Bills For Aid to Foreign Nations

Group Plans ‘Free Press’ Riders For All Future Foreian Aid Bills

Truck Strike Hits Chicago   10,000 Drivers Quit: ODT Taking Action

AMY MEN 10) DANE TRUCKS IF NOT ENDEL   ODT Seizes All Lines After 10,000 Men Quit: Call Monday Meeting.

REED PERSONALLY OBJECTS TO RICE   Senator to Carry Fight Against Kansas Citian — to Floor

Reed Will Oppose Rice on the Floor   “He Is Personally Objectionable to Me,” Senator Declore«

ARMY SOON 10 DRO MEN MONTHLY   Sen. Johnson Says He Has “Assurances” to This Effect

SPEEDUP. SEEN IN DISCHARGE   ARMY TO RELEASE MEN AT RATE OF 800,000 A MONTH BY. DECEMBER 1ST:

pane de. Byrne, 77; Was Retired Employee, Coiicdrd _ Highway Department.

EQUIEM HIGH . — MASS HELD AT ST. BERNARD'S      James J. Byrne, 77, Was Retired Employee, Concord  Highway Department

Europe Lauds Big 3 Verdict  Germans To Be Told Of Decisions Friday

Big-3 Plan to Limit Reich to Peaceful Industry to Insure Non-Aggression

Nazis Cross Moder River; Germans in North Move to East   German Attack in Alsace Drives 15 Miles Inside of France; British Seconc Army Fights Near Siegfried Line

MAY BE FINAL BATTLE FOR ALSACE   Nazis Continue To Withdraw From Salient   Crossed By Enemy Forces; Nine More Towns In Bulge Captured

Nazis Launch New Drive in Alsace Sector  But Ardennes Salient Is Further Reduced as Germans Withdraw

ALSATIAN CITY APPEARS 10 BE OUTFLANKED   German Withdrawal From Remainder Of Bulge Continues

Nazis Cross * Moderin New Blow at 7th   German Retreat in Bulge Shifts South as Debris  Blocks Other Roads   FLIERS WORK RUIN   British Drive Deeper Into Fortified Zone on West Bank of Roer

Attack On 20 Mile Front   But British Gains In Drive To Crush Roer Foe.

NAZIS LAUNCH ATTACK TODAY ALONG RIVER   Seventh Army Is Target Of Big Offensive

Germans Attack Yanks In Alsace   Cross Moder River 15 Miles Inside France

Enemy Hurls Troops on Seventh Army   Retreat From Ardennes Continues; New Drive Launched

Germans Attack U. S$. 7th Army on 20-Mile Front and At Places Cross Moder, Fifteen Miles Inside France

Nazis Enter France At Moder River   Mortar Barrage Opens Drive As Enemy in North Continues Big Exodus from Ardennes

BRITISH FIGHT NEAR SIEGFRIED LINE, ROER RIVER   Huns Start Push Between Haguenau, Lower Vosges Mountains

NAZIS LASH OUT IN NEW ATTACK ON U.S. FORCES   Drive Seventh Army Back; Bulge Just About Gone; Yanks Push Ahead

Nazis 15 Miles Inside France At One Point   Exodus Continued From North Front; Gains By British

MacArthur Orders Drastic Jap Educational Reforms   Teaching of Militarism Banned; Nips To Abolish Mitsubishi, Other Trusts

MILITARIST TRUSTS WILL ~ BECRACKED   Feudal Ideologies Banned Through New Order

Little Nations Question Veto Of Agreements   Powers’ Right To Ban Peaceful Settlement Is Challenged

LONG SILENCE IS BROKEN ON FLAMING ISSUI   Wants Peland to Be Co-partner Instead of Buffer Country Against Russa

American 3rd Crashes Over Czech Border  Yanks Fan Out On Highways To Racchachl Accrha

Report Third Army Only 100 Miles From Prague   Bold Bid Being Made By Americans To Cut Escape Route Into Bavaria

NEW THREAT T ENEMY’S LAST ESCAPE LINE   Collapse of Key Cities Near

General Eisenhower Reports Fair Election  Would Not Support Berlin Red Party

Says Bloc Of Parties Coulc Not Receive Approval  in American Zone

Communist Strength Doubted In Berlin By Eisenhower; Defeat Is Seen In Fair Election

Eisenhower Says Berlin Government Is Dominated By Communists; Four Political Parties Functioning In Occupied German Capital

Berlin Communists Would Not Receive Electoral Support   Eisenhower Reports  Populace Not Behind Red Party Dominance Of City’s Government

REDS CONTROL BERLIN GOVT.   Dominant Party Now, But Would Lose Election, General Ike Says

Most Popular   But Russian S y 8 t @ iti Holds Majority ef Strategic Posts in Berlin 

Doubt Red Vote Victory In Berlin   ® Ejsenhower Give: Second Report On Military  Government

Ike Believes Fair Election Could Oust Berlin Government   Eisenhower Reports Reds Double Newsprint Quota To Communist Newspaper; Retain Censorship Control

Efforts of Reds To Control Berlin Are Revealed by Gen. Eisenhowe

BUT CLAIMS FAIR ELECTION WOULD NOT SHOW POWER  EISENHOWER MAKES MONTHLY REPORT ON  we i i i i

SAYS ELECTION WOULD NOT BACK PRESENT SETUP   American Commander Reports on Politics in Four Occupied Jones

GEN. EISENHOWER REPORTS ON BERIIN POLITICAL STATUS   DOMINANCE OF COMMUNISTS WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTED BY ELECTION

REDS DOMINATE BERLIN GOVT, IKE’ REPORTS   Yank Occupation Boss Says Fair Vote Would  Depose Communists

REDS RUN BERLIN, EISENHOWER SAYS   GENERAL BARS POLITICAL BLOCS FROM AMERICAN OCCUPATION ZONE.

Assurance ot Fair Election In Berlin Giver   Bloe of Parties to Have No Place in Balloting in the American Zone

REPORT MADE ON OCCUPYING OF U. S. ZONE   Impartial Election In Berlin Would Not Support Present Communist Regime  FOUR PARTIES ACTIVE

General Reports Russ Nof Strong As They Appear   Impartial Election Would Not Suppert Soviet Domination

Four Political Parties Exist  In Capital City   Grganized Under Permissiow by Soviet. Military Authorities Betore U.  S. Forces Arrived   Huns Counter To American Concepts   Political Bloe to Unify Their Policies Not to Be Encouraged In U. 8. Zone

Gen. Eisenhower Reports On Politics In Berlin   Commander Says FairElection Would Mean Defeat Of Communists; Bloc Feared

Says Fair Vote Would Not Back It   Communists’ Bloc Plan Won't Be Encouraged In American Zone.

Reds Couldn't Win  Election In Berlin   If Fair, impartially Supervised, Says Eisenhower; Two Conservative Groups, Less Active, Would Still Prevail

AEDS GET TOO ‘lb OHARE OF BERLIN POSTS   Fair Election Would Réduce Power of Communists, Eisenhower Says.

Eisenhower Reports Reds Dominate Berlin Office:   Declares Fair Election Would Not Support Commu nists, However; Summarizes Political Set-Up.

Two Parties Of Democracy Most Popular   But Russian System Holds Majority ef Strategic Posts in Berlin

Communists Dominate  Berlin Rule, General Says   ‘Fair Election’ Would Show Other Parties Strong, _ Bisenhawer Accerts

Fair Election Would Not Bear  Out Popularity  Bloc Of Parties As Fostered By Reds Not Given Okay fen f1 © Vane

Doubts Berlin Will Yield to Marxist Rule   Eisenhower Reviews Political Situation ty German Capital

Ruling Communists In Berlin Can't Win German Vote   Russisans Put Reds in Office, Says Eisenhower, Two Other Parties Have Bigger Backing

Eisenhower Criticizes Soviet Dominated Rule For German Territory

FOUR PARTIES FUNCTION AT NAZI CAPITAL   ELECTION EXPECTED TO REVEAL TREND TO DEMOCRACY

Communists In Seat InBerlin, Report States   Eisenhower Says Red _Group Is Dominating ~The City... —

Eisenhower Includes Critique On Politics In Second Monthly Report

Eisenhower Reveals Soviet Domination  Of Berlin City Rule   Communists Govern Germany's Capital Despite Opposition; Reds Unwelcome In U. S$. Zone

BUT THINKS THEY ARE NOT MAJOR PARTY   Allied Chief Says Fair Election Would Not Support the Present Communist Party Control Over Affairs.

Eisenhower Doubts Berlin Vote Would Support Red Rule  ' Bloc Of Parties Is Not Welcome In U. S. Zone

Government ls Dominated By Communists   Declares Informal Reports Indicate Fair Election Will Not Bear Out Party’s Strength

Vote Could Stop Berlin Reds: Ike   Occupation Chief Tells of Parties — in German Capital

‘IKE’ DOUBTS IF GERMANS WOULD SUPPORT ‘REDS’   Eisenhower Thinks Fair Election Would Not Bring Communist Victory

Communists Would Not Wir in Fair Berlin Election, Saye General Eisenhower

Communists Run Berlin Government   Eisenhower Says Fair Election Would Not Bear Out Party’s Strength

‘Chinese Problems Near Settlement During Conferences   Military Side of Issue Comes Under Close Study: Russian Is Watching Negotiations With Interest, Concern

STRIKE IDLES OVER 200,00 EMPLOYES      Meeting Confined To Discussion Of Ilegal Picketing

General Motors, Union Heads Resume Limited Negotiations  Which May Lead To Peace Act

GM, Auto Union Resume Limited Negotiations   Company Insists “Wlegal Picketing” Should Be Ended

New Gadget Due To Hit Stores Soon   Combination Clothes, Dish Washer, Potato Peeler Ready In 1946

STREAMLINER WAITS HOUR ON ROOSEVELT   Over 300 Passengers “Twiddle Thumbs” As Train Held Up For President’s Son.

Train Waits for Party of Roosevelts   STREAMLINER HELD ONE HOUR FOR PRESIDENT’S SON

Dozen Labor  Bills Filed   Two Proposals Wonld Forbid Closed Shop Tene of Caonteect

American Casualties In Second World War Greater Than For Any Other Conflict

WAR COSTS IN DEAD ARE TOLD   Marshall Also Tells Of Plans: For Japan Invasion

Death Rate From Disease Hit Low In World War :   U. S. Casualties Greater Than Any Other War But Fewer Wounded Died

Casualties In World War Il, Nation's Worst   201,367 Army Men Were Killed In War

YALTA FORMULA MAY BE REVISED   U. S$. Studies Possibility Of Change To Settle Crisis On Veto

U. S. Exploring Possibility of Revising Yalta Voting Formula as Solution Of Crisis Over Big Five Veto

IN MASON CIiry   Revision of Yalta Formula Under Consideration as Way of Solving Veto Dispute

U. S. Considers Formula Change   Revision of Yalta Vote Method a Possibility

YALTA VOTING FORMULA MAY BEREVISED   Would Be Last. Resort to Avert ‘Crisis at Frisco

At United Nations Conference Crisis Over The Big Five Veto  PRESERVE BIG FIVE UNANIMITY  Harry L. Hopkins Discusses Major Issues With Stalin

Voting Formula Revision Given Study B: By U.S.  oye Is Made For  leneenteetier Aasame      Search Is Made For Unanimity Among Big Five   STALIN CONSULTED   . Nations Shy From V ote That Would Be Blow  To Russians

YALTA VOTING FORNULA MAY YET BE REVISEI   Way Out of Controversy Over Big Five Veto Sought

See Revision of Yalta Voting Formula As Possible Solution To Veto Crisis

State Legislature Renews Fight on Highway Board   Rep. Farquhar Will Offer Bill to Set Up Six-Man Commission

Revive F ight For Six-Man  Commission  ee , See ees Ye   Jammed Calendar: In Both Houses Of Legislature

British Lights to Burn Again After Monday   BLACKOUT REMOVED EXCEPT ON SIX-MILE STRIP ALONG COAST

LIGHTS TO GO ONIN ENGLAND   Will Be First Time in Five Years, Eight Months.

Lift London Blackout  Only 5-Mile Ring   Only 5-Mile Ring To Be Continued

sr 0s Island Invaded: wrier. battle Fleet Hits jukyus oth Straight Day   ns Land on Central Philippine Island ind Drive 14 Miles Inland; Jap Attack on [. §. Fifth Fleet Off Ryukyus Repelled; formosa Bombed ; B-29s Strike Nagoya

Carpenter Killed In Scaffold Mishay  Herbert Mine Employe : ictim

HEAVY NAZI LOSSES ON ITALIAN F RON    Yanks Repulse Counter. attack On Newly Won Peak

FLORIDA ALERT AS GALE NEARS   Tropical Hurricane Now Sweeps Southeastern Bahamas

CHINA CIVIL WAR MAY BE AVERTED BY NEW ACCORE   Rival Regimes Agree to Le! Proposed Council Set-

Peace Or Strife ls Up To Chiang,  Communists Say   Armies Hint Attack On Reds: Council Agreed To Settle  Issues

Agree on Parley Nov. a. to Settle   Final Issue; However. Rests With Chiang. Sav Communisis.

Chinese Council To Settle Issues   Communists, Central Forces Agree to Plan, To Meet November 20

Reach Agreement On China Issues   Council Will Be ill Be Called Into  Session — November 20   Important Decision Was Arranged at a Peace  Talk

China Body to Settle Issues  Final Issue of Peace  Or War Rests With

Chinese Communists Agreeable to Council Settling Outstanding Issues

CHINA POLITICAL CONSULTORS WIL MEETNOV.20   All Outstanding Issues Of Undeclared Civil War Will ‘Be Settled

Peace Council To Get Chinese Fighting Issues   Meantime Undeclared Civil War Continues; Casualties Heavy

Factions Move For Peace As Other Developments Darken War Picture.

Hopes Of Peace Among Chinese Appear Dimmed   Reveal National Assembly Called Without Asking ini EA iGinwDelesetes

Council Called In China Strife  Differences May Be Settled At Conference

China Reds Have Agreed On Council   Would Let Group Settle Issues of Present Civil War

Chinese Peace Parley Called   Chiang, Communists Agree To Meeting

INDAY PEACE ALK RESULTS 1 AGREEMENT   al Issue, However ests With Chiang,  Communists Say

Council To Settle Chinas Differences   Communists, However, Say That Chiang Must Cancel His Order For “Bandit  Suppression” Before There Can Be Peace

China Peace Is Left To ‘New Council   Hope to Arrange Plan to Avert Open Civil War

COUNCIL WILL SETTLE ISSUES   Chinese Communists and Central Government Reach Agreement.   PEACE OR ALL-OUT WAR

‘ouncil to Settle  Ail Issues in  China’s Civil War Bandit Suppression  Order Must Be Revoked. Reds Say

Peace Hope Revived In China   Communists and Chiangists Agree To Allow Council To Settle All Issues

Chinese Reds Accept Plan For Mediation   Political Council to Settle All Issues, Communists Declare

Warring Chinese ‘Factions Agree Upon Arbitration  Council To Decide Civil Wear lecuae

CHINESE AGREE TO ARBITRATE CIVIL DISPUTE   Consultive Assembly Tc Decide Issues; War  Up To Chiang

Issues in China Go  to Council   Communist Spokesman Says Chiang to Decide on Peace or War

Reach Agreemen On China Issues   Council Will Be Called Inte : Session About November 20  ———~7_ lm eT te hl et Oe OT 7%      1U INULE VIN ior lt     Important Decision Was  Arranged at a Peace : Tall

Chinese Plan New Move to End Civil War   Differences te Be Submitted te New Censultative Group

CHINESE STRIFE TO BE SETTLED IN CONFERENCE   Final Issue of War or Peace Rests With Chiang, Reds Claim

POLITICAL GROUP MEETS ON NOV. 20.      Reds Want Chiang To Cancel Order For ‘Bandit Suppression’

EFFORT MADE BY CHINESE   Communists and Generalissimo Kai-shek Will Let Political Consultative Council Decide “All Outstanding Issues.”

China Body to Settle Issues   Final Issue of Peace Or War Rests With Chiang, Reds Say      Soviet News Censorship Seems Cut To Formality

CHINESE AWAIT COUNCIL MEET ON CIVIL WAR   But Communists Say Chiang Himself Must Decide Between Peace, Fighting

China Council Will Attempt tc End Civil War   Chinese Reds Claim Final Decision Rests With Chiang Kal-Shek

Call Assembly Minus Accept Red Delegates   Will Settle ‘All Outstanding Issues’ Of Undeclared Ci 3 "eT   WAR CLOUDS THICKEN

COUNCIL TALKS MAY HELP SPUR PEACE IN CHINA   Communists Say They And Chiang Will Let Group Settle Chief Issues

CHANCE FOR ENDING. CHINESE CIVIL WAR BELIEVED BE GOOD  COMMUNISTS-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AGREE TO

HED IN PAGT WITH GHiANG ON CIVIL WAE   Will Let Proposed Political Council Settie All  Pracant feepe.

Political Consultative Group’ Endorsed By China Factions To Settle Outstanding Issues

FAHIM REFUSES TO QUIT IN IRAN   Minister of Interior Insists Replacement Must Be Through Resicnation

Solution, Although ‘Tentalive, Seen at Conference as Step to Speed Full Apreement

Regional Pact Deadlock Ends   Right of Nations to Make Own Defense Treaties Recognized, With Final Control In Cricie Transferred to World Council

EMERGENCY MEASURE WOULD PERMIT SHSTC MAKE WAR MATERIAL  GOVERNOR SENDS MESS  GOVERNOR SENDS MESSAGE FOR ENABLING LEGISLATION TOWARD THIS END

bornly in the Face-of  nemy Forces Resist StubFlaming Oil   ‘DIGGERS” ADVANCE   Australians Secure 3rd Air. drome Since Brunei Bay Area Invasion

Yanks Only Mile From Souther Part of Island   10,000 Survivors Of Jap Garrison Faced With Doom

ATTACKS BY JAP PLANES ARE HALTED   INFANTRYMEN AND MARINES ‘STEADILY CRUSHING ENEMY —NO JAP PLANES FOR  ‘ THREE DAYS.

ombing of Jap Industries Prevents roduction of Any Secret Weapons

Reds Thwart Nazi ‘Rescue Of Budapest   a Germans Lose 40 Tanks in Offensive Narthwest af Cily

German Attempt To Lift Budapest Siege Is Crushed   Soviet Forces Inside City Corapress Enemy Garrison Into 2 Pockets   NAZIS ARE STOPPED AFTER 6-MILE GAIN   Suffer Terriffic Losses in Strong Push North of Hungarian Capital

GERMAN BID TO RAISE BUDAPEST SIEGE CHECKED   Bulk Of Enemy Garrison Is Now Compressed Into Two Pockets .

MOSCOW SAYS NAZIS BEATEN TO STANDSTILI   Soviet Forces Inside City Compress Enemy Into 2 Pockets

Armor Dents Siege Lines  About City   Germans Suffer Terrific Losses In Bid For Capital

RUSSIANS CHECK GERMAN EFFORTS TO AID TROOPS WITHIN BUDAPEST   Stymie Costly Nazi Try At Breakthrough

REDS CHECK ON BUDAPEST   German Bid to Raise Siege Is Frustrated

Germans Fail To Raise Siege At Budapest   Enemy Compressed Into Two Pockets on Both Sides of Danube River

HALT NAZI DRIVE TO LIFT SIEGE   Reds Stop German Attempt to Reach. Budapest

German Bid To. Raise Budapest Siege Thwarted   Soviet Forces Inside. City Compress Bulk of Enemy Garrison

Red Army Guns Check Powerful Nazi Bid To_ : Raisé Budapest Stece ~~

SOVIETS CHECK NAZI ATTEMPT TO LIFT SIEGE   Garrison Inside Budapest Driven Into Two Pockets Along Danube

Soviets Stop Nazi Thrust At Budapest   Russians Say Attempt To Lift Siege Fails 29 Miles From City

REDS CHECK NAZI DRIVE ON BUDAPEST   German Bid to Raise Siege Is Frustrated

ESCAPED ‘PEN’ CONVICT SHOT BY PHILA. POLICE   William Russell Walks Into Trap At City Officer’s Home

Discharge Points Lower, New Draft Legislation  Provides Inducements

WOULD TRIM DRAF1   Legislation to Reduce Call: Is Shaping Up in Congress

LEGISLATION AIMED AT CUTTING DRAFT CALLS TAKING SHAPE  CONGRESS EXPECTED TO ACT; WAR DEPARTMENT CUTS DISCHARGE POINTS

INDUCTIONS TO BE CUT SOON   Congressmen Working on Legislation Calling for Lower Draft Quotes

Plan To Trim Dratt Calls  Gains Ground   Make Enlistments More At. tractive: Army Lower: Age, Points For Release.   HIKE VOLUNTEER:

Draft Calls Cut Believed Near  New Legislation Expected This Week

“egislation Aims At Cutting Draft alls Immediately   Discharge Age Is Already Cut to 35; Veterans Can Get Out with 80 Points

LEGISLATION AIMED AY CUTTING DRAFT CALLS TAKING SHAPE  CONCRDReC LCLYDPDELTIHn TH

Shape Up Draft Cut Legislation   Bill Would Provide’ Inducements for En-. listment; Army: Lowers Points, Cuts Age to 35

Bill Aimed At Cutting Draft Calls Is Mapped   Move Follows Reduction In Points Needed For  Army Discharges.

Congress to Seek Many Volunteers For Army Service   War Department Reduces Point Requirements, Age Limit for Discharge; Men 35 To Be Let Out; Leaders OK Inducement Plan

Discharges Move Into  High Gear   Congress Prepares Bill to Reduce Draft Calls by Enlistments

Army Revises Discharges: Points Cut   Action Is Designed To Speed Up Return Of Soldiers to Homes

Slash In Draft Talked;  Point System Lowered   Action To Spur Voluntary Enlistments Begun By Solons; Discharge Rules Modified

New Premier Named  For Greece; Hopes  Brighter For Peace RY STEPHEN RARRER

YANKEE FORCES CLOSING TRAP AROUND PRUEM   Canadians Clear Last Nazi Resistance From Siegfried Kleve Anchor

Canadian First Army Clearing Cleve of Nazis   Germans Retreat As Yanks Enter Town of Pruem

U. 5. 3D ARMY tte HAL   ‘Allies Clearing Last Pockets of Nazis, Out of Cleve >

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  onan rrpen saison te te  CIEAR TACT PACKETS OR RESISTANCE AT CLEVE      CLEAR LAST POCKETS OF RESISTANCE AT CLEVE

STATE WILL 60 AHEAD ON PLANS TO FREE BRIDGES   Program To Be Carried Out Despite Pending Court Proceedings

Congress Is Asked to Provide  Lend-Lease Funds  $1,375,000,000 Is Sum Fixed by   $1,975,000,000 Is Sum Fixed by President Truman to Prosecute War Against Japanese

Truman Seeks Two Billion More  For Lend Lease   Requested Sum Is Much Less Than  For Current Year

Congress Is Asked 'to Provide  Lend-Lease Funds   $1,975,000,000 Is Sum Fixed by President Truman to Prosecute War Aaainst Javanese

Chief Urges Hike in Lend-Lease   Truman Requests Two Billions To End Jap War

RADUAL CHANGES EXPECTED 10 COME   President Truman Ex: plores Desirability Of Cabinet Members

Gloomy Broadcasts Pervade Japan From Tokyo Radio  Allied Attacks, Deaths Of Generals and Food Shortages Listed

Charges OPA Law Violator   Senators Demand Actior By Bowles to Correct Fork Situation

OPA’S MEAT PRICING  POLICIES DREW SOME  CRITICISM TODAY PRICE ADMINISTRATOR  CHESTER BOWLES NOT PERTIIRREN RY SHADES

Tide Turning For Wallace   Cabinet Post Minus REC Powers Likely:

Klatt Trial To Be Long, Say Lawyers   33 State Witnesses Are Still to Be Heard,  Prosecutor Says

NEW TYPE OF BOMB USED ON NAGASAKI   First Disclosure New Atomic Weapon Dropped on Japan

48,000 WORKERS © IDLE IN DISPUTES   INCLUDES THOUSANDS OF STEELWORKERS; WALKOUTS ARE ENDED

KIDWELL IN DEATH BLOW AT GAMBLING   Prosecutor Tells Officers to Put on Lid and Keep It On

Drafting of Nurses — Is Urged By Army   Work-or-fight Legislation Faces Showdown Even as Army And Navy Revealed To Have Sent 16,000 Men to War Plants—Many Questions Share Interest in Capital

Work or Fight Bill Stalled  in Committee      ‘Public Hearing on Measure  to Draft Nurses is Before  House Military Grou?

STRIKE HiTS OHI10— Ohio Intercity, Commuter  Bus Service Is Disrupted

WALKOUT HITS MOST CITIES IN OHIO   Western Union Employees Plan Strike Vote   LABOR TROUBLES   Keep 255,000 Idle In U.S.; General Motors Asked To Reconsider Rejection

Greyhound Bus Strike Hits Ohio   Service Halted On Six Lines Operated by Firm

ATTACKS LEAVE AREA OF TOKYO A STINKING SHELL   Bomber Crewmen Choke At Smell of Burning Jap Capital; Superforts From India Hit Malay Supply Line

LAVAL DECISION SOON   Execution May Be Carried Out  Without Further Delay

HIGHT 10 SAVE PIERRE LAVAL   Minister of Justice Is Re called; May See ji ~“DeGaulle:

Attorneys Ask De G aulle For New Laval Trial   Head of France Lisiens Without Comment; Wife Pleads for Life of -Mawn She Loves

REPORT REDS ARE GAINING NEAR VIENNA   Nazis Say Soviet Forces Are Beyond Wiener-Neustadt

Imperil 110,000 Germans; British Go After Holland Russians Gashinge Austria

Red Colurins Smash Into Important Austrian Industrial, Plane Center

Columns Drive:  On Vienna Capital   Wiener-Neustadt _ aS Being Approached By Allied Army Forces

BIENNIAL POLL TAX FIGHT BOBBED UP IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY. : “HARMONY PREVAILING. SINCE TRUMAN TOOK»  OVER THREATENED .

Poll Tax Issue Poses First Threat 'To Democrat Harmony Under Truman

Poll Tax Bill» Bobs Up Head   ‘Discharge: Petition Signing Completed

Poll Tax Fight Goes ‘To Floor  Of The House   Ensuing Battle Over Issue Threatens To Shatter Party Harmony

Poll Tax Issue Resumes, Demos’ HarmonyTheafene  Question Is Whether   Question Is Whether Illegal to Require Pall Tay far Voting

POLL TAX FIGHT MAY SPLIT DEMS   Biennial Battle Bobs Up Again; May Be Up To Senate To Save Southern Democrats.   —BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST-

New Proposition Studied by World Delegates  Compromise Move to Settle Dispute Offered

Russia Holds Up  Debate Decision   Plan Would Permit Assembly Discussion

Anzacs Fail To Settle Parley Issue   Russia Believed Stilt Dissatisfied; Delay on End Seen

New Proposal Fails to Meet Red Approval   Australia Suggests Method of Settling Discussion Over  Conference Powers

Australians Offer Plan At Friseo   Solution Sought Got Issue Just Raised By Russians

Australia Makes Proposition to Sallie Dispute   Offers Compromise at Conference But Reds Not Satisfied

SENATE GROUP “SAYS GERMANY PEACE THREAT   AENATORS WHO MADE INVEATIGATION DECLARE GERMANY TRYING TO MISLEAD THE WORLD

Nazi Munition Diant Rlactad  P PMan Ed MRD  Allied Demolition Squads Hit Farben Powder Factories

Removed From Command Of The U.S. Fleet in February *41  BECAUSE HE HURT F. D. RS FEELINGS  Only Explanation He Ever Got For Being Remoyed as Commander

FLEET PLANS PREPARED AT FOR REQUEST      ) Adm. Richardson Hurt Feelings Of President — “Fired” As Commander ‘

REMOVED ‘FOR HURTING FDR’S FEELINGS!’   Pearl Harbor Investigation

Out Because Feelings of F.D.R. Hurt   Richardson Calls Tha: Only Reason Given For His Removal.   “Just a Joke.”

U. S. Commander Reveals Facts  On Loss of Post   Says FR Considered Setting Up Blockade Against Jap Shipping

Ex. Fleet Commander Says Knox Told ‘Him He Was Removed Because He ‘Hurt President's Feelings   Top Jap War Criminals to Go On Trial On Or About Dec. 1 at Tokyo

RICHARDSON TELLS OF PRE PEARL HARBOR   Tells of His Differences  With President

Explanation Given Admiral By Sec’'y. Knox   Says Was Detached From Fleet 4 Months After Last Argument

ADMIRAL SAYS HE OPPOSED FLEET PLAN!   Richardson Argued Against Order to Base Ships at Pearl Harbor.

Had Protested Fleet's Being Based At Hawaii   Says He Had Hurt Th  President’s Feelings

Richardson Not ‘Hurt By Removal   Only Thought He Had Hurt President Roosevelt's Feelings. He Says

Feelings of FDR Hurt By Admiral   Only Reason Given for Rich ardson’s Removal, He  Testifies Today

ADM. HURT FDR. FEELINGS, LOST FLEET POST   Richardson Tells Probers Only Reason ‘He Had For Removal

RICHARDSON SAYS ROOSEVELT BACK OF AS REMOVAL   Former Commander of Pacific Fleet Says He Was Told Only He Had “Hurt: President’s Feelings.”   TESTIFIES AT PROBE OF JAPANESE ATTACK   Tells of Plans for Blockading Japan Which Were Mapped Out by Navy as Far Back as in 1940.

3,200 Tons Dropped Into Industries   Enemy's Greatest Industrial Center Is Next On List To Be Obliterated.

With U.S. Forces Circling Off Japan  ‘Like Being Caught in Backwash of Atomic Bomb Blast’ Is Way Hal Boyle Sees It

Mark Time Off Japan   Huge Fleet Hovers in Nippon’s Waters for a Week, Waiting for Signal to Move in

Hoffman Agrees With Democrat!   Joins Hook Against Truman’s Program

STALIN DISCLOSES STAND ON POLANE      Premier Says Warsaw Regime Must Be Reorgunized on Basis of Crimea Decisions.

Stalin Supports Lublin Poles   Says They Must Be Nucleus of Future

TESTIMONY AT MASON BEGINS      Trace History of Naturopathy Bill; B, H. Man Ready to Testify

Raise Mileage  For ‘B’ Autos  Ration Ceiling Hiked To 650 A Month

B-Card Motorists Ceiling Increased  But Only About 35 Per Cent Will Benefit

B-Card Motorists Are to Receive More Gas Shortly  _ About 3,000,000 Will  Get Increases; A 2ations Jump Soon

CKIRA GALLON Fk EVERYONE JUNE 22   B-6 And C-6 Gas Coupons Not Good After June 30th

Will Cut Down B. Card Holders   Must Show That Needs Exceed Present Ration

B-CARD DRIVERS CET MORE GAS   About 3,000,000 Expected To Qualify for Raise

35 Per Cent OfB-Moforists To Get More Supplementary Gas On June 11

New Gas Plan Is Clarified   Many B-Card Drivers May Qualify for More —No Stickers Now

Gasoline Rations to Go Up Monday   3,000,000 B-Card Holders to Get Increased Supply

B-CARD MOTORISTS TO SET MORE GAS   About 35 Per Cent of Na tion’s Drivers in This Class Will Qualify.

Life Beginning To Overtake Death At Last In Belsen Concentration Camp

Reds Seize  Crossings  on Oder   Russians Threaten to Outflank Berlin From North, South

Reds Mass Forces on Oder River   Soviet’s Concentration Described by Berlin as ‘Particularly Massive;‘ 35 Miles from Capital

Reds Aim New Silesian Drive af Dresden   Other Flanking:Movements Reported, While Guns Duel Across River

CHINESE REDS. KEEP CONTROL   CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS IN '' DRIVE TO TAKE OVER :MANCHURIA

SOVIETS PUSH EAST PRUSSIA ~ ENCIRCLEMENT   Big Industrial Area Outflanked During Mighty Drive

Take Lodz Krakow,  Tarnow   East Prussian Spearhead Drives 3 Miles Inside Border As Front Blazes.

Lodz, Krakow, Tarnow Lead Array of 2,750 Towns Falling to Russ Forces; Five Armies Gain on 650-Mile Front

Stiffened German F é sistance Reporte? ois Along 800-Mile ’ we ;

Henry Kaiser To Make Autos   By DAVID J. WILKIE Associated Press Automotive

Reds Save Inmates of Nazi Immense “Murder Factory”   Re HENRY SHAPIRG

Russians Rescue Thousands From Nazi ‘Murder Factory’ in Poland Where 1.500.000 Were Killed

APPEAL BY GOVERNOR   Schoeppel Urges Kansans to Give to United War Fund.

MOON RESUMES AFTER ECLIPSE   Millions Witness Blackout Tuesday Night

Moon Put On Show--But It Wasn't Seen   Only Fleeting Glimpse Caught Of Total Eclipse Last Night

Mussolini Said to Have Died Like, Coward from Five Shots Fired at Close Range~—Body, Along With That of Mistress and Other Victims, Strung Up by Heels in Milan—Offered Captors Empire for His Life. -

Graziani Reportec  Slain, Like Duce   Mussolini's Executor Listed as Communist

Partisans Kill Former Italian  Chief of Staff   Bodies of Mussolini And Young Mistress still Held in Milan

AMERICAN FIRST AND NINTH ARMY ATTACK ON GERMAN SALIENT NOW IN HANDS OF BRITISH GENERAL   London Confirms Nazi Report That British Have Joined Yanks in Belgmm; Width of Pincers Front Widened On Germans in Salient.

TAKES COMMAND OF FIRST, NINTH   British Marshal Will Revlace Gen. Bradley

Truce Ends Greek War  FIT AS Fareec   ELAS Forces Quit Banned Area

Truce Begins In  Greek Civil War   ELAS Forces Pull Out  of Banned Areas

TO VISIT FARM SCHOOL   Distinguished Educators to Study School's Activities

Unorthodox Tricks by Yanks Revealed  Plot on Eisenhower   Full Story of Expose of Scheme is Revealed for First Time

OS MEET PWUR FARGQIMEINE  Truman Is Simple, Homespun American From Missouri

@ MEET YOUR PRESIDENT  Truman Is Simple, Homespun American From Missouri

‘LORD HAW HAW PLACED ON TRIAI   NAZE RADIO ANNOUNCER ENTERS INNOCENT PLEA tO CHARGE OF TREASON.

Find Stewart Violated Act   Action “Warrants Their Removal”  Commission Says

Japanese Report Crack Army Battling Invaders   “Sharp Fighting” In All Areas Under Invasion Claimed In Nip Broadcast ”

TAKE d TOWNS IN GAING OF 10 TO 1d MILES   Moscow Reports Fighting in Manchuria, Cracking Japanese Forts.

SHARP FIGHTING IN PROGRESS ON 300 - MILE FRONT   Drive Launched at Midnight When Declaration of War Became Hifective

TWO KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENT   Ordnance Plant Worker: Are Crash Victims

British Ultimatum  Obeyed   Virtual Ultimatum Delivered De Gaulle on Syria-Lebanon Crisis

China-India Land Route Lacks Only 1: Mile Of.“ Being Connected Today

BLOOD FIRST FREED ITEM      Originally Consigned to Paris; Has Reached Pacific Area

Serteeiinenerpseemmmenneeine ae aE enema et aepemmeee tran sceneries (abba cea nsaaiininciladstncbbbeepissnrea sepa     nanan nent nnn iseentnsitnsteay:  14,000 Idle in Texas Refinery Strike

Government Moves To Settle Disputes As Strikes Close More Texas Coast Plants —

ARGENTINA BIDS TO JOIN ALLIES   Nation May Gain Place At Se curity Conference

Hurley Charges British Lend-Lease Distribution To Secure Trade Monopoly

British Misused Goods FromU.S. Hurley Charges   Distributed Supplies In Iran To Detriment Of U. S., He Declares

Acheson, Hurley In New Clash   Handling Of Lend-Lease Supplies In Iran Is Issue At Hearing Of Senate Committee

British ‘Used . Lend-Lease. in Iran, Hurley   Former Envoy ' “Names Acheson -as One Who Aided Plan

Dean Acheson Denies  Charges By Gen. Hurley   Former Ambassador To China, In New Attack, Say British Distributed Lend-Lease In Iran In Effart To Ruild Up Trade Menopolyv

Tran Charge Is Renewed By Hurley   Ex-Envoy and Acheson In Exchange From  Witness Stand

Lend Lease Used To Foster British Trade, Says Hurley  7 OR AE ney eye      Charges Acheson Foiled His Effort to End Practice  ., In 18 Countries   THREAT TO AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN CITED   Undersecretary Denies That He Dynamited U. S.  Policy in Iran

Chinese Get Wire Control In Manchuria   Russians Expected to Be Out of Area By Dec. 

Russians Hand Wire. Services Over to Chiang   . Preparations Made to Evacuate Manchuria; Out by Dec. 1

Russians Leaving Manchuria Transfer Control to Chinese   JAP LIMITED DEMOCRATIZING OF THRONE BEGUN   Both Diet House Presidents to Be on Board to Name Premier

Chinese Take On Changchun   Postal. Telegraphic Services Handed Over To Chinese Authorities.

As Street Fighting Rages, Russians Plan To Quit China   Soviet Control Transferred In Manchuria As Communist Forces Launch Attack

Reds Transfer Wire Control   . Chinese Take Over Services at Changchun, Manchurian Capital

Russians Are. Withdrawing  In Manchuri:   Postaland Telegraphic Services in Capital City of Changchun Already Turned Ovet to Chinese Authariitas

RUSSIANS MAKING PREPARATIONS T0 LEAVE MANCHURIA   MEANWHILE CHINESE COM. MUNISTS MOVE TO GIVE NATIONALISTS TROUBLE

RUSSIA LOOSENS MANCHURIA GRIP   Chinese Reds Drive To Keep Chiang From Shantung

Soviets Transfer Control of Communications To Chinese   Withdrawal From Manchuria Begins

Soviet Giving Up Control In Manchu Capital   Postal And Telegraphic Services Already Transferred To Chinese.

Russians Begin Yielding Contro In Manchuria  Chinese Reds Move Wee A OF.   Chinese Reds Move To Block Chiang‘s Troops in Shantung

Russ Begin Manchuria Exit  Soviets Hand Over Postal Facilities, Chungking Reports

RUSSIANS YIELD THEIR CONTROL OF MANCHURIA   ‘Postal, Telegraphic Services ) At Capital City Returned To the Chinese

Chinese Enter Manchurian City  Communists Trying To Cut Off Yanatze

Russians Hand Over Postal; Wire Services   Nationalists In Control In Accordance With  Prior Agreement -

REDS RELINQUISH MANCHURIA WIRE, MAIL SERVICES   SOVIETS EXPECTED TO BE REMOVED BY FIRST OF DECEMBER

FIVE SUBSIDIARIES SOLD BY CORPORATION.   Four Virginia Firms Are Purchased By Potomac Edison Company Fer $1,.336069

PLANTS SOLD TO DOTOMAC EDISON   Commission Approves the Sale of Five Virginia Power Plants

No Increase Seen In Supply Of Farm Machinry By OWI.   Production Lag Due  To Manpower Qlhrebhamen Cr... VASPD

Farm Equipment supply Is About Same as in 1944   O.W.i. Report Shows 90 Per Cent of Ouiput Is Available to Farmers.   Mere Repair Paris   Preduction This Year Stil Does Not Meet Essential Demands,

CALL BIG 5 TO DISCUSS LAST ISSUE   Conference Spurred By New Harmony Among Heads

June 16th Is Date Set For Completion   Big Five In Special Session lo Solve Expulsion And  Suspension Issues.

Jap Students Mobilized  for Defense   Militia Formed to Combat Allied Invasion

Schwellenbach Moves To Quiet Trouble In WLB   Pledges Not To Use Policy-Making Power Granted By Truman; Strikes Increase

Schwellenb ach P revents WLB  oF alling Apart’   Seeretary of Labor Prom ises Not to Use Potiey-Mak-. ing Powers; Permits hie dependence of Board

War Labor Board Is Saved From Collapse By Secretar}   Pledges Not To Use Policy-Making Powers During Critical Weeks Ahead

WLB Is Saved From Collapse By Guarantee   Swift Guarantee of Independence Saves Board In Washington

SCHWELLENBACH IN GUARANTEE OF WLB INDEPENDENCE PLAN  _ ACTION SAVED POSSIBLE - COLLAPSE OF BOARD ANI AY  Re CAUCE BEAT

WLB Guarantee Of Freedom Halts Possible Collapse   New Labor Secretary Gives Pledge; Aids Federal Hand in Labor

Schwellenbach Is To Retain WLB   Labor Chief Moves to Head off Oil Strikes

Aussies Are Threatening -. To Cut Off Jans   Knife Behind Nip Rear Guard Units

AUSSIES CUT JAPANESE LINES   Enemy Troops On Borneo May Be Isolated; Air Units Spread Damage

AUSTRALIANS TAKE TOWN ON BORNEO   Patrols Knife Behind Jap Rear Guard Units .

Knifed Behind’ Rearguard Units   Threaten Japs With  Isolation In Borneo

Threatening Them With Isolation in Bay Areas of Borneo  AIRFORCE BOMBERS HELP AUSTRALIANS  Attacking Enemy Air. dromes‘and Installations on Coast

BATTLE NOISE IN ITALY ENDS: TRIESTE TAKEN   Victorious Armies May Now Be Sent to Ficht Japan

New Zealanders Race Along Coast To Occupy Trieste   Position At Port Uncertain As Peace Settles Over Rest of Italy

DIAMONDS WORTH. MILLIONS SFIZED BY YANK SOLDIERS   THERMOS BQTILES FILLED WITH PRECIOUS STONES LOCATED IN TOKYO BANK DEPOSIT BOX

30 MILLION IN DIAMONDS SEIZED IN ~ TOKYO'S MITSUI TRUST COMPANY BY THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION FORCES   Nine Thermos Bottles Filled with Precious Stones Found in Safety Deposit Box of Koeki Eiden, Japanese Government Export - Import Control Agency.

Fighting on lwo Now in Last Stage   Marines Prepare for Fina Assault to Annihilate  Japs There

RAF'S BOMBERS ATTACK BERLIN   Nazi Capital Given Hard Pounding by Some 750 British Lancasters

RAF Makes Heavy Raid On Berlin   May Be Prelude To Entry By Ground Forces

BRITISH PLANES SMACK BERLIN   Big Yank Force Hammers Bordeaux Port Area

HEAVY BOMBERS HAMMER BERLIA   ISOLATED NAZI GARRISON BLOCKING FRENCH PORT OF BORDEAUX BLASTED.

WANT SPECIAL SESSION HELD   Democratic Leaders Call Or Martin to Summon Legislature Soon

17 BILLION CUT FROM FEDERAL ‘A5 SPENDING   Postwar Tax Policy Hinted

Reduction of Expenditures In New Budget   Money Asked for Expenses Total $83,760,000,000

Calls For Reduced   Expenses   ‘EX PENDITURES WOULD BE 17 BILLION LESS; BASED ON WAR: WITH GERMANY CONTINUING

President's 83 Billion Budget For 1946 Is Cut Almost 18 Billions

Sees Eventuality of War In Europe for 18 Months   Cumulative War Authorizations Over  Six-Year Period Set At 450 Billion

Roosevelt Asks 83 Billion Budaet for ‘46   War Authorizations @ For Six Years Will Total 450 Billions

FOR CURRENT YEAR   Meets Eventuality Of War In Europe Lasting 18 Months   WILL ASK CONGRESS TO RAISE DEBT LIMIT   War Cost Estimates Cover Continuing LendLease

EXPENDITURES TO BE CUT IN U.S. BUDGET   Estimates Presented by FDR to Congress Show Cumulative War Spending.

17 BILLION BUDGET CUT REQUESTED   President Submits 83 Billion Dollar Budget For 1946

Cuts 17 Billion Off Current Spending, But Estimates  Are Elastic,

Figure Cut From Amount Of This Year   Preview Is Given Of Demobilization And Employment Plar

No Justification For Tax Reduction While War Is On, He Says; Budget Seventeen Billion Under Current Year   PROVIDES FOR 18 MONTHS MORE WAR

Admiral Nimitz Reiterates Belief   Claims Sea Power Won War Against Japanese

Hospital Site In Area to Be Given Study   Rep. Rich Is Assured Veterans Group Will Consider County Wher New Facility Is Built

Hospital Site In Area To Be Given Study   Rep. Rich is Assured Veterans Group Will Consider County

Work-or-Else Measure Fails to Receive Senatorial Unity on Important Issue cf Compulsory ys Voluntary Control for Manpower.

BUCKNER SEES OKINAWA’S FALL INSIDE OF WEEK   Americans Drive Forward Behind Flame- Throwing Tanks On Plateau

Yanks Battle Japanese With  Flamethrowers   General Predicts End  Of Okinawa Campaign Within Week—Japs in  8-Square-Mile-Area

Yankees Go After Remaining 10,000 Okinawa Japanese   Commander of Amer cans on Island Sees Its  Fall Within Week

PREDICTS END OF BLOODY FIGHT WITHIN WEEK   Tighten Claws on 10,00 in Eight-Square Mile Pocket

Flamethrowing Tanks Spearhead Okinawa Attack   Buckner Foresees Securing of Entire Island in a Week; Squeeze Defenders

JAPS HOLDINC EIGHT SQUARE " MILE AREA   U.S. Forces Advance Behind Flamethrowing Tanks   Of “Big Apple’ Complete: 12 Enemy Troops Killed For Every American

OKINAWA JAPS SQUEEZED INTO SMALL POCKET   General Says It Will Be All Over In A Week

10,000 ans in Okinawa Trap  Buckner Sees End OF Islond Campoign Within Next Week

COUNTY'S AUTO TOLL HITS 24   Truck Driver Succumbs te Injuries Sustained At Coloma

Injuries Fatal To Truck Driver   County's 24th Auto Victim Dies Friday

Peacetime Balanced Navy Will Place Emphasis on Aviation, King Asserts

Top Salary Earners In U. §. Listed   Fred MacMurray, Film , Star Only Hollywocd Man To Ge In Top Ten Bracket With In daustrialists.   BING CROSBY, BOB HOPE NAMED IN LOWER LIS)

TOP SALARIES OF 1943 ARE RELEASED   Pres, of General Motors Led List With $459,041

BIG SALARIES TO INDUSTRY   BUSINESS REPLACES HOLLYWOOD. IN INGOMES

CHENNAULT LEAVING CHINA   Former Direetor Of China’s Flying Tigers Resigns

GEN. CHENNAULT TO LEAVE CHINA FOR RETIREMENT   RESIGNATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY U. S. COMMANDER

Action Taken After Strate: meyer Becomes Comniander of All U. §. Airforées in China

GEN, CHENNAULT TO LEAVE ARMY   14th Air Force Chief Directed Flying Tigers

CHENNAULT QUITS CHINA COMMAND:      FORMER FLYING FORTRES: DIRECTOR RETIRING

Famous Leader Of Air Forces § Leaving China   General Who Gained Fame With ‘Flying Tigers’ Is Retiring.

Declares Air War With Japan Won  Will Leave China and Retire From Army

Chennault Retiring From Army   Decision Is Announced 2 Days After  Stratemeyer Named

Chennault Suddenly Resigns Command, Retires from Arm’   Organized Famed ‘Flying Tigers’ To Detend China

Chennault To Retire   Veteran Fighter to Leave China! Replaced  Ry Gen. Stratemever

Gen. Chennault, 14th Air Force Leader, Resigns   Gives Up His Command In China; Retiring From U. S. Army.

‘Flying Tiger’ To Quit Army For Disability   Two Davs Ago Aerial Leadership Went To  Stratemeyer   8 YEARS ABROAD   American Has Been Fighting Japanese Since 1937

GEN, CHENNAULT HAS RESIGNED AIR FORCE COMMAND IN CHINA   ANNOUNCES HE WILL RETIRE FROM ARMY AFTER

Situation in Syria Still Very Grave   Hundred Syrians Killed 300 Wounded—French Try to Avoid Clashes

100 SYRIANS KILLED IN FIGHTING WITH FRENCH; ALLIES STUDY SITUATION

100 Syrians Killed in  Levant   French Troop Influx Causes Grave Crisis; Disorder Widespread

100 Syrians Killed In Fighting With  French in Levan’   Disorder and Violence Widespread; Premier Calls Crisis Most Grave

SYRIANS KILLED AND INJURED IN LEVAN]   Clash Oceurs After French Occupy Railway Station

Syrians Fight French Forces Over Levant   One Hundred Syrians Reported Dead  And 300 Wounded In Wild Rioting

SYRIANS DIE IN LEVANT REVOLT   VIOLENGE SPREADS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON; SITUATION IS GRAVE

CONDITIONS IN LEVANT SECTOR REMAIN GRAVE   Syrian Premier Reports 100 Killed In Clashes With French Forces

Balkan Treaty Accord Sought   Effort Made to : Reach Partial Decision ‘at Parley

Seek Partial Decision on Balkan Peace   Ministers Confer on Procedure for Drafting Treaties

PARTIAL BALKAN AGREEMENT AIMED   Adjournment of Big Five Couneil aecting ho- : preaches

PLANE COLLISION ‘KILLS 3 PERSONS      Two Army. Fliers, Young Air Line Passenger Die in Wreck —

Three Killed In S.C. Plane Crash   Liner With Twenty Passengers Collided  With Army Plane.

BABY KILLED AS PLANES COLLIDE   Army Craft Explodes Ir Path Of Airliner With 20 Aboard

AIR LINER AND ARMY PLANE IN MiD-AIR CRASK   One Passenger And Two Military Fliers Killed ln Accident

Two Spans To Be Relieved Of Toll Within Next Several Weeks, State Highway Dept. Secretary Announces Today.   HARMONY FIRST TIME ON PURCHASE PRICES

W-U WORKERS STOP SERVICE   Stage F ive. Hour Stoppage Of Work in Protest To Ruling by WLB

Government Upheaval in Japan Seen  Impending   New Cabinet May Have More Business Men; Peace Overtures  May Be Forthcoming  KOISO ON WAY OUT:

Tokyo Cabinet Upheaval Said Impending  . Political. Storm in Tokyo Brews as Americans Advanc

Tokyo Cabinet Shakeup Impends   Jap Premier and Govern. ment Cannot Withstand Loss of Philippines.

Stuff Can Be Mixed Up in Navy But It Works Out 0. K.  Cook Is_ Fighter; Seaman Was in  as

Stuff Can Be Mixec Up in Navy But It Works Out 0. K.  Cook Is Fighter; Seaman Was in , on © oe?  ge Bees

Strike Idle © Tel: Fried   CIO. Electrical Worker Returned ta Jobs-i in Edison: Plants. -

(ne Small Breat Nation’s Cloudy Labor Horizon   2,500 CIO Electrical Workers Return To Jobs In Edison Plants

Strike Idle Totals272,500   CIO Electrical Worker: Returned to Jobs in Edison Plants

CIO ASKS STRIKE VOTE IN “BIG 3” ELECTRIC FIRMS   General Electric, Westinghouse, And GM Electrical Division Would Be Affected; One Bright Spot In Strike Picture Today.

Nation’ ’s Labor Horizon Still Badly Muddled   Electrical Workers Return To Three Planis, But Strike Vote Affecting —~ * 270,000 Asked

One Small Break in Labor Trouble Over Armistice Week End   Troubtes - Besetting Basic Steel and Auto Industries Unsettled

Save Your Green Stamp: They'll Replace Reds to Buy Meat and Cheese

Five Killed. Score Injured In Big Storm   90,000 Soldiers Left Without Quarters; Score Wounded: Damage Great.   HIT SOUTH HARDEST

Five Die When Typhoon Rakes Okinawa Island  20 Hurt; 90,000 GI's Quarterless; Could

U.S, TROOPS HARD HIT BY OKINAWA TYPHOON   96,000 Without Quarters, 5 Killed, Score Wounded

Typhoon Takes Lives of Five U.S. Soldiers   Quarters of 90,000 American Troops on Okinawa Destroyed; Other Damaae Heavy

‘TYPHOON AT OKINAWA    Broadcast Repo rts 5 £4Soldiers Killed; fehees Wounded

Okinawa Ripped By Typhoon: U.S. Forces Battered   90,000 Soldiers.Left Without Quarters, Five Killed in Raging Storm

Typhoon Ravages Okinawa Island  90,000 Soldiers Left Without Quarters

Broadcast Reports Storm Causing Heavy Damage to Equipment on Okinawa

TYPHOON JARS OKINAWA ISLE   90,000 Soldiers Left Without Quarters—Five Killed, Is Report

00,000 Soldiers. Minus Quarters  Five Killed During  Tunhann an Okinawa

LEGISLATURE IS HISTORY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS SEEN AS MAJOR RESULTS

Second Longest Legislature Ends   People Have Eight Amendments to Vote On in Aua. 25 Election

GENERAL SESSION Of 4oTi LEGISLATURE WAS SECOND LONGES}  EIGHT CONSTITUTIONAL   AMENDMENTS SUBMITTEL  TA DEADICT THAD VATE

Brifish Seize Arms Factory      Famous Krupp Munitions Plant Now in Hands of Britane 

German Heavy Industries Hit   British Take Over Krupp Works, Allies Confiscate Other Industries

British Seize Krupp Plants      Munitions Dynasty Ended By Ov ien Fereces

BRITISH PLAN 10 END KRUPP WORK‘   Giant Munitions Plants of Krupps Seized by British Forces.

WORLDRETURNS TO PEACE, BUT NOT CONGRESS      Politics Here To Stay A: Solons Prepare For Torrid Session

World Now at Peace, But Not Congress   BATTLES BREAK OUT ON UNEMPLOYMENT PAY, OTHER HOME PROBLEMS ~

Many Fights Loom as Work Begins   President’s Program Is Subjected to Microscopic Scrutiny

Congress Studies reparedness, Jobs and Salaries   Pearl Harbor Probe Looms as Issue In Political Campaign

CONGRESS ENDS STORMY WEEK   Some Battles Already Started, Others Are Coming Soon.   WESSAGE PICKED APART

Congress Ends Storny Week; Argue Over Jobless 3enefits, Approves Pearl Habor Probe   Leading Law-Makers Putng President's Program Under Miscroscpe Piece By Piece

Unusual Battles Beset Congress  The First Week   World At Peace, But Not Congress, Check-Up Discloses: Week Reviewed.

CONGRESS ENDS FIRST WEEK OF NEW SESSION   Sharp Political Baities Shaping Up For Meeting

The Week In Congress Committees Work On Bills Suggested By President's Message

Congress Now Back In Washington For  -Reconversion Wor!   Legislators Return to Duties With Several New Bills Planned

CONGRESS RESUMED SESSIONS BUT PEACE NOT ON CAPITOL HILL   FIRST WEEK FINDS MANY BITTER ROWS AND POLITICS BACK TO STAY

Capitol Hill Hums   Major Fights Loom As Congress Tackles Reconversion Problem

Lawmakers End A Stormy Week   Argue Over Jobless Pay, Pearl Harbor; Predict Standard Time By September 30; Committee Advocates War Preparedness

Congress Takes Up Business On Bellicose Note   Legi stators Return to "Washington; Hand-Shaking, .Growling, “Proposing, Predicting __

World at Peace Congress Bailes At First Session   Start of Joint Pearl Harbor Probe, Wainwright Promotion, First Scuffle on Unemployment

2050 Marines Slain on Iwo, Says Forrestal  British Advances Endanger Entire

British Slash Jap Lines in Burma Drive   Armored Units Shove 85 Miles to Mandalay Area; 6 Jap Divisions Destroyed on Luzon

Road fo Link lake Texoma With Murray   Both Lakes to Be Made Part of Same Recreational Scheme, lt le Announced

Yank Air Force Planes Transport Chinese Troops in Huge Operation

wine Bataan Hero Trists On Mom’s Biscuits And Prayérs To Cheat Grave

Crooner: Again Disqualified For:Army Duty   Classified as Engaged in Work “Necessary to National Health, Safety and Enterest??

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NEW U. S. SHIP MOVEMENT OFF LUZON — TOKYO   Bombers From Philippines Hit Formosa, Manila’s  Clark Field

Keep Rationing, Housewives Say  Fear Difficulty in   Fear Difficulty in Obtaining Share If Rationing Ends

Keep Rationing, Housewives Say Po oe   Fear Difficulty in Obtaining Share If Rationing Endy

Many Say Meat Rationing Shouldn’ t End While Europeans Are Starving

MAJOR DRIVES 200 MILES IN EFFORT TO MEET REDS  Stalin’s Lone Officer With U. S. Troops Attempts to Reach Comrades

Congressional Republicans Meeting In Attempt To Get Together Policy Statement

SOP Congressmer Attempt To Set Forth Principles Look Ahead To  si sieiai iia: aii

GOP'S DRAWING UP PRINCIPLES   Republicans - OF Congress Meet To Frame Statement Of Their Aims.

JAPAN TAKES OVER ~ ALL CARS IN NATION   Automobiles Seized in Effort to Solve Problem of Moving War Supplies and Food.

All Rinks Are Closed   Yanks In Manila See Horrors They Didn't Believe Possible

Jap Infamy Makes Manilez Funeral Pyre   ENEMY SHOOTS DOWN CIVILIAN MEN, WOMEN FLEEING CITY FLAMES

JAPS TURN MANILA INTO GIANT FUNERAL PYRE AS AMERICANS TIGHTEN DEATH NOOSE ON THEM

SWEDEN CLAIMS GERMANS MADE BID FOR PEAGE   Rumor Says Hitler Offer Was Scorned By The Allies

ALLIES TURN DOWN NAZI PEACE OFFER   Wholly Unconfirmed Re. port Published In Stockholm Newspaper 

AIRMEN POUND ENEMY MOVES   German Transport Columns Smashed By Yanks, RAF

Allied Fliers Brave Bad Weather To Strike Nazis  Enemy Reinforcement For Sagging Lines Iie Blasted From Air

Threat Is Made   Parents of Boy ‘Arc Tok Body Will Be Sent Back ‘in a Box?

{(Vlease Turn ta Page U2 Col, 4)      No American Dead Buried By Army iv German Soil

CLAIMS JUDGE ASKED FOR FEE   Lawyer Testifies Johnson Sought Pay-Off on Re ceivership Money

Point System Ts Announced  For Officer:   Scores Ranging From 41 To 100 Depending On Rank Required For Discharge

Points Set For Officers  25 Per Cent of Army   25 Per Cent of Army Commissioned Rank To Rate Discharge

200,000 ARMY OFFICERS DUE FOR DISCHARCE   Army Lists Point Program for Ranks Up to Colonels

ARMY TO RELEASE MANY OFFICERS   200,000 ARE ELIGIBLE FORK DISCHARGE UNDER A POINT SYSTEM SET UP.

200-000 Army Officers Set iD or Discharge   Leaders Up To Grade Of Colonel Eligible For New Point System

Point Scores For Discharge Of Officers .  Announced   War Dept. Expects ‘ About 600,000 Will Be Released  By Tuly 1. 1946

Krug Warns Of World Shortages   Textiles, Coal, Trucks, So Scarce As To  Endanger Future Peace

U. 3, WAR DEAD NUMBER (allob3   TOTAL CASUALTIES OF 737,342 NEAR TOLL OF CONFLICT BETWEEN STATES.

uS. asua “ies  ear aivi. "Nar ' “0SSes: 2 Five. “i_ion . ow /.)roac.

US. Casualties "Reach 743, ‘506   155,307 Killed in Army, Nave. Merehont Morine

TOTAL 737,342 ON CASUALTIES   Army Reaches Botton Of Barrel In Call For Infantrymen

CASUALTIES REACH © TOTAL OF 737,342   Greatest Bulk of Dead and Wounded Reported by Army

US. Casualties “Rise to 737,342 World War   N-ars-Fo'l-in-Civil War Which Was Nation's’ - Cociliagt

Battle Casualties  Total 737,342   Nearing Record Toll Of Civil War

OHIO DIVISION _ REACHED RHINE   Happy, But Scared Lieutenant Says

GIANT BATTLESHIP iS DE-ECRIBED. AS THE. “HEAD, OF ee THE “UNITED ‘STATES.  THIRD FLEET ”

Aid to Britain ‘Lies Between ‘Gift and Loan   War Ally Shunning Burden of Interest; Conference Slated

DR. LEY TAKES LIFE IN CELL; LEAVES PAPERS   Death Will Exclude Use of Some Material at Hearings Now 4 Days Away

Slash Sugar Rations   A 25% Cut Goes Into Effect Today; Hint at Higher Point Cost for Fats and Oils Soon

Decent Diet Planned for  Americans Sharp Slash Ordered 9 — Rations; Othe:  >= a

To  CAR RATION      her Point Value For Other Foodstuffs  Forecast

RATIONS 25 PCT. TO HELP EUROPE   FURTHER CIVILIAN BELT TIGHTENING IS FORESHADOWED

Decent Diet For Americans  Is Predicted   Further Civilian Belt Tighten‘ing Will Be Required in Order To Relieve European Hunger.

» Americans Face Cuts Ip Food — * To Feed Europe  Sharp Slashes Made In Sugar Ration;  ® Single Head Pressed

ADEGENT DIET PROMISED Til FOODS SCARCE   Supplying Civilian Needs in Europe to Cut Into U. S. Stocks.

U.S. Promised Healthy Diet By OPA, WFA   Despite Prospects Of Higher Point Values For Other Foodstuffs

2) SFOOD ‘Decent Diev Is. Promised   Sugar ‘Slash Ordered; “Higher . Point : Values . Are Expected

‘Decent Diet’ Promise Held  Out for U.S.   People’s Vim, Vigor Shall Be Preserved, Washington Says

25 Pet. Cut In Sugar Rations Effective Today   Higher Point Values For Other Foodstuffs Also Appear Likely.

SUGAR SLASH NEW ACTIONS   Sacrifices at Home Deemed Needed to Assist Nations Now Liberated By Armed  - Forces.

Order 25 Per Cent Sugar Cut   Into Effect Today; Prospect of Higher Food Point Values

Decent Diet Promised Despite 25 Pct. Slash In U.S. Sagar Rations

CIVILIAN FOOD FACES NEW CUT   Americans To Share With Victims of Germans

Slice Sugar Rations For U.S. 25 Percent   Higher Point Values For Other Food Predicted

Decent Diet Promised Americans In Spite of High-Point Food Value:

More Tightening of Belts Coming  “Decent Diet" Is Promised Americuns

Sugar Ration -Pared 25 Pct.   Slash Necessitaied Ry War Conclitions

Americans Assured Of A “Decent Diet” Despite Increased Ration Point Values

aT  MAYOR F. LA GUARDIA WANTS CHANGE MADE   Suggests Licensing System Be Established

Longshoremen Are Returning   Report 35,000 On Strike In New York Are Beginning To Go Back

A-Bomb Changes Charter   United Nations Charter Revision Needed, Says Eden

SCRAPPING OF VETO POWERS OF UNITED NATIONS 15 URGED  FORMER FOREIGN SECRI RETARY ANTHONY EDEN IN COMMONS ADDRESS

Eden Attacks Veto Power In  UNO Charter   Prime Minister Attlee Tells Commons About His Talks In Washington

SCRAPPING OF VETO POWERS OF UNITED NATIONS 15 URGED  TARESEHEmR RAPT ALT AFAR!   FORMER FOREIGN SECRERETARY ANTHONY EDEN IN COMMONS ADDRESS

Guam B-29 Arrives At. »Washineton   8,198-Mile Flight Far Surpasses Mark Set By British In 1938.

Hit Runway in Washington 36 Hours, 8,000 Miles After Leaving Guam

30° HOUR HOP TAKES PLANE 8.198 MILES   super Fort Topple: Former Distance  Mark

Enterprise Hit By Jap Plane   Only Surviving Carrier Of 1942 Struggle Put Out of Action

Enterprise’s Most Serious Brush With Disaster Came Last May With Jap  Suicide Plane

TELL SAGA OF ‘ENTERPRISE   Reported ‘Sunk’ Six Times  By Japs, it’s Still  Fighting Ship

U. S. Aircraft Carrier “Enterprise” Still the Fleet’s Fightingest Unit

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“The Fightingest Carrier,” the *Enterprise, Received 15 Battle Scar

DAMAGED 18 TIMES IN 4 YEARS OF WAR   Aircraft Carrier Enterprise Is Fightingest Carrier Of Fleet,

CARRIER "SUNK’ 6 TIMES AFLOAT   ENTERPRISE TERMED “FIGHTINGEST” SHIP

Damaged 15 Times, "Sunk" Six Times, Enterprise Is "Fightingest Carrier"

Dulles Says America Likes Idea Of Cooperation But Fears Its Reality

368 JAP PLANES ARE KNOCKED QUI   CRAFT DESTROYED IN RAIDS ON NIP HOME ISLANDS BY MITSCHER’S FORCE,

DESTROY 368 JAP PLANES IN KYUSHU RAIDS   Pilots of Mitscher’s Task Force Blast Foe Aircraft

Fleet Pilots Shatter Jap Air Forces  868 Enemy Craft   368 Enemy Craft Destroyed in Three Days

Carrier Pilots Bag 368 Japanese Warplanes In  Raids On Kyushu Isles

NAVAL PLANES BAG 368 JAPS   Enemy Also Loses 242 Planes In Attacks Upon Okinawa

BOMBthO BATTER F0RMOGSA'DROMES   Also Raid Cebu Island in Cen @ tral Philippines; M’Arthur Reports Gains on All Luzon Fronts

U.S. Fliers Hit  Cebu, Formosa        AMC Arihur’s Ais Domuee 9 fap &

J03 TAREN OVER BY SUPERFORTS   REPLACE CARRIER PIANES OVER TOKYO

SUPERFORTS TAKE OVER TOKYO JOB   Navy Announces 36 Jap Ships, 659 Planes Hit in 2 Days

B-29'S ASSUME TOKYO BOMBING   Claim 36 Jap Ships, 659 Aircraft Destroyed

Trapped Japs Fight Back As Invaders Push On Airfield   B-29s Take Over Air Offensive On Tokyo

Superforts Pound Tokyc Tn New Raid   B-29s Take Over Aerial Offensive From Ship Planes

Critical. War Developments  Gripping Tokye   20,000,000 Sindents Be. ing Placed On Full Wartime Basis to Help Defend Homeland   Watch Movement  Of Allied Flee!   Task Force Front Marianas Believed Heading For Kyushu Because Of  Increased Raids -

@ RE WAS IMERE  Editor’s Son Describes Nazi Terrorism at Ohrdruf

, SOVIETS HINT NEW CROSSING "OF ODER RIVER   Open Offensive on Danzig

LEGION ADDRESSED BY ADMIRAL KING   “Big Stick” Policy for Navy Urged in Talk to

Atom Bomb, V-J, V-E Days, FDR Death, Labor Strife, UN. Top News Stories Of 1945

 End Of War, Roosevelt Death  Take Secondary Positions In ‘10 Best’ Selections Of Year

Birth Of Atomic Bomb Tops The News Of 1945   Defeat of Japan and Germany, Death of F.D.R. Cited As Outstanding in Poll of AP Editors

FOUR KUNDRE B29S SET TOKYO ABLAZE AGAIN   Fliers Report Fires Still Burn From Prior Raid

400. 0 Superforts Again  Put Torch To‘ Tokyo      More: Than 27. Square Miles: Of ‘Industrial Section OF Jap Capital Blasted Out In Two Big Incen"diary Raids: Four More Islands Seized .

400. ‘Superforts. a ‘Again Put Torch —Fo-Jap Capital   Philippines. Fneniy “Death Polt ae To 323, 000; :.4°Moreé’ Islands ‘Seized

400 Forts Put the Torch to Japan Capital   City Blasted Before bt Cools Off From Bie Raid Saturday

TOKYO BLASTED BY 400 B-29'S   Fires Left Saturday Re. kindled; Yanks Take 4 More Islands

Tokyo Is Given No Time to Cool Off; B-29s Strike Again   Still Blazing Fires in Nip _ Capitol Guide Yankee  Fliers

B-29’s Again Put Torch To Tokyo Over Week- End   400 Superfortresses In Second Raid Since Saturday

Supers Kindle New Fires In Blazing Tokyo   four More Pacifie Islands Invaded: Heavy Action Imminent On Okinawa

TOKYO AFLAME FROM AIR RAIDS; YANKS SCOOP UP 4 MORE ISLANDS   SUPERFORTS BLAST NIP CAPITAL; ENEMY SAYS LAND, CARRIER-BASED PLANES BLAST HOMELAND

B-203 BLAaT JAP CITY AGAIN   Put Torch to Tokyo Before It Cools From Satur day Hit.   4 MORE ISLANDS TAKEN

SUPERFORTRESSES: IN  GREAT FORCE BLAST  BERLIN AGAIN TODAY CARRIER AND LAND BASED PLANES IN ANOTH ER JOINT RAID ON JAPAN

SMOKING RUINS OF TOKYO All BY 400 8-295   Meanwhile, Four More Islands Seized by Yanks; Okinwa Battle Continues Tough

Tokyo Subjected To Second Torch Treatment By B-29’s As Morelslands Captured

Americans Grab 4d More Islands And Throw Back All Attacks Aimed To Repel Okinawa Invasiot

Superforts Raid Blazing Tokyo   Sea. Land Planes In Joint Raid As Yanks  Capture Four Islands

400 Supers Smash Tokyo’ As Yanks Take 4 Islands And Close in on Baguio

Jap Homeland Bombarded In Triple Attaek   Superfortresses Put Torch To Tokyo: Carrier,, Land Based Planes Hit.   TAKE FOUR MORE ISLES

400 B-298 SET JAP’S CAPITAL ABLAZE AGAIN   Say Carrier Planes Also in Raid; Yanks Take Four More Islands

SUPERFORTRESSES PUT TORCH TO TOKYO AGAIN   Yanks Seize Another Island Near  Okinawa and 3 More in Philippines

B29s Again Fire Tokyo, Japs Report   Yanks Win Four More Small Islands in  Okinawa Area

400 SUPERFORTS HIT TOKYO AGAIN   Yanks Grab 4 More Islands Break Up Okinawa Coun terattacks

New  1-Ton‘World-Shaker Bombs Hurled at Germany   Huge Air Fleets Drop Way’s Most Destructive Weapon on Battered Reich

Solons Offer Bondlssue For Hospital   Two Million Dollar Proposal Would Go Before Voters

Building Program Proposed for Warm Spring:  $2,000,000 Bond Issue Would Be Authorized

Orient a Market Now for Anything  Made in America, Says Mr. Cheng

Mr: Cheng, Chinese Business Man, Has a Most Practical Admiration of the U. S. A.

Militarists Say Reich May Fall in March; Novt Throe Weeks Expected to Tell Tale

Envoys Will Receive Terms Of Surrender From MaeArthur Tomorrow   Arrival Is First Act Of Sincerity      Stop At Tiny U. 8. Outpost Only Long Enough To Change Planes

General Joins Allied Forces Of Occupation   MacArthur Establishes Headquarters at Great Port, City After His Arrival at Atsugi Airfield — Surrender to be Signed Sunday

American Flag Waves In Triumph Over Yokohama   MecArthur Ready For Climax Act Of His Vow To Finish This War In Tokyo, Sunday

Nippon Occupation By Allies Is Going  According to Plans   Commander Sets Up Headquarters in Hote! At Yokohama; Reports Japanere in All Areas Preparing to Surrender

First Alien Boss Of Japan Ready lo Give Orders   M‘Arthur Making Good Vow to End War In Tokyo

‘Surrender Due Occur Sunday On Warship   U. S. Commander Doeg Not Deign to See ; Jap Liaison Officers ~

‘Looks Like Payoff, MacArthur Tells Troops   American Forces Continue Pouring Into Japan  By Sea and Air 

U.S. Flag Waves Over Chief Ports   Supreme Commander Prepares To Rule Conquered Empire

Headquarters set UF in Yokohama  by Victorious Yank  Fighting Has Practically Ended in      Fighting Has Practically Ended in All Outlying Regions; Occupation Forces Are Pouring In

Troops Pour In By Sea And Air  ‘Old Glory’ Flies Over Jap Cities

Headquarters Set U in Yokohama by Victorious Yank   Fighting Has Practically Ended in All Outlying Regions; Occupation Forces Are Pouring In

U. S. Landings To Reach Full Stature Today   8th Army Forces to Land At Yokohama-Polics Task Is Reocun

Melbourne to Tokyo Was Long Road, Says MacArthur in Announcing That Every Area Is Preparing to Capitulate; Surrender Papers To Be Signed Sunday Aboard USS Missouri

Is First Alien To Be Boss Of Japan   Admiral Nimitz Says It Is A Pleasure To See His Mighty Naval Forces In Tokyo Bay

ALLIES READY TO DROP MORE ATOMIC. BOMBS   Japan To Be Shown Fate Awaiting Nation Unless She Surrenders

ALLIED COMMAND ORDERS ATTACKS.   Atomic Bomb Raids Seen as New Surrender Ultimatum to Japs

WILL BUND JAPAN WITH MORE OF THE ATOMIC MISSILES  S ianietee:  MSR = Sstineteece: MONE  omman   Allied High Command Orders More Devastating Blows   A NEW “ULTIMATUM”   Sixty Per Cent of Hiroshima Is Completely Destroyed

New Atomic Bombings Ordered For Japan   Bombs To Serve As New  Surrender Ultimatum

Eisenhower  To Return To U.S. Shortly   Will Then Go Back To Europe To Bid Farewell Before Succeeding Marshall

Reds Seek No Conflict With U. S.   Can Gain Nothing  By Wor with Us,  lke Asserts; Supports Military Training Plan

GEN, EISENHOWER DECLARES RUSSIA WANTS T0 BE FRIEND  ALLIED EUROPEAN COMMANDER URGES UNIVER.

Ike Sees Reds as Friendly   General Baas Caius In £evies: Soop  Truman Plan vo. Military Training

Russia: Policy Is: Friendship WithU. S. Claim   Eisenhower Tells House Group Sovict Has Not the  Slightest Thing 10 Gain  ‘By War With Amevica

EISENHOWER FAVORS PEACE TIME TRAINING   General Tells House Committee Russia Has No Slight Thing to Gain By Wor With U. S.   FAVORS PREPAREDNESS

GEN. EISENHOWER DECLARES RUSSIA WANTS TO BE FRIEND   ALLIED EUROPEAN COM“MANDER URGES UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING

Soviet Has Nothing To Gain By War; Policy Is Friendship, He Avows; No Battle With Britain

Russia Wants To  Be Friend of U.S.   “Have Nothing to Gain by War With America™--  Eisenhower   TALKS TO CONGRESS   General Testifies in Support of Universal Military Training

Russia Wants to Be Friend of U. §., Eisenhower Tells Congress   General Appeals For Universal U.S. Military Training, Warns Nation Will-Have No Time to Prepare If She Should Ever Be Attacked Aqain

Russia Has No Thought Of War With U. S.: Eisenhower   We'll Never Fight Britain, Says General, But De clares Universal Training Necessary To Nation’: Prenaredness.

GENERAL ADDRESSES CONGRESS   Russions Have Nothing to Gain In War With U. §

Russians Seen As Friends By Eisenhower   General Testifies In Support of Training Measure

IKE TESTIFIES FOR TRAINING   Tells Congress Russia Wants to Be a Friend of the United States.   SUPPORTS TRUMAN PLAN

Fisenhower Tells Sofons That He Thinks Russians Want Friendship OF U.S.

Eisenhower In Plea For War Training   Cautions No Time to Prepare If U.S. Attacked Again;

Russia Wants To Be Friend, Says General   No War With British, He Tells Congress

“Ike” Says Russia Wants to be Friend   ‘No War Between Great Britain, U. S.

Says Soviets Seck Peace Aud Have Nothing To Gain By War With ULS.; Urges Universal Military ‘Vraming.

Prepared U. $. ‘lke’ Says, Is Sure Peace Way   Makes Plea for Youth War Training; Reds Want Friendship

‘Russia Wants To Be Friend’  Says General   General Eisenhower Says Russia Has No Slightest Thine To Gain.   FAVORS TRAINING

Gen, Eisenhower Asks Congress For Peace Draft   Calls Organized Military Potential Of U. §. Major Stimulus For Security

FROST GENERAL N TEXAS   Sub-Freezing At Marfa; Heavy White Frost At Pandale

A TEMPORARY RESPITE      Flora - Expects Winter Temperatures to Return to Kansas

POINTS FOR MEDICS DOWN   15,000 Doctors and 5,000 Dentists r to Be Out of Service

15,000 DOCTORS TO BE RELEASED   Discharge Score for Medics Cut to 70 Points

Within Mile Of Northern Coast Of Isle   Battle For Iwo In Final Stages  With Jap Dead Counted At 7,137.

Marines Surge to Tip Of Iwo’s North Coast   Yanks Land on New Island Off Luzon To Insure Direct Supply Line; Devildogs Drive 700 Yards Nearer Goal

Iwo Marines Smash Near North Coast   700-Yard Gains Achieved by. Third Division

Japanese Strongpoint Is Cut Off; Marines Suffer  Heavy Losses on Slopes

RESPONSIBILIY OF EDUCATION CITED   Jasper County School Head Sees Need for Trained Leadership

RESPONSIBLY OF EDUCATION CITED   Jasper Ceunty School Head Sees. Need for  Trainad Teadorchin

Senators. Interested . ‘In Possibilities Of Rebuilding Old Homes

RUSSIANS PUSH NAZIS ASIDE IN NEW OFFENSIVE   Moscew Heralds Great Breakthrough In Southeast

‘Konev Army Breaks German Czech Hold   Slicing Through Germany After Decisive Breakthrough, Soviet Force Crushes Boche Resistance

Koney Brushes Aside Nazis Barring Entrance   Breakthrough Lays Open Fall of Five Bia German Cities

Reds Report Large Gains —  Tn. Bohemian Mount Break   - Konev Army. Heads * For Czechoslovakia

Soviets Drive Toward Prague   Advance Rapidly Into Czechoslovakia

Reds Nearing Czech Border in Big Drive   Konev's Forces Move Through Bohemia on an 80-Mile Front

9 LARGE CITIES IN PATH OF RUSSIANS   Within Mile Of Czechoslovakian Border   45,000 GERMANS   Killed Or Taken In Trap; Northern Forces Three Miles From Gdynia

Rampaging Russians lieading For Prague   Brush Aside German Opposition On The Road To Czechoslovakia; Capture Upper Silesian Industrial City Of Neustadt.

247 Tons Hit Reich Each Hour   Thousands of American and British Planes Continue Assaults

Big Bombers Continue Ruhr Attack   Troop Concentrations Pounded Hard by Four-Engined Planes

Thousands of Allied Planes Blast af Ruhr   . Allies Concentrate Attacks on Supply Lines With Object of  Hitting Inductriec

SUPPLY LINES OBJECTIVES OF AIR ASSAULTS   Thousands of American and British Warplanes Lash Out For Third Day At Ruhr Installations   FOLLOWS NIGHT RAIDS

Bomb Tonnage In This Month Tops 145,000   274 Tons An Hour Are Hurled On Reich All Day, Night; German Cities Beina Razed

WS. and RAF.  Worplanes Lash ‘Out at Ruhr   Thousands of Aircraft Carry Attack inte Third Day; Aim ct Nazi Supply Lines

Renew Assault On Ruhr   Main Force of Allied  Air Attack Directed at Nazi Supply Lines; As Blitz Goes On Unabated

Huge Fleets Of Warplane: Lashing Ruhr   Continue Devastation On Supply Lines to Isolate Cross-Rhine Area

11-Ton Bombs Blast Bremen Railway Span   Sky Fleets Again Attacking in Wake Of 8.000-Plane Blow

Blazing Mass of Ruin In Ruhr. Marks.Record Assault by Allied Plane:

tT TEER on   AS Blazing ‘Mass of Wreckage “Marked ‘the ‘Record ‘Assgault of Yesterday- :   HIT AT SUPPLY-LINES    Object, ‘Was ‘to Isolate: the’ tn . dustrial Area ‘East* ‘of  > . ‘the Rhine. es

Warplanes By Thousands Hit At Rubr Today   Important German Supply Lines, Including Railyards, Are Blasted by Planes of All Sizes.

Reich Sector East Of Rhine Blazing Ruins   Thousands of American and British Warplanes Lash Out Again Today Against Germans   Fury Cenicred On Hun Supply Line:   Eleven Railyards U.S. Tar. gets; RAF 11-Ton Volcano Bombs Wrecking Vital Rail Bridec

U.S. BOMBERS SCORE HITS ON 11 NAZI RAILWAYS   RAF Airmen Drop Volcano Bombs on Key Rail Bridge at Bremen

Planes Strate Ruhr Valley Supply Lines   Bombers Attack Rail Yards As British Hit Key Bremen Bridge  With Voleano Bombs

Montgomery’s Three Armies Ready For Plunge Into Bomb-Flattened Ruhr   Raiders Ravage Supply Routes

Ruhr Raic led On 3rd Day: By American, RAF Planes:      Blazing Wreckage Is Left In: Towns

Ruhr Lashed by Stupendous ‘Aerial Attack   Fury Unending as Thousands of Planes Darken German Sky

Aerial Armadas  Smash At Ruhr   Thousands Of U. S., British Planes Follow Up Yesterday’s Smash.

Ruhr Devastated By Intensified  Aerial Attacks  ‘From Continent, Britain, Italy; Paves Way For Ground Invasion

Yanks Renew Ruhr Blitz   Mighty Air Attack In Third Blazing Day; Berlin Raked

PALLS OF SMOKE BLOT OUT TOWNS BLAZING IN RUHR   FLEETS OF 7,000 T0 8,000 ALLIED PLANES ENGAGED IN ASSAULT

Bomb Assaults Soften Germany For Final Blow   Explosives Dropped At Rate Of 274 Tons Every Hour

THOUSAN SHIPS CONTINUE ATTACK ON RUKE   Concentrate on Supply Lines to Isolate Industrial Area

BOMBER FLEETS BLASTING RUHR   Fury Of Assault Is Concentrated On Supply Lines

WAVES OF YANK AND BRITISH AIR UNITS HIT REICE   Ruhr Bombed Third Day in Row After Record Attacks On Thursday

THOUSANDS BRITISH .  AND UNITED STATES  PLANES LASH RUHR FURY OF ASSAULT AGAIN  CONCENTRATED ON ARMY'S SIIPPLV LINES

Train Plunges Into Flood,  Several Die.   Coaches Are Submerged in  Oklulioma - Flood

Train Plunges Into Creek .   Seven Or Eight Persons Reported Drowned When Train Derailed.

Push Advance In Philippines   Drive On Last Two Japanese Strongholds In Luzon, Mindanao.

New American Gains Made In Philippines   Forces Sweep Inland on Mindanao, Battle Ahead in North Luzon

ap Troops At Davao Raked By Airmen: Doughboys On Luzon Score Advances In Cagayan Valley Section

Soldiers Ride ChicagoTrucks   Government Steps In To Break Strike And Keep Cargo Moving

Troops Escort Trucks in Move To Break Strike   Goodyear Tire Workers Idle in Another Walkout

Compensation Bill Refused  Consideration   House Against Taking Up Occupational Titraen Sloawies

Ford Renews Offer Arbitrate Windsor Strike   Union Official Seems Ready Negotiate

100,000 Mill Workers Ask Strike Order      Union Members Here Did Not Participate

RENNER GIVEN 4-YEAR TERM IN CIRCUIT COURT   Ladiesburg Man Plead: Guilty Te Forgery And False Pretense   SHEPLEY DENIED NEW TRIAL BY SCHNAUFFER

SEEK TERMS IN TIMKEN STRIKE   Piants Remain Closed for 27th Straight Day

HURRICANE WIND BATTERS TEXAS   Main Part Of Big Blow Still Raging Off Gulf Coast

One Yank Battalion Virtually Isolated  by Jap Penetration    First Show of Enemy Strength on Island Since April 17th

JAPS FIGHTING ON MINDANAL   Enemy Penetrates Yank Lines Near Captured Davao Citv.

Nips Penetrate American Lines Near Davao City   One U.S. Battalion Virtually Isolated; Positions At Libby Airfield Shelled

Japs Isolate Yankee Unit   Penetrate U. S. Line Near Davao in First Show af Streneth

PENETRATE U. 5. LINES NEAR DAVAO   Virtually Isolate Yank Battalion Holding Village

Japs Penetrate American Lines   Isolate One Yank Unit Near Davao in Display of Strength

Blast Of Carrier Princeton Damaged Cruiser Birmingham, Killed 229 Men

The War Today   Rundstedt Effort to Counterattacl eIn Forte Exnected Soon

ALLIED ADVANCE TOWARD RHINE AND RUSSIAN DRIVE IN EAST PLUS AIR ATTACKS BRINGS TERROR TO REICH

e Resistance Encountered In The West— —By Vevw itt Mackenzie  ‘Rundstedt Counter-Atitack Coming Shortly

“WAR TODAY   Germany’s- Failure To Show Only Moderate ’ Resistance On Western Front Far From Self-Explanatory

German Counterattack Expected In West.   BY DeWITT MacKENZIE  Acenrinfad Peace Wan Annlocé

MODERATE RESISTANCE MET BY ALLIES IN WEST MAY MEAN LACK OF RESERVES BY VON RUNDSTEDT

Federal Order to Boost Coal Price   19.49 Cents Per Ton Average Gain Slated

Davis To Increase Soft Coal Prices   Approval of New Coal Wage Contract Expected At Same Time.

GENERALS ACCUSED OF CRIMES -ARE WANTED BY SOVIET UNION   FORMAL REQUEST HAID TO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY ANGLO-AMERICAN

MANPOWER PLAN EEEGTIVE JULY    Flexible Control of Labor Set Up for War in East, Reconversion

U.S. Control Of Manpower To Ease Off   Present Restriction to Apply Only in Limited Areas

M’NUTT SETS UP CONTROL POLICY FOR. MANPOWE   Plan Will Insure .. Flexible .. Check for War Output and Conversion

Bare Murder Of Filipinos   Selection by Mysterious Informer of 400 far Death Relafed at Manila Trial

Sehwellenbach Aide Commends A uto Unionists   “Keeping Fingers Crossed In Hope You Can Pull Rabbit Out 6f Wat In Ford Situation”

Letter Says National Reaction on Plan Offered tv Ford  Called Good

Union Attitude 'n Ford Wage Case Commended  Labor Department Official Writes

Labor Department Man Backs U. A. W   Union Makes Public a Letter From Unidentified Representative Approving Workers’ Dealings With Ford Over Contract.

Ford, UAW Still Apart   Enter Holiday Recess With out Settlement; GM, Union ‘Still Arguing

CIO-UAW SAYS ITS ATTITUDE IN FORD DISCUSSIONS MEETS. LABOR DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

Official Praises Union Attitude   Claims National Reaction Good To Union’s Negotiations With Ford

Union Attitude Is Commended   Letter Made Publie From Envoy Of U. 3. Labor De partment,

VACANCIES TO FILL AT SERVICE SCHOOLS   Congressman Gross Issues Call Fo Candidates For Annapolis And West Point

RIOTING IN CAIRO BY ANTI-ZIONISTS   Field Marshal Gort Resigns as Commissioner of Palestine     Terarasr Te ARE SATO OA rT Ae: ae

Cairo Arabs Jn Violent Outburst Against Zionists   ‘Windows And Shops (# Jews Broken, Looted, Fired; Arabs) Want Nazi Collaborator Released.

Rioting Breaks Out Coincidentally With Start Of A General Strike

BY ANTI-ZIONISTS   Field Marshal Gort Resigns as Commissioner of Palestine

Shops Looted; Crowds Attack  Police Force   Pamphlets State “We Must Wake Up Zionists From , Dream of Home ti Palestine”   Police Resort To —  Year Gas In Melee   Demonstrators Carry Signs “Down With Zionists” ; "U.S. Personnel Barred Fram Zones!

Decision On End Of Meat  Ration Delavec   Wait Until Foreign Needs. Can Be Learned; More Points Cuts Seen. :   SUPPLIES INCREASI

Decision Delayed On Cessation Of Meat Rationing   But Lowered Point Values Due :

DECISION FOR MEAT RATION END {8 DELAYED   Foreign Demands and Black Market -Fear Causes Uncertainty

Meat Ration End Delayed   Uncertainity Over Foreign Demands and Fear of Shortage Main Reason

DECISIONS ON MEAT DELAYED   Govt. Wants to Learn Foreign Needs; Hint New  Cuts Before Oct. 1

EUROPE AFFECTS MEAT RATIONING   CANCELLATION OF RED POINTS RESTS ON FOREIGN NEEDS

q  Decision On When Meat Rationing Should End Delayed By Two Factors

Decision on Meat Rationing Is Being Delayed  Two Factors Sighted As Threat of  Chaertnnee Dawviuvne

Organize Workers  For Bond Drive  -LeMars Solicitors   Hold Dinner Meeting

Only Silence--As of Death-Reported F'rom Bomb  Stricken Port of Nagasaki

State Organization Gee: On Record Favoring Legislation   OPPOSITION TO JAP INTERNEES ADOPTED

Legionnaires Urge Jobs For Veterans      Chester Stine, Dr. Wagner Elected to Legion Posts During Meet

EAPEGT (00) AT ANNUAL OLD CLOTHES SHOW:   Movie for Children — Saturday to Provide Garments-for Needy

Four-Power Government Of Germany Falls Short, Montgomery Declares

HOLDS REICH CONTROL NOW INEFFECTIVE   France Is Blamed Ir Failure of Allied Cooperation

Officer Fears Civilian Riots During Winter   General Montgomery Dis cusses 4-Power Control of Reich

‘Rule in reich not effective’   Montgomery hits action of French

Montgomery Fears Uprisings  In Germany   Deplores Allied Lack Of Co-operation in Control of Reich

ALLIED CONTROL OF GERMANY IS NOT EFFECTIVE   French Balk At Setting Up Central Government; Riots Are Feared

Montgomery Makes Plans To Put Down Uprising; Says Blame on French

Montgomery Critical of Rule in Reich   Evalish -Murshal Says France tu Blame for _ Lack of Efficient  _ Government.

Brit General Fears Riots  in German Are  Says Co-operation by Allies Has Fallen Short

Reich Disorder  Warning Given   Montgomery Hints Ai Winter's Hardships

BRITISH SEEK RIOT LEADERS IN JERUSALEM   38 Detained After Ramat Gan Area Is Isolated

LAUNCHING 1S HALTED BY TID         GREATEST CARRIER MUST WAIT ON WATER

Film Actress Is Reported Ready to Marry Son Of Elevator Operator ‘In Church Cerenony

Fourth Big Japan Raid This Week   Enemy Kesistance on Iwo Ends—Make Progress  on Luzon

BY 300 B-298   Three Targets Are Blastec In Low-Level Demolition Assault by Bombers

300 SUPERFORTS — BLAST 3 CITIES IN TOKYO ARES   Low-Level Attacks Made on Shizuoka, Tachikawa and Koizumi on Island of Honshu,   EXACT TARGETS NOT REVEALED BY NAVY   Japanese Say Raiders Were Intercepted and Three Shot Down—Reports Fires Extinguished.

Police Discover Body in Coffin   Woman Died 33 Years Ago, Is Belief; Represents Family Quarrel

Coffined Body Sotad in Home Dead Woman   Washington Police Believe 33-Yeur-Old Corpse That Of Mother of Sunday’s Denise

DEATH OF WOMAN, 77, DISCLOSES BODY OF HER MOTHER HAS REMAINED UNBURIED FOR 33 YEARS

BODY IN HOME OF DEAD WOMAN PUZZLES POLICE   Washington, D. C., Authorities Piece Together Gruesome Story of ‘Burial’,

: SUZZLE « FOR: ‘WASHINGTON POLICE: PUZLLE FOR WASHINGTON POLICE Woman’s ‘Death Uncovers  Body..In Mahogany Coffin

British Rush Troops To Java ~ In Backing Stern Ultimatum   Killing of British General Provokes Warning Against _Unprovoked Indonesian Attacks—Soekarno _ Tells People to Remain Orderly

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BRITISH SEND MORE TROOPS TO INDONESI!   Ultimatum Given That Unprovoked Attacks Will Be Crushed

‘Britain Speeds Planes, Warships To Java To Put Down Insurrection

UltimatuuIssued By ~Allies Warns That Unpravoked “Attacks Would Be Crushed Ruithlessly

British Send New Troops Into Java.   Indonesians Told Uprisings Will Be Crushed Ruthlessly

Javanese Face British Threat   Death of Brigadier Spark: Be  ish Ultimatam

British Speed Planes, Ships Toward Java  Stern Ultimatum Served by Allies  On Indonesians

Great Britain Sends Aid to Troubled Java   New Warnings Given To Indonesians by Allied Commander

Soviets Deny Axis Report  Of Reverses   Moscow Declares Panzers Checked In Great Tank Battl

Schwellenbach Is To Take Lead in Oil Controversy   Persuasion Policy ls Depended on to Break Deadlock

Secretary Schwellenbach To Make Personal Attempt To Settle Crucial Oil Strike   Toughest Task Of His Still New Cabinet Career; Perstiasion Policy At Stake

Schwellenbach Will Take Hand In Oil Dispute   Army And Navy Short: age Makes Quick Settle ment Imperative.

Oil Hearings Are Shifted to Capital  Labor Secretary   Labor Secretary Making Attempt to Settle Dispute

Troubled Labor Scene Brighter  ‘Oil, Autos, Lifts and Lumber Peace Gains

Schwellenbaeh Takes Hand In Critical Strike   Opportunily Arises to Test “Persuasive Policy” For Handling Labor Disputes

Labor Chief Makes Trv To Settle Strike   Oil Industry. Labor Envoys Accept Invitation To Move Negotiations,   RECEIVE WARNING

Oil Strike Gives Labor — Secretary Tough Task   Schwellenbach Expected To Make Personal Attempt To Find Early Settlement

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   1200 Fortresses Blast German Industrial Area

1,900 PLANES OVER BERLIN   Rip Ry. Targets 14th Straight Day  Allied Air Train 280 Miles Long

GREAT FLEETS ‘OF WARPLANES BATTER REICH   COMMUNICATIONS CENTRES, ONL PLANTS AND PORTS HAMMERED BY BIG . BOMBERS 

Berlin Blasted By 1900 Planes      More Than 1200 Bombers Make Raid

Jap largets Smashed on Many Fronts   Heaviest Superfort Raid Tells Only Portion of Story

Once-Congested Abilene Feels Letdown When Army Camp  Vacated. Turns To Plans For Industrial Development

PARLEY ON TRUCK STRIKE PROPOSED   CONFERENCE WITH DRIVERS AND OPERATORS SOUGHT BY MIDWEST SENATORS.

PLOT DETAILS — - OF THE ENEMY “oMADE PUBLIC   STORY. OF JAPANESE ACTIVI TIES. BEFORE PEARL HARBOR " DISASTER REVBALED Hg “AT HEARING

PEARL HARBOR COMMITTEE LEARNS DETAILS: HOW JAP TACK MADE POSSIBLY

German Dispatch Says Zhukov Is 31 Miles From Berlin; Other Gains Reported   Ex-Sergeant Dies For Slayina Of Giri

SNOW IN WEST NEW YORK,   Four deaths reported: ia Now Englend, 11 iq. New York end three in New Jersey as a result ef the cterm.

16 Lose Lives As Snowstorrr Lashes East  New York and  Es... gk RE a a

Northeastern. States Hit by. Raging Storm  At Least 16 Deaths   At Least. 16 Geaths Reported From. Gale And Heavy Snow

Snow Storms Hit Northeast   Depths Vary From Three Inches In New York City To 28 In Attica,

16 KNOWN DEAD AS SNOWSTORM BATTERS EAST   Gales Tear Up Boston Area Low Temperatures Hit Great Lakes Region

EASTERN SNOW STORM COSTS AT LEAST 18 LIVES   New England, New York Transportation Encilitios Break Down

14: Persons Die As Result Of  Snow Storms   Northeastern. States. Blan “keted With Fall Reaching Depth 28 Mehes  r “In Atlies. WY.

New England Storm Cause  Of 16 Deaths   ‘Damage Is Heavy in Area Hit by High Winds and Snow; Communications, Transportation Broken

B-29s, Fleet Heap Fire On Japanese   Nip Navy Lies Haples: With Destroyers Able to Handle It

Jap Battlefleet Burns From New ier Blows   Chungking Announces Kweilin Capture By Chinese Troops As Nips Flee

‘Great Fires Set In Tsu, Aomori, Ichinomiyz, Ujivamada, Ogachi      Yanks Call Shots, Then Spread Ruin   Fleet At Kure Base Left Helpless By Carrier Plane Offensive

Promised Raids Hit Six Cities   Last Remnanis Of Jap Navy Heavily Pounded

Japs Feel New Super-bomber In Combat   Once-Powerful Navy Lays Helpless Stripped Of  Major Warships

Senate Group Give Its Approval to Miles City Hospital  Over $1,000,000 Has Been Provided For New Institution

Local School Gets $5,950 From State   Allocated for Support And Salary Increases

School Districts Receive Funds   Smethport Borough Allocated $11,062.36

15 Townships Receive Funds   Appropriation Made For Highway Work

CHINESE OPEN COASTAL AREA FOR INVASION   PORT OF YEUNGKONG ENTERED; KWEILIN SACKED BY JAPS

Chinese Clear 50-Mile Stretch Of Coastal Area   Street Fighting Is Raging in South China Port of Yeunakong

Chinese Seize Big Port City   Stretch of ‘Invasion Coast’ Is Cleared by Troops

JAPS DRIVEN FROM PORT IN SOUTH CHINA   “Invasion Coast” Now Clear for Stretch Of 50 Miles

Cadet Nurse Corps fr Need Of Reruiis As ‘Shortage Grows   Splendid Opportunity For Service and  E Bi ae nea: Pe

Cubs Win 8-7 In J2th Inning To Deadlock Series   Stan Hack’s Blow Which Bounded Over Greenberg's Head Scores s.Winning Run: Teams Idle Today

Spreading Strife In China Causes Alarm In U. S.   Officials Fear Marines and Army Forces May Become Involved; Reds Capture Province Capital, Rail City

U.S. Hopes for Strong China Jeopardized   American Diplomats. Unlike Army Men,  Fear Involvement

Fear U. S. May Be Involved   Hopes That China May Stabilize Asia Are Dashed

S. Officials larmed by China Strife  oanearm Falt Over   ’ Concern Felt Over Army, Marines Getting Involved

Communists Are On March In Mongolia   Railroad City Also Reportedly Over-run By Chinese Reds

YANKS TRYING TO STAY OuT OF CIVIL WAR   DIPLOMATS FEARFUL OF MIXUP WITH COMMUNISTS

U.S. ALARMED OVER SPREADING CHINESE STRIFE   Diplomats Concerned American Forces’ May Get Involved: in War

Concern Over Spread Of Civil War In China   Fearful That Marines Of U. S. Might Be Involved

Marines, Army May Be Forced Into Trouble   White House, State Department Have Nc Intention Of Getting Forces Into Dispute

Chinese Fighting Is Fretting Washington   Diplomatic Officials Fear Hopes For Strong China To Stabilize East Asia May Be Upset By Civil Strife

Washington Takes Grave View of Clashes Between Chiang’s Troops and Reds   Provincial Capital Seized by Communists, Reds Say, After Greeting Government's Four-Point Peace Program With Skep

China’s Civil Strifé Alarms  U. S. Diplomats      Fearful’ Hopes For Strong Ching as Early Stubiliz ~ “ing Farcé.in Asia May Be Blasted

U.S. Alarmed Over. Chinese Development   American Hopes for Nation May Be Upset by Civil Strife in Which Yanks Seek No Entanglement

Yank Garrisons  Stand by.in War   Hands Off or Aid Chiang,   © Alavwsiices fiancee

Diplomats in China Fear Civil Strife   Worry Les? U. S$. Be Drawa Into Fight Whelly Unintenticneliy

Strife Alarms State Dept.   Diplomats See Plan For Strong China Menaced by Struggle

Hopes of Strong Nation in Asia May Be Injured   Provincial Capital, Rail City Are Taken by Red Forces 

Washington Fears American Units May Get Involved  Civil War Upsetting Chino Future Hopes

THREE RED ARMIES — 9,000,000 STRONG RACE FOR GERMANY  CHURCHILL SAYS GIGANTIC SOVIET OFFENSIVE PART OF VICTORY PLAN

THREE RED ARMIES 2,000,000 STRONG RACE FOR GERMANY  CHURCHILL SAYS GIGANTI SOVIET OFFENSIVE PART

Voting Age Of Japanese Men Has Been Lowered From 25 To 20  SOME 4,800 POLICE CHIEFS THROUGHOUT JAPAN DISCHARGED  Tapanese Home Navy And Air Fleets Have Been Dissolved

Globester Off To Tr ‘ipoli After Stop At Casablanea   Globe Girdling Plane Lands In Africa To Complete Atlantic Ocean Crossing Phase Of Six-Day Flight Inaugurating Weekly Service

Two Dead in Bradford Case   Machinist Lay in Wait : In Bushes, Killed . Wife, Self,. Claim

Two Dead in Bradford Case  Machinist Lay in Wa In Bushes. Killed

Yank Units Only Mile From Naha   New Offensive. Made Against Jap Defenders

Fresh Elements Of Marines Are Near Naha   Superfortresses Raid Jap Home Islands of Kyushu and Shikoku

Lieut. Zerfoss Killed: Sailor Hurt In Crash   Four Cars. Figure in \ Col lision Early. Friday Nicht _.

Lieut. Zerfoss . Killed: Sailor Hurt In Crash   Four Cars Figure in Col. lision Early Friday Niaht¢

Asking Probe Of Navy Capfain Act   Reported to Have Disciplined Fliers Who Wouldn't Fly Through Typhoon

Report Fuehrer Inside City, Reds Occupy One Third   Bitterest Street Fighting Rages As Steamroller Advances In Burning Blasted Capital; Full Control Is Matter Of Few Hours.

Big Three Open Second Week of Conferences  Sunday Session Is - Held to Speed  ~=TIn Praceedinag

Big Three Open Second Week of Conferences  Sunday Session Is  BHald io Sneed

Major Battle Near in Luzon, ~— Japs Declare   But MacArthur Forces Press Forward. With Little Opposition

luge Bomb Loads lit War Plants; iain on Okinawa   Marines Move Into Naha, Island Capital; Luzon Fighting Grows

Strike New Areas Of— Homeland.   Leathernecks Gain On Okinawa, Throwing Reginient Across the Asalo River, Fighting Fierce On Luzon Front

SCORE NEW GAINS ON OKINAWA; NIP FLANKS BUCKLING   Fighting Continues Bitter With One Marine Company Losing Half Its Strength in 36 Hours.   ENEMY GIVES GROUND IN CENTER OF LINE   Tenth Army Units Smash Through Heavy Resistance Along Southerh End of Island.

Congress to  Keep Working   No Adjournment Until Completion of Action On “Must” Legislation

CONGRESS TO FINISH ‘MUST’ LEGISLATION   Action On Key Bills Pledgec Before Adjournment

No Adjournment For Congress   ‘Must’ Legislation Has To Be Finished

CONGRESS WILL TOIL UNTIL ALL BIG JOBS DONE   Barkley Says No Adjournment Due Before ‘Must’ Bills Acted Upon

Action Slated On ‘Must’ Bills  No Adjournment For Conaress Until Later

Congress Faces ‘Must’ Bills  President, Leaders Confer On Program

Seven Die in Twe Days of Fighting In Northern Iran   Members of Separatis “Democrat” Party March foward Tehran

Seven Dead In lran Fighting      Outbreak Occurs in Restricted Area Controlled by Reds

Vet Returned To Funeral Of His Entire Family; In Automobile Accident

CHURCHILL PLEDGES BRITAIN TO CONCENTRATE EFFORTS ON JAPAN   RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY CHIEF PROBLEM FACING EUROPE

Jananese Troops On Bougainville Are Surrendering   Japs Ready To Give Up 13, 000 Troops, White Flag Is Waved

‘Reds Battle Berlin Fires Set by Nazi ‘Werewolves   Soviets Extricate Bodies From Flooded Subways; More Russians Thrown Into Czechoslovakian Fight

Reds Fighting Werew olf-Set — Berlin Fires   Powerfol New Tank F prawn Pate Strassche  lacak              errr)

Norwegians Turned Out Guns, Ammunition Right Under Noses Of Nazis

Norwegian Reveals Story Of Secret Munitions Factories For Underground

Norwegian Underground Made Guns Ammunition Under Noses Of Nazis   - Secret Factories Operated Day And Night To Supply 40,000 Underground Fighters; Germans . Hunted But Never Located Them.

SecretArms: Made In Norwa'  Hidden In Hills Factories Warked Day And Night

Reveals How Norwegians Made Munitions Under Very Noses Of Germans

TellsHowNorse Made Ordnance   Germans Unable to Discover Single Underground Factory Maintained by Norwegians

LORD HAW HAW TO BE HANGEL   Nazi Broadcaster Found Guilty Of Treason In British Court

Haw Haw Given Death Sentence   Treason Conviction For. Nazi Broadcasting

‘Lord Haw Haw’ Found Guilty, SentencedToDie   Convicted of Treason For Broadcasting German Propaganda

COURT DOOMS LORD HAW HAY   Joyce Convicted of Trea son And Sentenced To Be Hanged

President Renews Plea for His $25 Pay to Jobless   House Debates Plan To Speed Up Work Of Demobilization

JOBLESS PAY PLAN PUSHED   Senate Battle Expected As President Insists On $25 a Week Bill

V-J Day Is Not Here Yet; Formalities ‘Delay Proclamation   Superfortresses Hammer Anew at Jap As Fliers Hurry to Get in Final Blows Before Surrender Comes

A PLAIN CITIZEN   a S. Truman to Take Oath of ._ Office Saturday

NEW STAND TO BE TAKEN TO + SOUTH--REPORT   Marines Drive Another 800 Yards Through Rubble of Naha, Capital of Okinawa

Stalin Proclaims “Final Victory” Near; Says Germans Lose 1,150,000

SOUTHERN JAPAN BOMBED BY LARGE FORCE OF B-20%   Superforts Blast Airfields on Island of Kyushu—Fly From Their Bases in Marianas.   ASSAULT IS FOURTH IN AS MANY DAYS   Almost Half of Tokyo’s Industrial Area in Ruins as Result of Recent Air Blows.

Eyewitness Describes State of Doomed Berlin   Fall Will Take Time.

CLAIMS BERLIN BECOMING CITY OF DESERTERS      Thousands of Barriers Erected in Suburbs To Halt Reds    By JERJE GRANBERG ‘Swedish Newspaper Correspondent Copyright, 1945, by The Associated Press

Fall of Berlin Uncertain Due to Many Barricades   But Arrival of German Army Deserters Spreads Creeping Paralysis,   All Civilian Life Is Under Military Law

May Take 6 To 8 Weeks . Refugee- “Choked Berlin  Braces For Death Stand

Army Deserters Help Spread Creeping Paralysis Among Berlin's Bewildered Millions

> Million People Jam Fortified Berlin; Evacuation Of Battered City ‘Unthinkable’

Newsman Flees Berlin--Millions Must Stay In City Because They Have No Place To Gc

,Refugee-Choked Berlin Is Ready For ‘Death Stand’, Swedish E:vewitness De

Berlin, Filled With Deserters, but Well Fortified for Expected Attack, Says Writer

Berlin Populace ls Trapped, Hopeless Throng   Many Long Attacks Have Caused Paralysi: In Reich Capital's Activities; City Can Hold Out Under Siege Only at Sacrifice

‘Refugees, Deserters Choke Nazi Capital  Bomb-Stunned Berlin Ready for Death Stand

BERLIN—A. DOOMED CITY!  Nazi Army Deserters Spread Paralysis In Battered Capital   Swedish Newspaper Man Reports Conditions Growing Steadily Worst For Bewildered And Bomb-Duiled Inhabitants...

German Army Deserters Increase Dilemma in Bombed Berlin Nazi Moguls Started To Move Out After Feb. 3 Attack But Civilians Have No Place To Go   IGERMAN MILITARY TRAFFIC SNARLED BY ALLIED BOMBER:

Inside Berlin Story Told by Correspondent   “City of the Doomed” Full Of Deserters

German Army Deserters Slip Into Berlin; Capital Might Hold Out Six To Eight Weeks

Fleet Units Hit as Iwo Casualties Mount    Battered, Jammed Berlin May Hold Out 2 Months

‘Refugee-Choked Berlin Is Ready For ‘Death Stand’, Swedish Evewitness Declares

Refugee-Choked Berlin’ For Death Stand Against Russians, Says Eye-Witness   Swedish Newspaperman Says Army Deserters Helping To Spread Paralysis In Capital

BERLIN FALING DOOM IN AMAZE OF BARRICADES   Five Million Bewildered by Bombing Have No Other Place to Go.

NO ESCAPE FOR CIVILIANS IN JAMMED BERLIN; NOW FORT CITY, WRITER ESTIMATES IT’LL TAKE WEEKS TO CAPTURE

Berlin, Jammed By Refugees Who Can Go No Farther, Is City Of Doomed, Becomes One Of Ruins, Barricades

BERLIN IS CITY OF BARRICADES AND SHAMBLES   High Military Staffs Move In Great Haste

Berlin, Flooded With German Army Deserters. Is City Of Doom, Writes Swedish Observer

Arrival of German Army Deserters Helps Spread Creeping Paralysis Among Berlin's Inhabitants

Creeping Paralysis Spreads Over 5 Million Inhabitants of Germany's Capital City   Thousands Engaged in Building Barricades in Giant Ring Around Berlin as Russian Hordes Continue to Press Closer to Capital

Doomed City of Berlin in Throes of Indescribable Turmoil and ‘Creeping Paralysis,’ Writer Declares

Conquest Of Berlin ‘To Take 6 To 8 Weeks   ‘By JERJE GRANBERG  Swedish Newspaper Correspondent Written For The Associated Press Copyright, 1945, By The Associated Press

Army Discharge Points May Be Dropped to 45   All Enlisted Men 34 and Older May Also Be Released

45-Point Men To Get Out. Of the Army.   “Men. Over: 34. Will, Not Be  2

45-Point Men May Be Out Of Army In Year   Soldiers Over 34 Alsc Nearing Release; Won’t Be Sent Overseas.

SOLDIERS WITH 45 RELEASE POINTS WILL STAY HOME  OFFICIALS HINT AT

~ WITHIN YEAR   Army Also Hints Men 34 and Older Can Get Out: Overseas Changes

Army Says They, Will Not be Sent Averseas, Hinting. Dischar ge Within a. Year. .   Boone Dhenniccntsc

Army Discharge: For Those Over . 34 In Next Year  No Men To Be Sent  Overseas With More Than 45 Pains.

Army Says They Will Not be Sent Averscas, Hinting Discharge Within a Year.

MEN 34 WILL BE DISCHARGED   Army Hints at Release of Older Servicemen Within the Next Yeor

Hint Further Cut in Army   May Discharge Within Year Men 34 or Over, Those With 45 Points

Army Hints At Discharges   May Release Men Over 34 and Those With 45 Points Within Year

Army Hints It Expects To Release, Within A Year, Men 34 and Over

Requirements for Separations from  Army May Be Cut   ‘Army Hints Men of 34 and Older Will Be Discharsed Within Year

ARMY DISCHARGE PLAN REVISION NOW IN OFFING   Regular Army Enlistments  To Be Encouraged by  : Proposed Legislation

ARMY HINTS AT NEW SLASH FOR POINT PROGRAM   May Cut Discharge Points to 45 and Age Limit to 34

Army Plans  Discharge of  Older Men   Mustering Out of Those Above 34, as Well as Those With 45 Points By May 12 Indicated

ARMY HINTS AT NEW DISCHARGE PROGRAM SOON   May Let Go InA Year All Over 34 With 45 Points

Army Hints 45-Point Men ‘And Those Over 34 Will Be Discharged Within A Year   Announces That Men In Those Categories No Longer Will Be Sent Overseas

High Score Soldiers In 95th Division Not To Ship Overseas   Yanks 34 and Over Not To Leave States; Start Drive For Volunteer PostWar Army

Army Hints Men To Be Released On Large Scale   Affects Those 34 And Older; Point System . To Be Reduced To 45

Army Names New Policy on Oversea Duty   45 Point Men as of May 12 Will Remain in U. S$.

MORE GIS 10 BE DISCHARGED   Yanks With 54 Points, 34 Years Old Won’t Be  Sent Overseas

49 POINTS KEEP MEN IN U.S. ON NEW SCHEDULE   Soldiers 34 And Older With Year In Service Also To Stay Under Program

Army Revising Discharge Plan  Kor Older Men   New Policy Favored As Occupation of Japan Is Moving Along as Scheduled

Army Is Expected To Discharge Many Servicemen  Military Committes Designs Number Of New Inducements

45 Points May Get Discharge   Army Also May Free A}i Men Over 34

Army Men, 34, to Stay in U. S.   Announcement Hints Older Men, Those With 45 Points, to Be Discharged Within Year

Army Hints 45-Point Men, Those Over 34 To Be Discharged In Year   Lawmakers Study Bill To Spur Enlistments In Regular Army So That Inductions Between Now And May 15 Can Be Held To Minimum.

A5-Point Men, Ones Over 34 To Be Released   Army Hints’ Broadly Of Plan To Let Men In These  Categories Leave.   UP TO MAY 2th

NISCHARGES FOR MEN 04 AND OVER MAY COME WITHIN  YEAR  _ ALSO MEN WITH 45 POINT!   EXPECTED TO BE RELEAS ED FROM SERVICE

Discharge For Vets Over 34   Demobilization By Points Will Be Sliced to 45

WELL, WHY NOT?  ENLISTED MEN KNEW FOR DAYS JAPS WERE TO ATTACK AMERICA.

Berlin Is A \ Dyi ing C ity; Civilians Fearful Of Fate   Millions In Terror-Stricken Capital Go Undergroun Despite Goebbels Plea For Fight To The Death; Radio Says People Fearful Of Hunger

GOEBBELS URGES FIGHT TO DEATH IN NAZI CAPITAL   Tells German People To ‘Defend With All Means at Your Disposal’

BERLIN'S MILLIONS STAY IN CELLARS   PEOPLE HAUNTED BY FEAR OF HUNGER AS RUSSIANS ISOLATE CAPITAL.

War Veterans Not Required To Jom Union   Policy Laid Down In New Selective Service Handhook To Boards

VETERANS WON'T  BE FORCED INTO  JOINING UNIONS ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO  OLD JOBS UPHELD IN DRAFT BOARD GUIDE

Veterans Need Not Join Labor Unions to Return to Jobs   Selective Service Issues Ruling Against Big Labor Unions

UNION MEMBERSHIP NOT NECESSARY FOR RETURNED VETERAN   Right to Old Job, Even I Another Must Go, Stands

No Veteran Required To  Join Union   Selective Service Rule: Veteran Can Obtair Former Job Without Union Affiliation

Gotiapee 6           NAZI REPORT SAYS FORCES © IN NORWAY NEAR SURRENDER} , MILLION TROOPS LAY DOWN. -ARMS ‘

Moley's Appeal: Create Lasting World Peace   Praise Of Vandenberg Wildly Applauded By Economic Club

Carlinda Hammes And Paul Hatz Wed  Are Married At  Pocahontas, Iowa

More Homes  Being Built   Greatest Spurt Will Come Soon; Increase For Some Goods Seen

Work Clothes Costs fo Rise   Sheets, Pillow Cases Prices to Spiral, Too

RT FALL OF SANTA FE   ‘Strategic Town on Luzon Taken By Yanks; Foe Positions Bombed

AMERICANS SEIZE VITAL LUZON TOWA   CAPTURE SANTA FE ABOVE BALETE PASS — BOMBING PLANES SUPPORT DRIVE.

State Debt Payment Is Given First Place   Eight-Point Public School Program Is Endorsed; Liquor Vote Favored

Laval Stalks From Court; Jurors Curse   Ex-Vichy Premier Demanding Right  To Offer Defense

LAVAL WALKS DUT ON ThIAL IN NEAR RIOT   Everybody Screams in Anger and Jurors Curse the Defendant.

HUGE CREDITS EXTENDED FRANGE   LEND-LEASE AID TOTALING $2, 575,000,000 CALLED FOR BY AGREEMENT.

More Lend-Lease Help for France   That Nation to Send More Men Into War

PACT PROVIDES AID TO FRANGE   United States Will Ship Supplies Under Direct Lend-Lease

Congress Has Busy Day; _ Gets Nowhere   Truman Asks Body to Go Slow On Ending Wartime Controls. Senators Make Charges

CONGRES NEW MEASURES   Universal Draft Remains Chief Question Facing House, Senate

ADAVNCE PUTS TROOPS CLOSE TO WESTWALI   SIN AMERICAN DIVISIONS PUSH “STEADILY AHEAD TOWARD MAIN ENEMY. DE. , ” FENSE LINE %

German Forces Driven Back To Siegfried Line   Strong Attacks On Western Front Enemy By U. §. Forces Are Being Continued   FIRST AND THIRD ARMIES RIP AHEAD

YANKEES PUS 2 MORE MILES TOWARD REICH   Hammer of Defenses of Siegfried Line   INAZIS PULL BACK   Southern Sector Continues Quiet

ATTACK TOKYO, HAMAMATSU. IN BOMBING RAID   Bad Weather Shifted Most of Attackers From Capital

Mines sowed in Wakasada bay by B-29s   Hamamatsu also fiercely raided

GREAT TOKYO AREAS RAZED IN B-29 RAID   DEMOLITION BOMBS PLOW UP VITAL FACTORIES

BY CHURCHILL   British Leader on German Soil Says “One Strong Heave” to Win War

“Strong Heave Will Win” Churchill Visits Western Front  And Predicts an Early Victory

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RHINE BATTLE AREA TOURED BY CHURCHILL   ‘One Strong Heave Will Win War,’ He Observes Upon Visiting Battle Front

One Strong Heave Will Win  ee  Churchill Greets Soldiers’. : On Tour Of Front In Reich

Tells Troops Enemy ‘Soon Will Be Driven.  Across: Historie: Rhine

CHURCHILL TOURS WESTERN FRONT   Declares Foe Will Be Driver Across Rhine; Believes One Strong Heave Will Win the War

CHURCHILL PAYS VISIT TQ FRONT   One Strong Heave Will Win The War, Scot Soldiers Told

ONE STRONG HEAVE WILL WIN THE WAR’   Churchill At Front Is Optimistic End Of Struggle Near At Hand

MAY DELAY MEETING   faa Officials fficials Expect Post: ponment of Comniittee Seasion

Diplomatic Officials Expect Post - ponment of Comniittee Session

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Brooklyn Square Littered With Debris; Half of City Darkened by Power Failure   Storm of Cyclonic Intensity Sweeps in From South; Several Fires Add to Wreckage as Sides of Buildings and Roofs Are Torn Off By Wind; Furniture Factory Ils Wrecked

STORM RIPS JAMESTOWN   At Least 7 Hurt, Big Prop erty Damage Caused By Cyclone

Several Fires Start, Power Lines Break; Roof Is Blown Off  Bie Furniture Plant

LAGUARDIA T0 KEEP HANDS OFF   LEAVES ENFORCEMENT OF CURFEW TO GOVERNMENT

PROGRESS OF PATTON IS NOT REVEALED   ‘Double Envelopment Maneuyer Aimed at  Capturing Coblenz and Trapping I Germans

Atomic Bomb Task Force of U.S. ‘Asked by Connally   Senator Says America Should Keep Secret Of Explosive, Allowing Peace Oraanization Use for Global Security

ATOMIC BOMB MAY PROTECT WORLD PEAC   SECRET SHOULD BE REPT ms U. 5. SAYS SOLON   Truman Has Ideas

Connally Asks U. 5. Retain Secret; Build Atom Bombers To Keep Peace

Five New Mexico Soldiers Fought ‘With “Lost Battalion” On Leyte   By JAMES HUTCHESON

First War Veterans May Lose Money on Their Adjusted Certificates.

Ickes Warns On Expanding  Coal Crisis   SeesFour-DayWeek For Industry Unless Furloughs Granted

Army Release Is Asked For Coal Miners   Ickes Says Furloughs of 30,000 Needed to Prevent Deficit of Fuel

WARNS NATION FACES COLD WINTER   SFA Voices Plea for Arey Furloughs

Coal Shortage Seen as Curb To Production   Declare Industry Threatened Unless Miners Furloughed

Miners Furloughs  Only Coal Hope   Cold Homes, Four-Day Industry Week Seen

Four-Day Week for American Industry [s Seen unless Army Furloughs Miners

COLDER HOMES ARE PREDICTED   Fuel Pinch To Be Felt Unless Coal Output Is Stepped Up

ICKES WARNS SENATORS OF LACK OF COAI   4-Day Week Seen If Army Doesn’t Furlough Miners

EXPECTS NAZI SURRENDER T0 BE PIECEMEAL   Churchill Makes Statement I Commons—Hints No Mass Surrender

CHURCHILL HINTS ALLIES 10 FORCE NAZI PIECEMEAL TOTAL SURRENDER   PRIME MINISTER QUESTIONED ON EISENHOWER’S STATEMENT THAT CAPITULATION IMPROBABLE

DEAN ACHESON DENIES CHARGES   Says Hurley Was Motivated by Former Grudge

Acheson Denies Charges Made By General Hurley   Undersecretary Claims He Did Not Dynamite U. S. Policy In Iran

JAPAN TOLD RUSSIA TO JOIN PACT   Nips Linked Up With Axis To Settle China War

Japs Looked For Russians  To Jom Axis   Konoye’s Papers Show That Hope Held When Japan Signed Pact

Suicide Prince Thought Soviet Would Join Axis  amare Eaimel Mierlac,.

Japan Thought Russia Would Join Axis   Konoye’s Private *’apers Disclose Japs Planned Alliance

KONOYE SAYS JAPAN LURED INTO AXIS   Expected Russia To Become Fourth Member of Pact

JAPAN JOINED AXIS HOPING TO END CHINA WAR   Konoye Notes, Found After Suicide, Lists Background Of War

Private Papers Prince Konoye Are Examined   Konoye Takes Own Life After Arrest

Japs Hoped Reds Would  Be Allies   Konoye Papers Tell Of Hopes Russia Would Be in Axis

KONOYE WAS OF OPINION RUSSIA WOULD JOIN AXIS   Papers Seized Shortly After Sui cide Of Former Jap  Wis eb:

Japan Saw Four Powers  In Alliance   Russia Expected To Become Fourth Party To Treaty

CHURCHILL SEES FINAL VICTORY   Predicts Shattering Of Rhine Line To Be Decisive

Iwo Is First JapHomeland ToBe Invaded   Control Of Isle Would Give Base For Air Raids

Third Army At Inn River Near Braunaw:On The  Austrian-Bavarian Border

Patton's Boys 40) Miles From Hitler's Nest   Seventh Army Takes Munich and Presses on Toward Innsbruck

Seventh Army Drives on Brenner Pass   Yank Armored Divisions Are Within 40 Miles Of Hitler's Hideout at Berchtesgaden; North Advances to Cut Nazi Holdings in Two

Third Army Drives Toward Brannau, Birthplace of Hitler  TOWARD RED LINKUP      British Fight Toward Luebeck to Cut Off Danish  Peninsula

3rd Army at Hitler Birthplace   Seventh Army Smashes From Captured Munich Against Brenner Pass

Leaving Munich, Patch’s Men Ten Miles of Innsbruck   Patton Crosses Austria Border in Force at Oberkappcl Near Linz

Margesson Named Campaign Leader For Churchill   = .  Surprise Move Gives Post to.  Former Chief Whip OF Conservatives

Vets Agency Will Locate in Bradford   Will Assist Veterans To Receive Benefits

Japanese Unrest, Chinese  Civil War And Disorders Among Japs Due to Hunger

Hold Hospital’ poe In  Sailors’ Death   Clark J. Leeper, S., 2c., Died Shortly After He Was Found Unconscious In Room

. 5. WINS TWO MORE ISLANDS NEAR OKINAWA   Takes Iheya and  Aguni in June; Landings Unopposed

Lockjaw: Fatal = To Local Child:   Wayne Button, Rocky ‘Gap, Dies Today

Tugs Go to Rescue Of Grounded Ship   (200-Ton American Mer chant Vessel Huing-Up In Lynnhaven Raads

Japs Believed Fleeing to Hill Defense Posts   Lightning Assault Carries 30 Miles On Road to Manila

Manila’s Fall In Few Weeks Looms, Belief      Sixth Army Troops Smash 30 Miles Inland For 45-Mile Beachhead; Sual, Damortis Bayambang And Mangatarem Captured

Early Capture of Manila Seen With Speed of Advance   Terrific Naval Battle Believed Impending Near China Sea

YANKS ACROSS AGN, NOW 80 ~WMLESINLANE   Advance Puts Invasiofi Force ‘On Open Plain 80 Miles from Manila.

Yanks Drive 30 Miles Into Luzon   *, Pour Across Arno In Rapid Push On P. I. Capital

U. S:PHILIPPINE TROOPS FORCE RIVER CROSSING   Advance To Within 80 Miles Or Less Of Manila Today

Beachead On Gulf Widened To 45 Miles    Filipino Leaders Say Japs ' Have Fled to Hills In  North.

ARE 80 MILES FROM MANILA   Believe Capital Will Fall Within A Few Weeks

Yanks Force Agno; Manila 80 Miles Away   Optimism Grows Capital May Fall in Few . Weeks

Invasion Troops jptab 30 Miles — Over Agno River   Optimism Grows That Philippines Capital May Be Taken Shortly

YANKS CROSS AGNO RIVER ON LUZON      Reach Point  Only 80 Miles  From Manila

U.S. INVASION FORCES DRIVE NEARER MANILA   Six-day-Old Beachhead Along Lingayen Is Widened to Forty-five Miles.

WOMAN To FATALLY ATTACKED BY D065   Physicians Describe Woman’s Mutilation By Mad Animals.

Enemy Shoved Back In Northern Luzon:  Navy Guns Aid Yanks   Wewak Airfield on New Guinea Retaken by Australians and Jap Pocket of Resistance Is Tightly Squeezed

In Northern Luzon:  Navy Guns Aid Yanks    Wewak Airtield on New Guinea Retaken by Australians and Jap Pocket ot Resistance Is Tightly Saueazed

Preparing To Use P-40 Fighter Planes Against Communists   ASK TRUMAN TO. WITHDRAW FORCES   More Than 1,500 Chinese Soldiers Die When Ship Strikes Mine

Unma Communists Ask President to Withdraw Treeps   Yenan Radio Requests Halt Of America’s “Armed  Intervention”

TO END CHINESE INTERVENTION   Communists Charge Govern: ment.ls Using American Planes

China Reds Ask Truman intervene   Communist Radio Makes Appeal for Withdrawal  of Troops

Claim Chiang Will Throw American P-40's Into Fight   Wedemeyer Concedes 3 U.S. Marines Wounded In Armed Clashes

CHARGE U.S. P-40'S TOBE USED IN ATTACK; OCCUPY THREE CITIES   ICOMMUNISTS DEMAND WITHDRAWAL OF ALL US EORCES IN CHINA

Appeal Made That Truman  Halt Yanks   Former U.S. Planes Sighted Yenan; Probe Is Ordered

CHIANG PLANS TO USE YANK PLANES, RED PAPER SAYS   Nationalist Fifth Division . Opens Powerful Attack gn Shanhaikwan

WHEELER HITS * AT STETTINIUS   Montanan, Calling for End to ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Policy, Answered

WHEELER CLASHES WITH STETTINIUS OVER WAR POLICY   Senator Says in Speech It Is “Asinine” for U. S. to Demand Unconditional! Surrender of Germany.   SECRETARY OF STATE DENOUNCES STATEMENT   Declares Montanan S peaks Only “for a Discredited Few Whose Views Have Been Rejected.”

Stettinius Raps Wheeler Tirade   Pepper Also Hits Montanan's Views

Wheeler Seeks Dictated Peace Terms Says “Unconditional Surrender” Policy Costs Many American Lives

Stettinius Says Solon's Action Is “Regrettable”  Wheeler’s Attack on Unconditional   Wheeler’s Attack on Unconditional Surrender Program Stirs Washington

Sen. Wheeler Is Chastized By Stettenius   Montana Senator's Appeal To Veer From Surrender Policy Regretted

Allied Guns Destroy 189  Nazi Planes   British-Based Airmen Mark Up New Fighter Record

American Squadron Shoots 56 Nazi Planes Down For New Record Day ‘Killing’

Americans Take Another Island In Philippines   Marinduque Falls To Yanks With No Opposition

CONTACT WITH LUZON NOW MADE   Heavy Losses To Japanese  Are Revealed

TWA AIRLINES VICE PRESIDENT AND SEVEN QTHERCS MIHLLED IA] DIANE CBASH INI ARICA

Crash Kills Jack Nichols, T. W. A. Man   EIGHT DIE IN BOMBER WRECK AT TAKE-OFF NEAR ASMARA, ERITREA

FORMER JOPLIN MAN KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH   Was Vice-President o  TWA Airlines.   BULLETIN

Schacht To Try To Prove He Was Against Hitler   Last Will And Testament Of Hitler At A Conference In 1937 Presented To  Judges By American Prosecution.

CONQUEST PLAN bhi HITLER MANY YEARS AGC   Schact Given Permission To Call Witnesses In Defense

TUPPLOTTERS HAVE VARIETY OF DEFENSES   All Apparently Were Enemies of Hitler, Crimes Trial Told,

HITLER PLAN OF CONQUEST IS REVEALED   Evidence Is Presented At Nuernberg Trial

President Hails Manila’s Capture  Sends Message to Philippines Chief

NO TRACE YET FOUND OF PLANES THAT MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHED OFT FLORIDA COAST

snsider- After Far Improvenients      New Funds! Available: For Le_ Mars Near $15,000. -

Mayors Consider After War Improvements   New Funds Available For Le“Mars Near $15,000 °

News Behind The News  Copyright McClure Newspaper   WASHINGTON Ry Rav Tucker

BONUS AND JOB PREFERENCE ON VETS AGENDA   Increased Hospital Benefits Included Among  Proposals

15 MILLION VETS BRING PRESSURE ON LAWMAKERS   Congress Expected To Take Good Care Of Veterans; Three Major Organizations Seek Long List Of Benefits.

F. D. R. Handled Stocks Salvaged For Son Elliott   Name Of Late President Again Brought Into Congressional Inquiry Of Elliott's Business Affairs

Elliott to Tell His Loan Story  Affair Will Be Held Behind Cloced Doors

Roosevelt To Tell Of  Transaction   To Testify Today Before Committee

NEW LANDING BY AUSSIES   MORE THOOPS PUT ASHORE IN CAMPAIGN FOR BORNEO AND RICH OIL FIELDS

New Landing By Australians On Baliknapan Bay   Aussie Units Are Closing I Steadily On Jap Held Oil Refinery   BOMBERS SUPPORT GROUND ATTACKS

AUSSIES STAGE NEW LANDING ON BORNEO   Capture Penadjam on Western Shore of Balikpapan Bay

ASSEMBLY GETS TE BUDGET      Governor Lausche’s Budget is Largest Ever Submitted in State's 162Year History —- Lugislaters Begin Careful Study of Requests,

Wisconsin’s Legislators Indicate They Will Clean Up Their Work In Two Or Three Days

STAGE SET FOR UNITED NATIONS MEETING JAN. 10      Officials Are Hopeful UNO Car Tackle Job With Sunecess

BIG 3 PLAN FOR ATOMIC ENERSY BELIEVED GOOD   U.S. Agrees to Recognize Romania and Bulgaria

Russians Got Less in Pacific Than Wanted, Is Report—U. S. Has Liberalized SmalJ-Nation Attitude

QUISLING VIEWS 90 DISINTERRED BODIES   Norwegian Traitor Forced to See Mutilated Forms of Countrymen.

Sinclair Strike  Is Settled; Navy Will Release 11 Plants Tonight   Workers Win 18 Per Cent Pay Increase; (10-UAW Will Open Negotiations with Kaiser-Frazer

400,000 Continue Idle In Nation's Labor Wrangling   Sinclair Settles Dispute; Auto Workers Start New Talks

Workers Dispute With Sinclair Oil Is Settled  Navy to Release Plants to Their Owners

Sinclair Oil Strike Ends, Navy Release Due Tonight   Concessions Made  By Firm and Union; UAWTo Open Talks With Kaiser-Frazer

SINCLAIR OIL FIRM SETTLES WAGE DEMANDS   18 Percent Increase Grant ed Workers; Navy Is Releasing Plants   KAISER-FRAZER WILL MEET UNION TODAY

Sinclair Oil Strike Endec      Firm Agrees lo Pay Boos! Navy Returns Plants

Workers’ Dispute With Sinclair Oil Is Settled  Navy to Release Plants to  PT a ig ON

Aussies Nearing Height on Bornec   Pandansari Refineries Lost, Japs Mass for Stand

Double Blow Is Dealt Enemy on Isle of Borneo   Balikpapan Bay Area Completely Cleared; Oil Refinery Seized

JAPANESE MASS WON HIGH GROUND FOR LAST STAND   Lose Both Balikpapan Harbor and Big Oil  Refineries

JAPS MASS ON HILL NEAR BALIKPAPAN   Aussies Capture Harbor and Oil Refineries

Aussies Take Port, Refineries   Balikpapan Ha rbor, Pandsansari Fall

Japs Retreat To Mountain   Balikpapan Harbor And Refineries Lost

‘Aussie’ Troops Continue Drive On Borneo Front   Conquest Balikpapan Harbor Is Completed

Aussies Drive On Jap Forces At Batochampar         Enemy Making Stand After Losing Vital Harbor, Oil Refineries

sgapanese Forces Wass For Bitter Battle On High Mount  AFTER LOSS OF OIL REFINERIES  Hardy Australians Deal Japs A Double Blow Sunday

Aussies Move Toward Mount Batochampar   MacArthur Reports Allies Dealt Enemy Double Blow Sunday

INFANTRY, MARINES JOIN IN ATTACK ON ~ JAP-HELD RIDGES   FIERCE ACTION RAGED ALL DAY MONDAY ALONG OKINAWA BATTLEFRONT

Fierce Fight for Sugar Loaf Hill   Heavy Losses on Both Sides as Marines Repel Japanese   PRESS TOWARD SHURI   Many Heights Must Be Oc cupied to Safeguard  Advance

YANKS MEET FIERCE JAP RESISTANCE   infantrymen Close In on Shuri as Other Patrols Enter Yonabaru. and Beat Back Bloody Counter-Attacks.

Yanks And Japs Waging Fierce i sland Battle   Enemy Counter-Attacks Are Beaten Back By Deter: mined Marines In Adyance On Shuri   U.S. Casualties On Hill Ave Heavy   Thirty Leathernecks aud 15 Japs Lay Dead On — One Slope After Bitter Attack

Japanese In U. S. Uniforms Killed In Counterattack   Battered Okinawa Fortress City Declared Of No Military Value By American General

Fanatical Jap Soldiers Using Suicidal Tactics; Some Enemy Troops Found Wearing U. S. Marine Uniforms, Using American Guns.

MARINES PUSH BACK BLOODY JAP ATTACKS   Estimated 500 Nips, Some Wearing American Uniforms, Repulsed With Heavy Losses  mA Sr AOE SA 4 PRE A me A PEE

PATROLS ENTER YONABARU: JAP BLOWS HALTED   U.S. Uniforms Discovered On Some Of Nipponese; Yanks Must Win Hill

Marines, Infantrymen Push On Island’s Second Largest City, Parry Counter-Blows

Okinawa Yanks In Yonabaru: Assault Shuri   U.S. Uniformed Nipponese Countercharge, Are Repulsed; Taira Town Taken North Of Shuri

RESIST HEAVY COUNTERBLOWS BY JAP TROOPS   Patrols Enter Yonabaru, Marines Advance in Heaviest Pacifte Fisht

U.S. Marines Repulse Jap Attacks   Casualties Are Heavy As Nips Continue Last-Ditch Defense

REPEL ATTACK OF 900 JAPS, SOME IN MARINE UNIFORM  COUNT 200 ENEMY   COUNT 200 ENEMY DEAD ON OKINAWA’S SUGAR LOAF HILL

RESISTANCE OF ENEMY FIERCE   Yank Patrols Enter Yonaba« ru; Counterattacks Repulsed By Marines.   REPORT HEAVY LOSSES

Close On Shuri ‘From Three Sides   Jap Resistance On Okinawa still Fierce; Marine: Win Upper Hand.

Shuri is Besieged From Three Sides   Estimated Five Hundred Japanese, Many Wearing American Uniforms, Repulsed in Sugar Loaf Hill Blow

Counterblows Beaten Back By Americans   Japs Wear American Marine Uniforms, Carry U.S.  WW] tei   RESISTANCE FIERCE

Yanks Close In On Shuri From Three Sides; Marine Patrols Enter Yonabaru

Japs Resisting Fiercely Yet   Patrons Enter Yonabaru; Enemy Counterattacks Beaten Back Bloodily

The Weather   Japs Don U. S. Togs, Stage Bloody but Futile Counterblow

NIPS CARRYING U. S. WEAPONS MAKE FURIOUS COUNTER-DRIVE AS AMERICANS TIGHTEN NOOSE.

Marines and Yanks Close In on Shuri   Fight Toward City From Three Sides _ Against Stiff Defense; Nips Exact Toll

Rhode Island Governor Is  Appointed  McGrath Becomes U. S. Solicitor General  een mnweiti¢gitind#® £25. wh, ts,

GOP Fights Over Funds For UNRRA   Would Refuse Funds To Countries That Restrict AP Activities

NAGOYA RAIDS © — STUNNED JAPS   PHOTOGRAPHS REVEAL FIVE SQUARE MILES OF INDUS“TRIAL CITY BURNED ou,

(Tarn to Page Four, VoL Vine)  TRUMAN OPPOSES TAX REDUCTION      President Says Move Must Wait Untit War Is Over

Truman Hits Jax Cut Plan   Protect Bond Buyers, Defeat Japan First, Insists Executive

Sen. McCarran Charges Proposed Water Treaty Would Put Mexican In Charge of Colorado River Water

‘McCarran Says Mexicans Would Gain Control of Water Under Treaty

JOHN L. COLLYER I$ RUBBER BOSS   B. F. Goodrich Company President Assigned Job of Solying Vitel Problem

NEW RUBBER CZAR IS NOW ON THE JOB      Rubber Situation Declared Now Most Critical

“BLOCKADE— ~~ B-29s Mine . - Jap Harbors   Carry Out Greatest Aer. ial’ Mining Bilsyaade In History .

SUPERFORTRESSES IN  GREAT MINE-LAYING  ACT IN JAP WATERS INLAND SEA AND TOKYO  AND NAGOYA HARBORS  6DOTINTED? CITH MINES

Superforts Carry Out Big Mining Blockade, Doiting Japan’s Sea and Important Harbors.   MAINLAND IS BOMBED ON THREE MISSIONS

Japs, Facing: Ruin, Trying To Increase  Their Power   Heavy Plane Raids Staged On’ Islands

County Boy Scout  Meet In Merrill:  Last Thursday 7 District Activities In Scouting Discussed  TT? . Fy RY £"V VL...

County Boy Scout  Meet In Merrill.  Last Thursday ._ District Activities In Scouting Discussed By H. N. Kluckhohn

;   City of Inglewood To Entertain Texans ) At Supper January 30

Heaviest Losses Paying Dividends In Bomber Fields  Marine Casualties on Iwo 4,189 Killed, 15,308 Ruri,

Superforts Using lwo Airfields for Emergency Stops  Island's Capture Paying Off With Quick Dividends

[wo American Air Bases In Operation On Iwo, Won At Cost of 4,189 Killed, 15,308 Wounded

Fliers  Are Using ‘Two Airfields:   Last ‘Organized ‘Enemy Resistance Crushed After 26 Days

TWO AIR BASES GO INTO ACTION   More Than 21,000 Of Foes Killed In Bloody Fight

19,938 MARINE CASUALTIES IN [WO JIMA FIGHT   Two U. S. Airfields in Opera tion on Isle; Over 21,000 Japs Killed

4,189 MARINES KILLED ON TW   15,307 Wounded; Ficht For Island Ends

Quick Use Of Iwo   Airfields Already  In Operation On Isle Won at Such Heavy Cost Bv U. S. Marines

lwo Airfields Ready For Use   Superforts Use Base For Half-Way Stop

Battle Of Iwo Won By Yanks At Bloody Cost   Marine Casualties 19. 938. Including 3.189 Killed: Jup Losses Over 21,000 Dead

Hard-Won Iwo Is Paying Off   Cost 4,189 Marines Their Lives But Two Airfields Being Used.

4.189 Marines Died on Iwo   15,308 Wounded and 441) Missing in Battle for Island

World’s Eye Focused On India Parley  Ratlare to Solve Dite   Failure to Solve Differences With Britain ‘Will Increase Danger Of Asiatic Bloe Hoslile to Western World

MAY HAVE SATIIRDAVS OFF   Peace Parley in India Is of Utmost Importance to World

India’s Problem To the Fore   Peace Parley of Utmost Importance  Under Way in India

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIE—  AM EBWeeswlew ~AfGaion Ama teat

600 REQUESTS FOR VOTES ARE LEFT ‘STRANDED’   Building Trades Made Latest Re quest; Auto Disjute Talks  Continue

May Permit Increase in Steel Price   Negotiations to End General Motors Strike Still Deadlocked Today

Troops Pass Angeles In Race For Manila   Armored Spearheads Outrun Main Army To Reach Point 43 Miles From City

Angeles Falls To Yanks In Manila Drive   Main Body Of Yanks Pushes Ahead To 45 Miles OF The Capital

House Passes Tax Bill to  Aid Business   No Changes Are Made In Individual or  Cerporation Taxes

TAX REVISION PLANS PASSEL   Bill Designed To Bette: Cash Position Of Busi ness Goes To Senate

House Passes Revision  of Tax Laws Approval of Bill   Approval of Bill Comes After Turbulent Debate

House vetes for revision  of tax laws  Bill passed after turbulent debate

TAX REVISION BILL IS VOTED   House Passes Measure T< Aid Business in Reconversion Period

House Passes Bill Reducing  Business Tax   Measure Creates Some Heated Debate In Lower Chamber

Los Angeles May Get What-A Lady Mayor   Grandmother, 37, Throws Snood In Mayoralty Ring

Grandmother, 37, Once Sent to Jail, Seeks Mayor's Post; Says She W ill Turn ‘Hick Town ‘em Real City

Delores Going Gunning for Mayor of Los Angeles; Pledges Wide Open Town

1,000 Votes From Jail Cell Promises Voters “Dates,”  Gambling, Drinking, Fun

REPORT REDS — ~ PREPARE FOR _ AGTIVE PART   [RUSBIANS -#AIp TO BE SHOWING SIGNS GF CLOSER Co. OPERATION IN WORLD -” APPA, 

Possibility of Closer Cooperation From Moscow in Peace Plans Seen

JAPS 10 SIGN AWAY EMPIRE LATE TONIGHT   Historic Event Will Be Broadcast To American Radio Listeners   ‘BIG THREE’ HOLD MEETING   MacArthur, Nimitz, Halsey Confer; Occupation Goes Ahead Without Incident

Make Deep Drive Into Disputed Italian Territory   Situation Delicate as U. S.. British Forces Move In

U.S., British Sweep Into Trieste Area   Situation Still Tense; Military Leaders Confer

Today’s War Moves   Invasion of Japan Will Exceed Force Used at Normandy

INVASION OF JAPAN EXPECTED TO SURPASS NORMANDY D-DAY WHICH WAS GREATEST TO DATE.

Inva sion Of Japan To Be Mighty Task   Must,be Planned Even Though It Is Humanly Possible That Nip War-Lords Will Suecumb to Bombing

Jap Landing May Exceed Hormandy   Invasion of Mikado’s Realm May Prove  Much Costlier

Jap Landings May Be Worse Than Normandy   World’s Great Invasion To Be Surpassed If Nips Fight On

INVASION OF JAPAN MAY EXCEED NORMANDY IN TIME AND EFFORT [AND CASUALTIES MAY BE GREAT

Vinson Orders Ceiling Price On Live Cattle   $18 Per Hundredweight _At Chicago Base Set By New Directive —

LIVE CATTLE ~~ CEILING SET   SUBSIDY PAYMENTS AND BLAUGHTER QUOTAS ORDERED BY STABILIZA TION DIRECTOR

Ceiling Prices On Live Cattle   SiS A Hundred In Force Till July 2

Live Cattle Ceiling Price Is Ordered   Six-Month Order Sets $18 Per Hundred Top At Chicago Market

Live Cattle Ceiling Price Established   Vinson Tries To End War With Marketmen

ORDERS $18 TOP ON LIVE CATTLE   Vinson Establishes Subsid\ Payments and Quotas for Slaughterers

SUBSIDIES. QUOTAS ARE INCREASED   Ceiling Will Be Eftective for But Six Months

War Agency Bill Approval Likely   House Appropriation Action Slated Today

LOWER TARIFF PROPOSAL HIT   GOP Committeemen Assail Administration Plan

LOWER TARIFFS PLAN ATTACKEL   Opening Blasts Fired  House Battle

SAILOR RUSHED HOME TO BABES   Worried Wife Disappears While Husband Serves Navy On Guam

FIERCE OKINAWA FIGHT GOES ON   Japs Reduced Te 12,000 Hil-Assorted Troops

B-29's Hit Nips; Fleet Poised For New Blows   Jap Navy Appears Finished Off By Halsey’s Blow

ALLIES BLAST THREE CITIES ON HONSHU TODAY   Fleet Ready To Renew Attack That Damaged 104 Ships

TOKYO REPORTS ALLIED FLEET READY TO STRIKE   Kobe, Osaka, and Ro: kai Areas Targets of Planes

Follow Up Mass Damage on Ships   Inland Sea Strewn with Jap Wreeks

Tokyo Says Halsey Waiting to Resume 48-Hour Attack On Homeland   Aerial Aramada  Back Over Japan   Enemy Reports Indicate Imperial Fleet May Have Been Finished Off

Three B-29 Task Forces Bombard Japanese Cities   Tokyo Says Allied Fleet Waiting To Resume Big Attack

Louis C. Jones Is Liberated  Butte Corporal Wa: in Mukden Prison

President Asks Boards To Cope With Disputes   Truman To Establish Emergency Group For Handling GM Strike

Asks Strikers To Return to work at Gencral Motors   MESSAGE BEFORE CONGRESS TODAY  Requests Congress To Set

Publicity: on Code Cracking _ aU TAgiC  Forrestal “Pleads. for In. telligence Agency ;

Expected To Strike This  Afternoon   Gale Of 125 mph. On Keys Estimated To Hi Peninsula With 75 Mile Force.

Great Storm With Winds of Over 100 M P H Nearing Miami; People Fleeing For Safety

HURRICANE 10 REACH FLORIO THIS AFTERNOON   Keys In Direct Line, Winds Of 125 Miles Per Hour Are Ex. pected; Miami’ May Not Get Dnrricane   EVACUATE RESIDENTS OF KEY DISTRICTS

Near Hurricane Winds Expected In Miami Area   South Florida Is Battening Down

AT ALL TIME LOW   “resh Beef and Pork Scarce Articles in State of Kansas

   Another Black Chapter Is Written In Hapless Career of Henry Pu-Yi

JAP PUPPET EMPEROR OF MANCHURIA SEIZED   Henry Pu-¥i Captured by Russians and Interned — Trial as War Criminal Believed Unlikely.

DESERT RATS OF BRITISH SEVENTH GAIN 22 MILES   Amcrican Ninth Strikes From Weser Bridgehead in Drive Toward Brunswick 104 Miles From Berlin

China Army to Fly into Manchuria   Russians Withdraw And Chinese Picn to Use U. S. Planes

Russ Giving Up Manchurie To Chinese   Chiang’s Troops Get O.K. to Fly in as Soviets Withdraw

MANCHURIA, STAYING OUT OF WAR   “WITHDRAWAL OF SOVIET FORCES PUTS: OCCUPATION ~ ISSUE UP TO CHINESE, NOW LOCKED IN BATTLE

Moments yo ncinre mtass to yer anene ae A  New Rocket Projector _ Devastating Weapon

RIFT IN MOVIE UNION DENIED   STRIKE MAY EFFECT THOUSANDS OF THEATERS

HOLLYWOOD STRIKE WILL BE CONTINUED LEADER DECLARES  FEARED STRIKE MAY SPREAD OVER NATION

Hitler and Bride Died in Suicide Pact Chauffeur Insists; Bodies Cremated —

Axis ‘Small Fry’ Seek _  Safety in Switzerland   Swiss Refuse Entry to All Known Nazis And Fascists

Axis “Small Fry” Seek Sanctuary   Nazis, Fascists Barred From Switzerland

MUSTANGS SWEEP OVER AIR*..PIELD AT LOW LEVEL AND CATCH MANY PLANES ON GROUND :

Work Progresses On Bill to Ease  U. §. Labor Strife   High Employment Measure Subject to Acrimonious Debate

WALLACE LISTS PROGRAM: ASKS ‘NEW NEW DEAL   Urges U.S. Baek 57 Million Jobs; Testifies On Cabinet Feud

WALLACE URGES ‘NEW’ NEW DEAL   Would Have U.S. Underwrite 57 Million Peacetime Jobs After War

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT TELLS COMMITTEE GOYERNMENT SHOULD UNDERWRITE 57 MEL LION JOBS

WALLACE PLAN FOR 37 MILLION JOBS IS BARED   Proposes Gigantic “New” New Deal   ANSWERS JONES   Would Accept Shorn Cabinet Post

SUPERFORTRESS BREAKS WORLD'S NONSTOP RECORD   Will Have Flown 8,198 Miles When It Lands In Washincton

Superfort Beats World Nonstop Mark   Sull Going Atte: 7,368 Miles; Destinalion Washington,  8,198 Miles.

Super-Fort Breaks Non-Stop Mark On Flight from Guam   Trip Made to Show Possibility of Attack from Vast Distances

ESZTERGOM IS EVACUATED BY RED TROOPS   German C ounter - Attacks Northwest Of Budapest Force Out Reds   ENEMY DEAD PILED UP IN CITY STREETS

REDS FORCED TO QUIT TOWN   Fierce Nazi. ‘Counterattack Wins Esztergom in Fight For Budapest

Reds Pull Back Near Budapest   Soviet Bridgelead Lodged Across Hron Hiver

German Attacks Near Budapest Drive Reds Back   Russians Forced Out of Esztergom

Nazis Drive Reds From Danube City   Esztergom Named As Northern Tip Of Soviet Advance

Honolulu Police Search For “Gooks”   Damon Tract District  Is Wrecked by Mob Che Teata Gailare

Police Comh Honolulu For “Gooks”   Wrecked Damon Tract, Scene of Riots Monday, Restored to Order As Navy Men Restricted to Quarters

Police Hunt  SEU BRL  Out Hoodlums Tn Honolulu   Two-Way Probe of Riots On; Navy Men Held To Barracks

Another New U.S. Carrier Damaged by Suicide Raider  Ticonderoga Returns to Action After Abtack in Which 144 Lost Their Lives

REVEAL DAMAGE TO TICONDEROGA   144 Killed Among Carrier’s 337 Casualties; Mine Sweepers Sunk

Commodore Kiefer Fought on Despite 65 Separate Wounds Aircraft Carrier Ticonderoga Survives Kamikaze Damage

DAMAGE TO TICONDEROGA REVEALED   Skipper Stays at Post 12 Hours Despite 65 Wounds.

Californians Ask RFC Deal Upon Fontane  Seek Steel Plant   Seek Steel Plant to Serve West Coast Industry

Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Grips City; Scores of Families Leave

Jap War Criminals  Being Rounded Up   Manila Atrocity Leader Taken Into Custody

Army Arrests Jap Officers   Accused of Mistreating Many Allied \Prisoners

THE HORSESHOES ARE FOR FREE Beer-Laden Freight Cars in River Keep Divers Busy at $35 Per Night

Globe-Circling Air Route to Open; Civilian Trip to Cost $2,431 Plus

"Round-The-World Air Service Set Up   Flights Begin Sept. 28 From Airport At Washinaton: Trip To Take 151 Hours

Global Air Service Starts Sept. 28  ib  eee Raaiirad far 72 147.Mile Eliaht+t Eram Wachinatan nC ro"

FLIGHTS TO START AROUND WORLD   ATC Trips To Cost $2.431 - Plus Travel Tax .

Round-World Flights Start September 28   23,147-Mile Trip Requires 6 Davs

Initial Flight Friday; Route 23,147 Miles Long To Take 151 Hours; Limited to Military

Ticket Will Cost You $2,431 Plus Tax....   Regular Round-World Air Service Begins Sept. 28

Round-The World Ait Service In 151 Hours To Begin Next Week   Air Transport Command To Start Flights From Capital Friday

Regular Round-the-World Air Service Will Begin From Washington Sept. 28

oe OERVICE  AROUND WORLD BY  AIR BE INAUGURATED PLANES TO LEAVE WASH.  INGTON EACH FRIDAY FOR 92 147.MILE FLICHT

Regular ‘ ‘Round-The-World Air Service’ ‘Begins Sept. 28 From Washington Field

Army ATC Planes Will Girdle Globe Each Week,  From Washincton. -© 

AIR ROUTE T0 CIRCLE GLOBE   Round-the-World Service Starts September 28

INAUGURATE FLIGHTS ON SEPTEMBER 25      “Six And Quarter Days Required For 23,147 Mile Flight

Round-The-World Air Service Will Begin Sept. 29   151 Hours Required For Long Flight

Global Air Service Starts Sept. 28  15] Linine D Ard tires /l £.. 992 AT. KAT. Cheeks Cu. VAS oc Leo kl Nm he

Regular Round-theWorld Air Service to Begin Sept. 28   Army Air Transport Command to Inaugurate New Service

Round-World Air Service Begins   Three News Agents Make 23,147 Mile Flight in First Test

Plan Flights "Round World  r   To Begin Sept. 28 from Washington

Six and a Quarter Days Wili Be Required to Girdle Sphere; Planes Leave Fridays

Regular Flights Round The World To Begin Sept. 28   Globester Trips Will Be ~ Made In 151 Hours,

Begin Regular Round-the-Werld Airline Service   First Flight Leaves September 28 from Washington Airport; A 151 Hour Trio

Army To Launch Service for Military Personnel But Will Be Turned Over To Civilian Use Later

23,147 Mile Journey Will Require 151 Hours; Planes To Start From Washington

Reeular Fights Round The World To Regin Sept. 28   (Johester Trips Will Le Made In IST tours.

Weekly Flights Covering World To Start Sept. 28   Six And One-Quarter Days Will Be Required For 23,147-Mile Journey

'ALLIED TEMPERS HAVE BEEN SENT OVER BOILING POINT BY STORIES OF SAVACERY OF NATIC

WAR TODAY   Sterilization of Every German Male and Fe. male Held Just Pun. ishiment for AtrociHes of War

SESS SSEHESESESESSSESEESE SESE OSESEDOSESESEOSOOS  THE WAR TODAY

German People Must Be Educated Out Of Naziism —By DeWitt Mackenzie ()  Hitler Changed Human Nature By Education

REICHSTAG CAPTURED   if Hitler Can Change Human Nature Others Can Do It

GEN, IKE STOPS AT WEST POINT   Memories Of His Cadet Days Brought Back In Academy Visit

Patton’s T roops Only 79 Miles From Fuehrer’s  Alpine Refuge   American 7th, French 1st Armies Shaping Munich Trap

3rd Army Reaches Danube in Assault On Alpine Redoubt   Armies in Center Await Junction  With Red Forces

Shearing the Ruhr From Ger many, They Drove Northward So Fast Contact With  Headquarters Was Lost.   SOME ARMOR AS FAR AS BAD WILDUNGEN   The Powerful Forces Were Driving Toward a Junction With 21st Army  : Group.

Ninth In Overnight Breakthrough Along North Side of Ruhr   Some Spearheads Outrun Contacts With Headquasrters; British Turn North

GREAT CITIES OF MANNHEIM AND FRANKFURT FALL   GERMAN RANKS ARE DISINTEGRATING AS THOUSANDS GIVE UP

Yanks Only 8 1-2 Miles From Austria   U. S.-Soviet Junction Would Form Enormous Czecho-Slovak Pocket.

American First and Ninth Armies Smash to Seal Off Industrial Ruhr And Trap 40,000 Enemy Troops; British Wheeling. Towards Seaports

Three Yank Armies Roll Unchecked in Toward Hitler Lan   Americans Near Austria; British Launch Final,  Assault en Bremen

3 ARMIES BEATING DOWN ON MUNICH   MORE THAN HALF OF BREMEN OVERRUN BY MONTGOMERY'S MEN

SENATE WALL GET CHARTER NEXT MOBBAY   Foreign Relations Committee Gives M5 Ansraevel

World Charter Is Approved By Committee   All Senators in Group Vote in Favor of Document as It Is

CHARTER GETS APPROVAL OF SENATE GROUP   Committee Votes Un. animously; Hear ings Are Ended

Senate Panel “Approves Pact By 20) Vote   Declines Attach Reservations Or Amendments

UNITED NATIONS CHARTER GIVEN FULL APPROVAL   Senate Committee Votes » Unanimously In Favor Of Peace Pact      DEBATE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY

Senate Committee  - Approves Charter      Treaty Ready for Debate in Senate on July 23 Follow» > ing 5-Day Hearing—Ratification by Two. Thirds Majority Js Assured -

Charter OK’d By Committee  Unanimously  Debate Opens Monda Oe Bis. Bf Race.”

Senate Group Gives Charter  20 to 0 Okeh   Foreign Relations Unit Sends Document to Senate Without Any Changes in Its Text

Charter Wins 20 to 0 Vote Of Committee   Dulles, Thomas Add Voices  Te Supporting Fariion; John Fivnan OQnoncsed

COMMITTEE IN SENATE VOTES 20-0 FOR PACT   United Nations Charter Given Unanimous Approval

Senate Group Votes Unanimously In Favor of Charter Ratification ©   Ireaty Will Be Formally Reported fo Senate Next Monday

PEACE CHARTER WINS APPROVAL   Public Hearings Wound Up: Committee Vote Is Unanimous

Senate Group Approves World Charter   Ratification Is Recommended by 20 ta 0 Vote

LEAGUE CHARTER (GIVEN APPROVAL BY SENATE GROUE   Committee Votes, 20 to 0, to Recommend Ratitication Without Reservation or Amendment.   3 MEMBERS ABSENT AS BALLOT IS TAKEN   Treaty Will Be Reported to Upper House Monday and Debate Will Start July 23.

Die-Hard Nips Pay High Price In Final Stand   Allied Gains Announced ‘From Philippines And Borneo

Japs Backed Into Three Small Pockets   Allied Task Forces South of Okinawa, Jap Radio Reports

APPOINTMENTS TO. BOARD DEFERRED   O'Conor Holds Up Naming of Men to Local Liquor Board

Shot Fired As Victim Enters Cai   William Covelli, Owner Of Club 42 South Of Kenosha Is Killed By Blast From Shotgun

DRAFT 1S CALLED STEP TOWARD WAR   FORMER OFFICER DECLARES if MEANS PREPARATION TO FIGHT RUSSIA.

A PEACETIME DRAFT MEANS WAR WITH REDS   Former Arm: y Officer And Norman Thomas Issue Warnings

Former Officer Sees Training Plan Preparation _ For War With Soviet

Peace Draft Held Aimed At Russians   Build-up of Army For War on. Reds, Opponents Say

DRAFT OPPOSED ~ FOR PEACETIMI   Compulsory Training Leads Only To War, Ex-Officer Says

Rey. Angle Will Be Park Speaker   United Brethren Will Be in Charge of Union Service Sunday Night

Rev. Angle Is Speaker For  Union Service   Two Special Musical Numbers Presented b  United Brethren in Park Worship Hour

ITALIAN REGIME SET T0 RESIGN   New Government Must Obey Armistice And Monarchy Truce

Republicans Rap Foreign Loans In Tax Report  Can’t Play Santa Mane Re Caleant

KING PETER BIDS FOR BRITISH, U.S. SUPPORT.   Denounces Dismissal; Belgrade Celebrates New Republic

Peter Will Fight Tito Proclamation Ending Monarchy   Crowds in Belgrade Cele. brate Creation of the Yugoslav Republic

U. S. Forees To Be Hiked  In Manehuria   Will Help Pour National Troops. Increase Troops About 4,000,   MAYOR TAKES OVER

U.S. to Help Pour Chinese Troops. Into Manchuria  American Forces in Mhitam hdiede Ba Wiles   American Forces in China Must Be Hiked Possibly 4,000 Men -

Larger Foree Of American Troops Asked By General   Ship and Plane Use Gain Consideration

More Yanks Needed fo Police China   ’ Gen. Wedemeyer Says U.S. Will Fly Chinese to Manchuria

U.S. To Swell Armed Forces Now InChina  Will Help Chiang Pn Tm Ad awheree

U. S. To Send More Troops To China Area   Will Help Pour Chiang’s Troops Into Manchuria

More Aid To China by U.S.   Wedemeyer Says Will Require Additional American Forces in Manchurian Move

4,000 More American Troops May Be Sent to China; Will Transport Chinese Forces

Soviet Pact With Poles Adds to Frisco Problems   Hull Says Chance For Peace, If Lost, May Never Recur

Russia, Poland Sign Agreement Stalin Supports   Stalin Supports Lublin Regime

Russia, Warsaw Sign Friendship Pact; Turning Point In History Near —Hull   Latin American Group Asks Greater Voice For Small Nations

WARSAW POLES ~ AND RUSSIA SIGN ASSISTANCE PACT   Stalin Enters Friendship Agreement With Regime Not Recognized by U.  S. and Britain.   ACTION CASTS SHADOW ON PLANS FOR LEAGUE   Molotov Fails to Reach Washington in Time for Big Three Foreign Ministers’ Conferences.

POLISH SHADOW OVER SESSIONS GROWS DEEPER   Hull Cautions Against Failure to Agree in First Conference

Pole-Russian Treaty Casts. Clouds Over Peace Confab   Arrival Of Molotor May Clear Problem

Edgemont Blaze Laid To Hunters   Timber Tract Burned Over Yesterday Noon, Warden Reports

(10 Head Hits Truman's Plan In Radio Talk   Murray, Breaking With Administration, Rejects Strike Program

C1O Head Rejects Plan of President For Ending Strikes      Murray Charges Federal Administration Has “Completely Ignored Human Rights” In Current Industrial Problems

Philip Murray Breaks With Administration   Says President Trying for Appeasement of Industry

Says Human Rights Ignored Completely By Government  Jn Current Disputes

Philip Muy Claims “Nestroy” Labor. Lowis’ Mine Givuy Also Criticizes.

MURRAY REJECTS TRUMAN PLAN FOR ENDING STRIKES   C. I. O. President Breaks With Administration and Charges It Is Ignoring “Human Rights.”   DECLARES PROPOSAL WOULD WEAKEN UNIONS   Asserts President Has Embarked “Upon a Policy of Continued Appeasement of Industry.”

2 ViEGS ao ATT ES.22  . STE cower > New? ~ gO Gwe -- “75  te  agers gre el rag

Senators for Help on Taxes   Would Ease Excess Profits Levy and Speed Up Refunds

Finding Of Woman’s Bods Gives Washington Police Another Murder Mystery

WEALTHY REDHEAD SLAIN IN CAPITAL   Body Found in Fashionable Apartment House

Nancy Boyer Found Slain   - Apartment Is Scene _ Of: Capital: “Mystery

Jap Line Smashed East of Manila   Entire Southern Flank Destroyed by Yanks

SYRIAN DESERT BATTLES FLARE   French Agents Accused Of inciting Tribal Feuds

Bitter Desert War Spreads Among Arabs   French-Syrian Clash Touches Off Feuds; British Boost Forces

Syrian Desert Aflame With Tribal Clashes   French Get Blame For Touching Off War Among Arabs

SEVEN DEAD IN BUCHAREST RIOT      Sixty- One Injured In Fight-' ing Between Romanian, Soldiers And Demonstrators. 

French, British  Forces To Share  Levant Control Allied Officers

Truman to Reveal Military Training Proposal Tuesday   Dope Stories on Recom. mendations Wrong, Says Whitehouse Aide

SHIPS TO BE HIT WITH ATOM BOMBS   ARMY AND NAVY ANNOUNCE THEY WILL CONDUCT JOINT TEST AT SEA.

‘Atmy‘And Navy Plan Joint Tests™  Atomic Bomb Effect On Warships Sought

{Army ‘AndNavy Plan Joint Tests” =~ "~  Atomic Bomb Eftect (On Warships Sought

Army and Navy To Test A-Bomb On Warships   May Use Captured Jap Vessels as Atom Targets

Full Might Is Pledged For Pacifie   - Prime Minister Infers Warning To U. S., Russia

SAYS BRITONS DO NOT RELISH EMPIRE ADVICE   Churchill Thinks War In Europe May End  Before Autumn

PRIME MINISTER TELLS COM MONS GERMANY WILL BE CRUSHED WITHIN PERIOD OF MONTHS

Nazi Defeat Soon Is Seen By Churchill   Infers England Does Not Need Advice on How to Run Affaire

Churchill Sees German Defeat by Summer End   Unconditional Surrender or “Chaos and Ruin" Are Forecast

Says Germany Will Be Forced To Surrender # ’  Victory This Summer: Churchill

Churchill Believes Victory May Come In Europe By Summer’s End—Or Sooner

Britain To Aid U.S. In East   Churchill Says Germans Must Be Beaten to Ground

Churchill Sees War’s End Soon   Prime Minister Pledges British Aid To Utmost Against Japanese

CHURCHILL SEES VICTORY IN WEST SOON; CALLS FOR AND FROM ALLIES   Pledges Strength In Whipping Nipponese

Churchill Sees V-E Day “Before Summer Ends”   De Gaulle Exhorts Indo-China Fichters

Victory Over Germans Seen  By Churchill   Summer To Bring End, Prime Minister  Tells Rallv   POLITICAL SPEECH   Stresses En g lish Will Have To Keep Going Against Japan

CHURCHILL PREDICTION OF VICTORY THIS SUMMER REFLECTS OPTIMISM   PRIME-MINISTER PROMISES INTENSE BRITISH WAR EFFORT ON JAPAN, REPAYMENT OF*CRIMES

WAR 10 END BY LATE SUMMER CHURCHILL   Prime Minister Renews Pledge of Fight Against Japan

Churchill Sees Nazi Defeat In Six Months   Briton Promises Intensified War Against Japs

End Forecast ‘This Summer By Churchill   Peace Possible Within 6 Weeks, Oheervers Report

CHURCHILL FORECASTS FOE’S FALL   Full British Support In Pacific Battles Promised In Talk

Early Ending  Of War Seen By Churchill   England Pledged To AllOut War On Japan After Nazis Are Defeated

Victory This Summer Is Seen By Churchill   Possibility May Come Even Sooner, He Tells Conservative Conference

BRITAIN Is PLEDGED TO FIGHT JAPAN   Prime Minister Says Germany Will Be Beaten to Ground In Chaos, Ruin.

Massed Allied Armies Seal Off 40,000 Germans   Third Army Tank Columns Plunge to Within 175 Miles of Berlin.   First French Army Leaps Rhine River

Spearheads Reach Points 175 Miles from Capital   Russians Invade Austria, Open Massive Drive on Vienna

2: THIRD ARMY TANK COLUMNS REPORTED IN. 175 MILES BERLIN   “FIRST AND NINTH ARMIES ‘NEARING SEAL-OFF THOUS. “ANTS CERMAN TROOPS

Rome Prison Under Fire By Mobsters   Bombings Heighten Political Crisis Threatening Bonomi Regime

NEW POLITICAL RIOTS IN ITALY   Cabinet Works to  Revamp Internal Policy

BOMBINGS IN ROME HEISHTEN GOVT SRISIS   Mob Attacking Coeli Prison Threatens Premier Bonomi

Jtalian Mob Storms Prison, Hurls Bombs   Bonomi Government Is Threatened By Increasing Political Dissent

New Violence Heightens Political Crisis Threatening Bonomi Regime

ITALIAN MOBS ATTACK PRISON   Widesweeping Changes  Politics Are Demanded

Mob Attacks ‘Rome Prison In New Riots   Two More Bombings in Threat to Overthrow Bonomi Cabinet

Roman Mob Attacks Prisen as Political Crisis Threatens to Overthrow Bonomi Government

Roman Mob Attaeks . Prison in Demonstration Against Bonomi Regime

ROME SCENE OF VIOLENCE AGAIN TODAY      Political Crisis ‘Threatens _ . Overthrow of  Bonomi Government

Four Jeeps Aided Work On Franklin   Hauled Debris, Supplies On Carrier; Crew Tired of Limited Food Variety

JEEPS ESCAPE DAMAGE          Four Vehicles Were On Board the  _ Carrier Franklin

Suit Against Jack Benny And Burns & Allen Is Dismissed By Justice

WEA Check-ur and Clean-up ls Promised  Anderson to Act on Charges Made by Houce Unit

ANDERSON WILL WASTE NO TIME   Promises Immediate CheckUp And “Clean Up” If Necessary When He he Over Agriculture Post.

Check Up on Food Promised   Report Accuses WEA of Responsibility For Food Losses

Clinton Anderson Promises Complete WFA Investigation   Will “Clean Up” Bad Conditions, If He Finds Any

Check Up, Clean Up Promised In Food Situation   Anderson Promises To Clean Up Situation Follow. ing Immediate Check Up.

PROMISES CHECK-UP (F WEA CONDITIONS   Rep. Anderson Will CheckUp, and ‘Clean-Up lf Necessary.”

ANDERSON PLEDGES QUICK CHECKUP, CLEANUP OF W.F.A.   Promise Given by Rep. Anderaon Who Goes Into the Cabimet as Agricultue Secretary Saturday—Pledge Follows Areusation

WFA IS ACCUSED OF FOOD LOSSES   New Czar Promises Drastic Clean-up If Necessary

AndersonPromisesAn!mmediate WFA Check-UpAnd ‘IfNecessaryAClean-Un’

Anderson Promises _  Check Up   Will Clean Up WEA If He Finds .Committee Charges Do Evist

ALLIES BATTLE TO CLEAR GOGH   ‘Americans Expand Area Carved from West Wall  Near Echternach

BRITISH, SCOTTISH AND CANADIAN. TROOPS. IN HOUSE-TOHOUSE BATTLE FOR STRONGHOLD-

U.S. Third Army Reported Through Siegfried Line   yratton’s Forces Blast Way Through On Seven-Mile Front Says Report   ALLIED FORCES CRASH INTO GOCH

FOUR NAVY MEN DEAD OF POISON   Seven Others Under Treatment at Puget Sound : Navy Hospital.

JAP KAMIKAZE PLANES KEEP UP ASSAULTS   TOKYO HAS TROUBLE WITH DIEHARD  AIRMEN

Jap Suicide Blows — Continue After V-J      Enemy Planes Attack Halsey Fleet and Forces on Island

Afi 18-Year-Old Youths Must Register for Draft   End of War With Japan Make No Differenee in Ruling

2. Coneiliators Sean Mine Pay   Lewis’ - Demands ¢ Readies ’ For Parley Today

British Close in On Shwebo Base   Other Troops Push South Near Budalin

Long Voyage Home for Vets of State Guard Nearing End   Over Thousand Former Illinois Guardsmen  Land in Portland

FORMER ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD REACHES STATES   LAND ON ARMISTICE © DAY; MAY GET HOME FOR THANKSGIVING

BOY, 13, CHARGED WITH MURDER IN FATAL SLUGGING   TELLS POLICE HE WAS MAD BECAUSE WOMAN SCOLDED

Soviet Offensives Roll On, Only 125 Miles from Berlin   Fall of Breslau Imminent; Fight Near Konigsberg

S.sat. Robert L. Mayfield Killed in Germany On Feb. 26th, Wife Wired

PRAISE TO EISENHOWER   Secretary of War Calls Yank Leader’s Feat Greatest In History.

ALLIES DRIVE "NEAR BOLOGNA   BRITISH AND AMERICAN SPEARHEADS WITHIN 12 MILES OF ITAL TIAN CITry

Hess Watches News Reels of Himself During Days of Great Power in Reich

Hess Watches Splendor Movies  Third Ranking Nazi, Facing Trial, Sees Self In Heyday

PSYCHIATRISTS EXAMINE HESS   Former No. 3 Nazi Is Shown Movies Of Himself  At Height Of Power

UJ. §. Prosecutor In the Audience Watches Closely   Psychiatrists Seek To Determine If Nazi’s Memory Gone

Officials Put Rudolf Hess Former No. 3 Nazi, To Stiff Mental Test

Committee Orde Anti-Chiseling Clause In Bill   Clause Will Take Effect When And If Beverage Tax Goes Down

Senate Group Orders Anti-Chiseling Clause To Be Written Into Tax Reduction Measure

Anti-Chiseling Tax Clause Asked      Would Become Effective When And If Beverage Tax Goes Down.

Chinese Reach Liuchow and Ishan, Key Strongholds Held by Japanese

BODIES OF DROWNING THERE MAY BE MORE VICTIMS NOT-FOUND-—-SHOOTING-IN-FRANGE:

IGM Seeks Injunction fo Stop Pickets From Blocking Gates af Fisher’ Plant

Will Pick Up Troops Aboard Disabled Ship   1,177 American Seamen Will Be Home In Time For Christmas

Hirohito’s Son Hub Of Publicity  Wave in Japan Tokyo Newspapers Pave Way for Nip Capitulation

JAP CROWN PRINCE PUT IN LIMELIGHT   Picture Carried in Newspapers— Press May Be Grooming Him to Succeed Hirohito.

JAPS GROOMING CROWN PRINCE   Enemy Leaders Launch Publicity Program for Hirohito’s Son

Japanese Kept In Ignorance Of Surrender Being Planned   Hirohite’s Only Son May Succeed Father

‘SWEDISH ENVOY DENIES BRINGING NEW NAZI OFFER   Churchill Hints in Commons Peace in Europe Possible This Week

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     PEACE IN FIIROPE MAY COME THIS WEEK

MARSHALL DECLARES BIG ALLIED COUNTER OFFENSIVE ON GERMAN BULGE “JUST GETTING STARTED”

Gen. Bradley In Charge of Yank Armies to South   British Infantry, Armor Hurled Into Belgian Bulge Assault; U. S. Chief of Staff Savs Drive ‘Just Started’ 

British General Takes Over The First and Ninth   Marshall Says U.S. Offensive ls Just Started

COUNTEROFFENSIVE OF ALLIES IS JUST GETTING STARTED  THIS IS STATEMENT GEN MARSHALL AS HE CONFIRMS CHANCE

Montgomery’s Men Joins Yanks in Operations on the North Flank of Bulge; Seventh U.S. Army in Trouble As New Nazi Push Gains Momentum

Delegates From County Attending Course at Ames   Pocahontas 4-H Boys at Iowa. State College For  Crerihl Temining

County 4-H Club’ Boys at Short Course at Ames      Clubs and Delegates from Pocahontas County Listed

CHIANG PLANS ALL-OUT FIGHT   Will Spare No Effort To Bring Internal Order, Unity in China

Reds Say Yanks Are Aiding  ‘the Nationalists   Supreme Council to Cope With Nation’‘s Manifold Economic Woes Created: American Officers Credited With Drive

Chiang Pledges Orderly Nation    Nutionalist Army Moving Cleser lo Muaukden

TRUMAN ASKS WAR CONTROL BERETAINED   Urges Nation to Concentrate Efforts on Japanese War

TRUMAN OPPOSED TO V-E DAY CELEBRATION   People Asked Ts Continue On Job . By President; Comes To Defense Of OPS

Truman Defends OPA From Attacks   Will Make Radio Talk on V-E Day

Truman Defends Actions Of OPA   Moves To Head Off V-E Day Celebrations, Continue Ration Controls.

Values of British Stocks and Shares _ Fall Steadily After Attlee's Electior

Boston To Give Great Welcome To Eisenhower   Homecoming General May Be Asked For Opinion On Service Merger

COAL OPERATORS MOVE TO STOP STRIKE BALLOT   Petition Fo NLRB Claims No Legal PDisniute Involved

Operator Plea   Burke Petitions NLRB to Dismiss Strike Vote Reauest

Owners Defy Strike Ballot   Denial of Dispute Takes Lewis Napping

LEWIS CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY NEW MOVE, SAID   His Old Poe Petitions NLRB To Dismiss Request For Vote

COAL OPERATOR MOVES TO STOP MINERS’ STRIKE   Owner Petitions War Labor Relations Board to Dismiss Lewis Reauest

LOWER PRICES “ARE FORECAST   OPA BAYS LOWEE cosr CLOTHING AND FURNITURE WILL * _S00N BE IN STORES

Increased Stocks of Lower-Priced Clothing, Home Furnishing Sought

DELIVERIES OF SCARCE ITEMS T0 BE DELAYED   Autos, Refrigerators and Washing Machines Affected

TO BE DELAYED   Autos, Refrigerators and Washing Machines Affected

CONSUNVER ECODS DELWERY DELAYED   Autos, Refrigerators, Washing Machines Will Reach Homes in 1946

Final Tribute Is Paid To Pvt. John S. Woyerts In Service Held Sunday

SPEEDING OF DISCHARGES PROMISED   Army Men Respond To Senatorial Demand For Speed

Army Expects Big Increase In Discharges   Tell Senators 800,000 Per Month by December 1st Planned.

Discharges To ~ Reach 800,000 A Month Soon   ARMY SPEEDS UP PLAN  : TO RELEASE U. S.   SOLDIERS

Six Million to Be Out Of Army By Next July {   Demobilization To  Be Vastly Speeded

Morale of Marines in N. China Is Cracking, Says Army Paper   PATTERSON DEFENDS ARMY DEMOBILIZATION

Charge Bowles. With Using “Pressure Tactics" With Conaress:on Auto Prices.

OPA’s New Automobile Pricing Policies Draw Fire From Congressmen ; ‘Controls on “Racketeer” Basis Charged

JAPAN'S HOME ~ WATERS MINED   Superfortresses Tr ying To Blockade Harbors In Inland Sea

Big Fleets Of : b-29’s Batter’ — Jap Targets   Big Bombers Span Sea From Marianas Bases—Vital Seaplane Factory and Airfields on Kvushu Are Hi+

B-29$ PLANT MINES IN JAP SEAS, HARBORS   Three Enemy Homeland Targets Bombed In One Day

Huge Bombers Mine Jap  Harbors, Sea  Other B-29 Fleets Hammer Nip Factories, Airfields

BOMBERS MINE JAPAN WATERS   Gigantic Operation Being Carried Out by Yank Superfortresses

JAPAN’S HARBORS ~ SOWN WITH MINES   SUPERFORTS BEGIN GIANT OPERATIONS FO. LOCK-NATION IN BLOCKADE.

Forum Hears Speakers On Candidates For Mavor   Liberal Club and Action For Democracy Sponsors Addresses Tomorraw Sunnortina Goldetein. Morris. O'Dwyer

Eisenhoweris Disappointed: by Slow Action   Delays in Disposing Of Major Problems: Irk Commander

Delays Irk Eisenhower   Hard to Get Unanimous Agreement of Four Powers On Specific Proposals

Reich Task Is Dragging   Allies Too Slow To Yield Individual Opinions, Says “Ike” Little Done In Sept.

EXPLOSION SINKS BRAZILIAN CRUISER   Ships Conduct Search for Survivors —28 Officers and 355 Men Were Ahnarai.

FREE 10 QUIT LEAGUE, SAYS VANDENBER(   Assurance Is Given As  Senators Open Char ter Hearings   Brazilian Cruiser Lost in Explosion

Would Take Shanghal   Brazilian Cruiser Lost in Atlantic   Ship May Have Hit  Mine, Hunt Survivors

Brazilian Cruiser Lost In Explosion, Heavy Casualties   Sea Searched  For Snrvivare

Emperor Orders People To Ohey   This Is The Official Text Of Surrender Instrument

Terms of Surrender Absolute, Complete   Plainly Stated, Terms Climaxed With Admission That Emperor, Government's Authority Subject To Allied Chief

Japs to Obey All Orders Of General   Official Text Released Of Terms Foe Required to Meet

Envoys Sign Surrender Document   Rigid Instrument Calls for Release of Allied Prisoners, Cessation of All Janu Hostilities

Instrument of Surrender To Allies, As Signed by The Japanese Delegates

Emperor, 80 Million People Now Under Rule by MacArthur   Allied Authority Will Continue Until Nips Are Deemed Peaceful; AT Tame Ordered to Quit Warring   TEXT OF TOKYO DOCUMENT

SURRENDER INSTRUMENT ANNOUNCEN   Here's Official Text Signed By Japanese Leaders

HERE IS OFFICIAL TEXT OF . JAPAN SURRENDER TERMS   Defeated Enemy Accepts Unconditional Orders of Allied Potsdam Declaration

WAR TODAY   Red Offensive, by Hastening End of War, Is Piling Up Pressing Problems for es DE Theanl? gue

The War I oday— Balkans Loom As One Of Biggest Political Problems For Big Three

GREAT RED OFFENSIVE HASTENING ‘END OF WAR BUT BUILDING MORE POLITICAL: TROUBLES FOR ALLIES

The War Today   Russian Gains Pile Up Political Problems for the Big Three

GREAT RED OFFENSIVE PILING UP POLITICAL PROBLEMS FOR CONSIDERATION OF “BIG THREE”

Hitler Death Report Variously Received  Reaction Runs Gamut From ‘Ho-Hum’

Carry War To Jap  Doorstep   Heroism of Undersea Fighters Disclosed By Veteran Skipper Of U. S. Submarine

Jap Garrison Inside Manila  Is Wiped Out   MacArthur Forecasts Liberation Of Entire Philippines Archipelago

South Manila Jap Garrison Eliminated   MacArthur Says All Island Will Be Freed

Dia ily Washington ‘Merry-Go-Round      DREW PEARSON SAYS: ; can % GREEN U. S. COMMANDERS BLAMED FOR SETBACK RPRAINDGN CNT Man c OmurPp AQ WHRE REVOVERD.

WORLD AWAIT FULL DETAILS OF SEA BATTLE   Nimitz Holds Story of Victory; Reveals New Air Blows. - -

AIR ATTACKS > HIT JAPS ON LONG FRONT   ENEMY BASES FROM FAR NORTH -TO CAROLINAS RAIDED BY AMERICAN  AIRCRAFT

STRIKE HALTS LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE IN ILLINOIS: WALKOUT MAY SPREAD

Found In Japanese Prison Camp, He Is Awaiting Evacuation By Plane   Evacuation By Plane WITH RIM WERE  OTHER SURVIVORS OF HIS GARRISON  ‘  Japs Have Ousted Propaganda, Minister Taketora OQoata Fram Cahinet

MAJOR JAMES DEVEREUX FOUND ALIVE   FORMER WAKE ISLAND COMMANDER IS FREE

GREAT ALLIED FLEET WAITS IN TOKYO BAY   ATSUGI AIRFIELD TAKEN OVER BY AMERICANS

Specialists to Prepare Airfield for Mass Arrivals of Americans Two Days Hence.   WARSHIPS ENTER BAY NEAR CAPITAL   Naval Units, Each With Nip Pilot, Sail Past Enemy Shore Guns That Stand Immobilized.

Facilities Prepared For Capitulation   Gen. MacArthur To Land Thursday To Accept Surrender

Advance Group  Preparing For Mass Landings   Ground-Personnel Lands at Atsugi Airfield as Fleet Rides at Anchor in Sagami Bay—Early Arrivals Lay Groundwork for Forces Due Thursday

48 Big Craft Land Monday On Airfield   To Prepare Field For 7,500 Troops Thursday, Headed By MacArthur

Nightclub Scene in Shanghai: Where East and West Meet in the Backwash of War

1 Bit of Old Prague in Shanenai   Music of the Masters Awakens The Soul of a Lonely Soldier

American Troops Ruling Saar, Rhine and  West Half Ruhr: More Than After 1918

BILBO IGNORES GAG THREAT IN FEPC ‘DEBATE   Senate Prepares Vote Monday to Limit Talk on Bill

Absentee Ballots Now Available At City Hall      PPING, OTHMAN MEETS A STRANGE LADY

TOKYO RADIO PREPARES NIPS FOR BAD NEWS   Jap Officers Lead Charges In Full Dress

U. S. Air Strikes Rub Out Nip Oil Storage Targets   Chinese Recapture Wuyi, North of Foochow; Aussies Win Rich Oil Areas

JOBLESS PAY ACTION URGED   President Seeks to Break Deadlock on Bill; Meets Congress Leaders

TRUMAN POKES UP LAWMAKERS   President Wants Action On His Employment Legislation

Presicent Asks Action on! aws: Affecting Jobs  LAs eeehen Cmemnbletam Fae   Wants Something. Do..e On_ Full_ Employmant And Jobless Pay

OKINAWA BLAST TAKES LIVES OF SIX U.S, SAILORS   Navy Is Investigating; 98 Killed Or Missing In Typhoon

Move Follows Full Collapse Of Negotiation   Ten Of LT Oil Companies Refuse To Accept Government Proposals

GOVT WILL SEIZE O1L.REFINERIES   (Ten of 11, Firms Reject Plan of Schwellenbach

10 Companies Fail to Accept Govt. Proposal   Schwellenbach Says Arbitration Was Impossible

Japs Using Rocket Launched Bombs With Suicide Pilots at Controls

SUICIDAL JAPS IN PLANES HIT OKINAWA YANKS   Rocket Craft Is Launched From Heavy Bombers

ROCKET BOMB:   Suicidal Enemy Uses Airplane-Launched ‘Baka’ On Okinawa.

‘Suicidal Japs Pilot Tiny Planes Tipped By Explosives Against Us

WARNS MOTORISTS HAVE AUTOMOBILES IN SAFEST POSSIBLE WINTER CONDITION

ACCIDENT TOLL THIS WINTER — MAY SET RECORD FOR STATE   OLD CARS AND ADDED SPEED EXPECTED TO SET NEW . HIGH FOR TRAFFIC CRASHES

GREAT REPORTED ON EASTERN LINE   Reinforced Nazi Divisions Try  To Halt Reds

Reds Gain 18 Miles Vo Last Reich Defense   Spree River Sighted By Russians—Beriln Reports Ukrainian. White Armies Joined

RUSSIAN, NAZI UNITS LOCKED IN VIOLENT BATTLE   Forces Fight Within 60 Miles of Capital for Approaches to Berlin

Provided Japan Remains Without Allics In Future   100,000 American Troops Now Ashore Japanese Mainland

JAPS CAN BE “WASHED UP" IN ONE YEAR   Eichelberger Says Nips Are Through As Military Power

General Declares Jap Occupation May End In Year   Says Nation Won't Be Dangerous Unless  She Makes Alliance

Missing Eldred Pilot Safe   Lt. Herman Marrone Brother of Local Man

Naval Officer Training Will End March 1   V-5 Program To Remain In Effect As Others Are Changed As Result Of Reduction In Funds

Terminate Active  NROTC Training   Anticipate Reduction fh Reserve Appropriation

Navy To Curtail NROIC Training   Aviation Students Under V-12 Program Won't Be Affected

Allies Gain In Italy  »§ Deaales Tala   Two Peaks Taken In Steady Drive

Two More Peaks Taken By Allies   Fair Weather Aids Assault In Italy .

Japs Block Yank Push      Rally © After Surprise Attack to Hold Marines “In Chéck On Iwo.

Tension Mounts. “An tndonesian-~ ~~ Revolt Areas  British Clamp Wartime Secrecy on All Troop 

Censorship Is Forerunner of Fightin Java   Secrecy Blankets Communications, Troop Movements

Natives Mass Near Batavia   War-Time Secrecy Clamper On Java Operations

British Clamp Secrecy on All Troop Movement   Move Seen as Prelude to Full-Scale War in Java

BRITISH TROOPS MOVE IN SECRECY IN JAVA AREAS   Wartime Regulations Imposed as Preparations Are Made for All-Out Attack on Indonesians.   TENSION MOUNTS AS NATIVES MASS   R. A. F. Planes Leave One Village Burning in Heaviest Raid Since Rebellion Began.

Troop Train Exploded In Indo-China   Liberators Also Bomb Hong Kong

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  Hiah Ranking ‘lane’ Ending Livac Naw Tatal Five

U.S. Criticism Of Policies Hit By MacArthur   More Than Half of Jap Forces Demobilized, Commander Reveals

GEN. MARTHUR: TIGHTENS RULE OF COUNTRY ~      Orders Complete Sus: pension of Domei_ ; : News Agency.

Gen.MacArthu Tightens Rule  On Japanese   Three More Jap Nippon Leaders Commit Suicide

Look Out Women! Male Species Is Blossoming Out In Manly Perfumes. Smelline Like New Mown Hav

New York Cotton   Perfume Makers All Ready Witt Products For Male Customers

MEN—~YOU TOO CAN SMELL BEAUTIFUL tree  Perfume For Men Is Big New Postwar Industry

FIGHTING RAGES NEAR LIUCHOV   Japs Continue Defense of Air Base City, Is Report

BLAZE SEEN 125 MILES;  ‘HUGEPIT   Shower 2300 Tons of Fire Bombs on Metropolis

2,300 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Heart Of City   Great Center Ot War Materials Suffers Fate Ot Tokyo And Nagoya.

War Planners May Be ‘Criminals’ That’s What War Crimes Commission Would

.Poor Adolt,’ Eva Cried While Ploishing Nails  ssine Bormann Joined Hitler In Deatt

LEADER'S DOOM DESCRIBED BY WOMAN PILOT   Gives Out Secret Ret: Says Fuehrer Slipped in Final Days.

'German Aviatrix Says Missing Bormann   Joined in Death Pact With the Fuehrer

German Aviatrix Says BormannDied In Suicide Pact   Pilot gives Description  of Last Few Hours Before Fall of Berlin

Says Bormanr Joined Hitler in Death Pact   German Aviatrix, Tells of Final Hours of Fuehrer

Bormann In Death Pact With Hitler   Aviatrix Tells About Suicides

Asserts Bormann Joined In Death Pact With Hitler Just Before Fall Of Berlin

Missing Martin  Bormann Chose  Suicide in Berlin ‘German Aviatrix Reveals Last Days  » Of Hitler's Gang;  TT ee eee ee

Trials Witness Tells of Hitler's Closing Hours   Blonde Aviatrix Gives Picture of Frantic Finale of Naziism

Last Days of Hitler Aired By Aviatrix   Capt. Hanna Reitsch Says Missing Bormann Joined in Death Pact with Hitler; Guards Destroyed the Bodies.

Nazi Aviatrix Tells Of Martin Bormann’s Death  Pact With Hitler.

Bormann in Death Pact With Hitler   German Aviatrix Tells Graphic Account of Closing Hours.

BORMANN DIED WITH FUEHRER, FLIER ASSERTS   Last-Minute Scenes Hysterical, Says Nazi Aviatrix

Nazi Aviatrix Tells Of Last Hectic Days Of Hitler, Officials   Army Intelligence Branch Release: Capt. Reitsch’s Report of Mass Suicide in Berlin

Bormann Join: In Death Pact With Hitler   Woman Describes Final Hours of  Hitler and Gang

Woman Flier Describes Hitler’s Last Hours   ;erman   Rubber Balloons, Built to Resemble Boats And Guns, Kept Nazi Observers Confuse:

a a a  Tells Of Nazis’ Last Hours  ‘German Aviatrix Reveals Bormann Entered Into Death Pact With Hitler

Flier Describes Final Hours In Berlin Bunker   Comic Opera Scene Enacted in Fortress as End Neared for Nazis

Melodrama of.Raving, Suicide Rehearsals In Hitler's Last Days: Bormann in Pact

Nazi Aviatrix Gives Account  Of Suicides   Chief Of Storm Troops J Is Being Tried In Absentia By Tribunal.   ‘FLIES LAST PLANE

Tells Allies Of Berlin’s Final Hours  Left Hideout Befor. “Nazis Ended. Lives

Evidence Of Nazi Aggression Against Czechs Is Revealed   GERMAN AVIATRIX TELLS OF LAST DAYS OF BERLIN, HITLER-BORMANN DEATH PACT   Fuehrer Stormed At Deserters

FUEHAEA DIED URGING AIDES AD DESERTERS   Flier Tells of Suicide Pact Carried Out in Berlin Bunker.

Aviatrix. Last Out Of Berlin. Tells Of Last Comic. Opera Moments Of Hitler. Goebbels. Martin Bormann.

Nashua, N.H. Fire Damage  is $100,060   Boy Is Killed,  Firemen Iniured

Central Champs “Win 1945 Four-H B. B. Tournament   Defeated Garfield Hustlers In Finals Played Here ‘Saturday Night

4-H Boys Hold Co. B. B. Tournament   Ludwig and Beneke Coach Swan Lake Boys’ Team

Two-Thirds Of Senate Back Charte   President Truman To Address Senate In Brief Speech

Seeming Audacity of Japs Really Was Delusion; Nation Is Revealed As Being Lacking in Nearly All Ways

Marines Amazed By Jap Audacity  aera ae a ah eM CR ‘It’s Hard To Believe Nips To Think They Could Conquer America - - Almost Laughable

Neosho River      First Sight of Japan Makes Yanks Wonder How They Hoped to Win

Ration Books Orders Halted   Sufficient Stamps Already Issued For This: Year, Bowles Says; Truman Discusses End of Wartime Controls

Halt Printing Of New Ration ‘Book No. Five   Not To Print New “A” Gasoline Book

PRINTING OF RATION BOOKS   Order for Preparation of New Coupons Contemplated for December Is Held Up Pending Surrender Negotiations.

STOP THE PRESSES   OPA Has Halted Printing of ~ War Ration Book Number 5 —

HALTS PRINTING OF RATION BOOK   Will Renew Work If Japan Fights On

OPA’S PRINTING OF RATION BOOK NO. 5 STOPPED   Order Prevents Work Until Outcome of Peace Neeotietions Learned

‘OPA Halts Printing Of New Ration Books   For Food, Shoes And Gas; Await Peace Develonomenits

TEMPERATURES:   Stop Order Issued On New Ration Books   End Of Restrictions Looms; Surrender Of Japan Will Be Signal For Dropping Industrial And Manpower Controls .

HALT WORK ON RATION BOOKS   Delay Printing of New Gas Food Stamps Due to Peace Offer

OPA Halts Printing of 187 Million New Ration Books Due by December

OPA Halts Ration Books Printing   Books Scheduled for December Distribution Order Awaits V-J Day

House Approves  Nurse Draft Bill   Only Single Women Affected by Measure

iCounty Tuberculosis Search Finds iThirty-Four Persons X-Rayed Healthy   Chest Examination Locates Ten Cases Of Infection

Wind Up  Lend-Lease   War-Born Program Furnished 40 Billion Dollars Worth Of  Goods To U. S. Allies

Lend-Lease Is  Closing Down Britain May Ask  - -._. we. ba , 4 pean 2

British Want $6 Billion From U. S..... Lend-Lease, 45-Billion Dollar Project, Closing Down Business At Once

Allied Aid Program Terminated   Affected Nations To Be Notified Early This Week

U.S. Lend-Lease Prosram Ended. Allies Being Told   Truman Takes Prompt Action to Cut Costly Flow of Supplies

Truman Orders ‘Lend-Lease Program Ended   Notice Will Be Sent Allied Nations Monday or Tuesday

Lend-Lease Terminated   Allies to Be Told -Monday or Tuesday Of Aid System End

Lend-Lease Closing Down; Has Been 45-Billion Dollar Pipeline To Allied Victory   Foreign Purchasing Missions Told To Make New Arrangements For Supplies

Truman Orders Lend-Lease Program Ended  Notice Will Be Sent Allied Nations  Mandawy ar Tuachdaw

U. $. TO CUT OFF LEND-LEASE AID   Allies to Get Such Notice Early This Week

LEND - LEASE IS. ger SAVES §, MILLIONS   Trumen Hés Decided Te Aban ‘un Program Which Speeded Victory”

Lend-Lease End Announcement te Be Given Nations   Countries Benefitting By System To Be Told of  Its Termination.

U.S.to Terminate Lend-Lease, Truman Orders   System Which Poured $39,000,000,000 Of War Goods Into Axis Foes Halted; New Program Coming

U8, TERMINATES ~~ TEND-LEASE. AID   ALLIED NATIONS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE TO BE NOTIFIED AT ONCE,

E. A. LESCH AT UNION CHURCH   Military and Masonic ‘Ser‘ vices Held for Prominent Citizen -

U.S, Britam and Canada to Seek Safeguards Firs!   Aim to Share Knowledge Only in Permitting Peaceful Use of Enerey   PROPOSE CREATION OF UNG COMMISSION   Purpose Would Be to Find Means of Preventing Use For Destruction

\Nazi Atrocities Revealed: 33,000 Starving Russians Freed; 30,000 Others Die of Starvation

Americans Look On in Horror as  Russians Seek Food  33,000 Are Liberated From Nazi Prison Camps; Tales of How 20.000 Others Died Are Rared

33,000 STARVING RUSSIANS FREED   RELEASED FROM GERMAN PRISON CAMP, THEY BEGIN WILD HUNT FOR FOOD.

i . i ae ie on Starving ecs Gu. Aaw four Ane Soics Ven *reec ov “ans

Horror of Nazi Camp for 33,000 Starving Reds, Described by Writer

SOVIET PRISONERS FREED iN GERMANY   33,000 Starving Men Start Wild Hunt for Faod

MOBILIZE TO DEFEAT TRUMAN FACT-FINDING   Philipp Murray Makes Bitter Attack  On President

Step Marks Bitter Split With Trumar   Murray And Reuthe) Voice Opposition To Administration

Murray Charges Cowardly Yieldinc to Big Industries  A. F. of L. Also Oppose: Pracicddant’e Pranr

Break With President On Policies   Murray Denounces Truman Scheme for Strike Factfinding Boards

OPEN BREAK WITH TRUMAN GROUP LOOMS   Murray In Speech Denounces Federal Government For Yielding; Reuther Echoes Revolt Of Murray   BLAST AT TRUMAN FOLLOWS MEETING

GOVERNMENT SAID BOWING TO INDUSTRY   Administration, Union Split Up

m0 RALLIES MEMBERSHIP 10 BATTLE   Stage Open Break With Truman Over His Labor Program

C10 to Battle Labor  Legislation Sought By. the President      Murray Announces Split With Administration on “Fact-Finding Pian   CALLS GOVERNMENT POLICY APPEASEMENT   UAW President Leaves for Washington to Confer With Coneressmen

LABOR BIG THREE UNITE! HITTING TRUMAN'S PLAR   ClO, UAW and AFL SOUND Call for Defeat of FactFinding Suggestion   FIRST BITTER CLEAVAGE   Murray, the Most Outspoken, implies Sinister Motive js Behind Plan.

CIO Splits With  Truman   Murray Denounces Federal Governmen: For Yielding To Industry

Americas Agree on Mutual Security Plan   Move Represents a Radical Change in Hemisphere Policy

How Much Meat Is Sent to Europe Will Determine Length  Of Meat Rationing

Meat Ration Mav Not End  Any Time Soon   Amount Of Shipments Abroad Will Determine When It Can Be Ended

STARK, SHOR] AND KIMMEL ALSO RAPPED   Army Board Finds Hawaiian Command Was Not Kept Fully iInformed Before Raid.   TRUMAN DEFENDS CHIEF OF STAFF   Stimson Declares Holding Former Secretary of State Partly to Blame Was Uncalled For. 

Report Hits Marshall And Cordell Hull   Truman And Stimson Come to ‘Fheir Defense. No Court Martial af. Short and Kimmel Appears Likely

Pearl Harbor Renorts Hit Marshall. Hull   President Truman, Stimson Go to Defense of General

M’ARTHUR SAYS ENEMY PLANES TO BE DESTROYED   Halsey Tells Pilots tc Shoot “in Friendly Fashion”

JAP AIRPLANES IN FINAL TRICK   LAUNCH ATTACK EIGHT HOURS AFTER SURRENDER’

Jap Planes Attack After  Surrender   Thirty Are Knocked Down By Alert  Naval Gunners Flying Victory Flag.

ENEMY PLANES ATTACK THIRD FLEET TODAY      Tokyo Warns Allies Not To En ter Waters Pending “CGegse Bire”’

Japan Sends Planes Against Fieet Eight Hours After Her Surrender   lokyo Warns Allied Warship Not To Enter Home Waters

Nips Try to Get At 3rd Heet With Aircraft   Abortive Assault Comes Eight Hours After Surrender Announced

Japs Continiie  To Send Planes Against Allies      Tokyo Warns Against U. S. Ships Entering Nippon Home -Waters

LATIN-AMERICAN SPOKESMEN PROTEST TREATY AGREEMENT   OPPOSE SUSORDINATING . RE GIONAL AGREEMENT TO THE PROPOSED WORLD SECURITY PROGRAM

Concessions fo Russia Inflame  Latin Americans US Accused of      U.S. Accused of Double Dealing In Secret Talks

“FARMS NET “INCREASE §   Tendency To Bigger Units Proves Not Very Pronounced

Little Change In. Number Of Farms In This County  Average 191 Acres In Size. A Slight  Increase

BOONE COUNTY FARMS REDUCED TO 2486 COUNT   Preliminary Census Report Show: Land Units Larger — Was 2504 in 1940

Belsen Judges Decree Noose For 11 Nazis   Kramer and 3 Women  Among Those to Be Hanged

JOSEF KRAMER AND OTHER LEADERS IN. ATROCITIES TO DIE.   THIRTY OF DEFENDANTS WERE CONVICTED AND ELEVEN GIVEN DEATH 

Rock Island to Start on Ainsworth: Brighton Cutoff Early in Spring; Improve Line West from Washington

American General Admits Loss of More Airfields In China Is Imminent

France Pays Sum On War Supplies   Check For 40 Million For. Materials Shipped to Africe In Two Years

Joyce Is Refused Trial in America   To Die for Treason; British Lords Reject Appeal

misses His Appeal From Death Sentence ;  INJURED GENERAL PATTON CONTINUES TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT  Secrecy Surrounds Conference In Moscow, Where Dicglomats Are Meeting

1945 CROPS THIRD LARGEST IN U. S. HISTORY   Appeal by Lord Haw Haw Deniec Will Be Hanged

Loses Last   Chance For Life   “Lord Haw Haw” To Be Hanged For Treason

LORDS REJECT JOYCE APPEAL   ‘Lord Haw Haw’ Loses Last Chance to Escape Noose

IPA Acts tc id New, mall Plants   rice Policy for econversion eriod Revealed

Price Policies Unveiled by Government  Veterans Will Receive Federal Help

TO THE LAST MAN, TO THE LAST DROP OF BLOOD, 1 WILL DEFEND FATHERLAND, HITLER IS QUOTED

Hitler Ill Of Mind And Body Says Man Who Saw Him   Hungarian Defense Minister Tells Associated Press Fuehrer Ranted And Harangued For Two Hours, Swearing To Fight Until Last Man

Texas U. Row Stepped Up By Probation   Southern Colleges Hit Regents, Rainey In Report

Steeple-jack, 21, on One Of First Jobs, Stranded Atop 150-foo! Smokesiach

Sen. Johnson Says Atomic Energy's Benefits Should Be ‘As Free As Air

Australia Assails Allied Ultimatum   Declaration Repudiatec As Being Too Lenient

Japanese Report Warships Pound Ryukyu Islands   By LEONARD MILLIMAN, Aeenciated Preee War Fditor

Flames Kindled In Jap Capital, Enemy Reveals   U. S. Superfortresses From Bases At Saipan And China In Action

Bombardment Of Ryukyus Stepped Up By Americans   Superfortresses Strike At Kyushu In Second Raid Within Twelve Hours

Carrier Planes Blast Japan As Okinawa is Hit   Tokyo Warns Warships Are Softening Up Okinawa for New Invasion

Nips Set Fire to Cebu, dnd City of Philippines   Yanks Invaded Cebu Island Monday;  Bombardment of Ryvukyus Continues

Cebu Pat to Torch by Japs   Tokyo Broateastera Cross Each Other Up On Alleged Tnvasion

Navy Planes Hit Southern Japan, According to Japs   U. 8. Warships Shell Ryukyus; Yanks Stlent on Landings

More U.S. Warships Bombard Ruykyu Isles, Japanese Say  Superforts Back Up Attack to Pave  Way for Expected Landing on Okinawa

CEBU SET AFIRE BY JAPS WHEN ISLAND INVADED   American Warships Join it Bombardment of Ryukyu Island Stepping Stones

Carrier Planes Bomb Southern Shores of Japan   Japs Set Fire To Cebu; Navy Bombards Ryukyu:

Japs See Ryukyus Attack Prelude To  Okinawa Invasion   Superforts Hit Kyushu, Nips Set Fire To Cebu

AMERICAN WARSHIPS BOMBARDING RYUKYU ISLANDS HEAVILY  FAR TO SOUTH AMERICANS OVERRUN CEBU ISLANDS AC TAPC RIIRN CITY

ee  e—  Ul. §. WARSHIPS BLAST RYUKYUS   Japs Put Torch To Cebu In Philippines As Yanks Advance

YANKS OVERRUN CEBU AS WARSHIPS BLAST RYUKYUS   Navy Fhers Based on Iwo Jima Hit Cargo Ships A Few Miles from Tekve.

B-298, CARRIER PLANES RERIT ISLAND TARGETS   Japanese Set Fire to Cebu; Navy Fliers from Iwo Hit Ships Near Tokyo

CARRIER PLANES ASSAULT SOUTH PART OF JAPAN   Ryukyus isles’ Shelled by U.'S .,  Warships—-Nips: Fear )  Okinawa fnvasion

Carrier Planes Bomb, Strafe Jap Homeland   Increasing Number Of American Warships Bom hard Ryukyu Islands,   STRIKE AT KYUSKU

Southern Japan Hit By Carrier Planes; Await Word Of Landing On Ryukyu Isles

yAmerical Division Storms Ashore, Find Enemy Forces Disorganized   Tokyo Maintains Ryukyus Invaded   Nimitz Reports Heavy Bombardment But Still Silent On Landings

OHIO GAR MEETING TO OPEN ON SUNDAY   20 to 30 ‘Boys in Blue’ Are To Attend

GAR ASSEMBLES FOR STATE MEET   Handful Of Veterans Will Open Session In Columbus

Chinese Grab Three Towns Near Kweilin   Chiang’s Warriors Break-Up Jap Drive To ‘Invasion Coast’

CHINESE SAY ARMY CLOSES ON AIRFIELD   Three Towns Guarding Kweilin, Former U. 5S. Base, Recaptured

Chinese Seize Three Cities Betore Kweilin   Japanese Attempt to Establish Coastal Corridor Is Smashed

Chinese Soldiers Win Three Cities Guarding Kweilir   Jap Attempt To Set Up Coastal Corridor Is Reported Broken

TOWNS TAKEN   Chinese Tighten Pincers On Airbase City, Also Near Yangso Airfield

3 TOWNS BEFORE KWEILIN TAKEN   Chinese Break Jap Attempt To Establish Swa tow-Amoy Corridor

CHINESE COAST THRUST OF NIPPONESE   CITIES GUaRDING KWEILIN BASE RECAPTURED

DOENITZ TAKES. SWIFT ACTION   Allied Armies Advance  Into Many Territories

Doenitz Moves Swiftly In His Newly-Acquired Role Of Reich Fuerhrer

DOENTIZ MAY MAKE FIGHT IN NORWAY   New Nazi Chief Replaces Von Ribbentrop as Foreign Minister in Shakeup of Military and Diplomatic Fronts.

DOENITZ DIRECTS EFFORTS FOR LAST DITCH FIGHT IN NORWAY   Has Not Had One High Nazi Party Leader Pledge Allegiance To Him

Nazi Forces May Try to Make Last Stand in Norway   Hitler’s Successor Ousts Von Ribbentro; As Foreign Minister and Also Fires German Naval Commander in Norway

DOENITZ TAKING DRASTIC STEPS IN LOST CAUSI   New German Leader Reaches Into Bottom of Manpower Barrel

Nazi Chiefs Are Purged   Ribbentrop, Norway Navy Head Ousted By Fuchrer Doenitz

New NaziChief Pledges Fight To Last Ditch   DISMISSES VON RIBBENTROP AS FOREIGN MINISTER AND ADMIRAL CILIAX, NAVAL CHIEF IN NORWAY

Admiral Qusts Von Ribbentrop Other Leaders   Last-Ditch Fight In Norway Headed By German Regime

Acts Directed At Last-Ditch Fight in Norway   Fires Von Ribbentrop And Norwegion Naval Chieftain; Hitler Gana Silent

Nazis Reported Ready To Quit In Holland, Denmark & Norway; Armies Sweep On; - Hitler Confusion Sareads   cK wk Kw K. Hitler Death Yarn   KR KR  The Doenitz Puzzle   yatdr,.

NORWAY MAY BE SCENE Of LAST FIGHT   New Leader Fires Von Ribbentrop, Names Count As His Successor

ADMIRAL DOENITZ PLANS LAST DITCH FIGHT IN NORWAY   Moved Swiftly Today in His Role as Successor to Adolf Hitler.      A SHAKE-UP IN RANKS   Not a Single Top Ranking Nazi Party Man Pledged Allegiance to Doenitz.

SKEPTICISM EXPRESSED OVER HAMBURG BROADCAST OF THE DEATH OF GERMAN FUEHRER   Army Commander in Chief in Norway Radio Order of Day From Oslo Pledges Alliance and Calls Forces to Continue Battle   NO WORD OF GOERING, GOEBBELS AND HIMMLER

LAST DITCH WAR IN NORWAY SEEN AS GERMAN PLAN   Adm. Doenitz, Top Nazi After Hitler's Death Yesterday, Can't Rally Leaders.

NEW NAZI DICTATOR MOVES FOR SHAKEUP REICH LEADERSHIP  NOTABLE LACK OF SUPPORT PLEDGES FOR DOEN ITZ REPORTED. HOWEVER

Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz Doenitz Die-Hard Group Leader, Himmler Heads Those Seeking Peace -

Shakes Up Command In Region   No Top-Ranking Nazi Leaders Pledge Support To Admiral

Doenitz Prepares Last-Ditch Stand   Party Men Fail To Pledae Support

‘Admiral Doenitz Takes Over For Hitler; Efforts Aimed At Last- Ditch Fight In Norway   Only One Commander Has Pledged Allegiance To Admiral; Von Ribbentrop Dismissed

Doenitz Prepares For a Last-Ditch Stand in Norway   Hitler's Successor Moves to Shake Up Nazi Military Front.   Ribbentrop Replaced As Foreign Minister

DUENITZ ACTS HINT PURPOSE TO PUSH WAR   Fires von Ribbentrop, Puts Pre-Hitlerite Cabinet Minister Back.

Ribbentrop  Dismissed By Karl Doenitz   Not Single Top-Ranking Nazi Party Man Comes Forth  To Pledge Him.   CILIAX 185 FIRED

SUCCESSOR T HITLER PLANS NORWAY FIGHT   Death of Fuehrer Is Accepted But Tale of Heroism Doubted

Hitler’s Successor Fails to Rally Nazi Support    NORWAY BREAKS AWAY    Reds Call Nazi Announcement ‘New Fascist Trick’ for Fuehrer To Disappear Into Underground;  Americans and British Skeptical, Especially To Reported Hero’s Death in Berlin Battle

Hun Land, Sea, Air Forces In South Quit   Nearly Million Of The Enemy Give Up Struggle; Grand Admiral Takes Helm In Reich After Hitler’s Reported Death; Allies Flout ‘Hero’ Version Of Adolf’. Paceing.

ALLIES DEMAND BODY OF HITLER AS DEATH PROOF   Admiral Doenitz Fired Von Ribbentrop, Plans Last Ditch Fight In Norway; Top Flight Nazis Strangely Quiet.

NEW NAZI PARTY LEADER OUSTS VON RIBBENTROP   Leave Peace Moves in Doubt; Hint Last-Ditch Stand in Norway

DOENITZ GIVER COMMAND OF ALL FORCES   German Chiefs Are Shifted For Last-Ditch Fight   BRITISH LEADERS   Accept Fact Fuehrer Dead But Doubt He Was Killed Leading Troops

Doenitz Shakes Up Diplomatic: Military Fronts   Action Apparently Direct: ed at a Last Ditch Figh  In Norway

Shutfles Nazi  Positions For Norway Battle   Doenitz Acts Swiftly After Reported Death Of Hitler—Top Nazis Silent on Allegiance

DOENITZ TAKES OVER AS HITLER'S SUCCESSOR   Engineers Shakeup in the Nazi Military and Diplomatic Fronts-

Doenitz Acts Swiftly to  nine on War   Shakes Up Nazi Military And Diplomatic Fronts; Von Ribbentrop Replaced

CHANGES MADE IN GOVERNMENT      Not One Top-Ranking Nazi Pledges Allegiance To Him.   DOUBT DEATH REPORT

Plan Last Ditch Fight In Norway?   Doenitz Shakes Up Military Command in Effort to Bolster — Flagging War Zeal

England Greets V-E Day Jubilantly; Streets   Of London Packed With Joyful Celebrants

First Jap Warships Ir Luzon Waters Since Invasion Driven  Off By Planes

2 American Columns Press Close  To Manila   North Unit 18 Miles, Other Only 24. Miles From Luzon Capital And Opposition Nil  JAP FORCES SPLIT

BILL UNGOVERS MQDEN MONEY   BRINGS TO LIGHT MANY UNKNOWN BUREAUS

Congress Seeks To Investigate Govt. Agencies   Wallace Dispute Leads Indirectly To New Measure

Combat Veterans Are Given ‘Break’   AIG VIVCH DICGA  Those Who Fought in Sicily, Italy Don’t Have To Ga ta Pacfiic Erant

‘Yanks Streaming To Port Cities For Home Trip   Point Discharge Plan Goes Into Operation

U.S. Army Tackles  Re-assignment Job   Troops in Europe Stream Toward Ports for Trip Home

2,500 in U.S. ‘Win Releases On Point Plan   One Yeur Needed To Discharge Men Now Held Eligible

FIRST OF THREE MILLION STREAM TO FRENCH PORTS   Some To Get Furloughs; Others To Rest. Then Go To Pacific

FBI Director Hoover Sounds Alert For Three Nazi Spies Under Orders To Enter U. S.   Were Associated With Two Alleged Sabcteurs Arrested In N. Y. Last Month

Nation Alerted To Wateh Out  For Nazi Spies   FBI Says Three Enemy Agents Under Orders To Enter United States

FBI Head Warns Nazi Agents To Enter Country  Asks Public Ta Re Alar

” NAZI AGE ‘AGENTS—_  FREHUNTING 3 GERMAN AGENT   Hoover Warns.Nation Ta Be On Otitlook Fo Nazi Operators

FRI Chief Sounds Alert-3 Nezi Agents Are Under ‘Orders to Enter the U.S.

NATION IS ALERTED FOR 3 NAZI SPIES   FBI Head Asks for Reports of Suspicious Persons.

3 Nazi Spies Head for U.S.   FBI Chief Hoover Wants Nation to Be On Lookout for Trio

FBI Chief Asks Nation to Be on Lookout For Three Trained Nazi Espionage Agents

Nazi Agents Being Sought   Hoover Asks Nation To Report Any Clue

r.B.1. Warns of 3 More Spies  Hoover Asks Nation to Watch for Nazi Trio Headed Toward U.5.

Nation Alerted For Saboteurs  FBI Names 3 German Espionage Aaents

FBI ASKS ALERT FOR THREE NAZI SPIES INU. S.   Trained Saboteurs Under Orders To Enter States

Yanks on Isle Near Borneo   Take Jap Naval Base of Tawitawi in Sulu Archipelago

Island 30 Miles off Coast ~ Seized by Veterans—Airfields Pot to Onick Use

Yank Leap A Threat ToBorneo   Invasion. of Tawitawi In Sulu ‘Archipelago Puts: Ameyicans Only 3( Miles from Big Island:

Borneo Within 30 Miles Yank Forces   Capture of Tawitawi Naval Base Opens Gates to Sulu Archipelago

New Invasion Takes Americans 30 Miles From Borneo and Much-Needed Resources

Borneo's Oil, Rubber in U.S. Striking Zone   8th Wins Strategic Contral of Jap’s Tawitawi Naval Base

Sulu Invasion Puts Yanks Near Rich Borneo   Now But 30 Miles From Great Petroleum And Rubber Resources.

Borneo 38 Miles From Isle Taken By U. 5. Troops  Light Opposition Bhnate Acanul>

Daring Thrust Threatens Jap Main Position At Jolo, Possession of Borneo—— -

Ast Division Takes Jap Naval Base   Tawitawi, Within 30 Miles of Borneo, Captured by Yanks

© PHILIPPINES —, Bo orneo 20 Ne ear.  UL S. Forces   J apanese ‘Naval. Base’ ‘of . Tawitawi’ ‘Under. Control of Americans

Yankees Seize  Ja p Nav y Base  In Borneo Area   ‘Sunset’ Division Fores Seize Island Only 30 Miles North of Oil, Rubber Fields

Invasion Of Tawitawi Puts MacArthur's Forces Within 30 Miles Of Borneo Island   Eighth Army Veterans Win Control Of Jap Naval Base On Tip Of Sulu Archipelaao

Vital Borneo Now in Orbit Of U. S. Units   ples Army ‘Takes Japs’ Tawitawi Base 30 Miles Northward

NAVAL BAGE IN YANK CONTROL   Tawitawi at Southern Tip of Sulu Archipelago Is Taken Monday.   130 MILES FROM BORNEO

Oklahoma Counts 74 Tornado Victim: Midst Debris Of 12 Cities, Towns

Tornadoes In Oklahoma Take 74 Lives   Hundreds Are Homeless After Twisters Roar Through Several Cities And Rural Areas

Tornado Toll Heavy, 71 Dead,  Many Homeless   Twisters Spread Destruction In Oklahoma; Jumped Up And Down. .

74 Dead In Storm   Hundreds Injured and Wide: Damage Done As Tornado Hits Oklahoma

JAP SHIPS AT SEA: REPORTED CALLED IN   Nipponese Action Believed Inspired by Fear of Large-Scale Attack on Home Tslands.

ARMY TRAINING BILL SUPPORTED   Local Legion Post Un animously In Favor Of  Peacetime Conscription

Navy Bags 31 More Jap Ships   Latest Total Includes Con verted Light Cruiser and Two Small Warships.

AUSTRALIANS POUND JAP DEFENSES   Fliers Stage Big Raid On Shanghai, Sink Four Ships

HAMMER ENEMY. DEFENSES NORTH OF BALIKPAPAN      Near-Perfect Team Work B; Australian Troops, Planes

Shanghai Airfields Shipping Pounded By U.§ Warplanes      Australian Air, Grounc Forces Batter Japs Fleeing In Borneo

Troops Hammer Jap Defenses   RAAF Spitfires Destroy 18 Enemy-Laden. Trucks

Aussies Hit Borneo Japs  Troops And Planes   Troops And Planes Make Assault Team

JAP DEFENSES HAMMERED NEAR BALIKPAPAN   Australian Tr 00 ps and Planes Have Perfect Teamwork

Jans North of Balikpapan Still Fall Back   B-24s on Korea Raid; American Planes Swarm Over Shanghai

Grave Crisis Developing in Levant States   Both Sides Show Unwillingness to Make Compromise

SYRIANS REPORT NEW OUTBREAKS   French Garrison Reported Tc Have Been Attacked By Natives

New Outbreaks Of Violence Reported In Syria; Dispute With France Reaches Impasse   Syrian Artillery Brought Into Action Against French Positions In Damascus

Violence Spreads in Syria As Dispute Reaches Deadlock  Casualties Mount as Artillery Goes fata Actian AnainedS Ceanch Fancec

 Violent Outbreaks In Lebanon. Mae ia Reach Critical Stage; Reports Say Fighting Spreads

New Outbreaks Spread Around Syria Areas   Dispute Between France. Levanttine Governments Reach Imopuass.   FIGHTS REACH DERAA

Ex-Sailor Held In Murder of Fayette Girl   11-Page Confession Signed by Youth in Murder of Waitress

FORMOSA GETS  HEAVIEST HITS   U. S. Infantrymen Wipe Out 509 Encircled Japs on Central Luzon.    MINDANAO DRIVE SLOWED

BOMBERS HIT FORMOSA   Infantrymen Wipe Out 500 Japanese in Central Luzon

Yank Airmen Sink Six Ships, 36 Small Craft   U.S. Infantrymen Wipe Out 500 Encircled Japs On Luzon; Yanks Advance On Mindanag

U.S. AIR FORCE SINKS SIX SHIPS 36 SMALLER CRAFT   YANKS WIPE OUT 500 ENCIRCLED JAPS ON CEN. LUZON ISLAND

Formosa Hit In Hardest Air Atic-& In 4 Months; 500 Japs U°> “uzon Killed

BOMBERS RAID FORMOSA WITH HEAVY STRIKE   Yanks Wipe Qut 500 Trapped Nips on Luzon; Advance on Mindanao

BOMBERS FROM PHILIPPINES HIT WITH NEW FURY   Infantrymen Wipe Out 500 Trapped Japanese On Central ped on; Facts About Formosa Raid Re vealed.

Heaviest Raid On Formosa In  - Months Made   Forty-Two Yessels Sunk, 14 Others Damaged; Meanwhile, Japs In Manila Being Lequidated

Yank Infantrymen Wipe Out 500 Japs   Six Ships, Thirty-six Small Craft Sunk and Fourteen Others Damaged In Record Raid on Vital Island

U). 5. INFANTRYMEN WIPED OUT 500 JAPS IN CENTRAL LUZON   MANY ENEMY SHIPS SUNK AND DAMAGED IN LAST SATURDAY’S RAID

FORMOSA TAKES HARDEST ATTACK   500 Encircled Japs Erased During Luzon Fighting

Heaviest Air Blows Strike Formosa   Infantrymen Wipe Out Onc Jap Force On Luzon; Advance On Mindanao

HEAVIEST BLOW -RIPS-FORMOSA   500 Encircled Japs Qn Luzon Wiped Out

Infantrymen Wipe Out 500  Eneircled Foe   Drive Toward Junction On Mindanao Slowed Only By Blown Out Bridges,  eee meena seen   SINK Stk Surtee

500 NIPS ON LUZON ISLAND ELIMINATED   infantrymen Battle Toward - Junction On Mindanao Slowed Only By © Blown Bridges   RECORD FORMOSA RAID

About 400 Japanese, Some In U.S. Marine Uniforms Strike Anew on Sugar Loaf

President Would Keep  ‘War Powers   Congress Is Urged Not to Declare Peace, to Raise Own Salaries and Lift Minimum Wage Scale

PRES: TRUMAN SENDS 5:0.S. TO CONGRESS   Asks For Powers To Deal  With Present Emerveney

In a 16,000-Word Message Sent to Congress Today He Suggested a Long List  of Laws.   ASKED CONGRESS NOT TO DECLARE PEACE   Said That Would End War. time Powers and Functions and Cause Confusion in a “Time of Emergency.”

Limited Cut Is Favored For Country During °46   Would End Barriers To U.S, Conversion

Truman Suggests Wartime Powers  Be Carried On   Recommends Tax Changes Among Reports To Congress

VFW OFFERS OWN TRAINING PLAN   WANTS ARMY AND NAVY MEN TAUGHT AT HOME

VFW 10 OPPOSE MILITARY PROGRAM   Vet Group Predicts Failure For Truman’s Plan

VEW Sees Truman Prezesal Doomed   Urges Adootion of Its Own 3-Year Training Plan

Geraldine Spies Weds Mirt Kelso At Melbourne ©  Ceremony At Evangelical Church

Geraldine Spies Weds Mirt Kelso At Melbourne   Ceremony At  Evangelical: Church Last Tuesday”

White House White Again, Washington Back fo Norma!, Oiman Reports  Madhouse-on-the-Potomac on Way Back   Madhouse-on-the-Potomac on Way Back To Becomina a Civilized City

Washington Landlords Who Once Insulted You for  Being Alive, Now Bow and Scrane for New Tenante

U. §. BOMBERS BLASTING NAZIS FLEEING TOWARD RHINE: PINCERS CLOSING

First, Seventh German L nits In General Retreat — From Closing Pincers   Highways Black With Seared Men   1.300 Bombers, Fighters Rain Explosives On Fleeing Troops, Civilians

3rd, Tth Seeking. Juncture; Germans Racing Pell Mell For Last Escape Openiag

Allies Launch New Alsatian Drive, Kill 5,000 Germans   Patton’s 3rd Punches 2 New Holes In German Line, Expands Bridgehead

Bitter Fight in France Develops  Assembly Against Proposed Referendum

French Adopt Leftist Plan_   ‘De Gaulle Proposal As. Sharply Rebuffed

View DeGaulle. Resigning Post      Constitutional Referendum Proposal Rejected» By Consultative Assembly

Gen. de Gaulle Rebuffed, May Quit Governmen   French Assembly Rejects His Program For Constitutional Referendum

Fleet Planes Devastating  North Honshu   Halsey Strikes Four Metropolitan Targets With 1,000 Planes In 24 Hours.

1,000 Carrier Planes, 400 Superforts Hammer Nippon   Third Fleet Ends 11-Day Blackout to Raid Honshu for More Than 9 Hours

Halsey Hurls Hundreds of Carrier Planes Against Tokyo; Foe Stages Unsuccessful Attack on U. S. Fleet

THIRD FLEET PLANES OPEN MASS ATTACK      New Move Coincides With Reds’ Entry Into War

Halsey's Fleet Again Hits Jap Homeland  400 Superfortresses Blast Four

Halsey’s Fleet Again Hits Jap Homeland   400 Superfortresses Blast Four Japanese Taraceits

RESTORE STOLEN GOODS   Articles Were Taken During the Italian Occupation

FEPC Appropriatior Bill Sidetracked Over Week-End   Compromise Provides For All Agencies Except FEPC

HOUSE REFUSES STUDY OF FEPC   Southerners Object to Quick Consideration

War Agencies Bill Blocked in House   S<uthern Solons Stop Filibuster

HOUSE BLOCKS MONEY MEASURE   Objections Raised By Southerners To FEPC Funds

35,000 Case's of Peas Con. signed to Government Lost In $100,000

Fire Destroys Large Cannery   Loss From Fire That Swept Mt. Lake Park, Md., Plant 3100.000.

Three Men In Prague Affray Are Wounded   Police Chief In Critical Condition; Officers Were Arresting Man and Son

Policy for Occupation and Control of Europe Being Worked Out by Roosevelt, Churchill And Stalin at Conference Now in Progress, Probably Somewhere in Russia

“Big Three” Plans For A Joint Ftitical Action In Europe “"vected Soon

BIG THREE PLANS FOR JOINT EUROPEAN POLITICAL ACTION ARE EXPECTED WITHIN WEEK

Big Three Plans For Join} Political Action In Europe Are Expected Within Weel

JOINT ACTION TO CALL FOR ACTIVE AMERICAN ROLE   EXPECTED TO MARK BEGINNING OF NEW U. S. FOREIGN POLICY

Big Three Plans Now Expected Within A Week   Meeting Believed Held Somewhere On Russian Soil; Marks New Era.

Big Three Confer on Peace Plans   Joint Political Action Plans For Europe May Come Soon

Big Three Making Plans   Methods of Joint Political Action in Europe Expected Within Week

BIG 3 MEET T0 PUT AMERICA IN EUROPE SPHERE   Policy For Knockout Of Germany Settled In Full Acord

U.S. Sits in. On Shaping of Kurope’s Fate   Big Three Turn to  Politica] Problems After Agreeing on War

HINT LEADERS HOLD MEETING ON SOVIET SOIL   In ‘Complete Agreement’ or Final War Plans Against Nazis

Expect Plans For Joint Action Within The Week   SHAPE PROGRAM   Believe Meeting Is ‘Being Held On Rus “wlan Sail

BIG THREE PLANS EXPECTED BE KNOWN WITHIN FEW DAYS   AGREEMENT CALLING FOR _ AMERICAN PARTICIPATION a MARK NEW POLICY —

‘Big Three’ Ponder Political Problems After Full Accord On Military Strategy

Political Plan Of ‘Big Three’  Expected Soon   Will Call For Active Amer ican Participation In European Settlements For First Time

Reds Say “Big 3” Are on Soviet Soil   Official Announcements Place Gathering fot Political Talks in Black Sea Area, Where Odessa Is the Principal Port.   Ry JOHN M. HIGHTOWRR.

Big Three Discussing Joint Political Action in Europe Roosevelt Meets Stalin and Churchill  = thine Baclaw tan Black &a0 Aran

Expect Joint Allied Plans Within Week   Program After Peace Looms as Major item for Bia Three Meet

NEW POLITICAL ACTION PLANS IN EUROPE SOON   Active American Participation In Peace Urged

‘THE BIG THREE’ CONTINUES WORK IN PERFECT HARMONY   Have Reached Speedy “Com. plete Agreement” on Military Prosecution.   BERLIN DISAPPOINTED   The Allies Want to Get the German People to Surrender, Berlin Said.

BIG d aTUDIkS HOW 10 KEEP NAZIS FENCEL   Details of Plan for Political Prison Expected by Next Week,

‘Big 3’ Plan For Joint Political Action In Europe Expected Soon   To Embark U.S. On New Era Of Foreign Policy F.D.R., Churchill And Stalin In Complete Agreement On Military Phase.

MEETING HELD IN AREA OF BLACK SEA   Political Aims Are Now Under Discussion   SECURE PEACE   Proposals Are Mapped Out; Control Of Occupied Germany Studied

Big Three Plans For Joint Political Action In Europe Expected In Washington Soon   Plans To Calf For Active American Participation In European Settlement:

America to Take Part in Settling European Issues   This Phase of Political Action Results From Big Three Parley.   Problems of Europe Are of Prime Concerr

Big 3 Meeting Reporfed on Russian Soi   Action on European Problems. Marks New Era in U.S. Foreign Policy 

Joint Political Action in Europe Set by Big Three   Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Plan United Offensive, Talk Continent's Government Woes

‘Big 3’ Mapping Joint Political Steps In Europ   Participation Starts U. S. On A New Era Of Foreign Policy.

BIG THREE PLANS UNITED ACTION OPEN NEW U.S. ERA   Everyene Awaiting Confer ence Effect on German Fighting Morale. Nazi  Prepagandists Busy.

Political Action Soon 'By Big Three   Agreement on Military Action Expected To Be Followed By Plans for Maintaining  Peace

New Period In America’s Foreign Role   Big 3 Plans for Joint Political Action in Europe Marks Beginning

BLACK SEA PARLEY IS NEAR END   Full Accord Reported On Military Issues Under Discussion

Big 3 Meel In Odessa’   Former German-Held - City on Black Sea Cited in Dispatches

Big Three Political Action Plans To Be Revealed Soon   To Embark U.S. On New Era Of Foreign Policy

Big Three Political Action Plans Mark New Period For U.S. Policy

JOINT POLITICAL ACTION EXPECTED      Plans Call for Great American Activity in European Settlements. \

U.S. EMBARKS ON NEW ERA OF DIPLOMACY   Allied Leaders Meeting On Russian Soil To Map World Program

U. S. Hand In Europe After War   Active Part in Settlement of Problems, If Agreed to, Would Mark Foreign Policy Change

Disclosure Of Big Three Plans Expected Soon  New Pariod Seen B.. BS. 78. 3 Mac.   New Pariod Seen In United States Foreign Policy

Black Sea Port Of Odessa Is First Possibility   Discussions Divide  Into Two Parts; the Military, Diplomatic; Political Action Latar

Black Sea Area Parley Believed Half Finished   (Belated Stories on Pages 8 and 9.) By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

LUMBER STRIKE IN WEST ENDED?   Labor Leaders Reported Ready to Accept Offer

FRANCE VOTES BASE AT DAKAR   DeGaulle Government Plans Huge Naval And Air Bastion

FLORIDA HAS LYNCH CASE ON HANDS   Negro Taken From Jail _  And Shot ~

A-Card Motorists Get More Gasoline   Coupons Will Have 6-Gallon Value Ate. lune 22. Compared With Present Four

More Gasoline For  “A” Card Holders   A-16 Gasoline Coupons Worth Six Gallons

A-Card Gas Ration Is Being Increased To Six Gallons On  June 22, Government Rules   B-Card Ceilings Will Be Raised To 650 Miles Per Month Uniformly Over The Country On June 11; Situation Has Improved Since V-E Day

Gen. De Gaulle and Giraud In Accord   Demonstrate — Reconciliation By Parading Side-bySide Through Metz

Cities Receive Higgins Offer   Open Shop Required Before Industrialist Will Open New Plant

THREE FORCES HIT CITIES IN SOUTH JAPAN   49 Enemy Towns Wrecked Since Obliteration Campaign Started   SHANGHAI IS POUNDED   B-24s Battle Nip Fighters Over Kyushu; Location Of Third Fleet Unknown

OO re rrr en eerie  Record B-29 Raid Required _ Combined Efforts of 54,000

G0P May Take Liberal Stand   Austin . Believes” Foreign Policy Statement Will Be Aareeable

Bugle Calls      Clermont Youth  Wounded in Reich   Pfe. Earl Flickinger Hospitalized in France

Clermont Youth Wounded in Reich   Pfc. Earl Flickinger Hospitalized in France

4 Delegation. Members Sail   Mrs. Roosevelt With First Group Leaving

t oe  B-21'S STRIKE HEAVY BLOW  JAPANESE KEY inDUsTRIAL CITY OF KOBE

Bombers Make Attack On Kobe   Japan’s Industrial Metropolis Is Target For Large Raid By B-29 Fliers

M acArthur Hails The ‘Stand On Bataan As A “Magnificent Victory”

TENTATIVE JURY PICKED MONDAY   Indications Are Some Will Be Challenged By Counsel Today.

LARGE BRITISH FLEET ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA   Will Operate Separate From U. S., But Under Nimitz’ Direction

British Fleet To Join Attack  On Japanese   Arrival Of British Fleet In Australia Means Combined U. S.-British Action   JAP NAVY FACES INCREASING PERIL

Japan Now Facing  Great Naval Push   Would Bar Nips From Indian Ocean and South China Sea—Eye Formosa

TO USE PENICILLIN   Anti-Plasmosis Among Cattle in Chase County Causes Losses

Stimson Lauds MacArthur  ‘Principal: Architect’ Of Pacific Victory

FITZ’ TRIAL THIS MONTH   ‘Hearing Toward End Of  January To Be Brief, ! Sigler Says

Chinese Forces Retake Luchai   Plans Completed fot  Major Offensive

PRIVATE RAPS PEACE DRAFT   Says Plan Is Brain Child Of “Pentagon Scouts” And “Brass Hats”

Universal Training Hit By G.I. Joe In Scathing Report To Congressmen

BUCK PRIVATE BLASTS ARMY ‘BRASS HATS   MILITARY TRAINING ASSAILED BY GI WITNESS

Committee for MVA Elects Its Officers   Montana: Man:Heads Organization;-Missoufian-Vice President

SENATE Ril VER WELASE SSUE WIDENS   Roosevelt Praises Wa'lace in Speech at Testimonial Dinner

TO RESCUE. OF WALLACE   Says “America Needs Henry Now More Than Ever Before”

STATEMENTS BY NOMINEE FOR COMMERCE POST ADDS FUEL TO HOT CON. TROVERSY

WALLACE FIGHT   Rift Widened by F. D. R. Praise And Wallace’s Defiance

“imes Is Hunted Around Wagoner   Eats His Lunch in Cafe Then Speeds Away

Kimes Reported Seen in Cafe   Outlaw Pays Visit To His Native Country

British Press Wants Tr ce.  In Word Duel   Urges Differences e Be Left to “Big Three’ At Early Meeting.

Allied Prisoners Prepare for Homeward Trip  Thousands Relate Stories of Japanese Atrocities

9,000 Have Already Been Freed With 5,000 More Being In Process Of Liberation

FREED CAPTIVES START HOME SOON   THOUSANDS MOVEN BY AMERICANS TO EMBARKATION POINTS IN JAPAN.

Freed Men Relate ~~ Tales Of Atrocity    )         Mistreatment of Thousands of Liberated AIlies Is Recorded

Yank Liberatec Being Cleared  Home Rapidly   Stories of Treatment Recorded as They Travel Toward Ports Enroute Back to LU. S.

Freed Men Relate Tales Of Atrocity   Mistreatment of Thousands of Liberated Allies Is Recorded

House Passes Bill To Pare Agencies   Army-Navy Merger Amendment Defeated

House Passes Bill Permitting President to Reorganize Executive Agencies: Prohibits Cabinet Level Changes

MINERS TO GET EXTRA POINTS   OPA Announces New Program To Affect Ore, Cool Diggers in August

JAPS FAIL 10 CHECK YANKS: MANILA DRIVE   Carrier-Based Planes Continue to Raid Indo-China Area

Advance From Lingayen Gulf Area Is. Continued Unchecked By Jap Forces

U. S. Advance on Luzon’ Continues Unchecked; 25 Japanese Ships: Sunk

Invaders Only 40 Miles From Manila   Japs Either Unwilling Or Unable to Give Yanks Battle

MacArthur's Men 90 Miles From Philippine Capital   Resistance to Invasion Forces Remains Light; Flyers Take Toll of Japs

AIRMEN BLAST JAP DEFENSES IN PHILIPPINES   SHATTERED BRIDGES HOLD UP ENEMY TROOPS

Military Honors  Accorded Civil War Veteran Final Rites Held   Final Rites Held For Andrew Crouch, Plymouth Pioneer

Military Honors Accorded Civil War Veteran  Final Rites Held For Andrew Crouck

Marshall Tells Of Instructions In Warning Note  Seys Staff Knew Alert Plon Extent

Roer River Runs 7 Feet Above  Its Normal Level Water Apparently   Water Apparently Bothers Nazis More Than Yankees

_ ASKS VOTE OF CENSURE   Churchill Sees British . Position “Cast Awav by Fdlly” .

"Impartial and Bipartisan’ Judicial System Is Urged by Republican Leaders

GOP Leaders Ask More Judgeships For Republicans   Impetus Added to Move To Elevate Austin to Supreme Court

BETWEEN 50,000 AND 60,000 SOFT COAL MINERS ARE REMAINING AWAY FROM PITS

MINES SEIZURE  ~ NOW IMMINENT   Over 50,000 Are Reportec "as Continuing Wildcat _ Work Stoppages

Truman Calls For All-Out Effort To Smash Japan  Proclaims Nazi Defeat ;   Proclaims Nazi Defeat; Warns Nippon ‘Quit Wa Or Be Annihilated’

REDS WITHIN 23 MILES OF INNER BERLIN   OTHER FORCES PUSH NEARER STETTIN AND DANZIG

Russians Make 10-Mile Smash Toward Berlir   Germuns Report Red Force Battling Into Stentin;  a ee

Warren Raps Water Treaty With Mexico   Governor, at Senate Hearing, Points Out Fiaws in Measure

County ‘EL’ Bond Sales Reach $649. 000; 43 Percent of McKean’s Quota Is Sold   14,130 “E” Bonds Have Been Issued in McKean County Since the Start of the 7th War Loan Drive

County ‘i’ Bond Sales Reach $639,000: {} Percent of McKean’s Quota Is Sold

SINGLE FLAG AIRLINE BILL ___ JS. DEFEATEL   McCarran Accuses CAB of Violating  Agreement

MECHANIZED TROOPS TRAIN IN BULGARIA   Portion of Soviet Group Considered Attached to Occupation Army.

REDS MANEUVER ON TURK BORDER   200,000 Soviet Troops in  Training in Bulgaria

Reports Not Confirmed By  Yank Commanc   Bombing of Ryukyu Islands Continues As Jap Broadcasts Disagree on Damage

Aerial and Naval Bombardments of Ryukyu Continue:   Tokyo Radio Reports Raid on Island at Tip of Nippon

Tokyo Reports More U.S. Kyushu Raids  elt.UlUwwdUlUe esis ] ... ... _f*   Superforts, Carrier Planes Pounding Japs’ Home Islands

WARSHIPS AND PLANES BATTER RYUKYUS ANEW   B-29s Hit Japan Twice In 12 Hours; Yanks Silent On Landing

Attack On Ryukyus Is  Announced   Battleships And. Planes Continue Bombard.  trent Of Islands

RYUKYU AND JAP HOMELAND HIT   epping-Stone Islands Rlast- ed Again Tuesday; B-29s  Stage New Attack On * Japan Proper.

Kyushu Isle Under Carrier  Plane Assault   Ryukyus Still Being Attacked; Tokyo Tells Of ‘Savage Battles’  In Keramas

Carriers Pat Planes Over Kyushu Isle   Admiral Nimitz SHI Silent On Tokyo Report Of Yank Laudings Near Janarn

JAPS REPORT CARRIERS OFF KYUSHU ISLE   Tokyo Declares 90 Seaborne Craft Attack Target at Southern End of Homeland Following B-29 Blows.

KYUSHU IoLAND BOMBED AGAIN   Tokyo Reports Carrier Plane Raid Follows Superfort Attacks.   NEITHER [IS CONFIRMED

Japs Say Home Island Hit By Carrier Planes; Fleet, Aircraft Lashing Ryukyus

Tokyo Reports Kyushu Island At Southern End Of Japan [Raided By Carrier Planes’   American Carrier Task Force Continues Aerial And Naval Bombardment Of Ryukyu

Carriers At Kyushu Following B-29's: Close On Cebu City  Nimitz Makes No Mention Of Keramas As Japs Disagree

Battleships, Planes Keep Up Ryukyu Blow:   Tokyo Reports Another Fortress Raid On Jap Homeland

PLANES STRAFE JAPAN SHORES   Tokyo Radio Tells of Increased Naval Action In Ryukyus

RAID HITS KYUSHU   Tokyo Radio Self-Contradictory on Battles Near Okinawa

Japs Claim Another Raid On Kyushu   90 Plans Swarmin Following Superfort Raids Within 12 Hour:

‘KYUSHU ISLAND RAIDED BY CARRIER BASED PLANES IN FOLLOW-UP OF B-29 ATTACKS

SUPERFORTS STAGE ATTACK UPON KYUSHU   Tokyo Radio Report of American Carrier Piane Raid at Southern End of  Japan Unconfirmed  NO NEWS ON LANDING

YANK WARSHIPS AND PLANES HIT KYUSHU AGAIN   Navy Still Silent On Tokyo Claims Of  American Invasion

“1,627 Enemy Prisoners Taken In Battle For Nuernberg  TWO NAZI GENERALS ALSO ARE CAPTURED  Stiffer Resistance Along The Czechoslovak Border Farther North

frr-aphie- CITY IRONICALLY FALLS ON 56TH BIRTHDAY OF GERMANY’S DICTATOR

BRITISH TANKS WITHIN MILE OF HAMBURG’S EDGE   Third Army In Czechoslovakia, 55 Miles From Russian Li ines;  “Decision Near,  Says Goebbels.

Yanks lake Nuernberg, Drive Sout   Advance on Munich Opens Offensive to Pierce Hitler's Lair

Seventh Crashes Into Nuernberg   _ Old Walls Guarding Trapped Nazis _ InGerman Shrine Smashed; British Within Mile of Suburbs of Hamburg

British Strike Within Mile of Hamburg Suburbs   Yanks Close in On Nazis Trapped Inside Nuernberg

ALL FORMAL RESISTANCE AT AN END   Only Scattered Snipers Remain to Be Cleaned Out — British, Mean. while, Drive to Within a Mile of Hamburg.

Nuernberg Taken and Yanks Start for Hitler's Alps  Moving on to Cradle — of Nazi Party and . Fuhrer’s Final Stand _

Troops Heae To South —  For Munich      HOPE TO OPEN BATTLE FOR. HITLER’S LAST RETREAT IN. THE ALPS BEFORELONG ©

Fight In Heart Of Nuernberg; Nazis Trapped   French Ist Goes 50 Miles To Southeast

Three Divisions Cut Through Doomed Pocket Of Resistance In Nuernberg; All Organized Resistance Ended In City   FIRST ARMY CLEANS UP LEIPZIG POCKET

British Tanks Reach: Suburbs Of Hamburg   Nuernberg’s Fall Imminent As Trapped Nazis Battle To Death; Third Yanks Push Toward Reds; Becomes Battle Of Pockets.

OPENS BATTLE FOR HITLER'S KT. HIDEOUT   Seventh Army Make: Wide End Run on Main Roads to  Munich

Seventh Stamps Out Last Nazis In Nuernburg   Allied Troops Circle Stuttgart; Take Reutlingen

U. §, SEVENTH ARMY  FORCES CAPTURED  NUERNBERG FRIDAY BRITISH TANKS PLOUGHED TO WITHIN MILE OF GREAT  RBADT AE EAREDIIDC .

Seventh Army Drives Into Heart of Nazi Shrine City; 3rd Moves Into Czechoslovakia

DOUGHBOYS OPEN DRIVE ON MUNICH   Ninth Army Repulses German Attacks On Northern Flank

British Close On Hamburg As Yanks Fight Fanatical Nazis In Nuernburg And Wheel South:

Nazi Civilians Battle Yanks ~— In Nuernberg   Hitler Shrine Resists Fanatically In Honeless Fight

Seventh Army Strikes South Toward Munich   Organized Resistance In German Bastion Ends After Savage Struggle

Forces Are Fighting in Heart of Nuernberg While British Tanks Are Only a Mile from Hamburg.   REDS AND AMERICANS ARE 55 MILES APART

Hamburg Under Heavy Fire of British Guns   Allies Clamping Down On Mountain Lair Of Nazi Heads

BRITISH BATTER HAMBURG AS [AMERICANS CRUSH FANATICAL RESISTANCE AT NUERNBERG

“Yanks Squelch Last-Ditch Nazis “in Nuernberg   British Tanks Near Suburbs of Hamburg; Allied Right Flank Clamps on Hitler's Lai,

YANKS BATTLE NAZIS IN HEART OF NUERNBERG   British Near Hamburg; Al. lied Flank Cutting Off Hitler Lair

British Tanks Strike Mile From Hamburg   Whole Allied Right Flank Clamp Down On Mouns tainous Nazi Lair.   HITLER IS 56 TODAY

Whole Allied Flank Moving on Hitler’s Mountain Retreat   Ninth Arnry Stops Counter-Blow; Blasted Dykes Flooding Holland; Stuttgvart Enclosed on 3 ‘Sides

Americans Near Heart Of Nuernberg   Third Army 55 Miles From Russian Lines

Seventh Army Yanks Take Nuernberg, 1:.t-bed Of Nazism; Brits A: Yamburg

Yanks Close In On 20,000 Trapped Nazis   British Tanks Within Mile Of Hamburg Suburb As War Becomes Battle Of Pockets.

Survivors Surrender Nazi Party Shrine City On Birthday of Hitler   British Complete Liberation of Northern Holland—  French Gain

Doughboys Are Within Heart Of City For Kill   Amevicans of 7th Army Crash Through Old Walls Surrounding Trapped Germans   British Mile From Hainbure Suburbs   Bomb-Lit Cities Serve A: Hitler’s Birthday Candies As Allies Ad vane Everywhere

Yanks Stamping Out Resistance Inside Nuernberg   American And French Troops Move In Wide Circle Around Stuttgart

NUERNBERG Io URS; BATTLE FOR ALPS NOV   Last Survivors of Bloody Battle Surrender on Fuehrar’s Birthday.

Nazi Pocket Of Fanatics Is Doomed   Three Divisions Cut Into Positions To Clear Nuernberg

OTHER MAIOR NAZI CITIES TOPPLING   Elbe Bridgehead Is Slightly Enlarged By Ninth Army   DIKES IN HOLLAND   Around Zuider Zee Blasted By Enemy; Seige Of Bre~ men Intensified

THE WEATHER AT YUMA   FORCES STRIKE SOUTH FOR MUNICH AND NAZIS’ LAST REDOUBT IN ALPS

British Tanks Are Mile From Big Port   French First Army Drives 50 Miles Ahead In Push From Strasbourg; Whole Allied Right Flank Sprinas Into Action

ALPINE FIGHT SEEN; YANKS NEAR MUNICH   Nuernberg Defense Practically Over

Stuttgart Is Nearly Encircled   British Are Less Than Mile From Suburbs - Of Hamburg Which Is Under Artillery Fire

Decision Is Very Near. —   Powerful Soviet Drive  Surges Almost to Edge Of Capital As Yanks — Mass For Kill On West

THREE AMERICAN DIVISIONS REDUCE LAST RESISTANCE IN SHRINE CITY OF NUERNBERG   "The Decision is Very Near" Says Hitler's Propaganda Chief Goebbels, Declaring Germany on "Razor Edge" of Disaster   GLOOMY BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY FOR FUEHRER

British Hammer Hamburg as Americans Move in for Ki at Shrine City of Nuernberg   For All Practical Purposes Organized German Resistance on Western Front Has Ceased and War Becomes One of Pockets

‘seventh Army Mops Up Resistance, Strikes Out — For Munich   Fight For Hitler Hideout Shaping   Nazi Foreign Office Documents Seized In Hartz Mountains

U.S. 7th Army Fights in Heart OfNuernberg   Captures Vast Stadium Where Hitler Used to Speak

Yanks Take Nuernberg   Troops Crash Through Old Walls Surrounding Nazis; Other Forces Gain

BRITISH ARMOR BATTLES MILE FROM HAMBURG   Right Flank of Allied Line Clamps Down On Bavarian Lair

YANKS CAPTURE NERNBERS PUSH ON MUNICE   Steady Gains On All Fronts

BRITISH TANKS NEAR HAMBURG   French First, U. S. Seventh And Third Concentrate on Alps Redoubt.   HITLER BIRTHDAY TODAY,

—WESTERN FRONT—  British Big Guns Fire Point Blank At Germans Still In Hambure 

Allied Flank Clamping on Nazi Lair   Yanks Battle  In Nuernberg— British Near Hamburg Suburbs

Th Battles In Heart of (Old Nuernberg   British Tanks Within Mile of Hamburg Suburbs

Swift Justice For Nazis Ain Of Jackson   Truman Endorses Outline of Plans For Prosecutions

Gestapo and S. S. Too: : Prosecution of Nazi Criminals Will Include Organized Groups

UTLINES WAR GUILT POLICY   Jackson Sees Whole Nazi Program Gigantic Plot Against Mankind

U.S. to Make War Criminal  List Long One   German General Staff and Industrialists Will Be Included

 Guilt on Every Person U.S. to Treat Nazi Program As a Gigantic Conspiracy

Jackson Urges Swilt Justice To War Makers   Report Also Proposes German Industrialists Also Be Prosecuted

Yanks Rescue Allied War Prisoners from Luzon Camp In Raid: Close on Manila

American Rangers and Filipino Guerrillas Make Daring Raid on Luzon Stockade

DARING YANKEE RAIDERS WIPE OUT JAP CAMP   Sixth Army Crosses Pampanga River, Only 20 Miles From Manila

RESCUE 310 PRISONERS FROM JAPS.   Amer. Rangers in Daring Raid on Luzon: Prison Camp

Marshall Asks Quick Merging Of Army- Navy      Fusing of Forces Urged to _ Strengthen Military _ Force

MARSHALL ASKS UNIFICATION OF ALL COMMANDS   For Potent Military Force That Will Demand Werld’s  D enact   ESPIONAGE SYSTEM ON WORLD-WIDE BASIS!

ARMY'S CHIEF OF STAFF FOR ARMS MERGER   Gen. Marshall Appears Before Congress To Urge Combination

Gen. Marshall Urges Merging Of Army, Navy   Also Wants for U. S. Single, World-Wide  Intelligence Service

JOINT ARMED FORCE ASKED BY MARSHALL   ARMY-NAVY MERGER PROPOSED TO CONGRESS

Gen. Marshall L rges Merger  Of Army. Navy   Asks World-Wide Espionage System To Keep Country Abreast of Events

Marshall Makes Army-Navy Merger Plea   Chief of Staff Asks End Of Over-the-Cup  Intelligence System

Gen. Marshalt Urges Merger Of Army, Navy   Would Link Armed Forces Under Single Cabinet Officer

Marshall Calls bor Merger. uf Beaty and Navy  General Also Aske Tor

Marshall Urges Service Merger  ‘Would Put Army, Navy Ir  One Unit

STAFF CHIEF URGES ARMY. NAVY MERGER   Marshall Also Favors Wide Intelligence System for U. S.

A FORMAL SURRENDER   Field Marshal Was in Charge of Jap Forces in Asia

Another Jap Surrendered   Former Commander Jap Forces In Asia Unable To Surrender Earlier

TERAUCHI GIVES UP TO MOUNTBATTEN   Supreme Commander of Jap Expeditionary Forces - In Southern Asia.

Nip Commander in Asia Surrenders  ewes Ee  on   Terauchi Gives up His Old Ceremonial Swords

Terauchi Out As Jap Chief   Mountbatten Takes Commander’s Swords

RUSSIA SLATED TO WIN DEMANDS   Other Nations Expected to Capitulate to All But Polish Problem.

COAL USERS TO FILE FOR SUPPLY OF FUFI   NATION'S SUPPLY CRITICAL      Preferential Treatment’ Promised Those Who Submit Declaration Before May 15

APPLY NOW FOR EXT YEARS FUEL   Must File Application With Your Fuel Order

Coal Consumrs Who Fill Qut Forms And Order Now to Have Advantages   Liberalize Restrictions

D-Day Anniversary Holiday for Soldiers   Yanks in Europe Are Celebrating Quietly en Orders of Eisenhower

D-DAY RECALLED IN SIMPLE RITES   Troops Get Holiday To Mark Anniversary Of Landing

HOLD CEREMONY ON FIRST D-DAY ANNIVERSARY   Invasion Vets Pay Tribute to Buddies Buried in Normandy

First D-Day Anniversary  Is Holiday   Veterans of Normandy Invasion Honor Memory Of Fallen Heroes

Veterans of Invasion Honor Memory of Those Who Died on Theat Date

Quiet D-Day Anniversary   Holiday For Armed Forces In Europe; Hero Dead Honored

D-DAY  Arvitvercary.  Is Holiday   Allied Invasion Of Normandy Beaches Occurred. Year Ago Today

Troops Whipping Reich Have D-Day Anniversary Holiday   By AUSTIN BEALMEAR

FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF NORMANDY LANDINGS BY VICTORIOUS ALLIES CELEBRATED IN SIMPLE MANNER

LARGE OKINAWA AIRFIELD TAKEN   Jap Suicide Attack On Hospital Ship Kills 29 Aboard

FIVE DISTRICT “OPA OFFICES T0 CLOSE SEPT. 15   Walters Announces “Yransfer O Duties Te Ten Adjacent Districts

) DISTRICT OPA OFFICES CHANGED   Wisconsin Counties in Duluth Area to Green Bay Office.

JURY BILL KILLED _ BY SENATE ACTION   Measure to Permit Women to Serve Dies, _ 15 to 14

26th Division, ~ “Bulge” irs, Land at Buston  Gove. nor Martin, TorAar — Coumvundar, Create Stute Unit

Kai-Shek Pays a Long-Overdue Visit fo Peiping  Quick Development  @pies:. bec 2k. tet   “Quick Developments Show Manchuria in © Chiang’s. Hands Soon

Chiang Makes Peiping Stop; Troops Press Their Drives   Manchurian Contest Is Being Completed.

ALLIED DRAGNET CATCHES ANOTHER GERMAN BIG-SHO1   ‘Dr, Alfred Rosenberg, Reich’s Deputy Commissioner for Education, Found in Hospital.   SEARCH IS PRESSED FOR HANGMAN HIMMLER   Commission Faces Problem of Deciding Who Is Going to Try Nazi War Criminals.

British Seize — Dr. Rosenberg  Force Behind Naziism Found In Flensburg

Another Nazi Leader Taken Into Custody      Dr. Rosenberg Seized By British, Taught  Anti-Semitism

ALLIED CONFAB DATE 10 STAND   President Truman Announces San Francisco Chat Still Scheduled

1S NAMED SOCIAL SECURITY ADMR   Major Proctor N. Carter of Columbia Appointed By _ Gov. Phil Donnelly,

WITNESS BACKS MARSHAL PETAIN   French Officer Testifies Petain Sent Secret Message  Telling Darlan To Cease H nctilities

Hardship!   Prisoners Of War Will Now Be Asked To Eat Butter Qnhetitute.

size Of National Debt, Lack Of Tax Cut Blamed On ‘Profligate Spending’...  GOP Says U.S. Can't Be World Santa Clau:

U.S. SANTA CLAUS ROLE CRITICIZED   REPUBLICANS WORKING ON TAX BILL SAY GIVING THREATENS SOLVENCY,

Debt Blamed on “Profligate Spending”     Republicans Give Views On ‘Plans For Slashing ‘Taxes

EXPENDITURES NEED REDUCING   GOP House Members Say It Is Time To Quit Play ing Sania Claus

SEIZURE OF Ut. PLANTSVICWED WITH ALARM   By JAMES bes KILGALLEN international News Servier wtatt Correspondent

Oil Executive Can See No Necessity for it During Peace Time, But Real Danger

Navy Cuts Red Tape in Last Minute Reprieve for Pacific-Bound Fathers

Osmena Again Is in Charge  Of Philippines   Marks First Time Since Japs Took Over Back in 1941

Petain, Hero of World War I, Returns to France to Face Treason Charae in 2nd War

Jap Girls Coming ( Out of Hiding  Parents Convinced ye Snidiere Won't Har rer Thom. . a Gn Are tha Caidiare

Germans Stiffen Stand as Some  Units Shifted   U. S. First Army Gains 2.000 Yards in Soft Spots to. E “ast.   American Casualties Lower Than Enemy’s   Recipe Cost Her $100

FIRE SWEEPS UPPER FLOORS OF BIG TOWER   PLANE LOST IN FOG HITS 79TH STORY; 3 ABOARD KILLED

Empire State Bldg. Set Afire   Bomber Punctures 79th Floor of World's Tallest Building, Explodes Killing Three Aboard; 24 Burned, Hurt By Glass, Debri

BOMBER CRASH MOST BIZARRE N.Y. ACCIDENT   Skyscraper Set Afire Thirteen Deaths Established

RescuersComb Wreckage of Fantastic Fire   Army Bomber Causes $500,000 in Damage te Seraper

© WEAPONS = MANDED   Action Results From Reports Nazi Tanks, Artillery Are Better

BONGRESS MAY INVESTIGATE ~ -REPORTSNAZI TANKS BEST   CLAIMS THAT ENEMY HAS SU PERIGR WEAFONS HAS AROUSED IN REST IN CONG

Citing Claims of German Superiority  Probe of U.S. Weapons Demanded

“Dauntless Dottie,” First B-29 Over Tokyo, Loston Way Home   Crash Takes Lives of 10:Men With Missionz Completed

Key Men to Be Deferred   Essential Men Under 30 Will Be Kept On Present Jobs

Ford to Issue Proclamation For Election   Action Today to Set Special Congressiona’ Poll Date as June 5

Inaugural  To Be Brief   Ceremony At Washington On Saturday Will Last But Twenty Minutes

ARMY UNLOADING LINER OF TRODPS   Strikers Boo Soldiers Moved Into N. ¥. Dock Area

80,000 IDLE IN LABOR DISPUTES   Total Boosted Saturday B; Wright Walkout

Strikes Keeping 80,000 Off Jobs   Trouble at Cincinnati  Makes 23,000 Idle

Roster of idle leaps to 65.000   23,090 walk out al Cincinnati plant

27-Mile Journey Ends In Charges Of Murder Against Ex-Sailor On His 19th Birthday   REARING DUE TODAY OR LATE TOMORROW

MILFORD LEGION © AND AUX. HELPING IN GIFTS PROGRAM   DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 10; LEAVE GIFTS AT TIERNEY DRUG STORE.

LOCAL LEGION AND AUXILIARY SPONSOR (CALL FOR XMAS GIFT!   Depot For Receiving Gifts Will Be the Stake Hotel; Dec. 10 Set as Deadline

American Legion  Gift Collection   TO BE GIVEN TO VETERANS IN HOSPITALS

Of Reich Makes Grim Admission  ort Minister   Foreign Minister Count Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigk Urges Germans to "Stand Loyally by Obligations We Have Undertaken”   -T ATEMENT WELL AHEAD OF ALLIED INFORMATIO}b

REICH GOVERNMENT  BROADCAST TOLD OF  WAR’S END FIRST AESO CALLED FOR-NEW  GERMANY OF UNITY, JUS. TICE AND LIRERTY

TOKYOPAPER = HITS EMPEROR FOR ACTIONS   Abdication Urged For Starting Conflict

SIX JAP SHIPS REPORTED SUNK IN AIR ATTACKS   13 Other Small Vessel: Damaged; Navy Pounds Okinawa   RESISTANCE STIFFENS IN DAVAO VICINITY

FLEET PLANES CARRY ASSAULT TO HOMELAND   Yanks Landed On Cebu Press Within Two And A Half Miles Of Capital

Okinawa Pounded by Fleet and Air   Bombardment Enters Sixth Day; Transport Fleet Attempts to Supnoly Yanks

Biggest Battleships Of Fleet Prolong Roaring Attack On Ryukyu Isles

 .-PACIFIC—   Japs. Lose Many Ships ‘And Planes   Tokyo Radio. D eclares “Yanks Have Landed On Kerama Islands ~

“U.S. Silent «On Landings in Kerama Isles   Japanese Report Savage Fighting; See Okinawa Invasion

Allied Air Raids Being Continued Ininland SeaArea Southern Japan

Kerama Isles Invaded, Jap  Radio Insists   Claims U. S. S. Planes Bombed Southern Japan To Aid Invasion Move

 Okinawa Gets 6th Day Of Air And  ea Bombardment       Japs Repcat Report of Kerama Landings; J3; 29s Raid Kure Naval  Base:

Ryukyu Attack  ‘Continues: 19  Jap Ships Hit   Tokyo Holds To Story Of Landings On Kerama Isles Near Okinawa; Sea-Air Assault Admitted To Be Heaviest Yet In Pacific Battle Annals

RYUKYU ISLAND UNDERGOES 6TH FLEET ASSAULT   Tokyo Holds Te Report That Yanks Landed In Ryukvus Chain

POUND OKINAWA FROM BOTH SEA, AIR FOR SIXTH DAY   JAPANESE INSIST U. S. HAS LANDED ON KERAMA ISLES

NAVAL FORCE SUSTAIN PUSH GN THE RYUKYUS   Battleships And Carrier Planes Maintain Attack

Fleet Strikes At Okinawa For Sixth Day   Planes Knife Remaining Strongholds As Japs Say Yanks Have Landed on Keramas

US. Still Silent On Jap Claim Of  Keramas Landing   Kyushu Reported Hit _ By 90 Planes To Back ‘Invasion’

YANKS ADD TO FORCES ON KERAMA   Warships Supporting Okinawa Invasion, Nippon Asserts

Okinawa Undergoes * Sixth Straight Day of Air, Sea Attack   Nimitz Silent on Jap Reports of Landings on Kerama Islands

U.S, FLEET HIT OKINAWA FOR THE SIXTH DAY   Hundreds of Carrier Aircraft Knifed Into Its Remaining Strongholds.   LARGE RIFLES USED   The Radio Tokyo Says Yank Troops Have Landed on the Kerama Islands,

TOKYO CLAIMS NEW INVASION   SAYS YANKS HAVE LANDED ON KERAMA ISLANDS

U.S. CARRIER PLANES BLAST KYUSHU TODAY   Japs Say Raid on Main Island Supports Invasion of Keramas, Scene of Bitter Ficht.

U. 8. Fleet. Hits Okinawa Isle bth Straight Day  Tokyo Insists Yanks Have Landed _ -F_ te. oT.  fr Er,

REPORTED OVER JAPAN: KERAMAS BATTLE ‘RAGES’   Headquarters Silent On Rumored Invasion

OKINAWA Hi FOR SIXTH DAY IN ROW   Tokyo Reports American Landing On Kerama Jslands

southern Japan Raided Today in Support of Kerama Island Invasion   “Savage Battles” Reported To Be Under Way On Kerama

Southern Japan Raided By Yanks Supporting Drive   Domei Says Kyushu Hit in “Savage Battle” a: Reinforcements Land in. Kerama Taw de ot

No Confirmation Yet On Persistent Jap Reports Of Ryukyus Landings

Guns, Planes Hit Okinawa For 6th Day   Tokyo Insists Yanks Have Landed On Kerama  Islands

Blow Backs Yank Attack  On Keremas   Ninety Ship Planes Assault Kyushu In Daylight

ROE IS ACCUSED IN OPA ACTION   Eastern Shore Congressman Recently Said Agency Should Be “Scrapped”

OPA Strikes Back: Charges Rep. Dudley Roe Violated Federal Emergency Price Controls

NAVAL FORGE  NEAR BORNEO   TOKYO RADIO SAYS BTRONG ‘ ALLIED TASK GROUP IS HEADING FOR IM. PORTANT PORT

Petain Is Taking His Confinement  With Calmness   Spends Most Of Time In Chair

MUNCIE. INFANT REMAINS IN COMA   Less Restless Than Before Receiving Unproved Drug

COBS TO BE OUT BY CHRISTMAS   NAVY WILL DISCHARGS 750,000 SAILORS

750,000 More Navy Men To Be Out By Yuletime   One of Every Three  Will Be Released  By Next February 15

Navy Will Keep Point System; Expects To Release 750,000 by Christmas -

Navy to Keep Point System; Releases-Set for 750,000.      Ry DRAN W. DITTMER

Navy to Keep Point System   750,000 to Be Out of Uniform by Dec. 25

NAVY WILL NOT ABANDON ITS POINT SYSTEM   However, It Is Expected About 750,000 Men Will Be Out By Christmas

Chief Prosecutor of Russia Reported too lll To Attend First  Sessions on Tuesday

Red Petition Seeks Delay In War Trials   Soviet Prosecutor Tl, Moscow Says; Hess Case in Doubt

ALLIES ASKED TO QUIT IRAN   Teheran Government Calls On U. S., Britain, Soviet To Remove Troops

IRAN DEMANDS THAT TROOPS BE TAKEN OUT   REQUEST IS SENT TO U. S., BRITAIN AND RUSSIA

Iran Demands Ales Remove  Armed Forces   Calls on United States, Britain and Russia To Live Up to Treaty

IRAN ASKS ALLIES. TO LEAVE COUNTRY   CALLS ON UNITED STATES, BRITAIN AND RUSSIA TO WITHDRAW TROOPS.

Iran Demanding “Big Three”  Remove Troops From Country   Minister Asks Nations to Withdraw Forces as War in Europe Is Over—Treaty Terms Describe Evacuation Six Months Following Cessation

QUICK TRIALS ~~” BEING URGED   INTERNATIONAL LAWYER’! COMMOTTE OUTLINES PRO‘-  (UEDURE TO CLOSE LEGAL LOOPHOLES

BOMBS RAINED ONNAGOYABY GIANT B-298   ROARING OKINAWA BATTLE FRONT UNCHANGED

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British Use Tanks In Soerabaja Battle   6 Yanks Die in Blast At India Hospital

Demonstrations Continue  Into [Third Day   Yanks Are Attacked at Thanksgiving Day Dance With Hand Grenade, Bricks; Some of Injured Are in Serious Condition

TAX COLLECTIONS DROP   Federat ‘Tske in Kansas Less by : Million Last Month

BATTLE FOR VIENNA ONE MOST IMPORTANT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PRESENT WAR AGAINST HITLER

Independence of First Nazi Victim Guaranteed— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7  American Drive May Help Reds Free Austria '

THE  WAR TODAY   Red Drive In Austria May Have Political Consequences, Test Of Big Three Unity In Influence Sphere

PERKASIE. TO EXPAND 15 ELECTRIG PLANT   Purchase of New Turbine Authorized by Council   MOST TAXES ARE PAID.

PERKASIE TO EXPAND ITS ELECTRIC PLANT   Claim 20-Year-Old Turbine Incapable of Carrying The Load   FINANCES HEALTHY

(Nazi Forces In Retreat On 250-Mile East Front   Soviet Forces Within  15 Miles of Reich; Great New Army Group Enters Huge Offensive  KRAKOW MENACED

More Than Two Million Soviets Racing Toward  Another Capital, ‘Berlin’   Breath-Taking Encirclement Bids To Engulf All Of Poland, East  Prussia; Hun Press Alarmed

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GERMANS ARE BEING CHASED FROM POLAND   NAZILAND FRONTIER 15 MILES AWAY; KRAKOW FALLS

Unconfirmed Report Says Krakow Falls   Nazis Forced Out of Polish Capital by Reds’ Flanking Move

German Troops in: ‘Retreat Along. 250- -Mile Front — Ruined War  THIRD SOVIET ARM’ ENTERS STRUGGL              Smashes 25 Miles Through Enemy Defenses Wide Front—Highw to Berlin Cut.

Soviets race westward on a broad front  Enemy concedes serious situation

Soviet Forces Within 15 Miles . Of Reich Border In  Southern Poland

Capture Warsaw As Fresh Army Joins in Atfack   Enemy Retreating On 250-Mile Front

Reds Capture Ravaged ‘Polish Capital   German Radio Says Reich Troops Fight for Existence

NAZIS RETREAT ALONG ENTIRE Of (-MILE FRONT   Soviets Now Within 15 Miles Of German Border; Krakow Is Reported to Have Fallen

SOVIETS TAKE WARSAW, ROLL OVER POLAND   Fall of Krakow is Reported; Huge Tanks Lead Red Surge

Record-Breaking Sub-Zero Levels Cause 10 Deaths In Two Sections of Fast

COLD WEATHER TAKES 10 LIVES   Record-Breaking Sub-Zero Levels Reached In Some States

Wintry Wave To Moderate; Death Toll 10   108 Autoisis Caught In Snowstorm Find Refuce in One House

Suicide Planes Hit 3 Carriers Of British Foree   . Vessels Suffer Only . Minor Damage, Continue Operations

YANKS STAGE NEW LUZON INVASION   Drive Is Designed to Cut Off Subic Bay Ports From Japs

NEW TROOPS LANL NN WEST LUZON   No Casualties Reported in Drive Aimed to Cut Off Bataan Peninsula

Seizure of Subic Bay Ports Is Aim Of U.S. 8th Army   6th Army Has 25 Miles to GoOn Manila Road

‘NEW INVASION OF LUZON WINS ELEVEN MILES   Race Toward Subic G Bay Area

Newly Landed Yank Forces On  Luzon Advance   Invaders Drive Toward Subic Bay To Open Second Battle Of Bataan

France Proposes Big Five Parley  Nations Are Asked To Consider Problems Tee RAtd din, Peek

French Invite Big Five To Settle Row   Paris Goes Over Heads of British In Svrian Matter’

France Asking Big Five Parley : On Middle East   Invitations Said Sent Out; ’To Ask Liberated Grow 70 P. C. Of Own Food

Action Taken in Face Of British Opposition   Formal Answers Made Necessary; Ritennsc Acecrmme Harvest Powers

French Ask Big Hive To Parley   Desire To Confer On Middle East Dispute;  Formal Answers Required

French Call For Big Five Syrian Parley   DeGaulle’s Move Will Cause Each Government To Make Reply

Vast Postwar Ring ot Naval  Bases Proposed   U. S. Navy Also Calls For 6 Atlantic Sites; Decision Must Rest On Action of Congres

Navy Wants Many Bases In Atlantic  And Pacific   Include Okinawa. Iwo Jima, Saipan  On Pacific Side

U. S. Retention Of Many Bases Urged By Navy   Ring of Pacific Bases Is ' recommended; Six in Atlantic

RING OF NAVAL BASES FAVORED   Recommendations Made ~ For Postwar Defense Of United States

ALSO CALL FOR SIX IN ATLANTIC OGEAN   Name Okinawa, Once A Jap Stronghold, And Manus, British

Want Fewer State Income Tax Returns   Proposal Would Raise Gross Figure Used In Making Report

W. H. Meier Suffer: Fatal Injuries in East Helena Yards  Conductor-Yardmaste Dies When Limbs

W. H. Meier Suffers Fatal Injuries in East Helena Yards  Conductor-Yardmaste: Dies When Limbs Severed by Gondola

Doenitz Fires Von Ribbentrop  Foreign Minister ~ Paeecad in Diceara

HOLD WITNESS IN PROBE OF HOOPER DEATH   Seek Hooper Slayer In Chicago; Formally Post Reward

Police Arrest Former Albion "Tavern Owne   Abe Rozenberg Seized, Investigation Turns To Chicago Area

UE MAN WAS KILLED ON CORREGIDOR   Lester R. Pinter, Former Ladd Resident, Is Casualty

BEVIN BLAMES SOVIET FOR FAILURE   Says Big Three Chiefs Also Failed To Reach Agreement

U. S. OUTLINES STERN POLICY FOR MILITARY OCCUPATION OF JAPAN; TRAINED OFFICERS ARE READY  -

STERN POLICY TO PREVAIL OVER JAPS   United States _ “Completes Directive For Occupation

stern Policy For Occupation of Jap Homeland Planned   2,000 Specially Trained Army Officers to Take  Over Administration

Stern Formula For Governing Japan Drafted   2,000 Trained Army Officers Set To Take  Over Administration

U. S. Plans Firm Policy Toward Japs   Stern Rules Will Govern Immediate Military Occupation Of Japan

Stern Policy To Govern Japanese   United States Has 2000 Trained Men Ready

U.S. Completes Directive Outlining Policy to Govern Immediate Military Occupation of Japan

What It Means:  Move To Conserve Fish And QOil Offshore Seen As An Important One

U. S. Has Made Wide Claims to the Waters (and Resources) Off Cousts

GOVERNMENT  CALLS MEETING INGM DISPUTE      General Motors Not To Attend Washington Session   Federal Officials Tc Confer With Auto Worker Leade's

Federal Agency Searches for GM Dispute Settlement  c Another Unit Begins - Biggest Strike Poll,

U. S. Enters Auto Strike   Head of GM Declines To Attend Conference Called in Washington

es ES nae ASAE TS SS a RES,  GM Official Absent At Washington Conference

GM Chiefs Not To Confer In Washington   Union Officials. Government Leaders Meet At Wage Dispute Parley.  eect nner

GM Declines to Take Part in Discussion   Federal Conciliator to Hear: Union's Side of Labor Dispute

Huge Strike Poll Will Be Taken in Steel for 700,000   Conciliation Service ‘Also  Arranges for Talk With Reuther and Associates

N egotiation Of Detroit Rift Started   General Motors Men Missing From Group

ov't Seeks End uM Strikes Wari 1 eph vis Awaited         Ward Employecs — Asi Arbitration; Stce Workers To Tak Strike Vote.

U.S. Takes Hand In G. M. Dispute   Attempt Made To End Controversy

COMPANY HEAD REJECTS BID T0 CAPITAL MEET   Ward Walkout Continues; Steel Workers Conduct Strike Vote

One Government Agency Seeks To  End GM Strike   Conference Slated With Auto Workers Officials Trying For  Settlement

Motor Firm's Delegates Not In Washington   Strike Poll Of 700,000 Workers Ahead

GM Heads Won't Attend Meeting   CIO Pickets Hold 65 Workers in Plant at Saginaw for 15 Hours

GOVERNMENT IS BUSY WITH STRIKES AND THREATS OF STRIKES  SETTLEMENT GM TROUBLE SOUGHT AS STEEL WORKERS TAKE STRIKE VOTE

U.S. Takes Hand In Settling — G.M.C. Walkout   650,000 Steel Men Vote Today on Whether to Strike

UAW Officials In Parley With U. S. Conciliator   General Motors, However, Is Not Represented  At Washington Confab.

GM Strike Heads And Labor Dept, Head Confer  Steel Workers Out In Force; Returns wrt ep. Fg

U.S. Takes Hand in GM Wage Dispute   Company Representatives Will Not Attend Washington Meeting— CIO Pickets Disband

C10 Envoys Talk With Government About G-M Strike   Motors President Says He Is Unable To Leave Detroit

AE AREER  U.S. Seeks Peace In GM Wage Issue  Company Officials Wilt Ab Mnebnen enn

Government Takes Hand In GM Strike   Company Chief Spurns Offer Of Conciliation

GOVERNMENT [a TAKING A HAND   Will Try to Settle GMM Wage Dispute With Union Officials.    WILSON CAN’T ATTEND

Company Heads Fail To Attend Capital Parley   Top Officials of clo-UAW —~ Leave Detroit- By-Plane-— To Coufer With U. 5. Head Coneiliator   Supervisors Held . Tn Plant Released   150 Labor Disputes Keep Half Million Idle In Nation; Aid Pledged To Auto Workers -

Strikers Defy Union And WLB   17,000 . Chrysler Corp. Men Remain Idle

STRIKERS DEFY WORK APPEALS   17,000 Remain Away From Vital War Jobs At Dodge Plants

Rumors Thick Concerning Cabinet Change   Former Senate Colleagues See President Truman At White Hotse

Nation Surpasses Goal in War Loan   However, Lag Reported in Sales of ‘E’ Bonds

Bond Sales Total Almost 16 Billion   Drive Toward Individual Loan Goal Continues

» Mayor Neu To Arrange New Closing Hours   Not in Favor of All-Night Operations; Announcement Due Early

ADVANCE BILL 10 BAN LOCAL OPTION FOR THE DURATION   DRYS FAIL TO KILL MEASURE PENDING IN STATE LEGISLATURE

MERCURY DROPS 36 DEGREES AFTER RAIN   Temperature Down to 37 Degrees at 1 a. m. Today as Cold Wave Moves Into District.

U.S. ACTSTORID AUSTRIA OF NAZIS   General Clark Ordered to Require Germans to Return to Their Homeland.

Germans Withdrawn From Ardennes Bulge   Berlin Says Canadians Have Launched Attack In Holland; Von Rundstedt Seen Pulling Back F or New Stand.

British Army Patrols Gain On West Side   Germany Quickens Skillfully And Orderly Withdrawal; Enemv Threatens Strasbourg

British Units Stab 10 Miles Into One Area      Reach Vicinity of Chumplon Between Laroche aud St. Hubert of Ardennes Salient   Germans Quicken Their Withdrawal   Von Rundstedt Believed Hoping te Establish New Line 15 Miles West Of Reich Border

Rundstedt Speeds His Withdrawal   British Advance 10 Miles To Reach Champlon Area Near Road Which Leads To St. Hubert

Strategic Laroche Captured by Troops   Germans Quicken Skillful Withdrawal From Western End of Belgium Area; Enemy Forces Still Threaten Strasbourg

Huns Speed Retreat As Allies Advance In Three-Way Push   English Patrols Gain 10 Miles at Tip of Ardennes Salient; Blizzard Cruelest Enemy

Geran Forces Withdraw From Belgian Bulge   Allies Advance Over Three Miles But Fail To Encircle Enemy

Von Rundsfedt Speeds Troop Back-Tracking   German Withdrawal Orderly and Skilled And There Is No Sign Of Rout. Allies Say

British Patrols Stab into Bulge   Germans Quicken Withdrawal From Toe of Ardennes Salient; Weather Continues Bitter Enemy

British Patrols Drive Deep Into Collapsing West End of Germans Belgian Bulge

Nazis Attempt To Establish Anofher Line   American, British Troops Continue Advance in West

Hritish Patrols in a 10-MileAdvance Through the Collapsing Weatern End of the Belgian Bulge.   nuk ROAD WAS CUT WITHOUT OPPOSITION   Germans Quickened Thelt Skilful, Orderly Withdrawal in Deep Snow as Yanks Drove From North, South,

British 2d Army Only Four Miles Behind Patrols   Nazis Quicken Skillful And Orderly Withdrawal From Ardennes Front

ALLIES CAPTURE LAROCHE BUT STRASBOURG STILL MENACED BY 'GERMANS WITH TANK FORCES

BRITISH STAB 10 MILES INTO SAGGING LINES   Germans Quicken Orderly Withdrawal From Ar dennes Salient

STRATEGIC LAROCHE CAPTURED TODAY AS SALIENT COLLAPSING   GERMANS QUICKEN SKILL FUL WITHDRAWAL IN DEEP SNOW THURSDAY

LAROCHE FALLS AS ALLIES PUSH SWIFTLY AHEAD   Blizzard Continues With Temperatures at Front About 9 Above

British Patrols Stab Deep In Ardennes   Nazis Quicken Skillful Withdrawal From Toe of Belgian Bulge

IS SEVERED BY BRITISH   10-Mile Gains Scored By Allied Patrols  In Western Area

Germans Speed Orderly Retreat   American First, Third Armies Drive In From North and South as Bulge  Battle Nears Climax   RY JAMES M ITLONG

Belgian Bulge Collapsing; Vital Road Cut   -Fast-Moving British Potrois Gain Ten Miles

GERMANS BEGIN QUICK, ORDERLY WITHDRAWAL   Rundstedt Expected To Make Stand  At Houffalize  Road Center

Advance Ten Miles In Belgian Bulge; Nazis Collapsing   Von Rundstedt Retreat Saves Armor, However

Strategic LaRoche Taken By Allies Today; Brits Advance Far Into Bulge

STRATEGIC LAROCHE CAPTURED TODAY AS SALIENT COLLAPSING  GERMANS QUICKEN SKILL rere Tare tram ATTIT AT FET  ary   GERMANS QUICKEN SKILL FUL WITHDRAWAL IN DEEP SNOW THURSDAY

WEST END OF BULGE FOLDING AT FAST RATI   No Opposition as Road in Salient Cut in Two.—Germans Staging An Orderly Withdrawal.

EXPECT ENEMY TO ATTEMPT NEW STAND   Allies Advance 10 Miles, Win Dozen Towns   Captured By U. S. Troops; Von Rundstedt Retreat Orderly In All Spots

WESTERN END OF THE BULGE IS COLLAPSING   British Reach the Champlon Area; Nazis Making Skillful Withdrawal

YANKS, BRITISH SMASH 3 MILES      Von Rundstedt’s Men Show No Sign Of Stampede As They Give Up Ground

Nazi Retreat Continues in  Orderly Way   Von Rundstedt May Establish New Line IS Miles West of  The German Border

BRITISH REACH CHAMPLON AREA   Patrols Advance 10 Miles Through Collapsing Western End of Bulge.   STRASBOURG BAD SPOT

PATROLS DRIVE 10 MILES INTO BELGIAN BULGE   Allied Forces Capture LaRoche, Strategic Defense Bastion

Nazis Quicken ‘Their Skillful Withdrawal   Cut North-South Road Between Laroche. St, Hubert Without Much Opposition  RZ AV ATT TGV T Cr Awe   MAY ATTEMPT STAND

VON RUNDSTEDT BELIEVED 10 BE PREPARING FOR STAND 15 MILES FROM GERMAN BORDER   Eisenhower's Communique Says Enemy Attacks Are Repulsed in Alsace Plain Between Strausbourg and Colmar   BRITISH SECOND ARMY CAPTURES MANY TOWNS

Advance Is Made Through Collapsing Western End of Belgian Bulge, Reports Say Today.   GERMANS IN RETREAT THROUGH DEEP SNOW

Von Rundstedt Quickens His Withdrawal   German Commander Apparently Massing For Stand 15 Miles West Of Reich Border

AMERICANS AND BRITISH PUSH AHEAD 3 MILES   Germans Quicken Withdrawal In Skilled Manner

Nazis Speed Their Orderly Withdrawal   Laroche, Other Key Towns Fall to Allies; Bitter Cold Worst Enemy For Both Sides; No German Rout Evident

ALLIES SCORE ADVANCES IN BELGIAN ARES   Yanks Seize Strategic La. roche; British Patrols Push Deeper

Jap Submarine Skipper Tells How He Sunk U.S.  Cruiser Indianapolis

Mficials of Local Youth Center Seek “Sititahle “LétHtion With Idea of Petmanent Occupancy.   VAP FFLLS HOW. HE SANK VESSEI

Jap Submarine Leader Admitted As Witness In Tria Of Navy Officer For Negliqence In Indianapolis Loss

SHIP SINKING TOLD BY JAP   Former Sub Commander Is Witness At Trial Of American Officer

anese Sub ipper at lay Hearing   Objection lade by Defense Taking Evidence  Iko Hashimoto

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Offices: Men On Okinawa Give Selves Up   Invasion _ Fears Grow—xTokyo; People Gird for Attack

Japanese Officers and Thousands of Their Mer Surrender in First Mass Capitulation by Nips

Thousands of Enemy Capitulate   Nippon Officers, Men on Okinawa Surrender Arms

Japs Slapped. Beat Officers  Held Prisoners   Gen. Wainwright Subject: ed to Mistreatment, Ma: jor Discloses

GRAPHIC, BITTER STORY OF JAPANESE MISTREATMENT TOLD  GEN. ALBERT N. JONES _. TELLS OF SEEING. HIS MED i” DIE FOR LACK GE-WATER

U. S. Officer Tells How Wainwright, Others Were Abused  Americans Were Dealt ~ Humiliating Slaps, Cruel] Blows by Japs

GRAPHIC, BITTER STORY OF JAPANESE MISTREATMENT TOLD  GEN. ALBERT N. JONES TELLS OF SEEING HIS MEN DE.FOR 4CK OF WATER

Maj. Gen. Jones Tells Story Of  Sadistic Abuse   Says Officers Were Abused

Turkey Is Disturbed By Soviet   Modification of Montreuy Pact on Dardanelles Is Feared

Turks Will Meet British Leaders   Russian Requests Will Be Discussed At Meeting.

TURKS WORRY OVER FATE OF DARDANELLES   Disturbed Over Red Interest in Modifying Status of Strait, Ankara to Seek U. S. and British Reaction.

Russia Repor rted Seeking Hold On Dardanelles   Turkey May Confer With Britain and U. 5.  To Learn Reaction

Turkey Turns to America and Britain as Relations With Soviets Become Strained   Charges Turkey With Leanina Toward aArit

TURKEY FEARING A SOVIET MOVE TO GET STRAIN   Reports Sey Thet Russian: May Try to Control the Dardanelles

NEW BUILDINGS LOOM FOR OHIO   $60,000,000 Program To Be Put Up To Legislature

CRASHED AIRMAN UNAWARE WAR END   Yank Wanders 68 Days on Jap island Raiding For Food

Badger Flier Wanders Japan 68 Days; Lives Off Country   Learns Sept. 19 War Ended Over a Month

SECTION HANDS SPILLED FROM CARS IN CRASH   One Suffers Broken Back:  Another Fracture : of Leo

Handcars Hit East Of City Limits Today   Two Mexicans Most. Seriously Hurt; All :Others.Get: First Aid

Reffaliata Named As Draft Representative   Baltimore Man to Attend White House Ceremonies —

-onetary Bill re to Pass   Bretton Woods Plan Gains Senate Favor

Bretton Woods Foes Concede Monetary Pact   Amendments May Prolong Debate; Senate Sure To Approve It.   O% D BY HOU S.£

OPEN DEBATE ON BRETTON WOODS PACT IN SENATE   EVEN OPPONENTS CONCEDE CERTAIN APPROVAL OF PLAN

BRETTON WOODS OPPONENTS SAY PLAN WILL PASS   Foes Concede Pact’s Accept. ance by Senate; House Okays Measure

MONEY PLAN T0 BE VOTED   Opponents of the Bretton Woods Scheme for International Bank and Monetary Fund See Little Chance to Kill It.

Twelve Convicts Tunnel Way Out Of Penitentiary   Six, Including 2 Life-Termers, Re-Captured in Philadelphia

Twelve Convicts Escape   Recapture Six, Including Two Life Termers; Others on Loose

HIMMLER BURIED ~ IN SECRET GRAVE   BODY PLACED IN HOLE BY BRITISH SOLDIERS—NO MARKER IS LEFT.

‘Let fhe Worm Go To the Worms’   Only Requiem Spoken At Secret Burial of Heinrich Himmler

Subhas. Bose Meets Death   Japan’s India Head Is Killed In Crash

QUISLING BOSE DIES IN CRASH   Indian Leader Who Helped Japs Died Sunday

India Puppet Plane Victim   Renegade S. C. Bose . Fatally Hurt in Fall.

Ask Resignation of Government   Turn All Functions — Over To Supreme Court

LEET ON WAY APS OMY Td INVADE LUZON   Tokyo Reports One of Three American Convoys in Lingayen Gulf.

U.S. Convoy, Luzon-Bound, Nears Bataan   Japs Report Secing 3 Armadas Moving In Philippine Area

Tokyo Says New Invasion  Is Imminent   Nimitz Announces Jap Bases Attacked North Of Philippines

BRIET HOLIDAY FOR CONGRESS      Senate, House Prepare for Torrent of Angry Words On Atomic Enerqy.   OTHER IMPORTANT (TEMS

Atomic Energy, Army And Pearl Harbor Issues   Committees Divided On Major Questions Before Lawmakers

Doenitz Has Had Charge of Reich 'For Some Time,’ Captive Von Rundstedt Says

GERMANY BEATEN, RUNDSTEDT SAYS   FIELD MARSHAL ASSERTS “DOENEITZ WAS BEEN IN CUARGE FOR SOME TIME.”

Tokyo Radio Reports Note Received In Japan This Morning      No Time Limit  Placed On Reply   Emperor Confers With Foreign Minister Togo; War Goes On In Pacific

Enemy Says It Received Note Only Early Monday Morning; News May Come Any Moment

NO OFFICIAL WORD YET; ALLIES PREPARE BLOWS IF JAPS CONTINUE STALL

32 Hours: Since T erms Were Sent —   ~WORD OF SURRENDER HAS: BEEN. EXPECTED SINCE SUNDAY A. M5. MEANWHILE WAR GOES ON >

Answer of Big Four Just Received Today, Tokyo Radio Informs World   Good News Expected ‘At Any Moment’ by Envoy Of China; No Time Limit Set for Acceptance  al wear Fee e.hUOULShUlC<C CTC HOOT OF PTS

Allied Note In Nip Hands Sunday Noon; Hirohito In_ Parley At Tokyo Palace

NO WORD FROM TOKYO 48 HOURS AFTER OFFER    White House Secretary Says No Time Limit  Was Placed On Japan For Answering i Nata

BOY CASANOVA IN LAW’S TOILS   16-Year-Old Sonny Wisecarver And Woman Companion Held By Court

GERMANS CALLED ONTO SAVE REICH   PLEAS GO OUT OVER RADIO AS. SOVIET TANKS THUNDER: . TOWARD BERLIN.

Ohio Divorce Law Will Be Unchanged   Budget for Next Year Will Be a Generous One, Record Appropriations Bill Asks $405,000,000 of Senate And Is To Be Voted On

THURMONT RESIDENT IS PRISONER OF WAR   First Lient. Harry C. McKinle; Had Been Reported Missing " Since December 16

Allies Within Two Miles Of City Of Cleve   Dominion Forces Smash Through And Flank Siegfried Line; U. S. First Army Pushes To Roer Dam As Nazis Open Floodgates

Nazis Blow Up Roer Dam Installations In Effort To Prevent Drive On Cologne

—UNITED NATIONS— Congress Debates Biil  To Make United States  United Nations Member  Bill Outlines How U. S, Will: Carry On Its Membership In World Organization  By The Associated Press   Bill Outlines How: U. 5S, Will Carry On lts Membership In World Organization

Senate Begins Discussion of UN Measure   Adherents Predict Amendments Will Be Yoted Down

U. S. Part In United Nations Under Debate      Measures Implementing Membership Come Before Senate

They 1 Talk About Giving Yank Overseas Real Christmas But There's Only One Place--Home

‘45 STORY NOT TRUE EITHER  Yanks Plan ‘Stateside Christmas’ in Japan

400,000 IDLE BECAUSE OF LABOR ROWS   Nation’s Five Major Industries Are Hit Hardest

LABOR ISSUES IN COAL, OIL STRIFE NEARING CLIMAX   400,000 REMAIN OFF JOBS THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES

IDLENESS IN LABOR DISPUTES HITS NEW HIGH   "400.000 Remain Away From  Jobs; Five Major Indus tries Are Hit

Some Strikes Seem to Head For Climax   Schwellenbach Ready to Step Into Oil Industry Dispute

LABOR TIE-UPS KEEP THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK   Ohio Gasoline Supply Runs Low as Oil Dispute Is Argued in Capital

Strike Lines Expanding   Automotive, Coal, Oil, Lumber and Electrical Power Hit Hardest

Nation's Strike Lines Expanding   400.000 Workers Remain Away From Jobs Because of Disputes

Strike Lines Expand Steadily  400,000 Remain Away From Nation's Plants

More T extile Plants Close   46,000 CIO Workers Out in 200 Factories

PRODUCTION DIPS IN 5 INDUSTRIES DUE TO STRIKES   Oil, Coal Stoppages Headed for Climax; Decline Lewis’ Invitation

slons Reject ‘allace, Slap Twice at FDR         Committee Recommends Taking Loan -Duties From Secretary of Commerce;  ‘F. D. R. Suffers One of Worst Rebuffs

Home Front Issues Face Legislators    Congress Ilas Passed Few Domestic Laws Recommended By FDR Or By the President

Poor Batting Average on the. *President’s Plans   Congress Hasn’t Done Much About Home Front Suggestions; Recess Until October

Little Progress On Truman Ideas For Home Front  Barkley Tells Congress Its Batting Average

Barkley Says Congress Is Behind in Wor!   Domestic Bills Must Be Debated At End of Recess

Barkley Reminds Congress Trauman’s Batting Average Is Not So High To Presént

Barkley Asks For Action Qn Truman Domestic Program   Expects Congress to Take up Measures on Return From Vacation.

FALLING DOWN ON PRESIDENT   Barkley Reminds Senators Batting Average Low On Truman’s Requests For Home Front Legislation.

Senators Have Low Average   Batting Average on President’s Home Front Leaislative Recommendation  Not High

Barkley Finds Congress !s Lukewarm in Putting Truman’s Domestic Policies in Force

NAZI TROOPS. i IVAN IN ARDENNES   4 American First Army Drives to Within Four Miles of St. Vith—Brit _ ish Capture Dieteren. —   FIGHTING BITTER . ON -BOTH SIDES   Enemy Force. of Undisclosed Size ‘Trapped. by Patton’s Men Relow Belgian Bulge.

Nazis throw tank forces  into fighting Yanks close in on St. Vith fort

IS SLOWED BY ENEMY TANKS   Tommies Capture Village; Yanks Smash Nearer St. Vith

Tank Forces  Draw Close To St. Vith   Tanks Are Thrown Into Aachen Front To Slow Tommies

GERMAN TANKS RETARD BRITISH IN NEW ATTACKS   _Drive Slows. After Tommie Tommies Drive’ 1000 Yards: Yanks Smash 4 Miles of St. Vith

Yanks Occupy. Vielsalm, Move Closer to Si: Vith . “Tn Ardennes Salient: °-. -

Americans, However, In Continuing Smash, In Advance To Four  Miles Of St. Vith

Americans Cut Bulge Remnant  As Foe Digs In   Geemans Agajn Risk Armor To Hold Yanks Pressure OFf Ratter.       Vat

Stiff Resistance Halts Advance of British Forces   Severe Weather Prevents Flying

js Advance Of British   ~ Armies Is Slowed   Offensive Runs Into Stiff Resistance, Including Tanks _ o—Fighting Cloaked in Terrific Weather With Icing Conditions

ENEMY FALLS BACK TOWARD ST. VITH RIDGE   BRITISH CAPTURE TOWN IN DUTCH PANHANDLE

Nazis Fight To Hold Back British Drive   Americans to South Gain in Smashes at Ardennes Salient

Critical Period, Truman Thinks  Sees Three Specific Problems in Early   Sees Three Specific Problems in Early Postwar Period

President Views Postwar Period as Most Critical   Believes Nation Will Use Same Energy Then As‘Shown in War Now

SERVICEMEN'S WIVES HIDE ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN LEGALLY   Columbus Judge Reveals Four Adoption Cases

Latest News Flashes By I. N. S.  —(ss::sC CVD Telatxymea) i.   Montgomery Heads Yanks   73 Allied Divisions

GEN. DOOLITTLE ~ LEAVES ENGLAND   Replaced by Major General William Kepner.

Minesweeper Is Lost In Borneo Area   YMS-39 Suffers  Five Casualties

“Tis Nothing” Says Ace Airman...  ‘California Fighter Pilot Takes Lead with 34 German Aircraft

CALIFORNIAN NEV ACE IN EUROPE   CAPTAIN RAY WESTMORE BAGS 23 NAZI PLANES

MOUNTING LABOR STRIFE IS SEEN ACROSS NATION   Survey Shows 425.000 Idle as Threat is Heard by 700,000 Telephone Workers

TROUBLE LAID TO EMPLOYERS   Green Calis for Machinery To Compose Differences Before Strikes Occur.   VOTE ON ’PHONE STRIKE

German-Born U. S. Soldier Killed. ....  Death On Leyte Ends Hero’s Colorful Career

Captain Bottcher, Lesendary Hero Of Pacific, Killed in Philippines

ROOSEVELT EXPECTS ‘BIG THINGS’ APRIL 25   Feels Parley Will Complete Plans For Lasting Peace

‘SF. Meet to Seal Peace   F.R. Stresses Vital Nature of Po-leyin Bids to Delegates

Ex-King's Plans Indefinite;  May Live in Southern France  Resignation Effective Next Month; Islanders Praise Duke and Duchess

DUKE OF WINDSOR HAS RESIGNED AS BAHAMAS GOVERNOR  FORMER KING OF ENGLAND SAYS HE HAS NO IMMERIATE PLANS

Duke and Duchess May Come to U,S.; Bahama Post Quit   Former King of England Who Gave Up Throne for Love of American Woman Resigns Governorship of Carribbean island — No Immediate Plans for Future

Windsor Quits As Governor Of Bahama Islands  Future Of Former King Of England Is Still Un.

Duke Quits Bahamas   England’s Former King To Leave April 1; Bahamians Praise Work

Duke of Windsor Resigns Bahama Governorship   Has No immediate Pians; May Go to Paris or Canada

Duke of Windsor Resigns as Bahamas Governor   Colony Has Largest Public Revenue Ever, * Little Unemployment

Duke of Windsor to Leave Bahamas  Resigns Governorship in a Surprise Move

Duke of Windsor Quits As Governor Of Bahamas--Has No Immediate Plans

: » : WwW indsor to End \Bahama'Tenure  ‘Within Menth   Former King of England  Resigns Governorship OF   Is lands May Live In  France Or U.S.

WORLD FOOD PROBLEM DECLARED CRITICAL   British Say United Nations Must Feed 100,000,000 People Liberated hv Armies.

OPA DENIES GAS RATIONS TOBECUT   AGENCY DECLARES IT IS NOT PLANNING REDUCTION DURING QUARTER.

TOKYO RAIDS HARD BLOWS   MORE THAN SQUARE MILE IN  MEANT OF JAPANESE CAPT TAL DESTROYED   BY B-29'y

SUPERFORTRESSES LEVEL SQUARE MILE IN TOKYO'S HEART; NO PLANES LOST   Marines On Iwo Strengthen Lines

Work-0r-Jail Bill Carries A Closed-Shop Ban   Committee Also Refuses To Specify Farming A: Critical Industry.

FARMING NOT A ‘CRITICAL’ JOB   Oklahoma Solon’s Amendment ts Turned Down By House Committee

Asriculture. Not Critical   House Group Writes In Clos. ed--Shop Amendment Into_ Legislation. 

Dissension Holds Up Work-Or-Jail Manpower Bill   Alarm Over Coal, Steel Industries Add To Problems

Anti-Closed Shop Clause   Amendment Placed in Manpower Bill; Farming Not Critical Industry

Closed Shop Ban In Service Law   Committee Refuses to List Farming as Critical Industry

Anti-Closed Shop Made Part of Draft Law by Committee  Committee Refuses To Name Agriculture Pe ge ee Ee ane See Cee

Apicalnrplise  As Non- Critical.  Opposes Closed:Shop Amendment Into.

Committee Refuse To List Farm Labor as Critical  Anticlosed Shop Amendment Is Put in Draft Bill

Anti “Closed Sho p” Clause Is Written In   House Committee Refuses To Specify Farming As Critical Industry

Aim At Closed Shop Program  House Group Rejects Farmina As Critical

Vote Against Closed Shop In “Manpower Bill   House Committee Would Omit Requirement That Any Drafted Worker Join A Labor Union

House Committee Also Re: fuses to Specify Agriculture As Critical Industry

Closed Shops Ruled Out in Labor Bill   AMENDMENT AGAINST FORCING MEN INTO UNIONS IS APPROVED

JOB ACT HITS CLOSED SHOP   House Committee Refuses To Declare Farming a Critical Industry

Coal, Steel Add To Manpower Woes With War Demands  Coal Supply Reaches Dangerous Low; Military Needs Enlarged Steel Ouiput; Contract Ends

House Committee Says Agriculture Will Not Be Classed As Critical

Congress Set For Debate Cn Labor Progran   John L. Lewis Scheduled to Open Proceedings Today

Labor Bills Go Into High This Week   Congress Considers Some Far-Reaching: Legisltaion

WILL DEBATE LABOR ISSUE   Explosive Action Looms On Capitol Hill As Labor Measures Come Up

Capitol Hill Set for Dehates on Labor Bills  Lewis Scheduled to Testify  st

HOUSE HEARS LEWIS TODAY ONLABOR BILL   Fact - Finding Heartar Leads Of f Week Of Labor Debate

Labor bill debates to be heated   Action may set future relations

Labor Bills’. Up for Debat   In Congress This Week   Federal Pattern May Evolve for Handling Disputes: T ewis To Be Heard

Congress V ote On Labor Bills Due This Week   Lewis Will Testify ‘Poday On Truman’s Proposal For Fact-Findine

HOUSE BOOSTS POWER OF CCC   Agency Supporting Farm Prices Voted New Lease On Life

CCC Gets A New Lease On Life   Assures Any Employee Involved In Speculation To Be Dealt With Vigorously.

Road Junction Only 32 Miles From Manila   Vicious Enemy Attack Repulsed At San Manuel

MANILA 1S 32 AIR MILES AREAD UF SIXTH ARMY   Eataan Peninsula Is Sealed Off With the  Fall ot San Fernanda

Bataan Sealed Off As Scene Of Japs Last Stand   San Fernando Taken By U. S. Forces As They Drive Closer To Manila   YANKS HAVE MADE 90-MILE ADVANCE

SAN FERNANDO’S FALL HIGHLIGHTS PUSH ON MANILA   Mbpears Japs Lack Troops to Block U.S. Entry Into Capital

YANKS SEAL OFF BATAAN   Japs May Make Last Stand There   Vital San Fernando In U. S. Hands

Japanese Women Must Fight During Invasion  Nipponese Foresee 20-Year War  on Their Homeland

Japanese Women Must Fight During Invasion  Nipponese Foresee  20-Year War  gwaae Pi ate Taenael come

Second Largest Class In History Of LeMars High Will Graduate May 25   Ninety-Nine Seniors .To Receive Diplomas This Year

600,000 Eligible For Discharges   Nearly ‘One-Half Combat  Divisions Inactivated

00,000 Soldiers Await Release As Pomt Score Bren:   50-Pcint Men Ehgible for Release; 45 Divisions Inactivated

Seek Removal of Grossnickle,  Three Ajdes   Citizens File Charges Against Raiding Constables at Des Moines

Harvest in Full Swing   Estimated Wheat Yield Of 192,000,000 Bushels Far Below First Guess

Russians Extend Kunles Control   All But One of Island ‘Chain Taken by Soviet

Genera! Patton “Welcomes’ His New Position   "Careful! Statement Insists He Has Done Good Job in Bavaria

Patton Eager For New Job  General's Aide Say: He Followed Orders -

NEW C (OKAY—PATTON   No Air of Dejection Or Rancor About General  As He Greets Press

PATTON HAPPY OVER NEW’ JOB   General Will Yield Third Army Command to Truscott on Sunday

‘Patton, Although Relieved of Command of Beloved Third Army, Cheerful As He Greets Correspondents

PATTON PLEASED WITH NEW POST   REMAINS CHEERFUL ALTHOUGH RELIEVED OF BELOVED COMMAND

General Patfon Seems Relieved   Says He Welcomes: New Appointment

REVISION OF BIBLE GOES TO PUBLISHER      Straightforward English Used In New Version

TOKYO PROBER. : QUOTES POEM   HEAD OF JAPANESE. INVESTIGATION® GROUP SAYS HE DOUBTS MANY REFORTS*   By FRANK ROBERTSON ‘International News Servies

—WESTERN FRONT —   Ash fede DEL  Germans In Headlong Retreat In Effort To Escape Allied Trap 

Quarter Million Yanks Race fo River Banks   Great U.S.-Canadian Pincers Closing In On Trapped Nazis

Von Rundstedt Reported !n Full Retreat   Juncture Of Canadians And Americans In North Completed, Closing Trap On Nazis

Unofficial Reports Claim That _ Ninth’s Patrols Already  Have Crossed River

Japs May Surrender Within 90 Days Or U.S. Expects To Wage Long War

REPORTS JAPS MAY QUIT IN 90 DAYS   Solon Sees Quick Surrender or Slow Wearing Down

‘Long or Short War? ‘Surrender of Japan within 90 Days  ‘Is Possible, Rep. Cannon Declares

Parley s Success  Seems Doubtful   National Labor-Management Peace Parley Is Nearing Final Sessions

3 JAP PLANES GRASH WHILE CHASING YANK   Flier Previously Had Shot Down Two in Battle

Mounties May Act In Windsor Strike   25 Auto Plants Shut By 20,000 CIO Workers

CIO Strikers Barricade Ford’s Windsor Plant   Mounted Police Expected— Private Cars Seized —25 Factorie tee Tawa “Tin Clas

FORD TELLS UNION THIS NO TIME FOR WAGE SETTLEMENTS   BRANCH IN CANADA -

WLB WILL HEAR TEST CASE ON WAGE CEILINGS   Stars Down Road ‘Toward Lifting Wartime Wage Ceilings

Need Help Now   Don Wright Calls For Men, Women to Aid Lucas County Farm Enumeration.

Sky Monsters Alone May Destroy Japs   Prediction Follows : Record Raid On Enemy City

Superfort Breaks World’s Non-Stop Distance Record  Today—8 198 Miles

Distance Record Set By Superfort   Plane Flies 8,198 Miles Nonstop In 35 Hours

Norway's Arch Traitor Pays For His Crimes  Went To His ‘Death Ba

Quisling Executed After Wife’s Plea For Mercy Fails   Death Sentence Against Norwegian Traitor Car ried Out in Secret

Quisling is Executed by Firing Squad   Sentence Carried Out After King Rejects Mercy Appeal

News Day And Night   Nazi Puppet Ruler Put To Death As Traitor Of His Country   King Rejects Mercy Appeal   Goes To Death In Same Prison Where Germans Executed His Foes

NORWAY’S TRAITOR DIES AFTER KING TURNS DOWN MRS. QUISLING’S APPEAI

Death Sentence Against Norse Traitor Fulfilled   King Haakon Rejects Appeal For Mercy ‘From Victim's Wife

OUISLING IS EXECUTED IN OLD FORTRESS   Death Sentence Carried Out for Man Who Sold Out Country to Adolf Hitler.

Quisling Pays With His Life For Treason   kvccution Is Cloaked In Secreey: King Haakon Rejects Merey Plea

NORWAY PRIME MINISTER SOLD OUT TO NAZIS      Sentence Carried Out When Haakon Refuses Appeal

Quisling Dies Before Firing Squad For Selling Out Norway To Nazi:

Quisling Dies Before Guns   Arch Traitor Pays For Role as Puppet

QUISLING IS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD      Was First Buropean Traitor Ti Sell Country To  Wasic

Quisling Is Executed by Rifle Squad   King Vetoes Mercy fo Man Whose Name Is Treason Symbol.

Norwegians Impose Supreme Penalty On Symbol Of Puppetry   Details Of Early Morning Death Before Firing Squad Withheld; Science Will Study Brain Of Man Who Sold Out His Own Country.

Sentence Cloaked In  Secrecy:   No Newsmen Present As Traitcr Goes To His Death In Fortress

QUISLING IS EXECUTED AS TRAITOR   Is Shot After Wife's Mercy Plea Rejected Dy King

Balloons Fail  To Stop Affack   Australians Capture Miri Oil Field on  Borneo; Americans Clean Up on Luzon

Way for Oil Port Invasion Cleared, Says Tokyo; Chinese Sweep Coast Line

Tokyo Insists Allies Ready For Strike      Many Bombs Dropped in Area Despite Balloon Barrage Strung Up in Area With ‘Explosives’

Jap Defenders Resort to Balloon Bombs  Report Approaches   Report Approaches To City Cleared For Invasion

Jap Balloons Fail to Stop Yank Raiders   Nips See Preparations For Invasion Move in Heavy Bombing

Japs Defend Balikpapan With Balloons   Fail to Prevent Bombing by Allied Warplanes

Bombing Attack Goes On Despite Balloon Barrage   Nips’.Explosive Cable  Befancec Fail

Allied Planes Strike Again at Oil Port   Explosive-Garnished Balloons Failed to Protect Balikpapan

Allied Planes Hit Oil Port   Japs Insist U. S. Warships Attacking

Fair Exchange?   rar Bxchanges     British Men Wearing Ladies’ Panties, Because There Are No Shorts

Under-38 Dodgers Of War Work May Wind Up Doing It Anyhow At Army Pay

Men Who Dodge War Jobs May Get Them Anyhow, in Uniform   War Department Implies Plan in Directive  Concerning Drafting of Men Under 38

\MEN UNDER 38, DODGING WORK IMAY GET ARMY JOBS AND PAY   War Department Outlines Procedure To Operate Byrnes’ Work-Or-Else Directive Aimed At   4-Fs Not In Essential Work 

Men Under 38 Who Dodge War Work May Wind Up Doing It Anyhow, in Army Uniform at Army Pay

[ells how Byrnes Directive Will Be Administerec  War Department Lay: Ss , sa   War Department Lays Down -Proccdure- for— Men Under 38

WORK DODGERS MAY BE PUT IN UNIFORM   War Department Lays Down Procedure for Those Who Leave or Refuse War Jobs.

SHOWERS FORECAST   Blue and Republican Rivers Reported Falling Today

Marshall Takes Off For His New Post In China   Accompanied to Orient By Military Attache and State Department Aide, James R. Shepley   Faces Difficult Unification Task   Carries With Him Direc  tive On U.'S. Policy On China; Harmony With Communists Problem

Gen. Marshall Leaves Today For China Post   Expected to Reach Chungking Next Week; Carries U. S. Policy

Marshall Leaves for China Post   President's Envoy Given Send-Off; Reach Chungking by Middle of Week

Gen. Marshall Is Off To Seek China Unity   Secret Directive From President Truman Believed To Stress Use of Pressure

General Takes Military Aide To Orient Post   Unification Job Is Major Problem Facing Diplomat

Marshall on Way to China  General Heads by Piane for Tough lek te Pos Peck

Marshall Is Off To Take China Post   Unification Of Nationalist And Red Forces New Fnvov’s Ton Job.

Expect Diplomats To Reach Chungking Karly Next Week   White House To Announce Instructions On Policy For Chinese Sunday; Succeeds Hurley

Marshall TakesPlane ForNew Job   General Is Expected to Reach Chungking by Middle of Next   Week   Gets Policy   Outline of Poliey Will Be Made Public Tomorrow

Marshall Off To China Job   Unification Problem Heaviest on Agenda

MARSHALL QUITS WASHINGTON FOR NEW CHINA POST   General Carries Directive on American Policy in That Cauntry .

Unification — of China Is ‘Aim Of Mission   ‘General Carrying Directive On U.S. Policy On China With Him To Chungking

*e. © @ @  In Chungking Next Week  General Marshall Leaves - For China To Take Over Vital Diplomatic Post

Marshall Takes Off for China   General to Tackle Task of Unifying Divergent Elements

Gen. Marshal Leaves for Chungking Job   Unification of China Prime Objective Of New Assignment

GENERAL MARSHALL LEFT SATURDAY FOR HIS POST IN CHINA  CARRIES DIRECTIVE ON U. S. POLICY IN CHINA WITH HIM TO CHUNGKINC

Marshall Off For China To  Unify Forces   Special Envoy Wo Dracident

Marshall Off For China   Charged With Unifying Nationa! and Communist Forces of Nation

GEN. MARSHALL OFF FOR CHINA   Expected To Reach Chung king Middle of Next Week

Reveal German Atrocity Heads   Soviet Feport Blames Von Model and Schoerner,  Other Army Commanders,

Horrible Atrocities By Ger rmans Revealed In Reports Of Committee

Lodwick Finds High Morale Among American Doughboys   SGT. L. M. JACKSON, INTERNEE, RELEASED

Street Fights Flare Again  In Batavia   Dutch Say Indonesians Massing Kor More Attacks

Street Fighting Flares In Batavia   Charge Dutch Troops With Going Into Action

TOKYO REPORTS FIRST FORGES TO COME BY AIR   Warships Due To Arrive On Tuesday, Nip Radio Broadcast States   ‘JAPS HINT OPPOSITION   Some ‘Hot-Headed’ Army Men May Oppose Occupation Forces, Radio Says

MACARTHUR DETERMINEL ALLIED FORCE WILL LANE IN JAPAN AS PROMISED

Will Come By Plane, Japs Say —   WILL, MAKE FIRST OCCUPATION LANDINGS IN TOKYO AREA;. EXPECT WARSHIPS TO COME» TWO DAYS LATER "a

Many Autemebile And Ship Workers Returning to Jeb:   Westinghouse Group Walks Out Abain After Deciston to End Strike

WLB ACCUSED OF DOUBLE CROSS   WESTINGHOUSE WHITE COLLAR WORKERS WALK OUT

German Raiders Attack Britain By Day, Night   Pilot Planes Resume Action

MacArthur Sets Tokyo As Next Goal; Doughboys Wiping Out Nip Snipers

Truman Controls  A-Bomb   Will Take Full  Responsibility  For Great Weapon RITL.TLTETIN

Many American: Are Injured In Calcutta Riots  Indian Mobs Attack

Suicide Pilots Drive Rocket Bombs In Attacks on Yankees’ Superforts

Japs Try Suicide Bombs Against B-29s  ‘Supers Down 3 Bakas in Tokvo Raid

CET VIEW PEACE PACTS   Ministers in London Discuss Treaties With Romania, Finland

BIG FIVE SCANS PEACE TREATIES   Pacts For Romania And Finland Discussed In London

WLB TO RULE. ON PAY HIKE      INCREASE IN COST OF COAL TO CONSUMER INDICATED IF CONTRACT APPROVED

New Mine Wage Pact is Problem To WLB, OPA   Wage and Price Increases Total 150 Millions

WLB StUDIES WAGE AGREEVENT   Soft Coal Contract ° is Measured Against Stabilization Program

WLB TO DECIDE MINE PAY HIKE   OPA Also Must Rule On Boost In Coa! Prices

{02 Gls Executed — For Murder or Rape   One Exception Twice Convicted of Deserting Linder Fire in Europe

Army Admits Executions  Of 102 Yanks During War   102 Condemned Due To Murders Or Rape

‘Army Executes 102 for Crimes   Only One Soldier Shot for Desertion Under Fire, Says Patterson in Report; 200 Death Sentences Are Commuted

Only One Soldier Put To Death For Military Reasons Since Civil War

Army Executes 102 Servicemen   Patterson  Reports on Death Penalties

102 SOLDIERS ARE EXECUTED   All Except One Were On Charges Of Murder Or Rape

102 Army Men Put To Death  In Civil Cases   All But One Convicted Of Murder Or Criminal Assault

Tokyo Radio In New Offer   Wartime Competitor of - Allied Correspondents Offers Fullest Cooperation

Allied Press Welcomed   : Fullest : Cooperation  ‘Offered By Radio To‘kyo, Which Regularly “*Seooped” U. S. News

Fritz Kuhn, Bund Chief.  Must Leave   Justice Department Orders His Deportation To Germany As Undesirable

FRITZ KUHN IS ORDERED BACK TO HOMELAND   Board of Immigration Appeals Issues Call For Deportation

German Bund Leader Going Back to Reich   Justice Department Sending Alien Into American-Held Zone

Will Deport Fritz Kuhn To Germany   Former Leader of American Bund in the Undesirable Alien Class

Deport Former Bund Leader   Ordered To Germany As Undesirable Alien By Board Of Immigration.

F. KUHN WILL BE DEPORTED   Will Be Sent Back to Germany As An Undesirable Alien.

Ex-Bundman Kuhn  To Be Deported   Board of Immigration Appeals Orders Enemy Alien To Germany

‘uhn Ordered t Back  pGermany   former Bund Leader (alled an Undesirable Mien: Will Be Turned ver to Army There

Fritz Kuhn  To Be Sent to’ Land He Loves   Bund, Leader Is Ordered Depor ted  To Germany

FRITZ KURN, BUND LEADER. DEPORTED   Ordered Deported To Germany As Undesirable Alein

KUHN ORDERED BACK TO REICH   Classify Bund Leader as Undesirable Alien

Order Fritz Kuhn Deported to Reich   German-American Bund Leader Classed As Undesirable Alien

FORMER GERMAN BUND CHIEF 10 LEAVE COUNTRY   Fritz Kuhn Ordered Deported To Germany as Undesirable Alien

To Deport Kubn, Once Bund Chie!   U. S. Sending “Undesirable Alien” to Germany

FRITZ KUHN ORDERED SENT BACK TO REICH   Former Bund Head Classed As Undesirable Alien

Order Kuhn Deported   Former Bund Leader In U. S. Classified As Undesirable Alien

WILL DEPORT FORMER BUNG LEADER KUHK   Nazi to Be Delivered to U. S. Army Authorities in Germany.

Will Be Banished From United States As An Undesirabie Alien, Justice  Department. Says

Kuhn Orderec Deported as Undesirable   GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND LEADER TO BE SENT BACK TO FATHERLAND

Truman Invites Dewey, Landon For Conference   President Talks With Hoover on Food for Europe

CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN MOVE TO GAIN COMPLETE UNITY   Former President Makes First White House Visit in Twelve Years

Landon and Dewey Called by Truman   Another Bold Move By The President

TRUMAN CONFERRED Itt EX-PRESIDENT HOOVER TO-   DAY ON EUROPEAN FOOD CRISIS

“MUCH CLOSER” TO PACT   Nature of Chinese and Russian Discussion Not Specified 

CITIES DEMAND FINANCIAL AID   100 Michigan Municipal Leaders to Lobby For Relief

CITIES UNITE IN FUND PLEA   Mayors Form Organization to Lobby in Legislature for Financial Relief

‘BIG FOUR? TO DIRECT AFFAIRS AT CONFERENCE   Stettinius, Molotov, Soong and Eden to Run The Show

BIG CONFERENCE FINALLY READY FOR BUSINESS   Council Of “Big Four" Is Voted Into Being At Meeting

Conference Finally Is Organized   Another Am+?rican-Russiar Dispute Looms at San  Francisco Today

NOW READY. FOR! BUSINESS      ‘To Be Directed ‘By Four-Power “Super-Council

BIG FOUR VOTES SUPER COUNCIL INTO EXISTENGI   U. S, Favors Amend. ment Providing Review of Treaties

SUPER COUNCIL OF BIG FOUR TO DIRECT PARLEY   Frisco Sessions Face New U. S8.-Russian Dispute On Treaties

‘Super Council Of Big 4 Ministers To Lead Meetings   Proposal Providing For Post-War Reviews Draws Trouble

Polish Question  Ditched   Conference Agree: To Soviet Russia‘s Demoands For 3 Assembly Votes

U.S. Request for Pact Review New Conference Snas   Russia Expected to Oppose Amendment Calling for Study of Decisions   SOVIETS ALLOWED 3 ASSEMBLY VOTES   Delegates, Ready for Business, Urge Speed-up in San Francisco Work

Big Four Council Formed; Parley  Set For Business   Another U. S.-Russ ‘Dispute Looms On Vandenberg Proposal

Naval Academy To Stress Aviation   New Superintendent Gives Views On Future Courses.

Market Holiday To Be Considered At Saturday Meet   Tobacco Men to Meet a Raleigh,

Market. Holiday.... To Be Considered At Saturday Meet   Tobacco Men to to Meet at Raleigh.

DREAM TOWN BUILT FOR BIG-THREE.   Built Up In Midst of War's  Ruins at Potsdam

Channel Isles ‘Reoccupied ‘by the British   Germans Battle On Savagely in Czechoslovakia

BRITISH TAKE CHANNEL ISLE FROM GERMANS   U-Boat Fleet Beging To Arrive Under Surrender Flag

BRATIL HOLDING ELECTION TODAY   Gunfire, Violence Mark First Campaign Since 1930

Sailor Is Acquitted Of Killing Womar         Judge Tells Ohio Youth, Who Admitted He Hit Minister’s Wayward Wife With Bottle in Hotel Room, To Be Careful of Company in Future

ACQUIT TOLEDO SAILOR IN MIAMI   Freed of Charges on Death of Woman

Young Sailor Acquitted of Bed Room Death of Estranged Wife of Minister

LEGISLATURE IS ADJOURNED; 50 BILLS PASSED   Baltimore Freeway Measure Is Defeated In Lower Chamber   LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS INCREASED

50 Bills Passed As Legislature Closes Sessions   ‘ew Casualties Mark Enc of Final Meetings of Two Houses

Legislature Is Adjourned - Three Days Before Deadline   Approximately. 50 Bills Passed on Final Day—Many Important Measures Are Sent to - -,s Gevernor O’Conor   a

GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE REIGN OF COMPLETE TERROR   FILLED WITH BRUTALITY AND CRUELTY ON “UN. EQUALLED SCALE”...

Nazi Terror In France Documented   Brutality and Cruelty Unequalec In History, SHAEF Says

A Reign Of Terror  In France   Thirteen Volumes of Documented Reports Defail. Nazi Brutality During the Occupatio:

FRANCE CITES “TERROR REIGN   Terror, Brutality And Cruelty Mark German Occupation

Nazis Carried Terror Reign Into France   SHAEF Reveals Mass Murder and Torture Used

REIGN OF TERROR’   Supreme Headquarters Re ports on Nazi Occupation of France

RIOTING FLARES IN BUCHAREST   Government Troops Fire on Demonstrators

Troops Fire On Romanians  Cheering King   Communists Try To Break Up Celebration Of Ruler’s Birthday

COAL PARLEY IS ON NEW TRACK   Four -Man Sub- Committee Is Seeking Compromise

LARGEST JAP AIRDROME IN CHINA RAIDED   Okinawa-Based Planes Attack Base Near Shanghai

290 Tons Of Bombs Drop On Jap Base   Communication Line On Kyushu Severed In Another Biq Raid

Landing Craft Not In Danger   Seen Sinking In Heavy Sea Near Golden Gate

Australian Divisions Pursue Japanese Info Wooded Hills of Interior Borneo

Another Isle In Pacific Is Invaded   Continuing Strict Controls Is Planned Until Japs Defeated

Another Philippine _ Island Is Invaded      Japan Says Fall all of ( Germany Won't Bring Slightest Change in

Americans Drive Ahead In Stiff Okinawa Fight,  Invade Samal Island   Foe Says Nazi Knockout Won’t Change War Plans; Nimitz Says Casualties on Ryukyu Front Hit 16,425; Mindanao Resistance Mounts; Borneo Push Advances

Okinawa Losses Number 16, {ti   Jap Dead Totaled 36,535; Military Quarters Determined To Speed Downfall

YANKS INVADE SAMAL ISLAND IN DAVAO GULF   Fight on Mindanao is Bitter; Allies Win Hill on Tarakan

Japanese Hospital Ship Gets Permission To Remove Sick  And Injured From Wake Island

Jap Hospital Ship Allowed To Move Sick   Takes Starving Troops Off Wake Island as Yanks Look On

[Most of Enemy Garrison Removed on Hospital Ship With O-K of American Navy

Yankees Pass Hospital Ship In Dramatic Humane Gesture   Permit Japanese To Evacuate Sick From Wake Isle

WITH U.S. CONSENT   974, Wounded and Sick Japs Are Removed From Wake Island

Navy Permits Jap Hospital Ship To Move 974 From Wake Island  Veaccal [ntarranted Rafopre and After Vicit t-— Site nf Adarinac’ Stand Farly jn War: Himane Action [I nnreredanted in Pacific Canflict

Navy Allows Japs to Clear Sick From Wake Island  U. S. Destroyer Searches Hospital Ship Taking Ailing Troops to Tokyo

Navy Lets Nip Hospital Ship Evacuate 974 III, Hurt Japs From Wake

Ja panese Ship Evacuates  974. Wounded   L.-S. Permits One ©’ Most Humane Incidents of War

974 Tubercular, Wounded and Underfed Japs Evacuated from Wake with Permission of Navy

974 Wounded, Sick Jap Soldiers Evacuated From  Wake With U. S. Approval

Hospital Ship Removes 974 Of Garrison   ' Destroyer Uncovers Evacuation Move Rey Searching Vessel

WAKE ISLAND WOUNDED REMOVED BY JAPANESE  United States Warships Permit Passage of Hospital Craft to Isle

NEW HUMANITY SHOWN IN U. S. PACIFIC POLICY   Oniy 85% of Emaciated Enemy Troops Expected to Reach Japan Alive

Yanks Allow Jap Hospital Ship To Take 974 Wounded and Sick Nips From Starving Wake

U.S. Lets Japs Remove Sick And Wounded   Hospital Ship Takes 974 From Wake After Double Search

Ameri ican Navy Permits Visit Hospital Ship   U.S. Fleet Boarding Parties Search Vessel Before and After Making Port   Unprecedented In Pacific Wan   Action fs Virtual Admis. sion That Yanks Can Take Wake Any Time  They Wish

Japanese Hospital Ship Allowed to s Evacuate Wounded, Sick, from Wake

US. Navy Watches As Japanese Hospital Ship Takes Wounded and Sick From Wake

Jap Hospital Ship Evacuates 947 Sick, Wounded From Wake Island With U.S. Permission   Enemy Ship Stopped And Searched As It Approached And When It Left Island

» AMERICANS LET JAP SHIP PASS   . Foe Permitted by Navy To Evacuate 974 Wounded, Sick from Woke

Jap Hospital Ship Stops at Wake Island   U. S. Permits Removal Of 974 Wounded, and Sick Soldiers and Sailors

U. S. Fleet Passes Jap Ship To Wake      Hospital Ship Boarded, Searched As Nips  Remove Sick M en From Island

Evacuate Sick Japs From Wake   U. S. Navy Allows Enemy Hospital Ship to  Make Trip; Isle Virtually Abandoned By Foe

French Voters Back De Gaulle “By Big Mareir   Women Cast First Ballots As Fleetorate Endorses Constitution Chianyes

2,000 Bombers In Raids Again   Industrial Railway Centers Bombarded

BOMB NAZIS FOR SEVENTEENTH DAY   2,000 Allied Bombers Over Germany Again Today

WEA To Pay Cherokee County Butterfat Producers 17 Cent Subsidy For Month of April

WORLD CHARTER REVIEW DENIED   Great Powers Register Victory; Conference Progress Speeded

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SENATE 10 GET CHARTER SOON   Connally And Vandenberg To Present Peace Plan To Solons Next Week

Leaders Ready To Press for Charter Okay   Connally, Vandenberg Will Give Reports to Congress Next Week

LEADERS MOVING TO SELL CHARTER TO U. S. SENATE   Upper House Must Ratify Document Framed At Frisco

Peace Delegates Map Reports To U.S. Senate   Solons Must Okeh Charter Before America Can Act

Spotlight on Parley Shifts To U. Senate   Vandenberg and Connally to Seek Charter Ratification

Foreign Policy Leaders Prepare Charter Reports   Connally and Vandenberg Campaign for Ratification By Senate

CONNALLY, DEMOCRAT, VANDENBERG, G.O.P., TC SEEK SENATE RATIFICATION OF PEACE PLAN

Senators Map Fight for Treaty   Parley Delegates Seek Ratification of World Charter

Senate Charter Drive Mapped   Connally, Vandenberg to Fly to Capitol

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Jap Radio Asks  Lenient Terms   JAPS LOSING PROPAGANDA WARFARE REALIZE DEFEAT. THOMAS ASSERTS

BRITISH GIVE GROUND UNDER JAP ASSAULTS   Withdraw From Point Along Sittang River In Burma

_Doughboys Slip Forward Over Ice-Covered Pastures   »HIT ESCAPE CHANNEL   -Nazis Strike Savagely At Yanks Along Rhine Colmar Sector

Yanks Slashing Deeper Into Nazi Belgium Salient   Push To Within Six Miles Of Only Remaining German Escape Route   NAZI STRIKE IN ALSACE SECTOR

Governor's Plan Revises Ways of Municipality Aid   State Would Distribute Shares of Taxes on Per Capita Basis, Assume Bigger Welfare Load

1260 Wounded Veterans Present Signature Scroll To Sentinel nAppreciation

‘Front’ Runs Off, Newsmer Can't Find It   First, No One Knows Just Where It Is; They Ask Mobile Press Camp

War Runs Away From Newsmen   Surging Attack Of Allied Armies Leaves Press Camp _ Far in the Rear

Evils Reported In Investigation Of Legislature   Special Grand Jury Retums Fourteen Point Criticism, Urges Stricter Regulations

Yanks Close In On Shuri  On Okinawa   Veteran Infantrymer Repulse Three Jap Attacks During Day

OCCUPATION OF NAHA DEFERRED BY YANKS   Battle To Envelop Shuri ~ Fortress Measured In  Mere Yards

10th Army’sEncirclement Of Okinawa Fortress City Moves Against Bitter Fire   First Marine Division Within 800 Yards South From Dakeshi Town to Close in From Northwest; 96 Infantry Reaches Elevation 1,600 Yards From Ishimi in Drive East

Sugar Loat Hill Now Held  By Americans   Japanese Continue to Resist Fiercely on Okinawa Island

Yanks Capture Enemy Position 900 Yards Away   Seventy-seventh Division ls Meeting with Strong Resistance

RESISTANCE OF JAPS FIERCE ON OKINAWA ISLAND   Intense Enemy Small-Arms Fire Coming From Caves And Pillboxes      STRONGPOINT TAKEN  > NORTHEAST OF SHURI

YANK TROOPS SCORE GAINS NEAR SHUR      10th Army and Marines Seize Strong Points Around Fortress City

ATOMIC BOMB CREW WOULD KEEP SECRET   Flyers Outspoken in Their Rejection; Most Feo It Would Be Used on America

 ATOMIC BOMB AIRMEN GIVE THEIR OPINION   Emiive Grenp Thal Bombed Na. gasaki Opposed To Sharing Secret With Asyene Else

Ousted Vargas Leaves for ‘Needed Rest’   Linhares’ Coup Causes Little Disturbance

Japanese Offer Resistance to Yanks on Luzon   Artillery Shells American Troops

NIP ARTILLERY TURNED. LOOSE ON CLARK FIELD   Enemy Throws Punches To Defend Manila South of Normal Defense Line

FIRST JAPANESE RESISTANCE MET BY LUZON YANKS   Enemy Guns In Caves Are Turned On Newly Taken Airfield   REPORT NO GAINS IN PLAINS AREAS

Japanese Show Signs of Fight on Luzon   Nipponese Artillery Opens Up on Captured Air Center

Japanese Show Signs of Fight on Luzon  Nipponese Artillery Opens Up on  Pa, ee, we f Se  ae ee

Japs Show First Signs Of Fight   Clark Field Area Shelled; Ist Army Destroys Nip Tanks

CLARK FIELD HIT BY JAP ARTILLERY   Nipponese Show the First Signs of Fight in Cen-_ tral Luzon

JAPS RESISTING ON LUZON PLAIN   Nipponese Artillery Open Fire on Newly-captured Clark Field, Report Says

JAPS STIFFEN OPPOSITION ON LUZON ISLAND   ARTILLERY SHELLS AMERICAN-HELD CLARK FIELD

JAP ARTILLERY IN CAVES SHELLS CLARK AIRFIELD   Nips Put Up First Organized Opposition Against American Units Moving On Manila.   FIGHTING IS BITTER ON YANK LEFT FLANK   U. S. Troops Capture High Ground Northeast of Rosaria, Destroy 10 Tanks to South.

DATA OF HIGH COMMAND IS INTRODUCED   Allies Also Submit as Evidence Intimate Diaries of Leading Nazis in the Nuernberg War Crimes Trial.

NAZI SECRET PAPERS LAID BEFORE. WAR CRIME JUDGES   Huge Pile of Documents Gathered To Support Charges Against 20

War Trials Move Without a Hitch   Streicher Sane Must Stand Trial; One Tried in. Absentia   ACCUSED ARE SMILING   Documents Seized by Army Intelligence Teams Accumulate 

NATO APPEAR HAPPY WHILE PLOTS SHOWN   Prosecution Offers File o Secret Documents to Prove Guilt.

Nazi Chiefs’ Spirits Pick Up at Trial   Even Hess Laughs, but Evidence Piles Up; Streicher Sane.

Tribunal Rules Striecher Sane; To Stand Trial   Denies Defense Motion For Postponement Of Trial Of Borman; Missing Hitler Aide

Mounting Pile Of Evidence to Confound Nazis   Jew-Baiter Streicher Must Stand Trial, Tribunal Declares

“War Trials Move "Without a: Hitch   Sireicher Sane Must Stand Trial; One Tried in  Absentia     ACCUSED ARE SMILING   Intelligence Teams : Accumulate ‘Y  Documents Seized by

Nazi Documents Placed Before High Tribunal   faclude Secret Plans, intimate Diaries

Nazi Documents Main Evidence  Of War Crimes   Julius Streicher Ruled Sane By Court And Must Stand Trial.

ALL OF ACCUSED MEN APPEAR IN COURT SMILING   soering In High Spir its; Hess Laughs For First Time; Mount. ing Pile Of Evidence Telling of Nazi Plotting And Crimes Is Readv.

HEAR EVIDENCE AGAINST TOP GERMANS   Streicher Is Ruled Sane, Must Stand Trial   Appear In Prisoners’ Dock In High Spirits: Hess, Goering Laugh

Four-Power Court Rules Jew-Baiter Julius Streicher Sane And Will! Be Tried

Some Material Found Hidden Behind Walls   Streicher Held Sane; German Leaders In High Spirits For First Time

Court Rules He Is Sane; Denies Delay in Bormann Trial.   FOURTH DAY OF SESSION

Turn Words of Nazi Leaders Against Them   Intimate Diaries and Secret Plans Offered by Allied Prosecutors

Temperatures   Documents at Trial Range From Diaries To Letters Found in Bavarian Castle;  Jew-Baiter Streicher Is Declared Sane

Nazi Documents Brought Out At  War Crime Trials   Julius Streicher I:  Ruled Sane

COURT HOLDS STREICHER If FIT FOR TRIAL   Nazi Defendants i High Spirits at Brief Session

Rules Streicher Sane, Must Stand Trial at Nuernberg   ‘Court Accepts Medical Report Jew:  Baiter is Not Insane; Nazis in   . . High Spirits

British Are Issuing Arms to the Local Gendarmerie In the Levant   Prime Minister Churchill Reveals To Commons Today

Churchill Denies DeGaulle Charge  lof Interference   ‘Local Gendarmilé In. Levant Issued Arms By British Order -

BRITISH ISSUE ARMS TO LOCALS IN LEVANT AREA   ‘Says French Sent Re inforcements Despite : Contrary Warnings

Churchill Gives Lie  To de Gaulle   Denies Britain Seeks Any Preference In Middle East

British Arms Gendarmerie In The Levant   Churchill Moves To Keep Order As French Propose Big Five Parley

SENATORS JOIN MERGER SCRAF   Alabama Solon Praises Jimmy Doolittle’s Statement on National Defense

Fuel Is Added to Hot Army, Navy Merger Dispute   Solon Sa ys Forrestal Statement Shows Need for Unity

Senators Join In Dispute of  Two Services   Both Forrestal and Doolittle Get Support of Solons

MERGER BATTL DIVIDES SENATE   Some Feel Controversy Shows Need Of Proposal

Opposition Reported Wilting In North-Central Mindanao; City Of Malaybalay Is Taken

Jap Defense Cracking Up On Mindanac   Fierce Fighting Stull Underway, However, On Luzon Island

[Man Sought In Vv ault Robber y it ound Slain   Salecmckenr Wincel Urbar  Was Wanted in Conneetion With $2,500,000 Theft in Chicago

Mobster Found Slain; Seal Lips   One Of Chicago’s Best Known Safecrackers  TaLen For A Ride.

SAFECRACKING KING FOUND STRANGLED      Four Others Are Hunted for $2,500,000 Robbery

Jap Soldiers on Iwo Jima Leap from rater to Escape Capture by Yanks

REDS NOW HOLD” HALF OF BUDAPEST   GERMAN RELIEF COLUMNS TRYING TO REACH CITY FAIL TO MAKE HEADWAY.

RUSSIANS MOVE ONIN BUDAPES   Half Of Capital City Won: German Relief Drive Stalled

Reds Control Nearly Half Of Budapest   Capture 350 Blocks In Savage Fighting; Counter-Offensive By Nazis Is Stalled

HALF OF CITY   Struggle for Budapest Seen Roaring Rapidly to ' Its Climax

BARUCH WANTS WORK DICTATOR   HAS PROGRAM FOR CARE OF WAR VETERANS

Three German Divisions Are Pushed Back; 2,500 Prisoners Taken In Drive

Allies Smash At Siegtried Line Northern Anchor   Montgomery’s Forces Within Two And Half Miles Of Cleve, In Offensive   NAZI FORCES ARE BEING PUSHED BACK

BRITISHCUT NORTHERN END OF NAZI LINE ©   First and Third Armies of U.S. Also Press Attacks

OF SIEGFRIED LINE PIERCED   CANADIANS AND BRITISH -TAKE MANY TOWNS IN NEWEST WEST FRONT OFFENSIVE

FORCES OF MONTGOMERY OVERRUN 16 TOWNS IN NEW DRIVE.   Progress Good   ‘Parts of Three Hun Divisions  Lashed Back by Allies— 2,500 Nazis Captured.  1

First Army Is Assaulting Nazi Defenses  Americans Now Have  40 Miles of Westwall

Third Army Also Draws Near Nazi Westwall Sector   Seventh and Ninth Active on the Roer

Doughboys, Off With Dawn, Brave Snow Drifts In Surprise Move   2,000 PLANES BLASTED TARGETS IN GERMANY

2.000 Allied Bombers Hit Railroad Yards, Bridges in Ruhr and Rhineland Sector   General Hodges Troops Launch Offensive in Raging Blizzard at 4 a. m.; Sweep Up Four Towns in Two-Mile Advance Over Route Germans Used in December Campaign

hing up two mile advance against nazis  Two units join in solid front’

Yanks Launch  New Offensive In Bitter Storm   Americans Slug Their Way To Within Five Miles of Reich Along Belgian Route

Ist Army Push Surprises Foe,  Moves 2. Miles   Advance of 31 Combines To Extend Long Front Wn Westuall Ranve

First Launches Blinding Attack In Big Blizzard   ist U. S. Army Engulfs Four Cities In Spite Of Snowdrifts. Third Slashes Forward Four Miles

Yonks Launch Surprise Assault in Pre-Dawn Blizzard  FORCES OF PATTON  AILCM CPAPRE MATILIC   Veteran Armies Present a Solid Front Near Westwalf

Yanks ‘Launch Surprise > mabale  in Pre-Dawn - Blizzard.   FORCES OF PATTON  ALSO SCORE GAINS   Veteran Armies Present a Solid Front Near ~~  Westwall

Slug Ahead 2 Miles in Deep Drifts .   Third Army Swings Abruptly Four Miles Northeastward

U.S. 1ST ARMY STARTS DRIVE IN BIG STORM   Surprise Attack Nets Two-Mile Gain for Hodges’ Men

Third Army Hews Out  4-Mile Gain   Allies Roll Along  Route Taken By TPiatlartiacd Bired Tivters

First Army Five Miles From Reich   Battles High Drifts In Two-Mile Advance Toward Nazi Westwall  PPT, ATOM ANVANGCES

Bag, Including 31 Destroyed and 10 Probably Shot Down, Is Largest Claimed on Single Mission of Sky Giants—  Heavy Fighter Opposition Met and Five Superforts Are Missing—Nipponese Base in Indo-China Raided.

(Largest Bag of Japanese Planes Claimed After * Smash At Tokyo; Five  B.296 Missing

B-29 Assault OnTokyoBags 75 Jap Planes   Super fortis ~Also- Batter Big-Port. of . Saigon i in Indo-China Raid”

Super Raid Tokyo And Saigon   Record Of Destroyed Japanese Planes Set On Mission To Tokyo

H FORTS LOST TO 70 JAPS IN AND ON TOKYO   Hit at Industrial Targets in ‘Nip Capital; Saigon Also Attacked.

Polio Fund Drive Will Be Conducted From Jan. 14 to 30   Cook County Chapter Plans Intensive Campaign in 7th Annual Appeal

OPEN 17 DAY DRIVE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMBAT POLIC   Funds Needed to Press Relentless Fight on Dread Disease

Thieves Who Rob Farmers Given Warning by Court   One of the Pair, Otis Powell, 34, of Near Almont - Not a Stranger in Court—He Was Given Five to Ten Years in the ‘Pen’ -—— Pigs, Ducks, Chickens. Gas. Monev Included in Loot

JUDGE WARNS THAT STEALING MUST STOP   Gives Heavy Sentences Te Those Convicted of Stealing Livestock   rO PROTECT FARMERS

Aged Mother Dies in Attempt to Greet Third Fleet Comrades of Missing Son

Crisis Is Past In Batfle For Jap Fortres:   Stalemate Is Broken By Marines After Three Crucial Days

Battle Is Taking Place on the Central Fighter Airfield on Iwo, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Said Today.   NO MARKED CHANGES IN LINES DURING DAY   Marines Launched an Attack From Southwestern Tip of the Airdrome, Supported by Tanks.

Marines Appear Past Crisis In Iwo Invasion   Break Three Day Stalemate, Take Southern End Of Central Airfield.

Fierce Fray Now Raging On Iwo Jima   Yanks Slowly Gain GroundMeeting Stiff  Resistance

Airstrip Scene Of Heavy Fight On two Island   Turning Point In Conquest Appears To Have Passed

Marines Gain Ground Slowly On Iwo Island   Nimitz Announces No Pronounced Change In Battleline

State School Activities Reflect the Impact Of Wartime Conditions

HEAT WAVE IS BROKEN   North Winds Bring First Touch of Fall to Kansas

BREAK FOR WORSE   Snow and Rain With Lower Temperatures Forecast

Luzon Pounded From Air, Raids Hint of Invasion   Jap Aircraft, Installations Blasted; Tokyo Says U. S. Warships Shelling Island

Nazi Flank Along Northern Ruhr Sags; Germans Withdraw from Budapest While Reds Push to 74 Miles from Dresden

FAIR OFFICIALS ATTEND MEETING   HELD AT DESHLER-WALLICK IN COLUMBUS LAST WEEK FAIR BEING PLANNED

Funeral Train Starts Trip To Capital   2,000 Soldiers Form Honor Guard At Warm Springs

President’s Last Hours  * Showed No Premonition  Of Approaching Death

U. S., French Capture Northern City   American Armies Probe Deeper Into Nazi Lines

Allies Clear 30 Miles of Rhine Bank   First, Third Probe Deeper Into Thinly-Held Siegfried Line

Allies Fight Way Inside of Colmar   Enter City After Clearing 30 Miles of Left Bank of Rhine   GAINS IN THE NORTH   American First and Third Armies Meet Stiffer Resistance

AMERICANS DRIVING DEEPER INTO CENTRAL PART SIEGFRIED LINE  _ AMERICANS AND FRENCH Ty  DPODADTEHR CIrCurt

30-Mile Stretch At Strasbourg In Allied Hands   American First and Third Armies Advancing into Center Of Siegfried Line; Pillboxes Empty

Bridge Shelled To Halt. Escape - Of Nazi Troop:   Several German, ‘Hamlets Inside Siegfried Line Seized - By Americans

ALLIES CLEAR THIRTY MILES OF RHINE BANK   Americans, French Drive Foe From Strasbourg Area: Yanks Drive Deeper Into Sieaqfried Line.

Provincial French Capital Near German Border, Is Scene of New Advance bv Allies.   DEFENSE STIFFENS ON SIEGFRIED LINE

Broadcast by French Says: Colmar Falls   Doughboys, Poilus Lay Siege to Neufbrisach Bridge Over River

PROBE DEEPE INTO SHAKY WEST WALL   Believe Center Of German Line Pulling Back   MANY PILLBOXES   Half Dozen German Towns Taken As Americans Push Forward

YANKS, FRENCH CLEAR 30 MILES OF WEST RHINE   Two U.S. Armies Go Deeper Into Siegfried Line With Meager Opposition

Actions Indicate Nazis May Plan Defense at Rhine   Germans Fail to Defend Pillboxes In Siegfried Line

ALSO CLEAR 30 MILES OF RHINE BANK      At 6. P.M. the Allies Ware in the Center of the French Provincial Capital, Which Is 40 Miles South of Strasbourg:

YANKS PROBE DEEPER INTO THE SIEGFRIED   Passive Resistance in Center Strengthens Suspicion That Nazis May be Falling Back to Rhine  MANY VILLAGES FALL

Neufbrisach Bridge Put Under Siege   Yanks in Center of  Front Probe Deeper Into Siegfried Line

Yanks Rip  Into Key Alsace City   Troops Enter Colmar; 30 Miles of Rhine’s Left Bank Cleared

“Allies Clear 30 Miles of Left Bank of Rhine   Troops Reach Center  Of French Provincial , Capital, 40 Miles  South of Strasbourg

WESTERN FRONT GAINS INDICATE GREATER DRIVE       and Third Armies Test: Wide. Sector of Siegfried Line

Slegtried Line Thinly Held, Retreat Seen  U. S. Ist and 3d Armies Sweep Over Scores of Emoty Pillboves      BRIDGES BOMBED   Americans Widen Holdings Inside Germany, Taking Several Places

Allies Clear Left Rhine Bank   Lay Heavy Barrage on Railway Bridge Below Strasbourg Sector

French, Yank Troops Smash Into Colmar   First and Third Armies Find Many Defenses Abandoned

Seventh, French Armies in Rapid Advance; Third And First Move Into Undefended Pillboxes Along Nazi Defense Lin

French Break Into Northern End Of Colmar; Fighting Reported In Streets   Central Armies  Eke Out Gains   Eisenhower Confers On Strategy: Threat To Strasbourg Is Dissipated

30 Miles Of ‘Rhine’s West Bank Cleared   Yanks Probe Deeper Into Siegfried Line On Central Front.

ALLIES CLEAR RHINE STRIP, ENTER COLMAR   Yanks Probe Deeper Into Siegfried Line on Center of Front

Allied Troops Battle Way to Center of Cit   Further. Siegfried Line Gains After BradleyEisenhower Parley

Allied Troops Capture Colmar, Paris Radio Says   U. S. Armies Probe Deeper Into Outer Siegfried Defenses

Fighting In Streets Of Colmar   Allies Into City After Clearing 30 Miles of Left Bank of Rhine; Nazis Stiffen in North

Allies Break Into Colmar, Clear 30 Miles Along Rhine   Other Forces Still Advancing With Little Resistance Through Siegfried Line

Advance Into Siegfried Line   Resistance Stiffens But Enemy May Fall Back to Rhine.

ALLIES BREAK INTO COLMAR, CLEAR RHINE   Yanks Thrust Deeper Into Siegfried Line Opposite Bulge

Allied Troops Fight Germans Inside Colmar  Clear 30 Miles On Left Bank Of Rhine Lay Siege To Enem

Colmar Taken As Germans Fall Back   30-Mile Stretch Of Rhine River ls Cleared

CLEAR 30 MILES OF RHINE BANK   Paris Radio Announces French Troops Have! Captured City.   BEST WEATHER IN DAYS

VANKS BATTLE INSIDE COLMAR NEAR THE RHINE   20 Miles of River's Bank Clearec and Siege Laid to Bridge One Mile Away

Allies Clear 30 Miles Of West Bank of Rhine   Americans Widen Span Inside Germany, Seize Laudesseld 7 Miles From Rail Center Of Prum

West Bank Of Rhine Cleared 30 Miles South Of Strasbourg   Allied Troops Battling In Outskirts of Colmar

First And Third Probing Deeper In Line And Move Up Distance Of Two Miles

ANERICANS AND FRENCH TAKE. COLMAR AS AMERICANS PROBE DEEPER’ INTO SIEGFRIED LINE

Americans And French In Hot Battle With Germans For Possession Of Colmar

SMASH DEEPER INTO CENTER OF WESTERN FRONT  UNMANNED FORTS INDICATE GERMANS

Find Defenses on Western Front to  Be Thinly Manned   High Command Thinks Enemy May Be Withdrawing to Rhine

On the Center American First and Third Armies Push Deeper Into Thinly Heid Siegfried Line; Nazis Retreat

Americans, French Break into Colmar   U.S. First, Third Armies Moving Unopposed Through Siegfried Fortifications Near Rhine Front

OHIO GASOLINE SUPPLY ‘6000’   Survey Shows Cleveland And Toledo Only Cities Without Supplies

5. F. STREET CAR CASSANOVA HELD   MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE MARRIED 11 ARRESTED

Sen. Vandenberg Suggests President Be Required to Notify Congress if Force is to Be Used Against Aggressor   Congress Completes Action on Bretton Woods Fiscal Agreements

Vandenberg Wants Charter Provision   President Would Have To Notify Congress Of Authorization

Restriction Suggested  Vanderherg Propose   Vanderberg Propose: Charter Legislation

Voting Notice Clause Urged   Vandenberg Advises Armed Force Data

Britain to Cut Income Taxes   To Restore Pre-War Exemptions from Tax Next April

British to Get Tax Cut   Low Bracket Incomes Exempted; England te Keep Rigid Controls

Stalin Back At Kremlin After Rest   Foreign Ministers Reserve Optimism On World Conditions

STALIN RETURNS TO RED CAPITAL; ENDS VACATION   Report Soviet Leader in Ex. cellent Health; Big Three Ministers Meet

Ministers Meet Today In Third [Formal Session   Russian Leaders Back At-His Moscow Desk While ‘Big 3’ Take Up World Problems

Stalin Back In Kremlin And at Work   Foreign Ministers Of 3 Countries Hold Third Parley

Stalin Back at Desk, Denies He Was II   Foreign Ministers Dispose of Preliminary Matters

Stalin At-Desk After Long Rest   Returns From 68-Day Holiday To Dispel HIness Rumor: Ministers Resume Talks

Stalin Baek After 68-Day Rest Period   Foreign Ministers Prepare For Third Formal Session On Problems.   ‘LEAVE IN GOOD-HUMOR

Stalin Returns to Moscow as Foreign Ministers Prepare for Third Session

Stalin Back At His Desk   Returns From Vacation as Big Three Prime Ministers Into Serious Discussions

ntly In Good Health. .  Stalin Back At Desk As - Ministers Air Problems

Stalin Returns  to Moscow  After Vacation Back a at His: Desk as  = oe   Back at His Desk as Foreign Ministers Tackle World Issues

STALIN RETURNS TO HIS DUTIES   Soviet Leoder Ends 68-Day Rest as Big 3 Ministers Meet Again

StalinReappears Amid 3-Power Atom Parley  Rumors of Tilness Prove Baseless;  ‘Envoys Hopeful of Bomb Acreement

Joe on Job At Parley   Stalin Back at Desk As Big 3 Ministers Tackle World Problems

STALIN BACK AS BIG 3 MEET   Soviet Chief Ends 68-Da; Holiday: Ministers Resume Conterence.

Reds Leader Rested After Long Vacatior   Three Ministers Prepare For Third Meeting

JOSEPH STALIN BACK AT WORK   Foreign Ministers Take Up Basic Issues of World Peace

STALIN IS ON JOB   Back From Vacation, Finds ‘Reserved Optimism’ at Meet

STALIN BACK AT MOSCOW AFTER REST   Big 3 Foreign Ministers Enter  3rd Session Today

Stalin Back At His Desk   Ministers Prepare Fer Third Formal Session of Meet

Stalin Back On Job After Rest   Generalissimo Returns While Big Three Ministers Are Meeting

Stalin Returns to Moscow Job   Russian Chief Rested by Long Vacation; Ministers Meet

RETURN STOPS MANY RUMORS OF ILLNESS   gopent 68 Days In Retreat Along Black Sea   Hold Third Formal Confab: Optimism Expressed By Byrnes, Bevin

STALIN AT DESK AS TALKS GO ON   Feeling Of Optimism Notec As ‘Big 3’ Aids Confer

Stalin Returns From Vacation   Back At His Desk As Foreign Ministers  Tackle Problems

Premier Stalin ‘Back in Moscow   Returns from 68-Day Holiday; Ministers Hold Third Session

Stalin Back At His Desk After  Long Vacation   Absence Gave Rise to Ru:  mers” ‘About Health; Phinges. tito Daties ke Bie 3: Meet:-

Stalin Back At His Desks, Health Good. Say Friends   Ministers’ Gathering Is Making Progress

LEE RADIO ASKS FOR FM STATION   Commission Reveals Avplication Filed

NEW TOURIST COUNCIL. SETUP   3 States, Ontario Will Seek to Lure Resorters to Gt. Lakes

NORTHERN LAKE STATES ORGANIZE   Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario Ignore Plan to Bring in Others

NAZIS IN ROUT BEFORE ATTACK ON WEST FRONT   Reds Cut Off German Force In Baltic Sector - - Allied  Bombers Maul Germany

War Today- British Offer of Assistance Against Japs Reassuring   By LOUIS F, KEEMLE United Press War Editor

Nazis Admit Loss Of Toehold On Oder’s East Bank   Reds Reported Fighting In Altdamm Streets Opposite Stettin  ra Se 

NAZIS ADMIT RUSS GAINS. AT KUESTRIN   Battle I Now On . Farther North, Opposite Stettin

LARGER PACKAGES MAY BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS   Parcels Also May Be Heavier, But Request Still Is Required If Over Half-Pound

NEW PRESIDENT NOW IN OFFICE   Harry S. Truman Takes Qver Where Roosevelt Left Off

Takes Oath Of Office Few Hours After Word Comes  ASKS CABINET 10 “STAY ON” Cenference With Army And Navy Men On List Today

TAKES BURDEN OF WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL JOR   @Speaks Promise of Following Roosevelt’s Leadership as He Takes Oath of Office at Washington

Truman Orders Peace Conference Held as Planned.   New Executive Steps Into Action; Shifts in Advisors Likely

BATTLE OF SHIPS REPAIRS NEARS CRITICAL STAGE   Navy Worries Over Lack Of Workers To Put Vessels Back Into Action   SUICIDE ATTACKS BY JAPS PROVE COSTLY

Ship Repair Job Worries  Navy Leaders   Damage Increasing In Pacific Theatre, Yard Workers. Quit

SHIP REPAIRS BiG PROBLEM   Loss of Workers at Yards In Face of Shortage Causes Worry’

JAP AIR BLOWS GIVE NAVY SHIP REPAIR PROBLEM   Leaders Worried as Men Quit Jobs in West Coast Yards in Face of Growing Labor Loads.   URGENT APPEAL MADE FOR 30,000 WORKERS   Number of Vessels Crippled Is Not Disclosed, but Casualty Figures Indicate Many Were Hit.

Serious Ship Repair Lag  Is Announced   Naval Leaders Reveal Worry Over Workers Quitting Jobs in West Coast Repair Stations

NAVY IS FACING A MAJOR SHIP REPAIRING TASK   High Command Appeals For More Shipyard Workers At Once

SHIP DAMAGE CAUSES NEED FOR WORKERS   Home Front Repair Program Is Unsatisfactory Amid Losses

‘Vets Protest ‘Duty in Japan   35th Division Men Balk Redeplovment

Protests Against Occupation Duty By Veterans Grow  Army Plans To Screen Division

Mighty Air Raids Into Fourth Day   U.S. Bombers Wing Over Germany from The West and South

MORE AIR STROKES   Air Offensive Against. Ger many Carries Into Fourth Day. °

Bombers Swarn Over German)   Blast Reich From West And South Aqain

CONTINUE REICH AERIAL ASSAULT      Coblenz Raided by Airmer Based in England

Giant Air Drive Enters 4th Dav      Battle of Elements Rages Across U.S.

“—ABRRIAL—  ALLIES CONTINUE AERIAL SMASHES   U. S. Heavy Bombers Carry. Air Offensive Into Fourth Day

Air Offensive Against: Reich Th Fourth Day   UL. S. Bombers Sinush at  Germany From West,  While Maly-Based Planes Hit From South

‘U.S. Bombers Hit Coblenz In Wide Raids   German Jet Plane Plants Blasted Rail Yards at Frankfurt Lashed

Bombers Carry on Big Air Offensive  Freight Yards at Frankfurt Blasted

U.S. HEAVY BOMBERS SMASHED AT REICH FROM WEST TODAY   MIGHTY AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMANY CAR. RIED INTO FOURTH DAY

AERIAL ENTERS (TS FOURTH OA   U.S. Heavy Bombers Attack Great Freight Yards At Frankfurt Today.

AIR SMASH GOES INTO FOURTH DAY   U.S. Heavies Hammer Reich After Friday Assaults

BOMBERS BLAST REICH AT WILL   MIGHTY OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMANY ROARS INTO 4TH DAY

BRITISH, U. S. MAKE OIL PACT   EQUALITY FOR BOTH COUNTRIES PROVIDED

An Aceord on Oil Export in The Making   Tentative Plan Is Agreed on With The British

U.S., Britain Decide on Oi Treaty   Both Nations Mus! Ratify Program Covering World Trade

Cen. McNarney, Successor to Fisenhower, Predicts Allies will Occupy Germany for 10 Years   China Reds Accuse Chiang of Planning fo Maintain Huge Army

Gen. McNarney To Rule Nazis With Firm Hand   New Commander Thinks Occupation Will Last 10 Years

Nazi Occupation At Least {0 Years  Gen. McNarney Makes   Gen. McNarney Makes Prediction to Press

GEN. MeNARNEY HOLDS FIRST PRESS MERT  Predicts Ten-Year   Predicts Ten-Year Occupation  Of Germany

OCCUPATION OF GERMANY AIRED   Gen. McNarney Says Troops May Remain There 10 Years, Maybe Longer

G. 0. P. GIVEN REBUFF ON PRICE ACT   - House Rejects Extension for  Only Six Months

House Defeats GOP Attempt To Limit OPA   Proposal Would Have Extended Price Control Act For Only 6 Months

House Beats Republican OPA Plan   Refuse to Cut Extension o Price Control Act to Six Months Period

GOP Act Against OPA Defeated   Move To Cut Extension To Six Months Loses:

Nazi Sentenced By Allied Court   Otto Meyer Gets 10 Years in Prison

Fail To Reach Decision Over Coal Contrac:   Little Possibility Seen For Resumption of Work hy Hard Coal Miners on Monday

DIES AT HOME OF SON.   Samuel S. Learnard Had Lived in Lawrence Since 1881:

British Say Hitler Killed Himself  Intelligence Group Reports Findinas

ADOLF SUICIDE, BRITISH CLAIM   Report Says Fuehrer Shot Himself, Bride Took Poison

Rapidly Aoing Hitler Shot Self Allies Believe   Fuehrer’s Doctors Report Him Sound Until After 1943

HITLER DEAD, BRITISH SAY   Fuehrer Aged Rapidly Before Suicides Camsensus

Doctor Tells Of Nazi Killings  At Oswiecim   Asserts 80,000 Jews Slain in ‘One Night At Camp in Poland

Allies Aim Spearheads for Kassel, Hannover   Troops Advance at Clip Reminiscent of Peacetime Maneuvers; German Depot at Giessen Swept Up by First Army Without Shot

Manpower Bill Heads for Uncertain Fate  Schedule Measure for House Debate Next Week

BITTER FIGHT EXPECTED ON LABOR DRAFI   Explosive Manpower Bill Heads for House Action

MANPOWER BILL. SENT 10 HOUSE   Fate Uncertain; Members Dissatisfied With Labor Provisions

Manpower Bill Assures Bitter Fight in House   Highly Disputed Measure Scheduled For Debate Next Week

Manpower' Bill Sent To House   \Measure Filled With  Explosive Issues   Heads for Fate  : Uncertain

Rural People Willing to Pay For Education   Income Tax Is Fair Source of  Needed Revenue 

NO BREAK IN WEATHER   Flora Sees No Drop in Temperatures for Several. Days

LIST WOMEN WORKERS   NO BREAK IN WEATHER   Flora Sees No Drop in Temperatures for Several Days

British Army In Offensive. Above Aachen   Allies Seize Initiative Fee First Time Since German ~ Breakthrough

."Regrettable Combination of Errors.’  White House Confirms Dog Shipmen’

White House Admits Error Made in Giving Dog Priority as Plane Cargo

CONGRESSMAN SAYS  SIT-DOWN STRIKE ON  LABOR LEGISLATION REP. COX OF GEORGIA  CALLS CONFERENCE COM. PIETE PRETENCE

Solon Protests Congress Delay On Labor Laws  Claims Peace Meet is Only “Pretense”

Disclose Sinking Of US. Tanker By Nazi U-Boa   One Man Lost When Ship Goes Down Off East Coast April 18

Nips Commence To Fight Hard  For Okimawa   U. S. Troops Slowed; Big Tank Battle Imminent

Enemy Resistance Stiffens As American Troops Push Four Miles From Capital In Advance Led By Tanks

Japs Stiffen Resistance  Among Hills   Advance Is Slowed As Forces Jockey For Positions

Okinawa Battle Mounts In Fury 4 Mi. From Naha   Screaming Jap Gunfire Slows Yank Advance To Snail’s Pace

BEGIN WORK « AMID NEWS OF CRISES   How to Make Energy Servant Instead Of Destroyer

Atom Holds First Place  On Avenda   President Meets With Prime Minister Ot Britam, Canada

Atomic Energy Use Will Be Main Topic For Meeting; Palestine Question Rife

tomie Bomb iSCUssions  Are Opened   Truman And Attlee Begin Deliberations In Making It Servant Of Man

FDR Assures Congressmen No Early Promises Will Tie Him at Bia Three Conference

Hands Not Tied, President Says   Going to Big Three Meet With No Prior  Commitments

ROOSEVELT SAYS HE TS FREE FROM PRIOR COMMITMENTS  FORTHCOMING BIG THRE] CONFERENCE WILL FIND

FDRIs Is Free  or Promises   ‘Enters Big 3 Confab Minus. Committments

Roosevelt Silent On Big-3 Policy   Assures Congressional Leaders He Has No Prior Commitments

FOREIGN POLICY OPEN MATTER   Roosevelt Says No Commit: ments Tie U. S. Hands

‘NO PROMISES,’ CONGRESS TOLD   President Says He’ll Go Inte Talks With Hands Free

Roosevelt To Enter Big-3 Free Of Mind   \ssures Congress He'll Not Be Tied On European Politeal Problems.   FEELS OBLIGATED

President Says Hels Free Of  ‘Commitments   Assures Congressional! Leaders His Hands Are Unfettored For “Big-_  3° Mecting

No Commitments Tie Roosevelt,  Senators Assured  FDR io Enter Big Three Talk: Free of Promise Concerning Terriforial Grah Attemnic

No Prior Claim  At Meet, FDR   Europe's Problems To Be Discussed by “Big Three” at Conference

\F. DR. SAYS HE’LL GO TO MEETING ‘FREE OF PROMISES   Tells Congressional Leaders Nothing Promised at Quebec cr Teheran Wilt Tie His Hands in Efforts to Agree on Tangled European Issues

"Honesty Best Policcy,” "As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap" Soldier's Maxims

Attlee Would Share Atomic Energy Secrets   Reported Urging International Pool For Scientific Discoveries

Would Share Atomic Energy Secret With Other Nations After Certain Safeguards.

Says Energy Should Be Put Under Control   British Leader Would Share Facts With Others

Share A-Bomb Secref—Attlee   Prime Minister Urges Pool Of Information

ATTLEE FAVORS ENERGY ‘POOL   Atomic Discoveries Should Be Controlled tor Peace, Briton’s Belief

British Prime Minister, Conferring At Washington With President Truman And Premier Mackenzie King Of Canada, Said To Favor International Sharing Of Atomic Energy Information After Setting Up Of Safeguards For Future—Official Comment Lacking

Urges Pool Of World ‘Science   Attlee Reportedly Favors Sharing of Atomic Energy Knowledge, Under Control

Attlee Views Atomic Pool As ‘Best Bet’   Britain’s Premier Reportedly Favors Sharing Discovery

Attlee Stand For Pooling Atom Secrets Unconfirmed   Silence Follows Up Leak At Conference

ecrecy Cloaks Atomic Energy WViscussions... .  Reported Attlee F: Favors World Scientific Pool

Attlee : Wan ts To Biers  Scientific Information   British Minister Reportedly Asks Truman To Pool Atomic Energy Discoveries

Atomic Bomb Is Included   British Prime Minister Makes Pool Suggestion

Attlee Urges World Pooling  Of Informatior   Official Silence Covers Historic Atom Energy Conferences— Suggestions Are Made

Rumor Attlee Favors World Science Pool   White House Silent on Progress Made in Atomic Studies

Attlee’s Views On A-Bomb Holds Attention Of Capital As Silence Cloaks Parley

UNITED NATIONS WOULD COMBINE SCIENCE WORK   White House Silent on 3 Power Parley About Atomic Energy

Mexico Parking Meters Go Into Use—and Their Opponents Get a Jolt

Yank Fighters Want Te Beat Japs To Pulp— —By DeWitt Mackensie (/   Mikado’s Little Men Scouting For Easy Peace

The War Today   Jap Peace Feelers Come as Yanks In Orient Demand Clean-up -

WAR. “TODAY   Japs Scouting for Easy  .. Peace, While Doughboys Are Hoping For Chance to Beat Nipponese to Pulp

PRESIDENT MAY MAKE REPORT ON BlG THREE MEETING  ROOSEVELT PLEASED   PACIFIC BATTLEFRONT FORCES _ FEAR EASY PEACE MAY BE PRIZE TO BE AWARDED BARBARIAN JAPS

DOOLITTLE HIT BY NAVY SEC’   Merger Ideas Irk Forrestal; See Close Vote On Training Bill

Army-Navy Plan Before Congress   Eisenhower Expected To Give His Ideas

Merger Fight Continues to Grow Bitter   Attention of Congress Confined Largely to Military Matters

FUSS KICKED UP IN WASHINGTON   Doolittle Statements Bring Quick Rebuttal Out Of Navy’s Secretary

NAVY LEADER CRACKS BACK AT DOOLITTLE   Forrestal Writes Letter Pro testing Statements of Flier

Peacetime Congress In Military Mood; Opposing Forces Clash On Phases Of Army-Navy Policy

Forrestal Protests Doolittle Views on Novy Part in War   Fight on Army-Navy Merger Watms Up: Congress Group Split on Oraft Issue.

NAVY A BY DOOLITTLE STATEMENTS   General Says Teamwork, Not Navy, Beat Japs   VOTE TUESDAY   On Continuing Compulsory Training Talks; Pearl Harbor Probe Goes On

Forrestal Is Disturbed At Report   Secretary of Navy Has Written Letter About Doolittle Remarks ‘In Committee   Group Is Split   House Committee I: Divided on Universal Training on

Navy Protests Statement Of Gen. Doolittle   Eisenhower To Testify — On Merger Of Army And Sea Forces  

Service Issues Before Congress   Opposing Forces Clash On Phases of Army And Navy Policy

PEACETIME CONGRESS MILITARY MINDED AS IT CLASHES ON POLICY : MERGER OF ARMED SER VICES HAS REACHED  SPTACE NE PROATERCTc

John Sanderson Dies After Short Illness  Funeral Services Will Be Held in  Havre Wednesdav

John Sanderson Funeral to be In Havre Wed.   President of Daly Bank and Trust Co.,  IMiac Karly Sundaw

Landings or Mindanao in Philippines   Nagoya, Aircraft Manufac turing Center Near Tokyo} Is Set Afire

NIPS RESIGNED TO HOME SOIL  INVASION; ALLIES DEAL HARD BLOWS   Nagoya Flaming After B-29 Raid

3 Top Hitler Aides, 130 Jap Diplomats Rounded Up By 7th in South Germany

RE HITLER CHIEFS NABBED   JAP GENERAL OSHIMA IN SEVENTH ARMY HANDS

JAP DIPLOMATS, TOP NAZIS TAKEN   Seventh Army Captures Im: portant Prisoners

Three Top Nazi  Ministers Taken   130 Jap Diplomatic Personnel Captured

JAP ‘TOP HATS’ ‘MADE PRISONER   SEVERAL CAPTURED IN EUROPE ALONG WITH MORE GERMAN LEADERS

/ JAP SHIPPING APPRAISED   Gen. Wei-Chang Says It Has Been Cut Seven Eighths

MIDWEST TRUCK STRIKE TO TRUMAN   SENATORS PUT DISPUTE BEFORE PRESIDENT AND ASK FOR SOLUTION.

District Meeting Women’s Federatec  Clubs In LeMars  Will Be Held In Methodist Church

District Meeting — Women’s Federatec  Clubs In LeMars  Will Be Held In Methodist : Church:  "Wea-le od: wiuk yo eae Ce }

A. A. Planes Grounded by Walkout   Strike Spreads To Detroit, Chicago From Export Base

Bond Drive Is Not Progressing   Sales Few Last Week And Little Change Te: “Tatatle.

‘Chinese Advancing On Shaoyang   Threaten Jap Base In Western Hunan

GEORGIA COUNTY BACK IN UNION   ‘Last Citadel Of Confederacy  Finally Succumbs

THE LAST REBEL SURRENDERS   DADE COUNTY, GA,, AGAIN JOINS THE UNION

NO HOPE, SEEN FOR. SPEEDY  ENDING oF! ‘walxouT—GAR+  ‘MENT WORKERS “> STOR WORK ::

ELEVATOR OPERATERS STRIKE IN NEWYORK   Financial And Business Areas Paralyzed

Stockholders To Liewitate Boat Industry   Higgins Plants to Liqui. date Due to Labor Difficulties

Higgins Industries Votes to Liquidate   Boat Builder Refuses te Pursue Contract

Stockholders To Linvitate - Boat Industry   Higgins Plants to Liquidate Due to Labor Difses” ficulties

HIGGINS BOAT CONCERN WILL BE LIQUIDATED   Stockholders Back Up President’s Stand In Labor Row

CLOSING OF HIGGINS PLANTS APPROVED   STOCKHOLDERS VOTE TO LIQUIDATE FIRM IN DISPUTE WITH LABOR UNION,

Higgins Plants To Be Liquidated  Action Voted After Closing Of Plants

Byrnes May Stay in Present Post  Aid Is Desired in rity M  eveme

Dyrnes May Stay Oa In War Post After V-E Day   jlizer Needed Mobilize Peace Plan

Byrnes May Not Quit Come V-E Day   May Stay on Job Until Senate Acts on World Security Organization

Friends Think Byrnes To Reconsider Plan To Leave Government After V-E

Byrnes: May  Reconsider.   To ‘Reimain On Job ‘For Peace Treaty —

CAPT, THOMAS P. MULVEY CASUALTY IN. HOLLAND   Soldier Is Spending Furlough With His Wife in New Hope   SUFFERS WOUND TO LEG

Byrnes Puts Ban On Conventions   Creates Committee To Determine If Meetings Are Essential.

Asks Cancellation Of Conventions Requiring Attendance Of Over 50

NO CONVENTIONS AFTER FEBRUARY   Byrnes Says Gov't to Take Steps if Appeal Disrerarded

[SWEEP INTO NORTH LUZON STILL GAINS   MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES FORMER C-B-L WAR THEATER COMMANDER WILL SUC-" CEED LIEUT, GEN. BUCKNER

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  Conoral Stilwell ta Renlace Late General Buckner

tt LARIFY TRUMAN ~ FOOD VIEWPOINT   Doesn’t Contemplate Appointment of Food Dictator in Program.

NO FOOD DICTATOR   Ttuman Hopes for —_ Relationships Between Agencies

No Food Czar,  Says Truman President Plans Only  eleser Relation of  penciet C oanrorne.

Americans Suffer Heavy Losses On Okinawa; Unable to Find Time To Gather Names of the Wounded

YANKS LAND IN RYURYUS, . JAPS CLAIM   Islands 385 Miles South of ‘Nip Mainland

Japs Report  New American  Landings Landing Made  In Ryukyu Islands

END OF SHOE RATIONING == ~~ _. $ BEING URGED BY-WPE   CHANCES OF ABANDONING SHOE REGULATIONS ON OCTOBER, 1 GROW  BRIGHTER \

Lifting Of Shoe Rationing Urged   W.PRB. Shee Section Recommends That Shee Kationing End in Octeber 1

Blonde Figures In Epes Case   Possible Motive Sought In Friendship With Defense Worker.

‘Other Woman’ Is Probed In Death Mystery  Blonde Friend Of Lieut. Epes

PICKETING CONTINUES AT WARNERS’   Movie Strike Ends Except For One Studio

Adm. Nimitz Greets Aliied Flotilla  Tn Historie Canferenresc at Cham

BYPASSED GARRISONS BEING CLEANED QUT   Australians And New Zealandets Have Accounted For 1,128 Jap “Dead Recently

REV. LANG RECEIVES A NAVY COMMISSION   In USNR Chaplain’s Corps; To Train at Williamsburg, Va.

Domei Agency ls Suspended By MacArthur      Allied Methods Stiffen as General Explains the "Soft-staqe”’

Ex-Jap Official Kills Himself  Former Minister TT Acces: Tint awe

UNIONIST SAYS LABOR WASTEL   Claims Efficient Utilization Blocked by WLB

or 96 x Nios  we 42-4° nar) axc Weve mes  Oo gen  — tem wim. « ee me,

ROME HAS RIOT, ITALY IN CRISIS   Premier’s Resignation Demanded: Communist Agitator Slain

Demonstratoris Slain in Riot in. ~ Italian Capita   Bonomi Resignation I: Asked as Result of General's Escape

Demonstrator Slain. us Riot Breaks in Rome   Left-Wing Parties  Coalition in Demand For the Resignation Of Premier Bonomi

Communist Demonstrator Slain In Riot Near Royal Palace; Italian Premier Asked To Quit

ITLAY FACES GRAVE CRISIS   Left-Wingers Demand Bon omi Ouster, Shout “Death to King”

Demonstration  In Rome Bring  Cabinet Crisis Ccoammantat Is Killed : As Crowd Gathers  PS SE

Vital Central Airport Strip Now Occupied   Only Limited Gains Made As Japs Maintain Savage Resistance Assaults.

BLOOD-SOAKED 200-YARD GAP FINALLY TAKEN   No Letup in Ferocity ’ Of Jap Counter Attacks

TOP LEADERS BEING SHIFTED   Series Of Changes In AAF And Marine Personnel Expected Soon

LONDON POLES CHALLENGE LUBLI GROUPS RIGHT TO RULE COUNTRY   PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED; RUSSIAN RECOGNITION EXPECTED SOON

Big Three Conference In Offing_   No One Knows When Ov Where Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin Will Meet Hut the Best Guess Was In the Soviet Union

U.S.-British Leaders Move Toward Parley   Big Three Meeting Ma) Now Be Under Way, Germans Say

SPECULATION ON BiG THREE MEET GROW   Leaders Believed Con.verging on Secret Conference Site

BIG- THREE’S MEET STIRS SPECULATION   Allies. And Germans Are Both Feverishly In On Parley Site Guess-Game

Leaflets Urge Germans to Surrender   Statesmen Head for Meeting of Big Three

 ‘Big 3’ Conference Imminent ‘But Site Is Deep Mystery   12 Educators Request Delay In Post-War Trainine Plans

Allied Officials Gathering For Conference Of Big Three   By JOHN A. PARRIS JR,

Big-Three Session Believed at Hand   Whereabouts of Chief Figures Is Mystery

Site of Big 3  Meet Causing  Mueh Guessing   Some Believe Italy, Some Soviet Union, Others Near East: Time Getting Near

BlG-3 MEETING — SEEMS IMMINENT   ALLIED STATESMEN APPARENTLY GATHERING. FOR PRELIMINARY TALKS.

‘Leaders Are Converging For Meeting   ’ Swiss Reports Hint Tri-Partite Session Is Now Beina Held

Farmer Robbed And Murdered Near Gastonville Highway, Clair   State Police Identify Man Found Lying Beside Snowden Road

Ex-Prisoner Of Germans Traded $75 Wrist Watch For One Loaf Of Bread

SPECIAL UL 5. CONCILIATOR IS APPOINTED   Situation Tense As Labor, Management Parley Nears

Intervention By Truman In Labor  Parley Looms   President May Deliver “Yard Stick’? Of Work He Expects Of It

Truman Asked To Assist In Work Of  Industrial Parley   Slow Progress Reportec In Reaching Agree MCNis.

Truman Hand In Industrial Parley Urged   Delegates’ Failure To Solve Problems Cited by Officials

Truman May Help Speed Management,  Labor Plan   Yardstick Is Asked For Capital Parley.

Eventual Jap Break, Peace ‘Plea Forecast   - Adm. Halsey Sounds: Grim Warning on Dealing With Enemy

Halsey Predicts Japanese ‘Break’   Admiral Warns Against Easy Peace for Enemy

President Makes Plans To Attend Governors’ Conference In Michigan

BIGGEST MASS NAZI TROOPS LEFT ON WEST FRONT BEING CUT OfF  THREE ALLIED ARMIES. ©

UP-T0-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  ONE JAP WARSHIP HIT BY HALSEY’S PLANES

HALSEY STRIKE FINALLY GOADS ENEMY INTO AIR   Warship Struck in Attack That May Be Knockout For Jap Navy

SEEK TO KNOCK OUT REMNANTS OF NIP FLEET   Goad Enemy Into Air Battle; at Least One Warship Damaged

FUEL SUPPLY OF JAPS CUT BY AIR BLOWS   1,892,032 Tons of Foe Shipping Blasted in Four Months

1,892,032 TONS FOR QUARTER   Largest Superfortress Force Blasts Oil

Planes Smash Many Ships In 4: Months   400 Super-Forts Blast Japanese Fuel Supply Points   JAP WAR SITUATION Already May Be Desperate

Yankee Tanks Reported Heading For Manchuria   Fierce Border Clash Between Government Anc Communist Forces Believed In Making

Armored Columns To Reinforce Chinese Nationalist Troons   REDS SAY AMERICANS FIRE ON CIVILIANS  Two Shiploads of War Supplies Reported Enroute To Chiang

U.S. Tanks Rolling Toward Manchuria   Communists Say American Ships Rushing Heavy Guns to Regulars

HAGING NORTH TO RED LINES COMMIES SAY   Two Killed in Palestine Riot and British Gaining in Soerabata.

COMMUNISTS CLAIM YANKS MOVING TANKS   Say 100 Have Left Tientsin for Manchurian Border

Communists Say U. S. Tanks Being Used In China   Claim Yank Columns Leaving Tientsin  For Trouble Areas

PARENTS CAN AID IN SAFEGUARDING SCHOOL HEALTH   URGE . PRACTICE OF KEEPING CHILDREN “WHO HAVE COLDS HOME —

Two Missoula Youths Die in Plane Crash   Craft Dives Into Garden at Thompson Falls

Two Missoula Youths Die in Plane Crash  Craft Dives Into Garden at

NURSE RECOUNTS NAZI ATROCITIES   German Woman First Witness At Trial of Seven for Slaying 400

 3,000,000 Leaflets Are Dropped on Enemy Homeland Urging People to Petition Emperor Hirohito to Surrender Nation

CONGRESS ASKED TO ACCEPT AGREEMENT   President Replies to Criticism in Message to Legislators

ECONOMIC PACT GIVEN CONGRESS   Bretton Woods Program Urged As Remedy For Postwar Panic

Roosevelt Urges Bretton Woods Pact Acceptance   Congress Is Given Outline of Goals In Special Message

President Urges Congress to Accept Bretton Woods Agreement, Forestall Panic   Many-Sided Plan of Economic Co-Operation Outlined by Executive in Special Message That Also Answers Certain Critics

Roosevelt Asks Approval of  Financial Pact   Congress Is Requested To Accept Agreement  Reached by 44 Nations At Breton Woods, N. H.

Roosevelt Urges Bretton Approval   Economic Co-Operation  Needed, Tells Congress

President Asks Congress For $18 Billions To Aid Bretton Woods Bank, Fund

New York Police Seek To Squelch Trouble On Docks   Order Out 400 More Patrolmen And Mounted Police To Patrol Dock Areas

Penicillin Available To Hospitals, Physicians, Drug Stores on Mar. 15

Lewis Threatens Strike of Miners   UMW Chief Asks Parley On Organizing Formen

Single-Powel Rule Facing Conference   Stalin And Molotov Leave Moscow For  Potsdam—Conclave Opens Tomorrow

HOUSE AND SENATE  IN MOOD FOR ACTION  THURSDAY SESSION SENATE PASSES PAY-RAIS!  BILL; HOUSE APPROVED CONFEDERATE PENSIONG

Kawabe glum on flight to Manila    ee ee ‘Gas ration end raises death toll

Scobie Extends. : ‘Peacéto- ELAS   Another Truce-Negotiation S Dig dt tn Athena

QUIET RETURNS TO OLD ATHENS   Greek Leftists Get Out Of Capital; Peace Talks Reopened

Transport Crashes Into New Guinea Shangri-La; 20 Killed, Three Survive

Ford Group Backs Union.   Employes To. Strike To Obtain Increase

Ford Employes Vote To Strike For Wage Boost   Detroit Employes Favor Walkout In 11 to 1 Ballot

Communists Are Strongest Single Party In France   Hold Fourth Of  Assembly Seats

Communists Gain Seats In  French Vote Degaulle Will  Continue As - President

COMMUNISTS TRIUMPH IN FRENCH VOTE   Left Swing Annexes 146 House Seats; DeGaulle Firm

Nazis to Get Quick Trials   Evidence Piles Up Acuinst War Chiefs

Favors Passage Of Nurse Draft   “=e ewe wwe ee EE  Public Health Head _ Denounces Luxury  ee lan

NURSE DRAFT IS URGED IN HOUSE      Dr. Thonia “Parran, Surgeon General, Says There’s Vital Work Weiting

NURSE DRAFT ADVOCATED BY HEALTH CHIEF   Surgeon General Suggests Selective Service Frinciple be Applied to All Under 45

FAVORS WAGE BOOST FOR PHONE WORKERS   War Labor Board Panel Recom: mends Increase for 31,000 Southwestern Bell Emploves.

Prompt Warning May Have Given U.S. Fleet Chance to Escape Nip Sneak Attack

Vice Admiral Says -He Suggested Message to Stark, but It Wasn't Sent

Pearl Harbor Ships Might Have Escaped   Earlier: Warning:. Possibilities Told By Adm. Wilkinson

Untried Labor Parliament To Convert Britain   Task Of Converting War Time To Peace Time Economy Is Take Up.

I ngland’s Labor Parliament Will Start Work Tues.   Domestic Program Scheduled for Action; Bevin To Review London Parley.

Parliment’s  Job Tough   Untried British Labor Government Is Meetin:

BRITISH SOLONS FACE HARD TASK   Parliament Embarks Tomorrow On Gigantic Task Of Reconversion.

SHIPS, PLANES SHELL AND BOMB IWO ISLAND   Third Time In Two Months FarTess Near Tokyo Has Been Wit

Iwo Island Base   Enemy Also Struck By Superfortresses, Liberator Bombers

WARSHIPS SHELL JAPANESE ISLAND   SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPER FORTS AND LIBERATORS RAIN BOMBS ON Iwo.

PURPOSE 1S 10 TALK THINGS OVEE   Gathering of Farmors of Five Counties to Consider Problems ‘'Facing Agriculture After V-Day’’

Other U.S. Armored Units Drive 40 Miles Southeast Aad Set Trap for Germans

Armored Units Speed 40 Miles Southeast to Trap Nazis ©  TRIANGLE IS CUT OFF  > Td ie ee) ee a”         Divisions of Two German Armies Between Converging Yanks

WATER TREATY WAS RATIFIED BY SENATE AFTER LONG DEBATE  AGREEMENT TO BE SENT TO MEXICO FOR ACTION water $I! OAUE RRB CADT

WATER TREATY WAS. RATIFIED BY SENATE AFTER LONG DEBATE  " AGREEMENT’ TO BE SENT

Witnesses Claim That Japs Butchered 800 Persons After Luring Them to Dining Hall

Men, Women. Children Are Killed by Nips   Persons Are Baited Into Dining Hall With Assurance of Food and Safety

TESTIFY 800 BUTCHERED IN MANILA HALT   More Atrocities Laid To Tiger’s Men By  Witnesses

Survivors Relate Story of ‘Party’       Yamashita Grows ‘Drow Phos alec wt Came

Survivors Say 800 Butchered By Jap Troops   Bombing and Shelling of Civilians: Reveated-at—  Crime Trial. 

Save Time In Washing Cream  Separator Utensils  Check Of Separator Is Also Advised

GREW ANXIOUS OVER BALKANS   Russian Domination There Held Likely To Upset Charter Plans

Russian Domination Of Balkans Draws Growing United States Concern

BRITISH DRIVE INTO HOLLAND PERILS NAZIS   Yanks Tighten Ruhr Trap; Third Army 155 Miles  From Berlin

BRITTon PLA ANOTHER TRAP,   Drive Northeast to Throw Noose about Army Group In Holland,   3RD MOVES INTO KASSEL

Third Army Is Within 155 Miles of Berlin And 198 from Russian Lines   British 2nd Army Threatens To Trap  Another Nazi Army Group) in Holland

Temperatures   British Threaten Entire Group of Hitlerites in Holland

Germans Thrashing About in Trap Trying to Find a Weak Escape Route From Doomed Reich’s Industrial Zone

‘First: and Ninth ‘Armies Trap 21 “German Divisions   . British 2nd Threatens  _ Army Group Fighting In Holland; Third  Crashes into Kaccal

Allies Mopping Up Foe In Ruhr And Holland   Tank Columns Reported 155 Mi. From Berlin; Drive Unchecked

Third, Ninth Armies Push Much Deeper  In Germany   Blackout Is Removed ‘On Allied Advances

Montgomery Swings Armor Nor th—Ameri ean Third 135 Miles From Berlin—2! Divisions Caught

sha ie ron      U. S. Troops Begin Mopping Up 110,000 Germans Trapped in Rube; - Pateh's Army Menace: Nuershare

If Successful,  Most of Nazis on West Front, Face Extermination 

Ruhr Trap Snapped By Americans   Silence on Advances of Ninth and First U.S, Armies Lifted

Patton’s Men Enter Kassel In Berlin Push   ————————————Ee >see  110,000 Nazis Encircled; British Menace Second Noose In North; Third Army In 155 Miles Of Berlin: Gains Continue

11 Divisions Of Germany s Finest froops Encircled   Third Army Units Smash Into Kassel; British Turn North

21 Nazi Divisions Trapped In Ruhr, Another Whole Army Threatened in Holland

Patton’s Forces Drive to Within 198 Miles of Russian Lines as Drive to Bisect Germans Pushes for Leipzig ©

Advances Revealed In Lifting Blackout Of2 1st Army Group   Viewed Slashed By Two-Thirds; 110,000 Enemy In Ruhr Doomed   Reds Drive On Wiener Neustadt Vital Airplane Assembly Center; 2d Column 20 Miles From Vienna

First and Ninth Armies Cut Off 21 Nazi Divisions and Another Whoie Army Is Threatened.   ENEMY IS RAPIDLY LOSING IN STRENGTH

British May Snare Large Nazi Group   100,000 Of Enemy Already In Grip Of Allied Armies

Ist, 9th Armies Hold Against Counter-Blow   British Second Threatens Noose Around Whole Army Group in Holland, Reducing Nazi Strength in West by 2:Thirds

, §. THIRD ARMY FIGHTS INTO \ASSEL, FULDA WITH UNITS VITHIN 155 MILES OF BERLIN   Gen. Patton's Forces 95 Miles From Leipzig it Swift Power Drive to Bisect Reich and Cut Enemy Troops In North   ECURITY BLACKOUT VEILS SURGING ADVANCES

AMERICAN LINES, HOWEVER, HOLD AGAINST ATTACK   British Bottling Up Another Huge Force in Holland; Reds Cutting Off Austria

VonModel’s ‘B’ Trapped By Allies      eanwhile, Eisenhower Sends Armored Units Farther Into Reich  Tarnttonry   Germans Pull Out   Troops in Holland Are on Move as British Push Ahead

GERMAN STRENGTH IN WEST CUT BY TWO THIRDS, BUT GERMANS FIGHT HARD TO MAKE ESCAPE.

British Threaten To Surround 2nd Army Group in Holland; Both 9th, 3rd Continue Gains

21 DIVISIONS ARE TRAPPED BY FIRST AND NINTH ARMIES   ALLIED ARMIES WHEELING ALL DIRECTIONS ACROSS GERMANY MONDAY

110,000 NAZIS LEFT IN RUHR; 3RD IN KASSEL   Patton’s Troops Now Within 155 Miles Of Berlin

Lift News Blackout On Drive In Ruhr River Area Today   Ith Army 100 Miles East of Rhine; Third 155 From Berlin; Holland Threatened

Holland Trap Being Closed by British 2nd   Execution Means Tying Up of Two-thirds of Nazis on Western Front

MOVE MAY CUT WEHRMACHT BY TWO-THIRDS   Three Nazi Armies Thrash About In Trap In Ruhr Area

100,000 Nazis In Ruhr Encircled; Americans 155 Miles From Rerlin

1 DIVISIONS BAGGED, MORE MAY BE TAKE   British Closing Around Another Whole Enemy Army Group — Von Model Escapes

British Cutting Off Whole Army Group In Holland   Victories Reduce German Strength In West . - By Two-Thirds; Ninth 100 Miles East Of Rhine

Here Are Allied Terms for Japan’s Surrender as Outlined at Potsdam

“POTSDAM MEETING GIVES ALL TERMS Of JAPAN SURRENDER   COMPLETE TEXT AGREED TO AS SET OUT AT MEETING

Here's Text Of Potsdam Proclamation   July 26 Surrender Demand Put Emphasis On No Delay, No Deviation From Terms  LEADERS MUST GO  War-Making Power to Be Destroyed, Freedom Of Speech, Religion Assured

Vandenburg Appeals For U.S. Action   Says America Can Hold World In Peace Grip

‘Time To State U. S. Position’  Vandenberg Reiterates Pledge For Unity

Vandenberg Calls for Positive Statement on U. S. Foreign Policy to Guide Allied Nations’ Plans

Prince Konoye Kills Self   Thrice Premier, Leader in War Role, Takes Poison Rather Than Go to Prison

Prince Konoye Ends Own Life   Three-Times Premier of Japan Takes Poison On Eve of Imprisonment as War Criminal; Nation Joined Axis During Second Term

Three: Times Premier. of japan ‘Takes Poison’ ‘Rather than Surrender ast War Criminal

Prince Konoye Is Suicide As Criminal Trial Nears   Three-Time Jap Premier Takes Poison Few Hour: > «Before Deadline To Surrender

Konoye Takes Poison Rather Than Surrender   Headed Jap Government Before Gen. Tojo Took Over

Truman, Dewey and MacArthur Among Those Lampooned at Gridiron Revival

Three Times Premier; Was Due At Prison   Takes Poison: Arrested Dec. 16 As War Criminal Suspnect,   HAVE NO DETAILS

PRINCE KONOYE KILLS HIMSELF   Three-Time Premier 0! Japan Reported Suicide

Konoye Cheats Surrender by  Poison Suicide Ex-Japan Premier Faced  Imprisonment Today

KONOYE, THREE TIMES PREMIER 0 JAPAN. KILLS SELF   War Criminal Suspect Had Until Midnight ‘Sunday to Give Up.

Former Premier Chooses Death To Surrender  Prince Konoye Takes Poison To End Life

Bus Skids Off Road Into Lake   Bus Driver Dies As Vehicle Wrecks In Blinuing Snow

16 DIE WHEN SCHOOL BUS LEAVES ROAL   15 Children, Driver, Trapped Inside Aute Undemeutl Waters  Of Lake Chelan _

15 Children And Driver Caught Inside  Blinding Snowstorm   Causes Vehicle to   Get Out of Control

DRIVER ALSO LOSES LIFE IN TRAGEDY   Call Deep Sea Divers To Start Search For Bodies

France May Chart Oaks Plan Dri ive  Small Nations’ ‘ Support - Likely in Proposals’ for Changes  POWERS AT ISSUE  De Gaulle Declines to Join  as San Francisco Meeting Sponsor

French Action on Peace Plan Brings Doubts   Refuses to Join Great Powers in Sponsoring Parley

FRANCE MAY BECOME RALLYING POINT FOR SMALLER NATIONS   CONTROVERSY EXPECTED TO RESULT AT UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE

France May Become Rallying Point For  Small Nations In Security Organization

Smaller Nations Powers Against Big Allies Will OpenControversyApril25

France May Become Rallying Point For Small  Nations Seeking Dumbarton Oaks Amendment

Small Nations Seen As Leaning Toward France  Role Of DeGoulle Regime Puzziing

JAMES CORRIGAN FREE   Instructor for Philippine Army Was Captured on.Bataan

JAMES CORRIGAN FREE   Instructor for - Philip ine siete Was Captured on c weal

8 Below Zero Hits Creston Saturday Mornina   Custer, Wyoming Shivers in 30 Below Temperature

CRIME “EXPERTS -PROBE. SLAYINGS   Motive Sought For Murder Of Army Captain’s Wife

Amendments [Vay Snag National Hospital Program  Senate  Ready To Act Qn Meacnre

World End Waited By 30 Pasadenans for This Friday   Pastor Expects Finish Like Atomic Bomb

Yanks Face Shortage of Food on Isle   Gen. Partridge Reports No Injuries From Storm On Okinawa; Total of Ships Damaged 130

FOOD PICTURE DARK ON OKINAWA BASE   Typhoon Beached 130 Vessels Navy Reports

OKINAWA FOOD SITUATION BAL   Remains Serious As Result Of Typhoon; Ships Available Soon.

FOOD NEEDS REMAIN SERIOUS ON OKINAWA   Ample Supplies To Be Sent Typhoon-Hit Area Soon

Okinawa’s Food  Situation Serious   Emergency. Supplies Delivered By Superforts After Typhoon Damage

TYPHOON LEAVES FOOD PROBLEMS   “Toll Remams'a ‘at 3 Dead, 10 Missing

17 Persons Die In Plane Crash On NW Airlines   C-47 Transport Goes Down In Montana Six Receive Injuries

2 NIGHT AIR RAIDS ARE MADE ON BERLIN      Mosquitos Strike Early and Second Force at 8 A, M.—Railroads Blasted During Day.

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Last of Japs on Cebu Are Wiped Out  _ Yankees Virtually _ Have Completed  Visayan Campaign

Central Section of Philippines Taken by Yank:   Five Thousand Dead Japs Counted on Cebu in Final Battle

JAPS WIPED OUT ON CEBU ISLAND   FIVE THOUSAND NIP BODIES LEFT ON FIELD — ENEMY CAUGHT BY SURPRISE.

Koreans Forced tc Bayonet Prisoners   154 Yanks, Britons Victims of Massacre

Potsdam Meet In Last Stage; Stress Harmony   Truman, Stalin And Attlee Working Out Final Agreement

SECTION OF BERLIN IS ALLOCATED TO FRENCH CONTRO   Allied Control Council Meet. ing in Berlin Made This  Announcement.   FIRST MEETING TODAY   Gen. Eisenhower Presided at the First Session Held Monday.

Big 3 Work On Report; Control Council Meets   Communique To Reveal Future Of Europe: Urge Early Trials

Section of Berlin Allotted to French   German Control Council Holds Historical First Meet

Berlin Sector Goes To Frenet   Eisenhower Presides At First Session Attended By 3 Chiefs.

» CONFEREES ENTER HOME STRETCH ON » NOTE OF HARMONY   OBSERVERS PREDICT EARLY CONCLUSION, PERHAPS THIS WEEK

Berlin Sector Goes to French   Part of German Capital Allocated To French Control

French Join Berlin Rule   Announcement Made At First Meeting Of Control Council

BIG 3 TELL NAZIS FIGHT IS HOPELESS      Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin Agree on Plans to Knock Out and Disarm Enemy. aoe   WILL COLLABORATE:-: TO PRESERVE PEACE   Russia to Get Parts:of Poland, Which Will Given Reich Areas— Foe to Pay Reparations.

Yalta Meeting.  Concerts Plan      Liberated: Peoples: to: Get Vote’ on: Governments} Jan Tesne Absent.

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Full Agreement Is Reached on Vexing Problems   Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill Draw Blueprint for Victory and Enduring Peace at Historic Eight-Day Conference; World Parley Is Scheduled

Big Three Announces Plan To Crush Nazism, Including (Program For Lasting Peace    Nine-Point Agreement Provides For Settlement Of Issues In Poland And Yugoslavia—Series Of Meetings Scheduled For Close Collaboration _

NAZI DOOM IS SEALED; RIGHT TO VOTE TO ALL   Pole, Yugoslav, Zoneg Of Occupation And Dumbarton Plan Agreed Upon

Steps For Shortening War And Collaborting For Lasting Peace Announced

Adopt Nine Point Agenda: iJ.S. In Center   Means Crushing of German Militarism and Nazism and Beginning Of Organized Peace. No Break In Alfied Front

Sewage Plan Is Discussed   County Wide Authority In Allegheny County Is Proposed

German Hero Of First World War Placed Bomb Under Adolf Hitler's Chair

Himmler Was In On Plot  To Assassinate Hitler   Gestapo Chief Hoped To Become No.  Man In Reich, But He Reniged, Declaring He Had Pretended To Play Along Just To Trap Plotters

Himmler, Gestapo Chief, Conspired  To Kall Hitler To Become Nazi Head

Himmler, Gestapo Chief, Was In on Plot to Assassinate Adolf Hitler

Details About The July 20 Attempt On Hitler’s Life...  H. Himmler Was In On Piot To Kill Hitler, But Backed Out

WHERE TO FIND IT   ‘Himmler In On Hitler Death Plot: Goering Now A Worry-Ridden Wreck

Himmler Plotted To Kill Hitler, Reports Writer   By LOU P. LOCHNER Copyright, 1945, by the Associated Press

Himmler Hoped to Be No.  Man   Lochner Reports He Was in Hitler Plot

Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler Was In on Plot to Assassinate Hitler

Lochner Learns Himmler Joined Plot On Hitler  But Gestapo Chief Deserted Group

Himmler in on Hitler Plot   Gestapo Chief Hoped to be No. 1 In Germany

Himmler Was In On Plot Last July To Assassinate Hitler With Hope Of Becoming No. 1 Man In Reich

SEES RECOVERY FOR INTERNEES   Proper Diet to Cure Most Cases, Says Doctor

Auto Industry Marking Time   U.S. Action. Awaited In Detroit Strikes

Daniels Agrees With Statement Of Churchill   Says Truman’s Conference with Chiefs had no ‘Specif ic’ Bearing On Surrender.

‘Charchill Stand. On War Upheld “At White House   Says: Surrender’’ Must Be Made. To “All Allies:

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU NEWS LETTER   (By County Extension Director)

HOSPITAL BENEFITS OFFERED FAMILIES   County Health Improvement Assoclation Formed to Sponsor Blne Cross Hospital Insurance

‘French Troops Stripping German Occupation Zone of Food, Fuel. Efc.

FRENCH ARE TAKING FOOD      OCCUPATION TROOPS ARE US: ‘ING SAME METHODS AS GER‘ MANS TO GET REVENGE

ON WARSHIPS CRIPPLED BY FORAYS OF ANGLO-AMERICANS IN WAR'S BIG DRIVE

Sought Discharge of Husband   Desire May Have Caused Mother To Hide Baby

SEEK CAUSE OF >KIDNAP HOAX   POLICE THINK WIFE WANTED TO GET HUSBAND HOME

Japs Urged to Court Allies  Middle Course Betwee: Power Politics and

Tokyo Press Charts ‘Middle of Way’  ' Course For Future Political Activity

Japanese People. Told They Must  Take New Course   Newspapers Tell for First Time of Dispatch of Surrender Envoys.

Nipponese Are Told for First Time That Hirohite Has Obeyed MacArthur's Surrerider Demand, Warned Again to Bow to Conqueror’s Wishes

BRITISH EMPIRE WAR CASUALTIES ARE ANNOUNCEI   Dead Total More Then Half. Million—Civilien Death Rate High

British ‘War Casualties Total 1,427,634 From Reginninge of Conflict

Used Clothing Now In Use, Nafional Chairman’ Reports   Ruston’s Contribution Of 10,000 Pounds Amona Supplies Sent

BUSY SCHEDULE FACING SOLONS   No Major Bills Passed, But Many Topics Before Legislative Groups

Legislature To Sixth Week   Pair of Minor Laws Passed, Kerr Program Stalled -

Defeat Schedule For Japan Upped   More Pacific Shipping Required, Return of ETO Troops Slowed

y Troop Movement Altered to “Finish Japan’   Crushing Blow To Be Speeded, Says  General in Senate

Timetable For V-J Shortened   Senate Group I: Told Timetable For Jap Defeat Has Been Cut

4 AREAS WILL BE HiT SOON, LF MAY WARNS   Daring Destroyers Attack Jap Convoy Deep Inside Tokyo Bay

Shorter War Against Japs te Prospect   Army Shortens Timetable For Utter Defeat Of Japanese Forces

Jap War Timetable Shortened, Senate Committee Learns  hd. Chinninga Will   More Shipping Will Be Required for Pacific Areas

Move Timefable For Defeat Of Japan Forward.  More Ships Requir red   More Ships Required In Pacific for Troop Speedup, Says: Officer

Army Shortens Troop Transfer  More Shipping Is Needed in Pacific

ALLIES SPEED UP WAR TIMETABLE   More Shipping For Pacific May Slow Troop Return

Army Speeds Timetable for Pacific Victory   Rate of Return Of European Force Will Be Slower

Rate of Return of Troops to United States to be Cut   Is Ahead of Schedule, Senate Committee is Told by Generai

Timetable For Defeat Of Japs MovedForward   Chinge Requires More Shipping In Pacific. With Rate Return of Troops From Europe Slower

CUT SCHEDULE OF NIP DEFEAT   Army Witness Explains Why Railroads Jammed

Vet Return To Be Slowed Up   Military Timetable For Defeat Of Japan Shortened —Franklin.

Timetable In Pacific Rushed  Return Of European Troops To Be Slowed

TIME FOR DEFEAT OF JAPAN, SHORTENED   Because of This More Shipping Will Be Required, Says Major-Gen. Franklin.

Washington Roundup  Chinese Civil Disputes May Take Toll in Yanks’ Lives

FRIENDLY RUSSIAN TRIBUTE TO AMERICA AND AMERICANS BRINGS UP MATTER OF BIG THREE UNITY -

Suspicions should Dissolve With Acquaintance— —By DeWitt Maci  Big Three Unity To Be Tested In Germany  ackenzie

WAR TODAY   Unity of United States, Pritain aul Russia Is Safeguard Against Another Global War Which Would Be Calastrophic

Bride, Groom Killed In Shoofing Affray   Former Mate in Critical - Condition in Vincennes

General Truscott Takes Occupation Post (n Bavaria   ‘BLOOD ‘N GUTS” ASSIGNED TO DESK  Argument Over Jobs For Nazis Leads to Command Shake-Up

Homecoming At LeMars High On October 11 and 12  Two Day Program Being Arranged For Annual Event

Homecoming At LeMars High On October 11 and:12  _ Two Day Program Being eo For Annual Event.’

Senator Lashes Bull-Dog’s Flight   Another Dog Roams White House Grounds

FLIGHT OF DOG STIRS CONGRESS TO DISPLEASURE   Object To Major  Escorting ‘Blaze’

DOG'S PLANE RIDE CAUSES MUCH COMMENT   Displeasure Expressed By , Many Over Priority Given To ‘Blaze’

Increasing Alarm Seen Over Soviet, Iran Status   United Nations May Be Given Acid Test

Serious Situation Is Developing For Russia, Iran  Uprising in Remote Province Giving United Nations Fear

Diplomats Show Concern Over Rift In Iran Relations   Situation Might Provide United Nations With Critical Test of  [ > ee

Allied Diplomats Taking — Serious View Of Situation Between Russia And fran   May Present United Nations With Critical Test At Very Outset Of Organized Efforts

Allied Diplomats Are Worried. .... Soviet- Iranian Situation May Be Vital Test

Critical Test Seen Ahead For United Nations   Allied Diplomats Are Fearful Of Russian,  Iran Relations

'U. S. Asks Russia For Acsuaating Of ‘Actions InIran   State. Dept. Apparently: Fears Russia Is Inter: -vening In a Civil War.

RUSSIAN - IRAN DIFFERENCES ARE FEARED   Dispute May Be Test For Allied Nations   UNITED STATES   Asks Russia For Informa: tion: Assurances Given By Soviet Leaders

Azerbaijan Civil Strife Will Test United Nations   Organization to Get Severe Trial at Very Start of Its Career

RUSSIA, IRAN IN NEW DISPUTE   Tension Mounts Over Uprising in Azerbaijan

Catholic Hierarchy Seeks Delay in Discussion of Daacetime Draft Measure

QUICK HONESTY   Can't Resist ist Temptation Too Long, Says Woman

NOTED ARMY BAND TO APPEAR HERE   combat Infantry Group Wil Give Program At State The ater Dec. 4 For Victor Bond Buyers

Patrols Skirmish On Italian Army Fronts   “Little Man” of Japan Perplexed By  War Leaders’ Contradictorv Orders

Little Yellow Man Is Perplexed; In Fog Due To Many Contradictions

Radio Reports To Japanese Are Confusing   ‘Little Man Told Many Explanations Of War Actions

CONFLICT IN REPORTS PERPLEX “LITTLE JAP”   TOLD COUNTRY PREPARED TO TAKE OFFENSIVE TO RECAPTURE IWO, TO PREPARE FOR INVASION

iL: Bold Talk From Beaten Men Japanese People Told Of Great New Offensives Against Yanks

JAP BROADCASTS MUST PERPLEX THE LITTLE MAN   TOLD TO PREPARE TO DEFEND JAPAN ALONG WITH ASSAULT PLANS

Little Men Very Perplexed--Flee  Life Just One Long  Conflicting Report

Dagu 8 PauL MALLON EF By   (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction in Pull or in part Strictly Prohihited )   WASHINGTON. —~— SENATORS

WASHINGTON PAYS FAREWELL TO ITS FIRST CITIZEN, IN FINAL RITES HELD AT WHITE HOUSE

Brief ‘Rites at 3 p. m.  Today. at White House  Mark. Final Farewéll To: Franklin: Roosevelt

Army Moving Troops, Planes to Safety Zone   Destructive Winds Lash Bahamas;  = 900 Red Cress Workers Alerted

Florida Is Getting Ready As Severe Hurricane Nears   Worst Storm Of Year Hits Bahamas; Florida In Path.

Severe Hur Heads For Florida   Tropical Storm of Near-record Velocity Driving Northwest! From Carribbean Expected To Hit Mainland Saturday; Troops Ready for Evacuation

Hurricane of Near-Record Velocity, 135 M. P. Hr., Is Approaching Florida Coast

Driving Toward Coast 570 Miles South Of Miami   All Army Transport Planes Sent To Safer Zones; Navy Planes Already Evacuated

Hurricane Hits: South, Nearing Coast of Florida   Coast Guard Ready To Evacuate - Citizens in Path .

Violent Hurricane Speeding Toward Florida Mainland    130 M.P.EL Winds Ex pected in Near-record Blow; Planes Evacuate ed, Precautions Rushed

Hurricane May Strike Florida Saturday Morn   Southern Areas of State Batten Down Against Pos sibility of High Winds; Storm Violent

Record Storm Whips Toward. Florida Coast   Winds 135 mph Slash In From Sea; Military Per: sonnel Moved

Army Planes Sped Away To Inland States   Disturbance Due To Strike At 7 P. M: Saturday

Warn Florida Qt Hurrieane   Near-Record Velocity Whipped By Winds Estimated As High As 135 M. P. H.

STORM NEARING FLORIDA COAST; PLANES MOVE!   Hurricane of Near - Record Velocity Approaches; Troops Stand By

Hurricane Blowing Toward Florida   Army, Navy Planes Hurry Away, Miami Area Preparing For Big Blow

MIAMI AREA BRACING FOR A HURRICANE   Preparations for Violent Storm Are Being Made All Along Coast Line of State   ARMY IS ASSISTING

Hurricane Is Moving On Florida   Storm With 135-Mile-AnHour Winds Driving Toward Coast

EVAGUATE PATH UF HURRICANE NEAR FLORIDA   Army and Navy Planes Sent Inland as 135-Mile Storm Comes.

Tropical Storm Driving Toward Horida Coast   Winds of 135 Miles Hour: Army Transport Planes Removed From Miami.

Hurricane Heads For Florida   Troops to Be Moved To Safer Zones in Other States

Allies To Meet OnBomb Issue   Attlee, King and Truman to Discuss Future of Atomic Eneray

U. S., Britain And Canada Will Discuss Atomic Bomb  Top Men To Confe   Top Men To Confer Concerning Future Of Atomic ‘Energy; Russia Not Invited

Creators of Atomic Bomb to Discuss Future of Energy in Washinaton

ATOMIC FORCES TO BE STUDIEL   Britain, Canada And U.S. To Discuss Future Of Energy Secrets

Three Powers To Diseuss Atom Controls   Meeting of British, Canadian Ministers  is Scheduled for  Nov. LL in Washingtor

A-Bomb Control Will Be Aired In Washingtor   Britain And Canada Te Join In Atomic Energy Discussions

Truman Urged To Intervene In Conference   Indieuated Major Aims Of Labor-Management ParJey Will Not Be  Acvcomplshed

Labor Parley  Failure Seen   Eleventh Hour Plea Made for White  House Intervention

Hope Diminishing For Success Of Labor Meeting  White House Is Asked To Intervene in Washinaton Session

Company Sends No Officials To Peace Meeting.   Ward Conference Is .. Asked; Steel Workers Balloting On Strike   Capital Parley Is Written Off

REACHES DEADLOCK   Labor-Management Conference Now Wants President to Step In

URGE TRUMAN TO ASSIST -PARLE   Hope For Labor-Management Agreements Grows Dim

HOPE: FADING FOR SUCCESS AT LABOR, MANAGEMENT MEET   Leaders Of.. Three-Weeks-Old Parley Adrait They Are _ Bogged Down -— Last-Min“ute Plea fer Intervention  O leiiksinn

Labor Parley Fails Purpose   No Help From White House is Expected

xK *K FT Disagreements Wreck Conference Hopes    Japanese House Heckles Premier

Management, Labor Hopes Of Success  Are Dimmed   White Houte Appeal To Group Is Sought

TRUMAN MIGHT SAVE THE DAY   But Labor-Management Con. ference Has Received No Promise He'll Act

Legion Votes For Universal Training Plan   Minimum of One Year's Instruction; Demand Definite Foreign Policy

Legion For Merger Of lArmed Forces   John Steele Named  National Commander

DENY TRIESTE CRISIS BREWING   BRITISH SPOKESMAN SAYS NO ULTIMATUM . ISSUED TO YUGOSLAVS

REPORTS “EXAGGERATED”   In An Atmosphere of Frankness and Friendship

Reports About Tito Exaggerated   British Spokesman Says Trieste To Remain Under Allied Control.

British Deny Crisis Brewing Over Trieste   Yugoslav Leader Hits Slanderous Allegations Made Abroad.

London Denies Tito Asked to Remove Men. From Trieste  Britain, U. $. Favor Allied Control For Adriatic Port

LABEL REPORT EXAGGERATED   Tito Said Have Been Ordered to Withdraw Troops From Trieste.

Withdrawal Word  “Exaggerated”   Report Savs Tito Ordered to Take Troops From Trieste, Istria

—WESTERN FRONT—  Gain Of 2,000 Yards Made In Northern Flank Drive .

Germans In Full Offensive Against 7th Army In N. E. France; Advance Two More Miles.

Erskine Says 3rd Marines Have Cracked Jap Defense: But lwo Battle Still Touqh

MAIN NIP IWO LINES CRACKED   MARINE CHIEF WARNS TOUGH FIGHT AHEAD

Main Jap Defensive Bulwark on lwo Jima Pierced by Marines, But Much Tough Fighting Lies Ahead .

Senate Passes Bill Extending  Price Contro'   Amendment Called Hight faflationary by Burkley  ee BB wa

SENATE VOTES EXTENSION OF PRICECONTROL   Amendment Guarantees Farmers Prof its Above Costs

APPROVES PRICE BILL WITH FARM PROFIT GUARANTEE   Senate Passes Measure Extending Controls Another Year With Amendment Affecting Growers.   CLAUSE INFLATIONARY, BARKLEY DECLARES   Assures Return Above All Production Costs—Legislation Now Goes to House.

ome 600 Aircraft Knocked Out During Great Battle  3 FREIGHTERS SUNK  eon ee oe. Zee  in £ ..  ,g 4pm    t Least 475 Japanese War- planes Are Destroyed In the Raid

NAVY STAGES PEARL HARBOR IN REVERSE.   Task Force 58 Batter: 28 to 30 Jap Ships and 600 Airplanes

FOREST FIRE PERILS TOWNS   55 Square Miles in Oregon Enveloped; Flames Rage Unchecked

Oregon Flames Menace 2 Towns   Forest Fire Sweeps  55 Square Miles

’ Communities fndangered by (inchecked Fire   Hope for Check Rests in Green Timber; May furn All Summer and fat to Pacific Coast .

2 TOWNS MENACED BY FOREST FIRE   NORTHWEST OREGON BLAZE THREATENS ERIEFLY TO TRA? 415 SAILORS,

Trains, Busses, Planes  Are Moving Their Greatest Load   National Safety Council Sees Death Toll of 375 to 400 During Christmas and New Year Holidays

Transport Lines Creak  Under Load   Record Crowds Rush To - Get Home; Trains Far Behind Schedule.

Trains, Busses, Planes Are Moving Their Greatest Load  National Safety Council Sees Death Toll of 375 ta 400 During   National Safety Council Sees Death Toll of 375 to 400 During Christmas and New Year Holidays

CROWDS SURGE THROUGH RAIL BUS TERMINALS   Travel Experts Term Situation Chaotic To Precarious

DOENITZ IS ‘TOSSED OUT ~ OF CONTROL   DOENITZ AND INS GROUP NO LONGER FORM A “GOVERNMENT’ IN TUE REICH

INSECT REPELLANTS DEVELOPED BY NAVY   Are Described As Ten Times More Effective Than Ansthing Frevioksly Available

CENSORSHIP ON NEWS REMOVEL   Papers And Radios Now Free To Publish All Facts Available

VOLUNTARY NEWS CENSORSHIP ENDS   ABOLITION DOES NOT APPLY, HOWEVER, TO WRITERS WITH ARMED SERVICES.

STALIN RUMORS REVIVED AGAIN   Stockholm Story Says Red Chief Has Named Man To Succeed Him

INSIST STALIN SERIOUSLY ILL   RUMOR SAYS HE HAS APPOINTED SUCCESSOR

COMMANDS SUPPLY BASE   Bue Gen, Ewart G. Plant Came ti anila From European Area

COMMANDS SUPPLY BASE   Maj. Gen. Ewart G. Plant Came te Jeanilia From Furonean Area

NPB Predicts End Of Car Ralioning ~ InJanuary 194¢   Considers Request Tc Permit Expansion Of Auto Plants 

17 Suffocate In Hospital Fire   Panicky Nurse Attempts To Put Out Blazing Tree

‘Blame Nurse For Toll In Hospital Fire   Fled Scene, Leaving Door Open; Blaze Spread By Draft

VOLE TREE FIRE FANNED BY DRAFT TAKES 17  VES   Flustered Nurse Leaves Door Open as She Flees Outdoors for Help   VICTIMS ASPHYXIATED   All the Dead in Hartford Conn., Fire Are Aged Men and Women

PANICKY NURSE HELD TO BLAME IN DEATH OF 17 AGED PERSONS IN CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL

FLED HOSPITAL WHERE BLAZE TOOK 17 LIVES   Draft Spread Flames from Tree

PROBE FIRE THAT TOOK 17 LIVES   Blames Panicky Nurse Who Filed, Leaving Door Open

17 Agedin: Home Dead After Fire   Nurse’s Panic Held Responsible for Hartford’s Toll

STATE PROBES HARTFORD FIRE THAT KILLED 17   Panicky Nurse Failed To Use Extinguisher On Tree Blaze

PRESIDENTTO MAKE REPORT TO CONGRESS   Roosevelt Will Te Tell Nation Today of Hopes for Secure Peace

F.D. R. to Tell Nation of Hopes for Peace  President Will Talk at Joint Session of Congress Today

PEACE HOPES TO BE BARED BY ROOSEVELT   PRESIDENT TO TALK BEFORE CONGRESS AT NOON TODAY

Will Tell of His Hopes for Such a Secure Peace That Allies Can Eventually Make Cut in Armaments: Hopes Japs, Nazis Will Embrace Peace Ideas in 50 Years

FDR. TO REPORT TO NATION TODAY ON CRIMEA PARLE)   President’s Talk Before Joint Session of Congress at 11:30 A. M. to Be Broadcast.   SEES BETTER WORLD WITH SECURE PEACE   », Declares War Against Japan Was Not Mentioned at Yalta—Some Understandings Secret.

Roosevelt Reports On Big Three  Conference Today   Plans to Tell Nation of High Hopes For Peace So Secure That ; Victory-Bound Allies Can Disarm

F. D. R. Back, Plans Report To U.S. Today  To Speak at 12:30,   To Speak at 12:30, To Tell of Hopes For World Peace

Roosevelt Home With Hopes High  For Real Peace   President Reports To Congress, Nation Today on Yalta Meet

FDR TO TELL OF HIS PEACE HOPES TODA)   Will Report on Yalte At Joint Session Of Congress

President To Speak Before Joini Session   Roosevelt Hopes For Secure Peace, Cut In Armaments

NATION TO HEAR BIG THREE AIMS FROM ROOSEVELT   President Scheduled Ti Report To Congress This Afternoon   PLAN TO BROADCAST MESSAGE TO PEOPLE

FOUR KILLED IN AUTO CRASHES   Holiday Toll Gets Early Start in State

REPORT JAPS GOT REPORTS —  CODE BROKEN   GERMANS TIPPED OFF TOKYO.  . BUY JAPANESE DID NOT KNOW WHICH CODE "WAS CRACKED

MacArthur Will Arrive in Tokyo By Air Tuesday   Surrender Papers to Be Signed on Missouri Friday, Aug. 31

Japs Again Protest China’sWild Territory Scrambling; Irregulars, Bandits Active

Japs Complain About Chinese   Say Serious Difficulties Attendant To Surrender Being Encountered.

Milk Row Into Open   Board of Health Director Claims Dairy Commissioner Fails In Milk Control Job

AGENCIES IN FUSS   Board of Health and Dairy Commissioner -Tangle Over Milk

Kansas Health Board Declares Open Warfare   Give Scathing Reply Te State Dairy Head; Cite Long-Time Fight Over Milk Control

SENATE COOL 10 EXCISE TAX CUT   Slashes Individual, Corporate Levies By Five Billion

SENATE TO SNUB HOUSE TAX BILL   PLAN TO REJECT CUT IN EXCISE LEVIES

Senate Committee May Reject Cut In Excise Taxes   Considers Benefits For Small Business and Returning Vets

Senate Committee Ponders Rejection  Of Excise Tax Cut   Measure Proposed By House Would Reduce Imposts _ To 1942 Level

Greeks Threater To Go to War Against Albania  100,000 Demonstrate, Shout They'll Fight  Diheermes Mn weths pew lent eecc ee

Greeks Fight Allied Plans For Albania   Mass Meeting Held in Protest Against Albanian Independence

GREEKS WANT BORDER AREA   Shout Rights Te Northern Epirus In Mass Protest Against Albania

Shouting Greeks  Rap Allied Aims   U. S.-English Recognition or ANnat a Protested

‘42 PRICES ON GOODS PLANNED   Must Produce Huge Volume, OPA Chief Declares

SET PRICES ON CIVILIAN GOODS   Bowles Pledges Reconversion Items Will Sell At 1942 Levels

Set Reconversion Prices. at ‘42 Level   Applies to Most Commodities; Bowles Outlines Program

RECONVERSION COMMODITIES AT °42 LEVEL   Record Volume of High Quality Goods at Low Prices Goal of OPA.   Present High Wage Level Also Sought

OPA Pledges Effort To Keep 1942  Prices as Standard Purpose Is to Help In Production,  Keep Incomes High

OPA Promises 1942 Prices For New Consumer Goods Reaching Markets

OPA Pledges “42 Prices in Reconversion   Bowles Outlines Pricing Policies On Scarce Goods

Army to Discharge 400,000 Men During This Month   Spokesman Says Releases Are Being Provided More Rapidly Than Expected; Rate Will Increase to 600,000 by December 1

Army Offers New Figures on Releases   Shouting Senators Less Critical After Hearing Present Plans

ARMY REVEALS PLANS TO UP RELEASE DATE      Discharge 800,000 Men a Month by December, Solon Told

700,000 MEN DISCHARGED SINCE V-DAY   Demobilization Is Running Ahead Of Schedule, Senate Is Told

Release of 1,300,000 Scheduled   Maj. Gen. Henry Promises Quick Clean-Up of Jam Holding Up Program for Releasing Eligible Men

PLAN MILLION DISCHARGES BY CHRISTMAS   War Department Spokesmen Tell Senators This Will Mean an Army Reduction of 2,000,000 Since VE-Day.

Demobilization Beats Schedule Senators Told   Discharge Rate to Reach 22,400 Men Daily by January

1,300,000 Out of Army By Christmas   400,000 to Be Freed This Month, Says Chief, 672,000 Rate Fixed

1.300.000 Home By  Christmas   War Department  itl Ra  Senators Today That is the Plan

Mystery Witnesses Ready To Testify at War Trials   150 May Be Called to Stand; Goering Seeks Lindbergh, London Reports

VINSON NAMED TO FILL JONES RFC POSITION   Nominated By Roosevelt Today   POPULAR CHOICE

NAMES VINSON CHIEF OF U. $. LOAN OFFICES   Economic Stabilizer to Succeed Jones in  RFC Position

Pinpointed Ten War Industries, but Tokyo Showed More Concern Over Im pending Invasions.   SAY GOVERNMENT CAN REPEL RAID   Tokyo Says Americans Have Amassed an Invasion Fleet of 200 Ships in the Okinawa Area.

Superforts Smash War Industries In Jittery Jap Realm   Tokyo Concerned Over Impending Invasions

SAY LANDINGS TAKING PLAGE GLOSE TO JAPAN   Tokyo Radio Reports Allied Forces Attempting Invasion Of Island Half-Way Between Okinawa And Main Jap Is lands.

500 B-29s Stage Largest Precision Demolition Raid   String of Islands South of Japan May Be Prospective Invasion Sites —

Premier Warns Japs The\ Face Worst Crisis Since Attack By Mongols

Allied Invasion Near Nippon Main Island Reported   All-India Radio Says Invasion Force Between Okinawa and Japan.   Japanese Premier in Warning of Invasion

Tokyo Reports New Invasion Close fo Japan   Claims Allies Seek To Land on Island Half Way Between  OLinawa and laann

SAY ALLIES ATTACK ISLE NEARER JAPAN   Broadcast of Tokyo Radio Relayed From India Places Landing Attempt Midway Between Okinawa and Homeland.

Report Yank Blow Between Okinawa, Jap Main Island   Fliers Ravage Trapped Japanese In Cagayan Valley, Troops Move in For Knockout Strike

INLAND SEA RAIDS ~ FULFILL PROMISE   Navy 's Pledge of Aggression Carried Out by Assaults 

CLOSE APPROACH MADE 10 JAPAN TO ATTAGK FLEE   ‘Tokyo Radio Says Mitscher’s   Task Force Planes Set Out  Only 60 Miles Off Nippon’s Shores.   ONE AMERICAN SHIP SERIOUSLY DAMAGED   But It, Along With Others Hit by Enemy, Made Port After Battle Under Own Power.

STRIKE AT JAP FLEET FULFILLS NAVY PLEDGE   Promised Aggression Against Nippon Homeland; Direct Naval Bombardment Of Japanese Coast Remains

Marines Want To Quit China  Regard Themselves As Political Pawns

Chinese Red: Ask Cease Fire Order   Unconditional Action On All Fronts. Asked 1 They Say

Far Eastern Group Leaves   Uncertain Of Future. Commission Leaves For Inspeetion Tour.

SECRETARY OF WAR ISSUES WARNING TO GERMAN CIILIANS AGAINST GUER +g RILLA WARFARE

Three Forest Fires Raging  Uncontrolled   Great Wilson River Blaze Gains During Night and Foresters Say Fire May Burn All Summer

Proposed Institution Discussed pi ser aie Naaman  Need For State Medical Care Inspires Plans For Hospital

Proposed Institution Discussed  Need For State Medical Care Inspires Plans For Hospital

GEN, BUCKNER IS KILLED BY ENEMY SHEL!   END OF CAMPAIGN MAY BE ONLY MATTER OF TOURS FROM TIME COMMANDER LOST LIFE

GEN, BUCKNER, SHELL VICTIM, BURIED ON ISLE   Killed on ‘Day of Victory’ Says Nimitz, With Jap in Last Pocket

NATION BACK IN STEP   Boilermaker Says He Knew They’d _ See Error of Saving Time

SHIPS BROUGHT IN SAFELY   British and American Vessels Had Collided Near Ambrose Light

BATTLE FLEET "PREPARES FOR VOYAGE HOME   LARGE NUMBER. OF UNITS OF PACIFIC FLEET TO START , THIS MONTH FOR ~ "NEW YORK ~

Osburn Quits As Principal Of High School   Served 23 Years Here; Mrs. ‘ Bohnenkamp Is New Board Secretary

‘THE SHOE IS ON THE OTHER FOOT’  Wainwright in Japan With Sparkle in Eve

THRILL ENJOYED BY WAINWRIGHT   Liberated General Glad To Get In On Nippon Surrender Ceremony

(EN. WAINWRIGHT REACHES JAPAN      GOES TO YOKOHAMA AFTER LANDING AT ATSUGI~ MEETS M’ ARTHUR,

Wainwright In Japan for  Nip Ceremony   Great Thrill Says Corregidor Hero  As He Meets Chief

Gen. Wainwright Comments ‘Shoe  On Other Foot’   ‘Arrives -in Yokohaina To Witness Signing Of Jap Surrender’

‘igr. ening: Xescricions 7; ZOrnise “Stig “0 3e Tous ies War Yea

War to Be Much Tougher on the Home Front  New Year Ushers in Many New,

War to Be Much Tougher on the Home Front  New Year Ushers in Many New, Tichter Restrictions

Civilians Face Tightening Vise Of Restrictions   New Year Will Bring Stern Controls with More Curbs Likely

Yank Infantrymen Smash Wedge Into Shimbu Line  Several Thousand Japs Thought Trapped; 15 Villages Captured

Smash Wedge ir Japanese Luzon Front lines   _ Mindanao Beachhead Also Extended Over A28 Mile Area

Wedge Smashed In Shimbu Line By U.S. Troops  15 More Villages On Luzon Seized

YANKS SEIZE COMMAND OF SUPERHIWAY   Amerigans Roll Forward In Saar Area Offensive

WEDGE PUSHED INTO JAPS’ LINE   Two-Mile Dent Smashed Ir Foes’ Luzon Defenses

General . Killed By Jap Fire.   Commander Of U. 5S. Sixth Division Dies In Luzon Fighting

Yanks Crack Shimbu Line      Drive Wedge 2 Miles Deep, Trapping Thousands of Japs On Luzon

Shimbu Line Is Cracked By American  Infantrymen   More Villages Won In Luzon Campaign

P GUN KILLo l). 5. GENERAL   Maj. Gen. Patrick, Commander of 6th Division, Killed in Foxhole.   /SHIMBU LINE FALLING

Make 2 Mile Thrust Into  _ Shimbu Line On Luzon Where Sixth Division Commander Dies In Foxhole; Electric Mines Slow Mindanao Push.

Luzon Nip Force in  U.S. Trap   Yank General Killed; 15 More: Villages on Mindanao Seized

Shimbu Line On Luzon Piereed  By U.S. Troops   Several Thousand Japs Be. lieved Trapped: Ameri+ can Commander Kifled:  Japs Lise New Mine

Yanks Smash Wedge Into Shimbu Line   Two-Mile Penetration Made Into Crumbling  Jeneneee I nenn Defence

JAPS USE NEW ELECTRIC MINE   American General Killed In Luzon Fighting

U. S. Infantrymer Slash Shimbu Line On Luzon Island   Maj. General Patrick Killed In Fox Hole By Jap Machine Gun Burst.

Americans Smash Wedge Into Shimbu Line On Luzon; Trap Several Thousand Japs   Seize 15 More Villages In Southern Philippines To Widen Mindanao Beachhead

Nathan Buller Dies at Home  Fish Commissioner vane Five Governor:  Co.

NATHAN R. BULLER DIES AT AGE OF 85   Long State Fish Commissioner And Conservwationist Passes Away — Brother Of Late Mrs. H. M. Stokes

Sergeant in Klink: Yank Goes AWOL, Rules Civilians  In German Town, Acquires a Blonde

ARGENTINA VOTED: CONFERENCE SEAT   Action Taken After Rus. - sians Lose: Floor Battle

Argentina Wins Seat AtConference   First Fight Ends in Defeat for Soviets Despite Molotov Plea

United Nation: Vote Entry Of Argentina   Russian Opposes Action, Pleads Cause of Poland

ARGENTINA T GET INVITATION TO CONFERENCE   Action Is Taken At San Francisco Over Vigorous Soviet Protest   WARSAW POLES ARE NOT BEING ADMITTED

PARLEY VOTES TO GIVE PLACE TO ARGENTINA   Action is Taken Over Stern Objection By Russians

‘Action Taken Over Protest Of Molotov   Ukranian and White Russian Republics Are Also Asked to Haye Seats. Polish Dispute Is Not Revuewed

Soviets Lose First Frisco Full-Seale Floor Serap   Vote Is 31 to 4: Y ugoslavi ia, Greece  And Czechoslovaki:  Support Russia

STETTINIUS LEADS FIGHT TO BEAT REDS   Molntoy Questions If Nation Free of PE aaciam

PLACE VOTED ARGENTINA AT PEACE TABLE   MOLOTOV DEFEATED IN FIRST BALLOT AT CONFERENCE

Push Expansion Of Job Benefits:   - Senators Get Behind President’s Request

 ‘Senators Team Up To Carry Out Plan For Increased Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment To Be Speeded Out in Senate   Six Democrats Team Together to Comply With. Trumon Wish

Back Widened Unemplovment  Vet Pay Bill   Six Democratic Senators Team To Carry Out Truman's Request.   ‘SSINCERE ATTEMPT

BROADER PLAN OF UNEMPLOYMENT PAY INTRODUCED   6 DEMOCRATS TEAM UP TO CARRY OUT TRUMAN’S REQUEST

Broadened Unemployment Benefits To Include More Cash for’Veterans

Senate Endorses Unemployment Benefit Plan   Truman Requests Broader Benefits During Reconver. sion and For Veterans.

UNEMPLOYMENT ACTION PLANNED   Six Senators Team Up To Carry Out President’s Request.

MOVE TO PASS NEW AID BILL   Broadened Unemployment  Benefits Asked To   Appease Truman

Broader Jobless Benefits Planned   Senators Try To Meet Truman’s Plea for Reconversion Stopgap

Broadened Unemployment Pay Bill Is Introduced in United States Senate

Plan Broader al Benefits In  Postwar Period   Six Senators Sponsor Bill that Will Increase Payments and Provide Other Allowances.

Analysis Of The Feeling About Russia  Suspicion Of Russians ~ Causing Much Concern In Higher U.S. Circles

Suspicion of Russia and Anti-Soviet Feeling Becomes Vocal in the U. S.

Senate Passes OPA Measure   Year's Extension of Price Control Act Bencfits Farmers.

French Chief Arrives For State Visit   DeGaulle Impresses Welcoming Crowds With Friendly Speech

General de Gaulle Makes Impressive Arrival at Capital  President of France   President of France Delivers Greeting  In Good English

French feneral Addresses Crowd In Washington  De Gaulle Thanks Yonks Waiting at Airfield

De Gaulle Makes Good Impression On Capital Group   General Saya U. S. People Have Saved Europe. Asia From Reing Enslaved

FRENCH GENERAL MAKES PERFECT CAPITAL DEBUT   Pays Tribute Te U. S.  And Presidents  On Arrival   TALKS WITH TRUMAN TO SEAL FRIENDSHIP

GEN, DE GAULLE ‘REACHES CAPITAL   FRENCH LEADER SEES TRUMAN AFTER ADDRESSING * CROWD AT AIRPORT,

DeGaulle Makes Hit with Crowd At Washington   French Soldier-Statesmar and Truman May Confer Today

DeGaulle Gets Off To Good Start On Friendship Visit  wu WAI AAT Ee’ ue

De Gaulle impressive on arrival  Mission off to aqusnicious start

GEN. DE GAULLE ARRIVES IN U.S.   French Leader Greeted By Throng As He Comes To See Truman

Fighting Ship Returns: Carrier Bunker Hill Comes Home  After Losing 373 Men near Okinawa

Carrier Hit, Fired, Saved: 373 Killed   “Bunker Hill’ Limps Home for Repoirs After Fiery Ordeal

Carrier Bunker Hill Comes Home To Heal Her Wounds After Taking Pasting in Struggle for Okinawa

Bunker Hill Lost 373 Dead In Four Hours Of Bombing    Blackened Veteran of Major Strikes Left Dead Be.  hind Off Okinawa to Return Home and Soe Heal Wound:

By-Passed Isles Next.   Jap Garrisons. Ready To Surrender Upon Word from Tokyo

'A.P, NEWSMAN VICTOR IN PRESS DERBY 'ACROSS RHINE AND BACK—WITH STORY

SENATE PASSES BRETTON WOODS BANK PROGRAM   Expect Quick Legislation to Increase Lending Authority

onetary Bill assed; Fund oost Sought   ‘Legislation Would Hoist World Bank Eendine Anthority

Bretton Woods WorldBank Is Accepted By Senators; Billions Will Be Poured In

BANK BILL UP BEFORE SOLONS   World-Minded Senate Acts To Finance Postwar Trade

With Bretton Woods Bill Passed, Senate Turns To Export-Import Bank

COLD CHECKS FLOOD THREAT   Rivers to Creat at Pitts. burgh at 28 Feet, Below Earlier Forecast

FLOOD THREAT EASES   Tributary Streams in Pittsburgh Area Begin to Recede.

USSR Reconverts Big Tank Industry   Action Believed Tied in With Request for Loan

War Machine Is Turned fo Peace  Russia Converts Its Huge Tank Industry

SOVIETS ABOLISH HUGE MILITARY TANK INDUSTRY   Big Peace News Said May Have Bearing on Request for U.S. Loan

Russia Abolishes Its Tank Industry   Workers Transferred To Plants Building Locomotives. Cars, Busses

Yanks Punch Within 175 Miles of Capital   Allied Forces Close Potential Trap on 40,000 Nazis in Wrecked Ruhr; Fall Of Battered Kassel Said Near

Are Closing a Potential Gap on Up to 40,000 Germans in the Wretched Ruhr, Paris Reported.   NOW WITHIN 175 MILES OF BERLIN   A Security. Silence Largely Masked the Extent of the Gains Made by Five Allied Armies.

NO RAIN IN THIS AREA   Flora Predicts Dry Weather; for Eastern Part of Kansas

French Tell Of Nazi Atrocities   Disclose How Nazis Killed 8 American Fliers; 7 Germans Under Arrest.

New Offensive Will Top Every Previous Effort  Final Act of Europear.   Bv BOYD LEWIS

PLAN TO STAMP OUT HITLER CULT   Masked Men Raid Quarters Of London Group

KINGDOM HOUSE RAIDED BY MOB   Masked Britishers Enter Headquarters Of Alleged “Hitler Cult” And Beat Up Custodian.

Physically Unfit Draftees Will Be Put to Work in Government Plant:

Army To Send Unfit Into U, S. Plants   Physically Poor To Get Basic  Training

H *  vie “8 rl ; ial  Wit h \ aZIS   Judge Rules Sanity; Lahousen Is Unshaker By Cross Examiners

eo Lawrence Rules Nazi Sane; Other Germans Angered  \   Hitler Deputy Puts Self Under Shadow   Surprise Confession Comes On Blackest Day Of Trial

Head ANE, TD BE TRIED FOR WAR GRIMES   Smirks at Success of Fight; Prosecution Witness Sticks to Story.

Rudolf Hess Judged Sane   Nuernberg Justice Accepts Nazi’s Story

REDS BATTLE IN BURNING BRESLAU   Drive to Within Three Miles Of Heart of City   NEARER DANZIG   Russians Smash in Growing Strength Across Neisse To Threaten Cottbus

Soviets Drive Deeper Into Breslau   Russians Also Smash Across Neisse; Threaten Cottbus

Russians Driving  Toward Heart of  Burning Breslau Other Soviet Forces  Within 33 Miles of  RSS ee fe. Meee Tee

SOVIET SHOCK TROOPS FIGHT INTO BRESLAU   OTHER FORCES ONLY 330 MILES SOUTH OF DANZIG

Breslau Afire, Russians fake 15 More Block:   Red Army Soldiers Smash Across Neisse River and Threaten Cottbus. Rail Center

Reds Within 3 Miles Of Heart  Fir ed Breslau   Other Russinuns Push to Within 33 Miles Dan zig: Moscow Silent On Oder

REDS CLOSE 10 BRESLAU HEART   Other Forces Push To Within 33 Miles South Of Danziaq

Soviets Drive For Danzig With Force   Also Reported Crossing Neisse In Strength; Cottbus Is Threatened

Push Deeper Into Breslau   Russ Drive To Within 33 Miles South Of Danzig; Smash Across Neisse.

Russians Within 3 Miles of Heart of Burning Breslau; Danzig,.Cottus Threatened

BITTER FIGHTING RAGES IN STREETS OF BURNING BRESLAU; RUSSIANS ADVANCE

Russians Drive 15 More Blocks Into Breslau   Also Push to Within 33 Miles of Danzig, Gain in Pomerania

Reds Drive In Breslau, On Danzig   Soviets 30 Miles From Famous Former Free City

Russ Smash Near Heart Of Breslau  Siege Troops Hu Hurl Nazis Out of 15 More City Blocks  DRAW NEAR DANZIG  Soviets Pouring Across Neisse River South nf Rardin   DRAW NEAR DANZIG:   Soviets Pouring Across Neisse River South , of Berlin

TWENTY MINERS GIVEN UP FOR DEAD AT PINEVILLE, KY   Were Entombed Last Wed. _nesday By An Underground Explosion. :   ORDERED PIT SEALED   Chief Engineer Harry Thomas Said There Was No Chance Reaching Men.

May Seal Off Mine Where 20 Entombed   Would End Rescue Efforts As New Fires Flare, New Explosions Threaten

‘Abandon Search ‘For 20 Coal Miners   State Official Orders Main Entrence to Dis fanled (7f

ABANDON HOPE FOR 20 MINERS   State Official Orders Pit Entrance Sealed

Coal Mine to  Remain Tomb For 20 Men   Entrance to Tunnel Ordered Sealed Because of Danger of New Explosion: All of Entombed Given Up for Dead

GIVEN UP FOR DEAD      Chief Engineer Orders Main En. trance to Pit Sealed

ci te   RESCUE EFFORTS ABANDONED AS STATE AUTHORITIES ORDER MAIN ENTRANCE TO PITS SEALED OFF

TRAPPED MINERS  BELIEVED DEAD;  ABANDON RESCUE ENTRANCE ORDERED   SEALED--NINETEEN STILL MISSING

20 Miners Given Up For Dead   Pit Ordered Sealed Due To Bad Fire and Gas Conditions

Wallace-Jones Feud Is Aired   Sennte Split Widens Over Cabinet Job

Wallace-Jones Feud Comes Up Public Atring   Jess H. Jones, Ousted As Secretary Of Commerce. Appears At Hearing.   WALLACE UP SOUN

JONES APPEARS BEFORE SENATE   Cabinet Feud Slated For Public Airing — Wallace Testifies Tomorraw

Jones Talks With Senate Body Today   Present Commerce Secretary To Appear Before Committee ‘In MarbleWalled Caucus Room.   —BY FRANCIS J. KELLY—

SENATORS HEA JONES IN FIGHT   Wallace Invited To Testify At Thursday Session:

Wallace-Jones Cabinet Feud Hearing Today   Inquiry Concerns Stripping Commerce Dept. of Lending Agencies.

Jones Appears Before Solons   Senate Committee Begins Airing Cabinet  Feud; Wallace Invited To Testify Thursday

Cabinet Feud Gets Airing ©   ‘Senate. Committee’ 8 Sympathies Divided :

Wallace Battle Rocks Capital  Jones and Wailace Called to Testify

Yamashita Directl Linked With  Manila Brutalities   Jap Interpreter and Known Collaborator’: Secretary Say Erstwhile Tiger of Malaya Personally Ordered Mass Killing

General Yamashita Linked Directly With Brutalities Of Troops He Commandec

Show Leader Knew What Troops Doing   Court Uproar as Girl Witness To Barbarism Screams Threats

Yamashita Wanted Counter Proposal Filipinos Destroyed By Chinese Reds

YAMASHITA IS LINKED WITH  ORDER TO KILL THE FILIPINOS   Trial Witnesses Says Jap Knew Of Brutalities Of His Troops

YAMASHITA BIRECTLY LINKED WITH BRUTAL ACTS OF HIS TROOPS TESTIMONY OF COMPET ENT WITNESSES DAMAGING  91Te TAP CENERAT

WITNESS LINKS YAMASHITA T0 RAPE OF MANILA   SAYS GENERAL GAVE SPECIFIC ORDER TO WIPE OUT FILIPINOS

Link Yamashita With Brutalities   Lapus Testifies Against ‘Tiger’

Tiger of Malaya is Directly Linked to Troops’ Brutalities   Japanese Interpreter Testifies That Yamashita Ordered Acts

Yamashita Is Linked With Brutal Acts   Sought To Slay All Filipinos

Evidence Links Yamashita to Jap Atrocities   Witness Says ‘Tiger’ Ordered His Troops to 'Wipe Out Filipinos’

INK JAPANESE GENERAL WITH BRUTALITIES   Yamashita Gave Orders To Wipe Out Filipinos   IGNORED APPEALS   To Spare Lives Of Victims, According To Testimony in Trial At Manila

Jap General Ordered Filipinos Slain As Enemies, Yanks Told   Pleas To Spare Philippine Civilians From Mass Murder Ignored, Testimony Reveals; Troops Commended For Barbarity In Manila

Tiger Linked To Slaughter   Coilaborator’s Aide Says Yamashita Gave Order for Massacre

Identify “Tiger” With Cruelties  Evidence Piles Up Again t Yi mashita

Military Police Aide Testifies At Manila Trial   Filipino General's Secretary Charges ‘Tiger’ With Blame

Link Yamashita With Brutalities   Tiger Knew of Deeds of Men, ls Testimony

Link Yamashita With Orders to Kill Filipinos   Interpreter Claims Jap General Gave Massacre Command

Witness Links Yamashita To Jap Brutality   Heard to Give. Orders te  . Wipe Out All Filipinos; Woman -Screams Her Hatred of Nip General

Yamashita Linked Directly ‘With Hyena-Like Brutalities }Of Barbarians He Commanded   Jap Interpreter Testifies Falfen Tiger Of Malaya Knew Of Brutal Doings

NON-STOP FLIGHT RECORD I$ SOUGHT   THREE PLANES LEAVE JAPAN FOR WASHINGTON ON 6,500MILE TRIP.

Three B-29’s Take Off On Non-Stop Flight From . Japan To. Washington

Don’t Expect Changeover In Few Days   Can‘t Happen Overnight; Most Control Lifting Not Effective At Once

Committee Formec To Provide Rules For Conventions   Johnson to Serve as Chairman with War, hAilitary Officials

Manpower Bill No One Wants At Vote Stage   Senate Steering Erratic Course Toward Votes On Its Provisions.

UNWANTED 108 BILL VIEWED   Senate Heads For Vote On First of Series Of Provisions

Reorganization Bill Gets Approval  From House Group  Measure Would Give Truman Limited Power for Changes

BILL 10 REVAMP UU. §. AGREED ON   JOINT COMMITTEE PLANS FOR REORGANIZATION

Nazi Controls Due For Study At Washington   Eisenhower's Adviser Arrives In Capital For Conferences With Roosevelt

MURPHY RETURNO TU TALK WITH PRESIDEN! AND OTHER LEADERS  CEN LICENLOWED’C CLIFT   GEN. EISENHOWER’S CHIEF ADVISOR ON GERMAN AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON

Eisenhower's Aide Returns to Capital For Discussion; Cleanup of Germany, Postwar Rule Are Topics

Murphy Retums for Discussions Qn Occupation  German Rebuilding kdavw Be Topic

NEW DECISIONS ON REICH PEND   Eisenhower’s Chief Advis: or On Germany In U.  S. for Parley

Extensive Health Work Is Reported   Vacancies Create Eighteen Per Cent Loss In County Nursing Service Says Health Dep't

Banquet Delays Prisoner's Death   Slayer of Wife, Son Gets 2 Hours of Life

32,000 Troops Return From — Europe Today   15 Vessels Dock At Eastern Ports

POLES GIVEN GREAT PORT OF STETTIN   British Pleased By Slap at Franco

First Jap Victories Hard To Believe   Modern American Army Is Far Different From Japanese Troops Whe Took Manila In 1942

Tokyo Yanks Show Up Nic Manila Entry   Japs Arrogant in Victory, Americons Remain Dignified

Yank Entrance Into Tokyo Unlike Jap Manila Tactics  Writer Who Saw Japs Take Over Manila Contrasts U. §.-Jap Behaviour in Victory

U. S. Occupation of Tokyo Is Stern; Efficient In Contrast to Japs’ Arrogant Entry in Manila

AMERICAN ENTRY INTO TOKYO IN CONTRAST WITH ROWDYISM OF JAPS AT FALL OF MANILA

Occupation of Tokyo Orderly, Quiet, Precise   Symbolizes Chasm Between U. S. and Japanese Armies —

Consumers Get ANew OPA Jolt   Practically All Meat Will Take More Points

LESS MEAT FOR CIVILIANS IN MAY   MARGARINE, CHEESE AND SOME MEATS TO COST MORE POINTS

Point Values Of Meat Will _ Be Changed   Nearly All Meat To Be ‘Included in Rationing Program—Point Value Of Marvarine Increased

Less Meat ‘Next Month For Civilians   9914 Percent of Meat Supply To Require Points

LESS MEAT FOR “CIVILIANS IN MONTH: OF MAY   Must Give Red Points For All Kinds Exeent Miattan   LIST NEW. VALUES   Margarine-And ‘Most Cheeses Will Cost More Points

CIVILIANS TO GET EVEN LESS MEAT IN MAY THAN IN APRIL  ALSO WILL GIVE UP RED POINTS FOR ALT KINDS

MEAT RATION DOWN; GOaT3 MORE POINTS   Mutton Only Point Free for May Period, Sunday to June 2.

Less Meat In — Prospect For Civilian Use   All Kinds Except Mutton Will Be On “Point? List Next Mouth, OPA Savs

Mutton to be Only Ration Point-Free _ Meat During Month   OPA Announces Schedule; Margarine and  Cheeses Hiked

Housewives Given Another Hard Jab  Meat to Be Scercer ond Take More Points

Civilians: Will Eat Less Meat Next ‘Month   OPA Also Ups Points on Margarine And Cheese

LIKE MUTTON? ITLL BE BEST BUY FOR MAY   All Other Kinds of Meat To Require Your Red ° Points Sunday

Red Points For All Meats But Mutton In May   Less Beef For Civilian Use; Higher Margarine, Cheese Point Cost.

May Supplies Of Beef Pared   OPA Placing Most Meat on Ration List

LESS MEAT FOR CIVILIANS NEXT MONTH-BOWLES   Increase Ration Value of Margarine to 12 Points Per Pound

Civilians To Get Less Meat In May; All Cuts But Mutton To Require Point:

New Point Values Announced On Meat, Margerine   Changes Go Into Effect Sunday

All Grades of Lamb and Veal, and Most Beefsteaks, to Require More Red Stamps Starting First of the Month.

Civilians Will Get Less Meat   All But Mutton To Require Red Points; Boost Oleo, Cheese Values.

Meat Shortage To Get Tighter In Next Month  OPA Adds Points fo Cull   OPA Adds Points to Cull Grades, Raises Token Value on Margarine and Cheeses

OPA Predicts Less Meat For Month of May   Margarine. Cheeses To Cost More Points As All Meats Except Mutton Go on List

Ask: Red Points - For ‘All Meats © Except Mutton   To Be Effective Sunday

CIVILIANS WILL GET LESS MEAT   Only Mutton Point Free; Oleo, Cheeses Require More Red Tokens

MEAT POINTS AGAIN RAISED   Margarine, Most Cheeses Also Go Up, OPA  Announces

Meat Points Are Boosted   Civilian Will Enjoy Less In Next Month

Less Meat for Civilians in May   Mutton Alone Will Be Point-Free; Points Up on Most Cheeses, Marcarine

fivilians to Get Less Meat in wr Red Points on All Except for Mutton

All Meats Except Mutton To Take Red Points Next Month As Margarine Value Boosted

CIVILIANS TO GET LESS MEAT IN MAY   Besides, They'll Have To Give Up Red Points For All Kinds Except Mutton, OPA Announcement Reveals

CIVILIANS TO GET EVEN LESS MEAT   All But Mutton Take Points: Margarine Jumps To 12

CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT ON ATOMIC SECRE]   Other Problems May Be Brought Up at Week-End Meeting

British Prime Minister Guest At White House   Canadian Leader Also on Hand For Discussions

Yanks Cut Into Second Bell of Siegfried Line   First Army Pushes Near Schleiden and Gemund, Last Bastion Tawne in Garman  ine

Capture Two of Dams Controlling Roer River Levels   Resistance Spotty But Rough Terrain Awaits Beyond Siegfried Line

NETWORK OF DAMS OBJECT OFDOUGHBOYS   78th Division Reported to be Within 1,500 Yards of  Schmidt Near Headwaters of Roer   THIRD MEETS REPULSE

New Breach Is Made In Siegfried Line   Germans Sey New Offensive Is Preparing On Northern Front

First Army Slashing Way Through: ‘Second Concrete Belt of. Nazi: Fortifications; _ Third Army Also Smashing. Forward, °

First Army Slashes Into Second Concrete Belt of German Fortifications 

German Line ‘Is Pierced © Along Front By Infantry   General Advances  Made In Fichtine

3rd Army, Seven Mile: into Germany, Takes ied Line Town  Of Habschied

Throw Three Bridgeheads Across Oder; Yanks Gain Through Siegfried

Germans Warn Allies Massing On West Front      Say Eisenhower Preparing To Strike On Two Sides Of Aachen.

First Army Infantrymen Nearing Last 2 Bastion Towns Of: Sieofried Line

Driving Way Thru Belt of Concrete   American First and Third Armies Slash Into Sieg fried Line   GAINING NEAR COLMAR   Nazi Rearguards Hemmed in Death Trap in the Vosges

Resistance In _ Main Row of Line Stiffens   Breakthrough at Gemund  Or Schleiden Believed  Tmminent

Infantry Goes Within 1,500 Yards Of Gemund, 1,000 Of Schleiden   Third Seven Miles Inside Of Germany   Cut Off Pocket Of Colmar Shrinks To Half Its  Original Size

18th Division Drives Through Siegtied Line   Patton’s Troops Have Heavy Fight Inside Germany

Slash To .Last Bastions Of Siegfried Line; Third Army Takes Habscheid.

First Army Hits Second Belt of Siegfried Forts   Two Roer River Dams Captured In New Drive

‘Yanks Plow into Second Concrete *Wall of Siegfried   American Armies Push Deeper into  © Reich; Colmar Packet Cut in Half

YANKS HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH SIEGFRIED - LINE AT SOME POINTS  p, GERMANS BATTER WAY pnmpam Ar AAD TIIDrR  mf

Yanks Push Deeper Into West Wall   Last Forts of Siegfried Line in North Stormed; Germans Push Back Into Town Near Prum

Pierce Second Concrete Belt Of Hun Defense   First Army Infantry Ad. -yamnees Within 1500 Yards — Of Gemund and 1,000   Yards of Schleiden   78th Division Is Near to Schmid   Patton Force Battling Ger manus Who Moved Back Into Brandscheid; Outcome In Douht

Advance Toward Siegfried Forts Well Inside Lines   78th Division To North Drives To Schmidt; Third Army Captures Fortress Of Habscheid

Yanks Driving On 2 Siegfried  Bastion Towns   ist Army Men Less Than Mile From Gemund, Schleiden

Ist Army Slashes Siegfried   American Assaults Widen Breaches  In Fortifications

First Army Hits Close to Last Bastion Towns; Third Fights Its Way Into Reich: French, Seventh Trap Germans

First Army Has Won Control of Two of Five Dams Controlling Levels

First Army Moves Into Second Beli of Siegfried Line   Advances Recorded by Allies Along Most of Western Front

First Through Part Of The West Wall   Germans Fight Way Back Into Village And Battle Rages

Yanks’ Blows Ripping Open Sjeotried Wal   First Near Schmidt; Third Fights to Hold Breakthrough Point

Yanks Slash Into Nazi Defenses   First Army Advances Third Takes Line Village

ALLIES SCORE NEW GAINS IN ALL SECTORS   Schmidt, Schleiden, Ge mund Are Threatened By Advances

lericans sh Deeper » Westwall   thin 1,500 rds of Roer adwater Town

YANKS SLASH SIEGFRIED TO LAST BASTIONS   First, Third Armies Advance Farther Into Germany

FIRST ARMY TO WITHIN 1500 YARDS OF CITY OF GEMUND   Also Within 1000 Yards. of Schleiden, Last Fortress Town in Siegfried Line.   TWO DAMS CAPTURED   Third Army Fighting Seven Miles Deep in Germany, It Was Announced.

TROOPS NEAR GEMUND, AND SCHLEIDEN   Capture of Two Towns Would Put Yanks Into Open but Hilly Country —Other Doughboys Are Near Schmidt. 

GAIN CONTROL OF TWO DAMS   Third Army Now Sever. Miles Inside Border

Patton Wins Fort Town in Prum Attacl      Germans, However, Burs} Back Into Brandsheid That 3d Army Won   2 DAMS CAPTURED   French and U. S. Forces Back Foe Up to Rhine in Southern Alsace

LAST BASTION TOWNS SIGHTED BY ATTACKERS   Allies Widen Corrido In Colmar Pocket : At Rapid Rate

FIRST, THIRD ARMIES PUSHING THROUGH BELTS   Schmidt Menaced Above Captured Roe Dams; Nazis Fear Attack

SLASH THRU SECOND CONCRETE. BELT OF FORTIFICATIONS AND NEAR BASTION TOWN OF GEMUND.

YANKS ATTACK LAST BASTIONS ON WEST WALL   First Army Nears Gemund and Schleiden But Germans Return to Brandsheid, Captured Monday.

FIRST NEARING . BASTION TOWNS   Push Toward Vital Cities of Siegfried Line; 3rd Takes ; i Town Near Prum.   OTHERS REPORT, GAINS

Yanks Slash Into Second ‘Defense Belt   Battle Gemund and Schleiden, Last Bastion Towns of Nazi Line

First Army Near Last Bastion Towns Of Nazi Defenses   Doughboys Within Mile of Gemund, Schleiden; Patton’s Forces Advance In Push For Prum

First Army at Head of Roer  Dams Network   Heavy Fighting Rage: In South As Germans Burst Back To Third  Army Fortifications

U. S. Infantry Slashes Deeply Into Nazi  Line at Two Sectors   Lightning Division Rips Through West Wall: Third Army Plunges to Point Seven Miles Inside Reich; Other Forces Advance

Jap Imperial Headquarters Abolished   Rigid Press, Radio Censorship Imposed Ry Gen. MaeArthur

Abolish Pacific  Press Censorship   Date Left For General MacArthur's Discretion

Any Violation Of Allied Rules Will Be Dealt With Immediately  AMERICANS TAKE OVER 3 MORE CITIES AND 2 NAVAL BASES American Eighth Army Res. cues More Than 8,000 Prisoners In Its Area

MacArthur Orders Press, Kadio Censorship; 100, 000 Americans Now In Japan

Rigid Control Over 'Press- Radio Will Be Maintained by Army   Occupation Force Grows as Yanks Take Over Three More Cities

M’ARTHUR ENDS JAP IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS   Rigid Press And Radio Censorship Abolished Broadcast States   YANKS TAKE MORE CITIES.   ‘Gloved Fist’ Occupation Policy Continues With No Opposition

OIL AND GUN PLANTS, ARMORED CAR WORKS BLASTED BY AIRMEN   WARPLANES SWITCH BACK TO STRATEGIC TARGETS AFTER AIDING LRIVE-

3CO0 Yank Bombers Pound At Nazi Installations: RAF Fliers Raid Berlin For 34th Consecutive Night

Southeast German) Becomes New Target of Bombers  Airmen Switch Their Attention Back To Strategic Raids

Yank Bombers Switch Targets   Turn from Support Of Rhine Offensive To Strategic Taraes<

TWO OIL PLANTS, GUN FACTORY, CAR WORKS HIT   300 Escorted U. S$. Bombers Switch Attack Back to Strategic Targets

YANK BOMBERS RAID LEIPZIG; REDS HIT BERLIN   Nazi Capital Gets 34th Consecutive RAF Night Attack

Oil Plants, Gun Factory, Armored Car Works Raided   300 American Bombers Go Back to Strategic Targets Aqain’

; -~AERIAL— Nazi Plants Targets For ~ U.S: Bomb:   Strategic Areas In Southeastern. Germany ’Un- der Heavy Attack —

Bombers Attack  Nazi Factories   Switch To Targets After Bomb Prelude To Rhine Offensive

KEY TARGETS HIT IN NEW AIR RAIDS   U.S. Bombers Launch Hunt For Underground Plants

300 Bombers Hit Plants In Germany   Airmen Switch Back to Specific Targets —Two Way Blow

AIRMEN SWITCH TO WAR PLANTS   RENEW ATTACKS ON STRATEGIC TARGETS AFTER RHINE BLOWS

Tighten Pincers Around Bitterly Defended Jap Defense Line   OPEN POWER DRIVE DOWN EAST COAST   Sugar Loaf Hill Changes Hands 11 Times During Fighting

SCHOOL FUNDS BOOST STUDIED    Ross Act Emergency Clause Finally Approved

Ohio Senate Challenges Lausche’s Revenue Figures As School Bill Comes Up

INCREASE LOOMS IN SCHOOL AID   Budget Too Low, Claim, as Daniels Bill Supported

WIANU o DIART  Stage Set for War AsBritishAppease   Await Only End of Fighting in Spain And Siqning of Alliances

Ciano’s Wiary IL DUCE PREPARES 10. JOIN NAZIS IN NEW WAR      British Try Appeasement but Axis Waits Only End of Fighting in Spain And Sianina of Pact, Count Writes

ODT SAYS NO NEV CARS FOR PUBLIC FOR THREE YEARS   First Automobiles — Will Go to the Most Essential Drivers

AUTO OWNERS ARE WARNED   CHIEF OF ODT SAYS AVERAGE DRIVER WON'T GET NEW CAR FOR THREE YEARS

Make That Old Bus Last   ODT Warns Public Autos Will Not Be Available For Three Years Yet

Bowles Seeks New Price Ceilings For Their "Psychological Effect”

The Weather   U.S. Pessimistic About Trend Of World Affairs   Big Five Failure Viewed With Gravity By Solons

GAPITAL PESSIMISM ABOUT THE WORLD TREND OF AFFAIRS   On Failure of Foreign Min isters Conference In London   FEAR RE-BIRTH OF ISOLATIONISM   New Efforts Must Be Made to Lay the Groundwork for World Peace

WASHINGTON IS PESSIMISTIC ON BIG FIVE FLOP   Gloom Over World Affairs Settles Over The Senate

‘Big 3’ May Specify Fate Of Germany   Definite Statement Of Aims Possible Aa Current Parley

CHINESE LOSE FOOCHOW, U. 5, LANDING SITE   Nips Battered by Air, Land ane Sea, However, on A'l Other Active Fronts

Truman Orders 44-Hour Week For U.S. Agencies   War, Navy, Treasury Departments Exempted From Shorter Week

lckes Unleashes Invective On Publisher Of “hicagg Tribune After Tax Evasion Charae

 ackes Replies To Tax Charge ee  Secretary Blames Politics  For Chicago Accusations

Huge Gag Developing Into Strategy Enabled Allies to Successfully Invade France   Colonel While Jocularly Writing Form of Operations of Landing and Supplying Mer Furnished Plan Waich Lead to Victory

Nazis Onee Had Key To Invasion Of France But Did Not Know It   eee ee ere  Reds Hold 138,000 Liberated Yanks, British Prisoners: Impede Transfer

German Says He Crushed Soldiers’ Bones to Aid Them Escape Combat

JAPAN'S. GREAT WAR CENTER IS SEA OF FLAMES   Sensational Ground Gains Made In Okinawa and  China   ' Pacific War At Glance :

Alst Division Takes Mindanao In Philippines   Land on Island without Real Opposition; Seize Villages

U. S. INVASION FORCE LANDS ON MINDANAG   Meets Light Jap Opposition and Captures Four Villages

MINDANAO ISLAND INVADED BY YANKS   41st Division Troops Land Against Light Op. position

MINDANAO ISLAND INVADED BY YANKS   Alst Division ion Troops Land ‘Against Light Op-  “gosition

AIST DIVISION QUICKLY TAKES COASTAL TOWNS   Light Jap Opposition En  countered In Zamboanga  Ti. 3.   BORNEO THREATENED BY LATEST ADVANCE

Opposition — To Landing © AtZamboanga Called Light   4 Coastal Villages Quickly Captured,  Americans Drive

BRITISH TROOPS TO ASIA   Will Be Ferried There By Air In Four Day Trips

SHANGHAI DOCKS AND AIRDROMES UNDER ATTACK      Full Scale A ttempt To Knock Out Jap-Held Com munications Center   OTHER INSTALLATIONS OF ENEMY RAIDED

Seventh Air Force Hits Field, Docks   Flyers Hit Japs in Both China  and on Homeland

SHANGHAI DOCK AREA BLASTED   Raids To Knock Out Jap Air And _ Shipping Center Continue

“Ds vin ca’ Ss . Tra penite ag e- 2 Does  Peace — ae ay Bamne pas

200 Planes Lash Again At Shanghai   Five Airdromes, Docks Hit In Big Jap Shipping Area

NEW AIR ATTACK MADE ON SHANGHAI   PLANES BOMB AIRDROMES AND DOCKS AT CITY FOR SECOND STRAIGHT DAY.

Chiang’s Adviser Deludes Japs   Donald’s Masquerade Saves Him From Death; Among Manila Prisoners.

CHIANG'S ADVISOR REGAING FREEDOM      High Price on Donald's Head; Whereabouts Closely Guarded.

Arnold Sees Space Ships In Next War   Domic Page Weapon Proposed As Defense Against Atomic Bomb

Space Ships Carrying Atom Rockets Will Soon Be Possible, Arnold Says

SPACE SHIPS T0 LAUNCH ATOMIC BOMB ROCKETS   Gen. Arnold Predicts New Type Of Air Warfare  ,

“Space Ships Launching Atomic Rockets“ -—— Coming In Future,” Airchief Arnold Says

Comic- Strip  Idea Urged in Defense   “Space Ships” Suggested by Head of Airforce

SPACT SHIPS: COMING SOON “ARNOLD SAYS   Warns A-Bomb’ Rockets Launched From Such  ‘wteie  Aen tal Te ~  as Probability

Space Ships, Launching Atomic Rockets, Coming in Foreseeable Future, Airchief Arnold Asserts

Space Ships Launching Atom Bombs Predicted By Genera   Arnold, Commander of U. S. Air Forces, Makes Recommendations in Report to the Secretary  of War

Arnold Views Era of Space Ships as Near   Pictured as Counter Weapon Against  3,000 Mile an Hour Atomic Blast Rocket

RED DRIVE BERLIN. NEARS ITS ZERO HOUR   Victorious Soviets Engulf Baltic Strongholds Heid By Nazis

RUSS TAKE TWO GERMAN BALTIC STRONGHOLDS    Capture Altdamm and Braunsberg, Prepare for Berlin Drive.

REDS SWEEP NAZIS FROM ~ MORE TOWNS   TWO GERMAN STRONGHOLDS IN BALTIC AREA SEIZED BY ONRUSHING RUSSIANS

REDS ENGULF BALTIC AREAS   Capture Braunsberg and Altdamm  a  Final Berlin Drive

Too Weak Unused To Full Loa . Gas Tank Drops To  _ Ground After It is Filled Up

Strike Notice Voted By Guild   Phone Workers in State Cast Ballot

DRDER AFFECTS LARGE NUMBER   Minimum of 240,000 Mer Under 30 Affected By New Program.

14 Million Under 30 May ~ Be Deferred   Figure Based on 30 Per Cent of All Now Holding  9-\ and 2-B Cards

New Draft Program . May Defer 1,250,000   Selective Service Official Acknowledges System Covers More Than ‘Very Limited Number’ as at First Announced for War Jobs Exclusive of Farms

MANY YOUTHS ~ ARE DEFERRED   Million and a Quarter Holc Deferments On  War Jobs

240,000 Kt J0B3 MEN TO BE DEFERRED   New Program Covers 30 Per Cent of Men Under 30 in War Work.

At Least 240,000.  Key Men Under 30.  May GetDefermen 30 Per Cent -2-A, 2-B  Registrants Under 30 Cen lan T-DNofareahl:

Issue New Rule on Deferments  30 Per Cent of Key Men to Be Exempt

1,250,000 Under 30 . Get Deferment   New Selective Service Order on.2-A’s, 2-B’s; Farmers Not Included

Many Under 30 In Key Jobs To ‘Stay Deferred   Thirty Percent Of Those Who Were In 2-A And 2-B Not To Be Drafted.

DEFERMENTS INCREASED AT VITAL PLANTS   240,000 Under 3° Said to be Cer. tain of Being Kept at Civilian Jobs

K wangsi Troops Ram 7 Miles Over Border   Vital Airport City of Liuchow Falls; Lesions Moving North fer Kweilin

INDO-CHINA  Important Read Hub Captured  - Last Resistance  _In Liuchow Also Stamped Out

"ANNOUNCED As SIEGE CLOSES   Sudden Swing South ‘Points Toward Hanoi

SWINE POPULATION OF NATION DECLINES   Total In United States And Canada Felt Nine Percent In Past Year, ' Repert Reveals

HOG POPULATION IS ON DECLINE      9 Per Cent Reduction in World Supplies

Sharp cut in output raises  pork problen 9 percent drop in last 2 years

330,000 Set To Strike In Canada Within 48 Hours   Canadian Labor Congres: Alerts Members; Ford Strike At Issue

River port is captured by default  Units drive on Timbalai strip

AUSSIES OCCUPY PORT OF BRUNEI WITHOUT A FIGHT   Troops Walk Into Capital .of North Borneo Sultanate Afébr March Through Jungle.   OTHER UNITS MENACE TIMBALAI AIRSTRIP   Japs Stiffen Resistance in Area—aAllied Airmen Giving Invasion Forces Strong Support.

AUSSIES TAKE BRUNEI; NEAR THIRD AIRFIELD   Borneo Capital Falls By Default To 9th  Division Men

Australians Capture Town of Brunei   Allied Forces Are Half Mile From Timbalai Airstrip

Borneo Capital In Possession Of Infantrymen   MacArthur Announces Other Important Gains by Allied Forces

Aussies Take Brunei ‘Without Opposition   Infantrymen Occupy Borneo Capital After 16-Mile . March Through Jungle—Enemy Defense Stiffens Around Timbalai, Labuan Airstrips

Australians Take Nofthern Borneo Capital, Report Jap Resistance Is Stiffening

‘Aussies Occupy Brunei; Jap Resistance Light But Reported Increasing

BORNEO TOWN IS TAKEN WITH NO OPPOSITION   Invaders Are Meeting Stiffening Enemy Resistance

BRUNEI FALLS TO-AUSTRALIAN NINTH DIVISION   Important Little Borneo River Port Is Taken Minus Opposition   JAP DEFENSES ARE BECOMING STIFFER

RUSSIA ASKS 720 MILLION DOLLARS FOR WAR RELIEF   Request fog Assistance Sent to UNRRA ~— Details of Needs to Be Set Forth Later.   7 OCCUPIED COUNTRIES FURNISHED SUPPLIES   Agency’s Deputy Director Says Goods Have Moved as Rapidly as Ships Were Available,

RUSSIA MAKES CALL FOR $700,000,000   UNRRA Receives Request From Soviet Govern. ment

Russians Seek  Financial Aid   $700,000,000. Asked From U.N.B.R.A.

Russia Submits Initial Request For UNRRA Help   Soviet Union Asks for $700,000,000 Worth of Assistance

ACTION-FILLED DAY IS PUT IN BY PRESIDENT   Signs Lend-Lease Bill And Promotes Patton, Hodges

TRUMAN GETS GOING ON BiG PILE OF WORF   PRESIDENT READY FOR MEETING OF BIG FIVE

New President Tackles Unsettled Problems of War and Peace, Molds Happy Conference With the Press

Truman Appoints Snyder, St. Louis. Loan Director   President Hopes For Big Five Conference ;  No Racing Till V-E Day

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Pres. Truman Plans Meeting  oD Of Big Five   Signs Lend-Lease Bill: Appoints Administrator For Federal Loan

Truman, In Action-Packed  Day, Works On Problem:   President Says He Would be Glad to Meet the Other Leaders of “Big Five’—Signs Lend-Lease Act; Promotes Patton and Hodges

TRUMAN SUPPORTS RECIPROCAL TRADE PACTS PROGRAM   President in Busy Day Says He Has No Plans to Lift Midnight Curfew Before V-E Day.   HOPES TO SEE STALIN AND CHURCHILL SOON   Nominates Patton and Hodges to Be Full Generals— Names St. Louisan Loan Chief.

Wants To See Other Chiefs Of ‘Big Five e,  Truman Says   Also Gen. de Gaulle; Spends Busy Day, Sigus Lend-Lease, Appoints Snvder

Truman Projects Big 5 Meeting, Sions Lend-Lease   Supports Bretton Woods Proposal, Reciprocal Trade Agreements, Names Federal Loan Administrator

PRESIDENT HAS WHIRLWIND DAY   Generals Patton And Hodges Promoted To 4-Star Rank

Truman Set To Meet ‘Bic Five Chiefs   President Tackles Unsettled Problems Of War And Peace

Rejection Means Complete Nip Destruction   Proclamation Issued by U. S.., Britain and China Declares There Are No Alternatives; ‘We Shall Brook No Delay’

Will Not Deviate From ‘Their Terms   Truman, Churchill And Chiang Kai-shek Tell Japan Utter Destruction Is The Alternative

PARTY HEADS. SET PRIMARY FOR JUNE 24   1946 Shift Made to Facilitate Soldier Bal- : loting

2,000 Out In Michigan Power Strike   Emergency Crews Maintain Service, Company Asserts

Pull Switch  Leave Homes In Darkness   Longshoremen’ a tid Coal Miners Return, te Work Ahead of ‘Liine, Idle Now Number, 448, oon

Navy Continues Search For Five Missing Planes.   Hope Is Renewed When Flare Sighted

MISSING PLANES MAY BE FOUND   Searching Party Digs patched to Remote’ Section of Fla.

THINK SOME OF MISSING FLIERS MAY BE RESCUED   Flares Reported Sighted In ¥ mote Section Of Florida

ANOTHER PLANE MISSING OFF THE FLORIDA COAST   Lost in Search For Five Navy Planes, Still Miss ing.   BULLETIN

Soldier To Hang For Refusal To  Bear Firearms   Follows Draft Board Orders

Wife Fights to Save Mate ‘From Death   ‘Husband Sentenced to  Death By Army For Re  . i fusal to Carry Gun

Wife Stands By Soldier Husband Sentenced to Hang   Army Private Given”. Death Sentence For Refusing to Bear Arm:

Wife Says. She’s Determined to Stay With Husband Sentenced to Hang for Refusing to Shoulder Gun in Army

Wife Stands By Husband Sentenced To Death For Refusing To Carry Weapon

Wife Stands By Soldier Sentenced To Die For Refusing To Carry Gun   Says It Isn’t That He Doesn’t Want To Serve Country, But That He Has Deep-Seated View Against Killing Fellow Man.

Wife To Stand By Soldier Husband Sentenced To Die For Refusing To Carry Gun

Hopes Sen. Wheeler Will Save Him From Death Sentence for Disobedience

Wife Stands By Husband..... Sentenced To Hang For Refusing To Bear Arms

World Capital Sites Limited  Atlantic Seaboard States in Running

UNO Will Pick Siteln Eas!   Proposed Lo cati ons in West and South Ruled Out

LARGE FORCE OF #1-20's RAIN  BOMBS DOWN ON OSAKA  Ee IN, ASSAULT TODAY :

WLB APPROVES UMW CONTRACT   AGREEMENT AWAITS FINAL APPROVAL BY OPA AND W.H, DAVIS

SEVERAL SHARP FIGHTS   Allies Are Turned Back West of Florence-Bologna Highway

Marines Sweep Through Southeast  Tip of Island in 3-Mile Advance; Enemy Split Into Two Tiny Pockets

Bloody Job of Cleaning Up Is Under Way   Nips Hurl Selves to Death as Americans Advance

Panicky Hordes Hurl Selves Into Ocean At Okinawa   Enemy Homeland Rocked By 3,000-Ton Fir Bombing Centered In Shizuoka, Fukuoka And Toyahashi Industrial Centers.

Enemy's Last Line Is Split In Two   Nimitz Reports End of Bloody Struggle On Former Japanese Defense Island fs Nearing

ONLY HANDFUL REMAINS OF 85,000 NIPS   Fleet’s Big Guns Batter Pocket of Survivors

Chinese Red Leader Okays Conference   To Send Envoy To See Chiang

China’s Reds To Confer On Problems Of Country   Mav Tse-Tung Plans  fo Visit Chungking

Threat Of Civil War In Chima 's Disampearing   Cornnunist Chief Gending Envoy To Confer 8 With Chiang.

Need of Big 3 Parley Becomes Utmost Urgency  New Anxiety Felt For Europe After Failure at Berlin

HINTS BIG 3 MEETING SITE IS SELECTED   Indication Comes in a Statement to Commons That There Is No Chance for Parley to Be Held in London.

Anxiety Aroused By Abrupt End Of Council Meet   Eisenhower, Monty Quit Without Going To Russ Dinner; Big : Session Awaited

Hint Big Three Parley Site Is “Already Settled  Allied Controf Counci ‘@ Meeting In Berlin ‘Ended Abruptly’

‘Hint Big Three Parley Site Has Been Selected   All Are Apparently In Favor of Early Meeting; Session of Control Council Ends

Berlin Parley On Occupation  Ends Abruptly   Eisenhower Returns To Headquarters; No Announcement  Of New Meeting

ALLIES IN RED ZONE BLAMED FOR NEW HITCH   Zhukov Can't Negotiate Until Land is Cleared—Site of “Big 3° Meet Set.

HINT SITE OF BIG THREE MEETING HAS BEEN CHOSEN   Anxiety Is Also Created in Commons as Report That First Meeting. of Allied Control Council Had “Ended Aheuntle?!

HINTS LONDON WILL BE SITE OF BIG THREE MEET   Little Progress Made at First Session of Control Council in Berlin

Big-3 Parley Site Already  Known, Report   Brief Meeting Leaves Unsettled Details of Council Control and Ruling of Germany

First Berlin  Meeting Has Quick Ending   Eisenhower and Montgomery Leave Control Conference; New Anxiety Created

Hint ‘Big 3’ Meet Site Is Picked   But Anxiety Created When Allied Control Council Adjourns.

ANXIETY OVE ABRUPT END OF PARLEY   Hint That Site of Next "Big Three" Meeting Already Has Been Set Is Given in Commons   CONCERN OVER AUSTRIA

FIRST MEETING CONTROL GROUP WAS T00 SHORT   Leaves Many Problems Yet To Be Solved

NEXT MEET OF BIG THREE IS REPORTED SE]   Leaders Won't Gather in London, But Site Not Yet Disclosed

HINTS SITE HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR BIG3 TALKS   ‘ COMMONS TOLD NO CHANCE THEY WILL MEET IN LONDON

Allied Control Unit Meet Ends Abruptly   American and British Leaders Do Not Attend Soviet Dinner

Control Council Meet Ends Abruptly   Leaves Big Occupation Problems Confronting Allies in Reich Unsolved

‘Big 4 Assumes Complete Rule — ‘of the 3rd Reich; 37 Border Line

Site Of ‘Big 3’ Meet May Already Be Set   Allied Control Council Conference “Ends Abruptly”; ‘Ike,’ ‘Monty’ Leave Before Banquet

Hint Site Picked For New Parley Of “Bis Three’   Report Allies Worry Over. Abrupt End Of Control Council’s Firat Session:

Quick End of Military Parley  Causes Anxiety in Britain Big Three Wont' Meet in London;

ALLIED CONTROL OF GERMANY IS FACING TANGLES   First Meeting Comes To End Abruptly When Russians Balk at Early Plans

Berlin Conference  Is Ended Abruptly   Allied Control Council Sessions Break Up With Details Uncompleted

Big 3 Parley Site Is Set; Commons Told   Anxiety Now Felt Over Allied Control Group’ Meeting Abrupt Ending

Session In ‘Berlin Is   Cut Short   Report Of ‘Abrupt EndAng’ Creates Anxiety _ Among British.

ALLIED CONTROL COUNCIL TALKS END ABRUPTLY   First Session’ Leaves Many Ureent Matters Unsolved

First Meeting of Control Group in Berlin Adjourns   Abrupt Ending May Predict Early Parley of Big Three Chiefs

Allied Chiefs Close Berlin Meet Abruptly   American, British Chiefs Fail To Remain For Banquet   SITUATION UNCLEAR

Details Of Control Are Unelarified   Lack Definite Agreement On Policies For Rule Of Germany—Meeting Of Big Three Needed

ALLIED CONTROL PARLEY SAID T6 ‘END ABRUPTLY   Commons Handed Hint That Site Of ‘Big Three’ Talks Already Has Been Set

Hints Big-3 Site Selected   First Meeting Of Control Council In Berlin “Ends Abruptly.’

Allies Face Break Over Control Zones   First Meeting of Council Reported os Ending Abrupty

Big Three Parley Soon   Hint Site Chosen; Eisenhower, Monty Leave Berlin Meeting Early

SPECULATION OVER ABRUPT ENDING OF CONTROL COUNCIL  DETAILS CONCERNING 0!   DETAILS CONCERNING OR. GANIZATION OF CONTROL BODY UNSETTLED

Governing  of Reich Unsettled   Control Council Meet Ends Abruptly; Big 3 May Solve Problems

Control Council Meeting Ends Abruptly; Big-Three Parley Site Probably Set

Time For Big Three Meeting Reported Near   Sir John Anderson Tells Commons that Conference Will Not Be Held in London, as Intimated.

FIRST ALLIED CONTROL MEET ENDS ABRUPTLY   House Of Commons Told  Site Of Big 3 Meet - Already Set

Report Site of  ‘Next Big Three  Meeting Selected   Abrupt End to First Meeting of Control Council

Hint Site Of Big 3 Meet Set   Allied Control Council Meeting Cut Short by Russian Situation —Fresh Concern Arises Over Situation in Austria

Hint Big Three Meeting Site Is Selected Now   Allied Control Meeting In ‘Abrupt’ Ending, Creating New Anxiety”

Session of Big 3 To Be Held Soon   No Definite Site But Meet' ing Will Not Be Held  in London   CONCERN OVER AUSTRIA   Delegates Discuss Briefl; the Allied Control  Council

[London Out as Parley Site; Council Meet Ends Abruptly; Russ Delay Signing of Pact

London Will Not Be Site For ‘Big 3   Hint Dropped In Common: That Meeting Place Already Selected

Five Ships Bring 3 129 Troops Honie   Santa Maria Docks at Bos ten With 2,000 Aboard

Along 40-Mile Front Covering Northern Flank of Salient U. S. and British Tanks Drive Against Spotty Nazi Resistance

General Homma Will Be Tried in Manila  Four Other Officers Also to Be Taken Back to Philippines

DEATH BUS RETRIEVED FROM LAKE   Death March Jap Commander, Homma, Must Face War Trial

General Homma Will Be Tried in Manila  Four Other Officers Also to Be Taken aces ta Dithuwetiowe

Four Others Face Court For Crimes   Former Commande In Philippines To Be Returned

BACALL AND BOGART WED   Sint ple Ceremony Unites  Film Stars at Novelist’s Home

BOGART, BACALL WED ON BROMFIELD FARM   Quiet Ceremony Is Fourth for Screen Tough Guy

Striking Employes Of Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company Met To Decide On  “Return To Work   444.500 AMERICAN WORKERS ARE IDLE

N. Y. Dock Workers Break Strike; Schwellenbach Resumes Coal Talk Tonight

New York Dock Workers End Strike As Fuel Lack Closes More Steel Mills

New York  Dock Labor Returning   Screen Actors Vote To Observe Picket Lines in Hollywood

Workers Begin Handling Cargo AtN. Y. Docks   Strike Which Tied Up Nation's Largest Seaport Is Broken

N ip Politicians Meet In Crisis   Study Developments of Red Entey Into Conflict

Correspondents, Newly-Arrived in ‘Berlin, View Russianizing Attempts

DRIVE ON CITY FROM? Sit   Chinese Beat Off Jap Counterattacks in Push Toward Liuchow.

Chinese Troops Report Advances   Jap Attacks Repulsed Near City of Liuchow

Chinese Beat Off 3 Attacks By Japanese   Closing Upon Former Aerial Base Of Liuchow

Chinese Forces Closing In On Liuchow Dromes   Reat Off 3 Jap Counter Attacks; Hope Regain Air Fields.

NOT  ING LEFT (F JAP FLEET   Envoys at Manila Meet Confirm Fact {t Is Virtualiy Destroved.

We K new It All The Time Jap Emissaries Admit Their Navy Knocked Out By Yanks

Confirm Jap Fleet Is Gone   Jap Emissaries Confirm Losses Known To U. S. Navy

Propose Voluntary Arbitration For : Industrial Strife   Labor-Managenicnt Par: ley May Agree On. It As One Solution of Problem; Ae

Arbitration Agreement Is Expected  For Nation   Labor-Manazement’s Progress Is Likely

Labor, Management Meet Enters Third Week Today    Voluntary Arbitration  Will Be Accepted  es Bd ge Ce re

Arbitration Program Is Advocated    Seen As Remedy For Industrial Strife

Labor, Management Meet Enters Third Week Today  Voluntary Arbitration Will Be Accepted  For Industrial Strife

Boss-Labor Meeting Faces Major Problems   Capital Conference Enters Third Week; Progress Reported

Capital Labor Parley in Third Week Facing Monumental’ Disagreements

Big Three Plan Early Meeting, Truman Reveals   President Keeps In Daily Toueh With Churchill

337 Casualties on Carrier Disclosed   Navy Reveals Suicide Attack on Ticonderoga

Big. Powers Hold Sufficient. Votes.  To. Halt Chan         Decision. Hour Nears For i> Most’ Gritical. Issue Stil! Facing: Parley Delegates

Big Powers Keep Control 0} Security Council  Committees Wind Up Details For Final   Committees Wind Up Details For Final Conference Sessions

VETO POWER Io BIGGEST ISSUE   Big Powers Line Up Enough Votes to Block Change in Absolute Control.   WANT TO FINISH WORK

Big Powers Block Change In Control   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic  7 es

Big Powers it Driver's Seat on Veto Plan   Small Nation Fight Believed to Have Been Blocked

LEADERS FIRM ~— ON VOTE PLAN   Veto Power of Big Five Is Last Critical Issue

Big Powers To Control Peace Plan For Future   Veto Usage Remains Conference Problem

Votes Lined Up To Block Change   Veto Power Most Critical Issue Left As Stettinius Returns

Success Seen In Big Five Hold on Veto   Principal Nation: Apparently Keep Control of Issues

BIG FIVE BLOCKS ANY CHANGES IN YALTA FORMULA   LINE UP ENOUGH VOTES TO RETAIN ABSOLUTE CONTROL

Big Powers Control Plan Of Peace Setup   Line Up Enough Votes to Block Any Change In Their Veto Powers

BIG POWERS SET TO AUN COUNCIL   Veto Power Question Will Probably Be Sustained; Committees Rush Work

BIG POWERS LINE UP ‘SUFFICIENT SUPPORT FOR WORLD CONTROL  * ISSUE OF VETO POWER IN MATTER OF ‘MAINTAINING : PEACE MOST CRITICAL

Power Ot Veto Still Remains Parley Topic   Big Powers at San krancisco Conference Believed To Have Sufficient Strength To Win Votes.

Big Powers Line Up Enough Support to Block Attempts to Override Veto Control

Stettinius Returns To San Francisco To Speed Settlement Of Critical Conference Veto Issue

Big Powers Have Enough ‘Votes To Block Any Change  Hin World Peace Machinery   Assured Of Absolute Control; Issue Is Veto Power Of Big Five Nations

BIG NATIONS TO MAINTAIN VETO   Critical Issue At Parley May Be Decided Upon

BIG POWERS WIN BLOCK OVER ANY YALTA CHANGES   Stettinius On Way Back From Talk With Truman

Large Powers To Keep Veto Authority   Will Be Able To Control Machinery For Peace

Big 5 Line Up Votes for Veto   Control of World Machinery for Peace Most Critical Remaining Issue for S. F. Conclave

Big Powers Can Block Veto Change   Stettinius Back From Talks With Truman at  Washington

Big Powers Certain They  ‘Control Enough Votes To Carry Conference Issues

POWERS ABLE TO BLOCK ANY CONTROL GURE   ‘Reported to Have Votes   Lined Up to Maintain  Their Veto on Force.

Stettinius Returns to Conference to Settle Veto Issue   Big Powers Block Any Changes in Formula  Reached at Yalta

Turkey’s Entry Into War Meets Yalta Demands   Conforms to Crimea Deeisions to Simplify Task of Establishing Lust ing Peace

Late Rush of Pro-Allied Nationa in Declarations Against Axis Regerded as Conforming With Decisions of “Big Three” at Yalta

FDR Pleased Turkey Joins Allied Ranks   Greets Stalin With Message

SMALL NATIONS FOLLOW. TREND   Hurry To Declare War Or Axis; Conforms With  Yalta Decisions

Yalta Decision Spurs Neutrals To Allied Camp   Turhey’s Entrance Simplifies World  Peace Plans

Yalta Decisions Seen Speeding Anti-Axis Action   Viewed Conforming With Plans To Simplify Task: Of Establishing Peace

Belated Rush To Join Allies Helps Yalta Plan   Turkey May Have Some Voice in Future Terms

Turkey War Entry Called Yalta Plan   Rush of Pro-Allies to Break With Axis Part of Bie 3 Stratecy   PEACE TALK TICKET   Spain and Argentina Are Ruled Out While Under  Present Regimes

HIGH OFFICIALS -AT FOR RITES   Services Conducted Along Lines Late President Had Always Requested

Schwellenbach May Meet With Both Factions   _Reuther Charges Company Refuses To Discuss Issue

Federal Action Now Only Hope Of GM Peace   Rejection of UAW Plea To Renew Wage Talks Intensifies Bitterness

GM Strike Hope Now In Washington      Ranks Of Idle Rise To * 250,000

RED SOLDIERS — ALONG BORDER   TURKISH: DIPLOMATIC _ QUARJERS CHARGE THAT SOVIET TROOPS ARE ON THE TURKISH FRONTIER

Turkey Mobilizes Army, Claims Soviet Troops Are Concentrated Along Border

NEWEST ISSUE OF THE NESSMUK   toenails Many  Attractive Features—Staff Is Commended

1945 NESSMUK ‘PLACED ON SALE ‘THIS WEEK   WHS Annual Reflects Credit On Staff, Faeulty Advisor; Dedicated to Allen Lewis

Senate Adopts Bill Fundamentally Different From House Plan; Both Versions Provide 5% Billion Cuts

TAX BILL GOES TO CONFERENCE GROUP   Senate and House Members Will Adjust the  Variations

House Refuses Okay Senate Tax Change   Income Erasure Not Involved in Dispute

Senate’s Tax “eduction Bill, After Hous:. _Okeh,  In Conference Cons: sittee

Committee To Iron Out  Differences   Income Taxpaver Relief Of $2,644,000,000 Is Passed by Senate Vote After 7-Hour Serutiny

TAX-CUT BILL  IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FOR READJUSTMENT   Senate And House Bills Varv Much As Passed Though Similar In Cuts

Senate, House Measures Have Differences   Senate Bill Calls.For More Relief For Taxpayers Than One Passed By House

[ ‘  ‘Tax Reduction Measure Heads To Conference   Senate and House Must Ad. just Differences Ov er Molti-Billion Cut’ In Levies For 1946

SENATE OKAYS MULTI- BILLION DOLLAR-SLASH   Approve Income, Corporate, Use, Luxury Tax ut

24 PAGES   MEASURE GOES TO MEETING FOR STUDY   Bill Differs From That Approved By House  rinnaAl CNDL   To Be Worked Out In Conference Room: No Change In This Year’s Taxes

Multi-Billion Tax Cutting Bill Passes the Senate by Voice Vote and Goes to Committee

Senate Passes Levy Revision By Voice Vote   $438,000,000 Added To Relief:Measure:_ By Upper.House”™

House Rejects Senate Changes In Tax Measure   Bill Now Goes to Joint Senate-House Committee; Must Reconcile Differan-ac

ONE PORTION [a NOT DISPUTED   House and Senate Agree to Erasure of 12 Million From Tax Rolls.   OTHER ITEMS CONTESTED

Senate Approves House Measure To Reduce Taxes   Measure Handed to Committee to Adjust Variations

2 Tax Bills Are Facing Committee Conference   House And Senate . Measures Different

Multi-Billion Tax ~ Reduction Bill to Go to Conference   Senate Passed Measure After Seven Hours of Study Wednesday

Measure Now Goes to Committee   Removal of: Low Income Groups Not’ In Dispute

SENATE ADDS OVER 4 HUNDRED MILLIONS TO TAX REDUCTIONS   DISPUTED MEASURE TO GO TO CONFERENCE AFTER SENATE ACTION

Argue Tax Cutting Bill      Joint Senate-House Commiftee to Iron Out Disputed Points

TWO MEASURES NOW MUST BE MERGED IN ONE   Full Employment and Atom Share Concern of Congress With Housing Problem

Is Expected To Be Rewritten By Committee   House and Senate Version Vary Widely in Many Particulars

Senate Increases  Tax Cut   Votes Reduction Of $5,788.000 And Bill Goes  To Conference

MULTI-BILLION TAX GUT SENT TO CONFEREES   Differences in House, Senate Mea sures to Be Adjusted at Hearings

SENATE, HOUSE TO CONFER ON TAX OT BILL   Seek Adjustments On Variations In Reductions   SLASH ._ LEVIES   Senate. Wants: Bigger Cut Than Appr oved  Ry House

i Senate’s Tax  Bill Rejected   Measure Goes to Conference When House Refuses to Concur tx Amendments

Conference On Tax Cut Due Friday   ‘Senate Votes Slash OF $5;788;,000,000.

TAX BILL GOES TO CONFERENCE GROUP      Senate and House Members Will Adjust the  Variations     SPFED IS FESSENTTAT

Senate Passes Measure After Addition of Another 155 Million   in Tax Relief  Would Apply in "46      Would Apply in °46

GUNFEREED TO REWRITE TAX CUT MEASURE   Senate and House Bills Far Apart on Relief to Corporations.

To Apply To income For 1946   Small Variations Being Worked Out By House, Sencte

155 Million Is Added To Taxpayers’ Relief   Committee Will Adjust Variations From Measure Passed By House Recently

Tax Cutting Bill Sent to  Conference   Senate Passes Measure For $5,788,000,000 Slash; Differs From House Plan

Senate Votes Much-Altered Tax Levy Bill   Individuals Profit; Conference Group To Study Measure

SENATE CUTS MORE FROM TAX PROGRAM   Multi-Billion Revenue Re duction Bill In Conference Stage

Senate-Approved Measure Differs from House Plan:   Variations Must Be Evened Off: Quick . Betion Fesaenthal

House Refuses To Concur In Amendments   12,000,000 In Low Income Class Relieved

MULTI-BILLION TAX CUT GOES TO LAST STAGE   House and Senate Committee to Meet for Adjustments

TAX REDUCTION BILL 1S GOING TO COMMITTEE   Senate Chops More Off Pro. posal—Individuals Due Greatest Relief

New Wage-price Policy fakes High Spot With Tax Revision in National Capital News   President Gets Ready to Prod Congress for Full Employment Action as Revision of Taxes Goes to Conference for Adjustment

SENATE VOTES GREATER SLASH IN TAX SYSTEM   $5,788,000,000 Bill Heads For Conference Group After Latest Cut

Multi-Billion Tax Bill Goes  To Conterence   Group Will Adjust Variations—Bill to Lower Individual Income Taxesin 19-44

‘TO PUT ON A K. U. SHOW   Kansas City Alumni to be Enter tained Friday

SAMAL ISLAND Ott VENDANAQINVAD =D   Yanks on Okinawa Continue Advance as Casualties Reach 16,425

LONDON, . Jan. (19.—(7}—Mars shal Stalin announced ‘tonight the capture of Krakow,

LIBERATED WARPRISONERS Si; AMAZED AT THE US CAMPS   CONDITIONS IN POW CAMPS IN THIS COUNTRY NOT COMPARABLE TO GERMAN CAMPS

@ THEY KNOW NAZIS   Allied Treatment of Prisoners Amazes Liberated Britons

Yokohama Hotel ls Headquarters For MacArthur   Heavily Armed Forces Greeted With Smiles From Enemy Soldiers

Maryland Not Getting Its Share Of Available Meat, O'Conor Asserts

RED FORCES TAKE 80 COMMUNITIES   First Army Scores Gains in Brandenburg ' Province 

‘JO-MILE ADVANCE MADE BY RUSSIANS — IN BRANDENBURG   Reds Overrun 80 Communities in Province in Face of Repeated Nazi Counter-Attacks.   BITTER STRUGGLE RAGES FOR BRESLAT   Berlin Says Soviets Broke Into City, but Were Thrown Out — Muscovites Gain in North.

Steady Gains Made by Red Armies        Persistent German _Counterattacks Are Beaten Back

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Soviets Within But 33 Miles Of Danzig; Breslau Siege In tensified

Reds Sweep Up 80 Towns   Nazi Counterblows Fail As Attacks Carry Ten Miles Nearer Reich Seat

RUSSIANS GAIN IN BRANDENBURG   Brive 10-Mites,Gasture— 80 Places at Southeast Approaches to Berlin

RUSSIANS MOVE NEARER BERLIN   Ukraine Army Captures 80 Communities In Stiff Fighting

RUSSIAN FIRST DROVE 10 MILES EAST OF GUBEN   Nazi Counterattacks Ar Consistently Beaten Back By Reds      ENTRY INTO BRESLAU REPORTED REPULSED

Russ Armies Slash Into Brandenburg   Repel Nazi Attacks In Drive to Crush Berlin Approaches

Two Nations Reject the Proposal  Say Other Allies Also Must Be Included in Offer

RUSSIA CONFIRMS. SURRENDER OFFER   LC. S. AND BRITAIN TURNED DOWN BID WHEN RUSSIA WAS LEFT OUT.

Western Allies Rejected Himmler Bid; First Real Indication Some Of High Nazis Ready to Quit Now

Nationwide Black Market In Poultry Threatens Acute Shortage In Eggs

Black Market Threatens Acute Egg Shortage   Layers Are Being Sold for Meat; Poultrymen Blame Low Price Return

YANKS CONIRGL SULU ISLANDS   Jolo Capital Falls; Marines Liquidate 5 231 Okinawa Japs

CHARTER IS APPROVED 6} COMMITTEE   Scnate Debate is Slated to Start July 23rd

Charter Receives Overwhelming Vote From Group   Senate Ratification of Peace Plan May Be  Almost Unanimous

CHARTER HAS START TOWARD RATIFICATION   Debate Is Scheduled To Start duy 23—Will Run Ten Days

Yanks Score New Gains in Italy   Fifth Army Advances 4 Miles in Two Days

ort Advance ted By Yanks  Italian Front         , J ormer Lines W irtually tT astored

PRINCE KONOYE IS NAMED — ON WAR CRIMINALS LIST   EMPOROR'S CLOSEST ADVISER TO BE ARRESTED IN THE ‘ROUNDUP OF HIGHRANKING JAPANESE

Industries Only Way, Says Kerr   Oklahoma Can Check Population Decline Only By Industrial Development

STATE INDUSTRY REQUIRES BOOST   Need of Manufacture Development, Is Subject of Governor’s Talk

NIMITZ MOVES PACIFIC. BASE   Admiral to Direct ‘Cleanup Of Japan From Closer Range

NIMITZ MOUES: VENER TON   First Communiques Issued From New Advanced Headquarters

U. $. FLEET BASE MOVED WESTWARD   Operating Several Thousand Miles Closer To Japan

Nimitz Moves Flee Farther West To Harass Enemy  Relocation Shows Progress Is  Made Against Foe

NIMITZ MOVES NEARER JAPAN      U.S. Pacific Fleet Now Operating From Advanced Headquarters

Nimitz Moves Quarters Aheac   Fleet Headquarters Moved Toward Enemy

Nimitz Advances West to irect Cleanup Against  ;  Japs from Closer Range

87th Infantry Consolidates Positions 12 Miles From Cagayan Valley of Northern Luvon. Doughboys Capdure Santa Ines

Yanks Prepare Land All-Out Blow On Luzon   Marks Last Major Jap Stronghold In Philippines

All-Out Assault on Japs Forming  Infantry on Luzon Consolidates Gains

Offensive On Luzon  Prepared By Yanks   Positions Consolidated fer Attack on Gagayan Valley —Capture of Senta Ines Reported in Central Aran

YANK GUNS SET FOR LAST JAPS IN PHILIPPINES   Americans Set Stage In Northern Luzon For Final Assault

YANKS ON LUZON MASS FOR DRIVE   ATTACK ON LAST MAJOR JAP STRONGHOLD IN PHILIPPINES IMMINERT.

Ernie Pyle With the N avy:  Little Islands in Pacific Prove to Be Pretty Big   Yanks Rarely Make the Rounds;  Recreation Relieves Monotony

SHURI CASTLE ON OKINAWA IS HELD BY YANKS   Nips Withdraw in China To Prepare Defenses for New Drives

Shuri Castle Falls to Yanks   Chinese Shakeup Promises Added Trouble for Nips, Trapped in South

Japs May Order Navy Make ‘Suicide Attack on Yanks   Shift of Japanese Naval High Command Is ‘Designed to Prepare for Kamikaze Tacti¢s   American Flag Raised over Captured Shuri Castle; GIs. Enter Cagayan Valley, North Central Luzon

Japs Threafen Extension of Suicide Blows   Stars and Stripes Raised Over Shattered Remnants of Shuri Castle on Okinawa

Final Effort To Stop Advance On Home Isles   U. S. Flag Flies Today Over Ruins of Shur Castle on Okinawa

EXPAND SUICIDE TACTICS. BY LEONARD MILLIMAN,  Beaman teaw Shans CGHime f DAdcom

JAPS WIDENING THEIR KAMIKAZE SUICIDE TACTICS   Enemy Trying Desperately to Check U. S. Gains; Chiang Quits One Job

May Widen Suicide  Assaults _   , Japs Threaten to Extend Practice to All Branches of Navy; U.S Flag Flies Over Shuri

DESPERATE EFFORTS  BEING MADE T0 STOP  ADVANCE ON NIPPON AMERICAN FLAG NOW  FLIES OVER SHATTERED REMNANTS SHURI- CASTLE

Jap Imperial Navy May Adont Tactics Of Suicide Planes   Marines Capture Shuri Fortress on Okinawa Island

Marines Take Shuvi Castle; Chiang Quits   Suicide Tactics to Be Extended, Asseris A ot ee ee ee

NIPS DECLARE ‘DEATH FLIERS’ BEST WEAPON   Shuri. Castle Falls to Yanks in Hard Fight For Okinawa

Japanese Threaten To Extend Tactics Of Suicide Squads   Chiang Kai - Shek Willi Give Full Time To War

Jan's Suicide Plane Tactics tobe Extendec   View Practice as Best Way to Halt Advance on Nippon

JAPS BECOME DESPERATE AS YANKEES GAIN   Ameri ans Take 5 h ur i Castle on Okinawa and Close Off Retreat.   Chinese Put Squeeze On Blazing Liuchow

Japan Threatens All-OutExtension OF Suicide Drive   Chinese Armies Tighten Squeeze On Liuchow; Yanks In Shuri Castle

Japs Threaten New Suicide Tactics to Halt Americans   Yanks Capture Okinawa Stronghold; Soong Becomes Chinese Premier

1ST ARMY FIGHTS NEAR MONSCHAU   ~Pillboxes Along Nazi We:twell Knocked Cut One by Gne

U.S. First Army Rips Westwall Beyond Monschau   Allied Forces Reach Rhine at Several Southern Points

U.S. Troops On Southern Front Reach Rhine   American First Army Also Smashing Through Some Siegfried Line  Defenses    DENY REPORTS NAZI ARTILLERY SILENT

WESTWALL IS POUNDED BY. HEAVY GUNS   ALLIED PLANES JOIN IN AS.  SAULT IN WEST—-REPORT  _ REARD COLMAR * CAPTURED

Senator Denies Troman Snubbed On Jobless Bill   ’ Donnell Says Solons Not Subordinate Body to President

Truman’s Remark Brings Sharp Reply From Sen. Donnell of Missouri

Senator Challenges Truman   Says Senate Must Not Bow to rasidential Eaiete

Donnell Denies Senate Let Mr. Truman Down   Independent Body, He Asserts, Has Own Responsibility

Sen. Donnell Raps Truman On Statement   Denies Let Down on Job_ less Aid Bill; ‘Not Subordinate to President’

‘Didn’t Let President Down, Senator Shouts In Sharp Answer To Truman

TALK FAST OF DBS FOR ALL      Senator Says There Is No Basis for Truman’s Accusation.   NOT BEING LET DOWN!

Former Secretaries Confront Hess in Memory Test as Psychiatrists Watch

BIG 3 IN CAIRO, SAYS JAP RADIO   No Official Confirmation of Enemy Report Made

Huge Fires Roar In Four Jap Cities; ‘Record B-29 Raid   5,000 Aussies Boring Inland After Balikpapan Landing; MacArthur Periled by Snipers

OHIO RIVER AT CRUCIAL POINT   Amount of Rainfall Today te Decide Flood Situation

Rainfall Watched As Ohio River May Reach Crucial Flood Stage On Sunday

ITALIAN REGIME HEADED BY PARRI   Action _Party Member Made  ‘Premier of New , Government

BLUE ocES NO  NEED TO CALL ~ LEGISLATURE   Says Changes Can Be Made _ , By. Administrative Action.

PEARL HARBOR PROBE TO OPEN   QUESTION OF HANDLING WITNESSES COMES UP

Admiral Sherman Says Bond Buying To Speed Complete Defeat of Japan

Plot Is Foiled By Discovery   Break of German Prisoners Also Had Reen Planned

Officials Hunt Nurse Attacker  - fowa Girl Beaten,  Robbed in Chicago

2 Teen-Agers Accused of Running Down, Killing Boy in a Stolen Auto

15 ARE MISSING GN RAF FLIGHT   4 Members of British Delegation to San Francisco Conference Aboard Plane

British Frisco Adviser Among 15 On Missing Plane;Search Continues

Sir Wm, Malkin, British Officials, On Lost. Plane   San Francisco Conference . Officers On Way Home; 3. American Crewmen

23 INDUCTED INTO SERVICE   Contingent Of North Berrien Men Goes To  Ft. Sheridan

Girls Attacked In Night-Long Orgy  Sordid Details Told At Yamashita Trial

E Ogg OP ten PVPS —> orgy T=: Gs, Messer . 6 ~ a n= ~ oT: e ON Ue TO ee

Sordid Story of Jap anese Orgy In Manila Told   Trial of Yamashita  Brings to Light Mor

MANILA TRIAL BARES STORY OF JAP ORGY   CANDY AND DRINKS BAIT 800 INTO BUTCHERY

Bestial Orgies . By Japs Detailed At Manila Trial   Women Testify Behind Locked Doors. Tell Sordid Stories

re Airman Claims Mitsu:  bishi Aircraft Plant is Wipned Out  no os ae me reo eee « «2% 8 Few   S. LOSSES ARE LIGHT   iid Believed To Be More Effective Than The First

DROP 7,000,000 POUNDS OF FIRE BOMBS ON CITY   Second Super Raid in Four Days Hardest Blow to Date

Boys of ‘Red One’ Like Commander  ‘He’s That Kind of Guy’ Who Gave Own Raincoat to Soldier in African Downpour

Little change in rifts of 200,000  soft coal miners   Fuel shortages resultmg in mass lav-offs by steel firms

Steel Plants Shut By Fuel Shortage   Coal Operations Seizure Considered Fruitless

Deadlock in Coal Strike Continues;  Steel Suffering   Government Seizure Expedient Thought To Be Futile

WALKOUTS ON INGRERGE; NO GOAL DECISION   Wallace Thinks 15 Per Cent Pay Boost Might Halt Deflation Price.

Arguments Over Miners Strike ‘Stays Deadlocked   Steel Workers Forced Off Jobs

Coal Mine Strike Forces Lay-Offs in Steel Mills   Large Number Sent Home as Plants Run Out of Fuel— Talks Apparently Have Failed to Bring Lewis and Operators Closer Together—Officials Believe It Would Be Useless for Government to Seize 900 Idle Mines.

‘No Change’ Report From Mine Strike   Schwellenbach Determined To Continue Conference Until Gets Results

Mass Layoffs of  Steel Employees Fails fo Work      Conditions in Detroit Near Normal; Bus Drivers Out

Mine’ ‘Dispute Continues In  Talking Stage   Seeretary of. Labor Schwellenbach’s-Only Report is NS Chaiige;”? To Meet ~ Monday Night

Ford-Union Plans May Set Pattern For Auto Workers  G.M. Settlement Later tc

WAGE PATTER MAY COME FROM HAW. FORD TALK   Ford Officials Will Sit Down With Union Heads In Wage Discussion

Need Cooperation Of All County Citizens   In Making Rationing Effective Says R. L. Hudson

Army Under Fire For One-Front, 1-Million Force  Senators Say This Moeny Not Needed

  Army Moves To ‘Avert Crisis In , Transportation   Turns Over Some Plane:   and Pilots to Commercial Lines for Troop  po Movements

ARMY 10 EASE R. R. PRESSURE   Arrange Temporary Leaves  For 4,000 Workers

Army Acts To Ease Crisis In Transportation   Releases Planes, Pilot: To Air Lines—Speed: Up Discharge Of Men For Railroad Work

Army Turns fo Airlines to help Transport Troops   Temporary Furloughs Increased So Gls Can Help Railroad

TROOPS TO BE MOVED BY AIR   Arny Seeds Discharge of Miners; Big Army Goal Under Attack’

ARMY SEEKING TO AVERT CRISIS JIN TRANSPORTATION COMES UNDER FIRE FOR HAVING TOO MANY MEN

4.000 TO RAILROADS   ‘Servicemen Will Ease Rail Worker Shortage Temporarily

Army Moves te Avert Crisis  In Deployment   War Department Will Transport Troops By Air, Discharge HighPoint Men for Work

Say Army Is Still Too Big   Sen. Johnson Says Demobilization Rate Could Be Speeded Up Two or Three Times

Will Furlough 4,000 ‘Men to Railroads   To Be Temporary; Promised Relief To Traffic Pinch

SOLONS THINK ARMY 100 BiG FOR JAP WAR   Senator Johnson Declares War Department Keeping Too Many Men in Uniform Above Real U. S. Needs.

With Planes: Tn Handling Of Soldiers    With Furnish Large Transports, Pilots *

ARMY MOVES TO EASE CRISIS IN TRANSPORTATION   To Turn ‘Planes and’ Pilots. Over to Commercial. Airlines for Conveying Troops  acharge -High.- Point

AGTION TAKEN IN RAIL GAISI   Army Under Renewed Fire ’ For Plan to Keep 7 Million Men.

Travel Crisis Army Problem   Moved in Two Directions to Avert Crisis; Speeding Up Necessary Work

Planes fo Carry Returning Men Across Country   Army Moves To Avert Crisis In Transportation

Move Troops By Air To Ease Load On Railroads   Army Also To Speed Release Of Rail Workers. But 7,000,000-Man Goal For One-Front Wa: Draws Increasing Fire.

Army Turns to Airlines to Transport Men   Promises to Speed Discharge of Railroad Workers

ARMY ATTEMPTS TO AVERT JAM   War Department Gives Planes for Movernents

Army Aids Transport Situation   Put Under Renewed Fire for Keeping 7,000.000 in Uniftarer

ee eins  Army Under Fire for Not Demobilizing At At More Rapid Pace; Men fo Be Moved by Air

Arm Vv Acting To Avert Pe InTransport   Service Releases Planes, Discharges Railway Men, But Still Attacked

SIZE OF ARMY NOW COMES IN FOR CRITICISM   Men Being Released to Man Trains and More Planes To Ease Transportation

Men From Army To Help Railroads Meet Travel Crisis   Too Many Men in Uniform, Senator Johnson Declares

Seven Million Men ‘Helluva Big Army’ Says High Officer   War Department Comes in for Criticism on its Draft Policies

Army Comes Under Renewed Fire For Its Plan to Keep Seven Million  Men in Uniform for War in Pacifi

Furloughs For 4,000 Men For Railroad Od   Snyder Says Arrangement Will ‘Ease Strain On Roads. Provide Labor.   TURN YO. AIRLINES

Soldiers With Railway Experience and Points To Be Released; Planes Will Be Made Available

ARMY STEPS UP TRAVEL BY AIR TO MOVE TROOPS   4,000 MEN WITH RAIL EXPERIENCE TO BE DISCHARGED

Hannegan Chosen New Postal Chief   President Also Will -Renominate TVA Head

Supposedly ‘“‘Minér” Atomic Bomb Injuries Still Killing Japanese

1200 Attack Nip Capital   Task Force Believed Only 300 Miles From Coast

‘Accused Slayer Cuts ‘His Wrists in What Is ‘Called Suicide Atlempt

Higher Pay and Overtime Is Voted By House for Government Employes

Budget Cuts U.S.Spending  And Revenue   Revised Estimates For Fiscal Year Predict Tax Slump

Revised Fiscal Budget Estimates Drop in U.S. Spending and Income

Spending Cut Seen in New Budget Total   Continued War With _ Japan Assumed in Cost Figures

LEWIS DEMANDS BIGGER ROLE AT STRIKE PARLEY  CLASH WITH MURRAY  THROWS MEETING INTO DISPUTE

HOT EXCHANGE  WITH MURRAY   Lewis Demands Places on Committee for UMW, Rail Brotherhoods.   DELAYS GROUP ACTION

UMW's Leader Wins Delay on Key Committee   CIO Chief Fights Proposed Changes in Group’s Makeup

DEBATE RAGES ON FORMATION OF COMMITTEE   ‘Hitler-Like Tactics’ Among Charges Hurled During Bitter Arguments

Labor Leaders Scrap Concerns John L.'s Bigger Role Desire   Proposed Agenda Calls for Eight Member Group

Murray Stand On Committee ‘Brings Fracas   Temporary Victory for Lewis, Who Wants UMW Represented

Representation On Executive Group Hot Issue   Lewis Bests Murray As Organization Delayed

Phillip Murray, John L. Lewis In Hot Exchange   Lewis Wants Miners And Railroad Workers Represented At Labor-Manaqement Parley

Lewis Wins Fight To Get Seat At Labor Parley; Enlarges Executive Board:

Lewis Demands bigger Role In Conterence   Hot Exchange Between Mine Union Leader, Murray Throws Parley Into Row.   DIVIDE LABOR VOTES

Lewis Comes Out of Scrap With Conference Delay Action Temporary Victory

Lewis Asks Bigger Role In Parley   Hot Words Fly As  UMW Leader Demands Place For Miners and. - Railmen on Committee

HOT EXCHANGE AT PARLEY IS WON BY LEWIS   Mine Workers’ Chief Obtains Delay in Action on Creation of Important  Executive Committee   OLD ALLY IS THE LOSEP

MINE LEADER, MURRAY CLASH AT FIRST MEET      Gains Delay In Conference Action On Creation Of Executive Group

John L. Lewis and Philip Murray in Hot Exchange   Scrap Over UMW © Chief's Demand for Bigger Role; Fight  . Over Representation

LEWIS, MURRAY EXCHANGE HOT WORDS ON VOTE   Mine Union Leader Wins Temporary Victory by Delay

Mine Union. Boss Seeks Bigger Role  Conference Action On Group Delayec

Mine. Unionist Asks Membership Of His Group And Railroads On Conference Executive Board; Murray’s Demand For Wage-Prices Debate Doomed

Union Leader Obtains Delay At Gathering   Washington Meeting Scene Of Dispute

UMW Chief Wins Victory; Wants Committee Spots   Hot Exchange Throws Parley Into Dispute On Representdtion

Lewis and Murray Battle at LaborManagement Meet   Mine Union Leader Wants Bigger Role in Capital Sessions

Lewis Winner On One Point   Delays Committee By Demanding UMW, Railway Brotherhood Representation

8-Member Group With Equal Representation for Management, Labor Called for in Agenda

ClO'S MURRAY RAPS CHANGE IN VOTE PLAN   Mine Chief Gains Temporary , Victory in Hot Exchange;  Green Backs Lewis.

‘Lewis, Murray Open Disputes ‘At Conference   Mine Union Leader Gains Small Victory in First Scuifle at Labor-Management Peace Talks

Lewis Rows With Murray:  Gains Point   Mine Representation Sought; Transit Workers Strike

CIO-AFL Leaders Dispute   Lewis Demands Bigger Role,  Delays Creation of Important Committee

Lewis and Murray Engage In Hot Exchange During Labor-Management Parley

Murray and Lewis Argue At Meeting   Labor-Management -Conference - Thrown ‘Inte Dispute; Lewis Wants Bigger Role

Lewis Clashes With CIO Head In Capital Meet   Mine Workers’ Head De inands Bigger Role In Labor-Management Aleet

Lewis-Murray Clash Brings  Delay in Conference Action Dispute Over Committee Makeup  Invaives Tas Lakhar Lenders

LEWIS, MURRAY IN HOT EXCHANGE AT LABOR CONFERENCE  MINE LEADER CAME  OUT OF SCRAP WITH TEM

UMW Chief Demands A Bigger Role   Wins Seat On Key Exec: utive Group Of Labor Management Meet.

AFL Against Inclusion of Wage Issue   Joins Industry in Opposing Putting It on Parley Agenda

Three of Big 5 Have Put End  To Censorship   No Evidence Seen That Russians Will Relax News Control

Norway’s Fall Now Blamed On Quisling   Nazi’s Statement Assert Puppet Sought Invasion

LT. COL. MEYER NEW AMERICAN AIR ACE   Long Island Flier Bags Iwo More Nazis To Run Total To 371; Enemy Planes

TWIN ENGINED PLANE GRASH IN KENTUCKY   Pilot Burned So Badly He's Not Identified

STUDY RESULTS OF OCCUPATION   Diplomacy, Directives Shattering Japan’s WarMinded Systems.

Hirohito Branded As Top War Criminal By Jap Communists   Says He Must Share In Attack on P.H.

Jap Communists to Sponsor Campaign to Investigate War Criminals Beginning Dec. &

Japanese Reds Charge Hirohito  Emperor Heads Their War Criminal List

Japanese Reds To Probe War Crimes   Party Leader Assert: Hirohito Should Head Criminal List

Jap Reds List Hirohilo as War Crimina   Party Recommends His Exile Under Guard to Chinese Territory

Jans Form  Red Party   Emperor Hirohito Placed at Head of War Criminal List

Japanese Reds  Blame Hirohito Put Emperor At Head Of Wor Criminal List

Face Problem In Transportation   May Refer Matter To Truman Upon Return

President May Solve Problem Of Treop Trains   Soldier Discharge Expected to Ease Labor Shortage

New Jap ‘Wanted’ List Ready Soon   Will Include All of Tojo’s Pearl Harbor Group

Jap War Criminal List Growing; Mocking Tokyo Newspaper Suspended

MORE JAPANESE TO BE'NAMED AS WAR CRIMINALS   New List to Be Issued Soon— Will Cite Number of Nips for Outrages in Philippines.   M ARTHUR SUSPENDS TOKYO NEWSPAPER   Censor Moves In After It Pub\ lishes Inflammatory Stories —Occupation Proceeds Smoothly.

Publication Is Suspended for Mocking Orders   Restoration of Air Transport in Part Allowed

&S BUY WAR BONDS— BUY FOR KEEPS   Lemon JuiceRecipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly

HITLER'S BODY NOT IN BERLIN   City’s Population, Said More Than Pre-War,  Now Starving

Hitler’s Blazing Chancellery in Berlin Fails to Yield Body of Der Fuehrer Who Nazis Said Died There May I

lal «a 7? e- rN “g7ny aw co: . qn Me. ow we ed a <_S.  wye «+ ——e meio  7  —  i” 5 =e & “ave “rT   Famine Faces Berlin , Rich Eat Dead Horse: Reds Restoring Order

Even ‘Aristocrats’ Grab Horse Meat for Food; Hitler Still ‘Missing’

Blazing Chancellery in Berlin Fails to Yield Body of Adolf Hitler, Russian Dispatches Say

New Government In Brazil Stands Solidly With U.S.   President Linhares Pledges Elections Will Be Held Dec. 2

New Brazilian Leader Pledges  Elections Dee. 2   High Foreign Office Spokesman Asserts Interim Government To Cooperate with U.S

Yanks Advance 16 Miles Toward Davao   Filipino Guerrillas Capture Port of Viean on Luzon

TROOPS DRIVEN BACK IN ITALY   Nazi Artillery Halt: Negro Division On West Coast

YANKS GIVE UP GAINS IN ITALY   SEVERE LOSSES IN MEN AND TANKS SUFFERED BY 92ND NEGRO DIVISION.

Speeds Work Of Indicting War Criminals   Calis Members War  Crimes Commission

11,900-Plane Yankee Force Ravage: Heart Of Refugee Crowded Berlir

Big U.S. Loar May Help to Soften Soviet   Truman Trading Money Said More Than Five Billions

[ruman Holds otent Ace n Finances   President Reveals U. S Wants Something For Use of Money

Truman Has Huge Fund For Trading With Allies   Over Five Billions  Are Made Available

Big U.S. Fund To Give Truman Bargain Power  5-Billion Dollar  Bea ton BASES,

Possible Financial Aid Program for Russia Counted as Potent Talking Point for Truman

0 BILLION LURE BEFORE STALIN   TRUMAN REPORTED READY TO ASSURE AID IN RETURN FOR CO-OPERATION.

Huge Sums Set Aside By Congress   President’s Most Potent Talking Point for Russ Aid Against Japan Is Money Available to Reds

U.S. Aid Potent Parley Weapon   3} Million Dollars Slated  For Russia's Treasury

RUNDSTERT MOVES TO AVOID A TRAP   EXPECTED  TO: SACRIFICE” Tir . OF BELGIAN: PEN ETRATION © ee TO. PROTECT BASE..

founty Schools Make Record In.  Sale of Bonds   a Reaches $74,829-—Almost Rour Times Previous Year

WATER CONTROL BILLS SHELVED   Army Engineer’s Budget Calls For Less Than 100 Million Dollars

Report Four Die Over Week-End   Three Fatalities Result “rom Traffic Accidents

NAVY CONTROLS  PRODUCTION   Guodycar Tire and Rubber Company Starts Operations After 19 Days of Idleness — Return to Plants Made in Orderly Manner.

Rubber Workers Return To Jobs   Production Resumed  After 19 Day Strike

WORKERS ENTER RUBBER PLANTS AS STRIKE ENDS   Production Resumes Under Navy Control On Truman Order

WORKERS ARE RETURNING —   Production’ Is Resumed Under Navy Control

Workers File Back to Jobs At Goodyear   Union Men Obeying President’s Decree; Firestone Still Out

RIGID CONTROL OVER BUILDING GOODS PLANNED   Steps Will Be Taken To Push Erection Of LowerPriced Homes

Government to Crack Down Hard On Builders Violating Priorities   DEFICIENCY BILL BOOSTS VETERANS’ HOUSING FUND

BUILDING RULES TOBE ENFORCED, FIL WARN   Emphasis to Be on Priorities for Low-Priced HomesSays CPA Agent

CPA Promises Strict Regulation of Home Building   Will Crack Down On Those Erecting High-Price Dwellings

CPA TO CRACK DOWN HARD ON VIOLATIONS   Strict Enforcement Of New Reglations On Building Materials

Boys on Okinawa Celebrate Wildly As News Japs Want Peace Is Announced

Icy Blasts Over Most Of Nation      King Winter A Arrives  Before Schedule; Wide Section Shivers; Expect Sub-Zero Cold Tonight

COLD SWEEPS ACROSS MUCH OF MIDWEST   New Lows In Temperature Spread Eastward

Old Man Winter. Jumps Official Cue   On Stage a Week Eorly with Below Tera Taemnerntures

WEATHER REPORT INDICATES MORE SNOW AND COLDER  NO BREAK EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN NORTHERN U. S.

Icy Blasts Hit Midwest 7 Days Early   Old Man Winter Jumps Gun With Snow and Wind

Temperature Drop: To 31 Below Zero at Broadus  : Other Montana Cities  Report Subzero Readings Over Night

Communications Out over N. Texas   Flood Threats onState Rivers Over

CARRIER PLANES IN DARING BLOW ON ENEMY NAVY   Daring Attack in Anchorage Humiliating Blow Against Nips

COMPLETE RESULTS OF 3RD FLEET ATTACK ARE NOT AVAILABLE.   U. S. Cost Cited   Aussies Crash Ahead Against Disorganized Enemy in Battle for Borneo.   BULLETIN

SIX HUNDRED BOMBERS HIT. © JAP TARGETS      MIGHTIEST ‘AERIAL, STRIKING ’. FORCE IN HISTORY OF -— FAR EAST STAGED FOUR.  WAY ASSAULT

LABOR GONGRESS PONDERS VOTES   Hillman Reports Progress, * With Fine Spirit of Caoneratian

Appointment Of Pearl Harbor  Probers Awaitec   Ten Senate And House Mem bers To Be Named To Probe Disaster

PROBE INTO PEARL HARBOR ~~ BIVEN APPROVAL IN House   INQUIRY NOW MIXED WITH BITTER PARTISAN POLITICS—APPOINTMENTS ARE AWAITED

Gen. Yamishita Behind Bars In Philippines 3   Manila Press Urges . General Be Executed As War Cri ninal

Manila Papers Ask Execution For Yamashita   ois Jailed ny Forces yt Wanswrieht       Enemy Gea

LAST PHILIPPINE JAPS GAPITULATE: LEADER LOCKED UF   General Yamashita Surrenders 40,000 Hold-Out Troops to Wainwright and Is Placed in Jail.   MANILA PRESS CALLS FOR HIS EXECUTION   Ceremony Lasts Only Five Minutes—-Enemy Gives Up All Land, Sea and Air Forces in Islands.

Allies Put . Yamashita Behind Bars   Manila Press Urges Six-Foot Jap Be Executed For Deeds

Yamashita Arrested; Demand Execution   Man, Who Boasted He Would Force General MacAt thur to Surrender, Behind Bars in New Bilibid Prison as War Criminal

Manila Press Asks Death  of Yamashita   Japanese General Behind Bars ~ in Bilibid Prison

Chest Fund ls $17,000. Short Quota   Caliect $59,948 It Reported at Meeting at Chieftain Thursday

Extend Dates of Community Chest Drive   Only 74 Per Cent of Quota Realized at Report Meeting

Last-Minute Preparations Are Being Made For Signing Of Documents  AMERICAN TROOFS  ARE STILL POURING  ASHORE IN JAPAN  AV F mec wltinn ce COCOA TD   All Landings By Allied Forces ‘Are Reported Pro. ceeding’ Without’ Incident

Daring Doughboys Snatch 013 Yank Prisoners From Jap Camp in Night Raid

Ashton Man Among ExPrisoners   MacArthur’s Rangers? ‘Daring Exploit on — ‘Luzon Revealed

Men Of Bataan Rescued In Bold Commando Raid   Picked Yanks, Filipinos March 25 Miles, Seize Japanese Camp

Daring Commando Raid Snatches 513 American — Prisoners From Japanese

Every Jap Guard a Casualty; Men Brought From 25 Miles Back of Lines; Captured at Bataan, Corregidor, Singapore

 Rescue 513 Men Of Bataan, Corregidor And Singapore From Jap Prison Camp 

PRISONERS SNATCHED FROM UNDER THE MUZZLES OF JAPANESE GUNS BY 400 US RANGERS AND FILIPINOS

513. PRISONERS FROM JAPANESE   Rangers, Filipinos Face Enemy Guns to Raid Prison Camps

Daring Raid Empties Japs’ Luzon Stockade  Di.bed Cammandos Kill 523 Foes   Picked Commandos Kill 523 Foes - 95 Miles Behind Fighting Front

513 Veterans of Bataan, Corregidor  and Singapore Snatched from Prison Camp. Miles Behind Japanese Lines

Americans, Filipinos Kill 523 Japs and Lose 27 Men; No Prisoner Was injured in Attack

513 Men of Corregidor, Singapore and Bataan Are Rescued From Jap Prison Camp

Men Of Bataan, Corregidor, Singapore Saved   After Spaning Two Worlds—  Luzon Trail Is Immortal

Iicrocs Of Bataan, Corregidor, Singapore Freed in Thrilling Capture of Prison Camp Near Manila By U. S. Rangers.

Men Captured At Corregidor, Bataan, Singapore Saved '- _,In ‘Commando’ Blow

213 Survivors Of Bataan And Corregidor Rescued From Jap Prison Camp By “once

13 Men of Bataan, Corregidor and Singapore Rescued ‘rom Japanese Prison Camp by Daring Yanks, Filipinos

Guards Taken by Surprise In Daring Ranger Exploit   Rescued Americans Stunned After 3 Years of Brutal Imprisonment

Force Strikes Far Behind Lines in One of Most Stirring Incidents of War

513 Heroes Of Bataan, Corregidor And Singapore Rescued From Jap Prison On Luzon

«Daring Ranger-Led Attack Frees 513 Allied War Prisoners From Japanese C,   Superforts Blast Japs in Singapore

Free 513 Allied Prisoners Behind Japanese Lines In Daring Raid on Luzon Isle

400 Picked Men Stage Rescue In Commando Blow  Strike 25 Miles Back Of Lines; Beat Off   Strike 25 Miles Back Of Lines; Beat Off  Attack; Yanks Lose 27 Men, Enemy 523

RESCUED FROM. JAPS PRISON   Rangers and Filipinos Make Daring Dash 25 -Miles Into Enemy Area. {   ‘MANY JAPS ARE KILLEO

‘513 MEN OF BATAAN, CORREGIDOR AND 'SINCAPORE FREED IN COMMANDO RAID

Rangers and Filipino Guerillas Rescue 513 Prisoners from Japs   Daring Raiders Storm Stockades And Kil! 523-Japs   Reds 41 Miles  From Berlin   Effort To Report Prisoners’: Names Runge into Delav«

Commandos Wipe Out Jap Prison   Strike 25 Miles Behind Lines, Fight Way Back with Rescued Men

Rangers Make Daring “Grab’’ On Bataan... .  Yank Prisoners Snatched From Under Flaming Muzzles Jap Guns

Bataan, Corregidor Heroes Snatched From Living Death   Commando Troops March Behind Enemy Lines, Surprise Guards, Rescue Prisoners

Daring Thrust Frees U.S. Men on Luzon  Guerrillas Snatch   Guerrillas Snatch Yanks From Under Bursting Enemy Fire

PICKED CREW OF 400 COMMANDOS STRIKES 25 MILES BEHIND LINES; 486 AMERICANS AMONG RESCUED

513 Prisoners Freed From Japs By Daring Raid  Rescue Men Of Bataan Corregidor And , 2 a

513 Survivors Of Bataan, Corregidor, Singapore Snatched. From Jap Camp

Jap Prison Camp Raided By Rangers; 513 Rescued   Complete Surprise Marks Daring Act

Veterans Of March Of Death   400 Picked Men Make Rescue After All-Night Forced March in Most Daring Exploit of War

513 Allies In Jap Prison Rescued By Daring Rangers: 2 Die Of Heart Failure

486 Liberated In Spectacular Foray Behind  Lines on Luzon   Enemy Guards Wiped Out by U.S. Rangers And Filipinos

Commando Blow Frees 513 In Philippines   Stockade Stormed By Rangers And Guerrilla Unit

« Daring Ranger-Led Attack Frees 513 Allied War Prisoners From Japanese Carr

RANGERS AAD MILES INSIDE ENEMY LINE:   Return with 486 Americans: lowa Major’s Unit Loses 27 Men.

3 Americans Set Free in Daring Raid 2 Ian Prison Far Behind Enemy Lines.

DARING BEHIND LINES EXPLOIT FREES 513 MEN   Filipino Guerrillas Aid American Troops in Assault on Camp

Over 500 American Soldiers, Long Held  Prisoners, Liberated From Jap Camp

Rangers and Guerrillas Make Bold Raid to Grab Men: 19 Texans in Group

Sixth Ranger Group Storms Nip Prison   Jap Guard Losses 523 to 27 for Americans; Two Men Die Within Sight of Freedom: Honor Guard

~ Thrilling Rescue  _of 513 Prisoners. By 400 Picked Men; "Miraculous Feat"

486 AMERICAN SURVIVORS OF BATAAN FREED   U. S. Rangers and Filipino Guerrillas Lose 27 Men, Kill 523 Nipponese in Daring Attack.

KILL 923 JAP! IN EMPTYING STOCKADE   Liberated Men Are Vets Of Bataan, Corregidor   SOME SO WEAK   They Had To Be Carried To U. S. Lines: Not One Of Captives Injured

Kall, Guards and Rescue Many Held Since Fall  of Bataan —   Fight Way Back to American Lines and Safety With Rescuers

Rangers Rescue Yank Prisoners   Commando Raid Takes Japs By Surprise—Two Freed Soldiers Die

Victims “March of Death” On Bataan Freed In Darz) Haid it By Ameri        Many Weak From  Disease, Hunger   Jap Guards Taken By Sur. prise; 523 Nips Killed In Unmatched Ex ’ ploit by Doughboys

EXPLOIT OF UNMATCHED DARING CATCHES JAPS UNAWARES WITH DEATH FOR ALL OF CAPTORS

Work Stops on 95 Warships; Slashes Beoun   Army Begins Cutback Contracts for Four Billions Canceled

Stalin, Churchill Truman Urged to Come to Frisco   Small Nations Also Want DeGaulle and Kai-Shek, Report

Truman, Churchill, Stalin Urged to Attend  San Francisco Conference, Reports Say

lt Japs Didn't Lose War--Who Did?   ipanese People Say Emperor Just Stopped Conflict

Stubbornly Proud, Japanese People Still Don't Realize They Have Lost War!

Foreign Food Demands Rising. Nation Warned   More Sacrifices Indicated As New Congressional  Probe Is Voted.

Food Askings From Abroad Grow Larger   Nation Warned Anew That Food Supplies Here Will Be Less

Rep. Anderson Heads Hous¢ Committee to Make Study ‘Of the Food Situation

FOOD SHORTAGE INVESTIGATIONS TO BRANCH OUT   Foreign Demands Expected To Increase—Canada’s Position Explained

WARNS FOREIGN FOOD DEMANDS WILL INCREASE      New Set of Congressional Investigators To Begin Probe

it seg  Greater Food Demands by Foreign (..nteioe Foreseen by WEA Chie

Big Three Site Thought ‘Amphibious’   SITE MUST BE CLOSE FOR STALIN TO KEEP TOUCH WITH OFFENSIVE

Big 3 Session Meets Aboard Ship, On Shore   Part y Of Attendants Said Too Large For Warship

Parley Site Kept Secret  Canference Relieved   Conference Believed To Be ‘Amphibious’

SEE CONFERENCE OF ‘BIG THREE’ AS AMPHIBIOUS   Partly On Land, Partly Aboard! Ship; Lecation Still Seeret

Interim Committee Visiting Board of Control Institutions   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

THERE’S ALWAYS BEEN PLENTY OF BUCK PASSING   Laws Are There, But Who Wants to Enforce Them?      ‘oeneratian

CITY SELECTS ENGINEERS FOR WATER JOB   Commission Tentatively Employs Champaign Firm

ENGINEERS FOR WATER JOB   Commission Tentatively Employs Champaign Firm

$44,100 Suit Faced By Chain Stores   Market Basket Stores Named By OPA

Tokyo and Nimitz Talk of Future Invasion Moves   Tuesday’s Carrier Plane Raid Took Toll of 154 Aircraft No Air Qpposition

Enemy Air Fleet in Hiding   Only 154 Jap Planes Downed in Yesterday's Raid; A. A. F. in Ryukyus Under MacArthur

Both Sides Speak Openly of Coming Battles Future Is Depressing to Enemy; Zero-Hour Defense Plans Are Rushed Throughout Land

Fliers Regrouped; U.S. Raiders Bag 154 Enemy Planes   ‘Admiral Speaks Openly Of Further American Invasions; MacArthur Given Command Of All Army Planes In Ryukyus; Other Craft To Extend Blockade

INip Radio Declares Action ‘In Accord With U.S. Custom; 'Shift Made in Air Command

RAID REPORTS INDICATE JAPS ARE IN HIDING   Adm. Nimitz Reports Continuation of Air Strikes at Homeland

‘Lokyo Says U.S. Fleet Has Withdrawn: Warns Raiders Mav Return at Any Time

Nips Prepare As Threat Hangs Darker   Both Sides Speak Openly of Coming Battles; Future Is Depressing to Enemy; Zero-Hour Defense Plans Are Rushed Throughout Land

1911 @ AID ANMIMZAUNC v0 U.0. AKIN VUTTIANDY  ORGANIZED TO CONDUCT FINAL BLITZ OF JAPAN

Tokio, Nimitz Talk Of Next U. S. Moves   Carrier Assault On Nip Capital Meets Practically  No Air Opposition; Only 154 Enemy Planes ae ee ae

Carrier Craft Blast 154 Japanese Planes   Enemy Air Force Believed Hiding; AL nents of U. S. Fleet Shrouded

NIMITZ, TOKYO RADIO HINT INVASION DUE   MW’Arthur Gets Command Of Army Planes Based in Island Group

Japs Face Increasing Devastation, Tightening Blockade, Oil Famine  Or Unconditional Surrender Verdict

Attacks Preceded  Iwo Jima Landing   Admiral Reports Regrouping of American Air Power Preparatory To Further Amphibious Assaults’

Jap Airforce Out of Sight   Absent, or Reluctant to Meet Yanks Over Homeland; Americans Regrouping Air Power

Amphibious Red Troops Land On Sakhalin Island   Third Fleet Carrier Planes Destroy Aircraft In Tokyo Area

Tokyo Repérts Red Landings Or Sakhalin Island      Russian Armies Gain Up To 80 Miles In Manchurian: Campaign

Japs Report Reds Invading Sakhalin Isle   Tokyo Reports Two Landings by Reds Along West Coast

RUSSIANS LAND AT TWO POINTS 0N JAP ISLAND   Soviet Orders Armies lo Speed Offensive Against Nipponese

Russ Troops Make Landing On Sakhalin   Two Ports In Korea South of Border, Captured By  Russians.

Invasion from Sea Covered by Surface Craff   Soviet Troops also Capture Rashin and Yuki, Korean Ports

SOVIET TROOPS MAKE LANDINGS ON SAKHALIN   Red Armies Now Across Al Common Frontiers With Jap Territory

RED ARMIES ADVANCE ON ALL FRONTS   Jans Report New Soviet Landings On Sckhalin

Sees Further Paper Cuts in Future   WPB Claims Plan of Newspaper Advisory Group Can't Be Met

VE OFFICIALS OUT   Heyns, State Corrections Director, In Charge of Institution.   /RECOMMEND DISMISSAL

TEMPERATURES:   Dethmers Urges Dismissal For Seven Top Men   Corrections Director Takes Charge Early Today At Jackson _{

National Slavery Scheme Dead; Nurses’ Drafted Also Stalemated   Parents Protest Sending of Untrained Boys Into Battle Areas

US. 6th, Guerrillas Capture Aparri; Seal Off Sea Route of Escape; Yanks Raise Flag

Death Trap Is Slammed Shut on Luzon   Aparri, Last Major Port on the Island, Is Captured

Yanks to Use Okinawa as Invasion Base   Nimitz Says Strikes May Hit China or Japan or Both; Luzon Cleanup Continues

NEW RATION BOOK COMING OUT SOUN   Motorists Will Also Be Given New A Gasoline Books

SIMPLE RATION BOOK FIVE NOW READY BY OPA   New "A” Gasoline Book and Food Stamps Will Be Distributed to Nation Next December.

War Ration Book 5 and New ‘A’ Gas Book to Be Distributed at Schools Between December 3 and 15.

NEW RATION BOOK TO BE OUT IN DEC.   Bowles Predicts  Book No. 5 Will Be the Last

New Ration Book Next December   New Gasoline Book Will Be Issued Also

RATION BOOK 5 TO BE ISSUED IN DECEMBER   OPA Hopes It Will Be Last One Needed During War

NEW RATION BOOKS OUT yy IN DECEMBER   Will Be Needed For Most of Next Year, OPA Be hieves.

New Food, Gasoline Ration Books Listed   OPA Hopes Distribution Scheduled In December  Will Be Last For Wartime Period

BATION ‘BOOK NO. 5 AND “A” GASOLINE BOOK TO LAST FOR. “THE DURATION

PLAN TO. ISSUE NEW RATION AND “A” GAS BOOKS      Bowles, Hopes. They will Bé Last. Issue “Of War. ©   Book: ‘Five ' Will Be Smaller: ‘Than . AY ‘Dollar “Bill -

Mrs. John Hentges Called To Reward  Had Spent Entire Life In LeMars

Mrs. John Hentges Called To Reward.  ~ Had Spent Entire ~ I fa Tn I eMare 

Grasshoppers Are Thick in Pawhuska   Resemble “Boiling Yellow Smoke” Landing in Field

MONEY, MEAT AND MARRIAGE GET IN NEWS   BETTER GASOLINE COMING, PRICE WON’T GO UP

More Meat Available  To Civilians, Check Shows   Spending Rising And More Folks Getting Married; OWI Abolished

“tae Mariage Al Ihre Do Well   That's Ths Mews Thet Casa Out of Capit — Yorretavy __

MONEY ALSO DOING WELL FOR AMERIC)   Gas Will Be Better At The Same Price; More Tires Next Year

First Army Men Speed Over Open Country After Smashing Initial Row of Pillboxes; Gains of 3 Miles Made in German;

AMERICANS CRASH COMPLETELY THRU FIRST PILLBOX BELT OF DOUBLE SIECFRIED LINE TODAY

Yanks in Final Westwall Area   Troops, in 3-Mile Gains, Burst Most of Way Across Siegfried Defense System

DRIVE FORWARD IN FOREST AREA   Reach Points About Mile From Last Conercete Fortifications.   OCCUPY SEVERAL TOWNS

IS HEAVIEST SINCE BATTLE IN DECEMBER   ‘A Ithough First Army Troops Are Halfway Through Siegfried Line, Enemy Strikes Back Along 40-Mile Stretch.

2nd Division Goes Through Widest Point   Big Allied Offensive Near, Belief; Fighting Is Heaviest Since December Assault

Two Divisions Two-Third: of Way Into Double De fense System   ‘CLEARING OUT COLMAR   ‘Air Activity and Atrillery _ Fire Increasing on Western Front

TWO YANK DIVISIONS  BURST THROUGH FIRST  BELT OF PILLBOXES AMERICAN TROOPS POURING THROUGH BREACHES  Pe eee en dP ee Pe tT TT

Ist Army Near Second Row of Fortifications   Yanks Almost. Through Barrier at One of Widest Points

GAIN 3 MILES IN GERMANY   Report Air Activity, ‘Tn Holland, Along Roer

LONG AWAITED PARLEY IS NOW TAKING PLAGE   BRITISH LABOR LEADER RE. VEALS ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL AND STALAN ARE CONFERRING CLOSE TO RUSSIA

UNOFFICIALLY DISCLOSED BY BRITON   Union Leader Says Big Three Now Meeting to Decide Fate of World

REVEALS ‘BIG 3° NOW IN PARLE}   British Leader Fails to Tel Where FDR, Churchill and Stalin Meet

PEARL HARBOR PROBE RESUMING MONDAY.   Senator Lucas Suggesis Having Members “Divide Up” Future Witnesses

Proposal Made fo Speed Probe on Pearl Harbor  - Witnesses Would Be Divided by Committee Member:

Speedup for Pearl Harbor  Case Is Seen   Senator Lucas Asks Witnesses Be Divided To Expedite Hearings

Secret Jap Prison Held Torture, Filth, Starvation And Death . . .  Story Of Shanghai's 'Bridge House’ Is Told  i.     d ie 1-

Secret Jap Prison Held Torture, Filth, Starvation And Death...  Story Of Shanghai's ‘Bridge House’ Is Told

Story of Filth, Torture and Starvation Told  Infamous Jap Prison Is Described

mew Controversy Stirred Up Over OWI Compromise   House Republicans To Try Scale Down $35,000,000 Allotment.

OWI Budget Fight Brews In Congress   6-Week FEPC Row Ends as Lawmakers Vote Compromise

Washington Roundup Lo  New GOP Effort to Cut Funds Allotted for OW]   Johnson Going Along

German Prisoner Shot by Guard   Incident Occurs at Cleveland Hospital

GUARD SHOT NAZI PRISONER WHO REFUSED TO OBEY HIM   GERMAN PERSISTED IN SING. ING INSULTING SONG AND TURNED ON HIS GUARD

Treasury Agents Collect $50,000 in Forgotten’ Level:   Big Shot Easy-Come Boys Are Now Being Given Onee-Over at U.S." Fim Spots

» Last German Bastion In Belgium Bulge  ee  , ALLIES ADVANCE  S ceeeeemeneniatll  Nazis Still Strike at Strasbourg

BABY KIDNAPED FROM HOSPITAL   Six-Day-Old Girl Snatched From Crib At Marion

c SUNDAY NIT   POLICE MAKING RTATEWIDE SEARCH FOR TINY CHILD _ WHO DISAPPEARED FROM NURSERY

Northeastern Shortage Of Fuel Gets Critical   Long Occupation of Germany Is Favored

WPB Turns Off Gas Jets In Night Spots   Embargo H: its Seven-State Area

USE GF HEATING CAS CURTAILED   Vital Warplants Suffer Cuts; Amusement Places Hit

WAR PLANTS HIT BY GAS SHORTAGE   FUEL CUT OFF COMPLETELY FROM AMUSEMENT PLACES IN SEVEN STATES.

War Production Board Cuts Use Of Gas for Fuel   Many Amusement Places May Close

TO CONTINUE DRY   Forecaster Predicts Comfort ir Indian Summer Weather

PETAIN DEFENDS SELF TO ALLIES   Says He Had No Choice But to Collobrate

Petain Claims de Had To Aid  Nazi Invaders   Marshal Tells Commission He Never. Doubted That - Allies Would Win

BLACK MARKET  GETS POULTRY   ESTIMATE AS MUCH AS 80 PER. CENT OF POULTRY IN CHI. CAGO AREA Is IN: -” VOLVED

Truman Promises Yankee Soldiers To Come Home As Soon As Possible

GIs Promised They’ ll Get Home Soon As Possible   Truman Says Peace Can’t Be Jeopardized By Return To U. S.

FAST AS POSSIBLE   Opposed To Bringing Soldiers Families to European Theatre   REMINDS TROOPS OF POSTWAR DUTY   Scoffs at Idea of Veterans — Becoming Readjusted to  Civilian Life

Truman Assures Gls of Quick Return Home   Promises Servicemen Will Have No Trouble In Finding Jobs

Truman Says U.S. Troops Hurry Home   President Opposes Sending Families To European Bases

Harmony Big Issue In Moscow Talks   Conference There Will Try to End “Drift” Among Big Three

Seek ‘Drift’ End — In Big 3 Doings   Moscow Conference This. Saturday May Bring Harmony in Relations

Relations ‘Drift Main Problem At Conference   AT BOYS’ FAMILIES   Boy May Die Before Christmas; Messages Tapped on His Palm

Unity Is Aim Of Conference   Ministers to Seek to Pro. mote “Big Three” Harmony -

New Harmony Among Big _ Three Sought   That's One of Main Problems of Foreiqn Secretaries

MOVE 10 SPEEE NURSES’ DRAFT   Report of Increased Casuals Spurs House Action

Allen Johnston, Manager of Industrial Sales for United Gas Pipe Line Co.

, fe eGeeeuegaecenansecacaaean  iiny Baby Given Good Chance to Live

! Huge Forces of B-29’s Hit Tokyo; Leave City Flaming; ‘Okinawa Marines Advance

Polls Certain to Favor Walkouts Officials Claim   Green Helps in Settlement of Movie Strike

G. M. WORKERS GO ALL-OUT FOR STRIKE   Chrysler Employes to Formally Join Parade Today

RELAK IN MEAT RATIONING, END SEEN IN MONTH   Low Grade Quality Beef Supply Expected to “xceed Demand.

DROP IN MEAT DEMAND SEEN   Officials Study Possible Cut  In Rationing

Meat Rationing Changes Studied   Some Further Rationing Reductions Are Possible By Start Of November

RELAX IN MEAT PATONG, END  SEEN IN MONTH   Low. Grade Quality — Beef Supply Expected  tan Wyeaad! Deamand

NAZIS LEAVE PAIN AND DESTRUCTION   Whimpering Women And Children Remain In Crowded Catacomb

U. S. Tanks Best? GI’s' Who Drive ’em Say They Can’t Match Those of Nazis

“Our Tanks Not Worth Drop of Water”   Army Sergeant Scores Alleged Superiority

MERGE WINFIELD BANKS   M. F. Jarvis Will Be Be President of New Institution

‘120 MUSTANGS OVER TOKYO AREA IN FOLLOW-UP RAID   Nearly 600 Superforts Engage in Midnight Demolition and Fire Raid   DROP 3850 TONS BOMBS   Incendiary Bombs Showered ~ On Five Jap Industrial Areas

9 JAP CITIES ARE RAZED BY SUPER-FORTS   38 More Nip Ships Blasted By MacArthur And Nimitz Air Forces

Foe Moving Out Of Great Port, Chinese Assert   “Nanking Also Being Evacuated by Japs; Puppet Regime Ends’

WITHIN SIGHT OF FLAMES IN NAZI CAPITAL   Hordes of Tanks Supported By Artillery

Nazi Capital Outflanked, Enemy Hints   Tank-Led Soviet Drive Forges  Sixty-Mile Arc

Hearing Slated On Labor Bill   Sub-Committee Okays Boycott Proposal

Molotov Schedulec To Speak Before Delegates Today   Truman’s Radio Address Warns Task Ahead Is  Imperative, Hard

“SECURITY” BECOMES A POLITICAL SNARL   G. Mason Owlett Says the Word Is Being Used to Bewitch the People   ADDRESSES ROTARY

Java Broughi Into Bomber Range Again   Second Airfield Lies Six Miles Ahead Of Invaders

Vital Borneo Airfield Is Captured  g ee , RCE (SPST IESE   General Declares Campaign Won in Strategic Sense

Vital Borneo Airfield Is Captured   General Declares Campaign Won in Strategic Sense

Seventh Division Advances Three Miles; Positions Are Consolidated   Sepinggan Airfield Captured; Jans Pull Out of Strong Positions and Take to Ridges

AUSSIES ADVANCE ANOTHER 3 MILES IN BORNEO DRIVE   Seventh Division Captures Sepinggan Airfield on Second Day of Balikpapan Campaign.   FIGHTER PLANES CAN STRIKE AGAINST JAVA   A Second Enemy Landing Strip Is at Manggar, Only Six Miles Ahead of Driving Invaders.

Australians Bring Java Within Fighter Range of Allied Planes For First Time in Three Years

CAPTURE OF SECOND FIELD UNCONFIRMED   Seventh Fleet Guns And Airforces’ Bombs Pour In Support Fire

AUSTralian Division Makes Six Mile Operation  TEMPADOENG Is USED BY ALLIES Large Concentration Of  ) Japs Is Reported  Wiped Out

AUSSIES MOP UP AFTER LANDING   Australian Division Without Oppositien

AUSSIES IN NEW LANDING ON BORNEO   Activities Near  Bahkpapan Reach Mopping-Up Stage

LASUALIIES ARE RISING FOR JAPANESE   Liberater Bombers Join Invasion

AUSSIES IN NEW LANDING ON SORNEO   Fighting Northeast Of Balikpapan Near Mopping-Up Stage

eo WHERE AND WHEN  Modern War, to Gen. MacArthur. Is an Art, N ot Science

DP VV ECS CCE VV Cee  Modern War, to Gen. MacArthur, Is an Art, Not Science

DETROIT STRIKE STILL SPREADS   Complete War Production Shut-Down Possible, WLB Advised

CHIANG RETURNS IN GLORY TO NANKING. AWAITING MARSHALL   CHINESE LEADER BACK IN PRE-WAR CAPITAL  raps TonK. IN 1997

Chiang Back To Nanking   Driven Out by Japs in 1937; Madame Chiang Hopes Yanks to Be Home In 1946

Chiangs Back In ‘Nanking, Old Capital   Christmas. Spirit. Pervades: Land ‘Awaiting “Marshall

Chiang Returns Again to Nanking: Marshall’s Arrival Set Thursday

Quick Defeat Of Nazis Might Cat War's Cost By Billions Of Dollars

EUROPEAN VICTORY WOULD CUT WAR COST      Billions Less Would Be Needed Truman Is Told

SOLDIER KILLED IN WIND STORM   Four Persons Are Injured In Brady, Tex., Blow

4,850 Workers Quit ‘ In Detroit Warplant  Miicnita TInunlvinge 15

JUDGE TELLS MAN HE IS NOT SAFE TO BE AT LARGE   Norman McCaulley, 25, of Chalfont, Sentenced To  Two to Five Years   IN THE EASTERN “PEN”   Defendant. Charged With Attack On A SixYear-Old Girl

'NOT A FIT PERSON TO BE AT LARGE: COURT  Chalfont Man Who Attacked Child Goes to Prison   TWO DRUNKEN DRIVERS  Cne of Them Kicked a Cop When Arrested   ‘ON IVYLAND STREET

Planes Are Ahead Of Allied Armies   Mainline Railways Bombed Over Most of Unoccupied Germany   2,000 IN THE ATTACK   One Formation Hit Objec- tives Within 15 Miles  of Berlin

BOMBERS BLAST WHAT IS LEFT OF REICH  Area From Berlin South © To Prague, Munich Is Hit

Planes Blast Way for Armies   2000 Raiders Smash Berlin ate, , Rails, Rande rane

Warplanes Bomb Main Railroads   Spread Over Entire Length of Germany it Advance of Armies

"HORROR CAMP” SITE LIBERATED   British Free 39,000 In German Hell Hole For Prisoners

WILL STUDY FOOD GOALS AND PRACTICES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEM, SAYS EXTENSION DIRECTOR

Notes And Addresses ~ Of Service Personnel   This Column Contains Interesting Items Concerning Qur Boys And Girls In Service

Huge Offensive Rolls Within 19 Miles of Cologne   All Objectives Are Being Taken Ahead of Schedule

No Sign Of Organized Nazi Stand   Objectives Being Taken Ahead Of Schedule In  ‘Surge Across Plain.

INTO SCHOOL BILL   Debate on Reorganization Measure Will Take Several Days

Begin Discussions On School Bill   House Pays Personal Tribute to Ross For Work on Proposal

Superforts Account For  75 Aireraft   Five Big Bombers Lost In Attack On Jap Capital

ARMY RELEASES 40-YEAR-OLDS   Further Reduction Ir Age Level Promised For Discharges

Army to Release Men Over Forty allarink: veiibebniiepeketrtinlirirt Ree ee  Further Reduction In The Age Level Is In Prospect

Men Of 40 May Ask Discharge      Army Today Fixes That Age At Which Enlisted Men May Apply.

Army Fixes 40 As Discharge Age   Enlisted Men May Apply for Release if They're in That Group

Fix Discharge Age at 40   Army Will Further ‘Lower Age at Which Man May Be Mustered Out Whenever Possible

40-Year-Old Army Enlisted Men May Apply for Discharge  WACs 40 Years or Ove: - Having Served Requirec Active Dity Eliaihle

DISCHARGE AGE LIMIT LOWERED   Soldiers 46 16 Or Over May Apply For Release From Service

Army Discharge Age Is Lowered   Enlisted Men Forty Years or Over May Apply—Waes Included

Older Soldiers To Be Dischargec   Men of 40 Years Will Be Released

U.S. ARMY SETS DISCHARGE AGE AT40 YEARS   Estimate 30,000 Enlisted Men Eligibie for Release Under New Plan

ARNIY TO FREE MEN OVER 40   Lower Discharge Eligibil. ity From 42; Wacs Are BHactead

ENLISTED YANKS *AT 40 MAY ASK ~ FOR DISCHARGE   ” Army Announces Also That Further Reduction in Age Limit Expected

Army Has Lowered Discharge Age Limit to 40 Now  Further Reduction Promised When Situation Permits

WILL RELEASE MEN OVER 40   Army May Lower Age Limit Again In Near Future

40 Years Age Fixed by Army at Which Enlisted Men May Ask for Discharge

TAGE LO LOWERED—  Men, 40, To. Be Released   Army Lowers Discharge Age From. 42° To. 40 In - New Order-

Kesselring Orders Nazis To Defend Italian Soil As If It Were Reich

GERMAN DEFENSE OF ITALY IS DEMANDED   Marshal Kesselring Orders Bk Troops To Defend “Every Inch” Of Territory

NAZIS 10 HOLD TIGHT IN ITALY   Kesselring Orders Men To Defend ‘Every Inch* Of Territory

Free Most Of Mindanao; Enter Naha   Doughboys Win Five Day Battle For “Chocolate Drop” Hill. Savage Fighting Reported

Ground Troops, Flyers Score Against Japs on Roaring Pacific Front

U. S. Forces Land Heavy Blows in Okinawa Fight; Mindanao Cleanup Near   Victors on Leyte Liquidate Foes With Bayonets; Allies Make Gains on Tarakan Island, Off Borneo; Nipponese Put Up Street Fight for Foochow

HAND 10 HAND BATTLE RAGES ON MINDANAO   MARINES EDGE INTO NAHA RUINS ON OKINAWA

Heavy Battle ‘Continues On Okinawa.   Fanatical Altacks By Japs Beaten Off, Chocolate Hill Won

Guards Patrol Eldora School; Probe Goes On   State Investigating Cause Of Inmate’s Death Precipitating Riot

Arrived Too Late io Capture Boys  Guardsmen Make Run to lowa Falls

MISS GROUP OF ELDORA YOUTHS AT IOWA FALLS   Fugitives Discovered Stealing Lunches. From Plant Workers

Guard Almost Catches Boys Near lowa Falls   Eldora Group Flees As Soybean Plant Workers Yell At Them.

Training Schoo! Fugitives Elude State Guardsmen   Seven More Boys Apprehended; 26 Still at Large

Iwenty-Six Eldora Boys Still Loose   One Group of Fugitives Steals Food at lowa Falls Bean Mill.

Police Breakup Picket Lines Second Time in Two Days  DEMAND 82 DAY PAY INCREASE  Negotiations Between GM And ClO Will Start Tomorrow

VDE EEC STRKE THREATBS   UNION TO AUTHORIZE LAYOFF NEXT MONTH IN 76 PLANTS IN CAMPAIGN FOR $2 PAY BOOST

GERMANY IS GIVEN WARNING ATROCITIES MUST BE ENDED   ALLIED PLANES DROF LEAFLETS DECLARING THOSE GUILTY OF BRUTALITY FACE PUNISHMENT

WARN GERMAN PERPETRATORS OF ATROCITIES   Allies Pledge Retribution; Nazis Realize Punishment Coming

Big Three Warns Germans Against Further Atrocities  Planes Drop Leaflets Aimed to Save Allied Prisoners of War

Believe Rundstedt's Offensive Failed In Major Aims but Prolonged War

{Bataan Stab Quiets Corregidor Guns. Jittery Japs See Home Invasion

Homeland Japs Prepare for Death Struaale   Belief Island Will Become Battlefield Indicated by Tokyo

MacArthur Set To Raise Stars  & Stripes In Tokyo Tomorrow; :  Reconnaissance Patrols Enter      — {  First Units Enter City  and Others Are En route: 300,000 to 400,000  to Occupy Japan; Japs  Reveal Koreans Staged Revolt.

U. S. Patrols Enter Tokyo For Ist Time   Troops Prepare For MacArthur Occupation Tomorrow Of Capital

Japan Capital Being Readied For MacArthur   Commander to Arrive With Cavalry Troops Tomorrow Afternoon Cumberland Time   Disarming of Japs  Being Speeded Uy   (,000,000 Nips, Greatest ‘Force In History of Warfare, to Lose Soldier Status by Mid-October

GENERAL MACARTHUR  TO ENTER TOKYO ON  SATURDAY, JAP TIME BY MID-OCTOBER -7,000,.  000 JAPANESE TROOPS WILT RE NISARMED

T0 PREPARE FOR FORMAL OCCUPATION   MacArthur, Meanwhile, Says 300,000 to 400,000 Yanks to Occupy Homeland and Korea — To Disarm 7,000,000 Japs.

Patrols Go In Japanese Capital   Seven Million Nips To Be Disarmed Soon

HISTORIC FLAG TO BE HOISTED ABOVE CAPITAL   Chinese Start Occupation; Americans Due In Korea; Tokyo Press Critical

ALLIED COMMANDER TO LEAD U. 5. FIRST CAVALRY INTO TOKYO   MACARTHUR SAYS FROM 300,000 TO 400,000 U. S. TROOPS OCCUPY JAPAN      IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY HAVE TO FIGHT JAPANESE ALL OVER AGAIN FEW YEARS HENCE

To Disarm Seven Million Japanese By Mid-October   Will Be Greatest Force Ever to Capitulate in History of Warfare.   MacArthur to Enter Tokyo on Saturday

Hirst Yankee Troops Go Into Tokyo   Mass Capitulation Is Largest in History of World

M Arthur Tokyo Kntry Set For Friday P.M.   ‘Day of Infamy’ Flag Will Wave Over. Yank Headauarters

30,000 American Troops Near Capital—7 Million Nips in Surrender Force

7,000,000 Japs To Be Disarmed In Month   Gen. MacArthur Will Lead U. S. First Cavalry Division Into Heart of Tokyo Friday, United States Time

Advance Units In Tokyo   Pave Way for. Formal Entry By: MacArthur And’ First Cavalry;  Surrender at Rabaul

First Americans Go In to Arrange For Formal Entry   Gen. MacArthur To Raise U. S. Flag Over Tokvo Saturda.

Formal Entry In Nip Capital Started Today   MacArthur's Advance Patrols Move into Tokya Proper

SEVEN MILLION JAPS WILL BE DISARMED   400,000 Yanks To Occupy Home Islands, Korea   KOREANS   Revolted Against Japanese In August, Nips Report: More Surrenders

MacArthur To Lead Troops In Jap Capital   Historic War Flag to be Raised Over U. S. Embassy Saturday

300,000 Yanks Will Occupy Isles, Korea; Would Allow 120.000 Others to Go Home

MacArthur Tokyo Entry on Saturday   Flag Which Flew in Washington Pearl Harbor Day to be Raised At U. S. Embassy Headquarters

Advance Patrols Into Jap Capital   “Make Arrangements for » Entry of First Cavalry » and Gen. MacArthur   "REPORT NO CASUALTIES   * About 350,000 Men Will Be * in Occupation-Army in _ Japan and Korea

ALLIED COMMANDER TO LEAD U. S, FIRST CAVALRY INTO TOKYO  _ MACARTHUR’ SAYS FROM - 300,000 TO 400,000 U  §, TROOPS OCCUPY JAPAN

MacArthur te Enter Tokyo On Saturday   Fainous Flag  To Be Raised, Over Erabassy In Capital

MacArthur into Tokyo Tomorrow With His Troops  Big Job Is That Of Handling Jap Disarmed Troops

Historic Flag to Fly in Tokyo   400,000 U. S. Troops to Occupy Nip Isles; 120,000 May Go Fig

‘Mac’ to Enter Tokyo Friday With Troops   ‘Americans Clamp Curfew on Area  West of Capital

MOVE MEN TO TOKYO FRIDAY   Japan Reveals Korean Trouble  Before War’s End

U.S. Advance Troops Enter J ap Capital   MacArthur to Enter Tokyo   Friday; U. S. Will Have 300,000. to 400,000 Men in Home Ielands

First Cavalry Estimated At 15,000 Men and Number Of Service Units To Move In

MacArthur’s Tokyo Entry Timed With Troop Moves   Historie Flag Will Ripple. At Emhassy

Yank Patrols inter Tokyo: Study Damage   ‘irst Cavalry. Gen. Mac-  Arthur Will Make Formal  Entry Tomorrow.   HORE JAPS SURRENDER

First Cavalry Troops and MacArthur to Arrive Friday (U. S. Time.)   CAPITAL BADLY DAMAGED

Japanese Will Be Permitted to Run Their Own Country Under U. S: Direction

MACARTHUR SET TO ENTER TOKYO   Goes Into Capital Friday At 5 P. M.;: Korean Political Prisoners Released.

To Raise Same Flag That Flew over Capital Dec. 7   80,000 Chinese Troops Being Moved by Air to Occupation Positions

To Accompany First Troops \Occupying City   To Raise Flag Over Headquarters That Has Flown Over Casablanca, Rome And Berlin

Reconnaissance Force Already In Nip Capital  7,000,000 Japs Will Disarm By October

UP TO 400,000 AMERICANS 10. OCCUPY HOME ISLANDS: TOKYO OCCUPATION STARTS SATURDAY.

All Ready For Occupation of Nips’ Capital   Entrance Into City Will Be Made From Various Positions

Patrols Are First to Go Into Tokyo   Go In to Arrange For Reception of MacArthur and  Troops on Friday

First. - Units ‘Enter City and. Others... Are -En:  . route; 300,000.to 400,000 to Occupy Japan: Japs Reveal Koreans Staged Revolt. --

PREPARE FOR FORMAL ENTRY OF MACARTHUR   About 36,000 Troops Now on Island; Say 300,000 to be Used In Occupation   (fy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

M’ARTHURENTERS TOKYO TOMORROW WITH FIRST UNIT   JAPANESE REVEAL VIRTUAL REVOLT BY KOREANS IN AUGUST

Historic Flag To Be Raised   Tokyo to See Banner That Flew in Washington On Dec. 7, 1941

Patrols Pave Way For Formal Tokyo Entry   Gen. MacArthur To Move In Friday With First Occupation Forces In Tokyo

First Anniversary Of D-Day Approaches As TOSS Put On Japs  etation By  Kirke i Simpson

Interpreting The War News— Japs Will Feel Fury Even Greater Than That Which Crushed Nazis

Deadly Arms Net Closing Tn On Japan   Anniversary of D-Day in Europe Finds Nips: Facing Mightier Power Than That Which Crushed Ger nanny eae

Italian Envoy Urges Recognitior   New Ambassador Reaches Washington

Were Leading in Scientific Weapons  But Money Is Needed If We Stay on Top

2.000.000 Men May Soon Be in Battle   Yenan Radio Warns Chungking That Reds Will Shoot at Government Troops if They Land in or Close to Manchuria

JAPS REPORT INVASIO U.S. FORCES   Tell of Action on Cebu as Well as In Ryukyu Islands

REPORT 2 INVASIONS BY U.S. FORCES   Tell of Action on . Cebu as Well as In  Ryukyu Islands

Marines on lwo Near  Final Victor,   Marines Begin Mop-Up of Jap Remnants

Telephone Tieup Looms in N. Y.   Workers Cast Overwhelming Strike Vote

HOUSECLEANING FOR OPA TALKED   Senators May Offer Formal Rebuke To OPA For Handling Of Meat Situation,

Meat Shortage Blamed On OPA   *‘Housecleaning’ Of War Aaency Demanded

DPA Rebuke s Developing   P ‘Handling’ Of Meat } Angers ‘Committee .

‘Many Organization Voluntarily Cance  National Convention Plans -In Response to Wartime Request

Mr. And Mrs. Ed Bride Celebrate Golden Wedding   Fiftieth Anniversary Of Wedding Observed New Year’s Day

U.S. Army and Navy Will Conduct Experimental Bombings of Naval Craft with Atomic Eneray

U. S. Will Test Effects Of A-Bombs On Warships   Results Of Detailed Study Of Atom Blasts’ Effects On Humans To Be Revealed

Army And Navy Have Plans Under Way For Test Of Atomic Bombs Against Naval Vessels   U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey Jn Japan To Report On Power On Buildings. Humans

Detailed Report Will Come in Three Months on Power of Bomb on Humans

U. S. To Test Atomic Bomb On Warships   New Data on Bombiny Results in Wake of Re. port on Civilian Horrors

A-Bomb Test At Sea Planned; New Data On Bombing Results Promisedin Wake Of Report

ATOMIC BOMBS ON WARSHIPS   Report Near Completion o Bombings on Japan During War

Atomic Bomb Will Be Tested Against Warships For Scientific Study

United States Will Test Atomic Bombs on Warships  Elaborate Proceedings Will Be Conducted As Scientific Study

Army, Navy, Making Plans to Test Atomic Bomb Ajmaiient Naval Ships

Atomic Bomb Test at Sea Planned: Half-Million Deaths in Germany's Cities Under Pounding from Aix

Making Survey Of A-Bomb Results. .... Army And Navy Plan To Test Effect Of Atomic Bombs On Naval Vessels

Test A-Bombs Against Ships  Report on Nuclear   Report on Nuclear Explosions is Due

Plan Test Of ‘Atomic Bomb On Warship:   Will, Involve Assembling Many Navy Vessels.and. .  : Use of Recording:  . Tustrunients *.”

Atomic Bomb Will Be Tested On Navy Ships   New-Data Promised On Bombing Results; Report on Europe

Army-Navy Plan Test Of Atomic Bomb On Ships   Allied Bombing Survey Shows Fire Killed Maiority Of Germans

Effect Of Atomic Bombs On. Warships, Cities And. People To Be Determined In Tests —

MANY VESSELS TO BE USED IN STUDY   Strategic Bombing Survey Report Is Made   500,000 DIED   In Air Attacks On Reich; Nagasaki Bombing Not As Bad As Hamburg

U.S. to Test Atom Bombs On Warships   Straiegic Bombing Reports on Reich, Janan Reine Issued

HORRORS OF WAR: Joint Test of Atomic Bombs  At Sea Planned:  “Results of. Scientific Study of Destruction a oe  ls peo wi Klean: Tale

SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF ATOMIC ~ BOMB’S EFFECT ON SHIPS, SEA ‘SCHEDULED BY U.S. EXPERTS

To Try A-Bomb On Warships   U.S. Plans Experiments; Fire Was Great Killer In Bombing of German Cities

EFFECT OF ATOM BOMB ON SHIPS WILL BE TESTED   UNCLE SAM SEEKING FULL REPORT ABOUT DESTRUCTIVE POWER

Atomic Bomb Test Planned   U. S. Will See How Ships’ Are Affected

Army and Navy-Disclose Plans Under Way \to Test Effect of Atomic Bombs on W arships

A-Bomb Test Against Ships Is Planned   Army And Navy Prepare To Determine Extent Of Damage That Can Be Done To Warships

Army-Navy Planning Atomic Bomb Tests on Warships $   few Details

Plan Several Tests For Atomic Bomb   United States Wants To Know What Explosive Can Do; Gather Wor Rennric

(PEROR MAY PAY A VISIT TO M’ARTHUE        b WAR OFFICE SAYS: THREEQUARTERS OF ITS SOLDIERS * ARE NOW DISCHARGED

Men Lay Down Arms at Rate of 30,000 a Day   Hirohito May Have Talk With M’‘Arthur

NVARTHUR MAY MEET HIROHITO   Jap Home Army of Two Million Men Is Almost Demobilized

OCT. 15 ALLIED DEADLINE FOR DISSOLUTION.   Hirohito Believed Seeking Meeting With MacArthur

TAFT CALLS FOR SPEEDY RETURN OF OHIO'S 37TH; SENATE TO BEGIN PROBE

LABOR, MANAGEMENT FRIGHUN FORMS EXPLOSIVE BACKGROUND FAR ROE S" PEACE PARLEY

Doolittle Wil Be Reasstened   Succeeded By Kepner, Probably Will Return To Pacific Conflict.

LAST BATTLE FOR NAZIS MAY BE IN DENMARK   Islands and Water Barriers Seen As Aids for Germans’ LastDitch Stand.

Denmark, Norway  May Be War Site   Reports Say Germans Moving Northward

Political Organization 2 To Be Set Up By CIO in Ohio With Assessments

Chi:~ Gives Up ItsClaimTo — Outer Mongolia   Send Third Invitation  To Communist Leader To Attend Conference

Chiang Yields On Outer Mongolia, Hong Kong Claim      Sends Third Invitation To Communists For Personal Talks

CHIANG ACTS TO BRING HIS NATION PEACE   Yields China’s Claim On Outer Mongolia, Assures Tibet Some Autonomy

 Chiang Yields on Hong Kong   China Gives Up Claim To Outer Mongolia; Offers Autonomy To Tibet

CHINAS LEADER MOVES 10 MAKE PEACE CASTING      Chiang Kai-Shek Makes Important Concessions To Avert Civil War In  ' Homeland.

BRITISH ARE TOOCUPY HONG KONG   Kai Shek ek Yields; ~Tibet to Be Independent

CHIANG YIELDS ON HONG KONG, GIVES UP QUTER MONGOLIA CLAIM   CHINESE LEADER OFFERS TIBET AUTONOMY, SENDS URGENT PLEA TO COMMUNIST CHIEF

CHIANG GIVES UP CHINA'S CLAIM TO MONSOLIA   Heng Kong Vielded to Britain; Tibet Gets Self-Gov't

Chinese Give Up Claim to Outer Mongolia   Chiang Kai-shek Yields to British Demand on Hong Kone

Chiang Concedes Independence of ~— Outer Mongoliz   Generalissimo Also Yields to Britain on Occupation  OF Hong Kong   VIRTUAL AUTONOMY OFFERED TO TIBET   3rd Invitation Sent to Communist Chief Mao to Confer in Chungking

CHINA YIELDS HONG KONG TO BRITAIN   Chiang Agrees to Independence of Outer Mongolia

CHINA YIELDS ON OCCUPATION OF HONGKONG      Give Up China’s Claim To Oute: Mongolia—Outer Tibet Autonomy

MRS. FRANK PORT DIES AT HOME IN BRUNSVILLE   Had Been Resident Of Plymouth County During Entire Life —

Analysis Of Costs And Wages. ....  Labor Has Three Major Arguments Behind Loud Demands For More Pay

Britain’s G. Gold. Shipped — To U.S. To Foil Nazis, Flows Back To England

British Seek U. S., Soviet  Base Aims   Bevin Wants To Know So Problems Can Be Thresh ed Out Publicly

BEVIN MAKES PLEA FOR FRANKNESS.   Asks Russia and . U. S. to State What Bases They Want.

Bevin Asks Russia And U.S. to State  Territorial Aims   British Foreign Minister Wants Problems Threshed Out Publicly

BRITISH LEADER ASKS U. S., REDS TO STATE AIMS   All Demands For Territory Should Be Made Public, Foreign Minister Says   BRITAIN IS WILLING   Only Utmost Frankness Will Remove Suspicions, He Declares

Bevin Asks Allies’ Stand   Britain Would Know Territorial Claims

BRITAIN ASKS FOR FRANKNESS   BEVIN WANTS BIG THREE CARDS ON TABLE

Britain Urges Russia and U. S. State Territorial Aims to Remove Suspicion

BEVIN ASKS U. S, RUSSIADEMANDS   +:*WantsProblems~-=">~ Threshed Gut Now

BEVIN INVITES BIG POWERS 10 STATE DEMANDS   Wants Big Three To Thrash Out Their Problems Publicly

Britain Asks Big Three To List Demands   Frankness Urged— Greek Election Delay Denounced

PREMIUM WAGE ORDER REVOKED   Truman Ends Practice Used to Stimulate Production During War

@ NOW IT CAN BE TOLD  OSS Agents Knew How to Kill Silently and Swiftly

Japs Report Fleet Circling Ryukyu Base   Kume Occupied Without Battle; Sky Fleet Active

FLEET SCOU POSSIBLE SITE FOR INVASIO   Tokyo Reports Warships on Move; Navy Bombers Hit Homeland.

Activity Hints Early Invasion  Of Okinoerabu   Land And Sea Planes Rake Targets On Jap Mainland And In Sea Lanes

American Fleet Reconnoiters Invasion Site   Army Thunderbolts Hit Kyushu While Navy Bombers Range Yellow Sea; Alarmed Nips Fear Landings in Amamis Imminent

Bombers rp installations on homeland   Widespread air strikes reported

Japs Lose 16,000 Additional Men on Okinawa   Stilwell Says Japs Don't Have Chance Against Americans

Japs Lose 16,000 More on Okinawa   Stilwell Announces Additional Casualties

Lahor Chiefs Battle Over Lewis Demand   Committee Position Price of Mine Chief’s Co-operation in Parley

DISPUTE OVER . JOHN L. LEWIS ROCKS PARLE)   Bio oe » MINE UNION LEADER DEMANDS PLACE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS ” PRICE FOR CoOPERATION

Army Reveals Death Threat To Maj. Wilson   Japanese Were Bent On Beheading Officer When Wake Fell

Reveals Japs Threatened fo Behead U.S. Officer in Belief He Provoked War

JOHN H. REEVES RITES THURSDAY   Pioneer Succumbed At Home of Deaughter Near LeMars

Jokn Reeves Died  Tuesday Morning Was Last Member  Of Pioneer Family

John Reeves. Died. Tuesda y:  Morning  “Was Last Member _ Ob Piscese Family

War Power Would Be Eliminated   Group to Japan Next Month --Emporer to Be Strip ped of Powers

Mission to Study Jap Reparation:   Whitehouse Grcup to Leave For Tokio Next Month

U. S. Mission To Leave For Tokyo   Will. Begin. Strid he: Japanese Reparations

WHITE HOUSE MISSION GOES T0 TOKYO   Leaves To _ Study Japanese  Reparations

Study Two Newshe Flood Control Plans   Army Engineers Will Recommend Either the Strawn or lola Project

Americans Sever superhighway To Center Of Ruhr   storm Across Moselle § Miles From Coblenz

Drive Opened To Find. Sink   J al panese Nav Vv      Campaign By U, S. Fleet Started With Attacks On Inland Sea Bases

Worse Than Any Attacks on Germany, Whole Districts of Capital Burned. Radio Reports.

HUNT FOR JAP “FLEET OFFICIAL   Navy Spokesman Says Attacks on Jap Inland Sea Was Beginning.

Recent Carrier-Based Attacks On Enemy Bases Opening Phase Of Drive To Destroy Nip Navy

Japanese Fleet  Will Be Hunted   Campaign To Destroy Hiding Navy Starts

Drive toHunt — and Destroy Jap Fleet Is Started   B-29 Pictures May Help Yanks to Locate Elusive Nip Ships

Campaign to Destroy Foe’s Navy Beginning  Spokesman Hints New Blows Due   Spokesman Hints New Blows Lue Tn Inland Sea Areas of Nippon

Campaign to Seek Out Jap Fleet Now Or   CALCUTTA (AP) — British troops captured storied Mandalay in Burma Tuesday.

Begins With Air Attacks In Inland Sea   Have Good Pictures of Pos sible Hiding Places, Says Navy Spokesmen

Rubber Director Says A-Card Holders May Obtain New fires by February

Sees New Tires for ‘A’ Car Owners   May Be Able to Get Them Next March, Rubber  Director Says

RUBBER PICTURE SAID BRIGHTER   Appointment Of R. S. Wilson As New Director Of Tire Program Announced

ACARD HOLDERS MAY OBTAIN TIRES BY NEXT FEBRUARY   Natural Rubber Must Be Obtained From Newly Liberated Areas  BORNEO PROGRESS IS ENCOURAGING  Tons of Natural Rubber Already Brought From Philippines ‘

A-Card Holders May Get Tires ‘Next February   ‘Robert S. Wilson — Will Assume Post Succeeding Collyer

Gen. Eisenhower, Texas Native, Sparked Way to Victory As Supreme Commander, Assisted by Staff of Able Leaders

“President. ‘Warns Against Faihire to ‘Prevent Wars, Greets Delegates “ks ‘Architects of a Better World’

Bradley’s 12th Army Group Takes More Than 1,000,000 Nazi Prisoners

RESISTANCE BY JAPS 15 STILL LIGHT   96 More Japanese Vessels Sunk or Damaged By Planes

“Gains Made Along ‘Parallel Highways   Latest Reports Indicate American Forces Now Hove Control of Over 300 Sauare Miles

Slugs inland against light interference  American lines are all extended

50 More Ships  Destroyed By U. S. Bombers   Americans Drive 20 Miles Inland Against Light Resistance; Two Columns Moving Along  Both Banks Of Agno River

Troops Gain Eight Miles  In Invasion   Jap Resistance Continues Light; Planes Sink Ships

Tanks and Infantry  Astride Agno River   American Units 87 Miles from Manila dnd 43 Miles fram Clark F’eld—Meet Little Resistance Exceptin Mountains

Three Columns Push Ten To 30 Miles Inland On 16-Mile Front   Tanks, Infantry Reach Agno River   Penetration Carries With. in 87 Miles Of Manila At Closest Point

COLD LOSES STING   State to Warm Up Over Week End,  Says Foreeaster i

Heavy Production of Civilian Goods to Get Under Way Soon After Germany Falls

Production of Civilian Goods Should Climb Year After Nazis’ Defeat

NAZI DEFEAT 10 AID CIVILIANS   PRODUCTION TO CLIMB  TO PRE-WAR lTevriie

Expect C ivilian Goods Production To Climb Rapidly After V-E Day

Rep. Beall Demands End Of Restrictions   Triangle Members Hold Monthly Meeting Wednesday

Rep. Beall Demands : ~~ End Of Restrictions   Triangle Members Hold Monthly Meeting . Wednesday 7

‘SIXTY-THREE AID WOLFERS IN THRESHING   Friends Gathered Tues. To Thresh 60 Acres Of Oats

Two Sailors Killed In Norman Blast   Gas Leak in Ordnance Building Causes Explosion

KING IS ELECTED   Landslide Majority Gained in Canadian By-Election

Moving Out of Mediferranean   All of 89,408 Eligible for Discharge to Be Homeward Bound in September

89,000 YANKS TO COME HOME   Great Force Now Awaiting ir Mediterranean Area To Return Soon

ONE DIVISION MAY REMAIN IN {TALY      McNdrney Says 89,408 Soldiers in Area Eligible For Discharae.

ord, 7th Armies Closing 80,000 Into Triple Trap   Germans Blow Up Three Bridges Over Rhine in Mainz Sector, Cut Off Escape of Own Troops

2,000 Enemy Troops Face Yank Trap   Nazis Flee Minus Escape Funnel Fror Doomed Saarland

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Many German Troops Doomed as Enemy Blasts Mainz Bridges Over Rhine; Stage Set for Nazi Debacle

Many Doomed When German: Blow Up Two Rhine . - Bridges At Mainz.

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American Woman with Price on _ Her Head Hidden by Tribesmen On Northern Luzon 4] Months

Two American Women, One Jap Prisoner, Another Hunted With Deca Over Head, Now Rescued

Life of Terror Comes To An End  Two American Women Safe In Manila After Hiding Hiding Erqam lance With Guerrilla Troans

IN HIDING FOR 41 MONTHS: TWO AMERICAN WOMEN ARE RESCUED ON LUZON

Allied Press To Give News To Germany   New York Newsman To Head London Office

Allies Set Up News Conitro! for Germany  Alas, AA: litary   Nazi, Military Influences Are Being Purged

Strict Policy Viewed   All Newspapers, Radio Broadcasts To Be Censored

PURGE OF NAZI PRESS IS PLANNED   New Yorker To Head SHAEF Service To  German Papers

Settlement of Polish Dispute Big 3 Problem   Conciliation of Russian Policy With Western Allies Paramount

YANKS STEP UP AIR OFFENSIVE IN CHINA SEA   Batangas Peninsula in Southwestern Luzon Virtually Cleared

FLIERS BLAST 17 JAP SHIPS IN CHINA SEA   Nips Are Cleared From Batangas Peninsula

Batangas Area Virtually Clear   Drive On Shipping Increased Sharply

Japs Crushed In Batangas By M’Arthur   U.S. Fliers Again Smash at Jap Shipping and Bases on Formosa -

U. S. Forces Now Control Luzon   AMERICAN WAR PLANES ACTIVE AGAINST JAPS

BRONZE STAR MEDAL GIVEN PFC WARING   Young ‘‘Medic” Cared Foi All Wounded of 2 Com panies Under Fire

PFC. WARING AWARDED BRONZE STAR MEDAL   Bensalem Twp. Scrvicemar Is Cited for Bravery   WITH MEDICAL UNIT

Efforts to Trim Governor Green's Postwar Public Works Plan Renewed

FORCE OF 1200 B-29'S IN SINGLE. RAIDS TO HIT JAPAN VERY SOON   AIR CHIEF PROMISES THAT JA-PAN WILL RECEIVE HEAV-— TER BOMB -LOADS THAN EVER HIT GEEMANY

AKRON YOUNG MAN OUT OF JAP PRISON   Lawrence Dague Sends Word Of Arrival On Wrast Coast

MEDAL DELIVERED  =r Ae! [UNTO TATE oO URC AT ATTN !AT OSS ES   WINOW DECLINES PRESENTATION TRIP

Truman to Address First Plenary Session of United Nations Conference by Radio Wednesday

Confusion In China   Right. To Accept Jap . Surrender Disputed By British. Chinese.’ Reds

Occupation Of Hongkong  Is Diseussed   Negotiations Under Way in, Confused Complicated : Situation cof Northern   China War Front

CHINESE AND BRITISH DISCUSS SURRENDER  OF HONGKONG   SITUATION IN CHINA COM.  PLICATED BY CLAIMS OF TWO NATIONS ON PART

Debate Who Will Occupy Hong Kons   Chinese, British Negotiate To Accept Jap Surrender There

Hong Kong’s Occupation Force Stull Is Debated   England And China Are Busy On Plans

Chiang, Attlee Both Expecting To Occupy Area   Chungking Names 2 To Accept Surrender Of Japs in Manchuria

British, Chinese  Now Negotiating Over Occupation   Chinese Announcement Says Gen. Chang Designated To Receive Jap Surrender

HONG KONG DEBATE   Chinese and British Both Want to Occupy Formier Crown Colony  :

CHINESE ARGUE HONGKONG IS IN THEIR DOMAIN   Britain And China Both Want To Occupy City; Argument Between China And Russia Over Manchuria Takes  hape.

LABOR PICTURE IS BRIGHTER   One-Day Steel Strike h South Chicago Is Settled

END END STEEL MILL "WORK STOPPAGE ATSO. CHICAGO   REFLECTS BRIGHTER PICTURE ON NATION’S CLOUDED LABOR SCENE

Steel Mill Workers End Work Stoppage   13,000 Steelworkers Return to Carnegie-Illinois; Firestone, Newspaper Deliverers Still Out

2 Bright Spots On Sirike Front   Chicago-Cleveland Steel Strikes End; Electric Walkout Delayed.

Carnegie-Illinois Steel Strike Ends   Western Electric Walkout Postponed

Improvement Is Seen on Labor Front   Strike Ends At Chicago Steel Plant Other Bright Spots

Steel Strike Ended As Labor Skies Brighten   Thirty Thousand Western Electric Workers Decided Against Walkout.

Labor Difficulties Begin To Ease Up   Carnegie-lIilinois Steel Mill Strike Ends and Tire Output Is Resumed Under Government Control at Goodyear Plant But Firestone Workers Still Refusing To Work

WORKERS RETURN TO CARNEGIE-ILLINOIS STEEL PLANT TODAY  LABOR SITUATION SOME WHAT BRIGHTER WITH  kur weewe run

LABOR QUTLOCK 1S BRIGHTENED   24-Hour Work Stoppage at Huge Chicago Steel Mill Is Ended.   SOME OTHERS CLEARING

National Strike. Picture Clearer   Thousands Return'To Jobs In: War Plants.

STOPPAGE ENDS AT STEEL MILL   Labor Picture Brightened; Firestone Hearing Set

CHICAGO STEEL STRIKE SETTLED   CONDITION OF U. 5S. LABOR FRONTS BETTER

Labor Picture Across Nation Brighter Today   Carnegie-Illinois An Republic Steel Mills Again At Work On War Production

Troubled Labor Scene Brighter  Steel Mill Strike Ended Friday Night

SEVERAL DIE IN PLANE MISHAP   Group Includes Soviet Ambassador to Mexico and Staff Members.

EXTRA!   Plane Crash Causes Death  Of Oumansky   Wife And Two Members Of Staff Of Russian Ambassador To Mexice Killed In Accident

OUMANSKY DIES IN PLANE CRASH   Accident Near Mexico City Is Fotal to Red Envoy, Wife, Two Others

Interesting News, Mostly ‘About Iowa   Fairfield Police To Have Two-wav Radio Svstem

Germans Claim Destruction of Remagen Bridge   Allies Extend Gains ‘Slowly, as Troops Are Being Massed

EDUCATION BILLS CAUSE ARGUMENTS   Committee Fails to Agree on Reform Measures in Legislature

War Work or Fight Ordered   Droft Boards Must Call Deferred Men Who Quit Without O.K

NOT WANTED AT SUNFLOWER   win Bruce Pounds is Held on Another Count

XNOT WANTED AT SUNFLOWER   Will Bruce Pounds is is Held on An ather Count

Final Public Civic Forum  Season Discusses Timely   Chicago (Pastor Is Guest Speaker At Representative Meeting

Final Public: Civic Forum Session for Season Discusses Timely. Subject    Chicago (Pastor Is Guest Speaker ‘At’ Representative . Meeting

RETTON WOODS OLD STANDARD LEA REJECTED   gnate Leaders Pressing for Final Approval of i ‘World Bank

‘Within 22 Miles of Closing Trap on 30 German Divisions  tt i iti, a.,llU hr     a oe SED SP BE eer Wee SNES   IN POLISH CORRIDOR   Red Army Takes Poznan, 137. Miles From Berlin  on Direct Route

Reds Threaten Gigantic Cut-Off of Junkers Province, Trapping 30 German Divisions; Soviets Burst Into Poznan, 137 Miles from Berlin

'Red Armies Only 22 Miles Apart   Closing of Gap Would Threaten Isolation of 30 German Divisions; Vital Road Key Taken

Reds Reported . Only 137 Miles From Berlin   Bydgoszcz cz Falls’. Other Forces Near: Konigsburg and Breslau =:

Slow Demobilization Brings Cali for Army Explanation   Congress Also Will Look Into Navy Program; War Secretary May Testify

End of Most Rationing By December, Except Fats, Sugar; Autoists Crank Up

SOVIETS REACH AUSTRIAN LINE   Three of Vienna's Defense  Bastions Eliminated *  By Red Forces

Soviet Forces _ A rash A Sudtria In Swift         Rempoging Columns Within 43 Miles of Vienna Af. fae ter 20. Mile Drive Across Hungary—Supply . ape . Line to Italy Cut

Rampaging Reds Reach the  Austrian Bordet   Russians Are Within 43 Miles of Vienna After 20-Mile Dash Across Hungary; Vital German Supply Line to Italy Is Cut

Capital Surprised By British Vote   Senators Feel United Action Unaffected

U.S: Sure > Change Won't Affect War ©   OFFICIAL WASHINGTON SURPRISED AT DEFEAT OF CHURCHILL’S GROUP

U.S. Surprised By British Vote, Confident on War  Of neale Balinese   Officials Believe Laborites Will  Honor Commitments

Launch Vessel Named In Honor  Of L. S. Merrill   Pioneer Maine Farm Educator

MAY HOLD 6. ONGER THAN ANTICIPATED   Soldiers in Europe  May Be Retained for Scrap With Japs

ANTICIPATED   Soldiers in Europe  May. Be Retained for Scrap With Japs

ARMY DISCHARGE PLANS MAY CHANG   Alteration Caused by Developments on War, Home Fronts

U.S. 9th Army Makes Contact With Russians   Rainbow Division  One of Five Fighting For Prize of Munich, Birthplace of Nazism

New Ninth Army Contact With Russians Makes Another Pocket   DEEPER INTO REDOUBT   Seventh Army Pushes Within 33 Miles of Bren ner Pass

Seventh Army In Stiff Battle With Nazis For Munich   Supreme Headquarters Hints War In Europe Might Last Only Few Days; Overrun Dachau Camp

Stiff Battle: Reportec Raging For Munich; Beer Hall Seized   Five Divisions Of American Seventh Army Engaged In Fight For Large German City; End Of War Expected In Few Dave

Frenzied Nazis Turn Anti Aireraft Guns On Yanks In Bitter Stand   Other Forces Push On Into Redoubt   Supreme Headquarters Says End Of War May Be Matter Of Davs

YANKS LOCKED IN HARD BATTLE WITHINMUNICH   U.S. Ninth Army Meets Red Units Near Wittenberg; Third Juncture Due

Fight Rages For Munich, Birthplace Of Naziism   Zerbst Captured.

Munich, Birthplace of Nazi Party Site of Bitter Battle; Germans Continue Surrender Negotiations

Ninth Legion: Meet Soviets In Wittenbers   Five Divisions Fighting Inside Tottering Munich

Seventh Army Engaged In  Stiff Battle For Munich; Yanks, Reds Menace Linz

Americans Drive eAgainst Munich, Nazi Stronghold   Sth Establishes New Junction With Red Forces

iNew Junction Creates Another German Pocket   Nazis Throw Curtain Of Steel in Fight  For Munich; Strike Deep into Radoubt+

TOUGH BATTLE IN PROGRESS FOR MUNICH   Ninth Army Makes Contact West Of Wittenberg   FIVE DIVISIONS   Of Seventh Army In Fight For City Where Hitler Started His Putsch

Nazis Resist With Murderous Fire; 9th Joins Reds In North, 3rd Drives For Berchtesgaden

Junction Made East Of Dessau At Apollendorf   Hard Battle In Progress For Munich; Third Army Within Three Miles Of Passau

FIGHTING IS RAGING IN MURICH   Yanks, Reds Link Up Three Miles West Of Wittenberg

In New Link-Up With Reds   Junction East of Dessau; Units of 7th Army Battle for Munich As Others Near Innsbruck

European Cleanup Proceeds Despite Rumors of Peace   Germans Giving Up In Hordes; Pockets Gradually Narrow

War's End Now Matter Of Days, Army Chiefs Say   70,000 U. S. Troops Boring Into Capital City Of Bavaria

Munich Still Holding Out ir Hard Battle   Seventh Army Troops Near Brenner Pass; Passau Under Attack

American Ninth Army Makes New Contact With Reds   “Report Hard Fight For Munich; 7th Deep into Redoubt

Battle Being Fought For Munich   Germans Caught Ir Pocket By Forces Of Two Allies

Other American Forces Driving Into Alps, Third Army and Russians Approaching Linz And Junction; Prisoners Piling Up Rapidly

NINTH ARMY IN SLASHING DRIVE TO POCKET FOE   U. S$. Troops Contact Allies Near Wittenberg—Fight Rages for Munich

“ontact Is Made Near Wittenberg   Hard Battle For Munich Is In Progress

Meeting Creates Untenable Pocket For More Germans; Munich Crumbling

Greeks Cprose British Py Use Cf Propaganda  Launch Altack At Conferences

“BLACK SHEEP” GREET BOYINGTON IN U. S.      LONG-MISSING MARINE ACE WITH 26 PLANES TO HIS CREDIT RETURNS FROM JAP PRISON

Famous Marine Ace, Gregory Boyington, Reported: Lost iLands at Oakland Airport; Gets Roaring Welcome.

Marine Ace Arrives Home   Received Big Welcome From ‘‘Black Sheep”

Marine Ace ‘Pappy’ Boyington, Who Spent 19 Months in a Jap Prison, Gets Roaring Welcome at Oakland

Far East Council To Meet October 23   Status Of General MW Arthur Will Not Be Disturbed

Far Eastern Advisory Meet Called by U. 5.   No Change Planned In MacArthur Status Byrnes Declares

Meeting On Far East Soon   Proposed Advisory Committion to Be Discusséd; MacArthu: te Remain Top Man

U.S. Calls Jap Advisory Group Meet   PROPOSED COMMISSION TO MAKE NO CHANGES IN MacARTHUR‘S POST

Far Eastern Advisory Group Plan Meeting   Invitations Go Out To 9 Governments; U.S. Plans No Change in MacArthur's Status

NEW SETUP NOT TO AFFECT GEN, DOUG'S POWERS   Far Eastern Advisory Com: mission To Meet—Byrnes Boosts MacArthur

Parley Called On Far East   Nine Nations Asked; No Change Planned in MacArthur's Status

But Byrnes Indicates No  Allied Control. Council  for... Japan.-Planned; Small Nations Invited.

To Confer On Far East   Nine-Nation Parley On Proposed Commission Called By U. S.; MacArthur Still Boss

FAR EASTERN ADVISORS 10 MEET OCT. 23   Byrnes, In Calling Session, _ Says MacArthur To Retain Post

Call Far East Commission Parley; Oppose MacArthur Change Suggested by Reds

No Alteration ot MacArthur's Status. Planned  Far East Advisory Group Meeting Called Oct. 23

Kar Eastern  Meet Called   United States Intends “To Make No Change In General MacArthur's Post.

Ninth Army Reported 52 7 Miles From Berlin  FORCES OUTFLANK   CITY OF LEIPZIG  First Army De Dashes 14 Miles Into Wur zen

U. S. Forces Push ' - Nearer Russians,  ~ Outflank Leipzig   Three American Armies 85 Miles From Reds’ Lines; Nuernberg is Seized; New Gains Made in Drive Beyond Elbe River

Yanks Besiege Leipzig; Reds Cut Defense Are   Germans Admit ’Chulists Land Near Capital; Rine of Defense Broken   Storm Into Nuernberg In Drive to Reach Soviets 60 Miles Away

STRONGHOLD OF LEIPZIG. QUTFLANKED   Third Lays Siege to Chemnitz and Drives to Within Seven Miles of Czech Border.   NAZIS SURRENDER BY THE THOUSANDS   Seventh Breaks Into Nuernberg — Trap Is Sprung on German Army in Hartz Mountains,

Raymond Hedges Reared In Merrill Weds Kansas Girl  Will Become Manager Of Lincoln

Raymond Hedges Reared In Merrill Weds Kansas Girl  - Will Become © Manager Of Lincoln  _— aw a ee

Special Emissary May Be Sent to Gen. MacArthur   Policy Differences Given as Reason; Lack of Liaison Blamed for Rift

Emissary From Capitol May Be Sent To M'Arthur   Washington Says Policy For Japan Should Be Same

PLAN EMISSARY TO MACARTHUR TO FIX POLICY   Divergencies Crop Up Between Washington And Army Forces

For Closer Liaison In Pacific   Special Emissary from Washington to Confer  With MacArthur On  Future Policy in Japan

MacArthur s Policies Are ‘on the Pan’   State Department May Dispatch a Special Emissary

Hic ft  U.9. {0 Define Japan Policy   Special Emissary May Ga to Tokyo for Talk With MacArthur

TRUMAN OPPOSES TAX REDUCTION   LEVIES SHOULD NOT BE LOWERED, HE SAYS, UNTIL JAPAN IS BEATEN.

President to Oppose Slash In War Taxes   Doughton Agrees but George for Gradual Reduction

TRUMAN WILL FIGHT TAX CUT   Serves Notice He Opposes Any Reduction Until Japan is Deteated

Superfor tresses. Again Smash al “Kagail's Capita  ane 4 Suppe rt to Yani Forces Rstumi: 9 “To Philippines -

Tokyo Smashed in Attacks by Superforts   Nip Stronghold on Formosa Also Comes In for Battering as Bombers Lend Aid for Invasion

Army Plans Are Rapped  By Governors   Sparks Proposes Training Tie Up With National Guard In States

DRIVE AHEAD ON MINDANAO   31st Division Advances 10 Miles to Edge of Malaybalay Airfield

JAPS LIQUIDATED -. BY 43RD INFANTRY   Two-Thirds of Trapped Force Already Wiped Out

TROOPS BISECT MINDANAO ISLE   Juncture Of 3 Divisions Near In Philippines; Luzon Mopped Up

Jap troops in Ipo net face  bloody finish  Within a mile of Malaybalay fort

Congressmen Show Mixed Feelings On Continuing Dr aft   Army To Revise Point System As Soon As MacArthur’s Ready

Solons Vary in Draft Reaction   Plan to Cut Discharge Point Score Announced

CONFERENCE NOW FACING. MAIN TESTS   WITH RUSSIAN VOTES. AND CHAIRMANSHIPS SETTLED, TOUGH PROBLEMS TACKLED

WORK-OR-ELSE BILL WOULD BE INVOKED ONLY WHEN NEEDED   SENATE LEADERS STATE TMAT PROVISIONS OF BILL WOULD BE APPLIED ONLY IN EXTRAORDINARY CASES

Japs Feverishly Install Tank Traps, Roadblocks, Mine Manila Buildings

U.S..Red Gun: Blend in Victory Roar   Allied Armies Ram Yo Swiss Border,  Drive for Bavaria

Goering Says Hitler Was Ignorant: Calls Von Ribbentrop a Scoundrel

Goering Sounds Off: "Hitler Ignorant, von Ribbentrop Scoundrel and Hess Is Eccentric’

Peace Problems Are Multiple — Declaring Legal F End of War \Presents Technical Problems

WHEN DUES LE WAR BINDS  Lawyers at Odds as Many Law Hinge on Official Peace Date

Tangle Arises On End of War   Many Laws Hinge on Da Hastilities Cease

Ending War Legally Not Easy Matter  Government Mer Find Situation Full of Puzzlers

Putting a Legal End to War Is Not a Very Simple Task   Multiple Ends Are Presenting Federal Legal Minds With a Series of Puzzlers Before Peace Is Restored

Army Speeding Vet Discharge. Senators Told   145 Temporary Separation Centers Being Set Up Tn, Clear Rarklog

A nty Authoa ties  Stea Uy Rate of — Demobiization  To Rel: aS@ 1,300,000  Men Batws en Now and Christinas. S2..50_:

Expect 2,000,000 Men To Have Been Released From Services  Before New Years Day 

Army Pushing Discharge Of Eligible Men   145 New Separation Centers to Clear Backlog of 258.000

Army Acts To Speed Release Of Personnel   Temporary Centers Will Be Set Up, Senators Learn

CROWDER NAMED SEPARATION UNIT   CAMP TO DISCHARGE 25 SOLDIERS DAILY, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER Ili.

Separation Hubs For Releasing Veterans Slated   Temporary Centers Are Planned for Backlog of 258 000

Army Speed: Program Of Releases  - Establishes 145 Separation  Points in U. S,

OVER 740,000 SCHEDULED 10 G0 OVERSEAS   NEW CENTERS OPEN FOR SPEEDING UP DISCHARGES

Halsey Says Jap Navy Too Shattered to Fight: Sees Negotiated Peace   Western Pacific Task Force Commander Say: He Doesn't Believe Japs Will Accept U.S. Challenge; Will Have to Be Dug Out of Hole

GERMANS STOP WAR PRISONER EXCHANGE   Nazi Government Notitics Britain of Inability to Function Under Geneva Conventions.

Nazis Admit Inability To Undertake Further Exchanae of Prisoners

Yanks Repulse Heavy Attacks On Okinawa   cmd  Islet Overrun Off Big Nakagusuku IHlarbor.

Islet Capture Opens Okinawa Harbor Control   Gains on Southern Sector Measured in Yards but Heavy Artillery Barrage Saves Lives

Tenth Army Men Overrun Isugen Isle Off Okinawa   Japs On Mainland Repeat Attacks, Costly To Enemy

Yanks Rewin Hold On Ridge   Japanese Resistance Stubborn On Okinawa, Gains Slight Against Defenses

Yanks Overrun  Isle Off Harbor   Japs on Main Island Repeat Heavy. Costly Futile Counter Blows

Pacific Gains By Yank Troops   NEW LANDINGS MADE BY AMERICANS NEAR JAPAN

AMERICANS SEIZE CONTROL OF JAPS' OKINAWA HARBOR   OVERRUN TSUGEN ISLE AS NIPS EXPEND MORE MEN IN COUNTERBLOWS

REGAIN RIDGE ON OKINAWA   Beat Back Jap Counterattacks; Invade 3 More Islands

Infantry Gains Foothold For Second Time On Key Ridge, Southern Okinawa

U.S. Seizes Vital Harbor At Okinawa   Artillery Duel Rages In South: American Casualties At 1-2 Ratie

Bitter Fighting Rages As Japanese Increase Efforts To Defend Island

Yanks Regain Foothold on Island Ridge   Tsugen Islet, Guarding Key Okinawa Bay, Is Seized by Marines

Counterattacks Costing Japanese Army Heavily In Battle For Okinawa

Take Islet — Off Okinawa   Now Control Strategic Harbor; Fierce Enemy Counterattacks Hold  Yartks- North ef Naha

GAIN A FOOTHOLT   Americans Now Have Con. trol of Nakagusuku Bay in Pacific:

_PACIFIC—   Seizure Of Islet Gains Bay Contro!   Excellent Harber Can Be Used By: Yanks For Unloading Supplies

Islet Of Okinawa’s Big Nakagusuku Harbor Overrun ‘By American Infantrymen   Japanese On Main Island Expend More Troops In Repeated Heavy Counterattacks

Yanks on isle Off Okinawa   Tsugen at Entvance of Nakagusuku Bay Is Taken Yesterday .

YANKS OVERRUN TSUGEN ISLAND NEAR OKINAWA   ‘Fight Off Jap -Counterattacks  On Main Island

Land on Three Islands; Smash  Okinawa Jabs   2 Former Jap Naval Bases Fall; Yanks Contain Attacks on Key Base

JAPS COUNTER ATTACKS TAKE BIG LIFE TOLL   Americans Now Control . Former Enemy Fleet An ; chorage: Nips Reported Recapturing One Ridge.

Yanks Gain In Okinawa Fight  Regain Ridge Hold; Seize Tsugen Islet

JAPS OFFERING STRONG BATTLE   American Infantrymen Gain Foothold Again on Important Ridge.   ‘MARINES PUSH AMEAD

Americans Gain dnd Foothold On Island Ridge   U. §. Controls Fine Harbor, One-Time Jap Fleet Anchorage

AMERICANS WIN FOOTHOLD AGAIN ON VITAL RIDGE   U. S. Infantrymen Take Position on Southern Okinawa For Second Time

NEW ULTIMATUM 10 JAPAN SOON   Surrender or be Annihiliated With Atomic Power

NEW SURRENDER ULTIMATUM TO JAPS FORESEEN   Threat of Bomb May End Wars

May Consider — New Ultimatum   Japs Fear Annihilation From Atomic Power

COMPANIES AGREE TO TALK OVER PENDING ELECTRICAL STRIKE  GENERAL ELECTRIC, WrenTINcUntice Th

COMPANIES AGREE TO TALK OVER PENDING ELECTRICAL STRIKE   GENERAL ELECTRIC, WESTINGHOUSE TO MEET WITH ClO

Westinghouse To Discuss Wage Boost Demands  General Electric Leaves Door Ajar

‘Serious Situation’ I; at Hand in Electrical Industry; G.M. to Give ‘Answer

ClO ELECTRICAL UNION TO MAP STRIKE. ACTION   Final Effort To Avert Walkout Will Be Made At Washington Pariey

ELECTRIC UNION TO SPUR PLANS FOR U.S. STRIKE   Meeting Set At Washington Wednesday On Demand For $2 Wage Boost

Westinghouse Co. Acres To W: age.  Talks With Gov" i   To Meet Govt Conciltator Jan. 2, 3 -Davs. Before Union Meets To Fix Strike: Date; Refuses To Meet T ‘aro: row.

Suzuki Makes Progress in Cabinet Crisis   Tokyo Radio in Report Says Some Ministers  May Hold Dual Jobs

Dr. “Edward Nelson ‘Nelson Will Be Am sociate Professor of Accounting

JOINS. K. U. FACULTY   Dr. Edward Nelson Will Be Am sociate Professor of Accounting

Susuki Government Takes Full Power Over People As Okinawa T acces Maiuine ta 105496 Men

Jap Casualties on Okinawa  Total 105,496  59 Fnemy Planes   599 Enemy Planes Are Downed in Air Attacks

Seek Wage-Price Formula To End  “ Current Unrest   New Reconversion Wage. Price Formula Is Aim Of Government Chiefs   RESUME COAL  STRIKE PARLEY

Police Follow Slim Leads in Lipstick Murder of Fx-Wave   Fingerprints Found in Apartment of  Slain Woman. 33

New Tires Roll Off Under Navy Plant Control   Some 16,700 Strikers Resume Work in Plants Of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

AKRON STRIKERS RETURN TO JOBS AT FIVE PLANTS   Output of New Tires Start: as Employes Renew Work Under Navy Control

Striking Rubber Workers Going Back to Jobs in Goodyear Factories—No Sign of Settlement, However, at Closed Firestone Plants

PRODUCTION IS “UNDER WAY AT AKRON PLANTS   Many Strikers Return to Jobs After Navy Seizes Goodyear Units

TIRES ROLL OFF LINES AGAIN AT RUBBER PLANTS   ‘Good Attendance’ Reported As Goodyear Men Work Under Naval Control

Barrel Rolls And Prizes Flow: Mrs. House Wins Refrigerator   Intensive Drive  Will Be Continued   Capital Prize—A Ford— Will Be Awarded In Drawing Saturday

All-Time High For Single b Day Reached Wednesday; Sales Hit $100,000   Gifts Pouring In For Drawing   Barrel Will Roll First Time Saturday Night; Handsome Awards Due

GAS STATIONS MOBBED IN RUSH TO FILL TANKS   Sun Oil Pickets Withdraw But Strikers Prevent Deliveries ‘

Court Imposes Death  Sentence on Laval  May Go Before Firing Squad Near Paris Before Week

Today's Picture of Western Front   By International News Service

Volunteers for Drive Needed  Men, Boys Asked to Load Paper, Rags

Iwo Jima Again Target For Big Sunerfortresses   Nimitz Moves Headquarters Farther West To Direct Cleanup Of Japs From Close Ranae

Hearings On Work Or Fight Bill Re-Opened In House   Committee Will Give Food And Farm Officials Chance To Be Heard Before Framing Bill Calling For Draft Of Many Deferred Farm Workers

Farm Leaders To Get Hearing On Draft Plans   Brakes On Speed-Up Program Are Set By House Committee

Farm Leaders to Testify on Work-or-Be Drafted Bill   Ry DEAN W. DITTMER

Ea cree ee mene gman er mee toe Reema cen mee oe  GOING TOO FAR,

GLAD TO SEE U. 8. NURSES   Former Prisoners Greet Women  - Flown to Sante Tomas

TOTAL OF IDLE IN STRIKES IN NATION CLIMBS   Number Out Rises To Over 55,000, With New Disputes

More Workers mec ldle by      Newest Strikes Are  Reported in Bread And Milk Industries

Strikes Develop in Food, Fuel and Arms Industries: 55,475 Are Idle

42 Injured In Passenger Train Crash   Two Union Pacific Trains, West Bound, Collide on Siding in Colorado; 35 Sent to Hospital

42 HURT IN COLLISION OF WESTERN TRAINS   Two Reno Passengers Among Those Injured in Collision in Colorado

Train Collision In Colorado Hurts Forty-Two  Burned Bridge. Had Caused Rerouting OM Wreoekod Tratne

COLLEGE STUDY AT HOME,  105 COURSES NOW OFFERED BY MAIL FROM U. OF 111.

By “Mail fro  ss ERE eR goa Se rt yor mr all log Yallere: Study at Homey:  m U. of Il.

Flames, Debris Are Hurled Into Air When ‘Munitions Ship Explodes   Searching Parties Await Hull to Cool Before Seeking Victims Who May Have Been Trapped in Vessel

Six Trapped in Ship Explosion   Freighter Blows Up In Vancouver Harbor

PLAN SPEEDUP . IN WAR GASES   FLOOD OF CRITICISM. RESULTS IN HASTENING TRIALS OF. TOP NAZI CRIMINALS

[P-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   (By International News Service)   SPEED UP TRIALS OF NAZI WAR CRIMINALS

Commander Speaks Word For Soldiers   Hope Is Expressed That Better World Will Follow War

‘Holy Mission Is Completed Mac’ Report:   Implores America To ‘Take Care’ of  War's Survivors

Rites on USS Missouri  Mark Return of Peace   THANKS GOD MacArthur Reports  ‘Mission Finished’

VOR BUOE OF FERS &) ——Save Waste Paper——  Midwest Has No Reconversion Fears

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION ASKED SENATE RESOLUTION   PRESENT SESSION LEGIS. LATURE FLOODED WITH PROPOSED CHANGES

New Command Seems Definite For Doolittle   General:Who Gave Tokyo.Ist Pounding Returns to Canital

GOES TO WASHINGTON   Lt. Gen. Doolittle Will Probably: Receive Pacific Assignment

Draft End Demanded By Nation; V-J Day Will Affect War Contractors

Stop Drafting Men Cry Heard All Over Nation   Official Fixing of V-J Day Matter Extreme Concern

Associated Press Held in Violation of Anti-Trust Act  Supreme Court

COURT RULES AP VIOLATES TRUST LAWS   Upholds Decision That the By-Laws Violate Sherman Act

LOWER COURT IS SUSTAINED BY HIGH TRIBUNAL   AP- Held In Violation 0: Anti-Trust Law By 5-3 Decision   FIRST STEP TAKEN IN SHACKLING PRESS

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DECISION AGAINST THE A. P.      Five-to-Three Majority Rules News Co-Operative’s Membership By-Laws Violate Anti-Trust Act.   SHACKLING OF PRESS CHARGED IN DISSENT   Wide Area of Disagreement of Justices Reflected in Five Separate Opinions Filed in Case.

RULING AGAINST THE AP UPHELD   News Association Told That By-Laws Violate Anti-Trust Act

Many Wartim: Controls Hurled Aside   Government Shoots at Peace Goals From All Angles

NATION FACES HUGE TASK IN RECONVERSION   Return to Peace-Time Economy Not Held Quick Or Easy

U.S. LIFTS PRODUCTION RESTRICTIONS   One Wartime Control After Another Removed as Nation Moves From War to Peace.   FIVE MILLION IDLE BY SPRING FORECAST   But Snyder Believes Wide Unemployment Will Be Temporary—Huge Contracts Canceled.

Agencies Move Into Maze Of Reconversion  Peacetime Victory Outlook Bright;  antrole Eaced

Reconversion Moves  Underway In U.S.   Director John Snyder Predicts Eventual Peacetime Victory at Horme—Many Wartime Controls Hurled Aside—Unemployment Predicted

‘Rationing Ends On Blue Point Food, Gasoline   Rent. Wage Coutrole Stay; 7 Million Gh Returning:

Many Wartime ‘Controls Hurled Aside  ' Government Shoots   - Government Shoots ~ at Peace Goals From All Angles

Points Out Dislocation Of Economy   Says Outlook For Peacetime Victory Is Bright But Not Won Easily Or Immediatei   WPB Lifts Control On Many Classes Of Goods

Large-Scale ‘Dislocation Of Economy Is Outlook   Government Warns Change to Peace Will Be Neither Ouick Nor Easy

ITALIANS IN PULLMANS YANKS IN DAY COACHES   Veterans Of Eurepean War Are Permitted Te Finish Trip Te Coast In Cemfort, Hewever

Soldiers Indignant: Veterans of European War Angry  Over Preference Given Italians

Bus Employee Strike Grows   Greyhound Walkout Called in Southwest

Seven-State Bus Strike Called For Midnight Tonigh!   Seventy Percent of Bus   Transportation Will Be   Affected by Greyhound Walkout.

‘Right or Wrong, Truman’s Worry   Hannegan Discusses Two-Party System

Kidnap Hunt Shifted to Minnesota   Two Men and Blonde Believed Driving Stolen Car

The Destroyer That Took Everything Japs Could Throw Warship Struck By Six Suicide Planes, Bombs, Survives With Loss Of 31Killed, 60 Wounded

GALLANT LAFFEY TOOK EVERYTHING JAPS COULD HURL   COMMANDER REFUSED TO ABANDON SHIP; 31 OF CREW KILLED

Gallant Little Destroyer Laffey Survived Heavy 2-Hour Air Battle

Destroyer Laffey Takes All Japs Can Throw at Her from Air for 2 Hours, but Gallant Ship Survives

DRAFT QUOTA WILL” RISE IN FEBRUARY      Call May be Twice as Large as That for January —

INDUCTION QUOTA OF STATE BEING DOUBLED   Closer Scrutiny Of Occupational Deferments By Maryland Draft Boards

Mannerheim Depositions Read At Trial   Stayed In War For Military Reasons

Yanks Crush Defenses Before Bonn   Patton Units Race To Close Are On. Nazi Hordes

Ready To Storm Coblenz; Third Smashes At Bonn   Two Rampaging Armies Nearing Junction Behind German Lines That Would Trap Thousand: Of Nazis West Of Rhine River.

‘Nazis Expect Big Three To Offer  German People Surrender Demand

Berlin Braces  For Death Stand   Germans Fear Strong Terms of Surrender

117 Square Miles Of Japan Burned In B-29 Attacks   Latest Pholographs Reveal 2 Square Miles in Newest Taracis Seared by Bombinas

Church Publication Editors Request International Free Press Support

CHINESE . TROOPS TO THE ‘ NORTH NOW CONTROL  LASHIO AND 11s AIRFIELD

U. S. Inquiry In Elliott’s Financial Affairs Expanded   Will Embrace His Reported Borrowings Other Than $200,000 Loan By John  Hartford

Congressional Inquiry Into Elliott Roosevelt's Borrowings Is Expanded

MIGHTY SEVENTH MUST BE SUCCESS TO DEEEAT JAPAN   ALL OUT COOPERATION ON PART OF CITIZENSHIP IS URGED BY BUTLER

MIGHTY SEVENTH: MUST BE SUCCESS TO DEFEAT JAPAN  ALL OUT COOPERATION ON PART OF CITIZENSHII

President Gives Solemn Thanks for Victory and ‘Peace as Americans Ghserve Day of Prayer

Truman Leads In Prayers of Thanksgiving   President Attends White House Services On Day of Prayer

Thanks Giver For Peace On Day Of Prayer   President Truman Leads Nation in Solemn Thanksgiving

President Leads Americans in Day Of Prayerful Thanks for Victory

TRUMAN LEADS U.S. IN PRAYER   Nation Gives Thanks For Victory and Peace At Church Services

Truman Leads Nation in Day of Prayer   Gives Solemn Thanks For Victory, Peace  And Asks Guidance

Food To Be Slow About Recovering But Other Things Will Come Rapidly.

HIGH COURT MAKES DIVORCE DECISION   Gives Rights To Invalidate Divorces Obtained In Other States

Yanks Continue Advance in Big Eastward Drive   Fisenhower Announces Breakthrough Covering 32 Miles

Germany’s Fourth City Expected to Fall Soon; Germans Destroy Bridges

Third makes 25 mile gain in new drive  Foe falls back from Cologne

Infantry In From West   Furious Attack Rolling Threugh Germany’s Fourth Largest City   Ninth Makes Gains  Germans Blow Up All Rhine Bridges From Neuss to Homberg

Tanks, infantry Aim At Center  Of Sieged City  House To House heina Rana

Metropolis On Rhine Entered By Yank Force   3rd Armored Division First To Enter; Guns Spare Great Cathedral From Shellina

AMERICANS BREAK INTO REICHS 4TH GREATEST CITY AND HOUSE-TO-HOUSE FIGHTING RAGES; NAZI LOSSES PAST TEN DAYS PLACED AT 100.000

Fall Of Great City Expected By Thursday   Germans Blow Up Bridges Across River From Neuss Te Homberg.   THIRD IN BLACKOUT

Third Army Is Making Speed In Rhine Dash   Dramatic Developments Announced as Eisenhower Lifts News Blackout—Sporadic Fighting Reported in Rhineland Capital

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FIRST ARMY'S TANKS NEARING BIG CATHEDRAL   Thousands of Germans Surrender In Fighting for Rhine Bridges and Cities.

First Army Tanks Crash Through Nari Defenses To Score Biggest Success in Latest Western Push

AMERICAN TANKS AND INFANTRY STORMED INTO COLOGNE EARLY TODAY IN POWERFUL ATTACK   4,000 Desperately Fighting Germans Are Trapped Outside City By Patton’s 3rd Army

City s Capture Expected By Thursday   Wheel-to-Wheel American Artillery Barrag Brings Ruin to Most of Famed German City: Foe Blasts Most Rhine River Bridaes

Bitter Fighting Is Waging Inside German Metropolis   Great Artillery Duel Is Reported Raging Across Rhine With Enemy Broadcast Stating Allies Have Won Their First Crossing   PRIZE TRANSIT CENTER CAPTURED BY FIRST ARMY

NAZIS BLOW UP RHINE BRIDGES TO SLOW YANKS   Reds Close Double Trap on ~ 200,000 Germans in Sweep to Baltic

4000 Desperate Germans in American Trap Outside City 'As Last Escape Road Is Cut

American Yanks Rumble Up Streets Of Cathedral City   German Metropolis, Reich's Fourth City, Sees Street Fighting

CITY'S CAPTURE DUE THIS WEEK   Tanks Enter City From North: Infantry Moves In From West.   GERMANY’S 4TH: CITY

Tanks, Infantry Fighting Toward Heart Of City   House To House Fighting Reported; Homberg Suburb Of Duisburg, Captured By Americans

Third Army Races Toward Rhine In Big Breakthrough   Big Reich City Falls to Americans After Weak Resistance; Patton’s Forces 20 Miles from River

Temperatures   More Rhine Bridges Blasted By Nazis, —  Thousands Surrende1

TANKS ADVANCE WITHIN SIGHT OF OLD CATHEDRAL   Germans Blow Up “All Bridges From  Neanss ta Hamhere

House-To-House Battles Rage Inside Rhine Metropolis   Homberg Falls To Ninth Army; Nazis Surrendering in Droves; Black Out Movements of Patton’s Forces

Doughboys Are Waging Bitter Street Battle   Final Powerful Assan On Germany’s Fourth Largest City Began Short“ly Before Dawn   Br reakthr ough AU.   Coblenz Imiminett   U. §. Ninth and Canadian First Armics Line Rhine, > Germans Surrender  By Thensands

Americans Fighting Slowly Toward Heart Of Reich’s Fourth Largest City HOMBERG TAKEN   Nazis Surrendering By Thousands; Blackout On Third Army Front Indicates New Breakthrough

Final Big Attack For Great City   Tanks and Infantry Move Into Metropolis on Rhineland; House to House Fighting Breaks Locse; Battle Fury Grows as Yanks Close for Kill

House To House Fighting Rages As Smoke Engulfs Rhine Metropolis:

Tanks And Infantry Storm Into Rhineland Metropolis; 2 Bridges Blown Up By Nazis

DRIVE SLOWLY TOWARD HEART OF VITAL CITY   Germans Surrender by Thousands in Face  Of U. S. Drive  :

CLIMAX OF GREAT EASTWARD DRIVE   Third Army Armor Races Toward the Rhine   SCORES BREAKTHROUGH   Capture of Cologne Marks Greatest Industria] Center To Fall to Allies

Kisenhower Shifts Big Punches South Under News Blackout, Hurls Blow Straight at Coblenz

freops Drive Through Bickendorf Northern Section Within 21. Miles of the Towering Cathedral at Heart of Great Rhenish Metropolis, Germany’s Fourth Largest City—Fall of Prize Expected by Thursday Morning. 

Patton Gains 32 Miles In 2-Day Battle   Lightning Push By Third Army Sweep: Up 1,500 Prisoners

AMERICAN TANKS STORM INTO COLOGNE: IN BITTER FIGHTING  GERMANS BLOW UP ALL BRIDGES ACROSS RHINE

‘Within 214 Miles of Cathedral at freart of Rhineland City   ‘NAZIS BLAST BRIDGES   Movements of Third Army on Coblenz Under News Blackout

House to House Battle In Drive Toward Heart  Of Great City on Rhine

Fighting Toward Heart Of City   House to House Battling Now Under Way —- 4,000 Nazis Trapped Outside Of City — Destruction of Forces West Of Rhine Continues

NEW U.S. PUSH RIPS TOWARD MIDDLE RHINE   THIRD ARMY GAINS 32 MILES IN TWO DAYS

U. S. Tanks And Infantry Battle Toward Heart Of Great City in Rhineland

American Troops Fight Toward Heart of Fourth Largest City of Germany   Americans and Canadians Close Up to Rhine for Fishty Miles

Capture of City Expected About Thursday Morning   Impose Blackout On Movements Of U.S. Third Army

No Last Stand Fight Staged For The City   Ninth Army And British And Canadian Allies Virtually End All German Resistance In The Reaion West Of Ruhr River

Nazi Garrison Flees Cologne Southward  Toward Bonn  Allied Occupation Of All Territory

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City’s Capture Expected By Thursday; Blackout Shrouds Advance of U. S. Ninth Army

Enemy Officers Try Escaping in Civilian Clothes   Nazis Leaving Wesel Pocket, Expected Erased in Two Days

Tanks Drive A Mile Deep Inside City; Capture By  Thursday Morning Likely:

Germans Are Surrendering by Thousands, More Than 60,000 Being Captured Since Offensive Started

Patton’s Armor Races 32 Miles In Breakthrough As Big Punch Shifts

TEMPERATURES:   J,§. TANKS, INFANTRY FIGHT TOWARD HEART OF GREAT GITY

Final Assault On Big City Is Begun   Tanks Three Miles From ,Heart Of Rhineland’s Most Bombed City; Infantry En-  gaged In House-To-House Fighting

Third Army’s Armor Racing  Toward Rhine   Allies Completely Conquer Germany’s Fourth Largest City

Patton’s Armored Forces Driving Toward Rhine as  Breakthrough Is Scored   British and Canadian Allies Virtually Complete Occupation of All German T erritory West of Ruhr; Way Opened to Clear Enemy From Area North of the Moselle River

First Army Tanks Fight « Mile  Deep Inside Cathedral City within 2’ Miles of the Metropolis’ Heart Germans Blow Additional Bridges

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   Infantrymen, Tanks Battle Into Big City

Final Assault For Great German City Launched In Darkness; Yanks Reported Battling Their Way Toward Heart Of City; Approaches To 2 Rhine Bridges At Duisburg Captured

Tanks Lead _Infantry in! Final Assault   Homberg Taken as Ninth Army Closes in on Sub. , urbs of Duisbere   ESSEN IS IN RANGE.   West Rhine Defense Al- " veady Has Cost Germans .  100,000 Men

Yanks Launch Final Push On Historic City   Armored Forces Are Striking Toward Heart Of _ Metropolis; Homberg, Suburb Of Duis  berg, Seized; Two Bridges Destroyed

City’s Capture Is Expected by Early Thursday   Nazis Hard Pressed, Blow : Up All Bridges Across   Rhine River. md. a4   A News Blackout Is  Put on Third Army

9th Army Seizes Suburb Of Duisburg: Nazis Give Up By The Thousands: Blow Bridges

Nazis Surrendering by the Thousands as U. S. Tanks and Infantry Storm City.  % CIR DATANOS PT OW TIp

Dramatic Developments Announced as Eisenhower _ Lifts News Blackout—Sporadic Fighting “s bal” Reported in Rhineland Capital

THIRD ARMY TANKS SMASH NAZI LINES   Race 32 Miles Toward Rhine After BreakThrough — C aptur: e 1.500 Germans.   RHINELAND CAPITAL 8 PCT. DESTROYED   Industrial Center Taken With Comparative Ease —Enemy Being Driven Southward.

Lifted Blackout Reveals Patton’s Breakthrough ‘Outdid’ French Surge   Reporter Says ‘Germans Simply Retreating, With Doughboys Marching After Them’

Assault Started In Dark   Fall of Fourth City of Reich Expected By Thursday Morning

Patton’s 3rd Army Slashing Eastward Toward Coblenz   x «wk Kk * Bridge Blows

Rhenish Capital’ Yields to Yanks:  Without Battle   3d Army Smash Toward Coblenz Goes 32 Miles As Enemy Resistance Crumbles Easily; Coloene Bridse Said Standine ~~ .

Storm Mile Toward Center Of Big Rhineland Metropolis   Cathedral City Under Pall of Smoke as Hard-Driving U. S. Troops Fight  House-to-House in Bitter Battles

Fall of City Soon Expected   Germans Blowing Bridge to Prevent Crossing Rhine.

Expect Early Capture   Nazis Blow Up More Bridges As Allies Reach Rhine; Cloak Third Army Movement

Third Army  Forces Push Ahead   Cologne Falls Swiftly Climaxing First Army's Drive Eastward; Sporadic Fighting Is Continuing

Blistered City Feels Wrath of Tanks, Infantry   Gothic Cathedral Towers Over Grim Last Stand Battle

Battle for Heart Of Cathedral City   Germans Blow up Rhine Bridges At Duisberg; 4,000 Nazis Trapped  Outside Coloone by Advances

Number of Men Needed To Win War Is Debated   High Officials Contend 7 000,000-Man Force Isn't Necessary

OFFICIALS. DIFFER ON ARMY'S NEEDS   Some Contend 1 High Com mand Doesn’t Need Seven Million Force

Army Said Using Too Many Men   Officials Assert 7,000,000 Troops More Than Needed

WANT MEN RELEASEL   Top - Level Discord Or Army - Navy Might Is Disclosed

China Communists Accept Chiang’s Parley Invitation   Reds Seize Shantung Naval Base, Town  Above Nanking

HINESE ‘OMMUNISTS: TAKE TOWNS   Kai Shek Calls ‘Meeting Which -May End Civil War

eeize Naval Base on Shan. tung Peninsula and Big Rice Port  COMMUNIST LEADER TO MEET CHIANG  Accepts Invitation For Conference In Chungking

Chinese Reds Report Taking Shantung Base   Capture Of Railroad Station, Big Rice ‘. Port Reported .

CONMUNISTS OF CHINA SEIZE CHANTUNG BASE   Tientsin Station and Port Town Captured Also

Say Communist Forces Seize  Weihaiwei Base   Capture Luho Opposite Nanking, Enter Kweisui In Suiyan Province

SETTLEMENT OF STRIFE WITHIN CHINA SOUGHT   Paratrcopers Are Alerted To Get Ready For Re-occupying Hong Kong

Communists Seize More Chinese Towns   Leader Agrees To ‘Send Delegate To Talk With Chiang

Mao Sends Delegate To Chiane   Parley May Bring Peaceful Solution To Internal Strife

Chinese Red: Seize Naval, Rail Stations   Communist Chief Dispatching Envoy To Talk With Chiang

CHINESE NAVAL BASE SEIZED BY COMMUNISTS   Exploits Reported As Bic Of Chiang For Meeting Is Accepted   CHOU GOES TO CHUNGKING   Conference May Result In Peaceful Solution Of Internal Situation

Rice Port Town, Railway Station Are Also Seizec   Exploits Are Reported As Chiang’s Bid for Conference Is Accepted

Chinese Reds Seize Important Obtectives   Communist Leader Sends Representative to Confer with Generalissimo

Chinese Reds Announce Gains In North Area   Weihaiwei Navy Base And Tientsin Railway Station Are Seized

Maine Probes Fire Death Of 16 Babies   Boarding Nursery Unlicensed,  Official Reports

DRAFT PLANS   Compulsory Military Training Fight Likely to Rock Congress

BATTLE LOOMS OVER POSTWAR DRAFT PLANS   Compulsory Military Training Fight Likely to Rock Congress

Hannover, Berlin Are Pounded  hy Big Bombers  Forts, Liberators :  Smash at Vital Wl weet Coawectes T leclom

HANNOVER AND BERLIN BOMBEL   Allied Attack Against Germany Is Carried Around The Clock

Hannover, Berlin Are Pounded by Big Bombers  Forts, Liberators Smash at Vital

BOMBERS SMASH BERLIN, HANNOVER   NIGHT ATTACKS FOLLOW BOMBING OF VON RUNDSTEDT’S SUPPLY LINKS.

MEN NOW IN TRAINING TO BE USED AS OCCUPATION TROOPS, SAYS STIMSON   ‘Almost Half of Present Three Million Trainees Being   Tutored For Overseas Duty; Battle-Weary Men to  Be Brought Home. 

News Day And Night   Wisconsin Republican Makes Appeal Before Hearing   Grew Is Recalled For Questioning   General Marshall Will Testify Before Leaving For Post In China

MORE ATOM-BOMB RAIDS PLANNED   LEAFLET CAMPAIGN TO LET NIPPONESE KNOW WHAT THEY CAN EXYVECT.

WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO WIN THE WAR  > 2 & 2 2 2 2 2 & ss & I

UNION TRUCE ENDS STRIKE   DISPUTE BETWEEN AFL AND  CIO OVER RECONVERSION WORK IS PARTIALLY SOLVED

Truce Is Signed in Detroit Rows   39,000 Workers Return to Jobs in War Plants

ENTIRE NATION EYES DETROIT VOTING TODAY   Labor Making First Big Attempt To Elect City Candidate

HEAVY VOTE BEING CAST IN DETROIT   Expect 500,000 To Ballot in Mayor Contest

ee a ee I I Sr —  Martin McKinnon: ‘Named As Robeson  Service Officer      Maxton Veteran to Begin Work Immediately.

Martin Martin McKinnon Named As Ro eso   Service Officer      Maxton Veteran to. Best Work. Immediately...

09 SUPERFORTRESSES WILL BE SCRAPPED   All Are Now Under Construction— Planes, if Finished, Would Be Valued at &$29.500.000.

United States Settles Bill for Lend-Lease   25 - Billion - Dollar Loan Is Wiped . Out for $650,000,000

Agreement Lifts Restrictive Trade Controls; International Employment  Meet Proposed to Chart World Policy

G-M HEAD HITS INION METHODS   Charges Labor Conducted ‘Hate Management’ Campaign

Bucks Co. Inn Sold   Purchaser, Geo. D. Hager ls Also the Owner Of the Hotel Kelly

NEW OFFICER PROGRAM SET UP FOR NAVY   Equality to Be Given Non-Graduates Of Naval Academy

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Sec. Forrestal Approves Big Officer Program   Equal Opportunity For Non-Academy Men Assured in Plan

NAVY PTANS LARGE NOTA OF OFFICFRS   Depurhnent Proposes Traini: Program. 10 Obtain Many Naw Men

IRUSSIANS SAY DRIVE IS \SLOWED WEST OF PCZNAN AS RESISTANCE STIFFENS

Obra River Line Attacked By Russians   Great Bastion Cities of Reich Are Bestesed

Germans Admit Brandenburg Province Is Penetrated; Poznan Enveloped, Polish Bulge Gone

Russians Reach  Enemy Province Of Brandenburg   Reds Reach Obra River Line East @f Berlin; ~ Moscow Reports Entire Front Collapsing, Says Oder Crossed At Several Points

ADMINISTRATION HIT  CONGRESS WITH BOTH BARRELS THURSDAY  INVESTIGATION OF PEARL HARBOR ASKED; TRUMAN

ADMINISTRATION HIT CONGRESS WITH BOTH BARRELS THURSDAY  INVESTIGATION OF PEARL HARBOR ASKED; TRUMAN ASKS RATCH NEW LAWS

[Tojo Recovering From Bullet Wound; Rumbling Heard on Political Front

 —JAP POLITICAL TENSENESS GHOWs — Leaders Warned of Assassination

Tojo Reported Improved As War Criminal Roundup In Japan Is Continued

Okamura Directed Chinese Massacre Says Communists  Names General Numbe: War Criminal, Asks His Arrest

Truman Gee: Into Office As President   New Chief Executive Pledges Himself To Roosevelt Policies

TRUMAN PLEDGES SELF 10 POLICIES "OF PREDECESSOR   Announces War Will Be Prosecuted Vigorously and San Francisco Parley Held as Scheduled.   ASKS THE CABINET TO STAY ON WITH HIM   Missourian Takes Oath in Stunned Capital 2 Hours and 34 Minutes After Roosevelt’s Death.

Former Missouri Judge Takes Over Great Task Of Shaping The Peace

SE Bit  Roosevelt’s Policies Are To ‘Be Continued, Truman Says  In. Taking Over Presidency   Former Missouri County Judge Sworn In As 32nd President Of United States 2 Hours And 34 Minutes After Late Executive’s Death

New Executive Promise: His Best Effort To Win War and Make Just Peace

TO CARRY OUT FDR POLICIES, TRUMAN SAYS   San Francisco Parley Will Be Held as Scheduled

Oath Is Given by Chief Justice Stone  One-Time Missouri Judge Assumes Tremendous Task

iruman Asks F.D.R.Cabinet To Stay  On .  anceve Tt Pal: CIE   Roosevelt Policies To Be Continued;  Frisco Parley On -

Leader Pledge: To Carry Out ID's Policies   Missourian Asks That Cabinet Stay on With Him: Frisco Parley To Go on as Scheduled

OATH TAKEN BY TRUMAN —AT6:09P.M   Chief Justice Stone Swears in New President. - Ceremony in Presence of Wife and ‘Daughter.

Truman Sworn Into Office At White House; Pledges to Carry Out Roosevelt Policies

Truman Sworn In As President   Repeats Oath of Office After Chief Justice Stone at 7:09 Tonight.

TRUMAN DECLARES HE WILL CARRY ON   Vice-President Pled ges Self to: Rocsevelt Policies

BLYTHE [3 EXONERATED IN DEATH OF WINTYEN   Truck Said to Have Pulled Directly Before Another   KILLED UNDER TRUCK

LOGAL TRUGK DRIVER EXONERATED BY JURY   For the Killing of Pearl Leatherman, of Town   STRUCK AS CAR BACKS

RECORD FORCE OF BIG B-298 “HIT HOMELANE   FUEL INSTALLATIONS ANU AIRBASES OF SUICIDE PLANES BLASTED IN MIGHTY ASSAULT

RECORD FORLE 400 AMERICAN BOMBERS PRUND JAPANESE HOMELAND IN ALL-OUT DRIVE

Demands Vast Information   Will Have Firm Grip on industrialists, Merchant Princes Who Financed War

Nip Financial Accounting ts Demanded   Private Fortune of Hirchito to Be Investiqated

U. S. General Opens Probe o  Jap Finances   Big Family Fortunes In Nippon Due to Be Broken Up

Combined “Sunday”   Washington’ Plans To Make Nips — Incapable Of Wat

Supreme Commander Orders Arrest of Another Top Jop Official ond Washington. Says Other Developments Are to Follow ‘

Emperor's Huge Fortune To Be Placed On List   Family Monopolies To Be Broken Up; War Criminal List Enlarged

W Arthur Calls For Accounting Of Jap Finances   ‘Washington to Make Nippon Incapable of -Again Waging War

Finances To Be Delved Into by U.S.   Arrest of Gen. Nobuynke Abe Ordered as Whip Cracked: Again With Nippon Toeing Crack

Nazis Charged With Plotting War On Americe   All Defendants Are Pleading Not Guilty

N uernberg Pattern Set In Evidence   Twenty Germans Plead Not Guilty Of War Crimes

Top Nazis Get Preview  Of Evidence   Goering’s Attempt lo Defend Self With Plea Is Quickly Stopped By Court

GERMANS, JAPS PLANNED TO ATTACK U.S   American Prosecutor Specifies Charges Before United Nations Tribunal.

ONT, ; FOR’ i       Stalin Assassination  Was Also Plotted, Nuernberg War Criminals. Prosecus tion Reveals. °°:

lackson States Tokyo Performed As Early As 1939   LabelsNaziLeaders  As Symbols Of Evil   Goering Frowns, Slumps Low In His Seat At Trial

HIGH NAZIS ALL PLEAD INNOCENT  le nbome Mhavr   Jackson Charges Japs, Germans Plotted Against U. S. in 1940

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU NEWS LETTER   (By County Extension Director)   Hog Raisers May Enter Master Swine Produceare Pranram

Big Three Ministers In Session   Resume Their Discussions Today at Washington

US. andBritist Chiefs Talk With Molotov   Eden and Stattinius Hold Important Preconference Meet

Ministers Of Bie-3 Resume Conferences   Russian Foreign Commissar Arrived Last Night rem Soviet Russia.   GIVE NO STATEMENTS

Foreign Chiefs OfBig Three Continue Talks   Settlement nt Sought On Polish

Ministers Of Big Three Confer   Discussions Held Prior To Meeting At San Francisco

\Molotov Arrival Opens Big Three Talks Before  ‘San Francisco Parley

BIG THREE FOREIGN MINISTERS RESUMED DISCUSSIONS TODAY  _STETTINIUS, EDEN AND  MOLOTOV TALKING OVEI MOMENTOUS MATTERS

‘Big Three Foreign Ministers Continue Conferences Leading {Up To San Francisco Meeting

MOLOTOV IN CONFAB WITH ALLIED HEADS   Russian Commissar Sees Stettinius and Eden In Washington

:  Big 3 Foreign Ministers Begin ‘Key Discussions   No Statements Issued As to Progress Made; Stettinius in Hasty Talk with Truman

BIG THREE MUM AFTER MEETING IN WASHINGTON   Groundwork Being Laid for Security Conference in San Francisco

Big Three Foreign Ministers Confer   Nature of Talks ls Not Disclosed

All Germany Knows Nation Is   “Big Three” Foreign Ministers Confer

Big 3 Foreign Ministers in Conference   Stettinius Makes No Comment Following Early Morning Meeting

Big Three’s Ministers Resume Talk:   Molotov, Eden And Stettinius Working Swiftly

Molotov, Eden and Stettinius Take Up Discussions Before  San Francisco Meet

Big Three Foreign Ministers. ‘Ninth Makes Open Pre-Parley Discussions Radio Contac:

Polish Issue Taken Up at Big-3 Talks   Foreign Ministers . Silent About Progress Made at Washington

LE  BIG 3 RESIIME PARI EY   Stettinius, E den, Molotov In Second Round of  Discussions

Big 3 Envoys Begin Talks As Prelude to Peace Parley   Molotov and Eden Meet With Stettinius; U.S. May Retain Control of Pacific Bases

Molotov Arrives  In U. S.   Ambassadors Also Attend _Momentous Discussions In’ “Capital * -

Meletov - Eden - Stettinin In Momentous Talks In the Natien’s Canstal.

Ministers To. Frisco Meet Resume Tall   Stettinius, Eden and Molotov Held First Pre-Conforence Session Yesterday

Big-3 Envoys Pursue Talks   Molotov, Stettinius, Other Allies Confer

RESUME TALKS IN WASHINGTON, D. C   Big Three Ministers Confer Before Meeting in. San Francisco   ISSUE NO STATEMENT

AGENTS OF BIG THREE CONFER   Molotov Arrives In Washington, Meets With Stettinius And Eden.

Foreign Ministers of Bia Three Resume Talks   Sorting of 50 Tons Of Relief Clothing Begins

Big 3 Foreign Ministers in Conference   Molotov Joins Eden And Stettinius in Discussion

BIG 3 LEADERS TOIL ON PLANS   Molotov Confers With High U. S., British Officials On Peace Aims

3 POWER STATE CHIEFS CONFER   Momentous Talks Preparing for Bay City Conclave Held by Stettinius, Eden, Molotov

25th Legislative Session Opens; Ford Talks Today   Inaugural Address to Be Delivered Before Joint Session

SY 1) cath's BRIGHT ee DIAMONDS  Copyrgtt, 1945, NEA SERVICE, INC. Mosher :

PLEADS GUILTY AND IS SENTENCED   R. McElwee Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter  and Driving While Drunk

Byrnes Makes 29-Point Draft Priority Rule   List df) “‘essential aclivities’’ yet to be announced; local beards to be notified.

VETS OF BLACK HAWK DIVISION DRILLING AGAI   Troops Assemble at Gruber To Prepare for Action Against Nipponese

[Reds Capture Sagan, Break Into Outskirts Of Breslau   American Invasion Of Bataan Area Related In Dispatch By Eyewitness

Marshal Konev’'s Army Within 60 Miles Of Berlin   First Ukrainian Army Sweeps Into Position For Coordinated Drive On Capital   THREAT TO COTTBUS GROWS STEADILY

Red Gains Put Them Within 60 Miles of Capital  C.... gf 4, 4g   Sagan Captured, Neisse River Line Cracked

Draft Backers Expect Aid From Legion   Veterans’ Group To Present Views

American Legion Lends Hand To Bolster Fight To Obtain  Peacetime Draft Legislation 

Youth Training Plan Weakened   House Solons Look Te Legion To Prop Case

LDraft Proposals Given:Delegates.   Calls:for Free Trade Policy in Americas,” Broad Industrial: Man

US. Seeks Free Trade In Americas   Industrialization Plan For Latin Republics Also Put Forword

Testimony On Code Cracking May Hurt U.S.   Murphy Says Inquiry May Handicap Intelligence Service

Legislator  Hits Inquiry Revelations:  wT Ct Fg . VY...   U. S. Intelligence May Be Hindered, Rep. Murphy Says

Testimony May Handicap U.S. Inielligence   Senator Deplores Revelation of Code-Breaking

NAVY INDUCTION "NEEDS ARE PARE   am Less Men _ Nesded Next Month; fi Month; Rely on.

A) a ere _Sunrise T:11 a. Sm Sunset 8: 29 Dv. n  Navy Cuts Draft in Clearing Decks for Demohilizatinr  . ee Ma “ENG. Ally requested ana SAAN fan bo km th tn Gk.

Demobilization  For Navy Begins A ball Is m  tary : a On _Volunt ™

Navy Cuts Draft Call for Sept.   Clearing Decks for Demobilization

Navy Reduces Draft Quotas Tn September   Personnel Chief Propose: Enlistment Ban Lifting For 18-28-Veardilds

Navy Reduces Its September Draft Requests  Asks President to Revoke Ban on

Navy Reduces Its September Draft Requests  Asks President to Revoke Ban on Taking Volunteers

(‘onferees In (‘oal Strike To  Resume Parley   In Sixth Day Of Conferences As Report Spreads Presi. dent May Intervene   {STALEMATE HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN

NO BREAK IN COAL STRIKE   CONFERENCES ON VARIOUS COMPROMISE PROPOSALS ENTER SIXTH DAY IN  WASHINGTON ~~ -

Sth army breaches Senio line  Bis DW fee oo SDs   Land four miles behind Germans

ALLIES SMASH AHEAD INITALY   Eighth Army Reaches Santerno River, Fifth Gains Three Miles

BRITISH EIGHTH ARMY AT SANTERNO RIVER   Tommies Burst Out Of Bridgehead Across Senio Against Strung  Opposition

FIFTH ARMY GAINS d MILES IN ITAL)   BRITISH EIGHTH REACHES SANTERNO RIVER AGAINST STRONG OPPOSITION.

BRITISH GAINS IN ITALY ARE SCORED   Break From Bridgehead Against Stiff Oppo' sition

British Push To Santerno River   Other Troops of Eighth Army Land On Lake  Comacchio Shore.

Full Offensive  Begun in Italy  ‘British-Vanks Break Out 7 . ee ;) 2 / i ee

GENERAL MOTORS AND CIO MEETING ARE DENOUNCED  Wes YWiri¢ntl Deacg

Union President Blasts Proposal To End Strikes   Charges Plan Aimed At Weakening, Destroying Unions

CIO, In 1st Split With Administration Since *32 Blasts Truman Plan

Thousands Watch Boy Of 9 Pray   Child Expects ‘Something Wonderful’ To Happen On 16th Night

Charges Truman's Health Bill Leads U.S. to Socialism  Medical Chief Declares  Plan “Lin-Amarican”’

AIR BLOCKADE IS TIGHTENED AROUND JAPAN   ENEMY IAS LOST 81 SIPS IN JAPAN-KOREA AREA DURING’ THE PAST THREE DAYS

13 JAP ShiPS SUNK OR DAMAGEL   Korea Waters Are Blockaded;, Forces on Tarakan Push North

‘For the First Time in 20 Years Postal Workers Get Basic Pay Hike

Fruit Belt Is Spared Freeze   Mercury Drops To 36 Here During Night

ESCAPE FREEZE IN FRUIT BELT   Mercury Dips To 36 Above To Give Farmers Scare

Reveals Nazi Plan For Prisoner Break In Britain, Airborne Invasion Of Eire

Nazi Reveals Plan For POW Uprising   Mass Break Of Prisoners, Invasion Of Ireland Set For Turn Of The Year

HOUSE REFUSED TO KILL BILL CREATING DIRECTOR OF BUDGET   BILL TRANSFERS TO NEW OFFICE SOME BOARD OF CONTROL FUNCTIONS

HOUSE REFUSED T0 KILL BILL CREATING DIRECTOR OF BUDGET BILL TRANSFERS TO NEW ._ OFFICE SOME BOARD OF  CONTRA trhecrinic

Say Government of Spain Will  Be Reorganized   F vance Trying To Get In Good Graces of  United Nations Powers

RINGO PLANS SWEEPNG CHANGE TO WIN UNITED NATIONS’ FAVOR      MAY ANNOUNCE GOVERNMENTAL SHAKEUP TODAY; FOUR FALANGIST CABINET MEMBERS DUE TO STAY

HOOPER TRIAL NEARING CLOSE   Sigler, Defense Lawyers To Wind Up Summa tions Todav

Report Battles on Albanian, Greek Borders   Swiss and Belgian Broadcasts Are Unconfirmed

Greek-Albaniar Border Battle Is Reported   Greek Forces Are Said To Have Asked for Reinforcements

Dramatic Events That Led To War Bared In Intimate Documents   Accuses Mussolini of ‘Shameful Cowardice’

CLEAR DISORDER IN SHIP SAILING   Manila Harbor Mixup Explained Satisfactorily

SELECTIVE. SERVICE 198 UES  DIRECTIVE FOR DEFERMENTS OF THOSE IN USEFUL WORK: *

NATION HALTS DRAFTING MEN OF 30 OR OVE!   Job Deferment Liberalized. 25 Pct. Cut in Calls Begins July 1

USEFUL WORK’ RULE 10 GUIDE DRAFT BOARDS   All Men Past 30 in I-A Subject to Review Under New Rule

U. S.-Soviet Relations On Mend   Better Understanding Reached On Disputed Points; Hope Russia Will Attend Parley

TIES APPEAR ON THE MEND   Atmosphere of Better Understanding Prevails as Three Differences Seem Headed Toward Solution.

*Relations Between U. S. and Russia Improve As Understanding Nears on Ruling of Japan

U.S. Relations With Russia Seem improvec As Understanding Nears On Rule Of Jananesé

U.S.-Russian  Issue Improves   Two Governments Discuss Soviet Proposal kor Four: Power Couneil.

U. S.-Soviet Relations -Improve; Understanding Near On Rule of Japan

SAY RELATIONS BETWEENU,S,, REDS IMPROVE   Discussing Proposal for’ Council to Govern Japan; Receive Charter Documents

Russian Papers Deny yr nes) Limam har Suviets Want Berunfype Contrer Council  ‘Jor Japan. 7

Atmosphere Cleared By New Steps   Better Understanding Reported In Capital

Russia And U. S, Mend Relations ~ On Jap Contro!   Soviet May Agree Tc Let Decisions From Washington Govern Differences

U.S. and Soviet Relations Better   Understanding on Upgrade, Report

Relations With  Russ Improve  Understanding Nears On Rulina Japan

RUSS - AMERICAN DIFFERENCES ON JAP RULE FADING  REDS MAY AGREE TO POLICY GIVING U. S.

RELATIONS FOR JAPAN CONTROL POLICY BETTER   Governments Discuss Proposal of Soviet for 4 Power Council

Nearer An Understanding  ees.) 3  United States - Russian Relationships Seem To Be On Better Basis Now

Russian-U; S. Relations Appear To Be On Mend  Discuss 4-Po“-er Council

U.S. And Russia Relations Take Turn For Better   Understanding Now Believed Near On How Japan To Be Ruled

U.S. and Russia Relationship Seems On Mend   Moscow Indicates She Will Agree to Balkan-Type of Council to Gov PFT Tavacseey

U. S. - Russian Relations Eased By Developments   Governments Discuss Proposal by Reds for Four-Power Rule in Janan. America Dominant

US, RED ISSUES APPEAR ON MEND   Three Developments Point To Closer Co-operation ©

Relations Between Russians And United States Improve In Understanding Atmosphere

Relations Of . US., Russia Seem on Menc  Soviets Give Up Demands for Big Voice in Japan

RELATIONS ARE ON THE MEND?      Heartening Developments ir Dealings Between U. S. And Russia.    SOVIET PLAN DISCUSSED

Debate Russian Bid for Hand in Japan; Other Issues Smoothed Out.

RELATIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA IMPROVING  ATMOSPHERE OF BETTE) UNDERSTANDING CLAIM. ED TO PREVAIL NOW

Relations With Russia Improve  Better Atmosphere Fo: Discussions On Japan

Saw “Dead” Jap Breathing - Made Sure He Stopped   Anselm Scholer of Remsen, Serving as Scout, Is a Pacific Veteran

Remsen Boy Helps Dispose-Of Japs  With First Patrol  In Philippines

PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL BROADENING. AID TQ VETERANS   Loan and Education Aspects of GI Measure Made More Liberal’ ©   STUDENT ALLOWANCE UP   Will Receive $15 More Pet Month; Other Changes Go into Effect

Veteran’s Bénefits Increased  President Signs 10 Billion Dollar Revised G. I. Bill Of Rights

Vets Now Eligible for Increased Benefits Under Revised G. . Bill

Conference Plans Aggression Bans   Inter - American Parley Attempt to Prevent Armaments Race

FISCHER RETIRES; LONG IN BUSINESS   His Shoe Store Sold to Sam Raffelock and Max  Gordon   TAKE CHARGE TODAY

LONG IN BUSINESS   His Shoe Store Sold to Sam Raffelock and. Max  Gordon     a oe on ee oe  uy Fe Ph oO ween 2 FS

CRIME WAVE CONTINUES TO ALARM NEW YORKERS   Another Mysterious Killing in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village

Veterans Hospital Care Is Defended   Congressmen Fail to Find ‘Shocking Mistreatment’ That Had Been Charged

25th Legislature Ends First Week  Heavy Presentation of Bills Expected

Legislature Resumes On Monday   Way Is Cleared For Fleod of Proposed Bills

Japan Cannot Stop Invaders, Says Chennault   Sees Landings On Home Islands

JAPS CLEARED FROM MANILA   12.000 Nip Dead Counted In Battle-Torn Capital

37th Division Knockout Blow  Frees Manila  3,000 Civilians In Walled City

CHINESE REDS READY TO QUIT   Hopes For Unity Grow As Marshall Lands In Shanghai

CHINESE REDS ASK FOR END QF HOSTILITIES   General Marshall Given Rousing Welcome On Shanghai Arrival

Gen. Marshall In China on  His Mission   Communists Propose Immediate Halt to All Hostilities

CHINESE REDS SEEK 10 HALT ALL FIGHTING   Peace Bid Put Forth With Arrival Of Gen. Marshall

General, Chiang  ~ To Confer Today   Immediate End to Fighting Asked by Communisis

Communists Tn China Spur Hopes for Unity   ‘Ask Immediate Halt In All Hostilities As Marshall Arrives

Gen. Marshall in China on Mission of Peace; Hopes to End Hostilities Spurred   Communists Said’Ready to Stop Fighting and Make Concessions for End of Civil Strife; Truman’s Envoy Is Cheered

COMMUNISTS ASK HALT 10 HOSTILITIES   Chinese Reds Move Or Marshall Arrival Spurs Hopes of Unity

Gen. Marshall Reaches China   Communists Reported Ready to Make Peace Concessions

Communists Set to End Hostilities   Gen. Marshall's Plane in Shanghai; To Meet with Chiang

Yank’s Dream For Luxury Comes True   He Wanted, and Gets, “the Works” at Hotel Pennsylvania.

Truman Reveals Probe Results   Sharp Criticism Given of Kimmel, Short; President Defends Army Chief of Staff

Board Holds Gen. Marshall Partly Responsible For Disaster At Pearl Harbor   President Truman And Secretary Stimson  Reject Findings As To Chief Of Staff

President Truman Says Criticism Is Unjustified   Kimmel and Short Are Criticised In Three Volume Report

Hawaiian Department Not Kept Informed of Impending War With Japanese

Army Board's Report Bared By President   Truman Says Criticism Unjustified

Marshall is Held Partly To Blame For Peari Harbor   Criticism “Entirely Unjustified,” Says President Truman In Releasing Report Of Army Board Of Inquiry; Stimson Rejects Findings.

Gen. Marshall Partly Blamed  For Disaster   President Trinman Releases  Long Awaited Army and   Navy Report Ou Deeember 7, 1941   Sharply Critical   Three Adinirals   Army Chief of Staff Failed In Several Relations With Hawaiian Department .

Board Of Inquiry Charges Marshall With Part Of Blame   Truman Says Criticism “Unjustified; Reports Critical Against Stark, Short, Kimmel; May Hold Trials

Gen. Marshall Held Partly To Blame For Pearl Harbor ‘Disaster By Army Board   Reports Released By President Truman, Who Says Criticism “Entirely Unjustified”

Truman Says Criticism Is ‘Uniustified’   President Sides With Secretary Stimson In Rejeetmeg Findings.   CALLS CONFERENCE

Chief Of Staff Held Partly Responsible   Truman Declores Charge Unjustified; Kimmel, Short, Stark Aliso Censured In Documents Made Public By President

Gen. George C. Marshall, the Army Chief of Staff, Was Held Partly Responsible for the Disaster.   CRITICISM ENTIRELY UNJUSTIFIED—TRUMAD   President Said He Sided With  Secretary Stimson in Rejecting the Findings as  to Marshall.

Truman Says Charge Not Justified   Kimmel, Stark And Short Rapped By Fact-Finders

Gen. Marshall Held Partly Responsible; President Objects   Truman Says Criticism Of Army ' Staff Chief Entirely Unjustified; Kimmel, Stark And Short Flayed

Pearl Harbor   Truman, Stimson Call Marshall Criticism Entirely Unjustified

PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY BOARD CITES MARSHAT   Truman Says Blame Laid tc Chief of Staff ‘Entirely Unjustified’

Marshall Is Held Partly 'To Blame For Jap’s Sneak ‘Attack: Truman Disagrees

Blame Cast On Chiefs of Army, Navy   President Truman Agrees With Stimson in Belief Harsh Criticism of Gen. Marshall Unjustified

Report Criticizes Kimmel, Stark and Short in Disaster   Prompt, Fair Trials Will Be Held If Court Martial Is Indicated, President Declares

Army Chief of Staff, Admirals Kimmel and Stark, and Gen... Short May be Court Martiaied; Truman and Stimson Defend Marshall.

Army’s Board Of Inquiry  Airs Reports ‘Upon Attack   Other High Officers Also Held At Fault

SHORT, KIMMEL, MARSHALL AND STARK NAMED   Truman Sides With Stimson In Rejecting Findings As To Chief Of Staff

Russian Scientist Finds New Source of Atomic Energy Which May Make U.S. Bomb Obsolete

RAF. BATTERS PACKED BERLIN   Three Raids Made At Night: Yanks Hit Reich Today

RAF Bombers Make 3 Raids On Refugee-Packed Berlin; Americans Hit Ruhr Targets   Attacks Come As Reich Finds Itself In Greatest Traffic Turmoil Of War

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400,000 STILL OUT OF WORK IN LABOR UNREST    Longshoremen Continue Walkout; Steel Production Curtailment {s Predicted -..

PRODUCTIVITY OF INDUSTRY. T0 SMASH RECORDS   High Output Of Civilian Preducts Predicted After Next Five Years   THREE FACTORS ARE CITED BY EXPERTS

SEES RECORD PRODUCTION   Walker Forecasts Wartime Marks Will Be Broken By U. S. Industry

FDR Envoy Is In Paris  From Londor   Parley In Rome Before Feb. 1 Is Rumored

Hopkins Paves Way lor Big  Three Parley   Message From FDR Taken To Churchill, DeGaulle, And Possibly Stalin

Reveal Hopkins In Pre-Parley Talks in Britain   Roosevelt's Adviser Also Confers with DeGaulle in Paris

Two Colorado Women Deaths  In Cline Outz   Accused Slayer Given $30,. 000 in Will of One Wife

DEATHS OF 2 COLORADO WOMEN LINKED INTO PRORE OF EX-CHOIR SINGER-CONVICT CLINE

Liberation Of Vienna Completed   Russian Reports Indicate  Clearing of Last Nazi Districts of City

Occupation Was Completed Yesterday By Third Ukrainian Army  ESCAPE GAP LESS THAN TEN MILES  Already Drives 32 Miles West Of Austrian Capital

COBLENZ MAY BE BESIEGED BY NIGHTFALL   Three Armies Massing Fof Plunge Into Industrial Heart Of Germany

RESISTANCE BY GERMANS DISORGANIZED   Patton’s Men Make Rapid Sweep — Cologne Falls Almost Without Struggle.

Sweep Carries Only 15 Miles  From Coblenz   Tanks And Armor Mav Lav Siege Around Rhine Fortress by Nighti: ill

GREAT BERLIN OFFENSE OPENS   Extremely Strong Artillery Barrage Opens 30-Odd Miles East of Capital--Many Germans Being Taken Prisoners by Driving Russians.

Third Army In Mile-AnHour Flanking Sweep Toward Coblenz  MASSING FOR PUSH ACROSS RHINE RIVER  12 German Towns Fall To The Advancing Americans

NEW VICTORIES ~ SUCCEED FALL  OF COLOGNE   Yanks Less Than 15 Miles From Middile Rhine;*Sweep Threatens to Bring Coblenz Under Sieve °

Nazi Position inside Budapest Hopeless; Man Injured In Athens Fight

PABSON’S yj a eI LY ad! RE * ORT. e.hU0©°   BABSON DISCUSSES BUSINESS AXD ATOMIC ENERGY

PARATROOPS FIND HEROES IN PEIPING   Humanitarian Teams Land at Five Points

Parachutists Rescue Fou  Survivors of Tokyo Raid   One of Five American Rescue Teams Finds Doolittle’s Men at Peiping

Roosevelt Memorandum  Tells of British Plight   Report Comes From Former President's Secret ‘Files; Marshall Tells’ _ of ‘Disastrous’ Angle fer U. 8.

FDR Documents Made Public At Investigation   Highly Secret War Files Are Given To Pearl Harbor Quiz

FDR Urged U. S. Help For Britain   Send Troops Was President's Word

NICHOLS ‘AIRFIELD -[S-HELD BY YANKS   Battle for. Manil Manila Is Near‘ing Fierce Cli- " " May ,

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BASE IS TAKEN   Yanks Also Capture Nichols Airfield; End of Manila Japs Near

CAVITE, NICHOLS FIELD CAPTURED IN PHILIPPINES   General M’Arthur Reports End Of Resistance Is In Sight   JAPANESE LOSSES OVER SIX TO ONE

Capture of Cavite Naval Base and Nichols Airfield by American Forces Is Announced; Enemy Casualties for Luzon Campaign Exceed 68,000 in Five Weeks Compared to American Total of 9,683

Navy Base Af Cavite Falls’. To Americans   MacArthur Says End Of Garrison In Sight

Yanks Take Cavite, Nichols Airfield; End of Japanese Manila Garrison in Sight

Cavite naval base, Nichols field seized  Yanks on shores of Manila bay

NICHOLS ‘AIRFIELD IS HELD BY YANKS   Battle for Manila fs Near- ‘ing Fierce Cli a Ne

BATTLE WAY TO SHORES OF MANILA BAY         Drive Japs From Nichols Airfield—End of Trapped Nipponese Gartison Is “In Sight.”   ENEMY CASUALTIES. NOW EXCEED 68,000       Heavy Destruction “Paralyzes” Capital—Corregidor Again Pounded by American Airmen.

YANKS CAPTURE CAVITE NAVAL BASE ON LUZON   Also Take Nichols Air Field; End Of Japs’ Manila Garrison  Is In Sight

Yanks Capture Nichols Field And Cavite Base   Jap Casualties 68,000, Yank Losses, 9,683, Including 2.102 Dead

END IN SIGHT FOR TRAPPED MANILA JAP   SNEMY CASUALTIES IN LUZON THRUST OVER 68,000

Nimitz To Add Philippines Medal of Valor to Third Distinquished Service Medal

Union Waits Kirms Reply To Demands   Mediator Carries Report Of Conference To Schwellenbach

Outcome of Auto Strike May Set U 5. Wage Level   Workers Await Answer to Waae Demand

Peace Talks In Nationwide G-M Strike Appear Headed In Direction Of Washington

Union Waits For Reply On Demand For Arbitration   Labor Coneiliator - Goes To Washington - After Detroit Talks

Union Waits GM Decision To Arbitrate   Labor Department Conciliator Plans Washington Report

AUTO ‘WAR’ MAY GO T0 CAPITAL   Union Awaits Reply to Demand -for Arbitration

Union Awaiting GM Reply to Bid For Arbitration   Peace Talks in National Auto Strike Appear Headed for Washington

NIMITZ LANDS AT TOKYO BAY   Will Represent Pres. Truman Ir Fleet Surrender

SEA PLANE HiT TOKYO BAY WIT ADMIRAL ABGARD   Man Who Directed U. S. Fleet From Pearl Harbor Disaster To Glorious Victory Reaches Tokyo.   WILL SIGN SURRENDER TERMS FOR PRESIDENT   Nimitz Gives Navy's. Plans For Discharges; Praises Work Of Men tn Bringing Japan To Her Knees.

Cattle Price Ceilings Are Now In Effect   OPA Regulations Governing Live Cattle Prices Include $17.95 Top for This Localitv.

Live Cattle Top Set at $17.60  For New Mexico   Government Announces Prices for 24 Zones, And Buying Regulations

Cattle Ceiling Regulations Issued  Maximum Prices Fixed Fo or  - Zones And Market Centers

Cattle Ceiling Regulations Issued ee ee is tesued  Maximum Prices Fixed For Zones And Market Centers

OPA Issues Ceilings On Live Cattle   Country Divided Into Zones For . Fixing Top Prices

OPA REGULATIONS IN EFFECT TODAY ON CATTLE PRICES   CEILINGS CONTINUE UNTIL JULY 2, WHEN 50C CUT IS SLATED

JPA Issues Regulations Complying With Order to establish Flat Price Ceiling for Live Cattle

CUT DEFERMENTS, BOARDS ORDERED   Must Tighten Up On Registrants 18 To 29 To Help Fill Lagging Quotas, State Director Says

BIG-FIVE AGREE ON UNITED NATION VETO   Russia Vacates Role Of Opposition To Other Nations’ Stand

AGREEMENT ON VETO IN PEACE PLAN REACHED   PROVIDES FREEDOM FOR DISCUSSION AND HEARING

Night Baseball   Stettinius Announes Acreement Of Big Five on the Use of Veto

MAJOR POWERS IN AGREEMENT ON VETO ISSUE   Stettinius ‘Says Big Five Will Rule On Security  Council Decisions   FRISCO CONFERENCE WILL SPEED FINISH

Navy Takes Wraps off Some Things to Come: Big Scale Research Is Planned

NAVY RESEARCH PLANS: ‘THINKING’ ROBOTS WILL REPLACE MAN IN COMBAT

GUARDS ARE BEATEN IN PRISON STRIKE   Laundry Facilities, Kitchens Paralyzed 25 Hours

Supports 65-Cent Hourly Minimum Wage   Schwellenbach in Endorsement; a Raise From 40-Cent Level

B5-CENT SCALE ’ WINS APPROVAL   Minimum Wage Plan Given Support of Labor Secretary Schwellenbach

Schwellenbach Backs 65-Cent  Minimum Pay   Secretary of Labor Believes Action Will Strengthen Economy

SECRETARY FOR A 65-CENT WAGE   Schwellenbach Favors Higher Minimum Wage For All Workers Covered By Wage-Hour Law.

Schwellenbach For 65 Cent  Minimum Pav   Labor Secretary Points To Rising Cost of Living

OFFICIAL URGES 65-CENT SCALE   Schwellenbach for Wage  In Hearing Testimony

65-CENT ‘FLOOR ON WAGE BACKED   Schwellenbach Says Actior Would Bolster Economy

LABOR SECRETARY  SUPPORTS MINIMUM  WAGE OF 65 CENTS SCHWELLENBACH SAYS  GUARANTEED WAGE WIL STRENGTHEN ECONOMY

65-Cent Hourly Wage Minimum  Given Support   Labor Secretary Says Proposed Rate Will Strength. en Keonomy Through Purchasing Power

WAGE INCREASE 5 FAVORABLE   Schwellenbach Supports 65 Cents Hourly Minimum Poy.

SHOWERS BRING FLOOD DANGERS   Upper Ohio River Rises Freezing Weather Felt In Texas

HOUSEWORK IN 1995 WILL BE JUST A SNAF   Complete Pre-cooked Frozen Meals Are Predicted by Agriculture Official

See Happier Days for Housewives  Drudgery to Be Taken From Shonpina

PLAN [0 ELIMINATE NAZI WAR MAKERS   Split Members Into Small Groups And Exile Them

Commander of British Occupational Forces Disclose Plan Tc Wipe Out Germany’s War Mak:ers Forever   EXILE THEM IN DETENIION CAMPS

Plan To Stamp — Out German Staff   Split Members In Small Groups, Exile In Camp:

NAZI GENERAL STAFF MEMBERS TO BE EXILED   Montgomery Discloses Plan To Stamp Out Plotters  Of Two World Wars   LEADERS TO BE CONFINED   Small Groups To Be Sent To Detention Camps Outside Germany

<<. « : ms ! Allies Planning to Stamp Out  German General Staff for Good

HAVE PLAN TO STAMP OUT NAZISTAFF   Will Split Members Into Small Groups .And Exile’Them

Reverse Mercer Man’s Conviction   ‘State Court Reverses Convic tion Of Everett N. Wilson, Of Mercer

PATTON DROPS BAVARIAN CHIEF   Action Follows Conference With Gen. Eisenhower

Bavarian Leader Fired From Job   Strong Anti-‘Nazi’ Given His Post

Conservative Fired From Bavarian: Post   Had Been Much Criticized as Nazi; Ousted After Patton, Eisenhower Talk; Sturdy Anti-Nazi Appointed Minister

Third Fleet Hit Heavily by  ‘orm June >   Yost Have Returned To Duty, Nimitz  s: Pittsburgh Ioses 104 Feet of Bor

Storm Damages 21 Ships of  ‘American Navy   Nearly All of Vessels Have Been Repaired and Many of Them Took Part in Recent Aerial Strike Against Tokyo

PEACE RU SWEEP EUROPE   Nazi Resistance May Collapse Soon   Hear Germany Feeling Out Allies

‘ANYTHING MAY HAPPEN’ VIEW 18 BENG TAKEN IN LONDON   DELUGE OF RUMORS SWEEPING EUROPE AS RED AXMIES CONTINUE THEIR ADVANCES

EED MORE HOUSES' AF   Brighton Reports Acute Scarcity at All State Schools

Ashes of Three US Fliers in 42 Raid of Tokyo Récovered   Eyewitnesses” Tell of Their Execution by Japs at Shanghai

Recover Ashes Of Executed Men   Eyewitness Tells Of Shooting of Three Doolittle Flyers

Executed Fliers’ Ashes Recovered   Shooting Of Three Of Doolittle’s Men Took Place In Cemetery

Recover Ashes of Doolittle Fliers  Fresh Stories Told of Their Shooting

Ashes Ot Three Doolittle Fliers Recovered By U.S.   Witnesses Tell About Execution

Ashes Of Three Executed Fliers Found In Japan   Dallas Pilot Among Those Killed

“Fate Of Doolittle Fliers  Ashes Of Executed Trio, Shot By Foe, Recovered By U.S.

Eyewitness Accounts:  Ashes Of, Slain» Fliers Recovered: New Stories Of Execution Revealed

Smoke Billows Hive Miles Into Jap Sky   Superfortresses Bomb Through Overcast; Escorted by Fighters

fires Stil Raged Out OF Control In Japanese City  JAPAN’S GREATEST INDUSTRIAL AREA  Smoke Billowed Five Miles Into Sky From Burning Osaka

YOKOHAMA REPORTED   3200-Ton B-29 Attack Looses Flames In Jap Industries

450 B-29s Fire-bomb Osaka, Japan   Big Industrial City is Given A ‘Fiery Bath’

OSAKA BLAZES AFTER ATTACK BY AB) B-19°   Smoke from Industrial Area Billows Five Miles Above City.

Big Jap Center Is Razeq   Industrial Hub Of Jap Empire Is Hit By 450 Supers

TRAPPING SEASON OPENS ON NOY. 10   Limit Season for Muskrats and Mink Due to Alleged Scarcity of cur Bearers.

Seeks to Split Nazi Armies in Bastogne Bulge   Patton Wrests Initiative From Germans 14 Days After Latter Brought Allied Winter Offensive to Halt; First Army Reéaptures Rochefort at Tip of Wedge Into Belgium

Nazi Retreat From Belgium  Believed Near   Hodges’ Troops Retake Rochefort : -a3_ 3d. Army Rips Into Waist of Enemy- Bulge-i -in‘New Drive to Split Rundstedt’s Forces

THRUST TO SPLIT FOE IS AIMED AT BULGE NECK   Initiative Is Wrested From Von Rundstedt; Rochefort Recaptured by Americans

Two Rutgers Students, Girl Die in Blare   Six Othsts Injured Wher Fratémity House ls Bumed

Fraternity House ~ Burns; Three Die      2 Boys, Girl Suffocate; 6 Injured in Jumping to Safety

Three Killed. 6 Injured in Rutgers Fire   2 Students, Girl Die in Sigma Alpha Mu House Blaze

rata House _ Burns: Three Die   2 Boys, Girl Suffocate; 6 Injured in Jumping © to Safety

FRAT HOUSE BURNED THREE PERSONS KILLED   Two Rutgers Studenis And Youaz Woman Lose Lives: Six Others  Injured

THREE KILLED IN FRAT HOUSE FIRE   TWO WOMEN GUESTS PERISH, ANOTHER INJURED IN JUMP

Frat House Fire Claims 3 Lives   2 Rutgers Students And Girl Guest Die

THREE DIE IN COLLEGE FIRE   2 Rutgers Students, Girl Guest Suffocate; Six Are Iniured

GERMANS MOVED FROM-POTSDAM AREA PREPARATORY 10 BIG THREE MEETING   Entire Area Virtually Sealed Off As Security Measure For Alhed Leaders.

Civilians Being Moved From Area (if Big Three Meeting In Berlin   [Americans Take Over Feeding Job

Bombers Sink Damage Nine Vessels   American Flyers Hit Hong Kong for Fourth Straight Day

U. S. SUBS SANK 69 SHIPS IN 3 MONTHS   Bag Included 20 Combatant Craft~ Sinkings Increased Total for War to 1,256.

U.S. Subs Sank 1,256 Axis Ships Throughout War   Japs Had Single Warship Left

Russia and U.S. Seek 3 Votes  Secret Agreement at Yalta Revealed

SPLIT THREATENED — BY SOVIET DEMAND      Announcement of Secret Agreement at Yalta. Made ~ :

Russia, U.S. Ask Three Votes Each   Disclosure Threats Split at Peace Parley

PARLEY GROUP MAY BE SPLIT   ia cael  Yalta Plan for 3 U. S. and 3 Red Votes in Assembly is Opposed

SPLIT THREATENED BY SOVIET DEMAND   Announcement of Secret Agreement at Yalta Made

Correspondent Kept Alive by Mother's Words Back From Prison Camp to New World

Modern Rip Van Winkle Catches Up on Time the Japs Took:   By WILLIAM McDOUGALL  {United Preece War Correscnondent)

Freed Correspondent Finds Strange World  Modern Rip Van Winkle Returns

‘Texas Bombshell Freed in Slaying   Evidence Insufficient In Shooting of Sailor

U. S. Occupation Force Will Move into Japan "Prepared for Combat”

NOT A GENERAL ORDER    New York Stores Will Place Cig  arets in View

” NOT A GENERAL ORDER   Sees York Stores Will Place Cigarets in View

FLOOD DANGER EASES AS OHIC RIVER FALLING   Crest Drops at Cincinnati and East Liverpool But Still Rising at Imperiled  Dartemoarnth.

$35,000,000 Loss Looms Next Year, Firm Says In Reply to Auto Workers

STORES WILL SOON HAVE MORE NYLONS   Reasonable Quantities of Hosiery Should Appear in About 2 Weeks. Manufacturer Seva.

WHERRY DEMANDS ALL SESSIONS ON PEARL HARBOR BE PUBLIC   RINGSIDE SEATS ASKED AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN INVESTIGATION. OF WAR BLAME

SUIGK TD PAY HIKE PROPOSAL   UAW Indicates a Temporary Adjustment Might Be Arranged   ASK 30 PER CENT RAISE

Auto Industry Faces Crisis in Strike Threat   Union (UAW-CIO) Goes Ahead With Plans To Close Majo Plants as Company Officials Consider Wage Increase Demands—Postwar Auto Show May Be Balked— Labor Rows Spread To Make 200,000 Idle

Some UAW Head: Would Accept Adjustments   President Says Auto Union Will Insist On Full 30 Per Cent.

ClO STANDING FIRM ON WAGE DEMANDS FROM AUTO INDUSTRY   Strike Vote May Come Soon; Oil Industry Labor  Makes Demands

Strikes Hit Refineries In Midwest   Gasoline Shortage May Result; Other Unrest Spreads

Auto Workers, Officials Still Stymied on Pay  Company Leaders to Meet on Demands a   Company Leaders to Meet on Demands as Strike Vote Nears

C1O Officers Will Accept Ad justments   Negotiations Might Extend Over Period of Months

Officers Of Auto Worker: Insist That Ultimate Pay Increase Must Be 30 Per Cent

Auto Industry And Union Head For Showdown On 30 Per Cent Wage Hike Demand   UAW Officials Go Ahead With Plans For Strike Vote In Ford, GMC, Chrysler Plante

U. A.W. WILLING TO” ACCEPT TEMPORARY ‘WAGE ADJUSTMENTS   Union Officers Declare, However, Workers Won't : Be Satisfied With Ultimate Settlement of Less Than 30%.

Auto Worker Chiefs Hint They Will Take Temporary Pay Hike   CIO Leaders Warn, However, Of Fanish Fight For Full 30 Per Cent Increase; Calling Of Other Walkouts Proposed

ACTION IS ASKED ON WAR CRIMINALS      2,657 Charged With Crimes By Commission      Gen. Clark Carries Success Easily Hero of War in Italy Still Healthiest and Youngest Looking General in the U. S. Army  j

Despite Battle Hardships and Worries, Mark Clark Is Perhaps Healthiest, Youngest-Looking

IMPROVE. POSITION ON ITALIAN FRONT   American Troops Of 5th Army Improve Their West Flank

GIVES TO WAR FUND   First Contrbiution Comes from Joe ) Traylor in Philippines

RETURNS BILL TO COMMITTEE   State Senate Has Heated Scrap Over Fair Prac tices Measure

20 Slain by Iran Rebels   Officials and Landowners Reported Victims; Battle In Progress at Mianeh

Claiming He Sought to Aid America  Yank Is on Jap War Criminal List

Idahoan, Arrested As War Criminal, Claims Propaganda ‘Assisted American War Efforts

American Held For Aiding  Japs Says He Helped U. S.   Mark Lewis Streeter, Arrested As War Criminal, Declares He Talked Over Radio Tokyo With Tongue In Cheek “To Assist The American War Effort”

Idaho Man Says He Attempted To Aid U. S.  Male ‘Tokyo Rose’ Denies Charge

Jap Government Empowered  To Round Up War Criminals   Aided Nippon to Help U.S., Says Accused Traitor

Idahoan on MacArthur Wa: Crime List Denies Charge   Mark L. Streeter, Lewiston, Says He Played Dangerous Game to Aid U.S.

American Arrested as War Criminal Insists Actions ‘Were ito Help U. S.’

MARK STREETER DENIES GUILT   Only American On First War Criminal List Says He Aided U. $. War Effort

Admitted That He Had Gained Confidcnce of the Japs  PLAYING A V-ERY DANGEROUS GAME  Believed His Course Was Beneficial to United States

PHONE WORKERS "LEAVE JOBS IN EAST AT NOON   Nation’s Communications Sys: tem Tied Up as Employes Vote on Strike

26 Companies Seized As Truman Takes Steps To End Nationwide Walkout   Four Hour Interruption Of Telephone  Service Scheduled For This Afternoon

Sought German. English Accord ~ Ribbentrop   Nazi Foreign Office Head Declares He Opposed Conflict With Soviet Union

‘Von Ribbentrop Says He Worked for German-English Alliance ‘and Opnosed War With Bussians

MORE SOLDIERS ORDERED HOME   Total Of 11 Divisions Ti Be Redeployed From Europe To U. 8S.

Fourth and Eight Divisions fo Return lo U.S.   Makes Eleven European Divisions Redeployed  To Date.

Briel Delay In Congress Strike  Action Is Likely   Await House Labor Com mittee Action On Presi dent s Labor Disputes Program

CIO PRESIDENT CHARGES TRUMAN IS ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY UNION LABOR  ORGANIZATIONS .

Leaders Plan Speedy Action On Labor Bill   Anti-Strike Legislation To Be Delayed For Study Of Truman Proposals

JAP SHIPPING SHATTERED BY HALSEY FLEET   Sink 53 Ships Off E China Coast  ee  FORMOSA RIPPED  Nip Aerial Opposition Light   FORMOSA RIPPED

Tobacco Companies Paying ‘Above Ceiling Prices For ‘Leaf On Georgia Markets   Early Sales Averaging 40 To 43 Cents A Pound: Demand Strong, Sales Heavy

GEORGIA TOBACCO BRINGS PRICES ABOVE CEILING AT OPENING SALES WITH TOP PRICES OF 45 CENTS

Ezra Budge Designated to State Famer Rank 5a Idaho F.F.A. Associatior

ARMY RELEASES GEN. ROOSEVELT   Completed Duty of Reserve Officer

Elliott Roosevelt Released by Army   War Department Says Publicity Not Involved

S 1-c Robert Thomas Lee, Steppville, Has Been In  Ten Major Sea Battles

Flames Roar Through City   Dense Smoke Clouds Hide Most of Berlin

SCORE BREAKTHRU IN POMERANIA AND SHATTER NEISSE LINE WITH RIVER CROSSING AND CAPTURE OF TOWN ONLY 55 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERLIN.

Reds Pierce German Lines In Pomerania To Gain In Drive Toward Baltic Sea

War Today-.  War End Optimism Not Justified by Discernible Facts   By LOUIS F. KREMLE United Prece Way cati..

Enemy WPs to Be Sent Home Fast   85 Points Announced as Basis for Discharge from Armed Forces

WAR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES POINT SCORE SYSTEM FOR DISCHARGING SERVICE MEN   About 1,300,000 Men Are To Be Discharged In The Next 12 Months Under Present System

Conditions Of Release Are Announced   1,300,000 To Be Turned Out In Next Year

Point System Used To Fix Eligibility      Minimum Score of 85 To Be Based on Points Earned B Length of Service, Combat Awards and Size of Family —Redistribution of Forces in Europe Getting Underway

oh POINTS NEEDED TO BE DISCHARGED   Army Reveals Value of Points; Men to Start Moving Next Waak

‘War Department Releases Details of Point System  ' Under Which Doughboys Will Leave Service.

Point System To Govern Muster-Out   Over Million — To Be Released la 12 Menths.

OVER MILLION TO BE RELEASED WITHIN YEAR   Set 85 as Minimum Score; Some to Start Home Next Week

MINIMUM POINT SCORE OF 85 IS TO BE REQUIRED   Credits Granted For Service, Overseas And Combat Duty, Parenthood

1,300,000 FACE RELEASE UNDER PRESENT PLANS   Men’s Minimum Score Se At 85, With WAC Figure Established At 44

B9-UNIT SCORE NEEDED FOR DISCHARGE   Credit Given For Parenthood, Service, Combat   1,300,000 MEN   To Be Released In Next 12 Months: Total For Wac Is Set At 44

SOLDIERS NEED 85 POINTS TO GET RELEASE   [Men With Children, Best Records Can Qualify Most Easily

Point Score Of 85 Required For Soldiers To Win Discharge Now   War Department Announces Men With This Total Will Be Eligible And That Release Will Start Moving Next Week Toward Centers.’

Army Enlisted Men Must Have 85 Points for Discharg:   Separate Critical Scores for Each Branch To Be Made in 6 Week:

Point System for Soldier Discharge [Is Made Public by War Department

Ceremony ‘at’ First Parish Unitafian Church, Concord For Former Navy Man »

“ISBRIDE OF LOUIS HALE   Ceremony at First Parish Unitafian Church, Concord For Former. Navy Man

Solons Reces: After Brief Deliberation  House Passes  3 Bills; Others Are Introduced

Brief Sessions Held Today By State Assembly   House and Senate Take Up Several Matters in Morning Hours and Recess Until Monday Noon.

Western Front Mainly Quiet, Allies Advance   Villages Taken As Heavy Thaws Slow Down Troops

PERON ARRESTED BY POLICE IN ARGENTINE   Former “Strong Man’ Taken in Apartment at 4:30 a. m.

Peron Arrested By Buenos Aires Police Officials   Former Strong Man of Government Said to Be Held Abzard Gunboat   POLITICAL CRISIS REMAINS UNSOLVED   Army Refuses to Yield Con_ tro] to Supreme Court; Cabinet Out

— CRISIS IN ARGENTINA — Col. Perens Deposed Strong Man, Arrested

Miss Perkins Mar Appeal For End Coal Stalemate   Actien of Secretary May Precede More Direct Government Intervention.

U.S. Invasion Fleet Finds T hings In Control On Luzon, Holds Fire

GUERRILLAS KILL LAST JAPS ON BATAAN BEACHES 4 DAYS BEFORE LANDING OF U. S. 8th ARMY UNITS   By WILLIAM C. WILSON ane FRANCIS MeCARTHY

ARMED FORCES TO RIDE FIRST   New ODT Order Puts Reil Coaches in Pool for Use by Soldiers

PASSENGER CARS PLACED IN POOL   ODT Orders Action to Move Troops , to the Pacific Area

Coaches Pooled To Carry Armed Forces on Rails   Civilian Passenger Service Is Further Curtailed for War ..

Pool Railroad Cars for Armed Services Use  A Cans Mav be  Used for Purposes ( Anw nC.

All Rail Passenger Coaches Pooled To Be Available To Armed Services

MAJOR CUT IN RR. FACILITIES FOR CIVILIANS    stablishes Machinery For Withdrawal of Needed Cars

ALL RAILWAY ~ CARS POOLED   Action To Reduce Space On Passenges Trains For Civilians

CENSORSHIP IN JAPAN      False or Deceptive Criticism of Allies Banned

Gen. MacArthur Clamps Censorship Qn Japanese Press, Radio Reports

Molotov Will Attend Worlc Peace Parley   Stalin Sending Top Diplomat to °Frisco At Truman’s Request

Molotov to Attend San Francisco Meet   Stalin Decides To Send Commissar After Request Is Issued By President

Two More Resign As Byrnes Aides   Assistant Secretaries  MacLeish, Holmes Quit

FOR CAPTIVES   Liberated Mattooner “Could Write Book” on His Experiences -

Greek Cabinet Resigns Office   3trong Liberal Party Refuses to Participate in Election. .

Political Strife in Greece Comes to Head   Resignation of Voulgaris Cabinet © Announced Today

Wins the American Legion Award   An Editorial Titled “This  Way, Private Jones,” Is Given First Place.

CALL ON FRANCO TO QUIT REGIME   Son of Former King Would Establish Peace, Concord in Snain.

HEIR TO THRONE OF SPAIN ASKS RESTORATION   Says Franco Leading Nation ‘To Irreparable Ruin’

Truman Begs U.S. to Back Peace Moves   Solution te World’s Hs Seen in Jesus’ ‘Love Ye One Another’

Adm. Marc A. Mitscher ‘Most Hated Name in Tokyo, Jap Official Avers ,

JAP NEWS AGENCY OFFICIAL SAYS MITSCHER MOST HATED   DOMEI MAN BAYS MIDWAY BATTLE TURNED THE TIDE OF WAR AGAINST JAFAN

ADM. MITSCHER IS MOST HATED YANK IN TOKYO   Nimitz and Turner Next in Line for High Honors

STETTINIUS HAILED AT MOSCOW BALLET; BUYS $566 BOUQUET FOR BALLERINA

OTETTINIUS GETS OVATION AT BALLET   Secretary of State Presents Russian Ballerina With $566 Bouquet.

SUCCESSION PLAN ILLEGAL: HATCH   Senator Opposes Change Suggested by President.

SUCCESSION LAWS ARE GIVEN STUDY   Senator Hatch Thinks Truman’s Plan For Succession. Change Illegal.

2nd Army Blackout Is Lifted   British Armor Also Heading for Big German Port

TRUMAN SIGNS BILL EXTENDINGPOWERS   DECLARES FURTHER LEGISLATION WILL BE NEEDED TO PREVENT INFLATION,

B-20 Hill EMPIRE STATE BUILDING   15 Perish; 100 Reported Injured As Fire Rakes Tower

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  BOMBER PLANE CRASHES INTO EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

JAP KWANTUNG ARMY CHIEF KILLS SELF   Baron General Shigeru Honjo Ends Life After His Arrest Is Ordered by MacArthur.

TOKYO BIGSHOTS TO GET JUSTICE   Lesser Figures Clapped Into Jail; 11 Linked With War Crimes

GOV'T CANCELS PLANS TO RELAX FUEL CONTROL   Pruden Min es and Others in Region ‘Out Today

U.S, TIGHTENS COAL CONTROL STRIKE GROWS   Great Lakes Given Preference In Mine Shipments

Plan to Pension Judges Revived In Ohio Assembly   Tax Against Ohio Insurance Companies Proposed in Bill

BILLS FLOOD ~ THE ASSEMBLY   JUDGES’ RETIREMENT  PROPOSAL ONE OF “HOT PO-. ATOES" BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE

Not To Reopen Case Under Conciliator   Fight To Get Increase Heads For Showdown

CIO Fight for Wage Boosts In Auto Industry Near Showdown   General Motors’ Offer Rejected by Workers; Strike Voted a Ford, Last of Big Three.

UNION CLAIMS VIOLATION OF WAGNER LAW   Charges Company With Refusing To Bargain  Collectively

UAW Charges G. M. Violates Wagner Act  Formal Charge Will Be Filed With NLRB

Auto Workers Press Demand:   Returns from Vote Among Ford Employes Show Big Majority Favoring Strike

Auto Industry Wage Dispute Draws] Nearer to Showdown   Ford Employes Vote to Strike For Pay Boost

Auto Workers Fight For 30% Increased Wage Nears Crisis    Showdown Nears as Big Three Unions Vote to Stand Ground

General Motors Violated Wagner Act Asserts C10   Reuther Will File Complaint Detroit NLR Office Today

General Motors Offer Rejected By Auto Workers   Showdown of CIO Demands Seer after Union Calls Raise Plan Inflationary, No Price Limit

Waae And Price Policy Rebuffed By U. S. Steel   Will Not Discuss Pay Increase Until Ceilings Are Set

Vote Shows UAW ‘Solid’ For Walkout   Ford Workers Back 30 Per Cent Demand On Wace Problem

G. M.Wage Proposal Rejected   Steel Corporation Rejects Negotiations Asked by Labor Chief

C10’s Fight For Higher Wages Nearing Showdowr    Employes In Motor’s ‘Big Three’ Have Now Voted In Favor Of Work Stoppages

Charge Violation  By GMC   Allege General Motors Refused to Bargain Over Union Wage Demands

GIO Wage © Fight Nears Showdown   Early Returns Show Ford Workers Favoring Strike

WILL FILE AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION SOON   The ClO United Auto Workers Made This Announcement Today.   VIOLATED WAGNER ACT

LAST OF THE BIG 3 AUTO WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE   “ord Workers Favor Walkout By Heavy Majority; Washington Bus Strike Over: New Labor Troubles Threaten.

Charge General. ‘Motors Violates. The Wagner. Act  File Complaint at” “NLRB Office;: Say . GM Refuses fo.

Ford Workers Vote In Favor  Of Walkout   Union Claims Deadlock In Wage Conference With General Motors

Charge Of Violating Wagner Labor Act Filed Against General Motors

Showdown in UMW’s Wage Dispute Near   Last Group of Employes In Motor’s Big Three Vote for Stoppage to Support Demands

DEMANDS FOR WAGE  INCREASE HEADED  FOR SHOWDOWN SOON WORKERS IN LARGE AUTO.  MOBILE PLANTS VOTE IN _. FAVOR WORK STOPPAGE

Girl Identifies Kramer in Court   “Beast of Belsen’ Is Accused of Atrocities

SENATE CONFIRMS WICKARD FOR REA   AGRICULTURE SECRETARY'S APPOINTMENT TO 10-YEAR TERM APPROVED,

BLAZE SWEEPS MT. TAMALPAIS      Smoke Can Be Seen From Bay Bridge

Bombs Blast Nazi Cities  RT et Reo mten tides   Naval Installations Heavily Assaulted

German Naval Installations Hit   Wilhelmshaven, Bremen Hamburg Assaulted

British Capture Lord Haw Haw in North German   Joyce, Citizen of the Reich, May Escape Trial As a War Criminal

Britain’s Lord Haw Haw Who Aided Nazis In Radio Talks Is Captured

BATTLESHIPS AID DOUGHBOYS IN OKINAWA ATTACKS WITH BARRAGES OF BIG SHELLS —

Yanks Smashing Head On Into Jap Escarpment   Enemy Pouring In Heavy Fire At Almost Pointblank Range.

Yaeju-Dake Escarpment Subjected To Attacks   Japs Are Blasting With Largest Guns

Doughboys Are Pushing Ahead  Against Nips   Capitaliging Gn Gains Adliieved Ii Sur prise Frontal Attack Against Enemy On Okinawa

TEMPERATURES:   Battle To Death Rages On Southerr Corner Of Island

Yanks Smash Ahead On South Okinawa   Tenth Army Gains Despite Heavy Artillery, Mortar and Machine-Gun Fire on Heavily Fortified Yaeju-Dake Escarpment.

JOHNSON AGAIN NAMED HEAD OF LOCAL HOSPITAL   Officers, Directors Are Elected Ai Annual Meeting Held Last Night

Pete Saunders Found Dead In Hotel Room   Was Secretary To Gov. Darden

TY SCHOOL ELECTION ON SATURDAY   Voters Asked to Provide More Tax Funds, Name 2 Men to Board

UMW Leader To Get Repls On Demands   Operators Promise To Act on Royalty Nemands Today

MINERS’ STRIKE CALL IS HINTED   Answer To Royalty Demand  To Decide Issue

Operators’ Reply To Lewis Likely To “Tip His Hand”   Owners Ready To Call In Government If Strike Looms

Lewis Decision On Mine Strike Expected Today   Soft Coal Operators Promise Formal Reply On Royalty Demands   CERTAIN ISSUE WILL RESULT IN WALKOUT   Owners Will Either Reject Demand Ovtright or Limit Use of Funds

OPERATORS TO HAND ANSWER TO UMW CHIEF   Nation Expected to Learn Shortly If John L. Lewis Will Call Strike.

27,000 ARE IDLE IN DETROIT INDUSTRIES   impairs Production of Aircraft Engines, Guns, Tank Parts.

French Want To  Fight : — Japs, But Are Turned Down Admiral Claims

FRENCH AREN'T WANTED, CLAIM   Admiral Asserts Plea To Aid In Far East Wear Rejected

‘We Should Have Gone To U.S. Long Time Ago’ Says Mussolini Widow

[Mussolini's Widow Regrets They Dic Not Come To U.S   Claims They Had Planned In Youth To  Come To America.

PRAISED BY CHAUFFEUR   Driy er Says General Eisenhower Is “A Great Guy”

14-Year-Old Testifies for Yamashita   Boy Flatly Denies One of Prosecution’s Prinsinal Charaa

YOUTH TESTIFIES FOR JAP LEADER   Filipino Boy Denies Thai Yamashita Refused to Halt Atrocities.

Hess Sanity Test Sought by Lawyer   Grandson of Filipino Insurrectionist — Denies Yamashita Visited in His Home

FIRST WITNESS FOR YAMASHITA   YOUTH SAYS GENERAL OIDN'T OROER MASSACRE

Yamashita Calls 14-Year-Old Boy To Aid Defense   Romero Says Tiger of Malaya Did Not Refuse to Halt Manila Massacre

Injured Belgian Fascist Head Held Incommunicado ln Hospital in Spain.

NAZI CIVILIANS ~ ABANDON TRIER      AMERICANS CAPTURE HUN DREDS OF PRISONERS UPON ENTERING CITY.

RUSSIAN PLAN TO CRUSH OR ISOLATE ENEMY IN BALTIC  AREA NEARS SUCCESS

Chicago Hotel Strike Ended; Wages Boosted   Elevator Operators at Palmer House Given $137.50 to $145 Month.  ly Waee Rate

Palmer House Elevator Force Returns To Work After Brief Strike Backing Wage Demand:

Big 3 Leaders Expected To Hold New Conference On Atomic Bomb Control

Atomic Bomb May Be Put Under Big 3   Leaders May Adopt Con. trols In Future Use Of Death Missive

Economics Parley Urged By Stassen   Some Leaders of NAM Give Cautious Approval To His Proposal

Stassen Plan For Economie  Peace Studied   Ten-Year Test To Prove Our System Urged

Stassen Suggests ‘Real Post-War  Economic Parley’   Manufacturers Give Approval

Nimitz Carriers Wreck 4 Convoys Near Indo-China   Carrier Fleet Raises 11-Day Toll To 286 Jap Ships Without Losing A Single Unit; Action “Continues,” Nimitz Reports.

Nimitz Reports 286 Blasted  Since January 1   Carrier Planes Sink.25 Vessels, Damage 13 Off Indo-China; Formosa Assaulis Raise Totals

British Douht Guilt Reaches to Lower Levels of Party, and Are Against Yank Move.

NAZI GROUPS   Crimes Trial Prosecutors Seek Blanket Verdict  On Organizations

Counsel Starts Prosecution Of Little Hitlers   Blanket Conviction Of Party Members Will Be Sought

600,000 Small Nazis Aceused As Criminal:      ‘Depths of Party Politics Combed as U.S. Cites Ch epke Kagelye

Nazi Crimes Are Blamed on Little Fuehrers   More, Than 600,000 Already i in Jail Awaiting Hearings

U. 5. Prosecution Seeks To Convict Thousands of "Little Fuehrers”’

Blanket Guilt Of ‘Fuehrers’ SoughtByU.S   600,000 Nazi Party Lead. ers are Branded as Criminals

US. Launches Drive On Little Fuehrers   Fate Of-600,000 In Nazi Hierarchy Of ‘Descending Ceasars’ At Stake

“LITTLE FUEHRERS” BLAMED IN COURT   American Prosecution Says They're Guilty, Too, In War Crimes

Russians Reported To Be Nearing Solution Of Atomic Bomb’s Secret

ATOMIC BOMB IS NO SECRET   Russia Said to Be On Threshold of Development; Nips Also Had Basis of Secret.

 Doctor Leaves Out 27 In-Laws Who He \Feted a Decade Ago to a Long Trip

British Forces Will Use All Moderti War Weapons At Command. To Wipe Out Indonesians Unless Independence Movement Ends.

Indonese Given British Warning  Will Not Tolerate Unprovoked Attacks

Christison Says Japs Giving Aid To Indonesians   Allied Commander Gives Warning In Final Ultimatum

Warning Issued Following ‘“‘Murder’’ Of Indian Army Leader At Truce Meeting

Indonesians Cet Ultimatum After Murder   Slaying of British General Brings Warn ing of Attack With Overpowering Force

BRITISH TO CRUSH UPRISINGS   Threaten To Use Modern Weapons ~ Against Revolters

Titimatum ssued To ndonesians   ‘hreatens To Crush Any Indonesian Forees Who At tack British.   rENERAL IS KILLED

East Indies  Allied Heads Threatening Punishment   Japa And Germans Believed Involved

INDONESIA TOLD FRESH VIOLENCE TO BE SMASHEL   Leader of Indian Brigade  Murdered — No More Attacks, Warning

, LAV EL SF e ee AO See BD   Eieohito’s Throne Is Becoming Shaky

Jap Ruler’s ‘Hold On His Post Shaky   li Won't Be Surprising to See Hirohito Ahbdicate, Either Of Own  : Volition Or Because — Of Pressure

Hold in Southern Part of Okinawa   Continued Hard Fighting on Island Foreseen

YANKS PLAN FINISH Fun! AN AKINAWA   (international News ers ice Poreicn Weiter)

ClO GEARS BIG STRIKE  AGAINST GM   Vas: General Motors  System Menaced By Walkout

Costly Tieup Of GM Plants Held Certain   Unions Name Pickets; Top Officials Meeting For Final Instruction

Delegates Veet Monday In Showdown   Reuther To Ask Rejection Of Offers For Settlement

Seventy-nine Persons , Injured in Disastrous Reat End Collision Near Ogden, Utah — Half Mile of Track Ripped Up — Many of Vietims Servicemen.

Will Hold Probe In Train Crash  Taking 48 Lives   Fast Express Runs “Through Red Signals,  Hits Passenger Train

Traffic Resumed (ver S. P. After Terrible Mishap   18 Persons Die and 79 Injured in Rear End Collision in Utah

Investigation Of Wreck Set For Thursday   Attempt To Learn Cause Of Collision Which Took 48 Lives And Caused Injuries To 79

DEATH TOLL IN CRASH NOW 48   PACIFIC LIMITED GRASHED INTO REAR OF TRAIN

Durocher, Moore Case Is Adjourned   Modgera Manager, Police Officer Are Held on Felonious Count

Durocher Accused of Feloniously Assaulting Medical Discharaed G!

TOWNSHIP MAN FOREMAN OF CO. GRAND JURORS   John 8. Carson, Charleroi, R. D. Hears Charge From Judge

NAME FOREMAN ON GRAND JURY FOR NEW TERM   August Criminal Court Will Have Only Small Number Cases

COMMERCE SECRETARY WOULD , GRANT 15 PERCENT INCREASE AND KEEP L1'vING COSTS DOWN

INCLUDES 19° RAISE AND 4” PRICE BONST   Truck Strike Threatened as Teamsters Union Asks Vote

Wallace Says 15 Pct. Pay Boost Possible   Believes Most Industries Could Absorb Increase

RAISE AND 4” PRICE RONST   Truck Strike Threatened as Teamsters _ Union Asks Vote

Accused Of Wage Sitdown Strike Against Nation   Auto Union Makes Charges On Eve Of Strike Vote Of 300,000 General Motors Workers

AUTO WO STRIKE VOTE AT GENERAL MOTORS WED.   Say Company On Sit-Down Strike Against Wage Hike Policy

Demands Senate Action Against Maker of Cars   Firm Seeking to Kill Pay Raising Policy, He Asserts

HURLS CHARGE AT AUTO FIRM      Union Head Asserts Gener: al Motors Has Given Notice of ‘Sitdown Strike’

General Motors and Unions Spar Over Wages and Hours as New Threat to Employment   CIO Charges Corporation With Planning "Sit-down-strike" Against Government Policy of Raising Pay of Workers

CIO Carries Wage Battle To Congress   Charges General Motors Gave Notice of “Sit-Down Strike” Against Wage Plan

UAW Offic et Says. ~ &-M Thseatens o= Sildowi Strike   Rauthar Protasis to Co.r gyre. Altdude Of PAwer fica

Automobile Union Head Carries Case To Congress Asserts GMC Plan   Asserts GMC Plans ‘Sit-Down’ Against Administration’s  Wace-Raise Policy

Union Charges GM With Pay Sitdown Strike   On Eve Of Strike Vote For 300.000 Workers: Taken To Congress.   F ORD IN CAPIFAD

UAW Carries Wage Battle To Congress   Impasse Looms In Dispute With General Motors

SITDOWN SEE TO BLOCK ALL WAGE RAISES   AUTO FIRM TRYING TO RUN CONGRESS, REUTHER SAYS

Congressman Sent Charge of Unions   Complaint Says General Motors to Stage Sit-down Strike to Secure Smaller Pav Increase. Longer Hours

WAGE BATTLE BEFORE SOLONS   Strike Vote to Be Taken in 97 General Motors Plants Tomorrow.   PLAN SIT-DOWN STRIKE

UNION CHARGES GENERAL MOTORS DEFIES ORDERS   BIG AUTO COMPANY EXPECTS VOTE TO FAVOR STRIKING

Auto Workers Carry Pay Fight Info Congress   Union Charges General Motors With ‘Sit-Down’ On Eve of Strike Vote

209,000 Workers Still Idle Over Nation; New Strikes Reported In€' 5 Industry

AUTO WORKERS AT GM PLANT MAY WALK OUT   Union Charges Company With Wage ‘Sit-Down’ Against Government

AUTO WORKERS LUG PAY CASE TO LAWMAKEF   CIO Officials, Charging GMC To ‘Sit Down’, Asks Aid ‘Higher Up’

Union Leader Charges Auto © Corp. With “Sitdown Strike”   clo. UAW Chief Complains to Congress ‘About Atti. tude of General Motors on Wages—Telearam Sent to Senator

ClO Carries Its Car Pay Hike Plan Before Conaress  Claims General   Claims General Motors Threatens ‘Sitdown Strike’

CIO Union Claims GM Sitting Down; Waae Policy Near   Detroit Disputes Grow Bitter; Hold Price Line, Small Wage Raise

C10 Appeals To Congress On GM Issue   Reuther Says Motor Firm Threatens Sitdown in Wage Controversy.

Showdown Awaitec In Major Dispute, Strikers Decrease  General Motors, UAW Parley On Wake Issue; Glass Plants, Workers to Meet Conciliator

Truman Urges Reserve By Universal Training   Government May Ask Pay Boost, Stable Prices   Workers Of Two Major Auto Firms Will Take Strike Votes This Week

Wilson’s Plan Refused, Auto Strike Loom:   Longer Work Week Would Constitute ‘Surrender Of Basic Labor Standards,’ UAW Asserts  In Assailine Industry Proposal

CHARGE COMPANY USING SIT - DOWN ON FIXED POLICY   Detroit Firm Sees Appreval Of Strike, Hits Pay Boost Without Price Increase

Auto Union Levels Attack Against G.M.   Charge Wage Sitdown Strike Against U. S. on Eve of Strike Vote

Unions Accuse General Motors Of Strike Guilt  Claim Industry !s Acting Against U.S.

DISPUTE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN DETROIT SEEMS HEADED FOR A SHOWDOWN   Fight Between CIO's United Automobile Workers and General Motors Corporation Highlights Nation's Labor Troubles   NUMBER OF IDLE ESTIMATED AT AROUND 230,000

GM-C1O Wage Battle Thrown Before Congress   UAW Charges General Motors with Planned “’Sit-Down Strike“ Against Wage Policies

General Mators and Employes Reach Iupasses ‘Move Under Way to End Glass Workers’ Walkout: Idle Docrenca

MOTOR STRIKE THREAT DRAWS TO A SHOWDOWN   General Motors Strike Vote Comes Tomorrow, Others Later: Much Bitter Talk Is Occasioned: Strike Roundup.

UAW-GM Fight Heads For Showdown Today      CIO Union, Motor Empire Spar On Wages, Hours of 300,000 Workers; Strike Picture Dark

Union Heads See Sitdown' Against Pay  Jump Policy   Approval Expected In Strike’s Ballot

Detroit Strike Picture Dark   UAW Ready to Vote Walkout Wednesday

Reuther Says Wilson Delivered ‘An Either Or Ultimatum’ To  Government And Workers

UAW Charges GM Plans A Sitdown Strike   Cites Congress Policy of Wages to Maintain *Take-Home Pay’

UAW Claims  ‘Sit Down’  Strike by GM Firm Action Seen  As Defiance Against Nation

Congress Told Concern to Defy  U.S. Wage Policy   Union Rejects Corporation's Plea  For a 45-Hour Week

General Motors:  Is Charged With Sitdown Strike   UAW Says _ Company peeking 45-Hour Week, In Violation  Wagehour Law, As. ‘Bribe ~ for Small Pay Increase.

GENERAL MOTORS WANTS ASTRIKE, -REUTHER CHARGES   Auto Union Official Declares Firm Is Opposing Government Wage-Raising  Policy.   COMPANY PREDICTS PROLONGED WALKOUT   Declares in Letters to Employes It’ Cannot Meet Demand for 30 Per Cent  Pay Increase.

Union Official Declares General Motors Has Given Notice of ‘Strike Against U. S. Wage Policies.

SPAR ON WAGE ISSUE ON EVE OF BALLOTING   Workers Charge GM Striking Against U. S. Policy

C1O-GM Spar On Wage Issue   One of Nation’s Major Disputes Seems. Headed For Showdown

)  Wage Battle Up to Congress  UAW Charge of   UAW Charge of Sit Down Threat  On Pay Increases

C10 Auto Workers Carry Battle To Congress Today   General Motors Against Raise

Automotive Labor Dispute Appears Due For Showdown   300,000 Workers May Go On Strike In Detroit

Union Charges GMC With Wage Sitdown Strike Against US   Accusation Made on Eve of Strike Votes in 97 Corporation Plants

UAW Carries Wage Battle To Congress   Charges General Motors Corporation With Giving Notice of SitDown Strike

UNION CHARGES GM WITH WAGE SITDOWN STRIKE   Groups Headed for Showdowr on Eve of Vote Involving 300,000 Auto Workers

GM-UAW BATTLE NEAR SHOWDOWN   Union Says Company Plans Its Own ‘Sitdown Strike’

Big Dispute Headed For Strike Vote By 300,000   Number Idle Falls To 230,000 As Miners Work.

Mrs. Mansfeldt Jury Selected  7 Women, 5 Business Men to Decide Fate

Group Studies Meat Shortages   Hearings Begin Today; Committee Headed By Clinton P, Anderson.

Laval To Appear In Court Friday   Petain. Three Jurors Doze As Witnesses Aver Him Anti-Nazi

Summon Laval As Witness In Petain’s Trial   Aged Marshal Sleeps In Courtroom While  Defense Spokesmen  Are Heard

HITLER PLEA TO FRANCO IN 1941 REFUSED   Witness in Petain Trial Testifies Fuehrer Sought to Send Troops Through Spain   LAVAL STILL ABSENT

Laval Witness Tomorrow   Petain, Three Jurors Fall Sound Asleep At Treason Trial

Pierre Laval Will Be Called on Witness Sfand in Treason Trial Against Marshal Petain

Laval To Be Witness in Petain Trial   Former Vichy Government Chief Faces Charge by Britain of Plotting to Invade England

Laval Is Scheduled To Testify at Petain [rial Friday  Old Marshal Slumbers As Witness Speaks  re tat. mele eee Pees

Laval Will Be Trial Witness   Former Vichy Chief Will Be Called To Petain’s Trial  Tomorrow.

PIERRE LAVAL WILL BE CALLED FRIDAY AS PETAIN WITNESS  DEFENDANT AND THREE

Will Call Laval As Witness in Trial of Pefain   French Court Soys Vichy Government: Head Will Testify.”

Pierre Laval To Be Called as a Witness i in Marshall Petain Case

PIERRE LAVAL  WILL TESTIFY   Petain, Three Jurors Fall Asleep As Defense Witnesses Testify.

PIERRE LAVAL WILL BE CALLED FRIDAY AS PETAIN WITNESS   DEFENDANT AND THREE JURORS FELL ASLEEP AS DEFENSE CONTINUES

Serigny Testifies In Petain Trial   Says Hitler Demanded Franco Allow German Troops Through Spain

Reveals Francc Denied Nazis A Path In Spain   Petain Joined In Resisting Hitler Demand, Says French General.

CALL LAVAL IN PETAIN TRIAL   Vichy Gov't Chief Takes Stand Friday As Testt mony Grinds On

Laval Is Scheduled To Testify at Petain Trial Friday  Old Marshal Slumbers As Witness Speaks

Laval Takes Stand Tomorrow in Trial of Marshal Petain   Aged French Chieftain Dozes as Testimony Enters Tenth Day

‘Marshal Helped To Keep Nazis From Gibraltar’   Aged Leader Never Really in Control Of Vichy, Is Claim

Pierre Laval To Testify For Petain   Witness Says Petain Stopped Nazi March Through Spain

Petain Sleeps As Witnesses Portra v Him   Aged Frenchman Will Take Witness Stand Friday

NORMAL MINING EXPECTED TODAY   Ninety Per Cent of Mines in Operation Yesterday   AREA NEAR NORMAL   Pocahontas Field Has Good Return; Lewis Attends New York Meeting

Bituminous Output Lags; Ott 37 Percent   Miners Return to Jobs In Less Numbers Than Was Forecast

Tokyo Claims Thaf Allied Troops Land on Island 50 Miles West of Okinawa

Big Bio Three Alliance “satel Diffieult Task   Most Of World Awaits The Answer To A Fatal Question: “Can The United States, Britain, Russia Co operate In Peace As They Have Done In War?”

Big Three Alliance Facing Crucial Test   President Expected To Arrange Meeting With Stalin, Churchill

Big Three  Face Tests  Meeting Expected   Meeting Expected In Near Future

Superforts Pound Osak: In Heavy Assault; Fire Bombs Rain on Iargets

FRANCE SNAPS QUT OF TTS INACTIVIT      Lethargic Numbness Following Liberation “Binge” Was Menacino.

PROPOSES $35 PAY HIKE FOR ALL TEACHERS   Beer Legislation Still Holding Leading Spot In Both Houses Of  Legislature

FLAT ddd RAGE FOR TEAGHERS 1 PUT IN MEASURE   Senate President Sponsors ~ Bill Calling for Hike en '” Permanent Basis   BOTH HOUSES TALK BEER LEGISLATION      Senate Fires Control Bill  Back to House for Concur rence in New Amendment; Would Keep Juke Boxes Silent on Sunday

NEW SENATORS PLEDGE F. D.R. SUPPORT   Favor Strong And. Dynamic Foreign Policy

Support Given Roosevelt on Foreign Policy   Action by Freshmen Members Places FDR In Strong Position

NEW SENATORS STATE POLICY   SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY.

Molotov Meets With Eden, Stettinius in Effort to Settle Bia 3 Differancec

MINISTERS WORK FEVERISHLY T0 IRON OUT KINKS   Molotov, Eden and Stettinius Conf erring on Polish Problem

Firing Squad Kills Dostler   Nazi General Dies For Executing Yanks

4 Dwellings at Sergeant Burn   Kane Fire Truck Goes Over Embankment En Route to Fire

AIRFIELDS ALSO STREWN WITH PI ANE WRECKS   Forces of Halsey Wreak Terrible Havoc on Foe

Chinese Crumble Entire Jap Line -In West Hunat   400-0--S--Bombers-Bhast  Nipponese Oil Centers; Yanks. Invade Samal-

Jap Hunan Province Line  Is Crumbled   Offensive Aimed At U.S. Airbase

Entire Jap Line In Hunan Folds   Chinese Report Important Victory; Aimed At Bie U. S. Airbase.

CHINESE SMASE JAPANESE LINES   Stop Nip Threat to U. S$ Airbase at Chihkiang

Chinese Claim Jap Threat To Airbase Beaten   Counterattack Said To Have Crushed Entire Jap Line

Chinese Smash Jap Lines in Western Hunar   Counter-Offensive of Chinese Is Designed To Halt Jap Threat on ll] S§ Chithkiang Race

JAPANESE LUZON RETREAT CAPTURED   Americans Seize Banaue as They Push Through Wild Mountain Area of Island.

Chicken Thief Killed, Pc! is Wounded an West Salem Farm   Shot in Act of Raiding Coop

BRITISH BIGWIGS TOPPLE   CONSERVATIVE LEADERS SWEPT OUT OF OFFICE

Goebbels Urges Fanatical Fight to Finish  Rations of Bread, Fats Cut in Half for Germans

House Committee Hears Experts Who Were Employed To Probe Gallup Poll On Democratic Figures--So What?

BARKLEY AL MAY GIVE UP CHAIRMANSHIP   Calls Move by William D. Mitchell and Aids a “Tragic Development” and Says He May Return to Senate Duties. 

Barkley May Quit Probe As Legal Staff Resigns   ‘Tired Of Hearing Brass,’ Pearl Harbor  Investigators Say; May Call GI’s  ;

Barkley Says He May Quit Job in Pearl Harbor Probe   Senator’s Announcement Comes as Entire Legal Stafl Asks To Resign from Long Inquiry.

Both Barkley and Counsel May Quit Drawn out Probe  Fear Pearl Harbor inquiry May Go on

Barkley Also May Resign From Pearl Harbor Group: Extension of Inquiry Hit

LEADER WEIGHS OBLIGATIONS IN ATTACK QUEST   Entire Legal Staff Asks ta Be Excused From Congress Probe

LEGAL STAtE WANTS RELIEF   Mitchell and Aides Will Continue to Present Testimony This Month.   PROBE TOO DRAWN OUT

Counsel Group Asks Release IMiddleJanuary   Chairman Of Investigating: Committee to Weigh Obligntions to Senate Agaiust Probe   Counsel Action  Is Fermed Tragic   Meauwhile, Rep. Gearhart Dewands Investigators ‘Get Real Story’ Of Jap Attack

Entire Legal Staff of Pearl Harbor Committee Asks to Be Excused From Further Work   Development Called Tragic by Chairrian Borkley.as Chies Counsel Mitchell Reads Statement at Opening of Friday Session

Barkley May Leave Pearl Harbor Group   Makes Statement After Entire Legal Staff Asks to Be  Bur pmend Lene VAS. WE

Probe Also Displeases Legal Statf   Investigation Too Lengthy, Mitchell Says

Barkley May Resign, Legal Staff Quits   Chief Counsel Says Investigation Will Take Months Longer Than Planned Initially

Cite Length Of Hearings On Jap Raid   Pearl Harbor Counsel's Act Tragic—Barkley; He May Withdraw.

Barkley May Resign Pearl Harbor Probe   Entire Legal Staff Asks To Be Excused Because It Will Take Months To Complete; Only 8 Of 60 Witnesses Heard Thus Far

ENTIRE LEGAL STAFF SEEKS TO WITHDRAW   Counsel in Protest at Widening Scope of Investigation

Sen. Barkley  Among Group Who May Qui Lengthy Quiz   Demand For Regular GI Testimony Heard

Pearl Harbor Probe’s Legal Staff Resigns   Inquiry Runs Into Sudden Difficulty ‘As Advisers Quit

Hearing Taking Too Much Time, Mitchell Says   Gearhart Wants to Call Enlisted Men for ‘Real Story’

Entire Legal Staff Asks To Be Excused   Taking Too Long, Lawyers Say In Seeking Relief

Barkley, Legal Aid May Quit Posts In Pearl Harbor Probe   Point Out That Hearings May Drag On For Months, With Only Small Part Of Witnesses Having Testified

BARKLEY MAY NOT CONTINUE; LEGAL AIDS QUITTING   INDICATE INQUIRY TOO LENGTHY; WANT RELEASES JANUARY 1

' Barkley May Resign From Pearl Harbor Board; _Committee’s Legal Staff Asks To Be Excused

HEAD OF PROBE BOARD WEIGHS RESIGNATION   Mass Resignation of Legal  Staff May Interrupt  ‘Hearing

Sen. Barkley May Resign As Group Member   Expected Probe To  Be Over Earlier Than Now Appears Possible With More Witnesses

Pearl Harbor Legal Staff Quits Probe   Barkley Says He, Too; Quiz Too Long Drawn Out

BARKLEY MAY RESIGN PEARL HARBOR BOARD   Makes Announcement After Legal Staff Asks Release From Inquiry

Legal Staff of Committee Asks To Be Relieved   Inquiry Ils Moving Too Slowly, Chief Of Counsel Claims

—DPHARL MARBOR— Barkley May Resign From Committee   Legal Staff Asks To Be Relieved Of Duty

Predict Pearl . 7 Harbor Inquiry —      Point Out That Only. 8 OF 60. Witnesses Have Testified: May Call Enlisted Men

PROBE COUNSEL ASKS TO QUIT   Barkley, Calling Action Tragic, Says He May Resign As Member

Senator Barkley Also May Resign Committee Seat   Length of Inquiry Is Given as Reason; Gls May Testify

EntireLegalStaff Also Makes Plea To Be Excused   Committee Chairman Sees _ Development Tragie To Congress And Country.

Barkley Says He May Resign Because Probe Leaves Him — Little Time Vo Attend To Senate Dutics.

Chairman Barkley Also Threatens To Leave Committee Because Of Lengthy Hearings

Ardennes Offensive Written Off as Failure; 1,260,000 Casualties in West

ABOLISHMENT OF UNRRA ASKED   Senator Says Agency Wastes Manpower And Money

Shangri-La Finale Set for Thursday  Three Survivo Leave Hidden rs Dae te

Extend Leave Of Fort Meade Men   Commanding General Orders 15 More Days For Officers. Men

Navy Had Early War ‘Warning’   Officer Testifies Message Picked Up 3 Days Before Raid

Officer Says Navy  Had Japan Attack Tip Dec. 4, 1941   Army Inquiry Board’s “Top Secret’ Admitted To Record Of Congressional Pearl! Harbor Investigation; Publication Authorized

Code picked up, then lost. officer says  Original copies are now missing

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Pearl Harbor Committee to Hear Of Famous ‘Winds Executive’ Note   War Department Believed There Was Nothing More Than Sabotage Behind Nip  A wmbitane

Navy Picked Up War Message Of Japs 3 Days Before Attack   “Winds Executive” Statement Received, Officer Says —Army Officers Deny Ever Recovering the Data

Officer Tells Of Pre-Attack Jap Message  ‘War with England, ‘War with America,  Peace with Russia’

GI Spokesman Asks Passage of Work-OrGo-To-Jail Bill   Editorial in Stars and Stripes Says Bill “Must”’ Be Passed.

Britain Faces  Hunery Weekend   British Cabinet Called To Consider Strike Of Dock Workers

Strike Ties Up Food Supply... ..  Hungry Weekend Faces  _ Britain; Attlee Calls In Cabinet To Plan Action

Food Crisis Menaces Britain as Dock Strike Throttles Nation's Major Ports

Bloody Picture Strike Nears Fad   Walkout Faction Wins Bargaining Vote   British Strike Spreads

Strike Threatens Britain With Hungry Week-End   Major Docks Face Imminent Tie Ups;  Delivery Eood Rationed.

Attlee Calls Strike Parley   Yells British That They Are Threatened With Hungry Week-End.

Dock Strike — Upon Spread   Atlee Calls Labor  Cabinet In Session

British Dock Strike Spreads  United Kingdom Face: Hungry Weekend

LABOR CABINET OF ENGLAND TO MEE:   Group to Consider Dock Strike Which Has Spread To Giasaow.

Britain Faces ~ Crisis In Food   Strike of Dock Workers Threatens to Close Many Ports

British Dock Strike Grows More Grave   50.000 Tons of Badly Needed Food Tied Up

Atlee Takes Up Dock Strike   Tie-Up of Food Threatens Britain With Hungry Weekend

Attlee Calls Cabinet to Study Strike   Dock Workers’ Walk. out Menaces British Food Supplies

ClO Takes Rap At Lewis as Battle Brews  UMW Leader’s Return-to AFL

ES ee ee  LEWIS, ISIN KEY POSITION FOR TEST BETWEEN UNIONS   OPENING BLASTS ARE HEARD IN WHAT IS EXPECTED ‘TO BE : LABOR “WAR”

Nazi Retreat : “is Skill and Order!        New “Defensive Front _ Near Hosttalise Seen: 5 As ikely”

. British Stab 10 Mi. Into Tip Of Bulge   Nazis Speed Up Orderly Withdrawal; Stand Far. ther East Indicated.

Pound NazisFrom Three Directions   British Patrols in a 10-Mile Advance on Western Front   GERMANS GIVE GROUND   Battle Is Being Raged With Temperatures Near Zero Mark

Nazis Speeding Withdrawal In Ardennes Area  British Patrols Gain 10 Miles; Advance Of Allies Being Checked By Minefields

ALLIES PUSH THREE MILES INTO. WEDGE   Signs Are That Rundstedt Hopes. to Establish a New Line 15 Miles  or So West of the Ger man Rarder.

Strategic Road Center Falls as Germans Retreat   British Report a  ; Ten Mile Advance In Collapsing West End of Salient

ALLIES ADVANCE ¢ MI. INTO W. SIDE OF BELGIAN BULGE   SNOW, MIST COVER GERMAN RETREAT; DOZEN TOWNS FALL

Chinese Armies Lock in Battle  For Manchuria   Offensive Launched by Nationalists Against Vital Pass, Reds Announce; Communists Demand U. S. Apology

FOE’S FANATIC FIGHTING FAILS TO HALT YANKS   leet Units Support Drive That Pushes Across Strategic Isle

Japs Fanatical Resistance Fails To Halt Marines   U.S. Forces Also Drive Entirely Across Island As Battle Momentum Gains   OVER 20,000 U. 8. TROOPS LANDED   ADVANCED PACIFIC FLEET HEBADOUARTERS.

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Body Unable To Execute MacArthur's Last Order   Konove [x Rumored As Likely Successor

Bureau-Ruled Higashi-Kuni Cabinet Falls   MacArthur’s Orders For Free-Thinking Nation Bring Upset

Italian Front Tour Made By Marshal]   Praise of. Fifth Army Acts as Obvious Tonic to Troops

MARSHALL PRAISES SOLDIERS IN ITALY   Immobilized Nazis Kept Out of Other Fronts

GEN. MARSHALL VISITS FRONT   Praises Fifth Army Unit: In Italy for Immobilizing Germans

Marshall Visits On. Halian Front  # Praises Fifth Army For n ‘ing Down Enemy

Most U-boats Are Accounted For   Second To Surrender To U. S. Reached Portsmouth With Destroyer Escort.

UMW MAY BE SUED BY SOFT COAL GROUPS   Claim Made That Contract Pro. hibited Strikes By UMW Members

Tokyo Left in Flames After Superfort Raic   Big Bombers Hit City With Heavy Caraoes

Names Delegation To Conference —   ‘Include Formér Labor  -Secretary, Perkins

Trend Sought In N. Y. Vote   Victory for O'Dwyer ‘Would Hurt Dewey

Elections Tomorrow Not Expected To Be Good Political Weather Vanes

POLITICIANS EYE ELECTIONS DUE TUESDAY   Odd-Year Contest May Throw Light On Voting Trend

Watch Elections For U.S. Trend   Few Clues Predicted By Neutral Experts

Politicians Eye Off-Year  Elections   New York, Detroit and New Jersey May Show Trend In Voting

0 ELECTIONS BEING WATCHED   Odd-Year Voting May Furnish Some National Poli _ tical Indicators.

Observers Watch Voting Trend In — Tuesday Election:   Eye Is. On 1948. P *ossibili lies.

Washington Keeps Watch On Elections   New York and Detroit Contests Have Wide Sienificance

City Elections May Indicate Trend In National Politics   Odd-Year Ballot Batties Throughout US Tuesday

Tuesday's Elections Will Furnish Few National Political Indications; New York and Detroit to Name Mayors

Political Observers Eye Tuesday  Elections For Voting Indications

Politicians Eye City Elections For ‘Indicators’   But They'll Be Slim in New York, Detroit, Observers Believe

POLITICIANS EYE  OFF-YEAR VOTING  WITH WEAK HOPES NEW YORK, DETROIT  OFFER BEST CHANCE TO OBTAIN ‘TREND’

——-~—  DOUBT VOTE TO SHOW TREND   Observers Keeping Eye on New York, Detroit Races

State Abandons Highway Between Milford-Terril   ROAD NoRTH FROM TERRI, TAKEN OVER BY THR opatrrn

STATE ABANBONS HIGHWAY BETWEEN MILFARY - TERRI   [ROAD NORTH FROM TERRIL IS ALSO TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE

Yanks 35 Miles Beyond Bologna  British Close in On Key Italian Center

ALLIES ROLLING IN VALLEY OF PO   Americans Now 35 Miles - Past Bologna; British Near Ferrara

WITHDRAW IN NORTH ITAL‘   HASTY RETREAT TO. PO VAL’ LEY LINE SING MADE AS RESULT OF ALLIED © — ADVANCES .

Second field  within grasp  of invaders Diggers pushing  an vital nort city

Fall of Borneo Seaport City Expected Soon   Another Airfield on Labuan Island Also Seized by Invaders

BRUNEI'S FALL 1S EXPECTED SHORTLY   EATECTED SHORTLY  Allied Forces Get Command of Rubber  Dinmbrd' nme

Second Field In Borneo Is  About to Fall   Allies Are Convinced That Japanese Were Caught by Surprise

Aussies On Borneo Seize Brunei Airfield And Fall Of Port City Without Fight Seen

AUSSIES CAPTURE BRUNEL AIRFIELD IN NORTH BORNEO   Fall of Nearby Port City Imminent—Control of Fine Rubber Plantations Lost by Japs.   OIL FIELDS TO SOUTH SET AFIRE BY ENEMY   On Luzon, Allied Planes Rip Nipponese Positions Blocking Path to Cagayan Valley.

Work of Present Four-Member Board Lauded   Message Criticizes Overlapping System For County Roads™ -

Vetoes Bull for 10 on Hiohw: ay Commission   Gov. Donnelly Says Good Job by Present Body

Under Siege On 38 ides—      WHOLE ALLIED ASSAULT LINE ON MOVE INTO GERMANY’S LAST DEFENSES

Sensational 80-Mile Drive Is Mace ihrouah Collapsed Lines   Break-Through Into Bavarian Hills Comes as Other Yankee Armies Reel German Troops Back

TANKS SCORE 80-MILE GAIN   Allied Power Offensive Smashing Through Collapsing German Lines East of Rhire—Storm Frankfurt from Three Sides.

Japan Did Not Send East Wind War Message, Probers Told   Check With MacArthur Fails to Verify Broadeast

No Message Signalling The Break   Investigators  Were Told Code Message Was Not Sent Jap Diplomats

"Winds" Message Nof Sent By Japs   No Evidence Pre-Arranged Signal Sent Consuls

Jap Signal For U.S. Break Nof Sent   “Winds” Message Declared Not  RBroodcast

CHECK FALLS TO SHOW FACT   ‘Winds’ Message Subject of Controversy in Pearl Harbor Probe.   WAS PREARRANGED CODE

Denies Japs Sent ‘Wind’ Messages   Check Fails To Show Pre-Arranged Signal For Attack Sent

Would Signal Break With U.S. Prior To Attack      Check Through Gen. MacArthur At Tokyo Fails To Disclose Evidence Of Message

Probe Reveals ‘Winds’  Broadcast Never Used   Check Of Japs By MacArthur Finds Messag« Signalling Break Was Not Broadcast

JAPS DIDN'T SEND ‘WINDS’ MESSAGE, MITCHELL SAYS  GEN. M’ARTHUR FAILS  TO FIND EVIDENCE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN

Damage to U.S. Battleship New Mexico Revealed   30 Men Killed When Jap Bomb Struck Jan. 6

BOMB KILLS 30 ON U.S. WARSHIF   Skipper Among Casualties On USS New Mexico

Million Idle in N.Y. Strike   Garment Industry Paralyzed; Spread Of Walkout Feared

N.Y. Paralyzed By New Strikes  1,500,000 Forced From Jobs in City

Recent Changes In Ownership Of Local Firms  Farm Bureau Buys Building Kaw Dry «aren Lr~Le2_

Recent Changes hh Ownership Of Local Firms  Farm Bureau Buys Building

YOUNG PEOPLE IN CRIME CAUSE OF MUCH TROUBLE   District Atterney Biester Tells Newtown Parents   BREAKDOWN OF HOME

Japs: Claim Yank Invasion. F leet Approaching Okinawa, Continued Raids on Ryukyu

SHELLS BURST WHILE FLAMES SWEEP DUMPS   Fire Boats Stream Water on Fiery Display

Creston Jaycees to Sponsor Bond Raily   Vets Touring State To Be Here Friday

Four Veterans Tell of Their  Experiences   At High School With Pictures And Program.

WAR VETERANS VISIT HERE   Helping’ Boost 7th War  Taan Campaign In lowa

Ward Compam In Trouble With WLB   Seizure of Stores Again Seems Likely

APPEAL TO DIRECTOR   WLB Unable tc to Get MontgomeryWard to Meet Directives

MONT. WARD  DISPUTE GOES TODAVIS      War Labor Board ‘Turns It Over to Economic Sabilizer

Ward Stores Refusal Case  Before Vinson   Store Balks At Orders Tce Comply With Ruling Handed Down

Lifting of Ban On News Seen As Encouraging   Power Drive Developing

Allies Continue Greatest Winter Air Offensive   ‘Thousands of Tous Of Bombs Are Dropped On Highways, Railways   LIFTING OF NEWS LAG Hints Crisis on West Front

Anstines In Court In Sioux County  Both Are Given Suspended Sentence:

Anstines InCourt — In Sioux County  Both Are Given  . Suspended: Sentence:

When Will The World End? Latest Predictions Differ A Few Thousand Years

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  British Clear oe from Point at Mouth of The Po

CROPS ARE SUFFERING         ‘Late Corn May Make Only Fodder Unless Rain Comes

CROPS ARE SUFFERING   Late Corn May ¥ Make Only Fodder Enless Rain Comes

VETERANS NAME FIRST OFFICERS   Los Angeles Attorney Named as National Coramander of American Veterans of Workl War No. 2 — Canvention Held in Chicago.

PAYS WITH LIFE      Jay Vice Admiral Matted White Leeding Neicide Charse.

Lawmakers In Steps To Raise Their Salaries   Indiana General Assembly Members Get Bills for More Allowance—27 New Bills Introduced.

Lt. Ronald Dirks Gets Air Medal  ~ Bombardier On  Flying Fortress

. GEN. MILES TELLS COMMITTEE   Seek to Learn If MeArthur and Short Got Same Warning

Johanna Hames And Harold Cowan Wed In Denver  Groom In Navy, Bride Will Return

Johanna Hames And Harold Cowar Wed In Denver  Groom In Navy, Bride Will Return To LeMars

SEES PICNIC WEATHER   Flora Predicts a Week End of Clear Skies and Sunshine

THREE DAY TONGA FAIR   Annual Leavenworth Pounty Event September 5, 6 and

MISSING ARE FOUND IN DETROIT FIELD   Woman, Three Year Old Gir Detained by Police

Deadlock In China       Communist-National Unity Efforts Bog Down Completely

FROM HEALTH UNIT   Dr. J. M. Mott Is Appointed r Director of County  Organization —   EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 

FROM HEALTH UNIT   Dr. J. M. Mott Is Appointed Director of County Organization

HESS TOOK PEACE PLAN TO BRITAIN   Had Six-Point Plan When He Flew from Germany

HESS SOUGHT TO OFFER BRITAIN SIX-POINT PLAN   Had Fairly Specific Program When He Parachuted To Srotiand .

HITLER ASKED : FREE HAND T0 RULE EUROPE   Churchill Ouster Demanded but British Empire Could Be Retained Intact.

EDEN TOOK HESS PEACE OFFERS TO PARLIAMENT   Plan Was Discussed In Closed Session In 194]

MERCURY RISE EXPECTED HERE   Light Rains te Continu: Tinxough Monday Night

WARMER HERE IS PREDICTED   High Tuesday Likely to Be 45, Weatherman Says

ive Giant Wings of Dreadnoughts Stream Over 9Mile-Square Area   RD NAGOYA ASSAULT   Record” Affair Staged Ir Daylight Against Industrial Center

MORE THAN 500 SUPERFORTS HAMMER NAGOYA AND TOKYO REPORTS SAY CARRIER PLANES FROM ~ TASK FORCE ARE ENGAGED IN LARGE-SCALE, ; _RAIDS ON TWO OF JAPANESE - HOMELAND ISLANDS :

Benton Harbor Girl Carries On   Here’s The Saga Of An Unbroken Spirit

LI. PAUL ELKIN } MISSING IN AGT.IN   Had Been Serving On A B-29 Somewhere Jn Pacific Area

JOHN W. FRAYSER MISSING IN ACTION   Was Serving With United States Army Somewhere In Belgium

REWARD S OFFERED IN GOTHAM SLAYING   Widow Posts $10,000 For Killer of Husband

'—OKINAW A—  Bloody Fight . For Okinawa   U. S. Loses 15 War Vessels In Campaign For Jap Island

Battle of Okinawa Rises to New Fury   Yanks, However, Crack Tough Jap Defenses on Southern End of Island - - Superforts Rake Airfields of Southern Japan - - Cebu Virtually Cleaned Up

Okinawa Battle Costly ToAmericans; 15 Ships Are Sunk by Japanese

Majority Of Congress Appears To Approve F. D.R.’s Crimea Actions

Solons Back Big Three’s Peace Plan   Both Parties Expected T. Give Support To General Objectives

President Wins Support Of Congress   Republicans Join Majority In Annproval

ROUSEVELT GIVEN CONGRESS BACKING UN CRIMEA ACTION   Report Received With More Attention Than Applause   POLISH SETTLEMENT GREAT OBJECTION   some Members Of Congress Invited To San Francisco Meeting

PRESIDENT HAS WON APPROVAL   CONGRESS WILL SUPPORT CRIMEA CONFERENCE

Jap Victor In Philippines Lands In Yokohama Jail   Denies Ordering Bataan ‘Death March’ But Doesn’t Think It Was Tough One

Lt. Gen. Homme Surrenders fo Americans   Says Bataan Death March Wasn't ‘So Very Tough’

Stalin Firm On Poles   Arrest of 16 Apert From Rule Problem, Says Soviet Leader

STALIN STANDS PAT ON POLAND   Repeats Demand Favoring Warsaw Government

‘Stalin Says Arrest Of Polish Leaders Has No Connection With ‘Rebuilding Poland’s Government

Stalin Demands Basic Core’ Pole Government   Premier Coniends Views Based On Crimean Talks

Stalin Demands Polish Issue Put On Basic Core Basis   Says Leaders’ Arrest Not Connected With  Palich Raronetruction

Stalin Talks on Arrests of Patriots   Denies Poles Invited to Talk on Policies: Sees Compromiss

STALIN BREAKS LONG SILENCE   He Defends Action Taken Against 16 Polish Leaders; Scores Records

Stalin Denies Poles Arrest As Contrary To Agreement   Defends Actions Of Soviet Forces

Stalin Speaks Out On Touchy Polish Crisis   Says Arrest Of 16 Leaders Has No Bearing On Government Setup.   FOLLOW AGREEMENT

Stalin Denies Arrested Poles Asked To Moscow   Marshel Firm On.  Warsaw Reaime

New Control Bill Is Placed Before Senate   Substitute Combines Work-or-jail and Employment “eiling

Senators Approve New Bill for Drafting Workers  Compromise Measure Defines Duty Of Every Individual

“BIG FIVE” PARLEY HAS BEEN SUGGESTED   United States Would Hold Meeting In Washington Prior To Security Conference

MEET PROPOSED 10 ACT ON MANDATES   U. S.. Suggests “Big Five” Talks Before Con> ference

U.S. Suggests Big 5 Meeting belore Parley   Establishment of Trusteeship Is Advocated by LU. S.

ANNUAL SESSION IS HELD IN LAWRENCE   250 VFW From 15 Kansas Cities Attend the  Convention  TALK BY C. B. RUSSELL

ANNUAL SESSION IS HELD IN LAWRENCE   250 VFW From 1 5 Kansas Cities Attend the  Convention

Japs Say Subs Off West Coast   Enemy Clatming Sinking Of 3 Transports, ‘Tanker

JAPANESE SUBS NEAR THE COAST   TOKYO SAYS FOUR U. & SHIPS ARE SUNK

McNarney Blasts France for Refusal to Treat Germany as Single Economic Unit

French Delay Allied Plans   Lone Economic Unit In Germany. Battled

GERMAN ZONE PLAN CRITICIZED   , U. S. Occupation Chief Says it Hinders Economy

MENARNEY HITS FRENCH STAND   Denies German Nation Min. imum Sustaining Economy

DEADLOCK SEEN IN MATTER OF ALLIED CONTREL   Impossible to  Rebtore Minimum Sustaining Economy, MeNarnev Saves

French Hold-Out On German Unit) Blocks Economy   Some Progress Made In Denazification, McNarney Reports

FRENCH HOLDING UP RECONVERSION OF GERMAN ECONOMY  CHIEF OF AMERICAN OCCUPATION FORCE HITS BOUNDARIES

French Position Still Deadlocks Allies In Reich   —GEN. M’'NARNEY, Restoration Of Minimum Sustaining Economy For Germany Blocked..

French Hinder Reich Economy  _ McNarney Gives View: On Germanv’s Future

Scores French Policy   Refusal to Treat - _ Germany As Single Unit. Blocks Progress. Savs McNarney

Gen.McNarney Raps French Stand On German Control   Sustaining Economy  Not Possible  This Way, He Says

industrially Germany Makes Stow Recovery   McNarney Says Germar Economy Hampered By French Policy

Gen. McNarney’s View As U. 8. Military Governor Ts Set Forth In Report

French Continue To Block Allied Efforts in Reich   Hold Out Against Treating Germany As Single Economic Unit, McNarnev Savs

GEN, M’NARNEY GIVES A REPORT ON OCCUPATION   Says French Attitude Delaying Restoration Of Sustaining Economy In Germany; People Have Enough Food; Industrial Recovery  Slow.

French Policy On Occupation Aims Assaiied   Gen. MeNarney Sees Ne Hope of Restoring Minimum Sustaining Econ omy For Germany

First Convey On New Road  Enters China   Trucks Roll Toward Kun ming On Final Lap 900Mile Journey Along Ledo-Burma Road

Trucks Roll Into China   First Allied Motor Convoy to Use Ledo Road Nears Kunming

First Convoy Reaches China Over Ledo Road. Chiang Kai-shek Hails Opening Of New Route

Big 900-Mile Supply Route Opened  First Convoy Enters China Over - New Ledo-Burma Road From India

“Plans Take Shape To Hasten Aid To European Farmers And To Improve Meat Supplies At Home

U. S. HOPES T0 BOOST WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLIES      Better Distribution of Stocks at Home Also Sought

Government Moves to. Boost Food   To Speed Planting in European and . Other World Areas

World Check Shows Food Big Problem   Anderson Moves to Help World Feed Itself; Food British, Cuban Political Issue

Meat Situation May Be Improved   Bowles Hopes To Broaden Distribution

Anderson to Assist World To Feed Itself   National Food Boss Proposes Civilian Experts Follow Armie: And Sneed Planting

Food Becomes  Hw. . ALI.  rine PlVvieni U.S. Agencies Act ta  Iherease Crops, Spread Meat Supply

Wage Levels Pegged: War Labor Board Announces Plans ‘To Keep Pay Rates as They Are Now

Army-Navy Prepares For  100-Mile Gale   Thousands Of Returnee In Luxury Hotels Alerted For  Oncoming Hurricane.

FLORIDA ALERTS FOR HURRICANE   Storm Sweeping Bahamas Threatens to Strike Continent

PLAN TO RUSH ATTACK PROBE   CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS: TO GET INQUIRY STARTED PROMPTLY AND REPORT IN JANUARY

Churchill Pledges Britain To Help U. S. Crush Japan, Assails Irish Neutrality

PLEDGES HELF IN FIGHTING + JAPANESE   De Valera’s Government In Ireland Attacked   NO RETIREMENT   In Sight For Prime Minister: Credits U. S. With Great Power

BIND BRITAIN TO NIPPON WAR   Churchill Pledges Nation  To Pacific Fight, Per  fecting Peace

Churchill Pledges British Empire Aid In Defeat of Japan   Speech Indicates He Will Not Leave Enalish Ministry

United Nations Are Urged By Prime Minister to Build Up a Strong Postwar Organization

Churchill Pledges Aid Against Japs   Also Promises.U. S. Support in Perfecting Peace Organization

All-Out British Aid In Licking Jans Is Pledgec   Churchill Denounces Eire Government For Remain: ing Neutral.

Churchill Pledges Britain's Aid In Inflicting Total Defeat On Japs

British Help Against Japs Pledged Anew  Churchill  Resta tes Ata  BDenawsica

CHURCHILL PLEDGES EFFORTS OF BRITISH AGAINST JAPANESE   ALSO PLEDGES HIS NATION TO THE TASK OF PERFECTING PEACE ORGANIZATION

CHURCHILL GIVES NO INDICATION OF LEAVING HIS POST   ASSAILS DE VALERA FOR NEUTRALITY IN WAR WITH GERMANY

Premier Pledges Aid in Pacific   Will Work to Perfect Peace Organization—  Assails De Valera

Churchill Urges Strong Postwar Organization; Aid In Defeating Japan Pledqed   Not To Voluntarily Relinquish Reins Of Government: Denounces DeValera

CHURCHILL PLEDGES AID IN DEFEAT OF JAPANESE  Prime Minister Assails Ireland For Remaining Neutral During War

Churchill Talk Indicates Intention To Remain At  Helm of British Empire

CHURCHILL T0 STAY WITHU, S, THRU JAP WAR   Urges Building Strong Postwar Organizations

Churchill Pledges Unstinted Help in War Against Japan   British Prime Minister Gives World - Wide Radio Address

BRITISH EFFORTS IN TWO MAIN TASKS PROMISED   Churchill Pledges Coperation In Perfecting Peace Organization and to Join America in Crushing Japan

Churchill Says Empire To Perfect Peace Plans   Retains Government.

British Aid In War In Pacific Again Pledgec   Churchill Warns His People of Task Ahead; De: nounces De Valera For Remaining Neutral

Prime Minister Bitter Against Irish... . .  Churchill Pledges Best Efforts Of Britain To Build Peace, Beat Japan

CHURCHILL VOWS TO GUARD PEACE   Pledges To Join With U.S In Crushing Of Japan

Premier Raps Trish Leader  Bown Nazis 11.   Says Nazis Planned To Use Artillery  jhentnet Leasdan

Churchill Again Pledges British Help In Pacific   Indicates He Will Contin. uc Refusal To. Allow Britons To Hold Eleetion.

CHURCHILL (not to be put out to crass) RALLIES BRITAIN AGAINST JAPS

Pledges British to 2 Big Tasks  Churchill Amplifies Britain’s Position

Britain Pledged To Aid In Tofal Defeat Of Japan   Churchill Delivers Speech Outlining His Nation’s Objectives

HELP IN JAP  WAR PLEDGED   Prime Binister Urge:  Peace Organization

(Churchill Pledges Britain’s Aid in  Pacific War and Peace Organization

FORD WILLING TO NEGOTIATE PAY INCREAS!   COMPANY UNABLE TO GRANT RAISE OF 30 PER CENT

Ford Spokesman Says That Without Wage Increase and With 16 Per Cent. Production Boost, It Will Lose $27 on Everv Car.

CANNOT PAY 30 PER CENT. WAGE BOOST   eel  Official States Union Is Unreasonable In Pressing Claim

a0-PFR (FAT: BOOST ‘OUT’, FORD SAYS   Company Declares It Is Unable to Grant Such An Increase; May Compromise

Ford Repeats It Can’t Give 30 Pet. Boost   But Union Man Says Firm Might Discuss ‘Lesser Amount’

Says Ford Unable To Give Workers 30% Wage Raise   Firm Willing To Talk About Lesser Amount

Ford Reiterates Company Canno! Pay 30 Per Cent Wage Increase   (10 Union Official Says Firm Indicates !t Migh Talk about a Lesse Amount

EAST PRUSSIAN PORT IS TAKEN BY RED FORCE   ELBING HAD BEEN UNDER LENGTHY ASSAULT

Masontown Store Is - Damaged By Flames  Estimate $10,000 Loss To Five-And-Ten

Eisenhower Takes Over  Convention   Uproarious Greeting Accorded Five-Star General by Legion At Chicago Meeting

FALL OF VIENNA IMMINENT WITH REDS CLOSING IN   Yanks and British Smash to Weser River and Squeeze Nazis in Ruhr Trap

U. $.-British Pound Way t Weser River   Russian Troops Cross Danube— Patton 55 Miles  From Plauen

Rescue System Saved Many Yankee Fliers   Network of Secre? Airfields Included In Escape Pattern

Fscape Roules  bn Enemy als: PSST TAT TY ILS   Undergroun7s Operuted By Porachutists; 4.000 Saved

* ON OKINAWA   FIRST “CASUALTY REPORT RE. VEALS 2,695 AMERICAN CASUALTIES FIRST NINE ’ PAYS ’

CASUALTIES ON OKINAWA TOTAL 1695 10 APRIL 9   Luzon Yanks Gain 14 Miles; Enemy Tr-zon Train is Destroyed

Yanks Beat Back Counter-Attacks Of Okinawa Japs   Violent Battle Is Raging Or Pacific [sland—Casual-. ties Mounting —

Withhold Final Action In Yamashifa Case Pending Court Disposition

AFTER EFFECTS OF BOMB FEARED BY SCIENTISTS   Eager to Inspect Ruined Cities to Check Rumors

U. S. Scientists Will Investigate Nagasaki Ruin:   Pian to Visit Two Cities Hit By Atom Bombs Soon After Surrender

‘Very Large’ Plane Force Raids Japan   Aircraft Engine Plant Left Burning, Transportation Center Hit; Iwo-Based Fighter Planes Go Along

Superforts Roar Out on 3, 800 Mile Roundtrip Flight From Marianas.

U. §. BOMBERS RAID SUMATRA AND FORMOSA   B-29’s Pound Tokyo Plane Plant; Yanks Stalled On Okinawa

SUPERFORTS HIT HEAVY BLOWS AT TWO JAP CITIES   38 - 29s Plaster Vital Japanese Centers With Bombs; Aircraft Plant Tokyo Target; Strike From 8 000 Feet.

TOKYO ENGIN PLANT GETS MAIN LOAD   3,800-Mile Roundtrip Mission From Marianas   KORIYAMA   Also Raided By Very Large B-29 Force: Fighting On Okinawa Continues

B-29s Make New Raid In ~ Tokyo Area   Industrial Koriyama Also Plastered By Bombe From Superfortresses  , Based. In Marianas

Industrial Zones at Koriyama, Honshu Bombed in 3,800 Mile Roundtrip Flight

Heavy B-29 Raid Rocks Honshu .   Tokyo and Koriyama Hit By “Very Large” Force;. Escorted: By Iwo-Based Fighters

TOKYO BLASTED BY "FORTS FROM MARIANAS BASE   Large Force Also Hits 110 Miles North in Longest Pacific Mission

B-29s Plaster Nip Engine Plan?   Industrial Koriyama Also Hit; Superforts Escorted by Fiah+are

Assault Said By Fliers To Be Success   Aircraft Engine Plant Is Hit In Capital Outskirts

Superforts Pound Tokyo Koriyama   Aircraft Engine  Factory Target Longest Central  Pacific Mission

TWO JAP CITIES BOMBED BY B-29S   SKY GIANTS ATTACK PLANE FACTORIES AT TOKYO AND KORIYAMA

Japanese Industrial Centers Are Hit In Superfort Raid  Tokyo and Koriyama Airplane Plants Are Bomber Targets

Adm. Mountbatten Accepts Jap Asia Surrender  Stern Terms Are Due For Defeated Nipponese, He Says

Adm. Mountbatten Accepts Jap Asia Surrender  Stern Terms Are Due For Defeated  a a a ca  Hoa Save

3 CARS STOLE BUS OFFICE BURGLARIZED   One of Autos Used in Store Robbery at Toledo and Wrecked

Williams Faces Senate Debate   Hearings Scheduled To Start Tuesday

GREEN EXPECTS MANY JOBLESS   Head of Federation Predicts Unemployment After V-E Day

NEW TAX SEEM FOR ITY AL   Rockford Republican Would Add One Half Percent Tax for Municipal Use

Accused Eldora Employes to Base Plea on Self-Defense; All Quiet at School

WORLD SPEED RECORD CLAIMED BY BRITAIN   Jet-Fropelied Gloster Meicor Reported Te Have Hit 611 Miles An Heur

Russia Halts lranian Troops      Refuses To Permit Government Troops  To Proceed.

Tran Troops Halted by  Russians   Ordered Back to Tehran—British Blamed by Papers

Iran Forces Are Stopped Near Kazvin  By Russians   Azarbaijan Aid Not Desired By Soviets

Soviets Halt Iranian Troops Sent to Quell Disturbances   Gendarmes Are Ordered Back To Tehran °

Russians. Halt... Iranian Troops   ' Reinforcements Sent to Rebel Centers’ "Tamed Back. :

Russians Order Return lranian Troons Teheran   Units Dispatched To Az arbaijan Stop Disturbances Turned Back

Legion To Take Stand   Russ Halt Iranian Troops — Moving In To Quell Trouble

IRANIAN FORCES ARE HALTED BY SOVIETS, CLAIM   Troops Enroute to Scene of Disorders Ordered Back To Tehran

Reds Halt  Iranians   Troops Moving to Quell Riots Stopped At Kazvin; Russia Denies Giving Arms

Russians Refuse To Let Iranians Frter Province   Four Battalions Sent Back to Capital By Military Leaders

RUSSIANS TURN BACK IRANIAN SOLDIERS   Reds Order Four Battalions Moving on Trouble Zone to Return to Tehran.

Russians Bar Iran Control Of Rebels   Turn Troops Back: Chinese Indonese Clashes Continue

Russians Half lranian Troops   “Sought To Quell © Riot; Turned Back

lranian Troops Are Ordered To Return   Se aae eS a eS ee a  Russian Authorities Halt Forces On Way to Quell Seperatist Disturbance

Can Go Anywhere   Effect Of Employment Shift For One-Front War Light So Far

WAR PRODUCTION CUTS ADDING FEW TO JOBLESS ROLLS   Unemployed Put at 950,000, Increase of 150,000 Since Shift to One-Front Economy.   PICTURE TO CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME   Pickup in Civilian Output Expected to Absorb Many of Those Released From War Activities.

Slight Increase In Unemployed   Predict By Early August Unemployment Will Become More Complicated,

Unemployment Rolls Increase With War-Job Cutbacks   Officials Hold to Opinion That 2,000,000 Will Be Out of Work by Early Aucaust: Full Impact Is Not Felt as Yet

STRANGE NIP ATTACK MADE ON OKINAWA   Grenade-Carrying Troops Brought by Plane to U. S. Airfield—11 American Vessels Damaged by the Enemy.

{{ Fleet Units. Are Damaged In Jap Air Attack   Grenade-Carrying Nip ’Chutists Raid U. S. Field On Okinawa

LAND AIRBORNE ‘GIRETSU’ UNITS ON U, S, AIRFIELD   Down 111 Nip Planes in Fierce Sea-Air Battle; 11 Yank Ships Damaged

Large Portions of Tokyo in Ruins as Result of Two B:25 Attacks in Forty-eight Hours   imperial Palace, Other Government Buildings Believed to Have Been Damaged; Eleven U. S. Ships Damaged In New Suicide Attack

Jap Air Force Unleashes Strange New Suicide Attack; Damage 11 Ships

11 Light Units of Pacific Fleet Hit By Suicide Attackers.   JAP LOSSES ARE HEAVY

ARE LANDED ON OKINAWA BASES   Fierce 18-Hour Duel Rages Between Fleet Units And Attacking Nipponese

JAPS LOSE 111 PLANES IN RAID ON U. S. FLEET   Damage 11 Light Units in Operations  Off Okinawa Coast

‘111 NIPPONESE AIRCRAFT LOST IN 18- HOUR OKINAWA BATTLE. SGME AMERICAN PLANES LOST

Japanese Lose 111 Planes In New Raids   Eleven U. S. Vessels Damaged in New Nip Suicide Attacks

Japanese Planes Damage 11 Ships   Giretsu Troops Attempt Landing Behind Yank Lines at Yontan Airfield: Yank Casualties 35,116

ELEVEN FLEET UNITS DAMAGED   New Suicide Tactics Are Used By Japanese

Labor Contident Senate lo Reverse Setback In House   Unions Liable ror Punishment

House Votes Bill Broadening Law; Labor Hopes for Kill in Senate; Hearing Continues on’ Fact-Finding

LABOR HOPES: SENATE WILL KILL VIOLATION BILL   Bill Designed to: Punish Violators. of “Anti-Racketeer Act

LABOR COUNTS ON SENATE 10 LET BILL DIE   Measure Holds Union Liable to Punishment for Violations

Organized Labor Believes Senate Will Beat Racket Bill   Expect Measure To Be Killed In Committee

Leaders are Sure Anti-Racket Law Can Be Blocked   First Major Setback In House For Labor; See Solace in Senate

Labor, Rebuffed By House, Pins Hope On Senate   Lower Chamber Passes Antiracketeering Union  Bill By Big Margin.

LABOR PUTS ITS HOPE IN SENATE   Relying On Upper House To Kill Anti-Union Racketeering Ball Passed By House.

Penalty Bill  Stems From Earlier Act   Violation Punishable By $10,000 Fine And Imprisonment For Uy To Twenty Years

Union Liability Bill to Senate   Passed by House But Doomed in Upper Chamber. “lam

UNION LEADERS EYE SENATORS TO DEFEAT BIL   - Suffer Major Setback: as House Broadens  Anti-Racket Act

Harbor Probe Recessed For Several Days   Hearing To Be Resumed Dee. 3L3 Turner Adnits Carriers Taken Fron Kimmel

BARKLEY SEEKS NEW LEGAL STAFF WHILE PROBE ON HOLIDAY  LAWYERS STILL INTEND   LAWYERS STILL INTEND TO QUIT WHEN DECEMBE! 31 SESSION ENDS

Pearl Harbor Inquiry Takes Yule Holiday   Seek New Legal Staff During Recess Until Monday, Dec. 31

PEARL HARBO PROBERS GET A HOLIDAY   Chairman Barkley, How ever, Still Is Busy, Try: ing to Find a New Counsel to Replace Mitchell and His Staff.

Pearl Harbor Probers Seek  New Counsel   Committee Takes Holi-day; Legal Staff Still Plans to Quit

Barkley Searches for New Chief Counsel   Pearl Harbor Group  Has Holiday; Admiral Stark Nevi Witnec.

PROBERS SEEK NEW COUNSEL   Pearl Harbor Staff Still Intends To Quit On  —- Pec. 31

SEEK-DISMISSAL OF EQUITY SUIT BY BRIDGE 60,   ‘Threatens To Delay Freeing 01 Ten Intrastate Toll Spans

AUSSIES TAKE BORNEO TOWN AND AIRFIELD   Now Hold Beachhead Seven Miles Long, Two-Miles Deep

Chinese Factions Announce Agreement Reached on Political Peace Principles

MORE RAINS FORECAST   May Be Heavy in Eastern Sections  of State

Byrnes And Bevin Meet With Stalin   Individual Conferences Are Held With Generalissimo Stalin At Moscow

STALIN VIEWS GIVEN BYRNES   RUSSIAN PREMIER TAKING ACTIVE PART IN THE CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN  ’ MINISTERS

Byrnes Resigns As V-Day Nears   Vinson Nominated  Mobilization Chief

PRESIDENT ACCEPTS RESIGNATION BYRNES AS WAR MOBILIZER  _ FRED M. VINSON HAS  BEEN PICKED TO SUCCEED WMA HEAD

Fred M. Vinson, Recently Named Loan Adsninistrator, Appointed to Suc. ceed Former Justice

FDR Accepts Resignation Of Byrnes   Fred M. Vinson Named Successor

ANMY BYRNES QUITS AS WAR MOBILIZER   Announces V-E Day End of Curfew, Racing Ban, Brown-Out

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  vo, “tm «   Byrnes Resigns Post; Nominates Vinson

BYRNES QUITS AS U.S. WAR MOBILIZER   Will Stay Until Successor Vinson ls Confirmed

VINSON TO TAKE BYRNES’ JOB AS WAR MOBILIZER   Resignation» Will Put New Director in Control of Reconversion

Byrnes Quits as Home Front Boss   Gr meemmeciee Mee eat SMeSreey 0 Sena aeeee  FDR Picks Yinson To Succeed Him as "7 A cejctant Pracid ant!

Byrnes Sees V-E As Near. Quits Post   Vinson Is Named As Successor To Mobilizer

BYRNES QUITS; VINSON NAMED WAR MOBILIZER   Loan Administrator Gets Second Promotion In Month

BYRNES RESIGNS AS MOBILIZER WITH FDR PRAISE   Assurance Given Americans They May Expect More After Nazis Beaten

Byrnes Resigns As WMR Director   Vinson. In Second Job Change In Month, Named As Successor

Byrnes Resigns Mobilization Post   Roosevelt Chooses Fred M. Vinson To Succeed Him

Byrnes Resigns As Mobilizer: Vinson Named  ;To Stay On Until Cueeasene Ouclifies

Red Cross Fund Goes tq 75% of Quota   . Byrnes Steps Qut; Vinson “Steps in

OKAY BYRNES RESIGNATION   F. M. Vinson to Become New War Mobilization Director after Nomination Is Oked

BYRNES RESIGNS HIGH WAR JOB; VINSON CHOSEN   FDR Consents to Mobilizer’s Decision—Nominates ExCongressman for Post

VINSON WILL TAKE OVER BYRNES POST   Second Change of Jobs for New Director of War Mobilization in Less Than a Month

Vinson Is Chosen For Byrnes’ Post As War Mobilize   Roosevelt Accepts Byrnes’ Kesignation as° Head of Office; Has No Further Plans

Jimmy Byrnes Quits as OWM Chief   Fred M. Vinson Named As Successor in Second Swift Change

Byrnes Resigns as War Mobilization Director; . Vinson to Succeed Him

Byrnes Quits Job; Vinson Successor   War Mobilization and Reconversion Directo Agrees to Remain in Office Until Vinson’s Nomination Is Approved by Senate.

BYRNES’ JOB Td G0 TO VINSOR   FDR Accepts Resignation As Director Of WMR

Byrnes Out, Vinson Name WMR Director   President Accepts Resignation; Byrnes Didn't Want Big Reconversion Job

Byrnes, Predicting V-E Day Is Near Resigns OWMR   Will Stay On Job Until Vinson Is Confirmed As Successor

Byrnes Resigns His War Post: Vinson Named  Former Justice e@ To Retire To

Vinson Named By FDR After Byrnes Resisns   Kesignation OF James F. Byrnes As War Mobilization’ Director Is Accepted: ‘Vinson’s N omination Is Sent: To Senate

JAMES BYRNES RESIGNS POST; VINSON NAMED   War Mobilizer Says New Man Needed as VE-Day Nears

Vinson Succeeds James Byrnes as  Director of WMB   Byrnes Sends Resignation March 24; Nomination Sent to Senate.   Vinson Steps Up From Federal Loan Director

Was Director of War: Mobilization and ‘Reconversion.   F. M. VINSON IS NAMED   Byrnes Will Stay on. the Job Until. Vinson’s. Nomination Is Approved:

BYRNES TO GIVE UP MOBILIZER JOB; VINSON IS NAMED   F. D. R. Accepts Byrnes’ Resignation and Nominates Fred M. - Vinson: to: Poat—Byrnes to Keep On Until Senate Qkechs Vinson’s Nomination

10 Succeed Hin   Byrnes to Retain Post Until Senate Confirms Nominutior Of Fred M. Vinson

VINSON PICKED FOR BYRNES JOB   WAR MOBILIZATION DIRECTOR RESIGNS

Byrnes Resigns as War Mobilization- . Reconversion Boss   Roosevelt Picks Vinson to Succeed Him; Roundup of Capital News

Byrnes Resigns Reconversion Posi   Vinson Named to Take Over Job As Director of War Mobilization

WAR MOBILIZER BYRNES QUITS AS FOR’S AIDE   Vinson Will Take Over Job Vacated by South  Carolinian

VINSON NAMED WAR MOBILIZER, BYRNES RESIGNS   Latter Sees V-E Day Not Far Distant In Latter Ta FNR.

Name Vinsor Successor To Byrnes   Byrnes Will Remain Until Vinson Is  Approved

War Mobilizer Byrnes Resigns; Roosevelt Names Fred Vinson As Successot

BYANES QUITS Ho WAR JOB; VINSON NAMEL   ‘Will Stay Until Successor Is Confirmed and Takes Over Office.

Byrnes Quits As OWMR Head        Resignation Effective Immediate ly; Succeeded By Vinson’

Fred Vinson Is Named To Succeed  Byrnes As Reconversion Director

Byrnes Quits Vinson to Succeed Him   War Mobilizer Sees Victory Near, His Work Concluded

War Mobilizer  Byrnes Resigns   Vinson Is Named To Succeed Him—Byrnes_ Believes V-E Day Not Far Distant

Byrnes Quits Mobilization  Directorship   President Appoints Vinson to His Post

Byrnes Out, Vinson In As  WMR Director   President Roosevelt Accepts Resignation Of Mobilization Chief.

James F. Byrnes Resigns Today as Director of War Mobilization   Predicting That “V-E Day Is Not Far  isctant??

BYRNES RESIGNS   Report Says He Feels Work in War Mobilization Is Completed.

Byrnes Resigns” Mobilization Job;  Vinson Chosen —   ‘Had Intended Quitting ‘Before But President Objected To Change ©

Byrnes Resigns As WMB Head; Vinson Gets Joh   Mobilization Director Has “Absolutely No Plans” According To Assistant

Byrnes Out; Vinson Named as Successor   No Future Plans Other Than Rest in Southern Home

Vinson Chosen To Fill Position Held By Byrnes   Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion Resigns and Successor Is Nominated.

Byrnes Resigns; Says VE-Day “Not Far Distant’   Roosevelt Nominates Vinson for War Mobilization Post

JAMES BYRNES RESIGNS POST   FR Nominates Vinson As War Mobilization, Reconversion head.   IBYRNES TO TAKE REST

Byrnes Resigns Post   Vinson Named To Head War Mobilization  And Reconversion

Byrnes Quits WMR Post    Vinson Named By FDR To Take Over “Assistant President’s” Jeb

ALLIES TO WITHDRAW FROM CZECH SOIL   State Department Says Presence of Yanks and Russians Is Delaying Country's Recovery.

BRITONS HEAR VICTORY TALK   ‘Churchill Reminds People Of Fight on Japs; King Asks Thanksgiving

King George And Churehill Talk to People   Prime Minister Warns Japanese Unsubdued in Proclaiming V-E Day

CHURCHILL SPEAKS ~ TOBRITISH PEOPLE   Prime ‘Minister Reminds . That Japan Must be. Subdued: —

Large Stitt In  Nava! Commands   Reassignment Of 29 Ad mirals Ashore And Afloat Is Announced By Navy

HUNT MANIAC IN DEATH OF WOMAN   POLIGE HUNT MAN FOR TORTURE MiIRPHER

DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN FRENCH AND SYRIANS REACHES FULL-SCALE BATTLE PROPORTIONS AS ARTILLERY AND PLANES BROUGHT INTO PLAY.   BULLETIN

U. S. Suppert: British in Middle East   Note to France Denounces Use of Lend-Lease Arms

Troops Receive Orders To Halt Bloody Uprising   President Approves ~Move To Prevent More Bloodshed In Levant -

British Intervene To End. Lev: Blocdshies      Truman Approves Intervention, by ‘British in Ex-French Mandates

British Act In Crisis at Damascus   Send Troops into Sytia and Lebanon and Curt Note to Gen. DeGaulle

Jewish Brigade Fighting In Italy   Made Up of Members Previously Held In Concentration Camps.

First Jewish Unit Joins  oth in Italy   New Brigade Made Up of 35,000 Who Offered to Serve

No Break Seen In Cold Wave   More Snow Coming; 4 Michigan Deaths

BARBEY GOING 10 ‘WEW POSTION SoU   Will Be Commander of Atlantic Amphibious Forces In January.

Army Deserter Held As Slayer   Officers Say Suspect Confessed Kidnaping Michigan Couple

CONFESSES 10 HOLLAND DEATH   FBI CAPTURES KILLER OF DETROIT SALESMAN

BODY IDENTIFIED ~ AS LUCY DONOVAN   No Violence. Indicated ir - Death at Tourist. ~ Cabin -

BODY IDENTIFIED -ASLUCY DONOVAN      No Violence Indicated in Death at Tourist Cahin

British Sink Last Nazi Battleship   Luetzow Smashed in Raid on Swinemunde

STUNTER READY TO QUIT RAPIDS   Last Trip for Barrel, Says  Son of Famous Riverman

Wm. Hill Duplicates Father's Feat Of Shooting Niagara Rapids in Barrel

William HON, dp, Matchen Father's Stunt — Conquers Wild Rapids and Whirlpool of Niagara River in Steel Drum.

Army Shows First Atomic Crater to Refute Jap Claim of Harmful Rays

AFTER-AFFECT OF ATOM BOMB THEORY WRONG   Jap Radio - Activity Propaganda Lie, Says Experts

Kramer and His Horror Camp Staff Indifferent to Health of Internees

DANIELS BILL GETS APPROVAL   Governor, However, Repeats Intention To Veto It

Women More Beautiful Than Ever, Or Maybe They  Are Uglier—Government’s Wishy-Washy About I

Jury Decides Chaplin Is Father   11-1 Verdict Closes Actor’s Second Trial

Food Prices In Chicago Lowest For Large Cities   Highest Prevail In New Orleans

FOOD COSTS LESS IN MIDWEST, U. S. SURVEY REVEALS   WEST AND SOUTH ARE HARDEST ON FAMILY LIVING BUDGETS

Labor Dept Studies Food   Average Prices Were Bread 8.8,. Butter 499 Milk 15:6

VIOLENT DEATH MARS HOLIDAYS   At Least Six Claimed During New Year’s Week End

Truman Doubts Jap Will Ever Get Chance at Revenge  President Anticipates Many Events in Comina Time of Peace

TRUMAN DISCUSSES PEACE SITUATION   Two Million Japs Must Lay Down Arms to Complete  Surrender   CONTROL ATOMIC BOMB

Japanese Will Never Get Chance For Revenge 'Declares Pres. Truman —

Japs to Have No Chance to Get Revenge   Truman Expresses His View During First Peace News Conference

Truman Believes Japan. Will Never. Have Chance To Revenge Their Defeat

TRUMAN DOUBTS ENEMY REVENGE   Says Atomic Bomb to Help  Peacetime Endeavors

No Chance Of Jap Revenge   Doesn’t Think Japs Ever To Get Chance; Surrender Means Laying Down Arms

Atomic Bomb’s Development Is Up to Congress   VJ to Be Official Only After 2,000,000 Nips Lay Down Arms

Says Congress Will Decide When End Draft; MacAr thur to Announce Signing.

UNPRECEDENTED STEP IS FIRST.IN CARRYING OUT JAPANESE POSTWAR RULE

Truman Says Japs Never To Have Chance To Get Revense For Defeat   Tires May Be Ration Free Within 3 Months

Little Chance For Revenge To Be Given Japs   Truman Sees Great Possibilities In Atomic Discovery

Truman Rules Out Chance For Jap Revenge   Says Atemic Power Will Be Used To Benefit Mankind

Japanese Will Not Have Chance For Revenge   President Foresees Atomic Bomb as  Aid to Public Welfare. A News Conference

President Sheds Light  on Pacific War Picture   Congress to Get Recommendation on Universal Training System

Truman Does Not Think Nips Will Get Revenge   ‘Surrender Will Be Complete When General MacArthur Makes An Announcement

No Revenge Is Possible Says  TRUMA®   Surrender Will Not Be Complete Until 2 Million Japs Lay Dewn Arms.

NO JAP REVENGE, PRESIDENT SAYS   DOESN’T THINK NIPS WILL EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO RISE

NO REVENGE FOR JAPAN: TRUMAN   President Doesn’t Think Japanese Will Ever Have Chance To Avenge Defeat In This War.

President Confident Japs Will Never *Get Opportunity Ta Avenge Crushing Defeat at Hands of Allied Nations

Truman Reviews Japan's Future  Will Never Have Chance for Revenae

Truman Says Nips Not To Get Chance To Avenge Defeat   President Holds First News Conferenes Since Victory; Says 2,000,000 Japs Still Armed

PEACE DRAFI IS LEFT T0 CONGRESS   Hopes Atomic Power To Be Used To Aid Mankind   Will Not Be Complete Until Two Million Japs Lay Down Arms

Reve Cl ge For De feal Not Likely   Truman Tells News Reporters at First  Peacetime Conference Held This Morning

Drivers May Talk to Persons inHome  Office With Postwar “Walkie-Talkie”

Ace Bong Is Buried At Poplar   Hero Comes Home For Last Time — Funeral Held This Afternoon At Lutheran Church

TO BURIAL RITES TLY WAS MARRIED  ACE OF AMERICAN ACES FLOWN IN CHURCH WHERE HE REC

Yanks Drive Wedge to West Coast Of Island, Isolate Nips on Volcano, Repulse First Big Enemy Counterblow

IW0 GARRISON SPLIT IN TWO BY AMERICANS   Southern Airdrome, Third of Isle Captured

STALIN WON'T NEGOTIATE WITH POLES   Wants Problem Solved in Accord © With Crimean Pact

Stalin Won’t Negotiate Over Poles   ‘Russian Leader Tells How Problem Can Be Settled

‘Stalin’s Reply 'On Pole Issue Shocks Allies   Unusually Blunt Statement Widens Rift Over Arrests

Soviet, Allied Rift Widens  ge Beh ._pg._   Stalin Bluntly Refuses to Negotiate With Arrested Poles

RIFT BETWEEN REDS, WESTERN ALLIES WIDENS   Premier Stalin Bluntly Affirms Refusal To Deal With Arrested Poles

Split On Issue . Between Allies, Russians Widens   Stalin Asks Schution of Problem According To Crimean Decisions

Stalin's Stand Widens Rift Qn Polish Questior   Premier Says Moscow Will Net Negotiate With 16 Arrested Leaders   LONDON ASTONISHED BY SOVIET ATTITUDE   tatement Calls for Settlement cf Problem on Crimean Basis

Stalin Widens Rift With Allies on Polish Issue; No Amity With London Basis

Russ Refuse To Parley With Poles   Action Widens Rift Between Allies,  Russia, Says London

Soviet Thief purns Talks  ith Captives   Rift Between Russians And Allies Seen As  Growing Worse

Stalin Firm on 16 Poles Under Arrest  — But Red Chief Pledges to Abide by Yalta Pact

GEN. HOMMA IS PRESENT   Wants To See Ruthless And Arrogant Victor

WAINWRIGHT TO SEE SURRENDER OF JAP NATION   Hero of Corregidor Is Looking Forward to Reversal of Capitulation

Wainwright In Fine Spirits And Ready For Surrender Ceremonies   General Hopirig Japanese General Homma To “Whom He Was Forced To Surrender On Corregidor Is Present When Japs Sign Terms.

WAINWRIGHT EAGER ITO SEE: POMPOUS. [FORMER GENERALS:   Anxious to See Horoma and Other Japs Who Accepted His Capitulation at Corregidor Qver Surrender Table

To Affect Factory   Wainwright Hopes to See Jap Generals fo Whom He Surrendered

Wainwright is Tired But in Good Spirits   Happy to Hear : From Wife, Anxious For Word From Son

TEMPERATURES:   17,500 Battle- Ready Troops, Bluejackets Marines Set To Go   MacArthur Will Lead His Men; Flag Flies Over Hiro’s Palace   Wainwright, Commander Of Corregidor, Looks Forward To Seeing Jap Surrender

Wainwright Hopes To Confront Jap Tyrants At Tokyo   Wants to See Gen. Eom. ma, Brutal Jap Corregidor Chief, At Surrender Signing.

 Wainwright _ Well Pleased   Will See Surrender Of Japanese Sunday

Gen. Wainwrigh Hopes to Meet Former Captor   Hero of Bataan Anxjous to See: Homma at Surrender Geremany:.

General Wainwright Looks Forward To Meeting Homma, Ruthless Victor Of Philippines, at Tokyo Surrender

Hero of Corregidor to See  Jap Surrender Ceremonies  Wainwright Hopes General Who Accepted pBmartenn Cuntialatinn Will Be an Mand

Gen. Wainwright Looks Forward To Meeting Nip Leader At Surrender

WAINWRIGHT WILL BE IN ON SURRENDER   Hero of Bataan and Cor) regidor Expected to : Leave Tomorrow From  Chungking for Tokyo  Bay Ceremonies.

JAP SURRENDER CEREMONIES TO BE WITNESSED  BY WAINWRIGHT   Hopes To Meet Homma, The Jap Who Conquered  Him At Bataan

Wainwright Wants To Meet Ruthless, Arrogant Jap To Whom He Surrendered

Wainwright Is Eager To See  \Corregidor Foe   Hopes to Encounter Pom peous Jap .Generals Of Yesteryear AL Surrender Ceremouies .

General Wainwright Looks Toward Viewing Final Surrender Ceremonies

r¥ FF F  Wainwright In Chungking   Released From Prison Camp in Manchuria; Will Witness Surrender

Wainwright Looks Forward To Seeing Pompous Jap Leaders At Surrender

Wainwright's Triumph Due   Liberated General T. Attend Surrende}

Eager Wainwright Heads For Tokio To Witness Full Nippon Surrender.

TRIO OF ESCAPED  ARMY PRISONERS  BEEN ARRESTED MEN WHO ESCAPED FRO!  CONFINEMENT AT CAMP ROWIEF ARE HEIN ACAIN

Escaped Gls From Camp BowieCaugh  Two. of Prisoners Released. by” Third  ee ere. Gaur! iT. ol

Key Officials Are Named to Help Clay in Germany  Military, Diplomatic Advisers Selected For Control Policies

Pine Lumber Workers Ask Bigger Hike   Lower Minimums Cited As Reason for Holdout To Bring All Wages Up To $1.05 Given Firemen

FAMED TENOR   John McCormack Dies at 61 In Home Near Dublin After Brief Illness

WILL BE HARD OWN ITALY   John McCormack, Famous Tenor, Dies in Ireland

John McCormack, Famous Irish Tenor, Succumbs  Bronchial Pneumonic Takes Life of 61-Year-Old Singer

Famed Irish  Tenor Dies   John McCormack Succumbs At Home in Dublin  From Rronchial Pneumania

PNEUMONIA FATAL TO FAMOUS TENOR   JOHN M'CORMACK WON WORLD ACCLAIM AS CONCERT SINGER

JOHN M’CORMACK TAKEN BY DEATH   Pneumonia -Fatal To Teno: At His Home In Eire

John McCormack Dies in ireland  Lung Ailment Takes Famed Irish Tenor

\World Acclaimed Him King of Tenors Golden Voice of John McCormack Stillec

Famed Singer Dies, Aged 61      John McCormack Expires at Home Near . Dublin

IRISH TENOR DIES SUNDAY   Cold Which Developed Into Pneumonia Causes McCormack Death.

Famous Singer Of Ireland Dies   J. McCormack Succumbs To Pneumonia Attack

WINTER WAVE WILL HANG ON   Forecasters Say Worst Of Snow Over in State But  Cold Will Continue

PRECEDED BY 1,000-PLANE AIR BLOW   First Time in History Japan Blasted by Guns of Enemy Ships.   A TWO-HOUR ASSAULT   Fleet Carries Tankers and Nips Expect Two or Three-Week Battle.

First Time In History Big Hostile Navy Has Bombarded Jap Homeland  BATTLESHIPS STRUCK FROM WITHIN SHORT . DISTANCE OF SHORE  For Two Hours They Dropped: Shells Into Mills And Dock Yards

Death Claims F. J. Kuble, 43, Polk Attorney   Des Moines Lawyer Dies In Kansas City; Center of Capital Vice Probe

Gen. Yamashita May Be Witness In Homma [rial   Defense Of Gen. Homma Seeks To Have Gen. Yamashita Called As  Witness

REPORT REDS HAVE LANDED ON KARAFUTO   Marines Go Ashore On Jap-Owned Island North of Nippon

Japs Report Red Landing On Karafuto   Suicide Planes Hurled at Russians By Desperate Foe

TRUMAN PICKING NEW ADVISORS   Influence Of Hopkins, Frankfurter And Rosen man Is Finished

NEW ADVISERS TO PRESIDENT BEING CHOSEN   ATTY. HUGH FULTON TAKES OVER IN HOPKINS’ JOB

Exit Harry Hopkins: Hugh Fulton, Washington Attorney, Likely To Advise President Truman

FRASER DEATH HELD SUICIDAI   Banker, Lawyer wyer Dies on Way to Hospital: Coroner Rulee an Wound

Kills 2 Nephews, Shoots Two Other Relatives Before Ending Own Life

Small Town Nazi Admits Shooting U.S. Flier Who Landed With Parachute

So Sorry Please Men Need Souvenirs   Dateline: Pacific Newest Jap Fighter Planes Rank With Those of U.S. °

Jap Combat Planes as Good as Best  With Yank Pilots, One Flier Says, They Could Lick Most American Planes Now in Use

-Top-Notch Jap Aircraft Disproves Idea Nipponese Aren't Inventors

SLAYER OF NAZI PRISONER ~ EXONERATED AFTER TRIAL   GUARD OVER GERMANS AT CRILE HOSPITAL ACQUITTED BY COURT MARTIAL BOARD

BRADLEY ARMIES BESIEGE LEIPSIG; NEAR RED LINES   THIRD ARMY PLUNGES INTO BYREUTH ONTO DRESDEN APPROACHES

Ninth Army Wins Second Crossing Of the Elbe River   Americans Drive Near Red Lines, Enter Bayreuth

Civie Clubs Will Sponsor Clothing Campaign Locally   S004) Ponds Used CHothine Nad Bedding lor fbibcrated People Pumberton Goal,

CANNED FISH AND OLEO POINTS UP      Cheese Cut for July Period: Values of Most Meats Unchanged

POINTS BOOSTED ON . MARGARINE   Fish Values Upped, Cheese Cut, Others Unchanged

MARGARINE TO BE RAISED TWO POINTS JULY    5% More Meat Per Week Expected to Be Available

Margarine Points Will Go Higher   Cheese Will Be Reduced _ On July 1

Clark Indicates Action Looms on Italian Front   Italy Ordered To  inte ~Aremine

Major Action on Italian Front Is Likely Soon  Gen. Clark Orders Patriots to Be on the Alert

‘Little Miss Buttertly Is Back Again  oo Soe ee Se See ee eee ae ee ee ee eee Fee Ce se   Japanese Girl Awaits Reunion with GI Friend

Miss Butterfly Turns Down Job to Go Back to School, in Memory of U. S. Prisoner

RAIN IS NOT WANTED   But Kansas Fares Better Than - Wyoming Where It’s Snowing

ELEVEN MEN RECLASSIFIED FRIDAY LAST   Board Change Status At { ‘Regular: Meeting

CHANGES IN DRAFT STATUS MADE FRIDAY   Hold Regular Weekly Meeting Of Draft Board

RECLASSIFY ELEVEN MEN FRIDAY LAST   At Regular Meeting of Draft Board

Collective Bargaining, "Wherever Possible,” Is Urged by Employers

She'll Spend This One At Her Home   For Three Years Oklahoma Nurse Spent Birthdays In Jap Prison

FIVE MARIANAS ISLETS SEIZED   ws. Marines T. ‘ake Objectives With Less Of One Man

Report Tabriz Tn Rebel Hands   Tranian Garrison’ ; Surrounded by "Rebel Forces. Claim

Tabriz’s Fall  Is ‘Imminent’   Largest City In Northwest Province Nearly Taken By Rebellious Tribesmen,

Rebels In North Iran Besiege City Held By Troops: Fall Is Imminent

Tabriz. Soon To Be Taken   ‘Tran’ 8 “Major. City. “Goal Of Tribesinen:

Explosions Rip Arsenal Area in Tokyo   Superfortresses Set Off Blasts Audible 100 Miles

Nazi Center Burns   Huge Blasts Rock Tokya   Munitions Area Hit by B-29’s.

Japs Step Up, ‘Suicide’ War   Navy Reorganized To Intensify Blows

JAPS STEP UP SUICIDE RAIDS   Revision of Navy Command Des:gned to Improve Kamikaze Tactics

Auto Workers Union Lead. ers Fly to Washington To day For Parley But Com pany President Stays ir Detroit.

CONCILIATION BID SUFFERS SETBAGH   UAW Heads to Meet Federal Officials Today Without G. M. President

GV Rebutts First Moves For Peace   Auto Firm President Refuses Invitation To Capital Parley

GOVERNMENT HTS CUMPROMISE SNAG WITH GM STRIKERS   Conference With Leaders Planned Despite Rebuff   TERMS SOUGHT FOR BOTH SIDES  Wilson Denies He Consented to Attend Meet-

FIRST MOVE IN STRIKE TAKEN BY GOVERNMEN)   Labor Department Calls Union Leaders to Washington

GM Refuses To Take Part In U. S. Meet   Labor Department Goes Ahead With Plan Despite Rebuff   WILSON STAYS AWAY      Motor Firm President Asserts He Has Not - Agreed To Attend

Federal Govt. Trying to Settle Strike   Labor Department Will Meet With  Auta I'nien Chiefs

U.S. MEETS UAW TODAY IN NEW PEACE ATTEMPT   'GM Not To Aitend Session At Washington: ‘Other Disputes

GM President Rejects Offer To Negotiate   Washington Parley Will Include Only  Leaders of Strike

650,000 Steel Workers Take Strike Vote On $2.00 Per Day Increase   Laber Department Starts Peace Move In General Motors Strike Despite Rebuff From GM President

PEACE MOVE INITIATED IN G. M. STRIKE   Labor Department Plans Conference At Washinaton

20.000 Affected by Spreading Oil StrikesMichigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania Most Seriously Crippled by Work Stoppages — Four Jones & Laughlin Steel Mines Closed

Oil Workers Officials Meet With Company Representatives  STRIKE THREATENS OKLAHOMA FIELDS  Lumber Strike Is Called Against Operators In   Western States

New Labor  Policies fo Be Tested   Attempt to Settle Oi! Strike Gives Department Chance

Strike Vote Is Conducted  At Seminole   Labor Conciliators Face Major Test In Chicago Meet

Schwellenbach Urges Success  Of Oil Parley   Must Not Fail, He Warns In Pointing To Dwindling Fuel Supplies

Gil Management, Workers io Meet Tuesday   Will Seek to Setile Spreading Strikes in Industry

Attempt To End Strike In Oil Industry Made   Union Representatives Confer With Company, Government Officials

STRIKING OIL WORKERS MEET WITH OFFICIALS   Conference In Chicago Today, Hope For Settlement Of Walkout

REVISED LABOR SETUP GETTING IMPORTANT TEST   Oil Workers, ~ Companies, Government Official Discuss Problem   MORE MAY LEAVE JOBS   a te  Chrysler Opens Discussiong With Auto Workers; ‘Sit-Down’ Starts

U.S. Calls Parley In Move to End Great Oil Strike   Total of Nation’s Idle Reaches 230,000 In Work Stoppages

SPEAKERS TELL OF “RED CROSS SERVICE   Organization’ M Meeting of War Fund. Campaign : Ig Held 

SPEAKERS TELL OF "RED CROSS SERVICE   Organization Meeting of War Fund Campaign Is Held

first Attacks Only Warning if Things to Come Unless laps Quit, President Says

he Weather   first Attacks Only Warning (f Things to Come Unless laps Quit, President Says

ENEMY SHIPS — _ ARE BOMBED — AT SHANGHAI      FOUR WARSHIPS AMONG  13 » VESSELS. SUNK OR DAM. “ “SGED IN RAID FROM” ‘<  ORINAWA.

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  THIRTEEN MORE SHIPS SUNK OR DAMAGED

Deadlock Broken On Polish Issue At San Francisce   Discussions Moving Forward on New Proposal From Soviet Union   NEW SNAGS LIKELY BEFORE AGREEMENT   Exchange of Messages By Truman, Churchill and Stalin Reported

Ho pe Raised For Settling Polish Issue   Big Three Reported To Have Broken Deadlock In Negotiations

Agreement Reported On Polish Question   Proposal From Soviet Union Believed To Form Basis For Continued Discussion

Polish Dilemma May Be Settled Soon By ‘Big 3’   New Soviet Proposal May Satisfy Allies

Report Deadlock On Polish Issue Has Been Broken   Talks Move  Ahead As Soviet Union Makes New Proposal

Diplomat Reported ‘Named Jap Premier   Yoshida, Reputed Opponent Of War, Said Ready To Work With MacArthur

Yoshida Will Head New Jap ~ Gov't, Repor   Veteran Diplomat. Will ~* Get Post, AP Informed

WMC Studies Manpower Plan In Chicago Area   Voluntary Program Calls for Release 10 Per Cent of Workers

‘One Bomb Kills 150,000 Jabs, Tokyo Admits   Forts to Carry Heavier Bombloads Over Tokyo.      [Most ‘Atom Bomb’ Crewmen Unaware of Special Mission

ESTIMATED 150,000 KILLED IN ATOMIC BOMB RAID   City 60% Completely Destroyed by Searing Heat

Staggering Losses Confirmed by Japs   Practically All Living Things Seared to Death; Toll Exceeds Entire U. S. Bead of World War I

RESULT.-OF, FIRST USE OF NEW  <SWEAPGN REVEALS, ITS “DESTRUCTIVE  APOWERS “°°

International Law Violated By New Bomb Claim Japs   Contend Destroyed Hiroshima Was An “Open City”

10-CENT-A-TON HIKE ON GOAL, COKE FIXED   New Prices To Be Placed In Effect Jan. 2

Price Of Coal Is Increased   Coal And Coke To Cost Ten Cents More Per Ton

OPA GRANTS TEN-CENT COAL PRICE INCREASE   Boost In Retail Per-Ton Rate Or Solid Fuels Except Firewood Effective Jan, 2

Coal Price Up 0 Cents a Ton  OPA Says Increase Is Effective Jan. 2

Firm Officials Released.   iCoal. Coke Price Due for 10 Cent ‘Hike January 2

SHIPYARD WORKER ~ HELD FOR SLAYING      Prisoner Admits : Killing Little Girl; Police Announce

ADMIRAL NIMITZ COMMISSIONED IN TEXAS NAVY   Native Visiting State Given Warm Welcome By Boyhood Homefolks

Nimitz Becomes Admiral  In Famous ‘Texas Navy’   Master Of Ocean Warfare Is Given Rousing Welcomes In Two ‘Home Towns’

Nimitz Is Honored At Fredericksburg   Hero Is Made Admiral Of ‘Texas Navy’

CHINA WILL DRIVE OUT JAPS TF GIVEN SUFFICIENT AID      CHINA MAKES BOAST “THAT THEY ALONE CAN DRIVE JAPS OUT OF THER COUNTRY

LATEST BOMBEI NOW IN ACTION   High-Flying B-32 Now Among U. S. Heavies Blasting Nip Tergets

‘Nazi General Says Hitler Postponed Anvasion Of England Planned In ‘40

HITLER POSTPONED INVADING ENGLAND   Nazi General Says Advisors Tried To Change Mind

Czech City of Prague Gets Open City Status  * ) Pog Biutene Man lin ‘Reawe   Entire Front Enters Mop-Up Stage ‘As Allies Attack Isolated Pockets

Argentine Hit In Nazi Report   State Department Says Latin Country Slow To Try Germans

Plan to Curb U.S. Delegate   Some Senators View Project to Limit Authority of Ed: ward Stettinius

GERMANS MOVE IPRISONERS WES’   Polish, Pomeranian, East Prussian Camps Changec

Americans Take 2 More Islands  In Phil ppines   Jap Garrisons. Surprised And Wiped Out; Advanecs Continue On Mindanav and Luzon.

Yanks Seize 2 Small Islands   Take Romblon and Simara in Night Attack

YANKS CAPTURE SMALL ISLANDS   Jap Garrisons Wiped Out In New Philippines Moves

Two Invasions In Philippines  Wipe Out Garrisons in Surprise Attack

Americans Seize Two Jap Islands   Romblon and Simara Taken At Night; Other Advances Reported.

7 Philippine Islands Taken   Small Central (sles Quickly Captured

Yanks Add Twe More Islands   Clearing Inland Sea of Philippines; Forces Move Ahead On Big Islands

JON WACK LER: REPORTED WuUREE   ‘Tipton Soldier Is Seriously Wounded  dan, 24 in Europe

IRL SACK’ LEGG REPORTED WURE   Tipton Soldier Is Seriously Wounded Jan, 24 in Nurope

FIRE FUMES — + KILLED FIVE   FOUR MICHIGAN FIREMEN AND YOUTH LOST LIVES AS RE. SULT OF FIRE ON BOAT

County Offices to Clo«e   Demand For Nurse Draft Law Is Dropped by Army

6,000 YOUNG FARMERS ARE BEING EXAMINED   State Selective Service Declines Estimate On Number For Induction

FAMED GERMAN SEA RAIDER LIVES HIS VIEWS ON WAR   COUNT VON LUCKNER SAYS BARBAROUS DEEDS SHOULD CAUSE FEELING OF PENITENCE

BLAME ON ALL GERMANS, SAYS VON LUCKNER   Famed Sea Raider Is First Not to Shift Responsibility

LIVING QUARTERS ARE HARD TO FIND   Many Families Want tc Rent Residences in — Lawrence   BUREAU A BUSY SPOT,

Many Families Want lo . Rent Residences in :  Lawrence  ott te -l t   BUREAU A BUSY SPOT

C10, Industry Hit AFL Plans   John L. Lewis and AFL ' Seek Unanimous Vote. at. Conferences.

Labor - Industry Conference Rejects AFL-UAW Voting Procedure Proposal

Mine. Blast Fatal To 14   Sunnyside, Utah. Is Scene Of Explosion

14 MINERS DIE IN UTAH BLAST   Rescue Squads Comb Tunnels for Other  Victims

ARE HIT INRAD   Yanks Surprise Germans In Attack on Three Mulhausen Airfields

Gen.MaecArthur Reaches Tokyo  ForOccupation   20,000 Allied Troops Move Onto Jap Soil

Thousands of U.S. Troops Swarm Into Japan; Occupation Proceeds According fo Schedule   M’Arthur Visibly Happy as He Comes to End of ‘Long Road’: Japs Offer No Opposition

PARLEY SECRET BADLY GUARDED   Every One Knows Time And Place But U. S. Press Muzzled

HOUSE COMMITTEE TABLES MILK BILL   No Action Expected This Session; Will Make Survey into Sanitation Program

PRIVATE PLANTS GETFIRST AID   Government-Owned Sites May Be Idle For Years

 PRIVATE INDUSTRY FIRST: GOVERNMENT GOING ALL OUT FOR ‘LITTLE MAN’ ©

Private Plants To Be Favored In.Reconversion  Many U. S. Factorie: Are To Remain Idle

Peace Goods Plants Get Green Light  Private Industry Seen as Key

VIOLENT ACTION 1S REPORTED IN BUDAPEST AREA   Reds Holding Off Assault In Northwest; Annihilat ing Garrison   GERMAN TANK PUSH CONTINUES TO GAIN

Russians Holc Off Assaults On Budapest   130 City Blocks Taken In City by Soviets

Soviets. Block’: Effort To Cut Budapest Ring   Red Pash North of Danube Threatens to Out-Flank Germon Counter.Rilow ‘

Russians Battle German Relief Column Within 15 Miles Of Budapest

Annihilation of Budapest . Garrison Is Con tinuing  GAINS ARE SCORED . UN CZECH ASSAULT  Many Enemy Tanks Reported Destroyed or Disabled

Grant's Funeral In Tabernacle, Open to Public   Body Will Lie in State Thursday, Friday Till 11:30

Germans’ Retreat,  Supply Road Sliced   Nazi Diversionary Attack at Rhine City Slowed but Unstopped As Gains in Holland Reported

Third Of Wedge All But Nipped Off As Allies Hie Supply Roads; Enemy Troops Reintorced Near Strashoure

Nazi Threat in Strasbourg Area ‘Apparently Lessened’ by Allied Counterattacks—Fierce Fighting Rages in Hungary Where Reds Close in Budapest—Supply Lines Are Hit

Yanks Tense In Crossing   Certain Germans Sull Have Last Effort in Store and They Are Careful

Expect Hun Counter-Blow On East Bank Of Rhine Unless ‘Germans Ready To End Wat

‘It Won’t Be Long Now” Cries Yank As First Army Makes Surprise Rhine Jump

Gamble Caught Foe Flat-Footed   Germans Blundered When They Gave Up Impor tant Bridgehead.

nN  :  T TLE NLA}, LE CCAD e ICOE  Across the Rhine With Yanks Determined To Hold the Bridqehead

Men And Supplies Pour Across Rhine;  Great German Counterattacks Expected   Traffic Jam

Long Columns Now Pouring Over Rhine   Narrow and Winding Roads Jammed With Traffic

Blunder Sends Yanks Across   Germans Just Forgot To Blow Up Bridge Spanning the Rhine

Reinforce Bridgehead At Remagen, Nazis Say   Long American Columns Cross Rhine Because Germans Made Costly Blunder

Germans Caught By Surprise By Great Gamble Which Turned Into  Brilliant Coup —

‘German Blunder Makes  ~ Nazis s Caught Flatfooted  Rhine ‘Cicesina. ‘Cheao

Yank Troops Streaming ‘Across Rhine   Troops Arriving to Stay Because of Blunder by Germans

Blunder byGermans Gave Americans Rhine Bridgehead  Long Yank Columns Take Advantage Of Brilliant Coup

‘Won't Be Long, Say Doughboys Crossing Rhine  Americans Turn Military Gamble Into Great Victory

Allied Invasion Of Dutch Borneo Is Confirmed   Australian Division  Taking Part in Attack on Oil Center

Japanese Broadcasters Say Assault Troops Hit Beaches of! Tarakan, Oil Port Just Off Island, at Night—General MacArthur Silent on Operation—Announces Yanks on Mindanao Are Within Six Miles of Davoa Citv.

AUSTRALIA SAYS  BORNEO INVADED   MacArthur Reports That Troops Are Approaching Dayao City -

JAP PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE OKEHS RULE BY “DECREE”   Diet Group Gives Its Approval of Rule by Imperial Decree After Long Debate and Predicted Prompt Action by Two Houses

BLIZZARD HIT ~NEW ENGLAND   TWELVE INCHES OF BNOW RE. PORTED IN SOME PARTS OF NORTHEAST REGION OF NATION

12 INCHES OF SNOW   New England Has Sudden Blizzard— Raile And Roads Tied Un

Taketora Ogata Listed As Leader Of Black Dragons   Imperial Headquarters. Formally Dissolved By MacArthur Order

‘Ousted Taketora Ogata Only War Criminal In Cabinet  CHIEF SECRETARY  OF THE CABINET  Japanese Police Permitted   To Round-Up Other  Criminals

CONDITION OF GEN. TOJ0 IS SATISFACTORY   Japs to Deliver Wanted War Criminals to U.S. Authorities In “(ood Health.”   Roundup Is Halted.

Nips Appear To Be Making Steady Progress Toward Gearing Government In Accordance With  Restrictions Laid Down By MacArthur.

Imperial Army Headquarters  Dissolved   Japs Given Time To Turn Over War Mongers

Propaganda Chief Retains Post As Cabinet Secretary   iSsse seu \ Abolishing of Imperial General Headquarters  Effective Today

JAP PROPAGANDA ~~ MINISTER FIRED   First War Criminal Named by MacArthur, Ogata, Is Member of Dissolved Black Dragon Society

Action Comes Less Than 24 Hours After MacArthur Listed Ogata As One Of Seven Leaders Of Black Dragon Society   LIST TWO OTHER LEADERS AS DEAD

OGATA FROM CABINET   Action Taken As MacArthur Lists Him Black Bracen

Japs Remove Only Cabinet Member On Criminal List  Army Diccalved- Prince

HEADQUARTERS ABOLISHED IN GENERAL SWEEP   Tojo Appears on Roadl to Recovery From Wounds

Temperatures   MacArthur Confers With Nip Prince, Foreign Minister

Oust Leader Accused Black Dragon Aide   Brain Trust of War Closed; Allies End Hunt

Kawai Succeeds Jap Minister Of Propaganda   Imperial General Headquarters Formally Dissolved Under Orders

News Day And Night    Government Removes Ogata After Name Appears  On MacArthur's List   More Acceptable Minister Named   laps Also Formally Dis solve Imperial General Headquarters

Replaced as Member of Jap Cabinet   Accede to MacAythur’s Re quest for Surrender of  Black Dragon Leaders

IMPERIAL JAP HEADQUARTERS IS ABOLISHED   MacArthur Lists Jap Propaganda Minister As Criminal

Listed as War Criminal by MacArthur   Japs Dissolve Imperial General Hdqs.; Yanks Halt Roundup Of War Lords At Request To Deliver Men ‘In Good Faith’

NIP IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS IS DISSOLVED   Tojo Recovering From Botched Effort To Commit Suicide On Tuesday

Had Been = Named a War r  Cr iminal ES      JAPS TOOK ACTION T HEMSELVES; STUDENTS AT-NAVAL COLLEGES ~ : DISMISSED; TOJO RECOVERING

DGATA ONE OF 7 LEADERS I BLACK DRACN   Fired as Propaganda Minister but Retains Post as Cabinet Seo’y.’

OGATA FROM CABINET   Action Taken As MacArthur Lists Him Black Dragon   Janos Make Denial

IMPERIAL SETUP IS DISSOLVED BY GOVERNMENT   First Cabinet Member To Be Named On Criminal List Replaced Quickly   JAPS TO MAKE ARRESTS   Americans Halt Roundup To Let Nips Deliver War Criminals

Officia! Named as Criminal   Japs Request Permission to Arrest Others

MAC ARTHUR AUTHORITY MADE CLEAR      Senate Also — Confirms Acheson  By Vote of 69--1

MacArthur Fully In fop Command of All Japanese   Leftist Protests Fail to Influence Truman

DEAN ACHESON GETS APPROVAL   SEN. WHERRY ONLY MAN TO VOTE AGAINST HIM

MacArthur Given Full Authority In  Control of Japan   Confirmation of Dean Acheson Clears Up ‘‘Rebuke’’ Issue

MACARTHUR HAS AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE PEACE   Acheson Confirmed By Senate As Undersecretary Of State

Nomination Of Acheson Given Senate Approval   Action Has Settled Rebuke Complaints

NEW ANGLE I$. ‘DEVELOPED IN PETAIN TRIAL   MARSHAL PETAIN is Pic  TURED “AS. HAVING WORKED  - AGAINST. GERMAN REGIME HE REPRESENTED   “mG By THURSTON MACAULEY Yaternstional News Service

Control Removal To Avoid Boost In Living Costs   Higher Retail Prices Certain for Some Commodities

FOOD SUBSIDIES TO BE ENDED AT DIFFERENT DATES   Collett Says Their Withdrawal Will Be Regulated to Avoid Overall Boost in Living Costs.   SOME COMMODITIES ARE BOUND TO RISE   Prices of Others, Stabilization Director Asserts, Will Not Be Increased by Retailers,

Timetable for withdrawal  of subsidies Regulated to avoid cost hike

Flood Rivaling 1927 Overflow Feared In South  Mississippi Velley Faces Inundation

10,000 Expected To View Mainliner Here Sunday    Plane To Be Exhibited In Interest Of New Municipal Airport From 10 A. M. To 4 P. M.

Czechs Recover Bodies Of 930.  Gestapo Victims   Open Eight Mass Graves

Farmers Oppose Army Training In Peacetime   American Farm Bureau Says Conscription Not American

Truman Attempting to Draft Georgia Governor to Become Calicitor General of U. S.

'Drew Pearson Predicts:  Patterson for Supreme Court; Arnall as Solicitor - General

Shift in High Circles Predicted   Gov. Arnail Stated For Solicitor General Patterson for U.S. Supreme Court

ARMY AIR FORCE PLANS HUGE CUT   Present 2,300,000 Will Be Reduced to 900,000 — Within Year

Army Air Forces to Cut Personnel down  From 2,300,000 to 900,000 in 12 Months

Army Air Forces To Cut Personnel   Will Discharge 1,400,000 Within The Year, Gen. Fred Anderson An. nounces

PLAN BIG CUT -IN- AIR FORGE   ES TIM ATE 1,400,000 MEN WILL “BE DISCHARGED DURING . YEAR UNDER POINT  SYSTEM 

THREE RIVERS RISE   Marais des Cygnes, Repub lican and Blue, Up From Heavy Rains

FAMED FIGHTER OF PACIFIC KILLED IN FIGHT ON LEYTE   CAPT. BOTTCHER, “ONE MAN ARMY") OF NEW GUINEA, LOST LIFE IN GNESIDED BATTLE

MANY PERSONS AT TWILIGHT SER VICE   Rev. Dr. John S. Tome Delivers Sermon At Union Protestant Worship — Dr. Beidleman Next Speaker

WIRT PARK TALK THEME ANNOUNCED   Dr. Harry Hursh Beidleman’s Sermon Subject Will Be “Rest For The Heavy Laden'' At Union Service

Washington Roundup  Threatened Coal Strike Postponed Thirty Days

U. S. LOSSES IN DECEMBER TOTAL 74,788   Report on Western Front Casualties Reveals Bloodiest Month of All U. S. Armies   20,815 ARE MISSING

J. $. Casualties Show December Bloodiest Month  Western Front Losses Top 78,000; Stimson Reveals 106th Infantr Lost 8,663 Men

AMERICANS HAVE ‘WORST’ 30 DAYS      December Losses Placed At 74,788 On West Front

Lose 74,788 During Month Of December   Number Of Men Killed,  Wounded And Missing Sharply Increased On  aban: Kenank

U.S. CASUALTIES ON WEST FRONT REACH 332,912   Most of Those Missing i December Believed To Be German Prisoners

U. S. CASUALTIES TOTAL 332,912 ON THE WEST FRONT   74,788 WERE KILLED, WOUNDED OR MISSING DURING LAST MONTH

STOP ACTION ON TAX PLAN   - Believe Farm Bureau Pressure Caused Action

Jap And Nazi Brains to Work For Americans   Pres. Truman Wants Scientific and Industrial Information Seized During  War Given Industry

U.S. to Use Discoveries  Of Enemies:   Truman Orders Seized Scientific and Industrial Information Turned Over

Unemployment Fear Stirs Action From Legislators Today      Businessmen to Engage Congress in Fights For High Prices

Truman Puts Nazi Jap Brains To Work For U.S.  Seized Scientific  Information To Re Weed hv Alliec

Truman Puts Naz Jap Brains To Work For U.S.  ec... Cola nmgifieg   Seized Scientific Information To Be Used by Allies

Big-Five Envoys Begin Talks   Charting Way for   Raturn of Pance -

Big 5 Parley On Kuropean Peace Opens   Door Left Open  For Consideration o! Other Business as Ministers Convene

Potsdam Pact To Be Followed At London Meet   Big 5 Representatives Gather to Chart World Peace

PEACE MEETING BEGUN BY BIG   Foreign Ministers Open Secret Sessions In London

Peace Envoys  Start With Italy   Russia Fails to Put  Up Balkan Issue

ALLIED FOREIGN “MINISTERS OPEN LONDON PARLEY   Decide to Follow Potsdam Outline in Drafting Peace Setilements—Italy to Come First.   NOT TO CONSIDER GERMANY’S FUTURE   Byrhes Indicates Full-Scale Peace Conference May Be Held After Group Finishes Task.

PEACE TREATY WORK IS BEGUN   Secret Four-Hour Session Held by Big-Five Ministers in London

Foreign Ministers of Five Major Powers Open Peace Sessions With Secret Meet

Big 5 Ministers Beoin Drafling  Peace Treaties  ‘Work on Quastio.s Re! fared ta Tham At   Work on Quastio.s Re_ fered to Them At Potsdam Mac?

U.S. Casualties Reach 1,070,153   Shows 371 Reduction From Last Estimate

SOVIET TROOPS CLOSING ON AREA IN WHICH NITLER 1S REPORTED TO HAVE PIED

WAR DEPARTMENT WANTS 3,000 NEW PLANES A YEAR   World’s Strongest Potential Air Force a Necessity.

Baker Urges Peace-Time Quota Of 3 000 Planes: House Studies Navy Bill

House Leaders Will Try to Settle Dispute   Immediate Decision Will Be Sought When Solons Mee}

Nazi Fortress Shelled By Allied Army   British Storm Northen End, While  Americans lore Into The Southern End.

BLY CUBAN SUCA   Agriculture Dept. Fears Deal for Two-Year Crop Would Not Be Legal

‘Whe Snlt Lake Bribane   Could Victoria Reign 63 Yrs. with Stomach Uleer Pains?

Nazis Halted In Drive on — Fifth Army   American Artillery Fire Cracks Counterattack Near Lama

COUNTERATTAGKS OF FOE ARE REPULSED   Fifth Army Halts Germans At Strettoia on Italian Front.

SEES EARLY END ‘OF SHOE RATIONING   WPB OFFICIAL FORECASTS TERMINATION OF PROGRAM EARLY IN 1946,

NAVY CONTRACTS CUT SIX BILLION   CANCELLATIONS TO BRING PRODUCTION INTO LINE WITH FOST-WAR NEEDS,

PRIME CONTRACTS   (Action Taken to Free Men, Materials for Civilian Goods Production

BRITISH VOTE LIKELY 10 BE HELD IN JULY   Churchill Calls For Election Soon To End “Bickering”’

CHURCHILL URGES GENERAL ELECTION   Wants Issue of Labor Party's Refusal to Cooperate Decided

Churchill Calls For an Election To End Strife   Prime Minister Stung b Belligerent Attitude of Labor Party

CHURCHILL WILL OKUER ELECTION   Bickering In __ British Cabinet Stirs Prime Minister To Action

Two Separate Bomb Groups To Attack Japs   20th. 8th Forces With Doolittle In Command Of 8th To Be Groups.   EIGHTH FROM EUROPE

Japan Easier To Destroy Than Germany   Bombardment Will Be Carried Out by Two Heavy Forces

THE STRATEGIC BOMBING OF JAPAN TO BE CARRIED OUT   Two Separate Heavy Bombardment Forces—the 20th and Sth——Will Act.   THIS DISCLOSURE TODAY   The Sth Will Be Under the Command of Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle.

US.20TH, STH AIR FORCES TO HIT JAPS   Doolittle Announces His Plans For Strategic Bombing of Japan

Gen. Doolittle Will Command One of Groups   Eighth Air Force to Get Orders Direct from Washington

Two Separate . Air Forces To Bomb Japar   Doolittle Says Work To Be Done By Fiqhkth 20th

Doolittle Says Bombing of Japan Will Be Done By Two Separate Forces

Retrain Eighth Air Force For Pacific Duty   General Doolittle Will Remain In Command OF Air Force Preparing To Strike At Japan

2 Bombardment Forces Named To Hammer Japs   Gen. Doolittle Discloses Plans For Joining Air Forces In Attacks On Nips

20TH AND 8TH TO GIVE HEAVY BLOWS BY AIR   Destruction of Nip Industry Ex pected to Be Easier Than Germany *

EIGHTH AIR FORCE 10 BE IN PACIFIC   Doolittle Will Command Fliers, Operating Independently of Twentieth, Now Active Against Jap Homeland.

2 AIR FORCES TO BOMB JAPS   Doolittle’s Bombers Prepare To Enter Pacific Battle

Plans Revealed for Jap Bombing  Air War to be Under Two Commands

Gen. Doolittle Says Job Goes   Believes Japan Will Be Easier fo Destroy Industrially Than Reich

i<NIPPON EASIER TO DESTROY” —DOOLITTLE  ‘Two Air Forces to Blast Japan

TWO SEPARATE FORCES 10 HIT ENEMY TARGETS   Doolittle Reports 20th and 8th Bombers To Blast At Japanese

Separate Forces  To Bomb Japan.  Doolittle Says 8th, 20th Get  Air Assignment

Bombing Forces Are Selected fo Cut Japan Down   , Gen. Doolittle Announces 8th and 20th for Biq Task

Doolittle Due To Head Force ‘Bombing Nip:   Two Groups of Bomber: Will Be Employed In Stepped-Up Raids On Home Isles

STRATEGIC BOMBING  OF JAPAN PLANNED B}  OEPARATE FORCES TWENTIETH AND EIGHT HEAVY BOMBARDMENT  TINITC THA DADTICIMD srr

J. A. WESTERBERG OF HINTON DYED   His Son, Long a Jap Prisoner, Saw Him Before  He Died

The @2\ ee oo Scoreboard   Scribes Allowed Jug on World Trip but If Stories Sound Silly. “Blame Altitude’

Globe-Circling Airplane Flight Takes Off Today   C-45 To Make Trip Around In 121 Hours

GOES TO HITLER    Leader at Cologne Leaves His Voice in the City

$34,000,000 MEAT PRICE RELIEF PROGRAM AIMED TO HELP SUPPLY   SLAUGHTERERS TO GET INCREASED SUBSIDIES; PRICES TO HOUSEWIVES UNAFFECTED BY PLAN

More Meat For Homes Is New Program's Aim   , Distribution System Re vised; Packer Subsidies Hiked Sharply.

Government Strives To Arrange for Better Meat Plan  Price Relief Program Is Decreed; New Pantrale Annauncad

Meat Ci Controls Strengthened   Program Is Expected  To Aid Distribution

Meat Subsidy Program Goes Into Effect   New Controls Set Up In Effort To Spread Nation’s Meat Supply On Equitable Basis

Meat Packers Get Millions  UnderProgram   Government Ups Sudsidies To Put More Beef On Home Tables

HIKE SUBSIDY ON MEAT IN EFFORT TO BOOST SUPPLY   GOVERNMENT DECREES RIGOROUS CAMPAIGN ON BLACK MARKETS

DECREE FAVORS MEAT PACKERS   $34 Million, Mostly in Higher Subsidies, to Help Situation.

New Plan On‘Meat    Payment nt of ‘Subsidies To Packers Expected ‘To Even Up Supplies

Hope to Spread Meat Supplies by . Federal Subsidy   But Prices Housewives Pay Will Not Be Affected. Says OPA.   _A Rigorous Campaign Against Black Marts

More Civilian Meat Aim of Government In Packer Subsidy   New Controls Included in Relief Program Designed To Spread Available Supplies More Evenly — Campaign Against Black Markets Is Planned

sn  GOVERNMENT SEEKS MORE MEAT THROUGH HIGHER SUBSIDIES  THIRTY-FOUR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ADDED TO PRICE RELIEF PROGRAM

Meat Supply May Be Aided By Price Rise   Government To Spend In Subsidy Payments $94 000.000

We Planned To  Seize Azores   Roosevelt Had Ordered Expedition To Take Over Islands In May. 1941

Elderly Womar Sought by Coast Police   Officers Dig Into Mysterious Past of Ex-Choir Singer

Elderly Womar Sought hy  Coast Police  Officers Dig Into  Mysterious Past

‘Bluebeard’ Suspect Linkec In Eight Mysterious Deaths   Probe Begins in Score of Cities as Ex-Choir Singer Declares Innocence

SOVIET FORCES MASSED-ALONG BERLIN FRONI   GERMANS MAKING DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO PREVENT BREAKTHROUGH  ON ODER LINE

Report Russians Within 11 Miles  Of City Of Stettir   ssoviet Forces Continue Clos. ing Up All Along Oder Defense Line For Berlin Drive   BATTLE IS RAGING EAST OF FRANKFURT

Pearl Harbor Probers Ask Why Army Officers Change Story Given Inquiry Beard

Demands to Know Why Some Officers Changed Stories on Pearl Harbor Disaster

Ask Why Officers Changed the Story of Pearl Harbor   Attempt to Cover Blame for Pearl Harbor Disaster They Say

Some Officers Repudiated Prior Stories  Change Testimony — mf 6b ff   Change Testimony On Pearl Harbor, Senator Contends

YANKS ROLL INTO CAGAYAN VALLEY   SPEED WITHIN 150 MILES OF APARRI AT NORTHERN TIP

Beightler’s Buckeyes Step Fast Toward Enemy Line Before Typhoon Season

BUCKEYES RACE INTO VALLEY AT MILE PER HOUR   37th Infantrymen Hammer Into Cagayan Flatlands On Luzon North Tip

Break Into Broad, Fertile Cagayan Valley   Pound Along Nearly Mile An Hour Within 150 Miles Of Aparri At Northern Tip

Yanks Pound Along Broad  Cagayan Plain   Advancing al Rate of One Mile an Hour, Dough. boys Point for ‘Tip of Luzon

MacArthur’s Men Break Out Onto Fl-lands of Luzon’s Cagay:«: 2 Valley

U.S. TROOPS ARE RACING AT MILEAN-HOUR RATE   American Forces Working Against Time In Philippines To Mop Up Before Typhoon Season Sets In.

YANKS TRAVEL AT G00) SPEED   Pound Along Cagayan Valley at Nearly a Mite An Hour.   RACING WITH TYPHOONS

Buckeye Division Reaches Level Cagayan Valley   Mile an Hour Gains Registered - Alter Troops Break Into Area in Which Tanks Can Maneuver

Yanks Gain Valley Floor   Pounding Along Mile An Hour In Luzon; Break Jap Resistance

Speed Toward Tip Of Luzon  Yankees Break Out O1 Flatlands Of Valley

Hard Battle Along Tortuous Mountain Corge Wins Ground   Doughboys Smash Jap Resistance; In Race With Storm Season

—PHILIPPINES— Yanks Smash Into Fertile  Luzon Valley   Americans — Pounding Along At Nearly Mile An Hour Speed

37TH DIVISION GAINS MILE PER HOUR   Americans On Plains First Time Since January   OTHER UNITS   Still Fight In Mountains; Southwestern Formosa Towns Are Bombed

AMERICAN TROOPS MOVING FORWARD ON LUZON SATURDAY  POUND AHEAD IN CAGA-

Pick Up Speed On Luzon   Yanks Sweep Across  Cagayan’ Valley After Breaking Through Last Jan Line in Mountains

CO MILE AN HOUR   Yanks Break Resistance and Push Toward Tip  of Luzon

BUCKEYES PUSH INTO FLATLAND IN NORTH LUZON   100-Day Campaign In Tortuous Mountain Gorges Comes To End

Yanks Pierce Cagayan Vale   Push on Aparri Begur In Northern Luzon

“Americans Pound Towards Aparri   Floor of Cagayan Valley Gained; Racing July Typhoon Season.

CAPTIVE U-BOAT CHIEF SUICIDES   German Commander Cuts Wrist After Craft’ Surrenders In U.S.

SMALL ENEMY CONVOY STRUCK NEAR KURILES   4  Light Naval Task Force Sinks  Three Ships And Damages Two   Others In Okhotsk Sea 

JAP CONVOY. HIT IN OKHOTSK SEA   Sinkings, Damage Reported in New Area of Fleet Operations

Fleet Units Steam Into Okhotsk Sea   Three Ships Sunk, One Probably As Force Moves In West Of Kuriles -

WOMEL AGENCY MUST OPERATE IN DOMESTIC FIELD; CLOSURE JADE TQ “DISCIPLINE” ENEMY

DOME. BANNED FROM CIRCU: LATING FORKIGN NEWS  -) NOT OBTAINED FROM  “'’ (AMERICAN SOURCES.   “By. HOWARD HANDLEMAN whboceclinnkh Naga Recuise..

U. S. Reporter Stirs Things In Bulgaria   Reuben Markham Is Target of Communist Press and Is Attacked At Mass Meeting

Reuben Markham’s De fense of Civil Liberties Draws Fire From Government

FLAG JAPS STRAFED HOISTED IN TOKYO   Banner That Flew Over Hickman Field at Time of Sneak Raid Raised Over Capital Airfield.

Germans Tapped FDR-Churchill Talks, Is Claim   Pacific Agreement Never Approved by President, Report

THREE - POWER JOINT ACTION PLAN REVEALED   U. S., British, Dutch Agreement Made By Military

TOKYO TASTES DEFEAT WITH LARGE DOSES   RANGOON SEIZED: AMERICANS IN DAVAO CITY

JAP DEFEATS EVERY WHERE ORDER OF DAY      Allies Enter Rangoon, Yanks. Penetrate Devan City

Troops Penetrate Rangoon; U.S. Enters Davao City   Australians Drive Nearer Lingkas, Main Borneo Town

YANKS DRIVEN FROM HILLTOP   HOLD ITALIAN PEAK ONLY FOR SHORT TIME

LT. RICHARD PFAFF . “MAKES USE OF HIS  TRAINING IN ENGLANI   Has Arrived ‘At Altus, Oklahoma "For. Advanced Flying ; - ‘Tralning....

Cpl. R. L. Hendrickson _ Completes Course   Finishes Orientation Study at Air Service Command Station in England.

An gels Of Bataan Returned To U, 8,   Army Nurses, Freed From Prison, Flown Home

BATAAN NURSES — ARRIVE IN U.S   SIXTY-EIGHT, CAPTIV ES 8 YEARS, FIND IT STRAN GE TO BE FREE AGAIN,

HEROINES FROM BATAAN AT HOME   68 Arrive In California On Three Transports And Plane

Heroines Of Corregidor And Bataan On Homeland Aaain   2,146 Internees Freed In Daring Raid

Army’s Vast Machinery Put Into Action By War Department  SURPLUS SOLDIERS WILL BE SHIFTED  Military Necessity Governs Selection And Transfer

Demobilization System of Army Getting Started   Procedure of Shifting Men from One Outfit To Another Explained

Demobilization Plan  Gets Under Way   Army Plans To Discharge 1,300,000 Men Within Next Year On Point System

Fun in A Shanghai Hotel Room   4 Scribe Finds Hotel Corridors Crossroads of World

‘Hotel Life in Inscrutable East Leaves Yank Limp From Bargaining

Jilted Mate to Ask Advice of Church on Annulment as Wife Chooses Iowa Army Cantain

Breakdown Results F rom ‘Electric Fire’ Caused By Short Circuit.

Hint Stalin Took Part In War Parley   Link Potsdam Ultimatum To Japs with 3 Power Discussions.

EXPERTS NOW LEANING TO BE. LIEF NO HUGE YANK ARMY NEEDED IN CHINA

‘American Expeditionary Force  in Asia May Not Be Needed to Beat Japs

U.S. FIRST ARMY TROOPS POUR ACROS BARRIER TO REICH  CAPTURE OF LUDENDORFF   CAPTURE OF LUDENDORFF BRIDGE INTACT RESULT OF SHEER BRAVERY

BIG-5 COUNTS VOTE CONTROL AS ‘CLINCHED   Let Little Nations Talk Themselves Out On Their Complaints

BIG FIVE SURE OF DECISIONON VOTEFORMULA   Small Nations Speech¢ making “utile At Conference

INTERPRETATION IS SOUGHT BY SMALL NATIONS   Big Five Voting Plan Assailed By Australian Delegate   CONNALLY AND EVATT IN PERSONAL FEUD

Big Five Count  Vote Control  as Being Certain Further Oratory  Sc Scheduled  ee. pee Co a

‘Big Five’ Say Voting Control Is Now Clinchec   More Small-Nation Oratory Expected ,Before Final Action

Big Five Count Vote Control as Being Certain  Further Oratory Scheduled Monday Afternoon

Nation’s Elections  LABOR REBUFFED AT DETROIT; DEMOCRATIC N.Y. CANDIDATE WINS

‘Labor lighting Hard to Win Control Of Detroit in Tuesday’s Election

Defeat CIO Candidate At Detroit   Jeffries Re-elected Mayor for Fourth Term, Demo crats Win at Pittsburgh

CmO Lows in Detroit Loses in Detroit  Democrats Carry ow York, Boston

Out for Power   Labor Seeks Detroit Rule   CIO’s Frankensteen Rida for Mayoralty

Winner Over Frankensteen   Democrats Win in New York, First . Time in 12 Years

UAW's Candidate Beaten By 50,000  Votes in Detroi   Jeffries Swept Into Office For Fourth Term After - Bitter Campaign

DETROIT ClO ATTEMPT Al POWERFAILS: DEMOCRATS END FAMINE IN NEW YORK

Jeffries Defeats Frankensteen By 50.000 Votes In Detroit's Bitter Election; One Governor And Two Congressmen Elected.

1) Dwyer Is Winner of Mayor Race   Frankensteen Loses Detroit Race in Tuesday Election

C.1.0. Man Loses in Detroit Race   Democrat Elected to Succeed La Guardia; Jeffries Named, to Defeat Labor Candidate

Labor Beaten In Effort . _ To Name Detroit Mayor   O'Dwyer Elected In New York City As Democrat:  ~~ Also Win In Cleveland And Pittsburgh _

Frankensteen Bid For Mayoralty — Post Thwarted   O’Dwyer Gains Easy Victory In New York Against Two Foes

MAYOR BATTLE GROWS BITTER   CITY [IN THROES OF A TORRID CAMPAIGN

‘Jeffries Wins Fourth Term In Detroit Over CIO Leader   Cleveland Renames Burke

60,000 SOFT COAL MINERS QUIT DIGGING   More Than Tenth of Nation's Bituminous Pits Reported Idled By Disputes

OULU TOLANDS ARE OUTFLANKED IN YANK HOP   Amphibious Journey Lands Americans 30, Miles From Borneo

AMERICANS  thot N HAR:  MOVE: NEAR  ei i Ww ,  TO BORNE  qh’, Prinses   “Make. 200-Mile Amphibious Hop; Two Islands Fall

200 Mile Hop Fells Two Isles Near Borneo   U. S. Troops Push Closer To Jap Airfields On Okinawa Island.

YANAS TAKE 34TH ISLE IN PHILIPPINES   Reach Point 30 Miles From Borneo in Dutch Indies

Sulu Archipelago Outflanked By — Amphibious Hop   ‘Ewo More Islands Taken: Within 30  Miles ‘of Borneo

YANKS LAND ON 2 SULU ISLANDS   Americans Now In 30 Miles Of Borneo Oil Center

Two Islands Are Seized From Japs   Amphibious Forces Outflank Sulu Isles’ With 200-Mile Leap

PUSH WITHIN 30 MILES OF BORNEO   Yanks Break Beachhead to Take Jap Naval Base

TWO PHILIPPINE ISLANDS SEIZED BY U, S. FORCES      200-Mile Amphibicus Hop Has Carried Close To Borneo

LAST OKINAWA DEFENSE LINE IS SHATTERED   TENTH ARMY KILLS MORE THAN 1,000 JAPS DAILY

Yanks Gain 1,200 Yards In Assault.   Japanese Dead In Campaign Listed As 61,519. Average Now Is A ‘Thousand A Day Nips Are Jittery

Americans Kill 1,009 Nipponese Daily on Island   Fall of Naha and Yonabaru Ends Jao Hopes To Hold Shuri

JAP DEFENSES CRUMBLING ON OKINAWA ISLAND   61,519 Enemy Troops Have Been Killed In Campaign Up-To May 30   SHURI IS VIRTUALLY ISOLATED BY YANKS

AMERICANS SMASH ENEMY DEFENSES ATRASS NKINAWA   Yanks Gain. 1,200 Yards in Gencral Assault and Pinch Off Fortress City of Shuri.   NIPPONESE TROOPS IN AREA ENCIRCLED      YD. S. Communique Lists 61,519 Japanese Killed in Campaign and 1,353 Captured.

Enemy Defense  Line Smashed in Big Assault   Tenth Army Divisions, Killing More than 1,000 Japs Daily, Virtually Pinch Off Shuri on the Jeland of Okinawa

Americans Score 1,200  Yard Gains; Kill 61,519   Breakthrough Of Jap Lines Puts Enemy In Desperate Plight To Continue Battle

Thrift Brought Surplus-Martin  750 Million Works Proaram Possible

STORM SINKS 3 WARSHIPS. IN PACIFIC   Navy Reveals Loss Of 3 Destroyers, ° 7 Other Vessels “..

Typhoon. Sinks Three Destroyers   84 Crew Members. ‘Later Rescued. *

Memorial Day Will Be Observed In Smethport   Fred D. Gallup of Bradford Will Deliver Oration at Cemetery

Memorial Da Will Be Observed In Smethport  Fred D. Gallup of   Fred D. Gallup of Bradford Will Deliver Oration at Cemetery

Bus Travel is Halted on Bus  Lines in East   Ford Denies Planning to Grant Pay Boost

Aussie Force Massing For Blow At Japs   Thrust To Drive Foe From Posts Near Oil Field

Aussies Mass For Drive On Oil Center   Strong Combat Patrols Moving {nto Japanesc Lines In Borneo’ Meet Opposition

AUSSIES MASS FOR DRIVE 10 BiG OIL FIELD   Strong Blow to Clear Road to Sambodja On Borneo Near

Aussies Gel Set For Big Borneo Blow   Invaders Believed Massing For Push Into Prize Oil Base

Aussies Massing For Strong Blow In East Borneo   Australians Are Five Mile: from Sambodja Oil Field

ARMY BEGINS DISCHARGE OF MEN IN KHAKI   FIRST 2,500 ARE ON WAY BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE

10 COME BAGH   IGHEST POINT MEN BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE   anguard of 1,300,000 Start Home After Long Service. 

HIGHEST POINT MEN BACK 10 CIVILIAN LIFE   Vanguard of 1,300,000 Start Home After . Long Service

Army Lets 2,900 Out Of Service   Battle Veterans, Home for Rest, First ’ To Be Discharged

Vanguard of 1,300,000 2500 Kasserine Pass Veteran: Are Returned to Civilian Life

Army Releases 2,900 With Big Battle Records   Vanguard Of Some 1.300.000 To Be Released By Army On Points,      ONE HAS 158 POINTS

Vanguard Of Release Plan   Almost All Wear Battle Stars, Many Medals Seen; Had Expected To Go Back

Army Releases First Group Of U.S. Soldiers   Meu From Kasserine Pass, and From New Guinea to Normaudy Dis. etharced

ARMY RELEASES FIRST 2,000 MEN   VETS WHO SAW TOUGH SERVICE LEAVE POSTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF U. 5.

ARMY RELEASES WAR VETERANS   2,500 Men Return to Civilian Life —- Many More To Be Discharged

To Test Effee  Of Atomic Bomb  On Naval Vessels Plans Underway  By Army, Navy For Test

COMBAT MEN COMING HOME ON FURLOUGK   MOST INFANTRY, ARTILLERY AND ARMORED FORCES - BOLDIERS IN EUROPE ELATED FOR REST .

GI'S GET HOME, — JHEN HIT NIPS   Yanks Will Come to U.S from Europe for Pacific Training

Bevin and Attlee Attack Churchill’s Foreign Policy   Two Labor Members Of War Cabinet Fire Opening Rounds of Election Camsoaion

Laborites Flay Conservatives On Soviet Stand  Sow Suspicion, Rritanc Alleca

GOVERNOR COMING   State Executive Will Take Part in Ceremonies  Here Wednesday

INGDAMAGE BY BLAZI   State Executive Will Take Part in Ceremonies  ~ Here Wednesday

Thousands Form Along Line Of March to White House; Services to Start at 4p. m.

Roosevelt En Route Home For Nation’s Last Tribute   Mrs, Truman Upset Over Death, Assuming Role Of First Lady

Procession From Station Witnessed By Silent Throng   Body Of Roosevelt Borne From Union Station To White House On Flag-Draped Army Caisson, Followed By Members Of Family, President Truman And High Officials

Great and Lowly of Nation Pay Tribute to War Leader—. Funeral Services Are Simple

Officials Take Part In Sad Procession   Crowds Throng Near Station As Group Arrives At Capital

Funeral Train En Route Home   Services to Be Held In Capitol Today

Funeral Train Starts Journe\ to Capital   Warm Springs Bids Farewell to Man It Loved

Cerebral Hemorrhage Is Cause; Funeral Saturday  WILL BE BURIED AT HYDE PARK HOME  amily Summoned; Sons  Overseas Unable To Attend

Rites Saturday Afternoon  FDR Funeral ‘Train On Way To Washington

Hushed Streets See Casket Of Roosevelt Pass   Men Of Army, Navy, Marines March Ahead Of Shrouded Caisson Bearing Remains Of President; Funeral Will Be At 3 P. M.

Nears Virginia On Final Journey  To White House   Thousands Of Silent Sorrowing Countrymen Cortege Pass Through Southern Towns Toward Funeral Services At Capital Today.

SPECIAL TRAIN SPEEDING BODY OF FOR HOME      Saturday Proclaimed Day Of Mourning Throughout Nation

Late President’s Wife, Other Relatives, Friends and Associates Aboard—Flag-Draped Casket Under Guard of Enlisted Men from Army, Navy and Marines—Simple Funeral Services in White House This Afternoon.

Roosevelt's Body Begins Long, Last Journey from The Little White House’

NATION STEEPED IN SORROW OVER DEATH OF CHIEF   PRESIDENT TRUMAN CALLS AMERICANS TO DAY OF PRAYER

Streets Are Packed for  Procession _      ‘THOUSANDS. STAND QUIETEY: AS PRESIDENT’S BODY IS -. TAKEN TO WHITE HOUSE

BODY OF LATE PRESIDENT ENROUTE, TO WASHINGTON FOR FUNERAL RITES WITH BURIAL SUNDAY AT HYDE PARK:

Sorrowful Throngs See Body Returned From Warm Springs   Simple Funeral Rites to Be Held in White  House Fast Room

PEOPLE OF NATION  PAUSE IN GRIEF FOR  DEAD PRESIDENT PRIVATE SERVICES  HELD IN WHITE HOUSE AT ENR OCT OCY

Hundreds of Persons Line Railroad Tracks and Viaducts as Train Carrying F.D.R.’s Body Leaves for Washington. D.C.

Simple Rites Planned; Nation Mourns Chief   Yalta Trip Weakened President; Funeral Set Saturday at 4 P.M.

U.». Bids Cnet Sad Farewell   Mourning Thousands See Cortege Pass; Official Washington Gathers for Lost Rites in Executive Mansion’s East Room

Capital Pays Final Tribute To Late Chiet  Body to Be Taken To Hyde Park for

SPECIAL CARRIES FDR TO CAPITAL   Village Says Farewell to Friend and Benefactor

Truman, Cabinet Members At Union Station On Arrival   Family First To Enter Funeral Train; To Hold Rites at 3 P.M. (CWT) In White House

Body Rests In White House After Long Trip From South   ‘Thousands Stand In Silence As Body Of President Is Borne From Train To East Room Where Services Will Be Held This Afternoon

FDR Leaves Today On Last Journey To White House  Jae errr sane eee anne:

America Bids Sad Farewell At Rites Today   Funeral hie in White House at 3 P. M.; Burial At livde Pi ark Sunday

F.D.R.’s Body Enroute Home From Georgia   23-Hour Run To Washington For Funeral Services On Saturday.   SOLDIE RS IN LINE

Body Of Fallen Chiel Will Be Buried Sunday      Wartime Washington Steeped in Sorrow as Corpse Reaches Capital  From Warm Springs   Cortege From Station Lenethy   Bedy Faken to Exeecntive  Mansion on Caisson Drawn by Seven White Horses

Washington Views Solemn and Last Roosevelt Journey   Impressive Parade Follows Its Hero To the White House

Return Body of Roosevelt To White House For Simple and Solemn Ceremony Held Today

Numerous. Spectators. Ta. “Tears; ~ Widow, Children Anna, Elliott “In. First’ Gar’ ‘Behind Caisson

Leaves Georgia Today For Capital; Services At 4 P. M. (EWT) On Saturday

Honor Guard At Start Of Long Journey   Condensed sketch of Frank« lin BD. Roosevelt will be found on pare 9.

CAPITOL OFFERS LAST FAREWELL TO FRANKLIN D, ROOSEVELT--ITS FIRST CITIZEN FOR TWELVE YEARS   It Was a Capital Clad In Mourning, Which Awaited The Ten-Car Special Train Carrying Mr. Roosevelt’s Body   By HOWARD FLIEGER

Cortege Follows Casket From Funeral Train to  White House   RITES IN EAST ROOM      Brief and Simple Services . Were Held at 3 This  Afternoon

Funeral Services Today To  “Be Marked By Simplicity   Body of Franktin D. Roosevelt En Route to ‘Washing“ton: for Services at. ‘White House—Burial to be Made at Hvude Park

SERVICES IN MEMORY OF WAR PRESIDENT SATURDAY AT 4:00: BURIAL AT HYDE PARK SUNDAY   Body of Late Commander-in-Chief Is Being Returned To Washington With Arrival Expected Saturday Morning at Eleven   INTERMENT 19 B: IN GARDEN IN FAMILY ESTATE

Body Of Late: President Leaves Georgia. For. Long Tourney To Washington -

Funeral Train Due To Arrive This Morning   Mrs. Roosevelt-Calm And Courageous During Journey

TEMPERATURES:   Casket Borne Through City Gn Horse-Drawn Artillery Caisson

FUN ERAL CORTEGE BEGINS LONG TRIP BACK TO CAPITAL   Services Will Be Held In East Room of White House Saturday At 4 P. M.; Burial Sunday At Hyde Park

Whole Nation Pauses In Grief As Cortege Reaches White House   Casket Drawn On Army Caisson By White Horses Along Thronged Constitution-av; Services At 3 p, m.

Honor Guard  Accompanies Body to Train   Warm Springs Pays Tribute—Wife and Tala tn Coartoawe

Washington Bows In Mourning for Late President   Private Funeral Services in White Honse’s East Room for Franklin Delano Roosevelt]

FDR’s Funeral Train Arrives at  Washington; Immediate Family and Associates Lead Solemn Procession Down Famed Pennsylvania Avenue

SIMPLE RITES PLANNED AT WHITE HOUSE   Many Friends on 10-Car Special Train—Services Tomorrow to Be Followed by Burial at Hyde Park Sunday.

FINAL SERVICES FOR ROOSEVELT THIS AFTERNOON   Body Arrived in Washington This Morning.

Capitol, Steeped In Sorrow, Offers Farewell To Franklin D. Roosevelt

Nation’s Goodby . To Late President Made at Capitol   His Family, HarryS. Truman, Government Leaders, Thousands Others Pay Last Respects toHim

THOUSANDS WATCH PROCESSION PASS IN SILENT TRIBUTE   Battalions of the Armed Forces Lead Roosevelt Cortege From Station To the White House

Simple Services At White House This Afternoon   Hundragls Line Railroad Line, as Train Speeds to Washington

WARM SPRINGS BIBS FAREWELL TO OLD FRIEND   Tears Tribute To Roosevelt

BODY OF F. D. ROOSEVELT LEAVES GEORGIA FOR CAPITAL; RITES SATURDAY

Thousands Of Persons Watch As Flag-draped Casket Makes The Final Journey To White House For 4 O'clock Rites   BURIAL TOMORROW AT HYDE PARK HOME

Mournful Procession Escorts Late President Franklin D. Roosevelt te the White House.   HIGH DIGNITARIES OF NATION ARE ON HAND

F.D.R. BEGINS LAST: JOURNEY  TO WHITE HOUSE   Slow Journey Began at 10 a, m. Today With Four Servicemen as Guard of BWoanor 7

IMPRESSIVE SERVICES ATTENDED BY MANY NOTABLES HELD THIS AFTERNOON AT WHITE HOUSE

Funeral Rites Are Scheduled For Saturday   Burial Services To Be Held Sunday At Hyde Park Home

Roosevelt Funeral At Four This Afternoon   ,ate President’s Train Speeds Northward For Simple Rites In Washington. Hyde Park

Roosevelt Returns in Death To Capital as Sorrowing Throngs Watch Procession   Washington Pays Homage to Nation's Leader os Quiet Funeral Services Are Conducted Today at White House

Services for FDR At 4 P. M. Saturday —Burial Sunday At Hyde Park

F.D.R’S BODY 1S TAKEN 10 WHITE HOUSE   Members of Family, President Truman and Other High Officials Meet Train— Funeral Held This Afternoon.

President Return: In Death to Grieving Capital   Hushed Throng of Dignitaries, Admirers Waits At Station to Form Procession; Body Is Taken Through Silent Streets to White House

Last Journey From ‘Little White House’ Begun This Morning   President Died At 4:35 O'clock Thursday Afternoon In Small Bedroom At Warm Springs. Ga.

2,000 SOLDIERS SERVE AS HONOR GUARD AT DEPOT   Ten-Car Special Making 23-Hour Run From Georgia With Friends and Associates

TROOPS LINE THE STREETS OF CAPITAL   Mrs. Roosevelt Greeted At Station By Members Of Family

Quiet Throng Gives  Reverent Homage   Special Train Rol!s Up From South To Arrive At 10 A. M.; Thousands of Tar Heels Watch Final Journey Through State

of Today’s Tribute   Roosevelt Burial Sunday in Hyde Park; Train to Reach Capital Shortly Before Noon

Body of President Arrives in Capital   Funeral Cortege Flanked By Mourning Residents   Members of Armed Forces Form Honor Guard for Late Chief Executive

Final Trip Being Made To Capital   Funeral Train Leaves Georgia; To Pass Here

Friends, Associates Of FD Fill Special Carrying Body OnJourney To Washington

Widow Bearing Up Wonderfully, Early Says; Warm Springs Departure Sad

Throngs Line Streets of Capital _ As President’s Body Arrives Home

(Mrs. Roosevelt, Fala Follow  \Bier to Train.   Cortege Moves Slowly  North Through Ser- ~ rowing Crowds

225 Superforts Attack Jap Airplane Center   Nagoya !s Target Of B-29s Based In Marianas tslands

B-29’s Blast Japs’ Nagoys Plane Center   225-Fortress Rail Designed to Cripple Bie Mitsubishi Plant

SECRETARY WALLACE  URGES POWERS T0 CUT  TARIFFS BE RETAINED COMMERCE CHIEF APPEARS BEFORE HOUSE  Wawe pegrahic Cages rere

SECRETARY WALLACE URGES POWERS T0 CUT TARIFFS BE RETAINEL  COMMERCE CHIEF AP. PFARS REFORE HOIICE

WALLACE Would k Keep - Trade: Plar   Power To. Cut Tariffs Also Is Urged: By Secretary Wallace

Army to Disbane 32 Divisions  List Subject to Last Minute Changes

ARMY DISBANDS 32 DIVISIONS   Low Point Men Transferred to Other Units

32 Divisions Inactivated   List Includes 21 Infantry. Two Airborne. Nine Armored Divisions.

Army Orders Inactivation of 32 of 89 Divisions at Peak War Strength

32 DIVISIONS TO INACTIVATE   21 Infantry, Two Airborne, Nine Armored Included

Attack That Primary III  United Nations Seek Way To Feed All People Well

Allied Leaders Map Plans To Banish Hunger   Food, Farm Parley Ovens In Ouebec

SIX CONVICTED ~ INGRAFT CASE   Former Legislators Are Found Guilty Of Taking Bribes

OPEN ANNUAL RESORT MEET   Bachunas and Pickell Or West Michigan Ass'n Program

NAVY FLIERS BLAST FOUR JAP CONVOYS   Attack Continues Off Indo-China; 38 Ships Wrecked

HIT INDO-CHINA BASES, VESSELS AND AIRFIELDS   Possibly 12 Transports Sunk in First Attack on Jap Supply Lines

Wreck 38 Enemy Vessels In Great Ship-Air Battle Off French Indo-China Coast

Naval Airmen Batter Enemy In China Sea   25 Vessels, Including Light Cruiser, Sent To Bottom And 13 Others Heavily Damaged In Smashing Attacks On Four Convoys

Powerful Blows By Third Fleet —  Planes Continue   Major Attempt To Reinforce Japs On: Luzon Thwarted '

'Tokyo Reports 90 B-29s Join Raid  On Saigon As Attacks Off Asia Continue 2nd Day

NEW BLOWS HIT ON CHINA COAST BY U.S, PLANES   38 Japanese Ships Sunk In Firs Phase Of Assault

Smash Enemy Convoys With Aid for Luzon   Halsey Continues Attacks off Coast French Indo-China

Carrier Planes Blast Jap Shins Off Indo-China   Continue Blows Against Coast fer Second Day; 38 Vessels Wiecked   DIVE-BOMBERS HIT ENEMY AIRDROMES   Attempt to Reinforce Japs On Luzon Believed to Have Been Smashed

Temperatures   38 Nippon Ships Wrecked; Luzon Convoys Smashe  Nimitz Reveals: Jay Bicone Dee neti Sey   Nimitz Reveals Ja Super-Battleship Sunk Last October

Woman, Children  Plead Innocent  To Manslaughter Charged With  Beating Man

TOKYO AREA HIT BY SHIP PLANES AT DAWN TODAY   Major U. S. Warship Is Damaged By Enemy Aerial Torpedo   LATEST AIR ASSAULT DETAILS UNREPORTED

(Carrier Planes Launch Attack ‘On Tokyo Area   Major American Ship Hit; Army Airmen Hit Hard  Fae 2 Seer + Ok Eee ers

Third Fleet Planes Rip Tokyo Anev   Halsey Wreckers. Alerted Against Enemy Treachery

HALSEY WILL KEEP UP HITS TILL NIPS QUIT   Damage From Torpedo To Warship Is Not Yet Determined

ALLIES BLAST TOKYO IN NEW AIR ATTACKS   Raids Launched After Damaging of Major U. S. Warship

Nips Blasted To Help Boss MakeUp Minc   Carrier Planes, Army Bombers Carry on Attacks

Carrier Pilots Hit Tokyo Area; U.S. Warship Damaged   Treacherous Attack Is Made by Enemy Aircraft — Bombers and Fighters Battle the Japanese Homeland

GOVERNMENT Of BERLIN IS NOT YET COMPLETE      American, British Aproach To Problems Slower Thar Russian

Reds Step Up Rule Of Berlin   Russians Open Schools, Provide Entertainment

U.S, BRITISH MOVETOO SLOY TO SUIT REDS   Russians Opened  Schools In May

Reds Seize Many Villages In New Offensive; Smash Toward German Frontier

Peacetime Draft Imperative, Says  4 : gga to * hee a a en ‘   -Centinental U. S. Made Vulnerable, - Asserts Fleet Chief

2 Naval Chiefs ~ Lend Support to Peacetime Draft   Training Imperative to Save Cities from Attack, Says Nimitz   HOUSE COMMITTEE RECEIVES LETTERS   ‘Admiral Halsey Calls for Post-War Program to Keep Enemies Away

Admiral Nimitz Says Peacetime Conscription Is“Imperative” In U.S.

1 WOULD KEEP MEA}   Kansas Should Use Its Own to Feed Kansans, Says Salina Mayor

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Jones Testifies, Says Wallace Not Qualified   Says He’ll Regard Self As Commerce Secretary Until Wallace Confirmed

Jesse Jones Is Critical Of Wallace   Texan Testifying at Senate Hearing Irked by Questions

JONES SAYS WALLACE IS ‘UNQUALIFIED   Texan Declares. Flatly Nominee Lacks Experience

Jones Declares Wallace Is Not Qualified   Ex-Vice President Will Testify at Hearing Today

Jones Fearful Wallace Would Wreck Country   Opposes '’Visionary”’ As Head of R.F.C.

WALLACE GIVEN THUMB BY JONES   Tells Committee Successor Is Not Qualified As Loan Chief

‘Wallace Not Qualified For Federal Loan Job,  Jesse Jones Declares

THOUSANDS LOSE JOBS AS PLANTS CUT PRODUCTION   WRIGHT DISMISSES 43,000 AIRCRAFT WORKERS IN OHIO

War Plant Idle Seek Peace Work   Million Workers Laid Off Since Surrender Of Japs Week Ago

MILLION JOBLESS AS WATION TURNS FROM WAR STATUS   Uriited Press. Survey Shows A Million Idie Less Than One Week After Surrender of the Jananese.   MORE WILL LOSE JOBS IN THE NEAR FUTURE  About 100,000 Have Been Laid Off In St. Louis Area, Where Most War Gontracts Are Cancelled.

Picture Not Altogether Gloomy... .  War Workers Join Ranks Of Jobless By Mounting Hundreds Of Thousands

THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT JOBS   All Parts of Nation Affected By Sudden Shift  To Peace

THOUSANDS ARE OUT OF WORK   Many Layoffs Temporary While Changes Are Being Made.   NO ESTIMATE OF TOTAL

SUDDEN LOSS OF JOBS FOR MANY IN PEACE CHANGEOVER  DRASTIC SLASHES IN ARM   DRASTIC SLASHES IN ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTS LEFT NO AREA IMMUNE

Thousands Are Losing Jobs, In Peace Cutbacks   Some Layoff Temporary: Aircraft Workers HardHit by Army and Navy Cuthacks

Million Jobless In Nation   Stee! Production In Pittsburgh Area Ficks Up After Hectic Week-End

Drastic Slashes In Employment Throughout U. S.   Thousands Lose Jobs As War Contracts Are Cut; Total May Go 8 Million

ALREADY A MILLION JOBLESS   Huge Shift Being Made Away From War Plants.

More Workers Without Jobs   Applications for Jobless Insurance Soaring

Thousands Out Employment In Cutbacks   Reconverting Plants Ease Situation In Some Sections

Joblessness Spreads in Wake of Cutbacks; Unemployment Problem Seen as Temporary

Job Ax Falls First on Air Plant Workers   No Accurate Estimate Yet on Jobless But Tota! Mounts Daily

Thousands In  U.S. Laid Off 8 Million May Be Out Of Work By Spring

Hundreds Of Thousands Of War Workers Receive Layoff Notices   Cutbacks Gain Momentum As Army And Navy Contracts Cancelled With Aircraft Workers Among Those Hardest Hit.

MANY WORKERS NOW JOBLESS THROUGH U. S.   Survey Shows Many Out o Work Because of Job  Maneallatiana

Thousands Of Workers Seek  New Positions   # Crowd Employment Offices as War Plants Close Down Over U.S.

Buckner Calls On Japanese To Surrender  Americans Advance   Americans Advance Up Slopes Despite Point-Blank Fire

Meanwhile ‘Tenth Army,  Squeezes Remaining.  Japs On Okinawa Into  Two Pockets, Dough boys Advance Face of Artillery

General Tells Jap Leader To Give Up Fight   Yanks Score Gains Along Southern Front Despite Fanatical Resistance—Enemy Forces Use Lethal Sheff.

NEW OKINAWA GAINS SCORED BY AMERICANS   SURRENDER DEMAND GETS NO REPLY FROM ENEMY

GERMANY’S CAPITULATION WILL RELEASE TORNADO OF MILITARY IPOWER AGAINST YELLOW ENEMY

Fall of Germany Is. Terrific Blow to Japan    BURMA’S FALL A GREAT BLOW

The War Today   Germany’s Capitulation to Re lease Tornado of Power Against Japan.

AUBURN PLANE CRASH KILLS 9   C-47 TRANSPORT HITS MOUNTAIN; 16 INJURED.

Nine Dead in ~ Plane Crash   Transport Bearing Japanese Whe Fought in Italy Hits California Mountainside

‘Armed British Troops Search For Attackers   Seek Jewish Persons Responsible for Raids On Coastal! Stations; Frequent Fishting

UPRISINGS HIT VIOLENCE PEAK IN HOLY LAND   Thousands Of Jews Jam Roads Leading Into Troubled Areas

ARMED BRITISH PENETRATE SIX JEWISH VILLAGES   Hand to Hand Fighting Reported as Four Jews Unofficially Said Killed

British Enter Coastal Towns Of Palestine   Unknown Number of Per. sons Killed in Pitched Battles

New Rioting ‘In Jerusalem   Police Use Batons and Tear Gas Against Crowds; Curfew Ordered

PALESTINE COAST * STATION ATTACKED   Curfew Prevails Along Area Where Armed Jews Wounded 14,

BRITISH TANKS USED IN ACTION AGAINST JEWS   Troops Search far Persons Following Attacks on Stations

DEBATE OVER SOME FEATURE: OF PROPOSED BILL TO BE. “STAGED BEFORE VOTE = -

VINSON AGREES TO SENATE TAX REDUCTION BILL   Moves May Be Made To Aid Small Business And Eliminate Excise Levies

VINSON AGREES TO SENATE TAX   Provides Greater Reduction Than Recommended by Treasury

HYUGA STRUCK IN ATTACK ON KURE   Ship Equipped For Launching Planes By Catapult

Battleship Hyuga As Sent To Bottom By Carrier Planes   Japs Rise To. Meet. ‘Third “Raid. On Fieet. At Kure; “14. ‘Cities Face. Attacks

Nations To Vote Today On Mutual  Detense Program   All Would Come To Aid Others

Jap Banzai Charge Repulsed On Luzon         FDR Back From  Crimean Parley   Surprise Declaration Requir  Americas To Use Mighi

Nip Remnants Reeling in Disorder   Enemy Is Chopped Into Isolated Units by Americans

Stettinius Will Aitend Meet of ‘Big Three’   Foreign Ministers to Be Present for the First Time

Stettinius Will Attend Meet of ‘Big Three  Foreign Ministers to Be Present  a a - Fee" Os

Big 3 Parley Will Include Stettinius   Foreign Ministers To Accompany Chiefs

Western Union College Plans Financial Drive  Part Of Campaign  For All Evangelica Chiirel Callacac

Western Union College Plans Financial Drive  Part Of Campaign For All Evangelica  Church Colleges

HEAVY RAINS FALL    Drouth Broken in Southeast and  South Central Kansas

End of Iwo Jima Battle in Sight   Swift Breakthrough Places Marines in  Line for Final Kill

MARINES PUSH TOWARD NORTH   Third Division, in Sudden Surge, Fighting Hand To Hand in Area.   BATTLE IN 12TH DAY

JAP DEFENDERS REGROUP FOR FINAL STAND   Marines Overrun Third Airfield As Nips Weaken

END OF NIPPON MAY BE NEARER   Red Move Will Shorten War, Washington Believes

Washington Sees Russians Moving Into Pacific Wat   Sav Japs Ald Germanyw

Break Through Siegfried Line s Reported   Ist Army Now 13 Miles Inside Germany; Capture  Roer River Dam

Siegfried Line Is Broken; Dams On Roer Said Taken   Salient On Upper Rhine Virtually Eliminated; Yanks Reported Fanning Out Behind Break In West Wall; Patton’s Men Driving On Prum

STORMS LET tlP FOR FEW DAYS   Fairly Good Weather Promised At Least Until Week End

SNOW, COLD WAVES AT END FOR. TIME   “Fairly Good” Weather Over Most of Nation Next Few Days Is Forecast.

MACARTHUR SUSPENDS PAPER POR TWO DAYS   Ex-Sailor Held in Slaying 19 Today

On the Home Front If World Organization Were Set Up It Could Not Stop France From Occupying Syria

LEAGUE IS Nt CURE-ALL FOR WORLD'S ILLS   French-Syrian Dispute Of. fers Preview of What Future Holds

Both Sides Stubborn in Coal Meeting   Neither Lewis Nor Operators Will Budge . in Early Conference

16,000 SOLDIERS BACK FROM EUROPI   WAR VETERANS CHEER AND WHISTLE AS THEY ARRIVE IN NEW YORK.

General Business Manager of U. 5. ls Truman's Plan   Elimination of Excess Effort, Money and Employees Planned —

Gen. Business Manager for U.S. Considered   Truman Developing Economy Program

TRUMAN PUSHES ECONOMY: PLANS   May Appoint “General Business Manager” For U. S.

PAPTURED JAP TANKS USED IN NATIVE REVOLT   3,000 British Troops Involved

SOERABAJA AGAIN SCENE OF BATTLE   Bloody Fighting Continues Between British and Natives

Indonesians And British Stave Battle   Hard Fighting Flares Around Javanese Naval Base

BLOODY BATTLES RAGE IN JAVA   British Report Occupation Forces Suffered Some Casualties In Fight

Battle Rages At Big i‘. ava Naval " Sention   Renewed Fighting Flares Between British And In donesian Extremists

Indonesians, British Clash In New Battle   Using Captured Jap Weapons On British

Indonesians Renew Battle With British   Extremist President Disavows Movement Of ‘Insane Leader’

Extremists, Armed With Jap Tanks, Fought By British   Fighting At Soerabaja Most Violent Since Japs Surrendered

STATE OPENS — ‘SLOT’ DRIVE   -GAMBLING MACHINES FOUND IN LIQUOR O8, BEER PLACES  WILL BE CONFISCATED 

Big 3 Move Polish Map _. Westward   Russia Achieves Major Objectives on Two Main Points .

REDS MENACE BERLIN FROM SOUTH    Big Three Begins Drawing New Map Of Poland

APPROVE NEW MAP OF POLAND   Russians Achieve Two Mair Points in Discussion

New Polish Map In The Making  Curzon Line Is Border, Land From Germany

U.S. Assents fo  New Polish Map Now In Making   Baltic Nation Moves Westward   Peter Overruled

Japs Unable To. Defend Rangoon   97,000 Japs Dead. In 15-Month Period

SPLIT ENEMY ON MINDANAO   WEDQE.DRIVEN BETWEEM WAP “TOROES BY GWUPE SMILE -.  MBVANCE TO HIGHWAY ©

Facts Panel Will Report OnGM Strike   Opposing Factions May Confer Again; Western Union Workers Get Raise

Man Is Given Lashing Which Judge Ordered   Ten Strokes Administered to Husband Who Hit His Wife.

Stripped [nh Front of Wit nesses; Whipped Acrogs Buttocks In Prince . Georges Jail

Wife-Beater Is Given Whip Lashing in Maryland Jail on. Sentence of Court .

Sheriff Did It ‘Very Nice* Wite-Beater Lashed 10 Times; ‘1 Still Love Him,’ She Says

NEW YORK GOP FACING DEFEAT   Democratic Mayor May Be Named By Gotham Voters Tuesday

NEW YORK LEANS TO DEMOCRATS   O’DWYER CERTAIN TO WIN TUESDAY ELECTION

Five American Navy Units Damaged Tn Enemy Air Attack   Japs Don Marine Uniforms and Use U.S. Weapons in Counterattack Which Is Defeated

BLOODY BATTLE RAGES AROUND SHURI CITADEL   Pacific Campaign’s Most Ferocious Fighting

Savage Fighting Repels Enemy In U. $. Uniforms   Pierce Shuri’s Main Fortifications Against Fanatical Resistance; Enemy Planes Hit Five Licht American Fleet Units.

Columnist Killed In Ambush By Jap Machine Gun   Twin City Readers Mourn Ernie Pyle   The Girl’ Prostrated By — Word Of Ernie Pyle’s Death

Bomb to Bring Revolution In Aerial Tactics   Few Fast Escorted Bomb ers Could Perform Task of Hundreds of Planes

New Air War Tactics Hinted By Atomic Bomb   May Be Reason B-32  Planes Were Built

AtomicBomlb May Re »  War 7a “ne:    (By JAMES J. STREBIO— (Associated Press Aviation =  = B44 com &

May Change Air Tactics   If Atomic Bomb Is Used Extensively, Sharp Revision Of System Is Likely

Air War Tactics To Be Revised By New Atom Bom!   Few Fast Bombers Could Make Raid Nov Requiring Hundreds

AIR WAR TACTICS WILL BE REVISED IF RAMB DELIVERABLE   FEW: FAST, HEAVILY PROTECTED BOMBERS COULD DELIVER LOADS

Few Bombers Will Do Work Of Many; Describe Test Bombing In New Mexico

Atomic Weapon To Call For Revisior Of Air War Tactics; New Role For B-32

Sharp Chang in Air War  Tactics Seen °  Few Fast Bombers May Do Work of Several Hundred

Quisling's Trial Recess Continued   Doctors Examine Brain Of Nazi Puppet Ruler

General Motors And Union Hold Picketing Talk:   Some Hope That Truman Intervention May Speed Strike Settlement.

Delicate Operation Saves Soldier's Life at Fletcher  Stevedore on Road to Recovery After Doctor Chips Crust From Man's Heart

Government Puts Rigid Controls Cn ANU.S. Sugar  Food Administration Orders Quotas Co, All Aaencies

Rigid Controls Placed on Sugar  Civilians to Get Less Next Querter

Strict Quotas “Put on Sugar   Heayy Army Demane Cuts Civilian Supply

Rigid Control Now On Sugar   Less for Civilians For Three Months, Feirer Distribution Eventual Goal

Civilians Will Receive Less Sugar Next Quarter Under New WEA Rules

HOPES FOR SUGAR INCREASE JOLTED   Controls To. Be Clamped or For Fairer Distribution

Argentine Revolt Move Sunpressed By Farrell Reoime   Gen. Rawson Who Led 1943 Revolution Is Placed Under Arrest

Argentina Puts Down Another Armed Revolt   Rawson Group Fails in Move to Oust Military Government

Armed Revolt To Oust Argentina's Military Government Is Suppressed

ARMED REVOLT IS THWARTED IN ARGENTINA   Gen. Arturo Rawson, Leader Of 1943 Rebellion, Put Under Arrest   OPPOSITION GROWS TO PRESENT REGIME

Uprising Ends Tn Argentina   Armed Revolt Headed by ' Gen. Rawson Quickly  ‘Repressed

Peron Regime -~Snuffs Revolt By Arventine:   Leader of °43 Rebellion Which Ousted Castillo BKaitle in New Fffart

IN ARGENTINA   Attempt of Rawson to Oust Government Is Quickly Suppressed

Sees Revolution In U. S. Farming  Mechanization Will   Mechanization Wiil Mean Fewer Workers, Anderson Declares

‘Al Meis Sells . Grocery Store To Van Eaton  Will Continiie In Feed And Seed,   Re itage

Al Meis Sells Grocery Store To Van Eaton - Will Continre In Feed And Seed  Business

HEAVY JAPANESE CRUISER BOMBED   SHIP LEFT DEAD IN WATER— AIRDROMES AND PLANTS IN RYUKYUS BLASTED.

JAP SHIPPING HIT BY RAIDS   Cruiser Is Damaged Wher More Than 600 Planes Strike at Kyushu

Rural Girls Enroll In 4-H National ‘Canning Program   Awards Will Be Made On National, State And Parish Levels

Urges More Individual Bond Buys   Vinson Asks Banks Go Easy; $4,000,000,000 for Small Investors

ROMMEL COMMITTED SUICIDE, SON SAYS   Youth Asserts Father Ended Life to Avoid Trial on Hitler Bomb Plot Charge.

Conference Ends With Delegates Well Satisfied   Address by Truman Brings Long Deliberations to Conclusion

Opposite Communist Forces Sworn To Resist Any Penetration  NEXT 24 HOURS TO DECIDE OUTCOME  Representatives of Both Sides Have Renewed Negotiations

TROOPS MASS ON BORDER OF MANCHURIA   Communists May Reveit to Guerrilla Warfare There

REDS LOSE TOWN NEAR MANCHURIA, NEUTRALS REPORT   Nationalists Said to Have Taken Shanhaikwan, Coastal Gateway Through Great Wall.   COMMUNISTS SCORE GAINS IN OTHER AREAS   Civilian Casualties in Civil Strife in Shantung Province Put at 200,000 by Governor Ho.

Tigers Held To One Hit ‘By. Passeau   Chicago Scores”   Two Runs in: Fourth and One _ In Seventh

Tigers Held To One Hit By Passeau   Chicago Scores  » Two Runs in Fourth and One In Seventh   Box Score

GMC President's Salary Largest   Charles E. Wilson Nation’s Hich Man

REPORT JAPS. HELP REBELS   BRITISH  TROOPS BEAT .OFF STRONG ATTACK BY REVOLUTIONARY FORCES ~ “IN BATAVIA

Othman Fears His Indignant Bride May Become 20th Century Godiva As OPA Meddles With Clathinc

LHS. BUILDING “TG ABIISY PACE      Registration, Books,: Facul- ty Conferences, On. the Program 

LeMars Public Schools Will Open — New Term on Tuesday, September 4   Everything Ready For Work Of Another “@enhool Vear

State Patrol Captain Made - Prison Head   Donnelly Names T. E Whitecotton in Surprise Move

Capt. of Patrol Is Appointed Prison Warden   T. E. Whitecetton, Ralls County, Donnelly’s Choice

DESTRUCTION OF BUDAPEST IS ORDERED   Russians Pledge Nazis Will Be Given No Quarter

Huns Reject Surrender Ultimatum   Responsibility for Destruction Charged to Nazis

Every Nazi In Budapest Must Perish   Russ Start Leveling City When Germans Slav Two Envoys

BUDAPEST IS BEING LEVELLED   Thousands of Russian Cannon and Rocket Guns Sweoping  Through City: “Block by Block —- Hall of City ‘Now in Rassian Hands.

Guns Turning Budapest Into Pile of Rubble   Half of Teeming Wungarian Citadel Taken by Sovicts

REDS DECREE DEATH FOR ALL BUDAPEST AXIS   Half Of City In Soviet Hands As Block By Block Destruction Begins

Reds Hold Half Of City Early Today   Nazi Elite Guards  Fight In Heart Ot Danube Capital

Russians Inflamed By Murder Of Emissaries Proclaim “No Quarter” For Cornered Elite Guards.   HALF OF CITY IN HANDS OF RUSSIANS

Soviet Guns And Rockets Rip Into Foe   Budapest Turned Into Vast Charnel House By Massed Russian Might

Massed Russian Guns _ ‘Start Blasting Budapest; No Quarter Given: ‘Nazis

FATE OF MANPOWER BILL = JS CONSIDERED UNCERTAIN       DELUGE OF AMENDME EX. PECTED AS HOUSE GETS “WORK, FIGHT OR‘ JAIL” BILLY.

SENATORS NOT IN AGREEMENT ON JAPANESE WAR FORECASTS      ME BELIEVE WAR WILL END WITRIN MONTHS—OTIHERS FAR FROM OPTIMISTIC

ruman Is Aboard ruiser En Route 0 Big Three’ oisdam Meeting   president Is Accompanied  by Army and Navy Chiefs of Staff, Newspaper, Radio Men

TRUMAN EN ROUTE TO "BIG 3" MEET   Presidential Party Sailing on Two-Cruiser Task Force

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BIG 3 PARLEY MIGHT AFFECT (WORLD FUTURE   Truman Seems Calm as He Nears Ist Talk © With Stalin, Churchiil

TRUMAN ENJOYING TRIP ON WARSHIP TO BIG 3 MEETING   President Tanned and Looks Fit — Clim bs Ladders With Agility as He Inspects Vessel.   CONFERENCES HELD DAILY WITH ADVISERS   Executive in Constant Communication With White House — S m all Staff Accompanying Him.

DELPHI ROTARY CLUB. HEARS DIST. GOVERNOR CARL KLEPPER   FORMER FLORA LADY KILLED AT KOKOMC

Walkouts In Nation Still Idle 275.000   Largest Strike Now 's In Lumber Area With 60,000 Idle

Big 5 Offers Linking Plan  To Conference   Inter - American, World  Systems Proposal Now Ready   IHOPE TO ADJOURN   Measure Would Save Monroe Doctrine,  Defense Rights*

Conferees  Take Up Veto Right   Way to Link World, Inter-American Peace Leagues Submitted

Vets Not Required To Join Unions   Rights Declared Over Any Seniority System

Veterans Cannot Be Required to Join Union  Selective Service Re-employment

VETS NEED NOT JOIN UNIONS   SELECTIVE SERVICE ISSUES POLICY GUIDE

Rehired Vet Need Not Join Union   Policy Expected To Intensify Seniority Rows

Rule That Vet Rights Qutrank Any Seniority   Selective Service Decree Aid Likely To Intensify Strife

BAN ON TOKYO CAFES:   Placed Ont of Bounds for G. I.’s Until They Are Cleaned Up 

U.S. Stands Firm Against Reds Demand   Says Polish Provisional Government Should Not Be Invited To ’Frisco.   PAT ON AGREEMEN’]

i). 5. ne jects Soviet Stand fo Seat Poles   Statement Says Provisional Regime Cannot Sit At San Francisco

U.S: ADAMANT ON POLISH BID   ‘Rejects Russia's Plea For  Conference Invitation Second Time

White House Ready to Act On Pole Issue   President May Take Direct Hand in Bid To Patch Up Dispute

SOVIETS’ POLISH PLEA REJECTED   U. S. Turns Down Demand for Warsaw Representation At Frisco

Again Reject Russian Demand Poles Be {nvitec To San Francisco Meet

a “-=POLAND— ° No Change In U. 'S. Position   Russia's Demand Is Again. ‘Rejected By American Government

Truman Likely To Take Hand Polish Problem   Indications Ave Disagree ments Have Lifted Issue Beyond Level of Forelon Ministers

U.S. Rejects Red Demand on Poland   Stand Firm On Yalta Agreement

Truman Plans To Take Hand In Polish Row   Hopes to Settle Question Before Conference Opens

Truman May Take Direct ‘Hand In Effort To Settle Polish Government Dispute   Attempts By Three-Nation Commissior Fails: Foreign Ministers To Meet

U.S. Rejects . Red Demand  Objects To Warsaw Government Invitatior

U. S. Firm on Poland,  Reds Told   Rejects New Soviet Note For Invitation to Frisco

President Truman May Enter Talks On Pole Regime  Difficulties too Complex to he Setiled by Minish a pa  Teanande

RED REQUEST ON POLAND IS ~— AGAIN DENIED   U. S. Declines to Ask Polish Government To Conference

US. STANDS ON POLISH POLICY   Reject Moscow oscow Plea That  Warsaw Gov't Be Invited to Parley

Russian-Polish Demand Rejected   _State Department Insists Only Reorganized Government Be Admitted to Frisco Conference

State Department Stands Firm on Polish Question   U. 5. Opposes Russie Demand on Status Of Provisional Setup

STATE DEPARTMENT STANDING FIRM ON POLISH GOVERNMENT  RUSSIA'S DEMAND THAT - HER FAVORITE BE SEATEI FIRMLY OPPOSED

Polish Issue Seen Up To Truman, Churchill, Stalin If No Agreement Soon

U. S$. Rejects Red Demand On Poles   Stands Firm Against Asking Warsaw Group to Frisco Meet

U. S. Remains Firm On Pole Meet Issue   Soviets Seek Invitation For Provisionals. . At Washington

NEAR FREEZE TONIGHT   Slight Warming Up Possibility for Tomorrow

CONFERENCE ENDS ON HOPEFUL NOTE “rey apne BEAnE   ‘Leaders View Exchange of ". Ideas From Both Sides as Promising Step   EFFORT IS TO CONTINUE   Results of Washington Talks Will Be Submitted Next — Week to Truman

Study Progress of Wage Parley   Seek To Determine Benefits of Talks

LABOR MANAGEMENT MEETING ADJOURNS WITH ONLY A FEW OF THEIR PROBLEMS SOLVED

JAPS LEAVING CENTRAL CHINA   Hunan, Honan and Kwangzi Provinces Evacuated

NIP RETREAT IN CHINA CLAIMED   Enemy Withdraws Divisions From Central Sectors

Japan Withdraws  Three Divisions   Additional Retreat By Nips Expected —

Six Million Jews Slain   Nazi Files Expose Slaughter in Extermination Campaign

German Secret Police Records Show  Six Million Jews Killed by Nazis

JAPCIDAVIT DY Dr. YWILAELM FIVE! TL. 'WAR CRIMES PROSECUTION UNFOLDS HORROR TALE OF WARSAW MASSACRES

Six Million Jews Killed By Germans   Estimate of Nazi Secret Police Introduced in Nuernherg Trial

xerman Documents Show 6 Million Jews Slain In Ruthless ‘Extermination’ Program of Nazis

Six Million Jews Slain By Nazis   German Secret Police Records Placed Before War Crimes Tribunal

Six Million Jews Slain By Germans,  War Trial Is Told   Secret Police Report Reveals Mass Plar Of Slaughter Nazi: Used

Six Million Jews Slain By Nazis   Estimate Given at Military Tribunal

WAR CRIMES.   ~ Six Million Jews Were  Slaughtered i in Nazi. ~ Extermination. Drive -

\Nazi SS Police Estimates Show Six Million Jews Ruthlessly Slaughtered

Six Million Jews Were Slaughtered By Nazis, Crimes Tribunal Learns

Jew Slaughter Hit 6 Million, Nazi Reports   Top Gestapo Official Says 4: Million Died In Horror Camps

6 Million Jews Massacred By Hitler Troops   Mass Slaughter Is Revealed In Record. At Nuernberg Trial

Six Million Jews Killed In Nazi Drive   German Records Show Police Estimates In Campaign

Germans Killec 6 Million of Europe’s Jews   Nazi Secret Pelice Reports Filed At Nuernbera Trial

Six Million European Jews Ruthlessly Slaughtered In Nazi Extermination Campaigr   German Secret Police Estimates Placed Before International Military Tribunal

Nazis Killed  O Million JEWS   Police Records Reveal Ruthiess Slaughter In Poland. Elsewhere

Six Million Jews Were Exterminatec  In Nazi Program  ’ Allied Tribunal Prosecutors Use S.S. Affidavits to Show

Dr. Hoettl, Aide to Kaltenbrunner, Bares Secret Estimates at War Crimes Hearing

Six Million Jews Slain By Germans   Estimate On Wholesale Slaughter Comes From Secret Police

Details Bared-In German  S.S. Reports Uncovered cat War Crimes Trial; Thousands Died In Massacre At Warsaw Cjhetto.

6 Million Jews  Slaughtered   Nazi Campaign Of Extermination Told At Military Tribunal.

6 Million Jews Killed, German Records Reveal   Affidavits. Before Allied Courts Tell Horrors. of Warsaw

‘War Crimes Prosecution Unfolds Tale  Of Horror In Warsaw Ghetto Massacres

SIX MILLION JEWS KILLED BY THE NAZIS   Such Is the Estimate of the Germans’ Own Secret Police, Introduced in Evidence at the Trial in Nuernherg.

SIX MILLION RUTHLESSLY SLAUGHTERED   War Crimes Prosecution Unfolds Horror Tale of Warsaw Ghetto Massacres

NAZIS SLAUGHTERED SIX MILLION JEWS IN EUROPE, COURT TOLD  SECRET GERMAN REPORT INTRODUCED IN WAR

6 Million Jews Slain, Charge  File Affidavit By . Kaltenbrunner Aide

Tee FO ei EN fee DN Se LA ee A he ee ed  Nazi Secret Police Reveal Six Million Jews Slauaghtered In Europe

NAZIS OWN STORY OF 2-DAY MASSACRE OF JEWS IN GHETTO TOLD TODAY AT NUERNBERG

Tragic Stories Of Murder Told At Hearing   Operational Squads Of Security Police Slavers Of Many

6 Million Jews Slain by Nazis, Records Show   Affidavit of Kaltenbrunner Aide Filed at Nuernberg

JEWS MASSACRED BY THOUSANDS IN WARSAW GHETTO   Revolting Record of Nazi ” Slaughter Produced at WNuernbera Trio]

NAZIS MURDERED 0,000,000 JEWS   GERMAN ESTIMATES GIVEN TO TRIBUNAL

CHURCHILL WILL REPORT LATER   Says Affairs Abroad ‘Rather Smoother’ in Appearance Rafarea Cammance

Churchill in First Commons Debate   Says ‘Affairs Abroad Are Rather Smoother; Will Discuss Yalta Conclave Next Week

Affairs Abroad Are Smoother, Churchill Declares In First: Reference To. Big. Three Meet

‘CHURCHILL TO TELL HOUSE OF BIG MEET   (The whereabouts of President Roosevelt, following the “Big Three” conference in the Crimea, are as yet unreported.)

Affairs Abroad Better, Premier  Will Debate Crimea Conference Early Next Week

Churchill Says Way Smooth For Affairs Abroad   Prime Minister Gives Brief Remark On  Crimean Conference.

E TERMS TO NAZIS E REPORTED READY   Instrument Of Surrender Is Thought Fully Fashioned

NAZI SURRENDER TERMS FRAMED   Psychological Drive Begun To Bring On Capitulation

Psychological Drive on Nazis Planned   Surrender Terms Await Final Big Three Approval

Peace Terms For Germans  Said Ready   ‘Surrender Instrument’ Awaits Only Final Approval by Big Three

LEGIONNAIRES PLAN FOR ARMISTICE DAY   Members Of Bair Post Will March In Victory Parade—Will Hold  Dance In Evening

Plans Complete For Armistice Pageant   Route Announced for Par. ade to Be Held Monday Afternoon

Train Hits Truckload Of German Prisonezs;  15 Killed, 11 Injured

Alhed Munitions Ship Blows Up   early 1900 Civilians Killed Besides Unknown Number of Al hed Servicemen.

Germans Battle To Delay Closing Of Escape Route   First Army Units Close Down Relentlessly On Northern Front Of Belgium Salient   THIRD ARMY HITS SOTITHERN FRONT

GERMAN FORCES LOSE INITIATIVE ON NORTH FLANK   Enemy Pressure Continues in South, Forcing Allied Withdrawal

ALLIES ONLY FOUR MILES FROM NAZI ESCAPE ROUTE   Y ANKS REDUCE SAAR VALLEY DENT

POLICY ON WAGE ‘BOOSTS LAID DOWN   BOARDS TO DECIDE WHETHER HIKES SHALL OR SHALL NOT RAISE PRICES,

JURY RETURNS SEALED VERDICT IN STABBING CASE   James Porreca, Perkasie, Accused of Stabbing Geo.  Porcelli, of Sellersville   COSTS ARE DIVIDED   Judge Rules That 75°% of Costs Be Paid By The Defendant

CONFERENCE TC VOTE ON VETO   ‘Both Sides Of Debate De cide Time Has Come For Action

FEPC Bill Called Dead After Tie Vote   Mouse Rules Comniittee Fails to Send BMleasure to Floor

ADMINISTRATION  OPPOSES FARM  PRICE GUARANTEE PREDICT HOUSE WILL  “KILL AMENDMENT TO PRICE CONTRO RIL

FEPC KilTed In Committee  By 6-6 Vote   Foes Say Bill Is Dead; South Girds For Fight On Poll Tax Ban

FEPC ACT HELD IN COMMITTEE   House Rules Group Splits 6-6 on Move to Report

Down or Damage 119 Jap Planes   Figures Given On Saturday’s Tokyo Raid By Superforts.

R. C. PRATT SUCCUMBED TO LONG ILLNESS   Former Marlboro Man Was Widely Known in Ma sonic Circles

Mrs. Elsie Ward of Derrick City Dies   Sister of Mrs. Chas. Milroy of Smethport

Nazi Prison Fare Courts Starvation   Bad Treatment Disclosed by Liberated Men

@ ARE YOUR STEAKS THIN?      Liberated Prisoners Delay Return to Regain Weight

Eisenhower Day At Legion Convention  OE PRS Se See ke   “Parade, Address on Program; Legion Hears Navy Leaders Oppose Merger

lis Ike's Day  WW wuy  With Legion   General to Speak At Dinner Tonight; Draft Vote Pends

It Is General ‘Tke’s’ Day In Windy City   Five Star General Of Army Arrives By Train) From Boone. lowa.   WILL OPPOSE MERGER

LEGION HONORS FIVE-STAR IKE   Chicago Convention Host t Eisenhower, Other High Military Leaders

Legion Rally Greets ‘Ike’   Commander to Address Banquet; Will Receive Legion’s Honor Medal

‘Eisenhower Takes Spotlight Today  Legion Convention   Nimitz and King Also to be Heard on Proposed Armed Forces Merger.

Hull, Welles Testify on Pearl Harbor   Neither Heard of Any Commitment by U. S. to Enter War

HULL DENIES U.§. PACT 10 FIGHT JAPAN   NO HINT RECEIVED OF PEARL HARBOR SNEAK RAID

rwo Also Testified they Had No Hint Pearl Harbor Was To Be Attacked By Japanese.

Hull Declares Nippon Alfack Was Surprise   Denial Made of Commit. ment to Britain to Enter Wor

Hull, Welles Claim No Knowledge Of  War Commitment   Tell Probers of Pearl Harbor Attack They Never Heard of Agreement for U. S. To War If Japs Hit British Colonies

Hull, Welles Had No Knowledge of Pledge to Britain   Former Expected War But Labored to Prevent It

Japs Crossed Up Navy, Army Experts In Strike At Hawaiian Navy Base   Secretary Of State, Before Pear] _ Harbor, Tells Probers U. S. Had  No British, Dutch Commitments

of No Committment: Hull and Welles at trl Harbor Hearings   Had Been Asked as to Whether FDR fai Made Arrangements with Churchill to (oto War Against Japan If British or nach Possessions Should Be Attacked

Hull and Welles Knew of No U. S. Promise To Help British or Dutch   Forewarning of Pearl Harbor Is Denied by Former Officials of State Department

HULL ASSERTS HE TRIED TO’ DELAY WAR WITH JAPAN   Denies He Issued Ultimatum —Reveals Marshall and Stark Did Not Expect  Blow at Peari Harbor.   TENSE DAYS BEFORE CONFLICT DESCRIBED   Ex-Secretary and Welles Never Heard of Any Commitment for U. S. to Fight  if Nips Attacked Britain.

Witnesses Saw No Hint Of Nip Raid   Former Secretary Ot State Says FDR \Made No Agreements

No Reports From Front Near Berlin   May Be Waiting for Cap ture of Stettin, Breslau  Before Assault on Berlin

KONEV ARMY KNIFES INTO NAZI DEFENSE   Fierce Fighting Is Report~ j At Frankiurt

Smash Within D5 Miles of "Baltic Port   Russian Tanks Drive Wedge Between Breslau and Berlin

Berlin, Breslau Wedge Is Driven By Russ Forces   Soviets Push Within Less Than 25 Miles of Stettin, Baltic Port

PST ARESLAL BERLIN ADMITS      Open Big  New Offensive In Silesia; Prepare To. Storm Besieged Koenigsbera From All Sides...

‘Tanks Drive Wedge Between Berlin ‘And Breslau: 25 Miles Over Oder

Tens of Thousands of Germans Face Trap In North Reich; Taking of Capital Is Secondary

BLOWS AT FRANKFURT CONTINUE   Soviets Widen Wedge Between Berlin And City Of Breslau

ZHUKOV FORCES MANEUVER FOR BERLIN DRIVE   Report Russians Cut LinesBetween Defense and Capital

DRIVE WEDGE INTO GERMAN MAIN DEFENSE   Other Soviet Forces Push To Within 25 Miles Of Baltic Port Of Steitin, Try To Seal Off Enemy Troon:      MAY TRAP THOUSANDS OF ENEMY SOLDIERS

Russians 95 Mi. From Stettin   Soviets Cloak Berlin Front in Secrecy; Fighting Rages in Kuestrin

Temperatures   ‘Soviets Near Stettin To Seal off Nazis In Polish Corridor

Russian Units Push 25 Miles Beyond Oder   Red Tanks Drive Wedge Between Berlin, Breslau

REDS 25 ML. BEYOND ODER IN SILESIA      Driving Wedge Between Berlin  And Breslau

Russians Smash a Miles Beyond ‘Oder In Silesia   Plunge Toward Baltic Port; Cloak Berlin  Front In Secrecy

ARGENTINA VOTED SEAT IN PARLEY   ACTION TAKEN OVER PROTEST OF RUSSIAN’S FOREIGN COMMISSAR MOLOTOV.

Argentina Given Conference Vote; Poles Still Out   Wolotev Praises Polex

‘United Nations Admit Argentina To Conference, Exclude Warsaw Poles

White Russia, Ukraine Cet  *Friseo Seat:   Russian Delegate Argues Fascism Still ‘Taints

RUSSIANS LOSE ARGENTINE TILT   Molotov Fails To Halt S. American Bid To  Conference Seat

Threat Of Violence Imminent For Syria   Unconfirmed Report Claims More French Troops On Way To Beirut

TENSE QUIET MARKS MOSLEM SABBATH IN DAMASCUS TODAY  REPORTED MOVEMENT  OF FRENCH SENGELESE - MAY CAUSE OUTBREAK

- SYRIA Tense Quiet “In Damascus   Ill::-Feeling - Between French-.. And  Syrians May’ Bring Clash.

Syria Tense; Anti-French Feelings Rise   Arrival of More Troops May Result In Conflict

Turn to No. 2, Back Page   Bill Would Make Travel To and from Work TaxDeductible Expense

RACKETEERING IN MEAT, SUGAR   Counterfeit Coupons Are Increasing, OW! Warns

DRIVE FOR FUNDS ~ STARTS IN COUNzY   Forty-Three Workers Are Busy in Business District

DRIVE FOR FUNDS STARTS IN COUN Y   Forty-Three Workers Are ~ Busy in Business District     ee tee: oo: nee pamernrte aan

Okinawa Becomes Air Base; Japs Admit Loss, Claim Huge U. S. Toll

10Killed,200Injured InAlexandriaRioting   Natives Smash Jewish Synagogues, Clash With British Police Force

STRIKE ENFORCED INNEAR EAST AS. ~ RIOTING SPREADS   Ten Reported Killed in Alexandria in Rioting Against Jews. Strike Locks Egypt And Palestine.   MIDDLE EAST UNREST IS COMING TO HEAD   Lord Gort Resigns Post As Governor General of Palestine As Jews Press Their Demands.

JEWISH GROUP GIVEN BLAME FOR OUTRAGES   Anti-Zionists Call Gen eral Strike in Egypt

WIDE TERRORISM BLAMED ON JEWS   Gort Quits As Commissioner Of Turbulent Palestine

Anti-Jewish Riots Spread to Egypt   Ten Dead, 200 Injured at Alexandria Arabs Enforce Strike

_. NEAR EAST TERROQRISM— Britain Blames Jews For Palestine Riots .

Growing Sabotage Hits Palestine; Lord Gort Resigns   British Government Lays Blame for Terrorism On Jewish Elements as Widespread Outrages Sweep Country; Egypt Has Strike

British Lay Blame — On Jewish Elements   Call Palestine’s Sabotage ‘Dastardly Series of Outrages’, Arabs Start Strike, Anti-Zionists in Cairo Launch Strike

Palestine Jews in Widespread Damage; Lord Gort Resigns   British Call it Highly Organized and Well Planned Sabotace

PALESTINE toh OFFICIAL QUITS   Gort Resigns As British Lay Blame for Terrorism on Jewish Elements.   GENERAL STRIKE IN CAIRO

Egypt Involved In Row: British Leader Resigns   Viscount Gort Gives Up Commissioner's Post in Palestine

Blame Jews For Palestine Terror As Gort Resigns      British Commissioner Quits Because of Health; Zionist Aims Arouse Near East, Holy Land Arabs

Jews Blamed For Trouble   Field Marshall Gort Resigns His Post As High Commissioner

13 Reported Dead. 200 Injured At  Alexandria, Cairo   Arabs Enforce Strike As Mobs Smash Jews’ Synagogues, Shops

British Lord Resigns Post In Palestine   Gort Quits as Commissioner; Jews Blamed For Terrorism

POLICE OPEN FIRE ON ANTLZIONISTS “IN CAIRO STREETS   British Blame Jewish Ex ‘"". temists. for Terrorism  4m Delactingn

COMMISSIONER GORT RESIGNS OFFICE TODAY   Anti Zienist Elements in Peypt Begin Strike as Palestine Trouble Grows   Ry HENRY BR TAMESON

Jewish Synagogue Set Afire   Cairo Out of Bounds For British Military As Gort Steps Down   Bloodhounds Being Used to Ferret Out Those Responsible For Blowing Up Rail Lines.

Arabs Attack Jews In Egypt: 10 Die In Riot   General Strike Begins In Alexandria And Cairo   LORD GORT RESIGNS   British Governor Of Palestine Retires, London Reveals

LORD GORT RESIGNS IN PALESTINE   Gives Up Post as Hig Commissioner as Brit: ish Laid Blame for Terrorism There on Jewish Elements.

Alexandria And Cairo Hardest Hit By Disorder   Arabs Call Strike Throughout Palestine To Protest Policy: Viscount Gort Quits

fen Killed, 200 Injured During Demonstration At Alexandria   Violence  Flares In Cairo Ghetto   arshal Gort, Governor: General Of Palestine, Resigns Post

Jewish Problem Flares   Rioting Again Breaks Out in Palestine Area

10 Killed, 200. Hurt As Arabs Enforce Strike   Restless Bands Rove Streets, Smashing Up Jewish Shops _

Id AILLED AND ONOPo OAGKED IN QUTBREAKS   British Field Marshal Quits as Governor General of Palestine.

Commissioner Of Palestine Resigns Today   British Blame Sabotage, Terrorism on Jewish Elements—Unrest Seen in Egypt

FIELD MARSHAL GORT HIGH COMMISSIONER OF PALESTINE QUITS   BRITISH GOVERNMENT BLAME TERRORISM THERE ON JEWISH ELEMENTS”

Commissioner of Palestine Resigns As Strife Rises   Blame for Terrorism Placed on Jews; Highly Organized Sabotaae Soread<«

Killed and Injured In Wake of Rioting   Lord Gort Quits Palestine Post— Arabs Attack Jews in Egypt While Jews Revolt in Palestine

Ten Killed, 200 Injured In Egypt Riot   Arabs Enforce General Strike as Strife Spreads to Egypt

Claim Big Strike Started In Cairo By Anti-Zionists   Sabotage Most Widespread And Highly- Organized In History Of Country

Cairo Rioters Sef Fire fo Synagogue and Jewish Shops  10 Killed and 200. Hurt in Fichtinag

Briton Leaves His Turbulent Palestine Post   British Government Lays Blame For. Terrorism In Palestine On Jewish Flempenis   Terms Séries O; Acts “Dastardly”   Colonial Seer eta ry Says Outrages Result Careful .  Planning :-by Jewish ° ” Community Groups - -

ARABS RISE UP AGAINST JEWS INROADS   Much Property Being Damaged In Fights

Gort Resigns Palestine Job  British Blame Jewish Elements For Trouble

BIG d PARLEY ENDG; REPORT COMING SOON   Winds Up with An Exchange of Compliments and Hand-Shaking.

Big Three Agree On Plan to Rule Germany, Report   Conference Ends At Potsdam; Polish and Balkan  Questions Discussed

Last Act Of Conference Was Dispatch Of Personal Message From Big Three To Winston Churchill, Ex-leader   POLISH, BALKAN ISSUES DISCUSSEL

Chiefs Talk Over Poland And Balkans   No Details Given Concerning Accord Reached At Potsdam

Communique On Business Of Conference Is Due Late This Afternoon   Leaders Depart For Homelands   Jap War Reported Discuss: ed But Not Included In Statement Of Policy

Big Three Agree on Reparations To Be Exacted from Germany; Set Temporary Poland Frontier   Reparations   British Say Big Three Agreed on Plans for Control of Germany

COMMUNIQUE ON ALLIED PROGRAM WILL BE ISSUED   British Report Control Of Germany Settled Before Confab Ended Today   CHURCHILL IS THANKED   Truman, Stalin And Attlee Express Their Appreciation To Ex-Prime Minister

‘Machinery For German Control  Thought Decided   Questions of Polish,  Balkan Situations Reported Discussed

MEETING IS NOW OVER   Communique on Conference to Be Released Tonight

Communique Due Today Revealing 'Big 3 Decisions      Briton Says Immense Amount of Work  Has Been Done

Fred Thompson and Nebraska Girl Wed  Will Make Their Home In Kingsley

Yankees Closing Pincers On Shuri City On Okinawa   Infantry Drives To Within 200 Yards Of Keystone City; Nips Homeland Rocked By Second B-29 Visit Within Three Days.

Six Persons Hurt In Car Accident On Highway 75   No Serious Injuries Suffered; Two Mexicans Remain In Hospital

Six Are Injured, None Seriously,  In Car Accidents   Three Persons Hurt In Highway 52 Crash East of Moorhead

HASTE REVEALS POSITION OF FOE NOW DESPERATE   Military Traffic Moving Toward Rhine Strafed Unmercifully

Mrs. Peete . Awaits Death Sentence   CONVICTED OF SLAYING BENEFACTRESS; NO CLEMENCY REQUEST

MRS. F. H. ROBERTS DIES       Wife of Jeweler Had Lived in Lawrence All Her Life

WAR CONTRACTS ARE CANCELLED   Problem Of Employment To Be Serious In Detroit Area

British Troops Enter Rangoon, Burma Capital   Three-Year Campaign To Oust Jap Forces Appears Near End

TO FAMILY AND BUSINESS: RETIRING WAC COLONEL PRAISED BY PATTERSON

WAC Organizer Refurns to Her Civilian Career   Col. Oveta C. Hobby Watches Eagles Pinned On Col. Westray Boyce

JUDGE TIFFANY ROTARIANS        San Francisco ‘Guest Addresses Concord, Lexington Members

PEAS BEFORE ROTARIANS   San Francisco Guest » Addresses Concord, Lexing‘ton Members —

Admiral Hewitt, New U. S. Naval Commander in Eurape, Arrives in London -

GERMANS FLEEING TO BERLIN BOMBED   DOUBLE LINE OF NAZI VEHICLES POUNDED BY ROCKET-FIRING PLANES.

1500 Planes Hit Tokyo   Attack Stull  In Progress   Fleet Only 40 Miles From Tokyo Bay.

1900 Carrier Planes From U. 5. And British Warships Meet No Fighter Opposition

Mosquitoes Blast Indonesian Towns In Reprisal Raid   Thunderbolts Join Attack After Natives Ambush British Convoy

JAVA TOWNS BLASTED BY BOMBERS   Raid Occurs After Convoy Ambushed, Plane Shot Down

INDUSTIONS TO BE REDUCED AT ONCE, ANNOUNCE      President Truman Proclaims Glad Tidings After News Received

STIFF DEFENSE MET BY YANKS ON LATER RAIDS   Reports of New Terrors Come Out of China—Kweiling Socked by Invaders

AMERICAN AIRMEN USE DEVSTATING FORCE UPON JAPAN  BOMB WITH POWER —   BOMB WITH POWER EQUIVALENT TO 20,000 TONS OF TNT NOW IN USE

Adm. Karl Doenitz, Hitler s Successor, Was Responsible For Fanatic U-Boat Warfare

Doenitz Head Of Die-Hard Nazi Faction   British See Split in Party Over Peace  Negotiations

FEEL DOENITZ MAY BE MONKEY-WRENCH IN PEACE DICKERS   If Ruthiess Grand Admiral Is Commanding Remains of Nazi Army He May Undo the Reported Peace Maneu vers of Himmler 

ADM. DOENITZ IS A CRUEL FANATIC   Selection Of Nazi Naval Chief As Hitler’s Successor Is Puzzling One.   —BY EDWARD J. DENNEHY—

Doenitz Likely to Be Stumbling Block for Reported Peace Moves by H immler; May Mean Split in Top Nazis

‘Doenitz Assumption Of Power May Have Scuttled Himmler Peace Plans

» Assumption of Power by Doenitz Snarls Himmler’s Peace Attempts

New Premier Shideharda Dishands' lhe Dreaded Secret Jap Police   Aged Former Ambassador to U. S. Gets Free Hand and MacArthur’s Approval

Aged Foe of Militarists Takes Power   Yoshida Reappointed as Foreign Minister; Home Minister Named

Appoints Minister Whose Criticism Of War Against U. S. Landed Him In Jail

New Premier of Japs Disbands  Secret Police   ‘Twenty-Five ‘Political Pris. oners Freed by Order.of Baron ShideWata;  - Given. Pree Hand

JAPAN NAMES NEW PREMIER   Baron Kijuro Shidehara, For. mer Ambassador to UV. S., Heads Cabinet

Secret Police Disbanded By Jap Premier   People May Buy Into State Holdings; Will Lift Non-Fraternizing Rule In North Japan

New Premier Disbands Jap Secret Police   Shidehara Given Free Hand by MacArthur And Hirohito

Former Ambassador To U. S. Moves Quickly To Disband Secret Police

Jap ‘Gestapo’. ~ Ts Abolished      w Premier Yoiees Hope Friendship

Shidehara Named Premier of New  Jap Government 73-Year-Old Nippon   73-Year-Old Nippon .Disbands Secret Police Gives Yoshida Post

JAPAN'S SECRET POLICE LET OUT   NEW PREMIER DISBANDS GESsTAPO-LIKE GROUP AS ONE OF FIRST ACTS.

Aged Baron Shidehara [s  New Premier   Foe Of Militarists Seeks Liberals For New Progressive Cahinet.   ORD BY EMPEROR

New Chief Given Free  Hand in Land   Resignation of Former Cabinet Blamed on DeJay in Following Out Orders Issued

Japan’s New Premier  Seeks Liberal Cabinet   Baron Shidehara Has Approval Of Genera! MacArthur In Making Appointments

Shidehara Heads Jap  Government   Secret Police Dishanded; Yoshida Reappointed Foregin Minister

NEW PREMIER DISBANDS JAP SECRET POLICE   73- Year-Old: Shidehara Takes Head Cabinet Post_

NEW PREMIER UF JAPAN OLD FOE OF ARM   Retains Yoshida as Foreign Minister and Seeks Aid of Liberals.

Strikers Told To Go Back To Jobs In Mines   Action by Head of Union Catches Operators by. —-« Surprise.

Coal Shipment Bans Removed  By Washington   UMW President’s Action Attributed io Concern Civer Public View

LEWIS ASKS COAL MINERS TO RETURN TO JOBS MONDAY   C. I. O. Chief Moves to End Walkout After Negotiations With Operators Break Down.   UNION TERMS ACTION “IN PUBLIC INTEREST”   Schwellenbach Voices Hope It Will Have “Steadying Effect Throughout Industry Generally.”

SFA LIFTS EMBARGO ON COAL SHIPMENTS   UMW Boss Surprises Operators; Penalty Clause Ignored

Effort To Find Accord To Be Renewed Later   SFA Lifts Partial Embargo On Coal Shipments From Are@

JOHN L. LEWIS TELLS MINERS TO END TIEUP   RETURN OF = 216,000 WORKERS SET FOR MONDAY

Jews Order Strike After Nine Die in Palestine Rioting   Deménstration Follows Raid _ By 10,000 British Airbsrne Treops ~

Strike Called  In Palestine      Villagers Bury Nine Men Killed In Raid

Tension High In Palestine, Dead Buried   Thirty Minute Strike Called; Open Fichting Looms

Palestine Strike Ordered by Jews   Nine Men Are Killed in Clashes With British

JEWS MOURN 9 RAID VICTIMS   30-MINUTE: STRIKE CALLED IN PALESTINE

JEWISH STRIKE CALLED TODAY   Action Follows Battle 0 Sharon Valley In Which Nine Jews Died

Strike Called In Palestine As Jews Mourn Nine Dead   Passions Touched Off By British Raiders Near Flash Point

Jews Call 30-Min. Strike In Palestine   Extreme Tension in Sharon Valley After Rritich Raid Monday

CLASH IN PALESTINE KILLS NINE   Raid Conducted By British  Airborne Troops

SHOWDOWN DUE ON WAGE POLICY   Management Proposal! Will Be Given Conference

Definite Plan. To “Aid World Is Suggested   Dulles Warns of Jealousy df We Fail “To Act Generously

Disputes Hit Steel, Coal  Production   50,000 Workers Throughout Land

U. §. Strikes Still Keeping 52 050 idle   Rubber Workers Back But Second Largest Steel Mill Closed

Steel Mill Down, Tire Plants Start   Workers in Akron Return To Jobs After Seizure By Navy of Factories Strikebound 20 Davs

SECOND LARGEST STEEL MILL IDLE   13,000 EMPLOYES ARE FORCED OUT BY WORK STOPPAGE OF 50 MEN

52,250 Idle In Labor Disputes; Goodyear Workers At Akron Gc Rack To Work

TRIKE CLOSES BIG STEEL MILL   Second Largest Plant ir World Is Affected by  Nientite.

Strike Shuts Down Second Biggest of World Steel Mills   50 CIO Railroad Opera. tors Force Closing of Carnegie-Illinois

Stee! and Coal Production Hit As New Sirikes Pop Up Alena Nation's Labor Front

WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST STEEL MILL CLOSED BY STRIKE   FIRST OF GOODYEAR RUBBER WORKERS HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR JOBS

Resume Tire Making at Akron Plants   Second Largest Steel Mill Forced To Close by Strike

Steel And Coal Production Hit By New Strikes   Second Largest Steel Mill Forced To Close By Walkout Of 50.

No. 2 Steel Mill Closed By Strike  Navy Operating Goodvear Piante

esume Of Strike Situation:  Strike Closes Country's: 2nd Largest Steel Plant

Creat Stee! Mill Closes   Second Largest One Caused To Shut Down By Railroaders’ Strike.

STRIKES SPREAD IDLING 52,250   Second Largest Steel Mill In the World Shut Down

Navaio, Sought In Murder Case, Shoots Himself   Suspect, Surrounded South of Shiprock, Takes Own Life

Veterans Hospital Probers Say Conditions Deplorable, Claim Patients Mistreatec

reated Like Dogs, Patients Charge at Vets’ Hospital; vo Officials Summoned to Congressional Investigation

SEE UNEMPLOYED AS MORE WAR PLANTS CLOSE   Compensation For Unemployed Adopted

Employment Security Fund Will Help Out   In U nemployment   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent ;

Crash Injuries “Prove: Fatal te ~- Dallas, Pa, Bo)   Pfane From Towuida to _ Portland, Maine, Hits. - Dower Pole. «

EDR Choice of Stassen as Parley Delegate Political Kiss of Death?

HERE RECRUITING WORKERS    Tressur Representative at Local Ale pir Office

HERE RECRUITING WORKERS   ‘Treasury ‘Representative at Loeal Employment Office 

Laval Expelled From Courtroom ‘As Trial Starts .   Hearing to Continue Without Presence Of the Defendent; In Heated Arqument

.  Removed . From Courtroom In  Midst Tumult   Battle For Life to Continue Without Presence Of Former Chief of Vichy Governinent   Own Lawyers Walk Out Of Trial Court   Judge, Jurors, Prosecutor Shout Him Down When * He Declares He Will Prove Self Patriot

PIERRE LAVAL AGAIN EJECTED   French Judge Suspends Session For Indefinite Period

Laval Lxpelled From Own Trial   Former French Premier On Trial For Life Is Deserted By His  Lawyers In Courtroom Tiff

Laval Again Expelled from Courtroom And Trial Is Suspended ‘Indefinitely’

Laval Denies He Ever Was Agent For Nazi Setup  After Renewed Disturbance, His Trial Suspended

l aval Expelled Frown Own Trial By French Judge  Former Premier to 3   Former Premier to oe Permitted t Returns” To Court Tetay

PIERRE REFUSES TO DEFEND SELF IN PARIS COURT   Judge Announces Trial Suspended For “Indefinite Period;™ Former French Pre. mier Hurls Aceusations At Presiding Jurist.

Laval Expelled From Court And Hearing To Continue Without His Presence

Laval Banished From Courtroom  Throws Court Wild Tumult at Opening

Turmoil Marks Trial Of Laval   Counsel Seeks To Quit As Accused Screams He’ll Prove Patriotism

JUDGE PERMITS LAVAL'S RETURN   Ex-Vichy Premier Can Stay in Court If He’s Quiet

Laval Puts on Sit-Down Strike   Trial Is Suspended; Justice Questioned

Judge Expels Laval, Trial Is Suspended   Heated / Argument Brings Action

Halts. Hea                    i\French. Traitor Aig ie With Court, Preci pita) Stormy Seasion:’

Judge Again Expels Laval   Session Suspended For “Indefinite Period’’ By Judge

“I Am A Patriot.” Laval Shouts As Trial Is Opened   Accused Traitor Barred From Courtroom and Deserted By Attorney.

Court Ejects Laval in Trial Uproar   Defense Lawyers Quit; Judge to Carry on Without Them

Laval Expelled From Trial in  Third Session   Faces Charge of Hav. ing Intelligence With Enemy in 1940 Meeting of Petain, Hitler

UPROAR DELAYS LAVAL'S TRIAL; HIS PLEA FAILS   Treason Proceedings Held Up Half Hour—Defendant Says He’s Patriot

Laval Silence Halts Trial  Third Time   Accused Vichyite Refuses to Answer ‘Insulting’ Questions

Pierre Laval Trial Suspended by Judge   Former Vichy Government Chief Stages Sit-Down Strike; Juror’s Protest Criticizes Mongibeaux

Uproar Opens Laval’s Trial   Defense Accs Quit; Insult Charges Fly

Laval Treason Trial Suspends   Former Vichy Chief Is Expelled for Refusing to Answer Question

Laval Goes On Sitdown Strike   Trial Suspended When Accused Refuses To Answer Judge

Former Vichy  Chief Expelled  ‘From Courtroom   Refuses To Tell Who Brought Him Back” Into Power After Beig Ordered Arrested

Laval Ordered Expelled From Court In Paris   Former Premier Will be Permitted to Return Today

Former Chief Of Vichy Put Out Of Court   Laval Expelled"From Room During First Hours O€ Trial By Judge.     STARTS IN TUMUL®

Laval Trial Begins As Tumultuous One   Trouble Starts When Defense Attorneys Try to Resign in Protest to Alleged “Illegal” Pre-Trial Examination.

Halts Hearing During Uproar In Courtroom   French Traitor Argués With Court, PrecipitatStormy Session

LAVAL EASING OUT OF GUILT FOR WAR   Defense Against Plot Charge Stands Up at Trial

Treason Trial To Continue Without Him   Lawyers Walk Out On Former Nazi Puppet Premier

GUARDS DRAG PIERRE LAVAL OUT OF COURT   VICHY CHIEF GETS ONE MORE CHANCE IN TREASON CASE

Laval’s Lawyers Refuse to Serve; Court in Uproa   Former Vichy Chief Apologizes for Insult At Start Of Treason Trial

Pierre Laval Again Expelled from Courtroom as Third Day of Trial . . Begins; Proceedings Suspended

jem de nom ‘Pierre Laval Kjected from  Trial for Life   Court Thrown jute Uproary Viehy Chief's Law Walk One

] Am A Patriot Laval Declares As Trial Opens   Court Is In Uproa As Vichy Premie: Shouts In Defense Of Self

QUT OF COURT   Stormy Scenes Mark Start Of Trial for Life Of  Former Premier

CAVAL TRIAL OPENS  AMIDST UPROARIOUS  CONDITIONS TODAY DEFENDANT’S LAWYERS  WALK OUT AND JUDGE LATER FXPEIS LAVAL

Laval: Barred From Trial: In Riotous Session  ~ His Attomeys - Refuse Defense.

Accused Again Expelled From  French Court   Former Vichy State Chief Refuses to Continue Defense When Recalled Before Justice   Accuses Court Of Unfair Procedure   Action Produces Uproar; Juror: Says, “That’s Not French Justice;”? Reporter Remarks “Laval’s Righv”

LAVAL 15 DRAGGED FROM COURTROOM BY ARMED GUARD!   Former Premier Expelled for Emotional Outburst— Judge to Permit His Return Today.   ON TRIAL FOR LIFE FOR ALLEGED TREASON   Defendant Denies He Had Anything to Do With France’s Armistice— Promises ‘Revelations.’

Laval Trial Stops Again   Halted  When Defendant Refuses to Speak, Alleging Court Bias

Laval Again Is In Court   Expulsion Threatened If Outbursts Continue

LAVAL EXPELLED AS TRIAL BEGINS   COURT ORDERS VICHY CHIEF FROM HEARING AFTER DISORDERS

PIERRE LAVAL BACK IN COURT   Given One More Chance to Aitend His Treason Trial

Laval Dragged From Court; Deserted By Lawyers in Hectic Trial Opening

LAVAL IS GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE   Permitted To Return Ta Court, But Will Be Ex. elled Again Unless He  Pahatas

Court Suspends Trial of Laval  Accused Protests Prosecutor's Questior

JUDGE SUSPENDS LAVAL HEARINGS INDEFINITELY   DEFENDANT CAUSES SECOND UPROAR AS HE DENIES CHARGES

‘Sit-Down’ By Accused Starts New Tumult   Defendant Refuses to An_ swer Questions; Charg es ‘Insults’

Lavel Goes on ‘Strike’; Trial Is Suspended  Former Vichy Chief of   Former Vichy Chief of State Expelled From Court a Second Time

Bows Meekly To  Russian Marshal   Explains That 11-Day War Was Long Enough

‘Lucky ‘Leven’ Comes Home With Dead Co-Pilot  - Dowagiac Man In Crew Of Superfortress  Bedly Shot Up In Bomb Raid On Naaove

‘Scoop’ Barth's Story of Eighth Air Force  Fought Germans But Never Saw One Till He Got Hom«

‘Scoop’ Barth’s Story of Eighth Air Force  He Did All His Fighting Inside Plane Radio Room

‘Scoop’ Barth's Story of Eighth Air Force  What a Great Way to ae July 4 -- Bombing Germans

‘Scoop’ Barth's Scoop’ Barth's Story of Eighth Air Force  Why He Went to War ad How He Named the Canine

. ‘coop Barth's Story of Eighth Air Force ‘How One Airman Captureca  ‘London in Spite of V-2

Fuel Gas Strike Hits St. Albans; Threafens Huntinafon, Charleston

Workers Cut Fuel Supply To 4 Suburbs   Charleston Proper Facing Stoppage as Crews Close Valves

Big Ports Ready to Collanse   7th Army Explodes New Offensive to Threaten Munich

Outer defense forts periled as 3 armies sprint across plains   Seventh launches new drive towara Munich paced by 36-mile breakthru

Patch Explodes New Offensive Toward Munich   Three Forces In North Dash Beyond Shattered Weser Line Against Slight And Disin tegrating Enemy Resistance

U.S. Seventh Opens Drive For Munich   Three North Armies Push Toward Elbe And Bastion Cities

‘Excessive Wartime Shipping Profits’ Are Attacked by Three Congressmen

Accuse Two Battery Firms  WU. S. Claims Companies   U. S. Claims Companies Have Been Withholding Long-Life Battery

Bulk of Gov. Kerr's Progran Written Into Law, Several Key Matters Omitted   More For Schools   Three Major Tax Increases Boosted, New Public Health Program Provided

SOLONS FINISH THEIR PROGRAM   Legislature Adjourns Shortly After 2 a. m. — Most Kerr Acts Adopted

No Overtime For Men Who Work Today   Neither Will Those Who Toaf Get Paid

TODAY IS NOT A LEGAL HOLIDAY   ONLY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES EXCUSED, WHITE HOUSE SAYS

HOLIDAY STORY WAS AN ERROR   Aug. 15 And 16 Not Lega! Holidays; V-J Day To Come Later

Truman DID NOT Make Two Days Legal Holidays   Simply Meant to Excuse Government Employes; Order to Come on V-J Day

Difficulty In Selecting Jury To Try Monessen Ex-Sailor In Fayette City Girl's Death Last September   SPECIAL VENIRE WILL BE CALLED TOMORROW

Enemy Crosses Rhine with Big Armored Force   Germans Widening Their Bridqehead

Enemy Stages Five New Attacks; Strasbourg Is Being Evacuated   RHINE COMEBACK BY NAZIS PROVING GRAVE

RAF Plane Fired On Over Burma   Indication Are Japs Ready To Fight On There

Arrested For Trying to Keey Nazism Alive  American Troops   American Troops Arrest Forty-one Prominent Persons

Yanks Seize 41 Germans   Prominent Men and Women Include Leaders of Nazi Ring; Much Food Found

41 Germans Seeking to Keep Naziism Alive Arrested in American Roundup

U.S. Troops Nab Big Nazi Ring   41 Prominent German  Men, Women Held

Americans Arrest Prominent Germans Believed Pledged to Keep Nazism Alive

 Group Trying to Keep Out' lawed Party’s Philosophy  : Alive Are Seized in  Big Raid.      AMERICAN MILITARY RATIONS RECOVERED  '      Bills Bearing Swastika Found  in Cafe Where Germans   Had Assembled—Es  cape Attempts Fail.

Americans Arres Ex-Nazi Leaders  Pick Up 40 Men and Women in Raid

Nazi Underground Group Is Captured   41 ‘Brains’ s' Nabbed ir Cafe Hideout

AMERICANS NAB 4] MORE NAZIS   Men and Women Seized in Germany for Trying To Retain Naziism

Americans Break Up Nazi Ring   Secret Organization Discovered av 41 Put Under Arrest

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War Cost U.S. 1554 Ships Loss of 6066 Seamen; and 3604 Soldiers Lost in Sinkings

War Has Cost United States 1,554 Merchant Vessels And 6,066 Merchant Seamen

‘War Has Cost United States 1,554 Merchant Ships and ‘6 Aet Marchant Seamen Dead. Missing, Cantured

3,604 Yanks Died in Ship Disasters   Four Lives Lost for Every 10,000 Men Moved Overseas

Bulk of Tonnage Destroyed Was Sent to Bottom by Mines, Submarines and P!anes—6,066 Seamen Dead, Missing or Captured—Army Discloses 3,604 Soldiers Perished in Sinking of Troop Ships by Germany and Italy.

(I, 504 U. S. Merchant Ships Lost; 6,066 -, Casualties Among Merchant Seamen

554 Merchant ‘Ships Lost in War to May é   Americatis Lose 6,066 ~Merchant Seamen In : Same Period

U.S. Loses 1,554 Cargo Ships, 6,006 Merchant Seamen In War; Allied Ship Losses Total 4,770

3,604 Yank Soldiers Died in Sinkings Of Troopships by Enemy, Army Reveals

Pianes Drop Rations to U. S. lroons Trapped Between Battling Chinese Forces in City of Kunming

Drop Food To U.S. Troops   Reveal Red Cross Girls Trapped In Suburbs

Yanks Trappea In Chungking   Warring Chinese Factions Wound  Three Soldiers In °*Né&Man’s Land’

Chiang Quits  Premier Post   Soong Takes Over in Move To Cewent Hame Front

POLITICAL SHIFT MADE IN CHINA   Chiang Continues As Top War Leader; Soong New Premier

German Attache Told Japs  Pearl Harbor Raid Stupid   ‘1 Didn't Know Of Attack Until  Heard It On Radio,’ Admiral Wenneker Says In Interview; Recalls Telling Japs He Thought It Was A Mistake

Civil Strife Reported — Tobe Rife in Germany  On Birthday of Hitler

TRUMAN PLAYS PIANO FOR STALIN. WINNIE   Soviet Leader in Ecstasy Over Plavine of U. 8. Sergeant

Beethoven Music Played by Truman   U. S$. SERGEANT WINS TOASTS FROM STALIN, CHURCHILL HANDSHAKES

Truman Plays the Piano for Two Leaders   Presents Minuet in G at Request of Churchill and Stalin.

TrumanCharm Wins Mates in Beethoven Play   MinuétinG Follows Stalin’s Acclaim of Sergeant at Piano

Germany s New Leader Fires Von Ribbentrop   Adm. Doenitz Seeks to Prevent Complete Collapse

WAR OFFICE TO ASK TABLE ROCK FUNDS   It Also Will Seek Appropriations for Bull Shoals Project, Rep. Bennett Savs.

Col. Frank McCarthy Given Federal Pos!   Truman Appoints Reserve Officer Assistant Secretary of State

ENATE PLANS FAST WORK ON ~ CHARTER’S OK   Truman Personally _ Will Offer Plea ‘On Monday

U.S. Poliey ‘In Handling -Of Japanese  Is Criticized   ) Strong Objection To MacArthur Plan Heard From Australia And Soviet Russia

Back of ‘the Headlines   _ US. Criticized . For Handling Of Japanese

News from Our Service Men   T/5 EDWARD VAN ALST AT HOT SPRINGS, ARK., AFTER 27 MONTHS OVERSEAS

Notes And Addresses ! Of Service Personnel   This Column Contains Interesting Ttens Concerning Our Boys And Gris In” Service

TITO APPEARED 10 HAVE EXECUTED FULL ABOUT-FACE ACTION  DIPLOMATIC SOURCES DE. CLARE SITUATION IS “DEF.  FRIS°r Or ar Peer re fat rrers.

TRIESTE ROW 1S SETTLED   Dispute Appears Ended As Americans and British Occupy Territory

US., British In Trieste; Crisis Over   Tito Agrees to All Major Proposals of Allies, Report Says

TITO CHANGES TRIESTE STAND   ‘Hopes for Early Solution  To Vexing Problem  Risins

lito Believed About-Facing in Trieste Riff  Hopes 4 a rly Solution

Trieste Row Appears Ended   8th Undertakes Peaceful Penetration Of Tito Claimed County.

Tension Eases  On Tito Front  Allied Troops Move To Area He Claimed

Dispute At Trieste Apparently Ended   Americans, British Move Peacefully Into Country

DEBATE ECONOMIC POST-WAR PLANS   Stettinius Faced with Divided Committee at tnter-American. Conference

TWO OPPOSING VIEWS ON U. 5. AID LATIN AMERICA OFFERED  INDUSTRIALIZATION OF COUNTRIES TO SOUTH CONFRONT STETTINIUS

WAGE DEBATE! AT FORD OFF FOR 2 WEEKS   No Settlement Of Difficulties In Sight   GENERAL MOTORS   Discusses Resumption Of Collective Bargaining: Both Stand Firm

DELAY TALKS ON FORD DISPUTE   Officials Recess Until’ After Holidays

“ORD ARGUMEN: TAKES A RECESS   No Settlement In Sight For Company's Dispute With CIO Over Wages.

Soviet Major Fools Nazis   Russian Officer Talks By Phene To Berlin From Suddenly-Taken Town.

Russians Move Toward Karaj, Iran Reports   Tension Is Growing In Northwestern Iran, Military. Man Savs

Report Tension ls Growing. In Iran Area   Impasse With Soviet Forces Continues Despite Conferences

TENSION GROWS ON IRAN FRONT   Presence Of Russians Complicates Deal With Revolters

Tension Grows in Iran as Russians Refuse to Let Troops Into Province Bordering Soviet Union

SOVIETS MOVE FORCE IN IRAN   Report 6,000 Red Soldiers Marching on Karaj In Area of Disorders

BATAAN HERO IN CHARGE OF ALL GROUND FORCES   Famed Sea Warrior to Command All Naval Operations

Mac Arthur To Lead Army In Pacific   Nimitz To Command All Naval Operations

BE NAVAL CHIEFTAIN   Hero Of Bataan Heads Ground Forces; Air  Chief Is Arnold

M’ARTHUR TO LEAD TROOPS AGAINST JAPS   ARMY AND NAVY FORCES IN FAR EAST TO BE UNDER SEPARATE COM. MANDERS

Chiang Will Hold Japs Accountable If They Give Up To Chinese Reds

UNITED STATES SUB SWORDFISH MADE FIRST UNDERWATER ATTACK OF WAR AGAINST THE: JAPANESE

COVETED DISTINCTION: ‘FIRST’ IS TRADEMARK OF SUBMARINE COMMANDER

WORLD PREMIER OF PYLE FILM   2500 First Nighters in Attendance in Indianapolis

FIGHTING MEN EXPECT GOOD NEWS ON BONDS   Halsey Sends Statements as Driv for 14 Billion to Win War Starts in U.S.

Michigan Bond Quota Is Half Billion Dollars   Seventh War Loan Is Off To Good Start Throughout State —   ‘Fighting Men Are Watching’—Halsey

AMERICAN INVASION OF TWO MORE ISLANDS REPORTED BY TOKYO  ll S$ WARSHIPS AND AIL   U. S.: WARSHIPS AND ALL KINDS PLANES ‘JOIN IN HAMMERING. -ENERY.

Warships And Planes Attack Enemy Islands Over 1,.000-Mile Area   Japs $ ay Ryukyu Attack Continue:   Neutralizing Raids Continue Against Air Fields On Formosa

Japs Report Invasion of Cebu in Philippines and Kerama in Ryukus a: Yanks Bomb 1.000 Miles of Islands

B-29°S ASSAULT KYUSHU ISLE IN LOWER JAPAN   Claim U. S. Air, Sea Attacks Continue on Ryukyu Chain

Road to Tokyo Being Blasted from Sea and Air But American Headquarters Makes No Mention of Landings on Cebu; In Washington, Adm. King Warns Against Expecting Easy or Quick Victory

Americans Invade Cebu, Keramas As Ships Shell Islands   Superforts Raid Kyushu, Ryukyus Attack Goes On

Enemy Reports Yank Invasion Of Kerama Isle   U. S$. Warships. Warplanes Join In Concerted Attacks On Islands.   RAID FORMOSA AGAIN

Japs Say Yanks Invading Cebu, Kerama Islands   Warships, Planes Pound Enemy Along 1,000-Mile Island Front.

AIR, SEA MIGHT POUNDS ENEMY ON WIDE FRONT   Super-Forts Attack Kyushu; American Leaders Fail To Confirm Landings

U.S. WARSHIPS, PLANES RAIN BLOWS ON JAPS   Paralyze Enemy Lines In Homeland Area: Cebu Reported Invaded

YANKS STRIKING NEARER JAPAN TOKYO CLAINS   Continues to Report Invasion Thrust in  Rkukyu Chain

Japs Report Yank Invasion of Cebu   Superforts Hit Kyushu Aijirfelds

Yanks Land on More Islands, Japanese Say   Declare Americans Invade Cebu in Philippines, Ryukyu Chain

REPORT YANKS INVADING CEBU. KERAMA ISLES   Miles of Enemy-Held  Islands

New U.S. Landings Reported   Japs Say Keramas in Ryukyus, and Cebu in Philippines Invaded; Air, Navy Raids Ge On

PRES. SENDS NEW MESSAGE TO CONGRESS   Deals With World F inancial  Cooperation “‘”

Asks Legislation For Money Plan   President Sees New Era of Cooperation

Bretton Woods Program Laid Before Solons   President Asks Congress To Launch Era Of World Financial Cooperation

President Asks Appropriation of Funds for International Bank ‘And Stabilization Fund

F.R. Asks New Fund  System   Special Message Urges Congress to Pass Bill for U. S. Co-operation

Sees Selling As Big Job   Sales Resistance To Mount After War Too, Clinic Told

3 REACH SAN ANTONIO FOR REASSIGNMENT   Set. Robinson, Eddington. Overseas 17 Months; Bertola 26 Months

PFC. WM. Bot) GUNN JR. IS NOW IN SAN ANTONIO   To The Enterprise: MAN ANTONIO '

May or May Not Make Aggie School   Northeastern at Miami Has Name But No Farm

DRAFT ACTION ~ TO BE RUSHED   COMMITTEE CONSIDERING EXTENSION BILL MAY NOT TAKE UP PROPOSED © AMENDMENTS- . -

Nationalist Units Told To Withdraw   Chiang’s Armies Warned Not To Enter Manchuria

Chinese Reds ‘Warn Chiang To Stay Out  Of Manchuria   Say Million Men Poised on Border  For ‘This Civil War

CHIANG’S TROOPS WARNED TO STAY OUT OF MANCHURIA   Communists to Oppose Entry of Thousands Lined Up on Southern Border Along Great Wall.   NATIONALISTS TO AREA IN U. S. TRANSPORTS   Reds Charge Part of Regulars Are Supplied With American Equipment—Cancel Peace Talk.

Chinese Central Government Is Warned by Reds   Nationalists, Massing Nea Manchuria, Are Told To “Stay Out’

U.S. Ships Land Troops, Report  Battles Along Great Wall Seem Near

PEACE TALKS IN CHUNGKING ARE CANCELED   COMMUNISTS WILL OPPOSE ENTRY OF CHINESE

Reds Issue Blunt ‘Stay Out’ Ban To Chiang’s Troops As Civil  War Decision Looms Near

Peace Talks in Chungking Are Cancelled   Make Sweeping Demands for Autonomy, in North China in New Threat to the Current Peace Neaotiations

Chinese Reds Issue Warning   Nationalists W Warned. to Stay Out” by Communists 

Huge Masses Of Troops Are Near Clash   Bloedy Battles Are Raging Between Smaller Forces

Skirmishers Cross Rhine, Allies Reveal   Three Armies Attack on 65-Mile Front, Germans Report

Chinese Unit Smashes To Tatang, Another Pushing From Ishan Is 27 Miles Of Liuchow

‘REACH VITAL JUNCTION   Chinese Troops Drive 21 Miles Southwest of Liuchow

W enchow. Key Chinese Port. Is Reeaptured   Chinese Drive Japs From Possible hey To LU, 5. Invasion Of China

Recapture Wenchow   Second Important Port Retaken By  Chinese in Month

SPECIALLY TRAINED ENEMY AGENTS CAUGHT AND EXECUTED.   Honshu Is Bombed   Five Industrial Cities Are Visited By U. S. Superfortresses.

Administration Claims Votes to Pass Measure   Reciprocal Trade Extension Faces Senate Battle

High Temperature Records Broken. ~ In Many Cities   ‘Readings Unseasonably ” Waren From New York  To Gulf States

SPRING COMES IN WITH RUSH   High Temperature Marks Shattered In Scores Of Eastern Cities

President Sets Day for Prayer   TrumanAsks Dedication To World War Il Dead

HONORS VICLORY DEAD Truman Sets Sunday Apart As Thanks Day for Peace

Sunday, A Day Of Prayer, Set For Dedication   V-J Day Will Be No Holiday According To Present Plans.

Schacht, German Banker, Is Rated Brightest of Nazis Facing War Crimes Court

MARSHALL WILL TALK THIS WEEK   SHUFFLE WITNESES. TO GET TO GENERAL

§ MAY QUIT b WEEKS AFTER “PUSH” BEGINS   But Europe Is Not Holding Breath in False Expectation

Powers of Jap Emperor to Be Stripped  New Constitution to Be Drafted by Cabinet Group

Hirohito to Lose  Most of Powers   Revised Constitution Shifts Control to Diet

Woman Tries To Sell Baby To Soldier   Fails To- Show Up as Police Hide. in Doorvays

First Atomic  Bomb Killed  126,000 Persons 66,000 Died  Instantly

Canada to Resume Meat Rationing   Premier Says Purpose Is More for Europe

REDS CRACK HRON LINE, POUNDING SOUTHERN BACK DOOR 10 REICH   NEW FORCE SEIZES BRIDGEHEAD ACROSS HRON; OTHER TROOPS DRIVE NAZIS TOWARD AUSTRIA

Soviets Break Back Door to Hitler’s Reich   Three Armies Pushing Nazis Back on Slovak Front

Three Red Army Units Pound At Reich South Door   Soviets Reported To  Have Driven Within 96 Miles of Vienna

FRESH THRUST WIDENS FRONT TO 130 MILES   Puts Million Russians Against Nazi Last Stand in Alps

4000 Soldiers To Aid Railroads   Experienced Men Will Get 30-Day Furloughs

Yank Officer Gives Emperor's White Horse Workout. Finds Him ‘Playful’

NAZIS REPORT 70,000 KILLED AT DRESDEN   City Cut Off From Communication With Rest of Germany by Alfied Rombines._

MEETING OF REDS AND AMERICANS SIGNALS AN EARLY VICTORY-BUT IT ISNT THE END OF THE WAR

THE  WAR TODAY   Linking of Armies in  Germany Does Not Mean End of War. Remaining German Pockets Must be Etased Before Y-E Day Arrives

Stiff Fighting Still Remains   Red-U. S. Junction Not Signal of End

HISTORIC JUNCTURE 0 JUNCTURE OF ALLIED FORCES IN GERMANY DOES NOT IMEAN THAT WAR IN FUROPE OVER

Allies Speed Attack to Catch Hitler Before Hideout— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (A  Siege Of Hitier’s Alpine Lair Begins Soon

MILITARY EXPERTS FIGURE V-E DAY IS STILL WEEKS AHEAD   Vewitt MacKenzie ays:  Historic Link Signals Early Victory

U.S. Postpones Inter - America  Alliance Vote   Move Wonlil Commit Al lo Guara ates

U.S. Heads Off  Guarantee Pact   Latins Ask Pledge To Defend Borders

U.S. Sidetrack: Peace by Force Move at Parley   Move to Commit West Hemisphere Nations to Frontier Pact Blocked

Security Pact For New Worl Is Proposed   U. S. Postpones Action on Measure Sought bv Latins

U.S. Postpones Surprise Move   Action Would Form Hemispheric Barrier From All Agression.

U.S. Poshiones -Glaranteeing of. Frontiers Plar  Wins 24 Hour Delay ir   Wins 24 Hour Delay it Consideration of : Surprise Move

Makes Prediction At News Conference; Program Would Provide 30-Day Cooling Off Period Before Strikes   CRITICAL NEED OF LEGISLATION SEEN

Radio Bombardment of Japan Is Linked With Expected Big Three Developments

Radio Warning to Tokyc Part of Allied Program To End War in Pacific

Movie Strike Spreads, May Shut Theaters   More Than 17,000 Now Out in Jurisdiction Row Over Painters

STUDIO oTRIKE WILL CONTINUE   President of Conference of Studio Workers Speaks For Group.

Film Strike’ May Close Up Theatres Of Country   -Ruling That Walkout Is Megal Is Reported

Movie Strik ers Remain Off Job   Union Leaders Disregar¢ Orders To Return

Film Strikers Will Stay Out   Order to Return to Jobs. Being Shunned

MOVIE STUDIOS: ~ STRIKE - BOUND   Actors Sent Home When 15,000 Union Technicians Stop Work

Studio Strikers Refuse to Yield  Disregerd Orders of National President

Movie Strike Threatens To Close Theaters   Other Unions May Join Those Now in Dispute

Studio Strike On Until Won   President Of Conference OF Studio Workers Says Walk out To Continue.

Patton To Be Buried Monday  In Luxembourg   Episcopal Funeral Services In Heidelberg On Sunday Afternoon.

Acheson Makes Disclosure in Commenting on Talk by Spruille Braden

CONGRESSMEN RAP ARGENTINE MOVES; ~ ADVOCATE BREAK   Acheson to Consult Truman and Byrnes on Strife— Review of U. S. Policy Imminent.   LIBERTIES ENDED BY PERON REGIME   Ambassador Braden, Returning to Washington, Says Nation Cannot Ignore Political Events.

U. S. Anxious Over Situation In Argentina   Plans General Review Of Washington Policy On Southern Nation

aitine Policy jCause U.S. to dieu Relations  YS. to toyosa Sanctions

Break Seems Near_With —  Argentina   Ambassador Says Ameriea Can’t Sit idle And Watch Course of Events There

More Leading Citizens  Are Arrested      Presidents of Four Universities and Directors of Two Pro-Democratic Newspapers Are Taken Into Custody

Study Planned OfU. 5S. Policy On Argentina   General Review Imminent in View of New De- . velopments

Ariny Cut-Back Held Possible   Stimson Says Further. Reduction in Size to be Appraised

New War Developments May Permif Another Reduction in Size of Army

STALEMATE BROKEN BY U. S$. GROUP   Compromise Provides For Application Of Chapultapec Plan

Compromise Boosts Hope Of Success   Any Lag Will Bring Action In Hemispheric Set-Up

MOIR FUNERAL IS FPINAY AFTERNOON   Pioneer Resident Had Long .: Been Sick. Came to 0 UL oe &@ Tn 1882.

“Firm But Honest” Dealings With Russia Expected From Secretary of State Byrnes

Truman Gets Power To Cut Tariff Rates   President Authorized To Make Reductions 50 Per Cent Under Jan. Levels

Senate Votes  Tariff Authority   May Make Reductions Up To 50 Per Cent

Camp Hood To Lift Curtain in Big Army Demonstration On June Fifth in Army Show Boosting Seventh War Loan

Revitalized Air Force Aids China   Bases Occupied By Jap Troops Blasted

Torture Deaths of Four Americans Are Described at Trial of Gen. Yamashita

REVEAL TORTURE DEATH OF YANKS   Blame Yamashita  for Direct Order

Witnesses Recoun Torture Deaths of 4 More Americans   Surprise Testimony Puts Blame on Yamashita for War Crimes

Jap Fleet Sailed for Hawaii 13 Days Before Raid, Says Inglis   Yamashita Ordered POWs in Philippines Killed Says Witness as Torture of Yanks Is Revealed

TORTURE DEATHS DETAILS GIVEN   Witnesses Against Yamashita Described Jap Murders Of American POWs

Four Badly Mutilated Bodies Found   Says Yamashita Gave Execution Orders

29 KILLED WHEN JAP FLIER HITS HOSPITAL VESSEL   Nip “Suicide” Pilot Crashes Plane on U. S. S. Comfort Near, Okinawa — Officials Angry as Ship Was Well Marked. Lichted

JAPS DAMAGE HOSPITAL SHIP   Five Medics, ‘Six Nurses Killed When Plane Crashes Vessel

Jap Flier Dives On Our Hospital Ship; Many Dead   Five Army Medical Officers, Six Nurses Among Score Killed.

Hospital Ship Struck by Jap Suicide Flyer   Brightly Lighted U. S. Mercy Ship Hit, 29: “Or More Persons-Killed

A HOSPITAL SHIP OF Jv. S. IS BOMBED   Japanese Flier Stages Suicide Attack, Killing at Least 29 Persons, Including Doctors and Nurses.

At Least 29 Die As Jap Suicide Plane Crashes U. S. Hospital Ship

Over 29 Killed as Nip Plane Crashes Into Mercy Ship   Suicidal Japanese Pilot in Attack  With U.S. Woundad

Predicts Scarcity of Eggs In Week   Believes They ‘Will Disappear From Legitimate Sale

Clamp on Price Lid to Be Policy   Wallace Adds Pay Must Rise 10 Per Cent .

Saw Tip-Off In Jap Code Note   Latest Plotted Coup To Down Yamamoto

Fxper Wanted Fleet Warned Refore Allack  Witkt<o,, Ack d= Stuck   Wilkitison Ask.d: Stuck To Send. Word Four Hours Before : Jane Struck

Navy Man Asked Fleet Be Warned   Wilkinson Testifies Jap Message Before Raid Indicated War

, Wilkinson Says He Urged Stark To Warn Fleet Before Nip Raid   Naval Intelligence Expert Declares Jap Message fo Hull Meant ‘’Fighting Words’’ to Him

Naval Expert Says ’He Warned Stark Before Japs Struck   Vice Adm. Wilkinson Testifies He Asked Chief of Operations to Notify Fleet Four Hours Before Pearl Harbor

Says Wanted Fleet Warned Before Strike   Admiral Wilkinson Plotted Coupe That Brought Death To Yamamota, Deseribes Events Of Der 7 1641

Stark Advised To Warn Fleet Before Aftack   Jap-Message Received by Wilkenson Dec. 7 Probers Told  a

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NAVY WARNED HOURS REFARE PEARL HARBOR   EXPERT ADVISED SENDING WORD TO U.S. FLEET

Are Also Within Striking Distance of the Zuider Zee; in Effort to Trap All Germans in Holland.   THE AMERICANS ARE TIGHTENING RUHR TRAP   The Hard-Fighting American Third Army Advanced Almost 30 Miles During  the Nicht.

Nazis Ripe for Annihilation, Says Eisenhower in Special AEF Order

SUGAR PROSPECTS PREDICTED WORSE   System of Distribution Threatens Consumer Supply in 1945

A Million in Moscow’s Red Square Celebrate the Victory Over Germany

Assembly Uprising Threat To Martin Unemployment Compensation Program

WORLD ABOLITION OF DRAFT URGED   REP. MARTIN SUGGESTS AGREEMENT AMONG NATIONS TO END CONSCRIPTION,

World Ban Is Sought On Peacetime Draft   Solon Urges International Pact In Wake Of Truman’s Training Appeal

Martin Believes Plan Would Cut War Incentive   Congress’ Reaction to Truman Idea Is Mixed

Suggestion Comes In Wake Of Truman's Preparedness Program Announcement

AMERICAN ARMIES CONTINUE ADVANCE TOWARD THE RHINE  , ARTILLERY SHELLED CATHEDRAL CITY OF CO. Tocwe  AWYe DNTID 

Hopkins Resigns From Gov't. Service Today   Was Power in New Deal Over 10 Years; Will “Take a Rest”

Hopkins will quit federal. service job  Retires because of poor health

Monkey Must Be Dr agged  From its Cage   Soot Swapping Peter Has Aversion  To Air Ducts

OFFICE -EMPLOES. Qe: ‘Goon.        nS : PICHETS FIRESTONE z i PLANES CLOSE O

AMERICAN WARSHIPS AND PLANES BLASTED SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT   DESTROYERS BOLDLY ENTER SURUCA GULF AND SHELL SHIMUZU

JAPS FORCE TEEN-AGERS TO INTENSIVE TRAINING FEARING U.S. INVASION

Report Shows Recent Activity Has  Cost Nips 267 Ships and 430 Planes; Suicide’ Tactics Ordered by Japs

Allied Planes Credited With Taking ThréeDay Toll Of 267 Nipponese Ships And 430 Aircraft — Aluminum City Of Shimuzu Is Target For Naval Guns

All Japs Over 14 Train Hurriedly tor Invasion Expected North of Shanghai; Chimtzy, Aluminum City, Bombarded   Demise ot Jap Fleet Most 'Undramatic in History; Haly Gives Better Show

Japan Bombarded Seventh Time By U.S. Naval Units   Second Attack in 24 Hours Is Carried Out During Morning By Destroyers Operating Boldly In Suruga Gulf Southwest of Capital   ONE SHIMUZU INDUSTRIAL PLANT SQUARELY Hl

Superfort Chief Marks 12 More Nippon Cities , For Bomb Destructior   Warn Civilians to Flee as Warships Pound Mainland for Seventh Time; Sea, Air Toll Increases

Warn Eight More Jap Cities of B-29 Destruction Blows   Fleet Storms Into Suruge Gulf, Pounds Aluminum Factory 80 Miles From Tokyo

Planes Take Heavy Toll As Warships Blast Jap Coast   Invasion Fleet Moves Into Waters Near Tokyo

Warships Bombard Jap Coast   Announce Three-Day Toll of 267 Ships And 430 Aircraft  As Fleet Roams On

Allied Fleet is Apparently Moving Back Into Waters Near Jap Homeland

U. $. WARSHIPS POUND JAPAN   Atteck Is Seventh by Allied Fl. .t—Foe’s Air, Sea Losses Grow

News Day And Night   Fleet, Preparing Japan For Invasion, Moving  Back For Attack   Destroyers Shell . Suruga Gulf Area   BombardmentF ollowsRaid By Planes Over 400Mile Are Of Japan

Japan Loses 267 Vessels, 430 Aireraft   Allied Fleet ! Apparenily Moving Back Into Area Near Tokyo; Destroyers Shell Shimuzu

RETURNING 10 TOKYO WATERS   Three-Day Enemy Losses Are Listed As 267 Ships And 430 Planes  ee aa

Japan Hit 7th Time By Yanks   ‘Battleships, Fliers. Rock Home Island: In Widest Sweep:

Ships Hit Japan for Seventh Time  267 Ships and 430 Planes Destroyed

ALUMINUM CITY GETS POUNDING BY DESTROYERS   400-Mile Arc Of Nipponese Main Island Lashed In 13-Hour Air Attack

Allied Planes Were Credited With Taking a Three-Day Toll of 267 Nip Ships and  430 Aircraft.   PREPARING JAPAN FOR AN INVASION   Moving Back Into Waters Near Tokyo, Lending Weight to Enemy Reports.

Japs Intensify Preparation for Allied Invasion   Warn Civilians In 12 Cities of Superfort Raids

Taft Charges OPA Spies  Harass Business Concerns   Senator Declares Agency Regards Every Dealer as Crook Until He Is Proven Otherwise — Chester Bowles Calls Statement “Fantastic” and Defends Price Ceilings Which Ohioan Says Are Delaying Reconversion.

Bowles And Taft Clash At Hearing  Senators Give OPA A Workina Over

Republicans In Senate Romp on OP,   Taft Leads Attack And Is Answered By Bowles

20.000 Allied Prisoners Died in Burma as Result Of Japanese Barbarianism

20,000 Jap Captives Die  In Burma   Nearly 4000 Now Released by Forces In Tokyo Region

PREPARE FOR U. 8. TO TAKE OVER PITS      Agencies Prepare to Step in if Miners and Operators  Can’t Agree

Federal Agencies Are Readied for Coal Mine Seizure   Washington Rov»dup

AMERICAN SPY SERVICE ENDS   Functions of OSS Divided Between State, War Departments

Spy Service Is Vanished   OSS Program Ended Upen Official Orders

ONLY MILEOF FORTIFICATIONS STANDS AHEAD   French and Americans In South Liberate City of Colmar

Yank Troops Nearing Last. Fortifications  Of Siegfried   Fu ': Last Germans From Belgian Soil

U.S. Troops Now 11 Miles Inside Reich   Cologne Plains Still Major Objective Of Allies On Western Front

GERMANS ARE DRIVEN FROM BELGIAN SOI   FIRST ARMY WITHIN 31 MILES OF RHINE

Drive. Deeper Into Nazi Line  First Army 11 Miles Inside the Reich

YANKS HIT MAIN NAZI DEFENSES   Extend Push Inside Reich As Big Blow Nears

AMERICANS 11 MILES IN REICH   Colmar Is Seized By French; Doughboys  Pound Nazi Lines

DRIVE DEEPER ‘INSIDE REIGH   Fitst Army Spearheads Now ‘Only Thirty-One Miles  From the Rhine’   OTHER GAINS SCORED   Belgium Cleared of Last Ger mans — Colmar Pocket Is  /. “Won by French Units

1sf Army Men Push 11 Miles Inside Reich   French and Americans. Liberate Alsacan City Of Colmar and Slice Off German Salient

U.S. Soldiers Going Deeper  Into Germany  Last Germans Are Pushed Off Soil of  Reloinm hy Allies

SIEGFRIED LINE REA NE   Americans ‘Within  Mile 01 Penetrating Permanent Fartificnatinne   ‘LAST OF GERMAN FORCES DRIVEN OFF BELGIAN SOIL

YANK ADVANCE ‘NOW 11 MILES “INTO GERMAN   First Army Within Mile of 2 Break Thru Siegfried Line Forts.

Doughboys Are Eleven Miles Inside Reick   U, 8. Spearheads 31 Miles From Rhine; Colmar Liberated by French and Americans      Last Nazis Pushed From Belgium Soil   Berlin Radio Says Despite Thaws Eisenhower Is   Making “Frantic Prep i aratious For Drive

Siegfried Line Breach Near: Colmar Free   Last German Driven From Belgium; Mile To Go Through ‘Wall’

FORCES LAST NAZIS FROM BELGIAN SOI   {Americans Reach Point  - Within a Mile of Per ‘' manent Fortifications of Siegfried Line.   VITALS OF DEFENSE SYSTEM RIPPED   Four Towns Occupied in the Advance — Allied Troops in Alsace Clear Enemy From Colmar.

COLMAR FREED; FIRST ARMY 11 MILES IN REICH   Last Germans Knockec Out Of Belgium; Four Towns Taken

Americans Push Last of Enemy Out of Belgium  Spearheads Probe 11 Miles Inside Boarders of Reich   K rewinkel Liberated

Yanks Thrust Deeper Into Germany,  Free All of Belgium   Americans Within Mile of a Break-Throug Permanent Siegfried Line Forts, Ena Feverichly Prepares New Defenses

Enemy Driven From Belgium  - By Americans   i  Colmar Seized. by Frene “In Continued Advance

American Troops Almost  Through Main Westwall   Last German Pushed From Belgian Soil; Colmar Taken Germans Throw Up Fortifications Farther Back

Report Meeting Set This Noon in Chamber Campaign   More Than 100 Business, Professional Leaders Scheduled to Outline Results on. ‘Butte’ First’: Promotion

Report Meeting Set This Noon in Chamber Campaign  - More Than 100 Business. Professional   More Than 100 Business, Professional Leaders Scheduled to Outline Results on “Butte First’ Promotion

Three Plymouth  County Men Free  F rom War Prisons Lt. Rollo Budde And  yo  ge Ps ™ .    Lt. Rollo Budde And S. Sgt. Robert Kohout Notify Families

Three Plymouth  County Men Free  From War Prisons Lt. Rollo Budde And   Lt. Rollo Budde And S. Sgt. Robert Kohout Notify Families

Army Absolves Wyman of Blame   Pearl Harbor Engineet Foreign Contractors, Not Involved, Finding

WANT HIGHER WAGES TO ATONE LOST OVERTIME   Congressional Demands for Anti-Strike Laws In- —  PPrARRA

First Army’s New Rhine Crossings . Indicate Push to Outflank Enemy ~ Forces Barring Road to Ruhr Valley

Riiine Bridged By Assault Boats At Koenigswinter   Hodges Swings First Army Sharply North For Swift Breakout In Move To Outflank Nazi Defenders Blocking Road Into Ruhr.

Lady Astor Defends British WACs eee ea  Male Protests In Commons  Challenged By House Member

DALLAS ATTORNEY pire      ‘Shut Up, You Cheap Jack,’ Lady Astor Is Admonished

SEVENTH WAR BOND DRIVE OPENS MONDAY   945 Volunteers Will Canvass All Homes Of the City

Volunteers To Canvass Homes Here   7th War Loan Drive Will Be Launched Monday Evening

Teo use Nip officials in  south Korea  No independent action permitted

Korean Japs To Remain In Top Johs   Hodge Tells People Japs Will Follow Orders From Allies

TRUMAN. DENIES ALLIED PROTEST ON MAC ARTHUR   Russia Asking Joint Control?

Truman Says No Allied Nation Has Notified Him of Dissatisfaction Over Occupation Control of Japan

Allies Satisfied with Jap Occupation Policy and Setup, President Asserts

PRES, UNAWARE M’ARTHUR WAS UNACCEPTABLE   Truman Doesn't Discuss New Russian Conference Slant

Jap Control Satisfactory, Says Truman   Denies Knowledge of Allied Objection to MacArthur

Production to Exceed Prewat  Level-Krug   Chairman of WPB Optimistic as Result of Industrial Survey

Krug Predicts Industry Will Top Prewar \Output By End Of Year: Sees Few Jobless

IKRUG PREDICTS NEAR NORMAL ‘/EMPLOYMENT IN FOUR MONTHS,   94 Percent Of Normal In December, He Says, With Prospects For 133 Percent Of Normal Peacetime Figure By Next June

HURRICANE     ba N N CAROLINA   Rainfall Continues, ‘But Winds Seldom Exceed 25 M. P. H.

HURRICANE SUBSIDES IN N CAROLINA   Rainfall Continues, But Winds Seldom Exceed 25 M. P. H.

Siege Of Argentine Schools Is Scheduled To End Today; Students Barricaded Inside

Argentine Siege Of Students Ends   Students Had Barricaded Buildings After Battle With Police

Student Body To Surrende   Police Withdraw From  Argentine Universities

Students Give Up To Police, End Argentine Siege  One Killed, Many Hurt [n Claches

[Argentina Students Surrender University Buildings After — Week-Long Fight With Police   One Student Killed During Clash With Nationalist Groups Last Niqht

Yank Planes Blast Score Of Jap Ship:   British Fleet Shells Ryukyus

BRITISH FLEET UNITS BOMBARD RYUKYUS GROUP   vu. 5. Navy Bombers Destroy Or Damage 20: Japanese Ships   NIMITZ SILENT ON OKINAWA OPERATIONS

Jap Ships Off Korea’ Sunk By NavyPlanes   Nimitz Reports 20 Enemy Vessels Hit in Korea Straits —British Fleet Bombards Airfields in Southern Ryukyus  4

BELSEN BEAST GOES ON TRIAL   Kramer Faces British Court For Atrocities—19 Women Face Cruelty Charges

WALLACE SLATED FOR CABINET POS1   EXPECTED TO GET JESSE JONES’ PLAGE. — LATTER - MAY ‘RETAIN: RFC JOB.

RELIEF FROM HIGH TAXES IS PROMISED SOON   Expect Relief By January First Frem Record High War Taxes

George Promises Temporary Relief From High Taxes   Senate Committee Head Expects Transition Bili Before Christmas

RELIEF FROM HIGH TAXES IS PROMISEL   Both Corporations and Individuals Mav Benefit Under Proposed Plan.

Yen. George Promises Tax Relief Jan. 1   * Says Believes Bill for ‘46 Taxes Ready by Christmas

Tax Relief Promised by George   Finance Committee _ Head Says Legislation to Pass by Christmas

TAX RELIEF SEEN BY JANUARY FIRS]   Promised Corporations And Individuals By Conimittee

Fight Rages for Weichow Island  Chinese Forces Seek ae Balasase Baathals

GOVERHOR SIGNS LOCAL MEASURES      Mayor and Council Given ‘Authority to Buy Real 7 Fctntp

GOVERNOR SIGNS LOCAL MEASURES   Mayor and Council Given Authority to Buy Real Fetate

Sec. Anderson Says Rationing  Will Be Eased   One Million 600,006 Tons Left Behind by The Japanese Army

INDIA CABINET PLANS TALKED   Leaders Review Latest Proposal Of English Viceroy

INDIA LEADERS ARE MEETING      GANDHI ON SIDELINES AS DI8CUSSION OF NEW GOVERN. MENT GETS UNDERWAY-

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIE— (Associated Press War Analyst)

 SIEGE OF BERLIN DUE TO BE GREATEST DRAMA OF ITS KIND “SINCE WAR OR TIME REGAN

WAR TODAY   Untold Numbers Of Germans Doomed By Violence, Hunger and Disease Unless Hitler Surrenders ;

The War Today   Siege of Berlin to Be Greatest Drama of Its Kind in History

Yanks Catch Japs By Surpri ‘ ‘And Drive Inland, 60 Miles.  N orthwest Of Manila -

Eighth Army Troops Drive Inland After Surprise Bid To Shut Jap Retreat Haven   Move Intended To Close Bataan As Entrenchment Center For Cornered Enemy Forces; Americans Continue To Clean Area Around Clark Field

Eighth Army Seeks To Cul Off Bataan   Not A Man, Ship, Plane Lost During Surprise Landing

Yanks Catch J aps By Surprise And Drive Inland, 60 Miles ‘ Northwest Of Manila

Yanks poised for twin offensive on fortressat Manila   Gain 11 miles inland on flat terrain; MacArihur claims no losses in attack

YANKEES NEW EIGHTH ARMY LANDS TUESDAY   Luzon Campaign Nears Climax As Yanks, Unchecked, Near  Manila

Americans Make New Luzon Landing in Effort to Cut Japanese Off From Bataan

Twin Drives Converging on Manila as Second Invasion of Luzon Opens

AMERICAN NAVAL ATTACK ON NIPPON ISLES REPORTED   Tokyo Broadcast Asserts Carrier-Based Planes Are Pounding Kyushu and Shikoku.   HUGE TASK FORCE MAY BE IN ACTION   Enemy Says First Blows Were Dealt at 5 A. M. and That the Raiders Were Intercented.

RANGOON GIVEN 4TH BLASTING; NO B-29'S LOST   Tokyo Reports Carrier. Plane Attack At 5 A. M. Today

ps Report isk Foree ar Kyushu   itcher’s Planes rikes New Blow Enemy Homeland

Nip Radio Says Carrier ‘Planes Attacking Japan   College Dormitory Fund Tops $104,000 Saturday

WLB SAYS WARD CASE A THREAT   Varied Comment Heard on Judge's Decision

WARTHUR GIVES DETAILED PLANS FOR FINAL SHOW   Entry Inte Japan Sel About 5 P. M., On Mandav   AIRBORNE AND SHIP LANDINGS PLANNED

MacArthur Will Reach Enemy   Capital Tuesday   Details of Instructions Sent to Nips for Evacuation of Strategic Centers Announced

Peace Signing — Set in Tokyo 3 Days -Later   American Seamen, Marines To Follow Soldiers Inte Nie Countey   Mili Atoli Jane Quit

FIGHT OVER PRICE CEILINGS IS RECONVERSION HIGHLIGHT   DPA-Retailers Waging Duel—-Army Prepared To Cut Point Requirements For Discharge—Black Markets Reperted On Way Out

FIGHT OPENS QVER PRICES   Nation's Storekeepers Are At Odds With OPA On Figures Set

OPA Wins First Round With Storekeepers Over Prices For New Peacetime Goods

Storekeepers Oppose OPA ‘Squeeze’  On Prices   Retail Ceiling  Too High, They Say: Points ov Butter Down to 12 Sent. 2?

Price Structure Battle Rages  OPA Stands Firm On Ceiling Program

BUTTER POINTS PUT AT 12 FOR SUNDAY   Retailers Complain Of Squeeze In Price  Policy Of OPA

‘On to Tokyo,’ Cries Gen. MacArthur. In Victory Announcement; Overnight. Advances Slash Escape Route for Nips

FALL OF CITY “ANNOUNCED BY “GEN. McARTHUR   Civilian - Prisoners Freed From Jap Internment

Jap Garrison Is Doomed; Roads To Bataan Are Sealed   Suicide Remnants Of Defenders Causing All Possible Destruction In City Before They Are Mopped Up; 3,700 Prisoners Recovered.

U. S. Loses 31 Big Bombers In Tokyo Raid   Southwest Pacific Planes Sink 30 Enemy Ships In Dutch East Indies

Fires Lashed By High Gale Affer Raids   Two Fire Raids Cost 31 Supertforts; Flames Consume Heart of City

Japs Promised Heavier Blows; Thirty-One Big Planes Downed In Record Pre-Dawn Fire Raid

31 B-29s Lost In Two Raids On Jap Capital   American Superfortresses, However, Almost Wipe Out Tokyo in Devastat ing Altacks

Government, Central Business Districts of Jap Capital Reported In Smoking Ruins

31 Sky Giants Missing in Record Raid   Billowing Gale Whips Flames Across Once-Proud Capital

(ALE-LASHED FIRE SWEEPS DISTRICT; BUILDINGS RAZED   Government Structures, Two Universities, Soviet Embassy and Atago Shrine Reported in Ruins.   EMPEROR HIROHITO ESCAPES INJURY,   Thirty - One Superforts Lost in Two Incendiary Attacks —Fliers Encounter New Suicide Weapon.

31 Superforts Lost In Last Two Fire Bomb Raids  ' Imperial Palace ' Hit, Japs Say

City’s Heart, Royal Palace Left In Ruins  By Americans   31 Huge Bombers Last To Yankees

But 31 Giant Bombers Lost; Jap War Plants Said Switching to China

GALE DRIVES FLAMES OVER JAP CAPITAL   IMPERIAL PALACE BURNED, RADIO REPORT SAYS

B-29 Command Awaits Photos  Capital City Said Scorched To Ground

PALACE OF JAP EMPEROR SAID TO BE WRECKED   Nips Admit Modern Metropolitan Area .. Is In Ruins

LATEST SMASH COST 31 SHIPS, YANKS REPORT   Imperial Palace Hit, Royal Family Safe, Tokyo Claims

Japanese Broadcasts Dis agree On Extent Of Damage To Shrine   Radio Says Capital Scorched To Earth   Attacks Cost 31 B-29s; Bombings Will Surpass War On Reich

FIRES SWEPT BY GALE OVER CENTRAL ARE   Imperial Palace a Mass of. Flame lowan Reports; _ 31 Bombers Lost:

Jap Capital ‘Scorched to Ground’ Crews Report; Fierce Gale Lashes Flames; Government District Hit   Enemy Gives Conflicting Stories of Losses; Royal Family Believed to Have Escaped; Nev ‘Suicide’ Weapons Used by Defenders

TokyoNearh Destroyed, Japs Report   31 Superforts Lost; Fate of Imperial Palace Not Clear

Temporary Truce  Eases Gas Threat   Supply Assured for Home: As Result of Pact

QUOTAS ARE UP; DUE TO ONLY TWO DRIVES THIS YEAR   Practically Same Amount Raised as Last Year

SEVENTH WAR LOAN DRIVE BEGINS MON.   Preparations Have Been Compteted To Start Campaign to Sell the County’s Quota

Soviet Troops Are Fighting Into Center of Vienna  Reinforced Germans Are Battling For-Every Building

Russians Inch Ahead in Vienna   Batter Way to Within Four Miles of Center of City   THY HOAD TO BERLIN

Battle Rages Inside Vienna As Reds Gain   4 Suburbs Fall; Nazis Fighting From Factories

Russ Veterans Slash Toward  Vienna’s Heart   Fighters of Stalingrad, Budapest Within 4 Miles Of St. Stephan’s Church

NAZIS BITTERLY DEFEND VIENNA   Russian Forces Inch Ahead Into Austrian Capital

RUSSIAN VETS NEAR CENTER OF VIENNA TODAY   Moscow Reports Nazi Troops Fighting for Every Building in City

Soviets Battle Insige Vienna  Within Four Miles  of Capital's Center

GERMANS MAKE FURIOUS STAND TO HOLD VIENNA   Nazi Troops Fight For Eact Factory And Building In Capital Of Austria

Russians Repe! ‘Nazi Attacks In Suburban Vienna   Reds Clear South Bank of Danube in Ten-Mile Advance

—EASTERN FRONT  Nazis Put Up Battle  For Vienna   Russian Veterans Withir Four Miles Of Hear Of City :

Soviet Veterans Advance Slowly In Vienna Fight   Stalingrad, Budapest Heroes Inch Ahead Against Hastily Reinforced German Defenses

Vienna Bells Toll as Reds Crash Gates   Hand to Hand Combat Raging in Streets; Plane Plant Seized

Philippine Fighting Sull Fierce; Dutch Land Behind Enemy on Borneo Island

Pacific Fight Rages Fiercely As Superforts Start Fires In Nagoya: Marines Take Naha

46,505 Nips Were Killed In The City   U. S. Patrol Saw Only One Living Nip tn 5 Hours

MARINE UNITS STILL FIGHT IN NAHA   Report 46,505 Japs Killed On Okinawa   NAVAL BATTLE   in Malacca Strait Is Announced By Nips; Drive Into China Smashed

Largest Cities On Okinawa in Grasp of Yanks  Nagoya Ablaze:   Nagoya Ablaze; Japanese Drive In China Fails

Yank Casualties Set at 20,000 on Okinawa.   3 U.S. Divisions Approach Shuri; Last Japanese Bastion on Island

U. 5. MARINES ROAM THROUGH HEART OF OKINAWA’S CAPITAL   NAGOYA BLASTED; JAP CHINA DRIVE SMASHED;  ENEMY ENCIRCLED

Chinese Troops Posing N ew Threat To The Japs BetweenK wangsi, Hunan

BOMBARD VILLAGE CLOSE TO KWEILIN   Chinese Troops Posing Threat to Japanese Com mitiiminatinne

Chinese Posing Another Threat   Jap Communications Between Kwangsi-Hunan Threatened By Chinese.

Chinese Posing ‘New Threat to Japanese Army   Village Bombarded, » Kwangsi-to-Hunan Communication Cut

Congress Opens Hearings On Truman’s Plan For Settling Labor Difficulties

CARRIERS TOOK HEAVY TOLL DURING THE LUZON RAIDS   NAVY COMPILES LIST OF JAP SHIPS AND PLANES KNOCKED OUT IN ATTACKS

Home Stretch in War Bond Drive  In City, County Monroe 75% of Way to Quota; “E” Series Lags

Human Booby Trap Is Back in U. S.  Yank Was Wired With Dynamite by Nazi Soldiers

Floor Collapses As Mother And Two Children Are About To Reach Safety.

Roosevelt Holds Big 3 Trump Card   Economic Strength Said to Be Weapon

Say FDR Holds A Trump Card   Economic Strength of United States Can Wield Influence In Big Meet.

Heavy Damage Is Caused By State Storm   Two Planes Shattered At Mitchell Airport—Tep Of Factory Ripped Off At Stevens Point

HEAVY DAMAGE   Violent Wind and Thunder Storms Strike Parts of Wienognsin.

GOP Refuses To Sidetraek  Tax Measures   State Demo Leader Says Levies Are Not Needed Unless Scheo! Funds Are Increased

Strikes in Ohio Mount   Three Thousand _Packard Workers _ nit in Warren.

OHIO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES CLOUD LABOR PICTURE   Start Strike at Goodyear Day  After Navy Ends Control

MANY DISPUTES CLOUD OUTLOOD   3,000 Idle in Warren With Trouble in Cleveland And Akron

BRICKER MAY © ~ BE GOVERNO!   FORMER: OHIO. CHIEF WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR NEXT YEAR OR NOTHING

CIO Endorses President's Appeal for Housing Ceilings   Industry Warns Steel Strike Would Cripple Construction Plans; AFL Recommends Vets Be Given Over-Riding Priority

HOUSING MEET AT ODDS OVER PRICE FIXING   CIO Delegates Favor Ceilings, Builders Are Opposed

Price Ceilings On Houses Get CIO Approval   But Home Builders Fear Effects of Government Control

ASK BIG CHANGES   Two Senate Bills Would Revamp System of State Elections

‘Truman Blames People   Expected to Order Court-Martials For Pearl Harbor

Truman Blames Public Attitude For Pearl Harbor   Declares Country Was Not Ready For Preparedness At Time Of Attack

TRUMAN SAYS ATTACK BLAME NOT LIMITED TO OFFICERS   PRESIDENT DECLARES CON GRESS AND . AMERICAN PEOPLE WERE ALSO AT FAULT

JAPANESE LEARN  DEFEAT COST ON WAR ANNIVERSARY   Some Nipponese Leaders May Face Trial in Hawaii fer Murder

Japan Learns  Occupation Cos  War Leaders May Be Tried In Hawaii

Japan Learns Heavy Cost Of Her Downfal   Paying Over $2,200,006  Daily For Support Of American Occupation Forces

BEATEN JAPAN IS TOLD COST   Jap War Leaders May Face Trial In Hawaii for  ‘Murder’

JAPS LEARNING DEFEAT COSTS   Paying Over $2 Mulion to Support American Occunation Forces.

Japan Learns Heavy Costs Of War Less   4th Anniversary Of Declaration

STAGGERING COST OF MAKING WAR BROUGH’ HOME T0 BEATEN JAP  MORE TRIALS, LEVIES FOR OCCUPATION. TOLD

Jap Defeat Costs Mount   ' Occupation Payments Heavy Load, Nippon Leaders Complain

Beaten Japanese Learn Cost Of Losing War  Occupation Price, War Criminal Trials Included

Staggering Costs Of Jap Defeat Learned On Fourth Anniversary  Of Her Declaration Of War On US.

WAR CRIMES TRIAL BEGINS DECEMBER 17   Japan Paying Twa Million Daily To Support. Occupation

Japan Pays Two Million Daily for Forces’ Support   some Japanese Leader: May Be ‘Tried in Hawaii for Murder; Jans Get News

Beaten Japan, on Anniversary of Declaration of War on States, Gets Idea of Staggering Costs of Defeat

Japan Learns Staggering Cost Of Losing War   $2,200,000 Daily to Support American Occupation Forces, ‘Murder’ May be New Charge

Japs Learn Heavy Cost Of Their Defeat   Pay Over $2,200,000 To Support Occupation Forces—Face Trial For  Pearl Harbor Attack

‘Anniversary Present  Beaten Japan Begins To Learn Staggering Cost Of The Nation’s Defeat

330,000 Men In 96 Plants Are Affected   Action Touches Off New Labor Crisis In Auto Industry

NAZI LEADERS’ FATE PLANNED   Allied Gov’ts To Punish Persecutors of German Jews

Anti-Discrimination Laws Battle Headed for Early Start at Albany

Find Jap With Harvard Accent   Will be No Trouble During Occupation, Reporter Says

SPURIOUS PEACE ‘FLASH’ TRACED   United Press Offer: $5,000 Reward To Solve Mystery

Erich Raeder Power Behind Norway Grab   Reich Naval Chief Also Urged Hitler To ‘Dupe’ Russia

Today Is Free Movie Day At Local Theatres   Adm. Raeder's Part In War Conspiracy Is Shown

’ ‘ . t  Not a Picnic, { pare in 7  eee Velividl V¥dIIIS  Griswold Refuces to  Let Troops Rush at Manila; Fears Trap

GEN. GRISWOLD WANTS CAUTION   Troops Can’t Enter City Until More Guns, Equipment, Are Ready. zt /   IS REAL’ MILITARY TASK

Expect Shake-up Veterans Agency   Likely General Bradley Will Cut Out Red Tape;  Improve Efficiency.

New Chief o! Vets Plans Big Shakeup   Gen. Bradley May Put Department On Military Basis

FRANKIE WAITS IN HOTEL FOR RESULTS OF PHYSICAL TO SEE IF HE’S IN ARMY

KING PETER PUTS 0). K. ON REGENCY   MONARCH AGREES TO TRANSFER HIS POWERS. TO A YUGOSLAV COUNCIL. '

Regency Council. For. Yugoslavia Approved by King  Poter Camplies With   Peter Complies With _ Ultimatum in. New" . - Development

King Peter Gives Power to Regency   Subasic Due to Effect Aoreement With Tito

KELLY'S PROGRAM CWEN TO SOLONS   Many Important Features. to. Be Developed Later; Ask Tourist Industry Expansion

Damage of Storm Runs in Millions   Enormous Task of Relief Startad

Texas Coast Is Cleaning Up in Wake of Storm   Damage Runs Into Mil. lions; Three Killed, 12 Are Injured

TEXAS HURRICANE BLOWS ITSELF OUT   RED CROSS CARES FOR THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS BY DESTRUCTIVE STORM.

Storm Struck Texas In Need Of Relief   Enormous Damage Repair Needed on 300 Miles "gf Coast Area

STORM LEAVES BIG RELIEF JOB   Hurricane Blows Itself Out In East Texas; Property, Crop Damage Huge

Storm Leaves Big Damage in Texas   Hundreds of Homeless  Aided by Red Cross

300-Mile Texas Area Counts Hurricane Loss   Some Sections Still Isolated as Storm Ends; Damage Will Run Into Millions

TEXAS COUNTS TERRIFIC LOSS IN HURRICANE   CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE RUNS IN MILLIONS

Hurricane Blows ftserh Out te Eastern Texas  Three Dead, 12 Injurad,   Three Dead, 12 Injuzad, Gruat Property Loss In Terrific Stonn

Great Storm Spends Itself In East Texas   Damage in Millions, Many Homes Razed And Crops Destroved

No Censorship at War Crime Trials   Public Promised All Facts by Prosecutor

May Summon MacArthur on Pearl Harbor   Group to Organize Three-month Probe Into Worst Defeat

MacArthur May Testify   Peart Harbor Probers May Seek Data On Philippines Defense

EMPLOY MENT OFFICES ARE HAVING RUSH   As Number of War Workers Laid Off Increase, Strikes Continue to Flare In East

Strikes Add To Worries  For Jobless   Walkouts Continue To Flare In Philadelphia  Industrial Area

HIRE VETERANS, STARTS STRIKE   Walkout After Rehiring of Vets Following Layoff

SOLDIER HIRING CAUSES STRIKE   Labor Troubles Flare As Layoffs Show Increase

Strikes Flare As Layoffs By  Firms Iner ‘ease   Crowds Jam Employmen Offices; Walkour Staged When Co. Rehives Ex Servicemen -

More Work Contracts Cancelled; Employment Offices Crowded   Strike Caused When Ex-Servicemen Rehired, Heads For Showdown, While Ranks Of Mid vale Steel Strikes Continue To Increase.

Cancellations Total $7 Billion. .. . . Strikes Spread As Line Of Unemployed Workers Grows Throughout U:S.

SAYS DYING WOMAN IS MRS. VALENTINO   Former Actress Wed Screen Steer Relative Claims

‘Famed ‘Lady in Black’ Was Secret Bride LOL Valentino. Suicide Attempt Reveals

REVOLUTIONS, AGAINST “INB' MAY BE STAGED IN MORE OF THE SMALL  “ REPUBLICS 

AWAIT MOSCOW AGREEMENT ON CRITICAL ISSUES   Russia Holds Key to International Trusteeship, Regional Defense

Kremlin's Reply On Two Critical Issues Awaited   Final Agreement On Regional Pacts, Trustee ships Being Held Up.

—CONFERENCE— Soviet Move Is Awaited   Word From Moscow May Hasten Agreement On Critical Issues

Russia Has Key To Agreement On Critical Issues  Trusteeship, Regional  Defenses Referred TT, Veamilina Arbian

ee eo  Russia Holds Key To World Security Plan   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatte Newe Fditar

United Nations Are Looking To Moscow For Final Word Upen Two Critical Problems

REDS PROVE KEY IN TWO DISPUTES   Other Big Powers Agree Or Trusteeships And Blocs

RUSSIA HOLDS KEY TO TWO VITAL ISSUES   United Nations Officials Look to Moscow for Word  _ To Hasten Agreement On   Regional Pacts Question  levypeeT BEPIIEC CHARAN

MOSCOW 1S HOLDING: UP TWO IMPORTANT CONFERENCE ISSUES   UNITED STATES OFFI_ CIALS LOOK TO RUSSIA TC  MASTEN ACREEMENT

UNITED NATIONS «TODAY.   By John M. Hightower  Associated Press Diplomatic Rawe Edliar

Moscow Holds Key to Settlement of Regional Treaties   San Francisco Conference Hopes for Early Reply from Stalin

LOOK TO MOSCOW FOR FINAL WORD ON BIG 5 ACCORD   RUSSIA HOLDS KEY TO SETTLEMENT OF 2 CRITICAL ISSUES

Awaiting Final Russian Word on Two Points   Moscow Holding Key to Future Progress on Security Pact

Two Questions At Conference Await Action   Russia May Give Answer to Issue of Trusteeship and Regional Defense System Problem.

Soviets Hold Key to Issues   °Frisco Envoys Await Word From Moscow

Moscow's Action On Two Critical Tssues Awaited   Speed of Answer to Gromyko's Messages to Give Key to Red Cooperation in Peace Parley

Russia Holds Key To Settlement Of Critical Issue   Proposals On International Trusteeship, Regional Defense System Sent To Kremtin

Reds Hold Key to S. F. Issues   Gromyko Awaits Instructions From Moscow on Trusteeship, Regional Defense Systems

Look to Moscow On Two Issues   Holds Key to Regional Defense, International Trusteeship   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic ®wocwan WAitue

Conference Awaits Okeh By Moscow   Russians to Make ion oan Plan nelooshine

Moscow Will Rule on Main Issues   Regional Defense Plan And International Trusteeship Discussed

Two Security Issues Await oviet Views   Trusteeship, Regional Questions Submitted To the Kremlin

RED INDECISION STALLS PARLEY   Trusteeship, Regional De. fense System In Hands  Of Kremlin

UNCIO' AWAITS KREMLIN WORD   Russia Holds Key to Settlement of Trusteeships, De fense System Plans

United Nations Look to Moseow For Attitude to Hasten Accord of Big-5 on Two Important Security Issues

KREMLIN WORD EXPECTED FOR FINAL ACCORD   ‘Regional Defense Formula of United Nations’ World Organization Outlined in Detail.

Russia Holds Key to Vital Issues at S. F.   International Trusteeship And Regional Defense Sucterm Pacte Sanoht

Reds Hold Key Io Conference Issues   France is Voted Place on Council

(Continued on Page lwo)  UNITED NATIONS LOOK FOR WORD FROM RUSSIANS

Moseow Hold: Key. to Two _  Frisco. Tssties.   * Conference. “Waits Word ‘on Defense System

San Francisce Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL trom the ASSOCIATED PRESS

Moscow Hold: ‘ey fo Two arley Issues   Trusteeship And Regional Defense in Doubs

Delegates Await Check to Moscow   Russia Holds Key to Regtonal Defense and Trusteeships   U. S., BRITAIN AGREE   Debate Stepped Up in Hope of Early End of  Conference

Moscow Holds Key To 2 Big Parley Issues   Await Stand On Trusteeship And Regional Defense Questions.

IRUSSIA HOLDS KEY TO EARLY SETTLEMENT OF TRUSTEESHIP [AND REGIONAL PACT ISSUES

Hostilities in Denmark, Holland and Northwest Germany Come to End in Compliance With Terms Accepted Friday

OPA Will Reject Protests Against Pricing Policy for Reconversion

ROWS RONY RECOUERPEN   Pr ‘otests on OPA Pri icing Policy ‘By Merchants Face Rejection‘

OPA.W ill Reject Profests on Prices   Won't Give in on Basic Cost Absorption

OPAtReject Protests Over Pricing Policy     Cost Avsorptis.. Plus To ‘Stick’ Despite Retrileare’ Hawle

OPA to Reject  ~ Price Protests       Cost Absorption’  Polies  Te Stand Is Decision

RICE POLI PROTESTS 10   OPA to Turn Thumbs Down on Appeal Of Merchants

OPA to Reject Retailer Plaint On Price Policy   M ) Objected To f Absorption: Agency Planning to Hold to 1942 Prices

ARABS DENAND WITHDRAWAL OF FRENCH TROOPS   War Effort Against Japan May Be Affected, Is Warning

LEAGUE FAVORS LEVANTS DEMANDS   For Withdrawal Of French Troops From Syria And Lebanon

Stalin Says More Pole Talks Futile   SPECULATION GROWS ON BIG THREE MEETING TO SOLVE PROBLEM

Reds Refuse Further Talk About Poland   London Report Asserts Stalin Has Replied To Truman. Churchill   G 3 MEET ASKED

a  Stalin Sees Impasse On Polish Problem   ‘Very Outspoken’ Message From Stalin Sent To President Truman And Churchill

Stalin Says Discussion Of Polish Problem On Present Basis Futile

Stalin Believes Further Polish Parleys Futile   Present Basis Does Not Please Russia

Soviet Chief Says Polish Talks Futile   ‘Very Outspoken’ Message Handed Britain aud U. S.

POLISH PROBLEM TALKS FUTILE   Radio Paris-Hints Of Early Parley By “Big Three” ~

STALIN SAYS DISSUSSION OF POLAND FUTIL   Another “Big 3” Meet Seon Indicated by Paris Radio

Breslau Near - Encirclement by Gen. Kone   Heavy Artillery Battles Along Oder River, East of Berlin

News Behind Lhe News  Copyright McClure Newspaper   WASHINGTON By Rey Tucher

ANNIVERSARY MEETING SET FOR AUG. &   Victoria to Be Host City for Waterways Meet

CANAL ASSO. TO CELEBRATE 40TH BIRTHDAY AUC. 8   MEETING TO BE HELD AT VICTORIA; WHERE. ASSO, ORIGINATED

Japs Cleared From Northern  Half of Manila   Enemy Still Holding Out in South; Santo Tomas Internee Camp Spbiected to Shellfire

PATTON’ DRIVE BRINGS TROOPS TO NAZI BORDER   Hongen Seized By English; Germans Show Signs of Stiffening, However

NAZI TOLL OF 120,000 COST IN OFFENSIVE   More Than Twice As Many As For Allies. Cost In Material Also High For Fnemvy

GERMAN CASUALTIES ARE SET AT 120,000   Allies Lost 55,421 from December 12 to January 11

Wazi Forces Join On 40 Mile Front   Seventh Army Blocked as Reserves Cross Rhine Heralding Attack

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Believe Kesselring Has Replaced Von Runstedt

All Resort Trains Cut  \ ODT Tightens Freeze On Passenger Travel; Conventions Banned

TRAIN SERVICE GOES UNDER TIGHTER CURE   Resort Runs Halted At Once By Latest ODT Order

ODT Orders Resort Train Service Halt   MOVE TO IMPLEMENT DIRECTIVES TO SAVE CRITICALLY SHORT COAL

Cut In Travel And Lighting In Were Effor:   Government Moves to Con-) serve Fuel Supply: Special Trains Are Banned

ODT Bans Railroad. : Service to Resort, Recreational Area   ‘Small Branch Line Visite Eliminated; Passenger _ Service. Must be Cut:

ODT Tightens Train Travel Regulations   Orders Brownouts; Meeting Permits

Trains, Conventions And Brownouts All Figure In Move To Save Material

Trains, Lights Given Attention  Services in for Deep Curtailment

ODT Bans Resort Rai Service —   ‘Directive Issued ‘o Curtail Non       To Save Coal

ODT Orders Train Service Curtailment   Set Up Test Of Passins On Applications For Conventions — Prepare To Have “Brownouts”   DISCONTINUE USE

Reins Tightened On U.S. Railroads   Resort Train Service Ordered Discontinued

IMPOSE FURTHER CURB ON TRAINS   To Eliminate Seasonal Use to Resorts.

TRAIN RUNS CUT TO SAVE EQUIPMENT   ‘Non-Essential Lines Hit Public Affected By Order

“Stay at Home” Appeal Made By Truman; Talks Of Rationing of Travel

Citizens Urged By President ‘To Stay Home   Says Travel Control Will Be Clamped On if It Is Necessary

President Issues . Piea to Citizens To Stay at Home  Will Call for Contro Of Travel If Action ' Necessary

Two- Thirds of Truman’s Life Spent on or Close to Farm; President Born at Lamar, Mo.

Meet Mr. Truman:  New President Knows Well Farmer’s Struggle With Soil

@ “POTSDAM DIARY”   Men of British Fleet Accord Truman Rare Honor

eo “POTSDAM DIA DIARY”  Men of British Fleet Accord Truman Rare Honor

Push Button War Idea Rejected by Military Experts   Nation's Defense Must be Based on Strong Air Power: A-Bomh Helns, Not Substitute

STRESS NEED OF HUGE AIR FORCE   Military Experts Scoff At Talk Of “Push - Button” War.

Experts Urge Powerful Air Force For U.S   Reject Iden Wars Will Bi Waged By Controlled Pilotless Atomic Missiles

Push-Button War Mocked  Military Experts Urge Powerful Air Force As Best Defense for Nation

MILITARY EXPERTS DEMAND POWERFUL AIR FORCE DEFENSE  REJECT IDEA OF FEW

Two Desperadoes Deny Any Guilt   Accused of Almost Every, Crime in the Book

Federal Charges on Giles, Cook  “Toothbrush Twins" Enter Innocent Plea

Doolittle Fliers Elect Greening [As President   Airman Who Bombed . Tokyo With 20-Cent Sight Born in Carroll

BAN ON STRIKES IS PROPOSED BY REP. RAMSPECK   Weuld Prohibit Walkouts During Fact-Finding Poriad   TRUMAN STATEMENT IS EXPECTED TODAY

Plan to Ease Labor Unrest  Is Projected   Would Bar Walkouts During Compulsory Cooling Off Period

House Leaders Suggest Ban on Strikes During “Fact Finding” Period

Plan To Ease Labor Unrest Is Projected   Would Bar Strikes During Compulsory Fact-FindinePeriod

Plan To Ease Labor Unres! ~ Is Suggested   Rep.. Ramspeck Urges More Bargaining, Fact: Finding on Issues

Truman Tells Plans for  Total Victory   Japan Warned to Avert Ruin by Surrender Now

Three Negro Officers Charged With ‘Jostling’ Provost Marshal On Duty

Partly Cloudy For State Is Forecast   Heavy Overnight Rainfall Reported in Many Parts

Trial Begins Monday   Cottom To Ask Death Penalty; Defense To Plea Emotional Insanity

Red Hauser, Accused Of Fayette Gity Girl’s Death, Goes On Trial For Life Monday   EMOTIONAL INSANITY PLEA BY DEPENGR STPN

TOM HARVEY KNOCKED DOWN BY NEPHEW   Battle Develops in Lawrenceville Tavern

Big Three Holds Fifth Meeting; Much Work Done   Truman, Churchill Appear Anxious'to Speed Deliberations

Much Already Accomplished By ‘Big Three’   U. S. Delegation Reports Progress; Would Speed Deliberations.

Driving Ahead on Big Three Agenda   Truman and Churchill - Anxjous to Speed ‘Deliberations ‘   American President . Advocate of Plain Talk, Di rect Dealing

PROGRESS REPORTED TODAY IN BIG THREE CONFERENCE WORK  FIFTH MEETING AT POTSDAM TODAY AND MUCH BUSINESS BEEN DONE

Big Three Holding Fifth Meeting In Potsdam Today   American Delegation Asserts “Much Serious’ Business Has Been Accomplished; Truman Hopes for Early End of Sessions

MUCH SERIOUS BUSINESS DONE’ BY BIG THREE CONFEREES TODAY: SESSIONS AVERAGE THREE HOURS

Little Word Leaks Out  Of Parley   Secrecy Cloak Hides Extent of Agreement Among Big Three; Hint At New Role for U. S.

Seeking Speed at Big 3 Parley; All  Still is Secrecy “Work Going Ahead And Much Done’ Is All They Announce

Much Business Accomplished  At Big-3 Meet   Truman and Churchill Reported Anxious To Speed Deliberations—  Conferences Are Held

Speedy Action im of Truman  And Churchill   President Confers With Maritime Commission Head  Secrecy Clouds Sessions

occ sie 2d  Russ-J ap Relations  Key Issue Churchill Wants To Be Home By Thursday

Progress Made At Conference Of Big Three   “Much Serious Business” Done Says Announcement

MUCH SERIOUS BUSINESS DONE BY THE BIG THREE   “The Word of the Conference Is Going Ahead,,” the DeleGation Reported.   FIFTH MEETING TODAY   Since the First Session on Tuesday Daily Meetings Have Been Held.

Big Three Hold Fifth Meeting; Much Work Done   Truman, Churchill Seek Swift End to Allied Conference

Report to Press From Big 3 Parley: Work Going Ahead; Much Done’   Will Attend Church.

Big Three In Fifth Session   Report Progress In First Week Of Conference

Business at Parley Now All Political   Military Matters Not Ye Taken up a Pottsdam Is Indicated Today

CHURCHILL AND TRUMAN TRYING TO SPEED MEET   President Is Eager To Get Back To U. S.

Short Report Given About Big 3 Meeting   Work of Conference Is Going ahead and Much Serious Business Done, only Officiai Statement.

Much Busines: Transacted: Report Says   Work Of Parley Is Going Ahead; Seek More Speed

U.S., Britain In To Speed Big 3 Deliberations  Reports Say ‘Much   Reports Say ‘Much Serious Business Has Been Done’

Serious Business Reported Done at Big Three Parley   American Delegation Says Work of Meeting’ Proceeds Smoothly   POLITICAL ISSUES GIVEN PRECEDENCE   Zhukew’s Absence Seen Delaying Talks on Russian War Role

NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT   American Delegation Reports ‘Much Serious Business Has Been Done: Truman And Churchill Want To Speed De liberations.

Brief Statement Indicates Serious Business Handled; Truman, Churchill Seek to Speed Parley Meetings

BiG THREE CONFERENCE PROGRESSING   Both Churchill And Truman Anxious To Speed Deliberations

President Said Eager to return ToWashington   Great Amount of Work Being Done at Meeting, Delegates Report

‘Much Serious Business Done, Conferees Say   Russian Aid in Jap War Believed Sought By American Leader

US. DELEGATES SEE ‘PROGRESS AT BIG 3 TALKS   Truman, Churchill Reported Endeavoring To Speed Conference’s Work

FIRST REPORT ON IG THREE FALS TO GIVE DETAILS          “Much $ Us ‘Business: ‘H Been: Done’? {s:Tersé Sum mary: “of Results. of © Five - Long: Discussions:      CHURCHILL TAKES OFF - TO LAUD: DESERT RATS   “Social Accent” of Gathering  _ ls De-emphasized By Re port From American: Delegation About Parley.

Big Three Thrash Out Polities  ~L.. LLtht TLLae   Churchill Takes Time Off To  Review ‘Desert Rats’ Of El Alamein

Big Three ¥, = & Makes Progress, Conferees State   Churchill Reviews ~ British Veterans In Victory Parade

ANOTHER BRIEF STATEMENT FROM CHIEFS AT MEET   Fifth Meeting Held Today But Negotiations Still Clouded By Secrecy.

U.S. Delegates Say Progress Made At Big Three Parley   Truman, Churchill Seek To Speed Deliberation

Progress Reported In Big Three Meet   Truman, Churchill Anxious to Speed Deliberations; President Reviews Desert Rats’. Hears Music Acain

GROUP ANXIOUS TO SPEED WORK AT BIG 3 MEET   Hint Important Agreements Made Among Delegates at Potsdam

Driving Ahead on Big Three Agenda   Truman and Churchill  Anxious to Speed Deliberations 7   ALL SESSIONS SECRET      American President . Advocate of Plain Talk, Direct Dealing   Returning Soldiers

ee Serious Business”  cee »olished at Big-3 Meet as’ “eaders Confer

Progress Is Reported by vonference   Much Serious Business Done, One-Sentence Statement Says

PROGRESS MADE BY BIG THREE: WORK. SPEEDED   About Only News Coming From Conference Limited To Social Activities

Said Completed ~ At Berlin Parley   Speeding Of: Deliberations Reported . Objective Of Truman. And: Churchill

Good Progress Is Reported At Big 3 Sessions   Truman And Churchill Both Anxious To Wind  Up Negotiations.

L fh... MUCH MUL by  Big Three, U.S. Delegates Say   Negotiations Still Clouded By Official Secrecy At Potsdam

Americans Say Serious Issues  Being Settled   Fifteen-Word Statement Comes Amid Reports Truman and Churchill Are Urging More Speed   President Seeks JapWarAgreement   Believed Insisting Thal Any Bargaining on Proposals be Predicated Upou Red Participation

‘Much Serious fusiness Done At Conference  Trumon And Church Anxious To Speed L   Truman And Churchil Anxious To Speed Up Accomplishments At Potsdam Sessions

Conference Goes Ahead with Much Good Work Done   Truman Confers with Admiral Land and General Clay; Westerr Allies Seek Speed

Big Three Report: “Steady Work And  Serious Business   Announcement Gives No Details: Talks Still  Concern Politics

Big 3 Reports Much Progress   Truman, Churchill and Stalin Hold Fifth Meeting; President and Prime Minister Hope to Speed Discussions

BIG 3 ANXIOUS TO PUSH AHEAD WITH PROBLEMS   President Truman Eager to Return to U. S., Keeps Down Discussions

PARLEY MAKING PROGRESS, U. S. DELEGATES SAY   Truman Meets With Ad miral Land On Shipping Problems

TRUMAN EAGE TO GO BACK HOME SOON   ‘Churchill Also Anxious To End Deliberations Soon   BIG HIT MADE   By President With Parley Chiefs: Long Session Likely Today

American Delegation To Potsdam Conference Reports Good Progress — Truman And Churchill Said To Be Anxious To Speed Deliberations — Chief Executive Confers With Admiral Land — British Prime Minister And Stalin Meet Again

Truman, Churchill Seek Speed in Big  Three Conferences   End. of Deliberations by July 26 Considered Probable Today

NO-DETAILS ON DISCUSSIONS ARE REVEALED   Political And Economic Ques: tions Believed Taking * Precedence

BIG 3 TALKS ARE REPORTED GOING WELL   Much Serious Business Has Been Done, Official Announcement Reveals —Statement Not Elaborated On.

PROGRESS IS BEING MADE AT CONFERENCE   Indications That Political Rather Than Military Issues Are Discussed.

Much Serious ** Business Has © Been Finished   Conference Still On Political Issues

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS   Big Three About Thru With Their  ‘Social Engagements

Government Will Transfer Equipment From Europe To Pacitic---Stimson

U. S. EQUIPMENT WON'T BE LEFT IN EUROPE, TIP   No Mass Surrenders by Nazis Yet, Says Stimson, But Tone Is Optimistic

STIMSON DENIES MATERIEL TO BE LEFT IN EUROPE   SAYS EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED IN PACIFIC WHEN GERMANY FALLS

ATTLEE. SAYS THOUGHTS OF WAR MUST GO   World Must Accept Man's Brotherhood

Atom Bomb Talk Made  to Conaress   British Premier is In Washington for A-Bomb Discussion

News Day And Night   "an Survive Atomic Bomb Only By Christian Principles, Congress Told   America Praised  As Peace Loving   Tribute Also Paid Roose. velt, Churchill, Stalin; British Aims Explained

Addresses Session of Congress   Prime Minister Says Prin ciple Necessary to Pre serve Civilization

CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES STRESSED   Man Has Not Kept Pace in Moral Progress .. Attlee

PRIME MINISTER BIVES OUTLINE OF {ABOR PARTY AIMS   Looks for Increasing Cooperation Between Brit. Jue: werk Th

BRITON LAUDS . S. IN TALK 10 CONGRESS   Says Socialists Want Individual Freedom  ‘To Be Safeguarded

Brotherhood of Man Only Hope. Congress Told       Material Discoveries Have Outpaced Moral Progress, Is Claim

Tells Congress Man Must Move Quickly Tc  Survive Atomic Bomb   British Premier Suggests Acceptance Of Christian Principles To Upbuild Peace Rather Than To Think Constantly Of War.

Congress Hears Talk Today By Attlee   Man’s Brotherhood Only Salvation From Atomic Rombh

Attlee Asks Nations To Accept Principie Of Man’s Brotherhood   Believes Tolerance Essential To Build Peaceful World: Hails America As Mightiest Power On Earth

Railway Strike Threat   Peace in Hearts of Men,<¢ Not in Bomb, Says Attlee th

Ado Hilo PEAGE BASED ONLY IN MEN S HEARTS   Civilization’s Safety Lies in Universal Bretherhood Congress Told.

World Survival  Now Rests in /Hearts of Men   World Brotherhood and     Prosperity Corneretones

Attlee: World Must Practice Christian Principle in Atom Period If It Is to Survive

CIVILIZATION IS THREATENED SAYS BRITISH MINISTER   Tells Congress in Speech Today That World Can Survive Atomic Bomb Only by Brotherhood:   SAYS MORAL PROGRESS OF WORLD FAR BEHINE   “Material Discoveries Have Out-Paced Moral Pregress,” Prime Minister Tells Americans.

Think of Peace, Leader Urges   Material Discoveries Have Outpaced Moral Progress, Prime Minister Tells Congress

BURMA VICTORY BEAT MONSOONS   CONQUEST OF BURMA AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND RAINY  -BEABON NOTA . HANDICAP

END OF BURMA PUSH REPORTED   Mountbatten Hails Allied Victory At Rangoon

CITY POLITICAL POT FAR FROM BOILING POINT   Voters Show Little In‘terest in City Primarv for Feb. 27 

Drastic Manpower Proposals Thrown Into Home Battle   War Problems Get Top Priority In New Conaress;: Training Plan Slows

War And Its Problems Get Top Priority From Congress; Training Act May Be Slowed   Speaker Rayburn Against New Proposals To Stir Up People

-War Given . Top Rating   Enthusiasm -Lacking - For New Proposals.

RECOUNTS PETAIN THREAT TO RESIGN      LeBrun Had Cabinet  List Ready When Asked to  Form New One  REFUSES TO ANSWER

Petain Made Two Mistakes.  States Lebrun   Belief in’ Germany. And Importance Of His Prestige

Voice of Lebrun Quivers in Tales Of Petain’s Acts   Former President of France Testifies © at Dramatic Session

Lebrun Tells Of Petain’s Vichy Stand   Aged Marshal! Refuses Comment on Nazi Congratulation Wires

Marshal Refuses To Answer About Telegram Sent  To Congratulate Hitler on Repulse Of Allies at Diepps

Petain Refuses to Reply to Questions About Telegrams   “Hero of Verdun” Accused of Sending Messages to Nazi Leaders

Pefain Balks At Answering ‘Court Queries   Telegram Claims He Asked Hitler To Let Vichy Government Handle Own Defense

LEBRUN AND DALADIER. TESTIFY OF EVENTS DURING THE CRUCIAL DAYS PRECEDING COLLAPSE —

Lebrun Reveals Petain Demand For Armistice  Marshal Seid   Marshal Seid He'd Resign If Action Foiled

Petain Mum On Telegrams Hailing Nazis   Aged Marshal Refuses To Answer Questions  Af Treason Trial

Lebrun Says Petain Urged.  Armistice   Vichy Leader Had, New Government . Names In His Pocket

Petain Threatened To Resign Unless Armistice Sought   Aged Marshal Refuse: To Answer Questions About Congratulatory  Toalomreame tn Wislar

Questioned On Wire Sent Nazis, Petain Is Silent   Courtroom Muttering Marks Angry Report: From Daladier.

PETAIN THREAT 10 QUIT TOLD BY EX-PRESIDENT   Jurors, Spectators Protest as Vichy Chief Refuses to Explain Wires to Hitle

TELEGRAM 10 HITLER FROM PETAIN READ   Permission of Fuehrer Was Sought for Vichy Regime To Conduct Its Own Defense

EIGHT JAP SHIPS BOMBED ATLUZON   ALL THE VESSELS, INCLUDING THREE WARSHIPS, SUNK OR PROBABLY SUNK.

8 JAP SHIPS IN LINGAYEN GULF ARE Hil   Yank Flyers in Deepest Penetration of Luzon

ENEMY SHIPS HIT TA AERIAL ATTACK   mums a er eS Cato AAA CRRA OEP Ar ee FE  Three Warships Reported Sunk or Probably  Sunk

Airmen Strike 150 Miles Beyond Manila   Eight Jap Ships “Are Attacked At Lingayen Gulf

JAP SHIPPING UNDER ATTACK   Three Enemy Warships And Five Cargo Vessels Believed Sunk

Arizona’s Siamese Twins Dead; Bodies To Be Held In Museum At Hospital

‘War Manpower ProblemsGrow   Coal, Steel Added To Solon’s. Worries.

Landing On Burma Coast   Allies Strike Behind Retreating Japanese Forces Below  Akvab.

Allies Make New Landing  In Burma ©  Land 32 Miles S‘East of Akvab

Edda ida Ciano In Custody .   Countess Obtained. Switzerland Haven

Countess Ciano In Custody of Italy   May Face Charges of Fascist Crimes Against Nation

DUCE’S DAUGHTER MAY FACE TRIAL   EDDA CIANO 1S UNDER ARREST WHILE CASE IS BEING STUDIED

Daughter Of Mussolini Is Under Arrest   Facing Fascist Crimes Charges

Countess Edda:Ciano May Be Accused of Fascist Crimes; Had Been Ref ugee Jn Switzerland _

Countess Edda Ciano, Mussolini's . Favorite Child, May Face Trial

COUNTESS EDDA 5 IN CUSTODY   Daughter of Mussolini to Face Possible Charges of Fascist Crimes.

REPORT ATTACK BY CHINESE REDS   FORCE OF 100,000 STRIKE AT VITAL RAIL JUNCTION

Make Pact : With Soviet   Russia To Let Chinese Land In Manchuria; War Flares In North

Chinese Clash At Rail Junction  Communists, Chiang Battle At Tatung

Russians Lending Help to Other Faction of Internal Strife, Is Inference

Agreement Lets Chinese Troops Into: Manchuria   ‘Seviet and Chiang ‘Meke Arrangements Fighting Continues “In Northern Ching

Fighting Rages Between Reds, Central Forces   100,000 Communists Attacking Tatung, Railroad Junction in North

Attackers Use Mora That 40 Ficld Guns and 15 to 20 Tanks, Governor Says     City Is in Danger     Defenders Are Fewer by 10-to-l and Have No Tanks

CHIANG GIVEN RED APPROVAL IN MANCHURIA   Russians Agree t Nationalist Entry In Area

100,000 TROOP RAID TATUNG Ih SHANSIPROVINGE   Report Also Says Communists Have Cap. tured Town On Overland Route Ic Manchuria; Chiang Accused By Reds.

Chinese Set For Trouble   Town Upon Overland  Route Held By Reds

Communists Raid A Rail Junction   F ighting Between Nationalist and Red Forces in North China   ARMY TO MANCHURIA   Russians Agree to Landing _ of Chiang’s Forces at Ports

China Reds Attack — RailHub   Shansi Governor Charges Chu Teh With Directing Fighting

Communist Army is Attacking Junction in Northern Chine   Say Communist Commander in Chief is Directing the Attack

Soviet, Chinese Authorities Agree on Landing:   Harmony Apparent While Reds in China Launch Assault , on Vital Railway Junction

Report 100,000 Chinese Reds Attacking Tatung   Tanks and Field Guns Hurled Into Civil Strife. General Claims

To Permit Chinese  Landing   Agreement for Troops to Have Entry Through Sovies Consent

Chinese Reds’ Inner Mongoliar Offensive Gains   Chining Won; Chiang Bolsters U. S. Forces At Chinwangtao

CHINESE AEDS USING HEAVY GUNS, TANKS   Charge Chiang Is Plotting _ Civil War and Seeking UL S. Aid.

Official Says Chinese City Under Siege   Governor Reports Attack By Communist Forces On Important Railroad Center in North Shansi

Chinese Reds Raid Tatung,  Rail Junetion   Discussion Preceding Agreement Conducted In Most Cordial Atmosphere.   CHIANGS SON THERE

SOVIET AND CHINESE MILITARY OFFICIALS AGREE ON LANDING   CHINESE GOVERNMENT ‘TROOPS WILL BE LANDED IN MANCHURIA AREA

Chiang, Soviet Aaree on Action   Government Troops to Move in Manchuria: Communists Attack

Russian Help To China Reds Claimed, Denied   Communists Evidently Aim To Cut Off Supplv Lines

Jap Premier Tells Hirohito ‘So Velly Solly   Informs Emperor Big Bad B-29s Wreeked Part of Yokohama

PATTON SMASH DOOMS ENEMY WEST OF RHINE   Third Forms Ring of Steel Around Kaiserlautern, Nears Mainz

Patton Flanks Siegfried Line In Palatinate   45,000 Casualties Inflicted On Germans By Third Army In Seven Days; Progress Of Patch’s Forces Cloaked In Secrecy

Parker May Get International Court Position   Truman May Name Him To Court To Try German War Criminals.

REVOLUTION HITS BRAZIL   President Vargas Deposed by Former Supreme Court Justice.

Linhares Takes Over As New President Of Brazil; Elections Set For Dec. ?

TALIANS-RIOT IN NAPLES =~ ai WHEN PRISONERS GET JOBS   DANGEROUS SITUATION DEVELOPING AS $0,000 LOSE EMPLOYMENT AT AT HARBOR

Genéral Eisenhower Favors Sending Wives to Occupation Troops in European Theater

British Officer Reported _ Murdered In East Indies   Brigadier Mallaby-Killed While Arranging Details of Cease Fire Order—Indonesians Get Part Control of Base ©

FIGHT FOR JAVA "NAVAL BASE ENDS   TRUCE GIVES INDONESIANS LARGE MEASURE OF CONTROL OF SOERABAJA.

TROOPS FIGHT GERMANS IN THE STREETS   Nearly Three-Fourths of Capital In Russian Hands—Escape Gap to North Closed to Width of 8 to 12 Miles.

BIGGEST PART OF VIENNA IN RUSSIAN HANDS   Soviets Storm to Ring Center of Capital and Close _ German Escape Gap to North.

Red Forces Hammering Near Heart Of Capital —   Capture Of Vienna Is Brought Closer

Koenigsburg Ready To Fall; Nazis Say Berlin Offensive Has Been Launched

Vienna Totters Under Soviet Blows   Russians Close Eight of Twelve Escape Gates, Clamp Grip Upon At Least Three-Fourths of City

Fight Rages In Heart Of Vienna   Russians Believed to Hold Three-Fourths of City As They Narrow Escape Gap to North

Russians Push Within Mile of Vienna Center   All Escape Routes But One Closed as Street Fights Rage

Molotov. Eden Stettinius Burr  Midnight Oil   Soviet Foreign Minister Pays Call on Truman Upon Arrival, Plunges Into Urgent Parley

TALKS BEGUN BY MOLOTOV   Conferences at Washington Start Soon After Red  Commissar Arrives

Foreign Affairs Discussed at Urgent Meeting   Molotov. Stettinius And Eden Hold Parley After Russian Arrives

URGENT PARLEY - IN WASHINGTON   Foreign Ministers Of Bi; Three Meet; Molotov  ce... me

TALKS START INCAPITALON POLISH ISSUE   Foreign Commissar Molotov Meets Stettinius and Eden

hed Minister Arrives at  U.S. Capital   Solution Is Sought for Urgent Problems  Before World Meet

Raid Off Formosa Hits 5 Jap Ships   First Blow Struck From New U.S. Bases

N. C. Legislators Study Cherry’s Budget Message   Proposed Budget Calls For $220,081,434 For Coming Biennium.

Killer Dog Sulks in Cell Pending Death   JEALOUSY BLAMED FOR TERRIER’S SLAYING 21-MONTH-OLD GIRL

Stassen Views 50-Year Peace As Possibility   Parley Delegate Declares For New Foreign Policy  ee Dlvsissecemme® Welle

OPENS PARLEY OF GOVERNORS AT MACKINAC   50 YEARS WITHOUT WAR POSSIBLE, HE DECLARES

Stassen Tells Governors  “Wise World Leadership May Mean 50 Years Without War”

STASSEN PREDICTS CHANGE IN ENTIRE FOREIGN POLICY   Believes Nation Will Be Able to Go 50 Years Without  a War If It Follows   Wise Leadership.    ADDRESSES GOVERNORS AT MACKINAC ISLAND   Utah Executive Raps Autocratic Government, Urges End of U. S. Controls at End of War.

FOREIGN POLICY BEING ALTERED   Stassen Says Wise World Leadership Can Forestall War 50 Years

STASSEN SAYS WAR THREAT NOT ERASED   Apneals to Governors To Take Active Global Part

MacArthur Announces Complete Jap Defeat   Allied Leader Praises America’s Soldiers; Seven Million Japs Have Laid Down Their Arms

Conduct of U.S. Troops in Pacific Campaign Lauded   General Urges Unified American Command; Sees Hope for Japs

M’ Arthur Says Jap  Evolution Now Underway   Supreme Commander Praises Conduct of Oc-  cupation Troops

General Sees Regeneration  Of Japanese   Slow Evolution of Nippon Has Started, Commiander Asserts

MacArthur Says Japan Demobilized   Supreme Commander Hail: Speedy and Efficient Method of Handling Foe In World Broadcast

Jubilant Over Demobilization Of Nippon Army   MacArthur in Favor of Single U. S. Military Command

ONCE GREAT JAP ARMY DISSOLVED   MacArthur Pays High Tribute to U.S. Troops

STUDY PLANS T0 SPEED UP PROBE   Proposal To Divide Question ing Of Witnesses Made

Plan To Speed Up Investigation   Public Hearings To Resume Next Week

HARBOR PROBERS STUDY PLANS TO SPEED HEARINGS   Investigation Is to Be Resumed Next Week

Secretary Urges Labor To Respect No-Strike Pledge   Schwellenbach Says Management Also Has Great Responsibility

Schwellenbach Blasts Strikes   Labor Secretary Bespeak:  *Reonomy of Pleniy*

ASKS LABOR T RESPECT PLEDGE NOT TO STRIKE   New Secretary Appeals To Management Not To Cut Post-War Wages   INDUSTRIAL STRIFE MUST BE CURTAILED

PETAIN DEFIES HIGH COURT IN TREASON TRIAL   Old Marshal Refuses to Answer Question About Message He Sent Nazis.   BULLETIN

Peaceful Landings on Mili to Set Pattern for Oth er Occupations _

ATOLL SURRENDERS   Peaceful Landings on Mih to Set Pattern for Oth er Occupations _

Newsman Predicts Little Opposition From Germans Before Berlin Is Reached

GERMAN MORALE COLLAPSING AS YANAS DRIVE IN   No Evidence Found That Any Good Defensive Line Can Be Formed Before Berlin — Prisoners Streaming Back Tell Story

NO INDICATIONS NAZI CAN OR WILL @WEFEND BERLIN   Morale Of Soldier And Civilian Is Apparently Broken

NAZIS LACK MEN FOR NEW STAND   U.S. Observers Don’t Think Foes Can Organize Line

—GERMANS—  Nazi Morale Collapsing      May Not Be Able To Organize Defense Line West Of Berlin 

NO DEFENSE LINE SEEN   Civilian and German Morale Appear to Be Collapsed as ~ Yanks Roll Toward Berlin

Lack Of Troops Bars Organized Nazi Defenses  Strong Line Seen  Ac Imnncehility

x kk * Jerries Too Weak For Last Stand   KK K K* KK Nazi Persecutions Inflame Yanks

N.L.R.B. Sets In Motion Plans For Strike Vote Among Miners March 28

NLRB Plans To Take , Strike Ballot From 400.000 Coal Miners   Operators Continue To Map Counter-Proposal To Lewis’ Contract Demands; May Yet Contes Validity Of Strike Vote In Court Action

OPA Nation-wide Round U p  Saves Rationing Program   Officials Report Capture Of Enough Illegal Ration Currency “To Have Crippled. Hf Not Wrecked Gas. Sugar, Meat Set Up’

OPA Agents Gain In War  n Black Mart   Illegal Coupons Are Captured Over Nation

Big 3 Policies Unchanged by Attlee's Victory  Truman, Stalin Silent on Defeat

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Churchill’s Defeat Not to Affect Conference

Rails Get Delay Under ICC Order   Implementing of New Rates Must Be Done Now by Nov. 30

Railroads Given Additional Time   Nov. 30 Deadline Is Set On Freight Rate Order

Sleeping Cars ‘May Be Operated By Rail Lines   Pullman Asks Approval Of Court for Sale of Subsidiary 

Court Is Asked To Approve Sale Of Pullman, Inc.   Railroads Propose To Op: erate Cars under $75,000,000 Transaction

Don’t Wear Ladies Pink Panties, Men—the Durned — Things Won’t Stay up and They Bite When You Sit:

Peace Problems Confront Three Power Meetins   Foreign Ministers To Mee At Moscow, December 15 To Confer On Problems   ‘ATOMIC ENERGY TO CET CONSIDERATION

PEACE TREATY ~—GOMING NEXT   DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES SAY MA‘CHINERY FOR TREATYMAKING ON MOSCOW  ‘.. AGENDA . °

Okinawa Sea Battle Costs Japs 9 Ships   417 Planes Blasted: Prized Battleship Vamato Sent Down

Doolittle Teams U pWith B-29s To Whip Japan   Eighth’s Superforts Will Put Three B-29 Forces Into Aerial War

B-29's, Scourge of Japan's Skies, To Be Part of Doolittle's 3th Air Force as He Finishes Job He Begar   State Invests 115 Million Dollars In Mighty U. 8. Seventh War Loan

Man Who Staged First Raid On Tokyo To Team Up With Superforts To Finish  The Job.   —BY EDWARD HH. HIGGS—

Yamashita -* Makes Denial  ” Denies: Sintentient:” - Attributed: to Him.

U. S. GOVT. IN BEHALF OF MAJOR ALLIES DELIVERS NOTE TO SWISS LEGATION

ONLY GLARIFIES POSITION OF EMPEROR   Message Also Says Form of Japanese Government Will Be Left to People   HOWEVER, VOTE-OF-PEOPLE CLAUSE WOULD ALLOW JAPS TO KEEP EMPEROR IF THEY WANT ONE, SO VJ-DAY IS EXPECTED MOMENTARILY.

MOLITOV THREAT TO BOLT PARLEY IN LONDON TOLD   Heated Argument With Bevin Over Decision on Seating China and France

Big 5 Council Ends Session  Locked In Row      French Accuse Russia Of Blackmailing  Conference   Stalin Said To Believe He Can Do Better At Big 3 Meet

SINGAPORE BOMBED BY SUPERFORTRESSES   Forty Sky Giants Take Part in At tack on Naval Base—Results Neanrlarad “Cand”

Vinson Plans To Report On Loans Made By Elliott   House Ways And Means Com: mittee On Aug. 27 Will Hear Results Of Treasury Investigation

Some Japanese Children Take Military Work   Training Equipment Is Discovered in Matsuvama School

MacArthur Discovers Jap School Children Still Are — Receiving Military: Trainina

Allied Investigators Find Jap School Children’ Still. Receive Military Training

FAVORS RUSSIA   Byrnes Proposes Four. Point Program For Settling Dispute Over Turkey’s Control of Strait.

US. Urges Joint Dardanelle Rule Bi Black Sea Powers   Opening of Straits To All Nations Supports Russian Proposals

Girl ‘Hies’ Every Seven Seconds. All ‘Cures’ Fail To Halt Siege.

FIVE SURVIVORS IN PLANE CRASH   Seventeen Others Are Killed th Airliner Disaster In Mountains Of Virginia

Five Survivors of Airliner Crash Taken to Hospital   17 Persons Die When Transcontinental Plane Hits Mountain

SUT pHIIS GOODS tO Be Sold by U.S. At Fixed Prices  Sauled Bid Policy To Pe Scruppod By

IT WAS A GREAT DAY BUT SHELVES EMPTY   Dealers Ignore OPA Request To Display Cigarettes

Yours for a friendly city  —IUSTIN      CORONA INDEPENDENT’S DAILY WAR BOND STORY

AUSTIN LODGE GES AJ. SMITH SOLYEAR AWARD.   Tipton Masons Present First Pin in History at Homecominzs Bancuet

AUSTIN LODGE GIVES A. J. SMITH OU-YEAR AWARD   Tipton Masons Present First Pin in History at Homecoming Banquet

YANKS DRIVE MILE THROUGH OKINAWA JAP   Great Bombardment Batters 60,000 Enemy Troops

TRUMAN READY FOR BIG FIGHT WITH CONGRESS   Challenge Issued To Solons In Wage-Price Speech; Blames Committees   ‘HONEYMOON’ IS OVER   Many Congressmen State President Will Have More Trouble

President Asks Congress To Salvage Three Basic Reconversion Planks

ISOUNDS BATTLE CRY TUESDAY NIGHT IN TALK   Committees Doubt If Causes Helned

THE WEATHER   U.S. Weather Burcau Forecast  SYRACUSE AREA Partly cloudy and continued cool teday and toniorrow.

Swedish Scribe Says Berlin Ripe for Hunger Revolt; Describes Bastion

‘Berliners Ripe For Hunger Rebellion, But Not F ight For Freedom, Says Correspondent From Reich Canita

Hunger Revolt Is Brewing Within Reich  Germans Cannot Remember What Freedom Is

Hunger Riots in Berlin: Revolt of Starving Population May  Mean Collapse of Nazis, Writer Says

Advance Guard Of Advis. ers Arriving In Closely Patrolled Capital   First Conference Set For Tonight   President Expected To Visti King In London On  Return Trip Home

‘BIG THREE CONVERGE ON NAZI CAPITAL   Top Advisers Arrive In Berlin For Confab

PATTERSON PRESSES NURSES’ DRAFT LAW   Says ‘End Not In Sight’ Ye In European Fighting

Patterson Asks Nurses Draft   Undersecretary Of War Savs Need For Nurses “Acute And Immediate.’

Subsidies in Cattle Industry Will Probably Be Ended Next April 1

Predict End of Cattle Subsidies   Expected To Expire By Next April First

Harvest situation is critical  een [ee   New wheat crop piled on cround

LEGISLATURE MAY FOLD UP MARCH 24   Kansas Lawmakers Set a Tentative Date for Adjournment   ‘MUCH WORK IS UNDONE

Nazi Chiefs Reported To Be in Flight   Swiss Army Guards Border to Prevent Refugee Invasion

SMASH FRONT:  OF 15 MILES EAST OF ROER   Penetrate German Positions to Depth of 314 Miles

AMERICAN FIRST AND NINTH ARMIES FIGHTING To“WARD RHINE ON FIFTEEN-MILE FRONT AS GER. MANS UNLEASH COUNTER-ATTACKS. IN EF. FORT TO HALT DRIVE—HUNDREDS OF  . ALLIED PLANES IN ACTION

KESSELRING NOW DIRECTING NAZT ARMIES IN WEST   Montgomery’s Headquarters Announce That Field Marshal Has Succeeded Von Rundstedt.   NEW LEADER A PAL OF HERMANN GOERING   Won Esteem of Nazi Hierarchy by Defense of Northern Italy—Beaten in Battle of Britain.

Kesselring Given Command Held By Von Rundsted   Defender of Italy Apparently Current Favorite of Nazis

Nazis Be gin Paying Off Wages of Sin   World at Large Hopes That Payment in Full Will Be. Exacted From “Beast of Belsen” and His Like.

DON'T HAVE TO BE VINDICTIVE TO FEEL SATISFACTION DUE TO ICONVICTION OF IOSEF KRAMER

Wiping Out Sadistic Blood Lust One of Hardest Tasks Confronting United Nations.

‘BEAST OF BELSEN’ WILL HANG   ALLIES MUST ERASE BLOOD-LUST IN WORLD

TOKYO BOMBED   Business District Was Still Burning After Four  Hours.

Japs On Luzon Ready To Fight, Enemy Declares   MacArthur Is Sending More Men To Front, Tokyo Radio Claims

British Opposed Use Of Atomic Bomb On Japan   Protest Had 31 Sionatures

PHONES TO Bi: IDLE FOUR HOURS FRIDAY   ‘Halt Service While Workers ' Take Strike Vote

Telephone Strike Vote is Ordered   Service to Be Halted for Four Hour: Friday During Balloting

Threatened Telephone Strike Heaps More Trouble On Nation; Deadline 4 P.M. In Oil Dispute

Service Will Halt Throughout Nation Friday Afternoon   WORKERS TO TAKE FULL STRIKE VOTE  All Long-Distance” ~~ Lines To Be Shut Off First

News Services leopardized By Phone Protest   Four - Hour Cutoff Set For Friday May Stop Teletvpes

MRS. CARLAN IS FREED ON BAIL   Hearing Continued to Await Medical Report

Judge Describes Mrs, Rose Carlan ‘As Exhibitionist   Medical Examiner's Report is Incomplete, Death Said io be Result of an ‘External Force’

Mrs. RoseCarlan Admitted To Bail; Case Continued   Called “Exhibitionist” By District Court Judge; Await Brickley Report

'MOTHER GRANTED BAIL   Final Report on Cause of Carlan Baby’s Death Not Completed

Mirs. Carlan Calied “Exhibitionist” Is Admitted To Bai!   Hearing On Charge Or  Murder {s Continued

Truman To Run Own Show; To Take Advice From Friends But Will Make Own Decisions   Definitely Overrules High Command In Naming Patton, Hodges Full Generals

Truman Intends To Run Office Actions Indicate   New President Takes Advice But Makes Decisions

Believe President Will Run Own Show; Accept Advice But Make Choices

Truman Will Run Show In Capital   President Indicates He'll Heart Advice, Make Own Decisions

EXPECTED 10 RUN SHOW   Washington Believes the President Will Take Advice From His Friends, but Plans to Make His Own Decisions.

CAPITAL FINDS NEW PRESIDENT WILL RUN SHOW   ‘ruman Will Take Advice From Friends, But Actions Already Indicate He Will Make The Decisions.

President Will Make His Own Decisions   Will Take Friends’ Advice, But Will Run Show, Writer Reveals

Trumant: Will Run © Own Show   ‘Willingness to Make Decisions Indicated By Actions in First Few Days in Office

Truman Intends To Run Own Show;  To Take Advice But Make Decisions   Definitely Overruled High Command By Nominat ing Patton And Hodges To Four-Star Rank; Savs F. D. R. Never Faltered.

New President to Run Own Show  Indicates He Will ‘Make Own Decisions

President Truman Intends to Run His Own Show °   He Will Take Advice From Friends But Will Make Own Decisions

Truman Tc Boss His Own Show   Will Take Advice From Friends But Will Make Own Decisions

NEW PRESIDENT MAKES IT PLAIN HE RUNS SHOW   Truman Displays Firmness But Willing To Listan To Words of Advice

PRESIDENT TRUMAN WANTS ADVICE BUT INDICATES HE WILL RELY ON: \OWN JUDGMENT IN MAJOR MATTERS

ONE-MAN FOOD CHIEF SOUGHT   Senate, House Move To Investigate Food Situation

NATIONAL FOOD BOSS DEMANDED   Plea For Congressional Probe Gains Support

1-Man National Food Director  Asked By GOP   Demand Made On Capitol Hill As Cougress Sieps Into Picture of Shortages For Probe

G. 0. P, PUSHES FOR FOOD BOSS   Airs Demands As Congress Maps Shortage Probe

One Man Food Boss Sought   Congress to Probe Everything from Black Markets to Supply

GOP DEMANDS FOOD OFFICIAL   Study Committee Urges Centralized Control

‘GOP Demands For Lone Food Boss Sound In Capital: Congress Moves To Probe Shortages

GOP Launcher Move for a Food Chief   Demand Comes as Congress Prepares for Food Inquiry

Czar Control Over Waning Food Sought   Jenkins Hits Mixup In Agencies; Wants Marvin Jones Named

FOOD INVESTIGATION SET UP BY CONGRESS   Ohio Lawmaker Proposes One-man National Boss

Farm Machinery Is Scarce; Foreiqners Have Priority   Post-War Rivals of American Farmers Being Equipped by U. S.

Hear Demands For “Food Czar’ As Investigation Of Shortages Gets Set

GOP DEMANDS ‘ONE-MAN FOOD ~ BOSS FOR U. §   Congress ‘Moves To Look Inte Shortages Of Food

Republican Demands for One-Man Food Boss Sound as Solons Move To Investigate Serious Shortages

Single Food Boss Wanted   GOP Demands for One-Man Control Sounds in Capital

"One-Man Food Boss Demanded ‘By Republicans   Centralized Control Seen As Need As Congress Begins Shortage Probe.

Republicans Ask One-Man Control Of Food Supplies   Both Houses To Probe Current Food Situation

One National Food Boss Demanded   - Congress, Investigates Black Markets, Foreign Stockniles Connection

Jenkins’ Grou Pp Calls for One-Man. National Food Boss To Fight Scarcity

Enough Food In U. 5. For All, Solon Says   Byrnes Predicts Food Shortages Will Disappear

¥-Man Food Boss Urged   ‘Republicans Asking. “Timediate’ Controls.

-Man Food Control for Nation Urged   G.O.P. Committee Head Makes Plea as Solons Map Widespread Probe

Want One-Man Hood Boss for US   Republicans Contend Its Only Way To Solve Increasing Shortage Problem

SOLONS ASK A ONE-MAN FOOD BOSS    Republicans Ussue the Call  as Congress Itself Steps  Into the Picture ot  Shortages for a Close:  Study.

TAKE HESS TO GEAMNY FOR PRIME TRIAL   Biddell Arrives in Berlin as Formal Indictments Are Prepared.

Hess Flown fo Europe for Tra   Steps Speeded For Trial of Top Nazi Criminals of War

HESS FLOWN TO GERMANY FOR WAR CRIMINAL TRIAL   NO. 2 NAZI DURING HITLER'S RISE TO POWER REJOINS FORMER ASSOCIATES

HESS TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINAL TO START SOON   Is Flown To ‘Germany Today From Air Field In Wales

Rudolf Hess Flown Back To Germany   Nazi Returns by Same Route He ‘Left,. for War Crime Trial.

Stands Trial As  War Criminal   Hess Leaves England By Plane For Germany

Hess Is Taken To Germany To Stand Trial   Formal Indictments on War Criminals to Be Raturned Tnec or Wed

Hess Is Returned To Reich to Face Criminal Charges   Former Deputy Fuehrer of Nazi Party Leaves EngJand Under Guard   ALLIES PREPARE FOR NUERNBERG TRIALS   First Indictments Expected To Be Returned Temorrow or Wednesday

Hitler’s Aide Sent By Plane From England   War Trials Will Be Started For Nazis Within Month

His Departure To Hasten Plans For Criminals Trials   Former Deputy Fuehrer Unkempt And Th: On Eve Of Departure For Berlin, And Trial As War Criminal.

RUDOLF HESS RETURNING TC FACE TRIAL   War Criminal Trial Expected to Begin Soon

Rudolf Hess Leaves For Nuernberg _ To Stand Trial With Axis Criminals

Big Five Envoys Arriving in London To Begin Drafting Peace Settlement

Big 5 Ready To Draft °  Peace Pacts  Meet in London Scheduled to  Shape World Maj

F ive Foreign Ministers Gather for Meet   TH. Op. Py rit..   To Start Dretfting Final World Peace Settlement

OPA Halts Issuing Sugar Ration Home Canning Certificates   Tomatoes and Spinach Point Values Chanacd

OPA Permits. Suspension Of Home Canning Sugar Pending Supply Survey

MANPOWER CONTROL  WITH HEAVY PENALTY  ATTACHED APPROVED SEVERAL SENATE COMMIT TEE MEMBERS SHARPLY CRITICAL OF MEASURE

Penalties In Manpower Bill Heavy   But Senate Committee's Action Aimed at Employers, Not at Bulky Workers

Manpower Bill Penalties Heavy   Senate Military Group Gets Loaded  Control Bill.

SENATORS OK. NEW JOB BILL   Heavy Penalties Against Offending Employers Included

Employer Penalty In Manpower Bill   Ceiling Violators Face Jail Terms

Heavy Jail Penalties  For Bosses   Senate Committee Reports Out Manpower Bill

New Work Bill Voted   Senate Group Inflicts Jail and Fines Against Offending Employers

Work-or-Jail Manpower Bill Wins 0.K   Military Committee of Senate Votes te Report Measure Favorobly

Job Control Bill Drafted   Measure Reported to Senate Aims Heavy Penalties at Offending Employers

Report New Manpower Bill  Heavy Jail and Fine Penalties Directed Against Employers

Manpower Bill Penalizes Boss   Senate Act Directs Heavy Jail and Fine Penalties at Emplovers

Senate Committee Gives Approval To Manpower Bill  Control Measure Lists Fines, Sentences For Draft Violators

NEW LABOR BILL HITS EMPLOYERS   Farm Workers, However, Are Held to Jobs by It

STIFF PENALTIES ATTACHED TO NEW MANPOWER BILL   AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR YEAR IN PRISON OR A $10,000 FINE

MANPOWER PENALTY AIMED AT EMPLOYER   Jail Sentences, Fines Voted By Senate Military Unit

Senate Group Approves New Manpower Bill   Provides Heavy Penalties Against Employers But Not Against Workers Refusing Essential Johs

PENALTIES UPSET MANPOWER BIL   Senate Committee May Discard Bill with Jail Sentence Provision Added Recently

Third Fleet Attack. Halted; Not Attributed To Peace Bid   Operations Did Not Call for Saturday Raid, Accord. ing to Nimitz Who Says “War Still Exists”— 523 Planes Blasted in Previous Attack

Third Fleet Gives Knemy  Day’s Respite  Idle Today After Big Bag of Planes” Tlhasaeed sRar Eset cdax:

Respite Given Nippons After. Carrier Strike   Action Delayed Following Attacks By Third Fleet

Allied Airmen, in Two-day Attack on Honshu, Destroy Or Damage 523 Jap Plane:   jhird Fleet and Superforts Give Enemy Homeland Respite from Assaults affer Heavy Strikes by Flattop Raiders: Shins and Locomotives Damaged or Destroyed; 11 Kamikaze Fliers Shot Down

23 JAP PLANES BAGGED IN 2-DAY STRIKE BY HALSEY   Most of Aircraft Knocked Out on Ground as Fleet’s Airmen Blast Northern Honshu.   DAY’S RESPITE GIVEN FOE BY THIRD FLEET   No Blows Struck From Sea or Air—Absence of Action Is According to Plan,  Not Peace Bid.

RESPITE TAKEN BY THIRD FLEET   Carrier Strikes Destroy At Least 523 Planes On North Honshu

More Than 1,300 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed In Month By Third Fleet   JAPAN GIVEN RESPITE FROM RAIDS FRIDAY

New Information Indicates Hitler Did Not Die in Reichschancellery

GENERAL MOTORS WITHDRAWS FROM LABOR MEETING   Objects to Efforts to Pry Into Its Ability to Pay More Wages.

GM Officials Withdraw From Govt. Hearing To Settle Dispute With UAW

Hardin Jury Makes Undisclosed Report On Eldora Death ©   Judge Peisen Says Case Is ‘‘Now Up To Court Action”

Expect Jury’s Report Today OnBoys’ Death   Coroner’s Group Rules Eldora Inmate’s. Death Not Caused by Blow

AERIAL UNITS TO oPEARHEAD ALLIED MOVES   Tokyo Warns Hot-heads Not to Fight; Other Units to Follow Tuesday.

Tokyo Expects Trouble When Allies Take Over   Japs Probably Told by Allies of Occupation Date

AIRBORNE TROOPS TO BEGIN ALLIED LANDINGS IN JAPAN  TOKYO GOVERNMENT URGES PEOPLE BE CALM AND AVOID INCIDENTS

Tokyo Warns Of ‘Incidents’ Against Allies   Airborne Forces Will Be First To Move In

‘Full Alert’ Taken Off on Fateful Day      Marshall Concludes Week Testimony by Admitting. Warning Could Have Been Telephoned Across

Pearl Harbor Investigators Learn of Japanese Threat to Turn on Russia If She Joined U. S. and Britain.

HITLER GIVEN ADVANCE NOTE ON JAP PLANS   WITNESS TELLS OF LIFTING HICKAM FIELD ALERT

‘Japs Informed Hitler of Expected War   Navy Statement Offered Pearl Harbor Probers

Statement Says Nips Promised To Strike Reds   Gearhart’ Claims Field Alerted Before Dec. 7

JAPS TOLD HITLER BEFORE RAID WAR MIGHT BREAK OU)   Message Said Nippon Would Turn On Russia if Latter Joined U. S. and Great Britain.   GENERAL MARSHALL CONCLUDES TESTIMONY   Probers Told Hickam Airfield in Hawaii Was on Full Alert From Dec. 1 to Dec. 6, 1941.

\Message Was   Decoded By Army Dec: 1   Gen. Marshall Agrees He Could Wave Phoned Some Form of Warning Dec. 7.1941 -

Same Message Advis. ed Germans Time  Of Outbreak Miyht; Come Quicker Than  a A FURAR oA  Bebtdadel-T b's of-v0i 7-1.

Tokyo Told Hitler On Nov. 30, ’41 War With  U. S., Britain Imminent

Navy Gives Evidence In Pearl Prohe   Marshall Admits Phone Call Would Have Been Possible

Testimony — Shows Japan Planned War   Gen. Marshall Ends Testimony At Hearing On Sneok Jap Attack

Nippon Tipped Hitler on War Plans Nov. 30   Navy Chrims Army Decoded

Japanese Wire: To Hitler W ‘as Decoded Dee. 1         Pearl Harbor Probers Learn of Jap Message to Hitler Concerning Imminence of War Outbreak— , Marshall Ends Testimony

DECODED JAP NOTE WARNED NAZIS OF WAR   Harbor Probers Learn  Message Was Sent Nov. 30, 1941

Japs, One Week Before Attack,  Informed Hitler War Was Likely   Message Is Introduced after Marshall Agrees He Could Have Phoned Warning to Hawaii

Reveal Message Of Jap Plan. To War On Russia   Probers Learn Hitler Hac Received Word From Tokyo —

Probers Hear Ot Jap Note To Germany   Advised Hitler War Was lnminent Sent Nov. 30, 1941

MIGHTY ARMADA OF FORTS ROCKS HEART OF JAPAN   Fokyo Says ‘About Ninety’ Plaster Nagoya, Osaka and Hamamatsu

Measure to Be Offered in Congress Soon   Bowles Says Move Necessary to Avoid Inflation

CEILING PRICES “ON OLD AND NEW “HOUSES PROPOSED   Bowles to Ask Congress to Authorize Controls “to - Avoid Serious Inflationary Boom.”   RECONVERSION CHILE SNYDER BACKS PLAN   Residential Real Estate Would Be Affected—Solons Previously Have Rejected Tops on Property.

RED GROSS WILL INCREASE EFFOR   Cessation of Hostilities Doe Not Mean Any Let-Up In Work, Marks Says.

ACTIVITIES OF THE RED CROSS WILL CONTINUE   Assistance to Veterans and Their Families to Be Major Effort

END OF WAR MEANS NO LET-UP HERE; IMPORTANT WORK TO DO, CHAIRMAN SAYS

Mrs. Mervin Cies Calls Upon _All Volunteers to Continue on the Job.

Navy Plans to Move Damaged Ships Through Panama Canal To Gulf. Atlantic Repair Yards

Farmer Draft Is Hit By Hoffman   Capacity Crowd Attends Wednesday's Forum

Five Jap Planes Go Down After Surrender Given  Nipponese Aircraft Venture Near Nimitz’ Location

IS INVADED BY ALLIED FORCE   Australian and Japanese Sources Report ' Landings Made

Allies Invade Oil, Rubber Land of Bornec   Immediate American Confirmation Lacking Following Both Jap,  Aussie Announcemen

ENEMY REPORT NOT CONFIRMED   Allied Invasion of Borneo Not Reported By Yanks Yet.

Expect MacArthur to Confirm Borneo Invasion Shortly      Doughboys Meet Little Opposition in Their Drive on Davao

MacArthur Makes No Mention of Borneo Except  To Revort Air Raids.

Borneo Invasion Reported by Roth ” Japs, Australians  Yanks: on Okinawa Try   Yanks: on Okinawa Try To Outflank Vital ’ Airfield Q

Move Into Outskirts Of Davao   Confirmation Of Invasion  Of Borneo Expected Today

MW? Arthur-Mikado Pix Made  Di fas to aw avaelies g  Photoo’s Heart Ge Pounding

esident Alerts ureaus Against Misuse of Funds  man Ofders Close Check on Federal Cnanding

WATCH SPENDING, TRUMAN GRBERS   BUREAU HEADS TOLD TO GUARD AGAINST ANY MISUSE OF U. 8. FUNTS.

Truman Calls For Watch on  Expenditures   Government Chiefs Told to Watch for Misuse of Funds

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Wa a ap oe WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO 4 WIN THE WAR  ees ea a ae ee vw wt ww

MRS. LONG SANE; MUST FACE TRIAL   Wellsville Mother Ordered Returned To County Jail

Jap Palace Burning, Tokyo Says   Nips Claim 41 Yank Bombers Shot Down, 80 Damaged

@ HECAN’T WIN   Modest Decatur Chief of Police Groaay After Battle of Shorts

Tells Newsmen Militarists Must Never Be Permitted to Rise Again—Urges Germany Be Taught That “Crime Does Not Pay” Through Punishment of All War Criminals— Says 15,000 Now Are Held.

REICH 10 BE TAUGHT CRIME DOES NOT PAY   EISENHOWER AIMS TO DESTROY NAZI WAR MAKERS

Full Destruction Of War Lords Is Uraec   Nation Must Learn Crime Does Not Pav And Clique Must Be Destroyed

Must destroy German Staff  —Eisenhower  ‘Cannot let any criminal escane’

Nation: Must Learn Crime Does Not Pav And Clique ‘Must Be Destroyed

EISENHOWER AND RUSSIAN AGREE a “German General Staff  Must Be Destroyed!’

Must Eliminate General Staff,  Eisenhower Says   Tells Newsmen Reich Also Must Be Taught Crime Does Not Pay

Hope for Safety of Lost Youngster Dwindles After Four-Day Search

DOGS FAIL IN HUNT FOR MISSING CHILD   Hope Dwindies For Boy, 3 Who Disaopeared Last  Week

WAR PACT -MARSHALL   Knows of No Pact Committing U. S. To Enter War

MARSHALL SAYS NO PRE-1941 WAR COMPACT   Denies That: Gommit: * ents at “Ade lantic Conference

Tells Of Efforts To Build Defens For Pacific Outpost Whil Helping To Supply Grea Britain In War With Nazis   DID NOT FORESEE JAPANESE ATTACE

MARSHALL TESTIFIES HE KNEW OF NO AGREEMENTS COMMITTING U.S. TO WAR

Marshall Defends Actions Before P.H. Commission   General Claims He Knew  Of No Commitments ) Before Dec. 7, ’°41  

Army Chief Knew Of No Agreement Prior  To Pearl Harbor Day   Five Star General Tells Probers That Conference With British, Dutch And Canadians Were To Prepare For Any Eventuality.

'U. S$. MADE NO WAR PACT-MARSHALL   Knows of No Pact Committing U. S. To Enter War

Marshall Tells Of Building Up Hawaii Defenses   Did Not Fear Attack In ‘41 But Wanted To Safeguard U. S. Fleet

Chief Denies Nation Made  Commitment   Atlantic Conference Brought No Accord For Use Of Arms

Says Robbed U.S. of Planes For Islands   Says Let Navy Decide on Priority For Guns, Planes

CHINESE AND YANKS LAND IN SHANGHAI   Dispatch Indicates Chiang’s Forces Are in Control of the Great Port.

STATE 10-YEAR AVIATION PLAN IS DISCUSSED      Legislation To Implement Pre gram For Postwar Aviation Considered

Ex-Hitler Agent Arrives in U. S.   Weidemann Observes ‘No Talking’ Orders

Army Inquiry Board Seeks  Crash Cause   At Least 13 killed, 26 Injured as B-25 Hits Empire State Bldg While Flying in Fog

Army Bomber Crash into Skyscraper Investigated Army Board, City  Press Inquiries; Relatives Attempt To Identify Victim:

Army Launches Investigation Of Plane Crash   At Least Thirteen Killed __ in Freak Accident Saturday

EMPIRE STATE PLANE CRASH BEING PROBED   At Least 13 Killed As * Fog-Bound Bomber Hits Building

Russians Methods Differ From U.S, Ones, Japanese  Are Discoverin g

J. U. Sammis Jr. Succumbs To Long IlIness  Had Served His Country In Two Woarld Ware

J.U. Sammis Jr. Succumbs To  Long Illness   Had Served His - Country In Two . World Wars

Prisoners Slug Tailer, Escape   Youths Held on Federal Charge Flee Dane Jail

48,025,684 _ ‘Votes Cast in 1944 Election   Roosevelt Had Plurality of 3,596,227 Over Dewey, Official Tabulations of November Election Show

Plane Crash Death Toll 2?   Bodies Recovered From Air liner Wreckage In Swamp Near Fiorence, S.C

22 PLANE CRASH BODIES RECOVERED   Cause Of Airline’s Plunge !s Undetermined

IOWANS AWAIT OFFICIAL V-E PROCLAMATION   Only a Few Bells and Whistles Celebrate News of Germany's Surrender

INVITE GROUP TO WASHINGTON   Walkout ‘Would Push Total Of Idle Past 2 Miltion Mark.   N. Y. STRIKE SPREADING

Total Idle In Strikes Skyrockets   Picture Worst in Months As Nearly 2.000.000 Are Forced Off Jobs by Spreading Disputes

Goering First Of 20 Neal, To Deny Guilt      Pleas Are Entered At War Crimes Trial In Nuernberg

20 Nazi Leaders Plead Innocent At Nurenberg   Prosecution’s Case Opened Against German War Chiefs

20 NAZI LEADERS ENTER PLEAS OF ANOCENT TODA   Justice Jackson Charges They Are “Symbolisms”  _ of Evil in Outlining Details of American Charaes.   SAYS THEY PLANNED TO ATTACK UNITED STATES   Prosecutor Charges That Nazis Pianned War on United States From Both Atlantic And Pacific.

War Crimes  Conviction U.§. Demand   All Nazi Defendants Plead Not Guilty; Goering Silenced

Lose Technicality When They Challenge Court’s Authority   Conviction Necessary to Prevent Future Wars, Declares Prosecutor.

NAZI LEADERS PRESENT PLEAS OF INNOCENCE   Jackson Demands Conviction As Step Toward Preserving Peace

NAZI CHIEFS ENTER NOT GUILTY PLEAS   Justice Jackson Gives Opening Statement

Heavy Aerial Attacks Carry  On In Ryukvus   96th Division Infantry Troops Beat Off Jap Counterattacks,   9 PLANES SHOT DOWN

YANKS BEAT OFF JAPANESE THRUST IN SOUTH OKINAWA   Enemy Aerial Attack on Fleet Off Island Continues Into Third Day—Nine Planes Shot Down.   MOTOBU PENINSULA OCCUPIED BY MARINES   Nip Airmen Strike at British Task Force 350 Miles in South—-None of Ships Damaged.

Jap Attack on Okinawa Fails  Marines Mop Up North End of the Island

PLANS PARALYSIS. FUND COMPLETED   A. H. Stoeber To Again Head Drive In This County

Plan Infantile Paralysis Drive  ‘Campaign By. Mail - Again This Year

PLAN FOR POLES IS DENOUNGED   Violates Atlantic Charter Principles, Government In London Tells Big Three

United Nations To Meet Apr. 25  In San Franciscc   Pattern For Peace to Be Laid Before Conference at That Time.   Follows Meeting of Big Three in Crimea

Only Moscow Entirely Pleased With Big -3 Partition Of Poland   W ashington Leaders Face Task Of ‘Selling’ Crimean Pact To Dissident Groups, Plus Poles

Renewed Hope For War’s End   Nine Major Points Of Conference Hailed in Washingtor By Both Parties

London Poles Reject Plans of Big Three   SAYS RED INTERFERENCE IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS LEGALIZED AT CONCLAVE

London Poles Flatly Refuse Big 3 Plan   Big Powers Accused Of Violating Atlantic Charter by Decision a' Crimean Conference

ARMIES MASS TO CARRY OUT CRIMEA PACT   Russian, British and U. S. Military Leaders to Act Jointly in Dealing a Death Blow to German Militarism.

BACK TO THEIR HOMES   426 Japanese-Americana Depart for  California and on *

BACK TO THEIR ROMES      426 Ja anese-Americans Depart for : ealitorcie and Colorado .

Streets Of City  Jammed   Most Tumultous Acclaim in History  Of Capital Accorded Supreme Commandet

TEMPERATURES:   General Given Hero's Welcome In Washington   Home From The War, His Arrival Signals Great Celebration ~

Thousands Cheer Ike In Capital   One of Biggest Ovations Ever Given by Washington

NATION WELCOMES GEN. EISENHOWER   General of “the Army Wins Great Ovation in  Triumpht Entry in Washinaton

Wildly Shouting Men and Women Raise Their Voices In Mighty Tumult

IKE RIDES IN TRIUMPH THRU U.S. CAPITAL   ‘Supreme Commander Is  Greeted by Wife, Gen, i Marshall At Airport .

Capital in Wild  Welcome to ‘lke’   Cheers Greet General of the _ Army as He Ridés Thru  Streets   APPEARS IN CONGRESS   Ovation Duplicated a: Members and Gallery Greet Eisenhower

Thousands Acclaim Sun-Burned Kansan In "Victory Drive   European Commander Greeted By Young, Old Wounded Veterans In Ride To Capitol Hill For Speech ~

COMMANDER 18 GIVEN OVATION BY BiG CROWD   Delivers Speech Before Joint Session of  U. S. Congress

Washington Sets  Elaborate Welcome  For Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander io  Tell of Reatiog Nazis, Learn fiataile al Meennsatian have

To Tell Grateful Nation How His Men Beat Nazis   To Address Joint Session Of Congress; Washington First Stop After Atlantic Hop

Capital Throng Gives General Hero’s Welcome   Cries of “Ike, Ike, Ike” Ring Ont As Son of Kansas Farm Family Steps From Phine   Flashes Famous Grin In Response   Vielory Parade Moved From Pentagon Building Up Pennsylvania Ayvenne to Capitol

Great Ovation Given General In Washington  Speaks To Congres: After Ride Through Streets Of City As

Great Ovation Is Given — Army Leader   Thousands of Wildly Shouting Washington Residents Cheer Commander; Hero Of European Warfare Addresses Congress

CAPITAL GIVES “IKE GREAT OVATION   General Taken On 8-Mile  “Victory” Parade   TRUMAN'S PLANE   Lands Party In Washington; Embraces Wife, Greets Marshall

WPB Curbs Hope for . Mass Output   Materials Controlled To Insure Adequate War Production

COMMITTEE SEEKS MORE INSPECTION   Wish To Obtain Complete Picture Of Horror Prisons

NO AELICE IN aloHT DURING AEST OF WEE   Mercury Ranges Toward 100 with 103 Reported in Minnesota.

oycotting  - Appear ar East Body   Russia Expected to Abstain From Naming Delegate to Group

FAR EAST ADVISORY GROUP MEETS TODAY   Washington Is Still Without Word From Russia as to Whether She Will Take Part.

Control Group To Meet Today   Commission on: Jap Control Policy Will Convene Without Soviet Support

Commission On Far East Meets Today  Minus Russia   Moscow Assumed Maintaining Stand Tokyo Council Should Come First

U. S. Parachute Troops Land East of Rhine in Support of Montgomery

HIROHITO OPENS JAPANESE DIET   Emperor Delivers Plea For Building New Peaceful Nation

PEERS CALL FOR A UNITED JAP NATION   Hirohite Opens Parliamentary Session Urging People To Surmount Manifold Hardships

Hirohito Opens Diet With Plea For Confidence   Domei. Reports House Of Peers Acknowledges “Reality” of Defeat

Hirohito Opens Diet   Emperor Tells People to ' Acknowledge Defeat, Embark on New Course

Hirohito Calls For Reports On Why Japan Lost  Demon ds His s People  a   Demands His People Obey Commitments, Cites Need To Win World Confidence

Hirohito In Diet Speech   NALA. Mere a ery Nidouge or  World’ Mikado Urges  People at Session

Emperor Tells Japs to Obey Commitments  An Told to Win  ‘Confidence of ie Weir

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HIRGHITO APPEARS BEFORE DIET.T0 ACKNOWLEDGE THE REALITY OF NATIONS DEFEAT

JAPANESE PEOPLE  ARE COMMANDED T0  OBEY COMMITMENTS HIROHITO URGES COUN. TRYMEN TO “WIN CONFI

Hirohito Opens  Japanese Diet  People Urged to Wir  World Confidence

Emperor Opens Japanese Diet   People Called Upon to Establish a Peaceful, Co- operative Slate -

Reality Of Defeat Is Quickly Acknowledged By House Of Peers In Two-Day Session

Urges. Japanese People To “Win Confidence of World” In Acknowledging Reality of. Defeat   Former Tojo - Regime Criticized   Says Government Cheated Beeause Tt Said Japan Had More Strength Than It Had

Hirohito Asks Japs To Win World’s Confidence   Emperor Personally Opens Diet; House Of Peers Determined To Rebuild Blasted Nation

HIROHITO OPENS DIET, URGES JAPS TOWARD NEW GOAL   NIP HOUSE OF PEERS VOTES RESOLUTION ADMITTING DEFEAT

American Advance Units in Berlin To Arrange for Arrival of Troops

ADVANCE AMERICAN UNITS ENTER BERLIN   Western Allles’ Main Occupation Forces Scheduled to March Into City Today.

LABOR TROUBLES THREATEN TIEUP, LETROIT PLANTS   300,000 Workers Over the Netion Now on Idle List as Result of Labor Mixups—300 Factories in Detroit Area Face Stonunare

300 DETROIT FACTORIES FACI LABOR TROUBLE   New Difficulties Seen With 71,000 Already Idle

New Strikes Threatened in Detroit Area   AFL-CIO Dispute Over Reconyersion May Add 38-000-to Idle ;

300 FIRMS FACE DETROIT STRIKES   Akron Union Again Rejects Back-To-Work Appeal

Labor Trouble Threatens 300  Detroit Firms   Maintenance Workers Discuss Jurisdictional  Dispute

Work Stoppage Threatens 300 Detroit Plants   Labor Troubles Idle 71,000 Persons In  Nation; Automotive Factories In Dicnute

STRIKE PERILS 300 FACTORIES   Maintenance Workers In  Detroit Call Meet For Tonight

38,000 More May Swell Striking Rank.   300 Detroil Factories Threnteneds  Todas’s Ite 72.000

Detroit Center of - Big Strike Threat as Unions Battle   New Trucker Strike in Chicago Makes Bad Tieup tn Freight

WOULD AFFECT JOD FAGTORIES   Maintenance Workers Will Meet Tonight to Discuss - Dispute.

LABOR TROUBLES MAY TIE UP 300 DETROIT PLANTS  71,000 PERSONS IDLE   71,000 PERSONS IDLE OVER NATION, REJECT ARMY, NAVY APPEALS

Pay Raise Is Given By General Electric   10 Percent Increase Ef. fective January 1, Wilson Says

TO KEEP COUNSEL   Junior Members May Be “Asked to Stay on P. H.  Hearing

ARMIES DRIVE NEW WEDGE IN NAZI DEFENSES   Konev’s Forces Storming Up To Neisse Along Raging 60-Mile Battlefront

New Advance In Brandenburg By Russian Troops   Twenty-Mile Wedge Driver Into Nazi Defense Lines Before Berlin And Dresden   ATTEMPT TO SPLIT GERMAN FORCES

Buik ‘of Enemy Believed _ to Have Escaped. En-;  trapment ss   FOUL WEATHER AIDS  NAZI WITHDRAWAL   U. S. First and Third-Armoe ies Batter Through tee. Snow ©

Nazis Retreat From Threat of Entrapment   Foul Weather Hides Rundstedt’s Men as They Withdraw

FOUL WEATHER COVERS BACKTO-REICH TRIP   American Armies Smash Into Bulge From Both North And South  Pincher Arms

Nazis Make Orderly With. drawal Under Cover Of Foul Winter Weather   BERLIN ADMITS FRONT IS BEING SHORTENED

Bulk of Enemy Believed to Have Escaped En-trapment      FOUL WEATHER AIDS NAZI WITHDRAWAL   U. S. First and Third Armies Batter Through Ice, Snow

PLAN TO FREE TOLL BRIDGES IS STALEMATED      Owners Of Spans Reject Offers Made By Highways Department

McKENZIE KING WINS IN CANADA      Klection Continues Prime Minister In Power _

CANADA BACKS M’KENZIE KING FOR MINISTER   Endorses Limited Participation In  Pacific War Plan

Gen. Stilwell Is Named Commander Of Ground Forces on Chinese Soil

STILWELL GETS COMMAND POS!   General Heads Ground Forces; Next Job May Be To Whip Japan

EARLY V-J DAY SEEN THROUGH PRESIDENT   His Statement Interpreted as Paving Way

JAPAN’S WAY OUT OF WAR MAY BE EASED BY TRUMAN   Lawmakers _ See President’s Statement on Unconditional Surrender for Nippon as Way for Foe ta End Futile Struggle

TRUMAN’S STATEMENT SEEN AS EASING WAY FOR JAPAN TO GET OUT OF FUTILE STRUGGLE

Peace Feelers  Believed Out   Complete Surrender  Asked Of Japanese

Surrender Opening For J aps   President’s Talk Gives Nips Chance To Quit, Save Face

Japs SeenIn Move toEnd The War   Some Congressmen Give Credence to Tokyo's Peace Overtures

TRUMAN STATEMENT ON JAP SURRENDER OFFERS WAY END WAR  : CONGRESS. VIEWS. STATE: “ MENT AS LENDING CREDENCE TO PEACE FEELERS

Truman Leaves Door Open For Jap Surrender   Peace Feelers Already Reported Coming From Nippon Government

BAD CONDITIONS ON TROOP TRAIN   Half Of Combat Men Re fuse To Ride Coaches; No Water Or Lights

Navy Combat Men Angry at Train Service  Delay of Two Hours   Delay of Two Hours Caused When Some Balked at Re-boarding

Navy Men ‘Hot ‘About Travel ~~ Condilions  Broken Windows, Lack   Broken Windows, Lack Of Water, Poor Foed Are Just A Few Of  Grievui ces”

Chinese Troops Advance ‘Through Japan’s Lines; Now 10 Miles Of Kweilin

Mandate Plan  May Be Made   General Poliey For Handling Vexing Problem May Come From Big-3.

Bad Weather Dogs Truman   Alights at Arkansas Field as Dusk Falls

CHARGE SEVEN IN BEHEADING   ne in  JAPANESE GROUP FROM CEBU  TOBE ARRAIGNED THURS DAY IN-WAR CRIMES

INCREASE IN SALARIES   County worticial's Pay Goes Up With-the Population  ;

Fight Way To Airfield, Cut  Jap Defenses   Superforts Continue Assault Upon Tokyo

AMPHIBIOUS FORCE OF AMERICANS HIT ISLAND ON MONDAY   INVADERS DRIVE INLAND TO AIRFIELD AFTER ESTABLISHING BEACHHEAD

SKYTRAIN GOES INTO RISING SUN   VETERANS PRAY BEFORE TAKING THE AIR

Jack Fleischer Of UP Accompanied Air-Borne Army On Trip To Reich

Matsudaira Resigns As Minister of Jap Imperial Household   Ishiwata, Former Finance Minister, Named to Post

Japs Decide It’s Time for Change  ‘Premier General Koiso, Hi: Entire Cabinet Drop Reins

B-29s Cause Jap Minister To Quit Position At Palace   Japs Predict U. S. To Be Hit ‘In Near Future’ By Bomb-Carrying Balloons Manned By Pilots

Japanese Cabinet Resigns Its Post.   Koiso and Colleagues Withdraw From Picture; New Cabinet Being Formed

Matsudaira Resigns As Jap Imperial Household Minister   Ishiwata, Former Finance Minister Named Successor

Gale Sinks 3 Destroyers in Pacific   SMALLER SHIPS DAMAGED BY TROPICAL STORM; 7 OTHER CRAFT LOST

STORM SINKS 3 WARSHIPS IN PACIFIC   Navy Reveals Loss Of 3 Destroyers, 7 Other Vessels

Old, New Price Comparisons Are Difficult   Specific Figures Available Only For Ford, Studebaker

Back-to-Back Death Stand \s Nazi Fate   Merger of East-West Fronts Is Near, Leipzig By-Passed

Soviets Propose To Occupy Nearly Half of Germany   Reds Believe Body Of Hitler Found; Peace In Syria Is ‘Uneasy’

Half of Reich to Be Ruled By Russians; Hitler’s Body Said Identified by Soviets   Russian Newspapers Publish Maps Showing Red Occupation of Large Areas Now Held By British and Americans: Bodies of Goebbels and His Family Are Identified

Fresh Dispute Disrupts Talks Of Ministers   Seviet and French Represeutatives Disagree Over Wording “Repatriation” Communique

New Dispute Mars Bi g 5  A oreements   Break Between Soviets And French Force Postponing German Peace Talks

New Disputes F or Big Five   Soviets and French Clash Over Wording of Renatriation Communique

German Peace Problems Are Put On Shelf   America Ready To Recognize Hungary

Big Five Talks Stall   Discussion of German Peace Problems Postponed By New Dispute

Trouble Aheac Looms Large in Germany   Disagreements in Allied Policy at Bottom of Trouble

TALKS OF FOREIGN MINISTERS GETS NEW INTERRUPTION TODAY  SOVIETS INVOLVED WITH FRENCH REPRESENTATIVES THIS TIME

“Big 5” Conference Is Again Disrupted   Russia, France Clash Over Repatriation of French Nationals; United States Is Preparing To Recognize Hungary

Soviet and French Dispute Disrupts Minister’s Parley   Differ Over Wording Of a Communique; Delays Discussion of German Peace IIIs

Frestt Dispute Has Disrupted Meet Of Foreign Chiefs  Russian and French Groups Disagree On Rencort Warding

Russian-French Rift Msrupts “Big Five” Talks   Wording of Communique On French Nationals Held In USSR Causes Rift.

Soviet, French Ministers in Dispute Over a Communique   Confab Delayed Over Wording of Dispatch

NEW DISPUTE DISRUPTS BIG 5   DISCUSSION OF GERMAN PEACE PLANS PUT OFF

Yanks Expand Grio on Tokyo   Half Million Scheduled to Land During Month; Army Authorized to Requisition Needed Goods From Nips

Chinese, Driving Toward Lingling, Capture Sinning   Maior Offensives by U. S. Trained Chinese Are Predicted

NEW GAINS IN LINGLING DRIVE   Wedemeyer Predicts Large-Scale Offensive Soon

Great Chinese Drive Is Seen   General Wedemeyer Forecasts Full Offensive  Caan

Sinning Falls fo Driving Chinese Troops   Lt.Gen. Wedemeyer: Sees Major Offensives Soon

STORM SIGNALS IN CONGRESS   Row Over Resurrection o Dies Committee

See Stormy Session   Leaders Doubt Easy Sailing for Administration Measures Despite Demo. Majority

Storm Signal Is Hoisted. Over. Congress; Row Over Dies Committee Started

BATTLES LOOM IN CONGRESS   Administration May Not Command Working Majority In House

Administration Runs Into Storm Qf Opposition   GOP-Democratic Coalition Perpetuates Dies Probers Over New Dealers’ Protests

House Combine Due To Plague Administration   Major Opening-Day Row Over Dies Committee Is  Tiv-Off On Trouble.

Democratic-Republican Coalition Shows Strength on Opening Day of Congress

Hoist Storm Signals Over 79th Congress   Major: Row Over Resurrection of Dies Committee Is ‘Tip-Off?

Congress Makes Dies Committee Permanent   Republicans Join Democrats, Overriding Administration Forces

Many Battles Are Seen In Capitol   Administration May Lose Some of Its Influence Soon

79TH CONGRESS BREWS TROUBLE  AS IT OPENS      Administr ation Is ‘Over -ridden On Probe  “Croup   HOUSE APPROVES   Republicans. And Democrats: Join In Taking Action >

Storm Signs Hoisted for Congress   Major Row Over Resurrection of Dies Committee Held Tip-Off

Coalition Wins In House Test   New Dealers Beaten On Vote to Make Dies Probers Permanent

Dies Committee Cause Of Split  Among Solons   See Administration Unable To Command: Constant Majority In The House

Coalition May Balk F.D.R. in. New Congress   Authorization of “Dies” Committee Shows Power of New Combinatian

New Dealers Take Wallop In ‘Dies’ Vote   Probing Committee Is Made Permanent, To jay of G. O. P.

Storm Signals Are Hoisted Over New Congress Session   ‘Major Row Over Dies Committee Is Tip-Off

House Majority Questionable As Dies Group Wins   Congress Breaks Precedent; Creates Permanent Investigation Group

Storm Signals Are Hoisted  Over Con oress   Administration Leader: Beaten As Coalition Sets Up Permanent Probers

Sform Signals Go Up Over New Congress   Democratic-Loaded House Fails Administration in First Vote Test

Japanese Given Grim Warning   American Bombers To  Hit War Centers Soon

STOWAWAY BRIDE FOLLOWS HUSBAND   English Girl Goes To France In Glider

Extension Of Work Sought   Mobilization Chief Would Expand Operations of WPB.

Snyder to Urge Extension of WPB Authority  Wants It to Cover the Field of Reconversion

Snyder Wants Reconversion Control Under WPB; To Prevent Bottlenecks

SNYDER FAVORS GVERALL POWER   Would Extend Powers 0; _ WPB To Administer  Reconversion

Snyder Urges Extension Of, WPB Powers   Schwellenbach Proposes Industrial Peace Parley

Snyder fo Urge Extension of 'WPB Authority   Wants It to Cover the Field

Jones Through Says President  Won't pensiie as Heac   Won't Remain as Head Ofl.S. Loan Agencies

Lot of Trealies An Making, FDR  Tells Newsinen  President Holds Firs  Press Conference — Sinee Jan. 19

PRIME MINISTER “DECLARES FRENCH WILL NOT GET « TREATY WITH SPECIAL , CONCESSIONS

EGYPT SUPPORTS SYRIA, LEBANON   Syria Refuses to Sign Treaty Giving France Privileges in Near’ East

BIG THREE TALKS COVER WIDE FIELD   Return of Stalin Regarded as Favorable Factor for Success

Hlastic: Agenda Is. Placed. “Before: Foreign: Ministers   Stalin’s Return From Vacation Expected To Promote Success Of Moscow Parley

ACTION SAID TO MEAN IHWEREASE FAR TEWV-AS   Commutations Given Convicted Nazi Spies

Truman Commutes Death Sentences   Two Convicted Nazi Spies Given Life

Georgia Doesn't . Pardon Burn:   Prison Sentence Is: OF. However; His Civil Rights Restored

NOTED PRISONER WHO ESCAPED AND MADE GOOD AS AUTHOR RETURNS TO GEORGIA: ARNALL MAKES PLEA FOR HIS RELEASE .      CASE OF ROBERT-ELEIOTE-BURNS: STRANGER THAN FICTION, BUTONE THAT RUNS TRUE TO EVERYDAY LIFE

PPCGHIVE FROM GEORGIA CHAING ANG! Al THOR RETURNS TO GET COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE

Georgia Erases Prison Sentence Of Chain Gang Fugitive, Now Prominent Business Man

Georgia Chaingang Fugitive Clearet By Gov. Arnall, Prison Commission

ROBERT-E..BURNS,  GEORGIA CHAINGANG  FUGITIVE, 1S FREED STATE PARDON AND PA ROLE BOARD COMMUTED HIS TIME TO THAT SERVET

Robert Burns Citizen Again   Georgia Wipes Out His Prison Sentence

ROBERT E. BURNS,  GEORGIA CHAINGANG  FUGITIVE, [5 FREED STATE PARDON AND PAROLE BOARD COMMUTED  TWIIC TURAL TN TLIAT crpwur

Author of "I Am a Fugitive":200 American ‘Free of Old Prison Menace Nazis Listed

Georgia Clears’ Famed Fugitive   Old Prison Sentence Wiped Out: Civil. - Rights Restored 

Major Speech May Touch On Atomic Issue   important Message at 1:30 P. M. to be Carried.  Over Networks

TRUMAN T0 SPEAK ON WAGE- PRICE POLICY TUESDAY   SEEN AS PART OF FEDERAL ACTION AGAINST STRIKES

TRUMAN -T0. AIR WAGE “POLICIES   Tuesday Talk Expected To Be Aimed At Strikes

President Spikes Story That Snyder Will Step Down; Makes Steelman Aid

TRUMAN TO GIVE IMPORTANT TALK   President To Speak Twice Ir New York Saturday

VITAL TALK IS PLANNED BY TRUMAN   Speech to Be Given Tomorrow Will Be Most Important From News Standpoint Since He Became President.

TRUMAN SPEECH IMPORTANT   Address Saturday To Deal With Foreign Policy

Truman Speech In New York To Be Important   Tagged “Most Important From News Standpoint” Made Since Entering White House

President Will Give Wage-Price Policies Tuesday   Hopes to Head Off Further Walkouts For Pay Increases

PRESIDENT’S NAVY SPEECH IMPORTANT   fo Be Broadeast From Central Park Tomorrow 12:30 P. M. CST

Central Park Talk To Have Big News   Assistant Press Secretary Says Most Important Announcement Since Precident Entered White House

Truman Talk Will Reveal Foreign Policy   Navy Day Speech Tomorrow to Be ‘Most Important’

President Will Outline Foreign Policy Saturday   Important Navy Day Speech Will Go on Air at 12:30

Hopes To Forestall Strike Troubles In Reconversion Plans   Radio Address Tonight Expected To Approve Wage Boosts To Maintain ‘““Take-Home”’ Pay Without Raising General Price Levels.

Address To Feature Navy Day   Broadcast Scheduled at 1:30 Temorrow

p resident Will . Give Wage-Price  Proposals Tuesday       Renews Demand _ For Passage © Of Full-Em.» ployment Bill.’

Two Addresses To Be In New York; ‘Most Important Speech’ : Forecast By Official

TRUMAN ON AIR SATURDAY, 1:30   Navy Day Speech in N.Y Called ‘Most Important’ Since President

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  DUE-FOR IMPORTANT  SPEECH ON SATURDAY MARKING NAVY DAY, ADDRESS WILL DEAL WITH  ELADEICN Dnt

Wage and Price Stabilization Plan: Set for Broadcast   President in Radio Address Tuesday; Snyder Stays as  Reconversion Chiat

Wage-Price Policy of Administration  To be Made Public   President Will Make Proposals in Address to Nation Next Tuesday

Truman To Make Major Address  N. Y. Tomorrow   Termed Most Important Speech Since ‘Taking Offices Will Deal With Foreign Policy.

SPECIAL AID! IS NAMED TO PRESIDENT   Dr. John Steelman Is Given Post As Adviser   RENEWS DEMAND   For Full Employment Bill: Denies Reconversion Director Will Quit

Speech Navy Day Will be or  Foreign Policy   Fleet Review to Follow Luncheon Aboard Missouri

President  To Deliver Major Speech Teday at 1:30  Foreign Policy Tal   Foreign Policy Tall ‘Most Important’ Of Administration, White Hance Save

TO OUTLINE POLICY IN RADIO TALK   President Will Speak At 10 P. M. Tuesday Night

Chief to Speak Twice Saturday   President’s Address Termed Most Important From News Standpoint Since He Took Job

Truman To Give Important Talk   Foreign Policy To Be Navy Day Topic

TRUMAN ON AIR TUESDAY NIGHT      President To Set Forth Views On Prices And Wages In Radio Talk.

‘Truman Speaks on Foreign Policy Today; White House Puts Spotlight on Address

Truman to Give Wage,Price Proposal Over Radio to Avert Further Strikes

Truman To Give Wage Formula   President Will Broadcast Outline In Hope Of Heading Off Strikes

Truman Plans Major Foreign Policy Speech   Chief Executive's “Most Important” Address From News Standpoint Will Be Delivered at 12-30 Saturday Afternoon at New York

WAGE AND PRICE POLICY 10 BE GIVEN TUESDAY   Meanwhile, 223,000 Workers Idied by Strikes—New Row At Montgomery Ward

TRUMAN WILL AIR WAGE-PRICE PLAN   Broadcast to Outline Policy in Hope of Ending Walkouts   'STEELMAN TO ASSIST

PRESIDENT 0 TALK ON RADIO TUESDAY NIGHT   Proposals For Wage and Price Stabilization Will Be Subject of His Ad Arace.

‘man's Navy Speech On orelgn Policy   a.4 as ‘Most Im * Since He Took Office

USS Midway Joins ‘New York Fleet’   President Truman Will Review Ships Saturday

TRUMAN TO AIR FOREIGN POLICY   Important Speech Promisec During Navy Day Fete

Truman’s Talk ‘Today Termed Of Top Import   Navy Day Speech Expected To Deal With Nation's Foreion Poalies Plang

TRUMAN ON AIR NEXT TUESDAY   Will Announce Wag e-Price Stabilization Plan

Historic Speech Due Tomorrow From Truman   Fleet Units in S. F. Bay Open to Public on Navy Dav

barra To Make Major Address’ ;  N.Y. Tomorrow ©   Termed: Most. Important ~ Speech — Since Taking, _ Office; Will. “Deal! ‘With Foreign Policy: 

Foreign Policy To Be Vhene of _ Truntan Address  IPrasidant fo Deliver hi. ea ae Pt  aw   Prasidant to Deliver hy. porfunt Spuid, in New VYoark Taduy

Will Broadcast Outline of Policy For Labor Peace   Also Sets Forth Seven Discussion Topics for Coming — Meet

Truman to Give Most Important Speech Navy Day   To Deal with Foreign Policy; Considered Tops in News; Will Rraadeact at 19.20

TRUMAN WILL AIR WAGE-PRICE. PLAN   Broadcast to Outline Policy - in Hope of Ending Walkouts

Foreign Policy Talk Is Scheduled   Veteran Vessels Ot Pacific Fleet Anchor In Harbor

Truman to Give Address of Major Importance Today  Fnareion Pahew af   Foreign Policy of U. S. To Be Discussed  by President

Truman To Make Important Speech   Navy Day Address To Deal With Foreign Policy

Secretary Calls Address Greatest In Importance Since Inauguration; New York to See Harbor Display

TRUMAN GIVES MAIN ADDRESS FOR NAVY DAY   POLICY ON ATOMIC BOMB MAY BE MENTIONED

Truman Take: Wage Policy Before People   Will Outline Plans During Radio Address

Foreign Policy Speech by HS1 Set for Today   Most Important  Since Truman Entered Office

To Outline Labor Plan   Truman‘ to Broadcast Wage-Price Policy in Talk Tuesday Night

To Forestall Strikes Faeing Reconversion Industries  PUBLIC ADDRESS _ BY RADIO TONIGHT Raise Wages Without Boosting General Price Levels

President Will Give Wace-Price Proposals Tuesday   Snews Demand kor Passage OF  beall-lmnlovment Ball.

Secretary Declares It Most Important Speech by Truman Sinc Becoming President

President Truman Plans ‘Most Important’ Talk To U. S. This Afternoon   Principal Address Set For 1:30 P. M. Today; Speech To Be On All Maior Networks

Importance Attached ‘To Truman Talk   Foreign Policy Will Highlight Navy Day Address

TRUMAN MAPS WAGE POLICY   Will Reveal Long-Awaited Proposal In Radio Talk Tuesday

TRUMAN PLANS WAGE POLICY TALK TUESDAY   Will Make Known His _ Wage-Price Stabilization Proposal

Truman Plans Broadcast on Labor-Wages   Will Go on Air Tuesday Night to Express His Views

WHITE HOUSE SAYS SPEECH "TOPS OTHERS   PRESIDENT TO DELIVER “MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH TO "" DATE. DURING NAVY DAY BROADCAST

Foreign Policy To Be Outlined By Presiden!   Truman To Make ° Prohablv His Most Important Speech On Saturdar   TO SHARE NAVY DAY IN NEW YORK

Navy Day Speech Billed as Vital To the World   White House Silent  Except to Emphasize Talk to Be Momentous

Truman To Tell Pay-Price Plans   “Radio Talk Tuesday To Outline Policies

Nazi Small Fry Still Having Glorious Tim Exempt From Dragnet of Allied Justice

THE JOB IN GERMANY CALLS FOR ‘STRONG POLICY WITH “TEETH” FOR THE NAZI SMAALL FRY.

OPA CHECKS ON FOOD LOCKERS   Government Investigators Be lieve Black Markets Active In Southwest

OPA To Do Little Actual ‘Snooping’ At Food Plants  Records And Queries To Feature Locker Drive Starting Monday

OPA Begins Food  Locker Investigatior   100,450 Pounds of ilegal Meat Already Found in Kansas Area

New Mexico To Get More Cannina Suaar   OPA To Do Little Actual ‘Snooping’ At Food Plants  Records And Queries To Feature Locker Drive Starting Monday

OPA MEN TO LOOK AT FOOD LOCKERS   BEGIN SEARCH MONDAY FOR ILLEGAL MEAT IN MISSOURI, 5 OTHER STATES.

MacArthur Death Plot Confirmed   Six Japanese and One Filipino Hanged As Spies

48 JAP PLANES TORN IN SMASH AT PEIPING   14th U.S. Air Force Strikes At Air Fields In Attack

Destroy 40 Jap Planes  U. S. 14th Air Force Planes Strike Enemy Base in Peiping

BAR JAP MAKING OF ATOMIC BOMB   “MacArthur ‘Atso Orders Ar: rest of Nine Top Criminal Suspects

NIPPON 10 GET NO ATOM BOME   Mineral Sources Will Be Taken Away, Mining Curtailed

Allies Rushing Landing   Air and Seaborne Landings to Start On September 1

TOKYO REPORTS OTHER LANDINGS ARE SCHEDULED   Nips Protest Sinking Of Three Ships By Submarines ‘Presumably’ Russian   TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN   Measures For Supplying Food, Lodgings Made, Japs Announce

[Allies Set to Occupy Kyushu After T okyo   Japs Say Stage Set for Landings; WArthur Gets Flood of Protests

PLAN LANDINGS IN SOUTHERN KYUSHU SEPT. 1   Tokyo Says All Preparations Complete For Troops To Take Over Capital City

Japs Claim. Luzon May Be Invaded   American Commanders Agnore Broadcasts _ By Radio Tokyo -

EXCITED JAPANESE BROADCASTERS CLAIM NEW INVASION MOVE  REPORTED MORE THAN 450 U. S. TRANSPORTS ‘STREAMING NORTHWARD’

Lingayen Gulf Units In Powerful Push  - Prior To Invasion   U.S. Troops 90 Miles From Manila; Kuriles, Bonins, Carolines Hit; Report Burma Allies Advanee

Tokyo Invasion Broadcasts Ignored But Other Blows Reported Bv U.S. Commanders

SEA, AIR UNITS BLAST LINGAYEN GULF AREA HARD   Reveal New Nip Invasion on China Coast Near Foochow

SHELL JAP FORTS IN LINGAYEN GULF AREA, SAYS TOKYO   NIMITZ ANNOUNCES FAIS ISLE SEIZED, 150 MI. FROM YAP

Japs Believe Vessels Headed for Manila - Bay Or Linaayen Gulf.   2-DAY BOMBING [S$ TOLD

EXCITED JAPANESE  BROADCASTERS CLAIM  NEW INVASION MOVE REPORTED MORE THAN   450 U. S. TRANSPORTS —  Ba 72 Bs PARE eear 4 Fe Pas

LINGAYEN GULI UNDER FIRE, JAPS SAY   h Nips Boast They’re Ready For American Landing   FAIS ISLAND   Added To U. S. Conquests: lwo Raided Thirtieth Consecutive Day

Lingayan Gulf Hit Hard by Powerful Force, Tokyo Repor   Paramushiro Heavily Shelled in Widespread Task Force Operations

U. S. Commanders Tell Of Devastating Attacks Along 3,000-Mile Arc Of Enemy Islands

Japs Declare 450 U.S. Ship Open Invasion   Nips Excited, Tell of Raids On Luzon Isle

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MEAT EXPORT BAN ORDERED   LEND-LEASE AND FOREIGN RELIEF MEAT SHIPMENTS TO BE SUSPENDED NEXT QUARTER

U.S, WILL HALT MEAT EXPORTS IN 3RD QUARTER   @.S. to Stop Lend-Lease and Relief Due to Tight Supply Picture

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Six U. S. Marine  Planes Go Down   Eight Men Known To Have Been Killed

4-H RALLY HERE ATB.HS. JUNE 21.   4H Girls To Present Program Beginnine 9:2

MORE YANKS HOME TODAY   104th Timberwolf Division On Way to Pacific.

B-29 Crashes, Burns With Loss Of 10 Or 11 Lives   Piane Explodes; Blost Heard For 15 Milec

National Association Of Manufacturers Is _ Against The Work Or Fight Draft Principle

Textile Wages Up; Garment Prices Cut   OPA to Improve Meat Program

Lower Prices For Clothing   Higher ) Wages For Workers Whoe/Loom Cloth Decreed; 55-Cent Pay Floor.

DECREE CUT IN CLOTHING PRICES   - GOV'T ALSO-ORDERS HIGHER WAGES FOR TEXTILE WORKERS

ORDERS LOWER CLOTHING PRICES   But Government Wants More Wages for Workers

Cut Decreed In Clothing   Government Orders Lower Prices, Higher Wages For Workers in Textiles

Cheaper Clothing  But Higher Wage  To Loom Workers OPA Decree Said  By Bowles Not to Be Inconsistent

LOWER. PRICES FOR CLOTHING   Government Also Orders Higher Wages for Those Looming Cloth

LOWER PRICE FOR CLOTHING IS DECREED   OPA Order Will Mean : Saving of About 6 Pei Cent to Buyer—Wages of Workers Who Loom Cloth Are Increased.

Cut Clothing Prices, Boost Workers’ Wages   Actions Designed To Increase Output Of Textiles and Low-Cost Apparel

Goering Is indicted for War Crimes   Yharged With Force Labor and Slavery Programs —Plenty of Evidence

“AIR TIGHT CASE” FOR H. GOERING   War Crimes Official Says Nazi Butcher to Be Tried On Eight Counts.

Evidence Fills Several Volumes   No. 2 Nazi Charged With Responsibility for Germany's Policy, Forced Labor Program

Says Goering Indicted en Eight Counts   War Crime Board Member Would Like  to Prosecute Case

Charaes Arise from Work as Reich Chief  Lidice Massacre   Lidice Massacre Is One Offense; Doenitz Up, Too

Goering Indicted On At Least Eight Separate Counts   War Crime Commission Also Names Darre,  Sauckel and Goebbels

‘Trapped Nazis 0 pen Coastal Dikes On Reds   Red Path In East Prussia Turned Into Lake But Advance — Continues; New Gains Toward Breslau. . :

Nazis Trappec On Coast Of East Prussia   Extermination Drive Aim Of Soviet Forces

‘Germans Trapped Southwest Of Koenigsberg Open Dikes In Effort To Halt Russians   Many Frightened Nazi Soldiers Are Throwing Away Guns And Fleeing

GERMANS OPEN PRUSSIAN DIKES   Turn Water Into Lowlands In Effort To Halt Russian Extermination Drive.

Trapped Naz Forces Blast Baltic Dykes   Attempt to Thwart Russians’ Advance Crows Hysterical

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Marine Offensive On Iwo Resumed After Barrage  **Small Local Gains” Mark Beginning of New American Attack

Leathernecks Score Small Local Gains   More ‘Than 14,000 Dead Japanese Ilave Been Counted In What Is Described As “Heavy Waohting!

AERIAL SUPPORT GIVEN MARINE:   3 Divisions Resume Offen: sive on North End of Isle   MAKE SLIGHT GAINS   Two-day Stalemate Broken; More Than 14,000 Dead Japanese Counted

SHOWDOWN FIGHT BEGINS ON IWO AS YANKS STRIKE   Three Marine Divisions Resume Offensive and Make Small Gains in Bitter Struggle.   JAPS HOLD LESS THAN THIRD OF ISLAND   -Land-Based Army Planes Support Ground Troops for First Time—Warships Shell Nips.

Marines Open Up Final Iwo Drive   Leathernecks Strike Out With Heaviest Artillery Barrage Of Entire Iwo Campaign

MARINE DIVISIONS — RESUME OFFENSIVE   Small Local Gains on lwo Island Are Scored by . Americans

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Marines Open New Drive Against Japs  Ly. P@eeere ww Ts pn, OR a: 22m Seg   Heavy Fighting Rages on Pacific Island

Heavy Fighting ls Reported by Admiral Nimitz   Americans Make Smal Local Gains; Jap Losses

Marines Again : Attack on Iwe   Island-Based Army Planes Sunnert New Assanlt

Loan Link Seen ~ ToBretton Woods      Rep. Spence Says British Loan, Mone‘-tary Agreement Part Of the Same Picture

ASSERTS LOAN PART OF PACT   Proposed Credit to Britain Linked by Rep. Spence To Bretton Woods Plan...

LeFlore Girls Team Ill With Ptomaine   Seven Members Stricken With Poison, Hospitalized

TOWNS TAKEN ALONG DANUBE IN NAZI SPUR   SOVIETS CONTINUE THEIR CRUSHING OF BUDAPEST

Reds Suffer New Setback In Hungary   Germans Lash Out to Seize Several Towns

DANUBE TOWNS ARE CAPTURED BY NAZIS      Counter-attacks Launched Northwest. of ‘Budapest: ©

NAZI ASSAULT SEEKS RELIEF OF BUDAPEST   Strong Counterattack Made Northwest of Hungary Capital

GERMANS CAPTURE HUNGARIAN TOWN: IN COUNTER-BLOW   Strong Attacks Launched 40 Miles From Budapest in Effort to Relieve Garrison Inside City. .   FIGHTING RAGES ON. IN CAPITAL’S STREETS   Russians Seize Another 167 Blocks of Buildings—Nazi Dead in Battle Put at More Than 10,000.

Germans Dent ~ Russian Lines   Foe Takes Several ‘Towns Tp Bold Counier-Blow*

FOOD LOSS SEEN IN SUGAR. LACK   Five Proposals Offered To Help Relieve’ Shortage

Chamber Financial Drive Finishes With $33,183 Total  Smashing Success of Membership Effort      Smashing Success of Membership Effort Cited as Evidence of Faith of Businessmen in Future of Mining City

Chamber Financial Drive Finishes  With $33.183 Total   Smashing Success of Membership Effort Cited as Evidence of Faith of Businessmen in Future of Mining City

POST-WAR DRAFT (UP IN COMMITTEE   Tough Congressional Fight Expected Over Army’s Desire to continue Peace-Time Conscription.   BULLETIN

11200 DETROT WORKERS STRIKE   Dedae Main Plant Force ” Walkout Spreads; Hits War Wark

DODGE FACTORY IDLE IN STRIKE   Back-To-Work Order Of CIO Ignored; War Output Halted

Fight Between Miller, Guards Told By Boys   Three Eldora Inmates Testify in Inquest Into Death of Youth

Inmates Tell of Miller Beatings  Dead Youth Believed Escape Ringleader

Five Uncovered In Buddhist Temple Graveyard, Two Near Tokyo Canal  MANY GERMANS ARE ON TRIAL BEFORE MILITARY COURT  New Outbreaks Reported In Java, Palestine; Chinese Communists Gaining

BODIES OF SEVEN MORE AMERICAN FLIERS FOUND   Believed to Have Been Executed by Japs

Unify Amy, Navy Says Eisenhower   General Addresses Cadets at West Point

East and West Joined By Love  Belgian Painter’s Life in  Bali With Oriental Wife ‘Has Been a Happy Dream’

GENERAL HODGES’ — ARMORED DIVISIONS WHEEL NORTHWARD   BURST THROUGH WESTPHALIA AND HAMMER TOWARD NORTHERN PLAINS

‘Searchers Hunt for Bodies. ‘x Fire-Destroyed Ruins Of Glenwood Springs Hotel

FIRE CLAIMS 3 OR MORE LIVES IN WEST TOWN   Glenwood Springs, Colo., Hotel Destroyed—Seven Persons Are Injured

12 Feared Dead In Hotel Fire   Ruins Searched For Bodies; Seven ‘ re Injured

FEAR 12 PERISHED IN COLORADO FIRE   Glenwood Hotel Destroyed Saven Guects Iniured

Seven Injured In Colorado Resort Town   Search Starts in Icy Ruins For Bodies

TWO DIVISIONS ON LUZON JOIN FORCES   To Crush The Last Major Japanese Garrison In Philippines

TWO DIVISIONS JOIN ON LUZON   Wawa Dam Taken: Yanks Advance On Mindanao

Two U. S. Forces Join To Crush Luzon Japs   Drive Starts Into Cogevep Valley Against Last Major Jap Garrison

Fifth Army  Probes Lines  Datinalce Ann A antiun   Patrols Are Active All Along Front

eae A TVA for the Missouri Valley? ————_______ AN INTERSTATE COMPACT; THE PLAN OF CONGRESS

Seventh Army Lashes Back  at Germans   First Ukrainian ian Army Capture City,.:Cut Railway Linking Danzig with Reich

‘WHIRLWIND SOVIET WINTER OFFENSIVE ROLLING FORWARD  GERMANS SLASH OUT ON WEST FRONT TO PUS! SEVENTH ARMY BACK

FUEHRER GONE TO HIS HIDEOUT   Crumbling Capital Left ™. Its Fate; Top Men Flee To ‘Safety’

Hitler Leads Berlin Fight,  Nazis Boast   Will ‘Conquer or Die’ Germans Say; as All Agencies Move South

HITLER BELIEVED IN HIS HIDEWAY FAR FROM BERLIN   Hamburg Radio Insists Fuehrer Is in Crumbling Capital, but the Story Is Doubted.   REDS TO TAKE HIM ALIVE, IF POSSIBLE   Europe Buzzes With Rumors of “Ghost Trains” Taking Top Nazis from Reich to Various Havens.

HITLER FLED BERLIN, BELIEF   Observers Guess Fuehrer in Berchtesgaden to Carry On Struggle

Hitler Believed To Have Fled To Hideaway   Claim of Germans He Still is in Berlin Discounted by Allies

Hitler Believed to Be in Hiding  Death Battalions Being Organized

Ameri ‘ican’ Sailor S Celebr: ate’  $100 Miles Off J apan ¢ Coa ast

LABOR BILL ACTION NEAR   MEASURE DESIGNED TO AID . PRODUCTION AND PREVENT V-E CONFUSION WINNING SUPPORT

Internees Held in Sweden ‘Seek to Prevent Return To Russian-Held Zone

Heading Are ©        AMERICAN PARATROOPS DROF BEHIND GERMAN LINES IN... PATH OF YANK FIRST ARMY,

German Resistance Appears To Have Vanished Before First Army; Airborne Troops Seek  “To Turn Werra River   AMERICAN NINTH SIEGES HANNOVER

G-M PREPARES TS REPLY 0 UAW PROPOSAL      Answer Will Be Handed Union Before Deadline .

Union Awaits GM Answer To Arbitration Bid   Company Promises To Give Decision No Later  Than Friday.

Big 3 Meeting Near—Truman  U.S. Backs Britain On Levant Situation

Big Three Plan Early  Conference   Meeting Will Take Place In Not Far Distant Future, Says Truman At News Conference

TOWNS PROTESTING REMOVAL OF TRAINS   A Group of Towns Unite in Proteat Against Discontinuing M. “ & St. L. Passenger Trains.

Man Who Wooed, Won 13 Women Given 30-Year Sentence in San Quentin

TODAY'S WAR ANALYSBI  MacArthur Long Studied Ways Of Jap   Learned Jap Strength

UNION ACCUSES PLANT ABANDONING      Big Electric Firms Scored; Company Official Denies Charge

Charge Electric Firms Giving up Govt. Plants  In Strong Union Areas

C10 Union Says Electric Companies Are Abandoning” U. S.-Builf Plants

Union Accuses Big Electric Companies  Of Building New Plants In Low Wage Areas

Union Charge: Electric Firms  Balk Progress   GE, Westinghouse Said ‘Abandoning’ 15 Plants to Build in New Low Wage Areas

Big Firms Abandoning War Plants, Union Says Building of Shop:  Tn. Low-Pay Areas Denied by Officia

FIRMS QUIT WAR PLANIS   Accuse. Westinghouse And GE of Moving Into Factories in. — Cheap Area

Army, ODT Act To Co-Ordinate Plans, Report   Solons Score Setup; ‘All Expense’ Tours By Rail Are Banned

Missing Airman Returns To Find ‘Widow Rewed   Reported Dead Six Months Ago

EMPEROR HIROHITO  RECEIVED: MESSAGE  FROM ROOSEVELT IGNORED PRESIDENTIAL  PEACE EFFORT ON ADVIC! OF MILITARISTS

EMPEROR FAILED TO ACT ON FOR PEACE MESSAGE   y Kido, Nip Official, Declares Hirohito Listened to Advisers, Ignored Pleas

Kido, Lord. Keeper® of  Privy Seal; -Also Says - Hirohito Knew of Atto. cities « Committed - -on Allied Prisoners.

Hirohito Received Roosevelt’s Peace Message But Ignored It, Adviser States in Interview

FDR’s Pe. 2 Bs Plea Giver * To Hirohit § at  And Ignorec?, 2, 3   Privy Seal Keeper Tells Of Pressure

Kido, Lord Keeper of Privy Seal, Also Says Hirohito Knew of Atrocities Committed on Allied Prisoners.

Advisers Told Hirohito to Ignore Peace Messages   Unwise to Resist War Tide in Japan; Reports of Abdication Labeiled as ‘’False’*

Told I Would Be “Unwisc to Resist War Tide Within Jepan,” In Opinion Of Coufidanl   War Lost With Fall Of Saipan, He Says   Believes Ruler Ordered Militarists to Stop Atrocitices Undecided On Abdiention Ailvice

How Hirchito. Ignored Peace Appeals Bared   Emperor Also Knew Of War Atrocities, His Advisor Says

War Tide In : Nation Said “Too Strong’   Japan “Compelled” To Battle Against U.S., Official Says

Danish Immigrant Ene -oute To  Eur ‘one Wilh 20n AOD  LGFUU GUY Nai MCiELS

POLES PROTEST 5. F. EXCLUSION   RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCE ARGUED

POLES PROTEST BIG FOUR SNUB   NOT INVITED TO SAN FRANCISCO MEETING

FBI TAKES 118 INTO CUSTODY ON CHARGES OF PROFIT ING AT EXPENSE OF SERVICEMEN

F.BI, HOLDS 118 IN DINER RACKET   Railroads, Service Men and Elderly Women Listed as Victims

Yamashita Denies Boast of Evicting Gen. MacArthur   Admits Not Protesting Shipping Captives Through Blockade

Denies giving MacArthur — 30 day notice  Yamashita is quizzed by Kerr

Southwest Pacific War Continues   Continue Blows Despite Offer To Surrender

TAKE NUMBERS FROM ACCUSED   Witnesses Easily Identify ‘Belsen Murderers’

TIGHTEN EVIDENCE ON ‘BEAST QF BELSEN’   Prosecution Expected To Close fase Soon

SMALL NATIONS WANT VOICE IN FIGHT COUNCIL   ‘Small Fry’ Taking ‘No Vote, No Fight’ Role  In Conference

SEEK GREATER PEACE POWER   Small Nations Urge Parley Give Them More Voice In Security Plan

Smaller Power: Seek Increase In Authority   By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL

Smaller Nations Seek More Power   ‘No Vote, No Fight’ Attitude Shown

Smaller Nations Still Seeking Greater Power   ‘No Vote, No Fight’ Attitude Increases At Frisco Conference

"No vote, no fight’ attitude is developing  Stettinius strives for compromise

No Vote, No Figtit: Altitude Adopted By Small Nations  Parley Studies Ways to   Parley Studies Ways to Keep Peace; Argentine Delegation Arrives

Byrnes Appeals for Support in Enforcing Curfew Order   Ry LYLE C. WILSON

Badly Wounded Naval Officer Recites Lord’s Prayer While  Surgeons Prepare To Operate

 ‘Our Father Who Art In Heaven’—  TT te een = ee  Leg And Arm Shot Off, Marine Officer Will ‘Keep Breathing’

Senate Passes Compromise Jobless Pay Bill  Measure Now Goes to House for

To Hal Jap  Defense System   Marines, Soldiers. Drive Forward At Both Ends of Line

Yonabaru Anchor Captur: ed By Smashing Offensive By Seventh Division   Drive Lavs Open Shuri And Naha   Four Other Marine And Army Divisions Tighten Pincers On Shuri

Secret Records Tell The Story  Hitler Knew In 1938 He Would Be In Dutch If Austria Had Protectors

SECRET ‘PHONING  In 1938, Nazis Tried fo Allay  British Fears  At Same Time, Wer Preparing Conquest OF Czechoslovakia

Nazis Cloaked Aims Behind Tissue Of Lies   Chief Purpose Was to Lull Britain Into Inactivity With Promises OF “Understanding”?

HITLER HAD FEAR THAT POWERS WOULD PROTECT AUSTRIA”  RECORDS COMPILED BY ) GOERING’S AIR MINISTRY

Goering, von Ribbentrop Greased Czechia’s Skids   Recorded, Phone Talks Revealed How Glib Ribbentrop Lied To Lull British Diplomats

Nazi Pair Conspired On Czechs   Goering 3 and Ribbentroy Were Frying to Ease ‘Anglo Fears During ‘Anstrian Phase   Lies Were Device      Nazi Diplomacy Based on Falschoods Aimed al Pacification

Doom for Czechs Plotted Early  Nazi Leaders Acted While. Greasing Skids For Austria

Secret Archives Reveal Hitler’s Misgivings On Austrian Anschluss   Feared Intervention Of Other Powers; Rewarded Mussolini’s Submission With Pledge That He Would Never Forget

Hitler Admitted Unpreparedness  Italian Non-Intervention In Austria Pleased-Nazis

Ribbentrop and Goering Greasing Austria’s Skids Planned Czechs’ Deteat

Ffitler Did Oratorical I lpflops When He Learned Mussolini Would Do Nothing About His March Into Austrig

: Details of Austria Occupation Given ae  : France Ready To Fight But Britain Balked, Record Says

 SvEOES BNGVCIALIONS f£ Feeeee NSOT ERATE ENMOCORUS. « « «  Pattern Of Nazi Lies Is Revealed In Phone Talks

Hitler Knew Austrian Anschluss Would Fail if Other Powers Resictec

HITLER HAD FEAR THAT POWERS WOULD PROTECT AUSTRIA   RECORDS COMPILED BY GOERING’S AIR MINISTRY COME TO LIGHT

-Secret Nazi Archives Reveal Hitler Feared ‘Foreign Intervention In Austrian Anschluss

Records Disclose Opposition in Austria Would Have Caught Hitler Unprepared

Secret Archives Tell Inside Story of Austrian Seizure   Goering Dictated Austrian Puppet’s Telegram Requesting German Intervention; Hitler Feared “Erightful” Position If Austria Was Protected

PATTERN OF LIES THAT MADE UP NAZI DIPLOMACY REVEALED  CHIEF PURPOSE WAS _ TO LULL GREAT BRITAIN INTO INACTIVITY

SECRET MESSAGES SHOW PATTERN OF NAZI SCHEMING   GOERING BELIEVED BRITISH DECISION AVERTED EARLY WAR

Find Secret Record of Phone Talks by Leading Nazi Heads   Recorded Phone Conversations Give Inside Slants on War

Golden  Autumn   HITLER THANKED DUCE FOR ROLE   Mussolini Also Had His Big Hand in German Seizure Of Austria —

Hitler Bubble Could Have Been Pricked 1. 1932 Had Nations Protected Austria

\Hitler Knew In 1938 He Faced Real Trouble {Should Other Powers March To Austria Aid

Records Show How Nazis, Planning Czech Grab. Tried To Lull British’ Fears After Anschluss

Hitler Admitted Opposition To Seizure of Austria Would Have Caught Him Unprepared

Sordid Austrian Case Told For First Time   By DANIEL DE LUCE ht, &

Truman Home Will Become "White House’  But "Welcome" Partie Have Ta Wait

Everybody’s Busy Celebrations Must Wait for  ‘Little White House’ Renewal

Fall of Nuernberg Near; Yanks Fight In Heart of City   Americans and French Clamp Down on Nazi Mountain Redoubt

Nazi General Is Captured In Ruhy Trap   Many Other High Staff Officers Surrender To Americans; Take Great Many Prisoners

Right Flank of Allies Clamps On Hitler Lair   Commander of German Army in Ruhr Captured Trying to Escape

Fifth Panzer Chief Seized   Col. Gen, Joseph Harte Captured In Ruhr While Trying ‘To Escape.

Fifth Panzer Army Commander Taken   Gen. Harte Was Trying te Slip Through Yank Lines

Ad5th Starts In September   Leaves Brilliant Record in European Fighting; Disposition Not Announced

Six Industrial  Targets on Honshu Struck  Naval Arsenal, Five Aircraft Plants Are Heavily Bombec

Byrnes Announce’ V-EDay  Plans; Some Controls To Be Lifted; Others to Remain

Byrnes Says Nations Factories Will Be Free to Produce Nearly Third More Civilian Goods Nine Months After VE-Day   War Mobilizer Says ‘Squeaks’ at Home Won't Help   Reconversion to Be Slower Than Had Been Expected

Increase Of Third In Civilian Goods Seen; OWM Chief To Continue Curbs

tProduction Of Civilian Good: h Will Be Slow   Third More Will Be Manafactured Within Nine Mouths After Ge Sey  Fal

CIVILIAN GOODS WILL INCREASE AFTER V-E DA)   Production Within Nine Months Following De}: feat of the Reich.  im Estimates Third More   yo TAX RATE RELIEF © IS SEEN, HOWEVER   rice and Wage Controls and Rationing Also to Remain, but Brownouts, Curfew to Be Eliminated.

Byrnes Fxnects Flow   war ee  Of Civilian Goods 9 Months After VE Day

Byrnes Says V-E Day To Bring Third More Goods In Nine Months   Curfew, Brownout, Racing Ban Will Be Lifted; Food Shortage, High Taxes To Continue; Asks Work, Worship When German Resistance Cease

30 PER CENT RECONVERSION IN 9 MONTHS   A ‘Gradual’ Shift te Non-War Production After VE-Day

BYANEo Gils PHOMISto OF EARLY RELIEF   Curfew and Brownout Will Go, Factories Start cn New Goods.

MORE CIVILIAN GOODS COMING   One-third Increase in OutPut Within 9 Months After VE-Day

The Weather   Byrnes Promises Some Retief As V-E Day Falls   War Mobilization Head Asks Curhs Until Job Is Done

U. §. Plan of Life Soon Will Return   Germany's Fall to Bring Gradual Change to Civilian Goods

Civilian Goods, Due 9. Months After V-E Day   Byrnes Will Keep Price - Wage Controls Awhile, : P3f: Ranke an Pine

Captured Naz U-Boat Chief Kills Himself   STEINHOF SLASHES WRIST WITH JAGGED PIECE OF GLASSES LENS

NEW JAPANESE CABINET FORMED   Uncle Of .Empress Nagako Is Premier-Designate

,  ‘Chicago Police Search For Knife Slayer  ' After Second Murder

Chicago Knife Slayer Sought   Seek Connection Of Secretary’s Murder With That Of Girl

County War  Bond Total  Is $705,000 Still $344,750  Short of The Overall Quota

Chaplin to Testify in Paternity Trial   Case Against Comedian May Be Finished Today

FREEZING WEATHER IS EN ROUTE EAST   19 Degrees Registered In Wyeminy Friday; Rains Farecast Here Suneay

Auto Builders Get Green Light  From Uncle Sam   Manufacturers Told May Make as Many Cars  as Thev Can   Truman Calls Labor,  Business to Parley

All Quotas Are Lifted By Board   Availability Of New Cars Will Depend On Capacity Of Industry To Make Them

Gutes Are Open ,0n Manufacture Of Automobiles   Unlimited Productior is Order; Truman Calls Parley for industrial Peace

LID IS LIFTED ON PRODUCTION OF NEW AUTOS   WPB Removes Quota Restrictions; Outlook On Food Improved

GOVERNMENT THREW OPEN GATES FRIDAY FOR AUTO-MAKING  NEW ORDER FOLLOWS  WAVC DY DPLCCINENT TH   NEW ORDER FOLLOWS MOVE BY PRESIDENT: TO KEEP LABOR HARMONY 

Rail Seizure Mars News on Reconversion   ODT. Acts in Illinois Central-Strike Threat, More Butter, Cheese 

President Moves to Keep Harmony Between Management and Labor.    SOME GOGD FOOD NEWS

STILL MYSTERY   Hasty Survey of Chancellory by Red Officer Fails to Reveal Signs of Beast of Berlin.

CHANCELLERY IS ENGULFED IN FLAMES   Quick Survey Is Made of Hitler's ‘Suicide’ Office

Russian Writer Describes Burning Of Chancellery Where Hitler Died (?)

Reported Death Site of Hitler —  Found In Flames   Verification of Nazi _ Leader’s Death Fails ‘To Shed Light On Fate

@ NOW IT CAN BE. TOLD   This OSS Agent Had Price on His Head, Gun at His Back

Gen. DeGaulle. Forms Coalition French Cabinet   ‘Communists Given Portfolios In Move to End the Crisis

De Gaulle Forms Coalition Body   Commnunists Get Five Posts Including New Armaments Ministery

De Gaulle Forms  Coalition Regime   Communists Given Five Portfolios, Including Arms Ministry

Je Gaulle Gives Communists “ive Top Posts   Coalition Government Formed to Avert Crisis in France

French Chiet  Forms Ruling   De Gaulle Gives Communists Five Portfolios In New (,overnment.

DEGAULLE PICKS FRENCH CABINET   Communists Gain Seats, Will Head Armaments

DE GAULLE FORMS COALITION REGIME   Gives Communists Five Portfolios, Including One New Ministry.

DeGaulle Solves Cabinet Crisis  Coalition Governing Group Je Formed

4 boc Forms      Communists Get Five Posts Including New Armaments Ministery

General Lived Dozen Days After Car Accident in Germany   Kansas Child Welfare Official Will Join Montana Faculty

The Easter Promise of Immortality More Significant Than Ever This Year

Japs Must List Arms and Auto 4-Year Output   ‘Sy Allowed 31 Vessels J to Get Troops Home; Cabinet Fall Near

Japs Ordered to Reveal Arms Production Data; Nips Probe Own Crimes

ARMS OUTPUT. “REPORT ASKED. + BY MARTHUI      JAPANESE CABINET CRISIG panes UP OVER. BECON» BTRUCTION—MAGAZINE . OPTES SEIZED -

Senate Backs Truman Slate      American Representatives to UNO Confirmed Thursday

TRUMAN HOST TO RED LEADER AT LUNCHEON   Russian’s Arrival Believed Delayed by Chinese Talks.

START RATIONING “COAL IN THE EAST   80 Per Cent Of Normal Use Beginning April First

BOY ATTEMPTS TO JUMP UPON TRUCK: KILLED   Misses Grip, Crushed Under Wheels of Heavy Vehicle

Royalfon Twp. Child Is Killed   Ronald Luttke Thirc Victim This Week

1100 Planes Rip Japs in 2 Raids   Fighters and Bombers From Iwo Jima And Okinawa Bases Rake Tokyo, Nagasoki After B-29 Foray Firing Four Leading Cities

300 Fighters and Bombers Carry Out Twin Blows   Fires in Four Japanese Cities Reported After 800 American Aircraft Celebrate Fourth With Widespread Assaults

Jap Airfields Feel Might of U.§. Mustangs   Follow up Smashes Made on Fourth by 800 American Planes

U.S. Warplanes Batter Fields, Nips Take Dare   Fighters Challenge Jin Pilots ta "Come Up and Fight” As Air Blows Are Increased   Big Fires Sweep Japanese Cities   Army. Navy and Marine Air Forees Juin tn July 4th Celebration; Pwe Destrovers Sunk

Air Force Makes Attack On Tokyo   300 Fighters-Bombers Attack Airfield and Port Facilities Today.

MANSFELOT DEATH PENALTY PRESSED   Service Husband of Slain Nurse Back From Ovaerease

Death Penalty Indicated for Mrs. Mansfeldt   Husband of Slain Nurse, Just Back From Sea, to Ask it

148TH REGIMENT OF OHIO’S 37TH BACK IN STATES   GI’s at Camp Anza Waitinc Redistribution to Separation Centers

Citizens Urged to ~ Save All Waste Paper and Tin   These Two Materials Are: Vitally Important In War Effort Right Now

Accumulation of 12 Years Packed In Four Days by Mrs. Roosevelt, Who Makes Way for the Trumans

ROOVEVELTS MOVING FROM WHITE HOUSE   Packing Years’ Accumulation Done in Four Days

Family Of Late F. D. Roosevelt  LeavesMansion   Mrs. Roosevelt Goes to New York Today and Then to Hyde Park; Daughter Remains In Capital

Stalin To Ask For Huge Loan   But U. S. May Want Trade Concessions And Look At Financial Books

Certain Demands Will Follow Loan to Russia   Trade Concessians Would Be Considered; “Open Book” Policy On Soviet Finances

EXPECT TRADE CONCESSIONS FROM RUSSIA   Solons Also Think Reds Should Show U.S. Theit Books if They Expect te Negotiate Loan of Six Billion Dollars.

REDS ASK FOR 6 BILLION LOAN   Solons Want Assurance of Trade Agreement

Russian Request Evokes Whistles  Trade Concessions Seen as Certainty

U.S. May Look At Red Funds  Peek May Be Needed For Loan Approval

' MAY GET nt BUT U.S. EXPECTS TRADE   Russia's Gigentic Fund Request Must Be Backed By Concessions

WAR PRODUCTION HINTS   By Ralph Rogers, Co. Ext. Agent, and June Carroll, Home Dem.  A ewan?

GEN. RECKORD WILL RETURN ON MONDAY   Former Third Service Command Officer Has Been Provost Marshal In Europe

GOVERNOR SlGi NOOITIQNAL BILLS   14 to 16 Acts To Be Acted Upon: Jail Feeding Bill on Way to Become Law With ~ gut Signature

ODT Lifts Freeze On Rail Schedules   Reservation Ban Eased; Tire Restrictions Cut

They've Captured Naval Base On Shantung Penin. sula, Also Town Of Wuhu  JAPS SAY THEY WILL SURRENDER FORCES IN CHINA  Japan Is Completing Plans For The American Invasion Of Homeland

DEPUE MAN WORKED NEAR ATOMIC BOMB   John Zugich Director Of Pharmacy At Oak Ridge

CRACK VAULT AT ANSONIA BANK   Carry Loot in Basket Stolen From Grocery Store

Western End Of Big Bulge Mav Cave In   - Germans Acknowledge Leaving St. Huberi, La Roche Is Bypassed

Enemy Announces owns Evacuated   American Seventh Army Advances in South “Wihare Enamv Counterattacks Boaced Down

Von Rundstedt Shifts Forces To East Side   American Seventh Army Advancing

BAD WEATHER AIDS GERMAN ~ WITHDRAWAL   eo  Berlin Admits Quitting Anchor Town  Of St. Hubert

SALIENT’S WEST END CAVING IN IINDER PRESSURE   Germans Quit St. Hubert, Americans Mop Up Foe  In Huh Town of Laroche

Night Bambardment Is Something to Watch  Reporter Witnesses Spectacle From Perch Atop Battlewacon

‘Well, We Got Here, MW Arthur  SaysinLanding   Supreme Commander In Good Humor As He Arrives In Jap Homeland

Tax Mergers Introduced In Assembly   Action Revives Bills Supported Before by Donnell

Speedy Start By Assembly  Tax Consolidation  Measures Are (eee See

MANPOWER BILL VIEWS CONTRAST   Measure Too Drastic, Say Some; Too Mild, Contend Others

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Remnants Compressed Into 20-Mile Corridor And Pressure Increasing 

lemy Trapped y Two Columns  Americans   nks Continue Rapid Ad ance as Victory Draws Nearer

Liquidation of Jap Stronghold on Luzon Isle Looms  Enemy Compressed Into Narrow  Corridor by Yanks

LIQUIDATION OF JAPS IN CAGAYAN VALLEY STARTS   Nipponese Troops Are Compressed Into 20-Mile Corridor Between Yanks   ENEMY WITHDRAWS FROM CAPITAL CITY

JAPS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO YANK FORCES   Liquidation of last Stronghold in Cagayan Valley Is Near

YANKS PRESS CAGAYAN JAPS ON TWO SIDES   Foe Held in 20-Mile Corridor Will Be Liquidated Soon

JAPS ON LUZON PINCHED TIGHTER BY U). 5, FORCES   Enemy Troops in 20-Mile Corrider Between American Columns With Liquidation Near.   MORE TOWNS FREED AS YANKS ADVANCE   Unexplored Sierra Madre Range at Backs of Half of 20,000 Nipponese Still on Island.

Liquidation Is Near For Nips On Luzor   Remnants Compressed Into 20-Mile Corridor And Pressure Increasing

Series U.S.  Broadcasts  Made to Japs   Nips Must Surrender Unconditionally or Face Destruction

intire World Now Enemy, Japan Told {s Tokyo Again Talks of Final Victory

BERLIN WORKS ON DEFENSES   Women are Impressed Into Building Barricades in City’s Streets

WOMEN HELP BUILD BERLIN DEFENSES   PASS BRICKS AND STONES FOR BARRICADES—SOME WEAR FUR COATS.

Food Rations For Germans  Reduced Again   "Women of All ‘Classes Help Build Barricades In Streets of Berlin

FOOD CUT DOWN AGAIN IN REICH   Women Help Build Stone Barricades In Streets Of Capital City

Spirit of Fatalism Pervades Nazi Capital as Women Build Defenses

Churchill May Talk To Franco   Expected Meet Spanish Leader During Holiday To French Resort.

Big Three May Meet July 14-16   Potsdam, Suburb Of Berlin, Probable Meeting Place.  is Best Guess Today

Churchill To Meet Franco, Report Says   Foreign Office Commentator Casts Doubt on Rumor

Churchill May Meet Franco Before Big 3 Meeting Is Held at Potsdam

Churchill May Hold Meet With Franco   Foreign Office Casts Doubt on Report; Big Three Meet Set

Say Winne To Meet Franco   Reports Doubted By Foreign Office Commentator; Be fore Big-3 Parley.

WINNIE MAY SEE SPANISH CHIEF BEFORE BERLIN   Prime Minister Said To Have Arranged Meeting With Franco Before Big Three Meeting; Neither Confirmed Nor De nied.

Potsdam Place for Meeting of Big Three   July 14 or 16 Probable Date; Doubt Churchill Will:Meet Franco

RELAX CURFEW IN NEW YORK   LaGuardia On Receiving End of Brickbats,  Bouquets

Mayor LaGuardia Defies Curfew   Decrees That New York Amusement Places Can Remain Open Until 1 a.m

N. Y. Mayor Changes Rule On Curfew   Makes Closing Time 1 A.M.; Other Cities Vaice Their Disappvroval

ADVANCE IN ITALY   Radio Reports Italian Patriots Are Seizing Major Cities

5TH ARMY DRIVES INTOAPPROACHES OF BRENNER PASS  * NAZI TROOPS FLEEING  THE INDUSTRIAL AREA QF NORTHWEST ITALY

Halian Patriot Forces Seizing Northern Cities   Report Fascist Garrisons Fleeing ‘Or Surrendering; Imperil Escape Rou

Fifth Army Takes Parma and Reggic   Partisans Revolt In Northwest Italy

SMOKE AND FIRES SNUFF OUT LIVES; SCORES DROWNED   Men on Flight Deck Burned té Crisp While Others Are Suffocated in Compartments Below.   EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES. SCENES OF HORROR   Ship’s Own Rockets and Bombs Explode After Attack by Lone Plane—200  Men and Flattop Saved...

Midwest Correspondent Gives Eyewitness Story Of Fight For Giant Ship

BIG GERMAN BOMB REMOVED SAFELY   Royal Engineers Success: ful in Removing Bomb Buried 5 Years

DISPOSAL CREW SAFELY REMOVES BOMB AT. CROYDON   BY ARTHUR GUNBDERSON

D'Ewart Sounds  State Warning  Montana Should Not Take Dictation

D'Ewart Sounds State Warning  SS e Ce _ CAL. t.y PT...   Montana Should No’ Take Dictation

Dewey Recommends Food Commission To Determine State Farm Program

FLOOD WATERS FORCE 30,000 REFUGEES OUT   Death Toll Mounts to Nine as Crest Moves Near Louisville

SULLEN OHIO RIVER MENACE TO LOWLANDS   At Points Farther North Flood Stage Appears to Have Reached Its Peak.

CONTINUED RISE OF OHIO RIVER   War Préduction. — Halted; Transportation Virtually at Standstill

JAPS FIGHT IN ORDER 10 “CAVE FACE”   Might Quit in Near Future If They Could Find Wav Out

HIGH OFFIGAL SAYS APS MAY MAKE BID FOR PEACE   JAPAN WILL LGOK FOR CHANCE TO “SAVE FACE” IN NEGOTIATIONS TO  . END WAR

Japs Might Quit War Now If They Could ‘Save Face’   High Official Says Nips May Be Seeking ‘Out’ to Surrender

BELIEVE dh BEAN I a   Nips Would Surrender If They: Could “Save Face,” Say High Officials.

One Dies In Miami Mil Plant Blaze   275.000 Gallons Of Nav: Oil Goes Up In Smoke

BANDITS SNATCH CIRCUS PAYROLL   Three Persons Kidnaped. Money Wagon Seized At Alton, Il.

A. Bandits Rob Clyde Beatty  Cireus Wagor   Three Persuns Kidaapes As Thieves Drive Off With 815.000 Cash

Cireus Funds Are Seized By Four Bandits   Receipts Estimated At $15,000 Stolen From Payroll Wagon Of Clyde Beatty Show

4 Bandits Loot Beatty Circus  Payroll Wagon:   Escape With Uninsured Receipts of $15,000; Kidnap Employe Trio

Bandits Seize Circus Payroll  Clyde Beatty Show Robbed of $15,000

Lausche Takes Office as 52nd Ohio Governor   Pledges Humane And Businesslike Administration

PROMISED BY DEMS’ LEADER   Becomes 52nd Head of State   BRIEF CEREMONY  etree er nminn  Outlines Program In 7-Minute Talk

CLEVELANDER TOOK OATH OF “: OFFICE AS’ GOVERNOR IN SIMPLE CEREMONY TODAY

LAUSCHE TAKES EXECUTIVE OATH   Pledges Efficient Regime. Hits Pressure Group Influence

FRENCH WOMEN IN NAZI CAMPS FORCED TO HACK OUT GOLD TEETH FROM SKULLS

MARINE OFFICER WHO LED DEFENSE OF WAKE 15 HOM   Colonel Devereux Observes on Arrival in West “Japs Wilt Have to Be Taught a Lesson.”   SPENT FOUR YEARS IN NIP PRISON CAMPS   Refuses to Discuss Fighting  on Island or Comment on  MacArthur’s Occupa ! tion Policy.

Wake Island Commander Says Japs Need Lesson   Lt. Col. Devereux Declares U. S ‘Can’t Do To Them What They Did To Our Péople’

Six Million Tons of Coal To Be Shipped to Europe; Pinch’ To Be Felt Here

Coal Demand President's,  is Belief   Truman Apparently Finds Conditions Bad in Furone

MORE COAL WILL BE SHIPPED 10 EVROPE BY U.S.   6,600,000 Tons Allowed By Jan 1—Truman’s Hand At Potsdam Seen

COAL DECISION PUT ON TRUMAN   Six Million Tons Will Be Shipped To Europe

Increase in Coal For Europe Seen As Truman’ s Ides   Ickes’ Reversal Believed Result of Consultations At Potsdam

Decision Made By President   Allow Europe 6,000,000  Tons of American Coal

See Influence Of Truman In Ickes Deciding To Send Coal To Europe

MRS; BREWERTRIAL MONDAY   - No Additional Charges  Againct Rue Oieen

GALE WILEY IS KILLED   Had Been Wounded and Returned To \Action in Germany

REA Officials Plan Extension Of Phone Service  REA Cooperating — _ Local Telephone:  Crmnaniac. Th Plen

PHONES ON WAY   Not Available In Plymouth County For A Year,  Lawever

REA Officials Plan Extension  Of Phone Service  REA Cooperating — Local Telephone Companies In Plan

IEARINGS ON TAX BILL CONCLUDED BY SENATE GROUT   George Predicts Committee Will Hold Cuts to $5,000,000,000 Figure Recommended by Vinson.   GREATER REDUCTIONS ASKED BY BUSINESS   Organizations Argue Bigger Slashes Than Proposed Are Needed to Stimulate  2 Reconversion.

VINSON RECOMMENDS BIG SALE OF VICTORY BONDS TO INDIVIDUAL BUYERS

New Buffalo Eats Beefsteak Seized Black Market Meat Put On Sale By Officials

Sentences of 24 Bundists Erased   Tribunal Dismisses Appeal Challenging Alabama Law Regulating Unions.

High Court Frees 24 Ex-Bundists   Law Regulating Unions Also  Declared Invalid

Pfc. Leoni Is Killed  In Action In Italy  UHS Graduate is War Casualty

SENATE REFUSES 10  THROW OPEN SESSIONS  UPON NOMINATIONS EFFORT SENATOR MOR RIS DO AWAY WITH EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FAILS

AUTO STRIKE IDLE IS NEAR 250.000 MARK   Auto Parts Industry May Be Affected By Walkout

ABOUT HALF — MILLION ON STRIKE NOW   Tool und Die Workers dkny Join Battle . “Aguht GM Mo  dahlece Pua

JAPAN STRETCHES OUT OLIVE BRANCH   \ppeal Vlade for A Bargain Peace But Still Refuses Vo Say Surrender

More ‘Lenient’ Terms Asked in Radio Appeal   ‘Military’ Leaders Are Ready to Quit, Domei Agency Says

Plea for More Lenient Terms Heard in U.S.   Enemy Appeal — Refers to Atlantic Charter

Uncover Cached Loot   Fortunes in Precious  Stones and Metals Are Found in Odd Spots in Japan By U.S. Agents

Yanks Find Fortunes Hidden By Jap Generals, Admirals   Turning Up Loot of Diamonds, Gold, Platinum in Caves, Homes, Shacks, Even in Chicken Coop Atop Mountain

FIND FORTUNES IN JAP LOOT   Nip Admirals, Generals Cached Jewels, Bul lion In Caves

Discover Fortunes In Japanese Loot   Admirals and Generals Had Cached Valuables In Secluded Area<

Nip Diamond _  Fortune Found Chicken Coop Yields Tremendous Treasur:

American Searchers Have Found Fortunes In Precious Stones, Metals Hidden By Jan:

YANKS FIND FORTUNES IN JAP CACHES   Diamonds, Platinum, Gold and Silver Uncovered in Unusual Packages and in Unusual Places on Islands

AERIAL BLASTS AT THE ENEMY ARE CONTINUED   Suicide Japanese Air Bases Main Targets In Third Successive  Day Of Strikes By American Fighters.

BLAST NIPPON SUICIDE BASES      Carrier Planes Raid South Japan; Tokyo Expects More Raids

NAVY FLIERS RAID BASES ON KYUSHU   Radio Tokyo Says Suicide Plane Bases Attacked

Japanese Report Carrier Plane  Raid On Kyushu   Two. Bombers Lost In Latest Superfort Attack On Osaka

SUPERFORTS SOW MINES IK INLAND SEAS   Japanese Warned Small Cities Will Also Be Bombed

Carrier Planes Raid Japanese Suicide Bases   Superforts Plant Mines in Iniand Waters; Tokyo Warns Nipponese That B.29s Will Pound Their Small Cities

200 Carrier — Planes Bomb Japs’ Bases  Upon Kyushu   Suicide Bases Are Target Of Attacks

Carrier Planes Attack Japan   Japanese Broadcasts Say Third Successive Day Of Strikes On Kyushu. 

Carrier Planes Hit Suicide Bases   Tokyo Warns That B-29's Will Pound Small and Medium-sized Cities Also.

Tekvo Said The Planes Attacked In Waves Of 30 To 40 THIRD STRAIGHT ) DAY OF BOMBING  ‘Two American Superfortresses Were Lost In Raid

CARRIER PLANES. 200 STRONG, HIT SOUTHERN JAPAN   INDUSTRIAL OSAKA STILL SMOLDERING FROM B-29 ATTACK

CARRIER PILOTS RENEW RAIDS ON KAMIKAZE BASE   200 or More American Planes Press Attack, Radio Tokyo Reports

Carrier Planes Raid Air Bases  Small Jap Cities Expecting Attacks

Japs Claim American Cone Planes Attacked  Portuguese Island of Macao

ee ee  Carrier Planes Raid Suicide-Plane Bases   Attackers Believed From Third Fleet Come Over Targets In Heavy Waves

Ford Completes Postwar Modet   New Car To Embody Many Improvements, Officials Declare

RUSSIANS THROW MANCHURIA OPEN TO BATTLE TO FINISH RETWEEN CHIANG AND COMMUNISTS

—POSTW AR—  OnIO POOTWAR JOS PROPOSEL   Commission Submits Re— port To Governor On  Public Works

GLOBE! PLANE ~ FORGED BACK   ENGINE CAUSED “GLOBESTER’ -JO RETURN TO GUAM—RE. LEASED PRISONERS  t ON BOARD :

JOBLESS PAY BILL VOTED BY ~ SENATE GROUP   Subcommittee Okays Full Employment Measure

Congress Talks On Many Subjects During Session Including Tall Blondes

Jobs for All. Jobless Pay  Civen Impetus   Committee Groups Act Favorably But Both Measures Face Long, Tough Fight

Osaka Dealt.  Severe Blow   Manufacturing City Blazes From Blasts

ena a = AN ee NS ee eee ce ee we lene  Total Casualties 1,102 On Carrier Franklin

TWO MORE ISLANDS OCCUPIED BY YANKS   Ihiya And Aguni In Okinawa Group Taken Without Opposition Last Month

ISLANDS OCCUPIED IN OKINAWA AREA   Marines Take thiya and Agune in June Without Opposition

Japanese Army Strength Low When End Came   Only 3 First-Class Divisions Available To Defend Homeland

Japanese Had Only Three First-class Army Outfits Ready for Home Defense

LIFT BAN ON DRAMA   : General MacArthur Announces Re: moval of Jap Control

End to German Imperialism Sought by Reds  Russians Believe Blliere Malking

Russia Is Determined That A Hitler Will Never Agai Rise to Power in Germe  Seek Bie 3 Aoreementa Te @aae

Reds Feel Bad Judgment Being Used   Complete Elimination Of Imperialism Desired by Soviets

RUSSIANS FAVOR STRONG ACTIONS TO CHECK HUNS   Reds Determined To Keep Germens under Control For All Time

Russians Want Drastic Changes For Germany  U.S.S.R, Policy Is To Have New Type Of Reich Develop

Russia Wants ore Than a Stopgap Plan   Would Sauff Out German Imperialism for All Time

Reds Will Ask. tnd To German Imperial Ideas   USSR Wants Assurances In Big-3 Agreements To Prevent Future Hitlers.   ALLIED JUDGMENT BAD

HUGd LINE UP UBJECTO FOR BIG d PARLEY   Want Allied Pacts that Will Forever Bar German Imperialism.

Want No Stop-Gap Russians Eager for Agreements To End German Imperialism

Russians Feel U. S, Britain Coddling Nazis   Rapid Trials, Restrictions Known Fascists Wanted by Reds

Hope To Reach Agreement At Big 3 Meeting   Believe Allies Guilty Of Bad Judgment In Handling Germans

Want Rigid German Imperalism Ban   Russians Believe Allies Are Erring

Russia Set On Snuffing. Out  “Imperialism”   Believes Allies Are Making Serious Mistake In Handling German Pennule

Hope For Agreements At Big Three That Will For ever Prevent Rise      Stop-Gap Measure Held Not Enough   Soviets Believe Better Ger many Must Swell From The People

REGS WOULD WIPE OUT IMPERIALISM OF GERMAN STATE   Agreements to Bring This About Will Be Sought by Russians at Impending Big Three Meeting.   BELIEVE ALLIES ERR IN HANDLING NAZIS   Hold Better Reich Will Grow Out of Open Politica! Discussions, Banned by DU. S. and Britain.

Russ Hope To Wipe Out Nazi Imperialism :   Think Western Allie: Erring In Handling Germans, Outlawing Political Parties

End to German Imperialism Sought by Reds  _ Russians Believe _ Allies Making

Americans Knock Out 232 Nazi Fighter Planes  4,000 Allied Craft Plaster Enemy

232 NAZI AIRCRAFT REPORTED WRECKED   New Fighter Record Es tablished by Eighth Air Force

Mighty fleet hands reich  stinging blow Down 232 nazis; allied losses light

American Fliers Shoot Down 232 German Planes In Raids On Vital Targets In Reich   Enemy Fighter Planes Swarm To Defense On Oil Refineries And Storage Depots Within 120 Miles Of Berlin; Rhine Bridges Attacked

Allied Planes Destroy 232 German Craft   Tremendous Blow Dealt to Enemy Oil Plants, Depots

Nazi Oil, Nerve Centers Hit By Allied Pilots   232 German Airplane: Destroyed in Battles Which Cost Allies 45 Ships in Major Attack

Americans Knock Out 232 Nazi Fighter Planes  4,000 Allied Craft Plaster Enemy Targets With Bombs

232 NAZI AIRCRAFT REPORTED WRECKED   New Fighter - ater Record: Es tablished by Eighth  Air Force .

4,000. Planes Pound Reich, Bas 232 Nazis   Oil Plants and Depots Made Special Targets; _ Allies Lose’ 45, Planes

Germans Offer Suicide Battle For Oil Plants   Underground Storage Arca Is Said Primary Target For Heavy Bombers

DESTROY 232 NAZI PLANES   4,000 Allied Planes Blast Foe Line of Retreat, Raid Refineries

Tidal Wave Leaves 4,000 Indians Dead, 40,000 Homeless; ‘Fire Column’ Is Seen

4,000 Perish in India Tidal Wave   40,000 Left. Homeless; 2 Villages Wiped Out

Jap Positions In Rosario Area  Are Crumbling   Sector Northwest Of U. §. Beackhead On Lingayen Gulf Under Heavy Artillery Fire   JAPS ARE REPULSED IN COUNTER-ATTACKS

FIRST JAP TANK ATTACK SHATTERED   Yanks Advance on Manila During Heavy Artillery Duels

SHATTER JAP TANK ATTACK   Positions on Luzon Crumbling Artillery Duel Rocks Island

YANKS GRUSH TANK ATTACK ~ BY JAPANESE   FIGHTING ON. INCREASE  ALONG EASTERN FLANK’   OF MACARTHUR'’S  * FORCES ON LUZON

U.S. Artillery Blasts Nips Out Of Luzon Bases   Big Guns Wage Thunderous Duel In Rosario Area

May Says Beatings Of Prisoners Are Condoned By Army   House Committee Chairman Sees Promotion as Award For Brutality

Sen. May Charges Army Condoned  Brutality To Guardhouse Prisoners

SECRECY STILL   Storm of Protest Arising in. Allied World Over Childish Blackout of  News.

TRUMAN FORCES PACIFIC PROBLEM TO FOREGROUND AT CONFERENCE; -PRESS FUMES AT CENSORSHIP

RUSS TEAR INTO VIENNA'S MAL ‘DEFENSE LINES.   Leitha River Crossed: 7 Wiener Neustadt, Plane Center, Captu.ed,

RUSS TEAR INT MENNAS MAIN DEFENSE LINES   Leitha River Crossed; Wiener Neustadt, Plane Center, Captu_ed.

TO DRAFT FEWER “JOB- JUMPERS”   SELECTIVE SERVICE TO ‘INDUCT ONLY THOSE WHO  ARE PHYSICALLY FIT,

17 Home-Front War Agencies On Way Out, Funds Reduced      EE Nem RASA CUS EEE  Treasury Opens Drive Against  Tax Dodvers

FUNDS FOR 17 WAR AGENCIES SLASHED   HOME FRONT ORGANIZATIONS IN WASHINGTON ON ROAD TO ABOLITION,

FUNDS FOR 17 ~ AGENCIES CUI   House Committee Starts Wartime Organizations On Way to Abolition

17 WAR AGENCIES SEE BUDGET CUTS   House Group Starts Or. ganizations on Road to Dissolution

JAPAN FLAMES ANEW AS AMERICAN ~ FIGHTERS FOLLOW SUPERFORT RAIDS    Nips Say Hoarded Planes Are Being Thrown Into “This Last Battle’ For Their Homeland.

Japs Report 100 Fighter Plane Raid On Kyushu; u; B-29s Hit Oil Refinery

Surrender Is _ Only Escape,  ‘Truman Says   Jap Cities and Military Forces to be Destroyed, Presi\ dent Declares—Calls for Workers to Repair Damaged Ships

Japs Warned Of Disaster By President   Asks Continued War Production, Cites Fleet Damace

American Might To Wreck Japan,  Truman Declares   Army of Over 3,500,000 Men to Be Hurled Against Enemy, Says President, Calls For Workers to Repair Ships

AMERICAN ARMY OF 3,000,000 MEN TO ATTACK JAPAN   Truman Reveals Larger AirGround Force Than One Which Crushed Nazis Will Enter Ficht.   PREDICTS PIECEMEAL DESTRUCTION OF FOE   Says Nip Groups Will Be Pinned Down Where They Are Now and Hit With Overwhelming Power.

Truman Calls Resistance Fanatical   Tells Congress U. 8S. Alone Will ‘throw More Than 3,500,000 Men In Attacks, Calls = For Workers ‘Io Repair Shins

Full Surrender Only Way Out,  Asserts Truman   Calls for Ship Workers To Repair U. S. Vessels Damaged by Suicide Attacks by Nip Fliers

Mighty Team Being Formed Jo Hit Japan   Truman Makes Special Report o Congress

HUGE ARMY TO FIGHT BATTLES AGAINST JAPAN   Truman Says Greater Force Than Beat Germany Being Organized      CALLS FOR WORKERS TO REPAIR VESSELS

LOSING HAND, TRUMAN SAYS   SURRENDER IS ONLY ESCAPE POSSIBLE FOR JAPAN

ALL RIGHT WITH MOORE   Oklahoma: Senator Thinks Jap -! Terms Could Be Accepted -

In Strong Favor as Chairman of REA  Now Heads Surplus Property Board

Reports Goering Escape With 20 Million Nesteaa   Hint Hitler May Be Using Berlin Battle to Cloak Escape

Goering Said Suicide With  5 Daughters   Unconfirmed Report Says Party Split

Soviets Claim Goering F lees  With Fortune   Reds... Assert Nazi Chieftain '' - Disappeared With $20,000,000

Goering and Cash Escape, Says Moscow   Flees Berlin in Plane; Lon don Reports Say Himm ler Dead.

CLAIM GOERING FLEES BERLIN WITH FORTUNE   Conflicting Reports Camouflage Whereabouts Of Nazi Officials

COERING QUITS NAZI AVIATION OFFICE, FLEES   Leaders of Ruined Nation Reported in Flight as_Allies Continue All-Out Victory Effort. ,

Many Leading Nazis Reported Captured —  Enemy Ringleaders Smoked Out

ATOMIO.. POWER AND “MANY . MPORVANT QUESTIONS ° QF WORLD POLITICS’. .7°" “GN AGENDA _

ower Bill BeVoted on  iSenate Today iferent From Tha  “oved by House Thursday

LABOR DRAFT BILL CHANGED   State Committee Revamps May Measure Voted By House

LIMITED SERVICE ACT IS PREPARED      Senate Measure Will be Different From House “. Bill .

Revised Labor Draft Readied  For Senate   Measure Would Give Byrnes’ Office Control Of Labor Placements

Senate Readies Manpower Bill   Differs Materially From House Measure

STRIKES EASING UP IN DETROIT   Three Work Stoppages Involving 15,000 Near Settlement

BARUCH TALKS OF WORK PLAN   Prosperity Will Follow War, He Tells U.S. Army Reporter

Baruch Predicts 5 fo 7 Years of Real Prosperity   Declares He's in Londor “To Hold Big Stick Over Big Boys”’

PLENTY OF JOBS FOR RETURNING VETERANS   Barvth, In Interview, Says There Will Be More Work Than Hands To Accomplish It

BARUCH PREDICTS PROSPERITY WAVE   London Interview Discloses Plenty of Work s Awaiting Veterans

World Charter is Signed By Truman   United States’ Membership In Security Organization Ratified

Remaining Japs (n Okinawa In Death Trap Now   Three Tenth Army Divisions Smash Into Remnants Of Enemy Garrison

US, WANTS NO FRENCH BASES   TRUMAN WILL SET PRES, DE GAULLE AT REST

Say U. S. Desperate For Supplies Japs Claim 3 Ships Sunk In United States Waters

A ‘aps ‘Claim. Transports:   "Say 3 Ships, Tanker. Sunk. Of U. S. ‘Coast

Adm. Halsey. Asks for Retirement  Famed Navy Skipper Ready to Bow Out

Halsey Would Make Way for Young Fellows   Asks for Retirement at 62; Not Surprised at War's End

Adm. Halsey, Famed Commander of Third Fleet, Asks to Quit   Says He’s ‘Old Man’ at 62; Urges MacArthur be “Left Alone”

Wants to Quit To Give Young Men a Chance   Man Who Drove Japs From Seas  Defends MacArthur

Halsey Will Retire; - Says He's An Old Man   Weatherbeaten Hero Of Pacific Decides To Bow Out In Favor Of Younger Men

Halsey Asks to Retire   Pearl Harbor Flag Is Hoisted ~ Above Main Jap Flying Field

‘Bull’ Halsey Applies for: Retirement   Man Who Chased Jap Navy Off Pacific Wants: to Let Younger Fellows Take Over

ADMIRAL HALSEY ASKS RETIREMENT “ FROM U.§, NAVY   Third Fleet Commander, Who Led Drive That Chased Japs From Seas, to Make Way for Younger Men.   HIS PLANS FOR FUTURE REMAIN INDEFINITE   Officer Says Nippon Will Never Get Beyond Fifth Rate Nation if MacArthur Is Given Free Hand.

Admiral “Bull’’ Halsey To Retire From Navy In Favor of Younger Men

Halsey Decides To Quit   Famed Commander of Third Fleet, 62, Says. ‘Let. Young Men Take Over”: Fine ‘Record

Adm. Halsey Applies For Retirement; Pays High Tribute To Gen. MacArthur

Halsey Wants lo Be Ret ad  ‘Let Young Fellows. Take Over,’ He Says

ADMIRAL WM. HALSEY HAS ASKED THAT HE BE REHIRED AT 62  MAN WHO CHASED   MAN WHO CHASED JAPS ALL OVER AND OFF PACIFIC READY .TO QUIT...

\Adm:: ‘Ball’? Halsey: Of 3rd Fleet Fame Asks. .; ‘Navy For. Retirement ©

Halsey T To Quit Navy, Declares  He’s ‘Too Old      “The Bull?” Asks to Leave Navy Post, After Great Record Tu Chasing Japs From Seas

Halsey Asks Retirement rom Navy   ‘Pm an Old Man: Let Young Fellows Take Over, Says Pacific Fleet Leader

Halsey Asks Navy For  Retirement   Famed Commander Ot Third Fleet Talks Under Wraps

Halsey Seeks To Step Down   Third Fleet. Boss, 62, Asks for Retirement

HALSEY HAS ASKED FOR RETIREMENT   Says He’s Old Man, Wants Young Fellows to Take Over.

Admiral Halsey Would Retire   Now 62 Years, Would Let the Young Fellows Take Over

Admiral Halsey, Enroute Home, Asks Naval Service Retirement   ADM. WILLIAM F. HALSEY

Pacific Hero Waits Word On Application Forwarded To Naval Authorities

ADM. HALSEY WILL RETIRE AT AGE OF 62   Colorful Third Fleet Com. mander Boasts Enviable Record

ee ELELT CHIEF THROUGH AT 62 — Vl ie wee AL 62  ADMIRAL HALSEY WIT eEriee

Admiral Halsey Plans To Retire  Seeks Give Younger Officers A Chance

Halsey Asks To Be Retired  Admiral’s Applicatior Sent To Washington

ADMIRAL HALSEY RETIRES AT 62   “Bull” Halsey Says He’s Ready To Turn Job Over To Younger Fellows.

Admiral Halsey Wants to Retire   Suggests ‘’The Young Fellows Take Over’

Admiral Halsey Makes Request  For Retirement   Third Fleet Chief Wants To Give Chance To Younger Officers

ADMIRAL HALSEY HAS REQUESTED HIS RETIREMENT   62-Year-Old Naval Officer Wants Te Turn Job Over To Younger Men   HAS NO PARTICULAR PLANS FOR FUTURE

Hero Wants to Give Young Men Chance   “Bull” To Go Down in History as Man Who Chased Japs Off the Sea

Stassen Outlines Basic Principles  For World Peace   Former Governor Presents Bold Plan In Mill City Speech

KENNEDY JUSTIFIES STORY ON SURRENDER   AP Correspondent Says He Would Do Same Thing Again Upon Arrival In New York

Danes, French Know Secret Of Atom Bomb, Says Scientist   ARMY NOT OBSOLETE, SAYS De SEVERSKY

TEMPERATURES:   President Urges Action On St. Lawrence Seaway   Truman In Special Message To Congress Asks For Immediate Legislation To Carry Out Nation’s Greatest Waterway Program

Meeting of Big 5 Foreign Ministers ls Veiled in Secrecy. Soviets Said To Be Agreeable on Balkan Question

iMovie Fighting Lady” And Show ‘Skating Vanifiec’”’ Greatly Dleaca Dela

4,000 Killed By  India Tidal Wave   40,000 Made Homeless; 7 Villages Washed Awav.

L000 Willed By India Tidal Wave   40 (KK) Miade Eflomeless:; 7 Villages Washed Vwars

WLB Places  mum Pay  At 55 Cents Hourly Rate  May. Affect A Millinne

F. D. RS WILL LEAVES WIFE OVER A MILLION   Late President’s Will Filed for Probate on Monday

Roosevelt Leaves Bulk Of Estate to Widow   Trust Fund Provided For Large Estate; Specific Bequests Also Are Made

CONGRESS VOTES TO BUILD ROADS    GIVES APPROVAL TO IMME. DIATE START ON $3,000,000,000  PROGRAM,

Chinese Moving Toward Lashio   Little Opposition Being Met In Drive Along Old Burma Road.

Hospitals Jammed With Burned And Injured As Great Lakes Luxury Liner Burns At Dock

‘Memory Blackout Claimed by Hess   Questioners Fail to Break Nazi’s Story

2nd Lt. Frank Kosiba Participates In Bombing Party  From Aleutians.

Beheading Of 12 Baptists by Japs Revealed   ‘1 Missionaries, Small Boy Executed in Philippines, Church Reports

Ja Lp s Behead Kleven Baptist Missionaries   Atrocities In Panay Island Reported By Foreign Mission Society

Japs Kill 11 Missionaries: 3 From Bay   Richmond Couple and Son, 9, Among Vietims Beheaded on Panay

BAPTIST MISSION BARES MURDERS   Twelve Missionaries Killed by Japanese in Philippines In 1943

LOCAL WOMAN WITH MISSION IS EXECUTED   Details of Death of Miss Signe A. Erickson and Twelve Others Are Revealed   BETRAYED BY FILIPING

BEHEADED BY JAPS      Baptist Foreign Mission Society Able to Report Action of 1943.

JAPS BEHEADED 1 MISSIONARIES   Wisconsin Couple and Son, 9, Among Victims

JAPANESE : GENERAL STAFF ABOLISHED BY MACARTHUR   ALLIED OCCUPATION COM. MANDER STATES HE WILL REMAIN AT PRESENT ABSIGNMENT

Imperial Staff Of Japan Has Been Aholishes   Core Of Nipponese Militar. ism Wiped Out Bv Action Of Gen. MacArthur   M ARTHUR WILL 7/ MAKE BROADCAST

Jap Militarism Ends, General Staff Abolished  Lit _.kian Aw i“   Hirohito Acts in Compliance. With M’‘Arthur Order

Jap Military General Staff Is Abolished   MacArthur Broadcasts to U. S. at 6:30 Today on Nip Demobilization

Record-Breaking Strike Of Superfortresses Is Staged Against Osaka And Nagoya

Attack Continues; Light Naval Craft. Shell Paramushiro   Australian Patrols Move Three Miles Ahead In Thrust for East Bornean Oil Field;  Whinace CVnce Becatlin Tentanles

3rd Fleet Hits Nips’ Homeland In Bold Stroke   Naval Bombers Stage Return Engagement At Kure

SUPERFORTS HIT TWO JAP CITIES   OSAKA AND NAGOYA BLASTED IN DAYLIGHT BY MORE THAN 60 GIANT PLANES,

Message Sent To Japanese   Instructions That Must Be Foliowed Sent; Allied Forces To Land From August 26

Publicity, Free Vote Promised  Polish People   State Department Puts Position Clearly in Reply to Vandenberg

FREE ELECTIONS ASSURED POLES   United States To Keep Close Watch On Situation

To Air Poland's Position Fully   State Department Stands For Self Determination  Of Polish People.

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‘Chelan Is City. Of Sorrow As Divers earch For Bus ‘That Carriec:16 to Death

Sorrow Grips City of Chelan  15 Children, Driver Drown in Deep Lake

DIVERS CONTINUE SEARCH FOR BUS AND 15 CHILDREN   WASHINGTON CITY MOURNS TRAGEDY, PREPARES MORGUE

Divers Seek 15 Bodies in Icy Lake   CHELAN, WASH., LEFT SORROWING AS WATERS SWALLOW SCHOOL BUS

One Body Found In Icy Lake  DIVERS SEARCH FRUITLESSLY FOR SCHOOL BUSLOAD OF DEAD

Chelan School Bus Tragedy Toll Lives of 15 Children, Man   Divers Unable to Locate Vehicle Monday; Lake Famous for Depth

16 DROWNED IN LAKE BY SCHOOL BUS DIVE   6 Escape In Tragedy Which Strikes Coast Pupils

International Troubles Eased, Says Truman   President Sees Eventual Settlement Through Negotiations

TRUMAN FAVORS VOTE T0 DECIDE HIROHITO’S FAT   President Backs Chiang’s Sug. gestion for Ballot in Nippon to Determine Emperor’s Future.   PREDICTS SETTLEMENT OF BALKAN PROBLEM   Reports Correspondence With ‘Other Governments in Effort to End the Stalemate,

Truman Sees Settlement Of Problems   Negotiations Hele Means to Clear Russ Objections

Truman Seeks To Quiet Fear About Policy   Settlement of World Problems Subject of Correspondence Now

BLOSSOM FETE STILL PENDS   Benton Harbor C. of C. Action Not Final, Says Its President

Battle For Iwo Jima Continues   Assumes Final Phases As Japanese Adopt Desperation Tactics

Heavy Resistance Prolongs Bloody Iwo Fighting   Compressed on Island Edge, Japs Make Banzai Charges

Small Gains Made on Iwo   Battle Assuming Final Phase of Other Yank Conquests

Battle of lwo Has Resolved Into  Familiar Pattern  Small Gains Are Mad With Marines 300 Yards From Coastline

SUICIDAL DEFENSE   Iwo Will Not Be Taken Until Last Fanatic Jap sKi

SMALL GAINS ON TWO DISCLOSED   Complete Victory Seen In Few Days

Iwo Jima Battle Nearing Final Phases; Desperate Tactics Adopted by Japs

lwo Japs In Frenzy Now   Pressed Into Smaller Area, Try Banzai Charges, Suicide Attacks on Tanks

Iwo Jima Struggle _ Assuming Patterns ~~ of Other Victories   Small Gains Rei Recorded by Marines;. ‘Expect Fight to Last Several Davs

Fierce Baftle For Iwo Jima In Final Phase   Clean-Up Not Expected For Several Days, Report Says

MARINES ON [WO IN SMALL GAINS a3S NIPS RESIST IN DEATH FIGHT   Yanks Beat Off Several Banzai Charges By Japs

eS re eee ee ee  BATTLE FINALE © ON IWO FOLLOWS  PATTERN OF CUAM

Small Gains In Two Scored By U. S. Devildogs   Fierce Battle Assuming Pattern of Final Phases of American Conquests  Of Other Islands

Iwo Jima Battle Assumes Pattern Of Final Conquest   Small Gains Disclosed; Japs Compressed Along North and East Coast.

Iwo Invasion Believed Nean Final Phases   Remaining Japs Fight Viciously To Hold Caves

Berlin Admits Fortress Of Schlossberg, East Prussia, Has Fallen; Yanks Gaining   "They Are Converging On Saint Vith, One Of  Last Important Towns In The Belgian Bulge :

Soviets Win First Big Victory On Nazi Soil; Germans Falling Back

AMBASSADOR TO PERU }    William D: Pawley Is Nominated by  President Truman

Gang’s Confessions Provide Solution to Killing of Policemen   Mazzanars Leads Way to Slayer’s Grave; Lolli Denies All

Coroner Refuses to Free Woman in Sailor's Death   Illicit Love Affair of Army Major's Wife Is Alleged in Findings

MANSLAUGHTER, SLAYING VERDICT   Army Major’s Wife Held Responsible for Shooting

Coroner Finds Woman Caused Sailor’s Death   Shot And Killed By Maior’s Wife

Coroner Holds . Woman Slayer  No Justification for ” Shacting, Says Yerdic

MAJOR’S WIFE IS HELD LIABLE FOR DEATH OF SAILOR   FIRED SHOT WHILE INTOXICATED, SAYS CORONER AT INQUEST

Mrs. Imogene Stevens, 24, Held By Coroner For Manslaughier In Murder of Albert Kovac

Wife of Army Officer Overseas Held ‘Criminally Responsible’ For Shooting Innocent Veteran of Two Years Service In Pacific in Melee With Neighbors

Coroner Declares Mrs. Stevens Criminally Responsible In Fatal Shooting Of Sailor-Sweetheart

Pretty Brunette, Accused In Sailor Slaying, Had Illicit Love Affair   Coroner, In Ordering Mrs. Stevens Held Responsible For Fatal Shooting, Reveals Quarrel With Neighbors Before She Shot Sailor.

MAJOR’S WIFE TO FACE TRIAL   Found Criminally Responsible for Shooting Sailor

MAJOR’S WIFE IS BLAMED IN SAILOR’S DEATI   Coroner Reports I» Bridgeport, Conn., Slaving

Mrs. Stevens Given Criminal Blame in Killing of Sailor   Hlicit Love Affair With Neighbor Revealed

SORONER SAYS. JHOOTING WAS CRIMINAL AGT   Bares an Illicit Love Affair with Neighbor, Fight with His Wife.

WOMAN FACES COURT ACTION   Coroner Holds Imogene Stevens Responsible for Slaying of Sailor, 19

Occupation Of 14,000 Square Miles Of Germany Is Assigned 15th Army

American 15th Army Ruling 14,000 Sq. Miles Of Reich;  Includes Rich Saar Basin      Rhine Vatley And Western Half Of Industrial Ruhr Also included

U.S. fo Rule: Large Section of Germany   15th Army to Police. -: Rhine Valley; Saar and ‘Hal€of Ruhr

U.'S..15th Troops Rule Rhine; Saar And Ruhr Areas   Possibly 400,000: ~ > Men: ~ Seen Comprising - Finat “Yank: Ocenpying: Force

15TH OCCUPIES 14,000 MILES OF NAZI AREA   Saar Basin, Rhine, Western Half of Ruhr  in American Control

ISTH ARMY IS RULING LARGE GERMAN AREA      Occunatien Army Cavers 14,000 Square Miles In Germany

New 15th Army Rules 14,000 Miles Of Germany. Including Saar Basin

UNITED STATES 16TH  /ARMY RULING RICH  ‘SECTOR OF GERMANY FROM 300,000 TO 400,000 TROOPS TO DCOMERISE  ASLCTIDATION FE

15th Army Rules  Western Germany   Area Includes Saar Basin. Rhine Valley, West Half of Ruhr   14,000 SQUARE MILES   District Eight Times Size of Area — in World ar

Vast German Area Ruled By 15th Arm   Lt. Gen. Gerow Heads Administration of Industrial District

SIZE WILL BE 300,000 10 400,000 Men   SHAEF Reveals That the Fifteenth Army Rules 14,000 Square Miles in Saar Basin, Rhine Valley and Western Ruhr,

Fifteenth Army's Occupation Role Reported Ruhr, Rhine, Saar Areas

Large Force Wil Be Kept in Europe  14,000 Square Miles Now Under Control

Reveal Area to Be Occupied by U. S. 15th Army   Includes Saar Basin Rhine Valley and Western Half of industrial Ruhr

15th Army  Controlling — Factory Area   Ruhr Basin, Rhine Valley Held by ‘Americans

Reveal Zone Of Occupation   SHAEF Announces Area In Germany To Be Occupied By 15th Army.

Includes Rich Saar Basin, Rhine Valley -and. Western Half of Industrial Ruhr

U.S. 157H ARMY GOVERNS SAAR, 14 O00 SQUARE MILES: IN GERMANY   300,000 TO 400,000 AMERICANS TO COMPRISE OCCUPATION FORCE: MORE YANKS NECESSARY

U. S. 15TH ARMY RULES 15,000 SQ. Mi. OF GERMANY   ZONE INCLUDES SAAR«. BASIN, RHINE VALLEY, WESTERN HALF OF RUHR

Occupied Area To Cover 14,000 Square Miles  300,000 to 400,000 Troops Comprise Bewelil & haweae

Fifteenth Army Is Ruling 14,000  Miles in Germany   Rich Saar Basin Included in Area That American Forces Command.   Gen. Gerow’s Army Main Policing Force

US 15th Army Controls Large Area In Germany   14,000 Square Miles Are Held

NAGOYA STRUCK AGAIN BY 3,50( TONS OF BOMBS      Mitshubishi Aircraft Plan Main Target Of 500  Superfortresses   FORMER FIRES STILL BURNING, PILOTS SAY

Jap Arsenal ; City Ablaze  After Raids   Vital War Industries Fired by More than 500 $ Supers forts—Aireraft and Engine Plants Put Out of Production ks

Mitsubishi Plane Plant, Greatest In World, Raided   Big Ships Drop 3,500 Tons of Fire Bombs on Target Area

Fire Bombs Hit Nagoya Again  Fires Still Burning From Monday Raid

LT. COL. R. R. STONER ARRIVES FROM EUROPE   Now At His Home In York Springs —Formerly Practiced There And In Glenville

Chinese Leader  Reported Slain By Army Corporal   Death of Communist Said To Have Been Accidental.

NOT AN ASSASSINATION   Li Shao Shih Was Killed by Soldier Who Fired to Stop Car

Communist Killed Accidentally   His Political Activities Had Nothing To Do With His Death,

AMERICAN GROUND FORCES PENETRATE JAP STRONGPOINT  _ AIR WAR AGAINST HOME ISLANDS OF JAPAN TAXE

Americans Go Through Balete Pass   Break Through Most Stubbornly Defended Front in Philippines; Japanese Lose 20,000

TOUGH BATTLE IN PROGRESS FOR NAHA   Treacherous Balete Pass Finally Captured   MAJOR SHIP   Damaged By Japs, Nimitz Reports: Three B-29’s Lost Over Nagoya

AERIAL ATTACK AGAINST JAPAN GOES INTO LULL   Americans Beat Back Banzal Charges on Mindanao and Aussies Gain on Tarakan

BALETE PASS FALLS AFTER BITTER FIGHT   Doughboys Battling Down 80-Mile Mountain Road Leading to Extensive Caaavan Vallev

Yankees Take Balete Pass At High Cost   U. S. Casualties Called Sobering; More Indicated; 90 000 lane Killed

Americans Capture Okinawa Airfield, Balete Pass Falls After Long Battle

Crucial Drives Developing In Pacific Areas   Balete Pass Taken In Philippines; New Gains On Okinawa

Americans Dent Top Jap Defense In Philippines   Ground Forces Ready For  eencint-OkG Pp  ~~ Other Gains In. Pacific

YANK LOSSES IN PHILIPPINE THRUST HEAVY   Prepare for Crucia) Drive in Okinawa  At ‘High Cost’

American. Victory  Losses Are High   Final Drives To Clear Islands Prepared—Gains Against Japs Elsewhere Small

Yanks Prepare For Important Okinawa Drives   Lull In Jap Air War, Balete Pass Captured

Break Through Balete Pass At ‘Sobering’ Cost   Yanks Gain in Philippines; Prepare for More Losses in Okinawa Drive

American Ground Forces Break Through Balete Pass, Stubbornly Defended Japanese Front In Philippines —Enemy Rolled Back 2,400 Yards On Main Ryukyu Island—Yonabaru Air Field Seized—Lull Occurs In Air War Against Nipponese Homeland

YANKS PREPARE CRUCIAL DRIVES ALONG OKINAWA   Americans Break Through Balete Barrier At Price Of Sobering Losses

Americans Capture Key Pass   Marinca Also Win Fourth Airfield in Okinawa Campaign

Bloody Conflict  On Luzon   ‘Sobering’ Losses Price Paid For U.S. Advance In Philippines

‘YANKS PREPARE FOR CRUCIAL DRIVES IN OKINAWA FIGHT   “Sobering Losses” Suffered In Mountain Battle As Japs Stubbornly Defend Ground Against Ohio Troops Who Stage Successful Campaign

American Losses on Pacific Front Become Sobering   Yanks Take Bloody Bal. ete Pass; Capture Field on Okinawa

Americans Break Through Strategic Pass Held by Japs   Seize Airfield On Okinawa; U. S. Losses Soberina

20,000 Defenders May Have Died Among Caves   Americans Expected to Make Better Time after Gaining Valley Floor

Six Killed In Auto Collision   Accident Occurred On Slick, Wet Roads At Maxton Last Night

Suggests New Point Program   Asked To Give Break To Combat Veterans

WALSH DEMANDS EARLY CHANGE IN NAVY POINTS   Wants More Credit Accorded Combat  Veterans

NAVY DiS CHARGE CHANGE URGED   WALSH SUGGESTS NEW POINT SCORE SYSTEM

Three Strike Auto Indus’ Being Set’   Battery of F Federal Experts Open Peace!  Efforts In Detroit

Government Agents Are In Detroit —   FIND UAW-CIO LEADERS ALREA SPEEDING SETTLEMENT ©) ‘MAJOR STRIKES IN AUTO WOR

Auto Union Speeds to End Strike   Labor Experts Call Meeting to Settle Car Parts Layoff

Officials of Union Meet U.S. Agents   Othe:3 Confer With Man. agement at Auto Indust ry Plants Involved

HOPE DAWNS FOR STRIKE SETTLEMENT   Union Seeks to Head Off Govt. Conciliation

Four Labor Department Conciliators In Detroit, Call Meeting With Union And Management Representatives   MANY PLANTS ARE IDLED BY STRIKE

C10 Auto Union Hustles to End Detroit Strikes   Peace Sought Before U.S. “Takes Over’

GOV'T AND ClO AACE TO STOP AUTO STRIKES   UAW Gets Busy.on Orders of Frankensteen as Labor Experts Come.

LEARN UNION’S PEACE EFFORT SHOWING GAIN   WAW Races Govern ment Officials to Settle Disputes

UAW Races U. S. in Settling Auto Strikes   Federal Officials Tackle Woodall Strike. Union, Three Others

U. S. Labor Experts In Detroit   Federal Agents  Call Union And Management Group: For Meeting

Red Army Is Reported To Be Within One Hour's Ride Of City Of Berlin   GERMANS CLAIM RUSSIAN BRIDGEHEAD HAS BEEN WIPED OUT   American Third Army Has Smashed Siegfried Line At Number Of Points

Reds Keep Exclusive Control Of Radio Berlin To Spread Communism 

MISSING BOY'S BODY I$ LOCATED UNDER BUREAU   Mrs. James Carian Says She Became Frightened » When Child Died   TOLD POLICE CHILD HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED

‘Kidnanped’ Baby. Found Underneath Drawer of Bureau  Mother Says Boy Becam Sick While She Was  at Darév

POLISHED WHALE TOOTH TO BE PRESENTED AS RESULT OF 37TH DIVISION VISIT

Fiji Island Chief, Thankful for 3/th's Protection, Sends Token fo Lausche

Nameless 14 Off In Wilderness  Give Up Everything  To Follow Messiah

Farm Family Abandons Wealth an  arg 14-year-old ‘Messiah’ Into ‘Brush Country, ‘Promised Land

Boy Messiah Leads Family Into Badlands   Missourians Hold Optimistically to Vision of Youth

Strange Pilgrimage of Religious Fanatics Ends in Cactus-Studded Texan Sanctuary

14-Year-Old ‘Messiah’ Seeks ‘Promised Land   Family Ready to Move Farther Into Texas Brush Country

Family of 14 Abandons Home to Dwell in Bad Lands Of Lower Rio Grande, On ‘God’s Orders’ Via Boy, 14

Family of 14-Give Up Worldly Goods, Follow Young ‘Messiah’ to Rio Grande

‘Hunt Promised Land: ‘Fourfeen Members of Family Leave Farm When “Ordered by God"’

‘Nameless Fourteen’ Ready to Follow  14-Year-Old 'Messiah’ Into Bad Land:

Law Orders Followers Of Young “Messiah” To Move On Into “Promised Land”

New ‘Messiah’      Law Interferes With Family's Trip Into ‘Promised Land’

More Legislation on Jobs Called For   Ruml. Fights Federal. Policy on “Right to Work” Phrase

New Basic Laws Needed to Insure Jobs, Says Rum   Other Changes Essential to Make Full Employment Bill Work, He Adds

Reveal Need For  Basic Legislation   Believe Phrase Weakens  Dignity of Human Rights

Great Nippon Naval Base Is Target For ‘Second Cosmic Blow   Crew Members Report Results “Good” Over City Of 253,000; Tokyo Sull Talks Hysterically About Destruction Caused At Hiroshima

SECOND ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON JAPAN   Nagasaki Naval Base Shipbuilding Center Believed Obliterated

City of Nagasaki Obliterated by Terrifying Bomb   Tokyo Reports Death Toll Grows At Hiroshima

Soviet Action, Together With Atomic Bomb, to Bring Quick Victory Over Japan, Opinion: Nagasaki Made Second Target

SOND ATON BO DROPPED   Nagasaki Naval Base. Shipbuilding Center Believed Obliterated 

Second Atomic Bomb Falls On Japan   Nagasaki, Second Jap City To Feel New Terror Weapon

JAPS PLANNED TO USE ALL 9000 PLANES IN SUICIDE ATTACKS TO STOP INVASION BY U S.

JAPS PLANNED LAST AIR BLOW   HAD 8000 PLANES TO USE AGAINST INVADERS

Dithrich, Arnold Win Court Seats   Lawrence Defeats Waddell for Pittsburgh Mavor’s Post

GOP Judges Wir Easily In State By 200.000   Democrats Elect Mayors In Scranton And Pittsburqh

IMPRESSIVE MAJORITIES ARE GIVEN GOP CANDIDATES FOR SEATS ON SUPERIOR COURT   Vote Generally Is Light Across State With Interest Centered Mostly In Local Contests and Issues Leaders of Both Parties Study Results   ‘AMERICAN LABOR PARTY GIVES LITTLE SUPPORT

W. Heber Dithrich And John C. Arnold, Incumbents, Defeat Democratic Challengers — GOP Sweeps Philadelphia Offices, But Fails To Get Rid Of New Deal Grip On Pittsburgh — Mayors Elected In Eighteen Third Class Cities

AKRON WORKERS VOTE AGAIN TO EXTEND STRIKE   Firestone Employes Join Rubber Walkout Sunday; 33,000 Idle

GOODYEAR AND FIRESTONE TIRE PLANTS CLOSED   Workers Ignore WLB Threats: Production Resumed At Glass Factories

Strike Spreading Among Workers in Rubber Factories   Firestone Workers Quit While Those from Goodyear Remain Out in Spite of Government Threats—Situation Daily Grows More Critical

Canadians Are Nearing Rhine River In Drive   Town Of Griethausen Three Miles North Of Captured Cleve Is Taken   AMERICANS CLEAR PRUEM OF ENEMY

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     CANADIANS SMASH TO WITHIN 1500 YARDS OF RHINE

Army Gl Has Bottomless Stomach   {6 Pork Chops or 78 Hot Cakes ls But Averaaqe Meal

‘BOTTOMLESS’ STOMACH  Army’s Star Boarder Branded ‘Exhibitionist’; Eats Like 10 Mex

“We're Doing Best We Can,’ Say Railroad Men, But Transportation Difficulties Steadily Increase

RAILROADS FACE NIGHTMARE JOB   Conditions Expected To Get Worse Instead Of Better

FIVE U. 8, FLIERS ‘BEHEADED BY JAP‘   EXECUTIONS ON CELEBES IS-. LAND TURNED INTO CELEBRATIONS BY NIPS,

Gen. MacArthur Lands At Airfield Near To Tokyo   ‘‘Long Hard Road But This Looks Like Payoff,’’ He Declares   SURRENDER PLAN PROCEEDS WELL

LANDINGS BY ~MIRAND SEA C0 SMOOTHLY   ALLIED COMMANDER OF OvCUPATION FORCES. HAS SET UP HEADQUARTERS IN .¥GKOHWAMA

GENERAL. SAYS ROAD FROM MELBOURNE 10 1GKY0 LONG DEANS GOING “SPLENDIDLY”

Lands in Triumph at Atsugi Airdrome, Cob Pipe Clenched in Mouth; Smilingly Savs. “All Going Well”

Contacts Reds By Radio In Swift Advance   Junction of Soviets,  Third Army Imminent —French Near Munich Menace Brenner Pass

Troops Of American’ First Army And Marshall Ivan -S. Konev’s First Ukrainian Army. Join. Forces In Heart Of Germany -

U.S. THIRD ARMY DRIVES INTO AUSTRIA   Troops Establish Radio Contact With Reds and Almost Seal Off Czechoslovakia and Front Door to Nazi Redanht.

Eisenhower's Men Assault Northern, Southern Pockets   Linkup Splits Reich. Third Army invades Austria; Hitler Has 250 Divisions Left

Contact in Heart Of Reich   Patton Establishes Contact by Radio With Soviet in Austria

Last Known Unexploded Enemy Bomb in England Continues To Be Threat

Approve Soft Coal Pact   WLB Accepts Plan Subject to OPA Price Increase: Brynes O.K.

WLB Approves Provisions Of  Soft Coal Pact   Operators Estimate Contract Would Hike Wage By - 8490 Per Day

Mandalay Is Captured By British Army   Famed City Of Burma Finally Is Taken From Japanese

Goebbels Is Captured at Duesseldorf   BROTHER OF FAMOUS NAZI PROPAGANDIST WAS PREPARING FLIGHT

15 Local Men Given Discharges   Ranks Of Civilians Are Increased By Releases

6 More Local Men Released From Service  Veterans Of Both Wars Return

Number Of Discharges Exceeds 100   Six More Local Men And Women Leave Service

TAX BELIEF BILL HAS BEEN PASSED   ‘Business Aid Measure Will Be Sent to President Truman at Once.

Business Gets Some Tax Aid   Measure Carrying Relie! Goes to White House

City Inductee  List Announced   Draft Board No. 1 Gives Names And Branches Of  Service Assigned.

Announce List Of New Inductees   Two Assigned To Navy, Remainder Of Local Mer Placed In Amnv.

~ CHECK CYPRES: K POSSIBILITIES. MA INNO. -RIDDLE   Decision on Abandonment or Further Tact Near ~

Baffle for Berlin Reaches Last Stage, Zhukov, Konev Join  Soviets Turn Hundreds ee PE - fps & ye   Soviets Turn Hundreds Of Huge Searchlights On Center of Capital

Mass Surrenders Sweeping Weary German Defenders As City Crumbles

Berlin Battle Nearing End   Weary Germans Surrendering With Food, Water Supply Low

NAZIS GIVING UP BERLIN STRUGGLE; 27,005 CAPTURED   Resistance Totters as German Officers and Battalion Commanders Surrender to Reds.   ENEMY IS TRAPPED IN CENTER OF CITY   Fanaties, Driven Under. ground, Fight in Subways and Sewers—Capital Without Water.

2 KANSAS BANKS HELD UP TODAY   Gunman Escapes After Robbing Crawford and Neosho County Institutions

Mighty Blow. Stuns Enemv:      Heavy Early Gains Made As Troops Farther South Breach Lines Again

qpenty Blow Stuns Enem¥   Heavy Early Gains Made As Troops Farther South Breach Lines Aqain

Canadian First Army In North Joins U. S. Ist And 3rd In Rhine Fight   Ruhr, Nazis ‘Last Industrial Center, Prize As The Final Battle For Reich Opens

Two U. S. Armies Batter At Reich   Furious Cannonading Preceives Drive With British And Canadians Scoring Bia Gains

ATTACK MADE AT NORTH END OF WEST WALL   Yanks Tear New Hole In Nazi Line, Capture Schmidt

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Drive Is Launched In Holland With Great Artillery And — Aerial Support .

Full-scale offensive unfolds in Holland;  score two-mile gain   Canadian First army strikes ‘toward Rhine behind big artillery barrage

‘Allies Gain To Southeast Ot Nijmegen In Holland   Artillery and Planes Support New Push: 3rd Breach Made In Siegfried Line

WFA ASKS TOP PRIORITY ROR, WHOLE FOODN INDITSTRY   Germans Greet Reds Crying ‘Bread Please’

Berlin Reports Lower Arm of Rhine Crossec   Big Push Declared ‘On’ as Seven Allied Armies, Five on German Soil, Go on the March or Poise for Action

Canadians Burst Toward Capital; Patton’s Army Split Lower Rhineland German Lines, Outflank Fortress City

Five Armies In Reich: Canadians Cross Rhine Arm   Patton Splits Nazi Lines In Deepest Penetration Of Lower Rhineland; Outflank: Fortress Pruem; Canadians Threaten Klev:

Dewey s Program Draws Criticism From Opposition  Democratic, American Labor   Democratic, American Labor Parties Assert Governer Evades Important Issues

RAYBURN PREDICTS PEARL HARBOR PROBE   Speaker Declares House Member Are Demanding Inquiry Into dap Sneak Attack.

Rayburn Says Congressional Probe of Pearl Harbor Virtual Certainiy

FIVE BRITONS QUIT JOBS AT FRISCO MEET   Resignations Follow That of Churchill in London as Prime Minister— Halifax Only Unresigned British Delegate.

Five British  Delegates to S. F. Resign   Lord Halifax Only Unresigned Representative Ol Winedom Left

“Big-Five” On Edge Of Split  In Conference   Disagree Over Veto Power They Should Wield In Organization For World Peace

Veteran Pacific War General Declares Jap Home Beaches Less Tough Than Europe’:

CIVILIANS GET MEAT CUT OFF   Nine Million Pounds Of Beef Lopped Off The Supply For May

Meats, Cheeses, Margarine Cost More Points  Some Canned Fruits and Vegetable Values Are Reduced

Average Meat Point Value Slightly Higher   Red Points Required For All Grades, Cuts Except Mutton

More Meat Goes Under Rationing, Effective Sunday  OPA Reduces Point  Values of Some Fruits

MEAT RATIONING TICHTENS AGAIN   Margarine And Cheese Ge Up In Points; Some Beef Roasts Cut

Rationing Point Values on Meat Are Extended   Some Canned Fruits, Vegetables Reduced; Mutton Is Only Meat To Remain Point Free

eae ee ae  OPA Boosts Average Point Price of Cuts; Increase In Gardens Urged

Meats, Cheeses, Margarine Cost More Points  CO new nw Meee oe) Toe S  Some Canned Fruits and Vegetable Values Are Reduced

MEAT POINT.BOOST ~ FRFECTIVE SUNDAY   2% Percent Less. Meat “Expected for April Supplies —

99! Per Cent Civilian Meat Supply On Ration List; Reduce Canned Foot

Yanks Less Than 100 Miles Away   U.S. First, Ninth and Third Seek To Be First in German Capital

1,400 PLANES POUND BRIDGES   Would Seal Off ' Naztc Rafare Rhine

Frank T. Woody Killed in Sixteen Canyon  Prominent Taxation Authority Is Struck by Train

Frank T. Woody Killed in Sixteen Canyon  Deam mant Tayvatian   Prominent Taxation Authority Is Struck by Train

To Make Next Stop At Azores   Weekly Round-The-World Service Inaugurated By Plane Which Left Washington Friday

‘Globester’ On Second Les’ of Round-the-World Regular Transport Trip

Common Man’ Era Hailed By Laski   Labor Party Policy Maker Aims  Tahe at Snain

Proclaims ‘Era: Of Common Mar Now in Britain.   Labor Party Chairman Likens Polls Victory to Overturn of 1830

‘COMMON MAN’ WILL BE HEARD   Lebor Party Officiel Hails Victory at Polls—He Hits At Fescism

Prof. Laski Does AHenry Wallace For The British      Proe aime Era Of Common Man’; Taking Over Bank ‘Of Eneland- ‘First’ Step

Laski Proclaims Era of Common Man To Follow Labor Victory in Britain

PROCLAIMS ERA OF COMMON MAN IN GREAT BRITAIN   Harold Laski Declares labor Victory Sig: nificant As Emerg. ence of Middle Class in Great Britain In 18306.

British and Russians Meet  Along Baltic As Victorious Tommies Capture Hamburg

NAZI GROUPS HUNTED DOWN BY RUSSIANS   MOSCOW STAGES ALL-NIGHT CELEBRATION AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT CAPITAL IS CAPTURED

Allies Withdraw From Salvaro   Heavy German Mortar Fire Forces Yanks to Release Hold on Town

Wallace Supporters Win In First Round   Immediate Consideration Of Nomination Is Blocked By Two-Vote Margin

PRO-WALLACE FORCES WIN TEST ‘ON NOMINATION   Delay Action Pending Vote On Strip OF Lendine Power

MOUNTAIN STATE PAYS (TS TRIBUTE   Business in General Halts During Hour of Funeral Services in Washington For Late President

AMERICAN TROOPS FIRMLY SECURED   On Mindanao Island Pur. suing Japs More Than Five Miles Inland

FIRM U. S.! BEACHHEAD REPORTED:   Nip Attempt To Land At Batangas Bay Is Beaten Off

Yanks Smash Jap Attempt To Land On Batangas Bay   Hold 28 Mi. Beachhead On Zamboanga; Raid Formosa Again

Attempt To Land Japs At Batangas Bay Thwarted   Another Heavy Attack .On Formosa Delivered By American Bombers

Yankees Take 16 Villages On Mindanao   Americans Hold 28 Miles Of Beach; Move Inland From Zamboanga

BRIDGEHEAD AT LANBOANGA IS SECURED BY U.S.    Jans Pursued M ore . Than Five Miles Injand on Mindanao

Film Industry Dispute Spreads To New Studio   Bus Drivers in Massachusetts Demand Higher Pay

DRIVE FOR WAGE BOOSTS WIDENED BY AUTO WORKERS   Union to Ask Aircraft Manufacturers and Airlines to Increase Pay 30 Per Cent.   MINE STRIKE PARLEY REMAINS DEADLOCKED   Shipping in New York Still Tied up—Hollywood Picketing Extended to Second Studio.

UAW Extends Pay Hike Drive To Plane Plants   Increases by Wright ‘First Compliance’ In Union Camnpaicon

UAW-CIO Increases Scope Of Campaign   Wage Boost Aim Broadened to include Aircraft Fields

Fire Danger Is Rising Rapidly  Public Is Thanked for Local Record

Rising Rapidly Public Is Thanked  for Local Record  ris Danger Is 

Father Slain, Son Wounded Gravely In Gun Battle   Service Station Man At Road Forks, N. M., Dies in Family Fight

Distance Put At 63 Miles By Russian Communique   Announces Capture Of City of Beyerdorf: Other Soviet Armies Continue Big Gains  LANDSBERG TAKEN

Soviets Smash Nearer Capital, Germans Admit   Beversdorf and Landsberg Captured ~ By Zhukov’s Army; Russian Gains On Other Fronts Reported

GERMANS PLACE ENEMY 45 MILES BEYOND CAPITAL   Moscow Says Invaders Are 63 Miles East Of Their Goal   GAINS ARE REPORTED ALONG ENTIRE FRONT

Russians Report Distance From Reich Capital As 63 Miles; Soviet Tells of Advances Along Entire East Front as Far as Budapest Area

Alarmed Nazis Place Reds 45 Miles Away   Soviet Communique Reports Gains Along Entire Front

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Gains Reporte Along Entire  Eastern Front   Reds Dash Unchecked Across Iey Approaches To Berlin; Baltic Port Of Stettin Endangered

Russians Ge Unchecked on German Soil  Moscow Account Put wn.) cP? rzrAs:1...   Moscow Account Puts Reds 63 Miles From Reich Capital

Reds Reported Within 45 Miles of German Capital BYERSDORF TAKEN IN 10-MILE GAIN Continued Advances on ——— “Alf Fronts Res ported

RUSSIANS 45 MILES AWAY. NAZIS REPORT   Oder River Crossed at ‘Number of Points— Strongholds Before Frankfurt Seized. ::.

German Radio Puts Soviets Within 43 Miles Of Capital   Moscow Communique Reports Continued Gains Along Front From East Prussia To Budapest

Soviets Dashing Unchecked Down Road To Capital   Moscow Places Advance Units 60 Miles Out As Russian Hordes Race Toward Heart Of Reich

Reds Reported, Within % Miles of. German «  Capital  BYERSDORF T, TAKEN _  IN 10-MILE GAIN Continued Advances. es —All Fronts Re norted

RUSSIAN GUNS ARE HEARD IN NAZI CAPITAL   GERMAN RADIO SAYS ENEMY NOW ONLY 45 MILES AWAY

TORCH PUT TO SHIP BASE AND 3 OTHER CITIES   Australian Troops Lead In Invasion Of Rich Borneo Areas...

By GERALD R. HIMMELSBACH  International News Service Pacific Patia EAitan

600 Superfortresses Put The Torch To The Kure Naval Base   BIG FIRES SPREAD   Enemy Concedes Naval Installations Are Considerably Damaged

Five Newborn Infants Die   Outbreak of Acute Dysentery in Fargo Institution Revealed

EMPIRE FACING CRITICAL TIME   War Situation Becoming More Acute; Invasion of Japan Forseen.   NAGOYA AREA BOMBED

JAP.DIET TOLD WAR SITUATION IS ACUTE: REJECT SURRENDER ‘DEMAND; SAY ITS ‘HOLY WAR’

Enemy Premier Warns of Coming Battle of Japan   Surrender Means Death for All Declares Suzuki

Jap Premier Seeks Dictatorial Power.   VICIAIONd: POWEE.  Drastic Measure Seen Needed in  eee ere ne ame ees es gee

Japanese::Diet to Give ‘Most of Its Powers to Goversiinent of Suzuki

JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT MEETS TO TRANSFER POWERS TO PREMIER  DRASTIC MEASURES DESCRIBED AS URGENT NEC ESSITY TO MEET CRISIS

Japan Prepares for Fight to Bitter End   Parliament to Transfer All Powers to Premier, As War Crisis Grows

Suzuki Says Empire in Bad Straits   Home-Front Troubles Increasing; War Situation Is Worse

Jap Diet Transfers Powers to Premier   Measure Described as ‘Necessity’; Suzuki Promises to Fight War to ‘Bitter End. Predicts Victory

Brief Sessions in Legislature ‘Set This Week   First Series of Bills Expected to Be Offered Both Houses

THIRTY-TWO MORE MEN LEAVE   Twenty-Six Join Army, Five Join Navy Acd One Tho Man,

TWELVE MORE MEN INDUCTED   One In Marines, Two In Navy And Nine In’ Ar

WORE MEN LEAVE   Twenty-Eight  For Army Service And Three For Service In The Navy.

MINISTER YOSHIDA WARNS accUDATION AUTHORITIES VAPAN SEETHING WITH UNREST

TRANQUILITY OF JAPAN MAY BE MISLEADING   Jap Leader Warns Do mestic Scene Being Misinterpreted

Tranquility Only Surface Matter, Yoshida Reports   Misunderstanding of Affairs by U. S. Is Claimed by Nip Chief

Japan Seething With Political Unrest Inspired by Communists, Is Warning

TWO TEXANS RIGHT  HAND MEN FOR FAMED  GEN. WAINWRIGHT M’KINNEY COLONEL AND  PARIS MASTER SERGEANT  AT CRT DECEPTION

Home Isn't Home To Wainwright's Men If Isn't Texas   But Dooley, Carroll Attend Washington Homecoming

Lausche Recommends Step, With Monday Offered As Desirable ‘Holiday’

TRANSPORTATION AND  FUEL SERVICES STILL  CAUSING TROUBLES WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BROUGHT SHORT ACEC IN COAT CRIDDIYV

TRUMAN SEEKS TREATY APPROVAL  BEFORE JULY 13   Senators Resist Hurried Action on World Security Pact

Interesting News,  Mostly About Iowa   New President. For Central College At Pella

Crop Insurance Proves Popular  Federal Loans Made en 178.000 Farms

Super Council to Direct United Nations Council; is Composed of Big Four Foreign Ministers

UNCIO in Surprise Move Sets Up Super Council of Bia Four Foreign Ministers

2200 PLANES. MASS ON JAP — ‘DOOR -STEP   Nippon Sea Lanes Scoured By Air Fleet

‘Allies Mass 2,200 Planes For Obliteration Attacks, Tokyo Radio Declares

14 Enemy    Vessels Blasted    Little Opposition Met as Tempo Of Raids Mount

14 Nip Vessels Are Blasted by Yank Aircraft   2200 Planes Based on Jap Doorsteps, Tokyo Radio Claims

U.S. Masses 2.200 Planes On Doorstep   Five Key Centers Found Smouldering From B-29 Assault

Army Fighiers Hit Kyushu for Third Time   Tokyo Reports Air Fleet Massing for Final Assaults

Planes Pound Batfle Areas   Hammer Withdrawing Enemy, 8,000 Planes Over Germany Monday

Allied Planes In New Smash   Hammering Away in Relays at Germany’s Railway Network

ALLIED PLANES HIT ~ NAZIRAIL CENTERS   Traffic at Standstill, Pilots Reported

Quisling Guilt Seems Apparent   Germans And Norwegians Testify To Chicanery And Treachery Of Nor. wegian Puppet

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Says Quisling Arranged to Have Norwegian Stormtrooners Armed

QUISLING ACCUSED OF ARMING NORSE   Nazi Officer Says Puppet Got Guns From Hitler

C-M UNION'S CHIEFS MEET   To Hear Full Report From Reuther On Wage Nevotiations

Phone Workers  Strike Looms      Seen As Possible Aftermath Of Scheduled WE Walkout Jan. 3

WALKOUT SEEN BY PHONE UNION   Nation-wide Strike Looms To Aid New York Fight

Spain to End Tangier Rule  U. S. May Draw Role In Administration

Yanks Exploit Gains Won In ‘Battle Of Iwo   Marines Drive Dents Up to . 500 Yards In Hand-1o- Hand Combai On : Last-Stand Line

‘Last- Stand’ Line ‘Opens   “Yanks Inch Forward.  Upon Iwo’s “Defense.

MARINES PROBE -JAPS’ WO LINE   Japs Still Show No Sign Of Imminent Collapse

NO WEAKNESS ON NORTH IWO   Meet All-Out Leatherneck Drive Against Their Last-Stand Line With Machine-Gun and Small Arme Pirea.

Marines Press Light Gain In lwo Fight   Japs Keep Battling Despite Stubborn Push of U. S. Units

NO SIGHS OF A COLLAPSE   Marines Encounter Maze Of Pillboxes And Blockhouses

Exploit Dents in Last-Stand Line Of Iwo Japanese   Hand-to-Hand Combat Flares as Leathernecks Strive For Breakthrouoh

Dog Priorities   Senators Express Their Indignation Over Ousting Of Furloughed Soldiers

Senator Refused Plane Priority, He Reveals in Fuss Over Roosevelt Dog

‘DOG INCIDENT STIRS RANCOF   Court Martial Proposal: Heard in Washington

‘Control Council Adopts Sweeping iPower Over All German Activities

Appropriation Bill Now In Congress   Foes Show No Signs of Yielding In Dispute

Battle Over FEPC Fund Is Undecided   Neither Side Expects _ To Yield in Debate Over Measure

House Renews FEPC Fight   New War Ageney Appropriation Bill Heads Into “Battle For Passage

‘Rule Unit Blocks War Funds Bill .   Dispute Over FEPC  Deadlocks Measure

FEPC Wrangle Delays Recess   Southerners Block Vacation for House

Recess Dimming As EEPC Battle ls Continued   No Compromise Seen In the Near Future

FEPC Measure Is Blocked By Croup in House   Southern Democrat: Refuse to Let Bill Reach Floor

Amphibians Widen Hold On Bay Area   Allies May Rebuild Huge Refineries Of Pandansari

FRANCE PARIS IS LOSER IN RULING   Kennamer Affirms Federal Order Against Alleged Hatch Act Violator

Meadows Visits Mother Here; Urges Restraint Over State On V-J Day

, West Virginians. Urged ” Accept Victory Tidings With Dignity, Restraint

British Prepare io Re-enter Far East Colony   Announce Plans to Accept Jap Surrender

Britain to Move On Hong Kong   Attlee Tells Commons Surrender Plans

BRITISH SAY THEY'LL STAY IN HONG KONG   Have No Intentions Of Giving Up Colony

WILLINMS’ BACKERS TO CONTINUE: FIGHT   Only First “Round in War Against Conservatives Says Farmers’ Union Head

Washington Koundup  Washington Expects War In Europe Will End Soon

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed byAP Writers

WILLIAMS FAILS IN BID FOR REA   FRIENDS SAY THEY WON'T FORGET THE OPPOSING SENATORS

GOVERNMENT MAY PREVENT STRIKE   Appeal To Both Sides To Agree On Temporary Extension

Conference Close Tuesday Permitted By Soviet Action  Moscow Accepts Debat In Assembly Proposal,

‘PARLEY PLANS - ADJOURNMENT NEXT TUESDAY   «Russians Accept Compromise on Powers  Of Assembly

o Be Signed  orld Charter y 50 Monday   Russia Accepts Compromise Plan Defining Assembly Powers

Conference Closing Is Set For Tuesday   Accord Reached on World Assembly Discussion Matter—Delegates Expected to Sign Charter Monday—Truman Speaks Tuesday

UNITED NATIONS. SECURITY MEET TO END TUESDAY   Way Cleared for Adjournment as Russia Accepts Compromise on Last Big Issue Before Delegates.   PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO SPEAK AT CLOSE   Charter for World Organization for Peace Probably Wilt Be Signed Monday Afternoon and Nicht.

Compromise Is Accepted By Russia   Charter for Peace Likely To Be Signed Some Time Monday

United Nation Parley to End Next Tuesday   Russian Acceptance Of Compromise Paves Way for Close: Parley To Hear President

Attlee Gives  Proven’ Men Jabinet Jobs   Bevin, Dalton, Cripps And Morrison Spark Laborite ‘New Deal’

Attlee Chooses Solid Workhorses For New Cabinet      Ernest Bevin Becomes Foreign Secretary, Goes To Potsdam

Congress To Probe Government  Publication Of Census Report   Ohio Solon Thinks Publication Of Volume On ‘Fertility Of Women’ Waste Of Money; Cites Paper Shortage

SOVIET COLUMNS STILL FIGHTING;  ee a a a a ae =< -— F   RUSSIANS REPORT 20,000 SURRENDER AS FORT WEAKENS

RUSSIANS, JAPS STILL FIGHTING IN SOME AREAS   Reds Push Three-Prong At: tack on Industrial City of Harbin

Japs lgnore Warning (Of Russians   Battle Continues Despite Reds’ Stern Ultimatum

RED ARMY CLOSING IN ON HARBIN      Reported 20,000 Japs Have Laid Down Their Arms

Reds Push Offensive   Jap Forces Continue To Resist In Spite Of Soviet Ultimatum

SOVIETS CLOSE ~INONKEY CITY   Enter Harbin as Japs Continue to Resist Despite ‘Ultimatum.

Reds Drive For Harbin   Japanese Continue to Resist Despite Soviet Surrender Ultimatum

CONTINUE TO FIGHT   Soviet Armored Columns Closing in on Jap Key City of Harbin -

THREE DIE FOR THEFT - MURDER   Two Briggs Brothers And Messer Executed In Raleicoh.

Yanks Killing Japs In Pac ific  At 14-1 Ratio   Same Score Maintained From Guadaleanal To Outskirts Of Naha

B-29 Raids Mount      Yanks Killing Japs at 14 to 1 Ratio From Guadalcanal Beaches to Okinawa

14 JAPS FOR EVERY AMERICAN KILLED IN PACIFIC WAR  ‘2 ae ee an one Oe eee, TD eee 24... Deienner Wi: op ARR BOT OF PE GR ae coh

’ ap Losses Are 14-to-l   Py 33,429 Yanks Killed ‘To 488.697 Jans

14 Japs Die for Every Yank Soldier Killed   U. S. Casualties in Pacific War Include 33,429 Dead

Speedy Passage of Labor Legislation  Advocated by FDR   Chief Executive Will Settle for Best He Can Get, It’s Said

WANTS ACTION ON MANPOWER   FR Still Wants Best Control Bill As Soon As He Can Get it.

‘Big Mo Docks ‘in New York Harbor   Fases Way ’ Through Fog, Rain; 6 Hours Late

Minister Who Planned Sneak Attack On Pearl Harbor Arrested; Former Premier, Other Terrorists Face Trial

Notorious Panzer  Chief Captured   Col. Gen. Dietrich Seized By Yanks; Reported  A eenceinated.

Compromise On Poland May Be Announced Soon   Big Three’s High Command Has Left For Golden Gate Conference

Big Three Diplomats Leave for _S.F. Parley Amid Speculations Polish Dispute May Be Compromised

NAZI BIGWIGS Agreement WHEREABOUTS On Poland STIR RUMORSin Balance

NO RESULTS IN MOLOTOV TALKS   TRUMAN CLOSETED WITH ENVOY THREE TIMES

COMPROMISE SEEN IN POLAND DISPUTE   Although No Agreement Announced Before Leaving For Conference

“WILL KEEP CLOSE TO GRASS ROOTS   Smple Inaugural Starts  Gov. Schoeppel on Second Term   MAKES SHORT ADDRESS

Starts New Term Today   Schoeppel Takes Oath Of Office in Brief ~ Ceremony in Topeka 

*Inagurate »Schoeppel For Term 2   . Streamlined Ceremony . Has Short Address   By Governor; State Officials Swern In

HOUSE PASSES FARM SCHOOL AID MEASURE   $500,000 A Year Provided in Bilt For Districts With Heavy Tax Load.

Yamashita Takes Stand   ‘Tiger Of Malaya Denies Atrocities   Ribbentrop Calls  Britons As Witnesses

‘Tiger’ Denies Manila Blame  Testifies He Didn't   Testifies He Didn’t Order Citv Razed

YAMASHITA TESTIFIES IN OWN DEFENSE   Denies Ordering Killing of War  Prisoners, Civilians

Yamashita Denies Manila Atrocities On Witness Stand   Jap General Blames Naval Troops for Looting Philippine Capital

YAMASHITA ON WITNESS STAND   DENIES ORDERING MURDER OF CIVILIANS

TIGER OF MALAYA PLEADS INNOCENCE Al COURT HEARING   Says He Did Not Order Killing of War Prisoners   DID NOT CONTROL NAVAL TROOPS   Had Never Heard of Mistreatment of Civilians in Manila

Yamashita Denies Guilt in Testimony. At Trial; Habeas Corpus Writ Refused

Seek Identity of Charred Bodies   Taken From Wreckage of Greyhound Bus

REASON ENOUGH   Can't Get Riders, Even in Wartime, Says Applicant

Former Heart Of German Bulge [s  Retaken By Yanks   American Forces Move Into y Houvffalize As German Retreat From Town  A Oe ee eee, ln, ee, ete es es ek kkae— alli

Reconversion Survey Shows More Meat, Chickens Coming Soon: Navy To Cut Force To 500,000 Men .

Meat Supply lo Increase  a SE ee See ee sie   Chicken Surplus Soon, Predicted

[MORE CHICKENS, BEEF MADE ‘AVAILABLE FOR YOUR TABLE   Navy Sets Discharge Schedule —Electric Appliances Abundant By Spring——Child Care Centers Te Be Continued By Government

Baby Abductor Posed As Wife \OfAnotherMan   Sought Successfully to Di.  yoree Soldier Hushands Feigned Pregnancy After Adopting Alias

Woman Who Stole Baby At Hospital Also Posed As Wife Of Mere Friend

KIDNAPER HELD FOR GRAND JURY   Woman Admits Taking Baby From Marion Hospital

Hershey, Friend Of Oiphans, Dies  _ At Age of 88  Gave $4,000,000 Fund  To Start Vocational School for Bovs

HERSHEY DIES AT AGE OF 88   Funeral Rites Tuesday For Man Who Gave Fortune  To Help Orphans

German industry Blasted   Factories, Nerve Centers Targets Of 2,100 Planes

2,100 Bombers Hit Nazi Targets   Night Raid Made By RAF Mosquito Planes

Chinese Leader  Asks Showdown   Receives Invitation To Personal Conference

THREATENS IN CHINA   Communist Leader Mao Tze-Tung Demands Showdown

COMMIES WANT TO KNOW RIGHTS   Make Demands Before Conference On Chinese Crisis

THREE NAZIS GET DEATH SENTENCES IN MASS MURDER  FOUR OTHERS GIVEN PRISON TERMS AT

Death Sentence for 3 Germans   ‘Military Tribunal Dooms Asylum Head and Two Aides

Mansfield Asse: ‘s All Jap Army Units Must Quit  - Montanan Points Ou  - Kwantung Forces Ta ee a! a

Mansfield Asse ‘s All Jap Army Units Must Quit  Montanan Points Out Kwantung Forces Have Acted on Own

LONDON HEARS NAZIS PLAN U-BOAT DRIVE   Attacks by 200 Subs on Convoys From France to Russia Are Looked For.

Plymouth County Must Buy More — War Bonds  E Bonds Sold Only 30, 9 Per Cent Of  TP .. ....* enol

Plymouth County Must Buy More War Bonds  E Bonds Sold Only 30.9 Per Cent Of Required Quota

FOR FIRST TIME DETAILS ARE GIVEN ON JAPANS ATTACK IN PHILIPPINES

= iE ee ee a _  “Mysterious” Telephone Call “From Manila Stopped Preparations to Fight Back After Pearl Harbor; Jap Planes Flew Over Clark Field Two Nights Before Pearl Harbor Attack.

Japanese, Twice Before Dec. 8, 1941, Reconnoitered Philippines from Air

Tragedy at Clark Field   TALE OF ACTION ON DEC, 8, 1941   Tiny U. S$. Air Force Knew Japs Were Coming

Clark Field’s Tragedy Is Revealed For First Time   By FRANK H, BARTHOLOMEW

laps Struck Clark Field When U. S. Fliers And Gun Crews Went To Lunch, UP Man Says

JAP PHILIPPINES TIME OF PEARL HARBOR   Destroyed The Bulk Of The American Flying Force In Islands   FIRST FULL ACCOUNT OF THIS TRAGEDY  Security Prevented Rev-

Administration Will Send Tax Program For Postwar Transition; to Ask Billions

Tax Bill Slated To Pare Budget   Measure Expected To Provide About Four Billions In Tax Relief

WPB SAYS RULING WILL BE ENFORCED   Brown-out Will.be Put In——to-Effect Wednesday Midnicht.

Unification of Army and Navy Flayed — By Adm. Sherman in Senate Testimony

Jap Homeland Hit By B-29s In 3 Attacks   Seas Around Nippon ‘Polluted’ By Mines Dropped By Superforts In Niaht Missions

Superforts Hit Jap Homeland Thrice In Day  Assaults Follow Record Raid

B-29’s Strike Again   Hit Iwo Jima Today After Successive Attacks On Burma and Ota, North of Tokyo

SUPERFORTS BLAST JAPAN IN BIG RAINS   Aircraft Plant At Ota Is Hard Hit

[OLAND CF  ql JMO BOMBE!   Other Targets Hit Hard From Saipan, Guam and India Bases.   DETAILS NOT REPORTED

SUPERFORTS HIT [WO JIMA AFTER OTA, RANGOON   Jap Installations Blasted On Bonin Isle Base

B:29S RETURN FOR 3 RAIDS ON JAPAN   BLAST INDUSTRIAL _ AREAS IN WAKE OF YESTERDAY’S RAIDS

Industrial Targets and Fields Hit   Try to Strengthen Political Position  In Some Threatened Regions

Industrial Centers, Airfields on Home Islands Pounded   Superforts in Speedy Followup of Thursday’s Attacks

Forts Bomb Jap Isles 3 Times   3 industrial Centers, Airfields Hit After Yesterday's Raid

Struck by Three Waves During Day   Mines Strewn in All Jap Waters Menaces Shipping.

B-2d0 ATTACK VITAL TARGETS   Industrial Centers and Airs fields on Kyushu and Honshu Bombed.   OVER 100 PLANES USED

JAP HOME ISLANDS BOMBED 3 TIMES BY B-29 ARMADAS   Enemy Industrial Centers and Airfields Hit in Triple Attack Todeay—Are FoilowUp Raids to Thursday's Rambing

Iwo Jima Blasted by Superforis as: Air Attacks Moun   B.29s Also Hit Jap: Plane Plant at Ota, Supply Dumps Near Ragoon   Abraham Lincoln's Home Town Pays Its Annual Tribute to Him on Anniversary

Step Up Tempo Of B-29 Raids   Strike at Jap Bases And Production in Ever-Increasing Farce

Forts: Blast’ At Iwo Jima   ‘Important Targets — ‘Of Japs Are Found

B-29's Stage A New Raid -On Iwo Jima   BFE £48481 4 BANS London, Feb, 12.—(4)—A Berlin’ broadcast said American planes bombed Nanking in China this morning.

Superforts Hit Aircraft Plant And Iwo Jima   Third Attack In Three Days Also Strikes Ran. goon Supply Dumps.

190 Forts Bomb Jap Mainland, Three Airfields  Industrial Centers Yt an Wearcel..   Industrial Centers Hit on Honshu, Near Kobe, Osaka

B-29s Attack Jap Homeland Three Times   Americans Strike  At Three Industrial Centers and Airfields On Kyushu Island

Superforts Hit Iwo Jima For Third Day   Show Ever-Increasing Strength in Assaults; Blast Rangoon Dumps

lwo Jima Hit By Superforts  Plane Plant Northwest Of Tokyo Attacked

Superforts Blast Japan’s Homeland   - Critical Oil Supplies Attacked In Three Areas as Photographs Show Extensive Damage to Plants

B-29'S SHOWER “BOMBS ON JAP PLANT TARCE}   Nakajima Aircraft Factory Near Tokyo Struck—Iwo Jima Hit Anew

B-24's Lash Jap Homeland Thrice   Kawamishi Seaplane Plant, Oita and Saiki Air. fields Pounded Heavily.

NIP HOMELAND THREE TIMES   Superforts Strike at Three Industrial Centers and Three Airfields in Follow-Up of Thurs day Blows.

Supertorts Raid Japanese Island   Aircraft Plants Hit From Saipan, Guam And India Airbases

SLIGHT WARMING UP   Good Football Weather Is Forecast for Saturday

Churchill List  Draws Jeers   Announcement of Frisc Delegation Causes Uproar in Commons

AGT 10 BOOST BUTTER SUPPLY   Dairy Subsidy Rates Are Shifted to Increase Production

Up Subsidy Rate On Butterfat fo Increase Butter  Payment Change Expected to Divert More Milk to Churn:

BOHOL ISLE INVADED BY U.S. TROOPS   Is Last Major Philippine Isle Held By Japs

Japanese Delegates Gave Full Information And: Oooperated In Every Way  PLACE WHERE TERMS WILL BE SIGNED HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED  Gen, MacArthur Probably Won't Meet Any Japs Until Invasion Time

McArthnr’s Surrender Terms Now On Way Back   General Wainwright Rescued From Prison   Teams of Paratroopers in Other Rescues of Allied  War Prisoners.

Army Agrees To Close Up Oil Refinery   Canadian Operation Will Be Shut Down And Offered For Sale

HOPKINS QUITS FEDERAL POST   Resigns Job As Truman Assistant Because Of Poor Health

HARRY HOPKINS RESIGNS POST IN GOVERNMENT   Confidential Advisor To Two Presidents Out Of Picture

HOPKINS ENDS PUBLIC WORK   White House Adviser For Two Presidents To Take A Rest

Hopkins Quits Public Life To Take Rest   Ailing Advisor To 2 Presidents Asks for Reliet

Harry Hopkins Advisor to HST. Resigns   Saves He Must Take Rest: Resignation Accepted by Chief

Resignation Tumed in  By Hopkins   Influential World Figure Quits To ‘Take a Rest’

Harry L. Hopkins Quits Public Life   Resigns as White House Adviser and Wartime Emissary; “Must Take a Rest”

HOPKINS LEAVES WHITE HOUSE POST   —vecial Emissary for Two Presidents Retires Because of Ill Health

KANSAS TO WARM .UP   Rains General Over Eastern Third of the State

International “Bill of Rights” Sought 7  Smaller Powers Expected To Urge Action At Conference

An International ‘Bill of Rights’ Will Be Sought at San Francisco's World Security Conference

Small Nations Want World ‘Bill of Rights’   International Charter Will Be Sought When Security Parley Meets On West Coast April 25

Bill of Riglits loBe Sought " Smaller Nations Will -Presen t Demand:  . .. Conference.

Prisoners of Japs Will Get Supplies  Mercy Missions by Plane Are Announced

PEARL HARBOR BOARD NAMED   Barkley Expected to Head Group to Investigate Disaster

House Members Of Pearl Harbor Committee Named   Three Democrats, Two Republicans to Aid in Investigation

400 Liberated Russian War Prisoners Die From Drinking Methyt Alcohol

SAYS IDLENESS AFTER WAR 10 WRECK NATION   Truman to Back Plan, Senator Reports At Hearing

BARKLEY OPENS LAST SENATE SESSION TIL OCT,   Sudden End of Pacific War Might Call Solons Back

Peace Jobs Top Agenda  In Congress   Surrendering Of Japanese War May Curtail Recess, Says Senator Mead

CONGRESS OFFICIALLY IN RECESS.   Starts Longest. Period Away from Capital in 6 Years

Congress Gets  Long Recess   MANY PROBLEMS YET TO BE SOLVED BY SOLONS

MUST FINISH PROBLEM OF PEACE LATER   V-J Day May Bring Group Together Again

FOR YIELDS DEMANDS FOR: THREE VOTES   But OK’s Russian Request for Extras

F. D. R. Cancels Plans to Seek Three Votes for the U.S at World Assembly; Will Back Commitment to U.S.S.R

Hagerstown Waits for V-J: ‘Day Renee eneanerarwreeeet testes sunnyenenteree  Impressive Parade Planned As Feature Of Celebrations

Hagerstown Waits for V-J Day ee YY  Impressive Parade Planned As Feature Of Celebrations

eace Voting tules Revealed   39 Nations Invited To Join S.-F. Parley

U.S. Diseloses Peace Body Voting Rules   39 Nations Receive Bid to Join Big 5 at S. F. Meet

World Security Council Voting Rules Announced   Will Be Keystone for New League; Already Accept. ed By Big Three, China.

Mother Says She Hid Body After Death   Widespread Search For Six-Month Old Carlan Baby Ends

FIND CHILD'S BODY IN HOME   Baby Reported Kidnaped Is Found Dead, Body Stuffed in Drawer

Japs Expected To Quit Former Air Base Cities   Chinese, Fighting in. Liuchow, Also Near kweilin’

Chinese Believe Japs May Abandon Kweilin, Liuchow Command Reports Two  More Towns on Highwa' To Indo-China Seized

Chinese Push To Defenses Of Liuchow   Also Within 10 Miles Of Kweilin

Chinese Within Outer Liuchow   Only 10 Miles From Kweilin; Enemy May Abandon Both Bases.

CHINESE ASSAULT FORCES BATTLING SAPS AT LIVCHOW   ALSO CLOSE IN TO WITHIN TEN MILES OF KWEILIN 90 MILES NORTHEAST

Chinese Forces Storm Liuchow  Another Force 10 Miles From Kweilin

CHINESE PUSH DRIVES FOR TWO LOST BASES   Believe Japs Plan To Give Up Liuchow, Kweilin

CHINESE ASSAULT FORCES BATTLING JAPS AT LIUCHOW  ALSO CLOSE IN TO WIT! IN TEN MILES OF KWEIL'

Chinese Battle Outside Liuchow   Near Kweilin As Jap Abandonment of Both Cities Is Rumored

BELIEVE NIPS 10 FLEE AIR BASES   Chinese Units Enter Outer Liuchow Defenses

Chinese F ight Japanese On Rim Liuchoy   Signs Point to Enemy Withdeawing From Former... Anievican Air Base  Cities

Belief Grows Japs Will Abandon Both Liuchow And Kweilin To Chinese

Chinese Near Two Cities   Two-Pronged Drive Aimed at Liucow and Kweilin: Japs Retreating

JOBS FOR VETERANS SOUGHT BY LEGION   Bill Drafted To Include Volunteers With Draftees

Drafts Bill to Get All Vets Old Jobs   Am. Legion Wants to Protect Volunteers

Electrical Union Decides Today On GM Wage Offer   ‘Votes Being Tallied on Com; pany Proposal to Boost   Pay $1.08 a Day   UAW NEGOTIATIONS MORE ENCOURAGING   General Motors Plan Re. jected But Reuther Is Hopeful of Accord

U. S. Smashes Jap Tanks In Luzon Battle   Americans Advance Despite Stiffest Battle Since Lingayen Landings; More Towns on Road To Manila Are Captured From Enemy Forces

HIGHWAY HUB CAPTURED ON LUZON ISLAND   HIDDEN JAP GUNS FAIL TO HALT U. S. ADVANCE

TWO HIGHWAY HUB TOWNS ON LUZON TAKEN   Gains Made By Yanks In Stiffest Fight ing of Invasion

Russian Drive Unchecked By German Army      Moscow Reports ‘March Toward Berlin’ More  Than Slogan; Two Forces Hammering At Gates Of Breslau, Danzig On Flanks

Temperatures   Onrush Expected to Hit. Oder River, 40 Miles From Berlin

Russians Plunging Unchecked for Oder River Line Only 40 Miles from Berlin

Nazis Show No Signs Of Stemming Onrush; Russian Columns Slash Into Germany From Poland On Broad Are   FRANKFURT SEEN AS IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE

Four Armored Units Advance Into Brandenburg   Oder River 40 Miles East of Berlin May Be Site of Nazi Stand

Red Tanks Drive Into Bradenburg On 100-Mile Front   Nazis Show No Signs of Ability to Stem Tide Short of Oder River   OTHER UNITS MENACE BRESLAU AND DANZIG   Violent Street Fighting in Encircled Poznan; Cap ture Pniewy

Moscow Reports Nazi Unable to Stop Zukov’s Plunge on 100 Mile Front

4 RED ARMY SPEARHEADS IN GERMANY   Center Aimed At Berlin, '.ess Than 100 Miles Away

Enter Nazi_ Province At Four Points   GERMANS SHOW NO SIGN OF BEING ABLE TO HALT REDS SHORT OF FRANKFURT

Center Of Are Aimed At Capital; Frankfort Immediate Objective   Moscow Expects Push To Continue   Russians Do Not Believe Germans Can Halt Drive Short Of Oder

QUICK ADVANCE 10 ODER RIVER SEEN BY REDS    lank Positions Firmly Held at Breslau And Danzig

[Three Soviet Armies. Pound Qn Toward Berlin; Columns Of ‘Mechanized Weapons Jam Roads

Soviets Smash On 100-Mile Invasion Front   Moscow Savs Nazis Show No Signs  Of Being Able To Stop Zhukov

No Strings Attached As Talks Resume, -Reuther Declares In Buffalo Speech

Speedy Confirmation Seen For Byrnes’ Nomination To Be Secretary Of State   Senate Approval Will Give President Truman Five Officers Of Own Choosing

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU NEWS LETTER   (By County Extension Director)   Two Corn Borer & Field Demonstrations in Fayette County Well  Atteandad

TWO CORN BORER DEMONSTRATIONS   Methods of Plow Adjustments Were Shown to Large Number of Interested Farmers

VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT (VERTHROWN   Rebels Seize Control of Caracas and Important Military Center.

VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN   President Medina Is Reported Prisoner

REBELS OVERTHROW VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT CAPTURE PRESIDENT AND HIS PREDECESSOR

OFFICER OF U. S, EMBASSY FIRED ON IN GUTBREAK   Conflict Between Rebel Military and Government Forces Reported

Yanks SeizeLuzon City and Airdrome   Philippines’ Summer Capital Threatened

33rd Division Troops Take Naguilian  Jap Counterattacks Are Thrown Back With Heavy Losses

Canadians Crush Six Nazi ‘Attacks   Outflank Goch And Ap. proach Calcar, Both Ma.  ior Road Centers.

Canadians Crush Six Nazi Moves   Continue Advance Beyond Breached Siegfried Line Near Heavily Fortified Goch

Allies Lunge Deeper Into Foe Territory   Canadian Ist and American 3rd Make Substantial Gains

PUSH MAIN BELT OF SIEPERIED LINE   Yanks Prepare Attacks as Floodwaters of Roer Recede

‘CanadiansLaunch Flanking Threats   Dominion First Army Ad-ynaces Beyond the Siegfried Line   CHECK COUNTERBLOWS   Seven Crack Nazi Divisions Are Blasted by Artillery

Massed Guns, Planes Lash ~ At Enemy   Foe Feels Sting Of Allied Air Power For Sixth... Dov

Canucks Smash Six Nazi Counterblows on Northern Fron   Mighty Air Offensive Turns Seven Crack German Divisions

Drive Bevond Siegfried Line  With Advance   Forces Forge Ahead With Massed Artillery Attack, Heavy Aerial Cover.   APPROACHING GOCH

Push Beyond Breach at Top Of Front Line   Enemy Battles Fiercely In Effort to Block Ruhr Flanking Threat

Outflank Juncture  Of Goch   Beating Down Most Determined Counterattacks  On Northern Front

Beaten Nazis Falling Back Toward Rhine   Clouds of Planes Take Part in Crashing Blows Being Dealt Germans

Cannon, Planes Smash German Counterblows   Canadians Threaten To Flank Industrial Ruhr Valley; Roer River Drops Slowly

German  Defenders Fall Back   Enemy Flank in North Virtually Turned by Canadian

Massed Guns, Clouds of Planes Support Troops In Advance Toward Goch

Canadian Ist Army Troops Advancing Beyond Breached Siegfried Line; Near Goch

CANANDIAN TROOPS GRUSH FORMIDABLE» GERMAN EFFORTS  NAZI INFANTRY, TANKS AND PARATROOPS LASHEL py atp acecwcue

INFANTRY, BIG GUNS. ADVANCE TOWARD GOCE   Yank 3rd Army Smashes Through New Hole In Siegfried Line

Beaten Germans Are F alling Back * To Prepared Posts Back of Rhine

HEAVILY FORTIFIED GOCH [5 GOAL OF CANADIANS IN NEW FLANKING THREAT TO RUHR

Massed Guns, © Plane Fleets. Pound Nazis   Troops Pour Through West Wall Breach to Flank Ruhr Industries

CRUSH 6 NAZI * ~ COUNTER HITS   ‘Beaten, Wounded German Infantry Falls Back into Prepared Positions.   GOCH RAIL, ROAD CENTER

Nazis Attempt Six Well-Organized Efforts but Big Guns and Planes Turn  Them Back.   HEAVY FIGHTING AT TOP OF WESTERN FRONT

Canadians Stop “ormidable Nazi Counterattacks   Air Offensive Lashes Germans As They Retreat

Mighty Artillery Barrage Covers British Empire Troops Defeating Counter-attacks; Patton's Third Gains Steadily

Virtually Turn Upper End Of Siegfried Line   Advance Two Miles in Iey Mud to Outflank Goch

TROOPS 1.5 MILES FROM CITY OF GOCH   Breaking Core of Resistance of Seven Fresh - Nazi Divisions, Troops i: Virtually Have Turned  Sieofried Line.

American Planes  Strike Airfields   Renew Effort To Knock Out German Air Force

Gen. E. M. Watson, Secretary fo F. D. B., Dies  President's Aide Wae Fn Route

Edwin Watson, FDR Secretary Dies at Sea   Was En Route Home From the Crimea Conference of Big 3

ROOSEVELT AIDE DIES SUDDENLY   Presidential Secretary Gen. Watson, Stricken Aboard Cruiser

“VOVABING HONE   General Watson Becomes ‘tl Day “Big Three” Chat Ende at Yalta

AIDE TO PRESIDENT ‘DIES ABOARD SHIP   General E. M: Watson, 61 Victim of Cerebral _ - Hemorrhace

Polio Dimes Flood F. R. On Birthday   He’s Busy With World Affairs; Can’t Participate In Festivities.

President Observes 63rd Birthday And Points To Forthcoming Big 3 Meeting

President Celebrates 63rd _ Birthday in Midst of Great Events; First Lady on Radio

President’s Birthday Secondary — To Impending “Big Three” Parley

Big Three Meeting Overshadows FDR’s 63rd Birthday Date   Thousands Observe Day At Parties, Donating To Polio Relief

America Saying ‘Happy Birthday’ To President Today   Doing It With Dimes and Dollars; Overshadowed By “Big Three’ Meet Plans

As Nation Says “Happy Birthday”—  FDR Looks To Big Three Meeting

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:F. D. R.  Chief Executive’ Is 63 But _ Anniversary Secondary To War, Conference

Roosevelt is 63 Years Old Today   Millions Raised  To Fight Polio

It’s 63 Years For Roosevelt   Nation Says Happy Birthday with Money For Fulio Fiah+

Washington Celebrating   ‘FDR Birthday Falls  Before Conferences

Americans Say “Happy Birthday” To President   al ss *» * e  ++ + + +++ 4 ++ + + But Event Is Secondary On Calendar Headed By Important War Activities Many High Government Officials Reported Out Of Country

AMERICANS SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO F. D. R. TODAY   PRESIDENT EXPECTS TO MEET CHURCHILL AND J. STALIN SOON

Dimes and Dollars Used. By America in Saying “Happy Birthday" to the President

Mark Birthday Of President   Events Held Secondary on Calendar Of Executive

Mark FDR Birthday   Nation Celebrates By Joining. Fight Against Infantile Paralysis

Americans Say ‘Happy Birthday to FR But War Activities Come First

With Dollars. Dimes, F. D.R. Observes Birth   Event Secondary On Calendar On Which Big-3 Meet Is Booked.   -PLAN BIRTHDAY BALL

Petain Okayed Secret Talks With Britain   Working Agreement Reached With Churchill and Eden, Witness Says; Suicide Delays Trial

PETAIN HAS DEFENDER IN ADM. FERNET   ‘Witness Declares Marshal Approved Secret Negotiations With Britain in 1940

Witness Tells Of Parleys With Britain  * Dlacelaweac 4...   Declares Petain Approved Secret Negotiations

SOUTH SHELTERS STORM. VICTINS   HUNDREDS HOMELESS IN ALABAMA AND .MISSISSIPPI— DEATH. TOLL TO 41,

TORNADO BRINGS HOUSING PINGH   Trail Of 41 Dead And 200 Injured Left In Wake Of Alabama Wind

Spain Retires From Tangier   Good Authority Says Spanish Troops Withdraw By Request.

Loss of Cruiser, 883 Men, Occurs Near War's End   Indianapolis Is Sunk July 30 by Jap Sub In Philippines Sea

NAVY S UAUISER IS SUNK BY SUB WITH BIG LOSS  883 Officers And Men On  Indianapolis Are :  Victims ~  >.  SUNK IN ACTION    SUNK IN ACTION OFF PHILIPPINES

CRUISER SUNK: 883 LOSELIVES   Philippines Sea Is Scene Of One Of Navy’s Worst Disasters

Warship Sent Down in Philippine Sea July 30, Presumably By Japanese Submarine—Plunges to Bottom 15 Minutes Alter Being Hit Without Warning—Vessel Was on Unescorted Kun From San Francisco at Time.   Pe KKORRIF LANDSRERG.

Contracts For 135 Ships Cancelled   Three Contracts Covering Special Equipment For Navy Also Ended

Contracts For 135 Vessels Are Cancelled   $425,000,000 War Equipment

‘Williams Not To Withdraw  Refuses To Drop Out In Bid For REA Job

Williams Will Fight It Out With Senate   Poll Indicates Roosevelt Appointee Will Be Rejected For Office

WILLIAMS SAYS HE WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH   He Refuses to Accept Senate Committee Veto as Final

WILLIAMS WILL STAY IN FIGHT   Roosevelt Nominee For REA Chief Defies Senate Critics

Williams Plans to Fight for REA Post  Refuses Suacaestior   Refuses Suggestion He Ask F.D.R. to Withdraw Name

Kirke L. Simpson’s Interpreting the War News   JAPS FAILURE TO RESIST ON  VITAL OKINAWA ISLAND TS. QTARTTING

Naval Guns Attack   Japanese Failure To Resist Yanks In Okinawa Causes Great Surprise

Auto Industry Crisis Nears  Union Representatives Gather In Detroit

JAPAN PUTS OUT PEACE FEELERS   Tokyo Seems Still Hoping That Russia Will Act as Intermediary

=*/S BEGIN TO "SUE FEELERS ON SOFT PEACE   Seek Anything Short of Unconditional Surrender

JAPS REPORTED SEEKING PEACE   Nippon Asks Russia To Act As Intermediary, Claim

Tokyo Said fo Look to Russia For Way Out   Hopes to Get . Bargain Peace, Is Understandinc

Virginia Democrats Naming Candidates For Governor And Lieutenant-Governor Today   William M. Tuck, Member Of Dominant Demo Organization, Opposed By Plunkett

State Voters Are Deciding On Governor  And His Aide   Strangest Primary  In Years Is Ended

31 Reported Dead In Calcutia Fight   Six Americans Listed As Killed in Explosion

STATE DEPARTMENT EXPANSION TO. HELP ‘SELL’ U.S, ABROAD   PROGRAM UNDERWAY TO MAKE DEPARTMENT MORE ACTIVE IN INTERNA- « ¢ TIONAL AFFAIRS

ADDED POWER INDICATED FOR STATE BUREAU   Shifting Of Agencies Tc Byrnes’ Department Adds To Office Burden

Venezuelan Army Garrisons Revolt   Rebels Reported in Control Of Caracas

STATE'S STORM BREAKS RECORDS   Snowfall Reaches 29 Inches in York, Causing General Chitdown of Rusiness

ARREST FIVE BOYS   Apprehension of — Indiar Youths May Solve Two Robberies

HOLLYWOOD EXTRAS CALLED OFF JOBS   Screen Players Union Fuss With Producers Reason

Movie Extras Are Called Off Jobs   SAG and SPU Have Rew Over Who Is in Control!

Cubs, Tigers Clash In Final Game Of 1945 World Series   44,000 Crowd Braves Chill, Autumn Weather

Agreement to Labor Parley Is Obtained   Management and Labor Chiefs Accept  Government Proposal

Full Employment Bill Is Badly Mauled in Congress; Pervetual WPA Is Deleted.

Tornado Death Toll Hits 105   Twisters Injure Many In Three State Area

Flood Covers Million Acres   20,000 Louisiana Residenta Homeless

Patton’s Forces Explode Into Germany On 24-Mile Front, Set Stage for Drive To Main Fortress of Enemy Defenses

Siegfried Line Is Cracked  In Four Places   General Patton’s Troops Explode New Attack That Drives Mile Into Reich Along the Luxembourg Border

Yank Armies Tear Four New Holes In Siegfried Line   Patton’s Attack on 24-Mile Front Pushes Mile Into Germany; Troops Cross Our, Sure Rivers

Go Through In  Four Places, Renew Attack   Patton Drives Mile Deep On 24-Mile Front; Third Across  Eifel Range.

SENATE PASSES AVIATION BILLS   Would Create lowa Aeronautics Group

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RIOTS SPREAD — INTO LEBANON   14 Dead in Port of Kripoli Troops Quell Outbreak Against Jews

FRESH RIOTS: IN NEAR EAST   ANTI-JEWISH RIOTING AT ‘TRIPOLI COSTS. LIVES OF 14— TROOPS PATROL  ——-PALESTINE ‘

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Big 3 Session On Poles’ Issue Is Suggested   Truman And Churchill Take Up Arrests With Stalin   Britain Calls Upon Russia For Full Report

POST OFFICE PAY RAISED   SALARY INCREASES OF NOT LESS THAN $300 ANNUALLY PROVIDED iN BILL

Russian War on noes      Long-Standing Antipathy Cited by Representative

LOWER POINT REQUIREMENT. PROVIDES ‘H APPY NEW YEAR’   dX HUNDRED THOUSAND ' SOLDIERS WILL BECOME ‘ ELIGIBLE FOR DISCHARGE: TOMORROW

ARMY DISCHARGE FLIGIBLE MOUNT   Required  Point, Tofal Reductions Are Effective

GRASP OF CHINESE  TROOPS EAST CHINA  COAST LENGTHENED ALLIED AIR FORCES RULE  SKIES AND STRIKE WITH INCREACING ElIpv

America May Use China’s Huge Port For New Invasion   Chinese Troops Advance Along Coast; Japs Report Fighting Around Wewak in New Guinea

U. S. Planes Attack Port of Shanghai   Battle for Kweiling Featured By Desperate Jap Resistance

Out To Crack Major Point  Of Invasion   Chinese Tighten Grip On East China Coast

Chinese Lengthen Grasp On Coast As Yanks Hit Shanghai   Widen Hold on East Beaches While U. S. Planes Rip Key Port City; Heavy Air Attacks Against Japan Continue

Was 400 Miles South of Shanghai, China’s Greatest Port, Whose Defenses Were Lashed For Second Day.     HUNDREDS OF U. S. WARPLANES IN RAID      Chungking Reported “Con. siderable Casualties” Were Inflicted in Engagements With Japanese Withdrawing Southward.

Shanghai Is Pounded by Yank Planes   Japs Complain Air Strikes So Complicated Can't Be Anticipated

GRIP TIGHTENED ON CHINA COAST TO SPLIT ENEMY   Shanghai Blasted Again and Mikado’s Home Islands Hit in Many Spots

Storm Causes Local Damage   Freezing Rains Break Power Lines and Tree limbec

Storm Causes Local Damage      Freezing Rains Break Power Lines and: Tree  Limshbe

Goodland Takes Oath As Governor  In Brief Ceremony Oldest Man Ever To Become Governo In Anv Stato

Southerners Won't Testify... Seek To Unseat Solons From “Poll Tax” States

CASUALTIES ON OKINAWA REACH 20,950 TOTAL   Sixth Marine Division Makes Small Gains In Naha Sector   FIERCE FIGHTING IS STILL BEING WAGED

Patrols Enter Main Part of Island’s Capital   Japanese Losses Total 47,543, of Whicl 46,505 Are Dead: Few Nip Planes Hit Area as Resnli of Corrier Attoeks

DEATHRATIO NEAR 11101 ON OKINAWA   3,761. Yanks Reported “Killed; Total Casualties 20,950

SMALL GAINS ARE MADE ON OKINAWA ISLE   Casualty Figures Reveal Bitterness  Of Struggle

LANDINGS ARE PREDICTED ON CHINA COAST   KUME ISLAND NEAR OKINAWA CLAIMED BATTLE SITE

TOKYO BROADCASTS NEW ALLIED LANDING   No Confirmation Of New Strike 300 Miles  From Formosa

REPORT AMERICAN - INVASION OF KUME   TOKYO RADIO SAYS HEAVY FIGHTING RAGES ON ISIE WEST OF OKINAWA.

ZHUKOV POSTPONES HIS VISIT TO U. S.   White House Receives Message : Saying Russia’s Top Soldier Is Ill.

NEW NAVY BUDGET IS 23 BILLIONS   Huge Battle Fleet Would Take Manpower Personnel of Over Three  Millon.

Battle Is Looming On Bretton Woods Monetary Agreement, In Senate

TEN SENATORS PLAN FIGHT ON MONEY PLANS   Claim Bretton Woods Agreements Threaten Soundness Of American Dollar

EVACUATIONS PLANNED    Emergency Measures for Japanese Cities Approved

NEW YORK (COTTON   St opr pac COATTON      Eisenhower Star Of 6th, War Bond Drive

Ex-Governors Split on Pre-Primary Convention Plan in State Senate

Four Men Perish In South Carolina Army Plane Crash   Planes Crashed Into Field After Locking Wings Near Bennetsville.

Odd Lof Shoes On Ration-Free Sale  OPA Authorizes Sale for Feb. 19 to March 2

HUGE SHOE STOCK TO BE RATION FREE   OPA Authorizes 4,500,000 Odd-Lo'! Pairs Sold at Mark-Down Prices Next Month.

Anzaes Push  To Tarakan  Jap Troops Offer .   rh Troops Offer , Stout Resistance

Tarakan City Attacked By  Australians   Japanese Resistance Te New Invasion Reaches New Top In Fury

Australians In Outskirts Of Tarakan   American Troops Drive Into Davao

American Units Push Into Davao   Aussies Battle Through  Streets of Tarakan

Undeclared Civil War Rages in North China   Heavy Fighting Is Reported Between Chinese Communist and Central:Government: Troops; Loins Cacualtieos Claimad in Chanacoih Area

REPORTS OF HEAVY FIGHTING IN NORTH CHINA ON MONDAY   CHINESE COMMUNIST AND CENTRAL GOVERN_ MENT TROOPS BATTLE

Communists Anc Government Troops Clash   Warfare Growing In Intensity In Shantung Shansi And Suituga’Provinces

Chinese Civil War Reaches Bloody Stage   Unity Efforts Fail; Heavy Fighting jin Northern Provinces

18,000 GOVT. CASUALTIES IN TT PROVINGES   Communists Also. _ Suffering Hey, Losses, Chinese © - General: ‘Says. <a

NATIONALISTS. COMMUNISTS IN BATTLE   Fighting Growing Intense In Three Provinces   MAJOR CAMPAIGN   May Be Opened By Chiang Against Reds; Both Say Situation Serious

NORTH CHINA IS SCENE OF BITTER FEUD   Communists, ‘Government Troops Clash In Bitter Fighting

HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED In 3PROVINGES   Russians Alleged ir Support of Red  Government

Undeclared Civil War. In China   Fear Of Soviet-U. S. Reaction Reportedly Prevents Full-scale Anti-Communist Drive

Fighting in North Region Said Heavy   Reports Indicate Conflict Of Major Proportions Is Under Way but Not Officially Declared

REDS, CHIANG'S FORCES LOCKED IN NEW BATTLE      Central Gov’t Forces Lose 15,000 Men In North China Fighting

Chinese Nationalists And Communists Reported In  Unofficial ‘Civil Conflict

‘Casualties Heavy  In China Civil Wat   Fighting Raging Around Strategic Town Of Chenechich, Captured By Communists

Communist Army Battles Chinese; Civil War Rages   Soviet Is Reported Aiding Reds

Undeclared Civil War Rocks China   Heavy Fighting In Shan: tung, Shansi And Sui vuan Provinces.

North China Held in Griv Of Civil War   Nationalist and Red Troops Battle; 15,000 Casualties Reported

Civil War in China Rising In Intensity   Government - Communis! Battle Is Definitely On, If Undeclared.

Report Warfare Gaining Momentum In Three Provinces   Claim Government Forces Suffer 15,000 Casualties; Charge Soviets Support Communists

CHINA LOCKED IN CIVIL WAR   Real Though Not Officially Declared Warfare Grows In Intensity. .

WARFARE CROWS IN INTENSITY IN THREE PROVINCES   Report of 15.900 Casualties in War Between Government and Communist Troops

Chinese, Reds In Increasing Heavy Fighting   Russians Supplying Chinese Confederates With Japanese Arms

Civil War in China Is Growing Intense   Fierce Fighting Between Communists and Central Government Forces Reported in North—Rumors Say Russians Supplying Arms to Red Insurrectionists

Report Losses On Both Sides as Very Heavy   Rumors Say Russians Aiding Reds. With Jap War Material

Communists, Nationalists  Fight Heavily   Government Forees Suffer 15.000 Casualties. Come munist Losses High.   NEAR CHANGCHIG

China Locked In Civil War   Fighting Increasing Over Wide Section

Fighting Gets More Intense  In North Chine   Losses Heavy in Strife With the  Communists

Undeclared Civil War Grips China   Heavy Fighting !s Reported Between Chinese Communists And Chiana’s Forces

Ciausualtics Mount As Un declared War Cpreads Between  Chiang’s Korces & Communists.

Government Losses Are Flaced at 15,000 ‘in Shansi; Communists Lose Heavily.   Chiang Has $00,000   Central .Troops Total Almost Million, New China News Says 

CIVIL WAR IS RAGING OVER NORTH CHINA   Heavy Fighting Between Communists and Central Government Troops Is Reported

FIGHTING IS REPORTED 10 BE SEVERE   Although Not Officially Declared a Rebellion, Uprising of Commu« nists Has Brought 15,000 Government Losses.

Fighting Is Reported To Be Heavy   Warfare Grows In Intensity In Three Provinces

REPORTS OF HEAVY FIGHTING IN NORTH aN ON MONDAY  CHINSSE COMMUNIST © q AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TROOPS BATTLE

Losses Mount On Both Sides, Repori Say  Rumors Say Reds cunsiying Arms

Chinese Nationalists, Communists Battling In Undeclared Civil War

NATIONALISTSIN UNOFFICIAL WAR ON CHINA REDS   Government Forces Suffer 15,000 in Battle Casualties

Communists Committing Sabotage. ... . Heavy Fighting In China Reported As Civil War  Increases In Intensity

CHIANG FORCES, REDS LOCKED IN HEAVY FIGHTING   15,000 Casualties Reported In Government Ranks; Communists Suffer

PROBING RIOT OF PRISONERS   19 Persons Injured In Disturbance At’ House  Of Correction

RIOT AT PRISON WILL BE PROBED   O’Conor Orders Investiga‘tion at House of Correction

Big Welcome To Adm. Nimitz      This Was First Official Reeep tion For Naval Her) Since 1809

New Yorkers Kramer Labels Charges ‘heer Nimitz False, Lauds Irma Grese

COTHAM GREETS NIMITZ TODAY   Naval Hero Acclaimed by Millions During New York's Official Reception

NEW YORK WELCOME FOR ADMIRAL NIMITZ   First Reception for Nava Hero in 50 Years

ADM. NIMITZ WELCOMED BY NEW YORK   Thousands Greet Navy Hero At Airport

Jap Radio Reports 300 Fighters Ranging Widely Over Main Jap Isles In Non Ston Offensive

THREE DIVISIONS MISS PACIFIC DUTY   Two Already En Route From Europe; MacArthur Revises Needs

THREE DIVISIONS DUE FOR PACIFIC STOPPED   Trip Canceled On Advice From Gen. MacArthur

Sees Truman Seeking Break In Coal Crisis   Schwellenbach Parley With Lewis, Operators Fails to End Deadlock

Truman Tells Miners to ‘Go Back to Work’   No Rationing of Coal Planned, Ickes Reveals

Lewis Accept: Coal Mining Wage Proposal   Miss Perkins’  Plan Is Now Before Operators For Ratification

PERKINS MAKES COAL PROPOSAL   MINERS’ VOTE FAVORS STRIKE AT LEWIS’ CALL

BOLSTER LEWIS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH OPERATORS  BALLOTING FAVORS   BALLOTING FAVORS STRIKE CALL BY A MARGIN OF 8 TO 1

U.S. First Expands Front at Remagen As Enemy Stiffens   ADMIT YANKEE GAIN

MUSSOLINI IS KILLED BY PATRIOTS   His Body, Those of Mistress and Follow ers Exhibited

TRIAL OF PETAIN IS NEARING END   Counsel Opens Final Arguments In Treason Trial Of Aged French Marshal.

‘Last Arguments: hr Petain Trial - Offered. Today   Counsel’ Declares Marshal ‘Consiantly. Scientifically Tricked. The’ Gernians

Baby Believed Kidnaped Died Nov. 24   Mother Hid Body and Reported Abduction to Avoid Charge of Neglect: Child Surcumbed While She Wace Away at Party

2702 Ser 8: a Ve-- :  _ be wv ow WG ——m Etinge Sp> a “sl c Tn a a “et Fa aes areas  Se a ee ee cA. ad

Police Find ‘Kidnaped’ Baby’s Body   Chelsea Mother Held on Suspicion  Of Murderine Child

MISSING CHILD IS FOUND DEAD   MOTHER ADMITS SHE HID BODY—TOLD POLICE BABY HAD BEEN KIDNAPED.

Body Of Missing Infant Is _  Found Under Bureau Drawer:   Mrs. James Carlan Booked on Suspicion of Murder Autopsy to be Performed Today—Father Never Saw Child

BABY BOY NOT KIDNAP VICTIM   Mother Reveals Death Of Child While She Attended Party

nee eects  MANPOWER CONTROL BILL NEAR COLLAPSE   Diminishing Need Is Seen as War End in Sight

TOKYO BROADCASTS REPORTS OF UNITED STATES PREPARATIONS FOR INVASION TAPAN PROPER

JAPS TRYING TO GUESS NEW MOVES BY UNITED STATES PREDICT DIRE END FOR THE PEOPLE OF NIPPON

Situation ir The Pacific   Contrast Conditions In Area and Those in Europe Theatre

Tokyo Tells People Death Only Choice   Japanese Warned U.S. Has Started Extensive Plans; Gloomy Outlook Is Given By Ninponese Radio

AUTO WORKER UNION HOLDS STRIKE VOTE   But Hint Readiness To Compromise  With Firm

LABOR UNIONS TO ANSWER TRUMAN END-STRIKE PROPOSALS: CIO’S MURRAY ON AIR TONIGHT

PREPARE NEW HIGHWAY PLAN   Unified Program For Ber rien Formulated At Meeting Friday

County Highway Improvement Is Planned At Mee!   Two Major Projects For Post-War Period Drawn Up On Friday

34 Japanese Officers, Men Are Included  In Round-U P   Forhades Reopening Of Stock Exchanges

ono DIVISION ~ SAILING DATE — [S:ANNOUNCED        ‘APANESE WHO PARTICIPATED  LIN MASS MURDER IN PRILIP PINES NAMED IN NEW" ORDERS

Philippines Massacre  Is Charged   Three Veteran Combat Divisions To Leave Pacific

Of More than One Hundred Allied War Prisoners  THREE DIVISIONS COMING HOME SOON  Shipping Space For Returning Soldiers in Seven Weeks

34 Japs Arrest  Murders Set      ‘Seizure Ordered in Massacre of 100 Allies: 1,490,000 Yanks toReturn Home in 7 Months

NED YANKS TO DEATH IN PHILIPPINES   More Than 100 Allied Captives Herded Into Air Raid Shelter and Set Afire on December 11, 1944,

Massacre Occurred At Palawan In Philippines December 14, 1944; Three Veteran Pacific Combats Groups To Return   JAP GOVERNMENT DENIED SHIPPING

Japs Ordered Seized For Prison Massacre   34 Named For Atrocities Against Allied Men In Philippines; Full Production Of All Textiles Except Silk Authorized

Murder Detail At Palawan Being Sought   Allied Headquarters Rejects Nip Plea for Ships To Bring Her Troops Home From Outside Empire; Tokyo Stock Exchange Not to Reopen

Charge 34 Japs In Slaying of 100  War Prisoners   Three Veteran Pacifie Combat Divisions Get Embarkation Orders.

34 JAPANESE TO BE TRIED FOR ATROCITY   Nipponese Ordered Arrested Range in Ranke From Sergeant To a Lieutenant Colonel   DIRECTIVE IS ISSUED

Wanted For Killing 100 Allied Prisoners In\ Philippine Hole   Jap Police Forbid “Shimbun” To Sell Papers Showing Pictures Of MacArthur Looking Down On Hirohito At Unprecedented Conference.

More Than 100 Prisoners; Many of Them American, Fiendishly Put to Death In the Philippines

News Day And Night   ‘General Seeks Accounting For Fiendish Slayings  In Philippines      100 Slaughtered In Raid Shelter   Enemy Denied Request For Shipping Space To Return Troops Home

3 DIVISIONS IN PACIFIC LISTED FORU.S. RETURN   Order Arrest of Japs. for Killing Allied  -Prisoners of War

Eighth Army Ordered To Round Up 34 Jan Fiends Wanted For Mass*. cre Act

3 Veteran Pacific Combat Divisions  To Sail for Home   31st, 38th and 37th Wil Embark for U.S. With in Seven Weeks

CHARGED WITH     tret ina   Gen. MacArthur Also Gives Limited “Go ~ Ahead” to Industry ”

Re-Opening Of Market Forbidden   Leaders of  Workers Meet To Form New Socialist Party

Arrest Ordered for 34 Japanese in Gas Massacre   Shipping Space Set to Return 1,490,000 Yanks in 7 Months

Nip Officers Must Pay For Brutality   MacArthur Keeps Stock Exchange Closed

Arthur Orders 34 Jap Suspects Tn Fiendish 1944 Massacre Seized   More Than 100 Prisoners Of War, Many Of Them Americans, Herded Into Shelte: Which Is Then Fired

Herded in Shelter Sprayed With Gas Then Set on Fire.   'Nips Gossip of Hirohito Visit to General

Japs Ordered Arrested For Massacre Roles   MacArthur Names 34 Officers And Men For Complicity In Palawan Murders

ORDER ARREST OF 34 JAPS FOR U.S. MASSAGRE   Accused of Burning and Bayonetting 100 American Prisoners

34 Officers and Men Are Linked to Fiendish Crime   MacArthur Rejects Jap Plea to Return Scattered Troops, Need Ships

ARREST ORDER GOES OUT T0 U.§. 8TH ARN   In Tok y 0 Sale of Newspaper Is Ranned

GEN, M’ARTHUR ORDERS ARREST OF 34 JAPANESE   Officers And Men Involved In Philippines Massacre To Be Arrested   NEWSPAPER SALE HALTED   Nips Claim Picture Showing MacArthur And Hirohito Was ‘Unclear Print’

Orders Arrest Of Hf Jap Suspects   Gen. MacArthur Orders Men Suspected In Fire Mas. sacre Of Yanks To Be Seized

—34 Nips Ordered Seized for Massacre — Manhunt for Jap Torturers

Seize 34. More in Massaere  “+ + . ** & rm   Ordered by Gen. MacArthur on Fiendish Action Of Japanese

34 JAPANESE IS ORDERED   Three Divisions To Leave Japan For America Soon

3 Veteran Divisions  To Embark   31st, 38th And 37th Divisions To Leave Pacific For Return Home

OFFICERS AND MEN SUSPECTED OF BURNING OVER 100 MEN IN PHILIPPINES ORDERED HELD -

Jap Officers, Men Accused Of Killing  108 War Prisoners   Commander Announces 83 Combat Divisions Start Home Soon

HUNT 34 JAP OFFICERS FOR WAR CRIME   MacArthur Orders Arrest of Nips Who Massacred 100

Are C harged dl With Mass — K illings —   ALLEGEDLY SLEW 100 WAR... > “PRISONERS LAST DECEMBER}: THREE DIVISIONS COMING HOME

One Divisior Is Already Embarking   General Orde»; Arrest of 3 Japs for Killing Allied  War Prisoners

Accused of Complicity in Murder of Over 180 Prisoners; Reopening of Jap Stock Exchange  . Prohibited; Limited Manufacture of Essential Goods Allowed.

STRIKE SHUTS DOWN PLANT OF J-L STEEL C0.   Production Loss Estimated At 6.000 Tons Of Steel Daily

HITLER LEADS ARMY IN GRAVE HOUR FOR REICh   ‘Captured Documents Show With. drawals and Other Movements Directed By Fuehrer

Hitler Assumes  Full Command:   Fuehrer Keeps Check’ In All War Activity

HITLER AGAIN TAKES-CHARGE OF HIS ARMY.   Has Taken Over Full Command ¢ Of Nazi Troops

Hitler Takes Generalship Of All Armies   Fuehrer Directing Attacks, Retreats or Nasi Legions

A RELIEF IN BUTTER CRISIS   Spokesmen for Industry Urge Measures to Encourage Production.

‘Butter Crisis” Reported, With Prospects Of Less Than Paf a Day for Civilians

Government Policies of ‘Discouraging Butter Production Flayed by Industry

Less Butter Indicated For Civilians   Producers Say Government Hampets Productior

Butfer Ration To Be Pat A Day  That Is 1945 Figure Of Industry Leader

One Pat Less Of Butter Now   —_ — Tea Bweitt Ww VV  Prospect for ‘45; Industry Urges Measures To Encouree@e More Praductian

Pat of Butter Daily 1945 Ration; Farmers Say Higher Prices Needed

In Bloody Slow Fight With Japs   First Cavalry  Joins In House To House Battle South Of Pasig

Yank Dash Maj Join Divisions Ist Cavalry in New Move Near Manila

Cavalry Enters Bitter Battle To Clear Manila   Stubborn Japanese Troops Are Using Huge Land Mines

First cavalry  back in action Skirts Manila tc   span Pasig river

FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION ENTERS MANILA BATTLE   Troops First to Enter Capital Make Spectacular Dash Around Eastern Edge of City and Cross Pasig.   WILL FIGHT BESIDE ‘THE 11TH AND 87TH   Yanks in Slow, Bloody Fight With Japs Using Houses’ and Pillboxes and Build‘ings as Strongpoints.

Nip Peace Party Still Absent From Manila  U. Ss. General Gr owing Impatient;  a Fh) aes

Twenty-One in  Group Accepted   Two County Men Are Taken in Marines, Four in U. S. Navy

Forty-One in Draft Group Are Accepted   All But Two of Coun. ty Men Sent Friday Inducted, Official  List Here Reveals

Enemy Homeland Targets Given Hard Pounding   Qmuta, Kagoshima, Ha matsu and Yokkaichi Raided by Many B-29s

B-29’s Attack — Four Cities On Jap Homeland   Night Incendiary Blows Launch New Phase in De struction of Smaller Industrial Centers—Bigger Districts Reported Nearly Out of Production

FOUR CHARGES AGAINST ITALY   Yugoslavs Will Presen Demands To Meeting Of Big Five

Nation to Hand 4 Major Claims To Big 5 Parley   Sovereignty over Istria, $61 Billion In Damages Asked

Slavs Ask Reparations From Italy   Yugoslavia Asks That Demands Be Met in Treaty

YUSOSLAVIA ISSUES TERMS   Four Major Demands Made Against Italy to Conference

FIBBER PASSES CIGARS      Radio Comedian and Wife Become Grandparents

DARE JAP FIGHTERS TO COME UP   Four Japanese Cities Set Afire By Superforts

Yank Planes Give  Japan Fireworks   Fourth of July Attack Featured By Unanswered Challenge to Jap Air Force: Ships. Airfields Hit

Nips Fail To Answer Challenge   US Airmen Over Tokyo Dare Nips to Come up and Fight

PLANES FROM IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA PLASTER AIR FIELDS AD VITAL PORT INSTALLATIONS

Set July 4th Fires, Dare Nips To Fight   Challenge To Enemy Airforce Unanswered After Hour-Long Bid To ‘Come Up’

New Assaults Reported Today by Tokyo Radio   American Challenge to Enemy Air Force Goes Unanswered

Japan Seared By U.S. July 4 Raids   B-29’s, Liberators And Mustangs Take Turn Shooting Up N ippon Targets

Fires And Explosions Sweep Jap Islands   Some 800 American Planes Set off Fourth of July Fires And Blasts; Japs Ignore Dare of Airmen to Come Up, Fight

800 U.S, PLANES BLAST AT JAPAN ON JULY FOURTH   Radio Challenge To Jap Pilots To Come Up And Fight Gets No Response; Much  Devastation.

Nagasaki Also Target Of 300 Yank Fighters   Few Nip Pilots Are Discovered By Americans

[DARE JAPS TO COME UP AND FIGHT   Tokyo Reports Twin Air Attack On Airfields And Port

Challenge Jap Kliers To Come Up For Battle   Fires in Four Cities Seen Simultaneously By Returning PilotsJap Destroyers Hit

Japan’s Pilots Ignore Taunt to Meet Yanks   _ Navy, Marine Flyers Give Nippon Tanah Coie Over With Bullets

DARE JAP PLANES TO LEAVE GROUND   Americans Set Off Fourth of July Fives and Explosions

TOUCH OFF FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS IN 4 JAP CITIES  CAP ASSAULT WITH   CAP ASSAULT WITH DARE TO JAPS TO COME UP AND FIGHT

Japanese Fliers Ignore American Fight Challenge  U. S. Aviators Radio “Dare” Over Tokyo

Nips Refuse ToFight Yank Horde   Fires Are Observed For Miles Around After Strong Attack

Ath Marked By Bombings Of Enemy’s Main Fields   Japs Challenged To Battle U.S. Forces

APPROXIMATELY 800  AMERICAN PLANES HIT  JAPANESE MAINLAND VAST FOURTH OF JULY  AIR ATTACKS REPORTED VERY EEEFCTIVE

AMERICANS’ RADIO DARE UNANSWERED   Hour-Long Challenge of Fighters Circling Three Tokyo Airfields Brings No Response  RSP anar a a mae me 2 oe ee ee

FOUR CITIES BOMBED   MacArthur Moves Far Eastern Airforce  To Okinawa

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Rain Bombs On Cities Anc Oil Centers   Gen. George C. Kenney, Top Air Commanéer Promises to Strike Nomeland With Fire And = Explosives 24 Hours A Day

B-29s Dump Tons Of Death On Five Areas   Marine And Navy Planes Tear Into Home Islands: New Fleet Blow Seen

JAP OIL CENTER AND AIRFIELD ARE ATTACKED   500 Superforts Drop 3, 000 Tons Of Bombs In Tokvo Area   NO FURTHER REPORTS ON CARRIER PLANES

Navy Planes Also Blast Air Station   Two Tr oop Convoy: Chased into Port On Way to Korea

Four Industrial Cities Are Hit For First Time   Marine and Navy Planes Batter Air Station and Factories

3,000 Tons C Of.   More Than 500 Superforts Take Part in Pre- Down Bombardment—Naval Air Station, Fac- — tories and Rail Lines Are Hit

‘Navy and Marine Planes Hammer Rail Lines, Naval Air Station and Factories on Nippon.   BLOCKADES EFFECTIVE IN THE YELLOW SEA   Two Convoys Try to Run Nip Troops From China to Homeland, But Are Driven Rack.

3000 Tons of Bombs Dropped Near Tokyo   Whereabouts of U. S. Navy Unit Continues To Be Kept Secret

3,000 Tons Of Bombs Spilled By Superforts   More Than 500 Superforts Take Part in Pre- Down. Bombardment—Navai Air Station, Factories and Rail Lines Are Hit

LABOR DRAFT BEGINS TODAY IN EAST AREA   Summon Workers From Breweries  To War Work

Prepare New — Withholding Tax   Would Reflect Lower  Individual Income Rates

Murray's Lobby Fee Was $3,440   Ex-State Senator Tops in Amounts

SNOW AT GOODLAND   Forecaster Sees, Outlook for. Unsettled Week End

New Pursuit Plane Tail-Less Affair   Design Once Called Monstrous Makes Good

MOUNT ACCEPTS MIRSORTION “STFU” CASE   Tipton Attcrney Will Hear Former Klan Head’: New Trial Motion

MOUNT ACCEPTS WRSISTION “CTFUE” CASE.   Tipton Attcrney Will Hear Former Klan Head’s '. New Trial Motion ©

eee gS eee ee  DISTRICT LEGION JUNIOR BASEBALL MEET AT BURLINGTON

TRUMAN TO CONFER WITH ALF LANDON   Conference Will Include Subjects Suggested by Republican

YANKS REPORT CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN IRAN   American Observers Find Autonomists  In Full Control

LS. Visitors Claim 4, 000. - Tran Rebels   Say Democrats Have . Seized Control of Po- © lica. Governor Is ~~ - SLhot Down

M’MACKIN OPENS LEGION MEETING   VETERANS OF BOTH WORLD WARS ATTEND TOKEN CONVENTION

Ike Dissolving Shaef July 13  Armies Will Revert Lc ee ee Beene (ey

SHAEF Will Quit July 14   General Eisenhower Returns To Continent After Visit In America.

Termination Of Combined Command Of Allied Expeditionary Forces Effective About July 13. Announced   EISENHOWER HEADS CONTROL COMMISSION

‘IKE’ BACK IN EUROPE, WILL DISSOLVE SHAEF   Headquarters To Be Closed At 12:01 a.m. Saturday

Eisenhower To Close SHAEF Friday Night   American British, French Forees io Revert To Own National After Midnight Tomorrow

SHAEF To Be Dissolved On July 30   Headquarters of Allied Expeditionary Force To Go

TO END COMBINED COMMAND JULY 16   General Eisenhower Will Be Back in Europe by at Date   CHANGES INTO EFFECT   Pane to War Office

Dissolution of  SHAEF July 13   “Ike” To Relinquish All Command of AEF

SHAEF Will Be Dissolved July 14   Forces To Be Returned To National Controls; No Details Gjven.

SHAEF Will Be Dissolved About July 13   Await Arrival Of General Eisenhower From U. S§&.;  AEF Will End.

SHAEF To Be Dissolved By Allied Officials   Headquarters of AEF In France Will Discontinue TInlv 14

PINTO HISTORY AS JOB IS DONE   Allied High Command Will Be Abandoned Soon

SHAEF Will Be Ende By July 13   Supreme Headquarters Will Be Dissolved, Army Chiefs Announce

SHAEF Will Be Dissolved About July 13   Various. Forces to Revert. to’ U. S.-and British Commands

AEF HEADQUARTERS TO BE DISSOLVED   This Announcement Made Today by General Kisnenhower.

STRUGGLE RAGES INSIDE FRANKFUR   YANKS MEET STIFF RESIST. ANCE AND ADVANCE SLOWLY BLOCK BY BLOCK.

Connally Denies He Wants '’Gag’’   Says Senate Free To Debate Policy

MISSING WITH PLANE   British Air Officials Were on . Flight to Canada

Two Couples Are  Seeking Divorce .  Lived Together Only A Few Months

Two Divorce Actions Filed   Against Floyd Hesseltine and Grayce Sweet

Two SuitsFor Divorce Are Filed   Miller And Wesely Actions On Record

Federal Liquor Raids To Affect Legislature   May Advocate Repeal Or Modification by Vote of the Pescla

Raids May Force Test in State    . Kansas Likely to Be Asked to Vote in 1948 On Prohibition; May . Study Alternatives

Action Taken to Liquidate Japanese Industrial Trusts :   MACARTHUR ISSUES A NEW DIRECTIVE   Root Out the Teaching of Militarism From The Schools

10 LOSE MANY POWERS WITH GOVT CHANGE   Kenore Also Announces Move to Liquidate Japan’s Industrial Trusts.

‘Parliament to Rule Under Constitution   Government Beginning Liquid At Pawerful Industrial Alliances  ation

POWERS 10 Bi TAKEN FROM HIROHITO   Will Be Delegated To Parliament Under New Constitution

Emperor Will Lose Part Of  Power: Konoye      Prince Reveals Some Of Plans To Revise Constitution

New Constitution To Strip Emperor any Powers: Jap:  To Disband Industrial Trusts

Hirohito Will Be Stripped of Many Powers   Great Jap Industrial Trusts Being Ligquidated

" aw Constitution ‘trips Hirohito of Many Powers   Action ‘Being Taken To Liquidate Great Jap Industrial Trusts

Dissolution Of Family Trusts  Also Ordered   Changes In Japanese Constitution May Be Along Lines Of U. S, Bill Of Rights,

Parliament Will Assume  Authority   Konove Announces Action To Liquidate Industrial Trusts

HIROHITO TO BE SHORN OF MANY POWERS   Japanese Government Takes Steps. to Break Up Big Industrial Trusts.

Revision Of Japanese Constitution Will Bring About Many Changes  SAPS INTEND TO DISBAND GREAT INDUSTRIAL TRUSTS .  General MacArthur Is Plan. ning Reforms In Japanese Educational System .

CONSTITUTION MAY INCLUDE BILL OF RIGHTS   Break-Up Of Trusts Begun

UP - TO - PRESS - TIME WAR BULLETINS  CRUSHING TWO “JAP” POCKETS

LaGuardia Says Night Clubs fo Keap Schedule Until He Gets Orders

LaGuardia Holds FDR Sees Yalta Up Curfew Start Hastening Victory

ATOMIC BOME DROPPED BY PARACHUTE   Explodes Before Hitting Ground, Japanese Report

Drive Upsets Hitler’s Plan   Patton Eliminating Bavaria Defense Arc

OPA Price Law Stands House Vote   Outlaw Amednment Misses by Narrow Margin, 164-140

‘China Friends Given Duty To Oversee Japan      “Byrnes Making Shakeup In Tokyo Section Of State Department

Suff Occupation Policy Being Prepared For Japs   Secretary Byrnes Begins Replacing Old-Line Japanese Poliey- Making Officials In State Department With Experts On China

0GA COUNTY POMONA GRANGE      Will Be Held This Week , With Jobs Corners  te,

Will Meet With Sabinsville Grange Next Week  Thursday And Friday.

JUDGE PONDERS WARD DECISION   Wartime Power of President Roosevelt Is Main Issue In Fight Of Ward Versus War Labor Board.

No Mass Releases When Japs Quit   Draft Would Continue After Shooting Stops

BIG AIR ARM 10 STAY IN EUROPE   U. S. Army Will Keep Large Force for Police and Transport Duties

U.S, TOKEEP AIR FORCE IN EUROPE   May Keep Nearly 100,000 Men in Ground Crews

[Resistance Of Huns Crumbles B efore Reds   Banle For Hungary Ap. pears to Be In Final Stage; Soviets Hold Three-Fourths City

Three-Fourths Of Capital In Russian Hands; Nazi Effort To Reach City ls Blocked By Soviet Army

SOVIET BATTLE FOR HUNGARY IN FINAL STAGES   Germans Making All-Out Attempt To Save Men

Fall of Budapest Appears Near   Three-Fourths of City In Russian Hands as Resistance Weakens

Bloody Struggle For Hungary in  Its Final Stages  Reds Now Hold Three Fourths of Budanest: German

Hungary Battle In Final Stage   Germans Make Effort  To Reach Garrison

Battle Of Hungary Now Appears To Be In Last Stages As Reds Advance

NAZIS WEAKENING INSIDE BUDAPEST   THREE-FOURTHS OF HUNGARIAN CAPITAL IN RUSSIAN HANDS

HUNGARY FIGHT IN LAST STAGE   Nazi Garrisons In Budapest Collapsing As Reds Close In

Hungary Battle Near End   Resistance Inside Budapest Crumbling And Nazi CounterAttacks All Smashed

F*.<B-298 GUNNING ES “FOR JAP SHIPS 2 AT SINGAPORE   FINAL STAGES OF HUNGARY BATTI BEING WRITTEN

Germans Make An All-Out Effort To Aid Garrison   Reds Threaten To Outflank The Germans to North

LARGE BATTLE FOR BUDAPEST IN FINAL STAGE   Nazis Making All-Out Bid to Reinforce ‘Lost’ Garrison in City

NAZIS’ COLLAPSE SEEN IN HUNGARY   Three-Fourths Of Budapest Taken Over By Soviets 

BUDAPEST SIEGE IN FINAL STAGE   Nazi Rescue Columns Face Flanking Russians Rushing Westward North Of Danube.

BATTLE FOR HUNGARY IN FINAL STAGE   Germans Making All-Out Effort to Reach Collapsing Garrison Inside  of Bud~-est as A BRE YW C.cEMPeRrABIPr Rial re.  scan ernest pene

Battle For Hungary Enters _ Final Stage With Germans Trying To.Reach Budapest

Soviets Hold Three-fourths  Of Budapest   Battle for Hungary Believed to be In Final Stage

Nazis Go All Qut For Budapest  Russ Flanking Drive Heightens Peril to fliarman Balieé Calumn

Nazi Resistance Crumbles In Budapest As Soviets Take Three-Fourths Of City

GERMANS IN BUDAPEST COLLAPSING   Nazi Attacks North Of Capital Smashed By Reds

Resistance Of Nazis Crumbles In Budapest   Hungarian Soldiers Surrendering; Counterattacks Crushed.

Nazis Making Supreme ‘Effort to Reach Budapest Before Being Outflanked by Reds North af the Danube.

HUNGARY FIGHT INFINAL STARE   Germans Make All-Out Ef. fort to Reach Collapsing Garrison.

Hungary Battle Near Final Stage  Nazis Failing in Budanest Relief Move

—s ~—RUSSIA—  HUNGARY BATTLE. —TA-FINAL STAGE   Nazis’ May Be Outflanked In Bid To Aid Trap‘ped-Budapest Garrison

Resistance Of Foe Crumbles In Budapest   ‘Germans Make All-Out Effort To Reach Collapsing Garrison.   TN FINAL STAGE

Most Direet Char ‘ces Made Against Petain   Former Armistice Committee Head, Gen. Doyen, Accuses Marshal

Tydings Says Relief For Philippines Little Cost To U.S. Taxpayers

Patterson Says Allies Will Soon Open Offensive on Western Front; Doubts Nazis Can Hold on Oder

Talk of Resistance in Germany I Growing, Secret Survey Discloses

German Resentment Against U. S. Occupation Methods Develops Into Bitter Hatred

German Resentment Grows Against U. S. Occupational Methods; Lacks A Policy

Resistance Talk Growing, Report Declare:   Secret Survey by American Intelligence Officers Reveals What People Are Talking About Among Themselves

Charge U.S.  Injustice   Germans Protest Occupation Methods To Allied Council

BITTER HATRED IS DEVELOPING AGAINST A. M. 6.   German Resentment Against American Occupation Methods Increasing; Blame U. S. For Injustices And Confusion.

HATRED IS GROWING   Intelligence Officers Report on Situation in Germany

[ftelligence Report — ‘Re: _ veals. ‘Bitter: atred for “Us Be Occupation,  Poli:

Germans Resent Methods of U. S.   Talk Resistance in Occupied Zone

Survey Shows Much Unrest in Germany   American Occupation Methods Charged With Lacking in Policy

Germans Show Bitter Hatred   Germans Hold Americans Responsible For Confusion In Administration

Resentinent In Reich Spreads   Germans Talking of Resistance, Survey Re‘veals

German Resentment Against U.S. Occupatior ‘Methods Is Developing

German Revolt Against U.S. Occupation Fearec   Resentment At ‘Lack Of Policy’ Is Flaring Into Bitter Hatred, Survey Reveals

A.M. G. WORRIES German Resentment Against i} S Occupation Seething

Rising Tide of Resistance — Is Reported in Germany by U.S. Intelligence Officers

Hatred Of U.S. Rising   RESENTMENT AGAINST AMERICAN OCCUPATION METHODS IN REICH GROWING, SURVEY DEMONSTRATES

Lewis May Walk Out On Labor Conference   UMW. Chief's Demand For Binding Commitments On Delegates Denied; Parley In 2nd Day

Labor-Industry Conference Is Getting To Work   Fear John L. Lewis May Stage Walk-Out.

Management Unable To Bind Constitutents To All Agreements   Speculation Is Rife Over Method Miners’ Leader Will Adopt To Answer Rejection Ot Pre-Council Proposal For Binding Action,

INDUSTRY AND LABOR PARLEY TAKES UP TASK   Appointment of Committees and Discussion of Problems Features Openina Business Session.

CONFERENCE OFF TOSTART ANG AT LABOR PEACY   Speculation Starts as to  ’ Whether John L. Lewis of United Mine Workers. Will Walk Out of Meeting.   SAYS DELEGATES HAVE ' NO POWER FOR ACTION   Schwellenbach’s Suggestion for Labor. to Select A “Czar” to Settle Quarrels Not Welcome.

On Grounds of no Port in Talking to Unauthorized Delegates   GOVERNMENT WILL WITHDRAW TODAY   After Playing the Leading Roll in Getting it Started

VOTING MEMBERS OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY WANT RAINEY BACK  VOTE OF 204 TO 18 REQUESTS NEW BOARD REINSTATE PRESIDENT

Scientists See Powerful Bomb As First Break Into Super-atomic Explosion Field

No One Knows How Far Destructive Effects of Bomb Can Be Developed

Atomic Bomb Beginning of New Science   No Man Can Know Just How Far Its  Destructive Effects May Be Developed

Carrier-Based Aircraft Blast Choice Targets On China Coast   Canton and Hongkong H.. in Most Audacious Naval Operation of War; Air Opposition Weak

Carrier Planes Carry on Sustained Attack on Forts —  LITTLE OPPOSITION MET DURING RAIDS  Captive Chinese  Cities Swept by Naval Airmen.

3d Fleet Cuts Jap Sea Lanes  To East Indie:   100,000 Tons of Shipping Ripped—Coastal Areas  TEwastlea PBicnhkiask

HALSEY’S FLEET TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF JAP SHIPPING   More Than 300,000 Tons, Including Naval Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Since January &.   FEW NIP PLANES MET IN DARING OPERATIONS   Air Weakness Disclosed at China, Coast Bases Indicates Enemy Lacks Craft to Defend Key Ports.

More Than 100,000 Tons Sunk Or Damaged During China Coast Attacks   ‘AIR OPPOSITION OF  ENEMY INEFFECTUAL

Third Fleet Planes In Control Of South China Sea, Once Nippon’s Lake  Over 300,000 Tons Of Shipping Sent To Bottom Since Jan. 8

Fleet Sinks 100,000 Tons Jap Shizving   Hulsey’s Daring Attack Severs Japan‘s Lifeline

Swift Drive Into Panay  Baffles Japs   Disorganized Foe Unable To Cope With Lightning-Like Strikes

YANKS ENLARGE HOLD ON PANAY   BURST INTO SUBURBS OF BURNING ILOILO

Yanks Link Up With Guerrilla Army On Panay   U. S. Invasion Forces Reach Suburbs Of  Burning Iloilo   Japs Destroying City Of 90.000 Before Their Defeat

YANKS HAVE 250 SQ. MI. ON PANAY   Japs Thown Into Disorder On  Philippine Island

AMERICANS LINK WITH FILIPINO SUERRILLAS   More Than 250 Square Miles of Panay Devastated

Yanks, Guerrillas Plunge Thru Panay Sweep Into Llollo   MacArthur Reveals New Luzon'Gains, More Formosa Raids

DOUGHBOYS LINK  WITH GUERRILLAS IN RAPID ADVANCE ON PANAY ISLAND   250 Square Miles Swept Up In Drive

Yanks Batter Iloilo Gates   City Afire as Japs Flee From Suburbs

American Troops Enter Suburbs of Burning Iloilo   Lightning ’ Strikes  By Yanks Throw Jap Units Into Disorder

First Ford Car Rolls Off Line   Is Initial Civilian Passenger Vehicle Produced Since 1942

‘Song of Bernadette’ To Be Presented By Mask and Slipper Mch. 15-16

CHANGE IN DUTIES   Gerald L. Pearson Is Direc tor of Extension Classes at K. U.

CHIANG ASKS RUSS AID IN MANCHURIA   Army Paper Hints Move Has Changed The Situation

KAI-SHEK © ASKS RUSSIA“ FOR HELP   Seeks Cooperation In Getting Manchuria.  From Communists

CHIANG PLEADS FOR SOVIET AID   New Request Made To Quiet Manchurian Ills

Chiang Seeks Red ‘Aid In Manchuria   Believe Moscow Talks Favor Nationalists

Chiang Asks Russia for Co-operation   Chinese Reds Entering Capital Of Manchuria

Russia Charges Allies Sought Break Agreement   Soviets Firm In Stand On  Treaties   Roy ce R, Chitwood Wins \ ines A.  light Engineer   Bans On Purchase Refrigerators Be Lifted October 10

PVT. KENNY ERWVIAN LISTED WWISSING   Atlanta Boy Is Reported Missing in Action in France

PVT. KENNY EHIMAR LISTED. MISSING.   ‘Atlanta. Boy Is Reported. Missing in” Action in France

U.S. 1ROOPS TWO MILES FROM NAHA   Okinawa City of Shuri ls Under Direct Tank Fire

Way Within 2 Miles Of Naha   27 th Division Overrun’ Airfield; Tanks Near Outpost Of City

YANKS DRIVE WITHIN TWO MILES OF NAHA   Two-Pronged Drive Meets Stiff Defense

YANKS DRIVE T0 WITHIN 2 MILES OF NAHA.TODAY   27th Division Leads Push On Capital - OF Okinawa   TAKE AIRFIELD   Japanese Still Are Fighting Bitterly On Isiand —

YANKEES SWEEP NEAR OKINAWA’S CAPITAL, NAHA   Northeastern Outpost Of Shor Under Direct ‘Tank’ Fire

Yanks Within Two Miles of Okinawa Capital   Northeastern Jap Outpost of Shuri Inder Fire

ALLIES SHIFT MASS ATTACKS TO JAPANESE   Drives on Okinawa and Bombings, With Weather Conditions, Pour Might on “Nippon Forces.

WORLD DOUBTS FUEHRER GONE   Announcement May Be Work of Propagandists Seeking ‘Nazi Myth’

SEPLN STFLECLE  LY FINAL STAGES.   Russ Will Believe Hitler Death Report When They Find Body.

DEMOBILIZATION LEGISLATION T0 BE CONSIDERED   Congress Taking First Steps Army To Send More Men Overseas

NEW U. S, TANK IN PRODUCTION   ‘General Pershing’, Also Called ‘Tiger Tamer’ Ready For Japs

Fires Under Control in Manila; Yanks Prepare For Assault Across River

MANILA FIRES UNDER CONTROL   Artillery. Fire Along Pasiz River Continues; City Water Supply Low

Manila Fires Now Believed Under Control   Fires Started By Retreating Japs Ruin Part Of Business Area Of Manila i   YANKS PREPARE TO MOVE ACROSS RIVER

YANKS QUENC MANILA FIRES SET BY ENEM)   @7th and First Clean Out Snipers; Prepare Drive Across River

FIRES SET BY NIPS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL   U. S. Forces Gather Strength For Assault Across Pasig River

Prod Solons on Employment Bill   Key To Truman’s Reconversion Plan

PRODDED ABOUT WORK MEASURE   Truman Urges Congress to Do Something About Full Employment.   SET START OF HEARINGS

PRINCE SAYS JAP EMPEROR ~ BONSIDERING ABDICATION   KONOYE DECLARES HIROHITO FEELS HE SHOULD REMAIN ’ UNTIL PEACE TERMS ARE MET

Siamese Twins Nearing Death   X-Rays Show It Is Impessible To Separate Them By Operation.

Japanese Cabinet Resigns   Cabinet Frankly Admits Situation Becomes Grave

Action By Koiso Is Taken ‘In View Of Gravity Of War Situation’ And To ‘Strengthen Government’

Jap Leaders Admit Plight Is Now Grave   Japan's Second Wartime Cabinet Falls Four Davs After Okinawa Invasion

Entire Jap Cabinet Quits Office Today   Powerless To Stop Americans, Koiso Quits—Plight Grave

Premier Koiso And Jap Cabinet Resign In View ‘Of The Grave War Situation.

Koiso Steps Down From Premier Post   . Eight and One-Half ‘Months Is Enough

JAPANESE CABINET RESIGNED TODAY   Powerless To Halt The American Advance On Their Homeland

Entire Japatrese Cabinet Resigns; Admits Plight  Has Become Grave

Suzuki Takes Over  in Japan   Premier, Ministers Quit Because of War Situation’s “Gravity”

Japan's Cabinet Quits With Grave Outlook on War   Civilian Cabinet as _ Next Move Might Be Peace Indication

JAP CABINET QUITS AS U. S, FORCES GAIN   Premier Submits Resignations to Emperor Hirohito

Turn of War Forces Koiso lo Give Up  Admiral Suzuki   Admiral Suzuki Told to Form New Government

Premier Koiso Entire Cabinet Quit in Japan   Frank Admission Given of Gravity Of Okinawa Landing

Nation’s Leaders Admit Nipponese Plight Serious —   More Powerful Group Sought To Direct  Country's Destinies

State Gross Income Tax Forms For First Quarter Now at License Branch

TAX RETURN FORMS OBTAINABLE HERE   Tax Became Due Mar. 31: Must Be Paid Before April 30

SENATE QUITS FOR VACATION OF 2 MONTH   To Face Many Press ing Issues In  October

Senate Ends Long Session  For Vacation   Many Long Speeches and Some Arguments Mark Final Day

SENATE BEGINS SUMMER RECESS   ADJOURNS AFTER 9 HOURS OF ORATORY — VACATION TO LAST TILL OCT. 8.

Senate Starts Recess Periot      Body Is Adjourned for Va cation: Until October . 2 G4 ' eh Sky fey ae 4

SENATE, HOT AND ~ TIRED, ADSOURNS   Upper House to Recess Unti October 8 After Long on

Senate Starts Recess Perioc   Body Is Adjourned for Va cation Until October ea?  ne

U. 8. Guns Shell Nips Trapped in Flaming Manila   MacArthur Visits , Capital; Shell Strikes Near Him

BITTER FIGHTING Id MANILA   Mad Band Of Japs Firing Heart Of City

Vatican-Soviet Agreement Sough!   Roosevelt Attempting To Mediate Dispute

OF ROME: a   Vatican Acknowledges Basis for Belief Agreement Is in Air

VATICAN PACT 1S INDICATEL   POPE AND RUSSIAN GOVERN. MENT MAY PATCH UP THER LONG DISAGREEMENT

Absence of Stalin Stirs Speculation   Moscow Silent as Molotov Presides During Ceremony

0. K. INCREASE IN STATE PAY   Bill Providing 24 Percent Boost Awaiting Bricker Signature

New Charter Debate Due  e2f* 42. E23   Ratification Likely By First of August

Charter Battle Opens Monday   Senate Committee Starts Hearings: Approval Aug.  Is Predicted

Yanks Threaten To Trap Nazis West Of Rhine In Drive To Join 7th Army

At Last Reports Was 12 Miles Beyond Moselle and Racing to Link Forces With Seventh Army Coming Up From South   WOULD TRAP LARGE UNITS OF AT LEAST TWO GERMAN ARMIES

Famous Fourth Armored Division Is 12 Miles Beyond Moselle River   AMERICAN FIRST ARMY STRIKES HARD EAST OF THE RHINE   Doughboys, Pushing Toward Military Highway, Meet With Tough Opposition

Mrs. J.B. Nicholson Taken By Death  Was Member Of  Pioneer Family

MRS. NOCHOLSON DIED AT 87 YEARS   One of the First Settlers. of English Colony Laid to Rest Today

} More Senators Are To Be Heard In Charter Talk  ification Seen £ By Satu me ” Nicht

Ratification  Is Nearing    Charter’s. ‘Approval Is Just ‘Hours Away

No Delay On  Charter Seen   Senator Connally Expects Ratification By Saturday Evening.

SENATE NEARS VOTE ON PACT   Solons May Approve World Peace Charter Tomorrow Night

Expect Charter Vote Saturday.   Ratification: Seen’ * By Sen. Connally;

Charter’s Ratification Expected Saturday As Debate Nears Its End

Hooper’s Grand Jury Talks Told   Murder Trial Reveals Racina Bill Evidence

HOOPER LINKED WITH 4 CASES   Would Have Been Witness  Against Fitz In Rac inc Rall Exam

Stalin Wins Anofner Victory Over Roose- . velf and Churchill   Red Envoy Will Have Spending of American Relief Millions In Poland

Stassen and F.R. Confer  Much Fighting Ahead . Bie Declares After

LOT OF FIGHTING (5 YET 10 BE QONE   Stassen Talks With Reporters, After Discussing April Meeting.

1222 Japs Die In Gory Fight For Key Island   Only One Of Two Flank Counter  Attacks Reported Stopped By LU. S.

Marines Raise Flag on Mi. Suribachi   Casualties Mount Steadily in Bloody Fighting

Sugiyama, Nip Chief Of: Army Staff, Shoots Self   One Of Three Jap Field Marshals « Sends Bullet Through Head In His Office Near Palace

State Senate Gets Inkling of Huge Task   Committee Completes Work on Executive Branch Reorganization

HEIDINGER RITES SET FOR TUESDAY   COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF HOUSE PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS

OCCUPATION FORCES CUT TO 200,000   Million GIs Return To States In Six Months

SMALL POWERS WRITE WORLD'S “MAGNA CHARTA’   Russian Seeks Two-Thirds ~ Rule to Curb Power of South America

LITTLE FOUR’ PLANS SETUP   SMALLER NATIONS DRAFTING THEIR PLAN FOR REPRE: . SENTATION IN SECURITY  ~  “ORGANIZATION 

Four Smaller Nations Draft Views on World Security at San Francisco

SMALL NATIONS BEGIN WORK ON “MAGNA CARTA’   “Little Four” Writing Charter to Free Mankind From War

Allies Storm  Into Rangoon; City Cireled   Southeast Asia Command Announces Advance By British

Allies Storm ’  Into Rangoon:   Campaign To Liberate. British City Ending ~

RANGOON FALLS TO THE ALLIES   JAPS ARE BLASTED OUT OF CAPITAL OF BURMA

Superfortresses  Strike at Nagoya rom New Base Tinian Island Place  of Taking Off in  , eta thane

VETERANS TO BE GIVE PREFERENCE TO TRAIN FOR  Dr APPT-TTAID MAP TRe

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   German Army Offering Stubborn Resistance

Discharge Proposals Fill House   ‘Tougher’ Policy to Speed Releases Voiced by Members

ARMY -PRODDED ON DISCHARGES   Pearl Harbor Probe May Be Extended To Philippines

DISCUSS PROBE OF PHILIPPINES   Congress Studies Move to Force Discharges

30 Million Highway Bond Proposed by Kelly   iNew Taxes to Aid Local Government

Governor Asks 0 Million For Roads, Streets   Lashes Out At Proposed Municipal Sales Levy IntMessage Today

50 MILLIONS IN POSTWAR ROAD BONDS URGED      Kelly Would Up Gas Levy Tax Beer and ‘Cigs’ To Pay Issue

Batter Nazi Defenses On Ruhr Flanks   Giant Farben Chemical Plant Captured By- Pat‘ton’s 3rd Army.

F rom Rh hing      BATTLE STARTS UNDER AN. 3 AERIAL BARRAGE LAID DOWN. OVER 2000 AMERICAN PLANES

Aerial Barrage Covers Assault By First Army   More Than 2.000 Planes Pave Way Of Offensive From Rhine Bridgehead

Commentators Indicate Gene Eisenhower's “Win-The-Wa Offensive Might Already Ha Becun   FIRST ARMY ON MOVE NORTHWA!

REPORT LOSS OF CRUISER   Indianapolis Is Sunk With Casualties Numbering 100 Per Cent.

U.S. Cruiser  Indianapolis Lost   850 Men Lost When Famed Warship Was Torpedoed

. S. Cruiser Indianapolis ls Lost with 100 Per Cent Casualties to Personnel   Famous Vessel Is Sunk in Philippine Sea from Enemy Action affer Delivering Essential Atomic Bomb Material fo Guam; Five Are Reported Dead with 875 Lisfed as Missing

Every Man In The Crew Is On List   Japanese Kamikoze Plane Crashes On Deck ‘Ahad Bomb Goes Entirely Through The Vescel

Heavy Cruiser ‘Indianapolis’ Sunk By Japs   1,196 Casualties Due to Enemy Action Against Vessel After Her Last Mission Delivering . Atomic Material to Guam

Indianapolis, Heavy Cruiser,  Sunk by Enemy   Navy Reports 100 Per Cent Casualties to Personnel   ON ATOMIC MISSION   No Details of Fatal Final  Action in Philippine Waterss

1,196 Casualties Due to Enemy Action Against Vessel  After Her Last Mission Delivering   Atomic Material to Guam . 

Governor, In Report Te Peopke, Expresses Alarm Over Trend   Wisdom Of Plan Held Questionable   Chief Executive Reviews legislative Work, Alludes  To Tax Diversion

foarks Says State Pays Half Local fovernment Cost  Terms It Serious Brain In Radio Talk

Veterans Day Is Hailed Success   American Legion And City Band Sponsor Program At Park.

VETERANS DAY IS — ROUSING SUCCES!   American Legion and City Band Sponsor Program  at City Park —

CONDEMNED MAN DIES OF WOUND   ATTEMPTS PRISON BREAK DAY BEFORE EXECUTION

LUMBER “PICTURE DARKEST OF WAE   W. T. Gorman, Ontonagon Re-elected By Producers Group.

ARMY AND NAVY LEADERS CALL FOR PEACETIME DRAFT   Generals and Admirals, as Well as Forrestal, Present Views to House Military Policy Group.   CHALLENGE OPPONENTS TO OFFER BETTER PLAN   Youth Training Called Practical Method of Defense That Will Help Maintain Peace,

Army and Navy  Chiefs Call for  Peacetime Draft Forrestal Leader of  Procession Before  Te ies tina gee Se ne

TGHTING MEN ONY ORAET IK PEAGE NEEDEL   Army and Navy Personages Present Arguments to Conaress.

SAY AMERICA ALWAYS MUST BE PREPARED   Trained Force Held Weapon For Maintaining Peace

Forrestal Urges Peacetime Draft at Hearins   Secretary of Navy Among Last Witnesses Heard

King, Nimitz, Halsey UrgeTraining   Peacetime Service Bil Advoeated by Many Army. Nave Chiefa   FDR Sought Meeting With Hitler, Duce And Chamberlin in ’38 to Keep Peace

Top Service Leaders Urge Training Bill   Only Congressmen Yet To Testify Before  Committee Acts

Military Leaders ‘Want Peacetime  Draft Law Now   House Committee Hears Generals

TOP MILITARY LEADERS URGE PEACE DRAFTS   BIG STANDING ARMY NOT WANTED, SAYS GEN. MARSHALL

Not to Use French Against Japs   Admiral Barjot Says Al. lied Chiefs of Staff  Turn Down Requests.

ACCORDED MILITARY HONOR   Corporal James Newman Was Buried This Afternoon

Flame-Thrower May Become Useful To Farmers in Killing Weeds, Grass

TAX EXTENSIONS LIKELY IN. OHIO   Legislature Also Considers Wartime Labor Law

First GIs in Naumburg Get Choice Of Champagne or Coffee With Chow

Leipzig Campaign Produces Champagne Treat—But Many Order Coffee Just the Same

So Champagne Served Doughboys!  Lieutenant Catches Two Trout During Lull in Fighting . .. But Private Gets Souvenir

Two Committees To Tour Pacific   Naval and Agriculture Units Planning Surveys

JAPS SUFFER HUGE LOSS IN DARING MOVE   Warships Shell Islands Close To Nippon Homeland

JAPS LOSE ST MORE PLANES AND 55 SHIPS   U.S. Fleet Makes New Daring Sortie      Marines Take Last Iwo Height

FLEET AIRCRAFT RIP RYUKU ISLE   Pocketed Iwo Japs” Fight on; Occupation of Palawan Completed

FOOD PRICES EDGE UP   Secretary Perkins Reports Frac: tional Increase in Month.

Fewer Farm Sales This Year  Good Prices Mark ‘Auctions Held So Far This Season

(Fewer Farm Sales This Year See ES TIM LOOP  Good Prices Mark Auctions  Heid So Far This Season

PLANES RAKE NAZI CENTERS BEHIND LINES   Allied Bombers Blast Communications Areas On Northern Flank of Bulge   JAB AT RAIL TARGETS

Priority Targets Attacked by Heavy Bombers  Vast Horde of Planes Used on One Phase Of Full-Scale Assault

ALLIES HiT GERMAN TARGETS   More Than 1,000 Heavy Bombers Part Of Assanlt

Quarrels ShapeG: Up Over Social: E  Security Issue - .   German Lines  Hit Hard By . Allied Bomb:   : Benthten Launch Full Seate - Assault Along Western Front From  Cologne to Karlsruhe

Iiiporiant Targ ‘gets Are Attacked by 1,000. US: Heavies   Five: Hundred P-5)’s Give -Es¢art™ ‘Afier “Day : of “ Inaativitys . R ALF.. Alen ‘Takes Part

Priority Targets Attacked by Heavy Bombers  Vast Horde of Plane: Used on One Phase  PRC P..IL Caml Acemilé

MORE THAN THOUSANI AMERICAN HEAVIES BLAST NAZI TARGETS  TOP PRIORITY OBJECTIVES FROM COLOGNE TO KARLSRUHE ATTACKED

HEAVY AIR RAIDS   Allies Pound German Sup- ply and Communications Lines

BIG THREE MAY MEET IN BERLIN   Chateau in Easy Reach of City Probably Will Be Selected

Yanks Enter Brenner Pass With All Lights Ablaze; German Soldiers Salute

Alfred Leonard Cline, 56. To Decide Whether To Resist Extradition For Murder

GIVE WELCOME TO PRISONERS   Transport Brings Liberated Soldiers From Islands

Freed Americans Arrive In U. S.   Men Liberated In Philippines Returr

Luftwaftfe’s Absence in Normandy Revealed As Reason for Goering’s Fall From Grace

MHitior Loses Confidence in Goering After Luftwaffe Foiled in Normandy

Stenographers Tell More About Hitler   Fuehrer Laughed When Told That President Roosevelt Had Died

LUFTWAFFE NOT THERE ON TIME   NORMANDY INVASION AIDED BY ITS FAILURE, WHICH WAS CRASH TO HITLER

~ Goering Falls In Esteem of Fuehrer —  Luftwaffe F ailure Surprises A Adolf

Tax Reduction Measure Nearly Ready Fer House   Wavs And Means Commit. tee Considers Possible Action On Wartime Excess Profits

TAX BODY NEAR EXCESS PROFITS LEVY DECISION   Proponents of Full Repeal Win Round With Doughton

Manchuria   Send 500,000 Men to Hold Territory - Against Chiang Forces

Key Cities Captured by Chinese Reds   U. 8, Situation In China Grows More Critical

China’s Red Win In Race For North   Bloodless Coup Gives Control Of Manchuria

COMMUNISTS ARE IMPROVING 1 MMANCHUBIAN HOLT         Winners-i ‘in Race With Ch : 86 National. Government  Trodps ‘to Secure Control of: important Areas. -.   DANGER OF-UNITED” "STATES. INVOLVEMENT   Army of 500,000 Reds is Being--Deployed:-Throughow' Manchuria’ With View -te Staving Off Attacks.”

Communists Hold Firm Grip on Key Manchurian Cities   Nationalists Blame Russia’s Passive Intervention for Losing Race   2 COLUMNS MARCH AGAINST RED UNITS   Danger of American Involvement into Battle Mounts Almost Hourly

COMMUNISTS WIN IN RACE TO MANCHURIA   Deploy 500,000 Treops Against Central Government

REDS WIN RACE FOR MANCHURIA   Chiang Government Admits Loss of Capital City

Communists Win In Race For Manchuria Control   Three Powerful Nationalist Armies Reported On March Against Resistance Forces

Reds Win Race for Manchuria   Send 500,000 Men to Hold Territory Against Chiang Forces

Chinese Communists Win Race  For Manchuria, Deploy 500,000  Troops Against Chiang Soldiers

Advance Carries Allies Close to  Nazi Escane Reat   German Defenses Breaking Up All Along Twentyfive Mile Flank

Infantry Drives Through North Wall Of Ardennes On Western Front  ADVANCE TWO MILES IN NORTHERN FLANK  German Defenses Break. ing As American-British Drive Forward

Six Officers Facing Black. Market Trials   More Enlisted Men Givén Long Prison Terms

American Officers Will Stand ‘Trial   Eisenhower Orders Arrests On Theft Charges

Four More Held For Army Thefts   Eisenhower's Order Brings New Arrests

More Soldiers Put Under Arrest   Others To Be Charged With Black Marketing

BIG FIVE MEETING OFF   Cancellation Follows Russo-Hungarian ‘Trade Pact Revelation

BIG 5 MINISTERS CANCEL MEETING   Red-Hungarian Trade Pact Stirs British Fears

British Concerned Over Pact Giving Russ Hungary's Trade   Foreign Ministers of Big 5 Cancel Parley

SOVIET PACT - WITHHUNGARY IRKS BRUTiSH   Scheduled Meeting of Big Five Premiers Today Is Cancelled

Britain Irked By Disclosure Of Soviet Pact   Contend It Would Give Russian Control Over Hungarian Economy

Trouble Hinted When Big 5 Meet Fails to Convene   British, U. S. Said Concernod Over Red Move in Hungary

Russo-Hungary Understanding Is Diselosed   British Express Deep Con cern: View Il as Giving Maseaw Control Over  Humgary’s Econo:            Ministers Cancel Today's Session   Planned to Take Up Huagarian Peace Treaty: No Official Explanation Given for Delay

Russia Makes Trade Pact With Hungary   British Feel Concern; Foreign Ministers Cancel Morning Meet

Allies Eye Soviet Deal With Hungary   U. S., Britain Show Concern Over Red Trade Aqreement

Atmosphere At Big Five Meet Held As Tense   Cancellation of Yesterday’: Session Tends to In crease Pessimism Oyer Course of Conference

Scheduled Meeting Is Cancelled   U. S. Said to Share British Interest in  Trade Pact

Big 5 Parley Is Cancelled   Soviet’s Trade: Pacts With Hungary Aired

BlG-8 MEETING  5 CANCELLED   British Concerned Over Pact Which Would Give Russia New Corttrol.

Gives Moscow Control Over ‘Half Hungary   Morhing Meeting Of Foreign Ministers Of Big Five Cancelled At Last Minute

BIG 9 MEETING GETS NOWHERE   News Of Red Trade Pact With Hungary Cancels London Session

Ministers Cancel Meet In London   British Are Exercised Over Reds’ Activity

FOREIGN MINISTERS CANCEL SCHEDULED SATURDAY MEETING  BRITAIN CONCERNED OVER RUSSIAN TRADE PACT WITH HUNGARY

British Express Concern Over Russia-Hungary   Americans Worried On New Trade Treaty, Bia 5 Delay Meeting

ogg - #  oyt's Charges Held Baseless’      No Law Violation Is Found. Governor's Renly to Letter

More Than 4000 Germans Killed i ‘in ba ronged .       BRESLAU BAT BATTLE. in : “APPROACHING END Soviets: Pick U Up. 12, 700  Prisoners 3 in Fallen ° po Budapest.

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More Than 4000 Germans Killed in Two-Pronged Drive BRESLAU BATTLE IS APPROACHING END  Soviets Pick Up 12,700 Prisoners in Fallen ' Budapest

Reds Capture Seven More Nazi Bastions  First Ukrainian Army Plunges

Nazis Are Leaving Party Officials In Captured Towns  Germans Seek to Hav Them Installed By AMG in Key Posts

TRUSTED NAZI PARTY  MEN LEFT BEHIND IN  IMPORTANT POSTS GERMANS HOPED ALLIED  ' MILITARY REGIME WOUL! RETAIN THESE MEN

State Departments to Insist Punishment for , World War Criminals

Bewildering Pace Is Set  By Patton’s Third Army   40 Miles Past Rhine; First, Ninth Armies, British Second Join General Offensive -.

Bridge Over River Main  Is Captured   Rhine Line Falling to Pieces Before Big Allied Attacks

Three U. S. Armies Break Through Nazis West Of The Rhine   Third Army Tanks Set Pace With 27 -Mile Sweep In Sunday’s Greatest Day Of Gains

RSE, HIRD AND NINfT RAL I}  ORWARD IN DAY  Ol OUILSfANDING. (3AINS

Ninth enters open country in Ruhr area  Ist plunges from hold at Remasen

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Hodges Forces Smash Rhine Line, Surge Beyond Bridgehead; First Grinds Nine Miles Unchecked

Paee Being Set In Berlin Dash By Third Army   Tanks Move Forty Miles Beyond Rhine—New River Crossings Reported—German. Resistance Reported Disintearating -

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ihree U. 3. Armies break Out Into Open Country As German River Line Cracks

Britons: Crumble Germans’ -Lines As Major Drive Bites Deeply. Along All Western Front.

Third Captures Bridge Across River Main Infact as Ninth Army Gains Eight Miles And First Advances Nine Miles Unchecked

7 Inches of Snow Falls At Mankato   Heavy Blanket Laid In 90 Minutes; Six Inches at Fairmont

Japanese Attack Is Hurled Back  100 More Nipponese Planes Are Downed

OLD, NEW FIGHTS BREW IN SENATE   Selection Of McKeough, Pol Tax Receive Attention

Senate Fight Brewing Over  McKeough Pos!   Truman Will Not Withdraw Nomination For Maritime Job—South  May Support Poll-Tax

Poll Taxes, Naming Of McKeough Stir Battle In Congress   Attention Turned To Big Highway Program

Truman Wants Senate Vote On CIO Appointee   President To Insist On Confirmation Of McKeough

NEWFIGHT LOOMS IN CONGRESS ON MCKEOUGH VOTE   POLL TAX QUESTION ATTACKED FROM NEW ANGLE IN SENATE

SENATE FIGHT BREWING OVER THE McKEQUGH APPOINTMENT   Time-Worn Poll Tax Question Is Looming For New Bout In Congress

LAL H. Kurtz Dies In Canada   ‘ormer Beatrician Who Succumbed After Golf (;ame To Be Buried Here.

MORE MINES IN DISTRICT ARE CLOSING DOWN   Complete Shutdown of Operation: Threatened In Soft Coal Field

Complete Shutdown Threatened   Roving Pickets Closing Pit After Pit In Nearby  Bituminous Field,

Japs Get U.S. Warning to Surrender Or Face Destruction, Dictated Peace

Official Warns Japs to Quit  on irtual De ates ue tion I pomowe aed

Official Plea Is issued   Japan Will Be Destroyed, Says OW! Spokesman

U.S. Patience Giving Out; Tokyo Told to Quit War Or Face Total Destruction

Speaker Infers Reds’ May Step Into Battle   Nation Urged to Accept Terms Laid Down by Atlantic Charter

NEGRO HELD ON MURDER CHARGE AT GREENSBURG   Accused Of Assaulting Forme: Monessen Women, Firing Hotel

Friendship With Soviet Grows  New Russian-Chinese Treaty Considered Helpful To Peace

RUSSIANS RATE HIGH WITH U.S   Terms Of Treaty With China Seen As Great Impetus To Peace

Relations Between U. S. and Russia ‘Score New High in Good Feelina

PACT PRAISED   Seen As Great Instrument Of Peace; U. S.-Russian Relations Improved

RUSSIA PRAISED FOR CHINA PACT   U. S. Relations Warmed As Import Of Terms Is Realized

Sino-Russ Pact Raises Soviets  In U.S, Esteem          ‘To Eastern Europe En Friends, Beta

Chinese-Russian Pact Improves Soviet Relations   Clarifies Russian Stand Ir Asia; Reds Willingness tc Cooperate More Assured.

WAR CORRESPONDENT IS NAZI PRISONER   Captured December 26, AP Man Is in Prison Camp

Ib0 STUDENTS ON LIST OF MH. GRADITATES   Class Play Thursday. Commencement Friday, Final Events

Ib STUDENTS ON LIST OF M1. #1. 8. GRADUATES   Class Play Thursday, Commencement Friday, Final Events

Father Shoots Pretty Daughter to Break Up Romance With Soldier at Kansas City

Truman Speeds Potsdam Talks   :President, Churchill Want Quick Decisions

Truman and Churchill Reported Seeking to Speed ‘Deliberations of Big Three

See Fast Action On Breaking Up Of German ‘Stafi   May Shoot Some Officers! : Others ‘Regarded Only As. Military © Ficures.

Lower Rhine Stormed On Broad Front, Nazis Say; Remagen Troops ‘Vanish’

Report Is Made By Radic   Paris Radio Says Crossing Made Thursday Night

Eisenhower's Huge ‘‘Win the War’’ Offensive May Already Have Begun

British Troops In Thrust Across Lower Rhineland   Once Rich German Industrial Area Blazing Inferno of Dead Cities

Bored GI Inspects ‘Legs And Stuff” Of German Girls: Calls “Em Lousy

GI Claims He's Tired of Telling Girls to Lift Skirts and Open Their Blouse:

War Hero Refused Dinner — Service in Washington Hotel   Sergeant Was Called to White House to Get Coneressional Meda]

Arkansas Hero and Family, Snubbed By  Hotel, Welcome af Whife House

Refused Dinner In Hotel, Army Hero And Family Welcome At White House

WAR HERO AND HIS FAMILY, SNUBBED BY CAPITAL HOTEL, WELCOMED AT WHITE HOUSE

DOOR IS CLOSED TO HUNGRY 6.    Wer Hero and Family Unable To Obtain Meal in Washington Hotel

Mr. And Mrs. J.T. Crowley Celebrate ooth Anniversary  Ceremony Was Performed In.

Mr. And Mrs. J.T. Crowley Celebrate oth Anniversary  Ceremony Was Performed In Grundy Center

Nips to Surrender  In Nanking, China   Chungking Officials to Disarm 1,090,000 Japs

JAPS HIT U. S. HOSPITAL SHIP   Nip Suicide Plane Kills 29, Wounds 33 Men Off Okinawa

American Hospital Ship Is  Heavily Damaged By Suicide Plane 50 Miles Off Okinawa   U. S. S. Comfort, Evacuating Wounded From Island, Suffers 29 Killed, 33 Wounded And One Missing; Vessel Was Plainly Marked With Red Cross

U. S. Hospital Ship Attacked By Jap Plane South Of Okinawa; 29 Killed

Price Control on Foods  to Remain   No Removal Before Next Spring: OPA

Keep Check On Price Of Food  Suspension Of Potato Ceiling Not A Trend

No Big Removal Of Food Controls   Large-Scale Dropping of Food Price Controls Not Seen Until Spring

Fair Plans Already Being Made  Work On Grounds Will Bewin Soon, Board Official States

Fair Plans Already Being Made ae OE Ig hee  Work On Grounds Will Begin Soon, Board Official States

U. S. Chamber Backs Draft In Peacetime   Says History Refutes Hopes ‘Of San Francisco

SHIFTS PATTON ~ JO 15TH ARMY   General States He Carriec Out Eisenhower’s Orders

PATTON QUIET ON TRANSFER   GENERAL MERELY SAYS. HE STRICTLY CARRIED OUT EISENHOWER ORDERS —

07,103 Enemy Dead in 41 Days Of Campaign   No Changes in Line; 12 Suicide Planes Downed

Fanatical Jap Resistance On Southern Okinawa Checks Cleanup Drive By Yanks:

UXINAWA DRIVE IS STALEMATED   Last Stand Of Nipponese Delays Windup Of Bloody Battle

Okinawa Fight Sfalemated By Jap Resistance  24th Corps Leader Expects Nipponese About Due To Start Banzai Charges

ENEMY’S PLANES STRIKE AT FLEET; 12 ARE SHOT DOWN   First and Six Marines Puf Heavy Pressure on Holdouts Trapped in 3Mile Pocket.   U. S. TANKS THROWN INTO BITTER STRUGGLE   American Leaders Look for Early Banzai Charges, Foe’s Last Gesture of Defiance,

NIPPONESE MOUNTING   Warships And Planes Hammer Defenses On Escarpment

Jap Defense Stalemates Yanks’ Drive   Enemy Troops on Oroku Peninsula and Nearby Yaeju-Dake District  Give Steann Recietancra 

Ist, 6th Maritie Divisions Exert Strong Pressure On Enemy Pocket

Arguments on Loan to Britain Develop  Truman Prepares Message Asking  i FR EE — oe oF ee oo oe

Backers and Critics Argue Proposed Loan to Britain   Congress Studies Terms as Truman Prepares Message Asking Approval—Supporters Contend Greater World Trade  Depends on Credits—Opponents Say England Still Owes U. S. Big Debt and Can Never Repay Money.

Arguments on Loan to Britain Develop   Truman Prepares Message Asking Conaress’ Approval

British Loan Terms Studied By Congress   President Plans Message Asking Approval of Plan

Truman Will Request Huge Loan For Britain   3 Billions Plus Will Be Asked Of Congress; England Would Have 55 Years To Repay

iProposed. Loan ‘To England. By U.S. Is Studied   Arguments For and Against It ‘Take Form as Truman Prepares to  Beard Congress —

YANK FLEET IS SMASHED   Jap Airfields on Moiniand Bottered By U. S. Bombers

Think You Have The ‘Flu’? Bed Is Spot for You   Health Department Suggests How to Fight Spread

HEALTH DEPARTMENT SUGGESTS MEASURES TO CURB FLU SPREAD      Sick Persons Should Be Inside and Not Expose Others: 83 Miss School

CHURCHILL HAS NARROW ESCAPE   Artillery Shells Land Within 50 Yards of Minister

Patton's Forces Rush 80 Miles East From Rhine   Reported at Frankfurton-Main and Nearing Bavarian, Fort

Peace Feelers Are Denied By Jap Radio   Contends East Asia -Will Be Major Topic At Big Three Parley

EASE UP CENSORSHIP   : '  Internal Censorship in Britain Discontinued

Quick Change To Peacetime Ways Ordered   Reconversion Will B« Heaed By Snyder Some Controls -Are Retained

Truman Rushes Future Plans; Truce Catches U. S. ‘In Woods; Food To Become More Plentiful

TRUMAN DEMANDS SPEED IN ENDING WARTIME CURBS   Ageney Heads Told to Remove Price, Wage and Production Controls as Soon as Possible.   WHOLE GOVERNMENT TO HELP IN TASK   President Hopes to Restore Collective Bargaining and Free Market Without Dndue Delay.

Truman Puts Weight Behind Reconversion   To Move As Rapidly As Possible Into Peace Production Without Endangering Stability

GovernmentTo Aid In Change Over   ‘Lruman Orders Controls Removed As Fast As Possible. War Time Curbs Torn to Bits

Truman Swings Entire Governmen  Behind Shift-Over   President Issues Directive Outlining Reconversion Efforts

Reconversion  Drive Rushed   Truman Calls For Action: Nation Caught ‘In Woods’

TRUMAN GIVES U.o, WORD 10 MOVE AAPIOLY   Wants Controls Ended Soon as Possible te Bring Free Market.

Uncle Sam’s Whole Force Put Behind  ‘Conversions   Truman Asks Checks  To\Prevent Inflation

lruman Moves fo Litt Many War Controls   Outlines Policy in Executive Order to Agency Heads

WICK REMOVAL OF WAR LIMITS GOAL OF CHIEF   Says All Government Must Help Change To Normal Life

President Places : Government Back Of Reconversion   Truman Orders Rapid Removal of Price, Wage, Production ond Other Controls Without Endangering Economy

Truman’s Directive Speeds Reconversior   Throws Whole Weight of Government Into Rushing Drive Into Peace-Time Future; Week Packed With Historic Moves

John W Snyder Will Direct On  Reconversion   President Puts Punch Into The  eace-lime Aims P T A

Government Swings Ax — At Wartime Controls to — -Get U.S. ‘Out of the Woods’

Truman Acts To Insure  U.S. Future  Orders Bureaus To Speed Plan

Agencies Told Remove Bans  Of War Quickly   President, at Same ‘Time. Cautions Departments Stability of Economy Must be Maintained   Bolsters Policies. Already Decidec   Directive Comes Hour: After Official Says Sudden Surrender of Japan  Unexpected .

Entire Weight Of Government’  Behind Effort   Wants Removal Of Price, Wage And _ Production Controls Soon As Possible.   WARNS OF DANGERS

a! artime Curbs Torn to Bits By Sudden ¥-J   Truman Puts ‘Weight Of Government Behind Reconversion

[ruman puts full rovernment behind ‘econversion drive   Must move as rapidly as possible  without hurting economic stability

Veteran’s Run On First Play Wins Fér lrish   Dashies 76 Yards To Score  Lone Touchdown Agwiust  _Iineis; Panthers Whip Mountainee

RUML TELLS OF HIS PLAN FOR WORLD PEACE   Says Program Alternative to Atomic — War in Five Years

Ruml’s Plan For World Peace Told   One Government Only Way to Secure It, He Says

(Buzz Bunnies! ...   Maybe It’s The Heat—Tulsans ” See Winged Rabbits

FOOD CONTROL Price Act Extended For Year  Administration   Administration Forces Beaten In Hectic Session

House Votes Powers To Agriculture Chief  New Secretary Has Right to Veto All Orders Issued by Price Heads

Troops ‘Take “Topside,’ Capture Batteries; Infantry Invades Shore

Key Points Taken With Little Effort   Japs Caught Off Guard by Swilt A ccandt Feam Rear of Isle Fort

OPERATION 10 UPEN MANILA BAY TO FLEET   Blastings by Naval Guns and Bombs Soften “Rock” for Landings. :

Paratroops Are Landed On Topside   21 Allies Who Held Out Over Two Years Have Been Rescued

CAPTURE OF ROCKY FORT SLATED SOON    Paratroops, Seaborne  Infantry Surprise  Defenders

Republicans Charge F.D.R. Helped Elliott Obtain Loan   Declare Late President Influenced Hartford in Advancing $200,000 and Initiated Steps That Led to Settlement for $4,000—Hold Tax on $196,000 Loss Should Be Paid—Democratic Probers Disagree With Minority’s Views.

City Paying Out $82,400 April 1      Bonds Valued At $30,000 To Be Retired, Balance Is Interest.

BUCKS COUNTY BOND SALES, 5) MILLIONS   6th War Loan Drive Show: Residents Backing Servicemen   PLEDGE CONTINUANCE

IN Tit WAR LOAN ORIVE   Today the Sales Have Reached Total of $5,436,000   PRAISES THE CHILDREN

Army Rejects Speeding Up Of Releases  Also Postpones  Change in Score Te Dit nn newer

Army Turns Dow Pleas for Faster Discharge Rate   Sticks to 85 Points Till 800,000 Eligible Men Have Been Freed

WAR DEPARTMENT BANS SPEED-UP IN ARMY DISCHARGES   Postpones Indefinitely Any Change in the Requirement of 35 Points for Release.   STIMSON IS SILENT ON JOHNSON’S DEMAND   Senator Had Called for Cut in Strength of Fighting Force to 3,000,000 Men.

ARMY'S RATE OF DISCHARGE NOT CHANGED   Postpones Indefinitely Lowering of Score For Release

Army Retains “Point Score’   85 Credits Still Required; Faster Demobilization - Rejected

Army Will Leave Discharge Point Score Unchanged   Service Turns Thumbs  Down on Faster Demo bilization Proposal

Labor Seeking Higher Wages, Shorter Hours   Unions Want Assurance Jobs Will Keep Pace With Production

More Pay, Less Work Uraed by Labor Chieftains   Green, Lewis Favor Job Mecacure; Business Opposes Bill

Labor Seeks Higher Wages,  Shorter Hours  NAM President Calls ‘Employment Bill Unworkable

Lewis and Green Ask Shorter Hour: With More Wages   Senate Group Hears Notables Discuss Full  Employment Legislation

Labor Urges Shorter Hours Higher Wages   Green and Lewis Join Wallace In Endor: ‘sing Full Employment ‘Legislation. Bytsiness Men Oppose Bill :

HIGHER WAGES, FEWER HOURS ARE PROPOSED   Green, Lewis, Wallace Back Full Employ ment Measure

Labor Favors, Business Raps  Full Jobs Bill        prix Measure rhoring Chief Oiftfere Chun Faranla

LEWIS, GREEN IN FAVOR FULL EMPLOYMENT   Manufacturers Put I: Contrary Views At Senate Hearing

USSR SOVIET PAYS TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT   1000 Deputies’ Meet In Presence of - Stalin

Supreme Soviet Pays Tribute to F. R. Memory  Russian Budget Is Placed at Tov of Aqenda

Rev. Stonesifer Missing In Action   Pastor Of Smithsburg Trinity Lutheran In — Army Chaplain Corps.

Looks Bad for Adolf: War Criminals May Escape British, But Reds Will Take Care of Them

2 ON WAR CRIMES, COMMISSION QUIT   RESIGN AMID RUMORS BOARD HAS DISCARDED PLANS TO TRY HITLER.

Nelson To Resign Job In Washington  . . . on ene ot ante oe. oe ee ol scene ren

Jap Positions on Northwest Borneo Blasted  Australian Troops Are Advancing Tauara O11] Fielde

BILL MAY 60 TO PRESIDENT ON TUESDAY   Passage Seen Despite Budget Balancing Bloc Opposal

Tax Reduction Opponents Hit Drastic Slash   Spokesman Concedes Bill To Be Passed Quickly;  Floor Fieht Ploniuect

BANK HOLDUP TRIO CAUGHT   More Than $20,000 Taken In Illinois Robbery Is Recovered

Third of Trio Of Illinois Bank Bandits Seized   Police Recover Money Stolen From Greenville, lil., Bank, Says FBI:  Jewelry Also Recovered

Veterans May Volunteer But Ground Forces Exempt Men of 37 or More from Required Duty Abroad

ete MADE      MEN WITH.75 POINTS AND MEN . OVER 37-TO STAY [5:6 HOME

Bill for Vote at 18 Approved by Committee   House Group Votes 5for Lowering Age in Missouri

DeGaulle Hits Communists  In Paris Talk   Fells French Nation He Will Refuse Post To A Red

Communists Are Flayed By DeGaulle in Report   French Leader Unwilling To Entrust ‘Any Post Related to Foreign Affairs’ to Reds

House To Probe Lobbies In Fight — Over Texas ‘Right To Work’ Bill

INVESTIGATION OF  ALLEGED LOBBYING  AUTHORIZED TODAY GROUPS OPPOSING AND  FAVORING CLOSED SHOE RITT WITT RE PRaREnN

Probe Authorized of Alleged Lobbying, Closed-Shop Bill   Powerful Lobby Said Working to Promote Anti-Labor Bill

Yank Airmen Wreck, Sink 20 Jap Ships   U. S., British Fleet Forces Batter Enemy in Ryukyus

DREW PEARSON SAYS: OPA OFFICIALS WIN ROUND ONE AGAINST CONGKESSMEN ; HAM FISH HAS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE; STATE DEPARIMENT GETS TOUGH GQVER MOVIFS.

Santa Claus, Stork Myths Irk Teacher   Says Both Should Be Put on Junk Pile

Nip Food Supply Running Short While Other Worries Of Tokyo Rulers Increase

HUNGER AND COURSE OF WAR BESTIRS FOE   Army Urges People To Make Bodily Attack Against Tanks

JAP CABINET HOLDS FIVE-HOUR SESSION   War Leaders Call On Nation's Peo Ple to Make Suicidal Stand Against Any U. S, Invasion.

Admiral King in parting shot at  proposed merger Sixty-one page report full  nf «vanmante Mm annasation

King Delivers Final Reasons For Opposition Admiral: Against  ~ Scrapping. Battleshir For Carrier Plan

Adm. KingF ir es Far ewell Salve  AtMerger Plan:   Coniniander -in-Chief “of Fleet Also Hurls Parting Shot! Against Separating Air From Navy   Unity « of Command Th: advised, He Says   Against: Scrapping Batile‘ships’ for Carriers; Cites Stccessful Strategic.  ” -.-Direction of War

King Fires Parting Shot At Mercer   Scores Plan to Separate Nayal Ayiation From Rest of Seryice

Fleet Admiral King Delivers Parting Blow Against Proposed Merger of Army and Navy

Admiral Makes Final Report As Naval Chief   Also Opposes Suggestions for a Separate Air Force

ADMIRAL KING SCORES SINGLE SERVICE PLAN   Final Report Stresses Need for Integrated Naval Force

CCC WILL BE INVESTIGATED   Discrepancies in Food Stocks Figures Bring Order For Inventory.

2 Red Armies In Drive To Take Vienna   Almost 1,000,000 Men Seeping Over Hungariar Plains On A  Fiftv-Mile Front.

1200 PLANES   Yanks, Unchallenged, Hit 11 Targets; Nazis Lose 221 Aircraft Saturday

Army Gives Some Details About Its Newest Addition to Bomber Forces

'B-32, Newest Heavy Bomber, Joins Big Brother B-29 In Attacks Against Japan

SIGN UP FOR SERVICE   Twenty-four Young Men Reach Their Eighteenth Birthday

REGISTER FOR SERVIC!   27 Names Added to Selective Servyice List in June

GEN. EISENHOWER NOT OPTIMISTIC FOR GERMAN COLLAPSE  SAYS NEW ALLIED OFFEN SIVE AIMED AT DESTRUC

GERMANS FAIL TO MAKE STAND BEYOND ROER   Allied Commander Expects to Destroy All Germans West of Rhine River.

Eisenhower Plans Destruction of German Army, and Expects to Do It

Aim to Meet Reds in Center of Reich Told by Eisenhower   Ry FNWARD KENNEDY

“Ike” Sees No Quick Victory Over Nazis   General Says if Present Trend Continues, Eastern and Western Front Forces Must Meet in Center of Reich to Win. —

Atlantic Fleet Commander Renews His Warning of Danger of Robot Bomb Aitacks on the U. S.

Globester Arrives . Ahead Of Schedule   ATC Plane 1e Reaches Aba: dan, Persia on KFhahet

Globester Arrives Ahead Of Schedule   ATC Plane Reaches Aba dan, Persia on Etieht

FULL OUTPUT AT FORD PLANT TO BE RESUMED   Threat of Truck Drivers’ Strike Perils State Transport

BIG 3 PARLEY SITE MYSTERY   Meeting Expected to Come Just Before or Af@r British Election

Big 3 Meeting Near; Site Is Still Mystery   Well Informed Men Believe Session Will Be Held After July 5

Allied Chiefs Settle Down To Big Job   Before Today’s Meeting Truman Calls On Churchill and Stalin  To “Talk Things Over’

Truman Takes Over Reins at Potsdam In Big Three Meet   Talks Over Plans for Future With Stalin and Churchill Today

Truman Presides At Second Formal Big Three Session; Peace In. Pacific One Aim

TRUMAN CALLS ON CHURCHILL, STALIN TODAY   Select President as Chairman of Conference at Potsdam

PRESIDENT TRUMAN TALKED WITH HIS TWO COLLEAGUES   Visited With Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin Ttoday.   PRESIDING OFFICER   Potsdam Skies Were Cloudy Bat Parley Atmosphere Appears Considerably Cleared.

greedy Victory Over Japan, Settlement of Old European Feuds, Main Aims of President

TRUMAN HAS TALKS WITH TWO LEADERS   President, Grasping Reins As the Presiding Officer, Cails on Churchill and Stalin   SPECTACULAR SETTING   By ERNEST B. VACCARO AND KENNETH LL. DIXON

Truman Is Conference Chairman   President in Individual Meetings With Stalin. Churchill; Atmosphere At Parley Clear

President Has Lunch With Churchill, Calls. on Stalin; Believed Speeding Parley Work

TEAMS UP WITH BYRNES 10 GET SWIFT RESULTS   Visits Churchill and Stalin Separ. ately to Discuss Proposals — Parley Atmosphere Clear

Visits Stalin, Churchill As Meeting Head   Takes Potsdam Program in Stride—May Call Official Meeting To Cinch Agreements

Jap War Speed-up Will Be Sought By Big Three, Is Tip   President Truman, Chairman of Conference at Potsdam, Lay Groundwork With Separate Conferences With Churchill And Stalin—Russia, Reports Say, Ready To Make Definite Commitments

Big Three Hold Second Series  Of Talks Today   Speedy Victory Over Japan and Settlement Of Long-Standing European Disputes Are Aims of U. $. President at Potsdam

Pres. Truman Talks  WithOtherLeaders   Goes Calling Today to Discuss Things Separately With Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin as Parley Atmosphere Becomes Coneiderahbly Cleared   NAMED PRESIDING OFFICER

‘American President Talks Things Over With Two Other Allied Chiefs Before Formal Session

Talks Things Over With 2 Separately   Other Members Elect President Parley Chairman

PRESIDENT CALLS ON CHURCHILL, STALIN SEPARATELY TODAY   _ TRUMAN, PRESIDING AT _ OPENING BIG THREE ‘CON‘FERENCE, HOLDS REINS

Meetings to Bear Upon Pacific War   Victory Over Japan Among Chief Objectives of President   CALLS ON COLLEAGUES   Communique Issued After First Session: Truman Presides

Truman Talks Separately With Leaders   President Apparently Taking Potsdam Program Right In His Stride

PARLEYS HEL WITH STALIN, CHURCHILL   President Trying To Keep People Informed   FIRST COMMUNIQUE   Says Preliminary Exchange Of Views Took Place At Initial Meeting

Truman, Big 3 Chairman, Holds Seperate Confabs With Churchill, Stalin

Truman Calls On Churchill And Stalin   Talks Things Over Separately With Two  Leaders   By ERNEST B. VACCARO and KENNETH L. DIXON

BIG-3 SESSIONS UNDER REGULAR ROUTINE NOW   Truman Chosen Yesterday As Meet Chairman

President Conference Chairman   Goes Calling to Talk Things Over Separately With Stalin and Churchill

Conference into Full Stride as ‘Big Three Meet   Is Second Formal Meeting; Earlier Truman Called on Churchill and Stalin

Visits Churchill, Stalin For ‘Personal’ Talks   President Taking Meeting In Stride As He Takes On Cases Individually

Seen Seching Informa! Accord Before Calling Second Session Today

Big Three in Conference Second Time   Speedy Victory Over Japan and Peace for Europe Major Topics

President, Byrnes Team up to Smooth Roads to Accords   Truman Presides as Chairman as ‘Allied Leaders Settle Down to Regular Rounds of Conferences ,

Truman Confer Individually With Others  President Named   President Named Chairman At Firs: General Meeting

Truman Confers Separately With Churchil and Stalin  we ed ee ee Bo Ewa   President Named Conference Leader As Big Three Settle Down to Business

Churchill,  Stalin Seen By Truman In Morning   Separate Sessions ‘Held To Pick Up Views

Potsdam Skies Are Clondy, But Annosphere For Parley Appears Cleared

Side Talks With Stalin And Churchill   President, As Chairman, In Straight-Forward Ap: proach To Issues.

TRUMAN HEADS BIG 3 TALKS   President Calls On Churchill, Stalin For Sep erate Conferences

TRUMAN ON CALLING MISSIONS TO TALK WITH CHURCHILL AND STALIN IN SEPARATE MEETINGS

Truman Occupied In Separate Talks With Allied Chiefs   Goes Calling On Churchill, Stalin After Being Chosen Conference Chairman During Monday’s Opening; Red Commitments Rumored On Pacific War

PRESIDENT IS TAKING POTSDAM MEET IN STRIDE   Pays Separate Calls On Other Two Of Big Three; May Hold Formal Full Session Late Today; Stalin May Make Pacific Pledge.

Truman-Byrnes Line Up Clear Cur US. Policies   President Relying Heavil: On Judgment and Experience of Byrnes.

Holds Informal Talk With Stalin, Churchill; Jap War Is Bia Topic

Truman Takes Chairmanship Of Big Three   Regular Rounds of Conferences Held in Potsdam

TRUMAN SEES TWO LEADERS SEPARATELY   President Has Luncheon Visit With Churchill, Then Holds a Similar Personal Session With Stalin.

Truman Returns Calls On Stalin And Churchill   President, Who Is Chairman of Potsdam Meeting, Talks Things over with Other Representatives.

Pres. To See No Informal Agreements Reached Through Personal Visits.

4,000 DISCHARGES PER DAY FROM ARMY   Release Rate Is Two to One Inducted

Army Releases  4,000 Daily   Nearly 200,000 Men Already Have Been Discharged By Points.

ARMY DISCHARGES ~ 4,600 MEN DAILY   200,000. ‘Already Have Been Released Under Point System

Holiday Death Toll May Set Three Y ear Reeord   Monday Morning Found 204 Listed Over Nation—Traffic Takes 117.

Labor Day Death Toll Is Mounting   May Reach Highest Total In Three Years

HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL EXPECTED TO SET RECORD   Figure Set at 203 in Early Monday Report Of Fatalities

‘on Appears Among BigFive at Security Parley Over Veto Power They Should Exercise in a World Peace Pe aT Oe Toe   Okinawa Southern Line: Nearly Doubled-By U. S. Thrust Through Yonabaru

Surprise Attack by /th Infantry Doubles Length of Okinawa Line And Imperils Two Island Cities

Troops Move Beyond City te Lengthen Southern Okinawa Line. «   AIM AT SUPPLY ROADS

Americans Lunge Threugh And  Beyond Yonabaru   Advance Imperils Defenses Safeguarding Naha And Fortress City Of Shuri

Japs Caught In Pre-Dawn Flank Drive   Spectacular Lunge Carries Yanks of Seventh Infantry Division Beyom! Yonabaru   Aimed At Roads Vital to Enxenry   Officers Express Confidence Men Can Hold Positions Against Enenv Altacks

U.S. 7th Division Flanks Jap Lines   Southern Okinawa Front Doubled In Length by Spectacular Drive

Predawn Attack Sweeps Through Yonaboru And Into Hills Beyond, Taking Northern End of Line; Guns Overlook Supply Roads to Shuri; Five American Divisions in Action

Doughboys Break Line On Okinawa   Lengthen Southern Line  And Threaten Japanese Rehe andl Shar: Mefencet

Second Okinawa City Falls Before Surprise UTth Division Assault   Troops Spear Southward On Ridge Overlooking Enemy Supply Roads To Fortress City Of Shuri

Spectacular Gain by Infantrymen Has Virtually Doubled Length in Southern Okinawa.   PROVIDES MORE ROOM FOR NEW MANEUVERING

LUNGE THROUGH YONABARU 10 THREATENNAHP   Add Yards to Front to Give Americans Room for Maneuvers

Flank Attack Lengthens Okinawa Line   Yank Troops Advance About 4,000 Yards, Conture Second City

Infantry Division Lunges Beyond Strategic City   Go Through Yonabart Doubling the Length Of Okinawa Line; Imperil Jap Defensee

7th Infantry Lunge Extends Jap Lines   Refreshed Division Pushes Past Yonabaru, Doubling Length of Southern Okinawa Fichtine Front

OKINAWA FRONT DOUBLED BY FLANKING DRIVE AND YANKS REFRESHED, RENEW OFFENSIVE

Operation Nearly Doubles Bitterly Contested Front; Yonabaru Entered

7th Division Surprise Blow Doubles Line   Rested Doughboys  In Pre-Dawn Attack Add Nearly 4000 Yards To American Front

SPECTACULAR YANK LUNGE ON OKINAWA LENGTHENS LINE   JAPANESE DEFENSES SAFE. GUARDING SHURI HAVE  BEEN IMPERILED

Shuri Line Imperiled By Lunge.   Surprise Pre-Dawn Attack Puts Yanks On Ridges Overlook-ing Shuri and Naha

‘TTH DIVISION GAIN DOUBLES OKINAWA LINE      Spectacular Drive Puts Yanks On Broader Front

«FLANKING DRIVE THREATENS JAP SUPPLY ROUFES   SEVENTH DIVISION ADVANCES THROUGH, BEYOND YONABARU

Yanks Seize Yonabaru   Americans Double Length of Line Before Naha and Shuri

‘7th Infantry Lunge Double: Okinawa Line, Imperils Japs   Drive Noted Beyond Strategic Yonabaru

Hee Hane KS Nada aca, Spurl  So ater i Clenses   Spectacular Drive Adds Nearly 4,000 Yards to S. Okinawa Frontline

Spectacular Lunge Doubles Length Of Line   Nearly 4,000 Yards Added to Okinawa Front

SURPRISE DRIVE CATCHES ENEMY FORCES NAPPING   Spectacular Gains Made In Flanking Maneuver By U. S. /th Infantry Division,

Yanks Aiming at Jap Supply Lines   Seventh “Army Infantry Doubles Length of Line  on Okinawa   A SPECTACULAR LUNGE   Doughboys Seize Ridges Overlooking Highways to Shuri 

Nazis Say Gen. Montgomery Starts All-Out Assault On 65 Mile Front Today

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Soviet Armored Forces Drive Toward Baltic   Major Air Battles Reported Over Oder Bridaeheads

Red Armored Units Push to Within 60 ‘Miles of Baltic Sea   ‘Drive Through Pomerania _ Aims to Split Germany’s North Defenses   FOE SEEKS TO BLOCK ASSAULT ON BERLIN   Nazis Throw in Aerial Reserves in Attempt to Disrupt Russian Plans

RED FORCES: FROM BALTIC   Drive Is. Aimed” To Split Nazis’ Northern Defenses

Russians Drive Within 60 Miles of Baltic Sea   Powerful Drive Made To Split Germany’s Northern Defenses

Reds Within 60 Miles of Baltic in Powerful Drive in Northern Sector

REDS DRIVE T0 SPLIT NORTH NAZI DEFENSES   SOVIET FORCES WITHIN SIXTY MILES OF BALTIC

REDS THRUSTING TOWARD BALTIC, MENACE DANZIG   Push Through Pomerania; May Sew Up Garrison In Free State

POWERFUL SOVIET DRIVE THREATENS GERMANY’S NORTE LINE OF DEFENSE   Red Success Would Seal Off Danzig

Soviet Armed Forces Are Closer To Baltic   Tanks, Infantry Strike Out Thru  Pomerania For Baltic ee

AAUP Demands Homer Rainey Be Reinstated   Sharply Criticize Board of Regents For Removina Him

AAUP IN DEMAND FOR  REINSTATEMENT OF  RAINEY AT TEXAS SHARP CRITICISM OF  BOARD OF REGENTS ALSO VOICED RY BRODY

SHOWDOWN VOTE ON ADJOURNMENT PLAN IN HOUSE DELAYED  ' RESOLUTION WOULD -PERMIT MAY 22 TO SEPT ea ARIANDwEECET

SHOWDOWN VOTE ON ADJOURNMENT PLAN IN HOUSE DELAYED  RESOLUTION WOULD   RESOLUTION WOULD PERMIT MAY 22 TO SEPT 11 ADJOURNMENT

Lausche Touches Off Battle Over Judges’ “Luxury” Pension Proposal

Anderson Sees Need of Full Employment   Says Farmers’ . Welfare Geared To Industry

Anderson Backs Employment Act Before Hearing   Says Full Employment Necessary To Avert Agricultural Depression.

Sec. Anderson Indorses Full Employment Act  Says Industrial Job:  Only Insurance Agains'

FULL JOB PLAN VITAL TO FARMS   Anderson Says Full Employment Necessary To Avert Agricultural Depression.

Joins Secretary of State Byrnes and Veterans Agencies in Supporting Bill; Says Farmers’ Prosperity Depends on Full Employment to Provide Market.

Full Employment Necessary To Avert Farm Depression, Anderson Informs Senators

PLAN AGAINST RURAL AREA DEPRESSION   Secretary Anderson Declares Full Industrial and Business Employment Essential   MEASURE IS ENDORSED

Full Employment Needed to Insure Farm Prosperity   Anderson Says More Jobs Mean Greater Farm Products Sales   Need Market Outlet

AGREE T0 ABOLISH WARTIME SEPT, 30   CONGRESS LEADERS DECIDE ON DATE AND APPROVAL APPEARS CERTAIN.

Standard Time Will Be Resumed On September 30   House Makes Start And Final Action Due Soon to End Fast War Time

Senator Denies Reds Yielded On Veto Power   Bridges Tells Senate Americans Were Hoodwinked

VET OUTFITS NOT 10 GO TO JAPAN   WAR OFFICE CANCELS ORDER FOR 3 DIVISIONS TO.MOVE TO PACIFIC,

THREE DIVISIONS SAIL TO PACIFIC   Orders Are Canceled For Units Not Needed By MacArthur

CANCEL ORDERS FOR MOVEMENTS   Three Vet Divisions Not Going to Pacific

Three Divisions Due in Pacific  To Stay in U.S.   95th, Second, Eighth Infantry Divisions;  Three Others To Go

Soviets Gain MoreGround In Budapest   200 Blocks Captured By Advancina Troops

Russian blow gains impetus  at Budapest Historic capital faces destruction

Destruction Of Budapest Is Threatened   Trapped Nazi Forces Defend. City Fanatically, But Russians Advance

Battle Rages Furiously in Budapest   Enemy Garrison Has Lost 1,000 More Men, Moscow Says

BUDAPEST MAY BE DESTROYEL   Trapped German And Hungarian Troops Are Fighting Fanatically

“IN BUDAPEST   Reds Attack With Mounting Fury; Battle Threatens to Demolish City

Eldred Soldier, Crippled, Is Freed   Sgt. Feheley Suffered Loss of Both Legs

4-F DRAFT IDEA DRAWS FIRE IN NEW CONGRESS  PROPOSAL FAVORED  nov onnervwoi TT. LUA   PROPOSAL FAVORED BY ROOSEVELT; HOT SCRAP IS INDICATED

NAZI TAKEN AT PHOENIX      Street Department Employe Traps Graf Spee Officer

NAZI COMMANDER 5 RECAPTURED   Alert Phoenix Citizen Notifies Police Officer to End Hunt for Escaped Prisoner

B-29’s Strike Nippon Cities   Twin Blows Hit From Fleet and Land Bases—Big Enemy Base Blasted in Great Strength,  Wiiemnite Accorte

Fleet’s Planes Hit Big Naval  Base at Kure   Warships Shell Enemy Targets in Kuriles; 100 Planes Make New Assault on Shanghai

B-29’s Strike Great Blow At _ Nippon Cities   Twin Blows Hit From Fleet and Land Bases—Big Enemy Base Blasted in Great Strength, Nimitz Asserts

Third Fleet Hurls New Blows Against Nippon Homeland   Tokyo Reports Shanghai Base Hit Again; Typhoon Weather Keeps Okinawa Flyers Down; Great Toll of Jap Ships, Planes Revealed

Co-ordinated Blows Shake  Nip He Homeland   Naval Planes Strike In ‘Great Strength’ B-29s Hit Factories

Ration Coal At Pittsburgh   Steel Mill Blast Furnaces Begin to Close Due to Strike

Meanwhile, Congress Concerns Itself With Pearl Harbor Inquiry and Peacetime Navy With Proposal for 1,079-ship Fleet—Surplus Property and Airports Also Un for Discussion

Pearl Harbor Probe Is Atop of List   Gen. Wainwright Will Report on Treatment Japs Accorded Prisoners; Many Lawmakers Have Bills Readv to Hasten Reconversion Completion

Hero Of Bataan And Culprit Of Pearl Harbor Both Busy  Consress In Sessions Today

Congress Gets Dow: To Work   lovestigation of Pearl Harbor Is Major Business

Lawmakers To Pay Tribute To Wainwright; House Ready ‘To Vote Pearl Harbor Probe   Navy Wants 1,079 Ships In Its Peacetime Fleet; Atomic Bomb Topic Of Discussions

GEN. WAINWRIGHT 1S CENTRAL FIGURE IN CONGRESS ON MONDAY   HOUSE EXPECTED TO ACT ON RESOLUTION FOR PEARL HARBOR PROBE

MANY TENS TOBE DEBATED   Congress Concerned Over Hero of Bataan, Culprit .Of Pearl Harbor.   ‘SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS

‘Senate and House Tum Attention To Welcome :For Gen. Wainwright; Lower Body Plans To. Approve’ Probe Of Pearl Harbor

Congress Begins ‘Full Schedule Of  Peacetime Work      Welcome for Wainwright and Probe of Pearl Harbor First On Pro. gram, .

Congress to Pay Tribute to War Hero   Wainwright to Be Received as Body Starts Busy Session

Navy Wants Post War Fleet of 1,079 Fighting Ships; 116 Carriers.

Congress Greets War Hero, Acts On Pearl Harbor   Peacetime Navy and Wages-Hours Taking Place in Limelight

Gen. Wainwright Appears Before Congress Today   House Due To Orde: Pearl Harbor Probe Navy And Airport:  Discussed

House Action on Probe of Pear! Harbor Deferred   Investigation By Congress Sure To Be Authorized

Congress Greets Gen. Wainwright Starts Full Week   Rouse Defers Action on Sift of Pearl Harbor for Day, Other Problems on Schedule

DIVERSE SUBJECTS  OCCUPY CONGRESS   Welcome to Wainwright and Pearl Harbor Probe’ Top List   TO KEEP A BIG NAVY   Department Would Keep  Inactive Vessels as Backlog of Defense

 e Reconversion Congress to  Get to Work   Visit By Wainwright And Pearl Harbor Sift Question Head Schedule

PEARL HARBOR PROBE IS SET   Surplus Preperty, Atomic Bemb Among Other Issues Before Congress

CONGRESS PAYS TRIBUTE TODAY TO WAINWRIGHT   Hero Of Corregidor To Be Guest; Pearl Harbor Bill Hustled Up In House

Pearl Harbor Probe Also In Top Position   Investigation Into December 7 Tragedy May Be On Slate

JULIUS IS GONE  Hitler’s Top Jew-Baiter  Flees Yanks   Former Head Of Nuernberg’s Defenses Leaves - Nazi Stronghold

Ratification Would Release Surplus Funds For School And Welfare Work   Otherwise Funds  Remain Tied-Up   Both Proponents And Foes Claim Victories In Tuesday Voting

Elvit Falk Dies In Flight Over France January 1  Has Been In _ Europe Since ~ Last August

Elvit Falk Dies  In Flight Over  France January 1 Has Been In  Europe Since ee .% ee es

Japan, Satellites Form ‘Peace Plan   Report Says Countries  Already Take Action

PLANES STRIKE FROM OKINAWA: FLEET HIDDEN   Bad Weather Slows Blows On. Enemy Suicide Base Targets

Third Fleet Blacks Out After Raids   Tokyo Alerts Coastal Defenses Against New Blows

JAPS EXPECT NEW ATTACK BY HALSEY   Report U. S. Fleet Still Hovering Off Coast

American Planes Strike Southern  Japanese Bases   Nip Claim Some U. S. Aircraft Forced To Return Due To Weather

Third Fleet Lurks Off — Jap Coast ~      MEANWHILE AMERICAN PLANES BOMB TWO NEW CITIES mo IN SOUTHERN JAPAN

Japs Fear Huge U. 5. Fleet Will Launch Invasion  14 Cities Ruined in U. ‘ Bombing Attacks

Nippon Fearful of New Blows by Third Fleet   Halsey’s Movements Hidden; Invasion of Jap Islands Hinted

Bad Weather Curbs Suicide Base Attacks  Nimitz Still Maintains Blackout   are Mey? a7. ha

American Warships Lurking Off The Japanese Coast  AMERICAN PLANES CONTINUE RAIDS Undoubtedly Prelude Yo Decisive Battle Of Japan

180 American Fighters and Bombers Thunder Up From Okinawa To Attack Japanese Suicide Plane Bases On Kyushu.   ARE TURNED BACK BY BAD WEATHER

Gen. Eisenhower Makes Renort On  German Situation   Says Berlin's Major Postwar Political Parties Are Op erating Under Soviet Domination   DARK PICTURE OF GERMAN ECONOMY

REDS DOMINATE MAIN PARTIES IN BERLIN   Gen. Eisenhower Says Russ Favoring Communist Group

SAYS ‘FAVORS’ USUALLY GIVEN SOVIET PARTY   Press and Radio Rights Of Communists Are Greater, Report

BERLIN. REDS ©  hid FAVORED      WHOWER’S REPORT 2° GERMAN COMMUN- , “1ST FAVORED IN NEWs[PRINT AND RADIO ~BROADCASTS

caaneeeeen ated a panera  “Tradition of 20- -Year Intervals Carried On

TO CALL WEEKEND SESSION   Question Of Senate Approval Long Has Been Answered

Charter Ratification Expected At Week-Enc   Biggest Issue To Come Later Over Use Of Armed Forces, Method Of Approval

Charter Vote Due Saturday   ' Senate Split oniSize Of Enabling Ballot

Senate Seeks Charter Vote This Safurday   Sharp Discussion Heard on Plan To Fulfill Pact

RIVAL CHINESE FORCES RACE FOR STRATEGIC TOWNS   Chiang’s Troops Enter Shanghai and Nanking as Comrounists March on Both Cities.   LATTER ALSO MOVING ON CANTON, HONGKONG   Differences Between Factions No Nearer Solution—Third Apptwal to Mao for Parley Unanswered.

HIVAL AnMMic HAGE TU TAK CHINA GUTTES   Chiang’s Men Enter Nanking and Shanghai; Reds Head for Canton.

‘ Chinese Communists Reported Moving On ‘Cities Of Shanghai, Nanking, Hong Kong, Canton

Chinese and Red Troops on the March   Chiang's Units Back in Shanghai; Nanking; Reds Eye Hong Kong

The Weather   Kai-Shek’s Troops In Shanghai And Nankin:   Rival Communist Forces Are Reported Marching On Two Key Cities

Chiang Forces Enter Nanking And Shanghai   Troops of The Communists Are  On The March

Chinese Army Has Entered Shanghai   Chiang’s Men also Race Communists for Nanking

Chinese Enter 2 Key Cities   Conimuiunisis Staging Race With Chigngs's Men

RED SOLDIERS AND REGULARS IN SHANGHAT   Communists Say They Will Aid People Against Japs

Shanghai and Nanking — Are Occupied   Government Forces Take Over . Stratecic Cities

RIVAL CHINESE ARMIES CLASH   Shanghai And Nanking Occupied: Communist Force Coming Too

Chinese Troops Occupy Two. Major Cities   Rival Communist Forces March On Key Towns

Rival China  Forces Seek Major Cities; Fights Loom   Nanking, Shanghai Occupied By Chiang

Shanghai and Nanking in China Hands   Chiang’s Armies Control Cities as Communists Reported on Way With   Other Cities on List

AKRON PLANTS FACE SEIZURE   War Labor Board Turns Dispute Over to Economic Stabilizer

HIMMLER AIDE UNDER ARREST   Aristocrat Captured In Bremen Celebrating His Anniversary

IN CRITICSAT, CONDITION   WARNING IS HEARD Of Racial War in East Indies

7800 Canadian Draftees Absent Without Leave  Soldiers Disappear on Eve of Being  Sent Overseas

7,800 CANUCH TROOPS AWOL      Home Defense Units Refuse to Embark for Europe

6300 CANADIAN SOLDIERS AWOL   DRAFTED FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE UNDER NEW RULE

Are in Group of 7,800 Who Failed to Sail for Overseas Duty—1,500 Have Returned Voluntarily or Have Been Caught.

Soldiers On Strike? . Over 6,000 Canadians AWOL  To Avoid Being Sent Abroad g

NEW CONSCRIPTION CRISIS IN CANADA   HALF OF 15,600 HOME DEFENSE TROOPS ARE ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.

Canada Faces  Another Crisis ~ AWOL Men To Be Pu In Deserter Class

CANADA FACES ARMY CRISIS   6,300 About To Be Sent Abroad Still Are AWOL

CRISIS IN CANADA . “ON SERVICE PLAN   Reptinies Lists 7,800, Draftees WOL From Home De“bense Traops for Overseas

ERO ARE STILL AT LARGE   Half of Canadian Group Drafted for Overseas Ser-_ vice Are AWOL. 

6300 CANADIAN HOME DEFENSE TROOPS AWOL   Will Be Classed as Deserters in Twenty-One Days 1500 Return

1800 Canadian Home Defense Troops AWOI   Volunteers Protest Over‘seas Shipment; 1500 : Come Back

Canada Has New Crisis; Soldiers Scheduled For Overseas Duty Go AWOL

6300 Soldiers Of Canada AWOL at Doel   Half of Contingent Refuses To Sail For Europe

CANADA DRAFTEE TROOPS GO AWOL   7,800 Out of Group of 15,. 600 Go Absent Withow' Leave as They Are About To Be Sent Abroad

B-29 Sets a New Non-Stop Record   Superfortress Flies From Guam to Washington, a Distance of 8.198 Miles, and Could Have Flown on for Another 90 Minutes.

Truman Pieks Snyder For  Vinson Post   Banker From Arkansas. Mise sourt Named War Mobi. lizer. Assistant Chief.   SEE SENATE APPROVAL

Truman Picks John Snyder for Job of Home Front Boss   49-Year Old Banker _ Is New “Assistant President’

John W. Snyder Is “Assistant President’   49-Year-Old Banker Becomes Boss of the YU. S. Home Front

SNYDER NAMED —TOVINSON POST   Midwest Banker Nominated ‘Assistant President’

JOHN W. SNYDER NEW MOBILIZER   Truman Names Old Friend To Succeed Vinson

New Post For Snyder   Leaves Federal Loan Administration to Be “Assistant President”

Banker Is ‘Named New ‘Assistant President      John W. Snyder To Be Boss Of Home Front During Era Of Change

Jno. W. Snyder Nominated for  War Mobilizer   Resided in Sedalia During Liquidation  Of Local Ranks

SNYDER IS NEW ASSISTANT BOSS   Nominated For Director Of War Mobilization And Reconversion To Succeed Vinson.

Snyder Gets Vinson’s Job   Truman Names Midwest Banker as Director Of War Mobilization

JOHN W. SYNDER TO BE HOME FRONT BOSS TRUMAN ANNOUNCES,  ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI BANKER IS NEW “ASSIST ANT PRESIDENT’

“SNYDER IS NEW ~ WAR DIRECTOR   President Appoints Missouri Banker To Succeed OWM’s Fred Vinson

Snyder Named As Successor To Fred Vinson   President Truman Named Close Friend as Director of Wear Mobilization,

STORM EASES UP WITH NO COLD WAVE IN SIGHT   Rain, Snow, Sleet Slows Holiday Travel in Nation

WEATHER EASES UE   No Cold Wave in Immediate Prospect Anywhere in Nation.

Weatherman Is Appeased .   Snows, Sleet, Cold. Are Being Replaced

Winter Attack . Centered Today In No. Michigan   Rain, Sleet, Snow Plague Middle West But Cold Relaxes

Heavy Snowfalls, Rain, Sleet Affords Nation Variety Of Weather On Christmas Day   - No Cold Wave In Immediate Offing; Northern Half-Of Nation Under Snow

Inclement Weather Mars Celebrations of Christmas Day   Snow, Rain, Sleet Ease Up Today; No Frigid Wave is in Sight

Snow, Rain and Sleet Storms Appear Eased   Fresh Falls of Snow Cover Wide Sections Of Northern States; Skies Clear in South:

YULE WEATHER (5 CHANGEABLE   Snow, Rain, Sleet Gives Nation Variety of Inclement Weather.

Frigid Weather Runs lts Course  Throughout U. §   Bismarck, N. D., Only Sub-Zero Spot; No Cold Wave In Offing

Heroic Division Arrives Aboard Queen. Mary For Greatest Welcome Since V-E Day.

‘BATTLE OF BULGE’ HEROES IN STATES   Greatest Noisiest Welcome Since V-E Day for Returning Troops.

Old Hickory Division Is Accorded Hilarious Welcome at New York City

1,546,000 Tons  of Explosives Sent to Huns   15,854 German Planes Shot ‘Down Official Summary Lists for 1944 Air War

BOMB RECORDS FOR 1944 LISTED   ie British Airmen Drop 1,546,000 Tons On Axis

Huge Bomb Tonnage Hit Nazi Targets i in ‘44, Report Shows  More Than 1,500,000 Tons Dropped By American ond British Bombers

NEW MINDANAD LANDING MADE   Amphibious Operation I: Designed To Envelop Jap Garrisons

Americans Land in New Area on Mindanao Isle   Maneuver Designed to Envelop Isolated Japanese

(0 LOCAL NAMES: ~ CRAIG PRESIDENT   Hogan Chosen Vice-President in Week-Long cae hese Rallotina

(10 LOCAL NAMES CRAIG PRESIDEN}   Hogan Chosen Vice-Presi. dent in Week-Long Balloting

Peron Backers Join Cabinet  Unexplained Hostility Greet< Vice-President

Argentina Gets New Vice President, Four Cabinet Members; Favor Peron

Intensive Military Study Is Proposed By Expert In Suggesting Foundation

OGHOOL OPENS AT DEVERS SEPT. 47H   School Activities For Year Announced

House Passes  Draft Act   Renew Selective Service For Another Year; Expires May 15

STILL LOOK FOR ALOW AUTO PRICE   Expect 1942 Prices To Prevail; Expect Announcement Thursday

CAR CEILINGS TO BE ‘AROUND’ 1942 LEVELS   OPA Plans To Announce Actual Prices Tomorrow

NEW CARS TO SELL AROUND 742 LEVELS   Government Official Denies Higher Price Rumors

Expect Ceilings At 1942 Levels   Government Official  Fells of False Reports

Sixteen Die In Bus Crash   Bus Crashed Over Embankment And Into Deep Water

15 Pupils And Driver Perish: 6 Are Rescued   Accident Occurs Neat Chelan, Wash. During Storm

Bus Carries 15 Children And Driver To Death In  Dive Into Frozen Lake   Washington State Tragedy Results From Rock On Snow-Blinded Road Monday Morning

Sixteen Drown As School Bus  Slides in. Lake       Driver, 15 Child Six Es iy reed  Rr Killed, pe from Window ateceses: Kanal

SCHOOL BUS DIVES INTO LAKE; DRIVER, LOCHILDREN DROWA   Vehicle Hits Rock and Plunges Over Embankment During Blinding Storm Near Chelan, Wash,   SIX BREAK WINDOW AND SCRAMBLE ASHORE   One of Survivors Says Conveyance Was Moving Slowly, but Slid Out of Control.

CONTINUES UNSETTLED      Forecaster Says Light Rains Will Aid Crops

Churchill Holds Out Hope Nazis ‘Will Be Defeated Before Summer: Warns of Postwar Foor Shortage

Party Given Optimistic — Report Upon  Future Plan =   Free Enterprise’s Need Is Stressed

Churchill Sees Victory Before End of Summer   Tells Party Conference Victory Might Come “Even Sooner.”

CHURCHILL NOW SAYSWARMAY END BY SPRING   Pledges Promotion Of Free Enterprise; Hints He'll Keep Post In Peace

“Victory Lies Before Us Certain and Perhaps 1 Near,’ He Tells His  Canservative Party        re _«# pow   ‘Promotion of Free  Enterprise Vowed   Prime Minister Serves Notice He Intends to Guide Britain ba Trials  Of Pearce

CHURCHILL HOPES  FOR VICTORY OVER  GERMANY IN SUMMER PLEDGES HIS CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO PROMO ~ TION ERDRE CNTEPRPDIcCL

SEES VICTORY THIS SPRING OVER HITLER   Declares He Will Guide Britain In Trials Of Peace

Churchill Sees Hope For Early German Defeat   End May Come Before Summer’s End; Claims Conservatives Back Free Enterprise

VE DAY SEER BY CHURCHILL   Serves Notice He Expects  To Guide Britain In Trials of Peace

Britain Plans Election At War's End   Churchill Declares Victory Is Due Over Nazis Shortly

“Victory Near”, Says Churchill   Prime Minister Holds Out Hope Germany Will Be Defeated This Spring

CHURCHILL HOPES. FOR VICTORY OVER GERMANY IN SUMMER  - PLEDGES HIS CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO PROMO- "TION FREE ENTERPRISE

VICTORY 15 NEAR CHURCHILL SAYS   Pledges Conservative Party Will Lead Post-War Reconstruction of Nation

Victory Before  E nd OF Summer  -—CHURCHILI   British Prime Minister Sees Defeat Of German Forces In Near Future.

Churchill Predicts Victory Over Reich By Summer, Earlier   Pledges Promotion Of Free Enterprise In Post-War Period

CHURCHILL SEES HOPE OF PEACE DURING SPRING   ‘Victory Lies Before Us,’ Prime Minister Tells Conference: Will Guide Britain In Trials Of Peace.

Churchill Holds Out Hope For Early Defeat of Nazis  Prime Minister Expects to Stay Ad Malm After Victory in Europe

Victory Ahead, Certain and Perhaps Near   Churchill Holds Out Hope War Will End This Spring

CHURCHILL HOLDS OUT HOPE VICTORY OVER GERMANY IN...  SUMMER; INTENDS TO GUIDE ENGLAND IN TRIALS OF PEACE

Churchill Hopeful _ Of Spring V-E Day   Prime Minister Tells Commons Victory in Europe Is Certain and May Come “Before the Summer Ends or: Even Sooner.”

 6 a ity Allied Victory ‘In Summer’ Is Promised   Churchill Is Optimistic; Pledges Britain Early Election

PRIME MINISTER HOPES FOR V-E DAYBY SUMMER   Pledges_ Party _To_ Push Free Enterprise In Days After Victory

Sees Posty  OFV-EDay Soon   Commons. Told: European -.. War --Might’ Conehide Before Summer's ..End

Churchill Sees Hope Of Victory Before Sua  “Or Even Sooner’ Ae reee arty

VICTORY THIS SPRING HOPE OF CHURCHILL   Pledges Dominant Conservative Party to Promotion of Free Enterprise After War

Early Victory Over Germans ls Predicted   Churchill Tells Party End of War May Come During Spring Months

TEARFUL SENDOFF FOR SWEETIES English Girls Hysterical As Negro Soldiers Leave

Swift Confirmation of Appointments by Truman Expected   President Names Three to Major Positions in Government

SWIFT SENATE CONFIRMATION IS GIVEN   Patterson Succeeds Stimson As War Secretary

Burton Named Justice Of High Court   President Appoints Ohio Republican; Patterson Appointed

Senate Votes Harold Burton Quick Confirmation To Court   Patterson And Symington Also Appear To Be Assured Of Approval As Secretary Of War, Surplus Director

ipenate Is ‘Unanimous F or Burton   Rules Siispended To Put Ohican On Supreme Ran-k

CONFIRMATION OF THREE APPOINTMENTS EXPECTED QUICKLY  BURTON, PATTERSON AND SYMINGTON BELIEVED AS-

Swift Approval Of 3 New Appointees  Assured In Senate   Both Republicans and Democrats Appear Pleased By Truman's Chaices.

AppeintmentsOfPatterson, Burton, Symington Slated To Get Swift Confirmation

Senate Okay Re Anne _ Seen Assurec   Republicans arid Demivérat Both Get Lift Our Of . Burton’s Elevation To High Court ”

Ohio Senator Fills Vacancy In High Cour   Patterson Chosen Stimson Successor As War Secretary .

Sen. Burfon Confirmed as Court Justice   Truman Appointment Popular With Both Political Parties

Swift Senate O. K. Of Truman’s Three Major Appointments Expected

Patterson Named War  es Secretary      ‘en. Burton, Ohio Nomi. nated To Supreme Court; Symington Property Chief

Senator Burton Is Named To Supreme Court   Robert Patterson Nominated War Secretary; Stuart Symington. Surplus Property. Chief.

APPOINTMENTS ARE FAVORABLE   Swift Senate Confirmation Of Truman Selections Ie Assured.

ov. Lausche Says He Will Not Appoint Himself as Successor; Truman’s Political Strategy Becomes Center Of Capital Gossip

Appointment Of Burton  Confirmed   “Senate. “Acts: Quickly To Fill: ‘Supreme i. Court--Bench

Senate Unanimously Confirms Burton To Supreme Court Post   President Nominates Patterson as Secretary of War and Symington as Single Surplus Property Administrator

Confirmation of High Posts Seen   Congress Gets Lift Out of Burton Choice For Supreme Court

Swift Senate Confirmations Seen For Symington, Patterson Burton, Truman Appointees

SENATOR BURTON TO FILL VACANCY LEFT BY ROBERTS   QUICK APPROVAL OF NOMINATION SEEN; CONGRESS PLEASED ©

Senate Confirms Burton as Judge On High Court   Ohio Republican Senator Is Appointed to Position by Truman.

Senate Confirms Burfon for U.S. Supreme Court   Patterson Named War Secretary; Symington Surplus Administrator

QUICK SENATE CONFIRMATION ~— S EXPECTED   Truman Names Ohioan To  Succeed Justice Roberts, Resigned

Senate Seems Assured  Of Approving Truman's 3 AAaior Appointments

Senate Okays Burton      Given Seat On Supreme Court; Quick Approval Expected for Patterson and Svmin¢gton

SEN. BURTON IS APPROVED BY SENATORS   Confirmation of Ohio Re. publican as a Supreme Court Justice Comes Less Than 24 Hours After Nomination.

Senator Burton Goes to Supreme Court, Patterson War Secretary, Symington Surplus Property Chief

Swift OK Is Due For 3 Anpointees  Burton, Patterson and Svminaton Get Posts

Senate Quickly 0. K.’s Burton For High Court   Unanimous Approval For Ohio Republican; Patterson War Secretary.

Truman Appoints Burton, Patterson And Symington   Quick Confirmation By Senate Due, Justice, War Secretary, And Surplus Goods Jobs

Burton Voted Unanimously  For Judge Job   Robert P. Patterson. W. Stuart Symington Nome inated For Jobs.   IS OHIO REPUBLICAN

Expect Speedy Senate Approval Of Appointments   Democrats and GOP Alike Get Lift from Burton Selectien as High Court Justice

Truman Make: Three Major Appointments   Swift Senate Confirmation Expected Today

Senate Okays Republican for Supreme Court   Demos Say Truman’s “Political Strategy Influenced by Hannegan

EXPECT SENATE APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS   Opinions Mixed on Truman’s Selection of Secretary of War

BURTON PLACE IN U. S. COURT   Patterson Succeeds Stimson And Symington ‘Takes Over Surpius Board

LATIN-AMERICA WINS VICTORY AT FRISCO   U.S. Agrees to Authorize Use of Chapultepec Pact

LATIN-AMERICA GRANTED USE. OF CHAPUILTEPE PAC   Nations Can Maintain Peace Among Themselves Without Council Vote

RATIONING OF CIGARETS ORDERED FOR ARMY, NAVY   Six Packages Per Week Allotted For Service Men Beginning June 3

BONOMI RESIGNS AGAIN IN ITALY   Prince Umberto Takes Over To Form New Government

Yanks Outflank Nip  Pocket on Okinawa   66,324 Enemy Troops Killed; Women Join Fight; Carrier Raid, Mining Reported

WAR OUTPUT ~ OF JAPANESE HAS SETBACK   ENEMY INDUSTRIAL CENTERS RAIDED FOR FIRST TIME ‘BY FORCE OF 450° SUPERFORTS

INQUSTUAL TARGETS LEFT RACING INFERNUS AFTER THREE-PRONGED FIRE STRIKE

Mild Peace Terms   Protestant Group Also Wants Some Amendments To Dumbarton Oaks Plan

Arabs WarnFrench Aggression To Be Resisted By Force   Levant States Demand  Withdrawal Of Troops

Arabs Order French To Quit Syria   Council Says Measures Being Put in Effect To Resist Aqgression

ARABS FRENCH LEAVE   Pledge Use Of Force To Resist Outside Aggression

Arab League Order: French From Syria   Belligerent Step Follows Action By De Gaulle in Inviting Big-Five

Ultimatum Laid Down By League; Crisis Mounts   Arabs Bluntly Inforn France To Pul Out Of Levani  ‘Immediately’

ARABS DEMAND FRENCH LEAYE   Plan To Meet Force With Force In Levant Crisis

Blame Killings, Destruction To De Gaulle’s Men   Arab States Ready To Meet Force With Force, Council Says In Blunt Statement

‘LEAVE AT ONCE, FRENCH WARNED   Arab League Threatens Tc Meet Force With Force

Arabs Demand Withdrawal Of  French Troops   Infor mo France Tn Blunt! Terms They Will Meet   Foree With Foree  Yn Levant

Arab States Warn France to Remove Troops From Syria   Council Says it Will Counter Force With Force in Levant

Arabs Order French Force From Levant   COMMUNIQUE ASSERTS FORCE TO BE USED TO MEET AGGRESSION

French Hold To  Remove Troops   Arabs Will “Resist French Aggression”’”’— Syria Victim, Claim

< COUNCIL OF ARAB LEAGUE IN - BLUNT TERMS DEMANDS THAT - FRENCH: GET TROOPS OUT

France Informed Arabs Are Ready To Display Fore   ‘Arab Conuncit Lays Blam Directly on France for Attacking Syria in Levant Crisia

‘Blunt i Néie qs Issued — By Council   Prepared To Meet: Force With Force: in Levant

FRANCE INFORMED IN BLUNT TERMS FORCE BE MET WITH FORCE  COUNCIL ARAB LEAGUE  TELLS FRENCH TO GET  TROOPS OUT SYRIA

Arabs Tell French to Quit Syria   Arab League Taking Steps to “Resist French Aggression”

France Told . To Move Out   Arab League. Seeks To End Syria Rift

hey Will Meet Force With Force. .. Arab Council Demands That French Troops In Levant Leave At Once

NAZIS URGED JAPS TO GET INTO THE ° WAR EARTY IN74l   Reich Military Heads Egged ‘Japan. On in Spring of 1941 But _Didn’r Know. . They  " Would Strike Pearl Harbor

ASKED JAPS TO STRIKE AT SINGAPORE   Move Proposed by Keitel in Hope of Defeating British —Germans Did Not Know of Plan to Hit Pearl Harbor.

JAPS URGED BY NAZIS T0 GET INTO WAR   German Leaders Had No idea Nips Might Strike An Opening Blow At Pearl Harbor  SECRET ORDER FOUND

Japs Urged By Nazis To Enter War   Were Not ‘Anxious To Involve U. S.

Prove War Guilt Tie   Nazi Document Shows Germans Urged Jap Attack On Singapore

Nazis Unaware Of Jap Attack On Pearl Harbor   Kaltenbrunner Pleads [innocent

GERMANS SURPRISED  BY JAP ATTACK, BUT  WERE URGING FIGHT HAD NO IDEA NIPS MIGH)  STRIKE OPENING BLOW AT PEART WARROR

Nazis Urged Japanese To Enter War   Secret German Order Showed No Insight Into Surprise Attack

Nazis Wanted America Kept Out of War   Urged Japanese to Strike at Singapore in Spring of 194)

GERMANS SURPRISED BY JAP ATTACK, BUT WERE URGING FIGHT  HAD NO IDEA NIPS MIGH STRIKE OPENING BLOW  AT DOADI LWAPRAND

Germany Urged Japan To Attack In Spring Of “41  Keitel Reluctant To See America Eater Tho Onnflict

Germans Urged Japanese Entry Into War In '41   Blow At England Pro. posed; Nazis Reluctant  To Fight VU. S.

GERMANS SOUGHT JAP WAR ACTION IN 1941-ALLIES   NAZIS ACCUSED OF PLANS TO STARVE REDS, STEAL FOOD

Japs Urged By Nazis to Strike At Singapore   Secret Orders Disclosed; Pearl Harbor a_ Surprise to Germany  RY WES GALLAGHER

German Military Leaders fh Urging Japan To Get.  Into War In Spring Of 1941   Had No Idea Japs Would Strike Opening Blow At Pearl Harbor, Order Discloses

Nazis Urged Japs to Get Into War, Didn't Know Of Paarl Harhear Plan

Germans Urged That Japs Fight   Unaware That Blow To Be Pearl Harbor

Keitel Proposed Japan To Attack Singapore And Defeat England Quickly.

Nazis Wanted Japs In War But Attack Came as Surprise  Germans Proposed Assault on Singapore;

Nazi Leaders Urged Japan To Join War   High Command Without Information of Plan  To Strike Pearl Harbor

Keifel’s Order ls Revealed af Nuernberg Trial   Blow at Singapore And Not Pearl Herbo: Urged by Germans

Nazis Urged Japs But Had No Idea Of Pearl Harbor  Trial Reveals Plan   Trial Reveals Plan For Starving Soviet To Feed Germany

Nazis Unaware Japs Would lit At Pear! Harbor   But Germany Was Urging NiNps To War In Spring Nips To War In Spring

Japs Surprised Nazis by Blow   Trial Evidence Shows Ger. mans Wanted Japan In, , U. S. Out of War.

Japs Urged By Nazis to Strike At Singapore   Secret Orders Disclosed; Pearl Harbor a Surprise to Germany

Irate judges heekle U.S.  prosecutors  Cast doubts on parts of case

HECKLE U. §. PROSECUTORS   Crime Court Judges Cast - Doubt on Cases Against Nazi Underlings

\Nazi Underlings May Escape Punishment, \Irritated Trial Justices Indicate -

War Trial Judges Heckle U. S. Staff   Doubts Cast on Case Against Lesser Nazis

JUDGES HECKLE AT NUERNBERG   Doubts Cast On U.S. Case Against Lower-Level Nazi Leaders

Renew Two-Year Argument About Italy's Surrender   Publicize Letter To FDR Written By Bonomi 1944

Italy Signed Two Surrender Pacts, Ts Clain   Long’: Argiusient, About Ex tenk to Wied. Nation.

Red Newspaper Hits ‘Reactionary’ U. S. Press for Comment on Pope's Message

FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE DROPPED BY SUPERFORT:   “BOMBING MISSION” OF MERCY FLOWN BY B-29'8—ACCURATE AIM WAS NEEDED

‘oreign Brides of GI's Total Over 100.000 \nd Getting Them All Home Is a Problem

 LAA ABAD AAAAAAAAAAAAAD AL Asks Check on Her Ration Points to  Get San’« Release

Warsaw Captured in Greatest Red Offensive Sweeping Westward Witt Full Liberation for Poland Soon

News Day And Night   Three Armies Wreck 250. Mile German Defense Belt Across Poland   Krakow Overrun In Sweeping Drive   Berlin And Moscow Say Soviets Within 15 Miles OF Silesia

Steamroller Soviet Drive  Crushes Nazis— German Defense of Poland Believed ColJapsing

Average War Veteran Not Taxable For Money Earned In Service; Mustering Out Pay Is Exempt

WITNESSES TELL OF MASS MURDER IN MANILA CLUB   Chinese Mother Tries to Attack Gen. Yomashite a Gnrtracm

Witness Describes Manila Massacre   Tells How Japs Set Fire ts Club, Killing 400

400 Roasted To Death By Japs, Charge   German Clubin Manila Scene of Bloody Massacre

Witnesses Say 1,500 Civilians Burned in Club   Continue Their Indictment Against  Caneral Vamachiia

WITNESSES TELL ‘MORE STORIES OF ~ AP BRUTALITIES   Qiné Woman’ Attempts: to At > tack Genera’. Yamashita  After. Telling -How:, ‘Japs ~ Bayonetted Her Babyi..        HORRIBLE “ABUSES OF.» YOUNG GIRLS CHARGED   Motion . Picture:. Executive Tells How Japs Locked 1500 People’ in’ Germain Club And Set It Afire-

FIRE MASSACRE IN JAP TERROR REIGN IS TOLD   Yamashita Listens Intently As Details Unfold In Manila Trial

‘Over 400 Said © ‘Burned To Death By Jap Troops —   Witnesses Continue To Relate Manila Atrocity Details

laps Roasted 400 to Death in Manila Club Witnesses Relate at Trial of Yamashita

U.S. Motorized Forces Advance In Luzon Drive   Sixth Army Unit Rolling Down Provisional Highway Within 98 Miles Of Manile

Foot-by-Foot Fight — Is Waged on. Luzor   Yanks Meet Strongly Entrenched Japs o1 Northeast Flank Defending Vital Manila _ .North Road—Other Troops Unopposed.

Luzon Push Slowed Up by Hard Fighting   Sixth Army Meeting Stiff Battle; Motor  Tennne Near Manila

FOOT-BY-FOOT FIGHT SLOWS LUZON DRIVE   Deepest Penetration Toward Manila Shows an Overall Gain of About Thirty Miles

6th Armored Forces Roll Toward Manila; Fight for Key Road   MaéArthur’s ‘Doughboys Strike Into Tarlac in . Newest Gains

ARMY COLUMNS ROLLING DOWN ROAD TO MANILA    MacArthur's: - Success  May Mean Ouster Ot Jap Premier

Japanese Still Failing To Oppose Luzon Advance   Expected Battle With Jap Defenders Has As Yet Failed To Materialize   YANKS DRIVING NEARER MANILA

Japs Put Up Strong Defense In Baguio Area   Sixth Army’s Northeast  Flank Is Kept Under Heavy Fire But Other Units Move Southward

Parl Of Luzon Push Slowed By Sif Fighting   Motorized Spearhead Rolls To Within 80 Miles Of Manila; Tokvo Admits Trouble

BO AIR MILES w FRO MANILE   Sixth Army Meets Little Op’ position; Other Groups Fighting Hard.   CLOSING IN ON JAPANESE

U.S. Fighters Meet First Luzon Battle   Adv: ices Continue Although Foe Gives Some Trouble

Yanks Move Into Tarlac Province   Japs on North Flank Defend Vital Manila North Road

MacArthur’s Motorized Spearhead Rolls Within 80 Miles Of Manila   Yank Ground Troops Meeting First Real Opposition From Hill-Entrenched Japs In Drive To Take Vital Road To Manila.

Advanceof Yanks South Unimpeded   But.Contact With Japanese Is Made on Left Flank   : in Luzon   IN TARLAC PROVINCE   Troops Moving Toward Ma nila Find Little Opposition

Sixth Army’ S Motor Forces Are Rolling  Nearer Manila   Highway No. 3 Looms As Strategic Targets.

Jap Resistance On Philippines Still Sporadic   Hill-Entrenched Nips Slow Yank Advance But Other Opposition  Confined ta Sninare

Tarlac, Camiling Seized in Drive Thru Philippines  Manila Only 76 Miles Away, With Good Road Ahead

American Motorized Forces . Rolling South Through Luzon  Tekyo Radio Hints Koiso May Lose Post as Result of Philippine Setback

Yanks Driving Nearer Manila  Sixth Army Finds No Opposition; Hard Fight on Elsewhere

JAPS FIGHT BACK ON LUZON FLANK   Yanks Meet Fierce Fire On Vital Manila North Road

fanks Advance Cautiously as Japs Snipe at Doughboys from Hills on Flanks - - Carrier Planes Which Smashed Convoy In China Sea Bomb and Strafe 350 Miles of Coast

Easy Advance Continues In Philippines   U.S. Naval Pilots Bomb Hongkong and Other . ~< China Coast Points.”

Luzon Yanks Capture Vital Road Center   Tarlac Provincial Capital in Flames; Airdromes Pounded

FOOT BY FOOT FIGHTING SLOWS LUZON ADVANCE   Tokyo Admits Yanks Closing in on Japs on Plains of Island

YANKS DRIVE INTO TARLAC PROVINCE   Resistance Met On Extreme Northeast Flank

Japs Fight For Road On Luzon   > Only Real Resistance  : Met So Far By Yanks ‘Is for Highway Link-ing Manila to Baguio

Armor Rolls On To South   Little Jap Resistance Met There But Fierce Fighting On Northeast Flank -

. 0s MOTORIZED COLUMNS ROLL g] OWARD MANILA   Little Sniping By Japs Is Only Opposition Met

Manila Threatened By Doughboys 80 Airline Miles North Of City   Tokyo Admits Yanks “Gradually Closing In On Forces On Central Plains Of Luzon” Island

—PHILIPPINES—  HATTLE FOR VITAL MANILA HIGHWAY   Some Sixth Army Columns Only 80 Miles Airline From Capital "   -HEAVY FIGHTING   Stiffest Action Is Report ed On American Northeast Flank

Yank Motor Columns Only 98 Miles From Manila; ‘Progress Slow In NE Area

FOOT-BY-FOOT FIGHT SLOWS LUZON DRIVE   Sixth Army Motorized Columns, However, Rolling On With Very Little Real Opposition.

Glance at Five Labor Disputes   schwellenbach’s Majo# La bor Problems Makes  Many Idle Workers

RATIONING OF COAL NOT IN PROSPECT NOW   1800 Eastern Mass. Street Railway Employes Strike

Truman Round: Out First Week As President   Gives Full Evidence  Of Cooperative Attitude Toward Congress; Fills Day's Schedule to Brim

TRUMAN TO BACK FDR LEGISLATION   Tells Democratic Leaders He Is Committed to FDR’s Program

FULLY BACKS FDR PROGRAM, TRUMAN SAYS   Demonstrates His Intention of Working With Congress

Truman Acts To Enlist Congress’ Aid   Daily Schedule Runs Gamut  Of Capital Heads

Pres. Truman Confers With  Congressmen  meee mnmnmentanm eee   Both Democratic and Republican Solons Visit Executive

Truman Rounds Out First Week in Office   President Maintains Prodigious Schedule of Work

Truman Rounds Out First Week in Office  - President Maintains  - Prodigious  ie. of Utd

{ruman Displays Aim to Work ‘ Congress  ” President Keeps Up  ' Fast Pace as First  » Week in Office Ends

Truman Rounds Out First Week   Demonstrates Intention to Work With Congress, Back FDR’s Policies Also.

TRUMAN IN MOVE TO CO-OPERATE WITH CONGRESS   Talks With Leaders of Both Houses—Makes tt Clear He Stands Behind Rovseyvelt’s Program.   GENERAL MARSHALL ONE OF CALLERS   President. Sends First Veto 1o Lawmakers ~~ Capital Hill Looks for Early Cabinet Changes.

More Told Of Jap Cruelty In Manila   Related At Trial of Gen. Yamashita For War Crimes

GENERAL HEARS NEW CHARGES   Widows of Siain oe -_ _, Officers Testify. on At Trial

YAMASHITA ON TRIAL   Defense Attorney Visits Tokyo to Gather Evidence

Operators Willing To Bargain On Any Issue But 10-Cent Royalty   Illinois Operator Terms Payment Such That It “Would Make Al Capone Look Like Piker”

State Official Js Killed In Duck Blind at Refugio   Korea--Land of the Orient Irish

U8. GOVERNMENT PLANS EGG PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM   Agriculture Department Feats Market Will Be Glutted by Next Spring

Form Egg Price Support Program   May. Cost Government About $200,000,000

Declares His Offer To Settle  Turned Down   Says Counter-Settlement Leaves Him no ‘Moral Obligation’ in Deal

Not Morally Obligated to Pay, Elliott   Hartford and Baird Refused Offer for Settlement, He Says

Rice Riot Reported Tn Japan   Forerunner of Inevitable Famine, Au thorities State   Elliott Perceives No Moral Obligation to Pay Loans

Elliott Says No Obligation To Pay Back Loan   Nor Tax on if Either; ‘Valueless’ Stock Now Worth Millions

100-Ton Nazi Gold Trove Believed ‘Only Portion’ of Actual Reserve

1} S. Won't Accept Nazi Gold Story   Feel Germany Has More Than Salt Mine Hoard; Search To Go On,

Swollen Streams In Area Receding Today   Industrial Output Remains At Partial Standstill In District

GOOD NEIGHEOR POLICY 1S PUT 10 SUPREME TEST.   Latin Americas on Verge of Regional Security Settlement

Le Ee Sa ee  DPPOSIION TOGHARTER . AS STEADILY FADING oun   SENATE LEADEHS EXPECT ANY ATTEMPTS TO AMEND CHARTER TO-YAIL,

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Prepares Re. port Of Overwhelm. ing Approval

OPPOSITION T0 CHARTER IS WEAKENING   ‘Only One Definite “No” Vote, But There May Be Few Others

ELECTRIC PLANT ON FORMOSA HIT BY YANK PLANES   Installation ‘Is Important To Jap Island’s Industrial Areas   10 ENEMY SHIPS ARE DAMAGED IN ATTACKS

Mine Heads Reject All 18 Demands   Counter Proposals Offered On Six Union Demands

‘Soft Coal Mine Operators Formally Reject 18 UMW Wage Contract Demands

Mine Owners Reject Union Wage Demands   Six Counter-Proposals OFfer Miners Weekly Raise Of $1.69 On Base Pay,

Soft Coal Mine Onerators Reject Lewis’ Demands   Offer Counter-Proposals on Six to Bocst Earnings  $1.69 a Week   NEGOTIATIONS WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW   Owners Charge Ten-Cent Royalty Request Is Legislative Problem

Operators Reject Union Demands   Counter-Proposals  Offered By Group

Proposed Declaration Would Obligate Signatory states to Maintain Territorial Integrity

AMERICAN INFANTRYMEN. MEET ONLY SLIGHT OP _ POSITION IN INITIAL LANDINGS ON FOUR BEACH. HEADS IN LINGAYEN GULF AREA AND CONTINUE INLAND—MORE THAN 800 SHIPS IN INVASION ARMADA, ,

Tanks and Artillery Lead American Troops, Landed from 2,500 Invasion Boats

U9, DUUGHBUYS MEETING VERY LITTLE OPPOSITION   Thousands, [In 2,500 Assault Boats, Storm Ashore To Surprise Japanese   ‘MacARTHUR IN PERSONAL COMMAND   Jubilant Filipinos Greet Invaders—Ameri‘an Losses “Insignificant”

Lt. T. H. Brown of Gifford Liberated   Prisoner of Germany Since November 1944

Lt. T. H. Brown Of Gifford Is Liberated   Letter Written May 15 Received by Parents: Reported Lost Nov. 16 And Prisoner Feb. 21

Governor In Message Urges Less Spending   Indiana’s Chief Executive, Speaking to Legislature, Makes Requests for Next Two Years.

Gates Calls on Legislature To Guard Avainst Increased Spending in State

GATES CALLS ON LEGISLATURE 10 CURB SPENDING   Sees Little Opportunity For Matching Income With Expenditures

Navy Appeals for  Ship Repairmen   Forrestal Discloses  Plea by Adm. Nimitz

Skilled Workers Are Needed in U.S. Shipyards   Nimitz Issues Plea for Speedy Repairs to Vessels

$4,253 Cream Cone Enough  % % * * *% * + *  But It Uncovers Mail Robbery

Hardin County. Rationing. Board. Issues Rules on the Public's 's. Wants

Rationing Information...   by the Hardin county rationing board for the current week. TIDES

Lewis Wins Point At Labor Meeting   Independent Unions Are Given Places On Eyecutive Committee Of The Conference

LEWIS VICTORY SCORED DURING LABOR CONFAB   Mine Union Chief  Thunders at  CIO Boss

Truman's Program Defeated as Add To Labor Measure   Action on Rules Governing Military Committee Proposal to Reveal Factions’ Strength

ADMINISTRATION ANTL-STRIKING BILL REJECTED   Executive Session Action Bars it As Amendment

House Committee Refuses To Approve Anti-Strike  Measure As Amendment

HOUSE GROUP TURNS DOWN STRIKE BILI   Military Committee Refuses Measure as Amendment

House Group Vote: Not to Approve Administration Bill   Strike-Prevention Act  As Amendment  Draws Little Favor

YANKS BREAK UP BLACK MARKET   ‘Biggest Ring In Pacific’ Sold $500,000 Worth Of U. S. Army Goods

BREAK UP BLACK MARKET IN JAPAN   Four Americans Implicated in Ring Selling Walf Million Dollars, Worth of Army Goods in Three Weeks.

Milifary Police Crack Biggest Black Market   Had Sold $500,000  Worth Of Army Goods

BEGIN SCHOOL CODE BATTLE   Election of Superintendent Starts Argument

BEGIN DEBATE ON SCHOOL CODE   ~ Knudson Opposes ; ‘Election of State Head

Solons Argue. Over Election  Schools Heac   Hoi Debate in Iowa Senate Teday Over Superintendent of Instruction

NAZIS HURLED FROM VIENNA BY RUSSIANS   CAPTURE OF 92,00( IS REPORTED IN KOENIGSBERG

REDS SEIZE ALL OF VIENNA WEST OF DANUBE CANAI   Battle to Close Escape Route From P ort District and Eastern Suburbs Still Held by Nazis.   RUSSIANS TAKE FOUR EAST PRUSSIAN TOWNS   Announce 42,000 Germans Were Killed and 92,000 Captured in Final Assault on Koenigsberg.

Main Portions of Austrian Capital Taken   Heavy Fighting Is Raging in Narrow Port Area

BOMBS RIP NAZI SUPPLY ROUTES   Industrial Areas Hit To Cut Off Equipment For West Front

BERLIN BOMBED. RAIL CITIES HIT   FIVE THOUSAND PLANES BLAST GERMANY—13 LOST BY U. S. 8TH FORCE,

Pass Party Branding Bill; Anti-Gambling Measure Delayed; Hit National Dairies

Seek Youths in Murder Case   Strangled, Nude Body of Waitress Found In Woods

(Back of the ‘Headlines   End of U.S. LendLease Is Painful Surgical Operation

President Truman’s Order Ending Lend-Lease ‘Ils Severe But Unavoidable’ Blow to Allies

Pyle To Have Army Funeral   Famed Author and War Correspondent Will Be Buried Fri. day an Je Island

Ernie Pyle Will Get GI Burial Tonight On le   War Writer Will Be Buried Along Joes Who Were Dear To Him

PYLE 10 REST ASIDE COMRADES   SIMPLE MILITARY HONORS SET FOR FAMED REPORTER

City Joins in Grief for Pyle  Local Groups Send Wife Condolences

Reception Given For New Church Members   ‘rnie To Be Buried Alongside GL Joes

Action Taking Place Southeast of Coblenz — U. S. Seventh Army Plowing Ahead in Giant Strides Through Siegfried Line, .

BINGEN, BELOW COBLENZ, FALLS TO 38RD ARMY   Whole German Position In Tudustrial Saar Basin Is Collapsing.   Giant Strides.

Strike Votes Cause NLRB To Go-Broke  Eligible Workers  Increase Fioht   Eligible Workers Increase Eight . Times

NLRB ‘Broke Sends Congress Appeal For Funds   Increase in Costly Strike Votes Blamed; Order Strict Economy

Leaders Want Safeguard Against Atomic Power Before Releasing Secret

Suggest Commission Promote Use of Atomic Energy for  Humanitarian Purposes Only

Military Force May Be Used In Canadian Strike   Barricade of Cars, Busses, Trucks Thrown  Around Windsor Plant

TROOPS MAY BE CALLED OUT IN WINDSOR STRIKE   CIO Officials Warned by  Common Council.

BRITISH MASS ARMOR, BEGIN BREMEN SEIGE   Brunswick, Luebeck Reported in Flames

4 Armies: Drive On Elbe River:  Hanover Totters   Germany’s Entire Weser Defense Line Smashed; Allies Reported in Bremen as Foe Puts Torch to Cities

Weser River Defense Line Broken   Canadians Close Trap on 50,000 to 150,000 Germans; ) Bremen and Hamburg Threatened

German Civilians Forced To View Death   Solemn Warning ls Given Nazis

HOSTILE COMMITTEE ASKING - ABOUT PROPOSED: PROGRAM OF FACT-FINDING BOARDS s

LABOR RACKET ACT PASSED BY HOUSE   Schwellenbach Before Committee for Second Day in Row

SILVER OFFERING IS TAKEN TODAY   Total for Community Chest and War Fund $24,- — 085.58 Today  AER TwoATUTPNe W

SILVER OFFERING TS TAKEN TODAY   Total for Community Chest and War Fund $24, 085.58 Today   }OVER TWO-THIRDS -IN

LONG AND HARD FIGHT NEEDED TO KEEP JAPANESE UNDER CONTROL IS NOW FORECAST BY MANY LEADERS

Damascus Bombed,  Shelled by French      U.S... British Civilians Evacuated as Strife Grows

U. S. Rebukes France, Recognizing Levant’s ‘Independent Nations’

MOVE MADE TO PREVENT MORE LOSS OF LIFE   French Asked To Withdraw Troops Causing Trouble In Levant States

ARMY SEEKS T PREVENT MORE BI OODSHED   Crisis in the Levant Growing More Explosive Hourly

Longshoremen End New York Harbor Strike   All Union Locals Assur U. S. Conciliator Men rs)  Besewsewc: Palas

SOVIET ARMY IS ON MARCH   Columns Parade Through Moscow Shortly After War Is Declared

STATE WILL CONTINUE ON MIDNIGHT CURFEW   Ohio To Follow Rest Of U.S. Lausche Makes Clear

NO CURFEW EASING - FOR OHIO -- LAUSCHE   ‘We Owe It to Soldiers and Sailors at War’

NAZI COUNTER ATTACK FORCES RUSSIANS BACK   Two Armored Divisions Employed In Effort To Save Budapest   SAVAGE FIGHTING IS RAGING INSIDE CITY

Soviets Report Strong Nazi Counterattacks  Germans Seek to  tii so ae a

Soviets Report Strong Nazi Counterattacks   Germans Seek to Relieve Trapped Garrison

Germans Gain By Attacks Near Budapest   Several Towns on Danube’s South Bank Captured by Nazis

SOVIETS WIN 1,062 BLOCKS INTO CAPITAL   German Boast Of Ability To Attack On Eastern And Western Fronts Are Borne Out

WAITING FOR NAVY   American Spokesman Has Suggestion on Light Jap Opposition

SHOWDOWN OF JAPANESE NAVY IS IMMINENT   Navy Shrunk To Size Of Task  Force Now

Japanese Army on Luzon May Be After Showdown With Admiralty In Tekyo

Japs in Luzon May Be Waiting for Navy, Planes to Come Out and Fight

Await Jap Navy Help   Observers Believe Luzon Japs Won’t Get Needed Aid Because Naty Now Ineffective

Angry At Fleet’s Hiding. .... Suggest That Jap Army Is Punishing Jap Navy

JAPS ON LUZON IRKED BY NAVY   Army May Be Headed For Showdown With Tokyo Admiralty

JAPANESE ARMY ON LUZON APPARENTLY WAITING FOR NAVY  . BELIEVED WEAK RESISTANCE IS DUE TO DE

GOP Chiefs Say Truman Reveals Leadership Lack  Part Cause of Strikes fe Alleaation

Big Five Council Of Foreign Ministers Discuss Europe's Inland Waterways, Austria   Group Meeting Serious Difficulty In Aareeing Under Present Procedure

‘BIG 5° MEETING RUNS INTO SNAG   Session Fails, Paper Says. Waterways Discussed

AUSTRIA NEXT ON BIG FIVE LIST   Group Also Discussing Inland Waterways in Europe

BIG 5 MAKING FEW DECISIONS   Hint New Method of Wrtiing Peace May Be Used  As Parley Fails

“Big 5” Parley Appears Snarled   Defining Spheres Of Influence Appears Worst Stumbling Block

Disunity Plaguing Work of Ministers   ‘Big Five’ Delegates Facmg Increasing Rift on Problems

Council Has Met Failure   Turns To Waterways, Uninipertant Issues

Big Five Unable To Reach Accord On  Europe Peace Plan   Council May Disband, Employ Other Methods

Romania Orders Liberal Party Chief To Appear   King’s Birthday Riots, Following Violation Of Anti - Celebration Order, Brings Edict

Bucharest Riot  Heads Arrested  Suspects To Face Military i Pa f™ og

BEGIN PROBE OF DISORDERS   Liberal Party Leader, 13¢ Royalists Will Face Bucharest Court

Romanians Summoned In Riots   Bucharest Court Orders Royalists To Answer Questions

Terrific Attack By Superforts Sets Many Fires   Smoke Columns Shoot Up 17,000 Feet Over the Target Area

GREAT NAGOYA FACTORY AREA LEFT BLAZING   RECORD RAID DUMPS 7,000,000 POUNDS OF FIRE BOMBS

300 SUPERFORTS ATTACK NAGOYA, SET HUGE FIRES   Smoke Columns Rise 17,000 Feet After Devastating Raid and Are Visible 80 Miles.   TARGETS IN AREA OF 9 SQUARE MILES   Acrial Blow Heaviest Ever Hurled at Japan-——Casualties Among Population Believed Large.

Unleashed Fury of Aerial Power Sweeps’ Fire Bombs Across Nagoya in Record laqd

B-29 ATTACK ON NAGOYA IS DEVASTATING   7,000,000 Pounds of Fire Bombs Start  Great Fires

Devasting Blows  Landed On Nagoyé   500 Superforts Drop Seven Million Pounds of Fire Bombs on Vital Japanese City--Two Planes Reported Lost

500 Supers Pound City Of Nagoya   Devastating Attack Destroys Some of Japan’s Most Important War Industries. Japan Admits Heavy Damage

Devastating Attack on Industries   Mighty Superforts Dump 7,000,000 Pounds of Explosives on Nagoya; Only Two Planes Lost

Navy Officers, Vien Held After Honolulu Riot   Trouble with Damor Civilian Tract,  Near Pearl Harbor. Said to Be Cause

Young Gangs Blamed With Causing Feud   Fifty Are Arrested After Sailor's Death Arouses Naval Men

RESISTANCE STILL NEGLIGIBLE ON OKINAWA   Yanks Push’ Down Both Coasts Toward Two Air  Fields.

YOUTH ADMITS HE TOOK MONEY POUCH      Thomas E. Carter Arrested for Larceny of $300 From Store

YOUTH ADMITS HE TOOK MONEY POUCH   Thomas E. E. Carter: Arrested for Larceny of $300 : From Store =.

MARSHALL SAYS JAP WAR MAY BE OVER SOON   Sees Speedy Knockout With Overwhelming Forces and Firepower

Says Troops, Supplies Must Be Available To Carry: Out Operations

oPLEDY BLOW PAOMIStO 10 DEFEAT JAPAN   Marshall Says Mighty Force of Fire and Men Will Give Knockout.

ALL POSSIBLE RESOURCES G0 INTO PACIFIC   Preponderance of Men and Guns Is Hope for Quick Decision In Far East.   One Bie Question.

Marshall Urges More Production   Army Chief Promises Speedy Knockout of Foe by Overwhelming Firepower and Men

To Drop Three Million Tons BombsOnNips   General Makes Claims  To House Committee

CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS ARMY WILL USE HUGE FORCE   Force Of Firepower And Men p More Overwhelming Than In Germany Planned   $38,500,000,000 NEEDED   ®House Committee Approves Large Fund To Finance War In Pacific

Record Foree Is Promised  By Marshall   Chief-of-Staff Pledges Quick Defeat Of Japs

MarshallPledges Quick Victory   House Unit Favors 3812 Billion for Army

Planes, Navy Fire Churns Enemy Area      Less Than 3,000 of Original 85,000 Nip Troops Remain.

Second Marine Division Goes In for Mop-up   Slain General’s ‘Surprise’ Troops Roar Into Action

{0TH ARMY TO AVENGE DEATH QF COMMANDER   Last of Original Jap Garrison Abandons Defenses and Flees In Panic.

LAST-JAPS ARE PUSHED INTO . SMALL DEATH POCKET; MUST. SURRENDER OR JUMP INTO SEA:

Panicky Enemy ls Herded into Death Pocket   Japs Flee Toward Deadend Shoreline on Southern Coast

(Okinawa. Victory Imminent Says — [Admiral Nimitz    Japanese Soldiers  Abandon Foxholes, Flee Southward_

General's Death Being Avenged Qn Okinawa   Yanks Storm To Within Less Than 2 Miles Of Southern Tip

Jap Survivors Flee in Panic Toward Cliffs   Japanese Suicide Leaps into the Sea Appear in Prospect

Yanks Hem  Beaten Jap in Pocket   Okinawa Victory Imminent, Admiral Nimitz Declares

Avenging Death of Commander, Yanks Sweep To Isle’s Tip      Enemy Troops Abandon Foxholes By Hundreds For Deadend Shore

Lt. Gen. Buckner’s Death Recorded; Soldiers Plow Last Mile And Half Held By Enemy; Jap Soldiers Flee   NEW COMMAND SET UP BY MacARTHUR

Enemy Driven Into Deatl Pocket Near 100-Foot Cliff Ringing Sea ,   Yanks Avenge Buckner Deatl   Between 2,000 And 3,006 Enemy Remain Out Of Garrison Of 85,000

END IN SIGHT DN OKINAWA NIMITZ SAYS   U. S. Troops Fighting to Avenge Buckner, Press Foes Relentlessly. ©

Converge. On Final Jap Pocket   Disorganized Troops Are In Flight Toward The Shoreline Of South   Part Of Okinawa

AMERICAN ADVANCES KNOCK: ING OUT ENEMY FORCES ON BOTH LUZON AND MINDANAO

Attlee Offers Real Basis For ‘Cooneration—Difference In ‘Individual Ways, Common Goal

[Anglo-American Day Marked by Call:-for: Co-operation lac Key to World's Future

TUESDAY REAL ANGLO-AMERICAN DAY WITH ATTLEE TALK AND PALESTINE AGREEMENT HEARING.

Unity Is Seen After: ‘Attlee Makes Plea   Co-operation Indicated  “Between: Britain, Us 8. ‘Ty Efforts to Solve Knotty. Problems Of Post-War Period

Reds All-Out  For Berlin   Seek to Wipe Out Nazis Hemmed in Small Area, For May Day Victory

SMASH INTC TIERGARTEN   Soviet Newspaper Says Russians Are Fighting in Ruins of Unter den Linden— A May Day Victorv Is the Goal.

Reds Seek May Day Victory   Hand to Hand Fighting ‘Rages Through Streets With: Nazis Hemmed i in To Ever Narrower Area

Fall Of Berlin Imminent, Say Soviets; Reds Go All-Out For May Day Victory

Moscow Declares Fall Of Berlin Imminent; City  Is Heap Of Rubble

Soviets Smash Into Tiergarten In Heart Of Berlin And Fight hh Ruins Of Unter Den Linden

Russian Tanks Smash Into City’s Heart   Tiergarten Converted Into Fortress by Berlin’s Defenders

_. Wave of Suicides, Desertions Cut -Ranks of Berlin Defenders; Reds Squeeze Nazis into Last 18 Miles

Russians Break Into Tier garten, Berlin’s Cen tral Park   Moscow Savs Fall Of Cily Imminent   Hamburg Radio Report: Battle For Capital Reached Climax Today

Russians Smash Into Tierqarten; Fall of City Near   Reds Compress German Defenders Into Small Pocket

Reds Seek May-Day Victory   Wave of Nazi Suicides and Desertions

RUSSIAN TANKS ARE REPORTED IN MAIN BERLIN PARK AREA   RUSSIANS DECLARED BE FIGHTING IN UNTER DEN LINDEN. HEART OF CITY

heich Admits Battle In City At Its Climax  Nuzi-Controlied Radia In   Nazi-Controlled Radio In Oslo Says Russians Have Crashed Into Tiegarten   Reds Fighting In  Unter Den Linden   Soviets Going All Out Fer DA May Day Victory; Artillery and Air Power Inereased

May Day Victory At Berlin Hintec   Russian Tanks Smash Into Tiergarten Area  Of Nazi Capital; Two Red Armies Join

BATTLE FOR CAPITAL NEAR ITS CLIMAX   Soviet Forces Going AllOut for May Day Victory In First City of the Reich   SUICIDES INCREASING

Beriin Fight Nearing End; Tiergarten’s  Area Invaded   Victory On May Day Is Planned By Reds

Berlin’s Fall Due Any Time Says Moscow   Red Tanks Smash Into Tiergarten; Russians Drive For May Day Victory

SOVIETS LUNGE INTO CAPITAL'S CENTRAL PARI   Hamburg Radio Reports Bat. tle Has ‘Reached Climax’ In City’s Heart

Moscow Reports Fall of Berlin Expected Soon   Red Army Troops Fight for May  Day Victory; Crash Inte Tiergarten

Victory in Berlin on May Day is Aim of Russian Forces   Reds Are Fighting in Ruins of Under Den Linden Today:

FALL OF BERLIN NEAR; REDS PUSH INTO TIERGARTEN   SOVIETS SAY NAZIS ARE NOW HEMMED IN A VERY SMALL AREA

Russian Troops Go All Out for May Day Victor   Big Red Tanks Smash to Center Of Tieragarten

RUSSIAN TANKS IN HEART OF CAPITAL TAKE TIERGARTEN’S BIG UNDERGROUND FORTRESS

Soviets Pushing For May Day’ Victory In City   Battle for Capital At Climax, Hamburg Radio Reports

RUSSIAN TANKS IN TIERGARTEN   MOSCOW SAYS FALL OF BERLIN IMMINENT

FALL OF BERLIN IMMINENT; REDS IN TIERGARTEN   Battle For German Capital Apparently Has Reached Its  Climax.

Soviets Battle On Unter Den Linden; Fall Of Berlin Near   Supreme Headquarters Sees End Of Hostilities In Matter Of Days   New Red-Yank Junction Made

Russian Tanks Reach Capital's Central Park   Soviet Troops Fighting In Ruins Of Unter Den Linden, Avenue In Mid-Bertlin

Soviets Smash Into Berlin’s Central Park   Converted Into Underground Fortress; Hard Battle Reaches Climax.   TO LIFT BLACEROUT

BERLIN'S FALL 5 IMMINENT   ‘Red Tanks Smash into Tiergarten, Now Underground Fortress.   ‘REACH CLIMAX TODAY?

Russian Commanders in Wrecked Berlin Driving For Victory May Day

MOSCOW SAYS FALL OF BERLIN EXPECTED SOON   Soviets Tighten Last German Pocket in Heart of Nazi Capital

Red Tanks Smash  To Berlin’s Heart   Fall of Capital Imminent, According to Reports From Moscow   TIERGARTEN REACHED   Central Park Underground Fortress Is Last Hard Hurdle

Soviefs Enter Tiergarten as Climax Nears   Russian Forces Fight In Ruins of Unter den Linden; Russians Seek May Day Victory

FALL OF BERLIN NEAR; CITY NOW HEAP OF RUBBLE   Nazi Radio Says Battle Reached The Climax Today

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Butie Residents Mark Christmas   Will Return Today t Normal Pursuits

JAPS WILL SOON FACE WAR*TRIALS   General Homma Expected to Be Arraigned To.  morrow.

Expect Big-3 Effort to End Allied Deadlock   Truman, Stalin and Attlee May Confer by - Frans-Atontic Phone

Expect Big 3 Leaders To Meet by Telephone   Will Make Effort To Break Deadisck Of Foreian Ministers

Bis Three May y To Break ne 5 Deadlock   Telephone*» Conversations Between ‘Truman,’ Stalin ‘and. Aitlee’ Expected to Start Soon

“Sharp Fighting” Said To Be Going On Today In All Areas—Japs Call It “Unlawful Invasion”

Russians Report Gain Of 15 Miles at Border   Tokyo Claims Rail Terminals Hit

Zurbucken Didn’‘t Give Orders in 1940, Witness Says   Coleone! Moomau Set Policies of Patrol Then, Acting State Head Testifjac

RET AIL PRICE CEILING FOR CHICKENS RAISED   Cent And A Half Increase, Effective July 1, Permitted By Government

HIKES PRICES OF CHICKENS   OPA Acts to Step Up Pro duction and Ease Food Supply Pinch

ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS WARNS, HOWEVER, OF STRONG ENEMY FORCES IN NORTH

10-Point Press Code For Japan OutlinedBy Mac   Hirohito May Abdicate, Nip Officials Believe

Japs Ordered By MacArthur To Print Truth   ‘? Papers Given New Code On Heels of Reports Hirohito to Abdicate

a,  Press Code Issued by MacArthur For Guidance of Jap Newspapers

_. REAL. ESTATE DEEDS   MORTGAGES  REAL. ESTATR   BANK CLEARINGS

Winds Of High Velocity Sweep Atlantic Coast   Accompany Tropical Storn Swirling 150 Miles Out to Sea From Norfolk

Other Units Are 20 Miles From Vienna; Stalin Says Oder City Eneircled

SOVIETS FIGHT FOR NEUDORFI   Near Messerschmitt Plane Assembly Plant In Austria

MESSERSCHMITT PLANE FACTORY IN REDS’ REACH   Soviets Battle for Neudorfl, Only 3 Miles from Nazi Assembly Plant

R eds Smash Wi ithin 20 Miles ‘Vienna’   Battle Into Ne Neudorfl, 3 Miles of Wiener Neustadt.

‘Soviet Columns Smashing Toward Vienna Through Nazi Defenses In Austria

Soviet Forces Unehecked In Austria Drive   Battle For Neudorfl. Three Miles Fron Messer. schinidt Assembly Center Wiener Nenstad.

RUSSIANS 20 MILES OF VIENNA   Driving Hard Against Nazis In Bratislava Gap

XEDS RAPIDLY LOSING IN PON VIENNA   ssian Forces Battle For  eudorfi Three Miles East  of Messerschmitt Assembly Plant  ‘IVE INTO SLOVAKIA

Soviet Forces Near Wiener Neustadt   tattle for Neudorfl, Three Miles East ef Messerschmitt Assembly Center—Other Units 20 Miles From Vienna.

Reds Within 20 Miles Of Vienna   Battle for Neudorf, Three Miles East of Wiener Neustadt

Reds Battling in Austria on Way to Vienne   Two Columns Lunging Ahead Against Strong Germon Resistance

Reds Battle At Neudorfl As Austrian Drive Grows   Opposition Strong _At Bratislava Gap

VIENNA ONLY 20 MILES FROM RED ARMY FRONTLINE   Puppet Slovakian Capital Invested; Sopron Falls

Russians Press Close fo Vienna  Wes cg Pi Bie   Soviet Columns Report New Gains

Russian Columns Driving Through Slovakia, Score  Gains In Austria

Soviets Make Sweeping Drive Through Austria   Battle For Railway.

Reds Within 20 Miles of Vienna. 3 From Wiener Neustadt Arsena   DRIVE HARD AT BRATISLAVA GAF   Soviet Columns Within 4 Miles of Vital Railway  Rw EORnHNY iITrarnrer

Reds Score New Gains In Austria   Nexi Airplane Assembly Works In Soviet Path -

Red Armies Drive Hard In Austria »   Pound Bratislava Gap Fortifications, and Push Closer to: Vienna; Start Stettin Assault

Reds Advance Toward Vienna  )  — Troops Closing In ~ On Wiener Neustadt

Soviet Forces Ope Attacks Upon  New Nazi Targets  Other Units Smash On Toward Vienna Objective

City Three Miles East of Messerschmitt Assembly Center in Austria.   DRIVING TOWARD GAP

Reds Are Driving Closer to Vienna   Russians Are Battling for _. Assembly Center in Austria   MAKE A 13-MILE DASH   Third Ukrainian Army Pushes Into the Lietha  Mountains

SHERIF¥ FRED ERICKSON OF CLAY COUNTY TOOK O’NEAL TO ANAMOSA WEDNESDAY

Freight Rate Case Is Before Court   Oral Arguments Conduct. ed This Afternoon

FREIGHT RATE TO SUPREME COURT   Justice Department Endorses Georgia Complaint; Western Rates Under Observation.

SHIP ARRIVES 0 DAYS LATE   Washington Weathered Seven Storms; Winds Reach Hurricane Force.   TROOP MORALE IS GOOD

MODIFIED OPA WILL CONTINUE   Congress Cuts Powers 0! Agency; More Food Is Promised Civilians

Modified Activity lof OPA Awaits (Action By Senate    “Government Promises Civilians More Food During Coming Year —

OPA HEADING FOR NEW YEAR   Both Houses Pass Legislation to Ex tend Life of OPA for Another Year. — Various Restrictions Being Written into Measures,

M’ARTHUR TO “ENTER TOKYO. ~ ON SATURDAY   i : : a  JAPANESE PRESS AND RADIO  SAYS."BUNDOWN TO DAWN”  : CURFEW ORDERED BY - COMMANDER ne

Tells Start Of Bomb Race   President Roosevelt Thought Germany Was Seeking Atomic Bomb

British, Indian Troops Occupy Burmese Port   Find That Japanese . Evacuated Akyab Island Last Monday

Report 15 Dead, Many Injured in Rail Accident   Second Section of Empire Builder Crashes Into First

King George Broadcasts To Britons   Give Thanks to God For'Great Deliverance, He Asks From Palace

$200 Million Goal — ~ Set By Red Cross   YEAR’S WAR FUND CAMPAIGN IS TO BE LAUNCHED . MARCH FIRST

IN DEATH OF HOOPER      Black Sedan With Three Men Linked ‘With Killing

FIND NEW GLUES IN MURDER OF STATE SENATOR   Officers Hunt Big Sedan Seen Near Scene of Killing

Thousands Still dle In Strikes   Thirtsen Thousand Sched uled to Walk Out in New Strikes Today

Nipponese Doctors Conducted Sadistic Medical Experiments On American Prisoners of Wat

Superforts Chaik Up 315 Sure Hits   Vital Aircraft Plant All But Obliterated

PLANE FACTORY ~ OF JAPS RAZED   Kawasaki Plant Two-Thirds Destroyed By B-29’s

Superfort Raid Gn Kawasaki Most  Successful Yet   Photographs Reveal Extensive Damage inflicted, Without a Loss

IS CUT 25 PCT.   Coupon 36 Must Last for Four Months Instead Of Three

AMERICAN SUGAR RATION IS CUT BY 25 PERCENT   Higher Point Values For Some Other Foods Hinted By Officials

SHARP CUT MADE IN SUGAR RATIONS   Reduction of 25 Per Cent : Announced — Other Foods Scarcer

SUGAR RATIONS ARE CUT DOWN   Five-Pound Stamp Must Last 1 Months: Other Food Points Raised

Find Schoolboys Peddled Grenades  Inquiry Follows Death of Macon. Ga.. Bavs

Oe “wy cm rn, owe é-Z2. cg 8 iz woe ie Jee   “  aon “Nt, a ot. mm ZZ. bearer "tv S878

ACCUSE JAPS IN INDO-CHINA   French Officer Says Nips Are Supplying Arms To Rebel Natives

Indo-China Riots Somewhat Eased, British Report anne ° copia i City "

SAIGON NATIVE RIOTING EASED   Japanese Are Accused Of Supplying Arms To Annamese

Turks in Riot Against Soviet  20,000 in Istanbul Surge Into Streets

FRANGO-WANTS— KING IN SPAIN   DICTATOR. SAYS. HE FAVORS MONARCHY TO SUCCEED: HIS RULE. OVER  NATICON ——

The Jan:-Baloon: Bomb!      Extra Gallon a Week Slated For ‘A’ Drivers

‘NV GASOLINE RATIONS ARE UPPED 509,  Ra ak "Tk; ~.L nat tar   Each Ticket. to Be Worth Six Gallons, June 22

Extra Gallon Weekly Given To ‘A’ Drivers   Starting June 22 Coupons Will Be Good For Six Gallons Each

NO JOY-RIDING POSSIBLE UNDER NEW ALLOWANCE   Extra Sup Pp ly Not Guaranteed; Subject to Military Needs

Motorists Due Extra Gas in June   “A” RATION INCREASE OF GALLON PER WEEK ANNOUNCED BY ICKES

EATRA GASOLINE FOR MOTORISTS   “A” Rations Will Be Increased One Gallon A Week

Documents In N. Y. Helped Against Japs   Tons of Papers. Gave Leads To Key Industrial Targets On Jap Homeland

Mayor Gray. Moves To Study Possible Future Use Of GAAF   ‘Japanese Documents Seized InNew York Warehouse ' Drove Key To Industrial Taraets In War On Nippon

Jap Documents Lead To Key Industry Targets   Secret Files Provide Data

WAR COSTS NAVY T01-SHIP TOTAL   Both Battleships Listed Lost at Pearl Harbor; Lilet Riven

ig: 1S 5 N WA R   TOTAL INCLUDED 2 BATTLESHIPS, 5 CARRIERS AND 7 HEAVY CRUISERS.

Byrnes Flies Homeward in  Hich Spirits   Hails ‘Closer Relations; Says Possibility Of Agreement Better

Byrnes Pleaset With Results  of Conferences   Friendly Spirit for Future of World Created

Byrnes, Happ)  Over Meet,  Flying Home Declares Possibility  Of Fall Accord Has Now Increased

Byrnes Jubilant Over Statements Made at Moscow   Secretary of State Flys Home From Foreign Affairs Meet

BYRNES, HOMEWARD BOUND, JUBILANI OVER MEET RESULTS   Secretary Of State In Assurances No Secret Agreements Made  At Conference

Byrnes Flying Home After Moscow Talks   Secretary of State Jubi lant Over Conference Results 

GLASS WORKERS EXPECTED BACK ON JOBS SOON   Rubber Employes Extend Goodyear Strike to 13th Day

SYRIA IS THIRD TO DECLARE WAR   Follows Suit Of Turke J And Egypt Against  Axis Powers

WAR IPON AN   Third Middle Eastern Natior - $o to Act t Within Four

Storm Sweeps Bryan County Town of Kemp   Flood Near Wewoka Blocks Rock Island Railroad; Several Roads Closed by High Water

ONE KILLED, SIX ARE INJURED IN STATE TORNADO   Kemp Man, 71, Loses Life; Overflowing Creek Blocks Fost Train

Roosevelt And Churchill Make Night Flight From Malta To Big 3 Meeting

HEAT WAVE IS BROKEN   Most of Kansas Reports Heavy : Rains Over the Week End

Government Closing Butadiene Plants For Making Rubber    Synthetic Ingredient   Will Be Produced  fe ye gs Bi cr:

Government Closing Butadiene Plants For Making Rubber  Synthetic Ingredient Will Be Produced By Private Business

Japs Auctioned Red Cross Boxes   Made U. S. Prisoners Wait Mail Two Years

SUPPLY ORDER ANNOUNCED 8Y ANDERSON   Becomes Effective ir 2 Midwest States After Aug. 13

Canning Sugar Rations Will Be Less, Says OPA      20 Pounds Per — To Be Limit Under Curtailed Program

Smaller Rations Of Home Canning Sugai   Twenty Pounds Limit To On Person — Will Be Scarcer

CANNING SUGAR HARDER 10 GE   20 Pounds Per Person And Any One Family Held To 160 Pounds

Truman Wades Into Job With United Suppor   President Wastes No Time In Tackling Many Problems   Vandenberg Lauds Truman's Address

Jap Responsible For Death March Will Go On Tria   Five More Officers Indicted By U. S.

Charge Homma With Allowin 9 “Death March”   Japanese General Who Conquered Philippines, Expected te Face  * Charge of Murder

Top Jap General Indicted   Jap Responsible, For ‘Death March Will Be Tried

HOMMA CHARGED WITH APPROVING MARCH OF BATAAR   Jap Conqueror of Philippines to Be Taken to Manila Soon for Trial Before U. S. Commission.   4 OTHER NIP OFFICERS ACCUSED OF ATROCITIES   Bombing of Hospital anc Bayonetting of Patients Among Outrages List ed in Indictments.

Homma Faces Manila Trial  Sanctioned Murder, Brutalities, Charge

FORMAL CHARGE NAMES ROMME   Conqueror of Philippines Accused of Permitting Bataan Death March

U.S. Formally Charges Japs’ General Homma With Blame For Death March, Atrocities

Gen. Homma ls Accused   Charged With Permitting Bataan Death March And Other Atrocities

Allies Draw Uy Formal Charge  Asainst Homma   Bataan Death March Laic To Japanese Conquerer Of Philinnine Teles

FOOCHOW AREA IS CLEARED UP   Chinese Seek To Split Tokyo’s Corridor To Hong Kong

Chinese Seize ~ Enemy Island   New Drive in "Rice Bowl” Region I[s Also - Launched

SUPERFORTS IN GIANT RAID ON NAGOYA TODAY   Japan’s Most Important Aircraft Center Hit By 300 American Sky Raiders

Nagoya Target Of Low-Flight Night Assault   Incendiary Bombs Dropped - On Major Phine Center Tn Tokyo *‘Follax’

300 Superforts Drop 2,000 Tons Of Incendiary Bombs On Nagoya Aircraft Plants

Hitler, Breaking Long Silence, Says Germany Won't Capitulate   Nazi Leader Threatens Dis senters, Makes New Appeal fo People   Goebbels Broadcasts

PEOPLE REICH NOT TO YIELD   Fuehrer in Radio Address Makes New Year's Appeal

Hitler Breaks Silence of  Five Months   Sees No End to War Before 1946 ‘Because Reich Will Not Quit

Hitler Talks Of Victory, Threatens Dissenters   Explains Long Silence With ‘Dedication’  Of Himself to One Task ‘Fate of My People’  ASSAILS DEMOCRACIES

Hitler Threatens, Cajoles Germans In New Year Talk   Fuehrer Breaks Long S‘lence to Assert Keich Won’t Surrender

Hit ler Declares Germany Never Will Surrender   says He Broke Long Silence to Make Appeal to His Nation

Mrs. Eisenhower Is Resting Easily  General to Fly to Chicago Monday Nighi

Wife Better; Ike Plans Departure   General Will Attend Chicago Meeting Of Legion

RG, EIGENROWER IS HOSPITALIZED   General's Wife Is Suffering From Bronchial Pneumonia.

Report Mrs. D. Eisenhower Resting Comfortably; ‘General Makes Plans to Leave for Chicago Tonight

Clamps Lid On Trieste Dispute  Peace Conference To Set Permanent Plan

Clamp Lid On Trieste Row By Agreement   Anglo-Americans, Yugoslavs In Agreement With Tito Until Peace Parley.   WITHDRAW EASTWARD

Anglo-American-Slav Accord Is Reached On Troubled Trieste Area   Tito To Withdraw [orces Eastward From Five Towns To Await Peace Conference Settlement

SETTLE TRIESTE OCCUPATION ROW   YUGOSLAV FORCES TO WITHDRAW EASTWARD—ALLIES TO ADMINISTER AREA.

 {  wr Forces  Quit Trieste   Peace Conference To Fi  Tiensited” Basuilerion

AGREEMENT NIPS SQUABBLE OVER TRIESTE ISSUE   Tito To Withdraw in Favor of Anglo-Americans Until Parley Acts

TRIESTE FIGHT CALMED DOWN   Peace Conference Action Awaited To Settle Boundaries

Japanese Younger Generation Already Adopts American Army; Big Hearted Yanks Give Candy To Kids Who Welcome Invaders

Jap Kids go for Big-Hearted Yanks  And There’s No Way To Make American Fighting Men Hate Men Hate “Any C Country’s Youngsters

NEW FOOD RATION STAMPS NOW GOOD   Five For Processed Foods and Five For Meats and Fats.

DE GAULLE’S CHARGES — ARE DENIED   Churchill Takes Issue With French Leader

Churchill Refutes Charge Of British Upsetting Levant   Says He Told DeGaulle Troops Would Make  Bad Impression

British Deny Causing War  ‘In Mid East   Churchill, In Commons, Refutes Charges Made By Gen. De Gaulle

LEVANT CRISIS NOT CAUSED BY US--CHURCHILL   Denies De Gaulle Charge —Says Britain Seeks No Gains

DENY BRITISH CAUSED CRISIS IN THE LEVANT   Churchill Says Whole Influence Used In Opposite Direction

Five Persons Hurt In Canyon Crash   Two A oe Bel eved  In Serious Condition   0 Search for Coast Boy as Fear Grows He’s Been Kidnaned

Nip Jitters Increase And Homeland Warned Of Intensified Yank Attack

Sgt. Richard Colpitts, Wounded In Germany, Receives Purple Heart

War Costs Estimated $450 Billion   Budget Forecast At Nearly Half A Trillion Dollars

WAR COST SET AT $450 BILLION   PRESIDENT GIVES EXPENSE BREAKDOWN

/WEATHER LUCK HOLDS   But It's Bound to Run Out Soon, Forecaster Warns

Hauser Gives Surly Retort To Fayette District Attorney   “Try To Send Me To Chair,” Is Ex-Sailor’s Reply To Official

Highpowered Invasion Force Digging Japs Off Rugged Little Island   K XK K—O OX, Chop : in Skillet

Giant Cinder-Iwo -- Knows Marine Wrath   Famous Flame Throwers Land With Both Feet

Merger Forces Would Be Strait Jacket To Navy   Believes Unification A Threat To Security

VARIOUS SUBJECTS UP FOR DISCUSSION   Legislative Council Holding Regular Meeting in Topeka   STUDY VETERANS PLAN

LeMars Man Is Given Bronze Star  Medal In Pacific  For Oustanding Service In Leyte

LeMars Man Is Given Bronze Star  Medal In Pacific  For Oustanding Service In Leyte Campaign

U.S. Gives Full Recogn ition to ¥ nial   Believe Other Republics  Will Follow Our Leadership

Recognizes New Venezuela Rule   U. S. Consulted With All American Republics

Attlee © May Visit  Truman   Atomic Bomb Held Likely Subject of Capital Discussions

ATTLEE MAY COME TOU. S.   Reports Say British Prime Minister Will Discuss Atomic Bomb With President.

ATLEE MAY MAKE TRIP TO WASHINGTON   ‘Would Discuss Atomic Bomb  Problem with  Truman

Attlee May Come to Washington   Atomic Bomb And Other Problems To Be Discussed

Attlee And Truman May  Study Atom   London Reports Say Prime Minister May Visit U. S. Shortly

Attlee May Talk Bombs With Truman   British Leader Said to Be Planning Visit To This Country

Formosa. Honshu Blasted By 6-29s   lokvo Raido Admits Some Damage Is Caused

GERMAN PLUMBING CONVERTING GI’S   Se  Mrs. Roosevelt Says Girls Building Distrust

Three Important Seaports Under Air Pounding  Honshu, Kyushu Plont: Toraets

Guarding Gateways  To Tokyo   Liberation of Luzon Shifts Pacific Spotlight To Other Areas

450 SUPERFORTS RAID JAP PORTS   Three Important Installations Are Bombed on Kyushu Island

Smash Important: Targets ‘On Jap Home Islands.   /JAPS BOAST OF NEW WEAPONS   K KOK UK; Luzon Finally - Liberated

TOKYO ADMITS INVASION TALK IS WIDESPREAD   Official Liberation of Luzon Announced  By MacArthur

B-29's Hit Four Cities in Japan  450 Super-Bombers   In Attacking Fleet; Tenn Rannneke Blactacd

Atom Bombs Were Free Falling, Not Attached To Parachutes, Experts Say

Atomic Bombs Free-Falling Say Experts   Explanation Is Made of Blasting  BD f aan Oe hoon me TAT se ies ce

Child Tells of. . Baylin of. « Mother, Au  ti, Neat-bld Girl Show: "Court Scars of 38  Bave..et Wounds

Infuriated Japs Starved, Abused Filipino People  Child, Priest and Nun Testify at

Infuriated Japs Starved, Abused Filipino People  Child, Priest and Nun Testify at Yamashita’s Trial

Legislature Open: Its Third Week Monday Afternoon  Senate Is to Meet At 2 o’Clock,  Hauea Haur Earlier

Head Of Navy Called Turn On Japanese   Letter Dated 10 Months Prior To Attack Read

STATE DEPARTMENT ADVISER WEILDED FLEET INFLUENCE   ADMIRAL RICHARDSON SPRINGS SENSATION IN PEARL HARBOR CASE

Knox Predicted Jap ©  Pearl Harbor Attack       Late Navy Secretary's Analysis of War Hazards Told at Probe; Richardson Says F. D. R.. Loath to Increase Pacific Fleet Manpower

KNOX FORECAST PEARL HARBOR BLOW BY JAPS   Urged Precautions tc Prevent Major Fleet Disaster

‘Pearl Harbor Probers Told Roosevelt Said Jap Mistake \Would Lead Us Into Conflict

Fleet ‘Civilian Rule’ Revealed   State Dept. Adviser's Influence on Navy Moves Greater Than His, Says Admiral; Knox Predicted Pearl Harbor, Letter Shows

Knox Issued Warning of Sneak Attack   Prediction Made in Letter to Stimson

SURPRISE HIT   Contended Japs Would Attack Pacific Fleet Or Pearl Harbor Base.   SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS

Bombing Attack On Pearl Harbo Hinted in Letter   ‘Roosevelt Refused To Move Fleet From Hawaii Naval Base’

Knox Predicted Surprise Attack OnPearl Harbor   Stimson Agreed Urgent Need For Preparations

Dead Navy Chief’s Letter to Stimson Read to Committee   Admiral “Says Roosevelt Was “Loath” to Bolster Fleet’s Strenoth

BELIEVED JAPS TO STRIKE WITH CARRIER FORCE   Says FDR Reluctant to Increase Size of Navy in 1940

Pearl Harbor Danger Seen By Knox   Nimitz Denies Jap Attackers Sishted

Knox Guessec Where Japs Would Hit   Predicted in January Of 1941 That in Case Of War Attack Would Be On Pearl Harbor

TOLD STIMSON PEARL HARBOR LIKELY TARGET   Probers Told FD FDR Believed Japanese Could Be Bluffed

Late Navy Secretary Predicted Hostilities Might Begin With Just Such Attack

Made Statement in Letter to Stimson, Secretary of War,  yanuary 24, 1941

Knox Called Turn On War With Japan   Late Sectetary Predicted It Might Begin With Attack On Pearl Harbor

Surprise Foreseen In "41 Letter To Stimson   Admiral Richardson Reveals Roosevelt Reluctant To Increase Manpower Of Pacific Fleet In Summer Of 1940.

! Gave Views In ATetter To Stimson  Urged U. S. To Tak  4 Every Precaution

Sneak Attack Predicted By Ex-Navy Head   Late Secretary Knox Warning Disclosed in Letter to Stimson— Admiral Testifies

Knox Predicted’ Surprise Attack At Pearl Harbor   Prediction Was Made ‘Ten Mouths Before Attack; Six Hazards Which He Envisaged

FDR Against Fleet Return to West Coast   Committee is Told President Opposed Increasing Manpower

Knox Forecast Jap Attack On Pearl Harbor   Late Navy Secretary Forecast Enemy Plan _In January Of 1941

Knox Forecast  Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941   Letter Introduced; Probers Hear FR ‘Loathe’ to Hike Fleet Manpower

KnoxPredicter Jap Attack Early in Year   Navy Secretary Saw Surprise Blow Coming in Pacific

Predicted Surprise Attack —   Prediction by Navy _ Secretary Knox Made In “Letter to Stimson; Cited Japanese Aims

Jap Attack Forecast by Frank Knox   Prediction Made by Late Secretary in Letter to Stimson; Testimony of Adm. Richardson Heard

KNOX FORECAST  HARBOR, PROBERS LEARN   Late Navy Secretary Predict: od Attack on Base of Fleet in January, 1941.

Knox Predicted Japanese Attack At Pearl Harbor   Made Observation In Letter to Henry Stimson, Jan. ‘41

WROTE HiS OPINION 10 SEC. STIMSON   Late Navy Secretary, in January of Disaster Year, Foresaw Surprise Blow and Even Foretold Carrier Strike.

Knox Predicted Hawaii Attack  Quiz Highlight  Investigators Told Former Navy Head

‘Knox Predicted Surprise Attack   Prediction Was: Made in Letter to War Secretary Stimson   ‘LISTED SIX' HAZARDS   Correspondence Written 10 Months Before Pear:  re Harbor

Foresaw Blow Ten Months Prior to War   Admiral Says FDR ” Rather Loath” to Bolster Navy in 1940

Knox Predictec Harbor Place For Big Blow   Late Navy Secretary's Predic. tion Was Made In Letter To Stimson.   i6 MONTHS FRO KR

LOTED IN Walt FOE MIGHT STRIKI   Leiter to Stimson 1G Months Before Raid Named Pearl Harbor.

Sneak Japanese Attack As War’s Opener Predicted: Early In ’41 by Sec. Knox

JAP ATTACK FORESEEN BY FRANK KNOX   Letter Written By Late Secretary Of Navy Is Read

Knox Predicted Sneak Jap Attack (Qn Pearl Harbor   Navy Secretary's Letier Of Jan. 24, 1941, Disclosed At Committee Hearing

Delivered Warning Note To Stimson Admiral Says Roosevelt Opposed Plan To Bolster Pacific Navy

Navy Chief Urged Extra Vigilance   Richardson Says F.D.R. Opposed  Unping Manpower

Knox Foresaw Pearl Harbor _ Attack 9 Months in Advance   Admiral Says FDR Loathe to Increase Manpower of Fleet in Summer of 1940

State Printer Ousting Barec   Chief Quits Post at Request of Warren; Irregularities Hinted

NEW PRINCIPAL ARRIVES   1 Will Head Lawrence 8. ¢ ay Coy A High This Year

NEW PRINCIPAL ARRIVES   S. Clay Coy Will Head Lawrence ‘Junior High This Year

Planning Association Recommends Boost in Pay for Solons in Plans to Strenathen Conaress

$25,000 Congress Pay Is Proposed   Recommendation Made  To Strengthen ‘Body’

Congress’ Pay Rise Proposed   Planning Association Suggests $25,000 Year For National Solons

URGES ACTION ON PROPOSAL BE DELAYED   Advocates Direct Loans to Foreign Nations Instead

Taft Denounces Proposed Drain On U.S. Savings  Gold and Silver Centnce Earner      Gold and Silver States Fear  Effect on Dollar

Reconversion fo Be Big Problem  Betore Congres:   Committees Begin Prepara tions For Session To Be Opened September 5   MANY PROBLEMS WILL BE FACED

CONGRESS OPENS RECONVERSIN SESSION SEPT. 5   Unemployment Pay . Measure Is First to Reach Floors

BUS CRASH IN MEXICO   Vehicles Roll Into Gorge, Killing 36, Injuring 29

Japs Forecast New Invasion   British Race to Within 62 Miles of Rangoon   Fleet of 110 Ships Reported Cruising Off Okinawa, Waiting to Strike

Japs Forecast New Pacific Invasion   British Gain 56 Miles in Burma

NIPOFORECKST NEW INVASION   Stemming From Okinawa Where [nfantry Units Reach 2 Airstrips.   ‘BRITISH NEAR RANGOON

Japanese Foresee Another  American Invasion Thrust  Eighty American Transports Sighted, Tokyo Reports; British Gain in Burma

JAPS SEE NEW U.S. INVASION   Fleet Assembles Off Ok: nawa As Yanks Close On Two Airstrips

TOKYO PREDICTS NEW INVASION   BRITISH ARMOR RACES 56 MILES IN BURMA.

JAPANESE PREDICT ANOTHER AMERICAN ISLAND INVASION  BRITISH ARMORED CO. LUMN SMASHING DOWN THROUGH BURMA

New Yank Invasion _ Predicted By Jap:   Assault Force of 80 Transports and at Least 30 Warships Reported in Okinawa Area — Land Forces in General Advances

NIPS FORECAST ANOTHER U. S. INVASION SOON   Yanks Gain on Okinawa; British Sweep Through Southern Burma

JAPS FORECAST NEW U.S. STRIKE   ANOTHER AMERICAN INVASION STEMMING FROM OKINAWA SEEN

o 1 TPACIFIC—. ” Japs Await New Thrust   Tokyo Declares Ameri‘cans Set For Another _ Invasion ;

JAPS FORECAST NEW INVASION FROM OKINAWA   British Armored Column Fights Within 62 Miles Of Rangoon

Japanese Fear Another Invasion  Tokyo Reports Great Force Assembling

Fresh Invasion   -a Viewed Jumpoff; “y {Gain 56:° Miles : In’ South: Burma” Push

2 FIELDS NEARED INOKINAWA PUSH   Japs Forecast Another U.S Invasion From Island

Another Invasion from Okinawa Base Forecast by Japanese Propagandists

Troops Await Overseas Duty   1,800,000 Could Be .-Used As Replacements

Army Has Enongt Men for Overseas, Harness Asserts   Could Send Nearly 2 Million From U. S. as Replacements, He Says

ANNOUNCEMENT MADE TODAY AT FRISCO BY BRITISH OFFICIAL ON EVE CONFERENCE OPENING

NEXT MOVE IN POLISH ROW UP TO STALIN   Anxious Delegates at San Francisco Look to Moscow for Unity In Fateful Issue

Stettinius in Bay City for Parley   Big 3 Unity Hinges on Word From Stalin; State Chiefs Due

STETTINIUS IS SURE   Despite Difficulties a World Peace Body Is Certain, He Says

Next Move in Row Over Poland Left Squarely to Stalin   Delegates Look to Moscow for Big 3 _ Unity on Fateful Issue

Unreasonable Charges For Artificial Limbs \Indicts 80 Corporations

PRICE RACKET IN ARTIFICIAL LIMBS BARED   ANTI-TRUST LAW VIOLATION IS ALLEGED

Monopolying . Charged to Limb. Grouy   Govemment Indicts 15 Fiens for Curkina — trade In Alds fur  Usater....¢~°*

Landing Attempt Unconfirmed by U.S. Sources  MacArthur Announces Capture of Paluan

Jittery Nips Are Confused   Enemy Prates Of Beating Off Attack Then Warns On “What Awaits” Yanks

ENEMY HINTS YANKS WERE BEATEN OFF   Broadcast, Beamed to United States, Estimates MacArthur’s Force Numbers 15,000.   LINGAYEN GULF SECTOR SHELLEL   Earlier Nip Accounts Said 450 Transports Moved on ‘Island . Behind 70 Warships.

Coast Shelled, Tokyo Reports   450 Vessels Headed for Island, Says Radio; U. S. Headquarters Silent on Landing Story; New Air Raids, Palaun Capture Announced

U. §. WARSHIPS MOVING NORTH, TOKYO CLAIMS   Enemy Reports Aerial Attacks Strong at Lingayen Gulf

70 Yank Ships Attack, Asserts Tokyo Radio   Carrier Planes Pound Jap Gun Positions on Shore; 32 U. S. Vessels Said Sunk or Damaged

Japs claim Yankee landing attempts on .Luzon are repulsed   Domei broadcast lacks confirmation; Nips may be on ‘fishine expedition’

Japs Claim 2-Day Attack From Sea, Air On Lingayen   Broadcast Records Intensive Fighting

YanksNumber One Division,  Enemy Says _   . Earlier Had Reported  Big American Armada .+ Steaming Toward Luzon  PI ANES HIT TSLAND

Warships Shell Big island   Bombardment of Beach Defenses ls Carried Out

JAPS SAY 4 ARMADAS NEAR LUZON   Pincers Assault On Main Philippine Island Indicated

Tokyo Says Invasion Imminent   450 U. S. Ships Reported Headed For Main Island

1-DAY DUEL IN LINGAYEN BAY IS DESCRIBED   Three Convoys Said Preparing To Join Unconfirmed Battle

Japs Claim Big Convoy Of 50 American Transports Heading For Luzon Island

FLEET onELLa LUZON SEACH, JAPS REPORT   Say Lingayen Bay Roars with Gunfire Blasts and Air Raids.

450 American Transports Steaming North, Enemy Reports, As Warships and Swarms of Planes Bombard Lingayen Gulf 120 Miles North of Manila—Nips Reinforce Positions in South China

Japs Say Warships And Shore Batteries Engaged In Terrific Battle   150 Transports  Reported On Way   lokyo, Fearing Landing. Says Our Forces Will Be Wiped Out To Last Man

Four Big US Fleets Roar Into Action   Landing Imminent; Officials Silent On Huge Maneuver

450 Transports Steaming North Report Japanese   No Support Given Enemy Claims of (nvasion Program

Four Powerful Armadas Converging On Island, 400 To 500 Am. erican Ships Bound For Some Philippine Point   PLANES SUPPORT BIG BOMBARDMEN'

alles Fail     Nip Report   Japs Estimate Invasion Force        ‘At One Division

Lingayen Guif Said Scene of Major Battle   American Sources Are Silent Concerning Enemy’s Reports

Carrier Planes Pouring Bombs OnJapHoldings   Tokyo Says Nip Forts Lining Lingayen Gulf, North of Manila, Targets   Expect Attempted — Invasion Any Time   MacArthur’s Counmunique Tells of Luzon Bombings Without Stipulating Exact Seelor

THINK LANDING WILL BE MADE BY AMERICANS   U. 5. Headquarters Silent on Jap Reports of Impending Invasion

LINGAYUEN GULF ROARS WITH BLASTS OF GUNFIRE FROM SHIPS, PLANES AND SHORE BATTERIES

Lingaven ‘Gulf Shelled. Tokyo Says   U. S, Communique: Don’t Confirm  Jap Statements  On Luzon

Japs Report Mighty U. S. Fleet Moving   450 Transports _Said to Be on Way to Luzon

Fleef-Shore Battle Raging Japanese Say   Americans Silent About Four Convoys In Philippine Waters

Say Warships Hit Corregidor   Japs Admit U. S. Navy Blasting Fortress Isle

Great Battle In Lingayen Gulf Reported   450 U.S. Transports Held Sighted On Way To Fhilippines

‘Gulf Shelled Tokyo Says   U.S, Commoniques Don't Confirm  Jap Statements  On Luzon

Landing May Be Imminent North Of Manila On Langayen Gulf  JAPS GUESSING ON _ WHAT’S TO HAPPEN  Tokyo Claims That Forty Warships And Transports Have Been Sunk

REPORT FLEET, PLANES BATTER LINGAYEN GULF   MacArthur’s Troops Seize Paluan In Moving Closer To Manila Objective

Yanks Tighten  Hold on Philippines Base   Japs Say U. S. Task Force Is Trying to Make Landing in Lingayen Gulf; Nimitz Tells of Strike by Carrier Planes

Jap Radio Reports Lingayen  ~ Gulf Landings By Americans   Broadcasts, Suggesting Big Showdown Fight for the - Philippines Not. Confirmed by Allied Sources:  —Luzon Pounded by Airmen: 

Nimitz Conters With MacArthur On War Timetable   Jittery Japanese Reports of Philippine Activity Unconfirmed

Tokyo Says 60.000 Men With Armada   One Fleet Shells Beach Defenses For Third Day

Enemy Broadcasts Say Americans Will Play Into Jap Hands When Thev Try to Land

Vague Broadcas! Says Landing Attempt Failed   Big Force Reported In Lingayen Bay

TOKYO CLAIMS U. S. CONVOY NEAR LUZON   Jap Broadcasts Say Large Armada Has Been Bombarding Lingayen Gulf North of Manila  FORECASTS INVASION

4U.S. INVASION FLEETS PRESS ON LUZON, JAPS SAY   Beach Defenses In Gulf North Of Manila Bombed Third Day

Lingayen Gulf Swarming With Ships, Foe Say:   Enemy Predicts Landing In Force On Luzon As . Fleet Moves

JAPS PREDICT U.S, LANDING OH LUZON ISLAND   Tokyo Says 450 Amerjean Vessels Are Headed in That  > Direction

Invasion of Luzon  Near, Says Tokio   Four Armadas Converging on Island: Lingayen Gulf Battered

SAY LINGAYE GULF BLASTED FOR 2 DAYS   \ Enemy Uncertain Wheth-er Alleged Invasion Will Be Made in Gulf, 120 Miles Above Manila,  or at Capital.

Pounding Of Luzon  Continues   Entire Western Pacific Situation Regarded By Leaders As  Highly Explosive.

10 WARSHIPS, PLANES BLAST JAP POSITIONS   Manila Menaced By Huge American Flotilla, Japs Report

Yanks Pound  Corregidor   Famous Fortress Under Fire  2’ a? o°*s*e2 aa 88884

WITH 60,000 MEN, OVER 400 VESSELS, MOVE NEAR LUZON   Tokyo Report Hints Landing May Follow

TokyoTells Of Attack Along Gulf   Broadcast ‘Agsures U. S. Leaders That Troops Will Play Into Hands of Tananese   Hot Time Is Had      Japs Say . Balteries Handed Planes, Ships Hottest Reception

450 Transports, 70 Warships in  Yankee Convoy   Uncertain Whether Invasion Heads For Manila or Lingayen.   Whole Gulf Roars in Duel of Huge Guns

Tokyo Claims US Invasion Armada Bombards Luzon   MacArthur Discloses Seizure of Paluan,  South of Manila

Report 450 U.S. Ships In Convoys   Navy Communiques Fail to Confirm Jap Claim, However; Jump 15 Miles On Mindoro

American Warplanes Rain Destruction on Japanese   SAY LINGAYEN BAY INVADED

Lingayen Gulf Raided By U.S. Forces, Claim   Four Convoys Of 400 To 450 Yank Ships Led By Battleships Operating Off Coast Of Island, Tokyo Radio Avers

Tokyo Fears  Main Island   Enemy Broadcasts Report 3 Convoys In Philippines Arec

Lingayen Gulf Beaches May Be U.S. Objectives   Many Yank Vessels Are Reported Bound For Luzon Landings

Tokyo Claims 450 U.S. Transports Approach Luzon   Warships Shell Island for Two Days, Radio Says

Landing on Luzon Is Imminent?   Japs Report Four American Invasion Fleets—Beaches  Bombarded

SAYS JAPANESE ARE WAITING FOR U. S. TRANSPORTS   Tokyo Radio Reported. 450 Steaming Toward Lu- '  zon Island.   WARSHIPS ARE WAITING      Swarms of Planes Bombarded Lingayen Gulf, 120 Miles North of Manila.

AMERICAN SHIPS NEARING LUZON, JAPAN REPORTS   Over 450 Transports Believed Moving for Probable New Landings

Temperatures   Four Invasion Fleets  Sighted By Japs; Lingayen Shelled .

450 YANKEE TRANSPORTS ON WAY, SAY   Press in Jap Capital Also Making Capital of “Alleged Battle” In Lingayen Gulf.

Landing Appears Imminent, Says \Enemy Broadcast   Paluan In Northwest Mindoro Captured _ By Amphibious Troops

Japs Expect Yank Attack ‘Anv Moment   Enemy Says Fleet Guns, Planes Raking Coast for Third Day

Tokyo Radio Report Lacks  Confirmation   Nipponese Keep Air Full of Stories About U. S. Activities

American Shipping ‘Aiming at Island   Tokyo Claims Say U. S. Warships, Planes Blast Philippines Island Coast in Prelude to Landings

‘OBJECTIONS RUSSIA BEEN OVERRIDDEN IBY UNITED NATIONS   TEMPORARY TRUSTEESHIF RECOMMENDED FOR CER. TAIN TERRITORIES

ALLIES MOVE TO DECIDE TRUSTEESHIP:   Jnited Nations Executive Committee Votes to Set Up Temporary Committee to Handle International Territories.

RUSSIA BEATEN IN TRUSTEESHIP   Temporary Committee Due To Handle Territories

Scientist In Warning About Atom   International — Control Of Atomic Energy Urged By Bomb Expert

FATS, OILS RISE IN POINT VALUE   INCREASE 15 FROM 6 TO 10 A POUND—DOES NOT APPLY ? TO BUTTER.

Points Raised On Shortening  Lard and Oils Upped From 6 to 10 Today By Order of Bowles

More Points On Fat, Oils   Increased To Ten Points A Pound From Present Value Of e

Ration Points on Shortening Up Four Points  OPA Says World's Needs Exceed Prospective Supply

OPA GALLS FOR POINT HIKES ON FATS AND OILS   Lard, Shortening, Other Items To Require Higher Values at Once

Ration Values for Lard, Shortening Are Hiked Today Jump From 6 to 10 Panes Per ene  ArvAanrine AMA

Lard, Shortening To Cost Ten Points Beginning Sunday   Point Value Increase Does Not Apply To Butter or Maraarine

Cooking Fats Rise 4 Points   OPA Boosts Values On Lard, Shortening

POINTS RAISED  UN SHORTENING   Allocation Of Fats And Oils For Civilian Use Cut Sharply

LARD BOOSTED : £0 TEN POINTS   Supply 500, 000 Tong Short, Commit3 tee Reports, *

RATION POINTS ON LARD HIKED   Shortening, Cooking, Salad Oils Are Also Boosted

Ration Points Up On Four Items   On Lard, Shortening, Cooking and Salad Oils, Effective Today

LARD BOOSTE TO TEN POINTS   Supply 500,000 Tons Short, Committee Reports

lrafe Driver Gives Way to Impulse When Blocked by Third  Car He Just Backed on Out and Rammed I+

PIERCING COLD IS. STINGING BIG PART NATION ON TUESDAY  SNOW, RANGING FROM FLURRIES TO BLIZZARDS SWEEP: EASTWARD

Piercing Cold WaveSweeping Across Nation   Temperature Drops To 22 Here; More Frigid Weather In Store For Tonight

Broad Area of Nation Feels Sting of Piercing Cold; 23 Below Coldest.

PEAGE DRAFTING PLAN FAVORED   Formal Approval Expected By House Committee

‘PEACE DRAFT ACT NEAR TEST   House Committee Expected T: Report Favorebly on Postwer Plan

LOVELAND IS SENTENCED 10 LONG PEN TERM   ‘Will Be Kept In Prison In Rob. beries From 10 To 30 Years

Prison Guard Posts $500 Bail.  Charged With Assaul With Idtent To Kill”

SAAR-MOSELLE TRIANGLE JOB IS CLEANED UI   Patton’s Forces Dash Through West Wall At Speed Shown  In France

Yankees Are Declared in High Spirits as They Rip Across Western Germany’s Ramparts With Speed Like That in France

Patton's Troops Force Two Saar Crossings   Reds Clamp Siege Upon Guben, Gain Six Miles in Danzia Drive

YANKS THRUST FOR 18 MILES INTO GERMANY   Conquest of MoselleSaar Triangle is Completed

THIRD ARMY CROSSES SAAR AT TWO POINTS: SEIZES SAARBURG CITY   Patton’s Men In High Spirits As They Rip Across Western Germany’s Ramparts; Seventh Captures Forbach

Rampaging Yankees complete whirlwind conquest of triangle   Saarburg and 29 other towns taken; warplanes continue reich pounding

PATTON'S DRIVE ACROSS REICH TAKES 29 TOWNS   Third Army Is Reported In High Spirits With Results   ENEMY RESISTANCE REPORTED BROKEN

YANK ADVANCE INTO GERMANY GAINING SPEED   OFFICERS AND MEN IN HIGH SPIRITS FOR REICH DASH

MORE Tin      Spearhead Is Pushed: 4 Within Five Miles.  Trier, Big Fortress. Route to Rhine. * os Bit  rs   80-MILE TRIAN GLEIS MOPPED UB        American Seventh Arm Seizes Two-Thirds “Of Forbach — Canadians: Occupy Moviand ~*

RIVER TRIANGLE AREA CLEANED OUT BY YANKS   Saarburg, 29 Other Nazi Towns Captured in Swift Smash Toward the Rhine

Ramparts Of West Reich Ripped Open   Troops Within Two Miles Of Capital Of Industralized Saar

Whirlwind Conquest of Moselle-Saar Triangle = Completed  SPEED REMINISCENT OF HISTORIC DASH  Fortress City of Saarburg and 29 Other Towns Taken

Negotiations Resumed in Miners’ Pay   Operators rs Unable te Agree Among Selves on  sd Lewis’ Demands

Operators And Lewis Resume Contract Talks   Bituminous Mon Unable to Agree Among Themselves  On Miners’? 18 Wage Contract Demands

OPERATORS FAIL TO AGREE; WAGE PARLEY RESUMED   Three-Day Session Of Producers Brings No Reply

 DISAGREES WITH BUDDY   Scnator Wheeler Seeking To Limit _ Power Sought by Truman

INFORMATION IN ‘BROWN PAPERS’: NAZI RECORDS SHED NEW LIGHT ON OCCUPATION OF AUSTRIA IN 1938

Records of Secret Nazi Telephone Talks During Austrian Push Revealed

Nazi Seizure Austria Almost Started War   Records Reveal Conflict Was Averted By England’s Failure Tp Support France

NAZIS APPARENTLY  FEARED WAR WOULD  COME FROM AUSTRIA BRITAIN’S FAILURE SUP  PORT FRANCE’S THREAT TO FIGHT SAVED THEM

BRIGGS RESIGNS = AS STATE SENATOR   Resignation Will Become Effeetive January 20; Will Go to Washington.

Briggs Quits - State Senate ~ForU.S. Post   To Take Oath From Tru man Following Presidentjak Inauguration

The National Whirligig    Washington - +. -.- Ray Tucker Mew York - +--+ Albert N. Leman

Yanks Seize Huge Jap Supply Store; Move In Closer To Clark Field

Japanese Base: Falls to Yanks  ‘In Luzon Drive   Jap Stores Are. Captured :JAa Americans Advance? -.' In Puah for: Moanile

14th Drives Fast Toward Clark Field   Unit Now 10 Miles From Field; Camp O°’ Donnell Captured;  Find Prisoners Gone

Americans Take Camp O'Donnell In Philippines   Fourteenth Corps Now Only Fifty Airline Miles from Manila

J apanese ‘Camp On Luzon Is_ Seized By American Forces   General Griswold’s Troops Broaden Wedge—Huge Store of Enemy Supplies Captured by Géneral Swift's First Army __

YANKS AT EDGE   Patrols Pace 14th Corps In Stab at Big Airdrome; Planes Bombard Bataan

YANK FORCES ARE NEARING CLARK FIELD   Big Gains Are Made On Luzon; Planes Hit Jap Plants

YANKS DRIVING ON CLARK FIELD IN PHILIPPINES   14th Corps Now 50 Mile: From Manila In Fast Advance   PLANES ARE ACTIVE ON NEARBY ISLANDS

Yanks Make Steady Gains In Campaign  On Luzon   Griswold’s 14th Corps Now Only Ten Miles From Clark Field And 50 from Manila  LST CORPS ADVANCES

Yanks Approach Clark Field Area   Planes Rip Into Japanese Positions On Bataan As Yank Columns Continue Advance

COUNTY FARM BUREAU PICNIC HERE JULY 22   Annual Event Will Toke Place ét Upper Towa University Came pus Next Sunday

Former verman Commander In Norway Quits  Allies Freed Reich Of Gang Rule.

German General Feels Allies Have Liberated Reich From Mob Of Madmen

NAZI GENERAL HAILS INVADERS   Germany Freed From Gang Ex-Norway Boss Says

American Policy Of Unpreparedness Blamed ‘Kor Pearl Harbor Attack

Pravda Says Pope Protects Germany   Russian Paper Says Should Be Punished

TULSANS AFOOT; BUS LINES IDLE   Drivers Walk Off Jobs in Demanding Sharp Pay Hikes For Union

Tulsa Bus Drivers, Mechanics Are Out   Tulsans Get to Work Afoot, In Own Cars When Strike Goes Into Effect

Permit GOP To See FDR Files   But a Democrat Must Go Along, Says Lucas

Republicans May See FDR’s Files On Pearl Harbor   Brewster Will Inspect Records

GOP WILL GET LOOK AT FILES   Minority Group Can Probe FDR Records If Democrat Goes Along

REPUBLICANS GET INVITATION 70 PROBE EDR FILES   One String Is Attached To The [ Invitation, However, “And  That is That A Democrat . Mak Actompeny Then

Boxer Slain in Batfle With Thugs During Holdup in Brooklyn Tavern

PAY TRIBUTE — TOMEMORY OF LOCAL AIRMAN   Flight Officer W. F. Nicol, CHS Honor Student, - Killed in ETO

FEDERAL WORKERS VOTED 11 PCT. PAY RAISE BY SENATE   Plan Supported by Byrd as Substitute for More Liberal Bill Approved and Sent to House.   1,100,000 EMPLOYES WILL BE AFFECTED   Downey Wages Unsuccessful Fight for Flat 20 Pct. Hike —Large Groups Are Not Covered.

OIL INDUSTRY. WILL SURVIVE. RECONVERSION   Employes Will: Be Retained’ Predicts Frank Philline.

B-29s Hit Nip Industrial Centers — Chinese Reoccupy Port of Foochow   Signs of A Japanese Retreat from China Coast; £ I 3  Impending Soviet Warning to Japan Reported

Signs Of Retreat In China Seen; Soviet Ultimatum Rumored   Losses For Enemy Mount On Okinawa ‘And On Philippines; Bombers Continue Raids; School Children Trained In Defense

Outer Nipponese Defenses Caving   B-29s Rip Tokyo as Raine Slow Mindanao Drive

No Censorship In War Criminal Trial, Is Promise   Judge Jackson Says World Shall Receive Full Trial Account

PROCEDURES FOR WALKOUT ARE MAPPED   Murray Flatly Denies Assertion of Steel Institute That There Will Be No Stoppage   FURTHER BALLOTING

DETAILS OF STEEL  STRIKE ARE BEING  DECIDED BY BOARD UNION FLATLY DENIES  ACTION IN VIOLATION OF PIthcEen worn

Union Demand: Wage Inerease  Of $2 a Day   411,401 Ballots Cast By Workers in NLRB Poll Favor Strike, 83.859 Against

STEEL TIEUP WILL HIT 27 STATES   40 Per Cent of Nation's Workers To Be Affected

700,000. STEEL WORKERS PLAN JAN. 14 STRIKE   Detailed Program For Walkout Being Mapped : By ‘Union. Executive Board

Intervention Is Only Hope In Steel Tiff   USW Executive Unit Selecting Captains For Walkout Jan. 14

Steel Union Makes Plans For Strike.   Murray Denies ‘Strike Call Violates Contracts With Firms

STEEL WORKERS SET FOR STRIKE   Detailed Plans Laid for Walkout To Press Demands For $2 Pay Hike

Strike Captains Being Appointed For Jan. 14 Walkout of 700,000 Workmen

\Z A Day Wage Demand To Be Supported   Denial Made Any Violation Of Pledge Is Contemplated

STEEL STRIKE DETAILS Ajit UNDER STUDY   Executive Board Meets to Prepare for Walkout of 700,000 Steel, Aluminum and Iron Ore Workers January 14.

Union Planning Details For Jan. 14 Strike Of 700,000 Steel Workers   Union Leader Murray Denies Strike Violates Contract; Government Intervention Or _ Resumption Of Negotiations Can Avert Walkout

STEELWORKERS MAKING PLANS FOR WALKOUT   Schedule Strike to Start Jan 14 on Demand for Wage Increase

Steelworkers Make Plans For Strike   Murray Denies Statement Of Steel Institute

PAY INCREASE OF $2 ADAY 5 SOUGHT   mgrray Says Strike Does Not Violate Contract   INTERVENTION   Of Government Or Resumption Of Negotiations May Avert Walkout

USWA WORKING OUT PLANS FOR STEELWORKERS STRIKE JAN, 14   Walkout In $2 Per Day Wage Hike To Affect 700,000 Workers

Steelworkers  Preparing For January Strike   USW Executive Board Meeting Today Works Out Procedure For Proposed Walkout   Act Would Affect 700,000 Employes   CIO President Murray Denies Strike Violaics Contract With Steel Companies

Detailed Plans Being Made By Union Officials   To Support Its $2 A Day Wage Demand; Murray Denies Union Breaking Pledge

USWA Captains Work on Detailed Procedure for Strike in January: Murray Denies Contract Violatior

Committee Backs Truman, Accepts  Extension of OPA   Senate to Consider Measure on Tuesday; Democratic Hopes High

OPABill Passes First Senate Test   Taylor Votes with Committee Majority

M’Arthur Covers Last Mile of His Long Road Back   Japs Silently Watch as Yanks Move Through Capital

Gen. MacArthur  Enters City Triumphantly   Nips Stare in Silence as Three-Mile Parade of Mechanized Military Might Moves to the U. S. Embassy

CAVALRY UNIT LEADS PARADE INTO CAPITAL   OCCUPATION FORCE OF 15,000 DUE BY MONDAY

Nips Stare in Silence ag General Makes Tri. umphal Entry With Mechanized Units.   JEEPS IN FRONT OF THE PALACE   Bands Play “The StarSpangled Banner” —~ Ceremony Held on Embassy Grounds.

MaeArthur with forces of occupatién  General enters city in triumph

Cagayen Vale Thrust Begins   All Hopes for Japs’ Escape Now Blasted:

American and Filipino Forces Open Campaign to  Annihilate Jap Troops Trapped in Cagayan Valley.

20,000 Nippon Troops Facing Doom.On Luzon   Ameriéan And Filipino Forces Open Drives / Of Annibilation

DRIVE TO FREE LUZON ISLAND   OVER 20,000 JAP TROOPS TRAPPED, FACING LIQUIDATION

Yanks Open Drive On Northern Luzon   Jap Escape Route Is Cut Off By Filipino Forces

Two Elements  Used In Bomb   Production Disclosed In Scientifie Review

SMALL NATIONS ASKRECOGNITION   Big Three Believed Discussing Their Stand In World Security Pact

Big Three Studying Small Nations’ Position In World Security League

Destruction of Jap Air Force as Effective Weapon Now in Sight, Is Word of Assistant Air Secretary

JAP AIR FORCE ON FINAL LEGS   Destruction Of Nipponese _ Air Power Is Now In Sight

Destruction Jap Airforce Now In Sight   Battle For Control Jap Atr Underway

  Destruction Of Nipponese Air Forces As ‘Effective Weapon’ Expected Soon  j

London Poles May Ask Allies To Intercede For Men Convicted By Reds

Reds Sentence 12 Poles To Prison, Free 4; Britain May Be Asked To Intercede

SHOWDOWN ON EXILE REGIME TO BE HASTENE!   Solution M ay Be in * Formation of Provisional Gov't

Polish Exile Government May Ask British Action Following Sabotaae Trial

FOUR MONTHS 10 10 YEARS GIVEN GROUP   London Poles May Appeal to U. S., England

AND BRITAIN TO INTERCEDE   Are Sentenced To Terms Up To 10 Year:

12 POLES ARE SENTENCED TO PRISON    Exile Government  To Ask Britain To Inrercede

12 POLES ARE GIVEN TERMS IN PRISON   Longest Sentence Meted Out By  Reds Is 10 Years

Expects Poles To Ask Intercession  By US., Britain   12 Given 4 Mo. to 10 Yr. Imprisonment For Terrorism

AiD ASKED FOR POLISH EXILES   Conviction Of 15 Expected To Hasien Showdown Qn Government Situation

Poles Turn to Britain, U. S.   Exile Government To Ask Nations To Intercede ln Prison Sentences

U. S., Britain [May Change (Polish Stand   Russian Sentence Of Exiled Leaders  Peesages Showdown

12 Poles Are Sentenced; Okulicki Gets 10 Years   MAY ASK BRITAIN TO MAKE AN APPEAL

Truman Says Western Railroads Need 65,000 Men and Appeals to All Who Can Do So to Apply for Work on Carriers—Manpower Shortage So Serious 4,000 Are Ordered Furloughed From Army to Help Ease Situation.

Truman Warns Of Serious Rail Mannower Neec   Sees Grave Threat Of Delay in Moving Supplies for War

Manpower Situation on Railroads ‘  in West Is Serious  Grave Delays in Movement of Troops and Supplies to Pacific War

Manpower Situation on Railroads ' in West Is Serious  Grave Delays in Movement of Troops  and Supplies to Pacific War TH. .gwiase fTanawm Waelase Malm la Mikiennana

Shortage of help threat to war supplies  Western railroad sitnation cerions

DEMAND U. §. KEEP PACIFIC ISLANDS   Senators Disagree With Truman on Statement About U. S.-War. Ambitions. -

SOLONS DEMAND PACIFIC BASES AFTER TRUMAN DENIES LAND AIMS   GEORGE SAYS U. S. SHOULD CONTROL AREAS TAKEN AT HIGH COST IN LIVES; OTHERS AGREE

Truman Statement Spotlights Islands   Congressional Demands for Bases Taken from Japs in Pacific Prompted by President’s Assurance That U. S. Wants No Territory in Settlement of War

Hold. Islands, Say Senators   Truman Statement On Territorial Designs Prompts Declarations

Truman Stand Stirs Members U.S. Cougress   Represeutatives and Senators Demanding Amierica Retain Complete Control Strategic Pacific Islands

DEMANDS GROW FOR KEEPING OF PACIFIC BASES   Truman Statement Against Territory ‘Grab’ Stirs Fear Of Senators

Want U. S. Reta Group Strategic Pacific Islands   Senators Disagree With Truman's Ter ritorial Statement,

Senators Want America To Keer Pacific Islands   Disagree With Truman On ‘No Territory’  Statement In Rerlin

SOLONS DEMAND. U. S: RETAIN HOLD ON PACIFIC ISLES   Demand For. Control Of Strategic Islands Made: Following  Truman’s Statement ‘Fhat No Territory Is Sought

Congress Urges U. S. Control of Strategic Isles  Lr of ier eee ie   Truman Statement On American Aims Brings Rejoinder

CONGRESS HITS TRUMAN STAND ONPOSSESSIONS   Demands ‘Made That This Country Retain Complete Control of Pacific Islands.

Congressmen Want U. S. to Keep Bases in Pacific  Solons Say Statement By President Is Not Applicable Here

Senators Want U. S. To Retain Many Island Bases To Control Pacific

Yanks Engage In Pincers Move   U.S. Seventh Army Troops Forced to Withdraw at Bifche

THIRD TROOPS HOLD FIRM AT BASTOCNE   Seventh Withdraws i in Saar and Palatinate . to Conform Line ©

SALARY ISSUE [S TO RECEIVE FURTHER STUDY   Thirteen Measures Are Passed By House At Session Held Tuesday

Teachers’ Pay Gets Respite   Legislature Extends Repor' Deadline ta Monday

Gen. Marshall To Face Pearl Harbor Probers   Army Chief Will Testify Before He Goes to China

Mother Arrested On Charge Of Deserting Babe Who Died Here   Mrs. Eula Pennington, Subject Of Search For Several Days, Apprehended; No Trace Found Of Companion

King Neptune, Well Heeled Hog, to Get Pieces of Silver for His Ear:

Made Honorary Citizen of N. Y.   DeGaulle Welcomed At  Formal Ceremonies

STRIKING FORCE AUGMENTED BY LOCKHEED MEN   Coal Mine Dispute Still Deadlocked; 400,000 Idle

Revercomb Apprehensive As Senate Shouts Approval Of World Food Plan

Nation Voted Into Allied Food Setup   Unanimous Approval Given by Senate  After Debate

SENATE VOTES D SIN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM   Shouts Eager Approval Of Plan for New World Bond

TWO POINTS OF HOUSING: PLAN READY      Senate Will  Authorize Funds This Week

British Coalition Government Ended   Laborites Hand in Their Seals of Office

PRESIDENT 10 MAKE REPORT TO NATION   People to Hear of What Happened at Big Three Meeting

Many Army Air Bases To Become  Permanent Units   Gunnery, Bombing Ranges Vital

Today’s War Bulletins   By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  BATTLE IN EUROPE

KNOTTY PROBLEMS AHEAD   ‘ruman Warship Believed learing Antwerp Docks

Big 3 Sessions In Berlin Area May Set Record   Pres. Truman Enroute By Destroyer May Land At Antwerp

EXPECT LONG PARLEY   Big Three Talks Will Commence Monday  Or Tuesday

TRUMAN NEARING EUROPE; PARLEY OPENS NEXT WEEK   Big 3 Faces So Many Problems Conference May Last Longer Than Any Previously Held.   PRESIDENT IS DUE IN ANTWERP SUNDAY   Regiment of 35th Division Artives in Belgian City to Serve as Honor Guard for Executive.

Expect Big 3 Meeting Will Last Some Time   President Expects To Land at Antwerp Sometime Sunday

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CONFERENCE TO START MONDAY   Presidential Party Expected To Leave Augusta At Antwerp Sunday

Big Three Conference at Potsdam Will Open Next Monday or Tuesday

U.S. Begins Lifting War-Time Transport Bans   Convention, State Fair, Taxicab Regulations Among Those Relaxed

ODT Lifts Bans On Transportatior   Fairs Permitted; Rules OnConventions Relaxed

NIPS TWICE HIT ADM. MITSCHER   Report Of New Type Jap Plane And ‘Superior’ Nip Airmen Encountered Over Kyushu Is Given Denial

‘Some Germans Ready To Surrender;  Are Called Cowardly By Berlin Radio

Valuable Art Treasures Are Found in Dark Tunnel by First Army Soldiers

Russia Battles /{-Nation Bloc [At Conference   Australia Is Also Balking at U.S. Two-Thirds Vote Plan

United Nations Seek Parity In Voting Formula  Bloc Of 21 American Republics Could Cantral f+

POSSIBLE MEAT STRIKE   Thousands of Workers Will -Ge Out Unless Dispute is Settled

INDIANA NFEERS SITE FOR CAPITAL   General Locaiion and War Record Entitles it to Consideration

Capital Charges Facing Members Of Underaround   National Unity Talks For Poland Set To Begin After Delay

Soviet-Held Poles Face Possible Death   Trials To Start As Conference Commences

Polish Leaders Face Death in Moscow Trial   Will be Tried on Sabotage, Terrorism Of Red Army Forces

16 Poles Face Death Charge in Soviet Trial   London Delegates Leave for Moscow;  Witos Can‘t Go

16 POLES FACE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH SENTENCE   Vice Premier Is Included Among: Former Leaders Arrested

16 Pole Leaders Face Possible — Death Sentences   Group of 16 To Be Tried For Sabotage, Red Army Terrorism

Sentence of Death Seen For 16 Poles   neaders of Underground A¢ cused of Sabotage,  Other Serious Crimes

16 POLES HELD IN MOSCOW   Reds May Charge Polish Leaders With Death Penalty

16 Poles, Taken By Reds, May Get  Death Sentences   Will Be Tried Soon on Charges of Sabotage, Moscow Leaders Reveal

MOSCOW HINTS EXECUTION OF POLISH LEADERS   Vice Premier And 15 Others Face Trial For Sabotage, : Terrorism

Workman Seeks Compensation for Burns Suffered in Atomic Bomb Plant

Highlights  TODAY'S NEWS   CLAIM DARLING WASN'T BURNED BY ATOM HEAT

SENATE APPROVAL GIVEN FEDERAl. HOSPITAL PROG:   The Measure, Expected 1° Provide  $709,000,000 In Coastruction For The Fed. eral Air Hospital Plan, Goe:  Ri I

Beachhead Extended to 200 Miles   MacArthur Expects Large Scale Battle With Japs Within a Week

2nd Luzon-Bound Convoy Attacked   Japs Hint New Landing At Top Of Lingayen Bay

WAR LOAN TOTAL TO $22,698,000,000   Campaign Ends With 162 Per Cent of 14 Billion Dollar Quota Subscribed.

Christmas Eve Fire Claims 1] Lives in East   Gained Headstart Because Telephone Wires were Burned

HOSPITAL FIRE ALARM DELAYED   Telephone Wires Burned Through; 17 Die In Xmas Tragedy .

Elderly Patients ‘Fatally: Burned In ‘Conn.   CHRISTMAS EVE  Bee “Telephone  Wires Delay Aleem:

Burned Wires Delayed Firemen in Tragedy   Many -of 17.-Fatalities in- Hospital -Qccurred Soon--After Woman. Unplugged. Christmas -Lichts.

17 Perish in Hospital Fire   18 Others Injured at Hartford, Conn.; Fire Started in Yule Tree

Hospital Fire Alarm Delayed   Christmas Eve Blaze Fatal to 17 Patients. Burned Telephone Line

HOSPITAL BLAZE ~ JAKES 17 LIVES   Burned Telephone Wires Delay Sounding Of Alarm

Christmas Eve Hospital Fire Takes 17 Lives   Pittsburgh Also Has 5-Alarm Blaze

STATE RESUMES PROBE OF FATAL HOSPITAL BLAZE   Seventeen Dead, 18 Injured in Toll of Fire ‘at Horferd

Hartford Fire. Cut Wires, and Alarm Was Not Sounded   Blaze Which Took 17 Live: Started Under Tree in. Hospital; 18 Are Injured

17 Are Burned To Death In Hospital Fire At Hartford   Burning of Phone Wires Delayed Send ing of “Alarm. - 

Hospital Fire Costs {7 Lives   14 Women, Three Men Die In Connecticut

Delayed Alarm Is Blamed in Tragedy   17 Lose Lives in Fire At Hartford Hosoital

FIRE TAKES LIVES OF 47 IN HOSPUTAL   Got Head Start Because It Burned Through Teiephone Wires.

LIEUT. HOOK GETS AIR MEDAL AWARD      Co-Pilot Completes 150 Hours Over Dangerous Routes

Lt. James Miller Is Awarded DFC   Local Pilot Decorated For Performance In India, China.

Capt..Prindle ls Awarded ~ An Air Medal   Completes 150 Hours Of Operational Flight In India-China Skies

LT M. WILLBRAND AWARDED D.F.C.. IN INDIA   He Has Completed 300 . Hours of Operational Flight In Transport. Air-: . eraft Over Difficult Air Routes. In India-China. —

Allies Converge On Nazi Citadel   Junction of Yanks, Reds Believed Near; Russians Fight in Berlin

Patton’s Third Army Wheels * South in A Surprise . Move   RUSSIANS ARE LINKED   ist Ukrainian and 1st White Russian Armies Link  In Berlin

TURKS BREAK WITH JAPAN   Action Will Leave - Axis Without Spy System in Middle East

Seven High Schools Enter B’ham News, AgeHerald Oratorical C'nsé.

Half of Vienn: In Red Hands Berlin Admits   SS Defense Chief Reported Killed By Patriot Groups

VIENNA LAND MARKS FALLING TO RED ARMIES   Berlin Admits Capitu. lation Of City Near; Half In Red Hands

BERLIN ADMITS REDS IN NORTH PART OF VIENNA   Liberation of Austrian Capital Appears Near; 3 Rail Stations Fall

Viennas Fall  ‘To Russians ts [Imminent   Berlin Admits Soviet Siege Forces Smash Half Way Through City

LAND MARKS IN AUSTRIA CAPITAL FALL BY DOZENS   Nazi Broadcasts Acknowledge Loss of Various Key Points—Say Battle Now in North of City

Half of Vienna Captured as Reds Continue Advance   Austria Radio ‘Reports . Citizens Are Rising Against Germans   BERLIN ADMITS THAT VIENNA IS NEAR FALL

Capture of Vienna Seen Near As Reds Push Past Center   Historic Landmarks Falling ' By Dozens As Soviets Reach North Part   SEVERAL KEY POINTS LOST, BERLIN ADMITS    German High Command  Expecting End of War in Central Reich

Complete Liberation of Austrian Capital Near—Russians Believed to have Smashed Past Center of City,

Vienna’s Capture By Russ Forces Said Imminent  Soviets Take Over   Soviets Take Over Three-fourths Of Austrian Capital

rast Stt. Stephen’s Cathedral, Geographical Center Of City  3 LARGEST RAILROAD STATIONS CAPTURED  56,000 Germans Killed In Battle In Past 24 Hours

BERLIN ADMITS RUSSIANS TAKE HALF OF VIENNA   Fall of Austrian Capital to Reds Appears Very Near

Berlin Says Fall Of City  Is Imminent   V-E Proclamation Expected As Armies Accomplish Junetion

Complete Liberation Of Austrian Capital Is Believed To Be Near; Historic Landmarks Falling   REAVY FIGHTING IN TWO PARTS OF CITY

NEARLY HALF OF VIENNA IS CAPTURED   Russians Promise Liberation Of Austrians

Fall of Vienna Appears Near, Berlin Admits.   ‘Historic Landmarks Seized By: Dozens By Russian Army

Fall of — Vienna Imminent   Moscow Reports Assassination of Nozi Gen. Dietrich By Rioting Crowd

2 MILLION SEEN WAR CRIMINALS    Number To Be Tried Depends  On Allied Decisions

THOUSANDS ON > GRIMES LIST   CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTER MEMBERS SAY WAR. CRIMINAL ROSTER MAY EXCEED   ‘TWO MILLION

TWO MILLION WAR CRIMINALS MAY FACE TRIAL   Mass Pun'shment to Be Avoided and Convictions Sought in Specific Cases

Man Appointed to Defend War Criminals Believes Tojo Is Responsible

LAWYER BLAMES TOJO FOR WAR   Japanese Attorney Refuses Ex-Premier’s Case

FDR Advises World Trust At Inaugural   7,800 on Mansion Grounds Hear Plea  Avainst Suspicions

FDR’s Fourth Term Begins With Warning   President Declares Peace Cannot Last If Suspicion, Mistrust And Fear Exist

Roosevelt Warns Of Postwar Fears   Simple Inaugural Ceremonies Take But Few Minutes With Only A Chosen Few Present

incale Missing 11-Year-Old Boy And the Bankrol  Lad Takes $11,500 Fron  Home and Journeys to Gae Childhood Pal

LUMBER SITUATION REPORTED CRITICAL   War Production Boart Tightens Controls Over Sawmills.

Aviation Picture Here Bright Big Increase Is Predicted  For Local Civilian Flying

Aviation Picture Here Bright ee EIB UE  Big Increase Is Predicted For Local Civilian Flying

West of State Towns Protest Pollution Phar  Commonwealth May Gc . Ahend With «court _   Commonwealth May Go Ahead With © ourt_ Action Soon

BRITAIN EXTENDS WARTIME POWERS   COMMONS VOTES TO REPAIN CONTROLS 5 YEARS—EDEN FIGHTS MOVE.

BRITAIN KEEPS WAR CONTROLS   Conservatives Lose Fight In House: Drafting Of Labor Provided

British vote extension of war controls  Broad powers to covernment

Britain Extends Wartime Rules  For Five Years —   Approved, 258 to 239, By Commons Despite Conservative Battle

BRITISH WARTIME CONTROLS EXTENDED   House of Commons Favors Extension By Vote of 258 ta 139.

CONSERVATIVES ARE BEATEN BY BRITISH LABOR   War Time Controls Are Ex. ’ tended For Five More  Years

War Controls To Continue In Britain   Will Be Effective For Next Five Years; Opposition Heavy

KEEP BRITISH WAR POWERS   Extension @ ‘Controls 1s Voted Labor Party For Five Year Period

WAR CONTROLS STAY iN BRITAIN   Labor Party Rolls Up 199 To 108 Victory In Commons Vote

Coumons Votes tn Fytend Feanoiie Contols 5 Yea:  Couservatives Say Lew Will Make Parliamzat

Brifain Keeps War Controls   Labor Gov't Ret t Retains Power . Despite Vigorous Opposition

BRITISH WAR CONTROLS 70 BE EXTENDEI   Five Year Continuance  Won by Labor Party In Bitter Fight

English Keep War Control:   Noisy Commons Vote Give Labor Party Victory

War Controls In Britain  Are Extended   Will Be in Foree — For Next 5 Years:  Vote Is 258 to 139

Commons Votes ty Fytend War lune ~ Coidiols 5 Years  onservatives iar

Briain Keeps War Controls   Labor Gov't Retains Power Despite Vigorous Opposition

GERMANS STOLE EYES FOR NAZIS   Transplanted Corneas From Living Prisoners to Blinded Nazi Sol.  diers.

Nuernberg Trial Enters Fifth Week, Nazi Gen.  Kaltenbrunner Is Sick

is in Last Plea to Keep County at Top   “competitors Have Lower County Quotas

Only 3 Business - Days Remaining In Eighth Loan   County Remains at Top: - Pushed Hard By Dickinson and Audubon

Three Days Left To Raise County Loan Percentage   Watts Asks Cooperation Of All as Drive Nears Conclusion

Graham Vetoes Big Grid Battle Scheduled With Georgia Tech   " Lt. Epes Says Wife Died From Too Many Sedatives; Buries Body In Foxhole   COUPLE OF DRINKS

China to Draft More Than 500.000 Troops   Vificer Buries Wife in Foxhole,  Slashes His Throat, Wrists

Army Lieutenant Admits Burying Wife In Foxhole   Makes Attempt To Kill Himself

ADMITS BURYING WIFE IN FOXHOLE   SOLDIER WHO TRIED TO END LIFE LEADS OFFICERS TO GRAVE

Army Officer Say *s Sedative  Fatal to Wife   Being Held In Fort Jackson For Investigation After Body Js Found fn Foxhole

President States Discharge Rate To Increase Fast  Accurate Estimate Remain Impossible, Triman Talle Nation

Discharges To Be Rushed By Forces-Truman   Future Military Need: Cannot Be Forecast, Says President; Notes MacArthur's Revision

U.S. Forces To Receive No Padding Under Rule   Truman  Says Men To Be Out Soon  Ag Possible

QUICK AND ORDERLY RELEASE SERVICEMEN PROMISE OF TRUMAN  - PRESIDENT DECLARES WILL BE “NO PADDING i

‘No Padding in Army’: Pledge By President   No One Will Be Kep Longer Than Necessary, Truman Say

No Padding in Our Armed Forces, the President Declares   Army to Discharge 2,000,000 Soldiers By Christmas, 1945

MEN TO BE FREE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE   No One in Any of Armed Forces Will Be Held a Day Longer Than Necessary, President Promises Nation.

See 25,000 Men. Discharged Daily By First Of Year   Japanese Sources Predict - Purge In Nip Cabinet; «See. New Criminal List

President States Discharge Rate To Increase Fast  Accurate Estimat Remain Impossible,

No Padding’ in Armed Forces, Truman Pledges   President Declares Discharges Will Come As Fast as Possible

Truman Sees NoPadding of Armed Forces   Says Discharge Rate Will Rise Before Christmas

 —VETERANS RETURNING — Discharge Rate To Rise Sharply, President Says   25,000 to Leave Service Daily by End of Year; MacArthur “200.000” Cited

Truman Says No Soldier Will Be Held  In Service Longer Than Necessary

‘No Padding In Services, — Truman   President Declares  No Yank to Be Held  In Forces a Day Longer than Necessary

NO ONE TOBE KEPT IN THE SERVICE DAY LONGER THAN IS NECESSARY HE STATES

No Padding Of Armed Forces, Truman Sa ys   “No One Is Going: 1o Be Held In the Service Day Longer Than Found Necessary”

No Padding of Armed Forces, President Truman Tells USA   “No One Is Going to Be in the Service a Dav Lonaer Than Necessary’

050 Men Being Released Every Hour, He Says   Real Needs Not to Be Known Until Next Spring, Truman Avers

ARMY WON'T KEEP ANY MAN LONGER THAN NECESSARY   » TRUMAN DECLARES THERE WILL BE NO ‘PADDING’ POLICY

Army Won't Be Padded  --Truman  The Discharge Rate Will  Steadily Rise

Men to Come Home Fasi Savs Truman   President Declares There Will Be No Padding of Army Forces; Return of  Soldiers To Be Speeded

Truman Declares There Will Be No Padding In Army   Says All Unneeded Mer Will Go Home Soor As Possible.

TRUMAN DENIES ARMY ‘PADDING’   Asserts No Oné Will Be Kept Day More Than Needed

PRESIDENT SAYS. THERE. WILL BE NO “PADDING” IN U. S. ARMED FORCES -

Determination Of Size Of Occupation Forces Will Not Come Up Until Next Spring

' ,  Cities Revisions By Gen. MW Arthur      Rate Of Discharges Will Steadily Rise, President Promises

‘No Padding  tn Service’   President Truman Says No One Will Be Held Any  Longer Than Necessary.

Truman in Says } Men Will Be Discharged As Rapidly As Possible; Not Sure On Future Needs

NO PADDING IN ARMY—TRUMAN   Says No Man Will Be Helc In Service Day Longer Than Necessary

No Padding i in Armed Forces, Says Truman  No One Can Tell Now How Many Men

‘No Padding in Armed Forces’   Discharges Will Be Prompt, Says Truman

Air Bombings Took Big Toll  ‘Half Million Germans Died  In Raids, Report Estimates  i

Allied Air Raids Killed Half Million German City ‘Dwellers, Report of Medical Survey Group Shows

500, ).000 German City : Dwellers Died in Air Raids, Doctors Report

EYE-WITNESS STORY OF AIRBORNE RAID OVER RHINE RIVER  ROBERT C. WILSON GIVE

 Runs Nazi Gauntlet to Bring Back Spine-Chilling Story of U. S. Parachute Troops .

AP Writer Bails Out When Glider Is Shot Down In Germany; Runs Gauntlet Of Fire

Spine-Tingling Eyewitness View Of Aerial Coun   Almost Shot by a Tommy, Reporter Hides in Farmhouse

Writer Bails Out When Glider Is Downed Behind German Lines, Dodges Nazis, Brings Back Story

War Writer Describes Airborne Invasion Across Rhine      Rey RORERT C. WILSON

Gives First-Hand Story Oj Allied Airborne Operations Across Rhine   RY ROBERT C. WILSON

NEWSMAN SHOT DOWN ON AIRBORNE ATTACK  AP Correspondent Tells of Raid Across Rhine Behind Nazi Lines

\A. P. Reporter Crosses The Rhine In Troop Carrier And Returns lWith Spine-Tingling Battle Story

Writer Tells of Paratroop Action   AP Writer, in Plane Shot Down, Describes Experiences

THINGS HAPPENED FAST SAYS AP WRITER WHO ACCOMPANIED AIRBORNE TROOPS ACROSS RHINE

5 as ce   Runs Nazi Gauntlet to Bring Back Spine-Chilling Story of U. S. Parachute Troops

Reporter, Feared Missing for Time ’ After Plane Was Hit, Gives His Story   Re RORERT C. WILSON

British and Corresnandent Have ‘Little Arnhem’ All to Selves After Rhine Crossing

EYE-WITNESS STORY OF AIRBORNE RAID OVER RHINE RIVER  ROBERT C, WILSON GIVES GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF

Twenty American Republics Plan Argentine Parley  Expected To Discuss Some Unified Action

Action Slated On Argentina  By 20 Nations   Republics Due To Move Aguinst Regime After Braden Reports To U.  S, Off}eials

Argentina May Find Republics Taking. Action   U. S. Warning Falls On Deaf Ears

Braden Goes Into Parley   Conference Of 20 American Republics Seen Certain On Argentine Situation.

American Republics May ‘Act Against Argentine Supressior   150,000 Unfilled Jobs Found In 10-State Poll

x Action Nears “On Argentina   20 Republics: Plan  For Consultations

American Republics May Revise Argentine Polic;   Action Hinted As Result Of Government’s Move In Ordering Nation Under Siege Rule

Acts Against rgentina To Be Drawn Up   Huddles Among 20 America:  ‘ Republics Almost Certai To Produce Ultimatum U. S$. Ambassador Return To Capitol.

REICH RETAINS ECONOMIC BASE FOR THIRD WAR   FEA Chief Says Nation Must Be Kept Under Rigid Control By Allies

GERMANY HAS BIG INDUSTRY   CROWLEY WARNS THAT BASIS FOR WAR PRODUCTION EXISTS IN CONQUERE  . NATION

De Gaulle Urges Long Occupation  Of German Soi   Finishes Talks In Washing. ton—-Makes Favorable  Impression— Presents Death lawse

‘DeGaulle Ends Washington Visit: Takes Trip While Talks Continue

 Will Hire Director For State Aeronautics Commission Soon   _ State Capitol News Letter “As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

SEEK SUITABLE MAN FOR NEW AERONAUTICS JOB   Other News and Views Around State Capitol

Texas Labor Law Invalid,  Court Holds   Measure Required Organizers To Register Before Soliciting Members

FAT, OIL SITUATION TO REMAIN CRITICAL   Earliest Date for Increase in Supply Is Spring Or Summer of °46.

TRUCK DRIVER STRIKE END UP TO TRUMAN   Government Seizure Urged by  Operators

RED TROOPS SLASH TOWARD CENTER OF HEART OF NAZIDOM  GERMAN BROADCAST DE. CLARES HITLER AND GOEI

No Announcement Of Any Link-Up  Between Allies   Patton Turns South, Gains 28 Miles Toward Regensburg

‘As Reds Advance   Hitler, Goebbels Said: In Capital: -Yank- Soviel Linkup Repor ted: “3d. ‘Army Advances 28  Miles

Nazis Radio Says Hitler and Goebbels Will Make Last Stand in Doomed City

RUSSIAN TANKS BATTER REICH’S MAIN BARRIERS   One-sixth of City in Reds’ Honds — U. S. Forces Continue Gains

Pivyg et  CONGRESS HAS LAST WORD ON ATOMIC BOMB   £S1DENT TO MARE “RECOM _MENDATIONS- BOONS RE--.  GARpING CONTROL. OF WAR WEAPON *

BLAST ANCHORS OF NIPPON LINE   Naha Now Real City of Dead; Sugarloaf Hill Taken in Heavy Fighting

LEMAY OFFERED SEAT IN SENATE   General To Stay in Army However, Reports Say

‘Work-or-Jail’ Debate Grows   Sen. Kilgore. Is Drafting Compromise Measure

COMMANDER'S PATIENCE NOW WEARING THIN   New Type Super Bomber Badly Shot Up in Tokyo Photo Mission

ENEMY PLANES ATTACK YANKS OVER CAPITAL   Japs Ask Allied Chief To Stop Russians In Manchuria

Hope For Freedom Given Ohio ‘Lifers’   First Degree Murderers-Who Have Demonstrated They Can Be Useful to Society To Get Parole Hearing After 20 Years in Prison

Famed Penologist Recommends Liberty For: Deserving Long Term Convicts.

First and Third Armies Narrow Escape Corridor   Canadians and British Capture Veen, Report

Liuchow, Once U. S. Air Base, Captured   Drive Along China Coast Puts Chinese 130 Miles From Shanghai; Landing on Borneo OF Center

Japs Face Serious Oil Shortages   Enemy Worries About ‘Im minent’’ Invasion of  Borneo Oil Center

CHINESE GAIN AS JAP MIGHT SUFFERS BLOWS      Landing on Balikpapan Re.  ported By Tokyo With - Other Invasion Units Now  Gatd tn Action.

OTHER ALLIED LANDINGS NEAR, JAPANESE FEAR   Stepping Stone North Gf Oke nawa May Be Next Beachhead

TOKYO HINTS. YANKS LANDING ON.2 ISLANDS .   No Opposition On Tiny Kume

Spendings of Legislature Sets Record   5st General Assembly Brought to Close at 7:50 Friday Evenina

51ST ASSEMBLY MAKES RECORD BEFORE CLOSING   Appropriations Total of Nearly 93 Million is Highest in State's History.

Food Alliance Joined By U. S. In Senate Today  Resscwhealming Vote   Overwhelming Vote For Membership In World Organization

SENATE VOTES FOR «: U. S. JOINING-AG,*” FOOD: “ORGANIZATION   Action Completes America’s Program’ Of International Cooperation Except for Un: ited Nat Charter

Senate Gives Food Plan Its Approval   World Peace Charter Wilf Come Up For Debate Monday

FORMER FRENCH AIR FORCE OFFICER HELD   Paul Gavailiez Accused By FBI Of Serving As German Agent; Caught In New York

ToReturn _ Japs In China To Homeland   Million And Half On Continent

4 RURAL SCHOOLS OPEN IN COUNTY —   List Of Teachers Is Given Below

Legion and VFW Demand Drastic Hospital Reforms   Gen. Bradley Faces Tough Home Front anc Battle Assiqnment

Bulge Defense Folds Under Yank Blows   Crack Legions Withdrawn to Meet Allied Threat i in Holland, Alsace

GERMANS RUSH  TO HOLLAND AND ALSACE   Wall South of Houffalize Caves in as Enemy Runs for Safety With Patton in Pursuit

Japs Had To 0 Learn. Crime Does Not. Pay   Nip. Warlords?. Dela y In. Making Up Minds Wh éether.They.. Are Licked.Only Added To Nation’s Anguish; Definitely'On Toast .

Mackenzic’s News Analysis By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Japs’ Delay Is Only Adding To Their Annisich

JAPS LEARN THE HARD WAY THAT CRIME DOESN'T PAY AND DELAY — IN MAKING PEACE '$ COSTLY

Nothing Remain: for Japs Except Allied Indignity   Terrific Punishment: and Self-Immolation Inevitable at Once

Japan Learns The Hard Way   Will Drop Back to Plac She Occupied When Perry Opened Ports

et Se Ge ee  IN ACCEPTING SURRENDER TERMS ADDING TO NATION’S ANGUISH

BROWNELL URGES . POLICY STATEMENT   GOP Chief Wants To Point Out Conflicting Views

PETITIONS COURT TO BAN RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL   REGARDED AS TEST CASE FOR SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT STATE

U. of L. Instructor Asks Court to End  Religious Classes   Decision May Affect All Hlinois Boards of Public Sch cols

Yankees Move On Capifal of Okinawa Isle  Advance Made With Opposition  Cet Chats

Strikes Close Two Detroit Auto Plants   Product ion Of Passenger Cars Halted At Both  Places

STRIKE WAVE HITS DETROIT   UNIONS SAY TROUBLE BREWED THREE YEARS

Wartime Labor Truce At End.   Nearly 40,000 Workers Idled During Strikes

3 Years Of Union Grievances Close  Hudson, Briggs Co.   Two Strikes Bring To 20,000 Number Of Idle In Detroit

STRIKES CLOSE 2 AUTO PLANTS   Grievances Of 3-Years Cause Work Stoppages

90,000 IDLE DUE TO LABOR DISPUTES   Disagreements on Reconversion Are Major Cause

New Aeronautics Commission To Be Appointed By Blue   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

AERONAUTICS COMMISSION IS NOW ORGANIZED   Three Republicans and Two Democrats on Board

Thankoffering Service At St. John’s Lutheran Next Sunday Evening

CAPT. BOMHOFE TO SPEAK OCT. 21   Army Chaplain Will Be Guest of St. John’s Lutheran Church — :

JAP ‘LIFELINE® IS SEVERED IF OKINAWA FALLS   Would Put U. S. in Position to Isolate Japan From Mainland

AUSTRIAN RAIL LINES BOMBED   RAF Raid Follows Record Daylight Attack by U.S. 15th Air Force

Report Sought OnDischarges   Army-Navy Chiefs to Ex. . plain Demobilization at Capitol

Congress, Under Fue, Platts Probe Of Peinobilizatior  A.my, Navy Lawdais h. vites to F-lly F«plain  hie. li-wnae Phacrn...

Congress Hopes To Speed Up Demobilization   Moves To Divert Some of Pressure To Military Leaders

Marshall, King To Face Probe   Public Hearings Proposed Ohba Demah:

START PROBE OF PLANS FOR  DEMOBILIZING   Senators Ask Marsh all and King to Explain

ARMY RELEASES RED-HOT ISSUE   Congress Under Fire To Get Boys Home; Public Hearings Favored

Congress Asks Marshal}. King To Show Plans   Solons Seck to Ease Mounting Criticism Over Demobilization

Great Battle North Of The Ruhr Is Becoming Chase Of Fast Fleeing Enemy Troops   British Second Army Joins The American Ninth At Dorsten; The American First Makes 40-Mile Hole In Nazi Defenses

British Join U. $. Sth Army To Enter Dorsten; Yanks Reach Giessen

MARION COUNTY DELEGATE: ATTEND ILLINOIS AGRIC. ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO

A yaenedy COUNTY DELEGATES  ' ATTEND ILLINOIS AGRIC.    ’ ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   One Jap Soldier Surrendered for Every 200 Found Dead

JAP ‘BANZAT NOT POPULAR   INCREASING PERCENTAGE OF SURRENDERS INDICATES CHANGE IN ENEMY IDEAS.

Germans Decree Drastic Measures   Act To End Chaos; Cancel Army Leaves, Command Civilians Betray Deserters.

British Surround ‘Three ~ Palestine Settlements Afler 14 Police Sho

Palestine Jews Wreck Two Coas! Guard Stations   British Troops Surround Three Settlements and Order Curfew

Curfew Put In Effect After Armed Attack   Two Coast Guard Stations in Palestine Raided

Palestine Jews In Armed Riots   Two British Coast Guard Stations Are Wrecked, 14 Police Wounded In Fresh Outbreaks Sunday

TROOPS QUELL NEW ATTACKS IN PALESTINE   3 Jewish Settlements Surrounded; Curfew  Is Ordered

British Troops Surround  Jewish Areas  14 Police Are Hurt in Attacks on Two Guard Station:

AIR TROOPS SURROUND 3 SETTLEMENTS   Palestinian Coast Placed Under Curfew

Deny Atom Rays Linger to Cause  Death for Years Story Out That Radioactivity Is Fatal 70 Years

Deny Lethal Effect of Atom  Bomb ‘Continues for Y ears   BY HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE

Army Denies Areas Hit By New Atomic Bombs React To Deathly Radioactivity

Death-dealing Radioactivity Results Denied   War Department Refutes Idea of Bomb Experimenter That Danger Remains after 70 Years

War Department Denies Reports Atom Hit. Areas Will Be Fatal 70 Years

‘Army Denies Atomic Bomb Leaves Death-Dealing Areas Due To Radio-activity-After An Exolosion

Van Mook Asks Indonesians To Conference   Would Save More Bloodshed And Damage in Java

Dutch Seek End To Bloodshed In  Javanese Strife      Van Mook Summons  His Cabinet

ral Seeks lo End Strife.  Von Mook Calls On Rebel Leaders To Talk It Over

Dutch in Java Bid for Truce   Conference Sought; Fighting Slackens

Call Conference in Effort to End Java Fight  Indonesians May Meet With Dutch Tonight

Van Mook Calls In New Cabinet  Seeks Settlement Of Indonesian Crisis

VAN MOOK ACTS 10 HALT BLOODSHED   Islands Threatened With Famine; Less Fighting At Soerabaja

Van Mook Asks Indonese Parley   Seeks to Avoid Any Further Bloodshed

Van Mook Moves To Bring Strife In JavatoEnd   Governor General Asks In donesian Cabinet To Meet with Him

VAN MOOK CALLS NEW INDONESE CABINET MEET   Efforts Made to Save People. From. Further Bloodshed. Famine

Acts To Stave Off Bloodshed Tn East Indies   Governor General Calfs Upon: Natienalist. Cabinet to Meet Hinn In  _ . Conference

Seek to End Java Strife   Acting Dutch Governor Of Netherlands Calls for Meeting With Indonesians

Dutch Leader Calls Javanese To Conference   Transportation’s Collapse Blamed for Starvation a     ie AE ARK OT

‘Van Mook Asks Early Meeting With Indonesian Cabinet As ° Move To Halt Deaths, Famine

HLJ.VanMook Calls On Indonesians to  Confer With Him   Stalement Made at Pres: Conference; Effort Is 10 Prevent Bloodshed

BOOK REQUESTS CABINET MEET   Anxious to Stop Fighting in Indonesia

Seek to End Java Strife   Van Mook Calls on Indonesian Cabinet To Meet Him

JAVA MILLIONS FACE HUNGER   Cabinet Is Called To Deal With Starvation Threat ~ “As Revolt Continues

First Test Of Project Taken In New Mexico   , Associated Press Reveals How U. 5. Scientists Succeeded

Atomic Bomb Force Felt 250 Miles   Test Made July 16. Men 5 Miles Away Toppled by Blast

HOLD BOOSTER BANQUET EVENT JAN. 11, ELMIRA   Plan For Annual Christian Men’s Banquet At Wyoming.

ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE FOR MEN’S BANQUET   Hold Booster Meet Thursday; Christian Men’s Event Is February 8.

JAP NAVY DROPS CUSTOM OF SUICIDE FOR DEFEAT   HEAVY LOSSES OF SKILLED NAVY MEN CAUSING ENEMY TO REVISE UNUSUAL WEA

Empire State Building Held Safe For Occupancy   Repairs Started On 18-Foot Hole Blasted In 78th And 79th Stories Of World’s Tallest Building By Army Bomber Which Rammed Into It During Fog

New Big Oil Field Found   Deepest Production in MidContinent Area North of Lindsay on Big Structure

Italian Cities Are Seized By Patriots   Fifth Army Piunges Over Lombard Plain

EXTRA!   lialian Cities Are In Hands — Of Partisans   Fifth Army Rolls Into Lombard Plains While Partisans Seize Control Of Industrial ‘Areas   Rome,—UP—Fitth army troops captured Verons, on the ByProsches to the Brenner pass, today.

PATRIOT UNITS TAKE NO. ITALY   Control All Major Cities 5th Army Surges Over Lombard Plain

Germans, Fascists Give Up to Patriots  Nscentin? Renorted Trvine T'o   Mussolini Reported Trying Tc Enter Switzerland—Allied Armies Préss Toward Alps

REPORTS INDICATE ITALIAN PATRIOTS ARE SEIZING POINTS  ALL MAJOR CITIES NORTI   ALL MAJOR CITIES NORTH ITALY TAKEN OVER AS ALLIED ARMIES ADVANCE

Italian Patriots Seize Control  Of Major Cities   U. S. 5th Army on Lombard Plains; Threatens  :  Entrapment of Nazis 

ENEMY FLEES OR SURRENDERS   Italian Patriot Forces Seizing Control of Major Cities.

Patriots Seizing Cities in N. Italy   German and Fascist Garrisons Either Are Fleeing or Surrendering, Radio Stations Report—Fifth Army on Lombard Plain.

Italian Patriots Capture General Graviant   Refuse Because  Reds not Included

Italian Patriots Seize Control of  All Major Cities   German and Italian Fascist Garrisons Are Fleeing or Surrendering. 4g,   Report Is Out That Mussolini Has Fled

ROME. (#/)- Fifth army troops captured Verona, on the approaches to the Brenner Pass, today.

MANILA ROAD SEVERED AT TWO POINTS   Gains Right and Left of Expanded Lingayen Gulf Beachhead Reported By MacArthur   ‘AIR BLOWS CONTINUE

VINES VUE Gh STRIKE BALL(T   450,099 Soft Co:.] Werkeis Partic pate in Larecst Str ke Vote:

MINERS VOTE ON WALKOUTS   LARGEST STRIKE VOTE IN HIsTORY BEING CAST BY 400,000 MEMBERS OF UMW

Senate Crushes $25- -a-Week Jobless Pay Plan   Votes to Return Employment Service io States

$25-A-Week Jobless Pay Plan Killed   Senate Crushes Truman's Bill By 51 To 29 Vote

Senate Knocks Out Jobless Pay Program Sought by Truman   Democrats Join Republicans Against $25 a Week; Vote to Return Employment Service to States; Fight Starts on Travel Expense for Unemployed

Senate Slaps Veto on $25 Jobless Pay   WASHINGTON (AP) — The senate voted 65-14 Thursday to Pay the way back home for workers who lose the jobs they moved to during the war.

Senate Votes own Jobless Pay Provision   Clears Way For Final Vote Toda On Curtailed Bill

Jobless Pay Plan Is Crushed By Senate   Return Of Employment Service To States Also Approved By Senate

1-29 SENATE VOTE CRUSHES TRUMAN PLAN   Chamber Also Calls for Return of Employment Service to Supervision of States.   [MEASURE STILL FACES A FIGHT   McClellan Moves to Strike Out Provision Giving Travel Pay to Migratory War Workers.

Senate Votes Rejection Of ~ Jobless Plan   Truman’s $25 Weekly Benefit Proposal Is Over-ridden

Yanks Find Great New Gold Treasure   Estimate German Hoard in Salt Mine $5,000,000,000

Yanks Find Nazi Buried Treasure Worth Billions   Securities, Jewelry, Gold Hidden In German Cache

GOLD BULLION, STOLEN JEWELS AND SECURITIES INCLUDED IN VAST TREASURE JUST FOUND

Yanks Discover Another Nazi Cache of Gold   Regensburg Treasure $5 Billion; Greater Than Merken Find

UNCOVER NEW NAZI GOLD CACHE   Americans Uncover Treasure Valued Above Five Billion

Another Gold Hoard Found  Securities, Jewelry In $5 Billion Treasure

YANKS UNCOVER NAZI TREASURE   Gold Valued at Five Billion: Found in Salt Mine Neor Merken

s ceasieetneetllinctneemeaeeeememmmemnememnenttatled en  “Reports Orient Filled With Peril For Whole World, With Yank Civilian Army ‘Stampeding’ To Go Home

Orient Filled With Peril to: World. Peace, Baillie Tells Meeting

Baillie Warns That Peril Lies In the Orient   UP President Issues Warning After Return From °0.000 Mile Trin

Orient Is Filled With Peril To World Peace, UP President Reports

Orient Filled With Peril To World Peace Declares Baillie After Pacific Trip

Destruction Not  M Arthur Order   Japan’s Atom-Smashing Cycictrons Destroyed By  Orders From Higher i ees

THREE MEN ARRESTED ON LARCENY CHARGE   Old Coins and Clothing Are Listed in the Loot   FROM A SUMMER HOME

WHITE SHIRT LEADS TO ARREST OF LABORER   Three Taken Into Custody Charged With Thefts Last July   ‘VALUE LOOT AT $1,000

SOLDIER STUNNED BY NEWS HIS WIFE MARRIED ANOTHER   Sergeant Gene Birdwell, Now in Manila, to Decide What He Will Do After Reaching Home.   STILL LIKES BRIDE IN SPITE OF SNARL   Blames No One Inasmuch as He Was Reported Dead— Feelings Not Helped by Her Annulment.

Invasion Timetable--  Sees Jap Defeat On Plain North of Manila Landing Successful: MacArthur

Eisenhower, Nimitz  New Armed Chiefs   Truman To Insist They Agree On Defense Plan

Nimitz and Gen. Ike To Head Military   Named By Truman To Succeed. Adm. King and Gen. Marshall.

Gen. ‘Ike’ Succeeds  Marshall   Truman Announce: Command Shift; Nimitz Named To Adm. Kina’s Post

Natives of Texas Are Given Highest Posts With U. S. Armed Forces By President Trumgn

Eisenhower, Nimitz A rmed Forces Leaders   Truman Announces Shifts In The High Command At News Conference

MORGENTHAU ASKS SPEED   Truman Will Send Vinson’s Name  to Senate Immediately

Union Acts On Martial Law Threat   Indiana Governor Makes Plea to Union Chiefs ln Whiting Crisis.

Reporter Disagrees That Drinking Taverns Are Filled By Servicemen

Supporters Of Wallace Admit Loss   RFC Separation Appears Assured; Wallace Fights

SUPPORTERS OF WALLACE HAVE WANING HOPE   Don’t Think He Wil Be Allowed Control of Lending

Divoree Bill Gets Priority Over Wallace   Supporters Of Nominee Lose Hope Of Having Him Considered First

Backers Count On President   Need Truman’s, Weight To Merge Army, Navy.

RHINE GUARD   DeGaulle Wants Assurance _ Army to Be Installed Length of River

New Conflict in China Threatens Peace Return   Japanese Continue to Resist in’ Manchuria, Philippines

War and Peace i Pacific Snarled  Japanese Continue Useless Fighting

Air Leadership Michigan Goal   Governor Signs Bill For Financial Help

CHARGES MICHIGAN TO AIR SUPREMACY   Governor Kelly Says State ‘Has Means at Hand to Become Aviation Center

Japan Rocked By Earthquake. B-29s’ Bombs   Supecfortvesses Rip Enemy While Islaud Shakes  Te Fi

 Counsel For Rudolf Hess  Asks Duke Of Hamilton Be Summoned As Witness

Seaman Held For Slaying   Nude. Woman’s Body. Is Located In Alley

SEAMANHELD IN WOMAN'S DEATH   ESTRANGED WIFE OF FORMER ARMY CHAPLAIN SLAIN

SAILOR IS CHARGED IN DEATH OF WOMAN   Her Nude Body Was Found in Miami Alley

Seaman Held In Slaying Woman   Chaplain’s Wife Slain In Hotel Room And Body Dumped Out Window.

Nude Body Of Ex-Chaplain’s Wife Found: 19-Year-Old Sailor Is Held

WEST COLES MAY FAIL ON F BOND SALF   Only Slightly More Than Half of Quota Sold to Date

Bombs Cascade Down   Thousands of Allied Planes in Day-Long Attack

Allied Bombs Reduce Ruhr To Wasteland   Thousands Of Warplanes In Continuous Waves Rain Destruction On Valley

SEEK MULTIPLE MEMBERSHIPS FOR A OFC.   New Drive Now Well Under Way, Says Chairman Kirk

Nazis Boast Of Killing Mayors   Part of Terror Campaign Against.Collaborationists Jap Envoys Leave.

NAZIS ASSASSINATE MAYOR OF AACHEN   THREE JAPANESE DIPLOMATS FLEE BERLIN AS CHAOS GROWS IN GERMANY.

Three U. S. Ships Revealed Lost   Vessels Reported Sunk In Philippines Area

ea OR ce STN hence aa  EAST AFRICANS CAPTURE TOWN AND JAP EQUIPMENT

EYE-WITNESS STORY.0F- =. SURRENDER   ‘Actual: Signing Took: Only  ‘Five Minutes ©

Germans Sign ‘Unconditional Surrender: General Asks Generosity From Victors

Peace Signed Early Monday   Surrender Of All German Forces Effective At 6:01 P. M. Today

Eyewitness Story of Surrender At Reims Released   Colonel General Jodl Signs Document In Historic Ceremony -

Historic Unconditional Surrender - Q@eremony Lasted For Only 20 Minutes

Here’s Eyewitness Account of Nazi Surrender   German General Bows trom Waist

Sniners “ire on “’an<s in .enmar<: “yong .eers ©. _ Nazis in Scuare

AMERICAN TROOPS : ENTER COPENHAGEN   Danish ‘Snipers Open on “Yanks as They-Enter “ - Capital

BIG FOUR OK LIMITS UPON VETO POWERS   p Eden Reveals Proviso On Eve of Trip To London

AERIAL BLOWS STUN GERMANS   Radio Announcers Bewildered Planes Criss-Cross All Reich

Fair Suppy Of Meat As /Rations Go   One Customer Wanted To Pay Off What She Owed In Points; Butchers Sneak

URGE M’ARTHUR FOR TOKYO PUSH   Leaders Say His Command Should Continue Beyond Philippines

Chinese Advance 16 Miles Along ‘Invasion Coast  Troops Now Only’ 165 Miles South of Shang. hai Port

CHINESE CLEAR INVASION COAST   Advancing Troops Within 165 Miles Of Shanghai As Japs Retreat

Prime Minister Churchill Returns To England From Yalta Conference

JAP WARSHIPS ~ WILL BE SUNK   ATOMIC BOMB TEST MAY BE MADE DURING ‘BINKING OF ENEMY'S FLEET -

YALTA STIRS NAZI APPEALS   “Bolshevik Terror, Jewish Revenge” Stressed in Calls to Resist

Nazis Call On Germans To Resist To Last Breath The Yalta Magna Carta Terms

GERMANS DENOUNCE CRIMEA PLATFORM   Propagendists Blast Magna Carta Drawn at Yalta

Nazi Leaders Comment on  Big 3 Meet   Ignore Declaration Of Pact Not to Crush The German People

SEA ‘ IS TEVEALE BY STIMSOK   DETAILS OF SINKING NOT MADE PUBLIC--248 KILLED -AND 517 ARE MISSING

U. S. Troop Ship Sunk; 2,200 Aboard      Secretary Stimson Reveals 1400 Saved; Ship Lost  In Furanean Watere

248 DIE, 517 MISSING AS TROOP SHIP SINKS   Stimson Reveals U.S. Loss In European Waters

American Soldiers Are Lost When Transport Sinks  Recent Disaster Totals 248 Killed, 517 ° Missing, 1,400 Saved

US Troopship Sunk, 765 of 2,200 Are Lost   Stimson Reports Increase of 38,091 Casualties in Armed Forces in Week

Loss of Troop Ship Revealed   Stimson Reports 248 Soldiers Dead and 517 Missing After Enemy Sinks Vessel

765Lostin- - Sinking of ~ Troop Ship   essel Lost to _Evomy  fs Mictary Megan. “oe 1400 Saved

‘American Troop: Ship Said. Sunk, 248: Dead, 517 Listed: Missina

TROOPSHIP SUNK WITH 765 LOST   Armed Services Casualty List Reaches Total Of 701,950

‘Total U.S. Casualties Increased To 701,950: Yank Troop Ship Sunk

U. S. Troop Ship Sunk With Loss Of 765 Soldiers  1,400 Others Saved   1,400 Others Saved In European Waters, American Casualties Pass 700.000 Mark

248 DEAD AND 517. MISSING OFF TRANSPORT   1,400 Saved In Disaster in European Waters, Stimson Reveals

248 Americans Lost, 500 Missing In Loss Of Allied Troop Ship In Atlantic

2AS Killed, 517 M issing In Sinking Qt Troop Ship   1,400 Out OF 2.200 Aboard Rescued, Stimson Says lr Keporting Action In European Waters; U.S. Casualties Mount Toe TOL.950

U.S. TROOPSHIIP SUNK; 248 DEAD   517 Others Reported Missing Afterg Disaster In European Waters

765 LOST AS BIG TROOPSHIP SINKS   Vessel Carrying American Troops Sent Down by Enemy

Lose 765, Save 1,400 Americans   Loss Of Third Transport Resulted From Recent Enemy Action, Reports Secretary Stimson

AMERICAN SHIP SUNK RECENTLY   2200 Troops Aboard 248 Killed, 517 Missing

U.S. TROOP SHIP SUNK; 248 KILLED AND 517 MISSING   SUNK BY ENEMY IN EUROPEAN WATERS; 1400 TROOPS SAVED

fransport Sent Down in European Waters by Enemy Action —Dead American Soldiers Number 248 With 517 Others Missing—Army Reveals 36,456 New Casualties, Navy 1,635, Bringing Total for All Services to 701,950.

More Than 1,400 Yanks Are Saved   Lost Through Eneniy Action In European Waters Recently

765 Americans Die in-Sinking   Army Caxunbties for War Nags Mian 616.9051

765 LOST AS VESSEL SINKS   Troopship Carrying American Troops Victim of Enemy Action

TROOP SHIP TO. BOTTOM   248 Lost Lives in Disaster in European Waters;  500 Given As Missing.

248 Dead. 517 “Missing In Transport Sinking   Loss Of American Troop Ship In European Waters Announced By Secretary Stimson; More Than ° 1400 Saved

765 Americans  Lost With Ship   Troop Transport Sunk By Enemy in Atlantic

ELL SINKING OF TROOPSHIE      248 Soldiers Killed; 517 Listed As Missing, Stimson Reports.   REPORTS ON CASUALTIES

GERMANS SINK TRANSPORT; 248 DEAD   Stimson Says 517 Of 2,200 Aboard Are Missing

Ship Sinking Is Laid to Enemy Actior   Army Announces. 36,456 Casualties, Total Now 616,951  WAR TOLL.701,950

248 Yanks Dead, 517 Missing, US Troopship Sinks  Enemy Action Ss:

U.S. TROOPSHIP SUNK BY ENEMY   Yank Casualty List Hits 701,950, Stimson  Reveals

American Ship Sunk Carrying 2,200 Troops   Stimson Reports 248 Dead, S17 Missing As Enemy Action ResultArmy Casualties High

American Troopship Is Sunk in European Waters With Total of 765 Soldiers Dead or Missing

TROOP SHIP DOWN   American Vessel Carrying 2,200 Soldiers Hit by  emy

Today’s War Map   Transport with. 2,200 Yanks Sunk   Over 1,460 Saved Near Continent

No Passengers When War Goods Must Be Moved, ODT  "Tells Nation‘s Railroads

FROM SIX COUNTIES   Second District P.-T.A. Congress Will Be Held  in Lawrence

Japs Servile and Eager fo Please Yank Occupiers   Nip Marines Act As “Guards” for Sleeping Troops

JAPS SALUTE — SPEARHEAD OF YANK TROOPS   NO VIOLENCE . AY JAPANESE INDICATED BY ATITTUDE AT THE ATSUGE AIRFIELD

NEW STRIKE THREATS ARE FACING U.S.   Attempts Being Made to Settle Walkouts That Idle Near Million Workers.

125,000 ARE IDLE DUE TO STRIKES   Both Sides Adamant At Conciliation Hearing In Chicago

Attempt Made To End Strikes In Oil Industry   New York Building Service Employes  Make New Threats

CARRIER PLANES ATTACK JAPAN   B-29s DROP RECORD BOMB LOAD ON TOKYO   Converging Yanks Near Junction to Split Mindanao

YANKS NEAR JUNCTURE ON MINDANAO   Three Divisions Less Than Eight Miles Apart

FRENCH TROOPS STILL SKIRMISH WITH NATIVES BUT OCCUPY SAIGON AREA

HOOPER MURDER HEARING JULY 9   Former Detroit Purple Gangsters Held For Circuit Court

Package Liquor Minimum Price Posting Sought   Starvation Near For West Austria   Detroit Hoodlums To Trial July 9

SET TRIAL DATE OF “DETROIT HOODLUMS   Four Defendants Held’ on Charge in Connection With Hooper Case.

TRIAL (5 SET FOR MONDAY, JULY 9   4 Detroit Hoodlums to Be Tried for Conspiracy in Hooper Slaying.

Americans Blunt Nazi Ottensive in Alsace   ~ Double Squeeze Crushed German Jlope to Halt  Invaders: Hurl Last Air Reserves Into Battle

Strike Out In New Assault Along A 30 To 35 Mile Front  UNOPPOSED DRIVE ACROSS WURM RIVER  U.S. Air Forces Continue Bombardment Of Enemy Columns

Berlin Says Allies Open New Assault   Five Square Miles Of Germany Seized West Of Cologne

Blunt Foe’s Alsace Drive   Jerry Lines Reported Sagging Continuously

YANKS REGAIN PART OF LOST ALSACE AREA   Halt Nazi Drive and Advance in Counter-Attack; Launch Assault From Former Ardennes Bulce.

Nazi Airarm Given Death Blow Monday   1,116 Planes Are Destroyed During Record Assault

Total For April Now Over 3600   Luftwaffe Is Virtually Annihiliated in Aerial Operations Monday

1,116 German Warplanes Knocked Out In One Day; 1000 Heavies Hit Reich

American Bombers Hit German Rails   Knock Out 1,116 Luftwaffe Planes

GERMAN PLANE LOSSES CLIMB   1,013 Nazi Planes Are Destroyed by Allied Pilots In One Pay

One Day’s Toll: 1,116 Nazi Planes   Allied Pilots Deal K. O. To Luftwaffe, Wrecking 3.699 Since Apr. 1.

1.013 Planes Destroyed By Allied Pilots   Fliers Destroy Half Of Luftwaffe Reserve In Last Ten Days— Films Verify Claims

ALLIED PILOTS DESTROY 1,116 CERMANPLANES   Yank Bombers Rip Dresden, Slovakia Frontier in Raids

YANKS CONTINUE RECORD ATTACK   Destroyed 1,013 Planes in Monday's Raids

ALLIED AIRMEN DEAL LUFTWAFFE KNOCK OUT BLOW   SMASH ALL RECORDS IN ATTACKS ON NAZI AIR FIELDS MONDAY

Allied Pilots. Continue  History's Greatest _ ‘Aerial Wreckine Job

APPROXIMATELY 1,00 AMERICAN HEAVIES RIP NAZI RAILWAYS REVISED TOTAL SHOWED  3,699 GERMAN PLANES NECTROVEN 14 NAYS

Allié,..° Put Ot 3121 German Planes   U.S. Eighth Airforce ‘Pilots Get 727 Enemy Planes; All Claims Are Verified

Planes Rip Into Reich Again Today   1,013 German Planes Destroyed Yesterday, Recheck Shawe

Allies Destroy 1,013 German Planes In Day; Join In Attack With Soviets   Kyushu Raided By B-29’s; Win Airfield On Okinawa

1,013 Nazi Planes Blasted in Day; Strategic Bombing Is Discontinued

Blows Still Raining On Nazi Luftwaffe   Fighter Pilots Kayoed 1,116 German Planes Monday And Are After More; Bombers Rip Remaining German Railways

Fighter Pilots Knock Out 1,116 German Planes   Half of Estimated Reserve Nazi Air Strength Destroyed; Bombers Out Aqain

Thousand German Planes Destroved  By Allied Pilots   The Luftwaffe Is Knocked Out, a High Allied Offi cial Declares.   Nazis Haven’t Fuel To Put Planes in Air

Heavy Air Raids Score Crippling Blow to Luftwaffe   Strategic Air War Has Ended Says U. S. Air Force Commander

Americans Gel Over 1,000 Nazi Planes   Luftwaffe Has Lost 3,699 Aircraft Thus Far in April

RUNS TOTAL 10: 2,480 IN 10 DAYS   Official Says Luftwaffe Has _ Been Knocked Out

FIGHTER PILOTS BAG 1,116 HUN PLANES MONDAY   1,000 U. S. Bombers Pound Dresden, Czechoslovaka Frontier Today

Fueless Aircraft Smashed  On Ground; U. 5, Bomb ers Rip Inte Dresden, Czechoslovakia

1,013 Nazi Planes Downed By Allies   New Figures Bring Total To 2,480.-About Half of Luftwaffe,

SUHOOLS BE CLOSED   Child Found to Be Victim Of Infantile Paralysis   CASE AT WOODBOURNE

CLOSE SCHOOLS OF 4 DISTRICTS DUE TO ‘POLIO’ CASI   Langhorne Health Board Issues Order to Close Langhorne Bldgs.   A WOODBOURNE CASE   Decision for 3 Other Districts Due to Close Tie-In of Bus Schedules

Airplane Makers Look to Huge Civilian Output   Luxury Liners “for 204 Passengers Planned on Coast

$1.5 Billion Output In Next 12 Months...  Airplane Industry Has Many Orders On Books

Sixteen Billion Dollar Business of Plane Makers Cut by 90 Per Cent

Despite Cancellations Of Contracts Airplane Makers Hope To Keep Busy   Output In Next Twelve Months Expected To Total Billion And Half In Value; Entire Industry Hard Hit By Peace.

Airplane Manufacturers Set For Peacetime Production;  Heavy U. S. Contracts Ended

PLANE INDUSTRY LEADERS HOPING FOR COMEBACK   $1,500,000,000 Production Foreseen for Next Year as War Production Ends

Crop Outlook _  ‘Shows Decline   Aggregate Production Expected to’ Equal Record Outputs

CROP PROSPECTS SHOWED DECLINE IN SEPTEMBER   Aggregate Production Still Expected To Equal Records Of 1942-44

Relief Supplies On Way To Prisoners   Japan Grants Safe Conduct For Ship Taking Them

ELECTION LAWS MAY BE REVISED FOR SERVICEMEN   Ohio Legislature Considers Bill To Permit Vote for State Offices

FULL VOTE DUE TO SERVICEMEN   Plan Would Assure Ohioans Ballot In All Elections

Russians Within 52 Miles of Effecting Complete Encirclement; Nazis Retreat On 56-Mile Southeast Germany Front

Russians Drive to 33 Miles of Konigsbere   Marshal Konev’'s Ist Ukrainian Army Drives 19 Miles Into Silesia Along 56-Mile Front: Major Battle on Oder River Is Seen

Whole Of East Prussia In Jaws  Of Huge Pincers   Have Reached Distance Of 12 Miles In Junger Stronghold, Driving Within 33 Mil. Of Capital City, Konisbereg.

Manufacturer Shot Down In Hotel Hallway   Albert E. Langford Killed By Two Assailanis Ou Fashionable Park  Avonire

Japanese Told ‘Worst Has Come to Worst’  Nips Are Warned to Accept Emperor's Decision

Ambassador to Make Report  On Argentina   Truman Will Tackle Old Hemisphere Headache ~ After Hearing Braden

TRUMAN WAIT BRADEN RETURN   Coming From Brief But Eventful Assignment in Argentina.

Neighbor People Denied Rights of Democratic Rule  President Waits Word From Ambassador Rafore Actinn

TRUMAN AWAITS  BRADEN’S ADVICE  ABOUT ARGENTINE AMBASSADOR FLIES  TO U. S.--SAYS HE  MUST BACK PEOPLE

Argentina Is Studied  Truman Awaits Talk With Diplomat  i tet die: Gham ci Geena

WILL TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF ARGENTINA   Truman Awaits Only the Return of Spruille Braden From Brief Ambassadorship to Decide the Policy of U.S.

TRUMAN SET T REVISE POLICY ON ARGENTINA   Awaits Arrival of Former Ambassador Braden  At White House

Palestine Rail Lines Badly Cut   Systematic Attacks Made on Railway Communications;  Cut in 50 Places

Four Killed In Jew-Arab Row   Political Differenees Lead To New Outbreak Of Dis orders,

Deaths Grow In Palestine   Disorders In Night Draw Investigation

4 ARE KILLED IN JEWISHHARAB FIGHT      Differences Lead .to New Outbreak of Disorders In Palastine.

JEWISH-ARAB CLASH KILLS 4   _ PALESTINE’S RAILWAY NETWORKS ATTACKED

CARGL’S AGENTS SENT TO PRISON   Three Detroit Romanians Accused Of Plot To Get King Into U.S.

Japan's Cabinet Resigns in Disgrace  Suzuki Continues  as Premier at - Emperor’s Reauest

BODY OF IL DUCE LIES IN MORGUE   Conflicting Reports Heard About Fate Of Marshal Graziani.   eRY GEORGE RRIA-

MUSSOLINI DIED LIKE COWARD HIS EXECUTIONER DISCLOSES   Former Italian Dictator Shouted “No No” As Death Volley Rang Out; Promised An Empire For His Freedom; Body Is Removed To Milan Morgue

MUSSOLINI'S BODY ISIN MILAN MORGUE   Fate of Graziani Not Known; Perhaps Executed

ITALIAN PATRIOTS EXECUTE GRAZIANI   Mussolini : Lies in Milan Morgue Following Patriot Action

Allies Halt Milan Trials After —  Revorted Execution of Graziani

II Duce’s Body In Rude Coffin   Corpse Removed From Gallows In Milan

Executioner Describes Killing Of Mussolini And Beautiful Mistress

Bodies of Mussolini, Fascist Aides In Morque Awaiting Disposition

Fate of Marshal Graziani Unknown; Body of Mussolini Placed in Morgue

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lI Duce's Corpse Lies Unclaimed      Bodies Removed From Public Square to Morgue

Mussolini Taken to Milan Morgue  Body Is Awaiting Further Disposition

PROBE OF CCC BEING PLANNED BY ANDERSON   17,00@ Discrepancies In Beokkeeping Items Reperted Te Agriculture Secretary

House Republicans Seek to “Freeze”? Government Agencies Against a Presidential’ Transfer — Move Casts Shadow on Wallace  Bawaba:   Committee Defers Decision On Nat'l Service Bill

**e eee Ee KH HH EH HH KR H  THINK IT OVER Rev. John D. Jenkins, Sr. Odin. Hilinois

Handless Vel Gels Car Driver License   Drives Skillfully On Test; Will Drive On Honeymoon Trip Soon

Singapore [s Asan Bombed By Superforts   India-Based B-29s Make Attack On Jap-Held Naval Base   TOKYO IS ALSO AGAIN TARGET

INDIA-BASED 5-29 BLAST TARGETS AT NAVAL BASE ~~TOKYO GETS FIRE , ' " BOMRS

U.S. Infantry Plunges South From The Luzon  Beachheads   HEADING FOR MANILA   In Show-Down Fight With “Japs” for Possession of Philippines

‘SUPER-FORTS’ HIT SINGAPORE   Tokyo Also Target as Bic Bombers Strike from India, Marianas

SINGAPORE IS B29 TARGET   Tokyo Also Attacked Again  Second Raid Against Naval Base

Army Takes Over  Cleveland Power Plant Facilities   FDR Acts Swiftly As WallkOut Curbs Production in  War Factories   STRIKERS ORDERED TO RETURN TO JOBS   Failure to Report for Work Will Result in Discharge, Order Says

REICH WILL LOSE MUCH TERRITORY   Thousands of Square Miles to Be Taken From the Country, Analysis of Potsdam Declaration Reveals.

Western Borders Of Germany Still Unsettled; France And Netherlands To Demand Territory

Reich to Lose Still More Of Pre-War Area   Truman, Announcing ‘No: Secret Pact,’ Says West. Border Yet To Be Set

NEW PARTITION OF GERMANY 10 BE DISCUSSED   France, Netherlands Put In Claims On Already Mutilated Reich

Germany Faces New Partitioning When “Big Five” Convene   Western Borders of New Reich Remain to be Determined Then

WEST FRONTIER OF GERMANY YET TO BE DECIDED   “erritorial Changes Announced Thus Far Concern Only Those In Eastern Europe; Speculation  On Further Changes

West Borders * Of Germany Not Yet Determined   Holland And France Seek Further Partitioning Of Conauered Reich.

Germany To Lose More Land   Demands On West Still . To Be Met; Reduced Area Must Support Increased Population

Reich Will Lose Still More ‘Thousands Of Square Miles Of Territory, Diplomats Say   Western Borders Of New And Shrunken Germany Are Still To Be Decided

More Territory Viewed Taken  From Germans   nm Areas. Affected By Decisions Reached At Potsdam

Squeeze on Germany  Holland Puts in Bid for Large Portion of Reich

iDeGaulle Has Eye or Rhineland   Netherlands Also Would Help Carve Up Hitler Exmire,

Germans May Lose Additiona Western Land   French,-Dutch Seek Territory From Vanquished

Predict Germany Will Lose Still — More Territory On Western Frontier

Additional Cuts From Reich Land Seen in Future   Big Three Announcement Tol of Eastern Boundary Shifts; French, Dutch May Get Share

GERMANY EXPECTED TO LOSE ADDITIONAL AREA OF TERRITORY   WESTERN BORDERS OF SHRUNKEN REICH STILL TO BE CONSIDERED

GERMANY MUST SUPPORT MORE PEOPLE NOW   Must Put 71 Million Where 58 Used To Be

POTSDAM PACTS POINT TO CUTS ‘ON W. FRONTIER   FRANCE SEEKS TO DEPRIVE REICH OF RICH RHINELAND

Germany to Lose Still More Land To Other Nations   French and Dutch Have Claims on Enemy Territory

ERMANY WILL LOSE BlG AREF   Western Borders of Country Are Still to Be Deter mined.

Germans Face  Great Losses Further Partitioning Ahead For Nation

NO AGREEMENTS HELD SECRET, SAYS TRUMAN   Foreign Ministers Due to Make Next Border Changes

Germany Still To Lose Much Land In West  French And Dutch To   French And Dutch To Press Claims For  Part Of Reich   Teutons To Be Forced Out Of Area Going To Allies

Partition of Germany Has Only Started   France and Holland Demand to Have Attention Later

Nonstop Hop From Japan Is  Made By B-29’s   One Plane  Is Afire When It Lands At Airport In Washington

Superfortresses Make Historic Hop  4 B-29'S FLY NON-STOP FROM JAPAN TO CAPITAL

Four B-2's Fly Non-Stop, Japar To Washington   Second Plane Down Blows Out Its Tires

Big Four-Engined “Planes Arrive Phursday Night After Epochal Hop Over Pacific — Trip Almost Ends in Disaster for One of Planes.

Another Historic First — Super-Forts Fly ‘Nowatap. iFrom Japan to Washington

Four B-29s Fly Non-Stop From Japan To Washington   Big Bombers Make Gruelling 6.544-Mile Flight Over Great Circle Route In 27 Hours And 29 Minutes; : One Blows Two Tires In Landing At Capital

Four U.S. Superforts Fly Non-Stop From Japan To Washington In 27” Hours

Americans   Should Not Be Informed—Just Other Nations, New Dealers

Noted Engineer-Scientist Not WorriedAbout Nazi "Buzz-Bombs" Reaching U.S.

AUSTRALIANS GAIN ? MILES ON BORNEC   Advance Toward Samarinda Sup ported by Planes That Attack Fan Frosad Convor,

Lesson in Logic   How Okinawan Can Lose Face By The Seat Of His Pants.

Quarter Million Idle As Labor-Management  Gather For Confab   Greyhound’s Eastern Lines Tie Up Highway Travel; Demonstration of Telegraphers In In Four Big Cities This Afternoon.

TMIDWEST NES   Western Union Employees  Plan Work Stoppage  in Enur Cites

Bus Strike May Spread To Midwest   Walkouts Increase On Eve Of Parley For Industrial Peace

WESTERN UNION WORKERS PLAN JOB STOPPAGE   251,000 Idle As Leaders Gather For Washington Conference

Lorraine Donlin Zane G, Shippy Wedding May 19  Tn ee - ee ee Te   Lorraine Donlin And Zane Shippy Married At E(k Point. S. D.

DONLIN-SHIPPY WEDDING MAY 19   Popular Couple To Be At ‘ Home in Sioux Gitv

Katsura Naval Base Disarmed   Suicide Boats, Midget Sub marines, And Other Equipment Are Destroyed

NAVAL BASE {8 OCCUPIED   . - # BS & ad SUICIDE BOATS AND ‘SUBMA:' RINES! “DESTROYED By ”’ AMERICAN FORCE ON . PENINSULA © OL

AWARDS ARE MADE AT LOCAL HONOR COURT   3oard of Review of Lower Bucks District Scouts Meets in Bristol

SCOUT AWARDS ARE GIVEN AT EDDINGTON   Board of Review, Lower Bucks District, Conducted There

Government Assures Shipyard Workers There Will Be No Sudden Halt in Shipbuilding Program

BITTERNESS G. M. DISPUTE INCREASING   Washington Intervention Only Hope of Early Settlement

250,000 ARE IDLE N AUTO STRIKE   Bitterness Grows; . Demonstration Against Ward Firm Entended .

Flooded Ohio Threatens Sandbags Gn Obsolete Portsmouth Floodwall

Ohio River Flood Water Stili Rising   Portsmouth Set For Emergency

Streams Fall At Pittsburgh; Portsmouth, O. Faces Flood   River Falls; Crest Is 17.9)

THE OHIO RIVER STILL IS RISING   Stream 13 Feet Above Flood Stage at Midnight — Portsmouth Is Watching to See if Sandhbags Will Hold.

City of 40,000 Has Eye On Sandbags as Ohio’s Rise Tops Flood Wall

Ohio Continues To Rise At Portsmouth, Ohio; 23 Soldiers Rescued From White River  (rere eis As ee

GERMANS TURN U-BOATS LOOSE   UNDERWRITERS BOOST ATLANTIC INSURANCE RATES

Germans Launch  New Sub Drive   U-Boats Reported Again Extremely Active

GERMAN SUBS HAVE BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN   Apparently Hope To Offset Some Land Defeats

Von Ribbentrop, Caught by British, Claims Hitler Dead   Long-Sought War Criminal Flown to Secret Destination for Questioning

Had Poison But No Chance  To Consume It   Nazi Foreign Minister Caught In Hamburg, Said He Planned  To Surrender.

Japs Report. B-29 Attack   Yanks Drive Inland On Cebu As New Fleet Assaults Batter Home Islands

NEW SUPERFORT RAID ON SOUTH JAPAN REPORTEI   Tokyo Radio Says Incendiaries and Explosives Were Dropped for Two Hours and a Half on Kyushu.   ONE CITY WITH VAST ARMY ARSENAL BLASTED   Enemy Broadcast Declares “Results Were Achieved’ Against 50 to 60 Planes Making Strike.

Sign Document As Finale To World Conflict   MacArthur Signs  For Allies, Nimitz  For U. S. While Wainwright Looks On

Ceremony Of Signing Is Solemn One   MacArthur Tells Japs He Means to Insure Compliance, With Justice, Tolerance

RUINED EMPIRE TURNED OVER TO MACARTHUR   ‘Allied Commander Uses Five Pens For Ceremony

Allies Triumph Over Nippon   General MacArthur Seals Victory for All Allied Nations; Admiral Nimitz Initials Document in Behalf of United States

Peace Returns To World Torn by War   MacArthur Uses Five Pens to Sign Historic Ducument

Parisian Witnesses Signing; Wainwright Given One Pen Used   Historic Signing Takes Place Sunday Aboard Proud USS Missouri

THREE POWERS ACCEPT TERMS   Britain, Russia, China Agree Without Even Seeing Jap Note

Britain, Russia, China Accept Surrender Note Without Even Seeina It

DeGAULLE ELECTED FRENCH PRESIDEN]   Unopposed in Vote By New Chamber of Deputies

Named Chief Of French State   DeGaulle Elected By Chamber of Deputies

Demo Chairman Declares War on Republican Foes   Hannegan Asks for Full Support of Truman’s Program

Wainwright Will Lead K. C. Parade   Legion Victory March Be Nov. 5

Wainwright Will Lead K. C. Parade  leainn Victory March   Legion Victory March Be Nov. 5

Oth Crosses Elbe on 6-Mile Front: 4J. S. (st, 3rd Thunder af Gates Of Leipzig, Southwest of Berlin

Tanks Go Over Elbe River On Way To Berlin   Armies Poised for Dash to. Reich Capital—First and Third Armies Ate Under Seeurity , Rlackane

Americans Cross Elbe for Final Sprint to Berlin   Paris Reports Chute Troops Only 20 Miles From Nazi Capital; Reds Closing Circle On Vienna; U. S. Troops Nearing Leipzig

‘Tanks cross river along  6-mile front  Awaiting orders  tn ontan Pariin

EICH CAPITAL IS THREATENED BY NINTH ARM)   hird Armored Division light Reach Berlin Today; Elbe River Crossed   LACKOUT CLOAKS FIRST, THIRD ARMIES

Ninth Crosses Elbe, Awaits Orders For Berlin Dash On Wide Open Road

Tanks of 9th. Are57 Miles.  From Berlin   Capital of Germany May Be Invaded . ByAmericansToday

Oth Army Tanks *Rumble Across » The Elbe Rive   _Only Orders From Lt. Gen. Simpsor  Needed to Send 2nd Armored Division Into Berlin

ELBE BARRIE BROKEN; YANKS REACH LEIPZIG   ORDERS AWAITED FOR FINAL DASH INTO BERLIN

91 2,000-Film *Workers Idle In Hollywood   ~ Unin Crattimen Strike, Pieket Lines Form in Blipute Over Authority Regarding Gat Balance.

Strike Cripples Big Film Studio:   12,000 Idle Because 0} Jurisdictional Row

FILM CRAFTSMEN VOTE TO STRIKE   ALL MAJOR STUDIOS AFFECTED AS 12,000 DESIGNERS. WALK OUT

Picket Lines Form As 12,000 Craftsmen Of Hollywood Go Out On Strike

12,000 Movie Workers Go On Strike  Productian Will   Production Will Cut in Half Says Union Leader

UNITED STATES 10 USE INFLUENCE IN CHINESE DISPUTE   Conference With Chiang and Mao May Prove Profitable   URGENT NEED FOR PEACE IN ORIENT   Bloody Struggle For Pewer Would Play Into Hands of Japs

U. S. MAY USE INFLUENGE TO UNITE CHINA   American Officials Concede Stakes High At Meeting Of Chiang And Mao   CHINESE WANT HELP   United Country Would Have Better Chance To Get Needed Assistance

General Patch Dies in Texas Of Pneumonia   Head of Fourth Army Served as Commander Of 7th Army in France

Lt. Gen. Alexander .M. Patch Dies Of Pneumonia   Commanded Fourth Army Headquarters; Led U.S. Seventh  In European Tjahs

Gen. Patch Dies After Brief Illness   Commander Of 4th Army Corps Dies In Texas Hospital

Gen. Patch Victim of Pneumonia   Commanded 7th Army In Its Drive Through  France, Germany

Gen. Patch, Chief Of 7th Army, Dies   Pneumonia Fatal to South France Invader

Special Type of Pneumonia Fatal To General Patch   Seventh Army Leader In ‘France Was Iil Only Week

WARREN NOT CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1948 HE TELLS NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Report Schmidt In Siegfried Line Taken By Yank   Preavily Defended German Bastion Falls To American Assault Says Report   PATTON’S FORCES SCORE NEW GAINS  (RITIETIN)

U.S. FIRST ARMY TAKES KEY TOWN ON WAY TO RHINE   Path to Cologne and Bonn Opened by Pressure of Hodges’ Men

Easter Time Stortt Causes Death, Damage in Montans  Livingston Man Dies During Blizzard; Traffic Is Paralyzed

VETERANS URGE FURLOUGH PLAN   VEW Renews Plea To Grant Leaves to Men Overseas 18 Months

Weather For June Cool And Damp Observer Says  Precipitation Above Normal This Year  Temperatures Low

Weather For June Cool And-Damp Observer Says  Precipitation Above Normal This Year 

GERMAN ASSIGNED 10 DESTROY RHINE BRIDGE WAS DRUNK   Crowd That Had Gathered to Witness Destruction Stunned by Its Failure to Go Down,   FAULTY FUSE BLAMED BY U. 8S. ENGINEERS   Pandemonium Broke Out Among Nazis in “Grandstand Seats” as Americans Rushed Across.

OFFICER FAILED TO BLOW BRIDGE   Lieutenant Was “Soused” But Plenty,” Yank Sergeant Reports   POPULATION LOOKED ON FROM EAST BANK

BOND SALES CONTINUE   Are Now $288,952.50 Over Quota Set For County

JUMP OF $137,860   Total for . Victory Bond . ‘Campaign in County  5 9 

JUMP OF $137,860   Total for . Victory Bond  ‘Campaign in County $616,166

SEVENTH WAR LOAN GOAL IS FAR OFF   Headquarters Asks That Bonds Be Purchased Promptly  SALES ARE $345,502

7TH WAR LOAN IS SHOWING PROMISE   Reports en Credits fox Douglas County Give E Bonds a Boost ©  STILL FACE BIG. JOB

ABOUT FIFTH DONE   Seventh War Loan Driv.  Goes Slowly During  First Week

Ask ‘Palestine’? For Africa. . . os Consider Libya As New Homeland For The Jews

Jewish Haven In Libya Is  Briton’s Plan   Ward Proposes 2nd Palestine

Proposal for Second Palestine in  Libya Made in House of Commons

Former Soda Springs High School Student At Superfortress Base in Marianas

'85-POINT ENLISTED MEN IN FORT SHERIDAN AREA ‘TO BE DISCHARGED IN WEEE

General's Heart Falters; Turned Worse Thursday   Pulmonary Trouble  -Beset Recovery from Broken Neck; Famed American Cammandaea.

Hard Fighting . General Patton Taken by Death   Colorful Army Leader Succumbs To Neck Injury

BALLOON EXPLODES OVER MEXICO—MAYBE JAPANESE  slime le acta a a lke [2

Waw, vV¥not Oo Year:  Waning 1945 Looks Back on a 1 Year of Haywire Happenings

Washed-Up 1945 Had Everything From Jelly Bean Poll to Esquire Ruling

HITLER PLEDGED AiD TO FRANCE, LETTER REVEALS   Fuebrer And Petain Discussed Plan For Reces quering Colonial Domains   MESSAGE IS READ AT MARSHAL’S TRIAL

CLAIM PETAIN WROTE HITLER ON NAZI HEL   F ragment of Letter Is Introduced At Trea son Trial

Letter Introduced af Petain Trial Says Hitler Proposed Aid fo France

Prosecutor of Marshal Petain Springs Surprise ,  Letter Allegedly Sent Hitler by Defendant Produced

Petain, Hitler Discussed Retaking Of French Colonies, Court Hears

Petain Accused __ By Prosecutor   Says Marshal And Hitle Exchanaed Letters

Capture of Berlin, Red-U. S. Linkup To Mark Guerrilla War Beginning

WAR TODAY   Fall of Berlin and jJunetion of Allied Armies Will Com .peie Breaking Up of German Army; Onee Mightiest In History.

et oe ee ee nds On Nazi Fanaticism —By DeWitt Mackenzie (  ' Berlin Potentially Is Nazi Slaughter House

by DRIVES. GAIN GROUND   FALL OF IMPORTANT, AIRBASE EXPECTED SOON AND OTHER ADVANCES RECORDED ~

WILL NOT INDUCT ALL FARM HELP UNDER 26 YEARS   Director Of Selective Service Lists Requirements  Tydings Act.

WILL NOT INDUCT ALL RURAL YOUTH PHYSICALLY FIT   State Director Of Selective Service States That All Farm Boys Who Pass Examinations Will Not Be Called For Service.

Australians Secure I Both~ E ntrances-to Ralikpapan ~ Tlarbor in New Landing

Aussies Hop Bay To Grab Borneo Port   Amphibious Thrus! Wins First Phase Of Fight For Oil

AUSTRALIANS HOP 3 MILES ACROSS BALIKPAPAN BA}   Troops Land Under Cover of Naval Guns and Secure Both Entrances to Big Borneo Harbor.   CLOSE ON REFINERIES STILL HELD BY JAPS   Nipponese Casualties in Campaign Announced as 3,031 Dead Against 656 Allied Casualties.

LARGE OIL HARBOR TAKEN BY AUSSIES   7th Division Pushes Inland After Securing Borneo Port

AUSSIES HOP. ACROSS BAY OF BALIKPAPAN   Entrances To Bornes's Largest Oil Harbor Secured; Allied Casualties Light

PUSH ENEMY BACK   Chinese Troops Gain on 78 Mile Hunan Province Front

Surround Jap Force   Chinese Troops Execute Pincer Movement After Smashing Enemy Drive

Chinese Troops Push Back Japs   Counteroffensive Believed in Sight

Banzai Attack Is Repulsed In Foothills   Yanks Battle Firmly  Entrenched Japs East of Manila As Marines On Iwo Inch Forward

Big Tokyo Rail Yard Wiped Out   Luzon Banzai Attack Repulsed; lwo Marines Inch Closer to Japan

SCREAMING JAPS MOWED DOWN IN BANZAI CHARGE   Devastation Spread in Tokyo As Fanatical Nips Fight On To Hold Iwo Jima

Square Mile Of Tokyo Flattened; Banzai Attack On Luzon Crushed; Marines On Iwo Crawl! Aheac

One Square Mile of Tokyo “Main Drag” Devastated by Raid   Industrial Sector Torn by Yanks’ Sunday Strike; Launch Iwo Attacks

ytos Show itral Tokyo t in Ruins  wsied Jap .   usted Jap . ack Crashed + of Maalle

Superfort Raids Leave Large Area Of Tokyo In Ruins   Marines Make Limited Gains On Iwo Island

Tokvo Area Laid Waste By Bombers   Square Mile Of City Wiped Out: Japs Fight Losing War At Manila, Iwo

Mile-Square Tokyo Sector Devastated   B29s Level Big Downtown Area  Of Jap Capital

240 Blocks Of Tokio Factory Area In Ruins   Yanks Inch Forward On Iwo; Repulse A Banzai Attack Near Manila.

240 BLOCKS IN JAP CAPITAL WRECKED   Battle on Iwo No Easier; Yanks Run into More Phil ipnine Onposition

GREAT TOKYO FACTORY AREA I$ DESTROYED   Yanks Repulse Banzai At. tack In Philippines; Inch Ahead On Iwo

SUPERFORTS WRECK FULL SQUARE MILE OF DOWNTOWN TOKYO  ENEMY, HOWEVER, CON. TINUES BITTER BATTLES NEAR MANILA AND ON IWO

SQUARE MILE OF HEART OF TOKYO RUINED BY FIRE   B-29s Start Inferno Sunday; Repel Nip Banzai Attack East of Manila

Big Jap Banzai Attack Repulsed Near Manila, Mile of Tokyo Is Ruined

Car Industry Is Startled by GM’s Surprise Proposal   Offers to Reopen Plants Producing Parts, Accessories For Its Competitors

Unexpected Bid Surprises Auto Manufacturers   ‘Wilson, GM President, Makes Proposal To Striking ClIO-UAW

Union Weighs Parts-Selling Offer of GM   Wilson Would Open Some Plants to Make Sunplies for Rivals

General Motors Offers to Produce Parts for Others   Awaits Reaction Of UAW on Such Surprising Proposal

GM Offering To Produce Parts For lis Rivals.   Wilson, In Offer To Striking Union, Would Reopen Plants

Ask UAW to Take G-M Jobs Aiding Other Car Firms  General Motors in Proposal Greatly

G. M. Offers To Resume Production Of Auto Parts For Competitor Plants   Reply Of Striking Union Awaited: More Strike Votes Are Taken

GM Would Make Parts for Competitors  Union Reaction to Surprise Proposal

COMPETITORS WOULD BENEFIT   Would Produce Parts and Accessories for Others During Strike.   UAW REACTION AWAITED

GM Would Rake Parts for Competitors  Union Reaction to   Union Reaction to Surprise Proposal “Is Awnited

General Motors Wants To Oper Strike-Bound Plants To Make Parts Solely For Its Rivals   Move Made In Letter To Striking Union Workers; Comment Withheld By UAW

Strike-Bound GMC Offers to Give Aid To Its Competitors   Industry Surprised by the Plan Announced to AUW Chief Friday Night

GM Offers To Make Parts For Competitors  Would Aid Oppositio With Accessories A: Own Plants Are Tied

AUTO INDUSTRY ASTOUNDED BY EM PROPOSAL      Offer to Open 70 Plants To Make Parts Solely  For Rivals

GM REQUESTS PARTS OUTPUT   Asks Goods for Competitors While Firm is On Strike

GM Head Plan: To Make Parts lor Rivals   Says GM Is Willing To Do ‘Outside Work During Strike—LAW

CIO Acceptance Of GM Plan Expected   Conference Leaders See Silver Lining

Unusual Plan Surprises Strike Leaders  Union Ponders Proposal That GM Make Parts To Be Sold To Competitors

General Motors Offers To Make Parts For Rivals   Company Executives Startle Industry By New Praposal

WILSON ASKS GM WORKERS T0 MAKE PARTS FOR Rv  Aapsave imae waliti an   SAYS FIRM WILLING TO SUPPLY OTHERS IN AUTO INDUSTRY

GM in Surprise Strike Proposal   Would Open Plants to Aid Competitors

Proposal Is Submitted to CIO Official      Surprise Move on Part of Company Chief Provides For Partial Resumption Of Factorv Outout

Goering Laughs Then Slips   Union Silent on G. M. Ofter To Sell Parts to Its Rivals

U:A.W.. Withholds ‘Am Comment’ on Plan; _ Conference Fails . A ‘in Washington *

GM Startles Industry With New Proposal   Would Make Parts For Competing Firms; UAW Reaction Aw aited

Auto Workers’ Union Studies  GM Parts Plan   Corporation Prapose: Union Make Parts for Rivals in Industry; Suggestjon Startles Competitors

Believe Acceptance of General Motors’ Offer To Supply Parts Likely

Unions May Let G-M Make Rivals’ Parts   Surprise Offer from Wilson; S. F. Bakery Drivers Reiect Offer

Auto Industry Surprised by GM Proposal   Offers to Produce Parts for Other Auto Manufacturers

GM Would Supply Parts For Others   Propose to Reopen Strike-Bound Plants Ta Sunnlv Competitors

LAWRENCE IS NAMED MAYOR   Democratic Chairman Wins Over Waddell in Vote At Pittsburgh

100,000 WORKERS ARE LAID OFF BY FORD MOTOR CQ   Parts Shortages Leads to Ac: tion — Nearly Half Million in Industry Now Idle.   G. M. AND UNION RESUME TALKS DEC. 26   Neither Side Will Comment on Sudden Recess Taken by Truman’s FactFinding Board.

IDLE WORKERS LIST SWELLED OVER HOLIDAY   PARTS SHORTAGES CAUSE LAYOFFS OF THOUSANDS

Ranks of Idle Are Swelled   Half Million Men Out of Work Due To Many Strikes

Half-Million Idle During Yule Season   Material Shortages And Work Stoppages Are Main Causes

FLOOD TIDE IS FALLING SLOWLY   Portsmouth Still Safe Behind Sandbag Levee

Senator Says Ration Points Sold © In New York City for S6 a Thousand

President Is Speaker at Flag Raising   Truman Gives Address at Brief Berlin Ceremony, Returns to Potsdam for Further Conference

Truman Says U.S. Seeking No Territory   World Peace And Welfare Of Mankind Are Declared Only Aims.

World Peace Said Aim Of America   Flag Which Flew Over White House on Day U. S. Entered War Against Axis Is Raised Over Battered Berlin at Ceremony

PRESIDENT TRUMAN OUTLINES POSITION OF UNITED STATES  WANTS NO TERRITORY, ONLY PEACE AND PROS. PERITV FOR WORLD

PEACE IS ONLY U.S. WAR AIM, TRUMAN SAYS   Adm. Land, Shipping Experts Arrive At Potsdam

U.S. Desires No Territory, Just Peace’---Truman   President Tells Aims As Old Glory Is Hoisted Over Berlin

America’s Only Purpose, Yanks  ToldByTruman   United States Wants Not One Piece of Territory, President Declares At Ceremony   Not Fighting For Conquest, He Says   Ghief Excentive Tells “Troops They Have Proved Free People Cau Look After Affairs   Worried Japanese Cabinet In  Huddle To Air U. S. Bombings

Truman Says America’s Onl; Aim Is World Peace As U.S Flag Raised Over Berlin

President Sees Flag Raised in German Capital   America Not Seeking Territory, Nation's Chieftain Asserts

Truman Says U. S. Wants Only Peace, Not Spoils of War   Won't Ask Land Or Territory, He Tells Berlin Troops

Wants Only Justice For All   ’ At. Flag-Raising Ceremony in Berlin Truman Stresses That U.S Wants No Territory

President Makes It Clear U.S. Is Not © After Any Territory   in Address at Flag-Raising, Puts Emphasis on Peace and Prosperity For World as a Whole; Churchill, Stalin Dine, Confer for Several Hours at ‘Little Kremlin’

PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD OUR AIM HE SAYS AT BERLIN FLAGRAISING TODAY

Worldwide Peace, Prosperity, U. S. Aim, Says Truman   Wants No Territory, He Tells Berlin Audience

Speaks at Flag Raising Over Beaten Berlin   Stars. Stripes Raised Over Headquarters Is Flag That Flew Over Capitol at War Entry

‘Peace, Prosperity’ To All Emphasized  As America’s Goal   President Speaks At Raising Of U.S. Flag Over Berlin; Land, Other Shipping Experts Arrive For Parley; Chief Executive Plays Host At State Dinner

U.S. ‘Wold Aims In Berlin Speech  Wa nt On 2 Piece OF : Tepritor :

Iruman Asserts U.S. Asks Peace Not Territory   Berlin Flagraising Speech Significant Against Big 3 Parley Background

Speaking at Flag Raising in Berlin, He Says We Want Not One Piece of Territory

Truman in US. Flag Ceremony   Nation Fights Only for Peace and Prosperity, President Says in Address To American Soldiers in Berlin

U. S. Wants Peace And Prosperity For the World   Truman Speaks at Raising of Americar Flag Over Berlin; Seek No Territory

WANT ANY LANE   Only Wants Peace, Prosper. ity for World, Truman Declares.

U. S. Asking Peace Only,  Says Truman   President, Speaking At Berlin Flag Raising, Reitersates No Territory Sought

WANT PEACE, NOT TERRITORY, SAYS TRUMAN IN BERLIN   President Speaks at Flag raising; Resumes Talks With Stalin and Churchill,

Truman Outlines U. S. Aims for World Peace   Victorious American Flag Is Raised over Berlin, to Go to Tokyo Next

World Peace Is Sole Aim of America   President Speaks at Flag Raising In Reich Capital

Not Fighting For Conquest President Says At Berlin When P. S. Flag Is Raised  rrr ss, PSE Tae en ee SUCK lll - =e ss Oe   TERRITORIAL AIMS   Are Denounced By Chief Executive; Shipping Chief Land Arrives; Eden Returns After IlIness

Truman Speaks To Soldiers At Flag Raising   ‘U.S. Wanted Not One Piece Of Territory But Peace. Prosperity.   WISH PEACEFUL WORLD)

TRUMAN TELLS UL 5. AIMS FOR POST-WAR ERA   Says Nation Wants No New Territory But Peace And : Prosperity For World

President Speaks at Symbolic FlagRaising Ceremony   Banner is Hoisted Over Fallen Berlin; News of Parley is Nil

No Territorial Gains Wanted in Europe By America—Truman   Tells Group at Flag Raising Ceremony United States Looking Toward Better World

“Americans Want Peace Not Land’   Truman Speaks at Flag Raising Ceremony in Ger_ ° man Capital   FOR THE WHOLE WORLD   President Says Says Free People Can Look After Nations Affairs ~

TALKS A STATE DINNER   Truman Says We Want Only Peace And Prosperity

Chief Tells U.S. Troops Territory Is NotCoveted   United States Flag Is Raisea Over  Berlin Today.

United States Wants No Territory, Just “Peace, Prosperity" For World AsaWhole

Truman Speaks In Berlin Flag Raising Event   President Says U. S. Does Not Want One Piece of Territorv—only Peace and Prosperity.

World Prosperity Stressed; Joins  In Flag Raising   Potsdam Conference: Continues; Shippin; Plays Large Par In Meeting

‘We Fight For Better World,’ Tells. Troops   Brief Speech in Berlin Significant Against Big 3 Background ‘°

Speaks at Symbolic Raising of Flag Over Beaten Berlin; Use Stars, Stripes Which Plew Above Capitol Dec. 7, *41

U.S. Wants No Territory, Savs Truman   World Prosperity and Peace Main Hope, He Says in Berlin Speech

FLAG IS RAISED OVER BERLIN AS TRUMAN SPEAKS   J. S. Troops Hear Significant Remarks By President; Big Three Meeting Continues, With Russian Aid Against Japan In Forefront.

Peace Only U.S Aim, Truman Tells World   Berlin Speech Define: American- Aims in Bnurance

United States Wants Peace  For the World   Not Fighting for i onquest President Savs in Speech

Says America Wants World To Have Peace   President Speaks At Flagraising Event In Berlin

Truman Calls For Peaceful, Better World  U. S. Wants No Territory Says  Cliaf Bvarintiva

Truman Talks Lasting Peace jat Flag Raising in Berlin (During: Big 3 Conference

PRESIDENT ADDRESSES YANKS AS STARS AND STRIPES ARE RAISED OVER HEADQUARTERS   Speech Has Great Significance Against Its Background ; Of Big Three Conferences To Settle Boundary Disputes   SAME EMBLEM DESTINED TO FLY OVER TOKYO

AMERICA SEEKS ” ONLY PEACE, NO _ LAND--TRUMAN   ~ President Tells Troops Prosperity World Goal—Big Three Meet Continues

TRUMAN SAYS U. 5. SEEKING NO TERRITORY   President, at Flag-Raising Ceremony in Berlin, Declares Nation Wants Only Peace and Prosperity for World.

Peace Alone Is U.S. Aim, Says Truman  Famed Flag   Famed Flag Is Raised Over Berlin

WANT ONLY PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR THE WORLD   These Remarks Were Made by President Truman at a Flag-raising in Berlin Today.   WANT NO TERRITORY   The Speech Had Great Signifieance Against Its Background of Big Three Conference.

Truman Denies U. S. Imperialism   President, Speaking at Flag-Raising Over Berlin, Says World Peace, Prosperify is Aim

WORLD PEACE AND PROSPERITY ONLY AIM. HE ASSERTS   PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT RAISING OF U.S. FLAG OVER BERLIN

Declares United States: Wants. Peace. And  Prosperity For ‘The: Whole. World And  ~ Not One Piece: of ‘Territory. — Speech “Seen As Having Great Significance 

NATION’S BUSINESS WILL RESUME TODA’   Financial and Commodity Markets to Reopen Against Background of Slashes in War Contracts.

Washington Roundup  FDR Must Go to Bat, Else Wallace Cause Will Lose

Three Chinese Officers Are Executed For Stealing of Military Supplies

U.S. Ready To Confer On Syrian Row   Willing To Sit With Britain. France

Destroyers Go Into Bay After Japs   Venture Inside Tokyo Bay, Blast Merchant Convoy And Come Out Safely

Yank Destroyers  Shell Jap Convoy   Enter Tokyo Bay Area Damage Possibly 3 Nip Merchant Ships

American Destroyers Carry War Close to Hirohito's Front Porch As Superforts Attack Industries

Destroyers.  Pierce Bay   Enter. Tokyo. Waters And Release Salvo

9 Ships Make Daring Foray in Tokyo Bay   DESTROYERS BLAST JAP CONVOY IN CLOSEST VENTURE TO HiROHITO

9 DESTROYERS FIRE SALVOS AT COAST   Action, Revealed Only Today, Took Place Sunday— Vessels Close Enough for Nip Shore Lichts to Be Seen.

Convoy Hit By Torpedoes Of U.S. Warships   Yank Ships Return From Bold Thrust ‘Without Damage

U.S, DESTROYERS HIT CONVOY IN TOKYO BAY   Some Torpedoes Believed To Have Found Mark

Death I Halts. Cowboy Act   Jack Randall Hits Head. Against Tree

Japs Rush Home Isles Defense Work   TOKYO RADIO ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EVACUATE SINGAPORE CIVILIANS.

Volunteer Corps Formed at Canton Where Invasion Is Feared; Suicide Determined For Kyi shui Defense.

28 JAP SHIPS SUNK: SUPPLY OF FOOD DROPS   Aussies Reach Suburbs of Balikpapan; B-29’s Pound Japan

Enemy Rushes His Defenses   Feverish Activity Ranges From Singapore to Home Islands of Nippon

Japs Rushing Defenses to  Meet Attack   Preparations From Home Islands to Singapore Under Way; Evacuation Plans Reported

AUSTRALIANS SEIZE BORNEO OIL CISTRICI   Advance Against Flaming Oil and 5-Inch Guns for Gains in Balikpapan

Japan Prepares To Meet Invasion   Tokyo Jittery Over Allied Threat, Says Fighter Planes Can Halt B-29’s

Enemy Rushes Home Delenses   Hurry Defense Preparations From Mighty Singapore  To Cliffs Of Japan.

CONGRESS VIEWS COMBINED ARMY NAVY. TAX CUTS   Next Week’s Program Also Covers A-Bomb, Un-American Activity

Fight Brews On Universal Army Service   Proposed Armed = Forces Merger And Atomic Control To Cause Scraps

NAZI OFFICERS GIVEN WARNING ON PRISONERS   They Will Be Held Individually Responsible

Saipan Raiders Again Hammer Honshu Island   Three Factory Cities On Enemy Homeland Damaged By B-29s

American Giant Paiders Sirike Ci:pling Bows Ai Japanese Homeland

Solons Go To War ()n Black Markets   Thomas’ Committee Receives Letters from House wives Asking Relief.

Seize Nazis Who Burned POW’s   Ringleader May Be Brought To Trial; VU. S. Soldiers View Bodies.

New Governor ‘To Take Oath At Noon Today   Weather: Will’ Rule Plans * For Capitol Ceremony; ~  RE nmasleraesia Aewmtene

Defense Rests Case In Yamashita Trial; Court Now Considering Verdict

Wage Studies Turn To More Workers   Anderson Favors Raise for Grain, Cotton Handlers

OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY NEW BRITAIN ASSN   Grenfal Beck Named President Of Parent-Teacher Assn.   PLAN FOR HOBBY SHOW

[Wormley’s- Job To Defend Gas Tax .  aLaw Increasing Tax. ‘One Cent Attacked -

Wormley’s- Job To Defend Gas Tax  Law Increasing Tax  One Cent Attacked

led Infantry Is Inly Six Miles outh of Vienna   ain Vienna-Venice Rai Line Severed by the Soviet Forces ©

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REDS 6 MILES FROM VIENNA   Capture Wiener. Neustadt, Then Smash 17 Miles Through Nazi Lines

Only Bit Of Phrase-Making Stands In Way  C—O aT Se fhe ES   Critical Coal Strike May Be Brought To End Today

MUST AGREE ON WORDING OF ISSUE   Proposal Will Negotiate Dispute Over: Foremen

Phraseology Only Obstack To Coal Pact   U. 8S. Labor Chief Hopes for Truce By End of Day

ACT TO CHANGE PHRASING OF NEW PROPOSAL   Fresh Outbreaks On Labor Front Send Number Of Idle Soaring 

Agreement Neat In Coal Strike.   Wording Is Only Stumbling Block

THINK COAL STRIKE NEAR SETTLEMENT   Only Bit of Phrase-Mak:. ing Believed to Stand in Way of Ending Critica! Dispute in the Bitumin. ous Field.

End Of Coal Mine Shutdown Is Near, 1 Labor Chief Hopes   ‘Agreement Expected To Be Reached At Today’s  Session.

34,000 Yank Prisoners to Return Home   Medical Care Planned Before Trip, Says Fleet Surgeon

PRISONERS IN JAPAN TREATEL   Hospital Shi ps Expecled fo Enter Tokvo Bay Soon

Medical Care 'For Prisoners In Japan Planned   Three Hospital Ships Join Fleet Units In Sagami Bay Area

Aled POW’s Will Be Given Medical Care   Three Hospital Ships In Sagami Bay to. Take  ie A a

Mercy Ships Are Ready To  Aid Prisoners   Adequate Medical Care Assured An Estimated 34,000 Allied~Prisoners Of War In Japan

34,000 Allied War Prisoners In Japan Will Be Given Medical Care Before Start of Journey Home

House to be Given Report  on Elliott Roosevelt Loans   fransaction With Hartford, Who Reported Loss of $196,000 on $200,000 Advanced, May Be Turned Over to Court of Tax Appeals by Committee for a Decision—Late President’s Son Submits Written Explanation of Deal.

House Examines Roosevelt Loan  Tax Appeals Court  to Make Decision

B-29's Again Hit Formosa: All Return   Full Report Expected To Raise Toll of Vessels to 100

FORMOSA HIT BY SUPERFORTS IN 3-DAY BAID   Japanese Thrust Repulsed; Tokyo Fully Alarmed

B-29'5 AGAIN RIP FORMOSA   Jap Counterattack Near Baguio Halted, Yanks Push On for Manila

U.S. Superforts Based. In China - Attack Formosa   Report 35 Japanese Ships Destroyed Or Crippled In 3-Day Carrier’ Raid

China-Based Superforts Rip Formosa   Follow Up Carrier Plane Blows Taking A Toll Of Over 35 Jap Ships.

B-27s, Based in China, Hit Formosa Isle   Raid Follows Blast by Carrier Planes Along China Coast

B-295 FOLLOW CARRIER RAIDS ON FORMOSA   Report Air Attack on Japan; Blast 35 Jap Ships on China Coast

Third Fleet Planes Brush Aside Weak Resitance On China Coast.   NAVAL BASE IS BOMBED

Chaos  Spread at Takao   104,000 Tons of Jap Shipping Destroyed in Widespread Raids

T RAIDS REPORTED IN TOKYO AREA       Flank Of Sixth On Luzon Third Of Wav To Manila

WAVES OF CHINA-BASED B29’s BOMB FORMOSA FOLLOWING LONG CARRIER RAID ON ISLAND

Giant Planes _ Hit Formosa; Rake Nippor   Sixth Army Hurls Back — Jap Attack on Luzon; ~ Nears Manila  -

CHINA-BASED AND CARRIER PLANES IN WIDE SWEEPS AS LUZON FIGHTING STIFFENS

“A NEW STRIKE MADE AGAINST " JAP SHIPPING   Carrier Planes Sweep China Coast to Sink at Least 104,000 Tons.   Japs Counterattack Yankees on Luzon

Superforts Give Formosa Further Severe Blasting   Add To Big Destruction Wreaked By Halsey’s Carrier Planes

Superfortresses Bomb Formosa !n New Air Thrust   Saipan Bombers Strike Nagoya, Hit Tokyo Area

Yanks Are Third of Way  to Manila      Small Jap Counterattacks on Luzon Slows U. S, Advance; B-29s Strike Formosa °

Superforts Hit “Japs in Heavy Formosa Blow   War tn Air Steals Limelight From Luzon Battle

Formosa Raid Aftermath of 3-Day Attack   Saipan-Based B-29s Bomb Tokyo Area As Troops Repulse Jap Luzon Counterattack

Superforts Bomb Formosa, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya  Cover Third of Distance to Manila

First Jap Attack On Luzon Beaten Back By Americans   ‘ Meanwhile, China-based Superforts Bomb Formosa Again in Explosive Aftermath To Smashing of Convoy Off China Coast - - - More Ships Are Sunk

Counterblow By Japs Slows Up MacArthur   Waves Of China-Based Sup erforts Bombed Formosa Aftermath Of Raid.   USE LIGHT TAN RS

WAVES CHINA-BASED SUPERFORTS BLAST FORMOSA WEDNESDAY  FULL STORY OF CARRIER.

China-Based B-29s Thrash Formosa; Jap Counter-Attack on Luzon Repulsed

U.S, WAR SURPLUSES OFFERED FOR ‘RIGHTS’   Trading Plan Proposed On Material Still Overseas

Oil Strikers At Two Plants Vote To Return  CIO Pickets Leave Wolf’s Head at Reno

Ration Ring  Is Exposed   Dealers And Gamblers Involved In Deals

County Schools Name Staffs  Instructors Listed by Superintendent

SETBACK FOR: CLOSED SHOP INCLUDED IN SERVICE BILL   “WORK OF JAIL" LEGISLATION AMENDED TO PROHIBIT COMFULSORY MEMBERSHIP IN UNIONS

HOUSE PASSES PAY INCREASES   County Attorneys, Some State Officials Included

Higher Salary Bill Voted in Iowa House   Banking, Conservation Officials Granted Raises in Act

Plan State Regional Meets   Effort t8 be Made To Promote Industrial Expansion, Employmen

Truman Promises Koreans Freedom From Jap Rulers  Army’s Retention of Nipponese Officials Temporary Expedient

AMERICAN SENTRIES IN GERMANY CURBED   Told to Shoot Only in Self-Defense After Number of Russians Are Killed.

Hollyweod Studio Picketing Spreads   More Violence At Gates Reported

Movie Strike May Close All Film Studios   Mass Picketing Spreads to Two More Plants

PICKETS GHOSE MOVIE PLANTS   Labor Troubles Spread In Hollywood; Peace Seems No Nearer

TWO MORE MOVIE PLANTS PICKETED   UNION LEADER PREDICTS STRIKE WILL CLOSE ALL STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD.

Feeling Of Distrust Of Russia Aired   Scientist Brings Into Open What He Considers Dangerous Al    fitnde In Relation To Use  Atomic Bomb

COMMITTEE STUDYING ATOMIC BOMB CONTROL FINDS THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF THOUCHT

Today’s War Bulletins   BPD BERR FEO ERR ERP BR OER Ree?  WESTERN FRONT

Dr. A. L. Glaze Kills Assistant. Takes Own Life   Shoots Young Woman At Birmingham Room, Then  Kills Self In Office

STRIKERS DEFY. CREEN'S ORDER   MOTION PICTURE WALKOUT  CONTINUES DESPITE DEMAND OF. PRESIDENY OF AFL

Movie Strike Enters Sixth Day As Union Defies  AFL President; Actors Begin Voting On Issue

rates  Army Awards Bronze Star To Vernon C. Ewin  LeMars Boy Honored For Combat Bravery In World War II

Army Awards... Bronze Star To Vernon C. Ewin   LeMars Boy Honored For Combat Bravery  Ty, . Tr iw3tspstrweyx#ere ww

USS Nevada Hit By Suicide Plane.   Veteran Battleship Absorbs Bomb, But Keeps on Fighting at Okinawa

Warship Battered But Stays In Fight   Old Battleship Nevada, Veteran of Two Wars, Hit by Jap Batteries on Okinawa and by Suicide Plane While Knocking Out Enemy Installations

Battleship is Damaged. But Stays in Fight  Nevada. Veteran of Twa Te awe Liss te. oe   Nevada. Veteran of Two Wars. Hit on Okinawa Shore

Battleship Nevada Survivor of Pear! Harbor, Hit Hard   Navy Releases Story of Famous Ship; Fights in Two Oceans

SUICIDE PLANE FAILS TOSTOP U. S, BATTLESHIP   Nevada Also Takes Five Shore Hits; Only Out of Action Four Hours

Nevada Badly Damaged ‘But Stayed In Fight      Veteran Battleship Was Back In Action : Within Four Hours Of Hits

NEVADA WAS bill FROM TWO SIDES   Jap Suicide Plane and Guns on Shore Scored Hits on Yankee Shin,

Battleship Nevada, Veteran Of Two Wars, Absorbs Damage From Suicide Plane But Remains In Fight

BATTLESHIP NEVADA  ABSORBED DAMAGE IN  FIGHT FOR OKINAWA SUICIDE PLANE AND SHORE  BATTERY HITS FAILED PUT WARSHIP OILIT

e LS A SS     ‘Navy Reveals New w Epic of U. 5. s. Nevada Fought On, Though Hit by Japs at Okinawa

Battleship Nevada, Veteran of Two Wars, Takes Beating But Fights on

Navy: Department® “Reveals  ——-Story-Of Heavy_Attacks. : On.- Storied — - Battleship

US Battleship Hit By Japs, Stays In Fight      Veteran Nevada  Has Double Blow

FAMED NEVADA TAKES SUICIDE, BATTERY HITS   FAMOUS OLD SHIP SLUGS IT OUT WITH KAMIKAZE, OKINAWA SHORE BATTERIES, BUT STAYS IN FIGHT

Old Nevada Takes Hits In Stride   Veteran Battleship Back in Fight Within Hours After Kamikaz Strike Off Okinawa

U. S. S. Nevada, Veteran Of Two Wars, :Damaaed By Japanese Suicide Plane. ~

Battle-Scarred Nevada, Veteran Of Two Wars, Survives Double Assault

THE SHIP THAT COULDN'T BE LICKED:   Irie ome TRA COULUN T Ge LICKED:  NEVADA STAYED IN FIGHT AFTER DAMAGE FROM SUICIDE PLANE AND HITS FROM SHORE BATTERY

‘Battleship: Nevada Survives Heavy Damage, Moves Back Against Japs

Veteran Battlewagon Nevada Withstood 5 Shells. Suicide Crash   Thirteen Crewmen Killed, 46 Wounded By Two Jap Strikes On Veteran Of Both Wars On Axis

[Vet Of Two Wars, Battleship Nevada [Absorbs Jap Blows. But Stavs In War

Flaming Suicide Plane And Hits By Shore Battery Fail To Halt Vessel

Battleship Nevada, Veteran Of Two Wars, Absorbs Blows, Stays In Fight

Ban on Unions, Political Parties Lifted in Reich  U. S. and Britais Follow Decision Made by Russia

ALLIES RELAX CONTROL OVER REICH PEOPLE   FREE POLITICS AND TRADE UNIONS PERMITTED

GERMANS PERMITTED TO ORGANIZE UNIONS   Eisenbewer Says Peeple Will B Aided la Rebuitding On Demecrcatic Basic

Eisenhower Promises  Germans Help  U. S. Britain to Aid People in - Building Democrac

Germans Told HowTo Obtain Full Freedom   Eisenhower Warns People to Rebuild on Democratic Basis

Germans Allowed Local Liberties, But on Probation   U. S., Britain Extend Privileges, Wage Work For Winter’s Needs

BAN ON POLITICS IN REICH RELAXED BY ALLIED POWERS   U. S, and Britain Give Germans Permission to Form Local Parties and Local Trade -‘Unions.   ACTION IN ACCORD WITH BIG 3 DECISIONS   Eisenhower Promises Full Freedom When People Are Ready to Build on Democratic Basis.

RELAX SOME CONTROLS ON GERMAN LIF   Permission Now Given To Organize Local Trade Unions

Ocean Test For A-Bomb   ' Extensive Preparations Needed Will Delay Experiment Till Spring

Atom Test Will Take Place Next Spring in .Pacific   Preparations May Take Five Months; Will  Be Tested in Remote Snot

SET ATOM TEST FOR NEXT SPRING   Will Make Fleet Experiment Somewhere in Pacific

Atomie Bomb Qeean Test To Be In Spring   Preparations May Require As Mueh As Five Months: Must Check Weather.   NEED DESERTED SITE

Ocean Test For Atomic Bomb Seen Likely In Pacific, But May Not Be Made Until Spring

Atomie. Bomb Test Planned   ’ Warships: May Face Weapon On. Pacific.

Atom Bomb Test On Warships Expected To Take Place In Pacific In Spring

May Test Bomb In The Pacific   A Joint Army-Navy Test Against Warships Is Planned For Spring

ATOM BOMB TEST SET FOR SPRING   PACIFIC APPEARS LIKELY CHOICE FOR EXPERIMENT SITE

ATOM TEST DUE BY NEXT SPRING   Pacific Looms As Best Spo! For Trial With Warships

Much Preparation Required. ... . A-Bomb Will Get Ocean Test In Remote Corner _ Of Pacific Next Spring

Gen. Wainwrigh Free As Soviets Slash Red Tape   Liberator To Carry U. S. Officer Out Of Manchuria; Russians Oust Jap Guards

Wainwright Trip Speeded By Russians  _ Japanese Had Refused fo Let Paseanitday Hara fa Poarinn

WAINWRIGHT IS FINALLY FREED   Red Tape Delaying Departure Of Hero Of Corregidor Is Cut By Russians,

Soviets Assist In Release Of Gen. Wainwright   Plane Already En Route To Bring Corregidor Here To Freedom Once More.

GEN. WAINWRIGHT 15  EXPECTED BE FLOWN  FROM PRISON CAMP JAPANESE RED TAPE DE LAYING RELEASE PRISON FRC CIIT RV PITeclANG

JAP RED TAPE (5 ELIMINATEC   Action Will Speed Departure Of Gen. Wainwright From Manchuria.   WILL FLY TO CHUNGKING

Wainwright To Fly From  Manchuria   Russians Cut Japanese Red Tape in Manchuria To Permit Departure   Feared Red Difficulties   Internees In Hotels

RUSSIANS OUST JAP GUARDS OF WAINWRIGHT   Bataan General May Be On Way To Chungking

Wainwright Believed Cut Loose From Jay: Red Tape By Russian Autho..:‘es .

Liberator is Enroute to Get Wainwright   Japanese Red Tape Delaying Him Was Cut by Russians

Soviets Slash Red Tape For  Wainwright   B-24 Reported on Way To Hsian to Transport Hero of Corregidor to  Mukden, Chungking

Was Delaying Wainwright's Departure   Hero Of Bataan Expected To Leave For Chungking In Liberator Today

Russians Help © Speed Return  Of Wainwrighi   Japanese Red Tape Cut by Red Army; Bomber Expected To Fly Corregidor. Hero From Mukden to Chungking

Russians Speed Up Freeing Of Gen. Wainwright, Other Allied Prisoners Of Japan.

Plane On W ay To Fetch Hero Of Corregido:   Soviet Authorities Cut Jap Red Tape Delaying Departure of General Wainwright

Fliers Are Rushing To Get Prisoners Out of Japs’ Hands  General Wainwright, Others, Will Be In U. 5S. Lines Soon

Cut Jap Red Tape in Marichuria For Gen. Wainwright   Soviets Allow Hero of Corregidor to Keep on to Chungking

Wainwright To Be Picked  Up At Hsian   Liberator Sent To Fetch Hero Of Corregidor To Mukden; Will Fly To Chuneking Later

Soviet Authorities Cut Red Tape Delaying Wainwright's Departure From Manchuria

Russians Speed Liberation Of. U.S; Prisoners   General Wainwright, Other Americans To’ Depart Shortly

Jap Red Tape Delaying Wainright’s Departure From Manchuria Is Cut .

Reds Speed Release of Prisoners      Soviets Cut Jap Red Tape Delaying Departure of Wainwright; Arrival in Chungking Expected

Bomber To Get Wainwright At Manchu Prison   Russians Take Actior Liberating General Condition Describec Satisfactory

Soviets Cut Red Tape Ant  Free Internees   Gen. Wainwright To Be Flown To Chinese Capital

President Says Step To Be As Soon As Practicable   Seizures Bitter For War’s Duration   Relaxation Ordered By August 31; Bans In Effect

Controls Off Of Street Car,  Bus Operations   Few War Baby Plants Can Be Operated At A Profit  In Peacetime.   SOME WILL BE SOLD

U.S. Releases — Seized Plants   ‘Troman YanksGove From Conversion 

Believes In Private Enterprise   Doss Not Mean He Will Brook « Interference With Military: Activities Or Reconversion

President Order: Plants Returned To Owners   Action Does Not Mear Complete Hands Off Government Policy

WARD'o AMONG PLANTS rheel OF ARMY RULE   Action Doesn’t Mean Strict Hands-off Policy in Future, However.

Truman Orders Release Of All US. Held Firms   President Yanks Govern. ment Further Out of Path of Private Business   24 Companies Are Involved in Move   Montgomery Ward Inciuded; Wartime Seizure Caused Bitter Homefront  Protests to Government

Truman Orders Return Of 24 Seized Firms   Action To Be Taken ‘Soon As Practical’

Truman Orders Plants Returned To Their Owners   Reconversion Moves  Lift Controls

G. 0. P. Has ‘Whip’ In OPA Dispute   Agency Expires June 30 Unless Action Is Taken

STATION WAS BUSY   Eighty Sacks of Christmas Gifts Were Put in the Mails

Hearings on Charter to Open July 9   Delayed for Only a Week After Truman Presents  It to Senate

SENATE HEARINGS ON  WRUEEE BRee. us  CHARTER OPEN JULY 5 Hiram Johnson Says He Will Prohably Vote for It

Soviets Drive Toward Edges Of Vienna   Three Great Austrian Industrial Centers Taken in Advance

RUSSIANS TAKE INDUSTRY CENTER   SOVIET TROOPS IN GUN RANGE OF VIENNA AREA

Soviets Break Nazi Lines in Vienna Drive   Attacks From 2 Points Drawing Nearer to Capital City

Russians In Vienna Outskirts   Three Austrian Industrial Hubs In Soviet Hands

SOVIET ARMY AT OUTSKIRTS OF CADITAL   Germans Plan to Defend Vienna To Last House

Davis Given Stabilizer Job In Re-Shuffle   Succeeds Vinson as FR Shifts Top Wage-Labor  Policy Makers

FD. R. SHUFFLES WAGE CHIEFTAINS   DAVIS GETS VINSON’S STABILIZATION JOB

Davis Named ES Director b v Roosevelt   Takes Post) Vacated By Vinson: Taylor Gets WLB Chairmanship

FDR Puts Davis, WLB Chairman, In Vinson’s Job  Wage-Labor Policy Mokers Re-Shuffled

Davis Takes Vinson Post   In Shift of LaborWage Policy Makers Tavlor Gets WLB Job

Davis Receives Vinson’s Post   George Taylor, Vice Chairman Of WLB, Moves Up  As Chairman.

Davis Named Economic Boss   Takes Vinson’s Place And Taylor Moves Up to Chairmanship of WLB

DAVIS SUCCEEDS FRED M. VINSON   William H. Davis, Chairman Of WLB, Named Economic Stabilization Director.

Davis Named To Succeed Fred Vinson   WILB Head And  Assistant: Move Uy

F. D. R. SHIFTS MEN   Chairman Davis of .WLB Named Economic Stabilization Director

Davis of WLB ToReceive — Vinson’s Job   Change Takes Places Tomorrow; Taylor Is Names WLB Chairma

WOULD EXPAND &t EDUCATION BENEFIT      Changes Proposed in Bil Introduced By Senator Pepper.

JAPS ORDERED TO CUT FOREIGN DIPLOMAT TIES   Consular Archives Must Be Turned Qver To Allies

Three Youths Admif. Series Of Larcenies      Number of Crimes Solved, City Police An-

Three Youths Admit Series Of Larcenie:   Number of Crimes Solved, City Police Announce

MORE 37TH GIS TO RETURN SOON   6,000 Yanks to Start Home on Nov. 15th

Carolinas Strike Front Unchanged   Coal Shortage May Close S. C., Mills; Telephone “Strike” Today.

Roundup Of Labor Situation  Phone Layoff And Grave S. C. Coal Shortage Are Carolinas’ Worry Today

Major Revoli in Batavia  Said Likely.   Indonesians Spurn Partnership in Commonwealth

JAVA SEURNS DUTCH OFFER AS PARTNER   British Troops Set For Big Revolt In Batavia -

Halsey’s Ships May Have Hit Remnant Of Jap Navy; ‘Continue Hits;

Task Force Sailed To Mouth Of Tokyo Bay In Search Of Jap Fleet  TOKYO SAYS ALLIED SCOUTING COAST FOR INVASION BEACHEADS  Chinese Troops Only 60 Miles From Hangchow, Jap’s Best Coast Port —

THIRD FLEET IS UNDER BLACKOUT   IMPOSED AFTER ARMADA SAILED INTO TOKYO BAY WITHIN THREE MILES OF SHORE AND BLASTED WARSHIPS, SHORE INSTALLATIONS.

MARINES’ POINT SCORE MAY BE CUT   LACK OF SHIPPING SPACE DELAYING RETURN OF MEMBERS OF CORPS.

CUT CRITICAL POINT SCORE FOR MARINES   Reduction Also Made For Navy Nurses And Aviators

Marines Point Score May Be Cut; Need Ships   Bottleneck In Shipping, May Remain Until New Year

Marines to Cut Point Score for Discharge Soon   Shipping Still -Is Big Bottleneck, Say Officials

Victory For Churchill's Conservatives Is Seen  wD. What rrraA rT rm

Claim Victory In British Vote   Heavy Balloting Reported Thursday

BOTH SEE A VICTORY   Conservatives and Labor Predict British Election Results

Heavy Vote In British Election   Outcome, Which Will No’ Be Known Until July 26, Mav Be Close.

lories, Labor Claim Victory  Record Vote Turns Out in Britain; No

CLAIM VICTORY FOR CHURCHILL   RESULTS OF BRITISH ELECTION WON'T BE KNOWN UNTIL JULY 2¢

Both Sides Claim Win.  In Britain   ! Conservatives Say ‘Churchill In’ but “BEahor Savs No

Churchill Party Sure of Victory   Labor Says Conservatives Lost Majority— Soldier Vote Not In

Win Is Seen ‘By Churchill   Conservative Press Offers Predictions

Good Weather and Hectic Campaign Batthe Draw Reeord Ninuber Of Voters

3ig Commons sains Scored 3y Laborites  Churchill Believed - we. i.e Wala Crim   Churchill Believed To Have Held Grip Re Slender Margin

BRITISH VOTING IS NEAR“ RECORD   Results Delayed Until July 26 To Count Soldier Vote

Near-Record Vote Made in Election   Conservatives Claim Churchill’s Government Gains Large Victory

Conservatives Claim Victory For Churchill   Labor, However, Declares It Has Made Seat Gains

Churchill Victor In British Voting Seen By Party  ‘ Result Will Nat Be ar. etd Ek ee

British Election Victory Claimed By Both Parties   Labor Claims 266 Seats, Conservatives A Majority of 60 to 90.

Britain Has Heavy Vote   Near Record Ballot Reported; Outcome of Test May Be Close

SAY CHURCHILL TAKES ELECTION   Estimate 24,000,000 Go To Polls in Record Vote

President's Full Schedule Indicates Big-3 Meeting May Be Held In July

Date For Big  ThreeParley ‘Still Seeret   There Is At Least One Possibility, If Ouly a Mere Possibility, That Tt Could Occur In San Braucisco

Mackenzie’s  N ews Analysis  By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Meeting Place Of Big Three Problematical

INDICATIONS ARE MEETING OF © BIG THREE WILL BE HELD FIRST HATE QE ITY. MAY RE FARTIER

‘INDICATIONS ARE MEETING OF BIG THREE WILL BE HELD FIRST IMATE OF TUTY- MAY BE FART IFR

uman And Churchill Both Have Full Schedules—  yeas Big Three Meet Early In July

HANGING OF WAR CRIMINALS — 1S ADVOGATED:: BY MAG ARTHUF   ALLIED COMMANDER IN‘JAPAN DOESN'T WANT CON* VICTED JAPS TO FACE FIRING SQUADS .-

FAVORS HANGING —JAPS WHO ARE WAR CRIMINALS   MacArthur Says Shooting Is a Soldier’s Death   CALLS THEM MONSTERS

MacArthur Favors Hanging For Japanese War Criminals   Shooting Too Good for Them, He Says; Yamashita Not Treated as Wer Prisoner

Gen. MacArthur Favors Hanging, Not Shooting, For Jap War Criminals

BIG THREE MOVING SWIFTLY TOWARD DECISIVE ACTION   Truman Anxious to Return to United States This Week   EXPERTS WORK DAY AND NIGHT

Expected To Finish This Week   News Blackout Still Shrouds Meeting Secrets

Conference Is Moving Toward Final Actions   May End Meeting By Middle Of Week

Truman Acts To End Meet At Mid-Week   President Seeks To Report To Senate Before Adjournment

HOPE TO END PARLEY BY WEDNESDAY   Big 3 Conference Believed Nearing Conclusion

TRUMAN SEEKS QUICK ACTION BY “BIG THREE”   Way Cleared For Decisions  On Major Economic And : Military Issues

PRELIMINARY DETAILS PASSEL BY CONFEREES   Early Decisions Ex. pected in Overall Economic Policy

Big Three Said Moving Toward Decisive Action   Parley Under Pressure From President Truman  To End By Mid-Week

THE PRESIDENT USES PRESSURE TO SPEED MEET   Truman Wants Big Three to Finish Conference This Week

Big 3 Reported Near Decision On Vital Issues   Truman Presses for Quick Action on War, Peace Problem

Truman Puts Pressure On Big 3 Parley   President Works For Top Speed As Chairman

TRUMAN RUMORED “ANN: AT UGK “PLOSE OF PARLEY   ‘Conference~ Slate. -Believed Swept Clear .of- Details  - and Ready for Major Decisions of Big Three.   NOTHING OFFICIAL YET ON END OF DISCUSSION   News Blackout Continues. Truman -Anxious to Ene Parley “Before Churchil Returns to England.

‘QUICK ACTION ON EUROPE AND PACIFIC SEEN   »President Reported Trying To End Potsdam Meeting By Mid-Week   NEWS BLACKOUT STILL ON.   Staffs Working Day And Night To Speed Action Of Allied Leaders

Truman Reported Urging Big Three To Prompt Action   Ruggles Calls Sinatra Blast At USO Shows Publicity Gag

Truman Drives At Top Speed Toward Action On Pacific   Hopes To Wind Up By Midweek To Make Senate Report

TRUMAN HOPES TO END PARLEY BY MID-WEEK   Slate Cleared Of Details

Big Three Busy Working Out Peace Problems   Truman Believed Pressing to End Meeting This Week

TRUMAN URGES LEADER UNITY: NOTEPROGRESS   Preliminary Details Disposed Of, Action to Be Taken on Economic, Postwar Problems.

BIG THREE TO TAKE UP MAJOR QUESTIONS NOW   Move Toward Decisive Action 01 Problems Of Peace In Europe

Supplemental Budget Ready For Assembly   Figures Are Expected To Up State’s Fiscal Program For Two Years By Five Million

State School Plan To Cost Over $4,600,000   Biggest Item in Governor’s Supplemental Bud nek  .

HIGH JAPS ON WANTED LIST IN DAY'S BAG   Togo and 11 Others Give Up or Are Arrested. . by Eighth Army.

Togo Now In Hands Of Allies   Foreign Minister At Time of Pearl Harbor Surrenders

Fighth Army Now Has 25 Of 47 Listed   Filipino Quislings Taken Into Custody To Await Trial  seeeeeeee.0hlU ean 8s7 «ar © ae

Commandery Is Established By Allied Leaders   Gen. Parks Joins Russia, British And French Chiefs

Americans Drive On Okinawa Japs   Marines Sweep Southward to Trap Foe, Now Making Last Stand on Isle

LOP 19 BILLION FROM SPENDING   Federal Government Cuts Big Slice From Budget For The Current Fiscal Year.

 While Cutting 19 Billions From ’ Budget, Costs Of War To Continue

Budget Reduced By 19 Billion Dollars; Total Debt Will Mount To 273 Billions

Slash U.S. Spendi         As (japan War End      New 1946>sadget in a nut_ shell;  Total Spending, 66 billions.  War spending, 50 billions,  Receipts, 36 billions.  Public debt next June 30, 273 billions.

It Should Make a Goed Doorstop— Conaress Directory Is O      Doggondest Book Othman Has ‘Ewer Read

AMERICAN TROOPS ARE READY 10 SAIL   Between 70,000 and 80,000 Expected To Arrive in September

POLICE 10 REPORT. "CURFEW VIOLATORS           Infractions. ‘of. Ruling Brought to Attentio ior of Chief.

POLICE TO REPORT ... CURFEW VIOLATORS   Infractions of Ruling “Ws Brought to Attention of Chief

State Guard Aids Eldora Investigation    State Authorities Think Wednesday’s Riot and Mass (Escape Planned by Leaders Among Boys at Eldora

Escape at Eldora Was Largest Mass Break In lowa Correctional Institutions History; Investigation Started by State Authorities

Solons Told To Hike Pay   ‘Truman Sees $20,000 Salaries As Justified

Truman Favors Salary Increase tor Congress   Suggests $20,000 Annual ly; Also Recommends Retirement System.

Congress Pay Boost Urged By President   Twice Present Poy Suqaested

Bond Buying Needs. Aired...   “Merchandise: Sales: - Must Be Kept Down.

Urges People To Buy Less   Retail Stores Head Says War Bond Invest meiit Best Stabilizer; “EK! Goal Not Yet Met

SEEK TO APPLY TIGHT CONTROL ON FOOD SUPPLY   New Order Will Coordinate The Shipment Of All Food, Goods .

Byrnes Gives Order to Meet Serious Overdraft in Food   By LYLE C. WILSON

U. dS. Mast Kat First. Says Byrne:   Order By War Mobilization Director To Coordinate All Shipments

AMERICANS ALSO MUST GET FOOD   BYRNES CLAMPS DOWN CON FOREIGN SHIPMENTS

KANSAS HOME TOWN GREETS EISENHOWER   Abilene Welcomes ‘Ike’ With Parade, Other Exercises

ABILENE TURNS OUT FOR HERO   Pomp, Circumstance Are _ Abandoned As Home town Greets ‘Ike’

EAGER TO FILL ICC VACANCIES   Interstate Commerce Commission's Newly Vacated Seats Are In Competition.

Price of Liberty Paid, Security at Home Our Aim in Day of Victory   President Proclaims Y-J Day, Sees Nation Facing Troubled Future With Confidence and Hope: Day of Infamy !s Remembered

B-29’s Lay Waste to 51 Square Miles In Heart of Warring Jap Capital; 60,000 Houses Wiped Out in Yokohama

Tokyo. Dealt  Severe Blow   240. City Blocks. of Capital’ ‘Are Burned

140 City Blocks Are Reduced To Smoking Rubble   Greatest Blow To Jap Copital Described; No. U.S. Losses

[AIR PICTURES SHOW HAVOC T okyo Presents Scene Of Rubble and Ashes

51 Square Miles Of City In Ruins, Photos Reveal   Japanese Capital Has Been Seared By 8,500 Tons Of Gasoline Jelly Bombs

Photographs: Reveal Vast Damage.to Jap Capital; 50 Superforts ‘Lost. 

Bombs Wipe Out Heart of Tokyo   8500 Tons of Fire Bombs Leave Destruction in Capital of Japan

B29s Ruin 240 Blocks In Heart Of Tokio; Marines Advance Slowly On Iwo

Photographs Show Wide Area in Tokyo Is Ruined  General Says Raids Have Proven Decided Success

WARRING HEART OF TOKYO STILLED BY INCENDIARY BOMBS  FIFTY-ONE SQUARE MILE   FIFTY-ONE SQUARE MILES OF NIPPON CAPITAL ARE IN RUINS

LeMay Claims Every Target Under Attack Is Destroyed .   Yokohama Blazes Are Still Burning

SCENE 15 ONE OF DESOLATION   ‘We Destroyed Every Target We Set Out to Destroy’— Gen. Le May.   33 B29S LOST IN 3 HITS

240 BLOCKS IN TOKYO WRECKED BY AIR BLOWS   Area In Heart Of Jan Capital Believed Burned Out

PHOTOS SHOW TOKYO SEARED BY BOMBING   Over 8,500 Tons of Gasoline Bombs Lay Waste to Warring Capital,   33 Big 29s Fail to Come Back to Bases

rring Heart Jap Capital ts No More   lace Damaged ause Its Close Military Sector

240 BLOCKS OF TOKYO’S BUSY AREA BURNED OUT   Sunday’s Superfort Raid Turns Industria] and Business District of Jap Capital Inte Gutted, Smouldering Shambles

B-29’S SET HEART OF CITY AFIRE   Photographs Of Raid Show Vast Scenes Of Desolation

Large District Of Tokyo Left Mass Of Ruins   Reports-of Sunday’s Super. fort Raids Reveal 2:40" Blocks Industrial Area Destroyed

240 Tokyo City Blocks in Ruins   Only One Superfort Of 200 in Attack Lost

‘Japs’ War Center In Twisted Ruin   Stumps of Buildings Standing in Desolation of okyo   MANY MILES IN RUINS   Fires Are Started in Port City of Yokohama  by Yanks

240 BLOCKS SET ABLAZE IN TOKYO   Big B-29 Raid Lett Business Area Of Capital in Ruins

Wreck Hear! Of Tokyo   Two Hundred Forty Blocks Left in Ruins By Superfortress Raid

Tokyo Heart ls Burned Out   Jap Capital Has 51 Square Miles in Desolate Ruins; Yanks Destroy Every Target

240 Blocks Of Tokyo  In Ruins   Biggest Superfort Raid on Industrial Area Punishing

OF CAPITAL / WN RUINS   Three Heavy Attacks Cost 33 Superfortresses   4 NIP PLANES   Downed Over Yokohama; Japs Admit Damage Is “Considerable”

240 Tokyo Blocks  In Twisted Ruins   Not A Single Superfort Lost In Raid On Japa nese Capital.

240 BLOCKS IN TOKYO IN RUINS   General Le Moy Reports Re‘sults ‘Excellent’ — No Bombers Lost

Superfortresses Fire 667 Acres  In Jap Capital's Industrial Area

SUZUKI FAILS AS YET TO NAME NEW JAPANESE CABINET   Claim Premier-Designate Has “Obtained the Cooperation of the Army and Navy” to Start Naming Military Can PA ps Pe PEL, veneRr iy eared

ADMIRAL ~SUTUK 1S STIL CABINET HUNTING   Succeeded in Obtaining Co ‘operation of Army: and “Navy, It Is Said. :   MAY FINISH SATURDAY      Japanese Press and © Radio’ Calls for a “Strong ‘War Cabinet... im :

Suzuki Tries To Organize - New Cabinet   Asks Former Premiers To Co-operate With Him In Completing Japanese Government

Admiral Sazuki’s Selection As Head of New Governe ment Believed Move Toword Penee Feclers

Baron Suzuki Fails To Name List Ministers   Obtains Cooperation of Army, Navy; Will Name Ministries Tomorrow.

Suzuki Fails On His First Attempt   Hasn’t Named Ministers For Emperor As New Jap Cabinet

ADMIRAL SUZUKI FAILS NAME LIST CABINET MINISTERS  LISTING OF NEW CABINET MEMBERS EXPECTED BE MADE SATURDAY

Suzuki Seeks To Form New Jap Cabinet   Press Calls on  _ Admiral to Form “Strong War Cabinet”

SUZUKI SLOW IN FORMING CABINEI   Tokyo Dispatch Says ArmyNavy To Cooperate

Suzuki Slow In Forming Cabine  ~ Army, Novy Approval Of Minister Sought

Half Million In Vacation Pay Tuesday      Pittsburgh Steel Company Ti Distribute $566,000 To Hourly Force

Atlantic Fleet Chief Warns ‘Of ‘Probable’ N. Y., Capital ‘Bombing In Next 30 Days

‘Aflantic Fleet Chief Fears Buzz Bomb Attack on N. Y., Washinator

New York, Washington May Suffer   Admiral Ingram Sees At tacks Probable Soon— May Start Fires

Attack Along Eastern Coast Is “Possible”   New York Or Washington Are Likely Targets Of Bombs, Is Warning Of Admiral Ingram

Admiral Ingram Warns Nazi Buzz Bomb Assault on U. S. East Coast Probable Within 60 Days

Naval Command Warns Of Robot Bombing of New York, Washington As Probable Within 60 Days

Buzz Bomb Attack On New York ‘Washington Possible In 30 to 60 Day

BUZZ BOMBS APT TO HIT EAST COAST.   Adm. Ingram Says It Is Possible In Next 60 Days

4-¢Says New-York ‘City, Washington May Be Hit —  Alert East Coast To Buzz Bombs

Sees Robot Attack on Coast Soon   V-Bombs Likely to Hit Within Two Months, — Admiral Claims

Buzz Bombs May Hit N. Y., Washington Within 60 Days, Atlantie Fleet Chief Says

EAST COAST WARNED. OF BUZZ BOMBS   Possible And Probable That New York City Or Washington Hit

BUZZ BOMBS MAY HIT N. Y., WASHINGTON   INGRAM SAYS ATTACK “POSSIBLE, PROBABLE” WITHIN 60 DAYS; MOVES IN DEFENSE FORCES

Predict Buzz Bombs May Hit Coast Cities   Admiral Ingram Says Next Alert Will Be “Real Medoy”

Tr  Nazis Expected To Bomb  New York Within 30 Days  ate   Admiral Ingram. In Issuing Warning Against Panie. Saye Missiles Will Be Fired From Surface Ships, Submarines Or Long Range Planes

ADMIRAL WARNS EAST COAST TO EXPECT RAIDS   Sees Buzz Bomb Attack Soon

Admiral Warns V-Bombs May Hit East Coast   Commander of U. S. Atlantic Fleet Sees Attack in 30-90 Days

Soldiers Who Were War Prisoners For 60 Days Eligible For Discharae

Report Power Thrust Beyond Roer, Which Has Been, Bridged   ON A 35-MILE FRONT   Tanks, Artillery and Infantry Forward After ~ Heavy Barrage

DECLARE L EXPECTED BiG PUSH BEGINS   Enemy Asserts Ruhr ané Rhine Are Objectives, With Tanks and Infantry Crossing Roer on Both Sides of Linnich.

FIRST LARGE GROUP LIBERATED MEMBERS TEXAS UNIT ARRIVES  SURVIVORS 131ST FIELD - ARTILLERY KNOWN AS “LOST BATTALION”

'25 TEXAS SOLDIERS, SAILORS’: SURVIVORS OF HOUSTON, ‘LOST BATTALION’ HOME

Clean-Up of Japs ~ On Land Continues   Orders Given to Slow Fight to Save Lives.

Union’s Pact At Chrysler Plant Ended   New Trouble Arises as Deadlock Persists in Strike at GM.

GM-CI0 Talks On Wage Demands End   Union Rejects Company Offer to Extend Contract For Year, Says Director

Postpone Negotiations With G-M as Talks With Chrysler Are Broken Off

Negotiations © Postponed By Auto Union   Reuther Called Out Of City And Thus Could Not Take Part In Proposed Conference

GM-CIO TALKS ~ ARE DELAYED; ~— REUTHER GONE   Union Leader To Attend Meeting ot Buffalo—Picketing Discussions Wait

MEETING PUT OFF   CIO-GM Negotiations Await Reuther’s Return to Detroit

Chtysler-U. A. W Contract Ended   Negotiations Are Off: Work to Continue Pending Pact

Chrysler, Union Break off Talks   Union, Company Reject Proposals On Contract Discussions, Strike  At General Motors Still Deadlocked

Murray Charges President's Plan Aims to Destroy OQrannized Lober

Meeting Between (GM And Union Is Postponed Today   Reuther Called Out of Town; Both Sides Want Quick Settlement Before Gov't Board Is Set

Union Rejects Plan From Chrysler To Extend Wage Pact   Motorized Column From Ford Plant Tc Join General Motors Pickets in Detroit Saturday

ClO, G-M MEET AS POSTPONED   [Resumption of Picketins Parley Delayed Due To Reuther’s Absence

Union Postpone: Wage Discussion With GM Officer:  Reuther Is Called From Detroit Meet

UNION LEADER SEEKS DELAY   Walter P. Reuther Called Qut of City; Couldn't Take Part in Mest.   LARGEST PICKET LINE

NEGOTIATIONS CALLED OFF AT G. M.   U. A. W. Vice President Called Out Of Town  _, RBNTY PARTIES   Hope Fact-Finding Board Will Not Be Needed To End Work Stoppage

GM Conference With Strikers Is Called Off   Postponed After’ Com. pany’s Contplaint Of ‘Iegal Picketing “Ac-~ dvity In Detroit

G. MU. A.W. CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED   Union Makes Request for Delay on Consideration of Motor Firm’s Complaint of Illegal Picketing.

Negotiations On GM Strike Are Postponed   Had Scheduled Talk: On Illegal Picketing; Chrysler Discussions Broken Off

peal REQUESTS : OF OF EATS   Ask Additional Tume! " Before Starting Dicker On General Motors’ Charges Of Hilega Picketins Activ;

Parley Postponed      General Motorsand U.A.W. Resume Limited Nervtiations

Detroit Awaits Next Moves In Wage Disputes   Chrysler Terminates Union Contract But Production Goes On

Reuther Unable To Attend Meeting Planned To Iron Out Difficulties; Ford Workmen  To Introduce New "Mobile Picketing'’

Meeting on Illegal — Picketing Postponed   Reuther, UAW Vice President, to Buffalo; Unable tna Attend

UAW HOLDS UP TALKS WITH GN ABOUT PICKETS   Ending Of Working Accord Isn’t Expected To Halt Chrysler Operation

GM—UAW Meeting Postponed   Negotiations Were Scheduled to Be Resumed Today

610-Chrysler Contract Ends   Negotiations on . Wage Demands Are Broken Of

Workers Reject Offer Of Extended Contract  GM and Union Hope to Reach Pact Withant Reeanrsee ta Fact Raard

NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHRYSLER ARE BROKEN OFF   Negotiations, To Have Been Resumed Today, Postponed At Request Of Union; Reuther On Undis closed Mission.

UNION OFFICIAL CALLS OFF DATE ‘LEAVING TOWN’   STRIKERS PLANNING DEMONSTRATION TO INTENSIFY STRIKE

Chrysler Talks On Pay Scale Broken Off   Deadlock Holds In General Motors Strike Discussions

Truman’s F act-F inding Proposal Brings Quick Opposition ] F rom Labor  ; Reuther' On Way To. Buffalo Meeting;

DIES OF HEART ATTACK   Cornwells Heights Woman Stricken While Preparing Dinner

MRS. H. MINSTER, JR.. DIES VERY SUDDENLY   Husband, Lately Returned From Hawaii, Finds Her  Lifeless Body   LIVED AT CORNWELLS

Telephone Workers To Vote On Strike   Notice To Be Filed In 15 Days As Result Of Friday Protest Walkout 

Mayer, Beirne And Creasy !n Controversy   Strike Vote Notice Will Be Filed For Telephone Workers Within 15 days.

. Two Mystery Blasts Kill Three Americans and 12 » Germans, Many Injured

Rescue Parties Hunt Casualties In Bremen Blast; Three Yanks Dead

600 Members of Union Walk Out At AMG Co. Here   Plants 2 and 3 are Affected; Join With Two Rivers Members

Need Air Force -- De Seversky   Atom Bomb Has Not Changed Concepts

OLVERGKY REPORTS ON ATOM BOMBING   Finds Nothing to Indicate Radical Change in Warfare Science.

Doubts A-Bomb Revolutionary   _ Seversky Thinks It Fired Imagination’  More Than Cities

MAJOR DE SEVERSKY TALKS DOWN EFFECT OF ATOMIC BOMBS  WARPLANE DESIGNER SAYS ARMY. NAVY AND All

Balloon Bomb Ineffective   9,000,000 Yen Spent On Manufacture of Odd Useless Weapon.

PAPER BALLOON BOMBS COSTLY   Attempt To Get Revenge For Doolittle Raids Proves Dismal Flop

Man About 40 Years Old Found Nailed to Cross With Spikes in Hands

POLICE FIND MAN CRUCIFIED   Chicagoan Nailed To Big Cross On Street

Find Chicago Man Nailed To A Cross   Believed Victim of Religous Cult; Paper Indicates He’s ‘Sacrifice’

Chicaqo Man Crucified and Crown  _ of Thorny Bushes Placed on Head

FOUND GUILTY  IN MEAT CASE   Baltimore Meat Wholesaler and Kansas City Packing Co. Found Guilty.

MEAT DEALERS ARE CONVICTED   Baltimore And Kansas City Interests File New Trial Motion

Trail Of Missing Women Leads To  Definite Death Pattern, Cremation   ' Hunt Leads To Arrest Of Former Convict And Finding Of Safety Deposit Box Which Yielded More Than $200,000

Transcontinental Hunt Results In Man’s Arrest   Pattern Is Established In Cremations of  OS

-Linstick Note   Investigations Into Deaths Of  Women Pressed   Prompted- By Arvest Of Former Convict; Definite Pattern In Crematious’ Established

Transcontinental Hunt Results In Man’s Arrest  Pattern Is Establisher In Cremations of  OTR cl tole: Wamenr

Cramer Not  Traitor Says High Court   Conviction of Mane Who Aided Nazis Set Aside

WOMAN TAKEN © DUE TO STROKE   Mrs. Orintha -E. Noffsinger Funeral Will Be Held Saturday

MRS. BLOCK, 50 DIES OF STROKE   Funeral to Be Held Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Set. Fredrick C. Vaughn Is Wounded   Wife on Bridge Avenue Has Been Notified

LaGuardia Tells Why He Thinks New Yorkers Should Have Special Privilege of One Hour

General Clark Says Nazis Are Likely To Leave   Declares Retreat In Italy Not Improbable By Shattered German

GERMANS MIGHT “ABANDON ITALY   General Clark Says Enemy Withdrawal ‘Increasingly Likely’—Bombers Set

NAZI RETREAT FROM ITALY IS SEEN “LIKELY’   Clark Warns Italians Air Attacks On Routes Coming

Allied Aerial Power In Italy Will Be Loosed   ‘People of Northern Italy Warned of Altacks to Make German With drawal. Costly

ITALIA WARNED OF WAR DANGERS TODAY   U. S. To Throw Air Power At Nazi Troops

Clark Expects Nazi Retreat   General Declares Withdrawal From Italy ‘Increasingly Likely.’

Allies In Italy Use Air Power  On Nazi Road:   Clark Acts To Prevent Withdrawal Of Nazis; Asks Help Of Patriots

Nazi Retreat From Italy Anticipated   Gen. Mark Clark Warns Italians Allied Air Might May Be Loosened

NAZI WITHDRAWAL FROM ITALY SEEN   GEN, CLARK WARNS ITALIANS OF AIR ATTACKS ON ROUTES

Nazi Withdrawal From Italy likely  Clark Warns Holo  Allied Air Might Is  nn 2 ae ne ea

Italian Supply Lines Draw Fire  Warning by Clark Seen as Significant

Raids On Japan Heavier Than Over Germany   Small Home Island Being Hit Harder Than Sprawl ing German Targets.

SUPERFORT RAID IS BIGGEST YET   820 B-29’s Rain Destruction Greater Than Any Attack on Reich

11 Baptist Missionaries And Young Boy Reported Beheaded by Japanese

Officials Amazed. At Korean Set-Up   State Department Dis. claims Any Part in Military Orders

ACTION IN KOREA AMAZES CAPITAL   COUNTRY LEFT UNDER SU. PERVISION OF WHOLE JAPANESE ADMINISTRATION.

Army’s Korear Plans Surprise  U. S. Officials   State Department Disclaims Any Part in Making Decision

19- Year-Old Girl Weds Uncle of Soldier Husband She Believed Dead

Soldier's Rescue Complicates Life of Wife Who Thought She Was Widow

Soldier Back From Dead; Wife Rewed   Bewildered Bride of Sergeant's Uncle to Await Na lc Return

Bride of 12 Days Learns First Husband She Thought Was ‘Dead Has Been Found Alive In Japan and Is Coming Home

Bride of Few Days Learns Soldier : Husband She Thought Dead Is Alive!

BLOODLESS BEACHHEAD ON JAPAN'S SOIll   12-DAY BRIDE DISCOVERS ‘DEAD’ MATE, JAP RELEASEE

Wife Who Married ‘Dead Husband’s Uncle Learns First Spouse Is Alive

Man Reported Dead Is Alive, Wife Remarries  Weds Uncle Of Jap War Captive

JAPANESE, ATTITUDE WRONG, . TASK FORCE LEADER STATES   COMMANDER OF TASK FORCE 38 SAYS JAPS DON'T KNOW THEY ARE LICKED

Man Calmly Admits Slaying Police State   Business Man  Fatally Shot

SHOTS TAKE LIFE OF BUSINESSMAN   Restaurant Worker Held In Cincinnati Fatality

INVESTIGATION INTO SURPLUS GOODS SALE   Congressman Wants To Know Why Vets’ Priority Rights Are . Being Ignored

NAZIS RACING TOWARD PASS   WILD ' SCRAMBLE BEING ‘MADE TO GET OUT OF ITALY AND INTO BAVARIAN “REDOURBT”

Stettinius to Give Report on Parley   Big 4 Ready to Offer Yalta Voting Formula

Big Four Will Explain Voting Formula  Stettinius to Speak on Progress of Meet Tonight

Laval. Aided Unvillingly   Tells Paris ‘Court . ‘He Saved Premiers

Laval Insists Petain Worked To Help France   Arch Collaborator Says They Tried To Dull Edge Of Nazis’ Worst Blows.   SAVED 2 EX-PREMIERS

Laval Asserts He Saved Lives of Blum, Reynaud  ; Collaborator Digs . Into Secrets Of Vichy Regime

‘Laval Asserts “He Saved Lives <Of Premiers   Balked Gestapo Slaying Of Blum, Renaud, Declares

Testifies That He  Saved Lives of Two French Premiers by Protests to Germans

VICHY REGIME SECRETS DUG UP BY LAVA   HE WAS UNWILLING TOOL OF NAZIS, WITNESS SAYS

Pierre Laval Is Unwilling Tool of Nazis   Witness Admits He i Most Hated Man in France But Claims He Worked for Concessions

Laval Claims Saving French leaders" Lives      Says He.Prevented Execu. tions by Gestapo of Leon Blum-and Paul. Reynaud .

UNWILLING IN TRAITOR ROLE, LAVAL CLAIMS   Saved Lives of Former Premiers, Declares Collaborator

LAVAL CLAIMS HE SAVED BOTH BLUM, REYNAUL   Ex-Vichy Chief Testifies Hi Efforts Prevented Murders of Leaders

LAVAL SAYS HE SAVED 2 LEADERS   TESTIFIES HE PREVENTED GESTAPO MURDER OF BLUM AND REYNAUD.

ne Picturing Himself as Unwillin ng Tool of the Nazi Regim  Laval ‘Saved’ Blum, Reynaud From German Firing Squads

Laval Claims He Prevented Murder of ‘Reynaud and Blum by German Gestapo

Iwo Jima Again  Heavily Bombed   Superfortresses From Marianas Hit Military Instal.lations On Island   FOURTH MAJOR BOMBING ATTACK

NEW ATTACKS ON IWO JIM:   SUPERFORTS POUND . “STEPPING STONE” ISLAND FOURTH TIME--TASK FORCE REPORT MADE

Tokyo Says Invasion Is  Now Imminent  Oil Refinery Close to Shimotsu Hit

Assault On Fan Lands Durocher In Felony Court   Leo The Lip and Cop Charged With Beating

.  . p: _ 4 Historica? Lieut. Richard lowers  Spending Leave With Friends In LeMars

Listoricat  Lieut. Richard Lowers Spending Leave With Fi riends In LeMars

Wallace Notes Political Bickering In Debate On Employment Service

POUND INDICTED BY DISTRICT COURT   American Poet Charged with Treason: Italy Broad naate Rasis 

‘Historic Peace Discussions to Be Opened Today    New Demands Are Piling Up for Foreign Ministers

Ministers Of Big Five Meet Today      Historic Session In London Faces Weichty Problem:

Big Five Gets Down to Work   New Demands Fog Air as Conference Is Convened Today

DEMANDS PILE UP ON EVE OF Blt a - LONDON MEETING   ®rance Calls for Internationalization of Ruhr and Cutting of Rhineland From Reich.   SOVIETS SEEK CONTROL OF THE DARDANELLES   Byrnes Last of Foreign Ministers to Arrive—Session Aimed at Designing Lasting Peace.

MINISTERS MEET IN LONDON TODAY   Historic Session of Big Five Aimed at Designing Lasting Peace

Ministers of Great Powers  To Meet Today   Many New Problems Demanding Decisions  From High Officials

Bond Sales   British Asked U. S To Base Ships At Singapore in 194]   Proposal Was Opposed By American Officers, Marshall Testifies

Turned Down British Request In Fall Of *41, Marshall Declares   Sought Mutual Defense Accord   General Believes, However, War With Japs Inevitable If England Involved

Jap Forces Trapped In Northern Luzon   American Troops And Filipino Guerrillas Seize Bases 225 Miles From Formosa

CLAMP PINCERS ON JAP FORCES IN NORTH LUZON      Americans, Filipinos Take Bases Within 225 Miles Of;  BRarmnocs,

U.S. and Filipinos Clamp Huge Pincers on Japs in Northern Luzon   Seize Bases Within 225 Miles Of Formosa

Pincers Clamped On Jap Forces — In North Luzon       ap-Led Guerilla, Units Pace’ Drive.  To Clear Island

'American-Led Guerrillas ‘Kill Thousands Of Japs,  (Win North Luzon Province

Filipinos Aid Yank Cleanup In Philippines   Guerrilla Forces Armed With U. S. Weapons  Seize Province

Vise Clamped OnJapsDugin ~~ Luzon Hills   Yanks and Guerrillas Drive Last of Invaders .owkrom-licos Narte,.,.,

AMERICANS INN. LUZON PINCERS MOVE   Guerillas Seize Bases 225 Miles From Formosa

Yanks, Filipino Guerrillas Clamp Pincers on Japs‘in Luzon, Clear Ilicos Norte

Entire World Is Peaceful After Long Years Of War; Nips Face Difficult Period

MacArthur Urges Preservation of Peace Won at Great Cost bv Allie

Berlin Shudders Under Worst Raid on Record  Horde of Heavies Drops 3,000 Tons of Bombs

GREATEST Alt BLOW 10 CITY   More Than 1,000 Bombers _ Blast and Burn Heart of Reich Capital.   OPPOSITION IS LIGHT

TEEMING CITY GETS HEAVIEST BLOW OF WAF   No German Planes Rise to Defend Capital as Americans Bomb and Burn Center of City

3,000 TONS OF BOMBS SMASH NAZI CAPITAL   Blows Apparently Cause Widespread Confusion And Demoralization

Berlin Smashed in Biggest Raid  3,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Capital

Over 1,000 U. S. Flying Fortresses In Berlin Attack   3,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Heart Of Capital; Liberators In Diversionary Raid

More Than 1,000 Flying Fortresses Pour 3.000 Tons of Explosives on German Capital

1,000BOMBERS SPREAD RUIN IN ENEMY CAPITAL   American Fortresses Drop 3,000 Tons; Oil Plant, Railyards Also Hit

BOMBERS LASH AT BERLIN IN WAVES   GERMAN RADIO SAYS ALLIED ARMADAS ARE SWEEPING OVER REICH

Berlin Target  Of 1,000-Plane Bomber Attack   Greatest Air Blow of War Is Dealt to Capital of Nazi Land.   Bombers Shielded by 900 Fighter Pianes

1000 BOMBERS POUND BERLIN   GREATEST BLOW IN WAR DEALT GERMAN CAPITAL

1,000 ‘Forts’ Used to Rake Heart of City   Refugee-Teeming Capital Believed  Thrown Into Panic

U.S. Forts Blast Heart of Berlin In Heaviest Bomb Raid on Capital

3000 TonsofBombsHit ~*~ Nazi Capital in Air Blow Eclipsing Previous Records   ' Incredible Devastation Reported by Returning Airmen-—Military and Rail Targets Are Smashed

Bombers Pound Berlin   Drop Three Thousand  Tons of Explosives  On Crowded City in “Heaviest Raid of War

Record Air Blow Landed On Refugee-Crowded Berlin; Thousand Flying Forts Drop 3,000 Tons On Capital

Fortresses Blast  Center of Berlin  Aim At Military Targets In City

MORE THAN THOUSAND AMERICAN HEAVIES IN ATTACK ON BERLIN   400 LIBERATORS STAGED DIVERSIONARY RAID ON MADGEBURG

Drop 3,000 Tons of Bombs In Greatest Blow;. No Planes of Enemy Rise To Oppose Strike

BERLIN TEEMING WITH REFUGEES DEALT GREATEST AIR BLOW BY BRITISH AND AMERICAN FLEETS 

Japs On Okinawa Fighting With Greatest Tenacity Of Campaign   One Of Most Crucial Battles Of Campaign Being Fought For Tunneled Sugar Loaf Fortress, Key To Enemy Defenses.

Crucial Battle For Tunneled Sugar Loaf Hill   Fortress Defended By 30,000 Japanese; Marines Bearing the ‘Brunt of the Fight

TS IMPORTANT   Tunneled Sugar Loaf Fortress Covers Approaches To Capital of Naha.   MORE RESERVES FOR JAPS

JAPS FIGHTING FIERCELY FOR TUNNELED FORT   Victory May Break Main Japanese Line of Resistance on Okinawa

ONE MOST CRUCIAL — BATTLES OF OKINAWA CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY   JAP COMMANDERS DES-  PERATELY THROWING RE SERVES INTO STRUGGLE

Fierce Battle Rages for Okinawa For   Marines Fight for Control of Hill Dominating Capital

One Of Fiercest Battles On Okinawa Rages For 150-Ft. Sugar Loaf Hill

30,000 Japs Reported In Naha Defense   More Than 400, Superforts Over Japan Today—Nips Claim U.S. Ships Sunk

Battle For Sugai Leaf Fortress Mest Crucial   Japanese Commaders Desperately Throwing Reserve Troops Into Fight To Hold Hilt

Battle on Okinawa Today Being Fought for Tunneled Sugar Loaf Fortress,  150 Foot Hill.   BELIEVE 30,000 JAPS ARE ON THE DEFENSE

Crucial Battle Being Fought on Okinawa Heights   Jap Commanders Throw Reserves Into Bitter Fight

TENACIOUS JAP TROOPS CLING TO VITAL HILL   Courageous Yanks Repulse  Fanatical Nippon Ban zai Charges

Struggle For Key Heights .   Sugar Loaf Hill, Chang‘es Hands Nine Times In Seven Days in Okinawa’s Bloodiest Battle

Japs Desperately Throwing in Reserves to Hold Position and Thereby May Weaken Present Fighting Line.

Fierce Fray Now Raging On Okinawa   Japs Throwing Reserves Into Struggle for Sugar Loaf Hill

Fierce Battle, for Sugar Loaf Hill at Nic 2 One Of Most Crucial S<- Far

Bitter Sugar Loaf Battle On Okinawa   Marines Hold Northern Slope Of Hill Flanking Naha And Shuri.

Crucial Fight Is Raging For Okinawa   Sugar Loaf Fortress Is Scene of Desperate Jap Stand

Hill Covering Approaclies To Naha U. S. Goal   Japanese Defenders Sugar Loat Hill Desperately Throwing Reserve Troops Into Struggle   Marines Bearing  Brant of Fight   Leathernecks of Sixth Division Clinging to Northern Slope Seized in Ninth Attack

“Japs and Yanks Battle for Hill   Americans Fighting to Take Sugar Loaf Fortress  on Okinawa   ENEMY SENDS RESERVES!   Marines Are Clinging tc Northern Slope of the Mound

SUGAR LOAF HILL IS OBJECTIVE OF MARINE DIVISION   JAPS HURL RESERVE TROOPS INTO FIERCE STRUGGLE TO HOLD

U.S. FIGHTS FOR OKINAWA HILL   Nips Throw in Reserves ir Crucial Battles

Vital Battle Being Fought On Okinawa   Yank Troops Trying To Capture Strong Sugar Loaf Fortress

Five Yank Cruisers Into Chefoo Harbor   There to Survey Ticklish Situation

CITY MAY L $120,600 GRANT FROM US.   Water Expansion Program Will Not Be Dropped. However

Terror Bombing Reports Denied   Says Military Targets Will Be Objectives

BIG REWARD FOR MISSING MAJOR   Aunt Of Major Robert Clark, Who Disappeared In Raleigh In March, 1944, Offers $1,000 Reward,

Jailed Army Wife Attends Inquest   Held on Manslaughte Charge, Says She Cheops Cale Natowen

Inquest Held In Death Case  Major's Wife Held After Saifor Slain

Arn ‘my vy Major’ s Wite Held In Shooting Of Sailor   Brother Of Slain Youth Says Matron Started Firing After Ordering Sailor And Brother From Neighbor’s Home Where They Went To Call On Maid

Russo-Chinese Agreement Is Announced   Will Give Chiang Better Operation In Manchurian Area

New Raids on Supply Lines Made by Reds   Chaing Kai-Shek to Send Airborne Troops to Area

RUSS PROTECTION = Chiang Gets Okeh to Fly Troops Into Manehuria 

REDS OKEH FLYING QF CHINESE TROOPS   Communists Continue Raids on Nationalist Supply Lines. In--North

CHINESE REDS STEP UP FIGHT   Intensify Raids on Supply Lines of Nationalist Army in Manchuria

Frozen Bodies of Murdered Yankees Found  Nazis Try to Hide Crime With Artillery Barracaea

Massacre of American Captives - .  By-Nazi SS Troops Is Confirmed:

PATROLS CONFIRM NAZI MASSACRE   BODIES OF: OVER 100 U. S. ‘TROOPS, HANDS OVER HEADS, FOUND IN SNOW.

Slaughtered Yanks Found  Atrocity by Germans   Atrocity by Germans Verified as Bodies Of 100 Are Located

Butchered U. S. Prisoners Found By Infantry Patrol   Buddies Sight Frozen 30th Division Troops In No Man's Land

Find Bodies Of Americans   Infantry Patrol Finds Bodies of More Than 100 Prisoners Slain by Nazis

FIND MURDERED CAPTIVE YANKS   More Than 100 Bodies of  Victims Discovered

_ Wanton Slaughter Patrol Finds Hundred Yanks Massacred By Nazi Captors

PATROL DISCOVERS — PROOF OF ATROCITY   Finds ‘Bullet»Shattered  Bodies _ of. 100 Americans Slaughtered: by Germans

(hungking Radio Declares Emperor Has Given Up Throne To Avoid Allied  Dunichment

Crown Prince ‘Tsugu’ Mentionec As Successor To Emperor; News Is Unconfirmed

Chunking Reports Emperor Abdicating; No Confirmation   Hirohito’s Move Described as. Avoiding War Criminal Implications—State Department Surprised by Rumor of News and its Explanation

No confirmation of report Hirohito has left throne  J Japanese Premier Higashi-Kuni say:   ee 6 ere emnnyw “utthant fanndation

HIROHITO SAID TO HAVE QUIT AS JAP MIKADO   Radio Report From Chungking Unconfirmed; Feared War Criminal Label      WESTERN OBSERVERS SKEPTICAL OF STORY

MacArthur Has No Word On Hirchito Abdiecation ‘No Foundation?  To Radio Report From Chungking,

MILLS: RE-ELECTED ~ HEAD OF CHAMBER   Board of Directors Meets Menday and Reor- » 7 ganizes

MILLS RE-ELECTED HEAD OF CHAMBER   Board of Directors Meets Monday and Reorganizes

Gain Up To 2,000 Yards Al Aleng Its Front   German Attack Into Northeastern France Against Seventh Army Is Full Offensive

Montgomery Put In Charge Ot Troops in North And Tosses His Armored Divisions At Nazis; Seventh Bears Brunt Of New Offensive By German Forces

Montgomery Heads All Troops in Area   That British Leader Directing Both English and Yanks Revealed; Six Allied Armies Grind On In Miserable Weather.

German Attack Develops Info Full Offensive   Troops of Britain Gain 2000 Yards North of Salient

Field Marshal Montgomery Throws Veteran Fighters Into Action To Stop the Germans.   U.S. 7TH ENG. AGED IN BITTER FIGHTING

THROWN (NTO BELGIAN FIGHT      German Attack in Northeastern France Becomes Full Offensive. 7)   PUSH AHEAD TWO MILES

Penetration Of 2.000 Yds. Is Announced   Allied Drive Just Started, Marshall Says

British In Action In Belgium Gain Along Front; Enemy Push ‘To South Now a Full Offensive

Heavy German Attack Develops South of Fight  in Belgium   ‘PATROLS CROSS RHINE   In the Belgian Bulge, Six Armies Fight in Severe Weather

British Push Reaches Info ‘Waha Village   Other British Units Attack. Germans on Outskirts of Bure And Wavreille

Gains Up to 2,000 Yards  Are Scored  Nazis Making Big Brive Into France

Velerans Hit Belgian Bulge   Grind Out Gains; German Attack On U. S. Seventh Now Full Offensive

Nazis -Close In Toward Strasbourg      British Yanks, Infantry Attack Northwest Tip of von Rundstedt’s Arniy. Reach. Waha   Six Armies might   DIX ALES FE ret  Huge Number of Men on Both Sides Is  Locked in Battle

New Command Directs Europe Fight   Seventh Army of U. $. Meets Attack In Full-Scale Size

BRITISH INFANTRY, ARMOR THROWN AGAINST RUASTEDT IN FIERCE GOUNTERATTACK   Allies Reach Village Of Waha In 1,500 Yard March Iz: Snow

British Forces =" Under Montgomery Gain in Attack   Seventh Army Drive Becomes Full Offensive  R..llatétin

Veteran Troops And Armor Join Allied Assault   Montgomery Directing Counterattack; Enemy Smashes Forward In Full Scale Drive On Seventh Army; Six Armies In Battle

‘Troops Enter Battle Line North of Bulge   German Attack Against U. S. Seventh Army Has Advanced Two Miles

INFANTRY AND ARMOR SCORE 2,000-YD. GAIN   Advance On Front From Marche To Right of U. S. First Army

Temperatures   English Rush to Save Liege as . Von Rundstedt Attacks; Allies Battle Nazis Amid Snow

British Thrown Into Battle Of Belgian Bulge   Attack Carries Infantry and Armor Veterans to Village of Waha For 1500-Yard Advance   IGermany’s Escape Gap Whittled Down   \Pattonites Turn Back 17 Nazi Assaults: Seventh Army Pushed Froni Reich Soil

Field Marshal Montgomery’s Veterans Thrown Into Fierce  Battle Of Belgian. Bulge

Advanced Up to 2000 Yard: It Was Diselosed at Supreme Headquarters, Field  Marshal Montgomery in Charge.         FIRST AND NINTH ARMIES IN DRIVI   ‘Lieut. Gen. Omar N. Bradley Was Disclosed in Charge of Alll Allied Forces on the Bulge’s South Flank.

Nazis Turn Attack Against 7th Into All-Out Offensive   Hurl Yanks Back Two More Miles Southeast of Bitche: British Gain 2,000 Yards in Belgium

BUT NAZIS GAIN INDRIVE ON 7TH ARMY IN SOUTH   British Join Yanks.in Counter-Drive. Against Bulge in Belgium

British Troops Hit Bulge in Belgium   Bradley South Force Commander As German Drive Against Seventh Army Becomes Full-Scale Attack

BRITISH SECOND ATTACKING NOW IN BELCIAN AREF   Six Allied And German Armies Now In Baitle

'VETERAN BRITISH ‘INFANTRY AND ARMOR MAKES GOOD GAINS  GERMAN ATTACK FURTHER SOUTH DEVELOPS INTO  FULL OFFENSIVE

Allis Gain in North; Germans : ; ~ in Southeas   Enemy Push Against 7th “Army Carries 15.Miles “Into. France

COMMAND GIVEN TO MONTGOMERY   Germans Drive Forward For 2 Mile Southwest Of Bitche

(Montgomery’s Forces Hit Foe In Marche Area and At End of Nazi Salient

Montgomery In Charge On North Flank   Allied Tanks And Infantry Push Ahead:

MONTGOMERY'S VETERANS HIT NORTH SECTOR   British General Given Command of Allied Forces in North

BIG THREE’ NOT EXPECTED TO SET UP A UNIFIED COMMAND   CLOSER LIASON BETWEEN AL. LIES IN EUROPE EXPECTED . TO COME FROM CON FERE:

WEEP AS WHITES LEAVE SHANGRI-LA   EW GUINEA WARRIORS SEF AERIAL VISITORS DEPART WITH REGRET.

Fierce Native Warriors Weer  ,¥ y ’ 1 ‘As Friends Leave Shaneri-La

Natives Weep As Rescued Fliers Leave Mysterious Valley Of “Shang ri-La’’

Pravda Declares Hungary Must Pay For Nazi Sins   With Reparations to Russia, Return of Territories to Czechs, Romania

The Weather   iHigh temperature yesterday... iLow temperature yesterday. .

EMPEROR ASKS FOR CONFIDENCE   WANTS WORLD TO ,. HAVE FAITH IN JAPANESE

Jan Peonle Don  Know War s Lost  Hirohito Reads Orders  rfea°- ,-«- Ff _   Hirohito Reads Orders to Diet; People Have Excuses for Wer

Diet Advised T o Seek Era Of Good Will   Surrender Decree Termed Very Stern. In Eves of Japan

WEMBERS COME OUT OF SESSION WEEPING OPENLY   Strictest Observance of Imperial Orders Is Called For

THE WAR 1 TODAY The Left and Right  Battle in’ Euro lBy Dette «eeu.

LEFTIST TIDE NOW SWEEPING OVER EUROPE SEEMS RISING AROUND THRONE OF BFIGIUM

opold’s Surrender to Nazis may end monarchy— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (47  Belgium Caught In Scrap Between Left-Right

KILGORE TAKES PAY FIGHT TO SENATE FLOOR   _ Bill Rejected In Committee

KILGORE WILL CONTINUE FIGHT FOR LOAF PAY   Turned Down in Committee, Senator’s Pension to Vacationing Workers Idea to Be Taken to Senate Floor.

Kilgore’s Jobless Bill Defeated; Plans to Carry Battle Onto Floor

JOINT INSTALLATION MASONIC OFFICERS IN DISTRICT WEDNESDAY  BASCOM GILES, GRAND

JOINT INSTALLATION. MASONIC OFFICERS IN DISTRICT WEDNESDAY  BASCOM GILES, GRAND MASTER TEXAS MASONS,

Russian Demands in Asia Guessed   Probably Wants to Recoup 1905 Losses

Russians May Demand Return  Of Lost Areas   Pattern Of Pacific Peace May Follow Similar Pleas In Europe

Every Major Jap Warship Is Sunk, Damaged  Butte Newsman ’  Tells of

Every Major Jap Warship Is Sunk, Damaged  Butte Newsman ' Tells of  Cwmmnachinag Riau

Queen Mary, With 14,698 Fighters Aboard, Leads Procession of Ships Info Harbor

25,097 Soldiers Arrive New York   Queen Mary Brings 14,698; Nine Other Troop Ships Arrive.

RANGE SOLDIERS ON “QUEEN MARY’   Huge Liner Docks in New York With 14,698 Fighting Men Aboard.

NAVY OFFICER FATALLY SHOT   George W. Booker Held After Shooting Near  Leonardtown

Naval Officer Shot To Death   Slot Machine Repairman Being Held for Questioning

Halt Action on Work Bill   Senate Military Committee Doubtful That Need for Work or Jail: Law Necessary

SOME SENATORS DOUBT NEED OF MANPOWER BILL   CLOSED HEARINGS FAIL TO CONVINCE ALL OF COMMITTEE

DOWGTING NEC OF SERVICE AGT   Week of Closed Hearings --Leaves-Committee Members Doubtful.

WORK OR JAIL BILL TABLED FOR WEEK-END   Some Members Of Committee Say  Bill Not Needed

Senate Committee _ Postpones Action  on ‘Work- Fight Ac   Summary of, News: of Tody 3 in. ‘Washington Compiled by AP

Russ Close In On Danzig, Gdynia Ports  Mass ‘Along Oder,  AT... f'..*..,   Mass Along Oder, Make Gains On Hungary Front

VETERAN ARMY MEN GO HOME   Over 15,000 Lined Uy For Their Releases From AEF

80,000 SOFT COAL MINERS OFF THE JOB   Workers Remain Absent From Pits Despite U nio n-Management Agreement to Extend Expired Contract.

80,000 MINERS — DLE IN U, S, DESPITE PACT   Indiana; Mines Among Those Affected; No  Explanation Given

State Abstractors Open Two-Day Convention Here  Banquet at Placer Tonight Will  High Light Sessic..

State Abstractors Open Two-Day Convention Here   Banquet at Placer  Tonight Will

Naturopath Case Given To Jury   Trial Judge Delivers Delayed Charge

Marshal Tito Eases Tension Over Trieste       Early Sol  - Perhaps’ With Riss i  Now 

London Sees Early Solutior  To Problem   Yugoslav Forces Now Withdrawing From South Austriz

Tito acts to ease tension in Balkans  Early solution of problem seen

Rebuff Planned For Government  Of Argentina   Inter-American Group TaRefuse Recognition. But Befriend People

SOLDIERS WIT HIGH DISCHARGE POINTS FAVORED   Most Older Men Will Not Be Sent Overseas Fer Duty   RETIREMENT SYSTEM BEING LIBERALIZED

Army Revises Order on Duty Overseas  Gls with 45 Points As of May 12 TT... G@tavin TT &

Army Sets Up New Plan On Discharaes   High Point And Older Men Not To Gr Overcene® 1765 O00 Invalved

4-Point Men Freed From Shift Abroad   Age Limit For Overseas Service Set At 37 Years

BANS SERVICE OVERSEAS FOR 45-POINT MEN   Army Also Not To Send Soldiers 34 Or Older Abroad

Soldiers With 45 Or More Points To Stay in States   Men Over 37 Also Wil Not Go Overseas, Army Says

Soldiers 34 fo 36 with Year's Service Will Remain in U. 5.; Order Affects Total of 665,000

Army Refirements May Be Liberalized   Retired Pay After 2C Years of Service Is Tentatively Approved

Army Sets Up New Plan On Discharaes   _ High Point And Older Men Not To Go Overseas: 1.765.000 Involved

ARMY RULES 3I-YEAR-OLDS SHALL NOT GO   It Also Bans Sending Those 34 to 36 With Year’s Service—665,000 in 3 Categories.   TO SCREEN UNITS HEADED FOR PACIFIC   Action Takes Heed of Complaints of Enuropean Vets—-All WACs to Stay in U.S.

‘Chinese Troops Enter Mukden   Chiang Kai-Shek Arrives In Manchurian Capital

Chinese in Mukden by  Soviet Aid   American Planes Fly Chinese to Manchuria City

MUKDEN IS ENTERED BY CHIANG ARMY   Newspaper Reports Airborne Troops Also In Changchun

ENTERED BY CHIANG ARMY   Newspaper Reports Airborne Troops Also In Changchun

 NATIONALIST ARMIES ARRIVE BY LAND AND AIR AS RUSSIAN TROOPS HELP IN OCCUPATION

EFERENCE BUREAU SAYS OMART HAVE NO BABIES   College - Trained Couples Have Fewest Children   MORE OVER-PRODUCING

INDICATE NAZIS MAY BE WITHDRAWING   Snowstorm Limits First Army Gains, Grounds Planes

Believe Nazis Withdraw from Ardennes Bulge   Armor, Infantry Forces Encounter Light Artillery Fire

Yanks Battle Germans in Teeth of Storm   Gen’l Patch Brings Foe  ° Drive in the South Tinder Canirol

GERMAN MAY DE PREPARING TO QUIT BULGE   Signs Indicate Withdrawal from North Side of Belgian Salient.

Tank Battle Raging   Huns Reported to Be Pulling Out Of Entire Bulge

German Defenses. Breaking Up As Big Withdrawal Starts;. Snows Fail to Halt Allies

STAGE FIERCE BATTLE TO COVER PULL-OUT MOVE   First U.S, Army Plans Frontal Assault; Tanks Take Towns

‘GERMANS PULL : BACK FROM TIPt ‘OF SALIENT   Japs Continue Report U. S. Invades Luzon

Snow Storm Limits 1st Army Advance Southward to Gains Averaging One Third of Mile

German Flight From Bulge  is Indicated   Snowstorm Envelopes Armor Clash On Ardennes Kevstone Approaches

Indications Are Germans Are Beginning To Move Out Of Ardennes) Salient—Fighting Delayine Action   NAZIS ARE NOT ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE

Yanks Push Nazi Forces Back on Ardennes Front   General Situation Best Since Von Rundstedt Launched Offencive

GIANT ARMOREL BATTLE RAGES IAT LA ROCHE   Signs Point to German Retreat

Fleet Of 1,350 American Planes Hit Berlin Area; R.A.F. Use 11-Ton Bombs

Aerial Warfare on Reich Inten.:ified; 1i-Ton Bombs Used   Over 1,350 American Planes Carry Into Thirty-first Day

Super-Bomb Cuts Viaduct   New 11-Tonners Terrific; Allied Bombers Over Many Industrial, Military Targets

Destroy Rail Viaduet Near Key Junction   Fighter Bombers Get Sixty German Planes In Airfield East of  Coblenz—Three Lost

ALLIED WARPLANES RIPPED INTO REICH AGAIN ON THURSDAY  SUSTAINED AIR OFFENSIVE SAW RAT UNLEASH  91.TON SUPERBOMB

British Dump Big New Bomb  On Nazi Reich   Eleven-Ton Super - Bombs Credited With Knockout Of Viaduet.   JOIN RUSSIAN FLIERS

New Bomb Cargo Knocks Out Vital German Viaduct   Weigh 11 Tons, Smash Main Routes East of Rhine

American Heavies Batter Berlin’s Big Freight Yards  RAF Uses Superbomb To Knock Out Bielefeld Viaduct

Freight Yards Bomb Target   London—?)—The RAF shook the reich again Thursday with its new 11-ton bombs.

KNOCK OUT VITAL RAILROAD VIADUCT   MORE THAN 5,000 ALK IED AIRPLANES RIP INTO GERMANY

New Giant11. Ton Bombs Hit Reich Bridge:   U.S. Planes Join Russians. for Ist Time on Attacks

11-TON BOMBS TEAR VIADUCTS   Allied Planes Carry Smash At Reich Into 31st Day

Allied Planes Continuing To  Rip Inte Reick:   New LL-Tou Super-Bomb, Dubbed *Townbuster.? Smashes Berlin-Ruter Railway

Churchill Is Optimistic; Pledges Britain Early Election   1,350 U. S. Planes Hit Berlin; British Hurl 11-Ton Eggs

Great Air Drive Into Its 3lst. Da  RAF Uses Ii-ton Bemb on Viaduct

BERLIN AREA IS POUNDED AGAIN   Oranienburg Freight Yards Blosted——British Introduce 11-Ton Bomb

New11-TonBomb  Is Used on Nazis   Fleet of American Bombers Raids Freight Yards at:  Oranienburg ~   A SUBURB OF BERLIN   Volcano Weapon Knocks Out Important Rail Viaduct at Bielefeld.

POUND BOMB HITS CERMANY   Used To Smash Viaduct On Vital Ruhr Supply Line

RAF UNLEAGHES A NEW WEAPON   11-Ton Super-Bomb Credited With Knocking Out Vital Rail Viaduct.

SUPER - BOMB KNOCKS OUT NAZI VIADUCT   Allied Warplanes Rip Inte Reich In 31st Day of Sustained Aerial Offensive  of the War   5,000 PARTICIPATING

Truman Will Visit His .  Home Town   Plans To Stop ~ At Kansas City And Independence

PRESIDENT TO ~~ VISIT MISSOURI   Will Be In Independence June 27 and K. C. Next Day.

YOUTH TRAINING BILL SET BACK   Hearings May Not B Completed Before End Of Year

No Vote This Year on the Training Bill   Rep. May Indicates Great Many Witnesses Stil Must Be Heard

Doubt T Training Vote This Year      May Deplores Show Progress In The Hearings

International War Crimes Tribunal Refuses To Indict Alfried Krupp Instead Of Father

Training Bill Vote Far Off   ‘Hearings on Legislation ‘ Mav Rou Into 1946

VOTE ON DRAFT IN 1940 UNLIKELY   HOUSE CHAIRMAN MAY DOUBTS HEARINGS CAN BE FINISHED THIS YEAR.

NAGASAKI MADE DESERT RUBBLE BY ATOMIC BOMB   Farm Houses Ten Miles Away Crushed—Death Toll Was Great

NAGASAKI LEFT PILE OF RUBBLE   Japs Say Bomb Crushed Houses 10 Miles Away

JAPANESE TELL UF NAGASAKI BOMBS   Second Atomic Bomb Crushes Farm Houses Ten Miles Away

Advance Forces Prepare Capital For Allied Army   Triumphant Entry Of Gen. MacArthur Scheduled Saturday

GOP MEETS 10 NAME CHAIRMAN   Fight to Select Successor May Delay Announcement

DOOLITTLE AND PATTON FETED   War Only Half Over, Third Army Chief Tells Nation

PATTON, DOOLITTLE — CHEERED BY CROWDS:   Two Receive Thunderous Ovations in Los Angeles— Speak at City Hall

Thousands Flee As Ohio River Boils Over Banks At Scores Of Places -

COLUMBUS AMUSEMENT PLACES   ARE OFF-COAL DELIVERY LIST   MAYOR BANS DELIVERIES FOR FIVE DAYS AS STEP TO MEET EMERGENCY THERE

Yanks Menace Enemy Supply Lines In North   Seventh Army Blunts German Spearhead In Strasbourg Area; Gains Of Up To Two Miles Reported On Northern Flank

1ST ARMY PUSH: PERILS ENEMY SUPPLY ROUTE   Other Yank Troops Launch New Attacks South . of Stauelot. -

Smash Into Bulge Flank   Armored Division Less _ Than Mile From Northern Enemy Lifeline   Rundsfedt Gambling   Boldly Sends Armor Deep Into Advance Positions, Yanks Find Soft Spots

Seventh Slashes Foe Spearhead Near Strasboure   Third Breaks Up Enemy Counterblow In Bastogne Area

¢th Army Shears Off Tip of  Nazi Spearhead   Supreme Headquarters Announces Enemy Has Lost 100,000 Soldiers and 685 Tanks Since the Opening of Offensive

New Enemy Drive Threatens’ French City From 3 Sides: Monty’s Forces Dent Wedge

U. S. Troops Seize Frai«: ture, Less Than He Mile From Vital :E: my Supplv Route.             NAZI SPEARHEAD IN ALSACE REDUCED.        Allies Say Germans ‘H: Lost 100,000 Men 685 Tanks Since’ Von: Rundstedt Struck.

Americans and Britons Now Are on Offensive Along 25. Miles in Belgium; Nazi Gains Near Strasbourg  Are Reduced, and Enemy Is Confined to Smal} Pocket

REICH LOSSES ESTIMATED AT 100,000 DEAD   SEVENTH ARMY NIPS OFF SPEARHEAD; BRITISH HIT

U. §. Advance: On Stavelot; Lose 100,000   SHAEF Gives Out Nozi Casualties; Knock Out Tanks

7th Army Blunts German Push in N'eastern France   First Army Strikes on Northern Front With at Least Six Divisions

Mile and Half American Advance Made in Area To South of Stavelot   U. S. Seventh Army Pushes Back German Spearhead in Northeast France; at Least 100.900 German Casualties Reported in Belgtum

Allies Say Germans Lose Nearly 100,000 Men Wounded, Killed Or Captured Since. Dec. 16-

AMERICAN UNITS SEIZE FRAITURE TO AlD ‘MONTY’   Enemy Troops North of Strasbourg Pounded—Gains Near Stavelot

Seventh Army Traps Tip Of Spearhead   North Belgian Flank Breaches Are Admitted by Foe

Fraiture Captured In Advance Of Mile, Half   BRITISH ARMY IS PLSHED BACK   Seventh Contains German Thrust Into Alsace

RUSSIA REOPENING PARLEY ARGUMENTS   Moscow's Demands’ Are Likely To ExterM Conference Beyond Next Saturday

U. §. Communist Blames America  Truman, Byrnes and Hurley Indicted

Five Torpedo Planes Vanish Without Trace   Navy Patrol Bomber Crashes in Flames While Aiding Hunt

FLIGHT OF FIVE NAVAL TORPEDO PLANES MISSING   Search Instituted Off Coast O Florida For The Planes

Five Naval Planes Lost Off Florida   Widespread Search Made For Bombers Missing Since Yesterday

Patrol Bomber Crashes During  Reseue Mission   Five Other Planes Are Hunted Off Coast Of Florida

Patrol Ship Lost Seeking Navy Planes   Believe 12 Men Aboard Bomber Down Off Florida Coast

5 LOST PLANE HUNT CLAIM NEW VICTI   Bomber with Perhaps 12 Men en Board Crashes off Florida.

9 NAVY BOMBERS LISTED MISSING   Flight Being Hunted Off Coast Of Florida

Mass Disaster Is Feared As Search Widens Over Area   LARGEST RESCUE EFFORT (tS STARTED  Planes Due Since p. m., On Routine Flight In Florida   Search Plane Down; 12 Crewmen Killed

Five Navy Planes Disappear During Training Mission   U. S. Carrier Joins Plane: And Ships Searching Florida Waters   NAVY IS PUZZLED BY LACK OF SOS   Torpedo Bombers Were Based At Fort Lauderdale: RAF Gives Aid

One Searching Aircraft Goes Down Aflame   Mystery Surrounds Missing Torpedo  Rambors

IN SEARCH FOR FIVE BOMBERS LOST AT SEA   No Word From. Missing Airmen

Superfortresses Fire Nagoya in Second Raid   Powerful Force of Fleet Fighters, Bombers Swoop Over Kyushu to Smash That Heavily Industrialized Japanese City

Superforts Hammer Nagoya Again While Nippon Raids by Hundreds . Of Navy Craft Go Into Second Day

fei SECRETARY OF STATE  Senate Approval For Stettinius’   ARAYA  Post Seen Sure   Former War Drive Mobilizer Will Go With President To Crucial Bio Three Parley

GIVEN OUT AT. KANSAS CITY   Had Been Expected on Mone day When Nomination : Will Be Sent Sénate. - ~

Truman Puts Byrnes in State Office   Name to Go to Senate Monday for Job Stettinius Resigned

Truman will submit choice  on Monday Quick ap proval  sm 6canato coon

Mackenzie King, F. D. R. Confer  Make Statement on Dacturar Feanamice

Yamashita Pales’ When Prosecutor  Calls His Hane   Chief Prosecutor Maj. Robert Kerr Introduces Dramatics Into Manila Trial   GENERAL BLAMES JAPANESE TROOPS

AT ADVANCED AGE   United Brethren Minister, Widely Known Here, Succumbs Monday

REV. SNELL~DIES~ AT ADVANCED AGE   United Brethren Minister, Widely Known Here, Succumbs Monday

GAS RATIONING MAY CONTINUE   CED Believes Relaxation Mus Await Total Victory

CONTROL PLAN TO CONTINUE   ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS MEN REPORTS WARTIME REGULATIONS SHOULD NOT END SUDDENLY

Gas Rationing May Continue   Price Ceilings, Rent Contro! Will Go On

Vinson Revises System for Meat Control   Announces New Price Freeze-Feeder Subsidy Program

Vinson Revises System for Meat Control  Announces New Pric  Freeze-Feeder ae, OE eee ee

Pickets Mareh Before General Motors Plants   Meanwhile, Federal Media tor Is Enroute to Detroit to Seek Meeting of Union and Company

Pickets Take Stations  At GM Plants   Reply to Union Ultimatum Is Promised for Today

210,000 Idle In Nation's Labor Disputes  Auto Workers Union Prepares Strike Vote:

‘Auto Plants ‘Are Facing  i ew Trouble n Detroit   Closedown Expected To Nip Conversions

Strike Idle At 210,000   Strike Threat Hangs Over Head of General Motors, Chrysler

SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT   Francis R. Lynch of Brookfield Lost Control of Car Near Meadville.

WASHINGTON, LOOKING FORWARD TO TESTIMONY DESIGNED TO PREVENT LOANS BY WALLACE

Jones May Bare Inside Story Of  His Dismissa.   Scheduled To Testify This Afternoon In Probe Of Wallace Appointment

EXPECT JONES TO BARE STORY OF DISMISSAL   Testifies Today At Hearing

Occupation Troops Will Be Ready for Jap Treachery   Yanks to Move in Fully Prepared to Battle Nips, Gen. Somervell Announces

Troops Will Land Ready to Fight   Army Guards Against Japanese Treachery

U.S. AGE ENDS PLANE HUNTING   Bong’s Record Must Stand At 40, Flier Reveals

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  DISCLOSE ADDITIONAL DAMACE

RUSSIANS FREE 1200 PRISONERS   Some Soldiers Caught In Ardennes Bulge Now On Way Home

Would Scrap Campaign Gift Limits   Hatch Act Has Failed, Senate Committee Says in Report

‘Limitations On Contributions To Political Campaigns Ineffective’

ESTIMATES TWENTY-THREE MILLION DOLLARS SPENT IN LASF FEDERAL ELECTIONS RACE

POLIT.CAL E) PENSE LIMIT ATTACKED   Senate Group Seeks New. Law to Replace Hatch Act Limitation.

WOULD ABOLISH POLITICAL FUND LIMITATIONS   Senate Committee Finds Hatch Act Plan Ineffective

GIALS PLOTTED 10 BLOW UP GAS ROOM   Plan Was Discovered and Four of Group Were Hanged.

Peace Move Made In Manchuria, Says Russ Radio   Soviet Amphibious’ Forces Storm Ashore Along Korean Coast

MANCHURIA NIPS MOVE TO SURRENDER   Jap Envoy Is On Way to Soviet Headquarters

JAP ENVOY ALSO GOING TO SIBERIA   _Appears-Army-—--Fighting Reds _ Going to Give Up

JAP MANCHURIA ARMY READY TO FALL TO RUSSIA   Surrender Envoy On Way To Red Ouarters In Siberia

Siberia Japs To Surrender fo Russians   Arrangements Made To Bring Officers To Red Headquarters

Surrender Of Japan's Defiant Army In Manchuria and Korea Now Iminent—Jap Army Chief Ordered Te Report   AMPHIBIOUS FORCES MAZE NEW LANDINGS

Japan's Defiant Kwantung Army To Give Un Soor   Russian Planes Sent to Harbin to Bring Enemy  Chief to Siberia

JAP SURRENDER ENVOY ON WAY TO MEET REDS   CAPITULATION OF DEFIANT, KWANTUNG ARMY NEAR, 10 DAYS AFTER RUSSIANS. START FIGHT

Two Billion U.S. Dollars  Also Seized  atineassmm aeons   Treasure Found In Salt Mine West of Weimar

100 Tons Ot Nazi Gold Is Found In Mine   Patton’s Army Happens On German Treasure Underground

Marriage License Bill Becomes Law  Kerr Signs Bill Requiring Certificate of Freedom From Syphilis

TRUMAN, STALIN ‘AND MINISTERS MEET FOR HOUR   Temporary White House Is Scene of Parley of Leaders of United States and Russia

President is Luncheon Host To Red Leader   Talks Clear Way For Big Three to Begin Conference

Truman and Stalin Have Conference   Russian Premier Calis o1 President at His Office  in Potsdam Villa

PRELIMINARY TALKS PRECEDE ALLIED PARLEY   World Shipping, Food Problems Expected To Get First Attention

PRESIDENT, STALIN HAVE LUNCHEON   Official Meetings Open This Afternoon

Stalin, Molotov Call on Truman; Big 3 Meet Today   Conference Definitely on; President Summons Land, Hints Shipping Discussion

Preliminary Conference To Opening of Big Three Meeting Lasts Por One Hour; Churchill Saw Truman Yesterday   WAY CLEARED FOR CONFERENCE OPENING

Conference Held At Temporary White House Preliminary To Conference   Luneh Precedes  Big Three Parley   Meeting Of Marshal And President Clears Way To Open World Discussions

PREMIER STALIN AT POTSDAM   Preliminaries to Big Mecting Completed — Conference Postponed *One Day Because of Delay of Stalin.

WAY CLEARED FOR BIG THREE 10 OPEN TALKS   Russian Premier Luncheon Guest of Mr. Truman at Potsdam “White House.”   BULLETIN   POTSDAM, July 17.— Big three conferences got under way today behind a tight curtain of secrecy.

Meeting Set For Opening After Lunch   Russian Delegation Calls On Truman At Potsdam Villa

Big 3 Confer At Truman Quarters Prior To Meeting   World Shipping — Food Problems On Today’s Conference Agenda

President and Premier Stalin Confer Before Formal Opening   Big-Three Schedule To Meet Today After 21-Hour Delay

Soviet Premier Has Luncheon At President's Ville   Meeting Preliminary to Opening of Big 3 Meeting Later in the Day

“Big 3” Must Meet Quickly, Says Hopkins   FDR Representative De clares Stalin Cannot Be Away Longe

Meeting of Big 3 Will Be Short   Pope Receives Hopkin: Who's “Spadeworking”’ for  Three Power Session

Hopkins Says Conference  To Be Quick   Stalin Can’t Stay Away——Adviser [las Meeting With Pone

SHORT CONFERENCE OF BIG 3 INDICATED   talin Cannot Stay Away Long from War Front

HOPKINS CONFERS WITH POPE PILS   Says Big Three Conference Must Be Conducted Quickly

Asserts Parley Must Be Short   Hopkins Has Audience With Pope In Rome

Tells Of Life In War Torn Europe  Dutch Underground Speaker At Forum

Dutch- Underground Leaders Acted “Dumb” For The Nazis   They Found Also, That Gestapo Could Be Bribed When Necessary

REFUSES TO GIVE UP   Aubrey Williams Wants His Appointment to Go to Senate

JAP FLEET IS BOTTLED UP BY U.S. MINES   «flying Boats Lay Mines So - Thickly, Fleet Forced to Stay in Port.

Poll Of House Group Shows Move To Kill Draft Has Lost:Steam At Present

Vlove to End Youth Drait  Losing Steam   ov, sional Poth Shows Selective Service May Cantinue for Awhile

FIGHT ON DRAFT LOSES SUPPORT   House Militery Setup Indicates Men 18, 19 Will Continue To Get Calls

CONGRESS IN NO HURRY 10 CANCEL DRAFT   ARMY VOLUNTEERS TO GET SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS

POLL INDICATES U. 5, WILL KEEP — DRAFT FOR WHILE   ! House Military Committee   Plans to Bottle Up Any  Legislation to Abolish   It Immediately. {   FOURTEEN MEMBERS LINED UP FOR SCHEME   Declare 1t Probably Will Be Necessary to Continue Inductions of 18 and 19-Vear-Olds.

BNE TO-CLOSE DRAFT WEAKENS   Program May Be Continued Several More Months

Draft Battle Cools Off in W ashington  Selective Service to Continue, House Committeemen Say

End Of Draft  Loses Steam   14 Members Believe Selece tive Service Will Be Al lowed To Continue.

Draft to Continue, Poll Indicates   Move to End It  Loses Its Steam

Drafting Men To Continue   Replacements Needed To Release Veterans

Anti-Drait Move oases Steam  Selactive Service  May Be Continued

SOME HOUSTON CREW MEMBERS THOUGHT ALIVE   Officer Brings Word That 30€ Are In Thailand Prisoner Camp

“Take Over” Ordered by Pres. Truman, Threat To National Security,  Telephones Out Today

Violence Marks Prolonged Strike “OFilm Workers   Third-Of U. S. Oil Planis .. In Government Hands; ’ ‘Phone Walkout. Today

Government Takes Over Control Of 26 Oil Companies   Two Autos Upset, Man Stabbed at Warner Brothers; Start Telephone Strike Vote

Pickets Set Up Blockade At  Warner Studio   Violence Breaks Out In Kight-Month - Old Motion Picture Strike.   ALL POLICE CALLED IN

Violence ‘Breaks ‘Out In Eight-MonthOld Strike  OTHER TROUBLES Government Takes Control of Oil  Pronertiag

Roundup Of Strike News.....  Violence Bregks Out In Eight-Months Old Film Strike In California

Pickets, Police Clash 'n Motion Picture Dirike   U. S. Seizes efineries, Works On Coal Disputes

FOURTH TERN BEC OFFICIAL   Congress in Joint Session to Proclaim F. D. R. Re-Elected

BRITISH SHIFT MORE OF NAVY T0 PACIFIC   Cream of Royal Fleet Soon to Be Concentrated Against Japs

MANY SHIPS JOIN FLEETS   MORE THAN 200 BRITISH NAVAL CRAFT IN PACIFIC. AND NUMBER STEADILY GROWING

Supervisors Vote  To Combine Two  Welfare Offices Both- State And  Local Relief Now 2 In One Office.”

Plymouth County, State Relief Ag- — encies Combined      Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, Dependent Children, Child Welfare. Relief

REICH am   Advance Threatens to Cut Off Ruhr From Rear—Americans 186 Miles From Berlin.   PATTON’S FORCES. -BAG 14,000 NAZIS   Frankfurt Falls to American Troops— Seventh Seizes Mannheim, Rhine Factory City.

BOMBS BLAST. ~ POWER PLANT   HUGE PLANT POWERING JAP '" WAR FACTORIES ON FOR-  ° MOSA IS NEARLY   DESTROYED “ty

K. 0. FORMOSA LIGHT PLANT   , Industrial Area Also Blasted  * Jap Attacks on Luzon Beaten

15% SMASHED   Hammered by 146 Tons of Explosives From U. S. Planes

Maxweil Is Dismissed As Head Of State Penal Farm   Action Taken as Result of New Reformatory Program Becoming Effective in June—Raymond Named Acting Head of Farm

MAXWELL OUT AS SUPERVISOR OF PENAL FARM   “ormer Local Resident Dis missed Effective June 1, Rogan Says   ACTION IS RESULT OF CHANGED PROGRAM

German Defenses Buckle Before Units Of Montgomery Armies in the North

PATTON'S THIRD ARMY BROKE OUT INTO OPEN IN GERMANY TODAY   MONTGOMERY'S ARMIES REACHED EMS AND WESER RIVERS WEDNESDAY

Montgomery’s Men Drive to 48 Miles of North Sea   2 Red Armies H ammer at Bratislava Within City Limits of Vienna

British 48 Miles From North Sea In Drive To Trap Nazis In Holland

News Clamp Hides Action In North .   3rd Army 54 Miles From Cz oslovakia As 9th Menaces Hannover; Karlsruhe Falls

Japs Crave Sulfa Pills: Prisoners Manufacture ‘Em   “Dear Dad and Mother---”

RRGENTINA     ACH CHANCE   Mexico ‘Conference Extends Bid to Join Rest of Americas

Stimson Wants Immediate Congressional Enactment of Universal Military Training

CHIANG FORCES CONTINUE DRIVE   Soviets Demanding Control of Manchurian Mines, Chungking Hears

GLASS INDUSTRY FACES U.S, SUIT   Anti- Trust. Charges Filed in Toledo Federal Court

Pittsburgh Glass Is ] Named In Suit   May Lose 106 Warehouses and Retail Stores

File Suit Against Pittsburgh Glass   Charge Company and   Charge Company and Assaciates With Monopolizing Inducer:

Charge Glass Co. A Monopoly      Suit Would Strip Pittsburgh Plate Glass Of Warehouses, Stores.

Glass Makers Are ‘Sued by  Government   Justice Department Charges Monopoly Attempt

MINES TO BE RETURNED IN THREE STATES   Seized Last Fall To End Strike: By United Mine Workers } Affiliate

3,000 Tons of Bombs Hit Japs Laraest Port   Heavier Fighter Opposition Met By Yank Raiders

KOBE, JAPAN'S LARGEST PORT IN FT AMES   Hit With 3,000 Tons of Fire Bombs by 450 to 500 Superforts

Western Railroads A&Sk Dismissal Of Government’s Antitrust Action

Anti-Trust Suit ‘Dismissal Asked By the Railroads   Claim a 1942 Law Suspended Prosecutior Of Activities in War Essential Industries

RAILROADS SEEK SUIT DISMISSAL   Western Association Files Motion at Lincoln To Drop Anti-Trust Act

AUADS otEKING DloMloaAl OF TRUST CHARGE   Declare Prosecution of War Essential Industry Is egal.

WERT SETUP TS CHANGED   INCREASED SUBSIDIES ARRANGED AS BLOW AT BLACK MARKET—SHORT. .  - AGE PROBE ASKED

War Criminals Read “Story of Philosophy” “Butcher Of Warsaw” Is Cry Baby In American Prison In Japan.

STALIN REPLY —- _§ RECEIVED   DETAILS OF RUSSIA'S STAND  _ ON VETO POWER NOT IM . MEDIATELY MADE PUSLIC

Soviet Views on Veto Power Issue Studied at San Francisco Meetina

Steel Union Plans To Ask Strike Vote By 600,000   Murray Says Union ‘To Take Whatever  Action Necessary To Get Pav Raise

ClO Demands $2 Per Day Wage Boost   Murray Announces Walkout Will Involve (43,595 Men. Chrysler Men Vote For Strike

Car Union Won't Compromise Its Pay Boost Plan   Ward Firm Threatened; Nation’s Idle Up to 234,000

STEEL WORKERS’ UNION WILL CALL FOR STRIKE VOTE   Ballot to Enforce Wage Demands to Cover 766 Companies and Involve 643,595 Emloyes.   'PICKETING HALTED  AT MOVIE STUDIOS   Mediators Try to Settle American Airlines Labor Dispute—Company’s Serv ice Again Normal.

Strike Votes — To Be Sought   CIO Steel Workers Union Seeking $2 Per Day Wace Boost :

STEEL WORKERS ARE ENFORCING WAGE DEMANDS   Murray Says Strike Vote Will Be Astied; Want $2 A Day Increase   COMPARATIVELY FEW CHRYSLER MEN VOTE

Chrysler Workers Vote In Favo; Of Strike; U. A. W. Say No  Compromise Acceptable

LEADING ACTIVE ACE IN PACIFIC KILLED   McGuire Became Top Ac: tive Ace When Bong Returned to U. S..

Army's Top Ranking Ace Active in Southwest Pacific Crashes to Death

TOP PACIFIC ACE KILLED IN ACTION   He Had 38 Kills, Most of Any Active Army Flier There

MORE PORK FOR THE CIVILIANS   Army Reduces Its Set-Aside Orders by Twenty-Nine Per Cent.

Navy Air Fleet Bombing Tokyo For Second Day   Bataan Falls to U. S.; Corregidor Air Invasion Seen

NAVY PLANES. ~ STILL POUND: JAP CAPITAL   CRUSHING ATTACKS ON TOKYO CONTINUE AS ENEMY RFEPORTS LANDING 760 MILES FROM CAPIVKAL

TO DISTRIBUTE CHECKS   ' Funds Represents a 5 Per Cent Dividend on Capital Stock

FRED VINSON MAY BECOME LOAN CHIEF   Nationa] Service Act To Be Up For Debate

VINGON WAY GET LOAN AGENCIES   Rumored to Be President’s First Choice to Take over Jesse Jones’ Reigns

DECLARES NO REASON THEN FOR CONCERN   Knew Japs Kept Tab ~ On U. S. Warships, Miles States

Pearl Harbor’s War Revelation Put Into Recor¢   Gen. Miles Admits Army "Knew" Japs Were Making Map

ARMY G-2 DIDN' BELIEVE JAPANESE SOUGHT PACIFIC WAF   Senators Hear From Pre-War Chief Of  Army Intelligence  _

Reason for Delay in Reaching Commander's Hand Given as Trouble with Army's Radio Facilities; Japanese Reported as Making Bomb Plat (Map) of Pearl Harbor Oct. 1941

Gen'l Tells Of - Japs Message   Japs Making Bomb Plat of Pear! Harbor in October, 1941 

Information of Ship Dispositions at Pearl Harbor Was Asked in Message Of Oct. 9. 194].

Were Making Bomb Plot Pearl Harbor   Gen. Miles In Testi mony Says Did -Not Regard It As Iniportant  As of October~ 1941. Marshall to Testify

MILES QUESTIONED ON JAP BOMB MAP OF PEARL HARBOR   General Testifies Army Intercepted Message October 9, 1941, Showing It Was Being Made.   NO SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO MOVE   Document Shows Two Days Before Raid Witness Voiced Belief Tokyo Wanted to Avoid War.

PEARL HARBOR HINTS SEEN IN JAP MESSAGE   MARSHALL WARNING OF NOY, 27 UF FOR STUDY

Take Steps Meet Nurse Shortage   May Introduces Nurse Draft Bill; Army To Aid  In Recruiting Nurses.

Cains 28 Miles; Danube River Crossed 50 Mi.  From Munich   Dessau Falls; Only 14 Big Cities Left Under Nazi Flag

Third Army In: 28-Mile Advance   ’. Sekurity: Blackout  Bee nee oa ‘ Besieged anc  Stattgart, Dessau Fall

GENERAL DRIVE IN SOUTH CUTS ACROSS DANUBE   U. S. First and Ninth Armies Await First Meeting With Reds

Britons Open Final Attack Upon Bremen Dessau Falls   Junction With Reds Is Expected Shortly

Patton's Army Joins General Offensive   Drive Punctures Danube 50 Miles From Munich

New Offensive Launched by U. S. 3rd Army   Junction Near Between Yankee And Red Troops

Patton's Men Slam South In Quick Move   Against Hitler's Redoubt; British Open Final Onslaught On Bremen

ATTON’S THIRD ARMY SMASHES 28 MILES SOUTHWARD TODAY  IN NORTH BRITISH OPEN FINAL DRIVE AGAINST DADT ADM PPB

Blackout Secures 3rd. Army   Pation’s Edict Indicates Breakthrough of Great Importance -

REDOUBT IN BAVARIA IS ASSAULTED   Early Junction With Russians In View; Bremen Attacked

PATTON'S THIRD ARMY SMASHES 28 MILES SOUTHWARD TODAY  IN NORTH BRITISH OPEN   IN NORTH BRITISH OPEN FINAL DRIVE AGAINST PORT OR BREMEN

* Thrust In South Bursts Within Fifty Miles Of Munich      Dessau Is Taken By First Army   Third Army Runs _ Into Stiffened Resistance Late In Dav

Last-Stand Hideout Put Under Attack   Patton. Swings Swiftly, To Strike  South for Munich

Capture of Dessau Leaves Only 14 Big Cities fo Nazis   Patton’s Opens New Drive, Gains 128 Miles From Berchtesgaden

GENERAL MOVE TOWARD MUNICH   In North, British Open Fina! Onslaught Against Bremen.

Patton’s New Offensive Brings Troops Within 128 Miles Of Hitler's Berchtesgaden Retreat

FINAL ATTACK ON BREMEN OPENED   Only 14 Big German Cities Left Under Nazi Flag   NEW OFFENSIVE   Carried Within 125 Miles Of Berchtesgaden; Dessau, Stuttgart Fall

Patton Lunges 28 Miles As General Offensive In ‘South Heads For Munich

Gen. Patton’s Army Drives  For Bavaria   Break Through Danube River Line; Only 50 Miles From Munich

Army Drives To Hitler’s Last Hideout   Offensive in South Breaks Nazi Danube Line—Troops Await Merging With Russian

Patton Slams Roof Of Hitler’s Redoubt   3rd Army Wheels South Crashing ‘Nazi Danube Line   Speed 28 Miles; British Open Final Assault on Bremen; First Takes Dessau

 e  American Forces  Smash at Hitler's Bavarian Redoubt   First and Ninth Await Junction With Red Armies

BRITISH FORCES LAUNCH FINAL BREMEN PUSH   U. S. First, Ninth Armies Await Junction With Soviet Troops   ITALIAN FRONT

U. S. Third In Gain Of 28 Miles   Nazis Caught By Surprise In Sudden Offensive Shift :

JOINS GENERAL OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH AND MEETS STIFFENED RESISTANCE BY: FANATICAL SS

ADVANCES 26 MILES AFTER ~NEW ATTACK   Offensive In South Puts Yanks Over Danube, 50 Miles From Munich

Patton Forces Within 128 Mi.  Berchtesgaden   ‘Thiler’s Death-Stand tlideaway Being Brought “Under Full Force Attack   British In Final Assault on Bremen   First Army Captures Dessau, Leaving Only Four teen Cities Under   Nazi Flac

OTHER UNITS CRACK DANUBE RIVER LINE   Seventh Army Men Within 50 Miles of Munich— Patton’s Smash Scores Gain of 28 Miles Toward Ravaria.

GEN. PATTON'S THIRD JOINS MIGHTY OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH TO BURST INTO DANUBE LINE   in North British Open Final Onslaught Against Port City of Bremen While Americans Await Meeting With Soviets Momentarily   BUT 14 GERMAN CITIES NOW UNDER NAZI FLAG

BRITISH OPEN ONSLAUGHT IN BREMEN PUSH   Patton Joins Scuth Offensive to Burst Through Danuhe Line

9th Army Reported Nearing Junction  Wich Soviets; Allies To Announce News

CUT ROUTES FROM PILSEN-PRAGUE 10 HITLER’S REDOUBT   LUXEMBOURG RADIO SAYS FIRST ARMY HAS JOINED REDS

Third Army  on Loose at Naab   Patton’s Men Slam Down 28 Miles Toward Bavarian Redoubt

British Open Final Push  Upon Bremen   Dessay Falls to First Army, Leaving Germans Only 14 Cities Under Nazi Flag; Patton Onenc Drive on Hitler’s Austrian Stronghold

Joins General Offensive Across ‘Danube River   British Open Final Assault On Bremen; Americans Awaiting Junction With Reds

Invaders Seize Fifth Of City; Patton’s Men Join Offensive Against Bavarian Strongholds

PATTON'S ARMY DRIVES TOWARD HITLER REDOUBT   Gain of 28 Miles Made Against Roof Of Bavarian Hideout: Stuttgart And Freiburg Captured.

Golden en Wedding Of R. J. Pattisons  Celebratéd’ At Merril prose Sunday

Golden Wedding Of R. J. Pattisons  Celebrated At Merrill  ome Sundav

Warships Silence Jap MortarGuns   Japanese Lose Large  Freighter, 45 Luggers in Area 45. Miles From Beachhead   Japs Are Absent   Americans Meet Little ‘or No Resistance in Their Push

‘Sixth Army ‘Approaches Agno River   American Troops Make Steady Progress In Their Drive Down Central Luzon Plain

Tank-Led Yanks Driving Down Road to Manila: Meet Little Resistance

MacArthur's Men Slog Ahead; Meet Weak Resistance  Penetrate 12 Miles, Moving Cautiously,  a

Enemy Offers Only Weak Resistance   Americans Haster Move to Manila With Little Grief

Luzon Spearheads In Steady Advances   Americans Find Scanty Opposition In Fourth Day after Lingayen Invasior Navy Silences Japanese Mortars

Little Opposition . Encountered by U. S. Force on Luzon   Enemy ‘Supply — Convoy Destrabed in San ‘Fernando Harbor

—PRILIP PIN ES— 12-Mile Gain On Luzon; No Nips Flushed   Powerful Sixth Army Forces Pushing Stead_ ily Toward Manila

Invaders of Luzon Operate Cautiously After Advancing in Fourth Day of Operations.   JAP GUNS SILENCED BY OUR WARSHIPS

Luzon Spearheads  Are Going Forward   Yanks, in 12-Mile Advance in Four Days Cover Half of Distance to Agno River ' Without Meeting Bad Opposition.

MacArthur’s Troops Push For Manila   Advancing 12 Miles During Fourth Day Of Luzon Invasion

American Troops Advance  With Caution Against Light Opposition From Nip Forces

STH ARMY ON / TOWARD MANILA   Advanced 12 Miles Without Meeting Any Resistance.

Yanks Push Forward On Luzon   Cover More Than Half Road Distance to Agno River

6th Army Advances 12 Miles Without Serious Opposition   U.S. Warships Silence Nipponese Positions After Assault on East Sector of American Line

Yanks Push 12 Miles Inland —   Invaders of Luzon  Advance Toward Manila Steadily Against Licht Jap Resistance

Luzon Invaders Move Toward Agno River   12 Mile Gain Since Attack Opened By American Troops

U.S. Sixth Gains in Push lor Manila   Litthe Opposition Met As Americans Near Agno, Natural Barrier on Island   Janos Halted.

FAMERICAN INVADERS. OF LUZON PUSH TOWARD MANILA; ENEMY REINFORCEMENT EFFORTS FAIL

Americans Move Cautiously into \Luzon Interior   Japanese Resistance Gradually Stiffens As Yanks Advance; Penetrate 12 Miles

ARTILLERY OPENS FIRE ON SUBURBS; STARGARD SEIZED   SOVIETS THRUST TO BALTIC IN 3 PLACES, LAUNCH NEW ATTACKS   LONDON, Merch 5 2 — Marshal Stalin announced the capture of Stargard today.

200,000 NAZIS CAUGHT IN BIG ENCIRCLEMENT   Rokossovsky's Army Overruns 600 Local.ties in 62-Mile Drive in 4 Days

RED ARMY SLUGS THRU TO BALTIC, IN POMERANIA   Nazis Along Baltic Trapped; 200,000 May Be Cut Off

Leadea, March 8.—(/)—Mar.chal Stalin announced the captere of Stargard today.

SPEARHEADS PENETRATE T0 BALTIC SEA   Second White Russian Army Overruns 600 Localities Leaving Piles of Volksstrum Dead  ON POMERANIAN COAST   By RICHARD KASISCHKE

Russians Take     Stargard, Near  Big Baltic Port   Soviets Reported Launch. . ing Two Powerful New  Attacks In Preparation  For Berlin Thrust   Piles of Hun Dead Mark Advances   Moscow Radio Proclaims Forthcoming Attack On ‘Reich Capital “Will Be Stinging One”

Reds Capture Stargard, East Of Baltic Port   Triple Soviet Spearheads Plunged To Baltic; Units Within Sight Of Stettin Bay

Foe Reports _Stargard’s ‘Loss; Drive  Is Launched   200,000 Nazis Face Early Annihilation

Russ Guns Open Fire On Stettin   Berlin Adinits Loss Of Enstern Fortress Defending Port

RUSSIANS CAPTURE STARGARD   200,000 Germans Are Trapped When Reds  Reach Seacoast

NEW ATTACKS OPENED AFTER PUSH TO BALTIC   Spearheads Dim Nazi Chances For Flanking Blows On Berlin-Bound Forces 

dig Red Guns Shell Suburbs About Stettin   serlin High Command Announces Fall Of Stargard Near Baltic Port.   00.000 FOE ‘TRAPPED

Red Artillery Begins to Shell Stettin   Russians Open Twe New Attacks On Baltic Shores

Launch New Attacks North And Westward   Berlin Reports Fall Of Stargard—Red Units Already In Sight of Stettin Bay

Soviets Reported  Opening Two New Offensives; Many  Nazis Surrounded

Soviets Shelling ~ Stettin Suburbs   “Russian Troops Capture Stargard, Fortres: ' 19 Miles East Of Big Baltic Port; Over. run 600 Localities

PLUNGE THRE! SPEARHEADS . TO BALTIC   Stargard Taken By Reds, Berlin Announces   600 LOCALITIES   Overrun In 4-Day Advance; 200,000 Nazis Isolated In East Pomerania

Reds Turn Big Guns On Stettin   That City and Stettin Bay Threatened By New Offensives Following Thrust to Baltic

Launch Two New Attacks On Port}City   Smash Between Stargard On Oder and From Baltic Toeholds to Area

Big Gun Siege; Staraard Falls   Baltic Spreads Out Before Three Red Spearheads

RUSSIAN GUNS SHELL STETTIN, STARGARD WON   Three Soviet Spearheads Thrust To Baltic In Northern Drive

Russian Artillery Pounds Suburbs of Stettin, on Baltic   Stargard Fortress, Near Big Baltic Port, Falls to Soviet Fichters

GERMANS ADMIT STARGARD LOSS TO RED TROOPS   Report Soviets Launch New Drives on Large  Baltic Port

Russian Artillery Shelling Stettin   Marshal Zhukov’s Armies Drive Twin Wedges After Penetrating ‘Nazi Defenses to Reach Baltic

Red Shells Start Falling Into Stettin   Two Powerful New Attacks Launched by Soviet Armies

soviet Troops Reported Pressing North Between Stargard And Oder And West Toward Stettin Bay—Fortress East Of Stettin Falls, Berlin Says—DMarshal Zhukov’s Guns Begin Shelling Suburbs Of Big Port—Sea Coast Reached At Several Points

Reds Shell Outskirts Of Stettin   Fall of Stargard, Fortress East of  City Announced By Berlin

3 Russian Spearheads Reach Baltic; New  Drives Launched —   Powerful Attacks Are Under Way To Bring Capture Of Important Baltic Port And Settin Rav: 200.000 Nazis Cauzht In Pomerania

STARGARD, KEY CITY, FALLS TO SOVIET FORCES   mportant City Form.ing Outer Defense Of Stettin, Taken After Brief Street Fight; New Russian Spearhead In East.

Russian’s Big Guns Firing on Steitin As War’s Biggest Encirclement Starts

3RD SPEARHEAD "TURNS WEST ON BALTIC COAST   Russians Sight Bay Of Stettin

Russ Shell Stettin, Take Stargard, Reach Baltic at Three Place:   Russians Reported Launching Two Powerful New. Attacks; Advance Units in Sight of Stettin Bay

Launch Two New Attacks On Port)City   Smash Between Stargard On Oder and From Baltic Toeholds to Area   RY RICHARD KASISCHKE

Russian Guns Begin Shelling Stettin Suburbs   LONDON —”?— Marshal Stalin announced the capture of Stargard today.

Soviet Forces Take Stargard Shell Steftin   Russians Launch Two Powerful New Attacks Following Drive to Baltic, Announced

Sen. Connally Predicts Japan Will Accept Allied Surrender Conditions

DE GAULLE, TRUMAN WILL HOLD MEETING   French General Accepts Bid From U.S. President

Election Urged To Decide King’s ~ Returnto Throne   Belgian Parliament in Ses. sion to Consider Political Crisis

WLB HEARS PLEA OF WESTINGHOUSE   Requests For incentive Bonus Renewed By Union

Churchill Reveals U. S. Ships Went to Russia When Italian Fleet Taken Over

RUSSIA GOT SHIPS  DUE DEMANDING PART  OF ITALIAN NAVY BOTH BRITAIN AND...  U. S. TURNED OVER WAR, MERCHANT CUIpC

British, U. S. Ships Turned Over fo Reds   Action Taken After Fleet Surrender By Italians

Reveals Details on Italian Fleet  How Alfies Met Russian Demands

Russians Got U. S.  Destroyers, Cruiser   Churchill Reveals What Britai And America Gave in Lieu Of Shins From LtalHan Fleet

Russians Got Warships From Great Britain   Former US, Italian Vessels Included

BRITISH YIELD TO RUSSIANS ON SHIP DEMAND   Loan Soviets Eight Former U, S. Destroyers, Cruisers Plus Other Vessels

ALLIED Sh TURNED OVER TO SOVIETS   Transfer Made According To Terms Of Italian Surrender

Churchill Says U.S, Also H mded Over Some Ships  To Meet Russian Demand: for Part of Italian Fleet

Soviet Demands  For Fleet Met   Churchill Discloses 8% Former American Destroyers in Number

‘Russia Given Ships by British, Yank Cruiser   8 Former U. S. Destroyers Go in Response fo Request for Portion of Italian Fleet

CHURCHILL GAVE EIGHT AMERICAN SHIPS TO REDS   Soviet Demands for Part o Italian Fleet Met; U. S. Holds Bag?

U. S. Warships Given Russians   Red Compromise ' Di wc Ris cadncwadl

Indonesians Prepare To Make Stand   Forces Massed— Gen. Homma Faces More Charges ®

MULTIPLE VOTE PLAN PROTESTED   Secretary Stettinius Is Questioned as to Why U. S., Russia Vote Plan Kept Secret Until Smoked Out

Voting Issue Fails to Dim Stettinius’ Hope   Ducks Most of the 18 (Juestions on Secret Agreement at Yalta Between LU S.. Russia

MULTIPLE VOTE ISSUE RAGING   Stettinius Declines To An swer Questions About Secret Agreement

NOT WORRIED BY VOTEISSUE, SEC'Y STATES      Stettinius Says Confidence in Success of Par- fey Not Dimmed

QUERIES DODGED BY STETTINIUS   “Multiple Vote’ Hasn't Dimmed Confidence In Frisco Conference

s ‘e—inius $e -s 3arrage 0:  ‘59,  “ues-ions on “uci e Toe’ “e",

Allied Heavy Bombers Blast German Targets Nineteenth Consecutive Day

DIVEBOMBERS ATTACK NAZIS ACROSS RHINE   Huns* Report Armadas Over Reich Again Today; Rehit Berlin

Truman Party Enroute To Big Meeting   President Confers with Admiral Leahy, Secretary Byrnes.

Investigation Demanded Reports of CCC Leaks To Grain Speculators

QUISLING GRILLED AT TREASON TRIAL      JAXED FOR ALLEGED RELATIONS WITH NAZIS BEFORE NORWAY INVASION.

Quisling Denies He Was Asked to  Betray Norway   Defendant Flayed for Alleged Relations With Nazi Officials

Betrayal Question Upsets Quisling At Trial for Life   Norwegian Says He ‘Can’t Remember’ Request by Germans

Quisling Denie: Raeder Asked  For Betrayal  Norwegian Traitor  On Trial for Life

FLAY QUISLING FOR DEALINGS   Judge, Prosecutor End Composure of Oslo Defendant

QUISLING LOSES HIS COMPOSURE   Documents Reveal How Norway Was Betrayed To Germans

Manila Within Sight Of Powerful U.S. Forces Closing in on Two Sides

ADVANCING YANK COLUMNS SIGHT FILIPINO CAPITAL   New Invasion from ‘South ‘® Slams Toward Cavite Naval Base

ITH WAR LOAN IN TERRIFIC SHIM HEDE   Fieavy Tittrease in” Sales Needed If. Goal Is to Be Met

NOT TO BLAME, FRANCE CLAIMS   Charges Of Eisenhower Anc Price Called Unjustified

Fruit For Aerial Shipment Sought   800 Crates Of Quality Goods Needed Tues.

Nazis Will Go On to Death, — Says Hitler   Cruel Fate Exterminating People ‘Will Be Mas{ered in End?’

HITLER LOSING USUAL BRAVADO   Nazi Leader Can't Offer Much  Except Fight-to-Death Plea,

Hitler Blares Bitter Defy tc  German Foes  Declares Nazis Will Fight on Despite  naa wD CORA?

HITLER PLEDGES ‘FIGHT TO DEATH   Sees ‘Boundless Misery’ As Price Of Resistance

Reich Will Fight On to the Death   Hitler, Beginning His 13th Year, Exhorts The People to Fight

HITLER PROMISES FIGHT 10 DEATH   Spurns Expected Offer of Peace in Ringing Anti-Russian Talk :to Nation

Hitler Calls On Germans to  Fight to End   Promises Foes Will Be Destroyed; Cites  Present Grave Crisis

HITLER AFFIRMS INTENTION TO FIGHT TO LAST   Asks Germans To Accept ‘Boundless Misery’ Until Victory

Hitler Orders Nazis to Fight To Bitter End   Fuehrer Tells of ‘Mission Bestowed Upon Him by God’

HITLER ADMITS MISERY AHEAD   Adolf Tells German People To Expect “Boundless Misery,” But That Nazis Will Master It In The End.

“GRUEL FATE” OVERTOOK NAZIS ON EAST FRONT   Hitler Attempts To Ease Minds Of People

“FIGHT TO THE DEATH,” HITLER'S PLEA TO GERMANS   Der Fuckrer in Anniversary Speech Exhorts German People to Accept Boundles: Misery as Price of Con teued Resistance

Adolph. Hitler Pr ‘oclaims to. Wor ld “Fy cht to the Dea th”   Embarks On Thirteenth: Year Nazi Regime With Nation Invested By Enenty Armies

Hitler, Starting 13th Year Of Regime Asks German People To Fight To Deat!

Hitler Calls On People To Keep Fighting   Begins Thirteenth Year Of Rule By Exhorting Nation To Fight Until Enemy Is Mastered

Germany Will Fight To Death-Hitler  Nation Embarks on   Nation Embarks on 13th Year of Nazi  Reaime. Facing Defen:

Pledges Fight ‘To Death   Hitler Urges Germans To Resist “Till Final Victory Is Won” in Anniversary Message

Fight On Til Death Fuehrer Asks Country   Speech Marks 12th Anniversary Of Reign: Broadcast From Headquarters.   ‘WILL BEMASTERED

Hitler Defiant As Allies Gair   Germany Will Fight Te Death. Fuehrer Says

Fight To Death’--Hitler’s Plea  Gloom Marks Fuehrer’s12th Anniversary Speeck

Hitler Teils World Germany Will Fight On Until ‘Final Victory Crowns Our Efforts’   Exharts His People To Accept “Boundless Misery” As Price Of Continued Resistance

Liffle Vandalism As Hallowe'en Is Ended   Parades Held ‘in. n Business District Wednesday 7 Night 9°. 2

Liffle Vandalism As Hallowe'en Is Ended      Parades Held in Business District Wednesday Nicht

DOCTORS HOPEFUL ‘PATTON MAY WACR   Army Surgeons _ Caution  Possibility He May  ‘Be Crippled

General Patton May Walk Again   Extent of Damage to. . Spinal Cord Still _ to Be Revealed

A CHANCE TO RECOVER      General Patton Is Under Treat: ment for Paralysis

"Good Chance” General Patton Will Recover   American Commander ‘May Stand on His  Feet Again; Consider © Condition Satsifactorv

Patton Recovery Chances Improve   Might Be Crippled for Life, Doctors Admit

PATTON MAY WALK AGAIN   Doctors Warn, However. That Injuries Might Cripple General

Gen. Patton Shows Great  Improvement   Hospital Chief See: Chance For Injurec General To Get Bacl  - On His Feet

General Patton Given Good Chance to  Recover From Injury   Medical Officer Says American Commande: Has Fighting Chance to Get Back on His Feet But He May Never Walk Again

Patton Chances Reported ‘Good  ‘May Be on His Feet Aaain.’ Says Doctor

nH ail CHANCE, a CTO i aay  Bee Pomel   hysicians Say General Woy Walk Again But Also Warn He May Be Crinple

45-Day Furloughs  Civen Servicemen   New Policy Started At Indiantown Gap

ARMY'S FURLOUGH PLAN LIBERALIZED   Veterans Of War Zones Will Receive 45-Day Leaves Now Instead Of Thirty Days ~~ Extensions For Some

HOME TOWN HONORS ABE LINCOLN ‘ON 136TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS. BIRTH

Lincoln’s Tour  Pays Him Ho,   Hundreds Visit His T i and Old Homeste:

Hundreds Visit Lincoln’s Tomb on 136th Birthday   GETTY SBU RG ADDRESS  ne 2 eee, a a a a pe aes

Foray by Yanks and Guerrillas.  Frees 2,146 in Luzon Prison Camr

PARATROOPERS AIDED BY LAND FORCES AND FILIPINOS STRIKE AT CAMP LOS BANOS NEAR MANILA

Yanks and Filipinos Liberate 1,589 Captives in Daring Strike Asainst Jap Internment Camp Near Manila

Surprise Raid Rescues 2,146 Prisoners From Japs in Manila   U. S. Paratroopers and Filipino Guerrillas Break Into Camp, Kill Entire Guard, Free All Prisoners With Only Slight Loss

Liberate  Los Banos Internees   Striking By Land, Sea And Air, Yanks and . Filipinos Empty Last Large Jap Prison Camp

PARATROOPS SAVE 2.146 IN LUZON PRISON   ‘Drop From Sky To Kill 243 Japs And Free 1,589   Americans, Others; Fili-pino Guerrillas Aid.

Liberate 2146 More From Nips   Air Troops Catch Japs Drilling at Los Banos Internment Camp

RAID NIPPON CAMP DEEP IX ENEMY SECTOR   Chutists, Filipine Guerrillas Liberate 1,589  More Americans

Paratroopers Spearhead Force that liberates 2,146 Prisoners of Jans

Attacking Yanks Exterminate Guards   2,746 Allied, Co-belligerent Captives Released at Cost of Two Killed. Four Others Wounded

2146 Freed In Surprise  Camp Raid   Jap Guards Killed To Last Mcon— Filipinos in Raid

Surprise Raid Frees Prisoners At Los Banos   Paratroops, Sea, Land Guerrillas Attack Manila Camp

37TH DIVISION CLEARING LAST MANILA AREAS   Tragic Scenes Of Nipponese Brutality Uncovered By Soldiers

U.S. Tr oops Free J ap-Held:  Civilians In Daring Action   More Than 2,000 Rescued Near Manila After Par. atroopers Land on Camp, Supported by Sea and . Land Troops; Kill Every jap Guard :

Los Banos Prisoners  Liberated   Paratroopers Land Behind Jap Lines, Slay Whole Garrison

In Surprise Raid 2,146 Freed From Prison on Luzon   Japanese Camp Guards Slain to Last Man by American Rescuers.   Paratroopers Drop on Camp South of Manila

Americans Free 2146 Captives South of Manila   “God Was Certainly With Us Today,” Reports MacArthur

ALL ALLIED INTERNEES TOTAL 2.146   Paratroopers Lead Attack on Jap Garrison ‘at Los Banos, 30: Miles South of Manila, and Free All Prisoners.

Americans And Filipinos Raid Los Banos Camp   Joint Air-Land-Sea Attack Brings Fourth Mass L theration.

Chapter Of Daring In Luzon Drama Paratroopers Drop Into Center Japanese Camp To Rescue 2,146

U.S. Land, Sky, Water Attack Liberates 2,146 Captives InPhilippines

Halt Urged in Experiments on Atomic Bomb   Senator Would Study Peaceful Use of Eneray

HOPKINS BRINGS IN HIS REPORT   Talks With Stalin Help Improve Relations With Russia

HOPKINS RETURNS TO WASHINGTON   REPORTS TO TRUMAN ON HIS MOSCOW TALKS WITH MARSHAL STALIN,

Hopkins Back in States, Confers With President   No Comment For the Press as He Makes Immediate Report To Truman

HOPKINS BACK FROM MOSCOW   Reports at Once to Truman On His Talks With Marshal Stalin

TO SURREY“ER FRIDAY   Time Is Scheduled for Jap Troops in North China

TENSE TRIESTE SITUATION IS EASED UNDER ALLIED CONTROL   Tito Agrees To Peaceful Settlement Of Argument Of Whether Port Should Belong To Yugoslavia Or Italy; Gen. Clark Inspects’ Troops

Tension Eases. As Soldiers Go Into The Area   New Positions Inspected by General Mark Clark— Tite Reported to Have Agreed to London and Washinaton Pronocale

Mounting Japanese Surren ders, Actual or Arranged, Matched Increasing Amer ican Occupation Today.   NO MATCH FOR STORIES OF ALLIED PRISONERS   Stories of Being Stripped,  Stoned, Spit on, Beaten,  Tortured and Starved Related by Freed Men.

US Occupation increasing As Japs Surrender   Bombs Kill 450,000; POW’S Tell Of Torture

JAPANESE QUIETLY ACCEPTING DEFEAT AT HANDS OF ALLIES  STORIES TERRIBLE TREAT MENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR COME OUT JAPAN

Nips Ask Halt of Soviet Troops in North China   Yamashita, Conqueror of Singapore, Gives Up Bedraggled Troops

8th Army Landing in Japan Asked to Stay Out of Tokyo Until Jap Troops Are Removed   Plans Going Rapidly Forward for Surrender of Mikado's Forces Based in Japon and Various Possessions

SECOND UNOPPOSED. AMERICAN INVASION OF LUZON ISLAND —  * BRET acATA rarer. U6 ere   - THREE MOTORIZED YANK  COLUMNS CONVERGING ON MANILA BAY NOW

Another Yank Invasion Hits Luzon Island   Airborne Force Lands 15 Miles South of Manila Bay

NEW LANDING IS MADE BY AIRBORNE UNIT   Three Columns Are Converging On Manila Sector Without Opposition

Another Landing Is Made   Airborne Unit Lands South Of Manila Bay

New Invasion Cuts Behind  Luzon Japs   Third Landing Made: U.S. Chinese Air Base Given Up

THIRD INVASION FORMS PINCERS ON LUZON ISLE   New Landings by Yanks 15 Miles South of Manila Bay Unopposed

Luzon invaded Again Without  Jap Resistance   3 Yank Columns Now Smashing Forwarc Towards Capital O! Philippines

NO OPPOSITION MET IN LANDING SOUTH OF BAY   Nip Drydock at Singapore Sunk by Superforts; Reverses in China

NEW INVASION MADE WITHOUT NIP RESISTANCI   llth Airborne Forces Lands 1 Miles South of Manila Bay and Don't Have to Fire a Shot,   Ry LEONARD MILLIMAN YAP Ware Bditer)

2nd Invasion Forms Pincers With Northern      Only 20 Miles From Manila; Still No Sign Of Organized Tan Resistance.   GREAT B29 ATTACA

New Yank Army Lands On Luzon Near Manila Bay   Patrol Action ls Turned Into Major Operation

Third Luzon Invasion By  Yanks Gains   Three Motorized Columns Converging Today on Manila Bay Area

lAllied Control Council  ‘Smashes 1. G. Farben Trust Under New Laws

SIMPSON HEARS NEW MOTION 10 QUASH CHARGE      Few Spectators On Hand As Sixth Graft Trial Gets Underway

Berlin Yanks Living Life of Riley, in Comfy Quarters, and Nightclubbing on the Side

OK: for Gls In Berlin      Live in Comfort And Style With Good Entertainment

ERNST HASSE CANDIDATE FOR RENOMINATION   Aspirants For Village Officers Are An nounced

PRES. DEFENDS NATIONS FOOD POLICY  Discusses Hi Help —  . Given Less sss

FDR APPROVES RATION GUTS   U.S. Must Feed Less  Fortunate Countries

PRESIDENT DEFENDS U. S. POLICY OF HELPING FEED OTHER NATIONS   _* DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION MUST BE REDUCED TO PREVENT STARVATION IN EUROPE, SAYS F. D. R.

FDR Hits Food Policy Criticisms  President Defends   President Defends Having U.S. Feed Less Fortunate

We Should Feec Hungry Nations, Roosevelt Says   ‘Matter Of Decency,’ President Declares Says Critics Selfish

FIRST ARMY MAY NOT BE NEEDED   MacArthur’s Three Armies May Be All Occupation Forces Used In Japan

Moscow Meeting Meets Rejection Of London Poles   Group Says Big Powers _Have No Power fo Feri: Govermmen}

"BIG THREE” MEET OPPOSED BY POLES   Group in London Refuses Authority to Set Up Administration

Poles in London  Scorn Discussion Refuse Bid to Join In  Forming Government

PARLEY PLANS DENOUNCED BY LONDON POLES   Authority Of Powers To Set Up New Polish Regime Hit

Big Steel Won't Support Truman Wage-Price Plan   Pay Discussions Kept out of Parley In Nation’s Capital

.§. STEEL CORP. DASHES COLD WATER ON TRUMAN RAISE. THEN WAIT PLAN

Steel Firm Won't Talk Pay Until Plea Answered  Opposes 6-Months Ceiling Hike Wait

U. S. Steel Rebuffs Truman Wage-Price Policy; Labor \Conferees Face Much Work

U.S. STEEL HITS TRUMAN POLICY   Big Company’s Rejection of Wage Boost Talks Highfights Labor Parley.

Mill Magnate Jolts Truman Labor Efforts   U. S. Steel’s Fairless Balks at Wage Talks Without U. S. Reply

TRUMAN WAGE PLAN REJECTED   Corporation Refuses To Resume Talks With CIO Steelworkers

Labor-Industry Meet Toils Thru Bulging Agenda   U. S. Steel Corporation Rebuffs Mr. Truman's Wage-Price Policy

Stand of U.S Steel Holds Attention  Won’t Talk Ahout Wages   Won't Talk  About Wages Until Price View Is Given

GIANT CORPORATION TAKES SPOTLIGHT IN LABOR CONTROVERSY  U. S. STEEL HEAD SAYS ’ NO MORE TALKS UNTIL PRICE MATTER ANTICTEN

U. S. Steel Rejects Truman Wage Plan  Labor-Management Confab Continues

Business And Labor Facing Heavy Agenda   U. S. Steel’s Rebnff To Truman’s Wage-Price Poliey Hold Spotlight In Washington Conference

ACGR-MAMAGEMENT PARLEY BOGGS DOWN AS U. S. STEEL CORPORATIGN REJECTS PLAN

U5. Steel's Rejection Of Truman Wage-Price Plan Takes Spotlight   Opposed To Granting Wage Increases Now, Then Wait Six Months Before Seeking” Price Ceiling Adjustment

Wage Rates Linked With Selling Prices   ‘Truman Policy Given  Rebuff In First Major Test   REFUSES TO WAIT   Meanwhile Labor And Management Parley Goes On

TRUMAN WACE: PRICE PLAN IS REJECTED BY U.S. STEEL   Rebuff Takes Spotlight From Labor Conference At Washington

U.S. Steel Says ‘No To Truman Wage-Price Plan   Rebuff Steals Spotlight From Labor - Manage osmwet ff anteasannra.

Rejects Truman s Wage-Price Plan: Blame Ceilings   Labor Peace Drive Blocked: Meetings Being Held Behind Closed Doors

U.S. Steel Rejects Plan   Truman Wage-Price Plan Takes Spotlight At Capital Conference

Truman Is Given Rebuff   Steel Corporation Refuses to Comply With Wage Program

Labor Meeting Toils Through Heavy Agenda   U. S. Steel Rebuffs Truman’s Wage-Price Policy on Two Counts. Asks Reply on Prices

"us. ‘Steel: Hedd: Says No to Wage: increase Without Price Hike:

U.S. Steel In Flat Defy 'On Wage-Prices   President’s Meeting Dealt Serious Blow By Corporation Head

Fairless Says if ‘Wage Boost Is to Be Given, Prices Must: Advance at Oner   Murray Is Willing   CLO. Leader Says He Would Negotiate as Asked

SHARP REBUEF TO PRESIDENT   Corporation to Talk Wages When Price Increases Are Settled. ~   TRUMAN WANTS TO WAIT

U.S. Steel Rejects President's Wage, Price Suggestion   Takes Sneilight From Capital Conference

U. S. Steel’s Refusal Takes Labor Light   Corporation Notifies Schwellenbach It Would Not Resume Wage Talks.   FAIRLESS TELLS CHIEF

Steel Company Rebuffs Truman Pay-Price Plan   Cold Water Dashed On Wage Hike Aheac Of Ceiling Increase On Products

Stand of U.S Steel Holds Attention   Won’t Talk About Wages Until Price View Is Given

U.S. Steel ‘Raps Wage Policy   Refuses To Continue Negotiations With Workers Till Price Hike Is Guaranteed.

U.S. Steel In Sharp Rebutf   Decision Sets Back Truman’s Proposal With Demand For Price Increase

Won’t Resume CIO Talk; Hits Pay Proposal   New Road Block Looms In Administration’s Drive For Labor Peace

U.S. Steel Hits Truman Wage Policy   - Spotlight Shifts From Bia Parley

Corporation Chief Against Delay Of Cost Adjustment   House Rules Committee Ready To Act on Anti-Strike Legislation; Delegates Discuss Wage Issue

Truman Pay, Price Plan — Gets Rebuff From Steel   Demands Assurances Of Boost In Prices

Higher Prices if Wages Go Up, U. S. Steel Rules   Sharp Rebuff Dealt Truman's Policy at Conference .

U.S. Steel Rejects Wage-Price Policy   Company Refuses to Resume Wage Talks With CIO Union Before Set tling Question of Prices Labar-Capital Parley Wades Into Aqenda

U. S. Steel Corp. Asks Answer On Price Increases    Rejection Takes Spotlight From Labor-Management Conference

U.S, STEEL HITS TRUMAN POLIC'   Corp. Head Wants Guarantee Of Hike in Prices with Wage Boosts

BEGIN CHECK ON   Conflicting Reports Studied by Secretary of Agriculture

CCC F  00D STOCK  70 BE CHECKED   Anderson Asks Inventory Be cause Of Discrepancies

Air Freighters Arrive on Isle With Supplies   Clark Air Field, Fort O'Donnell May Fall Soon

YANKS SWEEP FOR KEY PLAIN CITY ON LUZON   Warlac, Fort O’Donneil Site, 6th’s Goal; Jap Inaction Puzzles

Yank Columns Are Advancing On Tarlac, Luzor   Gains Bring U. S. Forces Nearer To Clark Field And Manila Goals   EARLY OCCUPANCY OF MANILA LIKELY

LUZON YANKS CUT MAIN HUGHWAY ih UENTRAL PLAINS   Sixth Army Co'umns Advanc? to Within 65 Miles of Mcnila

YANKS SWEEP ON TO TARLAC   Sixth Army 65 Miles From Manila   Predict Early Fall of Capital

YANK TROOPS MOVE NEARER PLAINS AREA   CENTRAL COLUMNS OF AMERICAN ADVANCE ON MANILA MEETING VIRTUALLY NO RESISTANCE

REDS SMASH THROUGH LINE IN POMERANIA      Reach Bublitz, Only 28 Miles From Baltic Coast Between Danzig and Stettin, in New Break through. Nazis Sav.

Reds Advance 30 Miles in  Pomerania   Smash Past Rummelsburg, Berlin Reports; Tank Battles in Progress

Russian Troopers Sweep Rapidly On Toward Baltic   Germans Acknowledge Reds’ Success in Building Bridgeheads Across Strong River Defense; Many Towns Topple Before Ruthless Juggernaut

GAIN 30 MILES IN THRUST TO CUT OFF DANZIG   Start Of New Push Fo. Berlin Is Rumored

German Broadcasts Hint Berlin Push On   Admit Russians Have Broken Through In Pomerania, With Moscow Silent On What Is Happening; 28 Miles From Baltic

AT POINT 28 MILES FROM BALTIC SEA   Drive Carries Northward Between Danzig, Stettin

Russians Reach Bublitz In New Break Through  Germans Say  Reds Crossed

Plunge on Baltic  To Cut Off Danzig   Tank Battles Along Oder Indicate Renewed Drive on Berlin   BATTLE ON THE NEISSE   First Ukraine Army Reported on River on  60-Mile Front

BREAK THROUGH FOR 30 MILES IN POMERANIA IN EFFORT TO ISOLATE BIG AREA FROM REICH

SOVIET TROOPS DASH 30 MILES   Gain In Pomerania; All-Ou - Drive On Berlin Hinted

REPORT SOVIETS PUSH FORWARD IN DANZIG DRIVE   Germans Claim Russians Advance 30 Miles Nearer Baltic

Crash Lines  In Pomerania As Germans.  Admit Drive   Crossing Of Neisse River Is Announced

RED ARMY BREAKS THROUGH FOR THIRTY MILES IN POMERANIA   BRIDGEHEADS THROWN ACROSS NEISSE RIVER RE PORTED THROWN BACK

Red Army Breaks Through !n Bid To Reach Baltic   Germans Report Tank Battles In Neisse River Area

Tank Battles On. East Front   Reds Believed Set For Final Berlin Drive 

—HASTERN FRONT  Russians Advancing Ow. Baltic   Latést Drive Is Bid To Slice. Danzig And Gdynia From Reich

Reds Score. Breakthrough Toward Baltic   Push 44 Miles Through Pomerania, Capture Bublitz Near Coast

Red Sickle Starts Slicing Danzig, Gdynia From Reick   Tank Battles Rage Along Oder--Neisse River Front Indicating All-Out Drive for Berlin Opened

Russians Bid To Slice Off Baltic Ports   Break Through in Pomerania to Cut Off Cities of Danzig and Gdynia

REPORTS HINT OF NEW DRIVE IN SOUTHEAST   Germans Indicate Two Other Rus. sian Forces May be Smashing On Berlin.

Red Army in Bid To Slice Danzig From Germany   Soviets in Drive To Baltic also Threaten to Cut Gydnia from Reich

Soviet Drive Carries Closer To Baltic Area  Push May Isolate nzig, Cvdnia

Russians Press Toward Baltic  Great Tank Battles Raging Along Oder

Soviets Reach Bublitz In 30 Miles Advance   Reported to Be Bey ond Rummelsburg In Bid to Slice Danzig and Gdynia From Reich   Battles Rage On Oder-Neisse River   Germany Suggests Two Russian Armies Might Have Opened Offensive to Topple Berlin

RUSSIANS PUSH WITHIN 28 MILES OF BALTIC SEA   Closing In On German Base At Stettin

Edging Up On Wide Front..... Final Assault On Berlin Seen In Soviet Advances

[Soviets Score 30 Mile Gain ‘In Pomerania But Repulsed At Niesse River, Nazis Say

Pomerania Thrust Puts Reds Near Coast   German Broadcasts Report Heavy Tank Battles All Along River Line Facing Berlin

RED ARMY IN BID TO SLICE DANZIG FROM THE REICE   Thrust te Points 28 to 36 Miles From the Baltic, Germans Report.   MOVE INTO POMERANIA   Russians Have Thrown Their Bridgeheads Over the  Neisse River.

Reds Advance In Pomerania   Closer to Baltic; Tank Battles Raging Along Neisse Southeast of Berlin

Reds Break Through for 30 Miles in Pomerania   Nazis Report Tank Battles Along the OQder-Neisse River

‘Red Breakthrough Into Pomerania Near Baltic Coast   Tank Baitles Along OderNiesse River Line Portend Russian Jumpolf {or Berlin

RUSSIANS MAKE BREAKTHROUGH   Reach Bublitz Close Te Baltic, Nazis Say

Reds Race Toward Baltic   Drive 42 Miles i in Breakthrough in East Pomerania, Says Stalin: Battle in South

RED POMERANIA BREAK SCORED   RUSSIAN ARMY ADVANCES 42 MILES, SAYS STALIN

RED ARMIES ARE NEARING BALTIC COAST   German Broadcasts Report Heavy Battles Along the Oder-Neisse River Facing Capital   MOSCOW STILL SILENT

Nazis Report Breakthrough In Pomerania  Red Army Fights to Slice Danzig’and Gdynia From Reich  NEW BRIDGEHEADS Germans Hint Final So viet Assault on Berlin Is Under Way

Reds Smash Nazi Lines In Pomerania   Push Within 28 Miles Of Baltic, German Reports Say

G. 0. P. Fight: For Evidence  rm   Pearl Harbor Quiz Files ‘Restricted’

Revision Of State Revenue Code Is Before Committee   Changes From Top To Bottom Recommended By Com. missioner Dowling To Tron Out “Inequalities” In Various Taxes: Job Is Momentous, He Says

Birthday Ball Is Set For Feb. 3rd   COUNTY CHAIRMAN ASKS FOR LIBERAL RESPONSE IN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Court Battle Opens Ward-WLB Tie-Up   _ Ta Determine if FDR Has. Legal Power To Enforce: Rulings

Ward Issues Go To Court  Government Charges - Company Interfering

WARD SEIZURE BY GOVERNMENT DEBATED TODAY   Outcome May © Hinder War Effort, U S. Attorneys Say

WARD INTERFERENCE WITH ARMY CHARGED   Federal Court Asked To Step In; Situation Vital to War

Test FDR’s  Legal Power   Two Year Old) Ward-War Labor Board Dispute (,0es Into Federal Court.

Asks Federal Court To Restrain Wards   Dispute Threatens “Outcome of War”

WARD CASE GOES TO FEDERAL COURT   Firm Declares Action Unconstitutional; U. S. Wants Injunction over Employes

WARD SEIZURE CASE IN- COURT   RESTRAINT ORDER AGAINST WARD CO, IS ASKED BY U.S,

Argumenis Are Heard in WLB, Ward Wrangle  Two-Year Old  Case In Court

WARD DISPUTE BEFORE COURT   Wartime Powers Of Presi dent Up For Test In  Federal Tribunal

WAR SITUATION 5 IN DANGER?   Government Asks Court to Restrain Wards From Interference.   COURTROOM 1S PACKED

Ward's Seizure Goes To Cour   Government's Suit Gets Under Way Today

Ward's Dispute Hearing Opened  Ultimate Decision in Supreme Court

FINISHING OFF THE LUFTWAFFE   ALLIED AIR FORCE BLAST GERMAN AIR FIELDS

2 350 Yank, RAF Planes Attack —  German Targets   4,100 Nazi Aircraft Razed By Allies Since First Day of Month 

YANKS AND RAF ~ HAMMER REICH   Rail Targets, Airfields Anc Naval Base Raided

BOMB SOUTHERN REICH, SLOVAKIA   1,350 Yank Planes Hit Rail Targets, Air Fields

Shaw Says ‘Monkeying With Atom’ May -1Explode World in Cloud of Star Dust

MacARTHUR'S PLANES JOIN - JAPAN RAIDS   Spaatz ‘Takes Charge Of Strategic Air War ~

Extend Attacks To Korea On 30th Day Of Assaults   Aussies Seize More Borneo Oil Fields In Balikpapan Area; Chinese Move Three Strong Columns On Hankow-Canton Railway Base.

120 Americans Killed on Isle, Officers Aver   Two Marines Escape Jap Prison Camp in Shanghai; Are Home

DEATH RAYS FROM STRATOSPHERE PLATFORM MILE HIGH WAS NAZI SECRET WEAPON HOPE

Lp » Stratosphere Reflectors Would Turn Rivers to Steam, Obliterate Cities  "Nazi Scientists’ World Death Ray Plan Makes ‘Buck Rogers’ Look Like Washout

KING PETER IS TOLD T0 RESIGN   TITO SAYS YUGOSLAVIA MUST HAVE NEW DEAL

‘V-Day’ Arrives On'y When Organized  Resistance in Germany Is Squelched

Must Cut Coal Use 20 Percent   Beginning Tomorrow Domestic Users Limited To 80 Percent Of Needs.

DOMESTIC COAL USE RESTRICTED   Consumers Are Allowed Eighty Percent Of Normal Supoly

Reds Capture Baltic Port Of Kolberg   Other Forces Win Control Of River Bank Near Vienna

REDS CAPTURE KOLBERG, RAM NEARER DANZIG   Germanys’ Baltic Nava! Port Is Sunday’s Prize, Stalin Reveals

Kolberg, German Baltic Naval Port, Taken By Reds After 13-Day Siege

NAZI BALTIC PORT CAPTURED BY REDS   Thirteen Day Siege of Kol. berg Ended by Rus Stans

German Port — Of Kolberg Falis  To Russians. .   East Prussian. Pocket Further Constricted,_ Gains Made:t South.

Kolberg port ruins seized  by Russians  Narrow Germans Prussian pocket

Russian Troops Take Baltic Portof Kolberg   13-Day Siege Ended; Reds Make Further East Prussia Gains

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SOVIET TROOPS TAKE KOLBERG   Nazi Baltic Naval Port is Captured After Siege Of 13 Days

Soviet Troops Capture Baltic Port   Kolberg Falls to Russian Forces After 13-Day Siege

REDS CAPTURE GERMAN PORT OF KOLBERG   End 13-Day Siege While Other Troops Narrow East Prussian Pocket

Vargas Flees Rio as Troops Assume Control   Supreme Court Head Transfers To Presidency

Brazil Now Being Ruled Dy Justice   Supreme Court Head Takes over Until Elections are Held

Vargas Ousted As Brazil Chiet By Army Coup   President Reported In Flight. Supreme Court Head Rules

BRAZIL SUPREME COURT HEAD TAKE OVER PRESIDENCY.   Vargas Is Ousted in Bloodless Revolt . After 15-Year Rule

VARGAS QUITS AS PRESIDENT N EASY COU   Chief Justice Linhares Takes Over, Backed by Show of Armed Force.

RULED BRAZIL AS DICTATOR FIFTEEN YEARS   Quit As Army Oceunied Rio

Linhares Takes (ver As Head Of Brazil   Elections Will Be Held As Scheduled

Supreme Court's Chief Is Named To Lead Nation   Virtual Dictator of Country Is Unseated After 15-Year Reign

LINHARES IS PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL NATION      Tron Man Vargas Deposed As Leader In Bloodless Revalution

resident Ot Brazil Forced  Gut OF Office   Vargas Resigns Result Of Bloodless Revolution In Brazi!__Served 15 Years   LINHARES TAKES OVER PRESIDENCY

BRAZIL HAS. BLOODLESS REVOLUTION   Vargas Deposed As President; Chief Justice Takes Over

Linhares Takes Over As Vargas Gives Up Post   “Iron Man" Forced To Resign In Bloodless Revolution

The National Whirligig   News Gehind the News  Washington - =. --- Ray Tucker Mew York « «+ Albert N. Leman

SENATOR CHARGES THAT OTHER COUNTRIES RECEIV‘ING MOZE FOOD THAN ° THOSE OF OUR OWN  -" counrry

Brazilians Cast Heavy Ballot  Official Vote Coun! Will Start Today

Heavy Brazil Vote Recorded   ation Es Electing First President in 15 Yearg

Koreans Riot, Stage Strikes On Big 3 Issue   American Soldiers Stoned. Political: Factions Row In Indenendensce Maca

Koreans Stone U.S. Soldiers      Natives Object to Big Three Trusteeship Proaram

Patton Punches Ahead Two Miles In Fierce Fight  Allied Planes Lash °   enue wr eweleS.hU© - se  Allied Planes Lash ° At Enemy’s Troop, Armored Columns; Six More Towns Taken

Third Army In New Gains   Pushes Two Miles Deeper Into Bulge; Germans Still Probing in South

Germans Begin Withdrawal of Armor From Pocket as Americans Tighten Bastogne Noose; Nazis Lose Heavily In Men and Materiel from Air Blows

Enemy May Be Palling Back To Dodge Yank Trap   x * *« ¥ AAF Slugging Nazis Again   Reds Flatten Budapest

GERMAN PROPERTY STEPS TAKEN HERE   U. $. Requests Swiss Legation to Turn Over All Premises

CONFIDENCE Ih TRUMAN MOUNTS   Forces Overseas Are Assured of no Sudden Change in Policies -

TRUMAN GAVE MESSAGE TO SERVICE MEN   PRESIDENT DECLARES “WE WL NOT FALTER’ PLEASED WITH PLEDGES OF BUPPORT   By ARTHUR F. HERMANN Inlernational News ferctes

Marines About To Take Vital Height on Iwo  C naan 7 ee Gee      Second Airstrip Also in Hands Of Leathernecks

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  2ND 1WO JIMA AIRFIELD PRACTICALLY IN ATTIEG’ DANING

WW GT REARS SUIMIAY; MANA GLEAR OF IAPS   ceccnd Aird ome Is Alms: In Possession ‘of Schmidi’s Forces

odies Brought Out Of Wildernes Br Packhorsts:; Await  Identification

Within 19 Miles of Cologne   Germans Say  Reds Repulsed in « Effort to Set  Up Bridgeheads

See J  sSsibility of © Quic © EBreak to Rhine   Advaneu..% Beyond River Three and Half Miles, 17 Towns’ Engulfed; Enemy Stunned By First Shock of Tertific Assault.

LARGEST FORCE STRIKES 5 JAP CITIES   Record Load of 6,000 Tons. of Bombs Drop  on Industrial Centers

BLAST 5 CITIES WITH A RECORD: LOAD OF BOMBS   LIST TARGETS AS HACHIOJI, TOYANA, NAGAOKA AND MITO

Crippling Blows Struck in July  1,546 Vessels and 1,350 Planes Is Toll

About 800 Superforts, Carrying 6,000 Tons of Fire and Explosives, Drop Fury on Enemy.   DESTRUCTION ORDERS BEING CARRIED OUT

1,330 Planes Also Knocked Out In Month   Even Enemy’s Imperial Headquarters Admit  ‘Damage to Cities, Factories and Shipping Were Considerable’; Japs Make Claims

Carry Record Bombing Load Of 6. 000 Tons   Is Biggest Superfort Task Force Ever Used

B-29s Smashing At Least 4 Big Japanese Cities  New Target Is Among Those on

Quit Your Beefing! WFA Says Civilian Supply Of Beef Will Increase Shortly

LUZON DRIVE © SLOWING UF   FIERCE ENEMY RESISTANCE MET IN ADVANCES TO CLEAR NORTHERN PART  OF IRLAND

eects  Washington Roundup  Work-or-Jail Legislation Out Window, Senate Says

ASK CONGRESS TO OKAY SUBSTITUTE FOR LABOR DRAFT   NEW BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE WMC TO BUDGET LABOR

URGE CONGRESS TO SCRAP WORK OR JAIL ISSUE   Labor Budget Is Sought In New Legislation

HOLDS FEDERAL INSPECTION   Captain Ernest M. Grant; ‘Lt.-Col. Harold Farnsworth - Officiate at State Armory 

Captain Ernest M, Grant; Lt.-Col, Harold Farnsworth Officiate at State Armory

TELLS OF JAP BUTCHERY IN MANILA SCHOOL   Father Congrove Testifies A Trial Of Yamashita, Jap Commander

Japanese Killed 90 Civilians at LaSalle College   Slaughter Described By Priest During Trial of Yamashita

Priest Tells  Ot Atrocity   Japs Murdered 16 At La Salle College

Father Cosgrave Testifies At Trial   Japs Shot, Bayoneted 16 College Brothers

Murder Of 16 Told At Trial Of Yamashita   Father Cossrave Tells Court How Brothers Were Shot And  Bavonetted,

Catholic Priest Testifies At Yamashita Trial   Father Cosgrave Describes Horror At LaSalle College

Jatiiagnita’s Trial  Tells of 16 Brothers Slaughtered by Japanese

FOUR SOVIET ARMIES MOP UP GERMANS   Liquidation of the Forces Which Ignored Reich’s Surrender Terms Near Completion in Austria and Czechoslovakia.

Rounding Up Last Of Nazi Holdouts   Pockets of Die-Hards in Czechoslovakia and - Austria     SSK ANAK Ma TVTIMMyrr TK   360,000 GATHERED IN   Russians Get Possession of Many Planes, Tanks, _ Field Guns

360,000 Nazis Rounded Up By. Russians   : Last Czech -and “Austrian: Pockets  ‘Wiped* Out.

Reds Smash German Holdout Forces in Southern Countries   Prisoner Bag Mounts; 12,500,000 Germans Dead or Captured

LAST SMALL POCKETS GERMAN RESISTANCE BEING WIPED OUT ~  RUSSIANS HAVE TAKEN  360,000 ADDITIONAL PRISONERS PAST 94 HOURS

Soviets Overrun Last Pockets of Nazi Resistance   Round Up 360,000 Additional Prisoners Ship Germans to Russia for Labor

Rush Captured Nazis fo Russia  More than Million Taken in Slovakia

REDS SMASHING © NAZI HOLDOUTS IN SOUTH AREA   @Waptives Shipped Across Po land To Repair Damage In Russia

Reds Smash Last Pockets Of Resistance   Million Nazis Captured Since Last Tuesday, Russians Report

Russ Clearing Last Pockets Of Die-Hard Nazis  360,000 More Are Rounded Up In 24 Hours; Captives To Go To Soviet

REDS SMASH RESISTING NAZI POCKETS   Die-Hards in Czechoslovakia and Austria Being Overrun by Four Russian Armies  MOP.LP NEARING END

LAST SMALL-POCKETS OF NAZI DIEHARDS BEING OVERRUN BY )REDS IN CZECHOSLOVKIA AREA

OVERRUNLAS) FEW POCKETS OF GERMANS   Reds Round-Up 360,000 Additional German Troops

REDS MOPPING UP IN SOUTH   ‘Overrun Fanatical Germans Who Refuse to Quit

Russ Armies Over-run Last  Nazi Hold-outs   Smash Forces in Czechoslovakia, Austria; Prisoner Bag Grows

Nazi Mop-up Nearly Done   Reds Take 1,060,060 Prisoners Since Tuesday in Final Clashes

Last Small Pockets Of Nazi Die-Hards Being Mopped Up   360,000 More Nazi Troops Rounded Up In Last 24 Hours

Better Working Opportunities Cuts Cost Of Relief In  This County.

County Assistance Rolls. Reflect Improvement In Wartime Employment’

New GI. Bill Of Rights  Becomes Law   Measure Includes Liberalized Loan, School Benefits

ADD MAYORS PLAN TO STATE AID UST   Kelly Says Proposal That Sixth of Sales Taxes Be Returned ‘Has Merit

GOV. KELLY WILL CONSIDER PROPOSAL   Would Divert $16 Million a Year to Local Governments.

British Shel] Bandoeng And  Score Advance   Drive Into Ciey” With: Little. Opposition After: Artillery Barrage.

Roosevelt As::s Congress To Be Responsiale For Underwriting Peace Plan

Roosevelt Reports to Congress Teday on Yalta Meetings   Tells Senate Success of Conference Depends on Its Ratification

FDR Calls on Congress to Assume Full Responsibility for Underwriting Future Peace; Urges International Collaboration on Non-Partisan Basis

President Makes a Personal Report of His Conference in Crimea With Stalin and Churchill; Asks Senate & to Apprave Charter.   States That Military Element of Axis Powers Must Be Eliminated

FDR Calls For Unity On Peace   Says That Only By Support of Congress And People Can Yalta Plans Become Effective

Joint Session Of Congress Is Addressed   Voices Emphatic Unconditional Surrender To Nazis

OTHERWISE, WILL CAUSE ANOTHER WAR      President, Reporting to Congress on Yalta Parley, Tells Solons Decision for Peace Is in They Hands.

‘Collaboration or Conflict, No Middle Ground,’ President Warns Legislators, Nation

. —WORLD ‘PEACE— Reports On Conference  At Yalta —   Congress, Nation Hears President’s Report On Big Three Meeting .

FDR SAYS U. 8. MUST BACK UP WORLD PEACE   Reports Polish Plan ‘Frankly a Compromise’ ; Discusses Conference

Fate of Parleys Linked With America: Roosevelt; Nation Can Underwrite Lasting Peace

President Tells Job  for Peace   President, In Crimea Report, Emphasizes Role of America

FDR Tells Congress Up to U.S. to Make Yalta Pacts Work   ‘Fate of World Hangs On Senate O. K. of Dumbarton Oaks’

PRESIDENT DECLARES MUST COLLABORATE OR FACE ANOTHER WAR   THERE CAN BE NO MIDDLE GROUND, ROOSEVELT SAYS IN CONGRESS TALK

Assume Responsibility For World Peace or Next War   Reports Officially on Big 3 Conference; ' Urges Collaboration in Same Non Partisan Spirit as U. S. Wages War

Collaboration Or Another Conflict Says President   Unconditional Surrender Is Only Hope of Enemies; Joint Session Addressed

CONGRESS TOLD BY PRESIDENT TO TAME PICK   Declares Good Start Made On Road to World  Peace

Roosevelt-Congress May Disagree On Plans For Disposal Of Jap Islands

POST-WAR PLANS TAKE SPOTLIGHT   FDR and Congress May Lock Horns Over Territorial and Lend-Lease Problems.

Germans Report Spearhead Of Reds Wiped Out   Great Battle Held Being Fought Near City Of Frankfurt

Russians Smash 15 Miles Through Arc. - of Berlin Defense   Press Steadily On To. ward Settin; Nazis Stiffen Resistance

COUNTERBLOWS STOP SOVIETS IN SAME AREAS.   Fresh German Troops Put Into Fight

LARGE ALLIED BOMBER FLEET POUNDS BERLIX   Moscow Places Troops 51 Miles From Capital East of Frankfurt

inemy Resists In Hard, Fast  Counterblows   Berlin Reports East  Kustrin Thrusts Fail As Allies Bomb Reich Capitol in Noon Raid

HOLD TWO IN SLAYING AT PONTIAC   Victim’s Husband -And His Secretary Are in Custody

ee EE eee     apeeanenmmemmnitaineameassmmeeeeaiemnemmmeemmamanmiineai  ‘Other Woman’ Injected In Socialite’s Murder   Secretary Of Victim’s Husband Admits Intimate Friendship With Thompson; Wife Threatened Suicide Unless Love Triangle Broken, Police Are Told

SECRETARY OF HUSBAND HELD IN MURDER CASE   Admits Dead Woman Was Extremely  Jealous Of Her

CRISIS NEA FOR CONTROL OF TRIESTE   AMERICAN AND BRITISH ASK MARSHAL Tito TO WITH. DRAW His TROOPS FROM CITY

Allied Relations Get Major Test In Trieste Crisis   U.S. and Britain «&: Call on Tito to . Withdraw Troops ©

TO STREAMLINE HOUSE, SENATE   Reduction of Committees Among Recommendations To Re Given Congress: Pay Boost Included.

‘STREAMLINING’ OF CONGRESS IS TO BE PROPOSED   Senate - House Committee To Recommend Reduction Of Group Setups   SALARIES TO BE RAISED   @ Experts To Aid Committees And Solons Favored In Report Due Soon

Reuther To Talk To Schwellenbach On GM Shutdown   Labor Picture Darkens As Ford Co. Begins To Lay Off 40,000

DEVASTATING TORNADO HITS NEARBY CITY   Repair Crews Work to Restore Electric Power and Clear Strets of Wreckage  MANY REPORTED HURT

] 7  Damage at Jamestown  Cyclonic Storm Piles Wreckage In Streets—

Repair Crews Work To Restore Power   Tornado Roaring Along Chadakoin River Valley Splits City in Half; Buildings Smashed: One Disappears

Hamburg Falls to British As Mop Up of Enemy Forces  Cnantinitac,   MANY NAZIS SURRENDER

DATE IS DEFINITE   Workmen Erecting Grandstand for English Celebration

Jokes About Americans Missing From British Broadcasts Sunday Was It an Official Ban, or Sabbath Sanctity ?

Important War Center Hit by Terrifie Blast   Pilots Report “Good Results’ Over Rail Terminal and Port City of 255,000

NAGASAKI RAID BY SUPERFORTS REPORTED ‘GOOD’   FOUR OTHER CITIES STILL BURNING FROM INCENDIARY RAIDS

Carrier Planes In Heavy Blow At North Japan   Surface Units Of Third Fleet Pound Kamaishi, Honshu Steel City.

1200 Fleet Planes Hit Honshu   Halsey’s Men Brush Off Jap Air Attack; Smash Eight Ships

RAIL CENTER ON KYUSHU IS PULVERIZED   munique Leaves to Speculation Results of Latest Shelling  Carefully Worded Com.  ATTACKS STEPPED UF

Naval Armada Brushes Aside Air Opposition   Ships Sunk, Damaged; Planes Destroyed in Mighty New Sea Attack

CALM SETTLES ALONG DETROIT LABOR FRONT   AFL and CIO End Old Dispute Over  Jurisdiction

DETROIT'S LABOR RANKS MORE CALM   Number of © Strikes Have Been Called Off

REDS HALT GERMANY'S ~ RELIEF ARMY   Move Seale’Fate Of Nazi Garrison In Budapest

GERMAN RELIEF ARMY SURPRISED BY RUSS TANKS   Roll Up Enemy’s Armored Spear. head — Docm Axis Garrison

Flank Attack Halts German  Danube Drive   Relief of Budapest Ts Believed Shattered

Reds Destroy Tanks Rollins On Budapest   Nazi Relief Column Js Brought to Halt In Counter-Attack

REDS ANNIHILATE NAZI PANZERS LEADING BUDAPEST RELIEF ARMY   ENTIRE FORCE BROUGHT TO HALT IN MOVE WHICH MAY SEAL DOOM OF CITY’S GARRISON

RUSSIANS HI NAZI FLANK IN HUNGARY   Relief Army Is Halted 15 Miles From Budapest

Russ Forces Foil Nazi Eifort to. Relieve Budapest  Flank Drive Halts : Germans, Dooms  Trapped Garrison

Age Limit For Release  Cut to 35   Fourto Eight Points Will Be Gained  kx Recomputation

Army Lowers Discharge Age  To 35 Ye ears   Point Score Is Cut To 80 at Same Time Recomputation of Points to Be Started

Army Men Above $5 May Obtain Release Now   Points For Discharge Cut To 80; WACs To 41; Further Cuts Assured.

Army Announce New Standards For Discharges   Men over 35 To Be Re. leased; Critical Point Score Is Cut to 80

Point System for Discharge to Be Revised   Thousands to Be Made Eligible for Separation

Cut age limit lower points’ for release  35 and 80 become eritical fioures

CHRISTMAS SEAL SALES $3,500   This is the Total for Hardiy eee $1,100 Above Last,

EX-JAP PUPPET RULER I$ DEAD   Wang Keh-Min, Who Once Served Enemy, Held North China Office

PLEDGES AID TO GREECE   Roosevelt Sends Note to Plastiras On Rehabilitation

FR. Promises Aid to Greece  Pledge Contained in Reply to Message "Of Greek Premier.

Prominent Tulsa Attorney Is Dead   Justus Last Week Had Deadlocked Jury in Trial of Taking Stolen Goods

FDR AIMS TALK AT DE GAULLE   President Holds Out Olive Branch, But Reception  Is Uncertain

F .D.R.Holds Out Olive Branch To de Gaulle —   Reaction of General Awaited with. Interest -In Washincton

FDR Extends Olive Branch To DeGaulle   Tells French Reporters ‘We're Great Friends,” Expresses Regret He Couldn't Visit France

D’GAULLE HIS FRIEND PRESIDENT DECLARES   Roosevelt Extends Olive Branch To French General In Talk To Newspapermen

President Bids For Peace With Gen. DeGaulle   French Leader  Warmly Praised

FIGHTING RAGES IN BERLIN - REDS NEAR AMERICANS   Swarms of Germans Fleeing Capital to Yanks on Elbe; Debacle Sweeps Italy

-PARIS, , April’ 26) UP. _—The British 2d army captured Bremen “today, clearing al]. the great port. except’ the: dock, area, and. “Burger park north of the center’ of the city. i :

Three Allied Armies Fast Moving In On Hitler’s Redoubt   Yanks Rapidly Closing Iron Ring Around Munich; Allied Juncture Imminent Northwest of Berlin

SOVIET STORM TROOPS MAKE CONQUEST OF REICH CAPITAL WORLD'S GREATEST MANHUNT   Fighting Over and Under Streets Russians Have Been Ordered to Take Hitler Alive if He Is In German Metropolis   TWO MIGHTY FORCES COMPLETE ENCIRCLEMENT

More Soldier S Are Sentenced For Looting    Receive Prison ‘Terms Of 40 and 45 Years . For Black. Market Deals

LONG TERMS GIVEN TO FIVE SOLDIERS   Men, Convicted of Looting Trains, Sentenced. in Paris

YANKS SPLIT JAP FORCES ON MINDANAO   Nip Casualties In The Philippines Total 334,465

DOPSON AND DUFFY TO BECOME CIVILIANS   Complete Duties i Hawaiian Islands And Leave for Homes

POULTRY PRICE WILL BE RAISED   DESIGNED TO OVERCOME PRESENT SHORTAGE

PACKERS SPOKESMAN HITS OPA MEAT SUBSIDY PLAN   Poultry Price Boost to Sour Production Near

"Missing" Ring Is Where It Belongs and There Is a Happy GI in Chicago

Hoffman Has Answer For Curfew-Troubled Gotham Folks: Come To Michigan

NEW CARS WILL BE LIKE 1942S   Old Designs Get Face Lifting; GM To Make About 95,000

CHINESE CAPTURE SECOND SEA PORT   Troops Take Diongloh, 15 Miles Southeast of Foochaw

Chinese Take Second Port On East Coast   Diongloh, 15 Miles From Foochow, Falls  After Brief Fight

Japanese Flee Foochow Area   Chinese Seize Diongloh, Head Northeast To Pin Japs Against Sea.

VHINESF, ‘TROOPS SEIZE ANO'EHER _ --POR'T ON COAS!' OF HAST CHIN:

SECOND PORT IS NOW OCCUPIED   200 Japs Defending Diongloh Are Mowed Down By Chinese Troops

Reformation Of. Japan. Te Be Slow J ob   lt fs Youth, Not Matured Militari stie Mind, ‘That. Can be Changed “Easily ‘Toward  ‘Higher , Morals pated Ethics, Sa 2m Be

‘MACARTHUR STATEMENT ABOUT NECESSARY TROOPS TO CONTROL JAPAN STIRS UP DIFFERENCES

ert oa Se were se oeoeo  Educational Job In Japan Will Be Among The Young

REFORMATION OF JAPAN TO TAKE TIME AND IT MAY HAVE TO BEGIN WITH EDUCATION OF THE YOUTHFUL

WINIWI' MW Ar ERICA   The Reformation of Japan Will Take Time   CHARACTER MUST BE CHANGED

Youth Confesses Murder of Father      Argued Over Auto, He Tells Authorities

YOUTH HELD AS SLAYER   COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL BOY CONFESSES HE KILLED FATHER AFTER AN ARGUMENT

Yank Ninth And British 2nd Army Make Four Crossings   New 25 Mile Front Opened as 30,000 Troops Fall From Sky

Over 3.500 Warplanes, Greatest Armada Ever to Cross Channel, Hit Northwest Germany, Backing Drive   WARNS AGAINST  EXECUTING

Meat Packers Facing Strike   Employees Demand Wage Decision At Once Or They Will Walkout.

Meat Packer: Threaten To Call Strike   Demani Delayed Wave Decision

PACKING HOUSE STRIKE THREAT   Call to Come Today Unless WLB Releases Long-Delayed Decision.

MEAT PACKERS MAY WALK OUT   Sttike Stick Held over Heads Of WLB by CIO Work ere Elnion

Group Opposes Peacetime Draft   Education Council.  Official Testifies

Education Council Opposes Peacetime Military Training   Says Plan Shows Lack of Faith in Post-War Security Arrangements

Peace Draft Opposed by  Educators   Council Says Majorit: Favor Further Defense Study

Peace Draft Act Opposed B v Educators   They Hold It Shows Lack Of Faith In Postwar Security Program

Hooper Murder Examination Is In Final Stage   Lower Court Hearing On Conspiracy Charge Concludes Today

4 DETROITERS AWAIT END OF HOOPER EXAM   Sigler Winds Up Case On Conspiracy to Murder Charge

MORE FAGTS I HOOPER QEATE   4 Detroit Men May Know Today If They Must Stand Trial.   ‘ALL IN ON CONSPIRAC'

ALL TROOPS ON SAME BASIS WHEN RELEASE COMES   Of Some Two Millions to Be Set Free After VE Day, Those in Pacific  Will Share Equal Rights.

U.S. WARNING. ~~ FOR CHINESE   AMERICAN GENERAL SAYS MILITARY ACTION WILL PROTECT  TROOFS, PROPERTY.

ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR END STRIKE   Italians Do Not Like Diet of Bread and Water

San Francisco Welcomes Pres. Truman Today   Executive Flies To Golden Gates To Wind Up Allied Parley

Truman Flies ToPortland For Ceremony   President Is on Way To San Francisco And Security Meet

Truman Leaves For Conference  Convinced Senote To Ratify Charter

Truman Due This Afternoon For Address to Conference   Chief Executive to Enter City by Motor Cavalcade Late Today After Being Met By United Nations Deleaates at Field

Truman Winds Up Vacation Trip   Stops At Portland Enroute To Final Session of San Francisco Parley.

He Plans to Stop at Portland, Ore., to Visit Veterans’ Hospital Before Going on to Golden Gate

Truman Flies ToPortland For Ceremony  President Is on Way an Francisco

TRUMAN’S BRIEF VACATION ENDS   President Leaves Washington This Morning for Appearance at Frisco

San Francisco Awaits Visit By President   Stops In Portland, Ore. En Route To Security Conference

WorldBank Sanctioned By Louse   Only Truman’s Signature  Needed To Make Nation First to Joir

HOUSE COMPLETES BILL AUTHORIZING U.S.” PART IN INTERNATIONAL BANK

House Approves  World Bank Bill   'U. S. May Be First to Join Stabilization Fund

BRETTON. — WOODS GIVEN SENATE 0.K.      Measure Was Passed Yesterday By 61 to 16 Vote

1.S.FIRST IN APPROIAL dF ~ WOODS PLAN   House-Accepts Minor Senate Amendments to Fiscal Stabilizing Bill.

Bretton Woods Finance Plan  Finally Passed   Nine Billions Will Be Provided World From Wealth Of U. S.

Action Puts Six Billions Into Funds   House Approves Senate Amendments To Woods Agreemen

HOUSE ENDS ACTION TOWARD BRETTON WOODS   Truman’s Sig gnature Will Make U. S. First Member

Bretton Woods Monetary Plan Gets Approval   House Completes Legislative Action On Bill Setting Up World Bank

‘Suspicions Seen Jeopardizing Peace Danger of War Rife, ‘Eden Warns Nations

World F aces  SreatPeril in Year. Ahead   Universe Shall Have Fair Idea-Twelve Months From Now Whether it Is-Headed  for Peace or Another Way

MacKenzie’s Column   Will Know Next Year If There Will Be Another War

WE WILL HAVE FAIR IDEA OF FUTURE WAR OR PEACE WITHIN YEAR. BUT PERILS INTERVENE

Matter of Peace or Third World War Will Be Decided During Next Twelve Months

CHARGES ARMY IS WASTING MONEY   Engel Says Tax Dollars “Going Down Rat Hole”   Gentlemen With More Decorations Than Eisenhower Are Rapped

Army Waste Is Alleged   Solon Says Millions Are Being Spent for Not Needed Supplies

Army Throws Money Down Rat Hole Says ‘Watch-Dos’ Engel   Michigan Representative Makes Charges in Cong. Record

Swivel-Chair Waste Flayed   ‘Rat-Holing’ Charged To War Department

ARMY DECLARED TO WASTE FUNDS   Legislator Says Tax Dollars Thrown Down ‘Rat Hole’

Char ‘ges Army. W ith W asting Public Funds   Rep.- “Engel. Says’ Billions Have Been Wasted On Unauthorized Projects

ARMY SPENDING IS UNDER FIRE   ‘Tax Dollars Thrown Down Rat Hole,’ Is Claim

ARMY SPENDING IS CRITICIZED BY REP. ENGEL   Michigan Solon Char ges Outrageous Waste of Taxpavers Funds

MONEY WASTE BY THE ARMY IS CHARGED   Representative Engel Declares War Department Is Throwing HardEarned Tax Funds “Down a Rat Hole.”

Huge Waste of Money Charged fc War Department   Engel Says Army Spent Billions on Unneeded Projects

Rep. Engel Hits at Army Waste   Says War Department Throw: ing Hard-Earned Tax Dol. lare Down Rat Hole

Army Throws Away Money, Says Solon   Rep. Engel Declares Billions Spent on Unjustified Projects

Engel Charges Money Poured ‘In Rat Hole’   War Department Throwing Tax Money Away

War Department Wasting Money, States Lawmaker   First Phase of Invasion Ends With Thrust Across Bay; Move Toward Richest Oil Fields

Waste of Money Charged by Enge  Legislator Attacks Army Spending

ARMY SPENDING 5 CRITIGZED   Engel Says War Department Is Throwing HardEarned Money Away.

ARMY WASTING BILLIONS, SAYS HOUSE MEMBER   “Swivel-Chaired Gentlemen” Assailed By Committee Watch-Dog

Charges Army ‘Throwing Cash Down Rat Hole   Billions Spent On Un.justified Projects, De. clares Rep. Engel.

Marine Sz Saves 5 Pals In Bullet Dodging Talk  With Japanese Sniper  y+ mrneaeang

49 Out of 50 Marines Killed or Wounded in All-Night Battle on Hill

STORY OF SUGAR LOAF HILL BATTLE   50 Marines Went Up Hill; 49.  Killed or Wounded

EXPECT SENATE DELAY IN LABOR MEASURE ACTION   Labor Committee Head Claims 75 Other Bills Now Pending

NO EARLY VOTE ON LABOR BILL   SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE ACTION POSSIBLE

Russia Plans To Keep Isles  Soviets Occupy Last Of kuriles; ~~ 2436 ee rou —_ . — sae   Soviets Occupy Last Of Kuriles;: Stalin Savs They Return To Russia

News Day And Night   Vanguard Flies In While Army Expands Tokyo Holdings To 700 Miles   1,500,000 Will Occupy Islands   Forces Also Will Be Sent Into Northern Japan; Tokyo Out Of Bounds            Russia Will Keep Kuriles,  Stalin Says In Victory Note

RUSSIA WILL KEEP KURILE ISLANDS   Chinese and Russian Troops Patrolling Liberated Manchuria Cities

Kramer and 10 Aides Sentenced To Death by Hanging for Belsen And Oswiecim Camps’ Atrocities

Belsen Beast — To Hang   Woman Torturer and Gas Chamber Medico Will Also Die for  Prison Camp Crimes

Kramer, Gang to Be Hanged  ng ge al {,   Get Death Terms for “Atrocities at Camps

Belsen Criminals Sentenced To Die   Joseph Kramer, Nine  Others Will Hang

Sentence Josef Kramer fo Hang   Irma Grese Also Condemned to Die

BEAST’ WILL HANG   Leading Defendants in Lueneberg War Crime Trials Convicted

‘Beast of Belsen’  To Hang   ‘Queen’ of Cancentration Camp Also Sentenced To Die

Belsen Gang Sentenced To Hanging   Kramer and Jima Grese Face Death for Atrocities and Killings

“Belsen Beast’ Sentenced To  Galiows Deat h   Irma Grese, Blonde Queen of Belsen Gang, and Nine Others Also Condenmed

Beast Of Belsen, 29 Other Nazis Condemned Die   British Court Imposes Death Penalty By Hanging For Atrocities

Eight Nazis Given Death Sentences   Kramer Among Those to Die for War Crimes —Six teen Are Women

‘Beast Of Belsen’”’ And 29 Of His Aides Condemned To Death For Atrocities

?  OTHERS WILL BE HANGED   Death Penalty Meted Out for Atrocities at Nazi Concentration Camps— 18 Defendants Given Prison Terms.

IRMA GRESE AND EIGHT OTHERS 10 DIE ON GALLOWS   Pleas for Clemency Fail to  Save Lives of Defendants Accused of Horrible Atrocities.   DEFENDANTS OPERATED NAZI MURDER CAMPS   Fourteen Defendants in Mass Trial by British War Tribunal Were Acquitted. Total of 30 Convicted.

I] to Hang For Part in War Crimes   Beast of Belsen and 29 of His Aides Found Guilty But Some Get Off With Prison Sentences

ALLIES TO HANG BELSEN BEAST, AND 10 OTHERS   Irma Grese, Physician Are Among Nazis Who Must Pay With Their Life

KRAMER, AIDES TO BE HANGED   Death On Gallows Is Pen- alty For German War  Atrocities

Call Attention ‘To Shortages In Commodities   Production Leaders Warn That World-Wide Condition Could Jeopurdize Peace

Production Leaders Warn World Wide Shortages May Jeopardize Peace

GAS SUPPLY IN DETROIT AND CHICAGO LOW   Drained Rapidly as Result of Strike of 25,000 Oil Workers

Yanks Seize Capul Island   Controls Shipping Lane to Manila; Yanks Inside City In Slow Gains

Americal Units Mop Up Capul  Take Little Isle Off _— Tip of E seme

AMERICANS LAND ON ANOTHER ISLE   Invade Capul In Philippines To Clear Shipping Lane

AMERICANS MOP UP CAPUAL ISLE SOUTH OF LUZON   NEW THRUST AIMED TO CLEAR SHIPPING LANES TO MANILA

Yanks Mopping Up Japs On Smal Capul Island   To Clear Shipping Lane From United States To Manila.

MacArthur's Men Mop Up Nips on Capu   Americal Division ¥ Seizes Tiny Island; Manila Fight Rages On

YANKS MOPPING UP GAPUL ISLE   ‘Invade Luzon Island to Clear Manila Shipping Route

UP THE CAPUL ISLAND JAPS   Invasion of Tiny Isle Off Southern Luzon Intended to Clearing Shipping Line From the U. S. to Manila.

Yanks Invade  Isle Off Luzon   Take Capul Island In Move To Clear Shipping Lane To War-Torn Manila.

Yanks ks On Capul In New  ~ Philippine Invasion   Doughboys Of American Division Mop Up Japanese In Drive Aimed At Clearing The Shipping Lane From U. 8. To Manila

NEW ISLAND IS SEIZED IN PHILIPPINES   Heroes of Battles of Solo_ mons Mop Up Nipponese On Strategic Capul  IN BERNARDINO STRAIT

Invasion Aimed at Clearing Manila Shipping Lane  Yanks Continue Slow Process of Mannina Un Manila

Island Off Tip of Luzon Invaded to  Hold Ships’ Route   Manila Hotel, Post Office Captured After Terrific Fightine

New Philippine Island Invaded   U. S. Landing Aimed Clearing Supply Lanes To Manila.

Uz S. Landing Made On New Philippine Island To Clear ° Supply Route To Manila   Doughboys Mop Up Japs On Little Capul Island Off Southern Tip Of Luzon

Troops Mop Up  Enemy on Capul   Opposition Light on Key Island—Manila Intramuros Crumbling

Take Small Philippine Island   Yanks Meet Little Resistance On Capul, Controling Straits Off Southern Luzon ©

Yankees Seize Another Island  Clear Shipping Lane to Wor-torn Manila

Capul Isle Japs Being ‘Killed Out As Yanks Capture Manila Hotel, City Hall, Postoffice    Swedish Correspondent Describes Recent American Bombing Of Nazi Capital

Heroic Doughboys Mop Up Japs On Philippine Isle  Capul Falls to Yanks After Light Fight; Region Is Strategic

Doughboys Clean Capul Island of Japanese Troops   Action Clears Ship Lane from America Te Manila; Fierce  Battle Rages in Cia:

INVADE CAPUL IN PHILIPPINES   Seizure of Tiny Island _ Clears Shipping Lane  To United States

Yanks Open Sea Lane To. Manila   Nips Mopped Up On Isle Off South Luzon

Yanks Invade Isle Off Luzon   Attack Clears Sea Lane to Manila Bay

HEAVY TOLL FROM CANCER IS REVEALED IN REPORT   SIXTY PERCENT MORE PER. SONS DIE OF CANCER TiLAN ALL CONTAGIOUS  DISEASES

Americans Advance  In Drive On Manila   ‘tanks Crush Weak Opposition to. Take Angeles— Stubborn n Enemy Resistance in the Hills © ' Be.npaesed by Forcac ’

ROSARIO FALLS: MANILA NOW 36 AIR MILES AWAY   Latest Conquest Was Most Bitterly Defended In Campaign

Yankee spearheads near San Fernando   Patrols stab to within 36 air miles of Manila: First tonvles Rosario bastion

ROSARIO, ONLY JAP - DEFENDED CITY, IS TAKEN   Angeles, Four Airfields Also Captured With Cleanup Of Enemy Along Hillsides

Progress on Luzon:  MacArthur's Forces Making Rapid Gains in Great Drive for Manila

Yanks Push Within 36 Miles Manile   Americans Crush Weak Opposition To Take Angeles

Yanks Only 34 Miles  From Manila U. S. Spearheads   U. S. Spearheads Drive Nearly to San Fernando

Yanks Only 34 Miles From Manila   U. S. Spearheads Drive Nearly to San Fernando

Americans Are Only 36 Miles  From Manila  Rosario Is Captured   Rosario Is Captured in Despite of Stubborn Japanese Defense

Americans Advance In Drive On Manila      “Yanks Crush Weak Opposition to Take Angeles— Stubborn Enemy Resistance in the Hills . By-passed by Forces

Selective Service Still Contends That Vets Have ''Super-Seniority’’

JAPS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES TO SHIPPING   TOLL: TO SHLPPING IN LAST. 22 DAYS 18 MORE THAN 1,000. “VESSELS DESTROYED

STALIN DEATH PLOT EXPOSED  AT WAR TRIAI   Claim Reich Planned In 1940 to Make War on U. S.

250 Million In Jap Gold, Silver Reserve Seized   Jap Militarists Made No Accounting To Their Government

SEIZURE IS WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE   MacArthur's Headquarters Announces Reserves Will Be Held Pending Further Instructions   MAY INCLUDE "LOOT"

Fortune Found In Gold, Silver And Platinum  Believed to Be But Part of Assets; No Rararde Avunilahla

seek Record: To Trace “Army Loot   Jap Army and: Navy Have Given No Accounting Since 1937

Uneover Japanese Reserves   Allies Seeking  Records to Learn If it is Loot From Conquered Lands

Reveal Enemy Military Kepf No Accounting   Government Not Tol« Of Expenditures Since 1937; Source Metals Sought

$250 Million In Gold, Other Metals, Found As Japanese Reserves; No Army-Navy Record

ALLIES UNCOVER 250 MILLIONS IN JAP COIN CACHE   SEEK ACCOUNTING TO RECOVER LOOT PILFERED IN WAR

Brutal Beating Given Soldier, Rep. Gavin Says   Pennsylvanian Smashed in Jaw with M. P. Club, He Asserts

Military Prosecution Likely, Solon Believes in Ne- Pa Solon Bese Case

Nation-Wide Phone Strike Hinted by Union   Chicago Conference In Tight Deadlock Over Wage Demands

PAVED WAY FOR LANDING   Formosa, Japan And Luzon Targets Heavily Attacked

Aerial Might Of U.S. Clears Way To Luzon   Incessant Attacks Are Coordinated With Invasion

AERIAL MIGHT CLEARS PATH FOR M'ARTHUR   Carrier Pilots, Army Fliers From Many Bases Carry On Incessant Attacks In Gulf Area

AERIAL MIGHT PAVED WAY TC NEW INVASION   Jap Supply Line Badly Damaged Durine Raids

Air Might — Clears Path For General   MacArthur’s Return Supported By Raids

SEN. GEORGE "MAKES PLEA FOR CHARTER      Senate Silent in Respect After Orataryv

 Eyewitness Testimony Reveals How Nazi Field Marshal's 'Plan to Surrender May Have Altered Entire Course of War

Reveal Von Kluge Attempt To Surrender to Yanks in Auaust Blocked by Air Raid

Marines Open Iwo Assault  To Crush Japs   6,000 or More Enemy Still Entrenched on North End of Island

Japs Wage Last Ditch War on Volcanic Isle   Iwo-Based Planes, Artillery, Pound Last Six Thousand

MARINES DRIVE “AGAINST 6,000 SURVIVING NIPS   Final All-Out Attack To Conquer lwo Jima Is Under Way

All-Out Push on Northern End of ‘lwo Is Underway   Tremendous Artillery Fire Aids Marines Driving Against 6,000 Entrenched Jangonese

ALL OUT PUSH AT JAPS ON [WO JIMA    Army Fighters Are Helping Gut for the First Time

Marines Open All-Out Attack  Seek Destruction Of Last Japs On Iwo

Final Push On lwo Launched   Entrenched Japs Fight So Bitterly Marine Advance Still Is Slow

Marines Launch All-Out Push Against Japanese Entrenched on lwo Jima

FINAL PUSH AGAINST JAPS ON IWO JIMA   Artillery Is Aided By Army Fighters Operating Off Southern Airfield for First Time   TWO-DAY LULL BROKEN

Marines Make Gains In Bat Ale to Wipe Out Japanese Force In the. ‘North Sector

Big Push Under Way on Iwo   Fighters Operate Off Southern Field  For First Time

ALL-OUT PUSH AGAINST JAPS   Tremendous Artillery Support !s Given Marines on Iwo Jima.   PLANES USING AIRFIELD

ALL-GUT PUSH IS UNDER WAY ON IWO JIMA   Marines Have Heavy Ar. tillery Support and Aid of Fliers Operating Off Iwo’s Southern Airfield.

Marines Battle  ri.) Dp. oA mew mee   Final Push Against Entrenched Foe Starts

Final Push Is Started Against Iwo Jap Forces   Resistance Bitter; Small Gains Scored

All-Out Push Is Launchec Against 6,000 Japanese Still Entrenched On Iwo

Marines Open Final Push To Take lwo   Only About 6,000 Nips Remain on Island; Planes Give Support

U. 5. MARINES OPEN ALL-OUT PUSH ON JAPS   Gains Limited Despite Tremendous Artillery Barrage

All Out Assault Underway Against Remaining Nips On Iwo and Luzon

Japs Contest All-Out Push Like Madmer   Last 6,000 Foes Cling Desperately To Lwa's North Tip

Russia Wants Control of Eastern And Central Germany, Moscow Say:

Even Though Shelves Bare Of War-Scarce Items, Cash Registers Ring Merry Tune

Indiana Editor Says MacArthur Can Rule Japan With Force He S pecitiec

Mac Arthur Not  Being ‘Softie’ Editor Reports General Stern In Dealings

Patton's Forces Advance 40 Miles, Nazis Say   First Army Tightens Grip on Superhighway

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   NAZI FORCES FLEE EASTWARD TO ESCAPE TRAP

FAST-MOVING THIRD ARMY   Germans Report Patton’s Forces in 40Mile Advance

CORREGIDOR AGAIN ROCKED BY BLASTS      New Self-Destruction or Part of Japanese Indicated —

Yankees Drive Into Hills East of Manila  Capture San Isidr« _ and Montalban

Many Familiar Faces Are Missing; PRoancevel’s Messacve Due Saturday

(OTH CONGRESS CETS UNDERWAY IN WASHINGTON   Speaker Sam Rayburn Appeals for Wartime Unity of Action

Rayburn Appeals for Wartime: ‘Unity, Part in World's Peace Setup as 79th Congress Meets

IT’S RICH, LUSTY CITY: SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST

Roosevelt Hails  Turk-Jap Break   Rupture Forecasts  Victory Says Chief

STRIKE ENDS IN NEW YORK   ELEVATOR, ‘OPERATORS  BACK: ‘ON JOBS AS MEDIATOR  STARTS HIS-HEARINGS

Elevator Strike Ends In New York   Commercial Life Returns Toe Normal As Elevator Service Is« Resumed In RBuilding«

Navy’s Most Daring Blow Inthe Pacific   Another Attack Carried Out by Uarrier Planes on  Honshu Island

WHILE CARRIER PLANES BLAST NORTH ISLANDS   AVG General Asks to Retire

Chinese Troops Are 21 Miles From Strategic Liuchow  Jap Counterattacks Fail to Halt Advance on Air Race

LANDING LOVELY TOU, S. ADMIRAL   Yanks Are Unopposed in New Luzon Thrust

DRIVERS STILL OUT, OWNER TO SELL BUSINESS   $350,000 Trucking System To Be Dissolved Because Of Strike

TRUCK COMPANY WILL DISSOLVE   HOLLAND MAN QUITS BECAUSE OF STRIKE

CIO Asks Wage Boost   Direct Appeal Made   Direct Appeal Made To President

HIROHITG AS FIGUREHEAD = PROPOSED BY TOKYO GROUP   PROMINENT -CiTIZENS DRAFT CONSTITUTION THAT WOULD. TAKE AWAY ALL OF EM-  PEROR'S POWERS

New Constitution Stripping Emperor Of Administrative Powers Submitted

Revisions Strip Emperor of All Political Power   Jap Constitutional Experts Propose Change; Old System fs Considered Dead

Mikado To Be © Shorn Of Power   Emperor System Of Japs On Way Out

Curb Power Of Mikado   Proposed Cha Changes i in. Japanese Constitution Would Shift! Most of,  Prerovativas to Diet

Group of Japanese Want Hirohito Stripped of Administrative Power

Revisions Are Proposed By Experts   Chiang Is Studying Proposa! for North China Truce

Jap Emperor System on The Way Out   MacArthur Aide Says It’s Up to Nips to Found Free Gov_ ernment; Proposed Consti tution Would Strip Hirohito

Removal of Hirohito's Power Asked   Japs Constitutional Experts Would Set Up Real Freedom of People

PLAN PROPOSED 10 STRIP HIROHITO OF POLITICAL POWER   Constitutional Revisions Sug: gested by Private Group af Jen Exner —-

Knockout Punch Fashioned at Black Sea Meet   High Hopes Held for Cooperation Of Anglo-American-Russian Forces for Future Peace of World

Big Three Completes Plan On Quick German Knockout   Conference Turns To Discussing Secure Peace, First News Release From Allied Leaders States— Meeting Being Held Along Black Sea

—e om - . SP gue Pres pec  ~ ty <8" ome _C_ a ee  ong ec terest   “ner Com.icazec 2eace “a «co Says “~“icia.//orc .

SECURE PEACE DISCISSED BY ALLIED CHIEFS   KNOCKOUT PUNCHES TO BE AIMED AT HITLERDOM

Big Three Agree on Knockout Punches  Against Groggy Reick   Official Announcement Says Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Are Now in Session With Their Highest Advisers

AnD Now To Talk Of  Secure Peace   Officially “Dis cI osed That Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin Are Conferring In Black Sea Area. Complete Military Plans

Big Three In  Accord On War Windup   German Knockout Plans Polished, Conference Turns To Lasting Peace; Site Is Secret

Big Three Map Joint Plan To Defeat Nazis   Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin Reach “Complete Agreement” on Military Operations—Peace Program Under Discussion

BIG THREE AGREE TO CO-ORDINATE BLOWS AT REICH   Leaders Conclude Military Phase of Talks and Take Up Critical Political  Prohiems.   PARLEY UNDER WAY IN BLACK SEA AREA   Chiefs of Staff and Foreign Secretaries of Three Powers Among Those at Conference.

Big Three Plans Coordinated Blows at-Nazis   ‘Secure Peace’ Also Is Discussed at -Bhick Sea Sessions

Tone Indicates Hope for Real Allied Aceord   3-Power Statement Is Issued on Meeting in Black Sea Area; May Delay Border Issue

STAGE IS SET BY BiG THREE FOR KNOCKOUT   Allied Heads at Parley Turn to Political Questions

Black Sea Area Locale Of Historic  Conference   Roosevelt, Stalin And Churchill Now  Discussing Gaining  Of ‘Secure Peace’

TniPartite Leaders Plan Secure Peace   First Statement On Allied Meeting Made

“Big, Three” Plans. Final Hun Ups et   ’ Consider Control And Occupation Of  German Territory .

J oint Plan To Defeat Nazis      Roosevelt, Churchill ond Stalin Reach “Complete " Agreement”. on Military Operations—Peace Proaram Under Discussion

JAP DOPE CACHE FOUND BY YANKS   MacArthur Stands Firm or Diplomatic Isolation

YANKS SEIZE HUGE JAP OPIUM CACHE   Occupation Troops in Drive to Stamp Out Narcotic Industry

Genki Abe, Thought Police Organizer, Ordered Held   MacArthur Refuses to Modify Order Stripping Jap Foreign Office

OCCUPATION TROOPS SEIZE OPIUM CACHE IN JAPANESE DRIVE  GEN. MACARTHUR ISSUE! ORDERS STAMP OUT JAP NARCOTIC INDUSTRY

$50 Million In Opium Is Uncovered  Narcotics Haul   Norcotics Haul Made By Yanks In Jap Province

$50,000,000 In Narcotics Captured   MacArthur Holds To Stand In Diplomatic Order

Huge Cache Of Opium Nabbed In Central Honshu   M’Arthur Refuses Tc Modify An Order For Return Home Of Jap Diplomats

Cleaning Up Narcotics Racket  Opium Cache Valued At  $50,000,000 Found By Allied Forces In Japan

Opium Valued At 50 Million Found By Army   Huge Supplies Of Morphine, Quinine Also Confiscated

Yank Troops Seize Opium  Cache of Japs   MacArthur Orders War On Industry That Conducted World Trade

M Arthur Orders Zaibatsu Finance Secres Bared  Refus es To Modify

Supreme Leader’ Also Orders Arrest of Genki Abe, One of Police Organizers   Reports Ordered   Zarbatsu Must Give Details to MacArthur in 45 Dave

MacArthur To Get Financial Secrets  Of Huge Zaibatsu      Complete Records Ordered Turned Over; ‘lead:  cr of “Thought Police” Ordered Arrested.

Jap Opium Cache Taken By Troops   Tons of Narcotics Located in Drive to Crush Drug Traffic

Troops Seize Huge Store Of  Jap Narcotics   Opium Cache Said Worth $50,000,000, Tons of Other ‘Dope’ Found

YANKEES SEIZE CACHE OF OPIUM   ‘Quinine. Other Narcotics Taken In Huge Haul

MacArthur Refuses to Mod-¢ ify Directive Cutting Japan : Diplomatically From World 

 Zaibatsu Finances Probed   Opium Worth Fifty Million At Smuggler's Price Seized

PHONE STRIKE MAY SPREAD 10 NATION   Long Distance Operators In 42 States Threaten Walkout

Navy Warned Of Jap Attack,  Says Ferguson   Spy’s Message Disclosed System Of Light Signals

Former State  Secretary to Follow Admiral   Will Take Stand If Vealth Permits—Hearing Enters Fourth Day. Reviews Information

CHARGES JAPS SYSTEM KNOWN BEFORE ATTACK   G. 0. P, Senator Contests Report Pearl Harbor Signals Broken Dec, 11.

Lights Would Have Told How Men of War Were Mancuverings This Came Dec, 6   Ads Are Listed      Want Ads From Radio Station Also Planned for Code Messaccs

Hull May Testify In Pearl Harbor  Investigation      Admiral Continues Testimony

Navy Translated Jap Spy Signals The Day Before Attack On Pearl Harbor

Sec. Hull to Testify \t Probe If dis Health Allows   Pearl Harbor Investigators Open Fourth Day of Hearing; Jap Naval Chief Accaris He Alone Ordered Sneak Attack

Hull May Testify In Attack Probe   Ferquson Says Jap Spy's Message Told of Sianals On Fleet Movements

Hull May — Appear As A Witness   Fourth Day Of U. S. Hearing Under Way

EX-SECRETARY HULL MAY BE A WITNESS   Fermer State Department Chief Has Been Asked to Follow Adm. Richardsen to Stand   INGLIS 1S RECALLED

jop Japanese War Leaders Tell of Plans   Say Attack Decision Was Made by Chief of Naval Staff

Jap Spy Message Translated Before Attack, Senator Claims  Fo, ee eC  ee Se ee Le Peas tp   Ferguson Challenges Navy Notation Reporting Message on U.S. Fleet Movements Was Broken On Dec. 11- Hull May Testify This Week

Cordell Hull Seen (riving Testimony At Pearl Hearing   May Follow Richardson;   Inglis Information On! Enemy Planes Changed,

Former Official Will Appear if Health Permits   Probe Committee Is Told Light Signals Arranged in Hawaii

Navy Had Jap Fear! Harbor  Os Pohang”?  Oistiar LAgits   Senator Ferguson Says Navy Knew Nips’? Method Reporiing U. 5, Fleet  Moveinents .   Will Prove is Statement Later      Former Secretary of State Yull May Be Cailed Before Commitice For Questioning

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS CALL CORDELL HULL   Former Secretary of State Asked to Give Testimony This Week on Jap’s Sneak Attack. :

Solon Claims US. Knew of Jap Pre-Raid Signals   Says Navy Decoded Message Telling Of System of Lights

Spy's Message About Lighis Translated   Ferguson Says Navy Knew Aboat It Day Before Atlack

Claims Lights Along Beach Report U. S. Ship Movements   Hint Ex-Secretary of State Hull May Testify This Week at Pearl Harbor Hearing

Jap Signals Tipped Off By Message   Sen. Ferguson Says Navy Translated Matter Sent By Spy One Day Before Pearl Harbor Aitack

Jap Lights Told Ship  Sailings —   Spy System Revealed Day Before Attack, Ferquson States

Probers Told Navy ‘Aware Of Jap Spies   Note on U. S, Fleet Moves Decoded Day Before Harbor Blow

Michigan Senator Declares He Will Prove Statement; Hull Likely To Be Called Before P.H Probe Committee During This Week

Pearl Harbor Probers Told By Jap Admiral He Ordered Attack   Had U. S. Made Concessions Attack Plan Would Have Been Discarded, He Says; Plan Of Attack Conceived In January, 1941

Pearl Harbor Group May Question Hull   Former Secretary of State Asked to Follow Admiral Richardson to the Stand, if His Health Will Permit It.

EISENHOWER ~ FLIES T0 U.S,   SUPREME COMMANDER, IN EUROPE ARRIVES AT BOSTON FOR ARMISTICE  DAY °°

OUT OF JOBS IN ST. LOUIS   An Estimated 6,200 War Workers Will Be Discharged

Labor Party Takes Over  Government   New British Leader Announces Finish O} Jap War Is Nation's First Job.

BIG UPHEAVAL IN POLITICS; ~ LABOR RULES   Conservatives Swept From Office by Landslide

PAIR IN COUNTY COURT   Charges Are Filed Against Robert Lee and John D. Moore

Unprecedented Ritual At Sea Formally Seats U. S. Official   John Lawrence Sullivan Takes Oath of Office As Assistant Secretary of Navy for Air; Ceremony Takes Place on Deck of War Vessel

U.S., Britain Will Lend France Ships For Import Needs   Allotted Ships Untii April 1; To Arranze Same For Other Countries.

Agree To Lend Ships To France  To Help Meet Im  To Help Meet Import Requirements

Help Freneh  Import Plan   United States. Britain To Allocate Number Of Ships To France.

Big 3 Parley Opens, Says  London Press   Roosevelt Supports Policy of Open Door Politics

FDR Takes First Place In Parleys   President Credited With Expressing Outspoken Attitude

Kaiser Plans Mass Building of Homes  Forms $5 Million Corporation; Erect  PP nt tii ie ee

Nip Soldiers Aid Airmen   Fighter's Motor Fails, Forces Ship Down on Island

Two Lightning Fighters And A B-17 Flying Fortress Land On South Central Kyusho When  Ln POOTR Oe Wie, eens   CREW MEMBERS CHAT WITH JAP GARRISON

Japs Greet U. S. Fliers on Kyushu   Yank Airmen Return to Okinawa Base After Forced Landing

Yanks Make Forced Landing on Jap Field   Planes Return To U.S. Base   Smiling Japs Greet Fliers

3 PLANES MAKE FIRST J. $. LANDINGS .IN JAPAN   Polite Nips Greet Yanks Forcec Down on Kyushu

Six Army Flyers Killed Thursday   Plane Explodes In Air Near Flat Rock

‘In Membership Drive Until First 02 November   Clubs Receive Praise For Their Work During War Period

BYRNES GIVES REPORT ON LONDON MEET   ‘Blames Russia for Slowness of ~*~ Accomplishments

J. S., Russia in Long-Range Debate Over Who Wrecked Big 5 Parley

U. S., Reds Duel Over Failure of ‘London Parley   Secretary of State» James Byrnes Reports ‘On Conference Strife 

— ee a ee eT ines nen mann nmnnint  U.S., Russia Debate Over Blame In Council Failure

Byrnes Says Soviets Want Big-Dog Rule   Talk Failure Laid To Policy Excluding Voice of Small Fry

BYRNES. RAPS RUSSIANS FOR PARLEY'S FLOP   Takes Issue With Molotov’s Actions At Big 5 Meet In London

BLAME RUSSIA FOR FAILURE OF CONFERENCE   U. &., Russia Engage In Long Distance Debate Over

ay  DEBATE BLAME FOR FAILURE   Byrnes Says Reds Caused London Conference To Break Down   IZVESTIA BLAMES BYRNES   U. S. Secretary Gives Report To Nation In First Major Address

BLAMED BY j. F. BYRNES   Says Failure of London Parley Due To Soviet Stand

BYRNES BLAMES REDS AND REDS BLAME BYRNES   U. S. and Russia In Sharp Debate _ Over Big Three Flop

Ue Bs. Russia In Hot Dispute  Over London Parley Failure   Agreements Leaked Out

BADGER SEASON 10 OPEN TOMORROW   Clear, Cold Weather, Lots Of Snow for Opening of Heer Season.

Cold Weather Greets Hunters   Deer Season Opens In State Saturday

Lard, Shortening, Cooking, Salad Oils Ration Point Values Increased By OPA

SHORTENING POINT VALUE PUSHED UP   Lard, Cooking ig and Salad Oils Now Cost 10 Points Per Pound

HOUSE DIVIDED OVER JOB BIL!   Federal Policy Sought For Alleviating Unemp!oyment

HOUSE DIVIDED — ON JOB MEASURI   THREE FACTIONS IN BITTER ‘STRUGGLE OVER MAINTAIN-“ ING EMPLOYMENT.

Employment Bill  Causes Three-Way Split in U. 5. House Break in Party Line:  ae Members Debate Sharnly

House Divides on U.S. Employment   Party Linés Break During Debate

Miami In Path Of Hurricane: Wind Increases   Velocity Mounts This Forenoon; Residents Flee Florida Keys

Worst Part Of Storm to Miss Miami   50-Mile Wind Causes Damage In City, However

Hurricane Center Is Dodging Miami    Tropical Storm With Winds of 125 Miles an Hour To Sweep EFlarida Kevs Today .

Storm Tearing PalmFrondsOff  G lass Crashing   Tree Limbs Being Hiurled Ahout and Biscayne Bay Is Whipped Into Racing Whitecaps   Pedesirians Blown Around On Streets   Overhead Lowering Gray Clouds Seadding Across Sky With Stinging Rain Falling

MIAMI MAY NOT GET WORST PART OF THE STORM   Blow Now Reported At 150 Miles Per Hour; Coast Taking Every Precaution

FIERCE WINDS BEAR DOWN ON FLORIDA COAST   Miami Expected to Escape Worst of Hurricane;  Keys Threatened

Gas Shortage Looms for  Oil City Area   © Refineries Closed; Bus Service Slated For 3 Days; Plants Not on Seizure List

Togo and Nine Other Ministers On Wanted List   One American Is Sought; Occupation Troops Fan out

Gen. MacArthur Starts Roundup Of War Criminals   Widespread Roundup Is Ordered Following Tojo’s Suicide Attempt   ARREST OF 39 IS ORDERED AT ONCE

Top-Ranking Jap Leaders Rounded Up  jacArthur Order: ar ests n First  Pan  a ae Ts

DRAWS NO. 1 Oh MARTHUR LIST   Nine Other Members of Tojo’s Pearl Harbor Cabinet Included

TOJ0 TOP MAN ON JAPANESE WANTED US   MacArthur Orders, Arrest of 39: One American’s Name on Roll.

OTH ARMY IN LUZON oPLIT ENEMY LINES   Advance of Seven Miles Cuts Japs in North Off from South.

YANKS GAIN 7 MILES IN PUSH EAST   Nip Attack Thwarted; Americans Land On Camotes Islands

Yanks Gain Seven Miles  Below Bauio   Japs Suffer Losses In Counter Attacks On Northern Flank

For Service Mea Being Speeded _ Now F iling Re  At. Rate OF : Ten A Day.

Rate Of Discharge For Service Men  Being Speeded  Now Filing Releases At Rate Of About TenA Day

CIVITANS PUT OPA DALLAS OFFICE ON GRIDDLE: BURNEN TP   POLICY OF REGIONAL AGENCY IS SCORED IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS

CIVITANS PUT OPA DALLAS OFFICE ON GRIDDLE; BURNED UP   POLICY OF REGIONAL AGENCY IS SCORED IN NV

World Policy Attitude of FDR Attacked   Both Republicans and His Stanch Supporters Critical

GOP Senators Say Roosevelt Message Is Weak  ‘Wavering-Secretive’ Foreign Policy Hit, Leadership Doubted

MESSAGE OF FDR BRINGS: CRITICISM      Republicans Charge Presi: dent With Failing to Provide Leadership —

CHARGES FDR FAILS TO LEAD   Senate Republicans Assail President in Regard to Foreign Policy

GOP Assails . - FDR Message   Weak on World Leadershiy Sav Republican Crities

Administration Foreign Poliey Attacked Anew.   _ Republicans Accuse President of Failing To Provide Leadérship

G.O.P. in eriticism  of F.D.R.   ‘No leadership foreion affairs’

CHURCHILL NAMES ‘CARETAKER’ GOV'T   Some Say it. Will Be New Cabinet if Prime Minister Wins  ,

UNUNUHILL WILL OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR REELECTION  Starts Today On Personal Tour Of Con     EDEN RETAINED   British And Russians ' Exchange Good“will Notes

Decision Seen Today On Soft  Coal Contr ‘act   Observers Believe WLBE Will Get Case. Should Negotiators Fail ‘to Settle On Paet

Reds Control Third OF City   Russian Forces Surge To The Elbe River

Russians Almost Encircle Blazing  Capital of Reich   Soviet Armies Wrest at Least Third of City From Defenders; Red Tanks Drive to Elbe Within 20 Miles of American Troops

Burning Germar Capital Nearly Ringed by Foe   Waves of Soviet Tanks Battering Way to Center of City

SAVAGE STREET FIGHTING IS -RAGING IN FLAMING BERLIN   Observers Expect Fall Of Capital To Russians Within Two Days; Soviets Within Mile And Half Of Center Of City; Elbe River Is Crossed

Soviet Tanks Batter Thru Nazi Capital   Surge to Hibé Cuts Off Berlin From the South and Splits * Hitler's Fortress Kurope In. Two. Germans’ Fight Germans

Red Armies Wrest Third Of Capital  From Nazis  7  AQ   Announcement Of Army Junction Expected Hourly: Soviets Reach Ils

Units of Red Army Close te City’ s Center   Reich Capital Now Almost Isolated From Rest of Reich

Byrnes Plans Divide Food  With Abroad   Jespite “Squaks”: Maintain Army Supply Level; Will Not Go Hungry.   REJECTS SUGGESTIONS   000 Planes  Hit Germany   found Out Record Month In Which 165.000 Tons Of Bombs Are Hurled.

SOLDIER FROM OHIO WOUNDED 5 TIMES   Last Two Purple Hearts Come From Freaks

GOVERNMENT PLEDGES GERMANS RESPONSIBLE FOR CRUELTY AND NEGLECT  TO PAY PENALTY .

RIOT IN QUEBEC    Civilians Clash With Mounties Seeking Thea DMraftt Madaare

Devastation Jap Industrial Area 143 Square Miles   100 Superforts Hit Oil Targets Near Tokyo In Raid Last Midnight.

B-29 Devastation In Japan’ S Urban Areas Reaches 143 Square Miles In 39 Of Cities

143 Square Miles Of Jap Industry Is Devastated   B-29s Keep Pounding Urban Areas

DEVASTATION BY  SUPERFORTS HAS  REACHED HIGH POINT 143 SQUARE MILES OF IN  DUSTRIAL AREA OF 39 CITIES WIPED ONT

Nation Seeks Heat Relief   Thousands at Beaches As East. West Swelter

Alcatraz Felon’s  Flight Plan Fails   Boards Army Ferry; Caught on Angel Isle

Pierre Laval Leaves Court, Refuses to Testify; Trial Continues Without Him

LAVAL THROWN OUT OF COURT   Prominent Frenchman Refuses To Return to Courtroom After Debate

Laval Refuses to Attend His Trial After Jurymen Called Him ‘Swine’   Former Chief of Vichy Government Thrown Out of Court Second Time

LAVAL IGNORES TREASON TRIAL   Hearing Proceeds Without Him Or His Attorneys

LAVAL THROWN OUT OF COURT      Vichy Premier Refuses To Return; Jurymen Call Him “Swine”

Communists in China Gather  in Full Force Civil War Threat  Dacad ac lane   Civil War Threat Posed as Japs Prepare Surrender

ONE MILLION JAPS TO SURRENDER 10 CHIANG’S FORCES   Disclosure Made as Newspaper Reports China’s Communists Are Gathering for Big Drive,   WHO WILL OCCUPY HONGKONG A QUESTION   American Detachments to Enter Shanghai, Canton, Nanking and Other Key Cities.

Communists in China Gather in Full Force   Civil War Threat Posed as Japs — Prepare Surrender

COMMUNISTS READY FOR CIVIL STRIFE   Chinese Leaders Face British, Russian Problems Too

Jap Surrender ls Offered To Chiang Forces   Simultaneously Commun. ists Reported Preparing for Offensive

Office of International Information  and Cultural Affairs Planned by U.S.

Rationing Of Foods Until 1950 Forecast By Senator Wagner;  Some Relief Expected Shortly

Food Control End Doubtful   ‘Wagner Sees 5 Year: More of Rationing

Food Ration Seen To 1950   Senator Wagner Says Controls On Prices. Volume Of Edibles Necessary.

Predicts Food: Rationing Wilt Last Until 1950  Senator Waqner Base   Senator Wagner Bases Forecast On Length Of Jap War

Food Rationing Until 1950 Along With Price Controls Is Forecast Of Sen. Waoner

UPRIVER DRAFT CALL LISTINGS   Highteen Registrants Summonec For Induction June 29

WAGE HIKES GET WALLACE SUPPOR!   Commerce Secretary Says Would Be Wise to Give Substantial Raises.

PAY INCREASES MAY BE URGED   Wallace Backs Move To Raise Price Ceilings

GOV'T FAVORS 15 PER CENT PAY RAISE   Would Go As High As 20 Per.  Cent in Some Cases

SOLONS WORRY OVER LACK OF CHARTER FIGHT   Speedy Passage of World Pact Cinched, But Spirit Lacking.

HOME LOANS TO VETS NEAR 2-MILLION MARK   Number Of Applications Increasing Rapidly, Baltioare Lean Official Gaya

Hunt More Dead in Wreckage Of Fast §. P. Trains   Bodies Of 47 Recovered; 81 Persons Are Injured —

UNIDENTIFIED DEAD IN OGDEN DISASTER      Six Civilians, 11 Military Are In Montuaries in Utah

6 of 47 Dead in Rail Crash ~ Unidentified   Other Victims Sought In * Utah Crash; 8) “Injured:

Utah Accident Is 1944’s Worst Railroad Mishap; Some Unidentified.   81 OTHERS ARE INJURED

LIST 47 DEAD INRAIL WRECK   Six In One Family Killed: Eighty-one J Persons Are Injured

Identifying Dead From Train Wreck   Four Men And Two Women Not Identified

Search for Bodies — in Worst Railroad - Accident Continues   Six  ‘Civilians. lians. Who: Lost Lives i in Utah Smashup Still. Unidentified ©

47 KNOWN DEAD IN UTAH TRAIN WRECK, 81 HURT   SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAIL TRAIN PLOWS INTO SLEEPER UNIT

DEATHS PLACED AT 47 IN UTAH RAIL TRAGEDY   81 Others Injured In Worst Wreck Of Type In 1944 -

French General Election Called By De Gaulle Rule   Fate of Bi-Cameral System of Government May Be at Stake Oct. 14

French Officials Report DeGaulle Will Not Run As Assembly Candidate

DeGaulle Will Not Seek Office   Will Not Be Candidate In French General Election in October

DE GAULLE CALLS FRENCH GENERAL ELECTION OCT. 14   WILL VOTE ON NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND CONSTITUTION

France to Vote On October 14   Two Say De Gaulle Won't Be CandidaieMay Be Drafted

Gen. De Gaulle’. - Not Candidate’ - «For Assembly   May Be Drafted For Office Ry New. National Body ~ After ‘Oct, 14. Election

FRENCH PEOPLE TO DECIDE RULE IN OCT. 14 VOTE   Spokesmen Claim De Gaulle Won’t Be Candidate For National Assembly

Gen. DeGaulle May Not Seel Public Office   First Election For France Is Set for Oct. 14

HARD-T0-GET ROLE TAKEN BY DE GAULLE   ‘Draft’ Into Presidency Seen Behind French Election

CLAIM DE GAULLE WILL NOT-ENTER FRENCH ELECTION   ‘Political Circles, ~ However,  Feel He Can Be “Drafted” “as Candidate for New Na. ‘ticna] Assembly in Ociober:

DE GAULLE MAY NOT MAKE RACE   Fate Of Bi-Cameral Government In France May Be At Stake In Election Of October 14.

New Constitution Issue In French General Election   De Gaulle Government  Calls For Vote Oct. 14

BIG FIVE TO REVISE CHARTER   Chapultepec Pact Not to Be Subordinated by Security Order ©

Australia Denied Power fo Police Pacific Islands   Latin Americans To Get Right to Settle Disputes

LATIN AMERICA GIVES “BIG” DELICATE TASK   Wants Same Type of Power Which Was Denied Australia

J6TH INFANTRY NEARING SHURI   Within 800 Yards Of Oki mawa’s Former Capital;  1,500 Japs Killed In 72  Hours.

YANKS NEARING   OKINAWA CITY,   Within 800 Yards Of Former Capital

Tanks Close. About Shuri   Okinawa Ex- Capital ‘Besieged By Yanks

Yanks Approach Shuri, City Unde First Direct Fire   Griner’s Infantrymen Cap. ture Machinato Airfield; Yonabaru Near Seizure.

ith Infantry Tanks 800 Yards of Shuri, Former Capital of Okinawa

Pleads Innocent fo High Treason  Lord Haw Haw Plead: Amorteoan Birth

LONDON BEGINS HAW HAW TRIAL   BROOKLYN BIRTH CLAIMED FOR INNOCENT PLEA

HAW HAW CLAIMS U. 8, CITIZENSHIE   NAZI RADIO MOUTHPIECE CHALLENGES RIGHT OF BRITISH TO TRY HIM.

Lord Haw Haw Bases Defense  On U.S. Birth   Facing Charges Of High Treason

Joyce Says He’s Yankee   Lord Haw-Haw Denies British Citizenship

INNOCENT, SAYS LORD HAW HAW.   Accused Traitor Pleads American Citizenship

HAW HAW SAYS HE'S INNOCENT   Says He Ig American-Never a British Citizen

INNOCENT PLEA MADE BY JOYCE   ‘Lord Haw Haw” May Base Defense On Claim Of American Birth.

TROPICAL STORN RAGING IN TEXAS NOW ATHOUSTON   Six Killed, Damage Reaches Millions of Dollars

TROPICAL WIND TAKING HEAVY TOLL IN TEXAS   Hurricane Sweeps Toward Houston After Pipping + Coastal Communities

2,500 Troops Will Arrive on Carrier   Ticonderoga to Dock Frida; With Pacific Veterans

Special Fleet to Speed Vets Return   240 Ships Will Carry 400,000 in 3 Months

agie Carpet leet To Return  . 8. Servicemen  Nill Be In Full Jperation By  “irst of Year

PROGRESS AT CONFERENCE   WORLD SECURITY MEETING ‘SETTLING DOWN AFTER DECIDING HOT DISPUTE ~

BIG PEACE ISSUES NEAR SOLUTION   Agreement on Problem of Trusteeship Seen; Eden, Bidault to Leave

Stalin Sole Survivor of  First ‘Big 3’   Attlee Slated to Take Churchill’s Place in Potsdam Conference

British Election Stirs Conferees   Produces Political Sensation of the Vear With Them

QUESTION MARK FLUTTERS OVER BIG 3’ MEETING   Defeat Of Churchill Cabinet Produces Sensation At Potsdam Conclave

Churchill Fall Stirs Leaders At Big Three   Defeat Of Prime Minister Creates Sensation At Potsdam Parley

Churchill's Defeat Sefs Potsdam Agog   It Marks Second  Break in Big Three, First Being Death of President Roosevelt

Potsdam View: Results as Year’s Upset   Many Questions Are Presented Now On British Policy

Potsdam Views Results as Year's Upset  BBeense Pirrestiame Ara   Many Questions Are Presented Now On British Policy

Vote Result Jars Potsdam   Stalin Only Member of Original ‘Big Three’ Left; New Questions Raised

RATIO OF 1170 &   Churchill Defeat Snaps Thread of Discussion at Potsdam

BALLOT STUNS BIG 3 CONFAB   Churchill’s Defeat Stirs Many Questions Among Potsdam Delesates

British Vote ls Sensation At Potsdam   Second Break In Original ‘Big-3’

BIG 3 MEETING GETS SHAKEUP   Defeat of Churchill Produces Questions  Wt t oss

ELECTION STIRS WORLD LEADERS   Conservative Party Lefeet Merks Second Break in. Original Big Three

OPA Explains. Its  Cancellation Order  Tells Why Unused Stamps Discarded

NOTHING SAID ABOUT RUSSIA FIGHTING JAPS   PACIFIC WAR HINTS SPUR CONJECTURE IN WASHINGTON

Conference Communique Creates 5 Power’ Group to Prepare Settlements—-Outlines Reparation  Plans—Spain Not Favored as Member

Potsdam Conferees Mum  On Russia’s Pacific Role   Foreign Ministers Of France And China To Join Britain, U. S. And Russia On Peace Pacts

Economic Program  ls Also Outlined   Only Brief Mention M ade Of War With Japan; Plans Are Outlined For German Renarations

Parley Report Omits Russian  Aid In Pacifie   Conference Communique Creates “5 Power”! Group to Prepare Settlements—Outlines Reparation Plans—-Spain Not Favored as Member

Outline Plans to Collect Reparations From Guilty Berlin; Ban on War Industry   Victors Urge Development of Farming, Peaceful Domestic Business; Issues of Territory to Be Decided by Council

NAVY 10 REPLACE WITH. YOUNG MME   Replace Certain Enlistec Men 42 Years Old And Over

U. 5. Casualties Mount to 813,000  Losses During Past Week at 11,870

U;S, CASUALTIES JOTAL 137,342    Army ‘and Navy Figures Show Losses Rose 35,392 in One Week

CASUALTIES BOOSTED 11,870 WITHIN WEEK   Army, Navy Losses Mount To 813,032 For War

813,032 CASUALTIES SINCE PEARL HARBOR   Army Losses 722,695; Navy Figure 90,337

U. S. Casualties Rise To 650.126   Increase Of 33,169 Report ed By The Army

American Combat Casualties Pass Million Mark, Latest Tally Shows

Stimson Reveals Total War Losses   Backs Practise of Sending Youths Overseas As Saving Many Lives.

U.S. Losses Near 750,000   Army Casualty List Reaches 650,420; Navy Fieures Hit 86.922

U.S. Casualty List 813,032   Army Losses Alone Since Pearl Harbor Have Reached 722.695

Casualties Mount to 813,032 Mark   Army Losses Total 722,695, Navy 90,337, Report Shows

CASUALS REACH 813.032 MARK   Navy Dep’t Reports Loss  of Three U. S.  Vessels

U.S. Casualties Pass Million Mark   Total Includes 227,097 Killed, 607,468 Wound ed, 63,455 Missing.

WAR LOSSES MOUNT   Overall Combat Casualty Figure Stands at 737,342

U.S. Casualties Total 737.342   Army Losses Put at 650,420; Include Fighting in December

U.S. Combat Casualties Up To 737,342   Army’s Share, 650,120. Reflects Fighting Through December

Chinese Red Defies Chiang   Chu Demands Communist: Help Draft Pearce

Japanese In China Will Accept Terms   Army to Comply With Chiang Orders; Communists Seek Part

Chiang Warned Civil War Pends m China   Communist Leader Calls for Immediate Action to Avert Threat

JAPS IN-CHINA ACCEPT DEFEAT   Communists, However, Are Reported Battling For Recognition

Chiang Warned Civil War May Break In China   Says 260 Million Chinese Dissatisfied With  7] Rule

Communists in China Defy — Chiang Regime   Six Demands Are Made On the Central Government

Japanese Accept Chiang’'s Plans For Surrender   Nip Envoys Will Go ft Chihkiang in Hunan Province Today

Two Destroyers, Two Other Craft Lost Off Okinawa: 469 Casualties

FOUR U. §. SHIPS SUNK OFF ISLAND   469 Casualties Reported in Action Near Okinawa

469 Casualties As 2 Destroyers, Transport, Landing Vessel Are Sunk

TWO DESTROYERS SENT DOWN WITH 469 CASUALTIES   Eighty-One Men Lost as Auxiliary Transport. and Landing Ship Are Blasted to Bottom.   YANKS ON ISLAND MAKE NEW GAINS   Tenth Army Commander Calls on Nipponese to Surrender, but Receives No Reply.

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Four Vessels Lost Off Okinawa Coast   Two Destroyers Included; 469 Casualties

Two Destroyers, Small Transport Sent fo Bottom   Total of 469 Men Killed, Wounded or Missing, Navy Reports

Hess Reported  Leaving Police   Trooper Head Said Going To Judee Rose's Staff

Condition of Corporal Fighting For His Life Improves After Prayer

RADAR BLAMED FOR U. S., SINKING OF JAP RELIEF SHIP- TO PAY INDEMNITY

President Shuns Worry At Old Home   Strike Situation, Government Changes Up Next Week

Nippon Envoys To Hear Allied  Terms Monday   Imperial Government Representative. Militarists Meet  With M’ Arthur.     ANT ALY Ti © DY AN ES   ATTACE. U.S, PLAN Ke

Temperatures   Nippon Emissaries Take Off in Two Planes From Kisarazu Airdrome for Ie Shima; Many Details of Conference Kept Secret

M’ARTHUR WILL GIVE "EM ‘SAD NEWS’ MONDAY   Planes Carrying Jap Envoys Due at le Shima En‘route to Conference

ARMY ACTS 10 BREAK STRIKE   Call More Troops To Chi. cago to Get Trucks Rolling

TRUMAN, CHURCHILL PROCLAIM COMPLETE VICTORY IN EUROPE  BOTH LEADERS SUMMON ED THEIR NATIONS BATTLE JAPAN TO FINISH

BIG THREE OFFICALLY SAYS . WAR IS OVER AND HOSTILITIES WILL CEASE AT 6:01 P.M. TODAY

Barchetta Patrol Marks New Italian Advance Toward Florence-Bologna

ENTIRE ITALIAN FRONT STIRRING   Fifth Army Sends Out Raiders As Weather Improves

South Reich Crumbling, Swiss Assert  Seeds of Revolt Already Sown, Say Informants

LIFE SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPER   ROBINSON GRANTED A REPRIEVE FROM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR

TREASURY CHECKING ON FREE SPENDERS   Big-Time Pleasure Resorts Being Combed For Those Who Did Not Pay “Forgotten Taxes”

T-Men’ Check Up OnFree Spenders  Want fo Determine ff Income Taxes Have Raan Paid

Sleuths on Trail Of Tax Evaders   Resort Spenders, Black Marketers Suspects

FREE SPENDERS GIVEN CHEGKUP   Treasury T-Men Track Down Evasions Of Income Taxes

Cooling-off Period Is Aim In Relations  With Russia   Byrnes Apparently Hopes That Time ‘Will Heal Trouble  Ronveen Nations

Byrnes .Favors Cool-Off Move On Russ Issues   Diplomatic Sore Spx  Me onal

Byrnes Wants Slowed Action With Russians   Cooling Off Period Advo‘cated After Stalemated  Conferences

BYRNES WOULD LET REDS COOL OFF GRADUALLY   State Dep't. Offers A Watch And Wait Plan For The Russians

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CHINESE TROOPS NEARING SIYLU   Indo-China Border Only 50 Miles Distant From Vanguards

BALIKAPAN TWICE RAIDED   Oil Refineries Were Target of American Bombers Yesterday

Italian Patriots Warned To Stop Interfering With Nazi's Surrender

Skipper Convicted Of Negligence   Court Absolves McVay On Inefficiency Count

McVay Was Negligent, Court Says   Skipper Found Guilty on One Count; Cleared of Inefficiency Charge.

Is Moving — Ahead On 10-Mi. Fro ni      BRITISH AND AMERICAN TROOPS MASS FOR ANOTHER  OFFENSIVE INTO COLOGNE PLAIN

Canadian Ist Army Advances 8 Miles In Flanking Sweep   Allied Units Break Clear Through Siegfried Line to Reach Rhine; Germans Now Rushing Un Reserves

EIGHTY DIVORCE SUITS, NINETY DECEEES RENO KRECORD FOR SINGLE BDAY

President Truman Vetoes Measure   Disapproves Bill Returning U. S. Employment Service To State Control   VERBAL SPANKING GIVEN CONGRESS

Great Artillery Battie Underway On Okinawa; New Landing Reported

REDS 24 MILES FROM HAKKAIDO   Soviet Broadcast Says Red Army Troops Reach Tip Of Sakhalin Island

McMurry College Chanters To Give Concert at  Methodist Church Sinday

McMurry College Chanters to Appear at Methodist® Church For Concert Wednesday Night. May 23.

RUSSIAN FORCES TAKE BRATISLAVE   Onrushing Reds Hurl Last Germans From Hungary   NAZIS FALL BACK   Reds Slash Into Suburbs of Vienna; Last-ditch De. fense of City at Hand

BRATISLAVA IS TAKEN BY STORM BY RED TROOPS   Last Germans Hurled From Hungary By Russians   LAST-DITCH DEFENSE OF VIENNA AT HAND

Reds Smash Into Suburbs Of Vienna   Stalin Announces Capture of Bratislava, Capital of Slovakia. Germans Forced to Shoarten Lines. Victory Cele. brated

Last German Hurled Out  Of Hungary   ‘2-Army Red Pincer Menaces Final. Nazi Slovakian Positions

CAPTURE BRATISLAVA   Russians ‘Seven And A Half Miles From  Vienna’s Heart

Bratislava Falls To Red Forces: Hungary Cleare¢   Reeling Germans Bein Driven Back along the Mura River

ALL HUNGARY NOW CLEARED, RIISSTANS SA}   Pincers Tightens Or Last Foe Positions In Slovakia

OHIO HAD PART IN ATOM BOMB   Plants in Two Cities and Scientists Helped

Split Fees, Probers Toid   Paid About $17,000 To Judge's Son, Townsend Says

RWLB Permits Penelec Co. To Join Employesin Making Appeal for Higher Wages

Workmen And Company Carry Appeal  Of RWLB Ruling To National Board.

RWLB Permits Penelee Co., Men  To File Appeal   Will Appeal Wage Increase Demand to Nat. Labor Beard

Penelec Proceeds With Payment of Retroactive ‘Wave Raises To Workers

Experts Given Estimates on Atomic Power   See Jt Competing With $15-a-Ton Coal In Three to 20 Years

Wartime Ends ~ arly Sunday      Watches and Clocks Wiil be Turned Back an Hour =.

Wartime Ends Early Sunday   Watches and Clocks Will be Turned Back an Hour

NO °45 FRUIT PRICE BOOSTS   Any Ceiling Revisions To Be Downward, OPA  Asserts

Find ‘Best Way, Conferees Told  Truman Addresses   Truman Addresses Washinaton Group

Number Of Children Also. Determining Factor In Early Release   85 Points Earn Discharge Now   Army Expects To Turn Out 1.300.000 Men This Year Under Plan

Releases First to Fathers and Men Long in Services   1,300,000 Soldiers to - Be Discharged in Year Program Announced

Army Announces Point System For Demobilization   Men With Long Combat Records and Dependent Children Top List

ARMY GIVES DETAILS OF POINT SYSTEM   Soldiers Scoring 85 Will Be Eligible For Discharge

ARMY SETS UP. POINT SYSTEM   Point System to Govern Demobilization of 1,300,000 Soldiers Based on Credits   Re RET ERI, & MOORE

‘Point’ system to Be Used   Army Explains How Men Will Be Given Discheraes

Army Announces Discharge Plan  Soldiers With 85 - Points Flicible

DOUGHBOYS WITH DEPENDENTS TOP ELIGIBILITY LIST   Details That Govern System Affecting Over Million, Bared

[Point System Plan Explained by Army   Program Will Govern Discharge Of 1,300,000 Men in Both War Theatres Within Year

Combat and Children Top Requirements   Credits Will be Given for Each “Service Decoration

Combat Aids Heavily for  Quick Release   1.3 Million Men to be. Returned in 12 Months

System To Guide Discharge During Next 12 Months   Men With Long Combat Records, Dependent Children Will Be First

fortresses Shower Ruin  On Capital   Berlin Undergoes Her Worst Ordeal Since War Started

Frank A. Todd Of Merrill Promoted Attains Rank Of   Lieutenant Colonel

ORDER JAPAN TO END CIVIL AIR INDUSTRY   7 > Acts To Prevent Nation Having Air Force Nucleus

Japs Cwil Flying Ordered Ended; Radios Restored To Private Users

Directive Also Forbids Pilot Training, Aerial Research or Ownership; To Preserve Treasures.

JAPS FORBIDDEN     TO USE PLANES   Allied Directives Restore Ra dio Sets to Individuals

Aviation For Japan Is Gone   Japanese Civilians Are To Get Radios Back; Art To Be Collected For People

Fred Vinson Is A pproy ed By Committee   Loan Director Nominee Reported To Senate By tL nanimous Vote

AT CONFERENCE   Weather Superstitions Hit As Sunny. Wet Day  Arrives

County Exceeds War Loan Quota By 54 Per Cent   Final Break-Down May Show County “Over Top” In All Divisions,   Total Is $559,204   In Addition, Allocations From Corporations Amount to S124,170.

County Is Over War Loan Quota  By $98,254.75   Servicemen Purchase Rouds Amounting to $20,205 During Drive.   Kxceed Ik Bond Quota   Corporation Allocations Are $136.615, More Than Double Their Set Goal.

Marines Help Nips Get Home  Byrnes Explains Why Leathernecks Remain

HOLDS U. S. HELPING ALLY. CHINE   First Disclosure Of Pledge To Japs To Get Troons Out

Promise Keeps Yanks in China   Help in Surrender of Japanese There

DIRECTORS TO CARRY OUT FARM PROGRAMS   Blandierd And Baldridge Picked Te Handle Freduction And Marketing Ln State ~

Scott Renamed AAA Director   Department of Agricul ture Names State Directora Yesterday.

ACQUITTAL REFUSED. IN-SPY GASE TRIAL   Defense Plea Denied, Defendan' Takes Stand to Tell Story of His Life

NPS AWAIT RIGHI MOMENT: DOME!      SAYS FORCES TO SMASH ENEMY WITH ONE STROKE

Japanese Awaiting “Proper Time”  To Smash Enemies  Single Deadly Stroke Promised; Strength Now Being Preserved

400,000 MICHIGAN MEN WERE DRAFTED   Additional 200,000 Joined Forces By Enlistment, In Last 5 Years.

‘REJECT PLEA OF PRODUCERS   = First Effort to Block March 28 Balloting Fails —- No Immediate Announcement of Plans for Making Appeale Through Courts. NA i.

Aug. 19 to Be Day Of Prayer--Trumar   President Asks Nation to Praise God for Victory Over Our Enemies

Saw Hitler's Body, Claim  Declared It Burned Alongside Eva Braun

Cance..€: ‘v Cuare. ~ Says =e Saw “Irer’s atc tva’s Rocies durrine

HITLER BURNED TO DEATH MAY 1 GUARD DECLARES   Herman Karnau Says He Recognized Bodies Of Fuebrer And Eva Braun   BELIEVES THAT THEY HAD BEEN POISONED

SAW HITLER'S BODY BURNING. GUARD CLAIMS   Eva Braun With Him In Death, Chancellery Attendant Says

GUARD ASSERTS HE SAW HITLER BURN   Says Bady, Believed Poisoned, Seen Outside — Shelter

Saw Bodies of Hitler and Friend May    Such is Report Given Today by Nazi Policeman

Berlin Reichschancellery Guard Claims ‘He Saw Bodies of Hifler and ‘Bride’

Hitler's Body Reported Seen  Burning May    Policeman Reports On Incident In Front Of Chancellery   WITH EVA BRAUN   ’Believes Fuehrer And Fraulein Were Poisoned

Latest Hitler Story: German Guard Says He Saw Adolf  And Eva Braun Burn near Shelter

Hitler, Braun Bodies Burned At Chancellery  —POLICEMA?   German Cop Says They Were Evidently Poisoned By  Chief Medical Officer.   IS ANOTHER REPORI

BERLIN GUARD SAYS HE SAW HITLER DEAD   FUEHRER AND HIS BRIDE BELIEVED POISONED

Guard Says He Saw Fire Destroy ‘Body of Hitler   Eva Braun, Supposed Bride of Fuehrer, Also Reported Flames Victim

Broadcast Says Vatican Circles See Possible Rapprochement With Sovie

Peace To Cost Millions Job: In War Plants   ‘Period of Unemployment  Uncertain; Rationing to Ease Rapidly After Japan’s Defeat

SOVIETS GAIN IN DRIVES FOR KEYS TQ REICH   Germa n Counterattacks Slow Advances In Some Sectors

REDS BATTLE SHARP GERMAN COUNT ER - ATTACKS OVER WIDE ICE-COVERED EATSERN FRONT

Reds Forge Ahead Toward Nazi Goals of Berlin, Dresden   Konev 62 Miles From Dresden; Big’ Nazi ' Attacks Reported

Reds Fight Thru Firm Nazi Stand   Soviets Fight Off German Counterattacks on Some Sectors   ON TOWARD DRESDEN   Attacking: Russians Make Progress on Berlin’s  Southeast Flank

Soviets Continue Drive Torward Dresden as Naz Veterans Enter Battle

Russians Repulse Nazi Counter Blows   Assaults Below Counteroffensive Strength, Cay Reds, But Veteran Armies Participate in Attacks

Reds Forge On Against Stiff Nazi Resistance   Counter Jabs Coming From Regions Of Silesia and Pomerania.

Advance On Berlin, Dresden   Sagan Captured, Oder Spanned Anew Near Crossen

REDS REPULSE NAZI ATTACKS AND FORGE ON   Greatest Mass of Germans Yet Are Used in Pomerania and Silesi Sectors,

KONEV'S ARM) MOVES AHEAD ON DRESDEN   New Bridgehead Set Over Oder At Crossen   LULL BEFORE STORM   Say German Commentators Of Present Situation: Battle For Guben

Russians Meet Nazi Assaults, Score Advances   Germans Get Reserves To Front; Konev Gains In Berlin Push; Fierce Encounters Reported

NAZIS BOLSTE RESISTANCE ON EASTERN FRONT   Counterattacks Launched As Reds Forge Toward Dresden And Berlin Areas

Russians Battle Sharp German Counter-Attacks   But Red Armies Continue to Advance Towards Dresden and Southeast of Berlin

NAZIS. STAGE ATTACKS ‘ON RED FORCES   Although Blows Are Sharp in Some Sectors of the Front, They Are Not of Counter-offensive Proportions.

Soviets Menace Berlin Strongholds Cottbus, Guben   German Defensive ‘Strongest Around. Silesia, - Pomerania

Red Troops Battle Sharp Nazi Attacks   Russians Push Slowly Toward Sexony Capital

Russians Repulse Counterstabs On Eastern Front  Enemy Resistance Fails to Reach Major Proportions

Russians Beat Back Germans’ Counter-Blows   Red Armies Continue To Drive on Toward Dresden and Berlin’s Southeastern Flank

Nazi Counterstabs Fail To Halt Red Drive on Dresden   Germans Push in Reserves Despite Heavy Air Blows

Veterans Of Nazi Regular Army Get Assistance From Himmler’s Forces

REDS ADVANCE DESPITE NAZI COUNTER-STABS   Soviets Extend Gains Toward Dresden; Germans Use Reserve Power

Russians Gain Against Nazi Counterstabs   Reds Force Enemy in Violent Defensive on ley Front From Czech Border to Oder Bend

‘Reds Edge Closer “To Berlin Despite Nazi Counter-Blows   Germans Attack Strongly in Areas Along Ice-Covered Eastern Front; Reich Able to Reinforce Lesions

Russians Push Closer To Dresden Despite Stiff German Counter-Attacks

Nazis Launch Counterattacks On Red Front   German's Say Drive On Berlin Still Moving Ahead

Soviets Continue To Smash Nearer Dresden Despite Counter-Assaults

Beat Down Heavy Nazi Attacks   Russians Forge Ahead Southeast of. Berlin  In Spite of Fierce Nazi Counter Thrusts

Reds Menace Strongholds  Advance on Cottbus And Guben; Berlin  Rennarte New Offensive

COUNTERSTABS BY GERMANS FAIL TO STOP RED TROOPS   VIOLENT FIGHTING RAGES FROM CZECH LINE TO ODER BEND

Frenzied Nazis Strike Out! Up And Down Ice-Covered Eastern Front   Russians Move Up On South Flank   Germans Able To Bring Up Reserves Despite Air Blows At Supply Line

Canadians One Mile » From Calcar, Patton Extends Bridgehead   ® DNB Reports Reds Zero Hour Here, ‘Are Now In Guben Gen. Montgomery

Reds Battling Sharp German  Counter blows   Soviet Forces, However : Continue io Forge Ahead Toward Dresden and  - On Berlin’s Flank

COUNTERATTACKS BY DEFENDING GERMANS ONEASTERN FRONT   MARSHAL KONEV UKRAIN. IAN ARMY STILL FORGING AHEAD, HOWEVER

Russians Forge Ahead in Drive On Dresden   German Reserves Hurled Into Battle Raging Along Berlin’s Southeastern Flank; Berlin Jittery Over Ominous Lull.

KONEV, ZHUKOV JOIN FOR PUSH TOWARD GUBEN   Russians Encounter Strong Resistance in Pomerania, Silesia

Russ Battle Sharp Nazi Counterstabs Red: Army Forges Ahead . Toward Dresden and Berlin ODER BRIDGEHEAD ‘Armies Linking for Drive ‘on Strongpoint Near

Resistance Fails To Halt Russians OnDresden Roat   German Reserves Rushed To Front Despite Fierce Hammering By Allies

Reds Push On Despite Nazi Blows   Himmler’s Home Army Mounts Fierce Attacks in Pomerania, Silesia

Nazis Atfack Red Forces   No Counteroffensives; Strike at Ends of Long Eastern Front

Reds Drive Along Road To Dresden   Press Closer To Berlin From S. E.; Nazi Counterstabs Repulsed.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY MOVED TOWARD DRESDEN TODAY   Battled Sharp Counterattacks Up and Down Ice-Covered Eastern Front.   RUSHED UP RESERVES   Dispatches Said Nazi Counter Stabs Were Not in Proportion of Counteroffensive.

HARD BATTLE RAGES ALONG EAST FRONT   Veterans of Germany Reqular Army and Himmler's Units Thrown Into Combat Aaainst Russians   ZHUKOV CROSSES ODER

SHARP NAZI COUNTERSTAB REPULSED   Germans Still Sending Reserves Up To Front

Washington Roundup  Aubrey Williams, Nurses’ Draft, Still Hot Potatoes

SENATORS CLASH ON NURSE DRAFT, REA NOMINATION  WILLIAMS’ BACKERS REGIN RINDING FOR   WILLIAMS’ BACKERS BEGIN BIDDING FOR REPUBLICAN VOTES

JAP LEti FLANK ON OKINAWA IS TURNED BY 7TH   Adverse Weather Is Handicapping Operations Against Enemy

With War Over, Non-Fraternization Ruling Hardest for Yanks to Obey

Fraternizing With the Enemy: Will Be a Problem Only for Troops Staying Lonq.in Reich

Non-Fraternizing Law Made Easier to Obey by Reminder Of 'Nazi Camps Like Buchenwald

Belief Growing Non-fratermzation Order Will Be Difficult to Enforce in Germany     

_ THE JOB IN GERMANY——  -WHERET6-DRAW. THE. LINE. BETWEEN FRIEND AND FOE

Labor Head Says Work-or-Fight Bill Will Result in “More Men In Tail”

WORKERS LOAF SENATORS TOLD   Against Work-Or- Fight Law, Union Chief Admits

DEBATE RESUMED ON MANPOWER BILL   Even Advocates Of Compromise Cannot Agree On Plan

Fine and Prison For Refusal to Work Favored   Knudsen Would Omit Draft for Armed Forces

Favors Jail Rather Than Labor Units   ‘Better Leave Army Out of It,’ Knudsen Tells Congress

Truman Urges National Health Insurance Law   Taft Brands It as  ‘Socialized Medicine’

No Radioactivity Found In City —   Number of Casualties May Never Be Known

No Radioactivity Found Lingering In Hiroshima Ruins   (See Story. Picture on Page 16.) By JAMES MceGLINCY

lls! tli ctl sti al  A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Police Hearing Is Started at Ottumwa

INVADED BY AMERICANS   Huge Fleet Of B-29’: Split Into 6 Units In Heavy Attack

Six Groups Of Planes Blast Kyushu Island   Americans Press Onward For Quick Conquest Of Te Island, Three Miles West Of Okinawa

Six Airfields On Kyushu Heavily Bombed   Move Made to Knock Out Aerial Support Of Nips on Okinawa

Six Separate Groups Of Superforts Hammer At Jap Airfields On Kyushu

SIX JAPANESE AIRFIELDS HIT 3Y SUPERFORTS   Seek To Knock Out Japanese Aerial Bases In Kyushu

Japanese Lose 368 Planes in Attacks on Nearby Islands   Yanks Occupy Ie Isle; News of Pacific War Briefed by AP

SUPERFORTS BLAST JAP AIR BASES   Aerial Offensive Against Japan Rapidly Mounting

Nix B-29 Fleets Hit Airfields On Nip Mainland  U. S. Carrier Planes   U. S. Carrier Planes Wreck 109 Enemy Aircraft Over Japan

B-29'S BLAST SIX AIRFIELDS IN KYUSHE   Attempt to Knock Out Staging Bases of Jap Air Attacks

JAP AIRFIELDS BLASTED TODAY   Six Separate Groups of Superforts Raid Kyushu islands.

HIT BASE FOR JAP AIR RAIDS ON U.S. FLEET   Superforts Blast Six Airfields Acress Kyushu with Demolition Bombs.

Another Ryukyus Airfield Seized For B-24 Base   Americans Press For Quick Conquest Of Ie, 980 Miles From Japan.

SUPERFORTS HIT JAP AIRFIELDS   Kyushu Airdromes, North of Okinawa, Principal Target Of B-29’s

B-29s Strike 6 Airfields On Kyushu Today   1 Superforts’s Missing from Yesterday’s Great Raid. ;

Six b-29 Groups Blast Airfields   Kyushu Island Target Of Raids As Yanks Push Conquest of le

AMERICANS SEIZE ENEMY AIRDROME ON ISLAND OF le   SIX GROUPS OF B-92S BLAST JAP AIRFIELDS » ON ISLAND OF KYUSHU

YANKS CAPTURE AIRFIELD ON IE NEAR OKINAWA   Will Re Converted Into Base For B24 Raids On Japan

Jap ‘Suicide’ Bases Jolted In Air Attack   Superforts Raid 6 Fields on Kyushu In Defense af Navy

B-29s Blast. South Japan Air Bases   -To Neutralize Fields From Which Foe Sends Suicide Planes Against Yanks On Okinawa

Superforts Hit Kyushu Air Bases   Intend Neutralizing Japanese Field From Which Come Suicide Raids.

Superforts Hit Six Airfields On Jap Island   Marianas-Based B-29s Attack Fields To Smash Bases Of Okinawa Raids

Marshall's Note Reached Short Too Late, Claim   Orders for Flight Over Truk, Jaluit Revealed at Probe

MARSHALL'S - LAST-MGEN UTE MESSAGE TO PEARL-HAR' BOR.NOT SPEEDED BY  SIGNAL CORFS

ATTLEE T0 TALK ATOM PROBLEM   Brings British Expert as Adviser in Conference With Truman

SEE REDUCTION -INMEAT POINTS   Drop of One or Two Points Per Pound Expected

EWER POINTS FOR MEAT. _ 1$ FORECAST FOR AUGUST   SLIGHT REDUCTION IN RATION VALUES FOR BEEF, LAMB  AND MUTTON 18 BEEN

MAY CUT BEEF LAMB MUTTO POINT VALUES   Reduction Expected in August; Pork to Remain Scarce

TO CUT MUTTON, ‘BEEF AND LAMB   One to Two Point - Ration Slashes in Prospect for August

May Cut Points On Beef and Lamb   Factors Listed Indicating More Meat

BRITISH BLAME JEW ELEMENTS FOR TERRORISM   Lord Gort Quits Job ; Colonial Secretary Says Sabotage Planned

Street Fights Flare In Cairo. Alexandria   Anniversary Of Declaration Opening ‘Home For Jews’ Brings ‘Outrages.”   SABOTEURS ARE KILLED

VEN SENNEAD FIvtuanRAYL  Mary Hardin-Baylor College Belton, Texas

Eeeipes Ji :  Rhode Tokyo      CAPTURED AMERICANS DANCE WITH HAPPINESS WHEN BUNDLES DROPPED

Navy Planes Are Welcome Sight   American Prisoners Show Joy By Dancing

JONES EXPOUNDS WALLACE’S LACK OF FITNESS   ‘To Meet Senate Committee for Hearing This Afternoon _

CHILDREN KEPT AS HUN SLAVES   Souls Of Youngster: Crushed At Labor Camp In Poland

For Children Only: Youngsters from Two fo 15 Years  Beaten by Germans in Prison Camp

Rn ae a  Nazi Slave Camp For Children Found By Advanced Red Troops

RED CROSS PRODUCTION UNEP TEAS NEW CALE FOR KRNEPPED GOODS   Headquarters At Veterans’ Hall Will Reopen Following Month's Vacation Thursday, Sept. 27: Workers Are Asked To Call For Materials

Suicide-Plane Bases Attacked By U.S. Raiders   Eight B-29 Superforts Lost In Gigantic Raid Over Kobe Tuesday -

SUICIDE BASES RAIDED AGAIN   Japs Report Raids by 30 U.S. Planes

U. S. Planes From Okinawa Hit Jap Bases   Suicide-Plane Airfields Attacked; B-29s Down 20 Fighters Over Kobe

SUICIDE PLANE BASES TARGETS (F BOMBINGS   3uperforts Shoot Down 20 or More Enemy Fighters Over Burning Kobe

Suicide Plane Bases Raided By Yank Fliers   At Least One B-29 Lost At Kobe Was Rammed By Japanese Pilot

Lt. Gen. Lear Named Deputy Chief Of U.S. Forces In European Theater

GEN. LEAR GIVEN POST IN EUROPE   MADE DEPUTY CHIEF IN ADMINISTRATIVE JOB

Lear Appointed [Deputy Chief of . Yanks In Europe   " Saccesde General McNair, Killed During St. Lo Breakthrough

LEAR ADVANCED. IN ARMY RANK   Becomes Deputy Commander of Yanks in European Theater

Gen. Lear Is Given Kurope Command   Stilwell May Succeed Him As Ground Force Chief

To Leave Draft Up To Nurses   New Provision Requires Inducted Nurses Must Have Commissions.

Nurse Draft Bill  Debate Continues   Commission Bill Would Make Service Optional

Suicide Weapons Reacied   Tens of Thousands Of Special Weapons Being Prepared

OPA UP IN SENATE   Opponents Are Attacking Price Control Program.

Chaplin Suit Docketed for May 2 Retrial   JOAN BARRY’S ATTORNEY PROTESTS DATE; SAYS CLIENT IS DESTITUTE

FOE PROMISES ‘SENSATIONAL’ NEWS MONDA)   Tokyo Will Moke Broadcest ‘From People’ at 11:30 Thet Nicht

Quadruplets Observe First Birthday as Father---a Bear for Figures-- Comes Un With Some Amazina Totals on Their Food Consumption -

—  HUSBAND CONFESSES HATCHET SLAYING   Nude Body of Woman Found In Field Sunday

Cpl. Jim Newman, Sent Home by Army to Die, Just Grins and Keeps Living

Grinning GI Battles On; Sent Home to Die After. Japanese Starvation Camp

TOLL OF ATOM BOMBS GROWING   Tokyo Says Victims Ask To Be Killed To End Pain Of Burns

Atobomb Rays Kill 30,000 More Japs   myo Claims Death Toll Sul Rising at Hiroshima From Radioactivity Followine Bomb Blast

Atomic Bomb Victims Mount Eee  Toll Of 60,000 Is Reported As Delayed Deaths Continue

Lt. Wayne Dack, Flying Liberator Bomber -in Italy, Given Citation   Has Flown Thirty Three Missions In Europe

U.S. CAN STILL USE MUCH OF. MANILA   Filipinos Root Among Ruins for Ground Jap Sov Beans .

 Jap Casualties Mounting: Dead and Captured Total 378,427 In Philippines, MacArthur Says

Japanese Lose 378,427 Dead in Philippines   -Nipponese Areas on  Luzon Are  Heavily Bombed

EXTREME JAPANESE LOSSES ANNOUNCED   MacArthur Reports 378,427 Compared to 48,044 for Yanks

Jap Casuaities In Philippines Total 378,427   Pmeriion sat ualties Ir ; wcinen A  , Campa

HUGE LOSSES   Dead and Captured Total 378,427 for Campaign . In Philippines

ARMY LOSSES . ARE LISTED   STEMSON REVEALS 103,891 _ KILLED IN ACTION ON ALL FRONTS BEFORE  NAZLDRIVE

ARMY LOSSES TOTAL 556,352   Doesn’t Include Nazi ) : P . Drive Casualties

Thaw Sets i in After Blizzard i in East Takes 21 Lives, Blocks Many Roads

Oe ai ee ee ee hE ee ee  -NEW ENGLAND THAWS   Transportation. Paralyzed for 24 Hours, Is Being Resumed

» NEW ENGLAND THAWS   Transportation. Paralyzed for 24 Hours, Is Being Resumed

NEW ENGLAND STORM CLAIMS LIVES OF 21   Prepare To Dig Out After Worst Blizzard of Winter

Polish Survivor's Story: Russians Could Have Saved Warsaw Former Courier Asserts in London

London Poles Claim Reds Could Have Saved Garrison And Taken Warsaw Sooner

REFUGEE SAYS RUSSIA DELAYED WARSAW AID   BSurviver Of Uprising Claims Red: Ignored Pleas For Assistance

Snow Suits Improvised   Yanks Use Towels, Sheets, Even Diaper to Make Up For Somebody‘s Fumble

Frankfurt Roads to Berlin Out   "Temporarily Cut’ Axis Report; Drive On Guben and Forst.

24 Miles From Berlin oviets Say   ; Scots Capture Goch—-Third Army in Bread  ¢ Sweep

Berlin-Frankfort Trunk Railroad Cut By Russians   1850 Allied Planes Again ) Smash At Nuernberg; Goch Taken By Scots

Russians Hammer Frankfurt, Sever —  Link With Berlin   Scots Capture Goch, US 3rd Army Gains 5 Miles

TWO TELL TRUMAN THEY WILL GIVE UP PUBLIC LIFE   Treasury Head to Serve Until President Returns From Meeting With Churchill and Stalin.   FOUR ARE MENTIONED IN TALK OF SUCCESSOR   Executive Indicates He Will Retain Ickes—Latter to Go Abroad on Oil Treaty Mission.

Roberts Quits As Justice High Court   Truman Has Successor Jn Mind For Morgenthau, But None So- Far For’ Justice Roberts"

Morgenthau,  Roberts and Arnold Resign   Treasury Head Will Remain Until After Meeting of Big Three

MORGENTHAU AND ROBERTS GIVE UD DOSTS   Treasury Head and Supreme Court Justice Resian

MORGENTHAU ROBERTS QUIT PUBLIC LIFE   TRUMAN ANNOUNCES OTHER CHANGES IN CAPITAL

Several Mentioned As Successor to  Treasury Chief;  Roberts Past 70

First Troops From Europe Arrive In  Pacific War Zone   Jap Air War Reaches  Pre - Invasion Stage

British Give Aid; Admit  First Phases Of Invasion   Airdromes Target Of Latest Allied Blows

IOWA, OTHER BATTLESHIPS LEAD ATTACK   Naval Task Force Pumps Devastation Into Vicinity of Hitachi, on East Coast of Honshu, 60 Miles N.FE. of Tokvo.

ene a ee ee  Third Fleet Ships Bombard Mainland According to Report

Honshu Attack By U.S. Bombers Follows Quake   Strong Fleet Of Superfort-. resses In Raid Short Time After Quake Shock   MARIANA BASED PLANES IN ATTACK

BOMIBS, QUAKE RAVARE TOKYO   Superforts Strike -40- Minutes After Wdespread Earthquake

BUNBD, QUAKE RAVAGE TOKYO   fuperforts Strike 49 Minutes After Widespread Earthquake

Marine Gains on Iwo Marked in Yards,  eeuniies Enemy   Leathernecks’ Sure Advances Cut Distance Between Sea and Japanese-Held Cliffs as Desperate Fighting Wages

Marines Drive To Split Jap Forces   Gain Within 300 Yards Of Cliff’s Edge On Northern Iwo

Marines Push Nips Back Slowly on Iwo   Threaten to Sever Last Line of Strong Pillboxes

DESPERATE JAPS » FIGHT FIERGELY   Yanks Move to Cut Hemmed Garrison in Two   HELD IN SMALL AREA   All Marine Divisions Meet p Heavy Fire From Mortars And Small Arms

AMERICANS PUSH FORWARD ON IWO UNDER HEAVY FIRE   Japanese Increase Resistance as They Are Crowded Into Narrowing Area on Island.   GAINS MADE ON LEFT FLANK AND IN CENTER   Marines on East Still Stymied — Carrier-Based Planes and Artillery Support Drive.

Marines Gain Gradually in Iwo F ighting   Efforts Continue to Cut Jap Garrison Into Two Parts

Mari ‘nes Make ! Slow Progress  On Iwo Island   Two Divisions Advane 200 to 400 Yards White ’ Third Unit is Slowed “by Jap Resistance

AMERICANS NEAR WO CLIFF EDGE   Erskine’s Men Halve Distance  Between Them And Can   MARINES ON EAST STILL STYMIED BY JAP POCKET

U.S. Navy Planes Sink, Damage 19 More Vessels   Tokyo Radio Reports American Battle Fleet Is Threatening Northern Coast of Nippon: Fleet Air Wing One Hits Korea

19 More Enemy Ships Blasted; 400 Planes Pound Honshu and Kyushu; MacArthur Fliers Strike at Nippon

Infantry On East Coast At Awasi Tomura   Occupies Nakagusuki Bay Village As Planes Operate From Yontan, Kadena,

U. S. PLANES OPERATE ON JAP FIELDS   Terrific Bombarding Paves Path For 10th Army

Buckner’s Army Advances 2!/2 Miles Against Scattered Nip Resistance;Beachhead Extended by 3,000 Yards

Biye-Witness to Cruclfixior of Christ Said Writer _ of ineeriotion

Searching for six Torpedo  Naval Planes   Missing Bombers Were Due Back at Base Wednesday

17-year-old, Bride of 4 Doys, Goes on Hunger Strike When Put in Jail

CiO and G-M Resume Talks   Meet Behind Closed Doors To Beat Fact Board’s Deadline

EASTERN SEABOARD IS HIT BY SNOWSTORM AND GALES   TWELVE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO STORM THAT INCLUDED 10¢-MILE AN HOUR  2 WINDS

Twelve Dead On Eastern Seaboard  Result Of Storm   Many Are Injured. Property Damage Heavy As Hur ricane Winds Bring Snow   TRAFFIC SNARLED IN MANY AREAS

Russ Forces .*, Manchuria Report Both Increased  Surrenders, Resistance

Smethport School Board Candidates Still Locked in Tie   May Ask Court to Count Disqualified Soldier Ballots

State Budget: Total Sets New All-Time High   Gov. Lausche Pares Most of Fund Requests

STATE'S BUDGET 90 MILLION OVER FORMER RECORD   Lausche Asks 425 Million for Two-Year Operation of Ohio Government

OHIO BUDGET SETS RECORD   TWO-YEAR EXPENDIXURES BY STATE MORE THAN FIFTY MILLIONS ABOVE PAST BIENNYUM.

UNION AND GM WILL RESUME PEACE TALKS   STRIKE ENTERS 6TH WEEK; ANSWER OF FIRM AWAITED

(i, M. AND UNION CONFER 4 HOURS ON GRIEVANCE:   Wage Issue Does Not Figure in Discussion, First Since Dec, 20-21 Washington Gathering.   PICKETS AGAIN ACTIVE AFTER YULE HOLIDAY   Corporation to Announce Thursday Whether It Wil! Attend Fact-Finding Meeting Friday.

First Hint Comes Of An Agreement In Auto Strike   CIO President Warns No Understanding Yet On Wages

Furniture Making: To Return Slowly   Crowds Jam Local F airgrounds _  Grandstand, Midway Shows Indicate Gala Fair Activity

ea Jam Local Fairgrounds  Grandstand, Midway Shows Indicate Gala Fair Activity

BRITAIN CAN'T  AFFORD BIG LOANS   Ambassador Makes Report as U. 5. Plans Longa Term Lend-Lease

Britain Unable To Aid Chinese Finance   Ambassador Says Just Hasn't Money, Though Fears Loans Give Yanks Edge

Budgets Are Increased   Britain Is Not Able to Help China by Lend-Lease

A5HOUR WORK WEEK FAVORED   5 to 8 Per Cent. Wage Hike Also Suggested by Head Of General Motors

Industry Waits  UAW Reaction   Early Reply Ts Expecies To Wilson Proposal

Auto Industry Watches For Reaction To Wilson Proposal    Head of General Motors Corporation Suggests Nation Adopt 45-Hour Work Week—Wage Increase Also Suggested 

ic for Nationa  General eneral Mot tors Chief Urges -A5-Hour Week to Hike Output

London Pole Group Shows Displeasure — Over Action   %, Body Will Announce ‘Government Members

London Poles Protest New Regime Plan   Poor Specimen  Of Puppet Rule

Lewis May Dratt Wage Bargaining Plan at Meeting   Attemp! to Unite Labor ai Conference after Miner Chiel Blocks CIO Wage Siudy Plan

Proposal Would Rally Forces of Labor, Is Belief   Collective Bargaining Accepted by Groups at Parley, Says Taylor

Mine Leader Is Given Support By AFL in Fight With CIO Head; Industry Delegat: Urges Conferees ‘Get Tob Done’

Lewis Argues for Competition   Would Limit Profits and Prices, Stand of Miners’ Chief

One Point Is Agreed   All Labor Parley Committees For Collective Bargaining Principle

Plan to Avert Strikes Voiced   Procedure to Settle Grievances Sketched; Lewis Asks Pay Action

Taytor Reminds There Must Be Terminal Point On Grievance Procedure To Head Off Strikes

Collective Bargaining Accepted   Same Issue That Broke up Similar Conference After  First World War

Labor-Boss Meet Agreement Told  Progress Reported; Waaes Maior Issue

Accept Principle of Bargaining at Labor Parley   Greatest Dissension At Conference Is In Ranks of Labor

# weg,  Ra es ee FIRST DESCRIFTION- 18 GIVEN . OF HUMAN-GUIDED PROJECTILE OF TERRIFIC  ’ SPEED

Blinding Speed Of Japan’s New ‘Flying Coffin’ Impresses Y ank Sailors In Attack Off Okinawa

YANKS CLOSE IN ON CLARK FIELD   Invaders Reported in Sight Of Bataan; 40th Division Cracks Bamban River Line

40TH DIVISION MOVING SWIFTLY ON CLARK FIELD   Forty Miles From Manila, Gets Wtihin Sight At Bataan   LOSSES ARE REPORTED LIGHT FOR CAMPAIGN

Hitler Made Final Desperate Effort to Split Allies, Says  His Former Secretary

Final Effort by Hitler To Split Reds, Allies Tola   Poles Protest Arrests Made by Russians; Stalin Reveals Letter From Island Disputed by he

WAR CRIMINAL LIST FOUND Ih GESTAPO FILE   LACK OF HUSBANDS FOR REICH WOMEN IS NEW PROBLEM

TRUMAN WORSHIPS AT BETHESDA HOSPITAL   President Alse Spends Five Min utes With Cordell! Hull, Patient At Institution

Truman Leads Nation in Giving Thanks For Victory, Prays for World-Wide Peace

President Leads: Thanksgiving And Prays for Peace  il With Service at  Wamen   Worships With Service Men and Women at  Naval Hosnito]

Truman Leads Nation In Prayer   Worships With Service Men and Women At Bethesda Naval Hospital

Last Large River Barrier Before Berlin   Fight Inte Suburbs of TIannover and to the Gates of Bremen, German Armies Putting The Yorch to Own Citiec

80,000 Nazi Troops Held In Holland ©   Other Units Fight To Outskirts Of  Bremen, Hannover

Big Battles Rage At Hannover and Flaming Bremen   Desperate Nazis Putting Torch to Some of Metropolitan Areas; 80,000 Enemy Troops Trapped in Pocket in Netherlands

Reach Outskirts Of Hannover and Gafes of Bremen   Germans Believed Putting Torch to Cities as They Retreat

80,000 GERMANS ARE POCKETED INSIDE HOLLAND   Allied Armies Stand Before Gates Of Hannover And Rramen   ELBE RIVER 1S NEXT AMERICAN OBJECTIVE

ALLIES FIGHT INTO BREMEN, ELBE REACHED   GERMANS SET FIRE TO HAMBURG AND HANNOVER

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TRAP 80,000 NAZI TROOPS IN HOLLAND   Four Armies Slash Way, Toward Elbe River, Last Water Barrier Before Battered Berlin,   ENTER OUTSKIRTS OF HANNOVER   Other Units Fight Inte Essen—Germans Apply. Torch to Cities They Are Unable to Save,

Mysterious Fires Are Reported Raging In Cities Of Hamburg,  Hanover And Brunswick 

Allies Strike ‘Out For Elbe   Nazis Putting Torch To Big Cities; Half Million Men Lost in 10 Days

ELBE RIVER IS GOAL   Germans Put Torch To Hamburg, Hannover And Bremen

000 Nazis Tn Holland Are Cut Off By Canadians  Allies Strike Out : For Elbe Riv er’,  Benak Dow: Gexe ee gf

Yanks Capture . Former Regent Of Hungarians   Admiral Horthy, 2 Naz Field Marshals, 5 Gen. erals Taken By 7th

HORTHY FOUND BY AMERICANS   Former Hungarian Regent  Taken Into Custody

Old Resident Of . County Passes  George Brown Lived Here Sixty Years

Bombers Attack Island Fortress  Hit Major Remaininc Nazi Naval Base

PLANES POUND AT HELGOLAND   4,000 Tons of Bombs Are Dropped on Nazi Base  For Submarines

STEEL UNION DENIES PACT IS VIOLATED   General Counsel Declares In Formal Resolution That Workers Are Within Right  In Plannina Strike   INTERVENTION IS HINTED

U.S. Rejects Red-Sponsored  Bulgar Regime   State ' ‘Depariment Holds It Unrepresentative ey Warns Sofia to Free

Bulgarian Govt. Told to Keep Elections Free  Or Else U.S. Wall Nik Qos Dens   Or Else U.S. Will Not Sign Pact With Ex-Satellite

Bulgaria Present Regime Rejected  U. S. Claims Rule Does Not Represent Al

U.S. Warns Balkan Nation   Cautions Bulgarian Government To Free Elections From Intimidation.

Note ste Given”   To Bulgaria   Warned Of Election Fear, Intimidations

COMMUNIST OFFER DOES NOT CONTAIN TWO STUMBLING BLOCKS OF: FORMER  " PROPOSAL Z

SENATE MOVES TOWARD PEACE ON JOBS BILL   Unanimous Approval Expected After Few Changes Are Made In Measure

Full Employment Bill OK Sought   Senate Meets Early to Speed Vote on Measure

Senate Decision Likely Today on Jobs-for-All Bill   Early Session Called in, Order to Bring Vote Before Nightfall

JOBS-FOR-ALL BILL VOTE NEAR   Senators Hope To Act Or Measure Today; Benefit Law Pigeon-Holed

Chinese Forces Pressing Drive Into Manchurig   Capture Shanhaikwan, Citadel Of Great Wall Of China From Communists   COMMUNISTS SAYS AMERICANS AIDING

CHINESE REDS — LOSE CITADEL   CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ‘TROOPS CAPTURE ONE OF -KEY CITIES AT GREAT WALL

Knowland to Succeec Johnson   Warren Names Major Stationed in Paris . to Senate Vacancy —

Gov. Warren Appoints William F. Knowland To Succeed Hiram Johnson

Anderson Vacaney  To Ride:   Got Along with One Representative for 31 Years, He Recalls

ICKES READY. TO TAKE OVER COAL MINES   Walkout Last . Night In Anthracite Areas

‘Yanks Preparé For Next Big  Invasion Blow   May Assault Home Is lands or Chiga Coast as War Pitch Heightens

Nip Defenders Of Isle Using Dope, Claim   Okinawa Campaign Drawing to Close—Osaka Bombed and Burned by 450 Superforts; Naha Harbor, Airfield Being Readied for Assault on Enemy.

Predicts Victory For Okinawa Drive In Less Than Week   Rush Repairs on Naha Airstrip; Chinese Forces Clear 450 Miles of China Coast

CAMPAIGN AGAINST — DOPED JAP FORCES ON OKINAWA NEAR END   MASSIVE FLEET OF SUPERFORTS BOMB AND BURN OSAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA

Assault On Japan’s Greatest Military Production Center Takes Place As Newly-Seized Naha Harbor And Airdrome Are Being Prepared For Future Use By Americans—End Of Okinawa Campaign Within Week Foreseen By Marine Commander

General Geiger Sees Quick End lo Okinawa Fight   Yanks Push Work On Naha Base For Next Big Invasion

Geiger Sees End Of Okinawa Fight Within One Week   Blast Osaka War Plants;  Captured Naha Airfield  Readied For Invasion

OKINAWA BATTLE NEARING CLIMAX, OSAKA BLASTED   Military Experts Foresee Invasion of Japan or China in Near Future

U.S. Engineers Rebuilding Naha Harbor and Airfield  For New Strike at Japanese

Okinawa’s Conquest Held Near   Osaka Shudders Under 450-Plane Superfort Attack

Russia Is Seeking Italian Reparation   “Big 5” Council Discusses $600,000,000 Pay ment Clatms

Renoi t Russians Ask Reparauions dies Italia  in ae ae fs ates a.   Only One of Allies te Demand Pay:/auts of Conavu-71— 3h-4dion

RUSSIANS SEND BILL TO ITALY   Material Reparations Of $600,000,000 Asked Through Big Five

Russia Asks Reparations  From Italy   Only Nation Among Big 5 to Ask; No Agreement Reached By the Ministers

REDS ASK ITALY PAY REPARATIONS OF $690,000,000   Indemnity Claim Placed Betore Big Five at London —Proposal Discussed Without Agreement.   YUGOSLAVIA WANTS PORT OF TRIESTE   Makes Request for Other Territory, Including Islands Off Wer Own Coast.

FROM ITALIANS   $600 000.000 in Material Reparations Lzid Before Bia 5

Rescuers Within A Half Mile Of Trapped Miners   Teams Battle Fire And Gas In Effort To Reach 30, Or More, Men For Whom No Hope For Rescue Is Held Out

Rescuers Work With Speed To Reach Miners   Search Continues for Men Trapped by Explosion in Mine

Left And Right Wingers In Senate ‘Map Strategy For Wooing Of Truman

LEFT- WINGERS BUSY IN SENATE   Tug-Of-War For Legislative Affections Of President Truman Under Way. 

Senate Leftists In Tug-of-War To Sway Trumar   Social Legislation Aim of Group Seeking !Progressive’ Change

Order Dig In Ranks of Deferred   Move To Halt “Job Skipping” An Use Of 4-F’s Be More Effective

CONGRESS GETS READY TO MASS LABOR POOl   Labor Shows Stiff Opposition to FDR’s Service Legislation

4Fs Switching Frem Vital Jobs  Face lnductiox   Draft Boards Swing Into Action on New Selective Service Order

Urge Deferments Be Obtained For [Essential 4-F’s   Regulations Provide For Induction of Men  Who Quit Vital Jobs

18 10 38 NOT IN WAR WORK   Lower Physical Tests Planned for Special Service Jobs

Indu . Sa Ordered Foxe: ® cupationally f sarred Citizens  Selective Service Prompt in   Selective Service Prompt in Its Reaction to President's Appeol for Extension of Droft

NEW DRAFT ACT AIMED TO HALT JOB TRANSFERS   Order Makes Five Million Men, Including 4-F’s, Subject to Call

National Selective Service Gives Order To Draft Non-War Laborers

* Deferred Class , Can t Skip Work Without Permit   Actions Follows President's Appeal For Manpower Order

Draft Boards Ordered To Induct Men Who Quit War Jobs   Ultimatum Includes Deferred Who Are Below General Army Physical Standards; Cuarial Ouctas Will Be Fixed for Group

Sweeping Induction Order to Catch Men ‘Who Quit Jobs That Had Deferred Them

Seleclive Service Action Follows Quickly Roose_velt’?s Recommendation  For Job Coutrols   Designed To Halt Alt cs Job-Skipping”   Men Who Left Jobs Fox Which They Were Deferred To Be Reclassified Lmimediately

Deferred Men Who Quit Jobs To Be Drafted   Action Follows Swiftly On Roosevelt's Message Te The Nation.   PLUGS LOOPAOLE

U. §. 10 DRAFT MEN WHO LEAVE ~ ESSENTIAL JOB   Government Tightens Grip on Those 18 Through 37 De‘ferred for Occupational Reasons.   PHYSICAL STANDARDS FOR GROUP LOWEREL   Selective Service Order Makes Five Million Subject to Military Duty—Farm Workers Excepted.

Action Is Taken to Halt ‘Job-Skipping’  Deferred Men Who Quit Jobs Are Ordered Dratted

Induction of 4-F's Who Quit Essentia Work Ordered   Selective Service Rule Affects Many Below Army Physical Limit

NW DRAFT LAW TD AFFECT DEFERRED   About 5,000,000 Men In The 18-37 Brackets To Be Called

Occupationally Deferred Men Who ‘Leave Essential Jobs Face Draft

Induction Faces Job Skippers, Hershey States   Selective Service Action Follows   Message to Congress

Essential ' Workers And s Who Quit Their Jobs  Ordered To Be Inducted.

What Was Wrong With France In 1939?   Gen. Gamelin Gives Inside View of Why French Army Failed

BIG MANHUNT ‘ON FOR KILLER OF SEN. HOOPER   Murdered Solon Held Key Place As Witness In Graft Probe

TEMPERATURES:   Sen. Warren Hooper Murdered In His Car   Albion Lawmaker Who Turned State's Evidence in McKay-Fitzsimmons-Green Graft Case Shot And His Auto Set On Fire

Michigan Engages In Wide Hunt   Slayer Victim Was Key Witness in Recent Grand Jury Graft Inquiry

State Sena tor Killed in Car   Key Witness in Graft Inquity Shot 3 Times

County, State Police, and Special Prosecutor Coordinate in Search.   WANT CLUES TO MOTIVE

Story of Jap Killing and Brutality Elaborated at Trial of Gen. Yamashita

Witnesses Tell of Japs Tossing Baby On Bayonet, Mass Murder At Manik:

JAPS TOSSED BABY ONTO A BAYONET   Witnesses Tell Of Other  Savage Spectacles

Yamashita Iria Bares Story of Jap Atrocities   Spectators Gasp At Frightful Tale Of Wanton Slaughter

Witnesses Tell Stories Of Horrors   Network Of Evidence Is Weaving Around Yamashita At  Manila Trial.

Brutal Deeds Of Japs Told By Witnesses   Filipino Infant Tossed Into Air, Caucht on Bayonet

MORE TESTIFY TO JAP CRIMES   Yamashita Trial Witnesses Bare Atrocities

Lvidence Piles Up Against ft amashita ELON TOL LL LL LLL LLL  Baby Tossed Onto Jap Bayonet: Thousands Murdered Alb Manta

Parade of Witnesses Tells of Jap Slaughter Of Babies, Girls, Others

Military Court Hears of Other Nip Atrocities   Evidence Piles up Against Yamashita In Manila Hearing

HORRIBLE TALE OF ATROCITIES BY JAPS TOLD   Witnesses At Yamashita Trial Tell Of Thousands Slain Wantonly

Y amashita’s Men Killed By Thousand   Witnesses At Trial Say Baby Tossed On Bayonet, Girl Decapitated

SAW JAPS CATCH BABY ON BLADE; KILL SCHOOLGIRL   Four Massacres Carried Out by Japs Under Yamashita

More Tell of Jap Brutality At U. S. Trial   Rape and Torture of Manila Residents Ran Into Thousands.

Witnesses Tell of Additional Jap Atrocities   Six Separate Massacres Carried. Out By Nips Related To Trial Court

More Red Sfamps Valid September f  OPA Still Not Telling How Much Meat Red Stamps To Buy in September *

Allies Convene On Reparations   Seventeen Nations Represented At Conference Opening Today

MORE THAN 1,009 CASUALTIES AMONG CREW BUT SHIP WAS SAILED TO HOME PORT

CARRIER FRANKLIN OAVED BY HIERUIC ACTION OF GREW   Charred Hulk Docks With Half Her Complement After Epic Struggle

Big Carrier F ranklin Saved in Heroic Fight Despite Toll of 1,000

CHARRED HULK OF ‘FRANKLIN’ REACHES PORT   Gallant Ship Survives Greatest Punishment  Ever Inflicted

1000 Casualties on Franklin, Bombed 60 Miles Off Jap Mainland During March

FRANKLIN NOW AT BROOKLYN FOR REPAIRS   More Than 1,000 Cas: ualties Among Heroic Crew of 2,500

Ship Survives Two 500-Pound Japanese Bomb:   Heroic Flat-top Worst Damaged In Navy History

Charred Carrier : Afloat; Story Told   U.S.S. Franklin Suffered Over 1000 Casualties 

FINE DAYS FORECAST   Kansas to Be Warm Under Blue Skies Thru Saturday

Permanent Peacetime Citizen Army Is Proposed by Marshall In Report to War Secretary   Chief of Staff Lifts Lid on Arsenal of “Terrifying” New Weapons and Warns America, Entering Atomic Age, That It Must ‘Prepare or Perish’; Praises Heroic Stand of Russia and Britain

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Russia, Britain Kept War From SpreadingtoU.S.   Almost Had to Fight on Our Own Soil, Says Marshall

Allies Given Credit for Holding Axis   Marshall Says Russia And Britain Saved  U.S. From Invasion

Russia's Stand  Saved the U.S,   Red Army Defeat Would Have Been Fatal

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Clamp Pincers On Oppeln; Hit Toward Elbing   German Radio Appeals For Help Against  Onrushing Reds; Hitler Reported on East Front

Yank Sky-Giants Change Targets To Small Cities   Key Points--Toyko, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama And Nagoya--Are Out, Or Nearly Out Of Production

CONFERS WITH TRUMAN   Byron Price Has No Comment After Meeting President _

TODAY'S SCHEDULE OF TROOPSHIP ARRIVALS   BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS CEPLICH

VAGABOND ARMY OF GERMAN TROOPS AND CIVILIANS FORMING  BETWEEN PILSEN AND PRAGUE 50,000 PERSONS  — EIN APIECTEON CIICTocoG

REDS PURSUING DIE-HARDS IN CZECH REGION   Vagabond Horde of Enemy Troops and Civiliane Herded bw US. Second Army

Verbal Brickbats and Budget Cut Hurled at Interior Department by House Appropriations Committee

ICKES’ BUDGET REQUESTS CUT   House Committee Orders 25 Percent Reduction, Tosses In Verbal Attac!:

Interior Dept. Budget Cut By 25 Per Cent   House Committee Raps Agency, Demands Overhaul

INTERIOR DEPT. BUDGET SLICED   House Committee Trims $38 Million From Ickes’ Fig Wwres.   —BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST-

JAMES YOUNG'S RITES MONDAY      Former Defiance Man Dies at Fort Wayne; Bury in Riverside

N. J, ST. AMANT TAKEN AT LIMA   Remains of Former Local Man Will Be Brought to Defiance

JAPS MURDER THOUSANDS OF OWN WOUNDED   New Atrocity Charge Issued by Headquarters of MacArthur

JAPS MURDER OWN WOUNDED   Slaughter Of Thousands Revealed By MacArthur

DEATH ORDERS ARE REVEALED BY M’ARTHUE   MocARTHUR REVEALS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ENEMY ~ DEAD FROM - FORCED SUICIDE OR MURDER

Cold Period Prevailing :      Snow Has Blanketed Sections Of Nation

Chill Extends To Far South  Skies Clearing After Biest Heavy Snaw

Far South In Winter's Grip   Snow Flurries In Mississippi, Five Inch Fall At Nashville. Tenn.

1,200 PLANES SET TORCH T0 TOKYO'S HEART   Center of City in Flames Following Record Attack by Superfortresses and Carrier Bombers.

Believe Heart of Tokyo Is Flaming Ruins After Raids   Record Blow By B-29’s Navy Planes Drops 1,000 Bomb Tons

Fliers Leave Jap Capital in “Flaming Ruins   Largest B-29 Force Puts Bombs ‘Right Down Main Street’

B-29 and Navy.Planes  Set Center of Tokyo Afire in ‘1-2’ Attack   Some of Bombs Fall on Hirohito’s Palace Grounds as Tons of Incendiary and Demolition Missiles Shower Down

1,200 Planes Hand Capital Deadly Blow      Fires on Emperor’s Palace Grounds Set Ry Yank Missiles

Twin Raids Blast Nip Capital   Bombs Land Near Hirohito’s Palace During Record Blast

CENTRAL TOKYO BELIEVED IN FLAMING RUINS   Record Air Assault I; Made by 200 Super: Forts and 1,000 Carrier Planes.

BOMBERS BLAST HEART OF TOKYO   Fires Reported Smouldering On Grounds Near Palace

Record Air Raid Carried Out On Japanese Capital   Over 200 Superforts, 1,000 Carrier Planes Drop Bombs On Tokyo

Genter Of Tokyo In Ruins   200 Superforts 1,000 Navy Planes Hit Jap Capital

TOKYO FLAMES ANEW, BOMBS HIT PALACE GROUNDS   25,000 Square Yards Of Capital’s Heart Ruined By Blast

Superforts Follow Raid From Ships   Palace Grounds Struck By Bombs Of Record Assault

Temperatures   Hirohito’s Palace Stables Also Hit; Iwo Airfield Seized

Radio Contr olled Plane Crashes   Pilotless Plane Caught By Gust Of Wind

Pilotless Plane Crashes In Test  At Dayton Field   Plane Almost Completes Hop From Columbus ‘To Dayton Then (Crashes

China Factions Join in Effort To Seek Peace   Marshall Meet Is Scheduled With Leaders

Chinese. Reds  Desire Peace   Observers Say Both Sides Ready To *Go The Limit’ In Concessions,

Both Factions In China Want Peace   Genuine Concessions Will Be Made, Observers Declare

Wiarshall Plans Conterence With  Chinese Leader   Rival Factions Facer For Peace

Irate Japs Break Treaty With Nazis   Nippon Stil Fumes At German Failure to Consult Her Before Surrendering,

SEVEN THOUSAND CIVILIANS RESCUED FROM PHILIPPINES   SUPERFORTS RIPPED UP SIX AIRDROMES IN SOUTH ERN JAPAN AGAIN

Doughboys Battling Into City of Baguio   7000 Civilians Freed by Philippine Tribesmen—2280 Jap Planes Destroyed by Fleet

American Troops Drive into Baguio   Superforts Rip Six Jap Airdromes

Yanks Pry  Into Baguic Outskirts   B-29s Blast 6 Japan Airdromes Second Day. 29 Ships Destroyed

Yanks Push Into Edge Of Baguio   B-29s Rip Japan’s Airfields Anew, and Marines Press Ahead In Ryukyu Islands .

DOUGHBOYS DRIVE INTO OUTSKIRTS OF BAGUIO   7,000 Civilians Are Liberated: B-29’s Avain Blast Jap Airfields

Yanks Reach Baguio, Jap Headquarters   Superforts Bombard Six Airdromes In South Japan For Second Davy.   NO NIP INTERCEPTORS

YANK INFANTRY IS DRIVING ON BAGUIO TODAY   Americans Into, Outskirts of Nip Headquarters Town; Superforts Strike

Yanks Enter Baguio, Jap Military Canital. As Bombers Renew Altacks

AMERICANS DRIVE NEAR BAGUIO   Superfortresses Blast Airdromes In Southern Japan

TOUGH FIGHTING SLOWS YANKS IN OKINAWA DRIVE   American Planes Blast 29 Jap Ships—7,000 Civilians Rescued on Luzon

FLEETS OF AMERICAN PLANES BLAST KEY POINTS OF SUPPLY LINES TO BULGE 

BRITISH GUARDING JOYCE IN HOSPITAL   Renegade Broadcaster Facing Transfer to London Soon as Possible

Port of Bremen Is Scene   Sailors Dragged From Ships for Duty With Army

Nazi Mutiny Is Reported At Bremen   Sailors, Dragged From Ships, Battle Army: Chaos Spreads Through Berlin

REPORT NAZIS IN REVOLT AT BREMEN PORT   Russia Says Sailors Refused to Go to Front and Battled SS.

German Navy Crews Revolt   Sailors Refuse Army Duty, Battle Troops; Berlin Panic Grows

SS Troops Dispatched To Port City   Moscow Radio Says Sailors ‘Dragged’ From Nazi Ships

ELITE GUARD HASTENS TO END OUTBREAK   Berlin Panickyy Three Weeks’ Food Left

Scientists Are Uncertain   Crenrists Are Uncertain  HUNDREDS QUITTING ATOMIC PROJECT FOR SURER JOBS

Hundreds Of Ke Workers Leaving Atom Bomb Plan  Uncertainty Of Job

Hundreds Quit Work On Atom Bomb Project   Uncertain Over Job In Future

Atom ‘Bomb Project Key Workers and Scientists /Ouittina Because of Uncertainty of Job: Future

Hundreds Are Quitting Atom Bomb Project   Uncertainty Over Future Of Their Jobs Is Major  Factar In Move.

Groves Says Hundreds Quit A-Bomb Plants Because Of Job Uncertainty

ESTABLISHMENT NINE MAJOR NAZI FIGHTING ZONES ANNOUNCED  DNB COMMENTATOR SAYS GERMANS TO CARRY ON WAR TO BITTER END

DNB Commentator Says Nine German War Zones Formed   Terms West, Feast Front Lost Meaning Only Pocket Remains

NAZIS SET FOR FINISH FIGHT   9 Isolated Battle Zones Established Within Reich

Nine Major Fighting Zones Planned  ForGerman Defense  Geographic Pockets  Are Deseribed - By Negi Sneaker

BEEF AUCTION WITH _ 40 ENTRIES FEATURE OF 4H CLUB FAIR   GRAND CHAMPION OWNED, EX HIBITED BY JAMES DICKINSON, BRINGS $827

AMERICANS CLOSING IN   Meet Little * Oppositon 65 Mi North of Manila

AMERICANS ARE 65 MILES FROM LUZON CAPITAL   Closing In On Strategic Philippine City Of Tarlac

MacArthur’s Forces Are Closing in On Tarlac; Drive on 10 Mile Front

Major Stevens Arrives From Overseas To Comfort ‘Texas Bombshell’ in Jail

CHINA TIGHTEND HOLD ON COAST   Yanks and Filipinos Continue Hunt for Jap General Yamashita.   PINCH IS DEVELOPING

Report Yamashita, Jap Commander in Philippines, Deaé   Native Scouts Declare Him Killed in Raid Over Month Avo

CHINESE TROOPS TIGHTEN HOLD ON INVASION COAST   AMERICAN, FILIPINO FORCES CLOSING NET AROUND YAMASHITA

President Urges Passage of FEPC   Claims Deletion of Funds Would Cause  Abandonment of Measure

REGIONAL WAR LABOR  BOARD ORDERS STEEL  STRIKE TO BE ENDED CONDITIONS UNCHANGED,  ON OTHER TEXAS LABOR FRONTS TODAY

G.M. Reply on Talks Awaited   Nation-Wide Phone Tieup Threatened as Sympathy Move

UNION AWAITS ANSWER FROM GMC OFFICIALS   Schwellenbach Expected To Take Personal Hand In Auto Shutdown   TELEPHONE TIEUP FEARED   Walkout Of Illinois Toll Operators Threatens To Cause Trouble

NATIONAL PHONE TIEUP LOOMS   ~ Union-Awaits Reply--:in Strike of GM

ClO AWAITING G-M REPLY ON STRIKE ISSUE   Nation-Wide Telephone Walkout Threatened Over Illinois Toll Dispute

Peace Talks In GM Strike Head For Washington   22,000 Long Distance Operators May Join Illinois Strikers

SOFTENING UP OF ENEMY BASE ON ROUTE TO TOKYO GOES INTO THE 68TH DAY

OPA Hints 1942 Price Top on New Motorcars  President Advises Congress  To Continue 18-25 Draft

U.S. Speeds. Toward NormalLiving   Some Bans Retained But Civilian Goods: Given. Go-Ahead ..

1942 Prices Slated on  Home Items  Nation Gets Big DreelL TT Aneareraech

PRE-WAR TIME WILL BE ASKED BY PRESIDENT   1942 Prices Set For Consumer Dur able Goods

1942 Levels For Prices On Durable Goods Is Aim   Washers, Ironers  Are Included;  Truman To Ask For Pre-War Tim;

Gen. Eisenhower Arrives in U S.  And Joins in Armistice Observance

» ARMISTICE DAY —  Allied Chief pe Way To Washingt on  yeneral To Testify on ‘ercer Progvan

GEN. ERSENHOWER LANDED IN BOSTON MONDAY MORNING  HE IS ON WAY TO  WASHINGTON TO TESTIF' ‘ CONCERNING wrercD

TRE’ ARRIVES IN U.S. TODAY   Hint Occupation Chief May Take Over Gen. Marshall’s Post

Boston Greets General ‘lke On His Return   Supreme Commander Speaks There Today, Then Goes To Capital

‘Ike’ Arrives At Boston Base   Enroute To Washington To Testify On Unification Of Services.

Gen. ‘Ike’ Arrives In States   Guest for Day At Boston’s Armistice Day Celebration

Wife, Governor Give Welcome To Eisenhowel!   Arrives In Boston At Noon;  Will Be Hub Guest For ~erinitatice  COLenration

Eisenhower Arrives In United States   General of Army Will Testify for Unified Armed Forces, May Succeed Marshall as Army Chief of Staff.

BOSTON GREETS GENERAL “IKE”   Ersenhower Back in U. S. To Testify on Merger: Guest at Celebration.

Fleet Attacks Ryukyus, 350 Mi. From Mainlanc   55 Jap Ships Sunk Or Damaged; MacArthur  lnundac lL uband

55 Jap Ships Hit In Ryuku Attack   Thursday Blow by U. S. Carrier Planes Alsc Accounts for Destruction of 91 Enemy Planes—13 Ships Definitely Sunk.

U.S. Warships Go Within 350 Miles Mainland   Bombard Chain of Islands While American Airmen Carry Out Raid Virtually Unopposed   53 Nippon Ships,  91 Planes Baggec   Airfields, Barracks, Ware house, Radio, Radar, ’ Mille and Lumber  Yards Destroyed

—RYUKYU RAID— Carriers In Bold Attack   Airfields, Barracks And Other Installations Heavily Damarced

Ryukyu Islands Swept By Carrier Planes In ' Daring Daylight Foray

Fleet Raid Reported By Nimitz   Island Chain Guarding Japan Bombed, Bombarded

55 Jap Ships, 91 Planes Destroyed Damaged In Carrier Raid On Ryukyu

U. 5. WARSHIPS, PLANES BLAST RYUKYO ISLES   Hit Islands 35 Miles From Japan; Take Key Filivino Isle

MANY JAP SHIPS, PLANES DESTROYED, DAMAGED BY FLIERS   Acrial Sweep by Carrier Planes Over Ryukyu Islands Thursday Netted 55 Vessels and 91 Aircraft Demolished or DBamaced

Yanks Smash 55 Jap Ships And 91 Planes   Carrier Planes Sweep Across Rynkyu Islands With Little Onposition

Carrier Planes Sweep Ryukyus   Nimitz Reports Damage to 55 Nip Ships and 91 Aircrats

Rip Japan’s Guardian Islands   Fleet Planes Pound Ryukyus; Task Force Shells Isle Within  350 Miles of Mainland

Water Tested To Help Solve  Carlan Case   Medical Examiner Directs Hourly Experiment In Home of Carlan Family

Medical Men Probe Death Of Baby In Kidnap Hoax Case   Pans Of Drinking Water Used To Test Room Temperature Where Tot Was Found

Water Used In Baby Death Test  Doctor Puzzled How Body Was Preserved

Pan of Water Used in Medical Investigation  Of the Death of Child

Applied in’  Carlan Case   “Water ‘Placed ‘Under_ “Drawer ‘Where Baby’s Body ‘Was Found

MINERS’ WAGE DEADLOCK AT WAITING STAGE   Federal Government Intercession ‘A  Matter Of Timing’

BOVS SCHOOL PROBE STARTED YESTERDAY   Commission Finding That Everything Isn’t As It Should Be.

Union Asks 30 Percent Wage Boost   80,000 Workers Idle in Detroit; Gasoline Supply Endangered by Strike

Showdown Near In Auto Industry   Only~Argument Is How Much Raise Will Be, Savs Industrialist

More Than 80,000 Workers Await ShowdownAtDetroit OnDemandsForWageBoost

U.S. Moves To Settle Arguments   Sohio Hedd Rehises To Attend Federal Conciliatanm Mast...

Five-Prong Strike by Superforts Rocks Japan, Setting Huge Blazes

FIVE JAP CITIES LEFT ABLAZE BY 600 SUPERFORTS   Fourteen More Ships Knocked Out as Blockade Tightens; Borneo Refinery Seized

600 Superforts Set Giant Fires in Five Jap Cities   Key Aluminum Center, Oil Refinery Among Targets Turned into Infernos

Five Cities Hit in Heavy B-29 Assaull   ‘New and Heavier Blows on  Jap Industrial Points Reported as Australians  Clear Balikpapan

Malayan Invasion Feared; Fires Roar In Five Jap Cities   British Task Force Sweeps Mines As Super-Forts Demolish Nippon’s Aluminum-Producing Center

TOKYOREPORTS THAT WARSHIPS DIG OUT MINES   Chinese Smash To Key Gap In Their Offensive Near Indo-China Border

B-29s Leave fires Raging in Five Cities   600 Superforts Stage Greatest Raid; British Moving on Singapore

At Least 126 Square Miles o! Industrial Japan Were Previously Wrecked, British Radio Reports.   MINES ARE SWEPT FROM INVASION PATE   Tokyo Said a Task Force of 16 Warships Friday Began Clearing Mines Out of Enemy Waters.

Japs Evacuate Civilians From Singapore Base   Superforts Set Fires In Industrial Centers

BRITISH NAVAL UNIT REPORTED CLEARING SEAWAY TO SINGAPORE  FIVE JAPANESE CITIES   FIVE JAPANESE CITIES BLAZING FROM SUPERFORTS’ ATTACKS

Allied Warships. Sweep Seaway Near Singapore   600-Plane Raid Fires Five  kes Esacnate Nasal Bases’

British Clearing Sealanes, Tokyo Radio Asserts   Enemy Reports Task Force Begins Sweeping Mines from Waters

B-29s Packing 4000-Ton E  Blow Set Huge Fires      Burned Out; Tokyo Says 16 Warships Begin Clearing Mines Near Car Nicobar !sland

BRITISH TASK FORCE CLEARS © r MINES. FROM. MALAY. WATERS IN \NEW MAJOR DRIVE ON JAPS

Say 16 Ships Are Sweeping Un Mines   5 Jap Cities Blazing From 600 Superfort Attack

British Warships Clear Sea Path to Malay Peninsula   Superforts Blast Five Jap Cities With Fire Bombs

Route Cleared To Malay Peninsula   Five Enemy Cities Left Blazing by 600 Superforts

Famous U.S. Flag To Fly Over Toky« When MacArthur Arrives Friday   Navy Reveals Details Of Underwater Demolition Squads

Manila Japs Still Fighting Fiercely   M’ Arthur Accuses Nips Of ‘Greatest Savagery’

First Airforce Landing Delayed With Occupation To Start Thursday

Democrats Put Ott Post-War Policing Plan   Republicans Ask  Immediate Action

Democrats Cool fo Quick Action  Against Immediate International Pact

Democrats Pour Cold Water  On Proposal  - GOPs Want Immediate Agreement on Postwar Policing

Demos Pour Cold Water on GOP Proposal For Accord   onPolicing Germany; Japan

DISAGREE OVER FOREIGN RULE   Congress Will Not Start —Pfanning Measures For Post-War Japan And Ger many

Democrats Hit GOP Proposal   Oppose Immediate  International Pact On Post-War Policing

No Isolationisi!   Senate Balks Commitments   Majority Cold To Vandenberg’s Plea

OIL PLANTS WILL BE SEIZED UNDER TRUMAN'S ORDER   Drastic Steps Planned to Put An End to Strike Which Threatens Critical Tie-up Of Nation’s Industry:   115,000 COAL MINERS ARE NOW OUT OF PITS   Conference Headed By Secretary of Labor Comes to Sudden End When Companies Turn Down Plan.

U. 5. OFFICIALS READY TO RUN OIL REFINERIES   Secretary of Labor Is ‘Disappointed’ at Turn of Events

But Govt. Is Set To Take  Over Plant:   President Prepares fo Action After Firms Spurn Proposal.

Federal Move Listed After Rejection Of Arbitration Proposal   Labor Secretary Ready To Move Into Strikes In Soft Coal Fields; Longshoremen Tie Up N. Y. Shipping; Telephone Walkout Listed

WHITE HOUSE BIDES TIME ANTICIPATING LAST HOUR ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

Temperatures   Truman to Order Strike-Bound _ Oil Firms Seized   Schwellenbach Ends Confahs Between Union _ And Industry Representatives After Ten Companies Reiect His Compromise Offer

Announced Alte Negotiations Had All Failed   Union Demanding Bie Wage Increase

STRUCK OIL PLANTS BE SEIZED TODAY   Union Demands Kejected By Oil Companies

96 Percent GM System Closed Down   Total For Nation May  Exceed 600,000—No Peace In Sight

GM Walkout Hits Plants In 50 Cities   Entire Production Force OF 162,000 Off Jobs in Dispute With 325,000 Likely To Be Involved

s Paral yzed  M’s Output y Walkout   96 Per Cent Of Corporation’s Industrial Empire Shutdown, Says Union

vovernmen, Ask Mediation OFGM Strike   Union Says 96 Per Cent Of Company’s Empire Is Shutdown as Both Sides Mark Time

OIL WORKERS     te _   Auto Outlook Brighter After Appointment of Conciliator

Engineer Dies In Train Crash   Four Other Trainmen Injured As Passenger Collides With Freiaht

Railroad Span Seized Intact In Daring Coup   Yanks Enlarge Hold On East Bank Of Stream 30 Miles Southeast Of Cologne; Vital Ruhr Basin In Peril Of Being Outflanked

3 DOOMED NEGROES LOSE HOPE OF LIFE   Lausche Won't Intervene in Electrocutions

@GloO availade 110i Win, Griswold Asks Early  Start On Construction

TRY TO INVOLVE FDR IN SCANDAL   HOUSE REPUBLICANS INSIST ON FULL REPORT

BLICANS ASK'NEW THOUSANDS 01 RESS GO INTO,WORKERS OUT 0! TT’S LOANS/STRIKE IN :NATIO!

HOUSE GOP WILL DEMAND FURTHER REPORT ON LOAN   Ask Congress To Determine If Late President Involved

Tydings Proposes Aid to Philippines   Reward for Islands’ Loyalty Is Urged

CANNING SUGAR BAN IS LIFTED   Boards In Michigan Will Resume Issuance Of Quotas June 18

Britain Looks For V-E Day OverWeek Enc   Nazis Fighting Only To Give Armies Time To Reach Anglo-U. S. Pens.

Diplomats Believe Nazi ‘Surrender Negotiations May Now Be in Progress

MAJOR MITCHELL IS NOT AN AIDE   Russian-Born U. S. Officer Has Never Been White House Aide, Ayers Says.

paiagpigide Officer Just Translator:  Mitchell "Aide'StoryDenied

Attack Liquor Rackets   License Transfers Frozen In Drive ° Against Crooks

AIR RAID ALARMS TO BE TESTED SUNDAY AT 10 A.M.. DEFENSE COUNCIL WARNS

AIR RAID ALARMS 10 BE TESTED TODAY AT 10A.M. DEFENSE COUNCIL WARNS

Top Delegates Depart   Stettintus Adjourns Peace Conference;  President's Speech  Is Successful

Truman Ends Charter Meet With a Plea   Urges Ratification At Once; Delegates Start Back Home.

UNCIO Ends With Preparatory Commission To Carry On  UNTIL NEW GROUP READY TO FUNCTION  After Nine Full Weeks Of Deliberation And Debate

Charter Signing. Finished, Groups Depart For Home   President Truman Asks ‘Peace-Loving Nations  To Okay Security Pact

‘Plans Set: Now Is Time to Act   Conference Adjourns, Delegates Hurry Home

PREPARATORY COMMISSION IS SET UP   Will Carry On Until Nations Ratify Charter

Post New Ration Hike For Lard, Shortening, Salad And Cooking Oils

Capital Waits New Era Dawn   Washington Expects Cabinet Changes as Truman Hits Stride

Clean Sweep In Prospect At Capital   New Faces Expected To Be Seen Soon In High Places

Naturopath Case Trial Hits Snag At Start Today   One Defendant Fails To Appear; Court Issues Bench Warrant

BRIBERY TRIAL FAILS 10 OPEN   Defendent Fails to Appear, Pleads Heart Con dition

QTANT OF GRAFT TRIAL DELAYED   Defendant Fails to Appear; Four Soions, Three Naturopaths Before Judge

R. A..F. Bombers Batter Berlin to Soften City Up for. Kill: Feeble Resistance Offered by Germans

WILL GO TO EUROPE   Dr. Leona Baumgartner Elias To Examine French Children

WILL GO TO EUROPE      ‘Dr. Leona: Baumgartner Elias Te . Examine French Children :

$3,000,000 FIRE AT KAISER PLANT   i AHALF-MILE LONG OUTFITTING DOCK IS LEFT A CHARRED, SMOKING RUIN.

Senate Considering Foreign Relief;  Streamlining Bills  Scientific Approach To Atomic Energy   Problem Is Planned

3 Major Bills Under Debate in Conaress   Tax Revision Bill Almost Ready to Be Sent to White House

Streamlining, Tax, Relief Measures Occupy Congress   Science Aid Asked In Atomic Control Plan

GM, CIO Leaders _ Meet. in Pittsburgh ‘And Aytce’ to -Resumption éf Negotiations Today.

G.M. and union will  resume negotiations Schedule meeting Thursday; Reuther

BIG FIRES SET IN BERLIN BY YANK PLANES   RAF Follows Up U. S. Raid With Blockbuster Attack

BERLIN IS BLASTED BY AERIAL ARMADA   U. S. Heavy. Bombers Strike City in Record -Strenath 

Transportation Jam Is Broken   State Police Wait in Nine State Cities To Aid Servicemen

Chaplain Has ‘More Fun Than Kid”’ Spending Vacation Under Big Top

Workers Group Also Challenges Wallace Report   Car Makers Request Commerce Bureau  To Re-Examine Its  Conclusions

Car Makers Flay Federal Claims   Declare ‘High Profits’ Conclusions Unsound

IS SEVERELY BURNED   Robert Wilson Injured While Putting Gasoline in Tractor

All-Time Low Temperatures for June 4 Reported from Many Parts of Nation.

Temperatures Due io Rise Begining Today But Seasonable Temperatures Are Days Away

Midwest In Grip Of Record Cold Wave   Mercury Drops To Low Of 20 Above Zero With Frost Killing Vegetables; Temperature Here Today 46, Reports J-A-Miller—

“Frost Nips Gardens As Shivering U. S. Waits ‘Warm Trend’   Observers Promise Gradual Relief; Snow Falls in Northern Regions; ‘Wisconsin Has 20 Degree Reading

Frosts Continue In Two Regions   Upper Mississippi, Upper Great Lakes Areas Get Low Headings

Frosts Nip Garden Crons   Many Low Time Records For Area Recorded; Warmer Weather Forecast

GOLD WEATHER HURTS GARDEN!   Frost Sufficient to Damage Certain Crops to Some Extent.

Killing Frost. Cool Weather  Gri p Country   All Time Low Temperature Reported in Many Areas

Yanks Take Tarlac, Advance Beyond Base to Within 58 Miles of Manila Objective

Yanks Are 58 Miles From Manila   Two Air Fields Are Taken; Clark Field Next on List

Yanks Are 58 Miles  From Manila Two Air Fields Are   Two Air Fields Are Taken; Clark Field Next on List

Luzon Yanks Take Tarlac, Drive Beyond   Sixth Army Now Within 58 Miles Of Manila Goal

Montgomery Leads U.S. “First. Ninth   Eisenhower Makes Shift _When Nazi Offensive Threatens Split ~ Of Forces

MONTGOMERY PUT IN COMMAND OF 2 AMERICAN ARMIES   British Field Marshal Directing Blows of First and Ninth, Formerly Under General Bradley.   STOPPED RUNDSTEDT’S DRIVE TOWARD LIEGE   Quick Change in Leaders Made by Eisenhower When ‘Nazis Threatened to Split Allies in Two.

Ist, 9th Armies Commanded By Montgomery   Bradley in Command Of Only Those Forces On Southern Flank: Gen. Ike Makes Change

Change. of ommands . oe Ordered: by Eisenhow er "Sfter Nazi. Offensive

MONTGOMERY LEADS AMERICAN FORCES   British Soldier Commands Troops North of German Bulge _

‘MONTY’ HEADS 2 U.S. ARMIES   First and Ninth Put Under British General in Quick Change to Stop Nazi Drive

Eisenhower Puts. Montgomery Over  Northern‘Armies   Bradtey Retains -‘Commana Of} Forces: Asnailing ‘  Po. Ben, &

Great Nazi War Leaders Weep As They Receive Indictments:  All Check Lists of Lawyers

Nazi Cracks As Papers Are Served  War Criminals Ask Counsel Before Trials

Hitler’ s Economist Receives Crime h Indictment Amid T ears   Walther Funk Sobs While Requesting Immediate Counsel—22 Other Defendants Appear More Calm—Bormann Still Missing

SERVED ON 23 NAZI LEADERS   War Crime Defendant: Will Be Brought To Trial Nov. 20

Hitler Aides Seek Counsel On Receiving Indictment   Former Minister Of Economics Cries All Are Assured Attorneys’ Help

Funk Weeps as Top Nazis Receive Crime Indictments   Hitler’s Pursekeeper, in Tears, Expresses Desire to Discuss Defense With Counsel—Other 22 Defendants Show Less Agitation—International Tribunal Announces Trials Will  _ Open in Nuernberg November 20,

Tears Shed As Nazis Hea Indiclments   Whole Group Agi‘tated When Given Copies of Charges

All Assured Of Defense By Counsel   ‘Prials Scheduled fo Begin At Neurnberg On November 20, In Palace Of Justice

Indicted Nazis In Quest For Counsel   Walther Funk, Hitler’s Purser Breaks Down In Tears When Given Listing Of Crimes

Old Glory Once More Flies Over  Captured Islands   Up To A Late Hour Last Night No Report Of General MacArthur Having Entered Manila Was Received.

American Flag Again Waves Over City After Lightning '80-Mile Drive in 48 Hours

Legionnaires Face Numerous Peace Problems   Convention Opens in Chicago Sunday

LEGIONNAIRES OPEN CONVENTION SUNDAY   First Post-World War Convention Will Last Four Davs.

LEGION INVADES WINDY CITY FOR NATIONAL MEET   DELEGATES SCOUR HOTELS FOR ROOMS WITHOUT SUCCESS

LEGION REUNION OPENS TOMORRON   Hotel Rooms Scarce for Chi coma CRAYERLOD ”

Legion to Open Parley Sunday   Chicago Is Site for Legionnaire Meeting

Furloughs For Veterans Now Enroute   Many Members Of Crack Outfit To Be Discharged, Others To Visit Homes.

Former Reporter Relates What It’s Like Fo Go Through Air Raid in Pacific Area

Wheeler Says U.S. Now Backs New World War   England, Russia to Get Nation into Catastrophic Eattte

Wheeler Warns U.S. to Quit Appeasing Russia   Third War Feared That Might End Civilization

Wheeler Asserts U.S. Is Helping Start Another War   Accuses Nation Of Backing Both England, Russia

Wheeler Flays Russia, British As ‘Acaressors’   Charges U.S. Back of Allies in Mad Rush Into Another War

U. S. ls Backing Both Britain, Russia In Rush for Another War, ls Charge

Opposes ' Participation _ in - United Nations Organization, Gives’ » Gloomy Report

Wheeler Hurls 3rdWar Charge   WG Rarbinn Derretn ze Davaeion  Britain, Says Montonan In Senate UNO Talk

Vheeler Sees ‘ace for nother War   Montanan Asserts U. S. Backs Britain and Ruscia in Mad Course

WHEELER CHARGES RUSH FOR ANOTHER WORLD WAR 15 ON  DECLARES THAT ONLY AGGRESSORS TODAY ARI PEACE TOVING ATTice

U.S. Backing Another War, Wheeler Says   Isolationist Assails Russian and British Policy

CUT PROGRAM OF SCHOOL AID   Senators Whittle Figures Set by House, Obtain Martin Approval

People of Iowa  ~ To Cancer Drive   State Leader Says ‘Iowans Show “Typical Interest” In This Campaign

Peop e  "Respond To Driv   State Leader. of American --Cancer Society Says lowans: Show. Interest in. Campaign

“Peace Call” By Mo ‘Lotov Augers. Well  Russian Foreign Minis ter Subs For General: issimo Stalin At An niversary.of Red Rev-

REPUBLICANS ON HOUSE COMMITTEE MINORITY REPORT  DECLARED LATE PRESI' PENT PLAYED IMPORTANT]

Says FDR Factor in Elliott's Loan  Also Charged With Promotina Settlement

Says Roosevelt Had Vital Role In Son’s Deals   Further, Report Contends, President ‘Initiated’ $4,000 Settlement Of §200.000 Loan   Loaner “Ou Spot” Testimony Shows   Head of G rocery Chain “Did Not Want to Incur Ennity of President,” Testimony Diseloses

Claim Vital Role Played By FDR. In Elliott's Loan   GOP House Members Also: - Say $4000. Settlement “Initiated” By Father

Roosevelt ‘Played Important Part’ ir Elliott's Loan, Minority Report Says

REPUBLICANS ARE PLANNING TO ACT GN ELLIOTT LOAN   Say President Roosevelt Had A Major Part in Working Out $4000 Pay-off Of $9N0 005.      DISSENTING REPORT FILED ON QUESTION   Republicans Say Effort Should Be Made To Force Elliott Roosevelt Or Former Wife To Pay.

\FDR Had Key Role jin Elliott’s Transaction   Republicans Charge The Late President “Initiated” the 54,000 Settlement of Loon

Republicans Say F, D. R. Played ‘Important Part’   Late President Also Initiated $4,000 Settlement, House _ Group Members Charge

REPUBLICANS ON HOUSE COMMITTEE MINORITY REPORT  DECLARED LATE PRESIDENT PLAYED IMPORTAN? PART IN SON’S LOAN

Late FDR Accused Of Aiding Elliott In Radio Network Loan Of $200:000

HEAW BOMBERS 10 BE USED IN EURGPE   Arnold Lists Them As Type To Be Used in Policing Continent.

Yanks Find 120 Wounded Jap Soldiers Shot, Bayoneted in Hospital By Comrade:

Bodies of 120 Bayoneted Jap Soldiers Found In Abandoned Field Hospital

BODIES OF SOLDIERS FOUND IN HOSPITAL   Japs Believed to Have Been Bayoneted Or Shot By  Camradace

Administration Forces Rally Vote to Keep Food Price Control         Yani Find 120 Wounded Jap Soldiers Shot, Bayoneted in Hospital By Comrades

FIGHT LOOMS ~ BEFORE MANILA   Enemy Massing Forces 15 Miles South of Ameri. can Held Tarlac.

BROTHERS KILLED BY FIRE AT PLAY   Cowboy Suits of Liverpool Boys Ignite; Another Brother Hurt

WARM UP TO BE SLOW   Flora Predicts Mercury Will Start to Climb a Little

START ON LONG JOURNEY   ‘Carload of Fat  Dairy Cattle Are Headed for Poland

Six Are Deac  In Bus Fire   Three Bodies Are Unidentitied   No.1 Hatchet Man Of Nazi Gestapo Dodges Trial By BrainHemorrhage

Kaltenbrunner, Former  SS General, In Hospital   Suffers Brain Hemorrhage But Will Have To Answer War Crimes’ Charges

ILLNESS HITS ANOTHER NAZI   Kaltenbrunner Has Brain Trouble; Trial Uncertain

NAZI ‘SUPERMEN’ STRANGELY ILL ON EVE OF TRIAL   ANOTHER PRISONER HAS BRAIN AILMENT, HESS’ MIND ‘FAILS’

Nazi Ex-Police Head Stricken In Jail Cell   Has Brain Hemorrhage On Eve of Trial—To Answer War Criminal Charges at Later Date

Kaltenbrumner In Hospital  Ex-Chief.of Nazi Security Police . Stricken in‘ Cell

Several Defendants Will Be Unable to Attend; They Are Ill or Absent.

Kalternbrunner, No. 2 Nazi War Crimes Defendant is Sick   Suffers Brain Hemorrhage on Eve of Trial Set to Start Tuesday

No. 4 Criminal Seriously III  Kaltenbrunner Has Brain Hemorrhage

NO. 4 NAZI HAS A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE   Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Former Chief of the Security Police, Will Not Be Able to Attend Opening of War Crimes Trial.

Kaltenbrunnet Has Brain Hemorrhage   No. 4 Defendant Among Nazis

Accused Nazi Stroke Victim   Hitler ‘Hatchet Man’ Will Not Face Trial

Former Nazi Police Chief Has Stroke   Ernest Kaltenbrunner Suffers Brain Hemorrhage In Neurnberg Cell

Only 19 of 24 Original Nazi Criminals [fo Face Trial If It Starts Tuesday

Nazi Police Chief Is Ill But His Trial Will Go On  Uncertainty Remains In Regard to Opening of Hearings

Gestapo Leader Stricken in Cell, _ Trial Is Delayec   Kaltenbrunner Suffers Cranial Hemorrhage, Rallies After Treatment

ANOTHER NAZI DEFENDENT ILL GN EVE OF WAR CRIMES TRIAL   Former Nazi Security Police Chief Had Brain  Hemorrhage Sun.

KaltenbrunnerHas BrainHemorrhage; Will Stand Trial   Number 4 Nazi Will ‘ Not. Be Present at Opening; Demand * “to Be Weighed

HATCHET MAN OF NAZIS 1S UNABLE TO ATTEND TRIAI   Says“He: is. Sarry He Won’ _ be Able to ‘Appear in Court _ Tomorrow for sting of Trials.   ACCUSED OF ORDERING. THOUSANDS MURDERED   liness of Gestapo Chief Adds - to Complications in Plans for. Mass. Trial .of War Criminals.

ILLNESS SEIZES NAZI CRIMINAL   Ernst Kaltenbrunner, No. 4 on List of Defendants, to Trial Later

Kaltenbrunner Has Brain Hemorrhage  As Trial To Start   War Crimes Court To Decide Future Action

Nazi Security Police Chief ~ Suffers Brain Hemorrhage; May Be Kept Out of Trial

NAZI HATCHET MAN STRICKEN   Kaltenbrunner’s Illness May Delay Crimes Trials

Former Chief of Nazi Security Police Stricken   Brain Hemorrhage Will Delay Trial of Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Kaltenbrunner Has Hemorrhage, May Miss Trial   Nazi Securify Police Chief In Hospital, Postponement is Scucht by Russians, French

Kaltenbrunner Is Stricken In Nuernberg Cell   Brain Hemorrhage Will Keep Nazi From Opening Of War-Crimes Trial.

WAR CRIMES TRIAL  DEFENDANT SUFFERS  BRAIN HEMORRHAGE FRANCE AND SOVIET  UNION PRESSING FOR POSTPONEMENT OF TRIAI

ASKS FBI PROBE OF FOOD STOCKS   Jones Doubts Charges of ‘Sloppy Management’

RETAIL PRICES FROZEN BY OP!   Increases On Clothing And Furniture Are Banned

INQUIRY INTO. SNEAK ATTACK MAY BREAK UP   COMMITTEE DISPUTES ‘BRING ‘CHARGES. OF “POLITICS". BY SPOKESMEN OF BOTH  PARTIES  _.-

LAVAL DIRECTS RAP AT PETAIN   Former Vichy Premier Wins Concessions In His Treason Trial

Laval’s Early Record Clear   Pre-Vichy Actions Barre From Trial Debate

Three Criminal Rulers Failed on Joint Strategy   Allies Won Because They Pooled Resources  Declares Marshall

U. S. Army Chief Of Staff, Gen. George C. Marshall, Gives His Official Report To World

Stupid Axis Blunders Con_ “ tributed To Defeat By Allies   INVASION OF RUSSIA MAIN GERMAN BONER

Failure at Joint Strategy Defeated Axis, Marshall Says   Russia & Britain Prevented Fighting on American Soil —

Midnight Curfew For Entertainment Places Will Remain Th Effect As Long As We Fight Two-Front War

WMC WILL ENFORCE MIDNIGHT CURFEW   Closings Probably Will Last as Long as Two Front War

Exiled Poles  Rej ject Plan Big Three Decision ‘Violation’ Of Charter

QUESTIONED In HOOPER KILLING   Four Men Arrested Yesterday Are Being Held Without Charde.

BLANKET PROSE WITH SECRECY.   State Police C Continue to Question Four Members of Purple Gang ,

ASKS HIGHER RENT CEILINGS      James Downs Represents Real Estate Boards Group in Hearina.

CONGRESS ASKED TO INCREASE OPA CEILINGS ON RENT   DISCRIMINATION IS CHARGED BY NAT'L REAL ESTATE BOARD

Ask Increase in Rent Ceilings   Imminent Senate Showdown on Price Control Law

Ask Congress For Increase  In Rent Geilings   House Banking Group Teld Owners Of Real Estate  Discrimination — Victims

Soviets Herd Outlaws to Work Camps   Surrender Resisters Will Rebuild Ruined Red Cities

RUSSIAN ARMIES CAPTURE 700,00 NAZIS IN MOPUF   Thousands Move Eastward to Help Rebuild Cities and Factories in Soviet Union.   RESISTERS ENCIRCLED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA   Ho'dout Force Trapped in 1,200-Square Mile Pocket —Surrender in Baltic Areas Complete,

Sovi ie Pts ) Capt ture 700.000 Germans   Prisoners Will Help Restore Russian Ruins

Die - Hard Nazis Hold Small Area  Russians Push Hard to Clean Up Reaion

Die - Hard Nazis Hold Small Area  Russians Push Hard tre Clacn Tly Radqinn

Aussies Squeeze Oil Area   Advance on Bornec In Double Seizure Of Vital Territory

Gains Recorded On Borneo Front  Seventh Fleet Back In Action Again

Aussies Advance Borneo Fronts   U.S. Seventh Fleet Units Also Return To Action Off East Borneo.

‘TIGER’ AGREES TO SURRENDER   COMMANDER OF JAPANESE «TROOPS IN PHILIPPINES TO BE JAILED AFTER . GIVING UP ;

LUZON FORCES TO SURRENDER   Gen. Yamashita Will’ Bc Flown to New Bilibid .- Prison

Preston Lane Will Make Race  For Governor   Hagerstowss: Publisher Says ‘There Is Grewing Oppo_ silion to Anyone Serv ing Third Term

William Preston Lane, Jr., Formally Declares He’s In Race For Governor   Democratic National Committeeman Says There’s Growing Opposition To Anyone Serving A Third Term As Governor

CIGARETTE TOBACCO FACES NO SHORTAGE      Last Year’s Bumper Crop Bolsters Stockpiles

US RARINES STRAIGHTEN LINE ON WO PLATEAL   Even Tokyo Radio Admits American Victory on Island

Marines Mass For Big Drive  To Iwo Coast   Gains Measured In Feet And Yards  Are Made At High Cost To Invaders

GAINS ON TWO. MEASURED IN FEET, YARDS    Marines Are Straightening ‘Their Lines 

Iwo Jima Defense Toughest Per Inct in War's History   Bewildered Nazis Quit as Allies Rush on Coloane

Marines Set For Attack on North of Iwo   Gains Measured in Feet As Yanks Dig in for Final Drive

Marine Forces" Straighten Lines On Iwo Plateau   Gains Being Attained At High Cost Against  Powerful Barriers

Marines Gain Slightly In Stiff Fight   Japanese Admit U.S. Winning Island Battle

MARINES READY TO ATTACK IWO NORTHERN COAST   Straighten Lines Preparatory To General Assault On Japanese

U. S. MARINES GAIN IN [WO ISLE BATTLE   Is Most Heavily Defended Spot Ever Assaulted

STARTS A CAMPAIGN   Independence, Mo., Wants United Nations’Home Offices

Engineer Killed, Several Hurt When Train Dives  Into Minnesota Washout

Yanks Finish Off Japs In. City of Davao   Opposition Lighter Than Expected, “MacArthur Says In Proclaiming City’s Liberation

Major Port’ of Southeast Philippines Taken By MacaArthur’s Men. Heayy Bombers Strike The Borneo Mainland

VPB Returns Nylon ayon to Women; ifts Eight Controls    $4,500,000,000 Factory Building -Program Gets Go-Ahead Signal As Bovernmment Steps Out of Trade

Eight-Ply Attack Staged By B-29's OnJapHomeland   Raids: By 400 Superforis  inuteach._From. Gates. OF Royal Palace-To Sorea

STORY OF TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION COMES FROM GUAM AND TOKY(  SUPERFORTS BLAST WID! AREAS AND THIRD FLEE CLOSES IN AGAIN

Destructive Power Is Indescribable, Jap Radio Reports   Story Of Destruction Told As Super-Forts Hit From Emperor's Palace To Korea; Third Fleet Closing In Again On Nip Homeland

Terrific Blast, Heat Wipes Out All Life in Area   Dead Burned Beyond Recognition; Few Buildings Standing

Atom Bomb Razes Sixty Per Cent Of Hiroshima   All Dead, Injured Burned Beyond Any Recognition—Tokyo

RIOTING SWEEPS NORTHERN IRAN   Insurgents, Using Russian Weapons, March On Tehran

RIOTING SWEEPS NORTHERN IRAN   Insurgents, Armed With Russian Weapons March On Tehran

Insurgents Start March Qn Tehran   Russian Weapons Reported To Arm Revolutionaries

iran Charges Russia Backs  Armed Revolt  gry   Insurgents Marching On Capital Armed With  Soviet Weapons   BLAME IMMIGRANTS

REVOLUTION REPORTED IN NORTH IRAN   Rebels Said to Be Armed With Russian Weapons

REVOLT SWEEPS NORTHERN IRAN      INSURGENTS REPORTED ARMED WITH RUSS GUNS

Iran Insurgents Said Marching Against Tehran   Rebels Armed With Russian Weapons, Say Government Spokesmen

Insurgents Are Driving Toward Teheran, Report   Azerbaija District Center of Rioting Fatal to 7 Persons

RIOTS SWEEP IRAN, TEHRAN 1S THREATENED   Reports Claim Rebels Armed With Russian Guns, Equipment

HITLER OT AR IN FILM UF NAZI RECORD   Trial Defendants See Selves in Support Cast for the Great Ham.

MOVIES SHOWING NAZI PAST _ SHOWN IN TRIAL COURTROOM   HIGHLIGHTS OF CAREER OF HITLER AND FOLLOWERS ~ FLASHED ON SCREEN AT NUERNBERG

Clayton Tells Senators Administration Needs Tariff - Cutting Powers

Clayton Supports Tariff Measure   Terms It Essential T World Peace.

British Split Nazi Defenses In 2-Mile Gain   Drive Threatens to Capture Stronghold Of Goch, Less Than Three Miles‘of Ueder

CHINA FACES NEW THREAT   Report Tension  Mounting Between Central Govt. And Communists

Republicans Attack OPA   Martin Leads House Move Ta Cat Agenev's Power 

House G. 0. P. Out To Strip OPA of Alt Food Authority   Amendment Would Put Pricing, Rationing In Anderson’s Hands

British Forces Reach Point Only 39 Miles To South of Bremen   Ninth Army’s Advance Made Without Losses; Third Army Lacks 63 Miles of Cutting Reich in Two; Reds at Vienna City Limits, Start Circle Move

British unit drives forward 30 miles in advance on Bremen   Nazis said withdrawing for possible last stand in Bavarian mountains

3d, 9th Storm Weser Barrier  ~ At Two Points   Foe in Wild Flight 1 wierd Bavarian Mc  Bi Bear

British, Americans Push Across Weser Without A Man Lost Pursuing Foe   Great Reich Ports Of Hannover, Bremen Threatened; Third Is 130 Miles From Berlin

y  ~7 87 Se  vy~ ye  “327  wi &   3rc ear.v curs Xeic1 in —a.7; 4oe ~eror-ec “eens Sour

REICH ALMOST CUT IN HALE BY AMERICANS   TANK COLUMN ROLLS NEAR JUNCTION WITH SOVIETS

U. 8. Ninth Break Across Weser River   Third Spears to Within 12) Miles of Nazi Capital and 170 Miles Of Russian Front. Brifish Nearing Bremen

Crossing Made Without Loss:  Near Hannover   British Second Army Maves Toward Shipbuilding City of Bremen—Threat to Two German Aensimc. be depea.t

Third Army Is 63 Miles from Halving Reich   3ritish Advancing on Bre men, Great Shipbuilding City

British Dash. For Bremen   Third Fans Out, Lacking Only 63 Miles Of Slashina Reich In Half

THIRD ARMY IS ONLY 130 MILES FROM CAPITAL   Ninth Army Crosses Weser South Of Hamelin Without Single Loss   GERMANS ATTEMPTING TO FLEE FROM POCKET

EISENHOWER TO ARRIVE JUNE 18   Plans Visit tq Washington And Mother’s Home

SPRING MAKES ENTRY   Opens With Clear Skies and Warming Sun in Kansas

Yank Stops _ Tank _By Killing Cow  ate peste hee Atl me NL NNN TE AA RN  Wee Oe iP Feat DE ee ee

INDEPENDENCE FOR EGYPT DEMANDED   Premier Raps Zionists. for  lela te Bafactaw

g  CORPORAL MAKES 11,000 MILE PLANE TRIP FROM INDIA IN IRON LUNG

JAP HOMELAND IS IN VIRTUAL STATE OF SIEGE   “We Must Either Win Or We Shall All Die’  Says Premier Koiso

JAPS REPORT 3 MILLION IN TOKYO MOVED      Steps Taken Te Speed Evacuation From Other Cities

Three Millions of Tokye’s Civilians Have Been Removed   Virtual Martial Law is Demanded for All of Nipponese Homeland

Unprecedented Powers Asked  By Government  As Nip Civilian Economy Topples Under Impact Of Heavy Yank Blow

Tokyo Being Evacuated As American Bombing Raids Threaten Destruction

ENTIRE PACIFIC WAR DEFINITELY GAINING SPEED   Non-Stop Blows Against Japanese Empire In Making Jap Fleet Apparent ly Eliminated As Maior [hreat.

STEPS TO PLACE JAPAN IN STATE OF SIEGE DISCLOSED TOKYO NEWSPAPER SAYS SITUATION IS  DaAWUceT tal LICTHAOYV

Grim Measures For State Of Siege Readied   Heads Demand Diet Pass Measure Giving Government Complet Power For Defense

3 Million Japs Flee Tokyo To Escape Attacks   Nippon In Greatest Crisis Of History, People Told; Cabinet Admits Great Damage

O MILLION NIPS ARE EVACUATED   Stern Measures Being Taken to Place Japan ina State of Siege.   REACH GRAVEST CRISIS

Total War Coming  To Nipponese, Jan  Leaders Forecast 100,000 Japs Guard  Against Invasion, Is Oriental Boast

Hitler Removed, British Report   Himmler Now German ‘Dictator, Officials Hear

PREVIEW OF SPRING   “It Can’t Last,” Says Forecaster Predicting Nice Day

Jap Troops Said Used i in China   Both Sides Aceuse Other of Emplovi Foe

Both Nationalists, Coraruni ists. Charge‘ Each Other With Their Service .

Western Surge Toward Ber. { lin Maintained by Three  Powerful Armies 250 MI. FROM CAPITAL ( Speed of Marshal Rokossov; sky’s Offensive Mounts h Steadilv

Savage House-to-House Fighting on Outskirts Polish Capital of Krakov

Spanish Papers Publish Text of “Bill OF Rights”   No Mention Made of Expected Spanish Cabinet Shake-up.

Japs Orderec To Improve Farm System      MacArthur Directs Government To End Feudal Ownership

Would Mean Abolition Of Feudal System   Japanese Government Must Effect This Reform Not Later Than March, 1946.

FEUDAL SYSTEM TO BE ABOLISHED   Emancipation Of Japanese Farmer Aim Of Allies

MacArthur Would Free Jap Farmer   Issu2s Luirective to Abolist Feudal System of Land  Ownership

JAP FARMERS GET NEW DEAL   OLD FEUDAL LAND SYSTEM TO BE ABOLISHED

Jap Farmer is Ordered Emancipated   Feudal System of Land Ownership Is Ended by MacArthur

MPARTHUR ORDERS ~NEW FARM SETUP   ‘Directs Japanese Regime i Liberatize Proposed Agrarian Reforms

M’ARTHUR ORDERS — REFORMS   EMANCIPATION OF JAP FARMER SEEN IN NEW DIRECTIVES

ORDERS END JAP FEUDAL LAND SYSTEM   Keeping of Farmers In Bondage Ended By MacArthur

GEN. MacARTHUR DECREES END TO FEUDAL SYSTEM   Reforms Must Be Submitted Soon Directive States

Wallace May Take  Commerce Post   Jones Would Continue As Loan Administrator

FRENCH ATTACK A TRAIN   Had Heard It Was Carrying Mem. bers Of Spanish Division

White Collar Boosts Ok d   U.S. Eases Rule On Salaries Not Union Controlled

Well-Stocked Store Shelves Promised By Christmas Time   Truman Orders Wartime Controls Kept Where Needed

White Collar Workers May Get Break   Employers May Soon Be Able to Give  Salary Increases

Government Lifts Wage Controls on Salaried Workers   May Increase Pay If Boost Does Not Lead to Price Rise

Lid on Salary Increases Lifted ‘By New Ruling   But the Pay Hikes  Must Not Be Basis For Price Advances, Government Warns

SALARIES MAY. ADVANCE NOW   Employers. Can Grant in creases If Higher Prices Don’t Occur. -

May Lift White Collar Wages   Nation May Have One Of Its Biggest  Christmas Seasons

Green Light On Salaries   May Be Raised If Higher. Prices Do Not Come As Result

‘It's OK to Hike Salaries Now, Government Says    White Collar Men Are Aided- By New Federal Ruling

White Coilar Workers Are Eligible As ‘Lid Is Officially Lifted ©

Wage Earners Told Lid’s Off On Pay Boosts   Only Halter: Where It Would Mean Increase : In Prices, Too

NEW TEP IN RECONVERSION   One Restriction That Incerases Will Not Mean Increased Prices.   WORK ON INSTRUCTIONS

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  GIVES TOP PLACE TO  POSTWAR PROBLEMS CALLS SPECIAL ADVISORY  COMMITTEE ON RECON. VERSION TO WHITE HOUSE

Wage Raises OK Provided Prices Remain Same   Big Christmas Season Predicted; War Bonds Should Be Retained

Pay Increases To White Collar Worker Okay   May Be Given By Emyployers When Boost Does Not Increase In Price Of Conimodity

Government Lifts Lid On Salary Boosts, Except Those Causing Price Rises

‘Japs Claim New Weapon fo Insure Victory   Nips Announce They Now Have Enough Scrap Iron

Final Battle in Pacific to Be Nip Homeland   Japs Admit Fleet, Air Power Unable to Grapple With Allies

Says Nippon Will Use New “Sure Hit, Sure Death”? Weapon Against [nvading Yanks

Japs Claim New Secret Weapon To Defeat Foes  Admit Helplessness  feninst Fleet

EXCHANGE OF SUIT MADE SUNDAY NIGHT BY PW NEAR FROST  STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS INVESTIGATION ; NO LOCAL ESCAPEES

EXCHANGE OF SUIT MADE SUNDAY NIGHT BY PW NEAR FROST STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS INVESTIGATION ;  RIM TAMA COPAnDTee

Recording of Quisling’s Ouwn Speech Played at Trial Under Way at Oslo

Quisling’s Owr Voice Haunts Him at Trial  Recorded Speech Provides Drama

[Navy Discloses Use Of ‘The Bat’  In Pacific War   Said First Fally Aufomatic Guided Missile Ever Used Suecessfully In Combat

Navy Reveals ‘War Weapon   Self-Guided Missile Launched by Plane Blasted Jap Ships

Fifth Army Opens New Italy Drive   Sudden Spurt Takes German-Held Town

Termination For Lend-Lease Made  All Outstanding Contract: To Be Cancelled

LEND-LEASE ~— TERMINATED   End of Operations Is An.nounced Officially At White House

Lend-Lease Aid Is Terminated   U. S. Has Spent 39 Billion. Has Stockpiles Worth $3,500. 000.000,

Lend-Lease Days Officially Over  39 Billion Spent to Achieve Victory —

LEND-LEASE OPERATIONS OFFICIALLY TERMINATED, WHITE HOUSE DECLARES

END OF LEND-LEASE   ‘Is Officially Announced at White  House Today by Ross

END OF LENO-LEASE OPERATIONS TOLD   Letters Are Sent to Most of Governments That Participated.

Lend Lease Plan Officially Ended  Notices Issued Eram White Hauce

U. S. Ends Flow Of Lend - Lease Help To Allies   Truman Advises Powers Of Termination Of Operations At Once

End Of Lend-Lease Is Announced By President Truman   Orders Cancellation Of Outstanding Contracis

Iruman-Voids Lend-Lease  Formal Notices Are  Sent to Governments

Termination Of Lend-Lease Is Announced   Formal Natices Transmilled to Governments, That Had Participated In Wartime Pragram

END IS ORDERED FOR LEND-LEASE   Contracts To Be Cancelled : With All Governments

Warns Of More Secret Weapons   President Justifies Use of New Bomb, Tells of Potsdam Conference   (FULL TEXT OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S ADDRESS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 6)

Gives Harried-Foe Choice  Of Surrender or Ruin   United States Will Keep Ring of. Military. Bases

More Military Secrets Ready To Be Used, He Warns   President’s Report To Nation Explains Details Of Potsdam Conference; Defends Use Of A-Bomb To Hasten World Peace.

Army Doctor Tells Of Conditions .  In Belsen Camp  British Brigadier Is First Witness in Joseph Kramer Trial

Belsen Camp Horrors Told   British Army Doctor First Witness at Trial Opening Today

Russians Drive Beyond Vienne   Tank Forces Approach Bavarian Frontier

Soviet Tanks, Moving Fast, Reach Danube   Reach Bend, 42 Miles West of Vienna, in Drive on Bavaria

neds Streak For Hitler’s Hill Hideout   Armored Spearheads Now 42 Miles West Of Prostrate Vienna

Delivery Men Dely WLB Return Order   N. ¥. ‘Paper Tieup Continues; 33,000 In. Rubber Strike

Women's Groups Sell $60,677 Worth of Bonds  Plans for County Victory Loan Show Announced

Women’s Groups Sell $60,677 Worth of Bonds  Plans for County Victory Loan

RAIL COMMISSION EMERGENCY ORDER CUTS OIL OUTPUT   OCTOBER PRODUCING DAYS SLASHED FROM 2! TO 12 BY ORDER

MEN’S CLOTHING TO COST MORE   OPA Grants ‘Increases On Cotton Textiles; Sheets May Be More Expensive

OPA APPROVES HIGHER PRICES   MEN’S CLOTHING AND NEW RADIOS ON THE LIST

Truck Strike Off After President Orders Seizure  Chicago Union Officia  Says Drivers Will Go

PAW PAW MAN HEADS STATE. FARM BUREAU   Carl E. Buskirk Elected to Succeed Clarence J. Reid 

F albright Terms U.S.  ‘More Vulnerable’ To Atom Than Red Cities

U.S. Called More Vulnerable To Atom Bombs Than Russia  Fulbright Urges Release of A-Bomb Corrat and Actreement on Its Control

U. S. Is Vulnerable To Atom Attacks   Millions Are Packed Into 20 Cities

U.S. Refuses To Help Quell Rebels In Asia   soe” —  Colonial Peoples’ Fight For Liberty Seems ‘Proper’ Here

SENATOR FULBRIGHT SPEAKER AT FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION  PLEADS FOR WIDE DISSEMINATION SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF ATOMIC BOMB

JAPS ON LAST LEGS IN BURMA   British Menace To Their Retreat Attacked Without Success

CONCORD Mt ol  “FROM ae      Staff Sgt. Lawrence Murray Selected to Attend Recep‘tion for Gen. Wainwricht

CONCORD MAN IS DISCHARGED FROM SERVIC)   Staff Set. Lawrence Murray Selected to Attend Reception for Gen. Wainwricht.

PROBERS GIVEN PACIFIC SHIP ROUTING ORDER   Chief Of Naval Intelligence Be ing Cross-Examined  Sharply

Congressional Investigators Reveal Secret Order Issued by Admiral Stark

Secret Data Is Uncovered at Inquiry On Responsibility for Disaster at Outbreak of War

U. 9. SHIPPING RE-ROUTED ON NOV 75 194]   Committee Raises Question of Escort for Non-Combat Ships

MEAT PACKERS GIVEN BOOST IN SUBSIDIE   Civilians Said Due For New Hitch In Belts

ALLIES DOWN 68 GERMAN PLANES   Hit Transportation System in Netherlands, Reich

NEW K. U. TERM   Registration for Students at University Will Be — Tuesday

VOLUNTEERS IN BiG RED CROSS DRIVE LISTED   Welsh Names Citizens Who Will Strive to Pass $21,100 Goal

Storm Takes 12 Lives in  Pal, ken ae : New Engiand   Ty i omage Runs Tate Millane

BLIZZARD KILLS TEN; CRUSHES WAREHOUSE   New England § Storm Damage Reckoned in Millions

NEW ENGLAND STORMS KILL    Worst Snows In Years Tieup Traffic Throughout East

BLIZZARD IN EAST   Ten Lives Are Lost in New England Storm; Property Datiaged

STORM’S FATAL 10 14 IN EAST   Blizzard Striking in New England Causes Millions Of Dollars Damaae

14-New Englanders Die in 1 Snow Storm   ‘Falls Ranging Up . To 17 Inches in: -. Worst:Storm in-Years

Severe Storm In Northeast   At Least Ten Dead After Blizzard, Cold, Snow Sweep New England

GM Statement Will Be Given To Fact-finders   company Will Be Repre sented af Second Hearing, President Says

GM PROMISES STATEMENT IN FACT-FINDING   REPRESENTATIVE OF FIRM SENT TO WASHINGTON

GM Will Present A Full Statement To Fact-Finders   ‘Reply To Truman's Talk On Wage-Price Edict : Is Expected

THINK HITLER'S DEFENSE RUINED   Believe Nazi Strategy Thrown Off Balance By Russian Drive.   —BY JOHN MM. HIGHTOWER—

HITLER'S BIG GAMBLE THROWN OFF BALANCE   Military Leaders Wonder How Long Nazis Can Hold

RUSSIANS UPSET HITLER STRATEGY      Experts Puzzled on How Ger-. many Can Hold Out, How Peace Will Come and When

Hitler Strategy Now Off Balance  Experts Feel Russian Rush Upsets Plans

Hitler Strategy for Prolonge: Stand Seen as Thrown Off Balance by Reds

Russians’ Fierce Attack on Eastern Front Blunts Hitler's Strategy of Prolonged Defense of Reich

Reds Throw Hitler’s Grand Strategy Off Balance; Defeat Could Come Soon

Russians May Have Upset Hitler Grand Strategy for  Prolonged German Defense

GOVERNOR LAUSCHE MAY VETO NEW BILI   School Foundation Measure Meets Opposition

Japs Say Steady Bombings Prelude to Island Invasion  Seizure of Islands Off  Chinn Canct libaly

Jap War Surplus Of Food, Clothing To Go To People   MacArthur Orders. Dis: “tribution — of  Military - Stores: :

POLITICAL ROUTINE UPSET BY TRUMAN      New York’s Leaders Are Received on Train

‘Ford Studies UAW Plan, Prepares To  Dise uss Contract   No Settlement In General Motors Strike Yet.

FORD STUDYING UNION PLAN; TC DISCUSS WAGES   uabor’s Proposal For Stopping Unauthorized Strikes Is Considered; Wage [alks With CIO Begin Tomorrow; Strike Roundup.

Ford Studying Union Plan To Check Strikes   Prepare For Talks On Wages; No Gains Reported In GM's  Pay Diccuccianc

Ford Studies Union Plan on  Strike Curb   Wage Negotiations Between CIO and Company Heads to Open

CONSIDER UNION PLAN TO CURB OUTLAW STRIKES   CIO-AUW Proposes Fine to Ford for Unauthorized Strikers

NEGOTIATIONS PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY   Union's Offer Provides That instigators of Wildcat Strikes Be Discharged  400,000 ARE STILL IDLE

WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE RESUMED AS PLAN TO PREVENT WILDCAT STRIKES IS STUDIED

Union Submits Plan to Curb Wildcat Strikes   Ford Scans Proposal Which Would Punish Offenders

Plan Would Fire Wildcat Strikers In Ford Plant   Ford Workers And Employers Confer; GM Situation Bogged Down.

Ford Studies Union Offer   GM Ends Contracts; Resume Parley Today On New Contract

UNION OFFER T0 CONTROL MEMBERS BRINGS ABOUT MEETING FOR PAY TALKS

Ford Studies  Union Plan   Auto Union's Company Security Plan Paves Way  For Wage Talks.

U. S. House Rivers And Harbors Committee Will Visit Here In July. Inspectins Local Waterways

TELEGRAPHERS HALT TRAFFIC   5-Hour Work Stoppage Hits Three Cities

COAST HIT BY WINDS ‘OF 100 MPH   Corpus Christi Cleaning Up $100.000 Damage

Hurricane Hits Coast Of Texas   100-Mile-An-Hour Winds Lash State

RABBITS DIE AT 40 YARDS; lll SURVIVE  umans Left Dizzy, Fatigued for ours

War Contracts For 11 Million Said Cancelled   Westinghouse Co, Official Says Radio, Electronic, Propulsion Jobs All Hit

CAPITAL HEARS WAR WITH JAPS MAY END SOON   One Rumor Says Stalin Is Carrying Surrender Offer to Conference at Potsdam.

U.S. Capital Seethes With Hints of Major News Developments   State Department, High Military Men Hold Silence Over Rumored Deaftine of Unconditional Terms

POWERFUL CARRIER LAUNCHED SUNDAY   Lake Champlain Beasts The Lates! Structural And Fighting Features

Johnston warns of stampede   ‘Labor conference is short of voal’

ERIC JOHNSTON ADMITS LABOR MEET FAILURE   But Warns Against Hasty Laws on Work Peace

Leader Admits Capital Parley Short of Goal   Action in Congress To Restrict Unions ls Hinted by Solons

Labor Falls Short, C. of C. Head States      Eric Johnston Charges Conference Falls  Short Of Goal

Approximately $40,000 Higher Than This Year; $525,200 From Taxes.

Public Hearing  Aug. 13   About Same as Last Year; $49,355 to Come From  Tax Levies.

CITY BLASTED   British Bombers Pound al Barmen; Berlin Target In Night Assault   V-E Day Early Next  Summer is Expected

END OF EUROPEAN WAR SEEN NEXT SUMMER BY EXPERTS   Climax Will Depend Upon Gradual Destruction Of Enemy’s Remaining Forces; Wholesale Collapse Is Gen. _ erally Discounted By Military Men

WAR MAY END NEXT SUMMER   Opinion Shared by Allied Military Men and Nazi Civilians Behind Lines

End of European War by Early Summer, Not Fall, Expected by Military: German Civilians Agree

End of European War By Summer Seen kk : .  Destruction. Of Remaining © Forces Of Enemy Predicted

Nazis May Make Death Stand On Elbe River 43 Miles From Rerline Erfurt Threatened

Nazis Admit Second Rhine Crossing Four Miles North Of Remagen Bridge

TANKS GAIN A MILE IN FAGE UF NAZI GUNS   German Planes Shot Down in Bombing Aitacks en Remagin Span.

Bridgehead at  Remagen Is  Being Expanded   Third Army Tanks Smash to Within Two Miles of Coblenz After Capturing Rubenach, in the Outskirts

Yanks Gain Mile; Enemy Planes Try to Wreck Bridge   Allied Bridgehead on East Bank Extends 6 Miles, Berlin Admits

Shell Torrent Turning Area Into ‘Inferno’   ‘Suicide’ Planes Strike at Bridge; Yanks Advancing

Yanks Advance 1 Mile   German Artillery Makes Attempt te Stop Americans

Second Crossing Of Rhine is Made   Desperate German Attempts To Bomb Bridge  At Remagen Thwarted By American Defenses

SURRENDER PENDS IN SCANDINAVIA   Press Reports N Nazi Capi. _tulation Beginning in Norway - Denmark

Two Footholds Won by Army in Operations   Tanks Pace Drive in Closing Battle for Isle

Two Footholds Won by Army  in Operations  Tanks Pace Drive in Closing   Tanks Pace Drive in Closing Battle for Isle

Japs Talk of Atomic Research, Saying We're 100 Y ears Behind Them, Threaten to Take Drastic Revenge

Major War Criminals  To Be Listed   To Be Made Known Before September 1

‘Allies to Demand  Dictator’s Body as Proof of His Death   Radio Report Says Hitler Killed Fighting to Last Against Bolshevism ; Choice of Admiral as Successor Is Surprise

‘Adm. Doenitz ‘Claims He Is Suecessor  To Fuehrer  1 . ! Germans Are Urge   To Ui linea e ar: i Bay . &l. ne wee al

Claims Fu ehrer   Admiral Karl Doenitz, : Chief of Nazi Navy, Takes Over Leadership

WAY AILLED AT COMMAND POS] INSIDE BERLIN   Radio Broadcast Says Fuehrer Has Been Suceeded by Admiral Doenitz

Questions Arise Throughout _ The World Whether Nazi * Dictator Still Lives

New Rallying Cry Is Issued   Adolf ‘The Hero’ Said Slain As He Bossed Death Struggle For Berlin

Hamburg Radio Declares Dictator Fell at His Command Post in Berlin Fighting Against Bolshevism — Skepticism Expressed by Members of British Parliament—Successor to Continue War.

GERMAN RADIO SAYS HITLER I$ DEAD  Announcement is Made By   Announcement is Made By Grand Admiral! Karl  Doenitz

Soeni-z . _ amec Successor in Racio Re or 3eievec vy ‘Tanv zo %e Sean-ic 2nse

KILLEO-AT HIS COMMAND POST THIS AFTERNOON   Adm. Doenitz Is The Fuehrer’s Successor

New Ratiying Cry Is Issued.        Adolf ‘The Hero’ Said Slain As He -Bossed Death Struaale For Berlin

END OF FIGHT IN RUINED CITY BELIEVED NEAR   Nazi Resistance Fades Under Attack of  Soviet Arms   BULLETIN

DOENITZ S FUEHRER   Death Announcement, Command _ Switch — Thought Hoax

UNITED NATIONS ARE SKEPTICAL OF NAZI REPORT   Fuehrer Said To Have Fallen In Fight Against Reds; Doenitz In Control   “NEW FASCIST TRICK,” CONTENTION OF REDS

Admiral Karl Doenitz Takes Over Command of Tottering Nazi Empire   Hamburg Radio Says Fuehrer Died in Battle In Berlin; Ghost Voice Charges This Claim Is ‘Lie’; British Broadcasting Company Says He Actualiy Died of Stroke

Allies Inclined to Doubt Death of German Leader Announced With Fanfare

Fuehrer Dies ‘Fighting Russians,’ German People Informed; Admiral Urges Continuance of War

oenitz Is Said o Have Taken uehrer's Place   nnouncement of Adolf's Demise Called Trick by : the Russians

Navy Chief Named  Successor   Admiral Doenitz Declares Military Struggle Will Continue in Order to Save German People ‘‘From Bolshevist Advance”

Head of German Navy Vows to Continue War; Ghost Voice Interrupts Address; Nazi Trick Suspected in Allied Circles

Moscow Says Death Report Is Nazi Hoax   Nazis Say Hitler Fell Fighting To The Last

Doenitz Takes Fuehrer’s Job   Hamburg Radio Says Dictator Killed Fighting at Reichschancellery in Berlin

Doenitz Named to Succeed Fuehrer; Hint Continued Resistance; Peace Reply Awaited in Stockholm

Adm. Doenitz, New Leader, Pledges To Continue War   Fuehrer’s Death Unconfirmed, Allies Will Demand Body In Accepting Surrender; Doenitz Calls For Help To Fight Reds.

HITLER KILLED AT ARMY POST BERLIN TODAY   ADMIRAL DOENITZ TAKES COMMAND AND WILL CONTINUE THE WAR

WHAT TO DO WITH GERMANY POPULAR TOPIC   British Say Anything Can Happen in Nation in Next Few Weeks

(By Internationa! News Service)   SPECULATE ON QUTCOME OF BIG-3 MEETING

WORST OF HEAT OVER   Temperatures in the 80s Forecast for Tomorrow 

Marines win 2nd airstrip  fi... gD wr net nf   Control most of stratesic plateau

Americans_ Now Control Virtually All  Iwo Plateau   500-Yard Gains ‘To Go Far Toward DecidingCampaign  Ind Airfield Falls

ALL OF SECOND AIRFIELD TAKEN IN HEAVY GAIN   Invaders Drive Beyond Principal Town; Reach Third Incompleted Base

Win Control 2nd Airfield: Death Count   Nearly Five Thousands Japs Killed With Check Still Incomplete, Eneny Grows Weaker

YANKS SMASH AHEAD ALONG ALL OF FRONI   Most of Vital Plateau and Principal Town are Taken

Jap Resistance On lwo is Weakening   Well Over Half Of Island Now In Hands Of’ Marines And Larger Gains Being Reported

Refuse To Indict Alfred Krupp   Clears Main Obstacle To Opening of Trial

AMERICAN CAVALRY WAS IN TOWN FIRST   Fougtit a Muffied and Icy Indian-Style War in Takina LaRoche.

WEATHER TAKES HEAVY TOLLIN YANK SUFFERING   Troops Fighting in Most Appalling Conditions; Snow and Cold

Men In 18 To 25 Bracket Would Be Called First   Heavy Losses Suffered In German Offensive Boost Need For Youths

Byrnes Calls for Induction of Men 18-25 with Agricultural Deferments

New Policy Announced By Byrnes   Seck Induction of More Mer of 18 to 26—Writes to Gen. Hershey

Delay Asked On Draft Bill  For Peacetime   Various Organizations Opposed To Enactment At This Time Of Bill For Military Training

NATIONAL PTA AGAINST DRAFT IN PEACETIME           ys Scheols, Community Responsible For Youth Training

PTA Opposes Draft Now   Catholic Hierarchy Also Urges Delay In Draft Action

National Parents - Teachers Congress Acainst Peacetime Draft Legislation

PTA Leader Asks Postponement Of Peacetime Draft   Contend Measure Is Not Needed Now.

PTA Fights Peacetime Training   Opponents Continue Rs. sault on Postwar Mili- . tary Proposals

P.T.A. Opposes  Peacetime Draft   National Congress Believes Training Of Youth: Rests With Schools.

Peacetime Military Training Draft Opposed ‘at This Time’ By PT-A Heac

National P-TA, Catholic Group For Draft Delay   Leaders Say Servicemen Should Have Chance To Express .Their ‘Views

Chureh Groups Join PTA in Opposing Draft   Catholies and Protestants Against Compulsory Army

Crack German Troops Now Stampeding Before UL 5. Armored Forces   Advance Speeded Up By General   Dispatches Say Americans Mav Be Gne To Hole Up Hitler, End Conflict

NAVY ATTACKED BY STAFF CHIEF GEN, MARSHALL   lop Army Leader Says Navy Made Postwar Plans Without Ever “Consulting Or_Informing The Army; Favors Unified Command.

Police Stoned: Eight Persons Reported Hurt   Street.Fighting Breaks Out During General _ Strike -

Parley Chief Job to Rotate   Russia Apparently Wins Vote Demand, Veto Right for Big Four; Balks at Stettinius

U: S. Delegate Also To Head  2 Committees Way Is Cleared For  Conference To  Begin Work  aed  REDS HAD OBJECTED  Difficulty Is Ironed Out At Session Of Groups   Way Is Cleared For Conference To  Beein Work

The Tenth Army Captures Most Of Airfield At Naha   JAPS REMAINING IN HELPLESS POCKETS   New American Amphibious Landing Yesterday On Uruku Peninsula

Panicky Foe Fears Attack On Mainland   Japanese Garrison Cut Into Pockets By Amphibious Stak

ADMIRAL ASKS FOR RETIREMENT   Commander of Famed American Third Meet Say Ho is “Tired’— Stoutly Defends MaeArthur at Press Conference Friday,

Halsey Defends MacArthur's Policy In Japan   Admiral Applies For Retirement

Halsey Hopes To Get Out Of  Active Service   Sends In Application For Retirement — Puts In Good Word For Gen, MacArthur

ADM. HALSEY APPLIES FOR  RETIREMENT   Also Defends — MacArthur’s Methods in Jap  -QOccupation---—_

HALSEY ASKS NAVY 10 RETIRE   FAMED THIRD FLEET CHIEF AWAITS ANSWER

Halsey, ‘Tired’ at 62, Wants To Quit Navy: Praises Gen. MacArthur

Halsey Asks to Be Retired   -'Tired’ At 62, "Fleet Commander  _ Awaits Action By  ’ Navy Departmment

ADM, “BULL” HALSEY ASKS FOR RETIREMENT   Third Fleet. Leader To Close Brilliant Career

HALSEY TIRED, WANTS TO LEAVE NAVY SERVICE   Admiral Defends MacArthur’ s Actions Tn Janan .   UPHOLDS PLAN   Naval Leader Has Filed Retirement ‘Application .

Adm. Halsey Awaiting Action on Retirement   Famed Naval Commander Requests Permission To Leave Service; Defends M’Arthur’s Rule

Yanks Moving Towards Korea For Occupation   U. S. Leaders See Attempt By Jap Commander To Cause Allied Split

WHETHER JAPAN CAN STAND UP UNDER CONSTANT BOMBING IS QUESTION TO BE SETTLED IN NEXT °FW MONTHS

Okinawa No Preview  Of War To Come   Remains to Be Seen Whether Enemy Can “Take Iv? When Assailed With Overwhelning Ouslanghis Fro Air

MKENZIE’S COLUMN   By PE WEE MA CKENZIF  dt ie “Bei Seto: wee eee cee

See Honse Conimittee Move: SS Beatanli O£End*?For ‘Boards: Born’ Of ‘War

Funds Proposed For War Bureaus Sharply Reduced   Agencies Formed During Wartime Being Curtailed

War-Born U.S. Agency Funds  Being Pruned   Honse Committee Votes Appropriations. In Bill Destribed As * ‘Beginining Of End?

—APPROPRIATI ONS—  Slashes War Agericy Funds   ‘Beginning Of- The-End’ ‘For: ‘Such. Agencies, @nmmitiee’ s View :

‘Committee Slashes Budget Of Many War-Born Agencies  Military Contracts to Be Cancelled Aé Bate af 9 Rillitan Ralleec « bdnndk

War Agencies Face Loss of Cash Support   1946 Appropriations Sharply Reduced by  Committee

War Agencies Funds Slashed   Millions Trimmed From U.S. Budget By House Committee

WAR AGENCIES TAKE HEAVY CUT   House Committee Trims Budgets Heavily; Bill Called “Beginning Of End” Ot War-Born Agencies.

HOUSE COMMITTEE CUT SHARPLY INTO 1946 EXPENDITURES  GROUP OF WAR BORN AGENCIES IN BILL ARE HARDEST HIT

Funds For War-Born Agencies ‘Reduced Sharply By House  Appropriations Committee   House Told Bill Marks Beginning Of End For Agencies Established During War

SLASH IN FUNDS HINTS FINISH OF WAR AGENCIES’   House Committee Says Step Marks Beginning Of.End For Many Bureaus

WAR AGENCIES BEING REDUCED BY GOVERNMENT   Cut in Appropriations : ‘Beginning of End’ of Wartime Controls

Committee Cuts Sharply Into Fiscal Year Funds of War-Born Agencies.

FUNDS CUT FOR WAR AGENCIES   House Orders “Beginning 0! End” For Bureaus

1946 FUNDS FOR WAR AGENCIES SLASHED SHARPLY   House Appropriations Committee Cuts Finances for Group of War-Bora Bureaus in Measure Aimed at Disorcanieine Many Agencice

War-Born Agencies Funds Cut   Added Slashes Made by Committee; OPA’s Held For leaiclation Action

COMMITTEE TRIMS FUNDS   War-Born Agencies Will Get Less Next Year

Trimming Down Of Cash For U.S. Agencies Begins   Budget Estimates For Next Fiscal Year Cut By House Committee

Manpower Bill  Before Senate   Kilgore, Va., Seeks To Strike Out Two Disputed Penalty Items

Ickes Takes Over Soft. Coal Mines   Also Prepares To Move Against Anthracite Pits

Lubang Island Off Manila Falls   MacArthur Returns to Corregidor; Marines Score Breakthrough on Iwo; Near Fight End

Commander Orders Flag Hoisted On Pole From Which Japs Tore It Down   B-29s Pulverize Singapore Works   Palawan Invasion Succes: ful; Marines Eke Out New Gains In Fight On Iwo

Japan's Stolen Empire Is Cut in Two by Capture   Retaking of Dutch East Indies and South Now Possible

Invasion Cuts Stolen Empire of Japs in Two   Sets Up Blockade; Iwo Defenses Broken; B-29s Raid Singapore

CONGRESS. MOVES TO SOLVE OWN” ATOMIC SQUABBLE   Senate Members Will Take.Up - McMahon's -Plan: to: Form Special Nine-Man Organization te Consider All Atomic

Jap Authorities Blamed for Nation's Defeat   ‘Internal Rot’ Is Said Cause of Japan's Collapse

NEWSPAPERMEN HELD  IN CONTEMPT COURT  FREED: FROM JAIL. COURT OF CRIMINAL AP - PEALS GRANTS HABEAS  ; FAR REIC Fat

BATAAN SURVIVOR, SHOT BY JEALOUS HJSBAND, EXPIRES   Capt. Eugene Dale Dies of Wounds Inflicted During Melea Over Waman:

Hero Of Bataan Dies Of Wounds   Shot During Melee Over Love Of: Attractive Model: Mate Held

Wounds Fatal; ‘Death March’  Veteran Dies   Shot By Jealous Husband . In Melee Over Model’s Affections

Survives War, Dies For Love   Wounds Inflicted By Husband Of Model Fatal To Survivor Of Bataan March

SURVIVOR OF BATAAN DEATH MARCH DIES FROM SHOOTING IN LOVE TRIANGLE AFFAIR

Officer Shot ly Triangle Melee Dies In Hospita   Capt. Eugene Dale, 27,  Lover of Estranged Model  Wife of ‘Assailant’ Shot Three Pines

POSSIBILITY OF AAMED STRIFE   In Printing Charges, Newspaper Takes Issue With Gen. Wedemeyer.   ACTIVE INTERFERENCE

Chinese Reds Blame U.S. For Meddling  in Policeman Guise   Growing Battles Between Chinese Regulars and  Reds in North

Chinese Reds Hit U.S. Role   Involvement Seen As Big Clash Rages

CHINESE REDS CLAIM U, S18 MEDDLING IN  CHINA AFFAIRS   They Say United States Aiding Central Gov't In Bid For Power

U. S. MEDDLING IN CHINA HIT   First Large Scale Battles Between Reds, Central Gov't Break Out

Reds Charge U.S. Acting  As Policeman   Communist Paper Says Program of Americans Under Gen. Wedemeyer ‘Active Interference’

Sino Communist Charges Publicized OF.U. S. Meddling   New China Daily News  Takes Issue With  i Wedemeyer; May Get Battles

Communists Hit America’s Policeman Role  Red Chiefs Also Tak Issue With U. S. Top General on Troops

Called Acti: Interference by Chinese Paper   Act ‘tn the Guise a’ a Policeman’; Takg issue with Wedemeve:

Charge U.S. Is Meddling In China   Red Paper Calls It ‘Active Interference;’ Wedemeyer Defends American Actian

Thomas McGurn Is Missing   Family Told Airman Missing Since March 28

Soft Coal Production Will Be Back To Normal By Middle of Next Week

PRODUCTION OF SOFT GOAL WILL BE NORMAL SOON   Over 10,000 Miners Are Back In  Pits Now, Others To  Follow

RULE GIVEN ON DINING CAR SERVICE   INDIAN DIVISION IS NEARING MANDALAY

Racine Slayers Are Given Life   Two Captured Here Sentenced Today

JAP PREMIER ASKS U.S. ‘BURY HATE   HIGASHI-KUNI HOPES PEOPLE OF TWO COUNTRIES CAN BE FRIENDS.

Premier Asks U. S. To Forget Assaulf   Jap Official Says Nation Wants to be Demo-  Se cratic.

Japs Ask U.S. to Forget Pearl Harbor   Premier Says New Japan to Be Shorn of Militarism

Konev Renews Drive, Storm Guben Suburbs   Resume Two-Way Offensive Toward Berlin And Dresden

TWOLWAY PUSH TOWARD BERLIN   J ‘Storm Suburbs Of Guben, Fortified City 51 Miles Southeast Of Capital

KONEV REOPENS DRIVE ON BERLIN, STORMS GUBEN, 31 MILES AWAY   New Try For Capital Appears Shaping Up

keds invade Jap ierritory caesar  Soviet Airborne Troops Land On Kurile Islands, Kwantune

REDS REOCCUPY PORT ARTHUR, DAIREN PORTS   Airborne Troops Also Land In Enemy’s Kurile Isles

RUSSIANS MAKE JUMP TO KURILE ISLANDS BY AIR   Operations 750 Miles West Of Atte, In U. S. Centre)   JAPS ON SHUMUSHU LAYING DOWN ARMS

RUSSIAN CHUTISTS TAKE PORT ARTHUR   OTHER AIRBORNE TROOPS LAND ON KURILE ISLANDS WEST OF ALEUTIANS.

REDS OCCUPY KURILES; JAP PUPPET HELD   PORTS REGAINED BY RUSSIA AFTER 40 YEARS

Soviet Airborne Units Land in Kurile Istand:   Other Russian Forces Reoccupy Historic Pacific Ports of Dairen, Port Arthur

Neas invade Jap lerrifory LL TTT ES a SSS,  Soviet Airborne Troops Land On Kurile Islands, Kwantung

Russian Airborne Troops  Land on Kurile Islands   ‘Other Pardchutists Reoccupy Ports of Dairen.and Port Arthur; Puppet Emperor o Manchuria Captured and Interned by Reds

Japan Occupation Timetable Revealed By Gen. MacArthur   Russians Retake Ports Lost to Nippon in 1905; Tokyo Reveals at Least 280,000 Casualties From Atomic Bombs; Allies to Move in Tuesday

Reds Take Back 7 Ports Lost to Nips  Moscow Says Puppet Emperor Captured

SOVIET FORCE IS LANDED IN KURILE ISLES   Operation Carried Out By Air; Reds Occupy Pacific Ports

Nazi Hopes Of Allied Split Held Doomed   Big Three Agreement On Prosecution Of War Reported

‘Big. Three’ Draft. Plan   European ‘Political ‘Set-Up To Be Aired

"Big Three” Agreement Hits Berlin Hopes  Agree On Military Prosecution Of War

Germans Disclose Discomfort at Allies’ Solidarity  Lack of Quarrels Disappoints Enemy Chieftains

“Big Three’ Agreement Dooms Nazi Hopes of Defeat-Delaying Squabble

British Newspapers Say Fateful Hour For Nazis is Near  As Meeting Result

“BIG 3" UNITY JOLT TO ENEMY   Germans, Gambling To Last On Discord Among Allies, See Last Vestiges Of Hope Vanish.

EISENHOWER SAYS ALLIES HAVE WON  VICTORY ON RHINE   Allies Now Firmly Established East Of Rhine From Holland Corner Almost To Swiss Frontier  —About 250 Miles

Enemy Fleeing From R In Chaotic Rout A Allies Press On   No Negotiations Leader Prom           Lneonditional Surre Only Out For Germa At End Of Battl

Unconditional Surrender Stands as Siens of German Collapse Mount

Troops In — Flight All — Along Front   PATTON’S THIRD ARMY TANK COLUMNS ALREADY HALF  WAY ACROSS GERMANY

Temperatures   Patton 198 Miles From Berlin, 90 Miles Beyond Rhine

Retreat Along A 250 Mile Front From Karlsruhe To Dutch Border   COMPLETE AND A CRUSHING VICTORY   Unconditional Surrender To Be Imposed Upon The Nazis

Patton's 3rd Now 90 Miles Inside Rhine  British Second - Breaks Through

Eisenhower Says Allies Have Won Complete Victory   Unconditional Surrender Terms To Be Imposed, Says Allied General

Nearly 100 Miles Beyond. Rhine And Closing: In On Fulda, City of. Nuernberg

Hodges’ Men 50 Mi. Deep In Germany; British, In Ruhr, 3 Miles From Essen.

Complete and Crushing Victory Is Proclaimed By General Eisenhower   Patton’s Army Ninety Miles Beyond Rhine—Fuke ,  Nazi Prisoners —  ¢

NAHA, CAPITAL CITY IN DEATH THROES AND BURNING: BALETE. (PASS IN PHILIPPINES TAKEN ©

Admiral Warns Nazis May Aim Robots at U.S. .   ‘Probable Within Months, ‘Atlantic ‘Chief Says; Navy, However, Dissents

Robot Blow Against U.S. “Probable”   But Ingram Says Navy Prepared to Ward Off Assault On U. S. Coast; “Ig Reason for Alarm”

Admiral Jonas H. Ingraw Says Effective Steps to Meet Enemy Threat:  Have Been Taken

Takes Steps to Protect Cities From Robots   Atlantic Fleet Chief Says Nazis May Attack U. S. Coast Very Soon

EARLY RAID OK N.Y. PREDICTED   ‘Robot Attacks Probable  Within 30-60 Days; Admiral Says

Robot Bombs Qn East Coast Are Possibility   Bombs May Fall .on New York and Other Eastern Coast Points, Admiral Ingram Warns Today.

East Coust Is Ready for Robots   Attacks on Cities ‘Within 30 to 60 Days a Possibifity

Threat Being Met; No Reason Seen. For Undue Alarm   Enemy Plane, Sub, Or Surface Ship Said Possible Launchers

Robot Bomb Raids On East Coast Cities Held Probable Within Next Sixty Days

SAYS NAZI AERIAL " ATTACKS PROBABLE      Fleet Commander Predicts Buzz Bomb Raids Aiona Coast

German blow Is Foreseen  By Admiral   Assaults Said Apt To Be Made by Enemy in Next Two Months

Robot Bombs May Hit U.S., Says Admiral      Atlantic Fleet Head _ Sees German Attacks Against East Coast

Robot Bombs Mav HitN. Y.   Commander of U S. AtLantic Fleet Says Steps Taken to Meet Threat

PREDICTS ROBOT ATTACK ON U. §,   ADMIRAL JONAS INGRAM AT EASTERN PORT TO PREPARE TO COPE WITH ASSAULT.

BOMBS MAY HIT ATLANTIC AREA   Steps Taken To Meet Nazi Ro. bot Threat, Navy Chief Declares

DRAPTING OF FARM BOYS DISCUSSED BY PATRENS   Middletown Members Say They Must Do Best They Can   ATTENDANCE IS SMALL

YOUNG MEN NEEDED ON FARM IS CLAW.   Middletown Grange Mem.bers Fee! Draft of Such Would Hamper Work  CGC ‘TWINIAIC PDRECINES

Fewer Farms In Pocahontas County Census   Preliminary County Is Subject to Change Says Sup. Walsh

Survey Lists 1,993 Farms Compared to 2,094 In 193!   Total Acreage In Farms of Pocahontas County Listed At 362,018 Acres

Ceiling Price Bases Upheld   Supreme Court Rules In Florida Dispute

Court Backs OPA’S Price Fixing Plan   Lower Court's Ruling Reversed 8 to  in Favor of Agency

BRITISH IN 5TH WESTERN BURMA COAST LANDING   Series Covers 110 Miles Toward Port Of Rangoon

Full Employment, High Wages Held No Surety For High Farm Food Prices

Germans Lose 208 Planes in Attacks   Unleash Fighters on Allied Air Fields

Washington Stirred by Rumors From Balkans That Stalin is Near Death

REPORT STALIN NEAR DEATH IS UNCONFIRMED   Rumot, If True, Explains ‘Recent Diplomatic Impasse .

‘Possible Impending Death of Stalin Is Rumored   Re FOUN A HEU UMANN

Soldiers Drive Chicago Trucks   One of Two Unions Continues Strike

‘Soldiers Are Handling Civilian Trucks After Union Refuses to Drive

Soldiers Driving Civilian Trucks   Union Members Ignore Government Order

BUTTER PRICE RAISE URGED   INDUSTRY DECLARES PRICE AND OTHER CONTROLS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO BHORTAGE

Seventh Army Halts Nazis At Deepest Penetration —   British Help. Yanks ~ Push Northern Pince: Against-Germans’ In Belgian Bulge  ie ai ee as aes aime! is Se ae sat

Slash Seventh Army's Supply Line in France   Foe Crosses Rhine, Drives on Strasbourg

British Second Sent In With U. S. First As Belaian Squeeze Tightens  pt I eee eee ee

ENEMY FORCE SURGES BACK ACROSS RHINE   VITAL SUPPL Y LINE FOR U. 8S. SEVENTH ARMY CUT OFF

Jolting Drive Comes As Forces Of Field Marshal Mont gomery Score Gains

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Nazis Run Into Stiff Resistance After Overrunning Maginot Fortifications in France —Allies Make Gains on North Flank of Belgian Bulge—Patton Forced Back by Fierce Counter-Attacks. 

British Second Sent In With U. S. First As Belaian Squeeze Tightens

Third Army Withdraws Several Miles Under Pressure Of Counter Blows   NAZIS CROSS RHINE; MENACE STRASBOURG

PRESIDENT 10 TALK TONIGHT OVER NETWORK   Delivered Annual Message To New Congress Today

Prince Named as  Jap Cabinet Chief   Nip Totalitarian Party Expected to Dissolve

Prince Of Imperial Japanese Family Made Premier Of Occupation Regime   Hirohito In Unprecedented Move Picks Royalty To Lead First  Peace Government In History

Imperial Prince Named Head of Jap Cabinet   Emperor Chooses Man Who May Be War Criminal

PRINCE HEADS JAP CABINET   Hirohito Breaks Tradition In Calling Formation Of Peace Cabinet

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Argentine Removes State of Siege; Restores Press, Political Freedoms

ARGENTINA LIFTS STATE OF SIEGE   ACTION RESTORES FREEDO) OF ASSEMBLY AND OTHER GUARANTEES,

Sharp Fighting Flares Along Senio   Fifth Army Battery Reports Direct Hit  fin a foaeman Dianne

Break in Tragic Case Expected In Day or Two   Three Mysterious Strangers Sought For Questioning

TWELVE POLES SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS   SENTENCES OF MEN ACCUSED OF HOSTILE ACTS AGAINST RUSSIA RANGE TO ~ “TEN YEARS

Truman Picking Fact-Finders In Motors’ Strike   President Brushes Aside, Without Comment, CIOUnited Auto Workers’ Attack On His Plan   Schwellenbach Asks Setilement   Denies President Secke to “Destroy? Unions; Ford Offered Pledge Against  CWildeal”? Strikes

‘Murder Asylum in Reich Is Uncovered  Those Too Weak to Work Are Put to Death

GERMAN MURDER PLANT UNCOVEREL   PRISONERS SLAIN ON BECOMING TOO WEAK TO WORK —20,K VICTIMS.

Discover Nazi Murder ractory   An Estimated 29,000 Political Prisoners Killed In  Hidden Insane Asylum.

20,000 PUT TO DEATH INSIDE “MURDER ASYLUM” OF NAZIS   Victims Were Political Prisoners And Slave Laborers; Residents Complained Of Stench Of Burning Bodies; Uncovered By First Army

HOUSE SPLIT 3 WAYS ON EMPLOYMENT   Floor Battle Certain On Jobs Legislation.

SUBSTITUTE MEASURE IS DRAWN FOR ONE SENATE PASSED TWO MONTHS AGO

Rangoon Scene  Of Peace Tall    Mounthatten Headquarter: Receives Jan Envova

Americans Occupy Three Navy Bases   Korean Zone Surrendered3 Move to North Planned

Honshu Tip Surrendered  To U.S. Fleet  Gen. MacArthur Announces Policy  Of ‘Gloved Hand’

General Makes Pledge To End Power Of Japs   MacArthur Promises Destruction of Militarism and Quick-as-Possible Return of Yanks as Occupation Forces Reach Northern Hokkaido

Enemy May Work Oui Own Destiny   MacArthur Sets Up ‘Gloved Hand’ Rule For Beaten Nation

GEN. M' ARTHUR SETS POLICIES ON RULING NIPS   Japs Will Rule Under _ His Orders Backed  With Force

M’Arthur Announces A ‘Gloved Hand’ Policy   Allied Commander Says His First Objective Of Occupation Is To Wipe Out Jap Militarism

MaeArthur  plans ‘ glov ed  hand’ policy Northern sector under control

NAZIS OPERATE — SECRET RADIC   ONE-MINUTE BROADCAST SAYS “HITLER ALIVE AND GIVES PROPAGANDA LINE

EIGHTEEN KILLED INRAILWAY CRASH      Express Crashes Into Freight on Pennsy Line

Eastern Train  Accidents Kill 26   Dominion Express Crashes Into Freight

TRAIN COLLISION IS FATAL 10 16   Thirty Others Injured As Freight Gets Into Path Of Express

18 DIE. 32 HURT IN RAIL WRECK   Dominion Express of Pennsylvania Hits Car Of Freight Train

18 Passengers  ~ Die in Wreek   Washingten-Buffalo Trai: Reeikes Freight

18 Lose Lives And 32 Injured In Train Wreck   Freight Train Thrown Into Path of Express Near Milton, Pa.

26 Die In Rail Mishaps In East   18 Killed In Pennsylvania Collision ~ While Section Gang Struck in New York State

“He Never Complained”  '70-Year-Old Okinawan Aids Marines to Win Native Allies

Biddle, Perkins, Wickard Resign Important Posts   Succeeded by Tom Clark, ~ Judge Schwellenbach,  Rep. Anderson

WARTODAY   Penssianism and War Crimes to Be Dealt With Adequately— In Gne Way Or An other After War

AS PEOPLE PONDER PUNISHING OF WAR GUILTY RUSSIA COMES (OUT WITH QUIET STATEMENT

Prussianism And Nazism Must Be Wiped Out— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (  Russia Is Ready To Punish War Criminals

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIEF— Associated Press War Analyst

, 1 Million May Be Unemployed » By Christmas   May Go Still Higher In 1946 Before Easing, Say Reconversion Officials.

See Many Idle By Christmas   Temporary Mass Unemployment Held To Be Inevitable

May Be 7,000,000 Jobless People in U.S. by Late Winter   Government Officals Say Unemployment to be Temporary

Jobless Total Looms Large   7,000,000. Workless ‘Seen By Christmas 

Job-Loss Problem Is Becoming Acute   Surrender Expected To Lead to 7,000,000 Unemployed by End of Year, But Economists Say It Will Be Only Temporary If Government Moves Promptly With Antidote

Forsee 7 Million U.S. Unemployed By Christmas   Nothing Serious  If Only Temporary; Washington Plans Immediate Action

PEACE TO BRING MIGHTY JOB IN RECONVERSION   Unemployment May Reach 7 Million

Jobless To Number 7 Million, Dec. 25   Mass Unemployment, However, to Be Temporary, National Economists Say 

Jobless Will Be 7 Million  By Christinas   Temporary Mass Unemployment Sure To Come Revardless Of Safeguards.   NO SERIOUS ALARM

7,000,000 Jobless: By Christmas Predicted in U. 8.   Temporary Mass Unemployment Is ‘Bound to Come’

UNEMPLOYED MAY NUMBER 7.000.000 BY CHRISTMAS, GOVERMENT SURVEY SHOWS

SEVEN MILLION JOBLESS. SEEN BY CHRISTMAS   Reconversion Director Prepares Statement On Policy

\U. S. Officials Foresee 7,000,000 Men Without Jobs By Christmas

Seven Million Jobless Feared By Christmas   Mass Unemployment  Is Predicted

7 Million Idle Before 1946:   Mass Unemployment Can’t Be Avoided

Officials See 7,000,000 In Jobless Ranks   Predict Temporary Mass Unemployment As Industry Reverts t« Peacetime Conditions   Many Hunting Jobs.

FEAR 7,000,000 UNEMPLOYED BY CHRISTMAS   Mass Unemployment Sure to Come During Reconversion Period

MILLION: OFF JOBS SOON   Government Chiefs Predict & or 9 Million Unemployed By Mext Yaar

OFFICIALS FORESEE PROSPECTS 7,000,006 IDLE BY CHRISTMAS  THREE DEVELOPMENTS MARKED RECONVERSION FRONT ON TUESDAY

Americans Land on Negros   Seize An Airstrip And Push On Capital Against Light Opposition: Take Caballo

Eighth Army On Negros Menaces Capital, Bacolod   Seize Airstrip; Capture of Caballo Island Was Much Harder.

OKINAWA GET3 HEAVY BOMBING      Carrier Aircraft, Warship Guns Carry Attack Into Ninth Day.   KYUSHU ALSO BOMBED

AQTH DIVISION INVADES NEGROS   Airstrip Seized As Americans Land On Last Major  Philippine Island In Jap Tlande   —RY FRED HAMPSON—

Yanks Invade New Island   Negros Airstrip Seized; Other Americans Fight Hard for Tiny Caballo

YANKS LAND ON NEGROES  IN CENTRAL PHILIPPINES Defenses of Enemy in Islands Collapsing Declares MacArthur

Americans Land on Last Philippines Isle in Jap Hands   MacArthur Reports ~ Nip Defenses “Rapidly Collapsing”

MACARTHUR MEN LAND ON NEGROS   SEIZE AIRSTRIPS AND MENACE THE INSULAR CAPITAL OF BACOLOD

U.S. Troops Take Japs’ Last Big Philippine Island  Light Opposition Is Met as Yanks Capture New Goal

Yanks Drive Toward Capital After Negros Island Assauli   Air Strip Captured On Last Remaining Major Philippine Center Under Jap Control; Tiny Caballo Taken

Yanks Land on Negros In Central Philippjnes, Jap Defense Wea eng

YANKS LAND ON NEGROS ISLAND IN PHILIPPINES   MacArthur Reports Enemy Defenses Are Rapidly Collapsing

0 PHIL NES— de Yanks Invade "Negros, Last iMajor Philippine Island

No Rooms, Girls Sleep  In Movies   Social Agencies Plead for Available Accommodations to Be Listed with ¥Y.W.C.A. Revistry.

GIANT AIRCRAFT MAKES HISTORY   New C-46 Drops 36 Men At A Time In Assault East Of Rhine

Flight of B-17s Goes South of Here _ After ‘Knocking Out’ Chanute Field

Chanute Field Is Target Of Simulated Attack By B-17 Force; Raiders Pass Over Butler Co.

JAPANESE FALL BACK ON BORNEC   AUSTRALIANS DRIVE TOWARD SAMBODJA AND SAMARINDA OIL FIELDS,

Aussies Gain Six Miles  in Borneo Patt   Allied Warplanes Range at Will Over Island

Aussies Are Moving Deeper Into Bor neo   Push Inland For Six Miles Beyond Balikpapan Port

‘Australians Push Six. Miles Beyond Oil Port   Assault Begins On Border Town

Aussies Move On in Bornec   Japs Can Make Death Stand, Surrender or Flee tc Head-Hunters’ Country

Artillery Fire Used by Foe to Cover Retreats   Two Vital Oil Areas Are Threatened as Allies Press Ahead

Australians Gain Steadily  On. Borneo   Fleeing Japanese May Meet Death in Savage Jungle Land

Australians Push Six Miles Beyond Balikpapan Port  Driving Toward Two Important Oil Fields

Two Fleets Of B-29s Bomb Japan, Formosa   Superfortresses Strike Jap Targets From Bases In Marianas And China

Jap Home Islands Blasted By Supers   Very Strong Force Attacks Honshu And Kyushu

[SHERWOOD HAS SLIGHT STROKE   Past State Legion Commander Ih Waynesburg Hospita]

Boal) Bole ewe atc”     OCCUPATION TIMETABES      But Landings Will Apparently Be. = Delayed 48 Hours Due To Typhoons

MAY REVEAL COMMITMENT! WITH U. S.      ‘General Marshall To Return, To Stand For Fourth Day

Sen. Ferguson Presses Demanc For Documents   Searches For Clues To Possibility Of Joint Battle Plans

Stettinius Defends Big 5 ‘Stand On Veto Powers In Address To Nation

DEFENDS BIG * FIVE PLAN   “No Privilege,” But a Grave Responsibility, U. S. Secretary of State Avers.

Mastiff’s Air Travels Start Senate Probe Of Priority Plan That Allaned “Rumnina”’ Of Sernicemen. Left Dod Ahaard

 “Blaze’, Col. Roosevelt's Dog, Gets Top Billing in ‘Senate's Inquiry Into System of Travel Priorities

Senate To Probe Canine’s Priority ee OY  Committee Launches Inquiry  Into Trip Of Roosevelt Doe

Launch Inquiry Into Dog Ride   System of Travel Priorities To Be Investigated At _ Bridges’ Direction.

Blaze’s Air Travels Start Senate Investigation of Priority System

Mastut’s Atr Travels Start Senate Probe Of Priority Plan That Allawed “Bumpina’ Of Servicemen. Left Doa Aboard

DOG'S AIR TRIP STARTS INQUIRY   SENATE -GROUP-° BEGINS PROBE OF ENTIRE SYSTEM OF TRAVEL PRIORITIES.

War Crimes Trial Open to Reporter:   4-Power Prosecutors Leave For Nuernberg

BRICKER IS LISTED FIRST... AN COUNTY. CHAIRMEN POLL   NATIONAL GOP MAGAZ I N E TELLS RESULTS OF SURVEY ON PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE

CHIANG ASKED .R.FOR AIR CIIPPART IN ’t   Sought. Stronger.  easures to Carb ‘Conquest-Mad J aps.

Churchill Not Worried About Reich Recovering   Sees Task in Holding Defeated Nation Up; Attacks Demobilization

URGES MORE SPEED   Churchill Says Labor Government Is Too Slow in ©. Demobilizing

Release Men From Forces—Churchill   Says Occupation Shouldn't Require More Than 800,000 Altogether

“Difficult To Hold Up  Germany   Churchill Says Task to Keep Nazis Down Not Be a Hard One

Churchill Urges Armed Force Cu  Attacks Labor Gov't On Slow Discharges

Nearly 21,00 In District To Vote On Strike   Says Occupation Of Germany May  Last Ten Years

PAGKAGE SHUGKS BEREAVED FAMILY   Son’s Shirt Shows Bloodstain Running Down Sleeve

MARYLAND FARMERS SUFFER HEAVY LOSS   Jaly Rains Called “Disasirens” By Dr, Symens; Damage Estimatwd At $3,606,000

STALIN MEET HOPKINS AGAIN   Third Meeting Between Pair Said To Be Most Cordial

HOPKINS AND STALIN CONFER THIRD TIME   Importance Of Conversations Be ing Emphasized; Heavy Exchange Of Messages

RED ARMY FIGHTS INTO STRONGHOLD EAST OF BERLIN    Captures Part of Kuestrin, 38. Miles From German Cap  ital, in Violent Street  , Rattles.   SOVIET SPEARHEADS IN STETTIN SUBURBS   Five or Six Russian Armies Closing In on Encircled Danzig—City’s Outer Defenses Pierced.

SOVIETS SET FOR RUSHTO NAZI CAPITAL   FORTRESS ON ODER RIVER FALLS IN PRELUDE

Germans Report Reds Crash Into Heart of Kuestrin as Prelude to Battle of Berlin

PRICE ISSUE STALLS FACT FINDING BODY   Oil Strike Board Calls Halt Pending White  House Decision

WAGE-PRICE ISSUE CHECKED TO TRUMAN   Whether One Shall Go Up When Other Rises May Affect Future of Fact-Findinc.

Truman to Settle Fact-Finding Fate   Controversy Over Prices Goes To White House

Parents Urge Bus  Be Left in Lake   Divers Assemble Special Equipment at Scene

TIRE RATIONS TO BE BOOSTED   Half Million More Casings Te Be Available In June

SDEAD, OHURT AS BLAST, FIRE LEVEL BUILDING   Butane Gas Truck Explosion Touches Off Tragedy At City On West Coast

Three Killed, One Missing In Explosion   Gas Blast Destroys Warehouse-Apartment Building

West Coast Blast Heard Miles Away   Victims Are Caught In Apartment House Blaze In Santa Barbara.

Gas Truck Explosion Kills Three   Destroys Warehouse _In Santa’ Barbara

THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT SANTA BARBARA   Butane Gas Truck Explodes in Warehouse-Apartment Building

STEADY STREAM OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF MINE ENTRANCE SINCE EXPLOSION

3 DEAD AS BLAST ROCKS BUILDING IN CALIFORNIA  SEEK IDENTITY OF TWO VICTIMS DEAD

30-39 Miners Are Trapped   Underground Ex plosion Closes Exit; Rescue Crews  Are At Work.

Santa Barbara Blast Destroys Big Warehouse   Butane Truck Cause Of Mishap, Claim; Woman Is Missing

Blast Traps. Coal Miners   Between 30 and 35 Mex Caught in Kentucky « Pit When Explosion  Closes Only Exit

30 to 35 Miners Believed Trapped   Men Thought a Mile to Two Miles Back in a Coal Mine as Result of Explosion Which Apparently Closes Their Exit.

3 Killed In Butane Explosion   Five Others Injured; All Santa Barbara Shaken By Blast

Explosion Traps 30 Coal. Miners .   : Black Smoke Pouring te Kentucky Shait:

‘Three Persons Killed In Santa Barbara Blaze  Explosion of Butane Gas Truck Sprends Fire to      Explosion of Butane Gas   Truck Spreads Fire to   Nearby Apartment Buikdine   Tenants Trapped On Second Floo1   'wo Women Pevish and Sis Persons Injured When Fire Sweeps Pittsburgh / Tenement Rew

Death Toll Placed  At Three With One Missing and Five  Others Injured

Between 30 and.35 Miners Are Trapped   Underground Explosion  Clases Exit from Bean fant thine

se AEE AE  Building Is Wrecked By  Butane Gas  Five Are Injured  In Santa Barbara

Truck Fires Gas In Basement Of Apartment   Ten Year Old Girl Among Victims; 5 More to Hospital

‘Apartment Is Swept By Flames   Three Dead. Five Hurt When Butane Gas Truck Blows Up.

THREE  KILLED BY EXPLOSION   Gas Truck Explodes; Destroys a WarehouseApartment Buiiding.

Thirty Are Held Deep In Mine   Falling Slate Prevents First Attempt To Clear Path To Men Trapped In Pineville Pit

Exit Closed In Explosion Deen in Pit   Men a Mile to 2 Miles Back; Rescue Squads Move into Tunnel.

Butane Gas Truck Blast Kills Three   Four Missing When Explosion Wrecks Santa Barbara Building

TRAPPED IN MINE   Explosion Occurs Early ‘This Morning Near Pineville, Ky.

30-35 Miners  Trapped by Explosion   Underground Blast In Deep Kentucky Mine Traps Workers

Blast Destroys Building at Santa Barbara; Man, Wife And Child, 10, Among Dead

Coal Mine Explosion Traps 30   Rescue Efforts Begin After Blast Closes Only Exit

One Missing, Five Hurt As Gas Truck Explodes In Warehouse Apartment

More Than 30 Men’ Trapped In Coal Mine   Underground Blast Closes Exit; Slate Fall Bars Rescuers

RESCUE SQUADS ENTER 2-MILE DEEP WORKING   Clouds of Smoke Give First Indication of Explosion

‘MINERS TRAPPEL BY EXPLOSION   Blast Closes Exit in Kentucky Mine

35 Men Trapped In Mine Blast   Explosion Closes Avenue of Escape

Three Are Killed In Gas Explosior   Butane Truck Is. Cause . of Santa Barbara-Blast; — «Building. Wrecked

 T hree Killed Ih Explosion Butane Gas Truck;5 Hurt   Warehouse “Aafia Shattered By Blast...

Blast Kills Five, Injures Five in Santa Barbara   Heating Gas From ‘Leaking Pipe : Exploded By. Truck

Miners Trapped By an Explosion   Cause Of Explosion Was Not Immediately Determined; Rescue  Crews Unable To Reach Trapped Men

Three Killed in. Gas Truck Blast   Senta Barbara, Calif.. Shaken by Explosion: Several Injured

Mine Exit is Closed by  An Explosion   Thirty to 35 Miners are  Believed Trapped

Three Are Killed As Blast Rocks California City   Explosion Of Butane Gas Truck Destroys Apartment Building In San Diego

Three Killed By Explosion Of Gas Truck   Fourth Person Missing And Five Others Hurt When Blast Damages Apartment Building

Three Killed, One Missing In Explosion   Butane Gas Truck Blows Up, Destroys Warehouse-Apartment

3 Bodies Recovered; 9 Missing   Firemen Curb Blaze; Policemen Patrol Adjacent Blocks

Blast Rocks Sanfa Barbara   Three Killed, Five Hurt. One Missina

Gas Truck Blast Kills 3 Persons, Levels Building   Fourth Person Missing, Five Others Injured In Santa Barbara Accident

RESCUE SQUADS ARE RUSHED 10 KENTUCKY PIT   Three Are Killed As Gas Blast Levels Santa Barbara Apt.

Three Killed, Five Injured In California   Warehouse-Apartment Structure Wrecked By Blast

Truck Explodes; 3 Are Killed  One Missing, 5 Hurt In Blast In Building

Warning Given To British Farmers   Cooperate With Labor Or Lose Land

Japanese To Manila For Orders   There MacArthur _ Will Give Instructions For Carrying Out Surrender Term:

SOUTH LUZON AREA INVADED   Yanks Land on Batangas Bay Shore to Secure  Calumpan Peninsula

Yanks Extend Hold on Luzon   Comhat Units ‘LeapFrog Ola Retrarer  eo Ehacer

Yanks Altempl to. Secure Peninsula ~— WnSouth Luzon   At Same Time Bombers Blast Baguio, Summer. Capital of istands

YANKS IN NEW LUZON LANDING, BOMB BAGUIO   Move To Cut Off South . Luzon Peninsula As Planes Hit Jap Headquarters

J, W. HUFFMAN TO LEAVE FOR CAPITAL TONIGHT   Opposed Governor in Primary; Son-in-Law of Vic Donahey

Idle Worker Tofal Drops To 119,000   22,000 Recalled by Ford Motor Company in Detroit

School Lunches   Better Nutrition Would Result for 95 Percent of Children

“Are They Really Germans?” He Asks  Replacement Couldn’t Believe He Was in a Real Battle at Last—Lambs Adopt Platoon

STATE SUFFERS HEAVY FROST   Mercury Dips to 32 at Toledo; More Frost Tonight

JAPS RUNNING OUT OF PLANES   Using Old-Style Models That Are “Duck Soup” For Yank Fliers.

HITLER VOICES DISSATISFACTION OVER ITALY’S CONDUCT OF MILITARY EFFORT, FAILURE OF FRANCO TO ENTER WARFARE

Truman Plans Slow Disclosure Of Atomic Secrets   President Takes View Thal Step by Step Plan Is Best fur the  United States

'Big Three Repercussions  Truman wine Handling Atom Secret With Care

Disclosure Of Bomb Secrets To Be Gradua!   dT, S. to Make Suve of ‘Ne Misuse of Smail Ones Before Divulging Big Ones

Truman Is Backing Cautious View  On Atomic Secrets  Chief Says U. S. Should Be Sure There Is No Misuse of Power

Truman Off on Trip Aboard Yacht After Signing Many Bills   Will Prepare Radio Talk; Plans Slow Disclosure of Atom Secrets

Truman Wary of Hasty Atomic Disclosures, Reported Planning to Tell Small Secrets First

To Go Slow on Bomb Secrets   To, Be Sure of No Misuse of Secrets Befor: Giving More

‘GO SLOW PLAN SEEN ON BARING OF ATOM FACTS   Truman Pictured As Eager To Be Sure No Misuse Is Made Of Power

Truman Backs Slow Release  Of Atom Plans   To Form International Control Group—To Guard Against Misuse Of Small Secrets   Requirements Melt.

ATOM CONTROL UNIT PLANNED?   President’s View That U. Se Be Sure Secrets Will Not Be Misused.   BYRNES To SEE TRUMAN

Truman Cautious About Yielding Atomic Secrets  President Wants to be Sure Inspection Methods Workabl  Refere fivine on Know. bow

Caution Urged In Telling of Afomic Secrets   Slow Process Of Unfolding Contemplated

President Planning Slow ‘Step-By-Step Disclosure ‘Of Atomic Energy Secrets

PRESIDENT EYES ATOMIC CONTROL AS ‘DANGEROUS   TRUMAN REPORTED BACKING CAREFUL DISCLOSURE PLAN

PRESIDENT TO URGE CAUTION   Wants Step-To-Step Disclosure of Atom Secrets

Atom Data Given Out Piecemeal   Truman Backs Cautious Disclosure on Basis Of Step by Step.

Bomb Miike   --Requite Full Security Before Secrets are  Revealed To Nations

Point - By - Point Disclosure Of Atomic Energy Secrets: Planned By President

Truman Plans Slow Disclosure Of ‘A’ Secrets   Test Of International Inspection Program; Byrnes Returns From Big Three Meeting

PRESIDENT FAVORS CAUTIOUS ACTION GN ATOM SECRETS   ‘Mr. Truman Réported Backing Step-by-Steo Plan  in Pevecting Ooia

To Go Slow On Atom   ruman Reportedly avors Revealing  Secrets Orly After  Test of ‘Contre! Plan

INTENDS SLOW DISCLOSURE OF ATOM SECRETS   U. S$. to Make Sure of No Misuse of Atomic Force

GOP Lining Up To Fores End Of Draft   Leaders Also Applying Pressure To Speed Demobilization Of Army

GOP Agrees on End Draft Move   Discharge Speed-up Also to Be Demanded

Millionth G. I. Arrives on American Soil  14,441 Others Are on Queen Mary in New York Port

Millionth  Vet Arrives  Queen Mary Brings   Queen Mary Brings Thirtv-Fifth Outfit

‘Millionth Man Back From ETO   Soldier is Almon Conger, 35th Division Private

MILLIONTH MAN [3 HOME FROM WAR   Arrives In New York On ‘Queen Mary ‘ cert art

Lausche Says Education Lobby Is Asking Too Much Money For Schools

SCHOOL FINANCE BATTLE LOOMS   Governor Feels Education Lobby Sets Demands High

MANY PRISONERS MOVED    Relatives Are Told to Send Mail to Last Known Address

Senate To Keep Strings On Use Of U.S. Troop:   Security Council : Seeking Backing

Congress Wants Share In Power To Send Troons   Senate May Amend Truman’s Request For Authority

Ward Strikers Add To Country’s Idle   Demonstration’ Called ‘Crippling? by Union Head;  GM Workers Wait Management Reply to. Proposal      U. S. Is Found Lowest In Mustering-Out Pay

‘Demonstration’ Strike Staged In Ward Plants   Increases to 530,000 Workers Idle in U. §.; Ineffective. Wards Sa,

Asking Release      Now In Service      Gov, Tobin Moved’ To Take ‘Drastic: ‘Action. By Rising

 Cherokee County 37th [In State 7th War Loan ‘E Bond Quota Standing

TAYLOR IS OVER ‘ON E BOND SALES   GSiands 47th In Sve Wis) 110.97 Dar (Cle

Pocahontas Co. Leads 7th Loan   The Final Check-ur Shows County Ahead: Iowa Second

Seventy-Nine lowa Counties  Reach Quota   Pocahontas Heads List With 157.98% of Quota

Over Quota 13.44%   Iowa Second in Nation in Sales Topped Only by Montana Sales.

Louisa County Does Well ln Bond Sales   BUYS 107 PERCENT OF “E’? BONL QUOTA TO RANK 58

No Food Increase in Sight Farm Chief Wams Nation   ‘Difficult Shortages’ to Continue Remainder of Year, Anderson Says

Flood Warnings for Upper Red River Issued Thursday  Athens Woman's Death Raises Fatalities From iTexoas Storms to Four

Meat Point Graft Admitted in Fast   Black Mart, Drouth in Australia Cuts Supply

Drought Factor In Meat Scarcity   Hardigg Says Australian Dry Weather Hampered Efforts To Stock Meat.

38 ARE MADE. U. §. CITIZENS   Admitted to Citizenship After Examinations Before Evans

38 Are Granted U. S. Citizenship   Berrien. People Pass Examinations Friday

SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DOWN   Steps Taken in Lancaster And Other Cities To Combat Epidemic

One Killed, Ten Hurt When Big Plane Crashes   Eastern Air Liner Overshoots Field in New York

13 Rescued As Airliner Falls into Bay  Passenger Killed And Ten Injured; 14 Aboard Plane

{0 DEAD, 60 HURT, MANY MISSING IN 3-TANKER CRASH. FIRE IN N.Y. BAY

Tanker Collision Is Fatal to 17   Three Ships Set Afire In New York Harbor

10 Killed in Tanker Crash   50 to 60 Injured When Gasoline Carrier Exnlodes in N. Y. Bay

Curtiss-Wright to Center Its Operations at Columbus  Two Buffalo Plants to Be Closed; Evacutives ta Mave to Ohio Captial

COLUMBUS TO BE HUB FOR CURTISS-WRIGHT   Buffalo Plants To Be Moved To Ohio City

TEMPERATURES:   General Mac Arthur  To Lead Conquerors   Three-Mile Pageant Of Victory Will Mark Triumphal Entry Of American Commander Into Ninponecse Canital

Allied Pomp Marks Climax Of Jap Defeat   Miles of Marching Men Put on Review t Display Supremacy

Entry Set - a Bo Men      Battle-Equipped Seventh Cavalry Regiments to Lead Conquerors’ — Procession Down Streets of Bomb-Ridden City; Flag-Raising Slated

THREE-MILE LINE WILL BEGIN NEAR EMPEROR'S HOME  cioaeT nnaniiconoce   FIRST CONQUERORS TO STAGE VICTORY PARADE IN JAPAN

Show Of Might To Start At  Ruler’s Palace   7th, 8th Regiments To March—Guard Of Honor To Escort Mac Arthur To Embassy

Parade in Tokyo Tonight to Mark Real Occupation  First Conquerors Ever to Set Foot On ‘Sacred’ Soil

Seventh, Eighth Regiments of First Cavalry first Conquerors To March through Nippon’s Heart

TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF GENERAL MARTHUR WILL BE MARKED BY GIGANTIC DISPLAY OF FORCE

BATTLE- EQUIPPED SEVENTH AND EIGHTH REGIMENTS OF FIRST CAVALRY WILL MARCH   Honor Guard From Unit, Which Fought Under Custer On the Little Bighorn, to Escort Commander From Railroad Station   EVENT IS SCHEDULED AT FIVE THIS EVENING

Americans to March Througt Heart of Tokyo   Parade to-Begin Within Sight of Imperial Palace, It Is Announced

First Cavalry Plans March Through The City; Flag To Be Raised At Rites

MacArthur Heading 15,000 Cavalrymen Will Parade To U. S. Embassy

Ist Cavalry Band to Play For Entry   First Troops To Move in At 5 P. M. Today, Domei Says

Armed Might Of America Will Be Shown   Honor Guard Will Escort MacArthur To The Embassy

Three Mile Parade of U. S. Military Through Tokyo Set for 11 O'Clock Saturday   Battle Equipped 7th and 8th Regiments of Ist Cavalry to Accompany MacArthur in March te His New Headauarters.

Three-Mile Parade  Plan. of Americans   _ Japanese in China to Surrender. ’ Monday—Philippines Combatants  Tav Down Their Arms

Parade To Mark Triumphal Entry Of MacArthur   “Two Regiments From First Cavalry Division Chosen To March Through Japanese Capital

Victory Parade Will Form Within Sight < Emperor's Palace; Troops To Be Pully Armed; More Prisoners Rescued.

MacArthur Will Top Triumphal Capital Entry   March Will Be Within Sight Of Imperial Palace With First Cavalry Band Blaring Martial Music   Occupation Today Cumberland Time   Allied Supreme Cotiniunder Will Lead 35,000 Troops, Domei, Japan:  anese Aveney Savs

3-Mile March Is Staged: By Battle Equipped Members of 7th  MacArthur to Raise Pearl Harbor Flaq

Says U.S. Wants Role Of Mediator   Stettinius Asks Early Settlement of Tough Polish Problem

United States Policy Stated By Stettinius   Blunt Warning Is Given Argentina by Secretary in Speech

Mediator Role Picked For U.S By Stettinius  reta wig = tlin re S aie Dk    Secretary Outlines Foreign Policy In Report On Parley

Foreign Policy Quilined by Stettinius  Wit eenk TRF see fee oe   Blunt Warnings Are Aimed at Argentina

UNITED STATES AS MEDIATOR AMONG NATIONS   Stettinius Outlines Coun try’s Role In World Affairs   GERMAN MILITARISM MUST BE CRUSHED

5-Point Foreign Policy Plan Announced by Stettinius Outlines America’s Program

Big Navy, Atomic Bomb Not a Threat to Other Nations, Says President   Will Not Recognize Govern ments Imposed by Force  on Weak Peoples

WARNS WORLD OF CONQUEST WITH FORCE   Won't Recognize Imposition by Foreign Set

U. $. Foreign Policy ls Enunciated In 12 Point Navy Day Speech   Tells World U. S. Stands For Self-Government Without Foreign Interference For All Peoples Who Are Prepared For It.

OTHER NATIONS YEP ‘HANDS OFF"   ‘Say 8 Our 1 Possession of Atomic Bomb No Threat to Others

Atomic Bomb Is Sacred Trust, President Says   ‘Governments Forced On Nations Will Be Shunned by America’

President Issues Blunt Hands-Off Warning Regarding Liberated and: War-Weakened Nations in Navy. Dav Address in New Yark

WARNS U. S. WILL NOT RECOGNIZE GOVT. IMPOSED BY FORCE FROM OUTSIDE

U.S. Not To Recognize Any Governm’t Forced On Liberated Nations   Declares U.S. Will Hold Atomic Bomb In “Sacred Trust” And Remain Strong To Safeguard Peace Of World

President Gives 12-Point Foreign Policy Program   Assures World Atomie Bomb Will Be No Threat To Any Natio

Will Refuse Recognition to Government Imposed on AnyNation by Aggressive Power

DOIHARA IS SOUGHT UNDER U. §. ORDERS   Gen. M'‘Arthur Wants Him immediately Taken and Held as One of Dangerous Criminals   HITS JAPANESE PRESS

Order Issued To Arrest Jap Army Chief   MacArthur Sets Up New Press-Radio Censorship Code

GEN'L, DOIHARA ORDERED JAILED BY MACARTHUR   Demands Immediate Arrest Of Commander Of First Jap Army; Issues 10Point Code For Jap Press And Radio.

Gen. Doihaya’s Arrest Ordered  By MacArthur   ‘Lawrence of Manchuria’ Recently Accepted by Allies to Head Army

Guide Codes Given Radio, Press Group By M’Arthur   New Intrigue Tales  Are Heard In Japan

lo Arrest Commander of Jap Army   MacArthur Outlines 10-Point Program, Censorship Guide

Gen. Doihara’s Arrest Ordered By MacArthur   Nip’s Appointment To Army Post Had Gained O.K.; Reveal Attempts On Suzuki’< Life

10-Point Code For Japanese Press Issued   M’'Arthur Also Orders Immediate Arrest  Of Jap General

Censorship Is Tightened   Must Put Emphasis On Truth, Omit Propaganda, Any Disturbing Articles

MacArthur Gives Japs Press Code   Stresses Truth in News, Minus Propaganda; ; Jap General Ordered ‘Arrested

Seizure Of Jap Advance Agent In Asia Ordered   Newspaper Reveals Escape Of Suzuki Before Surrender

Gen. Doihara Is. Arrested — By Americans   MacArthur Moves Against Manchurian “Lawrence. ~~ ;

MACARTHUR ORDERS ARREST JAP ARMY LEADER AND ISSUES NEW CODE OF RULES FORPRESS-RADIO

YANKS TO SEIZE JAP ARMY HEAD   MacArthur Orders Arrest; Press, Radio Guide Set

For ‘Imprisonment  ‘Of Nip: First’ Army “Commander While ‘American : Marines Spread. Occupation

ARREST ASKED   Doihara’s Appointment to Command Army Had Allied Approval.   MACARTHUR’S REQUEST

MacArthur Orders Arrest Of Japan’s Army Commander   Cabinet Meets To Study Mounting Food Shortage

News Day And Night   MacArthur Orders Arrest Of Lt«»Gen. Doihara, Come mander Of Ist Army   Kknemy Cabinet Studies Problems   Marines Prepare To Expand Occupation; Round Up Of Criminals Continues

M’ARTHUR PRODS FORGES TO NAB FOE’S GENERAL   ‘Immediate Arrest’ of Doihara, Leader in Asiatic Conquest, Is Ordered

Commanded Japan's First General Army   MacArthur Issues 10-Point Code To Guide Operations Of Japanese Press And Radio

CHIEF OF JAP ARMY ORDERED HELD BY MAC   Supreme Commander Maps 10-Point Code for Nip Press, Radio

ORDER ARRES OF HIGH JAPAN ARMY GENERAL   Nip Press and Radio Gets 10 Point Code , From Gen. MacArthur

Allied-Approved Jap General Is Ordered Arrested   MacArthur Wants  Commander of First: General Army; Issue 10-Point News Code

Mae Issues 10-Point Code For Nip Paners   Jap Cabinet Meets to Discuss Home Problems as Control Grows

Top Jap General Is Under Arrest   » MacArthur Issues Code to Guide Japanese Press and Radio   FOOD SUPPLIES SHORT   Japanese Cabinet Meets tc Consider Post-War  Problems

10-Point Code Is Laid Down By Commander   Nip Cabinet Meets To Talk Over Problems

Arrest of Jap General Dothara Ordered: Code  For Press Announced

MacArthur Orders Immediate Arrest Of Genera! Doihare   Japan’s Cabinet Meets To Discuss Major Problems

Doihara To Be Jailed By Gen. M’ArthurOrder   Japan’s Advance Agent in Asiatic Conquest Recently Named Commander of Country’s First Army   Allies Had Given Choice Approval   Allied Supreme Conmander Lays Down 10-Point  Code to Guide Opera-   tions Censored Press _

Temperatures   American Code Specifies News Must Adhere Strictly to Truth, With Nothing Printed Or Broadcast to Disturb Public Tranauility

Press, Radio Get Code Of Operation   Cabinet Holds Long Meeting to Talk Bad Food Shortages

Chief Of Japs General Army  To Be Arrested   MacArthur Issues 10-Point Code To Guide Operations Of Censored Press.   JAP CABINET MEETS

Arrest of Doihara  Ordered   His Appointment To Command Japan’s General Army Was Agreeable to Allies

M Arthur Orders Arrest Of High Ranking Officer   10-Point Code Guides For Press, Radic Issued; News Truth Demanded

ORDER ARREST OF GENERAL ARMY HEAD   Nip Press Told To Adhere Strictly To Truth   AMPHIBIOUS FORCE   To Take Over Sasebo Base: Round-up Of War Criminals Continues

10-Point Code To Govern Nip Press Is Issued   Roundup of Wanted Continues Smoothly; Turk Envoy Sought

Immediate Arrest Of Jap Army Commander Asked; Nip Press, Radio Checked

M'ARTHURORDERS JAP ARMY CHIEF UNDER ARREST   NIP CABINET MEETS TO STUDY MOUNTING FOOD SHORTAGES

Once Called “Lawrence of Manchuria”   Appointment to Head Jap Army Recently Approved By Allies

Supreme Chief. Orders Arrest 0fGen.Doihara   Commander of Japan’s First General Army to Be Taken Into Custody; Jan Press Code Iecued

M:cARTHUR ISSUES CODE FOR JAPS   Censored Press And Radio Of Japan Get 10-Point Program

MacArthur Orders Immediate Arrest of Jap Commande:    Reason Unannounced by Supreme Commander; Roundup of News

DOIHARA, JAP ARMY LEADER ORDERED PUT UNDER ARREST   MacArthur Gives Word To Hold Nig Who Had Been In Good Graces

NEW PRESS CODE GIVEN TO JAPAN BASED ON TRUTH   Roundup *of War Criminals Continues and Occupation By Yanks Extended

M Arthur Order: Early Arrest Of Gen. Doihara  Censorship Code Issued; Japs Discuss Food Shortages

MacArthur Orders Arrest of Jap  General Recently Approved to Be First General Army's Commander

Issues An Arrest Order For Nippon General Doihara   Meanwhile Cabinet Meets to Discuss Mounting Food Shortages.   Premier Just Escapes  With Life on Aug. 15

Arrest Of New Japanese Army  Chief Ordered   MacArthur Wants General Doihara; New Press  And Radio Code Issued.

IMMEDIATE ARREST OF JAPANESE ARMY COMMANDER ORDEREE  MACARTHLR ALSO ISSUES TEN-POINT CODE FOR PRESS AND RADIO

‘MacArthur Gives Jap Press, Radio 10-Point Code For Operations   Allied Chief Orders Arrest Of Gen. Doihara, New Commander Of Nip First Army; Tale Of ‘bp, Suzuki's Escape With Life Bared

DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN TO PETAIN   Commutation 1 To Life ir Prison Seen

COURT SENTENCES PETAIN TO DEATH, BUT URGES MERCY   Former Vichy Chief Convicted of Collaboration —Fate Now in De  Gaulle’s Hands.

DEATH PENALTY FOR PETAIN AT TRIAL IN PAIRS   Presiding Judge Asks Sentence “Not Be Carried Out” as Long Trial Ends

Jury Finds Petain Guilty And Sentences Him To Death On Collaboration Charge   Life Of Aged Marshal Placed Squarely In Hands Of Gen, Charles DeGaulle

Petain Faces Death Penalty   Contiseation of All Property Ordered

Court Decrees  Petain Guilty   Aged Marshal’s Fate In DeGaulle’s Hands

JURY CONVICTS MARSHAL PETAIN   Expect DeGaulle to Commute Death Sentence

PETAIN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE   COURT RECOMMENDS SUPREME PENALTY NOT BE EXECUTED

PETAIN MAY GET OFF WITH LIFE   De Gaulle Expected To Commute Death Sentence Imposed On Aged French Marshal By Court.

Petain Receives Death Sentence  De Gaulle Expected To Spare His Life

PETAIN GUILTY, COURT DECIDES   Life or Death Decision Is Handed to DeGaulle

Petain’s Life in DeGaulle’s Hands  Aged Marshal Found Guilty by Jury

Petain’s Life Rests With DeGaulle As Court Sentences Him To Death

IN DE GAULLE’S HANDS   Jury Found Marshal Petain Guilty of Treason

VICTORIOUS CHINESE DRIVE FOR NEW BASE   Lingling, Ex-U.S. Airfield, Believed Next Goal

Midwest Flood Drowns 6, Makes 6000 Homeless  Ohio, Neighbor States See War Plants Close ;

x Known Dead : River Nears -Foot Stage   pres of Vital War Plant Close; Transportation  Menaced

Ohio Valley Flooded: War Plants Closed   Residents Mobilize as Waters, Fed by Incessant Rains, Near Disaster Stages—-Transportation Is Reported Paralyzed

Ohio River Nears -10-Foot Stage in Cincinnali Area  Valley Braces Against Most Disastrous War-

Kez 8 Sw oon Pies {at  wa aoa mk ae Rex: be  re oe gat g — 4 Tyo

Floods Rage To New Peak Along Ohio   Valley Braces For Disaster As Six Die In Three States

Oh 110 Valley. F looded; -_, lar Plants Closed      Residents Mobilize ¢ as. Waters, Fed by licessant Rains, . Near Disaster Stages—Transportation  Is Reported: Paralyzed

Ohio Is Near  70-Foot Stage  At Cincinnati   10,000 Now Homeless In That City Alone, Transportation Hit

WAR FACTORIES IN OHIO VALLEY CLOSED BY FLOOD   Scores of Plants Shut Down as Rivers Overflow— Thousands Flee Homes, Six Persons Dead.   SHELTERS AND FEEDING CENTERS ARE SET UP   Boats and Trucks Aid in Evacuation of the Stricken Areas—Cincinnati Is Hard Hit.

LAGUARDIA ASKS THAT STRIKE END   ~~  ELEVATOR WORKERS AND EMFPLOYERS AGREE TO LAY DISPUTE BEFORE BOARD,

U.S. Marines Split Enemy In 2 Pockets   ‘Nips Reported Jum ing Off Stiffs Inte the Sea As 10th Army Drives Southward to Shore

NIP RESISTANCE GROWING WEAKER IN ALL SECTORS   Naval Fire Supports Ground Action, With Fresh Troops Sent In-—Many of Foe Leap to Deaths.   GEN. GEIGER DIRECTS YANKS’ BLOODY TASK   Successor to Gen. Buckner Gives Enemy No Time to Regroup—Estimate 10,000 of Enemy Left.

Atwood-Rollinger Turkey Case Has Been Compromisec  Business Is Taken Over By The Tyson Produce Company

Atwood-Rollinger Turkey Case Has Been Compromised  Business Is Taken  - Over By The Tyson.

YANKS: OPEN FINAL Dale ON NAHA   Amphibious Forces on Mindanao Advance 37 Miles in Single Day.

LAME POOL. [a NEXT WEONESDA)   Sheep Breeders Urged to Ship Old Ewes to Market Now.

STRIKES iN STEEL PLANTS THREATENED   Auto Workers Seek Early Reply to Their Demands   Want Elariv Reply

Pay Hike of §2 Daily Demanded From Companies   Automotive Union Presses Firms for Immediate Answer

STEEL WORKERS WARN BIGGEST STRIKE COMING   Reconversion’s Worst Blow Looms as Possibility

Work Stoppage In Metal Industry Threatens Nation   Possible Reconversion Blow Calls For U. S. Wage-Price Policy

Strike Threat {s Grave Peril To Reconversion  C. I. O. Chief Seeks Strike Vote of

Work Stoppage By Steel Makers Looms As New Threat To Reconversion

WORK STOPPAGE LOOMS IN MANY U, S. INDUSTRIES      Steel Workers To Petition For Strike Vote Amoug Members

Big Walkout Is Threatenec In Industries   Government's Policy On Wages Awaited as Actions Are Delaved

Union Will Seek Vote on Walkout In Steel Industry   Work Stoppage Also Threatened By Aluminum and tron Ore Groups   640,000 AFFECTED ~ _IN 766 COMPANIES   Basis of Move Said to Be Producers’ Refusal to Increase Pay

BIG BLOW T0 RECONVERSION   Head of CIO Untan Says Workers WHI Petifion for Strike Votre — Asking Pay Boost of &2 Per Day.

THREATENED IN ORE INDUSTRIE!   Woud Be Knockout Blow  to Reconversion.

Betty Livingstone Milo Schendel Wec  Groom’ Rochester, - Mini: Naval Ensign

Betty Livingstone  Milo Schendel Wed Gr oan CURE _  yy eer a ely

Pulverize Old Wall To © Blast Path Into City; Battle Nearing Close

Big Guns Rip Japs’ Manila Walled Fort   Blasting Path Through Ancient Ramparts, Enciteled by Yanks

END OF MANILA BATTLE IN SIGH   Final Assault On Last Pocket Of Stubborn Jap Defenders

MacArthur Guns Breach Manila Wall; Americans Capture Fort McKinley

BOMBARD OLD MANILA WALL   Yanks Battle Last Pocket of Jap in Capital City

Kirst Army Pushes On Past Fallen Goch   Canadian Push Forms Center Of Drive Closing On Ruhr On 15-Mile Front

YANKS SMASt MANILA WALL T0 GET JAPS   Small Pockets of Jap Resistance Being Mopped Up

YANKEES BLAST PATH THROUGH WALL IN MANILA      Prepare For Final Assault Or One-Mile Square Pocket

BIG THREE CONFRONTED WITH STARK REALISM IN SETTLING PROBLEMS OF ‘THE SMALL STATES OF NEW EUROPE

. States Are Losing Right Of Self-Determination— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/   Europe Slipping Back Into Naughty Politics

The War Today   Wholesale Application Of ‘Charter’ In Europe Almost Impossible.

\ONE. MUST HAVE MUCH FAITH TO BELIEVE ATLANTIC CHARTER IS inn REATTY AIN POTITICAT FUROPE

WAR TODAY   Post-war Problems in Europe Face Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill: at-Canference; Wil Need “Realism”? 

LARGE FORCE OF SUPERFORTS HIT TOKYO SECTOR   Yanks Encounter Heaviest Opposition on Luzon Island

100 Superforts Biast Area Of  Japan’s Capital   Jap Opposition Stiffens In Philippines Campaign

‘Excellent Results’ Reported By Pilots Of 100 U.S. Plane:   Earthquake Shakes North Japan Yanks Meet Strong Oppositior In Manila, Bataan And Luzor

COMING ON 89 SHIPS    ‘Some 20,000 Veterans Are Due: ‘to Arrive Today

NAZI SUPERMEN WEAK AT TRIAL   Hess Has Cramps; Goering Needs a Pill

2050 MARINES DIE ~ IN FIGHT FOR IWC   Forrestal - Reports Thor‘ough Defense by the Japanese .

MARINE DEATHS ON IWO 2,051   Navy Chief Says Island Losses Not Out Of Proportion

2,000 MARINES KILLED ON IW   Forrestal Says Loss Not Out Of Proportion to Importance of Taking Island; Returns from Tour

2050 MARINES DIE IN FIGHT FOR IWO   Forrestal ) Reports Thorough Defense by the  Tanoanece 

Germans Barricade Berlin Streets For Long Siege   Goebbels Visits Eastern Front In Effort To Rally Bat tered Forees: Claims Nazis Will Eventually Win The War: Asks Last Ditch Fight

Reich ‘Voice’ Rallies Nazis   Goebbels Asks Army To Repel Russians

Donor of Museum in Hagerstown  Donor of Museum in Hagerstown  Mrs. William Singer, Jr.,  Arrives Here On Thursday

Donor of Museum in Hagerstown LT ied es eer. case  Mrs. William Singer, Jr., _ Arrives Here On T hursday

MUNICH IS RAIDED ~~ BY ALLIED PLANES      Attack on Shiine City Follows Heavy. Doylight ‘‘Blows

R. A. F. Bombers Hit Munich  U. S. Flyers Pound Transport Targets

2 RAF Fleets Batter Munict   American Heuvies Hammer Enemy Supply Lines

TwoFleets — Of Bombers ” Hit Munich   ‘City Blusted Twice ic Two Hours by: More. Than 1,000 RAF __ Aircraft

MUNICH IS RAIDED BY ALLIED PLANES   Attack 0 on Shrine City Fol. hws Heavy: Doylight © -Blows. =

MUNICH IS HIT IN TWO RAIDS   Night Raids on Nazi Shrine City Follow Big Daylight Blows by Yanks

Two Big Fleets Of RAF Bombers Attack Munich   Sky Train Fights Through Blizzard

Must Draft Nurses to Care  For Wounded   Army Surgeon General Reveals 270 Per Cent Battle Casualty Increase

spokane Burglar Was Too Modest   ‘Manpower Legislation Deferred To Consider ‘Army's Nurse Reeds

DraftNurses Now, Surgeon - General Says   Increase in Casualties Make Action Imperative, Gen. Kirk Insists °

Surgeon General  Of Army Calls  For Nurse Drait War Wounded  Require Care

Dratt of Nurses Said Imperative   Congress Told Casualty Hospitalization List Increased 270 Percent

It's Imperative Tha Nurses be Draffed Af Once, Says Kirk   Army’s Surgeon. . General: Appears Before Military Group

Battle Casualties Increase 270 Per Cent Since May, Surgeon General of Army Says

DRAFTING OF NURSES TERMED IMPERATIVE   Surgeon General Cites 270 Pct. Boost In Casualties

ARMY ADDS ONL 9,000 NURSES   OUT OF 27,000 GRADUATED VERY FEW ENLIST

ARMY SURGEON GENERAL ASKS NURSES DRAFT   Cites 270 Per Cent Boost in Battle Casualties as Reason for Need.

Army‘s Surgeon General Wants Nurses’ Draft   Increased Casualties Up Need for Medical Care; Says Army Hospitals Swamped

Drafting Of Nurses Necessary In View Of Losses Surgeon Gen’! Says

NURSE DRAFTING MAY BE FORCED, GENERAL STATES   Patients Suffer Because Of Few Nurses On Job

Battle Casualty Totals Rising Fast But Few Army Nurses Being Added   Kirk Asks Nurse Draft   Rep. Stewart Drafts Amendment Banning Unior Membership For Drafted Workers

‘Manpower Legislation Sidetiacked As House Studies Draft of Nurses

NORMAN KIRK FOR DRAFTING NURSES   Army Surgeon General Appeared Before House Military Committee Today.

Nurse Need Grows With Casualty Rate   Kirk Tells House Draft Is Needed

" Army’s Surgeon General Urges Nurse Drafting   Big Casualty Increase  Makes Move Imperative, Cawa eee Kirk

Imperative To Draft Nurses   Army’s Surgeon General Gives All-Out Support To Nurse Draft Bill.

Army Surgeon General Urges  ‘Nurses’ Draft   Fells House Group Battle Casualties Have Increased From 260.000 to 150.000

Need Of Nurses Gains Spotlight   Manpower Legislation Delayed In Committee

_  =NURSE DRAFT— Declares Nurses Must Be  Drafted For War Service

U. . Casualties Require Nurses For Proper Care  Surgeon General Call: rr... Rg TFT. Al.ewrar   Surgeon General Calls For Draft To Nurse Wounded Thousands

Hear Nurse Draft  Testimony  Army Gets Only 2,000 of 27,000 Nurses Graducted,

Surgeon General Cites 270 Per Cent Boost In Battle Casualties; Demands Nurse Draft

General Kirk Emphasizes Neee For Nurse Drait   270°) Increase In Battle Casualties Puts Heavy Burden On Few Nurses.

Nurse Draft Urged by Gen. Kirk   Cites 270 Per Cent. Increase In Battle Patients

Draft Of Nurses Urged By Surgeon-General; Says 18,000 Needed   Married And Private Duty Nurses Must! Carry Burden Here If Proposed Dra ft  Ts Made Law; Volunteers Need Great '

NURSE DRAFT IS IMPERATIVE   Army’s Surgeon General Says More Casuals Increases Need

Top Army Surgeor Tells of Need For Nurses’ Draft  Number of Patients In Hospitals Is Multiplying Fast

G. . WOUNDED ROLLS ARE UP 270 PER CENT   Army Surgeon General Says Hospitalization of 30,000 Patients Monthly Makes Nurse Draft Imnerative.

Army Surgeon General Urges Nurse Draft   270 PER CENT INCREASE IN BATTLE CASUALTIES REVEALED BY KIRK

GENERAL WANTS NURSES DRAFTED   MAJ. GENERAL KIRK TELLS OF NEED FOR 60,000 ARMY NURSES

MORE NURSES BADLY NEEDED BY ARMY DUE INCREASE PATIENTS  ADMV’C GIDCTENW frH   ARMY’S SURGEON GENERAL TELLS COMMITTEE DRAFTING NECESSARY

NURSE DRAFT IS ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL SAYS   Surgeon General Norman Kirk Gives All-Out Support to Proposal to Fill  immediate Needs  Bart ea hUckl(  =. -»p meeenat—as-— ss

IMPERATIVE. THAT AVUASES BE DRAFTED   Surgeon General Says Battle Casualty Patients Increased 270 Percent...

ARMY INSISTS NURSE DRAFT IS NECESSARY   Surgeon General Say: Hospital Help Lags Behind Casualties

U. S. Must Draft Nurses,  Surgeon General Declares   Only 2,000 Out Of 27,000 Graduated Last April Secured By Army; Increased Battle Casualties Make It Imperative To Have 18,000 More Now

All Munitions Show Increase   January Schedule Calls for 27 Per Cent Rise Over December.

War Supplies. _ Output F Rises   Every Category. Increase > Berent Navv Rockets

Munitions Programs: Show Gains   WPB Warns, However ‘That Future Goals Are Much Higher Than “At Dracant

Report rise  in productior  of munitions WPB declares gain substantial

REPORTS GAINS IN MUNITIONS   WPB Says All Critical Pro grams Were Improved In December

PASSENGER TRAIN PLOUGHS INTO CAR   Two Killed, Fifty Injured In Accident Near Appleton, Wis.

Roosevelt Slashes  Budget 17 Million   Reduced War Cost Anticipated In Message to Congress; Income Of Government Also to Decrease

$83 BILLION BUDGET SENT TO CONGRESS FOR NEXT YEAR   Slash Is Made in Estimate of Government Needs; Further Reductions Held Possible

F.R. Sets Budge at $83 Billion   Financial Blueprint Sent to Congress Shows Drop of $17,000,000,000 From Estimates

‘- LTRUMAN—  Agencies To Be Absorbed   Sweeping Government Reorganization Is Planned By Truman

Reorganization In Government Offices Planned   Regular Departments Absorb Independents, Plan of President

Truman Plans Big Government Reorganization   To Absorb Independent Agencies Into Regula Denartments.

TRUMAN WILL PARE NUMBER OF AGENCIES   Disclosure of President's Plan to Make Sweeping Government Reorganization Is Made by U.S. Senators.

Truman Plans Reorganization To Put Agencies Into Regular Departments

BROAD CHANGES . TO REORGANIZE MAIN AGENCIES   Revisions May Include Naming of Three New Cabinet Members

TRUMAN PLANS REORGANIZATION   Cabinet Changes Reported Included In Program

Truman Plans Reorganization   To Absorb Independent Agencies Into Regular Departments, Claim

TRUMAN MAPS REFORMS IN GOVERNMENT   Conference on War Crimes to Start May 3]

Pres. Truman Plans Reorganization To Put Agencies In Regular Bureaus

TRUMAN PLANS AGENCY CHANGES   SWEEPING GOVERNMENTAL REORGANIZATION LOOMS

Truman Plans Government Reorganization   . Independent Agencies Tc Be Incorporated Into Regular Departments.

TRUMAN PLANS MANY CHANGES   Independent Agencies Will : Be Put In Established  Departments

Plans Agency Streamlining   Truman Is Ready  To Merge Independent Units With Regular Gov’t Departments

Sweeping Federal Revision Planned   President Truman to Consolidate Overlapping Government Agencies Under Denartmental Sunervision

TRUMAN PLANS 10 MERGE AGENCIES   SENATORS DISCLOSE PRESIDENT'S PLANS FOR STREAMLINING

Truman Plans Sweeping Federal Reorganization   Independent Agencies to Be Put Into Re euler Departments

Truman Plans Absorption of U.S. Agencies   Sweeping Changes Being Contempiated by New President

State Democrats Launch Attack On Dewey Program   Quinn, Steingui, Minority Leaders Plan Joint Statement; To Offer Piecemeal Issues

Democrats Will Ge After Dewey, Hit At His Measures      More Bills to Help Veterans Will Be Seught by Minority; Other Points  Are on Schedule

Senate Will Aid Returning Vets   Small Business Committe “Galloping to Rescue” Diseluurged Veternns

Occupation Forces May Total 200,000 Within Six Months   Successful Penetration  Reported By MacArthur

Stakes Were Worth Resulf   Landing Against 1,000 to 1 Odds Was Long Chance; Fewer Occupation Troops Required

SUCCESS OFT 5 SATISFYING   MacArthur Thinks Forces May Be Cut to 200,009 In Six Months.   WAS BIG UNDERTAKING

TO CUT OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN T0 AT LEAST 200,000   Gen. MacArthur Announced Today Change Would Be Within 6 Months.   TROOPS TO RETURN HOME      Will Be Sent Back As Rapidly As Ships Are Made Available.

W’Arthur Says Draftee Army Can Be Freed   Troops to Be Sent Home As Rapidly as Ships Can Be Had

Reduction May Be Made In 6 Months:   Great Military Gamble Paid Off Handsomely, MacArthur Says”

6-Month Slash to Release Draftees for Discharge   Occupation Gamble Has Paid Allies Handsomely; Roundup Continues

U.S. Likely To Need Only 200,000 Men To Rule Nips By Spring   Invasion of Homeland Greatest Military Gamble in History; To Start Sending Troops Home

MacArthur Says Only 200,000 to Occupy Islands   Rest Coming Home As Fast as Ships Becomes Available

Yank Landing Represent: One of History's Chief Gambles—and It Clicks

GREAT GAMBLE OF LANDING SUCCESSFUL   Twenty-Seven Jap Leaders In Allied Hands   DEMOBiLIZATION   Of Draftee Army In Pacific Predicted: Tojo Is Recovering Nicely

MacArthur Says Huge Slash Possible In Occupational Force   General Gleeful Over Successful Penetration Of Japai-—History’ s Greatest Single Military Gamble

Drastic Prospective Cut In Occupation Forces Re vealed By MacArthur.

. Japan Occupation Hs a Big Success   iMate Hopes to Cut Forces to. 200,000 in BS 6 Months   “tROOPS MAY GO HOME   General Thinks Regular * Army Men Will Be Able e to Mect Needs. :

MacArthur Believes Oceu pation Of That Size  Is Sufficient    Surplus Troops  Will Return Home   Control Over Nippon Complete; Regular Army Will Do Police Work

To Send Troops Home As Fast As Ships Available   MacArthur Says History’s Greatest Military Gamble, ‘Landing In Armed Japan, Paying Off

OCCUPATION ARMY TO BE CUT IN HALF   History's Greatest Gamble,  Landings in Japan, Paid Off Handsomely,   Troops to Return as Soon as Boats Ready

Only 200,000 Necessary For Job—MacArthur   Will Permit Release Of Draftees In Pacifi Theater; 3 Divisions Coming Home

Occupation Forces Cut to 200,000 In Six Months   Peaceful Panetration Of Japan Is Paying Off, MacArthur Says Gambled and Won

Greatest Gamble in American Military History Pays Off, Says General MacArthur

OCCUPATION FORCE FOR JAPAN MAY BE CUT IN SIX MONTHS  GREATEST GAMBLE IN MILITARY HISTORY HAS . PAID OFF WELL;

Gen. MacArthur Credits Greatest Military Gamble   Troops Will Be Sent Home As Fast As Shins are Available

Troops To Be Returned As Soon As Can   Yank Landing Paid Off Handsomely Although Odds Against Us.   STAKES WORTH tr

M Arthur Sees Occupation Arm Cut To 200 00)  Predicts This Can 8:

MacArthur Says Regular Army May Maintain Needed 200,000 Troops In Japan

Draftee Troops to Be Sent Home; Yank Landing Called Greatest Gamble in History

OCCUPATION FORCES MAY BE CUT DOWN   General MacArthur Says Successful Penetration Of Japan Will Relieve Troops  SAH AANR FCC FTIAAA TOM AIP m

Allied Garrison Of 200,000 Wil Occupy Japan   Three Divisions Prepare To Come Home; 27 War Criminals Jailed

Military Gamble Pays Off   American Occupation  Of Japan Goes So Well That Force May Be Cut To 200,000 in 6 Months

ONLY 200,000 MAY REMAIN IN 6 MONTHS   800,000 Yanks Originally Counted On, Then Figure Was Slashed 50 Per Cent — Now MacArthur Sets New Estimate,

US MADE GREAT GAMB AND WON-MAC ARTHUR      Lhe Complete Demobilizati on of Citizen (Draftee) Forces in Pacific is Foreseen —

Japan Occupation Is a Big Success   j MacArthur Hopes to Cul Forces to, 200,000 in ‘ 6 Months   -tROOPS MAY GO HOME   General Thinks Regular ~ Army Men Will Be Able - to Meet Needs

Many Troops  will Be  Sent Home   American General Says Greatest U. $. Gamble Has Paid Off Handsomely; Only 200,000 Men to Be Used to Police Nippon

MacArthur Sees. Early Reduction’ In Number of Men ‘Needed To Occupy Defeated. Nation; Many Divisions  - Soon To Start Trek Homeward

M’Arthur To Eut Troops In Japan To 200,00   Successful ‘Gamble’ To Parmit Americans To Reduce Forces

Six Months MaySeeCut To 200,000  Americans   Military Landing Pays Off Good  ividends

‘GREAT GAMBLE’ IS REVEALED BY GEN. M'ARTHUR   Jap Premier Resigns, More War Criminals Nabbed and Another Slashes Throat

Troops Will be Returned Home as Rapidly as Ships Are Made Available

200,000 MEN WILL WATCH OVER JAPAN   Troops Will Be Returned As Ships Permit, MacArthur Says

100,000 Men to Be Enough for Job, He Says   Others Are to Be Sent Home Rapidly, General Reports

M’Arthur Sees Needed Force Cut To 200,600   Suceessful Penetration Of Conquered Land Makes Possible Early Retura Of Troons to Humes   Regular Army To  Hemel Japanese   American Landing Tn Arn ed Nipland Termed By General Greatest MMilitary Gamble

Big Gamble Is Won In Japan   General MacArthur Says Force Will Be Cut fo 200000 Traanc,

Military Gamble ‘Pays Off Well: ~ Nips Are Quie   Troops To Be Sent Home As Fast As Ships Will Become Available

Temperatures   ‘History’s Greatest Military Gamble Pays Off Handsomely, Says MacArthur; Troops Will Be Returned Home as Fast as Ships Available

Troops Are To Be Returned Home Rapidly   Regular Army To Be Used; Free Draftees

MacArthur Says Only 200,000 May Be Used in Japan   Troops Will Be Sent Home as Fast As Shipping Allows

MacArthur Says U. S. Landing Great Gamble   Troops To Return Home As Fast As Ships Available

Original Occupation Force Set at 800,000 Troops; Jap Attitude Is Major Factor in Plan Change

MacArthur Estimates Only 200,000 Occupation Troops Will Be Needed In 6 Months   Complete Demobilization of Draftee Forces In Pacific Area Held Likely; Jap Wor Crime Suspects Rounded Up

MacArthur Sees. 200,000 Enough For Occupation   Use Of Regulars Will Allow     - Of Draftees. ln Pacific:

U.S. Forces On Japan May Be Pared To 200, 000   MacArthur Says Big Gamble Paid Off; To Reiurn Surplus Men

Marriage Far Off; Met Two Years Ago; His Sin. cerily Won Fer  * Weart

TE) “EB ENGAGED     SHIR      Wears Diamond ‘of Sgt. John George Agar. USAAF

SHIRLEY TES ‘.B ENGAGED    Wears Diamond of Sgt. John George Agar, USAAF

Anything But War!   Little Human Interest Items In News Grist Ot The Weekend

NEW YORK DEFIES FEDERAL CURFEW   Washington Fears Action Will Spread Thruout Nation

LAGUARDIA IS POPULAR CHAP WITH NIGHT SPOT OPERATORS   NEW YORK MAYOR IGNORED LOCAL LAW AS WELL AS ORDERS OF WAR MOBILIZER

Lausche Says Curfew Time in Ohio Unchanged   LaGuardia Defies U.S., Sets New York Curfew at la.m.:

President Truman Leaves Conference Responsibility With Country’s Delegation

‘President Truman Leaves U. S. Responsibility at Frisco Meet.to Delegates

Truman Leaves. Fate “Of Parley. “Po Delegation   Will: Uulize Time Learning All Intricate’ Details. Of Europe's: Mixed ‘Affairs

DELEGATES T LEAD PARLEYS   Truman Will Not Attend San Francisco Meeting

TRUMAN LEAVES PARLEY ACTS TC U.S. DELEGATION   Won’t Attend San Francisco Talks; Gets Background Of ‘Big 3’ Meetings

Decisions Up To U.S. Delegates   Truman Not To Be At Frisco Meet; Stettinius and Aides To Be Responsible.

Delegation to Get ~ Responsibility in Frisco Conference   President Truman to Let U. S. Delegates Made  on-Spot Decisions

Leaves American Responsibility for San Francisco Conference With Nation’s. Delegation, It Becomes Known Today — Prepares to Take Roosevelt’s Place in Big Three.   STETTINIUS HEADS GROUP

Truman Drops Plan fo Attend 5 F. Conference   President Finds He Must Remain in U. S. Capital

Won't Go To Parley   ‘Truman to leave Job To U: S. De Delegates At Sén Francisco

Peace Group Holds  Truman Confidence   Eight Delegates Must Decide on The Spot, New President Declares; Studies International Rackeround

President Truman Not to Attend Security Meeting  U. $. Responsibility Is Placed With ~ Regular Delegates

TRUMAN DECIDES NOT TO ATTEND SECURITY PARLEY   BEGINS EDUCATIONAL PROCESS; CONFERS WITH JAMES BYRNES

Truman To Join  Big Three Meets   Leaves Responsibility For Conference With U. S. Delegates

TRUMAN WON'T ATTEND MEET   Leaves U. S. Responsibility For Conference With Delegates.   LEADS NATION IN RITES

Truman Will Not Attend Frisco Meet   U. S. Attitude At Parley Left Up to Delegation

Security Responsibility Placed in U.S. Delegation By President Truman

Truman Not To Attend Parley  Leaves Responsibility To U. S. Deleaation

TRUMAN MUST PREPARE FOR Bie 3 MEETING   Won't Attend World Security Conference in San Francisco

TRUMAN WON'T ATTEND PARLEY   Leaves Responsibility Up To Delegates; Hurls Self Into Duties

TRUMAN NOT TO ATTEND PEACE MEET   Will Leave American Interests at San Francisco Parley to Delegates, as He Studies Background of U.S. Affairs.

TRUMAN TO LEAVE MEET TO DELEGATES   President Will Not Attend San Francisco Conference but  Will Approve Moves

Truman Won't Attend Parley   Stettinius Will Head ‘Frisco Deleaates

Truman Places Responsibility in U.S. Delegates   Delegation Will Make On-the-Spot Decision: On Differences at San Francisco Parley

Pres. Truman Not To Attend  Frisco Parley   Leaves Responsibility In Hands Of Stettinius And Other Delecates.

Truman Not To Attend United Nations Parley   To Leave to Country’s Del: egates On-the-Spot Decisions on Differences Over Formulas

Truman Puts Responsibility On Delegates  “Frisco. Confertnee   Frisco. Conference ‘In Hands of Stcttinins. Others

GERMAN PRISONERS CONTINUING STRIKE   2,200 Nazis at Camp Perry on Bread and Water

Secure Approach To Cebu Harbor   Cauit, Mactan Islands Seized By Americans

APPROACHES TO CEBU HARBOR SECURED BY U.S.   City of Opon Where Magellan Died Seized by Troops

Americal Division Invades 29-30th Philippine Islands   Cebu Harbor Secured, Another Air Base Seized For U.S.

YANKEES EXTEND — CONTROL OF CEBU   Secure Harbor Approaches With Two More Landings

Two Islands Are Occupied  By Americans   Cauit, Mactan Approach To Cebu’s Harbor Are Seized

GRAB 2 MORE  PHILIPPINES   Yanks Secure Approaches to Cebu Harbor

Yanks Seize Two Islands Near Cebu   Invasions Secure Cebu’s Big Harbor In Philippines

YANKS TAKE TWO SMALL ISLANDS   SECURE APPROACHES TO CEBU'S BIG HARAOR

TRIO: NABBED IN TULSA BURGLARY   Big. Department Store Reports . Loss of $20,000 iin * ’” “Cash and Jewelry

[Kentucky Roosters’ Prewar Timetables Dixie Dice Casters Enter Congressional Clock Change Scene

“ wage TO PRISONERS    ‘Hundreds of Letters Letters Reaching U.S. ‘en Held by Japs :

Many Freed Men Get Messages   Some Former Prisoners Sending Words of Joy Back Home

MAIL TO PRISONERS   Hundreds of Letters Reaching U.S. Men Held by Japs

MASSIVE RUSSIAN DRIVE PLUNGED TO HANGELSBERG TODAY  GERMAN CENTRAL RESER VES THROWN INTO BATTL! . AT GATES OF BERLIN

YANK ADVANCES BLOCKING NAZIS OUT OF HIDEOUT   British Drive To Elbe and Within Mile of Hamburg; Air Attacks Continue

Bag Six Warships, 391 ~ Planes Near Japan   American Losses Light

TEMPERATURES:   3 U. S. Destroyers Lost In Fight 50  iles From Japan

BIG BATTLESHIP AND 3 CRUISERS SENT T0 BOTTOM   Three U. S. Destroyers, Seven Planes Lost by U. S. and 319 Nip Planes Downed

Included the Largest Re maining Battleship—the 45,000-ton Yamato; 391  Planes Destroyed. ~     3 U. S. DESTROYERS   3 U. S. DESTROYERS REPORTED SUNK   ‘Several Other and Smaller  Crafts Damaged and Seven : Planes Also Were   Last:

Yanks Sink Five Other Ships, Bag 391 Planes; 3 U.S. Destroyers Lost   Flight Possible.   ON OKINAWA

Nips’ Biggest Battleship Among Vessels Destroyed 50 Miles From Japan   3 DESTROYERS   Lost By American Forces In Two-Day Battle; Other Ships Damaged

Two-day Battle Rages Between Planes  ‘And Ships DOWN 391 NIPS Fight Near Japan  Costs Enemy Six  Warahine 

RELUCTANT NIP FLEET LOSES SIX WARSHIPS   Long Awaited Battle Joined As Huge Yamato ts Sunk

6 Enemy Ships Sunk, 391 Plane (Of Foe Downed  8 Torpedoes, 8 Bombs Crush 45,000-Tonner; “3U. S. Ships Lost

3 U.S. Destroyers Lost In Action   Carrier Forces Encounter Jap Fleet 50 Miles Off Homeland After Attack by Japanese Planes on Ships Off Okinawa — Largest Battleship Is Sent Down

Five Other Nip: Warships Sunk By U.S. Forces   Foe Loses 391 Planes in ‘Get-Away’ Try; WeLose 3 Destroyers

2 Cruisers and 3 Destroyers Sent Down; 391 Planes Bagged   Carriers Strike Off Japan After Planes Sink 3 U.S. Destrovers

Japs Are Beaten In a Sea Battle   Their Largest Remaining Battleship, 45,000-Ton  Yamato, Sunk   LOST 3 OTHER SHIPS   Three U. S. Destroyers Lost; Battle on Okinawa Continues

Americans Shoot Down 391 Jap Planes; U.S. Losses Put At 3 Destroyers, 7 Aircraft

Battleship Yamato Sent Down   Nips Also Lose 2 Cruisers, 3 Destroyers And 391 Planes in Two-Day Battle; U Losses Are 3 Destroyers, 7 Planes

Yamato Goes Down Before Terrific Fire   Action Reduces  Nippon’s Strength 25 Per Cent

Clash Only 50 Miles © From Japan   Largest Remaining Nip Battleship Sunk ir 2-Day Fight Between Units of the two Fleets

Six Enemy Warships Destroyed   Japs Also Lose 391 Planes in Battle Off Okinawe

Largest Remaining Battleship, 45,000-Ton Yamato, 5 Other Vessels and 391 Planes Downed

PAGIFE  3 91. Enemy. Planes Are  Shot Down   Uv: S: ‘Loses. ‘Three. De-stroyers. ‘In Two-Day Battle Near Japan 

391 Planes Are Downed By U. $. Forces   Americans Lose Three Destroyers, Others Damaged

Sea-Air Blow Knocks Out Nips’ Largest Remaining Battleship, 391 Aircraft

ranks Sink Huge Jap Battleship, Down 391 Planes   Nips Lose 5 Other Warships; Three U.S. Men O’ War Sunk

45,000 TON- YAMATO AMONG JAP sas DESTROYED IN BATTLE; THREE U.S. DESTROYERS LOST

NIPPONESE BAG 3 DESTROYERS, BATTER OTHERS   Aircraft And Surface Units Wage Two-Day Battle 50 Miles Off Japan

ENEMY FLEET COMES OUT OF HIDING AND LOSES ANOTHER FIGHT   NEAR 400 PLANES DESTROYED; U. S. LOSSES 3 DESTROYERS. 7 PLANES

SIX JAP otllP ADF TESTRIVEL   Yamato, Largest Remaining Battleship, Is Sunk In Battle.   TOKIO AND NAGOYA HIT

Foe’sLargestBattleshipls Lost; Air-SeaClash Costs Nips 116 Planes; U.S. Losses Light

391 Enemy Planes Down ed; 3 U. S. Destroyers Sunk, Others Damaged.

Six Nipponese Warships Sunk In 2-Day Fight   391 Planes Destroyed By Americans; Nimitz Reveals U. S. Loss  Of Three Destroyers

3 AMERICAN DESTROYERS SUNK IN TWO-DAY BATTLE 50 MILES ‘OFF THE COAST OF NIPPON 

Nippon’s Largest Battleship Is Included   Two-Day Fight Only 50 Miles From Japan Als Costs Foe 391 Planes; U. S. Losses Total Three De  etrovere Seven Planes.

DR. DE KRUIF RAPS BERRIEN   Famous Health Authority Threatens To ‘Blacklist? County

VIENNA WITHIN REACH OF REDS’ LIGHT ARTILLERY   Tanks, Infantry Within Si Miles of City Proper; Other Soviet Thrusts   RIJSSIAN FRONT

Soviets Only 6 Miles From  Vienna Proper   Closely Pressing Bratislava. — 24 Miles East Of Austrian  Capital.   CUT MAIN RAILROAD

Danube City Under Guns Of Soviets   Two Armies Surging at Doors Of Great Metropolis

Red Guns Are Pouring Shells Inside Vienna   Within Six Miles of City Proper; Wiener Neustadt Falls to Third Ukrainian Troop:

Russian Forces Smash Within Six Miles of Vienna   Reds Capture Wiener Neustadt, Cut Vital Rails

Great Aircraft Center Falls To Soviets   Trans-Alpine Road Cut As Is Rail Line To Venice

SOVIETS CAPTURE 75,150 NAZI PRISONERS IN THREE DAYS IN SMASH INTO CAPITAL OUTSKIRTS

CAPITAL CITY 1S IN RANGE OF ARTILLERY   Weiner Neustadt, One Of Biggest Aircraft Production Centers In Europe, Falls to Ukrainians  PRESS ON BRATISLAVA

Smash Within Six Miles Of Capital Proper   Two. Massive Russian Armies Already Have 7 Deprived Germans Of Bastion Weiner Neustadt

Cn ene ee eEENE Russians  Turn Guns On Vienna   Reds Smash-To Within _ Six Miles: ‘Of City Prop © ae

Russians Push Tank Units Into Vienna   Wiener Neustadt Falls To Soviet Army; Bratislava Attacked

Within Six Miles Of City Proper   The Bastion Of Wiener Neustadt Falls to Soviets

BIG AIRCRAF CITY TAKEN IN ADVANCE   Heart Of Austrian Capital In Artillery Range   Hurled Around Bratislava; Soviets Are 137 Miles From Berchtesgaden

Reds Surge To Edge Of Vienna   Soviet Leader May Decide to Cut City Off Before Driving in; Brataslava Hemmed in

Russian Tanks, Infantry Reach Greater Vienne   City Proper Within Artillery Range; Fall Imminent

SOVIETS WITHIN EASY REACH OF AUSTRIAN PRIZE   @) Poors Only 6 Miles From Heart of City — Other Gains Posted

Vienna Now Within Shell Range of Reds   Tank and Infantry Units Surge Through Suburbs of Capital

Powerful Soviet Forces Pour Through Greater-Vienne   City Proper Now Within Easy Artillery Reach of Russian Big Guns

BYRNES GETS QUICK SENATE CONFIRMATION   Nominated by Truman as Successor to Stettinius

Republicans Hit Power lo McNutt  Senate Opens Debate On Manpower Contral

Senate Republican: Hit Manpower Bill  Claim McNutt Has Broad Power Grant

Trouble Seen  In Indonesia   ‘Peoples Peace Army Prepared To Battle

CLOSE TO TALK AS SCHEDULED   Benton Harbor C. of C Disregards Picket Threat

Peter Yields To Pressure   Accepts Yugoslav Regency Council and Coalition Government

King Peter Bows to the Inevitable   Surrenders Powers To Regency Headed By Tito

DEMAND SURVEY OF AID PROGRAM   Senators Want Outline 0: Post-War Pians

SCORES KILLED  BY TORNADOES    MORE THAN 100 PERSONS KE PORTED DEAD IN OKLA: “HOMA AS RESULT OF STORMS

TORNADO DEATH TOLL PAST 100   Small Town In Oklahoma Is Hit Hardest

House Passes Without Opposition Resolution To Change Time In Nation

‘Would Abolish Daylight Saving   The House Today Passed Without Opposition, the Resolution.

War Time Ends September 30   Ends at 2 A. M.; House Committee Decided and Voted On Date.

GOES TO THE SENATE   House Votes to Turn Clocks Back at 2 a. m., Sept. 30

Executive Order Made By Truman   Amendment Provides Fo Wage Increases In Special Classes

Smash German Railways For Second Day   8th Air Force Follows Ep Record. Assaults... ‘On Transport

Eighth Air Force Hits Nazi Targets   Transport System Bombarded Again

Nazi Transport Lines Bombed Second Day   Nearly 2,000 Planes Strike Germany In Area From Leipzig Past Neurnberg

NAZI TRANSPORT SYSTEM RAIDED BY BIG PLANES   2000 Planes Of Eighth Air Force Strike Deep Into Germany

GERMANY HARD HIT BY BOMBERS AGAIN   Second Day Of Major Air War Against Germany By 2,000 Planes

NEARLY 2000 PLANES HIT NAZIS AGAIN:   ‘Concentrate a -On Southeastern Part of Germany.

5. E. Germany Pounded by 2,000 Planes   Eighth Air Force Bombers Strike at Rail Yard Targets

TAX SLASH BILL NOW IN SENATE   Finance Committee Opens Hearings On $5,350,000,000 Tax Cutting Measure.

In Congress Today  Senate Takes Up Tax Cuts; Gov't Spending To Be Questioned

Tax Cutting Bill Begins  Second Stage   Senate Finance Group Opens Hearings—Seeretary Vinson Will Present Testimony

SENATE GROUP EYES TAX CUT   Committee Opens Hearings or Mew Bill; Pearl Harbor in Limetight Again.

SENATE HANDS   Finance Committee Opens Hearings On Reduction Measure

Vinson Opposes House Action In Providing Two Year Cut In Taxes   Lawmakers Busy On Pearl Harbor Probe, Minimum Wages, Military Demobilization

Industry Promised Big Tax Refunds   No Relief In Sight Yet For Individuals

Captives Marched Toward Hitler’s Redoubt for Possible Use As Hostages

STEEL UNION POLLS HEAVY VOTE FOR STRIKE   _ Authority Given -To:Enforce Demand : For.$2 Day -Pay Hike’

GI'S PROTEST THEIR WOOING IS ALL RIGHT   It Gets Results They Write in Answer to Nurse's Aspersions

Jap Resistance Stiffens in Borneo Batile   Australians Record Gains in Yards as They Push Ahead

JAPS ON BORNEO SLOW ALLIED PUSH   AUSTRALIAN ADVANCES NORTH OF BALIBPAPAN MEASURED IN YARDS,

FIERCE RESISTANCE  BEING ENCOUNTERED   Australians Measuring Their Gains In Borneo By Yards: Airfield Put Into Use

? KILLED AS MPS BREAK UP RACKET   Gang of 9 Sets Up Wholesale Black: Market Operations Outside of Paris

Chinese Move — Into Ninth Year of War Sunday   Military, Diplomatic Future Brightest Since. Jap. Invasion: .

Western Senators Ask For Phillips   Both Demos and Republicans Ask His Appointment To Supreme Court

Tokyo Warns BombCarrying Balloons Ready for Attacks   1,000 - Plane = Superfort Raid on Nippon Planned by Americans

U.S. Promises Blows By 1.000 B-29s Soon   Yanks Reach Southeast Shores Of Okinawa; Tokic Says Stratosphere Balloonists Will Span Ocean Tc Romb American Mainland.

Yanks Cut O# Chinen Peninsula In 2-Mile Gain   Tokyo Says Over Forty U. §. Ships Promptly Move Into Anchorage

THOUSAND PLANE RAIDS ON JAPAN; BALLOON ATTACKS  - GROUND FORCES ON   OKINAWA MAKE TWO-MI

1000 Superfort Raids On Foe  Are Forecast   Jap Balloonists Threaten  U. S. Attacks; Yanks,  Chinese Gain on Land

Predict 1,000Plane Superfort Raids on Japanese   Yanks Gain on Okinawa; Japs Retreat in China

THOUSAND PLANE RAIDS ON JAPAN; BALLOON ATTACKS   GROUND FORCES ON OKINAWA MAKE TWO-MIL] GAIN THROUGH MUD

1,000-Superfort Blows In Prospect for Japanese, — Says U.S. Army Spokesman

Nip Balloonists Expected to Step Up Raids; Chinese Score Advances

GROUND TROOPS SLOG AHEAD 10 MAKE BAY SAFE   Japs on Run in China While Homeland Faces Bigger Superfort Attacks

U. S. to Be Attacked by Bomb-Carrying Stratosphere Balloons, Tokyo Says —~ Predict 1,000 Plane Superforts on Japan— Yanks Reach Southeast Shores of Okinawa

Texas Scientists Hounded as Draft Dodgers by Home Towns While They Were Working on New Atomic Bomb

Thousands Line Street To Hail Parade Opening War Loan   Navy Ace Headlines Speakers With Pledge Promising Invasion of Japan, Leaders Forecast Successful Drive

Civilian Rule For Germany By June, 1946   U. S. Officials Agreed On Plan To Be Followed In American Zone

Walkout  Starts In © 215 Plants   BATTLE IS ON FOR 30 PER CENT. WAGE INCREASE; UNION HEADS SAY EVERY G. M. OPERATION  : ‘WILL STOP -

AUTO WORKERS IN MANY CITIES ARE STARTING STRIKE   Negotiations Fail to Stor Waikout of About 300,000 General Motors Workers Over the Nation.   WORKERS ARE ASKING HEAVY PAY INCREASES  R. J. Thomas, President of ClO Auto Workers, Says All General Motors Plants Will Close Down.

No Paper Tomorrow,’ Thanksgiving Day   Strike Against GM Corporation Is Started In 115 Plants Today      Claim First Showdown Will Close All General Motors Onerations

115 Plants To Be Closed As 350,000 Obey Union Call   Buick Workers Quit Hour Before 11 A. M., Deadline As Leaders Call For Showdown In Fight For Wage Increase Of 30 Per Cent

8,000 Buick Factory Men Lead Walkout   Labor’s Momentous Fight for Increase  In Pay Under Way

News Day And Night      Fight For 30 Per Cent Pay Raise Expected To Close All GM Operations   Union Heads Ask PeacefulStrike   Buick Is First To Shutdown, But Others Follow Almost Simultaneously

300,000 Auto Workers In \Nation’s Cities Leave Jobs As Manufacturers Stand Firm

Buick Flint Plant Jumps Gun By Striking At 10 A. M.: Idlness Sweeps Cross Nation In General Walkout That Started An Hour Later.

STATE PLANTS BEGIN LAYOFF   6,000 Workers Lose Jobs In First Cutbacks In Pittsburgh Area

TRANSFER MADE FROM TREASURY BY NEW ORDER   Truman Makes Shift After Ex-Senator-Chairman Chooses Commerce Control

‘Man Arrested by FBI Elated ‘Then Deflated   HELD ON DRAFT CHARGE BUT RELEASED WHEN REJECTION STORY TOLD

‘Women of Nippon Advised to Wear (Modest Garb, Scream if Attacked

TWIN DRIVES BY RUSSIANS SWEEP AHEAL   APEARHEADS NOW REPORTED ONLY 15 MILE® FROM VIENNA OIL CENTER IS CAP s TURED

TWO RUSS DRIVES ENGULF OIL TOMA oF NACYKANIZSA   <treet Fighting I; Repcr-ed Ins‘de Wiener Neustadt.

Vienna Under State of Seige, Moscow Reports   Russians’ Twin Drives Carry Deep Into Austria

RUSSIAN ARMY SCORES GAINS IN TWIN DRIVES   Advances in Southwest Hungary, Pushes Deep Into Austria

Moscow- Backed Tito Given  Notice:  Allied Military Will Control Trieste, Surrounding Territory

TITO TOLD TRIESTE NOW UNDER ALLIES   Acting Sec. Grew Reaffirms UV. § Policy That Territorial Changes Awalt Consideration.

[BY END OF 1946 THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT OF JAPAN TO BOMB SAYS CHIEF AMERICAN AIR FORCE

Jap Bombing Will End About 1947   General Arnold Says Nip Homeland Will Be Devestated

Two From Area Killed; 3 Alton Boys Wounded   Cpl. Oliver and Carrollton Man Killed; Pvt. H. T. Hoefert Wounded

3 MoreFrom Alton District Hurt in Action   Sgt. R. Winter, Pfe. Car! Handler, Pfc. Curtis Rea

Human Skins Exhibited A War Trial  risiy Evidence   Grisly Evidence Of Atrocities Displayed in Court

Preserved Human Head On Display   Lamb Shades From Human Skin Presented At Neurnberg Trial

Grisly Items Exhibited At  Nazis’ Trial   Preserved Human Head Lampshade Made from Skin of Buchenwald  Victims, Prove Crimes

Present Proof of Nazi Atrocities   Human Head, Lamp Shades of Skin Shown

Lamp Shades Of Human Skin Also Displayed  Horrors Of Camps Related At Trial In Nuarnher

Human HeadOf Pole Killed. By N azi i Exhibited   Lamp Shades Made Fron Human Skin of Concentration Camp Victims Also: Displayed

BARBARIC TROPHIES a EVIDENCE OFFERED AGAINS 21 TOP GERMAN WAR CHIEFS   Jew-Baiter Julius Streicher, Alone of the Defendants, Remains Unmoved As Others Avert Eyes From Grisly Display at Trial   U. S., BRITISH PARACHUTISTS REPORTED HANGED

Preserved Head and Lamp Shades of Human Skin Introduced Against Nazis

Verisiy .o2ouvenirs Exnibpire  Nazis Shrink Human Heads Make Lamps Of Tanned Skin

Preserved Human Head  Shown At War Trials   Lamp Shades Made Of Prisoner’s Skins Are Introduced As Nazi Atrocity Evidence

Grisly Exhibits Stress Cruelties  Noxi War Criminals Cringe Under Charge

Human Skin Lamp Shades  As Evidence   Chosen by Nazis Because of Most Artistic Tattoos

Show Barbaric Trophies At Nazis Trial   Preserved Head, Lamy Shades Of Skin Are Displayed; Hanging Of Yanks Told

Grisly Exhibits At War Trials  Preserved Head AndLamp Shades Made Of Skin Are Presented At Nuernberg

Skall Viewed At Nazi Trial   Lamp Shades Made of Haman Skin Also Prenented as Evidence of Atrocities

SHOW EVIDENCE OF ATROCITIES   Preserved  Human Head, Lamp Shades of Human Skin Exhibited.   ‘CAMPS ‘TERROR PLACES’

Ground Forces Advance  in Sloshing Mud   Five Divisions Drive Toward Meeting, Cutting Up Japanese Remnants; Supplies Are Parachuted From Planes

Island Battle Is Moving Into Closing Phase   Swift Advances Made by Americans Despite Miserable Weather—Peninsula Conquest Completed

ADVANCES SCORED BY U. 8. TROOPS IN ALL SECTORS   Spearheads of Five American Divisions Drive Toward Junctions Through Rain and Mud.   PLANES PARACHUTE SUPPLIES TO MEN   All of Chinen Peninsula Occupied—Enemy Air Raids Damage Two Naval Ships.

:  Nimify Tem: Yank Advancing In All Sectors      last Jananese Defenses on Okinawa Rerorted Crumbling

Ignore Magazine Hints, Go To Alaska Where Ladies Are Appreciaied

‘LAVAL TESTIFIES IN PETAIN TRIAL CLAIMS CREDIT FORFLEETSCUTTLING

LAVAL SAYS HE BALKED AT GERMAN PACT   States He Refused To Sign On Day Of Africa Invasion

Laval Ulaims Alliance With Nazis Blocked  Former Vichy Premier i Gs...) 6...   Former Vichy Premier On Stand Second Dav Of Trial   DEFENDS PETAIN   Chief Of State Gave Orders To Help U.S. In Africa

Army’s Score Card for Releasing Its Soldiers Released   Score of 85 Points or Qver Necessary for Early Discharge

‘Point Values’ To Determine Future Service   Based On Number Of Months Spent In Army, Overseas And Combat Service And Parenthood

Minimum Of 85 Points Needed   Points Figured on Length of Service, Months Overseas, Combat Service and Parenthood — Eligible Men to Start Moving Next Week for Separation Centers

‘GIs Have to ‘Make 85 Points To Come Home   Service Credit, Over. seas Dnty, Combat, Parenthood Connt

Army Release Plan Announced   Point System Set Up for Soldiers Jo Determine Discharge Requisite

85 Points Needed To Get Discharge   Army Sets Up Point System for Release of Veterans   TO START NEXT WEEK   Minimum Credit Will Make Men Eligible to Be Discharged

Service Credit, Combat, Overseas. Duty, Parenthood All Figured i in Required Total For Final-Discharge

Minimum Score Of 85 Required  For Discharge   Figured On Basis of Ser vice Credit, Overseas Duty, Combat and Parenthood   Applies Mostly to Enlisted Soldiers   Officers’ Chances of Secur ing Release Under Like System Dependent On Military Requirements

DISCHARGE SYSTEM ANNOUNCED FOR MEN IN ARMED SERVICE   POINT CCOADE Of or trac

War Service Main Factor   Overseas and Combat Action Will Be Important for Credit in Obtaining Release: Parenthood Will Count Hia!

Army Sets Up Point System   Lists Plan For Release of Enlisted Personnel in Wake Of Victory in Europe

Points To Be Figured By  Four Factors   Men With Total Will Be Considered Eligible For Release From Army.   SOME MAY REMAIN

Release Plan For Army Is Announced   Point System Fixed For Discharge Of U. S. Soldiers

FOUR GROUPS HATE CREDITS IN QISCHARGE   List Service, Overseas Duty, Combat Participation and Parenthood.

SCORE OF 85 IS MINIMUM FOR RELEASE   Eligible Men Will Begin ' Moving To Separation Centers Next Week

Credit Given for Length of Service, Overseas Service, Time in Combat and Parenthood, War Department Announces

FOUR FACTORS DECIDE TIME OF DISCHARGE   Fixed by Parenthood, Combat, Overseas,  Service Length

Point System For Discharge Worked Out   Men Start Moving Next Week for  Sanarathan f‘anteace

ARMY TO RELEASE 1,300,000 MEN IN NEXT 12 MONTHS   POINT SCORE OF 85 RULED AS MINIMUM IN DISCHARGE PLAN

85 Points Needec For Discharge In Demoblization   © Service, Overseas And Combat, Plus Parenthood Are Factors

Enlisted Man Needs Minimum Of 85 Points   Figured on Basis  Of Service Credit, Overseas Duty, Combat, Parenthood

Eighty-Five Will  Be Minimum Score   Each Enlistment Month, Overseas Service Month Earns Point; Five For Combat: Dependent

85 Point Score  Is Basis For  Army Discharge War Department  Annannces Plan

NEED MINIMUM OF 85 POINTS   Service Credit, Overseas Duty, Combat Record, Parenthood Count.   WILL START NEXT WEEK

NEEDED 10 COME HOME   Combat Duty, Medals, Service And Family To Be Considered

Release. ‘ior Yets Outlinec By War Dept.   Army Sets Minimum Count of 85 Points For Discharges Following European Victory — Service Credit, Overseas Duty, Combat. Parenthood Considered

Minimum Of 85 Points Is Figured On Basis Of Duty Overseas: Kids Count 17

DISCHARGE SYSTEM ANNOUNCED FOR MEN IN ARMED SERVICE  POINT SCORE OF 85 HAS BEEN DECIDED UPON AS MINIMUM REQUIREMENT

Army Reveals Point . System for Release. Of Enlisted Men; 85 Set As Minimum Seor

Washington Adopts Plan For Freeing Service Men   Combat Overseas Is One Of Essentials

ARMY REVEALS POINT SYSTEM FOR DISCHARGE   Service, Parenthood Rank Highest in Values; 85 Points Minimum

Army Announces Point System For Soldier Discharges   Plan Release of 1,300,000 Men in Next Twelve Months

Dependency, ‘Combat Lead Credit Score   Length of Service, Time Spent Overseas Figure Into Rating

Army Sets Up Point System; Score of 85 to Win Discharge      Service, Overseas Duty, Parenthood, Awards  to Count

MINIMUM SCORE OF 85 SET AS NECESSARY REQUISITE FOR MUSTERING OUT OF SERVICE   /Men In Armed Forces With Essential Score Will Be : Discharged Unless Military Necessity Dictates  Their Retention for Replacements

1,300,000 To Be Released In Next 12 Months   Require Minimum Of 85 Points; ‘Tougher’ System Applies To Military Officers

85 Minimum Is Score Needed  ToBeReleased   Points Are Figured on Service Credit, Duty, and Parenthood

See Over Million. Freed By: Military. ~ Within 12 Months   Total Duty, Time Spent Overseas, - Credits On Combat, Parenthood. -. 4: Factors Involved In System

BIG THREE TO DISCUSS JAPS   STALIN MAY BE URGED TO WAR ON EASTERN FOE

‘Big 3’ Talks With Russ on Japan Likely   Stalin to Hear Review of Pacific War; Defeat of Reich Main Topic

Stage Set For Meeting Of Big Three   Speculate Whether Russia Will Join In War on Japan

Allies to Talk Over Jap War With Stalin   Discussion Will Ignore Reds’ Neutrality

Big Three Will Discuss  War Against Japanese   Question Will Be Approached Despite Russia's Presen Neutrality In Far East Struggle; Churehill’s Staff Reported On Way To Conference

Stalin May Join Talk on Nip War   Subject Held Likely as ‘Big 3’ Topic

Japan To Figure In Big 3 Talks   Main Discussion Will Center On Germany

WAR AGAINST NIPS LIKELY TOPIC AT BiG THREE MEET   Russia May Join Fight In Pacific

Believe ‘Big Three’ Will Talk Over War Against Japan at Conference

Lawlessness In Bandoeng   Native Troops Moved In To Protect Civilian Internees

Town Of Linz  Willed Stolen  Art Treasures   Himmler and Goering Expelled From Nazi Party, _ Document Reveals—Will Ordered Cremation of Hitler and Bride

Hitler’s Will Reveals He Expelled Two From Party   Goering, Himmler Tried To Seize Conirol of State, PDoeument Charces

filer Ousted Goering and  er, Document Reveals            air Expelled From Party for Plot > Seize Government, Fuehrer Wrote

Seized Hitler Papers _ Show Fuehrer Ousted — Goering and Himmler

Hitler Expelled Goering and Himmler From Party for Attempting to Seize Conirol   Dictator Had Planned to Take His Life, Personal Testament Disclosed: Documents Were Dated in Berlin in April   Texts on Pace 7

Fuehrer Expelled Pair for Disloyalty” and Appointed Doenitz and Hanke To Succeed Them

BERLIN SAYS STARGARD IS HELD BY REDS   Guards Great Nazi Port of Stettin   'TOPPLE KOLBERG

Stettin Periled By Soviet Drive   Two Swift Thrusts to Baltic Said To Have Trapped Million Germans

loo HEVEAL LD CAPTURC TF STARGARD   Germans Refcrming to Bar’ Soviet Advance Toward  Port of Stettin.

NOW THREATEN REICH CAPITAL ON WIDE FRO”.   Marshal Zhukov’s * Army Reported Closing in on Stargard 

RUSSIANS GAIN BALTIC COAST AT TWO POINTS   Menace Berlin With Solid © Front Across Reich; Peril Stargard

‘THE DEPARTURE OF THE ALLIES FROM PAST WAR RULES TO TAKE LIFE-OF THE GERMAN FUEHRER

 Trial And Punishment Will Make Him Martyr— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/   Hitler's Death In ee Would Help Allies

WAR TODAY   Hitler’s Death Might Easily End War Immediately If Tt Be - came Generally Known to His Scattered Forees

DESTRUCTION HITLER’S HOME AT BERCHTESGADEN PROVIDES DEPARTURE FROM PAST PLANS

Primitive Borneo Dyaks Give ® Aussies Support In Campa*'n Against Enemy

wy *« Natives Help Fight Japs —   Borneo Primitive Dyaks Use Poison-Dart Rinwere Acainst Enemy

TANK-LED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS BATTLE JAPS FOR LAST AIRFIELD  ‘TWO OTHER AIRFIELDS ON BORNEO OVERRUN WITHOUT HAVING FIGHT

Borneo Dvaks Support Drive Against Japs   Use Poison-Dart Blowers To Aid Australians In Liberating Island From Japanese Control

Japan Massing Great Army To Repel Invasion   Yankees Near End Of Campaign On Okinawa

Primitive Dyaks of Borneo Aid Aussie Troops With Poison-Dart Attack ‘On Japs to Liberate Their Homeland

TANK-LED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS BATTLE JAPS FOR LAST AIRFIELD  Weare. Sate A Fe   _ TWO OTHER ARFIELOS ON BORNEO OVERRUN WITHOUT HAVING FIGHT

Dyaks Attack Japs With Blow Guns   Primitive Troops Ambush Enemy, Use Poison Darts

Aussies Hold Two Airfields   Battle Through Swamp And Jungle; Primitive Dyaks Join Fight On Japs

Primitive Dyaks  Use Blow Guns  i\Against Nipponese   Attack Enemy with Poison Darts in  Aid to Australians; Battle for Airfield

BATTLE JAPS IN BORNEO JUNGLES   AUSSIES FIGHT FOR © REMAINING AIRPORT - INN, BORNEO AREA.

Poison Dart Blowers Aid Aussies   Fierce Dyak Aborigines Join Voluntar ily in Fight On Japs; Invading Forces Gain

JAPS ENTRENCH AFTER RETAKING OKINAWA RIDGE      §nemy Defenses Described as ‘Artful, Fantastic’ by U.S. Officer

JAP PREMIER ASKS FOR CALM   SAYS ATOMIC BOMB BROUGHT THE SURRENDER

JAP PAPERS SHOW ATOM BOMB RESULT   New Premier of Japan Calls on Full Support

DEGAULLE RAPPED FOR REJECTING BID   FRENCH CRITICIZE REFUSAL TO MEET ROOSEVELT IN MEDITERRANEAN AREA,

Confirm De Gaulle  Snub of Roosevelt   French Officials Critical of Their Chief

ROOSEVELT BID MEETS REBUFE   Gen. DeGaulle’s Refusa! To Meet President Is Criticized

EAST'S BUS SERVICE HALTED BY AFL STRIKE   Western Union Employes Outside New York City Ask for Strike Vote

‘Temnerattires:   - 4,000 Greynound Workers: Quit Over Wage Dispute

Service On Six Lines Is Halted As Drivers And  Maintenance Men Strike   Nationwide Tie Up Threatened By Union Leader Unless Settlement Is Reached

Halt Service on Greyhound Lines   4,000 Employes Go* On Strike Today

BUS  DRIVERS QUT ON STRIKE   All Greyhound Lines From Mississippi to Atlantic Coast Stalled

Travel Cut In East by Bus Strike   Service Halted on Six Greyhound Lines in AFL Wage Tiff.

eee Idle a Across Nation  By Walkout   Strike Involvi ng 50, 000 Westerii Union T ale epraph Company Employes, _ Outside N, ¥, Asked   Chare ge WLB Ordei “Grossly Unfair’   Teumai’s’ Wage-Price Pol. icy Address Resulis In New Demands By "Tso Tidions —

Spread Of Bus Walkout Over Nation Seen   One-Day Strike Halts Service Of Six Lines

SERVICE ON SIX GREYHOUND LINES HALTED BY STRIKE   Union Leader Predicts Walk. out of Bus Drivers and Others May Spread  Throughout Country.   LAST TRACES OF MINE SHUTDOWN DISAPPEAR   Carnegie - Steel Corporation Calls Back 15,000 Forced Into Idleness by Lack of Fuel.

Wage Strike Halts 6 Greyhound Lines   4,000 Drivers, Agents, Mechanics Ask Quarter-Cent Mileage Boost

Bus Strike May Spread Across U. S.      Walkout By 4,000 Halts Service On Six Lines East Of Mississippi

WAGE DISPUTE BRINGS WALKOUT SOME 4,000 GREYHOUND EMPLOYES  CONTINUING LABOR DISPUTES KEPT AROUT 255.-

Bus Strike May Halt Service Throughout U.S.  4,000 Employes East   4,000 Employes Eas of Mississippi River Leave Jobs

Strike Halts — Bus Service   AFL Official Forecasts Possible Expansion. of Greyhound Trouble

Bus Strike May Spread Throughout Entire U. S.   ‘Service Is Halted On Six Lines Operating East Of Mississippi.

Bus Strike May Spread   Walkout Now Affecting Six Lines In East May Become Nation-wide

Walkout Ties Up Bus Lines   Travel of Thousands Halted in East When Drivers Quit Gver Wage Dispute

4,090 Strike At Greyhound Bus Services   Union Officer Says It Might Spread Over Whole Country If Not Halted.      TRVEL I MPER Ee

Bus Line Strike Ties Up Travel In Eastern U.S   Greyhound Quits Run In Chicago Area As 4.000 Demand Pay  Increases

Greyhound Bus Strike Halts Travel In East  San Francisco Idle Increase As Steps t ~~ rf ¢ CL."  go

STRIKE STOPS GREYHOUND BUS SERVICE HERE   No Lines Operating Between Mississippi River, Atlantic Seaboard

GREYHOUND BUS STRIKE HOLDING UP MANY RIDERS   Travel Over Wide Area Impeded By Walkout Over Wage Dispute; Some 255,000 Idle Today In Various Labor Disputes Over Nation.

Strike of 4,000.AFL Employes Halts Service on Six Bus Lines.   TO BECOME NATIONWIDE?

Big Section Is Without  Bus Service During Day   225.000 Workers Are Idled By New Walkout

U.S. Conciliator Fails to Prevent Walkout of Coack Drivers; Total Idle in Nation Drops to 255,000

Big Section Hit by New Bus Strike   Travel From Chicago to New England Curtailed By Walk-Out of 4,000  ' Greyhound Emploves

OPERATIONS ARE HALTED BY GREYHOUND   Drivers, Ticket Agents ane Garage Employes Walkout Causing Suspensién  of Service In East   WESTERN UNION VOTE

Greyhound Bus Strike Threatens to Spread   May Affect Entire Country; Service On Six Lines Halted

Greyhound Bus Drivers  Go on Strike   Travel Suspended East Of Chicago; Wage Dispute Held Reason

SIX BUS LINES — STOPPED BY. AFL DRIVERS’ STRIKE   Six Greyhound Routes East: of Mississippi River Halted by 4,000 "Striking . Employes— May Become Nation-Wide

WESTERN UNION BALLOTING DUE   255,000 Workers Remain Off Jobs In Disputes

BUS STRIKE MAY BECOME NATION-WIDE   Greyhound Drivers anc Other Employes Al ready Have Halted Service From Mississippi to Atlantic.

Travel by Bus Impeded Over a Wide Area   Dispute Over Wages Brings a Strike of "“Grevhound Bus Driver:

Strike Ties Up Greyhound Bus Travel In East   Six Key Lines Affect: ed; Stoppage May Be come Natian-wide.

WALKOUT HALTS BUS SERVICE IN EASTERN STATES   4000 EMPLOYES OF GREYHOUND LINES STRIKE OVER WAGES

Truman Wage-Price Policy Talk On Air Results in New Demands By Two Unions for Pay Increase

WAGE DISPUTE BRINGS WALKOUT SOME 4,000 GREYHOUND EMPLOYES  CONTINUING LABOR DISPUTES KEPT ABOUT 255,000 PERSONS IDLE

Greyhound Strike Impedes Travel in Wide Eastern Area   President's Speech Re sults in New Demands by Unions

Luzon Bishop Dismisses Bomb Damage   CATHEDRAL PARTIALLY DESTROYED IN BLAST PRECEDING LANDINGS

Schwellenbach Plans Change   Labor ‘Department  -To Be Reorganized”

Labor Revamp Plans Advance   Schwellenhach OQatline Ceptralization Mave

Japan's Day Rapidly Ending   Must Surrender or Face Destruction, Mackenzi@ Says

ATOMIC BOMBS AND RUSSIANS AS — NEW ENEMIES MEAN JAPAN FACES CHOICE SURRENDER-ANNIHILATION

JAPAN'S DAY RAPIDLY DRAWING TO CLOSE WITH ADVENT ATOMIC ROMB ANT) RUSSIA JOINING WAR

Japan’s Day Is Rapidly Nearing A Close; Nips Must Surrender Or Die

Vessels In Distress In Bermuda Vicinity   Rescue Craft Being Rush. ed to Troop-Laden  Shinc

SHIPS, WITH VETS, RADIO DISTRESS   ‘More Troop Carriers Run Into _ Trouble Near

2 TROOP SHIPS — ARE IN DISTRESS   ONE THOUSAND U. S. SOLDIERS ABOARD—NEITHER IN IMMEDIATE, DANGER.

Atlantic Sterm Causes Trouble For Troop Shins  we in Distress Of Bermuda, Third ‘Is

Peacetime Training Only Real Safeguard Against Future Aggression---Ike

House, Senate Go To Work Erasing Tax Bill Conflicts   Biggest Obstacle To Agreement Seen In Corporate Taxes

Conferees Debate Corporate Tax Culs   Conflicting House And Senate Bills Expected To Be Compromised

PERON TAKES CONTROL IN ARGENTINA   General Strike Paralyzes Buenos Aires

Congressional Leaders Want Power Back   Swing Toward Less Authority for Chief  Executive Is Started

Note Trend for More Power for Congress  _ Restrictions on  Presidential Authority Seen

Work Stoppage Threatens Army Camos In Texas   Electric Power Cut Offs Veterans Hospital Affected

Water Supply Low. Army Caraps Are Endangered   Work Stoppages in Coal Fields Spread To Ohio, Kentucky

STRIKE DARKENS ~ PART OF TEXAS   Electrical Workers Walk Out; Coal Pi

Atom Bomb Protest   Japan Requests U. S. To Discontinue Use Of “Inhuman Weapon”

BELIEVE SECOND DEATH BOMB WIPED OUT CITY   Reconnaissance Shows Smoke Rising 20,000 Feet Above Nagasaki

Purge of Jap Militarists Backed at Home   Rid of Yoke, Nation Can Make Progress, Claim

JAPS PRESSE INTO NORTH PART OF IW0   Enemy, Pushed Into a Shrinking Third of the Island, Preparing to Make Every Marine Gain Costly.

JAPS ON IWO REGROUP FOR FINAL STAND   Tank-led Marines Hammer Ahead on Smoking Little Island Compressing Enemy Into Tip

Desperate Jap Defenders Of Iwo Jima Compressed  In-North Tip By Marines

Marines Press Ahead Against  - Stubborn Japs   Enemy Regrouping to Exact Bloody Toll For Every American Adyance  On Iwo Jima

Nips on lwo Regroup fer Final Stand  Enemy Squeezed Onto Northern — Tip of Island

WITH TANKS IN FRONT, MARINES SCORE ON IWE   Japs Pushed Inte Northern Tip of Isle, Prepare For Last Stand

Marines Hammer Ahead on Smoking Little Iwo Jima   Compress Nip Forces Into Northern Tip; Report Japs Regroup To Meet Advance

IWO'S JAPS MASS FOR LAST STAND   Nipponese Pressed Back To Northern Tip Of island

Squeeze Japs For Final lwo Stand   Foe Fighting In Rugged Northern Tip Of Island

Marines Press Japs North Iwo For Last Stand   Japs Regrouping For Bit: ter Fight To The End; All Air Strips Taken.

Japs On lwo Driven Back   Regrouping in Shrinking - Area To Exact What Toll They Can of Yanks

Japs Regroup For Last Stand On Iwo Jima   Fighting Becomes Fierce With Defenders Pushed Back: Yanks Make Gains

YANKS COMPRESS JAPS ON NORTH SECTOR OF IWO   Marines Take West End Of Half-Completed Airport

Marines Closing In on Iwo Jima   Japanese Making Desperate Stand on Northern Tip _- of Island   IS A BLOODY BATTLE   President Roosevelt Re ports “Situation Well in Hand”

COMPRESSED ON ISLAND'S NORTHERN TIF   Marines Hammer Ahead Despite Fierce Resistance

Jap Defenders Of Iwo Regroup For Final Stand   Marines Overrun Third Airfield: Signs Enemy Ie Cracking.

» Tanks Push Japs "Into North Tip - Of Smoking lwo   Enemy Regroups to Exact Bloody Toll; “Situation in Hand”

Marines Press Final lwo Drive; Land On Palawan   Foe Prepares Final Stand; New Landing Losses Light

Japanese Regroup On Iwo as  Marines Advance  Fierce Fighting Gives Threat of High Cost to Be Paid Yet

Marines Herd Iwo Japanese Into Pocket;  Gains Slowed   Nips Regrouping For Final Battle

Japs Mass For Last Stand   Marines, Slugging Steadily Ahead, Push Enemy Onto Northern Tip of Rugged Iwo

Nipponese Bracing For Final Stand  As Holdings Shrink Under Task Attack

ilies Coneede rmans Weak. rganized   5th Army Troops Take Port of Genoa; Italian Patriots Seize All of Northwestern Italy

New Strike Votes Are Called For   Murray Charges Industry Is Staging: SitDown Strike Against Unions Wage” Demands FE

President Is Scheduled to Broadcast his Views on Wages and Prices at 10 This Evening..

LABOR ADDRESS SCHEDULED BY TRUMAN TONIGHT   President Cancels All OutOf-Town Trips To Con centrate On Problems   INDUSTRY SIT-DOWN CHARGED BY MURRAY

Policy Speech Scheduled For This Evening      President's Out-of-Town —Frips Cancelled Due to”  Pressure of Duty

SOUTHERN TRIP [S CALLED OFF BY PRESIDENT   Prepares Message To Be Broadcast Over Nation Tonight

Truman Cancels Trip, Bores Into. Problems   President Speaks Tonight On Wage Policy: New Labor Strife Piles Up

President Will Reveal Wage-Price Policy Tonight; C10 Steel Workers Ask Strike Vote

President Will Broadcast Wage Policy Tonight   Executive Starts Drive For Labor-Industry Peace

President Studies Wages and Prices   Leaders Appear at White House - As More Strikes Impend

Planned Trips Are Cancelled By President   Works on Speech To Be Broadeast Tonight, 10 O’elock

WORK PILES UP IN WHITE HOUSE   Labor Strife Prob'ems Keep Truman Tied Down To Desk

CARDINAL MACRORY OF IRELAND, DIES      Aged Prefate Recently Celebrated Diamond Jubilee As Churchman.

G. 0. P. CALLS OFF — “LINCOLN DAY DINNER   No-Convention Order Results ir ‘Cancellation for First Time in 4d@ Waare.

MASS B-29 RAID CRIPPLES TOKY 0   Japan Admits Part of Capital Has Been Destroyed by Incendiaries

B-29S EXTEND TOKYO'S RUIN   Staff Officers Figure On Eliminating AllWar Productioh ~

ARTILLERY ON EDGE OF CITY   First White Russian Army Crowds Equipment Near Stettin.   BRIDGEHEAD WIPED OUT

Reds Move Up: Siege Artillery To Stetfin Edge   Zhukov Takes Time Getting Ready for Final Onslaught

Russ Massing ror Crossing Of Oder River   Siege Artillery Is Moved Upon Stettin; Big Attacks Pending

REDS BRING UP GUNS FOR STETTIN BLOW   Troops Are at Very Edge of Port After Capturing Enemy’s Altdamm Bridgehead—Menace to Berlin Grows.

Reds Wipe Out Nazi Bridgehead In Stettin Siege   Germans Report Russian Drive Aimed at Vienna

RED MENACE TO BERLIN GROWS AS POCKETS CLEARED   Zhukov Possesses Entir East Bank Oder from Baltic to Neisse— Time Shortens.

Russians Move Big Guns To Stettin’s Edge   Army Wheels Artillery To Big City’s Edge After Wupng Out Altdamm Bridgehead On Oder.

RUSSIANS MASS HEAVY GUNS AT STETTINS EDGE   German Bridgehead Erased At Altdam; Breslau And Glogau Cleaned Up

ZHUKOV CLOSES IN T0 BEGIN STETTIN SIEGE   Probes Many Places Along Oder River in Preparation for Assault

Soviets Crowd Artillery To Stettin Edge   Forces Liquidate Trapped Breslau and Glogau Garrisons in Upper Oder Territory

MENACE TO BERLIN GROWS HOURLY AS MARSHAL ZHUKOV PROBES FOR SPRINGBOARDS FOR NEXT ATTACK.

‘SOVIET THREAT TO BERLIN SAID MOUNTING   Isolated Pockets Under Fire; Aircraft Plant Taken

Siege Guns Ready To Hit Stettin   Russians Smash Oder Bridgehead Opposite City.

Menace To Berlin Is  Increasing   Reds Seekin Pa Springboards For New Attacks Toward Capital

Bridgehead Of Enemy Is Wiped Out   Zhukov Poised For Final Drive On German Capital

Russian Siege Guns Crowd To Edge Of Stettin   Menace To Berlin Increased Hourly By Red -Probings Along Oder.

Soviets Virtually Hold Entire East Bank of Oder   Crowd Siege Guns To Edge of Stettin: Seek Springboards For Major Offensive

Reds Destroy German Hold East of Oder   Threat to Berlin Mounting Hourly As Soviets Attack

yReds Crowd Siege Guns Around Stettin   Prepare For  Knock-out Of Berlin’s Port

Soviets Cleaning Up East of Oder  Menace to Berlin Increasing Hourly

SOVIET FORCES MASS FOR FINAL STETTIN DRIVE   Menace to Berlin Grows a Reds Probe Oder River Defenses

German Defensive Strength On Oder Probed By Reds;  Berlin Peril Grows

REDS-BESIEGE STETTIN PORT   Big Guns Roar As Naz Bridgehead Is Smashed

Soviets Smash Germans’ Oder Bridgehead   Menace To Berlin’ Grows Hourly As Zhukov Probes  Manw DPineac   TAKE 4.000 PRISONERS

Big Guns To Edge Of Stettin   Menace to Berlin’  Grows Hourly As Red Armies Mass On Oder For Spring at Capital

Reds Crowd Artillery to Edge of Stettin; Menace To Berlin Grows Hourly

ZHUKOV PROBING ALONG THE ODER   TO BERLIN SOW: AS REDS SEEK SPRINGBOARDS

R losingln  ed Troops  On Stettin   Zhukov Probes Along Oder for Stab at Berlin

Russian Guns Baffer Stetfin   Menace To Berlin’  . Growing Hourly

RED MENACE TO BERLIN MOUNTING   Russians Hold Entire East Bank Of Oder River

Russian Artillery Rolled Up to Shell . Besieged Stettin   Germans’ Oder River Bridgehead Smashed;  Berlin Menaced

Reds Crowd  Siege Guns Along Oder For Jumpoff   Menace To. Germans’ Capital Is Increasing

MENACE TO BERLIN GROWING   1. Russians Probe Oder Bank Seeking Springboard

GERMANS CROWDED TO THE VERY EDGE ~ OF STETTIN TODA’          ¢ io Berlin Grew, Hour ‘as‘‘Red™ Forces Probed      sPLANNING BIG ATTACK   Other Soviets Engaged in Liquidating Trapped ’* “Garrisons.

Reds Line Up Siege Guns At Edge Of Stettin; Hold. Most of Oder’s East Bank

Russian Artillery Is Crowding Edges of Citadel  Heavy Guns Moved Near Stettin Ae Nawvie Wlaalkan

SOVIET SIEGE GUNS AT EDGE OF STETTIN   Menace to Berlin Grows Hourly as Marshal Zhukov Probes Many Places For Springboard of Attack  ALTDAMM IS CAPTURED

Russians Now Control Entire  Front On Oder   Menace to Berlin Grows Hourly as Soviet Troops Prepare Next Attack Toward the City.

FIRST WHITE SOVIET  ARMY HOLDS ENTIRE  EAST BANK OF ODER MENACE BERLIN GROWS  "HOURLY AS GEN. ZHUKO\ SEEKS SPRINCROARD

Russians Crowd Artillery Close To Stettin Edge   White Army in Possession of Entire East Bank ol Oder River.   Red Menace to Berlin Increasing Hourly

Opinions Vary or Labor Draft Bill  Far Reaching Probe to Get Under Way

NEED OF LABOR DRAFT ARGUED   WLB Official, Chairman o} House Group Disagree On Manpower Problems

ARGUE NECESSITY OF LABOR DRAFT   Vice-Chairman Of WPB Says Forced Work Plan Not Needed

WPB. Official, House Leader Square OfflnNew ArgumentOverLabor Draft

HOLD WOMAN IN FATAL SHOOTING OF HER HUSBAND   Monongahela Is Scene Of Home Tragedy; Woman Held In Mon City Jail

U. 8, DRAFTS COMPROMISE   Will Let Hemisphere Settle Own Disputes

Molotov Leaves Frisco for Moscow   By United Press  SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.— Soviet Foreign Comissar V. M. Molotov left here at 12:30 SWT teday by plane for Moscow,

WHAT IT COSTS YOU TO LIVE TODAY Government Reports Reveal  Living : Costs a ave Risen 30 Per Cent? Si

Increase Of Living Costs In Past Six Years Shown By Comparing Of Prices

ASSORTED RELIEF BILLS PRESENTED   Bills to Relieve Cities, Counties See Light in House and Senate

2 (aaUlES GOME TO SHOWDOWA   Tax Law Revision, State Aid to Local Govern‘ments Problems.

PRICE CONTROL CHANGES: SEEN   REGULATIONS BEING ARRANGED FOR RECONVERSION PROBLEMS AFTER V-E DAY

M easure Passed Without Single Change; Will Reach House Floor Next Week: Sal

Japanese Claim They Have Atom Bomb, Toa  Declare They Will Now Use It - Against the Allies

Japanese Claim They Have Atom Bomb, Too  Caras   Declare They Will Now Use It Kaainst the Allies

NIPPON BOASTS OF NEW BOMBS   Secret Weapon Will Be Used Against America, Says Broadcast

RADIO SAYS JAPS HAVE NEW WEAPON   DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR TO ATOMIC BOMB—DECLARES NIPS WILL USE IT.

NAZI PARTY IS OUTLAWED BY ALLIES   All Bureaus, Formations and Affiliated Organizations Ruled Illegal — Properties Will Be Confiscated.

Allies Seize 300 Plants Of Germany's Great . G. Farben Industrial Empire

ALLIES CONFISCATE c i CARD TER _        German Industrial Empire to Be Dismantied For Renarations

Airborne Fighters Lead Big Push to Knock Germany Cold   YANKS, BRITISH, CANADIANS ESTABLISH BRIDGEHEAD NEAR WESFL

L18Stewards, Waiters, Cooks Are In Custody   Accused With Manipulat. ing Food, Liquor Checks On Inexperienced Travelers   Cost Two Railroads  More Than $100,000   FBI Agents, Serving As Stewards, Trap Employes On New York Central  and Erie Railroads

Hold 118 Dining Car Workers   FBI Charges $100,000 Los: To Railroad  Companies

118 Arrested In Dining Car Racket by FBI   Manipulation of. Food and Liquor Checks Cost Two Railroads $100,000

118 Arrested in Rail Dining Car ‘Racket’   FBI Smashes Ring Defrauding Two Roads and Customers

FBI Arrests 118 Men © “For $106,000 Racket On. R. R.. Dining Cars

Scheme Cost Railroads Up To $600 a Trip   $100,000-a-Year ‘Take’; Troops, Old People, Inexperienced Were Dupes

FBI ARRESTS 118 DINER EMPLOYES ON FRAUD CHARGE   MANIPULATION OF MEAL TICKETS COST RAILROADS $100,000

FBI Breaks Up $100,000-a-Year Dining Car Racket   Arrest 118 Railroad Employes; Juggled Food and Liquor  Checks of Unwary

Dining Car Racket Nefs 118 Arrests By FBI Recently   Cost Two Railroads Over $100:000 Over  Period of a Year

FBI DISCLOSES “RACKET AMONG RAIL WORKERS   @is Men Held in U. S. a1 Result of Swindle Taking $100,000

Arrest of 118 By FBI Smashes Diner Racket   Erie, New York Central Stewards, Waiters, Cooks Involved in $100,000 Fraud

118 ARRESTED IN DINING CAR FRAUD IN EAST   Cost Two Railroads Over $100,000 in Year; PRI Rounds Up Guilty Emplovees

FBI Rounds Up 118 In Racket   Railroad Dining Car Employes Accused Of Maninulation.

Racket Running To $100,000 A Year Broken Up   Servicemen, Old Women Duped By Waiters, Stewards And Cooks

Service Men, Elderty Women and Inexperienced Travelers Dupes in Alleged Scheme That Netted Stewards, Waiters and Cooks as Much as $50 on Every Trip—Checks Manipulated and Portions Cut Down.

U.S. Trained Chinese Enter Action   Communists Beseige Rich Inner Mongolian Province

Reds Draw US. It Chinese War Cha         American-Equipped And Trained  Sixth Chinese Army ‘Enters Battle’:

Chinese Reds ‘Say American Help Is Giver   Communists Charge U.S. _ Supplying Government Troops

Yank Trained Chinese Army Battles Reds   Communists Charge American Equipped Troops In Action

Reds Draw U.S. Into Chinese War Charae   American-Equipped And Trained New Sixth Chinese Army ‘Enters Battle’

Assert They Are Battling Forces on Southern Section of Tientsin - Pukow Railroad — Other Commnists Attack Key City in Inner Mongolia in Effort to Block Movement of Chiang’s Forces Northward—Inhabitants Flee Town.

Communists Say Chinese Troops, Equipped by U. 5. Are Fighting Reds   Suiyuan Province Capital Is Besieged by Reds; Full-scale War Is ‘’Momentary Possibility”

CHARGES U. 5. TRAINED ARMY NOW IN ACTION   Reds Also Claim 6th Chinese Army Has U.S. Equipment

US.-Trained Chinese Arm Fighting Reds   Communists Claim New 6th Army Goes Into Action.

HARBORING OF NAZIS PROBED   Berrien Farmer Entertains Prisoners Over  Weekend

Guide Dog, Injured, Seeks Help for Master: Also Hurt in Accident

Jury of Farmers and Business Men Save Him from Death with Mercy Recommendation   Receives Fate Unemotionally   Mash Notes From Bobby. Soxers Given Killer of Wife While Jury Deliberated 

LIFE TERM TO ARMY OFFICER   South Carolina Jury Finds Lieut. Epes Guilty in Slaying of Wife

Jury Asks  Mercy In Verdict —   Soldier Unconcerned When Sentence Is Pro‘nounced, His Attorneys Move For A New Trial

U. S, DELEGATES ARE WORRIED BY FRISCO BREACH   Widening Rift Between Anglo-American And Russian Viewpoints Causing Concern.

Disagreement Widens Among Bigger Nation:   Russian and Anglo- American Views at Variance

Allies To Use Emperor; Japanese May Decide Whether To Retain Hin

Frustrated Mother Love Blamed in Baby Theft      Missing Infant Found Safe With Childiless Marion Woman Whe Claimed It as Her Own - - Even Close Friends Fooled

Childless Marion Wife Faces Charge of Abducting Infant  aay me Admite Kidnapinag at Hospital:

W oman Jailed In Kidnapping Of Marion Tot   Childiess Wife Admits Ab ducting Baby, Bight Days Old. Daughter Of Service Man

CHILDLESS WIFE IS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING BABY   CONFESSES THEFT OF SIX-DAY OLD INFANT FROM HOSPITAL CRIB

Baby Found: Woman Held   Childless Marion Wife Confesses Taking 8-Day-Old From Hospital.

Fooled Closest Friends Who Believed Her Story That She Was About To Become a Mother.

MARION WOMAN ADMITS TAKING BABY FROM CRIB   Friends of Childless Wife Believed She Was Going to Have Baby

Stolen Babe Returned Tc Its Mother   Woman Admit Taking Child From Hospital

Secras Mecho os we ee are) _ _——- ee Le  lad e A ka oe am DT  ala  4 Oo see  mm  ~   Acheson Says Gov’t Fixing Foreign Policy: Plan Social Revolution

ACHESON LASHES OUT AT MARTHUR ON JAP CONTRO!   Acting Secretary of State Declares General Cannot Change Government’s Pacific Policies.   SPEAKS WITH SUPPORT OF WAR DEPARTMENT   Statement Follows Allied Commander’s Prediction Occupation Force Will Be Cut to 200,000.

Clashes With Gen. M’Arthur   Row Grows Out Of Occupation Figures

Social Revolution Decided for Japs,  Acheson Declares   Program to Go Despite MacArthur’s Plans  Says Statement

State Dep't. Rebukes. M’Arthur’s Jap Policy   Dean Acheson Avers Department Has Its Own Plans For Japan  Which Will Be Carried Out 

New Revolution On Social Line Ready For Nips   Acting Secretary Says His Department To. Fix Policy

Washington To Set All Jap Policies   President Says Occupation Army Not Yet Determined

Dean Acheson  Issues-Strong  Statement   Declares Government And Not MacArthur Will Determine Policy In Japan. President  ‘Seems to Agrec 7

OFFICIAL U. 8. POLICY DRAWN UP FOR JAPAN   STATE DEPARTMENT RESENTS ACTIONS OF GENERAL

Acheson Takes Issue on Size  Of U.S. Forces   Declares Policy Will Be Carried Out with  Whatever Occupation Force Is Necessary

Acheson Hits Statement by MacArthur   Says Government, Not General, to Decide Policies

Sec’y Acheson > Says Gov't To Dratt Policies   State Department Says Economic and Social Revolu-' ' tion Will be Carried Out Regardless of General's idea to Slash Occupying Forces

ACHESON REPORT SLAPS M’ARTHUR   Stresses That Washington Will Fix Jap Policies

State Dept. Again Rejects MaeArthur Statement . U.S. Pacific Policy   U.S. Pacific Policy To Be Determined In Washington, Acheson Declares

Rise in Surrender Rate of Japanese Seems To Indicate Change in Belief

Truman Wants Civil Regime  For Germany   President Also Has Similar Desire for Ruling Japanese

4 ALLIED POWERS TO DESTROY PART OF JAPAN'S FLEE}   Ships Not Wrecked Will B Divided Among United States, Russia, England and China.   HIROHITO’S MILLIONS TO PAY INDEMNITIES   Truman Expresses Hope Civil Government Can Be Set Up in Germany Within Eight Months.

Allied Civil Government  Sought by U.S.   End of All Military Control in Japan Also Being Favored

PLAN BREAKUP OF JAP FLEET   Part To Be Destroyed And Remainder Divided By Allied Powers

Blast Industrial Areas Of Nagoya, Osaka On Honshu  2,000 U. 5. Aircraft Strike Latest Blow

OSAKA AND NAGOYA HARD HIT "AND WARSHIPS AT KURE FEELS WEIGHT OF AMERICAN BOMBS —

Potsdam Edict Goes Straight to Emperor Hirchito   But Real Power te End War Lies in Hands of Militarists; People Follow Ruler

“Emergency” Reported At Highlands U.   President Says Vocational Plant Is Idle

Highlands Has ‘Emergency’,  Says Eyring   $250,000, Vocational Plant Idle, Proxy Replies to Sehastian

THREE KILLED IN ISHLAND SHOOTING   Clear Case of Murder anc Suicide, Police Sergeant Savs.

Air And Sea _ Landings Set For Weekend  By Americans   Storm Causes Heavy Losses To Japanese

Claim Russians Plan To Send In Troops   Tokyo Asserts Step. Would Be Greatly Regretted

Occupation To Be Made Sept. 1 Japan Reports   To Follow By Four Days General MacArthur’s Scheduled Landing Near Tokyo   Typhoon Hinders  Nip Preparations   No Request For Postpone. ment of Next Tuesday’s Landings; Japs Protest Sinkings

Reds Announce Plans to Seize Big Jap Island   Japanese Protest This Is Not According to MacArthur’s Plan

¢ Nips Protest In Note To M‘ Arthur   Tokyo Ravaged By g Typhoon; Plans Unchanged

Would be Regretted By Japanese   Airborne Units  May go Into Hokkaido, Northern Jap Island

Soviet Union Set to Occupy Northern Isle   Tokyo Announces Unscheduled Move Greatly Regretted

“Hokkaido: Island - Objective Of Reds   Occupation: To. Extend Southward; » Progress In Ending. Hostilities; ~ Rain: Disrupts ‘Conivtunications

Three Nazis  Are Executed  Murder Of Airman   Murder Of Airman Avenged By Court

TEXAS SOLDIER GETS TO HANG THREE BOCHES   Civilian Members of Bestial Race Convicted of Murdering Yank Air-

FLIER'S MURDER BRINGS PENALTY   3} German Civilians Are Hanged for Slaying

Three German Civilians Hanged For Murder Of Unknown U. S. Airman

Churchill In Highest Form  Takes Cheers, Boos  With Equal Unconcerr

Report Submitted On Labor Law Studies   Brookings Says Gov't Seeking Bigger Income for Lebor

BRITISH -LOAN HOPES BRIGHTER   Congress Demands Full Details On Use Of Money

SUPPORT GIVEN LOAN TO BRITAIN   ‘OFFICIALS EXPECTED TO RECOMMEND TO CONGRESS FUNDS BE ADVANCED.

SENATE STUDIES REORGANIZATION   House Gives Truman Power To Make Numerous Executive Changes

Truman Given  New Senate Bill   Committee Works On Reorganization Bill

JAP OFFER SETS OFF CELEBRATIONS IN ALLIED WORLD   American Soldiers Sing and Cheer as They Parade in London—English Join in Uproar,   HONOLULU AND MANILA STAGE DEMONSTRATIONS   Torn Paper Flutters From New York Skyscrapers— Tension Mounts Hourly in Washinrton.

urrender Proposal Looses  ‘orld Flood of Jubilation   -elebration Is More Restrained in U. S, Than in London and Far Pacific Areas

Allied World ‘Celebrates Japan's Offer   American Soldiers Celebrate Near End to War

Mighty Flood Of Jubilation Covers Allied World With News Of Japan's Surrencer

Allied World Celebrates Japan's Offer  American Soldiers Celebrate  TE i ee Ee et Ri

War Rocked China Hears Joyful News   U. S. Watches and Waits As Yank Soldiers From Okinawa to London Give Vent to Feelings

ALLIED WORLD CHEERS NEWS   Roar of Jubilation Boils Us With Announcement Of Peace Offer

Russian Mobile Columns  106 Miles Inside Manchuria   Jubilation Boils Throughout Allied World Over Japs’ Offer

Truman Says Possibility ‘Of Postwar Tax Changes Discussed With Morgenthal

Dutch Seek Terms With Indonesians      East Indies Governor Reports Willingness to Neaotiate

INDIES FIGHT      Dutch Leader Is Ready To Negotiate Truce With Nationalists

Four Killed By Blast At Badaer Plant   Nitro Neutralizing House Destroyed By Explosion; Damage Put At $40,000

Men Approve ). Lilienthal   Nomination For New Term As TVA Director Oked By  Senate Group.

Louise Grady Was Married  Last December Couple Will Make   LY ~ewn , Ate T8neeerrtte

Court Rules For Bridges, Against AP   Order to Deport Labor Chief as Alien Set Aside

LAVAL DEATE   Former Vichy Premier Is Convicted; Will Face Firing Squad

TRAITOR LAVAL DOOMED-TO DIE   Vichy Premier Hears Verdict In Dungeon, Not Surprised

Laval Is Given Death Penalty   Former Premier Hears Sentence in Paris Dungeon

DEATH SENTENCE IS GIVEN LAVAL    REPORTS ARE DE GAULLE MAY SAVE EX-PREMIER FROM FIRING SQUAD.

Tokyo Warns People Nippon In For Terrific Air Bombardment      Drastic Defense Measures Taken   Grenade Throwing Women Fight Beside Enemy In Okinawa Trap

Rule Tightens; Planes, Mines Plague Enemy   Shift Toward Martial Law; Tokyo Warns of New Blows

Carrier Planes, Superforts Hit Japanese Islands   Nips Admit Fall Of Okinawa Will Affect Entire War

IMPENDING FALL OF OKINAWA EXPECTED AFFECT PACIFIC WAR  U. S. CARRIER PLANES STRAFED AND BOMBED SUICIDE AIR RASES

DRASTIC MOVE TO MEET YANK MENACE URGED   Carrier Planes Attack Suicide Air Bases in Southern Japan

‘Deadlock Ends, > Small Notions  Due To Agree, _ Success In Siaht

Approximately 200 Carrier Planes Hit Suicide Air Bases  In Southern Japan

CARRIER PLANES CONTINUE AIR RAIDS ON JAPAN   Nippon Government Tightens Controls On Nation   Women Aid “Jap Troops Corner ed On Okinawa

Nip Radio Warns Of Larger Air Strikes With Okinawa Fall   Carrier Fliers Rake Suicide Air Bases on Kyusku; 37th Gains Seven Miles On Luzon

Okinawa Fall Near at Hand as 66,324 Nips Are Slain   Carrier Planes Bomb Suicide Air Bases on Southern Japan

SUICIDAL FIGHT CONTINUING ON BLOODY OKINAWA   Yanks Blast ‘Sacred Isles’ And Mine Harbors—More Gains Made in China

Japan Tightens Controls, Fears Invasion Near   Okinawa Fall Imminent, Bombing Raids Continue

Okinawa’s Fall Near, Tokyo Admits; Effect  Great on War’s Course

Tighter Controls Dy Government Also Harry Nips   Grenade-Laden Women Fight Alongside Males; Suicide Bases Strafed

Temperatures   Japs Tormented By U.S. Planes,  Invasion Jitters   Nips Invoke Drastic Government Controls; Grenade-Carrying Women Are Reported Fighting Alongside Trapped Okinawa Japs

Homeland Warned Of Heavier Raids As Yanks Rush Mop-Up On Okinawa   ‘ OKINAWA Ry BIAMIETON 4 FARON

Report Japs May Rule By Decree   Chinese Extend Grasp on Indo-China  Corridor

U.S. Carrier Planes Lash Enemy Targets   Tokyo Warns Of New Strikes On Homeland

MaeArthur’s Fliers Raid Jap Mainland   Bolster Okinawa Air Arm as  Philippines Fall

Philippine Aircraft Promptly Raid Kyushu   MacArthur Shifts Forces To Blasi Enemy Homeland; Gen. Spaatz Heads Airmen

RAILROADS IN KOREA TARGET FOR AIRCRAFT   NIPS ANTICIPATING RAIDS BY 1,000 PLANES SOON

Reds Capture Fortress in East Prussia   ‘Schlossberg Fall is First Big Victory On German Soil

Nazis Lose City In East Prussia   Schlossberg Falls To Soviet Army, Enemy  Admits; Warsaw-Krakow Railway Menaced

Invasion of Nazi Soil Under Way   Take City 14 Miles Inside Fast Prussia— Krakow  Is Threatened

Red Offensive Treads Reich Soil, Threatens Silesia And City of Krakow

Full-Scale Red Drive Carries To  Edge of Radom   Schlossberg F ortress Falls To Russians In Northern District

FIRST BIG VICTORY ON GERMAN SOW   Winter Offensive by Soviets Threatens Old Polish Capital of Krakow.   BULLETIN

FLANK WARSAW IN PUSH ALONG T5-MILE FRONT   Berlin Says Prussian City of Schlossberg Has Been Taken

Prussia Fortress Captured   Soviet Avalanche Drives to Within 45 Miles of Border

RED WHIRLWIND FLANKS WARSAV IN NEW DRIVE   Nears Radom, Transport Hub

Schiossberg Fort Taken By Russians   First Big Victory Of Winter Of fensive On German Soil

wrryry yr rere eee eee UP Youth Swallows White ‘Marble’; Now Moth-Praoot

Eight Killed, Sixty Injured In Train Wreck      Seaboard’s Silver Meteor Crashes Into Sun Queen At S. Carolina Siding

SIX LOSE LIVES IN UTAH BUS ACCIDENT   Five Of Victims Are Military Per sennel; Vehicle Burns Alter Tire Blows Ont

Oe yo EA Beet  ‘8 Killed, More _ Than 60 Injured As Trains Collide

Eight Are Killed In Crash Of Two  Trains In Florida   Diesel Power Engine Plows Into Cars

Eight Killed, Sixty Injured When Crack Florida-Bound Train Crashes Into Another      ‘Silver Meteor’ Of S. A. L. Ploughs Into ‘Sun Queen’ In South Carolina

Six Killed In - Bus Accident   27 Injured _ When Grey~ hound Crashes and Burns in Utah

Report 8 Die, 60 Injured, In R. R. Crash   Two Crack Fliers, Loaded To Capacity, Collide Near South Carolina Village

Six Persons Die In Train Wreck In. South Caroling   More Than 60 Are Hart as ‘Silver Meteor’ Hits ‘Son Queen’  _ en Sunday

8 Die, 60 Hurt As Seaboard Trains Crash   4 Servicemen Among Victims of Collision Tn South Carolina

10,000-Acre Forest Burns Near Willits   LUMBER MILL OIL. TANKS SEND BLAZE QUT OF CONTROL

Jackson Asks  Quick Action On  Criminal Trials U.S. Will Act Alone if British, French,  Russians Continue Tc Nelav Savs Justice   Geering Fears Death

HINTS U. 5, MAY ACT ALONE IN ALLIED WARNING   Court Justice Holds Strong Hand With Most of Germans in American Hands.

U.S. Demands Early War Criminals Trials   Jackson Serves Blunt Notice That Decision Must Be Made This Week

FOR STARTING TRIALS   Justice Robert Jackson Wants Action on War Criminals

Wants Plans This Week For Trials   Report Jackson Informs Allies Agreement Must Be Reached

ACTION WANTED IN WAR TRIALS   17. S. Ready To Go Ahead Alone Against German Criminal Horde

U. S. Demands Early Trial Of War Criminals   Will Move Alone Unless Other Allies Take Action, Jackson Asserts

Jackson Says Agreement }On Trial Dates Must ‘Be Reached During Week

Agreement For War Criminal  Trial Hurried   Justice Jackson Says Plan. Must Be Reached Sometime This Week.   U. S&S. HULGSs BAND

Three Days and Nights of Scouting  By Three Soldiers Saved Hundreds

Allies Claim He Is Responsible For Deaths Of 57,000 Persons —  JAPANESE. OFFICIAL IS SAID TO WANT AN ORDER MODIFIED  Reported Opposed To The Immediate Recall Of Jap Diplomats

Witnesses Tell Of Bloody Atrocities In Trial Of Jap General Yamashita

Situation Along Southern Front Regarded As Increasingly Grave   Third A rmy Drives Against Our River   British Continue Push Into Germany, Capture Six Villages

Nazis Threaten New Campaign   Enemy Breaks Out of Rhine Bridgehead, Links With Other Forces to Form Solid 40-Mile Front Against Seventh Army

Form Solid Front Along 40 Miles Of Maginot Line — Third Army !s On Move Again

Allied Supreme Headquarters Admit Situation IS Grave as Germans Send Reinforcements.   RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ROLLS TOWARD BERLIN

Tommies Seize Hongen; Yanks  Launch Drive   Gerinan Armics Thrown On Defensive Fram Holland Panhandle Ta Lower Luxembourg   Americans Take Town of Rosport   Berlin Reports Doughboys Have Opened Broad Offensive Between Wiltz and Wallendorf

Nazis Join Forces Along 40-Mile Front   Allied Situation — Called. Grave: . ‘Patton's Men Gain

Form Solid Front Against American Forces In Alsace   Southern Front Situation Looks Equally Grave

Enemy Crosses Rhine Against Seventh Army   Grave Situation Noted ‘For American Forces Above Strasbourg

German Forces Sreak Out Of Rhine Bridgehead Area North Of Strasbourg

British Take City Of Hongen Patton Moves   Enemy Pressed Back Against The Ourthe River

GERMANS BURST OUT RHINE BRIDGEHEAD ABOVE STRASBOURG  AMERICANS AND BRITISH PRESSING NAZIS BACK O} NORTHERN ERONT

Nazis Form Solid Front By Junction   Burst Bridgehead at Strasbourg; News of Fighting Elsewhere -

New Nazi Threat On Western Front   Germans Burst Out of North End of Rhine Bridgehead Above Stras bourg; Hurl Reinforcements   RV IAMEKS M TONG

Grave Situation  Faces The Allies   Nazis Link Forces Forming Solid Front Against Seventh Army   ANOTHER BIG ATTACK   Patton's Forces Are on the Move Under Fire of  Big Guns

GRAVE SITUATION NOW FACES AMERICANS IN ALSACE. WITH NAZIS POURING ACROSS RIVER

SITUATION REGARDED AS GRAVE   British Troops Drive Two Miles In Reich In Northern Area

Solid Front Is Formed Against Seventh Army; Situation Becomes Grave

“ Germans Burst From Bridgehead 3To Link Forces   British Push Two More Miles into ° Fatherland: Patton's Army am the Adware

40-Mile Front Established At Maginot Line Above Strasbourg As Germans Hit U.S. Seventh Army

They Burst Out ‘From Bridgeheac Above Strasbours   Allied Chieftians Regard Situation Along the Maginot as Grave.   Third Army on Move Under Big Nazi Guns

GERMANS LINK RHINE, ALSACE BATTLE FRONTS   Headquarters Views Situation As ‘Increasingly Grave”

Nazis Stiffen In Grave Threat To Seventh Army  Solid German Front Along Maginot Line

OFFICERS SAY SITUATION IN SOUTH GRAVE   British Gain in North, Patton’s Men Crack Sure River Line

Enemy Forms Solid Front \Along 40 Miles of The © \Maginot Lite to Bitche 

British Troops  Take Hongan, Three Miles Inside Reich: U. S. Takes Rosport

A-Menace To Stand In South —   Nazis Pour Reinforcements Into Area Regarded As Potential Springhoard for Drive

Nazis Form Solid Front Against; Seventh Army; Position Regarded Grave

GERMANS LINK FORCES BEFORE U.S. 7TH ARM)   Break Bounds Above Strasbourg British Continue Their Drive Onto German Soil

New Nazi Threat On Western Front   Germans Burst Out of North End ol Rhine Bridgehead Above Stras.  bourg; Hurl Reinforcements

Nazis Form Solid Front ka South  Situation on 27th Army Front   Situation on 27th Army Front Regarded as  Corayve

Nazis Form Solid Front ta South   Situation on  » 7th Army Front Regarded as Grave

U. S. Troops Face Hard Situation _ In Rhine Fighting   Seventh Army Meets Tough Resistance as Nazis Organize, Pile Up Materiel for Probable New Counteroffensive; Other Allied Units Gain

BRITISH TROOPS TAKE HONGEN 3 MILES IN REICH   Yanks Capture Border ~ "Town of Rosport, _ § Miles From Trier

Nazi Smash Bursts Against 7th Front   Boche Drive out of Bridgehead On Rhine River Forming Solid Threat Along Maoinot Fortress

Germans Link Up Forces Nort Of Strashoura   WITHL U.S. THIRD ARATY. Tan, {QP -Third Army fresps today captured Diekirck, 18 miles north of Luxembourg City, and nearby Bettendorf.

Potential Springboard Fo: Another Big Attack, This  ™ ff. ¢.. sh.

Germans Link Bridgeheads.   Situation On Southern Front May Become Grave, Enemy Forces Crossing Rhine

Link Up With Other Forces Inside Alsace   Situation On Southern Front Regarded As Increasing Grave.   THIRD ON THE MOVE

Sharp Setback Handed /th By German Troops   But Enemy Is Thrown To Defensive From Holland Panhandle T«  lower Luxemboura

Allies Asked To Intervene At Batavia   Indonesians Asking United States And: Russia To Lend Aid

Brag Fast, Togo, Time Runs Short  Japs Boast Mightily. Of Suicide Weapons

Japs Report New Suicide Arms Ready   Being Prepared Against Invasion

Japanese Brag  About Their  Suicide Weapons Say Future Bright but ‘Regret’  T ase af OVbeinerurscr

Japan Works  On Secrets _   Suicidé Defense: Is Being Carried Out

Tokyo Radio Brags of New Suicide Weapon   One Commentator Even ‘Welcomes’ Invasion of Homeland

‘Tokyo Defense Army’ Command Established   Machine. Tool Experts Sent To Manchuria

Prosecution Seeks ta Establish German Premeditation of Aggressive War Defendants Seem  Shocked   four ‘Killed, 25 Hurt = Pa NewarhAQP Fire

CATCALLS GREET FUPPET Arraigned.as Traitor, Quisling Denies Guilt

Quisling is Charged As Betraying Norway   Norwegian Machine Gunners Stand Guard As No. 1 Traitor Appears In Court

THIRD ARMY SMASHES TO WITHIN 132 MILES OF BERLIN THURSDAY   ALLIED MIGHT ALSO DROVE UP TO WESER RIVER ON 40-MILE FRONT

Third in 132 Miles of Berlin   Germans Thrown Back Toward Last River Barrier to Capital

COLLETT LOST FINAL APPEAL      WERNOR REJECTS TRIPLE SLAYER'S APPEAL THAT UE  BE GRANTED EXECU. TIVE CLEMENCY

GEORGE BILL IS FACING BATTLE   Fight On Measure Looms In House Rules Committee

RULES COM, TO FISHT OVER GEORSE BILI   Hinted That “Block Wallace” . Measure May Be Bottled

First Group Get Discharges Today   Army to Release About 2500 Soldiers

‘MacArthur Disregards Danger as He Gets Within Range of Jan Fire

M’ARTHUR DEFIES JAPANESE FIRE   WALKS UP BLAZING BEACH ROAD—AIDES SEEK SAFETY IN DITCHES,

CONGRESS MAY BE RECONVENED   Possibility Of Jap Surrender May End Legislative Vacation, Although Action Is Far From Certain.

Congressmen  Watch Trend   Reconvening Order ‘Depends Upon News.

Final Blow At Jap Combines   MacArthur Orders Big Companies Dissolved, Controlling Personnel To Retire Completely

Allies Smash Four Greatest  Jap Monopolies   Government Ordered To Dissolve Combines. Holding Companies— To Form Association

Breakup of Japs Big 4 i Is Decreec   MacArthur Strikes a Greatest of Nippon’s Financial Families.

MacArthur’ s Smashing of Jap Monopolies  Reveals Millions Owned by U.S. Concerns

Four Fabulous Jap Combines  Are Shatterec   Gen. MacArthur Gives No tice OF Intentions To Break Up All Such Monopolies

MacArthur- Orders Peaceful: Economy   Sweeping Direclive End: Big Family Actions in Japan .

JAP FINANCIAL FAMILIES ARE LIQUIDATED   Gen. MacArthur Issues Most Drastic of All Orders Against Individuals and Corporations

Four Greatest Monopolies In Japan Smashed   Action By Gen. Mac: Arthur Creates Tough International Problem.

MacArthur Orders Dissolution of Four Major Family Business Firms in Japan

Jap Firms to Be Dissolved MacArthur Smashe  te   MacArthur Smashes Four Financial and Industrial Familie

Gen. MacArthur Smashes Jap Major Combines   American Commander Says All Huge Financial And Industrial Groups to Be Broken Up, Developing Controls Along Democratic Lines

MacArthur  Br eaking o uD  J ap Pesala   All Policies and Personnel Must Have his Approval

M’ARTHUR MOVES TO RELEASE HOLD ON NIP ECONOMY   INTENDS TO PERMIT DISTRIBUTION OF NATION’S WEALTH

Japan's Family Trusts Smashed   MacArthur Orders End of Monopolies, New Economic Deal

MVARTHUR GRDERS DISSOLUTION OF TAPANESE TRUSTS   Members of Nippon‘s Big Boor Families ’MostDis nnee af HallNioe

MacArthur’s : Order Blow To Rieh Japs   Four. + Great: Financial F ‘amilies Are Broken

UNITS SHORN OF HOLDINGS   M’Arthur Serves Notice of Intention to Break Up All Other Combines to Promote Peaceful EFeonomic Progress.

Big Japanese Combines To  Be Dissolved   Four Families Quit Business

Jap Zaibatsu Are Dissolved   MacArthur Orders Enc  To Financia] Firms

Jap Combines Are Smashed By Gen. MacArthur   Tieup Of Nippon And . §. Corporations Discloced Today

JAP FINANCIAL FAMILIES WILL BE DISSOLVED BY MACARTHUR   New Order Will Bring Economic Freedom To Nips For First Time

Four Financial Families  In Japan Are Broken Up   Disposal Of Stocks Owned By Americans To Cause Intern ational Headache

Great Jap Industrial Empires Go   MacArthur Smashes Four Wealthy Families

JAPAN'S GREATEST  BUSINESS COMBINES  ORDERED BROKEN UP GEN. MACARTHUR SMASH.  ES FINANCIAL, INDUSTRIAL MONOPOLIES

Four Greatest  Combines Must Be Dissolved   Allied Directive To Aid Japanese Development Along Democratic Lines

Jap Monopolies Are Smashed By MacArthur   Financial, Industrial Families Get Notice Of Control Loss In  Sweenina Action

Big Japanese Combines Go  Under Edict   MacArthur Smashes Finan. cial, Industrial Families To Aid Country’s Economy

Gen. MacArthur Smashes Japan s Financial Giants   Combines Ended To Develop Economic Development, Word

Gen. M’ Arthur Smashed Four Industrial Families Today, Others To Follow

Jap Firms to Be Dissolved   MacArthur Smashes Four Financial and Industrial Families

Laibatsu to Be Broken Up by MacArthur   Four Family Groups Ordered to Dissolve Without Further Delay

Developing Of Country To Be Aided By Rulings   Liquidation Preyram Announced ln Move

Mac Arthur Smashes Japan's Four Bia Financial And Industrial Families

Four Greatest Japanese Financial, Industrial  Families Are Dissolved

SCORES OF CAPTURED FLIERS ARE FREED FROM CAMP. ENEMY HAD KEPT...  : SECRET

Judge Sentences Escaped Convid fo Die in Chair For Murder of Woman

Senate Orders a Full Investigation of Troop Delay: On West Coast: Frisco Plans Christmas Parties

JAPANESE SINK DU, 5. WARSHIPS IN FURIOUS FIGHT   Planes Attack Vessels Off Okinawa and 54 Are Shot Down -—- Battle Lasts Hour and a Half.   600 NIPS LAND BEHIND YANK LINES ON ISLAND   These Troops Are Being Pocketed and Destroyed—Battle Positions in South Unchanged.

 Envoy o Nazis and Interned   a Simple Daily at Bedford 7 Hotel: Told of Atomic Bombings

Envoy  Nazis and valf Interned   Ngin Simple Daily ‘doutine at Bedford Springs Hotel; Told Hf Atomic Bombings

Enemy Officials in Detention ee et DESEO  jap Ambassador To Germany  Interned in Pennsy Resort

Many ponton bridges span river barrier  Foot troop lunge gains momentum

LOCAL RESIDENTS PETITION COURT TO _ DRAIN CANAL, LAND      MANY FROM HERE ARE INVOLVED IN DISPUTE TO DRAIN ERIE CANAL :

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U. S. Officials Working on Progran to Relieve Shortage of Housing

Plan To Relieve Housing Shortage Being Developed   Reconversion Officials Study Measures To Ease Acute Situation

WORKING ON NEW HOUSING PROGRAM   Reconversion Officials Try to Relieve Shortage

U S; WORKING ON LAGK OF HOMES   HOPE TO RELIEVE HOUSING SHORTAGE

HOUSING RELIEF PLANS STUDIEL   Reconversion Officials Are Working Sut Program To Stimulate Building

Vote To Cancel Income Tax of All Enlisted Mer   Wartime Pay Would Be Exempt, Senate Group Recommends

Senate Cool To Eliminating Luxury Rates   Finance Committee I: Drafting Report For Debate   ARGUE ATOM POWER   Labor Department Asks Revision Of Law On Strikes

All Enlisted Men In Line For ‘Break’ Under Plan   Merger Of Forces, Science, Labor Are Discussed.

WOULD CANCEL SOLDIERS TAX   Senate Committee Favors Exempting Enlisted Men From Tax on Pay.   SOLONS MUST APPROVE

WPB APPROVES REFRIGERATORS   Authorizes Production of Million by April

EXPLOSION AT PLANT   Accident Happened at 7 oClock This Morning at Sunflower

Germans Admit Reds Establish Three Bridgeheads 33-44 Miles From Berlin; Sharp East Prussia Fighting Reported’

Breakthrough Is ‘On 50-Mile Front   Hand To Hand Fights In East Prussia Are Renorted: Oder River Bridaehead Extended

NORTHERN PART OF CITY 1S LEFT BLAZING RUBBLE   970,000 Bombs Unloaded by Daylight in Area 9 Miles Square

SIX SOLDIERS KILLED AS TRAINS COLLIDE   Twenty-Eight Others Injured in Crash—German Tower Operator Arrested.

Experts Clear Gallup Poll Of Political Charges; Quiz Personal Idea Adjustments

Marine Threa! Is Made Affer Reds’ Assaul   Train Bearing U. S. Gen eral Fired Upon in Chinese City

Pod-Held Town  tires on Yanks   Train Bearing U. 5S. General Attacked

Chinese Reds Fire On U. S. Marines   American Retaliation Threatened For Incident; China Factions Scuffle For Manchuria

Marine Threat Is Made After Reds’ Assauli      Train. Bearing U. S. General Fired Upon in Chinese City —

JOBLESS TOPS DEBATE DOCKET FOR CONGRESS   - Barkley Leads Group on Investigation of Pearl Harbor

Congress Tightens Battle Lines On Many Problems  Senate Republicans Meet to Decide On National Plans

Battle Lines Tightening In Congress   Supporters of Truman Defend Two Main Points of Policy

Political Parties Fix Battle Lines Over Big Issues   Senate Republicans Meet to Form Plan on Conaress Issues

GOP SEEKS UNITY FOR CAMPAIGN IN PEACE CONGRESS  HOUSE AND SENATE REPUBLICANS HOPE

Senate Republicans Line Up For Battles on Major Issues   Job-Planning and More Aid for Nation's Unemploved Key Points of Truman Program

POLITICS COME BACK AGAIN TO CAPITOL HILL   GOP Confers to Strengthen ‘Battle Lines’ in House, Senate

Republica ns Ma p Strategy In Both House:   Battle Lines Tightening Iv History-Making Pastwar Cougress; Full-Scale . Fiehis Near

Full-scale Fights Loom on Key Issues   Committee-room Preliminaries Now Out of Way

BATTLES BREW IN CONGRESS ON SEVERAL ISSUES   Republicans Map Out Plan Of Attack—-Jobs Continue As Principal Problem

Politics Return To Capitol Hill; 1946 Elections Begin To Affect Congress

Republicans !n Senate Meet For Discussion   Talks Will Include Unem ployment Pay, Full Employment and Others.

Battle Line Is Tighter AsCongres: Gets Busier   Senate GOP Chiefs Discuss Policy For Future

BOP oENATORG SET FOR FIGHT   Meet to Discuss What"They Are for and What They Are Against.   ‘HOUSE GOP MEET TOO

CONGRESS BATTLE LINES TIGHTENED FOR PEACE SESSION   SENATE REPUBLICANS MEET TO DISCUSS THEIR STAND ON LEGISLATION

Fur Will Soon Begin To Fly... .  Battle Lines Are Getting Tighter In Congress As Republicans Map Plans

Washington Roundup  GOP Solons Attempt to Formulate Real Program

: ” §.8. Europa To Serve U.S. With  Old Crew After 6 Years’ Disuse

LINER OVERHAULED TO SERVE FOR USA   German Vessel Once Set Atlantic Speed Record

Europa Being Overhauled to Power _ United States on the Seven Seas

Yanks Fight Fiercely for Road Key   Germans On Defensive Along Northern Front; Bradley Says Western Gamble May Cost Nazis

GAMBLE OF GERMANS ON WEST FRONT MAY HAVE BEEN COSTLY  GEN. BRADLEY FEELS WAR MAY BE SHORTENED BY COUNTEROFFENSIVE

May Recommend Single Food Czar  Senate and House Camplete Studies

Food Investigators In Congress Complete Studies  New Black Markets Seen If Action Is Not Taken Soon

EXPECT LARGE OHIO TAX DROP   Estimate Revenue to Slump Around $5,630,000

OHIO REVENUE DROP EXPECTED THIS YEAR   Gasoline, Cigarettes anc Liquor Yields Shrink

[ASSOCIATED PRESS FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST DISCUSSES RESERVATION ABOUT HIROHITO

Mikado’s Status In Question   Problem of Emperor No Light One, Mackenzie Says

JapanOn Her ‘Knees And In DyingThr oes   Treacherous Militarisis Licked, Reservations or No Reservations. Problem of Emperor’s’ Status Not Light One.

Military Installations Near Tokyo Wrecked By Air Bombardment   Invasion Jitters Break Out Anew   Enemy Makes Belated Offer Of Independence To People Of Sumatra

rour Japanese Cities Jolted in B-29 Raid   Airmen Celebrate Fourth With Rain of Incendiary Bombs

ANTI-POLL TAX BILL UP TODAY   Southerners Protest As Measure Ie Wrested  From Pigeonho!le

SOYBEANS 10 YIELD 25 BU. PER ACRE   Harvest of Important Mattoon Area Crop in Full Swing

Examination Of Jap Harbor Reveals Invasion Would Have Been Costly

Invasion Cost  Seen in Forts At Yokosuka   Like Caves on Okinawa.

102,000 Idled_ In U.S. Plants: Detroit Lead:   “White (Callie? Workers’  ne On Again, Union Wir

Nazis Shoot 18 ‘Agents’ Berlin Says   Execute Americans and Britishers in Civilian  Clothes in Czechoslovakia

Allied Agents Said Executed   German Reports 18 Persons Put To Death

Germans Execute ‘Agents’   18 Americans and Britons Operating In Slovak Country

All Hiroshima Train Travel Halted by Atomic Bombing   Japs Brand New Bomb a ‘Diabolic Weapon’ Whose Use Marked “The Enemy for Ages to Come as Destrover of Justice and Mankind

ADMIT HEAVY BOMB DAMAGE   Japs Brand Atomic Bomb “Diabolic Weapon” To Be Reckoned With

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   British Medical Corpsmen Aid Prisoners of War

BRITISH DROP: ON SINGAPORE   MEDICAL MEN FIRST TO LAND AS FLEET UNITS PREPARE. "TO PUT TROOPS i ABHORE 7

Jodl Accepts T erms, Pleads for Leniency    European Front Bulletins

Farmers Valley Youth is Reported  Missing in Action   Pfc. William Burdick Missing In Luxembourg Since December 20

Print Paper Costs More  OPA Allawse Hike   OPA Allows Hike In Price Ceiling

BIG 3 MEETING IN MOSCOW DEC. 15 IS TALKED   MINORS APPROVE PACIFIC AS MAJOR LEAGUE   NEWSPRINT PAPER COSTS TO RE UPPED 4GAIN

PATTON ASSIGNED JOB IN GERMANY   GENERAL'S FIGHTING THIRD ARMY, WITH SEVENTH, TO’ OCCUPY REICH.

3rd and /th U.S. Armies Rule Nazis   Forces Designated For Occupation Of Germany

Cen. Patton Is Ordered To Europe   Stimson Assigns Third And Seventh Armies For Job of Oceupying Germany. Patton Disappointed   Three Armies Kept In Germany Fill December

SEVENTH AND THIRD DUE 10 STAY IN REICH   PATTON HEADS FOR EUROPE INSTEAD OF TOKYO

Patton to Return to Germany: Select Third, Seventh Armies for Occupation

Gen. Patton Will Return To Europe   Third Army Listed Along with Sevent! For Occupation «

AIR AND NAVAL UNITS ACTIVE IN NEW OFFENSIVE   PT Boats Patrol Waters Firing on Coastal Batteries

Anzacs Drive On Oil Fields   Air, Sea Units Rip ‘an Borneo Lines

Australians Fighting to Take Oil Centers in North Borneo — Air and Naval Units Preparing Way for Future Operations.

Australians Drive Toward Rich Borneo Oil Fields;, Natives Aid in-Attacks *-

Australians Open Drive For Rich © Borneo Oil Fields    Air, Naval Units. Pave ‘Way For Future Allied ~Qperations On Island 

Mineswecpers Cleared 117 Mines The Last Few Days  TOKYO NERVOUS ABOUT OPERATIONS  American Bombers Raid Balik Papan Oil Center

AUSSIES OPEN DRIVE FOR OIL FIELDS   Jap Opposition On Borneo Is Slight

Anzaes Start Push To Win  Borneo’s Oil   Air And Sea Units Pave Way For Drive Into Northern Area

Aussies Strike From Brunei Toward Oilfields; Borneo Wild Men Fight Japs

LINE UP DRIVE BY RED CROSS   City and Township Chairmen Announced by  Small

BITTER FlGHT OR CAPITAL AT AN ENT   City Strewn With Bodies of 12,000 Nips—Enemy Makes Last ‘Stand Inside Intramuros.    3,000 CIVILIAN HOSTAGES FREED   MacArthur Says Victory Presages Early Clearance of Foe From All Philippine Islands.

JAPANESE BODIES CLUTTER SECTION   Enemy Garrison Once Esti: maed a 20,000   BITTER BATTLES   Last Stages Marred by Japa. nese Practice of Murder And Rapine

12,000 ENEMY TROOPS SLAIN DURING FIGHT   Last Hours of Battle Marked by Bitter  Jap Defense

Yanks Clear Manila of Jap Snipers   Last Remnants of Defenders Slaughtered et Intramuros

Last of Japs InOld Manila Cleaned Out   MacArthur Announces Complete Victory; 5,000 Civilians Freed

BODIES OF OVER + 12,000-NIPS IN CITY ARE FOUND   493,000 Civilions Rescued as _ MacArthur's: Men Complete Rout of Enemy °

Victors Count 2000 Jap Dead in City   Fanatical Garrison. Gasps Its Last 3 Weeks After Entry

Yanks Complete City’s Liberation   12,000 Enemy Dead Counted After Three , Weeks’ Battle In Intramuros District; U.S. Planes Attack Jap Convoy In China Sea

Manila Freed Of Japanese   12,000 Nips Killed By American Forces

Is Free   Grim-Faced Yanks Slaughter Last Remnants Of Once Powerful Force

Yank Troops Free Manila  Three-Week Drive Ends With 12,000 Enemy Troops Killec

Thousands of Japs Slain  In Final Battles for City And for Corregidor Island

All Japs Die In Fighting To the End   American Losses Much Lighter Than Was Anticipated

Count Of Jap Dead In City Tons 12.000   3,000 Civilians Are Liberated 3 Weeks After Americans Had Entered Capital

Yankees Wipe Out Garrison of 20,000 Japs   Capital City of Philippines Strewn With More Than 12.000 Nipponese Bodies   Foes Overwhelmed  After Three Weeks   Last Stuges of Bitter Batile Marked hy Jap Practice of Murdec and Rapine

Report Manila Completely Freed of Jans   Yanks Slaughter Last Of Enemy Garrison; 12,000 of Foe Slain

Over 12,000 Japs Killed by U.§. Soldiers   3000 Civilians Are Rescued With the Capture of Ancient Intramuros Building

Yanks Capture Manila, Slay  Last. Japanese   12.000) Nip Dead Counted. 3,000 Mare Civilinns

Lausche Suffers Another Defeat On Strip Mining   Bill Falls 16 Votes Short of Passage After House Debate

LAUSCHE GIVEN SECOND DEFEAT   Pet Strip Mining Measur Rejected in House by 16 Votes

4 Demands Big Five Be Given Absolute Veto Power Over Any Discussions of International Disputes

WORLD PEACE MEETING TIED UP BY RUSSIF   DISPUTE ON. VETO RIGHTS CAUSES STALEMATE

Russians Ask Rigid Interpretation Be Given To Formula  Outlined In Crimea

French to Share New Arms Outlay Krug Reports  WPB Cites De Gaulle Appeal; Stimson Tells Worker Need

Krag Outlines. , Aid 16 French   New Production-Gonl Hike Ineloades Fieltinge Arnis.

CHURCHILL QUT TO GET VOTES   Prime Minister Takes 1,000 Mile Swing In Heart Of England

Jefferson City Celebrates Old Fashioned Yule   Two Thousand County Boys Still Absent From Families —

Oldtime Spirit Brightens Nation’s First Peacetime Christmas In 5 Years

Peace-Blessed America _ Celebrates Old-Fashioned Type of Christmas Day   Not Since Dark Days of 1941 Has Nation Enjoyed Such Universal Happiness and Good Cheer -- President Truman Lights ‘National Tree’ on White House Lawn

Peacetime Cheer Is Acain In Spotlight   Shadows Of War Fade Under Lights OF Old-Fashioned Yuletide Cheer

PRESIDENT TRUMAN MAKES BROADCAST FROM WHITE HOUSE   Thousands Are Stranded As Transportation Tie-Up Continues In Many Cities

Peacetime Yule Brightens U.S.   3,200,000 Men and Women Still Away  From Homes However

Birth of Christ to Be Joyfully  Observed Today   Many of the Sufferings. Hardships of War Years Forgotten: City to Join Nation in Old-Fashioned Celebration

Old Fashioned Christmas. Is Back   First Yule Celebration Since War Is Occasion For Rejoicing As In Old Days

Arms Factory  Set Ablaze   Rheinmetal - Borsig Armament Works Set On Fire By U. S. Planes.

. Wainwright Gets Hero’s Welcome At Washington   Awarded Congressional Medal Of Honor, General Reveals Japs Heaped ‘Indignities’ On Him

HOMAGE PAID GENERAL WHO LOST BATTLE   WAINWRIGHT GIVEN MEDAL OF HONOR IN WASHINGTON

WANT “ACCLAIMED WN CAPITAL   Congressional Medal  Of Honor Placed By Truman

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Nation Pays Wainwright Top Honors   Hero of Bataan Receives Congressional Medal of Honor; Speaks Before Congress, President

Wainwright Greeted By Half Million   ater Capital ‘Heaps Honors On Gaunt, Gray Genero

Wainwright Given Big Ovation In Washington; President Hangs  Honor Medal Around His Neck

Capital Honors Gen. Wainwright: Receives Medal   Truman Bestows Highest Honor on Hero of Corregidor

CAPITAL GIVES HERO'S WELCOME TO WAINWRIGHT   General Who Defended Corregidor Cheered by Half Million During Triumphal Parade.   AWARD FOR VALOR CONFERRED BY TRUMAN   Gaunt Warrior Addresses Both House and Senate— Meets Wife He Had Not Seen in 4 Years.

Slain Senator Was Witness In Bribery Plot   Michigan Man is Shot in Head, Left in Flaming Automobile

000 PLANES TAKE PART IN ATTACK   Both Incendiary and Demolition Explosives Are Dropped —- Mustangs Prowl Tokyo Area.   FIGHTERS HAMMER NINE AIRFIELDS   Meet Virtually No Opposition in Their ChallIenging Search for Enemy Air Force.

Refinery Near  Osaka Blasted :      Nearly 4,000 Tons of Incendiary and Demolition Bombs Dropped on Honshu Targets in  Near Record Assaults.

Drop 4,000 Tons Of Incendiaries In Major Atfack   Four Targets on Honshu Subjected to Severe Pounding

FIVE JAP CITIES HIT   4,000 Tons Of Fire And Demolition Bombs Dropped

Refinery Near. Osaka Blasted In Day’s Raids   Nearly 4,000 Tons of Incendiary and Demolition Bombs Dropped on Honshu Targets in Near Record Assaultc

Pearl Harbor To Be Visited By Committee   Investigators Will Ge To Hawaii Following Preliminary Study O1 Evidence On Hand

Committee Visit To Pearl Harbor Scheduled Soon   Group Will Study Physical Layout, Staging of Attack

Pearl Harbor Visit Planned By Probers   Congressmen’s Group to Study Evidence at the Scene of Attack

Group to Visit Pearl Harbor  Barkley Committee to Make Flying Trip

Decide To Visit  Hawaiian Outpost   Reveal Committee To  Fly To Pearl Harbor

May Hear Testimony On Islands   Chairman Barclay Announ. ces Plan—Discuss Com mittee Couns:]

Committee To Pearl Harbor  in Investigation   Senate-House Group to Go To Hawaii After Study of Evidence

PEARL HARBOR — INVESTIGATION SOLONS KIEET   May Visit Scene of December 7, 1941 Dehacle

20” “OANTS ARE FINED; RELEASED      Naturopaths Pleaded Guilty To Part in Graft Consniracy.

Three In Graff Plot Are Fined   Admitted Guilt, Get Off With $1,000 Each

Fearful of Soviets, Nazis Throng Across Elbe River lo Surrender to U.S. But Doughboys Don’t Want Them

Battered Wehrmacht Is Dying Shameful Death On Banks Of Elbe; Flee In Terror From Reds

10,000 NAZIS SURRENDERED . TO 29TH WITHIN 24 HOURS   Germany’s Once Proud Wehrmacht Is Dying- Shame ful Death On Banks Of Elbe River; Doughboys Are Discouraging Wholesale Capitulations

MINCE FRUUU FRUSSIAN GENERALS STAND IN LINE TO SURRENDER  Fear-Stricken Horde Races Before Sidi

ARRAIGNED IN AUTO MISHAP   Pic. Tom Granzow Bound Over To Evans; Posts  $1000 Bond

REDS MASSED FOR CROSSING OF THE ODER   BERLIN IN PANIC BOOM OF SOVIET GUNS HEARD

OPPOSES U. S. CONTROL OF RADIO, CABLE   Paul Porter of the FCC Frowns on Navy Proposal for a Post-Wai Unification of Overseas Cammunicatiangs.

FCC Opposed To Navy Plan For  Communications ‘y ee ee ,   ‘Unworkable,’  Says Chairman

BORN MONDAY IN HOTEL AT CHARLESTON   Mother, Mrs. Bertha Allen, Removed Babe in Suit Case

Hundreds of Jewish Terrorists Arrested   Worst Violence in Years Draws British Armored-Car Troops to Palectinian Ciujlec—I10 Are Killed

[BRITISH BLOCKADE JERUSALEM STREETS AFTER ITERRORISTS CAUSE THE DEATH OF 10 IEwe

Glebester Takes Off On Last Lap   Expected in Capital Tonight * After World Flight

Snow Blankets Capital For Inauguration  Weatherman’s Forecast True

RED OFFENSE COORDINATED WITH ALLIES   Yank-Trained Chinese Parachute Troops in Action

Red Offensive — Coordinated With Allied Operations   U.S. Trained Chinese Parachutists In Action Against Enemy Forces

WEDEMEYER DISCLOSES RED DRIVE CO-ORDINATED WITH OTHER BLOWS   U. §.-TRAINED CHINESE PARATROOPS GO INTO ACTION, MEN HAMPER JAP NORTHWARD RETREAT

Allied China Drive Linked With Soviets   Chinese Air Troops Go  Into Action

Russian Offensive is Coordinated With Allied Operations in China And Pacific, Wedemyer Reveals

Reds, Allies Co-ordinated ‘Attack Plans   Soviet Information Collected by China, U.S. Army Command

Information Given U. S. And Russia   Allies Ignore Approact Said to Have Been Made at Stockholm

LONDON CONFIRMS NAZI PEACE OFFER   German Approach Regarded As Efforts To Sow Dissension

Portsmouth Puts Trust in Sandbags To Stem River   Hastily Erected Barricade Only Stand Against Raging Ohio: Water Unsiream Drops

PORTSMOUTH WAITS FOR FLOOD CREST   Sandbag Flood od Wall Only De -fense Against Rampaginc Ohio, Scioto Rivers

While America Sweats Out V-J Day  Yanks Abroad and Allies Dance With Joy

U.S. Waiting Again for Victory News   People in Some Parts Of World Begin  Celebrations

Chungking Celebrates Though War Not Ended — Americans Waiting For V-J Day

G. 0. P's. MAKE EARLY START FOR 1946 ELECTION   ‘Meet Next Week to Discuss Campaign Strategy

Allied Troops “ToJoin Yanks   British, Russian ‘and Chinese Will Occupy   ._ Japan

Russian, British, Chinese Troops Head for Japan   Will Aid in Occupation; Washington Keeps Silent

3 NATIONS TO SEND TROOPS TO JAPAN   Russian, British and Chinese Sol diers to Join Americans in Occupation of Country.

Allied troops will join in occupation  No official word on size ot force

Allied Troops To Join Yanks   British, Russian and Chinese Will Occupy Japan

Planes Strike At Hamburg  Oil Plants and Sub Works Battered by Rie ‘American Force

Yanks Batter  Hamburg Arec British Hurl 6,000 Tons On Oil Plants

U, 5. BOMBERS STRIKE GERMAN OIL REFINERIES   Hambure Area I Target; Rocket Coast Raided

Oil Plants And NaziSub Works Raided By U. S.   Americans Stuike With 700 Bombers and 350 Fighters After RAF Night Attacks   ‘Forts’ Again Raid Formosa;  Takao Naval Base Smashed

700 U.S. Planes Blast Oil Plants  Raid Follows 1,200   Raid Follows 1,200 Bomber Attack on Magdeburg by RAF

NAZI OIL PLANTS, SUB WORKS TORN   U.S. Bombers Batter Reich After Hard British Blow

BATTER TARGETS IN HAMBURGARES   700 U.S, BOMBERS  STRIKE IN WAKE OF RAF NIGHT RAIDERS

YANK PLANES RIP HAMBURG   Attack Follows Night RAF Raid On Refineries At Magdeburg

Heavy Bombers” Hit Oil Plants   Refineries In Hamburg Area Are Targets

‘Yank Airmen Take to Air In Clear Skies   700 Bombers Hit Nazi Oil Supply Plant at Hambure

RNR UNM NN ae a  700 AMERICAN BOMBERS BLAST HAMBURG AREA   Yanks Hit Oil, Sub Targets British Airmen Pound Magdeburg Hard

wep ms Ue To Use Pranes.  To Apply Terms   MacArthur Permits Minimum Number to Carry Out Plans for Allied Occupation

Fisenhower Will Be American Representative On Big Four Contro) Panel   PLAN FOR CONTROLLING MILLIONS OF GER.  MANS FOR YEARS TO COME ANNOUNCED BY  SECRETARY OF WAR STIMSON.

Allies To Disarm German Army, Destroy Gestapo; lke To Head Yank Zone

U.S.1ST AND 30 SCORE GAINS OF SIX MILES   Four Divisions Break Through First Line of Nazi Wall 

Yanks Puncture German's Main Siegfried Line   Gain Six Miles On Broad Front In West Germany

WEST FRONT 4AB GAINS SIX MILES   First ard Third Armies «preod Out in Curving Front 4° Miles Long

WEST. FRONE 488 PAINS. SIK MILES   First and Third Armies Epreid Out iu Curving Front 44 Miles ‘Lone

LaGuardia Still Defies U. $. Curfew Edict Despite Roosevelt Statement

MCKAY'S AIDE PLEADS GUILT)   Admits Part In Plot To Corrupt Liquor Board

U.S. Round-up Of Criminals NearsFinish      Arrest of Togo Almost Completes Hunt for Jap Militarists

M’ARTHUR CALLS IN ENEMY’S PREMIER   Orders Nips Impound Assets Of Former Enemy Nations

HUNT FOR JAP WAR LEADERS NEARLY ENDED   MacArthur Calls ‘Nip Premier to Give  Stern Orders

Most of Top  Jap Criminal  Suspects Held But None Admit  Any Responsibility For Cansinge War

Manhunt for Top-Rung Jap War Criminal Suspects Is Near End With Togo Arrest

House Slashes 17 Millions From OWI Fund   Economy Drive Bogs Down Against Other Agencies

HOUSE VOTES CUT IN OWI ALLOTMENT   GOP Drive to Economize War Agencies Scores Victory

Treasury And Court Posts Are Vacated   Truman Has Chance To Liberalize Bench, Name Sixth New Member Of His Cabinet

POSTS VAG IN HIGH COURT » AND TREASURY   Truman Gets Resignations of Justice Roberts and Morgenthau

ROBERTS AND MORGENTHAU RESIGN   Truman Gets Chance to Give High Court Liberal Majority

Appointment Will Determine Trend Of Supreme Court  P 4   ’ President’s Selection Of Successor To Justice Roberts To Be Momentous Choice   MORGENTHAU ALSO RESIGNS HIS POST

PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO OFFER VINSON THE TREASURY APPOINTMENT--JUSIICE, ROBERTS RETIRES

DEPUE BOARD GRANTS THIRTY YEAR FRANCHISE   Village Trustees Take Action On New Light Contract To Save $809 A Year For Street LightIng Each Year,

DE PUE GRANTS THIRTY YEAR FRANCHISE   Village Will Get A Sav: ing Of $809 A Year On Lighting

Foreign Policy Outline Becomes Urgent   Action by Russians Brings Thorny Problem to a Head

Pole Situation Poses Problem  ToU.S. Police.   Russian Show-Down Move . Makes FDR's Radio

Recognition Of Poland New Factor   Russian Move May Chanae U. S. Policy

Foreign Affairs.Get . New-Urgeney-Note~  By Sy M. HIGHTOWER Ragonciated Preece Staff Writer

President Roosevelt To Discuss U.S. Foreign Policy In Message To Congress

WEIGHTY PROBLEM POSED BY ACTION   Allied Split on Poland Gives FDR New Concern

’"Phone Strike Over Nation Is Averted   Conciliators To Try For Accord On G. M. Dispute

elephone trike Ends  1 [lhinois   Settlement Averts Nation-Wide Walkout If Phone Workers

Wage Boosts Granted Operators; Stalemate Continues In GM Row   Other Labor Disputes Keep 300,000 Idle Thruout Nation; Bus Drivers In New Jersey Back On Jobs; AFL Drops Machinists

Acreement Ends Two-State Telephone Strike  Nationwide Walkout Threat Dismissed

ILLINOIS-INDIANA PHONE STRIKE ENDS   Settlement Removes Threat of Na tion-Wide Walkout, Head of Independent Union Says,

WINDSOR STRIKE TIEUP TIGHTENS   Dispute Seems Headed For Dominion Cabinet At Ottawa

Factions of Chinese Have  Armed Clash   Threat of Civil War in China Now Appear To Be More Serious

Ching’s Troops  Repo! led to Have Clashed With Reds   CrieNdipsions Ay -dals To Commynist Leaders ' Fer’ Meeting

CLASH REPORTED AMONG CHINESE   Chiang Again Appeals To " Communists To Meet In Conference

CHINESE HAVE CIVIL WAR ON THEIR HANDS   COMMUNISTS CLASH WITH TROOPS OF GOVERNMENT

Rival Chinese Groups Are Said To Have Clashed   Chiang Again Asks Com munist Leaders To Meet with Him

BERLIN IN DANGER, GERMANS CONCEDE   LEADERS CALL ON EVERY PERSON WHO CAN FIRE GUN TO HELP STOP REDS,

NAZI CHIEFS CALL . NATION TO BATILE   Self-Sacrifice. and. Fanat_ icism. Demanded ‘to “Stop Russians 

NAZI LEADERS ASK ‘MIRACLE   Appeal to Every German to Defend Reich, Admit Berlin in Peril

NAZI CHIEFS CALL ~~ NATION TO BATTLE   Self-Sacrifice and Fanaticism Demanded to Stop Russians

BERLIN ENDANGERED NAZIS NOW CONCEDE   German Leaders Demand Miracl Of People To Halt Reds On Eastern Front

Truman Says Korea loBeFree   Says Japanese Now In Korea Being Used As ‘‘Servants Of Korean People’

GIFTS TOSGT. HENSEL TOTAL OVER $60,000   Quadruple Amputee Is Assured of His Chicken Farm

Patterson's Job To Gen. Royall   Nominated as War Undersecretary

Goldsboro Man Picked Fo. Fill...Pest.. Vacated ” By Patterson's Elevation.

Gen. Royall Is Nominated War Undersecretary   World War I Officer Practiced Law Im North Carolina

UNDERSECRETARY OF WAR 1S NOMINATED   Truman Names Brig. Gen. K. C.-Royall to Succeed Patterson.

Royall Named To Navy Post   Nominated To Succeed Patterson Elevated To Secretary Of Navy.

General Royall New War Aide  N.C. Lawyer Named Undersecretary to Succeed Patterson

Royall Gets Post. In War Department   Named Successor To Patterson

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     FRANCO MAY RELINQUISH LEADERSHIP

Mobilize _ For Defense   Organization of Jap ‘Civilians Into Combat Corps Announced

Call On Men And Women Te Face Invaders   150,000 Railroad Workers Pressed Into Service

NIPS PREPARING HOME DEFENSE   Men and Women Wer Workers Mobilized for Expected Invasion

Men, Women Expect Real Battle   Newest Order Makes Everyone Subject For Actual Fighting

Japan Calls  On Civilians   Combat Corps Being Mobilized To Fight

Daylight Raid Damages Tokyo   Japanese Report Says 70 Superfortresses Take Part In Attack   FRENCH INDO-CHINA IS ALSO ATTACKED

INDO-CHINA ALSO VISITED ~ BY BIG B-29°S   SUPERFORTS DUMP FXPLOSEVES AND INCENDTARIES ON TARGETS IN WIDELY SEPARATED WAR ZONES

Call for Meeting of GOP Leaders Gets Cool Reception on Capitol Hill

Hitler Plans fo  Continue Nazism  y He's Gambling That  . ‘Tremendous Chaos. Een  ee og come ae ae ee

Hitler Reported Working To Keer Nazism Alive  Plot Hinges On Postwar Chaos

[Report Hitler has completed plans for an attempt to keep nazism alive

Hitler Completes His Plans F or Keeping Naziism Alive   .é o * al re r Fuehrer Working On Assumption There Will Be Tre. mendous Chaos In Europe; Underground Fortress Prepared To Weather Three-Year Siege

(Giant Offensive Sweeps Across River; Four Allied Armies Push Germans Back   Hitler Reported to Have Completed Plans to Keep Nazism Alive After Victory By Allies

Hitler To Keep Naziism Alive  On Big Gamble   Hopes Allied Victory in Europe Will Be Followed Jn Time by Tremendous Chaos

Hitler Completes Plans to Keep Nazism Alive on Gamble Allied Victory to Be Followed by Chaos

This Is ft’ Feeling Grows  With Soldiers   Reliable Report Says Hitler Plans On Allied Chaos To Keep Party Alive

Hitler Makes Plans To Keep  Naziism Alive      Intends To Use Berchtesgaden As Fountainhead For Movement.   SEES POST-WAR CHAOS

BRITAIN. LOAN ‘Atlee speech Leaves Congress ‘Split on Loan.  Legislators Told »Britain’s. Labor: Party Plans. for Commoner

AU. S. LOAN T0 BRITAIN IS IN DOUBT   Some Solons Think Attlee Helped Chances for Getting Money in Talk Before Congress, but Others Disagree.

Attlee Speech Leaves Capitol Hill Split Over Idea Of Loan To Britain

Read on Page 7 how Wainwright and other Jap Prisoners greeted news of war's end.   Washington Split on Attlee’s Efforts To Sell Huge Loar

Attlee Speech  Leaves Capital Split On Loar   Some Legislaters Belicve . British Leader .Did Nat Make Much Headway On Selling Idea

Attlee’s “Sales Talk” Believed Of Little Good   Taft Found It “Too New Dealish”; Termed Not Salesman Churchill Was

-apitol Hill Split Over Idea of British Loan  After Prime Minister's Talk in Congres:

Capital Split On Loan To Britam   Some Say Truman Cool, Others See Approval

WEATHER   Attlee Speech Leaves Capitol Hill Split  Over Loan to Britain

Attlee’ s Speech Divides Capitol On Loan Questior   Some  Soluns Against Loans, — Others In Favor; Unity Appeal Praised..

Capitol Hill Is Dubious About Loan te British   Prime Minister Attlee Makes Little Headway In Tuesdav Address

Little Headway Made By Attlee   Tries To Sell U.S. On Loan To Britain

Capitol Hill Is Split Over Loan To Great Britain   Some Cool To Attlee Proposal, Others Believe Loan Will Be Made

Attlee No Salesman Like Churchill. ....  Proposed Loan To British Hot Question In Capital

Solons Cool Toward Loan F or Britain   Attlee Made Little Progress by Speech; Some Sight Loan

ATTLEE SPEECH LEAVES SOLONS SPLIT OVER LOAN   Taft Says Prime Minister ‘Sounds Little Too New Dealist?”

Discuss Loans To  England   Members of Congress Seemed Inrpressed With Frankness of Prime Minister

Attlee Fails As Salesman   Congressmen Liked Frank ‘ness, Not Sold On Idea Of Loan to Britain

Attlee Talk Is Debated   “Few See Help Given To Cause Of Britain

Congressmen Cool To Attlee’s Self-Salesmanship  Solons Say But Littl - Headway Made in

Attlee’s Talk To Congress Draws Praise   Sentiment on Loan To Britain Suill Sharply Divided

Attlee Talk Brings “Split in Congress   Some Say. Loan Is Out, While Others Say, No; Not Our Philosophy

CONGRESS APPEARS STILL UNDECIDED ON LOAN TO BRITAIN   PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE’S APPEARANCE BEFORE ” CONGRESS NOT DECISIVE

Attlee Speech Received With Mixed Opinion   Solons Impressed By Talk But Are Divided Over His Objectives

PARLEY NOT TO GAG LABOR ON THE WAGE ISSUE   Views Of Unions To Go To Committee, To Meet Wednesday

UI) MAY Wik WAGE, PRG TALK DEMAND   Secretary of Labor Meeting Says No Group te Be Gagged.

CIO May Gain Its Demand For Consideration Of Wages And Prices   No Gag Attempt Will Be Employed   Some Unions Join Manufacturers Delegates In Opposing Pay Deliberations

“Real Progress” Claimed In Talks On Labor Setup   CIO May Get Demand For Consideration. of Wages, Prices

Fiendish Nazi Experiments at Camp Told   WITNESS SAYS. HUMANS.. USED AS GUINEA PIGS AT DACHAU TRIAL

OF NAZI INHUMAN TESTS AT DACHAU CAMP   Former Inmate's Testimony } Grisly Story Of Horror On Mass Scale

House Sends Farm Department Bill On   Republican-Barked Drive To Lop Sum Fails

*chool Lunch Fund  Is Saved By House   Effort To Eliminate It Is Beaten Down

No Newspapers In St. Louis For 13th Day   New Paper May be Founded, States Guild President

women ERUTY « a Iae oo  U noflicial ‘Reports Claim Hitler Is Sev erely Injured

COURT OF HONOR FOR BOY SCOUTS   Scouts and Parents Will Be the Guests of American Legion Thursday .

Stark Claims * Adm. Kimmel Had Adequate  Information.   Should Have Taken  Major’ Precautions

STARK FELT U.S. AT WAR IN LATE ‘41   rells Pearl Harbor Probers He Referred to the Atlantic, However, in November Letter Expressing His Views.

MACARTHUR TO LEAD MARCH © ON TOKYO *~   Is Chosen by -American Joint.  Chiefs of Staff

Gen. MacArthur To Lead Drive Against Tokyo   General Given ‘Control Of Ground Forces; Nimitz Of Ships

NEW SET-UP GIVES MACARTHUR KEY ROLE IN FINAL DRIVE ON TOKYG   Nimitz Gets Command Of All Naval Forces

MacArthur  Is Tokyo Drive Head   Nimitz to Command All Naval Forces in Pacific Area

Gen. MacArthur is Named Commander Of Allied Army Forces in Pacific

GEN, MACARTHUR PICKED T0 LEAD MARCH ON TOKYO      Dashing Hero Of Bataan To Take Command Of Army Forces In Parific

MacArthur Is Commander Of  Pacific Troops   All Army Forces To Be Led By MacArthur In Tokyo Drive — Nimitz Heads Sea Forces —

MACARTHUR TC INVADE JAPAN   PICK GUNERAL TO COMMAND THE INVASION

MacArthur Will  Lead March on Tokyo; Nimitz to Command All Naval Forces

Hauser Denies Murder In Note   Says He Knows Who Committed Crime; Declares One Clue Overlooked

OMAGH NORTH OALIENT, EAQE. AHINE THREAT   German Defense Lines Break Under Yank. Blows and Fall Back.

through Swirling Snow Storm And Bitter Nazi Resistance  SEIZED INITIATIVE NORTH STRASBOURG German Resistance Also  Wilting On The Southern Flank

Hunskall Back For Last Stand Im Ardennes   Seventh Army. 150 Miles To South, Lases German Threat To Strasboure

NBC, ABC Radio Stations — On Emergency Schedules As Engineers, Technicians Strike

TRUMAN TELLS PROGRAM FOR WAR IN EAST   PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS REVEALS HUGE FORCE TO BE USED AGAINST JAPAN

TROOPS MOVE IN FROM SEA AND BY AIR   Swarm From Ships and Drop From Transport Planes, Occupying Atsugi Airfield and Freeine Prisoners.

JAPANESE PUSHED BACK ON OKINAWA   AMERICANS ROOT NIPPONESE FROM CAVES WITH FLAMETHROWING TANKS.

McNarney Predicts Allied Occupation Of Germany Will Last 10 More Years

NOW EVIDENT THAT “SECRET” OF ATOMIC BOMB LIES MAINLY IN ABILITY TO BUILD PI.ANTS

Atomic Bomb Creates Ni ew Fe ear. In Man   Methods to Prevent  Man Poisoning Him _ self ‘With Own Labor  Brings to Surfa ee Many Proposals ~

5th Air Force Mustangs Blast Kyushu  _ Gen. Kenney Says   Gen. Kenney Says This Action Is Just the Start

5th Air Force Mustangs Blast Kyushu   Gen. Kenney Says This Action Is Just the Siart

ARRANGED BY RETAILERS   Many Take Picnic Lunches and Stay for Entire Program

three German POW’s Stain By Army Guard   Private Says He Thought Prisoners Were Going to Rush Him

GUARD SHOOTS THREE GERMANS   PURPLE HEART WEARER MOWS DOWN PRISONERS

JAP IMPERIALS MAY STAND TRIAL   MacArthur's Aide Says No One Immune From Prosecution for Guilt

Mikado Not Immune Fom Prosecution   500 Nips in Custody As War-Criminal Suspects

Jap Emperor May Be Tried   Imperial Household Not Immune; 2000 On Criminal Lists

Atrocity Trials Will Begin Within 60 Days; Cabinet Studies Reforms

AMERICANS RAISE NO BAR TO TRIAL OF JAP EMPEROR   MacArthur's Aide Says Members of Imperial Household Are Not Immune From Prosecution.   2,000 ARE LISTED AS WAR CRIMINALS   I'wice That Number Expected to Face Military Courts —First Hearings May Start in Month.

Mikado Doesnt  Have Immunity   MacArthur's Aide Says Trial Is Not Barred

No Jap Safe for War Guilt Trials   Hirohito May Be Hailed Before Court

Has Not Been Investigated As Individual   Examinations of State Papers Will Be Followed Regardless Of Where Trail Leads

Army Chief Warned That Japs Might Try Surprise   Hawatian Alert Ordered in 1940 Failed to Disturb Civilian Population

Short Warned By Marshall Of Attack Danger   Hawaii Commander Put On Alert [n February Of 1941

Foe at Gate, . ‘Vienna Torn By Civil War   Workers Uprising As Germans Brace      LIFE TODAY IN GERMANY

Russ Artiller 'y Raking Capital Six Miles Away   Huge Plane Factory In Vienna Area Captured As Reds Sever Rail Line to Venice   23,000 Prisoners Taken by Russians   Soviel Forces Reported 137 Miles From Hider Hide-Out; Capture Vistula Town

CIVIL WAR IN VIENNA   Native Workers Join With “Slaves,” Deserters  wz. rev. sos... rt Oe.

TRUCE TO BE SOUGHT IN STUDIO WALKOUT   Fifteen Thousand Idle in Hollywood Strike—Both Sides QGlaim Gains.

Padion Breaks Across Border  To Split Reich   General Offensive Sweeps Away  Western Front Defending Berlin

Germans Admit Western Front Is Swept Away   Patton’s Men Climax 200-Mile Advance From Rhine; Breakthrough Area Not Revealed; Five Major Reich Cities Threatened

Patton’s Third Army Rolls Across Borders Of Czechoslovakia  AMERICANS — REDS NEARING JUNCTION Ninth Army Battles For  Elbe River Crossing At Magdeburg

Nazi Spokesmen Admit Western Defense Is Swept Away By Latest Offensive

ATROCITY FILMS “MUST” 10 GROWL   British Audiences Are Forcedto Return to See Eull Showing

Wainwright Tells Of Sick Feeling When Surrender Flag Flies On Corregidor

Wainwright Raises White Flag.  Waits Hours for Gen. Homma   This fs the 20th article in the Wainwright series.

Gen. Wainwright Runs Up White Flag Or ‘The Rock’ And Makes Contact With Hommce

Fight Corporations and 14 Individuals Plead No Contest to Violation of Anti-Trust Laws in Chemical Industry

Eight Corporations and 14 Individuals Plead No Contest to Violation of Anti-Trust Laws in Chemical Industry   Fines Totaling $58,000 Imposed On Area Concerns Charged With Conspiring to Fix Sale and Production Of Wood Alcohol

HALSEY URGES FREE HAND FOR M’ARTHUR   Declares Commander’s Program Will Make Japan a Fifth or Sixth Kate Power.

Halsey Favors M ‘Arthur Rule   Admiral Believes Geriera! Should Have Free Hand Over Japanese

All Passenger Car Operators Must  Keep OPA Mileage Rationing Record

Drivers Must Have Mileage Ration Records   To Be Eligible for Other Gas Rations

Jackson Urges Action Before End of Summer   Four-Power Meeting Slated Next Week to Outline Plans

Pattern for War Criminal Trials Shape   Big Four Will Open Discussions Early Next Week

U.S. Planning Mass Trial For Criminals   Four Nations Schedule Meeting to Plan Hearings for Nazis

May Begin Trial Of War Criminals By End of Summer   Jackson Hopes for Single Trial of Accused Germans

No Objection To Proposal Bv 3 Powers   Big Four Nations Will Open Discussions In London Early Next Week.   GIVE NO IMMUNITY

War Criminals Will Face Trial Before Autumn   Plans Speeded For Prosecution Of Nazi Chiefs

Major Powers to Formulate Plans  Soon for Court U. S. to Go Ahead  Even If Rest Are Niet Dandy ta Ranain

Trial of War Criminals in Group Urged   United States Favors Proposal, Jackson  Would Begin Soon

U.S. Planning Mass Trial Of Nazi Criminals  Big Four To Confer In London On War Criminals And Trial

Before Winter   Big 4 Nations to Confex Next Week to Draw Up List of Defendants .

Big Four Powers To Open Discussions Next Week On Trials For War Criminals   One Plan Calls For Prosecution Of Major Criminals At Mass Trial Before Winter

WAR CRIMINALS MAY BE TRIED COLLECTIVELY   Prosecutor Jackson Hopes Trials Will Begin This Summer

Hope To Begin Prosecution By  End Of Summer   U. S. Presses For Quick Collective Action By Four Maior Powers.

U. 5. Planning One Trial For War Criminals   Big 4 to. Confer In London Next Week On: Prosecution

Will Try War Criminals In  One big Trial   Justice Announces uU. S. Pian, Hopes To Start This Summer

Jackson Sees Hearings Held ~Duriné Summe   Big. Four. Representatives - Wi Open Discussions mn Subject Next Week

Jackson Reveals American Plan For Prosecution Of Industrial,  Army, Political Heads of Reich

U. $. WOULD TRY ACCUSED IN ONE GROUP   Justice Jackson, Revealing the Nation’s Ideas, Holds Hopes Prosecu¢ tion Can Begin Before End of Summer.

U5, READY TO “BO BY ITSELF TE NECESSARY   Jackson in London Declares Speed Essential for Full Justice.

Mass Trial of Germany's Arch ‘War Criminals Before Winter Plan of American Authoritie

Big-Four Representatives Will Open Discussions Next Week on Program for Finding War Guilt

May Open Mass Trial Before Winter.....  Big Four To Begin Plans Next Week For Trial Of Germany’s War Criminals

UNITED STATES PLAN  FOR MASS TRIAL OF  ARCH WAR CRIMINALS FOUR BIG POWERS TO  OPEN DISCUSSIONS ON MATTER NEXT WEEK

Collective War Trial, lj. S. Plan   Jackson Hope: It Might Start Before End Of Summer

COLLECTIVE TRIAL   Will Be Staged for Prosecution of German Top War Criminals

Chief U. S. Prosecutor Expresses Hope That Trial Can Be Started Before Summer Ends

JUSTICE ROBERT H. JACKSON ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR TRIAL GERMANY’S BIG WAR CHIEFS

Proposes Mass Prosecution Of Nazi Plotters   Representatives Of Four Powers Would Make Up Tribunat

Says U.S. Plans Mass Trial Of  War Criminals   Responsible Source Reports We Are Ready to * Go Ahead Alone With Prosecution .

U.S. FAVORS ONE COLLECTIVE WAR CRIMINAL TRIAL  JACKSON EXPRESSES   JACKSON EXPRESSES HOPE IT WILL START BEFORE SUMMER ENDS

Collective War Criminal Trial  Sought By U.S.   Jackson Hopes Action May Be Started By Summer's End; Speed Called Important

U.S. Proposes Mass Trial for War Criminals   Hearing Mey Be Held Yet This Summer

U. S. Planning Mass Trial  For Criminals   List of Men To Be Tried To Be Drawn Uo Next Week

Mass Trial For War Criminals   U. S. Proposes Plan Which Might Effect Conviction of .ArchNazis By Early Fall.

US » May Try War Criminals  Before Winter   Big Four Powers To Confer Next Week On Trial Of Germans

U. S. Is Ready to Go Ahead   London, M oscow Papers Trade Verbal Blows

War Crime Trial Plan Outlined   U. S. Prosecutor Hopes ‘o _ Conduct Mass Hearing for Nazis ©

MASS WAR TRIAL FAVORED BY US.   Jackson Hopes Hearing Can Start Before Winter

Trial of Nazi Arch War Criminals To Start This Summer   Chief U. S. Prosecutor  Jackson Explains Plan

Hopes Prosecution of Wal Criminals Can Start Before Summer Ends.

U.S. Plans To Tr Reich Criminals Collectively   Jackson Hopes The Trials Will Start Before End Of Summer.

Wounded-Laden Transport Hit   36 Men Die When Bomt Damages USS Pinkney

TRANSPORT SHIP HIT, 36 KILLEL   Wounded Veterans From Okinawa Perish In Jap Sneak Attack

Red Cross at 99 Per Cent of Co. Quota   Sherman Tanks Roll Past Hall of Ancient Crusader, and Old Fellow Never Stirs in Sleep

British Infantry Resumes Assault  Indonesian Chief Seeks Soviet Intervention On  Behalf Of His Forces

Javanese Pleads  For Russian Aid Against Britain   Battle For Soerabaja Rages Furiously

FIGHTING RAGES IN SOERABAJA AS BRITISH ADVANCE  NATIONALISTS BOSS

Soebardjo Says Britain,  Would Reimpose Rule “Sy Datch On Natives

Asks Reds Intervene In Java   Indonesian Leader Pleads for Help As British Press Attack; Native Casualties High

RED AID SOUGHT BY INDONESIANS   Britain’s Forces Continue House-To-House Fight

Indonesians Ask Russian Aid In Winning Justice   Battle For Soerabaja Rages With Unabated Fury; Tanks In Conflict

BRITISH RENEW JAVA ATTACKS   Indonesians Ask. Soviets T« Intercede as Heavy Fighting Continues

Indionese Ask Intervention By Soviet Russia   Charge British Paving Way For Reimposition -Of Dutch Rule

British Fighting — House-To-House In Soerabaja   Indonesians Using Japanese Tanks, Guns; ~ Three Top-Ranking Jap Generals Captured

300 Fortresses Hit Oil Plants   Other German War Industries Blasted

\United States Decreasing Atomic Bomb Production In One Key Development Spot

Full Employment Said Main Siep For Democray   Jobs-For-All Measure  o~ ™ @ rd Gets Endorsement of Agriculture Secretary

Phone Workers to Take Strike Ballot   Will Leave Jobs for Four Hours on Friday

Phone Workers Told To Strike   Will Be Token Walkout Of Four Hours Friday To Show Strength

PHONE WORKERS TOVOTE ON STRIKE   WILL LEAVE, JOBS FOR 4 HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON ; TO CAST BALLOTS.

TO SUSPEND PHONE SERVICE 4 HOURS   Workers Will Protest NLRB: _ Stand by Tie-Up on  Friday   OFF JOBS FROM 1 TO 5

200,000 Of Phone Operators Plan 4-Hour Walkout Friday   Independent Union Sets Nationwide Strike Vote After Charging That NLRB’s Decision Favors ClO

Phone Workers To Lay‘ Off 4 Hours © Friday For Vote ©   AUN. C. and S.C. Southern Bell Workers. To Take Strike Vote.

7   Phone Operators  Will Demonstrate Union Strength   4-Hour Walkout Called for Friday; Emporia Operators To Comply with Plan:

4 Hr. Telephone Lay Off Set At 2 P. M. Friday   Southern Bell Workers In Carolinas To Protest  NLRB Ruling.

Strike Spreads; Decision On Oil Issues Delayed   Many Mines Idle as Labor Secretary Tries to End Re. finery Dispute—Telephone Workers May Go on Strike

Japs Await New Blow At Oil Centex   Civilians Are Evacuated From Balikpapan As Signs Point To Allied Landing Attempt

New Invasion Is Reported  On Borneo   Rich Oil Center Believed Objective Of Allied Troops

JAP CIVILIANS FLEE ON BORNEO   Tokyo Announces Evacuation Inland; Airborne Troops Fighting On Luzon

LANDING TRIES — REPORTED ON BALIKPAPAN   Preparations for New Invasion Reported Near Oil Center

Jap Civilians  Evacuated Inland   Invasion Preparations —  Around Rich Oil Cente:

Air-Borne Forces Aim To Wind Up Philippines Fight   Balikpapan, Hit By 15€ Planes, Evacuated By Japanese

J aps Evacuate Civilians From Rich Oil Center   Landing Attempts Are Reported at Balikpapan

More Horses Shipped. East But They Don’t Need Hay; Thev’re in Pound Packages

INJUNCTION IS ASKED AGAINST CLEVELAND ClO   Unlawful Acts of Threats, Ferce and Violence Charged

Ford Joins Rejection of Pay Increase   : Labor Anti-Racketeer Law Passes In House

G. M. FILES SUIT AGAINST U. A. W. LOCAL   Corporation Asks Injune. tion at Cleveland Charging Hlegal Picketing at Fisher Body Plant in That City.

INJUNCTION AGAINST  PICKETING 1S ASKED  BY GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY CALLS ACTION  “ILLEGAL;” THREAT TO NON.CTRIKING WORKERS

Ask Court To Enjoin Pickets   GM Seeks Injunction Against Cleveland  Local; Still a Hope For Ford Agreement

GM Asks Ban Of Picketing By Strikers   [egal Tacties Charged As Motor Company Seeks To Get Injunction

General Motors Asks Injunction Against Picketing ’ Step Taken in Court Against Cleveland UAW Local, Talk:  am Wane feens are faniinned

AUSSIES, DUTCH PRESS JAPS   Last-Ditch Stand on  rneo {s Periled

Aussies, Dutch Tighten Net On Jap Stronghold   Make Link-Up North of. Balikpapan To Take Bridge Across Soember

AUSSIE-DUTCH COLUMNS MEET   TIGHTEN NET ABOUT JAP STRONGHOLD -IN BORNEO

BORNEO JAPS ENMESHED IN ALLIED NET   Australian and Dutch Troops Tighten Clamp Around Enemy by Junction.

Armed With Flame Throwers And Powerful Grenades  TIGHTEN NET AROUND JAPS Amphibious Troops Make  New Unopposed Landing

NET TIGHTENED AGAINST JAPS ON MT. BATOCHAMAR      Aussies, Dutch Troops Link Up Point Seven Miles From Balikpapan

Junction North of Balikpapan Tightens Trap   Fierce Resistance Met; Netherlands Troops Make Gains  >... = & PR cciniiminl Mit

AUSTRALIANS DUTCH GAIN ON BORNEO   Ferces Merged 7 Miles North of Balikpapan

JAP STRONGHOLD   ‘Dutch Assist in Fight With Flame Throwers, Grenades

Aussies, Dutch Move Up on Jap Stronghold After Linking Forces   Netherlands Troops Advance on Karingo Peninsula to Take Part in Mighty Assault

TOKYO 1o-GOKL DF MACARTHUR AFTER MANILE   End of One Phase, General Says as Yanks Prepare ty Take Correaidor.

Ti fg ': : Divisions: Fe £? cle Manila “? Just Nippons   » age Set For Next >. nase In March On Japanese Capital

Manila Freed; “On to Tokyo Is New Motto   Troops Blasting Last of Defenders In City Garrison

General MacArthur Proclaims Liberation of 5,000 Yankees; Conquest of Manila Comulesed

Prepare {or carly Assault On Corregidor   1,350 Prisoners And Internees Freed At Bilbid Prison

THREE U. S. DIVISIONS ENCIRCLE JAP REMNANTS IN PHILIPPINES CAPITAL   1.350 Liberated

Another 1,350 American And Allied War Prisoners, Civilian Internees Freed With Capture Of Bilidid Prison   STAGE BEING SET FOR TOKYO DRIVE

ENEMY POCKETS ARE WIPED OUT IN PHILIPPINES   Bataan Sealed Off To Virtually End Conquest Of Islands

Japanese Remnants Enarcled   1,350 American, Allied Prisoners Freed Yesterday

-Complete Destruction Of Enemy Garrison Imminent AMERICAN FORCES  AVENGE DEFEATS Numerous Fires Cast Heavy Pall Of Smoke Over City  BY FRANCIS McCARTHY.

DESTRUCTION OF JAP GARRISON TN MANILA NEAR   MacArthur Proclaims “On To Tokyo” As  Yank Slogan

Tokyo Is Declared Next Goal   Full Destruction Of Jap Garrison Is Now Under Way

Yanks Wiping Japs Out in ‘Old Manila’      Airhorne. Division ..Helps Scal Doom as Enemy. Rushes Demolition

Yanks Prepare For Assault On Corregidor, Mop Up Manila Japs, Seal Off Bataan

“MacArthur *Proclaims  ofall OF City   Another 1,350 Prisoners Freed From Bilibid Prison

Yanks Clean Out Snipers From Manilz   MacArthur Sets New Motto With Philippines Safe, On To Tokyo.

Bock of the  Headlines   Japs Stunned Reactiot To Defeat Is Natural, Not Surprising

Operators Take Up! ewis'Detiands Discuss Royalty Plan   And Cutback to 35 Hour Week

Yanks Capture Angeles and  lts 4 Airfields   MacArthur Forces Near San Fernando, 36 Miles From Manila; B-29s  Hit Tokyo, Japs Report

Angeles, Rosario. Fall: Vital Road  Junction Neared  Two Enemy Divisions Decimated; Tokyo Say Haw eland Hit Again

River Village Captured   Blackout Imposed On Operations of Ninth Army Forces

kn emy Prisoners Scooped Up by the Hundreds  U.S. Infantry and Armor Drive 10 Miles or More Across Flatlands of Western Germany      NEWS BLACKOUT IN EFFECT

Plan County 4-H Christmas Party   Boys And Girls And Parents Invited —

Freed Luzon Prisoners Find Mental Tonic in Prospect : Of Early Return to Homes

Prisoners Freed On Luzon Happy Over Prospects   Return to Homes, Philippines Victory Cheer Heroes

Allies Urge Greek Vote   Britain, France, and U. S. to Send Gbservers to Cover Election

General Groves Says Hitler Would Have Won War In Few Days With Atom Bomb

ASK CONTROL OF ATOM BOMB   Secretary of War Urges Commission Be Given  Full Powers

Solons Demand That U. 5. Keep Bomb Secrets   War Secretary Asks Com. mission to Control Bomb 

Army Urges Peace Use For A-Bomb  Demands Secret Be Entrusted to U.S. Commission

Bomb Secrecy Law Demanded   Must Not Blow Up Neighborhoods. Warnin.

10 DEFENDANT: WILL BE TRIED   Charged By Carr With Conspiring to Corrupt 1939 Legislature.

CARR ORDERS TRIAL FOR 10   Delano, 9 Others Bounc Over On Legislative Graft Charge

COURT HOLDS 10 IN LANSING BRIBERY CASE   LOBBYIST CLAIMS LAWMAKERS WERE PAID $4,000

Death Ray Is Saic Probable Cause Of Bomb Fatalities   Experiments Indicate  Lethal Qualities ME Rantrance in Riact

Death Ray Is Saic Probable Cause Of Bomb Fatalities  Experiments Indicate Lethal Qualities Of Neutrons in Blast

 Interpreting The War News— Failure Of Plot To Kill Hitler One Of Germany’s Worst Breaks

Hun Debacle During Week  Is Surprise   Military Historians Seek Key to Riddle. Reasous for Ending Europe War no Dependable Gitide to Pacifie Expectations

FLEET MAY SEARLE FOR JAP NAVY      About Ready to ‘Go After Remnants Of Jap Force

GERMANS SEND RELIEF COLUMN INTO BUDAPEST   Moscow Says Attack From North Was Destroyed

Nazis Drawn Up For Last Stand Fight   Guns Massed On Grounds Of Budapest University; Battle Rages In City

NAZIS IN LAST DITCH STAND IN BUDAPEST FIGHT      Mass Remaining Artillery On Grounds Of City’s University

FILING DEADLINE MIDNIGHT JAN. 10   Nine Candidates for Council Have Entered ; Field 

FILING DEADLINE MIDNIGHT JAN. 10      Nine Cendidatss for Co:un cil Have Entered Eialda

Price Is Named To Movie Post      Appointed Vice-President to Assist Johnston in Industry

BYRON PRICE NAMED BY MOVIE INDUSTRY   Former Director Of Censorship Is Appeinted Vice President OF  Producers’ Group

BYRON PRICE WILL HEAD FILM OFFICE   Accepts Vice Presidency of Mevie Producers’ Grouo

BYRON PRICE NAMED TO HOLLYWOOD POST   Former Censorship Chief Made Vice President of Film Producers and Distributors.

Moscow Atomic Parley Set by Big 3 Powers   Russians to Reveal A-Bomb Views as oreign Secretaries Chart Controls;  Balkan, Asiatic Talks Also Scheduled

Davies Ends Spade Work For Big Three   Indications Grow Onl) Meeting of Churchill, Stalin and Truman Can End Deadlocks

DAVIES’ LONDON TALKS COMPLETED   BELIEF HELD ONLY BIG 3 CAN BREAK DEADLOCKS ON EUROPEAN QUESTIONS.

NEED OF BIG 3 MEETING SEEN   Necessity Is Indicated As Davies Completes Talks In British Capital

EXPECT PARLEY OF ‘BIG THREE   Davies Winds Up Series Of Conferences In London

Big 3 Meeting Held Sole Key For Deadlock:   Davies Mission to Londen Claimed Not Snuevessful In Resolving 7

Region Pacts, Trusteeships Up fo Russ   Big Four in Accord On Questions; Only Moscow 0.K, Needed

SENATORS SPLIT ON LABOR BILL   Capital Hodge-podge Holds New Idea for Army Wives

NEW HEARINGS ON LABOR DRAFT BILL   SENATORS ARE STILL SPLIT ON MERITS OF WORK-OR-JAIL IDEA

Congress Still Grappling With Manpower Problems   Would Send Wives Overseas  c ia poe — Sa Sas

Navy, WMC Leaders ‘Called to. Testify in Manpower Probe   Sen. O’Mahoney Claims Bill Might Disrupt War Production —

LIVTLE PROGRESS ON WORK, JAIL LAW   Navy, War Dept. and “Manpower Officials Called; Law Mav: Create -Confitsion  ...:

NO SURRENDER TO BE EXPECTED FROM JAPAN SAYS CHIANG KAI-SHEK   CRITICIZES ALLIES FOR USING OWN TROOPS WHEN CHINESE CAN DO BETTER JOB OF FIGHTING JAP IF PROPERLY EQUIPPED.

Chiang Offers Forces To Fight Nips; Says Landing In China Is Necessary

OPERATOR’S LICENSES   2] Mercury ¢ High Antics Lou:   TEMPERATURE EXTREMES

Legislature Speeds Work. On Measures  Senate And House Pass Adminstratio!

UNIONS WILL SEEK CONGRESS PROBE OF HIGGINS’ MOVE   Boat- Builder Closed Out Plants Invelved in Juris dictional Row

U. S.-T0-FRANCE “AIR RECORDS SEI      Giant Airliner Makes Trip  12 hours, 57 Minutes

LETTER 'S NEW TIP IN MURDER   Woman Hatchet Killing Victim Threatened, Message Reveals

-Byrnes Reports Tangle With Molotov Over Small Nations’ Place at Peace Table

Byrnes Says 3 Nations Alone Must Noi Dictate Peace; Explains Red Row

Secretary Of State Reports To Nation On Failure Of London  Conference Of Ministers

Secretary Expresses Hope Russia Will Agree te General Conference to Pass on European Treaties—Attributes Break at London Meeting to Soviet Suspicion Western Allies Do Not Want Balkan Governments That Are Friendly to Moscow.

Russia Blamed For Stalemate AlConference   Secretary of State Hopes Soviets Will Agree to ~Conference

Russia Blamed For Failure of Big Three Meet   Byrnes Intimates That Moscow Can’t Make Up Mind

AGAINST RULE BY BIG THREE   Byrnes Says Molotov Had Agreed to Proposal For Conference

BYRNES “HOPES” FOR CONFERENCE TO MAKE PEACE   Secretary Of State Admits Foreign Ministers’ Parley Was Flop      RUSSIA SUSPICIOUS OF WESTERN ALLIES

For Stalemate: ‘MConference   Secretary of State: Hopes Soviets Will Agree to Conference ©

BYRNES AGAINST DICTATED PEACE   Secretary Hopes Russia Will Agree To Settle At Conference

Senators Not Likely To Okay House Request For Treaty-Making Powers

House Wants A Voice In Treaties  But Senate Is Expected To Answer “No!’’

Marines May Leave Armor In China Port   Great Wall Breach By Loyalists Seen If Chiane Gets Guns

Allies Stage V-J Victory Parade In Berlin: Patton, Zhukov Attend

Hurricane Is Moving Toward  South Carolina   Storm Causes 60 Million In Damages Wind to Increase

PRIVATE IS-GIVEN CITATION FOR BLACK MARKET ROUNDUF   SOLDIER WIIO SMASHED TOKYO BLACK MARKET I8 PROTECTED FROM REPRISALS

Big-3 Parley  Draws Nearer   President Truman Says Frisco Delay Would Not Affect Plans.

Early Meet Of Big Three Seen  Will Take Place   Will Take Place In Near Future

"BIG THREE” MEET “IS EXPECTED SOON   Truman Says Events Will . Not Disrupt Early ’ Meetina

Big 3 Meeting Getting Closer, President Says   Hints It May Be In This Country

PRESIDENT SAYS eBIG-THREE MEET GETTING CLOSEF   Ronference at Frisco Not Ti Affect Session With Stalin, Churchill

PARLEY CLOSER, PRESIDENT SAYS   Truman Gives Full Support To British In Syrian Rift

Big Three Meeting Not Far Distant, Truman Says   Says Levant Crisis Not To Interfere With Early Parley; Backs British Stand

Big 3 Parley Near: Truman   France and China Not Invited, President Tells News Conference

Truman Declares Neither Levant Crisis Nor Delays at San Francisco to Interfere With Big Three Meet

Ask: Vinson fo Figure New Tax. Cut   House Members Ask Stronger FEPC Bill; Truman Backs Stand

Moderate Cut In Income Tax  May Be Asked   House Members Demand Stronger Employment Bill Than One Passed

EXPECT VINSON TO URGE CUT N INCOME TAX   115 House Members Demand Stronger Jobs Measure

See Moderate Tax Cut Plan  From Vinson   Expect Repeal In 1946 Of The 3 Pereent ‘Nermal Tax On Individuals.   NEED STRONGER BILLI.

Interesting News, Mostly About Iowa   Two Injured As Autoniobile Kills Calt-

US. Troops Break Stalemate, Seize Okinawa Height   Tokyo Admits ‘‘Nothing Seems Possible To Stop the Enemy”’

JAPS RAPIDLY LOSE STRENGTH   ADMIRAL SAYS AiR AND NAVAL POWER !S LOST

Jap Air--Sea Altacks ‘Nearly Finished’   Commander Of Pacific Amphibious Forces Hints Of Greater Blows Against Japan

City Is Vanishinc From the Earth   Eyewitness Tells of Cebu Landing

HESS ‘INCAPABLE’ ‘OF AIDING DEFENSE   PSYCHIATRISTS MAKE FIND. ING ON EVE OF OPENING OF NUERNBERG TRIAL.

Shaef Likely To Disappear   Reeall of U. S. Staff  From Europe Is Due

HIGH EUROPEAN WAR COMMAND TO BE DISSOLVED   Eisenhower Control To Pass; Joint Council To Act

High Command In Europe Nearing  End of Regime _   SHAEF Will Not Be Needed After AMG. Sets Up Controls. ~

MIGHT ABANDON ‘HIGH COMMAND   NEED FOR IT IN EUROPE MAY NOT MUCH LONGER EXIST

WAR DEPT, PLANS MILITARY GOW'T OF GERMANY   U. S., Britain, Russia add France in Joint Council

TOTALS ARE UP ON TAX STATEMENTS   Increased Rates This Year Bring Many Inquiries From Payers   Answer Many Inguiries

TOTALS ARE UP ON TAX STATEMENTS   Increased Rates This Year Bring Many Inquiries © From Payers   VALUATIONS THE SAME

BOYS CAN DELAY MILITARY DUTY   MAY POSTPONE CALL BY DRAFT BOARDS ON 2 CONDITIONS

High School Boys Can Finish School   Won't Be Drafted Until Are Graduated if Doing His Work Satisfactorily

Most High School Boys Won't Have to Go Into Service Until Graduated

HIGH SCHOOL DRAFT WILL BE CUT DOWN   Postponement Channels Open To Boys in School

L nion Seeks 30 Per Cent Wave Boost   Company Officials Meet With Workers kor Third Parley

WORKERS AT G. M. TAKE STRIKE VOTE   Strikes Flare Among Employees Of 2 Air Lines

Showdown On Dematid For a 30 Per Cént Wage Increase  NEW RIOT BREAKS AT MOVIE STUDIOS  Strike Vote Tomorrow Among 150,000 Chrysler Workers

Company, Union Heads Continue Peace Efforts   Increasing Signs of Federal Action in Dispute Evident

(. 0 P. LEADERS GATHER IN CHICAGO   GREATER VOICE IN PARTY AFFAIRS DEMANDED SY WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

Donald Reveals China Rejected Jap Peace Bids   Made Between 1938 And 1940

N. E. Industries Fall Behind in Increasing Facilities to ‘Maat Country’s War Needs

President Back In White House   Returns From Week-Fnc Cruise And Stay In Chesapeake Bay   PLANS DECISION ON ATOMIC BOME

FUTURE OF ATOMIC BOMB UP TQ TRUMAN   Wallace Denies Sharing Sec: ret With Russia

HOSTILITIES IN JAVA INCREASE   Extremists Ignore- Leader’s Plea For Halt In Attacks

Calls General Java Election; Strife Grows   Hope Still Expressed For ‘Amicable’ Terms To Settle Differences

President Cavett House 0.K. Ear _ Amey Change  echt 8 eer e:  alte Swad d. Things

Truman’s Bid For Streamline Power Backed   House Expenditures Committee Approves Bill to Switch 100  L. S. Agencies Arounc

Truman Backed By House Group   Plans To Streamline Some Aaqenciés

Diary Reveals Jap Civilians, Scared By Nip Lies, Faced Hell To-Flee Yanks

oe ~ + Atrocity Claims Terrorize Non-Combatants: a Jap Civilians Fear To Surrender   Nazi White Collar Workers Get Sewer Cleaning Jobs

Jap Diary Describes Flight Into Mountains By Civilians Who Feared Capture by Yank:

YANK FORCES CLOSING. ESCAPE GAP   Allies Advance in Blinding Snowstorms and Biting Winds

Germans Fight To Keep Open Escape Route   First Army, to North, Exerts Heavy Pressure

Germans Pull Back in Some Sectors in Face of Onslaught  ENEMY DESPERATE  Seventh Army Re-Enters Rimling; Make Local  Advance  ‘

CAPTURED BY CHINESE   Jap Communications Between Kwantung, Kionasi Are Cut

Nation Needs Wallace, View  Of President   Former Vice President Coo to Seeretary of Conmmeree Department Without Lending Authority

‘NEED WALLACE,’ PRESIDENT SAYS   Roosevelt Gives Henry ‘Pat’ In Message At Dinner -

Wallace Receives Favorable Words From President   Roosevelt Says Nation Needs Former Vice President ‘Now More Than Ever Before’*

PRESIDENT DECLARES  NATION IN NEED OF  WALLACE’S SERVICES PERSONAL EXPRESSION  OF CONFIDENCE READ AT NINNEe EAD WATTACE

Wallace Carries Endorsement By FDR To Senate   Message From President Read At Testimonial Dinner In N.Y

Roosevelt Says Nation In Need Of Henry Wallace  Endorsement Given As Bitter Fight

FDR Says Nation Needs Former Vice. President   ’ President's: Message Read at Testimonial -Dinner Given: Wallace

FOR ENDORSES HENRY WALLACE   Ex-Vice President Backed by Executive

WALLACE STIL “TRYING TO W FICHT FOR }   Former Vice-President Airs Battle to Gathering in ' New York

Wallace Needed, FDR Declares   Message From President Read at New York Dinner

F.R. Backs Up Wallace   Nation Needs Former Vice-President Says Pracident’e Endoreement

Wallace Needed “Now More Than Ever Before,” President Writes; Ex-Vice President Honored

DRIVES HENRY PAT ON THE BA   Declares Nation: Needs ‘Him ‘Now More “Than Ever Before’

American Advances on Dkinawa. Gains on Three Chinese Fronts Reported

Fierce Battle  Raging Over Naha Airfield   Japanese Expecting Yank Invasion  Of Homeland — In Near Future

SUPERFORTS RAINED INCENDIARIES UPON CITY IN DAYLIGHT  GAINS ON OKINAWA AND THREE CHINA FRONTS DIS THRRING TH TAPAN

Japs Admit Kobe Fire Raids Cut War Production   Enemy Sees Signs Of Invasion Aimed At Jap Mainland

400 Superforts Set Kobe Afire   Strike Marks Anniversary of First B-29 Raid on Nips   Marines Occupy Half of Big Naha Airfield: Land on Oroku

Fires Cut War Production In Jap Homeland   ‘Tokyo Makes Admission  As Flames Roar’ in  Kobe; Fear Invasion

Fires Set by B-29s Sweep Through Kobe   ‘Allies Plan To Invade Mainland,’ Japanese Sav

JAPAN ADMITS B-29 ASSAULTS CUT PRODUCTION   Superforts Set Fire to Kobe Docks; Seize Half of Naha Airstrip

KOBE SET AFIRE AS B-29S WIPE OUT JAP CITIES   New Chinese Drive Along Coast Revealed—Suicide Attacks by Nips Cut

Two American Destroyers Are Sunk In Battle   Loss Of Life Large; New Marine Landings; Chinese Score Gains

AmphibiousLanding On Okinawa By Marines  Brings Big Gains _   Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Sees End Of Bitter Okinawa Campaign In Few ‘Days If Present ‘ Speed Can Be Maintained .

Warn Japanese Their Mainland Faces Invasion   Plante At Kobe In Flames; Allied Forces Gain On Okinawa, China Fronts

War Production Hard Hit: 3,000  Tons Bombs Fall Nips Fall Back On Okinawa and 3 Chinese Fronts

Japs 6th Largest City Hit Yesterday: Okinawa Airfield Capture Is Near

se at pF MOPS caste sect Ag oe Allies: Agree On War Guilt Trials

POWERS SET UP TRIBUNAL TO TRY NAZIS   Pact Provides Speedy Mass Trials Of All  War Criminals

Tribunal Set Up To Try German War Criminals   Four Western Powers Participate; Opening Trial at Nuernberg

Allies Set Up Trial Methods   Four Powers’ ‘Sign Pact Establishing Military — Tribunal

MASS TRIALS ARRANGED FOR NAZI LEADERS   TRIBUNAL SET UP IN BERLIN BY FOUR POWERS   Powers Defined

A. Powers Agree On Mass Trials  For Germans   Pact To Establish Military Tribunal For Speedy Justice

Allies Set Up Trial Methods      Four Powers Sign Pact Es. tablishing Military Tribunal

12,000 Abandon Flooded Region   Navy Planes Speed Louisiana Evacuation

RED CROSS CASH I$ TRICKLING IN   Report Still Awaited From Biggest Division

TEXACO SWELLS WAR FUND HERE   Red Cross Donations Now Total $88,558

THREE DOOLITTIE FLIERS = HOME FROM PRISON CAMPS:   AIRMEN CAPTURED AFTER FIRST BOMBING OF JAPAN ARRIVE AFTER 41 MONTHS

Any AttemptTo Oust M’Arthur To Be Opposed   Certnin To Arouse Storm Should State Department: oF Truman Try to Supplant Gencral

Congre ssmen  PledgeSupport L PP  ‘To MacArthur   Four-Power Commissior Proposal Meets Opposition

REDS PROPOSE 4-POWER RULE OVER JAPANESE   Sen. Shipstead Says Russians Too Late  In Pacific War

Members Kesent Any Moneuver Thet Would Bor M‘Arthy: As Allied Ruler

GROUP STARTS PRESSING FOR HIGHER WAGES   Administration Heads Arrange Talks In Eastern Cities

Congressmen Greet Crimean Conference with Acclaim   Sets Foundation For World Hope, Many Declare

CONGRESS I$ SATISFIED ON BIG 3 POLICY   Atlantic Charter  Reaffirmed, One Member Says

Cure  Police Judge has Cure: Drunks Get War Jobs; Troops Gets Sinews of War

Allies Take 21 Towns, Force Germans Back on Holland-Luxembourg Front; Enemy Breaks Out of Bridgehead

Open Offensive Despite Defeats In Luxembourg   Nazis Weld Solid 40-Mile Line Across Alsace; British And Americans Take 21 More Towns In Luxembourg Bulge Sector.

Carrier Planes Hit Kure Sector Again; Damage 7 Warships   Tokyo Reports Another Bombardment of Japan by Third Fleet; Aussies Liberate Choiseul

VARIED ATTACK ON HOME ISLAND IS STEPPED UP   Slaughter of Nips Continues In Land Fighting and Gains Made in China

Tokyo Reports Another Raid By 3rd Fleet   Second Superfort Strike Against Jap Homeland In 36 Hours.  HUNT FOR R JAP SHIPS

Dual Air And Sea Thrusts   Bombardment Force Moved Back Towards Tokyo: Open Fire at 2 a. m.

Yank Third Fleet Pounds Section South of Capital And Hunts Japan's Navy

Seven Major Naval Units Hit at Kure   Third Fieet’s Carriers Hunt for Remnants of Jap Navy as Combined Air Attack Continues

Located Near Tokyo They Were Brought Under the Bombsights of Superfor tresses Today.   ANOTHER ATTACK BY THIRD FLEET SHIPS   The Superforts, 75 to 100 Strong Flew From Marianas Bases to Lash Refinery  Area at Kawasaki.

'TOKYO REPORTS TWO ‘VULNERABLE COASTAL SPOTS BOMBARDED  TWELVE HUNDRED CARRIER PLANES HUNT DOWN

Warships And Planes Batter Foe   Austrafian Troops Free Choiseul Isle

Third Fleet Units Shell Japan South Of Nippon Capital   Attacks on Jap Navy Damage 11 Enemy Battleships

NEW STEPS TO END. VIOLENCE IN PALESTINE   EXTEND CURFEW OVER 4 : NORTHERN PALESTINE IN" nO ‘ENFORT TO HALT « ' 3” OUTBREAKS

General Mofors, Union Stand Pat In Wage Dispute   UAW Delegates Prepare to Reject Truman’s Proposal

UNION. DELEGATES. TO TAKE  : FORMAL ACTION TODAY—  a... WAGE DISPUTE NOT “7 > gerrpzp. oi.

Boastful Diary Traps Jap Who Beheaded Flier   Also Decapitated One Other Allied Victim Earlv In War

Trial, Execution Face Jap Beheader    Boasted How He Decapitated Yank Airman, Had 3 Others Bavonetted .

Jap Interpreter, Who Boasted Of” Atrocities, Faces Criminal Court Trial

Beheacing of American Flier and Bayoneting of Three Pictured by 1 of 6 Repatriated Missionaries

Trial, Execution Face Jap Beheader Raactod ae Lie Maceanitatan Vanl Atnanam  ita 9% OCWbkawe p eer di,   Boasted How He Decapitated Yank Airman, Had 3 Others Bayonetted

JAP BEHEADER IS IDENTIFIED   Naval Interpreter Boasts Of Aiding in Killing Allied Airmen

PROUD JAP BEHEADER FINALLY IS GAPTURED   Execution ‘Magnificiant’ He Wrote in Diary

Jap Considers Self ‘Magnificent’ After Beheading Allied Prisoner

Jap, Who Boasted Of Beheading U. S Flier, Bayoneting Three, Is Seized   Goaded Drunken Nip Soldiers To Bayonet Three To Death, Diary Reveals; Accused Being Held In Australian Prison Camp

Grant Paroles ‘To Girls Who Aided Escape   Must Attend Church! Schools; Boys Taken in Carroll Sent to Eldora

Snow Blankets Grounds For Inauguration   Roosevelt Leaves Off His Overcoat But Not Spectators

But U. S. Ships Begin ‘Entering Sagami Bay; Japs Commit Hari-Kari

Halsey’s Ships Go In Under Original Time-Table Of M Arthur   Armada Of 380 Ships Moves In   Stormy Skies Cause 48 Hour Delay In Scheduled L. SS, Landings

TABER AND CANNON DESCRIBE FIGHT   AGREE MISSOURIAN LANDED ONLY BLOW—LATTER SAYS NEW YORKER HAN.

Nazi Garrison In. Budapest  Squeals Again For Help As Reds Turn City Into Inferno

Penetrates German Lines tn Violent Fighting; Russians Silent on Move

Russian Drive \In Poland ‘Said © (To Have Started   Berlin Says Assault Under Way On Broad Front West of Vistula

Dardanuelles Openeed to War Goods   Turkey Permmits Alties To Send Sumpplies te Russia Thitrough Straiiit   VESPER TOOERVICE   Nazis Report Polish Drive

Berlin Declares Red Attacks Open in Poland  Admit Penetrations of Their Lines in Heavy Fighting

GREAT SOVIET DRIVE OPENED, NAZIS REPORT   Berlin Says Biggest Attack of All Time Be gun in Poland

SOVIET DRIV IN POLAND IS UNDER WAY   Germans Claim Fierce Battles Being Fought

ng-Awaited ed Offensive lieved On   viet Bulletin Says ungarian Patriots ve Taken Up Arms

Berlin Believes Soviet Winter Campaign Opening   Activity By Russian Army 01 120 Mile Front Hints Big Odfensive

Nazis Report Start of Red Offensive  RUSSIANS OPEN WINTER DRIVE 

IKE POSES FOR FAMILY ALBUM   Leaves Abilene For Conferences In Washington

RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED AGAINST LCRA FLECTRIGAL UNION   WORKERS TOLD IN INJUNCTION NOT INTERFERE WITH OPERATIONS

RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED AGAINST LCRA ELECTRICAL UNION  WORKERS TOLD IN INJUNCTION NOT INTER-

JOBLESS AID BILL IN HANDS OF SENATORS   Passage Rests With Those Few Still Undecided

FATE OF JOBLESS PAY BILL UNDECIDED   One Fifth of Senate Members Have Not Made Up Minds Yet. 

Frankfurt On The Main And Mannheim Captured; Trap Being Fashioned By First Army And 21st Army Group On North.

Yanks Close In; Gushican Is Captured   Outflank Enemy Garrison in Swift Drive—Still  Tough Fighting

Four Divisions Besiege Enemy Plateau Fortress   Nipponese Fall Back Slowly Into Two Shrinking Pockets

Yanks Drive onfor Kill in Okinawa   Carrier Planes Hit Suicide Bases in Southern Japan

Jap Death Trap Is Outflanked In Swift Drive   Gushican. ‘Back Door’ To Fortress, Falls To Hard-Fighting Seventh

YANKS CLOSE IN FOR KILL ON OKINAWA   Jap Remnants In Death Stand With Backs to Sea

TAKE GUSHICAN IN FAST DRIVE QN. EAST COAST   American Commanders Acknowledge Tough Fighting Remains Before Island Can Be Called Secure

PUSH ON EAGT GOAT FLANKS JAP GARRISON   Tokyo Radio Voices Gloom as American Troops Close >in for ihe Kill.

yapanese FPocKet in Southern Okinawa Cut In Two  BREAKTHROUGH TO SOUTHWEST COAST  Tough Fighting Aheac : Before Island Is  Secure

PEAGE TREATY. ~ 18 DISCUSSEL   FINAL TREATY. FOR ITALY NOW "MAIN TOPIC AT MEETING  OF FOREIGN MINISTERS

RELIEF IS SENT [0 STRICKEN OKINAWA   Worst Typhoon in Twenty Years Hits Okinawa Island

Superforts Shuttle Food, Medicine To Okinawa, Isolated By Typhoon

STORMS ISOLATE 150,000 YANKS; RUIN QUARTERS   Wash Ashore 122 Navy Craft

Casualties Are High On Okinawe From Hurricane   Superforts Bring Food To Refugees

Typhoon Beaches 122 Ships   Okinawa Troops Receive 284 Tons of Food As Re serve Dwindles

Worst Winds In 20 Years Ravage Isle   Complete Reports Of Hardest Hit Area Still Unavailable

Many Believed Killed By Typhoon On Okinawa   B’20s Shuttle Food, Medicine To Storm Ravaged Telane

HUNDREDS OF U.S. LIVES MAY BE LOST   Food and Medicine Sent to Area Isolated by Worst Storm In 20 Years.

FORTRESSES: USED.:.10 . RUSH. FOOD AND MEDICINE TO OKINAWA HIT BY “WORST. TYPHOONS. IN 20 YRS

Island Is — Completely Isolated —   HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN __. SERVICE PERSONNEL: ARE ~~ FEARED TO HAVE PERISHED

Superforts Fly Food to Okinawa her Storm Hits  Many Yanks Killed an  nn + ) an onan 

Island Isolated and Ravaged by Worst Typhoons in 20 Years — General Stillwell Asking for Transportation of Hospital Cases to Other Islands,

Fifty B-29's Fly Relief Te Okinawa   Worst Typhoon in 20 Years Ravages Island: Damage Great

Fifty Superforts Are Rushing Medicine And Food To Okinawa   Over 150,000 Soldiers, Sailors And Nurses Isolated by 150-MPH Gale; Many Ships Acround. Some Sunk; Barracks Levelled.

SUPERFORTS TARE ‘FOOD TOVICTINS OF HEAVY STORMS   Fifty Superfortresses Are Pressed Into Service to Fly Food to American Garrisons at Okinawa. °   DEATH TOLL AS RESULT OF STORM UNCERTAI   Same Reports Say Scores of Sailors Have Been Drowned. Worst Typhoonin Area in 20 Years.

TYPHOON DEAD ON OKINAWA MA BE IN HUNDREDS   Fifty Superforts Rush Food to the Stricken Island

Worst Typhoons In 20 Years Hit In Island Area   Number of American Servicemen Killed, Injured In Storm

50 SUPERFORTS FLY SUPPLIES TO STRICKEN ISLE   130-000 American Troops, Sailors, and Nurses Isolated

HARD ATTITUDE. IN HANDLING OF GERMAN PEOPLE   No Crocodile Tea Tears Shed By Occupation Forces In . Berlin

Americans In Berlin Are Assuming Hard. Realictic Attitude With Nazis

Airlines Outline. State Operations   Four Other Competitive Companies to -Get Hearinas Today

4 Persons Killed in Mrs. F.D.R.’s Car   Hitler Wanted to Kill All U. S.,  British Prisoners, Nazi Says

WANTED TO KILL ALL   Red Cross Official @onfers With High Nazi Official

SEVENTH WAR LOAN SALES ARE LAGGING   URGE PURCUASES THIS WEEK   State Leaders Remind That Current Quotas Require 40°; Increase Over Last Bond Drive

lowa Must Sell 36 Million Bonds By Saturday   Reach Goal Set by U. 5S.  To Treasury

Warn Of New "ir Future   International Competition In Air Science Calls For Utmost in U. S. Research

State of lowa To Be Promoted By New Commission   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

PLAN TO PROMOTE STATE OF IOWA IN OTHER STATES      } Furnish Data on Industrial and Vacational Resources

Auto-Airplane Garage Soon ae piine Msrage Soon Series Of Combinations To  Be Built At Local Airport

Auto-Airplane Garage Soon : Series Of Combinations To  Be Built At Local Airport

Father of 13, Awaiting Discharge, Wonders About Their Support Now

MILLS DROPPED AS MEMBER OF RATION BOART   Hagerstown Bus inessmat Fired Because Of Criticism Of OPA Policies

H. L. Mills Is Dismissed From Local OPA Positior   ‘ Chamber of Commerce President Ousted Because of 7" “Unsympathetic Stand and Disapproval” of Program of Agency

KRAMER GAN GANG PAYS PENALTY   FORMER 88 OFFICER SAYS NAZI PROGRAM CAUSED THE DEATHS OF 6,000,000 JEWS. °

Report Kramer And Nine Others Have Been Hanged   British Paper Says Execu. tions Took Place Thurs day—-Women Are Executed

Marines Land On5. F. Paper, Ye Ed Cornered   Protest Against Hearst Editorial, Riot Call Sounded

U.S. OUTLOOK ON OKINAWA BRIGHT AFTER NEW GAIN   Seventh Division Takes High Ground and Threatens East Flank of Japs’ Bitterly Defended Defense Wall

ADVANCE 800 YDS. ON SO. OKINAWA.   DOUGHBOYS MENACE EASTERN FLANK OF JAP DEFENSE LINE

Yanks Threaten Okinawa Flank   Capture of High Ground First Marked Change on Fiery Front

Yanks Imperil Japs’ Flank In  Okinawa Fight   ‘Capture High Ground Near  Ishin to Mark First   Change fi Fiery rent

High Ground Is Captured On Okinawa   Threaten Flank Of Jap Defense Wall

Yanks Threaten East Jap Flank   Seize High Ground Near Ishin in Fight On Southern Okinawa

Food Pinch at Lowest Level  Meat, Egg, Poulty,  Sugar r Shortage Hit Hit Bbiemtan

Food Levels Nearing Low  Egg Supply ‘Tight’;  Poultry Disanpearina

AUTO WORKERS’ PAY GASE NEX]   Raise Is Granted Textile. Meat Packing Groups

Back of the Headlines   French National Election Will Clarify Issues

BRITISH REPORTS SAY CAPITAL TAKEN BY AMERICANS BUT NO CONFIMATION IS YET MADE.

Say Marines Seize Naha On Okinawa   Capture Capital on  Rebound from Fierce Jap Counter-Attack; -Casualties Run High

18 Airfields Attacked On S. Japan In Last 3 Days; 12hr.Hand-Hand Combat

REUTERS SAYS NAHA FALLS TO YANKS   379 Jap Planes Wrecked  In Carrier Attack   CHUNGKING   Says Nips May Try To Get Peace Terms Before They Are Fully Crushed

SAVAGE FIGHTS MARK SUCCESS AGAINST JAPS   :  Yanks Even Use Bare Fists - In Stopping Fanatical : Attacks by Enemy

Report U.S. Marines Take Naha, Capital of Okinawa   Japs on Mindanao Slip Through U. S. Lines, Slow Up Advance

Yank Forces Aided     Tn F ight t Near City   Hand-To. Hand Fight For Half Day; B27 Enemy Planes Knocked: ‘Out; Knives, Helmets, Fists Fly About

DEMOLISHED CAPITAL OF OKINAWA CLAIMED IN HANDS MARINES.   UNCONFIRMED REUTERS REPORT INDICATES YANKS MEETING SUCCESSES

British Radio Reports Naha Has Fallen   Has Been Scene of Bitterest Fighting in Pacific Warfare

Fierce Frays On Okinawa And Mindanao   Unconfirmed Report From Reuters Agency Tells of Marines Rebounding From Fierce Jap Attack — Barbaric Close Quarter Combat Is Reported Near Davao

American Carrier Planes Knock Out 357 Enemy Craft   Chinese Cut Japs Off From Base In Central China

SUPPORT LAGS ON NEW BILLS   CONGRESSMEN SLOW, IN SIGN. ING PETITIONS, TO BRING DISCHARGE QUESTIONS  ’ FO THE FLOOR

Young Russians Aged 15 And 16 Called By Army   (all Up Will Be 100 P. C.; Say Need Now is Even Greater Than In War

Russia Begins  Youth Dratt   Youngsters Between 15 And 16 Called For Army Training June 1,

Russia Calls Up Boys For Army Drills  Youths Of 15 Report June 1

Russian Youth Called Up For  ae rn Army Training   Boys of Eighth and Ninth Grades. Between 15 and 16 Years Old, Are Affected

Russia Begins Army Training Boys 15 and 16   Program To Get Underway June 1; Call Up To Be 100 Percent.

SOVIET CALLS ALL RUSSIAN YOUTHS = (OF 15 10 16 FOR MILITARY TRAINING

RUSSIA CALLS YOUTH ARMY   8th, Sth Grade Students Are Ordered To Take Military Training

ALL SOVIET YOUTHS 15-16 YEARS OLD CALLED FOR ARMY TRAINING. HIN BIGGEST PEACETIME PROGRAM

Russian Boys, 15 and 16, Called For Army for Defense in Peacetime

RUSSIANS WILL TRAIN YOUTHS   Training for Eighth, Ninth Grades Starts June 1

Call Up Youths For ‘Defense’ Drilling June 1   15, 16-Year-Olds To Be Instructed By Veterans of European War

Red Youths Called For Army Training   Group of 15 and 16-Year-Olds Will Take Part, Starting June 1, in Largest Program Ever Held in Peacetime Russia.

Soviet Russia Calls 15-Year-Olds  For Army Training  Military Defense Will  Be Carried Out on High Peacetime Level

AUGGIA TARTS TRAINING BOYS   8th and 9th Grades Called In Start of Huge Peace Time Program.

RUSSIANS CALL BOYS 15 10 16 FOR TRAINING   New Program Is Largest Training Plan In Soviet Peacetime

Soviet Youths Start  Army Training About 100 Per Cent Call Up for June 1  RF Fiog.,.4F# WwW

Sov iets Call U p Youths 15 And 16   Need Of Training Greater Than Before War

OCCUPANTS NOT INJURED; FORCED TO DELAY TRIP   ‘Lt. Gen. Kawabe Was In  Other Plane Not  ln Aecidant   AMERICANS FLEW PARTY TO ISLAND

CUT UP NAZIS IN CZECH AREA   Russians Drive Through to Three More Linkups With Americans

NAZI SABOTAGE BEING FOUGHT INSIDE BERLIN   Waves Of Fires Have Been Set In Ruined Capital By “Werewolves”   560,000 PRISONERS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED

TAKE 560,000 PRISONERS IN THREE DAYS   ‘Make Three Junctiong With Americans During Mop-Up in Czechoslovakia and Austria,   SABOTEURS START FIRES IN BERLIN   Russians Occupy Court«  _ land Peninsula of Lat« via as Germans in Baltic States Surrender.

AMERICANS AND REDS LINKED UP   Force In Czechoslovakiz Resisting Surrender Sliced Up

‘Werewolves Try fo Burn Nazi Capital   Fires in Berlin Battled by Reds; Subways Flooded

RUSSIANS REPORT ALLIED JUNCTIONS   Announce Some Progress Made in Subduing Resisting Nazis

Soviet Forces Battling Fires Set By Germans   Russians, Slicing Nazi Troops In Czechoslovakia, Make Three  Junctions With Americans

PARATROOPER KILLED 75 JAPS ALONE   Then Is Killed A Month Later On Luzon Island

—_—_—  4668 GARMENTS FOR NEEDLEWORK GUILD   1269 for Emergency Hospital, 559 For Visiting Nurses

Death Mystery Is Baffling Sleuths  Find Bodies Of Man Ana  oung Woman

FDR Has Eye On Raleigh Editor... . . Jonathan Daniels Being Groomed For Early Job

SUCCESSOR COACHED FOR STEPHEN EARLY   Veteran Presidential Aide May Pull Out Of Job

errr  Join t Maneuvers WithNationsAsked   U. S., England « Working Ou Plan.

WORKERS FIGHT FOOD SHORTAGE   Detroiters : Revolt Agains Meatless Sandwiches For Lunch  

AT LEAST 40,000 TEXAS WAR WORKERS HAVE BEEN LAID OFF  - NORTH AMERICAN, NEAR DALLAS, BIGGEST SINGLE CLOSED PLANT

At Least 40,000 Workers Of Texas War Born Industries Laid Off By Cancellations Of Contract

SNOW AND WINDS LASH EAST COAST   Many Homeless and Death Toll to 17 So Far.

Pearl Harbor Probers Hear Miles Testify   Marshall Will Be Heard On Thursday

PEARL HARBOR  Marshall Warned Gen. Short   REPLY “TOTALLY INADEQUATE,” MA]. GEN MILES TESTIFIES

Short’s Reply Held Inadequate   Hawaiian Commander’ Reply to “Var. Warning Before Probers

ADMIRAL KNEW JAP CONSUL WAS BURNING PAPERS   Testimony At Inquiry Settles Disputed Question; Marshall Scheduled To Be Heard Thursday.

Inadequate Reply  Sent by Short fo  Jap Code Burning Answered Only on  Sabotage; Marshall On Stand Thursday

Short's Answer To Gen. Marshall Said Inadequate   Miles Story On Warning Of Jap Attack Related To Pearl Probe Comniittee

Gen. Marshall To Testify at Probe Thursday   Army Chieftain Knew Japs Were Burning Codes, Miles Says

Witness In Pearl Harbor’  Probe Says Chief of Staff Warned “‘Hostile Ace + tien’ Was Passible?- .   Reeonnaissanee  Asked by Marshall   Short Reply, Filed With Comunittee, Said’ Hawaiian Departinent ‘Alerted  tu Prevent Sabotage’

Hawaii Warning Reply Scored   Gen. Short’s Message ‘Totally Inadequate’

Short's Reply To Warning On War Inadequate  Told ‘Hostile Action   Told ‘Hostile Action Possible’; His Staff Knew Nip Consul Wa: Burning Papers

‘DID GEN. SHORT GET MESSAGE OF JAPS DESTROYING CODES PRIOR TO PEARL HARBOR, PROBERS QUESTION

Gen. Miles Tells His  Reaction   Marshall Will Testify On Thursday In Joint Committee’s Hearing On Peart Harbor

Inadequate Answer To W arning   Witness States General Short Was Warned by General of Army

OFFICER ASSAILS SHORT'S EFFORT BEFORE ASSAULT   Pearl Harbor Defender Is Accused of ‘Inadequate’ Reply to Marshall

‘Marshall To Testify. ‘Thursday ’  Probers Delve Into ~ Hawaii Messages

Tells Group Short’s Reply to War Warning Message Was Inadequate.   MARSHALL SENT NOTE

Short Given Warning by Washington   Pearl Harbor’s Army Commander’s Reply Called “Inadequate”

Miles, When Pressed, Says He Considers Message Was Inadequate   Said Pearl Harbor Alert To Sabotage      Probers Also Seek Disposition Of Message Saying Codes Destroyed

Inadequate Reply Sent Back, Says General Miles   Hawaiian Commander Messaged Marshall Department Was Alerted Against Sabotage

Miles Considers Short’s Reply Was Inadequate  Hawaiian Commande: Should Have Prenarec

PEARL HARBOR  -Short's Reply To War Warning Said Inadequate  Gen. Sherman Miles _ Testifies; Marshall T~ Re Heard Thuredo

Miles Says Short Reply to Warning Was ‘Inadequate’   Marshall Told General of Situation, Short Replied About  ce Soe pane

Gen. Marshall To Testify On Thursday   General Short’s Reply To Wor Warning “Totally Inadequate”

Gen. Miles Raps Short's Answer To War Warning  Says Answer Was SP, 2p slg —"

Short’s Message In Reply To Jap Warning ‘Totally Inadequate’   General Miles Demurs But Admits Hawaii Reply of Pacif.c Officer Not Responsive

Says Answer ‘To Warning Inadequate   Gen. Short’s Reply  To Marshall Message Stated Hawaii Alerted “To Prevent Sabotage”

Short’s Reply to Marshall’s Warning Totally Inadequate   Is Opinion of Army Intelligence Officer;  Hear Former Chief CVE C4enkl Thirieeday

Miles Declares Short’s Reply Was Inadequate   Rep. Clark Draws Admission That Gencral Failed to Take Adequate Heed of War Warning.

Miles Tells Of Warning, Also Reply   Answer to Message Sent To General Short Said ‘Totally Inadequate’ Before Committee

iene Short’ s Reply to War. ‘Warning Message in November. ’41 "41 Inadequate

MILES TELLS OF HAWAIL MESSAGE BEFORE ATTACK   Nov. 7 Reply Made to Marshall Wire, “Hostile Action Possible Any Moment”

“Warning Message Reply Inadequate   Alerting Hawaii Against Sabotage Not Enough, ‘Says Witness      HAD OTHER NOTICE   Staff Meeting Told Japanese Consul Was Destroying Papers

Short’s Reply To War Warning ‘Inadequate One   Pearl Harbor Committee Hears Criticism By Gen eral Mile«.

General Short's Answer to Warning From Marshall Termed Inadequaie

Gen. Short’s Reply to Warning ‘Branded ‘Totally Inadequate:   Pearl Harbor Committee. Informed Hawaiian Commander Answered Note of Warning of Nov. 28. 1941: Marshall: Testifies: Thursday

PEARL HARBOR CHIEF FAILED TO HEED NOTE   [Reply To Warning ‘Totally Inadequate,’ Gen. Miles Testifies

Chart Japan’s Doom   Coordinated Plan for Total Defeat of Enemy Worked Out By Attlee And Truman in Berlin

STRATEGY IN THE PACIFIC MAPPEL   Co-Ordinated Program for Final Defeat of Japan Agreed Upon.

Truman and Attlee Agree On War Plan      Coordinated Program for Total Defeat of Japan Is Expected to Involve Shifts in Command

BIGGEST FLYING BOAT IN WORLD CRASHES IN BAY   “Hawaii Mars” Sinks in 20 Feet of Water Off Baltimore

“HAWAII MARS,’ LARGEST FLYINGBOAT, CRASHES   Only One of 10 in Crew Hurt as Giant’ Plane Falls in Bay

News Behind The News   WASHINGTON By Ray Tucker   Provocartye 2!t22%82

Democratic  Candidates  Make Their Final Plea   Tuek And Plunkett Both Seem Hopeful

No-Breaks in Chicago Murder  Police Round Up: Many Suspects in Brown Slavins *

Gen. MacArthur Return to Battered Corregidor; Sees Our Flag Raised

Gen. MacArfhur Redeems Pledge; Tours Corregidor   Stars and Stripes Raised on Old Flagpole; Commander Lauds Troous Who Tank ‘Rack’

MACARTHUR RETURNS 10 CORREGIDOR   Completes the Fulfillment of Famous Pledge

Huge German Force Being Encircled —   Bridgehead East Of Rhine Is Expanded By Third Army Drive

Americans Pout Full Might Into Rhine Crossing   New Juncture Encircles Elements of 10 German Divisions, Gives Allies Possession of 118-Mile River Line

First And Third Armies Meet, Trap 10 Nazi Divisions   Capture Of Bonn And Bad Godesburg Minor Events In Day Of Great Progress And Action For Fighting Men On Western Front.

OIL PRODUCERS yAND UNION MEN ARE DEADLOCKE!   Peace Conference Tuesday Ends  In Stalemate

Twenty-four hetineriés On Strike In Six States  725,000 AMERICAN WORKERS ARE IDLE  New York Elevatof Strike Spreads To Apartment Buildings

Government Seeks To End Oil Strikes In Six-State Area   Unicon Demands 30 Percent Wage Increase; 24 Re“fineries Closed   CHICAGO MEETING STILL DEADLOCKEL   Representatives Refuse to Make Concessions At Labor Session

Both Sides Are Adamant (in Pay Issue   725,000 Workers Idle In Nation As Walkouts Grow

LABOR BOARD STEPS INTO BUILDING STRIKE IN ‘NEW YORK, CALLING BOTH SIDES TO HEARING

Labor-industry ry To Mediate Refinery Strike   Union Demanding 30 Per Cent Boost

Saturday Set as Deadline for Settlement   Walkouts Keep 725,000 Workers Away from Jobs

WORLD FAMOUS TENOR REPORTED KIDNAPPED   Ramer Of Eeniamiro Gigli’s. : “Abduction” Refuted   3 wee ceca

SINGER REPORTED - KIDNAPED IS SAFE   Beniamino Gigli, Famous Tenor Returns to Home as Abduction Story Snoreads,.

EPIDEMIC PASSES PEAK AT ROCKFORD   24 Hour Period Passes Without a Single New  Clase

No New Cases Of Polio in Rockford   Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Believed to  Have Been Halted

British Troops Leap Over Maas To Widen Pust   Yanks Fight 10.000 Nazis Linked In_ Bridgeliead _. To Defend  Strasbourg

British Jump Maas, Press Toward Roe)   U.S. Ist, 3rd Armies Drive On Bulge Highway Stronghold

7TH HOLDS CHARGING GERMANS   Enemy Pours Reserve: Across Rhine In Strong Attack

British Across  Maas   Widen Push Into German Lines in Dutch  Panhandle; Nazis Add To Forces in South ©

BRITISH JUMP MAAS IN DRIVE TOWARD ROER   Yanks Fight 10,000 Nazis Near Strasbourg, Gain  In St. Vith Push

NAZIS. NEAR ‘STRASBOURG “IN THE SOUTE   Between the Tommies and  ‘Seventh Army at Lower  _ End of Front, US. First  and Third Drive. Closer to St. Vith.*

GermansDriven Back By Allies In Dutch Areas   British » Jump Meuse to Widen Push of Second Army, Now 38 Miles Fram Dusseldorf   Amertcans Fight Above Strashours   Nazi Tank Force Pullec From Southera Zones: Yanks Repulsed in Counter-attack

Tommies Widen Push In Holland   British Second Army Jumps Maas River;  Germans Strengthen Strasbourg Position

Demobilization'’s Human Side ‘Being Neglected,’ Asserts Bernard Baruch   F. R. Asked Study

BARUCH OFFERS: PLAN TO HELP WAR VETERANS   Adviser to Presidents Declares ‘Human Side’ of Demobilization Neglected

Human Side Neglected, Is Baruch View   Program To Reintegrate Veterans Into Their Communities Offered By Presidential Adviser

Baruch Urges Attention  To ‘Human Side’ of Demobilization of Vets

‘Human Side of Demobilization Is Neglected, Baruch Reports to Veterans Administrator

Baruch Sees Human Side Of Veterans Overlooked   Offers New Program For US. Assistance

Baruch . Blasts  VetSet-Ur   Says Human Side of Demobilization Being ‘Neglected Shamefully; Suggests Vital Changes

THREE FARMERS APPEAL DRAFT CALLS TO COURT   Ask Injunction To Halt Induction By Berrien Springs Board

BATTLE OVER. . ~ JOB PROPOSAL TO BE BITTER   ONE OF ,BITTEREST CONGRES SIONAL CONTROVERSIES.  IN YEARS NOW ce SHAPING UP

Bill Now Before Congres sional Committee Brings Commendation And Criticism

Public Views Praise, Rap Full Employment   Prospect Of Major Congressional Fight Looms As Hearings Are Delayed Til] Tuesday

ELEVEN DHIA HERDS OVER 32 LB, AVERAGE   GILMORE MIXED HERD IS TOPS   Winner Averaged 41.9 Lbs. of ButterFat; Second Place to McCuen Woleininc

FRANTZ HERD LEADS: JULY DHIA REPORT   AVERAGE 51.2 POUNDS FAT      Mischke Second and Burck and McCain Third; Twelve Herds Above 34.3 Pounds

FRANTZ HERD LEADS DHIA FOR OCTOBER   AVERAGE 39.8 POUNDS OF FA’   The Ten High Herds for the Month Averaged 31.1 Pounds of Fat Or More

MCCUEN DAIRY HERD TOPS COUNTY DHIA   AVERAGE 37.1 POUNDS OF FAT   Joe Johnson Herd Second, Monthei Third, Beckman Fourth and Radebaugh Herd Fifth

MISCHKE DAIRY HERD LEADS COUNTY DHIA   LAWRENCE MINNIHAN’S NEXT   Ten Herds in Greene County Over 34.8 Pounds Butterfat During June Test

RIPPEY DAIRY TOPS DHIA FOR AUGUST   HERD AVERAGE IS 44.1 LBS.      Eleven High Herds Had Butterfat Average Above 22 lbs.; Mischke’s Brown Swiss Second

ARMORED UNITS BURST ACROSS MOSELLE RIVER   Third Army Strikes In Concert With Seventh’s Assault Qn Saar

a aa  Japanese Told Flatly That They Are Beaten People and Must Pay : For Their Imperialistic Dream

Japanese Told to Face Sorry Facts  Foreign Minister Says They Must Pay Price

Japanese Are Finally Told Ot Surrender   Native Civilians, Heretofore Given Evasion Explanations, Are Now Told They Are Defeated.

Minister Ignores Soft Exnlanations   Foreign Minister Warns Against Over Optism, Instructs People To Read Potsdam Declaration Terms

Publie In Japan Told Ot Plight   Must Pay Price For An Imperialistic Dream Bubble That Burst, Says Foreign Minister

Top Japanese Leader Says Quit Fooling, Nation Is Defeated   Foreign Minister Recognizes Loss as Real, Urges Countrymen to Accept Fate, Stop Trying to Avoid Paying War’s Price

Japs Finally. Told’ They Have Been: Beaten.   B32 Photographic Planes Attacked

JAPANESE PEOPLE FINALLY TOLD THEY ARE DEFEATED NATION   INDICATED INVASION JIT TERS GIVING WAY TO OC. CUPATION JITTERS

Japs Told They Were Beaten   Must Now Pay Price For Dream, Minister  Declares

Japs Told Bluntly of Bad Plight Now Facing Nip Nation   Foreign Minister Tells People of Situation of Jap Empire

Empire Dream Ended, Premiel Tells Japanese   Nippon Government Drops Face Saving Explanations

FACE DEFEAT, JAPANESE TOLD   FOREIGN CHIEF WARNS NIPS MUST PAY PRICE

Must Pay Price For Loss Of War Nation Warned   Imperiatistic Dream Bubhle Burst in Blast of  Atomic Bombs, For  cign Minister Declares   Face-Saving Acts Brought To End   Meanwhile, Nip Tavasion Jitters Giving Way to “Occupation Jitter? ; Landing Denied

Hard-Headed Jap Foreign  Minister Says Face Facts   Nipponese Official States We Have Lost War; People Must Pay Price In Burst Of Imperialistic Bubble

Japs Are Told Flatly They Are Defeated   Foreign Minister Says They Must Face Facts

Japanese at Home Finally Get Sad News  Top-flight Leaders Urge Nippon Be Calm In Order to Retain World’s Good Opinion

Japanese Told By Leaders That They Are Beater   Foreign Minister Finally Puts Japan's Position in  Plain Words.   Must Pay Price For Imperialistic Dream

Nips Must Pay Price for imperialistic Dream, Says Shigemitsu, Jap Minister

JAP PEOPLE TOLD BY HIGH LEADER THEY ARE BEATEN   \Nip Foreign Minister Minces  No Words In Telling Japan  It Is Beaten And Must Pay 1 The Price

Memorandum Cited Oahu As Strongest Fortress  Deemed Attack “‘Impracticable’’

QUESTION OF FEEDING POFULATION OF GERMAN CAF1-. TAL ONE OF QUESTIONS  . NOT-ANSWERED .   By JAMES L. KILGALLEN’ Internations] Newa Kervine

Statesville Has Hope Of Trumar Visit In January   Representative Says President Will Come Next Year

Big Three Agree on Regional Peace Conferences for Italy and the Balkans

Big Three Agree to Regional Peace Conference Idea   One Parley for Italy, One for Balkans and Sotellite States

Big 3 Agree Peace Plan:   Tentative Proposal Would Stage Separate Parleys For italy, Balkans

MAIN ZONE BnCAGHEL  BY PATTON   Millingen Captured By Canadians  APPRO. \C H CLEVE  Yanks ens Key City of Pruem

U.S. THIRD ARMY DRIVES TO NORTH FROM BASTOGNE   Foe Retains Bridgehead After Surprise Attack on American 7TH

All-Out Assault In Progress In Bastogne Sector   German Offensive Sahent. Is Being Steadily Whittled Down By Yanks   SEVENTH ARMY HALTS NAZI PUSH

NO USO CAMPAIGN FOR THIS COUNTY   Enough County Funds on Hand to Meet Quota for This Fall Committee Reports.

Westinghouse,  \. Y. Elevator Strikes Ended   Oil Workers Lift Picket Lines to Let 5.000 Return at Whiting. Ind... Plant

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Labor Barometer Under Pressure   New York Elevator Walkout Ends: 7 Oil Conference Continues . Taday

Tota Out en Svike.in labor. RT jtys 388   Wathiaghiver "Weck   9. Bock Reduc “83

Jelephone Workers Threafen “Demonstration Shutdown;” Oil Strike Conference To Resume

~ OF EARLY END OF OIL STRIKE   ee  Talks to Be Resumed Today; Another Refinery Shut

Germans Attacking In Alsace   Patton's Third Is Shoving Enemy Back On Siegfried Line

U.S. Units Strike At Key Hinges of Luxembourg Line   Germans Overrun Three Towns Near Hagenau In Alsatian Threat

Germans in Threat to Strasbourg   Sudden Enemy Attack Counter-Balances Allied  Gains Elsewhere

Germans Link Alsatian Fronts   Patton’s Men Strike at Sure River Germans, Enemy Flees for Siegfried Line Forts

RESCUE CHUTISTS, WILL BE INTERNED   Japs Want Permission for Landings in Mukden  From Russians   WAINWRIGHT IS THERE

Air Rescue Teams  Will be Interned   Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer Reports Those Landing in Russian Areas Must Await Red Release Permission

Americans in Mukden May Be Held Until Soviets Allow Japs to Proceed

Reseued Yanks To Be Interned   Japs Must Have Permission From Russians To Allow Landings At Mukden.

Tokyo Radio Warns Against Repetition Of Landing Paratroop Rescue Parties

Red Tape Stalls Rescue Plans   Japs Await Red Permission For Yanks  To Land At Mukden; Protest Rescue Hons

U. S. Parachute Teams Likely To Become Internees      Russians May Allow Such Landings

Japs To Hold Yanks Landing Around Mukden   Await Permission Of Russians To Release Them, U. S. General Hears From Enemy

Yanks May Be Inferned, Japs Tell U.S. Chief   Japs Await Russian Permission for U. S. Airborne Landings  In Manchuria Thev Sa

Japs Want Permission fo1 Landings in Mukden From Russians   WAINWRIGHT IS THERE

RUSSIANS OCCUPY MUKDEN BUT JAPS ‘HOLD’ AMERICANS  YANKS “INTERNED’   YANKS ‘INTERNED’ UNTIL REDS OK LANDINGS THERE

Efforts To Bring Back: Prisoners Of War Are, Halted Pending Definite Agreement

Chutists To Be Interned Japanese Say      a Permissia  Must Be Given By Rus-   sians For Landings In Manchuria

Japs May Intern Rescue Crews Of Allied ’Chutists   Japs Ask MacArthur Refrain From Use of “Humanitarian Tears.”

UI. S. Personnel Landing at Mukder Probably Inferned   Japanese Must Be Given Soviet Permit For Such Landinas

Part of Story of ~ Battle of Atlantic Revealed by Navy   Nazi Subs Attacked 111 Ships Along Atlantic Coast and in Gulf

Subs Attacked 111 Vessels   Story of Battle in Gulf of Mexico and Of Florida Told

2 MORE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS INVADED   AMERICAN CONQUERORS OF CEBU LAND ON MACTAN AND TINY CAUIT.

LAND ON TWO MORE ISLANDS   Americal Division Forces Invade Mactan, Cauit In Cebu Region

Yankees Invade Two Islands  in Philippines Americal Division  Troops Move Onto, Mactan, Cauit

YANKS INVADE MACTAN ISLAND   1,338 Additional Jap Dead Have Been Counted On Luzon Island

Chinese Nearing  Former Air Sites   -Three-Pronged Advance Made Toward Kweilin

Chinese Push Upon Kweilin And Luichow   Former Major American Air Bases Threatened By Growing Offensive

Subs destroy 6 vessels off Nova Scotia  Minesweeper is amene wictims

Manila Almost Back In U. S. Hands; 7,000 Civilians Freed In New Dramatic Rescue   Japanese Still Clinging Grimly To Walled Intramuros Section

MANILA BAY WAS ALL BUT BACK IN U.S. HANDS TODAY   Some 7,000 Civilians Were Released In a New Dramatic Rescue.   THE JAPANESE HANG ON   Mepping Up Continued on Corregidor Where Yanks Contrel the Topside.

Mopping Up By Yanks Continues On Corregidor DOMINATE . B AY Nips Cling Grimly To Walled Intramuros ‘Section

Japs Cling To Manila   Most of Bay Cleared For Fleet Use By Capture of Corregidor

100 Americans Rescued Under Manila Fire   7,000 Civilians In Total List; More Jap Horrors Revealed.

YANKS RESEIZE NEARLY ALL OF BAY OF MANILA   7,000 Freed As Americans Storm Way Into Ruins Of Philippine Hospital

Manila Bay Virtually Ours. But Japs Hold On In Walled Section Of City   General’ Griswold Delavs Showdown   Mopping Up Continues On Corregidor: Foe Trapped In Tunnels

7,000 Civilians Freed By Americans at Manilc   Tribute to Bataan Men.

Yanks Swarming Over Corregidor, Free Hostages   Find Bodies Of Sixty Slaughtered Priests, Women, Children.

POCLING 10 WALLED GHY’   Most of Manila Bay Bask In American Hands; Mopping Up Corregidor.   7,000 MORE RELEASED

Troops Mopping Up Japanese On Corregidor   Seventh Fleet Now Shelling Enemy From Within Bay

Penetrate To Vital Bomber Plane Runway   Nearly All Manila Bav Back In Hands Of Americans; Hold Out In City.   MOP UP CORREGIDOR

Manila Bay Back In Yank Hands   Japs Cling To Walled Section—Corregidor Mopping Up Continues

Hospital Capiure Liberates 7,000 Tn Manila Batile   Manila Bay Almost Completely In Yank Control; General Would Raze Intramuros Area

U.S. WINS BAY BUT JAPS HOLD OUT IN MANILA   Americans Delay Bombing Walled City in Hope of Saving Civilians: 7,000 Freed at Hospifal.

DOUGHBOYS FREE 7,000 CIVILIANS IN LUZON RESCUE   Yanks Liiberate Philippine General Hospital in Manila

HOSTAGES IN GITY OF MANILA   Manila Bay All But In American  Hands Today

Manila Bay All Bu’..Bacl In Hands Of America. Fight Continues In City”

AOPPING UP ONTINUES ON ORREGIDOR   anila Bay All But Back in  ‘Americans Hands, With   theJaps Clinging to Intramuros Section   T[ARSHIPS AID ASSAULT

Troops Mop Up Corregidor Japs In Isle’s Tunnels  nr.. Owe BAAD ra’

Japs Grimly Clinging to Inframuros   U. 5. Delays Showdown Battle Hoping Nips Release Civilians

Manila Bay Is Cleared But Nippon ‘Grips City   7,000 Citizens Are reed Under Attack

Yanks Save 7,000 More In Manila   Battle Continues; Bay Area Being Cleared

ee  NPS STILL CLING T0 INTRAMUROS IN MANILA: 7000 CIVILIANS FREED   MacARTHUR ANNOUNCES NEW DRAMATIC RESCUE; YANKS STILL MOPPING UP CORREGIDOR JAPS

Japanese Still Cling To Section of Manila Despite Fight   Rescue of 7,000 Civilians Brings Description Of New Atrocities Committed by Enemy; Struggle for Corregidor Progresses Slowly

MANILA BAY ALL BUT BACK UNDER FLAG   In City Itself, However, Japanese Still Cling Grimly to the Intramuros Section — 7,000 C8igtliana Byraad.

7,000 CIVILIANS RESCUED IN DRAMATIC ATTACK BY U. S. WHICH HOLDS MANILA BAY

MacArthur's Men Free 7,000 More Manila Civilians   Catholic Priest Tells of Atrocity In Which 60 Died

YANKS FREE 7,000 CIVILIANS FROM MANILA HOSPITAL   i Swarm ove! Corregidor, Find One Tunnel Entrance Closed  By Landshde.

aE ELE ULE PEIN Ei)  7,000 Are Released In Manila      Yanks Gaining Contro! Of Manila Bay And Corregidor __

Yanks Almost Complete Capture ‘Of Manila Bay   Mopping Up Continue: On Corregider Fort;  Rescue 7,000 Civilians From General Hospita

7,000 Civilians Freed in Manila   Mopping Up Continues On Corregidor— Yanks Control Topside

Americans Delay Manila Showdowr  Hope Japanese Will Liberate Civilians

Manila Bay Near U. S. Recongtiest As Doughboys Mop Up Corregidor: b0 Catholic Priests Are Found Slain

Fleet Enters Manila Bay, Shellls Cavite   Americans Control Corregidor Topside 7 000 Liberated

Japs Clinging Grimly to One Manila Sector   U.S. Nearly Controls Bay; Hospital Hostages Freed; Sixty Priests Among Bayoneted

Americans Mopping Up On Corregidor -7,000 Civilians Liberated In Manila

Americans Free 7,000 Hostages In Manila Fight   Yanks Swarming Over Corregidor; Enemy Fighting Grimly For Intramuros Section

YANKS LIBERATE 7,000 HOSTAGES IN MANILA AREA   VIRTUALLY ALL OF MANILA BAY TAKEN; MOP UP CORREGIDOR

YAMASHITA IS READY TO QUIT   SENDS U. §, COM. MANDER MAP OF HIS LOCATION

SON OF KENNEDY KILLED IN PLANE   Navy Reveals Two Heroes Died in Mid-Air Blast Over England

Local Option Passes House In 69-39 Vote   Permits No Elections Until Boys Come Home From War

House Okays Local Option Bill 69 to 39   ‘Would Apply Only to Local Sales of Beer in Post-War Elections

IOWA SENATE PASSES LOCAL OPTION BILL   Measure Applies to Beer Sale Only, and Can't be Effective Until War Ends.

RELEASES FOR TWO MILLION ~ WITHIN-YEAR   “POINT PLAN TO GOVERN RELEASES FROM ARMY ANNOUNCED BY WAR DEPARTMENT TODAY

GIVE VETERANS CREDIT POINTS FOR OVERSEAS   Some in Army Will Be Released Within Next Two Weeks

eo THE RUSSIAN 5 SOLDIER  Soviets Grateful for Weapons and Fighting Men From U.S.

OPA Facing Its  lormidable Test   Every Citizen Asked To Examine Facts and To Cooperate Fully

SOVIET FORCE NOW FIGHTING INSIDE POSEN   SPEARHEAD OF ONE RED ARMY REACHES GERMAN ANCHOR + POINT 130 MILES FROM BERLIN :

Canadians Foree Goch’s Outposts   Germans Report’ Allies Offensive Storting

GREAT ATTACK IN WEST SOON ‘NOW INDICATED   Canadians Push Close To Goch; Two Yank Armies Gain

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‘Monty’ Announces All-Out Drive  Imminent in West   U.S. Third, Seventh Armies Knife Into Reich at Two New Points; British Second Joins Goch Attack

Nazis May Give Up Outflanked Ruhr Bastion   Canadians Threaten Goch; Yanks Invade Reich at Two Points

Canadians Drive  Near Ruhr Bastion of Gotch   Montgomery Sends Message to His Men That “We Have Come to the Final Round” as Great Allied Storm Gathers in the West

Montgomery Reveals ‘Knockout’ Blows For Final Victory Beginning   Reich Punctured At Two Points By 3rd, 7th Armies As Allies Are Launching The ‘Big Push’

ord and 7th Invade Reich At New Spots  Have Reached Las And Final Round,  Montoomerv Savs

Germany Invaded At Two Additional  Points in West  Reds Encircle Vistula — Stronghold, Grudziadz,

OUTER DEFENSES OF GOCH FORCED BY CANADIANS   Germans Ready To Abandon Outflanked Bastion Guarding Rubr Basin   GREAT ALLIED STORM BELIEVED BREWING

Allies Reach Outer Defenses Of Goch   British and Canadians Storm German City—Feeling sarows That Allied Storm Is Gathermain the West   Grudziadz Is Encireled In Baltic Drive Of Red Forces   Other Soviet Troops Sweep to Within 15 Miles of Goer. ‘itz, Silesia’ s Second City—Sagan “Ie Cantured =

GERMANS MAY ABANDON GOGH   Canadians Drive Within 1000 Yards of Bastion; 3rd and 7th Armies Gain

Claim 1,500,000 Germans Caugh By Soviet Drive   . Nazi Press, Officials Draw Dark Picture Of Nation's Plight

OPA SUSPENDS CANNING SUGAR   Halt Issuance In Michigan, Four Other States

Sugar For Home Canning Stoppec   Ten-Day Suspension Is Ordered By OPA

RAIDERS (NFLIGT DAMAGE ON PLANTS IN OSAKA, NAGOYA   Four Thousands Tons of Bombs Dropped in RecordBreaking Assault by 625 Superforts.   JAP ANTI-AIRCRAFT BARRAGE IS HEAVY    Battle Wounds or Low Fuel Cause 180 of Big Planes to Land at Iwo Jima On Way Home.

RAF Pilots Smash Nazi Attempt  At Reinforcement  Effort to Aid Enemy Hamburg Garrison Thwarted by Airmen

CAPITOL IS MUM ABOUT DOG CASE   Lid Of Secrecy Clamped On Canine’s Air Ride Which Had Caused  Lots Of Com =m Ont

California Solon Still Has Hopes of Digging Up Dope On Who's Responsible

MUZZLE PLACED ON DOG PRIORITY   REPRESENTATIVE MILLER ASKS COMPLETE REPORT

Veteran   Battle-Scarred -Texas G! Claims He Willi Be 15 In Soayntember.

FDR, Churchill Meet in Egypt: DeGaulle Vexed   French Leader Refuses to Meet With Roosevelt

ROOSEVELT IS ENROUTE HOME   WHITE HOUSE REVEALS PRESI. DENT AND CHURCIHLL CONFERRED AFTER MEETING AT YALTA

President Now On Way Home      Conferred With Churchill After Yalta Meeting

Black Markets Far Beyond Control. .... Money Has Little Value In Japan; Not Even Good United States Dollars

Little Value   Black Market Rampant In Japan; Near Chaos From Rising Inflation

At Edee Of Tokvoa   Barter Goods More Valuable Than Cash In Japan Today

Money Useless As Black Market Rife In Tokyo   Barter Preferred By Goods Holders

BLACK MARKET [6 THRIVING IN JAPAR   Barter Goods Far More Valuable Than Cash in Defeated Nation.

Japan Experiencing Worst Black Market in History  Barter Has Replaced Cash as Best Method of Financing

Inflation On Rampage In Japan   Price of Rice Soars Along With Luxuries

Joseph Kramer, “Beast Of Belsen,” and Eight Co-defendants Guilty   DeGaulle Promises Swift Handling of French Political Crisis; Anti-British Disorders in Holy Land Brought to End

AAF Reveals Deep Secrets of Past War   Rublic Shown How America Won Over Germany, Japan

200,000 VIEW AERIAL “FAIR”    Wright Field Event Will Be  Continued For Week

DEMOBILIZATION SPEED ASSURED BY PRESIDENT   Battle Over Jobs and Jobless Benefits Nears End - - And Administration Defeat

TRUMAN FACES TWIN DEFEAT IN SENATE VOTING   More Help For Unemployed And Retention Of USES Believed Doomed

Nears Vote On Jobless Aid   Administration Appears Headed For Double De feat In Senate.

Double Defeat For Truman’s Program Seen   Backers Argue for More Jobless Pay; Return of USES to States

TRUMAN FACES SENATE REBUFF FOR J08 BILL   Higher Weekly Pay For Jobless Meets Opposition

OPA MEAT INQUIRY EXPECTED TO GROW      Storage in Food Lockers Draws Attention

New England Apple Crop 33% Of 1944   Smallest Harvest  In Past 35 Years

35,000 Doughboys, 33 Jap Diplomats Arrive in U. S.   Liner Queen Mary and 7 Other Ships - Bring Record Number From Europe

Conquering Americans Arrive to Find  Population of Pied-Piper Town Pie-Eved

Yankees Enter Hamelin to Find Most of the Population of Pied Piper City Were Drunk

‘American Troops, Led by Montanan, ‘Find Disorder in Pied Piner’s Town

Most Of Pied Piper City’s Population Pie-Eyed As Yank Conquerors Enter

Montana Colonel Plays Piper for Pie-Eyed Fairy Tale City Nazis   Germans Not Drunk Fawn Over Americans To Squeal on Local Nazis as Others Loot Shattered Hamelin Homes

Agreement On Peace Is Reached   Big Three Is Set To Start Drawing Up Treaties.

PEACE TREATY PLAN SETTLED BY BIG THREE   NATIONS REPORTED IN CLOSE ACCORD AT MOSCOW

BYRNES, MOLOTOV AND BEVIN SETTLE TREATY QUESTION   Agree on Procedure for Draft ing Pacts With Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Hun gary, Finland, ©   FRANCE GIVEN VOICE _ ON ACCORD WITH ROME   Small Nations That Took Part in War Against Enemy States in eee to. i

German Retreat Onto Own Soil Under Way   Heavier Fighting Coming Up, Reich Spokesman Says

WEATHERMAN WARNS ed  \ OHIO: MAY WHA VE LIGHT; “FRDSE eONOAY ao  ine DP ad

Jap Surrender in China Set for Tuesday   Tension Between Two Chinese Factions Eased Considerably

The Weather   Japs In China Will Surrender There Tuesday   Tension Eases Amon; Communist, Centra Government; Allie:  Liberated

All Nip Forees In China Will  Surrender   Tension Eases As Communists. Central Government Acree To Parlev.   DELAY CANTON ENTRY

Tension Eases Between Chinese Groups  Japanese Forces in China Will  Ciurrandar TuacAaw

Chinese Reds Agree to Hold Peace Talks   Japs Prepared to End Fighting in China At Monday Meet

CHINA COMPLETES PREPARATIONS FOR JAPS’ SURRENDER   All Enemy Forces in Country Are Scheduled to Lay Down Their Arms Tuesday.   COMMUNISTS TO SEND ENVOY TO MEETING   Domei Agency Dispatch Says Underground Troops Under Chiang Have Taken Over Shanghai.

Ching Civi     Easeds- pS, Rule E di F   Surrender Details Are Being Drawn

Tension In  China Eased  Communists To Send Agent To Chungking   Delay Entry Inte Canton

Tension Eases Between Chinese Groups   Japanese Forces in China Will Surrender Tuesday

Capitulation Set Tuesday For China   Japanese Troops to Give Up to Chinese Armies After Extra Day Given For Nips to Surrender

Sale Of Flaugher  Property Lacks  Court Approval States Collusion  OE Bidders Seen  Tt mean nk a

Sale Of Flaugher Property Lacks Court Approval  States Collusion Of Bidders Seen  In Transaction

Globe - Circling Air Service to Be Launched   First Trip Will Start Friday From Washington

Army To Start Globe-Circling Air Service   To Leave Washington Each Friday Afternoon. To Reauire 151 Hours

Army Opens ‘Globester’ Route Friday   World-Circling  Service By Army To Be Initiated .

"ROUND-WORLD AIR SERVICE ARRANGED   FIRST TRIP TO START AT WASHINGTON SEPT. 28 AND REQUIRE 151 HOURS.

BIG TRANSPORT CIRCLES GLOBE   Weekly Flights Around World Planned; First Takeoff Sept. 28

PROSPECTS FOR UNIFYING CHINA GROUPS BRIGHTER   New Statement By Pres. Truman Held Cause For Much Optimism

CHINA POLICY GIVEN NATION   DIPLOMATS IN FAVOR OF PRESIOENT’S STATEMENT

Believe Truman's Policy Statement to Speed Unity of Rival Chinese Factions

Island Campaign ‘Most Savage In U. S. History   Japs Report Invasion 50 Miles From Okinawa Sink Seven Nip Ships

All of Luzon  Freed, Says MacArthur   Tekyo Reports New American Invasion 30 Miles West of Yank Conquered Okinawa

YANKS INVADE KUME ISLAND. JAPANESE SAY   Nimitz Reports Fleet Units Sink 3 Jap Ships In Convoy

VICTIMS IDENTIFY - ROBBERY SUSPECTS   Four Men Arrested for Re cent Holdups in the County

VICTIMS IDENTIFY ROBBERY SUSPECTS   Four Men Arrest Arrested for Recent Holdups i inthe —Geunty >

Pope Prays for Peace in Orient   Pius XII in 8-Minute   Pius XII in 8-Minute Seudeual ras End Of Warin Europe

Second of Series  VT Fuse Blows Itself Upltlt Misses, Keeping Secret for U.S.

Tojo “Sorry For Peoples Of Asia”’   Hopes They Won’t Go Amiss; Says Blame for Failure Is His, and Hopes for Early Death

HIMMLER HAS — POSTWAR PLAN   ) _ ssa  SWISS SOURCES SAY GESTAPO  CHIEF HOPES TO CREATE _ ALL POSSIBLE CHAOS

Schools, Night Clubs Closed in East Due to Cold Wave and ODT's Civilian Freight Embargo

Clamp-Down Crisis Acute   Easv’s Schools Close, Freight Snarl Grows

Seaboard Faces Food Shortage   RELIEF PROMISED IN RISING MERCURY, FREIGHT EMBRAGO SET

Both Sides Suffer Heavily ‘As Chinese And Jans Battle Fiercely In Foochow Seanort

BATTLE RAGES ON IN FOOCHOY   BOTH JAP AND CHINESE LOSSES HEAVY AS THEY STRUGGLE FOR SEAPORT.

Ships Sunk By  Airmen; Fierce   Japanese Losses on Philippines in Seven Months Total 369,818 Killed and Captured—24th  Division Searee Gainc

MARINE FLIER BAGS BLOCKADE RUNNERS   Japanese Philippine Losses Boosted To 369,818 Mark

Japs Fail in Effort to Get Past Blockade   Total of Japs Killed and Captured in Philippines 369,818

Lone Bomber Sinks Cony oy of  5 Jap Vessels   One Apparently Carried Troops; Attempted to Run American Air. Sea Formosa Blockade

Five Enemy Ships Try To Pass Islands   One Troop Carrier Sunk As Japs Try To Run Blockade

SINKS 5 SHIPS   Entire Jap Convoy Is De  atroyed in 75 Minutes  Off Formosa Coast

Destroys 17,000 Tons of Shipping In 75 Minutes   MacArthur Reports Intense Fighting in Several Philippine Areas

Foe fails in an attempt to  run blockade  Think one vessel carrvines troops

O-SHIP CONVOY IS DESTROYED BY LONE PLANE   17,000 Tons Of Jap Shipping Sent To Bottom Within 75 Minutes   369,818 CASUALTIES SUFFERED BY ENEMY

20 Are Held in Mass Murders   37 Bodies Found  Near Mexico Border

RECORD WHEAT HARVEST SEEN   Shortage Of Cars May Cu!  Into Final Ohio Yield

Battle-Hardened Divisions Chosen For Duty In American Zone Of Occupied Germany   82nd Airborne Division Assigned To Duty In Berlin; To Leave Within 36 Hours

Occupation  Units Named  Eight Battle-Hardened U.S. Divisions to  Ge aterrwr erreur Se

OCCUPATIONAL — FORCES PICKED   Divisions Named To Remain On Duty In Reich

—OCCUPATION— . 8 Divisions In Germany   Battle-Hardened U. §. Veterans Take Over Occupation ‘Task

Eight Battle - Wise U.S. Divisions To Occupy Reich  First, Third, Ninth Infantry Are Included

EIGHT DIVISIONS TO OCCUPY GERMANY   Battle-hardened Veterans Don’t Like Germans  j

BATTLE VETS TO OCCUPY REICH   ‘Hard’ 82nd Airborne Division Assigned to Berlin

TO OCCUPIED GERMANY   Eight Battle-Hardened Divisions Will Remain on Duty

Tennessean Made Sensational Attempt To Capture Kaiser After Last War

HOPKINS TO TAKE UP NEW WORK IN RUSSIA   Postpones Departure From Moscow, Possibly to Discuss Situauation in Levant.

Navy Thrust Severs Jap Sea Lifeline   HEADQUARTERS SILENT ON FURTHER SUCCESS OF FLEET ENGAGEMENT

SOUTH CHINA SEA ROUTES LOST TO JAPS   Enemy Warships Said Helpless Before 3rd Fleet Might

Vital Roufe By Sea Cut   Japan Lost Control of South China Sea Routes te Bold Yank Naval Thrust

Jap p Life ‘Line Cut By Fleet   Vital South ‘China Routes Are Raided

Vital Japanese Empire Life Line Cut By Bold South China Sea Thrust By U.S. Carriers   Navy Remains Silent On Results Of Daring Raid By Third Fleet

Farm Income Drop Looms For Next Yea   Decline of 15 Percent Forecast; Demand for Products to Be Heavy

DROP IN 1946   May Fall as Much as 15% Despite Contin‘ued High Demand

FARM INCOME DECLINE SEEN   Net Revenue Likely ® Tc Drop 15 Percent In Next Year

FARMERS’ INCOME DEGLINE S SEEN   15 Per Cert Drop from 1945 Earrings Is Predicted in 1946

F orecast Decline Of As Much. As.15..Per Cent un  Net Farm Income: In’ "AG.

Decline OF 157 in Farm Income {s Seen For 1945  Rased On Price AL Earm Suaniiec

FARM INCOMES CUT SEEN IN '46   U.S. Agriculture Department Expects Net Decrease Near 15 Pct.

PREDICT FARM PRICE DECLINE   Income Will Drop 15 Per Cent In Next Year, Ag Den’t Savs

FARMERS NET INCOME TO DROP IN 1945   May Fall as Much as 15°> Despite Continued High Demand

rARWIERS INGEN E DEGLNE [S SEEN   15 Per Cent Drop from 1945 Earnings Is Predicted in 1916

FORECAST SAYS, HOW E VE R  INCOME WILL BE DOUBLE) THAT OF PRE-WAR YEARS

[,679 ALLIED WAR PRISONERS FREED PY RUSSIAN ARM   Group Liberated Includes 28 Generals—Moscow Communicue Fails to Give Any Names.   300,000 JAPANESE TAKEN IN SIX DAYS   Soviets Extend Grip on Korea and Manchuria—Accused by Nips of Killing Peace Mission.

REDS FREE 1670 WAR PRISONERS   Wainwright, Corregidor Hero, Held At Sian, Plane Waiting

Gen. Wainwright Only American Named In Report   SAY 28 GENERALS AMONG LIBERATED

MANY FREED ~ BY RED ARMY   Moscow Says 1,670 Allied War Prisoners Liberated In Mukden   14.000 More Japs Taken

Moscow Announces 1,670 Liberafions      Red Army Frees Allied War Prisoners; Extends Grip on Enemy

G-M THREATENS ‘TO WITHDRAW _FROM PARLE)   UAW May Latter Separate From Fact Finding Panel

Cut in Food Buying Powe) Is Expected   Factor Considered in Plans for Feeding Starving Europe

Easing Of Food Strain Expected From Cu  Public Will Have More Thinas To Buy

\Production Cutbacks, Reconversion ‘May Ease Nation’s Food Situation

Reconversion. Cutbacks May  Relieve Food   Possibility Being Considered By Food Officials In  Washington.   WITH FEEDING PLANS

Shortage of Foods Likely to Ease as War Work Cut Back   ‘However, On Other Side of Picture, Adverse Weather Is __Upsetting Hopes for Bumper Harvest—Point Values Of Some Canned Goods Raised, Others Lowered

May Ease Strain on Food Supply  Cutbacks Expected to Have Influence

PUPPET CHIEF WILL ABDICATE   Indo-China Leader Wanis Communist As Successor

Gen. Eisenhower, Admiral Nimitz Given New Post:   Gen. Eisenhower To Be Army Chief Of Staff And Nimitz Naval Opera. tions Chief   PRESIDENT NAMES SUCCESSORS ALSO

New York Banker  Takes Own Life   Leon Fraser Sends Bullet Through Head

LEON FRASER ~ ENDS OWN LIFE   Noted Banker Dies En Route to Hospital With Gun Wound

GERMANS DESPERATELY SHORT OF ISMALL ARMS THROW ALL TYPES 10F SOLDIERS INTO CONFLICT

‘Spruance And Halsey jWill Accept Surrender i\Of Jap Navy Remnants

Truman Plans Changes in Administration  Hints at Possible Shuffling in War Denartmen}

SHIFTS IN MILITARY SETUP MAYBE ANNOUNGED TUESDAY   TRUMAN MAY TELL OF S7%M80N RESIGNATION AND RE; ‘TIREMENT OF GEN,  ‘ MARSHALY, -

Truman to Take Steps At Detroit   Tells Newsmen at Inde pendence He Will Look  Into Labor Situation

Withhold Comment In Regard To Possible Appointment Of New Secretary Of War

Truman Plans Changes in Administration   Hints at Possible   Hints at Possible Shutfling in War Department

TRUMAN PLANS — MORE CHANGES   War Department Shifts  Are Hinted By President

EXPECT TRUMAN TO NAWE NEW WAR MINISTER   President Also To Go Into Thi Troubled Detroit Labor Situation .

Fruman Promise Cabinet Change Details Monday  New Secretary War Aanointee Expected

Truman Plans More Changes In ‘His Cabinet   President Hints At Possible War Department Ap. pointments; Stinison Expected to Resign - -

Will Go Into  ‘Labor Situation   President To Return To Washington Monday

Wanted King To Fill Ohio Post   But Lausche Found He Was Not Resident

ONE KILLED IN AIRLINER CRASH   13 Others Escape As Ship Fails Into East River

WOMAN KILLED IN PLANE CRASK   13 Others Escape Injury In New York

BPWC Will Solicit for This Finai Drive; Weltsbero’s Quota Is $10,000 for Both *Fuads

Nimitz Tells  Gen. Buckner ‘Well Done   Marines In New Amphibious Move; Harbor Is Taken

Okinawa Jap Force Destroyed; Big Air Field to Fall Soon   Complete. Cenquest Is a Hand; Tokyo Warns of Comina Invasion

Nimitz Sees End Near In 66 Day Okinawa Campaign   Fate of 15,000 Enemy Troops Sealed By New Landing

NINITZ PRAISES OKINAWA SEN,   Says More Battles Ahead But End Now in Sivht

END NEAR FOR BATTLE OF OKINAWA   Admiral Nimitz Conaratulates Lt. Gen. Buckner

FATE OF JAPS ON OKINAWA. ISSEALED —   New Landing Traps Last — Jap Garrison.

Battle Nears Last Stages Ot Asteition   Nimitz Congratulates General Buckner For Destruction

YANKS POCKET LAST SURVIVING JAPS IN SOUTH   10th Army Captures Most of Naha Airfield; Tokyo Admits Danger

Yank Paratroops Squeeze 20,000 Japs Cornered on Luzon: Fseane Sealed Off

PARAGHUTISTS CUT OFF 20,000 JAPS ON LUZON   Nips Have Lost 413,084 Men In The Philippines

Drop Down to’ Catch En] emy Between Hammer and Anvil In Cag-ayan Valley

SQUEEZE PLAY HAS 20,000 IN POCKET   Airborne Veterans Help Fil: ipino Guerrillas   HUNT REFUGE   Japs Likely To Retreat To Mountains As Campaign Nears Finish

Yank Sky Borne Troops Dror Near Aparri To Eradicate Enemv In Cavsavan Vallev

U.S. SKY ARMY TIGHTENS TRAP ON 20,000 JAPS   Gliders Used First Time It Luzon Fight As Troops Land Near Aparri

20,000 Japs Locked Inside Luzon Pocket   Yanks, Guerrillas Slay 413,084 Enemy Tn Islands Campaign

Puts Squeeze On 20,000 Foe Now Sealed OF   413.084 Japanese Already Killed In Philippine Isle  Campaign.   9.238 KILLED IN WEEK

irborne Troops  rap 20,000 Japs   Wasten Luzon Cleanup By Sealing Off Last Major Escape Port.

Parachutists Hasten Island Cleanup Drive Aided By Guerrillas   Nip Casualties Total 413,084 In Campaign _ Of Liberation It Was At Aparri That The Enemy Invaded Philippines

Air Troops Aid Ih Sealing Fate Of Enemy Force   Philippines Drive Drawing to Close Under Power Drive

Yank Chute Troops Trap Luzon Japs   Soldiers From Air Reinforce Filipinos Blocking Escape

’Put Squeeze On 20,000 Japanese   Eleventh Airborne Division Hastens Cleanup on Luzon   MANY JAPS ARE KILLED   Yanks Land on Camalaniu gan Airfield Without Opposition

Japs Faced By Airborne U. S. Force Alongs Luzon   20,000 Foes Sealed In One Escape Port

U. S. SKY TROOPS LAND TO HASTEN END OF CAMPAIGN   JAP CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES 413,084, SAYS GEN. M’ARTHUR

Enemy Sealed off from Last Port of Escape   Nips Are Abandoning Key Oil Areas on Borneo, Is Belief

ISLAND CAMPAIGN IS BROUGHT 10 CLIMAX; PARATROOPERS LAND   PUT SQUEEZE ON TWENTY THOUSAND NIPS NOW SEALED OFF IN TRAP

Airborne Troops Put Squeeze on ‘Japs on Luzon   An Estimated 20,000 Nips Are Compressed In 60-Mile Corridor;  Hastens Cleanup Ficht

AIRBORNE UNIT ADDS SUPPORT   Land Near Aparri to Hasten Cleanup Campaign Toward a Climax.   ENEMY LOSSES ARE HIGH

Airborne Troops Trap20,000From Last Escape Port   Americans And Philippine Guerriilas Have Killed 413,084 In Liberating Islands

LUZON DRIVE DRAWS NEAR ITS FINALE   Eleventh Airborne Division Troops Land Behind Jap Lines, Putting the Squeeze on 20,000 Bottled-Up Troops.

Close Trap On 20,000 At Aparri   Philippines Campaign Has Cost Nips 413,084 Killed Or Cantured

Will Testify At McVay Trial   Captain of Jap Sub Arrives In Washingtor

JAP WILL TESTIFY IN COURT MARTIAL   Captain of Sub Reported te Have Seen Indianapolis On July 30.

Jap Commander Will Testify   Skippe: Of The Sub Said To Have Sunk Indianapolis Will Be Witness

Japanese Sub CaptainAt VWicVay Trial   To Testify To  Sinkino Cruiser

JAP TO TESTIFY. AT M’VAY TRIAL   COMMANDER OF SUB THAT SUNK CRUISER FLOWN TO CAPITOL

JAP CAPTAIN OF SUB TESTIFIES AGAINST MCVAY   Flown from Tokyo To Give Evidence at Court Martial

Enemy Officer Will Testif y In McV ay Trial   Captain of Ship Reported to Have Sunk Indianapolis

SUB COMMANDER’S STORY   To be Heard in McVay Court Mar. tial Tomorrow

World Security Charter Ready Soon; Big Five's  Veto Power Stirs Worry

Parley May Write Pact in 2 Weeks   Work on Security Charter Progresses

Farm Bureau Victory Party At ~ Laurens Monday   WHO Radio Station Talent Will Appear on Program

COAL MINERS MAY STRIKE, LEWIS HINTS   Million Workers in New Demands For Wages

Million Workers Submit New Wage Demands   West Coast Metal Trades Workers Join Clamor for 30 Pct. Boost; Coal Shortage Threatened by Lewis

IDR Diseards Plan to Seek  > Security Vote   No Official Explanation Forthcoming: Hope Indicated Stalin Will Drop His Demands

FDR Will Ask For One Vote At Conference   President Seen as Trying To Get Stalin To Change Views

FDR Reverses Stand for Three  Peace Votes   Decision Deals Heavy Blow to Russian Multiple Vote Plea

U. 5. DEMAND FOR 3 VOTES DROPPED      Roosevelt Reverses Stand for World Assembly  Representation

F.D.R. Does     . ~ Hints Hope Stalin : WillDropDemand Stethnins Sees No

Roosevelt Abandons Triple Vote Plea for U.S. in World Assembly   President Says, However, He Will Keep Promise To Aid Russta’s Three-Vote Demand, If Pressed

THREE VOTES IN ASSEMBL'   FDR Reverses Stand Taken in Agreement at Yalta

UT. Tneidents’ Are Denied By  School Officials   Residence Of Womar Student Enterec By Man Carrying Ether

“Home For Christmas” May Have Tragic Echo in Texas With 273 Dead And 9000 Hort in Traffic Mishans

r omnting to Dangers on Highway. Texas Safety . j Pe Urges Pues in Drivi ing To Prevent Holiday Tralfic. Iecidents

STRANGE COMPROMISES AND AFFILIATIONS ARE PRODUCED BY WAR... ORIENTAT MYSTERY

War Produces Odd Compromises, [And Affiliations   Soong’s Visit to Russia May Be of Far-Reaching international Value

SPREAD OF RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN THE ORIENT. SEEN: AS CERTAIN: SOONG GOES TO MOSCOW FOR TALKS

The War Today— Far-Reaching Importance Attached To Talk Between China And Russia

Russo-Chinese Meeting May Have Far-Reaching International Effects

‘Russia’ S. Ear On. Aid Pact   Like Everything Orienial, There’s Consider‘able Mystery Attachedto Premier Soong’s Repor' ted Mission.

Settle Strike In St. Louis. Papers Today   *“Satsifactory” Terms Reached. Union Announces

NEWSPAPER STRIKE IN ST LOUIS HAS BEEN SETTLEL   The Globe Democrat Resumed Publication This This Morning.   STRIKE ON THREE WEEKS   Trouble Started Over a Strike By Carriers on All Three. Publications,

RESU MING PUBLICATION   ‘Three St. Louis Papers Have Set: tled Dispute With Carriers

Democrat Raps. House Absentees   Importance of Tariff Legislation Stressed

Miles Believed Hawaii Army Forces Alerted   Had No Doubt Notes Of Nov. 27 Would Effect Full Alert,  He Tells Committee

ARMY AT HAWAII WAS TOLD IN 1941 TO EXPECT WAI   Marshall Advised It 10 Days Before Pearl Harbor Hostilities Might Break Out Any Time.   STAFF CHIEF CALLED FOR RECONNAISSANCE   Maj. Gen. Miles Testifies Before Investigators He Believed Forces Were On Alert.

Army Felt — Pearl Harbor Alerted —   - Witness Testifies Messages Sent Gave Warning

Civilian Job Of Draftee Doesn’t Count If There’s A Replacement Available

EMPHASIS IS ON 26-29 AGED MEN   Civilian Job Does Not Count If Replacement Is Available, Hershey Holds

All Abilene Out To Greet  Gen. Eisenhowe1   Receives Key to Town Where He Grew Up; Mid-West Celebrates

ABILENE I$ AGOG FOR HOMECOMING   PARADE AND SPEAKING TO FEATURE HOMETOWN RECEPTION FOR GENERAL,

GENERAL ‘IKE’ IS WELCOMED INHOMETOWN   Entire Population of Abilene, Kansas, Greets {ts Hero

Navy Invites Jap Fleet Out Kor Showdown   Spokesman Says We Control Seas, Would Finish Off Nips In Short Order

Massed Naval Guns  Sear Iwo Isle Base  Qianital Backes Lincler Phaundorons   Capital Rocks Under Thaunderous Barrace From Carrier Plane Fleets

U. S. Fleet Hunting Fight With Jap Navy   Whereabouts Of Jap Warships Is Known And Spruance Would Welcome Encounter

Many Historical Articles Displayed Three Day Exhibition To Open Here This Afternoon

Many Historical Articles Displayed wo,  Tt ree Day Exhibition To ~ Open Here This Afternoon

SLASH IN BREAB SUPPLY - FEARED   Reduced Sugar Allotment For Bakeries Is Blamed

END STRIKE AT REPUBLIC STEEL   1,500 Workers to Return te Jobs Today

DRAFT POLICY ~ BEING OPPOSED   TOWERFUL FARM BLOC INVESSIGATING, SELECTIVE SERVICE POLICY. OF DRAFTING AGRICULTURAL  WORKERS '

lowa Slightly Behind Pace'In Victory Loan Drive To End Dec. 8   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

STATE OF IOWA SLOW. AT FINISH OF VICTORY DRIVE   way, Ranked Aniong Three High States in Union

TOWG Lagging (H Vielory Loan Purchedses   Must Increase In December To Reach Goal

Miners Idle Because Of No Contract   "No Contract, No Work’ Vote Taken

MINERS IDLE AS CONTRACT 1S DISCUSSED   New Undisclosed Figures On Lewis’ Demands Are Introduced As Negotiations Resume   30,000 REPORTED OUT

Some Miners Idle In Penna.  Lewis Directs Them To Return To Pite

Kimmel Assumes Part of the Blame   Lack of Reconnaissance Deplored by Admiral

Navy Failure Shouldered By Kimmel   Admiral Admits No Orders Given For Air Search

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest To All In The Various  Communities  ray r 2 ATTY rns oo. . oe fot oh wn hh es oh ol Se

PICTURED TO KIWANIS   Two Ladies’ Nights Planned A: Future Events   LIEUT. GOVERNOR GUEST

INAUGURATION TICKETS ARE WIDELY SOUGHT   Truman Will T a k « Oath Before President at Noon To Marrow

INAUGURATION CEREMONIES T0 BE BRIEF   President to Start Fourth Term Tomorrow Noon

FDR Ready To Embark On 4th Term   Inaugural Tomorrow Will Be Brief And Simple; 7.000 To See lit

INAUGURATION TO BE SIMPLE   PRESIDENT TO TAKE FOURTH OATH SATURDAY

WHITE HOUSE READY FOR F.R. INAUGURATION   “INVITATIONS SENT TO 7000 PERSONS; FUNCTION TO COST $2000; DAY’S PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

INAUGURATION OF ROOSEVELT SET TOMORROW   Will Begin His Fourth Term With Very Simple Ceremonies

Whitehouse Like Ticket Broker’s Qlfice for Hit   Executive Mansicn Staff Bomberded for Passes to 4th Roosevelt Inaugural   WALLACE TO SWEAR IN HiS SUCCESSOR   Rain Forecast for Brief and Simple Ceremony on the  South Portico

FDR’s Inauguration Won't Be Too Lavish: Manv Persons Seek Tickets for Event

Pres. Roosevelt Ready for Simple 4th Term Inauguration Saturday   Gov. Themas EK. Dewey Of New York Sends His Regrets

7,000 To See FDR Inaugural   TICKET DEMAND IS HUGE AS BIG EVENT : NEARS

Inauguration Ceremony to Draw Crowd   President Expects to  Keep Speech Down To 500 Words

INAUGURATION OF FDR TO BE BRIEF, SIMPLE   Ceremonies Will Be Held at Noon Tomorrow on South Portico.

FR To Take Presidential Oath Fourth Time Inauguration Tickets At Premium

Roosevelt to Be Inaugurated for 4th Term in Brief $2,000 Rites Saturday

‘Rock’ Toppled.  By Americans   Yank Ships Resch Manilz As Coarresidor Falls

U.S. Shipping Again Enters Manila Harbor   MacArthur Reports End of Corregidor Battle in 14 Days

Warships enter Manila bay ds Corregidor fighting ends  4,215 Japanese bodies are counted

CORREGIDOR DRIVE ENDS; U. 5. SHIPS ENTER MANILA BAY   MacArthur Reveals 6,000 Japs Were Smashed on Fortress Island by 3,088 Americans.   BITTER FIGHT RAGES NORTHEAST OF MANILA   Yelling Enemy Force Stages Attack Behind Barrage, but Is Repulsed With Heavy Losses.

‘The Rock’ Cleaned Up In 14 Days of Battle, U. S. Casualties 675

ONE NEW MEMBER ON COUNTY ROSTER   New Tetms to Start in Most County Offices on Jan~ uary 8.   TWO IN ARMED FORCES

NE NEW MEMBER ON COUNTY ROSTER   New Terms to Start in Most County Offices on Jan uary 8

DEWEY WARNS LABOR, INDUSTRY   GOP Leader Says ‘Old Rules Of Force And Violence’ Are Outmoded

Marines Capture Two Islands Off Okina wa Unopposed; Garrison Of Third Rows Over And Surrenders

OCCUPATION OF TWO ADDITIONAL ENEMY ISLANDS UNOPPOSED  IHIYA AND AGUNA TAKEN OVER BY MARINES WITH . OUT HAVING TO FIGHT

Marines Capture Two  Islands Off Okinaw:   Garrison Of A Third Promptly Rows Over And Surrenders Peacefully

Ease Of Capture Surprises Yanks   Tense Marines Meet. No Nippon Resistance

Another Okinawa Group Island Taken In “Training Maneuver” By Marines

Marines Seize 2 Jap Islands - Off Okinawa   Pind No, One But Docile Natives: Only Nips In Area Surrender to Americeuns

 Yanks Seize Three Islands Off Okinawa   156 Japs Captured In Unopposed Strike By Rupeved Marines:

U. §. Marines Capture 2 More Isles   Whole Jap Garrison Surrenders; No Opposition fs Met

Escaping American Soldiers Tell Of German Brutality to Prisoners

Crushing Power Of -Angle-American-Aerial Teamwork May Soon Be Turned On Japs

GOEBBELS SAYS BERLIN RUINED FOR RED ENTRY   Gauleiter  Feverishly Rushing Defenses As Soviets Are 45 Miles Off

BERLIN DEATH BATILE LOOMS   Goebbels Prepares Capital For Fight to End and  Destruction

STRONGHOLDS BEING BUILI IN CAPITAL   Five Million People Fleeing Before Russians — Rioting Reported in Reich.

ora) “8 aM Wt me te _ eS 7 Oe Ue ee.  i. ne a~a~e a  a ao  ade  wn AI ow aar  ee dl cod

Say Chiang Holds Key  War. Or. Peace’ ‘Up  ‘ae  i “To. Generalissimo

China’s Peace Is Dependent On Coalition, Declare Reds   Democratic Policies Aim of Communists

Unable To Sell Him On The Idea  Communists Say Chiang Must Accept Coalition To End Strife In China

Send Mileage Record With Cae Annlicatiann   566.000 Iran«   Mam hw Plane

War Chest Drive  Responses Are  Generally Good No Reports Yet  From Two Towns re. ise e ts eS Ae ..¥

War Chest Drive Responses Are Generally Good  No: Reports et From. Two Towns Rive pe!

Jap Newspaper Executives Called on Carpe’   Employes Revolt In Campaign For Free Press

JAP PRESS TOLD TO PRINT TRUTH   Editors Warned Control May Be Turned Over to Employes

One-Eyed Cars Target of Police   Improperly Lighted Vehicles Being Checked in State

Americans Drive Through  Jap Defenses Reach Vicinity of Important

U.S. Continues Okinawa Advance   New Push Threatens Important Airdrome

Americans Drive Through Jap Defenses  Reach Vicinity of Important Machinato Airdrome

PRIME MINISTERS: ARRIVE FOR-TALK WITH. TRUMAN   Attlee And, Mackenzie ‘King ‘Will Discuss Cantrol , of ‘Atomic Bomb in Series of Washington Talks,    BYRNES MEETS ATTLEE AT CAPITAL AIRPORT   High Military And Economic Leaders of Britain And Canada Also Will’ Take Part in Conference;-

Attlee and King Join Truman In  Atom Bomb Talk   3 Leaders Expected To Discuss Financial  Aid To Britain

World Peace anc Security Slated For Discussions   Canadian Leader Is Also in Washington For Important Talks

Attlee and Truman in Conference   Prime Minister of Canada Joins Them to Talk About Atomic Bomb

ATLEE IN WASHINGTON FOR MEETING   Landed This Morning; MacKenzie King  Also Arrives —

Br *, Canada Prime Ministers   Arrive For Talks   Attlee, King Will Confer With Truman Over Atomic Bomb

POLICY ON ATOMIC BOMB SECRET SEEN FEATURING THREE LEADERS’ TALKS

RULE OF ATOM WEAPON TO BE CHIEF TOPIC   MacKenzie King Of Canada Also In Capital For Discussions

ATTLEE, KING IN WASHINGTON FOR BOMB TALK   Both Arrive At 10 O’clock To Confer With Pres. Truman

ATTLEE, KING ARRIVE FOR ATOM TALKS   British Leader te Be Guest At White House

Will Join Truman In Study Of Methods fo Control Atomic Bomb   British And Canadian Premiers Arrive Simultaneously For Crucial Discussions In  Lnterest Of World Peace And Security.

ATTLEE ARRIVES THIS MORNING; ATOMIC TALKS   Canadian Leader Here

Hero of Stalingrad Headed for Berlin   Marshal Zhukov May Besiege City

‘Destiny May Make Zhukov The Man To Lay Siege To Berlin, 100 - Miles Aheaa

UNRATIONED ARTICLES ARE SCARCE   Will Take Some Time for Orderly Distribution

Housewives Shop Today Minus Ration Books, Find Shelves Empty Of Some Foods Just Off Ration List

DEALERS TO MEET OFFICIALS OF OPA   New . Regulation ‘Will be  Discussed at City Hall. cee yt] at

DEALERS TO MEET OFFICIALS OF OPA   New Regulation Will be Discussed at City Hall April 3

New Fire Bombs Drop On Bordeaux   Results Of Raid Described As Both Spectacular, Successful.

Blast German Bordeaux Base   Flying Fortresses Hit Nazi Installations For Third "Straight Day.

Continue Attack Upon Bordeaux  450 Flying Forts Blas? Installations

ALLIES AGAIN BLAST NAZIS AT BORDEAUX   Fleet of 450 Fortresses Attacks Long-Isolated German Troops Still Holding Out on the Gironde Estuary.

Japs strike restrictions on industries  Pave way for session of diet

War Controls Off In Japan      Broadcasts Indicate Re gonversion Is Under- :  = so wavin Nippon

War Controls Off In Japan   Broadcasts Indicate Reconversion Is Under-  wayin Nippon 

Would Tighten Brunner Bill   Administration Plan Holds Up Final Action in Senate

POSSIBLE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES LISTED   Rep. Beall And Judge Delapiaine Among Those Mentioned Fer Governorship

MILLS MENTIONED INGOVERNOR RACE   Hagerstown Man One of Eight Listed as Being - Considered

Mrs. Clark Dies At Oklahoma City   Resident of Ada Since 1925 Had Been Ill Three Weeks

ON TO BERLIN Big Three Plans Speeded  Davies in Londo ‘For Pre-Parley  Y i Ps fe le

JOS. DAVIES IS AGAIN © IN LONDON      Ironing Out Anglo-American Viewpoints

“JAP cola T ANGE SLOWS ADVANGE   Marines Inch Forward in  Face of Fierce Opposition;  : Steady Stream of Supplies Put Ashore

American 15th Slated To Assume Control In  U.S. Section Of Reich

STILL TRYING TO REACH TOME OF 31 IN MINE   Reports Bodies Had Been Found Are Em. phatically Denied

RESCUERS DENY BODIES REACHED   Efforts to Get to Miners Trapped by Explosion Slowed Down

RESCUE CREWS : BATTLE FIRES   ANOTHER 24 HOURS MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BODIES "OF MINERS ARE REACHED

Truman Pleads for Lasting Peace in World  National Tree in Washington Once More Aclow

Truman Pleads for Lasting  Peace in World  National Tree in Washington  mea awe EB elac:

Truman Asks World Unity In Yule Talk   President Calls Uy pon Globe  To Follow Christ's Teaching Of Brotherly Love

Follow the Christian Teaching of Brotherly Love   PRESIDENT TELLS ALL THE WORLD   First Peacetime Christmas Observance in Four Y ears

Chief Executive Voices Plea In  Annual Address   National Community Chistmas Tree Lighted  In Peace Observance

PRESIDENT ASKS: ALL-OUT EFFORT 10 KEEP PEACE   Bids World Follow Chrisi’s Teachings as ‘Solution for All its ills?   ‘CHRISTMAS EVE. APPEAL   Truman Speaks From White House Lawn After TreeLighting Ceremony

GREETS NATION IN CHRISTMAS EVE ADDRESS   Calls on World to Follow Teachings Of Christ

Hurley Prepares His Testimony  May Lead to Foreign Policy Changes

Japs Agree — To Surrender  South Asia   Papers. Stoned Giving “Up Malaya, Fact Indies~

Preliminary: Surrender Is. Signed By Japs For East Indies, Singapore, SE Asia

3 Jap Envoys Sign Preliminary. Tec In Southeast Asia   Occupation of Malaya and East-Indies Areas to Begin.

Singapore’: S  Pact Signed   5-Minute Ceremony “Occurs At Rangoon

SULLEN JAPANESE ENVOYS SIGN PRELIMINARY SURFENDER AGREEMENTS AT HISTORIC RANGOON CEREMONY

Japs Surrender At Rangoon   Sign Papers Paving Way for Allies Return To Singapore, Indies

JAPANESE SIGN RANGOON PAPER   Way Paved For Altied Re. occupation Of Singapore, All Southeast Asia And East Indies.

JAP OFFICIALS SIGN TERMS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA   Paves Way for Allied Troops to Reoccupy Singapore, East Indies

PAVES WAY FOR TAKING SINGAPORE   Five-Minute Ceremony Held At Rangoon

Jap Emissaries Sign Preliminary Documents Toda’   Sullen Envoys Told They Must Prepare Way For Allied Invasion.

Sullen Japs Sign Southeast Asian  Surrender Paci   Allies Will Reoccupy East Indies

Nips Promise To Yield Asia Indies Areas :   Three Enemy Agents ‘Stiff? at Surrender Ritual in Rangoon

Chance to avert war  unheeded  TriTrTt>  ._.   F.D.R. meet with Konove potential

Former Ambassador Grew doubts Jap Promises, If Made, Would Be Carried Out. Explains Code Destruetfon

Grew Tells Probers Of Destroying Codes In Tokyo Before Pearl Harbor

Grew Tells Of Proposal For World Parley   Former Envoy Quizzed About Jap Plan in 1939

Grew Says Meet Might Have Prevented War  Many U. 5. Codes Were Destroyed  Dfiwn Tins FF TIOAl

LOOKED GOOD IN ‘4)  Grew Advised FDR-Konoye Peace Talk. Probers Hear

GREW SAW IN “4t CHANCE TO AVERT WAR WITH JAPAN   Tells Probers He Believed Meeting of Roosevelt and Konoye Might Erase Friction.   HE DESTROYED CODES  BEFORE PEARL HARBOR   Testifies Tokyo Premier in 1939 Proposed Parley to Head Off European Conflict.

Grew Says Meet Might Have Prevented War  Many U. S. Codes Were Destroyed Before Dec. 7, 1941

Jap Envoys Sign Southeast Asia Surrender Paper   Ceremony af Rangool Climaxes Two Days of Negotiations

Jap Envoys Sion Pact In Rangoon   Historic Ceremony Paves Way Back To Southeast Asia

JAPAN ENVOYS SIGN IN BURMA   Clear Way for Allies Te Reoccupy Singapore And East Indies

Surrender Of Asia ~ Is Signed By Jans      Preliminary Peace Agree, ment for Southeast — Made in Ranacon

Southeast Asia Surrender Plans Complete   Preliminary Papers Signed; Pave Way For Reoccupation of Singapore, Indies

JAPS SIGN PEACE PACT AT RANGOON   ACTION PAVES WAY FOR RE. OCCULVATION OF SINGAPORE AND EAST INDIES.

SOUTHEAST ASIA FIGHTING ENDED   Peace Agreement Paves Way For Reoccupation Of Singapore

Enactment At This Session Of Congress Asked By Committee   Only One Member Opposes Action      Blueprint Of Legislatior To Be Enacted Not Drawn By Group

Military Training Comes Step Nearer      House Postwar Policy Committee Endorses ‘Broad Principal’ Of Controversial Proposal—Details of Legislation : Not Considered

House Committee Endorses Peacetime Military Training  ne ey on   Recommends Congress Enact Legislation, Put Plan [nto Effect

‘Broad Principle’ of Peacetime Universal Training Endorsed by Post-War Committee

HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH TRAINING   Group Urges That Congress Give Proposal “Prompt and Thotough Consideration.”

Back Military Training: House Military Committee Favors Universal Preparation for Boys

PEACE DRAFT IS SUPPORTED   House Committee Endorses “Broad Policy” of Uni versal Training

PEACE TRAINING. BILL ADVANCED   House Group Advises Action During Present Session

ARMY TRAINING APPROVED FOR MEN 17 10 21   Peacetime Draft Proposal Gains Support of House Postwer Setup

With Only One Member Voicing Opposition The Committee Urged That Congress Give The Proposition its ‘Prompt and Thorough Consideration: Bradlev (Pa.) Is Opposed

Peacetime Draft Wins Approval   House Committee Endorses In Broad Principle Universal Training.

URGE MILITARY TRAINING PLAN   House Group Endorses Compulsory Policy Following War

PEACE DRAFT GETS APPROVAL   House Postwar Policy Committee Endorses Mili tarv Training

PEACE DRAFTING PLAN ENDORSED   House Committee Recommends Passage Of Bill

Hodges Takes Key Bastion As Waters Rise   Canadians Gain Three More Miles  To Reach Rhine River At Milligen

U. 8. First Wins Week Battle  For Roer Dams   Canadians Capture Three Bastions In Smashing Plunge to North; Patton Within Half Mile of Pruem

Germans Loosen Waters   Nazi Plan to Flood Valley Is Termed Failure

Schwammenauel Captured By Yanks   Canadian First Army Scores New Gains In Northern Sector Of Front To Reach The Rhine

U.S. Legions Take Control Of Roer Dam   Nazis Loose Flood Before Retreating; + Canadians at Rhine

THUNDEROUS CANNONADE ROUTS FOE   Nazis Break Gates, But Flood Fails  Purpose

Services Simple, Brief With Family, Close Friends And Representatives of Other Nations Present; Burial to Be This Morning at His Boyhood Home at Hyde Park, N. Y.

World’s Millions  Join In Mourning   Thousands Stand In Shocked Silence As Cortege Moves To White House

Family, Friends, Nation’s Great Pay Last Homage   Millions Throughout the World Join In Mourning for the Man Who Syumbolized TJ. S. Ideals. Aspirations

F400.000 Line  Capital’s: *veets To See Last Re-   turn Of ‘Chief’   Funeral Is Held At White House   Truman, Foreign Dignitaries To Witness Burial  Today At Hyde Park

Train Departs Carrying Body To Hyde Park   Barial Service To Be Hel On Family Estate There A110 A. M. Taderv

Rites Held For Late President   Capital Pays Last Homage to Franklin D. Roosevelt in Sad Splendor of White House Funeral

SIMPLE RITES ARE CONDUCTED IN WHITE HOUSE   Body Carried Thru Night To Burial Spot In Hyde Park

Grieving Nation Pays Final Homage to President Roosevelt   Body of World-Beloved Leader Is Taken To His Hyde Park Garden for Cclame Interment Services Today

Funeral Rites Of Episcopal Church Held   Relatives, Friends, Notables, Foreign And American, .Attend  Tmneaccive Servicee

Last Rites Marked by Simplicity   * * Burial Services  At Hyde Park This Morning

CERNE. esi, cubnaealpiiememanauail REACH AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIANS

Yanks, Russians In Press Tour Exchange   Eisenhower Announces Agreement With Zhukov

U.S., Russia to Exchange Press Tours, Ike’ Reports   Sets Forth Credo.

Setback Deal To Meadows   Teacher Bloc Passes Increased Pay Plan

Teacher Bloc Wins In Amendment Skirmish   House Bill Provides $4 Base Scale For Experience, Moves To Passage Stage

Hammer Driver Beats Beauty  Pretty Girl Victim Of ‘Mad’ Motorist

Hoover Laud  om “ ee ee % Uncommon Man   Sees Sure Hope of Recovery in Wealth  ’ as & Sh Seen 3 Seca

Uncommon Man Nation's Hope  -Hoover  Sees Him as Leader in Every Branch

Hoover Speaks Wison College   Former President Speaks On Wealth Of Uncommon Men - Women in Country.

Hoover: Lauds Uncommon Wan  Ps Sees Sure Hope of.  a aa. 2 eek Fe   Sees Sure Hope of. Recovery in Wealth Of Uncommon Men

15,000 Walk Out In Eastern Glass Factories   Back-to-Work Move In Other Lines Halves Strike Total

\Number of Idle Men Due To Work Stoppages Down To Lowest Level in Weeks

15,000 GLASS WORKERS STRIKE IN SIX PLANTS   Negotiations BreakDown, Cause; Many Other Walkonts Over

Glass Workers Of Two Firms Go On Strike   Libby - Owens - Ford And Pittsburgh Plate Plants Closing   MINERS RETURN   Michigan Electric And Gas Company Crews  Accent Offer

15,000 Workers In Glass Industry Stage Walkouts   Back-To-Work Move Cuts Number of Idle Almost In Half

GLASS CREWS START STRIKE IN SIX STATES   Coal Miners Back; Auto Workers Threaten

Contract Study Hits Snag, Glass Workers Strike   Labor Situation Improves a: Utility Men and Miners Return to Jobs

Fight Nears. On Training   House Plans’ Action Before January Ist

House Leadership Will Decide Universal Military Training Iecue Before Christmas

cefime Draft ion Forecast fore Year End  Showdown May Com: tate Next Month

HOUSE SET FOR TRAINING BILL   Plan to Dispose of- Controversial Issue by ' Christmas

Universal Military Training ‘Issue To Be Disposed Of By‘Christmas, House Leaders Say   Present Plans Call For Showdown Late In November Or Early In December

Simpson Visiting in China Theatre   Details of Tour By Ninth Army General Not Told

U.S. Britain Agree On Atd  To Italians   Secretary Of State Stettinius Savs Countries Still Workino On It.   FEW DIFFERENCES

Jap Reporter Sees Peace in Few Weeks   LUZON NIPS HELD TO DELAYING ACTION BY STERN DISCIPLINE

B-32 IS HITTING JAPS   New Heavy Romber is Biggest in feneral Koennev'’s Air Force

Yanks Push To South Shores Of Island Sealing Off Chinen  Peninsula: Manv Tans Tranned

Five American Divisions Are  Converging on Trapped Troops   Enemy Claims He Will Attack U.S. With Man-Carrying Balloons

Drive to Knvelop tne Last 20,000 Jap Troops On Island  JAPS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE TRAP  Yanks Land Behind Jap Lines On Chinen Peninsula

Troops FanOut On South Coast For New Drive   End Of Okinawa Campaign Appears Only Matter Of Days As Japs Weaken

REPORTED ON COAST   Jap Soldiers Attempt To Escape Trap On Island By Boats

Attempt To F lee Island       TRIED TO PUT TO SEA IN SMALL BOATS AS BATTLE FOR ISLAND NEARS AN END

YANKS REACH SOUTH COAST OF OKINAWA   Fon Out In Drive To Envelop Last 15,000 Japs

End of Bitter Okinawa Tilt ‘Not Far Off’   Japanese Radio Admits Situation Now ‘Very Grave’

TAY 10 DODGE BEATING FROM DRIVING YANK   Seventh Division Seals Off Enemy ‘Troops Left on Peninsula.

Japanese Troops Trying To Escape Beating Administered To Their Disorgavized Forces By U. S. Marines And Soldiers   JAP TOEHOLD Is SPLIT BY SEVENTH

Last 20,000 On Island Face Annihilation:   American Forces Presg : Toward: Cleanup or on  Mcnewa

CAMPAIGN ON OKINAWA IS NEARING END   Radio Tokyo Says Nipponese Plan to Attack U. S. With Piloted Balloons.

Five Divisions Converge Qn Remaining Enemy Positions In Southern Part Of Okinawa

YANKS FAN OUT ON SOUTH SHORE OF OKINAWA   Tokyo Enlarges Suicide Corps

Halifax Puts Britain’s Case  Up To People   Declares That Economie Affairs There Serious

NO, BRITAIN IS NOT BROKE YET   And There's Little Chance Of That As Long as u S$. Cash Lests

LONDON REGIME NO EXPERIMENT   Critics Of New Labor Government Answered By Lord Halifax

Official Silence Hides Whether Blow Covers  Another Invasion  Hop By Yanks

Senators Puzzled By Eis “Details” In Support of Allegation; Angry  — Clashes Occur.

HURLEY PLACES DEAN ACHESON ‘ON THE SPOT   Ex-Ambassador Declares No. 1 Aide to Byrnes Dealt Blow in Iran

Brings Charge During Stormy Senate Hearing   No Explanation For Remarks Given About Byrnes No.  Man

Hurley Charges Acheson Destroyed U. S. Iran Policy   Former Ambassador fo China Engages in Word Battle with Committee Chairman Connally

Ex-Envoy to China. Shout: At Senator   Harley Does Explain: Basis of   Charge Against 2 Dean Acheson =

Hurley Blasts Dean Acheson On Iran Policy   ‘Destroyed, Defeated’ American Aims in Near Kast, He Charges

Hurley Shouts At Session of Senate Groun   Committee Told by Former Ambassedo? to China that  * Acheson “Destroyed” Amerjean Policy in Tran

Hurls Charge At Hearing   Stormy Committee Session Has Hurley, Sen. Connally Shouting At Each Other

BYRNES’ RIGHT HAND  ASSISTANT ATTACKED  BY FORMER DIPLOMAT NEAR EAST PROBLEMS  FAULT OF ACHESON, HIIRLEY TESTIFIES

Hurley Shouts Accusations At Hearing  Denn Arhacnn   Dean Acheson Charged With Defeating Pealicy

Hurley Charges U.S. Policy for lran Destroyed   Dean Acheson Given ‘Blame’ in Stormy Session of Senate

Acheson Defeats Policy In Iran, Hurley Shouts   Former Ambassador Does Not Explain In Stormy Session

Hurley Accuses Diplomat   Blasts Dean Acheson In Stormy Session With Senate Foreign Affairs Committee

Ex-Envoy to China Shouts At Senator   Hurley Does Explain Basis of Charge Against Dean Acheson’ 

Acheson Hurts Policy In tran   Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley Shouts In Storm Session Of Committee.

Hurley Blast at Dean Acheson in lran Policy Loss   Bridges Wonders Why Administration In Double Cross

ACHESON AGA UNDER ATTACK BY GEN. HURLEY   Charges Undersecretary ‘Destroyed, Defeated’ U. S. Policy In Iran

Charges U. S. lran Policy ls Destroyed   Hurley Puts Blame On Dean Acheson, Now Undersecretary Under Byrnes

CHARGES DEAN ACHESON RUINED POLICY IN IRAN   Resigned Ambassador To China Exchanges Shouts With Senator Connally; Grave Accusation Against  Byrnes’ No.  As sistant.

Bridges Wants Three Answers  In Hurley Case   \. H. Representative Sees Diplomat Sabotaged At Chungking, Washington

Hurley Declares Acheson. Defeated Near East Policy   Underseeretary of State _ 4s. Subject of Hot , Outburst in

Asks More Light InHurley Probe   Three Questions Are Posed By Sen. Bridaes

HURLEY AIMS NEW CHARGES AGAINST U. S-DIPLOMATS  CAYOe NEAN ACHESON   SAYS DEAN ACHESON DEFEATED AMERICAN POLICY IN IRAN

Former Ambassador To  China and Chairman Connally Stage pe-Shrouting” Scene

Aide to Byrnes ‘Destroyed’ U.§ Policy, Charge   Connally and Ex-Envoy Clash Prior to Start Of Stormy Session

HURLEY TESTIFIES: © ~ Dean Acheson ‘Destroyed’ and’ Defeated  American Policy in [ran Senate Told

Says Diplomat Ruined Yank Policy In Iran   Shouting Stands Out At Hearing

Byrnes’ No. 1 Avdels Day’s Target   Stormy Senate Hearing Draws Action in Taking of Testimony

riurley Declares Acheson Wrecked U.S. Policy In Iran   Former Envoy To China Hurls Charge In Senate

Hurley Attacks Acheson Record in Testimony   Says Undersecretary Of State Destroyed American Policy In Iran  ty FRANCIS 4... KELGY

Hurley Shouts Accusations in Stormy Session   Condemns Acheson Before Committee For Iran Policy

Undersecretary Singled Out by Ex-Ambassador   Charges Byrnes’ No. 1 Men “Destroyed” and “"Defeated’* American PRaliey in Jenn

Hurley Charges Acheson Ruined  Policies Of U.S   State Official Blamec In China Muddle

Carrier Score   In Blasts On July 30 Grows   Nimitz, in Communique, Increases Toll Inflicted by - ‘Aircraft on Enemy’s Dwindling Fleet— ; Japs Prepare for New Blows

July Score 89 Warships, 1,278 Planes  WA A ene eet Te ee   MacArthur’s Fliers Sink or Damage 21 Enemy Vessels

THREE JAPANESE WARSHIPS ADDED TO NAVY'S TOLL   89 More Planes Are Alse Added To Nimitz’ Score Sheet   JULY’S TOTAL MOUNTS AS REPORTS RELEASED

Flyers Set More Fires in Jap ‘Industries ; Enemy Luzon Force Being ‘ueezed Tighter; Eight More Nippon Cities Warned of Raids to Come

FLEET STANDING OFF   Enemy Lost 99 Ships Of War And 1,278 Planes In July   By SCHUYLER ALLMAN Associated Press War Editor

Truman in  Close Touch   President Divides His Attention Between Berlin Meeting and Japan War

Truman’s Attentior Divided Between Two Sides of Globe  President Discusses Pacific War, Big Three Meeting

Iruman Keeps Tab on Pacific  Attention Is Divided Between Big 3 Meet And Warton Japan

VETS’ HOSPITAL HEADS CALLED   House Committee Taking Testimony Regarding Treatment Of Veterans.

Ex- Convict In. Police Custody   Matthew Kimes Wanted for Robbing Bank in ‘Texas Town

President Will Study Growing Labor Dispute   Unions Meanwhile Prepare Revolutionary Tactics To Gain Demands

STRIKES DROP 200,000 MEN OUT OF WORK   Nationwide Labor Crisis Feared  By U. 5s.

Truman Plans Strike Study; Crisis Brews   New UAW Strategy Keeps U. S. Uneasy; 300.000 Now Out

Labor Crisis Threatened   o &= ne ree Rrra eine   Unionists Prepare Revolutionary Tactic

BRINGS WAR HOME   Infantry Show Packs Punch With Realistic Scenes of Battle

TOP OFFICIALS MADE PRISONER   TWO FIELD MARSHALS, 15 GENERALS, PRINCE AND PRINCESS TAKEN

Keitel, Personification of Prussian And Nazi Arrogance, Signs Articles

Keitel’ § Surrender a Great Humiliation  Nazi Meets It With Prussian Arrogance

NAZI FIELD MARSHAL  WILLIAM KEITEL WAS  ARROGANT TO LAST RUSSIAN DEMAND FOR  SIGNING OF SURRENDER TERMS IN RERTIN MET

Keitel Parades Arrogance At  Berlin Signing   General Zhukov Present at Humiliation of Prussian’ At Ratification  . Ceremony.

Keitel Reported Arrogant Type Nazi  At Signing of Articles pf Surrender

- TODAY’S WAR ANALYSIS  Reds Drive For Control Of Nip - Railroads

Secret Pa pers Captured With Lord Haw Haw   Joyce Was Wounded By British Troops At Arrest

Jackson Leaves on Parley Eve   Progress Toward Trial of Criminals Made; Joyce Papers Studied

Yalta Secret Agreement May Cause Bitter Fight At San Francisco Parley

WAR TODAY   Germany’s Po si lion Becomes More Grim Hourly; Stand At Oder May Prove Key. to Strength :

There Still Is Hard Fighting To Come In East— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/!,  German Strategy Calls For Defense On Oder

GERMANY’S POSITION BECOMES MORE GRIM HOURLY IN FACE OF STALIN'S ADVANCING RED ARMIES

RESIGNED CHINA ENVOY WOULD WELCOME PROBE   ould Like To Give Full Story Of ‘Double-Cross’ By ‘Career Men’   ASKS MARSHALL SUPPORT   Congressmen Confused By Bitter Broadside Against Diplomats

General Called After Hurley Quits In Anger   Marshall Enjoys Short Retirement

Charges Certain Career Diplomats of Undermining Efforts   MARSHALL NAMED ENVOY TO CHINA   Willing and Ready to Give Names, Dates and Details

Hurley Hopes To Tell Story Of “Double X’   Ex-Ambassador To China Wants To Reveal Far Eastern Policy To Congress.

Senate Relations Probe Likely In Hurley Flare-Up   May Name Those He Says Invite New War

Congress May Probe  ‘Career Men’   Resigned U. S. Envoy Charges Diplomats With Undermining

Gen. Hurley Hopes for Chance to Tell Congress About Double Cross

HURLEY MAY TELL OF DAUPLE GROSS — AS CHINA ENVOY   Former: Ambassador Likely  ~ 49 Be Given Opportunity to Elaborate on Charges Before Congressmen   PRESIDENT APPOINTS MARSHALL SUCCESSOR   Retiring Army Chief of Staff Meets With Truman and Byrnes Prior: to Leaving Shortly for Chungking

HURLEY CLAIMS BONERS WEAKEN FOREIGN POLICY   Hopes To Tell Congress Of “Double-Cross” By “Career Men”

"Heart of Naha Is Pierced by Yanks   Tenth Army Fighting on Approaches to Shur and Yonabaru   46,505 JAPS KILLED   U. S. Forces in 45 Day: Have Lost Average of 84 Men Daily

17,004 Injured, 3/81 Slain to 46,505 of Foe Put to Death   One American Killed to Every 12 Japs in 45 Days

Lausche Hits Profits Orgy   Buyers’ Strike Urged In Letter to Bowles

22 DAYS OF AIR, SEA  BOMBARDMENTS NETS THOUSAND VESSELS, 1400 NIP. AIRPLANES

TAFT SUPPORTS TREASURY PLAN   Reduction In Liquor Levy Sharply Criticized ! By Solons

TAFT BACKS UP VINSON'S PLAN   Ohio Senator Prefers Treasury Tax Cut Program to House Proposal.

TAFT FAVORS VINSON’S PLAN   Backing From Ohio Senator Surprises Treasury

Plan Offered By Secretary Gains Favor   Republican Senator Likes Vinson’s Proposal as Opposed to Reduction In Hance Mescnre

Solon Promises New Push for Legislation to Exempt : Veterans From Compulsory Union Membership

Rankin Shapes Plans to Push Free Work Bill   Legislation Would Exempt Veterans From Joining Unions. Paving Dues

Japs Attempt Stand On Luzon, Routed By Yanks   Northern Section Of Manila Highway In American Hands

24-Hour Battle Rages, Yanks Drive Forward   Jap Tanks Knocked Out in Big Gun Clash on Highway

Yanks Take Roa Town on Luzon   Captured After First Bitter Fight on Island

NIPS INCREASE RESISTANCE ON LUZON ISLAND   Americans Seize Road Center in First Bitter Fight of Invasion

Urdaneta Captured — by Yanks in Bitter - Philippine Battle   Camouflaged Nip. Forces _ Routed Near Town in 24.Hours’ Fichtine

TELL ABOUT 24 HOUR STRUGGLE   Yanks Smash Cleverly Concealed Concentration of Jap Equipment.   [FIRST BITTER BATTLE

SUICIDAL ATTACK BY JAPS ENDS WITH DISASTER   Meanwhile, Superfort Raids Shifted Back to Japan From Formosa-China

Capture A Luzon Road Key   Capture of Urdaneta  _ After Bitter Fight Clears Way for Continued Push On Manila

Allied Armor Smashes Enemy Concentrations To Capture Urdaneta In First Bitter Ficht

LUZON TOWN SEIZED AFTER BITTER FIGHT   American Mobile Guns, Mortars and Armor Smash Cleverly Concealed Nip Concentration   PLANES AID ADVANCES

Stand Made By Nips On Luzon At Urdaneta   24-Hour Battle Wor By U. S. Troops; Other Gains

HIGHWAY TOWN OF URDANETA WAS TAKEN YESTERDAY   American Mobile Guns and Mortars in a Smashing Attack.   CONCEALED THE RAID   It was the First Bitter Fight of the Luzon Invasion.

ROAD TOWN OF URDANETA   Japanese Smashed By Mobile Guns, Mortars And Armor

Japs Charge on Luzon Smashed; B.29s Hit New Target on Honshu   ‘MODERN AIRCRAFT PLANT BOMRED VIST'IALILY

US. WINS BASE INFIRST HEAVY LUZON FIGHTING   Hidden Jap Tanks, Artillery Erased In 24 Hour Duel; Urdaneta Captured

KEY TOWN TAKEN BY YANKS AFTER BITTER BATTLE   Heavy Fighting On Luzon Smashes Jap  Tank-Artilliery Po eitinn

Yanks Take Key Town On: Manila: Road In First Stone Battle Of Luzon 

MAIN MANILABAGUIO ROAD OPEN TO U.S.   Mobile Guns Hit Jap Concealed Tank Group

Yanks Take Key Town  Of Urdaneta   Blast Bitter Jap Defense; Capture Paniqui and Press Nearer to Tarlaa

YANKS SEIZE KEY TOWN IN LUZON DRIVE   In First Bitter Fight of the Campaign, Americans Capture Urdaneta, Opening the Main Manila-Baguio Road.

INVADERS SLASH DOWN 2 ROADS TOWARD TARLAC   Urdanet Captured After First Important Battle

W arplane: ell pport Advances   Mobile Units Go Forward on Luzon: Battle In Urdaneta

LUZON INVADERS SEIZE URDANETA   U. S. Column Captures Key Town in First Bitter Island Fight

PHILIPPI PPINES—  LUZON HIGHWAY TOWN CAPTURED   Yanks Smash Concentration Of Jap Tanks And  enitiaws a.   FIRST BIG CLASH   MacArthur’s Forces Score New. Gains In Drive Toward Manila

Luzon Troops Hit Japs Furious Blow   Guns, Mortars, Armor Break Up Clever Array of Nip Fighters

American Forces Capture Town In First Real Battle Since Invasion Of Luzon

Nip Stand onLuzon  Smashed   Yanks Take Urdaneta in First Big Battle of New Invasion

Enemy Beaten In  First Hard Fight   MacArthur’s Men Take a a Town From the Japanese   ‘OPENS BAGUIO ROUTE   Advance on Manila Resumed Under Land-Based  Plane Cover

YANKS HIT JAP DEFENSES HID IN LUZON TOWN   SEIZE KEY POINT IN FIRST BLOODY BATTLE OF NEW INVASION

U.S. Army Smashes Big Jap Force   Seize Key Luzon Town in Bitterest Fight of Invasion

Luzon Highway  Hub Seized In Bitter Battle   U. S. Armor Smashes Cleverly Concealed Enemy Concentration.

US. Fleet Seeks Jap Navy Battle   Entire Enemy Force Céuld Be Sunk—Report

POSSES RESUME HUNT FOR MISSING CHILD, HEIR TO GOLD MINES: FAMILY DISCOUNTS KIDNAPING; BELIEVE FB MAY BE CALLED TO HELP.

Y \ auke T D eliver Surprise Blow         U. S. Third Army, Threatens to Cave In Luxembourg Front—Laroche Captured as British Advance Ten Miles

Surprise Blow Sends Thousands of Germans Fleeing Toward. Uncertain Fate at Wiltz.   _BRITISH SCORE 3-MILE ADVANCE   Lose All Contact. With Germans Pulling Out of Bulge So Swift Is Their Withdrawal.

Nazis Flee As Yanks Deliver Surprise Blow   U.S. Third Army Threatens to Cave In Luxembourg Front—Loroche Captured as British - - Advance Ten Milac

GEN. PATTON'S ‘SURPRISE IS PAYOFF LICK   Germans Announce Their Withdrawal From The Major Part Of Big Belgian Bulge

‘Luxembourg Front Caving In Under Heavy Blows Struck By Patton’s Third Army-Merr:   Surprise Stroke Sends Thousands Of Germans Fleeing Into Woods; British Drive 10 Miles Against Withdrawing Enemy Troops

mm .* og. =  : a wer wae wow ay be ee ma J.  S  4 . ; WwW " wy ry” yw ~ A Lal wd » hee s ¥ ae ee The   Surprise unc. —areacens <0 Cave fl _uxem ourg “ron-; ~aroc.ié 7a_s -o Americans

YANKS SEIZE MAIN ENEMY ANCHOR CITY   BELGIAN CONQUESTS GIVEN UP BY GERMANS

3rd launches surprise blow at nazi Luxembourg pocket  Dawa fCaemanme rool tmtn auzsnnele ac

FOE ABANDONS LARGE PART OF BELGIAN BULGE   Fog, Snowdrifts Help * Germans Escape  Allied Trap

Sudden Pattor Blow Routs Other Hordes   Foe Quits Entire Western Apex Of Caving Salient

Surprise 3rd Army Blow Below Bastogne Menaces Nazis’ Luxembourg Front

German Box Cut in Half By 3rd Army   Enemy Also Begins 23-Mile Withdrawal In Belgian Bulge  LA ROCHE CAPTURED

he Weather   ermans Caught ff Guard by urprise Move   Nazis Abandoning Belgium Positions

Yanks Threaten to Cave*in Nazi Luxembourg Front as Foe Withdraws in Belgium

Change Command at Navy Unit  Lt. I. G. Williams Relieves Lt. Welti

Change Command at Navy Unit  Lt. I. G. Williams Dalinewen Ta. CRASS

NEW CAR PRICES TO! BE ANNOUNCED TODAY:   Bewles Contends Thal Deaicrs Will Mave Te Absecd Part Or All OW Decreases

AUTO DEALERS BLAST BOWLES   Chief Of OPA Refuses To Back Down On New Car Ceilings

Die Worker Aid Courted      Unions May Extend G-M Plant. Tie-Ups

Strike at GM  May Force Parts Plants to Close  ~ CIO Union Accepts   Invitation for Parley

GENERAL MOTORS OTRIKERS MAY ASK ‘DIE WORKERS’ AID   Tie-Up Expected to Throw 100,000 in Parts Industry Out of Work at an Early Date.   NEW WAGE TALKS TO BE PROPOSED   Reuther Says Union Will Suggest Resumption of Negotiations While Strike Is in Progress.

Union Seeking Cooperation Of Other Workers   Another Conference Set In Washington But G-M Officials Not Invited

(10-UAW May Expand Strike   By Asking Tool, Die Workers to Join Strike With Generc! Motors

TOOL AND DIE WORKERS MAY JOIN WALKOUT   STOPPAGE OF ALL CAR PRODUCTION PREDICTED

GM. STRIKERS SEEK AID OF TOOL, DIE MAKERS   100,000 Parts Workers Face Early Lay-off; U.S. Calls Peace Parley

Marshal Petain To Face Charges   Trial of One-Time Hero Slated to Begin Monday

PETAIN TRIAL OPENS MONDAY   Former Vichy Chief Faces Double Treason Charges

NO MORE CONVENTIONS   ‘Ban Is Being Prepared by OWM. : And ODT for Rest of Year

Conventions Ban Being Prepared   Border Will Go Out From Byrnes And ODT

IS GIVEN PROMINENCE   Russian Newspapers Play Up Tru. man’s Request for Approval

Quiz Set Up For Acheson   Rebuke of MacArthnr Causes U. S&S. Concern

Bob Bark's Cavalry Outfit Dismounts to Fight As Infantry in Italy

of 34th Caval ry ;   Pvt. Maurice E. Simmons Fought 17 Days as an Infantryman in Italy.

‘Reds Launch Final Concentric Assault 1 In Berlin Death Stand’: May Fall Today

Expect Announcement Within Hours Of Nazi Capital’s Pall Shove Defenders Into Shrink ine Death Pocket   NAZI DIEHARDS IN HOPELESS STAN]

28,800 Countians Would Have Jobs   Total Employment, What it Implies For County *After War.

Power Strike In Ohio: Hits Vital Output   Total Blackout May Follow Cut Ordered by WPB

Bright Moon Lights Front As Yanks Pusl Off Across Roer In Mightu Blow On Nazvie

Coal Miners Vote To Strike   President Told Of Their Support Of Lewis

GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN DISPUTE OVER WAGES TO FOLLOW POLL BY UNION

BUCKS APPLE YIELD FAR BELOW AVERAGE   Adverse.Weather Conditions Blamed for Poor Yield   SPRAYING NEGLECTED

APPLE YIELD TO BE FAR BELOW AVERAGE   Weather Conditions Blamed  For Poor Crop In Bucks Co.   3sPRAYING NEGLECTED

a a a a  A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA   Object to Nasi Flag At Historical Building

SEEK TO CREATE PERMANENT DIES GROUP IN HOUSE      Coalition Of Republicans, South Democrats Ask New Committee

FIRST BATTLE WON BY NEW CONGRESS   Expect Continued Clashes Between President And Capitol Hill

New Clashes Seen Between FDR,. Congress   Defeated in First Battle as New Dies Group Authorized

“Dies” Committee To Be Permanent   Administration Loses In First Major Battle

Survivor Says Light Streamed From Porthole An Hour Before Cruiser Was Sunk July 30th

CRUISER INDIANAPOLIS HAS LIGHT STREAMING THRU PORTHOLES IN COMBAT AREA WHEN clINK

President Wilson Says Schwellenbach Made Error Regarding loday’s Talk

GOVERNMENT TO TAKE HAND IN GM STRIKE   Attempt to Get Union And Firm Officers Into Meeting

(,. M. Presiden Rejects Bid To Capital   Wilson To Be Absent From Federal Parley On Strike Issues

Conciliators: ToTake Hand in Dispute   President Wilsan Will  ~Not Attend Meeting In Washington Scheduled For Today

GM President Not To Attend Capital Meet   Auto Corp. Off Officials Do Not Plan to Meet Conciliators

GM President Not to Attend Labor Meeting   C. E. Wilson Says Schwellenbach Made Mistake in Saying He Would Attend

JOBLESS PAY PLEA RENEWED BY TRUMAN       Backers of $25-a-Week Plan Not Hopeful as They Prepare for BPicht in Senate.

TRUMAN PUSHES AID TO JOBLESS   Backers Of $25 A Week Benefits Plan Are Not Hopeful

‘Diworce: Rise I s Ne ot Due To “Moral'S lump   War Has Brought ‘Heavy. Increase: Of Such’. Cases In Eng: ‘Hand, Most of:‘Them ‘Based On Infidelity:

RISE IN ENGLISH DIVORCE CASES NOT DUE TO SLUMP IN MORALS BUT TO NEW LAWS PASSED--MACKENZIE

MORAL STANDARDS OF ENGLAND STILL HIGH, IN SPITE OF INCREASE NUMBFR DIVORCES DURING WAR

MacKenzie’s Column  ete cee ree  ~~, Tr»    Divorce Rate Leaps in England Due to War

Army Troops Sought For Keeping Peace   State Department Wants Unlimited Number for Security Council

Free Hand to Use Troops to Keep Peace Is Asked   Congress Requested to Give President Full Authority

DRAFT WORLD SECURITY BILL FOR PRESIDENT   Would Give Power To Truman To Direct  Use Of Troops

Red Cross Reports Show Good Result: In War Fund Drive  Further Figures Fromm Campaign In LeMars  Published

Red Cross Reports Show Good Results In War Fund Drive  Further Figures From Campaign In LeMars a ee

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ALLIED PLANES IN ITALY = BLAST NAZI SUPPLY LINES   INCREASED AIR ACTIVITY AIMED AT ENEMY COMMUNI CATIONS—BRENNER PASS HIT

YANKS INVADE ZTTHASLAND IN PHILIPPINES GP.   Occupation  To Safeguard Captured Port

Guimaras Island in Philippines Seized by MacArthur’s Mer   Island is Invaded to Pro tect Captured Port of llovto

(uimaras Island  Falls To Yanks   Heavy Bombers Pound Cebu, Major Island Still in Jap Hands

CAPTURE GUIMARAS   Men of 40th Division Make 27th Island Invasion of the Campaign

Yank Bombers Pound Cebu   Guimaras Island Across Strait From Panay Cantiured

Americans Seize Another Island In Philippines _   Yake Guimaras Off Panay; Advance 10 Miles of Baguio on Luzon.

Philippine Islanc Of Cebu Gets Heaviest Pounding  Tiny Guimaras Isle Is Seized by American Forces

Yanks Seize Another Isle  Guimaras Captured With No Opposition a . Fe  me CG

OFF PANAY COAST TAKEN BY YANKS   Is 27th Island in Philippine: Reconquered by MacAr. thur’s Forcea—Pounding of Cebu by U. 5. Heavy Bomb:  gee gmc

STEP UP RAIDS ON CEBU ISLAND   Another Small Island Across Straight From Panay Is Captured.   LUZON DRIVE CONTINUES

GUIMARAS ISLE —IN YANK HANDS   Americans Capture Objective As Heavy Bombers Biast Anew at: Cebu

Yanks Capture Another Island   Seize Little Guimaras; Bombers Blast Cebu

SEIZE ANOTHER PHILIPPINE ISLE   Heavy Bombers Step Up Pounding of Cebu

27TH ISLAND INVASION OF PHILIPPINES   Little Guimaras, Across Narrow Strait from Captured lloilo, Seized By Yanks  SAFEGUARD SHIPPING

Yanks Seize Another Isle   Add Protection of Iloilo Harbor; Cebu Getting  Heavy Pounding Now

Guimaras Island Seized By USS. Troops; Bombing Of Cebu Is Stepped Up

ISLAND SEIZED IN PHILIPPINES   2ith Invasion ‘Made By U.S. To Guard Harbor

27TH PHILIPPINE ISLAND INVADED   Guimaras Seized By Yanks Planes Hit Cebu Again

Yukio Ozaki, Veteran of Japanese lef, Continues To Baif Assassins

Massed Guns Guard Bridge   Trigger-Happy Yanks Keep Germans Away

21 Japanese      FAA@~) F wy ww © hw Occupation Officials Open Quest for Funds Geiced in Other Lands

Begin Big Hunt For Millions In  Japanese Loot   Cash Stolen From Overrun Nations Sought; MacArthur Seizes Banks.

OFFICERS STALL WHEN RECORDS ARE DEMANDED   Loot from Conquests Included In Seizures—Leaders ‘Can’t Take It’ as Trial Nears

AMERICANS ARE SEARCHING FOR JAPANESE CASI   Millions of Dollars Sought by MacArthur After Seizure Of Nip Banks

U. §. OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES SEIZE JAPAN’S FINANCES  - TWENTY-ONE. FINANCIAI INSTITUTIONS SEIZED IN LARGER CITIES

YANKS HUNTING STOLEN RICHES   Made Possible Through Seiz~ ure of Jap Financial  Institutions.    ORDER FROM MACARTHUR

Search For Funds Stolen By Nips In Overrun Countries   Yanks Seize 21 Banks Operated By Government; Assure Depositors Their Money is Safe

U.S. Officials Seek Millions  Japanese Stole   Seizure of 21 Banks Implements Probe of War Finance

Gen. MacArthur Acts Secretly in Daring Seizure of Finance   Loot Taken From Lands Overrun by Nips Part of Allied Quarry

SEARCH BEGINS FOR FUNDS JAPS SEIZED IN WAR   MacArthur Grabs 21 Banks In Financial Purge; Key Bank Of Japan Shut

U. S. Shuts 21 Nippon Banks In Gold Hunt   Japs Deny Hiding Foreign Currency 3 Shintoisn Probed

Quest Under Wa) For Stolen Gold, Silver, Currency   Bank.Of Japan, One-Quaiter Owned By Jap -Imperial Household, Closed By Allies

Bank Of Japan ordered Closed By MacArthur   21 Government - Controled Financial Houses Seized; Break Combine

Yanks Seek Wealth Japs Sfole in War   General MacArthur Orders Seizure of Financial Affairs In Jan Capital

GEN: M'ARTHUR TAKES OVER 21 GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED FINANCIAL FIRMS IN TOKYO   Bank Officers Plead That They Had Insufficient Time te Produce Requested Assets, Records and Documents   DEPOSITORS ARE ASSURED THAT FUNDS ARE SAFE

U. 5. OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES SEIZE JAPAN’S FINANCES  TUWWORITY ONG CINANSTIA   TWENTY-ONE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SEIZED IN LARGER CITIES

uU. S. Seeks Gold Stolen  By Japanese   Search Made Possible By M’Arthur’s Seizure Of Banking Institutions

BANK OF JAPAN CLOSED UP BY ALLIED ORDERS   Will Be Allowed To Reopen If Japs Provide “Full Cooperation” In Locating Assets Of Seized Institutions; Investigating Shintoism.

U.S. Occupation Forces Begin Hunt For Hoarde Of Japanese Gold, Cash

Yanks Seek Gold Looted by Japanese   MacArthur Seizes Ni Banks in Probe of  War Financing

Stole en Nip Gold Soul  By M Adhur   Bank of Japan Closed; 21 Finance Institutions Seized

Gold Japs Wrested In Conquests   Hunt for Funds Taken from Philippines, China And Elsewhere

BANKS SEIZE ON ORDER OF MAC ARTHUR   Bankers Deny Knowledge Of Imperial Funds   Placed Money In Special Funds: Eichelberger To Inspect Troops

Loot from China and Philippines Sought in Banks   21 Institutions Are Seized: Militariatic Shintoism Probed

Hunted Monies Believed Loot Of War Victims   Search For Untold-Millians Parallels Other . Probes Junto Lmperialistic War : Finsneing   21 Banking Houses In jopen, Seized   Bank of Japan lo Open Tomervrow LU Nips Provide Full Cooperation In Locating Assets

U. S. Authorities Begin Quest for Jap War Loot   Believe Japan Stale Untold Millions of Dollars in Gold, Silver and Curreney

Seek Gold — Japs Wrested In Conquests   Hunt for Funds  . Taken from Philippines, China And Elsewhere

Glose Bank of Japan inFelestine aven,  Hunt for Stolen Millions Britain?

M’ Arthur Orders 21 Banks  Seized for Investigation   Bankers Say Militarists Had Power to Sell Loot and Keep the Profit -

an Search For oot of the Japs   Millions in Gold, Gold, Silver anc - Currency From Lands Overrun  INSTITUTIONS — SEIZEL     Bank of Japan Closed, Bu _ > May Be Reopened Tomorrow   INSTITUTIONS SEIZED

U. S. Begins Quest For Untold Millions In Japanese Money   Seize 21 Government Controlled Banks; Oust Nip Officials

Yanks Start Quest For Vast Loot Japs Got From Conquests   MacArthur Boldly Seizes 21 Government-Controlled Financial Institutions, Ousts Officials; Checking Into War-Financing, Wheat Happened to Imperial Funds

Hunt Millions InGold, Silver Japanese Stole   Bank Of Japan Closed After Country's Great Financial Combine Is Smashed By U. S.

—  American Authorities Begin Quest For Untold Millions Of Dollars In Gold, Silver And Currency Which Enemy Is Believed To Have Taken From Other Countries In Effort For World Domination—Huge Financial Combine Smashed

Probe Possible By Seizure of Japan’s Banks   Bank of Japan Opens Tuesday if Japs Cooperate—Yank Guards Reassure Depositors

Banks Under Orde Of MacArthur are Seized---Seek the Imperial Gold

Banks Seized By MacArthur In An Effort . To Gain Gold   Untold Millions Are Believed In Hidine

Yankees Begin Quest For Japs’ Hoard of Gold   MacArthur Orders Seizure of Government - Controlled Institutions.   Depositors Assured  Their Funds Are Safe

MacArthur Begins Searct For Japan's Stolen Gold   Financial Institutions Closed, Funds Impounded By Commander-in-Chief’s Order Depositors Assured They Will Not Lose

Jap Gold Loot Sought In U. 5. Seizes Banks   Americans Request Missing Funds Stolen In Ching. Philinoines

Americans Hunt for Jans’ Stolen Wealth   Gen. MacArthur Moves Boldly in Seizing 21 Government-Controlled Financial Institutions In Tokyo, Other Cities: Bank of Japan Closed

Bank of Japan  Is. Closed. On ~ Orders From MacArthur. As Hidden. Resources Of Development Firms Are Sought

Opens Hunt For Japan’s War Loot  Officials Are Ouste: Re Allia-l OC anwaewant

Nip's Pilfered. Wealth Object.of Intensive Search   Authorities Seek Untold Million in — Gold, Silver Money -

TROOPS SEIZE 21 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS   Enemy -Controlled Interests Are in Tokyo and Six Other Large Cities — MacArthur Closes Rank of Japan.

Huge Sums In Currency, Coin Sought   Bank of Japan, Largest Financial Institution in Country, Clesed by Allied Command

U.S. Seeks Lost Gold In Japan   Funds Belonging to Overrun Lands Must Be Produced Before Closed Banks Can Oper

Bank Of Japan ordered Closed By MacArthur   1 Government - Controled Financial Houses Seized; Break Combine  RY BRISA IT RRPINER

Allies Hunt Gold Taken By Japs In Conquered Lands   MacArthur Closes Largest Bank As Search Begins For Riches Seized By Nips

Occupation Heads Search for Gold Stolen by Japs   MacArthur Orders Twenty-One Nip Banks Closed to Sift for China. Philippine Money

Search For oot of the Japs   Millions in Gold, Silver and -- Currency From Lan  Overrun   INSTITUTIONS — SEIZED   Bank of Japan Closed, Bul May Be Reopened Tomorrow

Banks of Japan Ordered Closed By Allied Chief   Search Under Way fo Untold Millions of Loot Gained by Nips

British Send New Troops Into Java  Dutch Refuse to Deal With Scekarne

MORE TROOPS {AND AN JAVE   Fifth Indian Group Lands in Midst of Tense Poiitica) Situation.

More British Troops Land In Indies   Situation Is Declared Under Control of Allies

BRITISH BOLSTER JAVA ARMY: PEAR MOVE HITS SNAG   Dutch Government Halts Negotiations With Indonesion. Leader

NEGOTIATIONS WITH DUTCH BREAKDOWN   British Forces . Ordered To ‘Carry Arms At AJl Times

More British Land in Java   Breakdown of Talks Tn Indonesia Feared

Negotiations In Java Crisis Near Failure   British Land Second Division of Indian Troops on Islands

More British Troovs Being Sent to Java   Landings Made In Midst of Tense  Political Situation

BRITISH BRACE JAVA DEFENSES; BREECH WIDENS   DUTCH REFUSE TO NEGOTIATE WITH PRES. SOERKANO

[Second Division Of British Troops ‘Landed in Java   In Midst of Tense Political Situation; Negotiations with Nationalitss Failine

British Land 2nd  Troop Division   Forees in Batavia. ‘abe Under Curfew, Carry. : ‘Arms All Times

More British Indian Tre oops  Landedt In Java   Go Ashore in Midst of Strange ‘Politican Situa‘tion Between Nationals  and Dutch

NEW BRITISH DIVISION LANDS IN JAVA STRIFE   Dutch Bar Negotiations By Van Mook, Soekarno

British Bring Up Indian Troops in Dutch Indies Row   Netherlands Order Breaks Down Peace Try: Trouble Brews

More Troop: Into Java   Fifth Indian Division Lands As Dutch-IndoChinese Talks Falter

British Send More Troops To Aid Dutck   Second Division Lands [n Java

ANOTHER DIVISION “TS LANDED IN JAVA   More British Indian Troops Disembark in Tense Situation:

Second British. Division In Java   Political Situation Tense As Negotiations Breakdown Looms

Mandalay Is C aplur ed By British Units   Nips In South Part of City Are Trapped

MANDALAY. CAPTURED   British Regain Fabled City After Bitter Campaign

Mandalay Falls To British; Japs Flee Ft. Dufferin   Mountbatten Says Enemy Had Held City To Be  Supremely Important.

THREE BODIES FOUND AFTER FLOOD IN OHIO      Believed Drowned After Car Stalls on Road

Pageant Depicts Development of the Northwest   C. F. Kelley Is Featured Speaker at the Annual Rendezvous of the American Pioneer Trails Association at Great Falls

LET CONTRACT ON ~ NEWR-E. ALINE   Anamosa Contractor Is Low  Bidder on $138,851.51 Fall Project

Let Contract For New REA Lines In This County  Construction Will   Construction Will Start September 1 For 325 Members

Let Contract For New REA Lines In This County ©   Construction Will Start September 1 For 325 Members:

4 Jap Cities Burn — After New Strikes By 450 Superforts   Australians Massed for Smash at Oil Field Dive Bombers Wreck Luzon Supply Frain; Navy Liberators Hit Nio Skipping

Joins U.S. Fleet In Biq Operation   Combined Forces Are Thought To Be Most Powerful Ever To Strike Blow Against Japs

RESTAURANTS WILL TRY 10 STAY OPEN   OPA Says Closing Would Reduce, Not Save, Points

8000 MORE PHONE WORKERS STRIKE; LONG LINES DEAD  NO NEW CONFERENCE   NO NEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TODAY-CHICAGO ISOLATED

RAVIOLI—SPAGHETTI Saturday and Sunday. Garibaldi Hall, Dunlevy. S027

calpdiiatai  e  REVISING FIGURES ON OCCUPATION NEEDS, TRUMAN POINTS OUT

PRESIDENT PROMISES ALL: NOT NEEDED TO COME HOME— BTIMBON URGER . PREPAREDNESS

GRASS FIRE ALONG TRACK   Was Caused by Sodium Chlorate Used to Kill Bindweed

GRASS FIRE ALONG TRACK   GRASS FIRE ALONG TRACK —  Was Caused by Sodium Chlorate Used to Kill Bindweed

New Zealand Asks Jap Control Shift   Transfer to Advisory Commission Proposed

Britisher Asks Japs Be Ruled by Far East Council   Prime Minister Thinks All Notions Should: Join in Plans

WANTS LAW CLARIFIED  Union Pledges iges Appeal  Of Veteran ‘Decision

CIO Union Plans To Ignore Court Ruling   Joins Loud Clamor For Clearing Status Of Seniority of Vets

Ruling About Veterans’ Jobs Causes Furore  Veterans’ Groups * w\ Ff a   Veterans’ Groups in Disagreement Among Themselves

Union Advises Its Locals To Ignore Ruling Giving Former Veteran ‘’SuperSeniority’

Rights of Vets  Resuming Jobs  Is Big Issue   Clamor Rises for Congress to Clarify Situation at Once To Avert Trouble

WILL APPEAL VET JOB CASE   Union to Seek High Court Ruling; Clarification By Congress

Japan Planes Seek To End © Bombardment Of Homeland   New “Jack? Fighters Appear Upon Sunday

“Subs Join In Blockade Of Japan”  fot a We '   Aid Planes in Preparing Way for Invasion; Chinese Claim Capture Of Indo-China Gateway

EXTRA!   Fire Bombs Hit 5 More Jap Cities   New Superfort Smash At Honshu; Chinese Win Indo-China Gateway.

Nips Put Up Opposition To Attacks   Eight Small Japanese Ships Sent To Bottom

A “Considerable Number” Joined Thousands of Daily Raiding Planes in Strang ling Nippon.      PREPARING THE WAY FOR AN INVASION   Tokyo Claims Seven Submarines Have Been Sunk in Waters Close to the Homeland.

Indirect Bid for Peace Comes From Japanese Admira   Says Unconditional Surrender Demands Cost More Allied Lives

JAP COMBAT PILOTS FLYING NEW PLANES OFFER OPPOSITION   LONG-IDLE ENEMY FICHTERS TRY VAINLY TO STEM HOMELAND ASSAULTS

Japs Using New Fighter   Trying in Vain to Stem Yank Assaults; 50 Nip Planes Hit

Good Targets Growing Scarce, Even in Heart of Jap Empire, Is Complaint of Leader of Yankees

Aerial And Sea Blows Mounting Toward Climax   Domei News Agency Claims Seven U. S.  Submevines Sunk. 

YANK FLIERS HIT 14 SHIPS IN WIDE RAIL   Raiders Encounter New  Jap Fighter Plane During Attacks

New Fighter Planes Used By Japanese  No Holds Barred, General Kenney Tells Fliers

DOUBLE STRIKE MADE IN MOVE TO THE NORTE   MacArthur's Forces Take Their First Step on ManilaTokvo Road

‘Use New Fighters ‘In Attempt to Stem Air Raids   Japanese Throw “‘Jack’’ interceptors Inte Aerial Fights; Yanks Maintain Blows

Rain incendiaries on Industrial Targets on Honshu Island.   JAPS USE NEW PLANES

U. 5. BOMBERS STRIKE JAPAN IN NEW RAIDS   (Three British Carriers Damaged by Suicide Plane Attacks

New Submarine Action Reported While Chinese Win New Grounc And Australians Gain on Borneo; Yanks Continue Mop-Up on Isles

Chinese Troops Recapture Gateway To Indo-China: Some Air Opposition

FLY NEW ‘JACK’ FIGHTER PLANES OVER HOMELAND   American Planes Destroy Or Damage 50 Nip Planes And Sink 8 Coastal Ships

31st Day Of Raids Entered   Day and Night Battering of Nip Homeland Staaqed

New Jap Plane Fights Americans Over Nippor   Jack’ Fighter Capable Of 400 MPH Thrown Against U. S. Air Forces

RECENTLY IDLE ENEMY PLANES MAKE VAIN TRY   American Planes Destroy Or Damage 50 Nipponese Aircraft, Sink Eight Coastal Ships And Damage Six Others.

Japs Use Fast New Airplane   Try Vainly to Stem Assault Of Mustangs Ravaging Tokyo Airfields Daily

U. S. Airmen Blast Nip Cities Anew   Many Enemy Airships Are Wrecked by Strong Armada

JAP COMBAT PILOTS FLYING NEW PLANES OFFER OPPOSITION ©  LONG-IDLE ENEMY FIGH] ERC TRY VAINTY TN CTEI

UN PROWL FOR REMNANTS OF AIR-SEA UNITS   Bombing of Japan Goes Into 34th Day Over Honshu — and Kyushu.

Incendiaries Dropped On Five Honshu Cities By Large Fleet Of Superforts

Jap Pilots Out in New Jack? Plane   Enemy Sends Out Newest Fighting Craft in Vain Altempt to Stem Long Range Mustangs

NIPS TRY VAINLY TO STOP ASSAULT FROM IWO JIMA   HURL NEW FIGHTER PLANES INTO AIR WAR OVER JAPAN

American Subs: Help Draw Ring Around Japan :  B-29s Make New-5“Way Strikeand”.. Chinese Make Goins.

Bridges Charges Big Business, American Federation of Labor and John L. Lewis in “Unholy Alliance”

Lt, Gen. Patch’s Forces Attack South End Of Western Front While Other Units Drive On Last German Stronghold In  Reloinmm   GERMAN FORCES MAKING WITHDRAWAL IN COLD

Attack On ; 2 Upper Rhine   STORM GERMAN BRIDGEHEAD NORTH OF STRASBOURG; YANKS ENTER HOUFFALIZE

Houffalize Abandoned By Germans   Withdraw to St. Vith Ridge Where They May Make Stand

Yanks Take Houffalize, Converge On St. Vith, Last Nazi Belgian Base   Panzers Try To Break Through U. S. Ring For Last Ditch Stand On 18 Mi. Wooded Ridge

UPPER RHINE INITIATIVE TAKEN BY U.S   American 7th Army Advances Almost Two Miles Above  Strasbourg.

American First Army Breaks Into Houffalize In Unopposed Drive  NOT A SHOT FIRED IN TAKING CITY  All Nazi Resistance In This Area Is Vanishing Swiftly

HOUFFALIZE OCCUPIED BY AMERICANS   Seventh Army Drives “sazis Back Near Jtrasboura

Yanks Storm  Strasbourg Bridgehead   Troops Advance To Outskirts Of Gambsheim

Americans Seize Initiative On Upper Rhine; Occupy Houffalize, Salient Anchor

NAZIS MASSING IN ST. VITH FOR FINAL DEFENSE   Germans Making Desperate Effort To Avoid Loss Of Ardennes Salient

Eisenhower Bids Farewell  To Staff; Allied Supreme Headquarters Is Dissolved

Mississippi Is At Flood Stage On Wide Front   Engineers Prepare “Last Line” Of Defense As Waters Mount.

RIVERS ARE AT FLOOD STAGE   Army Engineers Plug Gaps In Mississippi’s Last Line of Defense.

Flood Menace Grows as River Roars fo Gulf   Engineers Plug Gaps in Last Line of Defense Against Rampoging  Mieeteeinn: River

Mississippi Valley Menaced By Flood      Tributary Streams Hit Record Crests as Engineers Build Up Defenses All Along River’s 1,500-mile Course — Steps Taken To Protect New Orleans and Lowlands Area

MISSISSIPPI 1S IS ON RAMPAGE   Worst Flood Since 1927 Expected By Experts

Engineers Plug Mississippi’: S Flood Defense As Tributary Streams Set New Crest Mark

SOUTH BATTLES FLOOD WATERS   Streams Pouring Into Mississippi Menace Wide Area Near New Orleans

MISSISSIPPI'S WORST FLOOD IN YEARS SEEN   Tributary Streams Topping All-Time Crest Records

AMG Control Is Established East of Rhine —   Cologne on West Bank Under Allied Rule, Citizens To Register

firs: ALAS Unics Cross 2 tine; “inc _ azis anc Armv in isagreemen-

40 Gestapo Victims Freed   Pay Homage to  Fellow Prisoners  Who Had Died

Nazi Victims, Staggering From Filthy iPrison. Monar Their Dead Companions

EX-WAR WORKERS SHUN LOW WAGES   ILLINOIS DIRECTOR SAYS MANY REJECT PEACETIME LEVELS

Japs Quit Hainan Island, Guardian to South China, Indo-China Coastal Lines

GENERAL CHEERED BY MILLIONS DURING PEOCESSION THEOUGH METROPOLIS YESTERDAY

ANTIETAM TO LINE   The 27,000-Ton Craft Commissioned at Philadelphia Yard.

NEED $313,000 MORE IN VICTORY DRIVE   Eden, Falrfleld, Putnam, and Smithfleld Townships Go Over Goad This Past Week

Gen. Yamashita Denies. Crimes  Charged to Him   Says He Never Authorized Subordinates to Commit Atrocities Iu The Philipnines

JAP GENERAL ~ DEFENDS SELF   Yamashita Denies He Authorized Others to Commit Atrocities.

TIGER IN A DENIAL   Yamashita Says He Didn't Order Atrocities Committed in Philippines

Nazi:Property   DECREE TO AFFECT ALL WHO AIDED OR PROFITE FROM HITLER'S PARTY

Allies To Seize Nazis Property   Decree Expected To React Far Beyond Berlin

City to Seize Possessions of Aids, Too  Decree May Go Beyond Capital City of Reich

PEACE CONFERENCE   Fruitless Twenty Two Day Meeting is Held In London   RADIO ADDRESS SCHEDULED TONITE   Big Five Failed To Even Agree On Proper Procedure

Nation Waits Byrnes’ Talk On Big-5 Rift   Secretary Expected To Inject Cheerful Tone in Radio Repor

JAPANESE NATION IN IN FOUR IMPORTANT DEMOCRACY STEPS   EMPEROR HIROHITO GRANTS AMNESTY NEARLY ONE MILLION JAPANESE

Restore Voting Rights  ‘To Million Japanese In  New Democratic Move

Four Big Jap © Holding Firms On Sale Bloc   Public Is Offered Shares; Nation Moving Slowly Toward De      oeracy

Four Steps Taken For a Democracy   Japanese. Nation Is Following Directives of  MacArthur   A CHANGE IN HISTORY   Motion Picture Industry  Free From Government Domination

Japan Takes Steps Toward  New Democracy   Amnesty Is Granted Million Japs by Hirohito in Move To Unite Country

Four Steps Taken For a Democracy   Japanese. Nation Is Following Directives of  MacArthur   Motion Picture Industry Is Free From Government. ‘Domination

Japs Take Four Steps Toward ~ Democratic State   Amnesty Is Granted To 1,000,000; Film Industry Freed

Two Advisers of Emperor to Be Arrested  ee ee ee me   Allied Hunt Leads Directly to Hirohito’s Doorstep

Two Advisers of Emperor to Be Arrested   Allied Hunt Leads Directly to Hirohito’s Doorstep

CLAIM HEAVY DAMAGE   Nazis Say They Have Inflicted More Than 50,000 Casualties

& Divisions Participate   Germans Claim That America Has 110.000 Men Near Bastogne.

Germans Say U. 5. Losses Are Heavy   Claim Eight Divisions Hurled Into Battle To Hold Nazis

LAINSON SAYS INCOMPETENCE CAUSE OF ACT   Classes Dismissed While Reorganization Underway: Demerits for Bovs Erased

20 Eldora Employes Discharged   Lainson Makes First Move in Sweeping Change

20 Eldora Employes Discharged   State Guard Members To Hold Jobs Until New Help Comes

Judge Cooney Heads Jurists In Law Probe   Chairman of Committee To Investigate lowa Juvenile Statutes

COTTAGE HEADS FIRED IN STATE SCHOOL MIXUP   Col. Lainson Explains Dismissal Because of  General Incompetence

LAINGON SAYS FAGH OF THEM INCOMPETENT   Classes Dismissed, General Reorganization Begun at State School.

CHINESE TROOPS DRIVE 22 MILES INTO JAP LINES   Counter-Attacks Repulsed as Offensive to Cut Enemy’s Lifeline to Indo-China Ralls On.   PUSH TOWARD VITAL RAIL CITY OF LIUCHOW   Chungking Observers Believe Advance Threatens West Flank of Nipponese Supply Corridor.

Chaos, Panic Rampant; Russians Reach Line of Templehof Airdrome, “Hollywood” of Reich

HUN BIGWIGS IN CAPITAL ARE TRAPPED   Chaos and Panic Reported Raging Within Canital

FIERCE STREET FIGHTING STILL RAGES IN CITY   Swedish Reporters See Capture of German  Capital Soon

Nazis Reveal Reds in Heart of Berlin   London, April 25 (AP)—The Russians were reported by the Hamburg radio tonight to have reached the center of Berlin.

PLANE CRASH IN ILLINOIS FATAL ~ 70 OR, MOODY   Joplin Physician, 54, and Army Officer Killed On Trip From N. Y.

Missing Girl, 17, [s Found Slain   Two Suspects Sought In Pennsylvania Traged:

Jan's Tarumi Port Set Aflame by Over 400 Planes   Other Air Attacks Reported All Way to Java ond Sinagpore

400 Planes Set Jap Harbor of Tarumi Ablaze   Okinawa Based Ships Spread Huge Fires On Shipping Center

Okinawa Fliers Set Port Afire   Tarumi Target of Heaviest Fire Raid Yet Mounted By Okinawa Unit.

Triple Victory Captures Kleve, Gennep, Pruem   Threaten German Defenses Along Entire 140-Mile Rhineland Front.

MAY BE 80 TOMORROW   Cold Sunday Morning Hours Are Forecast for Kansas

ATTENDED BY HONOR GUARDS PROMINENT WOMAN LIES IN STATE  RITES FOR MRS. CLARA DRISCOLL HELD IN SAN

ATTENDED BY HONOR  (UARDS PROMINENT  WOMAN LIES IN STATE RITES FOR MRS. CLARA  DRISCOLL HELD IN SAN ANTONIO THIIRCNAYV

GREAT BATTL IN PROGRESS FOR ELBING   Zhukov Maneuvers For Big Drive On Berlin   U, $. AMPHIBS   In Fight. Nazis Report; Offensive In Silesia Termed “Gigantic”

Red Army Drives on Konigsberg   Bitter Battles Rage All Along the Oder in Move on Berlin

Russ Broaden Berlin Drive   Reds Nearing Stettin Capital's Seaport

Soviet Troops Prepare for Berlin Push   American. Amphibious ‘anks Included in Red Army Equipment   ELBING POUNDED   rremendous Battles Rage for Positions Along ~ Oder River

Prepare Smash On Koenigsberg from All Sides   Big Russian Guns ‘ Pummel Port City ; OF Elbing; Germans Utilize Noval Units

RUSSIAN ASSAULT TROOPS CAPTURED ELBING FORTRESS   p» TREMENDOUS BATTLES FOR POSITIONS RAGING UP AND DOWN ODER: RIVER

Elbing Captured By the Russians   Baltic Fortress Port & 32 Miles Southeast of Danzig   ION BANK OF VISTULA   Red Forces Are Closing in ‘From All Ways on ~ Koenigsberg

ELBING FALLS T@ RUSSIANS    Fortress Port Only 32 Miles From Danzir

Russian Troops Take Baltic Port Fortress, Elbing   Reds Maneuver For Final Push On Nazi Capital

Reds Rush Pruisia  o FES. Capi":  Reinfore¢ Hy __t Due   meinfore t Vue In Oder one When Area Cleared.

Bastion Guarding Path To Danzig Is Captured; Koenigsberg Endangered

Port Guarding Danzig Falls Before Fire Of Soviets’ Guns; Also Close. Upon Koenigsberg

Koenigsberg Faces Red  Army Siege   Troops Close in for Kill; Elbing Surrounded; Zhukov Maneuvers For Push On Berlin

Russians Plan To Storm East Prussia Capital      Moscow, Meanwhile, Says Elbing, Farther West, Ta Receiving Terrible Artilery Pounding   Zhukov Maneuvers For Berlin Blow   Germany Says Nazi Naval Units Engaging in Defense of Elbing; Reds Using American Amphibious bs been eared

American Tanks "In Heat of Reds’ Prussia Drive   Oder Scene of Ceaseless Struggle, Russ Pushed Back

Koenigsberg, East Prussian Capital, Mav Be Stormed Next by Troops Including American Tanks.   GERMAN BIG GUNS BROUGHT INTO PLAY

SOVIETS WIDEN ASSAULT BASES ALL ALONG LINE   Russian Drive Toward Koenigsberg Met By German Naval Guns From Baltic Sea: Bridgeheads Are Expanded.

Russians Also. Close in.on: Koenigsberg   Middle: Oder. Duel Con: ‘tinyes As Konev Drives: Toward Saxony:

Russians Prepare To Storm Koenigsberg   Zhokov Maneuvering For Big Push On Berlin As Outflanking Of Breslau Under Way: Ligenitz Threatened.

Russians Close Toward East Prussian Capital In Apparent Preparations To Storm City From All Directions— Elbing Being Pounded By Artillery — Battles For Positions Rage Up And Down Oder As Reds Maneuver For Big Push On Berlin

Russians Capture  Elbing, Baltic Port   Koenigsberg Tottering before Red Smashes; Flanking Movement Aimed At Enveloping Breslau Stronghold ©

FALL OF GATEWAY TO DANZIG FOLLOWED BY NEW ADVANCE ON KOENIGSBERG BY RUSSIANS

DetensesReel  Before Rapid Soviet March   Elbing Falls to Russians; Koenigsberg Grows Momentarily Weaker; Berlin Announces Counterattack by Large German Battleship

Russian Forces Advancins On Baltic £2 Ports of Danzig and Ko ‘ssberg

GERMANS SAY THEIR NAVAL UNITS IN FIGHT   Tremendous Battles For Position Rage Up And Down Oder River

Storming Of Koenigsberg Js Imminent   Great Battles For Position Rage All Along Oder  River Front.

Nazi Garrison in Breslau is Facing Full Encirclement   Reds Close in Around Koenigsberg, East Prussian Capital

CITY GUARDS THE ROUTE TO DANZIE   ' Other Russian Forces to the Northwest Close in on Koenigsberg, Capital of the East Prussian Province.

RUSSIANS PLAN TO STORM THE CITY  OF KONICSBERE   Are Apparently Preparing to Storm That Beleaguered East Prussian City.   ELBING RECEIVING A SEVERE POUNDING   Germans Declared Nazi Naval  Units, Led by the Admiral  Scheer, Taking Part in Elbing Fighting.

SOVIETS READY TO STORM EAST PRUSSIAN CITY   Elbing Receiving Great Artillery Shelling Today

Red Foree Has American Tank Power, Report   Klhing Gets Pounding From Soviet Guns As Battles for Position  Rage Along The Oder

EAST PRUSSIAN CAPITAL FACES HEAVY ATTACK   Red Army Prepares To Storm Cit) From All Sides After Taking Elbing

Plan to Storm City From All Directions   Big Russian Guns Pounding Elbing; Nazi Naval Units Engaged

‘NeW State Tax Commission  Bill Signed   All Three Present Members May. Lose Jobs on January 1

B-29s Mine Jap Straits —   Tokyo Reports Raid On Northern Kyushu

FIFTY MEN ENTER ARMED SERVICES   Hanover Draft Board Sends 35 For Induction Into Army And 15 Into Navy From This Section

NAMES OF THIRTY INDUCTEES GIVEN   Nineteen Go Into Army And _ Eleven Into Navy — Board Here Receives Official Notification

German Raid On Serchio Valley Sector Repulsed   Drama Unfolds In Trailer Back of Lines Inside Story of Transport Attack

JVER 4000 NAZI VEHICLES WRECKED BY U. 5. BOMBERS   Attempting To Escape From The Ardennes Yesterday   BIGGEST TACTICAL STRIKE OF THE WAR   Following Dispatch Is Behind-The-Scenes Account

Planes Smash 4000 Nazi War Vehicles in \Biggest Strike    Air Destruction Crews  _ Pounce on Retreating Qarmanec in Naresh.

Describes Record Aerial Blow by Yank Fliers Blasting 4,000 German Vehicles

JURY DECLARES CHAPLIN FATHER OF BERRY CHILD   Woman Juror Is Lone Dissenter; Applause Greets Verdict   MOTHER SAYS SHE IS THRILLED AND HAPPY

CHAPLIN ADJUDGED FATHER OF BABY   JURY UPHOLDS JOAN BERRY’S CONTENTION BY VOTE ‘ OF IL TO 1.

CHAPLIN LOSES PATERNITY SUIT   Jury Decides Actor I: Father Of Baby Born To Joan Berry

Charlie Chaplin Father of Baby Born to Joan Berry, Jury Rules   Jurors Reach Decision After Three Hours In Second Trial of Hollywood Paternity Case

DEFINITE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AWAKENING APPEARS IN JAPAN WITH NEW FACTIONS STIRRING INTO LIFE   Economic Phase of Awakening Given Encouragement by General MacArthur—Gives ‘Go Ahead” Signal To Special Industrial Production by Jap Companies

M’Arthur Gives Go Sign to Jap Peace Industry   Maps Production Plan of Textiles, Aluminum, Steel, Wire, Trucks

Airliner Believed Crashed In Virginia  Nineteen Passengers And Crew Of Three   Nineteen Passengers And Crew Of Three Aboard Plane Overdue At Bristol, Va.

PASSENGER PLANE BELIEVED CRASHED   New York To Los Angeles Plane With 22 Aboard Overdue

Communication City Being Attacked   Other Units Strike at St. Vith, Other End of German Defenses at Narrowest Section of Belgium Bulge

KINGMAN NEW THIRD FLEET COMMANDER   Admiral Named to Replace Halsey —Barbey Placed in Charge of Seventh Flect.

Jap Industrial. Center Blasted: By B-29 Fleet ;   Three Largest Cities of Nation Scorched By Superfort Fire Bombs

DROPPED ON OSAKA   Japan's Greatest Industrial City Gets Fiery Bath

B-29s Rain Incendiaries On Jap City   Uncontrolled Fires Rage Hours After Superforts Leave

London Poles Challenge Big  Three Program   Call Upon 250,000 Men Tn Their Armed Forces To Remain Loyal.   CARRY ON REGIME

LONDON POLES MAKE APPEAL   Call Upon Polish Forces To Remain Loyal, Indicate Underground Plans

LONDON POLES - IN OPPOSITION   Group Appeals To Troops To Remain Loyal; Gen. Bor Issues Order

Repudiated London Poles Call on Army to Be Loyal as Bio Three Plans Go Awrv

British Take Step Toward Ending of Polish Government   What to do With Polish Army Creates Biggest Problem for Exile

London Polish Faction - Fights Liquidation   _ Vinson PI ugged — for Morgenthau Job

London Poles Urge Troops   To Be Loyal   a  Repudiated Exile Regime  Balks At Handing Over Authority to Warsaw Group

London Poles Seek To Hold Control Of Nation’s Fate  Repudiated Regime Asks Soldiers To Stay in Service

EAILED POLES Ao ARMY TO STAY IN LINE   Act as Provisional Gov’t ir Warsaw Plans to Seize Assets.

Repudiated London Polish Rule Asks  Army Remain Loya Unrecognized By Allies,  Says Will Hand Power tc Rule Formed on Free Soil

Exiled London Poles Ask Army To Remain Loyal  Big Thres Approval Warsew Rule Tested

LONDON POLES VOICE DEFIANCE   Call On Polish Armed Forces To Support Exiled Group

CALL ON 250,000 MEN UNDER ARMS TO REMAIN LOYAL, THUS CHALLENGING BIG THREE PLANS

London Poles Order Army to Remain Loyal   Challenge Plans of Big 3   As Warsaw Demands ) Government Funds

Exiled Polish Government.’ Seeks Support  Calls Upon Armed ‘Forces ig Remain Loval

BRITISH MOVE TO DISSOLVE EXILED GOVT OF POLES   JOINT RECOGNITION IS GIVEN POLISH GOV’T AT WARSAW

Polish Regime in London Asks Army To Remain Loyal   Exiles Plan to Carry On, Despite Recognition Loss

New Polish  Regime Gets Big 3 OK   London Prepares To Liquidate Exile Government  That Fled Homeland

Exiled Poles Ask Army to Remain Loya   Apparent Challenge to Pending Big Three  Plans Seen

POLES IN EXILE SEEK TO RALLY ARMY FOR FIGHT   U. S., Britain and Russia Defied With Threat of Military Action

REPUDIATED LONDON POLISH GOVERNMENT IN CHALLENGE MOVE  CALLED UPON ITS ARMED FORCES TO REMAIN LOYAL

Japan Nervous  Over Russia Pact   Foreign Minister Says Nips Continue Policy

Japan to Abide by Policies of Friendly Relations With Russia but Indicates Some Nervousness

CLEARING OF JAPS IN FINAL PHASES      Grim Job ‘in Manila Re ported Under Way in Earnest

Intramuros Wall Breached By Yank Guns   Manila Cleanup Near. More Jap Atrocities Brought to Light

YANKS CLEARING JAPS IN MANILA   Battle Into Walled City As Straits Route Is Opened

ON IN MANILA   Hand-to-Hand Battle Rages After Americans Crash  Intramuros Walls

MANILA FIGHT ENDING; LAND ON NEW ISLAND   Yanks Pouring Through Shell-Made Breach In Wall Around Last Nip Hole

Yanks Breal Into Walled Manila City   Destruction Of Remaining Japs In Final Phase

MANILA’S WALLED CHY 15 ENTERED BY U. 5. TROOPS   Americans Pour Through Shell-Made Breach and Engage Japs in Hand-toHand Fighting.   1,500 TRAPPED NIPS BEING WIPED OUT   Civilians Found Dead on All Sides, Victims of Atrocities of Cornered name

Americans Pour Through Walls of the Intramuros  Cornered Japanese - Are Engaged in - Hand-to-Hand Fight

CLEARING OF JAPS ~~ IN FINAL PHASES   Grim Job ° in > ‘in: Manila Re - ‘ported: ‘Under Way tn Earnest.

Yanks Start Job Of Cleaning Out Intramuros Japs   Engage Foe in Bitter Hand-to-Hand Battle; U.S. Controls Straits

YANKS REPULSE NAZI ASSAULTS   Report Enemy Is Stopped With Heavy Losses

TRUMAN GREETS SENATE FRIENDS   Chief Executive Says ‘Whole Weight of Moon, Stars’ Fell on Him

‘If You Fellows Pray, Please Pray For Me’   President Truman Says ‘Whole Welght of Moop and Stars Fell On Me.’

Truman Takes Up Grim Task Of War, Peace   Confers on Important Problems With Highest Government Officials

ZERO HOUR FOR DRIVE AGAINST GERMANS IN EAST FROM SILESIA TO THE BALTIC BELIEVED NEAR

ZERO HOUR NEAR FOR SOVIET PUSH   RUSSIANS EXPECTED TO STRIKE SOON IN ASSAULT ON BERLIN

Russians Drive . Toward Hideouts In South Reich   Powerful Red Forces Are Freed By Vienna’s Fall, Launch Assaults.

Russians Prepare Final Assault on Oder River Front   Germans Say Reds Are Ready For the Drive on Berlin

Berlin Broadeasts Suy Reds “About to Launel Great Offensive;” Artillery Rassed

Four Rested, Réd Armies Believed! “Ready for Diive to Occupy Berlin

Russians Launch Drive on. Prague  Follow Up Capture of Austrian Capital

Four Red Armies Group For Drive On Nazi Capital   Russians Are Rested for Campaign That Promises to Destroy Jerries.   New Offense Aimed To Link With Allies

‘Zero Hour’ on Eastern Front   A Big Russian Armies Ready to Oper Greatest Battle of War For Fina Destruction Nazi Forces

EASTERN FRONT— Reds Ready For Berlin   Four Armies ‘ Reported ‘Set, For, Massive ‘Hast Front Offensive,

SEE SPEEDY APPROVAL   ‘Senate Expects to Pass Bretton Wooils Financial Plan

Should or Shouldn’t a Representative Call Another Member ‘Brother’?

UPWARDS.OF 450 FORTS ESCORTED BY 150 FIGHTERS   Warehouses, Docks, Canals and RRs Left Flaming Inferno

COAL STRIKES CONTINUING IN DISTRICT FIELD      Picture Nearly As Bad As Yesterday, SFA Has Indicated”

San Francisco Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL from the ASSOCIATED PRESS   By Donzlas B. Cornell

REDS UPSET DISCUSSION ON POLAND      Arrest Polish Leaders And U.S. Asks Explanation

Arrest of Poles Ends Discussion At Peace Parley  Democratic Leaders Seeking fo Broaden Regime Seized  by Bussian Military Leader:

lg ENGEL PLEADS FOR “LITTLE MAN   Warns That Millions Will Turr to Communism if Help Is Not Forthcoming

Rep.Engel Warns Millions In Low Income Groups Being Driven T6 Socialism

Better Pay, Lower Taxes Needed To Ward Off’ Ism In U.S., Says Rep. Engel

REPORT ATTACKS TODAY ON MAN} MAINLAND CITIES   Promise Warfare Will Reach New Heicthts This Month; 1.546 Vessels Sunk in July.

Biggest Superfort Group Ever in Air Hits 4 Jap Cities  Death List Warnings Are

Today’s Raid Is Largest   Four of 12 Jap Cities on ‘Death List’ Are Razed

'800 Superforts Drop 6,000 Tons of Heavy Bombs   Important Industrial, Transportation Hubs Target of Huge Attack

Maintain a Blackout of U. S. Fleet   No News of Halscy’s Ships Since Monday — Sub  j Shells City la.

Temperatures   Greatest Fleet Of B-29’s Hit — Four Jap Cities   Eight Hundred ‘Forts’ Drop 6000 Tons Of Two-Ton Blockbusters and  Tr. et War and (8) Centers

SHOPPERS GET IT IN) COPENHAGEN   Liberated “Capital of Den: mark Has Everything But Black Market

NAVY CANCELS CONTRACTS   No Longer Needs Gum, Cigarets, Candy Bars and Like Items

Anssies Gain Miles on Two Borneo Fronts   (hinese Clear Japs from New Areas in  fast China; Cagayan Valley Push Resumed

Aussies Advance In Borneo Drive And On Islands   Luzon Push Renewed; Chinese Continue Sweep of East Coast

Yanks Storm Last-Stand — Nip Pesition   Tniportant Developments Come Thick and Vast In the PacificAsiatic War. U. S. Ship Damaged i

JAPS IN KURILES LAY DOWN GUNS   Reds Also Disarm Enemy in Darien, Port Arthur and Sakhalin

rs Renews a for Coal onference  Strikes Settied wt 400,000 Idle  a ee

LEWIS OFFERS TO MEET WITH OPERATORS IN FOREMEN’ § UNION DISPUTE: C10 PICKETS CLOSE INDIAN OIL PLANT; CLIMAX NEARS

Thousands Died In Blood Oray of Tiger's Men   Undertaker Reveals Toll as Japs Went About Their Killing

More Testimony Against “Tiger”   Allied Commander Warns Indonesian Rebel Forces

JAP SAVAGERY AT MANILA RELATED BY UNDERTAKER   TELLS OF SENDING CREWS TO COLLECT MUTILATED BODIES

Witnesses At Trial Of Gen. Yamashita Recite More Philippine Horrors

ATROCITY RECITALS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY IN YAMASHITA TRIAL  SUPREME JAP COMMAND CD AT DUITIDDINES FUADC   SUPREME JAP COMMAND. ER OF PHILIPPINES CHARG. ED WITH RESPONSIBILITY

WITNESS TELLS OF JAP ORGIES   ‘Manila Undertaker Testifies - Ageinst Yamashite in War Crimes Ttial

Jap Massacre of Civilians Told  Manilo Undertaker Seys He Buried 8000 After Invaders Fled

Yamashita’s Troops Butchered Thousands of Innocent Victims   Trial of Jap Genera! Brings Out Details of Brutality

MORE EVIDENCE VS. YAMASHITA   Witnesses Pile Up Long List Of Atrocities In Philippines Trial.

Number of Yamashita’s Bestial Crimes Mounts As Witnesses Are Called

Japs’ Brutality In Manila Is Told At Trial   Undertaker Testifies At Yamashita Trial Of Burials

Japs Killed Thousands In Manila Rioting  Many Atrocities Tol, At Yamashita’s Trial

MORE ATROCITY INCIDENTS TOLD   Manila City Undertaker Says Victims of Orgy Mounted to Thousand.s   LASTED OVER A MONTH

Soldier's Yule Tree Remains Up Until Bride, From lreland, Sees It

SEARCH ON FOR CLEAR LAKE ciRE   Marcella Shideler, 16,  Missing Since Sunday

Newspaper Visible In Lawrence Snow   Paper Uses Peach Color for Outside Sheets

Civilian Travel to Be Considerably Less—Cars Will Be Withdrawn for Troop Move“ ments as the Need for Them Arises.

59 KILLED IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS OVER WEEK END  ma ~wemewewe 2eca a rPTaemrnh HMw wre oa

PRESIDENT IN CAPITAL AFTER BIG THREE TRIF   Executive Planning Te! Give Report To Nation In Radio Address   SEES ATOMIC BOMB -AS PEACE WEAPON

Truman Home:  Calls Cabinet To Meet Friday   Plans to Delay News Conference Until  He Talks to Nation  On Results of Parley

Truman Back From Parley   Boards Special Train ‘for Capital After Leaving . USS Auausta

Truman Returns From Big Three Talks at Potsdam   President’s Cruiser Docks in Virginia, He Heads for Washington

PRESIDENT BACK AT WORK TODAY   Cabinet Meeting Called For Friday; Radio Talk On Big 3 Planned

TRUMAN BACK INU. §. FROM BERLIN MEET   Returns Amid Talk Of New Ultimatum To The Japanese

MINES SHUT DOWN IN MANY SECTIONS      General Resumption, However, Is Expected Today

Many Soft Coal Mines Shut Down  Despite Agreement  Federal Officials Say Production Off  AN Dee Cont Tuneedayv

COAL MINING SHUT DOWN IN MANY AREAS   Production Reported Only 60 Pe: Cent Normal—Resumptlon of Work Expected Today

EISENHOWER SNUBBED? Gen. Ike Still Gets His Mail Care of ‘The Pentagon’:

Demands Induction, Fine Or Jail  For Dodgers Of Necessary Work   Refused Authority

WORK-OR-FIGHT FAGES TROUBLE IN THE SENATE   Passed House Easily, But Rough Sledding Seen Ahead If Sen ate Seeks To Revise ir

U.S. Service Act Passes House, Ready for Senate   Fine, Jail. Looms Tf Draft Call, War Jobs Refused

Limited Service Bill Faces New Trouble in Senate   Power to Order Jobs Eyed by WMC; House Opposed Removal of Control from Draft Boards

SENATE TAKES UP JOB DRAFT      Service Bill Faces New Trouble In Upper House

Draft Bill Goes to Senate   Faces New TroublesSigns to Move to Revise Measure   Here's Summary Of Labor Draft Measure

Bill for Limited National Service - Buns Into New Troubles in Senate

Manpower Bill Sent To Senate With Few Changes   Roll Call Vote Was 246 To 165; Backers Defeated Voluntary Plan.

MANPOWER BILL FACES PITFALLS IN U. S. SENATE   LEGISLATION WAS PASSED BY HOUSE VOTE, 246 TO 165

= cr  Washington Roundup  Who'll Get Jesse Jones’ ‘Money Bags? New Puzzle  ect = enema

SENATE HANDED MANPOWER ACT   House-Indorsed Legislation Will Face New Trouble

LABOR DRAFT BILL FACES NEW TROUBLES   indications Are Senate Will Lose No Time in Considering Measure Passed By House Thursday   ASKED FOR TOMORROW

Broad Revisions In Manpower Service Bill Are Expected   WMC May Be Allotted Authority to” Place’ Men in Industry

Work-Or-Fight Bill Is Passed By House   New Troubles Faced When Measure Gets Into Senate, However—New Leading Boss Sought as Potential Powers of Wallace Cut

BROAD REVISION NOW EXPECTED   All Signs Point to © Early Senate Consideration of . ManpowerAct:

SENATE: MIAY. CHANGE HOUSE LABOR: BILL   Authority for War Work May Be Vested in Draft’ Boards, War Manpower Commission

New Troubles in Senate For  Service Bill   Passed By House; Military Committee Called Together For Consideration.   PT AN FEW CHANGES

Crossing Of Rhine Will Be Most Difficult— —By Dewitt Mackenzie (7  Ike Begins Showdown Fight On West Front

The War Today   U.S. Forcing of Roer Starts Showdown on West Front -

The WAR + ODAY   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIE— ‘Associated Press War Analyst:

Allied Offensive Is Final Round  Which Will Continue Until Knockout

-WARTODAY   Eisenhower's “All-Out , Offensive Going Bet“ter .Than Expected  Despite Stiffening - German Resistance   Hitler, So Far As Germans Are Concerned, is Forgotten

GUERNSEYS COMPLETE CREDITABLE RECORDS   High Milk and Butterfat Records Chalked Up For Bucks County Cows   PETERBORO’ REPORT

Japs Defy Edict Of MacArthur, Banish 3 Papers   Story on Hirohito Interview Brings Home Office Action

TRUMAN REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR SPEEDY PASSAGE OF MEASURE LEGISLATION DESIGNED  JO INSURE FULL EMPLOY.  WENT BC ARIRCTIVE

Truman Reaffirms Desire for ‘Full Employment’ Legislation.   CONGRESS. KEPT BUSY

Truman Renews Appeal For Full Employment Bill   Measure Comes Up For Debate in Senate, And House Committee

Truman Wants Job Bill   Reaffirms Desire for Speedy Passage Aimed at Insuring ‘Full Employment’

Speedy Passage of Bill Desired    Truman Seeks Law On Full Employment

Speed for Bringing Full Employment  President in  .. , yy. USA A Si

Truman Reaffirms Wish for Ful! Employment Bill  Pt omeeee (alle far   Measure Calls for National Budget On Production, Jobs

Truman Reaffirms Stand Behind Full Employment Bill   Makes Known Desire For Speedy Passage; Opponents Say Law Leads to Inflation

Byrnes Wants No Arms Race   Declares The Policy Around Atomic Power I: Important Peace Move

Byrnes Denies Bomb Is Being Used As Threat   Also Lists Proposed Changes In Foreign Trade Rules

Quick Action On Atomic Issue Seen   Byrnes Terms Recent U. S. British Accord as First Step

Denies Use As Threat Any Nation   Secretary of Staté dames F. Byrnes Given Hearty Welcome In Native City

Byrnes Declares Action Seeks Safety of World  Atomic Control Is Effort to Halt an Armaments Race

Secretary Sees    Nations Helping   Bold Generosity’ Claimed  Involved: in B:

Parallels and Contras ts Jeep Journey Through Danube Reveals Changes made by Reds

Tankmen Free 1,277 Half-Starved Yanks Captured in Von Rundstedt Breakthrough

Sixth Armored Division Liberates 1,277 Half-Starved American War Prisoners

3,300 Other Nationals Freed at Siegenhain; ~ Mistreatment Revealed

1,277 YANKS STARVED BY NAZI CAPTORS FREED   Endure Diabolical Mistreatment in German Prison Camp.

Freeing of Yanks Taken in Belgian Bulge Bares More of Brutal Treatment by Nazis

AMERICAN PRISONERS POORLY-FED BY NAZIS   Men Lost From 25 To 49 Pounds In Prison Camps; Jewish Women Were Mistreated

Rescue T ortured      1,277: Americans Anténg These Freed Near Kagsél;‘Had Been Badly: . Mistreated By Nazis: :

AMERICANS FREED BY SIXTH DIVISION   Men on Semi-Starvation Diet Had Lost Many Pounds

EISENHOWER AT WARSAW   United States General Given : Tumultuous Weleome:

Another Roosevell Loan Is Disclosed   Man Lent $50,000, Got $20,800, He Says

OHIO FARM PRICES SET PAGE IN RISE   59 Per Cent Increase Since 1935 - - Not Yet at Top

RELATIONS WITH FINLAND   Foreign Service Officer to Be Sent to Helsinki

Informal Finland Relations Resumed   Service Officer Assigned as Helsinki Minister

U.S, FORCE MAY BE INSTALLED IN CHINA   Talked As Mission To Help Train Nation’s Troops

Hurley Names Five Career Diplomats As Sahoteurs of U. S. Chinese Policy

Hurley Names 5 Saboteurs’ of Policy in China   tate Department, ‘Power Bloc’ Hit  Move to Defeat Nationalists Charged; yy Ex-Ambassador at Stormy Hearings

BYRNES HOPES TO SAVE WORK OF BIG FIVE   Britain Accepts While Russia Agrees In Principle to U. S, Proposal.   Acree In Principle.

British, Reds Favor His Compromise   Plan Is For Big 3 To . Draft Peace Treaties And Submit To All Alhes.

COMPROMISE IMMINENT ON BALKAN PEACE      Byrnes’ Plan Is Approved by Britain Wait Aussian Action

Russ Seek Four Power Jap Control   Byrnes on Way Home From Perley Of Foreign Envoys

Byrnes Leaves for U. S., Reveals Compromise Plan for Salvaging Wreckage of Big Five Conference

Byrnes Suggests Compromise For  Balkan Treaties   Molotov Denies Having Agreed To 5-Power Action Earlier

Agreement Seen In  Balkan Row   Byrnes Returning To U. S. In Attempt To Salvage Wreck Of Big 5 Parley

BYRNES WORKING FOR COMPROMISE ON BALKAN PACT   Secretary Of State Is On  Way Home From Disap pointing. Conference Of   Ministers At London.   SAYS-MOLOTOV AGREES TO NEW TREATY PLANS   Molotov Contradicts Story of Byrnes That Russia Had Agreed to Part in Peace By Five Powers.

BYRNES LEAVES FOR HOME WITH RECORD LIKELY   American Secretary Attempts to Salvage Ministers’ Meeting Wreck With Proposal of Compromise,

[Byrnes Tries To Salvage Wreck of Big Five Meet   Compromise Formula For Drafting Balkan Peace Treaties Offered

BYRNES SEEKS SALVAGE FROM BIG FIVE MEET   Hopes Russia to Favor Compromise Formula  For Balkans

Jimmy Bids To Salvage Parley Ruin   Molotov Said To Have Agreed in Principle To Balkans Plan.

Compromise Is Favored By Molotov   Byrnes Leaves London Conference After Drafting Plan

Byrnes to Propose Compromise on Balkan Peace Treaties; Starts Home

RUSSIA MAY AGREE TO NEW TREATY POLICY   U. S. Secretary Leaves London Afier Seeking To Salvage Conference

Compromise on Balkan Pacts Seer   Byrnes Plan May be Accepted by Reds As Well as Britain

Byrnes Seeks to.  Salvage Big Five  Cound Wreckage  ' <Qutlines Plan to Draft

Byrnes Seeks Agreement On Peace Policy   Secretary Of State Offers Compromise  To Allies

COAL SITUATION MOST CRITICAL   About 65,000 Coal Miners Agree to Work Today at Regular Pay.

Kume, West Of Okinawa Is Invaded   Bomb Tokyo as Yanks Press Forward on Occupied Okinawa

Drive Toward Nakagusuku Bay Fleet Anchorage   island 325 Miles From Japan Proper Invaded At Little Cost: Airfields Taken

Invasion 325 Mi. From Japan Is Greatest Of Pacifie War   100,000 Infantrymen and Marines Land From 1400 Ships   Tokyo Reports New U.S. Reulevu landine

Battle Goes On In Java: Duteh Confer      Nationalists, British Enter Second Week Of War

Alleged Nazi Plot Detailed   Tell-of Plan to Wipe Out Jews and Infiuence  Of Churches

Nazi Plotto Exterminafe Jew, Christian Told  Leaders: Secretly Ordered  Programs,  a a a

DETAILS OF NAZI PLOT EXTERMINATE JEWS, CHRISTIANITY  AMERICAN PROSECUTORS IN WAR CRIMES TRIALS SEEK CONVICTIONS

Alleged Nazi Plot To Wipe Out Jews Outlined By Allie   Tribunal Hears Plan For Pogroms And Seizures Of Church Properties

Nazi Plot To Destroy Jews  is Charged   Plan Included Christian Church

REVEAL NAZI PLAN 70 KILL OFF JEWS, END CHRISTIANITY   Plots Disclosed as Allied Prose  euters Seek Conviction of   Thousands of- Minor Nazi Party “Officials - .

Alleged Nazi Plot Against Christian Churches Revealed   Plan To Wipe Out Influence Of Religion Told At War Crimes Trial By U. S. Prosecutors

Nazi Party's Anti-Religious Plot Bared   Prosecutors Ask Conviction Of Minor Leaders

NAZIS PLOTTED DESTRUCTION OF ALL JEWS   Prosecutors Outline Details of Plan To Wipe Out influence of Christian Churches  se ca spall ena see ar Peete i Tt Fr

Nazis Battled Jews, Christians  Small Fry Guilt Questioned By Judges

AFTER SMALL FRY   U.S. Prosecutors Want Minor: Nazis Convicted  by Thousands

Minor Leaders In Nazi Party Face Convictior  Plot To Wipe Out Jews Is Charaed

OUTLINE PLOT AGAINST JEWS   U. S. Prosecutors Seek Conviction of Nazi Underlings

WFA Reports Civilians Of Nation To: Find 1945 Most Difficult Sugar Year

Less Sugar In View for  U.S. Civilians   WEA Official Reports Comparative Supply Is 7 Percent Less Than  The Average for 1944

SUGAR PICTURE TURNING SOUF   ('. S. Civilians To Have Sweet Tooth Panys During 1945

CIVILIANS WILL OBTAIN LESS SUGAR IN 1945, WFA DECLARES   Deficit Of The World’s Meat Supply Over Six Billion Pounds; Less Butter Also In Prospect; Heavy Fall Pig Crop Being Urged

Truder Named On Rate Board   Succeeds McGinnis; Filo Sedillo Appointed Conseaner Counsel

NAZI HIGH COMMAND SHARED DECISION TO ATTACK RUSSIA   Gen. Jodl Says Hitler Alone Was Not To Blame For Opening Eastern Front; Germans Expected Second Landing After Normandy Invasion

Germans Guessed Place And Strength Of Allied  Invasion, But Too Good

Nazis guess invasion time and strength  Fooled about second force

Nazis Guessed Place of Attack ee ee  Lack Of 2nd Allied Invasion Fooled Germany, Jodl States

INVASION DAY NAZI GUESSES NOT FAR OFF   GEN. JODL REVEALS MISTAKES OF HIS HIGH COMMAND

Jod] Says Nazis Guessed Invasion, But Expected Stronger Second une, A

FISENHOWER'S TROOPS ALONG ENTIRE FRONT GAIN STRENGTH IN DRIVE TO JOIN RUSSIANS   American First Advances to Within 4,000 Yards Of Center of Surrounded Leipzig as Seventh Clears Half of City of Nuernberg   RUHR POCKET IS ALMOST ENTIRELY STAMPED OUT

Germany Cut In Two By Swift Moves   Debacle In Ruhr Threatens To Surpass Stalingrad in Total Nezi Losses

Reich Completely Bisccted; 7th Battles = In Nuernburg Center, Pushes 85 Miles of Munich; Over 300,000 Nazis Faken From Ruhr Pocket.

THIRD 7 MILES FROM BORDER   Advances Toward Czechoslovakia; 9th Bridgehead Stamped Out.   ANOTHER IS GEEPENED

Rubr Defeat One Of ‘Greatest’   Great Battle of Annihila tion About Finished 

Fall of Leipzig To Hodge’s Men Is Believed Near   Ninth Army Clears Magdeburg After Two Days of Bitter Battle; Seventh Army Drives Into Nuernberg; Canadians Make Gains

Across Czech Border   Other Units Fight Into Leipzig and Nuernberg; Mass for Final Drive On Berlin

Patton’s Men Biseect Reich With Plunge   90th Division Crosses Fron tier In Northwestern Tip Of Country.   STORM INTO LEIPZIG

BISECTS REICH IN THRUST 10 MEET SOVIETS   Allied Armies Gather Power for Push All Along Front

YANKS CLIMAX SPEEDY DASH ACROSS REICH   OPPOSITION LIGHT FOR PLUNGE INTO SUDETENLAND

First Army Storms To Within 4000 Yards Of Leipzig as Seventh Enters Nuernberg

Yank Units In Czechoslovakia   Nine Russian Armies Storming Toward Burning Berlin, Germans Say—Targets In Czechoslovakia Blasted by 750 Yank Bombers —— British Near Hamburg

Russians Reveal. Gopitel In. Flames: _ As Drive Hits Peak   Yanks Neati ring s Center OF Leipaig;:  Half. of Nuernberg Is Cleared: had cp Nad Captives Total Two Million 

‘Tanks Plunge In Sudetenland  to Bisect Reich   Jash Eight Miles With Only Brief Flurry of Fires at Nazi Village

Third Army Drives  To Czechoslovakia   Feat is More Geographic Than Military Victory; Ruhr Triumph Exceeds Exploits of Stalingrad

Foe Rushes Troops And Tanks From East Front To Meet Ninth Army’s Puch On Rerlin.

Yanks Cross Border Of Czechoslovakia   Germany Compietely Bisected; First Army Storms Leipzig; Ninth Army Captures Magdeburg on Elbe

Reds, Yanks Only 15 Miles From Reaching Junction   Fleets of Warplanes Hammer Cities; Ruhr Pocket Almost Eliminated

Tank-Riding Infantrymen Plunge Into Sudetenland, Annexed By Hitler In 1938—Only Minor Opposition Met In Last Lap Of Drive—First Army Tightens Leipzig Circle—Seventh Clears Half Of Nuernberg—Prisoner Total Mounts

German Front Is Split Info Two New Commands   Troops Rushed From Russian Line to Protect Capital

1st Army Storms Leipzig; Half Of Nuernberg Taken   Gen. Eisenhower's Armies Gathering Strength For Drive To Meet! Russians

Patton Bisects Reich In Plunge Info Sudetenland   Last of Eight-Mile Drive ls Made With No Opposition

PATTON'S ARMY DRIVES ACROSS CZECH BORDER   Germany Cut In Two By U. S. Drive; Drive Into Leipzig

U.S. Third Army Is Within 7 Miles of Czechoslovakia   Germans Rush ‘Troops from Eastern  Front 'To Oppose Threat to Berlin

Third Army's Thrust Splits Reich; Other Forces Storm  Wiest Take 209. 000 Pricanarc

GTECHOSIOVAKI       verually Bisected. ‘Germany “Whose ' Western Front Already Is Split.   UNDER TWO COMMANDS   Nazis Rushed Troops arid _ Tanks From the Eastern Front.

Germany Bisected as Lt. Gen George ~Patten’s Troops Crossed the Czech Frontier, Paris Said.   HALF OF NUERNBERG HAS BEEN CLEARED   The First Army Stormed to Within 4,000 Yards of the Center of Surrounded  Leipzic.

Yankee Troops Drive Ahead to Meet Red Army   Germans Rush Men to Aid in Defense of Berlin

GERMANS RUSH RESERVES T0 COUNTER PERIL 10 CAPITAL 'FROM ADVANCING 9TH ARMY   One Armored Division Bridgehead Driven Back Over the Elbe As Simpson's Men Deepen Second Crossing to Four Miles   POLES AND CANADIANS FORM POCKET IN RUHR

8-Mile 3rd Army Drive Cuts Germany in Halves   First Storms to 4000 Yards From Center of Surrounded Leipzig; Eisenhower's Forces Gather Strength for Final Push Eastward

CZECH FRONTIER IS CROSSED BY YANK 3RD ARMY   Germany Cut In Two Geographically; Bitter Fight For Leipzig   WOMEN AND CRIPPLES FOUND MANNING GUNS

Germans Rush Troops From Eastern Front And Berlin to Meet Threat of Americans

Sen. cisenhower's Armies Are Gathering Strength For Drive to Meet Reds   Germans Lost More Men in Ruhr  Than in the Battle of Stalingrad

BERLIN THRUST IS STALLED BY DESPERATE FOE   Patton Troops Within Seven Miles of Czech Border, Is Report

Last Lays to Cut Off Germany Has  Little *pposition   First Arm Storms to Within 4,000 Yards of Center of Leipzig.   Gather Strength For Final Drive in Reich

TANK-RIDING THIRD  ARMY INFANTRYMEN  IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA LAST LAP OF DRIVE TO  BISECT GERMANY MET LIGHT OPPOSITION

9th Army Clears Magdeburg lok Nazi Troops   First Army Drives Almost into Heart of Leipzig and City Is Expected to Fall to Hodges Men in Next Few Hours

Germany Cut In Two by Fast Yankee Dash   Virtually No Opposition Encountered; Yank First Army Enters Leipzig

Nazis Rush Forces From East Front To Stop Ninth Army   Allies in West Split German Armies; Huns Repel Original Elbe River Bridgehead

Patton’s Army Is 7 Miles from Czechoslovakia   Germany Is Virtually Bisected; Nazis Rush Troops and Tanks To Berlin Front

West Front Split Into 2 Sections   Final Liquidation of Ruhr Pocket Imminent; Germans Rush Treops and Tanks From Russian Front to Meet Advancing Yank Units

Magdeburg Is — Heid As Reich Is Cut In Two   Other Forces Drive to the Heart of Leipzig—British Armor Is Reported Within 18 Miles  of Hamborn

CZECHOSLOVAKIA ENTERED AND GERMANY BISECTED; LEIPZIG — TOTTERS AS MAGDEBURG FALLS

Third Within Eight Miles Of Czechoslovakia   American Elbe River Bridgehead At Mdadeburq Wiped Out By Germans

3rd Army Tanks Cross Frontier, Bisecting Reich   Yanks Prepare For Final Drive To Meet Russians

Forge Within Kight Miles Of  Czechoslavkia   Ninth Army Deepens Elbe River Salient At Barby 52 Miles Of Berlin.   LIQUIDATE POCKET

CZECHOSLOVAKIA 18 ENTERED WEDNESDAY BY PATTON'S YANKS  LEIPZIG AND NUERNBERG ‘BOTH BEING RAPIDLY CLEARED OF ENEMY

Patton's Men Push Across Czech Border   Magdeburg Falls As Yanks Drive Into Heart Of Leipzig

NAZIS MAKE DESPERATE MOVES TO DEFEND RUINED CAPITAL AS. ALLIED SQUEEZE GAINS POWER -

Slash Across Czech Border: Split Reich   Ninth Army Captures Madeburg. Leipzig Is Expeeled to Fail Today. British Nearing Hamburg, Great Seaport

Third Army With Tanks and Infantrymen Have Completely Cut Germany Into Two Sections.   EISENHOWER’S MEN GATHERING STRENGTH

Third Within Seven Miles of Czech Border   Germany Virtually Bisected; Junction With Soviets Near

Nazis Rush Troops _ From East Front to Stem Allied Drive   American Third Army is Within Eight Miles  of Czechoslovakia

First Striking At The Center Of Leipzig   Ruhr Victory To Be Greatest Of War So Far

Patton’s Troops Cut Germany In Two; 309,484 Ruhr Captives   Defeat in Pocket Costlier to Enemy Than Stalingrad

Nazis Split West Front Command   Divide Armies Into North and South Units As 3rd Army Drive Virtually Bisects Reich

Huge Allied Forces assing For Final  - Assault On Berli   Enemy's Disaster In Ruhr Is Worse Than Stalingrad; Germany Completely Divided Yanks In Leipzig And Nuernberg

One Of Nazis’ Biggest Losses On Reich Soil   Germans Rush Troops From East as Threat to Berlin Increases 

Tank-Riding Yanks of The Third Army Bisect Reich And Enter Annexed State

Americans Also Take Magdeburg Gain in Leipzig   Fall of Reich's Seconc Largest City Is Now Question of Hours

BISECTS REIGH IN ITS ADVANGE   Meets Little Opposition in Last Lap of Drive Across Germany.

Germans Rush Troops From East To Western Front   Nazis Wipe Out Yank Bridgehead Over Elbe River

Yanks Seven Miles From ‘Czech Border   Germans Wipe Out Elbe River Bridgehead Of U. S. Ninth Army

Advance Virtually Bisect> Germany, Whose West Front Already Cut      Nazis Reinforce Defense On Elbe   Qne U. S&S. Bridgehead Wiped Out, But Another Digs In, Broadens Grip

Czechoslovakia Is Invaded By Patton; Final Drive Seen   U.S. First Army Nears Center of Leipzig; 7th Clears Half of Nuernberg; Other Fronts

With 309,484 German Prisoners Taken In Ruhr Trap; British Fight Thru Bremen Suburbs, Bear Down On Hamburg.

New Bridgehead  Menacing Berlin   Yanks Force New Crossing After a Setback at Magdeburg   PATTON BISECTS REICH   Ruhr Pocket Narrowed; - Allies Reach North Sea Near Emden

Ist Drives on Leinzig Center   General Eisenhower's Mighty Forces Gather Strength for Final Big Push Eastward to Berlin, Russ Juncture

Battle for Berlin Reaches Climax;  Reich Cut in Half   Enemy Reports Russians Advance to Eastern Approaches of Capital With Nine Armies; U.S. First Within 4,000 Yards of Heart of Leipzig as Seventh Fights in Nuernberg.

Freezing Temperatures Forecast Here Toniaht   176,000 Nazi:  Taken In Trap Ruhr Pocket Defeat One Of Foe’s Worst

Patton’s Men Plunge Into The Sudetenland   First Army Storms Deep Into Heart Of Leipzig; Seventh Clears Half Of Nuernberg.

Reich Halved By American Fighting Men  Ruhr Tromnk   Ruhr Triumph Held Greatest Victory of War

Czechoslovakia Border Crossed By American 3rd  Ist Closing In On Leipzig; Allies Byild Up Power For Drive

Yank armies fight to clear  prize bastions Unexplained lull  on extreme front

  Third Army Lacks Only Sev  en Miles of Bisecting Ger many—Nazis Rush More Troops.  i Tre AHH NPMPICnNnrn&l’ wopvoce   176,000 PRISONERS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED

AMERICANS 73 MILES FROM REDS   Nazis Split Command On Western Front; British Advance

Third Army But Eight Miles of Czech Border   Americans Forced From Bridgehead With Heavy Losses

Half Of Nuernbers Is Clear; 309.4804 Nazis Taken In Ruhr Trap   British 20 Miles From Hamburg; Leipzig Is Encircled, Besieged; 2,055,575 Germans Have Been Taken Prisoner By Allies Since D-Day

Ruhr Victory Bécomes Greatest of War; 309,484 Nazi Prisoners Taken In Trap

Are Handing Nazis Costly Defeat   Ruhr Reverse Rated Worse Than Stalingrad

British Armor Only 18 Miles From Port  Of Hamburg   Other Forces Near Heart of Leipzig; Clearing Nuernberg  And Duesseldorf

CROSS CZECH BORDER; CUT REICH IN TWO   Drive Almost to Heart of Leipzig — Battle Against Savage Resistance in Nuernberg.   HALLE AND DESSAU ARE UNDER SIEGE   British 18 Miles From Port of Hamburg—U. S. Ninth Army Beats Off Two Attacks.

Allied Gains Split ©  Germans’ Command   Third Army Drives within Eight Miles of Czechoslovakia; Ninth Marks Gains after Bridgehead Loss

9th Army Enlarges Elbe Grip; Ist Is in Leipzig —   Over 309,000 Prisoners Have Been Taken from Ruhr Pocket Thus Far

Drive Info Sudetenland Culs Germany in Half; Other American Troops Near Center of Leipzig As Canadians Reach Zuider Zee in Netherlands

THIRD ARMY TROOPS SEVEN MILES FROM CZECH FRONTIER   FINAL. LIQUIDATION OF RUHR POCKET AT HAND ‘WITH 176,000 PRISONER:

Yanks Only 8 Miles From Czech Border   Germans Stiffen Berlin Defenses; Retoke EBridachead

PATTON DRIVE CUTS REICH IN TWO   Ruhr Victory Shaping Up As Greatest Of War   HEART OF LEIPZIG   Approached By First Army; U. S. Seventh Clears Half Of Nuernberg

Sudetenland ls Scene  Of Assault   Ruhr Triumph Declared Greatest Victory Of War With Nazis Losing More Men Than at Stalinarad: Maadebura Captured

PATTON'S ARMY 8 MILES FROM CZECH BORDER   1st Army (Cuts Ruhr Pocket In Two; iazis Battle To Save Berlin

MINES TOSSED UP BY STORM IMPERI LINER QUEEN MAR}      Tug Fights Way to Great Ship, but None of Its 1,020 Passengers Are Removed,   20 BELIEVED DEAD ON LAND AND SEA   Blow in British Isles Causes Millions in Damage—U. S. Hospital Ship Runs Wild.

FOUR CHILDREN: —DIE-IN FLAMES   FIETH CHILD_REPORTED NEAR DEATH AFTER EXPLOSION AND FIRE NEAR TOLEDO

front ls — ® In _ A rt ene meets   THIRD AND SEVENTH TRYIN TO LINK UP AND SURROUND * LAST GERMANS WEST OF RHIN.

Who Held Train  For Roosevelts?   flier Makes Up Time Aft rer Awaiting For Colonel

Hold Up Tram  For Roosevelts   Remains Undecided Who Asked That Train Be De laved For Colonel,

MYSTERY OF DELAY OF TRAIN DEEPENS WHEN REQUEST FOR HOLDING IT CAN’T BE TRACED

Solving The Manpower Shortage County Hires Four Monkeys [To Clean Courthouse Pipes

BOY CONFESSES SLAVING MOTHER   Angered When Request to Visit Chum js Denied, Boy Ragte In Mother

MOTHER SLAIN BY YOUNG SOK      16-Year-Old Detroit Youth Confesses Brutal Slaying

Youth Confesses ‘Killing Mother .   Beat Her To Death With Frying Pan In Resentment At Rebuke.

Youth Admits ~ Killing Mother   Detroit Boy Tells How ~ He Murdered Parent

YOUTH CONFESSES HE KILLED MOTHEF   Elvin Kent Ascribes His Mctivation to An ‘Act Of God.’

NEW PLAN FOR BURMA   Would Be Granted “Full Stature as a Nation”

Congress Eyes  Jobs, Taxes, Reds   Is Jobless Pay Bill Dead, Truman Asks

New Cold Wave  Menaces Nation   Icy Blast Sweeping From Canada to U. S.

WAVE COMING   Lower Temperature, More Snow Is Forecast For  Much of Nation

Another Cold Wave Moves On Midwest; Sharp Drop Sunday  mtr Tweet 2zcCaeMmMr Arr DPPnee

YANKS MAKE GAINS IN YAEJU SECTOR   Marine and Army Divisions Breaching Japanese Defense Line

OKINAWA CAVE HOLDS BODY OF JAP ADMIRAL   82,139 Japs Killed Or Taken Prisoner As Mop Up Continues

80,459 ENEMY TROOPS KILLED SINCE APRIL 1   1,680 Japanese Prisoners  Have Been Taken On Okin  awa. Nimitz Save   FIERCE FIGHTING IN YAEJU DEFENSE AREA

BUILDERS TO ASK FOR PRICE BOOST   Say Such Action Already Provides More Brick, Soil Pipe and Lath

TOURIST BOOKS SENT SOLDIERS   Joys Of Vacation Spent In Michigan To!d To G. Ls In Italy

George R. Merrell ‘Nominated To Be U. S. Representative In India

MORE 10 TESTIFY ON JOBS MEASURE   Secretary Henry Wallace and Labor Leaders Due To Give Testimony.

MANY AREAS ARE STREWN WITH RUBBLE   Attack Is Follow-Up of Yesterday's Terrific Assault

Child Is Victim  Of Blood Disease   Four-Year-Olil Harlan Lair Dies After Celebrating Xpins on Thankssiving

1946 Oldsmobile On Display Here   New Model Is Shown At Lee Motor Company On East Main Street

SEH GD tearm y  Navy Fliers Blast Airbases 2 Days;  ~ i  Stop. Attacks 

Nineteen Suicide-Plane Bases in Japan Are Neutralized Sun., Mon.

Jap Suies idle Plane Bases Knocked Out   Nineteen At Least Temporarily Destroyed In Attack On Nip Homeland

SHATTERING AIR ASSAULT MADE  FBZOMN A NR  IN PAST 2 DAYS   357 Jap Planes Reported Damaged: Kyushu and Shikoku Islands Said to Be Wreck

PETAIN SHOWS STRAIN OF HIS TRIAL   Hears Witnesses Say That He  Failed France

Petain Hears Self Branded As Failure’   Jeanneney Says Premier Could Have Attained Unity

Jeanneney Indicts Marshal Who Shows Strain of  His Treason Trial

Marshal's Name Should Have Rallied Nation, Witness Says, But ‘He Failed Us,’ Is Claim

ARMED FORCES TO DISCHARGE SEVEN MILLION   Speedy Return Hinges On Proof Japs Plan No New Treachery Moves

CONDUGT OF YAPANESE: WHE _Deresvane HOW FAST VET } ERANS WILL BE DIa. \CHAEGED 2

Army to Retain Point System for Discharging Men   Navy to Release Two Million or More Within Next Year

JAPS' ATTITUDE ~ DISCHARGE KEY   Stimson Says Yank Forces Must Be Able to Quell Uprisings

Predicts Control For Republicans   To Be Boss in Both Houses—Brownell

GAINS IN °46   Brownell Says Signs Point To Sweeping Victory Next Year.

PREDICTS FALL OF WO SOON   GEN, SMITH “VIEWS PROGRESS “AS SATISFACTORY

TESTIFIES IN PETAIN FAVOR   Roux Says Marshal Made 11th Hour Try to Save Island From Japs:

Blum Voices Cr Of Treason as. He Faces Petain   But Charles Roux in Following Testimony Acclaims Old Marshal

Petain Tried to Save French Indo China From Nips  Changed Leadershi In With Hour Move,  La eee pees

Petain Linked With Treason  Leon Blum Charges Marshal With Plots

WITNESS TESTIFIED PETAIN TRIED SAVE FRENCH INDO CHINA   FORMER PREMIER LEON BLUM ACCUSED OLD MAR SHAL OF TREASON

Roosevelt Back From East, Plans Report to Country   Will Confer With Churchill After San Francisco Meet

Anticipates Cut In Armaments, Enduring Peace   Returns To Capital After 14,000-Mile Journey By Cruiser And Plane

PRESIDENT RETURNS 10 WASHINGTON   To Submit Report To Congress On Parley Tomorrow

WORLD ARMS CUT FORECAST BY PRESIDEN]   Will Report on Yalte Meeting to Congress  And Nation

PRESIDENT IS BAGK FROM IS HISTORID CRIMEA MEETING   Inspired By Big-Three Progress Toward Durable Peace   AXIS ON TRIAL FOR 50 YEARS OR MORE   His Full Report Will Be Made To Congress This Week

ROOSEVELT HAS RETURNED FROM YALTA MEETING:      Back On American Soil Last Night After 10-Day Voyage

LASTING PEACE AND ARMS CUT   Will Reveal Crimea Decisions to Congress and Nation: Expects to Open San Pranrciecn Meatina.

FDR CITES HOPE OF LONG PEACE, ARMAMENT CUT      Home from Yalta, President ® Will Attend Meeting in San Francisco

FROM CONFERENCI INSPIRED BY PROGRESS MADE   President Plans Report To Congress

F.R. To Report On Big Three   \Addresses Solons Tomorrow On Achievements At Yalta

ROOSEVELT 10 GIVE REPORT 10 U.S. THURSDAY   Returns From Big Three Conference With Buoyant Hanes

Ultimate Arms Reduction Now Hope of FDR.   To Form Permanent Peace Organization at San Francicco

President Sees Ultimate Arms Reduction   However, Germany and Japan Must be on Trial For 50 Years ar Mora

PRESIDENT TO GIVE REPORT ON BIG 3 MEETING   Chief Executive Arrives In Capital After 5-Week Trip

Roosevelt Returns From Yalta; Plans Report to Country   Hopes _ for Enduring Peace, Armament Re-duction Advanced

President To Give Account To Congress   Tomorrow Or Friday Set For Broadcast

Buoyant ant Hopes for Enduring Peace  EDR Returns From Yalta Parleu; Sees Armament Reduction

ROOSEVELT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON FROM CRIMEA CONFERENCE  HAS HOPES FOR ENDURING PEACE AND WORLD. WIDE ARMAMENTS CUTS

F.D.R. Home With Hopes of Lasting Peace   President Ready  To Make Report to Congress and Nation On Yalta Conference

Arrives After Trip On Cruiser At East Coast Port   Heels Germans and Jans Must Be on Trial Perhaps Fifty Years Before Being Re admitted to Society of Nations

FDR Returns From Yalta Conference: Will Make Report   Address To the Nation, Congress To Be Broadcast

PLANS REPORT T0 CONGRESS AND 10 NATION IN PERSON   CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS BOUYANTLY HOPEFUL OF ENDURING PEACE

‘President Plans Report to Nation sAnd Congress   ‘Speech Will Be Broadcast Thursday 11:30 o’Clock (CWT) From House Chamber

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Hopes for Peace and Reduction of Armaments

OPES FOR LASTING PEAGE   Plans to Report in Person to Congress and Country On Conference.   ‘PEACHES CAPITAL TODAY

PRESIDENT TO MAKE REPORT TO CONGRESS   Chief Executive In. spired by Progress Made Toward Durable Peace.

F.D.R. Returns: Will Visit S.F.   President to Address Congress and Natior Tomorrow on Yolta Conference; Reveals Some of Its Understandings Are Secret

Presidentls Home  From Big 3 Meet   Will Make Report to Congress and the Nation Tomorrow   SOME SECRET POINTS   Not All of the Understandings Reached Will Be Revealed

Returns to U. $. from Conference   Has High Hopes for An Enduring  Peace

~ President Home from Crimean Conference; To Give Congress Full Report Soon.

PRESIDENT TO TELL CONGRESS OF CONFERENCE   JOINT MEETING OF CONGRESS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON

Roosevelt Returns From Big 3 Conference fo Report on Yalta Decisions for Enduring Peace   Says Jap War Not Discussed Either at Yalta or Alexandria; World-wide Armament Reduction Also Hoped for; Aide's Arlington Burial Today

President to Report io U.S. Tomorrow A.M.  Happy Over Parley, Sees Aviz Control far 50   Happy Over Parley, Sees Axis Control for 50  WVeoarn

President Will Speak On Thursday   Report to Congress On Big Three Conference At 11:30 A. M., Broadcast

President  Refurns Io White House   Chief Executive Wants 50-Year Axis Probation

President to Report on Parley   F. D. R. to Give Facts on Big 3 Conference to Congress, Nation

TO SPEAK IN HOUSE FRIDAY OR TOMCRROW   President Returns To White House With Bouyant Hopes

Pres. Roosevelt Is Home From Crimean Parley   Plans Personal Report To Nation; High Hopes  Cae bedeseine Paacea.

F.R. Holding High Hopes for ‘Lasting Peace   President Back Home From Crimea Meeting; Secret Pacts Reached

FDR CONFIDENT ABOUT VICTORY AND THE PEACE   President Tells Of Plans For Controlling A Divided - Up Germany; Agreed On Disarmament Of Nations; Sees Better  World.

FDR Hopeful Of Enduring Peace After Conferences   Returns To Capital “After Yalta Parley

They'll Do It Every Time   CD al er i he  I’. R. Carries Hopes For Long Peace: Arms Reduction

FDR Returns to Washington From Yalta War Conference  Plans Personal Report to Congress Bed the Natian Tamarraw ar Eridav

FDR COMES HOME WITH HIGH HOPE FOR WORLD PEACE   President Thinks Yalta Conference One Step Toward  Better World; Is Happy Over Result.

Roosevelt Returns From Crimean Meet With Buoyant Hopes For Enduring Peace   Plans Report To Congress And Country Tomorrow Or Friday On Conferences

EXECUTIVE PLANS REPORT 10 CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY IN ADDRESS THURSDAY NOON   Roosevelt and His Party Come Ashore at East Coast Port During Night anc) Reach Washington in Early Morning by Special Train   BACK WitH BUOYANT HOPES OF ENDURING PEACE

President Back In White House After Long Trip   Returns From Yalta ‘Big Three’ Conference Convinced Future Peace Plan Evolved   WILL MAKE REPORT TO CONGRESS SESSION

Buoyant Hopes for Enduring Peace  rvrnary Fy ie ee, Meee 7 > .. (Se gee = ye ) ae ee D1. ae inde oni   FDR Returns From Yalta Parley; Sees Armament Reduction

LAV PF LAU  HOPES HIGH ON RETURN   r. O. A. To Address Meeting At San Francisco   OCCUPATION PLANS   For Germany Are Settled: War Against Japan Not Mentioned At Confab

President In Good Health On Arrival Today In Washington   Foresees Future Armament Drop   Chief Executive To Report To Congress, Nation  On Yalta Parley

REVEALS PLAN FOR OCCUPATION OF GERMANY   FDR Says Allies to Split Reict Into 3 Parts; May Include France Later

FDR Back From - Yalta Parley   President To Speak Tc ‘Conqress, Nation

President Is Home From Crimea Talks   Views Yalta Meet as One of Series of Steps Toward Better World—Hopes for an Ul- _ timate World-Wide Disarmament. }

Returns From Big Three:  ' Conference With Buoy. _ i ant Hopes For En  during Peace

President, Elated With Success Of Yalta Confer‘ence, Plans To Attend United Nations Confer. énce In San Francisco

SLASH BY ALLIES DUE   President Home From Yalta; Congress To Be Given Report

Rooseveit Back in Capital   President Will Address Congress On Yalta Meeting

Roosevelt Arrives Home With Hope Of Enduring Peace, Report For Natior

Roosevelt Home From a Five-Week 14,000 Mile Tour   He Makes a Speed Run Through Gibraltar Where U-Boats Lurk.   Says Axis Must Purge The Military Element

Chief Executive Covered 14,000 Miles While Conferring With Many High Rulers in the East. 

President Has Buoyant Hopes At Homecoming   Plans Peace. Arms Reduction in Report To Country—Saddenec  By Death of Aide

Tentative Arrangements Is for America To Take Over Southern Germany, for How Long, He Did Not Say; Hopes High for Enduring Peace With Germany And Japan Members of World Organization  Conference Report To Be Made Soon

PLANS REPORT ON BIG 3 TALK FOR THURSDAY   Beliaves Yalta Conferences May Bring Ultimate Arms Reduction.

President Is Inspired By Progress   Full Yalta Report To Be Made Tomorrow To Congress

Roosevelt Returns: Sees Lasting Peace   Some Agreements Must Be Secret; Will Talk to Nation in Day or Two

EDR Returns With Confidence Of A Lasting Peace   To Give Congress and Country Personal Report On Meetings.

Yalta Keport To Be Given -By President  Chief Executive Home  _ €@€ £AND BTPP. VE cee nce   Chief Executive Hom From 1-1,000-Mile Jour: ney by Cruiser, Plane   GONE SINCE JAN, 22   Will, Welcome Delegates to San Francisco Parley April 20 -

FOR 1S HOME: TO REPORT ON YALTA PARLEY   To Address Congress And Nation Tomorrow Noon

GIVE REPORT ON BIG 3 THURSDAY   Chief Executive Back Home: Has Hope Of Long Peace, Armaments Slash

Roosevelt, Back in Washington, Will Report to Nation on Yalta Meeting

High Hopes For Lasting World Peace      President Back Home  Exultant Over Resuits Of Crimea Conference; Will Report to Nation

Roosevelt Hopes For Lasting Peace From Conference   President in Buoyant Mood On Return from Lengthy Trip; Faces Heavy Schedule of Duly

THE PRESIDENT RETURNS HOME   Mr. Rooseevit Will Report to Congress and Nation in a  Broadcast Tomorrow.

CONGRESS SEES EARLY VICTORY   Many Legislators Predict Early Collapse of Germans

CONGRESS’ HOPES HIGH FOR QUICK FINISH OF NAZIS   Downfall of German Military Machine in Near Future Predicted by Many Solons While Others Remain Cautious About Predictions

RHINE CROSSING INCREASES HOPE   CONGRESS BELIEVES FALL OF GERMANY MAY COME SQON «e«.

Washington Roundup  Congressional Hopes Run High for Quick Victory   New Coal Strike Snag

NEW SHOOTING BREAKS OUT IN BATAVIA, JAVA   Truce Ends Battle At Magelang; British Are Reinforced

Bullets Fly Again in Java   ruce Signed at Mageland Renken in Builavia

Brisk Fighting in Batavia Is Reported   British Warplanes Again Strafe Indonesian Forces

FIGHTING BREAKS. OUT IN BATAVIA   BRITISH SUCCEED IN RESTORING ORDER—LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES LIGHT.

PLANES STRAFE JAVA NATIVES   New Clashes Reported As Indonesians Ignore Temporary Truce

Firing Starts As Truce Ends Fight In East   Battle Breaks in, Batavia as Representatives Con-  fer in Maqelang —

New Shooting Breaks Out  In Batavia   RAF Planes Again Strafe Indonesian Forces Battling British Forces

Rural Organizations Announced For 7th War Loan Drive: Farm Quota Is Set At $280,000.00   $640,000 Left For Cullman-Hanceyille; Hugh Brindley, Dr. Chas. Bishop, City Retail, Residential Chairmen; Pledge Drive On The 18th

New Polish Rule to Be Recognized   United States to Recognize New Unity Government  At Warsaw

TO RECOGNIZE NEW POLISH GOVT TODAY ©   U. S. to Break Off     With Government Now in Exile.

‘ SW Wil     Unity Pole:   Country to Break With Exiled Government in Policy Reverse

U.S. WILL RECOGNIZE NEW POLISH GROUP   To Break Off Relations With London Poles Tonight.

"The Thing of Sheep's Hill" Cause of Four Casualties and Bad Nerve:

Pottstown Nerve Going to ‘Pots’   Pot-Shots, Mysterious Noises -‘Cause Alarm

U.S. Signals "Full Speed ‘For Tokyo   Strategists Plan Invasion of Home Islands; Not Looking For Early Surrender

Plan Now Invasion Of Japan   Vast Resources From Europe Will Speed Conquest Of Nippon, Say Allied Leaders

Stra. ogists  Plan Invasion Jap Homeland   Men and Machines to Pour in Increasing Amounts Into Pacific Of Operations

FOOD PRODUCTION IS REDUCED BY DROUTHS   Meats And Dairy Products To Bs Greatly Curtailed In Southern Hemisphere

Food Production Cut By Droupht In Many Sections   Southern Hemisphere Crops Drastically Reduced

Jap Reds  Ask Oustet of Hirohito   Liberated Political Prisoners Take Part in Demonstration

ESTABLISHING OF DEMOCRATIC REGIME SOUSHT   Demonstration Comes as Shock to Jap Emperor

Communists Ask Removal Of Hirohite   Hundreds March In Downtown Tokyo To U.S. Headquarter:

Prison Exodus Incites Tokyo Demonstration   Communist Parade Shocks Public Long Used to Worship of Hirohito

JAPS PLANNING SCHOOL CHANGE   Militarism To Be Eliminated From Educational Program, Government Says

Jap Communists Ask Removal Of Hirohito   Newly-Liberated Political Prisoners Take Part in March

Allied Military Officials to Return Administration of Italy to Italians

Allied Troops To Quit North Italy   Small Corner To Stay Under Control, Report

Add Confusion Te Nation’s Status   Allies Withdraw From Greater Part of Italy

Buckner’s Tenth Army Unopposed In Great Sweep   Third Marine Corps Alsc Reports Making Sensational Gains

Diary of Young German Girl Reveals Hatred for Yanks She Calls Cowards

‘Diary Taken From German Girl Expresses Hatred for Americans and Conviction Yanks Are Cowards

Laval Plotted War Against Britain   British Statement Says Accused: Collaborationist Tried to Draw Vichy Government, England to War

Laval Accused Of Try To Start Anglo-Vichy War  le Bets'-k Paeesumant

British Statement Accuses Laval   Reported Plotted to Involve Britain in War With Vichy Rule

Pierre Laval ls Accused By Britain   Tried To Start War With British

Accuse Laval Of Plotting Involve Britain-Vichy   Planned Use French Fleet In Effort Recover French Colonies.

Claim Laval Wanted War With British   Official British Statement Says He Plotted War With Britain

Laval Faced With Charge Of Plotting British War   White Paper Issued On Vichy Situation

Britain Lays Plot-to Laval   Scheme to Involve Allied Fleets Cited

NEAR RECORD CROF   Most of Wheat in Kansas Is Harvested Despite Handicaps

FOUND GUILTY UF PLOTS AND AIDING ENEMY   Says He Won’t Ask De Gaulle for Clemency from Death Sentence...

LAVAL IS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE   Jury Deliberates An Hour Before Delivering Verdict

JURY OUT ONE HOUR BEFORE « DECIDING +   Can Appeal To Degaulle For Commutation "25%

JURY RETURNS VERDICT AFTER HOUR'S STUDY   Former Premier Not In Coutroom for Final Hearing

Nazi Collaborator Found Guilty of Treason By Jury   Former Vichy Premier Not In Courtroom  _ When Fate Announced

DEATH VERDICT 1S HANDED TO PIERRE LAVAL   French Jury Finds Vichy Chief Guilty ‘of Treason Charge

Jury Returns Verdict Aifer Only One Hour   Had Not Attended On Last Two Days

LAVAL FOUND GUILTY; DEATi IS DECREED   Paris Jury Finds Ex-Vichy Premier Guilty of Treason

Vichy Premier Ruled Traitor _   Convicted of Plotting Against State, of Having Intelligence With Enemy

Kobe, Kure Bombed By Big Naval Force   Carrier Planes Raid Target on Honshu Island for the Second Sifaight Day—Nagoya Again ’ Is Blasted -

JAPAN NAVAL " BASE AT KURE , ALSO RAIDED   Superforts Again Rain Fire Bombs on City Of Nagoya

Carrier Craft Raid Honshu Second Day   Hit Kobe and Kure. Other Installations Around Inland Sea

Kobe, Nagoya Are Battered      Rocket-Firing Carrier Planes And © B-29s Pour Fire On Two Big Cities _

‘Vote Financial Aid To Western Union College   Iowa Conference Made No Changes  In Local Ministers

Vote Financial Aid To Western Union College  Jowa Conference   Iowa Conference Made No Changes  In Local Ministers

4 Soviet Drives Far In Manchuric  106 Miles Gained In Drive Taking Hulun

Red Forces Drive Ahead In Manchuria   Pouring Across Frontier in Four Mighty  Waves

SOVIET UNITS 106 MILES I MANCHURIA   No Report Of Invasions Of Sakhalin And Korea   JAP VESSELS   Pounded By Soviet Planes: Kwantung Army Puts Up Stiffest Resistance

Soviet Army Gains 106 Miles in Manchurian Push  Russians Are Using Tactics Which  Crushed Germans

Soviets Advance  106 Miles In Drive   Russian Siberian Forces Step Up Massive Offensive of Guns, Armor

Reds Hammer Out Gains Up To 106 Miles Against Japanese In Manchuria Arez

Soviet Armies Gain 106 Miles In Manchuria   Massive Artillery and Armored Offensive Tactics Drive Japanese Back

Soviet Armies Step Up Massive Armored Drive   Score Gains Up  To 106 Miles inte Manchuria Against Jap’s Best Divisions

REDS HAMMER JAP FRONT IN SWIFT DRIVES   Soviet Tanks, Cavalry, Artillery and Infantry Penetrate 106 Miles Into Manchuria.

Gen. Marshall Bares Secret Flight Order   Air Recornaissance Of Nip Isles Ok‘d Despite War Risk

EGARDED JAP ATTACK PLANS   Pearl Harbor Hit ‘a Siash but Not a Proposed Invasion at All.’   ORIVE AIMED TO SOUTH

Marshall Upholds Army’s Accuracy On Forcasts.  Of Early Japanese Moves

GENERAL HOLDS PEARL HARBOR BLOW A SLASH’   Army Expected Siam Invasion Would  Involve U. S.

Accuracy of Army’s Intelligence Group Upheld by Marshal   Says Pearl Harbor Raid Was “Slash, Not Pro-posed Invasion”

General on Stand Fourth Da  Marshall Thought Jap Move Would Force: War

Jap Move Into Thailand Seen  As War Starter  Marshall Expected it Would Bring U. S., Britain Into Pacific Fight With Ninnan

Trip Over Jap Isies Ordered   Marshall Says He Ordered Flight In November, 1941

Marshall Says He Anticipated War  Certain Month Before Peerl Harber AHack

Marshall Upholds Accuracy of Army Intelligence Idea   Testifies Pear! Harbor Attack Not Proposed Invasion

Marshall Backs Army's Accuracy On Attack Plans   Pearl Harbor Strike A Slash, Not Invasior

Marshall Saw War Coming   Figured Month Before Pearl Harbor Jap Moves Would Force Hostilities

Intelligence Division Was Accurate On Thailand Move — Pearl Harbor Attack Only A Slash

Army Intelligence Forecasts Correct,  Gen. Marshall Says   Main Jap Offensive lo South Of Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor. Was Not an Invasion, ‘Marshall Declares   _ Upholds Accuracy Of Army Forecasts; Says Main Jap Thrust Was South

Marshall Asserts Army Forecast Japs’ War Plans   Former Chief of Staff Declares Pearl Harbor Attack Was Not Planned as Invasion; Mavemaent Into Thailand Seen as War Cause

Attack on Pearl Harbor Was Just a Slash; Main Enemy Offensive Was Aimed South, Just as Had Been Predicted, Says Marshall

Pearl Harbor *Attack Not A  Real Invasion   eR—GELUN. JELANRSHALL,  Insists Main Jap Offensive Aimed Toward South Ac Predicted.

Marshall Upholds Accuracy of Forecasts of Army’s Intelligence On Japan’s Attack Plans

‘Army Forecast Of Jap Attack Plans Sustained  Gen. Marsha i Says  Invesion Unnlanne

Forecast on Japs Upheld By Marshall   General Tells Committee Pearl Harbor Attack Was Slash, Rather Than Planned Invasion

MARSHALL DEPARTURE TO CHINA BEING HELD UP BY QUESTIONS OF PEARL HARBOR INVESTIGATORS

Marshall Upholds Army Intelligence Attack Prediction   Former Chief of Staff Says Blow at Pearl Harbor Slash, Not Actual Invasion Attempt

U.S. Views Were Proven Correct, General Asserts   Pearl Harbor Attack Was Diversionary to Main Assault, Claim

1] Amendments Will Be Put Up To Vofer Monday   Increase Of Mill Tax, Stream Control Are Election Issues

TAX LIMITATION CHANGE SOUCHI   wo Amendments Will B« On Ballots Monday For Voters

2 AMENDMENTS UP FOR VOTE   State Sponsors Revision Of 15 Mill Tax, Stream  Control

Two Torpedo Boats Sunk by U. S. Ship   Mistaken Identity Blamed for Error in Philippines

Motor Torpedo Boats Sunk By Error Of Navy   Mistake Occurs In Philippines

Suicide Raiders Plague Our Ships   One Light Fleet Unit Sunk, Dozen Others Are Damaged By Japs.

U.S. Ship Sunk by  Japanese   Lost Vessel, Other Damage Dims Gain  In Okinawa Fight

Administration Leaders Fight OPA Changes   Wherry and Dirksen Amendments Considered ‘Ripper’ Clauses

Fire Centers On Changes in OPA Controls   Cost-Plus Plan For Farmers to Face Oppesition

Conferees Open OPA Discussion  Administration to Eieht Amendments

AMENDMENTS T0 OPA ATTACKED   Court Appeal, Cost-Plus Provisions Under Fire

PRICING SYSTEM FOR FARM CROPS UNDER ATTACK   Battle Now Centers on Two Amendments to OPA Extension Measure

SOLONS ROW ON PRICE CONTROL   Administration Force: Center Attacks On Amendments

Conferees Get  Bill on OPA   Administration Seeks To Knock Out Two (4% Amendments

WPB Gives Way To New Agency   War Production Board Abolished by Truman

2 Other Okinawa Keypoints Under American Siege   Carrier Plane Attacks KO 19 Enemy Bases For Suicide Planes

Armies Give No Quarter In Fighting   Bloody Battles Rage In Center Of Naha And On Mindanao

Marines Battle 1,000 Yards from Center of Naha   Fighting House-to-House for Blasted Capital of Oki nawa Island   CITADEL OF SHURI NOW UNDER SIEGE   New Jap Attempt to Land Troops Broken By U. S.  Naval Gunfire

STREET BATTLE RAGES IN NAHA   Capture Another Important Height East Of Capital

MARINES BATTL  NEAR SENTER OF  AWN TODAY  NAWA buw   Fight House-to-House  in No- Quarter  Combat

Negligible Price Increases Seen Under Revised Policy   This Is View of Chester Bowles

Secretary - of Commerce Cautions That Disaster Wil Result If Corporate Profits Stay Up and wages Down;

OPA Looks Warily At All Proposed  Price Increases Still Hold Line;  New Cars to Be As 1G49 Eincerne?

Slim Possibility For Price Increase Under Truman Pian   Wallace Warns Depression if Situation Same

ANY PRICE HIKES WILL PROBABLY BE NEGLIGIBLE   That Is View Of Price Administrator Bowl. es; Wallace Sees Danger Of Another  Depression.

PRICES WON'T ADVANCE MUCK   Bowles Insists That Under Truman Plan Increases To Be ‘Negligible’

BOWLES PREDICTS ANY MORE PRICE RISES. MINOR   Auto Retail Price Ceilings Told in Four or Five Days

Bowles Sees Price Increases “Negligible” Under Revised Poliev by Administration

White House Policy Curbs Price Boosts   Bowles Says Rise To Be ‘Negligible’ Under Truman Plar

Price Increases. to Be Negligible  ---Bowles  Truman to Insist an Diantad Canditiane

Mine Journal Calls Truman Idea Confusing   Danger Of, Depression Seen By Sec. Wallace If Profits Stay Up And Waaes Down

Negligible Price Jumps Are Likely  Over Nation   Administration Pay * Program Considered

ONLY “NEGLIGIBLE” PRICE INCREASES T0 BE GRANTED SOON  - JOHN L. LEWIS’ UNITED MINE WORKERS MAG.

Any Price Increases Under New Policy Likely To Be ‘Negligible,’ Is Claim

Merry Christmas From Capital '¥ }   Three Luckeys for Troman; Nothing for Newsnier      Even Hotel Clerks ‘Are Smiling

YANKS OCCUPY 2 MORE ISLES IN PHILIPPINES   Surprise Night Landings Are Made on Romblon, Simara

ROMBLON AND SIMARA ISLANDS ARE SEIZED   Surprise Night Landings Made At Small Coat; Meve Te Strengthen Shipping Lane

TWOISLANDS ARETAKENBY YANK FORCES   Romblon and Simara in _ the Philippines In~ yaded at Night

Yankees Seize ‘Two Isles ‘in Philippines   Night Invasions Staged on Romblon, Simara

Two Islands Near Luzon Are Invaded   ‘Remblon, Simara ‘Occupied To Make Shipping ‘Lane Safe

More Islands" Are Captured   Two Of Philippines Group East Of Mindoro Token In Surprise Forays

Two Of Philippines Group East Of Mindoro Taken In Surprise Forays

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IMERICANS SEIZE CONTROL OF TWA ADDITIONAL ISLES   Yanks Land on Islands ir Sibuyan Sea West of American-held Mindoro   JAPANESE GARRISON ON ISLAND DESTROYEL   Landings Made at Night Attain Complete Tactical Surprise, M’Arthur Says; Yank Forces Expand Holdings on Invaded Mindanao

FDR Saw Jap — Blow Coming   Admiral Claims President Expected ‘Mistake?

Admiral Tells Of Remarks At Luncheon Meef   Late President Quoted « as Saying Nips Would” ° Make “Mistake”

War Entry Foreseen  By Roosevelt, Admiral Says  Predicted Eventual ‘Mistake’ by Japs; British Expected  TT awa]

SOONER OR LATER U.S, WOULD ENTER WAR,’ FDR QUOTED   Pleaded With FDR To Permit Fleet To Be Fitted For War

Admiral Tells of Talk With Late President   Advice to Bring Fleet to U. S. Was Not Heeded

Kept Fleet A t Hawaiian Base As Curb on Nips   Refused to Bring Ships Back to States, Solons Told

Yank, Stripper Guilty; To Hang   U. S. Soldier And Dance: Must Die For Murder Of Taxi Driver.

U. S. Soldier And Striptease  t ‘Dancer Partner to Be Hanged   ; Both Convicted By Brilish Jury of the Murder of a “oO Lendon Taxicab Driver: Girl Sohs As Court Jury Had     Pronounces Death Sentene Asked Mercy For }

Army Presses Search In Europe To Recover, Identify Its Unknown Dead

EUROPE COMBED FOR ‘UNKNOWNS’   Army Strives To Bury Al Who Fell In Battle

Army Seeks Graves Of 22,000 Missing Dead On West Front   Many Teams Search to Find, Identify Bodies of Unknown Yanks From Normandy Beaches to Berlin and in Italy

22,000 AMERICAN WAR DEAD STILL UNFOUND IN ETO   Efforts Redoubled as Armistice Day. Nears; None to Remain in:Reick

Seek Out Unknown U.S. Dead   Job of Recovering And Identifying Men Lying In Nameless Graves Pushed by Army

Recovery And Identification Of 22,000.U. S. Bodies Sought   Unknown American Dead To Be Placed In Arm Cemeteries: Efforts Are Being Redoubled

ARMY TRIES 10 IDENTIFY DEAD   Special U. S. Service Unit Will Attempt To Name 22,000 Soldiers

Graves Sought Of Missing Doughboys   22,000 Buried On Western Front

SEEK NAMES OF UNKNOWN YANK DEAD   U.S. Army Presses Searck to Identify and Recove Bodies of 22,000 Wh« Lie in Graves of Eu rone.

Army Searching For 22,000 Bodies of Unknown Yanks Who Lie In Nameless Graves

TEMPERATURES:   Quest Extends From Normandy Clear To Berlin   Graves Of Unknown Heroes Will Be Fittingly Marked

Army Tries to Find and Identify Bodies of 22,000 American Soldiers

U.S, ARMY PRESSING SEARCH FOR BODIES UNKNOWN SOLDIERS.   22,000 UNKNOWN SOLDIERS IN NAMELESS GRAVES NORMANDY TO BERLIN

‘Army Seeks Graves Of 22,000 Missing U. 5. Dead In Europe: Armistice Day Plans Made

Army Searches for 22,000 Bodies of  American Soldiers in Unknown Graves

Army Presses Hunt for Bodies of 22.000 U. S Soldiers Lying in Unknown Graves in Europe

Army Is Trying To Identify 22,00  Aiverican Soldier:   Bodies’ :Are : in ‘Nameless ° és Between Norman Beaches, Berlin;  Effort Is Sincere

U.S. Army Presses To Identify Bodies Of 22,000 Unknown Yank Soldiers Lying In Nameless European Graves

22,000 Americans In Nameless  Graves Across Western Europe   U. S. Army Pressing Determined Search To Recover And Identify Bodies Of Soldiers

Army Seeks Graves of 22,000  Unknown American Soldiers   Determined Search to Recover and Identify Bodies from Nameless Graves on West Front As. Troops Prepare to Observe Armistice Day

5 SUPERS SCOUT JAP WRECKAGE   Naval Officials Still Silent on Fleet Operations

B-29'S SCOUT INLAND JAP SEA   Tokyo Says 150 Planes Damaged in Fleet Raid

Tokyo Says Five Superfortresses Scout Damage by U. S. Fifth Fleet

Five B-29s Scout Japan’s Inland Sea   Superfortresses Chart Destruction And Map Targets For Fresh Assaults.  By FRANK TREMAINE

Tokyo Reports B-29’s Seout  Wreckage Area   imperial Headquarters Admit Loss Of 150 Japanese Planes

Sodus Man Dies Beneath Train   -Mangled Body Found On Bia Four Tracks

TRAIN KILLS MAN AT SODUS      Believed to Have Fallen Asleep On Tracks After Eating Lunch

FOREIGN MINISTERS IN FINAL EFFORT 10 REACH AGREEMENT   _ REPORTED RUSSIA REFUSES SIGN ANYTHING UNLESS DEMANDS MET

Big Five Strive For Agreement On Peace Issues   Russia Presses  Balkan Demands

USSR Demands Exclusion Of Non-Signers   Council Still Seeking Foundation For Europe  Peace; USSR Refuses Sign

Big Five Seeks LastMinute — Agreements   Report Soviet Refusal To Sign Unless Balkan Demands are Met

Ministers In Final Effort At Agreement   Informal Talks Today After Conference Still Split Over Balkan Issues

Foreign Ministers Make Last Minute Attempt To Reach Agreement on Issue

Reds in Threat To Peace Frame   Refuse Signature Unless Wishes Met

Russia Blocks Treaty Parley   Refuses Agreement Unless Demands Met

SOVIETS REFUSE TO SIGN TERMS   To Meet Again in Effort te Reach Agreement

Refuse To Sign Unless Balkan [Demands Met .   Council Of Foreign. Ministers Still Seek Foundation For Europe's Peace Structiire

Envoys Seek to Reack Agreement   Russians Refuse to Sign Documenta, Ys Report

COUNCIL MAY END SESSION MINUS PACT   Foreign Ministers Still Seeking Foundation For Peace Structure, Plan to   Quit lIONG NIGHT SESSION

BIG 9 ENVOYS TRY AGAIN 11 REACHACCORD   Attempt Comes  Following Reported Red Refusal to Sign Parley Papers Unless Balkans Demands Are Met.

Big Five In Balkan Deadlock   Disagreement On Peace Pact Signers Holds Up Other Conference Work

Last Minute Effort Made  For Agreement   Foreign Ministers Still Seek Foundation For Europe's Peace Structure.   SESSION NEAR END

Foreign Ministers Continue Efforts for the Foundation of Furope’s Peace Structure   Russia Reported to Have Refused to Sign Conference Documents Unless Demands Regarding the Balkan Treaty Are Met

REDS’ BALKAN STAND HOLDS UP MINISTERS   Last-Minute Effort Begur For Accord At Parley

REDS CONTINUE TO STALL MEET   Seek Last Minute Agree ment As Conference  Nears Close

Foreign Ministers In Last Minute Effort to Agree   Soviet Union Balks At Signing Papers Unless Her Balkan Demands Are Met

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Dron 900 Tons of Bombs on Refinery in Austria

BLOOD DRIVE GOES OVER TOP   Allen-co Donors Give 938 Pints For Victory   Troops Thrown Into Battle On Flood: 5,000 Families Homeless

Call Out Troops In Flood Battle   Vast Areas Inundated; Thousands Homeless

TROOPS BATTLE "FLOOD WATERS   3,000 FAMILIES IN LOUISIANA DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES

9,000 FAMILIES FLEE IN FLOODS   Troops Thrown Into Battles Along Louisiana Rivers

Troops Thrown Into Flood Battle in Louisiana; Crests Few Days Away

Troops Thrown Into Flood Battle in ‘Louisiana as Property Damage Mounts

FLOOD DAMAGE IS MOUNTING      5,000 Families Homeless; Half-Million Acres Inundated

TROOPS AID IN FLOOD BATTLE   Helping to Hold Cane River Levee, Where Situation ls Critical.

CHINESE ARMY PURSUES NIPS FOR 1ST TIMI   Vanguards Drive Into Foochow; Street  Fight On

Chinese Tighten Noose On Japs   Thwarting of Nipponese Attempt To Capture Chihkiang Major Victory.

Chinese Close in  On Jap Forces   Nip Casualties Total 11,000 in Central Arez

Clark Field  Taken by Americans  Californians   Californians Spearheading Manila Drive

Chinese Reds Seek to End Civil Warfare   No. 2 Communist Will Demand That Hostilities Cease

PLACE (RUCE FIRST ON LIS]   End Of  Hostilities Tops Requests At Parley

CANDIDATES WILL ADDRESS MEETING   John Dunn wn and Running Mates to Speak: Weds. a nesday Nicht 

CANDIDATES WILL ADDRESS MEETING   John Dunn and Running Mates to Speak Wednesday Night

480 GERMAN SHIPS _ IN CAPTURED PORTS   Probably Half of Vessels Sunk, Seuttlea or Damaged—Giant Liner Bremen Wrecked.

480 German Ships Found by Allies; Half Have Been Sunk or Scuttled

MRS. EMERSON HOSTESS TO WARRINGTON WOMEN   Members of the Club Are Shown Picture by Mr. Monahan   BOOK REVIEW IS GIVEN

Food Committee Submits Report   ‘Review of Domestic,  Army Needs Urged ~

FDR Calls in Senate Group for Conference OnForeian Relations   Connally Asks Senate Moratorium  On Discussions of Foreign Policy

ASKS DELAY IN POLICY DEBATE   Connally Suggests Senate Await Big Three Meet

FOREIGN GROUP INCONFERENGE   Urges Senate to Withhold Discussions Until Big Three Meets.   MEETING SATISFACTORY

Stop Policy Talks Until Big-3 Meet   Foreign Relations Group. Presi lent Have Satisfae‘ory Conference.   COVER ENTIRE FIELD

Await Meeting Of ‘Big Three’  _ Would Delay Talks On  International Affairs

FR. Shushes Senators on Peace Policy   Solons Leave White -House Urging Silence Until ‘Big 3’ Meet

EVEN WAR ANALYST IS NOW PREDICTING THAT END OF WAR IN EUROPE NOT FAR AWAY

Betty Liechty _ Given Citation —  Overseas With Red ‘Cross Clubmobile

TWENTY ESCAPE PLANE CRACKUP   Survivors Of Transport Downed At Sea Reach Coast Of Luzon

Russian Judeer Arrives   Communists Refuse to Join in DeGaulle Appeal

Gen. De Gaulle Will Resign, Office Seutes   Unable to Settle Differences Between Two Factions

De Gaulle Given Cold Shoulder By Communists   Party Leaders Refuse To Join In Unity Appeal

RESIGNATION AS PRESIDENT 1S PENDING   Communists Refuse To Ask General To Reconsider

Won't Join  In Appeal To De Gaulle   General to State Case In Radio Address

Communists Stand Firm Against Gen. DeGaulle   Demands for One of Three Key Posts Brings French Hero’s Resignation as President

Gen. De Gaulle Expected To Resign Today   Formal Letter To Assembly Is Delaved

Communists Refuse To Join In Appeal To DeGaulle To  Reconsider His Resignation

DeGaulle To Resign As French Head   Unable To Form  New Government

Gen. DeGaulle Resigns as French Leader   Communist Demands Far Key Posts Said Principal Reason

French Government Is in Deadlock On De Gaulle Stand  Communists Will Not Join Others in Asking Chief Back

IS UNABLE 10 SATISFY COMMUNISTS   In Giving Up Interim Post, Leader Says He Could Not Compromise Differences to Form a Coalition Government.

Gen. De Gaulle Resigns After Red Deadlock   Frantic Last Minute Efforts Being Made To Prevent Action

FORMAL NOTICE IS AWAITED IN FRENCH CAPITAL   See Possible Move te Delay Retire ment, Group Asked for Key Posts

DE GAULLE OUT OF HIGH OFFICE   General To Quit Because of Clash with the French Communists

Gen. De Gaulle to Resign Post  Communist Demand Brings French Crisis

DEGAULLE WILL RESIGN POST   Make Frantic Effort In Paris To Prevent Retirement

Unity of French Crashes Under Cabinet Crisis   Deadlock Continues as Communists Block Interim Government

‘Gen. De Gaulle Decides to Resign As Interim President of France

GEN. DE GAULLE TO QUIT FRENCH PRESIDENT JOR   Last Minute Effort Underway ta Stop General’s Retirement

Deadlock With Communists May Cause Resignation   Frantic Attempts Being Made to Keep General in Office

WON'T CONSIDER RED FOR FRENCH CABINET DUTIES   ASSUMES ATTITUDE OF ‘ DON’T CARE’ IN POLITICAL RIFT

Won't Join In Appeal To De Gaulle  General to   General to State Case In Radio Addreas

DeGaulle Offers Resignation As French President   Leaders Try to Avert Retirement, Blame Communist Deadlock

Gen. De Gaulle Calls tt Quits   Hands In Resignation As Interim President Of French  Republic.

Veneer Of French Unity Cracks, De Gaulle Decides To Resign   Demand Key Post

Reds Won't Appeal to De Gaulle   Communists Refuse To Join in Asking General to Reconsider Acscsambly in Muddle

Gen. De Gaulle Throws Defy to Reds in Quitting   Communists in Turn Refuse Support; No Solution in Sight

DISPUTE WITH COMMUNISTS IS CAUSE OF SPLIT   French Military Leader, Elected Unanimously To Interim Presidency, Resigns Because Of Inability  o Compromise  With Reds.

De Gaulle Resigns; Unable to Work With Communists.   Reds Demanded Key Cabinet Posts; Held Office as _ Interim Precideans

L-M Conference Made First Move Toward Peace By Indorsing Arbitration

De Gaulle May Resign Interim Job    President of France Is in Deadlock With Communists

DEGAULLE RESIGNS . INTERIM PRESIDENCY OF FRANCE FRIDAY  INABILITY COMPOSE DIFFERENCES WITH COMMUN Jor nib wes Matior

Claim De Gaulle Plans To Resign President Post   Communists Seen Standing In Path Of Forming  Coalition Government

De Gaulle To Resign   Decision Reported Due to Failure to Form Coalition Gov’t

OLITICAL UPHEAVAL,  De Gaulle to Resign As French Interim Leader

D'GAULLE QUITS OVER DEADLOCK WITH RED BLOC   FRENCH OFFICIALS UPSET BY SUDDEN, RESIGNATION

FRENCH GOVERNMENT DEADLOCK CONTINUES UNBROKEN SATURDAY  CRISIS PRECIPITATED BY COMMUNIST DEMANDS FOR

DeGaulle, Reds  Spar for Power   General’s Popularity His Ace in The Hole’

DE GAULLE 10 GIVE UP POST AS PRESIDENT   Deadlock with Communists Results In Decision of General to Retire

Move to Retain Gen. de Gaulle Blocked by Reds   Three-Party ty Appeal Against Resignation of Chief Fails

Deadlock In French Politics   DeGaulle Will State Case to People in Broadcast Today; Communists Want Post

POLITICAL PCT IN FRANGE IS BOILING NOW   De Gaulle Resigns Job In Dispute With Communists

Labor Group: Must Change Their Stands, Says Mosher   . Conference's Results Depend Upon Issues

Declares Labo: Must Change  lis Viewpoint Conference Urged Agree  gr on Five Points

Declares Laho: Must Change lis. Viewpoint   Conference Urged to Agree on Five Points

Says Labor Mus Change Position  Mosher Presents Five Paint Praara m

Football Scores   Business And  Labor Parley  Progress Siow   Management Spokesman Says That -‘Ualess: Labor Alters Viewpoint, Failure Meetings Certain -

IS THIRD GREATEST   Ottawa Flood Covers 70 ‘Blocks; Red Cross Aid Is Sent to City

Cities Struggle Against Kansas Flood Waters   North Wichita and Ottawa Fight Swollen Rivers; Dry Skies  Until Saturday

State Guard To Ottawa   To Help in Flood  Crisis; Overfiow in Wichita Worse Than Last: Year: Kaw Down

SOVIET FORCES PASS THROUGH GERMAN LINES   Berlin Wiil Be Defended, Nazi Leader Says

Nazi Pesistance S* ge oe 2, Soviets 0 an Oder Front   = Official_Russian-Reports-Place-Nearest— Red Army Units 59 Miles From Berlin With the Capture of Duhringshof

Patrol May Be Across Oder At One Point   Thousands Rushed To Form Defenses Before Berlin

Reds Drive on 9()-Mile Front To Cross Oder   Enemy Puts Blackout On South Sector News As Russians Reported To Have Crossed River

) Deer Hunters Shot To Death; 4 Are Wounded   Kill Expected To Be Under Year Ago Due To Heavy Snowfall

DEMAND PEARL HARBOR STORY   Facts Of Sneak Attack Soon May Be Made Public

May Soon Learn Inside Story of Pearl Harbor ;   President Gives No Intimation of Contents Of Secret Investigation

Recommendations Of Army And Navy Expected To Be Made Public When Received By President Truman   REAL STORY HAS BEEN BOTTLED UP

Last Hours of Wake Island Battle Told  Yanks Are Herded Onto Airfield

Whereabouts of Mother, New-Born Child Baffle Cincinnati Area Police

Molotov Says Work Of Conference Should Be Sneeded Since European War Ended

SHOULD QUICKEN WORK FOR PEACE   Molotov Says Surrende Lays Foundation For International Security

Molotov Says Victory Should Speed Parley   Russian Gives No Hint on His Nation’s Policy Toward Japan

Molotov Declares V-E News Should Speed Conference   Soviet Delegate Gives No Hint of Red Stand On Pacific War

MOLOTOV WANTS WORK SPEEDED   Conference ‘Delegates Happy That europea War

Molotov Calls for Speed at Conference  eaten Ta Si awl   Russian Is Silent on Soviet Plans in Pacific

Molotov Urges Speed im Work Of Conference   Still Silent. However, On Soviet Policy Toward japanese

SOVIET POLICY TOWARD JAPS NOT REVEALED   CAPITULATION PUTS SPEED IN PEACE CONFERENCE

Molotov Silent On Red Policy Toward Japan   Says Views Were Giver in Russian Statement Early in April

MOLOTOV SEES V-E SPEEDING PARLEY WORK   Doesn’t Reveal What Red Policy Toward Japs to Be Now

Sig Five Nears \greement on All 3ut Polish Issue   Speeds Work After Germany Falls; Little Nations Considered

Japan Awaiting Gen. MacArthur  _ Arrival in Tokyo Seen as Blessing

ARTILLERY DUEL BEING WAGED ON OKINAWA ISLAND   Slight Gains Made By Americans Against Jap “Siegfried Line’   SEVEN MORE ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN

Japanese Hold Yanks fo Small Gain on Okinawe   Heaviest Artillery Due of the Pacific War . Reported

Okinawa Figh: in South Grows Vicious   Small Gains Are Cut Out by American Forces

U.S. CAMPAIGN ON OKINAWA SLOWED   24th Army Corps Faces Japanese * ‘Siegfried Line” Defense

STORK MADE 52 TRIPS   Helped Hospital Have One of Biggest Months in Its History

1200 U $ Heavy Bombers Batter Away At Berlin   Ground Forces Within Dozen Miles Of Cologne

RHINE-BOUND YANKS BATTLING TOWARD + COLOGNE ON MONDAY +; THIRD ARMY ADVANCES  _ SEVEN MILES IN CROSSINC “ AE PRITEM RIVER

RHINE-BOUND YANKS BATTLING TOWARD COLOGNE ON MONDAY  THIRD ARMY ADVANCES SEVEN MILES IN CROSSINC OF PRUEM RIVER

NEW CONSTITUTION  FOR TEXAS WOULD  MEAN THREE VOTES SENATOR CHADICK HAS INTRODUCED RESOLUTIO)  LAD Mh AONE VATL

FIRM ATTITUDE ‘TOWARD RUSSIA TS ADVOCATEL   COMMITTEE ADVOCATES U. § TO TAKE FRIENDLY BUT FIRM POSITION ON RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

Be ‘Friendly But Firm’  With Russia, Is Advice of Congressmen After Tour

“B-29’s Pour -Demolitions Into Honshu   §,000-Ton Raid Jolts Key Points Qn Main Island

in What May Be Their Last Raid Of The Pacific War  3,200 TONS OF BOMBS ON JAPAN  Jap Suicide Planes Attack U.S. Third Fleet Last Night

CENTRAL JAPAN POUNDED BY 600 U.S. SUPERFORTS; NIPS RAID HALSEY FLEET

B-29s Drop Bombs on Honshu  Takyva Renort<   Tokyo Reports Suicide Planes Attack Third  Fleet Off Okinawa

B-29s in Big Raid on Jap Homeland   Arsenals, Railway Yard ir Flames—Suicide Planes  Strike at Fleet

SUPERFORT FLEET ‘RESUMES ATACK ‘AFTER FOUR DAYS   430: Superfortresses, “With  Fighter Plane: Escorts, Drop 3200 Tons of Bombs On Centra! Japan.   TOKYO: REPORTS SUICIDE PLANES ARE ATTACKING   Brief Lull In Hostilities “During Peace . Negotiations Comes to End With Blist: ering Assault By U. §.

3,200 Tons Of Bombs Blast Central Japan  430 Superfortresses, 185 Fighters Attack

AT HANGCHOW   Push Ahead Along “Invasion Coast,” Reach Area  132 Miles From Shanghai

CHINESE MAKE GAIN ON JAPS   Pursue Withdrawing Nip Forces Into Area Of Hangchow Bay

3,000 Tanks Sweep Over West Reich   "Final Hour” Proclaimed by British Press

Ruhr Basin, Kassel Doomed As Allies Sweep Over Reich   Patton Troops Only 1¢ Mi. From Key City On Weser Line

THIRD ARMY 170 MILES . OF BERLIN *   Russians Take More Towns In New Sween

5-Day Business Week Asked to Conserve Fuel   Gov. Lausche Recommends Closing Business Places One Day a Week

~Lausche Proposes 5-Day Business Week to Save Fuel; * Monday Store-Closings Urged; Local Merchants Meet :

70 British Children Go Back Home   Many Are Ready to Come Back to U. S.; Promise to Return

‘Children Sent to America to Escape War ‘Ravages Return to Homeland; ‘Many Want to Come Back to the States

Heads Became Misshapen Bulges  Atom Bomb Horrors In Hiroshima Revealed By Soviet Girl Eyewitness

Soviet Girl Describes A-Bombing   Typist, 21, Saw Effect: of Hiroshima Raid at First Hand; Took  ta Mountains   2 Kinds of Death   Some Died in Short ‘Period, Others Crew Weaker

EVE-WITNESS TO THE ATSMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA TELLS OF PATHETIC. PLIGHT OF PEOPLE

Survivor OF. H iroshima ABomb: ‘Attack: ” Recalls H anging Fl lesh And BareBones’ - Of Japanese Fleeing To Mountains.

Halsey’s Planes Attack Bases On Honshu, Hokkaido   Carrier Task Force 38 Makes Its Deepest Penetration of Nipponese Waters To Hammer at New Enemy Targets

Man Islands Un 2r Direct Fire At Noon   Bombardment, First Against MainLand Of Japan Since Pacific War Began, Starts Saturday

U. S. Warships Bombarding Jap Homeland; Kamaishi Is Objective Of Naval Shelling

Main Weight Of Gunfire Hits Honshu.  ‘Nimitz Says   Adwmiral Identifies Several Warships That Par ticipate In Bombardment

Red Cross War Fund Drive Off To Good Start  . Several Districts. ‘Top $100 Mark In Their Reports

731 JAP PLANES ARE BAGGED BY CARRIER CRAFT   Enemy Suffered Heavy Losses In March 18-19 Attacks      EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LAND TARGETS

"NAVY COMPILES » REVISED COUN   Shows Total of 731 Japanese Planes Shot Down, De , Stroyed or Damaged ir March 18-19 Raids

BAG OF JAPANESE, PLANES BOOSTED   NEW FIGURES REVEAL 181 KNOCKED OUT IN MAR. 18-19 CARRIER ATTACKS,

We Have Entered Final Phase Of Pacific War— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7  Tokyo Raid Insulting Challenge To Mikado

The War Today   Great Air Attack on Tokyo Called Becinninge of End of Pacific War

BATILE OF JAPAN HAS BEEN JOINED AT LONG LAST WITH CARRIER ATTACK ON TOKYO

Marines Land  In North China   Americans to Help Chiang Disarm [ans

U. S. FIRST MARINES LAND NEAR TIENTSIN   Yanks Go Ashore to Help Gen Chiang’s Troops Disurm Japs Who Over-Ran North China,

105 American; 28 British Packed Terrific Wallop   Nine Battleships, 20 Carriers, 26 Cruisers, 79 Destroyers Included

Mighty Allied” Fleet Numbers 133 Sluggers   American Navy Has . 8 Battleships, 16... “Carriers in Action

\DMIRAL CITES ‘ULL STRENGTH JF TASK FORCE   Nine Battleships and 20 Carriers Listed In Great Unit

133 American. British Ships With Fleet   Admiral Nimitz Proudly Names Powerful Allied Panatin i eer   RELEASES STRENGTH

133 Vessels In Mighty Allied Fleet Off Japan   Nimitz Names American  And British Warships  Te ee A rra VW

HALSEY LISTS HIS SRD FLEE]   105 U. S., 28 British War ships In Fleet That Flayed Japan

133 Warships In Fleet That Crushed Japs   Nimitz Names Vessels Of Vast Armada of Halsey’s Command

HALSEY NAMES 105 WARonlP IN ORD FLEET   1.000.000 Tons of Fighting Steel Helped Push Japan Over.

Nimitz Proudly Names 133 Warships Comprising His ‘Powerful Pacific Fleet   Hundred And Five : merican And 28 British Vessels Helped Blast Japs To Defeat

POWERFUL ALLIED  FLEET THAT SMASHED  JAPAN 1S OUTLINED THERE ARE 133 AMERICAN  AND BRITISH SHIPS OF THE LINE. PLUS OTHERS

133 WARSHIPS CONSTITUTE THIRD FLEET   Nimitz Discloses Fighting Force in Final Days of the War Included Eight U.S. Battleships and 16 Carriers.

Nimitz Proudly Reveals Names Of Fleet’s Ships      _U. S., British Navies Destroyed Or Damaged  1500 Jap Planes, 1000 Craft Recently

POWERFUL ALLIED FLEET THAT SMASHED JAPAN 1S OUTLINED  . THERE ARE 133 AMERICA} ANN RDITICH CHIPS OF THI   THERE ARE 133 AMERICAN AND BRITISH SHIPS OF THE LINE, PLUS OTHERS

U.S. NAVY TAKES OVER 2 REICH PORTS   Supplies for Army of Occupation to Move Through Bremen and Bremerhaven.

‘GERMANS FIRM, HITLER ASSERTS   Hails ‘National Socialism’ In Message On 25th Year

Hitler Sends Message to Nazi Leader:   Calls Germany “Unshakable” on 25th Anniversarv of Party

WAVES OF RUSS TROOPS SWEEP THROUGH CITY   Machinegun Battle Reported Raging In Vicinity Of Rail Station   23,000 CAPTIVES ARE TAKEN BY RUSSIANS

ne-Sixth City \lready Under ussian Rule   Faves of Red Troops sweep Through Nazi  (apital for Ist Time in 185 Yrs.: Near Allies

SCORES JAP TROOPS JUMP FROM OKINAWA CLIFFS; U. S. OFFICERS /KILLED IN LARGE NUMBERS

Enemy Defenses Nearing Collapse  Scores of Japanese Seek Death in

16,000 MINERS MAY BE ADDED TO OHIO'S IDLE   22,000 Are Already Out Ir State; Negotiation Steps Launched At Dayton

LONG DISTANCE OPERATORS IN WORK STOPPAGE   Starts Shortly After Noon Today —Protesting NLRB Decision

Telephone Service Is Disrupted   Walkout of Long Distane Operators Begins This  Afternoon

Coal Tie-Up Spreads; Phone Strike Looms For This Afternoon   Four-Hour Demonstration May Stop Wire Communication; 146 Idle Mines Lose  278,000 Tons Daily Production In State.

Preparedness Is Probe Purpose  Politics No Factor, Senator Asserts

“GES HIS. PURPOSE   Republicans In’ Pearl Harbor Case, He Claims  Préporedness Sought By

American Troops Regroup for Final Luzon Drive to Wipe Out Japanese

Final Phases of Battle on Luzon Near   Troops Prepare to Wipe Out 80.000 Enemies

PRIME MINISTER AND THREE OTHERS ONLY CABINET MEMBERS TO RETAIN SEATS IN COMMONS; LABOR PARTY TAKES COMPLETE CONTROL.    CLEMENT ATTLEE TO CHURCHILL'S POST   Nation Turns Against Man Who Led It to Victory and Gives Him His Worst Defeat in His 46 Years o Political Life.

W est Vir ‘oinian Held In De eat ; Of Hushan   [Quoted As Saying She Kill _ed Mate and Buried Him  In Grave He Had Dug For Her

Woman Confesses Slaying Husband   Buried Him In Grave She Said He Dug For Her

YANKS CHASE JAPANESE IN NORTH LUZON   Resistance Light In Cagayan Valley

LIGiT RESISTANCE ON NORTH LUZON   Japanese Casualties In The Philippines Have Reached 385,180

Cagayan Valley Resistance Light   Retreating Nippons Take To Horseback

37TH PUSHES AHEAD ON LUZON   Jap Resistance Light On island; Nip Casualties Now Total 385,480

KIDNAPER GETS AN {ITH HOUR REPRIEVE   Robinson Is Headed for < Life Term in Federal Penitentiary.

Kaiser Takes Over Willow Run Plant   $20,000,000 Firm to Build Low-Cost Cars

WILL OUR MEN WIN THE BATTLES OF PACIFIC?   ‘Yes! They WIll Not Fail Us. Shall We Fall Them By Falling to Meet County E Bond Quota?

Will Fayette County Make Its E Bond Quota?  If We Do Not— We Will Have Failed Them

FORMER HENCHMAN (F CAPONE 1S DEAD   James Belcastro, ‘King of The Bombers’ Dies of Natural] Causes.

Bowles Bans. Steel Price Increase Now   Will Be Reviewed When Returns of Firms Are Submitted

Bowles Refuses Steel Products  Price Increase  OPA Can Find No Cause { 2 C2...)  Pe mites Tiikttinanna te   OPA Can Find No Cause for General Increase in Steel Prices, Statement Asserts

CLOTHING DRIVE OPENS APRIL 14   Contributions of Local Citizens Will Be Sent to Destitute Overseas

Nazi Documents Reveal English  Invasion Planned   Planned For Late 1940 With Unveiling Secret Weapon

22 German Divisions Were To Invade England In 1940, Evidence Shows.

Discover Plans Invasion Britain   22 Nazi Divisions Were To Invade With 17 More In Reserve.

UNCOVER NAZI INVASION PLAN   Prepared to Strike With  22 Divisions

Had 39 Divisions Ready. .... Documents Show Nazis Prepared For Invasion  _ Of England In Fall 1940

Nazi Plans To Invade England In 40 Revealer   Preparations Made For Big Cross-Channel Blow,  Documents Disclose.

Prepared to Strike at South and Southeast England With 22 Divisions,  17 In Reserse

‘Find Documents Revealing German Plan to Invade England Fall 1940

Nazis Set For Invasion Ot  Britam In 1940   Documents Show  Plan Of Assault

GERMAN PLANS FOR INVADING — ENGLAND IN FALL OF 1940 ARE REVEALED IN DOCUMENTS FOUND

Documents Seized In Berlin Show Germans Had Scheduled  Eneland Invasion Years Aco

'German Inv  Operating Orders Show Nazis Ready To Strike In 1940

Would Ban All Peace Training  Martin to Ask an International Pact

Peace-Time Draft Rapped   Martin Proposes An International Agreement Against Training.

World Pact Proposed On Peace Draft   GOP Leader To Present Resolution  Tomorrow

BRONZE STAR ‘WAS AWARDED AIS PARENTS   Pfc. Rizzitano, Jr., Paid the Supreme Sacrifice In Germany April 3

Pfc. Rizzitano, Jr,, Paid the Supreme Sacrifice In - Germany April 3

Inducement Bill To Come Up.....  Full-Scale Fight Over  Demobilization, Draft May Break In Congress

DEMOBILIZATION FIGHT LOOMS ON FLOOR OF HOUSE   Committee Seeks Inducements To Get Servicemen To Re-Enlist

Brickbats And Apples In Congress   Jobless-Aid Bill and Army Recruitment Suggestion Up

Truman Backs Jobless Aid Bil   Swings Influence In Congress Today

BILL TO ATTRACT VOLUNTEERS MAY CALL FOR FIGHT   SHOWDOWN ON DRAFT FORESEEN AS HOUSE LAUNCHES DEBATE

President Holds _ Conference With Congress Leaders   ‘LegislatorsResuime Work on Major Issues...”

Truman for Increase in  Jobless Pay   President Tells Barkley He Still Wants His Original Plan Approved

President Holds Conference With Coneress Leader's   LcgislatorsResume Work on Major Issues.

Washington Roundup  Unemployment and Time In Service Main Topics

TRUMAN WANTS BROAD MEASURE   Swings Influence in Behalf Of Broadened Jobless Pay Bill,

‘Red Apples for Another Army Hitch   Congress Works on Bill to Boost the Re-enlistment Plan

Want Vets To Remain In Service   Congress Would Offer Inducements For Re-Enlistment.

Jobless Aid Bill Faces Tough Time Getting Support   Inducements Planned By House To Obtain More Enlistments In Services

Truman Asks  Full Jobless   : Pay Measure   Importance Of Compensation Up To 825 Weekly Impressed On Leaders

HOUSE DEBATES BILL 10 BOOST ENLISTMENTS   Jobless Aid Bill To Come Before Senate Tuesday

Legislation For Jobless Is Boosted By Truman   Administration  Getting Behind Compensation

BUSY WEEK FOR CONGRESS NOW APPEARS SURE   Enlistment Inducements and Income Tax Reductions Major Issues Facing Both House and Senate.

BROADENED JOBLESS COMPENSATION ACT URGED BY PRESIDENT  CAPITOL HILL ALSO HEAR PROMISE BY NAVY THAI MANY MEN BE RELEASEL

Re-enlistment Lures Sought In Congres:   Lawmakers Want to Soothe Critics of Draft and Rate ¢ Discharge—Battle of Jobless Aid Unabated—New Tax Cut Plans Developing

BROADENED JOBLESS COMPENSATION ACT URGED BY PRESIDENT  CAPITOL HILL ALSO HEARE   CAPITOL HILL ALSO HEARD PROMISE BY NAVY THAT MANY MEN BE RELEASED

Service Volunteers Encouraged  Senator Urges Enlistments  Be Placed On One Year Basis

Service Volunteers Encouraged poe te eee  Senator Urges Enlistments  Be Placed ‘On One Year Basi:

Wants Ceilings ()n Entertainment   Bowles Says Price Movies, Stage Shows, Other Amusements Going Up.

Calls on congress to help slap price  ‘ceilings on shows. other amusements

Longshoremen Back; Truck  b eae Strike Looms   Little Progress in Coal Dispute; Mills Closing For Lack oi tuei

13,000 BRIGGS WORKERS BACK   Strike at Thompson Products Threatens Output of Artillery Shells; 700 Men Out

FOE DISCLOSES YANK LANDING   Americans Invade Palawan ‘Isle, Tokyo Radio Claims; Battle Rages?

Japs Say Yanks  Invade Palawan   Occupation Of Island Would Seal Off Japs In South Philippines.

JAPS REPORT YANKS INVADE PALAWAN ISLE   Its Occupation Would Go Far Toward Sealing Off Nip Holdings in Philippines From Access to China Sea.

Tokyo Claims Another Island Is Invaded   MacArthur Says Nothing; Would Make Sixteenth

Yanks Invade ‘Palawan Isle,  < Tokyo Claim:   Occupation Would Go Par Toward Seqling. Off Japs In South Part Of * Philippines

JAPS SAY PALAWAN ISLAND IS INVADED   Tokyo Radio Reports Americans At New Point, But No Mention Made Of Operation In Mace: Arthur’s Communique; Virtual Destruction Of Jap Garrison On Corregidor Revealed.

Tokyo Radio Reports  \Palawan Istand Invaded 'By Forces Of MacArthu:

Seizure Of Island Would Sever Enemy From Easy Access To South China Sea

Invade Palawan Island;  Jananese bn Yanks Corregidor Batt le Ends

Yanks Noted.  On Palawan   Japs Claim Landing Upon: Another Isle

JAPS CLAIM U. S. FORCES LAND ON PALAWAN ISLAND   Report Unsehfirmed by MacArthur But If True the Control Would Go Far’ in Sealing Off Jars in Southern  Philingvines From China Sea

‘Yanks Invade 16th Isle Base in Philippines   Japanese Report Heavy Fight Raging On Palawan Shores

Nips Report US Invasion Of New Isle   Say Americans Have Landed On Palawan

Yanks Land On Palawan. Tokyo Says   Regiment Ashore On Isle, 250  Miles Southwest of Manila, Claim

Report American Forces Invade Palawan Island   Capture Will Seal Off Nip Holdings In Philippines from South China Sea

Tokyo Says Palawan Invaded   Report 3,000 Yanks Land On Island 250 Miles South of Luzon; Manila Bay Open

GARRISONS ON PACIFIC. IoLES 10 SURRENDER   ; 500,000 Japanese Troops In Central And South Pacific Islands, Or Asiatic Mainland, Run Up White Plas   JAP COMMANDERS YIELD TO ORDER

Jap Troops Run Up White Flag   Will Surrender After  Capitulation Ceremonies

Jap Troops on Pacific Isles Fly White Flaa   Agree to General Surrender After Tokyo Bay Ceremonies

Japs Take Up Spears In Fight For Manila   Frenzied Tactics Of Trapped Garrison Mark Last Stages Of Battle For City

Japs In M; anila, Short On Guns, Turn To Spears      Medieval Tactics Employed As Battle For City Goes Into Final Stages

‘Battle of Manila Degenerates: into  Medieval Warfare   Japs Take $ Spears to Stave Off: : Certain: Death -

IN MANILA: USE SPEARS   Battling i in  Medieval Manner; Bataan Cleared.

LAST STAGE OF MANILA BATTLE IS MEDIEVAL   Japs Take Up Spears to Stave Off Annihilation

LAST STAGE OF MANILA BATTLE 1S UNDER WAY      [Degenerates Into Medevial War As Japs Fight With Spears

Japs Are in Last Stand At Manila   Trapped Foe Fights With Spears. Grenades

Jar ge Spears a ast Resort & J Thwart Yanks   Battle For Manila Degenerates Into  Medieval Warfare

Frenzied Manila Foe Fights With Spears; No Live Jap On Corregidor

USE SPEARS IN ~ MANILA BATTLI   Bataan Cleared, Corregidor Japs Nearly Erased

JAPSFIGHT— WITH SPEARS IN MANILA   Remnants of Jap Force Apparently Short of Guns

Extraordinary Measures Ease Fuels Shortage   Freight Embargo Clears Rail Bottlenecks; Ban on Gas for Amusements Biverts fo Home:

@ PETER EDSON—  Many Changes Have Been Made in Washington in Year

Russia Turns ToPeace Work Molotov Says   Soviets Celebrate 28th Anniversary of Revolution, Molotov Reviews Victory

Reds Turning To Peacefime Labors Now   Molotov Says Soviet State Has Stood Tests, Can Stand Hardest of Future

MOLOTOV GIVES MAJOR SPEECH   Foreign Commissar Points Out Nation Can Turn to ‘Peace-Time Labor’

GEN PATTON TEACHES OLD SUNDAY SCHOOL   Know God’s Importance When You Meet Him, He Says

WPB Abolishes Priorities Control System   Industrial Construction Plans Speeded

METALS, NYLON AND RAYON AMONG” MATERIALS _AFFECTED BY LATEST ORDER

CONTROL OVER PRIORITIES   Step Further Clears Way for Speedy Civilian Production

Priorities System Is Lifted   New Limited WPB Plan To Give Industry Boost

WAR PRIORITIES RULE REMOVED TO RUSH GOODS   New Plan Starts Sept. 30 to Aid Industry, Break j Bottlenecks

Production of Nylon Goods Is Given Go-Ahead   Rayon Regulations Also Ended; Women Due to Get Hosiery

New Limited Plan In Effect Sent. 31 To Aid Industry   Nvarly All Controls On @ Nvion And Rayon Lifted 4 —Unrestricted Production Now  WATDUT MM MWAaAMarnN   NEW CC RATING TO BE IN EFFECT   Board Also Plans To Aid Private Industry In Construction Of New Plants

Train Crushes Truck: 15 German POW Die   Tragic Details Of How 1,200 U.S. Prisoners Died Is Told

CHURCHILL PLANS “TO PAY TRBUTE   ‘British Prime Minister Tali  Today in Com i rove e

PATTON 15 QUT OF DANGER OF DEATH   Possibility He Never Will Be Able to Command Troops Again.

Patton May Not Recover Says Medic.   Out of Danger of Death, But May Be Paralyzed for Life

Patton Injuries May Preclude Return To Duty   Chief Specialist Discloses Colorful General Now Out Of Danger Of Death

General Patton Is Out Of Danger of Death   Possibility He May Never Command His Traops Aacain

General Patton Is Out jOF Danger of Death, [His Physician Asserts

PATTON OUT OF DANGER, REPORT   But Doctor Says General Might Not Be Able to Command Troops

General Patton is “Out of Danger of Death”; Rests Well   But May Never be Able to Command Troops Again Savs Doctor

Gen. Patton Past Danger, Doctor Says   Ultimate Condition May Not. Be. Knowr For. Six Months:

Patton Is Out Of Danger, May Lose His Command   General’s Condition Might Not Permit Him to Be ~ Active; Will Get © ” Neck Brace

Patton Declared Out Of Danger   While General Passes Crisis He May Never Again Command Troops

REPORT PATTON OUT OF DANGER   May Not Be Able  “to Command Troops

YANKEE FORCES STORMING SIEG RIVER DEFENSES   Saar -Palatinate Sectors  Cleared As Armies Rush  into Power Drives  

YANKS STORM SIEG RIVER LINE SOUTH ENTRANCE   Third and Seventh Armies Close Against Last Stretch of Rhine’s West Bank Held hy Nagia z

Tanks ten Mies From Southern Entrance Of The Ruhr  6,200 ALLIED PLANES IN BLAZING AIR BLOW First And Seventh Armies Join In Powerful Offensive

The War Today   By DEWITT MACKPNZEP Aecamwiated Vreaan War Analvet

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE— iAccoeiated Press War Analyst)

The War Today      Nazi Solidarity Display Expected Ac Rie T jree Deliberate

,panese Lacked Naval Power To Defend Islande— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7)   Luzon Opens Way for Other Major Operations

RUSSIA CHANGES STAND ON JAP RULE   Moscow Goes Back to Original Demand for Veto Power in Proposed Control Council.

Mrs. Earle Marries  At Haverford Home Becomes Bride Of Major  Sheaffer

ROAD PETITION FILED   Clinton Township Citizens Want County to Take Over 1', Miles

Communists Against Jap Government   Newly Formed Federation of Toilers Defends Imperial Rule

JAP POLITICAL PRISONERS QUT   Crowd Parades With Red Banners And Korean Fiags to Celebrate.   TURN BACKS ON PALACE

JAPAN 15 ENTERING POLITICAL PHASE OF ITS NEW EXISTENCE  COMMUNIST SHOUT OPPO ITION IMPERIAL RULE; NEW PARTV NEFENNS

Japanese Reds. Parade i in Tokyo   Celebrate Release of Political Prisoners —

Jap Communist Group Active  Anti-Russ Federation Rises For Action

Japs Celebrate With Red Flags As Prisons Open   Crowd Defies Custom By Turning Backs on Imperial Palace

RED ARMIES WIDEN  MENACING BREACHES  IN ODER RIVER LINE NEW BLOW FALLS ON GER  MANS IN WEST AS REICE INVANEN AT NEW POINT

US Third Army Invades Reich At New Point   Oder River Line Sags  Under Soviet Pressure

Rail Line To Berlin Under Fire   Soviet Tonks Enter Kuestrin, Germans Say

BERLIN ADMITS RUSSIAN GAINS NEAR KUESTRIN   Soviet Tanks Ram Way Into City and Rail Line to Capital is Under Fire

New Red Bridgehead Carved Qut Across Oder, Nazis Admit   Foothold Above Kuestrin Expanded to 35 Miles  From German Capital

Berlin Says Heavy Artillery Barrage May Herald Opening of Yank Roer Area Offensive   Soviet Armies Broaden Bridgeheads Over the Oder; New Gains Reported in Silesia; Red Blows in East Prussia Believed Checked

Russians Set Up New Bridgehead Over Oder River   Germans Report Red Tanks Enter City of Kuestrin

Reds Hold Two . Bridgeheads; One Menaces Berlin   Germans Say Soviets Assault Defenses on Entire East Front; Advance in Silesia

SOVIETS CROSS ODER 35 MILES EAST OF BERLIN   MAre Expanding Bridgeheads Imperiling Capital. Nazis Admit; Attacking All Along Front.

Ith Bridgehead Over Oder Established   Reds Batter Or Along Bloody Road to Berlin

Soviets Assault Heavily on Entire Front From Slovakia To East Prussia

STRIKE MASSIVE BLOWS 35 MILES EAST OF BERLIN   SOVIET TANKS PUSH INTO KUESTRIN, SAYS BERLIN SPOKESMAN

Reds Pressing Assault Along Entire Front   First Ukranian Army In Silesia Menaces Berlin With Flanking Drive   azis Give Ground     Around Kuestrin   Germans Take Gloomy View of Military Developments In Broadeasts Of the Day

Oder Line Being Breached; Russians Now Expanding Foothold 35 Miles From Berlin; ‘Konev’s; Men Crash Oder Line in Silesia

NAZIS REPORT 7 FOOTHOLDS OVER RIVER   Admit Soviet Tanks Push Into Kuestrin   NEW GAINS   Made By Konev’s Units In Silesia: Reds In Line For Drive On Dresden

OTHOLD WITHIN 35 MILES F BERLIN IS EXPANDED BY ED FORCES ABOVE KUESTRIN   emy Gains in Trans-Oder Breach in Silesia Are Acknovledged by Berlin Admitting Loss of City of Pyritz   EW OFFENSIVE IS AIMED AT BALTIC COAST

ANE KUSTRIN FOOTHOLD      Nazis Acknowledge Trans-Oder Breach In Silesia

New Soviet "Bridgehead +At Kuestrir   Big Guns Pound Rail Line To Berlin; Fresh Gains In Silesia.

NAZIS REPORT ENTIRE RIVER LINE CRACKING   Frankfurt-Kuestrin Are: Under Heavy Russian Pressure

Bridgeheads On Berlin Road Widened   Russians Now Point Fwo Drives Toward Capital

oAY RAILROAD UNDER RED FIRE   German Military Spokesman Reports New Bridgehead Over Oder.   TELL OF OTHER GAINS

Kustrin Area Expanded Witl Tank Assault   Nazi Report Soviet Gains in Silesia As Troops Sweep West t Key Railroad Points

KUESTRIN GAINS PERIL GERMANS’ CAPITAL UNITS   Another Bridgehead over River Is Held — One Force 25 Miles from Berlin

Report New Soviet Advances Within 30 Miles of Ber lit   Germans Claim Red Troops Hurdle Las Natural Barrier To Capital at  Seven Sectors

YANKS ADVANGE AS WEST FRONT DRIVE PICKS UP   Americans Smashing Int6 Westwall and Cross Flooded Rivers

Soviets Hold lightly to New Position   Important Railroad Is Now Under Fire From Invader

IN SILESIA, NAZIS REPORI   New Crossing of River Is South of Kuestrin, and Berlin- Kuestrin Railroad Is Under Fire, En amy Save

One Is Within 35_ Miles Of Berlin   German Broadcasts Declare Berlin-Kuestrin Railroad Is Under Soviet Artillery Fire; Tanks Inside Kuestrin

Soviets Attack Heavily Along Long Front   New Gains Scored In Silesia By Russian Troops

TO BERLIN IS SHELLED   Seventh Crossing Of Key Defense River Admitted By Foe

Are Attacking Full Length of  Eastern Front   Set Up New Bridgehedd Over River South of Kuestrin, Fort City

Foothold Above Kuestrin Is Expanded by Soviets; Railroad Being Shelled

REDS BROADE BRIDGEHEADS OVER THE ODER   Drive Menacing Berlin From  The Flank

Oder Crossed “Again in Area Near Kuestrin   Other Footholds Expand. '. .ed.on Approaches to = . Berlin:

Within 35 Miles Of Berlin   New Bridgehead Above Kuestrin Is Seventh Reported; Konev Pushes Deeper Into Silesia

ANNOUNCE NEW GAINS SOUTH OF KUESTRIN   Germans Report Further Advances in Silesian Area

Soviet Troops Also Enlarge Another Foothold Above Kuestrin About 35 Miles  from Berlin.   IMPORTANT RAILROAD MAY BE OBJECTIVE

GERMAN SPOKESMAN ADMITS BRIDGEHEADS WIDENED BY RUSSIANS  RED ARMIES ASSAULTING ON LINE FROM SLOVAKIA TO EAST PRUSSIA

Soviets Set Up New Oder Bridgehead   Berlin Announces Reds Expanding Another Above Kuestrin: Heavy Fighting

Crossings Set New Stage lor Berlin Drive   Expand Foothold Above Kuestrin, Within Some 35 Miles From Capital.   IS7THBRIDGEHEAD

Russians Enabled To Shell Railroads Leading From West   Expand Foothold Above Kustrin Within 35 Miles Of Capital; New Gains Reported In Silesia

SOVIETS BATTLE INTO KUSTRIN; PUSH ON STETTIN   Moscow Gives Details On Silesian Flank Action Only

River Is Crossed At Point Some 35 Miles From Berlin   Russian Forces Expand Another Foothold Above Kuestrin: Pyritz Won And Lost

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Starting Feb.7   4 U.S. Divisions Make New Invasion; Zhukov Expands  'Oder Hold In Kuestrin Area

Set Up New Bridgehead, Nazis Say   Reds Assaulting Heavily Along Entire Eastern Front

MAY REGISTER NOW   Pupitn Wishing to Attend Schoo Out of County Should Act

CUBS WIN, 8107, IN 12TH ON HACK’S HIT T0 LEFT FIELD   Liner Hops Over Greenberg’s Shoulder and Billy Schuster Races Home From First Base.   HANK IS GIVEN ERROR, BUT RULING CHANGED   game Longest in World Series History—C!lubs Deadlocked in Classic With 3 Victories Apiece,

Deny Reports Of Withdrawal  From Potsdam   Claimed Americans Asked To Withdraw

Eisenhower Denies Report His Troops Withdrew From Potsdam For Soviets

O’Daniel Will Be Welcomed Back Into Democratic Fold Only If He  ‘Occupies Mourner’s Bench First

WOULD FORCE TEXAS SENATOR DO PENANCE FOR BID TO DINNER  -O’DANIEL MUST OCCUPY   ‘O’DANIEL MUST OCCUPY _MOURNER’S BENCH BEBORE CAN EAT AT AUSTIN

O'Daniel Must Swear Allegiance To Demo Party   Then FDR-Opposer Welcome to Delayed Jefferson Day Dinne  we. nate CUNAVENS

FORMER LOCAL PASTOR DIES VERY SUDDENLY   Rey. Alfred J. Kimker Once M. E. Minister Here   CHAPLAIN AT THE “PEN”

Both Parties Demand Slash: in Spending   .Measure Guarantees to Each Taxpayer 10° Per Cent Reductien ‘:

—ECONOMY—  Balanced  Budget  House Aim Bipartisan Move To Slash Outgo

Less Govt. Spending Is Called For   McKeough Appointment, Meanwhile, Stirs Brisk Senate Fight.

Both Parties Demand Slash In Expenses   Purpose is to Eventually Reduce Taxes

House Hopes To Clear Tax Bill By Night   Act Would Guarantee All Income Tax Cut— CIO, Others Say Bill Is *““Meager Relief”

ECONOMY DRIVE ASKED IN HOUSE   Both Parties Hit Spending: Tax-Cut Bill Speeded

Cut In Federal Spending Demanded by Members Of House: Tax Bill Debated..

House Takes 'Up Proposed 'Tax Reduction   Budget Must Balance, Says Chairman Doughton; 5 Rillian Slach Soncht

Joint Demands Made for Cut in Expenditures   Measure Is Subject To Revision in Senate: Lifts All Taxes for 12 Million

TAX CUT BILL MAY PASS TODAY   House Convenes Two Hours Early to Study $5 300,000,000 Plan

Slash in Federal Expenditures — Asked in House   Congressmen Seek To Pass Tax Bill By Nightfall

SOLONS HOPE FOR NEW TAX BILL TODAY   House Begins Work Two Hours Earlier Than Usual in Attempt to Dispose of Legislation Before Nightfall.

Tax-Reduction Bill May Pass House by One Day’s Sessior   ‘Measure, Cutting Five Billions from ‘Take’;  Then Goes to Senate

Leaders Join in Demand for Cuf ln U. 5. Spending   Overwhelming Approval Given First Tox Cut> Measure Since 1929

‘Parties Join in ‘Demanding Slash In Expenditures   Take Stand as House Begins Consideration Of Tax-Cutting Bill; Vote by Nightfall

Both Parties Want Slash In Spending   Bill. Now’ Goes to Seiiate Where It May Be: ‘Revised, Individuals And Corporations Re-. lieved 4g

ET MUaT BE BALANCED   Doughton Says Payments Must Be Made on Huge National Debt.   OVER $5 BILLION CUT.

HOUSE EXPECTS TO FINISH WORK ON BILL TODAY  WOULD GUARANTEE   WOULD GUARANTEE EVERY INDIVIDUAL 10 PERCENT CUT

New Measure Goes To Senate For Action   Bill Is First To Bring Tax Reduction  Since House Vote In 1979

House Speeds Action On Tax Reduction Bill   ' Democrats & Republicans Join In Demanding - Slash In Expenditures; Must Balance Budget

Pass Tax Cut Bill    House Sends to Senate Measure Slashing Levies By $5.350,000.000

rouse Approves 5-Billion Dollar Tax Reduction  Bill Now Ready For Senate Action

HOUSE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ASK SPENDING CUTS   TAX REDUCTION BILL TAKEN UP ON TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT BASIS

Measure Goes to Senz2te   $5 Billion Bill Given Speedy House Approval

Miners Will Back Lewis   Overwhelming Confidence Ballot Cast on Odesectinan af GsnlLine

Three-Mile Wedge Driven Into Jap Borneo Defenses   Australian Tanks And Infantry Smash Toward Sambodia Oilfields   GEN. MacARTHUR ANNOUNCES GAINS

FIGHTING DRESS TO TIN      asic Contention 1s estoration of Diploatic Relations

Secrétary Byrnes Ready To Defend  Moscow Results   Signs Appearing Of Trouble Spots On Some Of Acree ments By Foreign Ministers   SOME ANSWERS ,MADE ON RADIO

SIGNS APPEAR OF OPPOSITION TO ALLIED PLAN   Says MacArthur’s Power Is Untouched, Diplomatic Relations Are Restored

Chicago Host To Detroiters In 4th Game   World Series Play Shifts 10 Windy City Wuhh Tigers Favored

‘TROUT AND PRIM ON MOUND IN FOURTH CONTEST   , Detroit Favored To Win With Fireball Hurler Quieting Cubs   CHICAGO SERIES FAVORITE.   Claude Passeau Receiving Wide Praise For Pitching Best Game In History

WORLD SERIES SCENE SHIFTS TO CUBS PARK   Dizzy Trout and Left) Ray Prim Are Slated for Fourth Game Action.

START SPRING OFFENSIVE ON TTALIAN FRONT   Whole Front Ablaze—Fifth Arm; Strike Approaches To Boloena

U. S. Fifth Army (Opens Crashing. Attack In Italy ©   Spiing Offensive: Declared By Clark As Officially Open

Grand Drive Qn Sth Army Front Opens   Americans Striking Towards Bologna and La Snezvia Naval Rase

ALLIES OPEN ITALY FRONT OFFENSIVE   Fifth and Eighth Armies Advance; Air Force Aids

YANKS OPEN BiG DRIVE IN ITALY   ALLIED SPRING ATTACK IS ON, CLARK SAYS

FIFTH ARMY OPENS DRIVE   Entire Italian Front Now  Ablaze With Action.

Attempt Settlement After Issue is Further Deadlocked By GM Rejection of ClO’s Bid For Arbitration; Terms It “Abdication”

Situation Is Deadlocked Further by General Motors’ Rejection of Demands

Government: Conciliators  Go'To Work. In Effort To End General. Motors Fuss

REJECT OFFER TO ARBITRATE WAGE: DEMAND   Corporation Terms Union Bid ‘A Demand For Abdication’

END GM STRIKE   Truman Approves Parley tor Next Week; Co. Rejects Arbitration Bid.

GOVERNMENT 10 ENTER GENERAL MOTORS STRIKE   Conciliators to Attempt t Reach Settlement for Union, Plant

GOVERNMENT CALLS TOP CONGILIATORS EFFORT END STRIKE  GENERAL MOTORS REJECTS AUTO WORKERS PROPOSAL ARBITRATION

Majority of Nazi Leaders'on Trial to Take Witness Stand   Tov U.S. Conciliators Take Hand in Motors Strike

Seek Means to Settle Strike In GM Plants   Conciliators Called; Firm Charges Union Wants — To Control Business  :

Top Conciliators Seek Settlement; Leaders Summoned To Capital   Picket Lines Maintained Despite Cold Weather As Firm Charges Union Wants It To Relinquish Its Rights To Manage Business

President Calls Top Conciliators  In GM Walkout   Strife Further Deadlocked By Company’s Rejection Of Arbitration Proposal

Man Kills Wife. Takes Own Life   Abbeville Has Second Double Tragedy In 24 Hours

Crowds Wave Flags as War Heroes Ride 25 Miles Through City’s Streets Amid Bursts of Machine-Gun Fire and Blaring of Bands—Generals Pose for Photos Before Liberty Bell and Address Throng ‘at Independence Hall.

VILLION WELCOME SPAATZ, BRADLEY   Philadelphia Crowd Roars Greeting as Generals Join Parade

Welcome Spaatz, Bradley Flag-Waving Throngs Line ‘Mile Route to Hail Generals

REDS TAKE DRESDEN   Partisans Finally Lift Czechoslovak Flag Over Prague

German Commander in Dodecanese Islands Yields; Tito Frees Zagreb

Seven Armies Break Screen i Nazi Lines   Breakthroughs € arry Allied’ Troops Within 230 Mile s OF Nazi ( pital

Allied Tide Sweeping With Tremendous Speed And Strength   NEW BATTLE LINE EVERY 20 MINUTES   Threaten Germany With Her Greatest Military Disaster

Seven Allied Armies Hitting Reich With Full Armored Power   First Army Outflanks Frankfurt; Third Is 90 Miles East Of Rhine; Seventh Breaks Out Of Bridgehead In Race To Main River

Outflank — The Entire Ruhr Basin   GERMAN OPPOSITION IS MELTING EVERYWHERE FROM KARSRUHE TO DUTCH BORDER.

ENTINC GERMAN FRONT DISINTEGRATING AS SEVEN ALLIED ARMIFS NF Weer erone

Armor Forces Outflank the Ruhr Basin   Allied Tanks Race Unopposed Through The Burning Reich

U.S. ARMOR WITHIN 200 MILES OR LESS’ OF REICH CAPITAL   Allies Racing Almost Unopposed Thru Flaming Reich 20 To 90 Miles . Beyond Rhine~—German Front Disintegrating

Armored Units Lead Headlong Assault On Nazis   German Opposition Reported Crumpling In Every Sector

Allies Driving at Will Into Flaming Naziland  Hundreds of Tanks Lead Advance: CO. Bot Wb cebes ee Mae Vos er aene a

Outflank Ruhr Basin in Headlong Drive; Enemy Resistance Grows Less

ALLIES TAKE VITAL BAGtS TN FAR EAS)   AUSTRALIANS SEIZE AIRFIELDS IN SECTOR OF EASTERN BORNEO.   Jap Ships Bombed   Superfortresses . Hit. Refinery South of Osaka—-Smoke Seen 30 Miles.

Air War Against Enemy Shipping Mounts in Fury   Fliers Report Hits on at Least 24 Jap Vessels

AUSTRALIANS GAIN 10 MILES ON BEACHHEAD   Yank Fliers Blast 24 Jap Ships As Aerial Wartare Is Intensified

GAIN 10 MILES AT BALIKPAPAN   Luzon Planes Hit Formosa: 37th Cleans Up Japs in Foothills

IRDROMES TAKEN BY AUSTRALIANS _INEAST BORNEO  nee (Liar aie, Oe we   o Are Immediately Converted To Allied Use   1G REINFORCEMENTS   e Australian 9th Division Widens Its Hold At Balikpapan

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washington ++. -..4 Bez Tasker New York . +. Albert NW. Leman

ARMY AIR CADET IS BRUTALLY ATTACKED   Congressman Says Youth Was Beaten For Violating Minor Rule; Hospitalized 16 Days

Drive Opens For. Boost in Minimum Wage  Change in Standard From 40 to 65 Cent

Kaiser Plans Post-War Operation of Fontana And Wants Geneva Mill

Priest, Nun Are Witnesses At Yamashita Trial   Recount Horrors in Philippines

Priest, Laborer , Tell of-Massaere   Six Thousand Jammed Into Old Church, Many Were Slain

NEW WITNESSES AGAINST ‘TIGER   Spanish Priest, Filipino Laborer Tell of Yamashita’s Atrocious Deeds

YAMASHITA TRIAL Starvation, Massacre of  6,000 Recounted  11-Year-Old Girl. Tells of Seeing Aunt  MAathar RBavanattad

Torture, Massacre 6,000 Civilians in Manila by the Japs   A Priest and a Laborer Tell of Inhuman Brutality at Trial

MASSACRE OF 6,000 RECOUNTED AT TRIAL   Priest, Laborer Add More Charges Against Japs

Parley Begins Last 6 Days Of Formal Steps   Truman Scheduled To Arrive At Meet Monday   TO TALK. TUESDAY   sStettinius Announces Final Date Of  Canference

TRUMAN VISITS MOTHER SUNDAY   President Flies to Missouri Without Advance Notice To the Press

Truman Flies To Visit His Mother   Unheralded Trip Is Made Sunday

Truman Makes Secret Flight To See Mother   Reporters Not Told Of President's Trip

Trumans Seek Privacy In Visiting; First Lady, Daughter To Attend Oper

Trumans Stake Out Claim to a Little Privacy on Travels During Weekend

President and Family Stake Out Claim For Privacy When They Desire to Go Visiting

Truman In Surprise Visit To Mother   Drops in By Plane On Her 93rd Birthday; Wife, Daughter in New York

Takes Trip  In Privacy   No Reporters Along As Truman Makes Fly. ing Visit to Mother

Trumans Fly  To Missouri   Press Kept Tenerant Of President's Trip

!Truman Flies Secretly To Missouri To Pay Surprise Visit To His Mother On Her Ninety-Third Birthday

Truman Pays Surprise Visit To His Mother   Flies Secretly To Missouri for 93rd Birthday Anniversary

‘Newsmen ‘Off Guard’ as President Makes Secret Trip to Visit Mother

HITLER DEAT NOT. VERIFIED BY RUSSIANS   MARSHAL ZHUKOV SAYS NO HITLER CORPSE IDENTIFIED—REPORTS ADOLF MARRIED EVA

Declares Nation Will Not Falter In Cause Which Claimed Roosevelt.

President Truman Tells Armed Forces Nation Will Not Falter in Cause That Roosevelt Died for

Byrnes Reports Big Five Made Some Headway   Reveals Gains and Failures In Report

SEVEN JAP WARSHIPS ARE BAGGED BY HALSEY’S' FORCES.   Eight Planes Downed   13 Nip Vessels Blasted in Third Smash Against Shanghai, MacArthur Reveals.   BULLETIN

PROMISES RAIDS BY 7500 PLANES   Kenny Says U. S. Troops To Walk Ashore With No Opposition

DIES FROM INJURIES   Kenneth Leroy Hamm Was Hurt  While Hauling Coal Yesterday

OHIO GOVERNOR CLAMPING DOWN   Cities Told To Get Own Houses In Order First

Terrorism Overtlows  Into Capital   Plaza Mayo Packed With Demonstrators As Police Stand By

REPORTS STATE ARMY MAN MAY SUCCEED PERON   Other Complications Show Up In Already Mixed Argentine Troubles   CIVILIANS ARE CERTIFIED   Other Parties Claim New Cabinet Would Be Bossed By Military Clique

Soviets Aim New Drive al Nazi Hideout   Armored Columns Fighting 20 Miles West of Vienna

New Soviet Drive West — Of Vienna Aimed At Adolf’s Palace Fortress

‘Cossacks Move Up for Assault On Nazi Capital   Two Russian Armies  Close in on Last Two Thiel ricte in Vienna

Powerful Russ Drive Launched Beyond Vienna   Attack Said Aimed At Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s Hideaway .

RUSSIANS OPEN NEW OFFENSIVE   Fighting Reported 20 Miles West of Vienna — Advance Aimed at Adolf Hitler's Palace Fortress at Berchtegaden.

36 KNOWN DEAD AS TORNADOES STRIKE   Severe Winds Bounce Over Alabama and Mississippi

36 Die, 200 Hurt By Wind Storms In the South  Alabama, Mississippi rr Co i   Alabama, Mississippi Towns Are Damaged,  Two Trains Wrecked

POTOMAC EDISON TO REFINANCE STOCKS   Action Token” ‘at Board Meeting i in Frederick fo * gp Frideayv:-

POTOMACEDISON REFINANCE PLAN GIVEN APPROVAL   Officers Authorized To Proceed Immediately With  Davalnmant   HOPE STOCKHOLDERS MAY GET NEW STOCK

POTOMAC EDISON TO REFINANCE STOCKS   Action Taken at Board Meeting in Frederick : gn Friday

Twin Bridges Unit Improvements Planned by State  Remodeling, Repairin Of Several Buildings At Home Scheduled

Twin Bridges Unit Improvements Planned by State   Remodeling, Repairin Of Several Buildings

BOWLES ADMITS MEAT SCARCER   OPA Chief Declares U. 5. Still ‘Best: Fed Nation in The World’

BOWLES ADMITS CUT WILL COME IN MEAT      Says, However, We’re Still The ‘Best Fed Nation’

Bowles Admits U.S Will Get Less Meat to Eat Now  OPA Administrator Says Institute Attackina Controls

USA STILL BEST FED NATION IN WORLD   Meat Shortages To Continue However, Bowles Says

TESTIFIES IN FOOD INQUIRY   Bowles Says U. S. Is Best Fed Nation, Despite Shorter Supplies.

EXPECT FAVORABLE SLOW TIME VOTE   Proponents Believe Enough  Senators on Hand to Give it Immediate Effect

HARVARD PRESIDENT [5 WITNESS TODAY   Advises . Against Pinning Hopes on Outlawing the Atomic Bomb. =

CAN'T OUTLAW BOMB:   Effective Weapon Will Be Used, Says Harvard Head

Harvard President Gives His Views  Conant Advises Against Any Hopes Of Outlawing Weapon:

EDUCATOR QUESTIONS ‘OUTLAWING’ OF ATOM   Dr. Conant Advances Three Methods Of Defense

FALKENHORST AND GOERING NOT PRAISING NAZIS NOW   REICHSMARSHAL AND FORMER GEKMAN COMMANDER IN NORWAY CHANGE RAP IDLY AFTER CAPTURE .

@ NOW HE'S SORRY!   Captured General Regrets Hitler’s Rule of Reich

leld Rank Equivalent Tc That of U. S. FourStar General   MAKES STATEMENT   ‘laims High Command Was Always Aware it Could Not Win the War

Severe Wind Storm Hits Sioux Falls   Four Persons Injured By “Baby Tornado”; 2.41 Inches of Rain

DRAFT TERMS FOR GERMAN)   Representatives of Allied Powers Have Plan Ready For “Big Three”

STEEL - MAKERS SEEK RETURNS   Increased Wages Versus Increased Prices Seen As Crux Of Forthcoming Price Rattle.

News Day And Night   March On Thailand Expected To Cause Hostilities, Probers Informed   Mandated Isles Heavily Manned   Miles Says U, S. Gave Britain Secret Of Breaking Jap Code In Jan., 1941

Roosevelt Warned Philippines that Hostilities Near  Precidenit Marchal Fynariod   President, Marshall Expected Attack on Thailand, British Given Code Breaking Secret

Did General Get Notice?   Question Still Unanswered If Short Knew Jap Consul Burning Papers

FDR Turned Down Joint War Plan   U. S.-British, Plan in Event Of War Not Given Approval

Roosevelt Thought Then Japs Might Move Against Thailand With Troops

FDR Declined ‘To Make Pact With British   Refused To Pledge Joint Military Operations Lf War Should Come

PROBER 10 ASK MARSHALL FOR ALERT VIEWS   Will Seek Answer On Why New Warning Wasn’t Rushed To Short

Roosevelt Suspicioned an. Outbre.& Between Japan And U;S.. November, ’4]

Says Roosevelt Refused Okay  “Joint Action”   Late President Declined to Approve British-Amerti jean Plan For Mik. tary Operatious

Probers Told. Nippons Never Sent Signal   Devised to Inform Consuls Expected Break Hod Occurred

FDR Rejectec Joint Plan  With British   No Record of  “Winds” Message Being Sent Is Found

F.D.R. Warned Philippines Against Japs  Days Before It Came, Preoaheare Tald

Reveal F. R. Prewar Rejection Of Joint British-U. S. Military Action

PLAN TURNED DOWN BY FOR   Pearl Harbor Probers Told Japs Never Broadcast Aitack Signal.

Convinced Japanese  Would Act   Testimony That All Forces Had Been Alerted  Several Times

FDR Refused British- Yank June 7 Plan   Join Military Operations In Event U. S. Becomes Involved In War.   NO ‘WINDS’ MESSAGE

FDR Rejected U.S.-British Defense Plan   Joint Military Setup Turned Down in June, 1941

Jap Code-Cracking Secret Given John Bull Early in 194]   Pearl Harbor  Probers Hear FDR’s Advice to Philippines

Program For U. S. British Military Moves Made In June, 1941 Were Refused

Says. Message fo Navy Given Short’s Staff   Told Japanese Consul Was Burning His Important Papers

Ang!o-American Pacific Plan Not Initiated by FDR  Probers Also Hear Denial ‘East Wind Rain’ Wireless Sent

‘Winds: Message  Never Sent By  Japan, Report Expected It To Be  Signal Of A Break In Relations With

ROOSEVELT HIT JOINT WAR PLAN   Declined To Place 0.K. Or U.S.-British Program

Knew Consul Burned Papers on December 3   Intelligence Chief Says (eneral’s Reply to Marshall Alert ‘Inadequate’

FDR Declined To Approve a Joint Military Scheme   British-U. S. Plan Designed in Event Japan Started War

JOINT BATTLE PLAN DELAYED BY PRESIDENT   Testimony Reveals Jag ‘Winds’ Broadcast Never Made

FDR's Message To Philippines Cited by Miles   Japanese Attack On Thailand Feared, Army Officer Avers

Committee Told President Noted Nip Preparations   Miles Says Britain Had Jap Code Key In Jan., 1941; Note Indicated Hostility

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS TOLD QF DECISION   Solons Informed Late President Declined to Approve in June, 1941, a Joint U. S.-British Line of Action.

MILES ADMITS HOSTILE MOVE ANTICIPATED   Maj. General Testifies That General Staff Agreed Before Noon Dec. 7, 1941, Japs Would Strike

War. Outbreak,  Message Shows   Philippines Warmed cu Nov. 26 Preceding Pearl Harbor ~~;

LearnFDRDid Not OK War Plans   Declined To Approve Joint Military Draft

Warfare Plans For U.S., Britain Opposed By F. D.   Pearl Committee Informed Joint Operations Idea Met With Disapproval

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS FDR Opposed Plan for Joint British, U.S. Military Operations If War Called

Joint Military Plan Was Drawr In June, 1941   Gen. Gerow Tells of Staff Conferences With British Chiefs

FDR ‘Rejected’ Joint Military - Plan Before Wai   Declined to Approve British-American Proposal on June 7, 1941

TO INQUIRE ABOUT ALERT IN HAWAII   Anti-Sabotage Alert Declared Not Sufficient

Officials Expected Thailand to Be Object of Attack   President Roosevelt Anticipated Hostilities Eleven Days Before Pearl Harbor Raid; Japs Were Reinforcing Garrisons on Islands

Acted Months Before Japs Made Attack   Facts Brought Out In Hearing On Pearl Harbor

SHORT KNEW JAP CODES WERE BURNED   Pearl Harbor Probers Are Told Hawaiian Commander Notified Papers Were Being Destroyed by Nips in Honolulu.

‘Hear Gen. Short’s Staff Were Informed That Jap Consul Was Burning Papers

Roosevelt Saw Jap Blow Near, Probers Learn   .ate President Forecast Attack, But on Thailand; Marshall Shared Guess.

JOINT MILITARY PACT PROPOSED IN JUNE OF ‘41   Papers Read at Pearl Harber Probe Showing Action by Peecident

Says Gen. Short Got Word Japs  Burning Papers   Gen. Marshall Slated To Testify Thursday In Pearl Harbor Probe

FBI WARNS U.S. OF NIP MESSAGE ON DECEMBER 3   Solves Mystery Whether Short Received Report From Navy

Pearl Harbor Probers Hear Story Of Preparations for Joint Action

Warning To Philippines Nov. 26, 41   Saw Thailand As Probable Nip Target; British  Given Secret Means For

PACT CALLING FOR ANGLO-U. 5. WAR UNITY DECLINED  JAP MESSAGE U. S. KNEW WAS TIPOFF. NEVER RROADCAST

Show FDR Refused . To 0.K. Plans for War Against Japar   British - American Plan Submitted 6 Months Before Jap Attack

SO-CALLED “WINDS” MESSAGE SIGNALLING BREAK WITH U' S. NOT BROADCAST BY JAPANESE   Check Through MacArthur in Tokyo Fails te Disclose Evidence That Pre-Arranged Signal Was Sent to Nipponese Consuls   SUBJECT OF SHARP CONTROVERSY IN INQUIRY

LATE PRESIDENT FEARED JAP BLOW AGAINST THAILAND   Warned Phifippines High Commissioner 71 Days Batere Poarl Herber

Hostilities Anticipated By President   Committee Hears Reading Of Roosevelt’s Message To Philippines; Miles Tells of Code Solution

Nearness Of Hostilities Seen By F. R.   Notified Philippine Official On Nov. 26 Reveal British Given Jap Code-Cracking

FOR EXPECTE U. S-JAP WAR   Told High Commissioner Next Nip Move Would Start Hostilities

FDR Refused To Sign Joint Military Plan   Says President Turned Down Pact On June 7, 1941

Staff Knew That Consul Had Burned His Papers   Affidavits Offered Peace) Harbor Quiz

BRITISH PLAN NOT APPROVED BY ROOSEVELT   Records at Peart Harbor Quiz Show No Action on Joint Detense.

FDR Declined To Approve Joint Military Action   Plan Called for American-British Cooperation if U.S. Invelved in War

Short’s Staff Informed Before Attack Honolulu Consul Destroyed Papers

‘Temperatures   Next Jap Move May Mean War, F. R. Messaged   Roosevelt Note, Read to Probers, Warned Of Enemy Preparations, but Expressed Tneertainty as to Where Blow Would Fall

REFERRED Tl JAP MOVEMENT   ‘Next Nip Aggression Might Cause Outhreak Between U. S.. Japan.’   SENT ON NOV. 26, 1941

Short Warned, Witness Says   Staff Officer Told Of Impending Crisis

JAP CODE SECRET SENT TO BRITAIN IN JANUARY, 1941  ARMY GENERALS SAW FIRST JAP ATTACK

Voiced Alarm {1 Days Before Pearl Harbor    Japs Were Expected To Strike Thailand, Evidence. Discloses

FDR Declined Approval Of Joint War Plan   Pearl Harbor Group Also Hears Japs Didn’t Send ‘Winds’ Signal

COMMITTEE TOLD POOSEVELT HAD EXPECTED JAP AGGRESSIVE MOVE WHICH MIGHT PRECIPITATE WAR.

FDR Was Opposed To U.S.-British  Joint Operation   Basic Canadian-American Defense Plan Ge His Approval But British Military Outline Vetoed; Winds Message Not Found

Direction Of Assault Misiudaed   President Thought Thailand Would Be First Jap Objective

Informed Philippines High ‘Conmissioner Next Jap Aggression Might Cause War for U. S,   Sutmised Nip Blow Against Thailand   Testimony At Probe Discloses Britain Was Given Seeret Means of Breaking Jap Code

Message — on A-Bomb Use Set   House Subcommittees Gives President _ 9 Recommendations

TRUMAN T0 REVEAL ATOMIC BOMB PLANS   Message to Congress Is Expected This Week

Message on Atomic Bomb Will be Sent  President is to Present it This Week tn Canoree

Truman View on Atom Bomb Will Be Given Solons   Those Who Tourex World Give Him 9-Point Program

Truman Plans Bomb Messsage  ee i   Will Give Views on What Should Be Done With Secret

President Will Disclose Hi: Views In Message To Congress Shortly

Congress To Get Truman’s Views On Atomic Bomb   House Group Urges U.S. Keep Secret; _ Hit Discharge Lag 

ATOR ‘CONNOLLY IN cit:  : CAGO ADDRESS. SAYS U.5.,  NOW HAS, BUCCESS-" FUL DEFENSE’

TRUMAN MAKES NO CHANGE IN WAGE FORMULA      Labor Leaders Chagrined Over Prompt Refusal Of President

AMERICAN MACHINES PROMISED TO LATINS   Assistant Secretary of State In Mexico

Lower House Group Okays George Bill   GOP Plans Fight On Floor Against Some FOR Powers

RFC Bill To House Floor   Republicans to Fight for More Amendments; Wallace Nomination Involved

GEORGE BILL IS GIVEN APPROVAL BY HOUSE GROUP   MEASURE TO DIVORCE RFC FROM COMMERCE DEPT. ON HOUSE FLOOR

GEORGE BILL MEETS APPROVAL OF HOUSE BANKING COMMITTEE  BATTLE OVER WALLACE ‘NOMINATION THROWN ONTO HOTICE EIANR

Wallace Figh Forced lo House Floor   Committee Approves George Bill as Move to Clip F. R. Wings Fails

George Bill Given Approval   House Committee Acts——Wallace Battle On House Floor

House Committee OKs Bill Divorcing  Commerce RFC  Thus Battle Over Wallace Nomination

House Committee Approves George  Bill On Wallace      But Republicans Promise  Floor Fight in) Which’ — Some Democrats Are  = Expeeted to Join.

House Group Votes on RFC   Divorces Lending Unit From Commerce Office; Wallace Test Ahead

House Group Endorses Bill Separating RFC, Commerce   Ry FRANCIS M. LE MAY

GEORGE BILL IS SENT TO HOUSE   Senate-Approved Measure Passes Committee

TWO BILLIONS : FOR U, S, NAVY   Deficiency Supply Bill Is Okayed By House for Service Bronches

Supply Bill Receives O. K.  Committee Approves $2.4 Billion Measure   Report Praises OPA

Group In House Favors 2 Billion Appropriations   More Than Two-Thirds Of Deficiency Supply Bill Involves Navy Needs

Deficiency Supply Bill Is Approved   Two- Thirds of Funds To Navy

RIG SUPPLY BILL APPROVED   Navy Would Get $1,914,5.20,488 In Measure

SUPPLY BILL BFFORE HOUSE   Navy To Get Bulk of Big Deficiency Appropriation Funds

A Ve: Placement Program Planned  In a House Bill   A Measure For $2,543.177,125 Would Provide Two-Thirds For Navy.   OPA Commended For Its Difficult Tasks

TWO AND ALE BILLION MONEY BILL GIVEN O.K.   Navy to Have Two-Thirds of  Supply Bill; OPA Is Praised.

DEFICIENCY BILL FOR $2,453,177,125 ON HOUSE FLOOR   APPROVED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE; LARGEST SHARE FOR THE NAVY

Deficiency Supply Bill Okayed, Large Share Given Navy   Stepped- Up- Pro Program for ‘Veterans’ Placement Wins: Approval

Thorndale Man Smothers Under Pile Cottonseed   Alfred John Granzin, 26 Year Old Thorndale Worker, Dies Monday: Funeral Wednesday

Candidates For State Office Make Final Election-Eve Appeals Over Radio Tonight   Virginia Voters To Elect Governor, 100 Members Te House Of Deleaates

Both Groups To Ask Last Minute Help  From Voters   Less Than 200.000 Ballos Held Liketly

Guns of War Blaze Over Tokyo For Second Day  American Crews Mad As Nips Violate  rmraomoan

Guns of War Blaze Over Tokyo For Second Day  American Crews Mad As Nips Violate Peace Agreement

3,500 Allied Planes Strike  Widespread Attacks Over Entire Reich

Thousands Of Allied Planes Hit Germany   Entire Country Scourec By Bombers; Bridge ‘And Railyards Blastec By Huge Forces

Lancasters Pound Nazis  Eleven-Ton Bombs   Eleven-Ton Bombs Rain On Transport

Bremen and Munster Hit By Bombers   British Mosquitoes Destroy Gestapo Headquarters in  Denmark

What Japanese May Expect   Civilian Control Included Despite Their Ideas

M’ARTHUR TO > CLAMP DOWN   CIVILIAN: LIFE OF CONQUERED NATION WILL BE PLACED UNDER: FIRM CONTROL" °

BIG3MINISTERS PREPARE. REPORT ON WORLD ISSUES   BRITISH INDICATE MOSCOW DECISIONS TO BE TOLD TODAY

Foreign Ministers Agree On World Peace Issues   Big, Three Envoys WIlll Announce Results Ot 11-Day Session This Afternoon

lowa Weather--  Parley Near End: Details Are Awaited   Big Three Achievements Labeled Greater Than Had Been Expected.

Parley’s End Said Nearing With Accords   Statement Expected On Progress; U. S. Delegate Is Pleased

Big. Three. Results ‘Are Awaited. Tonight   ‘More: ‘Achieved. on ‘Vital “Issue Than Anticipated,  ‘oer ‘Bala hle< oan reps” «

BIG 3 FOREIGN MINISTERS ARE ENDING MOSCOW MEETING TODAY   Expect Results To Be Announced Late Today; Sec. Byrnes Pieased

Conference’s Results Will Be Revealed Later In Day   Byrnes Well Pleased With Moscew Trend ..

BIG THRE RESULTS OF CONFERENCE   Will Tell the World Thursday Accomplishments of Moscow Talks and Accord on Topics

“Big 3” FMs Nearing End of Gathering   ‘Agreements Reported Reached on Number ot Mein Points

Three Foreign Ministers to Tell Results   Secretary of State Byrnes Reported Highly Pleased by Favorable Moscow Agreements

"Big 3° Prepare To Report Today On Achievements   Concrete Agreements On Several Vital World  Issues Reported

OUMANSKY IS CRASH VICTIM   Russian Ambassador and  Wife Killed in Wreck

WIFE, DIE IN CRASH   Plane Explodes Shortly After Leaving Airport

“Russian Envoy Is  Killed in Crash   ' Dies En Route to Costa Rica

Decide to Let Controversial Legislation Move Along Without Attempted Floor @Amendments; House Turns Against Leaders

BERLIN SAID REDS HAVE OPENED GREAT NEW POLAND DRIVE  ALLIED FORCES ON WEST FRONT PINCH OFF LARGI

NEW RED DRIVE IS REPORTED ON ACROSS POLAND   German Position in Bulge Grows More Precarious; Fighting Near Strasbourg

TRUMAN URGES U. S. SET PACE   America Must Lead Way For Durable Peace President Tells Neighbors

Truman Believes U.S. Must Guide World To Peace   Calls Republic of The World Only Real War Antidote

TRUMAN SAYS U.S. MUST LEAD WAY   Wants Country To Be First to Ratify Charter

PRES. CONTINUES LEASURELY PAGE ON VACATION   jonfers With Alf Landon in Kansas City Todav

TRUMAN AND ALF LANDON CONFER   THE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR A WORLD REPUBLIC

Truman Proposes World Republic To End All Wars   U. S. Must Lead Way To Peace, He Says, In Emotional Appeal

UNAN FOR REPUBLIC OF THE WORLD   Vacationing President Asks Speedy Ratification of World Charter By United States Senate.

ge German Civilians: Hanged  a0 or Maurderi ‘ing Six. Yank Fliers

Food for Nation Awaits Cutting In Kansas Fields   Wheat Harvest Is Delayed by Rains; Farmers Face Boxcar And Labor Shortages

Union, Company Conferees Seek To End Dispute   ClO Chief Commends Company For ‘Step In Right Direction’

Executives And Union Work Agaitst Time In Parleys   To Bargain Again  At2 P. M. Today   Entire Pay Question May Be Settled In Few Dave

DENOUNCE BRIT, PLAN ABOUT JEWS   Would Form a Commission to Study Plight Of Homeless

Far Eastern: Air Forces Stage Raid On Nagasaki  Several Ships Hit: Plameac Viethla   Several Ships Hit; Flames Visible For 180 Miles Aftex Great B-29 Raid

10 Jap Vessels nk; Fires {eft Roaring   Three Other Ships ind Sub Damaged: 56 Nip Ships Sunk fr Damaged in 2 Day:

Biddeford Sgt. Receives OK from . Army, U. S. Embassy, French Govt. Before He Can Marry French Girl

KRUG PICTURES EARLY OUTPUT   Asserts Civilian Industries - to Hit 112 Per Cent by December

Swift Rise Seen In Civilian Goods   112 Pct. of Peacetime Rate Predicted by Fall

MANAGEMENT LABOR MEET MARKS TIME.   At Standstill As Labor Leaders Are Elsewhere

{  MRS. STELLA SCHAFFNIT  AND MRS, JIM CHAFFIN ENTERTAIN CLASS 10, JUNE 14

Postwar Position OfU. S. Alarms Other Nations   Fear U. S. Competition

Rescue Ships Rush To Stricken Vessel   Venezuelan Corvette Goe: Aground—Troopship _ in Distress...

Seek Pay In Trade   Nations Will-Not Be Asked to Repay LendLease Loans in Dollars

Expect Some Lend-Lease Settlement  Won't be Asked   Won't be Asked To Pay in Dollars, Byrnes Declares

LEND-LEASE DEBT WILL BE SETTLED, BUT NOT IN CASH   ALLIES INFORMED U. S. EXPECTS THEM TO PAY--ON PAPER

BYRNES SAYS U.S, EXPECTS GOODS RETURN ON LEND-LEASE   Dollar Credits Not Available But Trade Can Settle Debt

Lend-Lease Note Not Yet Torn up, Byrnes Declares  Nations Must Be Prepared to Give Us Trade Favors

U.S. Expects Concessions In Trade, Not Dollars, From Nations Given Lend-Lease Aid   Uncle Sam Not Tearing Up I. O. U.’s, Byrnes Says; Lack Dollar Credits

Byrnes Asserts: US. Holds 10U's  On Lend-Lease   Declares That ‘Some Kind Of Settlement Expected From Debtor Nations

U. S. Expects Lend-Lease  Settlements   Trade Concessions Instead of Dollars Will Be Sought

Nations Which Got Lend-Lease Aid to Settle in Some Way   Uncle Sam Will Probably Ask for Pay in Lower Trade Restrictions

Byrnes Says Allied IOU’s Not Torn Up   Nations Benefitting From Lend Lease Expected to Make Some Setilement, Secretary Declares

Trade Concessions Expected To Settle Lend-Lease Debts   Byrnes Emphasizes U. S. To Require Adjustment

Expect Some Lend-Lease Settlement   Won't lic Asked To Pay in Dollars, Byrnes Declares

Nations Must Pay Lend-Lease Loa’   Sec. Byrnes Says ' {2  Not Torn Up; sie of Settlement °7"

Lend- Lease Debt To Remain Alive   Settlement: -Expected; Sec’y Byrnes States

Allies Metified Lend- Lease ~ “Must Be Repaid   Settlement Will Be Asked in Manner: ° Other Than Cash

EXPLANATION   Says Some Sort of Settlement Will Be Expected For Lend-Lease.

Byrnes Says U.S. Has Not Torn Up Lend-Lease !QUs   Recipients of Lend-Lease Are Expected To Make  Some Kind of Settlement

Anthracite Wage Pact Approved   Increase in Coal Price Authorized

Gift of (-54 To DeGaulle Told   Truman Says Was Good Will Gesture, We Have More Than We Need

HOLLYWOOD'S MOVIE STUDIOS  FACING COMPLETE SHUTDOWN   SCREEN ACTORS GUILD MEMBERS NOT TO CROSS PICKET LINES OF STRIKERS

JAPS ORDERED 10 GIVE ARMY. NAVY FOOD 10 PUBLIC   M’Arthur Also Orders Cloth. ing Distributed to Needy Civilians -

CL RE ™ BR CRD pte or _— GENERAL TELLS GOVERNMENT ' "0 GET FOOD AND CLOTH.  ING FROM THE MILITARY  SUPPLIES   By HOWARD HANDLEMAN  Se ee ee a, Cra. come Perot

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Japanese Ordered to Give Needy Army Food

FIGHTING ON OKINAWA IS IN MOP-UP STAGE   Victory Announcement Expected From Adm, Nimitz Any Time Now

Japs Get Invasion Jitters   Tokyo Newspapers Warn Invasion  Of Nippon Itself Rapidly Approaching

TRIUMPH ON ISLAND IS CLOSE AT HAND   Japs Boast Of ‘Impregnable’ Home Defense Barriers

OKINAWA OVER, JAP INVASION JITTERS GROW   Victory to Be Announced soon

ENEMY PREPARES HOMELAND FOR YANK INVASION   Announcement Of Okinawa Victory Expected Today

NIPS CONCEDE ISOLATION OF OKINAWA ISLAND   Fighting Reaches Mopping Up Stage; ‘Victory’ Statement Awaited   SEVEN JAP SHIPS SUNK   At Least Six More Damaged By Carrier-Based Planes Of Pacific Fleet

Loss of Okinawa Conceded   Moment of Decision On Japanese Soil ‘Fast Approaching’

FIER FOR OKINAWA ABOUT ENDED   “Victory” Announcement from Adm. Nimitz Expected Any Time Now.

Japs Have Bad Case Of “Jitters”   People Warned Invasion 0: Homeland Is ‘‘Rapidly Approaching”

NTTERY JAPS SAY HOMELAND INVASION NEAR   Chinese Aecapture U. S. Alp Bases 37th Sweeps Up Cagayan Valley

NEED GRAIN SPACE   Representatives From 12 _ States Attending Conference in K. C.

Rail Workers To Ask 36-Hr. Work Week   Seven Unions Involving 400,000 Men To File Notice September 25

Ask 36-Hour Work Week   Railroad Workers Demand Same Pay As for Former 48-Hour Week

 Request of Seven Unions of Shop Crattsmen to Be Presented  Sept. 25—-Organizations Have Contracts With All Carriers Except Pennsylvania and Western Maryland—Seek  Cut From 48 Hours Without Reduction in Pay.

Unions To Ask Work Week Cut   AFL Railroaders to Seek 6-Hour Day, 6 Days Per Week

AFL to Request Railroad Adopt 36-Hour Week   400,000 Workers Included in Demand; Ask Pay Rates Continue

RAIL WORKERS ASKING RAISE   AFL MEMBERS SEEKING. 46 HOUR WEEK WITH SAME PAY AS FOR 48 HOURS

New Veterans Fail To Dominate VFW   World War  Members Elect Their Men

9 es,  7 — 9  ihe f THEN: raya ee 6  reiu  Tre Watt Mal   py PETER Pew gournal-Garette-NEA Washingsan Correspondent)

STATE PENITENTIARY SCENE OF STABBING   New Outbreak Of Prison Violence In State Results In Fatal Woeouhding Of Negro

STABBING OCCURS AT PENITENTIARY   Negro Inmate Stabs, Another in Prison’s Recreation Room

Chinese Break Into Yangso, Air Base Site   Australian Troops Win Choiseul Isle; Tokyo Reveals Death: Of 9 More Generals

400 B-29S RAID PLANTS ON HONSHU   Fighter Pianes Accompany Raiders For First Time

North Atlantic Plane Service To Start Soon   Operators Await Action On Rates

MEAT FROM AMERICA TO EUROPE UNLIKELY   UNRRA Conference Warned Not To Expect Much

Japanese Report Brit Planes Hit Palembang  Toleuwo Ice Concerned   Tokyo Is Concerned With Threat to Communications

Japanese Report Brit Planes Hit Palembang  _ Tokyo Is Concerned With Threat  tg Communications

Ulm Overrun In Drive On Nazi Redoubt   U. S.-Soviet’ Junction On Central Front Expected Momentarily.

PATTON'S ARMY IS 110 MILES FROM HITLER'S HIDEOUT  RACE FORWARD ALONG   RACE FORWARD ALONG 225-MILE SOUTHERN FRONT; REDS AT ELBE

Overran the Traffic Center of Ulm and Carried to Within 105 Miles of Hitler’s Hideout at Berchtesgaden.   AMERICAN-RUSSIAN JUNCTION EXPECTED   Early Indications Had Pointed’ to the Possibility That the Announcement Was Imminent by Noon.

Three Armies Drive Against Alpine Reboubt  Another Crossing Of Danube Made By U. S. Troops; Patton Pushes For Reaenchura

Petrillo Bans _ Artie Shaw Band      Musiciar Says “Ae? Kus No Rdason For: Orde  Feam [Trnion’ Herd:

SOLDIERS DIG UP HIMMLER'S MONEY HOARD   OVER MILLION IN CURRENCY FOUND UNDER BARN

AMERICANS FIND MILLION HIMMLER HID UNDER BARN   Yanks Unearth Currency Hoard as British Troops Ponder Where to Bury Gestapo Chief.   BILLS FILLED METAL BOX AND SIX SACKS   General Karl Oberg, Known as “The Butcher of Paris,” Seized in Roundup of Criminals.

YANKS FIND GASH IN BERCHTESGADEN   Nazi Officer Reveals $1,000,000 Cache Buried For Boss

HIMMLER'S HOARD FOUND UNDER BARN   $1,000,000 Is Found in Cache; Funeral Rights Undecided

A Million Hidden U.S. Troops Unearth Himmler Horde; Butcher of Paris Taken

BUDAPEST HALF IN RED CONTROL   350 More Blocks Capturec », DY Hard Fighting Soviet Forces

IZA FALLS TO _ SOVIET ARMY   *”’ Reds Now Hold Half of Budapest  seroma ee  » Germans Evacuate Kispest

Russian Forces Seize Control Of More Of Budapest   Red Army Now Holds Over Half Of Hungarian Capital, Moscow An. nninreaedc

HALF OF HUNGARIAN CAPITAL NOW IN HANDS OF RUSSIANS   FIGHTING CONTINUES INSIDE CITY AB NAZis BATTLE TO REACH TRAPPED FORCES

Rlasck Ds rower ey b Saeloty Gall Wrek W/ UU W/JUSEEL  Btuawan 27 EER OS vy  Holds Tokyo Headquarters

Black Dragons Still Meeting   Members Of Sinister Jap Organization Still Talk With Chief

Clark Endorsed March of Dimes   Importance of Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Cannot Be Overestimated.

RUSSIA REJECTS PRESS REQUESTS   To Abandon Censorship of Press Dispatches to United States

Nazis Promise _ Miserable Future   Insistent On Prolonging The Fight

REICH SUFFERS ~ BREAT LOSSES   GERMANS TO BE WORSE OFF THAN MANY OF THE COUNTRIES THEY INVADED

Military and Economic Plight Considered By Govt. Officials   Stockholm Despatches Quote German Travelers as Reporting Serious Riot in Berlin in Which 100 Were Killed or Wounded on Arrival of Nazi Officials Fleeing from East Prussia

Yankees Land on Mindanao, Tokyo Reports   Heavy Fighting Is Raging Around City of Zamboanga

Tokyo Claims Yanks Land On Mindanao   Heavy Fighting Reported Raging Near Zamboanga

U.S. TROOPS . MAKE LANDING ON MINDANAO   Japanese Say Heavy Fighting is Raging

DENIES MASSES BACKING PERON   Radical Party Spokesman Charges Police Coerced Workers Into Helping Return Argentine Strong Man To Power.

POLICE INFLUENCE WORKERS 10 JOIN DEMONSTRATION   So Charges Argentine Radical Party Leader Denies Peron Wanted

CLAIMS PERON DOES NOT HAVE LABOR SUPPORT   Radical Party Spokesmai Charges Police Stage Phoney Raid

DENIES MASSE SUPPORT PEROK   Radical Spokesman Says Police Forced Workers Into Demonstration.

Police Coerced Workers’ Strike In Argentina   ‘Spontaneous’ Peron Cheering Engineered by Federal Police, Lahor Secretary, Said Fascism

PERON’S RET IN ARGENTINA HAS NAZI TINGE   Opposition Leader Charges Demonstrations Follow Pattern Used in Europe

FIGHT LOOMS OVER FACT FINDING BDS.   House Labor. i Committee About Evenly Divided

‘She Still Owes  Us Six Billions   Bitter Fight Shaping up Over  Truman’s Faect-Findine Plans

LABUR COMMITTEE FAGES BIG FIGHT   Over Bill to Give Truman His Requested Authority of Labor Disputes

BATTLE LOOMS ON LABOR BILL   House Committee Reported About Evenly Divided

Given Leading Role in CleanUp of Japan; Nimitz to Direct United States Drive on the Seas

Navy Operations  Against Japanese  Assigned Nimitz U. S. Joint Staff Keeps  General Direction  Of Whole Campaign

MacArthur, Nimitz Given Command Forces In Final Cleanup of Japan

M’ARTHUR TO LEAD ALL LAND FORCES IN DRIVE ON JAPS   Nimitz Chosen to Direct Fight at Sea—-New Assignments Disclosed by Joint Chiefs of Staff.   LATTER TO CONTINUE TO PLAN STRATEGY   Forces Shifted From Europe After Germany Falls Will . Be Under the New Command.

Third And Seventh U. S Armies Squeezing Ger mans Out Of Saarlanc And Palatinate.

FIRST ARMY SEVERS BlG RUHR-FRANKFURT SUPERHIGHWAY TODAY  i a a   IN SOUTH FAMED FOURTH ARMORED DIVISION BREAKS LOOSE AGAIN

First Army Fights Within 200 Yards   Koenigswinter Entered; Bridgehead Widened to 13 Miles; 7th Breaks Clear from Moselle River Holds

Second Break In 6-Lane Road Made by Yanks   7th's Offensive Rolls Forward Qn 50-Mile Front

German Defense Soli   Third and Seventh Armies Put Clamps On Saar Vicinity

GERMAN SUPER HIGHWAY EAST OF RHINE CUT   Patton Attempts to Trap Enemy Forces In Saar Drive

German Forces Flee Saariand And Palatinate   American Fire Renders Ruhr Superhighway Useless To Foe

Doughboys Within 200 Yards of Slicing Nazi Superhighway   Patton Breaks Out of Moselle Positior Cuts Off Coblenz; Seventh Extends Advance   Today’s War Bulletins   BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

First Army Forces Sever Main Artery   Bridgehead Extended To 12 Miles

BEAT OFF TANK DRIVE OF NAZIS   Bridgehead East of Rhine Extended to 13 Miles In Length.   3RD. 7TH CROWD FOE

First Army Has Advanced at Least 13 Miles into Germany Since Crossing of the Rhine.   NAZI TANK ATTACK REPORTED AS BEATEN

Moselle River Crossed Anew Near Coblenz   Germans Retreating To Frankfurt From the Saarland, Palatinate, Aerial Reports Show

U.S. Wedge Extended 13 Miles   Foe Reported Building Up fer Bia Attack

YANKS SEIZE 1) VILLAGES IN DRIVE CN LUZON ISLAND   Japs Use New Electric Mine On Americans In Mindanao

Bridgehead Is Extended to 13 Miles in Length   First Army Cuts Super-Highway in Two Places; Report Nazis Prepare Attack

YANKS EXTEND BRIDGEHEAD IN WARD FIGHTING   Nazis Are Reported Building Up For Major Attack

Tth Army Opens Offensive Along A 50-Mile Front   Patton’s Nutcracker Tightens On Saarland Palatinate; Attempts To Trap Germans

Superhighway Crossed At Two Places By GI’s   Breaks Open Way For Advance Into  Exposed South Flank

NAZIS BUILDING UP FOR MAIOR COUNTER BLOW   3rd, 7th Armies Drive Ge¥mans From Saar; Developing Great Trap

ALLIED MILITARY GOVENMENT IS STABLISHED IN REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD EAST OF RHINE   New Seventh Army Offensive Rolls Forward Along Fifty-Mile Front From Saarbruecken to Famous River Barrier   THIRD ARMY SWINGS DOWN FROM THE MOSELLE   REUTLELETIN

Yanks Beat Off German ‘Tank Attack   Enemy Building Up For Bridgehead Smash; Fourth Division Advances

Seventh Army Speeds Ahead On Wide Front   Third Army Applies the — Squeeze on Encircldd Germans in West Wall’

Yanks Advanee Overnight To Koenigswinter   Superhighway Under Virtual Control As Third Army Races Te Trap Tarrying Nazis

Americans Advance Within 200 Yards Of Ruhr-Rhineland Six Lane Highway

Seventh and Third Armies Drive Ahead   Americans Now Within 200 Yards of  Super Highway

Lengthen East Rhine Bridgehead To Thirteen Miles   New Seventh Army Offensive To South Rolls Forward on Front From Saarbruecken to Rhine

Break Loose Southeast Of Coblentz   Fourth Armored Divisions Speeds 12 Miles Threatening Trap On Nazis in Saarland

—-—WESTERN FRONT—   Third And Seventh In New Push   First Army Less Than 200 Yards From Nazi Superhighway

Front Dispatches Say Ger mans Building Up For Big Counter Drive   Fourth Division Moves On Coblenz   Seventh Army Chasing Foe Out Of Saarland Toward Frankfurt Area

Remagen Bridgehead Is Extended to 13 Miles in Length ©      Saarland and Palatinate Are Being Pried Loose From Reich

Yanks Slash Highway in Two Places   Seventh Army Rolling Forward Along Fifty - Mile Front

First Army Extends Its East Rhine Hold To 13 Miles; Beat Off HeavyGerman TankAttack

Patton 3rd Army Over Tne Moselle   General Offensive by Aili Yank Armies Is Reported by Berlin

Two-Mile Push During Night   Report Advances on German Territory in  Various Other Areas.

TROOPS CUT SUPER ROUTE IN 2 PLACES   Beat Off Nazi Tank Ate tack in Heavy Fighting Four Miles Northeast of Linz—Big Enemy, Blow Caming

New Seventh Offensive Rolls Forward As Third Squeezes Saarland And Palatinate

‘BRIDGEHEAD EXTENDED T0 AT MEAST 13 MILES AS GERMANS “PREPARE FOR MAJOR ATTACKS

First Army Slashes Superhighway; Third Army Rolling Again   Germans Building Up For Major Attack On Bridgehead Across Rhine; Patton’s Men, Seventh Army Squeezing Germans From Saarland, Palatinate In Vast Trap Effect

U.S. 1ST ARMY CUTS HIGHWAY AT TWO POINTS   German Radio Expresses Worry as Yanks Beat Off Tanks and Gain Ground.

Yanks Beat Off German Tank Attack, Fight Into Open Tank Country Leading: To Great Industrial Center of Reich 

East Rhine Bridgehead Increased  By Advance   New Seventh Army Rolls. Along Front

Yanks Beat Off German Attacks, Extend Bridgehead   American Squeeze On the Saarland May Trap Germans

GERMANS SEE FIRST PHASE OF BIG PUSH   U. S. Ist Also Lashes Out In New Burst of Power on Remagen Sector.   BULLETIN

DRIVE IN SAAR IS LAUNCHED BY SEVENTH   Patton’s Forces Break Out Of Moselle Footholds   Only 200 Yards From U. S. First; Steinshardt, Rhoensdorf Fall

FOES BATTERED IN PALATINATE, SAARLAND AREA   Yanks ‘Cover’ Super-Road, Lengthen Front East Of River To 13 Miles

ST. MATTHEW’S CHURCH IS SCENE OF WEDDING   Miss Helen Corenne Feeser Become: Bride Of Richard William Lesley Schaeffer

BECOMES BRIDE IN HARRISBURG RITES   Miss Jeanne Kathryn Wilde, This Place, Weds Herbert T. Ulmer, Jr., Augusta, Ga.

Some Transferred From ltaly To Asiatic War Zone, McNarney Says   400,000 MEN TO BE RETAINED IN EUROPE

GUME TROOPS ON WAY TO PACIFIC   McNarney, in V-E Day Talk, Says Some Have Left” Italy Already.

MOVE 10 PAGFIC   Relatively Small Number tr Area Slated to Be Demohilized .

American Subs Run Wartime Bag Of Enemy Ships To 1,174 Total; Chinese Ground Forces Expand Coastal Holdings

Assault on Shanghai in Second Day   New Attacks Coordinated With Expanding Chinese Operations; 5 Airficlds Raked by Mustangs

YANK BOMBERS RIP CRACKING NIPPON EMPIRE   Chinese Troops Extend Hold On Invasion nact

American Subs Sink Eleven More Japanese Vessels   U.S. Planes Attack Shanghai; Chinese Advance on Kweilir

RAISE WARTIME BAG TO 1,174; PLANES GET 1:   American Planes Join With Chi nese in Second Day Offensive Against Shanghai   ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR PoOmToOR

Flaming Berlin Bombed By Royal Air Force U.S. Fighters Attack   Hitler Silent In Hideout On Birthday

JAPS REPORT EXPLOSIVE ‘TOY AIRPLANES, HAVE ‘BEEN DROPPED BY U. S.

BUFFALOHAS — RECORD SNOW   SCHOOLS, PLANTS AND OFFICES CLOSED AS RESULT + OF THE DEEP DRIFTS

An Early End to Meat Rationing Seen  _ Anderson Declares _ Action May -_ Come Next Month

Olticials See. Four F actors Iner reasing  Meat Supply   Military Cutbacks And Likely Decline ‘In Civilian Demand Cited by Anderson

Meat May Drop Off Rationing List In Month   Anderson Sees Early End to Controls as Supply Approaches Demand

END OF MEAT RATIONING I NOW IN SIGH]   Food Chief Declares Action Is Likely Next Month

Meat Rationing May End Soon .   No Red Points After This Month Seen as Possibility by Food Czar

An Early End  to Meat  Rationing Seen  Anderson Declares  Action May Come Neyvi Month.

Meat Ration End by Next ~ Month Seen   Supply, Demand Warrant Termination, Anderson Tle Nawamoan

MEAT POINTS EXPECTED 10 GO OFF SOON   CIVILIAN SUPPLIES INCREASING, SAYS FOOD CHIEF

CHARTER REVIEW TO END FRIDAY   Peace Proposal Goes Before Senate On Monday

Charter Quiz Deadline Set; Dulles Called   Immediate Approval O£ Committee Likely After Last Witness

Friday Set As Deadline  For Hearings   Senate Committee To Send Charter To Senate Monday

Deadline Is Set For Friday On Charter Talks   Will Report Document To Senate Next Monday

Enemy Flight Chokes Roads ~ In North Ital;   Britiwh Close on Ferrara, Sth Flanks Modena, News Blacked Qut

8,000 Nazis Killed Yesterday In Raging Battle Inside Capital   Resistance In Suburbs Crnshed.   ‘Nazi Retreat From Italy ‘Becomes Rout

Americans Seize Two Towns in Swift Pursuit of Fleeing Germans in Italy

ALLIES CHASE NAZIS IN ITALY   Disorganized Foe Fleeing ~ Toward Po; British Are  Close to Ferrara

Italy Germans In Full Flight   Vehicles Clogging Roads Into North

FLEE ALLIED TANKS   Yanks, British Chase Disorganized Enemy  Toward Po River

Reds and Nazis Reported in Great Battles in the Streets of Berlin

NAZI TROOPS FLEE TOWARD PO RIVER   Allied Troops Advance or Modena in Pursuit of Germans

F ifth A Army Goes Ahead   Captures 2’ Points; British Also Gain ©

i  Wainwr ig ht Aeclaimed  By Throng   Thousands Welcome Hero Of Bataan And Corregidor On Return To U.S.

WAINWRIGHT IS TENDER ED HERO WELCOME   Defender of Bataan and Corregidor Given Acclaim In National Capital.

Make Japs Realize Meaning Of Defeat Wainwright Urges In Speech Today

‘WAINWRIGHT IN PLEA FOR TOUGH LINE WITH JAPS   Aussies Tell Cannibalism

B-29 Successor Being Built Say -_ Flying Generals  ‘Diane Ce... Bormb Europe   Plane Cus, Bomb Europe ruler vi 7  “hic My uds State

$5,000 In Surplus Supply  Sale Receipts Is Missing   Defense Plant Corporation Official Unable To Find Money After Taking Books Home At Direction Of Senate; Explanation Held Unsatisfactory

Big 3 Converge On Potsdam For Conference   Most Important News May Noi Be Known For a Lone Time

POTSDAM WAITS OPENING HUDDLE — OF BIG POWERS   “Truman Slated To Lend a _ Antwerp—-He’ll Finish ke Trip by Plane

LEADERS READ FOR POTSDAM BiG 3 SESSION   WOODLAND SETTING STILL HAS SCARS OF WAR

World Looks Toward Big-3  Conferences   Converge On Potsdam For Victory Conference; Watch Soviet Union.   A WAIT PRINCIPLES

Soviet Stands Towards Japan As U.S. Before 1941   Stalin Joins Meeting Fresh From Talks With China’s Soong

World Looking Toward Big 3 Reich Meeting   Heavily Guaded Potedam Ready for Reception Of Three Leaders  wa eee i Rca

Stage Set For Parley Of “Big 3”   Traman’s Ship Arrives Today At Belgian Port

Big Three’s \Conference Approaching At Potsdam   Russia Is Leaning Farther From Japs

Europe, Asia Turn Eyes To Potsdam Meet   Big Three Converge For Victory Talks; Numerous Problems Confront Leaders

Big Three on Way fo Meet   Knotty Problems Await, Most Important News— Russia on Japan—  Not Due Soon

Big Three to Delay Major Parley News   Measures Vital to War On Japs Expected At Conference

Union Workers Will Be Given The Fina! Word   Conference of 250 Leaders Summoned To Meet Saturday

Chiefs Aceede . To Union Vote. -On Proposals   Thomas Denies Authorship Of Letter on Opening Of Parts Division .

C1O-UAW Will Act Satur day on President's Re quest To Terminate Strike at GM Plants

LOCALUNIONS TO TAKE VOTE ON SATURDA)   THREE CIO CHIEFS OPPOSE RETURN TO WORK NOW

Total Combat Casualties Reach 972,654. 70,000-80,000 Prisoners F: reed

PREPARE FOR MASS TRIAL   ‘Legal Representatives of Four Big “Powers to Nuernberg

Subasic Attacked by Marshal Tito  Charges Res afunutivn tea Muddle Situatia

TITO DENIES CHARGES OF FORMER OFFICIAL   Says Subasic Eyes Foreign intervention In Vote

‘Two Held for Theft of 35 Tires In Bradford   Stock Valued Between $700 and $800 Taken From Goodrich Store

Two Arrested In Theft of >. Auto Tires   Chief E. Edmonds Reports Solution of Theft at Main Street Store: Employe Held

NEW HITCH COMES IN NEGOTIATIONS ON Gi. M. WALKOUT   Union Says Company Has “Abrogated” Agreements for Admission of Some Workers to Plants.   DRIVE FOR STRIKE FUND TO BE OPENED   Idle Employes Asked to Contribute $1 Weekly—Tieup of “Lengthy Duration” Seen by U. A. W.

New Breach Marks UAW-GM Negotiations  Tixian Chaseac Dien   Union Charges Firm Abrogates Accords Reached in Talks

GM Calls Off All Local Agreements Union Announces   Next Negotiating Session to Be Thursday Says Addes

Auto Workers. Open! Fund For Strike Relie!   Union Asks $] W $1 Week Contribution for Relief Cases

FRESH BREAC HAMPERS GM STRIKE PEACE   LENGTHY STOPPAGE IS FORESEEN BY UAW CHIEF

Auto Workers Open Fund For Strike Relief   Union Asks $1 Week Con. tribution for Relief Casec

FOOD SITUATION IN EUROPE NOW CALLED SERIOUS   United Nations Requirements In Food Needs Higher This Year

REMEMBER THAT MIGHTY SEVENTH CLOSES JULY 5   Urged to Buy M More Series “E” Bonds

PURCHASE OF E BONDS IS NEEDED      Sales Must Continue at the Rate at $43,000 a Week for the Next Twenty-two Days

COUNTY “E” BOND GOAL REACHED AND PASSED      Complete Figures Not Avallabic, but Fayette County Was Weill Above tho Desired Quota

500 Superfortresses Pound Nagoya In New Raid Today  Second Incendiary Strike Is Made In Last 68 Hours

REDS RESUME ATTACK UPON BERLIN FRON   Oder River Line, East of Bomb-Battered Nazi Capital, Blazes In Action,

Kesume Attack Along The Oder River Front 30 Miles Of Berlin  NAZI FIGHTING HAS INCREASED SHARPLY Other Russian Armies Now Within Sight Of Baltic Sea

Fighting Increases Sharply Along Broad Front Stretching From Frankfurt To Swamps Northwest Of Kuestrin   RUSSIANS WITHIN SIGHT OF BALTIC

Reds Oper. Drive Along Oder River   Active Bast of Berlir Again, According to Nazi  Report from Berlin

RED FORCES IN SIGHT OF BALTIC SEA   ‘Nazis Say Zhukov Army Attacking On Oder River Front:

Red Army Resumes  Attaek  ue)   Attempt te Break Nozi Defenses North of Frankfurt Is Frustrated

\NAZIS REPORT ARMIES MOVING NEARER CAPITAL   Broadcast Claims Breakthrough At Frankfurt Fails

[Battle Is Reaching a Climax; 6,500 Troops Captured Yesterday; Berlin Says Berlin-Drive On   Red Offensive Cologne Drive

Report Russians Resume Oder Line Attack On Berlin   Red Cavalry Heads For Last Escape Railway Out of Danzig

Activity Is Reported Along Oder   Enemy Hints Of New Attack After Lull

Russians Resume [Assault Along — Oder Front River   Reds Within Sight of Koeslin, Key City On Escape Road

Reds Resume Berlin Push, Germans Say   Beaten Back in Drive Against Frankfurt Defenses, Claim

REDS RESUME ODER LINE ATTACK AIMED AT BERLIN, DNB REPORTS   BROADCAST INDICATES FULL-SCALE OFFENSIVE NEAR; RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN BALTIC DRIVE

REDS RESUME ATTACK ALONG ODER RIVER ©   Scene Is Little Over: 30, Miles  From: Berlin

Troops Test Nazi Lines Near Berlin   Long Lull Broken By Sharp Fighting Above Frankfurt

Yanks Imprisoned By Japs Tell Of Tortures; Wake Survivors Rescued

RESCUED FLIERS TELL OF BRUTAL JAP TREATMENT   Airmen Liberated In Shanghai Report Japs Beat Them With Bamboo Sticks And Metal Rods, Hung Them Up By Thumbs.

Brutal Japs Beat ‘Yank Fliers Until ‘Almost In Stupor   Prisoners At Shangha:  Tell of Bestiality; Wer¢  Hung By The Neck ~ With Ropes.

Rescued Prisoners Relate Atrocities Inflicted by Japs   Tell of Beatings With Rods, Whips; One Man Hung by Thumbs

Released American Fliers Tell Of Tortures Suffered  In Japanese Prison Camps

Brutal Treatment At Hands Of Japs Told By Released U. S. Prisoners

New Stories of Jap Brutalities Related By Eight American Fliers Held in Chin;

Fliers Relate How Japs Beat Them With Bamboo Sticks and Metal Rods

Jap Brutality Revealed By US. Fliers Released. From Shanghai D !

Tell Of Brutal Nip Treatment  Rescued Airmen Tell Of Beatings By Japs.

Freed Men Tell Of Jap Beatings   Flyers Ill-Treated At Shanghai—All in Good Condition

FLIERS RELATE MISTREATMENT   Brutal Jap Captors Beat Men. Wtih Bambo Sticks And Metal Rods.

‘Jap Brutalities  Captured Fliers Beaten, Hung Up By Their Thumbs   Wainwright Returns  General And His Aides Thrilled By Allied Power

Eight American Fliers Tell — Of Brutal Treatment While Being Held Prisoners By Japs   Beaten With Bambo Sticks And Metal Rods Until They Could Hardly Walk

Manila Japs Are Boxed Tightly  ‘in Intramuros   Start Probe OF Human Foot In Glass Shipment   Reds Reach Oder-Neisse Junction, Near lortress

CRACK ENEMY FORCE HIDES BEHIND WALLS   American Artillery Blasts Breach To Intramuros

ASK DEALERS TO CONSERVE COAL SUPPLY   Consumer Ration Plan Is Urged As Stocks Dwindle Away

SFA Puts New Restrictions On Coal Shipments   Government Calls on Coal Dealers To Ration House-heating Deliveries; Lewis, Operators Conference Call

Parley Called  As Strikes In _ Nation Spread   Fuel Yards in the Eastern Areas Running Low, Official States—Appeal Made to Consumers tg Conserve Cog!

LABOR SECRETARY IN STRIKE HALT BID   Government Asks Eastern Coal Dealers To Ration Deliveries To House-Heating Users

Ask Operators And Lewis To Meet Saturday   New Controls Clamped On Dwindling Coal Stockpiles

COAL DELIVERIES ORDERED RATIONEL   Government Calis Meeting 01 Lewis And Mine Operators  Fer Tomorrov

U. 5. DELEGATES 10 VOTE AS UNIT   STETTINIUS HOPES TO ACHIEVE UNANIMITY

Kesselring’s Army of Italy Reported to Have Risen to 28 Divicione

NOW AT 28 DIVISIONS      Kesselring’s Army Is at Greatest Strength Since Last Spring

More Nazis on italian Front   Now Greatest Since Last Spring—-Source Not Disclosed

Million Dollar Fire Threatens Joliet Industrial District Today; None Hurt

FIRE DAMAGE SET AT MILLION DOLLARS   Five Warehouses Are Destroyed in Blaze at Joliet Early Today.

40 Defendants At Dachau Convicled Of War Atrocities   Notorious Prison Camp Crew Facing Death Penalty

FORTY NAZIS FOUND GUILTY   Will Be Sentened Tomor.  row In Dachau Atroc   ity Case,

MUST MAKE AIR PLANS   Early Action Necessary If Cities Would Be on Airlines !

ACCUSE ICKES OF TAX FRAUD   Filed False Affidavit of Rent, Is Charge

80 Th ou 8 an d  Jews Killed In: ASingle Night   Wimess In War Crimiual’s Trial Tells How Victinis  Fonght ‘Against Death, lig Gas Chanihber

40,000 Jews Die In One Night   Were Executed at Belsen Nazi Camp

Residents of Lodz Ghetto Slain In Single Night, Doctor Testifies

Saudi-Arabia., Most of It, Goes To War on Axis   King Ibn Saud Reserve: Neutrality for Moslem Holy Places of Empire

U.S. Planes Pound China Coast Again   Yank Troops on Luzon Repulse First Enemy Counter-Attack

Atlantic Gales Injure Soldiers On Ship fo U.S.   Cruiser Portland Docks After Bitter Voyage From Le Harve

STORM-DAMAGED ~GRUISER ARRIVES   TROOPS DESCRIBE GALES THAT TOOK TOLL OF 2 DEAD AND 22 INJURED.

Infant Stolen From Hospital At Marion, QO.   Diaper Found In Residence Gives Police Ist Clue In Kidnap Case

Russian Stubborness ai Conferences Reveals Reds Gobbling Up Europe

Military Leaders Expecting Greater Demobilization Speed-up Very Soon

U.S. Demobilization Will Be Speeded Faster, Army Says  Number of Occupation Troops Needed in Japan Is to Be Cut

STILL FASTE DISCHARGES ARE POSSIBLE   Army May Scale Down Force Originally Intended for Occupation of Japan, Senate Military Committee Told.

More Men May Get Out of Army Within Short Time With Fewer Troops in Japan

DISCHARGES T0 BE SPEEDED UP   Three. Out of Four-Men to Be Released by July 1; Criticism Ebbs

Civilians May Have to Wait Longer Than Expected for New Appliances

~NEW OFFENSIY   Nazi Reports Say Rus sians Have Crossed  ‘Oder In Force

Free Forces For Push On Nazi Capital   Gain in Slovak Camnaign; Moscow Silent on Berlin Operational Area  PW DVWAWNINVT Mmbrrow

REDS JOCKEY FOR ROOM T0 STRIKE AGAIN   “Make  Sporadic Attacks Along the Front From _the Mouth of the Oder  _ to the Vicinity of  . BKRrankfaurt.

Russians Improve Positions   Setting Stage For Assault on Oder River Line

Moscow Silent On Long Front Before Berlin   Marshal Zhukov’s First White Russian Army Troops Improve Springboard Positions

Moscow Silent on Front Before Berlin; New Raid on Slovakia Gained

Reds Getting Set For An Offensive   Sporadic Attacks Made to Improve Positions of First Army   ON THE BERLIN FRONT   Other Russians — Gains ~ in Slovakia and East  Prussia

Reds Keep Pressure on Berlin Front   Moscow Silent On Nazi Reports Of Breakthrough

REDS IMPROVE FRONT LINES IN FRANKFURT AREA   Nazis Say Soviets Across Oder in Mass East of Berlin

Russians Clamp Blackout On East ‘ront Operations   Reds Score Gains In Slovakia, Close In On Koenigsberg

REDS SILENT ON CRUCIAL BERLIN FRONT ACTIVITY   Seviets Are Mopping-Up in Other Districts Before Starting Final Assault On Reich Capital.

Coming Soviet Offensive Aimed At be sin Aided By Assaults Ay xo Oder

RUSSIANS GIRD FOR NEW PUSH IN THE EAS]   Germans Say Soviets Already Have Crossed Oder in Great Force

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ACTION ON: BERLIN FRONT SHROUDED TODAY BY OPERATIONAL SILENCE

Set Stage For Smasl On Berlin   While News Blackout Hides Action On Oder  Red Armies Score New Gains North and South

RUSSIANS SILENT ON ODER PUSH   Red Army Siege Ring On Gdynia, Danzig Drawn Tighter 

Soviets Improve Positions on Oder For Berlin Drive   Operaticnal Silence Prevails on Crucial Front as Russians Juqgle Armies

Zhukov’s Army Prepares For New Otfensive   First White Russian Army Improves Springboard Po sition On Oder.   CAPTURE SLOVAK BASE

Lhukov Is Getting Set for Drive at Berlin, Nazis Say  Russ Crouch for New Oder Attack; Other Red Drives

SILENCE ON BERLIN FRONT   Sporadic Attacks From Mouth of Oder to Vicinity of Frankfurt Improve Zhukov's Position  , -. Jeo 4 ~~ penta ~*~ Mea Dn tn eo

Position Of Lhukoy Rated As Improved   Germans Report Reds Over Oder In Big Numbers

Reds Better Springboard Positions  For Attacks   Berlin Front Still Cloaked In Silence

Zhukov’s Forces Ready Positions For Large Scale Push Toward West

Free Forces For Push On Nazi Capital   Gain in Slovak Camnaign; Moscow Silent on Berlin Operational Area

Russians Build up: Offensivi   Gain Made at Fa. Ends of Line, as Troops Massed.

AUSOIANG PLAN NEW OFFENSWE   Attacks From Mouth of Oder to Frankfurt Improve Positions.   SILENT ABOUT BERLIN

Red Jump- Off Positions Along Oder Improved   Blackout Cloaks Berlir Front; New Offensive Is On In Slovakia.

Russ Hasten Baltic Drive   Would Cleanup Region To Free Forces for Drive Against Berlin

RUSSIAN ATTACKS OVER WIDE FRONT IMPROVE POSITIONS  OPERATIONAL SILENCE EREVAN ALINE CRUCIA  DPEDIIN EF :

RUSSIANS GAIN IN SLOVAK DRIV! AS BALTIC PUSH NEARS DANZIG   Baltic Cleanup To Free Forces For  Drive On Berlin

Silence Prevails Along Red Army's Oder River Fron!   Russian Springboard Po. sitions Improved on Crucial Front

NEW OFFENSIVE BEING PLANNED BY WHITE RUSSIANS   Operational Silence Prevailed Along the Crucial Berlin Front.   SPORADIC ATTACKS   Germans Say Soviets Have Thrust Across the Oder in Force.

Reports They Have Crossed Oder River In Force: Score Additional Gains

ZHUKOV POISED FOR HUGE DRIVE ON ODER FRONT   Moscow Remains Silent On Nazi Claims Of Soviet Crossing In Force

ALL - OUT DRIVE ON ODER RIVER LINE SHAPES UP   Germans Report Soviets Have Crossed Oder In Force, But Moscow Keeps  Quiet On Opera tions.

Reds Improve Positions For Oder Offensive   Operational Silence ConHnues to Prevail Along Crucial Front Before Berlin

GERMANS REPORT REDS ARE ACROSS ODER R. IN FORCE   SLOVAK CAMPAIGN REVIVED; VZOLEN NAZI BASE FALLS

Red Commander Sets Stage For Berlin Assault   German Reports Persist Soviet Sends Large  Forces Across Oder,   Other Red Armies Hit Against Koenigsberg

REDS IMPROVE ODER POSITION   Baltic Cleanup Rushed To Free Forces

REDS IMPROVE ASSAULT LINES   Ready Springboard Positions for New Drive  On Oder Line

Russian Army Improves Attack Line   German Reports Say Red Army Has Crossed Oder River

Reds Improve Posifions on Wide Nazi Front   Slovak Campaign Stepped Up for All-Out Offensive

Reds’ Frankfurt Attacks Hint. Massive Drive.   Russians:Across Oder Between Frankfurt And Kuestrin, Report

LEADING AMERICAN ACE KILLED BY JAPS   Major Thomas B. McGuire, With 38 Planes to Credit, Shot Down in Philinpines.

U. S. Ace With 38 Jap Planes to His Credit Killed Over Philippines

War Department  Commends Co. D Given High Praise  - Following Inspection

War Department Commend: is Co. D.  Given High Praise 'F ollowing ‘Inspection

Americans Making Rapid Headway On Mindanao; Yanks Take Zamboanga

LESS THAN 100 CASUALTIES IN MINDANAO FIGH]   Capture of Port City and Three Air Strips Made With Virtually No  Losses.

Bids Being Taken On 262 Plots On Shores Of Texoma   Available For Cabins, Other Private Recreational Facilities, Engineers Say

Bob Schultz On Battleship Often “Sunk” By The Japs   “Pennsylvania” Shoots So Fast She Seems Afire

Two Naugatuck Sailors Help Set Great Records For U.S.S. “Pennsylvania”

SUPERFORTS HIT YAWATA, ENEMY STEEL CENTER   400 B-29’s Strike Blows after Atomic Bomb Erases Hiroshimo’s Heart

Superforts In Furious Attacks   Strike At Jap War Targets In Many Different Cities; Third © Fleet Back Into Action

B-29'S SCORCH IAPAN FOR 3RD STRAIGHT DAY   Multiple Blows Unleashed  Against Key Nippon  Targets

Superforts Attack Third Straight Day   Fukuyama, Yawata and Aircraft Plant Near Takvwan Among Targets

Batter Tokio Arsenal, Rip Chemical City   Halsey’s Fleet, Mean. while, Returns For New Sanach At lanan.

Superfort! = Follows In Waxe of Atom Assault   “Death List” City of Fukuyama Attacked By 100 B-29 Planes

Superforts Strike for Third Straight Day upon Steel City, Aircraft Factory, Chemical Center.   ONE OF CITIES HAD BEEN FOREWARNED

“Pittsburgh Of Japan” And Other Points Of Great Importance Given Shellacking By U.S. For Fourth Time In 24 Hours — Big Steel Centers Among Those Hit   Pittsburgh Of Japan Is Hit   “Generally Excellent Results”

Forts Strike Jap Targets Fresh Blows   Returning for Third Straight Day, Great Arsenal Is Blasted

B-29s Strike at Heart Jap Home Islands 3rd Day   Blows Land on Yawata, Pittsburgh of Japan, Tokyo Arsenal as Well As Aircraft Factory

Heart Of Nippon Gets Hard Blows Third Day In Rew   Yawata, ‘“‘Japan’s Pittsburg” Gets Major Blasts

Fir ‘e Bombs Rain Downon Jap Centers      B-29s Make Four Raids in Single Day on Important Targets; Hit Cities Already Warned of Attack

HALSEY’S FLEET RETURNS AGAIN TO NIP WATERS   B-29s Rain Fire on 4 Main Japanese Targets, Including Yawata

Superforts Strike Again at Jap Empire's Heart   Yawata Industrial  Center Is Given  “ Tarrifie Beating

Pittsburgh Of Japan, Tokyo Arsenal, Plane Factory Heavily Attacked   Halsey’s Fleet Back On Prowl]   Waters Of Important Ene: my Harbors Mined By Giant Raiders

BOMBERS LASH ISLANDS THIRD STRAIGHT DAY   Arsenal, Aircraft, and Chemical Centers  Hit by Raiders

GROWING FLEET SUPER FORTS STRIKE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY AT ARSENALS AND WAR PLANTS

Lash Nip  Centers   Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet Also Back into Action

SUPERFORTS HIT AGAIN AT HEART OF JAP EMPIRE   Once Great Tokyo Arsenal Plastered With Bombs; Yawata and Nakajima Aircraft Factory Among Other Targets,

Jap Heart Hit Again From Air   Superfortresses and Third Fleet Return to Attack

Sunerforts Resume Multiple Assaults on Enemy Homeland   Third Fleet Returns to Site After Riding Gut a Typhoon

Japan's Pittsburgh Dealt Heavy Blow   Halsey’s Mighty Third Fleet Returns To Jap Waters As Growing Fleet Of Superforts Strike At Heart Of Japanese Empire.

Superforts Rip Yawata Steel, Tokyo Arsenal   Also blast aircraft, chemical works as 3rd Fieet Returns to Action

GROWING FLEET OF  SUPERFORTS STRUCK  AT HEART OF JAPAN ADMIRAL HALSEY’S FLEE} REPORTED STEAMING IN  Tr, ATTACH ACAIRNI

B-29S BLAST YAWATA AND TOKYO TODAY   Steel Cityy Believed Destroyed, 15th Scratched Off List   Was 6" Pet Destroved

Supertorts Take Up Task Of Jap Raids   Heart of Nippon Industry Hit By Hich Explosives

B-29 Fleets Roar Over Nip Targets   Superforts Strike  For Third Straight Day with Multiple Blows: Hit Arsenal

B-29s Again Blast Japan   Four Military Areas Attacked in Third Day of Bomb Raids

STEEL CENTER OF YAWATA BOMBED   fiokyo Arsenal, Aircraft Plant Also Wrecked   HALSEY’S SHIPS   Back After Riding Out Ty ohoon: Japan Offers No Real Defense

Superforts Hit 2 Jap Cities; Halsey Poised   Big Steel City of Yawata Among Targets; Otber Planes Strike; 3rd Fleet off Coast.

Hit With Mounting Fury: Start Huge Fires in Centers: See no Enemy Plane:

Halsey's Fleet Has Returned to Enemy s Waters   Yawata, Arsenal of Tokyo, Plane Plant And Fukuyama Hit

Superforts Apply Torch  To Fukuyama   City Among Those Fore_warned of Destruction By Leaflets Dropped July 31   Marks Fourth , Attack of Day   Starled With Escorted Daylight Raid Over Yaw ata, “Piusburgh ;  Of Japan?  

1,000 Tons Of Explosives Sent ‘Crashing Into Great Steel Center Of Yawata; Fukuyama Was 15th City Warned   NO FOE AIRCRAFT MET BY SUPERFORTS

Superforts Hit 2 Jap —   Big Steel Citv af Yawata Among Vargets; Other Planes Strike; ard leet off Coast.

Heart Of Japan; Fleet On Prow   Nips Told Of Halsey As Force Sails Near Islands; Wake Hi  Again

Superforts, Carriez Planes Hit Japan   Admiral Halsey Warns Third Fleet, Hampered by Typhoon, Again Set To Deliver Blows Against Enemy

Japs Warne Halsey Fleet Set to Strike.   Typhoon Delaying Third Fleet Blow Agantist Homeland  mIIpiecTib:

Aftack on Fukuyama Brought to 61 Number Of Japanese Cities Hit By 20th Air Force

MultipleAirBlows Rain on Yawata   Aircraft Factory and Chemical Center Hit by Yank “+ Bombs :   WITH MOUNTING FURY   Square Mile of Industrial Area Damaged by Superforts

Admiral Halsey’s 3rd Fleet Returns to Japanese Waters.   PLANE PLANT IS BOMBED

Heart of Japar Hit for Third Straight Day   Superforts Make Multiple Blows on Yawata, Known as “Pittsburgh of Japan”

Superiorts Hurl Multiple Blows At Japan's Heart  Bio Steal Conter,   Big Steel Center, ‘Arsenal and =~ Aireraft Plant Hit

Halsey's Third Fleet Returns To Jap Waters   Rides Out Typhoon, Only Successful Defense Against Savage Bombardment

ULTIPLE BLOWS STRUCK BY ORTS AS HALSEY'S FLEET ETURNS TO JAPANESE AREA   ight of 225 Fighter Escorted B-29s Assault Yawata With 1,500 Tons of Demolition Bombs Starting Huge Fires   ITHORITIES UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CASUALTIES

Superfort: “Armada: Strikes Again At Japan As. Third Fleet Returns To Attack

Baleey’s Third Fleet Reterns to Jap Waters fer New Attacks im Reg-

Japan Lashed Anew By Heavy Superfort Blow  3rd Fleet Rides Out Typhoon To Return  i  VAs 2... F&F.

3rd Fleet Returns to  Nip Waters   B29s Strike Multiple Blows at Tokyo Area; Navy Rides Out Storm

HIT IMPORTANT JAP CITIES IN ATTACKS TODA’   Halsey's Ships Return to Bombard Islands; Start Huge Fires Obver Wide Areas

60 Pet. of Hiroshima’s Built-Up Area Vanishes Under Atom Holocaust   Superforts Follow Up 1,000 Ton Raid On Yawata With Attack On Tokyo Munition Plants

Strike For 3rd Straight Day At Enemy   Multiple Blows Land On Yawata, Tokyo Arsenal. Aircraft Factory.   3RD FLEET RETURNS

Factory Just Outside Tokyo Among Targets   Strike Blow As Fleet Returns For New Attacks

CONFIRMATION WITHHELD BY 3 BIG POWERS   Greatest War in History Reported At End After Reich's Unconditional Surrender.   ‘Re ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NAZI LEADERS SIGN TERMS OF ALLIES AND ASK FOR MERCY AT END GREATEST WAR IN HISTORY

Formal Big Three Announcement Of V-E Day Set For 7 a. m. Tuesday

Used As Scene For Formal End Of Warfare After Five Years And Eight Months Of Bloodshed And Destruction; General Gustav Jodl Acts For Enemy

—LUESDAY Is DAY—  Latest Says V-E Day Is Due Toesday   Official’ Announcement To Come From Big Three Capitals

2,076 Days of European Agony at Last Ended; Only Sour Note in Praque Melee

Marines, Held Captive 38 Days by (Chinese Reds, Are Finally Reloaced

Japan’s Feudal System Crushed   MacArthur to Free Enslaved Nip Farmers

VICTIMS ARE WANGLED; DE WN LWE STERN   Eleven Cars Telescoped Wher Express Crashes Into Passenger Train.

Express Plows Through Cars At Salt Lake   Worst Disaster Of 1944 Occurs As Year Ends

More Bodies Are Sought In Wreckage   Mail-Express Section Of Pacific Limited Plows Into Cars

Polish Jewess Testifies At Belsen Trial   Responsibility For Executions Placed

Old Settler Picnic At Fair Wednesday   Mrs. Matie Bailey, Pres., Outlines Program Events For Annual Meet

Hyer and WAC  Jump From Plane   Chutes Save Two  On Way to Hobbs

State Wage, Hour Bill Is Offered   MeasureExpectedToTouch Off Bitter Fight In Ala bama Legislature

Members Of Doolittle's Party Rescuec   Mukden Plans To Interne Yanks Troops

Parachute Team Liberates Four Doolittle Fliers   Arrival of Wainwright in Chungking Is Delayed by Japs

‘4 Lost Airmen “()f First Tokyo Raid Are Found   American Rescue Team Discovers Men At Peiping

Prisoners Rescued By Paratroops   Four Members Of Group Which Conducted First Raid On Tokyo Are Found Safe In China

dokyo Raiders Rescued Four Heroic Fliers Liberated By American Parachute Team

Doolittle's Men Are Liberated By Parachutists   Captives Since 1942 Are Released from Peiping Prison Camp

Four Doolittle Raiders Found   Group Rescued From Jap Prison Camp

 OF FIRST TOKYO BOMBERS RESCUED FROM JAP PRISON IN CHINA BY YANK CHUTISTS   Huge Bazookas And Fantastic Plane Developed By Germans Never Usexc

Tokyo Fliers Freed   Four ef Doolittie’s Original Bombers of Tokyo Found In Jap Prison At Peiping

4 Doolittle Jap Raiders Are Rescued   American Paratroops Free Yank Flyers From Peiping Prison

Four Doolittle Fliers Released   Eight Taken By Japs In 1942 Attack on  Japan’s Home Islands

FREE 4 FLIERS OF FIRST RAID ON NIP CAPITAL   Liberated From Peiping Prison Camp; One Suffers Beri Beri

4 of Doolittle's Tokyo Party Released Near Peiping, China, Today

Four Fliers Who Hit Tokyo First Safe In War Camp   Rescued By Team Of  Parachutists

A Doolittle Fliers Found Safe in China   Survivors of Eight Who Landed in Jopan Rescued at Peiping

FOUR MEN UN EPIL Maul LEAVE PRISON   Paratroopers Free Heroes Who Helped Blasi Tokyo First.

4 Members Of Famous Group  Found in China   ‘Humanitarian’ Team Parachutes Near Peiping to Free Airmen  wu’ Wet ars’ eer avageigiwe 4

Four Members of Doolittle Famous Mission Freed   Released From Prison Camp; Names Not Reveal. ed Until Families Notified

Four Doolittle. Flyers Rescued   .First Bombers Of Tokyo Liberated:

Yankee Airmen Rescued From  Peiping Prison   Nip Propagandists, Intending to Intimidate Americans, Said Some Had Been Exccuted   One of Quartet Is Til of Beri Beri   Getting ‘Supportive’ Medi -eal Aid; All Quartered In Hotel Under Best Of Care

Four Prisoners Are Released  Members of General Doo  Members of General Doolittle’s First Mission Over Tokyo Found At Peiping

Four Of Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders Released From Prison Camp In China

Doolittle’s  Flyers Free   Parachutists: Release Pour Out-Of Camp

Humanitarians To Need Red Permit   Names Of Ist Tokyo Raiders Not Released

Temperatures   Humanitarian Team  Parachutes to Aid of Prisoners

Four Members Of First Mission To Tokyo Freed From Jap Prison Camp

avuUnRYyU ERE Ee ALAN OLEL AS Four Heroic Fliers Liberated  By American Parachute Team

Sky Troops Find, Captives At Peiping   4. of Bight Captured Doo. dittle -Airmén © Found . Safe, Now.‘ Quartered : at Hotel in Peiping; one « Suffering: From ‘Beri“beri. .

Airmen Liberated by Daring American Parachutists Who Drop From Skies on Japanese-Held Peiping—One in Serious Condition From Beriberi — Wainwright’s Arrival in Chungking Apparently Being Delayed by Japs.

Four Doolittle  Raiders Saved Survivors Of Tokyo Mission Released

Four Members Of Doolittle  Group are Free   Rescued by Team Which Parachuted On Peiping Field

‘First’ Tokyo Raiders Safe   4 Famous Doolitile Men Now in Peiping

FOUR MEMBERS OF DOOLITTLE TOKYO ATTACKERS FOUND  MEN WERE RELEASED FROM PRISONER OF WA

Four Doolittle Fliers Released  From War Camp   American Personnel Landing at Mukden Will Be  Interned by Russians.   Medical Plane Lands Before Peace Signed

Report One In Serious Condition   Liberated by Parachute Team From Camp  At Peiping

“sas Strikers 3ack on Jobs   Union, United. Fuel Reach Settlement

ASK RAISE IN ~ RENT CEILINGS   Real Estate Executive  Jakes Petition To  Congress

WOMAN ’S DEATH POLICE MYSTERY   Denver Mother's Charred Bedy Found in Home

Cold Winds, Hail Hit Texas Towns   Dallas Temperatures Early Wednesday Recorded a Low of 48

Axis Heads Face Possible Exile   London Paper Says Foreign Office Soft

644 VETERANS OF 37TH ARRIVE AT ATTERBURY   Group Will Be Discharged From Service; Due Home Soon

OHIO 37TH'S SPECIAL REACHES ATTERBURY   644 Pacific Veterans Awail Discharge From Army

BUGKS-MONTE, VETS VISIT THE LOCAL POST   Praise V. F. W. for the Work It Has,Been Doing Here   BOOST AID FOR VETS

BALTIMORE CANNOT SPARE MORE NURSES   Shortage In City Is Already Acute. Official Declares; Draft 1s Opposed

Effects Of Coal Strike Begin To Be Felt In West Virginia As More Mines Are Closed Up

FREE PRESS IS PLEDGED BY SHIDEHARA   Jap Prime Minister Says Government Has Accepted the Principle in Subscribing to Potsdam Declaration.

Shidehara Subscribes To Freedom of Press   leads to Wholesome Demoracy and World  Pence. Jan Pramier fave

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‘ANTISTRIKE’ ACT IS STUDIED   NLRB Appeals For Repeal Of Smith-Connally Law As Strikes Grow

Blast 791 Enemy Craft In 14 Days   Top Blown Off One Of Japs’ Two Remaining Seaworthy Battleships; 596 Planes Destroyed Or Damaged

United States Fleet Scores  In Bold Strike   Mighty Sex Power Thrusts Inside Mouth of Tokyo's Outer Bay Today to Smash Vessels      Jap Opposition   Potally Lacking   Fleer Operating ba Widely Separated Units After Blowing Top OL Nip Battleship

791 SHIPS, 596 PLANES KNOCKED OUT IN 14 DAYS   Top Blown Off One Of Japans Two Remaining Seaworthy Battleships; Still No Opposition From laps.

Enemy Offers No Opposition To Yank Blows   Another Jap Battleship Crippled; 790 Other Vessels Knocked Out

U.S. Fleet Wrecks Jap Convoy in Outer Tokyo Bay  Carrier Planes Blow - Top Off One of Last Jap Battleships

Daring Raiders Wreck Convoy Of Four Vessels   Allied Carrier Planes Sink or Damage 21 Ships; Enemy Losses in 14: Days Avcresate 791 Seacraft, 596 Airplanes

Jap Battleship Badly Damaged; Allied Attackers Still Meet Very Little Opposition.   YANK VETERANS FROM EUROPE NOW ARRIVING

U.S.FLEET BAGS SHIP CONVOY IN OUTER TOKYO BAY   TOPS BLOWN FROM 2 JAP BATTLESHIPS IN RAID WEDNESDAY

Four-Ship Convoy Wrecked; Jap Battleship Hit   Americans Have Sunk Or Damaged 791 Ships And Destroyed 596 Airplanes

Four-Ship Convoy Wrecked by Ships of Nimitz’ Fleet   791 Nip Vessels, 596 Planes Destroyed or Wrecked in 14 Days

CARRIER PLANES BLOW TOP OFF ‘ONE OF JAPAN'S LAST TWO BIG SEAWORTHY BATTLE WAGONS.

Allied Warships Sail Into Outer  Tokyo Bay Without Meeting Opposition

Big Battleship Nagato Damages In Great Foray  Last Two Weeks Takes Heavy Toll OF Enemy Vessels

Planes Blast Many Vessels   Knock Top Off One of Japan’s Remaining Seaworthy Battleships; New Fleet Blows Awaited

Guns Of Pacific Fleet Wreck Four-Ship Convoy At Mouth Of Tokyo Bay

Truman Wins Some  Important Agreements   Help In Pacific May Be Imminent   FleetSinks Or Damages21 More Jap Ships In Daring Assaults

BLOW TOP OFF BATTLESHIP IN ATTACK   Fleet On Prowl Unopposed : For Last 14 Days   24 NIP SHIPS   Sunk, Damaged By Planes: B-29’s Raid Synthetic Oil Plant On Honshu

Navy Thrusts Boldly Inside Mouth of Tokyo’s Outer Bav.   DOOLITTLE IS IN PACIFIC

U. §. Warships In Bold Move Against Enemy  791 Ships And 596   791 Ships And 596  Planes Destroyed Or Wrecked In 14-Day Onslaught By Yanks

21 Enemy Ships Sunk Or Damaged   Pacific Fleet Thrusts, Inside Mouth of Tokyo’s Outer Bay; Iniure Battleship

TEMPERATURES:   Halsey’s 14-Day Cruise Cost Nips 490 Airplanes   Convoy Attacked In Outer Tokyo Bay By Yankee Warships

Pacific Fleet Gets Inside Bay Of Tokyo   Carrier Planes Blow Top Off Nip Battleship

AMERICA’S MIGHTY PACIFIC FLEET {9 ROAMING ENEMY ARE/  ONE UNIT KNIFED iNTO TOKYO BAY AND SANK NUMBER OF SHIPS

14-Day Smashes Bag 791 Vessels, 596 Airplanes   U.S. Task Forces Make Double Strikes at Jap Homeland, on Bonins; 100 B-29s Add to Destruction With Raid on Ube

Twenty-One Jap Vessels Sunk Or Hit During Raid   Top Is Blown Off One Of Last Two Seaworthy Ships

Thrusts Boldly To Near Japan   Admiral Nimitz’s Carrier Planes Damage One of Japan’s Last Two Battleships; 21 Enemy Vessels Are Sent to the Bottom

U.S. NAVY HITS 4 SHIP CONVOY IN OUTER BAY   Carrier Planes Blow Top Off One of Japs’ Last 2 Battleshins

‘American Warships In Tokyo Bay Area   Uncle Sam’s Big Fleet Goes Inside » Main Jap Harbor

US. Fleet Raids Tokyo Harbor   4.Ship Enemy Convoy Smashed, Great Battleship Hit; Carrier Pilots Bag 21, More Vessels for Total Score of 791

-A Bold Thrust to ‘Wreck. Jap Ships   America s . Pacific Fleet Moves Inside Mouth of Outer Bay   21 VESSELS DAMAGED   Carrier Planes Hit One of Enemy's Last ‘Two _ Battleships

WARSHIP AND PLANES SHELL 791 VESSELS   Superforts Add to Flying Debris With 450-Ton Strike on Oil Refinery

Carrier Planes Hit One Of Two Last Jap Warships  ; Foe Loses 791 Craft, 1 596 Planes In Attack

Fleet Lurks About Japan.   ‘Battleship: Is Blasted By Carrier Bombers’

BLAST 4-SHIP CONVOY IN — OUTER AREA   Carrier Planes Over Same Waters Wednesday Blew Top Off a Nip Battlewagon, Crack 21 Other Vessels.

791 Destroyed In 14-Day Attack By US Airplanes   Nip Convoy Is Sunk In Outer Bay Of Tokyo; 596 Planes Ruined

Fleet Wrecks 4.. “Ship Convoy In Tokvo Bay   New Fleet) Attacks Expected, Tokvo Radio is Warning

MacArthur Tells Hirohito to Get Busy on Surrender   Japanese Envoy To Leave Sunday, Tokyo Radio Says

MACARTHUR CRACKS DOWN ON HIRCHITO   Flatly Tells Mikado To Obey Without Delay

Presses Hirohito   As 10 Nip Planes Fire On U.S. Craft   See Surrender Parley Next Week; Emperor Tells Men War Ended; Asks Russia Be Informed Also

NIPPONESE BLUNTLY ORDERED TO COMPLY WITH INSTRUCTIONS  GEN. MACARTHUR REPLIES TO SERIES DELAY-

Emperor Hirohito Issues an Imperial Rescript to Cease Fire to Commander:

Hirohito Told to Comply Now With U.S. Directives: ‘American Planes Attacked

“Will Be No More Delay”   Halts Japan’s Stalling Abruptly After Four B-32’s Are Attacked Over Tokvo: None Lost

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B-29's Stage Greatest Raid On Tokyo; Gen. Lemay See: Plant Destruction Nearing

Tokyo Fired By Greatest B-29 Raid   Japs Complain Three Of Emperor's Palaces Set Blazing, Say Emperor Safe

PALAGE GROUNDS BUILDINGS HAT   Premier Assures People mperial Majesties Safe   TOKYO POUNDED   Big Superfort Raid Leaves Great Fires Raging in Five-mile Area

Near East Situation ls Critical   Syrian Partisans And French Troops Fight in Streets

Krench tanks Sent to Reinforce Garrison In Syrian Town MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED IN CLASH  French Shell Falls On Government House And Street

AMERICAN FORCES UNDER GEN, PATTON BLASTING FORWARD  ALLIED AIRMEN CONTINUE BATTLE FOR GERMANY FROM SKIES THURSDAY

Communications In Germany Get Merciless Blows   Russian Troops Batter Into  Guben, Nazi Strongpoint  If] Ne ISsé€,   Battle For Berlin Is Moving Toward City

Nazi Key y Defense City Under Threat   Take 33 Towns in Wide-Open Drive; Patch 2 Miles From Saarbruecken

Thousands of Allied Planes Shatter Reiet   Mightiest and Most SpectacuJar Air Attack of War Staged as New Gains Are Registered by Ground Forces

U.S. Are Using Land, Sea and  Air Forces   Two Small American Ships Are Lost to Jap Suicide Flyers

SPLIT JAPANESE GARRISON UNDER INTENSE FIRE   Plane, Warship And Artillery Bombardment Blast: ing Escarpment   67 ENEMY RAIDERS REPORTED DESTROYED.

67 Nipponese Planes Downed As Enemy Air Attacks Renewec Aaainst American Forces

ONE ENEMY FORCE [5 PRESSED INTO A3-MILE POCKET   Planes, Warships and Artiltery Lay Down Heavy Fire Against Second Holdout Group.   NIP AIRMEN ATTACK, 67 CRAFT SHOT DOWN   First Marine Division Smashes to West Coast of Island ~—Sixth Meets Stiff  Resistanee, -

ENEMY PINCHED INTO TWO LITTLE POCKETS   East Coast Of Island Is All But Cleared For Final Fight

Foe Renews Air Attacks On Okinawa   67 Raiders Downed In Two-Day Period: Two U.S. Ships Hit

67 NIP CRAFT DESTROYED IN AIR ASSAULTS   Two Small U. S. Ships Damaged, Admiral Nimitz Reports

American Forces Lay Plans for Major Push   NIMITZ ANNOUNCES GROUND ADVANCES   Sixty-seven Enemy Planes Shot Down in Two Days

Strike of 14,000 Chrysler Workers Endangers War Work of 101,000 More

IRIE ote. cecnletaememmatc staal CHRYSLER WORKERS CONTINUE STRIKE

mn Idle, Stop Pa! Jutput  c Feb. 26-(AP)-An 3000 employes of  the  ee eee

STRIKE CONTINUES AT CHRYSLER PLAN]   Continuance of Walkout ‘Will Endanger War Work’ Schedules.

KCS Officials and Bankers Coming In Regard to Big Expansion Program

Says Present Jap Rulers Intlude: Enemies of Allies  Nips Protest Ban for Foreign Diplomats

Present Cabinet Said To Contain Allied Enemies"   “OOD RIOTS MAY CLIMAX CRISIS Jap People Ignoring Job of Rebuilding Nation Is Charge

Jap Ruling Class Weak, High Allied Official Declare:   Government Contains Enemies to Allied Cause, Reporter Is Told   FOOD RIOTS LIKELY TO COMMENCE SOON   First Major Crisis May See Collapse of Governmental Structure

YOSHIDA HAS VISIT WITH MAC ARTHUR   ‘Food. Riots i in Japan Predicted For This Winter

Government Of Japan ° Tottering”   Allied Official Fears Winter Will Bring Disaster

Present Jap Government Expected To Fail Tests   Undermined by Enemies of Allies, Says High Allied Official; Food Riots in Offing

‘Enemies’ In Japanese Government   High Allied Official Says ‘They Will Not Get By With Anything’

Spokesman Says It Contains Enemies Of Allies, Will Not Survive Crisis   Winter Food Riots Also Are Visioned   Nippon Asks Modification Of Order On Recall Of Diplomats Abroad

FALL OF KiP CABINET IS PREDICTED   Says Government Contains Enemies Of the Allies

First Crisis _ May Be Fatal To Jap Ruler   Expected Rioting Over Food Likely  TT, Topple Premier

JAP REGIME TO TOPPLE IN FIRST CRISIS   High Allied Official Declares Tokyo Government Contains “Enemies.”

FOOD RIOTS ARE FORECAST IN JAPAN ERELONE   Modification of MacArthur's Directive on Diplomats De manded

Food Riots May Topple  Jap Cabinet   Allied Official Charges ‘Enemies In Government

Mrs. Mansfeldt Trial on Today  Defense Claims §. F, Matron in Drug Fog

Bomber Fuselages Could Aid Housing   Have Windows, Are Weatherproof, Are Wired For Lighting and Heating

Chairman Krug Moves To Curb Production Lags  _ New Steps Aimed At Military And  iwsliam Artivity

Longer Contracts For War Material   WPB Asks Army and Navy To Figure on Hostilities Running Through 1946 and To Avoid Acute Labor Areas In Placing Work

Seeking Cure fo Production Lags  Ask War Contracts Be Let Year Ahead

ORDER COMBATS PRODUCTION LAG   Army, Navy Asked To Make Contracts For Full Year

W. P. B. ASKS ARMED FORCES TO MAKE CONTRACTS NOW FOR ALL OF 1945

More Jap Ships Sunk by Halsey   Fleet Threatens Enemy-Held Bases

45 JAP VESSELS SUNK AND 55 HIT   Enemy’s Sources Indicate Halsey’s Fleet Still Threatens: Bases

CONGILIATORS MEET WITH ELECTRIC UNION   Move To Avert Walkout Of 250,000 CIO Workers

DRASTIC MOVES TAKEN 10 COPE WITH AIR RAIDS   Suicide Bases Bombed; Chinese Extend Grasp On Indo-China Corridor

Japs Getting Invasion Jitters   Ask Rule By Decree In Effort to Meet Steadily Increasing Allied Offensive Blows

Tokyo On Verge andoning Its Parliament   Government Changes Are Recommended As Aijr_Strafing Gains In Tempo

TEMPERATURES:   Allied Drives  In Pacific, Asia  r t ‘Gaining Power   Okinawa Foe Beaten; Isolate 20,000 Japs In Southern Sectors

Aussies Make Moderate Gains   American Column Goes Throuah Davac

Slow Going On Tarakan      Japs Make No Special Effort to Hold On to  Oil Fields, However; Yanks Capture Davao

BURROWING JAPS HOLDING AUSSIES TO SMALL GAINS   Fighting Hits Snag In Borneo Oil Center: American Troops Slash Through Davao City.

Borneo Japs  Check Aussies   Survive Great Artillery Barrage to Hold  Down Invasion Gains

Avatralians, Under Cover of U. S. Fleet Guns and Planes, Seize Barracks in Tarakan City—Grab Fourth on the Oil Wella

SLASH THRU DAVAO   Yanks Gain on Mindanao: Small Aussi Gains on Tarakan

Battle-Wise Australians Held To Moderate Gains At Tarakan, Borneo Oil Center   American Column Slashes Through Davao City On Mindanao Without Ficht

SOVIET UNION. -- TAKES PLANTS   GERMAN INDUSTRIAL, PLANTS BEING SHIPPED TO RUBBIA AS REPARATIONS -_ .

Founder of Japanese Suicide Corps Kills Himself To Show His Remorse

Army Officers Upset at Prince's Death   System of Arrests in Japan May Be Changed

Jap Criminals. May Be Jailed On First Order   Konoye Suicide ay Bring Change In Plans

Jap Suicide May Alter U.S. Plan   Immediate Arrests of Criminals Considered

REVISED MANPOWER MEASURE APPROVED   Senate Committee Shifts Penalties to Employers of Labor

REVAMPS BILL   Senate Group Shifts Fine. and-Jail Penalties To Employers

Work, Jail Bil Penalties Hit Emplovers   Committee Sends Measure to Floor Despite Rift

Solons Approve Revamped Manpower Bill  Move Is Started to Substitute _ the House Measure

Senate Group Shifts Manpowe Bill Penalties   Favor Punishment For Employers, Also ‘Hit at Farm Hands

Manpower Bill Fine Shifted To Employers   Committee Reports Out Bill: Move Is Started Almost Immediately to Substitute House Eill

Jap Double Talk  Nippon Ready to Unleash One Last Blow; Allies Are Winning ‘Gradual’ Victory

Nimil? Given Greal Welcome By New Yorkers  Four Million People Tum Out to Great Fleet Admiral

NEW YORK CITY CHEERS NIMITZ   Four Million Turn Out To Welcome Hero Of Pacific Fleet

Hopkins Presents Report to Truman On Moscow Trip   President To Discus Russo - American Relations at Conference

Quarantine ls Enforced In Billings   Another Case of Infantile Paralysis Has Been Reported

TEMPERATURES:   Germany Severed, Beaten; Speedy End  Of War Predicted

Four More GI’s  Draw Sentences   Black Marketeers © Start Long Terms.

U-BOATS CLAIM 3U. 8, VESSELS   Raids In Closing Weeks Of War Add 62 Victims To Death Toll

Pilotless Planes, Atomic Secrets To Be Combined For..   Nalional Defense

Atlantic Routes Of Planes From Europe Guarded   Allies Bridge Ocean _ With Great Air And Sea Rescue Systems.

Redeployment Rescue System Wins Praise  Only 2 Planes From Europe

De Seversky Says Atomic Bomb Is Nothing “To Get Hysterical” About

Noted Plane Designer Sticks Neck Out: Says Atomic Bomb Could Kill No More People Than 10-Tonner If Dropped on U. S. Cities

Atomic bomb no more destructive than 10-ton variety in American city. de Severskv savs

T0 BUILD A NEW JAPAN   MacArthur Announces That Framework for a Demilitarized Nation Is Finished—No More AIlied Directives Planned.

New Japan Plan Said Completed By MacArthu   Nippon To Tax Emperor; Trial Of Tojo, Cabinet To Be Held In February

MacArthur's Framework For New Japan Is Finished; Tojo Trial Set For February   Reconstituted Country Planning To Tax Emperor Just As Any Ordinary Tax Paver

Framework Is Finished For Japan   Reconstituted Country Will Soon Tax Its Emperor; Trials in February   Directives End   Covernment Will Gel No More Directives From MacArthur

OUTLINE FOR NEW JAPAN FINISHED, M’ARTHUR STATES   MIKADO TO RECEIVE TAX BILL JUST LIKE ‘ORDINARY PEOPLE’

MacArthur Finishes Framework For New Japan Less Than Four Months After Occupying Country;

Framework Completed For Demilitarized Nippon, Gen. MacArthur Reveals

Reconstituted Japan, Planning to Tax Emperor As Others.   TROOPS WORKED FAST

FRAMEWORK IN JAPAN FINISHED   MacArthur Says Plans For - New, Demilitarized Japan Are Complete.

Toothless _ New Japan Is Outlined   MacArthur Says Education, Guidance ’ Maior®* Needs

Framework for  New, Demilitarized  Japan Is Finished   MacArthur Announces Successful Beginning; Reorganization Took  Less than Four Months

‘Framework New Japan Finished, MacArthur Says   Country Now On March ' Toward New Era; Education and Guidance 2mphasized.

Country Plans Regular Taxes For Emperor   Tojo, Pearl Harbor Cabinet to Go on Trial In February—Lack  Of Leaders Reported

MacArthur Plan For New Japan Now Completed   Proposal Calls For Taxing Emperor as Any Ordinary Jap

New Javan Plan Drafted By MacArthur   Emperor to Be Taxed; Tojo-Cabinet Trial Set for February

FINISH PLANS FOR NEW JAPAN   Will Tax Emperor Same as Nip Citizens

lwweArthur’s Framewor! For New Japan Finished Emperor Will Be Taxec

Cavalry Sweeps 57 Miles in 24 Hours   Little Fighting Expected in Manila, Jap Forces Cut Off

Yank Units Are Placed 2 Miles From Capital   American Radio Corre. spondent Says Japanese iu Vicinity of City Fail  to Challenge Yanks      American Gaus  Heard Within Cit   Air Observers Report No Sign of Enemy Defenses Within Capital Itself

Radar Plant Under Temple   Site Of 1936 Olympic Games Disclosed To Be Where Secret Plant Found.

GERMAN RADAR PLANT FOUND   Nozis Built Unit Under Sports Stadium Where Olympics Were Held

Nazis Set Up Huge Cellar Radar Plant   Use Space Under Berlin Temple of Sportsmanship, Where ‘36 Olympics Held

U.S. RECOGNIZES  DUTCH SOVEREIGNTY HOPES FOK A PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT IN FAR EAST

‘Red Troops Take Stargard, Stettin's Outer Defense City, Tighten Trap on Nazis

Reds Tighten Hold on Trapped Nazis   Outer Defenses of Stettin Are Penetrated

Hammer thru 150 localities  in Pomerania Artillery lashes Stettin suburbs

RUSSIAN THRUST IMPERILS STEVTIN; SUBURBS SHELLED   Outer Defense City of Stargard Falls as Germans Are Forced Back on 45-Mile Line.   BALTIC STRONGHOLD  OF KOLBERG STORMED   Soviets Capture Bastion on Road to Danzig and Tighten Hold on 200,000 Trapped Nazis.

Tighten Rules on Gas Ration  Farmers and "B" and "CC" Cards Checked

‘ench: Meddling: Seen:as Step oward Friction      Price Reports of . French Attitude in Germany

Price Criticizes French Attitude   Charges Obstruction of Allied Policy in Reich

Nazi Last Ditch Fight From Salt Mines Probable   Evidence Points to  Withdrawal to Caverns In Austria and Bavaria By Toughest Elements

FINAL GERMAN STAND IN MOUNTAINS SEEN   Salt Mine Region of Austria Believed to Play Role in Nazis’ Plang far Richt.

NAZIS MAY LOSE TROOPS SENT TO FREE BUDAPEST   Relief Army Imperiled By Flanking Force

GERMAN RELIEF ARMY STALLED   Resistance Inside Budapest . Collapsing Rapidiy

Reds Employ Flame Guns   Relief Force Halted . In Rudavest Drive

Nazis Will Smash “Satanic” Plan,  DNB Promises —   New Crimes Against  -Humanity: Said Drafted In Big Three Parley

Nazis Assail Peace Terms   DNB Promises Germany Will “Smash This Satanic Plan” Of Big Three

Goebbels Is Excited by Allied Plans   Program of Hate Is Alleged After Crimean Confer ence Statement

M’ARTHUR WILL LEAD YANKS’ AIR UNITS THURSDAY   We ae ee Eichelberger Also to Land Part of 8th Assigned to Yokohama

Typhoons May Further Delay Jap Occupation   Allied Naval Force Ready to Move In For Landings  wBwrrgrwemyTxgr

TYPHOON MAY AGAIN CAUSE. ~ FLIGHT DELA)   MacANTHUR PLANS TO FLY TO OKINAWA’: TONIGHT—FLEET UNITS NUMBER 112

Storm May Cause Further Delay In Landing On Japan   Possibility That Typhoon Between Okinawa And Japan May Slow Up Prooram   ARMADA AWAITS IN SAGAMI BAY

WINDSOR TIED UP AS 20,000 GO ON STRIKE   PICKET BLOCKADES TIE UP TRAFFIC ALONG RIVER

20,000 QUIT JOBS IN WINDSOR, ONT   GENERAL STRIKE HALTS NEARLY ALL INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN CITY.

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General Walkout Freezes Industry In Canadiz v City   261,000 Out in U.S As Labor-Business Conference Opens

20,000 Ford Workers in Canada Quit   Pickets Blockade Plant, Part of City’s Transportation

CHURCH IS WEAKENING BISHOP POWELL SAYS   Christians Must Face Charges, Marvlander Informs House Of Bishops

Destroyer Lavallette Hits Mine; 21 Killed   Ship Now. at San Francisco’ for Permanent Repairs

Quits Following Dispute With  the Communists   National Assembly Calls Meeting for Monday; Effort to Reach Compromise Will Be Made Meanwhile

DeGaulle Quits as President As Communist Demands Hurl New Government Into Turmoil

Yoshida Asks For Leniency in Recalls   Nip Foreign Minister Urges Modification Of MacArthur Demand

Diplomatic Order Irks  Japanese   Foreign Minister Youshida Calls at the General’s  Headquarters

Japanese Ask Modification Of Demands   Proceed With Plans For Dissolution Of Powerful Family Industries.

JAPS FEARING CHINESE RIOTS   Army Takes Steps To Keep Discipline

PLAN AID FOR HARRY BRIDGES   Communists Want to  Intervene in Case By LYLE C. WILSON

U.S, REDS ASK TO AID BRIDGES   Right Te intérvene In Case ls Requested By Group

Rousing Welcome Given Eisenhower By His Home Town   General Describes It as the Greatest Moment in His Whole Life

Lisenhower Denies He Has _ Any Political Ambition:   Declares Emphatically He Will Return to Civilian Life When He Is no Longer Needed-——Plans to Rest Before Returning to Europe .

“IKE” DECLARES THAT HELL NOT ENTER POLITICS   ‘Says Emphaticalty That When He Takes Off Uniform It   ‘Will Be to Return to  Civilian Life.   ROUSING WELCOME IS GIVEN BY HOME TOWN   Will Spend Week-end With Family at Abilene, Then Return to Washington and Then to Europe.

NO POLITICAL JOBS WANTED BY WAR HERG   EISENHOWER SAYS HE ASPIRES TO BE CIVILIAN

More Powerfut Japanese Quit Key Positions   Baron Iwasaki And Brother Last Of Great Financial Heads Resign

Plant Heads: Are Ousted    Iwasaki Family Out Of Holding Company

TWO IWASAKIS QUIT KEY POSTS   Powerful Leaders In Mitsubishi Holding Company In Tokyo Resign Under A\llied Plan To Wipe Out  FT ng th, a bee

Work On Super Forts Cut Off By New Walkouts   Strike At Largest Of Plane Engine Plant: Spreads Rapidly.

STRIKES SLOW WORK ON B-29S   Over 30,000 Away From Jobs Today; Spreading Dodge Strike Affects More Than 10,000,

Strikes Spread: 68,000 Now Idle  Work of Superfort Engines Curtailed

Capitol Hill Roundup:   BUSJR SR SESR BVAAMSSENASSE DY  Numerous Fights Taking Shape Fast In Congress

Senate, House At Odds Over  Tax Reduction   Debates Over Atomic Energy, Universal Training Coming   ATOMIC ROW LOOMS   President Hopes For Quick Passage Of Control Bill

Senate Finance Committee Urges Deeper Tax Cuts Than Already Voted by the House   Favors Retention of Luxury Taxes, Gives Special Benefits to Returning Veterans and Otherwise Makes Changes in House Bill

BATTLE ON TAX SLASH LOOMING   Truman Will Ask Military Training For Youths Next Tuesday

Tax Fight Is Ahead  For Houses   House’ and Senate, Will Battle Over Varied Forms of Bill; Senate   Cuts 514 Billions -.   Atom Fizht Looms   Alomic. Energy bul Will Bring Squalible ‘Also

Fight Develeps Between Senate, House on Taxes   Other Conflicts in Congress Over Atomic Energy Control, Merging of Military Agencies

FIGHT BETWEEN SENATE, HOUSE ON TAXES SEEN   Measures Now Approved Differ Widely; Atem Bomb, Military Training Debated

Showdowns Developing In Congress   Senate Committee Votes Tax Slash Beyond House Bill

Senate, House To Battle Over  Tax Reduction   Opposition Develops on Atomic Bill; Action Taken on USES 

U.S. Abandons Isolationism States Stassen   GOP Member of Delegation fo United Nations Conference Learns Gov. Dewey's Opinions

Stassen Mum On Dewey's Views On How To Enforce World Peace As They End Conference

Yanks Jabbing Last Nips From City’s Ruins   Cavite Captured— Survivors Fight  From Thich Walls

DECISIVE BLOW FOR MANILAIS MADE BY YANKS   Advancing Among Ruins Strewn  With Bodies

—PHILIPPINES— Seal Doom Of Japanese In Manila   End Of Enemy’s Trapped Garrison In Sight, Says _ -MacArthur

Yanks Close on Japs in Manila  Enemy Cornered in Three-Square Mile

Yanks Unleash Decisive Blow To Take Manila   End of Japs’ Trapped Garrison in Sight, MacArthur States as Cavite Base is Captured

Yanks Moving In For Final Manila Blow   End of Garrison In Sight, Says MacArthur; Japs Slain By Thousands

Yanks Close On Po Japs In SmalliRe Area of Manila Cri   Americans Loosing Decisive Blow Ou Enemy; Cavite Naval Base, Airfields Captured

COMPRESSED IN 3 SQUARE MILE AREA      Doughboys Seize Cavite Naval Base And Two Airfields

MacArthur Sees “End” of Jap Resistance in Manila Battle;  Yanks Win Cavite Naval. Base

Yanks Loose Major Blow At Cornered Jap Troops   Cavite Naval Base Has Been Captured

YANKS STRIKE THE DECISIVE MANILA BLOW   Advancing Among Ruins Strewn With Dead Nips, Doughboys Start Mopping Up Last of Enemy in the City.

Yanks Launch Decisive Blow  For Manila   Close On Japs Trapped In Three-Square Mile Area Of City.

End of Jap Garrison In Sight      Yanks Grubbing Out Last Suicide Units  In Rubbled Dock Area; Cavite Navy Base Falls

)OUGHBOYS SEIZE CAVITE BASE AND 2 JAP AIRFIELDS   END IN SIGHT, SAYS GEN. MAC ARTHUR OF BATTLE FOR MANILA

Grim Yanks Poised for ‘Knockout   ‘Manila Japs Pocketed In Three Square Mile Area; Cavite and Two Airfields Fall te U. S$.

Quies Line Broken; End Of Japanese  In Manila Seen ~ Canadians Virtually Turn  ni. gh... el. Lf. J be

Cavite Base. Two Airtields Fall To South   MacArthur Says End In Sight as American Men Advance Among Ruins, Japanese Dead

NIP RESISTANCE GROWS WEAKER, M’ARTHUR SAYS   General Avers End of Fo Garrison in Manila ‘Is in Sight’

Chinese Recapture Wanting   Last Major Obstacle To Reopening Burma Road Seized

JAPS LOSE VITAL TOWN IN CHINA   NIPS OUSTED FROM WANTING, LAST BARRIER TO SUPPLY ROUTE TO CHINA,

JEFFERSON IS STATE WINNER   Lions and Rotarians to Meet at Award Dinner Monday at the Woman's Club House

Paints Russia As Big Threat   Senator Wheeler Gives Dreary Picture Of The State Of Affairs

Wheeler Attacks United Nations And Soviet Union   Texas Solon Takes Issue With Critic of World Council

"NW yeeer ~ec.ares -S +... Deasing Ztussia, ‘“oving —~owarc 2rc “Var

Wheeler Says Russia Is an Aggressor   Montanan Opposes Participation in United Nations

Britain, Russia Hit By Wheeler   Senator Says U. S. Sup. ports Them in Rush Toward New War

SOVIETS HIT BY WHEELER   Says Organized UNO Would Have to Fight Russia to End Aggression

Wheeler, Contending Hope For UNO Is Dim, Declares U.S. Is “A ppeasing” Russia

Turkey Giver Assurance of U. S. Support   Far East Nation Has Hand Strengthened in Dealing With Reds

azis May Be rced Back o Siegfried   German Resistance Stiffens, However, And Fighting Continues Fierce

AMERICANS HIT SALIENT FLANK   Gain Two Miles in General Assault on North Side of Bulge   HOPE T0 TRAP GERMANS   Gen. Hodge’ Divisions, Aiming for St. Vith, Seek to Close ' * Escape Route 

U.S. First Scores Gains   Opens Grand Attempt To Cut Off Retreating Germans; Air Forces Strike

Extensive German Withdrawal From Belgium Reported  Firet Armv Hurle   First Army Hurls Tanks and Infantry Down From North

Germans Still Falling Back   U. S. First Army Attempting To Cut Off Retreatina Foe In Ardennes Salient

FLANK ATTACK BY FIRST ARMY GAINS 2 MILES   Light Early Defenses Stiffened During Day’s Battle

Blow Directed At Germans’ Northern Flank  Push To Near Last Escape Route From Houffalize; Expect

BELGIAN LOOP ESCAPE ROUTE IS NARROWED   AMERICANS ADVANCE IN LUNGE TO CUT OFF GERMANS

Germans Retreai As First Army Attempts Cutoff   Weather Provides Chance for Fliers To Support Forces

YANKS DRIVING NAZIS INTO CORNER OF BULGE   First Army in General Cut-Off Assault; Rundstedt Stand Expected at St. Vith

FIRST ARMY ATTACKS NAZ NORTH FLANK   Scores Gains Up to. Two Miles in Drive Toward Escape Routes of Rundstedt’s Forces.   FLEEING COLUMNS _ -BLASTED FROM AIR   Patton Overruns Six Villages West of Bastogne —Enemy Stalled. Near Strasbourg.

 Hodges Men Attack All Along The North Flank ‘Of Bulge In An Ettort To Tran German Armies

US. First Army Wages General  Attack On Nazis   Advances Up To Two Mile: in Effort To Cut Retreat ing Foes Off From Reich   Offensive Aimed ‘Toward St. Vith   Nazis Resistance Stiffens As Doughboys Push Toward Town. £ Miles From German Border

First Attempts To Cut Off Fleeing Nazis   Von Rundstedt Forces Continue to Fall Back Towards Reich

Temperatures   Nazis Retreat Under Impact Of Yank Thrust   First Army. Scores Gains Up to Two Miles In Grand Attempt to Cut Off Reich  Bram Von Rundctodvc: Withdrawine Armies

Patton [rons Out 3-Mile Corner of Salient as British Gain From West

Yanks Attempt to Cut off From Reich Retreating Enemy   First Army Strikes From South of Malmedy and Reach Within Mile of Lost German Escape Rood; Resistance Mounts

Seeks to Cut Off Retreating  German Forces   Eastbound Nazi Tratfic Is Declared Like That at the Height of Their Flight From Normandy; Flyers Hit Convoys

TOT 15 INJURED “FATALLY BY SALE      Daughter of Milroy Man Dies in Batesville Hospital—Services Held Today.

SPEED WITH WHICH DELEGATES TO INTER-AMERICAN MEET ARE AGREFING IS MOST ENCOURACING

The War Today   Mexico City Meeting Echoes Crimean Conference Spirit

OSS eee Oe eee eee eee eee Os HOSOEOTeSeeees ees eeees  THE WAR TODAY

“ACT OF CHAPULTEPEC’ SEEN AS ‘NEW STEP IN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY AND COMES AT MOST STRATEGIC. MOMENT.

 Mexico Uy Lonrerence Establishes Solicdarity—— —BSy DeW itt   Americas Have Learned They Must Unite

Decentralized Reich Planned ToEnd Terro:   English Of ficial Reveals Germany to he Divided Bete Peavinecia) Units

‘Konoye tried to arrange meeting with Roosevelt’  Former premier told Grew otherwise militarists world take aver JTanan

Premier Said Jap Military Would Take Control unless He Could Meet Late President

REQUEST A SECRET  Konoye Asked ‘Peace’ Talk With FDR. Grew Testifies

Japanese Premier Sought “Peace” Parley, Grew Says   Former Ambassador Says Konoye Wanted to Talk to Roosevelt in September, 1941 Due to Fear of Military Extremists in Japan

Konoye Feared Military Coup, Asked FDR Aid   Sought ‘Peace’ Conference 3 Months Before War,  Grew Asserts

Prince Sought , Conference With Roosevell  . Former Envoy to Japan Looked  Caw Daina ta FN wat,

GREW DISCLOSES HE URGED F.D.R. TO MEET KONOY!   Testifies Late President Vetoed Proposal and Tojo Soon Thereafter Became Premier of Japan.   PREDICTED IN 1940 CLASH WITH NIPPON   Hull Denounces as “Infamous Charge” Assertion His Note of Nov. 26, 1941, Started War.

Konoye Feared Jap Military Regime . .  Grew Recounts His Secret Conference

Prince Sought Conference With Roosevelt   Former Envoy to Japan Looked for Economic Clash

FDR Refusec Jap Peace Meet in *41  Konoye Feared Nip Army,  Orow Reveale

—_  FDR FAILED TO STOP WAR   States Late President Ignorad Peace Talk Plaa of Konoye on  Sept. 6, 1941 _-—

PREDICTIONS CAME TRUE IN 2 MONTHS   Hull Calls, ‘Infamous,’ Army Board Charge He Touched War

Japanese Premier Beoved for Parley With Roosevelt   Grew Says Konoye Warned Militarists Would Seize Japan

FORESEENBY IAP PREMIER   MILITARISTS BRING ABOUT DOWNFALL OF KONOYE

TO ISSUE OIL RATIONS   OPA Will Grant Fuel for Cooking Stoves and Water Heaters

Stem Penalties Given Infractors of Occupation Laws   Death Sentence Given In Many Cases; List of Q-dinancec Drown Up

To Rule Germany With Stern Hand   Infractors Facing Severe Penalties

Penalties Up to Death Sentence Disclose Stern Attitude of U.S. In Occupation Zone in Germany

Stiff Rule  For Germany   Penalties Ranging Up to Death for Breaking U. S. Military Government I awe

Reveal Stern Measures Put On Germans   U.S. Military Rule In Occupation Zone To Be Firm One

Death Penalty Placed on 12 Nazi Offenses   § Three Courts to Met Justice to Germans ~ Under U. 8. Swav

Stern Rule Over Reich   Death Penalty May Be Exacted for 10 Different Offenses

‘Stern’ Military Control   Eisenhower Order: For Germany List Stuff Penalties

Impose “Stern” Military Rule On Germany   Death, Imprisonment And Heavy Fines Meted Out by U. S.  QOerunnatian Crnrrte

AMG DECREES T0 BE STERN IN THE REICH   Death Sentence Will Be Possible in a Dozen Instances— Long Imprisonment and Heavy Fines Also to Be Rule.

Stiff Penalties Are Set Up For Infraction of U.S. Rules in Reic!

GERMANS T0 BE RULED STERNLY   Penalties for Crimes Include Prison Sentences And ‘Death’

Military Rule Provided For  German Areas   Eisenhower Names Over Dozen Offenses With Capital Punishment

AMG MAY ORDER DEATH SENTENCE   Stern Penalties Imposed 01 Nazis In American Zone

Penalties For Germany Stern   In More Than Dozen Infraetors. Death Sentence May Be Imposed.

Heavy Yank Penalties Face Nazis   Death Sentences May Be imposed in Over Dozen Instances

Penalties Ranging Up To Death Await Infractions Of U. S. Code In Germany

AMERICAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN GERMANY  MAY IM POSE DEATH FOR SERIOUS INFRACTIONS   SOLONS SEE PLANNED TORTURE, EXTERMINATION IN MURDER PLANTS MAINTAINED BY GERMANS

Stern Rule Set Up For The Vanquished. .  Military Government In Germany Provides Death ForNumerous Violations

Nazis Facing Stern Rules   Penalties Provided . For German People

 Eisenhower Plans Stern Rule Over Occupied Germany   Stiff’ Penalties Provided . for German Infractions.

i t  Dutch ‘Underground’ Officer Said Responsible For Arnhem Failure Held In London Tower: Warned Nazis

Dutch Underground Leader Aids Germans in Smashing British Attack on Arnheim

DUTCH TRAITOR REPORT DENIED   Disaster At Arnhem [ Blamed To Tipoff By Underground

Last Ditch Fight — For Manpower Bill   Barkley Says Vote May Be Reached Monday

BILL SLIPS   Defeat In Senate Indicated  ee  May Vote on Measure Monday

LABOR MEASURE FACING DEFEAT   Administration Makes Final Piea For Support :

Yamashita Pleads Not Guilty Before Miltary Tribunal   Denies Philippines Atrocities; Adjournment Grant-   ed Until Oct. 29th

YAMASHITA PLEADS NOT GUILTY   Wins Adjournment Of Trial to October 29

Guilt Denied By Yamashita   Jap General Will Go on Trial Oct. 29

Yamashita Pleads Innocent to Sac king of Manila and Other tg Before U. S. Tribunal

Yamashita Plead: Innocence To Manila Atrocities   Last Jap Commander In Philippines Faces Military Tribunal —

Yamashita Enters Plea Of Innocent   Trial Is Delayed Until Oct. 29 On Defense Plea

Not Guilty Of Brutalities He Tells Court   Yamashita Very Docil In Contrast To His Usual Boastful  Bearing.

YAMASHITA TQ PLEAD INNOCENT   Arraigned Before Military Tribunal for Manila Rape

Interpreting the War Months of Nazi Regime Have Been Cut Into Days

Murray, Green Join Johnston in Idea   Support of Private Business, Free Choice of Action Advanced To Bring End of Industrial Strife

‘Peace Charter’ To End Strikes   CIO, AFL And Chamber Of Commerce Heads Join In Announcement.

LABOR-MANAGEMENT CHARTER DRAWN UP   Chamber of Commerce and Union Cooperate

Plan to End Industrial Strife by ‘Peace Charter’ Made by Leaders

Peace Plan  For Workers   Labor and Managemen Agree on Charter For Use in Peace

PUSH WITHIN 35 MILES OF —-AUSTRIALINE   94 From Hitler's Berchtesgaden Fortress

Rolling Into Redoubt At 2-Miles An Hour; Russian Link-Up Due loday.

BUTTER SITUATION (5 BEING STUDIED   Examination Being Made . With View to Lowering Point Value.

ANDERSON WOULD CUT BUTTER POINT COST   Tovestigution Under Way, Secretary Says, io See if This Can Be Done.

FRANZ VON PAPEN AND SEYSS-INQUART LEADERS IN PLANS  MEDICAL EXAMINERS RULE THAT RUDOLF HES ‘te NAT NOW INCANE

Charge Top Nazi Leaders Led Fifth Column in Austria   Von Papen and Seyss-Inquart,  Former Ambassadors, Nomed bv Pracaciutarce

Hess Termed Sane; Court Must Decide Trial Delay   Amnesia Plea Will Be Debated Friday

Pair Paved Way for Naz Tnvasion “of - Austria in 1938; Hess ‘Not Insane’

Plea Will Be Heard Friday  Find Hess Not Strictly Insane, But May Escape Trial On Amnesia Angle   : i i

Nazi Leader Says He Has Amnesia   First German Program Was Absorption Of Austria Into Reich

CHARGE 2 NAZIS AS LEADERS OF FIFTH COLUMN   Claim Group Paves Way foi Austria Invasion; Declare Hess is Sane

Name Inquart, Papen As 5th Column Heads   Examiners Hold Hess “Not Insane’; Declare His Loss Of Memory Ic Self-Induced

Nazi 5th Column Led by Von Papen   Rudolf Hess Found to Be  ‘Not Insane’ at Present

Allies Unveil German Plot To Seize Austria   Hess.Not Insane’ at Present, War Crimes Tribunal: Informed

Austrian Plot Is Described   Hess’ Insanity Claims Ruled Out By Allied Court

Rudolph Hess, No. 2 Nazi, Not Insane in Opinion of Experts   War ‘Crimes Tribunal! is Told He is Suffering from “Hysteria”

Name Papen, Inquart 5th Column Head:   Rudolph Hess ‘Not Insane at’ Present, Medical Men Declare

Argument Set Friday Tn “Nazi’s Plea to Escape War Crimes Trial; Memory Faulty

Hess Reportec Not Insane in ‘Strict Sense’   Tribunal to Hear Arguments Friday on Plea to Eseape Trial On Amnesia Grounds

Germany's Plot To Seize Austric Long Planned   Rudolf Hess Sane At This Time Say Physicians

VonPapen, SeyssInquart Leaders   Nazi Prosecutors Unveil Fifth Column Methods  in Austria   HESS NOT NOW INSANE   Psychiatrists Declare His Amnesia Is Partially  Self-Induced

‘Hess Found Not Insane But Loss of Memory _ Interferes With Defense

Psychiatrists Describe Hess As “Not Insane At Present Time In Strict Sense Of The Word”   To Hear Arguments Friday On Plea To Escape Trial On Grounds Of Amnesia

Psychiatrists Declare Hess Is Not Insane   Military Tribunal to Heor His Plea to: Escape Trial 

DOCTORS RUL RUDOLF HESS IS SANE   Memory Loss To Interfere With His Defense   To Annex Austria, Diplomat From U. S. States: Films Are Shown

Declare Hess not Insane   Arguments Will Be Heard Friday On His Plea to Escape War Trial

CONTEND HESS 5 NOT INSANE   Arguments to Be Heard Friday on His Plea to Escane War - Trial.   SAYS HE HAS AIMNESIA

Hess Seeks to Escape Trial   Nazi Leader Described As Not Insane But Suffering From “Hysteria”

Von Papen, Inquart Headed Austrian Job   Led Inside Work to Bring Austria Into German Fold; Hess Held Not Insane By British, Red, Yank Examiners

Hess Found Not Insane By Doctors   One-Time Deputy Fuehrer Must Face Tribunal

TAL PLOT 10 SEIZE AUSTRIA   Vol ‘Pape dS eyes Inquart Planned Grab; Rule  Hess Not Taeane

Rudolf Hess Insanity Plea — Considered At War Tria   Former Nazi Deputy Has Delusions Of Being Poisoned, Psychiatrists Discover

Brifish Doctors Say Rudolf Hess Is Not Insane  Has Made Several Suicide Attempts

Rudolf Hess Not Insane; Von Papen Paved Way For Austrian Invasion

NAME LEADERS OF GERMAN STR COLUMN PLANS   Medical Examiners Find Rudolf Hess Sane at Present

Seyss-Inquart, Von Papen Leaders Of Austria Fifth Column, Hess Sane

ls fl Donal  SECRET STORY OF AUSTRIA’S SEIZURE, ATROCITY FILMS SHOWN AT WAR TRIAL

AS LEADERS OF THE PLAN   U. S. Prosecutor Tells War Crimes Court von Papen and Seyss-Inquart Headed Fifth (‘olumn in the Nation.

Paved Way For Seizure Of Austria   Chancellor Seyss-In quart Called Original Quisling; Schuschnigg May Testify in Person

HESS NOT GRAZY NOW MEDICAL BOARD SAYS   Present State Not To Prevent His Indictment

2Singled Out As Leaders of Fifth Column   Examiners Rule Hess Not Insane

VonPapen, SeyssInquart Leaders   Nazi . Prosecutors. Unveil Fifth Column Methods.  in Austria   Psychiatrists Declare His ~ Amnesia Is Partially  Self-Induced

Psychiatrists at German War Crimes Trial Say Hess Not Insane At Present Time

HESS NOT INSANE; PUTTING ON ACT, DOCTORS DECIDE  EXPLOITS AMNESIA,   EXPLOITS AMNESIA, ‘ILLNESS’ TO MISS TRIAL EXAMINATION

Hess Described At Nazi Trials As “Not Insane’   “Death Factory” Evidence Presented To Tribunal Iu Films At Nuernbere

Claim Shortage of Gas on Luzon   Say Japanese Air Force Ha: Limited Supply

Japanese May Be Short Of Gas  On Luzon Islane   Air Force Officers Advance Explanation For Lack Of Jap Activity

UP-T0-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  BELIEVE “JAPS” ON LUZON LOW ON GASOLINE

Lois Kallsen And Sgt. Harvey Lias Wed January 1  Are Members Of Well Known Familie: Near Akron

Diplomats, Meeting in Capital, Await Arrival of Russian Commissat

Anglo-American Agreement On Key Problems Facing Allies Indicated

BIG 3 LEADERS AWAIT MOLOTOV   Eden And_ Stettinius Agree On Ticklish Polish Question

SENATE PRESEN) COMPROMISE ON MANPOWER BILI   Measure Expected to Go Before House Tomorrow

YANKS MAKI EIS TORIC HIRST OCCUPATION OL ~ ~ ~CONQULRID FNIMY TAND ©

Atsugi Airdrome Being Prepared For MacArthur Who Will Arrive on Thursday; Set Up Communications  Admiral Badger in Cruiser San Diego Sails Into Capital’s Home Waters Marines Ready to Land

Oil, Rail Sites Get Heavy Blast   American Bombers Attack Dortmund

Stars and Stripes Fle Over Iwo As Marines Mop Up   -stimate of 20,000 Jap Dead Considered A  Conservative Count

Marines Hacking Away At Small Pockets On Iwo   American Flag Raised Over Tiny Island  In Formal Ceremony

BYRNES’ PLANS   Congress Leaders Respond To Call for Big Postwar Program

Grim History  German Tétror   Defense Paper Intended for Future Trial Even After Execution

Grim History Of Diplomacy, German Terror   Defense Paper Intended for Future Trial Even After Execution

Written Paper by Laval Replies to Treason Charges   Document Penned by Defendant on Floor Of Cell; Acknowledges ‘De Gaulle Was Right’

LAVAL’S PAPERS SHOW TRAITOR'S DETAILED ALIBI   Document Written by Former Vichy Chief Revealed; Says De Gaulle Right

Laval’s Defense To Traitor Charges  He Scorned To Make Now Revealed   Declares Mussolini Supplied Initiative In 1940 Blitz On France; Says Hitler In Rage When He Refused To Declare War On U. S.

WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF LAVAL’S DEFENSE MADE PUBLIC TODAY  _ ACCUSED FORMER PRE_ MIER OF FRANCE SCORN

LAVAL DEFENSE PLAN REVEALED   Admits That ‘De Gaulle Was Right’ In Manuscript

Laval Gives Reporters His Own Defense Manuscript; Was To Be Used.In His Trial

CHINESE SCORE NEW VICTORIES   Japs Flung Back Near Former Yank Airbase At Liuchow

JAPS PUT TORCH TO OLD YANKEE AIRBASE   Firing Of City May Be Part Of Plan To Quit S. China

CHINESE APPROACH “CITY OF LIUCHOW   Troops Batter Seven Miles _ Through Jap Fortifications

Batter through Jay Fortifications In t ¢ Outskirts of Ishan, 4¢ Miles West of Liuchow Now In Flames

Chinese Vets Hot On Heels Of Heeing Foe  Rip Toward Former   Rip Toward Former American Air Base City Of Liuchow

J 383 Sweerizg ows i  . ae ¥ nme et 2. "Es ae Mee row en oll CS poste wt

Allies Slug Ahead Slowly in Italy   Polish Troops Push  Closer to Bologna

ALLIES DRIVE AHEAD INITALY   Polish Troops Within 10 Miles of Bologna; Fifth Gains South of City

FIVE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH IN CHRISTMAS FREE FIRE AT RESIDENCE

Fi ive Children Burn To Death   Blazing Christmas Tree Destroys Home

More Japs Die From Effects Of Atomic Bomh  90,000 Casualties In Pair Of Cities

LIST OF AXIS LEADERS WHO MUST FACE TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINALS — GROWS -BIGGER EACH PASSING DAY

Victorious Allies Continue Hunt For Top German Officers Still at Large In Europe

Allies Daily Seize More Treacherous Former Nazi Heads  Numerous War Crimes Will Be Punished; More Axians Sought

War’ s ; End Brings I Brings Death, Captivity For Two Score Top Axis Criminals

‘Reno Torpedoed But Comes Home   Light Cruiser Survives Jap Blow in Leyte Gulf

Allentown Gets New Work Plan   351 Men In Non-Essential Work Will Be Compelled To Take War Jobs.

WMC Reveals Modified Labor Draft   “War Work Or No Work” Plan Goes Into Effect at Allentown Plants

500 Men Forced To Switch Jobs At Allentown   WMC Reveals Modified  "Labor Draft’’ Plan; Men Are Angered

WMCPlans Modified Labor Draft   Forces 351 Allentown Workers to Shift  ' Jobs, Procedure ~ May Spread —

WMC JOB SHIFTING WILL BEGIN TODAY   War Work Or No Work Order Hits Brewery Workers At Allentown

SENATE CALLED ‘UPON TO PROBE FOOD SHORTAGES   Wherry’s Demand for Comprehensive Investigation Touches Off General Debate.   MEAT SITUATION MAY GROW WORSE   G. L. Childress Says Supply Is So Scarce Army and Navy May Not Get All They Need.

FOOD INQUIRY IS DEMANDED   Investigation of Production And Distribution Asked By Senator

Third Army Is  Overrunning Luxembourg  South Flank of Nazi   South Flank of Nazi Belgian Bulge Is Being Crumpled

Yanks Send Foe Reeling From Bulge   Enemy‘s Southern Flank Crumbling; 3rd Gains 5 Miles

Germans Move to Siegfried Line From Ardennes Salient   DRIVE OF GERMANS REPORTED CHECKED   ALPYVAIED CMECKED  Surprise Offensive of the  French Moves in Ale...

GERMANS RUSH FOR ITAVEN OF SIEGFRIED LINE   Third Army Crumpling  Luxembourg Flank Of Withering Belgian Bulge; Menace St. Vith

Ist Army Is  Closing on St. Vith   Patton’s Forces Pace Allied Armies Which Are Attacking Along Most of 300-Mile Western Front: French Continue Advance

SMASH FOE IN LUXEMBOURG   Nazis Race for Siegfried Line; Hodges s Nears St. Vith

PATTON'S ARMY ROUTING NAZIS IN LUXEMBOURG   First Army Closing Escape Route For Enemy At St. Vith   ADVANCE OF FRENCH UNDER CENSORSHIP

Drive Is Aimed At South Flank Of Nazi Salient   Enemy Is Reported Racing For Haven of Siegfried Line As 3rd Army Scores Gains

HASTEN RETURN OF VET TROOPS   255,500 Servicemen Wil Be Brought Home In June

4 Divisions to Come Home   87,500 Troops Will Land In VU. S. by End of This Month

Bringing 87,500 Home During May   Army; Navy to Bring 25,500 in June, Some for Good, Some On Way 'to Orient

87,500 Troops Back in May   MANIA AEE COR  255,500 Others Set To Return to U.S, in June. Army Renorte

Speed Return Of Yanks To — United States   86th, 97th, 95th and 10414 Divisions to Be Sent “ To Pacifie by Way: This Couutry

87,500 Yanks Back In US By End Of Month   255,500 Others  Follow In June

87,000 YANKS ON WAY 100. S, BY END OF MAY   255,500 Others to Return to States in June Including 95th

Administration Opposes Ban On Training For War  Martin Proposal   Martin Proposal  Held Unworkable

LEGISLATORS TOOK SIDES ON MILITARY TRAINING BILI   Disarmament Arguments of 25 Years Ago Echoed in Congress Today.   A HOUSE RESOLUTION   Administration Leaders Immediately Turned Thumbs Down on Proposal.

World-Wide Draft Ban Is Ureed   Martin Thinks It Would Prevent Future Wars

Disarmament Row Revived   Martin Would Outlaw Peacetime Trainina

Explains Why U. S. Must Remain Powerfully Armed   Calls For Freedom of Seas For Al) Nations

U.S. To Pay For Service  And Goods   Discussions Opened To Fix New Basis For Purchases

Britain Will Bill U. S. For  Lend Lease   English Press Writes Of Abrupt End Of Treaty

SWEEPING REVISION OF BUSINESS TAXES   Program Is Designed Ip Aid In Reconversion From War To  Peace Production

URGES REVISIONS IN BUSINESS TAXES   SENATE-HOUSE GROUP ASKS IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO AID RECONVERSION.

Major Revisions of Business Taxes Are Urged   Senate-House Grour Recommends the Action Jointly

BUSINESS TAXES TO BE REVISED   Easing Of War Burden Designed To Aid In Reconversion

Immediate Sweeping Revisions Of Taxes On Business Asked Bu Joint Committee

Business Tax Revisions Urged   Program Doesn't Call For Rate Reductions

Congress Asks Business Tax Law Revisions   Plan Would Ease Burdens On Many Firms During Cansersian Peoria)

SUGAR PROGRAM CONSIDERED LAX   House Committee Calls For One-Man Control Of Nation’s Supply

CHARGE SUGAR PROGRAM LAX   House Food Committeemen Call for One-Man Control of Stock

Lax Controls Are Blamed For Shortage In Sugar   Uouse Committee  Urges Single Head ToSafeguar -dStocks For U. S. Civilians

ORD, 7TH WILL BE JOINED SOON      Patton’s Army Flanks Siegs fried and Hunsbrueck Lines in Area.   POCKET ALMOST CLOSED

inverified Reports Say Great Juncture Sealing Off Rich Saarland and 80,000 Germans Al. ready Effected; = 7th Army Makes Complete Sicfgried Breaktbrougi: On 12-Mile Front.

News Day And Night   Patton Flanks Siegfried And Hunsbrueck Lines, Cutting Eseape Gap   7th Is Through German Defenses   00.000 Casualties Already Counted In Rapidly Shrinking Salient

Junction of Seventh, 3rd  Armies Near   Patton’s Troops Outflank Both Siegfried and Hunsbrueck Lines

Mighty Fleets of U. S. Planes Pound Eneniy   Thousands of Prisonbis Stream Back; Saar’s Iidustries Closed Down™

SEVENTH AND. THIRD ARMIES DN RAMPAGE AS NAZI FRONT CAVES IN ALONG THE RHINE

Two U. S. Armies Race to Junction  Along Rhine River   Remnants of 80,000 Germans Are Sealed in Rhine-Saar Pocket,   Reds Begin a Slashing Offensive in Hungary

Third and Seventh Armies on Rampage Toward a Junction   Pocket Around Saarland Steel Mills Have Al. ready Been Closed

GERMAN LINES OF DEFENSE IN SAAR COLLAPSE   U. S. Third and Seventh Armes Race for Junction Near Rhine

German Defenses Are Collapsing in Saar Basin Sector   Unverified Reports Reaching Supreme Headquarters Says Two American Armies Have Been Joined West Of Saarbruecken Area Sealing Off Belt  meena oe     ee remanent   45,000 CASUALTIES INFLICTED ON TRAPPED NAZIS

Third, Seventh Armies Overrun Siegfried Line Positions Through Swift Maneuvers; Nazi Casualties Placed at 50,000

Third Army Flanks Siegfried Barrier   Also Past Alternate Lines; Seventh Army Through Stretch Of Siegfried Line; First Army Nabs Second Airfield

Two American Armies Racing To Junction   7th And 3rd Slated To Meet Near The Rhine

Rampaging American Third -and Seventh Armies Raced  Toward Imminent June  tion Near the Rhine.   WITHIN FOUR MILES * OF KAISERSLAUTERN   7th Army Through a F2-Mile Stretch of Siegfried Line Between Saarbruecken and Zweibruecken.

US 7th and 3rd Armies — Race Toward a Juncture   Germans Suffer More Than Fifty-Thousand Casualties

Nazi Defenses In Saarland Collapse As Yanks Race On   Third Army Takes 20,000 Prisoners In Saar Offensive

American Troops Advance Through German  Defenses and Race To ward Junction.  IMPORTANT GERMAN CITIES VERY NEAR

RADIO. REPORTS OF SRD AND 7TH ARMY JUNCTURE   German Defenses in’ Saar Basin Collapse as Yanks Clean Up

Mighty Fleets of U. S. Planes   Thousands of Prisonéés Stream Back; Saar’s Iudustries Closed Down™

Third Army To Join Soon With Seventh  Americans East Of Rhine Push

 American Forces Smash Forward As German Defenses In Saar Basin Collapse To day — Third Army Flanks Siegfried Line

Americans Race for Juncture   Believed German Resistance at End In Saar Section.

TWO AMERICAN ARMIES NEAR JUNCTURE   Third Army Flanks Siegfried Line   ALLIED TRAP   May Already Be Clamped; Seventh Army 20 Miles From Patton’s Units

U. S. SUB SINKS "15 ENEMY SHIPS   Cruisers and Destroyers  Included in Bag

Pope Pins Pleads For Rights Of Small Nations   Pontiff Expresses Hope Germans Will Arise Again

A THOUSAND TANKS UNDER MONTGOMERY  SCORE BREAKTHRU ABOUT 189 MILES DUE WEST OF BERLIN; PRESENT LOCATION NOT KNOWN BUT FAR IN ADVANCE OF LAST REPORTS.

Thousands Of Germans Trapped In Ruhr; Yanks Drive Nearer To Berlin

SNOW IS EXPECTED    Freezing Weather Forecast for Western Kansas

Drowning and Water Accidents are Common; Warn to Take Precaution

Buffalo Storm Ends Today   Tapers Of: Into Light Snow After:68 Inch Snow Fall

Seven are Dead, Steel Company Forced to Close   Te Whom jt Mae Cancers

BLIZZARD TAKES TOLLOFTLIES ~ IN UPSTATE ZONE   Lackawanna Reports’ 68 Inches of Snow; Buffato Storm Abates

BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES   Ronald W. Fuller, Pastor Alva Brinkley, S. S. Supt.

New Essential  Job List Given   Technical, Scientific Anc Research Personnel In Essential Industry Regarded As Critical

7 INDUSTRIES ARE LABELED AS ‘CRITICAL   Others Will Furnish Men for Increased Inductions

17 Men Leave On Monday for  Armed Forces   Farewell Exercises Planned With Talk by  Rev. Fred Jansson

Horror Inside Present-Day Germany Unimaginable, Hal Boyle Reports From Leipzig

Horror in Germany Unbelievable Ordinary Civilians Glad War Is Ending But Nazi Gangsters Continue Sadistic Orgy

Wainwright Tells Of Jap Beatings   Indignities Revealed; Stern Treatment Urgec

"" rane   Somewhat Larger Than “Last Year With More to  Enroll Later

IN CONCORD   Somewhat Larger Than ‘Last Year With More to Enroll later .

Loss of Four U.S. Ships Announced   Sub, 3 Destroyers Go Down in Pacific War

FAMOUS SUB — GROWLER LOS]   Late Captain Ordered ‘Take Her Down’

PENNSYLVANIA CUTS PULLMANS   163 Sleeping Cars To 8 Withdrawn On Sunday

Bremen  Captured by British   Yanks Storm for Red Lines to Close Trap on Hitler’s Roost

British Capture Port of Bremen   Tanks Drive Down Danube Valley 11 Miles from Austria and 100 More to Cut off Czechaslqvakia

3rd Army Closes on Munich, Nears Vienna Junction With Reds To Form Huge Nazi Trap   Close To Austria

All Cleared Exeept Dock, Burger Park   American Third Closes Within 11 Miles Of Austria. 41 Of Munich.   HINT JUNCTURE SOON

New Net Now Being Shaped Around Nazis   Three Great Armies Seeking to Close Off Bohemia and Moravia

British Capture Bremen, Big Dock City of Germany   Juncture of American and Russian Armies Is Expected Soon.   3rd Army 72 Miles Of Hitler’s Roost

Yanks, Soviets May Encircle Czechoslovakia   Regensburg Bypassed; British Win Bremen; 7th Army Poses Threat To Auasbura

Last-Ditch ‘Nazi Stand In Capital   Soviets Also Push West To Within 141% Miles Of Yank Positions.

Dock Area Still Held By Nazis   Vicious B attles Rage in Genter of Flaming Capital of Germany _

‘Americans 41 Miles Of Munich & 11 Of Austria, Resistance Stiffening; Bremen Captured

TARE oT ETTIN Ad BATTLE IN BERLIN RAGES   Red Troops Battering Toward Hitler’s Headquarters in Platz Area.

Port Is Cleared Except Dock Area and Park;U.S.  Troops Nearing Austria

Tanks. Close . To Austria And Junction  With Reds   Meeting Is Nearer Alone North Elbe

EXCEPT THE DOCK AREA   Park North of Center of City Also Still in Nazi Hands—Third Army Is Now Only 11 Miles From Austria.

Submarine Center Is  Cleanéd Up   American Third Army Is 11 Miles) From Austria And Within 41 Of Munich

BRITISH CAPTURED  BREMEN TODAY IN  ONE ALLIED ACTION FAR TO SOUTH AMERI CANS CLOSE IN ON AUS TRIA AND MINICH

BRITISH CLEAR MOST OF PORT   Third Army Within 11 Miles Of Austria and 41 of Munich.   ARMIES NOT JOINED YET

This Raid Cleared All the  Great Port Except the Dock Area and Burger Park North of City’s Heart.   THE AMERICAN THIRD IS NEARING AUSTRIA   Third Army Tanks Are With. in 100 Miles of a Junction With Russians West of Vienna.

Report RussianAmerican Linkup Effected on Elbe   Third Army Drives Within 9 Miles Of Austrian Border

British Take All of Bremen But Two Areas   American Third Army In South Advances Near Austria and Munich

BRITISH TAKE BREMEN: YANKS NEAR AUSTRIA   Patton’ s Tanks Drive For  Union With Reds West Of Vienna

Second Army Captures Great German Port   U.S. Third Army Racing for Austria And Munich; Expect Fight before Pascay

Hundred Miles From Juncture Thal Would Encircle Czechoslovakia: Bremen Captured By British

Soviet Shells Fall Close to”  Yankee Line   Junction in Middle At Hand—aAlpine Redoubt Assailed

British Take Bremen; 5000-Prisoners; U:S. 3rd 11 Miles From Austria, 72. Miles From Hitler’s Southern: Roost

On 180-Mile Front   Confused Nazis. Retreat In Italy; Yanks Al. Miles. From: Munich; . Soviet Shells Hit Near U. Ss. Lines

U. S. TANKS ARE DRIVING UPON AUSTRIA   On Elbe Meeting of Ninth With Russians Appears To Be Matter of But Few Hours

3-WAY ATTACK DRAWS NEARER MUNICH REGION   Junction Of Ninth Army And Russian Force Appears Close Along Elbe

GREAT BALTIC PORT TOPPLES WHILE PATTON'S FORCES 60 GN TOWARD HITLER’S ROOST

Patton's Tanks Rolling on Munich; Resistance Cracking   Nazis’ Second Seaport, U-Boat Base, Is Occupied by Dempsey’s Second Army

SRD ARMY PUSH NEARS. MUNICH, AUSTRIAN LINE   Patton Races Toward Russian Lines South -of City of Vienna

British.Capture Port Of Bremen; ”’>aks Far to The South Near ~astrian Line

Doughboys Are il Miles From Nation’sBorder   Quly 100 Miles Stand Te tween Aacricans and Junction With Russians;   Would Encirele Czechs   British Capture Part of Bremer   German Resistance In Path Of Allied Push On Alpine Redoult Reported As Stiffening

American Third Army Rolls Within 41 Miles of Munich   REDS CLOSE TO ELBE   French Are Closing in on Manich From West-,  ern Side

All But Dock, Park Area of City Cleared   Third Army Within 11 Miles of Austria And 41 of Munich

Virtually All Of Important City Cleared   American Third Within 41 Miles Of Munich

All But Docks, Park Taken In Great Port City   U.S. 3rd Army Closes Within 11 Miles of Austria, 41 of Shrine City

Japan Hoards Fighters for Homeland Defense; Claim New Fighter Planes

Kaiser Uraes Big Syndicate to Make Steel  Would Link Utah, Colorado and Califarnia Plante

Kaiser Proposes $350 Millions in West Steel Plant   Complete System of Mill: Proposed

NABBED WHILE PATCHING AUTO TIRE ON US-12   Murder Weapons Found In Car; Surrender With out Resistance

TEMPERATURES:   Negroes Seized By Deputies For Racine Murder   Third Charged With Being Accessory To Crime In Wisconsin

Allied Troops Trap Elements Of 3 Divisions   American Tanks And Morrocans In Major Roles

EWFIRES LT IN VITAL GITY   500 Superforts Drop a Million Fire Bombs By Light of Flares.   'NOT MUCH OF CITY LEFT

YANKS THINK LITTLE LEFT OF NAGOYA   Latest Raid Upon Japan’s Third Largest City With Fire Bombs Appears to Have All but Finished Destruction.

Nagoya Again Fire-Bombed   Another Huge Fleet of B-29’s Raids City, Not Much Left of it Now

Japanese Aircraft Center Target of Incendiary Raid by More Than 500 Superforts

Air Armada Of Over 500 Superforts Start New Raging Blazes In Nagoya

Jap Industrial City Aflame After Big Raid   Second Attack Leaves Nagoya Burning Fiercely

More Than 500 Superforts Leave Japan’s Third Largest City in Fires and Smoke Clouds.   MILLION FIRE BOMBS DROPPED OVER CITY

900 Superforts Pound Nagoya   Fighters from Iwo Strafe Outskirts Of Tokyo

Japanese Claim Nine Superforts Were Shot Down; City Left Burning  7

Superforts Return To Attack   Systematic Destruction of Japan’s Third Largest City Continued Ry 500-Plane Armada

MILLION FIRE BOMBS DROPPEL ON JAP CITY   ‘Nagoya Stili In Flames  After New 500-Plane B-29 Attack

B-29s Turn Nagoya Into  Gea Of Fire   Super Drop Million Incendiaries On Great Jap Aireraft) Center

500 Superforts Strike Nagoya In New Affack   Great Fires Engulfing Center Of Nipponese Aircraft Production

HIT NAGOYA AGAIN   New Fires Kindled in Japanese Aircraft and Arsenal Center

MillionFire Bombs Dropped Upon Nagoya   Monday’s Fires Still Burning When B-29’s Strike Again

B-29'S KINDLE NEW FIRES IN JAP ARSENAL   Million Fire Bombs Fall On  Nagoya’s Great War : Factories

GREAT FLEET OF OVER 500 SUPERFORTS HT WAR VITAL NAGOYA  HUGE NEW CONFLAGRA TIONS KINDLED IN -AIRCRAFET.ARSENAL CENTER

Nagoya, Still Afire From Bombing, Gets Another Blow  Superfort Fleet Hits Hard at Japs’ «Ble Industry Center

Waterfront At Nagoya Burning After B-29 Blow   Second 500-Bomber Incendiary Assault Carried Out Against Nippon’s Third City

Nagoya Is "Practically - Destroyed   500-Foot Raid-on Industrial City-Is Destructive One

200 Supertorts Leave Nagova  In Big Flame   Drop More Than Million Fire Bombs From Medium  Altitude By Flares.   STRAFE FUGISAWA

B-29s Leave New Fires after 500 Plane Assault   Drop over Million Fire Bombs on War Vital Nagoya; Report No Superforts Lost

Jap Arsenal Center Blazes F rom Attack      300 Super-Forts Pour Incendiaries Ou Nagoya

Fleet Of 500 Superfortresses Drop Fire Bomb:   War Vital Japanese Aircraft And Arsenal Center Still In Flames From Monday's Raid

INCENDIARIES ARE DROPPED ~ BYU.S. FLIERS   Fighter Planes Strafe Fujisawa District Near Tokyo

EMPLOYMENT CONTROLS ARE ENDED   Most Manpower Restrictions Now Removed

Factions Tn Greece Agree   Negotiations Between EAM. Greek Government Suecessfully Coneluded.

ACCORD SIGNED IN GREEK FIGHT   EAM Leaders, Government Arrive At Agreement

Police Hot on Trail G Of Escaped Convicts 5   Greek Factions Sign Agreement

GREEKS REACH PEACE TERMS   [Rival Factions Agree On Terms To End Longtime Battle

AT GREAT LAKES      Luther E. Mace Is at U. S, Naval Training Center.

Myron J. Hart of Coolidge Receiving Initial Naval Indoctrination-—

Highest Award to Armstrong Soldier   Is Getting His Boot Training

Stationed at Great Lakes, Illinois   John Richard Kirby Is Receiving His Initial Naval Indoctrination.

THREE FRENCH TRAITORS ‘ARRIVE AT SWISS BORDER   Laval, Deat and Luchaire  Reported Waiting — tc Surrender.

ASKS FREE PRESS TREATIES’ CLAUSE   MacArthur Recommends Inclusion In U. S. Fitture Parte

Surrender Documents  SignedSunday  Action Opens Way For Allied March Into Nazi Redoubt

TAKE ALLIED TERMS   Nearly 1,000,000 Men In Italy, Austria Lay Down Arms

jazi Mountain edoubt Is New Goal Of Allies   y Way Is Opened Fo loodless Conquest Of Nazi Remnants

Germans Hoped for Peace With Edward On British: Throne   Abdication Thwarted Understanding, Nuernberg Prosecution Says   EUROPEAN LANDING TERMED IMPOSSIBLE   Ribbentrop Told Jap Envoy Allies Could Never Launch Attack

Former King’s Name Brovghi Into: Trial.   Ribbentrop... Hoped for Peace Throush Edward

DEAN ACHESON FLATLY DENIES HLIRLEY CHARGE   IF DUKE OF WINDSOR HAD REMAINED KING WAR WITH NAZIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVERTED. HE SAYS

Ribbentrop Urged Nip: to Begin Hostilities   Says Hitler “Always Wanted” Understanding With Britain; Called F. D. R. Bitter Enemy

Hitler Hoped For Harmony With Britain   Nazis Based Chance For Understanding On Duke of Windsor

June 22, 1941, Was D-Day For Russian Attack   German Preparations For Assault Begun In December of 1940

Air Of Normality Found In Finland By Writers On Visit To Helsinki; Few Signs Of Russian Occupation

HELSINKI SHOWS FEW WAR SCARS      Little Marked Outwardly; But Has Many Intangible Problems.   —BY DANIFL DE LICE —

VARGAS GIVES UP BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY   Justice Linhares New Government Head, Reports State

Vargas Quits, Official Says   Supreme Court Justice Takes Over in Brazil, Report

VARGAS RESIGNS POST IN BRAZIL   Political Tension Grows; Army Is Alerted For Trouble

Jose Linhares Becomes Brazil's Chief Executive   Vargas Resigns; Change  Viewed as Stopgap Arrangement

Pres. Vargas Of Brazil Forced To Resign Post   Chief Justice Of High  Court At Helm — Pine 98 BKilaettame.

Takes Over Under Army Mandate   Will Serve Until Elections On December 2

Vargas Quits In Brazil; Justice His Successor   Jose Linhares Inducted Under Army Mandate; Elections Dec. 2

Vargas Resigns As Brazil Leader Army in Charge  : Chief Supreme Cour - aes gm ele!

ELEVATED AS VARGAS RESIGNS   To Serve Under Army Mandate To December Elections

Vargas Quits As Brazil President, Picks Head Of Court As Successor

BRAZIL COURT JUSTICE IN AS PRESIDENT   Supreme Court Chief to Direct Country Under Army Mandate Until Elections Are Held December 2.

Army Gives Linhares Mandate to Direct Affairs of Country Until Dec. 2 Election

Presidency Of Brazil Assumed By Chief Justice   Will Serve Until Elections Are Realized; Army To Guarantee Holding Them

Tokyo Reports Mustangs Over Homeland, Mint: of Straits and Anticipated Landing on Amam

Japanese Withdraw Three More Divisions From Central China; British Reach Port Of Bessein West Of Ranroon   U.S. PLANES OVER BEVASTATED TOKYO

Large Carrier Plane Force Blasts Kyushu   Japs Claim 1,400 Hit Southernmost Main Island Targets

FLEET AIRCRAFT BOMB KYUSHU   Japs Say 1400 Take Part In Third Carrier Strike At Air Bases. Installations

VITAL TARGETS OF JAPANESE BOMBED   Carrier Planes lanes Attack the Main Island of Kyu- . shu Sunday

EIGHT-HOUR ASSAULT   World’s Most Powerful Task Force Moves In For Third Raid In  ‘Strong Force’

VITAL TARGETS OF JAPANESE BOMBED   Carrier Planes Attack the Main Island of Kyushu Sunday

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BIG THREE MEETING, LABOR CHIEF SAYS   Disclosure of C of Conference Made by British Union.  ‘Official

Meeting Of Big Three Is In Progress   Site Not Disclosed By Sources In London

Allied ‘Big 3” Peace Leaders Tn Conferene   British Union Leader Says Meeting Is Being Held

BIG THREE MEETING, LABOR CHIEF SAYS   Disclosure of Conference Made by British Union: Official :

BlG-3 MEETING 15 IN PROGRESS   BRITON REVEALS F. D. R,, CHURCHILL AND STALIN HAVE BEGUN PARLEY.

Allied Heads Seek Means To Stop Wars   Definitely Disclosed That The Big Three Ave Actually In Ce ference, Location Tas Been Kent Secret

Rain Moves Inaugural Ceremony Into Senate Chamber As Meadows Takes Oath

COLUMBUS WATER SHORTAGE  PUTS EMPHASIS ON GRAVITY OF SITUATION IN ALL OHIO

WPB TO RULE ON WATER SUPPLY IN COLUMBUS   Reopen Curtiss-Wright Factory; Situation Remains Critical

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U.S. Schools Face Jam as Vets Enroll   Already 125,000 in Classes, 207,000 More Have Applications in, More Comina

RETURNING VETS SWAMP COLLEGES   FEDERAL SUPPORT SENDS THOUSANDS TO SCHOOL AGAIN

Voie Cuts’ Out Open Shop Bid   House ‘Committee  Rejects Anti-Union Provision; ° - Marshall. Kine Talk

Closed Shop Ban Deleted From National  Service Bill   Manpower Bill Wins Approval of House Military Committee By Count of 14 to 10  CAFO C? NY OVIniCn

Limiied National Service Bill Ready for Dehate   Committee Approves Measure Minus Closed Shop Ban

Anti-Closed Shop Clause Deleted From Service Bill  Final Draft Approved By Committee; House  Vote Likely Next Week

' Limited National Service Bill For Men Between  r  18-45 Wins Final Approval Of Military Committee

SERVICE BILL ‘APPROVED BY HOUSE GROUP   Anti-Closed Shop Provision is Stricken From Measure

National Service Bill Approved by House Committee  *Anti-Closed Shop’ Provision Missing From Accepted Draft

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LABOR SERVICE BILL APPROVED   Ban On Closed Shop Is Eliminated; Men 18 To 45 Covered

Doenitz Has Lust for Killing   Self-Announced Fuehrer Ended Last War As Asvium Inmate

New Nazi Fuehre: Once Was Patien in Insane Asylum   “Kill, Kill, Kill” His Instructions as Head of Submarine War

Stimson Urges Single Setup   In Letter To Hill Says War Department Favors Army-Navy Merger.

War Department Approval Given  Stimson Favors Merger Of Army-Navy-Marine Forces

Kelsey-Hayes Strike Ended   Tieup Which Caused Ford Plant Shutdown Comes To End Today

McKAY HEARING MOTIONS DENIED   Liquor Graft Conspiracy Trial Scheduled To Start Jan. 14

Aotat Eclipse Next July European War Fronts Wills Be In On Solar ‘Blackout’

Dr. Condon Of Lindy Kidnap Fame Is Dead   Intermediary Dies On 10th Anniversary Of  Hauptmann Trial

Attlee hopes to   world ‘safe for c Will meet with  Truman and Kins   A I NS ee, STE a ae  Enroute to U.S. for conference

Rabbis Trudge Four Abreast To Capitol °   Appeal for New Palestine Plan for ; Jewish Immigration

Nip radio reports to  M’ Arthur   Attack preceded  cease fire order

MANILA PEACE MEETING DATE IS POSTPONED   MACARTHUR GRANTS MORE TIME, KEEPS GUNS READY

NAGOVAIS AFLAME AFTER AIR ATTACK   Fires Still Rage in Heart of Japanese Plane ~ Center

15 Fires Still Burning in Big Nagoya Plants   Major Damage Reported Caused by American Incendiaries

NAGOYA PLANTS DAMAGED IN B-26 NIGHT ONSLAUGHT   Fifteen Fires Still Burned in Japanese Aircraft Center 12 Hours After 300 Planes Struck,   RAID LESS SUCCESSFUL ‘THAN ONE ON TOKYO   Flames Set in Five Areas Apparently Were Brought Under Control as They Started to Merge.

15 blazes still rage in Nagoys   Vital production center pounded

NAGOYA FIRE DAMAGE HUGE   Large Part of Big Plane Factory Destroyed by B-29 Raiders

ON WAGE-PRICE ISSUES AWAITED   President Expected To ReEmphasize Necessity Of Checking Inflation

Truman Delays Statement on Wages, Prices   Names Chairman of Labor-Management Conference Nov. 5

Nation’s Chief Still Studying  Worker Issues   Chief Judge of N, Carolina Supreme Court Agrees lo Preside At Labor-Mausaeetnent Meet   President Cails Yn His Cabinet   Proposed That Congress Sidetcruck Labor Bills For “Shuke-Down? By Industry-Labor

Wage, Price Policy Delayed by Truman   N. Carolina Supreme Court Judge Named Labor Conference Chairmar

PRESIDENT AND ADVISORS MET * Pegs“ MORNING "TO “PALIC”™ OVER FUTURE PROGRAM 

Delay Decision On Wave-Price Policy For U.S   No Announcement Following Conference By President And Cabinet   NO EXPLANATION FOR POSTPONEMENT

TRUMAN MEETS CABINET ON PRICE POLICY   Disclosure Of Decisions Reached Withheld Until Monday

Stacy to Conduct Labor-Employer Session in Capita   ‘North Carolina Justice to Be Chairman of Conference Opening Nov. 5

WILL PRESIOE OVER SESSION   Stacy Will Conduct Labor Management Mest to Start Nov. 5.

STACEY HEADS MANAGEMENTLABOR MEET   Name by Truman To Head Conference Starting Nov. 5

Stacy To Preside At Labor Contab   New Understanding Between Management,  Labor Is Sought Nov. 5

Stacy To Preside At Labor Meeting   North Carolinian to Serve At Labor-Management Conference Soon

AGAIN HOLDS UP NEW PRICE PLAN   President Meets Cabinet on Reconversion Wage Tangle

Jurist to Head Labor- Capital Conference   Truman Still Studies Wage - Price Situation, Statement Awaited

Justice Stacy To Head Labor  Wage Sessions   North Carolina Jurist Will Be Chairman Of Nov. 5 Conference

Truman Delays Decision On Wage, Price Policy   President Meets With Cabinet Members For Discussion Of Administration Stand” ~

Truman Defers Statement on New U.S. Policy   National Parley Is To Open on Nov. 5; 209,000 Still Idle

ACCUSED KILLER IS INDICTED   Grand Jury Charges Murder In Lima Worker's Death

DeGaulle Is Not Seen By Hopkins   Harry Leaves Paris With out Conference With  French Leader

Greater Social Benefits Wanted  Adequate Care For All Aged Objective

COURT-MARTIAL , RESULTS I 10-¥EAR ‘SENTENCES FOR TWO DEATHS IN ~ TOKYO ©"

LEMAY REFUSES POST IN SENATE   Unable to Get Leave of Absence From Army

LEMAY TURNS DOWN SEAT IN U.S, SENATE   Refuses Post When He Can’t Get Leave From Army

American Officer, Houdini of Nazis’ Prison Camps, Is Safe at Last, Wonders What He’s Doing Still Alive

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Lt. Wm. Pickens, of Texas, Proves Toughest Prisoner Germans Ever Tried to Hold

San Antonio Lieutenant Was One Of Most Elusive Prisoners Germans Had

PALESTINE FIGHTS KILL 9 PERSONS   Jewish Attecks tt, ng! British’ Police in “Two Cities Occur At Same Fira

NINE KILLED IN QUIBREAKS IN PALESTINE   British Police Die In Jewish Attacks On Headquarters

Bombs Damage Three Blocks In The Heart Of Jerusalem   Nine Reported ‘Dead in Newest Outbreak—Central  Police Building in Jerusalem Partially  Destroved

Jewish Attacks In Jerusalem  Take 9 Lives   Heavy Explosions, Believed Caused by Bombs, Rock Police Station: Ll Hurt

Nine Dead In Jerusalem Explosions   Three-Block Area in Heart of City Damaaed

Nine Are Killed As New Violence Rules Holy Land   Youths Attack Police Headquarters In Jerusalem

BOMBS FXPIANE IN JERUSALEM   Part Of Central Police Station Blown Up; Gunfire Heard

DEATH SENTENCE FOR QUISLING SUSTAINED   Traitor Not in Court to Hear Final Decision

Sustain Quisling Death Sentence   Premier. Not. In Court  When Appeal Is Denied

U.S. Fifteenth Joins Assault, Foe Says   Seventh Army Smashes Three Miles; New Drives Seal Off Coblenz; Enemy Threat to Bridgehead Ends   Russ Reencircle Koenigsberg: Nazis Report Oder Blows

Former Yank  Air Base Is Isolated   Swaying Battles Raging on Chinese Mainland

Chinese say Kanhsien air base isolated  Press attack on Snvasion’ coast

Chinese Troops Isolate Kanshien In Flank Attack   Four American Air Bases Are Liberated; Tayu : Is Reoccupied

CHINESE CUT OFF ANOTHER U. S. AIRBASE   Isolate Kanhsien, 200 Miles North Of  Hong Kong

Firms Read) To Accept — Gov't Plan ©   ACCEPTANCE BY BOTH “PARTIES EXPECTED BEFORE DEADLINE THIS AFTERNOON

Labor Chief Sets 4 P. M. As Deadline   Government Seizure Believed Imminent; Phone Workers Vote

ITALY MOP UP  1S CONTINUING   New Zealand Troops Near Junction With Tito

N ew Zealand Troops Drive >For Junction With Marshall  Tito’sPartisansin Trieste

OVER 8 MILLION MEN IN ARMY LAST YEAR   New York, With 904,343, Has Greatest Number In Military Service, Eeport Reveal:

GERMANS FAIL TO GAIN; TANKS FORGING AHEAD   Report Enemy Is Withdrawing In Bastogne Area

Yanks Smash to Michamps, Into Maister Woods   American Drive Carries Up Diagonal Railway Toward St. Vith; Beating Down Stubborn German Resistance

Withdrawal Or New Attacks Indicated   Third and Seventh Armies Feel Might Of German Blows

Allied Naval Force Heads for Kyushu   JAPS SAY “ENEMY UP TO NEW SCHEME”; FREQUENT RAIDS CITED

Japs Say Allied  Force Nears Isle:   Task Force ‘Is on Prowl Domci Agency Says in Broadcast

FILIBUSTER ON POLL TAX AGAIN   SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS PROMISE TO FIGHT

NAZI HIGH COMMAND REPORTS FORCES OF KONEV UNCHECKED  MONTGOMERY'S ARMY _ SMASHING AHEAD NORTI END SIECFRIED LINE

Spark.of New Europe War Snuffed Out   Franco-Syrian Upheav ' al DemonstratesAnew  ' Whole of Europe and. Mediterranean Countries Are.As Inflammable As Tinder ~

De Gaulle Spurns Half Of British Demand To Withdraw         French-Syrian Row Shows How Easily War Can Come

Syrian Incident Typifies Mediterrancan Unrest— —  Near East Situation Is Inflammable   —By DeWitt Mackenzie (>)

FRANCO-SYRIAN UPHEAVAL MAY BE GOOD THING IN LONG RUN IFOR IT SHOWS DANGER OF WAR

DRAFT 10 TAKE MORE OVER 30   Younger Men Deferred In Five Vital War Industries

Deferments in Vital Work Authorized   See Heavier Draft of Older Men in Less .Essential Work

Heavier Drafting of Men 30 and Older From Essentia: Jobs Is Forecast by National Selective Service

Drafting Of More Older  Men Forseen  145,000 Younger Ment in Vital . Work Deferred

More Over 30 to Be in the Draft  Deferment in Five Graunc le fate

Men Over 30 Move Upward In Draft List   New Defesiments Exenipl 115.000 Youngsters Ion 3 Vital”

Deferment of 140,000 Young Men in Five Vital Wer Industries Authorized

HEAVY DRAFTING “OF MEN ABOVE 30 1S ORDERED   ™ Selective Service Permits Defermerits of Youngel Group In Vital Jobs

MORE OLDER MEN WILL BE DRAFTED   Action Necessary Because Of Deferment Of Vital Workers

Heavier Drafting Of Essential: Men 30. Older Foreseen   “Deferment Authorized Some 145,000 Younger In 5 Vital War Jobs 

Fleet Of Superforts Drop 720,000 “Death List” Leaflets On Jap Cities With Combined Population Of 1,300,000 People   1,023 ENEMY SHIPS SUNK IN 21 DAYS

Halsey’s Rampaging Carrier Planes Blast 1,023 Jap Ships And 1.257. Planes In 21 Dav

B-29’s Drop Leaflets On 12 Jap Target Cities; Six Promptly Raided

ENEMY WARNED FIRE BOMBS ARE ON WAY   At Least 1,023 Jap Ships, 1,257 Planes Destroyed or Damaged In 21 Days.   FLASH!

3-29 BOMBING ‘LIST REVEALED AS PROPAGANDA   ‘Third Fleet Has Destroyed 1023 Ships, 1257 Planes

WATIN PEOPLE TO FLEE FROM HAE TARGETS   Second Grim Message Comes on Heels of Shelling. of Shimitzu,

2-Day. Carrier Blow Nets 207 Jap Ships”   U.S. Airmen Bag 430 Enemy Planes; 2 Carriers Added to Damage List

Told They Are Next On n B-29s’ List °               _THIRD FLEET IS REVEALED TO "HAVE DESTROYED 1023 SHIPS. 1247 PLANES IN 21 DAYS -s

Super-Foris Drop Bombing Notices  On War Centers   Unparalleled Pre-Invasion Attacks Carried Out By Thira Fleet

Shimizu, 100 Miles From Tokyo, larget Nip Ship Toll Big   By FRANK TREMAINE

Airmen Destroy 1023 Nip Ships And 1247 Planes   Halsey’s Destroyers Bombard Shimizu in 100 Miles of Tokyo

12 MORE JAP CITIES GET AIR WARNING   Leaflets Are Dropped to Warn Inhabitants

1,023 Nipponese Ships Damaged In 21-Day Period   720,000 “Death List”; t Leaflets Dropped ~* By Superfort Fleet

B-29s Loose ‘Death List’ Challenges   Third Fleet Counts 1,023 Enemy Ships And 1.247 Planes

1,207 PLANES ALSO DESTROYED BY THIRD FLEET   Adm. Nimitz Reveals Toll And Devastating Strike On Shimizu   CARRIERS BLACKED OUT   Planes Preparing For New Strikes; Nips Issue New Warnings

Destruction By Bombers Is Foretold   Citizens Warned to Evacuate ‘Lowns—Vestroyers  Shell City on Honshu

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Jails Jammed in Search for Persons Responsible for Explosions Killing 10 and Wounding 13 —British Troops With Tommyguns Patrol Streets— Many Sent to Military Camps for Questioning.

2,000 Held By Police Resulf Of Explosions   Biggest Moss Arrest in Palestine’s History Reported

Blasts Followed By Mass Arrests   Hundreds Rounded Up In Palestine, Tel Aviv

ARREST 2,000 AFTER RIOTS IN PALESTINE   Arms and Explosives Taken By British In Roundup

Seek Terrorists In Palestine   Nearly 2,000 Held In Biggest Roundup In Section

Police Hunting Jew’ Terrorists  Detention Barracks in Jerusalem Packed

Palestine Net Gathers 2,000   British Make Mase Arrest: After Bonb Explosions

Mass Arrests Being Made  In Palestine   Nearly 2000 Persons Rounded Up Following  Explosions Thursday

JERUSALEM AND TEL AVIV EXPLOSIONS KTLL 10, INJURE 13   Nearly 2,000 J ews Are Rounded Up Friday By British For  Questioning

2,000 Grilled In Holy Land   Jerusalem, Tel Avid Heavily Patrolled

a UUY Heid 0 Questioning After Blasts  In Palestine   Mass Arrests Are Biggest in Land’s History; Arms Are Confiscated

British Arrest 2,000 Persons in Jerusalem   Seek Terrorists Who Caused Explosions Which Resulted in 10 Deoth<

Survivors Tell of Sinking of U. S. Destroyer Twiga by Suicide Plane

Kamikaze  Sinks Twigg  U. S. Destroyer   U. S. Destroyer — Sunk Off Okinawa

Destroyer, Ordered Home for Repairs. Sunk by Japanese Kamikaze Plane

SUICIDE PILOT WRECKS TWIG6   SHIP HITS AS RETURN TO STATES PLANNED

Labor Assails Military Plan   Wants to Know Whom U.S. Preparing to Fight, in Opposing Universal Training

LABOR OPPOSES ARMY TRAINING   Spokesman Demands To Know Whom America Now ‘Preporing To Fight’

Organized Labor Lashes Out Against Universal Training; Asks Who Next Foe Will Be .

AFL Raps Military Training Plan; Asks Who U. S. Preparing to Fight

Unions Fight Training Plan   Labor Demands To Know Whom United States. Is Preparing To Fight,

Washington Roundup  ee ee  Conaress Plans Probe of Food Shortage Problems

WANT ONE MAN U5. FOOD CHIEF   Top-to-Bottom Check on Nation’s Food Inventory Being Mapped bv Conoress

CONGRESS MAPS PLANS FOR FOOD SHORTAGE PROBE  REPUBLICANS SAY   REPUBLICANS SAY ONE-MAN NATIONAL FOOD CHIEF NEEDED

Oil Industry Rejects CIO Compromise   Management Balks At 35-Cent Request; 15 Per Cent Offered

Mrs. Truman And Daughter At the Opera   Neither Wore Furs, But Simple Blue Cloth Coats

Tokyo Says Yanks Land  At Naujan   Fight Toward Island Capital 13 Miles Inland

NAZI FORCE SPLIT  IN DANZIG SECTOR   Russians Report Troops Within 8 Miles of Bay 7 of Danzia »

Germans Making ‘Death Stands’ In North Before Stettin, Gdynia, Danzig   Moscow Claims Split Of Trapped Nazi Forces In Danzig And Gdynia: Denied By Berlin

Thrusts of Red Army Shred Pomerania Fron   Russians Threaten To Cut Off Danzig, Gdynia Defenders

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FIRST AMONG MISSING, NOW 1S REPORTED SAFE   Pfc. Walter A. Prickett Tells Parents About His Safety   RELATES EXPERIENCES

PFC. PRICKETT SAFE; WAS LISTED “MISSING   “One of Happiest’? Christmases Due to Return to  His Own Ranks  T'r"f ff. rao rr arm" ra eer" A Pe oro

THIRD CROSSES DANUBE RIVER AT 3 POINTS   Russians Storm Into Center of Berlin, Hunting Hitler

31 Leave City On Thursday lor Induction   2 of Men Called Up Given Stay by State; Induction of 3rd Mar Postponed 30 Days

REDS REGROUP FORCES BEFORE NAZI CAPITAL   German River Elbe Probable Target for New Russian Drive

Troops Go To Berlin Front After Triumphs   Allies’ Aim May Be To Cut Country In Two

RUSSIANS WIPE OUT NAZI UNITS BETWEEN RIVERS   German Resistance Smashed Bet ween The Oder And The Vistula; Great Forces Being Organized For Drive On German Capital.

Huge Red Army Forces Shift To Berlin Front   Final Drive To Eliminate German Capital, Link Up With Allies in West Believed Ready To Start: Flanks Are Secured

Reds Shifting Men for Push Before Berlin   Assault on Capital Expected as Fight In Pomerania Wane:

RUSSIANS MOVE BIG FORCES TO BERLIN SECTOR   Smashing of Nazi Resistance Enables Reds to Concentrate on Capitol

1,700 Allied Prisoners Freed By US.  Chutists; Bomber Flies To Wainwright

1,700 ALLIED PRISONERS LIBERATED   1.300 At Mukden include 44 Americans

More Than 1,70 Allied Prisoners  Freed by Yanks   Russian Forces Take Over Mukden Camp;  American in Charge 

US Warships Joined by British Task Force In Pounding Jap Bastion

British Task Force Joins Ryukyu Attack  Fleet Guns, Carrier Planes Hitting Jap Positions For Sevent

British Naval Task Force In Ryukyu Action   Joins American Fleet In Bombardment of Island Close to Japanrsr AMaindlane

British Ships Join in Attack On Ryukyus   Navy Announces Assau Continuing; Jap Try Counterattack by Sea

—RHUKYUS— 7th Day Of :  Big Attack - On Okinawa   Shells And Bombs Poured On Strategic Targets Near Japan

American Fleet Units Are Joined: By Powerful Brit Task Force At Ryukyus

U.S., British Team Up In Jap Blow   Join in Carrier Strike Against Ryukyu Islands

BRITISH JOIN RYUKYU ATTACK      Task Force Assists U.S In New Bombardments

ASSAULTING RYUKYU ISLE ‘APPROACHES   Targets Around Okinawa Hit For Seventh Day In Row

BRITISH JOIN IN NAVAL ASSAULT ON THE RYUKYUS   ROYAL NAVY STRIKES 1ST OFFENSIVE BLOW IN JAPANESE WATERS

British Task Force In East   Joins Americans in Continuing Mighty Assault on Ryukyu Islands

British Fleet Joins Ryukyus Bombardment   Strategic Islands Below Japan Undergo Seventh Day of Bombardment.

Powerful Unit Of Royal Navy * Strikes at Jan   Tokya  Insists Anterican: Have Invaded Ryukyis: Yotow sheen ti: Shiollodl

Invaders Strike South of Japan, Says Tokyo Radic   MacArthur’s Forces Invade Two Islands  Off Coast of Cebu

British Fleet Raids Ryukyt   Powerful Task Force Co-operates With U.S. Navy Against Jops

FLEET OF BRITAIN: AIDING IN ACTION   Task Forces Cooperating _ in Ryukyu: As-. saultc

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BRITISH FLEET AIDS RYUKYU ISLAND RAIDS   U. S. Force Is Augmented By Heavy Units; Tokyo Savs Invasion Imminent

BRITISH BATTLESHIP, CARRIER JOIN RYUKYUS BOMBARDMENT    King George V And Illustrious Augment Americar Task Force In Powerful Naval And Plane Assault On Jap Installations

British Fleet Joins Pounding Of Jap Islands   Short Range Eingire Warships Overcome. Handicaps te Range Near Nippon Homeland

British Task Force Hits Ryukyu Isles   Teams Up With U.S. Fleet in Blows Against Japanese

British Warships Enter Jap Waters  Battleship, Carrier Join Assault On Annroachec ta Enemy Homeland

REDS CROSS THE FRONTIER C OF AUSTRIA   ROYAL NAVY i JOINS U.S. © IN PACIFIC   Powerful Task Force Is Helping American Warships Bombard Ryukyu Approaches to the Japanese Homeland.

British Join tn Ryukyu Assauit   Okinawa In Seventh Day of Pounding By Planes and Naval Gun»

British Fleet Thrown Into Ryukyu Fight   Assault Carried Into Seventh Days Planes Rake Tokyo

Tokyo-Fears Invasion Of Okinawa   ‘Announces American Transports Arc Moving In 325 Miles Southwest Of Japan. MacArthur’s Planes Bomb Formaesa

POUND ISLAND » BASES ON 7TH - STRAIGHT DAY   Tokyo Says Yank In vasion Force is Near Okinawa

BRITIoH FORGE JOINS ATTACK   Naval Assault on Ryukyu tsland Approaches-to Japan Continues.   VITAL TARGETS ARE HIT

BRITISH TASK FORCE JOINS PACIFIC FLEET   Guns and Carrier Plane:  Pour Heavy Shells and  Bombs for Seventh Day Around Ckinawa

British Vessels Join U. S. Thrust At Ryukyu Island   150 Superforts Hit Tokyo Today, Nips’ Own Radio Reports

Powerful British Task Force Joins _ American Naval Assault On Ryukyu:

Roar within  15 miles of  prime target Dueren taken as resistance abhates

Dueren Taken By Americans  In Big Smash   First and Winth Armies Now Seven Miles Beyond the Roer as Third Pushes Across the Pruem

Dueren Taken As U.S. Forces  Near Cologne      Keystone of Rhineland’s Outer Defenses Falls—Highway Center Threatened With Encirclement by Ninth Army

Three Strong Yank Armies Push Steadily Towar d Rhine   24 German Towns Fall-to Americans In Big Offensive  Menacins Calomne

Yanks Capture  Dueren and 24 Other Towns   Three U.S. Armies Have Hurtled Last Water Barriers East of Rhine After Shattering the Vaunted Siegfried Line

Americans Seize Dueren, Key to Rhine Bulwarks   Sweep Beyond Roer to Within 15 Miles of Cologne, Win 22 More Towns as German Defense Falters

CAPTURE DUEREN AS CHIEF PRIZE OF MAJOR DRIVE   Roer And Pruem Rivers Are Crossed Along Wide Front   NAZIS ARE DRIVEN BACK IN DISORDER

TWO MIGHTY ARMIES WITHIN 16-MILE REACH   First, Ninth And Third Armies Plunging Forward Against  Disorganized Resistance

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Dueren Taken By Americans In Rhine Dast   Three U. §. Columns Slasl Faltering Nazis Buck; Roer Acain Flooded

Big Drive Comes Within 15 Miles Of Vital Cologne   Red’s New Pomerania Offensive Captures Preussich-Friedland

Homeland is hammeredby  390 Supers B-29’s hit over wide Jap area

Five Cities In Nippon  Raided   Liberators Over Japan   Fast New Navy Plane  t  Packs Terrific Punch

Large Cities Targets of Super-Forts  Many Other Type  Of Planes Active

B-29s And Carriers Lead Record Attack   Virtually All Land-Based Forces In Far Pacific Smash At Jap Homeland

1,000 American Planes Batter Enemy Homeland   Carrier Task Force of 1,000 and 550 Superforts-Raic Nippon

2,000 AMERICAN PLANES RAID ENEMY TARGETS   Destruction Heaped On Jap Homeland By Bombers And Fighters   550 SUPERFORTS HIT FIVE LARGE CITIES

Drop Tons Of Fire Bombs: On 5 Cities   Third Fleet Carrier Foree Steams Close to Japan. Attack Is Re norted Stul In Progress

U.S. Navy Base Is Demolished By Wind, Fires   One Killed, 50 Injured as Storm Hits Air Sta-. . tion in Florida

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Hurricane Passes Out To Sea But Will Strike Charleston, S. C. Today   Navy’s Blimp Base, Near Miami, Suffered Between 30 And 40 Million Dollars Damage

Hurricane Heads to Sea, May Strike  S. Carolina.   Damage $50,000,000 In South Florida;  Hangars, 25 Blimps, 366 Airplanes Burn

366 Planes and 29 Blimps Are Destroyed when Three Hangers Collapse and Burt      One Man Is Killed and 50 Sailors Are Injured it Blaze af Navy's Richmond Base; Residents o! Carolina and Georgia Coasts Are Warned; Hundreds Are Left Homeless by Phenomenal Winds   Pianese Ruret inie Flame«

Gale Expected To Hit Again ir  South Carolina   366 Planes and 25 Blimps Smashed at Giant Naval Base; Thousands Homeless

Policemen Ushe: 100 Employes fo Sparkplug Jobs   Ford Negotiations Postponed; GM and Union Slate Parley

FORD. AWAITED   Companies: And. Union ‘Renew Negotiations. As Strike = Front. Changes: Little:

200 ENTER GM'S PLANT AT FLINT   Office Workers Pierce Picket Lines With Assistance of Police

No Conflict Over Policy   Truman Says Allies Also Agreed to MacArthur as Supreme Commander In Japan

TRUMAN OPINES ‘MAC’ MUST BE DOING HIS JOE   If Soviets Want Allied Con. trol for Japan, President Hasn't Heard

Russ Crificism Of Occupation Not Justified   President Tells News Men Policy for Jap Rule Authorized

DETROIT LOOKS FOR HUGE VOTE   INTEREST IN MAYORALTY RACE IS GROWING

LAST LIBERATED INTERNEES TO LEAVE BILIBID PRISON REMOVED TO HOSPITAL   Embers Of Burning Manila Fall About Rescued Prisoners; Broadcast Describes Scenes  In The Flaming Capital 

‘Embers of burning Manila fall about lconvoy removing internees to hospital

War Internees Taken to Hospital  Burning of Manila Described bv an FEvewitnees

SHEET OF FIRE HIDES DISTRICT   Internees of Bilibid Taken To Hospital as Manila Business Area Burns   Area Sheet of Flares

British Navy With Truman   Gives Impressive Welcome, Accompanying Him Across Channel to Antwerp

Truman Enters British Waters   Ships To Dock At Antwerp, Belaium

TRUMAN NEARS END OF VOYAGE   President Expected to Land  At Antwerp Sunday

TRUMAN CRUISER PLOWS THROUGH ENGLISH CHANNEI   Warship Surrounded by British Vessels—Two Floating Mines Seen Near Convoy.   PRESIDENT IS DUE IN ANTWERP TODAY   Executive Finishes Study of Proposals That Will Come Before Big 3 Meeting in Berlin.

Truman Nears Antwerp Port   Expected There At 10 A. M,, British Time, Sunday; On To Potsdam.

Truman Will Land Sunday at Antwerp   Completes Work on , Proposals for New ’ Bia Three Conference

Truman’‘s Ship Nears Antwerp   Simple Ceremony To Mark His Arrival

Truman to Dock At Antwerp Sunday Morning  British Warships Escort   British Warships Escort President Across Channel

Truman Will Fly From Port In North Europe to Berlin When His Big Cruiser Docks

Pres. Truman Ends Voyage  To Conference   Lands At 10 A. M. Today At Antwerp, Belgium; British Warships Join His Escort

Truman Heads for  North Europe Port   Conference. Expected... To Open Within Week

President's Ship Due In Antwerp Somefime Today  Trip fs Stalin’s Carand Outcide

Truman To Port Toda V Welcome At Sea  To President By British Navy

TO EXPAND "46 AD TO EUROPE   Program “Now In Full Stride,”:Lehman “Reports.

Lehman Reveal: Expanded War Relief Program   UNRRA Plans Air to Austria, Ukraine, Korea

NAB A.W.O.L. SAILOR   Authorities Have Man Who Passed Worthless Checks Here

Directors For  Playeround Hired   Borough Couneil Met Mouday Evening

Town Council To Limit Parking in   < Front of Postoffice   Regular Session Held Monday Night With Little Business on Hand

UNRRA Recommends Larger Money Levy On United Nations      One of War's Grimmest Winters Drawing Near In Central Europe

Lehman Asks UNNRA Levy   Over Two Billion Needed to Meet Grim Winter

UNRRA Needs Huge Sum To  Prevent Chaos   Lehman Says Europe Faces Grim Winter

Billion-Dollar Levy. for UNRRA Advised   Lehman Warns Winter May Be “Grimmest in History”

UNRRBA Needs More Money For Europeans   Lehman Fears Relief Will Be ‘Only Mockery’

$1,516,906, 150 Big UNRRA Levy Lehman Request   Director of Europe Relief Foresees One of Grimmest Winters

New UNRRA Levy ls Recommended   Lehman Asks for  Billion and a Half

NEW UNRRA LEVY OF BILLION AND HALF DOLLARS 1S URGED   DIRECTOR-GENERAL LEH. MAN INDICATES UNITED STATES MAY BE ON SPOT

DEATH TAKES R. J. BEAMISH   Former Utility Commission Member Succumbs To Heart Attack

2 Spearheads N earing Japs Bavuio Base   Yanks Threaten Main Headquarters, Seize Island of Guimaras

GUERILLAS AND. SOLDIERS CLOSE IN ON BAGUIC   Only Light Opposition Met in Jap Headquarters for Philip nine

YANKS CLOSE WN ON BAGUIO FROM 2 SIDES   Gen, MacNider’s Group. Continues Drive Against Slizht Jap Resistance

Yours for a friendly city  —JUSTIN   Closing In On Japs at Baguio, Northern Luzon

Yanks, Guerillas Closing In On City of Baguio   Control of Guimaras Island Gained By 40th Division Units

Baguio Under Yank Assault Qn Two Sides   Americans, Guerrillas Close In On Japs’ Headquarters

Japs At Baguio In Philippines Caught In Vise   Americans And Filipino Guerrillas Close In On City From Two Sides

JAPS SALUTE AS  MARINES RAISE.  AMERICAN FLAG STARS AND STRIPES  REPLACE JAP FLAG OVER YOKOSUKA

WAR FUND HERE NEARING QUOTA   $92.557 In Donations For Red Cross Acknowledged

WAR FUND WILL KEEP UP APPEAL   $42,913 Reported — Some Big Sources Still Out

Koreans Cheer AsOldGlory  ? : ’  Repiaces japs   Governor General Abe Appears Near Collapse As Aurerican Flag Hoisted Over Palace Grounds

TO BE ON SOUTH DAKOTA   Nimitz Will Make Vesse] His Flagship During Surrender Signing

raffic Accidents Take Heavy Toll.....  Score Die Vio.ently In Carolinas Over Weekend

ANOTHER FORMER WAR PRISONER HOME   Pic. George L. Milbrodt Freed Seven Months After Capture: Wounded

Britain, U.S. To Recognize  Polish Union   New Government To Pledge Free and Secret Ballots

BRITAIN TO RECOGNIZE  POLISH GOVT.   ‘Only Requirement Is Provision for Free Elections » 

Britain To Okay  Pole Government      United States Reaction Tallies That of England

Western Allies To Recognize New Polish Govt. Soon   Await Commitment Tc ‘“‘Unfettered And  Free Elections’’

POLISH SETUP TO BE APPROVED   U. S. And Britain Expected To Recognize New Unity Government Plan

Britain Backs Pole Decision   Forming of Unity Government Hailed

U.S., BRITAIN TO RECOGNIZE POLE REGIME   Unity Government Is Pledged to Free and Unfettered Elections.

Statesmen gather to honor FDR  Stettinius, Smut: and others sneak

Unconfirmed Reports Declare Soviets Are Crossing Oder, ‘Last Barrier Before Berlin

Red May Soon Reach Breslau; They’re On Outskirts Of Poznan   ALONG CHANGING LINE IT’S STORY OF RED VICTORIES   Question Is, Will Nazis Make Stand At Oder River Defense Line?

Clash With Elite Guard Forces, Moscow Reports   NAZIS PUTTING TORCH TO SILESIAN FACTORY TOWNS AND FALLING BACK TO ODER, 10 MILES FROM BRESLAU   Some Reports Say Russians Have Crossed the Oder, But All Agree Germans On River Are Under Rus ' sian Bombardment.

Increase In Corn and Flax Acreage; Soybeans Lower   Township Committeemen Will Meet Early in February to Discuss 1945 Program ,

Further Food Cuts Needed: Olmstead   REDUCTIONS NECESSARY TO MEET LEND-LEASE, RELIEF ALLOCATIONS

Deep Cuts Near In Food Supplies   Serious Shortages Developing Senate Committee Told Today

Further Slash in Consumption of Food Required to Meet Minimum Lend-Lease, Relief Requirement:

Deeper Cuts ta Consum ption Food Foreseen   Rednetion Held Necessary To Meet Minimum Lend. Lease and Relief Needs In Europe

CUT CIVILIAN FOODS   Can't Meet Relief and Lease-Lend Needs Otherwise

INCREASED FOOD SHORTAGES SEEN   WFA Aid Advises Senator: Of Mounting Scarcity

See Further Cut: In Civilian Food Fo Meet Needs   Must Redtice Consumption To Fill Minimuni Relief . And Lend-Lease” Calls

MUST FURTHER CUT U.S. FOOD TO FEED WORLD   WFA Spokesman Gives Senate Investigators Picture of What is Needed

Further Reduction  In U.S. Food  Supplies Sighted Many Commodities  Getting Scarce, Olmstead Reports

Further Cut In Civilian Food Held Necessary   Minimum Lend-Lease, Relief Food Needs Can’t Be Met Otherwise.

Civilian Food Must Be Given More Slashing   War Food Spokesman Tells Senate Committee That Future Needs Will Demand Less for Civilians.

NAVY LIEUTENANT’S SLAYER BEING HELD   George W. "Booker Bonded Fer Gran@ Jury At Preliminary  Hearine At Leonardtown

Continued Bitter Cold Forecast With Heavy Snow In Ohio Valley As New Cold Front Sweeps Down

Food For Europe Problem Grows  Point Values On Lard, Oils Raised

Housewives. To Aid Hungry Europeans   Feeding Liberated People There As Homemokere’ Problem

New Black Market Drive   Internal Revenue Will Help; Lard, Cooking Oil Points Boosted

Belts Will Be Tighter   OPA Annourices Launch‘ing Of Intensified Black Market Drive

LARD’S RATION VALUE JUMPED TO 10 POINTS   Other Shortening Boosted; Black Market Hit Anew

OPA TACKS FOUR MORE POINTS ON LARD, COOKING OIL   NEW ATTACK ON '§ BLACK MARKET IS 5 ALSO ANNOUNCED

Food Sharing With Europe Affects Home   Higher Ration Values For Fats, Group Asks For  NAA — b ae   ‘HIT BLACK MARKET

Food Problems Increased With Nazi Defeat   Point Values Raised on Shortening and Campaign Against Black Markets Is Intensified.

Feeding of Liberated Europe Brings New  W orvies to the Housewives of America

Feeding Freed Europe Rising U.S. Problem   Housewives Face Four Point Ration Boost  In Lard. Shortening— Attack Black Market

OPA Orders ;Four-Point Hike On Fats and Oils   Black Marketeers Face Prosecution On Tax Evasion; Want “‘Food Czar’

Food Sharing With Europe fo Hit Homefolks   Four-Point Increase Announced in Lard, Cooking, Salad Oils

OPA Raises Point Value  Of Lard, Oils   3,000 Price Violations Reported to Internal Revenue Bureau

Points Up On Fats.   Hiked to 10 Points A Pound in Effort To Spread Supplies

Lend-Lease Program Being Reviewed as Shortages Being Felt More and More by Americans—Russia to Come Off List but War-torn Europe Looms A Growing Problem

Ration Values of Fats and Qils Are Boosted by Bowles   Food Sharing With Europe Strikes Closer to American Homes

RATION VALUE OF FATS UPPED   Feeding of Freed Europe Becomes Housewives’  Problem

Lard and Qils . Take Point Jumy   New Attack Is Made Upor Black Market Groups via Tax Evasion

Future of Servicemen In Congress Spotlight; Other Issues Taken Up

Vets To Get Federal Aid   -Help Is. Promised - Jn Business Field.

Tokyo Fearful That Invasion of Homeland Near  Continuous Air Aespj-Le BD...’../]

Potsdam Declaration Will be Accepted if Emperor Hirohito can Retain his Power: White House Diseloses United States is in Communication With Allies on the Offer

Would Keep Hirohito   Jap Offer To Accept  Potsdam Surrender erms Hinges on Keep ing Ruler On Throne

Official Expectancy Grips Capitol Hill   War Rages on in the Pacific as Hours Slip By; President Confers With Byrnes and Secretaries of War and Navy; to “Wait and See”

‘Domei Broadcasts Proposal ~ of Japanese Government to Quit   “WOULD KEEP. HIRIHITO   Ready  to Accept Potsdam ! Teens” Is Message From - Tokvo

General MacArthur Sets Up Headquarters At Grand Hotel, In Yokohama  JAPAN'S FORMAL SURRENDER ‘WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY   Allied Troops Are Told To Neither Fraternize Nor Abuse Conquered Poplace  Bleecn. ftamnunend Bannlto

Occupation Smooth As Maneuver In State of Louisiana   MacArthur says “Well We Got Here” as he Takes Charae

Yankees Gain Slowly on Okinawa   Thundering Naval, Land Barrages Aid Ground Forces

Yanks Make Slow Advance On Okinawa; Report Casualty List Up to Monday 16,425

MEAT SUBSIDY PLAN OPPOSEL   Won't Stimulate Produc tion, Says Livestock Man

Wainwright to See Japan's Surrender   Aides Will Accompany Him To Tokio Ceremony

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FINAL STAND FOR VIENNA   REMNANTS OF GERMAN GARRISON STAGING SUICIDE DFE. _FENSE 1N EASTERN ~ SUBURBS ~~ e

Brownell Begins GOP Program  Discusses Party Strateg   Discusses Party Strateg: With Senate Leaders

M’Arthur Designated As The Mar To Receive Surrender From Beaten-By- Airpower Foe

Foe Loses Empire Won by Spilling Of Blood: Price of Victory for America Exceeds Million Casualties

‘More Japanese: Dying” Each Day from Burns, Other ‘Uncanny Effects’

Bombing Casualties Reported By Tokyo   280,000 Killed or Injured by Atomic Weapon; More Die Daily

Two Atom Roms:  Caused Neath of 280 000 Persons   Tokyo Suys Maire “Die Daily From Oll.=r , Alter-Cffects

Drop Explosives ln Tokyo Harbor, Other Jap Waters   Chinese Troops Trap Enemy Force ln Western China

ALL MAJOR JAP HARBORS MINED IN B-29 BLOWS   Tokyo Bay, Inland Sea And Other Ports ‘Polluted’ With Exnlosives

U. 8. SUPERFORTS IN HEAVY BLASTING OF NIPPON HOME TARGETS   FORMER PREMIERS MEET WITH SUZUKI TO CONSIDER JAPAN’S POSITION

200 BOMBERS THUNDER OVER SIX TARGETS IN JAPAN IN A PREVIEW OF COMING RAIDS   All Tokyo Spokesmen Appear fo Agree That There Is “No Alternative’ for Mikado’s War Lords But to Continue the Fighting  sneeeennencasecata eee O LOO NT  LADCE CHINESE OFFENSIVE TRAPS THOUSANDS

200 B-29s Lash New. Nip Areas   Sweeping Chinese Coun: ‘teroffensive: Traps “Thousands Of Japs

Superforts Lay Mines in Major Ports of Japan   Nipponese Face Disaster in China; Score on Okinawa And Mindanao

Huge Bombing Fleets Prepare To Blast Japan   Disaster Overtaking Enemy In China; U. Gains On Okinawa

Mines Planted By Superforts Threat To Japs   Nipé Reported In Move To Bolster Political Status; Home: Island Bases Hit

MIKADO'S WAR LORDS ACT TC BOLSTER LINE   38.857 Japs Die On Okinawa; Marines Cross Asa River

Mines Strewn In Jap Waters By Superforts   Tokyo Government Secks to Curry Favor In Oecunted Countrine

MANY MINES ADDED HAZARD TO JAP FLEE]   B-29s Lay Them Along Nips’ Supply Lines; Japs — See No Alternative.

Mine-Laying Brings More Jap Hazards   Superforts Lay Mines In Tokyo Bay, Inland Sea, Singapore Harbor.   IPOLITICS ENTER

Facing Empire Alarms Nippons  Seeks Strengthening of Political Position

MINES PLANTED BY B-29 FORGE IN NIPS’ PORTS   y Waterways Used by Enemy ‘Polluted’ by Flooting Explosives, Report

B-29s Mine Jap Home Waters   Explosives “Pollute”  Former Havens of Nip Shipping; Chinese Trap -Enemy Near Paoching 

CHINESE TRAP BIG JAP FORCE   JAP WARLORDS AGREE NO FIGHT ALTERNATIVE

Chinese Trap ManylInvaders   Air ‘Chief Predicts 2,000-Plane Raids

Doolittle Predicts 2,000 Plane Raids Against  Nipponese   Extend New B-29 Assaults on Japan; Hint Nips May Be Considering Peace Move

ENEMY TRYING TO KEE? GRIP OVER “SLAVES”   Thailand and Sumatra Figure in Political Move — Chinese Trap Thousands

YANKS NEAR OUTSKIRTS OF CITY OF CEBU   Place Already Is Afire and Exploding From Japanese Demolition, However, Following Invasion by U. S.

CEBU CITY SEI AFLAME BY JAPANESE   Swarm Ashore Against Elaborate Beach Defenses

Yanks Within Stone-Throw Of Cebu City   Japanese Demolition Crews Setting Fire To Philippines City

U. S. Assault Troops Sweep fo Cebu City   Japs Destroying It As American Division Makes Its Landing

[American Troops Drive Across Cebt   Second City of Philippines Reported to Be in Flames Today

CEBU CITY AFLAME   Japanese Demolition Crews Repeat Procedure in Manila

Japanese Set Torch to Cebu tn Philippines   Enemy Demolition Seuads Go to Work Saan After Invading Yanks Hit the Beaches

Japs Burning Cebu City   Americal Division Invades Another Philippine Island

American Assault Troops Invade Burning Cebu City  Second Largest Philippine City Demolished by Fleeing

Yanks Reach Edge Of Cebu  Japs Apply Torch   Japs. Demolishing Port City As Yanks Reach Outskirts; Tough Defenses Promise Hard Fighting On Island.

Yanks Invade Cebu: Japs Put Torch to City Installations   Assault Troops Swarm Ashore Against Fine Beach Defenses

Invading U. S. Troops On Cebu Sweep Island  Japanese Set Fire To Island Capital

Yanks Sweep To Cebu City Edge   Jap Demolition Crews Set Fires, Blastings In Philippine City

Cebu City  In Flames   Japs Set Torch to Island Capital As Yanks Near Outskirts

CEBU foLAND {a WELL DEFENDED   ‘Cebu, Busy Second City of  Philippines, Set Afire by Japs.   THUNDERGUS BLASTING

Raeder Tells Why He Ordered Graf Spee ~aptain to Scuttle Ship Rather Than Fight   By LOUIS P, LOUCHNER AND WES GALLAGHER

Raeder Ordered Graf Spee Sunk   Defeat at Hands of British Certain, Admiral Tells AP

Adm. Raeder Says He Ordered Scuttling Of Pocket Battleship Off Montevideo Six Years Ago

Scuttled Ship on Raeder's Order   Graf Spee Went Down Off Uruguay in 1939

Shidehara, At 73, Gets Tokyo Reins   Voices Hope of Liberal Regime, Cooperation With MacArthur.

BELLY RIPPED FROM PLANE ATTACKING JAP 1¢h-agP CREW HANGS TO SIDES LIKE TRAPEZE

Albion Pilot’s Mangled Plane Back With Chunks of Ripped-off Jap Mas’

YOUNG CHILDREN SEE MOTHER SHOT   Killing Takes Place Day After Her Fourth Marriage

Unions Are — Opposed To Truman Plan   GENERAL MOTORS WORKERS TO. ” TAKE VOTE ON GOING BACK TO... : WORK, BUT IT WILL TAKE A WEEK:

Truman’s Search For Strike Peace Virtually Doomed   Union Leaders Warn President's Request To Be Turned Down

UAW Leaders Say Proposal Insufficient’   At Least A Week To Be Required  For Union Action On Peace Plea

End-StrikePlea Rejection Hinted By ClO and AFL   Never on Such Spot With FDR, They Say

UAW HEADS FLAY TRUMAN'S APPEAL TQ END WALKOUI   Will Not Act on Suggestion at Least for a Week, They Declare   ‘PUBLIC BOARD ASSAILED  Faet-Finding Agency ‘Threat to Democracy,’ Contends Union President

UAW Leaders See Rejection Of Proposal   President's Plans for Fact-finding Bodies Are Opposed

TD AUTO WORKERS   Leaders Warn That Truman’s Request Will Be Rejected   GENERAL MOTORS SPOKESMEN QUIET   Reuther and Thomas Go To Pittsburgh For Conference

Nation Wetches New York Cily's Maywnally Ract   National Government, Rsway Injected Into Stirrina Ces IGN

NEW YORK RACE FOR MAYOR HOT   Candidate Hand - Picked By Governor Dewey, Opposition Says

Air Collision: Fatal to Three In S. Carolina.   ‘Air Liner Collides With Army <Aireraft; Bov Aged 2 Is Victim

Air Liner, Army Plane Collide; Three Killed   Child and Two Servicemen Die in South Carolina Crash

BUILDING GETS TOP ATTENTION   Many Improvements To Come Straight From Planes

Yanks Storm  Nuernberg.  Madgebudg  And cipal   American Objective To Complete Link With Soviet Army And Seal Off Alps

U. S. Ninth Army Up To And Across Elbe River On 80 Mile Front Racing Only 45 Miles From Berlin   PATTON WITHIN 30 MILES OF DRESDEN

HATCHET DEATH CLUES CHECKED   Husband's Friend Freed After Questioning In Orchard Lake Murder

Postwar Building Program   Recommended by Gov. Donnell to State Legislature In Joint Session

Donnell Urges Works Program After the Wai      Governor Asks- Legisla. tive Study; Favors Avi  qtion Commission

De Gaulle will meet president   Closer relations are anticipated

TRUMAN WILL SEE DEGAULLE   Envoy Says French Leade Has Agreed to Meeting With President

FRICTION WITH FRANCE EASED   Meeting Of De Gaulle And Truman Set For Near Future

Franco to Quit Rule, He'll Say When, How   Indicates Intention in  Reply to Toast at Officers’ Meet

Judge Mulling Answer To: Did He Sing “Indian Love Call” Niahtjy?°

ESSAY CONTEST BOND WINNERS ANNOUNCED   Three of Four High School Awards Go to Vocational  Students

Violence Flares  In Coal Fields   Pennsylvania Strikes Cut Steel Production

Changes In Employment Bill Refused   Report Favorable Alter Fight To Cut. Federal Spending

FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL 15 APPROVED BY SENATE GROUP   Subcommittee Rejects Amendments to Modify Government Spending Commitments,   TAFT CALLS MEASURE ‘HENRY WALLACE PLAN’   QOhioan to Renew His Fight Against Federal Expenditures to Assure Jobs for All.

Senate Group Favors Full Work Measure   Futile Effort Is Made To Modify Spending Program

U. 8. Government Plans Elimination Of Food Subsidies   Seheme Would Shift Costs to Consumer  Purses Next Year

Government Studying Plan fo Eliminate Subsidies on Foods by Boosting Prices

WASHINGTON Consumers Will Pay Entire Bill  “nd of Subsidies Aimed to Ease Postwar Shift

Food Subsidies May Be Dropped   Government Plans To Shift Food Costs  tT. Consumer Pocket:

Food Subsidy Abandonment Being Planned   Move Would Shift Cost to Consumer, Hike Ceiling Price

FOODS LIKELY TO GO HIGHER BY NEXT YEAR   END OF SUBSIDIES ON FARM CROPS PROPOSED

Administration Plans to Hali Subsidies   Increased Ceiling Prices to Shift Cosi to Consumers

Plan Calls for Increase in Ceiling Prices That Would Shift $1,500,000,000 Burden to Consumers—Anderson Believes Upward Revision of Wages Would Take Place—Holds Scheme Would Add No New Inflationary Threat. 

Administration Busy On Plan For Shifting Food Subsidies  To Consumers’ Pocket Books

Administration Plans to Halt Subsidies  Increased Ceiling Prices to Shift

Plan Shift: of Subsidy to Public   May Mean Higher Costs for Many Items of Food

FOOD SUBSIDIES MAY BE HALTED WITHIN A YEAR   Administration Hopes Te Transfer Big Costs to Consumer’ Pocketbook

Gover: “ament: ‘To Drop Subsidy Food Program   Planning to Shift $1,500,000,000 Costs to Pocket ! hook of Consumers  Next Year

Food Subsidies To Be Slashed. Ceilings Hiked   Adminisiration Is Engaged In Planning to Pui Cost  Deals eee JP itkciiine:

TO EASE V-E DAY LABOR CUTBACKS   WPB TO PLACE CANCELLATIONS WHERE THEY WILL LEAST DISRUPT INDUSTRY.

MACHINERY SET UP FOR ARMS CUTBACK   Civilians to to Get. Last Call ' - on Plants and Lebar -

MACHINERY SET UP FOR ARMS CUTBACK   Civilians to Get Lasf Call on Plants and ‘Labor

WPB Announces ‘Cut-Back’ Plan   Promises To Keep Labor On New War Jobs In Same Plant If Possible.

German Line Reported Cracked As Wehrmacht Is Driven Back; Nazis Overrun Three Towns East Of Hacenau   AMERICANS SURGE THROUGH DIEKIRCH

Patton Strikes Hard at Sure River Hinge   Germans Overrun Three Towns to Pose New Threat at Strasbourg

NAZIS TRIKE OUT TD ott THREE TOWN!   Patton Hurls Men at Sure River Hinge of Nazi Luxembourg Line.

ord Army Strikes At River Hinge   Germans Overrun Three Towns East Of Strasbourg in  Menacing Threat

Nazis Drive Back Forces of Patton Inside the Reich   Stiffening Resistence Halts Allied Advance in-Luxembouraq —

INAZIS PUSHED BACK BY NEW 3RD ARMY BLOW   But Enemy Rally In South Menaces Alsatian Capital

THIRD ARMY DENTS NAZI LINE HINGE   Germans Gain In Drive East of Strasbourg

JAPANESE ARE CONCERNED   Paper Speaks of Possibility of Attack by Russia 1

SHORTAGE OF MEAT [5 THREAT 10 GAME      Michigan Conservation Department Moves to Curb Violations.

MEAT SHORTAGE A WILDLIFE THREAT   CONSERVATION OFFICIALS CONCENTRATE FORCES TO CURB VIOLATIONS

NAZIS FORM SOLID FRONT FOR 40 MILES   ‘Danger Created by Ene_my Drive Out of North End of Rhine Bridge head to Link Up With Eorees in Alsace.

New German Threat Looms af Strasbourc   Enemy. Gains May Preface Big Attack; Patton Forces on Move

Joined Other Forces in Northeast Alsace, Forming Solid Front Against the U. S. Seventh Army.   ALONG 40 MILES OF THE MAGINOT LINE   The Situation on Southern Front Was Regarded at Supreme Headquarters as Increasingly Grave.

Berlin Blasted For 17th Night: Ruhr Areas Hit   British Over Western Germany After Yanks  Assault Fuel. Pients

1,700 Heavies Hit Railyards, Ruhr Plants  ee ae   RAF Out at Night As Air Offensive Enters 25th Day

US. Bombers Hit “Ruhr Areain Big . Daylight Altacks   RAF Bombed Berlin for 17th Straight Night a Last Night ~-~--

Palestine Has  New Outbreaks   Report One Killed And 1 Injured In Latest Out break At Tel Aviv

TROOPS USING GUNS TO HALT JEWISH RIOT   THREE DEAD AND 13 INSURED DURING OUTBREAK OF VIO-. LENCE IN PALES ¥ : rT TINE CITy

Uhicago Takes 2-1. Series Lead   York Singles, Swift Walks For Only Base-Runners

Passeau Hurls Cubs to Third Game Victory   Gives Up Bult Lone Bingle. One Walk as Chicago 2g

CHICAGO WINS ON PASSEAU’S 1-HIT HURLING   ’ Brilliant Mound Work Gives Cubs Second Win of Series

Passeau Hurls 1-Hitter. Trims Tigers, 3to@   55.500 Detroit Fans Cheer Greatest World Series Pitching Act In Game's History

NLRB Refuses To Halt Strike Vote By Miners   Plea of Operators To Be Rejected Monday; Lewis Accuses Owners With  “Bad Faith”

NLB TQ REJECT OPERATOR'S PLES   Will Decline.to Halt Plans for Strike Vote on March 28; Lewis Charges Operators With Bad Faith

NLRB Vetoes © Move To Stop Miners’ Vote   Southern Operators’ Plen To Head Off Sivike Rullot Relerted

REFUSES 10 BLOCK MINE STRIKE VOTE   LABOR BOARD TO TURN DOWN REQUEST OF SOUTHERN COAL PRODUCERS,

Jobless Aid May Be On Voluntary Basis   States Can Accept Senate Plan If They Wish

NEW JOBLESS AIN PLAN CONSIDERED   SENATE LEADERS’ SCHEME IS BASED ON VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY STATES.

BU LGARIAN ARMY IS GETTING SOME EXPERT INSTRUCTION   Red Tanks Maneuver Alona Tirk Pies

WALLACE GAINS 1948 PRESTIGE   Observers See Political Boom in Jones’ Ouster

HENRY WALLACE 15 HOSEN FOR COMMERCE: POST   Wallace Wins Charice to Become Presid:ntial Nominee ig 1948

3 State Units Begin Working   Beer, Veterans, Publicit: Agencies Functioning

Esquire Magazine Wins Mailing Fight   Appeal Court Upholds Second-Class Privileges

GM PAY PEACE APPEARS NEAR   Industry Willing to Grant 30 Pct. Hike Based on 1941 Scale

ClO REJECTED — - OFFER BY GMC ~TO RAISE PAY   WAY CLEARED ROR NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN’ LABOR: AND MANAGEMENT IN AUTO. INDUSTRY -

Shy Okinawans Left Dazed By War  Little Brown People ‘Being  Won Over Gradual Gradually by by White Men Who Chased Out Japs

Hitler's Retreat Is Blasted by American Flyers   Communications in Southern Europe Bombed

Hitler’s Mountain Retreat. Bombed   Hideout Of FE uehrer Raided — For First Time By Airmer

HITLER HIDEOUT CITY 1S RAIDED   Berschtesgaden Shaken By Its First Aerial Attack Of War

Hitler’s Mountain Retreat Bombed  ee  OMDER  Hideout Of Fuehrer Raided For First Time By Airmen

Hitler's Mountain Retreat Attacked  U. S. Thunderbolts ‘im 2)... f.      U. S. Thunderbolts Hit Berchtesgaden

15th Air Force Bombers Pound Berchtesgaden And Vienna’s Railyards

LEND-LEASE _ IS EXTENDED   Congress, However, Asks President For Report On Post-War Plans.

Tells House of Commons He Has No Statement at This Time.   INO SIGNS OF CONTACT

ALLIED POSITION BEST IN 5 YEARS COMMONSIS TOLD   DECLARES NEWS OF SURRENDER WILL BE RELEASED AT ONCE

Texas Plants Seized  By Navy; OWIU Balks   Won! t Go Back To Jobs If U. S. Takes Over; Oil Worker Spokesman Says

Defer Young Men In Key Industries   Calls For Older Men To Increase

Draft Board Lists Classes to Get Some Deferments  Workers in Mines, Rubber Plants May Stay on Job

LIBERALIZED DRAFT DEFERMENTS GRANTED IN FIVE INDUSTRIES   MORE EXEMPTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN WILL NECESSITATE CALLING OLDSTERS

MORE INDUSTRIES ASK DRAFT RELIEF   TIGHT PINCH LIFTED FROM COAL MINING AND TRANSPORTATION

DEFERMENTS DUE IN 5 INDUSTRIES   YOUNG MEN’S DRAFT POLICY LIBERALIZED

Draft Deferment Petitions Grow  Numerous Groups Line - Up Asking Relief

Draft Deferments for Five Big Industries Liberalized  Easing of Rules Permits More Coal Miners to Receive Deferments

Seek Easing Up of Draft   Other Industries Take Hope From Action In Case of Minera

Industries Line Up: For More “Draft Relief’   Aircraft, Steel and Rubber Say Men Must Be Deferred

Texan Among Navy ‘Greats’   Captain of Submarine Now Missing Carried Out Series Of Amazing Achievements

Yank Finds His Mother in Germany  Little Old Woman His Grandmother, First To Greet Him at Old Home in Czech Town

Inch Slowly Forward at Baguio, Balete and in Central Luzon But Forge, Ahend Against Small Resistance Weayv Maven   ‘Cruiser Helena Is Launched At Quincy

Over Bober  Drive Deep In Silesia   In Sagan Sector, Reds Near Juncture With Zhukov Army.

BERLIN DECLARES . UKRAINIAN FORCES CROSS BOBER RIVER  NAZI DEFENSES NORTH OF SAGAN REPORTED TC HAVE BEEN CRACKED

Reds Force Bober River Crossing   Plunge Past Encircled Breslau, and Within 30 Miles of Junction With Zhukov’s Forces

Russians Cross Bober, Shatter Nazi Defenses   Encircle Breslau, Yanks, Canadians Gain In West

Air--Sea Attack ‘Takes Japanese By Surprise   MacArthur Savs Capture Assured With Light Casualties To Invaders

Doorstep To Japan Attacked   Americans Land On Corregidor, MacArthur Says

U.S. Silent On Jap Claims Of  New Invasions   Tokyo Reports Landing: on. Labuan, Off Bornes, MacArthur Announees Weavy Ruids

Tokyo Reports Another Allied Island Invasion   Allied Forces Said Ashore On Labuan Island

JAPANESE REPORT ALLIED LANDING CLOSE TO BORNEO   Declare Troops Have Invaded Labuan Island — MacArthur Announces Air Raids on Area,   AMERICANS ADVANCE 9 MILES ON LUZON   Other Units Battle for Hil East of Manila—Nip Position North of Davoa City Smashed.

Japanese Repor Allied Landing In Borneo Area   Gains Announced In Philippine Cleanup Campaign

East Indies War Reaches A Crescendo   New Invasion Not Yet Confirmed By Gen. MacArthur

Labuait Island Tokyo Reports   General MacArthur Does Not Confirm  Enemy Reports, But Announces Air Raids

Borneo Coast Is Bombarded By American,  RAAF Planes   Gen. MacArthur Fails To Confirm Story

Japs Report New Allied Landing Off North Borneo   MacArthur ‘Fells of Heavy Air Atlacks On Labuan Island

Tokyo Reports Labuan Island Invaded   MacArthur Tells of Widespread Raids on Borneo

Japanese Repor! Allied Invasion In Borneo Area  Nips Bare Landing On Labuan Island

Japs Report Isle Invaded   MacArthur Silent on Report Labuan, Off Coast of Borneo, Scene of  * Lendina

U. S. Air And Naval Forces Soften Up Oil-Rich Country And Adjacent Isles But Any Landings Are Unconfirmed

Mighty Fleet Drops 4,000 Tons Of Fire, Demolition Bombs On War Works   Third Fleet Shells lok vo Bay Areas   Ships Move Within Five Miles Of Shore: One Big Blast Observed

FLEET SHELLS WITHIN SIGHT OF NIP PALACE   Carrier Planes Swarm Down on Trapped Jap Warship in Tokyo Bay

Superforts Blast Pour ‘Nip’ Cities   Gil Refinery Also Target in Raids that See Nearly 4,600 Tons of Incendiary and Demoliion Bombs Dropped

Shelling Gateway  To Tokvo   Hundreds of  Planes Swarm Down On Fighting But Trapped Jap Ships

600 BOMBERS  DROP FIRE ON WAR CENTERS   U. S. Warships Still In “Tokyo Vicinity’ After Attack

Nearly 4,000 Tons of Fire And Demolition Bombs are  Spilled by Over 600 Planes

Refuses Further Drafts Until Government Settles Pending Labor Troubles

GO BACK HOME, DRAFTEES TOLD   Board’s Firm In Its Refusal To Act During Strikes

GREYHOUND BUS ~— DRIVERS STRIKE   EMPLOYES SERVING NEW ENG.LAND AND POINTS WEST TO CHICAGO WALK OUT.

Republicans’ Tax Proposal Is Refused   Would Reduce Rather Than Eliminate 3 Per Cent Levy

House Committee Rejects Plan to Cut Normal Tax   GOP Leaders Defeated ir Attempt to Bring About A Horizontal Cut   CARLSON'S MEASURE TO OFFER NEW TES!   Robertson’s Motion to Approve Vinson’s Plan Is  Stull Pending

Navy Official Points Tc Japanese History As Tndication People Might” Give Up

Bard Sees Early End of Jap War in Pacific  Undersecretary Urge: Postwar Military

America’s Demand Will Still Be—“Unconditional Surrender”,  The Nation Will Carry On —

Our Demand Has Been Arid Remains Unconditional Surrender  Vw«. FIVE Pwovercoe

President Says He’ll Defend FDR's Ideals   Truman Tells Congress That Country's War  GCiratagqy Wan't Changa

War Strategy To Continue, Nation Told   Appeals to All Amercans To Support World Peace Efforts,

Strategy in War Will Not Change, He Tells Nation   Demand Still is for Unconditional Surrender, New President Says in His First Address to Congress

PROMISES NOD FLIMGY PEAGE WILL BE MADE   Reaffirms U. S. “Unconditional Surrender? Terms; Calis For United Nation.

PRESIDENT ASSURES U. S. HE WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND F.D.R.’S IDEALS

RED CROSS LINK * WITH FREED VETS   Families of Prisoners Released Recently From Camps Offered Service

8,200 DISCHARGES DAILY 1S WEW GOAL   Three Separation Centers Will Reach Quota By Dec. 1.

Hitler, Himmler Set Up Courts Martial In All Of Reich For Shirkers

DEATH FOR NAZIS EVADING DUTIES    COURTS SET UP TO DEAL WITH DODGERS—REICH PUT UNDER MARTIAL LAW.

MARTIAL LAW PUT ON REICH   Fight Face Threat of Executioner’s Axe

Martial Law Is Imposed on All Germany  Summary Justice Courts Are Being Established

Germans Ready to Slay Own People If They Balk At Taking Part in Hitler's Proposed Struggle to Death

Martial Law Imposed in Germany rE  Drastic Decree Is Put In Effect By Hitler, Himmler

All Germany Placed Under Martial Law   Decree Establishes Courts Martial to ‘Handle Ruthlessly’ Anyone Who Shirks

HEAVIEST AIR ATTACK OF WAR MADE ON JAPAN   Over 400 B-29’s Blast Aircraft Plants in Three Cities.

AINE ON KWANGSI FRON   Yank-Trained Chinese Units Soon to Launch Big Offensives.

(hinese Renew Kwanasi Drive   Wedemeyer Reveals Chi nese Parachute Troops Train for Large-Scale Fighting

Kwangsi Fronf Drive Resumed By Chinese Army  U. S. Trained Troops To Launch Big-Scale Operations Soon,  Says Gen. Wedemeye

Chinese Renew Kwangst Drive   American-Trained Chinese Paratroopers Will Soon See Action.

Ja va Unrest Stems From Distant Past   Long Before the War There Was Restless. ness and Hostile Atti: tude Toward British, French and Dutch )

“NON-VIOLENCE” REFERENCES (OF INDONESIANS ARE REMINDERS ‘SOUTHEASTERN ASIA MOVEMENT

Old Issue Crops Up In Java   Present Unrest Just Continuation of the Asiatic Struggle to Achieve Independence

Joint Session Of Congress — 'To Hear Attlee   Clear Understanding With Russia Proposed By British Premier

Progress in Atom  TalksMade   Attlee’s Plan for War Secrets’ Pool Discussed on Yacht

DETAIL WORK BRINGS PAUSE IN CONFERENCE   Secret Pool Plan Is Reported Basis of Discussion

No Marriage For Yanks id German Girls   May Visit in Homes But Cannot  Marry Girls

Yank-German Wedding  Ban Remains in Force   Americans Refuse tc Follow Lead Taken By Allied Group

GI Marriages i in Reich Forbidden   Living in German Homes its Banned

Yanks Can't. Take Fraus,A. M.:G. Says   COUNCIL'S RELAXATION © OF CURBS DO NOT APPLY. IN AMERICAN ZONE

Chinese Slike Back at Japs in Three Provinces  For Chines ed  ,. ooo oe

Japs Driven Back By Chinese Blows   General Kung Announces Preparations For Chinese Allied Offensive On Japs.

400,000 MEN ARE STILL ON STRIKE   Soft Coal Miners Comprise Nearly Half of Number.

Transit Strike Is Ended With Threat Of Union Sanction   COAL MINERS STILL TIE UP STEEL MILLS  _Longshoremen Battle Each Other: In New ~ York Dock Area

Yanks Overrun  Schmidt   Drive Threatens Roer River Dams; May Clear Way For Push North

DRUNK DRIVER ASSESSED $50   Mayor Suspends Half of $100 Against Donald Jacques, Continental

Revolt Sweeps Argentina, Peron Resigns   Indications Point To Resignation of  The Whole Cabinet

SEEK HITLER IN JAPANESE HIDEOUT   Fallen Nazi Is Rumored to Have Fled In Submarine

Americans Run Down Rumors Hitler in Japan   ® Begin Questioning 3,000 Germans at  Jan Berchtecanden

ee nee LT CCCI “a  Yanks Run Down Rumors On Hitler’s Jap Hide-Out

Hitler Hideout Rumors Sifted   Japanese Village Is Scene of Man Hunt

Clothing Drive. To: Start Here i“ no bones en Orgaaetion Formed Heres. .  * Drive To Start:On: April 1 Ist

Clothing Drive To Start Here « . Organization Formed Here;   Drive To Start On April Is

SHANGHAI BOMBED: HUGE FIRES SET   cITws NETWORK OF AIRFIELDS POUNDED BY MORE THAN 300 PLANES.

Yanks Set Huge Fires in Shanghai Area   Japan's Hoarded Planes Come Out of Hiding

SHANGHALIS HIT BY 300 PLANES   Airdromes Are Smashed; Jap Fighters Come Out Of Hiding

Mrs.E.0. Newell  Monoxide Victim   WIFE OF PROMINENT JUDGE DEAD AT BURLINGTON

O'Conor Approves Grand Jury Plea For Investigation of Liquor Laws

Jap Crisis Grows, Broadcast Admits   Raids Cause Desperate Situation, Tokyo Says

PREDICTED   Meanwhile, WFA Says Rationing of Canned Vegetables Needless

SEE 28-POINT BUTTER RATION   Likely to Go Into’ Effec For February, Is Report

Predict Boost In Ration Points For Butter Soor   W.F.A. Spokesman Charges Return Of Canned Vegetables To Ration List ‘*Unnecessary’’

DEER HUNTING TOLL MOUNTS   Nine Dead and 14 Wound ed In Latest Count of Cacualtiee

ANOTHER HUNTING DEATH 15 REPORTEL   Four Others Among Michi: gan Deer Hunters Friday Renorted Injured.

Warns Congress Urges U.S. to Keep Eye on German Disarmament Plans

WATCH URGED   Senate Group Sees Germany in Defeat Still Major Threat to Peace

Congress Is Told That Germany Is in Better Shape to Fight Than It Was After First World War

15-YEAR CHECK ON GERMANY IS - RECOMMENDELD   ‘Senate Group Says Reick  In Better Shape Now Than In 1918

Senators Propose l). §. Eye German Arms for 15 Year:   Report by Group That Visited Europe Front Is Submitted

Senate Committee Favors 15-Year Check on Germany's War Potential

arther West, Patton’s 3rd Army Finds Bitter Resistance  FOPLE BEWILDERED   risoners Are Waved To Rear by Allies Too Busy To Escort Them

Two Passengers Killed i in Airliner Crash in Florida   Boat Rescues 13 After Plane Plunaes Into Lake

DIE AS PLANE MISSES FIELD   Airliner Crashes Into Lake Parker at Lakeland, Fla.

Plane Crashes Into. Lake: Two Persons Dead   Thitteen. Others, Including ‘Pilot‘and Co-Pilot Resened: In Florida

TWO KILLED IN CRASH   Florida Senator Was in Plane That Fell Into Lake 

Week’s Casualty List Includes Several Cullman ‘County Victims Of War

Trend of Public Opinion Concerning World Politics Downward: FDR Knows

DOWNWARD TREND IN PUBLIC OPINION   Hope Next Big-3 Meet Wil Improve World Politics Situation.

Heavy Reliance On Big 3 Meet  F.R. Aware Of Trend On World Politics

Many Bills In House Advanced Another Notch   Indiana Lower House Members Receive 33 Bills from Committees, Advancing 3: of Them.

Bills Speeded Before House; Several Passec   Creighton Warns Action Must Be Taken Quickly

Yugoslavia and Italy Battle for Control of Venezia Giulia, Istria

Yugoslavia, Italy Seek Control Of Trieste At Council Of Ministers

General Chennault Resigns as Leader Of 14th Air Force   Organizer of Flying Tigers Said To Be Ready for Retirement

CHENNAULT GOES INTO RETIREMENT   55-Year Old Head Of 14th Air  Force Resigns

GEN, CHENNAULI QUITS SONMAN IN AIR FORCE   Retires From Army Without Specifying Any Reason

Lt. Gen. Claire Chennault Quits as Comander of U. 5. 14th Air Force — No Specific Reasons Given for Action.

Gen. Chennault Quits as 14th Air Force Head  Army Politics Said to Be Reason

FAMED ARMY AIR GENERAL OUITS POST   Resignation Is Offered ‘Account Of His Health’

Claire Chennault Resigns Post-‘As _ China Commander   Famed Air Force Leader Formed World Famous “Flying Tiger’? Unit

Gen. Chennault Resigns as Head {4th Air Force   Had Stormy Career Since Forming the Famous Flying Tigers

Gen. Chennauli Quits as 14th Air Force Head   Army Politics Said to Be Reason for His Retirement

GEN. CHENNAULT, 14TH AIR FORCE HEAD, RESIGNS  Plans to Retire: Helped

CHENNAULT RESIGNS AIR FORCE POST   Reasons are Not Given; To Retire From Army

JOB COMPLETE GEN. CHENNAUL? RESIGNS BERTH   14th AAF Chieftain Flying Tiger, Quits China

Gen. Chennault, (ith Air Force Leader. Resians   Famed General To Retire From Army

Buda’s Capture  - By Red Forces  - Seen Imminent   Doomed Germans Using Every W enpUn~ Known In Modern Warfare

ONLY MATTER OF HOURS   Doomed German Garrison Crumbling Before Russians

FALL OF BUDA 10 SOVIETS IS SAID VERY NEAR   “600 Blocks Of City Under Russian Control

SOVIET SEIZURE OF BUDA LOOMS   Doomed Germans Collapse Under Red Offensive

BUDA CAPTURE IMMINENT AS REDS ADVANCE   Soviets Kill 1,000 in Fierce Battles in Hungarian Capital Sunday

Budapest Siege Nearing -Finish  Fall of West Section Matter of Hours

WITHERING FIRE HITS BUDA NAZIS   200 MORE BLOCKS OCCUPIED BY REDS

Reds Whittle Down Garrison  In Budapest   Fall Of Buda, Western Section Of Capital, Matter Of Hours.

Reds Whittle Dowr German Garrison Inside Budapest   Fall of Budo, West Section of Capital, Only Matter of Hours

Fall of Buda Now Seems Imminent   Outnumbered Defenders Being Crushed in Savage Street Fighting

Nazi Garrison Crumbles As Soviet Attacks   Reds Use Nearly Every Weapon Known To War

Russ Moving Into Budapest   Fall of Buda Section Of Capital Expected Only Matter of Hours

Buda Fall Appears Matter of Hours, Garrison Doomed  Russians Use Virtually All Known Modes Of Meadern Warfare

Fall Of Buda Looms Near As Russians  Strike Hard   AN Known Weapons Being Used By Reds

FALL. OF BUDA.IS  BELIEVED IMMINENT  AS'REDS MOVE AHEAD GERMAN AND HUNGARIAN DEFENDERS PRESSED BACK  Tare, CREATT ADEA

Fall Of Buda Draws Nearer As Reds Gair   Russians Whitile Down Axis  Garrison In Hungarian i Pe ie   CLOSE IN ON LOSONG

RUSSIANS ADVANCING IN CAPITAL   Doomed Nazi Garrison Crumbling Before Reds’ Assault

FALL OF BUDA SEEN IN HOURS   Full Force Of Russian Might Is Crowding Nazi Troops From Hungarian City.

FALL OF BUDA IMMINENT; REDS IN NEW DRIVE   Vienna Included In New Zone Of Soviet Attack

Fal of Budapest ‘Matter of Hours, [Moscow Reports   Nazi Garrison’s Defense Crumbles As Red Attack Grows in Intensity

FALL OF BUDA NEAR; GERMAN ARMY WEAKENS   Report Nazi Garrison Crumbling Before Attacking Russians

FALL OF BUDA T0 RUSSIANS MAY BE NEAR   Germans Now Hold Only Small Section of the Western Half of Budapest, With 600 Blocks in Soviet Hands.

Fall of Budapest To Attacking Red Forces Imminent   Russians Hit the City With Every Known War Weapon

County Has First Million in War Loan Drive   ~ Monday to Be Gala Day With Bond  Thinner and Shaw

County Individual War Bond Total [Placed at $355,245  Friday's Purchases i in Seventh  War Loar LVfi.~0.% EY. fO1 oe ; ee    Friday’s Purchases in Seventh War Loan Effort Hit $91,927; Appeal Is Made  tau GQumnnnt Af AisHing] Gaveing ta Riese

County Individual War Bond Total Placed at $359,245   Friday’s Purchases in Seventh War Loan Effort Hit $91,927: Appeal Is Made for Support of Medical Service in Army

Silver Bow County Residents Pass Half-Million Mark in ‘Mighty Seventh’ War Loan   Drive Proceeding Steadily With Area Among State Leaders; Bonds Going Fast for Larry Smith Show on May 28

Attacks Critics of Chinese Rule   Chennault Shocked By  Charges of Americans

CHENNAULT HITS CHINA CRITICS   ‘Politics’ Believed To Be Reason For Resignation Of Famed Leader

BLACK WATCH HIGHLANDERS ROUT BOCHES   British Fight Past Heaviest Fire Of Offensive

Filipino Youth fells Of Jap “Death Hole”   Some Buried Alive When Nips Toss Grenade, Then Fill Up Excavation

Filipino Boy Tells of Jap Atrocities  Other Witnesses Say Hundreds

Bestial Acts Of Japanese Relater  Details Told At Yamashita’s Trial

OF HORROR IN MANILA RELATED   Between 500 And 1,000 Machinegunned In Mad Carnival Of Murder   YAMASHITA JS STILL UNMOVED BY EVIDENCE

Filipino Boy Tells of Jap Atrocities  Other Witnesses - Say Hundreds ~ Were Shot, Burned

Tales of Torture At Hands of Nips In Manila Told   Court Hears Many Jap Victims Burned, Buried Alive

(Japs Seen Asking Peace Terms ‘Soon: Home Front Breakins   By MAX HILL Associated Press Staff Writer

Home Front in Japan Nearing a Breakdown   Civilians Close to Starvation Know War Cannot Be Wen

Former AP Newsman In Tokyo Seon General Collapse On Home Front In Japan--Civilians Are Bad Off   By MAX HILL

"Victory Complete and Final Near, Simpson Asserts in Discussing War

Kirke L. Simpson’s Interpreting the War News   VICTORY IN GERMANY _ IS  WITHIN GRASP OF THE TINITESN ZVATINAS

Chiang Resigns Premier's Post   Generalissimo Will Retain Presidency And Army Command; Soong Given Position

Seen as Move fot Greater Unity  Moy Dring Accord With Communists

Chiang Kai Shek Resigns   Move May Help -to Unify ' China;Chiang Remains  President and. Generalissimo.

Chiang Quits; Soong Named China Premier   Moves to Solidify Nation As Allies Push All-Out - Against Japan

CHIANG NAMES SOONG PREMIER IN UNITY MOVE   Continues as President Of China and Leader Of Armed Forces

Chiang Names Soong Premier  To Unite China   Retains Post of President and Generalissimo; To Concentrate On Criti cal Period of War

Chiang Gives Up Post of  Premier   Move May Solidify Chinese Against Japanese

Soong Made Premier   Of China    Chiang Quits Post in Order to Have More © Time for Military Duties: Still President

Chiang G ives Premier ship To T. V. Soong   Action Viewed As Step Toward Solidifying China For Fight Ahead

Kai-Shek Resigns As Premier, Turns Post Over to Soong   Move Viewed as Step Toward Solidifying Communists, Rule

MOVE VIEWED STEP TOWARD UNIFICATION   Chiang Remains Generalissimo And President

CHIANG QUITS AS PREMIER; SOONG IN JOB   Move Is Viewed as a Step Toward Solidifying China — Kai-shek Wil] Retain Position as Presi. dent of Republic.

Post Given To Soong In , Unity Move   Chiang Still President And Generalissimo; Will  Concentrate On Critical Militeru Tacke

TEMPERATIIRES:   Soong Becomes Premier: More Unity Is Seen   Dictator Keeps Post As President, Chief Of Chinese Armies

CHIANG ACTS 10 INCREASE WAR EFFORT ON JAPS   Regard Shift as Way t Start Agreement With Communists

Chiang Quits Post of Premier   Soong Takes Over; Generalissimo Keeps China’s Presidency

Russo-Chinese Friendship?  Soong Tokes Premiership Of China From Kai-shek

Soong Becomes Premier, May Gel Finance Ministry  Chiang To Remain Head of Army and Pracident af State

CHIANG KAI-SHEK QUITS PREMIERSHIP TO SOLIDIFY CHINA  ACTING PREMIER T. V. SOONG TAKES OVER POST; CHIANG TO LEAD ARMY

Chiang Kai-Shek Resigns Post As Chinese Premier   Move Taken to Solidify Country Against Japanese

SOONG TO KEEP PREMIER POST   Chiang Resigns In Apparent New Move For Unity

Chiang Resigns  As Premier  China Head Keeps  Presidency Moves Yr pp iat... *% FF ._...

Chiang Quits As Premier; Soong Named   Leader Keeps His Post As Head of State And Chief of Army

CHIANG KAI-SHEK RESIGNS PREMIER © POST: SOONG NAMED   Keeps His Position as President of China—Move Scen as Step Toward Solidifying C¥na as Allies Put Pressure on Javan

CHIANG LEAVES PREMIERSHIP 10 T. V. SOONG   Still Retains Presidency, Command Of Chinese Armies

T.V. T.V.Soong ng Is New  Premier of China   Chiang to Concentrate on Operation of Fight   Move, Interpreted as Solidif China, Easing Red Relatio

PREMIER POST RELINQUISHED BY KAI-SHEK   Elevation of Soong Move  _ Viewed As Step Toward   Solidifying China In War — Japan

SOONG NAMED CHINA PREMIER   Popular Chinese Diplomat Replaces Chiang As Pol:tical Chief

Chiang Resigns Premiership fo Solidify China   Soong Succeeds War Leader as Government Head

Chiang Quits As Premier: Soong Namec   Generalissimo Will Remain as President And Leader of Army

CHIANG KALSHER QUITS PREMIERSHIP TO SOLIDIFY CHINA  ACTING PREMIER T. V. SOONG TAKES OVER POST

Million Men Lay Down Arms In Peace Move   Hostilities End° At Noon Today On Fascist Front

Surrender Unconditionally To Allies; 1,000,000 Men In Italy, Austria Involved

Total Enemy Forces Estimated to Number  1,00°,0C0; Gen. Alexander Praises Troops

ENEMY’S FORCES ALSO QUIT WAR » FOR S, AUSTRIA   Field Marshal Alexander Announces Nearly Million . Hun Troops Affected

Nearly  Million Men Sur rendered Uncondition ally in Italy      FIGHTING ENDS TODAY   Troops in Southern and Western Austria Includ- edin Surrender

1,000,000 Troops Quit Unconditionally   Only Folly and Chaos Can Delay General Capitulation of All Beaten Germans, President Truman Says In Message

‘Estimate 1,000,000 Troops in Army; He stilities Cease; Ends TY Yeas of Bloody Warfare

German Capitulation Affects Nearly Million Enemy Soldiers; Hostilities Cease at 7 A. M. (CWT) Today;  Sign Terms Sunday

Hostilities Ceased At Noon (7 A. M. CWT) Capitulation Of All Land, Sea And Air Forces In Italy And Southern And Western Austria Is Signed By Commander   (By NOLAND NORGAARN)

ALL GERMAN LAND, OEA AND AIR FORCES ENDED HOSTILITIES  SOME TROOPS IN AUSTRI      SOME TROOPS IN AUSTRIA INVOLVED; NEARLY MILLION MEN ARE TAKEN

Gen. Von Vietingenhoff Includes Fascist Elements in Capitulation  To Gen. Alexander’s Allied Armies

Unconditional Surrender Terms Hold Fast As Foe  Releases All Armaments

Fighting Stopped At Noon   End of Bloody Italian Campaign Frees 24 Allied Divisions for War Duties Elsewhere

IITALY-AUSTRIA FORCES TAKEN BY THE.ALLIES   Capituation of Land-Sea-Air Unit Leaves Berchtesgaden Almost Unguarded

Give Up West, South Austria   total Nazi Force invoived Estimated At A Million Men

ALL GERMAN FORGES LAY DOWN ARMS   Unconditional Surrender Was Signed Sunday; Aids Austrian Drive.

Some 25. Divisions ‘Give Up Unconditionally. To American And British Forces: Victory I Is Hailed > By Président-Truman

German General Unconditionally Surrenders All Nazi Lahd, Sea And Air Forces Num bering Nearly One Million Men — Docu ment Is Signed Ending Hostilities _

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER LAND, SEA AND AIR FORCES MADE TO GENERAL ALEXANDER:

Southern Austria Gives Up   Remnants of 22 German and 6 Italian Divisions, Totaling Nearly Million Men, Lay Down Their Arms as Lona Campaign Comes to Close

Includes Troops In S. Austria   Surrender Is Unconditional — Hostilities Ceased at 8 A. M. Today —- May Number Nearly 1,000,000 Men, Alexander Says— Let Japs and Nazis Understand— Truman

HOSTILITIES CEASE IN NORTH ITALY; NAZISSURRENDER  MILLION GERMANS.   MILLION GERMANS. LAY DOWN ARMS UNCONDITIONALLY

Capitulation Signed in Presence of Allied Officers, Including Russians, Effective Today.    NEARLY ONE MILLION    _ TROOPS ARE INVOLVED

Ait Sea, Land ‘And Air Forces Are Surrendered   Southern Austria Included; Terms Are Unconditional

All Land, Sea and Air Forces There and in Southern Austria Cease 1% Years of Hostilifies

Nearly Million Enemy Troops Stop Fighting   Hostilities Ceased By All Land, Sea And Air Forces Under Gen. Von Vietingenhoff, Including Garrisons In Austria

German Land, Sea and Air Forces In Southern and Western Austria And Italy Surrender Unconditionally: Enemy’s Troops Number 1,000,000

NEARLY 1,000,000 TROOPS, ALL SEA, AIR FORGES YIELD   Terms Unconditional; Hostilities Ended at 7 a. m. Alton Time; Remnants of 26 Divisions Lay Down Arms; ‘Only Folly Can Delay’ Full Victory, President Truman Dectares.

Unconditional Surrender Of Nearly Million Men ee 7" Alexander   VICTORY HAILED   All Nazi Troops In Italy. Southern And Western Austria To Be Dis Armed And Immobilized   Proud Of Day

MAP ACTION T0 GET CHICKENS FOR ARMY   To Extend 100% SetAside Order; Sugar Probe Begins Soon

GET CHICKENS FOR ARMY   To Extend 100% SetAside Order; Sugar Probe Begins Soon

14 Thought Dead In Plane Crash   Commercial Airliner Hits Ravine, Burns

Television-Guided Armadas. Will Wipe Out Any Nation, Arnold Tells Senate Board

SUNFLOWER GAINS 135   Lawrente ‘Furnished 73 of News Hired: Workers 'This Week

MORE BEEF AT LESS POINTS NEXT WEEK   Armed Forces Reduce Their Claim on Natien’s Supply

Tough Job in Germany!   Policy With Teeth Is Needed To Keep Nazi Small

Return Brides of Servicemen   Leave Britain Next Month; Need Permit

Marshall Begins Talks With Chiang   Navy Ready to Bring British Brides of GIsto United States

HALF OF YOUNG FARM WORKERS FACE INDUCTION WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. (P:

Young Farmers To Be Called  Half Of Them Under 26 Face Early Draft

AUBBER PLANT _ WORKERS BACK   7  Five Plants of- Goodyear Com’ pany in Operation With Navy in Control.

AKRON STRIKE FINALLY ENDS   GOODYEAR EMPLOYES RETURN TO JOBS AFTER NAVY TAKES OVER THE FLANTS

Goodyear Employes Return to Jobs Under Navy Control, Ending Strike

WORKERS BACK IN FIVE PLANTS   Goodyear Resumes Under Navy; Firestone Strike Continues

3 Ministers Hold Parley   ‘Molotov Meets With U.S., British Envoy

MOLOTOV MEETS SEPARATELY WIT BYRNES. BEVIN   Control of Atomic Energy Prime Topic Under Discussion

MOLOTOV MEETS. BYRNES AND BEVIN . INDIVIDUALLY PREPARATORY TO:.TALKS

Atomic Talks Now Slated for Monday   tranian Problems Also on Agenda for Confab at Moscow

Preliminaries to Conference  Get Under Way  _ Big-Three Foreign Ministers to  Coanvene Monday

Molotov Meets Two Leaders   Indications Were Three Foreign Minisiers Will Meet Monday.

Molotov Meets Individually With Byrnes, Bevin; May Hold First Conference Monday

Molotov Meets Byrnes, Bevin Individually   Russian Foreign Commissar Indicates First Con  ference of “Rig Three”?   Will Be Tomorrow

Stage Is Set For Confabs On Monday   Molotov Meets Byrnes and Bevin Prior to Start Of Important Talks on Sharing of Atom Secret

BiG 3 EXPECTED TO OPEN MOSCOW PARLEY MONDA)   Molotov Meets Individually With Byrnes and Bevin— Soviet Plane From Iran Awaited.   SPECIAL QUARTERS FURNISHED AMERICANS   Control of Atomic Energy Is Principal Subject Three Foreign Ministers Will Discuss.

EXECUTIVES ADDRESSED BY GOV, MARTIN   Pennsylvania’s Chief Tells Mackinac Conference Veterans Need Opportunity.

VETS WANT JOBS NO CODDLING IS MARTIN ADVICE   Tells Governors At Mackinac Meeting Of Needs For Veterans

SARAJEVO IS CAPTURED   Assassination Setting Off World War One Was Here

 Fruman Spends Holiday Quietly  ‘Nation Gives Thanks /For Victory at Arms

2 JAP MACHINE GUNS FOUND UNDER ALTAR   Colonel Sees Little Hope Of Saving Manila Buildings

U. 5. LOSSES ON IWO JIMA SET AT 3000-1000 DEAD   Less Than One-Fifth Toll of Japs; Yanks Still Mopping Up

Eisenhower Cites Friendship With  Russia, Britain   General Expresses  Views On Compulsory Military Training

Soviet Wants Friendship of USS., Says Ike   Testifies Military Power Is Force for Peace

Ike Says No Fear of British War; Russia {s Friendly  General's Statements Soundly Annlauded

tan Plan Se   Refining Areas Looms; Essential  fomplete Shutdown of 2 Greatest sers to Get Dwindling Gas Supply

REVIEW ASKED IN RATE CASE   Nine Northern States Join In Action Against ICC Freight Rate Order

Invasion Forces Fight on Borneo, In Burma Today   British Land in Drive for Hanoom and Americans Make Invasion of Rorneo

300,000 POW’s In Russian Cages   Soviet Trops Continuing To Roundup Jap Surrendering Units.

Rell al — a amd) oft  U. S. Government Owes Mohawk Indians Calico for Rent on Troy. N_Y.

SLAPS WIFE WITH STEAK   New York Man Given Jail Term After Admitting Assault.

NINETY DAYS FOR A SLAP   Husband is Jailed After Assaulting His Wife With a Steak

COLOGNE CENTER OF RHINELAND BATTLE   Long Lines Of Germans Surrendering To The Americans

Solons Run  Into Jams Talk Of Taxes, Jobs,  - Steamlining Conaress

Senators Talk About Japan   Looks. Like Row If There’s Any Move To Make Mae. Arthur Second.

More Snow Fallsin New England   New York State Guardsmen Work In Rail Yards  In Western Part

NEW SNOWFALL ADDS 10 PLIGHT OF EASTERNER‘   Highway Traffie Partly Paralyzed in lowa and Midwest by Freezing Rain   Ry ASSOCIATED PRESS

SNOWFALLS IN NEW ENGLAND   Northeastern States Have Had Most Severe Winter in Years.

FORD WORKERS IN FAVOR OF STRIKE BY BIG MAJORIT}   Workers Cast Tremendous Majority of Their Votes in Favor of Strike if They Don’t Get Raise.   NEGOTIATIONS ARE AT DEADLOCK, LEADERS SA)   Auto Workers Union Ha: Promptiy Rejected Counter Offer Made by Genera Motors for Raise.

FORD EMPLOYES AUTHORIZE STRIKE BY BiG MAJORITY   More Than 90 Per Cent of Workers Favor Walkout to Enforce Demands for Pay Increase.   UNION TURNS DOWN G. M. COMPROMISE   Corporation’s Proposal to Hike Wages 8 to 10 Per Cent Called “Economic Poison.”

Ford Workers Vote To Strike   Vote Is 11 To] For Support Of Demands

FAVOR STRIKE IN FORD VOTE   90 Per Cent. of Employes Support Walkout To Enforce Demands

‘FORD EMPLOYES VOTE IN FAVOR OF STRIKE   Action Taken To Support Gnion’s Demands Fer 3@ Fercent  Ware Increace

Government lo Operate Sinclair Rubber Plant   President Says Real Emergency In Interruption of Production.

PRESIDENT ORDERS IGKES TO TAKE OVER SINCLAIR RUBBER CO,  DECLARED STRIKE  THREAT WOULD INTER. FERE WAR PRODUCTION

Ickes Takes Over Sinclair Plant As Strike Voted   Truman Directs Seizure In Executive Order, Declares Emergency

War Usage Oil Strike Brings U.S:Seizure   President Truman Directs.Secretary Ickes-to Take Over

Ickes Ordered To Seize Texas Rubber Firn   Presideut Truman Cite: “Real Kmergeney™ Inxists As Result OF Strike Vote

Government Takes  Over Operation of Plant in Houston   Action Is Ordered by President Following Threat of Strike

Ickes Seizes Rubber Plant Before Strike   Truman Directs Government To Take Over Due  To Walkout Threat After Workers Vote To Strike

Strike Bound Sinclair Rubbe Plant in Houston Ordered Seized By PAW Avency

Truman Orders Action to Halt Walkout Threat   Houston Butadiene Unit Ils Now Under Operation by PAW

ICKES ORDERED TO SEIZE TEXAS RUBBER PLANT   Strike Threat Given As  Reason.

TAKE OVER PLANT   Truman Orders Seizure of Sinclair Factory at Houston

T ruman Orders Ickes to Take Over Strike- Threatened Butadiene Plant

GOVERNMENT'S ‘SPEEDY ACTION MIPS WALKOUN   framah Issues Order. To Prevent Strike at Texas “ Rubber Plané

US. Seizes Buta Plant   Strike Vote Perils Production of War Rubber, Says Truman

Ickes To Operate Big Rubber Plant   Houston Seizure Ordered To Head off Any Delay In War Production

SINCLAIR RUBBER "PLANT TAKEN OVER BY GOVERNMENT   Seizure Was at 7 A. M., CWT, Today Under an Order Issued by President.   STRIKE THREATENED   The Plant's Manager Said It Was Operating Normally This Morning.

PLANT = SEIZED TO AVERT STRIKE   Ickes Takes Contro! Of Texas  Butadiene Factory

Sinclair. Ine. Rubber Plant Is Taken Over   Seizure Carried Out Under Orders Given By President Truman

U.S. Seizes Rubber Plant      President’s Action Stops Strike Move

BRENNER PASS KEY CAPTURED; MENACE VENICI   Allies Land Near Genoa; German Navy Quits

Nation Is Faced With “Brownout”   Ickes Asks Light Ban To Conserve Coal

‘Dim-Out’ Due To Save Coal   Ickes Wants Signs, Shop Windows Dark

GIVES VIEWS TO CONGRESS IN MESSAGE   May Skip Demands For Compulsory Training

GERMAN “BIG FOUR” HAS LOST INFLUENCE, OFFICIAL CLAIMS   Captured Foreign Office Member Says Reich Will Never Surrender To Allies; Hitler Admires Russia’s Efficiency And Fears Invasion From East

Aircraft Workers Join Film Pickets   2000 Are Massed Before Warner Bros. Studio

CABINET ASSISTANT QUITS   Aldrich Had Been Assistant Postmaster General Since 1943

Unconfirmed Reports Claim Three Armies Are’ Already Over; City Of Mainz Taken

ACTION FLARES ON NORTHERN END OF FRONT   ‘Yanks Expand Remagen Bridgehead As Saar Pocket Is Compressed

Paris Radio Reports Crossing Between Arnhem And Duesseldorf  LAST BIG HEAVE IN A MATTER OF HOURS  Clouds Of Smoke Véiling Montgomery’s Armies On Rhine

Great Aerial — Barrage Opens Final’ Batfle   Unconfirmed Report Says Montgomery’s — Forces Cross River

THEE AMERICAN ARMIES SAID LAUNCHING DRIVE   Keports Say Allies Strike Under Cover, of Massive Smoke Sereen, Storming Across Arnhem-Dusseldorf Barrier

Paris Says Three Armies Cross River   Report Declares Great Offensive Launched In Night

Five Russian Armies Driving Forward; New Activity Reported East of Berlin; Reds Take 45,000 Nazis  in New Czechoslovakian Drive.   REPORT 65-MILE-WIDE RHINE CROSSING

River Is Crossed By Three Armies, Paris Radio Says   Allies Storm Across Stream Along 65-Mile Front, Claim; Smokescreen Hides Moves Of Montgomery’s Men From Germans

Brit. Have Crossed At   UNCONFIRMED REPORT ALSO ra SAYS CROSSINGS MADE ON * '65-MILE FRONT BY MONTGOMER

Nazis Holding No Illusions   Hitler’s Own Paper Admits War Ending

B-29 Attack Leaves City Half-Ruined   Jap Report Follows News Of Destruction Wrought In Tokyo

Date for Dropping First Atom'c Bomb on Enemy Was Set Over Year Ago’

Survey Confirms Early Reports Of Frost Loss   Grapes Hardest Hit By Freezing Temperature Last Friday Night

Sp nen ————e—«_eieéi‘;;~*=~*™*S*~*~*~sS~stCiCitit  Freeze Took Nearly All Grapes, Other Fruit Hit

Woman Foe of Frisco Charter Really Speaks Her Mind Before Senate

ON TREATY ARE HEARD   ‘Senate Group Hears World Charter Assailed

Police Lead Charter F oe From Session   Woman Denounces Pact As Fraud And Conspiraev For Communism

WOMAN CAUSES HEARING MIXUP   ANTI-CHARTER WITNESS WHO - DISREGARDED COMMITTEE RULES “ESCORTED” — FROM CHAIR

Senators Hear Charter Flayed   Police Lead’ Away: ‘Blue Star’ Witness

WOMAN IS FIRST FOE TO CHARTER   SE ee ee  Biue Star Mothers’ Witness: Escorted From Senate Hearing

Opponents Call Peace Charter Communist Plot   . Woman Witness Escorted from Chair By Two Policemen

Women Cry Red Plot al Security Pact   Policemen Escort Shouting Witness from Senate Room

Charier Critic Moved Out of Seat by Police   Opponents Have Day; Cal} Tt Part of Red Plot

OPPOSITION TO CHARTER HEARD TODAY   Witnesses Against League Limited to 15 Mins. On Stand

POLICE ESCORT FIRST WITNESS FROM HEARING   Exceeds Time Allowed To Testify, Calls  For Revolution

NO GM STRIKE UNTIL EFFORTS FAIL FOR PEACE   CIO Leader Says All ' Attempts to Be Made for Settlement

Labor Dispute At GM Heading  For Showdown   Company Accused Of A ‘Wage Sit-Down Strike’ Against Govt. Policy.

Reuthers Says Auto Workers Strike Only After Efforts Fail   Greyhound Buses Resume Operations On Pacific Coast

UNION REJECTS G-M PROPOSAL   UAW Charges General Motors With- Wage Sit- — down Strike

Reuther Says Walkout Will Be Last Resort   45-Hour Week Plan Rejected; Industry Sitdown Charged

2.0.9.0. 0. 0,9, 0,0 9.0.5 WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO  “es WIN THE WAR Ot Ok Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot gt

RAVIOLI AND SPAGHETTI Saturday and Sunday, Garibald} Hall, Dunlevy. B06te*   TIONG MINGSTRET

‘Less Control Pledge Given U. S. Business   Hannegan Declares Truman Will ‘Shift’ Toward Co-operation

RELAXATION OF CONTROLS SEEN   Business To Get Free Hanc Under Truman, Belief

HAMILTON 10 BESPEAKER AT PROGRAN   Baccalaureate To Be Held Sunday

MEAT INCREASE IS IN PROSPECT   Quotas of Non-inspected Slaughterers To Be Raised

Truman Vetoes Idea  Of “Big 5” Meeting   Disapproves Bringing More Powers Into Settlement of Syrian Dispute—Early “Big 3” Con faronre Annnincead

ruman Opposes ‘ig Five Talks in Middle East   ives Further Plans fo Coming Meeting of Big Three

TRUMAN SAYS BiG THREE 10 CONFER SOO!   VETOES MEETING ON DISPUTE BETWEEN FRANCE, SYRIA

Big Three To Meet in Next 40 Days   President Truman Vetoes Proposal for Gathering of Big 5

Truman Vetoes ‘Big 5 Meet On -FrenchDispute   Fast-Moving Press Conference Jammed With Disclosures

Heavy Raids Are Staged On Japanese, Nazi Areas   British And Soviet Pilots Bomb Berlin

Court Martial of McVay in Recess   Adjournment of Trial Over Weekend Ordered

COURT MARTIAL 18 ADJOURNED   TRIAL OF COMMANDER OF CRUISER DELAYED WHEN _WrINESSES FAIL TO APPEAR

DIEHARD NAZIS STILL RESIST IN FEW AREAS   isolated Pockets Continue Battle Despite Surrender Order

Tough Nazis Sull Battle.  In’ Prasue —       lies Send_ “2: Ships and: Men ie! “To: Occupy Norway

OPATo Limit Home Building Costs As U.S Sets Up Inflation Barriers

OPA PLANS RIGID LIMITS ON COSTS FOR NEW HOMES   RETAILERS CAN’T PASS COST HIKES ON TO PUBLIC

OPA Ready To Limit Building Price Controls   Retailers Lose Fight Against to et Absorption; One Man Surplus.   OFS IS KILLED OF I

Rigid Peacetime Barriers to Curb Inflation Are Set up by Government

GOVERNMENT SETS UP BARRIERS AGAINST ree INFLATION  ‘OPA PLANS-TO RIGIDLY  LIMIT COSTS NEW

OPA To Tighten Building Price Controls; Retailers Must Absorb Price Increases   Increases In Manufacturing Costs Not To Be Passed Qn To The Public

OPA TIGHTENS CONTROLS ON NEW BUILDING   Government Setting Uf Barriers Against Inflation

Guide Shift To Peace   Inflation Discouraged By Rein On Building Costs, Limiting Markup On New Good:

U.S. Setting Up New Barriers fo Curb Inflation  OPA Ready to Limit Costs Entering Into.  aw Hama Ruildin

TAKE aTEPS T0 AVOID INFLATION   OPA Prepares. to Limit Costs Entering Into New Home Building.

OPA Prepared fo Limit Costs of Home Building   Construction Opens Up Oct. 15, but Final Price Hac No Celling

OPA Will Tighten Price Controls On New Construction   Will Keep Down Price of Plumbing and = Other Materials.

OPA STANDING PAT ON PRICE REGULATIONS   Plans To Keep Lid On Building Material Costs

Government Sets Up Bars Against Inflation   Moves to Aid Peace Change-over; OPA Ready to Tighten Building Controls: Retailers Lose Cost Battle

Nation Sets Up Barriers to. Halt Inflation.   Steps Taken to: Encourage .. i. A Free Economy

OPA Ts Tighten Controls Over Home Building   Retailers Lose Fight Against Cost Absorption Policy

Nation Sets Up Barrier Against Price Inflation   Ceilings On Costs O! Items In Home Will Be Controlled By OPA

SETS UP NEW REGULATIONS TO STOP INFLATION   OPA to Limit Costs of Home Building; to Hold Other Prices Down

LABOR SHIES AWAY FROM ANY. POST-WAR NO~STRIKE PLEDGE   ORGANIZATIONS DESIRE :TO KNOW WHAT FUTURE, HOLDS BEFORE ADOPTING NO’ STRIKE PLEDGE

Labor Hesitant On President's No-Strike Plea   Union Leaders Shy Away From Any Commitment

Labor Hesitant (n Truman Plea  For No Strikes   Leaders Reluctant To Com mit Labor To Any Direct Statement Pending Conferences

LABOR Src FROM NO STRIKE PLEDGE   Unions Will Await Formation of Program Before Committal

Bombers Adc 33 Vessels To Jap Loss  Two Straight Davs   Two Straight Days Of Heavy Attacks Blast Port Area

HUNG KONG FILLED WITH WRECKAGE   Two Straight Days Of Bombardment From Philippine Base

33 More Jap Ships Sent To Bottom   Planes Strike . From Hong Kong  TH. KRoarmncn

Hong Kong, Jap Ships Blasted By Air Fleets   Two-Day Raid Damages Port; 33 Vessels ~ Are Wrecked

WRECKED BY U.S. FLIERS   33 Jap Ships Are Sunk Or Damaged In Widespread Raids

MacArthur Airmen Blast Hong Kong in Two Day Attack; Leave City in Ruins

HONG KONG «: HEAPED: WI it : : / WRECKAGE.      Undergoes Two Straight Days» Of Air Attacks.

Aerial Assault: Heap Hong F . With Wreckage   33 More Jap. Ships Accounted For In  Widespread Attacks

German Reds Are Organized As First Party   Communists Leave Underground: Oppose Soviet Svstem In Germany

Send Only Those With  Low Points   Scaling Down Begins As Veterans Of 86th And 95th Divisions Fight Deployment Order

Army Forces For Pacitie  Are Reduced   Men With 75 Points, Those Over 37 Will Not Be Sent For Occupation

Number’ # .en For Pac. - “Duty Is Scaled Down   60 to 75 Per Cent Of Original Estimate To Be Sent Across

20 Jap Vessels — Wrecked In Home Areas By B- 29's   Australian, Dutch Troops Fight Toward Rich Oil Fields ~

Yank Planes Sink Many Jap Vessels   Invade Jap Home Water: and Again Raid Kyushu  Plane Bases

Midwest Republican Gathering In Des Moines Qct. 19-20      State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

IOWA LIQUOR COMMISSION PILES UP HUGE SURPLUS   Inventories Are Down ‘As of Normal Times

Heavy Damage As Storm Hits Texas Area   Galveston and Houstor Sector May Be In Path of Winds

Say Hurricane Will Not Hit NE;  Wind 100 MPE   Tropical Storm Moves Up Texas Coast; See Threat To Houston, Tex.

Heavy Damage From Hurricane on Texas Coast   135-Mile Winds Hit Central Area, Menace Houston District

Winds Up To 135 Miles An Hour  Giant Tropical Storm Moves Inland Over The Central Texas Coast

WINDS LASH COAST   Property Damage Is Heavy Along The San An tonio Bay

Dangerous Storm Menacing Texas   In Path Of 100-M.P.H. Winds Is Heavily Populated Houston-Galveston Region And Scores Of Communities: Tides Still Rising.

Hurricane Lashes Texas   135-Mile-nn-Hour Winds Head for Rich Houston Arca

135-Mile Gale Lashes Towns on San Antonio Bay   Gulf Hurricane  Hugs Texas Coust Near Port O'Connor; Passes Corpus Christi

GALE SWEEPS TEXAS COAST   Hurricane Lashes Towns Along San Antonio Bay

Hurricane Hits Texas   100 Mile Winds Move Up Texas Coast From Corpus Christi

COASTAL STORM MOVING INLAND TOWARD TEXAS   100 to 135 M. P. H. Winds Reported South of San Antonio

135 - MILE WIND LASHING TEXAS   Hurricane Misses Corpus  = Christi As It Roars  Inland

Houston-Galveston Area Endangered   Storm Passes Corpus Christi with Damage Set at $100,000; 100 Mile Par Hour Winds. Heavv Tides Noted

j25-Mile An H An Hour Wind Lashes Bay Towns; Galveston, Houston in Path

Coal Operators Are Opposed To Pit Boss Unior   UMW Leader Is Firm in Asking For Table Conference

CURB OUTPUT   Dwindling Coal Supplies Force Lower.Schedule Of Production

Small Nations Demand Voice   Latin American Representatives Ask Expansion Security Council,

ymaller Nations Demand Greater Voice in Future Decisions Regarding Peace and War   ! President to Broadcast  Wednesday Evening

PILE GRAIN ON GROUND   Not Enough Box Cars to Move Crops in Southeastern Kansas

Jobs - For - All Bill Is Held Logical Way   Schwellenbach Tella Committee It Is Not ‘Some Bogey To Be Feared’

Presents Common Sense Approach   Denies Statement That Bill Will Be Dangerous

Arrest Pickets At Studio   Nation Has 457,000 Idls Because of Variety  of Labor Disputes

Police Break Picket Line at Movie Studio   Miners, Operators Again Confer with Schwellenbach

‘Pepper Lashes Senaté Group For ‘Deliberately’  Delaying Wallace Confirmation

Sen. Pepper Blames Bailey For Wallace Fight: Board Delays Vote on RFC Split

DEBT LIMIT HIKE BILL GOES TO FOR   Taft Opposes Raising Top te $300,000,000,000

RUSSIANS ENTER BADEN, 11 MILES SOUTH OF VIENNA   Reds Expected To Crash Capital Soon

Fighting Also Rages In Wiener. Neustadt And Bratislava, Ad. vance Made Toward Austrian Capital   GERMANS TRY FOR LAST DITCH STANI

Fight Rages In Bastions  Of Slovakia   Nazi Leaders Make Frantic Attempts To Defend Vienna

RUSSIANS ONLY ELEVEN MILES FROM VIENNA   Reds Fighting In Wiener-Neustadt And Bratislava

Fighting Also Raging In Capital Of The Puppet State Of Slovakia  ORGANIZE CITY FOR LAST DITCH STAND  Moscow Reports The Zero Hour Approaching For Berlin Attack

Soviets Near Vienna   Fighting Rages In Bratislava, Baden and Wiener-Neustadt

20.000 Caleutta Workers Strike   Trial of Indian Army Members Cause Dis Orders to Sweep City

India - Disorders Spreading Fast  Clashes Reported  in Many Cities:

Natives Rioting Against British   Disorders Sweeping To Bombay and Delhi

RIOTING IN CALCUTTA   One American. Missing and 30 Are Injured in Fighting

—INDIAN TROUBLEAnti-British Trouble In India Grows  Students Clash Wt

Violence:in-india Spreads   _Protesting Trial-of_ Indians Who Fought ‘Kor the Japanese: :

INDIAN TRIALS One Yank isin 30 Others Hurt  In: Calcutta Riot  2,000 Municipal *  Workers. Strike. in. ‘Anti-British Clash”

20,000 STRIKE IN CALCUTTA   Protest Resumption of Trial Of indian National Army Members.

Violence in india Spreads   Protesting Trial of Indians Who Fought For the Japanese

Pearl Harbor Probe Hears That Naval Uhief Alone Decided on Hawaii Attack

PEARL HARBOR PROBE MOVES INTO ITS FIRS! FULL WEEK'S HEARING  SEVERAL OTHER IMPORT.  _ ANT MATTERS CLAIM AT. TENTION OF CONCRECC

JAP REPARATION CHIEF IN TOKYO   MacArthur Reveals Pian To Consolidate “Aries “~

SIXTH ARMY TO BE DEMOBILIZED; CUTS GI FORCE   Pauley in Tokyo to Arrange Reparations Bill for Nips to Pay

U.S. Officials. Study Japan’s Reparation Bill  Sixth.U.§. Army , Will Be Deactivated:

REPRESENTATIVE OF  PRESIDENT TRUMAN  ARRIVES IN TOKYO EDWIN S. PAULEY SAYS  HE WANTS TIME TO SIZE UP REPARATIONS 

BEGIN STUDY OF JAPANESE REPARATIONS   Edwin S. Pauley Now in Tokyo and Will Survey Situation Before Determing the Bill Which Nippon Must Pav.

REPARATIONS FROM JAPAN ARE STUDIED   Representative Of Truman to Recommend Sum

Reparations Cost To Japan Will Be Fixed Shortly   Pauley Reaches Tokyo Japanese Taxes Are Five Times Higher

Pauley Studying Reparation Plan  For Jap Empire   Forecast Made _ Tha Taxes Will Be Five Times Higher Thar At Present

U.S. SIXTH ARMY TO BE BROKEN UP   MacArthur Merges Forces Troops’ Return Spurred

U. S. Reparations Official In Japan To Size Up Nation Before Making.Statements   Seventeen Members Of Commission Begin Preliminary Discussions With MacArthur

Will Size Up Situation Before Deciding on Jap : Reparations Bill

Japs to Pay For Defeat   Truman’s Reparations Representative Arrives To Study Situation

MacArthur Consolidates U. S. Occupation Forces   Japs Told New and Crushing Taxes   Due to Stabilize Currency

Reparations Board Ready To Fix Bill   Pauley Sizes Up Situation Before Saying What Japs Will Have To Pay

Crushing Reminder of War’s Cost for Japanese in Taxes   Levies Will be Hiked Five-Fold in Coming Government Budget

Japs Must Cut Peacetime Budget In Half, Up Taxes to Halt Inflation

“Needs A Couple Of Days” PAULEY ARRIVES IN JAPAN TO DECIDE ON REPARATIONS

SIXTH ARMY WILL DEACTIVATE FROM JAPAN JAN. 26.    Pauley: Reaches Tokyo; Japs Told Taxes Rising; Feudal Lands Studied:

WILLIAM’ DEBATE ENTERS THIRD DAY   Leaders Believe Decision Will Be Reached Thursday Or Friday.

Price Warns Of German Situation   U.-S. Must Soon Reach Decision on Rule  Of Nation

Asserts American Government Must Soon Decide Future   Survey Report On Reich Made For President

BYRON PRICE IN ELUNT WARNING ON GERMAN SITUATION  TRUMAN ENVOY DECLAR ES CONDITIONS GROWING WORSE IN OCCUPIED ARES

U. 3. FAILURE IN OCCUPIED GERMANY TOLL   Price Demands Action or  Withdrawal; Places  Blame on France.

Allied Situatior ear Crisis’ Germany         Price: Blames: France. or Difficulties .in ccupation of Reich

Senate Chided Likened to  Unruly Mules   President Pro Tem Raps for Order, but It Does no Good

Over 1,300 Allied Planes Attack Nazi Arms Plants   Fortresses Rain Down Heavy Force of Bombs On Berlin, Hannover

ATTACK NAZI ARMS PLANTS IN BERLIN   Arrangements Being Made To Evacuate Civilians From Berlin

Bombers Strike At Plants Teo Hasten Finish   Great Fleet Of U. S. Planes Blasts Away At Nazi Factories

1300 PLANES ATTACK BERLIN   TWIN BLOWS DEALT TO HASTEN WAR’S END

BOMBERS BLAST NAZI FACTORIES   Arms Plants In Berlin And Hannover Are Targets

AIM TWIN BLOWS AT ARMS PLANTS   BERLIN RAIDED FOR 36TH STRAIGHT NIGHT

Le. Edwin E. Slater Holding Important Post. In Redenloyment Program

ARMED FORCES MERGER ISSUE BEFORE LEGION   Veterans Get ViewPoints of Both Army and Navy

Goering’s Art Collection Viewed by G. I.’s   $200,000,000 Loot  of Pudgy Nazi  a ee 2 ee

Goering s Art Collection Viewed by G. I.'s  $200,000,000 Loot of Pudgy Nazi Air Chief Displaved

Group Inducted at Fort Snelling, on March 19tl   Induetion of 3 High Schoo! Students In Call Postponed Until End of School Year =

Did You Know It’s “+ » Against the Law for ry Yam Adultsto Wear Masks:  ‘ese ‘

Evatt Against Russian Demands   May Be Persuaded To Accept Counterproposal

UNITED STATES 10 AGT AS MEDIATOR   Between Russia And Australia In Effort To Solve Final Bar

ONE QUESTION REMAINING AT FRISCO   Russians and Australians Have Issue to Settle

EVATT FIRM IN STAND ON DISCUSSION   Russians Present Counter-Proposal At Conference

Congress Hears Attlee s Plea For World Peace   British Prime Minister Speaks At Joint Session Of Congress Todav  EXPLAINS AIMS

Congress Seeks To Fix Atomic Energy Policies  Special Group — Mav Be Named

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President Ends Conference With Stirring Appeal   Calls on Nations to Make League Plan Drawn Up at Parley ‘“‘A Living Thing;” Will Send It to Senate for Approval at Once   By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL

Truman Says He Will Seek Immediate Senate Ratification Of Charter _

Conference Closes As Nations Sign   President Calis Document Great — Instrux ment of Peace. Says World’ Must Now Use Tt

Delegates Give Truman  Big Ovation   50 Nations Sign, Conference Closes  At 8:29 p.m. (EWT

Truman Avers World's Hopes - Now Fulfilled   Historic "Frisco Parley Formally Closes With Telk hye President

Forecasts Ratification By Senate After Paper Signed for United Nations

Parley Closes — After Nations Approve Pact   Speedy Ratification by U. S. Senate Predicted by the: President—Calls on Other Nations to Take Early Action

FIFTY NATIONS SIGN WORLD PEACE PLEDGE   CHARTER ONLY THE BEGINNING, SAYS STETTINIUS

Will Be Sent To  Senate For Action   Says World Can Begin To Look Forward To Time When People Will Be Permitted To Live

WRONG MOVE BY U.S. DIPLOMATS   DARDANELLES WILL NEVER BE TURNEI OVER

Employment Will Be Maintained AlPlanfs   Work to Go on « as Usual, Fairchild Official Announced

Employment WillBe Maintained At Plants   Work to Go on as Usual, Fairchild Official  Annaunead

Muara island controlled by  allied forces  Strike toward Seria oil field

AUSSIES ADVANCING ON SERIA OIL FIELD   All Of Strategic Muara Isiand Seized; Naval Warships Firmly Control Brunel Bay

POSITION WON ON STRATEGIC MUARA ISLAND   TROOPS WITHIN 14 MILES OF BRUNEI, CAPITAL CITY

Muara Island Taken by  Australians   Drive on Borneo Oil Fields Meeting Success

Russia May Get SecretAtaPrice   USSR May Be Asked to Modify Her Own  Policies of Secrecy

Good Progress On Atomic Bomb Policy Reported   Truman, Attlee Not in Complete Accord on Plans

Progress Toward Atom Bomb Policy Being Made; Report   British Officials Indicate Talks Between Truman, Attlee and MacKenzie King are Proceeding  Satielactnrile

JOINT ATOMIC BOMB POLICY TAKING SHAPE   THREE NATIONS MAY LET RUSSIA IN ON SECRET

BRITISH WOULD GIVE REDS ATOM DATA FOR PRIGI   Attlee Suggests Russia Reveal Political Aims and Other Secrets in Return for Knowledge.   PLACES PROPOSAL BEFORE PRESIDENT   Prime Minister Favors Control by League Council— Progress Toward Joint Policy Hinted.

British Sources  "Report Progress Toward Creation Of Atomic Policy   Truman, Attlee and King May Issue Communique Soon; Prime Minister Will Address Congress

Japs Wantonly Slay 60 Priests and Other Refugees In Manila College

Si ixty Priests,  Childr ‘en And Women Killec   Bayoneted to Death By Japanese In St. LaSalle College, Manila. Week Aga

60 Priests, Women, Children Found Slain By Jap Soldiers Inside Manila College Chapel

a\fRefugee Reveals Frantic Manila Orgy  “Japs Slay Trapped Priests Before Altar of Chanel.

Only 8 Survive Mass Slaying By Japanese After Attacking Refugees In Manila College

ANOTHER SCORE TO BE SETTLED WITH TOKYO'S BARBARIANS  Japanese Shoot And Bayonet 60 Priests, Women And Children In De LaSalle College Building In Manila

Wanton Slaying Of 60 Priests, Women And Children By Japanese Disclosed

Priests. Women. Children Massacred By Japanese   Survivor Tells Grime Siory Of Hour Of Death Inside De Lasalle College In Manila’s Malate Area; Refugees Shot And Bayoneted By Enemy

The Foe We Fight.. 60 Refugees. Slain by Mad J ap Soldiers   Only Eight Survive Out of 70 Who Lived in Manila College ’

“Jap Atrocity Wave Snhuffs Out 60 Lives   Priests, Women and Ghildean Refugece in Manila Shot And Bayoneted by. Nippon:  ) esouaodies Diseovered in Casture of Collage Area.

Refugees Slain By Capfors In Manila Schoo   Americans Find Mute Proof Of Butchery; _Few Survivors

60 Priests, Refugees Slaughtered By Japanese Troops In Manila College

Sixty Priests; Women And Children Slain By Japanese   Chareed with Bavoneis

60 MASSACRE BY ANGRY JAPS   Foe Uses Guns, Bayonets Or Priests, Women, Babies

Japs Murder 60 Captives   Priests, Women, Children Slaughtered By Nips in Manila

More Than 60 Refugees in Manila College Bayoneted to Death by Japanese Troops

Wanton Slaying. of Sixty Priests, Civilians Found When College Is Taken

Japanese Wantonly Slay 60 Priests, Women and Childrer   Rv RIISSELI, RBRINES.

Bitter Fighting In S. Okinawa  - Heavy Artillery Fire  Near Capital OF Nohc

Japs Give Grount On Okinawa   Retire Amidst Heaviest Artillery Duelling in Pacific

Okinawa Sees Record Pacific Artillery Due   Japs Yield Slowly In Terrific Battle On Southern Sector

JAPS GIVE GROUND SLOWLY IN FIERCE OKINAWA CONFLICT   Heaviest Artillery Duels of the Pacific Raging on Battlegrounds of Southern Okinawa—Invading Yanks Gaining Slowly

Japs Hurling Attacks On Yank Troops   But Have to Give Ground Slowly As Yank Artillery Outguns Defense Shelling

Small Gains Scored On  Okinawa   Heaviest . Artillery Duel Of Pacific War Is Fought By Troops Ir Southern Section

Japs Retreat Slowly From Okinawa Stand   Yanks Make Small Gains in Heaviest Artillery Battle— Japs Resist Savagely

Yanks Hack Out Slight Gains On Okinawa Isle   Nippon Resistance Fierce; Heavy  Cannon Duels Rage

JAPS SLOWLY GIVE GROUND ON OKINAWA   Nips Hur! Bayonet-W ielding Squads At Americans In Futile CounterAttacks — Artillery Duel Record In Pacific,

INFANTRYMEN MEET SHARP OPPOSITION   Artillery Duel Heaviest Of Pacific War

OKINAWA FIGHT ANGES FIERGELY   Jap Defenders Hurl Bayonet-Wielding Squads at Americans.   YANK GAINS ARE SMALL

Give Ground Slowly As" Yanks Blast Large Area.   Battleships Helping In Bloody, Dueling

YANKS LIMITED 70 SMALL GAINS ON JAP ISLAND   Nips Hit Back Covered By Heavy Artillery Barrage

Duel Between Big Guns Is Heaviest” OF Pacific War; Motobu Occupied

Artillery Duel On Okinawa IsStepped Up   Bayonet-Wielding Jap: Still Attacking American Positions

Japs Give Ground Slowly On Okinawa In Heaviest Artillery Duel So Far

Japs Give Ground In Bitter Fighting   Heavy Artillery Duel Raging Four Miles From Okinawa Capital

Yanks Hold In Savage Fight  On Okinawa      Proops Repulse 2 Countcrattackhs and = Still kighting Off ‘Third Amid Heaviest Artil. lery Duel.

§ AHEAD ON OKINAW!   Yanks Push Japs Back in Heavy Fighting; Fierce Artillery Duel

100 Injured OnOkinawa By Typhoon   Island Wrecked as Badly as During Invasion

TYPHOONS HIT OKINAWA AND SOUTE HONSHL   QUARTERS OF YANK TROOPS WRECKED; 100 INJURED

Typhoon Hits —Okinawa Isle   100 Injured. as Violent ‘Winds Sweep Yank Held Installation

Typhoon Rips Okinawa; LOO  Are In jured   69 Person- hilled On Honshu as Winds Up to 132 Miles an Hour Whip at Area

istallations Levelled — By Okinawa Winds   ater Hits Honshu, Killing 69 Jape Leaves Thousands Homeless; No Navy Report Yet

Army and Navy Personnel Hit:  Hard by Wind :   Quick Evacuation of Some Forces Is ‘ Now Deemed Urgent

Typhoon Hits   100 Injured. as as Violent ‘Winds Sweep Yank Held . Installation = —__

Johnson Wants To Remedy Exception To  ‘General U. S. Rule Of Generosity To Vets

Colorado Senator Is Out to Aid Discharged Men  Mustering-Out Pay For U. S. Troops May Be Inc.eased

WOULD INCREASE MUSTERING PAY   Senator Johnson Sets Out To Correct “One Striking Exception” To U. S. Generosity To Veterans.

Yanks Finish Off  Ardennes U.S. Ist, 3rd  Auwcten Gon it:   U.S. Ist, 3rd Armies Smash  To German Border On 30 Mi. Front

ALLIES CLEAR PATH FOR NEW REICH ASSAULT   Uneasy Lull Gripping Western Front Believed Calm Before Big Blow

Uneasy Lull Grips West   Clogged Enemy Lines Given Heavy Pounding

‘Yanks Erase Last Of Ardennes Bulge. ‘Reach German Line   - First, Third Troops at Border Of Reich Along 30 Mile Salient; Tineasv Lull Crios Rest of Front

WAY CLEARED TO RESUME HIT ON STEGFRIED LINE      German Exodus to East Halted Abruptly as Uneasy Lull Grips Rest of Snow-Bound Western Front

Third Fleet Planes  Hit Kyushu   Only Few Targets Are Found in Second Day’s Attack

Carrier Planes Blast Enemy Mields On Kyushu   Meager Targets Are Found On  Second Dav

Action Was indicated by -Gen. MaeAr7 io Lead Allied Forces fale Japan “Soon.”          SOUSAL DOCUMENTS WILL BE SIGNED      senerafs Statement ChmaxWhirlwind Conference tds and Hiro-

Jap Commander Issues Defiant Proclamation   Says Jap Armies Have “Unchallenegd Dignity, Prepared Crush” Foes.

THREE HURT IN ROAD MISHAPS   One of Injured Reported In Critical Condition At Hospital

Patton Denies Knowing Beforehand Son-in-Law In Camp Ordered Freed

Abortive Move By Gen. Patton Proves Costly   Denies Knowing Son-InLaw Was Prisosier of Camp Task Force Tried to Liberate; 300 Men Lost

PATTON ADMITS ABORTIVE RAID   Task Force Of 300 Men Lost In Strike At German Prison

we Ae OV Oe Po  Administration Is Pessimistic Over Work Bill Chances

One A-Bomb Raid Said Could Erase Los Angeles Huge Aircraft Industry

POSTWAR DISPERSAL OF AIRCRAFT PLANTS URGED ON CONGRESS  WELL-PLACED ATOMIC — BOMBS COULD WIPE OUT IMPORTANT PLANTS

3,000 Yearly Urged   Program to Keep Military Craft Ready Is Given

GUC Back ‘In England Afler Crimean Parley  Cxpected to Rope of A. Dark,   @rATRARrE   Expected to Report® to Commons Perhaps LateThis Week

Churchill Tells His Cabinet of  Big 3 Decisions   May Name British Delegation to Peace Meeting Here Soon

Abilene Dresses Up Like a Circus Horse for General “Ike's” Party

READY TO GREET HERO      General Eisenhower to Visit His Hometown Abilene

Abilene Is On Edge   Tension High As Town Looks Forward to Ike Homecoming Tomorrow

Panic Spreads In Berlin With Nazi Soldiers Fighting Among Themselves

PANIC SPREADS IN BERLIN AS REDS DRIVE ON   Russians Say Nazi Artillery Firing On German People

Panic Spreads Through Berlin As Fight Rages   ‘It’s Hell in There,’ Civilian Says as Defenders Battle Among Selves —

Nazis Fight Among Themselves As Shells Fall ‘All Over’ Berlin   White Flags Fly

See ge VE ARAMENG LN BURNING BERLIN  Nazi ri Fighting Nazi As Russian Grip Spreads   NAZIS FLEEING ALLIED FORCES

SWIFT DASH ACROSS AUSTRIA CARRIES REDS TO WITHIN 89 MILES OF HITLER'S RETREAT   South of Crumbling Citadel of Nazidom Soviet Forces Draw Near American Troops Waiting For Epochal Merging of Two Armies   BERLIN REDUCED TO RUBBLE BUILDING BY BUILDING

PANIC 15 REPORTED SPREADING THROUGH GREAT BLAZING CITY   VICTORY-FLUSHED SOVIE} TROOPS HAMMERING TOWARD HEART OF BERLIN

REPORT PANIC SPREADS INSIDE REICH CAPITAL   Tell of Fighting Between German Officers, Men of Lower Rank   ITALIAN FRONT

Allied Armies Push: On Ber chtesgaden In Souther: nn Driv €   Report Panic. And: Demoralization. ‘Spread 1 Through Blazing Berlin

American Third and Seventh Armies Dashing Across Path To Bavarian Hideout While Russians Smash Into Heart Of Demoralized and Devastated Berlin in Savane Fighting

PANIC AND DEMORALIZATION REPORTED SPREADING OVER BERLIN; NAZIS SHOOT NAZIS

 Russians Prepare to Move Up Town »  Panic Sweeps Through Nazi i Capital

Soviets Have Berlin Virtually Surrounded   U.S. 1st, 9th Armies Establish Radio Contact with Russian Forces

Panic, Demoralization Spreading As Reds Fight Into Berlin Center

PANIC SPREADS ACROSS BERLIN   ‘It’s Hell In There,”’ German Civilian Says; Nazi Officers And Men Fighting Among Themselves.

PANIC SPREADS THRU CAPITAL   Nazis Fight Among Selves As Reds Overrun Berlin

TEMPERATURES:   Hint Junction Of American And Russian Armies   British Blast Route OS Attempted Flight To Danish Peninsula

All of Hitler's Gold Captured By Yank Forces   More Than 4,000 Bags c Bullion Discovered in Salt Mine »

Yanks Seize 50 Tons of Bullion and Coins, Currency Worth Millions; Art Treasures Also Found in German Salt Workings

Engineers Cut Wall to Reach   Nazi Treasure   All German Gold Reserve Said Located in Mine Overrun by Yunks

Yanks Find Hitler’s Great Gold Hoard    Millions in Money. Gold and Treasure  Found in Salt Mine

Over 4,000 Bags Of Bullion Worth $14,000 Each Found In Salt Mine At Merkers

Nazi Gold Reserve Found By 3rd Army      Hitler’s Fabulous Horde of Gold Discovered in Merkers—Salt Mine’ Held Two-Thirds  n€ Rateklc Tranciceswe

Big Three Hold First Full-Dress  Conference   President Presides And Japan Seen Ranking High  On Potsdam Agenda

War on Japan Said High on Calendar   Initial Session  Lasts Only Hour and a Half

FIRST MEETING OF BIG THREE HELD TUESDAY   Truman Named To Preside Over Sessions; Views  Are Exchanged   WAR AGAINST JAPAN IS HIGH ON AGENDA

First Session Is  Held At Potsdam   Preliminary Exchange Of Views Presented At First Meeting Of Three Allied Leaders

FIRST BiG 3 SESSION HELD AT POTSDAN   WAR WITH NIPPON RANKS HIGH IN DISCUSSIONS

Big Three Meeting Opens, With Truman Asked to Preside   ‘Preliminary Exchange of Views on Matters Needing Joint Decision’ Announced After First Session: Jap War Believed Put High on Agenda

FIRST PARLEY SESSION HELD BY BIG THREE   Preliminary Exchange » Of Views Said To Feature Meet

World Leaders Exchange Views At Brief Parley   Russia's Role in Pacific Expected To Rank High on Agenda

BIG THREE HOLD INITIAL SESSION; TRUMAN PRESIDES   President, Churchill and Stalin Confer for Hour and a Half in Kaiser Wilhelm Palace.   FORMER SEES WAR LEADERS AT CLOSE   Russian Leader Is Reported Ready to Make Definite Commitments Concerning Pacific War.

War Against Japs Likely To Be Aired   Big Three Heads Voice Views at Opening Meeting

JAP WAR BIG TOPIC   Victory Conference’s First Session Held Tuesday Evening

President Conducts  ‘Big Three’ Meeting   Leaders Exchange Views at One and a Half Hour Session Presided Over by Truman——Jap War Presumed High on Agenda

War On Japs Ranks High On Program   Presittent Meets Stalin For First Time. Little Of Formality Attends Gathering. Discussions Saorpet   De Gaulle To Visit America After Conference

Bishop Hoban To Take Over ~ As Spiritual Leader Of Cleveland Diocese

SCHREMBS DIES AT AGE OF 79   Rites To Be Friday For Former Leader Of Toledo Diocese

Archbishop Schrembs Dies And Bishop Hoban ‘Is New  Cleveland Diocese Leader

Mother's Day Founder, Old, Blind, Enfeebled, Now in a Sanatorium

Old, Blind Founder of Mother's Day Does Not Worry About Observance

WAL. CRIMES TRIAL REVEALS MORE DETAILS oF INFAMOUS BELSEN INTERN- ; MENT CAMP

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  Chose Gas Chamber Victims on Christmas Eve

CHRISTMAS EVE DEATH MARCH   Lueneburg Witness Herself in Oswiecim G:as Chamber

ACT T0 BRING CHINA UNIT)   Communist Forces South Of, Yangtze Are Now. nil Moving North

JapsAppearing Humble To U.S.  ; Newspapermen   Trent Wisk ort teay Sisuse  Americans Whose Heade.. They Would Have Chopped Off

No Letup Yet  U.S. Bombers Still Striking Jap Targets   M’‘Arthur Hopes End of Fighting Is Not Far Off

HUR SAYS “THOPE THIS 18 END OF WAR”   “Must Be Bloodless Invasion of Japan,” Says General

KSL OFFICIALLY AS DEAD   Only One Survivor of U.S. S. Asheville Picked Up by Japs

MORE TOWNS ~ LIBERATED BY  VANK ARMIFS   5 ee rm  Little Jap Opposition Met  cere ee  > PROBE DEFENSES  em See  Use Captured Lin} gayen Air Field

New American ~ Gains Are Mate  In Luzon Drive   Yanks Push Ahead From Points More Than Nine Miles Inland   JAP RESISTANCE EXPECTED SOON

TROOPS OVER NINE MILES INL AND   Jap Commanders Stil Trying to Bring Up Reinforcements

Rationing of Trucks Will End on Dec. 1   Applications Need Not Be Filed After Sept. 22

PRESIDENT ACTS ON FOE PATENTS   Americen Industry Mey Soon Receive Knowledge Seized From the Enemy

U.S. Industry To Be Given  Foe’s Secrets   Truman Order Gives Release

AXIS SECRETS OF SCIENCE T0 BE BARED   Truman Says Patents and Other Data Seized From the Enemy During War Will Be Turned Over to American Industry.

Simultaneous Announcements Of Its Contents Will Be Made By Big Four Capitals; V-J Day Will Not Come Until Later.   MacArthur May Head Occupation

Formal Offer Of Surrender Is Awaited   Officials Do Not Expect V-J Day To Be Fixed Until Later in Week; Machinery Is Waiting

TWO DEATHS STATE CAUSED BY BAD ROADS   Highways, Slippery in Some Seetions After Sterm: All Reads Open

Soviet Russia Would Retain Power Of Veto   Nation Stands Alone In Desire For Big Power Council Control

To Speed Return OF US. Troops tn  Pacific Area:   Announce That 1,250,000 Will Be Back Within Next Six Months

Homeward Trek To Continue for Next Six Months   400,000 Troops To Patrol Entire Pacific Theater

SPEED RETURN FROM PACIFIC   1,250,000 Yanks to Come Home Within Next Six Months

Son of FDR Got Write-Off Of $196,000   New Yorkers Says Elliott Paid Back Only $4,000 To A. and P. Head.

Spain Breaks With Japan  ‘Says Nips Murderec - Spanish Nationals

Spain Reports Formal Break With Japan  Action Protests Jap Atrocities

OPAIN BREAKS WITH JAPANESE   Bayonetting of Spanish Nationals in Philippines Protested.

Spain Breaks With Japan   Act in Protest Against Bayonetting of Nationals in the Philippines

SPAIN HAS BROKEN OFF RELATIONS WITH JAPAN GOVERNMENT  ACTION IS PROTEST AGAINST BAYONETING OF

Spain Severs Jen Relation: Jap helations For Atrocities   Protest Against Japanese Bavonetting Spanish Na. tionals In Philippines.   PROPERTY DESTROYED

HITS ATTACK ON CONSULATE IN PHILIPPINES   Demands Indemnity for Those Bayonetted, Loss of Property on Islands

Spain Breaks Off Relations With Japanese   Diplomatic Rupture Re sult Of Bayonetings In The Philippines.

Cabinet Communique Says There Is “No Doubt” That Country’s Nationals Were Murdered by Nipponese Soldiers—Mikado’s Envoys in Madrid to be Detained Until Tokyo Arranges Safe Passage for Spanish Diplomats,

WV Di: a» Dosis Matern Ser   KAISER SETS PACE IN RECONVERSION PLANS

Missouri Senatorial Districts: Realigned   New Alignment of State Districts, First Change in 44 Years, Completed; Four Shifted. Frém Outstate Missouri to Metropolitan Areas

Nuernberg Likely War Trial Seene   , German Criminals. May Face Trial In Nazi Stronghold

Million Tons Less Sugar In Sight For U. S. This Year, Say Probers In Asking For ‘Czar’

Million Tons Less Sugar   Appointment of Sugar Czar Urged to Insure Coordinated Program

SEEK ACTION ON SUGAR FAMINE   House Committee Recommends Appointment Of Single Administrator,

Sugar Control Link- Up Asked   House Food Committee Asks That Food Czar Set Up, Allocations Reviewed

Million Tons Less, Sugar In  U.S. This Year   House Committee Urges ‘Czar’ To Co-ordinate  Suoar Controle .-

SUGAR SUPPLY WITS NEW LOW   Civilians Will Have Million Tons Less  This Year

SUGAR SUPPLY IN U.S. DOWN MILLION TONS   Solons Ask a Co-ordinator as Figures Show Seriousness of Shortage for Housewives and Commercial Users Alike,

Sugar Reserve Fast Nearing Bottom of Bin   House Food Group Fears-Exhaustion of Stockpiles by 1946

SUGAR CONTROL HEAD IS URGED      Million Less Tons For U. 8S. This Year

Sugar ‘Czar’ Advocated in Congress As Dwindling Supply in Prospect

Sugar Stocks Are Reduced   Lone Administrator  Asked For Country

Sugar Stocks Show Decline   House Food Probers Ask Adininistrator

Reeommends Sugar ‘Czar’   U.S. to Have Million Ponds Less This  Year: OPA Rapned

Private Interests, Manufacturers To Get Less Sugar  Pinch Will Be Felt Soon, Report to Committee Reveals

Signal from Gen. MacArthur Will Start March to Tokyo   42-Ship Convoy Steams info Tokyo Bay; Premier Tells Nipponese To Obey Surrender Terms; Storms of Typhoon Proportions between Okinawa and Honshu Interrupt Further Airborne Landings   Japs Are Told Yo Ohev

Stern Military Rule Prevails in Japanese Islands   Allied Convoys Disgorge Thousands of Troops in Tokyo Bay Following Nip Acceptance of Surrender Terms

March on Tokyo Not Yet Ordered   Men Reach Occupied Areas Tn Steady Stream

U. S. Eighth Army Lands 13,000 Men On Jap Soil   Conquered Nipponese Are Told To Obey Surrender Terms And All Allied Orders

First, Ninth Aided By Scores Of Tanks In Push For Rhine   Nazis Claim Soviets Forced Back; 30-Mile Gain Places Russians 28 Miles From Baltic Coast

REDS JUMP OFF FOR NEW DRIVE SOUTH OF BERLIN   American Bombers Feint at Smoking Berlin Ruins Then Blast Leipzig

Clear Bre ithrough May Be heaved   American Forces Moving Rapidly Toward Cologne and Other Troops Near Great . industrial Section of Ruhr.

B-29 Raiders Rake  Jap Home Islands   Tokyo, Kobe, Hong Kong And Canton Blasted

Superforts Again Attack Formosa   Carrier ‘Planes Wreck At Least 30 Jap Ships

SUPERFORTS BLAST JAPS ON FORMOSA   Navy Fliers Wreck 30 to 100 Ships In 3 Day Attack

Formosa Bastion Raked By Planes of ThirdFleet —   Halsey’s Rampaging Ships Swing North -From South China Sea

JAPS REPORT. NUISANCE RAIDS   B-29's. Apparently  on Reconnaissance

SUPER FORTS HIT FORMOSA IN DAYLIGHT   Thirty Or More Jap Ships Sunk In China Coast Assault

New Raids Made On Jap Cities   Third Fleet Activity Cloaked In Silence

Third Fleet’s Carrier Planes Strike Formosa   Halsey Shifts His Attack From Indo-China to Northern Base Of Tananese Navy

B-29 Bombers Raid Formosa Installations   Attack By Land-Based Bombers Takes Place After Three Days Of Raids By Navy Planes

B-29'S STRIKE IAP FORMOS! IN DAY RAID   Carrier Planes May Have Continued Assault af South China Coast

super B-29’s Follow Carrier Attack Gn China Coast, Raid on Formosa   Possibly 100 Japanese Ships Wrecked; 30 Accounted For

B-29 Giants Blast  Formosa Defenses   Navy Fliers Wreck 30 Maybe 100, Jap Ships

Ship Planes Bag Vessels  Off Island   Tokyo Also Reports B-29s Over Honshu During Last Night

AIR ATTACKS ON FORMOSA CONTINUE   Japs Say 200 U. S. Carrier Planes Raided Island

SUPERFORTS HiT  FORMOSA TARGETS; MANY ENEMY SHIPS WRECKED ON COAS!]   Three-Day Assaults Net Good Results

ard Fleet Planes  Batter Formosa   Believe Famous Fleet  Leaves 5S. China Sea

B-29S BOMB FORMOSA IN DAYLIGHT   Also, Carrier Planes Work Havoc There

Bombers and Carrier Based Planes Continue Softening Up Process Prior to Fsnected Invasion.

DETROITER IS CHARGED WITH YOUNG KILLING   Shot AAF Officer’s Wife When She Sought Re turn of Money

Iwo Jima Again Battered by Superforts  Next Tokyo Trip Is Eased in Heavy Assault

wo Destroyers, Other Ships eavily Bombed   onvoy Found in Eas China Sea Put Out of Action

JAPANESE CONVOY REPORTED SMASHED   Carrier Pilots Attack Eight Ships West of . Amami

CONGRESS TO PROBE PEARL HARBOR BLAME   Truman Backs Full Inquiry

SENATE ASKS ADMINISTRATION-ENDORSED CONGRESSIONAL PRORE OF PEARI HAPROP

SOLONS RECEIVE LONG MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT   ‘Prompt And Courageous’ Handling Of Reconversion Essential He Says   PRIVATE WORK STRESSED   Chief Executive Asks For Continuance Of Draft; Jobless Benefits

Senate Orders Pearl Harbor Disaster Quiz   ResolutionIntroduced With Knowledge Of Truman; House Action Seen

VOTE PROBE OF PEAR! HARROP   Senate Approves Resolution For lnvestigation

SENATE VOTES PROBE OF PEARL HARBOR   Barkley Presents Resolution; on  “Passed. Immediately

Bid For A Swit Show Down; Port Of Bremen Taken   Soviets, Thirsty For Revenge Fight Down Streets of Berlin

Bilbo Laughs At Suggested ~ Compromise   Talkathon Is Resumed Today By Southern Senators ,

War Requirement Blast All Thought  Of Reconversion      Byrnes Warns Nation of Supply Crisis On Front Lines

BATTLE LINES MAY RUN SHORT OF AMMUNITION    Home Front Must Put Aside All Thoughts Of Barly  Reconversion

All-Out War Kifort Asked By Mobilizer   Sweeping Program Recommended By Byrnes To Utilize All Manpower

DAMAGE LOADING DOCK   Two Men Were Slightly Burned in Sunflower Blaze Today

Ward Workers Called Out on Strike For Week   Starts Monday; Might Repeat If Demands « Not Met

xK *K Ke Ww. Ward’s Next Victim   x *«K «KK Strike Penalty Bill Up in House

Walkout to Begin Monday, Continues For Only One Week   Willing to Stop lf Avery Accepts Union Proposals

Nationwide Montgomery Ward Strike Called As Management Reiects Arbitration Proposal

GM Workers Out; Ward’s to Strike Nov. 26   CIO Unions. Aim at Crippling Big Firms to Force Pay Demands

WEER-LONG STRIKE OF WARD WORKERS CALLED BY UNION   Nation-wide Walkout Set for Monday—Estimated 75,000 Employes Will Be Affected.   ARBITRATION OFFER REJECTED BY FIRM   Avery Says Company Can Accept No Proposal That Might Deprive It of  Managing Business.

Washington Hit By Renewal Of Transit Strike   Montgomery Ward Co. Faces A Nation - Wide Walkout Monday.

Ward Workers In Beatrice  Not Affected   Plan Not For Long Strike: Going Out For One Week: Might Repeat.   NATION-WIDE STRIKE

200,000 Called Out to Foree Pay increase  Of 30 Percent   Governor Offers State Aid To Preserve Order If Necessary   Call U. S.-W ide Strike  , . © & § gee See eee ee

Wards Faced with Week-Long Strike   Estimated 75,000 Employes to Walk Out an Monday

Ward Workers Will Begin Strike Monday   Nation-Wide Walkout of Union Employes Called Because Company President Has Not Answered Message Sent by C. I. O. Leader.

Avery Ignores Union Offer ty Abandon Dues ~Cheekoff and Union -Membership MaintenANCE, ,

UNION CHARGES AVERY FAILS T0 ANSWER OFFER   New Bus, Streetcar Tie-Up Hits Washington; Dispute Halting Ships Ends

{Yank Jet Planes Said Participating In Nippon Raids   Japanese Reports Hint Big Naval Engagement In Okinawa Region 

U.S. Jet Planes Attack Jar Mainland As Tokyo Report: More Yanks Near Okinawa

U.S. Rocket Planes Join Carrier Aircraft in Raids on Jap Homeland   19 Japanese- Ships Dam. aged And 38 Planes Destroyed

U.S. Jet Planes Used in Attackine Jap Island Area   Used in Conjunction With Invasions of Okinawa Territory

100 Ships Bombard  Okinawa   19 Nip Ships Crippled, Making 11-Day Total 57 Sunk, Damaged

Jet Planes RaidJapan   New Type Aircraft Make Appearance In Support Of Okinawa Operations

APO INDICATE NAVAL BATTLE NEAR OKINAWA   Also Reports Use of American Jet Planes in Attack on Home Isles.

TRI-SLAYING TRIAL WAITS FOR DEFENSE   Man Indicted for Killing Three In ‘Family Trouble’

Elliott Escapes Personal Quiz On His Loans   Committee Votes 11 To 10 Against His Capital Appearance

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Vote Not to Call Eliott In Loan Probe   Detuos of House Ways And Means Conunittce Turn Down Propasal

GOP Contends Lae Records Not Complete   Opponents Argue Com- mittee Lacks Authority To Call Witnesses

EAGLES SATURDAY NIGHT Orchestra and dance-—Ad.   FARTLES WONDAY MIGHT

15,000 READY TO RESUME JOBS    Goodrich Production Workers Vote To Return-To Work

RUSSIANS GET BRITISH SHIPS   Churchill Declines to Discuss Transfer of Battle Wagons.

BRIDGEHEAD [S PUSHED INTO SILESIA AREA   Polish Defenses Shattered As Reds Start On Direct Road To Berlin

250 Miles Southeast Of Berlin   Reds Say Liberation of War- saw Forecasts Early Fall  of Berlin

‘tnemy Evidently Being Routed By Russians   Germans Admit Czestochowa Is No Longer Theirs

Russian Expert Sees Fall of Berlin. After Warsaw, as Reds Rush Rapidly Over German Border in Drive West

Nerveless Men Work To Remove Sting of ‘Hermann’  Five-Year-Old. Two-Ton Bomb Filled With Crystalized TNT

Steady Bombing Of Japan Island Is Kenney Plar   MacArthur Names Ai Chief In Round-Clock Assaults

New Chief Grouping Forces On Okinawa   Japs Promised Plenty Of Fireworks Shortly, And On Full 24-Hour Basis

KENNEY TO DIRECT AIR WAR ON JAPS   General Becomes Top Tactical Army Air Commander: Wil! Increase Bombinas

23 BELIEVED KILLED IN CLIPPER CRASII   Divers Seek Bodies of  15 In Plane

Believe 23 Di 23 Died In Plane Crash   China Clipper Enroute To Africa Falls Into Sea

Yen-Year-Old China Clipper Crashes In Landing At Port Of Spain   Seven Out Of 30 Aboard Rescued   Crash First Reported Since Run To Africa Opened Late In September

CLIPPER CRASH TAKES 23 LIVES   PLANE PLUNGES INTO SEA AT TRINIDAD

23 THOT DEAD IN TRINIDAD PLANE CRASH.   China Clipper Was Going from Miami To Africa

Small New England Town May Be Selected by UNO As World Peace Capital   British Favor Community Near Beston Although Hyde Park and Other Points In New York Vicinity Get Consideration

Small Community In N. E. Favored For UNO Site   Frisco Ruled Out As Delegates Vote For East Location

Small New England Town Is Favorec For Permanent United Nations Site

Applaud Action On Local Option   Gallery Audience In House Asked To Refrain

a a a i tl  Applaud Action On Local Option   Gallery Audience In House Asked To Refrain

San Francisco Parley Opens In Affernoon  Eden Arrives; Trima n ta Talk   Eden Arrives; Truman to Talk from Washington

World Peace Conference Begins Sessions  onight   Delegates From All Over The World Assembled In San Francisco For Fateful Deliberations; Truman And Stettinius Speak Tonight

Russian Foreign Affairs Change   Stalin May Tackle Four Large Issues

Stalin Will  Return Soon   Quickening Pace In Russian Foreign Affairs Is Evident In Moscow.

Carrier Unit ‘Hits Honshu Targets Again   Superfortresses Drop Demolition Bombs  In Tokyo Area

1200 SARRIER PLANES STRIKE HONSHU POINTS   Support Offensive of Reds in Manchuria — Campaign 

1,200 NAVY PLANES RAID JAP FIELDS   Hit At Bases From Which Nips Supply Manchuria

Over 1,200 Allied Planes Hit Northern Honshu Targets   Yanks and British Are Flying Wing to Wing In Tremendous Raids

Congress Is Cool Toward Truman Plan   Though Not Just Sure What Form of Universal Military Training He'll Suggest

Diluted Form Of Training Seen  Truman Expected Ta Make Suaqgestions

TRUMAN TRAINING PLAN IS AWAITED   CONGRESS EXPECTS RECOMMENDATION FOR A DILUTED FORM OF CONSCRIPTION,

Expect Call For Diluted  Tr: ‘aining Plan   Predict It Will Be Hard To Get On  Universal Basis

TRUMAN OUT FOR MILITARY TRAINING BILL   CONGRESS COOL TO IDEA: ATOM BOMB ' IN PICTURE

‘Diluted’ Draft  Plan Foreseen               wo Likely to Stres National Guard, ROTC

TRUMAN MICHT ‘CUSHION’ PLEA   President Expected To Ask Solons for Softer Draft Program

Training Plan fo Be Asked, Belief   Truman Is Expected to Make Request Tuesday

Truman to Dilute. Training Program   Congress Believes He Will Have Hard Time Getting Even Modified Plan

Truman’s Plan For Future Army Expectec   Solons Anticipate Diluted Version of Universal Service

TRUMAN FACES STIFF FIGHT ON MILITARY PLAN   Senate Expected To Favor Cut In Excise vies

News “Blackout’’ Clamped On Movements Of Two Allied Armies, But Berlin Reports . One Had Advanced Dozen Miles. :

Remagen Gained in Twelve-Mile Drive   Escape Hatch Narrowed to 17 Miles  As Third Army Nears Coblenz and Drive Sweens Down Vallev of Rhine

LT. COL. D. R. HYDE TO BE DISCHARGED   Sunflower Commanding Officer Leaves for the  East’ Tonight   NEW MAN IN CHARGE

LT. COL. D. R. HYDE TO BE DISCHARGED   Sunflower Commanding Officer Leaves for the East ‘Tonight

Hordes of Prisoners March to Allied Lines   Patton More Than Half Way Across CWaict? Section of German Empire

Tank Columns Now 90 Miles Kast Of Rhine   Patton's Army Races Roughshod Into Heart Of Southwest Ge THAN

KOB Answers  Cross-Complaint   Denies School Has Right to Choose Hours

Stabs in Back Cited by Reds   Tavestia Sums Up Nippon’s War Acts

Japanese Are Denounced By Soviet Paper   Gave Substantial Aid To Germany During Difficult Time For Russia. Says Izvestia

MOSCOW BUILDS UP STRONG CASE ADAINST JAPAN   Government Newspaper Accuses Tokyo of Aiding Germany

Japs Strengthened Collaboration With Nazis During ‘Most Difficult Time For USSR’ Soviet Paper Avers

Try to Disrupt Invasion   Soviet Paper Charges Japs With Increasing Reich Aid   Ry HENRY SHAPIRO

Reds Say Japs Gave Nazis Aid   Pape; Says Japs Gambled on Nazi Chance of Success

N. O. Cotton   Chicaao Wheat   Higgins Reported In Meeting With Prospective Plant Buyers

WALTER WILSON DIES   Cerebral Thrombosis Is Fatal te Kansas State Treasurer

Foreign Ministers Of Big 0 Meet Today; Study  New Italian Peace Treaty

President Announces History Making Junction; Patton Invades Austria 

Historic Elbe Junction Made As Solid Avalanche Against Nazi Redoubt Nears In Austria

President Declare Junction Means End of Nazis Due   Meeting of Anglo-American, Soviet Forces Signalizes Full Collaboration, Truman Says in Announcement Today

U. $. and Russian Forces Join 57 Miles South of Berlin   SLASH REICH IN TWO   American 69ih Division of First Army Makes the  Juncture

Juncture Of Armed Might Of Big Three Occurs At Torgau South Of Berlin

Linkup Erases Last Hope of Dying Reich  . Truman Says Victory Hour Near; ~ Borst Arnr Made Historic Union

“Last raint, Desperate nope Of Hitler And His Gangsters Fytinouished”’ Pres. Truman Says

VICTORY HOU NEAR, SAYS ~ PRESIDENT   Churchill, Stalin Also Issue Statements   LAST FAINT HOPE   For Hitler And His Gangster Government Gone, Truman States

Truman Reports Armies Joined At Torgau On Elbe   Junction Made In Heart Of Nazi Germany, Where They Intended To Meet, Says President

Germany Cut in Two by Meeting of First Army, Russians; Truman Em- __,   phasizes War In Europe   Continues

Historic Meeting Takes Place 75 Miles South of Berlin, Truman Reports   Announced Simultaneously at London, Moscow and  Washington

JUNCTURE IS  ANNOUNCED IN THREE CITIES   Armies of 3 Nations ‘Met at Torgau, Says Report

Yanks, Russians Join In Force   Historic Merger Occurs 75 Miles South Of Berlin: 69th Division Performs Feat

Truman Releases News Simultancously  With London and Moscow At 12 Noon

AMERICAN UNITS MEET RUSSIANS ON ELBE RIVER   69th Infantry Division Links Up With Konev’s Ukrainian Force at Torgau

Reich Cut in Two at Targau Last Faint, Desperate Hope Of Nazi Party Rule Killed

Juncture Made In Force At Torgau, 75 Mi. From Berlin   Truman Announcement Says Final ‘Hour of Victory Is Near

Juncture News Triumphantly  Told By Chief   President Truman Says War In Europe Not Over But He Is Optimistic.   GERMANY CUT IN TWO

White House  Gives Out News  Of Junction Drawing Near Say  raciaqant Trimnanm

Union Is Effected At Torgau On Elbe River 74. Miles Below Berlin

‘Last Hope Of Hitler Fades,’  Says Truman   White House Triumphantly Announces Union of U. S., Red Armies

This Official} Announcement Was Made This Morning, by President Truman in Washington.   OFFICIALLY TOOK PLACE YESTERDA’   Two Forces Met at Torgau, a Town on the Elbe River, Seventy-Five Miles South of Bertin.

Juncture Made On Yesterday, States Truman   Patton’s Third Army Invades  Austria; Czechoslovakia _  And Alps Sealoffs Are Nearer

Historic Junction Is -Effected on Elbe, 75 Miles South of Berlin

Truman Announces Junction With Soviet Troops   Doughboys Burrow Forward Within  Sight of Naha, Capital of Okinawa

Junction Made At Torgau, Elbe River Town By 69th Division And Soviet Army

Historic Union TakesPlaceAt City Of Torgau   a ——  69th Infantry Division Is First American Group To Contact Konev’s Army; Patrols Met Day Earlier Than Official Union

Truman Tells of U.S.-Red Army Linkup   SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE OF TRIUMPHANT NEWS MADE IN THREE CAPITALS

This Is Not Hour of Final Victory In Europe, President Truman Says, But Hour Draws Near, He Adds

TRUMAN TELL  U.S, ABOUT IT   Calls It Hour for Which Am: éricans, Others Have Toiled and Prayed.   NOT TIME TO RELAX

ARIES MERGE AT ELBE RIVER CITY THURSDAY   Germany Cut In Half By  Juncture; Hour Oi Victory Near

Takes Place At Torgau   Union Takes Place in ‘Heart of Germany’, Presi dent Truman Announces

President Truman Issues Formal Announcement Of Junction Of Armies At Torgau

‘Truman Announces  Armies’ Junction Stalin, Churchill Jointly Tell  Of Liv ctarin Ce lst02.~ -f D.'.L   Stalin, Churchill Jointly Tell Of Historic Splitting of Reich At Torgau, Town on Elbe River

‘Hour Of Final Triumph  ‘At Hand, Says Truman   President Announces Junction Of American And Russian Armies And Says Victory Over Nazis Close At Hand; Says Triumph Is A Tribute To Roosevelt

Junction Effected On Elbe River, Truman Says   Enemy Cut in Two; Final Victory Near, Says President

President Truman Tells of Junction  From White Hous   Calls on Home Front to Maintain War Effort to Defeat Japan

Point Of Juncture At Torgau, Germany, 75 Miles Due South Of Berlin; News Released Simultaneously In Three Countries   JUNCTURE TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY

This Is Not The Hour Of Final Victory In Europe But Hour Draws Near  GERMANY HAS BEEN CUT IN TWO PARTS  Point Of Junction Was 75 Miles Due South Of Berlin

Historic Junction On Elbe River Officially Announced By Allied Chiefs of State   Americans Plunge tnto Austria As German Defense Lines Crack In Center of Flaming Capital

Allied and Russian Troops Effect Junction on the Elbe, President Truman Announces   Announcement From Three Capitals as News Is Received that Patton's 3rd Army Had Crossed the Border Into Austria

Inauguration On Saturday   Brief Ceremony Will ‘Be Broadcast; About 5,000 Official Guests

House Leaves on Longest Vacation; Last Session Dull   Solons Won’‘t Return Until Oct. 8; Few Odds Ends Finished Quickly

House Starts on 11-Week Recess, Longest Since '38   Leaves Capito! Hill To Senators, Faced With Charter

House of Representatives Adjourns To Start Longest Vacation Since 1938

HOUSE ADJOURNS FOR LONG REST   Members Won't Return to Work Until Oct. 8

House Members Take Off For Longest Reces: Since 1938, Will Return To Work October &

HOUSE STARTS LONG VACATION   Congressmen Won't Be Back To Work Until Oct. 8

Trucks Faces Wyse In 2nd Series Tilt At Briggs Stadium   O’Neill Gambles With Re cently Discharged Sailor In Comeback Try

Counsel Sum Up in Nazi Agents Trial   Colepaugh Tells Of ‘Dirty Racket’

Gambling Bill Delays Recess Of Legislature   Issue To Be Settled On Tuesday So Solon: Can Take Vacation Until September

IRAN REVOLT ' MAY CROP UP AT MEETINGS   RUSSIAN ATTITUDE IN RE ‘GARD TO INSURGENTS Now  j LOOMING ON CONFER. "ENCE HORIZON

Ernie Pyle With the Navy:  Lots of Men N eeded to Keer  Aircraft Carriers Going  Life Aboard Ship Monotonous, But Preferable to Foxhole

Record Askings For Farm Aids,  Food Purchases   Congress Requested To Supply Money Amounting To $4.227.000.000.

RECORD REQUEST ASKED FOR FOOD   + Billions Sought For Farm And Lend-Lease Needs

ASKS 4 BILLION FOR FARMER AlD OVERSEAS HELE   Record Sum Sought For Food Purchases, Benefit Payments

CONTINUE HUGE AIR OFFENSIVE   ALLIES AGAIN FILL THE AIR WITH PLANES

Allied Bombers Out Over Germany Again Today; 9,000 Planes in Raids

Allied Air Offensive Continues   Planes Reported Over Northwest Germany Todaw

Fatally Bitten By Rattler During Ritual; Authorilies Ponder Bitten Womuian’s Death

U. S. Must Raise $15,000,000 ,000   Provide Jobs For All By Free Enterprise

Sees Need of Huge Annual U.S. Income   Secmotary Vinson Says It Must Be 150 Millions for Full Employment

Reds Roll On ‘Czech  Front   Tanks Lead Offensive Aimed at Mountain Fortress of Reich; Report Zhukov Thrust

KONEV LASHES DUT IN MASH TO MOUNTAINS   Silesian Offensive May End Hitler’s Hopes for a “last Stand.”

REDS THREATEN INNER FORTRESS ‘ HITLER GANE   Silesian Offensive Rolls Toward Mountains For — Last Stand

Nazis Admit Reds at Golzow: 32 Miles to Go   Soviets Penetrate Outer Ring of Berlin Defenses

Advances Scored On 80-Mile Front; Five Big Cities Under New Threat

TANKS LEADING SWIFT RUSHES ON WIDE FRON]   Moscow Celebrates Breakthrough  Of 25 Miles—Drive to Berlin i Is Imminent.

ANEW RUSSIAN: _ (OFFENSIVE ROLLED ALONG IN SILESHA          Mountain Fortress.   PLANNING FINAL STAND   Five Large Silesian Cities Are » Threatened by First Uk‘ ranian Army.

Driving Toward Germany's Inner Mountain Forts   Marshal Konev’s First Ukranian Army Group Threatening Five Large Cities

New Red Drive Rolls Along on §0-Mile Front   Strike Toward Inner For tress Where Hitler te Make Last Stand.   Five Silesian Cities Threatened by Konev

SOVIETS GAIN ON WIDE FRONT   Threaten Five Silesian Towns; Attack On Berlin At Hand

Reds’ Silesian Offensive Advances On Wide Front; Aimed At Hitler Bastions

REDS PUSHING FORWARD IN NEW SILESIAN DRIVE   Russian Forces Three Miles From Gdynia In North

Russians Threaten 5 Cities.   Kill Or Capture 45,000 Germans In Advance -Of-25 Miles

RUSSIANS MAY BE PLANNING A PRAGUE ATTACK   Fall Of Five Threatened Silesian Cities Would Be _ Signal For Drive On Czech Capital.

Russian Troops_ Gain In. Silesia   Report Zhukov. Attacking From ‘Qder Bridgehéad ' With: Tanks, - Infantry

MENACE 5 CITIES IN DRIVE TOWARD FORTRESS PRAGUE   MOSCOW SUGGESTS KONEV PAVING WAY FOR BERLIN DRIVE

Reds’ New Silesiar Drive Rolls Along S0.Mile Front   § Cities Threatened,, SS Men Said Making Plans for Last Stand

Newest Soviet (Offensive Rolls Ahead   Nazis Are Preparing For Final Stand In Inner Fortresses

SOVIETS BREACH BERLIN DEFENSE   NAZIS REPORT SMASH 31 MILES FROM CITY

Reds Advance On An 80-Mile Front   Russian Army Brushing Aside Nazis on Way to Czechoslovakia  AIC AD g& nor Crrmmn      NEAR 5 BIG CITIES   45,000 German Troops Are Trapped in a Twin Soviet Attack

Five Large Silesian Cities: Ave Threatened In Mora vians; One Reported  Already Entered 

Silesia Drive Rolls On Into  Inner German   Tank-Led Rushes, First Ukraine Army Threatens Five Large Cities.   GERMANS FIGHT BACK

Red Armies Gain in New Offensive   Silesian Drive Rolls Forward on 80-Mila Front; Head for Hitler’s Inner Fortress

4 1  New Silesian Drive Threat ens Five Large Cities In Moravian Mountains    Heavy Fighting On Be ain Front   Germans Say Attacks Along Flanks Beaten Back In Storm Of Fire

Russ Armor Attack Gains, Nazis Admit   Oder Valley Assault In Kuestrin Area Follows Artillery Fire.

Silesian Offensive Results in Capture of 5 Large Cities   Russia’s Northern Force: Three Miles From Gdynia Defenses

Soviets Roll Ahead on 80 Mile Front   Drive Toward Inner Area Where Nazis May Make Final Stand

Silesian Push Is Threat To Hitler SS Men   Seviet Rushes Menace Cities in Moravian Mountains—Infantry Strikes Berlin Front

FIRST UKRAINE ARMY ADVANCES STEADILY SOUTHEAST GERMANY  HEADED FOR NAZI INNER  MOUNTAIN FORTRESS, EINAT STAND PLANNED

TEMPERATURES:   Reds At Oder River; Battle Rages 137 Miles From Berlir

‘Most of East Prussia Cut Off By Reds; Berlin Says Enemy In Poznan; Russians At Oder

Konev's Offensive Rolls Forward On An 80-Mile Front   Germans Report Zukhov Attacks East of Berlin

5 Big Cities Threatened As Reds Press For Breakthrough Toward Vienna and Prague.

KONEV S ARMY DRIVING FOR BERLIN STRIKE   Soviets Drive Toward Inner Mountain Fortress of Germany Where SS Troops Await Final Stand  FIVE CITIES MENACED

REDS GAIN IN SILESIAN PUSH   Soviets Sweep Ahead Toward Center of Reich

Reds Smash Toward Inner Nazi Fortress   New Silesian Offensive Threatens Five Large Cities In New Campaign

Marshal Konev’s Drive Threatens Five Large Silesian Cities; Reds Attack on Oder Front

9 LARGE CITIES PERILED BY RED SILESIAN DRIVE   Full-Scale Attack On Berlin Believed At Hand Along Oder Bridgehead

REDS MENACE FIVE CITIES IN SILESIA   New Offensive Rolls Toward Inner Mountain Fortress of Germany, Where SS Men Plan Final Stand.

INNER MOUNTAIN FORTRESS OF GERMANY NEXT OBJECTIVE OF TROOPS TO MAKE FINAL STAND

Kast Prussian Escape Gap For 200,000 Germans Cut To 23 Miles   Other Red Columms Reach Oder River   Nazi Situation Becomes More Perilous By Hour As Soviets Fan Out

Men Told To: Abandon Ship.   Report Skipper F niled To Issue Timely Orders

Navy Asks Ii MVay Tried Te Abandon Shir   Was Signal System Too Much Broken Up For Order?

HIT NAZI OIL SUPPLY   Fifteenth Air Force From Italy Blasts Vienna Refineries

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ar jan Orders      dk To Owners  24 Firms Involved; Bans To Be Lifted   24 Firms Involved; Bans To Be Lifted From Local Buses, Trolleys Aug. 3]

Union Official Scorns Offer as ‘Just a Bribe   Reuther Says He Won’t Be Part to ‘Sandbageing Public’

LIVING COSTS PAY INCREASE CALLED BRIBE   PLAN FOR 45-HOUR WEEK IS INSANE, UNION SAYS

BOMB SLOVAKIA, REICH. TARGETS   1,600 American Planes Support Yanks. Russjans

Germans Slain At Utah Camp to Ge Military Salute   Will Be Given Protestant Funeral  Thursday.

Nazi Generals  Listed Killed   Bombers Lash Rails To Ruhr; Oth Air Force Guards Crossing

Baruch Urges Complete Destruction Of Germany’s War Making Facilities

Sees New “Cave Age Of Bomb Shelters” If War Preventive Measures  Should Fail

Must Destroy Reich Industry, Baruch Warns   New Cave Age Of Bomb Shelters Will Be Price Of Failure, He Says.

BARUCH URGES BREAK UP OF NAZI INDUSTRY   Settlement Must Be Base For Agreement With Russia, He Says

BARUCH URGES ALLIES BREAK FOE INDUSTRY   Tells Senate Group Agreement With Russia Is De. sired to Achieve World Charter Plans.

Asks. German Destruction —   Baruch Says Plants. Must Be Destroyed

BARUCH URGES AN IRON POLICY   Presidential Adviser Proposes Industry - By - Industry Destruction Of German War Potential.

British Troops In Rangoon   Others Close in on Burma Stronghold os Three Towns Fall      :More Than One Million German Troops Still Hold Out in Various Pockets

Are Caught In Untenable Pockets   Surrender Or Destruction Faces Narvis

Bucktail Council To Have  16th Anniversary Event ‘At DuBois on November 15

Expect 400° To Attend 16th Annual Meeting Marking Record Growth.

Truman Scraps SWPC Jan. 28   RFC Takes Over Job of Lending Money to Help Small Plants

AID FOR SMALL FinMo OHIFIED   Truman Annuls Agency; Litt'e Business Gets Loans From RFC

Duties of SWPC ‘Are Transferred iTo Two Agencies   Activities of Smalle: War Plants Corp. Go to RFC and  Ope: ge PS

SWPE Abolished by Pres. Truman  Duties Shifted to Other Agencies

Executive Branch Reorganization Starts Smaller War Plants  Setup Is Abolished

Truman Abolishes SWPC and Shifts Its Assignments to Other Agencies

‘Smaller War Plants Unit Ordered Transferred To Commerce Devartment

Truman Order  Closes SWPC   Duties As Conmeree Depo  igned to REC  nent

Small War Plants Agency Abolished   Truman Action Seen as Aid to Minor Business

Functions of SWPC to Be  Transferred   Order of Truman Place Work Under RFC  And Commerce Department

Mid-Wes! Has - Foot Of Snow   Snow, Rain and Sleet  Storm Moves into   North-Eastern U, S.

Mid-West Has Foot Of Snow   Snow, Rain and Sleet S$torm-Moves into North-Eastern U. S.

STORM 1S MOVING INTO NEW ENGI AND   Traffic Hampered Through Northern Half of United States

Attlee Will Work For Peace  AndStrongBritishEconomy      “We Are On The Eve Of A Great Advance Of Reconstruction At Home And Cooperation With Our Great Allies. The U. 8. A. And The U.S. 8. R.,”” He Says

‘Attlee Submits ~ Policy Statement    Churchill Successor Appears At Celebration

Await Possible White House Intervention —   Two Small Refineries Sign Contract Bringing First Break in Strike

U.S. Ultimatum Fails fo Break Up Oil Deadlock   Labor Situation Still Grave; Two Refineries Sign

Hi i Ho, Silver! Silver!  ATou oh ‘ough Hombre, 82. Sues *Lone Ranger’ Program for $100,000

Black Market Trial Opens For Officer   Mor2 Enlisted  Men Sentenced

U.S. Army Officer Faces Court-Martial for Black Market Activities

Prize Fighter, Girl Are Slain   Al (Bummy) David Shot To Death In Resisting Holdup In Gotham

Pugilist, Girl Siain In N.Y.  Crime Wave   Davis Dies In Tavern Holdun

Boxer, Girl. Slain Jn New York Wave Of Violence, Crime   ‘AL Davis, 30, Was. Trying  to Prevent Holdup;  School Girl, -16, Is’ Beaten. :

NEW ROOSEVELT DIME DESIGNED   Next War Bonds Will Carry Picture Of War President

Woodbury Grand Jurors Ask High  Court to Review Actions of Judge

EXEMPTION 10 HOME RULE BILL   Frederick Not One Of 1: Counties Outside Measure

Record Year For Milk Producers   Sales Top $885,000 In Past 12 Months

SECOND COLUMN AT LIUCHOW AS CHINESE GAIN   Japs Abandon Hope Of Holding Corridor; Troops At Wenchow

FOR SECOND JUDGE   Truman Signs Bill; Nenning Definite as to Who Will  Be Named

CASUALTIES OF WAR MAY AVERT STRIKE   Lewis Rejects  Offer Made by Mine Operators

LEWIS ANSWERS ‘NO’ TO COUNTER-OFFERS   Mine Walkouts Not Expected Despite Present Snarl

CASUALTY LISTS MAY STOP STRIKE   Somber War Statistics Seen Stoppage Block

MINERS SET TO CONTINUE WORK   No Work Stoppage Expect“ed Despite Rejection Of Counteroffers

-Counter-Offer Rejection res -Mining Heads   Military Casualty Statistics May Help Block Work Stoppag'

Miners Reject Counterproposals   Direct Negotiators To Continue Conferences  With Hope of Agreeing.

Rescue Parties. Search For Men   15 Listed As Missing Aboard Wrecked B-24

Bombs Explode In Jerusalem   Two Heavy Explosions Reported in Tel Aviv

Bombs Explode  In Jerusalem Heavy Gunfire Heard In City; Call Troops

KELLY 10 WELCOME STATE GOVERNORS   To Leave for Detroit on First  Lap of Trip to Mackinac . leland

Truck Drivers Given Contract  2-Year Arrangement Approved By Council

Turkey Declares War Against Axis On Allied Demanc   Hints Russia May Fight Japan After European Conflict Ends

TURKEY INTO WAR ON SIDE OF ALLIES   ANKARA ENDS NEUTRALITY TO WIN SEAT AT SAN FRANOISCO CONFERENCE.

TURKEY GETS INTO WAR ON ALLIED TEAN   NEUTRALS ON SPOT; OTHERS DUE TO FOLLOW SUIT

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Atter Nearly Six Years Of Neutrality Turkey Declares War Against Axis

Turks Declare War on Japs And Germany   Hint Reds May Join Conflict Against Tokyo When Germany Falls

Action Hints Reds May Fight Japanese  Other Neutrals Are  Expected to Pallacy Ci134 Gaanm

TURKS ENTER WAR ON AXIS   Declaration Made as Price Of Admission to San Francisco Parley

Invasion Coming, Japanese Warned   Command Acknowledge: Iwo Island Invasion

TOKYO WARNS JAPANESE PEOPLE   To Expect An American Invasion Of Their Homeland

Seventh Division’s Push On Fast Coast Of Okinawa Now Threatens City From Rear —.

MAY SELECT U.N.O. SITE THIS WEEK   San Francisco, New York, Boston, Philadelphia Lead

U. §. Destroyer Sunk; 154 Die   Jap Suicide Pilots Attack The Drexler.

BAGUIO'S FALL SURE   Luzon And Mindanao Strongpoints Are Toppling

Japs Battle Desperately in Effort To Hold Philippine Summer Capifal

C10-UAW In Opposition To Truman's Plan   Leaders Make It Plain His Proposal For Halt to GM Strike Not Acceptable

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UNION LEADERS PPOSING PLAN   Rough Road Ahead for Truman Proposal for Halt To GM Strike.   THOMAS DEFENDS ACTION

Union Masses Power a 0 Block Intervention  Locals Will Decide Issue in Vote:   Locals Will Decide Issue in Vote; CIO Leaders Voice Ouick Criticism

Declare GM has Already Rejected Conciliation Mediation and Arbitra. tion; Say Fact- finding Board Could be ‘Pack.  ede?

Officials Hope To End Strike   General Motors Prepared to Bargain With Union at Meeting

Union Leaders Opposition fo Truman Voiced   Thomas Defends GM Strike Argues Investigating Board in Bargaining may be Packed

President Urges Halt To Strike Of GM Worker:   Union Officials Defend Strike As Sound, Legal And Moral: Delegates Summoned

UAW Leaders Cool toPlea InGM Strike  : Rough Road Ahead   Rough Road Ahead For Truman’s Plan ‘TT. End Walkout

Hopeful of settlement of  G.M. strike  Without resort to Truman hoard

Auto Workers’ Head Utterly Against Move   R. J, Thomas Leaves Yo Unionists Decision.  Whether They Will   ‘Return to Iohs s   President of CIO :  Declines Comment   Officials ‘of Auto Union Want Sumething “More Vangible”? In Return’: For Ending Strike ~°

Union Opposition To ‘Back to Work’ ‘Appeal Mounts   President's Plea Gets Cold Shoulder From CIO Leaders; Locals to Decide

TRUMAN PLEA RISES IN CLO   President's Proposal for GM Peace Draws Fire from Union Leaders.

OPPOSES TRUMAN PLAN      C1.0. Savs Decision on Return to Work Will be Left to Strikers

Leaders: Defend GM Walkout as Legal and Sound   Fact-Finding Board’ Could Be Packed. Is Thomas’ Objection

UNIONS LEADER TERMS STRIKE SOUND, LEGAL   House Military Group Takes Speedy Action On Appeal For Drastic Laws

C10 OPPOSITION TO TRUMAN'S REQUEST FOR RETURN T0 WORK. CROWS AMONG AUTO WORKERS

Thomas Says General Motors Strike ‘Sound. Legal, Moral’; Cool on Teeman ldea   Delegates Called   Rank and F File Will Decide Issuc; Meeting Is Scheduled

TRUMAN'S RESUME WORK WORK APPEAL 10 G-M STRIKERS TS GIVEN COOL RECEPTION

Decision Rests With Strikers, Union Declares   President's Proposal To Be Laid Before Detroit's Delegates Saturday

C10 Auto Head: Map Anfi-Strike Law Opposition   Rough Road Ahead Said Indicated for Proposed Legislation

UAW OFFICIALS OPENLY OPPOSE TRUMAN'S PLAN   Union - Sponsored Group Begins Study Of Controversy

Union Opposes President's Plan To Halt Walkout   Leaders in Defense of Action By CIO; Against Work Return

CIO Cool To Truman Proposal To Cali Off General Motors Strike   While Final Decision On President’s Proposal Uf To Strikers, Leaders Blast Plan; Auto Union _ ~ Leaders Confer With Murray

G. M. Executive Hopes Strike Can Be Ended Without Resort to Board

Speedy Action Assured   Labor Cold to Truman Proposal To End Disputes

STRIKE LEADERS WANT GOOD PAY   So There's Little Chance of CIO Co-operating with Truman Idea

Decision To Be Left Up» To Workers  Un nion Auto Worker:  * To Meet Saturday.

HOPE FOR END OF GM STRIKE   Auto F in Official Sees Possibility Of Early Accord In Dispute

THINK AUTO STRIKE END IS DOUBTFUL   Opposition of U. A. W.’s Top Leadership Indicates Difficulty for the President in Solving the Row at G. M.

CEREMONY SET FOR TONIGHT, Al TIME   Last Minute Arrangements Completed by Allied Leaders

CEREMONY SET FOR TONIGHT, LOCAL TIME   Last Minute Arrange: ments Completed by © Allied Leaders =

Javanese Port of Semarang Bombed   RAF Planes Blast Key Native Strongpoints

JAVA PORT IS BOMBED BY BRITISH   Seek to Clear Path For Advancina indian Troops

Bombs Blast Strongholds  At Samarang   Extremists Entrench About British Posts In Javanese War

BRITISH BOMBERS STRIKE SEMARANC   Six Planes Hit Indsnesian Strongholds in Java

British Planes Attack Indonesian Strongholds In Port Of Semarang, Java

British Planes Bomb Indonesian Strongholds —   Civilians Warned To Take Shelter As Fighters Move In

British Bomb Insurgents In New Java Port      Semarang Now Under Attack And Batavia Fearful It Will Be Involved

British Planes Bomb Indonesian Positions   Explosives Rained On Semarang As English Attempt To Clear Way For Indian Troops Seeking To Capture Important Javanese Port

All Federal Manpower Controls End   AC ae eee: ATEN aro  WMC Launches Campaign to Aid Reconversion

All Manpower Controls Abolished Immediately   Nation Is Given Free Labor Market First Time In Two Years

MOST MINERS RACER TO 60 BACK TQ WORK   Abrupt End to Walkout Ordered By Lewis Is Surprise to Both Miners and Mine Operators.

WEEK OR MORE MAY BE NEEDED TO REOPEN PITS   Government, Steel Industry Welcome Lewis Move Ending Coal Strike

Many Miners  Vacationing   Week Or More Delay Seen For Returning

Company Rejects Government Plan For Discussions   General Electric Won't Join Discussion On $2-a-Day Boost

Corpus Christi Waterway Funds Included in Second Appropriations Bill

Airport Discussed By Port Chamber   State Park Also Given Consideration at Meet

:, NEW ENGLISH ALPHABET AND “SENSIBLE” "SPELLING URGED BY GEO. BERNARD SHAW

Simplified English Alphabet Proposed as Both Time and Money Saver by George Bernard Shaw

East 6th St. Barricades  To Protect Coasters   O. H. Sayler, Senior Member of Hardware Company Here, Dies   Shaw Makes An Appeal For Simplified Alphabe

Audubon County Leads Parade To E Bond Goal   Pocahontas County Still Holds Second Place

FLEET WAS NOT IN WRONG SPOT   Vice-Admiral Wilkinson De. clares Pearl Harbor Proper Place for Ships

Fleet Would Have Been Worse Off If Outside Anchorage   Pearl Harbor Best : For Vessels, Says Admiral Wilkinson

Fleet Less Safe Elsewhere Than At Pearl Harbor   Danger In U. S. Area, Says Admiral

Pearl Harbor Fleet's Safest Spot in 1941   Naval Intelligence Chief Savs Defenses Were Best That Could  Be Provided Anywhere

Pearl Harbor  Safest Haven      Wilkinson Says Our Fleet Would Have Been In Greater Danger Elsewhere

Learning All Over Again Pyle Finds Pacific War Is Far Different From Europe

Missing Tot's Footprints   Kidnaping Feared Fourld. bw Sterraé Posse

Footprints Thought To Be Tot'’s Lead To Hope Missing Lad Is Still Alive

Labor Secretary Faces Difficult Coal, Oil Disputes   Coat Problem Explodes During Critical Period For Schwellenbach

MUST BRING QUICK PEACE TG COAL AND OIL FIELDS      Lewis Be Setovellenbach Confronted with Heavy Duties — President ‘Truman's New Labor Setup Facing Critical Test.

NATION WINTER SUPPLY OF FUEL IS THREATENEL   Schwellenbach Con: fronted With Delicate and Difficult Task

2 NEGROES DIE IN OHIO CHAIR   Woman Companion in Crime Lives on Late Reprieve

Labor, Industry Delenstes Get New Pronasals   Public Fact-Finding and “Cooling Off" Plans are Studied

LABOR-INDUSTRY CONFERENCE IS NOT IN ACCORD   Management Propose: Fact-Findmg And 50-Day “Cooling Off’ Peried

Labor Proposal Is Offered hy Management   Public Fact-Finding, §0-Day Cooling Off Period Uraed

PROPOSAL IS GIVEN PARLE}   “Cooling Off” Period Prior to Strikes Also Suggested

Von Papen, High Nazi,  Is Captured   Former German Premier And Hitler Stooge, Flown To U. §.

Von Papen is Captured:  May Be In U.S.   American Soldiers Mopping Up Ruhr Take Former Chancellor Of Germany

Diplomat Captured In Ruhr   Report Says High Nazi ls Brought To U.S. in Plane

HOUSE PASSES ‘6TH CODE BILL   - Would: Allow Schooling Outside’ ot District

Indicdments Lifted From Eight Sooners   Perjury, Conspiracy Actions Brought By Tulsa Grand Jury Overruled

GILMER MIGHT ASK REHEARING IN TEXT CASE!   Criminal Court of Appeals Dismisses Indic t ments Against Bennett, Others

21,000 Allied Captives Freed   4,100 Americans In Liberated Group

HUNGRY PRISONERS FOUND IN GERMANY      Many American Fliers Are Among 21,000 Gaunt Men

FOUND IN A WOODS   21 000 Allied Putsbaers Had Been Abandoned by Nazi Captors

PLANE SPEED PLACED AT1000MP AH   Martin Predicts New Altitudes For  Passengers

TEN MEN AFTER THE TRUE STORY OF PEARL HARBOI   Public Investigation of Jap Sneak Attack Opens

DISBAND SHAEF, BRITISH AND U, S. TAKE ZONE RULE   Montgomery in Berlin; Red Rules to Be Retained Temporarily

Truman, Relaxing Wage Controls, Asks Renewal of No-Strike Pledge

Yanks Disappointed When Contents f Hitler's Safe Are Opened In Home

Private Life of Hitler Revealed  Shelter at Munich Tells New Story

Hitler’s Safe Contains Only Dozen Autographed Copies Of His Book

Yanks Disappointed at Yield of Hitler’s Safe   Failed to Find Papers Of Importance to Conquerors

NOTHING OF VALUE FOUND IN HITLER'S SAFE IN HIS HOME   MODERN BOMBPROOF CELLAR WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH HOUSE

Gen. Eisenhower Reports on Jews   Says They Have More Room Than Americans

Eisenhower Says Refugees Have Sufficient Housing Space.   REPLIES TO HARRISON

Jewish Refugees Have More Space Than U. S. Boys   Report States Each Person Has More Than 30 Ft. More Than Yanks.

DENIES REFUGEES’ NEEDS NEGLECTED   Eisenhower Reports or Treatment of Jews in  U. S. Area

DENIES REFUGEES: NEEDS NEGLECTED   Eisenhower Reports on Treatment of Jews in U. S. Area   MANY ARE GRATEFUL   Are Given Preference

JEWISH REFUGEES IN GERMANY HAVE PLENTY OF HOUSING   GEN. EISENHOWER REFUTES STATEMENT MADE BY U. S. REPRESENTATIVE

Says Report On Refugees ‘Misleading’   Did Not Present Fair Or Accurate Picture  Of Conditions in Ger_many, Says Eisenhower

Mistreatment Of Berlin Jews By U. $. False   Eisenhower in Report Denies Accusations Of Harsh Neglect

FENRLINENE PAULS about the $5,000,000 FEDERATION BUILDING FUND CAMPAIGN

PERTINENT FACTS —  about the  $5,000,000 FEDERATION BUILDING FUND CAMPAIGN

Sarvar Reached In Lightning Push By Red Forces   Other Soviet Columns Push Toward Csorna; Junction Main Goal

Soviet Forces Only 12 Miles from Austria   Cross Raba River 55 Miles Southeast of Capital City

Huge Red Forces Reported Massed On Berlin Front   Soviets Within 58 Miles of Vienna; Capture of Danzig Near

FirstArmy Now Enlarging gehead There; NaziResistance Collapsing -

Moscow Silent On An Offensive Across the Oder   Mightiest Aerial Assault of War Pours Bombs on Industrial Targets,   Yankees Fan Out After They Cross the Rhine

Drive Wedge 5 Mi. Deep, 10 Mi. Wide   Infantrymen, Tanks Race Across Historic Ludendorff Bridge, Taken In a

1ST ARMY TROOPS POUR ACROSS TO EXPAND FOOTHOLD   CROSSING WAS MADE UNDER LIGHT MORTAR AND SMALL ARMS FIRE

Crossing Made Over Ludendorff Bridge at Ramegan   Rhine Foothold Five Miles Deep, Ten Miles Wide

FINAL ASSAULT ON © REICH OPENED BY AIR-LAND TROOPS   Ground Forces Have Pushed At Least 2 Miles Beyond Rhine At Some Points—Enemy Resistance Is Reported Light

SEN. M°MAHON IS ATOM BOSS   Senate Conimittee . Begins Discussion of Bomb’s  Fate Next Week

New Group Will  Decide on A-Bomb   Freshman Senator to Head Committee on Future Atom Control

NEW COMMITTEE TAKES UP STUDY OF ATOM SECRET  FRESHMAN SENATOR   FRESHMAN SENATOR NAMED CHAIRMAN OF IMPORTANT GROUP

CHAIRMAN IS APPOINTED FOR SENATE STUDY OF ATOM BOMB   Senator McMahon Who Proposed The Committee Heads  11-Man Group

Freshman Senator _ Wins Chairmanship of Atom Committee   Will Study Legislation; Archbishop Sees Bomb Handwriting on Wall

COMMITTEE TO CTART WORKING   Senate Group Has Task o! Deciding Atomic Eneroy Future.

UNEMPLOYED 10 TOP 2 MILLION   Periodic Fluctuations Are Predicted By McNutt

SUMMARY OF a QUTLOOK - MADE PUBLIC   MeNUTT ESTIMATES NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED BY First ! OF YEAR WILL TOTAL 1.200.000

IOWAN, BATAAN HERO, IS HOME   Only Dad's Illness Mars Complete Happiness

lowan and His Filipino Bride Alive Because the Natives Like Uncle Sam

WHILE MOTHER Wo AWAY AT A NEARBY STORE   Fire of Undetermined Origin Destroys Small Bungalow   ALL BELONGINGS LOST

Germany in Greatest Peril as Reds Sweep to Within 182 Miles of Berlin in March Westward; Take Forts   CALLED GREATEST HOUR OF PERIL YOR BERLIN

PUSH THROUGH POLAND RACES TOWARD GOAL   200,000 Germans Face Trap in North as Lines Crumble

Key Rail Junction Captured by Soviels in Lightning Sweep 192 Miles of Berlin

Insterburg is Captured in East Prussia   Second Advance Seeks to Trap 200,000 Germans

Red Army Races Westward Over Plains of Poland   One Spearhead Jabs Unchecked Within 182 Miles of Berlin

Fal. Of Polish City Would. Put Soviets 138 Miles From Nazi ‘Capital: Big Gains Continue

Insterburg Captured And Russjans Seek To Trap 200,000 German Troops In Eastern Prussia; Crumple Lines   RACE WESTWARD OVER FROZEN POLISH PLAINS

Soviets Take Insterburg, Push Toward Baltic To Trap 200,000         Armies Advance Side By Side   Germans Admit Situation Critical As Reds Invade Reich On Wide Front

Three Key Rail Cities Fall To Soviet Forces   Armies Of Zhukov And Konev Race Along Unchecked On 200-Mile Front; Insterburg, Inowroclaw, Aleksandrow Seized By Russians

Advance On Broad Front   Great Prussian Rail Centers Captured Today

ELMER ELK’S WIDOW NOT SAD AT DEATH      /Elsie Munches Hay as Mate’s Neck Is Broken

ELMER THE ELK DIES AFTER MATE SAYS NO   Spurned, Morose Citizen of Zaney Saginaw Zoo, Goes Berserk

enema cee i CL: a  Ignored by His Mate in Zoo, Elmer the Elk Dies in Outburst

It’s Fish at Every Meal in Norway  ee RE a OER met  Food Tighter There Than Anywhere in North Et Europe, ‘But Hardy People Don’t Show It

Norway Was Saved By Fish   But Five Years of it Makes Monotonous Diet, Little Meat, No Tea

Two Set-Ups  May Survive   “Army, Navy Commands Seem Sure In Future

ARMY AND NAVY SUPPORTING TWO WARTIME SETUPS   Agree on Advisability of Con. tinuing Joint Chiefs of Staff and Advisor to President.   LEAHY TO TELL ABOUT OPERATIONS OF BOTH   Admiral to Testify Tuesday Before Senator Group Considering Merger of Armed Forces.

UNION DIGS IN FOR LONG, HARD FIGHT OVER PAY   Much May Depend On General Motor’s Reply To Union Proposal For Arbitration, Promised For Tomorrow.

ALSO READY FOR BATTLE   Slush Fund for Strikers Ready To Meet Demand

Auto Union Digs In For Long Battle Against GMC; Effort ‘Made To Tighten Strike- Hold   General Motors To Answer Union Proposal For Arbitration Of Wage Dispute Friday

UNION PLEDGES STUDY; MAJOR PLANTS CLOSED   U. S. Conciliator to Confer With UAW  Leaders

End Of Strike Likely To Hinge On GM Proposal   Conference Is Slated At Detroit; All Motor Companies  May Close

Strike Against GM Shapes Up As Long Battle   Walkout Threatens To Tie Up Entire U. S. Au tomobile Industrv.

GM Employes Settle Down for a Long, Hard Struggle to Enforce Wace Demands   Company Reply Friday to Union's Demand for Arbitration and Government Mediation Mav Determine Lenath of Struaaie

“Bitter End” Fight Vowed By Reuther   Virtual’ GM  Standstill; - Government Stages  )  Mediation Move.

Auto Union Digs in {or G.M. Battle   Strike Expected to Spread to Other Big Detroit Plants

ALMOST COMPLETE TIEUP OF GENERAL MOTORS FACTORIES  WILL TRAVEL STRIKE ROAD TO BITTER END AVS TINIAN TEANnED

clo Auto Workers’ Union Is Prepared  For Long Battle With GM on ‘Issue of Wage Increase; Talk Slated

GM EMPLOYES TO FIGHT BATTLE ‘TO BITTER END’   Union Willing to Study Reply by General Motors to ClO Proposal

AUTO UNION DIGS IN FOR ITS LONG FIGHT AGAINST GW   Corporation's Entire: Production Force of ~162°000: Workers Idle:

AWAIT REPL) FROM AUTO LEADERS   Labor Secretary’s Aide Ir Detroit For Mediation   325,000 AFFECTED   According To Union Story; 30 Per Cent Wage Increase Is Goal

ALMOST COMPLETE  TIEUP OF GENERAL  MOTORS FACTORIES WILL TRAVEL STRIKE  ROAD TO BITTER END SAVS TINION IT RANER

TWO FAGTORS POR PEACE IN GM STRUGGLE   Union Will Study Company’s Reply; U. S. Mediater ~~ Reaches Deiroit.

Auto Workers’ Union Ready For Long Battle Against GM   Company's Reply fo Propesal For Arbitration Due Tomerrow

Committee Leader Favors Plan of World Bank Setup  Senator Wagner Urge: Support of Bretton Woods Terms

Wagner Asks U.S To Join World Fund and Bank   Says ‘Bretton Woods: Will Bring Orderly Markets, Dependable Currency Values

MONEY PACT “FOES GIVE UF   Millikin Concedes There Is Little Chance To  Beat Measure

UJ. §, MEMBERSHIP IN WORLD FUND, BANK, AS AID TO MARKETS   MONETARY PROPOSALS NAMED “BRETTON WOODS” SUBMITTED

Wagner urges Okeh Breffon WoodsProaram   New York Senator Says It Would Bring Dependable Currency And Orderly Markete

CALLS FOR U.S. PARTICIPATION IN BANK PLAN   Wagner, Chairman of Sen ate Committee, Outlines Objectives

Committee Leader Favors Plan of World Bank Setup  Senator Wagner Urge Support of

Bretton Woods Is Virtually Certain Of Senate 0. K.  Foes of Monetary Plan Concede It Can’t Be Stonned

WAGNER BEGINS ARGUMENTS FOR BRETTON WOODS   Senate Committee Chairmen Avers World Fund To Assure ‘Markets’

U.S. Asked To Join Group   Membership in World Fund and Bank Asked by Chairman Wagner of Senate Committee

Bretton Woods. Cash Proposals Told by Wagner   Chairman of Senate Banking Committee Urges Its Adoption

Wagner Opens Senate Bretton Woods Debate  Senate Foes Agree Internol Bank And . re

World Fund Membership Is Proposed   Wagner Calls for U. S. to Join Bank To Be Set Up To Stabilize Currency, International Trade

OK Urged for World Bank  Senator Wagner Asks U.S. Membership in Bretton Woods Pion

U. 5. MEMBERSHIP IN WORLD FUND, BANK, AS AID TO MARKETS  MONETARY PROPOS ALC WARE (CRPDUERTTHA   MONETARY PROPOSALS NAMED “BRETTON WOODS” SUBMITTED

Wagner Urges Speedy Action On World Bank   Monetary Pact Declared Need By U. S. Senator

Money Plan To Senate   “Bretton Woods” World Money Fund Slated to Be OKed Without Hitch

Wagner Asks US Become Member Of World Bank  Orderly Markets, Stable Currency

BRETT PLAN TAKEN UP BY COMMITTEE   Economic Stabilization of World is Objective of International Bank

Wagner Urges Membership in World Bank, Fund   Bretton Woods Plan Would Bring Orderly Markets and Depndahble Currency Values

WAGNER URGES AMERICAN ROLE IN WORLD BANK   Monetary Proposals Drawn At Bretton Woods Talks Handed To Senate

World Fund Approval Is Asked   Wagner Calls For Membership In Bretton  Woods Plan

WARD DECISION APPEAL EXPECTED   Federal Judge Rules Against Government Saturday

More Low-Priced Clothing Is Aim  Of Government  WPB Likely to Tighten Production Contro Over Cotton Goods

Last of Ohio's 37th Division Arrive in U. S.   Some of Men May Not Arrive. Home For Christmas

LAST OF 37TH REACHES U, $   40,000 Await Transpor' at Frisco, More Due, Few Home by Dec. 25

ROSS ACT VOTE NEAR IN HOUSE   Senate Takes Up Revenue “From Housing Projects

SEN. BRIGGS GETS TRUMAN’S SUPPORT   President Expresses Hope Incumbent Will Be Nominated and Elected.

Truman Favors Another Term For Sen. Briggs   Probably Ends Talk of Primary Opposition for Editor .

elp With Arms, r Lose Ballot, ‘onference Trend  Formula for Electing League Top Officer Uald In hv Russian

Penalties For Nations Told  Failure To Support 8 aaa f ache Vata

United Nation Voting Right Loss May Ensue Refusal To Provide Armed Might

MORE PROGRESS IS REPORTED AT SAN FRANCISCO   Loss Of Voting Rights Fes Those Not Supporting League With Arms   BRITISH, REDS ARE IN DISAGREEMENT

PENALTY MAY PUT TEETH IN LEAGUE PLAN   Refusal to Give Support May Bring Loss of Vote

LOSS PENALTY POSSIBILITY   Unit of Conference Okehs Charter  Peanasale

Consider Penalty For Non-Support Of World! eaoue  Propose Voting Right   Propose Voting Right Loss to Offending United Nation

United Nations Study Penalties  Group Reports to Parent Commissior

Slave Workers Reported Rising Against Germans; Himmler Organizes Guerrillas

Three French Ports Given Up ‘By Nazi Army   Dunkerque Remains In Hands Of Enemy; Terms Of Surrender Ratified At Berlin

RUSSIA SALUTES NAZI SURRENBER   PREMIER ISSUES FINAL ORDER; PRAGUE FREED

Kansas Farm Labor at Lowest Ebb in History   Only 35 Per Cent  Of Pre-War Workers Available; Lack of Equipment Hurts

Farm Labor At Low Ebb   Fewer Farm Laborers Available Than Ever Before in History

GREEN SIDESTEPS SOLDIER BONUS   DECLARES HE JS... NEITHER FOR NOR AGAINST PROPOSAL

SOLDIER BONUS UP 10 GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOW   Governor Green Neither For Or Against

Russ Delay, Judges Dispute Slows Indictments of Nazis For Their Nuernberg Trials

Indictment of 24 Nazis Postponed   Soviet Delays Charges To Translate Document

INinols Sheriff Plans to Picket OPA Office Gerbed in a Hoagshead

Of 508 Workers » Needed Locally   Sharp Gains In Reeruiting - ©For.*. Critical. Projects * Are Reported By. WMC      ARROWSMITH.

ae Need 600,000 War Workers By July 15th..... Sharp Gains Noted In Recruiting Of Workers For Vital Munitions Plants

War Production Needs Expandinc  100,000 Workers in Menth Not Enough

NEW GAINS IN LABOR BRIVE   Recruiting of Workers For Critical Industries On Upswing

Nazi Broadcasts Reveal Despair   Moscow’s Radio Summary Of Eastern Front Optomistic In Extreme

2 Armies. Beat Toward  - Vienna Along South Danube Bank Against Fierce Resistance.

Russians Invade Czechoslovakia, BBC Report Says   Red Army Strikes Within 25 Miles Of Austrian Border

Von Rundstedt Forces Continue to Fall Back Towards Reich   Western Cattle Men Ask Abolition Of Ceiling Prices

President Seizes Anthracite Mines   Wage Negotiations Remain Deadlocked

BRITAIN IN BID TOEND. INDIA STRIFE   Would Keep Only One Post On’  Executive Council

RELEASING INDIAN PARTY LEADERS FROM INTERNMENT CAMPS   LEVANTIANS STILL UP IN ARMS OVER FRENCH INTERVENTION; BIG THREE TO MEET BEFORE JULY 26.

INDIA GIVEN CONCESSIONS IN HOME RULE   Political Leaders Are Released in Latest Peace Gesture

British Aim AtEnding of Indian Strife   Political Leaders in Indi Freed—New Govern.  ment Plan Disclosed

India Gets New Offer   British Free Leaders, Would Alter Council

Congress Party Leaders Are  Given Freedor   Indians To Hold. All but One  Place on Council

Most Liberal of Home Rule Plans Offered to India   Gandhi and Others . Thought Friendly to. Program Outlined

India Gets All But One  Councilman   Sweeping Bid Made To End Old Strife In British Colony

Congress Party Leaders Freed  From Internment   Viceroys Executive Council Will Be Turned Over To Indians

BRITAIN SEEKS TO END INDIAN POLITICAL WAR   Release Prisoners, Turn Over Executive Council To Indians

(Britain i in Bid fo End Political ‘Strife in India Offers to Give '2 More Council Posts to Natives

E CAUSES HUGE DAMAGE AT DOCK   More Than 1,530 Firemen Fight Blaze Which Broke Out Last Night.

Million Dollar Loss In Blaze   1,000 Fight Fire as Flames Sweep Dock

WORLD BANK PLAN APPROVAL IS SEEN   Postponement Proposal Is Rejected by Senate Action .

Senate Rejects Postponement 01 Monetary Actior  Move Indicative Of Earh Approval In Upper  eae

BRETTON WOODS PLAN APPROVED   Opposition " To Monetary Bill Flattened In Senate Test

Bretton Woods Opposition Takes Beating  Early Ratification Without Changes  Expected by Senate

World Bank Bill Survives First Test in Senate   laft’s Motion To Postpone Action on Measure s Rejected

WORLD BANK FOES ARE BOWLED QVER IN SENATE TEST   Upper House Rejects, 52 to 31, Motion by Taft to Postpone Action on Bretton Woods Plan.   APPROVAL OF MEASURE INDICATED BY BALLOT   Bill Would Authorize U. S. Participation in $9,100,000,000 Fund to Help Rebuild Nations.

Taft Move to Delay Action On Bretton Woods Plan Rejected, 52 to 31

Move to Delay Bretton Wood: Bill Defeated   Senate Rejects Move By Taft to Postpone Action on Fund-Bank Measure Until Nov. 13

Nazi Sabotage Plot Thwarted  Nab Two Put Ashore In Maine By U-Boat

Boy, 17, Credited — With Smashing New Espionage Attempt   Youth’ s Tip Leads to Capture of Two Nazi Saboteurs in East.

DENY YOUTH'S TIP WAS FIRST GIVEN BUREAU   Men Carried $60,000 In U. S. Money, Hoover Says

Boy, 17, Spots 2 Nazi Spies ~ Nabbed by FB   Other Leads Also Followed in'Arrest of Men Landed From Sub -

Fanatical Japs Raid Americans On Okinawa Isle   Yanks Destroy 368 Jap Planes in Attack upon Kyushu

368 JAP PLANES ARE DESTROYED BY AMERICANS   Enemy Stages New Series Of Fanatical Suicide Attacks

Fanatical Raids On U. S. Forces Costs Foe Heavily   Nimitz Announces Invasion of le Isle;  23 Enemy Ships Sunk

Anglo-Saxon. Justice Not Denied Japs   War Criminals and Na. tions They Represent Must Suffer From  An Tuconiprehensible Surprise -Over : ‘Fair-. ness Accorded Them,

Trials for Way Criminals Wil] Surprise J aps   Men Are Given A Legal Hearing; Unprecedented Step

WORKINGS OF ANGLO-SAXON JUSTICE PROBABLY AMAZING ITO CERTAIN IAP MURDERERS

Kume Isle Site Of New Landing By U.S. Forees   Americans Capture Three Airfictds. Many Towns:  nore hen LG RELA DO rLIGH-

YANKS PUSH EASTWARD ON VITAL ISLAND   Tough Fighting Expected as Eremy Reorganizes for Defense of Strategic Raco   INVOLVES 1,400 SHIPS

NIMITZ DECLARES FINAL, DECISIVE VICTORY ASSURED  THOUSANDS OF YANKS  LAND ON ISLE, 325 MILES FROM JAPAN

Yankees invade Okinawa; ‘start Kume landings:  Largest amphibious move of Pacific war to date

- Okinawa Beachhead “Held Firmly by U.S.; Japs Fleeing Inland   Invasion of Second Island Reportec Yanks Push 13 Miles; 12 Towns Fall; 1.400 Ships Used in Vast Operation

NEW 10TH ARMY MEETS LITTLE FARLY FIGHTING   Third Airstrip Said Taken On Jap Empire Outpost

Invading Yanks Encounter Little Enemy Resistance   Superforts Raid Tokyo; Nimitz Says Final Victory Near

Thousands of Yanks Invade. Okinawa; Find Opposition Is Light   Capture Two Airstrips, Dozen Towns and  . ; Carve Out Beachhead Three Miles Deep;  Tough Fighting Expected Later as Japs Are Believed to Be Strong. 

3 Airfields, * Many Towns Taken Easily   Largest Amphibious Op: eration Yet In Pacific;  B-29s Blast Tokio.

TEMPERATURES:   {,400 Ships, 1,500 Planes Back Attack   Greatest Amphibious Operation Of Pacific War; Hardly A Jap Seen In New Strike Only  Lo hs TORR UF Sel OE DRE TRE Reenter ens "a? preheater

Gun Play In Gary Wounds Three Others   One Undertaker Shot In Throat By Another, Police Report.

WARDS TO FIGHT TO HIGH COURT   Ask Stay Of Mandate Holding  Seizure fs Legal

SUBIC BAY AND OLONGAPO NAVAL BASE CAPTURED   Prized Port, Installations on West Luzon Coast Undefended by Japs — Main Spearhead Only 28° Miles Dens, Monile

NIPS ABANDON BASE ON LUZON WITHOUT FIGHT   U. S. Fleet Controls Subic Bay; Yanks 28 Miles From Manila

NAVAL ASSAULT ON CORREGIDOR BEGUN, REPORT   Doughboys Driving Toward Manila, Pass Last Big Obstacle on Road

SUBIC BASE INT HANDS OF U.S,   Naval Base at Olongapo Are Found Abandoned By Japanese.   SHIPS NEAR CORREGIDOR

6th and 8th Near Juncture Above Bataan   Subic Bay Campaign Moving Forward With Little Difficulty

Olongapo Naval Base And Subic Bay Are  Back In American Hands   Grande Island Taken Without Jap Opposition

'U. S. Warships Enter Fallen Subic Bay As Yanks Roll Toward Manila

AMERICANS 28 MILES FROM MANILA   tsland Guarding Entrance To Subic Bay Occupied

U.S. NAVY GOES INTO SUBIC BAY FLED BY ENEMY      Repair Center Of Olongapo, ‘Little Corregidor’ Also Taken Without Fight

Yanks Seize Repair Base Of Olongapo  In Advances   Spearheads Driving  Close About Manila

Olongapo Naval Base Captured   Subic Bay and Naval Repair Base Abandoned By Japanese

Naval Base in American Hands   Japs Abandon Dugouts As Eighth Army Moves East Along Subic Bay

SUBIC BAY HELD BY YANK UNITS   Navol Repair Base of Olongapo Token As Japanese _ Abandon Pillboxes

Subic Bay  Navy Base Is Siezed   Yank Spearheads. Rol to Malolos; Manila Is Only 22 Miles ‘Away

OLONGAPO NAVAL CANAL SEIZED BY U. S. 8TH ARMY  SIYTH ARMY TROOPS   SIXTH ARMY TROOPS ADVANCE ON MANILA, ONLY 28 MILES AWAY

Luzon Force Wins Naval Base and Isle   Olongapo and Grande in U.S. Hands Again as Manila Fall Nears

Americans Spearhead Clear of Bottleneck Push Toward Manila   Yanks Capture Subic Bay, Olongapo Naval Repair Base; Sixth Army Approaches Malolos. 29 Road Miles From Capital . __

U. S. Warships Enter Fallen Subic Bay; Yank Spearheads 28 Miles From Manila

Land Forces Near Manila   Roll Clear of Bottleneck Threat Only 28 Miles From Big City   Officers Puzzled   Japs Leave Subic Bay Defenses Unmanned, Fail To Strike Land Spearhead

Nippos Abandon Luzon Positions As Yanks Appear   American Troops Meet Little Opposition In March On Manila

Subic Bay and Qlongapo Taken Manila 28 Miles   Naval Base Falls Without Fighting, Seal Off Bataan

Yankees Take Subic Bay In Philippines  Ce a . a .   ‘Naval Repair Base ‘Also Recaptured Without Oovosition

SUBIC BAY IS TODAY BACK IN ALLIED HANDS   MacArthur's Men Smashing Toward Manila Capture Important Bay And Naval Base; Philippine Capital 28 Miles Away.

Subic Bay, Olongapo, — Easily Taken   Eighth Army and Seventh Fleet Capture Twin Objectives; 28 Miles fram Manite

SUBIC BAY ON LUZON SEIZED   Olongapo Naval Base Is In Americans’ Hands Once More

Subic Naval Base Back in Yankee Hands   Strong Point Abandoned By Japanese; Sixth Army Nears Manila

Sixth Army Now 28 Miles From Manila; Other Yanks And Navy Take Subic Bay

Subic Bay Bases Fall To Yanks      Troops Find Fortifications Abandoned. By  Japs; Drive On Manila Still Unchecked Today

Japs Abandon Subic Ba And Naval Base; Yank Rolling Toward Manila

_- —PHILIPPINES-—  {APS il TVITAL AREAS ON LUZOA   ‘Americans Clear Danger: “ous Bottleneck 28 Miles From Manila   FLEET STEAMS IN   Well-Fortified Grande Ig Jand,. Guarding Subic Bay, Held By U: S. -

British Begin Firing on Soerabaja Preparatory to Sending in Troops

Indian Troops Spear Drive On Soerabaja   Bombers, Fighters Clear Way hy Heavy Strafine

British Indian Troops Attack Soerabaja Today   English Bombers, Fighters Strafe, Bomb Buildings

OPEN AN ATTACK — ON A NAVAL BASE   British Indian Troops Battling to Disarm Indonesians   SOERABAJA IS TARGET

British Attack Indonesians   Full Scale Warfare Breaks Out; Indian Troops Seek to Disarm Nationalists

British Forces Attack Natives  Ai Soerabaja In Effort to Stop Internal Strife; Indonesian Youths Advance to Join Elders in Battle

BRITISH INDIAN TROOPS DRIVING ON INDONESIANS   Shells and Bombs Fall on Big Naval Base; Nationalists Fvacuate Homes

Indian lroops Hurled Into Full-Scale War   Shells, Bombs Pound Against Indonesians With Expiration Of Ultimatum

Full-Scale Warfare In Java   British Naval, Air And Land Forces Unite To Disarm Indonese Who Ienore Ultimatum

British Launch Full-Scale War on Java Forces   Planes, Artillery and Infantry in Action at Scerabaia

Bombs - Shells Rake Big Base Of 500,000   English Move To Put Down Indonesians

British Foree Opens Warfare On Indonesians   Shells and Bomhs Raking Naval Base of Soerabaja Aguinsl Resisting Nationalists   Land Artillery And Naval Guns In Play   ‘ndonesians Evaecualing  Families; Reported Adopting “Scorched Earth” Policy in Confliet

Shells and Bombs Rake Naval Base; Native Youths Decide to Join ‘Fight for Freedom’

BRITISH SHELL SOERABAJA AS INDONESIANS  IGNORE ORDER   Natives Resist As British Send Troops Out To Enforce Demands

Anglo TroopsOpen Soerabaja Attack;  Civilians Evacuate   Indonesians Say ‘Anglo “Naval Guns as Well as Artillery Are Employed

British Shell, Bomb Soerabaja   Begin Full-Scale Warfare To Disarm Rebellious  Indonesian Nationalists.

Indonesians [' leeing From  Shells, Bombs   Native Youths Go to Soerabaja to Reinforce Troops—British Report Resistance

Shells, Bombs Rip Soerabaja, City of 500,00C   Land, Sea and Air Attack Opens After Ultimatum is Ignored

British Indian Troops Open Full-Scale Attack on Soerabaja   Shells and Bombs Rake Great Naval Base; Plane Employed to Strafe Government Buildings When Indonesians Ignore British Ultimatum

Native Forces Rally to March On Soerabaja   Full Scale Warfare Flares In Effort to Disarm Nationalists

VY ARTILLERY @AKE NAVY BASE   Full Scale- Warfare To Disbre Resisting’ Indpoacians Flares, Says Indonesian Spokesman; . Planes Bomb Federal Buildings

INDONESIANS EVACUATING FAMILIES      British Using Naval Guns As Well As Land Artillery

INDIAN DIVISION ADVANCING INTO JAVA NAVY BASE   Air Attack And Heavy Shelling Ordered By British Commander After  Indonesian Rebels Inflicted Casualties On Indian Troops.

BRITISH SHELLED INDONESIAN STRONG POINTS ON SATURDA)   BRITISH INDIAN TROOPS  OPEN FULE SCALE AT.TACK ON SOERABAJA .

British Shell and Bomb Java Base to —— Quell Indonesians   Planes Strafe Native City and Many Javanese are  Killed

FIGHTING FLARES AS INDONESIANS IGNORE DEMANDS   INDIAN DIVISION ADVANCING UNDER STRONG AIR COVER

Naval Guns, Air Power Employed Against Batavia   Indonesians Battle Back; Evacuation of City’s 500.000 On

BRITISH OPEN FULL-SCALE ATTACK 10 DISARM INDONESIAN TROOPS   NAVY GUNFIRE, BOMBS RAKE SOERBAJA BASE; NATIONALIST. “SCORCHED EARTH” POLICY SEEN

SHELL, BOMB SOERABAJA IN FULL ATTACK   Both Naval Guns and Land Artillery Go Into Action as Fifth Indian Division Prepares to Disarm Natives.

Indonesians Evacuate Their Families From City of Soerabaja.   ULTIMATUM ENFORCED

Reds Menace Hold-Or-Die Defense Line   Soviets Storm Konigsberg, Capital Of East Prussia, And Battle Germans In Poznan;  Fall Of Polish Citadel Is Imminent

Ward Legal Fray  Will Open Today   Case May Eventually ‘Reach Supreme Court

8 DIE IN FLOODED ARROYO   Three Cars Plunge Into Wash After Bridge Washed Out

Pation’s Third Army Men Reported at Lohr Only 225 Miles From Reich Capital

General Hodges’ Men Cut Through With Largest Tank force Ever Assembled on Western Front, Reported.

Eisenhower’s Seven Armies Are Fighting Beyond Rhine In Sight Of Ultimate Victory; Germans Admit Offenbach Evacuated.   Yanks Only 225 Miles From Berlin

Hodges’ Breakout Strikes 43 Miles Fast Of Rhine; Germans Evacuating Ossenbach

U, S. ENGINEERS TO HELP CHINA   Contract Calls for Controlling Water of Ravaging Yangtze River

US Engineers To Assist China In Yangtze Control   Ickes Announces Contract Signed

Larger Peacetime Army Approved   House Passes Measure Suspending Limitation

Army Strength Not Limited Under Measure   Inducements Are Otfered to Men to Join Up

ARREST FIVE INHOOPER — MURDER CASE   All Suspects ‘Nabbed Are Detroiters

Congress Shies _ Away From FDR ‘Pood Proposals   Legislators Slow To Respond to New Cooperation Plan

‘Congress May Dally Over Proposal To Commit USS. To All-Out World Tie-Up   Gastonia Congressman Sees Keal Mope Of Lasting Feace.....  Reduction In Federal Taxes Is Urgent Need, Bulwinkle Thinks

President Asks U. S. Be Committed To Cooperat With Other Nations In Fields Of Food, Finance

DELAY PROGRAM ‘OF COOPERATION   Congress Awaits Outcome Of! San Francisco Parley

Two Killed, Six Others Escape Injuries When Superfortress Crashes

Old Nevada Can Take It   Battlewagon Fights After Suicide Attack

BONOMI, ITALY PREMIER. QUITS   FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT EXPECTED

Vast Bombing Drive Mapped Against Japan   Will Drop Two Million Tons Yearly; Osaka Again Blasted Heavily

2,000,000 Tons Of Bombs To Be Dropped in Year   Arnold Announced Program Aimed at Wiping Out All Big Cities

Two million tons a year  Arnold says ‘Japan to get what she wants’

Load To Hit Two Million  Tons a Year   Prediction Is Made While Super-Forts Blast Japan Again

General Tells Of Program To Destroy Cities   Air Forces Chief, Announcing Raid on Osaka, Says Planes Will Hit With Bombs at Rate 2,000,000 Tons Yearly

U. 5. TO DOUBLE TONNAGE OF BOMBS RAINED ON JAPAN   General Arnold, Army Air Chief, Says Campaign of Destruction Will Begin July 1.   FIVE KEY CITIES WILL BE WIPED OUT   Plans Revealed as 520 Superfortresses Blast Great, Industrial City of  Osaka.

Two Million Ton Bomb Load In Year Scheduled   520 Superforts Dump 3,000- Ton Load On Osaka As Army Air Chief Reveals Plans

Air Arm Maps Program To Destroy Japan   Plan To Drop Two Million Tons Of Bombs A Year

2 MILLION TONS OF EXPLOSIVES PROMISED JAPAN   Arnold Makes Announce. ment At Same Time Superforts Blast Osaka   SMALL WORKSHOPS ARE PRIME TARGETS

Promises To Use Greatest Air Power   Makes Announcement As 520 Superforts Rain Incendiary Bombs On Osaka and Gther Nip Cities

Arnold's Promise Given Emphasis by Anniversary Fire Raid on Osaka Area

Stepped Up Rate Of Devastation To Start by July 1   Jap Homeland to Be Blasted at Bomb Rate Of 2 Million Tons Yearly

Allied Fliers Take Toll 205 German Planes   Luftwaffe Throws Sneak Punch at Air Bases in France

Allied Fliers Down 205 German Planes   American Heavies And Fighters Thunder Over Germany For Eleventh Straight Day

U.S. AIR COMBATS OVER GERMANY TAKE 205 PLANES   Heavy Bombers Thunder Over Reich On Eleventh Day

HARD FIGHTING   Heavy American Bombers - And Fighters Pound Enemy And Report Many Planes Shot Down. .

Soviet Troops Close fo Heart Of Great City  Tight Grip Held On One-fifth of

Bear In From Three Sides Toward Heart Of Capital;  One Escape Route Remains JUNCTION NEAR   Germans Report Battle For German Capital Blazes In Full Fury

News Day And Night   Stalin Communique Places Russian Armies Four Miles From Center   Frankfurt Falls  To Soviet Forees   Nazi Broadcasts Declare Hitler Directs Last Capital Defense

Only One Way Open Out Of Nazi Capital   Red Banners Flying From Wreckage Of Great Buildings

Red Grip On Capital Tightened   Flaming City Is All But Surrounded; Battle Is Raging at Full Fury

Russians Hold Tight Grip On One-Fifth of Capital; Escape Hatch Is Narrowed   Blazing City All But-Surrounded; Soviet Forces to the South Only 15 Miles From Linkup With Yanks

HITLER TEARS INSIGNIA FROM RUNDSTEDT; OFFICIALS FLEE DEFEAT-CRAZED FUEHRER

Soviets Take Frankfurt on Oder British Hammer Bremen; Ist, 9th Await Juncture With Red Army.

Fourth Of Wrecked Nazi Capital Held; Escape Corridor Reduced Steadily

Russians Now Holc About Fourth Of German Capital   Soviet Armies Are Reducing Berlin to Rubble; Storm Units Are Only Few Miles From Wilhelmstrasse, Under Den Linden, Tiergarten

Juncture Near As Soviets Rip Capital’s Heart   City’s Populace Hides In Cellars As Final Battle Raaes

Russians Fight Toward Heart Of Blazing Capital   Soviet Troops Are Advancing Doggedly Along Several Broad Streets Which Lead Toward Famous Wilhelmstrasse And Unter Den Linden—Only One Route Open

STALIN PROGLAIMS RUSSIAN ENTRY INTO [CAPITAL OF REICH   FALL OF BY-PASSED FRANKFURT ON ODER AND BERLIN SUBURBS TOLD

Suburban Strongholds of Berlin Fall to Soviets: Fifth of City Captured

Four Miles From Heart of Berlin   Stalin Announces the Fall of Frankfurt on Oder  River   POLISH SOLDIERS AID   Red Banners Flutter From Battered and Smoking Ruins in City   Was Bv-Passed at Start

REDS BORE FROM 3 SIDES TOWARD HEART OF CAPITAL   HOLD TIGHT GRIP ON NEARLY ONE-FOURTH OF THE BLAZING CITY

Bore In From Three Sides To Heart Of City   Blazing Caiptal Now Blonketed By Shellfire And All But Circled; Escape Road Narrowed

Three Columns Bore For Capital’s Heart   Single Escape Route from Reich’s Greatest City Narrowed to Five  Miles: Junction Seen Imminent

TROOPS BORING TOWARD HEART OF NAZI CAPITAL   Only Escane Corridor, Westward, Now Only Five Miles Wide; Suburbs Captured

REDS BORE IN TOWARD HEART OF NAZI CAPITAL   City Of Berlin Now Blanketed By Russian Shellfire

Escape Corridor From Nazi Capital Only 5 Miles Wide   ;   Soviets Near Heart of City; Germans Claim Rail Station in Suburb Re: taken From Russians

ED ARMY TROOPS BORING IN FROM THREE SIDES TOWARD HEART OF BLAZING CAPITAL   Moscow Dispatches Say Soviet Banners Are Fluttering From Battered and Smoking Buildings Throughout Metropolis   CITY TRANSFORMED INTO GHASTLY MONUMENT)

Russians Drive  Toward Heart of German Capital   Red Banners Flutter From Battered And Smoking Buildings.as Russians Push Toward the Wilhelmstrasse

Reds Kill 8,000 Nazis; - Russian Flags Flying — Among Smoking Ruins

‘WITH FOURTH OF CITY UNDER RED BANNERS, SOVIETS BORE IN FROM THREE SIDES TODAY

Soviets Boring Toward Heart of City From 3 Sides  Only Way Out For Nazis Narrowed  To Five Miles

FRANKFURT ON ODER CAPTURED   Stalin Announces Troops Within 4 Miles of Heart Of Capital.   HOLDING 1-4 OF CITY

Declares Army Within 4 Miles Of City’s Heart   Escape Corridor May Be Sharply Reduced; Goebbels Demandinc  “Iran Dieciniine’

Entire City  Is Blanketed By Shellfire Of Russians   Junction With Yanks Only 15 Miles Away

He Also Announced the Fall of Frankfurt on the Oder and Said Red Army Men Were Near Heart of City.      GERMAN CAPITAL'S   DEFENSE SMASHED   Te First White Russian  Army. Captured Birken  werder and Henningsdorf.. é

Escape Route West Cut To Five Miles   Invading Troops Hold Almost One-Fourth of Germany’s Capital, Fighting Steadily Toward Center of Big City

Stalin Declares Red Army Troops Smash. German Capital’s Defenses And Capture Important Suburbs; Frankfurt on Oder Falls to Reds

Stab Within 4 Miles of Center. of Capital; Four Suburbs Are Overrun By Advancing Soviets

Red Banners Flutter In Streets of Capital   Last Escape Corridor From City Cutte Little More Than 5 Miles

Blazing German Capital All But Encircled Now   Reds Battle Toward Center Of City. .... Dispatches Tell Of Hard  Fighting Now Under Way  {In The Streets Of Berlin

Reds Have Tight Grip On One-Fifth to One-Fourth Of Blazing Reich Capital   Other Russian Forces Within 15 Miles of American Lines

Reds 4 Miles From Heart Of Berlin, Topple Four Suburbs   Stalin Orders Gun Salute to Hail Entry of Foe’s Capital

Capital All But Surrounded   Storm Units Only Few Miles From Heart Of City — Escape Corridor to West Is Narrowed to Five Miies—*‘‘Battle Blazing In Full Fury,”’ the Germans Say

One-Fifth To One-Fourth German Capital Held In Grip Of Invading Russian Army

Soviets Fight Doggedly Toward Center of City   3,000,000 Berliners Crowd Underground Shelters

Order of the Day Says Red _ Troops Are Within Four : Miles of the Heart of  ) German Capital.   WHITE ARMY ALSO IS MAKING ADVANCES

BERLIN'S FALL NEARS AS REDS SURROUND CITY   Foreign Workers Reported  Joining Soviet Forces in Effort to Wrest Capital From Frenzied Nazis.

—EASTERN FRONT— Only One Escape  Avenue   Russians Drive Toward : Heart Of Capital From Three Sides

Frankfurt on Oder Falls, Reds 4 Miles Of Heart of Canital   Escape Corridor From Capital Now Narrowed To Little Over 5 Miles

AMERICAN RANGERS WHO RESCUED PRISONERS FROM JAP CAMPS WILL TAKE PLACE WITH MOST FAMOUS

Rangers Go Down In History's List Of the Valorous  Flawless, Silent

Sixth Rangers Given Niche in History For Daring Rescue of Prisoners

Sixth Rangers Rank With Historic Scouts in Daring Raid on Jap Camp

Rescue of Allied War Captives Was \. Accomplished in About 5 Minutes

Wainwright Is Given: Welcome In Washington   Arrives From San Francisco To Be Cheered By Thousands Sn Capital;  Met By Wife

SKINNY HOME, WIFE GREETED HIM AT PORT   Hero of Corregidor Given Great Welcome When He Arrived At Nation's  Capital; Bands Blare   WILL MEET TRUMAN

ahould Lear 2 Lessons, ‘He Declares   3 Be Firm With daps: Be Prepared So It Can't Happen  . Again

Wainwright Given Hero's Acclaim in Washington Today   Hero of Corregidor te Appear in Congress During Afternoon

Wainwright Tired But Triumphant   Greeted by 2,600 People and Two Bands on Arrival In Washington

WAINWRIGHT GREETED IN THE CAPITAL   Tells Cheering Welcomers America Must Be Firm With “Truculent” Japs and Be Prepared in the Future.

WASHINGTON ACCORDS BIG WELCOME TO GEN. WAINWRIGHT, THE HERO DF CORRECIDOR, ON HIS RETURN

Capital Gives Bataan Hero Huge Ovation   Gen. Wainwright Says Bataan Taught America Two Lessons

Wainwright Visits Washington; Is Accorded Ovation  Hero of Corregidor Is Feted on Return to Capital

HERO'S ACCLAIM [8 GIVEN WAINWRIGHT AT NATION’S CAPITAL  VETERAN OF CORREGIDOR GREETED AT AIRPORT BY HIS WIFE. “KITTY”

Wainwright Acclaimed in Washinaton   His Wife Accompanied By High Army Leaders On Hand to Welcome Hero of Bataan

‘Be Firm With Nips, Hero of Bataan Asserts   Gen. Wainwright Says U. §. Should Learn Two Les sons From War.   Former Prisoner Is  Weak From Hardships

Hail Return Of Gallant Leader In Washington   General Wainright Ar rives Today to Receive Congress’ Acclaim

CAPITAL SEES WAINWRIGHT   Liberated Hero Of Corregi. dor Arrives At Washington Airport

HERO OF BATAAN IN WASHINGTON   MRS, WAINWRIGHT AT AIRPORT FOR FIRST SIGHT OF HUSBAND

WAINUIAIGHT OAS DONT ot AGY ON JAP   General Warns Nation Not to Let Guard Down, in Canital Address.

Wainwright Says Bataan Should Teach 2 Lessons   Hero, Accompanied By Parisian, Gets Biq Capital Welcome

Wainwright In Washington   Hero Of Bataan Greeted In Capital By Wife, High Army Officials. 

WAINWRIGHT BACK TO HERO'S ACCLAIM   Told Welcomers Americans Should Learn Two Lessons From Tragedy of Bataan.

HERO RETURNS TO WASHINGTON   Wainwright Says U. S. Has Learned Two Lessons

WAINWRIGHT IN WASHINGTON   Meets Wife for First Time in Four Years

WAINWRIGHT IS HONORED AGAIN   Over 2,000 Persons Watch Hero of Corregidor Return to Capitol

Hero’s Acclaim For Gen. Wainwright   Americans Should Learn Two Lessons From Tragedy of Bataan—"Be-Firm With Japan, Be Prepared’”—Hero of Corregidor Advises

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS STUDY F-R. SPEECHES   Pledge That “Boys Will Not Be Sent To War’ Cited

PROBERS CLASH OVER ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN TALK       Bring Pledge To Keep U. S. Boys Out Of War Into Inguiry

FDR PROMISE PRODUCES CLAS   Pearl Harbor inquiry Group Takes Up ‘No Foreign War’ Remark With Grew

RMIANY FA 10 INVADE BRITAIN   Written By United Press Correspondent Who Was In Berlin Two Years  FROM THE GERMAN SIDE OF THE STORY  German Invasion Of Eng: land Was Set For Sept. 15, 1940

NAZIS PLANNED ISLE INVASION LATE IN 1940   Threat of British Navy and Underestimation of Air Force Given As Reasons For Delay and Failure.

RAF Thwarted Nazi Plans To Invade British Isles   Ten-Davy Blitz To Knock Out England Set For Sept 15. 19140. But Foiled When Luftwaffe Failed To Gain Control Of British Skies

HITLER CHANGED HIS MIND AFTER DEFEATS IN AIR   Fuehrer Believed Britain Would Surrender After Losing Her Ally, France

Must Silence Guns Or Reap Consequence   United States Also Sends . De Gaulle A Pointed, Thou gh Friendly, Note. Truman Approves Action ‘ of British Government

British To Use Army if Needed To Quell Clash   DeGaulle Told te Confine Soldiers in Barracks Banjine Newntiatines

ORDER BRITISH ARMY TO HALT ARAB WARS   Ultimatum To France To Halt Syrian Fight Is Delivered

British Serve Ultimatum in  Levant Dispute   France Told to Silence Guns in Middle East Or Face Consequences

Ultimatum Is Served  On France   DeGaulleSurprised: “Review of Policy’ Requested by U.S.

SENATE HEADS FOR VOTE ON PRICE CONTROL   Seek Return of Absent Solons to Act on Extension of Measure

PRICE CONTROL FACES BIG TEST   Senate To Vote Monday Gr Extension Of Act

PRICE CONTROL TO GET TEST   Opponents Claim Vote: To Defeat Measure

1 IAP VESSELS DESTROYED OR       Pacific Flyers Also Bomb Enemy Bases With Good Results

TWO ATTACKS  BY BOMBERS — GRIPPLE JAPS      NEMY AIRDROMES AND SHIP PING HIT NEAR HOMELAND—  _ TARAKAN ATRFIELD CAPTURED

Jap Airdromes, Shipping Hit In Air Strikes  20 Vessels. Hit  In Twn “érnitc:

CLAIM HIMMLER SENDS REPLY 10. PEACE PROPOSAL   May Be Decision To Surrender, Germany Uncorditionally To All Allies

Himmler’s Reply to Anglo-American Surrender Rejection Now Awaited   Neutrality Intermediary Is Reported En Route Back To Stockholm

London Press Is Still Hopeful Of Early Victory   Usual Crop Of Rumors Listed

Nazis Fleeing Into Stettin Hit From Air   Soviets Closing in on Big Port for Berlin at Oder Mouth

Retreating Nazis  Blasted by Reds   Russian Army Bombers Destroy Vital Bridge Near — Altdamn   AT MOUTH OF THE ODER   Soviets Put Pressure or Stettin From East and Southeast

Tighten : Noose on Stettin —   Reds Step Up Aerial Bombardment of Enemy Forces, Threaten to Flank City From North

BOMBERS LASH NAZIS FLEEING INTO STEITIN      (Germans Strafed; Soviets Readying Boats For  Flank Maneuver

Foe Retreating To Stettin Hit By Red Planes   Russ Destroy Vital Bridge Near Altdamm,. Eastern Gateway Of Big Port.   REDS WORK SWIFTLY

Moscow, Mareh 9 — (AP)— The United States military micsion said today that 1,200 U. S.  A re and Sener men liber ‘ated shed big Wed fare ares PARC: fee  Odesss en route home.

Vital Bridge Near Altdamm Destroyed   Nazis Retreating _Into Stettin Are Strafed

RED FLIERS HIT FLEEING NAZIS NEAR STETTIN   Push Across Sea Would Open New Assault on Reich Capital

Vital Bridge: Destroyed As Red Bombers Turn Loose Heavy Attack On. Nazis — Fleeing ‘Into  Staten

RUSSIANS MAKE READY 10 CROSS DAMMSCHER SEE   Bridge Destroyed As Enemy Forces Flee Across It; Dammscher Crossing Would Be Outflanking Maneuver On Stettin.

“IN BOSTOR   New England ‘Museum To Display Exhibit on 100th  Anniversary

Michigan Senator Demands Probe Of Pearl Harbor  If People Are Blamed They Want Trial,  Ferauson Declares

Jubilee and Bond Rally Big Success   EVENT SPONSORED BY LIONS HERE LAST SATURDAY DRAWS BIG CROWD

State Department Takes New Crack  At Franco Regime   Opposition of U. S. Public Opinion to Generalissimo Cited

Snake Handlers Cry Freedom Violated   State Troopers Burst Into Rites Sunday. Kill Four Reptiles -

Virginia State Troops Break Up Snake Rites   Mountain Cultists Loose Deadly Reptiles In Weird Ceremony Amid Hille: Claim Freedom Is Denied

Snake Cultists Protest Killing of Their Reptiles By W. Va. State Troopers

Snake Cult Rites Smashed by Squad of State Troopers   Fanatic  Demonstrators) Protest Violation of Relhisious Freedom

Cultists in Frenzy After Policemen Kill Serpents   ‘Declare Freedom Of Worship. Is Violated by Act

Snake Cult’s ‘Bite Rite’ Interrupted   State Troopers Break Into Meeting to Kill Reptiles

Troopers Kill Snakes At Meeting   Claim Religious Freedom Violated

ACTION TAKE TO BRING MEN HOME QUICKLY   ENLISTMENT MADE ATTRACTIVE FOR VOLUNTEERS

TRUMAN APPROVES SLASH IN FORCES OCCUPYING JAPAN   President Believes It May Be Possible, ‘Too, for Army in Germany to Be Reduced in Size.   STAND MAY BRING DEMOBILIZATION SPEED   Executive Tells News Conference Draft Will Not Continue Any Longer Than Necessary.

Draft to Suspend Soon as Possible  MacArthur's Plan Wins Approval

NEW CHEVVY IS HERE   1946 Model on I‘isplay in Lawrence Tomorrow

Truman’s Jobless-Pay Program Offers Test Of Influence With Congress

rarer aeaterearate nen li eee mane LIA SLOTS penienemetetiememnnaenans Ae SR MN tate cm  Truman's Request For Jobless Pay To ‘Ex-War Workers Offers Major Test

First Full-Dress Meeting of UNO Set for Jan. If   London to Be Site of Initial Session, Committee Members Reveal

Set First UNO Meet Jan. 10   Commision Near End Of Laying Plans For Assembly Session

MEETING SET FOR JAN. 10   Colonial Powers Block Decision On Dependent Peoples

Jan. 10 Fixed For League’s First Session   Preparatory Group Of UNO Arranges For Full Assembly

RULE OF JAPANIN MILITARY HANDS, SUZUKI DECLARES   Premier States He Will Not Res'gn Even With the Fall of Okinawa—Jap People Instructed to Make Islands  a “Fortress”

Military Has Control Over Government   Premier Intends To Remain If Okinawa Falls

PURE MILITARY RULE IN JAPAN   Suzuki Admits Militarv Has Taken Over; He Will Not  Resign When Okinawa a 48

SUZUKI TO HOLD TIGHT TO POST DESPITE DEFEAT  Jap Premier Admits Military Rule Controls as Nation Awaits Invasion

Military Now All-Powerful Ruler Of Jap:   Orders Defense of Tome lands; Invasion Looked For; Difficulties Are Em phasized

Suzuki Hopes To Retain His Premiership   Admits The Military Is In Control Of Country  And Expects American Fleet To Be Crushed

SUZUKI HAS NO PLANS TO QUIT   Says Okinawa Struggle Is Not Occisive Battle

Jap Premie*  Will Retain: # High Office :  Minus Powe)   Suzuki Admits Army Now Ruling Country

Premier Tells People Plight Is Desperate   Military Takes Over Complete Control; Home Guard Readiec

Japs Fear New Landings in Manila Area, Report More Convoys in the Philippines

Japanese Hint Manila Landing  More Allied Convoys In Philippine Waters

MORE THAN 10 MI. OF RAILROAD LINE TO MANILA SEIZED  ANVWUAAICOC LiasiTon ov   ADVANCE LIMITED BY CAUTION AND SUPPLY LINES, ADD 5 TOWNS

Tokyo Radio Says 2 Convoy: Approach Negros and Panay   MacArthur's Troops Capture Manila Railroad, Highway Network Junction

Heads of Armed Forces Are Said at Fault  Declared Partly to Blame for  Mannaurar Teaukhlac

Brooks Blames Armed Heads For Manpower Tieup   Says Marshall and King Encouraged Overproduction, Overconfidence

Marshall And King Accused OF Fostering Labor Dearth   Senator Brooks, Republican Of Illinois, Charges Both Have Failed To Use Men To Best Advantage And Encouraging Surplus Goods Output

Manpower Woe: Laid in Part to Military Heads   Brooks (R-II) Declares Marshall, King Partly To Blame; Tydings Seeks to Protect Bill

Veteran Re-Opens Station   One of a Series of Letters By Graene County Citizens on the Subject of War Bonds   Thomas 0. Cooper

Believes Unwilling To Surrender   Expresses Opinion  In An Address

AN ANTI-NAZI UPRISING IS SAID 10 RAGE   (American Seventh Army, Meanwhile, Closes Within 25 Miles of the German Citadel—Troops Capture Augsburg.

Terrorist Acts Are  - Confessed   Only One Declares Self Innocent At Opening Of Trial In Soviet Military Court

POLES ADMIT PLOTS AGAINST BUSSIAN ARMY   Anti-Soviet Bloe Planned

SIXTEEN POLES PLEADED GUILTY 10 RED ChARGES   Underground Leaders Charged With Terroristic Acts   BEFORE A SOVIET MILITARY TRIBUNAL  12 Plead Guilty, 3 Oth-

GUILTY PLEA BY FIFTEEN POLISH LEADERS TODAY      Go On Trial Before Soviet Mili tary Tribunal In * Moscow

Heads Of Polish Undergrounc Plead Guilty To Charges Of Gakotagve Behind Red Tines

Pole Leaders Plead Guilty At Red Trial   15 Exiled Leaders  Admit Terrorist Acts Against Ally

Used Secret RadiosTo War Against Reds   Organized Armed Bands In White Russia, Soviet Charges.

Poles Make Guilty Plea At Moscow   Fifteen Admit Acts Against Red Army as Charged  by Russians

6 Pole Leaders Plead Guilty At Soviet Trial   London Poles Assert Russ Use ‘Ringer’  To Gain Confessions

1) POLES PLEAD GUILTY BEFORE RED TRIBUNAL   Only One Denies All Charges When Arraigned In Moscow Court   TERRORIST ACTS CHARGED      12:Admit All Soviet Claims: Three Admit Guilt To Some Of Charges

15 Underground Leaders In Plea   Poles Charged With Acting Against Reds

15 Pele Leaders Plead Guilty to Soviet Charges   Sixteenth Member of Group Taken By Red Army  Maintains His Innocence   POLISH HOME ARMY CHIEF ADMITS GUILT   Indictment Charges Okuficki With Preparations Te Figh Russians

POLE LEADERS PLEAD GUILTY AT RED TRIAL   Creation of Anti-Soviet Bloc Under British-Spon - sorship Among Charges In Indictment.

15 Poles Plead Guilty to Plot Against Soviel   Admit Formation of Armed Bands to War on Russia

15 Poles Plead Guilty To All Or Part of Charges   Gen. Okulicki Admits Ordering Army To Fight Reds

London Group Planned Fight. Reds Declare   Britain’s Name Brought Into Moscow Trials

AIRMEN LAND HEAVY BLOWS ON THE REICH   Ruhr Rail Facilities and Other Targets Are Bombed

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Allied Warplanes Deliver Double Punch at Reiel   Hit Ruhr Transportation Facilities, Southwest Gernan Targets

Yank and British Heavy Bombers Blast at Nazis’   Double Punch Lands On Ruhr Transport, Southwest Germany

DOUBLE PUNCH IS DELIVERED   American And British Continue To Blast Targets In Germany

POWERFUL FORCE WILL LAND FROM SHIPS AND PLANES   Nips Ordered to Disarm Own Vessels, Coastal Defenses and Evacuate Territory to Be Occupied.   AMERICANS TO TAKE COMBAT EQUIPMENT   General MacArthur to Fly to Enemy Soil—Formal Capitulation Ceremonies Friday.

Surrender Terms Will Be Given On Giant Battleship   Landing Forces To Be Fully Armed; Battlefleet Will Steam Into Tokyo Harbor

GREAT ALLIED FORCES WILL LAND TUESDAY   SURRENDER TERMS TO BE SIGNED ON  BATTLESHIP

Japs get Chiang’s  proposals   ; Hong. Kong to be held by Ghinese

Conflict Will End Officially On August 31; Occupation Timetable Is Announced   MacArthur Gives First Official Word on Site of Signing and Confirms Tokyo Reports He Would Arrive by Plane in Nippon Next Tuesday with Powerful Sea and Air Forces: Nimitz Will Sian for U. §.

General Plans. Occupation Of Japan Tuesday      Official Surrender-Occupation Timetable Issued — Instruct Japanese to Immobilize All Military Forces—Alerts General Staff for Invasion °

Japs To Sign On Missouri  August 3] ol  an kg 6A CD.   Great Air-Borne And Naval Forces Scheduled To Land

Site Of Official Ending Of Jap War Revealed Officially For First Time By MacArthur

Broad Shifts  In Command  Due in Pacific British May Get  Enlarged Sphere ir Southwestern Zone

BROAD SHIFTS IN THE MAKING   British May Take Over En. tire Southwest Pacific  War Theater

British to Get Greater Share In Pacifie War   Southwestern Arca bs Said To He Britain’s Sphere Tinder DTatest Plan

BROAD SHIFT OF COMMANDS -ISEXPECTED   British Expected to Take Over Larger Operations in Pacific

RESHAPING SEE   British Expected to Get Enlarged Sphere of Onerations

Broad Shifts In Pacific Area ‘Commands Seer   British May Take  Over All Southwest: Reshuffle Topic of Joint Staff Parleys

Expense Gash te Increase Salaries  Congressmen Tack on $2,500 Year Item

Telephone Work Stoppage Undecided   Bargaining Election in Baltimore To Determine Outcome

Phone Workers Eye Election   Strike Plans In Abeyance Pending Outcome In Baltimore Today

VICTORY WEEK WILL START DECEMBER 7   REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR   Towa War Finance Committe Urges Pick-Up in Bond Buying for Victory Loan

WEEK OF DECEMBER 7-15 DESIGNATED FOR SPECIAL VICTORY LOAN EFFORT

Lush Harvest  Hopes Upset By Weather   Cool. Wet Weather Hinders Planting Operations In Wide Area.   ‘SCHEDULE MEETING

Cold Blasts Nation's Hope ‘of Lush Crops   Planting Operations Being Hampered by Wet Weather

COOL WEATHER BLOW 10 nOPt. FOR HARVEST!   Planting Operatiens Hit as Critical Situation Grows at Many Paints.

Retiring Postmaster General Pays High Tribute fo Roosavelt   Weather Reported Upsetting U. S, Hopes For Lush Harvests in Many Sections

“CATCH ME” SAYS CHICAGO SLAYER   EX-WAVE BRUTALLY SLAIN; ASSAILANT LEAVES WARNING

Nude Body Found In Apartment   Killer Writes Note In Lipstick On Wall Saying, “I Cannot Control Myself”

500,000 on Strike  In Buenos Aires   High Sea Fleet Goes to SeaAll Trains Stop—Thousands  Throne Throuch Streets

Argentina Labor Strike Paralyzes Industry, Travel   Col. Peron Returns To Favor; Navy Leaves  Port On Unknown  Destination

Country Nearly Paralyzed by Work Stoppage and Pelitical Upheavals.

STRIKE TIES UP INDUSTRIES FOR ARGENTINE CITY   500,000 Leave Jobs To Back Peron in New Bid for Power

500,000 Workers’ General Strike Ties Up Argentina As Peron Reiurns To Power

STRIKE PARALYZES LIFE IN ARGENTINA   Workers Who Supported Col. Peron Celebrate His Victory  FLEET LEAVES BASE

‘Strong Man’ Is Organizing New Military Regime   Buenos Aires Police Chief Reinstated; Six Die in Rioting

Juan Peron Catapults Back Again   -Depesed Strong Man . Regains Contral of Argentina; Strike “‘Freezes’' Activity.

Navy on Mystery Mission   All Commercial Activity Brought To Complete Stop

Peron, Chaos Take Reins In Argentina   Ousted Strong Man Back And General Strike Grips Nation

500,000 Workers Are Striking Following Upheaval In Which  Peron Is Returned To Powers

Col. Peron Rides Back On Strikes   President Farrel Embrace Peon at White House Befcre 50,000

Peron Back At The Helm  In Argentina   Strong Man Regains Control On Wave Of Strikes And Bloodshed

PRES. FARRELL JOINS COLONEL IN CELEBRATION   Strikes and Bloodshed Mark Swift Upheaval  In Argentina

O DEAD AFTER PERON 3 COUP GRABS GOV]   Begins Forming a Military Cabinet as Strikes Paralyze City.

Peron F.o Llowers Seek: To, Support General Strike BACK ..IN. IN. POWER  Calls 24 Hou Hour Walkout As Show OF sy popes) am

Colonel Peron  Back In Power In Argentina   “Strong Man” Takes: Over Helm Again: After Outbreaks

Col. Peron Regains Political Control In Another Upheaval      Report Fleet Leaves Puerto Belgrano Base; Vernengo Only in Office Nine Days

PERON BACK IN POWER IN ARGENTINA   Leaves Opponents Counter-Coup Powerless

Peron Rides Back Into Power On  Strikes, Bloodshed      Riots In Buenos Aires Take At Least Six Lives, Injure 50

Peron Obfains New Powers in Argentine Coup   Farrell Tosses Aside Cabinet in Bid for Strong Man’‘s’ Favor

Peron Returns to Power, Argentine Industrial  Slowed by Strikers

BACKERS GA TOP OFFICES IN CABINET   General Strike Is Hailed By “Strong Man”   MORE BLOODSHED °   ls Reported In Argentina; Bombs And Machineguns Used In Riots

PERON RETURNS TO ARGENTINA   Country in Turmoil as Grip of ‘Strong Man’ Tightened

Of Opposition To Peron Coup   Six Killed, Fifty’ Wounded In Riots

Argentina {n Nation-Wide Labor Strike   900.000 Members Of Confederation Who Supported Peron Celebrate.   STOP INDUSTRIES

SIX KILLED IN SHOOTING FRAY IN ARGENTINA   Peron Seeks To Enforce A Gen. eral Strike In Capital

300,000 STRIKE IN ARGENTINA   Col. Peron Again Controls Gov't After New Political Upheaval

‘Strong Man Rides Crest Ot Strikers   Leaders Of Coup Flee On Warship As Peron Returns

Peron Takes Back Control  In Argentine   Deposed Dictator Returns To Power Within One Week

Peron Returns to Power In Argentina as Strikes And Bloodshed Continue

PERON RIDES CREST OF NEW WAVE POWER IN ARGENTINA TODAY  ' STRONG MAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT FORCES FORMATION NEW CABINE’

Argentina In Throes Of Strike   Wheels of Nation at Standstill As Workers Celebrate Return to Power of Co]. Peron

New Upheava Places Peron in High Post   "Cabinet of Notables” Tossed Aside Following Strike of Workers

Peron ‘Boss’ In Argentina   ‘Strong Man’ Begins Cabinet Formation

A NEW WAVE OF PRESTIGE   Strong Man of Argentina Forces Formation of a Cabinet of His Friends, Which Ends His Nine Thav Melinca

Peron to New Peak of Powe)  In Argentina   Upheaval Kept Him for Nine Days in Eclipse

Peron Returns To Power In Argentina   Begins Immediate Formation of Military Cabinet

STAKE TIES UP ARGENTINA   509,000 Workers Support Col. Peron in a New Surae to Power.

‘Col. Peron Returns To Power In Argentina After Supporters Stage Big Counter Revolution

STRIKE PARALYZES ‘LIFE IN ARGENTINA      Workers Who’ Supported Col. Peron Celebrate His Victory -

Big Strike Halts All Business In Argentine Areas      WORKERS ENDORSE COL PERON AND WALK OUT FROM JOBS

Homes WORKERS TRIKE   Peron, Restored To Power, Hails Strike As Celebration

Peron Again Too Man in Argentine   Ousted Strong Man Sweeps Back into Power on Strike

National Strike Backs Peron in New Surge to Power; Argentine Fleet Sails}

STRONG MAN IN ARGENTINA BACK   Peron Rides Crest Of New Wove OFf Political Power

Army Bloc's Strong Man Stages Cour   Maneuvers His Return To Capital; Backers Stir Up Strikes.

4 Peron Returned To Power In ‘New Argentine Political Rows   Farrell Throws) Out Newly-Formed Cabinct; Argentine High Seas Flect Mysteriously Moved From Base After 7AntiePeron Ad miral Ousted.

Peron Returns To Power   ‘Nation-Wide Strike Cripples Argentina— Ousts Cabinet

SIX KILLED IN BATTLES STAGED INARGENTINA   Supporters Try To Enforce General Strike Marking Return Of Peron   “STRONG MAN’ TAKES OVER   Smooth Counter-Coup Puts Peron On Top Again In Complicated Picture

Peron Swepi Into Power In Argentina   Striking Workmen Force Return Of ‘Strong Man’

Argentina Strong Man is Returned To Power Again   Peron Forces Friendly Cabine! After Strike. Fate of Avaloos, Rehellion Leader, is Mystery

OUSTED STRONG MAN RETURNS TO SEAT OF POWER   Dictator Returns To Leadership In Argentina By Forcing Formation Of Cabinet Made Up Of His  Friende.

Strikes. Wild Shooting Mark Argentine Upset; 6 Killed, 50 Wounded

New Political Upheaval Returns Peron To Power   Argentine’s Strong Man Forced Formation OF New Cabinet

Strike Slows Up Argentine Life   Workers Support Return of Peron

New Political  : Upheaval Return: ‘Strong Man’   Nation-Wide Strike Brings Industrial And Commercial Activity To Standstill

New Argentine Coup Restores Peron To Power   Nation-wide Strike Vir. tually Halts All Indus. trial Activity.

NAVY REVEALS NEW TYPE FIGHTER PLANE   Fireball 15 First Craft Te Use Both Jet Andi Conventional Engines; Has Lene Kangre

Relief Supplies Rushed to Nome   $750,000 Damage Lett In Wake of Arctic Gale

War Agencies Due to Close   WPB and OPA Will Remain Indefinitely

Emergency War Agencies to Be Liquidated  Presiden} Ordere   President Orders Them Chopped Off Immediately

Truman Tells War Agencies To Liquidate   Old-line Federal Depart. ments to Take Over Functions Soon

MOST OF WAR AGENCIES T0 GET AXE SOON   Emergency Organizations to Be Liquidated Rapidly

Emergency War Agencies bi Die — -f4 Near Future  T Wants Such  Units te Be Liq-

Days Short For Nearly All  Kmergency War Agencies  To Be Liquidated Early as Possible;  ~ Truman May Create NT. ft Dig

TRUMAN DIRECTS FEDERAL AGENCY CLOSINGS EARLY   No Emergency Offices Te Remain Lenger Than They Are Needed      WPB AND OPA MAY REMAIN SOME TIME

Emergency War Agencies to Be Liquidated  President Orders Them Chopped Off Immediately

Wichita Mountains Pageant To Be Held  Despite Transportation   Despite Transportation And Other Difficulties

Relaxation of Non-Fraternization Rule tn Germany Warmly Approved by Yanks

MACARTHUR MAKING MAKING PLANS FOR OCCUPATION OF JAPAN   SPEEDY PREPARATIONS. . FOR OCCUPATION OF JAPAN I8 ‘BEING. MADE BY, GEN, MAC ARTHUR FORCES

Settlement of Dispute Near at Conference   Regional Systems to Be Fitted in World Order

cease Es  U.S. FORMULA OK'D AT MEET      Two Amendments for Dumbarton Oaks

LABOR: MANAGEMENT  CONFERENCE HAS NOT  SET UP MACHINERY QUESTION OF POSTWAR INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES  nT w

NoActionon Plans to Settle Labor Strife   Conference Has Not Yet Tackled Problem Of Post-War Agency

Labor Meeting Conferees ‘Haven’t Yet Tackled Job Of Wavs To Settle Rows

EMBARGO TO END TONIGHT   LIFTING OF RAHL EMBARGO AND LET-UP IN WEATHER TO EASE COAL SHORTAGE

Soldier Is Sentenced At CAAF   Gets 7 Years For Bad Checks And Biqamy

Trash Kills One:  3 Are Recoverine   Autos Collide  Near Cline’s Corners

Women Should Get Same Pay as Men, Secretary Declares   Seeretary of Labor Vavor: So-Called Equal Pay. Bill; Says: Act . Desirable

12-Point Plan Of Truman to Get Fire Test   Compromise Seen on Allied Control Council for Japan

International Problems to Test Truman's Policy  “Russian-American Belations Appear Better After Harrima: Cieae Noto to Premier Stalin

Karly Tests Seen For U.S. Foreign Policy   Improving Russian-Ameri. ean Relations Is Brightesl Spot In Interna. tional Situation

TRUMAN'S POLICY FACES EARLY TEST   Reds May Compromise De. mand for Jap Allied Control Council   ARE TOUGH PROBLEMS

On Building Post To: Badstiibner          On Jap Control Council: Problen

1 2-Point Program Is Proclaimed By President    Russia’s Demand ‘For Allied « Contro! Council, For Japan Expected To Be Compromised Soon

Early Tests for Truman’s Policy   Russian-American Relations Improve

FOREIGN POLICY TEST AWAITED   Soviet-U. S$. Relations Appear To Be Improved; Other Debates Loom

Iruman-Staiin Messages Bring Better Relations  Many Tests ts Ahead Fo  a Pe oJ   Many Tests Ahead Fo: President's 12-Point Foreian Policy

12-Point Foreign Policy To Face Critical Test   Improvement In Soviet Relations With U. S. Brightens Inter national Picture

Twelve Point Truman Plan Facing Test   Compromise Seen on Japan Allied Control Council Issue

12-Point Foreign Policy Will Get Early Application   - International Ills To Be Critical Test For Truman; Sovet Relations Brichten

Early Tests For Foreign Policies   Truman’s 12-point Program Must Cope  ' With: Critical Issues; Soviet Relations Ease

Truman’ s Foreign Policy May Receive Acid Test  By International Issues

Truman's Foreign Policy Program  Faces Early Tests   Far Eastern Affairs . Due For Action This Week.

New Foreign Policy fo Get Critical Test   Improved Relations With Reds Brighten Diplomatic Picture

TRUMAN'S POLICY FACES EARLY TEST   Reds May Compromise Demand for Jap Allied Control Council  ADD TOMICU DoADIrarc

EARLY TEST OF AMERICAN POLICY SEEN   Many International Problems Due for Consideration in Light of New 12-Point Program of Precident.

Tests Loom ForTruman Policies   Brightest Picture Rise: Over U, §,-Russian Relations, Because of  Harriman Visit   Force Is ‘Out®   Truman Has Served Notice U. S. Will Not Bow to Force :

Truman's Newly - Proclaimed Twelve - Point Foreign Policy To Meet Early, Critical Test

Truman Foreign Policy Heads For Early Test   Brightest Spot in International Situation is Evidence of Improving U. S.-Russian Relations; Maior Problems Confront Truman and Byrnes

President's Policy Faces Karly Tests   Compromise Expected On Japan Allied Control Council Issue.   ts 127 UTN T FLAS

FOREIGN POLICY OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN NUE FOR EARLY TEST   BRIGHTEST SPOT IS EVIDENCE OF IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH MOSCOW

EARLY TEST OF NEW FOREIGN POLICY SLATED   Compromise Seen On Japan Allied Control Council Issue

FOREIGN POLICY TOGET TESTS   May Compromise Soviet De. mands Soon

U. S. Warships Blast Paramushiro In Kuriles; Airmen Also Hit Isle

Reds in Manchuria Ordered to Smash On Against Enemy   Banner Armies, Already Advanced 130 Miles, Told To Show No Mercy   JAPANESE OFFERING LITTLE RESISTANCE   Soviets Drive Toward Harbin Rail Hub; Invasion of Korea Unconfirmed

" € a Orders ra..East Troops  To Push Forward   Have No Mercy, Says Soviet Broadcast To Men In Service

REDS130 MILES INTO MANCHURIA      Troops Ordered to Fight On Despite Surrender Order

Reds. Already 130 Mi. Into Manchuria, Smash On At Weakening Japs   Russians Advance Toward Harbin As Countless Jap Troops Surrender; More Captured Than Killed

RED ARMIES DRIVE ON IN MANCHURIA   Are More Than 130 Miles Inside Puppet Country

RED ARMIES. ARE. ORDEREN TO PUSH “ON AGAINST {ApS   Russian High Command Tells Armies In Manchuria and Other Jap-Held. Areas to Ritank Moercilessiv.   3ROADCAST SAYS MANY JAPS ARE GIVING UF   Fight Soviet Columns Are Reported Driving Into Manchuria From Three  - Points on Long: Front.

NO MERCY FOR JAPAN IS RED BATTLE ORDER   Moscow Tells Troops Tt Smash Beyond 130-Mile Penetration

RUSSIA ORDERS WEN TO SMASH RIGHT AHEAD   F ar Eastern Armies Already 130 Miles Inside Mancheria

Typhoon in Japan Takes Heavy Toll   Scores Killed, Crops Destroyed by Storm

Many Of Germans Are Surrendering   Trapped By Swift Advance Of American Armies East Of Roer River

Health, Physical  Education  Program Planned M. S. C., University   M. S. C., University Professors Head Statewide Plan

‘Health, Physical Education ‘Program Planned   M.S. C., University Professors Head Statewide Plan

Leave Door Open for Poland   Allied Powers to Be Listed as Charter Members

Tokyo Says Attack Broadened to Korea and Sakhalin Island.   BLOW IS WELL PREPARED

SENIOR ADVISERS MAY GOIN JAPAN   Hirohito Declared Anxious For Strong Parliament

KONOYE STARTS WORK ON NEW CONSTITUTION   Says Japanese Emperor Eager for Stronger Political Parliament

Hirohito Seeks Stronger Parliament;  Diet Is Blamed For Mistakes Of Japan

Kenoye Set To Establish Stronger Diet For Japanese   Once Powerful Clique Elimination Forecast

‘Liberalize’ Jap Rule   New Constitution May Involve Abdication Of Emperor Hirohito

Hirohito Wants Nip Diet To Have Increased Power  Sees This As Added Constitution Guard

Vivid Description of Tragedy Given by Tot at Coroner's Inquest; Hammer and Jack-knife Weapons Used

ARMED SERVICE PAY BOOST. _ DEFEATED IN SENATE VOTE   QUICK ACTION EXPECTED IN HOUSE ON FINAL PASSAGE OF RECKUITAIENT BILL

Most of Forest Fires In Pacific Northwest Reported Under Control

PIUS XII LISTS PRINCIPLES OF WORLD PEACE   Pontiff Calls for End of Totalitarian Systems

Troops Mect Tough Opposition In) Push ‘Toward Refinery and Oi Fields; Grains Counted  In Yards.

‘Aussies Hold Vital Spots Around Harbor   Anchorage Will Handle Bulk Of Shipping

AUSSIES CLEAN UP BALIK PAPAN   Complete Capture Of Bay Area And Invest Fiercely Defended Borneo Refinerv Area.

New Movement Has Completed  Capture Of Arez   in Possession Of Terrain Commanding All Fine Harbor; Refinery Area Also Held

Aussies Capture Big Borneo Port   Balikpapan.Bay Area: ‘Taken Over By Allies

ALLIES SECURE REFINERY AREA   ‘Chinese Recapture Former   American Air Base  At Sincheng

Japs Lack Air Micht.   Regroup Air Power.   Balikpapan Bay  Area Captured

Aussies Meet Heavy Fire   Win Refinery But Japanese Hold Airfields of Area, Put Up Stiff Fight

ALL BALIKPAPAN BAY REGION WON   New Shore-To-Shore Move Made By Australians

Australian Troops End Invasion With New Action   Balikpapan Bay Arec  Falls; Allies Now Presse Inland

Aussies Aim For Borneo Oilfields   Balikpapan Port Area, Now Completely Captured, Useless While  Japs Control Oilfields

Australians Complete Capture of Balikpapan Bay Region by 'New Shore-to-Shore Assaults —

AUSSIES HOLD ALL BAY AREA   Win Refinery But Held From Oilfields

AUSTRALIANS HAVE COMPLETED CAPTURE BALIKPAPAN SECTOR  INVADING FORCES HAVE ALSO INVESTED THE PAN DANSARI REFINERY ARFA

ALL OF BORNEO BAY AREA SEIZED   _ AUSSIE TROOPS INVEST PANDANSARI AREA

Australian Troops End Invasion With New Action  Balikpapan Bay Arec Falls; wien  ee Ae

Aussies Hold Balikpapan   Capture Completed By Swift Drive From Shore to Shore

New Success Announced — By Chinese   Advance 43 Miles West Of Liuchow

Chinese Troops Are Only 43 Miles  From Liuchow Base  Japanese Falling Back As New Inroads Are Made on Corridor

Chinese Troops Are Only 43 Miles From Liuchow Base   Japanese Falling Back  As New Inroads

Chinese Near  Old. Air Base   “Japanese Prepare -To Evacuate Site:

Chinese Gain 43 ‘Miles Of Liuchow   Great. Advances. Scored; Japs Make New Re: treats.

CHINESE ARMY NEARING ISHAN   High Command Says Treops Smash Into Corridor

British Second Army Stabs To Lower Elbe   Nazis Reported Withdrawing to Bavarian Alps

GERMANS ADMIT WIDE RED GAINS TOWARD BERLIN   Hamburg Cut Off by British, U.S. Seventh in Plunge for Munich

Advisory Group: Meets Again  Without Soviet Participation   Russia  Still: Insists. On tAllied Control Group For Japan on Which. -U. S. Would Retain’  Final Authority. :

They Still Can’t Agree.....  Russian-U. S. Squabble  Threatening Again To _ Hobble Advisory Board

Kidnaping, Bank Robbery on Big Scale in Offing   Hoover Reveals Post War Trends in Fight To Save Personnel

Crime Wave Is Feared by FBI   J. Edgar Hoover Asks Sufficient Funds; Darenta Blamed

HooverSays CrimeWave May Come   House Committee Doe: Not Fail to Slash F.B.I. Funds by 2 : Millions . aE   ‘Asked for Help   F.BI. Head Would Have Kept 8,223 Employes oe

Interpreting The War News— Pacifie War: Enters Final Phase  With Two Main Jap Armies Split   “ By KIRKE L. SIMPSON Associated Press News Analyst

WRITER DECLARES THE PACIFIC WAR IN FINAL PHASE   There Is No Estimate, However, From Any Official Quarter on How Long It Will Take to End Job.   MANY IMPONDERABLES INVOLVED IN GUESSING   Unknown Quantities Include Russia’s Role and Chinese Resurgence Unfavor ‘able to the Foe. .

'  War Against Japan Enters Final Phase With Russian Participation,  ‘Chinese Ability Important Factors

War Against Japs Enters Final Phase   Conquest Of Okinawa Macks Great Stride Toward Crushing Of Nippon; Hew Long Will Tt Take?

Senate Formally Asks U. 5. To Reopen Palestine Question with Great Britain

On Jobs. Near   2-Way Approach Is Mapped to Problem Of Labor’s Unrest

To Tackle Full Employment Bill   Rayburn Predicts Progress On Plan

Seek to End Walkout of Bus Drivers   Federal Conciliators Renew Efforts Today, Telegraph Operatoys at Work

SPECIAL BOND ISSUE FOR LOAN TO BRITAIN   Senator Johnson Suggests That! People And Not Treasury Kun Chance Of Less

FACING TEST   Right of Big Nations to Do As They Please Before Parley Committee

POWER OF BiG FIVE FELT AT PEACE TABLE   SECURITY CHARTER TAKES SHAPE IN SAN FRANCISCO

Truman Wins in First Showdown   House Upholds Veto On Farm Draft Defer. ment By Big Margin

TRUMAN WINS IN FIRST SHOWDOWN   House Upholds Farm -Draft Veto By 57-Vote Margin

Claims Help Alsc Being Given fo Imperialists   Marshall Given Post; Congress To Investigate

Matt Kimes Dies Of Accident Hurts   Bank Robber Succumbs In Arkansas Hospital

SUGAR SUPPLY  JO BE TIGHTER   Shortage To Exceed That In Meat, OPA Chief Says

OPA Predicts Sugar Famine   Michigan Is Among States Hardest Hit

Reds Advance On Slovakian Capital City   Major Oil Center Falls To Soviet Units

ALLIED TROOPS REACH SINGAPORE   THOUSANDS OF CAPTEVES CHEER AS REOCCUPATION OF BASE IS BEGUN.

British Forces Re-occupy Malay Bastion Wary Fifth Indian  Division  TF nan ple Sen COP

Senate Takes Up Issue of Training  For 18 Year Olds   Taft Says Amendment For 6 Mo. Training Has Good Chance

NIMIMEL, SHORT HEARING NOT SET   Stark to Precede Commanders as. Attack Group Convenes Dec. 31

COMMITTEE MEMBERS INDI. . CATE. SHORT AND KIMMEL ' TO BE CALLED EARLY IN JANUARY

KEY FIGURE IN STRIKE RECLASSIFIED AS 1-A   Draft Board Acts In Walkout That Periled Vital Power

ATOMIC ENERGY IS QVERSOLD, SCIENTIST WARNS THE PUBLIC   PREDIOTS FEW PERSONS NOW LIVING WILL SEE ATOMIC POWER USED IN AUTOS

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES. WILL BE ON MARKET.IN:- FEW MONTHS   WABHI q MACHINES AND VAC~ UUMCLEANERS WILL BE PLACED ON MARKET THIS FALL '

Household Goods To Be Available  More Plentiful Supply Predicted for Sorina

ERFORTS RAID SINGAPORE; JAPS RETREAT ON TWO; 3 NIP GENERALS DI   Yanks Unopposed In Palawan Landing

BELGIAN CRISIS LOOMS, REPORT   Five Socialist Ministers De. lay Resignations

Lower Taxes Effective Monday Night   12,000,000 Persons to Get Reliet From New Statute   Table on Page 8

40 Million Tax — Payers Get. . New Year's Gift   Federal Levies Cut  $6,000,000,000 _

New Law, Effective at Midnight Monday, Will Reduce With_ holdings From Pay Envelopes and Salary Checks and Wipe  Low-Income Groups Off Rotls Completely—Excess Profits  ‘Tax on Corporations Repealed.

Lower Taxes Effective Monday Nigh  12,000,000 Persons to Get Relief From New Statute

Tax burden will be made lighter  alter tomorrow  Slash to be taken in 1946 will be almost six billion

Tax Burden To Ease January 1  Low Income Persons Go Off Tax Rolls

Nationalists Face Massed Chinese Reds   Presence Of Americar Marines Puts Check Or Actual Fighting.

TROOPS ARE DEPLOYED Al GREAT WALI   Nationalist Forces Landed From American Transports and Face Reds at Border Between North China and Manchuria. .

WEDEMEYER  fk BACK IN CHINA   Finds Himself Involved in Controversy With Communists.   TROOPS IN SKIRMISHES

Reds to Buck Chiang Army In Manchuria   U.S. Ships Pour Nationalists Into Dangerous Area

CHINESE COMMUNIST FORCES WILL OPPOSE CHUNGKING TROOPS  ANY LANDINGS IN MAN CHURIA OR LIBERATED AREAS RE FOUGHT

REDS RENEW CHARGES OF INTERVENTION   Nationalist Troops In U. S. Ships Land !n Northern China As Wedemeyer  Hears Accusations   OBSTACLES TO PEACE

Income tax cuts under new setup in effect Jan. l   Smaller sums will be taken from wage checks in future

PAIRULS ACTIVE ON TTALIAN FRONT   Several Sharp Clashes Reported By Eighth Army Sector

Hopkins Into Job With Clothes Group   Will Be Chairman of New York Women's Coat-andSuit Industry

Secure Beachhead Three Miles Deep In Easy Landings  American Invasion Forces Probably  rr ee

AIRSTRIPS AND VILLAGES TAKEN   Tough Fighting Expected As Japanese Reorganize for Defense.   LAND ON WEST SHORE

Yanks Quickly, Take Two Airfields, Many Virtually Deserted Towns in Inland Push

Yanks Push Inland On Okinawa, Still  Little Resistance   Airstrips Seized, Being Prepared For Use of Invaders; Capture Deserted Villages; Most Successful D-Day In Central Pacific History Has Few American Casualties

Americans Push Inland Three Miles   “Losses Light in Landing 325 Miles From Japen

Yanks Advance On Okinawa After Landing   Americans Now 325 Miles From Japan Proper

Doughboys And Marines Taking Over Okinawa   Island, 325 Miles From Nippon Homeland, tnvaded With Ouly Slight Casualties   Two Airfields Are Quickly Capturec   feugh Fighting Expeeted As Leathernecks and Infantrymen Pierce Further Janland

U.S. Foree Is Driving Far Inland On Okinawa   Little Opposition Is Met Upon Isle

Bitterest Fight Expected From 60,000 to 100,000 Japs On Island; Yanks Invaded West Shore After East Shore Bombardment That Mislead Enemy.

Marines And Infantrymen Drive Toward Fleet Base After Initial Successes

Thousands Of Our Men Are Ashore   Hard Fighting Expected From Japanese in Hills; Force May Be 100,000 Americans   Japan Is Nearer   fsland’s Value Assessed by Leaders; Road to China Cat

Yanks Driving Inland on Okinawa Isle   But Little Difficulty Has Been Met So Far During Invasion

Meet Little Resistance In Easter Drive   Americans Carve Out Beachhead 3 Miles  Deep On Isthmus As Defense Is Expected

NEW LANDING PUTS JAPAN BUT 325 MILES AWAY   Thousands of U. S. 10th Army Infantry Storm Island Easter Day

DRIVE TOWARD IMPORTANT HARBOR   Three Airfields Are Taken By Army, Marines   Greatest Amphibious Move Of Pacific: Island 325 Miles From Tokyo

Yankees Strike Only 350 Miles Of Japan Proper   Americans Go Ashore on Western Okinawa. on Easter Morning.   me  At 100,000 Troopers

 Little Jap Resistance; Tough Fighting Expected Later... .   SSS ai WEAR SRW OSLO Y 9 2 ra a Ba, racine: senind . iliscinnes pariitned _cattretudttincadlMbrs BaGAGS be ©  Invasion Of Okinawa Has Been Surprisingly Easy Thus Far

On An Island 325  Miles From Japan   Thousands of Infantrymen and Marines Invading kinawa   TAKE TWO AIRFIELDS      Yanks Carve Out Becks head Three Miles Deep at Some Points

TWO AIRFIELDS AND SEVERAL SMALL VILLAGES TAKEN BUT STIFFER RESISTANCE EXPECTED

: Capture Two Airfields, Many Towns And Villages; Carve Out Beachhead Three Miles Deep, Eight Miles Wide

Easter Morning Landings Announced by Nimitz With Losses Surprisinely Licht   ‘Most Valuable, Turner Savs

Americans Put 100,000 Ashore On Vital Island   Aim To Neutralize Nip Home Airstrips, Devastate Industrial Center Of Japan

TROOPS NOW ARE 325 MILES FROM JAPAN   Americans Find Easter Morning Drive “Easy Going”

Airfields Fall To Invaders Of Jap Stronghold   Fierce Resistance By Nips Expected As Enemy Recovers

Tenth Army Infantrymen, Marine Amphibious Corps, Advance Toward Nagaguauku Bay

Push Toward Nakagushu Bay Fleet Anchorage, Seize Third Airstrip.

Easter Morn Landings Made on Vital ‘Okinawa Island, 325 Miles South of Japan Proper; 1,400 Warships Take Part in Operation: Casualties Light

UAW Frames Strike Ballot In GM Plants   Over 325,000 Tuveolved; Ford Walkout Makes 50.000 Idle

FEW VETERANS ENTER COLLEGE   Federal Provisions Not Adequate, Declares Col. Phil Pack

Gains Slowly To Bait Trap  Nazi Counter-Attacks Quelled On All Sides

fitting Southern Filan Of German Bulge In Blazing Battle  ‘THREATENING TRAP - OF GERMAN TROOPS  ‘American Pressure Has Forced The Enemy To Retreat 10 Miles

South Flank Of Germans Is Attacked   Blazing Offensive West of Bastogne Still Making Progress

Russia Urges Peaceful Settlement Of Explosive Near East Controversy

SOVIET BACKS, ~INTERVENTIO “IN NEAR EAST   RUSSIA. ASKS FOR ACTION TO TREVENT FURTHER OUTBREAKS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON

Jap Brutality Laid Directly To Yamashita      2 Filipinos Say Milit Atrocity Policy Had  Wis Aeneaeal

Yamashita Linked Directly With Jap War Atrocities   Witness Says He . Gave Tacit Consent To “Water Cure”

Truman Is Host At State Dinner Following Third Big Three Parley   Official Announcement States Leaders Are Meeting Regularly

Truman Gives Dinner for 2? Heads of State   Affair Climaxes Day In Which 3 Leaders Presumably Conferred Formally for 3rd Time

Big Three Diplomats Attend State Dinner   Truman !s Host in New Brown Suit; Stalin, Churchill in Uniform; Conference Moves Slowly

Formal State Dinner Climaxes Third Session Of Big Three At Potsdam   DISCUSSIONS STILL MARKED BY SECRECY

TRUMAN IS HOST AT STATE DINNER; ARMY BANDS PLAY   President Entertains Churchi) and Stalin—Top-Ranking Diplomats of Three Nations Attend.   REGULAR MEETINGS HELD BY BIG THREE   Problems for Consideration Are Laid Before Trio Daily by Byrnes, Eden and Molotoy.

TRUMAN HOST AT BIG THREE STATE DINNER   QUICK VICTORY IN PACIFIC SOUGHT BY PRESIDENT

"BIG THREE” MEET AT STATE DINNER      Truman Entertains Fol ‘lowing Third Allied Session

Truman Gives Stale Dinner For Leaders  Quick Victory In Pacific Reported Stressed By U. S.

Truman Entertains At State Dinne?   Each ing For the Big Three at Potedam  at

Truman host to Churehill and Stalin  Three leaders meet reonlarly

“ Men Released From Jap Prison Camp Want To See Families Then Return To Fiaht Nips.

Rescued Men Tell of Trials   AMERICAN PRISONERS WANT TO FIGHT JAPS AGAIN

Memories  Goad Men   Rescued Prisoners Want To Get Back Health, See Folks, Fight Japs Again

They Want to Fight Again Health, Trip Back Home, Then Crack At laps Is Hove of Liberated Men

Liberated Prisoners Want Health Back So That They Can Fight Japanese Again

Our Rescued Prisoners Want To Regain Health, Come Back, Fight Japs

Rescued Men Want Health, Visit  ‘Home, Then Chance at Iussiiained

LIBERATED YANK PRISONERS WISH JO FIGHT AGAIN   Jap Victims First Want to Regain Their Health ‘Then Visit Their Folks and Later Go Back and Take Up Fight Against Nips

Liberated Prisoners Want To Visit Families, Then Return To Fight Japs

Rescued Yanks On Luzon Want To Fight Again   Food and Chance To See Home Folks Also Thrill Weary Americans Freed From Jap Prison

Liberated Prisoners, Telling Of Jap Tortures,. Would Fight Again   Japs Tried To Lure Prisoners To Camp Fence With Candy And Tobacco So They Could Take A Shot At Them.

ic ‘Death March’ Memories Goad Them On  Men of Bataan Want Chance for Revenge

Rescued PW’s Want Another Chance to Fight Jap Captor:   Bitter Memories of Nip Tormentors Haunt 486 Released Americans

Liberated Men Want fo Fight the Japs Agair   Health and Home Beckon, But Prison Brutalities ‘Are Not Forgotten

Prisoners Freed inPhilinpines Detail Tortures; Wish To Regain Health, See Their Folks and Fight Again

DARING RESCUE FEAT [RIVALS PIONEERING IOF ROGERS’ RANGERS   IPECCLIED YANKS RECALLING TORTURES, WANT TO FIGHT JAPS AGAIN

After Three Years In Japs’ Hands  Rescued Yanks Want To Visit Folks, Then Settle With Foe

‘Prison Camp Survivors Want Their Health Back, Then to Kill Japanese

Rescued Men Want Health To Fight Japs   Carry Bitter Memories Of Capitulation on Philippine Fronts

Men Anxious To Return To Action After Seeing Folks, Regaining Health

Prisoners Have Bitter Memories   Most of Men Rescued On Bataan Eager to  Hit Back at Japs After Health is Rewon

They Want Their Health Back; They Want to See Their Folks; They Want to Fight Again—T hose Men Rescued from Jap Prison Camp

BEVIN SAYS BIG 3 UNABLE TO END MINISTERS LOCK   British Government ‘Happy’ to Discuss Bomb Future With U. S.

BEVIN REPORTS ON FAILURE FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREE  PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE SAYS BE HAPPY DISCUSS

Reveals ‘Big 3 Tried, Failed To Break Deadlock   Disagreement. Of Ministers Referred To Truman, Attlee, Stalin

Unable To Break Deadlock   Britisher Tells Commons Details Of Dispute Over Peace Treaties

‘Bevin Says Big 3 ‘Leaders Couldn't Break Deadlock   Says Ministers Appealed to Chiefs But Truman, Attlee And Stalin Divided 2 to 1...

Big Three Unable To Break Foreign Ministers’ Impasse   Beven Tells Parliament  Of Procedure Deadlock

Bevin Reports On Conference   Rig Three Unable To Settle Deadlock, He Tells Commans

Ministers Knot Defies Big Three   Procedure Questions Confound Leaders

Big-3 Failed to End: Deadlock. at Allied Parley   Bevin Gives Report To House of Commons On Procedure Dispute

ASSEMBLY GIVEN SIX. MORE BILLS   One Provides For Special Mental Hospital

Towns and Townships Of Clearfield County Get ‘Firemen’s Relief Funds

Firemen’s- Associations Payments Listed   Wellsboro Group to Get $871.91; Payments in County _Total $9.432.96 .

Borough Receives Premiums Tax   $491.92 Turned Over Relief Association

Cigarets and Smiles Save 2 Marines in Jap Hara-kiri Trap   Yank Gives Walkie-Talkie Report As Half of Band of 350 Nips End Lives After Gift Ritnal

Marines Witnessed And Broeadeast Mass Suicide Orgy ©  While Surrounded By Enemy During Okinawa Campaign’

e “WALKI 1E-TALKIE”’ TALE     Smiles and Smokes Go Long, Long Way, Marines Find

INDIAN PATROLS NEAR MANDALAY   Jap Resistance Decreases as Armored Spearheads Poised

HOPKINS, STALIN CONFER AT KREMLIN   Molotov Reported Present—Broad Range of Subjects Believed Covered.

Hopkins, Stalin Meet in Kremlin  Believed to be Talkin:   Believed to be Talking Of Possible Meeting Soon of ‘Biq Three’

Blows against Japan Made Possible By Bond Buying, Gen. Geiger Says

Alaskan Division of Army Air F orce Transport Command Will Revert to Peacetime Basis

Wainwright In Capital. Sees Kitty’   General Urges U.S. To Be Firm With Japs, Keep Prepared

PROBLEMS OF ‘FOOD SYSTEM ARE TACKLEL   NEW “FOOD ROSS” RAISING SLAUGHTER QUOTAS AND MAKING BLACK MARKET DRIVE

LITTLE RAIN THREAT         ! Flora Promises Sunshine for the Remainder of the Week

WPEB Asks Cities To Aid In “Brownout”’   Want Municipal Aid In Enforcing Power Conservation,

Fate of Bretton Woods Uncertain   Administration Forces Worried By Proposals For Broad Amendments.

PRES, PRESENTS CHARTER TODAY TOU, S, SENATE   Dewey Expresses Hope That Document Will Be Ratified

WORLD CHARTER SENT 10 SENATE   President Truman Makes Plea for Lasting Peace — No Notable Opposition Being Offered.

NIPS FAIL TO RETAKE CREST OF VITAL HILL   5 Yank Warships Damasged; Blown Bridges Stall Philippine Linkup

OKINAWA FALL NEAR: TURNER   AMPHIBIOUS CHIEF SAYS JAPANESE DESPERATE

Brisk Patrol Skirmishes On  Italian Front   American Patrols  -Are Driven Back

Marysville Chosen As Location for County’s Hospital   ‘Trustees Accept Report — Of O. S. U. Hospital Chie: In Meeting on Monday

MARYSVILLE AREA CHOSEN   AS SITE FOR PROPOSED HOSPITAL BY COUNTY BOARD OF HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

Allied Troops Take Bologna, Italian City   Capture Represents Beginning of Final Victory in Italy, Gen. Clark Tells Men

Yanks, British  Chase Nazis Sweep 10 Miles Past Captured Bologna

Bologna Falls As Allies Sweep Onto Po Plains  Capture Declared Start OF Victory

Nazis Driven To Po Plains   Clark Hails Bologna Fall as Beginning of Final Italy Victory

ALLIES SMASH NORTH IN ITALY   American, ‘British Armies Seize City Of Bologna

Allied Armies  Take Bologna   U.S. Fifth, British Eighth Sweep Through City In Pursuit Of Enemy,

Allies Capiure City of Bologna  Nazis Battle for Tivgac in Tints

SWEEP 10 MILES ~ BEYOND BOLOGNA   ALLIES PURSUE GERMANS FLEEING FOR LIVES ACROSS PO PLAIN.

Germans Fight For Survival On Italian Plain   Fall of Bologna Breaks Enemy‘s ° System of Defense

Allies Take Bologna In  Swilt Drive   Clark Says Vietory Represents Beginning Of End For Nazis In Italy

U.S. Witth and British B11 Armies Sweep on TO Miles in Pursait Frou Captored Botoguia

CHASE ENEMY ON PO PLAINS   FINAL VICTORY NOT FAR AWAY, SAYS GEN. CLARK

Hitler’s Secret Orders For Attack On Poland Revealed AtNuernberg

‘Need For Concept That Will Unify World Is ‘Seen By Bishop Oxnam

OHIO OUTPUT TO HIT NEW MARK AFTER V-) DAY   Expect 265,000 Job Boost in Peacetime Work Over 1939

FACTORY JOBS TO HIT NEW RECORD   Ohio Survey Indicates Slight Deciine From War Peak

SUPPLIES MOVE - BY BURMA ROAD   General Sultan Announces Ledo Link Opened Once More

Old Burma Road Restored To Use   Supplies For China Are Again Rolling Over Road After Three Years

WIFE CHOOSES * FIRST HUSBAND   WOMAN WHO REMARRIED AFTER HUSBAND WAS ER- ° RONEOUSLY REPORTED DEAD 18 ENROUTE ' HOME

7TH WAR LOAN TOTALS TO DATE   \Witness Blames 1943 Bombing ‘Of Vatican on Italian Fascists

scientific Groups Give Much Study fo Eclipse of Sun  At Least 10 Partie: Make Observations

Scientific Groups Give Much Study To Eclipse of Sun  At Least 10 Partie: Make Observations For Many Institutes

Public Buying Hits All - Time Seasonal High   Shoppers Go All Out; Stocks Diminish

ws PRINA AAT OF GN  The Best Is None- Too Good Ear A Peacetime Christmas

Christmas Buying Reaches Highest Levels In History, Survey Reveals

Christmas Buying Hits Highest Levels In History, $2 Million In1 Day, Gimbels

Gift-Buying Sets Record   Shoppers Across Country Buying With Abandon, at “Whatever Price”

Yule Buying Heaviest in History; Macy’s Sales Top Million in Day

Christmas Gift Trade Greatest InU. S. History   Average Shépper Is Buying With Little Regard For Expense.

Best Is None Too Good  ANY GOODS AT ANY PRICE SELL TO CHRISTMAS - BUYING PUBLIC

MANAGEMENT, — LABOR AWAIT INDUSTRY STAND   Government Said Can't Grant Steel's Full Price Boost Demand

Conference Awails Industry's Word . On What's to Come   Johnston . and - . Mosher   Say -Managemeut’s*~ Views Might Be“ ‘ - Ready Today

Parley Awaits Industry Stand On Labor Row   Official Hints Turndown For U. S. Steel Price Increase Demand,   T WO DEVELOPMENTS

SEE REJECTION OF PRICE BID   Sen. Knowland Suggests New Approach To  Wage Issue

Labor-Management Conference Awaits Statement From Industry on 2 Issues

Management-Labor Conference Waits Industry's Edict   Promised Statement Ex. pected Today; New Approach Suggested

Industry's Stand On Labor Issues Awaited Today   Management to Become Active at Conference, Official Says No Steel Price Hike Possible

Conference Awaits Stand Of Industry      Senator Offers  New Wage Plan

LABOR PARLEY AWAITS STAND FROM INDUSTRY   Government Official Hints Turndown for Steel Price Raise

Labor Parley At Standstill   Industry Delegates May Air View Today

Labor Parley Awaits Views Of Industry    2 New Related Developments Are Discussed

Conference Is Awaiting Reply From Industry   Representatives Two Business Groups Promise Statement On’ Issues Today

Turndown Hinted For Steel Price _ Increase Demand   Senator Knowland Suggests New Approach To Entire Waae Issue

Await Industry Stand on Issues   Delegates Might Have Views Ready Today, Johnston Says.

Labor-Managemen Await Industry's Promised Message   Conference Making Definite Progress Schwellenbach Says

Labor Parley Awaits Plan From Industry   Senator Advances New Approach to Settle Differences

AWAITING WORD FROM INDUSTRY   Labor Parley Promised Statement on fssues Facina Delegates.

Conference Is Awaiting Statement  By Industry   Government Cannot: Grant Pleas Of Steel

Labor Parley Awaits Word Of Industry   Senator Presents New Wage Plan; Developments Attract Attention

DECISIONS ON SSUES BLOCK LABOR PARLEY   Conference in Washington  Waiting on Statement  from Delegates.

LABOR PARLEY AWAITS STAND OF INDUSTRY  ON QUESTIONS   Senator Knowland Submits Ideas On Wage Issues To Schwellenbach

Await Industry List Of Issues  Hint Turndown On Steel Price Boost

Deny U. 5. Steel Price Increase Demand. Report   Knowland Calls For A New Approach To Entire Wage Issue

i Statement for Industry Awaited at Conference i\Of Labor and Management

Labor-Boss Meet Waits Industry's View on Matters   U.S. Unable to Grant Steel’s Advanced Prices Is View

JAPS ON OKINAWA TERROR STRICKEN; SURRENDERS. HARA-KIRI. INCREASING

Many Japs Surrender in Face of Deat h on Island as Others Kill Selves

Five “Musts: Face Members of Congress   Bitter Battles Loom When Reconversion Session Opens

Full Message on © Problems Expected   Providing Jobs, Surplus Property Disposal, End of War Controls,  Agency Renroanizaton Outstandine

Disposition Of Atomic Bomb Will Be Subject Of Another Message To Be Given Later

‘Hot Potatoes On Congress’ Special Menu   Dole, Atomic Bombs Fast Time and Draft Await New Session

Truman Drafts Message For Congressmen   Atomic Bomb Recommendations Later; Congress Faces Pressing Problems

CONGRESS TO GET “TRUMAN MESSAGE   President Will Give His Views on Peacetime Subjects   HAS FIVE PROPOSALS

Truman Will Outline Views In Message To Congress Wednesday   5 Proposals Tagged “Must” By Administration To Offer Plenty Of Argument For Lawmakers ty On Capitol Hill °

Truman To Send Message: Soon To Congress  Reconversion Plans Outline Separated From A-Bomb Views

‘Reconversion’ ‘Session Will Open Tomorrow   - Lawmakers Face Five Administration-Tagged “Must” Proposals

President, Will Deliver Cofaprehensive Message To © Legislators This Week; Major Problems On Tap.

TRUMAN HAS A MESSAGE FOR SOLONS   Will Deliver Comprehensive Talk This Week and Later Will Submit His Views on Disposition of Atomic Bomb.

Congress ToGet Truman Report Later In Week   Plans To Submit Views On . Disposition Of, A-Bomb - In Separate’: Message

Congress Facing Many Problems Of Reconversion   Solons Open Session Tomorrow; Truman Prepares to Deliver Message

5 MUSTS FOR NEW SESSION OF CONGRESE   Reconversion Problems Take Place of Filling U. S. War Demands.

New Message Toe Congress  Is Drafted   President to Submit His Views During Week as Solons Gather to Form ‘Reconversion’ Session

Reeconversion Con STeSS On W ednesday   First Peacetime Session in Almost Four Years

GRESS TO GET TRUMAN MESSAGE   President Will Give His Views on Peacetime Subjects

Congress to Take Up “Reconversion” When It Convenes   President's Five Point “Must” Program First on Tap Tomorrow

Comprehensive Message to Be Given Congress By President   Session Opens Wednesday: Note on Atom Bomb Later

Truman Plans Address To Congress   Atomic Bomb Program Will Be Discussed In Separate Message

Full Employment Bill Considered First on List of Measures.   RECONVERSION MEETING

Truman to Send Congress Views   Lawmakers to Return Wednesday From Vacations to Take Up Reconversion Job

PRESIDENT TRUMAN DRAFTS MESSAGE T0 CONGRESS THIS WEEK  _ SOME MUST LEGISLATION FACING FIRST PEACETIME

Truman Will Deliver Talk  To Congress   Will Soon Submit His Views On Disposition Of Atomic Ram.   ON HOLIDAY CRUISE

Truman Ready For Congress, Much to Do   ‘Lawmakers Conyene ‘Today to Bring Nation TReek to Peace Basis

Congress to Get Message From Truman   President Plans Separate Communication Atomic Ramkh MWienncitian View

President Truman To Give Message To Congress Soon   Heavy Schedule Faces Lawmakers In Peace Program

\Comprehensive Message Ready  For Congré ess   To Go To Legislators This _ Week; President to Submil Views On Atomic   Bomb Disposition

Truman Drafts Key Message For Congress   To Speak This Week; Later to Tell Views on Use of Atomic Power

Truman Plans Bomb Message   President to Submit to Congress Views On Disposition of Weapon; Five Vital Problems Face Legislators Tomorrow

CHIEF 10 FIRST GIVE CONGRESS A GENERAL TALK   Comprehensive Message Planned This Week; Congress Opens Tomorrow: Plan For Disposition Of Atom Bomb Lat. er; Big Job Ahead.

Five-Point ‘Must’ Program Is On Tap For ‘Reconversion’ Congress   Takes Up Tomorrow Where Long String Of War Congresses Left Off; Jobs For Everyone Willing, ‘Able To Work, First On Program.

5-ply Program Faces Congress; Jobs Are at Top   ‘Great Boom Pending,’ Chamber of Commerce Economist Says as He Opposes Proposal To Boost Unemployment Compensation—Return of Employment Agencies To States Sought by Governors

RECONVERSION CONGRESS AT WORK TODAY   » Administration - Tagged “Must” Proposals Face Peacetime Session

President Truman Drafts Message For Congress   Also Will Submit Views on Disposition Of Atomic Bomb; Mum on Details

Vital Peacetime Issues Must Be Decided At Session Opening Tomorrow   Truman Prepares Two Messages      Future Use Of Atomic Energy Will Be Dealt With Separately

‘Reconversion Congress Begins Work Tomorrow   Faces Five Proposal: Labeled ‘Must’ By Presi  dent Truman.

Liquor Board Agents Raid 4 Places Here   Find Alleged Unlawful Liquor in 2; Arrest 3 Persons and File Charge Against 4th

Liquor Board Agents Raid Bradford Places   Arrest 3 Persons and File Charges Against Another After Raid

Red Army Seizes Over One-Fourth Of Flaming Capital   Vengeful Russians Turned Berlin’s Famous Streets Into The Bloodiest Battleground Of The War.

Cut Escape Gap From City: to Reported 9 Miles   Great Machine Gun Battles Raging As Other Forces Encircling Capital Smash for Allied Junction

Kortifying Berlin   Swedish Newspaper Prints Stories About Emergency Efforts

PLTAIN GIVEN DEFENSE AlD BY WEYGANL   First Witness for Marshal Takes Responsibility fer Armistice.

Weygand Takes Responsibility for Fall of France   Claims Marshal Sent Telegram to Darlan Not to Fight Allies

Weygand Says Marshal Petain Favored Allies   Responsibility His, He Avers, in French Compact With Enemy

Testifies Petain Halted French African Action   General Weygand Says Marshal Ceased Operations Against Allied invasion Force:

NO.QUESTION OF COLLUSION WITH PETAIN, HE SAYS  NO LONGER POSSIBLE

Weygand Take: Responsibility For Armistice  General Testifies At Petain Trial it Was His Decision

Gen. Weygand Says Petain Ordered Darlan to Give Up  Telegram Directed Him  Tf. Famon Ei gledtiace   Telegram Directed Him To Cease Fighting Americans and British

Gen. Weygand Says Armistice Decree Was Militaristic   States That Lebrun Had Sent Armistice Plan Before War Ended

Says Petain Ordered Darlan To Cease Resisting Allies  Weyqand, First Defense Witness in Trial, pecumee Responsibility fer Armistice

Gen. Weyeand Ys  Assumes Blame  For Armistice   Petain Witness Alse Reverls Aged Marshal Ordered Freuch to Cease Resislazuce to Allies

Weygand Takes Responsibility For Armistice   Testifies Petain Ordered Operations, Halted In N. Africa.

Gen. Weygand Says Petain Ordered Darlan to Give Up  Telegram Directed Him To Cease Fighting a hs ee a ee ee

FORMER VICHY PREMIER PROTESTS HIS EXPULSION   Petain Tried to Aid Allied Push In Africa, Weygand Testifies

Wire To Darlan Sent By Petain   Weygand Testifies Admiral Told to Stop Moves Against Allies

Hearing Goes On For Pefain   Former Commander in Chief of French Forces Brought to High Court

Weygand Takes Responsibility For Armistice   French Army Chief Testi. fies No Collusion With Accused Petain.

WEYGAND SAYS PETAIN MOVED TO HELP ALLIES   Claims That Marshal Wirec Darlan To Stop Fighting In African Landing

GEN. WEYGAND TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR FRENCH ARMISTICE  ALSO DECLARES PETAIN ORDERED RESISTANCE TC  ALLIES CEASE IN AFRICA

Petain Ordered Darlan To Cease Fight Against 'U.S.. British — Weygand

GEN. M. WEYGAND A WITNESS IN THE PETAIN TRIAL   Declared Petain Ordered Darlan to Cease Operations Against U. S., Britain.   IN NORTH AFRICA DRIVE   Weygand to High Court of Justice Under Guard And in Civilian Dress.

Weygand Takes Responsibility For Armistice   Declares Petain Ordered  Darlan To Stop Resisting Allies In Africa.

Cites Secret Wire at Trial   French General Recalls 1940 Surrender; Says He Asked for Armistice

Gen. Weygand Takes Full Responsibility For French Armistice; ‘Claims Petain Gave “Cease Fire” Order When Allies Invaded

Says Petain Ordered Darian To Cease Operations Against Allies.   ORDERED THE ARMISTICE.

GEN. WEYGAND TAKES BLAME FOR ARMISTICE   First Defense Witness At Trial of Petain Declares Resistance Was Not Possible   ON MILITARY GROUNDS

Blame for Armistice Taken By Weygand   Order to Cease Operations Against U.S. and Britain in Africa Given by Petain to Adm. Darlan, Court Martial Told

First Defense Witness Heard   Wevgand Says Petain Ordered Halt Of Arms Against Allies.

Weygand Assumes Responsibility For French Armistice   First Defense Witness At Petain Treason Trial

Petain Sent Darlan Secret Telegram Claims Weygand.   _ Message Orders Operations Against U. S.. British Cease

SYSTEM 10 SPUR “UES VORUNTEERS   Liberalized Retirement Plan Gets House Unit’s Ap nraval

Army Revises “Point Scores   Enlisted Men With 45 Points Barred From — Foreiqn Duty ~

TROOPS CALLED INTO ACTION IN CHICAGO STRIKE   700 Ready To Act In Walkout That Has Tied Up Food And Materials   ONE. WAR PLANT HAS BEEN CLOSED DOWN

Expect Army Aid In Truck Strike   Troops Encamped On Lake Shore; Food, Vital aterials Tied Up A Week.

TROOPS CALLED IN TRUCK TIEUP   Military Police Camp In Chicago Park As Strike Continues

FEDERAL TROOPS SENT 10 CHICAGO   INTERVENTION EXPECTED MOMENTARILY IN TRUCK DRIVERS’ STRIKE.

POTATO SHORTAGE CAUSED BY DEMAND   No Decrease Noted in Market Shipments

‘KILLED WIFE, BABY,’ MUTE WRITES POLICE   ‘My Wife Never Loved Me, Confession Declares

DEAF MUTE KILLS WIFE AND CHILD   WRITES CONFESSION TO HAMMER SLAYING AT PEABODY, MASS.

Hammer Slaying of Wife and Baby " Confessed in Writing by Deaf Mute

MUTE MURDERS WIFE AND BAB)   iene Lack of Love for  Hammer. Slayings

Confesses Killing Wife And Baby      Mother And Child Killed With Hammer

Deaf Mute Admits He Killed Wife and Child With Hammer  Amateur Boxer Writes Confession aAtter Givina Self Up to Police

Deaf Mute Slays Wife and Infant   Surrenders to Police Afte: Bludgeoning Pair To Death With Hammer.

Deaf Mute Tells Police Of Slaying His Young Wife and Baby Daughter

vy a pees cetone te oe ai. A at AS EP. Carolinas Shiver Under Snow, Ice

Not Much Relief Promised  —— Remains Almost  Paralyzed Over A Large Area Of The Carolinas

Highways Are Dangerous In The Carolinas   Third General SnowFall In Six Days Was Experienced Yesterday

Carrier Force Attacks Three Asiatic Invasion Areas, Blasts Formosa in  Aftermath of Big Indo-China Victory

“lap Defenses freBattered ByBombers   “additional Losses in Indo-China Action Are Listed by Nimitz

390 Miles China C oasthine Hit By U.S. Planes   41 Ships Sunk In Inclo-China  Air Attacks

Attack Possible Asia Mainland  Invasion Areas   Halsey’s Toll In Indo-China Bombings Reache: 41 Sunk Ships, 112 Destroyed Planes And 28 More Ships Badly Damaged.

STALIN IS ELEVATED    Russian, Premier To Newly Created Rank of Generalissimo

Would Quit In Favor Of 11-Year Son   Tokyo Propaganda Broadcasts Build Up Prince Takamatsu

Abdication of Hirohitc Hinted in Broadcast   Would Give Throne to 13-Year-Old Crown Prince Akihito

Hirohito May Abdicate  If Japanese Surrender   Face Saving Act Hinted By Radio; 11-Year-Old Son, Crown Prince Akihito Would Rule With Emperor's Brother, Prince Takamatsu Serving As Regent

ABDICATION OF HIROHITO TS POSSIBLE,   Would Be  Succeeded By 11-Year Old Son

BRIEF CONFERENCE HELD JUST BLEORE CHURCHILL LEAVES   Foreign Secretaries Will Continue to Confer With  Under Secretary   STRICT SECRECY COVER DETAILS  ._ . a ™ ar. 4%  g Serene   May Be Months Before Agreed Upon Plans Are Activated

DRAFT PLAN COMPROMISE IS PROPOSED   VEW Suggests Youth Training From Home Environment

NEW DRAFT PLAN HANDED CONGRESS   VY. F. W. SUGGESTS PEACETIME TRAINING OF BOYS IN HOME ENVIRONMENT.

OFFER DRAFT COMPROMISE   VFW Proposes Compulsory Peacetime Training In Home Environment

Possibility of death in mind, F.D.R. selected Harry Truman. Hannezan tells

‘Truman Picked  By FDR to Seal  Unity, Hannegan Roosevelt Was Awe  AaAtbtiann

3 American Lawyers Quit At Nazi Trial   Charge Prosecutors Not Familiar With Materials Presented

Hess Is Judged Sane; Ruling on Case Scheduled   Maj. Gen. Donovan, Two Colonels Attack Conduct of Hearings

LAWYERS SPLIT ON CONDUCT OF NAZI TRIALS   Gen. Donovan Heads List Of Three Who Quit Prosecution

SEVERAL WITHDRAW FROM STAFF AT NEURNBERG TRIALS AS RESULT OF  CONTROVERSIES

HESS, RULED SANE, EXPECTS DEATH PENALTY   Attorney Says He Is Disinterested in Nuernberg Trial

Handling of Case Hit by Our Counsel   Several Withdraw; Hess Ruled Sane; Austrian Affidavit Barred.

FLEET PROWLS BALIKPAPAN AREA   Planes Blast Borneo Oil Center; Blockade of Jay Waters Tightens

TASK FORCE AS CRUISING : . OFF BORNED   * 7 y NEW LANDING EXPECTED, SOON ON OIL-RICH ISLAND WARSHIPS PENE‘ TRATE STRAIT

More Americans Died Ie World War If Than In Nation's History ,   MARSHALL IN TRIBUTE TO RUSSIA, BRITAIN

Army’ s World War II Battle ‘Deaths Total More Than Five 'Karlior Wars Combined

World War 2 Deaths 4 Times Those of War ]   More Americans Died In Last Conflict than In First Five Wars

OVER 205.000   Figure Four Times Greater Than Losses in War 1, Marshall States

B-29S, MAKE GREATEST FIRE RAID OF THE WAR   Nearly 600 Planes Drop 4,000 Tons of Bombs on 4 Nip Cities

Biggest Fire Strike Levied upon Japan   Record 4,000 Tons of Incendiaries Dropped by 600 B-29s upon Four Important Jap Industrial Towns

Enormous Fires Raging In Japan Mter Huse Rais   Hour Jap Cities And Vast Oil Center Hit By Fleet Of 820 B-29 Bombers   JAP OPPOSITION RATHER SLIGHT

NAVY REVEALS 1322 WARSHIPS EXPAND FLEET   Vast Addition Made Since Middle Of 1940

Wallace Expected To Get Important Cabinet Post  Predictions Made  That He Will Get

OATH T0 TRUMAN; ~ WALLAGE DEPARTS   Vice President Returns toStatus of Common Man Whose Cause He Has Espoused   NEW OFFICE IS EXPECTED

‘Truman Takes Over Office OF  Vice-President   Friends Confident That Wallace Will Be Commerce Secretary.   BOTH MIDW E STERNERS

Wallace kxpected To Get Commerce Secretarvship   Roosevelt Reported To Have Informed Him That He Will Sueceed Jesse Jones: Substitution Would Reverse FDR's Stand Of 18 Months Ago

TRUMAN: TAKES OVER NEW JOB   Wallace Is Private Citizer After Giving Oath to His Successor

Truman Is Given Oath By H. A. Wallace   Plans To Keep Closely In Touch With President

SARIURENERERNEStIE, cinesitn maemeuicnemmanel ‘HAMLET OF BISOPRA TAKEN BY AMERICANS

Bisopra Is ‘Taken by 5th  After Drive   Troops Advance Up Both . Sides of Pistoia-Bologna Highway

Two American ‘Columns Racing  To Take Manila   Two Other U.S. Units Clamp Pincer Jaws On  Canital’s Harbor.

2 Yank Columns Engage In- Race To Take Manila   Advance 57. Miles In Day dn, Speediest Push “Of Entire Luzon Campaign

Yanks Close In On Capital City Of Philippines   Cavairy Division Advances 57 Miles In 24-Hour Period

Japanese Men on Luzon Are  Split. in Half   Three Jap Destroyers Are Sunk or Crippled in TwoDay: Running Battle

American Forces, Spearheaded by Ohio’s 37th Division, Race Toward Philippines’ Capital Against Little Resistance Which Experts Believe Due to Feud Between Nip Army And Navy—Fliers C ontinue To Whittle Enemy Shipping and Air Power

U.S. COLUMNS STAGE RAGE FOR LUZON CAPITAL   1st Division Gains 37 Miles in Day; 37th Only 18 Miles From Manila

2 American Units Racing Upon Manila   Both Moving Rapidly Toward Capital With But Little Opposition

YOUNG MURDER SUSPECT HELD   Larry Theis Nabbed It New York On Murder Charge

Pontiac Murder Suspect Quizzed   Claims Hasn’‘t Been In Michigan Recently

32,000 Tortured Prisoners of Nazis Liberated dee Yanks Take Most Dreaded Murder Camp

AMERICANS FREE 32,000 INMATES OF GERMAN CAMF   ‘Brutal Nazi Garrison Killed or Captured — Trusties Join Yanks in Furious Battle.   GLIMPSE OF HORRORS ANGERS DOUGHBOYS   Hundreds of Bodies Found in Railroad Cars Nearby — Survivors Report 23 900 Died in Prison.

Dachau, Nazi Extermination Camp Freed By Yanks In Furious Battle

SAYS BOOST WOULD RAISE AUTO PRICES   Company Officials Declare  » Request for 30 Pct. In. crease Is “Unreasonable” and Inflationary.   STATEMENT MADE AS PARLEY OPENS   U. A. W. Awaiting “Promised” Counter-Offer — Asserts Negotiations Will Resume Saturday.

Gen. Eisenhower Capper's Choice   Suggests Nomination On Republican Slate

Speculate on Control Plan   Allied Announcement Not Very Enlightening As to Methods

‘See Conflict ‘OverControl In Hun Area   Machinery Set Up By Aled Group Due to Result In Clashes of Personality and WNations’ Policies

ALLIED PRONOUNCEMENT ABOUT GERMANY CONFINED MOSTLY TO MACHINERY FOR CONTROL PLAN

Casualty List   f Will Settlement of Poles Conflict With “No Anexation”— —By J. M. Rob.   Polish Occupation Silesia Is Unsettled

Juncture Effected As Defenders Resist Stubbornly   Soviet Forces Narrow Escape Corridor To Three Miles, Trapping Hordes Of Nazis From Oder to U. S, Pasitions

UNO DELEGATES ARE APPROVED   Final Approval of Senate Is Given After a Two Hour Scrap. °

NAZIS REOPEN WESTERN FRONT OFFENSIVE   Fighting In Blizzard And Zero Weather

Nazis Subject {01st To Heavy Counter-Blows   First Gains Some In Push Against Nose Of Belgian Bulge

Enemy Command Warns MacArthur Only Medium Planes Can Make Landings

ALLIED AIRBORNE  OCCUPATION PARTY  WILL LAND. SUNDAY JAPANESE COMPLAINED  OF REPORTED RUSSIAN AIRBORNE LANDINGS

INTERCEPTED MESSAGE  FROM JAPS'  Predicted. Sunrise Attack On Hawaii And Manila Raid’

Officer Predicted Pearl Harbor Attack in Morning  Intercepted Message Indicated Raid At Sunrise Dec. 7

WARNING NOTE 10 KNOX REVEALED IN “SFERET” REPORT   Captain Kramer's Forecast Based on intercepted Takus Mecsone

Naval Officer Foretold Attack   Knox Told Intercepted Message Foretold Attack On Pearl Harbor

Governor Takes Hand in Strike In Car Industry   Michigan Executive Says Strike Appears to Be Against Government.   Lumber Camps Shut Down by AFL Strike

GOVERNOR SAYS LABOR ROW IS AGAINST GOV'T   Chrysler Officials Will Confer With CIO On Wage Demands

Michigan Governor Orders Probe Of Detroit Strikes   Government Involved  As WLB Directive  Is Center of Case

Five Jap Plane Plants. Attac ked BySuperforts ~   New Censorship: Rule y _Forbids Speculation  *~ On Weight of: Bombload

Navy Arsenal Also Landed Deadly Blow   450 Superforts Are Used In Six-Way Raid

Five Aireraft Plants, Arsenal B-29 Targets   Six-Way Attack Made On Industries Of Japan   Demolition Bomb: Fall By Thousands On War Plants

450 Bombers Hit War Plants Naval Arsenal   Demolition Bombs Rained on Japs’ Inland Seca Base

Navy Arsenal Caught in Ist 6-Way Attack   Japanese Claim 26 of 450-Plane Force Shot Down

Honshu Factories Are Bombed By B-29’s   112 Square Miles of Jap Principal Industrial Cities Have Been Razed, Is Report

B-29’s in New Raid On Japan   5 Aircraft Plants, Naval Arsenal Are Today's Taracts

REICH MONEY TYCOONS HELD AS CRIMINALS   CONQUESTS OF NAZI PARTY FINANCED BY ‘BIG SIX’

GERMAN BANK HEADS JAILED   Twenty-One Are Taken Into Custody for Probable War Crime Trials

24 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH NEAR BURBANK   21 of Victims Were From Armed Forces —Cannot Yet Tell if There Were Any Survivors.

23 Killed in Plane Crash  American Airlines Ship Crashes Near Burbank; AY mm Pew! Mead

Passenger Plane Missing In . Big California Vale   24 Persons Are Aboard Air Liner

Airliner With 24 Aboard Wrecked In California; 11 Army Flyers Die

21 SERVICEMEN DIE IN CRASH   Airliner Cracks Up Near Burbank, Three Crewmen Killed

24 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH   Passengers All Are Armed Service Members

24 Killed in Airliner Grash   21 Service Personnel, 3 Civilians Die in California Crash

24 Lose Lives In West Coast Airliner Crash   21 Service Men Among Victims Of Air Traaedy

—PLANE CRASH.  MISSING CPLINE ‘FOUND WRECKEL   Fate Of 21. Passengers, 3 Crew Members On Airliner Not Known.

Twenty-F our Die In Plane Crash In Foe   Transcontinental Airliner Cracks Up Near Terminal On West Coast

24 KILLED IN AIRLINER. CRASH   Big Airplane Falls Near Burbank, Cal.

PLANE CRASH ‘ON MOUNTAIN   AIRLINER THAT, COULD NOT LAND BECAUSE OF FOG "WRECKED NEAR  AIRPORT

THE WAR TODAY —      J: M. RO ERTS, Jr.  (Substituting, for ws ws ‘Nan pacie)

Germans Under Attack On 1,500 Mile Front— —By J. M. Roberts (/  Next Few Days To Show Nazi Defense Power

The War Today   Hitler’s Clock Running Down Ae Rattle for Rerlin Nears

ANTI-POLL TAX FILIBUSTER DUE   Southern Senators Prepare To Fight House Measure

R. BECKHAM KILLED NEAR METCALF   St. Louis Man Had Been Stationed Here Last Two Weeks

Nuernberg, Rail Junction, Pounded By U.S. Warplanes   Nazi Aerial Resistance Lacking but Ack-ock Intense _

NUERNBERG HIT BY AMERICAN ARMADA   900 Flying Fortresses Deliver Heavy Daylight Attack .

00 U. §. PLANES — BLAST NUERNBERG   SIXTEEN BOMBERS, 23 FIGHTERS LOST IN ATTACK ON \ NAZI RAIL CENTER.

PLANES POUND AT NUERNBERG   16 Bombers, 23 Fighters of Armada Lost in Blow At Vital Junction

Armor Strikes Toward Center  Of Rhine City   Bulk Of German Garrison Has Fled. Leay ing Scattered Guard In Ruins

Germans Flee Rhineland City Leaving Only Small Rear-Guard; Americans Prepare For Crossing

Only Seattered German Rear Guard Were Left In The Ruins   RHINELAND BATTLE IN FINAL STAGE   Allied Armies In Possession OfF'100 Miles Of Rhine’s West Bank

Advance Infantry And Armored Units Find Nazis Have Fled City   Push Toward Center Of Rhineland Fortress With Little Opposition; Main Bridges Actoss i River Blasted By Germans

WOMAN'S CLUB MEMBERS GIVE FINE PROGRAM   West Concord Women Give Portrayal of Old Concord at Meeting

BLOOD OF AMERICAN MESS SERGEANT MAY SAVE LIFE OF TOJO  » ANOTHER OF JAPAN’S WAR LORDS REPORTED HAVE SUICIDED TODAY

Sugiyama, Former War Minister, Kills Self: Others Sought; Tojo Much Better

Top Men. “Wanted” By U.S.   Another of Japan’s War Lords Commits Suicide While Tojo Seems Likely to Live

GEN. SUGIYAMA KILLS SELF AS YANKS HUNT 47   Former Premier Tojo Rallies After Receiving  Blood From Gl

Jap Field Marshal Takes Own Life To Escape Allied Net   MacArthur Pushes Roundup Of Nipponese War Lords; Jap Premier Calls Cabinet Session; Tojo May Live After Yank Donates Blood

indonesians Are Retreating From Kuimed Soerabaja   Fresh Fighting Flares In Batavia

Batavia Scene Of New Battle   Natives Abandon Last Soerabaja Stronghold

British Punjab Troops Rall At Least 50 Patriois Ip Batavia: RocketFiring  Mosquitos Strike for First Time.

Indonesians ‘Quit Soerabaja   Rocket-Firing Mosquito Planes Destroy Radio Stations

PART OF INDONESIANS QUIT TORN SOERABAJA   Fighting Flares Anew Along Batavian Front, However

INDONESIANS IN FLIGHT IN JAVA   Reported Retreating From Soerabaja As_ Fighting Flares Anew In Batavia.

Chiang Kai-Shek Creates Supreme Economic Council To Bring Order   Fighting in Batavia

EUROPEANS NOT TO RECIEVE UNLIMITED  SUPPLIES OF FOOD   U. S., Britain and Canada Place Needs for Pacific Struggle First

GOVERNMENT ACTS TO EXPAND 946 SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION   ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO INCREASE SUGAR PRODUC. TION IN LIGHT OF PRESENT SHORT SUPFLY

SUGAR BEET CROP. INGE AGE IS FOREGAS   SUPPLIES OF TABLE LUX.  URY MAY DROP 25 PER CENT.   3.000.000 Tons Short   Situation Remains Tight East of Mississippi—Western States Have Fair Quantity.

Police Batter Into Shefayim In Jerusalem   - 15 Settlers Unofficially --Reported Wounded in Fight

BRITISH INVOKE CURFEW ALONG PALESTINE COAST   Fourteen Police Wounded in Jewish Attacks on Police Stations

VOIDS APPOINTMENT   New Bloodshed In Palestine  Stefaym Is Scene of

Police Fight Jews With Batons, Gas   Curfew Is Enforced On Large Section Of Palestine Coast

Police Batter Into Eneireled Jewish Area   Armed Jews Wounded 14 Of ficers In Attacks On Coas! Guard Stations.   CURFEW. PREVAILS

Enter fhefayim, One of Three Sections Surrounded * Sunday, After Armed Jews Fired on Coast: Guard Sta-

2 Dead, 30 Hurt In Palestine   Troops, Police Batter Way Into Settlement Of Shefayim

PILOT ESCAPES CRASH   Suffers Wrenched Back in Parachuting From Plane

Molotov Promises Russians Atomic Energy In Speech For Anniversary

Reds Promised Atomic Energy   Molotoy.Says Atom Bomb Knowledge Cannot Be  Kept Secret ss

Molotov Claims Russians Also Will Have Use Of Atom Secret   Soviet Leader Says Soviets Will Have Atomic Energy; Urges Cooperation Among Allies To Keep World Peace

RUSSIA TO GET ATOMIC ENERGY   Bomb Can Not Be Kep: Secret, Says Molotov As Crowd Cheers

REDS 10 UNCOVER THE ATOM SECRET, MOLOTOV ASSERTS   Foreign Commissar Says Bomb Must Not Be Used by Nations in Political Play for Power.   CALLS FOR ALLIED CONTROL OF JAPAN   Declares Only Joint Efforts of Three Great Powers Can Secure Victory Over Fascism.

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Atomic Secret Cannot Be Kept Molotov States   Russian Foreign Commis sar Calls for Allied Control of Japan

SAYS SOVIET UNION TO HAVE ATOM ENERGY   Molotov - Asserts That Secret of A-Bomb Cannot Be Kept

Atomic Energy Promised for Russians  Molotov Says - Secret   Molotov Says Secret Cannot Be Kept

Will Complete: Plan Schedule   Send Men Home Within 90 Days After V-E Day

U.S., England And Soviet To  Swap Views   Conference Follows Lead Pointed Out By lruman To Control Atom.

SECRETARIES OF BIG THREE WILL MEET IN MOSCOW   Atomic Energy Is Listed Fo. Discussion By Ministers

ATOMIC POWE TOPS LIST AT BIG 3 PARLEY   Byrnes, Bevin, Molotov _ to Convene in Moscow  _ Dec. 15 on Problems

MOSCOW SESSION FOR MINISTERS SET FOR BIG 3.   Russia Included In Atem Discussions; Plan Other Points

BIG THREE TO. HOLD ATOMIC CONFERENCE   U.S. Takes Lead in Erasing Threat of Atomic Warfare

Russians Pou Across Oder   Reds Have ‘Remagen’ Of Own, Says Berlin; Aftocks in Waves

[Nature Of Structure Not Disclosed, Kussiars May Have Captured Solid Structure Similar   To Remacen   FRANKFURT, KUESTRIN  ATTACKED REPEATEDLY

Pour Across Under Attack, Report Admits   Transocean Reveals Key River Spanned 33 Miles from Berlin

Soviets Bridge Oder   Reports Do Not Show If Span  Is Permanent Or Pontoon Structure

Reds Attacking Repeatedly In Massive Assault Waves   25 SOVIET ARMIES PREPARING ASSAULT   Russians Plunged Wedges Deep In German Defenses

NAZIS SAY 25 RED ARMIES IN. GERMANY   Russians Silent On Progress West Of Oder River

Soviets Have Thrown  Bridge Over River Danzig Suburbs Linder Gun Fire   Moscow Silent On Soviet Column Advancing On  Berlin Main Road

SAY RUSSIANS CROSSING ODEF   Pouring Over Bridge, Nazi Reports Declare

Reds Have Span Across Oder,  Germans Claim   Men, Arms Reported To Be Pouring Over Bridge In Waves

Russia Gains Against Nazis  Qn All Fronts   Principal Battles Rage Along Baltic And East Of Berlin   MOSCOW IS) SILENT   Hills Between Kuestrin And Frankfurt Are Scene Of Fight

Russians Hammer At Danzig, Gdynia And Koenigsberg   No Word On Progress Of Berlin-Bound Red Armies

SAY RUSSIANS POURING OVER IN HUE WAVES   ~ Prepare for Action ~ Along Kuestrin,  Frankfurt Lines -

4 Key Towns in East Prussia Fall to Drive   Poznan Flanked, Zhukov’s Army Reaches Brandenburg

Russians Storm Konigsberg, Elbing; Bitter Fighting For Poznan Reported By Moscow

REDS ISOLATE NAZI UNITS IN EAST PRUSSIA   Soviet Forces Closing Pincers on Poznan in Heavy Fighting

Russians Close On Breslau   Four Approaches te Konisberg Gaptured by Red Forces

EAST PRUSSIA CUT OFF WITH GREAT BATTLES RAGING WHILE THREAT TO BERLIN INCREASES

Germans Isolated }  Reds Nearer Berlin   Russians Invade Brandenberg Province; Breslau, Metropolis Of Sifesia, Cut Off; Poznan Ontflankead Ry Saviat Caolimne

REPORT SOVIETS NEARING BORDER OF BRANDENBURG   BERLIN, CAPITAL OF PROVINCE, 125 MILES FROM LINE

Germans Claim Red Army Forces Enter Brandenburg   Four Towns Near Konigsberg Fall Stalin Announces

Reds At Edge Of  Berlin’s Province   Soviet Forces Begin Task Of Wiping Out Germans Cut Off In East Prussia; Storming Konigsberg, Elbing

Russians Cut Otf German Area   ROAD TO BERLIN IS REDUCED BY RED ARMIES

GERMANS PUT REDS 91 MILES FROM BERLIN   East Russia Sealed Off,  Soviets Storm Konigs berg, Elbing

—~RASTERN FRONT W—   Brandenburg Province Is Facing Threat Of  Soviet Invasion —

German Forces Cut Off in East Prussia as Red Army Pushes Toward Konigsberg

Soviet Reports Flatly Isolation Of Home of Junkers; Stalin Tells Capture of Forts Before Konigsberg

Berlin Capital of Area in Which Russian Forces Are Now Attacking — Four More East Prussian Towns in Konigsberg Vicinity Are Captured,

Russians Surge Near Border Of Brandenburg; Big Bates In Progress Near Poznan   ‘Communications With Bresian Cat Oth Reds Lauach All-Out Drive To Take © * Kenlachera. German faurcex Clatma

Reach Baltic  lo Cut Off Last Prussia   Stab Over Border In Brandenburg Province Frontier

Red Army Forces  Near Brandenburg  Border, Say Nazis Russian Advances  me em oe te   Russian Advances Continue With Unabated Fervor

COAST GIT TO AE STORMED      Stalin Announces Capture of 4 Towns on Approaches To Cities.   HARD FIGHT FOR POZNAN

Believe 25 German Divisions Cut Off In East Prussia   Other Reds Stream Past Poznan Toward Border of Brandenburg, Berlin's Province

24 German Divisions Isolated   White Russian Army Smashes to Bay of Danzig; Other Forces Near Brandenburg Line

EAST PRUSSIA CUT OFF FROM GERMAN ARMY   Russians Only 125 Miles From German Capital

Russian Tanks to the South Were Placed by a German Broadcast Close to Border of Brandenburg.   PROVIDENCE OF BERLIN IS CAPITAL   ‘Soviets Now Starting Grim Task of Storming Konigs berg and Elbing, Cen ter of Resistance.   BULLETIN

West Bank of Roer Cleared By First and Ninth Armies; Soviets Press Nearer Berlin   New German Offensive in Alsace Appears to Have Been Brought to Standstill as Reds Acclaim Having Reached the Last Road

Nazis Isolated By Red Forces Moving Ahead   Soviets Near Border Of Brandenburg, Of Which Berlin Capital

Other Russian Ferces 91 Miles  From Berlin   Soviet Tanks Placed By German Broadcasts Close To Border Of Brandenburg Province

Soviets Are Deep in Nazis’ Land   East Prussia Is Held Isolated; Troops Reach Near Capital

Germans Cut Off In East Prussia   White Russian Army Is Only Only 24 Miles From City of Danzig:   STREAM PAST POZNAN   Ground War Is Less Than 100 Miles From the ' Nazi Capital

German Forces Isolated  In East Prussia; Soviets  Approach City of Danzig

RUSSIAN TANKS REPORTED 10 BE APPROACHING PROVINCE IN WHICH BERLIN IS LOCATED   Bitter Fighting Said To Be Taking Place for Poznan, Bydgoszcz and Torun Communication With Breslau Is Severed   KONIGSBERG AND ELBING ARE BEING STORMED

Russian Power Drive Reaches Bay of Danzig   25 Nazi Divisions Estimated Cut Off; Soviet Forces Reported Approaching Brandenburg Province, in Which Berlin Situated.

LARGE NUMBER NAZI ‘TROOPS ISOLATED BY ‘RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.  “* STALIN ANNOUNCES  * "WEEE DITCOTAR A DREY LFAt   ~’ STALIN ANNOUNCES ”’ WHITE RUSSIAN ARMY HAS 'S REACHED BAY OF DANZIG

Wide Mop-up Started in East Prussia Red Army Begins Task of   Red Army Begins Task of  Storming Konigsherg and Elbing   VAST TANK BATTLE   Border of Provinee Is ~ Within 91 Miles of Reich Capital

Russ Pomerania Drive Carries  Ahead 25 Miles   Bublitz, Rummelsburg Reported Reached In  German Communique

Reds Also At Frontier Of Brandenburg   Nazis Admit Foe Near Province Of Which Berlin Is Capital.

With East Prussia Isolated Russians Start Task of Storming Konigsberg and Elbing, Eddy Gilmore Says

Hem In Foe After Drive To Danzig Gulf In Push Up Free State’s Border

Advanced Patrols Less Than 100 Miles from Berlin  City of Breslau

Soviets Flank Poznan, Strike to Reich Line  Hitler Throws Last Air Reserves To. Neofnen nf Facteorn Barder

Nazi Troops Isolated by Red Advance   Germans Place Soviet Tanks Close to Brandenburg Province

Zhukov's Tanks Bypass Poznan   Armor Storms on to Brandenburg Frontier 9] Miles from Berlia

REDS 91 TO 150 MILES FROM BERLIN   Russian Tanks Near Border Of Brandenburg

BERLIN ALSO IS CRACKED   Huge Tank Battle Reported Between Dresden, Neisse

GERMAN UNITS IN PRUSSIA ISOLATED   Approaches To Konigsberg Stormed By Russians   May Be Less Than Hundred Miles From Capital; Breslau Cut Off

Soviet Army Reported Neat Brandenburg   Grim Task Of  Storming Konigsberg ls Now Under Way— Oder Defenses Crack

Russ Nearing Province Of Brandenburg   Reds Driving West, Northwest Of Poznan; Communications To Breslau Severed

ISOLATE NAZIS: BEGIN ADVANCE ON KONISBERE   New Breakthroughs Announced in Area of Poznan, Bydgoszcz

Reds Storm = Key Bastions f Province   Threaten Berlin’s Brandenberg Area; Press On Relentlessly .

Soviets Crack Nazi Lines In Pomerania And On Neisse   German High Command Says Russian Forees Smash Through Toward Baltic, Rolling Up Gains Of 25 Miles: Breakthrough Poses New Threat To Dresden

Reds Break Into Border 97 Miles East of Berlin   Brandenburg Province Frontier Reported . Reached By Soviets

Two U.S. Light Ships Are Sunk by Enemy   Three Others Suffer Damage in 20 Nip Aerial Attacks

Don’t Count German Army Out, Sources Inside Reich Warr   Nazis Believed to Own 1( “V” Weapons”, Gas _ Supplies Adequate

PLAN TOWN OVER ALLIES —      Pinning Hopes On New Weapons And Allied Mistakes

New V Weapons Are Ready to Help Nazis Prolong War  Information Discloses Enemy Will Utilize so E te letae af Alliac

SECRET WEAPON “DISCOVERIES TO _ TOUGHEN NAZIS   ‘Information Reaching Neutral Nation Indicates Germans Still Potent

‘Beaten’ Germans Still Believe They Can Land a Haymaker Somewhere and Some Way

GermansFar From Beaten   New Weapons, Adequate Supplies Point To Long Fight Ahead

INFORMATION FROM INSIDE GERMANY 15 THAT FIGHT NOT OVEI  EQUIPPED WITH NEW WEA PONS NAZI ARMIES CAP. ARLE LONG RESISTANCE

Nazi Secret Weapons New Allied Threat   GERMANS BELIEVED ABLE TO CONTINUE RESISTING FOR MONTHS

‘Dope from Inside Reich Is That Nazis Can Fight on and Believe They Still Can Win

Germans, Armed With New Weapons; Seen Able To Drag Out War For Many Months   Nazis Hope Allied Mistakes, Difficulties Will Lead To Victory

Nazis Capitalizing Allied Troubles  Germans Seem To Think They Possibly Can Win

Nazis, Armed With New Weapons, Are Hopeful Of Prolonging War To Win Compromise Peace

Germans Still Believe They Can Win War   New Weapons Strengthen Germans As Fighting Force, Reports Show

NAZIS BELIEVE STILL CHANGE TO WIN WAF   New Weapons and Disunity of Freed Nations Counted’ Germany’s Aids. t

Nazis Capable’ Of Pr olonging War, Is Belie!   Have Sufficient Gasoline ‘Yo Carry Out Present Baitle Plan, and New... Weanons

New V Weapons Are Ready to Help Nazis Prolong War  Information Disclose: Enemy Will Utilize  Difficulties of Allies

Germans Still Capable Fighting Pmans Ot Capable Pignting Force With Many New Weapons

With Supplies and Men and Secret Weapons, Germany Hopes to Carry On War Indefinitely and Possibly Win

SWISS REPORTS INDICATE MUCH NAZI STRENGTH   German Armies Are Capable of Effective War for Many Months

Foe Capable Of Dragging Out The War   Armed With New Weapons. Germans Find Keeping On Best Policy.   HAVE ENOUGH GAS

Nazis, Armed With New Weapons, Capable of Extending War in Hope Of Winning a Compromise Peac«

Nazis, with New Weapons and Underground Plants Prepared to Fight Many Months, Informant Says

Word From Inside Germany Indicates ‘Nazis Will Continue Formidable Foe

New Weapons Enable Nazis to Drag Out War Toward Compromise Peace   BY THOMAS F. HAWKINS

Germans.Believed to Be Hopeful of Winning War With Number of Secret Weapons Yet to Be Used in Battle

Nazis Given New Weapons, Capable of Dragging Out War ‘In Hopes of Compromise Peace

Germans still Confident That They Will Win   Sources Reveal That Gasoline Supply Is Sufficient, Manpower Available, New Weapons Coming.

Germany May Fieht on for Many Months   Nazis Apparently Still Believe They Can Win the War

New Nazi Weapons, Gas, Manvower ‘Supplies Indicate Prolonged War

New Weapons _ Expand Power   Of Nazi Armie:   Viewed--As Fighting -Force Capable Of Continuing Resistance For. Months

New Weapons Enable Nazis to Drag  Out War Toward Compromise Peace

NAZI ARMIES CAPABLE OF MONTHS OF FIGHTING   Switzerland Hears That Enemy Still Believes It Can Win War

BY DISCOUNTING NAZ} PROPAGANDA:   CERMANS FIGHT ON HOPING FOR NEGOTIATED PEACE

half-dozen independent sources in the Reich stress these factors:

RUBBER PLANT SEIZED BY ARMY   = “at ayya ‘ SOLDIERS: ENDS WILDCAT DETROIT,  STRIKE

Roosevelt Asks Congress Appropriation Of 83 Billions to Meet Budget Needs

BUDGET HELD TO 83 BILLION BY ROOSEVELT   ESTIMATE ON WAR SPENDING HOPES FOR BEST

FDR ASKS 83. BILLIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR   Tentative Budget Sent to Congress by Roosevelt

Initial Budget Calls for Cuts  Of 17 Billions   Vast Expenditure for War Proposed in Roosevelt Finuneial Program      Budget In A Nutshell.

Budget Estimate Points Possible  War Cost Drop  ‘Non-War’ Expense May Boost Guess; Tax Receipts Cut

BUDGET OF $83 BILLION ASKED BY ROOSEVELT   Would Increase Total War Spending Program Through 1946 To 450 Billion

ROOSEVELT PUTS EXPENDITURES IN (946 AT 83 BILLION   Estimates 70 Billion Will Be Needed for War and Remainder for Ordinary Expenses.   SPENDING TO BE LESS THAN IN PRESENT YEAR   Budget Tentative and May Rise or Decline, Depending on Developments on Battle Fronts.

FDR Asks for $3 Billion Dollar Budget   17 Billions Less Than This Year: Public Debt Will Rise to 292 Billions

Decrease In Budget Askec By Roosevelt   War Spending To Be Loraest Single ttem

Soldier, Who Went AWOI For Year but Remained On Post, Is Sentenced

FAILS TO SAVE. VE   Desertion Charge  though Found Near Barrasle  Al.

Nip Camp Head Goes On Trial   Accused Commandant Says He’s Not Guilty Of Atrocity Charges

Police Kill Two Youths in Duel   Chicago Streets Stage for Dramatic Gun Battle: 2 Wounded

TWO YOUTHS KILLED AFTER POLICE CHASE      Two Others Wounded, Fifth One ts Captured By Officers.

TWO YOUTHS DEAD IN PISTOL DUEL   FIVE LOSE RUNNING FIGHT WITHT HREE CHICAGO POLICE

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PLANES SINK JAP WARSHIP   Destroyer and Big F reighter Sent to Bottom, MacArthur Reports

DESTROYER IS SUNK BY HEAVY BOMBERS   £,008-Ton Freighter-Transport Ales Sunk And Two Other Jap Vessels Damared

HITS SCORED ON REMNANTS OF JAP FLEET   DESTROYER IS SUNK; ESCAPE SEALED OFF ON LUZON

JAP DESTROYER SUNK BY AIRMEN   DIRECT HITS MADE ON WARSHIP —SECOND DAMAGED, TRANSPORT SENT DOWN.

Criticize Plans to Split Reich   Occupational Problems Arise;  English Papers Ask Unifige Controt of AH Germany

Boy Who Guessed Surrender Dates _ Again Rings Church Victory Bells

NEW THREAT 10 LABUR BILL RISES   House Liberals to Fight Plans to Restore Anti-Labor Provisions

NO CHANCE JAPS CAN CARRY OUT REVENGE ONU.S.   Country To Be Controlled By Military,  Tonman Save

Chiang Places 1,600,000 Mer in Civil War   U. S. Marines Woundec in Skirmish; Reds Accuse U. &.

DEATH BOMBER   Crewless, Radio - Operated Flying Forts Blasted German Targets

“Death Bombers”, A Top American War Secret, Revealed By AP Reporter

ARE ae PROBLEM. TO LEGISLATURE   Will There be Enough Taxpayers to Bear Load?’

TOYODA LOSES 3NAVAL POSTS   Japs Announce Revision Of Top Commands In Navy

NEW SHAKE-UIP IN JAP NAVY   Adm. Toyoda Is Replaced  In Three Top Fleet  Commands

NEW SHAKE-UP If JAPS’ NAVY POSTS   Vice Adm. Ozawa Replaces Adm. Yoyoda in Three Fleet Commands.

Shift Comes After Losses On Okinawa   Vice Admiral Ozawa Takes Over Posts In Naval Command

Toyoda Removed In Navy Shake-up   Vice Admiral Ozawa Appointed To 3 Highest Jap Fleet Commands.

JAP NAVAL CHIEF LOSES COMMAND   NIP REVERSES RESULT IN IMPORTANT SHAKEUPS BY THE ENEMY

JAP FLEET COMMANDER BOOTED OUT   General Shakeup Follows American @inrece On Sea

Top Jap Admiral Ordered Removed   Ozawa Assumes High Navy Command Post.

Japanese Navy Chief Removed From Command   Admiral Ozawa Named As Successor To Toyoda, Says Broadcast

NAVAL HEAD OF JAPAN REMOVED   General Shakeup Follows American Success in Okinawa

Another Witness Tells of Beatings  Of American Guard House Prisoners

Japs Reported — Quitting Liuchow, Former U. S. Base      2-Pronged Chinese Drive Gains Toward City.

Japanese Quit Liuchow Base   Chinese Attackers Strike At Junetion

Japs Fleeing Chinese Drive  Chungking Says Foe Ie Retrantina Taward

Japs Reported  Leaving Liuchow   Chinese Aim Double Attack at Citv—Push To Pinyang Outskirts

CARRIER RAID ON JAP ISLES NEAR OKINAW:   Sakishima Blasted by U. S. Fleet Task  Force

Carrier Planes Hit Sakishima Islands   Tokyo Says Superforis Resume 24-Hour Attack

Go On and Pay ‘Em For V-J Holiday  WLEB Lifts Lid On Pay For Time Not Worked

CIO Masses For Sti Fight With Truman Regime   Rejects HST Appeal To End Strike, Urges New Labor Party

UAW Read To Reject Appeal   Union And Company Officials Admit New Failure To Settle Dispute

Will Vote  To Reject — His Request   FLINT EMPLOYES OF GM ASK. THAT UNNION BACK. FORMATION OF A NEW LABOR PARTY

Labor Proposes New Political Party After Break With Regime   Flat Rejection Of Administration’s Appeal To End Paralyzing Automotive Strike May Bring On More Labor Complications.

Half Of Men Who Attacked Iwo Were Hit   Loss Among 40.000 Is 4.189 Dead. 15.308 Wounded. 441 Lost

 American Casualties Total 19,938 Iwo Conquest Speeds On Victory

45 Pct. of Marines  Conquering Iwo Killed Or Wounded   Toll Comprises 4,189 Dead, 15,308 Injured, 441 Missing

45 Per Cent of Iwo Yanks Die, Injured   MARINE CASUALTIES TOTAL 19,938, ONE EVERY TWO MINUTES

BATTLE OF  TWO JIMA IS ENDED.   45% Of Ma Marines In Battle Were Casualties

JAPANESE AIRMEN BLAST OKINAWA   AMERICAN AIFFIELD SUIGHTLY DAMAGED—704 MORE. NIPS CAPTURED.

JAP RAIDERS HIT OKINAWA   Small Aerial Attacks On Isle Cause Minor Damage at Airfields

OKINAWA YANKS CAPTURE 8,696   Mop-Up Of Island Ruins Continues; Enemy Bombs Airfield

FOUR AERIAL ATTACKS BY JAPS ON OKINAWA   Some Minor Damafe To American Airfield Installations Report. ed By Nimitz

F DR to Ask Service Law Of Congress   Growing Opposition May Bring Special Mannower Messave

President Calls Top Military, Congressional Leaders to Parley On Nation's Manpower Situation

FDR Meets On National  Work Law   High Military Officials, Congress Advisors Are Present at Parley

Warren Elected Baptists’ Head   Convention Votes Down Assumption Of Debt On Baptist Hospital

Warren Elected ‘New President  OF N. C. Baptists   Wake Forest Religion Schovl Proposal Postponed.

CITY TO OBSERVE THURSDAY HOLIDAY   Stores and Offices Will ~ Close; Four Day Shutdown at S.0.W.   SCHOOLS OUT. 2 DAYS

STORES TO CLOSE   Most of Lawrence Offices  Will Also Observe  Labor Day

CRUSH UPRISING IN ARGENTINE   Military Government Arrests 2 Generals-

ARGENTINA HALTS ANOTHER‘REVOLT’   CONFUSION STILL BREWS, HOWEVER, REPORTS STATE

Bataan Survivor Reports with 2,500 Native Guerillas from Central Luzon

PRESIDENT WILL BE 63 TUESDAY   BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM NATION MAY BE FULL MILE OF DIMES

Looks Like Five Million in ‘March’   Plan Celebration With Screen, Stage, Radio Stars Pouring Into Washington

MES’ MAY BE FR’S GIFT   Capital Plans Two-Day Celebration for Roosevelt’s Birthday.

Navy Bringing Family Of.Veteran to See Him   “Sailor Wins: Fight to Visit With Wife. and. ‘Babies: Who Are ‘Coming: from: New Zealand

GRAVE OUTLOOK FOR WAR FORCES JAP CABINET OUT   Baron Suzuki, 77-Year-Old Statesman, Regarded o Pre-War ‘Mederate,’ Is  New Premier.

RUSSO-JAPANESE NEUTRALITY TREATY DENOUNCED TODAY   THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CAME SOON AFTER FALL OF .KOISO GOVERNMENT

U. §. Warships In Area Hit By Jap Planes   Ground Forces Aim at Island's Central Airfield

ADVANCE ON IWC SLOWED: MANILA JAPS HANG ON   Nimitz “st mates 385 Yan!.s Kiled 4,163 Wounded on Iwo

1108 WOUNDED   Japs Stage First Air Attack on U. S. Fleet Forces

AVANCE ONIWO SLOWED; MANILA 1s HANG ON.   _ Nirhitz “sctmates 385 Yants Kil-ed. 4,163 Wounded on Iwo

TRAITOR QUISLING. REPORTED SHOT   NORWEGIAN SAID TO HAVE BEEN PUT TO DEATH IN  AKERSHUS FORTRESS.

FIRING SQUAD ENDS CAREER OF CRIMINAL   Thousands of Deaths Blamed to Premier Of Country

Quisling Executed By Firing’ Squad   Hated Traitor Shot To Death at Fortress*s

Vidkum Quisling Executed Today By Firing Squad   Secrecy Surrounded Execution Of Traitor;  Brain To Be Studied

QUISLING DIES FOR TREASON   Life Of Norway’s Traitor Snuffed Out By Firing Squad, Report Says

Appointment Of Delegate Is Debated   Geme Charter Foes Would Cark Representative's  Paewer an Cauncil

WORLD COUNCIL DETAILS ARGUEL   Sen. Connally Holds U. S Delegate Needs No Conaressional Act

Motorists Warned Of Heavy Threat Of Holiday Deaths   Director Lists Bad Tires, Careless Drivina- Alcoho :

Veterans Job Rights Issue  Said Muddle   Selective Service  Running ‘Hog Wild, Says VEW Counsel Legion Backs Hershe

VEW Counsel Says Selective Service s Going “Hogwild”’ on ’Super-Seniority’

Draft Rulings Called Unfair By VFW Chief   James Cannon Says Se lective Service Overdoes Outlined System

Vet Leader Hits Selective Service  Scores Interpretatior Of Seniority Clause

VFW Leader Assails Hershey Policy on Jobs   Calls It Confusing, But Legion Supports Selective Service

Propogandist Falls Before Firing Squad   WIESBADEN COURT HEARS OF DEATHS IN INSANE ASYLUM

Execute French Lord Haw Haw   Pays With Life For  Treasonable Acts —

RUSSIA ENTERS AUTO BUSINESS   New 5-Year Plan To Give U.S. Competition For World Markets

RULES ANNCUNGED FOR WAGE HIKES   Prices Are to Be Adjusted ir Cases Within Scope of Federal Formula

British Issue Death Threat to Rioters In City of Tel Aviv   Unruly Crowds Once Again Storm British Buildings

NEW FIGHTING BREAKS OUT IN PALESTINE   One Person Is Reported Killed, Two Wounded, as Police Open Fire on a Group of Rioters in Tel Aviv.

Warning Issued In All-Jew‘jsh City of Tel Aviv, Where Demonstrations Breakout Anew

LARGE-SCALE STREET DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEL AVIV THURSDAY  THOUSANDS OF RIOTERS MILLING IN STREETS: IN DEFIANCE OF ORDERS

British Hand Warning to Zion Rioters   Punishment by Death Is Threatened as Trouble Flares Anew in Jewish City of Tel Aviv

Death Notice Given Rioters In Tel Aviv   British Official Issues Warning After Jews Defy Curfew Orders, Fired On

Warn Palestine Rioters Punishment Is Death As One Is Killed, 50 Injured -

Death Warning Is Issued to All. Palestine Rioters      One Is Killed,’ 50: Hui  Today in Defiance of *  Curfew;:Property Attacked

Death Threat to "Jewish Rioters  est Mev ° to cnd * Palestine Disorder

—PALESTINE— New Riots  Are Raging In Tel Aviv  ‘One Killed. As Jew Defy British Order

DISORDERS CONTINUE IN TEL AVIV   ‘Punishment By Death’ Warning Issued: 3 Killed

British Troops Storm Mobs; 1 Dead,50 Hurt   Demonstrations Br eak Out for Second Day in Tel-Aviv, Palestine

Tel Aviv Riot Fatal to Trio; 77 Wounded   Mobs Apply Torch And Stone Police; Arabs Rebuff U. 5.

Death Is Decreed For Rioters By British Chief  More Demonstration: Are Reported

British Open Fire On Palestine Jews   Disorders Continue Late Into Second Day As Jews, Defying Curfew Restrictions, Mill Through Streets; Buildings Fired

Punishment By Death Decreed  One Killed, 50 Hurt in Tel Aviv Rioting

TEL AVIV RIOTERS. CET. “PUNISHMENT 'BY DEATH” DECREE   Brit Commissioner. For Pales'  tine Gives Warning in Al: Jewish City Following Fatal Street Demonstrations

I iritish Order ‘Death For Jews iIn Demonstration   3 Killed. Nearly 100 Jn© jured As British Troops Fire Inte Unruly » Crowds At Tel Aviv.

Threaten Death For Rioter: In All-Jewish Tel Aviv As Thousands Mill In Streets

Warning Given To Rioters In All-Jew City   ‘Punishment By Death’ Says British Acting High Com . . eiktecimmar   RIOTS IN TEL AVi¥

Jews Face  Death Threat   Britain Gives Warning As Riots Continue To Grow in Palestine

One More Killed, 50 Others Injured as Thousands Throng Streets in Protest

BRITISH ISSUE DEATH THREAT AN PALESTINE   One Killed, 50 Hurt in Demonstrations in  Tel Aviv

British Inreaten Death For Riots In Palestine  Jews Demonstrate At Tel Aviv Against

 Known Dead, 50 Hurt As Thousands Defy Curfew Ordered By British

RIOTERS FACE DEATH PENALTY   One Killed, 50 Injured Ir Second Day of Disorders Throughout Palestine

‘Punishment By Death’ is Order Issued  Unruly Crowds in Jewish City Stone British Ruildino<

ONE KILLED, 50 HURT TODAY IN JEWISH RIOT   British: Commissioner ‘Issues “Punishment By. Death. Warnina

Jewish Mobs Roam Tel Aviv   Set Buildings Afire, Challenge Soldiery

Jewish Ricters Get Punishment ‘By Death Warning   Defiance of Curfew Order Brings Strict Measures; Report Y Killed. 50 Injured

RIOTS IN PALESTINE BREAK OUT   British Fire Into Ranks of Jewish Groups

BRITISH WARN JEWISH RIOTERS   DISORDERS BREAK OUT TO PROTEST POLICY

Britain Decrees Death Penalty In  Jewish Riotings   Three Killed, 50 Hurt In Fresh Outbreaks Against Control Of  Palestine

Pe ant Sa eT SE A TERALEA PEED SRTTIRA NE REO REIS NESTS TE SNE ST OA Se DE NTRS SNE SLO  List Pricing Methods For Reconversion Goods

Fighter Planes Smash at Nagoya, Osaka   American Cruisers and Destroyers Which Bombarded Entrance to Tokyo Bay Met With No Resistance

Japs Fail To Put Up.  Resistance   Tokyo Looking For New Naval Bambardments

Enemy Gave No Resistance in Recent Attacks   Damage Admitted as Japs Report Plenty Of Scrap Iron Now

NIMITZ GIVES FIRST REPORT ON SEA BLOW   Found No Jap Ships In Thursday Raid, Admiral Says

Jittery Tokyo Acknowledges New Naval Bombardment to Be Expected at Any Time Sut Doesn't Know Where Mighty Fleet is

Secrecy Hides Moves of Battle Fleet   Vital Industry Areas Are Burned Out, Fighter Pilots Say

ADMIRAL MAKES FIRST STATEMENT ON BOMBARDMENT   Radio, Radar and Other Installations Hit After Which Fleet Retired Without Incident.   NIPPON RADIO LOOKS FOR NEW ONSLAUGHT   Predicts Blows Will Be Dealt New Areas and Calls on People to Remain Vizeilant,

Bombard Cape Only 55 Miles From Tokyo   No Jap Opposition, Nimitz Reports; Air Pounding Continues To Rip Enemy

Attack On Tokyo Bay Made Without Resistance Of Any Sort   Jittery Enemy Sees New Strike      Radio Silence Shrouds Movements Of Armada Prowling Off Jap Islands

FLEET STRIKE AT TOKYOBAY IS UNOPPOSED   SILENCE INDICATES NEW NAVAL BLOW IMMINENT

Cruisers and Destroyers Patrol Outer Tokyo Bay Without Finding Any Enemy Shipping; Japs Expect New Blows

Hitler Death Proof  - Scouted By Russian May Be Alive, General  Avers -

22 AIR OFFICERS AND MEN KILLED IN "PLANES COLLISION  ACCIDENT HAPPENED ; LAST NIGHT JUST OFF “ CORPUS CHRISTI

Two Big Planes Collide   Planes Collide Over Bay Early Thursday Night

Atom Bomb H elp Urged  Tn Con oress   Senators Told There Is No Possibility Of Permanently Keeping Secret

Atomie Bomb Repercussions Are Continued   Felt At Joint Hearing Of Senate Commerce, Military Committees.   ‘WAR I8 NOT OVER

Can’t Keep Atom Secret, Scientists Tell Lawmakers   Urge Support of Aid to Research Proposal; Congressmen Grope for Answers to Many Big Issues of Day

Repercussions of The Atomic Bomb Continue in Cong.   Says No Chance Of Permanently Keeping Secret

Urge Support of Aid to Research Proposal; Congressmen Grope for Answers to Many Big Issues of Day -

JOINT SESSION ON BOMB HEARS TWO SCIENTISTS   Rapid Advance of Russian Science Teld By Dr Langmuir; May Outdistance U_ 8.

113 Pet. Boost In Vets’ Funds  Recommended   House Groups Sends  $3,2 18,808,000 Bill to Floor to Finance More Than Score of Agencies

June 1 Deadline Set By United  Nations Parley   Compromise Formula Solves Dispute Over Regional Systems

COMPROMISE CLEARS AIR AT CONFERENCE   Latin Americans Okay Supreme World Group

Parley Leaps Hurdle Over Region Plans   Latin American Group  Agrees To Linkup With Powers   TO SPEED SESSION   Leaders Again Hope For Adjournment  Bv lune l

Compromise Formula On. Regional Security. -Svstems Is Reported —

S. F, Conference Sets June 1 For Adjournment   Compromise Formula Solves Dispute  Over Security Plans

FRISCO MEET MAY ADJOURN ON JUNE 1   / Way: Cleared by. ~New Compromise Agreement

Efort Will Be Made to End United Nations Conf. by June 1   Regional Security Systems Squabble Is  Ganenad fies fase tae

END OF PARLEY JUNE 1 SOUGHT   Agreement Is Reported On Inter-American Pact

WAR TODAY   Allies On Both West and East Fronts In Position For Final Surge Taio Heart Of Reich T°

NAZI PROPAGANDIST ADMITS GERMANY HAS NEVER BEEN IN SUCH A DESPERATE SITUATION

 Reich Leaders Realize Allied Noose is lightening— —By DeWikt Mackenzie (?  Germans Now Singing “Don't Fence Me In”

Wainwright In Manila on Way to Tokyo   Philippine Leaders In Great Turnout To Welcome Hero

Gen. Wainwright BackIn City He Witnessed Fall   Returns To Manila On Way To Tokyo To Be On Hand For Surrender Of Japs

Wainwright,  On Way To Japan, Is Much Moved By Evidence Of America’s Micht

LT. GEN, WAINWRIGHT  ARRIVED IN MANILA  ON WAY TO JAPAN THRILLED AT VAST AMER  ICAN MILITARY MIGHT CHOWN ISLANDS CAPITAL

Wainwright Shaken as he Visits Manila   Welcomed on Behalf of Allies And_ Philippines

Wainwright Is Back In Manila   Greeted By American, British Officers And President Osmena.

Wainwright On Way To Tokyo   Hero of Corregidor Sees Different Manila With Staff

Wainwright Visibly Shaken by Return To Historic Manila   Says He ‘Wouldn't Recognize’ it, Allied Might So Overwhelming

END BLOCKADE OF BIG PLANT   LEADERS “OF FORD MOTOR STRIKE AT. WINDSOR BOW: . 10 MAYOR'S ULTIMATUM.

JAP INVASION CAN BE STAGED   Marines’ New Leader Says It’s Question Of ‘Wading In’

CAN INVADE JAPAN WITH NO TROUBLE?   GEIGER SAYS LANDING POSSIBLE ANY TIME U. S. WANTS TO MASS FORCES.

~ “With No Trouble at All” Geiger Says U.S. jill at Pw Time to Launch Jap Invasion

BIG INVASION AGAINST JAPS CAN BE STAGEL   Landing In Japan Proper Needed To Finish War, Geiger Says   ENEMY TROOPS ARE COWARDS AT HEART

American Assault Forces Swarm Over Two More Islands in the Philippines

Japs Quitting In Philippines   Yanks Take Negros, Caballo in Stride

Hearings To Open On Housing "Czar" Pian      Representative Patman Will be the First Witness

Japs Report Allied Fleet Off Balikpapan Growing, Gettino Ready for Tandino

NAZIS: CAUGHT THYING TO GET AGHOSS RHINE   ‘Army Men Believe Germans  5   Wil Make Lest Siend on West Bank.

FN POSTHUMOUSLY   Lieut. Arnold Waterbury of Akron Died In Action ~ July 7.1944 -

SILVER STAR IS AWARDED AFTER SOLDIER’S. DEATH   Wife Of Lt. Arnold §S. Waterbury Is Notified By Adjutant General

Ex-U.S. Judge Denies Fraud   Government Charges “Corrupt? Decisions

SHOCKING CASES OF TAX EVASION   Treasury Investigation Shows  Many Instances

FIND MANY TAX EVADERS   “Shocking,” Says Morgenthau of Treasury's Discoveries

EDUCATION HOLD IMPORTANT PLACE IN MISSOUR   This Is Statement Made t State Teachers By Gov. Donnelly.   IPLEA FOR GOOD SYSTEM   Strongest Bulwark Is a Well Informed and Educated Citizenry.

NAVY ROCKET EXHIBIT DUE.   U. S. Navy Showing Launchers Rockets At Mills

ATTACK OF JAP PLANES IS REPULSED   Break Up Raid of Nip Torpedo Plan«: On Halsey Fleet

Fighters Stop Jap Raid on 3rd Fleet   British and Yanks Down 4 Torpedo Planes

PEARL HARBOR ENTIRELY MAD   FIRST PLACE JAPS HIT HAS BIG CELEBRATION

Struggle  For Control Of Oder   Fierce Fighting May Rage Along Strategic Stream for Many Days: ‘New Drive in Silesia’

Red Artillery Pounds Germans On 60-Mile Line   All Pomerania May Soon Be Cut Off; Berlin Battle Increasing

Lt. Col. Carter Wears Arrowhead  On Service Ribbon   Member of the 36th Division Is Tere for Visit With Relatives, Two Vears Overseas

Bronze Arrowhead to Sgt. A. L. MeNally   For Participation in the Salerno ‘Invasion When He Made D-Day Assault.

MACARTHUR SAYS END OF MANILA BATTLE IN SIGHT   Infantrymen Swarm ‘In From All Sides To , Finish Off Japs   TRAPPED ALONG THE WATERFRONT   Japs Have Suffered More Than 68,000 Casualties In Five Weeks

Nichols Field, Cavite Are in U.S. Hands   Japs Indiscriminately Murdering Filipinos

NICHOLS FIELD, CAVITE NAVAL BASE CAPTURED   Doomed Japs Write Off Three  Year Stay In Last Orgy Of Blood And Fire

Doomed Japs Launch Orgy Of Bloodshed   Trapped Garrison Fires Residences In Native Section

MacArthur  Says End of Battle Near   Doomed Japanese Spread Terror Through Maniia

AMERICANS sLOSING IN JN ENEMY   battle For Manila I: Near End; Streets Are Barricaded

ARTHUR SEES EARLY END 10 MANILA FIGHT AS YANKS COP CAVITE   Japanese Massacre Civilians In Orev

MacArthur Say: End of Battle For City Near   Cavite Naval Base, Nich. ols Field Back in Hands Of Americans

CAVITE BACK IN HANDS OF. AMERICANS    MacArthur Says End of Manila Battle in Sight

End aM é. Battle In- be ~ At, Says MacArthur   Japanese Have Suffered 68,000 Casualties In Campaign For Luzon .

YANKS TAKE CAVITE AND AIR FIELD   Japs Massacring Civilians, Burning Old Walled City

TONS OF SHELLS HURLED INTO HAMAMATSU  Senda sk For Ren s Atta cks

ANOTHER HEAVY BLOW GIVEN TO JAP HOMELANE   AMERICAN ANS ENGLISH WAR. BINIPS HiT 34 PAN ANOTHIY : ‘BLOW NARPLANES: MIE:

OTHERS TO BE SPLIT UP FO ~ AEPARATIONC   Army Gov't Plans Smashing Death Blow at Huge Farbentrust.

Munitions Plants  Ordered BlownUp   Will Smash Germany's War-Making Potential

TO BLOW UP FIVE GERMAN ARMS PLANTS      Other Industrial Plants To Be Seized As Reparations

3FARBENPLANTS TOBE DESTROYED   ~ Nazi Munitions Plants Wil Be Blawn TJ,

US To Blow Up Three German  Munitions Plants   Five Industries For Reparations

Other Plants To Be Dismantled, Shipped Away   Will- Be Taken For Reparation To Allies

ORDER THREE PLANTS BLOWN IP IN GERMANY   Part Of Allied Program 1 Smash War-Making Potential

Attack Follows Mighty Blows By Naval Units   450-500 Superforts Hurl Fire in 460-Mile Stretch Of Jap Homeland

Battleships Spearhead’ The Attack   Three Cities Virtually Wiped Out By Joint As. sault; Korea and Sing. apore Heavily Bombed

152 MORE SHIPS AND 133 PLANES ARE DESTROYED   People Clamor for Mikado’s Government To Take Steps To End Devastation

Homeland Steel Centers Admitted Ruined by Fire Of Battlewagons of Yanks

NAVAL GUNS WRECKED TWO BIG STEEL CITIES ON JAPAN HOMELAND   CARRIER AND LANDBASED PLANES BLAST ENEMY OBJECTIVES

Japanese Return Only Feeble Fire   Fleet Virtually Demolishes Two Industrial Centers And Carrier Planes Burn Third City To Ground

U.).Fleer And Carriers  8. Poanssa   Task Force Withdraws, Tokyo Says

Nipponese Lose (52 Ships and 133 Aircraft   General Says 3,000 Planes Can Hit Japs _[n One Day

TOKYO EXPECTS FLEET TO OPEN NEW ASSAULTS   Steel Plants Are Crippled In Two-Day Attack By Battleshins, Planes

Bad Weather Gives Japs Respite From U.S. Naval Assault   Two Cities Razed, Foe Loses Many Ships, Planes

Big Task Fleet Withdraws After Shelling Japan   Japs Clamor For Action To Stop Bold U. S. Blows

UL S. WARFLEET TO WITHDRAW   Air-Sea Raids Leave Two  Jap Cities Destroyed, — 152 Ships Sunk 

Big Guns of Powerful Third Fleet Wreck Two Steel Producing Cities in Homeland

knemy Made no Attempt to Fight Back Although Task  Foree Drew ge

152 Nip Vessels Sunk in Gie  Sea, Air Blows      Warships Level Two Oil Centers; Aircraft Burns Out Another; Tokyo Says 2500 Planes Participate in Raids; That Navy Withdraws

LASH 460-MILE STRETCH ALONG ENEMY’S COAST   First Raid Carried Out Under Command of Gen. Spaatz

192 NIP SHIPS 133 AIRCRAFT DESTROYED   ‘Two Big Steel-Producing Cities Are Wrecked   Keep Up Pressure On Japs; List Battleships Participating In Raid

(Navy Leaves ‘Two Nip Steel ‘Cities Ruined   152 Enemy Ships And 133 Aircraft Destroyed, Damaged.

Sock 4 Cities After Warships And Carrier Planes Destroy 152 Vessels, 133 Aircraft   Bv LEIP FRICKSON   Doolittle’s Outfit Starts Action Soon

DESTRUCTIVE WEEKEND FOR NIPPONESE   Battleship Forces All But Destroy Iron and Steel Center of Muroran On Hokkaido

Fleet Retires After Leveling 3 Jap Cities   152 Enemy Surface Craft Sunk; 2500 Planes Hit Wins

PREDAWN ATTACK OVER 460-MILE AREA REPORTED   Raids Follow Mighty Blow That Frased Three Main Cities

Fleet and Carrier Bombardments Hit Nip Shipping Hard   13 Additional Cities and Towns Bombed, Strafed Over Week End

SHOWER BOMES ON FOUR CITIES   More Than 2,599 Tons of Incendiaries Dropped Over 469-Mile Area.   NAVAL BLOWS CONTINUE

Big Guns Wreck Two Steel Cities   Ships Pulling Away Because Of Bad Weather, Japs Admit

Large Number of Superforts Carry Out Missions from Mariana Bases with 2,500 Tons of Fire.   IMPORTANT PLANTS ARE BOMBER TARGETS

Blasting Of Enemy Home Islands Resumed Before Dawn By 500 B-29s.

TEMPERATURES:   Guns Bombard Two  Industrial Centers   Carrier Aircraft Takes Toll Of-152 Japanese Ships While Battleships Pour Shells Into Iron, Steel Plants

HONSHU Hit BY TASK FORCE IN JAP HARBOR   Land and Carrier Based Aircraft Level Industrial Areas in Three Nippon ese Cities.

Total of 152 of Mikado’s Vessels and 133 Aircraft Were Destroyed or Damaged Over Week-End.   BAD WEATHER FORCES FLEET TO WITHDRAW   Ii Made Further Attack Difficult But Warned They Would Strike Again; Jap‘anese Clamor for Their  Government to Do Qamathing   PTI BTIN,

Powerful Third Fleet Levels 2 Centers Of Oil   Currier Planes Burn Aus other to Ground fn Weekend Attacks and Strike Thirteen Others   152 Enenry Ships Sunk Or Damaged   Jap News Agency Says Flect Has Withdrawn But Warns Tt Might Return At Any Time

5O-Mile Area Pounded During Pre-Dawn Attach  2,500 Tons Bombs _ Dropped On Targets

RED ARMY ADVANCES ON STETTIN   Moscow Announces *‘ Additional Nazi  Encirclements

Encirclement Of 7th German  Force Looms   Hot Armor And Infantry Battles Rave On 40-Mile Oder River Front.

Restaurant Meat Servings Probed  Ration Irregularities Charnod hy OPA

4-Power Court fo Try Nip War Heads   Use Same System « _ That in Germany

COURT EXPECTED TO BE SET UP EARLY IN 194   U.S., Britain, Russia and China to Aid in Prosecution and Australia May Be Given Part,   METHODS TO FOLLOW THOSE IN GERMANY   Washington Is Demanding Vigorous Action, Although Months May Elapse Before Hearings Begin.

Military Tribunal To Try Hiro’s Men   Power Court Forming     me Sun  To Puvish Ri

TOKYO CRIMINAL TRIALS BOOKED   Military ‘Tribunal Will Be Set Up To Punish Jap Big Shots

PAT i STRAIGHT FOR COBLENZ   Now Two Miles From : Saar-Moselle  Junction

Take 23 Towns In Armor-Infantry  Drive On Coblenz   Tanks Rumble Into Saarburg; Yanks Threater Saar Basin In South As Canadians Smash Industrial Ruhr In North.

3rd Army Drives 8 Miles Into Moselle Valley   Speed of Patton’s Advance Recalls His Race Across France; It Is Believed Full Gains May Be Cloaked in Secrecy

Chicago Suffers Disastrous Fire   Estimate “Al Least $3,000,000 Damaxe ‘To. Wholesale” Lumber - And Coal Yards.

VOTING RULE CHANGED BY CONFERENCE   Proposal by Lewis Is Adopted; Advisory Group Approved

Labor Parley In Harmony on  Lewis Proposal   Decides Any Action Must Be Unanimous; No Big Issues Arise

V oting Rule Changed at  Conference   Lewis Appeals and Is Supported by ‘Murray; All Action Must Be Approved

FOOD NEEGS OF ARMY SLASHED   Will Be Cut In Half By Next July, Service Heads Report

ARMY FOOD NEEDS CUT 20 PER CEN   Military Requirements to Be Reduced by Half by Next July.

ARMY F00D ORDER DECREASED 20%   WILL NEED NONE OF CIVILIAN BUTTER IN SEPTEMBER

> Army Food Bill fs Slated for ., Downward Cut   Reduced 20 Per Cent Since Japan Surrendered; Hike in Meat Supply

Soviets Crack Spree River .  Defense Line   Aim at Strausberg, 10MilesfromBerlin: Reds Admit Drive

Terrific Battle Raging Close to German Capital   Most Bloody Engagement of War Reported by Nazi Commentator

BERLIN-BOUND SOVIETS NEAR BURNING CITY   GREAT RED THRUST SHATTERS SPREE RIVER LINE

Nazis Report Soviets Crack Spree Defenses   Russians Hold Silence On What Berlin Calls  ‘Greatest Drive of War’ 10 Miles From Capital

DEFENSIVE ARC BEFORE BERLIN IS BEATEN BACK   Russians Gain on 170 - Mile Front From Stettin to Saxony—Great Tank Battle Rages East of City.   MOSCOW CONFIRMS CROSSING OF ODER   Capital’s Spree River Line Cracked by Konev — Two Polish Armies Fighting With Reds.

GREAT BATTLE . IS RAGING FOR . REICH CAPITAL   Russian Tanks Battling To. ward Strausberg, 10 Miles From City   OFFENSIVE CALLED GREATEST OF WAR

Great Battle Raging Near Nazi Capital   Soviet High Command Confirms Reports From Germany Sources

Reds Announce Battle Raging East Of Berlin   High Command Breaks Operational Silence With Of. ficial Statement—Berlin Calls Assault Greatest Russian Offensive of the War.

GREAT SOVIET FORCES OPEN BERLIN DRIVE   “Nazis Say Struggle is Biggest, Most Ferocious of War

Communique on Meeting  Being Held Ur   Definite Results Accomplished in Historic Meet

Rail Lines Make Offer  For Pullman   Sleeping Car Service May Be Purchased, Subject To Court Approval

20 Roads Offer to Buy Pullman   Would Own Sleeping Cars on Lines: Up to Federal Court

Bid is Made For Pullman's Stock  Twenhy Bollronits  Bo Baccus Geet: Pee

RAILROADS SEEK PURCHASE OF ALL PULLMAN STOCK   TWENTY COMPANIES OFFER TO BUY OUT SLEEPER SERVICE

GENERALS ARE : FLYING HOME   TWELVE GENERALS FROM EUROPEAN 'TREATRE OF OPERATIONS ARRIVED  SUNDAY. .

Liquor Inquiry Will Seek To Shed Light On br Rule Of Monopolies”

NEW LIQUGR PROBE BEING ADVOCATED   Aimed at Shedding Further Light on Rule of Monopolies.

Block GOP Move On George Bill   Act To Send Measure  To Committee Fails

Fight For Tariff Cutting Opened   Republicans Demand Proof of Benefits

TRUMAN FACES FIRST BATTLE OVER TARIFFS   Republicans Demand Proof That Power Previously Granted Has Been Bene{291+ Fight Seen on Plan!

Senate Committee Asks If Army Is ~ Now Making Best Use Of All Soldier:

SSeS CET SC SS   WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TS WIN THE WAR MOOK ORO OE

Confirmation Of Wallace Is Doubtful   Senate Sentiment Is Shaping Up Against Roosevelt Nomination

’ Senate is Expected To Reject Wallace   K.moval Of Lending Powers From Office Not Believed Enough To Save Nominee

Defeat Seen For Wallace   Distaste for Cabinet Annpoinice Growing

Senate May Not Confirm Wallace   Sentiment Against Shapes Up In Maneuvers

Second Red Army Joins  Offensive   Slashes 28 Miles Across Western Hungary Within 6 Miles of Komarom

Soviets Throw Massive Force Toward Vienna   Reds Drive upon Komorom  As Second Army Enters Bh ole aes Minsibles tewieaa

TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES DRIVE NEAR AUSTRIA   Reds Close to Komaron, Danube River Key to Vienna

Second Huge Soviet Army Joins Drive On Austria   Some Stalin Forces Within 37 Miles . “Of Austrian Border, WholeFrontAflame

RUSSIANS GAIN IN VIENNA DRIVE   - Slash 28 Miles Across Western. Hungary as Second Army Joins Offensive

SOEBBELS SAYS ALLIES BEGUN LAST OFFENSIVE   Speech Broadcast in Advance of Eve of -Hitler’s Birthday

NAZIS TO HEAR. PAUL GOEBBELS   Propaganda Minister to Speak on Eve of Adolt Hitter's Birthday — Text of Speech Broadcast in Advance,

Allies Launch Death Blow At. Reich. Says Goebbels   Speech Made In Observance Of Hitler's Birthday Germans Told Allies Can Hurt Them But Not Kill Spirit Fused By The Fuehrer

Hitler's 56th Birthday Observed by Foreboding Talk That Death Blow to Reich Is Pojsad

GOEBBELS SAYS THE END IS NEAR   STILL HOPES HITLER HAS SOME WAY OUT

Allies Reported Launching Drive   Goebbles Says Offensive May Be “Death Blow” «

DeGaulle Protests Big Three Snub, Tells French Demand:   General Calls for Military Occupation Of Entire Rhine in Postwar E.urope

UNGRESS AWAITS PROMISED LETTER EROM PRESIDEN   Expected To Call For Passage Of Work-Fight Bill   LEADERS ENDORSE NATIONAL SERVICE   Voluntary Methods Would Not Bring Desired Results

CONGRESS WAITS FD. R, MESSAGE   National Service Legislation Expected to Be Topic

16 OTHER JAPS READY TO FACE ALLIED TRIALS   Roundup to Start Monday

16 More Accused Of War Guilt Agree To Give Up   Japan's “Pearl Harbor”, Foreign Minister Under House Arrest

Inch HGH JAPANESE 10 SURRENDER   : Togo Directed Peace Negotiation At Washington At Time Sneal Attack Was Made At Pear BHarhoar   PLAN TO MOVE TOGO TO YOKOHAMA JAD

Arrest 26 Named by MacArthur   Four Were Memb2rs of To jo Cabinet — Former  @ Minister Kills Self

NO. 2 JAP WAR CRIMINALIS IN CUSTODY   Man Who Talked While Jap Navy Sneaked Is Taken

Terror of Philippines  In Our Hands   Jap Foreign Minister At Time of Pearl Harbor Seized.

PEARL HARBOR FOREIGN CHIEF AWAITS TRIAL   Fourteen Other Accused Enemy Lead« ers Are In Hands of 8th Army.   By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

JAP CRIMINAL NO, 2 PLACED UNDER ARREST   Others Placed Under Guard Accused of © Torture

~ WAS JAPAN’S FOREIGN: - MINISTER AT TIME OF . ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

Peace-Pleader Togo Heads “Big Shots On Yankee Accused List   Fourteen Others, Including Four Members Of Tojo’s Cabinet Surrender; Accused Prisor Guards Among Those Ready To Yield.

Quiet, Quick- -Thinking Gen. Hodges Is Man of Hour on Western Front

AMERICANS CRACK NAHA DEFENSES   Troops Advance to Within 6200 Yards Of Okinawa Capita!

ATTEMPT LANDING UN SOUTH OKINAWE   American Troops Lunge Three-Half Miles North Of Capital

Hurl 45,000 Yanks at  Jap Garrison in Naha   U.S. Kngaged in the Greatest Offensive Of the Pacific War; Slash Acros» Mindanao

‘Yanks Smash Gaping Holes In Naha Line   Ships and Artillery Rake Jap Positions; New Landing Bared

Power Offensive Carries Within 34 Mi of Naha   Japs Claim Yanks Land On South Coast Of Okinawa

LANDING IN SOUTH IS REPORTED   U.S. Troops Menacing Capital City; Heavy Guns Back Assault

American Troops Push Forward Toward Capital.   Tokyo Reports Other Landings Attempted Southeast of Naha

DEEP BULGES SMASHED INTO OKINAWA JAPS   American Troops Lunge To With in Short Distance Of Naha

Tokyo Says Fresh Forces  Try To Land   Thirty-Ship Fleet Reported Ranging Off South Coast

Young Named N. D. Senator   Republican Selected As Moses’ Successor; Backs World Program

Transport Crash Survivors __dteturn From Primitive Area   Wac, Lieutenant and Sergeant Witness Aerial Funeral for Those Killed Before Making Trip Back to American Camp

Shanari-La Crash Survivors Await Army's Attempt Af Glider Rescue

CIO Labels State Poliee Action At Alloy Strike As **Anti-Union’   Meadows Meets Liquor Commission, Strikers For Grievance Discussion

ROT AND OTH GAIN MILES ACROSS PLAIN   Eisenhower Says He Plans to Destroy Every German ” West of Rhine.

Armies Engulf 30 Towns And Villages In Greatest Push Ever Staged Bv Fisenhower

Americans Overrun  30 Towns   Gen. Eisenhower Confident as Big Drive Nears Rhine

Americans Take 30 Towns in Big West Front Drive   Germans Say Reds Storm Some of Last Defenses Before Berlit

Yanks Score Five-Mile Gain in German Drive   ‘Marines Take Southern Half Of Central Airfield on Iwo

Yanks Push Across Roer  Two-Army Offensive Captures 30 Towns; 19 Miles to Cologne

Nazis Show No Signs of New Stand  American Offensive Bent on Destroying Germans West of Rhine  30 TOWNS SEIZED Vanguards Only 12 Miles  From Western Ruhr Racin

Germans’ Roer Defense Line  Being g Toppled   Thirty Towns Engulfed and Thousands of Nazis Captured in Fisenhower’s Mighty Drive   U.S. Spearheads Near Ruhr Basin   Half of Dueren Captured as Thunderous Battles Flares Along 22-Mile Front

30 Rhine River — Towns Captured   Americans Sweep Within 12 Miles Of Ruhr Basin, 19 Miles From Cologne; Heavy Ar- © tillery Smashes Path For Infantrymen

30 Towns and Villages of Reich Taken   Thousands of German Prisoners Taken  in Allied Offensive

CAPTURE 30 REICH TOWNS IN BIG PUSH   Bag Thousands of German Prisoners and Win Half of Roer River Stronghold of Dueren.   FOE SHOWS NO SIGN: OF MAKING STAND   Eisenhower Declares He Expects to Destroy Every Nazi- Soldier West of Rhine River.

American Units Seize Thousands Of German Force  Dougboys Swarm Over 30 Villages

Yanks Plunge SMiles Across  Cologne Plain  30 Towns Capturec In ‘Greatest’ Push

OVER 4 MILE GAIN S MADE BY AMERICANS   SUPPLIES ROLLING OVER BRIDGED ROER RIVER

2 Armies Lunge Over Cologne. Plain on Ruhr   First and Ninth Drive Five Miles Beyond Shattered Roer River Defense Line,  Eneulfine 30 Towns in Flaming Battle

n Nearly e Miles ond Roer   ensive Progressin¢ Schedule Along zing 22-Mile  nt

First, Ninth Smashing On   30 Towns Enguiféd, Thousands Of Priegnere Taken. In 5-Mile Gains

YANKS DRIVE 9 MILES“ACROSS COLOGNE PLAIN   Germans Moving Ur Reserves to Stave  Off Offensive

First Army Captures Great German Dynamite Factory That the Bombers Had Missed

‘Huge German Shell-Loading Plant  Hidden in Forest Captured Intac!

AMERICAN CASUALTIES 40,000 AT ARDENNES   Stimson Says U. S. Losses In Westtern Front Breakthrough Half Those Of Nazis

JOHNSON TELLS BENATORS ARMY HAS NOT COOPERATED IN ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION

CAR SHORTAGE ~ LAID T0 ARMY   Transportation: Boss Charges Military Keeps Mute on Needs

YANK TROOPS LAND ON BOWOL ISLAND   Jap Planes Renew Suicidal Attacks on Yank Forces Off Okinawa; Sink Destroyer, Damage Other Ships

Offers Tense Interlude in Trial of 4 Detroit Men Accused in Case.

State Calls Mrs. Hooper To Stan In Murder Trial   Witness Identifies Pictures Of Home, Office Of Husband

SLAIN SOLON'S WIDOW TAKES WITNESS STAND   Faces Four Accused o Plotting Death In Tense Session

Jap Courses To Be Changed   MacArthur Orders Revision Of School Courses Used To Sell Militarism

MARTHUR ORDERS TAREE COURSES IN JAP SCHOOLS GUT   Action Aimed at Halting  Spread of Militaristic  LeeaeNetonoliem

BRIT. TROOPS TAKE CHARGE IN LEVANT   Take Over All Points Held <:. By French _ .

BRITISH TROOPS ENFORCE ORDER IN LEVANT   Confine French To Barracks

BRITISH TROOPS BAR FRENCH IN ARMY BARRACKS   Warships Sent To Beyrouth Harber To Aid Quelling Riots

French Confined To Barracks In Levant Crisis   British Seize Firm Control; Warships In Beyrouth Harbos

French Confined To Barracks In Levant   All French Held Post Have Been Taken Over By British

Levant French Put in Barracks   British Ships Stream Into Beyrouth Harbor; Reds Back Up Demands for Early Settlement

ARE SENT INTO AREA   British Troops Take Over French-Held Points In Syria

WARSHIPS SHOW THEIR BG GUNS IN BEYROUTH   England Assumes Control In Levant As Russia Teams  With U. S.

British Take Over  Control of Levant   Warships Steam Into Beyrouth Harbor In Show of Strength

FRENCH ARE GUARDED IN THE LEVANT   Confined to Their Barracks By British Troops

[French Soldiers In Levant Are  Held In Barracks   ~ British. Warships _ Steam. Into Beyrouth Harbor In Force 

British Are In Charge in The Levant   french Confined to Bar racks as People Cheer  British Tanks, Troops

Crisis Grows In Levant   British Troops Throw Ring Around French Soldiers’ Barracks

British Hold French Troops in Barracks   Levant Peaceful: Russia Joins in Peace Demand

BRITISH TAKE OVER CONTROL WITHIN LEVANT   French Soldiers Are Confined to  Barracks Pending Further Action.

BRITISH-AMERICAN TEAM FIGHTING WAY GRADUALLY FARWARN   NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE THREATENS STRASBOURG WITH THREE-WAY DRIVE

Slight Gain Results From Push   Germans Continue Onslaught in Flurry of Attacks

British Are Forced Back At West Tir   Meanwhile, Strasbourg Threatened By New Nazi  Offensive In Alsace.

Reich Bulge Troops © In Danger Pocket. Alsace Spearhead. _ Slowed Down By 7th

Nazis Threaten  Strasbourg in  New Offensive   Pierce U.S. 7th Army Lines For 15 Miles: Monty Gains in North

ALLIES SMASH FROM NORTH AT BELGIAN BULGE   Von Rundstedt Displays New Tank Strength at West Tip of Salient

1th Army Hit As Foe Closes From 3 Sides   Americans, British Hitting Stonewall Defenses In Battle Of Belgian Bulge

‘STRASBOURG MENACED BY NEW. ATTACKS WITH LANDINGS ON “WEST BANK OF THE RHINE

NEW OFFENSIVE TN ALSACE AREA      Montgomery’s Troops Fight Deeper Into Middle of North Wall. «   /SMALL GAINS ARE MADE

Americans Invade Mindanao Anew, Gain on Okinawa   British, Chinese Forces Advance in Burma and China

U.S. TROOPS REACH OKINAWA NORTH TIP: LAND ON MINDANAO   AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN MONTH’S CAMPAIGN IN RYUKYUS TOTAL 7988; NAVY LOSSES HIGHEST

Most of Okinawa Now Held By Yanks   Only in South, Where Army Slowed by Bitter Fighting, Are ‘ Many Japs Left—American Casualties Listed at  7,988 With Navy Suffering Most  i

Yanks Score On Mindanao And Okinaws   American Successes Against Japs Matched by British in Central Burma and Chinese,  Who Recapture Fancheng

Yanks at Tip of Okinawa; New Landing on Mindanao   Tokyo Airfields Swept by Fighter Planes From Iwa-dima: Bombers Raid Farmaca

AMERICAN GROUND  FORCES SHOW GAINS  OKINAWA, MINDANAO BRITISH FORCES CAPTUR! THREE TOWNS IN BURMA  AMT CRIA

Enemy Yields on All Fronts   1,482 Yanks Killed in Okinawa Drive

Yanks Stand 325° Miles  From Japan   Mindanao Invaded Again—British. ° Chiinese Drive Ahead

Yanks Reach Northern Tip of Okinawa Island   New Mindanao Invasion; Successes In Burma, China; Air Blows Continue

Yanks Reach North Tip Of Okinawa   New Mindanao Landing Made: Americans Only $25 Miles From Tokyo

AMERICAN GROUND FORCES SHOW GAINS OKINAWA, MINDANAO  BRITISH FORCES CAPTURI THREE TOWNS IN BURMA AND CHINA —

Yanks Clear Northern Tip Of Okinawa   Second Invasion Force Sweeps Up Coast Of Mindanao

Sweep Up 35 Miles On Mindanao in Second Landing   British Seize Three Burma Towns, Baguic Cleanup Continues By LEONARD MILLIMAN

Jap People See Pictures of Atomic Damage  Signs of Unrest   Signs of Unrest Hinted: Troops Warned to Behave

Jap Press Shows Bomb Devastation   Reports of American Landings Disturb

Jap People See Pictures of Atomic Damage  Signs of Unrest Hinted; Troops Warned to Behave

Truman Asked To Spank His Aide   Methodists Ask Disciplinary Action for ‘Untrue, IllAdvised’ Criticism

UNCIO Delegates Flock to 8. F. % (lonfah \ears   First Session Set For Wednesday To Hear President

MANILA BATTLE VIRTUALLY ENDS WITH GLEANUE   Americans Ca pture All But Three Enemy-Held Buildings

Rolling Gun Barrage F lattens Walled City   Waves of Tanks Pace Final Blow; Bit Isle SeizedOff South Luzon

BATTLE OF MANILA IS ABOUT OVER   Yanks Have All But Three EnemyHeld Buildings ~ .

Yanks Clear All but Three Manila Wall City Buildings   By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

LAST JAP POSTS IN MANILA ARE TINDER ATTACK   Battle For City Virtually Ends: Fighting In Ancient City

Battle For Manila Reported To Be Virtually At End   Only Three Buildings Still Held By Foe In Philippines Capital

MANILA FIGHT NEARING END; LOSSES LIGHT   Enemy Holds Out In Three Buildings Of Walled City

Cates Commends Assembly Action   Says Group Avoided “Spending” Label in Passage of Bills   Approves Health Bill.

PLAN OUTDOOR MEETING   John Cox Is In Tz. of Cub Scout Rally, Fr

PLAN OUTDOGR MEETING   John Cox Is In Char 4 “ Cub Scout Rally, Fr

Heavy Milk “Shortage Threat Here Cited In Plea For Pricé Increase

CHURCH LEADERS FAVOR A CENSUS   County Wide ReHgions Census Has Been Planned. Committee Wit / Meet In Fayette Oct. 29

Another Jamaican — Labor Group Is Due   Many Laborers Are Need. ed to Harvest Crop bh cos

Another Jamaican ~ Labor Group Is Due   Many Laborers Are Need _ ed to Harvest Crop

Brilish Occupy Thebes and Push Nott in Greece   Report Ne w Movement For. Cessation. of ‘Hostilities —~

BRITISH SHIPS. BOMB MICOBAR ISLAND GROUP   Radar Installations Lay In Ashes, Many Jap Ships Damared

JAPAN'S RADAR INSTALLATIONS LEFT IN ASHES   British East Indies Fleet Strikes Damaging Blow North of Sumatra.

Parents, Wife Proud of Radar  Operator on B-29 That Dropped New Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

GHEERING NEWS ON BEEF SITUATION   Beef Steaks and Roasts Are Coming Back This Winter

Yanks Drive Spearhead Into  Nazi Defenses   Foe Withdrawing From Ardennes Salient Tinder Inpact

Hodges Opens New Attack on Nazi Salient   Exploits Enemy Weakness Caused from  * pressure by Patton

Berlin-Prague Highway Cut in Drive  German Garrison Putting Up  Treen evesta Piahkd

Troops of Marshal Koney 74 Miles From Dresden  BUNZLAU IS TAKEN IN DAY’S ASSAULT German Garrison in Bres lau Fights to Keep Escope Gap Open ;

Russians Advance On Berlin From South; Lengthy Siege Of Budapest Nearly Closed   15-Mile Drive In Silesia Reported To Have Slashed One Berlin-Prague Highway—Royal Palace In Capital Of Hungary Is Captured

REDS ADVANCE fo MILES IN SWIFT DRIVE ON SAXONY   Capture Bober River Strong‘hold of Bunzlau—Sever One Berlin - Prague Highway.   RED NOOSE CLOSING ON SILESIAN CAPITAL    Germans Fight Savagely to Keep Open Escape Gap From Breslau—Bastion of Poznan Ablaze.

Is July Total But August's Seen Greater   Enemy's Imperial Headquarsters Admit “Damages To Cities, Ete.’   PREPARE FOR INVASION

Japs Lose 1,546 Ships During July  Heavy Damage ™. ta7.. Bieackse

July Losses For Japs 1,546 Ships, Over1,330 Planes   Enemy Prepares for Invasion as Yanks Promise Flights of 1,200 Superfort: With 8,000-ton Loads Will Strike

Japan Is Waging ‘Sit-Down War, Says AP Writer   Enemy Admits Damage Considerable But Claims 1,02] Allied Planes

DESTROY 1,46 NIP VESSELS IN JULY ATTACKS   ‘Also Smash 1,330 Planes; Enemy Admits Damage Loss is High

1,035 NIP SHIPS KNOCKED OUT IN JULY'S ATTACKS   Tokyo Radio Says: ‘We Are Enduring the Impossible;’ Know It Will Be Worse

iL ‘Or Je aps 1,546 Ships, Over] 330 Planes   Enemy Prepares for Invasion as Yanks Promise Flights of 1,200 Superforts With 8,000-ton Loads Will Strike —

1,200-Plane B-29 Raids Promised Within Month   Nip High Command Admits Damage to Cities, Factories, Shipping .-

Nips Waging Sitdown War, Says Writer   1,546 Enemy Vessels, 1,330 Planes Kayoed In July Attacks

1546 Vessels, 1300 Planes Jap's July Loss   Warning Sounded That Blows -Will Increase  In August; Nips Moan Over Their Plight

Jap Shipping. Planes Hard Hit in July   1,330 Airplanes, 1,546 Vessels Knocked Out in Unprecedented Raids by Sea and Air Forces

BLASTING OF JAPAN TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN THE COMING MONTH   1,546 Japanese Vessels and 1,330 Planes Knocked Out During July

News Day And Night   Supers Plan 8,000-Ton Bomb Loads After Devastating Raids In July   Knemy Staggers Under Pummeling   1.546 Vessels, 1.350 Planes Knocked Out In Lightning-Like Offensive

U. §. Sea and Air Power Knocks Qut 1546 Nip Vessels   Toll Includes Over 1,330 Planes; Japs Wage ‘Sitdown War'

Over 1,330 Nip Planes Destroyed   Even Heavier Blows Are Planned for B-29s During Aucus}.

LT. ELLSWORTH ~ LANDSINU,LS.A   Wife Goes East to Greet Liberated Dubuquer

WAR-WRACKED MEN GREETED BY ARMY BAND   One Says First Thing He Wants to Do is to Kiss Good Old American Soil.

Library Fund Kitty   Popular Subscriptions To Aid In Building Purchase Are Acknowledred

Presidenl’s Yacht Is Decommissioned   USS Potomac, Topheayy ‘By New Construction, Uureaworthy

SHARP REVISION SEEN ON TRUMAN'S CONVERSION PLAN.   Congress, White House Break Doubted; Solons Ready for Lone Session

Congress May — Revise Program   Not In Agreement With Truman Plan

PRESIDENTS PROGRAM MAY BE REVISED   No Open Break With White House Expected, However

CONVOY ENDS ‘LONG: VOYAGE   MORE THAN 5,000 OFFICERS AND MEN LAND. AT MANILA AFTER 40 DAYS  AT BEA .

Repatriated Yanks Tell of Breakdown Of Reich Travel.   Critical Food Conditions are Aggravated hy Air Attacks on Nazi Railroad Transportation

EOGORT ol  Po LEFT CONVO}   Merchant Seaman on Gripsholm Says Enemy Had Easy Time.

‘Seaman's Charge Nazis Wiped Out Convoy When British Escort Abandoned It

Convoy Sent To Its Doom  f   Repatttated Seaman Says British Escort Ships Deserted Mourmansk-Bound Vessels

erie ax KING      Liberal Party Not Given Clear Cut Parliament Ma jority

RYUKYU STILL BEING POUNDED   Big U. S. Battleships And Carrier Planes Bag 19 Jap Ships

Fleet Batters 19 Enemy Ships   Ryukysus Again Iummeree he Vank Teak Barca

WARSHIPS ATTACK. RYUKYU ISLANDS   Bombardment of the Ap: proaches to Japan Reported Continuing

143 Delegates Put  Names to Charter   China, Longest in War Against Aggression, Leads the Other Fifty Countries

Fifty Nations’ Delegates Sign Peace Charter   Long Ceremony Begun by China's Wellington Koo

Dr. Wellington Koo of China Is First To Sign and Other Nations Follow in Alphabetical Order.   WORLD AT PEACE IS AMBITION OF SIGNERS

Dr. Welling Koo of Chin: Leads Off By Brushing Name Down Historic Page

CHINA'S NAME IS THE FIRST ON DOCUMENT   Dr. Wellington Koo Opens an Hours-Long Ceremony in Which 153 Delegates to ’Frisco Meet Will Affix Signatures.

Chinese Delegate Given Honor Of First Signature   Hour Long Ceremony Sees 153 Signers Move Into Line; US Te Lact

United In Wor, Peace   Charter Signing Brings Sweeping Memories of Sacrifices, Tragedies,  Victories

Nations United By War Sign Charter  ‘To Remain In Peace   Dr. Koo, Chinese Ambassador, Was First To Sign the Large Blue Leather Bound Charter, Took Him T hirty-two Seconds; Ceremony Had Air of Colorful Premier

Memories Of Wrongs They Hope To Wipe Out March With Procession Of Signees

United Nations Delegates Begin Formal Signing   China‘s Representative ts First of 153 to Affix Signature; U.S. Will Be Last

Hope For Eternal Peace Moves Poeples Of World To Unite In Peace As They Have In War

Delegates Of Fifty Nations, United By War, Sign Peace Charter In San Francisco

Battle Will Go (n, Says Reich   Spokesman Asserts New German Fronts Being Formed In East and West

U.d. SUBS SINK TEN ENEMY SHIPS   Brings Total Of 989 Jap Ships Sunk By U.S. Subs In This War

U. S. Subs Sink 10 Enemy Ships   Japanese Vessels Bagged By Americans

Break Looms In Big Five  Conferences   British Press Hits Red Trusteeship Of Italian Area

U. $. DOUGHBOYS REACH SUBURBAN BERLIN, REPORT   Dispatch To Stockholm Says Patrols Turned Back By Resistance”   POTSDAM IS ERASED BY AERIAL ASSAULT

u. S. Patrols in Berlin?   Reach Suburbs, but Are Driven Out Unconfirmed Nazi Statement Has It

Yanks Sutter Setback in Enemy Drive   Bridgehead Across Elbe Smashed but New One Established; Enemy Forecasts Junction With Red Army

U.S. Planes Raid. Nazi Oil Plant   Also Hit Tank Works, - Railway Yards, RAF Follows Up With Night Attacks _

DARING SWEEP BY WAR PLANES MADE   Numerous Targets ii in Ger. many. Blasted During Day

DARING SWEEP BY - WAR PLANES MADI      Numerous Targets in Germany. Blasted Dur- — . . ina Day

AMERICANS BOMB: “NAZE TANK WORKS      BOUND © OL, REFINERY AND ‘RAILROAD YARDS. WITHIN 100 MILES OF BERLIN.

CRITICISM OF DEMOBILIZATION IS CONTINUING   Senate Committee Will Hold Special Closed Session Today

POWER COMPANY SEIZED BY TROOPS   Action Ordered by FDR Only 16 Hours After Wilfficat Strike.

New England Warned of Bogus Stamps   Section Being Flooded From Mid West, OPA Says

CHINA TO SEEK ECONOMIC HELP   ‘Chiang Praises Military, Diplomatic Cooperation

Key To ‘Big 3’ Unity Held By Marshal Stalin   Next Move In Controver sy Over Poland Is Up T« Russian Leader.

Britain Supports Russia's Demand For Three Votes   Threat To Allied Unity, Embraced In Polish Question, Carried To San Francisco After Solution Eludes Washington Conferences

Britain Backing Russia’s Demanc For Three Peace Parley Votes   POLISH ISSUE

Accelerating Aerial Attack   Superforts Used 42,250 Tons of Bombs in 69 Missions During 39 Days

42,250 Tons Of Fire On Japan   6.500 Individual Sorties Flown Through June. First Days Of July.

Third Fleet Guns Killed 28 PW's   Shells Razed Kamaishi, Liberated Yank Says

ADMIRAL HALSEY’S BIG GUNS OF THIRD FLEET WRECK HONSHU * TWENTY-EIGHT ALLIED  PRISONERS OF WAR HELD TUECRE WERE KILLED

WAINWRIGHT GETS 17-GUN SALUTE INN. Y,   1,500,000 Spectators Gather to Get Glimpse of Pacific Hero

HERO WELCOME TO WAINWRIGHT FROM NEW YORK   Hero of Bataan Cheered by Thousands in Parade in Shower of Paper

In City Famous For Big Ovations, General Wainwright Got One of Biggest

New York Gives 17-Gun Salute To Wainwricht   LaGuardia Among 30,000 - Gathered-At Airport As General Reaches City

New York Welcomes General Wainwright   Hero’s Salute Given Returning Honor Guest

New Yorkers Acclaim Hero Of Corregidor   Gen. Wainwright Accompanied by His Wife Receives Homage Of U. S. Metropolis

New York Hails Gen. Wainwright   Defender Of Bataan Gets Wild Acclaim

FEARS DANGERS IN LAND BOOM   Farm Federation Warns Of Another Crash

PITTSBURGH WELCOMING 64 HEROES   Nation's Steel Capital is Ready For One of Its Biggest Celebrations  In History   LED BY GEN. DEVERS

Try Sabotaging Bomb Project   Thwarted By Specially Trained Unit of Army

PLAN SABOTAGE Al ATOMIC PLAN   ‘Planned Attempt’ of Sabotage At Tennessee Bomb Project

Is Thwarted   MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTS U. S. SECRET WEAPON

New Atomic Bomb Object  Of Enemies   ‘All Attempts To Gain Vital Information Thwarted,” Announcement Says — Unit Of Army’s Counter Intelligence Corp Nips Plot To Steal Bomb Secret

War Department Reveals Eisenhower Coming Back To United States On Visil

EISENHOWER SOON TO PAY U. 8. VISIT   GENERAL EXPECTED IN WASHINGION SUNE 18—RE. CEPTION PLANNED.

STATE BOARDS REOPENING 2-A DRAFT RECORDS   Men Not In Essential Work Must Get Into War Jobs Or Fight   APPLICANTS SHOW DROP IN BALTIMORE

Congress for ‘Work-Fight’ Law for 4-Fs   Draft Call for Older Men Hinted; Sentiment Favors Use of Rejected

Draft Extension Sentiment Grows  On Capitol Hill  Legislators Await Deecideant’« Word

4FS AND OLDER MEN ALIKE IN LINE FOR DUTY   Hershey Declares War No Longer Viewed As ‘A Young Man’s War

“WORK OR FIGHT” LAW ADVOCATES   BILL WOULD APPLY TO 4-F’SHINT DROPPED OLDER MEN MAY BE CALLED.

Hershey Hints Older Men May Soon Be Called   Not Young Man's War, He Declares

‘Work or Fight’ Draft Gainins   4-Fx, Older Men May Face  Wotinwanl Gaetan fall .

Work or Fight Draft of 4-Fs  Given Impetus   Hint Also Tossed Out Of Other Changes to Affect Older Men

Oider Men May  Yet Be Called  To War Service Officials Want Draft Of 4-Fs

Draft Officials Make It Dowuly Plain They Want 4-F’s Drafted Either for Uniform or War Work

DRAFT CALLS MAY BE MADE ON OLDER MEN   Age Limit Hike Hinted As 4-F’S Face Work Or Fight Proposal

‘Hershey Hint: ‘Older Men  NotBeyond: _ Callto Duty   It’s ‘Sign of Things’ ~ To: Come, Official Says; -Draft:Leaders Favor © Work -Or- Fight. Law.  NEW LAWS EXPECTED

Congressional Committee Calls Off Pearl Harbor Trip; MacArthur Favors Service Merger :

Capitol Hill Believes President Triaman Will Sign the Legislation; Other Doings In Washington Are Reported

Sec. Morgenthau Says Administration ls Opposed to Any Tax Reduction Until Allies Win Victory Over Japs

Yankee Prisoners Exasperate Nazi Commander   Captured Americans Refuse to Flee, Wishin: To See Arrival of Liberating Tanks; Officer Pleads for Help in Saving Face

American Prisoners Played Sick, Stalled to Await: Allied Rescue ‘

GALE WINDS NOW MOVING OUT TO SEF   At Least 32 Persons ' Dead In States  Of Northeast

eee ROME AIEAVY LOll nae Ue  Storm Sweeps To The Sea After Heavy Damage Caused

GALE BRINGS DEATH T0 32   Northeastern States Are Hard Hit; Troop Ships Ride Out Storm

4cer Vv _nmazes 0: ~ 089174. eris1 in Siris-mas Zve  “ravecv: 25 ~-1ers _n'urec

17 DEAD, 26 nURT IN CHRISTMAS EVE FIRE AT HOSPITAl   At Least Five of Survivors in Critical Condition — Ten Firemen Among Victims  at Hartford, Conn.   BLAZE IS CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT   Wiring Ignites Cotton Around Yule Tree—Dead Include 14 Aged and Chronically Ill Patients.

17 PERSONS DIE IN CONNECTICUT BLAZE   >€ Oihers, Including 18 Firemen, Hespitalized Im Hartford; Stariea In Tree

17 Lose Lives, 26 Injured  In Hartford. Hospital Fire   Cotton Decorations On Christmas Tree In Office Ignited: By Short Circuit

17 Killed In Blaze; Hospifal ls Wrecked   26 Injured When Short Circuit ignites Decorations

17 PATIENTS ARE RESCUED BY FIREMEN   Victims Include Some Patients Over 90 Years of Age

Cotton Decoration: On Christmas Tree Cause of Tragedy   27 Persons, Including 10 Firemen, Suffer Injuries, Exposure

Commodity Credit Inquiry  Demanded by Taber Who Hints of Major U.S. Seandal

oering Too, Is Ill of ‘Nazi Heart Attack’ >» Continue as Head of the Luttwaffe

© ADOLF HITLER SUCCESSOR MAY BE DEAD NOW   ‘Heart Condition Given As Excuse For Fall

Patton Advances To 43 Miles Of Czech Border   Nazi Resistance Stalls 9th Army Along Elbe River Sector; Russ Breach Foe’s Capital Lines

COMMANDER SAGGAU SPEAKS AT COUNTY MEETING HERE JUNE 26   County Legion and Auxiliary Officers Flected

Americans But 200 Yards From Heart Of Naha   Okinawa Victory Will Give U. S. Fliers Big Air Base Near Japan

MARINES NOW ONLY 200YARDS =! FROM HEART OF SMOKING NAHA   Some 45,900 Japs Trapped On Southern Tip of Island In Jap Front Yard Still Fanatically Resisting, However.

SHARON PLAIN” UNDER GUARD   BRITISH PARATROOPERS “WATCHING APPROACHES TO FIVE JEWISH TOWNS IN PALESTINE - .

British Paratroops Remain Vigilant In Tel Aviv Outskirts   Nine Reported Killed And 80) «Injured In Disturbances Vionday

Argentine Cabinet Resigns   President's Advisers Quit Under Pressure, ‘Strong Man” Juan Peron Is Arrested

STRONG MAN REPORTED ARRESTED   Revolt in South American Nation Gains Headway

Argentine Cabinet Resignation Forced   Pressure from Military, Civilian Groups Prompts Move; Arrest of Peron Demanded by Army, Navy

Under Pressure Of Military And Civilian Groups   Colonel Peron Under Arrest; Crowd. Gathers In Streets Outside Officers Club

Argentine Strong Man In Country Refuge; Presidential Election Set April 7

Cabinet Quits In Argentina; Arrest Peron   Election Date Decreed As Farrell Ministers Bow to Pressure

Argentine Crisis; Cabinet Goes Out   Ministers Quit Under Pyessure of Military and Civilians   PERON JIS ARRESTED   Overturn -Follows Announcement of Elections  Next April 7

Cabinet Resigns En Masse As New Unrest Develops   Disorder Complicated By Civilian as Well As Military Pressure

FARRELL'S MEN MOVE QUICKLY; PERON IS HELI   Former ‘Strong Man’ of Gov ernment Seized—New Demands Face Leader

Peron Reported Under Arrest   Shakeup Follows Farrell's Announcement That Free Elections Will Se Held in April

THE CABINET OF ARGENTINA QUITS OFFICE   Resignation Comes Unde1 Pressure of Both Mili: tary and Civilian Groups—Peron Is Un: der Arrest.

New Argentine Cabinet Resigns Under Pressure  Military And Civilian Groups Force Mass Capitulation Of

Arrest Peron} Set Elections For Next April   Tumultous Political. Events in Nation Rise to a Climax Today —

ARGENTINE CABINET ~ RESIGNS EN MASSE   Military Civilian Groups Put On Pressure

Officials Decide To Quit as Mob Forms In Buenos Aires   Col. Peron Arrested Says New Naval Ministers; Army, Navy Officers Meet Again

CABINET OF FARRELL QUITS   Juan Peron Reported Arrested: Lima Said New Navy Minister

FORCE CABINET OF ARGENTINA TO QUIT RULE   Former Strongman Peron Is Placed Under Arrest

Cabinet Resigns In Argentina's Political Crisis   Former ‘Strong Man’ Under Arrest; Election Set For Next April 7

MILITARY, CIVILIAN PRESSURE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON GOVERNMENT   ANNOUNCEMENT MADE . THAT FORMER VICE PRESIDENT PERON ARRESTED.

Argentina's . Cabinet Quits Under Pressure   Colonel Peron, ‘Former Strong Moan: Arrested

Argentina s Cabinet Out: Peron Nabbed   Yields to Pressure From Military and Civilian Groups

Cabinet Resigns In Argentina   Peron Arrested In New Gov't Reshuffle

ENTIRE CABINET RESIGNS UNDEF ARMY PRESSURE   Peron Ordered Under Arrest; Elections Set For April; First Civilian Reaction: Election Decree In. sufficient.

Cabinet Quits In Argentina: Peron Jailed   Farrell Regime Sets April 7 As Date For New Presidential Election

Resignation Of Cabins  Arrest Peron   Military Group Against Regime In Argentine

UNREST MOUNTS AS NEW HEADS ARREST PERON   Sudden Move Is Made After Announcement of Election Date

Mass Resignation Follows Demand of AraryNavy Officers; Democratic Groups Demon. strate for Reforms.

MEMBERS RESIGN AS PRESSURE IN COUNTRY GROWS   Action Forced By Army and Navy Groups; Report Peron Arrested

Argentine Cabinet Resigns   Quit Under Pressure Of Army-Navy Group Demanding New Rule; Peron Under Arrest

Argentina’s Cabinet Quits Under Pressure   New Naval Minister Announces That Peron Had Been Arrested,   CROWDS GATHER

ABINET ESIGNS   Government Sets . Apri! 7 As Date For Next Election

2 Big Battleships, 2 Carriers, Other Fleet Units Mauled   U.S. and British Still Hitting Enemy Ships Caught at Kure Naval Base--Bombardment Of Home Ielands Entere [8th Day

New Attacks on Targets In Kure Naval Area, Kobe Are Announced by Nimitz   Two Battleships, Two Aircraft Carriers and Three  (Cruisers Are Smashed in (o-ordinated Assaults: Fleet Units Shell Southwestern Honshu; Only One B-29 Lost in Record Raid

GREAT NAVAL BASE HIT BY 1,000 PLANES   FAR EAST BOMBERS SINK 3 VESSELS AT SHANGHAI

Two Battleships, Two Carriers And Three Cruisers Bagged At Kure   ATTACKS RENEWED BY COMBINED FLEETS

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Seven Ships Damaged In Kure Altack   Nimitz Says Planes Renew Raids On Jar Vessels At Dawn

raeyy  Air Blows Continue      Cruisers, Destroyers Move Close Inshore To Plaster Base, Airfield

Americans  And British  Resume Raids   Shelling by Fleet, Bombing of Japan  Enters Eiehth Day

Carrier Plane Raids Resumed  By Huge Force   Two Battleships, Two Aircraft Carriers and Three Cru: isers Hit Tuesday—British Join in Giving Nips Worst Bornbing ,

Assault Continuing; Nimitz Lists Two Battleships, Two Carriers, Three Cruisers Hif

Seven Major Fleet Units Are Bombed   Bombardment Of Jap Homeland Is Carried Into The Eighth Day

Relentless Sea And hin Blows Continue   Cruisers, Destroyers Move Close Inshore To Plaster Base, Airfield

Foreign Cash, Art Treasures  Found in Mine   3d Army Unit Makes Haul Of Reich Geld Bullion; Was: Awentse Seizcd

WPB Orders Gradual Scrapping of  Priority Controls  Steel, Copper Mills May Now Deliver Metal   Steel, Copper Mills May Now Deliver Metal To Manufacturers of Civilian Goode in New Go-Ahead Relaxations

WPB Orders Gradual Scrapping of Priority Controls   Steel, Copper Mills May Now Deliver Meta To Manufacturers of Civilian Gaade in New Gea-Ahead Relaxations

Gradual Easing Of Priority Control Ordered   Additional Metals Released to Makers Of Civitlan Goods

Hurley's Version Of Chinese Reds’ Aims Is Assailed   Communist Spokesman Declares Ambassador Is “[Il-Informed”’

Mother Held in “Kidnap” Case   Mother Hid Body in ~dHome-After-Finding: Babe Dead, She Savs

MASS. MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF SIX-MONTHS-OLD » SHE SAID WAS KEDNAPED

Police Discover Body Of Baby In Home Of Mother; Ends 16- Day -Old Search   MAY LINK MURDER VICTIMS IN CHICAGO

“Kidnaped” Baby’s Mother Held By Police After Dead  Infant Is Found In Drawer

Gen. Marshal Urges Peacetime Defenses   Neéd for Power Stressed at Meeting of Reserve sds Officers

PPPPPEPPPPOPPOPECPE PED  Marshall Pleads Again For Peacetime Training

TRIBUTE PAID GEN. MARSHALL BY PRESIDENT   Accomplished Greatest Military Task In History Of The World

TRUMAN'S PLEA IS HEEDED IN 239-153 TALLY   Fight To Revamp Previsions Is Expected In Senate

House Passes Bill To Slash Tariff Rates   President Voted Authority To Cut Frade Duties Ry 350 Percent

CLOVER PLANTS SOLD; DEAL MAY RUN $2 MILLION   Two Plants At Clover, Hall-Kale Mill At Troutman, And Yarn Division In Mass. Purchased By Large Thread Con cern.

Reds Hold A Fourth Of Citv   Epic Battle Rages As Millions of Civilians Cower in Cellars; Bypassed Frankfurt Falls

ALLIES SEIZE ~ ARYAB ISLAND   Has Third Largest Port In Burma  ae erence  Land Without Shot Being Fired

BURMA FORCES CAPTURE AKYAE   British and Indian Troops Make Easy Capture

Allied Forces in Burma Occupy Island of Akyab   Gain Valuable New Supply Base on Burma West Coast

Five American Naval Vessels Sunk by Japs    Wierd Lard, Sea and Air Atlack Launched by Nipponese in Okinawa Area Is Night. mare: for U. 5. Forces

TERRIFIC LOSS IN HARD FIGHT   Counter-Attacking Nipponese, Determined on Suicide Efforts, Liquidated By American Force.

Japs Launch Suicide Attack Losses Heavy   Counter-Assault Fails In and Near Okinawa Island

NIPS LOSE 154 PLANES, MANY MEN IN DESPERATE ATTACK ON OKINAWA   SUPERFORTS RAID JAPAN THREE TIMES, HITTING AIRCRAFT PLANTS; FIVE U. S. NAVAL UNITS SUNK

Japanese Launch Fanatical Attack On Okinawa Yanks   Coordinated Assault Is Suicidal Nightmare

Suicide Assault: Made on Okinawe  Japs Attack From Land, Sea and Air

JAPANESE ATTACK IN OKINAWA AREA FROM LAND, SEA AND AIR  INDIAN TROOPS MOP UP RANGOON AND AMERICANS CLEARER Tp navAn

Japs Sink Five U.S. Naval Units In Okinawa Actior   Allied Forces Gain in Borneo; Forts Raid Japan

Weird Jap Attack ~ On Okinawa Fails    Land-Sea-Air Assault Is Nightmare for Yanks but Suicide for Enemy—Aussies Find Going Tough on Borneo, Despite Devastating Barrages To Blast Nips Out of Defenses

Japs Slaughteret In Okinawa Island Attacks  Nips Mopped Up In Rangoon,

FIVE LIGHT U. S, NAVAL VESSELS SUNK IN FIGHT   Kill Many of 4,000 Attackinc Japs; Down 154 Nip Planes

B-29’S RAID AIRBASES IN JAPAN   Foe Loses 154 Planes In Fierce Air, Sea And Land Assault

TITO AGREES ~ TO WITHDRAN   YUGOSLAV MILITARY LEADER TO DEMAND OF AMERICAN. _ AND BRITISH GOVERN . MENTS A

U.S. Officials Deny Reds’ Report That America Has Gone Beyond War-Time Promises to Chinese

Fortress City Assault Made, Reds Declare   U. S. Officials Deny Loan to Nationalists to Buy Arms

DENIAL MADE U: 3. WILL LEND CHINA MONEY FOR ARM   Spokesman at American Em bassy in Chungking Brands Untrue Story in Commu nist Newspaper.   RED-HELD FORTRESS CITY UNDER ASSAULT   Nationalist Troops Reported Attacking Shanhaikwan at Southern Threshold of Manchuria.

Envoy Denies  Report of  China Loan Speaker Brands  Arms Grant Entirely False

DENIES PLAN FOR LOAN TOCHINA   Not to Increase Military Assistance to Chinese

Assertion of Plan for Loan Draws Denial   Fighting Continues as Chiang’s Troop Move on Manchuria

Report That U. 5. Will Lend China Money Is Denied   Nationalists Are Reported Assaulting Fortress City of Shanhaikwan

U.S. Officials Deny legal’   Will Not Go t Go Beyond War Commitments in

UNITED STATES NOT TO EQUIP CHINESE ARMY   Communist Repert Of American Aid Te Nationalists Is Refuted   GOVERNMENT TROOPS BEFORE SHANHAIKWAN

$64,000,000 U.S. Loan To China Denied   Fighting Rages On War Fronts

To Carry Out  Only War-Time Commitments _   ‘Reported China Will Get Loan To Buy Munitions From The United States

DENY LOAN TO GOVERNMENT IN CHINA WARFARE   U.S, Official Says Report Unfounded on. “$64,000,000 Lean

Ul. §. Officials Deny Military Aid To Chinese   Communists Claiming China Will Get Loan To Buy Munitions In This Country

Deny Chinese Red Charges   Say U.S. Has Nok Gone Beyond War-Time Commitments to China.

NO VIOLATION OF MILITARY AID 10 CHINA   U. S. Embassy Spokesman Terms as Unfounded Red Report of $64,000,000 Loan of Munitions   BATTLE IN MANCHURIA

J, 8, OFFICIALS  DENY INCREASE IN ANY Aid 10  THE CHINESE   Communists Said China To Get 64 Million Loan To Buy Munitions

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WIDELY SEPARATED FLEET MOVEMENTS REPORTED BY TOKYO  EBINAT DUACE AE fPDArIA   FINAL PHASE OF GROUND CAMPAIGN FOR OKINAWA DRAWING NEAR

‘Final Phase’ on Okinawa Seen by Lt. Gen. Buckner   Chinese Troops Engage Japs Protecting Hong Kong

Allied Fleet Off Balikpapan, Oil Center In Bornec  Final Okinawo Phose Te End In Week

Japs See New Invasion of Big Island   British Shell Truk; Okinawa Battle In final Stages

ENEMY REPORTS 20 WARSHIPS IN BORNEO REGION   Third Invasion May Be Under Way With Big Oi! Refineries New Allied Targets

Australians Push For Prized West Borneo Oil Centers After Taking Airfields

Say Warships Are Nearing Balikpapan   Report Shelling Of Truk— Activity in Okinawa Waters

‘American Fleets On Prowl’   Japs Report Units Active in Three Areas; Buckner Sees End of Okinawa Within Week

Okinawa, Borneo’ And Truk Viewed Main Obiectives   U. S. Patrols Said But 200 Miles From Mainland; Kyushu To Be Fortress

Surface Ships = Hammer Truk, Forgotten Base  Second Rate Troops Left On Okinawa -Being Liquidated

OKINAWA’S JAPS BEING SQUEEZED IN ANNIHILATION   Truk Bombarded and Force Of Warships Off Borneo as Nips Brace for Invasion

By-Passed Jap F ort Hit From Sea First Time   Three Widely Separate: Allied Fleet Movements * Reported by Radia  Tokvo   May Herald New  Borneo Invasion   Enemy Force on Okinawn   Dwindles to Less ‘Than 16.000 Unserson  ed Troops

Blows Aimed At Okinawa,  Borneo, Truk   Tokyo Sees Possibility New Homeland Threat

TokyoReports Three Allied Fleet Moves   Third Invasion of Borneo Possible; New Threats to Homeland

Tokyo Reports Fresh Activity. Near Okinawa   Initial Objectives Of  Second Landing In_ : Borneo Seized; Supers Mine Enemy Waters 

JAPS SAY FLEET NEARS BORNEO   Third Invasion Near Oil Center Threatened

Unconfirmed Actions Involve Threatened Third. Invasion of Borneo, Naval Bom-. bardment of Truk Island And increaieg, Activities In Okinawa Waters

Aid Requested For Prisoners  Concentration Camp Needs Food, Supplies

He'll Intervene lf Washington Fails To Move   Kelly Halts Union Rationing Of Auto Fue! In Detroit

Two Detroit Oil Walkouts Ended,  Others Continue   Small Independent Refin‘cries Grant’ Wage In. creases; Deadlock Un broken at 11 Major Companies.

Nation’s Strike Idle Down, But Oil, Coal, Telephones Continue to Cause Worry   White Collar Workers and Building Service Operators Return to Jobs, But Otherwise Picture Is Gloomy

Idle Worker ‘Total Drops   Other Strikes Loom An Scattered Areas

FIRST MAJOR REDUCTION Ih OVER WEEK   Prospective New Strikes Seen In Near Future

Union Receives ‘First Break’ In Oil Strike   Two Detroit Plants Settle Controversy; Workers Involved Small.   NEW DEVELOPMENTS

NATION'S STRIKE  IDLE SLUMPS SOME:  BUT MAY GROW AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 58,000  STRIKERS HAD RETURNED  TAH WADY AULD WKreVvrnnNn

U.S, STRIKE IDLE DROP TO 350,000   Rumblings, However, Point To New Walkouts Soon

TWO SETTLEMENTS IN OIL STRIKE MADE AT-DETROIT      Time Rutining Short For Set  tling- the Major Oi! Contro _-versy — Picture Generally Dark Except at Detroit

Strike Situation Is Temporarily Better   Total of Strike Idle Declines But Prospective Additions Keep Nation’s Labor Picture From Brightening Much

Westinghouse, N.Y. elevator Strikes End   New Oil Walkouts Including Allegheny  : Valley Threatened

Two Smait Oil Plants Sign      Conferences. on Striker Resume AL Washington

Strike Idle Down To 352,000   Rumblings fo Prospective Additions Are Heard

{ National Phone Walkout Threatened; Few Strikes Ended; Oil Men Still Out

ClO Oil Workers Strike At Two Detroit Plants Settled: But Others Idle

Two Smnall Oil Plant Strikes Detroit Ended   Conciliators Renew Efforts to Reach an Agreement to Send Oil Workers Back to Jobs

Strike Idle Of U. S. Drops   First Major Decline In Week; New Strike  Threate Came ta Front

Strikes Abate U.S. Idle Roll Dips 58,000   Telephone Workers, Qil Unions Threaten To Stir New Disputes

FIRST BREAK IN OIL WALK - OUTS IS NOTED TODAY   Workers In Two Small Plants Retyrn To Jobs Today; No Agreement With Major Oil Companies ls Yet In Sight.

38,000 Westinghouse Co Workers Return To Jobs   Oil Crisis Unrelieved; Ford Employes Will Take Strike Vote; Nationwide Telephone Tieur Threatened; Mine Operators Rebuff Lewis

Str ike Idle In N atiou Falls to “Near 352,000   Rumblings Of Prospective  Additions lo Walkout  Figure Within: Near Futhire Heard

Gasoline Is  Still Scarce i Northern Ohio — Mines Closing in South

THREATEN OTHER WALKOUTS 10 MAR PICTURE   End Westinghouse Dispute Return to Work in New York City

Strike idle Down To 352,000   Rumblings fo _ Prospective. Addit Are. Heard

Oil Workers Strike At 2 Plants Ends   “First Break” Comes In Tie-up, Union Admits

Some Strikes End--Others Are Threatenec   Nation’s Idle Falls  To 352,000 As White Collar Workers Return—More To Strike

NATION’S STRIKE IDLE SLUMPS SOME; BUT MAY GROW AGAIN  APPROXIMATELY 58,000 STRIKERS HAD RETURNEL

C10 Oil Strike In Two Smaller Plants Settled   Knight Says Further Conciliation Not Expected Soon

WORKERS IN 2 SMALL DETROIT PLANTS SETTLE   Union Official Sees No Hope of Settlement In General Strike

Detroit Oil Strike Is Ended  Conference In Washington ls Resumed

Two Smail Oil Plants Sige   Conference: on Strikes Resume At Washington

STRIKE ENDS  IN NEW YORK  AND PICTURE » LOOKS BETTER   New Walkouts Ir Sight As Strike Threatens Two Bis Industries

Strike ‘Settled In Two Small Detroit Plants   Oil Workers To Receive 35-Cent Increases When Refineries Switch To 40-Hour Week on November 1

STRIKE IDLE IN COUNTRY 1S DECREASING   First Major Reduction in More Than Week Reported as Rumblings of Discontent Persist

SETTLEMENT IN 2 DETROIT OIL STRIKES SEEN   "Minor Break” in Walkout Picture: No Developments at Capital Partey

DETRONT otto FIT BREAK IN OL STRIKE   Two Small Plants in Detroit Meet Demands While Parley Continues.

MINOR BREAK IN OL WORKERS STRIKE 15 REPORTED DETROIT   TIME RUNNING OUT FOR SETTLEMENT OTHER OIL STRIKES. HOWEVER

MAY PRESS WAR DEPT. TO NAME PACIFIC LEADER   SEN. TAFT SUGGESTS CALLING MAC ARTHUR IN FOR CONFERENCE

Senate May Inquire Concerning Leader ‘in Drive on Japan   MacArthur's” Continued Absence From Capital Called “Significant”

BATTLE LOOMS IN LEGISLATURE   Efforts Will Be Made To Increase Jobless Benefits

Expect Assembly To Reopen Fight On BUC Benefits   Atty. Gen. Jenkins Rules Governor Cannot Limit Session  ’

Charter Gets Committee OK   Senate Foreign Relations Group Sends Pact Up for Debate July 23

WILL OUTLINE HIS POLICIES TO CONGRESS   New Executive Feels Great Responsibilities of Office

PRAY FOR ME! TRUMAN PLEA TO AMERICANS   DUTIES BEGUN AT ONCE BY NEW PRESIDENT

Pray For Me,’ . Truman Pleads At Washington   New President . Confers  With ‘Leaders In Brief  Sacelane

New President Quickly Goes to Work  To Outline Foreign Policies to Congress Tuesday

Truman Gathers Reins of Nation  With Tearful Plea  New President Asks For Prayer as He

NATION IN MOURNING   Truman Will Tell His Foreign Policies To Congress Monday

Pray for Me. Says Truman As He Takes  Presidency   Will Outline His Foreign Policies At Joint Session Of Congress Monday

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President Will         Appear Before A Joint Session   Foreign Policies to be Outlined Monday atl P. M— Chief Executive Visits Capital to Confer With Leaderce

President To Address Congress  On Monday   Confers with Heads Of Government © As World Mourns: Passings of F. D. R.

TRUMAN T0 BARE FOREIGN POLICIES IN SPEECH MONDAY   ‘New President Arranges to Address Joint Session of Congress Soon After Assuming Duties.   CONFERS WITH WAR CHIEFS AND STETTINIUS   Executive Issues Proclamation Setting Aside Today as Day of Mourning for Roosevelt.

Warships set fortriumphal Tokyo entry  Enemy officers vet instructions

Mighty Missourt In Foe’s Citadel   Entire Fleet Accompanied Giant Battlewagon Into Anchorage  30 Miles South Of Tokyo

OUTLOOK FOR TAX DECREASE DARKENED   Joint Committee Ree: ommends Wartime Levels Be Continued

FAVOR KEEPING WAR TIME LEVY   Small Corporation  Relie’ Only Recommendation 3 of Committee

WAR TIME IS OUT ~ SUNDAY, SEPT. 30   ‘Congress Decides to Return to Standard Time in Nation at ; End of Month.

Body of Soldier Found Beside Car   Dead Several Hours, Autopsy Planned at Camp

PETAIN PROMISES A SENSATIONAL DFCIARATION’   French Marshal Goes on Trial for Treason in Full Dress Unifo:m

ITALIAN POLICE HALT NEW DEMONSTRATION   Shots Fired At Clinic Holding ‘War Crimes’ Suspect

Shots Fired At Guard Of  Gen. Jacomini   Unknown Person Shoots At Carahiniert Guarding Former Mussolini Official.   BONOMI APPROVED

3RD RETURNS T0 COBLENZ AFTER 27 YEAR LAPSE   German Civilians Killed By Nazi Fire

Nazis Machine-Gun Own Civilians People Being Moved To Safer Places Fired Upon By Germans

Senate Appointment Is Declined by Cox   Ohio Politics Stews With Speculation Over Lausche’s Selection For Burton’s Successor—Sohngen on Inside Track

AWAIT NAME OF LAUSCHE’S NEXT SELECTION   Cox Refuses Offer to Succeed Burton; Hint Sohngen Next in Line

Say Sohngen Will Be New Ohio Senator   Former Governor Cox Declines Lausche's Offer of Iob.

20,000 Given Trials During French Purge   Another 30,000 Yet to Face Courts, Says Justice Dept.

French Purge Courts Have Tried 20,000   30,000 More Remain To Face Judgment

FRENCH TRY 20,000 IN PURGE   Thirty Thousand More Remain To Faee Judzement

French Purge Courts Try 20,000 in Nine Months, 30,000 Still Await Trial

French Try 20,000 For Collaboration; 30,000 Remain To Face Judgment

COLLABORATIONISTS  IN FRANCE FACING  TRIAL JURGMENTS NEARLY THOUSAND HAVE ALREADY BEEN  RIMCRIET. TH. PE Awe

... and Still 30,000 to Go 10,000 Persons Have Stood Trial in France for Collaboratior

T errible Effects of Occupation  Revealed in Nazi Trials in France

France Repor' ts ~20,000- Persons’ - Already Judged      994. Sentenced ‘To Deals, 600:To Life’ At Labor; 30,000 Still Face Trial

FRENCH COURTS TRY 20,000 IN NINE MONTHS   994 Condemned to Death; 30,000 More to Stand Trial

4,000,000 Persons Killed By Nazis al Oswiecim Camp   Moscow Says Equipment, Mass Scale Extermination Surpasses All Others.

Large Number of Plymouth County Men To Leave For Army Physical   Three Groups Of About Forty Each Scheduled To Report

NAGOYA AGAIN BOMB TARGET   SUPERFORTS MAKE ANOTHER LARGE-SCALE ATTACK ON JAP. HGMELAND CITy

Bradley Urges Core of Army. Professionals   Tells West Point Grads A Great Citizen Army  Then Mobilized Quicker

STILL LITTLE OPPOSITION ON PART OF JAPS   U.S. Commanders Expecting Storm of Jap Attack Will Be Released at Any Time

Manila-Bound Units Hold 22-Mile Area On Lingayen Gulf   Japs Say Americans Attempt New Amphibious Landing On Coast: Enemy Attacks Reported-Futile

Yanks Expand Beachhead To 22-Mile Wide   Imminent Enemy Counterattacks Forecast By Field Commanders.   SAY NEW LANDING

American Forces Extend Beachhead On Luzon Island   22 Miles Inland, Yanks Encounter Slight Opposition

Yankees Fan Out, Advance  Upon Manila   Enemy Launches Heavy  Attack On U.S. Shipping

U. §. Troops Start March Upon Manila   Japanese Commander Rushing New Troops to Meet Invaders

TANK-PACED UNITED STATES INFANTRYMEN HEADED FOR MANILA   JAPANESE REPORTED CONVERGING FOR MAJOR PHILIPPINES BATTLE

Japs Converge for Vital Battle; Hit U.S. Shipping With Planes, Human Bombs

MAJOR BATTLE SHAPING UP ON LUZON ISLAND   Yanks Spear Toward Manila From An Expanded 22Mile Beachhead

DEMAND MADE ON DE GAULLE BY CHURCHILL   Told to Silence Guns In Levant or Face Consequences

French Cabinet Meets Hastily Sans Decision And Deep Resentment Seen   Damascus Tense, But Quiet: French Halt Fire And British Troops Move Info Area

Damascus Tense, But Quiet; French Halt Fire And British Troops Move Info Area

Court Relents;-. Laval Returns. To Courtroom   Lawyers Who Quit ‘Also, AL tend; Judge Warne Ac: cused Traitor'To ’ Keep’ Calm:

Laval Defeated On Appeal For Postponement   Vichyite Permitted to Return to Court After  Being Ousted Yesterday

Histronics Will Bring Laval Ouster   Trial Resumed  Under Threat

LAVAL ON TRIAL   Laval Demands ‘Monster’ Rights  Treason Trial Under

AUTO MAKERS PROTEST QUOTAS   Big Three Claims That WPB Allocations Discriminate Against Dealers

(Car Industry Big Three Protests WPB Allocations   ‘Charge Quotas Will Discriminate Against —  Dealers During 1945 -

Big Three of Car Industry Protest WPB Allocation:   Companies Say Production Quota Discriminates Against Dealers

Big 3 Auto Men Protest  Car Quotas   General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, Claim Discrimination By WPB

Relentless Hunt For Top Nazis   Allies Want Himmler, Von Ribbentrop, Streicher

Night Baseball  Thiie 196 Wachinetan *°   Latest Events in Pacific and China Indicafe What Japanese May Expect

Pa a  Stettinius Is Named  ‘To United Nations’ ‘Preparatory Commission

‘Stettinius Appointed To United Nations Post With Ambassador Rank

Batavia Red Cross Urges Evacuation Of 200,009 from Java; Says They Face Danger of Massacre by Natives

RIVAL TEXAS U. UNIT ORGANIZES   NewsStudent Group Attacks Recent Demonstrations

79th Congress Docket Laden With Dynamite   Senate Faces Prospect  Of Diving Into FEPC Row

DOCKET LADEN WITH TROUBLE FOR CONGRESS   DECISION ON DRAFT AMONG TOUCHY ISSUES

Explosive Docket Awaits Return Of 7th Congress   Political Dynamite . Packed Into.  Dozen Major Issues

Cc ‘congress Facing Year Laden With Controversy In. 1946; Dozen Major Subjects Noted

. 79th Congress Charged With TNT  Bitter Row Expected On Numerou: Bills Confronting Solons Next Year

SENATE FACES — CONTROVERSIAL PROGRAM FOR “46   Topics Include Permanent FEPC, Draft Law, Prices

CONGRESS CAN'T HURDLE ISSUES, PICK UP VOTES   Many Hot Potatoes To Confront Solons on Return To Washington

Reds Crack tnner Defense Core of German Capita!   Russian Forces Now Hold TwoThirds of Berlin  BitrtevTin

See Speculation On Big 3 Parley Growing Today   Harry Hopkins Reported On Way To Washington With Conference Plans

JAPS MAKING — FINAL STAND FOR MANILA   THREE ENEMY POCKETS BEING LIQUIDATED INSIDE CITY— CAVITE BASE IS CAP.  -TURED =

Jap Resistance In Manila Seen As Nearing End   Foe Is Described As ‘‘Crum. bling’’ In Face Of Sweeping U. S. Attacks   CAVITE NAVAL BASE CAPTURED

Tien Times Squar ‘e! “Into Bédlam;- Cheering _  Crow. id Passes'100,000  ' Mark At Noon   Er isco and: Others ‘Making Whoopec   Paying Bricks Hurled Thru - New York Store’ Win~ dows; Truck Load Of . ~ Cartons Set ‘Afire

MORE MEAT AND SUGAR PROMISED   Army¥Asked to Spread Orders Into Future.

May Ask Americar Civilians To Use Less Scarce Food   Failure To Meet Foreign Demands May Hinder Peace

Civilians May Be Asked To Eat Less   Result Would Build Up U. S. Strength at World Peace Parley

Civilians May Be Asked to Eat Less Scarce _ Food to Strengthen U. S. Hand at Conference

May Ask Civilians To Tighten beits T> Provide More Lend-Lease F oods

Slash in Civilian Food Supplies ‘Seen; Foreign Nations Get Surplus

Is Uncle Sam Buying Good Will? ,  Americans Asked To Eat Less To Please Allies   Increased Lend-Lease Shipments Of Food Tr Europe Proposed To Win Favor For United States At San Francisco

GOV'T MAY ASK CIVILIANS TO FAT LESS FOOL   Action Would Strengthen American Hand At Security Meet

Less Meat In Prospect For ’ Civilian Use   Administration Seeks To Resolve Inter-Agency Controversy Over Dis. tribution of Supplies

Civilians Likely to Get Less Fooc  ies Locked in Bitter Squabble  ence:

CIVILIANS FACING BELT TIGHTENING   Scarce Foods To Become More Scarce To Help Security Moves

Civilians May Be Asked to Eat Less Meat and Other Scarce Foods To Leave More for Foreign Use

Must Share Food Supply   Proper Division Be tween Civilians, Military and Foreign Demands a Big Problem

Civilian Food Supply Cut Called Likely   FEA Holds Reduction in Foreign Pledges May Hurt Peace Prestige

Civilians May! Have Less Meats In Efforts To Assure Success Of World Security Conference

SLASHES SEEN IN FOOD SUPPLY   Civilians To Suffer For Bene fit Of Foreign Relief

LESS MEAT IN PROSPECT AGAIN   Act to Assure Security Meet Success

Civilians May Be Asked to Eat Still Less Scarce Foods   In Interest of U. S. Efforts to Make World Security Meet Success

British Forces Make Landing At Singapore   Jap Troops Still Resisting Surrender North of Toungtoo

British Back In Singapore   314 Years of Enemy Rule Is Terminated

Red Army Assaults Within Budapest Increase in Fury: Nazi Drive Fails

RED ATTACKS ARE STRONGER IN BUDAPEST   “German Relief Columns, ‘Meanwhile, Are Re: pulsed in Their Attempts to Push Through to Besieged Garrison.

Fury Of. Battle For Budapest Is Mounting Today   Soviets’ Drive Forward As Nazi-Relief.Column. Falters

Nazi Attempt To Aid Beleaquered Garrison Fails   Reds Claim They Control Half Of Hungarian Capital

HALF BUDAPEST LOST BY NAZIS   Thirteenth Day Of Street Fighting For Hungarian Capital Has Red Army In Control.

REDS CONTROL GREATER PART OF BUDAPEST   Germany’s Relief Columns Failed To Stop Drive

REDS INCREASE FURY OF BATTLE IN BUDAPEST   German Relief Forces Fail} in Bid to Reach Capital

Nazis Hit. Stone Wall   Relief Drive On Budapest Blocked; Reds Push Flanking Sweep

Reds Step Up Their Blows   Assert Flanking Drive Putting End to Powerful German Budapest Relief Effort

Red Assaults In Budapest Gain In Fury   German Relief Columns Menaced By Vast Outflanking Drive North Of Danube Bend

RED ASSULTS ARE STRONGER   Russians Now Claim Control of More Than Half Of Budapest.

Budapest Battle Fury Increases   Russians Claim Over Half of City Captured; Navi Boce Threatened

IN RAPID STRIDES   Red Army Unleashes New Fury Within City of Budapest

Russians Increase Fury Of Attacks In Budapest, Control Half of Capital

REDS BLOCK AID ~TOPOEIN TRAF   Germans Fail In Efforts Tc Smash Into Budapest

Red Army Now Controls Half Of Budapest   German Relief‘ Force Menaced By Red Outflanking Drive.

NAZIS’ BUDAPEST RELIEF MENACED   FAIL IN ATTEMPT TO BREAK THRU TO BESIEGED GARRISON

Soviets Gain In Budapest  Fighting Fury in City Increases; Nazi  Pail ta Free Carrnenn

Russian Forces  ‘Near Komarom In Vienna Drive   Red Troops Now Control Over Half Of Budapest; Nazi Relief Push Fails

NAZIS FAIL TO BREAK THROUGH   German Relief Columns Menaced By Flanking Drive

Soviets Near Komarom [In Vienna Drive   Russians Claim Control Of More Than Half Of Hun earian Capital.   SA 138 CAPFEUREG

FURY OF SOVIET ASSAULT RISES IN BUDAPEST   Over Half Of Hungarian Capital Held By Russian Armies

Soviets Now Holding More Than Half Of Budapest   Reds Near Kamoram In Drive To Vienna

Reds Control Over Half of Budapest   Other Units Rapidly Headed for Komarom In Advance to Vienna

Soviets Press Budapest Siege  Assaults Within City Increase in Fury

BILL INCREASING  PENSION FUND WAS  SENT TO GOVERNOR HOUSE. CONCURRED. IN SENATE AMENDMENT HIK  Claw nav

BILL INCREASING PENSION FUND WAS SENT TO GOVERNOR  HOUSE CONCURRED IN   HOUSE CONCURRED IN SENATE AMENDMENT HIKE PENSION PAYMENTS

A “FRIENDLY” NATIVE AIDS   i :  Then Sailor Who Wanted Matches Begins to Wonder

NAME CAMPBELL WAR PLANT HEAD   be Mage be CHIEF OF ARMY (ORDNANCE “WILL DIRECT RECONVER--",  BION OF NATION'S “WAH. PLANTS -

FORD CONTRACT MAY BE PATTERN FOR LABOR PEACE   Present Harmonious Conferences Point to Agreement on Major Prob. lems.

Goering and Ribbentrop Plotted Seizure Of Czechoslovakia During Austrian Cour   By DANIEL DE LUCE Copyright, 1945, By the Associated

Goering and Von Ribbentrop Lied While Planning Downfall of Czechoslovakia

Tokyo Sees Fleet After Jap Beach ForLanding   Great Destroyers Cruisers Five Miles Out

CARRIER PLANES RAID JAP SHIPS LOCATED IN BAY   Jestroyers Strike From Positions Only Five Miles From Tokyo; Main Part Of Jap Fleet Remnants Still Unfound.

U.S. Cruisers Less Than 5 Mi. Off Shore Hurl Shells   Halsey's Fleet Hammers Mikado’s Copital for Third Consecutive Day

1U.S. Third Fleet Moves To Within Five Miles of Beach to Hit Tokyo Bay

THIRD FLEET ROAMS OVER WIDE AREA UP AND DOWN COAST AS AIRFORCES FOLLOW ATTACK

Fleet Pounds Away At Entrance To Tokyo Bay Today   Carrier Planes Catch Nip Warships in Hiding, Attack Them Heavily

Tokyo Gets Third Day of Battering   U. S. Fleet Pounds Bay Entrance From Less Than  Five Miles Away   FULL REPORTS LACKING   Sea Action Follows. Attack by Planes on Yokosuka * Naval Base

Third Fleet Bombards Tokyo Bay   Attack 50 Miles from Capital Follows Fleet ‘Plane Strike at Jap  Ships in Hiding There

3rd Fleet’s Batteries Pound Chiba Peninsula Entrance to Tokyo Bay

Japanese Believe Allies Look For Invasion Beaches   Carrier Planes Renew Attack; Hit Enemy Warships

U.S. Carrier Planes Catch Enemy Warships Hiding at Yokosuka Naval Base Near Tokyo

panied. Fleet Guns Pound Entrance To Tokyo Bay; B. 29 Attack: Largest Yet

Installations Along Coast Of Tokyo Bay Hit      Fargets Are Bombarde Throughout Last Night and ‘Today, Admiral Nimitz, Announces   Jap Warships, In. Hiding, Bombed   American Airmen Brave Extremely Bad Weather To Seek Out and Blast Nip Men-of-War

AIR-SEA RAIDS CARRIED INTO THIRD DAY   Warships Go Within Five Miles Of Shore   NAVAL SHELLING   Follows Heavy Air Attack; Yokosuka Naval Base Is One Of Main Targets

Battering of Mikado’s Capital Goes Into 3rd Straight — Day.   FIVE MILES FROM SHORE

Fleet Attacks Tokyo Bay For Third Day   Cruisers, Destroyers Are Only Five Miles From Shoreline

Siesta Edition   Mikado s Capital Is Battered For 3rd Straight Day   Ships Move Within Less Than 5 Miles Of Shore To Smash  Installations

U.S. Third Fleet Pounds Entrance To Tokyo Bay   Carries Air and Sea Battle into Third Day; Within Five Miles of Shorea

RELENTLESS THIRD U. 5. FLEET BLASTS ENTRANGE TO TOKYO   AMERICAN CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS SAIL TO WITHIN 5 MILES SHORE

Fleet Hideaway Reported Found Inside Tokyo Bay   American Guns Continue Their Attack on Enemy

Pearl Harbor Witnes: Declared Plot Victim   Psychiatrists Believe Something Preying On Capt. Kramer’s Mind. Prober Declares

Secretary Supports Career Diplomats   Says Ambassador to Chungkins Never Asked Him or President To State Policy

No Evidence To Back Up His Charges  “Secretary Of State 1s Inquiry Witness

BYRNES STRIKES BACK AT HURLEY   Says He’s Found No Sign 0 Disloyalty By Diplomats

BYRNES SAYS HURLEY AIDES NOT DISLOYAL   Secretary of State Declares He Has No Evidence Pair Sought to Wreck U.S. Foreign Poliev in China.

Byrnes Defends Aides Against Hurley Attach; Both Loyal, He Asserts

Pat Hurley’s Accusations  Challenged   Byrnes Says He Has No Evidence Of Disloyalty On Part Of 2 Diplomats.   RECALLS NO REQUEST

Byrnes Denies Aides Disloyal   Secretary Of State Answers Charges Of Hurley On Diplomats

US Diplomats Not Disloyal, Byrnes Finds   Answers Hurley  On Chinese Plan

Byrnes Is Unable To Find Evidence Of Disloyalty —   Defends Diplomats Against Charges by Hurley; Statement Of Policy Not Souch

Secretary Byrnes Disputes Charges Made By Gen. Hurley   Challenges Ambassador’s Statement of Being Unable To Get U.S. Policy Toward China

Byrnes Challenges Statements by Hurley; Unable to Find Evidence Of Disloyalty by U.S. Diplomat

Byrnes Denies Hurley Charges  Declares Diplomats Were Not Disloyal

Upholds Loyalty Of Pair Flayed By Gen. Hurley   Byrnes Also Challenges Talk Involving Attempt To Clarify China Policy

Secretary Byrnes Isuses Challenge  To Gen. Hurley      Disloyalty Evidence Is Said Lacking?

Byrnes Says U.S. Envoys Not Disloyal   Denies Huriey Asked Statement On China Policy

Secretary ‘In Challenge To Gen. Hurley   Denies Getting Request For Policy Outline

Refutes Hurley Charges   Byrnes Says Service, Atcheson Not Guilty; Denies Hurley Sought Statement of Policv

Byrnes: No Evidence To  Back Hurley   Charges Challenged by State Head Before Senate Group.

China knvoys Found Loyal,  Says Byrnes   Secretary Of State Chal. lenges Statements Made By Ambassador Hurley

EXPECTED 10 EXTEND POOL 2 MILES NORTH   Drill Near Aux Vases Sand; Cypress Believed Good for Well

Planes Wreck Formosa Plant   Damage to Other Island Installations Reported

Big Jap Power Plant Wrecked   Our Bombers Pound Formosa As Tokyo Says Ryukyus Being Invaded.

Big Hydroelectric Plant on Formosa  Wrecked by Bomb:   Tokyo Reports Yankees Attempting Landing on Ryukyu Chain

Formosa Power Plant Wrecked By U. S. Planes  Other Targets On Jan leland Hit

Formosa Power . Plant Wrecked   ‘Bridge To Japan’ : Weakened Further

Bombers Attack Formosa, Troops Gain On Luzon   Bloody » Jap Attacks Repulsed By Ground  Forces. ;

JAPS ASSERT U. §. INVADES THE RYUKYUS   No Confirmation Received From American Sources — Formosa Electric Plant Blasted in Friday’s Air Raid.

Jitsugetsu Plants Left In Ruins   Cavalry Troops Shifted From Central To South Luzon Begin Drive.

FORMOSA HIT WREGKS PLANT   Hydroelectric Factory Put Out of Commission in Latest Pounding.

Power Plant On Formosa  Is Wrecked   Bombers Fly From Phillopine Bases

Jap Surrenders _ Gain As Invasion Jitters Also Grow   Nearly 7000 Americans Killed or Missing; 94,000 Japs Killed

Picket Lines Gird Three More Studios   Producers and Unionists Hold Parley on Dispute

Film Strike Is Extended  a Se  ee   Three More Studio: Are Picketed

Politicians Scan City Elections in Quest for Trends   Organizations, Big Names Stake Prestige In Mayorality Races

Voting Today May Disclose Political Trend   First U. S. Post-War Elections May Give Clues to 1946 Race

Ist Postwar Elections  Hold Little Of Interest   Municipal Campaigns Being Decided Today

SEEK CLUES IN TODAY'S YOTING   Some Of Local Elections On Tap Today Have National Overtones.

BEGIN STUDY OF CLEWS TO 1946 RACES   Politicians Look to Today’s Municipal Elections for Hints on Trend on Coming Congressional Battles.

“Off Year’ Elections Today Watches For Clues To Races Next Year, 1948   - Three-Way Race For Mayor Of New York, While Prestige Of CIO Political Action - Committee At Stake In Detroit Mayoralty Race

NEW YORK ONE OF BIG CITIES CASTING VOTES   Pittsburgh, Detroit, Boston and _ Cleveland Also Selecting : Leaders

FIRST POSTWAR ELECTIONS  ~ National Figures Vie in New York Mayor s Race; PAC Prestige at Stake in Heated Detroit Contest

Politicians Look To First Postwar Elections For Clues On Trend To Expect Later   Most Of Elections Are Municipal But Some Have National Overtones

Politicos Watch Elections Today For Some Clues   New York City Ir Spotlight

Nation Is Holding First Postwar Elections Today  Politicians Looking For Trends in Municipal Voting

POLITICIANS LOOKED TO TODAY'S VOTING FOR POSSIBLE TREND   MOST ELECTIONS ARE MUNICIPAL BUT SOME HAD NATIONAL BEARING

U.S. Eyes Elections   Watch Results In Off-year Contests For Possible Trend

COOKING INTO THECRYSTAL PAC’s Influence Tested in Mavor Election at Detroit

Elections  Watched  for Trends   O'Dwyer Runs Against Two Candidates for La Guardia’s Job

COMPROMISE ON BALKAN DISPUTE SOUGHT BY U. S,   American Delegation Reported To Be Working On Proposal To Settle Touchy  Question.

Seeks To Break Deadlock Over Writing Treaties   -U.S. Plan Would Create Subcommittee Of 5-Nation Council To Deal With Treaties

U.S. Presents Proposal To Break Deadlock On Balkan Peace Treaties

Compromise On Balkan Problem Nears   Decision Would Enable Deputies To Start Drafting Peace Pact

COMPROMISE ON BALKAN PEACE SOUGHT BY U. S.   SUUUTTI DI VU. vu.  BIG 5 MINISTERS STILL DEADLOCKED ON WHO WILL SIGN

United States Seeks to Break Balkan Tangle   Offer Compromise to End Deadlock of Ministers In Writing Trea

U. S. Presents Compromise In Balkan Impasse   Planning A Sub Committee From The Five Big Nations.

Compromise  Proposed On Balkan Issue   United States Submit Plan In Effort Tx Break Deadlock A\  London Conference

Compromise on Balkans Offered   U. S. Seeks to Break Deadlock on Peace Traciv leaue

U.S. Seeks To Break Deadlock   Compromise Proposal Tendered Ministers

BALKAN ACCORD PUSHED BY U.S.   Compromise Offered To Nip Deadlock Of Ministers

Part Of Old Hungary Goes To Russians   Russtan-Czech Treaty Sets Up New Boundary Line For Soviet

House Speaker Placed In Line kor President   Truman Recommend: Change In Succession After Starting Trip

RAYBURN IS NAMED FOR PREXY POST   President Wants Conaqress to Alter Succession Rules

TRUMAN- SEEKS. NEW SUCCESSION FOR PRESIDENCY   Asks Congress Pa Pass Law T Make Speaker Follow Vice President

2,500 DISCHARGED UNDER POINT PLAN   They’re First of 216,000 Eligible for Release

Community Chest Drive Will Be Sept. 24-28  President P. W. Singe Names Officials For Speedy Cleanup

Community Chest Drive Will Be Sept. 24-28  President P. W. Sing : Names Officials

Name M’Arthur To Receive Formal Capitulation As Commander   ALLIED FORCES GIVEN ORDERS TO CEASE FIRE

Japanese Surrender I$ Complete And Final   General MacArthur Named To Head Allied Occupation Force; Japs Ordered To Report To Him: “Official V-J Day’ Will Follow Formal Capitulation

MacArthur Will  Rule Japanese   SOLDIERS SOON TO BE RETURNING HOME

‘Most Destructive War In The World History Over But  For Signatures

Wild Celebration: Marks End Of.  Hostilities As‘ Japan Surrenders.

Mikado Accepts Terms — Set by 4 Big Powers And Stays as Figurehead

Uncontirmed reports broadcast by the London radio said beaten, dispirited Germans were surrendering at the rate of 2,000 an hour today.

Yank First Army Races Eastward On Wide Front   Greatest Break- Through of Western War Tearing German Lines Apart —

BRITISH LESS THAN 40 MI. FROM LINK WITH HODGES MEN   Germans Put Third Army Units 186 Miles From Berlin, 19 From Kassel; Report Others Race Toward Leipzig

Temperatures   Hitlerites Give Up At Record Rate . Of 2,000 Per Hour

2000 Per — Hour Are © Giving Up’   TWO AMERICAN TANK ARMIES POUND TO WITHIN ABOUT 180 MILES OF BERLIN

Food Ration For Captives is Inadequate   French Unable  To Get Supplies

DFFICERS ROW UN STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT   Chief Nebergall and County Attorney at Des Moines in Squabble.

Nebergall Says He ‘Questions’  Kuble’s Faith   Hits Request For Public Investigation of Polk Liquor, Gambling

Conference Committee Approves Amendment Sponsored by Big Four   Proposal Empowers Group to Recommend Measures for Peaceful Adjustment of Any Situation Endangering the Peace

Big 4 Proposals Receive Approval   “United Nations Group OK’s Amendments

OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY THE AUXILIARY   Chairmen Of Legion Standing Committee Appointed

SEE THREATS 10 FREIGHT PARITY         Ossibility Air Transport May Cut Equalization Gains In South.

BRITISH TAKE BURMESE PORT   Seize Akyab As Yanks Knock Out 69 More Japanese Ships

BRITISH TAKE PORT OF AKYAB   Philippine-Based U. S. Aircraft Knock Out 69 Enemy Vessels.   MORE RAIDS ON FORMOSA

British Win “Akyab, Vital Burma Port   ' Yank Planes, PT Boats  Destroy 69 Jap Ships In Three Days.

Blackout Suggests — Third Straight Day of Formosa Attack   Bomber Raids on Luzon Sink or Damage 60 Japanese Ships

British Troops Seize Burmese  Port of Akyak      First Amphibious Operation on Road to Singapore; Indicate U. S. Air Assault On Formosa, Okinawa Continues

Akyab Port Is Seized   60 Jap Ships Sunk or Damaged in Raids; Formosa Gets Blasting

Akyab, Burmese Port, Seized By British Troops   American Planes Hit Formosa For The Second Day

Bag 69 Jap Ships In3-Day Attack; British In Akyab   Tokvo Asserts U.S. Carrier And 2 Battleships Sunk: Think: Japan Hit Again

British Seize Akyab, Burma   U.S. Planes, PT Boats Bag 69 Jap Ships Near Luzon

British Seize Burmese Port  In Sea Attack   Akyvab Marks First Step to Singapore as PT Boats Smash Ships at Formosa

WRECK 69 JAP SEA VESSELS IN FORMOSA RAIDS   English Start Long Trip Back To Singapore in First Amphibious Move

Allies Seize Burmese Port In New Strike   British Landing Coordinated With Formosa Raids

NAZIS WILL SEIZE ALL GRAIN STOCKS      Government Acts ¢ as Food _ Situation Grows Acute _-

Nazi Government Commandeers . All Grain Stocks   Special Permission is Required For Feeding Livestock

Gestapo Chief Himmler: Reported Having Assumed Berlin’ Defense Command

Nazi Government Commandeers All Grain Stocks   Himmler Assumes Command of Berlin Defenses

NAZIS WILL SEIZE ALLGRAIN STOCKS   Government Acts as Food Situation Grows Acute 

REICH DRASTIC IN FOOD CRISIS   Grain Stocks Seized: Himmler To Direct Last Stand

OW! Abolished   Emaciated, Starving 1000 More Allied PWs Reach Rescue Ship Today

OWI Quits Sept. 15   Foreign Duties Taken Over By State Department for Time Being

OW! BUREAU DISCONTINUED BY PRESIDENT   Executive Order Asks State Department To Study Foreign Information Needs   TRANSFERS FUNCTIONS

OWI Ordered Abolished — By. ‘Truman      Byrnes To. Put. “Information: Service

TRUMAN ORDERS ABOLITION OF OWI! SEPT, 15TH   War Information Will Be Handled by State Department

OWI TO CHECK OUT   President Orders Agency to Quit Business by September 

OW! ABOLISHED BY PRESIDENT   Foreign Information Service, Transferred To State Department, Wil! Continue.

Liquidation To Begin Sent. 15   State Department To Handle Bureau's Foreign Activities

Abolish OWL, Says Truman In New Ediet In New Edict   State Department Told To Prepare Program For Foreign Information

President Orders End to Office of War Information   State Department To Assume Functions Of Wartime Agency

OW! Abolished By Truman   Each Agency to Deal With Various  Information Facilities

OWI Abolished By President   State Department Asked To Study Foreign Information Needs.

Truman Closes The Office of War Information   Out of Business  By September 15; Foreign Functions t State Department

TRUMAN HAS ORDERED OWL ABOLISHED *   All Domestic Functions of ©  Office Are Ended

OWI Closed, New Program Is Ordered   State Department to Maintain Service  Under New Plan

President Truman  Abolishes OWI   Prepares Program of Informational Needs

OWI Ordered Abolished By  Pres. Truman   Must Be Liquidated By De  cember 31, But Ceases To Function September 15 _

War Intormation  Office Abolished   President Asks State Department To Plan Rest Of Year-Program

OW! Abolished By President   Truman Issues Executive Order Ending War Agency Today   FOREIGN SERVICE PLANS STUDIED

0. W. 41S ABOLISHED BY TRUMAN   Office of War information Is Terminated

Truman Orders (WI Closed By September 15   Transfers Foreign Information Department of OWI to State Department

OWI Abolished; Davis Praised  President Holds It Is No Longer Needed

Truman Asks Byrnes to Map Future Agency   Interim Service Set Up to Keep World Informed About U. S$

OW! ABOLISHED THROUGH ORDER OF PRES, TRUMAN      ‘Byrnes To Prepare Program Tc Put Information On Continuing Basis

OWI Abolished By Order of — Truman Today   State Department to See to Getting Foreign Information Needed in Future

BYRNES’ OFFICE TAKES OVER OW!   PRESIDENT ORDERS GOVERNMENT NEWS AGENCY DISBANDED

OW! ABOLISHED, WORK ASSIGNED OTHER AGENCIES   Truman Orders News Setup Out of Operation by September 15

OWI ENDED BY TRUMAN      Ordered by President To Go Out of Business By Sept. 15

OWI Today Is Abolished By Truman   War Information Agency Is No More, by Order of the President

OW Otto BUT FOREIGN WORK TOBE KEPT UP   Truman Says Demestic Job Not Necessary: Orders New Program.

GEROW TAKES COMMAND      Lt. General ‘Succeeds Maj. Gen, Truesdell at Leavenworth ©

GEROW TAKES COMMAND   Lt. General Succeeds Maj. Gen, Truesdell at . Leavenworth

First Japs Face Trial In Homeland   Murder Of ight Allied Nationalists Charged To Five Of Enemy

) JAPS CHARGED WITH 8 KILLINGS   First Of Nipponese Named For Prison Atrocities

To Try 5 Japs     Of Prisoners   Former Prison Camps Officials to Be Tried in Japan

Murder of 8 Is Charged ToFive Japs   U. S. Commission Will Meet in Yokohama, May Arraign Nips Monday   Opposition Grows   Diet’ Members Fight Order Directing Sale of Lands

Name Japs, Murders For First Trial   Eight Allied Deaths Specified in Opening List . Of War Crimes Cases

Five Japs Charged With Murder Of Allied Nationals  Military Commission Meeting Monday

To Try 5 Jags For Murder Of Prisoners   Former Prison. Camps Officials to: Be Tried in Janan

TRIBUNAL TD MEET MONDAY   Charges Filed Against First 5 Japs to Be Prosecuted in Japan.

JAPANESE FACE MURDER CHARGE   Slaying of Eight Allied Na tionals Laid To Five Waiting Trial

Five Japs Charged With Murder Of Allied Nationals  Military Commission Meeting Monday For Arraignments

MARINES CHART RELEASE PLAN   Discharge Rate of 8,000 Weekly To Begin Sometime Next Week

CHURCHILL MAY TALK ON BRITISH ELECTION   Prime Minister’s Anniversary Ad dress to Be Broadcast In U.S. Yoday at 2 p. m. Joplin Tim

‘Churchill May Reveal Plans  For Election   Virst General. Balloting in 10 Years May Be Held in July or October to Choose Parliament

Solons Head For Final Vote On Old Aae Pension   House Members Clain Amendment Faulty In Creating Of Ceiling

CHINESE CAPTURE NAMYUNG AIRBASE   Command Announces the Seizure of Namyung; Fight Near Kweilin

AIRFIELD CITY WON FOR CHINA   Japanese Retreat North Of Canton: Kweilin Thrust Gains

Chinese Capture Seventh Former Yankee Air Base   Namyung, in Wolfram Mining District, Is Cleared of Japs

Modern Merchant Vessels Ready For Disposition  Congress Would Release 1.100

Carrier Planes, Superforts  Renew Attacks   Friday’s Onslaught Follows Heavy Naval Bombardment of Steel City of Kamaishi by Halsey’s Warships Thursday

1,200 Carrier Planes, B-29 Fleets Attack   Two Superfort Forces Pound  Osaka and Tokyc

RULES TAKEN OFF COAL DELIVERIES   80 Per Cent Quota Junked As Supply Picks Up

Sees 142, 000. Jobless Soon   Kansas’ Unemployment Fund Adequate; Hopes For Quick Shift To Full Péacetime: Iohs

142,000 Kansas War Workers to Lose Jobs   tn Next Six Months; Expect 75,000 Will Seek Compensation Pay

Reds Reach Austria, Bag 18,000 Men   Russ Armies Also Liquidate Pocket In East Prussia

Three Charged With Murder in  Justice Court   Mother. Son and Neighbor Sign Written rh sae Soe

PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH AD. “VISERS ON MAKING PUB"ic INVESTIGATION  REPORT 

President Confers With Of ficials Regarding Release Of Story Of Sneak Attack

CAPTURED NAZI GENERAL SEES HITLER SUICIDE   Says Fuehrer Wants To Be Martyr, Not Loyal To Reich

Atom Bomb Is No Big Secret Now, She States   Woman scientist says ‘fall basic information needed” is now on sale  for $1.25.

CROSSED RIVER VIA FORGOTTEN NAZI BRIDGE   Failure to Destroy: Remagen Structure Admitted in Berlin

CONTROL OF BOTH HOUSES AT STAKE   Republicans, Democrats to Wheel Out Heaviest Guns In Next Year’s Congressional Campaign

FOUR ESCAPE DEATH IN CRASH IN GITY   Plane Plunges Into Street ir Newport, Ky., Explodes

°85-Point Men’ To Be Home Soon   Army Discharge Score May Be Cut To 50 Points By December 1

Discharge Score  May Be Reduced   Men With 85 Points Tc Be-Out By November

All835-Pointers To Be Out Soon   Critical Score To Be Reduced To 60 Points By First OF Mlonth

Paint Score Down  To 50 By Dee.    85 Point Men to Be Civilians By Early Nevember

U.S. Forces Battle To Widen Naha Hold And Close On Shurt   Japs Give No Evidence Of Collapse As Yanks Continue Pressure; White-Gloved Officers Among 200 Of Foes Wiped Out In Raid On Command Post

Decisive Phase (Okinawa Battle Now Shaping Up   Marines Battling To Broaden Bridgehead In Capital City.

Yanks Expect Suff Fight In Naha City   Okinawa Island Campaign Is Slowly Shaping Into Decisive Phase,   JAPS HOLDING OU ®

“Marines Fight to Expand Holdings   Three Divisions Are Closing in on Fortress City  ‘of Shur:   OKINAWA TOUGH SPOT   No Evidence of Japanese — on the Pacific  Island

Marines Broader Bridgehead In Capital. City   Three American Divisions Steadily Closing On Fortress City Of Shuri From Three Sides

Seek To Broaden Bridgehead In Naha (Close In On Shuri   While Fighting Goes On American Vessels Exposed To Jap Naval Aerial Attacks

THREE FORCES ARE CLOSING ON SHURE   Fight To Broaden Bridgehead In Capital   NO EVIDENCE   Of Collapse By Nips Noted; Battle Ranks With Toughest Of War

34,000 JAPS STILL RESISTING — FIERCELY AS AMERICANS CLOSE IN ON FORTRESS CITY OF SHURE

Critical Phase ‘Of Okinawa Fieht at Hand   Japs Still Have Strong Force— Traps Close on Luzon

Yanks Close In On Fortress Of Shuri   Sixth. Marine Division Battles To Broaden Bridge head In Naha: Jap Defenders Fighting Griml;

Shuri Is Being Surrounded By Three Divisions   Russians To Send Ultimatum To Japs, Paris Radio Hears

Decisive Action Nears On Bloody Fronts; Marines Expect Jfard Fight In Naha.

3 U. S. DIVISIONS CLOSE ON 3 SIDES OF SHURI BASTION   JAPS HOLD GRIMLY WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LINE COLLAPSE

Okinawa Battle Shaping [nto Decisive Phase As  Yanks Close In On Cities

‘Sixth Marine Division Makes  Gains in Naha While Others Are Closing in on   City of Shuri.   ISLAND CAMPAIGN IS NOW IN 48TH DAY

THREE U. S. DIVISIONS IN BATTLE   Now 48 Days Old, Campaign Has Become One of the War’s Toughest, With the Japs Showing No Weakness Yet.

Decisive Stage Of Okinawa Battle Near As Marines Drive Into Naha

6th Marines Are Seeking To Broaden Naha’s Hold   3 Divisions Closing On Shuri’s Fortress

SHAPING INTC DECISIVE PHASE   Still No Evidence Suggesting Collapse in Grim Jap Defense.:   BATTLE IS 48 DAYS OLD

Okinawa Battle Shapes into a Decisive Phase   6th Marine Division Battles to Broaden Bridgehead in Naha; Clese in on Shuri

TOUGH ENEMY SLOWS BATTLE FOR OKINAWA   Marines Broaden Naha Hold and Close in On Fort City of Shuri.

Decisive Phase Nearly Reached On Okinawa Isle   War's Toughest Campaign Being Fought in Pacific

3 DIVISIONS ARE CLOSING IN ON FORTRESS CITY   Sixth Marine Division Seeks To Broaden Bridgehead In Naha; Three Divisions  Move In On Shuri.

Marine Group Fights for Beach Ground   Three Divisions Steadily Close in on Naha, Capital City of Isle on Japs’ Defense Area: Struaagle Is One of War's Toughest

OKINAWA CAMPAIGN SLOWLY MOVING INTO ITS DECISIVE STAGE  FORTY-EIGHT DAYS OLD INVASION RANKS AS , ONE OF TOTICHEST 2

Island Battle Is Shaping Into Decisive—Phasé   No Evidence Suggesting Collapse OL Japs In Toughest Campaign Of Pacific War   Marines Expecting Suff Naha Ficht   Struggling to Broaden Bridgehead In Capital City; Ariny Pressure Against Nips Sustaimed

Okinawa Hold Tightened By Marines, Army   Troops Battling For Capital, Close In On Shuri Fortress

Decisive. Phase Near On Okinawa   Mearities Fight’ To Broaden Neha Bridache

Marines In Heart of Naha, Have Secured Landing Over Asato; Control 3 Sides Shuri

34,000 Survivors — Of Original Enemy Garrison of Okinawa Make Stubborn Fight

HELICOPTER TC STOP FROSTS   Orchardists May Benefit ’ From Experiments At  Michigan State

Report Air Assault Resumed   Planes Approaching From North, German Radios Say

Allies Press Aerial Attack On Germany   Nazis Have Breather During Night With Only Few Raids

WALLACE LINED UP FOR CABINET   Jesse Jones May Stay As Head Of Federal Lending Agencies

COMMERCE POST GIVEN WALLACE   Report Has Jones Moving Out Of Cabinet; Perkin: May Also Go

Roosevelt Is Said to Have Offered  Wallace’ Commerce Post in Cabinet

Secretary of Commerce Post Reported Offered  To Retiring Vice Pres.

WALLACE OFFERED CABINET POSITION   Senator . Says: Vice-President May Get Jones’ Post

Senator Deciares Wallace Offered Commerce Post  Jones May Be Asked Te Remain as Head of

2070 25 DIE IN PLANE'S CRASH   Army Transport Falls And Burns Near Sweetwater

Over 20 Killed In Plane Crash   _Twin-Engine Transport Goes Down In Texas ©

Blue Calls for Survey of lowa Tax System  Wants State to Be  . @. wd ew elibian

GOVERNOR ASKS SURVEY OF TAX   Blue Would Insure Sound  Finances in State

Sound Financial Condition of State After War Urged by Blue ot Inaugural Talk

Governor Sees Need For Sound Finances   Calis For Survey Of lowa Taxation

Blue, In Inaugural Address, Urges Careful Survey Of Iowa Tax System

Program For ‘Sound’ State By Gov. Blue   Calls for Survey of Tax System, State Resources At Inaugural  :

UNRRA IS NEEDED FOR WAR VICTIMS   Congress Urged to Appropniate the Remaining  $550,000,000   ISITUATION IS ACUTE

$300.000.000 UNRRA Fund Almost Spent  Asking Congress to   Asking Congress to Appropriate $350,000,000

UNRRA IS NEEDED FOR WAR VICTIMS   Congress Urged to Appropriate - oon  $550,000,000  To eeenenieneenemneneiceeetl

QUICK O.K: ASKED FOR UNRRA FUND   Clayton, Truman Emphasize Need Of $550,000,000

Large B-29 Fleet Blasts Singapore   Thousands of Bombs Fall On Installations

INDIA-BASED SUPER EGRTS HIT SINGAPORE   Hundreds Of Bombs Dropped On Dock And Harbor Pacilities

Port of Hongkong Heavily Bombed By Philippine-Based U. 5. Planes

BOMB HONGKONG, SET HUGE FIRES   AMERICAN PLANES SINK NINE MERCHANT SHIPS IN RAID ON JAP BASE.

Philippine-Based Heavy Bombers Raid Hong Kong   Huge Fires Are Set And Nine Merchant Ships Reported Sunk

Trusteeship For Colonies Is Favored   Controversy Continues Over Supreme Chief in Japan and on Influence In Central Europe

ARRIVE IN TOPEKA   Briles Is Confident He Will Lead Kansas Upper © House

OISCLOSE ACCIDENT OW FNIWETOK ATOL   10 Killed, Many Planes Destroyed, Damaged in Aug. Q 1944 Mishap.

200,000 Coal Miners Ile as  Parley Folds Up   Longshoremen’s Strike Delays Return of Vets From Overseas

MOSCOW CHEERS ENTRY INTO WAR   SOVIET SEES CHANCE TO LIQUIDATE LAST WORLD AGGRESSOR

Moscow Crowds Cheer Veferan Red Army Men   Russians Determined To Liquidate Last Den Of Aggression in World And Restore Peace

Russians Calin As They March Against Japan   Molotov Reads Declara tion Aimed at Speeding Universal Peace; Re. veals Japs Sought Mediation.

RED ARMY FIGHTING OLD ENEMY      Soviet People Awaiting First News Of Fighting

Soviet Russia Turns Mighty Armies on Japs  Ground, Air Blows Quickly  Follow Declaration of War; : Daasle Choer Marching Troo

Soviet People Await Firsf News of Fighting   Japan Planned Attack When Russia Backed At Volga Says Red Star

POWERFUL RUSSIAN ARMY ENTERS FIGHT AGAINST JAPANESE  REDS MARCH AGAINST OLI ENEMY SECONDS AFTER DECLARATION EFFECTIV}

Soviet Army Enters Fray   Launch Attack on Manchurian Border, Tokyo Radio Says

TOKYO RADIO STATES SOVIET FORCES ARE ATTACKING ON THE BORDER OF MANCHURIA   Columns of Singing Red Army Men, Fresh From Victory Over Hitler's Germany, Tramp Through Cheering Crowds in Moscow   NO ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COMMANDERS IN EAST

Take News Calmly —   While Not Surprised Russians Seem Eager To Get At The Japs

POWERFUL RUSSIAN  ARMY ENTERS FIGHT  AGAINST JAPANESE REDS MARCH AGAINST OLE  ENEMY SECONDS AFTER «NECTAR ATION. FEEECTIVI

Pearl Harbor Probe fo Open   Dewey, Hull and Marshall Among the Witnesses

PUBLIC T0 GET HARBOR FACTS   Hearings on Disaster Will Open Thursday With An All Star Cast

Pearl Harbor Quiz To Open   “AN-Sigr Cast’. Scheduled As Peahe Wipmesses

DECISIONS THAT AFFECT POLAND ARE DEFENDED   Churchill Declares Allied Powers Are Prepared For Germany's Fall

Allies Set For Quick Nazi Fall Churchill Reports  Plans Completed At Rin 2? Davlaxwy

Allies Ready for Nazi Collapse, Churchill Avers   Briton Convinced Russians Want  Peace, Friendship

ALLIES READY FOR COLLAPSE OF GERMANY   Prime Minister Gives Per sonal Assurance of Rus  gsie's Good Faith In Plans for the Peace

Powers Prepare For Complete Nazi Collapse   Churchill Says Pole Frontier Good Decision

Churchill Says Reds To Help Keep Peace   Assures Commons of Soviets’ Good Faith in Plans for Security and Sees No Seeds of Future Wars in Polish Settlement.

Great Powers Prepared for Nazi Collapse   Prime Minister Denies Polish Frontier Will Sow Seeds of War

Allies Prepared For Nazis’ Fall, Says Churchill  Pre prentier Reports

Allies Ready For Collapse Of Germany   Churchill Gives His Personal Assurance of  Russia’s Good Faith

Churchill Report On Yalta Meeting   Prime Minister Says Polish Settlement Will Not Bring War   NO GREAT POWER RULE   Asks Vote of Confidence te Reinforce British Position —

SAYS PLANS FOR REICH CONTROL ARE COMPLETED   Churchill Claims New Polish Frontier Not to Start Future Wars

BRITISH LEADER HAS FAITH ° IN RUSSIA'S WILLINGNESS TO AID IN PLANS FOR PEACE

Winne Insists Contidence Or  Crimean Issue   Savs Proposed Polish Frentier Would Not Sow Seeds Of Future Wars.   TO SAVE THE WORLD

Churchill Assures Commons of Russians’ Good Faith in Plans For Peace; Tells Nazis to Quit

ASSERTS ALLIES READY FOR NAZI COLLAPSE NOW   Gives Personal Assurance Of Russia’s Good Faith

SEURGHILE SAYS:  Allies Prepared Fe or  \Germany’s Collapse   British Prime Minister Declares Proposed Polish Frontier Will Not Sow Seeds Of Future Wars; Praises Russia

Says Proposed Polish Frontier Would Not Sow Seeds of Future Wars

Allies Ready For Fall of Third Reich   Churchill Stresses Nazi Collapse, Polish Frontier Question and Russia’s Good Faith

Churchill Asks for Vote of Confidence, Defends Yalta Decisions, Praises Stalin

Powers Prepared For German Fall   Churchill Declares Polish Frontier Plan  Will Not Cause Wars

Asserts Polish Issue Not To Cause Wars   Vote Of Confidence From Commons Is Demanded

CHURCHILL STATES  GREAT POWERS ARE  IN FULL ACCORD BRITISH LEADER DE MANDS COMMONS VOTE OF CONEINENG

‘Big 3’ Ready For War’s End, Says Churchill   Tells Commons New Polish Frontier Won’t Sov Seeds Of Future Wars.

Russia Acting In Good Faith  In Peace Plans   =U BY BON. 28284846  Vote Of Confidence On Crimean Charter Issue Aeked Of Cammons.

Allies Ready For Nazi Collapse Churchill Hints Russia Will Join Japan War

CHURCHILL SAYS BIG-3 PREPARED GERMAN FALL   Reports To House Of Commons On  Crimea Conference

Reports On Parley      Churchill Calls for Vote of Confidence On Crimea Agreements

Churchill Says Allies Prepared For Reich's Fall   Commons Assured Polish Frontier Would Not Sow Seeds Of Future Wars

Allies Are Prepared For Germany’ S Collapse, Says Churchill; Defends Polish Frontier As He Demands Confidence Vote On Crimean: Plar

ALLIES READY FOR SURRENDER   Churchill Tells Commons That Stalin Acted in ‘Good Faith’ Seeking Peace

READINESS FOR VE-DAY IS TOLD BY CHURCHILL   New Polish Frontier I: Defended by Prime Minister

CHURCHILL REPORTS ON CONFERENCE   Declares Great Powers Wont To “Save The World-—Not Rule It”

Churchill In Bold Picture Of Confidence   Tells Commons He’s Sure Russians to Cooperate For Small Nation Protection

ASKS VOTE Ol CONFIDENCE ON PLANS   Gives Personal Assurance Of Russia’s Good Faith   POLISH BOUNDARY   Settlement Called Fairest Possible: Allied Goal To Save World

Ready for Nazi End, Premier Says   Feels Polish Line Will Not Sow Seeds of  Future Wars

Allies Ready For Collapse Of Germany   Proposed Polish Boundary Called Fairest Division * Which Can Be Made   TALKS IN COMMONS

BACKS DECISION ON POLISH LINE RUSSIA'S FAITH   Says U.S. Will Play Major Part In Security Plans, Defends Reds’ Word

British Leader...  Perfect... Accord ‘Reached . At Crimea: Parley

Big & Ready For Collapse  Of Germany   Churchill Aw plauds Polish Decision, Hints Russia May Fight Japan

Churchill Tells Of Big Three Crimean Meet   Allies Are Prepared For Nazi Downfall And Start of Peace

Churchill, Asking Confidence Vote,  Says Crimea Plan Guarantees Peace

CONFIDENT AIR IN CHURCHILL TALK TO HOUSE   British Leader Reports On Crimea Conference; Expresses Confidence Of Enduring Peace For Future; Declares Trust In Russia.

Japan, Hinted By Churchill   Allies Prepared for Collapse of Germany; U. S. to Play Vital Part in Peace, He Say

Churchill Promises Drastic Steps to Render Offensive Gernian Action Impossible   Denies Pole Fssuc Sows New War Seed   Indicates Russian Aid In Pacific Conflict Raised At Crimea: Demands Confidener Vote

Churchill Declares Allies . Completely Prepared For Collapse Of German Armies   Says Proposed Polish Frontier Will Not Sow Seeds Of Future Wars

Churchill Gives First Detailed Report On Yalta   Calls On Reich To Lay Down Arms; Defends Polish Aqreement

Yanks Press Their Gains And Shatter Jap Attacks   Heights About City Are Major Obstacle

BIG 3 UP TRAE   NEW DRAFT OF CONTINENT’S MAP EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM MERTING.

Only 76 Survive Davis Sinking   Durham Man Tells of U-Boat Attack On U. S. Destroyer Escort.

FINDS BURIED HILLS    Geologist Says ‘These Features Associated With Oil

ACE BOYINGTON RETURNS TOU. S.   Tough Marine Airman Greeted By Pals In Oakland, Calif.

HOPRING MAY WRITE INOlDE UF NEW DAI   lowa Harness-Maker’s Son Expected to Author FDR Memoirs.

Cut Due in Steak, Roast Point Value   High Ration Value Meats Not Moving Fast Enough

Byrnes Sets Up Export Council   Leo Crowley To Head Group Which Will Keep Supplies Flowing.

NURSE DRAFT BILL DELAYED UNTIL ALL CADET CORPS GRADUATES INDUCTED

Tavern Men Endorse Curfew Here   Work Or Jail Bill Is Doomec   Senate Committee Turns Down Drastic Law

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (Bv International News Service)   U.S. BOMBERS ATTACK GERMAN TARGETS

Berlin - Bound First Pounding  On To Its Goal   Armored, Infantry Groups  Running Wild In 24 Hours’ Gains

68 NURSES RETURN FROM JAP PRISON   Underweight, it, But in Fairly Good Health

68 Heroines Reach Frisco on Way Home   Nurses Rescued rrom Santo Tomas Camp; "It's Good to Be Back"

Freed Nurses Overjoyed To Be In U.S. A.   Under Weight But Health Good

68 "Angels" of Bataan, Corregidor Are Home from War and Captivity

‘Angels’ Wing Home Over Sea   Bataan’s Heroines Return to States

66 Angels” Of Bataan — Home Again   Even Hardened Soldiers Choke Up at Sight of Joy of 68 Nurses Upon Arrival in California

OFFICIAL CANVASS OF -VOTE IS MADE      Mayor Sweeney Elected by Majority of 185 votes

OFFICIAL CANVASS. OF VOTE IS. MADE      Mayor Sweeney. Elected by - Majority of 185 . - yotes

RUSSIANS WORK ON SPLITTING OF ATON      News of Atomic Bomb Not Treated Sensationally In Russia.

American Soldiers Over World Are Pausing for Day   Many Celebrate First Peacetime Thanksgivince In Four Years While Waiting for Ships To Take Them Home; Foxholes, Troubles Gone

THANKS ON RADIO   Chaplains ‘Supplant Tokyo Rose; Troops Have   Holiday Feast

U.S. TROOPS OBSERVE THANKSGIVING ABROAD   Hundreds of Thousands of Men In Uniform Pray and Play Today

GI THANKSGIVING HELD IN ORIENT   American Mess Tables Laden With Turkey Throughout Pacific Area

Slew 8,327 This Year, Ambushed Foragers, Cut Rail Lines, Blasted Railroads

YANKS, CHINESE TAKE JAP TOLI   American OSS Teams, Guerrillas Slew 8,327 Nips Before War's End

OSS Teams Range Far   Kill 8,327 Japs This  Year i in Bold Strikes Behind Enemy Lines On Asiatic Mainland

Marshal Tito Asks United Nations To Follow Atlantic Charter Goals

HAS “NO SECRETS’   President Truman Plans Nationwide Radio Report Soon

No Secret Pacts Made at Potsdam  Truman Tells Press; Ramh Fynlacion Mav

TEMPERATURES:   Big Three Strip Germany Of War Making Power   Reich Is Shorn Of Territory, Wealth And Industries

RUSSIA'S ROLE IN WAR WITH JAPAN REMAINS SECRET  GERMANY STRIPPED   GERMANY STRIPPED OF HUGE SLICES GIVEN TO POLAND

President Truman Says No Secret Pacts Made at Potsdam Meet   American Leader Works on Nationwide Radic Report to Be Given American People Shortly After Return to U. S. Next Week

Truman Asserts All Agreements Made in Open   On Cruiser Augusta, President Works on Report to the Nation; Takes Time to Relay

Americans to Be Advised on Agreements  Truman Made no  Ree ret Ri   Truman Made no Secret Agreements He Tells Newsmen

REPORT TOU. §   Role of Russia in War With Japan Still Remains Undisclosed.

‘Truman Denies Any Secret Bis Three Pacts   President. at. Work Gn Nation-wide Report Over Radio

SAYS NO SECRET  AGREEMENTS MADE   This Is Statement Issued by President Truman Aboard the Augusta.

President Says No Secret Agreements Made at Big 3   Truman Works on Broadcast While  Headine for Home

Stevedores — Up Sailings   Half of Philadelphia’s _ Civilian Crews Fail to _ Work Whole Day  Yesterday .

SCHORR QUITS ~ AS GOP CHIEF    Republican ‘State Chair. man 15 Years Tenders His Resignation

Ed Schorr Resigns As Ohio GOP Bos:   Party Storm Center and Chairman for 15 Years To Continue On Committee and Maintain Law Offices - Successor Not Named

Humble Loses Its Permanent Injunction Plee   Ingleside Plant May Again Be Seized by PAW

J. LOGAN JONES DIES   Kansas City Civic Leader Lived As Child Near Lawrence

ClO DEMAND GIVES GM 24 HOURS TO ACT   Chrysler, Ford to Face Similar Ultimatums

Detroit Jittery as Showdown Nears on CIO Strike Threat   General Motors Faces First Test On Union’s Wage Boost Ultimatum

Jap Officials Will Keep Korean Offices   U. 5. Announcemeni Declared ‘Slap in the Face’

WARN FIGHTING MAY CONTINUE TWELVE DAYS   Cite Difficulty Reaching Troops

Emissaries Will Not Arrive Tomorrow As Instruct ed By General   Tokyo Complains Time Too Short   Foe Finally Replies Teo Commander, Says Cease Fire Order Given

Four Representatives ‘Will Then Return to: Hirohito With Allies’ Demands; Signing Will Follow:

Claim Need More Time To Prepare   SAY ENVOYS CANNOT REACH  MANILA AS PROMISED; EMPEROR HAS ISSUED ‘CEASE FIRE’ ORDER. -

Emissaries Are Delayed, Tokyo Tells MacArthur   Official Cease-Fire Order Said Issued By Emperor Hirohita’

Claim Time As Ordered Is Too Short   say It May Take Days fo Cease Fire Orders to Reach All Forces

DOPED, TOSSED OUT OF CAR, GIRL SAYS      Unusual Story Is Being Probed by Sheriff's Officers

DOPED, TOSSED OUT — OF CAR, GIRL SAYS   Unusual Story Is Being - Probed by Sheriff's —_ Officers.

Second American Force Off Manila, Japs Report; Plan Landing; Home Areas Hit

NEW ARMADA ARRIVES IN LINGAYEN GULF   100 Ships Had Withdrawn After 48-Hour Bombardment

Cpl. George Von Mehren Is Killed   Met Death, March 6, With Marines On Iwo Jima

JAPANESE SHELLS WOUND INTERNEES   HIT BUILDINGS AT MANILA CAMP—ONE FALLS 100 YARDS FROM M’ARTHUR.

GEN, IKE BASKS IN KANSAS Sih   Home From Wars for First Time in Four Vears

HOME FOLKS IN ABILENE GREET “IKE   Leader of American Boys In Europe Is Tendered Big Time by Kansans.

Abilene, Kansas Welcomes Its Hometown Boy = General “Ike” Eisenhower

YOUTH ADMITS HOTEL SLAYING  -_   Claims Friend Was Killed In Seif Defense

EXPROPRIATION, REDISTRIBUTION OF LANDED ESTATES OF EASTERN 'FUROPE IS BEING CARRIED OUT

EXPROPRIATION OF LAND SPREAD IN EUROPE FOLLOWING PRACTICE BEGUN IN. RUSSIA YEARS ACO

Dig At Roots Of Prussian Militarism..... Parceling Out Of Great Estates To Peasants In  Europe Significant Act

Expropriation Of Rolling Acres Of Landed Gentry Reaches West Europe

Big Estates In Europe To Be Divided      Will Be Broken Up and Turned Over to Small Tillers of Soil Under  _ Expropriation and Redistribution  Pracrany  i

He MAKE UP MIND   Cold and Snow, Rain and Sleet, Thunderstorms Blanket Nation

AFL Bid Fails To Bring Reunion With Lewis Group  Special Condition   Special Condition Imposed by UMW Chief Called Impossible

AFL DEG  NEG AEADMIT UMW   Adjourns Miami Meet Leaving Door Only Slightly Open For Eventual Return of Lewis to AFL

“away Agse’s “Y's Teo) aWor roy   Says tig-3 Sessions 00 Aare; “is S1ac<.ing 0-7 Zconomy

Japanese- Industrialists— Warn Communists Are Just Waiting To Strike

4 Japanese industrialists  in warning Provoked by  banzal parade

Nation’s Industrialists Sound Warning After 600 Stage Demonstration Against Emperor System.      CARRY RED FLAGS, TIE UP TRAFFIC   Militarists Rapped at Meeting Preceding March—Yanks Probe Nippon’s Finance Secrets.

ators To Meet Early oday To Speed Consid ration; Varies will louse Bill

Senate Set To Vote On Tax Cut Bill   Finance Committee Ends Study; Passage Expected In 2 Days

TAX REDUCTION BILL 15 APPROVED BY SENATE GROUP   Leaders to Speed Legis!ation Through Chamber—Passage Within Two Days Expected.   MEASURE DIFFERS FROM HOUSE PLAN   Major Adjustments Will Have to Be Made in Conferences Between the Two Houses.

Proposed Bill MayBe Passed Within 2 Days      Finance Committee Measure-Varies Widely’: From House Plan =

Senate Panel Approves Tax Reduction Bill   Senate To Convene Hour Earlier Today To Speed Action

Senate Committee Approves Big Tax Reduction Bill   Passage of Measure Is Expected Within Next Two Days

SENATE READY FOR VOTE ON TAX SLASHES   MEASURE DIFFERS WIDELY FROM HOUSE BILL

REDUCTION OF $5.6 BILLION   Senate Finance Group To Report Bill At Session Today

Senate Group Passe ‘Tax Reduction Plan   Leaders Arrange Early Session To Speed Floor Consideration Today —

Senate Finance Group In  Formal OK Of Tax Cuts   Committee Jumps House Bill’s Bic To Reduce Federal Taxes By $275,000,000 Addition

ax Cut Bill S Approved y Senate ommittee   Varies from One Passed by House, Major Adjustments Appear Necessary

Eisenhower Hurls 1,250,000 Troops At Staggering Foe   J. S. 9th, British 2d Armies and 30,000 Chutists Span Barrier on 25-Mile Front; Navy-Manned Assault and Landing Craft Used in Greatest Amphibious Operation Since Normandy.

KNOCKOUT NEAR, SAYS DOUGHBOY   Rhine Powerhouse Drive Stirs Optimism

a ee aan eet ees eet  Warships Fill Tokyo Bay for Mass Landings in Japan Today _ Admiral Nimitz Flies to Tokyo   sea-bBorne Troops Will 30 Ashore On Three Fort:fied Islands   M’ARTHUR ARRIVES ON OKINAWA TODAY   First Landings Will Be Made At 4:15 This Afternoon

JAPS CO-OPERATING, BUT U. S. PREPARED   Wainwright to Be Guest ai Surrender

Gen. MacArthur On Okinawa For Flight to Tokic   Sea-Borne Troops Will Ge Ashore on 3 Islands Guarding Yokosuka

MacARTHUR IS ON OKINAWA IS.; NIMITZ FLIES TO TOKYO BAY   AIR-BORNE TROOPS ARE ON THEIR WAY; AMERICANS READY FOR YOKOSUKA LANDING

Landings in Japan Begin Late Today   Gen: 21 Will Fly With Air borne Troops—Marines  Land at Yokosuka

First Sea-Borne Trcops Will Go Ashore On Three Fortified Islands Guarding Yokosuku Naval Base In Tokyo Bay   ADMIRAL NIMITZ NOW IN TOKYO BAY

ZERO HOUR FOR ALTIED LANDINGS IS APPROACHING   Temporary Headquarters for Americans Will Be in Buildings Formerly Occupied by Jap Suicide Squaitirons

MAC ARTHUR LANDS AT OKINAWA; MASS LANDINGS ON HONSHU SLATED THURS.

Allied Air And Sea Forces Massed To Occupy Tokyo Area   Gen. MacArthur Watches Preparations At Okinawa As Adm. Nimitz Joins Fleet In Bay; Timetable For Occupation Troops Is Revealed

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER WILL LAND NEAR TOKYO   MacArthur ‘And’ Thousands Of.-Air-Borne Troops Are Scheduled To. Land -At  Atsugi Airport Tonight:   GREATEST AIR AND SEA FLEET. EVER ASSEMBLED   Halsey. Leads Third Flect Into Tokyo Bay Aboard Battleship.. Missouri “As Hour Of Surrender Nears.

First Sea-Borne Troops Slated To Go Ashore   General MacArthur Scheduled To Land Tonight At Atsugi

Fleet Commander Flies To Flagship S. Dakota; Landings Begin Today:   After Marines “Secure” Islands Off Yokosuka Crew Will Board Nagato: Sea-Air  a  Forces At 9 P. M. (EWT) F

MacArthur and Nimitz Land Today   Forces Gather for Taking over Japan Under Surrender

Nimitz Now at Tokye Awaiting MacArthur  ‘Zero Hour’ Nearing for Mass Occupation of Japan to Begin

WAY TQ MEET JAP LEADERS   Army Chief Reaches Okinawa: Admiral Nimitz Flies to Tokyo Bay As Zero Hour Nears for Air, Can T andinac.

Troops Take Over Forts At5:15 P.M.   MacArthur's Airmen Swarm Onto Atsugi At 9 O'clock

Temperatures   Forces Will Swarm Ashore Tomorrew  From Sea and Air

FIFTH FIGHTS OFF ATTACKS   REPULSES STRONG NAZI COUNTER: ATTACKS

SEC'Y OF NAVY URGES DRATT IN PEACETIME   Nimitz, Halsey Also Recommend Military Training For Youths

Navy Chiefs Argue for Peace Army   Forrestal, Nimitz, Halsey Support Tiraft

Navy Head Is Advocate For ‘Peace Draft’   Would Prepare to Fight Any World Ruffian Who Disturbs Peace

Peacetime Draft Held Imperative   Otherwise We Risk _ Devastation Of Coastal Cities, Says Nimitz.

Forrestal, Nimitz And Halsey Favor Military Training In Peacetime

HALSEY, NIMITZ FAVOR DRAFT   Navy Official Advocates Peacetime Training

Forrestal Asks Congress Enact  Peacetime Draft   Seeretary Of Navy Heard “After Nimiiz And Halsey Recommend Legislation

FORRESTAL FAVORS MILITARY TRAUNINE   Preparation to Fight Any One Who Seeks World Dominion.

Forrestal Urges Draft   Should Be Ready to Fight Anyone Seeking World Domination

Warsaw AScarred,Blackened City As Poles Begin Clearing Of Streets

POLISH FLAG RAISED      ‘Officials of Lublin Committee Are  in Warsaw

CLEANUP BEGINS IN TORN WARSAW   Lublin Government Sets Up Administrative Offices

Polish Flag. Is Unfurled   Warsaw Is Speedily Regaining Normalcy

Scarred City Of Warsaw Regains Life   City A Mass Of Shattered Buildings And Tangled «Wires As Poles Begin Task Of Rebuilding

REBUILDING OF GUT. STARTED   Poles Take Up Gigantic Task of Bringing Warsaw Back to Life.

STATE VETS IN SPOTLIGHT ON ARMISTICE DAY   40 Military Organizations Stage Huge Parade in Columbus

Armistice Day Spotlight On World War li Veterans  Observance in Many Ohio Cities Featured by Big Street Parades 

Navy Will Add 24,000 Vessel:   28,000 Plunes To Swell  Poi corcah Aacetaael Bfaclat

Two-Day Attack Bags 711 Jap Planes, 94 Ships   ‘No Offensive Move Reported Since Offer of Surrender

Third Fleet Bags 711 Planes and 14 Jap Warships in Two Days While Surrender Waits

BATTLE RAGES INDAVAO AREA   Yanks Are Hard-Preseed in Jap Attack; Allies on Tarakan Advance

Japs Put Up Hard Fight at Davao In Philippines  Weather Slows Okinaw   Weather Slows Okinawa Ground Attack But Navy Guns Rake Island

War Rages With Full Fury On Pacilic-Asiatic Fronts   Bad Weather Limits Operations on Okinawa While Yanks Run Into Big Fight at Davao: Six Jap Ships Sunk; B-29s Raid Kyushu

JACKSON SAYS IDEA HELD AS FARLY AS "40   JU. S. Prosecutor of Accused War Criminals Also Declares Japanese Had Hoped to Assassinate Josef Stalin.

Evidence Revealed in Trial   Accusation Made By U. S. Official In German Trial

UNITED STATES CASE  AGAINST TOP NAZIS  PRESENTED TODAY AMONG OTHER CHARGES  WAS ALLEGED PLOT TO KILT STALIN

Nazis Accusec Of War Plot   Jackson Accuses 20 Hitler Leaders of Aims Against U.S,

Nazi-Records Reveal Scheme To Kill Stalin   American Discloses Secret Evidence For Trial of 20 Leaders

Germans All Plead  Innocent   Sit Subdued and Attentive While Secret Evidence  Is Read Aloud

CHARGE NAZIS PLOTTING WAR ON U.S. IN “4   Defendants Hear tong List of Crimes They Must Now Answer For   Adiourns After Address«

Presents U. S. Case Against War Criminals   Prosecutor Jackson Asserts Civilization at Bar In German Trials

Presents U. S. Case Against War Criminals   Prosecutor Jackson Asserts Civilization at Bar In German Trials  Wetr «aarwracr OL. eawt FT arises

IAZIS SILENT AS JACKSON LISTS CRIME!   Asserts Complaining Party in War -Trials Is Civilization.

Fallen Moguls Accused “of -Plotting Against Americans as Early ge 940°

Nazi Wartime Leaders Enter Innocence Pleas   Their Own Records Will Convict Them, Declares Prosecutor Jackson.

HITLER'S HENCHMEN ENTER NOT GUILTY PLEAS AND PLAN TO MAKE FIGHT FOR LIVES   One By One Twenty Nazi War Lords Step Before FourPower International Tribunal and Insist Upen Innecence ~      VALIDITY OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS CHALLENGED

B-29’s Attack Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant   Hundreds of Tons of Demolition Bombs Are Dropped on Nagoya in Strike Designed to Cripple Nip Plane Production

Enid and Stillwater Have Low Mark of 12, Ardmore and Ada Repo: 18, Oklahoma City 16

China Plays Big Role in Effecting Compromise For Parley Chairman

AGREEMENT ON. CHAIRMANSHIP IS BELIEVED NEAR   China Is Playing a Leading Role in Effecting 2 Com promise.   CALL NEWS CONFERENCE   Secretary of State Stettiniuc Issued Call From a Com“mittee Room.

» Biggest Force Of Superforts Blast Japan   Destruction of Jap Fuel Supply Has Bomb Priority

US. Steps Up Air Offensive To KO Jap “Luftwaffe”   400 Superforts Hurl Explosives On Honshu,  Kyushu, Shikoku

Largest Force of Superfortresses Yet Bombs Japan in Daylight Raid   2,500 Tons Of Explosives Dropped On The Jap Home Islands

NEW ORDERS Ott 10 SAVE COAL   68-Degree Temperature in Homes, Electric Sign Dim-out Asked

Dimout Ordered  To Save Coal  68-Degree Maximum Temperature Ackad

STEPS ARE TAKEN TO AVOID SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF COAI   BYRNES APPEALS FOR 68 DE GREE TEMPERATURE MA XIMUM—ORDER DISPLAY ADVERTISING

SYRNES SAYS   Orders Dimout; Asks 68-Degree Maximum Temperatures

U.S. Livestock To Be Sent Balkans   50,000 Dairy, Draft Animals Will Help Replace Europe’s Herds.

2 Russ Armies Seek ‘To Close  Vienna Pincers   Knife Through Belt on South; Drive Within 44 Miles of Center =>

Russian Troops Battle to Cirde Vienna   Tank-Led Storm Units Are Fighting Way © Into Center of City

Reds Seek fo Close Pincers Around Viennz   Soviet Tank Units Drive Through Nazi. Defenses to 414 Mile: OF Center of Canital

SOVIET STORM TROOPS KNIFE INTO VIENNA   Russian Forces Drive Within Four and Half Miles of Center of Austrian Capital   PINCERS ARE CLOSING

RED TANKS PUSH NEARER CENTER AUSTRIAN CITY   Two Russian Armies Closing Giant Pincers; Second Ukranian Army Makes  Fresh Gains.

Soviet Army’s Giant Pincer Fast Closing About Vienna   Knife Through City Defenses At South

Russians 41 Miles From  Vienna Heart   Within 46 Miles Of Com. pletely Eneircling Capital Of Anvstria.   'BREAK ACROSS RIVERS

TWO RED ARMIES TRYING TO — CLOSE PINCERS ON AUSTRIAN CAPITAL TAKE MANY PRISONERS

Germans Fight From Houses In City   Reds Successful In Trapping Enemy On Other Fronts

Russians Closing Pincers on Vienna   ‘Tank- Led Red Units Smash * Into Southern Limits of City   ARE NEAR THE CENTER   Lack Only 46 Miles of Sur rounding the Austrian Capital

SOVIETS FASHION VIENNA PINCERS   Other Troops Smash Within 4!/, Miles Of City’s Heart

Pincers Closing On Vienna   Two. Vital German Supply Links To — Capital Cut.

Russians Seek T ‘lose Trap 4. und Vienna   Two Armies Knife Through Nazi Defense Belt at City Limits,   Germans Are Fighting From Vienna Houses

Russian Tanks — Within 4 Miles Of Citys Center   Soviets, Deploying Atong 83-Mile Siege Arc, Within 46 Miles Of Completely Encircling City

Russian Armies Striving To Enclose: Vienna In Ring of Tanks and Troops

Soviets Penetrate Nazi Defenses To Drive Four Miles From Heart Of Cit

Reds Surging Into- Streets Of Vienna   Germans Fight For Every House In Austrian Capital

RUSSIAN ARMIES SLASH THROUGH VIENNA LINES   Austrian Capital Escape Arc Narrowed to 46 Miles by Advancing Reds

RED ARMIES SEEKING CLOSE GIANT PINCERS AROUND CITY VIENNA   TWO RUSSIAN FORCES DRIVE WITHIN FOUR AND HALF MILES CENTER CITY

REDS SEEK 10 CLOSE PINCERS   Tank-Led Storm Units Slash At Vienna Defenses

Russians Seek To Close Giant ‘Pincers on Vienna   Tank-Led Soviet Units Knife within Five Miles of Heart Of Austrian Capital

REDS CLOSING IN ON CITY OF VIENNA   Giant Pincers Being Applied to Capital, With One Tank Force Through Defense Belt at Southern City Limits.

SOVIETS CLOSING GIANT PINCERS AROUND VIENN/   Russians Battle frem AR Encircling Suburbs, Cut Supply Lines out of The City.

—EASTERN FRONT~— Soviet Tanks ‘Near Vienne   TwoRussian Armies Seek To Close Pincers Around City

SOVIET TANKS CIRCLE VIENNA   Drive For Center of Aus: trian Capital; Battle In Suburbs

 Russian Armies Attempt to Close Pincers on Vienna   Reds Cut Nazi Supply Lines To Austrian Capital

Reds Storm Near Vienna   Drive Through Defense Belt On South, Other Forces Surrounding City

Reds Closing Circle About Vienna City   Units to South 41 Miles From Capital's Center

Giant Pincers Closed on Vienna By Soviet Armies  Storm Units Knife into South Seciors of Austrian Capital: Encircling Movement Started

Reds Closing Giant Pincers Around Vienna   Tank-Led Storm Troops Four And A Half Miles From City’s Heart.

Red Units Within A6 Miles of Fully Encircling Capital   Tulln Seizure Would Cut Main Vienna, Praque Railroad

Tank-Led Units Knife Through  Nazi Defenses   Russians Drive Within Four and One-Half Miles of Center of Austrian Capital   Another Soviet Wing Near Tulln   Capture of City Will Sever AIL Vienna’s Westward Conmunications Along  South Daunbe Bank

Toledo Returns to Rationing of Motor Fuel; Dry Tanks at 1,400 Detroit Area Filling Stations      Steel Plants Threatened With Shutdown; Texas Unions Ballot on Strike Issue; Wage Hike of 30 Per Cent Is Demanded

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DETROIS SUPPLY LOW; TOLEDO GOES BACK T0 RATIONING   Twenty Thousand Idle From Texas to Ohio — Steel Plants Threatened With Shutdown.   U. 8S. INTERVENES IN PEACE ATTEMPT   Conciliators Call on Management and Labor to Meet in Effort to Effect Settlement.

Strike Causes Gas Shortages      Filling Stations Shut Down as Oil Workers Continue Idle

Critical Gas Shortage In Midwest   One City Goes Back To Rationing; 1,400 Stations in Detroit Post ‘No Gas’ Signs

Shortage Of Gasoline Develops In Strikes   Walkouts Affect More Refineries. Texas to Ohio:  TDiotrntt Arnoa EEit

VICTIM OF BOMBER CRASH   eau ees  Topeka Lieutenant Among Those  Killed in Accident 

DEAD GERMANS LITTER ‘MONKEY WOOD’ DISTRICT   Yanks and British Paratroops Glad When Scots Show Up, Eye Witness Writes

DEATH SENTENCE TO LAVAL AIDE   Marcel Deat, Vichy Labor Minister, 51, Is Tried In Absentia

BATTLE FOR DAM EAST OF MANILA   FALL OF WAWA DAM TO U, S, DIVISION APPEARS IMMINENT

DAMS CAPTURE 5 IMMINENT   Mechanized Unit of 38th Division in Frontal Drive on Wawa.

Seizure Of Wawa Dam Is Imminent   Works Are Source Of Ma nila Water Supply

Yank Seizure Of Strategic Wawa Dam Imminent  MacArthur Report: Capture of Santa Fe, Road Junction

Wawa Dams Capture Is Now Imminent   Americans Attack On Frontal Assault

MICHIGAN JURY WITNESSES - TO GET GUARD PROTECTION   MYSTERY MURDER OF STATE SENATOR CAUSES FEAR OF MORE KILLINGS BY  GUNM

ADMIRAL ‘BULL’ HALSEY SPEAKS   Fleet Chief Assails Merger Plan as ‘Un-American’ And ‘Dangerous’

Forces Merger  Hit By Halsey   Sav Its Un-American. UnDemocratic. Dangerous: Presents Cases.

U. 8, CASUALTIES IN EUROPE TilGt    DRAFT OFFICIAL PREDICTS TOTAL FOR DECEMBER WILL REAOH 100,000.

U. S. Help Requested For France   DeGaulle Tells Need, Says His Country Needs Aid From America

DeGaulle Says France Needs American Aid   Country's Loss in War Estimated at $100,000,000,000

DE GAULLE ASKS HELP FROM U. S.   SAYS AMERICA MUST HELP REBUILD FRANCE

ABILENE IS FACING WAR ADJUSTMENTS WITHOUT ANY FEAR   DEACTIVATION BIG ARMY CAMP PUTS WEST TEXAS TOWN ON SPOT EARLY

Gobester Is. Back in bitat As Fngjne Quits   Jo Pisvieus Stop t4 Hewe Snatch

Globester Forced . To Refurn To Guam      Round-the-World Flight of Plane Temporarily Interrupted

Truman Aid Recommends Elimination Of Government Emergency Agencies

Feder al Agency Repor t Is Given   jEnd of Emergency Bureaus  By July. 1946. Advised

Quick Liquidation Recommended For War Setups   Co-Ordination Asked Of Few Agencies  Thought to Be Vital

LIQUIDATION OF AGENCIES URGED   June 30 Deadline Set In Report Given President

Speedy Closing of All Emergency Agencies Urged by Truman Adviser

Liquidation War Ageticies Recommended   Special Assistant Of President Says They Should Be Ended By June 30. 1946

For Reducing Ma ny Agencies   Recommendation Made By George E. Allen To Traiman

Asks End of War Agencies by Next June   Recommendation Is Filed Saturday With Pres. Truman

End of Wartime Units By July Held. Possible   Special Presidential Assist “ant Recommends Liquidation Proceedings Start Inimediately

Asks End to War Setups By June 30   George Allen, Specialist Assistant, Advises Truman To Scrap Emergency Agencies, Consolidate ‘Few’ Which Should Continue.

Urges Early Agencies End   Allen Favors Elimination of Federal Emergency Agencies by Next June

JAPANESE AIR FORCE PROVES QUESTION MARK  Military Heads Frankly Puzzled By Lack of Opposition to Bombers

\Conspicuous By Its Absence  ‘Jap Air Force Biqaest Allied Puzzle

Lack of Air Opposition From Japs Puzzles Top U.S. Aviation Officers

Assault on Manchukuo_  Follows Quickly Moscow Declaration of War al

Russia Declares War On Japan To Speed Up Victor)   Attack Already Begun In Manchuria, Tokyo Reports; Soviet Troops And Bombers In Action

West Coast Fog Delays Nimitz   Flight from Austin in Borrowed Plane Held lin

Simplicity Marks Patton’s Funeral   Body Of Colorful Warrior To Be Buried In American Cemetery Near Luxembourg, On Site  Of Famous Battle Of The Bulge

FUNERAL RITES FOR PATTON T0 BE HELD TODA)   Episcopal Services Con. ducted Sunday In Heidel. berg For General   BURIAL TO BE MADE IN LUXEMBOURG TODAY

Simplicity features services for Patton —   Burial of colorful warrior will be in American cemetery in Luxembourg

Army Chaplains Conduct Brief Funeral Rites For Gen. Patton   Body of Colorful ‘Warrior Will Be Buried Today in American Cemetery at Hamm, Luxembourg

femains Taken to Hamm, Near Luxembourg. for Burial in the American Cemetery Among 9.000 Other Americans, Many of Whom He fommanded as Leader of the Third Army

Simplicity Marks Funeral Service For Gen. Patton   Burial Today In Luxembourg Military Cemetery

Rites Held For Patton: Burial Today   Widow and Brother Attend Services At Heidelberg

SUGAR ALSO WILL REMAIN ON LIST, BUT AUTOMOBILES AND TIRES EXPECTED OFF LIST BY FIRST OF YEAR.

Meat Rationing To End October 1st; Shoes May Be Ration-Free By Nov.

NO RELIEF IN SIGHT; ARCTIC COLD SPREADS   Thermometers Plummet Downward In States  Egst Of Rockies

Large Area Gripped By Frigid Weather      Sub-Zero ‘Temperatures Reported In Number OF States

SAN JUAN BASIN at fa3 Oil and Gas AB  Drilling We a Activities        PLYMOUTH OIL TEST BELOW 5,100 FEET

Ten Violent Fatalitiés Counted in Early-Morn TAI of Holiday Deaths

‘Top Seerets’ Bared at  Pearl Probe      Reports Both Confirm, Deny That Officials In Washington Had Evidence 4. Days Prior T. December 7 That Jap Attack Was Comin:

18-PASE REPORT IS RELEASED Ih ‘HARBOR’. PROBE   Claim That Attack - Was Foreknown Atfirmed and Deniéd

PROBERS REVEAL SERET REPORTS ONO ATC   Committee Lifts Lid From Suppressed Findings of Army Board   ‘REBUTTAL? ALSO GIVEN   Report Issued Later Denies U. $. Knew Foe’s Plans 4 Days in Advance

“Top Secret Reports Vary In Support Of Evidence To Probers   Hitherto Repressed Army Report Reveals Advanced Information Denial Based On — Investigation Ordered By Stimson.

Top Secrets ‘Are Released   Army Reports Both Assert And Deny Evidence Of Jap Attack On Harbor

Bruce Clampitt  County Extension  Director Resigns Will Become Field.  Director For Farm _ Mutual Companies

~ QUITSAS CO. AGENT   Maybe Paul il McNutt Will Come Back To Take ~ Old Job .

1-TON BOMBS ARE DROPPED ON HAMBURG   U-Boat ‘Shelters Are Objective Of Air Attack 

LMI a WINEIAPR TY. pat at  TEXAS UNIVERSITY SUSPENDED BY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN COLLECES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

WISECARVER, 16 WHO ELOPED WITH 2 WEDDED WOMEN. TO JAIL TILL 21 TO DAMPEN CHARMS

Youth Authority Takes Sonny Wisecarver Into Tow as an Incorrigible

CONTROL PROPOSED ON FEDERAL FUNDS   Bill Proposes Agencies Submit Budget of Anti' cipated Spendina

UP - TO - PRESS - TIME WAR BULLETINS  7 Killed in Madrid Clashes

OF WS; = O 7 stab L U Pr By   WAR EXPERIENCE HAS DEFEATED SOCIALISM

By PauLMALLON ” OU  THE! News   WAR EXPERIENCE HAS DEKEATED SOCIALISM

Present Rule In Romania To Remain-Groza   Replies to Report U. S. Demands Test of Big 3 Agreement

Cold Ar And Snc Snow Strike Midwest   “Below Zero Marks F ‘orecast  Tonight °

Cold Wave To Strike East, South   Full Force To Hit Tonight, Tomorrow

Washington Observers See Prospects Of Tax Revisions By The First Of The Year

Tax Relief In Sight, Vinson Says   Prospects Good For Reductions By First of Year

Laval Is Due ~ToDieToday      Traitor Uninformed Of Scheduled Death Before Firing Saued

LAVAL EXECUTION “SCHEDULED TODA   French Summon Court Members to Fort; Firing Sruad le Method

Vichy Leader  Ignorant of Death to Come   Former Premier Held in Chains Linked to His Prison Cell

France Exacts Extreme Penalty Of Ex-Premier Before A 12Man Firing Squad At 4 a. m.

LAVAL FACES FIRING SQUAD EARLY TODAY   “xecution of Former Vichy Premier Is Set at 4 a. m.

French Traitor Has Last Hours In Death ‘Row   Former Premier, Branded By Court, Faces 12Man Squad’

Swarthy Traitor Chained to Wall   Execution Team of 12 Maquis Men Will Carry Out Order at Fort Near French Capital

FLEET AND B-29S TAKE A DAY OFF   Bombs And Shells Withheld Pending Allied Decision On Surrender Offer.

Giant U. S. Air And Sea Fleets Idling for News  Only Far Eastern Forces Active as

Munich, Prague In Reds’ Path: Vienna Falling   Koenigsberg Capture Hailed By Russians; Forces Are 133 Miles From Berchtesgaden

Russians Hail Capture Of Koeniasbera   Startling Progress By Soviet Armies Hammering Ahead

Russians Seek to Connect in West   Red Forces Beyond Vienna  Heading for Prague Munich   'BATILE NAZIS IN CITY   Soviets Have Captured East Prussian Capital of Koenigsberg

Reds Sweep Past Vienna  For Link-Up   Storm Units Battle For Last Hold of Germans in City; Koenigsberg Falls

REDS PUSH FOR JUNCTION WITH ALLIES IN WEST   Soviet Troops Drive Towarc Prague, Munich; Vienna Fall Imminent

Russians Aim Now af Munich And af Prague   Bitter Fight for Vienna Nears End; Koenigsberg: Is Taken

Prague Also Is Soviet Goal In New Offensive   j a Making Startling Progress   In March West to Link Up With Allies Mav.  ing Eastward   Moscow Says Fall  Vienna Innninent   Carved Up Navi Garrison Pictured As “Disergan. ized Mob Fighting to Escape From City”

Reds Drive For Munich And Prague In Cleanup   Vienna’s Fall Has Recome Certainity

FALL GF VIENNA IMMINENT AND REDS MOVE FORWARD FOR LINK UP WITH ALLIES’ IN THE WEST

REDSORWING — ON 10 MUNICH   Plan Link-Up With Allies in West; Battle for Vienna Nears End.   KOENIGSBERG CAPTURED

SEEK LINK-UP WITH ALLIES IN THE WEST   Meanwhile, Forces Inside Vienna Are Mopping Up Last German Resistance And Fall of Capital Is Imminent.

Soviets Above Vienna ~ Cross Danube and Are  Reported Advancing  With Startling Speed.

DRIVE TO JOIN ALLIED FRONTS   Forces Head For Munich and Prague; Vienna’s Fall Imminent

Fast Driving Soviets Head For Munich  Makina Panid   Making Rapid Progress Beyond Austrian Capital

IN WEST IS REDS’ AIM   Fall Of Vienna Near As Soviets Seize  Heart Of City

Storm Units Battling Nazi Troops For Last Blocks Of Austrian City   Russians Driving On Munich. Prague   Stalin’s Soldiers Advance Toward Link-Up With Yanks, British

SOVIETS HEA FOR MUNICH, PRAGUE   “Startling Progress” Made By Tolbukhin’s Men   SEVERAL BLOCKS   All That Remain Of Nazis’ Grip On Austrian Capital: Battle Fierce

SOVIET BATTLE FOR VIENNA IN FINAL STAGES   Reds Drive Past Austrian Capital; Head for Munich, Pracue

Fall of Vienna.  Appears Imminent   Two Russian Columns Racing for Prague, Czechoslovakian Capital, _And Munich. Seat of Hitler’s Rule

Reds Say ‘Fall Of Vienna Is  Now Imminent   Troops Along Baltic Capture Koenigsberg In “One of Greatest  Victories of War”

Red Forces Beyond Vienna Head For .\::nich, Prague And Junction.” “th Allies

KOENIGSBERG 'S SEIZURE HAILED AS KEY VICTORY   ‘Startling Progress’ Shown In Soviet Push Toward Linz And Munich

Russians Seek Junction With Allied Forces   Soviet Storm Troops Battle for Last Few Blocks of Vienna as Kneniasbera Falls

RUSSIANS RAPIDLY WRESTING VIENNA FROM GERMAN HANDS  PVWAPTAITACAPrRA FAT Be OTT a

Travel Toward Prague And Munich   Battle Nazis For Vienna; Fall Imminent

Vienna Batfle In Last Stage   Koenigsberg Falls; Reds Move On Munich

KOE  FALLS AFTER GIANT DRIVE   Moscow Dispatch Reports Third Ukrainian Making Startling Progress In Western Drive   POSITION NOT GIVEN

tussian Forces Drive foward Munich, Praque   Fall of Vienna Is Imminent: Russians Capture Koenigsberg

Vienna's Fall Near and East Prussia Lost   Germans Making Last Ditch Stand in Vienna, Fighting Desperately

NEW SUCCESSES PILE UP UNDER RED PRESSURE   Nazi Defenses Totter Along Extensive Front os Koenigsberg Topples

Drive Toward Juncture With Allied Forces   Soviet Troops Head For Prague And Munich As Other Troops Strike Deeply Inte Vienna

Russian Forces Driving Toward Munich, Prague   Soviet Storm Forces Within Austrian Capital Battling For Last Few Blocks

Seek Link-Up With Allies As  Vienna Totters   Storm Units Battle Within Austrian Capital; Fall Said Imminent

MOSCOW HINTS FALL OF VIENNA NOW IMMINENT   Koenigsberg in East Prussia Falls After 33 Hour Barrace

Fall Of Vienna Imminent, Says Moscow Radio   Soviet Forces Press Be yond City Toward Mu nich And Prague.

REDS PLUNGE INTO HEART OF VIENNA   Fall Of City Near; Drive On Toward Munich and Prague

Soviet Forces Head For Munich and  PragueAfter Vienna Only Cleanup Battles Are Remaining in Capital of Austria

Soviets F Fight Through Last Blocks. of City   Germans Fighting From House to Hlanse in Canital

Reds Head West - For Allied Link   Soviet Storm Troopers Strike Toward Munich and Prague as Other Units Battle For Last Blocks of Vienna.   Koenigsberg in North Falls After 33-Hour Russian Artillery Barrage

FALL OF VIENNA IS IMMINENT, SAYS MOSCOW RADIO   KOENIGSBERG, EAST PRUSSIAN CAPITAL, FALLS TO RUSSIANS

Russians Drive For Link With Allies in West   Fall of Vienna Near; Reds Take Prussian Capital

Fall of Vienna is Near; Koenigsberg’s Capture Announced   Russian Forces Strike Out for Munich and Prague: Seek Link

RUSS DRIVE PAST VIENNA TOWARD PRAGUE, MUNICH   Fall of Austria Capita! Imminent, Moscow Says; Reds Take City’s Center

Reds Head “For Munich -And Prague   Soviet Storm Units  Battle Germans for  Last Blocks of Vienne “Fall ls Imminens’

TROOPSBEYOND CITY HEAD FOR ALLIEDLINK-UP   Fall of Koenigsburg Is Hailed by Soviet as Great Victory

FOE IN ITALY TORN APART, CLARK CLAIMS   General Announces  Allied Victory

Resistance Of Nazis Smashed, Clark Asserts   25 German Divisions ‘Torn To Pieces,’ General Reports In Announcing Collapse Of Foe; Only Scattered Fighting Remains

TOE ‘TORN T0 PIECES’ SAYS GENERAL CLARK   Allied Drive Unopposed

Allied Victory Is Announced In Italy   General Clark Announces Enemy Can No Longer Resist Effectively

Italian Patriots Execute Il Duce and 16 Associates   People He Had Ruled Kick at and Spit on Former Dictator

29 Nazi ‘Divisions  Crushed   British Capture Venice; Jugoslav Forces Fighting In Trieste Streets

All Enemy Resistance At AnEnd   Allies Racing For Juncture With Yugoslavs

35 German Divisions Torn To Pieces, Unable To Resist Allies   Armies Stampede Over North Italy   120,000 Prisoners Taken, Fighting Ended Except For Small Pockets

Clark Proclaims Victory In Italy   Twenty-Five German Divisions Broken: Allied Armies Stampede Through Land

Resistance Over Says Gen. Clark   OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT  SAYS 25 GERMAN DIVISIONS ° HAVE BEEN TORN TO PIECES

Only One Spot of Resistance as Allies Near Jugoslay Force Linkup

95 German Divisions  Smashed   General Proclaims End of Long Drive as Armies Run Riot

STET URGES RATIFICATION OF CHARTER   Ex-Secretary of State Is First Witness

STETTINIUS IN PLEA FOR PROMPT ACTION   Former Secretary ot State Hails Instrument for “Lasting Peace.”

Stettinius Presents Conference Charter; Asks Speedy Ratification by Senate

U UN CHARTER PERFECT   Truly Effective Instrument Of Lasting Peace   URGING SPEEDY RATIFICATION  No Country Has A Greater Stake Than  . @ oun ae

Charter Means Lasting Peace Says Stettinius   Gives Report on Conference to Senate and Truman

Mletlinius Opens Plea for Pact   Senate Group Opens Hearing; Speed Sought

CHARTER PLEA BY STETTINIUS   URGES SENATE TO ADOPT INSTRUMENT AT ONCE

Stettinius Asks Action On Charter   Senate Told tt Is ‘Truly An Effective Instrument For Peace’

Stettinfus Hails Charter, Urges — Senate Approval   Foreign. Relations Unit_ Opens Hearings On World Peace Plan

Senate Body Opens Hearing On Charter   ‘Stettinius, First Witness Says Vital to U.S. Future

Stettinius Hails World Charter As Effective’   Senate Is Urged To Ratify Treaty As ‘Instrument For Lasting Peace’

STETTINIUS PLEADS FOR QUICK ACT ION   Appears Before Senate Comm..On. Behalf of Charter-

FIRST WITNESS BEFORE SENATE OUTLINES PLAN   Former Secretary Of State Convinced Nations Can Solve Differences   SEES LASTING PEACE   Delegate To Peace Group Says Charter Best Plan For World Security

WINTER TO ARRIVE      Here 4 Minutes After Midnight: Temperature Drop Forecast

Niagara Police Ordered To Stop Hill’s Attempt To Ride River Rapids

EXCELLENT” RESULTS CHALKED UP IN 500-PLANE STRIKE AT 4 KEY TARGETS IN THE MILITARY CENTERS OF JAPAN   Most of Huge B-29s Concentrate On Sasebo Naval Base  3RD RAID IN 62 HOURS  Marine, Army and Navy Pilots Tighten Aerial Blockade

Nip Centers Hit by 3000  Tons of Incendiaries   Sasebo Naval Base is Plastered by Big Bombers Flying From Marianas

FOUR CITIES ‘ ARE BOMBED © — DURING RAID   FIVE HUNDRED GIANT PLANES UNLOAD TONS OF FIRE BOMBS ON HOMELAND “TARGETS,

Office of War Information Is Abolished: Truman Orders Setting Up of Foreign Program

OW! Abolished By Presidential Order      State Department to Conduct Peacetime Propaganda

BYRNES WiLL TAKE PART OF OW! PROGRAM   Gets F oreign Propa_ ganda Task With Agency’s End

American Propaganda _ Program Ordered For Europe By President   HOUR NOT SET "FOR V-J NEWS   Truman Will Broadcast Either Tonight Or Sunday

U.S. Propaganda Program Set Up   Byrnes to Continue  OW! Foreign Duties

BYRNES 10 SET UP FOREIGN PROGRAM; OWL IS ABOLISHED   Truman Moves to Give Other Nations Picture of American Life and Aims of Government.   CHANGE IN POLICY IS REVOLUTIONARY   Long-Range Propaganda Plan Undoubtedly Wili Have to Be Approved by Congress.

OLD AND DETERIORATED CARS CAN'T TAKE GAFF   National Safety Council: ‘Predicts: ‘Saturnalia of Death and Injury if Immediate. Steps Are.  Not Taken to Curb Traffic: Hazard -

General Walkout Halts All Lines   Government Workers Quit Work For First Time in 25 Years— City, Inter-City Transit Stops

Three Mentioned to Head Treasury as Morgenthau Resigns After 12 Years

TREASURY HEAD HAS RESIGNED FROM CABINET   Morgenthan To Remain Until Truman Returns Next Aurust

4 ROOSEVELT APPOINTEES REMAIN   By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff  fb eee wee eed wat

Morgenthau — To Stay. Until After Parley   Vinson Mentioned For ‘Posts, More Changes Seen *

MORGENTHAU THRU AS SEC. OF TREASURY   Resigns J ob, _ Effective In August

Morgenthau Quits; More Changes Seen   Treasury Secretary Will Remain Until After Big 3 Meeting

) ABINE A ANATHER AIIITS   Henry D. Morgenthau Jr Resigns As Secretary Of Treasury   ONLY FOUR LEFT OF ORIGINAL GROUP  Will Remain In Office Until After Big Three Conference —

Other Changes  Foreseen   Successor Will  Be Announced  After Big Three Meeting Near Berlir

More Changes Are Expected For Cabinet   Morgenthau Leaves Treasury Post  After Big Three Meet Near Berlin

MORE CABINET CHANGES-$ EEN   Announcement Of Secretary Morgenthau’s Resignation Revives Speculation

NORSENTHAU'S RESISNATION IS MADE PUBLIC   Other Cabinet Changes Foreseen Later

# er Cabinet _sanges Seen As dorgenthau Quits   ~ Secretary of Treasury To Hold Office Until After Big Three Meet _

Police Fight  Terrorism in  New York City   Slaying Brings to 66 Number of Violent Deaths in 77 Days

Many Killings, Encluding That of Pugilist and Girl, Remain Unsolved; Man Doorway Victim

Pope May Pick Spellman For Vatican Post   Archbishop Spellman Of New York Mentioned For Vatican Secretary Of State   SECOND HIGHEST RANK IN CHURCH

CIVILIANS 10 GET LESS TRAIN SPACE   Critical Travel Situation Will Last Through Next March

ARKANSAN SAYS HE KILLED NEARLY 24   JAMES W. HALL STILL BEING QUESTIONED ABOUT HITCHHIKE SLAYINGS.

Suspect Confesses  To 17 Murders   Sleuth Says Cab Driver  Reveals More Crimes

Delay Change In Point System   Stimson Reports No Change Will Be Made Until 800,000 Soldiers Are Dis charged

NO 85-POINT CUT UNTIL DISCHARGE OF 800,000 MEN   Stimson Gives Department Answer to Criticism of System

Nab Escaped Pen Convict   One Caught by Youngstown Police: Other Still at Larae.

WIN NEW HOLD ON MINDANAO   Yanks Surprise Jap Forces With Third Landing at Macajalar Bay

JAP PREDICTIONS AND HEAVY ATTACKS ON LUZON INDICATE NEW INVASION LANDING NEAR

*, SORYO Repeats Vliaim Luzon is inva —By DeWitt Mackenzie  MacArthur-Nimitz Team Up For Trickery

THIRD CONVOY ON WAY   MacArthur-Nimitz Team up to Some Fresh Sleight-of-Hand

“WAR. TODAY   While Japs Predict Invasion of Luzon They Are. Expecting Trickery.-Through Land ings Elsewhere in.the Philinnuines

‘AMERICAN. ATTACKS ON LUZON AND FORMOSA MAY FORESHADOW STRIKES IELSEWHERE BY MACARTHUR-NIMITZ —

Japs Expecting Trickery in New Yank Invasion   Say Lingayen Gulf Target But Know. It ' Could. Be Elsewhere

DENTISTS TELL OF VOTE GRAFT   Further Details Will Be Told by Howell, Shea And Detroiter

Mr. Molotov from Moscow is Clark Gable of Frisco's Conference Show

Molotoy Steals Show at Frisco  Russian Dubbed "Clark Gable" of Conference

Memorial. Services. For Plymouth County Men. Who Died In Service

Memorial srial Services For Plymouth County Men Who Died In Service

Shooting Star, U. $. Army's New Jet Plane, Exceeds 550 Miles an Hour

‘New jet plane can fight eight miles hich at speed of 550 miles an how

Calls Military Leaders to Discuss Task of Bringing War to Victorious Close

ew President Confers ith Stettinius; Calls Nation’ s Military Leaders

Drug. ~ Food Law Ne nal PS Grow   Alarming Increase Report In Contaminations

State Tops Nation As All Counties Exceed E Quotas   Americans Back War Effort With Mass Bond Buying

State Tops Nation As All Counties Exceed E Quotas  ee ee eee ee SY ee   Americans Back Wor Effort With Mass Bond Buying

General Motors Rejects Arbitration Plan   Schwellenbach Calls Conferences in Washington, D. C.

General Motors Rejects Arbitration Plan  Schwellenbach Calls Conferences

fompany Withdraws Offer of 10 Per Cent Pay Boost; Telephone Union Board Is Alerted”

Union Request Refused: Labor Stand Assailed   Offer Called Demand for Abdication by Com. pany Officials

GREAT FORCES TO MEET SOON IN RHINE ARES   Movements of Seventh Shielded by News Dinmout: Russians Open Drive

Trap Being Closed On Germans Left On West Side of Rhine   lunction of Third and Seventh Armies Believed Effected as Third Army Expands Remagen Bridgehead — Planes Spread Death and Destruction Among Desperate Nazis - - - Reds Launch Another New Attack

Saar - Palatinate Defenses, Siegfried Line Outflanked By Patton, Pateh Forces

Americans Outflank Siegfried Front And Secondary Defense   Unconfirmed Reports Assert U. S. Armies Already Have Closed Trap On 80,000 Nazis; Patton Smashes To One Of Greatest Victories Of West Front

GENERAL PATTON'S TANK-RIDING TROOPS NEARING JUNCTION  FIRST ARMY DRIVES BEYOND COLOGNE-FRANKFURT SUPERHIGHV’AY

2 Nazi Lines Completely Outflanked   Swarms of Planes Out—-Reds Open Mew Drive in Hungary, Nazis Say

MAN BEING HUNTED FOR KILLING WOMAN   Fingerprints in Salesman’s ” Car Provide Clue

Winter Wheat Production Hiked   Estimate Increase of More Than 2 Million Bushels Over Figures Of a Month Aac

"A’ Priority Dog Rests in Hollywood  Charges, Denials Continue as Aans6hCOUwm st: £ [a  ca ~~ ee =   Charges, Denials Continue as All Connected Make Statements

Gen. M’Arthur Due at Atsugi Airfield Soon   Large Forces of Yank Airborne Troops, Marines Land

Take Qver Naval Base And Airport   Otcupation _O pens While MacArthur Wings Way Toward Jepan In His Transport Plane “Bataan”

MacArthur Is on Way fo Atsuka in Big Silver Plane   Fully Armed Paratroopers Landing; No Signs of Treachery

Huge Yokosuka Naval Base ls Formally Surrendered: No Treachery Is Reported   ater nein  Marines Occupy Yokosuka and Airborne Troops Land at Alsugi; Gen. MacArthur Wings toward Nippon from Okinawa; Evacuation of Allied Prisoners of War Is Expected to Keep Pace with Occupation

Giant Naval Base Surrendered T¢ Americans Without A Single Hitch Or Any Disturbance

THOUSANDS LAND AT BIG AIRFIELD CLOSE 10 CAPITAL   Combat - Clad, Fully Armed Men Arrive in 40-Man Planes at Three-Minute Intervals   GENERAL M’ARTHUR HEADED FOR NIPPON   Mass Aerial Movement From Okinawa Island Is Greatest Ever Seen in the Pacific,

Allied Troops _ Make Landings ~ At Naval Base   Airborne Units Land ot Atsugi—Navy and Marines Get Surrender of Yosuku—Operations _ Covered From Air and See

HITLER WHINES FOR LAST FIGHT   In Order of Day, Calls On Germans to Die For  Him.

Truman Makes No  Comment   Studies Proposal  By Prime Minister Attlee for Pooling Scientific Knowledg

Attlee Favors United Nations Pool On Secrets   No Announcement T Be Made On Talks Until They Wind Up In Washington

ruman Studies Plan Te ake It, Other Knowledge vailable To U. Nations   \ttlee Proposal Is ‘Conditional   oviets Would Get It After Territorial, Diplomatic Aspirations Stated

ATTLEE ASKS POOLING OF ATOMIC DATA   Prime Minister Suggests to Truman and Mackenzie King That Information Be Given to the Security Council.

Attlee Would Share Atom Bomb Secret   British Proposal Disclosed To Newsmen By Officials Said Based On Red Objectives

ATTLEE URGES POOLING OF BOMB SECRET   Proposal of British Prime Minister Brings No Comment at White House Today   DISCUSSION RESUMED

Truman Studies Plan To ‘Pool  Atomic Secrets   Attlee’s Proposal Conditioned On_ Statement Of Russian Aims.

Pooling Atom Secret Urged   President Truman Studies Attlee Plan, Submitted by Premier at Conference Sunday; White House Mum on Details

British Officials —  Announce Request   Program Conditioned by Report Of Long-Range International Plans, Political Obiectives of Russia

PRESIDENT TRUMAN STUDIES PROPOSAL BRITISH OFFICIAL   PLAN SUGGESTED BY ATTLEE CONDITIONED ON STATEMENT FROM RUSSIA

TRUMAN SILENT ON REPORT OF POWER TALKS   White House Says Joint Statement To Be Made; Briton’s Plan Listed.

Consider Proposal By Attlee   Truman Studies Prime Minister’s Plan for Pooling A-Bomb Knowledae

Truman Studies Plan To Give Knowledge To United Nations Members; White House Silent

SILENCE CLOAKS ATOMIC MEETING   Attlee Reported to Favor Pooling of Scientific Information   MAKES TWO PROPOSALS

DETAILED PLAN PRESENTED FOR 3-POWER ACTION   Conditioned Upen Broad, LongRange Statement of Soviet Objectives

12,864 Japs Killed on Iwo Enemy Resistance Stiffens   Latest Death Figures Reveal Less ‘Than Half Original Foe Still Alive

Enemy Dead Now Numbers  Over 12,000   Fifth Army Engages In Fierce Hand To Hand Fighting, Using Knives, Grenades.

Royal Welcome To President Trumai      Escort of 7 Warships Meets American Ships

British Fleet Gives Welcome ToPresident   Truman Accorded Honors As U.S. Shins Cruise Through British Waters

Labor Chief's Reorganization Plans Completed   Department Ready to Tackle Post-war Tasks

LABOR MACHINERY SETUP AWAITS TRUMAN'S: APPROVAI   REORGANIZATION OF GOVERN . MENT LABOR MACHINERY COMPLETED AHEAD.OF  SCHEDULE .

a 8 RR 2 a aaa   FEDERAL DEFICIT INCREASE DURING NEXT EIGHT MONTHS   TREASURY EMPHASIZES NEED OF SUCCESS IN CURRENT  VICTORY LOAN DRIVE -

Allied Civilian Government To Take Over Control Of Germany By June---Truman

“FULL EMPLOY MENT” BILL UNSATISFACTORY   Iratman Says House Compromise Not Acceptable To Him; Writing Lerislators

Charter to Get Vote Of Wheeler   Senator Declares He Wil Vote for It ‘ Reluctant ly,’ Today

Sen. Wheeler Will Vote For Charter’   Will Give Battle Later, He — Tells Senate

WHEELER PLANS FIGHT ON POWER TO SEND TROOPS   But Will Vote For Charter

Wheeler To Vote For Ratification   Announces Position In a Speech To Senate

WHEELER TO. CAST VOTE FOR CHARTER         “But Says He Will Do It — Reluctantly

Wheeler to Back Charter *Reluctantly’   Sen. Barkley Asks fo Senate Approval in Opening Speech

WAGE BOOST ADVOCATED BY MR. TRUMAN   President Tells Nation U. S. Will Continue to Hold Down Living Costs.   BULLETIN

Truman Picking Losing Fight, Is View of Congress   One Says Labor Unrest I: Due to His Inaction

Truman Says Each Wage Question Will Have to Be Judged Individually

Seek Fresl Approach  Disputes           PRESIDENT SAYS SUBSTANTIA WAGE RAISES IMPERATIVE, Bl LIVING COSTS MUST BE HELD.

Puts Blame On Congress For ‘Unrest’   Says Government Must Continue to Hold Down Living Costs,

PAY INCREASES ARE IMPERATIVE NATION IS TOLD   ‘Middle-Of-The-Road’ Policy Outlined By President; Opposes Price Boosts   CONGRESS IS _ BLAMED   Chief Executive Says Part Of Trouble Due To Lack Of Action On Bills

MIDDLE OF ROAD POLICY TAKEN BY PRESIDENT   No Specific Formula for Wage Increase Sugeested

Truman Say . I very Case ls Separate   President Explains Wage-Price Policy Advocating Increase

Labor, Industry Study President's Middle of Road Wage-Price Policy

TRUMAN SPEECH IS STUDIED BY LABOR, BUSINESS   First Labor Reaction Seems To Have Indicated Disappointment

Industry-Wide Hikes Will Nof Be Permitted   Substantial Pay Boosts Imperative President Says

WAGES-PRICESPOLICIES TOLD _ BY PRESIDENT   CHIEF EXECUTIVE CALLS FOR - PAY HIKES AND CURB ON’ ’. RISING PRICES

Labor Expected Exact Figure On Increases   President Reveals  Middle-Road Policy

Industry-Wide  Pay Boosts Said Not Contemplated   Labor, Industry Study Middle-of-the-Road Speech By President

Provides Labor With Ar gument for Bargaining Table   SUBSTANTIAL WAGE INCREASE FAVORED

ALLIES ORDER BIG CHANGES IN EDUCATION   Peaceful Ways to Be Substituted for Teachings in Feudal Militarism and Other War-Breeding Ideologies.

Exploding Shells Blast Tokio Ares   'No American Casualties As  Ammo Dump Goes Up

MINES BLOW UP BELOW TOKYO   Widespread Damage Results on Kurihama Peninsula

TOKYO-EXPLOSION HEAVY GASUALTIES   No Americans Believed Among Casualties As Ammunition Explodes

Berrien GOP Meets Tonight   County Convention In Berrien Sprinas

Nazi Navy, Luftwaffe, Wehrmacht Refusing To Fight for der Fuehrer

Hitler Told Collapse Is Complete, Urged to Quit In Face of Nazi Revolt

B-29'S ESCORTED FOR FIRST TIME   Tokyo Smashed In Raid From two Jima Island

Sink Six Japanese Warships In Fleet Battle Off Okinawa   Nips Sea Losses Include Largest Battleship, 391 Planes; Superforts Also Attack Nagoya

GET FIRST HELP BY LAND-BASED CRAFT INRAID   Mustangs From Iwo Escort Big Bombers; Hong Kong Pounded Third Day

I A i li ia Oa litt ht tA Old Hickory Division  Returns on Queen Mary

Signing And Speeches Will  Consume About Two Hours   NLACARTHIR AND ADMIRALS

CEREMONIES OF JAP SURRENDER PLANNED 7 P.M. LOCAL TIME  STEP.RY.STEP ACCOUNT   STEP-BY-STEP ACCOUNT OF HISTORIC EVENT TO BE BROADCAST AT 8:30 P. M.

Japs to Sign Documenis  Aboard Ship   Ceremonies on Battleship Missouri, Also Talk by President Truman To Be Broadcast This Evening

WEST COAST OBSERVES NAVY DAY   Navy Welcomes Public Aboard 90 Warships

Food Control _ Overhaul Move Is Expected   Faulty Regulations Cause Black Market,  Legislator Saves

Food Report Due This Tuesday  Committee May Urge Better Controls

PHYSIGIST TELLS OF EFFECT OF BOMB RAYS ON THE BOD'      BLOOP OF VICTIMS OOZED THROUGH UNBROKEN SKIN WHITE CORPUSCLES HERE DESTROYED

British Indians Close Last Mandalay Fort Gate, Trapping Japanese Garrison

Allied Armies Make Junction Near Dresden   Sapreme Tleadquarters Without Juformation; Conceded Troops Will Meet Within Hours   French Within 30 Mi. Swiss Border   Ninth Army Troops on Elbe Can Hear Russian Radio Conmands in Berlin

}German Capital Is Under Heavy Siege; ‘Say Armies Are Merged In Dresden Area

French First Army Tanks in 18-Mile Dash Reach Upper Danube, At Point 10 Miles From Swiss Frontier

Aussies Take Key  Airfield in Borneo   Allied Planes Blast: Path for New Invasion:

PLAN OF SERMAN OSCUPATION IS TO BE RELEASED   France Reporteil Agrees to Terms Drawn Up by “Big  Three”?

France Backs Occupational Zoning Plans   British to Give Germans Popular Rule Eventually

TO PUBLISH PLAN FOR OCCUPATION OF BEATEN REICH   Big Three Will Soon Make Known Their Course

AGREE ON: OCCUPATION OF GERMANY.   U. S., Britain and -Russia to Publish  Plan Soon

Occupation Plans Ready  Three Powers Set   Three Powers Set To Publish Rules

18 Year Old Boys Register For Service   Seven Men Now Discharged Also Register

Early End Of Gas _ Rationing Is-Seen   Restrictions Many End Soon After Fall of  Janan

Gas Ration  ‘To End Soon After War  Comes to End WPB Officials Worl  To Prenare Wav   WPB Officials Work To Prepare Way For Quick Shift From War Controls

Gas Rationing to End Soon ‘After War Over   Officials Discuss Reconversion Plans Feverishly

Gas Rationing 0 End Soon After V-J Day   Industry Controls, Shoe Rationing Will End as  Soon as Possible

GAS RATIONING MAY END SOON   Tires Also to Be Released; Draft Will Continue For Present

Travel Restrictions Will Also Be Eased Within A Few Months   HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO GO INTO PRODUCTION

Rationing Of Gas : Ends Soon After Nippon Folds Up   BY MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH

EARLY END IS FORECAST FOR GAS RATIONING   Hold Program Likely To Fold Within 2 Or 3 Weeks

PLAN TO DEVELOP LAWRENCE AIRPORT      R. D. McDonald, ‘District Engineer, Talks at Local  Meeting ~   PRESENTS TWO PLANS

R. D. McDonald, ‘District Engineer, Talks at Local Meeting   'PRESENTS TWO PLANS

Expect Thaw Will Continue  Report Few Extremely Low Temperatures

Thaw Expected To Continue   Twenty-One Dead In Record Blizzard; 17 Inches In Boston.

21 ARE DEAD IN SNOW STORMS   Record Blizzard Hits U. S. In New England Area

Today's Weather: Thaw Expected to to Continued Today: Score Dead in Eas?

700,000 Steel Workers Cast Ballots Wednesday; G-M Defies Union   FORD FORCED TO LAY OFF 40,000 WORKERS BECAUSE OF STRUCK FEEDER PLANTS

700,000 STEEL MEN MAY STRIKE   To Take Vote Tomorrow;  Ford Plants Shut Down.

Road Center : Falls After olent Fight        Patton’ 5 Army Also Gains Above Bastogie;. Nazis = Ouittina: Tip,

Win Tank Battle For Road Center   First Army Takes Samree After 30 Hours of Fighting   THIRD ARMY ADVANCES   Farther South, Peril to City of Strasbourg  Increases

Push Into North Flan! Of Bulge Meets Stif fening Resistance; Pat ton Hite Snag.

U. S. Troops Join Forces With Canadians To Pursue Fleeing Survivors Of Battered Force

Advance Rolls ‘OnInBlinding  Snow Storm   Von Rundstedt Reacts Violently, Hurling in Tank Attacks

New Drive on ~ as Nazis Half ~~ Patton Surge   Enemy Advance. - Slowed -An South But Allies Give Ground

TROOPS OPE OFFENSIVE IN A BLIZZARD   Gains Are Made Against Northern Flank of Ene« my Wedge Driven Inte Belgium—Patton Ia Stonped on the South.   PrityT WirrRK,

TROOPS FIGHT IN SNOWSTORM AGAINST NAZIS   Advance by General Patton's Army Halted Elsewhere Along Salient Running Into Belgium

PUSH FORWAR 3 MILES INTO GERMAN FLANK   Third Army Is Halted By Violent Nazi CounterAttacks

Samree Taken By Storm   British Advance Two Miles When Nazi Flee Bulge

Force Nazis Into General Withdrawal   Ardennes Anchor Bi-Passed to Capture Samree

Both Sides Agree to: Arbitrator  Dewey’s Pronosal   Dewey’s Proposal Brings Hope of. Settlement

Empire State Building Guide Leads Party of 35 Sightseers To Safety

SENATOR SUGGESTS UNO BAN ON MASS KILLING WEAPONS   MEMBER OF SENATE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMITTEE, URGES "~ EXTENSION OF UNO ' POWERS

IOWA SENATOR WARY OF ATOM   Hickenlooper Wants U. S. To Move Slowly

SUCCESSION BILL APPROVED, 10 T0 4   UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION DEVELOPS IN HOUSE GROUP TO TRUMAN'S PLAN.

Drive Inland o: on’  Mirdanao’s East   24th: Division: Makes’ Landing

AMERICANS LAND AT MORO GULF   Two Airstrips Seized In Second Invasion  Of Southern Isle   Naval Casualties High In Battles With Jap Airmen Off Okinawa Isle

LANDING MADE BY YANKEES ON MINDANAO   Drive Made Inlend From 36-Mile Beachhead On Eastern Edge

U.S. TROOPS MOVE INLAND ON MINDANAG   Gain 35-Mile Beachhead On Eastern Shore

Seize Two Airstrips ot Malabane   Marines Complete Conquest of ThreeFourth of Okinawa

Americans Are Driving Toward Davao   Two Good Airstrips In Hands of Troops Landing at Malabang

Army Will Stage Demonstration  Th  Bradford June7   2-Hour Show Will Be Given ‘To Spur dth War Loan Drive

Army Show Plans Listed   2-Hour Demonstration Scheduled Here June 7 To Spur 7th War Loan

Senate Working Overtime For Holiday Recess   Appropriation Rili Tons List

Three Sisters Wed at Triple Ceremony Will Observe Golden Wedding

‘Konrad Henlein Slashes ‘Wrists to Take Own  Life in Prisoner Cage

ae ee oe) ee oe Pe ee ae a a ee  _. WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO “es WIN THE WAR  ne a ae eS ee ee ee hl eS le le le

Gen. Knudsen Urges Fines, Prison For Recalcitrants, Rather Than Induction Into Army

STIFF FINES AND PRISON SENTENCES   Advocated, Rather Tan Induction Proposed In Legislature

Starting May 1st State to Pay Bounty on Covotes. Cats and Cougars

‘Unidentified Soviet Soldier Plants Red Banner Afop Reichstag; Is Hero

A Yet-Unidentitied Soldier Led the Mex Placing Red Flag on Reichstag

Carrier Planes Strike at China’s Coast   Swarms of Aircraft Sweep Area for Three Days Ending Monday: Military Installations Are Damaced in Asequl}

OIL MAN VISIONS FURTHER GAS GH   Counsel for tor _Independen Group Scores OPA Pric-. ing Formula

RUSSIAN PEACE DELEGATES ARRIV   Russ Ship in East Bay Maintains Radio Contact With Moscow

STRAWBERRY PRICE CEILINGS BOOSTED   Increase of About 4% Cents : Quart Effective Monday in Staten Fact of Rockies

GOP Prepares To Blast Dem Move To Reduce Tariff   Rep. Knutson Critical of Bill Extending Trade Agreements Act

Armed Forces Hamper  Reconversion   Former WPB Office:  Asserts OCR Has Been Thwarted

Blame Military For Delay in  Reconversion   Retired WPB Official Says OCR Program Unnecessarily Held Up

Reconversion Is Delayed, He Says   Retired WPB Official Charges Excessive Army Purchases

Retired WPB Official Says Armed Forces Are Delaying Reconversion

Reconversion Delay Blamed On Services   Doidge, Ex-WPB Man Asserts Delay Made By  ‘Excessive Buying’.

Armed Forces Said Delaying  Reconversion   Military Policies Said Unjustifiable By Former Official

Amy Delays Reconversion by Excessive Buying, Retired WPB Official Charges

'American Legion And V.F.W. Seek Veterans Administration Reforms

Legion-VFW Reports Ask Hospital Reform   Breakdown Of Veterans’ Facilities Threatened By Increasing Handicaps

LEGION AND VFW FLAY CONDITIONS   Increasing Handicaps Cited In Report To  House Committee

CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES DECLARED BAD   Surveys by Legion and VFW Show Mistreatment and Poor Farilities.

Vet Groups Demand Reforms   American Legion, VFW, Say 47%  Of Hospitals Give Inadequate Care

Legion, VFW Urge Drastic Reforms In Veterans’ Administration Hospitals

UNDERSTAFFED, OVERCROWDED, GROUPS CLAIM   Legion and VF W Seek Drastic Reforms In Program

Vets Demand Reforms in Hospitals   Legion and VFW File Reports. — With Goneress

Legion, VFW Ask Reform in Vet Hospitals   Evidence from Surveys Given to House Committce

VA Reforms Demanded By Veterans   eee bad  Report Says Conditions Threaten Breakdown In Hospitalization

Pacific Vets Jam Coast Port Areas   Soldiers to Be Held Aboard Ships Until Space Found

HOME-BOUND TROOPS STALLED ON COAST   Congested Passenger Traffic Brings 48-Hour to Six-Day Delay at Pacific Ports.

McAdoo Confesses He Held Miller During Beating at Eldora   Have Your Paper Ready Tomorrow!

Marin County Calls for Help To Fight Blaze   Rescue Party Reaches 20 Navy Men Trapped By Flames

Auto Workers May Accept GM Proposal   Thomas Soys Union Will Consider What Plants May Be Open

STRIKERS MAY RESUME WORK ON CAR PARTS   GIANT AUTO FIRM TO REOPEN SOME FACTORIES

Production Of Auto Parts For Rivals Allowed   Action Might Result iin Partial Resumption of Work in Nearly Half of  Firun’s Factorics            Union Head Terms ‘Offer “Generous”   R. J. Thomas, i Accepling Pian, Says-Tt Came as “Welcome Surprise,” . ” ‘and Was Acceptable =

UNION AGREES 10 LET MEN MAKE PARTS   Action May Result in Par. tial Resumption of Work in Nearly Half of Firm’s Plants.   FIRST INDICATION  OF BREAK IN TIEUP   Items Produced to Go to Company’s Competitors —No Retreat Made From Wage Demands.

GM Auto Strike Is Relaxed   General Motors To Make Parts for Other Cor Firms

UAW Agrees To Relax On GM Strike  Would Permit   Would Permit Parts Producing By Other Plants

Others Can Use Plants of GM, Union Agrees   Auto Workers Accept Proposal by General Motors; Work May Be Resumed in Some Plant

STRIKE EASED TO AID OTHER AUTO MAKERS   Murray Accepts Plan Advanced by Head Of Company

Will Relax Strike Against GM to Allow Making of Parts for Competitors of Auto Concern; GM Head Makes Suggestion First

May Reopen Half Of Struck Plants   No Retreat From Demands Indicated

Unprecedented Action Taken By UAW Chiefs   No Retreat From Pay Bid; Thomas Tells Wilson Firm’s Offer Is ‘Generous’

C10 Will Make Accessories for GM Competitors   May Put 40,000 Strikers Back to Work in Motor Empire

Union to Allow The Production Of Auto Parts   Unprecedented Action Seen as First Break In Bitter Strike

STRIKE AGAINST GMC TO RELAX   ClO Workers’ Action May Increase Parts Output in Automotive Plants

Material Needed By Rivals Of GM  To Be Produced   CIO Relaxes Strikers Rulings To Permit Partial Resumption  Of Labor

To Produce Parts For Competitors   Walkout In Meat Industry Expected Momentarily

RELIEF GRANT STIRS UP ROW   Administration of UNRRA Cause of Argument; To Seek Ike’s Advice

General Motors Reject Demand   Seek Immediate Answe) To Union’s Proposal

GM  Refuses Reply Now On Wage Row   Answer On Ultimatum To Arbitrate Set For Friday

Complete Case Against Jap In iDeath Of Yank   War Crimes Commission Expected to Give Verdict Tomorrow On “Lit. tle Glass Eye?’

Court Considers Tsuchiya's Fate   Little Glass Eye Will Hear Verdict

TRIBUNAL VERDICT EXPECTED THURSDA   Trial Commission’ Take: Tsuchiya Case Under Advisement.

Verdict Soon On Tsuchiya   Decth Penalty Demanded For “Little Giass Eye”’ for Fatally Beating Yank

‘LITTLE GLASS EYE’ TO LEARN FATE SHORTLY   Allied Commission To Give Verdict in Case of Hated Jap Guard

War Crimes Court In Yokohama  Deliberates Case  Little Glass Eye Will Know His Fate Some Time Thursday

War Crimes Trial Commission Scans Allied Case Against Tatsue Tsuckiva

JAP TORTURER WAITS VERDICT   ‘Little Glass Eye’ Denies Mistreating Yank Prisoners

Longshoremen's, Miners’ Strikes Still Deadlocked   Movie Walkout Continues Altho Painters Win Ou:

TWO MAJOR STRIKES STIL DEADLOCKED   Negotiations in . Mine and Dock Disputes Continue’.

BRITAIN MAY RECEIVE LONG - TERM LOANS   Protest Against Paying Of Any Interest

DISCUSS LOAN FOR BRITAIN   LONG-TERM LOAN AT LOW INTEREST BEING’ CONSID. ~ ‘ERED BY THE  ’ CONFEREES

‘Peace Talks      By Balkans   Reds Urge Treaties For Axis Satellites

BALKAN ISSUE STALLS BIG 4   Conferees Seek “to Draft Peace Treaty for Italy

Denies Handing Any Ultimatum To Japanese   Expected: War, But. He and FDR Tried: to Avoid ‘Showdown’ :-

U.S. Sought To Avoid Showdown   Hull Statement Says the President Sparred for Time Before Pear! Harbo:

Jewish Church is Desecrated  Swastikas Cut Into Walls of Temple on U. of Oregon Compus

Rotary Club Books Noted Speakers   Local Institute Will Start February 22

Smethport Rotary Will Sponsor  Lecture Course   “New Forces in World Affairs” Theme of Talks Starting Feb. 22

State Will Confiscate  All Of Slot Machines Used In Liquor Spots

INDUCTIONS INTO SERVICE. WILL NEARLY BE DOUBLED   ARMY AND NAVY SLATED TO GET 900,000 MORE MEN IN NEXT SEX MONTHS

Actress, Mother Overcome By Gas      Mother Of Una Merkel Takes Life, But Actress Revived.

Mrs, Arno,Merkle, 70, Leaves Note. Asking’ Forgiveness For Tak- . ing Life: 

THIRD ARMY — ~ LEADER DEAD AN GERMANY   COLORFUL MILITARY LEADER OF U. 8. THIRD ARMY SUCCUMBED LATE THIS . MORNING j

Famed Third Army Chief Dies At Noon Today   Lung Condition Hastens Death of Colorful Fighter

MILD WEATHER FOR WEEK-END   That’s Promise of Local  Weather Forecaster

Butter Subsidy Program Revised   Substantial Increase Announced By Jones.

Probe Causes Verbal Blows   Senators Are Ired  Over Investigation

BOMBS WRECK LARGE AREAS   MORE THAN us SQUARE MILES OF 14 JAPANESE CITIES ARE NOW IN RUINS

"Ding Dong Daddv of the D Car Line" Man of Many Skills and Many Marriages

Seek Trolley Conductor On Bigamy Counts  Too Many Wives Cet Him In Jam

Street Car Man Had Surplus of Wives   Left Town By Time Police Had Rung Up Nine Marriages On His Record

Police Seeking Bi gamist; ‘Ha d 9 Wives, Claim   Buldish Street Car Conductor, 58, Leaves Frisco SadandPensive,  , Workers ‘Say

Kobe Aflame From Strike By 500 Forts   Smoke Towers 25,000 Feet © Up After Heavy Attack On Port.

B-298 BATTLE THRU SCREEN OF JAP FIGHTERS   Battle Through Aceurate Anti-Aircraft Fire to Strew 3,300 Tons of Bombs Across 10 Miles of Shipyards

JAPAN'S PORT IN FLAMES   500 Super B-29’s Burn Kobe With 3,300 Tons Of Fire Bombs

Greatest Port is Biasted   Nearly 500 Big Superforts Hit Japanese City

Nearly 500 Superforts Attack City   Smoke From Blazes Swirls Five Miles Above Greatest Port

‘Kobe, Major Jap Port, Set Ablaze By 500 Super-forts   Smoke Swirls High Ove City Hit With 3,300 Tons OF Fire Bombs   WAR FACTORIES AND SHIPYARDS ATTACKED   B-29s Fight Through Screen Of Enemy Fighters and Accurate Flak

PUBLIC FORGETS BLACK MARTS AS SHORTAGES EASE  RETAILERS INVADE AAARIPTAL TA ATTANCY

BUSINESS MEN AND OPA CLASH OVER PRICES   Retailers Protest Plan Tc Make Them Absorb All    Price Boosts

MAY BE TOUGH SCRAP   OPA and Busizgess Men Clash Over Peaceime Prices

Disappearing Because More Peacetime Goods Are Coming Up Fast.   ISEVERAL BIG SUBJECTS

MAY BE TOUGH SCRAP   ‘nxn and Busigess Men Clash Over  Peace:i ime Prices

Sees U. S. Control Of Packing Plants   Wilson Says OPA Is Ruining Packers

Charges OPA “Squeezing” Meat Packers   Must Be Eased or Government Will Have  To Take Over, Claim

PACKER ASSHLS ~OPRPRICE AUL   Declares Meat Industry Facing Bankruptcy Un der Present Setup

WILSON TELLS COMMITTEE THAT REGULATIONS HEAD PLANTS TOWARD. GOVERNMENT. OWNERSHIP ~

TELLG SENATE MEAT PACKER CAN'T TAKE TT   Must Ease Squeeze or Gov't Should Take Conirol, Wilson Warns.

Packers Attack OPA Regulations   Rules Must Be Eased Says Wilson If Meat Industry Is to Survive

Tokyo Warns Warships Are Softening Up Okinawa for New Invasion   Packer Declares OPA Regulations Driving Meat Industry to Bankruptcy; Urges Change

Packer Declares OPA Regulations Driving Meat Industry to Bankruptcy; Urges Changs

OPA Breaking Meat Packers   Thomas EF. Wilson Declares Regulations “Squeezing Lrdustry.

‘Half Million Paid Out Almost Daily Lumberton Market   Total Sales Of 14,500,000 Pounds For Season.   By Jasper C. Hutto Supervisor Lumberton Tobacco  @Qae..8 _¢g

 Half Million Paid ‘Out Almost Daily _  Lumberton Market   Total Sales Of 14,500,000 Pounds For Season. .

NURSES DRAW PAY   Accumulation, Before Allotments, Averages $6,500 Apiece.

STRIKE ANEW AT WALLACE   House Republicans Would Block Transfer of  Agencies to Him

chDrive to ‘trict FDR's snment Powel  “Agencias. Under. allace- Control

MARTIN WOULD CURB POWERS OF PRESIDENT   Republican Leader Plans Ta Use Wallace Issue To Alter  War Powers Act

House Republicans Launch Drive fo Deprive F.D.R. of Power fo Assign New Powers to Wallace

Drive Opened To Curb FDR  Agency Rule   Martin Would Reclaim For Congress Some Part of War Powers Act

House Fashions  Wallace Rebuff   Republicans Would Block  asiet RWasikvke

GOP Launches Move to Prevent  Shuffling Agencies   Would Restrict War Powers of President; Stiff Fight Foreseen

Strong Chinese Assault Forces Invade Liuchow   Breakthrough Outer De fenses of Former U. S. Airbase City

CHINESENEAR LIUCHOW: JAP HOLDBROKEN   Ishan Captured. in Ad vance, High Command Savs

CHINESE PUSH INTO LIUCHOW   Smash Outer Defenses Of City After Capture Of Outlying Ishan

Chinese push thru Liuchow  defense wall  South China rail hub bastion falls

YANKS DRIVE DOWN OKINAWA   JAP BALLOON BOMBS PLAYTHINGS OF CHILDREN   Series of Incidents Recounted Concerning Weapons from the Skies

Over Third of U.S. Refineries Are Shut down   Voluntary Rationing Is Put in Effect as Oil Strikes Spread

Labor Strife Spreads To All Big Refineries  Doadaral Acencjes Watch Trend:   Federal Agencies Watch frend, 252 000 Workers Idle Over Nation

TOP MOVIE HONORS AWARDED CROSBY AND INGRID BERGMAN   “GOING MY WAY" ACCLAIMED AS BEST PICTURE OF YEAR AT ANNUAL CEREMONY

AIRLINER CRASHES; 24 ABOARD   Occurs Near Los — Angeles; Passengers  All Service Men

Airliner Crashes  With 24 Aboard   All Occupants of Plane Thought Dead

Navy Day Sidelights Army Cadets Visit Fleet Sailors Keep Eyes on Them

VOTES AFTER REFUSING TO DELAY AGTION   gnores Wherry’s Attack on Nomination as UnderSec’y of State.

Senate Battle Is Shaping On State Denariment issue   ‘Wherry Rejects Reply -Of Acheson on apan Occupation Policy

ANSWER FAILS TO END FIGHT ON NOMINATION   Senator Plans Battle Against Approval To New Post

Acheson Answers Wherry's Charge   ‘Official Pronouncements’ Are Cited by Nominee in Occupation Policy Dispute

OPPOSES ACHESON'S NOMINATION   Undersecretary Replies to Charges

SENATE O.K.’s ACHESON AS UNDERSECRETARY 69 TO 1. AS SEN. WHERRY CASTS NEGATIVE VOTE

DEAN ACHESON DEFENDS SELF   Says He Did Not Rebuke General MacArthur

Nebraska Senator Angered   Acting Secretary Of State's Reply ‘Unsatisfactory’

Dean Acheson Defends His Jap Stand   Sends Stenographie Transcript to Wherry

Opposes the Nomination Of Acheson   Senator Wherry Says Hi Anwers to Questions  Not Satisfactory

Solon To Fight Nomination of Dean Acheson   Says Reply In Dispute . On General MacArthur Is Not Satisfactory

Snyder Urges Approval of Bill   Reveals Unemployment May Reach 8,000,000

Max Starke Says Men Are Fired; Vets for Jobs   Mediation Is Refused to Strikers Through Third Party. Manager Says  Rovolt In Againgt Stato

Officer Hints Nazi Women May Sabotage Peace   Desire Of Troops For ‘More Women’ Presents Problem

Americans Will lorego Dating ag Gir ‘   Can't Crush Germany Com pletely If It Is Allowed, Saves Officer

Demands Mount In Congress For DraftEnd   Future And Discharge Rate Depend On MacArthur’s Needs

CHANGES IN POINT SYSTEM ARE PLANNED   ‘Demands Mount on Capitol “Hill for Abolition or Modification of Draft System

To Employ Revised Discharge Systems To Cut Back Army   Congress Against Teen Age Draft; May Kill Selective Service

New Discharge System Ready   A Is Needed Green Light from MacArthu

NEW POINT SYSTEM...  FOR SPEEDING ARMY  DISCHARGES PLANNEL ALL THAT IS NEEDED  - JS GREEN LIGHT FROM  AEWERATL MACARTHTID

‘ARMY DISCHARGE POINT SYSTEM TO BE REVISED   Officials Say Word From Gen. MacArthur All That  fs Needed to Start: Plan—Will Sneed Up Releases .

ALL SCORES WILL BE REFIGURED 10 SPEED RELEASES  EXPECT SYSTEM TO   EXPECT SYSTEM TO BE AUTHORIZED IN “MATTER OF DAYS”

Draft Modification Talk Is Heard Gn Capitol Hill  Army to Cut Points As Soon as Green Light Given

Amy Discharge System Revision Will Start Soon   Demands For Dratt Modification Mount

New Point Plan Will Speed Army Discharge:   Revised System Awaits Okeh From MacArthur

Plan Speed-Up Oi Discharges For Army Men   Key Officials Await Green Light From Gen. eral MacArthur to Start

Revision of Army Point System To Sneed Releases   Await MacArthur's Word; Abolition of Draft Gains Favor

Revised Point System Given Close Study   Key Army Officials Moving Fast Toward Speedy Discharges

Plan New Army Point System Soon   -MacArthur’s Word All That’s Needed

Revised Point — System To Be Started Soox   Initiation of New Discharge Provisions Awaits Green Light From General MacArthur

OPPOSITION 10 DRAFT GROWING   Only Few Congressmen Support Draft; Army Point System May Be Modified In Matter Of Days.

Revision Of Point System Coming Soon   Army Officials Promise Changes When Word Is Received From General MacArthur

Flood Threatens On White River  Stage  At Bates ville   Stage At Batesville May Reach 30 Feet, Observers Predict

THOUSANDS OF JAPS IN U. §. CAMPS   Invasion of Kyushu Expected by Enemy

Carrier Planes Reportedly Hit China Again  Tokyo Radio Says Hong Kong,

Carrier Planes Reportedly Hit China Again   Tokyo Radio Says Hong Kong, Canton Baitered

Blatzheim Taken as Germar Defense Crumbles Under Increasing Allied Power

TANK-RIDING © TROOPS STORM ACROSS PLAIN   Prisoner “Take’ 4,000 in Day

Allied Drive Gains New Momentum   Push Within 14 Miles of Cologne, as German I[e sistance Weakens

DRIVE BRINGS AINE TARGET ‘TN GUN RANGE   Four Armies Smashing Nazi Defenses, Take 4,000  Prisoners in Day.

Armor Forces On 150-Mile Front Are Closing In On Cologne; Defense Buckles

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MacArthur Aids Small   Orders Government. to Aliow Millions of Tenants to Buy Their Places

Sign State Auto Liability Law   Motorist Unprotected By Insurance Must Put Up Security for Damage:

A Glittering, Flowing Cocktail Party Given by Non-Drinking Arab Princes

Anders Protests WarsawRecognition   Appointed by Exile Regime as Commander Of Pole Units Abroad

Protests  Recognition Warsaw Govt   Gen. Anders Loyal To London Poles

Head of Polish Exiled Forces Issues Statement   Protests Allied Recognition of Warsaw Provisional Government.

POLISH CHIEF RAPS LOSS OF RECOGNITION   Commander of the Exiled Government’s Armed Forces Protests Allied Approval of Warsaw Provisional Regime.

Pole Leader Protests Rule   Lt. Gen. Anders Against Allied Recognition Of New Warsaw Ruling.

Paratroopers Are Reported  Near Berlin  Russian Offensive Causes Hitler to Call for Death-Stand

Germans Report Landing of Russian Parachutists  HITLER ANNOUNCES DRIVE OF RUSSIANS Fuehrer Calls on People  to Resist’ to the Last

Nazis Repor! Red Landing  Near Berlin   Airborne Troops Drop Beyond East Limits Of Capital

Red Skytroops  Reported Back Of Enemy Line   Hitler Aske ‘Blood Bath’. For Russian [nvaders, Dedera Death Stand

Soviets Drop TroopsBehind German Lines   Make Parachute Landings Less Than 23 Miles From Berlin As Hitler Screams Fight to the Death’

NAZI CAPITAL IS SHAKEN BY RUSSIAN GUNS   OFFENSIVE RAGES ONLY 23 MILES AWAY

Paratroopers Drop Behind Enemy s Lines   Hitler Demands Death-Stand for Capital City

Great Offensive Gains As Hitler Demands « Death Stand-by -Nazis=:

Red Parachute Troops Land in Rear of Germans   Come Down Behind Naz Lines 23 Miles from Berlin

CAMPAIGN IS PROGRESSING. REPORTS SHOW   Division Heads In War Fund-Community Chest Drive Give First Returns.

HITLER ADDS “LAST WORDS”   Adiiress Made Just Before Start of Ardennes Offensive — Hitler's Official Stenographer Tells of “Pep” Meetings.

Yanks Will Run Like Rabbits, Said Hitler Oo Ardennes Drive Last Hitler Hope

CIO Acts Quickly Today To Bring Order Into Its Own House   DISPUTE OVER 12 ‘DISMISSAL ST EWARDS   50,000 Ford Employes Are Made Idle in 11 Plants  

Auto Workers Act To Smash Strike Threat   Action Comes As Labor Department Reshuffled For Crackdowns

UAW HASTENS SETTLEMENT OF TROUBLES   Union Officials Seek to Put House In Order

Daylong Conference Scheduled Between Strikers And Management At Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company Plant   WALKOUT 18 NOW IN ITS 28th DAY

UAW Leader Calls Parley At Detroit   Government Stands Ready To Intervene In Labor Disputes

Will Meet Union Men At Detroit   Labor Department Acts te Quiet Unrest in Automobile Industry

MANY ALLIED PRISONERS RELEASED AS STARS AND STRIPES FLY OVER MANILA

SECTION IN U. S. HANDS   lith Airborne Troops Are Racing Toward Filipino Capital

U.S. Forces Are Closing In On Jans In Manila   Northern Part Of City Ig Alreadv In Possession Of Victorious Yanks   STARS AND STRIPES FLOAT OVER CITY

10,000 JAPS IN SOUTH SECTOR   3,700 Freed From Concentration Camp As Nips Bargain For Safety

MacArthur Back In Capital City   Malacanan Palace, Santo Tomas Prison Camp Seized by Americans

Local General Wins Service Medal ee ee EE MESES]  7 Gen. Byron Cited For Sei-Up  Of U.S. Army Post Exchanges

Local General: Wins Service Medal  Gen. Byron Cited For Set-Up Of U.S. Army Post Exchange:

-GEN. BYRON PRESENTED DSM FOR ARMY RECORD   Officer Commended For Manner In Which He Conducted * Post Excanges

Resignation Of Hurley Sets Stage   Controversy Rages On Capitol Hill As Action ls Demanded

Hurley's Blast At Diplomacy’ Stirs Factions   Former Chief Of Staff May Take Off Today For China

Hurley Sets Otf Legislator: In Both Camps   Marshall and Truman Confer; Grant, Former Envoy to Siam and  Albania Lauds Hurley

Wherry Wants Special Committee To Investigate State Departments And Course of Diplomatic Tactics   Marshall Will Probably Leave for China Today; Confers With President and Byrnes; No Change In American Policy

yonyressmen Debate Hurley's Charges Against Some of State Department's ‘Career Men. —

Demands F oF Investigation Are Heard =   President Truman,  Secretary Byrnes . and : General Marshall: Hold  Conference -

CongressDemands Investigation Of State Department   Legislators Vigorously Debate Charges Of Gen Hurley Against Some Of America’s Professional Diplomats Tuesday

HURLEY READY TO GIVE DATA ON DIPLOMATS   INQUIRY DEMANDED ON U. S. POLICIES IN CHINA

Sweeping Probe Of US. Foreigr Policy Is Demanded In Capital:   Solons Urge Full Investigation Of Hurley’s Charges; Marshall May Leave Today For New Role In China

Legislators Debate Charges Leveled  Against Diplomats By Maj. Gen. Hurle

HurleyCharges Are Discussed  Un Capitol Hill   Truman Confers With General Marshall on China Row—Retired Chief of State May Leave Today

Trumon Confers With General Marshali on China  Row-—Retired Chief of State May Leave Tadayv

PROBE OF FOREIGN POLICY DEMANDED BY CONGRESSMEN   Legislators Would Question Hurtey Concerning His Charges Against Career Diplomats.   BYRNES CALLED UPON TO FIRE COMMUNISTS   Secretary Tells Newsmen There Has Been No Change in American Program in China.

Senate Confirms Nomination of James F. Byrnes   Unanimous Approval Is Given Veteran Legislator, Jurist

BYRNES GIVEN OKEH WITHOUT USUAL DELAYS   Nomination Confirmed As Barkley Seeks Quick Approval

NOMINATION OF BYRNES CONFIRMED   Action Unanimous: Succeeds E. R. Strettinius

Senate Confirms Byrnes   Senate Unanimous In Its Approval  Of Byrnes As New Secretary Of State

James Byrnes Confirmed as Sec’y. State   Sen. Barkley Urged Confirmation without Delay of Hearings

BYRNES OKAYED BY SENATE AS SEC’'Y OF STATE   Approve Truman Appointment In Unusual Burst Of Speed

Senate Vote Unanimous On Byrnes   Nomination by Truman as eccretary of State Is  Confirmed Today

Byrnes Wins Confirmation As Secretary   Senate Approves Byrnes Nomination Without Committee Hearings

Senate->. pproves Byrnes To Take Stettinius’ Post   Unanimous Approval Given Appointment _By President Truman

Desperate Japanese Seeking To Prevent Advance By Yank  Force On Davao River Banks

Desperate Japs  Hold Up Yanks  ‘On Davao River   pais bot aseer ; Bitter Struggle Proving 1 Costly te U.S. Troops.

DESPERATE ENEMY FORCES BATTLING HARD ON MINDANAO  JAP UNIT IS COMPOSED LARGELY OF. BEACHED _ NAVAL’ PERSONNEL

JAPS FIGHTING HARD AT DAVAO   Tenacious Resistance Me In Southern Mindanao

Japs Holding Up Yanks On Davao River   Naval Personnel Doing Ground Duty

Japs In Desperate Philippines Fight   Beached Naval Personnel Have Held Up Large-Scale Advance for Week

REICH’S FUTURE CITED BY ‘IKE   Germans Should Build Free Institutions, Eisenhower Tells Irish

ON KYUSHU BY BiG U.S. FORCE   Tokyo Reports 1,400 American Planes  In Raid

A WARM-UP TOMORROV   Temperatures of 60 to 63 Are Fore east for Kansas

Moratorium To Insurance Firms Begins   Roosevelt Signs Bill to Permit Correction « of Abuses in Business

KEY CHANGES SEEN IN WORLD SECURITY PLAN   Two Parts Of Dumbarton Oaks Program May Receive Alteration

WORLD SECURITY CLOUDS LIFTING   ‘Small Nations, However May Raise New Questions

AGAINST TWO ~ KEY CHANGES   Molotov Believed to Be Seeking Instructions From Statin.

3ig Four In Accord On All But Two Amendment: To Dumbarton Oaks Program For World Security

Stalin’s 5 -OK Sought by Molotov   ‘Dumbarton. Plan “Changes. sonnel  Annroved —

MOLOTOY SEEKING KAEMMLIN APPROVAL   UNITED NATIONS TODAY Committee on legal problems meet 10:30 a. m. PWT.

. Molotov Seeks More’ Definite + Moscow Orders   Big Four In Agreement On Many Amendments To Dumbarton Plan.

Molotov Awaits Word From Joe  Regional Pacts Snag Bia 4 Aareements

Molotov Seeking Stalin’s Instructions On Changes In Dumbarton Oaks Plan   Big Four In Full Accord On 15 Or 20 Amendments To Pian Formed At Washington

Molotov Consults Stalin On Dumbarton Revisions  Four Major Powers Aqree on Most Of Amendments to Security Plan

MOLOTOV BELIEVED SEEKING STALIN'S. WORD ON CHANGES  TWO KEY REVISIONS OF DUMBARTON OAKS SECURITY PLAN SOUGHT

Big 4 Agree On Most Oaks Plan Changes   Molotov Believed Consulting With Stalin on Two Key Changes

Molotov Asks For Advice From Stalin   Instructions Deal With Two Key Changes in Dumbarton Oaks Plan

Big Four Near Unity ‘on Changes   Molotov Seeks Stalin Instructions on Two Proposed Amendments

Two Changes In Security Plans  Are Considered   Structure About Completed at San Francisco Conference, Pending Approval of Premier Stalin.

Molotov Refers 1 Oaks’ Changes To Stalin  Agreement On Review Of War Causes,  @..*...f Pofencae

Molotov Seeks Instructions on Two Key Changes   Believed Consulting With Marshal Stalin; Big Four Agree on Many Amendments

Miclotov Asks Stalin View On Revisions   Major Changes in Peace Plan

MOLOTOV ASKS STALIN ORDER   Commissar Requests Word On Two Changes In Peace Plan

MOLOTOV WAITS FOR APPROVAL   Agreement May Shorten Conference Decisions -

MOLOTOV ASKS MOSCOW VIEWS ON DECISIONS   Full Accord On All But Two Proposals Said To Have Been Accepted By Big Four Conferees.

‘Near Accord On Dunnhartor Oaks Set-up   Molotoy Asks Delay to Consider 2 Amend. nients: Okays Maiority

Big Four Almost In Full Accord. . . .  Molotov Seeks Guiding Hand Of Stalin On Two Changes In Oaks Plans

Await Stalin’s Word on Changes   Big-Four in Accord On Amendments With Two hey Exceptions

‘Molotov’ Seeks Advice From Stalin on Oaks   Full Allied Accord Except On Reviewing Relations, Regional Pacts

FOE UNABLE T0 OFFER MORE RESISTANCE   Last Enemy Defenses Split Into Two Separate Pockets

BOOST MACARTHUR FOR FAR EASTERN SUPREME COMMAND   DRIVE BEING MADE FOR SUPREME COMMANDER IN FAR EASTERN OPERA TIONS Is BEING LAUNCHED

LOCAL GUARD IN SHOOT      Harry F rench, Concord, ‘Chalks Up Best Individual Recoed. at Wakefield

LOCAL GUARD ENDS FOURTH IN SHOOT            Harry French, Concord, ‘Chalks Up Best Individual Record at Wakefield

TRUMAN LEAVES TO MEET STALIN AND CHURCHILL   President Departs By Boat From Hampton Roads Vicinity

WHITE HOUSE REVEALS CHIEF EXECUTIVE BAILED FOR “BIG THREE” MEETING SATURDAY 

TRUMAN STARTS ‘BIG THREE’ TRIP   Expected to Meet Churchill Before Going to Berlin

Aerial Blow Hits German Supply Lines   Italy-Based Planes Join Air Attacks

Big Three Have Tough Job As They... See Final Breakdown In War Crimes Commission

War Crimes  Commission  Breaking Up May End With  Loss of Two {heat Mie here

WAR GUILT GROUP MAY FALL APART   Loss of Two Principal Members Expected to Destroy Commission Appointed to Plan for Trial of Axis Criminals.

War Crimes Group Near Breakdown   American Slated to Be Made Chairman Latest to Lose Place

‘Old Fashioned Ingenuity  Brings Crippled Ship Home   Craft Hit Astern By Jap Suicide Plane Makes Way Across Atlantic Under Own Power And Sans Rudder: Gunner Credited With Saving Vessel

Turks Oppose Red Demands   Will Fight Before Yielding Any Land To Russian Government

Russia Spokesman Says Turks Are Threatening Soviet   Article in Red Star Asserts Turkish Editors Are Fomenting “Sacred War” Against Saviet Union: Bloodshed Being Threatened

Woodlawn Lions To Hear Lap» on School Report   Will Discuss Survey or Edueation in Hayes Ho tel Today.

John Lapp Will Discuss School Report Tuesday   Will Talk in the People’s Church on National Ed ucation Survey.

Police ‘e See king Brutal K ‘Her In Stab Death   Detroit Socialite’s  TeePick-Stabbed Body Found In Marsh

FIENDISH. ~ SLAYING AT PONTIAC   Wealthy Woman, 47, Tortured with Icepick Stabbings

Plane Factories in Three Jap Cities Hammered by B-29s; Foe® “dmits Damage

NEW PRECISION RAIDS TAKE HEAVY TOLL OF WAR PLANTS: IS DEPARTURE FROM FIRE RAIDS

Mass Raids Are Wiping Out Foe: War Industries   Last Jap Troops On Okinawa Trapped In Three-Mile Area

Enemy Aircraft Factories Hit in Daylight Raids   Japanese Spokesmen Acknowledge That One-Fifteenth of Empire’s Population Left Homeless as Result of Attacks

Nearly 4,000,000 Japs. Homeless After B-29 Raids; Premier Admits ‘Con  siderable Damage’ To Plants

SUPERFORTS BLASTED AIRCRAFT FACTORIES IN THREE JAP-CITIES  “SMALLER CITIES OF JAPAN BEGINNING TO  EEEL AIR ATTACK

Jap Aircraft Plants Raided By Suverforts   Heavy Damage Results to Industries; 1 Out of Every 1% lenanece Homeless

Superforts Hit Three More Enemy Cities   Japanese Admit One Of Every 15 Persons Homeless

ONE OF EVERY 19 JAPANESE LEFT; HOMELESS NO!      Premier Tells Nipponese Parliament Big Bombers Have Caused “Considerable  Damage.”

FORTS HIT PLANE FACTORIES IN 3 JAPANESE CITIES   Mustang Fighters Follow Up B-29 Attacks on Japan

One of Every 15 Japs Homeless From. Plane Raid:   Superforts Follow Mustangs fo Drop High Explosives on Plane Plants in Three Cities

Millions Homeless in Japan as Forts Continue Assaults   Americans on Okinawa Mass for Attack on Japs’ Last Stand

B-29S ATTACK PLANE PLANTS   Factories In Three Jap Cities Are Blasted

Superforts Have Left 1 Of Every 15 Japs Homeless   Unescorted B-29s Drop High Explosive Bombs On Nagoya, Akashi And Naruo

Superforts Strike Aircraft Plants   Report Destruction At Nagoya, Kobe And Osaka Areas

One Of Every 15 Nipponese Is Homeless   Last Defense Line Of Japs Is Flanked

Tokyo Admits Untold Damage To Nip Empire   29s Pinpoint  Airernft   Factories in Theee Cities As Preinier Tells Died  : of Destruction   Only Explosive Bombs Emplovea   fap Partiament Told Headway Being Made in Dipging Both Industry and Homes. Underground

British Hoping to Reestablish Crown Colony; Hong Kong   Administration Ready for Huge Project of Reclaiming Island

ATTLEE DECLARES PLANS OCCUPATION HONG KONG READY STATEMENT MADE BY PRIME  MINISTER UNDER PRODDING OF cuOnIRCHuTIT

Question Arises Over  Status Of Hong Kong   Attlee Tells Commons Britain Fully Prepared To Re-Establish Rule In Crown Colony

Trouble Seen At Hong Kong  British, Chinese Both Plan To Negotiate

BRITAIN, CHINA STILL DEBATING OVER HONG KONG   BOTH ANNOUNCE MEN TO ACCEPT JAPAN’S FORMAL SURRENDER

ATTLEE TELLS COMMONS PLAN FOR HONG KONG   Churchill Asks For Restoration  Of British Rule

ATTLEE DECLARES PLANS OCCUPATION HONG KONG READY STATEMENT MADE BY PRIM  / MINISTER UNDER PROD.  HINC OF CHIIRCHITT

DEMAND IS MADE THAT U, §. VOTING... POWER BE AT TOP  CHAIRMAN . BLOOM -OF

American Ballot Power Second  To None In Peace Unit Asked.   Rep. Bloom Oppose: © Made-dne Yalta? Voting Ration Giving Brit. ain Advantage

Stetfinius Is Optimistic on Frisco Parley   But He Refuses to Discuss Big 3. Voting Plan

Yalta Voting Pact Brings Demand For Strong U. S. Balloting Power

NO COMMENT ON: VOTING RATIO BY STETTINIUS   Bloom Demands Equal Vote for U. §. Under Yalta Agreement

Britain’s Voting Edge Over U. S. Is Subject of Attack   Chairman Bloom Comments on Yalta-Made Agreement of 6-3-3.   Small Nations May Try to Block Plan

Yalta Maneuver Raked By Solons   Reduced U. S. Vote Ratio In Peace League Hit

/Made-in-Yalta Pact Give: U. S., Russia 3 Votes Each, Britain 6.

Yalta-Made Security Vote Pact Brings Move For Bigger U. S. Say-So

Voting Power Plan Meeting Opposition   Secret Agreement Reached at Yalta Brings a Storm

DEMANDS VOTING POWER FOR U. S SECOND TO NONE   BIG THREE VOTING RATIO AGREEMENT STIRS CONTROVERSY

Stettinius Holds Hope to World Peace Group Soon  San Francisco Meet Promises Much, U. S. Secretary Savs

jseeret Yalta Pact On World Assembly Vote Brings Protests From Vandenberg, France

TELLS SENATORS HE STILL HOPES TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL WORLD ORGANIZATION AT FRISCO MEET.

6:3.3 Voting Ratio Attacked   Bloom Wants American Balloting Power For Peace Second To None.

Bloom Protests U. §. Vote Ratio n Peace Counc  ¢ atl Diy °   U. S. And Russia 3 To British 6 White House Discloses

VOTING RATIC STIRS TEMPEST      U. S. to Demand Balloting Power Second to None

YALTA SECRET RAISES THREAT TO PEACE PLAN   American Voting Powers, Second to None, Likely To Be Sought at Frisco

BLOOM DEMANDS EQUAL U.S. VOTE   6-3-3 Yalta Plan Revealed For Britain, U.S., Soviet

Stettinius Is Confident  World Body Will Sueceed   Secretary Certain San Francisco Conference Will Result In Formation Of Organization, But He Refuses To Discuss Yalta Big Three Vote Ratio

Bloom Demands U.S. Power in Peace Council   New York Representative Says Nation Deserves Six Votes to Egual British Empire Nations

STETTINIUS SAYS HES OPTIMISTIC OVER FRISCO MEET   Declares He Is Not Discouraged About Forming a Successful World Organization—Won't Talk About “Big 3° Vote Rati

British Voting Ratio at Frisco ls Termed Untaiy   Britain's 6 Votes to 3 for U.S., 3 tor Soviet, Censured

U. S. to Seek More Votes at Peace Parley   Secret Pact Revealed; Britain Has 6 Votes; 11 & and Russia Three

Yalta Voting Ratio Agreement Brings Demand For American Ballot Power Second To None

Yalta Secret Is Published By President   Voting Ratio For Peace Group Would Give British ‘Edge’

EQUAL VOTE FOR U. $. DEMANDED   Rep. Bloom Doesn't Like Plan To Give Britain Twice As Many Votes In World Assembly As U. S.

Voting Ratio Madein-Yalta Meetings Stirs Controversy   American Voting Power Second to None Demanded in Capital

Demands U. S. Voting Power Second to None   Rep. Bloom Protests 6-3-3 Made-in- Yalta Ratio for World Peace Assembly

Made-In- Yalta Voting Ratio Pact Brings Demand For Our Ballot Second To None

STETTINIUS SAYS HE IS NOT DISCOURAGE dD  LA G2 SREP AT SCC ROO UR

MADE-IN-YALTA VOTING RATIC UP FOR AIRING   Pact Brings Demand That U. S. Has Vote Power 2nd To None

URGE EQUAL U.S. VOTE IN PEACE GROUP   Chairman Bloom Declares Nation Should Have Power Second to None in Proposed Post-Wai  y» World Assembly.

Voting Ratio Pact Brings Demand For “U.S. Balloting Power Second-To None

IDLE UNDER ESTIMATES   Joblessness Is 30 to 40% Less Than Had Been Predicted

Job Outlook Brightens; 3,000,000 Off List Of  Unemployed By Spring

—1946 OUTLOOBR—  4.Million ~ To Be Idle End Of Year   One-Third Less Than Had Been Predicted

Employments Status Found Better Than  Nation Hoped   7 Fewer Layoffs. Seen Under Peace Poliev

Joblessness 30 To 40 Per Cent Lighter Than Reconversion — Officials Predicted Earlier   Attributed To Fewer Lay-Off In Industry And Sustained High Rate Of Buying

Impact of Peace on Joblessness Much Lighter Than Had Been Anticipated

JOBLESS ARE THIRD LESS THAN EXPECTED   Expect 4 Million Job-Seekers By First Of Year

Government Sees 3,000,000 Fewer Unemployed In Spring   Joblessness May Decline as Civilian Production Hits Full Stride Middle of Next Year, Experts Sav

Jobless List Much Lighter   30 to 40 Percent Below Government Prediction; 5,000,000 Idle By May

Job Outlook Brightens After Check   Government Experts Over-Estimate Reconversion Effect

Job outlook is brighter.  over nation 3 million fewer  unemploved seer

U. S. JOBLESS ESTIMATE BRIGHTENS, SEES ONLY 5,000,000 OUT IN MARCH

Joblessness 30.to 40. Per Cent Lighter Than Officials::Anticipated. <

JOBLESS ROLL IS LESS THAN ANTICIPATED   Impact of Peace on Unemployment Is 30 to 10 Per Cent Below the Estimates of Reconversion Officials.

Federal Experts Admit Error; Job Outlook Brighten:   Over-estimated Reconver sion Impact; Fewer Jobless Now Indicated

Joblessness in U.S. Not Great   Fewer Lay-offs and Heavy Buying Keys

JOBLESSNESS 30 PER CENT LESS THAN SEEN  ~ 5,000,000 Out of. Work by March Ma BD. BewlL “Lav 1GAL

National Job Outlook Good   Roll ef Unemployed Much Shai Thaw Feaswmil

IMPACT OF PEACE 300% EASIER THAN FIRST EXPECTED   FOUR MILLION IDLE BY 1946; TOP MAY BE 5 MILLION IN JUNE

44 Eldora Boys Flee School. in Third Mass Escape; Blue Orders Sweeping State Probe

41 Flee From Eldora in 3rd Mass Escape   Make Break from Two Cottages As State Guards Stand By

"WAR CRIMES TRIAL > N azis P- lanned. Attack On U:S., Says Jackson

Guilt Denied By Nazi Elite At War Trial   Jackson States Case For Allied Powers; Dramatics Banned

Jackson Says Decision Made Far Back As 1940   Japs Hed Scheme  ‘Tn Adurder Stalin

20 Nazis Deny War  Crimes   Jackson Says German: Planned to Attack U. S., Kill Stalin

20. ‘Nazi War.Criminals Plea d Innocent; “Fold They Will be Convicted By Written German Records. a

Japs Proposed Stalin’s Assassination   Nazi War Lords Plead Their Innocence; Own Records Used

Nazi Records to Convict Leaders, Asserts Jackson   20 Once-Powerful War Lords Plead Innocent . at Nuernberg

Plotted U.S. War tn 1940   Hitler Order Exposed At Trial; Japs Sought Stalin's Death

HITLER AIDES ALL DENY WAR PRIME CHARGES   Justice Jackson Says Own Records Will Convict Ex-War Lords

All Plead NotGuilty   To Use Nazis’ Own Records As Evidence In War Guilt Trial

Jackson Bares Facts At Trial In Nuernberg   Says Japanese Plotted To Kill Marshal Stalin

Germans Planned In 1940 to Attack The United States   Charge Made by Prosecutor Jackson; Nazi War Lords’ Plead Innocent

Stalin Object Of Jap Attack, Jackson Reveals   Twenty Defendants in Pleas as Trials Go Into Second Day

20 Nazis Plead Innocence As Trial Opens   Jackson Charges Germans Plotted To Attack America

Germany's Plan To War On U. S. In 40 Revealed   Goering Tries To Give Prepared Speech As War Crimes Trials  Begin

GERMAN CHIEFS DENY CHARGES   20 Defendants Plead Not Guilty—Jackson Reads Lengthy Statement

Record To Prove Nazis’ Guilt, U.S. Prosecutor Tells Court   20 Former Hitler War Lords Plead Innocent On Second Day Of Hearing; Court Delivers Blow To Defense

Attack on U.S. Planned in 1940   Prosecutor Charges Nazis—Plan to kill Stalin Also Disclosed

Jackson Tells Of Nazi Plot To AttackU.S   Japanese Plan Te Slay Stalin Revealed at Trial

NAZIS PLANNED ATTACK IN ‘40   Records Also Show Japs Planned to Assassinate Stalin in 1939.   ALL .PLEAD INNOCENCE

INTO NAZI RECORDS)   Justice Jackson Opens ; j hase Against Twenty =  WarLords © °

Statement Made As War Crimes Trial Is Opened   Justice Jackson Also Relates Of Plans To Assassinate Stalin -

Nazi Heads Deny Guilt Before Bar Of Justice   Records To Convict Group, Says Jack

Nazis Had Plans in 1940 To Attack U.S., Jackson  Charaes at Nuernbera

Nazi Plan To Attack U. S, Is Revealed   Justice “Jackson Also Discloses at Nuernherg Trial Japanese Pletted Assassination of Marshal Stalin

JACKSON THINKS RECORDS WILL TRAP 20 NAZIS   Own Records Will Convict Them, U. S. Prosecutor Says: Revealed Germany Planned Attack On U. S. As Far Back As 1940.

Japs Proposed Stalin’s Assassination   Nazi War Lords Plead   Nazi War Lords Plead Their Innocence; Qwn Records Used

Nazi Leaders Deny Guill   Jackson Says Germans Planned As Far Back As 1940 to Attack U. S.

Nazis Plotted ToFight U.S. In 1940, Charge   U.S. Prosecutor Says Germany's Records Show Japs Planned T< Assassinate Stalin

Records Reveal Nazi Plan For  Attack On U.S.      Jap Assassination Plot Against Stalin Bared

Grew Says U. S. Will Share Whatever lt Can With France, but War Is First

Grew Says US. To Share with France   Needs Cannot Be Met Until Nazi Germany Ic Defeated.

FDR CONSIDERS BROADCASTING ANNUAL SPEECH   Will Personally Repeat Message After Submitting It To Congress

Blue To Expedite Action On Income Taxes   President Thinking of Driving Home Congress Message by Broadcasting It

AWAIT FDR’S LATEST WORD ON MANPOWER   Annual Message May Discuss National Service Measure

FDR May Be Heard on Air With Message   In Meantime Storm Signals Are Hoisted in Hails of Congress

President’s Report Coming To Congress   ‘Like Last Year's “State Of Nation” Address, It May Be Radioed To Nation,

President May Radio Message   Annual Address. To Congress. Prepared

President May » Give Message To People Saturday   Annual Talk  To Congress

President Thinking of Driving Home Congress Message by Broadcasting It

FDR May Broadcast His Message   To Be Submitted To Congress Saturday

Othman Finds U. $. Senate Definitely Is Not the Place for Cut Flowers; They Wilt Under Blasis of Hot Air

: Heat of Senatorial Debate on Money Proposals, ‘Like Summer Blasts, Wilts Flower in Buttonhole

England Proposes U.S. Loan To Repay Debts  Influential Publicatior Feels Form of Abatement Possible

England Proposes U.S. Loan To Repay Debts  Influential Publicatio  eof. Base Al

(ane ————eeeerererererrre  Boy Boy With Broken Neck Walks About For Over 36 Hours

HOOVER OF FBI ALERTED HIS MEN OF JAP WAR THREAT BEFORE PEARL HARBOR, GEARHART SAY!

Discuss Big Program End of Automobile Rationing By End of Year Is Possibility

CAR RATION HALT SEEN IN JANUARY   Passenger Production May Be Increased This Year

BOOST HINTE IN PRODUCTION OF NEW CARS   END OF RATIONING PREDICTED FOR JANUARY, 1946

INCREASE IN CAR OUTPUT PROBABLE   RATIONING MAY END IN JANUARY—MAKERS PLAN EXPANSION PROGRAM.

WPB Predicts Increase in Auto  Quotas This Year   New Car Rationing Should End by Jan. 1, Says U. S. Official

aL COUNTY CORONER THREATENED FOR. VERDICI   DEATH THREAT MADE. OVER TELEPHONE AB RESULT OF  i SLAYING OF COP “" ..+ SLUGGER ¢

Terms of Jap Surrender Seen Soon   Reply to Demands for Statement Expected At Early Date   Goering and Hess Were Pals of Allies All Along, German Whispers Declare

Amazing Rumors Spread Through Reich as Nazi Sympathizers Continue Their Work

GERMAN RUMORS GROW AND GRO   Some Think Goering And Hess Are Pals Of The Allies

Execute Chinese   Goering and Hess Our Buddies? ‘Many Nazis Seem To Think So

Emphasis on Individual Nations Or Internationalism Is Problem For Preparatory Commission

UN Delegates Discussing Formation Of General Committee For Assembly

Grand Jury And Petit Jurors Have  Been Drawn  Court Convenes Im Tanuaryv

Russ See RAF Kindled Fires In Nazi Capital   Invaders 33 Miles Awa: As German Resistance Stiffens

MARINES APPEAR TO HAVE BATTLE IN HAND ON IWO   FIGHTING MOVES INTO SIXTH DAY, FAR FROM OVER

WAINWRIGHT IN CHUNGKINU; 10) Gi) 10) MANILA WITH STAFE FAR SURRENDER CEREMONIES

NAZI SCIENTISTS HAD MANY BETTER WEAPONS DEVISED   Germany’s- Ability To Make Weapons Lagged Far Behind Ability Of Her Men Of Science, OWI Reveals.   MADE GOOD PROGRESS  ON THE ATOMIC BOMB   Advancing American And British Armies Found Nazis Well Advanced On Many New Weapons.

Germans Were Perfecting Bomb That Could Cross Atlantic in 17 Minutes

China Reds Said Ready For Baiile   Million Japs To Surrender To Chiang’s Forces

Chief Executive  Will Recommend New Legislation Where Necessary      President Tells O’Conor He  : Has Considered Changes To Bring Present Law Up to Date

Truman to Save  GIs’ Job Rights   President Youn to See Veterans Protected

Truman Favors Job Guarantee For Returnees      President to Recommend Extension of Job Right - + Clause in Law

VETS’ LOSS OF JOB RIGHTS UNLIKELY   PRESIDENT TRUMAN PROM. ISES TO SEE THAT GUARANTEES ARE NOT DROPPED.

NAVAL AVIATOR IS. KILLED IN CRASH      Lt. J. R. Hunt, Tennis Champion, Is Fatally Hurt —

SOONG MAKES MOSCOW TRIP   CHINESE PREMIER'S JOURNEY SAID TO INDICATE FRICTION WITH STALIN

Calls Adolph Egocentric  Hitler's Doctor Suffered Stroke After Fuehrer Had ‘Fired’ Him

U. S. Fortresses And Liberators Hit Reich Today   Follow RAF Night Assaults On Merseberg Oil Plant And Dulmen Fuel Depot

Forts Blast Oil Centers 36 Hours   Paide Sweean Over   Raids Sweep Over Germany Today

Gen. Marshall’s War Report Open to Criticism Because Air Power Minimized

matt Lived THE/ NEWS: $ DAs 4 he  oer DauL MALLON =   EN. MARSHALL'S REPORT Gy @TART A FIRE

May Delay — Gen. Motors Strike Vote   WOULD WITHHOLD IT IF 5%... RAISE IS GIVEN IMMEDIATELY,” oe - PENDING FINAL NEGOTIATIONS:

“Stop-Gap” Wage Boost May Avert Vote On Strike   CIO Leader Agrees To Compromise Raise During Negotiations

ClO May Call Off Strike ote; Demand 5 Per Cent Wase Boost Immediately

Asks Stop-Gap Boost During Negotiations   Govt. Action is Promised by Secretary of Labor

Auto Workers Make Counter W age Proposal   Will Withhold Strike If Five Per Cent Made Pending Settlement

Wil Halt Walkext HS Pay Cent Hike in Pay is Graniad   COMPROMISE GFFER MADE AS STOP GAF  Move Comes Shortly Before White House Labor Caatreaca

UAW President Reveals “StopGap” Wage Boosts Would Be Acceptable During Negotiations Over Demands   INTERVENTION BY GOVERNMENT NEARS

Offer To Accept Stop Gap Wage Boost For Period of Negotiation   Compromise Proposed As Government Intervention Nears In Detroit’s Automotive Industry Flare-up

GOV'T ACTION IN AUTO INDUSTRY STRIKE LOOMS   Schwellenbach Sta y s Labor Department — Will Move in

CIO Offers To Hold Up Strike on Five Per Cent Compromise  IF INCREASE IS ACCEPTED NOW  UAW President Says Not Less Than 30 Per Cent Will Be Accepted

ClO WILLING T0 DICKER AS U.S, ACTION NEARS  ,   Offers General Motors Compromise As Deadline Approaches

IN EXCHANGE FOR STOP-GAP 5 PC. PAY BOOST   U.S. Ready To Intervene

Cio Offers Temporary Settlement   Would Take Five Percent Inc::ase, Pending Ne.  gotiations at Detroit

GOP LEADERS — IN SESSION   ISOLATION. IS PARTY POLICY AS NATIONAL COMMITTEE PLANS FOR FULL-TIME ACTIVITY ©

Work Begins on Italian Peace Treaty   Port of Trieste May Be Internationalizec

HOUSING PLAN DISCUSSED AT SPRING VALLEY   Meeting Held At City Building Thursday Night

HOUSING PLAN DISCUSSED AT VALLEY MEETING   Howard Hicks Of State Group Appears Before Audience Of Citizens And Describes Benefits Of Program.

Teen-Aged Romeo, Girls Await Return To Detroit   Young Women Who Were Accompanying Youth To Florida On Spending Orgy Planned To Get Jobs; Boy Says Marriage Object Of Trip

‘alcolm McLeod Says Ve Would Wed Young Co-Ed, but She Has No Comment

Teen-age Romec Good Spender  Admits Taking Money From Father's Home

Detroit ‘Romeo’ and 2 Girl-Friends Captured by Columbus, Ga., Police

Romeo With $ 19 000, Two Pretty Girls Now in Custody   Malcolm McLeod, Co-eds Are Held

Young Romeo, Two Girls, Held   Michigan Youth's Spree Ends In Jail

Detroit Detective Hurries South to Question Wealthy Teen-Age Romeo

Romeo and Two Girl Friends In Law’s Hands   Being” Detained. For Par. ‘ents After Speuding Spree by Youth With .Father’s Money

) LAW HALTS TEEN-AGE: ROMEO— :  McLeod And Two Girls Held In Columbus, Ga.

MUSSOLINI MAY NOW BE CAPTIVE   ROME REPORTS SAY THAT PATRIOTS HAVE CAPTURED HIM

JAP BALLOL DROPPED IN U.S,   Paper’ Bags Carry Bombs; . No Damage but -Public Warned

ADJOURNMENT IS SET JUNE !   Senate Unanimously OK’s House Resolution

STALIN RETURNS 10 THE KREMLIN   Irom a Nine Weeks Vacation Trip On The Black Sea

Stalin Returns To Kremlin; Atom - Talks Continue   Generalissimo Back at Post After Nine-Weeks Vacation at Spa   MINISTERS ENFORCE POLICY OF SECRECY   Meet Again Today to Discuss Future Atomic Bomb Policies

Stalin Back In Kremlin After Vacation   Big Three Foreign Ministers Cloak Talks in Secrecy

STALIN RETURNS TO RED CAPITAL FROM VACATION   Announcement Is Viewed as Indicating Soviet Chief Is Not Indisposed   BIG 3 TALKS CONTINUE   Conversations Among Foreign Ministers Are Carried On in Strict Secrecy

Stalin Returns From Vacation   Big Three Try To Work Out Atom Bomb Policy

STALIN BACK IN KREMLIN AFTER UWEEK HOLIDA   Big Three Foreign Ministers Continue Meetings in  Pixaw: Caerneve

STALIN BACK IN KREMLIN AT MOSCOW   Secrecy Blankets Conference of Foreign Ministers

STALIN IS BACK FROM VACATION   IN MOSCOW FOR BIG THREE BOMB CONFERENCE

SHARP BUDGET REDUCTION = ~ PLANNED IN NEAR FUTURE   TRUMAN TO ASK CONGRESS TO WIPE OUT AUTHORIZATIONS TO SPEND BILLIONS.

NATIONAL BUDGET  ESTIMATE SLASHEL BY 18 BILLIONS   Huge Appropriations Were Granted on Basis of Longer Pacific War

U.S. Marines Cut Japs Into 2 Grouns   Tokyo Radio Begins Propaganda to Write Off Isle

Survey Calls For Revamping Boards, Fiscal Control; Top Stafus For WVU

Drastic Change In State School System Is Urged   Survey Conductors Would Permit ~ More Local Financing; State Superintendent Would Also Be Politically Free

Yanks Seek To Destroy Nazi Army   Pursue Retreating Enemy Closely — Strafed by Bomber-fighters

Nazis Forced ToSplit Power   Planes Wreck 6,000 Vehicles In 2 Days

MILES OF CERMMANY   Overtake And Destroy Nazi Forces Needed In The East   BRITISH DRIVE FIVE MILES INTO REICH

‘Enemy is Streaming Toward Embarkation Points for Possible Transfer to Silesia

SALIENT INTO BELGIUM ALL BUT WIPED OUT   Germans Seen Making Effort  To Transfer Troops To  Eastern Front

TWO DIVISION BELIEVED oN AGAINST RUSS   Yank Armies Slash Troops Being Withdrawn in Bulge Area.

NAZI TROOPS TRANSFERRED TO THE EAST   U. S. Forces Gain In Almost Vanished Ardennes Bulge

NIMITZ PLANNING BIG NIP FLEET RECEPTION   NAVY WELCOMES SHOWDOWN ENGAGEMENT AS MEANS OF SHORTENING WAR, DESTROYING ENEMY FORCE

Doughboys Plow Snow To Frontier   Last German Toehold In Belgium Attacked In Mounting Force

Plow Threugh Two Feet Of Snow Against Light Resistance, Storm Into Bullange, Also Capture Herresbach   GERMANS SHIFTING STRENGTH TO EAST

Truman in conference  with leaders  Leaves Tuesday for west coast

TRUMAN LEAVES TODAY FOR WEST   WILL FLY TO OLYMYIA, WASH., FOR HOLIDAY—TO SAN FRANCISCO FRIDAY.

TRUMAN WILL FLY TO WEST COAST TODA’   Will Speak at Closing Session of World Security Meet

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Paris Radio Declares Hitler Really Was Assassinated in Berlin on April 21 After Fight With Leaders

Firm Balances Wages Against Cost Of Living   Labor trouble does not bother Lincoln Electric Co. officials: workers vet bonus.

CLEVELAND PLANT HAS OWN PAY PLAN   Adjusts Pay . According to Cost Of Living Index

WOMAN IS FOUND SLAIN AT LORAIN   Youth Says He Saw Shooting In Car On Street

FOUND DEAD IN CAR NEAR LORAIN   Youth Claims He Saw Man Shoot Woman, Drive Away

BLOOD SOAKED BODY OF WOMAN IS FOUND   High School Youth Saw Man Shoot Woman

Ickes Blasts Scientists’ Atomic Plans   Control Proposal Draws Attack From Secretary

Jap Forces In Borneo Retreat   Division of Australians  Maul Column In North

JAPS FLEE IN DISCRDER ON BORNEO   Are Surprised By Aussies North Of Balikpapan

Japs Retreat On Borneo Isle Still Confused   Airmen Batter Enemy Positions and Sink 10 Nipponese Ships

JAPS RETREAT IN CONFUSION   “FALLING BACK AHEAD OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY

Japanese Await  Official Order   Liberated Crewman  Killed By Enemy Officer

By-Passed Nips Await Official Surrender Word   Cold-Blooded Murder Of Yankee Airman On May 4 Its Revealed

By -Passed Foe Prefers Death To Giving Up   Will Resist Until Hara-Kiri Says Commander In Caroline Isles

Fleet Anchors In Tokyo Bay Ready To Land Troops   By-Passed Enemy Unit: Await Surrender Orders

Hard Peace For Japan Given Official Okays From Both White House And The Senate   Acheson Approved 69 To  As Undersecretary. Truman Clarifies MacArthur's Authority

Vote Shows U. S, Desire For Tough   Japan Peace   Acheson’s Approval Is Found Indieator

Hard Peace For Japan Hinted By Truman, Senate  Appointment Of  Acheecnn Annraved

Acheson Okeyed For Position In State Department   MacArthur Is Giver Full Authority Bs Truman To Handle  lapan

Hard Peace For Japan Backed By  ‘Triiman, Senate   Acheson Approved With Only One Opposition Vote; © MacArthur's Authority : Over Japs Strengthened.

House Indirectly Approves Hard Peace For Japan   Dean Acheson's Approva By Senate Believed To Be Unofficial OK.

GIVE M ARTHUR FULL POWERS IN JAPAN   “Use Force If Necessary,” Order From Truman   CONFIRMATION   Of Dean Acheson Seen As Signal To Deal Harshly With Nipponese

Dean Acheson Appointment Confirmed Monday   Believed Indirect ' Endorsement of Hard Jap Peace

Official Okay On Hard Peace  For. Japanese   69-1 Approval of Acheson Seen as Round-a-bout Endorsement

ACHESON GIVEN 0.K. BY SENATE   Truman Makes It Clear That MacArthur Rules Japan

Atcheson Okay Said Heralding Hard Jap Peace  Nips Must Obey Withanut Ouection

HARD PEACE FOR JAPS HAS OFFICIAL OKAYS SENATE, WHITE HOUSE  os SENATE'S APPROVAL OF   SENATE’S APPROVAL OF ACHESON AND TRUMAN STATEMENT CLARIFYING

Hard Peace F or Japanese  Receives O.K.   Senate Approves Acheson While Truman Clears Up MacArthur’s Authority

SEVERE PEACE POLICY BACKED   Senate Confirms Acheson, Despite Wherry’s Disapproval

Hard Peace For Japan Seen As  Acheson Wins   White House Orders To MacArthur Give Him Highest Authority.   WHERRY LOSES OUT

Senate Okay Of Acheson, White House Orders To MacArthur Point To Hard Peace For Japan

Hard Peace Has Official Support  Acheson Confirmed by Senate, 69 to 

SENATE OKAYS © — DEAN ACHESON   Hard Peace for Japanese Gets Indirect Approval

Hard Peace For Japan Is Okayed By White House And Senate; Acheson In

Bomb Cargo Lease  But Ship Is Safe   Thoreau All Right Unless Bad Weather Stike«

(Nazi ‘Scientific Starvation’ Camp Claimed Victims Until Few Day Aao

Nazi Starvation Experiment Station  iIs Uncovered by AMG in Bavaria

Nurse Confesses She Killed21] Children in Bavarian Scientific Starvation Station Run by Nazis

‘Starvation Experiment Station’ Is Uncovered By Yanks In Bavari:

Nazi Scientific Starvation Statior Discovered By Americans In Bavaria

Yanks Uncover German Murder Experiment Station; ‘Seven Charged With Killing Childrer

NURSE A KILLING 211 CHILDREN   Germans Paid Extra Bonus For Slaughter   1,578 PERSONS   In Kaufbeuren Camp Up To June 30: Arrest Four German Doctors

Officials Reveal Discovery of Starvation Plant  Authorities Relate New Atrocity Story in Germany

American Health Officials Uncover German “Murder Experiment Station

German Nurse ‘Charged With Slaying Tots   Yanks Uncover Scientific Starvation Station. Operated by Huns In Bavaria

Big Starvation Station Uncovered In Germany   ‘Sanatorium Was Used For The Systematic Experiments On Captives Of Nazis

Murder Bonuses in Scientific Starvation Station   800 VETERANS CRAMMED THREE DEEP IN SOOTY. VERMIN-CRAWLING COACHES

EAPERIMENT DASTARDLY:  ‘SYSTEMATIC STARVATION’ STATION [UNCOVERED BY HEALTH OFFICIALS

Nazi ‘Scientific Starvation’ Station Uncovered in Bavaria by U. S. Troops

Nazis’ Starvation Station Uncovered  by Yank Officials   Discover Many Bodies of Starved People in  Hidden Morgue

German ‘Scientific Starvation’ Station, . Still In Operation, Uncovered In Bavaria

 Big evening of FUN at ODIN Car‘nival, Friday, November 9, 7:30 p.m. @  MRS. ELVA SCMIKITIS HOSTESS TO PAST POCAHONTAS CLUB

After V-Day, What? Most Men Won't Get Home For Months   Few Will Come Home to Stay, Some For Visits, But Harsh Fact Is Most Will Go Directly To Far East

It Will Be Many Months after’ V-E ‘Day before Most Soldiers Get Home   ‘ By Elton C. Fay and iYnhn W Wirhtawcer

Investigation Shows It Will Be Many Months After War In Europe Ends Before Most  “American. Servicemen Will Return To The Cauintey

After V-E Day, What? Many Soldiers Will Go Direct To Pacific War From Germany   'BY ELTON C. FAY AND JOH®  WW HIGHTOWER

Japs’ Defeat Js Planned  Before U.S. Demobilizes   V-E Day Civilian Hopes Are Dashed

V-E Day Not To Bring G.I. Joe Home Soon, A.P. Reports   By ELTON C. FAY and JOHN WM. HICHTOWER

MOST MEN WON’T GET HOME FOR MONTHS AFTER V-E DAY: MANY WILL GO TO PACIFIC

After V-E Day, What?  Few Will Come Home to Stay .   By ELTON C. FAY AND JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

After V-E Day Most Men Won't Get Home But Will Go To Pacific   By ELTON ©. FAY and JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

After V-E 1 Day, What?  Most Men Won’t Get Home for Months; Many to Go Directly to Pacific

After Germans Beaten, What?  Not Many To Return After V-E Day--Most To Go To Fight Japs

Most American Soldiers Will Not Get Home for Many Months.   OTHERS GO TO PACIFIC

Many Months Will Elapse After V-E Day Before Most Yanks Get to Come Home   By ELTON C. FAY and JOHN M. HIGHTOWER.,

AFTER V-E DAY   MOST MEN WON’T GET HOME FOR MONTHS; MANY TO GO_DIRECTLY rO THE PACIFIC

PRESS INQUIRY INTO CAUSE OF BOMBER CRASH      Empire State Building Opened To Public—Deaths. Set At 13

Offices Hit By Bomber Are Looted   Money Taken from Catholic Welfare Society in Empire State Building

EMPIRE STATE BOMBER CRASH INVESTIGATEL   Army Air Forces Board Making Probe of Catastrophy That Took 13 Lives.   BULLETIN

BEB NS IEXDG J      ONLY TOWER TO BE CLOSED AS DRUM ANNOUNCES NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DONE WHEN 18-FOOT HOLE TORN

Priority List Announced by  OPA on Tires   Drawn Up by WMC, List Covers All B and C Holders

ELDORA TRIALS COUNSEL NAMED   T. M. Healy, E. H. Lundy  To Represent Defense

Halloween Pranksters.  Handled” Without Any Kid Gloves This Year

BUTTER SUPPLIES, WILL BE SMALLER   Hopes for Improvement Before Late Spring Are lolted.

SUPPLIES OF BUTTER TO BE STILL SMALLER   U. S. to Take Fifth of Output ir February and Fourth in March for Armed Forces. ©

Japs’ Final Blow At Pennsylvania   Veteran Battleship Hit After Surrender

EXPECT JAPS T0 STRIKE BACK ON OKINAWA. ISLAND  150 RAIDING ENEMY - PLANES SHOT DOWN

U.S. Preparing  For Counterblow   General Says Jap Aerial Attack Is First of Assaults

SENATE SUPPORTS PLAN TO RESHAPE THE GOVERNMEN)   Votes 37 to 26 to Give Truman Broad Powers to Make Changes — Decision a Triumph for Byrd.   DONNELL’S PROPOSAL IS TURNED DOWD   Missourian Asked That Any Program Submitted Be Subject to Approval  of Congress. —

Measure Wins Despite Bit ter Opposition Of Republican Senators   TYDINGS OPPOSED TO EXEMPTING AGENCIES

Hitler Orders All Civilians To Quit Austrian Capita!   Vienna To Share Fate of Budapest; Reds Smashing On

Hitler Refuses: Vienna Officials’ Appeal: to Declare Capital Open

Seek Means To End 20-Weeks Coal Strike   Hope To Fine Means Of Settling Labor Troubles Of 359  Shawmut Co. Miners

49-Cent Shorts Back On Market   OPA Announces Prices For Cotton Apparel

Yamashita May Give Up   Injured Oklahoma FlierPrisoner Comes With Message After Tokyo Surrender

YANKS CONTROL BIG NAZI PORTS   Harbors To Be Used For Occupation Forces

Bremen Control Given US. Navy    cmneelimeenemnenel  Port Will Be Used For Occupation Troops

U.S. Controls Bremen Port   Occupation Supplies To Be Unloaded Soon

Ex-Sedalian Died in Fire in Kansas City   Had Been Invalid For Many Years: Was in Wheel Chair

Chinese Factions Await Marshall   Unified Command of All Armed Forces Demanded

Meeting of Kig Three . To Take Place WithinThree Weeks, Truman Say:

600 Workings Now Involved In Coal Issue   Schwellenhach Withholds Personal Plea for End Of Growing Walkeut

C. I. O. Leader Disclaims Responsibility for Strikes Which Operators Contend He Inspired.   TWO SIDES CONFER WITH SCHWELLENBACH   Neither Willing to Give an Inch — 159,000 Workers Idle in More Than 600 Pits.

UMW Head, ‘Operators Meet Again  Next Week   schwellenbach’ Says Proeress Was Vide

Operators make Request 159,000 Miners Are Idle  Labor Secretary Say: : Ps DB iitintermm: She  Spore

159,000 Miners Are Now Idle In 600 Mines   Neither Union Chief Nor Operators Give An Inch in Parley

Lewis Refuses To Order Mine Workers Back   Miners’ Chief Turns. Down Request of Mine Operators, Government Does Not Ask Him to Aci

Gasoline Output Resumed   Oil Refineries Reqin to Reopen For Operation

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Lewis Turns Down Request  To End Soft Coal Strikes   Secretary Schwellenbach Plans To Make Test Case In Wage Increases

Miners’ Chief Tur ns DownBid  By Oper ators   Schwellenbach Indicaie: He Is Withholding Own Plea To End Walkouts””  Unul Next Week   Parleys Resuming. Monday Morning   Operators “Adamant? Against Supervisory Em-. playes Becoming Members of Union

LABOR CHIEF RELUCTANT 10 SEIZE MINES   ABOUT 159,000 MEN IDLE IN OVER 600 MINES

Lewis Refuses Coal Miners’ Bid To End Strikes.   Government Does Not Press Issue; 150.000 Workers {dle

Solons Split On Jap Offer   “Damn the Emperor” Says Senator Stewart

300 Delegates Meet For 157th General Assembly Of Presbyterian Church

SEEK RARE DRUG TO SAVE INFANT   MEDICINE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY BUT CAN'T BE FOUND

Yanks Advance Below Shuri On Both Coasts   30,000 Nips in Besiegec Fortress Face Early — j Annihilation

Arrival of Help for 10th Army Yanks is Reported by Japanese   ‘Americans Are Within 1,200 Yards of Heart of Naha: Kvushu Heavily Raided and Takva Blazing

PREDICT. PRE-COOKED MEALS — IN MARKETS OF THE FUTURE   ELABORATE “GENERAL STORE’ OF FUTURE DESCRIBED BY AGHIOULTURE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS

ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE PENICILLIN REVEALED   Customs Authorities § Seize 26,000,006 Units on Mexico-Bound Bus at International Bridge.

10,000 00 More Vets En Route to U. S.   Huge Armada Leaves Pearl Harbor Today

DamageHigh In Eastern  Flood Areas      Conditions Disastrous in Some Sections; Crops Given Noticeable Boost By Heat and Moisture

Disastrous Floods Sweep East States   Most of Rest of Country Swelters in Humid Heat Wave as Farmers Watch With Satisfaction While Weather Lends Itself to Bumper Crops

FLOODS CAUSE HEAVY. DAMAGE   Midwest Crops Benefit From Hot, Moist Weather

Rains Cause  High ' Water   East Ts Suffering: Heat Taking Lives

Floods Rage Through East   Rampant Rivers. Rain-Swollen Creeks Boil Over Their Ranks.

HEAVY FLOODS CREATE HAVOC IN THE EAST   Damage InN. InN. Y. And ‘Mass. Estimated, At Over £$2:500 000.   LIVES. ARE LOST   Temper atures Soar In rae Rest Of The © Country.

Flood Loss Is Heavy In Eastern Area   Most Of Nation  Stil Swelters

FLOODS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE   Some Sections of East Have Worst Floods in Generation.

Most Damaging In Generatior   ‘Surging Waters In East Sweep War Factories And Victory Gardens

Rain - Swollen Streams Spread  Havoc In Wake   Millions Of Dollars Damage In East; Grains, However, Benefit.

Truman Plan Goes To Test  In GM Case   Motor Firm Pledges Pull Cooperation With Fact-Finders

Germans Pull Out  Panzers   Tip of Enemy Salient Threatened By Gains Of 1st and 3rd Armies; Reds Say Nazis Halted

CEN. VON RUNDSTEDT REPORTED PULLING ARMORED UNITS BACK   NECK OF GERMAN DRIVE INTO BELGIUM REDUCED TO TEN MILES

Germans Pulled Out as Americans  Gain on 2 Sides   First Army Dominates Fifteen Miles of Vital Lateral Highway.   led Progress Toward Budapest Is Stopped

Discussion Set On Peace Patrol By Five Powers   Military Staff Is Provided in Charter of UNO

NATIONS EXPECTED TO OUTLINE PLA FOR PEACE FORCES   Would Discuss International Police Force Provided L in Charter

World Police Parley Seen  In January         Will, See Draft of ' Peace Enforcement Body

Five-Power Meet Due Soon to Map Police Force  International Peace Preservation Unit Will Re Ectahlichad

Military Leaders of Five Powers to Convene in London   Will Discuss Establishment of International Peace Force:

Lewis Assails. Truman's Plan To End Strikes      Mine Union Chief Calls Bill “Vile Smelling Business”

Lewis Condemns Labor Controls: Calls GM Strike ‘Stupid,’  Scores Truman Plan

Lewis Assails Truman Labor Bill As ‘Vile - Smelling Mess;’ Hits GM Strike

Lewis Raps President's Labor Plan   Says Fact-Finding Designed To Aid, Appease Millionaire:

London says V-E day may  come Monday  Enemy leaders eaid neoontiatinge

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British Rulers Stay in Londor As V-E Nears   King and Queen Return To Buckingham Palace From Windsor Castle; Peace Expected Soon

LONDON PAPERS PREDICT EARLY NAZI SURRENDER   Hour For V-E Announcement “Approaching With Unforeseen Speed”   CHURCHILL SCHEDULED TO BROADCAST MAY 10

London Set to Celebrate Capitulation of Germany “By Teatime Today”

BRITISH SAY SURRENDER 1S NEAR AT HAND   ‘Press Reports Victory Imminent After Meeting With Cabinet

Supreme Court Justice Roberts Retires  Will Leave Post July 31 After 15 Years Service

Jiidge Roberts Top Dissenter Of Supreme Court, Resigns; ~ Westerner May Replace Him

Big Reward Hints High Naz Officials Slain at Berlin      - Germans Reveal Assassination Plot,  —Offer-$40,000 for Arrest of Killers:- --

Assassination Plot Apparently Involving High Ranking Germans Is Bared by Berlin Radio

Slaying Plot Bared By Nazis   Offer $40,000 Reward fo Killers of 3 Prominent Persons In Limousine.

JELLIED-GAS BOMBS HURLED BY 8-29 RAID   One Explosion Seen 137 Miles from Jap City

Engines Short for B-29's,  Patterson Says   Acting Secretary Urges Work Be Resumed cat Once

HUGE INVASION MORTAR READY   Army Had Big Gun to Hit Defenses of Japan

JAP SAYS MIKADO SPARED YANKS   STAYED EXECUTION OF TOKYO RAIDERS AFTER THREE DIED

Emperor Intervened, Says Aide   Only Hirohito’s Personal Request Saved U. S. Airmen Who Bombed Tokyo

Hirohito Balked Execution of All Captured Doolittle Fliers, General Testifies

Thailand Strike Feared By Staff   Intercepted Message Convinced Leaders of Coming Hostile Move   ‘Hirohito’s Intercession Said to  Have Saved Captured U. S. Fliers

.Bomb-Weary World to Get New Meanin ‘From Christmas Spirit This Year; Europe’s Holiday to Be Lean, Hungry

First Christmas in Six Years Free  Of Fear--Lean for Most of World

War Weary Enjoy “Peace on Earth” in Spite of Difficulties   Millions of Children See First Yuletide Free of Conflict

ASKS MORE AUTHORITY   President Wishes to Order Further Reduction in Tariffs

DEAD JAPANESE TOTAL 323,000   Enemy Toll Increases Fo. Long Campaign In Philippines

Vets’ Job Guarantee Expires with the War Emergency, Hershey Says

SERVES ON CARRIER IN OCCUPATION FLEET   Stephen Jadlocki, Jr.,F.1 C Is On The USS “Shangri-La”   WARNER IS IN TEXAS

United China Demanded By  Pres. Truman   Chief Executive Furnishes Gen. Marshall With Specific Program for Putting an End to Factionalism in Divided Nation   26-Year-Old Butte Metallurgist Played Leading Role in Atomic Bomb Development. Friends Here T.earn

26-Year-Old Butte Metallurgist Played Leading Role in Aiomic Bomb Development, Friends Here Learn

School News Of Interest To Pupils And Parents   Scholastic Record; Perfect Attendance   A&A RPALL OF SNOW

Honor Roll For First Six Weeks Of School  The Score That  Ah Xe te Rinne Thin. Danee

Three Universitie: Close In Protest Over Arrest Of Liberal Leaders.

—e— BUY War bonus -—3 Of Argentina’s Largest Colleges Suspend Classes

Argentina’ S Universities Close Down   “Students ‘Protest -  Jailing; of : ‘Nation’s ‘Wiberals:

STUDENTS QUIT IN ARGENTINA   THREE UNIVERSITIES ARE ORDERED CLOSED

Axis Sally Found . Guilty By Italians   Gets 4-Year Term for Intelligence With Enemy

Threat To 4-F's Achieves Results   Thousands Transfer Tx Essential Jobs

A-FS RUSH FOR ESSENTIAL JOBS   USES Offices Throughout Country Show Increase

INDUCTION CAUSES NATION-WIDE.RUSH FOR WAR WORK   Byrnes’ ‘Magic Words’ Achieve Part Of Goal

Rival Factions Must Get Together At Once if They Want Aid of U. S.   America Placing Hope for World Peace on Will of Nation to Unite, President Says

ENDANGERING WORLD PEACE TRUMAN SAYS   Warns China Wen’t Get U. S. Economic Aid While Wars Go On.

Chinese bluntly informed strife must be stopped  Truman declares future U.S.  balm fc hanome in halance

Must Settle Disputes If Country Hopes for Further U.S. Assistance

Truman Urges China To Stop Fighting; Arrange National Unity Conference

Truman Tells China To Stop Civil Strife   President Announces U. 5. Policy As Marshall Flies To New Assignment

STATES POLICY AS MARSHALL LEAVES NATION   Peace Is Required If China Is to Get U.S. Aid

Japs Definitely Interested In Softened Peace   Urge United States To Take More Lenient Attitude About Terms.   BROADCAST HEARD

JAPAN TALKS OF QUITTING WITH BACK TO WALL   Tokyo Radio Urges U. S. to Easy Attitude About Peace Terms

Ask Easy Surrender Conditions   Peace Feeler Is Designed To Weaken Tl. S. Determination.

Jap Radio Speaks Of Quitting War As Possibility   Rv JAMES PD. WHITE

Japan Speaks of Quitting the War As a Possibility   Radio Tokyo in Startling Broadcast; Urge United States To Lenient Attitude

Japan's Leaders Definitely Interested In Peace Provided 'U. S. Unconditional Surrender Ultimatum Is Softened

Japan Definitely Interested In Peace If Unconditional Surrender Demand Softened   Tokyo Makes Startling Broadcast Urging U.S. To Take Lenient Peace Attitude      Rr HD WHITE

STARTLING TOKYO BROADCAST: MEANS JAPAN WANTS PEACE   APPEAL FOR LENIENCY CAME ON HEELS OF MOST DISASTROUS TWO WEEKS

Startling Plea is Made on Heels of  Disastrous Period   James D. White of A. P. Interprets Broadcast Peace Overtures

Japanese Voice Peace Possibility If Terms Eased   Virtual Destruction of Nip Fleet, Industries by Planes Promots Plea for Leniency

JAPANESE RADIO IN A STARTLING CRY OF “UNCLE”   Tokyo Admits It's Definitely Possible Japs Will Quit Wan If “Liberal” Amer. ica Will Make It Easy On Them.

TOKYO RADIO GIVES IMPRESSION JAPAN WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PEACE UNDER TERMS OF LENIENCY

Japs Are Interested in. Peace on Easier Term:   Re aAWES PF. WHITE

‘okyo Radio lints Nation teady to Quit   Commentator Says Unconditional Edict *Must Be Softened’

Japs Definitely Are Interested In Peace   Softening Of The Unconditional Surrender Ultimatum Asked In Broadcast

Show Signs Of Wanting To Give Up   Surprise Jap Broadcast Pleading for Softer Peace Terms Follows Bad 2 Weeks

Japan, Backed ‘Against Ropes Speaks Of Quitting War She Started: Asks Lenient Peace 

Japan Speaks Of Quitting As Definite Possibility   BY JAMES Dp. WHITE.

Japan Hints  She May Call Halt to War   Radio Speaker’s Appeal  Carefully Hedged With

ANTWALLAGE FORGES CLAIM VOTE MAJORITY   Senate Leaders Say They Can Prevent Wallace Confirmation

WALLACE IS LOSING OUT = IN NOMINATION DISPUTE   NOT YO GET LOAN AGENCIES AND MAY NOT BECOME COMMERCE SECRETARY

EXPECT WALLACE WILL BE DEFEATED IN SENATE   Some Senators Would Make Clean Sweep of It

Schwellenbach Again Calls For Firm's Decision   Signs Of Progress Noted In Peace Acts In Basic Industries, Including Motors

Schwellenbach Renews Appeals To U.S. Steel   Fairless Again Is Urged to Agree to Conciliation Effort

Steel, Union   Appeal Made   Schwellenbach Sees Need Of Conference

Steel Head Is Urged Attend Wage Meeting  Schwellenbach Acts   Schwellenbach Acts Bring U. S. Steel, Workers Together

Japs Had Prisoner They Had Hunted for Years  Aussie Wins Game of Hide and Seek

Man Hunted by Nips Found in Los Banos   JAPS FAIL TO LOCATE CHIANG’S FRIEND AMONG. CAPTURED IN CAMPS

SCOUT COLLECTION OF PAPER SUCCESS   About 19 Tons Collected in the City on Saturday

SCOUT COLLECTION ~ OF PAPER SUCCESS   About: 19. ) Tons: Collected -- in the City on Sat,   urday --

10,000 Witness Infantry Show At Ball Park   Veterans Impressed By Reception Given Them in City; Present Realistic War Picture

MAC ARTHUR TO SOON OCCUPY JAP HOMELAND      JAP EMISSARIES RETURN TO TOKYO AFTER RECEIVING, IN_ SYRUCTIONS FROM pia, ‘ THUR FOR FORMA  - BURRENDER  >

NIPPON ENVOYS GET BLUEPRINT ON OCCUPATION   Return to Tokyo After Full Submission to Demands of MacArthur

PEACE MESSENGERS RETURN 10 TOKYO AFTER PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE IN MANILA   Capitulation Ceremony to Be Held in Japans MacArthur and His Forces Scheduled for Early Landing

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Capitulation Ceremony To Be On Japs’ Home Soil

BITTER FIGHT ON VETO POWER IS REOPENED   Action May Tend To Delay Conference lose

Reopening Of Veto Appears   Australia Steps Forward With Problem; See Parley Lasting Longer.

Texas Ports Batten Down, Prepare For Hurricane   Hundreds of Tourists Hasten From Gulf Resorts Over Week-End

Jap “Suicide Fleet” .. .  Reveal Fantastic Attempt To Destroy U. S. Fleet

Reveals Fantastic Jap Plan to Attack U. S. Ships at Lingayen With Fleet of Suicide Boats

Most of Iwos Central Plateau Taken  Marines Are Movinc Downhill Toward

CHINESE NAVY IS AIM OF U.S.   Forrestal Asks ‘Congress Te Give President Powers To Turn Over Ships

Superforts Hit Tokyo   Japs Say 150 B-29¢ In Raid; Crippled Plane Lands On Iwo

SUPER FORT OUT OF GAS, LANDS ON IWO AFTER RAID ON TOKYO IN FIRST USE OF NEW FIELDS

NIMITZ REPORTED DUE FOR KING JOB   Spruance Expected To Take Pacific Chief's Post

Yankees Seize Airfield at Tpil on Luzon  Five-Mile Advance   Five-Mile Advance Into Cagayan Valley Reported

Yankees Seize Airfield at Ipil on Luzon  Five-Mile Advance Into Cagayan

Yanks Sweep Along Valley   Gain Miles in Cagayan Valley Where Japs on Luzon Being Compressed

AMERICANS GAIN O MILES ON LUZON   MAJOR DRIVE UNDER WAY TO CLEAR CAGAYAN VALLEY OF JAPANESE,

Yanks Advanee Northward tn Cagavan Vale   More Than 30,000 Japs Are Being Compressed In Last Stronghold.   BLOODY RESISTANCE

Atom Bomb Sets Nagasaki Aflame Eye Witness Says  ieee ees Bethan l wcomkkitee

Blizzard of Bond Money Buries All Quotas in Yuletide Sixth War Loan

TTH BOND DRIVE NOT UNTIL MAY   Morgenthau Praises  Total in 6th War Loan

WAR BOND DRIVE {3 WAY QVER THE TOF   Grand Total Is Over $2’ Billion——54 Per Cent Above Quota.

ETH WAR LOAN SETS FINANCING RECORD   Drive Tops “Quota by Fifty Four Percent; .E-Bonds Are over by Fifteen Percent

7th War Loan Drive Set For Late In Spring   Records Broken In 6th Campaign

Senate balks at Giving Wallace Lending Agencies   Strong Opposition Develops Among Both Major Parties

Revolt Looms  Over Wallace   May ‘Strip Commerce Department Of Power

Senate Wrestles With Problem 0  Wallace Powers   Some Object Tc  Handlirs Loans

Wallace Revolt Grows in Senate  Committee Opens Appointment Hearing

Revolt Is Brewing Among Senators   Over FDR’s Nomination Of Wallace

Senate Revolts Over Wallace Appointment  Propose Striping Lending Powers

Nomination 0 Wallace Is Now Deferred   Senate to Take Up First Legislation Stripping Office Of Lending Authority

Senate Begins Consideration 0 Wallace Post   Southern Democrats Moy Cut Off Lending Rodies From Control

SENATE FIGHTS LENDING POWER GIVEN WALLACE   George’s Action Would Strip Commerce Department Of Fund Agencies

Senate Rustles With Revolt Against Turning Over Huge ‘Lending Agencies To Wallace   Committee Begins Consideration Of His Appointment As Secretary Of Commerce

Senate Rustles With Revolt Against L-tting Wallace Run Loan Agencies

Senate Urged to Act on Measure  Penalty Provisions Are Voted Down

U.S. 1S WAITING FOR RUSSIANS   FAR EASTERN COMMISSION WAITS ON REDS

Home and Fireside Will Be Popular — Throughout Whole of Ohio Tonight

ITALY LIGURIAN ARMY QUITS WAR   GRAZIANI ORDERS TROOPS TO SURRENDER

Ligurian Army. Lays Down Arms   Marshal Graziani ‘Surrenders Troops

A SPELL OF WARMTH   Temperatures From 35 to 40 Fore. cast for Tonight

Stars, Stripes Up In Berlin   Soviet Commander Turns Over American Zone To Bradley In Ceremony.

U. S. Films, Newspapers, Business Barred from Germany for Present

WILL RESTRICT NEWS IN REICH   Allies to Bar Publications, Films, Business Enterprises From Outside

Marshall Denies U. S. War Tieup  Na Cammittment Sav:   No Committment Says General at Inquiry

FATHER OF FOUR HELD FOR BIGAMY   He Began Marrying Three Wives in 1934

Committee Meets For Two Hours   Commission Discusses Organizational Matters

Commission On Far East In Session   No Russian Representative Present as Conference  Gets Under Way

G.0.P. Demand Is Hatly Rejected   Equal Representation O: Pearl Harbor Inquiry Board Out of Question

'G. 0. P. Denied Equal Voice in Pear! Harbor Probe; Preparedness Plan Seen

Denies Equality In Disaster Sift   Rayburn Rejects GOP Pearl Harbor Plan

GOP REQUEST GETS A FLAT REJECTION   Want Equal Representation On Pearl Harbor Probe Committee.

REPUBLICANS JILTED IN PEARL HARBOR CRY   Rayburn Insists Democrats Will Have Majority

‘Gen. Vandegrift Given Promotion   Marine Chief Nominated For Full General

Sec’y Schwellenbach Expects ‘Go’ Signal on Reorganizing Bureau to Handle Disputes

WORK STOPPAGES SPREADING   Oil Workers Follow Motor Industry Men In Strike

TRUMAN ACTION SEEN TODAY AS STRIKES SPREAD   Reorganization Of Labor Department Expected; Oi Industry Is Also In Trouble

Labor Strife Spreads To Oil Industry   Truman Prepares  To Take Action

ADJUSTMENT POSSIBLE Ih STRIKE CRISIS   Officers of Automobile Workers Indicate WillingWerkers Indicate Willingness to Accept Compromise   30 PER CENT DEMAND

Fresh Fuel Being Poured Onto Burning Issues of, New Wages. Conditions   Chicavo Area Is Threatened

Oil Industry Affected By Strike Wave   Dissension Becomes Pronounced With Increase Demands

Strikes Begin At Detroit and Chicago Plants   Fresh Fuel ls Added To Wave of Work Stoppages in Nation

Postwar Work Stoppages Move To Oil Industry   Already 200,000 Men Idle Over the Nation; President May Act  In Detroit Tleup

Burning Labor Issues Grow  Strike Wave Spreads To  Oil Industry As Truman Prepares To Take Hand

LABOR SEC. WAITS ACTION SIGNAL FROM TRUMAN   White House Expected te Announce Vast Powers fer Schwellenbach in Umpiriag Laber War.

LADUR I RUUDLE SPREADS TODAY TO OIL WORKERS  Py resident “Truman   President Truman Prepares To Take A ntian   DETROIT 1S HIT   80,000 Are Idle In Michigan City. - Alone

Strikes Add Oil Industry   80.000 Idle In Detroit Area Alone; Oil Workers Leave Tohs.

Wave Of Postwan Work Stoppages Still Spreading   Nation’s Idle Number 200,000; Truman Prepared To Act

Labor Secretary To Be  Given New Powers By Prac Trinman Tadav.   WLREB Doing Little

Labor Secretary Is Ready To Get Right Into Work Situation   Schwellenbach Awaits Only White House Nod Permitting Reorganization of Department, Designation as ‘Umpire’

LABOR ROWS SPREAD 10 OIL INDUSTRY   Work Stoppages in Vari. ous Fields of Activity Range From California to New York—Thou-. sands Are Idle.

Schwellenbach Waits For Power To Step  Into Auto Situation  Auto Workers Union Would Accept Lower Rate Temporarily

One-man Rule for Labor Is Truman Plan   Schwellenbach the Chief; His Power te Extend All Way

Ready To Tackle Work Sit luat fon   Schwellenbach Waits. Go Head From Truman

Wave of Strikes Spreads to U. S. Oil Refineries   Entire Industry Threatened; ClO Plans Ford Strikes

—LABOR STRIFETruman  Likely to Act Today  Schwellenbach "ee Da T eetaes   . Schwellenbach May Be Umpire Of All Disputes

STRIKES SPREAD TO OIL PLANTS 200,000 IDLE   Truman Prepares To Act As Work Stoppages Engulf Growing Area

200,000 Men. Idle; Truman May Decide U. S. Actions   More Workers Leave ~ Jobs Due To Curest

Expect Truman To Help End Walkout In Motor Industry   CIO in Detroit Proceeds With Plan to Conduct Vote in Three Auto Firms

Strikes Hit Oil Industry   Motor Industry Stoppages Climb, More Troubles Breaking Out on Labor Front

Strike of Oilmen Adds Fresh Fuel. 8 Labor Trouble   - President Prepares: To: Step Into Auto Industry Strife

Labor Dept. Reorganization 's Expected   Secretary Looks for Signal to Get Into Strike Situation

SECRET TARY SET 10 PLUNGE INTO DETROIT STRIKE   Truman Expected To Reveal Reorganization; Union Continues Demands

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHAKEUP FXPECTED. SOON   Schwellenbach. Wants Reorganization for Settling Strikes

President To AnnounceNew  Labor Set-Up   Reorganization to Give More Authority ove _ Work Disputes

Dissension Along Labor Front Gets  Increased Impetus   CIO Oil Workers Add Fuel to Burning Issues; 200,000 Idle

Oil Industry Latest To Be Hit By Strike   30,000 Workers In 6 States Alerted; UAW Now Seeks Temporary Adinuctmant

OIL UNION JOINS STRIKES: 30,000 MAY WALK OUT   Workers Already Quit Jobs At Indiana Plant; Demand Hour Cut. Same Pay

Truman to Step IntoAuto Strike   Labor Fights Spread to Oil Work, Affecting Indiana, Detroit

‘No Compromise,’ UA W Chiefs Declare as Post-war Strikes Spread to Oil Industry

Work Stoppage fever Spreads  To Oil Industry   Widespread Dissension Seen All Along U. S. Labor Front.

WORK STOPPAGES  MOUNT~-SPREAD  TO OIL INDUSTRY STRIKES THREATEN  TEXAS, GULF PLANTS THROUGHOUT TEXAS

Labor Secretary To Stop Strikes Awaiting Signal   Schwellenbach Hopes For Real Powers To Enter Disputes In Detroit 

Schwellenbach Seeks New Powers   Labor Head Promises To Act Quickly in Detroit Labor Trouble

OIL INDUSTRY AFFECTED TOO   Some 200,000 Workers Aré Already {dled By Labor Disputes.   [MANY AREAS ARE HIT

Schwellenbach Awaits Powers  Promises Action In Detroit Disputes

The National Whirligig   SF Perla Fe Lvews  Washington --.--- Ray Tucker New York ~ + - Albert N. Leman

March Continued Through Mud, Waist Deep Flood Water Toward Valley

CANADIANS CAPTURE IMPORTANT CITY OF KLEVE ON MONDAY  FAR TO SOUTH U. S. THIRD ARMY WINS HALF TRAF FIC CENTER OF PRUEM

Flood Waters Stop U. S. Ninth and British Second Armies; Prisoner Bag  Rises To 4,000 In New Push.

U.S. 3rd Army Takes Half Of City Of Pruem   Mounting Pressure Of Allies Threatens To Collapse Yielding Siegfried Line; Roer River East Bank Probed By Yank Units

Kleve - Seized Hun Prisoners Are Exhausted   All Haggard and Mentally Flogged: Feel War Nearly Over: Airforce Without Pref   Canadians Beyond  Captured Kleve   WU, 8. Foree. In Counter of Weetern Frent. Clear Hall af Major Road  dunection ef Pruem

Floods Keep Two Armies Immobilized   Canal Crossed By Canadians; Forest Positions Won

Allies Score Anew in Nazi Fight   Slow Advance Brings Capture of Towns, Gains on Main Goal

Half Of Pruem Is Cleared By Yanks   Flood Loosed By German Breaching Of Big Dam Immobilizes U. S. Ninth And  British Second Armies

FLOOD WATER CHECK GAINS OF ALLIES   Dutch Border Village Of Gennep Is Captured   T DRIVE   In’ Aachen - Venlo Vicinity Expected By Germans; Prisoners Increase

Ath U.S. Division Rapidly Clearing Fortified Prum   U. S. 9th And British 2d Armies Immobilized By Flood Waters Of Roer

Artillery and Bombs Reduce City to Junk   U. S. Third Army Wins Half of Preum; Three Armies Stalled by Flood

British Win Greater Part OfReichswald   Flood From Breached Schwammenauel Dam Sends Roer on Rampage   AIST ARMY PLODS ON   Clears Up Along River to Heimbach, 13 Miles Deep in Germany

YANK ATTACKS CRASH THROUGH CENTER SECTOR   Russians, Meanwhile, Surge Toward Dresden and Encircle Breslau

Kleve Falls As Dam Waters Halt Allies   Roer Rampages Two Miles Wide  At Placec Teannane Immoahilized

FLOODS SLOW ACTION ALONG OTHER FRONTS   Dams, Blown by Nazis Release Waters in  Roer Valley

Kleve Won, Allies Widen Breach in Siegiried Wall  Americans Halted

KLEVE {$ TAKEN BY CANADIAN 1ST IN MIGHTY PUSH   Northern Anchor of Siegfried Line Seized, Allies Extend New Advance

(leve Falls lo Canadian ‘irst Army   orthern Anchor Of Siegfried Line Taken: Third  Wins Half Of Pruem.   1O00D HALTS ALLIES

Canadians Take Kleve As Yanks Bore Into Pruem   Germans Breach Dams In Effort To Trap Allies

‘lood, Rains Hamper Allies On West Fron   Nazis Battle Fiercely To Stem Advance On Ruhr And Koblenz

U. S. SOLDIERS CLEARING KEY CITY OF PRUEM   Two Allied Armies Immobilized By Flooded  Roer River

Northern Anchor Of Siegtried Is Reduced to Junk   Kleve Is Largest Place Captured in Five-Day-Old Allied Drive.   Roer Floods Keep 2 U. §. Armies Immobile

Siegfried Line Anchor City Is Left In Ruins   In Center Of Front U.S. Fourth Division Clears Half Of Major Road Junction Of Pruem

Yanks Fight Into Pruem   Hold Half of Major Traffic Center; Kieve in Ruins After Allied Pounding

Key ‘To Nazi Line Taken By Canadian, British Army   Floods Cause Delay For U. 8. 9th Force   PARIS. (®) — Kleve, northern anchor. of. the ‘Siegfried line,: was -captured today: ‘by ‘the Canadian first. army: i

Air Pounding © Reduces City to Junk Heap   U. S. 3rd, 115 Miles South, Wins Half of Pruem, South Anchor

Canadians Capture Anchor City   U. S. Third Army Wins Half of Pruem, Major Traffic Center

Some Allied Forces Idle Due To Flood   Germans Open Up Gates To Handicap Enemy

Third Army Forces Held Half of Preum, Important German Traffic Center

U.S. Third Army Holds Half of Pruem, Important Communications Center: Brcken Dam Ties Forces

CITY OF 20,000 REDUCED TO RUINS; ROER FLOGD DELAY ‘AMERICAN - BRITISH ADVANCES

Nazis Are Pulling Out Of Pruem   Flooded Roer River Immobilizes First anc Third U. S. Armies In Central Sector

Captured City of 20,000 Is 12 Miles from Starting Point of Five-day-old Of fensive.   BLASTED RIVER DAMS DELAY SOME ACTION

THIRD CAPTURES HALF OF PRUEM AS NAZIS FLEE   Kleve Reduced to Ruins bi Fliers Before Troops * Take City

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   Canadian Forces Capture Kleve; 3rd Clears Vital Pruem

LLL  CANADIAN TROOPS PUSH BEYOND KLEVE, LEAVING MOP-UP CREWS BEHIND; TAKE 4000 PRISONERS   Germans Report Enemy Breaking Through Maas River Defenses; Roer River Reaches Its Peak

Anchor City Of Nazi Line Left in Ruin   Ficod Waters Check Advance On Central Front

YANKS CAPTURE HALF OFPRUEM ASDRIVES GAIN   German-Loosed Floods Halt U.S. And British Armies On Roer River Front

Anchor Of Siegfried Line Falls   U. S. Third Army Wins Half of Pruem, Big Traffic Center

BERLIN SEES NEW ATTACK IN AACHEN SECTOR   Canadians, Yanks Batter At Breaks In Siegfried Line

Northern Anchor Of Siegfried Line Captured; Genera Gain of 12 Miles Made by Allied Forces in West With Patton’s Third Gaining Part of Pruem .

U. S. Fourth Division Clears Half of Road Junction Town of Pruem, Reported

German West Wall Outflanked On North End and Russians Make Steady Progress in East

AMERICANS SEIZE HALF OF TRAFFIC CENTER OF PRUEM   FLOODS RELEASED BY GERMAIS HALT 2 ALLIED ARMIES

City Of 20,000 Reduced To Smoking Junk By Shell Fire   Yanks Hold Half Of Traffie Center   Germans Abandoning Pruem To Third Army; 4000 Prisoners Taken

HERE AND THERE IN ~ BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest To All In The Various Communities

WARREN DERSTINE DIES   Well-Known Retired Farmer In Ill Health Past Year

16 Babes, Woman Perish In Fire   Children’s Home At Auburn, Maine, Swept By Blaze Today.

17 Babies, Wemar Perish In Blaze At War Nursery   Eight Children Escape; Flames Quickly Enveloped Wooden Structure.

YOUTH TRAINING URGED BY “IKE” IN KG. SPEECH   General Eisenhower Pleads for Full Military Strength in Talk After Great Reception.   GOES TO ABILENE FOR HOMECOMING TODAY   Meets Family and Homefolks in Kansas City—Also Is Greeted by Governors ef Three States.

Eisenhower Says Youth Must Have Full Training   General States The Problems of World Are Our Problems.

America Must Give Youth Full Military Training Gen: Ike Says In Address to Kansas Citians

YOUTH MILITARY... TRAINING NEEDED, EISENHOWER FEELS   Supreme Commander Feel: America Must, If It Is, te Uphold Its Position in the World, Give Its Youth Full Military Education

KANSAS CITY IN WARM WELCOME   Eisenhower For Adequate And Strong Youth  Training

FEPC to Get Final Ballot   House Group Clears Way to Liquidate FEPC

Showdown Vote Appears Likely In FEPC Fight   Committee Proposes $250,000 Fund For Ending Organization

Way Clear For Votin o  On FEPC   Committee Recommends $50,000 For Liquidation Of Federal Agenevy

ISENATE VOTE RESTORES UEMPLOYMENT JOB ITO STATES IN AMENDING JOBLESS PAY BRILL

L. 0. Klingler And Earl Wile Fatally Hurt   L. H. Bowser in Serious Condition— J.B. Truby Ales ; Iniured

KNOX MEN DIE IN AUTO CRASH   L. ©. Kiingler and Earl Wile Are Fatally Injured In Accident In Ohio

rind Tax Ferret Paid Too Much  craminers Conclude Survey in Louisa Co.

CLAIMS 10,000 JAPS STILL ON OKINAWA ISLE   Average Killing 50 Nips Daily Since Capture of Island

Say 10,000 Japs Still on Okinawa   Hiding in Northern Mountains— Killing 50 Daily

10,000 Japanese Hide in North Okinawa Ranges  Americans Killing Enemy on Average of 50 Daily; Original Garrison 90,000

AN ESTIMATED 10,00 JAPANESE TROOPS ARE HIDING ON OKINAWA  ENEMY BEING HUNTED DOWN AND KILLED AT RATE OF FIFTY DAILY

JAP TROOPS STILL HIDING ON OKINAWA   Americans Estimate 19,090 Enemy Soldiers Unaccounted For.

10,000 Japs Are Believed Still Hid On Okinawa  Enemy Makes Air Attack On Island

 10,000 Japanese Hiding !n Northern Okinawa’s Rugged Mountain Range

Estimated 10,000 Japs Yet Hiding in Northern Okinawa, Army Reports

10,000 Japanese Are Hiding: In Okinawa Mountain Areas; ‘Yaiiks Hintiis Down 50 Daily

Okinawa Still Full Of Japs   Ten Thousands Believed Hiding Out in Island’s Hills; 140,000 Defenders When Fight Began

Ten Thousand Japs Hiding In . Okinawa Hills   Being Hunted Down And Killed By American’ _Army At Average Of Fifty Daily

Army Estimates 10,000 Japs Hide On Okinawa   United States Troops Average Killing Fifty Each Day; Nip Planes Are Active

REPORT SHOWS NO LOCAL EPIDEMICS.   Communicable Disease Figures for March Are Released «

All City Police And Firemen Called Out To Aid In Coping With Emergency At Whiting

Pickets Block Oil Refinery  Force Whiting Plant To Gradual Shutdown

CIO Pickets Cause Shutdown of Large Standard Refinery   Picket Lines Hold Out Willing Workers in Union Walkout

Nation Sliding Into Second Rate Power With Demobilization. Sav Militarists

HITLER HEADS LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   Roster Kept Secret To Preven Warning and Reprisal

Yanks Drive Across Okinawa;  Tough Fight In Hills Expected   xk *k kk * From a Photo Plane

HITLER TOPS LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   Withhold Other Names te Prevent Reorisals; Hunt Is ‘Already Started

Hitler Tops Guilty List   Allies Will Punish Leaders Among. Axis

a RR A re el in ai  Tanks are Used to Widen Bridgehead on Irrawaddy

German Firm's Domination of World Chemical Industry Startles Experts

US: Agents Delve -hito Secrets of ~ Chenial Cart   Ge-w07 Qcwin-ion_OF ~ Worldwide Marksf-=. “~""- Oteurtles Experls -

U.S. Startled By World Power Of Farbenindustrie   Industry Was Powerful Organization In Nazi Espionage and Sabotage.

UNMASKING THE MONSTER  Yanks Pry Into Secrets Of Vast Farben Web

FARBEN INDUSTRIE 1S UNDER STUDY      Experts to Trace Holdings of Great German Chemical Trust

Chemical Trust Records Seized   Documents May Open All Secrets of World Espionage Network

MAYOR ASKS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON SAFE DRIVING:   Makes Plea for ‘Accident-Free Christmas

British and Canadians Hit on Five-Mile Front: Soviets Smash Forward

Montgomery's Men Gain Five Miles in New Drive   Allied Bombers Hammer Germans On Both West and East Fronts

SWINGS VETO AX ON SCHOOL BILL   Lausche Rejection Leaves ~ 13 Days to Untangle Financial Snarl

Governor Sees Outlay Calling For New Taxes   Still Contends Fund Increase Unreasonable

Government Bids F or Recognition   Americas Informed of Venezuela's Constitution

New Venezuelan Government Ready For Recognition   Tension Mounts In Brazil On Eve of Election

New Venezuela Regime To Ask World ‘Approval   Businessmen, Church _ Support Junta; Break With Spain Near

Stalin Was Schwein (Pig) lo Hitler  y Mag ieaie: RSE REE? = SN RR er ES Pe Sy ge   Hitler Resnected But Hated Russia's War leader

Big Battleship Is Home For  Overhaul Job   Washington Has Fine War Record

Anglo. Red Scores A-BombDiplomacy   Pollitt Declares’ ‘Sovic! ‘ Union Will. Never Pa:  oe rd oe es

Hitler Summons His Nazi Henchmen   To Momentus W ar(OrPeace) Council

THE  WAR TODAY   Hither Believed Con.  sidering Surrender and Continued Re. sistance At Confer. ence With Nazi GanJeilers

The War Today—  Hitler Calls in Aides for Parley   And What They Will Consider Is of Great Import

Hitler’s Program Based on Theory Chaos Will Follow Allied Victory

HITLER IS REPORTED TO HAVE CALLED NAZI GAULEITERS TO MEETING TO DISCUSS FUTURE

Little Steel Pay Formula Into Discard   Sets Stage for Struggle Between Employers, Labor

Little Steel Formula Goes Into Discard For  Thousands of Workers

Little Steel ‘Wage Rule Discarded   President Truman Sets State for Increase In Pay for Workers

Little Steel Formula Goes Info Discard   Potential Struggle Between Employers And Employes Seen

Truman Junks Wage Formula  Little Steel Plan Recalled, Opening tas ba, Boas Be

LITTLE oTEEL WAGE FORMULA 5 DISCARDED   Sets Stage for Struggle as Employes Press for Increases.

Truman Eases Little. Steel  Wage Formula   Employers Can Grant In ercases Voluntarily Un‘less Boost Jumps Price  of Commodily

Little Steel W age Control  Plan Junked   Disearding Of It Will Set Stage For Wave Of Pay Hikes To Workers

Little Steel Wage Formula Goes Into Discard Today; Stage Set for Labor-Capital Struggle

‘Little Steel’ Wage Formula  Is Tossed Out   New Policy Opens Way For Wage Boosts For LIntald Thousands.

Little Steel Wage Formula Thrown Into Discard Today For Thousands Of Workers

Truman Remove: Restrictions — On Wage Boosts Way Opened for Struggle Between.

BUSSES ALONG RIVER STALLED BY STRIKE   Schools Closed and Worker: Walk and Hitch-hike

Filipino Quisling sserls Yamashita rdered Massacre   ivs lap General Commanded bis Vreops To Luigaidate Filipinos.

Yamashita’s  Case Pushed   Extermination Plan Practiced By Japan

WLB KEEPS RULE OVER WAGE CUTS   SURRENDERS CONTROL ‘OF MOST INCREASES

Pay Boost Seen For  1,000,000   WLB Surrenders Control of Increases Not Requiring Higher Prices

WLB Gives Up Control of Pay Increases   Still Rules On Wage Cuts; Must Not Raise Prices

WLB LIFTS LID OFF WAGE BOOSTS, BUT WILL RULE ON CUTS   By CHARLES H. HERROLD United Press Correspondent

‘WLB Surrenders [Its Control Over ‘Wage Increases   Employers Who Must Raise Prices Must Get Agency Approval

Lid Taken Off Wage Boosts; Cuts Limited   WLB Yields Control, Prepares to Disband; Strike Pact Sought

Steelworkers To Vote On Strike Issue   Balloting Affects 640.000 Workers

Ties Between U. S., Britain To Be Stronger   Labor Victory to Produce Moderate Changes In Foreign Policy

ATTLEE POLICY MAY Be CLOSE TOU. S. VIEW   Labor Government Likely to Back Right of Nations to Choose Heads.

Changes in British Foreign Policy Are Anticipated  Tighter Co-Operation With U. 5. May Ro Ons nf Recults

See Changes In Britain’s Foreign Peliey   May Tighten, Rather Than W alee “n. Cooperation Between Big-2.   HIT FREED NATIONS

CHANGES IN BRIT FOREIGN POLICY IN U. S. CERTAIN   Defeat of Churchill. Government Certain to Cause Some Changes Here-Mzy Tighten, Not’ Weaken Cooperation

RESTRICTIONS DRAWN FOR MONETARY PLAN   Senators Also Weigh Base For U.S. Dollar Abroad

GOLD COIN ASKED FOR BRETTON WOODS   Taft Wants Monetary Plan Postponed for While

FARM PRICING PLAN DOOMED   Truman Tekes Hand Ir OPA Fight To Oppose Cost-Plus Amendment

___ WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO A WIN THE WAR  ce ie ee cae we ww ww Ow Oh

EUROPE IS CELEBRATING   Is Second Day For London; Norwegians Hard to Convince Peace Real.

RECORD FORCE OF B-295 USED TO BLAST JAPS   One of Pacific War's Biggest Bomb Loads Carried by Yanks

Americans F orge Ahead  On Okimawa   Australians Take Wewak, N. Guinea; Chinese Make Gain

Huge Fleet of B-29s Fires Big Jap Center   Nippon’s Third City, Center of Aircraft Industry, Smashed by Record Load of Bombs

Army Says Despite Strikes, Shorter Hours More Men Home Than In1st AEF

470,880 Men Returned Since V-E Day In May  Large-Scale Arrivals  fC... pi.akL Whe be ce   Large-Scale Arrivals From Both Theaters To Taner Off In Jan.

Strikes Blamed For Delays In Shipping   War Department. Says Strike Conditions Keeping Soldiers Overseas

Army Moving Troops Home   Defends Its Record, Notes New Progress

STRIKES DELAY TROGP RETURNS   War Department — Still Hopes To Meet Two Target Dates

Strikes and short hours  delay return Affects shippin; on both coasts

OTRIKES DELAY RETURN OF TROOPS   TIE-UPS ALSO HAVE HELD BACK PRODUCTION OF SOLDIER SLEEPER CARS.

TROOP RETURN SATISFACTORY   Says Despite Strikes and Shorter Hours, More Men Have Come Back Than Were in Whole of IMIS A F.F.

Army Discharges 3,114,000 So Far   More Have Been Brought Home In 6 Months Than Were In War 1 AEF

2,470,880 Soldiers Returned  From Overseas in Six Months   Total Brought Home Since V-E Day Exceeds Entire AEF of First World War, Army Says; Oriainal ‘Taraet Dates’ Will Be Met

Deinobilization  s Slowed by Strikes  Shorter Workina Hours   Shorter Working Hours Also Blamed

ANOTHER RUSSIAN ARMY PENETRATES GERMAN DEFENSES  RUSSIANS BREAK INTO SILESIAN KEY CITIES OF OPPELN AND GLEIWITZ

Second Ukrainian Army ‘Smashes Nazi Defenses In Czechoslovakia Area

JAPS ABANDON NEW DEFENSES NEAR BAMBAN   Fall Of Last Bastion Shielding Clark Field Appears Tmminent

JAPS ABANDON DEFENSES NEAR BAMBAN   Is Last Bastion Shielding Clark Field

U.S. Capture Of Bamban  Is Imminent   New Jap Defenses Are Abandoned With Little Fight

JAPS ABANDON HILL DEFENSES NEAR BANBAN   ‘B-29's Launch New Aerial Assaults Against Island Of Iwo

YANKS. 53 MILES FROM MANILA   Jap Forces Abandon New Defenses in Hills

Japs Abandon Defenses Near Clark Airfield   American Forces Are Within 50 Air Miles of Manila

Japs Fleeing Clark Field’s Hill Defenses   Capture of Landing Strips Would Hasten Capture of Manila

TOJO 1S BETTER; NOW WANTS TO LIVE   Former dap Prentier Eats Hearty Breakfast of Oatmeal and Coffee We Fonver in Pain.

Tojo Shows Signs Of Wanting to Live   Likes Excellent Care He Is Given by Yanks

 +EISENHOWER~  Cheering Millions Pay (Tribute To Eisenhower   New York Gives Hero’s Welcome To Allied Military   Chief; 17-Gun Salute Greets ‘Ike’ At LaGuardia Field

17-GUN SALUTE AT LA GUARDIA FIELD FIRST OFF   Demonstration Over: shadows Those Of Former Years For  ur Own And  Other World Figures

New York Gives Lisenhower A Hero’s Welcome   17 Gun Salute Greets General Eisenhower At  LaGuardia Field.

MILLIONS SEE EISENHOWER IN NEW YORK CITY   Hero’s Welcome Given General Arriving From Capital

Cheering Millions In Flag-Decked  New York Greet General Eisenhower

GUNS BOOM SALUTE; CITY TOUR MADE   Cheering Thrangs Greet General Along Streets

Begins 35-Mile Tour Of City With Mayor LaGuardia After Airport Salute

Gotham Greets Eisenhower As Conquering Hero   Washington Takeoff Delayed When He Forgot To Bring Sword.

Eisenhower Welcomed In New York   Cheers Greet General on 35-Mile Tour Of Streets

IKE RECEIVES OVATION FROM NOISY CROWD   Given Freedom of Metropolis as Conquering Hero - As Cheering Millions Line Streets   CiTY IS FLAG-DECKED

TEMPERATURES:   Guns Boom Salute As Special Plane Lands ¢ At La Guardia Field

New York Welcomes Eisenhower In Demonstration That Promises To Overshadow Others in History

The National Whirlizig   Netos Behind ine Neics  Weshington --.-- + Ray Tucker New York .- = Albert N. Leman

‘Another Task Force In Island Waters   Tokyo Radio Also Reports Suicide Attacks on U.S. Ships; Chinen  Peninsula Severed by Americans

Asked Re-Examination Of Military Government Structure In Germany

REVISION OF GERMAN RULE IS FORESEEN   Byron Price Reports on Trip To Germany

Northeast Iwo: Coast Neared By Marine Units   Deternined Bid Being Made To Divide  Japanese Garrison

Mari ines Back Japs Against Sea on Iwo   Ram Almost to. Northern Coast in Bid to Split  Defense Remnant

SRD MARINES: IN HALF MILE OF WO COAST   Gain 700 Yards, Need 600 More To Split Jap Garrison After Capturing Mountain In North.

MARINES BATTLE TOWARD COAST   Make Determined Bid to Split Jap Garrison .

MARINES BATTLE NEAR NORTHEAST COAST OF IW0   Make Determined Bid to Split Decimated Jap Garrison

STARS AND STRIPES ENDS PUBLICATION   London Edition Goes to Press for Last Time

MARINES HOLD SMALL PART OF ~ MINAME FIELD   Launch New Attack Today   AIDED BY TANKS   Clean Up Slopes of Mt. Suribachi

Marines Inch Toward Minami Airfield on Iwo   Japs Using V-2 Weapons in Bitter Struggle

DEMAND MADE IN REPORT BY HOUSE GAOUE   Republicans Say Elliott and Former Wife Should Settle Tax Due.

Two Reports Filed On Elhott  Roosevelt Loan  Committee Has Split Gn Party Lines

Elhott Loan Probe Brings Two Reports   House Committee Split Along Party Lines By Investigation

STATE'S CHIEF OF COMMERCE NEW SENATOR   Lausche Names Huffman To U.S. Senate Seat Vacated by Burton

HUFFMAN MADE SENATOR; WAS AID TO LAUSCHE   State’s Commerce Directo! Commissioned To Take Over Burton’s Seat

JAS, HUFFMAN: WILL BE SWORN TO SENATE JOB   Appointee Pledges His “Best in Solving Enor. mous Tasks and Difficulties Facing Postwar Con.  , araaca’”’.

BURTON SUCCESSOR GETS COMMISSION   James W. Huffman is Nam: ed to Replace Burton in Senate.

Ohio’s New Senator  Is James Huffmar      Gov. Lausche Appoints Commerce Director and Son-in-law Of Former Governor and Senator Vic Donahey To Burton’s Seat

WEST VIRGINIA MINERS QUIT   “Supervisors” Dispute. Mea { Shortage Blamed

Bombs Guided By Heat, Light  And Television   Air Forces Picture ~ Incredible Weapons Of War of Future

War Fund Drive Of the Smethport Chapter of the American Red Cross Closes With District Over the Top

War Fund Drive Of the Smethport  Chapter of the American Red Cross Closes With District Over the Top   Residents of Community Subscribe $11,101.25 In Recent Drive, Over $2,000 More Than Quota; Norwich Twp. Nearly Doubles Quota

Nazi Civilians Feverishly Build Defenses   Duesseldorf and Two Other Rhineland Bastions Are Under Fire of Big Guns as Allies Drive Rapidly Ahead

“2 German Cities Taken; Blackout Cloaks Details   Great Armor Battle Looms As Germans Elect ‘To Fight It Out Before Cologne And Call Up Hoarded Inner Tank Reserves To Help.

Viiid Weather Continues In  Miost Of Land   Moderate Cold in New England

300,000 FREED FROM ARMY FOF NERVOUS ILLS   Jobs Big Factor In Adjustment

ASKS JOBS FOR VETS SUFFERING ‘MENTAL ILLNESS   Says 300,000 Neuro - Psychiatric Cases May Become “Confirmed Invalids”

SVVVIVVIVVVVVV VV Ver verre eachers Get 9  Pounds Sugar in Class Confusion

09,700 IDLE Wi DISPUTES OVER NATION   Detroit Area Leads; Lumber Yards Are Closed

59,700 Workers Out on Strike   Detroit Area Has Five Controversies

YANKS DIGGING DEEPER IN FOES SIEGFRIED LINE   Launch Across Frontier At Luxemhoure In New Drive

THIRD ARMY IN NEW OFFENSIVE, MAKES PROGRESS.   Launched From Nazi Frontier In Luxembourg On 22- . + Mile Front

Drive Across Border From Luxemboura   Siegfried Line Under Attack on 70-Mile Front

Good Progress Scored In Push On Wide Front   Offensive Launched Into ¢ Germany From Luxembour # On 22-Mile Sector

GROSS RIVERS URE AND OUR ON LONG LINE   Third Army Sends 4 Divisions Over Frontier from Luxembourg.

THIRD ARMY OFFENSIVE PROGRESSES   Four Divisions Gain On 22 Mile Front In Germany

PROGRESS 6000 IN NEW THIRD ARMY DRIVE   Plunge Across Enemy Border

New U.S. Drive Into Germany Put: Buckling Siegfried Line Under Assault On 70 Mi. Front

Use Rubber Boats Over Two Rivers   ‘Penetrate Siegfried Line Alter Crossing Streams  At Seven Points

Fest Divisions Mike Progress In ‘german Assault      Patton Troops Cross Our, Sure River In Latest Assault

Shock Troops Of Third Army In New Drive   ’ Siegfried Line Under Assault on 70 Mile Front

3rd Army Launches New Drive   Good Progress Reported in New Offensive Opened From Luxembourg

Officials Must Appear Before State Sanitary Water Board At Nov, 21 Meeting On Sewage Treatment Works   “NORTH CHARLEROL INCLUDED IN LIST

‘big 3 Agree on Final War Plans   President Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Meeting in Black Sea Area; Discussion Of Peace Organization Now Under Way

Diseuss — Problems Of Peace   Simultaneous Statement From Three Countries Gives No Indication of Location of Gathering

Agreement on Joint Action Against Germany Is Reported  PLAN PEACE SET-UP     a oye af . ™   An International Peace  E Cicienication Under Consideration

FDR, CHURCHILL, STALIN MEET IN BLACK SEA AREA   ANNOUNCE COMPLETE HARMONY ON PLANS TO FINISH GERMANY

Yours for a friendly city  —JUSTIN   Big 3 Meeting in Black Sea Area

“Big Three” Plot-Germar Downfall, First Official Report Of Meeting States

Big Three Have Now Reached Full Agreement.  Plans Are Completec For Ending War, ° Arranging Peace

The “Big Three” Have Reached “Complete Agreement” On  Joint Military Operations

Occupation of Germany and Peace Organization Other Topics at Black Sea Meet

Complete Accord Is  Reached   Conference Takes Up Consideration  Of Future Plans.

FORM PLANS: : FOR WIND-UP OF NAZI WAK      In Complete Agreement on Military Operatioiis and Are Now. Discuss: ing Occupation Proce  dure and Peace Set-Up;

Big Three Meeting on Black Sea   Washington Reveals Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Conference

Big Three In Black  Sea Area   Have Reached *( omplete Agreement’ On Windup of War  Against Germany

‘Big Three’ Reported in Agreement   Reach Accord in Plans To Defeat Nazis in Windup of War

ROOSEVELT, STALIN,  CHURCHILL MEET IN  BLACK SEA SECTOR JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS KNOCK GERMAN’  AMT UVaAaD ACDCEN ON

Bing Crosby Tops at Box Office; Van Johnson, Greer Garson, Follow

CROSBY AGAIN PACES STARS   Van Johnson Second Biggest Money-Making Actor During 1945

U.S. Moves To Balk Electric Men sWalkout   Labor Department Officials lo Meet Employers On Electric Workers’ Demands

FACT - FINDING. BODY TAKE OVER IN G-M STRIKI   Gov't Labor Officials Attempt to-Calm Electrical Workers

Cemetery Measure Given Approval By State Senate  Judge Matthews Gets  Unanimous Vote Fr... Banscel Dacian

Cemetery Measure Given Approval By State Senate  Judge Matthews Gets Unanimous Vote For Board Position

Auto Industry Swings Into Volume Pace   Orders Exceed This Year's Output But Still Come in

Strikers Back - OnRadio Jobs   Engineers Return to Post and Programs Are Resumed

STRIKE OF RADIO ENGINEERS ENDS   FIVE HUNDRED EMPLOYES OF NBC AND ABC GO BACK TO THEIR JOBS.

RADIO STRIKE COMES TO END   Engineers and Technicians Resume Negotiations For New Contract

AP War Correspondent Scoops Press Monday By Announcing Final Surrender Of Germany

Associated Press World - Wide News Beat On German Capitulation Revealed To Public

Associated Press First with News Of Surrender   World ‘Beat’ Bring Brief Blackout of News Service

BEAT IS SCORED BY AP DISPATCH   Editors Acclaim Flash One Of Greatest In Newspaper History

Associated Press Reporter Scoops World On Surrender Of Germans In Reims School    Edward Kennedy Called In Dispatch From Paris To  London Bureau Where It Was Transmitted To New York; ‘Correspondent Suspended By Headquarters

May Limit U. S. Food Production   Avoid Surpluses Whict  Reduce Farm Prices

Limitation Of ’46 Crops Is Studied   Anderson Tells Farm Bureau Leaders Reduction Of Goals Is Possible

390 PERSONS MISSING   Steamer Kaju Maru Struck a Mine in Sand off Kobe

Parley Delays ShowdownVote On Soviet Plan   Opposition To ‘Gag’ Proposal Expected To Bring Negotiation

War Industries Are Wiped Out In Kobe Atfack   Fires Burn Seven Hours Following Bombing by B-29s

Kobe Leff In Awesome Ruin By Superforts   Estimated 12 Square Miles In Flames or Ashes; Photos Show Osaka Damage

NIP PLANTS GET ~ JARRING BLOWS   Nine of 14 Vital: Installations At Kobe: Erased; Fires Still Burning

BIG FIRES STILL RAGED IN KOBE 7 HOURS AFTER RAIL   One. Nine-Square-Mile Area Believed in Ruins and Another Third That Size Badly Damaged.   NEW LIGHT THROWN ON OSAKA DESTRUCTION   Reconnaissance Photographs Show Nine of City’s 14 Vital War Installations ‘Wiped Out.

Fires Rage Seven Hours in Kobe  100 Superfortresses Blast Rangoon

Superforts : Blast Kobe;  Flames Rage For 7 Hours   300 Planes Unleast Record Bomb Load

LONDON PAYS HOMAGE TO EISENHOWER   Bestows Upon General the Freedom of the City, Highest Civic Honor the Capital of the Empire Can Bestow.

 All Prisoners of Nazis Except Those Hospitalized ‘Returned to United States

110-MILE WINDS SWEEPING TIDES INTO LOW AREAS   Cummunications Are Cut With Some Towns; Power Fails   FISHING RESORTS ARE STRUCK FIRST

110-Mile- An-Hour Storm Whipping Corpus Christi   Hurricane Strikes Populous Area Of Texas Gulf Coast, Hurtling Inland With High Tides

Tropical Hurricane Centers In Texas   Corpus Christi Swept by 110 Mile-an-Hour-Wind ~ : Streets Four Feet Under Water— Dawer Lines Fail

110-Mile-an-Hout Tropical Storm Hits Texas Coast   Hurricane Sends Mountainous Tides over Lowland Areas

Bills Piling Up Rapidly In Legislature   One Would Eliminate Tex Tokens, Another Would Slash Cigarette Tax

ELIMINATION OF TAX TOKENS, IS NEW PROPOSAL   Two Solons Introduce Act At Capital—Pennies Would Be Substituted

Chennault’s Aw Raiders Lashing Nips   Now Prepared To Support Landing By U. &. _ On China Coast

PLAN MEETINGS FO-END STRIKE AT FOUR MINES   Vesta Included In Group: Lewis Seeks To End Strike

MINE DISPUTE MAY BE ENDED   Hope Suddenly Revived for  Peace Adjustment

Operators And Miners E xpeel  To Reach Paci   Botk Sides Agree Chance: Good They Can Settle Wage Dispute Without  Government Aid

MINERS WON'T ASK WLB HELP   Producers And W orkers Think They Can Work Out Settlement

COAL PEACE IS SEEN PROBABLE   Operators, Union Anticipate Settlement Monday

Wage Dispute Status Alters At Last Minute   ‘Agreement in Principle By Monday Expected  . a

Eden Predicts Good Charter to ~ Be Parley Result  Warns, Howev ver, Of Man ny Disquie ieting And.  eriou:

IMPROVED CHARTER EXPECTED BY EDEN      Something Surpassing Dumbarton Oaks Pre-  dicted by Britisher 

Kesselring Is Nazi General  Along Rhine   Von Rundstedt B Believed To Have Been Killed Or Wounded By Raid

GERMAN HEADQUARTERS IN WEST. DESTROYED BY AIR RAID, BELIEVE RUNDSTED POSSIBLE CASUALTY 

British Over River Near    Arnhem Area   Von Rundstedt Believec Killed In Allied Raid

RAID DESTROYED HEADQUARTERS   Speculate Death of Gen. Von Rundstedt

Von Rundstedt Reported Dead   Kesselring Now Commandinz Defenses In West

Soviets rip new holes in  nazi defenses Armored battle steadily mounts

Nazis Claim Reds Pierce Berlin Lines   Jittery Capital Reports Russians Set'For-Offensive

Soviet Storm Gathers Fury, Hits Wriezen   Red Tanks Roll Westward  Toward Bavarian Hills Th ce Scat Iacimwc Mialbecscewecac:

REDS STEP UP BERLIN DRIVE   ‘Rip New Breaches ity Nazi Lines in Mounting Battle East of City

NAZIS SAY DRIVE ‘ON   Berlin Avers Full Fury Of Four-Army Storm ‘Not Yet Burst’

Reich Capital Is Only 24-Miles Ahead   Soviet Tanks Roll Toward Hitler’s Berchtesgaden Fort

FOUR RED ARMIES ROLL T0 BERLIN   Russians Approach. Wriezen, 24 Miles Northeast of Capital

Power of Red Oder Attack Building Up —   Assaulting Wriezen. 24 Miles Northwest Of German Capital

REDS REPORTED SET FOR DRIVE   Approaches Of Wrieser Are Being Stormed, Nazi Sources Say

ARCHITECT’S CONTEST   Plans for State Office Might Be Selected by Unique Method

Super-Forts Hit Plane Factory In Tokyo Area   Made by Large Force, Results Called Good; -Four B-29’s Missing

Wainwright Tells Of His Narrow Escapes   Main Dangers Came From Having To Travel About So Much To Cover Extended Front Lines

General Wainwright Gives Details Of Narrow Escape From Jap Strating In Tenth Installment Of Eyewitness Account Of War

British Move Debate Ahead   Believe Date Is Set For Big Three Meet

Commons Set: Debate on War Policies   Observers Believe Big 3 Slates  Time for Meeting

‘Allies Want Jap Emperor -lo Keep Office   Abdication Believed Not Discussed _ At Meeting With General MacArthur

Allied Command Wants Emperor Hirohito To Stay on Throne Due to Co-Operation

Nazis Loose Artillery Over Rhine   Refugee School Children From Bombarded Mulhouse, French Town, Go To Switzerland.   —BY FRANK BRUTTO—

POLICIES SAME, BYRNES STATES   New U.S. Secretary Of State Takes Oath Of Office

James F. Byrnes Sworn in as New Secretary of State   New Cabinet Official Would be Successor To the Presidency

Byres Sworn Into Cabinet   New Secretary s wh State Tele Oath * Atthe White House

Byrnes Takes Up Secretary Of State Post   Top Government and ‘Military Leaders Attend Ceremony: And Applaud Byrnes

Byrnes, Sworn in, Will Make No Foreign Policy Changes   Tentative School ee Higher  em in increase

BYRNES TAKES OVER NEW POST   No Change in Basic Poliev. He Declares

Byrnes Sworn In To Office   Feels Responsibilities Deeply, Will Use Help of Friends in Senate

BYRNES SWORN IN AT CAPITOL   Truman Watches as New Secretary of State Is Given” His Octh

Byrnes Takes Over New Job   Sworn In As Secretary Of State; Conscious of Great Responsibilities

Byrnes Takes * Up New Post  Secretary of State Swarr into Office

Byrnes Sworn In  To Cabinet-Post_   Says No. Changes Planned *-in--Basic: Principles’ of Foreign Policy.

BYRNES SWORN IN AS SECRETARY NOW   ‘Deeply Conscious’ of Duties He Comments

Byrnes Is Sworn In.   New Secretary of State Says Policy Will Remain Same

COMPROMISE ON  “WORK-OR:JAIL”  BILL ADVOCATED SENATORS PROPOSE  WMC AUTHORITY TO SHIFT U. S. WORKERS

SOFTEN WORK; JAN. IMPACT   COMPROMISE PLAN WOULD ‘ALEQW:' WMC SET PLANT CEILINGS, REFER WORK eErpe

War Dept. To Bring \Factual War Study 0 Pacific To Public   Newspaper and Radio Executives Invited To Attend Proaram

British Hero Runs Canada   Sir Harold Alexander Named New Governor

Field Marshal Alexander in Canadian Post   Succeeds Uncle of King George as Governor General

Alexander Named Canada Govermor   Mediterranean Chief Appointed by King

Field Marshal Alexander, New Canada Governor General Succeeding Earl of Athlone

Erie County Hamlet which Seceded in 1861, May Come Back into Union

Town Line fo Vote Oct. 2? Whether To Make Belated Return to Union

High Prices Of Used Cars Drop    Market Breaks On.Report: Of Big Production Will Be Scon. -

OldCar Prices Off As Cost Curb Put On New Ones  Average Cut $25 On Each Vehicle

Used-Car Prices Sag From Ceilings   New-Car Forecast Forces Drop of $25

Used Car Prices Take First Drop  New Cars aed Areund 1942 Prices

Workers Get New Wage “Yardstick”   Vacations, Merit Increases Included in WEB Ruling

House Votes To Let Clubs Sell Liquors   Conferees End Work On Budget Measure; Jobless Pay Hiked

Redistribution Of Wealth Is Allied Goal   Emperor’s Fortune Is Not Exempt From Drastic Decree

MacArthur sth On Taxing of All Jap War Profits   Government Credit, Subsidy Activities Are Prohibited

 MacArthur Ord ers Japs To Tax Away All Profits Of Nipponese Industry Made During Hostilities

Bs Rd ed Le a REDISTRIBUTION OF ALL JAPANESE WEALTH IS ORDERED BY MacARTHUR

JAPANESE T0 LOSE THEIR WAR PROFITS   TAXES ORDERED BY MacARTHUR TO RESULT IN REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH.

Capital Levy, War Profits Tax Ordered   ‘Result In More Equitable Distribution Of Wealth Than Japan Ever Had.’   MARTHUR ORDERS

M'Arthur Orders Capital Levy to Wipe Out Profits   Service Pensions to Nip Veterans Are Also Wiped Out

Capital Levy Imposed on All Fortunes   Imperial Household Comes Under General’s Edict

Japs Told To Tax All War Funds   MacArthur Orders Taxation Added to Hirohito’s Funds

Orders War Profits Taxed Away and Capital Levy on Corporate Private Incomes

MacArthur Orders Taking Away of All Jap War Profits   Directive Hits Corporate, Private Fortunes, Theme Is “War Does Not Pay,’ Will Ease Burden For Jap Commoner

Individual Also Affected Under M’Arthur's Ruling: Fortunes To Be Slashed

‘Mac’ Decrees Tax to Absorb Nip War Gain:   Even Hirohito’s Fortune » Be Confiscated Be Prairive I

War Profits Of Japs to Be Taxed Away   MacArthur Orders Drastic Levies to Redistribute Wealth

Nippon Firms. Individuals To Soon Lose  Much Wealth   MacArthur Directive Is Sternest Yet Given

STIFF LEVIES NIP FORTUNES OF NIPPONESE   MAC ARTHUR'S EDICT BOLSTERS SAGGING TOKYO FINANCES

MacArthur Tightens On Jap Busines:   Orders Government to ‘fax Away War Profits Of Nipponese Firing And Enawiduats

UNDER S JAPS TO TAX AWAY WAR PROFIT   MacArthur Moves for More Even Distribution of Wealth.

Nip War Profits  Are Ordered  Taken by Taxes Government Credit  or Subsidies Brea Denhihitead

Heavy Tax Ordered On Japs   MacArthur Calis For Recapture Of War Profits

MacArthur Cracks Down On Japanese War Profits   Stop Discharge Allowances

Levies Ranging High As 100% Are Directed   Will Apply to Private For. tunes or Corporations and Persons, Including   imperial Household   All Credit-Acts ~~~ By Tokyo Frozen   Stern Directive to “Result in Most Equitable Disuiie bution of Wealth in Nation’s Histery”

Nip War Profits Are Ordered Taken by Taxes  ' Government Credit  ny QiahhatAiac

Jap Firms To Pay on War Gain   To Be Impressed Further ‘War Does Not Pay’ Under Exaction Of Taxes

“RB. GLeTourneau, — -, Well Known Industrialist, ’ Delivers Address

‘Doughboys Given Hints On Etiquette As It Is In Far Away America

Gen. De Gaulle Takes Case To   French People   Broadcasts Two Reasons Why He Refused Comumupists? Demands for  . Key Cabinet Post

Resignation Of DeGaulle Blamed Upon  Communists   Sought High Posts In France’s Cahinet

Fail To Solve French Crisis  Pp 2 eee, fe 2 es   De Gaulle .Turned Down A Demand Of Communists

DeGaulle Blames Demands of Reds  For Resignation   French Leader Feels They Shouldn't Have Key Cabinet Post

Reds Forced De Gaulle To Resign, He Declares   Communist Demands For Key Cabinet Post s Blamed As Cause Of ‘Incompatibility’

FRENCH LEADER EXPLAINS STAND   Assembly Will Decide De Gauile’s Future Monday

Gen. DeGaulle Appeals to French People  All Efforts During   All Efforts During Day Fail to Solve the Crisis

KEY POST DEMANDED IN CABINET   DeGaulle Retused To Meet Demands Of Communists

Communists Refuse to Join In Appeal to DeGaulle to Reconsider wrnatian

Communist Aim For Post Reason For Resignation   De Gaulle Says He Refused Demand In Broadcast

FRENCH LEADER AIRS DECISION   De Gaulle Says He Resigned Because Communists Demanded Key Post

‘Communist Demand tor ‘Cabinet Post Caused DeGaulle’s Resiqnation

AED DEMANDS OAD AGAINGT GOVT POLICY   DeGgulle Takes Communist Fight to People With Radio Broadcast.

OIL TRUCKERS FACE TRAFFIC CAMPAIGN  Refusal of Driv   Refusal of Drivers to Co-Operate With Citv Reported

OIL TRUCKERS FACE TRAFFIC CAMPAIGN —   Refusal of Drivers t« Co-Operate With City Reported

\Dad of State Hero Not Sure He Wants [to Court Washington’s Hospitality

News Behind The News  Newapn ser es      CussFizt   WASHINGTON By Ray Tucker

8000 PLANES GIVE. GERMANY LASHING   Mosquitos Hit Berlin for 31st Consecutive Time

GERMANY LASHED BY 8,000 PLANES   DEFENSES EAST OF RHINE HIT—31ST CONSECUTIVE RAID MADE ON BERLIN.

American And British Planes Shatter German   Defenses East Of Rhine

Germany Receives ‘Greatest Dawn to Dusk Air Lashing  Targets East + Rhine Chief Goals; Berlin lasted erin

8,000 Planes Lash at Nazi Targets   Blow Concentrates on the Ruhr Industrial Basin

8,000 American. ‘British Planes  Pound Germany   2,000 Heavy Bombers Concentrate on Ruhr Industrial ‘Basin Area

8.000 PLANES ATTACK NAZI   Ruhr Area a Ahead of pending Allied Drive Violent Assault

Yank Mountain Tr oops Gain In Italian Sector   Strongest Advance Maude Near Bologna; Disorder Spreads In Rome As  “ Bombs Explode

5TH ARMY STRIKES ON ITALIAN FRONT   ADVANCE 2 MILES THROUGH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF AZZANA

Surprise Push By Americans In Italy   Fifth Army Gains In Swift Advance; Fighting Heavy

U. S. MOUNTAIN TROOPS GAIN IN THE APENNINES   Five-Mile Advance Reported In Rugged Mountains Southwest Of Bologna; Action Described As  “Most Successful.”’

Yanks Gain 5 Miles in lialy   Mountain Troops in Strongest Advance on  5th Front in Weeks

Americans * Gain 5 Miles In Apennines   Fifth Army in Strongest Advance in Several Weeks

Americans Gain Ground In Italy   Yanks Push Five Miles Through Mountains in Advance On Bologna

GAIN OF 2 MILES   American Fifth Army in Swift Advance North of Azzana

AMERICANS GAIN 5 MILES IN ITALY   5TH ARMY LAUNCHES STRONGEST ATTACK IN SEVERAL WEEKS

FIFTH ARMY GAINS   Adaines of Five Miles Is Made in Rugged  Apennines

FIFTH ARMY GAINS   Advance of Five Miles Is Made in Rugged Apennines _

FIFTH ARMY IN TWO-MILE PUSH   U. S. Units Post Swift Gains In Mountains Near Italian Coast

Americans Gain Five Miles in Rugged Apennines   Gesmans Say British Try Landing Behind Lines on Adriatic

Firm Likely To Accept Proposal _   UNION MEMBERS V WOULD BE FINED FOR TAKING PART IN WILDCAT  STRIKES; GM. DEMANDS.  SAME THING

Penalty Offer Pleases Ford   Union Moves to Fine SWildeat’ Strikers

Unions May Agree To Penalties For Wildcat Strikers   WAW Offer May Provide New Relationship With Top Motor Company   FORD TO DISCUSS PAY-RAISE ISSUE   General Motors Cancels Contract With Union; 175,000 Still Out

Says G.M. Fights Arrogant Union's Abuse, Monopoly  Penalizing of Strikers Ford Plan O.K.’ed

lord Hints Acceptance  Of Proposal   GM Demands Pact Along Same Lines Offered To Ford

CIO OFFERS TO STOP WILDGAT FORD STRIKES   Will Fine All Members Who Participate In Them

General Motors Also Demanding Same Guarantee   Old Contract With Union Is Canceled In 21-Day Walkout

Unprecedented Offer Is Made To Ford Motor   Mutual Fear Said Cause Of Strikes

Union to Previde Financial Guarantee Against Unauthorized Strikes  PENALIZE MEMBERS $3.00 TO $5.00 PER DAY  Ford May Accept UAW Anti-Strike Guarantee Is Indicated

Lower Point Score For Naval Personnel   Effective Nov. 1 All Naval Personnel Get Three Point fiyt

Navy Discharge Points Are Reduced   Cuts Will Let Out Million Men, 100,000 ficerc hv lan 1

Navy’s Points Reduced to 41   Million Bluejackets Set for Discharges

McKean Count) PTA Council Meets Today   Session at Sawyer City Gets Started at 2 p. m.: Mark Burgess to Talk At Evening Meeting

County Council Of P.-T.A. Will Meet Friday   Mid-Winter Meeting Will be Held at Sawyer City School

23,000:I0WANS CET DISCHARCES   Estimate 30,000 Out  During November

FLOODWATERS STILL COVER WIDE AREAS: NORTHEAST TEXAS  OIL COMPANIES AND STOCKMEN ESTIMATE, " “DAMAGE IN MILLIONS

Wants People to Select Leaders  Exiled, He Refuses ro Surrender Throne

HAL NEWHOUSER TAKES CHICAGO IN FINALE 9 T03   Borowy Knocked Off Mound in First Inning

Detroit Tigers Win 1945 World Baseball Series   Trounce Cubs Soundly ir First for Easy Win

WRECK DELAYS WAR VETERANS   Two Trainmen Killed As Georgians Near Home

CEBU CAPITAL [$ CAPTURED   AMERICAN TROOPS CHASING JAPS INTO HILLS OF ISLAND . —ENEMY SHIFS BLASTED

PROMOTION OF PEACHES URGED   Per Capita Consumption Declining, Growers  Are Told

Fruit Men Meet At South Haven   Horticultural Parley Held There Today

Chinese Reds Rush Troops After Repulse   Breach Paotou Walls Second Time, Thrown Back in Stiff Fight

CHINESE REDS ARE REPULSED   Yanks Given Order to. Fire on Communists If Provoked Again.

SUPERFORTS LASH KYUSHU, HONSHU   BLAST INDUSTRIAL TARGET OF NAGOYA, JAP PLANE._CENTER

American Bombers Pour Havoc  On Japanese Isles  _ Kyushu and Honshu Reel Under Attack From B-29’s

Bid To Open Troop Path At Sea Base   Soerabaja Attack Opens After Deadline Runs Out on Ultimatum.

Indian Division Advancing Into Huge Naval Base   RAF Aircraft Blast Nationalist Forces As Fighting Flares

British Shell Javanese Port  Clearing Way for Troops at Seerabaja

British Forces Shell and Bomb "Indonesian Strongholds to Cut Way to Soerabaja for Indians

British Begin Java Advance Via Bombing   Indonesians Resist With Machine Guns; Uhimatum Is Ignored

Artillery and Bomb Attack Is Under Way   Jap-Trained Agitators Help Foment Violence

BRITISH ATTACK ATSOERABAJA   English Land, Air Forces Shell Indonesian Positions

HALF MILLION VOTES CAST IN ELECTION   “ Measure Trails in Some Rural Areas, but Piles Up Big Leads in K. C.  and St. Louis.   REPLACES CODE WRITTEN IN 187:   Proposal Backed by Civic Leaders, Labor Leaders, Many Politicians and Newspapers.

YANKS ESCAPE HEAVY TYPHOON   48 Japs Die As Bitte: Winds Lash Three Nippon Isles

AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN LATEST TYPHOON AREA ESCAPE INJURY  HIGH WiNDS, HOWEVER, WRECKE/) U. S. PLANES  AND VWITT@G 4g YADC

Three - Point Tax Reliet Plan Asked   Repeal OF 3 Per Cent Nor. mal Levy, Exeess Profit, Auto Use Tax Projected

Bethlehem Mecca For Christians   Khoki Clad Americans Are Among Pilgrims At Jesus’ Birtholace

Hundreds Take Part In Annual Ceremony  Bethlehem Again Site Of Holy Pilgrimage

Rolling Hills of Judea Resound Again to Tramp Of Many Feet as Devout Make Annual Pilgrimage

Bath, Take Part In Annual Ceremony  Bethlehem Again Site O} Holy Pilgrimage

Committee Votes Unanimous for Ratification of Peace Charter; Senate 0.K. Early in August Likely -

Waldrum Elected Head of Schools   HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 18 NAMED SUPERINTENDENT BY ALPINE BOARD

Nearly Starved Dog Is Rescued   Food And Home End Puppy’s Long Ordeal

16,000 American POW in Germany Waiting in Camps  Arranaemen te for

Government Takes Action To Improve Beef Supply   Vinson Announces New Price Freeze And Feeder Subsidy Costing $35.000.000

CATTLE SUBSIDY ADOPTED TO ENE MEAT SHORTAGE   Payments Te Packers Of Both Beef And Pork Increased By Government   ‘PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CHECK BLACK MARKETS

VINSON ANNOUNCES, NEW MEAT POLICY   Guarantee Against Ceiling Price Cuts and Feeder Subsidy to Increase Supply

Vinson Orders Move To Curb Black Markets   Producers Are Given Guarantee against Ceiling Price Cuts

ACTION TAKEN ‘TO INCREASE MEAT SUPPLY   Price Guarantee, More Subsidies Ordered  By Government

New Meat Program Set-Up In Nation   Better Distribution Planned—Cattlemen Guoranteed Ceiling Maintenance—Feeders Will be Subsidized—Black Market Combatted

F.D.R. ADVISERS IN LONDON CAUSE SPECULATION NAZI COLLAPSE NEAR   DAILY MAIL SAYS IF EUROPEAN WAR ENDS SOON, ANOTHER BIG THREE MEETING NEEDED

Bomb Victims Seared Beyond All Recognition   PACIFIC WAR AT A GLANCE

New York Greets Gen. Omar Bradley And 11.000 European War Heroes

11,000 Gls, 10 Generals Back in U. S.   Troops Land from 7 Ships After Convoy Collision

New York Hails Return of 11,000 Gls, 10 General:   Bradley Says He Wants to Go to Japan; Spaatz Returning to Europe

TODAY IS ‘HERO DAY’ IN NEW YORK   11,000 Soldiers, Including 10 Generals, Arrive

GOVERNMENT UN ABLE TO END COAL STRIKE   Attorney General Adwlis He ts “Stymicd” in His Efforts Te Get Miners To Work

US. ‘Stymied’ in Effort to Selle Hard Coal Strike   No Violations of War Labor Disputes Act Discovered

Forty-Eight Men Left Tuesday For Pre-Induction Tests   Two Groups Report _ For Physical, One For - Induction This Week

Forty-Eight Men Left Tuesday For  Pre-Induction Tests  Two Groups Report For Physical, One For  Ri. Jc a? "ML*®_ UEF__dy.

Rhine Can Be Crossed ‘Most Anywhere At Any Time, Bradley Declares

F ‘Major hava ance   12th Army Group Commander Says 5 U.S. Losses C sompar ativ ely Light: ~ No Pause For Rest,. Reéor ouping

Allies Able To Cross Rhine at Will -- Bradley   U. S. General Gives Broad  Review of His Armies’ Rhineland Victories 

Allies Can Cross Rhine Most Anywhere Any Time. General Bradley States

Can Cross Rhine Any Time: Bradley   NECESSITY FOR KEEPING BRIDGEHEAD SMALL NOW REMOVED, SAYS GENERAL

Charges U.S. Soldiers Used To Work in Arabia’ For Private Interests

HORSE RACING MAY RESUME BY WAY 107k   Plans for Nation Wide Resumption Now Being Made

ONE-FOURTH OF PRISONERS ARE RESCUED   Confirm U. S. Sub Sank Brand. New Nip Carrier

Fight Thousand Allied Prisoners Freed From Japanese Horror Camps

8,000 Prisoners Recovered From Japanese  Many of Them Now Are En Route .

8,000 Prisoners  Recovered  From J apanese Many of Them Now   Many of Them Now Are En Route Home, Army Savs

Nearly 100 Square Miles Of! Belgium And Luxembourg Surrendered To Allies   ENEMY WITHDRAWAL BEING ACCELERATED

Nazi Resistance Ceases At West End of Salient; Enemy Retreats Rapidly

British 2nd And U.S. 3rd  Join Lines   Germans Accelerate Speed of Withdrawal Along Southern Flank  SAVE MITCH ARMOR

Rundstedt Makes Safe Withdrawal   Germans Believed Installed Behind Line Near Bastogne

British 2nd Joins U.S. Third To Cut Off Seven Miles Ardennes Salient   Nazi Withdrawal May Extend All The Way Back To Reich; Foe Builds Up Forces On South Rhine

Germans Abandon Nearly 10( Square Miles at Western End of Ardennes Salient

TEMPERATURES:   Hirohito Holds Up. Formal Surrender  Friday; Asks Delay   Gives ‘Cease Fire’ Order But Shooting Continues On Many Fronts; Sends Formal ‘So Sorry’ Message To Allied General ~

Tokyo Delays Its Formal Surrender; MacArthur Irrifated   New Jap Premier Named; Reds Asked to Holt Manchuria Drive

AIRMEN STRIKE BUZZBOMB LAI   Targets Hit In Holland Denmark, Austria And Italy

Widespread Air Attacks on Foe Are Continued   Allies Strike Into Reich. Denmark. Holland and Austria: Others Said Over Pomerania Area

ALLIED PLANES — HAMMER NEW   STRIKES MADE: INTO. DENMARK, HOLLAND, AUSTRIA : AND NAZI HOMELAND,

LAUSSHE URGES THANKSGIVING   Liquor Places Ordered Closed For 24-Hour Period 

CARRIER NAMED FOR ROOSEVELT   Launching Of Giant New Navy Vessel Will Take Place Sunday

AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO BE NAMED ROOSEVELT   New 45,000-Ton Vessel To Carry Name Of Late President When Launched Sunday

Henry Ford I] Heads Company   Named President Of Ford Company As Henry Ford Resigns Second Time

HENRY FORD ~ STEPS: ASIDE   GRANDSON OF. ‘FOUNDER OF : COMPANY NAMED ‘TO PRESI-.DENCY OF INDUSTRIAL -

HUGE REDUCTION VOTED BY HOUSE   Cut Of Over 52 Billions In Government Spending  Approved

Unanimous Vote After Word Row; Truman Rebuff   Senate Group Favors Giving Taxpayers More Relief

Government expenditures are slashed  House approval is unanimous

HOUSE APPROVES A d2-BILLION CUT INU. §, SPENDING   Passes Without Dissenting Vote Bill Canceling Wartime Appropriations No Longer Needed.   SETBACK IS HANDED PRESIDENT TRUMAN   Chamber Votes to Return Employment Service to States Against Wishes  of Executive.

BIG SLASH IN U.S. SPENDING   Approve Bill to Chop Expenditures By $52 Billions

IDLE WORKERS ARE WARNED BY GOVERNMENT   Thousands Are Prodded To Go Back To Jobs

Idle Workers Directed To Resume Work   Big Stick Waved By Government

Truman, Federal Agencies Crack Down To Halt Spreading Strikes   More Than 20,000 Employed In Vital War Work Targets For Big Sticks; Soldiers Man Chicago Trucks; Striking Drivers Face Induction.

THOUSANDS IDLE IN OHIO STRIKES   Federal Agencies Step In Ta Ease Situation

Government Tells Workers to Return To Wartime Jobs   Army Takes Over Firms To Keep Production In Forward Motion

Truman Waves “Big Stick” At Idle Workers   Series of Strikes and Stop page Threats In Plants Brings Moves By Labor Board

U.S. Orders Strikers to Get on Jobs   Transportation Hit Hard by Walkouts; Army Seizes Plant

20,000 Strikers Prodded te Return to Work   Scattered Walkouts Hit Transport; a Soldiers Man Truck:

URGE STRIKERS — GO BACK 1 WORK   WLB Working to End Disputes as Many Thousands Idle Throughout Nation

Truman's ‘Big Stick’ Waved Over Labor   President Seeks To Put Workers Back on Jobs

STRIKERS FACE CALL TQ ARMY   1,200 Soldzers Man Trucks In Chicago; 3,500 Out In Detroit

Government In Strike Moves   Directives From President, WLB, ODT Prod Men to Return to Vital Work

10,000 Soldiers Used to Quell Chicago Strike   Troops Run Government Seized Truck Lines to Speed War Effort; Qther Strikes Hit

UnGE STRIKER BACK TQ WORK      20,090 in Vital Work Are Targets of President’s Ranisact.

Government Prods Idle Workers To Return To Jobs  am mi. i.   20,000 Targets  For Directives

U. S. Waves Big Stick At Str ikers   Government, Headed By Truman, Tells Workers  To Get Back On Jobs

Big Sticks Waved Over Idle Workers   ' 20,000 Employes in Vital War. Work Are Uraed to Return

Workers Urged Back To Jobs  By Government   Prod 20.000 Idle Strikers in Country As 18.000 More Give Notice of Striking

Ure Strikers To Return   More Than 20,000 In Vital War Work Out on Strike

EXD OF STRIKES SOUGHT BY WLB AND PRESIDENT   aout Or More Out In sicppages Across Nation

Truman Acts OnNation‘s Idle Workers   Waves Big Stick ta Get.Them Back to Work After Labor Disputes

Claude Gamble Proposes Constitutional Amendment   Calls for New Apportionment Of Members of Lecislature

Russians Throw Tanks Into Drive on Baltic Port   Preparations Along Eastern Front Prior to Push on Berlin

a ‘Grudsiads Taken By Russ   5,000 Prisoners, . Rich Store of Booty Reported Captured

Polish City Taken After Long Siege   5,000 German Defenders Throw Up Arms

NewLanding On Okinawa And Borneo   Invasion Reports Made by Japs—New B-29 Raids On Japan

MILITARY CLIQUE ASKS COMPLETE iPOWER TO RULE   » Enemy Tells Of New Okinawa Landing? Rorneo Invaded

evVVVVFVT FV VF770777797979" "8 New Incendiary Romb Is Used in  Plactcrina Takwa

Administration Joins Senate, Othman In Deep Concern Over Jelly Bean Crop

‘Memory , Book’ Eased Life in Prison   Mental Escape from Suffering at Hands ‘of Japs ; Found In Jotting Pleasant Thoughts

ANGEL OF ‘PEACE AND VICTORY: SOME MEN KEPT SANITY MAKING ‘MEMORY BOOKS’

‘LOST BATTALION’ OFFICER REPORTS BLUCHER THARP IS ALIVE   jotting Down Notes of Life in America Helped Prisoners Retain Sanity

Private Oscar Retained Sanity In Jap Prison By Making “Memory Book’”’

CHINESE SMASH ENEMY POCKETS   Japs Being Driven Out Of Kwangsi; Yank Airmen Help

HERE AND THERE IN BUCKS COUNTY TOWNS   Activities of Interest T All In The Various  Communities

Nimitz Says U.S.Wants Reds’ Help   Admiral Declares America Would Welcome Aid by  Russians

CONTINUE SEA HUNT FOR FLIERS   ‘Abandon Land-S earch in Florida Swamplands

Renew Search For 27 Fliers   Floating Objects Raised — Then Dashed—Hopes For  Survivors.

Navy Captain Is Charged With Neglect  Held Responsible For Many Deaths

Charge Cruiser Captain With Neglect Which Caused Deaths of 880 Crewmen

Neglect Charged In Cruiser Sinking   Captain Enters Plea In Navy Court Today

‘Navy Captain Is Charged With Neglect   Held Responsible For Many Deaths When Vessel Sank

Germans Report Massive Russian Forces At Oder River At Kienitz Today

ed Guns Duel Nazis Acrzzs )der River as Zhukov's Men ‘hreaten fo Outflank Berlin   Fierce Battle in Progress at Kustrin, Germans Say: Barwalde, 33 Miles From Capital, Topples Before Soviet Troops

SOVIETS MASS ON WIDE FRONT BEFORE BERLIN   Surge Forward In Drive For Stettin, Frankfurt Threatened

‘Massive Red Army 35 Miles From Berlin   Zhukov Striking On Long Front; Konev’'s Ukrainian Force In  New Gaince To South

Soviets Send Massive Force Onward   Advance on Berlin Is Rapidly Gaining Momentum

MASSIVE RUSSIAN FORCES REACH ODER RIVER KUSTRIN AREA » MARSHAL KONEV REPORT  ’* ED TO HAVE LASHED OU’ ‘IN SILESIA SECTOR

TO OUTFLANK NAZI CAPITAL   Germans Report Violent Soviet Attacks Agains' ‘ Kustrin—Reds Capture Barwalde, 38 Miles  Ream PRarlin.

Reds Mass Troops At Oder Near Kustrin   Forces About 35 Miles from Berlin; Russians Reach River Below Frankfurt, __ While Bridgehead South Breslau Deepened.

NAZIS REPORT] HEAVY ATTACKS NEAR KUSTRIN   Russians Threaten , ; To Outflank Berlin From North, South

Germans Say Foe Strikes Out From Oder Crossing Between Breslau, Oppeln   Frankfurt And Kustrin Periled   Moscow Reports Vanguards Now Only 30 Miles From Nazi Capital

Allies Blow Up Two Major Units ~ Of Farben Plant   Pomelition of Gener War Industries Prooreceac

Hanford and Plitonium (Second Story of Series Ovens Tunneled In Graphite Produce Atomic Bomb Metal

How Atomic Bomb Works: Creating Plutonium for  Bomb Is Delicate Task

PARATROOPER'S WIFE RELEASED ON BOND   Fatal Shooting of Sailor Admitted by Her

“$18 Air Base Unit” New Name for Field   Lieutenant in W. A. C. First of New Officers Here

AIR FIELDIS NOW OFFICIAL PART OF TCC   Arrival Date of the First Carrier Group Is Not  Yet Determined

Why Nazis Lost Bomb Race (Fifth Story in Serie: German Persecution of Jews Cost Victory in Atomic Race

Why Nazis Lost Atomic Race   Persecation Dreve Jewish Scientists Beyond The Reich—Others Fled Hitlerite Way Of Life—V Bombs Bad Cheice

Nazis’ Way of Life Cost Germany A-Bomb Possession  - Supermen Drove Good Scientists Away   Beaemriea at AAaannace

Nazis’ Way of Life Cost Germany A-Bomb Possession  Supermen Drove Good Scientists Away Because of Meanness

BRITISH TAKE JAVA PORT AFTER SKIRMISH   Indonesian Official, Appearin Un der Flag of Truce, Says Sine Fired On Enelish.

Easy Fighting Ends On Okinawa As Yanks Meet Jap Troops, Air Attacks

Prober Squelched In Sharp Exchange   Two Government Officials In Disagreement Over Attitude Of State Department Men

Byrnes Calls Hurley’s _ Story ‘Bunk’  Sees No Reason   Sees No Reason For Probe of Department Aids   Claims Issue Dodged

Byrnes Declare: Hurley’s ‘Charges False   Secretary of State, Former Ambassador Politely but Firmly Accuse Each Other in Hearing of Prevarication

BYRNES, HURLEY TRADE CHARGES OF FALSEHOODS   GOP Solon Squelched After Making  Insinuation

YANK GENERAL BRINGING REDS TO CHUNGKING   Chinese Civil’Strife Vanishing As Talks Begin  Today

END OF CHINA’S TROUBLES SEEN   Communist Leaders Come To Chungking For Unity Talks

Weeping Child, Mother Relate Jap Atrocities   Yamashita Hears Filipino: Describe Bayonettings ; Speed Asked in Case

‘We're Ready For New Job’—MacArthur   General Makes Bid For Major Role In Final Defeat Of Japanese

M Arthur Aims At Tokyo Goal  5.W. Pacific Mission Ends With Capture «OF Island Capital

M’Arthur Bids For Role in Drive to Tokyo   Considers Job in Southwest Pacific Command Finished

‘REPORTS OF RESISTANCE TO OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN LAND CERMANY CRADUATTY CROW

American Officers Helping to Foment Unrest by Their NE. aternizina’’ in Germany

Resistance in Japan Reported  Situation Not Yet Ae Wowie   Situation Not Yet As Dangerous: as In Germany

Improve Your Lawn Now! WITH DON'S PEAT HUMUS [all Vlace. GANA —AG   NEW STORE HOURS

Diocese Convention May ’ Attract More Than 250   Sessions Monday Will Be Heid at St. Andrew's Eviscoval Church

Yank Forces Score Gains  Tn All Sectors   Japs Compressed Into Southern 13th Portion of Island.

Naha drome captured by U. S. forees  Nimitz breaks a AS hanr gilence

Sixth Marines Take Naha Airfield   Seventh Infantry Oceupies AH the Chinen Peninsula. Spearheads Cutting Up the Eneny Remnpnants«

Americans Close In For ‘Kill’ On Okinawa; Foe Eyes Decision ‘At Home’   Conquest Virtually Completed Or Island After 68 Days; Gives U. S. Super - Air Base

SEIZURE OPENS ROAD 10 BONN AND COLOGNE   Patton’s Third Army Also Driving Deeper Into Germany

STRONG POINT. ~ ON SIEGFRIED LINE TAKEN   SCIMIDT, STRONG FORTIFICATION ON SIEGFRIED LINE; CAPTURED BY ANERICAN FIRST ARMY   By JAMES L, KILGALLEN Ynternaltonal News Hervire

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa! News Service)   TOWN OF SCHMIDT, WHICH BLOCKED ROUTE TO RHINELAND IS CAPTURED

OPA, REP. ANDERSON BARE FOOD PLANS   Seek to Correct Distribution; Want ‘Liberated Countries Start Producing

Victory in Europe Announced Tuesday Morning — President Asks Citizens to Observe Day of Prayer an Sunday, May 13.

Official Text of © Proclamation of   Victory by Truman   We Join in Offeting Thanks to Providence Which Has Guided. and. Sustained Us in Days of Adversity, He Soys 

fext of Pres. Harry Truman’s Speech Today   Sunday, May 13, Is Proclaimed A Daw af Praver

lTraman Hails Final Victory Over Nazis  STIFF FIGHTING JOB   Will Not Be Completed Until Last Jap Division Has Surrendered Unconditionally, President Adds; Asks Nation Not To Forget Its Hero Dead   Churchill Says We Must Not Forget For A Moment Toil That Lies Ahead   President Designates Sunday As Day Of Prayer For Offering Joyful Thanks

Vichy Servile, Yielded to DeGaulle to Nazis, Petain Witness Says Come to U. S.

Late News Bulletins   British Aid Russians Carine For Freed Prisoners”

Japanese Communists Cheer New Freedom Of Expression   “Banzai” Parade Staged by Anti-Imperialists While General MacArthur Puts Restrictions on Japanese Imports 

YANKS PROBING INTO NIP MONEY SECRETS   Emperor’s Sacred Spot In Tradition Jolted By  Communists

Anti-Imperialists Parade In Tokyo; Turn Backs  On Palace of Kmperor   Hirohito’s Sacred Position Given Jolt as Group Pays Tribute to MacArthur for Their Release

ANTEMIKADE GROUP STAGES TOKYO PARAGE   NIPPON WAR MONEY SECRETS PROBED BY U.S. SLEUTHS

Communists Demonstrate In J apan  Parade as Yanks Dig into Nippon’ s  ‘Financial Morasc

Japanese Turn Backs On Palace   Anti-imperialists Stage Demonstration

JAP IMPORTS RESTRICTED   MacArthur Ordes Issued As Communists Cheer New  Freedoms

Sen. Vandenberg Accepts FDR Bid   Agrees To Go To Frisco Security Conference

VANDENBERG 10 ATTEND PARLE}   Accepts FDR’s Invitation To San Francisco

Weather Statistics   Vandenberg To Attend San Francisco Conference

FDR’s Letter to Vandenberg Cheers GOP   Assures Legislator His Invitation to Security Meeting Has No Strings

Meeting Tackles 2 Tough Problems   Vandenberg Accepts Bid To Conference In San Francisco

Vandenberg Accepts Bid  aE7cll Den-nama Dclacata   Will Become Delegate To World Security Meet at San Francisco

Vandenberg Accepts Bid   Michigan Senator Says He Will Attend S.F. Parley as Delegate

Vandenberg Given Freedom of Action At Security Meet  Troman Designated Liaison Man Between White House,

Exchange of Letters With President Clarifies “Right of Free Action.”

VANDENGERG Td BE A DELEGATE   Exchange of Letters With FR Clarifies Right of Free Action.

Vandenberg Accepts No-Strings Bid To United Nations Security Session

Pioneer LeMars Business Man Died Saturday  _ John Poeckes Had _ Lived Here For Over Half Century

Pioneer LeMars  Business Man’  Died Saturday John Poeckes: Had  - Lived Here’ For: Over Half Century

SGT. §. D. BROWN ‘WAS KILLED. IN PACIFIC AREA   Former Concord Marine Paid Supreme’ Sacrifice  On. March 19th ~

Chinchilla Farming and Watermelons Up for Senate Consideration This Week

Special Legislation Facing. Congressmen   Chinchilla Farms and _ Watermelons Among’ _ . the Issues.

Now Stationed at - Camp Bradford, Va.   Marlen Roger Owen Now at Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Training Base.

McKean County to Date Has Raised $1,080,000 or 60 Percent of Its Goal In the Victory Loan Drive

Sth War Loan Drive Ends December 8th   County to Date Has Raised 31,080,000 Or 60 Percent of Goal

Hunters Mistake Girls For Deer, One Fatally Shot   Sister Sustain  Critical Wounds

TRUMAN NOW IN THE WEST   ‘PRESIDENT FLIES TO OLYMPIA AND PLANS SEVERAL DAYS OF RELAXATION

rohe Reveals azis Executed oseph Morton   > War Corresponden Was Captured in Slo—-vakia Last January

AP REPORTER EXECUTED BY NAZI SOLDIERS   Investigation Reveals Fate Of Joseph Morton, Long Missing

Nazis Executed A. P. Newsman Joseph Morton Was  Takan in Slavakia

AP WAR WRITER KILLED BY NAZIS   Joseph Morton Executed After Capture in ' Slovakia

DAWSON GETS HEAD START   Will Sit in on n Clemency Hearings Tomorrow With Bloss

DAWSON GETS HEAD START   Will Sit in on og Hearings - Yomorrow With Bloss

INVASION OF BORNEO STILL IS UNVERIFIED   Oil - Rich Islands Are Center Of Pacific War Spotlight

CROP GOALS TO CHANGE LITTLE   Farmers Will Be Asked To Produce About Same Amount As This Year

Overall Crop Goal For 1946 Set Hight   Same Drop, Livestock Volume Needed

Sharp Reduction In Egg, Poultry Producton Seen   Large Slashes Also Likely For Important Oil-gearing Crops

; Organized Resistance On Okinawa Appears At End; “Trap Closing On Shuri Garrison; Naha Mopped Up

Key In Nix Defenses  Isolated   End Of Organized Enemy Resistance On . Ysland Believed Near

Organized Nip Resistance. On  Island Ended   Tenth Army Yanks Pursuing Crippled Remnants Of Rising Sun’s Once VST.      Trap On City Of Shuri Is Closed   Radio Tokyo, Meanwhile, Admits Japanese Losses On Vital Island Are "Gradually Inevensing?

Defenses Split, Are In Multiple Fronts   Japs Not Withdrawn Killed or Captured; Mud Holding Up Conclusion of Campaign; Nips Unable to Set Up Defenses

Jap Resistance Is Broken; 61,519 Defenders Die   Yanks Tighten Double Ring Of Steel Around Fortress Of Shuri

Trap Closed On Shur Town While Marine; Complete Mop-Up Of City Of Naha

Yankees Close Trap On Shuri: Jap Loss High   Americans Cut Through Both Flanks To Isolate Shuri Kev Point.   END NAHA MOP-.UP

d Nearing . Okinawa; -uble Ring ‘iawn Tight   Heavy Enemy Losses Revealed By Nimitz

ORGANIZED JAPANESE OKINAWA RESISTANCE APPEARS BE ENDED   TENTH ARMY YANKS PUR..  SUING CRIPPLED, DISORCANIZED REMNANTS’

YANKS CHASE DISORGANIZED NIP FORCES   ' Troops Close Trap on Shuri Town as Radio Tokyo Admits That Japanese Losses Are “Gradually Increasing.”

Organized Nip Resistance On Island Is Ended   Americans Pursuing Crippled, Disorganized Remnants Of Once-Rowerful Garrison

Okinawa Drive Continues In Favor Of Yanks   10th Army Finds Nipponese Army ls Disorqanized

Japs’ Resistance on Okinawa Seems  to be Ended Today   Yankees Throw Double Ring Around Falling Shuri Defenses

Tokyo Admits  Losses Are Heavier Now   Marines Complete Mop-Up of Naha as Other American Troops Pursue Remnants of Island Garrison Into Final Holdout Area

OKINAWA FIGHT SEEN NEAR END   G's Throw Double. Ring - Around Shuri Defense

End Of Organized Resistance Near On Okinawa; Jap Defenses Weaken

Organized Jap Resistance on Okinawa at End   Tenth Pursues Disorganized, Crippled Nipponese Garrison; Swift Gains Break ap Stand

Routed Units Flee Riddled Shuri Region   ‘Tokyo Admits Heavy Losses as Americans Drive at South Coast

Organized Resistance Nears End   Tenth Army Yanks Pursue Remnants  Of Once-Powerful Garrison on Okinawa

DISORGANIZED DEFENDERS IN FULL RETREAT   Tenth Army Yanks Close Trap on Shuri While Tokyo Admits Losses  increasing  MAPPING IP IN NAWA

Japanese ° On Run In Okinawa   Organized Resistance Seems At An End As Yanks Chase Foe South After Shuri Is Cut Off

YANKS PURSUE FLEEING FOES, CLOSE ON SHURE   Marines Complete Mop-Up Of Naha; Enemy Admits Critical’ Situation

OKINAWA FIGHT NEAR MOPPING UP STAGE TODAY   Yanks Chase Fleeing Japs; Close Pincers on Shuri Garrison

- Organized Resistance On Okinawa Is Ended; ’ 61,519 Japs Are Killed

Organized Resistance Of The Japanese On Okinawa Appears To Have Ceased

Yanks Pursue Remnants ot Jap (Garrison   Push South So Rapidly Retreating Japs  Unable To Set Up New Defense—Mop Up Naha

Shuri Garrison Circled, Naha Mop-Up Finished, Yokohama. Saka Leveled

Jap Resistance On_ Okinawa Collapses   Survivors Of Once Powerful Enemy Garrison Fleeing, With Tokyo Admitting End Of Organized Resistance Near.

Yanks Snap Trap Upon Shuri Nips   Marines Spear South So Swiftly Enemy Unable To Set New Lin

Jap Power On Okinawa Weakening   Organized Resistance Nearing End; Double Ring Around Shur

Anglo-Americans Consolidate Hold On Bank Of Roer   2d. Oth Armies Within 25° Miles Of Duaseldorf;  Alsace Nazis Weaken:

Last Vestiges Are Gone in Ardennes Bulge; Allies Hold Lead Ali Along Front

THIRD ARMY ADVANCES — THREE MILES   ‘Patton’s Men Spear Thru to German Border

THIRD REACHES RIVER BARRIER   Gains Up to Three Miles or 20 Mile Front; 9th, Bri- * tish Hold Roer. 94):   OFFENSIVE DWINDLING

ALLIED TROOPS HOLD INITIATIVE ON WEST FRONT   Third Army Advances Up Ta Three Miles In Erasing Last Of Nazi Bulge

AMERICANS STRIKING ON WIDE FRONT GAIN THREE MILES AND REACHOUR RIVER LINE BARRIER

THIRD ARMY ADVANCES 3 MILES   Spears to Nazi Border, Mopping Ur Ardennes Salient

MAKE GAINS ALONG TWENTY-MILE FRONT   U.S. NINTH AND BRITISH SECOND WIDEN BREACH IN SIECERIED LINE

3rd Army Pushes To Nazi Border   Yanks and British Wheel Into Positions to Resume  Allied Offensive

Allies Hold Initiative On Entire West Front   U.S. Third Army Troops Striking On 20Mile Front In Luxembourg And Belgium ‘Makes Gains; Nazis. Stopped In Alsace.

Third Army Force Gains Wipe Qui Ardennes Bulge   Our River Reached by Armies Under Patton; Allies Regain Initiative on Western Front

érd Army Advances  3 Miles   Western Front Picture Brighter Today As Allies Regain Initiative

THIRD ARMY IN DRIVE UP TO BARRIEF   Last Vestiges of Ardennes Salient Wiped Out. British Second Also On Advance.

Patton Reaches Germany's Our River Frontier   Third Army Strikes On 20-Mile Front In Luxem: houre. Relcium.

ThirdArmy — Pushes Ahead To Our River   Allies Holding Initiative Along Western Front

Mazi Drive In Alsace Dwindles Out   Allies Hold Initiative All Along Winding Western Front

Third Army Units Gain Three Miles: Reach Our River   Allied Armies Hold Initiative All Along Front

Third Army Advances 3.5 Miles on 23-Mile Front; — Other Unit at Our River.

Patton's Men Reach Our River on Wide Front   Allied Troops Get Set for Renewal of Offensive

U.S. Third Army Drives to Our River; Allies Maintain © Offensive All Along Front

PATTON'S MEN REACH THE OUR RIVER BARRIER   ALLIES NOW HOLD THE INITIATIVE ALL ALONG WEST FRONT

Allied Armies Hold Entire Western Front   Germans’ Offensive In Alsace Dwindles Rapidly

YANKS GAIN 3 MILES; WIDEN. SIEGERIED GAP   Third Army Reaches Sur River on Frontier: Other Troops Extend Breach in West Wall.

3rd Army  Rolls Up to Reich   Last of Nazi Ardennes Bulge Erased; Drive in Alsace Blunted

AMERICAN 320 ARMY ADVANCES ON LONG FRONT   U.S. Forces in France On The March Everywhere

Allied Troops Hold Initiative On West Front   Third’s Roll-up Wipes Out Last Vestiges of Ar dennes Bulge

Yanks Smash To Border on 20 Mi. Front   Germans Engaged In Large Scale Troop Withdrawal

PATTON'S UNITS REACH BANKS OF OUR RIVER   Allied Troops Hold Initiative All Along Western Front

Reds Roll Over Nazi Forces as Allies Take Over Offensive Alona Entire Western Front   Soviets Bypass Poznan in Two-prong Drive Carrying Them to the Brandenburg Border; Allies Storming Into Siegfried Defenses

U.S. 3rd Army Gains 3 Miles To Our River   Allied Troops Hold Initiative On Wesiern Front

‘Third Army “Advances tc Our River   Roll-Up to River  Frontier Wipes Out » Last of Ardennes  Bulge; Hold Initiative

Bulge Vanishes As Yanks Reach The Our River   Allied Troops Hold Initiative On West Front

Allied Armies Hold Initiative Teday on Entire West Front   Springboard on Roer is Strengthened by Ad vancing Forces

U. §. THIRD ARMY ADVANCED UP T0 THREE MILES TODAY   Reached the Our River Barrier to Germany; Struck on a 20-Mile Front.   2 ARMIES CONSOLIDATE   The Third Advance Wiped out Last Vestige of the Ardennes Bulge.

LAST VESTIGE OF SALIENT WIPED OUT   Allies Hold Initiative All Along Western Front   RUSSIAN DRIVE   Telling On German Army; Push Within 25 Miles Of Dusseldorf

3 Mile Gain On The West Front   U. S. States Third Army Strikes Nazis on 20Mile Front   ‘REACH RIVER BARRIER   American and British Sol diers Consolidate Their  Forces

Third Army Reaches Oui River Barrier to _ Germany GAIN UP TO 3 MILES  Steady Flow of Heavy Rail Traffic East Is Reported

Drives Slice Reich InTwo Down Center  7th Army 25 Mile: From City, Reache Austrian Border   Swift Advance

THIRD ARMY PUNCHES OUT 3-MILE GAIN   U. S. And British Troops Consolidate Hold On Roer River

U, S. THIRD ARMY GAINS THREE MILES   Initiative Held By Allies On All Fronts

GERMAN BORDER SPEARHEADED IN FINAL MOP-UP   Marshal Von Rundstedt’s Forces Fall Back on Broad Stretch Between Holland and Saar

Nazis Back In Siegfried  Line Defenses   Three-Mile Gains Made Against Litle Opposition

US. Third Ar “my At Our River In 3 Mile Advance   Siream [s Last Barrier to Germany in Ardennes Area Where Bulge Has  Been Wiped Out   Yanks And British  Now Inside Reich   Only 25 Miles From Dus seldorl; German Offensive Against 7th Arniy  Is Crushed

Allied Roll-Up Erases Final Bulge Vestige   Third Army Gains 3 Miles to Reach Our River Barrier

Strike Over 20-Mile Front In The West   Allied Troops Hold Initiative Along Whole Line

CLEAR LAST OF ARDENNES AREA BULGE      U. S. Ninth and: British Second Armies Consolidate Hold on the Roer’s West Banks—Drive on Seventh Army Stops.

YANK ADVANCE ERASES ALL OF BELGIAN BULGE      Allies Hold Initiative All Along West Front, Nazi Drive Dwindles Out

Allies Hold Initiative on West Front   Advances Made Along Entire Line; Roer Springboard Tightened

Nazi Drive In Alsace Fades Out   British and Americans Pull Up to Roer and Our Rivers As German Troops Trek Eastward

YANKS REACH RIVER BARRIER TO GERMANY   Northern Forces Consolidate Hold. “on Roer River Bank

Final Mopup Being Made of Ardennes Salient  Third Army Gains More Territory

Patton Spears   . . Forward fo German Border   Allied Forces Now In Position for Major Offensive

ROER RIVER WEST BANK   Initiative Is Held By Yanks And Britons , On Western Front

Allies Hold Initiative on Entire Front   Final Vestiges of  Ardennes Bulge Wiped Out As Hold in North Is Combined on Roer

VISUAIIZES “SPACE: SHIPS  UNCHING P.O WER FUL *‘ ' ATOMIC’ BOMES ‘AND  a BWIRT PELOTLESS  PLANES. pena

Air Superiority For United States Urged By Arnold   Chief Of Army Air Forces Advocates Program For Nation's Defense  ATOMIC BOMB IS

ENEMY FLELo AFTER LOGING O-TAY BATTLE   Great Victory Over Japanese Opens Port for Possible U. S. Landinas.

Chinese Foochow Victory Opens East Coast Port to American Army's Invasior

Foochow Falls To Reinforced Chinese Army   Great Victory Comes After Nine-Day Battle To Open Major Port

FIVE DIE FROM POISON DRINKS   Eight Others Seriously Ill At Alton, Ill.

“Up Front With Mauldin” New Famed Doubhboy Cartoons, Are to Anvear in TRIBUNE Starting Today

New Series, ‘Sweatin’ It Out,’ Starts Today; Artist Is Mere Kid Who Might Have Been Cowboy

ANT FRANCO RESIGNATION   French Call on Allies To Invite Spanish Leader To Relinquish Power

French Foreign Affairs Committee Demands Allies Be Urged to Invite Spain's Franco to Resign

Group Urges France To Ask Franco To Quit   Wants France To Cut Relations with Spain Tf Leader Refuses

Wisconsin River Mills, Dam in Town: Of Plover Acquired by Consolidated

Civilian Meat Supplies To Hit ‘New Record Peak   155 Pounds Per Person Estimated Amount  Available Next Year

AMERICANS = T0 EAT MORE MEAT   Civilian Supply Expected To Reach 155 Pounds Per Person Next Year

MEAT SUPPLY EXPECTED 10 RISE. IN 1946   O,.imistic Outlook Indicates End Of Rationing By Jan. 1

‘Communist Stronghold Surrounded   Chinese Troops Drive 35 Miles In Short Time   WEATHER

Allocations Announce: For Numerous  Postoffice Buildings In This Area.

New. Post’ ‘Offices: ed eye ‘Proposed At Heiiry,Lacon.: Granville

400 Idaho’ Veterans Are Taking Advantage of Vocational Rehabilitation

SERVICE PLAN “OUTLINED IN: ~ SPEECH TODA)   ‘PRESIDENT ASKS LAW. REQUIK. ING YEAR OF TRAINING — "FOR YOUTH OF NATION -

Year's Military Training Urged For All Youths   President Truman Places Security Program Before Congress Today   CONGRESS ASKED TO APPROVE MOVE  mea wee S66: == ee +. =

Bry FUGENRE RURNS   Other details of World-wide re. action on Page 4-A,

To Take Witness Stand   Five-Star General To Testify Before Pearl Harbor Groun

Want Testimony Before General Goes To China    Sen. George Thinks It Important To Hear Former Chief Of Staff ‘Right Away’

Gen. Marshall to Testify Before Probers of Pearl Harbor Attack Before He Takes New China Pos

MARSHALL WILL TELL HIS STORY IN HARBOR QUIZ   Committee To Hear General Before He Leaves For New Post In China

Military Acts Again Studied By Quiz Body   Republicans Protest End of Questioning In State Department

Hull Excused From Stand  Due To Cold, Bad Weather   Several Of Questions Remain Unanswered

Gen. Marshall May Testify in Pearl Harbor Case   Senator Cites Importance of General’s Par In Sending Warning Before Japanese Sneak Attack; Hull’s Appearance Delayed

SEEK REASON POR DELAY IN WARNING ADE   Pear! Harbor Board Wants to Hear General Before He Leaves for China.

Former Chief Of Staff To Leave For China In Few Days   War Department Alert Sent To MacArthur in Philippines Delivered 3 : Hours After Attack

Marshall May be Witness   Pearl Harbor Inquiry Group Want to Hear Him Tell His Story

Facts Asked Of Marshall   Will Appear Before Quiz Group ‘At Once

FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF WANTS TO GIVE FACTS      Anxious To Tell What He Knows About Pearl Harbor Before He Leaves For New  Assignment In  China.

Ex-Army Chief's Version Of Jap Attack Wanted   Investigators Seek Testimony Before He Departs For Orient

Marshall Will Be Called To Witness Stand   Pearl Harbor Probers  Plan Questions

Hard Course Is Charted  For Germany   Final Sentence of Long Document Is Ominous for Japs

Long Document Contains Only Hint of Soviet Attitude Toward Japanese Fight; Conference Dealt Mainly with Many European Tasks

Maps 5 Power Franco Barred   CONFERENCE IN BRIEF — Highlights of Big Three  Report on Potsdam.

Agreement ; Is Reached on  Reparations   Spain Blackballed From Membership In United Nations

Communique Silent On Reds’ Intentions In War on Japanese   Council Set Up to Write Peace Treaties With Defeated Satellites of Axis;

Results of historic Potsdam conference  revealed to public  Communique silent on part   Communique silent on part Russia will plav in Jan war

Council To Write Big Power Peace for Europe Is Set Up; German Industry Is Limited   Plans To Collect Reparations from Germany Are Outlined in 6,000-Word Communique from Truman, Stalin and Attlee; Slap Is Given Franco Government; Indirect Reference Is Made fo Japs

LL Decisions Are Reached  By Big Three   Mechanism to Write Peace in Europe Set Up; Reparations Fron Germany Are Decides

Potsdam Report Silent on Reds’ Role in Pacific   Super-Council Set Up to Write Treaties Of Peace; Slap Given Franco Spain; Plans For Defeated Germany Outlined

Mrs. A. G. Simms Dies In Chicago Hospital   Funeral Services Here Thursday for Nationally Prominent Republican Woman and Civic Leader

MRS. RUTH SIMMS DIES      Daughter of - Mare Hanna More Than 40 Years in Politics

Officer Reports Seeing Telegram At Flensburg Sent From Berlin By Jeseph Goebbels

Navy Chiefs Favor Draft In Peacetime   Nimitz, Halsey Inform House

NORWAY’S FATE MAPPED IN 1939   Cold- Blooded Treachery Revealed In Official Records Of Nazis

Nazis Planned Norway Thrust Farly in War   Record' Shows Naval Chief Was Seeking Bases for U-Boats

Raeder Led Plan Invade Norway  War Crimes Trial Reveals Treachery

RAEDER PLOTTED NORWAY INVASION, DOCUMENTS SHOW   War Crimes Court Told Admiral, With Dr. Alfred Rosenberg, Sold Hitler on Idea.   MUSSOLINI’S PLEA FOR TRUCE REJECTED   Records Reveal Il Duce Asked Nazis to Cease Fighting 24 Hours After March . Into Poland.

Treachery Against Nation Revealed rE Nation Revealed  Records Show Admiral Raeder  As Leader Of Norway Invasion

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TO BLAME IN NORWAY PLOT   Planned Invasion, So!d Hitler With Idea, British Charge

WPB Reconversion Plan for Civilian  Goods in Effect  Step Taken Because of War Progress and  Cantract Stannagesc

WPB Reinstates Nationwide ‘Spot Reconversion Plat   Action Puts Plan Back Into Effect In 184 Industrial Areas

CONTINUED HEAVY TAXES PREDICTED   Postwar Budget Estimated at 25 Billion Dollars by House * Group Head.

OUTLOOK FOR LOWER TAXES ~~ REGARDED FAR FROM BRIGHT   CONTINUED HEAVY LEVEE AFTER V-J DAY ARE LIKELY, MOST CONGRESSMEN  AGREE :

STIFF POST-WAR TAXES FORECAST   Debt Reduction Program Could Bring Increase

AWAIT FINAL owe OF   Wide Cleavage Between Hitler and His Generals Reported

New Fighter Plane That Appears fo Fly Backward Said Highly Maneuverable

New Pursuit Plane That Flies ‘Backward’ Being Tested Under Army's Eye

U. S., Britain Ask Evidence  From Russia   Want Facts On Polish Underground Arrest To Break Deadlock.

U5., Brifain Demand Rus: Explanation   Soviet Requested to Produce Evidence Against 16 Leaders

SEEK TO TAKE POLIon aPLiT FROM PARLEY   U. S. and Britain Would Make Dispute Purely Problem for Big Three.

U.S., Britain Ask Russians For Full Evidence on Poles   Plan to Remove Polish Issue From Security Conference

Russia Asked — To Give Grounds For Polish Arrests   U. S. And Britain Demand Evidence On Underground Leaders

Evidence on Poles ‘Demanded   U. S., Britain Take Action to Break New Deadlock in Big 3

Ask Stalin To Present His Evidence... . . U.S. And Britain Demand That Russia Explain The Arrest Of Sixteen Poles

DEMAND RUSSIA  GIVE EVIDENCE  AGAINST POLES POLISH LEADERS’  ARREST AFFECTS BIG THREE UNITY

Polish Controversy And Island Controls Forced Issues At World Parley

Ask Russia For Polish Evidence   Request Is Aimed to Break Deadlock Over Poland-Try for Unity

Polish Row Slated For Sidetrack   Dispute May Be Moved From Mainline Of The Conference So Other Work Can Proceed

Reds’ Evidence Against Sixteen Polish Leaders Asked By US. and Britain

Polish Issue Still Keeping Allies At Odds   U. S. and Britain Demand Russia To Show Evidence Against 16 Arrested Polish Leaders.

U. S., Britain. Enter Dispute Over Poles   Demand That Russia Supply Evidence Against 16 Arrested Leaders

Ask Reds for Data, Report   Evidence Against 16 Arrested Poles Sought

ROCKFORD LISTS FIVE NEW GASES   City Officials Consider Delaying Opening Of Schools

‘THREE ARE REELECTED   Butell, Noe, Hayden Will Serve as County AAA Committeemen

ADVANCING ON STETTIN   Soviet Breakthrough Toward Berlin Is Expected, Claim

Kussian Forecs Drive Within Sight Of Stettin   BATTLE FOR RIVER CROSSING ON WAY   Decisive Break - Through Before Berlin Expected Soon

Break-Through Before Berlin © Expected Soon   Red News Blackout Continues All Along Eastern War Front

Moscow Says Nazi Lines  Must Break   Soviet Forces Try To Crumple Defenses North Of Berlin

AID SOVIETS ALONG FRON)   Russians Close In on Danzig,  Baltic Coast

U. S. Bombers Aid Russians On Baltic   Fight Talks Made To People B; Hitler, Goebbels, Hint At Purge

Yank Flyers Aid Russian Baltic Push   Break-Through Before Ber. lin Imminent, Is Moscow Report.

(Back of the ‘Headlines   Charter Given. New Meaning by East Asia Developments

Former Satellites Of Reich May  Plead Cases Soon  - Big Five Foreign Ministers Plan September Meet

Big Five May Give Former Allies Of ‘Axis Chance To Plead Their Own Cases

yeep e Sony       Action Near   Ex-Axis Countries May Present Facts

Mobs Kill 35  lwtl.4 Ca--tAd JOUCU FOILS Northern Italians Demond Food, Work And Thorough Purge

ANTI-FASCISTS DEMAND PURGE   Demonstrators Ask More Bread and Work

@ ROAMING WITH ROBB   Human “Guinea Pigs” on Test of World-Circling Flight Service

Transport Takes Off This Evening On First of Round-World Flights

a swewererererrnreees  Human “Guinea Pigs’’ on Test of World-Circling Flight Service

SLOAN IS ENDORSED   Topeka Bar is Backing Attorney for Federal! Judgeship

Fyrsrit 70,006,000 _ of Natives fo Rosist Efforts of Holland --Fq Rule Over Them   PURLISHER DIFFS

Pioneer Fruif Plane Awaited   ‘Ship To, Arrive This. Afternoon For Carqo

PLEA FOR ECONO ISSUED BY GATES   gars of Unbalanced Bedeet Are Cited at dont Assambly Mectine

ILA LED CARR iy PEEA EER EOURGE  SUE BY GATES   Lanecrs of Unbalanced Bu dz ret Are Cited at Ssint Asse mbly Mectins

War Is Hell!   Trainee “Flying” 54 Missions Doesn't Want Another  Tay,

CLAIMS OF JOBLESS TO BE INVESTIGATED   eee, ee  Applicants Must Show Proot _ Of Effort To Get Work

Coal Strike Peace Parley In Adjournment   Schwellenbach To Keep Trying For Compromise

Truman Certain To Make Many Cabinet Shifts   Changes Will Be Gradual; Hopkins Rosenman Quit

OTHER OFFICIALS, INCLUDING HOPKINS AND ROSENMAN, ‘ARE ON-THEIR WAY OUT   By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON International News Rervine

Hitler’s Body Identified, Reds Believe   Soviet Reports on Examination of Charred Remains

HITLER’S BODY BELIEVED FOUND   Russians Say One of Bodies Found Burned in Ruins of Reichchancellery Almost Positively Identified.

Body Found in Berlin Identified With Fair Certainty as That of Hitler. Russian Source Savs

Think Hitler's Body Found  identified With Fair Certainty, Russ Say

REDS IDENTIFY HITLER'S BODY   Russians Fairly Certain of Corpse Following Careful Examination

CHARRED BODY IS FOUND IN RUINS OF CHANCELLORY   IDENTIFIED WITH FAIR CERTAINTY, SAYS RED SOURCE

Report Hitler’s Bedy Identified   Kivesian Source Saye He Almest Certainly Died of Poison —Not “Ofticial”’

IDENTIFICATION IS FAIRLY SURE, OFFICIAL SAYS   Taken From Ruins Of Fortress Under Reichschancellory

Russ Identify Hitler's Body   Goebbels, Family Also Found Dead; Poison Indicated

Charred Body Identified with Fair Certainty   Reds Give No Hint On Disposal of Nazi Leaders’ Bodies

Adolph Hitler’s Body Found and identified With Fair Certainty   One Of Four SmokeBlackened. Charred Bodies Found By Russians

Four Bodies Discovered In Fortress   Evidence Points To Hitler’s Death By Poisoning

Russians Fairly Certain Body Found in Berlin Is That of Adolf Hitler

REDS FAIRLY CERTAIN OF ITS IDENTITY   Corpse, Badly Charred, One of Four Found in Ruins of Underground Fortress Beneath the RDaichechancoallaryv.

HITLER'S BODY IDENTIFIED IS RUSSIAN CLAIM   Found In UnderGround Fortress of Chancellory

sur Bodies Discovered; Burned From The  Flame-Throwers   YMPTOMS OF POISON   o Hint Given As To How His and Other Bodies Were Disposed Of

IDENTITY OF CHARRED CORPSE ALMOST CERTAIN   Poison Said Cause of Death

Charred Remains Gne Of Four Found   Examination Of Body By Russian Physician Showed Man Almost Certaanly Died Of Poisoning.

Russians Believe Hitler's Body Has Been Identified   Corpse Is Fuehrer’s “With Fair Certainty;" Poison Brought Death

Bory of Hitler Found by Reds   Soviets Sure That Charred Remains Are Those of ‘Fuehrer

SOVIETS FIND - HITLER'S BODY   Identified With Fair Certainty, High Russian Official Says

Adolf Hitler's  Body Believed Found in Ruins   Smoke-Blackened Body Identified With Fair Certainty As That of Fuechrer

Local Temperature   Russians Fairly Certain Corpse Of Hitler Located

Hitler’s Body. Shows Poison Caused Death   Russians Now Fairly Certain of Identity Of Blackened Corpse

Russians ‘Fairly Certain’ of  Body Being That of A. Hitler   Charred Body Had Evidence of Death By Poisoning; Goebbels Had Given Poison to Wife, Children, Self

Tests Prove Fuehrer Died Of Poisoning   Identify Body Found Under Reichschancellery By Teeth, Other Marks.

Hitler’s Body Found Under Ruins Of Berlin, Russian Source Reveals

BODY FOUND IN BERLIN BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THAT ADOLE HITLER   HIGH RUSSIAN MILITARY FORCE SAYS IDENTIFICATION FAIRLY CERTAIN

‘One of Four In Fort Under Chancellery   Death Due to Poison Identification Made _.. Fhronoh Teeth  __

Body Believed To Be Hitler's  Found In Chancellery Ruins   Corpse, Smoke-Blackened And Charred, One Of Four Discovered By Russians: Soviets, After Careful Examination, Single It Out As That Of Fuehrer

CHARRED CORPSE LOCATED UNDER GREAT FORTRESS   One Of Four Identifiec By Russians, Leaves Little Doubt

Body Of Hifler Believed Found By Soviet Army   Identity Fixed Wtih ‘Fair Certainty’ By Russian Officials

HITLER'S BODY IS REPORTED IDENTIFIED   Russians Almost Certain of identity

Corpse Identified With “Fair Certainty” As That of Hitler   BERLIN, June 6 (AP)-A high Russian military source said to day a body in Berlin had been identified with fair certainty as that of wml& La talee

Russians Fairly Certain Hifler's Body Identified  7 Exomination Hints

INSPECTION OF TEETH AND OTHER MARKS I$ MADE   Indications Point to Death From Poison of Fuehrer

FOUR CORPSE DISCOVERED ‘IN BERLIN   Examination Shows Person Died Of Poisoning   ALL BODIES   Badly Burned But Study Of Features Removes Most Of Doubts

HITLER'S BODY IDENTIFIED BY RUSSIAN ARMY   Charred Remains of Nazi Fuehrer Said Found in Underground Fortress Under Chancellery.

Examination Gives Reason To Believe It Body of Fuehrer   By JOSEPH W. GHIGG, JR. Representing the Combined American Press

Believe Body Is Hitler’s   Though Badly Charred Identity Seems Sure;.  Doctor Says Poisoning Probably Caused Death

Believe Body of Hitler Located   One of 4 Charred Corpses Found By Red Army Forces Under Reichschancellory

HITLER'S BODY BELIEVED FOUND   Corpse Of Goebbels In Same Fortress, Russian Dispatch Reports

Say Remains Can Be Identified With Fair Certainty    Discovery Made In Ruins of Underground Fortress, Is Report

REDS ALMOST CERTAIN OF DISCOVERY   Chorred Body Found In Fortress Under Chancellory

One Of Four Burned Bodies Found Beneath Reichchancellery; Little Doubt It Is Body’ Of German Fuehrer,   BELIEVE HITLER DIED OF POISON

BODY BELIEVED TO BE HITLER'S   Smoke-Blackened, Charred Remains Found in Underoround Fortress.

THINK HITLER AND GOEBBELS TOOK POISONS   Russian - Found Bodies Checked As To All  Known Features

‘HITLER BODY’ 1S EXAMINED   RUSSIANS SAY ONE OF FOUR   GHARRED BORISS BELIEVED . TOBE. THAT OF FUERRER

Reds Discover Charred Body in Chancellory  Identification Is Believed Certain:

Smoke-Blackened and Charred Body of Fuehrer Reported Discovered by a High Russian Military Source

Red Source Says Hitler Body Found   Russians Say Charred Corpse Identified With Fair Certainty.

REDS BELIEVE HITLER’S BODY FOUND IN BERLIN   Identify Corpse With Fai Certainty After Teeth Examination

BODY FOUND IN BERLIN BELIEVED TO BE HITLER'S  as ne   identification Reported Made By Russians With Fair Certainty

Hitler's Body Believed Found   After Careful Search Of Teeth, Other Trait! Reds Single Body Out

Body Found By Russians Has Been Identified With Fair. Centainty As That Of Hitler

‘Remains Have Been Partially Identified   By JOSEPH W. GRIGG (U. P. Staff Correspondent) (Representing the Combined  Ti & £=WDMepace)

One of Four Corpses Said To Answer Description Of the Missing Fuehrer   IS VICTIM OF POISON

Soviets Claim Body Of Hitler Believed Found   Practically Certain of IdenUficution, Reds Report; Find Four Charred Bodies

Reds Sure They Have Found Adolf’s Body   Corpse Is Located In Great Underground Fortress Beneath Reichschancellery

REDS NOW SURE THEY'VE FOUND BODY OF HITLER   Military Source Feels That There’s Little Doubt Of True Identification

Local Government Virtually Assured More State Money   Some Ohio Lawmakers Irked by Presence of Local Officials In House Gallery—Pension Study Authorized—Bill To Dry Up Rural Sections Sidetracked Legent of the Haunted House

 LEGISLATURE House Fe avors Lower Figure   Figure For Local. Govern: “ments May Be Fixed At 316,000,000

ALCTDES GAMACHE OF PURITAN DIES   Funeral Services for &§ Year Old Pioneer to Be Held Wednesday.

Japan Reports American Transports Moving Into The Ryukyus Operations

JAPS SAY YANK FLEET MASSED CLOSE TO ISLE   Reported Preparing Fo Landings 325 Miles  From Japan

Japs Report More U. 5. Transports In Okinawa Area   Enemy Loses 17 Vessels in Sea And Air Action

British, Russian Sphere Influences in Europe’ Gaid Inevitably Exist

U.S. Agrees To British, Russ ‘Orbits   State Department Bares Understunding Reached at Yalta

Duce Abduction Details Cleared  By Nazi Officer   German Giant Assigned By Hitler To Kidnap Axis Partner From Badoglio

BRITISH POLICE HIT INSYRIA   Fren ch Shells Do Damage Before “Cease Firing’

HOUSE VOTES TO BAN 3.2 BEER ON SUNDAY   Measure Put Through With Twi Yotes to Spare und Sent to the Senate.

Control Over 3.2 Beer Is Proposed   House Passes Measure to Halt Sunday Sale

O00 TONS OF BOMBS FALL ON FOUR JAP CITIES   B-29’s and Mustangs Busy After Raid at Midnight

Jap Homeland Hit Again by Bombers   Jap Vessels Sunk by MacArthur Planes

Support Voted Gen. DeGautlle   Conference Vote Ends Nine-Day Crisis in France

Textbook And Veterans Bills  Pass Senate Sharp Debate Is  ON eat panne a:   Sharp Debate Is Engaged in Over Trustees’ Pay

School Books Are Discussed By Lawmakers   Bill Passed in Senate Extending to Grade Schools Multiple Adoption of Textbooks.

Everywhere Germans Are Reeling Back Before One Of Mightiest Assaults Of Western War— Dozen Towns Taken   1,200 PRISONERS IN HANDS OF AMERICANS

Cologne or Rhine ls 19 Miles Away   Beat Off Gorman Counter. attack Beyond Shattered  Roer Line

Hammer Out Four Mile Gain Through Broken Roer Line; Enemy Opposition Moderate

Assault Launched To Wreck Nazis West of Rhine   First, Ninth Armies Less Than 19 Miles From City of Cologne

Jap Plane Losses Mount To 731 In Task Force Assault   U. S. Escort Carrier Lost In Iwo Battle 

CARRIERS BAG 731 PLANES IN NIPPON RAIDS   JAPANESE CONVOY SMASHED OFF INDO-CHINA

Navy Flyers Smash 731 Enemy Planes In Raids on Japan  Nimitz Releases Report , Vacks Dam ware   Nimitz Releases Report On Task Force Blows; Take Luzon Airfield

Luftwaffe Hes ~ Soins ist of ~~ Nazi Suicides   Von Greim, Successor to Goering—Kills..-Self At Hospital

Luftwatte Head  Drinks Poison   Marshal Von Greim Commits Suicide In Salzburg Hospital

KILLS HIMSELF   Marshal Von Greim, Last Chief of Air Forces,  Swallows Poison

Luftwaffe Chief Ends Own Life   Von Greim Takes Same Kind of Poison As High Command Colleagues.

Poison Kills Successor To Goering   Last Luftwaffe Head ' Also Ends Life After Capture

NAZI AIR MARSHAL COMMITS SUICIDE   Von Greim Dies by Own Hands in Solzburg Hospital

ASK FOR FEDERAL AID   92 Counties, Including Douglas, Want Farm-to-Market Roads

BUCKNER LOOKS FOR CAMPAIGN’S END IN ONE WEEK   Flame Throwing Tanks Lead Latest Attack On Southern Plateau; 10th Army Spears Ahead.

JAPS TRAPPED IN SMALE AREA   Lt. Gen. Buckner Says Enemy Cannot Last Another Week.    DRIVING ACROSS PLATEAU

ABOUT 10,000 JAPS REMAIN TO BE WIPED OUT ON HARI KIRI PLATEAU SAY ARMY LEADERS

YANK SOLDIERS AND MARINES BATTLING AHEAD IN OKINAWA  AMERICANS FIGHT BEHINI FLAMETHROWING TANKS

Only 10,000 Troops Left On Island   Enemy Expected to Be Smashed in Week; New Suicide Attacks

BUCKNER THINKS FIGHT WILL END WITHIN A WEEK   REMAINING JAPS COMPRESSED INTO 8 SQ. MILE AREA

Resistance May End In Week, Says Buckner   10,000 Japanese Now Compressed Within Eight-Mile Area

New Borneo Invasion Indicated, Says Tokio   Big Increase In U. S. Naval Forces Reported At Okinawa, Where Ground Campaign Is In Its ‘Final Phase:’ Truk Declared Bombarded.

3 Commanding Heights me In Japs’ Ha   Suicide Aerial Attacks Are Renewed By Nips

Nips Holding Last Three Island Hills   Suicide Air Attacks Are Renewed by Desperate Defenders

Flamethrowing Tanks Lead Way For Doughboys   Gen. Buckner Says Entire Island Should Be Secured For Allies Within Week

Fiame Throwing Tanks Pace Yanks Pushing For Quick Okinawa Cleanup

BIG FLEET ON WAY TO BORNED FOR THIRD RAID   By-Passed Truck Shelled;  Action Off Okinawa  Worries Nips

Flame Tanks Pace Yanks In Final Plunge   U. S. Fleet Patrols Range Half Way to Japan; Suicide Blows Resumed

Tanks Loosen Enemy's Hold On Okinawa Hill   Eight Square Miles Remain of Foe’s Great Stronahold

SHOULD BE ELIMINATED IN A WEEK   Late Front-Line Dispatches Estimate 10,000 Enemy Troops Now Remain on Island—U, §, Troops Fight Forward.

OUT IN BATAVIA   Nationalists Told British Will Resist All Attacks

British Tanks and Troops Are Rushed To Strategic Positions in Indonesia

Pearl Harbor Inquiry Explodes With Charges Of Witholding Witness

robe Charged             Army-Navy Plot Against Witnesses Jaimed; Records Reported Missing n Japan’s Coded Warning of Attack

Sergeant Hensel Gets Bronze Star   Decorations For Heroism Given Amputee Case

Soldiers Who Mistre: ated Patients Courtmartialed   Testimony Developed During House Investigation Of Veterans Administration Reveals Civilians Quit Jobs Because Of Injury

JAP PRINCE REQUESTS SYMPATHY OF U.S.   Wants Happy Relations Be: tween Two Countries

JOHN GARNER IS 77 TODAY   Golden Weddlng ‘Anniversary to Be Celebrated Sunday

30 Superforts And Crews Saver By Iwo Jima   4,000 Marines Paid With Their Lives For Costly Little Island.

JAPS ON IWO STILL WAGING STIFF BATTLE   Steadily Dwindling, But Well Organized, Armed Pockets of Stubborn Nips Fight On  MELDS ARE NOW IN USE

Dividends Already Coming In While Final Fighting Still Under Way

Iwo Airfield Has Saved 30 B-29s;  Fight Continues   Marine Casualties Num ber About 4.000; fight: ing Still Fierce in Mope up Onecrations.

WO AIR STRIPS SAVE 30 B-29'S   Marine Dead Put At 4,000 In Battle For Island

WO ISLAND NOW SAVING MANY B-29S   Yanks On Final Mopup of 26 Day Old Iwo Battle

Iwo Has Saved 30 Superforts   Believe 4.000 Marines Slain in Fighting on Little Island

Iwo Jima Has Saved Thirty Superfortresses And Crews From Possible Destruction   Costly Island Pays Dividends; Ground Fighting Continues On Bitter Scale

Henry Ayres Namec New Aeronautics Board Member  Activated Sept. 4, Group to Promote  7 a , ae ee aes Co a

GOVERNOR NAMED BOARD MEMBERS FOR AERONAUTICS BODY  _ AYRES, BUCHANAN AND  _ PROUTY.HEAD NEWLY  CREATED COMMISSION 

Dramatic Junction of U. S., Soviet Forces Expected at Any Moment; Stuttgart Seized, Munich Threatened

Meeting To Be Dramatic In  Its Effect   Captured Hitler Orde Of Day Forecasts Collapse Of Organ ized Resistance.

LORD HAW HAW. TO BE HANGED   House of Lords Turns  Dewn Sentence Anneal

i  Lord Haw Haw Watches Hope Diminish in  ‘In His Fiaht for Life

Bears Hate Game Wardens  Michigan Recluse Goes to Bat to Keep His Animals

Light Weeks Of Training  Vor First Army   Then to Pacific Arriving There About December 1]

Jesse Jones Splits with FR In Yielding Post to Wallace   Commrce Secretary Bitterly Protests Appointment of ‘Inexperienced Man’

Occupation Is Expanded About Tokye   Technicians Land  On Southern Tip Of Kyushu Island

‘MacArthur. To Create Four Man Advisory Board  ‘IN RULING JAPAN _ THROUGH HIROHITO  Occupation Troops Ex pand Foothold More  Than 700 Sq. Miles

LARGE-SCALE LANDINGS SET FOR TUESDAY   American Technicians Make Prenarations for 1,500,000 Occupation Army.

13,000 Troops Are Landed af Yokohama Port   Southernmost Island Of Nippon Will Be Taken Over Tuesday

Victory Bond Drive - Goes ‘Over The Top   Sales Reach Two Million Mark in County Cam be ne ee

WAR BOND TOTALS REACH $3,316,617   Final Figures for County __ to be Received This — . ~ Week.

Ruhr Devastated By 8,000 Planes   Defenses Shattered; Big Area in Flames

Enough to Make Unit. ed Nations Operative; Precedure Argument May ‘Put Off Meeting

Stettinius Says Enough Nations Ratify Charter   Only 29 Of 30 Approv ing Countries Necessary For Organization

THIRTY NATIONS SIGN DOCUMENT   Stettinius Makes Announcement to Preparatory Commicsian.

30 COUNTRIES RATIFY CHARTER   Stettinius Reports One More Than Necessary Approve UNO Setup

30 Countries Ratify United Nations Charter   Stettinius Makes Announcement At Meeting Of Executive Committee.

30 Nations Have Ratified’ United Nations Charter   United Nations Organization is Now a Reality.

30 Countries Ratify United Nations Pact   Controversy’ Develops Over  Procedirec.

30 NATIONS RATIFY CHARTER   ONE MORE THAN ENGUGH TO PUT IT INTO EFFECT 

Enough Ratifications In For U.N. O. To Organize, Argument Delaying Start   Executive Committee Having Procedure Troubles While Stettinius Pushes for Getting League Func‘ ions Begun

30 Nations: Ratily UNO   Tl Countries’ Have Deposited Ratifications

Frisco Charter is Given Existence by Vote of 30 Nations   Stettinius Announces Ratfication of Pact in  London This Morn

REVEALS THIRTY NATIONS RATIFY LEAGUE CHARTER   ONE MORE SIGNER THAN NECESSARY, SAYS STETTINIUS

'30 Countries Ratify iUnited Nations Charter   Brings Organization Into Existence; Spiit On Time of Assembly

U. S. Soldier Held 30 Day: as a German   Captured by His Own Troops After Suffering Wounds

Yank Has Harrowing Month: Is Held By U. 5. As Wounded ‘Nazi’ Prisoner

Wounded Yank Spends 30 Days Trying To Convince Army He Wasn‘t a German

American Soldier Spends 30 “Harrowing Days’”’ As War Prisoner—Of U. S.

Yank Soldier, Captured by Own Troops, Spent 30 Harrowing Days As Wounded “Nazi” Prisoner

Message Predicts War Spending Will Drop During Year   Only Forecast Made by President in His Message to Congress is That Enemies Will Be Totally Defeated When Fighting Ceases   CHIEF ITEMS IN ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES

President Asks 83 Billion In Budget Sent Congress; 10 Billion Variance Seer

Parley May Decide Red Role In Pacific   London Expects Change In Neutrality; Lack O Berlin Coordination Leads To Unrest

May Be Big Subject At  Conference.         Soviet Authorities Still In Complete Control In Berlin. Food ‘Reserves Not Being Madé Available. Frene h Make Move ~

WIDE RANGING PLANE FLERT HITS KYUSHU   Southern Belt of Suicide Air Bases Is Target for U.S. Assault.

Aerial Softening of Japan Put On; 24-Hour Basis’   Thunderbolt, Mustang Fighters Join Attack,  Tokyo Radio Asserts

Aerial Softening Up Of Japan On A Round The Clock Basis  JAPAN HOARDING PLANES FOR END  Promises That Entire Force Will Be Used At Proper Time

Light Planes Follow B-29s Over Kyushu   Aerial Softening Up Forays Continue Round-the-Clock

Strike At. Japanese — Airdromes   SEEK TO KNOCK OUT BASES  FROM WHICH SUICIDE PLANES ARE LAUNCHED BY JAPS

SOFTENING UP OF JAPAN ON 24-HOUR BASIS   Fleet of Light and Medium Planes Hit Bases From Which Kamikazes Launch Attaeks

Yank Blows af Airbases Cited By Enemy Radio   Daylight Raids on Kyushu Come after New B-29 Attacks

SRD NiP OIL CENTER HIT BY B-29$   Refinery On Honshu Is Destroyed By 50 Superforts

FLEET OF 10D HATS oUIGIOL PLANE BASES   Tokyo Broadcasts Report of Attacks by Bombers from Okinawa.

Raiders Mostly From Okinay Rake Targets For An Hou Follow One-Two Punch On J. War Plants By B-29s.   ROUND-THE-CLOCK FORAYS CONTINU

F ighters Sweep Over Suicide Plane Bases   Enemy Waits. Chance to Throw ‘Wnbeatable’ Air Force at Yanks

Shipping Deficit Hampers Relief For Europeans   Food, Clothing, Supplies Inadequate; Showdown Is Expected Very Soon

Showdown Appears Developing Over ‘Failure Of Relief Program In Europe

Near Crisis Over Relief Failure   UNRAA Blamed For Failing To Provide Adequate Supplies For Freed Countries

FOOD SHORTAGES IN FREED AREA BRINGS RUMPUS   UNRRA Under Attack, With Lach of Cargo Ships Held Largely Responsible

FREED NATIONS DEMANDING FOOD OF UNCLE SAM   George Bill Is Passed by House To Open Door to  Wallace Appointment

SHOWDOWN APPEARS BE DEVELOPING AS DUE TO RELIEF FAILURE  ANGLO-AMERICAN FAILURE TO PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, CRITICIZED

Foreign Relief Showdown Nears  Complaints Puzzle UNRRA Officials

Showdown on Relief Looms  UNRRA Offcials Puzzled by Attacks ~—-Not Responsible

Showdown Develops on Allied Failure to Provide Supplies For Liberated Nation:

SENATE COMMITTEE FOR RATIFICATION OF WATER TREATY  SENATE ACTION ON PACT  : EXPECTED SHORTLY AFI

BERLIN'S END 1S MATTER OF SCANT HOURS   Hitler Reported Leading Defense But Some Rumors Have Him Dying or Possibly Dead.:

Soviets Slice Berlin’s Last Defense Area   Tanks Break Line Around Tiergarten; Fall of City Near

REDS REACH LAST POCKET IN BERLIN   Resistance Is Confined to ' 8-Sq. Mile Area

CLINAX OF BIG FIGHT Io AT HAND      Marshal Stalin Hopes To Hav Greatest Symbolic Victory 0 War, Capture Of Berlin Fo: May Dav Present   NAZIS HAVE STRONG FORT IN TIERGARTE!

Moscow Says City To Fall On May Day   Battle For Berlin  Reaches Its Climax In Fanatical Stand

Soviet Tanks Smash Inio liergarien  Moscow Dispatcl Save Army Set

BONDS CRIPPLE TOKYO PLANTS   March 9 Attack Cuts Output 20 Percent For Three Months

Measures Taken To Curb Japanese Suicide Atfacks, Simpson Asserts

Missing British War Bride, Located At Dubuque With Iowa Lover, Disappears

Chennault Is ‘Shocked’ by Adverse Criticism of Government of China

China Regime Is Defended By Chennault   Retiring Veteran of Chinese War Raps American Critics

Air Force Leader Admires Chinese   Retiring After 8 Years In Asia, Chennault Decries Criticism  Of Government Of China

Near 25 Billions Asked — For Navy, Huge. Postwar Fleet Is -Conteniplated*”

POST-WAR NAVY TO BE GREATER   THREE TIMES BIGGER THAN PRE-WAR STRENGTH

POST-WAR NAVY OF 1191 SHIPS IS ADVOCATED   House Committee Recom:mends $26,879,546 Budget For 1946

Rev. Earl Dale Baptist Pastor To Storm Lake  Resigned Local Pastorate Effectiv:

Rev. Earl Dale Baptist Pastor. To Storm Lake   Resigned Local Pastorate Effective ‘September 1

Relax Curfew In Holy Land   Release Nearly 400 Arrested For Questioning

Yanks Gain On All Okinawa Sectors   Smash Fanatical Counter Charges; Truman Promises ‘Overwhelm-

Smash Jap  Attack On All Sectors   Veteran First Arney Is On the Move ‘Toward The Pacific, Marines "Fake Supar Loat Win

Captive Of Nazis Describes Savage Attack By Dog  Ra C2 te   Polish Girl Tells Of Mistreatment

German Officials Says ‘Big Three’ Parley Is Under Way In Romania

B-17 Gunner, Listed Missing, Declared Dead   S/Sgt. Harold “Dei” Vance Had Completed 28 Missions Over German Territory

Draft Quotas To Rise Sharply Next 6 Months   Undersecretary of War Says Only National Service Legislation Can Solve Problem

DRAFT CALLS WILL DOUBLE, LEADERS SAY   Army ond Navy Chiefs Appear Before House Committee

It Wasn't So Tough, Was It? ‘Reveal OPA Eyed Rationing Of \Clothing, Soap, Milk And Coal

RATIONING COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE   CLOTHES, SOAP, MILK AND COAL WERE BEING CONSIDERED BY OPA

. re : . . 9 You Thought Rationing Tough?  Take a Look at What We Missed

SIMPLE FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY FOR ROOSEVELT   Caisson Will Transport Body From Station To White House East Room   PRIVATE BURIAL IN HYDE PARK SUNDAY

Only A Few Will Attend Final Rites   Services At 4:00 P. M. Today At White House. Burial Sunday At Hyde Park Home President Truman to Altend

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Burial Will Be In Hyde Park Sunday   President Truman And Cabinet Will Meet Train As It Arrives In Nations Capital

Simplicity Is Marking Rites In East Room  Bishop Angus Dun Of Washington Will Officiate

Roosevelt's body to rest at Hyde Park  Limited group to  ottandad lect wrtoc

SOUTHS FLOOD THREAT INCREASES   ENGINEERS PREPARE TO OPEN RIVER FLOODWAY NORTH OF BATON ROUGE.

Floods Menace Lower V. alley Of Mississippi      Engineers: an Use. Of Floodw: vay. To Ease Pressure on Levees:

FLOOD STRAINS VALLEY LEVEES   Floodway On Mississippi To Be Opened; Day And Night Vigil Kept

Monte Belvedere In Italy Captured   Drive Threatens Massa and Carrara, Famed Italian Marble Centers.

Officers Hunt — For Balloon in -Eastern lowa   Mysterious Craft Reported Seen Near Green Island, Ropes Trailing

Knox Told Of Possible Jap Sneak Attack   Warning Sent Along With Tokyo Message, Says Naval Officer

Tax Cut Unlikely With Nazis’ Fall   May Be Adjustments For Business in 1946

VICTIMS POINT AT IRMA GRESE   TELL OF NAZ@t WOMAN'S GRUELTY TO PRISONERS

FIVE EMPLOYES ARE DISMISSED   Boys Vocational School Officiais to Fight for Rejnstatement.

Eisénhower Has His First Holiday In London Visit      ‘Allied Commander Given  ore Ovation on Night ff.

General Ike’s Ist Night Out In Three Years   Attends Musical Revue With Son, and Omar Bradley—Cheered

Gen. Eisenhower Gets Warm Welcome in London; Enjoys His First “Night Out” in Three Years

GEN, EISENHOWER HAD FIRST “NIGHT OUT” IN PAST THREE YEARS   SUPREME COMMANDER ALLIED FORCES SAW SHOW AND RECEIVED OVATION

Ike, on First Night Off in 3 Years, Receives Plaudits of London Fans ~

CHEER ‘IKE’ ON LONDON VISIT   Supreme Commander En  joys ‘Night Out’, Patton Also Arrives

Te uman Silent On Disturbing Labor Str ikes   Tells News Conference He Has No Information On Reports Hurley Will Re sign Ambassadorship

Truman Silent On Resignations   Hurley, Stimson, Court Comment Shunned in ‘Home’ Press Parley

PRESIDENT TRUMAN NOT INFORMED THAT HURLEY WILL OUIT   ALSO STATED HE HAD NO’ FOUND MAN HE WANTS FOR SUPREME COURT

TRUMAN TO TALK TO HURLEY SOON   Says He’s Unaware Envoy To China May Quit

Allied Fleet On Move Says Tokyo   Homeland Wamed That Nation's Fate Hongs On > Okinawa Battle

Massachusetts Ready To Give Patton Welcome   3d Army Head Due To Land At Bedford Airport With Six Army Plane Escort

Massachusetts In Welcome To Patton   Has Celebration Awaiting Famous Tank General

TOKYO RAIDS SEND JAPS TO SHELTERS   MANY SPEND ENTIRE DAY UNDERGROUND AS AMERICANS BOMB CAPITAL,

Thrifty Banker Confesses Embezzlement Of $279,000 From Company in 15 Years

Wage Resolve Side Tracked Mitts Leader   ClO President Indicates He Will Carry Fight To Conference Floor.

CIO SET-BACK ON WAGE ISSUE IN CONFERENCE   President Murray To Fight For Talk In  Plenory Secsion

Murray Suffers Setback at Meet   CIO Leader Loses in Fight Over Waae Issuc

CONFERENCE SIDETRACKS C10 PROPOSAL   Phil Murray Displays Anger at LaborManagement Meet In Washington.

SIDETRACK » CIO WAGE RESOLUTION   Murray, Angry, Refuses to Attend Committee Meeting

CIO Head Absent  From Conference   Murray Refuses to Attend Subcommittee Meeting

MURRAY REFUSES “NEW WAGE PLAN   Won't Attend Meeting te Consider Substitute for His Plan.

GOP Maps Next Fight  NE a eee   Committee Meets With Congressmen

U.S. Mest Net Repeat Economic Sin, Savs Heover   Former President Warns Against Crippting of Naticn’s Expansion

JAPANESE LIGHT CRUISER 15 SUNK   SUBS SEND DOWN WARSHIP AND. 20 OTHER VESSELS, BOOSTING TOLL TO 979.

U.S, SUBS SINK 9795 JAP SHIPS   Enemy Losses; Include 21 Reported Saturday — Nip Cruiser Among Toll

Second War Crimes Trial in Manila Opens; Yamashita Appeals to Court

 Three-Way Probe Into N. D. Train Wreck Launched   Death Toll Boosted To 34; Complete  Investigation Planned

Liberalized G.I. Bill Advances   “Senate Group OK’s ~” New Aid for Veterans

Restoration of American Liberty Urged  Governors Asked to Support World Charter

Restoration of  American  Liberty Urged Governors Asked  to Support  Ot + oe

Many Important Bills Being Considered At End of Legislature   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent —

CLOCKS: SHOPPED BUT LEGISLATORS STAY ON JOB      Much “Must” Legislation Left for Closing Days

Dardanelles Status New Sore Spot   Turks Hear Russia Wants Strait Redefined

Dardanelles Status Mars Europe Peace   Turks Watch For U. 8S. British Attitude On Demands By Russians

Tu rkey Weighs PublicReaction To Dardenelles   Russia Reporied Seeking Modification Convention Fixing Statons Of Strait

POTSDAM DIARY   CHAPTER SIX BY ROBERT G, NIXON (International News Service White House Correspondent) (World Copyright and All Rights Reserved)

LINER LURLINE DOCKS HAS 545 SERVICE BRIDES   Big Ship Characterized as Great Sea-Going Baby Carriage By GI's

OPA is Trying to Get Better Meat Into the Hands of Corner Butcher

OPA Sets Limit On Best Beet   Seek To Eliminate Black Market Action

Conferes Fail Get Together As Week Ends   200,000 Soft Coal Dipgers Now Off the Job. Steel Furnaces Compelled to Shut Down

STEEL OUTPUT SLUMPS MORE IN MINE ROW   Soft Coal Talks To Resume Today In Capital

HUGE AIR FLEET ~BEASTS GERMANY   THREE KEY RAIL CENTERS SOUTHEAST OF BERLIN POUNDED BY YANKS.

Tito, Allies Near Accord About Trieste   Occupancy Issue Stirs Yugoslavs

Trieste Row Near Final Settlement   Feeling Of Calm Relaxation Spreads

Dispute Over Trieste Near Full Settlement   Tito Reported To Have Accepted Proposals By Gen. Alexander

DISPUTE OVER  TRIESTE FADES      Calm Follows Alexander And Tito Clash

American, British Notes to Tito  Clear Trieste Fuss  Tense Air Disappears From Adriatic Port As Supplies Move In

King Leopold Is Asked To Abdicate   Belgians Wait Tensely for Monarch To Return

Casualties For  British Disclosed   1,427,634 Official Total For Kingdom

BRITAIN LISTS WAR CASUALTIES IN WORLD WAR Il   532,233 Are Dead or Missing; 659,372 Wounded Are Included

KYUSHU GIVEN BOMB POUNDINS   Peace Moves Fail To Halt Mace Arthur’s Program

Jap Cities il Bombed Despite Tokyo's Proffer  MacArthur Tells Of Latest Raids

Situation Now Said to Be Under Control   Followers of Former President Get Credit for Uprising

GOVT QUELLS PANAMA COUP   Surprise Attack On Color Police Station Fails

Brief Revolt in Panama Is Cause Of Four Deaths   Unsuccessful Rebels Reported Supporters Of Former President

4 Die At Colon In Brief Attempt To Start Revolt   Followers Of Arias Blamed . By Panama Government For Unsuccessful Coup

Revolutionary Attempt in Panama Fails With Four Killed And One Wounded In Fighting

Panama Uprising  Is Short-Lived   At Least Four Killed Early Today In Attack On Police Station.

Colon, Panama Has Uprising; Four Killed   Followers of Deposed President Arias. Blamed

Four Killed in Panama Revolt   Small Band of Men Attack Police; Order Is Restéred Quickiv

Nip Revolt In Panama   Four Die in Brief Aftempt to Sieze Police Headquarters

Cold Wave Grips Midwestern Area   Temperatures As Low As 25 Below Zero Reported

Cold Strikes In Midwest   25 Below Zero at Léne Rock, Wis.; Some Relief Farecast

FRIGID WEATHER ENGULFS NATION   Sub-Zero Temperatures Re corded in North, Eastern United States

Cold Wave Sweeping Across U.S.      Subzero Weather Chills Midwest

SUBZERO WEATHER CUTS IACROSS NATION TODAY   Chilling Winter Days Continue To Grip Large Areas of Midwest

SUBZERO WEATHER IN MIDWEST TODA)   Moves’ Across Nation in 2 Sort of Daily Cycle; 25 Below !s Lowest.

HOUSE TURNS DOWN BILL 10 CURB UNIONS   Votes Against Debate On Bill to Prevent Contract Break

Spending Cuts, UNRRA Fund Are Approved   Anti-Strike Bill Hit By House; Hospital. Vets’ Housing Bills Okehed by Senate

Cold Shoulder Given To Anti-Strike Bill   Anti - Racketeering Act Against Unions Shaping; Congress Okehs Spending Cut

Reds Hurrying Sccunation   Set Up Military ‘Administration [In Manchuria, Cage Thousands of Prisoners

START MILITARY LAW IN MANCHURIA   Four Japanese Generals _ Surrender to Russian Troops

Russians Begin ‘Administration: In Manchuria ©   Occupation Procceds Swiftly; Prisoners  Found Killed.

Russia Reports On Manchuria   Thousands Of Japs Surrender-But Soviet Forces Mave Forward.

START MILITARY LAW IN MANCHURIA   Four Japanese Generals _ Surrender to Russian Troops   TAKE 250.000 TROOPS

Reds Hurrying Occupation   Set Up Military. Adminis Thousands of Prisoners

JAPANESE ARE NOW GIVING UF IN MANY AREAS   Formal Surrender To China To Be Signed In Rangoon; Negotiations Started In Burma; Russian Occupation Proceeds Swiftlyv.

Three More State Employes Fired Secretary Bell Says   Seven Ousted in Auto Fee Thefts; All Have Police Records

THREE MORE FIRED IN AUTO FEE PROBE   Brings to Seven Number Let Out by State Motor Registration Office in St. Louis.

Yanks Advance On Okinawa   Flame-Throwing Tanks Lead Way in Advance in Island

Okinawa Baffle A Jap Slaughter   Enemy Dying At Rate Of 1,000 Every Day

Yanks Killing 1,000 Japs A Day   Tenth Army On Okinaws Pressing Ahead With Flame-Throwing Tanks.

Yanks Push Ahead In Flaming Battle On South Okinawa   Troops Slaying 1,000 Japs a Day in Savage Fight ing.

YANK FORCES IN SOUTH OKINAWA PRESSING AHEAD   Led By Flame-Throwing Tanks  UL §. Troops Advance Against Stubborn Resistance —Kill Japs at Rate af 1,060 Daily

LOOTING IN CARACAS   Americans Tell Experiences During Fighting in Capital

Stayed Locked In Hotel Rooms  = = SS  Americans Spent Three Days Of Terror During Venezuelan Revolution

Revolution In  Venezuela One  Of MuehHorror      Americans Caught In Outbreak Sweat Ik Out, Crouched In Barricaded Hotel 3 Nights

Yanks Trapped in Venezuela Tell of  Three Days, Nights of Terror

Americans Flee Venezuela; Bloody Revolution Succeed:   U. S. Citizens Huddle In Barricaded Rooms While Shooting Rages In Streets

Economic Council Turns Out To Be A Key Agency   o=BY JAMES MARLOW—

MISS ALINE HARVEY WED TO ELMER J. SUMNER, SP(A) IN SANDOVAL, OCTOBER 8

Taft Directs Battle For Limit On UNO Obligations   Demands Congressional Approval For Any Steps Authorized By President

NEWSMEN GET PURPLE HEART   Army Honors 11 Killed In Action Gathering Stories Of War

Large Vote Cast Britain Holds Orderly Election; Results to Be Known-July 26

BRITAIN’S VOTE ORDERLY, QUIET   Will Not Know Outcome Until Service Vote Is Counted

HEAVY VOTE CAST IN GREAT BRITAIN   ELECTION TO NAME NEW GOVERNMENT ORDERLY—COUNT BALLOTS JULY 26.

Ballot Count Is Begun in (Great Britain   Result of Election Will Not Be Made Known Until July 26 Day Orderly, Quiet

British Hold Quiet Election Sanaa  ‘Voters’ Choice Of Government  iT 0 Be Announced On July 26

BRITISH VOTING   Results Will Not Be Known Until July 26 After Soldier Vote Is In

Heavy Voting Marks Electior  Britain’s Vote Will Be Counted July 26

Britain's Election  ls Quiet   Free Enterprise System Is Decided At The Polls

PRESIDENT TRUMAN DIRECTS MACARTHUR SHOW HE 15 BOSS   DIRECTIVE MADE PUBLIC

M Arthur Told  TT... ON. fu Use roWwsis   President Orders General to Insist On His Authority

BACKS UP MACARTHUR   President Truman Sends Directive Saying General Supreme

JAP SOURCES SAY HE HAS MADE PLANS   Such a Move Would Mark First Time in Modern History That a Nipponese Emperor Has Gone to Another Ruler.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN DIRECTS MACARTHUR SHOW HE 15 BOSS  DIRECTIVE MADE PUBLIC AS RESULT OF “SMEAR  CAMPAICN” CHARCE

‘Authority of MacArthur Is Confirmed   Directitve Sent Sept. 6 Tells Gencral Not to Let Japs Question His Power as Commander

Only Rain In Southern California As End Of World Prediction Fails

LAUSCHE CITES BiG TASK AHEAL   Governor Reminds State Times Do Not Justify Exultation

LAUSCHE ASKS ~~ QUIET PRAYER   GOVERNOR DECLARES . THAT WAR WITH JAPAN SHOULD . BE REMEMBERED DURING V-E DAY

Man Slain. 3 Shot at Bernalillo   Sandoval County Sheriff Wounded in Main Street Gun Fight

SPREADING RABIES CALLS FOR CONTROL   Law May Be Made Requiring Vaccinations

RED ARMIES ATTACK ALONG EIGHTY-MILE LINE NEAR BERLIN   COAL FIELDS AND ARMS CENTERS OF SOUTHERN SILESIA BTN SEIZED

Schneidemuhl in Reich Encircled   German Officials Reported Quitting Nazi Capital.

RED ARMIES ATTACK  ALONG EIGHTY-MILE  LINE NEAR BERLIN COAL FIELDS AND ARMS  CENTERS OF SOUTHERN GU EGIA RECN Cri7EN

Leaders Summon German People for Last-Ditch Resistance in Capital

Reds Hammer At Frontier Of  German Reich   Yankees Advance Four  Miles On Siegfried Line

Canadians To Vote Today   First Election In Five Years; Believe King’s Liberals To Lead,

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Operators, Lewis Begin Negotiations; ‘Both Sides Hope Strike Can Be Avoided

MINERS PARLEY ON CONTRACT   Both Sides Hope to Reach  Agreement Without  Strike

Upstate New York Black Market Rife   Sift by New York City Committee _ Reports Bad Sanitary Conditions With No Enforcement Sunervision ~

U. 5. BOMBERS HIT GERMANY FOR 23RD DAY   Oil Plants, Railway Yards Are Targets Today

2AAD STRAIGHT DAY OF AERIAL ATTACKS   ‘Heavy Bombing By Yanks In Dortmund Area; RAF Bomb Wesel.

Seven-Pronged Air Attack on Vital Military Installations in Germany

Over 900 Heavy Yank Bombers Hif Oil Plants: RAF Bombs Escape Port

23RD DAY OF AERIAL BLOWS ON GERMANY   More Than 900 U. S. Heavy Bombers Strike SevenPronged Attack In Dortmund Area   INCLUDES OIL TARGETS

—AEBRIAL—  900 Bombers Batter Reich   U.S. Planes In 7-Pronged Attack On Dortmund Oil Plants

Seven-Tined Raid Made by Big  Bombers on Reich  Railyards and Oil Plant Are Main Targets for Yanks

REICH HIT BY  7-WAY AIR RAIL   906 U. S. Heavies Attack Oil Plants, Railroads

Airmen Batter Massed Germans   Thousands Of Enemy Troops Caught In Wesel On Rhine.

Air Assault In 23rd Day  900 U. S. Heavies Hit Oil, Rail Targets

U.S, HEAVY BOMBERS IN SEVEN-PRONGED DAYLIGHT ATTACK  RAF HEAVIES ATTACK —   RAF HEAVIES ATTACK ‘RHINE TOWN, BERLIN AND BALTIC TOWN, SASSNITZ _

OIL BASES, RAILWAYS GIVEN NEW POUNDING   900 U.S. Heavies Strike As Raids Enter 23rd Day

City Suburbs Are Reached By American Army Patrols   Little Resistance  Offered By Japs

Speeding Columns Dash on Without Serious Resistance  yr a Fn ae  SRRer eet  * Pees pee ae leer   First Cavalry Runs Abreast of 37th As Enemy Attacks Harass U. S. Division

TWO DIVISIONS “RACING TO GET IN CITY FIRST   "Capital Reuidar.s May How Hear'U, S. Guns—Capture , Expected Soon

Entrance Awaits Big Gun Arrival   U.S. Troops Held Back Only Because Of Fear Of Japanese Trap; MacArthur’s Headquarters Moved To Central Luzon

Yanks Speed Fast Toward Luzon Capita   Two Units Race to Be First Into the City Once More

ROAR OF GUNS * HEARD IN CITY   Infantry and Cavalry Units in Neck and Neck Push Toward City     NO STAND FROM JAPS   MacArthur Moves Headquarters Into Central Luzon.. Heavy Air Blows Struck

REPORTS PLACE YANKS BEYOND OFAICIAL POINT   U.S. Guns Said In Earshot On Friday, Racing Toward City

¥anks Close ‘In On Manila   37th Division And First Cavalry Race For Honor Of Entering City

37th and First Divisions Race To Reach City   Broadcasts From Luzon Report U. S. Patrols at. Outskirts And Main Army Is Nea

Infantry Having To Bother With Some Enemy Resistance   Cavalry Driving East Unhampered; Patrols Rumored at City’s Outskirts

2.U.S, Armies: Race’ to Enter Filipino ‘City   Jap’ Luzon Casualties _Eatimated at 33 000;  Wonmbe T nan = 220

Two Divisions Continue Race To Enter City   Filipinos Report Nip Soldiers And Sailors Remaining; Numerous Fires, Explosions

MAIN COLUMNS 19 MILES OUT TWO DAYS AGO   Air Observers Report No Sign of Defense Inside Capital

Reports Claim Patrols in City Outskirts   Two Divisions Stage Tight Race to Battle Defenders

Speedy Drive Of Two Units Is Unchecked   Actual Entry Into City, However, Will Await Artillery Aid

AMERICAN TROOPS MOVING SWIFTLY TOWARD MANILA   Supporting Heavy Guns Accompany Ground Forces to Avoid Risk of Japanese Trap.   PATROLS REPORTED IN CITY’S OUTSKIRTS   Pocket - Size Battles Fought With Small but Bitterly, Resisting Groups of Nipponese.

COLLETT HOPES HE’LL BE SPARED AT LAST MINUTE      Condemned To Die Friday for Murder of Elmer McCoy Family, He Pins Faith in Letter To Governor Asking Commutation

Alfalfa Hay In  Ceiling Gain   Other Varieties Of Hay Brought Under Price Con. trol For First Time.

Hay Brought Under Price Control Now.   Ceiling For Alfalfa Increased; Schedules An nounced For All Types

REVISE PRICES ON ALFALFA HAY   Increases Effective on First of May

Up Price Ceiling On Alfalfa Hay   Other Varieties Are Under Price Control For First Time

Beastess — Of Belsen Confesses   Atrocities Admitted by Young Blonde Guard

READ ADMISSION BY IRMA GRESE   ‘Worst Of SS Women” Thinks All SS Members Equally Guilty; Says Himmler Behind It All.

Damage to Manila May Require 15 Years To Erase War Scars   About 2,000 Square Blocks of Philippine Cit Are Destroyed Completely; Only Six Big Buildings North of River Can Be Repaired

Germans Told Entry Of Berlin ‘Imminent’.   Infantry Only 18 Miles From Czech Border; 3rd Army 7 Miles From Chemnitz; Leipzig Besieged

Germans Shell the 9th Army Front, Less Than 45 Miles West of Berlin   American Broadcasting Station Tells German  People That Entry Into Berlin Is hnminent

U.S. Ship: Attack  Corregidor   Tokyo Says Invasion Armada Off Island; Japs Murder Civilians

Civilians Reported Being Burned and Bayoneted by Doomed Suicidal Forces While Frontal Assault on Corregidor Looms With Nip Report That Minesweepers Are Clearing Bay’s Entrance

Japanese Report Invasion Armada Near Manila Bay   Corregidor Guns Prevent Clearing Of Safe Channel

Japanese Murde Manila Civilians  Even Children Found Bayoneted to Death

Japs Say Minesweepers Clearing Channel Between Bataan And Corregidor   Transports Wait To Move On City   Enemy Being Further Compressed In Wrecked, Burning Capital

TOKYOEXPEGTS NEW LANDINGS   Yank Armada Set To Dash Into Manila Bay, Jap Radio Reports

Armada May Rum Gauntlet Of Jap Cuns   Americans Said To Be Preparing To Dash’ Between Corregidor and Bataan for Attack on Philippine Capital

SEA BLOW MAY STRIKE MANILA   Japs Report Minesweepers Clear Way For U.S. Ships

JAPS SAY U.S. PLANS PUSH ON MANILA BY SEA   Tokyo Reports Corregidor Duels With Ships Seeking: to Clear Bay: Bitter Fight  in City.

MINE SWEEPERS CLEAR ENTRANCE TO MANILA BAY   Imminent Assault On Corregidor Island Is Seen By Tokyo

Yank Armada Is Making Dash for Manila, Japs Say  Sea-Borne Assault On Philippine’s City Is Indicated

Japs Say Yanks Prepare To Dash Into Manila Bay   {American Invasion Force Defiant Of Enemy Guns On Corregidor, Bataan:

Battleships Shell Island: Japs Reply   Ten Transports Jammed With Troops Follow Sweepers

Trapped. Foe Put Up Fight   Corregidor’ ‘Blocks’ American Entry into ~Harbor; Japs Turn. -to- Murdering: Civilians

AMERICAN INVASION THROUGH MANILA BAY BELIFVEN BE NEAR   LARGE NUMBER SUPER.FORTS BOMB INDUSTRIES AT NAGOYA, JAPAN

TOKYO EXPECTS YANK INVASION OF MANILA BAY   Nips Report Minesweepers Attempt to Clear Channel Tuesday : 4

JAPS SUFFER ON ALL FRONT LINE SECTORS   Chinese Retake Pingshek; 31 Ships Sunk

Nips Say Yank: Plan Invasion  Of Manila Bay   Declare Americans Preparing Dash Between Guns On Corregidor, Bataan.   CLEAR BAY WATERS

BAY AREA REPORTED   Naval Forces Clearing Water Entrance To ‘Rock,’ Is Claim

MINESWEEPERS ARF CLEARING VITAL CHANNE   MacArthur's Forces Will Rut Gauntlet Between Guns on Corregidor and Bataan.   By LEONARD MILLIMAN ‘AP War Editor)

10 TRANSPORTS READY TOENTER PORT, IS CLAIM   Battleships and Guns On Corregidor Duel,  Japdnese Report

The Weather   Dwindling Hurricane Heads For Carolina:   Storm Which Caused $50 Million Damages In Florida Loses Force On Northward Swing

$50,000,000 Damage In Florida  Hurricane Is Due To Go Inland After Striking South Carolina Coast

V-E DAY MEANS MUCH TO MANY PEOPLE BUT TO ALLIES IT IS JUST A PALE ON WAY TO END IOB

THE  WAR TODAY   To Do To Japanese What We’ve Done To Reich, and Punishment On Germans Are Herculean Tasks Facing U.S,

Japs Depended On Hitler Victory To Aid Them— —By DeWitt Mackenzie  Germans Must Get Just, Stern Punishment

cour HEARS TRAGIC TALES   “LITTLE PEQPLE" OF LUZON TELL OF COLD-BLOODED ‘SLAUGHTER OF. 3" ORTLDREN

ARABS FLARE AGAINST JEW IMMIGRATION   Call General Strike as Protest: Jews on Offensive

Think Body of Gestapo Chief Found; French, Yanks Open Bavarian Alps Battle

Will Not Be Any Match For Allied Forces   Gen. Simpson Says Once They Are Gotten Into Modern Arena Will Be Pulverized.

Simpson Says Japs No Match for U. S.  Generals Arrive Home From Reich Battlefields

Tokyo Says Japan Is Ready To Quit Fight If Emperor Retains Sovereign Powers   U. $. Cabinet Called Into Session As Official Word On Surrender Awaited: Reds Get Offer From Envoy

Beaten Japan Asks Emperor's Sovereignty Be Continued; Big Four Confer by Wireless Phone

‘War Goes On While World Awaits Note   No Official Word Of Sur. render Received; Powers Discuss Tokyo Broadcast

Ready To Give Up Provided Hirohito Can Retain Power: Official Word Is Awaited

HOSTILITIES CONTINUE AS ALLIED CAPITALS STAND BY EXPECTING SURRENDER MOVE   Official Domei Agency Says Proposal to Cease Fighting Has Been Submitted to United Nations Via Sweden and Switzerland   WILD CELEBRATIONS SET OFF IN SOME SECTIONS

Provision Was That Her GodEmperor, Hirohito, Could Continue te Rule His Sacred Island.   'TOP OFFICIALS CONFERRED TODA’   ‘But the War Went On With out a Break; Domei, Japa nese -Controlled Radio,   Makes Broadcast.  Bulletin

‘War Rages On in Pacific ~~ ' As Cabinet is Assembling Waiting For Official New

Wireless Transmission Cut Off in Midst of Statement That Tokyo Desires That All Hostilities Cease

OFFER TO QUIT IF HIROHITO IS LEFT IN POWEF   White House Awaiting Official Bid Afte+s Hearing Offer Over Jananes«e Radio

MORE POPCORN THIS YEAR   Kansas Farmers Planted aa Acres: Some Lost

MORE POPCORN THIS YEAR      Kansas Farmers Planted 4,900 Acres; Some Lost

MERCURY IN A CLIMB   Much of the Snow Blanket Is Scheduled to Melt Today

REDS FREE 1700 FROM: JAP PRISONS   28 Allied  Generals Are  Included

Red Air Troops Readied   Japanese Radio Says Reds Are Ready to Strike

Reds Racing Down Korean Peninsula Opposite Honsht   Columns Roll Toward Port OF Fusan After Liber ating Manchuria

1.700 Allied PWs  Freed By eciete   28 Generals Among Those Reported Liberated

Quisling,'400 Aides Surrender at Oslo   Traitors Await Trial In Gestapo Prison

SURRENDER. OF AXIS NATIONS. — 18 DEMANDED   PRESIDENT ASKS NATION TO HELP BUILD STRONG INTERNATIONAL ORGANFZATION TO PRESEEVE PEACE

NEW CHIEF ASKS VISION, COURAGE AND TOLERANCE      Unconditional Surrender Goal of Allies Renewed in Address

JAPS DECLARED WAR TOO SOON   COMMENTATOR EX PLAIN'S THE NATION’S EPAl ilies

Japs’ Diet Called On  Surrender   Propaganda Hints At Mass-Output Theme

"Ding Dong Daddy's" 40-Year Search — for Happy Home Comes to End in Cell

e e 9 ‘Dine Pong Daddy with 9 ‘Wines Cave Mo mes Sealine Panny Tome

Promise ©  Of White.  Deas   Heavy Snow Expected To Cover State By Tuesday -Night; Moisture a Boon to Wheat

Western Formers ‘Rejoice Over Snow   Get Needed Moisture; Highways Dangerous; Expect Heavy Snow

ROADS ARE SLICK   Heavy Snow , Extending Into Christmas Night Is Forecast

Forrestal Reveals Orders Found In Documents Taken From Jap Cruiser

NIPS SET PEARL HARBOR ATTACK 30 DAYS AHEAD   Jap Paper Reveals Secret Op. eration Order Was Dated Noy. 7, 1941

NEW LIGHT SHED ON PEARL HARBOR   JAP DOCUMENTS SHOW DATE OF ATTACK WAS SET MONTH BEFORE RAID.

Was Paraded As First War Prisoner In Germany In Last War North Carolina Hero Of World War One Is Claimed By Death In Long Beach, Cal.  a 8 2 7 8

an ued Nations Show Uswillingness To Trust— —By DeWitt Mackensie (>)  Big Three Guidance Only Way To Meet Crisis

IFRENCH DECISION TO LEAD SMALL NATIONS BLOC FOR MORE POWER SERVF TO MUDDY THE WATERS

WAR. TODAY   France Threatens To Lead Bloe of Small Nations to Obtain Greater Power At Security Parley

The War Today   French Small Nations Leadership Mav Disrupt World Peace Plans

CONCORD DOF A ‘OBSERVES 15th ANNIVERSARY   Dr. David Goldstein of Bos‘ton Principal Speaker at - West Concord Event

Our Men  Inthe  - Service!   2,000 VETERANS OF ’ PACIFIC WAR ARRIVE

Vanguards  Of Two Are Now United   DRIVING TOWARD KASSEL, 166 MILES FROM BERLIN ° AT MILE-AN-HOUR PACE

SEVENTH ARMY NOW OCCUPIES MANNHED   German Front Has Broken Wide Open Along A 200 Mile Front

Allied Court. To Try Tojo   M? Arthur Forbidden To Arraign Warlord

Gen. Marshall Gets Reception At Chungking   Leaders Of Both Factions In China On Hand To Greet The Ambassador

GEN, MARSHALL AT CHUNGKING   NEW AMBASSADOR TO “CHINA is MET BY REPRESENTA.  TIVES OF BOTH FACTIONS

Both Chinese Factions Greet Gen. Marshall   Leaders Vie in Salutations : To Ambassador

Leaders of Both Factions in China _ Welcome Gen. Marshall at Chungking

CHINESE LEADERS GREET MARSHALL   Members.of Both _ Civil. War Factions on Hand in Chungking

FDR Expected To Give Help For Wallace   Backers of Former Vice President Get Breathing Spell

HOPE FOR FDR MOVE IN FIGHT   Wallace Supporters Wait For Aid in Obtaining  Confirmation

Wallace Bloc  “Seeks Resene By President   Friends Willing Ta Lose « RFC To Win Post

NOW POSSIBLE   Authorized by NHA Because of Acute Shortage in City

Unconditional Resistance  Urged by Nasi.  Savevel Clashes Occur in German Capital

Renort Germany Battles New Internal Strife   Turkey Says Gestapo nd Feces Rioters ‘Clash in Berlin

SMOKING BERLIN BESET BY RIOTS   Beaten People Urged Not To Desert Their Nazi Leaders

(ERMAN MASSES URGED 10 FIGHT ON   CLASHES BETWEEN PEACE RIOTERS AND GESTAPO IN BERLIN REPORTED. —-

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Report Clashes Inside Germany   Leaders Urge People Not To Desert, Demand Unconditional Resistance

REICH CLASHES ARE REPORTED   Nazis Call for Loyalty as Internal Disturbances Flare in Germany

Essen Krupp Plant Within Artillery Range Of U.S. Guns   Germans Claim To Have Repulsed America Attempt To Cross Rhine. Group Of Patrols Cross River.

Americans Are Two Miles  From Cologne   Unconfirmed German Report Says U. 5S. Tanks Crossed Rhine but Were Driven Back; Say Another Crossing Is Imminent

Cologne Battle Flames Near Climax, First Army Threatens City’s Gates;"” Poor Weather Favors German Retreat

Allied Experts Meet Tomorrow   To Lay Plans For War Crimes Trial of Ranking Germans At London.

Filibuster Continues To Hold Up Appropriations   Battle To Kill FEPC  Continued In Senate

DRUG FOR TUBERCULOSIS... ° ti?” GAN BE TAKEN FROM AIR   BACTERIOLOGIST SAYS NEW . “MIRACLE” DRUG SUCCES8: FUL IN TEST TUBE EXPERIMENTS

Atomic Bombs May Force Foe To Quit Shortly   Military Experts Doubt War Lords’ Ability to Hold Out   Pea-Sized Atom Bomb Made  Hole Size of a Large House

Like Quakes  Earth Tremblings In Southern California Resulted During Bomb Tests

Morgenthau To Step Down   When Big Three Meeting Over; Supreme Court Justice Roberts to Retire

-Morgenthau’s . Resignation  Is Accepted   Going To Stay Until Truman Returns From Big Three Conference.   HAS MAN IN MIND

Ireasury Post to Be Vacated Truman Told   Morgenthau Resigns; President Expected to Name Vinson

MorgenthauTo Remain In Post For Time Being:   Will Await Truman’s Re turn From Berlin Meeting Before Leaving  Treasury _

Vinson May  Succeed. _  Morgenthau War Mobilizer.  Tops Long.List f Mpeote ta

‘Morgenthalu Will End Duties  When President Returns  From ‘Big 3’ Parley

Morgenthau Resigns; Stays In Line For Presidency During Big 3 Meet

MORGENTHAU QUITS  POST AS SECRETARY’ TREASURY THURSDAY  OTHER STIRRING NEWS RELEASED BY PRESIDENT 7MTIBCAL TM AnRrce

Morgenthau To Resign After Truman Returns  Justice Roberts Plans Retirement; Ickes Ta Stay In Initaeriag

Morgenthau Quits Post In Cabinet   Secretary. of Treasury Will Stay Until After Big Three Meeting; Justice Roberts Resigns

Truman Silent. On Successor To Morgenthau   President Appoints Others, ‘Moran To Labor Post; Mav Retain. Sec. Ickes

TREASURY BOSS RESIGNS POST   Morgenthau To Remain In Office Until After Bis Three Meet

RUMOR VINSON WILL SUCCEED MORGENTHAU   Truman to Make Selection After Return From Meet in Berlin

Morgenthau And Roberts Resign Posts   Secretary of Treasury And Justice of Supreme Court Leave Service

Speculation Stirred in Capital as Morgenthau And Roberts Quit Posts

Morgenthau to Step Down As Treasury Chief   Mention Vinson as Possi ble Truman Selection to  Be His Successor

Vinson Is Believed In Line for Morgenthau Post  More Cabinet Change: Are Listed as  Officials Leave Jobs

Treasury Secretary  Resigns Morgenthau Sta:  TT aft T2?_. Th   Morgenthau Stays Until Big Three Meet is Completed

Vinson Tops Morgenthau Successor List   Truman to Announce New Sec’y of Treasury After Big 3 Meet

Morgenthau Quits Job as Secretary ‘Of the Treasury   Name Successor After Big 3 Parley; Justice Roberts Resigns from Court

Morgenthau Resigns Treasury Post And Roberts Quits Supreme Court

Morgenthau Te Quit at Keturn  Of President   Truman Will Have New Secretary Named By End of Big-Three Meeting in Germany

UNTIL AFTER BIG-3 MEET   Has Served As Treasury Head For Eleven Years

VINSON RUMORED MAIN CONTENDER FOR CABINET JOB   Vientioned As Most Likely Successor To Secretary Of Treasury Morgenthau, Who Resigned Yes - terday.

MORGENTHAU QUITS: POST IN TREASURY:   Effective When Truman Returns From Big Three Meet  VINSON MAY GET IT

Morgenthau AndRoberts Will Retire   Truman Says Successor To Treasury Head In View; Vinson May Get Post

Morgenthau Quits as Head of Treasury; War Mobilizer Vinson a Possible Successor

Morganthau Leaves Treasury Position After Many Year:   Vinson Tops List For Successor of Long  Time Cabinet Man

MORGENTHAU LEAVES POST AFTER MEETING      President Accepts Resignation and Tells of Justice Roberts Leaving His Position.

MORGENTHAU'S RESIGNATION IS GRANTED OKEH   Will Remain in Office Until Truman Comes Back From Europe

Morgenthau To ‘Quit Following Big 3 Meeting   Truman Accepts Resignation; Vinson Rumored  A 2 Cc, wreeAEee ry 

VINSON TOPS SPECULATION FOR CABINET   Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Will Step Down As Secretary Of Treasury After Parley  ICKES PLANNING TRIP

Morgenthau fo Bow Out When Truman Returns   Successor to Treasury Secretary Will Be Named Then

Vinson May Be Next Choice for Treasury Post   Roberts Resignation. Leaves Supreme Court Vacancy: Also:

VINSON REGARDED AS LIKELY CHOICE FOR CABINET POST  ROBERTS TO RETIRE   ROBERTS TO RETIRE FROM THE SUPREME COURT ON JULY 31

Morgenthau Quit After Showdown   Got No Assurances From Truman, Se He Resigned

Military Rule Over Japan to Spread Rapidh   MacArthur Imposes Censorship on Jap Papers and Broadcasts  IGH Told to Disband

SEIZURE OF TOJO REPORTED ORDERED   ‘MacArthur Said to Have Called for  Arvest of Former Premier in ‘ Roundup of War Criminals.

Nerve Center of Ninponese Militarism To Be Abolished   Allied Commander Orders Imperial General Headquarters To Disband by Tomorrow (U. S. Time); Censorship Is (lamped on Jap Press and Radio: Sixth Army Wil! Occupy Great Naval Base of Kure

Work or Fight Threat Gets Many Men to Transfer To War Industries

IN 4H CLUB FAIR   F Peeenths Annual Event Comes to a Close With  a Program   TWO BOYS WIN BONDS

CROWN CHAMPIONS IN 4H CLUB FAIR   Fifteenth Annual Event Comes to a Close With  a Program   ‘TWO BOYS WIN BONDS

DISABLED MEN GET ATSC JOBS   Skills Acquired In War Combat Valuable For Civilian Work

DE GAULLE MAY GET BID TO CONFERENCE   French Predict He Will Be Asked to Attend Second Half of Bie-8 Meetine.

Two Airmen, Wac Await Rescue in ‘Hidden Valley’ Never Visited by White Man Til Plane Crash Killed 21

In Fantastic ‘Valley Of Shangri-La’ Crash Survivors Are Nature's Prisoners

Future Fleet of U.S. Descrihed  Adequate Force tc Protect Nation

YOr  Germans Stand At Oder to Stop Reds Forseen   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Prace War DPditar

"TRL fl ~~ ATMUNHATTAN   Former Resident Laid To Rest, This Morning. in  angae

TAUK FARREL “FUNERAL rf.) AT MANHATTAN   Former Resident Laid To Rest, This Morning in  Kaneae

: Interpreting The War News— Spring Thaws Will Be But Minor ‘Obstacle In European Advances

Hitler Time Pattern Has Fallen Short   Failed To Hold Russians-in Poland or Silesia, While Belgit Bulge Has Been Erased to Hasten Military Disaster

German Army Chiefs Were Victims of Cat-Mouse Game Plaved by. Zhukov

3rd Gains 20-Miles, Threatens To Cut ‘Germany In Two   Big German Cities Falling Rapidly As Spearhead: Race Beyond Paderborn To Join British; Patton At Lauterbach, Perhaps Beyond.

RUBR REGION GARRISON IN MIGHTY TRAP  BIG CITIES FALL   Frankfurt, Mannheim Weisbaden Taken By Allies

Batter Ahead To 188 Miles From Berlin   Patton Is Half-Way Across Narrow Part Of The German Reich

TRUMAN GIVES WORD OF UNION   Announces Historic Junction But Warns Vast Tasks Still Are Ahead

BIG JOB AREAD, TRUMAN WARNS   Hour Of Final Victory Draws Near, President Tells Nation

TRUMAN DECLARES. ALLIED JUNCTION   Step Toward Goal, Symbol of Collaboration, He Save

President Says Vast Tasks Still Lie Ahead   Meeting of the Two Armies Just Step Toward Final Goals

HUGE CASUALTY LIST FORECAST BY EYEWITNESS   Admiral Forecasts Taking Of Tokyo By Same Methods   INVADERS CHARGING UP ROCKY HILLSIDES

Hard Hitting Marines  Drive Ahead   Defenses of Island's Important Bomber Airfield Penetrated; Initial Progress Js Satisfactory

Front Line Reports Say Fight Costly   Japs Show Base . Near Tokyo To Be Defended To End

Yanks Fight Way Inland From Iwo  Beachheads   Well Established,  But Completing Job ; May. Prove Tougher  Thas on Tarawa

Nipponese Battle Fiercely to Hold Strategic Island   Beachheads Strongly Established by Yank Invaders; U. $. Casualties “Moderate;” Nimitz Confident

Initial Progress Is Reported “Satisfactory”—Task May Be Tougher Than Tarawa

Nimitz Reports U. S. Marines Taking Island   Japanese, Fighting With Fanatical Fury, Using Artillery, Mortar, Machinegun and Rifle Fire in Their Efforts to Hold Back  Leathernecks, Veterans of Many Battles

FIGHTING FIERCE AS AMERICANS REACH AIRFIELD   Beachhead 4500 Yards Long Carved Out as Yanks Drive Over Rocky Island

STIFF BATTLE IS WAGED ON JAP QUTPOS   AIRFIELD REACHED FIGHT AS TOUGH AS TARAWA

AWAIT MOVES — BY FOOD BOSS   Whether Truman Will G've Anderson Czar’s Power Still Mystery

PREMIER TELLS NEWSMEN HIROHITO DECEIVED RY MILITARISTS ON SNEAK ON PEARL HARBOR

Ruler Deceived, Premier Says   Hirohito to Hear Truth, to Be Kept Free of Military Influence, Prince Tells Yanks

Camps Told To Speed Release Ot Veterans   Commanding Officer of Fifth Service Area Urges Faster Release for Those with Points.

German People And Nazi Clique Are Not Same— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (/  ‘Hitler Fears Reds Because Of Double Cross

WAR TODAY   Hitler’s Sacrificing Of Fatherland and Mad Last-Diteh Stand One Of -History’s Amazing Pages

\MADNESS OF HITLER’S LAST DITCH STAND IS ONE AMAZING IPAGES PRESENT-DAY HISTORY

HITLER'S LAST-DITCH STAND  REVEALS DELIBERATE SACRIFICING OF FATHERLAND TO SAVE HIMSELF

Norse Call For Aid Of Sweden  ~ Germans Fortifying  Norwav Renoart

Senator Queries Acheson About Policy in Japan   Ten Questions Asked Concerning Rebuke To Gen. MacArthur

MEET TUESDAY MAY BRING END TO BUS STRIKE   Intra - Labor Disagree ments Still Bog Parley Talks

Greyhound Bus Strikers fo Meet With Employers  Labor Parley Boagaed Down hv

ORDER GIVEN TO QUIT SHIP   Survivor Declares He Heard Capt. McVay Shout Order From Ship’s Bridge -

Abandon Ship Orders Heard,  Survivor Says   Shouted from Bridge By McVay, He Tels Navy Court: Martial

U.S. GIRLS * IN DANGER AT KUNMING   Chinese War Lord's Troops Clash With Chiang

Red Cross Girls Endangered By Chinese Fight   Small Liaison Planes Drop Food and Supplies To Girls and Troops.

Byrnes Assails Army Criticism Of Cordell hull   Republicans Plan To Reopen Pear! Harbor Subject in Congress

Byrnes Raps Army Board for Hull Criticism   Republicans Get Set To Open Subject in Congress; Board Saic Beyond Jurisdiction

Byrnes Criticizes — Army Inquiry Board   Says. Group Over-Stepped in Attacking Hull Policies —

AMERICAN VESSELS SUNK IN. PACIFIC   Escort Carrier and. ‘Mine Sweeper Lost in Enemy Action ‘

JAPS SINK U.S, AIRCRAFT CARRIER   MINESWEEPER ALSO LOST IN PHILIPPINES—CASUALTIES NOT DISCLOSED.

NAVY DISCLOSES GARRIER’S LOSS   Baby Flattop And Mine Sweeper Destroyed In Philippines

Allies Arrest Doenitz, Other German Chiefs   Nazi High Command Disbanded; Gen. Jodl Admiral Friedeberg Taken Into Custody

Adm. Doenitz Arrested AtFlensburg   Nazi High Commane Disbanded Today By Action of Allies

Doenitz and Staff Taken Into Custody   300 German Officers And Other Military Personnel Held

Reich High Command  Disbanded   German Officers Due to Get 10 to 15 Years’ Imprisonment

German High Command Is Disbanded By Allies; All Flensburg Men Arrested

Allies Arrest Nazi Flensburg Government’  All Members Now Wer Prisoners

Small Industry Could Absorb  farm Surplus   It Is Urged As Means Of Balancing Off During Peace Era

AGREEMENT IS NEAR ON JAP CONTROL   ‘Far Eastern Advisory Comm. “To Meet Tuesday

JAP CONTROL IN HANDS OF BOARD   EARLY SETTLEMENT OF PROBLEM SEEMS SURE

FORD 10 STOP BOMBER OUTPUT   Army Seeks New Uses For Willow Run After August

JAPANESE ARSENAL BLASTED BY FLIERS   Destruction Spread Over Large Industrial Area

B-29s Blast Huge Jap Arsenal in Daylight Allack   3,000 Tens of Demolition Bombs Laid in 112 Mile. tndustrial Area

Fierce Battle Is Raging in Kuestrin   Russians Are Only Two Miles From Stettin Ship Basins

Reds Converge On Stettin And City Of Danzig   Germans Annonnces ‘That Russian Troops Have Seized Half of Kue . strin, Key: GQder Fort

Soviets. “Shell Steitin, Nazis Say Half Kuestrin, 38 Miles of Berlin, Falls

FOUR RUSSIAN DRIVES CLOSE IN ON DANZIC   KEY FORTRESS CITY ON ODER RIVER DOOMED

Russians Shell Shipping Center In New Assaults  Armor Spearheads

HeDo FIGHTING THRU oTAEETS FOR KUESTRIN   “Murderous Battles” Raging  Thru Houses Floor by Floor.

Four Spearheads Pointed Against Bombarded Baltic Bastion   Half Of Kuestrin   Germans Say Murderous Battles Raging For Every Single House In City

Stettin Comes Under Fire Of Soviet Guns   Moscow Is Silent About Struggle For Oder Fortress

RUSSIANS SHELL STETTIN; ATTACK DANZIG FROM AIR   ‘Red Shock Troops Capture Half of Kuestrin, Key Oder River Fortress East of Berlin.   SWIFT DRIVE IN NORTH OVERRUNS 300 TOWNS   Hundreds of Tanks Engaged in Battle for Pomeranian Capital — Nazis Lose Heights Near City.

STETTIN PORT, DANZIG UNDER SOVIET FIRE   Nazis Report Reds Seize Half Of Kuestrin  Fortress

LASH ANEW AT DANZIG   Soviet Troops Launch Fourth Drive Aimed At ‘Free City’

Reds Reported To Be Fighting In Kuestrin   Nazis East Of Oder Threatened With Entrapment— Murderous Battles Raging

North Part Of Key Oder  Town Seizec  ‘Murderous Battles’ Rag ing for Every House, Say Germans  NEW RUSS INVASION  Soviet Planes Attacking Port Installations at Danzir

Reds Shelling Stettin Now   Drive Other Spearhead Close to Danzig; Capture Half of Kuestrin

Stettin Brought Under Fire Of Red Artillery   Shock Troops Seize Half of Kuestrin, Key Oder Fortress

FOUR COLUMNS PUSH ON FREE CITY'S DOCKS   Nearest Column Is 10 Miles Away On Southwest

Soviet Guns Hit Stettin;  Spearheads Near Danzig   Half Of Keustrin Captured By Reds

Soviets Shell Steftin; Close [n on Danzig   Russian Army Shock Troops Capture Half Of Kuestrin, on Oder.  Rivar Germane Accort

o HALF OF KUESTRIN HELD BY RUSSIANS   " Four Armored Spearheads __ Drive Close to Danzig   MURDEROUS BATTLES   Reds Strive for Quick Cleanup of Kuestrin; Shift to Siege for Stettin

Stettin Under Artillery Fire As Reds Gain   Nazis Report Half Of Kuestrin Captured B: Soviets; Russ Within 17 Miles Of Danzig

REDS ARE SHELLING STETTIN   Nazis Report Russians Hold Half of Kuestrin

Reds Take Hal Ot Kuestrin States Enemy   Other Soviets Roll Within Two Miles Of Stettin’s Big Ship Basins,   NOCONFIRMATION

Reds Begin Shelling Of Stettin   Half of Kuestrin, Key Oder Fortress, Falls  To Russian Troops

HORINE ASPIRES TO HOUSE SEAT   Myersville Democrat Is First In Field  For Office ~%

Horine Announces For Congress Seat      Statistical Engineer at Fairchild Aircraft Seeks Office

90,000 QUIT COAL MINES, BRINGING THREAT OF COLD THIS WINTER TO HOMES

STRIKES IN 2 FUEL oUPPLY AREAS SPAF AL   With 90,000 Miners and New Oil Walkouts Total IdleHits 400,000.

ADDS NEW BLOW TO STRIKES IN OIL REFINERIES   Schwellenbach Awaits Reply On Order To Accept. Ultimatum

STRIKES HIT FUEL SUPPLY OF NATION   90,000 Soft Coal Miners In Four States Vialk Out

Double Blow ~  At United States Supply of Fuel    Strikes In Coal Mines, Oil Refineries  Grow. More Serious

Secretary Schwellenbach Awaiting Reply From CIO Oil Workers Union On Proposal To End Their Strike     IDLE TX NATION   IDLE IN NATION SET AT 440,000

Tax-Cut Bill  May Run Into  Opposition Senator George  Against Removing 19 000 000 Pawere

New Tax Plan To Go Before Senate Grour      Dropping Low Income™ Bracket Group

GEORGE OPPOSES HOUSE MEASURE   Senator Against Dropping 12 Millions From In come Tax Rolls

SENATORS SPLIT ON TAX PROPOSALS     COMMITTEE FIGHT LOOMS ON  QUESTION OF KEEPING 12  MILLION ON ROLLS.

Tax Slash Bill  Goes to Senate   Relief for Little Felloy Gaining Supporters

SENATE STUDIES SLASH IN TAXES   Plan To Keep Present Income Rolls Intact Meets Opposition

New Tax Plan To Go Before Senate Grour   Opposition Develops te Dropping Low Income Bracket Group

OPPOSES CUT IN TAX ROLLS   Sen. George Leads Move Against Dropping Of 12,000,000 Payers

STREET BATTLES STILL RAGE IN LUZON CAPITAL   Fliers Hit Corregidor Hard; Fighting Heavy on Bataan Peninsula

Japanese Destroy Large Sections Of Manila With Fire   American Forces Prepare Assault Upon Corregidor

Manila Torn By Continued Artillery Fire   Japs Still Hold Strong Positions in South Section of City

Artillery Duels Rage In Blasted Manila   American Armor, Infantry Strive To Wipe Out Jab Enemt

Philippines’ Capital Hard Hit by Blasts   American Armor and Foot Soldiers Trying Te Wipe Out Japanese Who Transferred City Into Battleground

Artillery Duel Roars Over Manila   Fierce Jungle Battle Underway on Bataan; Bombs Hit Gorregidor

Artillery Duels Rage Through Blackened Manila  Corregidor Bombed; Superforts Wreck —  Th 3. fen Thetland -:

Fierce Battle Rages Through Manila Streets   Jungles Fighting Underway On Bataan: Bombard Corregidor,   RAID BANGKOK, KOBE

ARTILLERY DUELS IN STREETS OF MANILA, RAVAGED BY FIRE   FIERCE JUNGLE BATTLE ‘REPORTED UNDER WAY. ON BATAAN PENINSULA

U.S. Doughboys, Armored Units Hit Manila Japs   Artillery Duels Roar Over . City Now Transformed Into Great Battleground

FLEMING 10 TELL OF SOVIET PLANS   War Correspondent Comes For Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Jan. 11

Hatch Protests Fulbright Talk   Radio Broadcast Brings Strong Criticism

 Problem Of What Te Do WithOur ° Sccupied Pacific Bases Now Giving ~ Admirals &nd Generals Bie Headache

N. E. Protest May Boost Shoe Prices   Industry Says Scales Unfair

AWAIT RESULTS OF DDT ON POLIO   AREAS KEPT SECRET TO AVOID STAMPEDE; 16 DEAD, 140 ILL

MANY PLANTS IN OHIO CLOSE ‘AS FUEL SHORT   Scores of Vital War Industries Hit; Lausche Orders State Office “Holiday”: Asks Cities to Join.

WORK HALTED ON NEW FORDS   Strike Forces’ Layoff Of 22,000; Idle Now Total 39,000

FORD LAY-OFFS   50,000 Made Idle by Walk. outs Against Many Of Company's Supphers

Ford Curtail Work, Lays Off 50,000  Says Strike Wave Perils Nation

50,000 More Car Workers Become Idle   Irresponsible Labor Groups Blamed Fo: Ford Motor Layoffs

STRIKES HALT FORD OUTPUT; 0,000 IDL   “SELFISH POLITICS” OF UNION BLAMED FOR TIEUP

Many Laid Off At Ford Plant   Company Drops 50,000 as Labor Issues Seethe —

22,000 LAID OFF AT FORD PLANT   ACTION IS DUE TO KELSEY. HAYES WHEEL STRIKE— HALTS WORK ON CARS.

0,000 Employees Are Thrown Out of Work: K els ey - Hayes Wheel Firm Strike Is Blamed   Layoffs Came on Day When Union Announced Plans for Pay Hike Demand; Entire Industry Affected by Move.

22,000 Lay Off At Ford Plant   Brings Total Strike Idle In Auto Industry At Present To 39,000.

ACTION TIES UP FACTORIES MAKING CARS   Company Declares Strikes by ‘Trresponsible Labor Groups Have Slowed Production.   CLIMAXES STRIFE IN DETROIT AREA   Comes on Heels of Union Announcement It Will Seek 30 Pct. Wage Boost in Auto Industry.

JAMES HARDEN ELATED OVER END OF WAR      Writes Parents From Island in Palau Group

PFC. HALE WRITES FROM PHILIPPINES   Has Four Gold Stars for . Combat Duty

LETTER COMES FROM PFC. F. WARD CLARK   Received by _ Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Clark

FRENCH FORCES IN MIDDLE EAST   London. Views — Situation With Syria and Lebanon as Serious

Coast Guard, Navy Seek Missing Airmen   Transport Crewmen Parachute Into Pacific Ocean

Coast Guard, Navy Seek Missing Airmen  ie eo le Eee (i Sea SI   Transport Crewmen Parachute Into Pacific Ocean

NAVY OFFIGERS ~ ARE PROMOTED   Rank Boosts To Come In Wholesale Lots For Lieutenants

OF NAVAL OFFICERS   More Kank For Reservists; @ Te  Be Eecommendea As Comqadareac

30.000 Freee Men on Way To the U. S.   Only Those Held By Russians and Stragglers Not Accounted For

2,600 Criminals Indicted By Allies   War Crimes Commission  ‘To Hold Men For Trial’

Two-Way Investigations On Tap Following Mass Riots In Honolulu City Section

SAYS MARINE SPIRIT BE LOST IF FIGHTING UNITS ARE MERGED  GEN. VANDEGRIFT, MARINE COMMANDER, OPPOS rh TAH RBMEDPCOD CEDUICECC

Vandeerif t Lauds Two  Unit Svstem   Points to the  Heroic Record of The U. S. Marines

Marine Corps Chief Opposes Merger Plan   Gen. Vandegqrift Says Marine Spirit Would Ebb Under Unification

Marines Chief Opposes Plans To Link Forces   Vandegrift Points To Marvelous Performance Of Devil Dogs In War

Pacific Fleet Casualties 9,731 Bringing Okinawa’s Cost To 46:319:.11.897 Killed:

Pacific Fleet  Casualties Are Placed at 9,731   Brings Total Cost of Okin: awa Campaign to 46,319

hem Still May Be Tried as Criminal —   BRITISH SPOKESMAN SAYS NIP TERMS FAIL TO PRECLUDE CHARGES

HIROHITO MAY STILL BE NAMED CRIMINAL   Terms Do Not Preclude Charges Against Empercr

Senate Joins House Demands   Seek End of Selective  Service On Surrender

Forrestal Visits Battered Iwo   Reports Need For Tremendous Amounts  of War Material.

AMERICAN TANKS AND INFANTRY LASH OUT IN SUR. / PRISE ATTACK ON TOWN HOUSING ENEMY MUNITIONS DUMP AS YANK AIRMEN IN RAID NEAR COLOGNE DESTROY NAZI PLANES PREPARING TO RAID BRIDGES

UNRRA Gets Over Million   Receives Reminder From Congress That This Is End Of Money.

Final Measure Is Adopted by Caustic Senate   Europe Relief Shipments End By Next Year

Observer in Piper Cub Compares Troops Storming Rhine to NY Commuters

Nips Are Urged to Renew Their Confidence   Koiso Says Present War Situation Is ‘Very Serious’

MORE LIBERAL G. . BILL OF RIGHTS LAW   One of 64 Signed by President Before Starting Cruise

President Signs Sixty-Four Bills   One Eavtends Gt Bil Of Rights Another Extends War Vowers  Act Per Stix Months

Winter Grips City; Mercury  Is Down To 29   Continued Cold Forecast For Tonight With Low Of 27; Heavy Frost Due

Mercury Drops 16 ii Degrees During Night   City, Experiencing Coldest Weather Of Year. Shivers Along With Nation

Low Of Twenty hese Here Again Tonight     Anniston And Other Sections Of Country Experience Coldest Weather

FLIER MURDERS BY JAPS BARED   Americans Executed Or Orders From Tokyo, Inquiry Reveals

Truman To Visit Waco; To Attend Centennial Services At Baylor U.

To Visit Baylor At Waco   Truman Accepts Invitation from Bavlor University

PRESIDENT COMING TO BAYLOR ACCEPT HONORARY DEGREE   CHIEF EXECUTIVE EXPECT. ED TO ADDRESS MASONIC GRAND LODGE SESSION

Truman Will Visit Waco Dec. 5, Accept Honorary Law Degree from Baylor

Abilene Plans Homecoming For Ike More Heart-Warming Than Acclaim Of Millions   Kansas To Honor Return Of Native Son {n Purely Civilian Fashion

After Day at West Point, General Eisenhower to Head for Kansas And Warm Home-Town Welcoms

Friday Will Be A Big Day For Abilene, Kansas, As Eisenhower Comes Home

IKE TO RETURN HOME THURSDAY   Abilene Plans Heart-Warming Welcome for Eisenhower

Troops Beyond Kleve; Planes Blast Germans   U.S. Third Army Sends Elements of Three Division: Through New Break in Westwalf. Seuth af Pruoam

Berlin Claims Big Offensive  Awaits Signal   Allied ‘Troops; Widen Gap In Westwall Defenses On Wide Fecnt

Patton’s Third Army Drills New Hole In Siegfried Line; Nazis Driven From Luxembourg

Montgomery’s Troops Drive Beyond Kleve   Third Army Pushes Through Break in Westwall South of Pruem; Last of Nazis Out of Luxembourg

Canadians Widen Breach, Establish Bridaehead Over River Near Kleve

ALLIES HAMMER SIEGFRIED LINE IN TWO PLACES   Montgomery’s Forces Pus! Beyond Kleve To  Niers River   LUXEMBOURG CLEARED OF GERMAN INVADERS.

Canadians" And British Advance  Past Kleve —   Third Army Breaks Thr ough Westwall  At New Point South Of Captured Pruem

Allies Plan. Occupaticn  Of Reich   4-Power Council Meets in Bertin

Huge Problems Facing Allies   Control Group Faces Nazi, Syria Tangles

Control Council Viewed Tackling Reich Problem:   Power Group At Berlin; No* Improvement In French-Syrian Strife

4-Power Reich Control Group Holds Session   Leaders Reported Meeting In Berlin To Map Program For Germany

Price Ceilings Are Clamped on Live Cattle  Initial Reaction to Government Order Is Mixed

Order $18 Ceiling For Live Cattle  Price Will Be $17.50 . 2. ar wae, Sa Des

Government Clamps Price Ceilings On Live Cattle To Spread Supplies

CEILINGS FIXED ON LIVE CATTLE   Attemnt Made To Spread Out Short Supplies Of Quality Beef

Find Body Of Woman Buried In Her Cellar   Police Uncever Body of Mrs, Clara Roessfer in Baltimore

MOTHER GIVEN MENTAL TESTS   NO MARKS OF FOUL PLAY ON CARLAN RARY

“Postwar Pinups”  At Public Forum   Dr, R. F. Patterson Was Main Speaker For Evenings

“Postwar Pinups. Discussion Subject  At Public Forum Held Last Friday   Dr, R. F. Patterson Was Main Speaker For Evening

Surrender Contagion Is Sweeping Europe, Kirke L. Simpson Asserts

YANKS TOO KIND TO RUN GERMANY   Morgenthau Would Police Reich With Troops From Adjacent Nations

Urges Return Of Americans   Morgenthau Would Let Europeans Police the Germans:

South Legion Post F ights  for Jap Membership Right   By HAZEL HARTZOG

CASUALTIES ON TODAY AS 2.695   ‘Reveal U. S. Losses As Stiff Fight Continies   ARTILLERY DUFI   Yanks Report Killing 11 Japs For Every Dead American

OKINAWA FIGHT IN EIGHTH DAY   Yanks Killing 1" Japanese For Every American, Report Shows.   FOUR COUNTERATTACKS

Ariillery Duel tn8th Day On South Okinawa   American Casualties Total 2,695; Losses One For Every 11 Japs Slain In Battle

Grim Battle On Okinawa I: In Eighth Day   American Casualties Reach 2.695 As Hard Fighting Claims 11 Japs for Every Yank

YANK LOSSES ON OKINAWA 2.695, WITH 432 KILLED   .Entire Jap Force On Tsugen Islet Is Annihilated

No-Quarter Battle In Eighth Day.....  Yanks Kill 11 Japanese For Every American In Fierce Okinawa Battle

Americans Killing 1] Japs ’ For Every Yank On Okinawa; ‘Artillery Duel Continues   Nips Throwing Well-Prepared Attacks Against Invaders In Southern Sector

Americans Suffer 2,695 Casualties In 9 Days; 4 Attacks Beaten Off, Yesterday.

2,695 Yank Casualties On Okinawa  Four Jap Attacks   Four Jap Attacks Routed In Bitter Fiahtina In South

Artillery Duel Continues On Okinawa   Jap Counterattacks Are Hurled at American Soldiers

Artillery’s Fire Marks Grim Battle On Okinawa   2.695 Yanks Lost For First 9 Days

Carnage Grows In Battle For South Okinawe   2,695 U. S. Casualties To Date, But Ratio Is 11 To 1

Casualties Include 432 Dead; Japs’  11 Times As High; Front Is Unchanged

Yanks Battle Against Heavy Okinawa Fire   Americans Suffer 2,695 Casualties In 9 Days; 4 ‘Attacks Beaten. Off  Vacterday.

’ Artillery Battle ‘Rages on Okinawa   Four Counterattacks Are Made By Japanese Against U. S. Lines

U. S. Losses on Okinawa 2,695   Death Ratio 11 Japs To 1 Yank—Artillery Duel Continues

Yanks Killing Okinawa Japs At 11-1 Ratio   Defenders of Naha Continue Fanatical Attacks in South

GRIM OKINAWA BATTLE RAGES   Artillery Barrage in South in Eighth Day

Grim Battle For Okinawa In Kighth Day   No-Quarter Artillery Duel Raging On Island; U. 5. Castiallies Reach  9») 695

Bitter Okinawa Fighting Goes On: Casualties Heavy  Yanks’ Casualties  2,700, but Japs Are 13 Veesoe BManwsne

Casualties On Okinawa Mount As Japs Resist   11 Enemies Killed For Every American In Bitter Campaign

Fierce Artillery Duel On Southern Okinawa Island Continues Into 8th Day

Okinawa Battle Into Eighth Day   Navy Announces American Casualties of 2,695 in  Nine Days   JAP LOSSES ARE HEAVY   Artillery Shells Falling on the Yankees North of Naha

Stabs Heart of Crumbling Empire, Blasts Capital, Military Targets; Surface Units Bombard Iwo Jima

Powerful Task Force Puts 1200 Planes On Tokyo   Most Daring Sea Foray Of History—Power Dr At Center Of Japs’ Homeland Line— Is In Progress; Await Jap Fleet.

Mercury Higher In State Today   Town Of Gilbert Has Lowest Temperature Of 34 Last Night

PLANTS CLOSED IN MANY CITIES   Thousands More Homeless ,, With Red Cross Giving Food, Shelter

NEW QUTBREAKS OF BITTERNESS STIR CONGRESS   Demand for “Full Emp'orment' Action; Squabble on Draft and Pearl Harbor

Full Pay Bill or No Vacatior House Is Told   New Move Made to Force House Group to Take Action

HOUSE LEADERS WANT VOTE ON WORK PROGRAM   Threaten To Halt Vacation: Pearl Harbor Inquiry Steeped In Debate

Bitterness And Dissatisfaction Wrench Congress; Vacation’s Ss.  Call Depends On Speedy ‘Work

House Hears:  Vote On Jobs Or NoVacation   ‘Party Split in Pearl Harbor Group; Urge Draft End This Week

‘Outbreaks Of Bitterness Interrupt 'Deliberations In House And Senate

CONGRESS WRENCHED BY FRESH OUTBREAKS BITTERNESS TODAY LEADERS SAY HOUSE   MUST ACT ON FULL EM Wermrarr RT

HIROHITO HITS ANY INVASION SURRENDERS   Emperor Issued New Manual For Volunteer Corps   OKINAWA LOSS   Admitted At Last In Report Which Claims Repulse Of Landing On Borneo

CODE FOR WAR DISTRIBUTED 10 ISLAND FORGES   Mop-up of Okinawa and Luzon Piles Up Nip Losses; More Ships Sunk

NO SURRENDER DECREE STEMS FROM HIROHITO   Imperial Headquarters Admits Yank Capture Of Okinawa

WIN-OR-DIE’ ORDER HANDED JAP PEOPLE   Hirohito Delivers Ultimatum Under Invasion Plans

Ultimatum To Civilians Stems From Hirehite   Direcied Not to Be Taken Alive Or Surrender dn Event Allied Tnvasiou   Emperor Learns Damage to Tokyo   Imperial Headquarters Be. latedly Admits Lose Of Battle Ou  Okinawa

Japanese Told To Win or Die  . Death ‘Ultimatum. {Issued by Ruler

HIROHITO GIVES PEOPLE WIN OR ‘DIE ULTIMATUM   Volunteer Corps Told Not To Surrender In Event Of Invasion

People Are Exhorted To Seize Reverses At Okinawa As Turning Point Of Victory

Enemy Asserts Balikpapan Landing Held   Home Front Forces Are Told Not To Be Taken Alive

Temperatures   Enemy Admits Loss Of Okinawa as Nip Casualties Soar

Nippon Radio Admits Loss Of Okinawa   Allies Do Not Confirm Report Of Landing Made On Balikpapan.   HUNT FOR GENERAL

IMPERIAL ORDER, “WIN GR DIE” IS HANDED JAPANESE   Directive Stemming From Emperor Hirehito Tells Mem- bers of People’s Volunteer Corps “What to Do” in Case  Bas! Ge Pee Rrea pee ;

Asks Big Four Pact Against Germans, Japs   Sen. Vandenberg Says Axis Powers Must be Dicarmed

SENATOR RENEWS PLEA FOR PACT   DISARMAMENT FOREVER URGED BY VANDENBERG

ANOTHER PLEA BY. VANDENBERG   APPEALS FOR A PEACE WITH JUSTIGE  i-

VANDENBERG RENEWS HIS PACT PLEA   Says Germany, Japan Must Be Forever Disarmed

Mrs. Roy Clark Works One of Nature’s Puzzles Into Jewelery  r is gE

Cow Rewards Doughboys’ Kindness  Paratrooper, Who Used To Be Prize Fighter, Takes Off Gun To Handle Hostile Heine

SEVEN CARS GO OFF TRACK, TWO DOWN HIGH BANK   Dining Car And Coach Go Down *0-Ft. Embankment: Second Wreck In Week

10 INJURED IN IOWA RAIL WRECK   Rocky Mountain Rocket Derailed Near Iowa City

2 Derailments Within ‘a Week ‘Near One Spot   Wave of Rail’ Accidents Over Nation, Results in Heavy Toll

Patton Rites On Sunday   Services to Be Conducted in Church At Heidelberg

To Bury General In U.S. Cemetery At Luxembouré   Ancient Episcopal Churen Scene Of Final Rites: 3d And 7th In Charge

Funeral Service For Patton To Be Held Sunday   Burial Will Be At Hamm, Luxembourg; Armies In Charge

Gen. Patton's Body To Lie in U. S. Army Plot in Luxembourg   Funeral of Great American Tank Commander Set for Sunday

Patton Funeral Rites Sunday   Luxembourg Cemetery Selected for Burial of Famed General

World Mourns Loss Of Fiery Army Chieftan   Episcopalian Services Sunday; Burial in Luxembourge Monday

Patton Funeral To Be On Sunday   Luxembourg To Be Place Of Burial

To Bury Famous U.S: General Monday At Hamm, Luxembourg   Former Third Army Commander Dies From Complications Following Auto Accident; Family To Attend Rites

Patton’s Body ToLie Among Fallen Yanks   Luxembourg Site Made Resting Place For Tank Expert

General Patton Will Be Buried  In- Luxembourg  Body to Be Interrec In Army Cemetery  J At Hamm: Funeral

Funeral Services in Heidelberg Sunday for General Patton, and Burial Monday in Luxemboure

Rites for Patton To Be Held Sunday   Services Will Be Conducted in Heidelberg, Followed by Burial in the United States Army Cemetery at Hamm.

Patton — Services Sunday.   Fallen: Leader of Third Army.to Be Buried in  U.S. Cemetery at  - Hamm in Luxembourg

Burial To ‘Be Made in ‘Europe   All U. S. Flags in European Theater Put At Hali Mast.

PATTON BURIAL TO BE IN ARMY  CEMETERY SUN. IN LUXEMBOURG   Third And Seventh Armies Will Share Funeral Services  For Great Warrior

Rites For Patton Set for Sunday   Seventh, Third Armies In Charge—Burial at Hamm in Luxembourg

Funeral Services For Gen. Patton To Be Held In Heidelberg Sunday

3 BROTHERS SERVE AGGREGATE OF 15 YRS.   Iwo of Six Sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Grotz Receive Their Discharges   ON FAR-FLUNG FRONTS

Tenth Army. Troops  Reach East Coast Of Okinawa   “Menace. Extensive. Fleet Anchorage “AtNakagusukuBay; -QOnposition Licht

Troops Ten Days Ahead of Schedule And Little Resistance Encountered

= Find No bign of Strong Japanese Force   weep Across Island Ter Days Ahead of Their Schedule

YANKS DRIVE TOISLAND'S CAST COAST   Gain Puts Invaders 10 Days. Ahead of Schedule — Signs of Strong Resistance Are Lacking.   JAPANESE WOMEN REPORTED IN LINE   Estimate That Enemy Has 60,000 to 100,000 Troops in Vital Area Remains Unchanged. °

YANKS CROSS ISLAND AHEAD OF SCHEDULE   Find No Signs of Any Strong, Organized Jap Resistance

Okinawa Island Is Cut In Two By Tenth Army   Crack Troops Reach Tobara on East Coast 10 Days Ahead of Schedule—One of Greatest Coups of Wer Achieved

10TH ARMY IS 10 DAYS UP ON OKINAWA PLAN   Cut Vital Jap Island In Half, Reaching East Coast On Second Day

Yanks Take Coast Village 10 Days Ahead of Scredule; Japs Offer Only Slight Resistance

NICKNAMES THE M.P.’S    Eisenhower, After Seeing a Play, Calls Them “Snowdrops”

President Up At 7 A.M. To Learn (Of Developments   Ross With No Comment On Jap Reply Says Truman Has Been Informed.

Community Chest Drive Opens In Helena Today  Workers Will Gather At Elks Club - For Meeting Tonight

Community Chest Drive Opens In Helena Today  Workers Will Gather At Elks Club  Cee AAnntimn Tea minkt

Soviets Slash Near Komarom  pet ma acre ei   Reds Hold ‘Half Budapest In Savage Fiechtine

REDS FORGE AHEAD, NEARING KOMARON   Soviet Army Now Holds More Than Half of Budapest

FARMERS SIGNING FOR AAA PROGRAM   Local Office. fice. Makes Avail. able Full: Details” ol eS Dlan oo.

FARMERS SIGNING FOR AAA PROGRAM   Local Office Makes Ayailable Fuil Details of Plan

Big Rail Hub Of Neustettin Falls to Red:   Mascine Says Ouly 22-Mile

RUSSIANS RACE TO CIRCLE NAZI TROOPS IN TRAP   Neustettin Is Reported Taken In Battle Toward Baltic   STREITZIG TAKEN, MOSCOW DISCLOSES

REDS TAKE BIG RAILROAD HUB   Kill 3,000 of Garrison as They Win Neustettin  In Pomerania

Reds Capture Railway Center In Pomerania   Continue Offensive ¢ Aimed at Isolating Huge Nazi-Held. Area

Russians Seize Neustettin, Kill 3,000 More Nazis   Advance Five Or Six Mile: in Offensive in Pomerania

Soviets Seize Railway Hub of Neustettin  Russians Aim at   Russians Aim at Isolating Baltic Coast Area

RUSSIANS CAPTURE FIVE-WAY RAILWAY HUB IN POMERANIA   Occupy Outflanked Neustettin and Race Five to Six Miles in Thrust Toward Baltic.   NAZIS DRIVEN FROM MORE THAN 50 TOWNS   Offensive Aimed at Cutting Off Germans in Danzig, Polish Corridor and Fast Pomerania.

Red Forces Seize 5-Way Rail Center   3,000 Germans Die As Russians Storm, Take Neustettin

Big Rail Hub In Pomerania Falls to Soviet:   Neustettin Seized as Reds Gain Six Miles in Effort To Pocket Foe Near Baltic

REDS CAPTURE NEUSTETTIN IN BALTIC DRIVE   Move Swiftly To Cut Off Large Forces In Baltic And  Prussia

Neustettin Seized By Russian Forces   Five-Way Rail Hub in Pomerania Taken and 3 ,000 of Nazi Garrison Killed—Other Gains Are Announced

Drastic Action By~ President Seeks To Relieve Acute National Housing Shortage

President Acts On: Housing Situation   Truman Issues Executive Order n ~~

ACTION TAKEN ON BUILDING   UMAN ISSUES ORDER TO KEEP DOWN PRICES— SURPLUS MATERIALS RELEASED °:

President Truman Expected To Sign Into Law Measure Giving Great Government Benefits To Men And Women Veterans

War Vets Get Better Break---Benefits Are Widened for School, Amputees, Disabled

BRITISH ARMY ORDERED INTO SYRIAN FIGHT   FRENCH WARNED TO QUIT OR SUFFER CONSEQUENCES

Notice Served On French To Restore Order   Firmly Worded British Note Served on General De Gaulle, Saying French Must Silence Guns or Face the Consequences

De Gaulle Sternly Told To Silence His Guns: Reports Say Firing Halts

CORN TO REMAIN SAME   OPA Expert Says Ceiling Price Will Not Be Increased

URGE CLOSER CO-OPERATION OF CHURCHES   All Faiths Represented on Brotherhood Week Program

GEN. DEGAULLE DENIES CABINET SEATS 10 REDS   Communists Refuse to Join in Plea for  Reconsideration

OIL WORKERS RELUCTANT TO RESUME WORK; AWAIT UNION LEADERS’ ORDERS

WORKMEN MAY DEFY SEIZURE BY GOVERNMENT   Navy Is Ready To Operate 52 Strikebound Plants Of 26 Companies   COAL CONFERENCE SET   Consumers Urged To Save Fuel With 450 Mines Closed, 120,000 Idle

4 DIVISIONS ADVANCE IN NORTH LUZON   37th Is Less Than 100 Miles From Northern Coast

Yanks Speeding Luzon Campaign   FOUR U.S. DIVISIONS HAMMERED JAP DEFENSES.

YANKEES SEEK FINAL CLEANUP ON NORTH LUZON   Four American Divisions Hammer Jap Positions—Silent On Fleet

Guerrillas Preventing  Jap Escape   Philippines Campaign Nears Climax

Yanks Har 2 Ay t At Jap P & £2 ons On Nort’ £ ‘dzon   Climactic Dive To Clean Up Island Made  By Four Divisions

LUZON DRIVE INTENSIFIED   Four American Divisions Hammering Japanese Positions —- Climactic Campaign to Clean Up Island.

OFFICIALS ACCEPT COUNTY STRUCTURE,   Contractor Completes New Bridge Across the Wakarusa

OFFICIALS ACCEPT; COUNTY STRUCTURE   Contractor Completes New Bridge Across the Wakarusa   BUSY ON APPROACHES

POST HAS ANNIVERSARY   Department Commander J. F. Colley Addresses V. F. W. Members

BLIZZARD HITS NEW ENGLAND   Paralyzes Area; Another Cold Night Predicted Here

RAGES OVER NEW ENGLAND   Snow Blankets Much of Eastern United States

Blizzard Moves On New England Section Today   Strong Winds Bearing Heavy Snow Reported By Weather Bureau

ASHEBORO MAN AWARDED 0D, S, C.   Pfe. Earl Goins Gets Army's Second Highest Award; Two Other Tar Heels Get High Decorations.

JAPS DISCUSS PEACE MOVES   ENEMY COMMENTATOR SAYS II WOULD BE LOGICAL TO NEGOTIATE THROUGH  RUSSIA -

Major Fight Is Under Way, Tokyo Says   Huge American Naval Force Taking Part in Attack, Enemy Savs

BOMBERS SINK ‘JAP CONVOY OF EIGHT VESSELS   Carrier Planes Make Attack on Foe Off The Ryukyus

Interm Housing Measures Pushes   Senator Mead to Seek $160,000,000 for the NHA

Hard Fighting  Near Bologna   Fifth Army Registers Advances in Yards Against Stubborn Foe

FIFTH ARMY MAKING ONLY SLOW GAINS   Troops Measure Advances by Yards as They Fight Through Bitterly Defended and Mined Areas  Relow Roloena.

Fifth Fights Slowly Ahead   Gen. Truscott Says Offensive Holding Germans From Going To Other Fronts

LITTLE PROGRESS IN ITALY IN SECOND DAY GENERAL OFFENSIVE FIFTH ARMY TROOPS GAIN  MERE YARDS THROUGH  PeFFED OPPOSITION

Nazis Fiercely Defend Italy -   Advances Of Fifth Army Measured By Yards As Pressure Applied.

Edge Ahead InItaly ~   Going Is Tough, But Leader Says Army: Fit And Ready to Fight

MANILA BAY IS OPEN TO ALLIES   Stream of Supplies Goes to U. 8. Troops on Luzon

Corregidor’s  Fall Opens  Manila Bay   Landing , by 3,00 3,000 Yanks Reported on: Palawan; \Rembs Rip Ryukyus

Manila Cleared Of Jap Shipping   STEADY STREAM OF U. S SUPPLIES REACH YANKS

‘Manila’ s Great  Bay Now Open To Allied Shipping   Tokyo. Radio Declares American Troops Have  Landed On Palawan

AMERICANS LAND ON PALAWAN IS JAPANESE CLAIM      Virtually Complete Conquest Of Corregidor Opens Door To Shipping

CORREGIDOR CONQUEST IS COMPLETED.   Alliéd Ship Enters Harbor With Supplies

Treasury Balance Nearly Drained; Victory Loan Dollars Needed Now

Treasury Head Says Funds Are Needed At Once   Talks Of Need For Final Victory Loan Drive Starting Monday

All German Land, Sea and Air Forces in Italy and Southern and Western Austria, Quit.   THE SURRENDER WAS UNCONDITIONAL   Hostilities Were Ordered to Cease at 12 Noon, 7 a. m. Central War Time; End to  14% Years Italian War.

Armies In Western Austria Also Lay Down Guns  At 8 A. M. (EWT)   Terms Complete, Gen. Morgan Savs   Over 600,000) Enemy Troops Affected By Surrender To Alexander

Say Nazis In Holland Ready To Capitulate   Allied Radio Reports Negotiations Under Way; British in New Gain

Germans Racing To Escape Allies In North; Junction In Austria Looms

‘British Take Luebeck: Cut ‘Off Denmark   Teuton Pocket In North Split; In South, Yanks Capture Rundstedt.

ALL FORCES IN SOUTH AUSTRIA ALSO GIVEN UP   Think Nearly Million German Soldiers  Are Involved

Remnants Of 22 German and Six Italian Divisions Give Up Fight To Army Heads Of Allies In Italy

Surrender in Holland Held Imminent   Negotiations On For Over 24 Hours, Luxembourg  Radio Says

Fighting To Cease This Noon   Canitulation Brings the Year-and-Half War in Italy to End

Floridans Dig in In Preparation for Oncoming Storm   -Hurricane’s Full, Force Due to Strike Southern Tip Tonight

EXPECT. STORM. -TO HIT STATE BY NIGHTFALE   WINDS OF MORE THAN 160 MILES AN HOUR SWEEF —~ TOWARD MAINLAND -” FROM SOUTH

ROAD PARLEY HEARS 7ZIECLER   Highway Commissioner Outlines State’s Post- ° war Program

Ziegler, Here For Road Meeting, Tells State’s Plans For Post-War Highways .

JAP GUNS AT BAMBAN SILENCED   Japanese Making Stand Along Bamban River

Fan Out In Push On Manile   Yanks Less Than Ten Miles From Airstrips Of Clark Field; Japs May Stand at Bamban

CLARK FIELD IS GOAL OF YANKS   MacArthur's Troops “Within 10 Miles of. Major Luzon Objective

Yanks Near Clark Field   Patrols Less Than 10 Miles From Prized Lui ield SN ns

American Patrols  Skirt Clark Field   Highly Prized 13 Airstrips One of MacArthur's Main Goals

AMERICANS PRESSING: CLOSER TO 13 PRIZED AIRSTRIPS AT CLARK ‘FIELD: ONLY 58 MILES TO MANILA

USS. Patrols Operate Near Clark Field; Japs May’ Attempt To Make Stand

U.S. Patrols Operate In Clark Field Area; Japs Have Fled   Invaders Meet Artillery But Progress Continues Fast; Advance Takes in Site of Prison Camp, Now Evacuated; Enemy Stand Expected

Americans Push Closer to Clark  Field on Luzon   Prized Airstrips on Philip_ pines Are Only Ten Miles  _ Distant.   Attack on Formosa  Goes Into Third Day

Yank Patrols eee Near ~ Clark Field   Luzon Base’s Highly-Prized Airstrips Less Than Ten Miles Beyond Front Lines

Yank Patrols Nearer To Valuable Airstrip:   Clark Field Less Than 10 Miles From 14th Army Corps Lines; Advancing Americans Scoring Swift Successes

U.S. COLUMNS NEAR 13 STRIPS OF CLARK FIELD      American Graves Found As Other Yanks Take Over Former Prison Camp

Americans Less Than 10 Miles trom Clark Fielc   Graves Of Filipino, American Soldiers Found At O'Donnell

Japs May Make Stand Before Key Airfield ©   Manila-Bound Yanks Within 10 Miles Of Highly-Prized Clark Field Airstrips; Jap Camp Is Found Deserted.

U. 5. TROOPS NEAR CLARK FIELD; CAPTURE MARCH OF DEATH" SITE   JAP BAMBAN POSITIONS LEFT SMOKING AFTER AIR, FIELD GUN HITS; NEW RAIDS ANNOUNCED

Yanks 10 Miles from Clark Field   Smash Bamban, Last Defense Site before Strategic Airstrips; Nips May Make Stang

Manila-Bound 14th Army Pushes On..... Yanks Verge On Taking Highly - Prized Airfield

Clark Field Approached By American Scout Units   13 Prized Airstrips Are Broucht Closer

Find Graves Of 4,000 Filipinos, Scores Of Yanks At Deserted Camp

First Ukrainian Army Storming Towards Cotthus   Reds Driving Toward Mighty Fortress Guarding Approaches To Berlin   POZAN CAPTURED; BATTLE IN BRESLAU

RED AHMY-I8. STEADILY DRIVING FORWARD TOWARD GERMAN STRONGHOLD OF COTTBUS

Battleships’ Guns Turned on Hamamatsu   Third Fleet’s Planes Strike Again at Dawn in Tokyo Area

Results. of Strikes by British and American Carrier Planes Announced—Wednesday’ $ Operations Hampered

BOMBS RAINED ON TOKYO BAY BY B29 FLEET   FINAL PLUNGE INTO HEART OF NIPPON LAUNCHED

32 Merchant Ships Also Sunk, Damaged   Two-Day Plane Toll Mounts To 209; Ground Installations Also Wrecked

Other Vessels Sunk In Raids By Air Forces   Results of Strikes by British and American Carrier Planes Announced—Wednesday’s Operations Hamnered

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20 Nip Warships Damaged by U. S. British Airmen  In Great Strike   Escort Carrier Probably Sunk; 209 Planes and 32 Merchant Ships Destroyed or Damaged

Total Includes 3 Battleships, 6 Carriers, 5 Cruisers; 209 Planes Are Bagged   BRITISH, YANK FLIERS GET 32 MERCHANT SHIPS

Scores of Cargo Ships And 170 Planes in Toll 'Of Raid on Naval Base

BAG IN KURE RAID RAISED BY NIMITZ   Americans Knock Out 18, Including 5 Carriers, 3 Battleships and 5 Cruisers.   209 PLANES HIT, - SOME DESTROYED   Thirty - Two Merchant Ships Sunk or Damaged — Destruction Spread Along Coast.

   Nip Fleet No Longer ls Vital Factor in Pacific War; B-29s In New Strike on Oil Refineries

British, American Carrier Blow Bagged 20 Enemy Warships And 209 Airplanes, Says Nimitz

Outland And’ Woodheuse Claim Veterans Cannot  Afford $10,000 Homes

Solons Score HST’s Housing Program  Lower Cost Housing, ‘Rents Given Boost

Handling Of Housing Shortage Unfair To Vets, Officials Say   Representatives Attack Program Intended to Chan nel Scarce Materials into $10,000 : * Houses

HOME BUILDING PLAN ATTACKEL   White House Program Is Lambasted By Truman’s Own Party Leaders

Democrats Hit Truman’s Housing Plans   Foreseeing $10,000 Homes, They Say Vets Can’t Pay That Much

Truman Supporters Lambaste  Administration’s Housing  Plan; Ask for Cheaper Homes

Inside Story Of Munich Heard At Trial Hitler's Doublecross  Of Czechs Laid Bare

MUNICH ACCORD IS BARED AS TRAP   HITLER’S ACT OF TREACHERY DISCLOSED BY AMERICAN PROSECUTOR.

Nazis Accused Of Aggression By Prosecutor   Trap Set to Snare Czech. slovakia After Munich Pact

HITLER TREACHERY   Prosecution Unveils Sordid Nazi Doublecross in Seizire

Of lear By Prosecutor   Trap Set to Snare Czech= oslovakia After Mun- _ ich Pact ©:

Hitler Plotted Czech Assault Before Munich   Pact Was ‘Blind’ for Blow Alderman Tells Court Mee A a Da

Treachery Of Hitler Gang Told Ai Trial   Czechoslovakia Attack Planned After Munich Pact

Hitler's Outstanding ‘Treachery Act Laid Bare at Trial   Inside Story of Munich Pact Unfoldec by Prosecution as Trial of Nozi Wer Criminegle le Cantinuad

U. $. Prosecutor Unveils ‘Inside Story’ of Munich   Nazi Treachery in Seizur of Czechoslovakia Is Laid Bare

Munich Accord *Proves Trap «set By Nazis   Prosecution Bares Hitler's Shameful Act Of Treachery

450 American Transports Steam Toward Luzon, Says Tokyo Radio In Report That lans Are Waitins   No Planes at Luzon To Bother Yankees

ENVOYS OF 90 NATIONS MEET UJ. $. PRESIDENT   BRILLIANT EVENTS MARK SIGNING OF CHARTER

Truman To Give Final  Conference  ioe bs he   Organization, Adopted After Two Months, Designed to Keep the World At Peace By Handcuffing Would Be Hitlers

Statesmen Set Final Seal on New Charter  Vandenberg to Give Full Support to ‘Great Adventure

Conference Gives Final Approval to Peace Charter   Delegates To Sign AndWindUpToday: Truman in Frisco  For Closing Speech

LISTS NOMINEES ~ FOR U.S. SCHOOLS   Representative Gross Names Candidates For Vacancies At Annapolis And West Point—Hanoverian Included

General Says He Was Ordered to __ Execirte Yanks  ay   Received Instructions From Superiors, Officer Says

Troops Enter Outskirts Of Brunswick At Point 110 Miles From Berlin

Sweeps into outskirts of Brunswick; Third just 50  miles from Czech border

Yanks Win Hannover, Gain 28 Miles As Patton Nears Czech Border; British Open Drive for Hamburg

First Army Tr oops Smash Into Nordhansen—285 Members: _ Of Foreign Office Taken ~

Americans Drive To Brunswick In Race for Berlin   First Army Pushes to ‘Nordhausen; British Only 60 Miles From Hamburg; Big Gains Made by Other Allied Armies

U.S. STH ARMY TOPPLES CITY OF HANNOVER   RACE FOR GERMAN CAPITAL IS NOW NECK AND NECK

Ast and 9th. In Tight Race 110 Miles From Berlin   3rd Army Capture  285 Members of - Foreign Ministry

Ninth and First In a Close Race To Take Capifal   British and Canadian Forces Also Make mportant Gains

YANKS RACE TO EDGE OF BRUNSWICK   Hodges Drives 40 Miles and His Forces, Along With Simpson’s, Are 110 Miles From Berlin.   BRITISH TROOPS APPROACH BREMEN   Americans Narrow Ruhr Pocket in Fierce Fighting—Nazis Said to Be Flying From Trap.

Yanks Now 110 Miles — From Berlin   Americans Sweep, Past Fallen City, Threaten Brunswick

Drive Into Brunswick Outskirts: Two Forces 110 Miles From Capital: British Tanks Cross Weser River

Hannover Falls As 1st And 9th Armies Roll On   Americans Vie In Sprint Across Germany To Reach Capital And Split Reich Into Halves

Ninth Captures Hannover in Swift Advanee  Eisenhower Calls on Germans to Prevent Port Destruction

Transports Land Chinese In Manchuria   First Conferences With Marshall Declared of Extremely Cordial Air As End of War Sought

Yank Fleet Takes Chinese Army To Northern Port  ” Chiang Has Hopes U. S Will Transport Occupation Forces

U.S. Transports Reported Landing Central Government Troops At Manchurian Pert

Gen. Marshall Ready Talk With Chiang   Central Government Troops In Manchuria As He Reaches Chungking

Yank Fleet Takes Chinese Army To Northern Port  Chiang Has Hopes U. $ Will Transport Occupation

Paper Admits Reich Near Total Collapse   ELITE STORM TROOPS TO FIGHT UNTIL DEATH, FRANK ARTICLE SAYS

NEW RED JUNCTION   Eisenhower's’ Forces —To Keep Mopping Up Stragglers

North Pocket Is Split into Three Segments   End of Resistance In Northern Redoubt Appears Imminent.

Kisenhower Orders Fighting Until Last Pocket Is Seized    Part of Southern Redoubt Surrenders—Allies to Continue Mopping Up in Areas That Have : Not Capitulated

HGHTING MAY COME TO END WITHIN HOURS   VON RUNDSTEDT, TOP GENERAL, CAPTURED Bt U.S. fam

GERMAN REDOUBT IN BAVARIA ALL BUT DISAPPEARS   U. S. Third and Seventh Armies Race 20 to 30 Miles in Drive to Complete Its Subjugation.   BRITISH REACH BALTIC, TAKE PORT OF LUEBECK   Fall of City Seals Off Denmark -—— All Enemy Resistance in North Appears Shattered.

Germany Split Into Pockets, Bottom Falls From Redoubt   Surrender In Italy

Germany Split Into Pockets, Bottom Falls From Redoubt      Surrender In Italy Exposes Hidéout

Eisenhower Orders Forces to Fight Until Last Resistance Wiped Out

Yankees Join Russians  al New Point  Port of Luebeck Falls as War Nears Its End

WAR IN EUROPE LIKELY TO END WITHIN HOURS   Allies Commanded To Keep Driving Despite German ~ Collapse In Italy      MARSHAL RUNDSTEDT HAS BEEN CAPTURED

Allied Advance To Baltic Port Seals Denmark   Eisenhower Orders Forces To Continue Hammering  Teo: Bleck Dhectloe:

British: Put Jap General Under’ Arrest   Blame Him for Disordersin French Indo-China

Allies Clear Italy 50-Square-Mile Strip   British, Canadians Advance Up Adriatic

NEBRASKA SENATOR SAYS BLACK MAEKET,80° WIDRSPREAD OPA CANT  CONTROL PRICES  *

Burma-Ledo Road Opened to China   Chiang Names Highway -After Gen. Stilwell

Chiang Kai-shek Says Siege of China Broken  -Burma-Ledo Route - Officially Named the Stilwell Road

Criticisng OPA Handling, Solons . Ask New Plan for Food Administration

3 Superforts On Non-Stop Hop To U.S. From Tokyo      Already Across Pacific And Roaring Over Alaska Early Today

JAP OCCUPATION PREMIER DENIES — ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE PEARL HARBOR: DID NOT ORDER EXECUTION FLIERS   MACARTHUR TO ISSUE NEW LIST SUSPECTED JAP WAR CRIMINALS; JAPS TO BEGIN THEIR OWN PURGE

B-29s Flying From Japan Without Stop   Three Superforts With High Ranking Officers Head for Washington

Three Planes Flying From Japan to Washington;, 6,500 Miles.   ‘SHOULD LAND AT 5 P.-M.

2 Japan-U.. Planes Hit by  2 itl  Gas Shorlage   Landings at Detroit, Minneapolis Planned; One May Reach Goal

Three Planes En Route From Japan   Washington Is Goal of Army Fliers in Long Trip; Gas Shortage Slows Two Ships; Ice Conditions Encountered Over Rockies

Femperatures   One May Reach Goal At Washington; Two Will Drop Out

Three B-29s On 6,500-Mile Non-Stop Flight From Jap Mainland To Washington, D. C.   Gen. Giles, Commander Of Flight, Says He Expects To Land In Capital At 6 P. M. Today

THREE B-29 BOMBERS  ON NON-STOP FLIGHT  JAPAN-WASHINGTON TRIO SUPERFORTRESSES  ROARING ACROSS NORTH AMERICA ON WEDNESDA'

3 B-29s Flying 6,500-Mile Trip   Flying from Japan to Washineton

Three Superforts Near United States on Non-Stop Flight   Expected to Reach Wash ington from Tokyo at 5-00 This Afternoon

SUPERFORTS DUE IN WASHINGTON AT FIVE O'CLOCK   Planes Started from Hokkaido Islands at 3:01 P. M. (CWT) Tuesday

B-29’s Fly Non-stop to W ashington  Planes Roar Over  Alaska; Gasoline the Lone Problem

B-29s ON LONG NON STOP FLIGHT   Japan-Washington Jump Underway By Three Gencrals

Big: ‘Bombers, Piloted  by Generals, ‘Cross Over ae Nmerican: Continentat. “Aladke

GAS SHORTAGE FORCES 2 DOWN SHORT OF GOAL   LeMay’s Bomber to Continue Non-Stop Flight To Washington

Ships Speeding To Capital Non-Stop   Three Generals On Great Planes Making Spectacular Journey

THREE B-29 BOMBERS ROAR OVER CANADA WITH CAPITAL AS THEIR GOAL THIS EVENING   Lightened Gasoline Load As Journey Progresses May Bring Giant Planes Into Washington In Record-Smashing Time   FAVORABLE FLYING CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST

Bombers Off . On Long Hop   Flying Non-Stop On Journey From Japan

Superforts Near End of Test Flight   Three Superforts  Off From Mainland Tuesday Afternoon; Two Down for Gas

'B-29s Flying Non-Stop from Japan To Washington Report Gas Short

B-29’s On Schedule At Half-Way Mark Of Non-Stop Japan- Washington Flight

Three Giant B-29 Bombers, on 6.500 Mile Trip, Reach American Mainline

On Non-Stop. Flight J apan To Washington      Should Have No Difficulty Reaching Capital By 6 P. M., Officials  Declare   Superfortresses Took Off Frony Japanese Mainland At 4:01 P. M.  Yesterday  -

B-29’s Pass Halfway Mark 0n6,500-Mile Nonstop Hop From Japan To Washington

103 Square Miles of Japan’:  Industrial Areas in Ruins   Photos Confirm Wide Destruction in Osaka, Kobe; 16 More Planes Smashed

QUESTIONING Ot BUTCHERS URGED   Sen. Wherry Asks Inquiry of Washington Meat Retailers.

Nazi Plan For England Told  Men Were To Be Sen To Germany To Work

NAZIS HAD PLANS TO RULE BRITAIN   Document Reveals Program For Deporting Males

EXPECT CHURCHILL TO WIN   Newspaper Publishes Forecast on _ Britain’s Election

Official Texts Indicate Accord In World Affairs   Byrnes Says No Secret Clauses Hidden In Blueprint

Four - Power   Council To Rule Japan   MacArthur to Remain In Charge, Procedures For Treaties Are Worked Out

Atomic Control To Be Handled By UNO Group   Gen. MacArthur to Remain in Charge In Japan; Unified  China Is Demanded

Russia Agrees To Accept US., British Plans   Four-Power Control Council for Japan Given Approval By Ministers; Plans Drafted For Peace Settlements In Europe

Foreign Ministers Also in Accord On Other Troubles Around the Globe

UNO ATOM CONTROL ACCEPTED BY REDS   Soviet Gets Louder Voice In Running Conquered Japan; Other Formulas Drawn

Big 3 Foreign Secretaries In Dramatic Pact   Major Powers Concur In Series Of Problems Over The Globe

Accord on Problems Arising from Korea, China, Romania and Bulgaria Are Reached ai Moscow

Tokyo Says Allied Reply To Offer “Just” Arrived   Truman Indicates V-J Will Be Proclaimed After Signing

Japanese Emperor Silent   52 Hours Elapse Since U. S. Sent Reply of Allies

According fo Foe Allied Reply Only Reached Nip Govt. Today   AUTHORITATIVE SWISS SOURCE REFUTES ENEMY’S STATEMENT; STALLING HINTED

Swiss Statement Denies Delay In Handling Reply   Hours And War Drag On With. Entire World Anxiously Waiting

TOKYO RADIO SAYS ALLIED REPLY SENT SATURDAY WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL TODAY

NEW OFFENSIVES ‘WILL BE STARTED ~ TF TAPAN STALLS   Japanese’ Radio Says. United  ~ States’ Reply to Her Offer of Surrender Was Receivced Only Today.   JAP-ACCEPTANCE STILL REGARDED AS CERTAIN   Delay in Receipt of Official, ~ “Message Is Believed to Be Major Cause of Delay In Reply From Japan.

Emporer, Togo Talk It Over Today   President Truman Waits for News as Japs Stall—No  Time Limit

Gestapo’s War Guilt Is Laid Before Judges   Border Incidents Before Polish Invasion Outlined

German frontier violations were pure nazi fakes  Prisoners in Polish army uniforms drugged and shot

NAZI GESTAPO FAKED RAIDS   Set Up Border Incidents To Provide Excuse For  Polish Invasion

Incidents in Poland  Manufactured  Charges Against Nazi Gestapo Birad in Tricl

Gexgian Demands ~ For Tessites y Given Much Space in Newspapers in Rus. sian-Capital.   RORDER INCIDENT ENCsINEEREN) FOR POSH] INVASION

Nazi Gestapo Engineered  Polish Entry   Dead ‘Polish’ Men Are Left on Scene To Prove Violation

SEEK RUBBER FROM ORIENT   Ww PB Looks to Freed Areas To Ease Bottleneck —

 Jap Loss of Face Regained—by a Woman —  Wife of Marshal Sugiyama Ends Life in Traditional ‘Hara Kiri Knife Ceremony After Husband Shoots Himself

Story of Mrs. F owler Told at Last  Career Most Spectacular of Any ‘Commander’ in American Atty co - But It Didn’t Last Lann

PRISONERS OF WAR AWAITING REPATRIATION   ‘More American, British War Prisoners Back In Allied Hands

21 MORE PRISONERS WAIT REPATRIATION   General Wainwright Said te Be At Sian Camp

Army Engineers’ Study Canal Plar   Proponents Claim Double Benefits

ATTLEE PLANNING VISIT TO AMERICA:   Agencies Report He Had Discussed Advisability Of Trip.

Attlee May Visit Truman, Report   Understanding on Problems Sought

Public Invited To Attend Santa Fe Saiety Meeting At High School Monday

COERING HAS HEART ATTACK   Iiness Attributed to Fear Of Thunder and Lightning During Storm

Goering Victim of Heart Attack; His Trial is Question   Reichsmarshal’s Collapse Laid to Fear During Thunderstorm

GOERING SUFFERS FROM PROR HEAR’   Some Officials Doubt Tha High Nazi Will Be Able to Face Trial.

GOERING SUFFERS “AILMENT OF HEART   Emotional Condition May Endanger Life if Tried for War Crimes 

GOERING'S ATTACK CAUSED BY THUNDER   His Ability to Stand Strain Of Trial Questioned

Goering’s Heart Way Not Stand War Crimes Trial   Unstable Nazi Chief Stricken by Fright In Electric Storm

THUNDERSTORM CAUSES GOERING TO HAVE ATTACK   Reichsmarshal Too Il! To Face Trial Now For War Crimes   IS HIGHLY EMOTIONAL ARMY MEDIC STATES

Heavy Bombers Hit Traunstein   Southeast Germany City 25 Miles From Berchtesgaden Bombarded.

UJ, §. HEAVY BOMBERS BATTERED RAILYARDS NEAR BERCHTESGADEN   GERMAN NORTH SEA NAVAL BASE OF HELGOL. AND ATTACKED BY RAF

' = ABRIAL— — Bombs F Fall —  _ Near Hitler   American Airmen Strike Less Than 25 Miles _ From Berchtesgaden .

U. §. Bombers Raid Traunstein Yards NearBerchfesqaden   Canadians Attack North Sea Naval Base of Helgoland

PUBLIC BUILDING PROGRAM MAY GET UNDER WAY SOON   Plans Ready for $2,500,000,000 Worth of Construction to Be Undertaken in Next 12 Months.   STARTING SIGNAL AWAITED FROM WPB   Huge Allotment for Roads Already Apportioned —- Delay on Some Federal Projects Appears Likely.

Big Construction Jobs Due Next 12 Month:      Two And Half Million Dollars Worth O: Work Awaits WPB’s Signal To Start

Publie Work Plans Ready   Billions OF Dollars Await Construction

Work to Begin When WPB  Gives Signal  Construction Bans   Construction Bans to Be Relaxed About October 1!

Public Works  Plans Shaping        y Projects Await Onl: nds. WPR Approval

Construction  Program Big   Undertake Two Anc A Half Billion Worth In Year

Work to Begin When WPB Gives Signal   Construction Bans to Be Relaxed About October ]

Plans Ready For Work Now OnTwo AndA Hal TBilian In Public Building In Next 12 Months -

Public Works Ready for WPB Signal   Two Billion Dollar: In Construction Set for Next Year

MULTI-PRONGED ADVANCE TRAP GERMAN PIVOT   Nazi Resistance Around Houffalize Cracks; Von Rundstedt Writes Off Lives of Thousands of His Rear Guard Infantrymen

Congressmen Would Abolish Probing Group   House Committee On Un-American Activity Is Flayed

Committee’s:  Critics Busy   UnAmerican Activity Group Draws: Attack

SCOUT MOVEMENT TO BE RESTORED IN THE PHILIPPINES   Week of February 8 to 14 Is National Boy Scout Week

TO GARRY OUT THE BOY SCOUT THEME   Will Establish Movement in  Philippine Islands, When It Is Freed.

UNRRA Almost Broke   Fresident Truman Pleads For More Funds For Relief  Of Liberated Pesple:

UNRRA Must Have Funds, Says Truman   Quick Transfusion Of U. S. Money Necessary If Relief Continues

UNRRA Is Nearly Broke, Truman Informs Solons .   Quick Transfusion of American Dollars Declared Necessary

President Asks For Funds to Help Work Of Mercy   “Task of Translating Victory Into Peace ts Just Beginning”

TRUMAN CLAIMS UNRRA IS BROKE   SAYS AGENCY NEEDS NORE U. S. MONEY

President Asks Quick Financial Boost To UNRRE   Urges $550,000,000 Be Donated At Once

UNRRA Is Broke, Truman Report:   President Asks Quick Trans fusion of U_ S. Dollars

Truman Appeals For More Funds To Aid UNRRA   550 Million Needed To Administer Relief To Liberated Peoples

Relief Rehabilitation Administration Broke Declares Pres. Truman

TRUMAN APPEALS TOCONGRESS FOR NEW RELIEF FUND   Says More Money Is Needed Now to Carry on Activities of United Nations Relief Organizations.   TASK OF WINNING THE PEACE JUST STARTING   Says Liberated Peoples Mus’ Be Helped to Get Startec Back on Road to Recon: etruction.

UNRRA BROKE, U. 5. ASKED TO SUPPLY FUNDS   President Tells Congress Quick Transfusion of Dollars Is Necessary.

Japs Battle Savagely in Manila Trap   Doomed Force Lashing Back as U.S. Artillery Pounds Old Walls

JAP POCKET IN MANILA COMPRESSED   Nip Casualties On Luzon 7 Times Those of U. S. Forces

100,000 Japs Fall on Luzon   Enemy Still Fights Savavely in Manila

Japanese Lose 92.000 Men In  Luzon Battles   Despite Heavy Casualties, Knemy Fights Savagely In South Manila

Luzon Japs Fight Savagely as Casualties Near 100,000   By WILLIAM RB. DICKINSON

Japs Continue To Resist Savagely in Southern Manila   Enemy Casualties In Luzon Campaign Near 100,000 Mark

Last Stand Death Battle In Manila Costly To Enemy   Japs Lose 100,000 Men In Savage Fight To Hold Inner City

JAP FORCES STILL FIGHT IN MANILA   Making Virtual ‘Death Stand in. South Part City

J &: £ ‘asualties —  - € ring 100,000 .~ Luzon Battle   Enemy Fights Back . Savagely From Small South Manila Pocket

Reds Resume All-Out Push For Berlin   7 Armies Smash Toward Capital From Bridgeheads

ALL - OUT DRIVE IS LAUNCHED BY SOVIET TROOPS   Germans Claim Seven Armies In Assault Aimed Toward Berlin   MOSCOW IS SILENT REGARDING REPORTS

All-Out Offense Begins With 24-Hour Shelling   Russians Hurl In Seven Armies From Bridgeheads on Oder; Moscow Silent on Reported Push

Alarmed Nazis Report New Soviet Drive   Say Attack Opened Under Heavy Artillery Barrage

Russians Launch All-out Atfacks To Reach Berlin   Seven Armies Hurled into Gigantic Frontal Offensive

Germans Announce Russians Have Hurled Seven Armies Into All-Out Berlin Drive

Attack Is Based From Oder Front   Moscow Silent As Usual. ‘Twenty Four Hour Artillery Barrage Said To Have Preceded the Offeusive   Doughboys On South End’ Of Luzon For First Time’

All-out Offensive Said Launched From Bridgeheads On The Oder River 30 To 40 Miles From Capital :

Nazis Tell of  Frontal Drive  On Capital   Indications Issued From Moscow Tend to Confirm News

Soviets Open Berlin Drive, ~ Nazis Assert   Seven Armies Reported Hurled into All-Out Offen: sive—Moscow Officially Silent on the Latect Oneratinne

Russians Hurl 7 Full Armies Tn New Attaek   Pomeranian Drive Guards

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Wounded Tojo Assumes Blame for War   Many Arrested to Stand Trial by Military Court

BUT REFUSES T0 ADMIT HE'S © CRIMINAL   Interviewed in “Retirement” by Famed I. N. S. Reporter

TOJO TAKING: “FULL BLAME _ FOR ATTACK   FORMER PREMIER TELLS COR RESPONDENT HE IS RESPON  SIBLE BUT 18 NOT  io _. “CRIMINAL”

I’m Responsible for War, Says Tojo; States Nazis Ignorant of Jap Attack

INSURANCE BILL BEFORE O’CONOR   More Stringent Control Is Provided Over All  Insurors

SHIP SINKING STORIES TOLD   FAILURE OF RESCUE BOATS TO ! ARRIVE EARLY CAUSED DEATHS. OF HUNDREDS 

Little Hope Is Seen For Full Employment Bill  May Be Passed After Hovt Of Ame ndments

Will Return To  Peacetime Role   Coast Guard Previously Important Part of Navy

UARD TO OLD TREASURY ROLE   Transfer From Navy to Treasury Department Scheduled Next Month

&'WO HOUSE COMMITTEES PLAN PACIFIC TOURS   COAST GUARD TRANSFERRED BACK TO TREASURY

\FRED ARMSTRONG: DIES   Long Illness Fatal to Former Standard Life Employe

4,000 Tons Of Incendiary And Demolition Bombs Are Dropped   OIL REFINERY AT AMAGASAKI RAIDED

SIX HUNDRED SUPERFORTS IN ATTACK   Giant Planes Blast Choshi, Okazaki, Fukui and Hitachi, and Strike at Oil Refinery.   RAIDS ARE MADE BEFORE DAW.   Onslaught First by B-29’s Since July 16 — Third Fleet Still Roams Enemy Waters.

4.000 Tons of Bombs Are Dropped by Record Force   Honshu Island Cities and Big Oil Refinery North of Osaka Are Blasted

Huge Refinery  Is Blasted By Raiding Force   37th Fire Raid Made on Nippon’s War Industry Cen: ters—Guns of Fleet Carry Challenge te Takuan

Big B-29 Force Hits Jap Cities   Prime Oil Refinery, Four Mainland Centers Blasted By 4,000 Tons of Incendiarv and Demolition Romb<«

Super-Forts Also Attack ‘Oil Refinery   57th Fire Raid Made on Japan’s Industrial Center:

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MSGR, BUCHOLTZ MARQUETTE, DIES   Vicar General of Marquette Catholic Diocese, Was Former Local Priest.

Japs Report Allied Fleet Clearing Balikpapan Harbor  Australian Forces Are 20 Miles  a a 2 eee ek

U. §. Advances on Luzon Isle Are Reported   Minesweepers Enter Balikpapan Harbor, Nip Dispatch Says

Japs Report Allied Fleet Clearing Balikpapan Harbor  Australian Forces Are 20 Miles   Erom Seria Field«

SOVIETS BL-PASS POSEN I OPEN FRANKFORT ROAD   Berlin Warns Home Front That East Prussia ls Now Entirely Isolated   WAGE FIERCE BATTLE FOR BRESLAU

RUSSIAN ARMY TANK COLUMNS BYPASS POSEN   BWEFTLY MOVING ARMORED SPEARHEAD REPORTED 91 MILES FROM GERMAN CAPITAL

Frankfort-on-Oder Now Sole Defense On Way to Capitol   DECISION IN FEW DAYS

7th Army Recaptures Lost Ground: Russian Armies Near Posen in Western Poland

Battle Raging For Breslau In Silesia Sector   Red Columns Seek To Sever Rail Line From Koenigsberg To Berlin   SOVIET PAPER SAYS NAZI DEFENSE CRACKS

1800 WARCRAFT HAMMER REICH   Yank Heavy Bombers Batter Munich-Nuernberg Area

Warplanes Strike At German Heart   Vital Enemy Rail. Yards Blasted By 1,800 Planes

DOOLITTLE - HURL 1800 PLANES Oh SOUTH GERMANY   British. Bombers Hit Oil Sources of Nazi War Machine’

Yanks to Go to Jap City Next Sunday   Navy to Follow in Two Days; Japan Prepares The Way

‘Airborne Occupation Forces To Be Followed By U. S. Naval Forces.

Airborne Forces First  To Land In Tokyo Area   Nip Military Personnel Ordered from Occupation Area to Avoid Friction

Navy to Follow Uo Army   Warships will Enter Tokyo Bay Next Tuesday

Japanese Military Ordered Out Of Occupation Area   U. S. Airborne Forces To Be Followed By  American Ships

Military. to Leave   Navy Forces to Land Two Days After U. S. Skytroops Take Over

LAND SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY NAVAL FORCE   Moved from Area Jap Military

FIRST LANDING BY AIR TROOPS IN TOKYO AREA   Japanese Say Naval Forces to Follow  Two Days Later

News Day And Night   Landing Will Be Followed Two Days Later With Fleet’s Arrival   Japs Will Clear  Occupying Zones   Action Taken In Attempt To Avoid Clash With  Invasion Armies

Airborne Yanks To Land First In Tokyo Area   Naval Forces Will Follow with Entry Into Capital's Bay

Troops Will Land in the Tokyo Area   Airborne Occupation Will Be Followed by Naval Forces Landing

PARATROOPERS TO LAND SUNDAY IN TOKYO AREA   Naval Forces to Follow Two Days Later; Some Hint of Rebellion by Nips Is  in Ate

PLANS MADE FOR AIRBORNE TROOPS “TOMAKE LANDING   “irst Contingent Of Ameri“gan Occupation: Forces. is Die To°-Land in Tokyo ~ Area, Japs’ Announce.   YANK NAVAL UNITS TO LAND'TWO-DAYS LATER  Japanese. Army. And’ Navy _ Forces Are. Being: Removed From Area Where Landings Will Be-Mads:

YANK AIR FORCES 10 OCCUPY JAPAN SUNDAY; NAVY TO LAND TWO DAYS LATER NEAR TOKYO

OCCUPATION TROOPS TO PRECEDE FLEET; JAPS ARE ON EDGE   Manchuria Entered by Soviets as Liberators

Withdrawal of Japanese Army and Navy Forees From Qccupation Areas Near Tokyo Has Reen Ordered   FIRST TROOPS TO LAND NEAR TOKYO

TERMINATION OF LEND-LEASE HAS SENATORS OKAY   In Agreement Measure Was Not Intended For Postwar Tse

SS ee      WAGNER SAYS “BRITISH MUST HAVE KNOWN” SITUATION; REACTION SHOWS DECISION FINAL

Lend-Lease Decision  Is Final   Crawley Explains Shipments Moy  Continue, But On Cash-Credit Basis

Blast British Efforts To  Get Renewal   English Prepare To Tighten Belts; Should  Have Anticipated Plan's End.

Senators Approve Termination of Lend-Lease Program, Blasting British Hopes for Decision Change

Senate Backs Truman Action  On Lend-Lease   British Criticism Stir: Solons; Gift Era Over

Lend-lease End Pleases The Senate   Members, Even Strong Dem ocrats, Say It Was Only  War Measure

Blast British Hopes for New Decision   Atter V-J Day Allies Must Pay Cash or Use Credit

PROPOSAL OF CHINESE COM: MUNISTS TO HALT HOSTILITIES 15 ACCEPTED BY CENTRAL ‘(GOVERNMENT

Chiang, Communists, Agree to Halt War   — Both Parties Approve Appointment Of Gen. Marshall as Mediator

STATE TO STAY HOT   Continuation of Blistering Weather Is Forecast

San Francisco Gives Great Welcome To 275 Liberated Heroes of Bataan

PRISON MATRON   Mrs. Dorothy M. Handy Succeeds Late Wife of the Warden

VANDENBERG SAYS U. 5. COULD QUIT PROPOSED LEAGUE   Senator Gives Assurance as Charter’s Withdrawal Provisions Are Debated at Open Hearing.   STETTINIUS MAKES PLEA FOR APPROVAL   Former Secretary of State Calls Document an Effective Instrument to Preserve Peace.

Peace Plan Clears First Senate Snag   Committee Assured U.S. Can Withdraw from Organization Any Time

PEACE TREATY STEERED PAST FIRST SHOALS   SENATE TOLD U. § CAN QUIT PACT AT ANY TIME

Charter Passes First Big Shoal In the Senate   Vandenberg Assures U. S. Can Quit League When It Sees Fit

SENATE TOLD US. CAN QUT NATIONS PACT   Vandenberg  Steers Charter Pieet Shoal

Vandenberg Steers World Charter Past First Shoal   Tells Senate Group U.S. May Pull Out Of Organization Anv Time Ut Desires

Siettinius Pleads For Ratification   Vandenberg Assures Senators U. S. Can Withdraw At Will

World Council PlanPresented By Stettinius   Senate Commisice Hearing Told That Charter Must Be Meade Warkshle

'U. S. Free to Quit United Nations at ‘Any Time, Vandenderg Tells Senators

War Contract — Cancellation ls Speeded Up  Swift Action Taken In Reconversion to Peacetime Industrv

Preparing For Early  Surrende1   Cancelling Contracts To Free Materials To Be Used In Reconversion  Of U. S. Industry

U.S. Begins Cutback in  Contracts   Military Freight Flow West Curtailed; Lift on Controls Due

Cancellation of War Contracts Already Started   Maximum Possible Assistance Promised   By Mobilization Chief

BOWLED ofYo UPA PRICING AM) DEALER   Flays Association’s Attempt to Influence Congress by Telegrams.

OPA Chief Sourns Plea of Car Mer   Bowles Turns Down Request For More Dealer Mark-up

Rejects Demands Of Association   Defends OPA Price Plan As Highly Advantageous

ALLIED WORLD AWAITS FATE OF HIROHITO   Jap Peace Offer Under  Consideration

NO CELEBRATION IN AMERICA BUT OTHERS 60 WILD   Crowds Gather in Chungking, London; British Plan Two-Day Holiday

Opinion Divided on Japanese Bid  For Guarantee of Emperor’s Status

TREK 10 CAPITAL   Leaders Cut Short Plans for Vacation; Tackle Re. conversion

Top Congress Leaders Head For Capital   Prompt Action To Be Taken on Home Front Reconversion

Aussie lroops Launch Second Borneo Drive   Seine Entrance to Burnei Bay ina Three-way Invasion

Japanese Diet Balks at Emergency Bill   Chinese Assault Outskirts of Liuchow, Drive within 10 Miles of Kweilin —

Official Offer Of Surrender Is Received fn Washington; Seek To Refain The Emperor   Allied Leaders Take Enemy’s Cry Under Consideration; Russian Attitude Doesn’t Like Japanese Proposal   Few Days May Be Required To Arranae For Formal Surrender

VERDE ISLAND JAP GARRISON IS WIPED OUT   NIPPONESE SLOWLY GIVING GROUND ON IWO JIMA

NAME TRUMAN TO PRESIDE; CUT CEREMONY)   President Intends To GetDownto  Business

Truman Is Selected As Presiding Officer For All  Conference Meetings

Polish Groups Reported in Agreement  New Government to Be Announced Later in Warsaw

POLISH FACTIONS REACH AN ACCORD   REORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT HAS MET APPROVAL OF BIG THREE. ~

Vidkun Quisling, Of Norway _ Executed By Firing Squad   Former Puppet Leader Dies as Traitor After Wife's "Plea for Reprieve Is Denied by — King Haakon -

Request For Reprieve Is Denied   Country Quietly Accepts Execution Of Puppet Premier

QUISLING SHOT IN SECRET EXECUTION   FACES FIRING SQUAD IN POUR. ING RAIN—WIFE’S APPEAL REJECTED.

SHORE TO GET HIGH WINDS AS STORM PASSES   Trepical Hurricane Goes To Sea; Clear. Cool Weather Due Tonight

Storm Stays: Along Coast   Damage, Casualties Reports Are Lacked

CASUALTY LIST REVEALED 10D A)   308,180 Japanese Killed Or Captured During  Past Six Months By H. D. QUIGG

308,180 NIPS WIPED OUT IN PHILIPPINES   Yanks Advance On Luzon, Mindanao, Cebu and Negros

Philippines Defense Costs Japs 308,180   MacArthur Announces Jap Casualties; Few Prisoners Taken On Islands

JAP PHILIPPINE LOSSES 308,180   ONLY ONE MAJOR ISLAND STILL HELD BY ENEMY

308,180 JAPS ea atts IN PHILIPPINES   MacArthur Comimutii que Discloses Casual ties for Past Six © Monthe

308;180 Japs i in, Philippines Die in Six-Months Wai  Only One Major island 

OKINAWA JAP DEFENSE DUE TO COLLAPSE   Survivors Pressed Into 25- Mile Region

Nazis Plar Final Stand In Capital   Reported Massing Forces ir Heart of Berlin — Sur rounded by Reds

GERMANS MASS IN TIERGARTEN FOR LAST STANI   Soviets Ring Inner City

Nazi Troops Encircled in Heart of City — Sevict Shells Reducing Famous Buildings to Heaps of Smuking Rubble,

Chandler Sees Senate Defeat For Work Bill   Says Hearings Fail To Show Need for Draft Leaislation

Chandler Predicts — Defeat Uf May Bill   Hearings Before Senate Committee Fail To Show Need, Kentucky Senator Says

Study ‘Dumbarton  ‘Oaks Plan   Report Change In Russia’s Attitude on Polish Problem

Russians Make Concessions To  Revive Talks   Reds ¢Willing To Talk About Who Will Be London Members

STORIC CONVOY REACHES BURMA   FIRST IN TWO YEARS TRAVELING ROUTE

CONVOY MAKES. CHINA IN FIRST OVERLAND TRIP   Historic Journey Made by American Trucks, Loaded With War Supplies.

LARGE GERMA AREA OCCUPIED BY II. $. ARMY   Includes Saar Basin, Rhine Val ley, Western Half Of Ruhr

Yanks Ruling 14,000 Miles Of Reich Soil   Saar, Rhine, Portion Of Rohe Included in Oecupntional Zope

YANKS OCCUPY A LARGE AREA      CONTROL EIGHT TIMES ‘Ast MUCH OF GERMANY AS AFTER LAST WAR

15th OCCUPYING BIG SECTOR IN GERMANY   Saar Basin, Rhine Valley, Half of Ruhr Included

Concern Over Disturbances  Widely Felt   U. 8S. Officials Watch Spread of CommunistLed Uprisings

Romania and Italy Causing Much Concern   American Diplomats Watching Diserders in Two Countries

EMPLOYERS IN MATTOON AREA NEED WORKERS   Demand for All Types of Employes Shown by USES Survey

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TRUMAN TO AIR U. §. RELATIONS WITH RUSSIANS   President Plans News Conference After Talking With Hopkins

REPORT DUE ON HOPKINS’ VISI   Truman Expected To Reveal Some Data Wednesday

Hopkins Arrives In Washingfon to Report to Truman   President Will Discuss Russia-U. S. Picture at News Meet Wednesday

See Big Three In Agreement On Polish Status   Moscow Dispatch Helpful; Optimism Net Shared By Exiled Government

a eee  Traman Will Give Details About Russia   Soviet-U. S. Picture To Be Discussed At News Conference

FULL PICTURE WILL BE GIVEN FOR NEWS MEN   President Formally. Recommends Immediate 10 Per Cent Pay Boost fot Congress

Hopkins Returns From Moscow Trip   Refuses Comment On Talk With Stalin

See Compromise Settlement Of Polish Problem   Hopkins Believed Bring ing A Stalin Offer Tc End Deadlock.

Hopkins Back With Report on Russ Mission   Truman to Discuss U. S.Red Picture at News Conference Tomorrow

Hopkins Due To Report fo Truman Today   Compromise on Polish Dispute le Forecast

HIGH HOPES FOR HOPKINS REPORT   Optimistic Speculation Over Suecess Of Visit To Rus. sia: Truman To Get Re. nort Shortiv.   -BY ERNEST B. VACCARO—

Harry Hopkins Arrives with Moscow Report   Lands at Washington Airport; Immediately _ Leaves for White House and Truman

Hopkins Speeds to Capital To Report to Truman on the Results of Moscow Visit

TRUMAN AWAITING HOPKINS ARRIVAL   President Will Discuss Russian-American Picture Tomorrow

GIVE REPORT ON SOVIET PICTURE   Conference Set Tomorrow; Hopkins’ Arrival Waited From Moscow Talks

Truman Will Discuss U_ S.-Soviet  Picture at News Conference Tomorrow

TO UNVEIL PICTURE   Truman To Report on Russian-Ametican Status Tomorrow 

PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO DISCUSS SOVIET PICTURE WEDNESDAY  PRESIDENT AWAITS ARRIVAL OF HARRY HOPKINS. MOSCOW ENVOY

President Awaits Hopkins’ Arrival  Plans for Conference Wednesday Morning

Soviets Close In on Kustfrin And Frankfurt   Capture of Two Nazi Strongholds Place Russians 40 Miles From Berlin

GERMANS DEALT BLOWS IN ODER STREAM SECTOR   Russians Threaten Cities Near Berjin — Foe Claims Reds Checked

Other Forces Only 11 Miles Now From City of Stettin   Capture of Pomeranian Capital Would Cut Off Wide Sweep of Territory

FORT OF WENCHOW HAS BEEN ATTACKED   Chinese Pursue Japanese 175 Miles From Foochow Alona Coast.

Chinese Attack Port of Wenchow   Enemy Garrison Already Beginning To Retreat; Ishan Recaptured.

CHINESE ATTACK WENCHOW PORT   FORCES FROM FOOCHOW HIT ENEMY GARRISON

Chinese Set Nippon Back   Push 175, Miles: In  Region Of Foochow

JOBS-FOR-ALL BILL FACES SENATE FIGHT   Wagner  Pleads ‘For No Crippling - Amendments

Wagner Musters Forces to Pass Employment Bil   Asks Senate to Reject Crippling Amendments; Coalition Plans Fight

Stalin Now Back In Moscow After Lengthy Vacation   Return Is Announced In Connection With Foreign Minister’s Parley   SECRECY CONTINUES ON PARLEY ACTION

STALIN ENDED ~_ HIS VACATION   RUSSIAN PREMIER AT MOSCOW AS FOREIGN MINISTERS’ CONFER OF WORLD PROBLEME.

PLAN 10: REDUCE TAXES ADVANCE!   ‘Senate Sends Measure t House Calling For Big Tax Cuts.

Congressional Tax Reduction Plans Near Completion   Further Cuts Possible As Plan Is Readied for House Consideration   $5,300,000,000 CUT IS RECOMMENDED   Repeal of £5 Auto Use Levy, Freezing of Sccial Security Rate Asked

HOUSE WILL BE GIVEN PLAN FOR TAX REDUCTION   Tax Relief Proposed So Fai Totals Over Five Billions

Tax Relief Offers Less To Industry   Individuals Get Larger Reductions In House Measure

More Generous to individuals And Less To Corporations  SOCIAL SECURIAY TAX IS FROZEN  Expect Senate To Add Further Cuts Effective Soon

Tax Slash Plans Are Nearly Ready   Committee Would Repeal $5 Automobile Use Levy

45,000 HOMELESS IN LOUISIANA FLOOD   Levees Give Way Above Alexan: dria, Forcing Hurried Evacuation of Refureés.

LAVAL A BELIEF IN NAZI WIN AT START   vecret Pact With Late Duce Also Revealed at Trial of Petain

Obey Curfew, Bymes Asks  T .f...... Aatiar   LaGuardia Action Results in Appeal

Byrnes Cites Inability to Back Curfew   Issues Patriotic Appeal to Abide by Order

Astounding Red Gains May Crush the Nazis   Military Sources _ Are Silent but  Happily Excited

Maj. Stevens Reiterates His Love for Wife Held on Charge of Manslaughter

16-Inch Shells Sef Huge Fires in Factories  _ No Answer from   Japs as Halsey  i

Gunners Blast’ War Plants Of Hitachi: British Join In  Great Carrier: Blow

U.S. WARSHIPS BOMBARD JAP INDUSTRIAL CITY 75 MILES NORTH OF TOKYO   Beran af IF P.M,

‘Shoreline Factories Smashed By U.S. Shells: Area Hit Is 2 Miles of Jap Capital   Battleship lowa and Other Yankee Warcraft Throw Explosives Into Shore of Honshu Island

U. S. WARSHIPS TURN SHORELINE INDUSTRIAL FACTORIES NEAR TOKYO INTO FUNERAL PYRE

Pacific Fleet Attacks Near — Gates of Tokyo   Important Shore Targets Blasted In Gigantic Raid

30 ) Jap Ships" Are Wrecked   ‘Lone. Plane Sends 20 Vessels Down -

Twenty Nippon Vessels: Bagged By. Lone Plate      Blow Struck Off. Asiatic Coast ‘and. Dutch East Indies. Heaviest in, Many Weeks   Most of Ships Hit  Are treighters   Meanwhile, Yanks Out flank Jap-Held Road Junction,son Northern - Euzon in New Move

Southwest Pacific Flyers Take Bag of Freighters; Much of Tokyo in Ruins

dU) JAP VESSELS SENT 10 BOTTOM   PLANES BAG SHIPS OFF ASIATIC COAST AND DUTCH EAST INDIES,

MacArthur’s Airmen ‘Ravage Enemy Ships in Far East   One Plane Makes Sensational Bag of 2¢ Small Freighters Off Borneo; Infantrymen Outtlank Jans on Luzon

B-24 Destroys 20 Jap Ships  Single Plane Sinks 8, Leaves 12 Burning

Yank Planes Destroy 30 Jap Vessels   One Liberator Gets Sensational Bag of 20 Off Asiatic Coast And Dutch East Indies

30 Jap Ships Destroyed in New Attacks   Single Plane Downed 20 in Southwest Pacific Area

More Get Pre-Draft Physicals   62 Registrants Take Examinations Apr. 23-24

Compromise  FEPC Fails In The House   Rules Committee Refuses To Send Bill To Conference With Senate Group

Press Described Ready To Aid Communities Get Back To Local Interests

Editor Says Newspapers Will Play Part In Getting Back To Community Affairs

Britain's fleet rips at Nippon      Carrier planes attack Rvukvus

Britain's Fleet Joins Attack On Jan Islands   Carrier Planes, Large Warships Blast Bases in Sakashimas

CLEARING IN WEST   Freezing Rain and Sleet at Points Create Driving Hazards

Two to Six Inches of Snow Blanket State   Driving ts Dangerous; Needed Moisture for legging Wheot Cran

Pipe Line Explodes   Gas Catches Fire, Destroying Bliss Home Southwest of Jola

NEW FOUR-LANE ROAD FROM CITY TO WASHINGTON   Whitman Says State Has Made Preliminary Stedies Fer Highway   MARYLAND'S ROADS ARE DEFINITELY BAD

State Road System Reported Declining   Former Commissioner Of. fers Suggestions for Relieving Situation

EIGHTH ARMY WILL LAND ON SUNDAY   15 Towns Overrun South of Tokyo By Airborne Troops

Temperatures   ‘ Marcus Island Japs * Surrender to U. S&S. Naval Officers

Main Strength Of Eighth Army Will Land Sunday At Yokohama   1s Or 20 20 Towns Overrun By Yanks   MacArthur Delays Occupation Of Capita! Until Army Strengthened

{0,000 Yanks Now Ashore as Japan Surrender Nears  MacArthur Now Givina

Air And Seaborne Forces Hold 200-Mile Section About Tokyo   Reinforcements Still Pouring In As MacArthur Completes Arrangements For Formal Signing Of Surrender Papers On Sunday

Air and Sea-Borne Forces Link Over 200 Square Miles   MAIN U.S. STRENGTH WILL LAND SUNDAY   Japanese Soldiers and Civ ilians Alike Were Passive

Main Body — Of Troops _ Land Su rad         MacARTHUR STILL AT YOKOHAI PREPARING FOR SUNDAY’S : SIGNING OF SURRENDER TERMS

MARSHALL TO BE QUESTIONED MORE FULLY   To Be Asked About Incidents Leading Up to Jap Attack —

DEWEY APPEAL LETTERS TOLD CODE SECRETS   MARSHALL FACING MORE QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PEARL HARBOR  COMMITTEE

Farmers Now 1-A  May Ask Review.   New Ruling on Men Under 26 Disclosed

Farm Draftees May Ask Reviews   Hershey Sends New Message to Boards

Chinese Units Burst Through Liuchow Lines  Getting Closer To Former American Airbase a

U.S. Fliers Join In Battle For Liuchow   Chinese Troops Within 28 Miles of Former Americar Airbase—14th Bombers and Fighters Blast Large Areas

CHINESE MENACE FORMER U. 8. AIR BASE OF LIUCHOW   American Bombers Join Battle to Regain City and Subject It to Heavy Attack.   CHIANG’S TROOPS CLOSE IN ON 100-MILE FRONT   Japs Believed Abandoning Corridor to Indo-China and Land Bridge to Honekone.

POUR THROUGH JAPS' LINES FOR 25 MILES   American Planes Smash Fleeing Foe Ahead Of Chinese Army

CHINESE MAKE SWIFT GAINS NEAR LIUCHON   YANK FLIERS JOIN FIGHT TO REGAIN U. S. AIRBASE

Battle OF The Supply Lines   Chiang Kai-Shek Trying To Occupy Rich  Manchurian Provinces

Battles Hard To Find In War For Manchuria   Communists Surprisingly Weak; Supply Lines Of Nationalists More Worry Than “Enemy” 

Reds Ignore Parley On Status of Japan   Allied Commission to Advise on Governing Conquered Nation Convenes in Washington With Russia on Sidelines.   Rv GRAHAM HOVEY.

Allied Advisory Commission on Japan Adjourns   Week’s Delay Voted, Apparently to Permit Russia to Change Mind

Reds Fail . To Join  Commission  Advisory Group or   Advisory Group on Far East Awaits Word of Russians

Reds Due to Yield  on Poland   Former London Exile Premier to Take Part in Negotiations Talk

Avery Refuses  To Work Plant   Gen. Byron Says Its Necessary To Plac ‘e Own Personnel In Plantes,

Avery Ignores Byron’s Orders   So Operating PeSSonnel To Be Placed In  “Montgomery Ward.

Blockaded Shipping From Japan to Continental : Asia  EVERY JAP HARBOR SOWN WITH MINES  Typhoones Further Isolate Japan From Mainland Supplies

Harbors Sown With U. S. Mines   20th Air Force Participates In Greatest Mine Leying In History

BLOCKED FROM JAPAN TO ASIA   Round the Clock Bombing Severing Vital Rail Arteries

MINE EVERY HARBOR TO CUT JAPS FROM ASIA   Air Offensive Thunders On

Mines Close All Harbors To Shipping   Aerial Offensive Thunders At Japan Around The Clock

Shipping Is Prevented By Blockade   Tarbors Sown With Mines —Rai] Transportation In side Japan Hard Hit

Air Offensive Against Jap Being Cont’   Shipping Between Jap Homeland, Asia Said Completely Blockaded

Homeland is Isolated from Asia Supplies   20th Air Force Blocks All Harbors In Greatest Program

Shipping Between Japsand Asia Now iI Fully Blocked  « teolated Erom Food      Nips isolated From Food and War Supplies

OG HANBURY ISOLATED AND CHIPPING SUNK   Twentieth Air Force Reports Greatest Mine-Laying of History.

Shipping Blocked By B-29s: Harbors Sewn With Mines   Japanese on Kyushu Face New Disasters as Typhoons Lash China Sea   NO MAJOR PORTS IN HOMELAND SAFE   100 Fighter Bembers Hit Military Targets in the Toelzo Area

Every Harbor Of Any Consequence Now Mined; Mustangs Hit Four Cities In Two Waves; Three Raiders Shot Down   TRAIN SCHEDULES IN JAPAN INTERRUPTED

VETERANS HOSPITAL PLANS WADE PUBLIC   1947 Plans Cail for 750 Bed General Medical Hospital in State.

Hospital Plans Are Completed  Devise Program for Care of Veterans

Plans Made For Veterans’ Hospitals   Two-Year Program Before Hospitalization Board

Report Zenjan Taken Over By  Iranian Rebels   Separatists Push South Toward Capital Along Main Rail Line.

Iranian Rebels Driving South, Report Says  enian 145 kA.   _Zenjan, 147 Miles North of. Capital, Seized, Wires Cut

Traveler Reports Zenjan Occupied   Government Buildings In Separatists’ Hands And Communications Cut

lranian Rebels Driving South, Report Says   Zenjan, 147 Miles North of Capital, Seized, Wires Cut

SHORTAGE OF SKILLED WORKERS — ON WEST. COAST HAMPERS REPAIR [OF WARSHIPS INVESTIGATORS SAY

Hitler Calls on Nazis to Turn War Tide Calls F.D.R. Greatest War Criminal

Hitler Calls On Troops To Hold   Says Russians Have  Launched Big Push

Hitler Calls For Defeat Of Red Push   Orders German Forces To Halt Russian  Drive in East

45 HOUR WORK LAW IS IN EFFECT AGAIN   Legislative Deadlock Stops Extension

Army Admits Men Set for Release Badly Jammed Up   One General Says Situation Will Be Cleaned Up in 40 Days: Blame Airforce

Army Expects to Discharge 800,000 Men A Month by.December I, Congress Told

Army Admits Jam On Release of Men   Senate Committee Told, However, That Back-Log of Men Eligible For Release to Be Cleaned Up Within 40 Days

NAVY URGES PART OF PEARL HARBOR NOT BE REVEALED   ARMY WILL RELEASE SOLDIERS AT RATE OF 800,000 MONTHLY

ARMY EXPECTS TO DISCHARGE 800,000 MEN MONTHLY SOON  NAVY ASKS CONGRESS TC PLEASE NOT REVEAL PEARL HARBOR SECRET

Army Confesses Release System Badly fammed   Senate Investigation Extracts Promise Of Separation Centers

Army Backlog” Badly Jammed   Gen. Henry Tells Senators All Efforts Are Being Made. To Speed Discharges

Army Outlines Discharge Plan   Hopes to be Releasing 800,000 a Month by December 1

Soviets Drive 10 Miles on  Road to Danzig   Seek to Split Germans In Danzig, Gdynia Area

RUSSIAN ARMY PUSHES CLOSE TO DANZIG BAY   10-Mile Gain Made in Drive; Fierce Fight Rages at Stettin

Reds Within Ten Miles of Danzig Bay   - Whole East Front, Stettin to Hungary

RUSSIANS NEAR BAY OF DANZIG   Red Forces Gain 8 Miles In Drive to Split Defenders Of German-Held Seaports

U.S. and Britain Split. on Issue in Frisco Meeting   Door Closed on Amendments to Dumbarton Oaks

TREATY ISSUE NOW STUDIED   RUSSIA ASKS DELAY ON FINAL DECISION REGARDING FUTURE STATUS OF TREATIES

U. 5. BRITAIN FAR APART ON TRUSTEESHIPS   Door Closed on Further Amendments to Dumbarton Plan

WUE PLAT ERITENN,  S WADE OPEN   Oaks Amendments Agreed on; Russia Asks Delay on Two Changes.

 Von Rundstedt Among Lead ers Seized—Laval Flees to Spain, Where He  Is Interned.      DOENITZ’ COURSE REMAINS UNCERTAIN   London Doubts Fuehrer Can Long Prolong Resistance With Nation in Shreds and People Hungry.

RUSSIANS SAY HITLER, GOEBBELS END LIVES.   ‘“Round-the-World Round Up of Closing Days of European War   London Thought Divided   V-E Day Around Corner

‘European War Moves Towards Close Despite Doenitz ‘Fight On’ Battle Cry

ELECTRIC FENCE CAUSES SHOCK   Apt, House Sunt. Ar ranged for Felonious Attack

Governor Removes  Gallegos   Ortmeslee to Succeed Socorro Politica as

Tank Paced Infantrymen March From Expanded 22 Mile Wide Beachhead

DUTCH BORNEO IS INVADED BY ALLIED FORCE   AMERICANS WITHIN SIX MILES OF DAVAO CITY

Invasion Announced By Australia And Japan   Tokyo Says Allies Land Near Tarakan Okinawa, Burma Watness New Gains

NAVY REVEALS. SECRET BUOYS “BALKED SUBS   NAVY EQUIPPED BUOYS DROPPED FROM PLANES ss “LOCATED ENEMY UNpa DERSEA CRAFT

JAP BIGWIGS GET TASTE OF PRISON BUILT FOR AMERICANS   Yanks Transfer 21 From Comfort At Yokohama Te  Amori Prison

Suspected Jap War Criminals Are Taken From Yokohama to Omori Jail

War Criminals  Of Japan Taken  To Island Prison Built To House   Built To House Yankee Captives

STOCKADE ONCE HELD AMERICANS   Admiral Shimada And: General. Homma > Among Prisoners

Jap War Criminals Transferred to Prison Where Yanks Were Humiliated

‘Pearl Harbor War Criminals Move ‘Into Prison Built For Americans

Suspected Jap War Criminals Moved fo Prison   ‘Pearl Harbor’ Leaders to Be Tried On Atrocity Charges

Nips Suspected as War Criminals Transferred from Yokohama Jail To Camp Where Yankees Suffered

YANKS, TOMMIES SURGE ACROSS NORTH GERMANY   Meet Light Resistance

Janks Flank  Hannover And Bremen   Break-Through Carries to 133 Miles of Berlin

3 Armies Leap Last River Bar   Berlin Only 130 Miles From Advance of Allied Forces

US-British Tank Columns Dash 22 to 26 Miles to OutFlank Bremen and Hannove

US. 9th Army  Leaps Forward In Swift Gan   British Strike North Toward Bremen, And Yanks To East   91.530 PRISONERS   Third Army Slows Down To Await Supplies And Reorganize

COOL, WITH SHOWERS   June Cold Snap Comes In Just Ahead of Wheat Harvest

BRITISH TROOPS AT RANGOON EYE BIG NAVAL BASE   NEW OPERATIONS IN ASIA ARE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE RAPIDLY

Singapore Next Goal of British   Troops in Burma Take Rangoon in Combined Sea, Air Operation

Mountbatten’s Mer Eye Singapore As Next Objective  Jap Garrison There Has Neither Air Nor Naval Support

Singapore Looms As Next Goal Of Mountbatten’s  Victorious Burma Troops

Marines Bridge Asa River Near Naha Despite Two Japanese Human Bombs

See Singapore As Next Goal   Comparatively Fresh Troops Could be Available for Drive

Singapore Is Likely Objective   New Target Sought By British Armies Victors in Burma

SINGAPORE IS OBJECTIVE OF MOUNTBATTEN   Victorious Forces in Burma Anticipate Little Opposition in Landing On Malay Peninsula  ee te me eee aitae She circ

Singapore’ Ss  Fate Neared   Mounthatten’s Army. Ends Burma Contest

Singapore Next For Mountbatten   Campaign In Burma Virtually Over; Some Troop: Comparatively Fresh.

NAZIS ARE BLASTED  FROM GOCH   Canadians Push On Beyond ‘The Town

CANADIANS ARE SLOSING IN ON GERMAN RUKR   Allies Fight Forward All Along Western  Front

While American third Army Wedges A Mile In Nazi Defenses  U.S. SEVENTH ARMY ALSO ON THE MOVE  German Resistance Stiffens As American Armies Close In

U. S. Artillery Shells Smash Manila’s Wall   Ena Of 17-Day Old Battle For € sity Comes In Sight As Pocket Shrinks

‘Virtually AIP Of Goch Falls   Canadians Overrun Anchor of West Wall

PARLIAMENT ENDS CAREER   World Watches Outcome o British Election Drive

Child Killed As Cow Knocks Down Door   Shutdown In  Mines Looms Army Breakthrough ‘Results To Be Seen

OF MINES SEEN   Shutdown After Strike Vote Wednesday Is Taken for Granted; Men Resent Taking Strike Vote, Shown

Unrest Growing Among Japanese  Action Demanded Of Premier Suzuki

U.S. Leads World in Peace   Truman Thank: Senators For A Real Job

Shipstead And Langer ‘Are Opposed   U. S. Is First To Approve Pact To Enforce Peace

U. S. Is First of Big Five to Pass Security Pact; Two GOPs Vote ‘No   Nation Pledges Participation in International Orqanization to Keep Peace Throughout World

Senate Approves United Nations Charter, 89 to 2  - Top-Heavy Vote Binds U.S.  To Peace Organization

U. S. Is First Nation to Give Approval  Only Two Senators Vote Against World Oraanization

Pilots Fight on  In Self Defense   Jap Fighter Planes Jump Returning Allies In Post-Surrender Hit

Halsey Fights In Defense  Carrier Fleet Downs 26 Jap Interceptors

CARRIER PLANE PILOTS WERE FORCED 10 FIGHI ON IN. SELF-DEFENSE   Shot Down 26 Intercepting  Nip Planes Wednesday Morning

Carrier Planes Forced To Fight In Self Defense  Attocked By Nips After War Closed

DOWN 26 JAP PLANES AFTER WARIS OVER   Halsey Cancels All Flights; Orders Fliers Back to Bases

HALSEY’S FLEE FIGHTS ON IN SELF DEFENSE   Mighty Third Fleet Has 133 Fighting Ships

Fight In Self Defense After ‘Jap Surrender   Down 26 Of Biggest Group Of Intercepting Japanese Fighters Encountered In Weeks

Halsey’s Carrier Pilots Fight on In Self-Defense After They Learn That Japanese War Is at an End

SEIZE BROWN, ‘TOTHERS FOR -IMLLER DEATH   Assistant Superintendent, Dean of Boys, Ousted Guards Held,

Name Four In Ronald Miller ‘Beating’ Death   2 Officials, 2 Guards Arrested as Probe Of School Continues

Name Two Training School Employes, 2 Former Guards In Ronald Miller’s Death

DEATH RATEIN OHIO DECREASES   Disasters Cause Increase in Violent Casualties

OHIO'S DEATH RATE 1S DOWN SLIGHTLY   Two Disasters Cause Rise in  Violent Deaths

Naugatuck Manufacturer Expresses His Belief That Employment, At Its Worst, Will Not Fall Below Level Of Pre-War Years

D. M. Kelly Quotes N. A. M. Survey Predicting Stabilit yin Manufacturing Employment

NAVY ANNOUNCES "COST OF CONQUEST “OF JAPANESE ISLAND  TOTAL CASUALTIES OF  '. 19,938 MARINES IN SEIZING CMATIT ISLAND

Navy Reports Battle For Iwo Jima “Has Been Won;’ Say 4,189 Marines Killed

Iwo Jima Life Saver For B-29s   At Least 30 Crippled Planes Find Haven Aft: er Raids On Japan; Nips Stéll Ficht On

U.S. Casualty Toll Rises Near 20 OOO   Organized Resistance Collapses on Strategic Island; American Totals Include 4,189 Killed, 15.308 Wounded and 441 Yet Missing

Conquest of Nip Island Completed “After 26 Days   American Dead  Total 4,189 of 19,938 Cacualties Suffered By Invedina Forces

HAS BEEN WON, NAVY REPORTS   4,189 Marines Killed In Con. quest Of Strategic Jap Island

Organized Resistance OnIwo Ends   At Cost of 19,938 Casualties, of Whom 4,189 Are Dead, 441 Missing

IWO PAYING DIVIDENDS IN PLANE-SAVING   About 30 Superfortresses From Tokyo Raid Land on Island to Refuel— Otherwise Would Have Been Lost.

441 Missing; Navy Reports Organized Resistance Ended  And Battle “Won”

4,189 Marines Killed on Iwo   Battle for Island Has Ended, Says Navy Department

lwo Battle Won, Navy Announces   First Dividends From Island Reyealed:As 4189. Marines Killed

WO JIMA LOSSES   Navy Announces 4,189 Marines Killed in Island Battle 

EXPENSIVE [WO B29 LIFESAVER ON TOKYO RAIDS   rick on Inspection Trip, Phihopme Front.

( ostly Iwo Jima Aids Superforts   Rocky Island, For Which 4.000 Marines Died. Is Fuel Station

Battle For lwo ‘Has Been Won’  4,189 U.S. Marines Killed In C, onauest Of Isle. Navy Reveals

ISLAND BATTLE WON, BULLETIN BY NAVY SAYS   Reports 15,308 Yanks ~ Wounded, 441 Are Listed Missing

New Inquiry Into Pearl Harbor to Be Election Issue   Leaders of Congress See Investigation as Big Factor  In Campaign

PEARL HARBOR WILL BE ISSUE   Disaster Probe Expected Tc Play Big Part In 1946 Political Campaign

8000 Troops (Arrive in N.Y.   Fourth Division, Which Spearheaded Normandy invasion, Is Included

Chinese Central Leaders Study Peace Proposals   Communists Submit Offer To Terminate Civil War At Once

Chiang Preparing Reply to Appeal For End of Wa   Generalissimo and China Staff Study Communist Peace Propesal

KAI-SHEK IS STUDYING PEACE BID   eras CP    Communists? Proposal Is Given Attention

@Generalissimo Is Expected To Reply To Communists Within Few Days   Rival Factions Seek Agreement   Wu Says ‘Cease Fire’ Proposal Made Because Reds Realize Weakness

STUDY CHINESE COMMUNIST PLAN TQ END BATTLE   Leaders Expected To Reply To Proposal Within Few Days

CHIANG REPLY EXPECTED SOON      Nationalists Reported T. Have Few Objections To Communist Plan

North Pacific Kuriles bB ases  Bombe rs Rake    U. S. 3rd Fleet Operations In China Sea Believed Temporarily Halted

Shroud Fleet’s Goal in Secrecy   Hammer Jap Units, Scatter Four Convoys Along Indo-China Coast   THE BOX SCORE

Third Pushes For Mainz, Escape City — For Enemy   ‘First Army Drives  North Along Rhine Closer to Edge of Inner German Plain

Yanks Cross. Nahe River. Below Mainz   Vital Exit City. For Nazis Only 21 Miles From Allies

Germans Flee As Third Army  Crosses Nahe   Seventh Smashes Through Siegfried Line on Wide Front; First Drives Ahead Despite Bridge Loss

FRANTIC NAZIS FLEE   Third Army Captures Merzig; Seventh Smashes Deep In Siegfried

Potent Third  sweeps over Nahe barrier  Enemy troops in frenzied retreat

Tanks and Troops Sweep Unchecked Across the Nahe   First Army Drives Two Miles along Rhine s Fast Bank

Yanks Span Nahe River; , Vital Ludendorff Bridge "Across Rhine Collapses

Merzig Taken e By Third. rmy  - In Saar Drive   First Army Scores Gains Despite Loss of Important Remagen Bridge—Industrial Basin. ; Fallina to Allied Conauest

Americans Pounding Toward Davao   Advance Across Mindanao Is Almost I nonnosed

[YANKS THRUST [ALMOST ACROSS MINDANAO ISLE      'Move Within Eighty Miles 0: Davao — Meet Only Sniner Fire

Americans Open Up New Attack   MacARTHUR> FORCES IN ANOTHER THRUST ON MINDANO.

Yanks Move Unopposed Upon Davao   Push Across Island Moves Mile-An-Hour To Expand Beachheac

IROOPS MAKE WAY ACROSS MINDANAO   Within Eighty Miles Of The Big Port Of Davao

YANKS GAIN IN DRIVE ON MINDANAO   Island 45 Miles From Borneo Is Occupied

Yanks ‘Advance Within 80 Miles  of Davao Port   Troops” Thru ist Ahead Almost Unopposed> _ Across. Mindanao Isle.

Norse Demanding Death of Quisling and All Helpers.   ‘Kiss and Make Up" Plea for Mercy by — One Nazi General

Norway Will Demand Death to Quislings   Crown Prjnce Olav Outlines Program After Triumphal Return To Country

Norway To Ask Death Penalty — For All Quislings   Crown Prince Olav Triumphantly Returns To Norse Capital .

State Wool Growers to Close Their Annual Meet Today   Wallace Kingsbury of Valier Named President: National  Ec, ee a ee ee pon

State Wool Growers to Close Their Annual Meet Today  Wallace Kingsbury of Valier Named President: National Secretary, Others Heard bv Group

BBLE STUDY CASE ENDING   RINAL ARGUMENTS TODAY ON  "LEGALITY OF RELIGIOUS “ COURSES IN PUBLIC *-° SCHOOLS .

ATHEISM VS. RELIGION CASE NEARS CLOSE   15 Champaign Grade School Students End Testimony

NAZIS PLUG GAP ON WEST FRONT   Take Advantage Of Our One Army Attack At A Time

{Germans Have Brought Order Out of 'Western Front Chaos, Writer Says

Nazis Repair West Lines   Allied Failure to Start During Confusion Heln«e Out Fnemy

AMERICANS ADAPTABLE   DESTRUCTION NECESSARY   Nazi Western Front Defenses Have Been Stabilized

Newsman Says German Western Front Is Being Stabilized By Enemy High Command

WAGE-PRICE POLICY. DEMAND STILL SPLITS LABOR GROUPS   CLIO PRESIDENT, FACING DEFEAT IN COMMITTEE, PLANS'TO CONTINUE HIS FIGHT

PEACETIME. USE HELD UNLIMITED   Aipmic Energy Seen As Cheap Power -Source

Government Seeks Full Control  Of Atomic Power  Congress May Ask Authority to Direct Invention

Government Control Is Vital Elated Congressmen Of Belief Terrible Bomb Will Shorten The War

Solons Hopeful New Bomb Will Shorten:War; Open Path to New Power Enersy

 Congress Expects  Atomic Bomb Will Shorten Jap War   Will Set up p Comuniission to Contrel Production -and = Use;: . Members Elated and. Fearful.

Lawmakers, Hopeful New Bomb Will Shorten War, Set To Form Commission

SOLONS CLAIM NEW BOMB TO SPEED VICTORY   Look For Revolutionary PostWar Development Of Cheap Energy

U.S. Holding Secret Tight   Congress to Set Up Control Machinery

Discovery of Jap Sugar Hoard To Fase Rationing   American Portion Or; Java Stockpile May Be 700,000 Tons

RATION BOOKS CAN BE TOSSED AWAY BY SPRING   Discovery of Great Hoard of Sugar In Java Helps

SUGAR HOARD TO BOOST SUPPLY   U. §. To Get Major Portion Of Stores Found In Java.

END OF FOOD RATIONING BY SPRING SEEN   Large Stock Pile Of Sugar Is Discovered In Java Port:

HUGE SUGAR STOCKPILE IS FOUND   Americans to Get More Suga In Near Future

WLB Is Studving Deferred W sl nile   Those Vital To War Effort Will Be Determined

Drafting of Deferred Men 30-33 Ordered   “Necessary” Workers Will Not Be Taken in New Sweep

Draft Deferment Cases Studied   More Men In 30-33 Bracket To Be Called

10 Believed ‘Dead in Fire   Early Morning Blaze Sweeps Apartments.

Ten Believed Dead As Fire Destroys 5-Story Tacoma Apartment House

10 Feared Dead  In Tacoma Fire   Candy Factory Blast Sets Off Holocaust

20 Below Zero  In Minnesota   Even Vicksburg, Miss., With 19 Above Zero, Shivverine.

Orders to Fleet at Pearl Harbor Given by Kimmel   Committee Probing Responsibility for Ship Placing

Kimmel Disposed Ships,Probers Told   Witness Says Admiral Issued Orders

PEARL HARBOR PROBE   Investigators Seek Who Ordered Fleet Formation

Depended Upon Outcome Of Diplematic Negotiations; Former Secretary Hull Expected To Testify This Week   SNEAK ATTACK NOT INCLUDED IN PLANS

DISPOSITION OF U.S. SHIPS AID TO JAPS   Committee Investigates Who Ordered Close Formation of Pacific Fleet.

Congressional Probe Fails To  Provide Answer   Japs Worked Nearly Year Making Plans For Pearl Harbor   NIP STORY IS TOLD   Tokyo Ready To Call Off Attack If U. S.  Made Concession

CIGARETTES ARE SCARCEF AS IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW; TAX REPORTS PROVE IT

Sees Japs Getting Fierce Pounding   Present Attacks Not Believed Prelude  For Invasion

iAIR ATTACK COULD BE PRELUDE TO INVASION OF JAPAN, BUT MORE ROMRS ARE ANTICIPATED

Japan Views Raids With Great Alarm   Speculates Whether. Attacks Are Invasion Curtain-Raiser;Could Be, But Empire Will Be Numbed Before Attenipted Landings

Allies No Enemy Pressure In P —By DeWitt Mackenzie (1”  rapacaiian i at Jap Invasion Methodical

- Mackenzie’s News Anal ysis  By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Japan Has Invasion Jitters

AERIAL BOBMARDMENT OF JAPAN. AS PRELIMINARY TO INVASION © WILL BE FULLY TESTED OUT

Hagerstonian About ltaly eg, RY  Correspondent Gets Fine  _ Service At GI Rest Camr

Hagerstonian About Ttaly  Correspondent Gets Fine , Service At GI Rest Camp

HIGGINS OPENS DRIVE AGAINST PRESSURE UNITS   Irresponsible Labor Heads Blamed For His Decision To Close Plants   LABOR MAY BUY PLANTS   Shipbuilder Says He Will Sell Plants To Unions lf They Have Cash

HIGGINS FIGHTS PRESSURE BLOC   CHARGES IRRESPONSIBLE LEADERS OF ABUSES

Boat Builder Says Leaders at Fault   New Orleans Labor Proposes General Strike in Protest Of Closing of Three Plants

Proclaims Holiday When V-J Day Comes   Acting Governor Berry Urges Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving

Believe Four  Killed In Wreck   Volunteer Rescue Crews  Fight To Extricate Dead

Pictures Show Osaka Hard Hit In Fortress Raid   Big Fires Still Raging at Noon Today, Japs Admit

FIRES RAGING INOSAKA LONG AFTER B-29 ATTACK   TEN SUPERFFORTS LOST 1 YESTERDAY'S FIREBOMS RAID ON LARGE CITY

BILL T0 STOP PHILA. WAGE TA} PASSED IN HOUSE   County Legislators Aid Democrats In Supporting Measure

Head Of Stafe Department Is Local Speaker   He Also Gives Tips On How To Enjoy A Long, Happy Life

ESCAPE ROUTE IS NARROWED TO TWO MILES   BULK OF GERMAN TROOPS ALREADY WITHDRAWN, FROM SALIENT ABOVE ROTTLENECK

Two Allied Forces Advance  Against Tip of OnceMenacing Bulge  IN THE FINAL ASSAULT   Supreme Headquarters Reports Continued Withdrawal of Germans

Escape Route Now Less Than Two Miles Wide   Allies in Final Assault to Wipe Out Bulae

RUMI. OFFERS JOB PROPOSAL   Gives Program to Supplement “Full Employment” Bill in Congress

Ruml Offers Plan To Supplement Full Job Measure   5-Point Program Would Take Deflation Out of Social Security

Five-Point Program is Offered By Rumt   Supplement to Employment Bill Would Relieve Government Load

Sugar To Be Scarce In Some Sections   New Stamps Validated Jan. 1; East Coast Most Likely to Suffer

Bertha Speier Business Woman Dies Saturday  Had Been III  In Hospital For QCawaral M..2k.

Bertha Speier Business Woman Dies Saturday  Had Been Ill In Hospital For Several Months

PETITION SEEKING . REINSTATEMENT FOR RAINEY IS DENIED  REGENTS VOTE SIX TO ON   REGENTS VOTE SIX TO ONE AGAINST TAKING TEXAS U. PRESIDENT BACK

More Plymouth County. Farmers Are Practicing Contour Farming Methods   Fifty-Six Farm Operators Are Aided In Plannine

WESTBROOK PEGLER   U. S. Justice Dept. aa To Faults Of Fay And Bove

He Directed Japanese Nego. tiations For Peace Before Pearl Harbor Attack —  TWELVE. OTHER JAPS ON THE LIST HAVE BEEN ARRESTED  ‘MacArthur Has Modified His Order Against Japanese News Agency Domei

RED CROSS TO ELECT: OFFICERS   Hold Avinual Meeting Here Friday, Dec. 14 .

Drive Ahead On Two Fronts   United Auto Workers  Seek Pay Increase

UIO CLAIMS GM CAN RAISE PAY AND CUT COSTS   Strike Vote In Big Industry Next ‘ Wednesday

WAINWRIGHT AT WADSWORTH   General Pays Brief Visi_to Veterans Administration

WAINWRIGHT AT WADSWORTE      General Pays Brief Vinit to Veterans Administration 

SEN, WHEELER OPPOSEO FOREIGN PROPOSALS   Says They Are Not In Accord With U. 8S. Policy   PLANS SPEECH TODAY

FOREIGN POLICY ATTACK IS DUE   Sen. Wheeler Plans Speech Flaying ‘Unknown’ Setup

Countian Sees Heavy Action eee  Earj Bachtell Participates In Many Pacific Engagement:

Countian Sees Heavy Action of ne AVY Action —  Earl Bachtell Participates Ih Many Pacific Engagements

Mrs. Bessie Daly Dies in Hospital   _ Funeral Held Tuesday For Well Known Lady

FAIL TO BREAK STRIKE THREAT IN CINCINNATI   City’s Water Supply Employes Scheduled to Walk Out Saturday

CITY COUNCIL   Parley on Wage Boost Demand Deadlocked; (ndustrial Paralysia Looms.

Mutual Observance of Contraci Is Emerging as Prime Goal ir President’s Labor Conferene¢

Cin’ti Waterworks Employees Threaten Strike; Plan Walkout Saturday IH Demands Not Met

No Progress: Is Made In Negotiations  U.S. Conciliator Is Seeking Sattlamant

DESTRUCTION OF CITIES MAY END WAR IN PACIFIC   ‘Howling Mad’ Smith Thinks Jap Leaders Will Try To Quit When Cities Fall   MAY NOT INVADE CHINA.   Marine Leader Explains Why He Hates Nipponese: Hopes They Starve After War

INDUSTRIALISTS. MAY SEEK PEACE   VETERAN THINKS THEY WILL; OVERRULE S MILITARY Ut

SECOND CHARGE FILED AGAINST HOLLAND   Farmer Convicted of Wife Murder Accused of Slaying His Wother-in-T aw.

SOLDIER PRESENTED CONG. MEDAL OF HONOR BY TRUMAN BEFORE CONGRESS

TRUMAN HONORS DOUGHBOY HERO   SAYS CEREMONY SYMBOL OF NATION’S POWER

DOUGHEOUT {a HERO UF HGh MEDAL HONG   Mississippi ‘Fighter Praised by President Truman Before Congress.

EXPECTEDU.S. TO FIGHT IF NIPS HIT THAILAND   Claims Move Would Force British, America Into War

Feared Jap Move Would Mean War   Nip Advance Into Siam Would Bring War. Marshall View

Marshall Feared War In November, He Tells Solons   Jap Move Into Siam Thought Start

THE WEATHER:   Move of Japs Into Thailand Was Expected   Marshall Says This Would Have Forced U. S. Into War Prior  To Pearl Harbor

Gen. Marshall Foresaw War  November 3, 41   Held If Japs Moved Into  Thailand, Britain and  U, S. Would Be © Tu Conflict   Advised Nov. 6 Nips On Move   Says to Permit Japs to Euter Gulf of Siam Would Put Them At “Back Door Singapore”

‘Gen. Marshall Tells Of Believing Japanese Advance On Thailand Would Force U.S., Britain Into War

—PEARL HARBOR— Fourth Day  For For "mer  Army ( Chief   Probers Delve Into Events In Pacific:

Foresaw Conflict In Pacific   Jap Move.Toward Singapore Meaut U.S, Entry, Marshall Save

War Hinged On Thailand Move, Marshal! Says   Tells Peart Harbor Probers Jap invasion Would Have Touched Off Fuse.

UESTIONING OF MARSHALL IS CONTINUED   Former Chief of Staff Tells Of Memorandum Sent President Roosevelt Nov. 5, 1941   INVOLVEMENT FORCED

KNEW INVASION OF THAILAND BY JAPS MEANT WAR   Former Chief Of Staff Continues  Testimony Before P. H. Investigating Committee; Ferguson Interested In Secret British Documents.

Japan’s Move On Thailand Was Expected To End Peace   Senator Ferguson's Queries: Answered:

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS LOOK FOR BRITISHUS AGREEMENT   Marshall Says Japs Move Into Thailand Meant  Certain Warfare

Gen. Marshall Continues His Testimony   Sen. Ferguson Quizzes Leader On Pearl Harbor

Chief Of Staff Thought That The Japs Would First Move Into Thailand

THAILAND STAB FEARED MOST, GENERAL SAYS   ‘Marshal Avers He Figured Japs Would Force U. S., Britain into War

Jap Movement Into Thailand: Meant .War    Marshall Says. He “Thought U.°S. ‘Would Be Involved

MARSHALL FACES HAWAII INQUIRY FOR FOURTH DAY   FORECAST WAR WHEN JAPANESE FORCES STRUCK THAILAND

General Saw. War With Japs Coming   Marshall Testifies Move Into Thailand Would  Force Issue .   BEFORE PEARL HARBOR   Five Star Leader Appears Before Committee  for 4th. Day

Truman Spends Night with ‘Boys,’ Gets Good Ribbing and New Piano

TRUMAN PRESENTED WITH A NEW PIANO   President Has Night Out With Boys of the National Press Club.

TRUMAN GETS NEW PIANO FROM PRESS   President Enjoys Night Out ar Notional Club

President Gets Kick Out Of Press Club Quips At His Piano Playing Ability

President Orders Inflation Blocked   OPA Will Tighten Up Control on Prices; Lid Is Taken Off Wage  Increncec

Truman, However, Gives WLB Authority To Wipe Out Little Steel Ceiling  Swift. Orderly      Stern Rules Will Be Invoked In Settlement Of Labor Disputes

LABOR, PRICE CONTROLS TO BE CONTINUED   Penalty for Trouble Makers Remains In Force

11 ARE ROAD ACCIDENT   Mrs. Neva Magness, Miami, Among Victims—Bus Forced off Hiehway

SHAEF Dissolved 17 Months After lt Began European Victory March   Supreme Chief Eisenhower Takes Over New Job: USFET Commander, Member of Control Council

SHAEF Ends Work After 17 Months   Unblemished Record Of Allied Unity Is Achieved by Group

Eisenhower Headquarters In Europe -— Closes Shop   Commander Hopes Unity Achieved By Allies in War _ Will Cement Peace

GEN. EISENHOWER CLOSES COMMANE   HEADQUARTERS OF EXPEDITIONARY FORCE PASSES OUT OF EXISTENCE.

MARKS QUIET END OF SHAE!   Eisenhower in Order Of Day Sees Hope In Allied Unity

Eisenhower Bids Farewell to Allied Soldiers as Curtain Falls on S. H. A; E. F

Eisenhower Ends Setup for War   Paris Headquarters Closed as Gen. eral Takes Over New Post

SHAEF ABANDONED THIS MORNING   Western Allied Powers to Assume Control of’ Own Forces

END OF SHAEF IN EUROPE 1 NOW OFFICIAL   RECORD OF ALLIED COOPERATION IS UNBLEMISHED

1? KILLED IN BLOODY CLAS IN DENMARK      Specially Trained Police Take Full Control in Copenhagen

POLICE BATTLE IN COPENHAGEN   Try to Restore Calm After Outbreaks Sunday

Second armored division shoots up 3 lnanzer trains rushing out of trap

raft Limit roken Again or Aireratt   ditional 10.000 Young Workers Under 30 Will Keep Classifications.   VERS ALL ‘MUSTS’   mie-Stricken Nazis  il To Make Escape

YANKS DEEPE THEIR WEDGE ACROSS ELBE   BATTLE OF NORTH HOLLAND WON BY CANADIANS

Yanks Fight Within 85 Miles Reds   Seventh Army Breaks Into Nazi Shrine City Of Nuernberg

‘Ninth Army Five Miles Bey ond Khe  ‘Below Berlin   Leipzig Fortress Ouiflanked by Ist, Dresden Menaced By American Wedve

Yanks Slash On Eastward   Seventh Enters Nuernburg As Other Units Menace Leipzig And Dresden

Tth Army Enters Nuernberg: 9th Gains Foothold Across River: {st Looses Tank Dash, Sweeps Ahead

Great Fortress Of Leipzig Is Reported Doomed   Yank Forces Battle Way fo within 95 Miles of Russians

Nuernberg Is Entered by Seventh Army   German Soldiers Are Giving Selves Up in Large Numbers

Advance five miles beyond Elbe barrier  3 armies smash toward red lineec

U. S. Troops Burst Into Nuernberg, Alp Outpost   Seventh Army 90 Miles From The Hitlerian Retreat Center Of Munich Where War May End

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GREAT FORTRESS OF LEIPZIG IS NOW BY-PASSED   Seventh.U. S. Army Breaks Into Nazi Shrine City Of Nuernberg   EISENHOWER CLAIMS END IS NOT IN SIGHT

Marines Forge Ahead On Iwo In Bloody Fighting   Hundreds Of Japs Slain During Desperate Counter-Attack   lwo Jima Volcano” Erupts, Buries Nips

Anti-Gambling Bill Approved  Assembly Concurs In Senate-Okayed Plan

Pass Bill To Restrict Gambling   Thomson Measure As Amended By Senate Is Accepted Today By Lower House

Nippons Rush Fresh Troops fo Okinawa   Airborne Suicide Troops from Japan Dropped from Skies

Nip Landings On Okinawa Reported   Japs Claim To Have Landed Airborne Troops

Japs Send Troops by Air to Okinawa   Marines Strengthen Bridgehead in Naha   Greatest ‘Rabbit Hunt? of Pacitic Started in Mopup of Island

Govt. Bows To Plan of MacArthur   Family Monopolies Face _ Abolition; System of Schools Revamped.

Japs’ Financial Empire Orderec To Liquidate   First Steps Also Taken to Break Up Huge Trusts

UNDERSECRETARY SAYS PEACE WAS NOT POSSIBLE   Testifies Before Pearl Harbor Probe Committee Concerning World Conditions Prevailine in 1941

Pearl Harbor Investigation Welles Knew Japanese War Was Inevitable

Welles Saw Japan War Inevitable   Former Hull Aide Convinced Early as September, 1941

Churchill Urged F. D.R. Warning   Former State Undersecretary Denies Knowing of A-B-C-D Pact, but Parallel Action Set

WAS CONVINCED PEACE PARLEYS HAD NO CHANCE   Reveal Churchill Had Urged Roosevelt to Issue War Warning

Dritish Sent Two Messages ‘To Roosevelt  Final Attempt To Stop Japs Was Sought On   BARED AT INOUIRY   What President Replied Is Still To Be Revealed

CHURCHILL URGED MR. ROOSEVELT 10 WARN TOKYO   Former State Department : Official Testifies at Pearl Herbor Prohe

Saw Only Slight Peace Hope After September, 1941   Reveal Churchill Asked FR To Issue War Warning To Nipponese

Patton’s Men Greet Red Units by Radio; Nazi Lair Sealed Off   ‘rench 31 Miles From Munich; British Plunging Beyond Bremen In Bid to Isolate All Denmark

Forward-Moving Americans Have Already Overrun Some 30 Towns ©   OUR PATROLS REACH AGNO RIVER WHERE IT CUTS LUZON PLAINS   Main Advance By MacAr. thur’s Men Meets Only Sporadic Jap Resistance

Jap Sub Sinks Merchant Ship.  Fires On Crew   Liberty Ship Johnson Is Torpedoed During Trip In November

JAP SUB SANK SHIP OFF CALIF. COAST      Occurred in Nov., According to > _ Survivors

U.S. SHIP IS SUNK BY SUBMARINE   First Such Attack Off U. S. West Coast Since 1942

30.5. Army Sergeants Sentenced TO 10 Years at Hard Labor for Killing 2 Jans at Yokohama

SENTENCED FOR KILLING TWO JAPS   Three American Army Sergeants Get Ten Years Hard Labor

MEAT SUPPLIES SPREAD BY OPE   New Program Designed To Help Communities (,et Their Share

VESPER SERVICE  AT LINDENWOOD COLLEGE SUNDAY   Program To ‘Be Held At Roemer : Aaditorium—Program Begins at 6:80 P.M.

“SUNDAY EVE.   Service To Be. Held. at, Roemer eect Beginning: ‘at. 6:30. —Public Invited “°°...

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REDS-AUSTRIA: IN SECRET PACT   MADE OIL DEAL WITHOUT ALLIED KNOWLEDGE

GOV. TO PROF.   Five Are Dead In Butane Blas!   Explosion Wrecks Apartment House

Santa Barbara Blast Kills 5   Apartment Building Wrecked; Explosion Rocks City; Five Hurt

Five Killed, Five Hurt in Explosion At Santa Barbara.  Warehouse-Apartment Destroyed in Unexplained Accident

Santa Barbara Is Scene of  Freak Mishap   Mystery Explosion Destroys Apartment Building And Warehouse, Covering Streets With Glass and Debris: Wrecked Automobiles Feund

‘TROOPS TO GET HOLIDAY   Planes Can Be Tested i in Flight Without Pilot, Bell Co. Reveals

SOLDIERS BURN ARMY LOOT   Throw Fruit, Money Into Engine Firebox.

Canned Fruit, French Money Thrown Into Fire by Alleged Army Looter

Churchill Hints V-E Day May Be  Proclaimed Soor   Prime Minister Warns How. ever of Need “to Finish War Against Japan

CHURCHILL SEES END OF WAR AS VERY NEAR   Thinks Proclamation Of The End Should Not Long Be Delayed

Interim Committee Votes  To Keep Women Off Jury   Constitution, Legislative Procedure Group Favors Continuance Of Panel Service To Be For “Men Only In Alabama”

State of Siege Rules Argentina   Most Liberties of People Suspended

Allies Driving n Tarakan’s Rich Oil Field   * Predominant Hill In Center of Town Falls to Invaders

HEAT S PUT ON TC KILL DRAFT   Inducements Offered To Spur Volunteer Army Enlistments

British - ELAS  Nearing Accord   Progress, Made ‘at Parley: Skirmishing Continues

MEAT POINT CUT BY SEPT. 1, PLAN   WPB Plans Other Moves to Meet Situation

WPEB Plans Peacetime Operations   Lid Off on Production 0 Nylon—Price Ceilings on  New Cars Out Soon

FOR OPERATION IN PEACE TIME   OPA Plans Reduction In Meat Points During September

WPB MAKES PLANS ~ FOR PEACE-TIME   Government Controls Will Be Changed To Boost Civiljan Output.

Oid War Time Priorities Control System To Be Eliminated On Sept. 30, Substitute New, Limsted Methna)   RECONVERSION TO BRE SPEEDED UF

STRONG EVIDENCE OF CANNIBALISM AMONG ISOLATED JAPANESE  AMERICAN PATROL IN LUZON’S MOUNTAINS TELLS OF GRUESOME TALE

SYNTHETIC TIRES RUN 50,000 MILES   Firestone Tests Show Up Under Usual Conditions

U. S. THIRD FORCES DRIVING ON SAXONY CITY OF LEIPZIG IN EFFORT 10 BISECT REICH   Early Junction of American Forces With Russians To Bar Access From North to National Dedoubt in Bavaria Indicated   SIMPSON'S ARMY CLOSE TO ELBE ON WIDE FRONT

M'Arthur Denies Broadcast Tale Of Threat to Resign, and Aide of ABC Reaffirms Story He Put on Ai

GEN, M’ARTHUR SPIKES RUMOR OF RESIGNATION   Stops Report of Threat Over Assignment of Russian Occupation

MacArthur Denies Report He Threatened To Resig:   ‘Says Matter Of Russian Participation In Occupation Ts Outside His Jurisdiction

MacArthur Denies He Will Resign   Occupation Chief Says He Is Not Arguing Russian Troop Status

MacArthur In Denial Of Broadcast Report   Says Not Embroiled in Arguments With Russians Over Soviet Occupation in Japan and Threatenc. o Resign

Argument Witl Soviets Denied  By MacArthur   Says Tighe Report Has No Basis, Russian Occupation  Is Not His Decision

MAC DENIES -HE HAS ARGUMENT WITH SOVIETS   States He Made No Threat To Quit As Jap Occupation Chief

MacArthur Denies Rift With Soviet   Asserts Radio Report Of Threat to Resign Is Unfounded

Tighe Still Insists His Story Tru  MacArthur Pate Split — With Russian Officials

DECLARES THERE IS NO BASIS FOR STORY BROADUAST BY RADIO REPORTER FROM TOKYO

‘MacArthur De: ‘es Report His Office. Eimbri’ ted In Argument With Soviets

Tighe Says General Was Embroiled; Jap Equipment, Food Discovered

Occupation Row With Russia Is Labeled Untrue   Radio Report Has ‘No Basis in Fact,’ Allied Chief Avers

MacArthur Denies Split With Soviet   ‘Commander Declares Broadcast by ABC Correspondent Has ‘No Basis in Fact!

MW’ Arthur Denies Tiff With Russia   Spikes Broadcast Report He Threatened To Quit Over Differences

Gen. MacArthur Denies Threat Of Resignation   Says He Had No Argument With Russia Over Occupation Troops.

Lcd Mesos oS werrey ewww ete  MacArthur Denies Report Of Argument With Russia

MacArthur Denies Radio Report of Threat to Resist   Will Continue to Serve Best Interests of Country, General Says

M Arthur Denies Rift. With Reds, Or Plan To Quit   Resignation Of Pacific Commander Hinted In Broadcast From  ‘Tokvo

ARTHUR DENIES ROW WITH REDS   General Says He Has Not Been Embroiled in Arguments With Soviets Over Sending Troops Into Japan.

Gen. MacArthur Denies That He Threatened to Quit Post as Supreme Commander   Purported Statement Has No Basis in Fact: Formal Statement Is Issued From Headauarters in Tokvo

Rift With Russians ls Denied   MacArthur Denies He and Russians Are in Dispute

M’ARTHUR DENIES THREAT TO QUIT JAPANESE POST   RUSSIAN ROLE NOT HIS DECISION, SAYS ALLIED COMMANDER

MPARTHUR DENIES THREAT TO RESIGN   Declares Question of Soviet Occupation Is Not for Him to Decide

RESIGNATION OVER ROW WITH REDS [3 DENIED BY GENERAL  MACARTHUR INSISTS OCCUPATION PLANS

Gen. MacArthur Denies That He Threatened to Quit  Post as Supreme Commander _ Purported Statement Has No Basis in   Purported Statement Has No Basis in Fact; Formal Statement Is Issued From Headquarters in Tokyo

Gen. M’ Arthur Denies Report He Will Resign   Press Relations Office Alse Denics We Has Become Embroiled In Arguments With Russians

Broadcast Story of Differences Untrue MacArthur Declares   Washington Also Denies Assertions Made by ABC Correspondent

MacArthur Denies Reported Plan  To Resign Over Russ Interference

TIGHE B BROADCAST. MacArthur Spikes Report of Argument. ‘On Soviet Occupation

REPORT DENIED BY MAG ARTHUR   Claimed Headquarters Had Become Involved in Occupation Argument.   with SEE IT THROUGH

‘MacArthur Denies He Threatened To Quit, -But Radio Reporter Sticks to His Story

U. Ss. Trouble. With Soviets Over Japanese Rule Denied      - MPArthur; Says Radio . , Rumor Is Groundless

MacArthur Denies Report   Denies Headquarters Embroiled in Argument  Over Russians

Gen. MacArthur ‘Spikes Report On Resisnatior   Denies Being Embroiled In Argument With Red: Over Occupation Setup

U.S, FINDS RISE IN PROPAGANDA   eo  Costlier And More Polished Biddle Says In Report

Foreign Nations Push Propaganda Program In U. S.   Activities Costlier, More  Polished, Biddle Declares

MILLIONS SPENT BY FOREIGNERS ON PROPAGANDA   Eighteen Countries Maintain Agencies in U. S. - - Russia Not Among Registered

Biddle Says Foreign Government Propaganda Activities In U. S. More Costly, More Polished

Propaganda ir United States Growing Fast   Mary Millions Now Being Spent Here by Fereign Nations

UTHER GOVT PAY MILLIONS FOR GOOD WILL   Propaganda Slicker and Costs More, Biddle Says in Report.

Propaganda Report Made  Foreign Activities Costlier, of More Polished Type

Fatal Clashes Mark Rioting In Palestine   Jews Ignore Curfew, Clash With British Troops, Loot Stores:

Casualties Mount In Palestine Riots   Rioters Set Upon Upon British ‘Troops

The Great Game of Politics   __ By FRANK R. KENTIt Serves Him Right

!ELECTRIC CURRENT OFF   Company Officials Unable te Locate Cause of Failure

Plans Real Spectacle   ELECTRIC CURRENT OFF   Company Officials Unable to Locate Cause of Failure

ONE GAR VETERAN ATTENDING MEET   Lonely Old Man Keeps Vigil for Wisconsin Department.

Government To Ask Resumption (f Strike Parley   Will Make Another At tempt To Reopen Negotiations In General Motors Strike

Denmark Jubilant In Freedom   Joyous Crowds Mill Through Streets All Night, and Today New  Gavernment Is Formed

TRIE ANT DENMARK REPORTED FORMING ‘A NEW GOVERNMENT   Joyous Dares Freed Finally of Five Years of Nazi Oppression Seek New Government and a Place Among United  Rn Bree

DANES JOYOUS OVER THEIR LIBERATION   As People Celebrate, Steps Are Taken to Form New Government and Make Kingdom Member of United Nations.

Report Danes Forming New Government   King Christian Said to Have Named Buhl to  Form Regime

FREED DENMARK MOVES TO JOIN UNITED NATIONS   Busy Forming New Government Following Liberation From Nazi Yoke; Clashes Reported As _ Patriots Disarm Germans.

Denmark, Free of  Yoke, Is Jubilant   New Government F orming to Take Place Among United Nations   ARMED DANES APPEAR   Vien of Resistance Movement Have British and U.S. Arms

Danes Joyful To Be Freed  From Nazis   New Government is Being Formed

JOYOUS DANES BEGIN WORK ON ~NEW REGIME   Hope To Take Seat With  United Natiens As  Nazis Surrender

Denmark Ready To Form Gov t  King Mobilizes  Recictancea Mavement

Flood Crest Is Expected On Sunday      Levels Fall During Day With Hope Most Serious Phase of Crisis Past Expressed by Watchers

Six Persons Missing, ‘Feared Drowned as  River Sweeps Valley   Sudden Torrential Downpours Imperil Situation as Willamette River Reaches Highest Crest in Many Years

SIX MISSING IN OREGON FLOODS   Forecast Of Clearing Skies Brings New Hopes

OREGON FLOODS CLAIM 6 LIVES   Over Thousand Families Need Aid; Highways Are Blocked

Count Folke Back From Copenhagen   Quiet On Possible New Himmler Offer

Japs Weaken On Okinawa!   Americans Break Through  For Nearly A Mile

France Asks About Break With Franco   Sends Note To U. S., Britain And Russia

Navy Will Release  Nearly 3 Millions Within Next Year   Congressto Consider Ways to Spur Enlist. ments in Services

New Discharge System Ready   5,500,000 Will Be Out By July, 1946

New Discharge Score Plan. In  Army Outlined   Overscas Men Who-Now Have 72 Points Would ‘Be Eligible for Dis -chariie.

Army to Lower Points; Navy fo Free 2,839,000   Draft Foes in Congress Propose More Pay for Volunteers .

Program for Discharges Is Outlined   Solons Plan Liberalized Point System for Army Men That Awaits Only Word Fron MacArthur

Legion Backs Draft Stand Of 'Nation’s Chief   Older Men Should Be Returned and Replaced by Youths, Leader Says

Army Waiting On MacArthur   Soon As He’s Sure What He'll Need, Discharge Points To Be Lowered

TO LIBERALIZE DISCHARGE PLAN   ‘None With 60 Points To Be : Sent Overseas

HOUSE GROUP OUTLINES PLAN   Await Word. From MacArthur That He Doesn’t Need More Men.   POINTS TO BE LOWERED

Army Plans Liberalizing Of Discharge:   Action Will Follow MacArthur’s Notice Combat Men No Longer Needed

Army to. Reduce Points Needed To Quit Service  __. Change Avinite OK  f..e 4A   _ Change Awaits OK Of MacArthur On: ‘Combat Men’

8) Points New Discharge Figure For Army Enlisted   Program To Wait On MacArthur's Combatant Needs

ARMY TO LIBERALIZE POINT DISCHARGE SYOTEM EARLY DATE  NAVY PLANNING TO CUT BACK ITS STRENGTH TO HALF MILLION MEN

Army Plans to Cut Discharge Point System   Men With 72 Points Now to Be Eligible Under New Plan

Army To Liberalize Its Point Discharge System   Program Calls for Computing of All Points; Men With 80 Points Will BeReleased: Set Curb on Overseas Duty

aLiberalized Plan Into Effect When »Go Ahead Is Given   MacArthur Will Say “When”; G.I. Will Need 80 Points All Credits Count

Discharge Plar Of Army to Be Liberalized   Point Total Faces Cut And New System For Officers Planned

ARMY TO LIBERALIZE DISCHARGES—REDUCE POINTS   Navy Will Release S935 0K in Year

PATTON ANXIOUS TO RETURN HOME   General Removed From His Command Says He Tried To Save Lives.

RIAL OF LAVAL AS TRAITOR STARTS THURSDAY   OBEYED DENAZIFICATION ORDER. PATTON SAYS

Patton Unruffled By Shift, Defends  Work in Bavariz   Says He Expects to Return Home Soon; Truscott Takes Over Sunday

Pa tton Unperturbed Over Removal  From Command Of His Third Arny

His Actions Defended by Gen. Patton   Nct Outwardly Affected by Shift — Says He'll Be Glad to Com> Home

Patton Says He Executed His Orders  In Bavaria   General Appears To Be Unperturbed Over Being Relieved Of Army Command

Patton Says Bavaria De-Nazified; General Expects to Come Home Soon

Patton Seems Unperturbed   Claims Carrying Out Orders With Loyalty

Here’s Summary of Main Provisions  Of New United Nations Charter

Hulten Appeal Denied, Woman Gets Reprieve   British To Hang Yankee Soldier

SEVEN-MAN ROARD   Stripper Beats The Noose, But Soldier  Must Die Tomorrow

Strip-Tease Dancer Gets Reprieve InMurderCase   Soldicr Due to Hang In England Tomorrow For Robbery Slaying Of Taxicab Driver

POPPY DAY NEXT SATURDAY   VETERANS OF BOTH WORLD WARS TO BUY—COMMANDER OF SAMUEL E. DUFFIELD POST, AMERICAN LEGION, MAKES APPEAL

Asch Captured By Forces Of Third Army   Units Fight Toward Nazi Redoubt; But 70 Miles Munich

Patton Forces DrivingToward Pilsen, Prague   Moscow Dispatches At The Saine Time, Declare Soviets aud Americans Nearing Linkup   Other Allies Are  70 MG. from Munich   Muffled Thunder of Russian Guns Heard By Troops of 9th Army  East of Erbe

18-Mile Gains Made In New All-Out Push   Luxembourg Radio Says Russian And U. S. Troops Joined

Patton Army Veers For Bavarian Alps   Luxembourg Radio States First Army Meets Russians at Torgau Near Leinzig: Seventh 50 Miles from Munich

GEN, 6. S, PATTON'S ARMY GAINED IN A NEW OFFENSIVE   Veered Southeastward for 28 Miles, Paris Announced.   TO ANNOUNCE JUNCTION   Washington, London = and Moscow Will Announce the Junction.

Yankees Quicken Drive to German Hideout District   Third Army Smashes Into czecnosiovakia Toward Munition Cities.   Asch on Old Czech Border Is Captured

Asch Falls Before U.S. Third Army   Big Drive Aimed at Pilsen and Prague; Rue Junction Near

Asch Taken in Drive by 3rd Upon Prague   Three Allied Armies Converging Upon Bavarian Redoubt

U. S. Legions At Elbe Hear Russian Fire   3 Armies Advance Against Germans’ Ravarian Retreat

Junction Near  For Allied Troops   Third Army Forces Capture Asch, Drive Toward Pilsen and Praque

Patton’s Third Army Drives for ilsen, Praque   Aim at Munitions  , Cities Supplying  ' Southern Redoubt; To Meet Reds Soon

Hitler’s Bavarian Hideout New Goal of Allied Armies   Three Forces Hammer Southward; Western Front Activities

CLAIM SOVIETS, ALLIES IN WEST 25 MILES APART   Three Armies Race Toward Germans’ Bavarian Hideout

British Open Final Assault On Key Port:   Luxembourg Radio Says Russian-U. 5. tinetion Effected

Patton Starts New Drive to the Southeast   Third Army Moving Rapidly in March on Pilsen and Prague

Southward   Smash Toward Nazi Hideout ‘in Bavaria ‘As Other Units Near Linkun.With Russians

U.S. Third Seizes Asch, Drives For Pilsen and Prague  3 Allied Armies  Hammer Toward ee

Cuts Routes From Arms Area-to Alps   Red-Yank Meeting Reported by Luxembourg Radio —Not Confirmed

ASCH CAPTURED BY THIRD ARMY IN CZECH DRIVE   American Forces Driving Toward Pilsen And Prague; Russian And U, S. sArmies Reported But 25 Miles Apart. ~

Yanks Cut Routes  Toward Redoubt in Mountain Hideout   Junction of American and Russian Force: To Be Announced By Washington, London and Moscew, Stated

Allied Armies Race To Block Hitler Escape   Powerful Forces Stab Southward Toward Bavarian Alps

Third Cuts Most Routes From Alps To Pilsen-Prague  Luxembourg Says First Army Has

Oflag 64 In Path Of Reds   Germany’s Largest Prisoner of War Camp About Half Way Between Berlin, Warsaw

Americans May Be Liberated by Big — Russian Drive  Through Poland

Think Reds Hold Nazi POW Camp  Housing Yanks   1000 U: S. Soldiers Said” Incarcerated: Chaplain Hall. Said At Offag 64

Largest Nazi Prison Camp  In Reds’ Path   U. S. Captives Mav Be Freed

Germany's Largest Prisoner of War Camp Lies in Path of Soviet Drive

Yank Prisoners Camp in Path Of Russ Drive   Former Prisoner Telis of Stay At “Oflag 64”

WAR PRISON CAMP IN PATH OF RED DRIVE   Breakthrough Raises Possibility of Early Liberation Of American Captives From Axis   1,000 YANKS CONFINED

Freight Rams NYC Passenger Train At Depot   Engineer, Brakeman Die In Collision Early This Morning

MONSIGNOR’S WILL IS FILED   Catholic Charities  Chief Beneficiaries

COLD STORAGE PLANTS ARE BEING INSPECTED   OPA Investigators Are Attempting To Learn Quantity Of Meat In Lockers

OPA IS INSPECTING LOCKERS FOR MEAT   Investigating How Meat Was Obtained for Stor- age Boxes

B-29SIN RECORD RAID ON TOKYO:   ‘Japs Report Navy ‘Planes Attacked Kyushu Airfields

Supertforts Leave Tokyo Area Blazing   Record Fire Bomb Assault Is Made On Jap Industries

“Carrier Planes ‘Attack Japanese Suicide Bases _   Industrial Waterfront  of Nippon Capital Blazes Following Raid

Tokyo Covered By 200 Mile Long Sky Train Of B-29’s   CAPITAL STILL IN BLAZES FROM RAID   42 Tons Of Bombs A Minute For 105 Minutes Fall On Japan

550 SUPERS DROP 700,000 FIRE BOMBS   42 Tons Minute Fall on Capital Of Jap Empire

Air War Rages — Over Jap Area   CARRIER BASED PLANES RAID SOUTHERN JAPAN

U, S. CARRIERS ATTASK JAPAN   Suicide Plane Bases  Hit; Tekye Buildings Raided

MORE TOKYO PLANTS ARE SET AFIRE   Record Attack Is Made by  Superfortresses

QUIGIDE BASES AIDED Wall TOKYO BLAZES   Carrier Planes Follow Giant Smash of 550 Ferts at Capital.

990 B-29’S SET FIRES IN TOKYC   Capital Aflame After Incendiary Attack; Yanks Near Shuri

Governor Mar lin Has Parley With _ Party leaders   GOP, Democrats Consider Speeding Needed Leaislation ~

SEER PEACE IN LEGISLATURE   Rival Party Leaders Agree To Lift Major Needs Above Controversy

Capture Of Ribbentrop Said Due To Tired, Disgruntled German Soldier

Five Yank Fliers Were Executed   Jap Colonel Admits Issuing Orders For Three Of Beheadings

TEMPERATURES:   Accused Officer Says Orders From Above Gave Him No Choice

Split Among Nazi Chiefs Marks Trial   Goering Blamed By Co-Defendant For Blood Purge

Bills New Before Jawa  Legislature   Income Tax, Schools, Liquor and Veterans

Peace Moves Made in N. Y. Labor Strife   Elevator Strike Still Keeps Thousands from Work; Loss in Millions

JAPS CAUGHT ON LUZON BY GHOST’ ARMY   Filipino - American Forces Captures Aparri, Last Escape Port for Enemy.

“Ghost” Force Takes Aparri In Surprise Move   Troops Swoop Down From Mountain Area of Northwest Luzon

JAPS LAST LUZON PORT IS SEALED   Aparri Captured By U. S.-Filipino Phantom Army

PHANTOM ARMY IN CAGAYAN   Filipino-A meriean Force Pursue Japs on Luzon

BROTHERS LEFT BOUND   Intruders Hunted Savings of Welborn, Mo., Bachelors

TRUMAN TO GIVE RADIO TAK ON THURSDAY NIGHT   Will Make Report On Result Of “Big Three’ Meet At Potsdam

TRUMAN.-TALKS TO NATION ON AIR. THURSDAY   Gets Report Of Atomic Bomb Effects From Stimson

Truman, Stalin Await Attlee To Join Parley   Observers Glad Churchill Took One More Crack at Jups

Stassen Seen as Strong Man at World Meet   Political Experts Mark Advance as Republican Leader

Rescue Party Hunts Airmen   Two Fliers Reach Logging Camp About 20 Miles From Other Parachutists.

Rescue Party On Way To  Army Airmen   Parachuted From C-46 Transport

SEARCH FOR AIRMEN   Rescue ‘Party Struggles Thru Mountain Wilderness on Foot

 .Nazi Civilians’ Pleas for Sympathy  Get Short Shrift From Doughboys

RUSSIANS MAY EFFECT JUNCTURE TODAY — WITH AMERICANS  SOVIET TANKMAN ON

Panic Prevails in Berlin As Nazis Battle Fiercely; Patton Driving Southward   Russians Hold One-Third of Burning Germon Capital as American Forces Fan Out in Direction of Redoubt Area

REDS APPROACH AMERICAN FRONT   RUSSIAN BROADCASTS HINT AT LIKELY JENCTION OF TWO FORCES TODAY.

 —GREETINGS— Yanks, Reds In Radio Talk   Greetings Sent To Amer-fcan Forces By Russian Tankman

Soviet Tankmen Welcome Allies   U.S. 44th Division Crosses Danube Near Ulm in Third Drive on Hitler Hideout; Third Army at Regensburg in New Thrust

Yanks Keyed For Junction With Soviets   Contact Expected Sometime Today; Tankmen Converse

3 Capitals To Announce Army Merge At Any Hour   -Forces Are Talking Over Their Radios

TROOPS DISCUSS - ALLIED JUNCTION   Russian Radio Men Converse With Ist Army : Tankmen

Germans Break Into Field Radio Talk  Between Yanks, Reds Nearing Juncture

‘Stevens Vows  Love For Wife      “Will Fight "Til I Die To Defend Her If She's Same Girl I Left”

Claim ‘Smear’ Campaign Directed at Opponents Of Williams’ Nomination

OHIO’S POLITICAL MYSTERY!   List of Nominees for Deputy Registrars Disappears

YANKS GAIN IN DRIVE ON MINDANAO   Bitter Battle Rages At Baquio On Luzon Island

Mindanao Island  Virtually Halved   Yanks Push Within. Sight of Mindanao Gulf

Gen. Yamashita  Verdict Friday   War Crimes Trial At Manila Reaches Closing Argu. ment Stage   START TRIAL IN FLYERS’ BEHEADING

Woman Who Escaped The Gas Chamber Takes Stand Today In Trial Of Atrocities

Became Hermit As Hoover Beaten; Never Heard Of War But Is Held As Draft Dodger

Addison Randall, Cowboy Actor Husband  O06 Winvhovn Bennett Dies

PROSECUTION OF QUISLINE ENDS   Defendant Smiles at German Wtiness on Leaving Stand

SENATORS WILL APPROVE LABOR MEASURE TODAY   Wording of ‘Full Employment Bill’ Only Dispute in Senate

Full Employment Bill Assured Of Passage   Few Senate Votes Against Measure Are Expected Despite Arguments

Job Bill  Up Next      ‘Fall Employment” leasure Certain of Passage By Senate

DRAFT SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO NURSES   Work-Or-Fight Study Halted ‘lemporarily

‘NURSE DRAFT’ [S INTRODUCED   Hous e Military Af. fairs Com. Sidetracks Work-or-Ficht

Canadian Court Will Investigate VE Day Rioting   Two Deaths, 5  Million Damage

Congress Asked to Provide Funds for Hundred Family-Unit Houses in Dixor

GEN. PATTON PRAISED BY WOUNDED SOLDIER   Says Commander Rides to Front Three Times Daily—Once Dived Into Foxhole.

Reds Storm Danube To Take Last Three NaziHeld Districts In Vienna

Goes To Moscow For Negotiations   Chiang’s Trip Believed  Concerning Occupation

Collective Trials Of War Criminals Proposed by U. 5.   Would Clear Up Whole Thing at Once, Justice Robert Jackson Says

COLLECTIVE TRIAL  [5 PROPOSED FOR WAR CRIMINALS    Jackson Says U. S. Plan Is to  Try Arch Nazis and Terror-Atrocity Organizations Together.   FORMAL AGREEMENT TO BE SOUGHT SOON   Conference Planned Early Next Week to Decide Upon Procedure, Place and Time of Trials.

WAR CRIMINAL TRIALS PUSHED   Prosecution Before End Of Summer Promised By Justice Jackson

JOINT TRIAL FOR GERMANS IS PROPOSED   Prosecutor Asks Unprece. dented Collective Court Case

Collective Tr ‘ial Urged By Jackson  Chief Prosecutor   Chief Prosecutor Of War Criminals Advances U. S. Plax

SINGLE TRIAL MAY BE HELD   U. S. Proposes Mass Action Against Germany’s Arch * War Criminals

Collective War Crimes Trials Favored byU.S.   Judge Jackson Exprese Hope Hearings To Begin  BRefare Movi Autumn

FORECAST IS REVISED   Flora Predicts Lower Temper. atures and Clouds for East

RED CROSS DRIVE PLANS SHAPING UP   Chairmen of Various Divisions Have Been Selected

RED CROSS DRIVE - PLANS SHAPING UP   Chairmen. of  Various Di7 visions: ‘Have Been ’ Selected

U. S. Promises: ~ Aid to-Greece   Increase — In Shipping a, a a 7) oe

AID PROMISED FREED LANDS   U. S. to Use Part of Eco nomic Resources to  Help Keep Order

More Food, Ships For Freed Europe   U. S. Moves to Help Maintain Order

U.S. Economie Help Offered  Freed Nations  New Palhicv Revealed   New Policy Revealed in FDR Reply to  Greek Premier

Churchill Hints Big Three Meet, Planned in June   British Election Not to Affect Confab, He Says

BIG THREE MAY MEET IN LATE JUNE   Churchill ‘ll. Hints It in Speech at London Suburb

Big 3 Meet in June or Early  July: Winnie   Election Campaign Can not Delay Confab, Save Chnurehill

Churchill Hints Big 3 Meet in June  Opens Campaign for Election; Names Cabinet

Churchill  Hints June Parley   Britain’s Election Won't Interfere With Big 3 Conference

Churchill Says Meeting May Be In Near Future.   Date Between June 15 “To July 5 May Be  Set For Conference

BALLOT WON'T DELAY MEETING —-CHURCHILT   Indicates Big 3 May Meet Between Middle  of June and Inly

Churchill Intimates Meeting of “Bi; Three” Late in June or Early July

BRITISH ELECTION WON'T INTERFERE WITH BIG THREE MEETING: CHURCHILL   WILLgDISCUSS MA WITH DAVIES OVER WEEK-END

Churchill Sets Big 3 Parley Date   Leaders ‘May’ Mect Between June 15 And July 5, Hint

Churchill Will Not Let General Election Keep Him From Attending Big Three Meetinc

Big Three Officials And Polish Leaders  To Meet in Moscow  Session Friday Will Seek to Iron Out - Vexing Problems

IN SPOTLIGHT: 4KE” HONORED   London Fetes Yank General; Hopkins Returns  

POWERFUL U.S. BASE CRUSHED ON OKINAWA   Tents Tossed Like _ Tissue; Remar rkably Few Deaths ce

U. 5. Rushing Reconversion Preparations.  Congress Ready To Take Action

Possibility Of Sudden Jap Surrender Leads To Rush On Reconversion Plan

Emergency Reconversion Plans Rushed By WPB In Readiness Of Early Capitulation Of Japs’

Government Officials Hustling  Finishing Touches On Reconversion Program Rushed In Washington

FRAME ANSWER TO JOHN LEWIS   Coal Operators Call Off Scheduled Conference With Mine Workers.   —BY HAROLD W. WARD—

Coal Operators Prepare Replies Lewis Demands   Call Off Conference with Unitéd Mine Workers; Resume Negotiations Tues.

Operators Preparing Reply To Each Of 18 ‘UMW Wage Demands   Counter Proposals Discussed; Issue Of Dispute Existence May Be Taken To Court By Southern Producers To Halt Strike Vote

Coal Operators fo Answer Lewis   Call Off Conference  to Formulate Reply

Operators Are Framing Reply To Union Aims   Call Off Scheduled Confer - ence to Answer Eighteen Demands Presented _'By Miners

SEE LITTLE RELIEF FROM COLD WAVE      Meteorologist Predicts it Will Run 3 Or 4 Days Longer.

Forecast Cold  Wave In Area Will Continue Four Days, Sanial States

MEDAL TO K. U. MAN   Robert Scott of Santa Fe Honored With Nation’s Highest Award

THE WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND   Senate Will Get Juicy Gossip If Grew Makes Public His Diary   Gi Choff

State Department Endorses Universal Military Training   Essential Part of Our Share In Plan for World Security, Says Grew   LIVELY FIGHT SEEN AS HEARINGS OPEN   Acting Secretary First Wit ness Before House PostWar Committee

Peacétime Draft Urged By State Dep't   Grew Says Step Necessary To Fulfill Demands » OFS. F. Meet

PEACETIME ARMY DRAFT FNDORSED   State Department Puts Approval on Delicate Matter

Military Training Is Endorsed   State Department Comes Out For Universal Peace time Program

Draft in Peacetime  Endorsed   Grew Gives State Department Views;  Bitter Fight Looms

Grew Supports Army Training  For U.S. Youth   State Department Aalls It Essential For Peace .

Military Training in Peace Backed by Dep’t of State   ‘Keen War Equipment’

STATE DEPT. OK'S DRAFT IN PEACE-TIME   Secretary Grew Says It’s Essential For Lasting Peace

Peacetime Army Draft  Is Advoeated   State Department Endorses It As Essential Part Of World Security

State Department Backs Peacetime Military Training    Unqualified Support © Given Proposal. At House Hearing

A RESIGNATION RUMORED   xiles ‘Say ‘Argentine President Edelmiro Farrell Quits

ALT GERMANS REMAINING WEST OF RHINE FLEEING FOR RIVER IN PANIC   American Troops Waiting Only Signal From Eisenhower to Start Drive Across Final Barrier.

U.S. Removes Controls Over Slaughtering   No Immediate Effect on Meat Rationing Seen

OPA ABOLISHES SLAUGHTERING REGIUIT ATIONS   Butchering Quotas, as Well as Shipping Limits, Go

STASSEN DISCUSSES  PLANNED SECURITY  BODY TO BE FORMED MUST BE FLEXIBLE  ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH ENITIIRE PEACE THREATS

STASSEN SEEKS FLEXIBLE PLAN      Peace Agency Must Be Able to Deal with Threats  Now Unforeseen

MUST BE FLEXIBLE   Security Setup Must Deal With Unforseen Threats to Peace

Flexibility _  Gains Favor   Globular - Security Talked By Stassen

Ask League Take Rebuilding Task   Big Four Answer On Veto Compromise

WAR-TORN LANDS IN AID REQUEST FRIDAY   Effectiveness Of World Charter Rests In Big 4 Hands

LEAGUE POST-WAR REBUILDING ROLE URGED BY GREECE   Proposal for Peace Agency to Direct Reconstruction in Battered Lands to Be Voted On.   QUESTION OF VETO AUTHORITY UNSETTLED   Committee Calls for Charter Provision Requiring Publication of Future World Treaties.

Reconstruction Issue Raised At Frisco Meet   Greece Advances Idea For Creation of Economic Council

PACIFIC “POINT” MEN MAY RETURN   20,000 Veterans Are Expected by End of June

Pacific Veterans  To Get Discharge   27,000 Men Will Head For Home:Soon

NEWEST STATEWIDE PRORATION ORDER 15 FOR. 1,938,369 BBLS,  __ DECEMBER PRODUCTION PLACED BY PAIL COM- . MISSION ORDERS

Captured Jap Papers Guided U_S. Battle Plans in Pacific   Nipponese Lifeboat Bobbed tor Two Days Under Watchful Eyes of Aussies Before Giving Yank Intelligence Biggest Break of WaronJapan

Highways Covered ‘With Sleet With Thin Underlying Coat of Snow Highway Patrol Says

Broadeast On Moscow Conference   Will Be Given ~ Next Sunday Night By Secretary  Of State Byrnes

Byrnes Gives Truman Repor On Bia Three   Secretary of State Discusses With Truman Report to Nation He Will Give by Radio

Byrnes Plans Address To Nation Tonight   Reports First To President Truman On Results Of Big 3 Moscow Session

Will Broadcast To Nation At 10 Tonight   Decisions To Be Easier In Future As Result of Conference

Will Broadcast Full Report At 9 P.M. Tonight   Secretary-Truman Talk As Yacht Cruises On Potcmac

NEXT MEETING OF BIG THREE TO BE IN U.S   State Secretary Sees President After Arrival

Byrnes. Will Report ito Nation on ‘Historic Conference   Secretary of State Holds Conference With President Truman; Broadcast to Nation This Evening at 8 o'Clock

TRUMAN 15 GIVEN REPORT BY BYRNES ON Bli-3 PARLEY   Two Confer on Presidential Yacht—Secretary to Address Nation by Radio Tonight.   HIS PLANE IN STORM ON TRIP FROM MOSCOW   Announces Next Meeting of Foreign Ministers of 3 Powers Will Be Held in Washington.

Next Big 3 Meeting in Washington   Molotov and Bevin Agree Te Come; Byrnes on Radio Tonight at 9.

Byrnes to Give Report On Confab   Telk Scheduled Sunday Evening After Session With Traman Aboard Presidentisl Yacht

Byrnes To Tell U.S. Of Moscow Meeting Tonight   State Secretary Talks With President

President Gets Full Report on Result of Talks   Secretary of State Will Make Radio Address at 9 p. m.

BYRNES GIVES BIG 3 REPORT TO PRESIDENT   PUBLIC WILL HEAR MOSCOW STORY IN RADIO TALK

Nazis’ Labor Chief Takes tife in Cell   Ley, Hitler Favorite, Cheats War Criminal Trial at Nuernberg

DR. ROBERT LEY STRANGLES SELF WITH TOWELING   Hitler’s Favorite Cheats Justice Before Allied Court

Another Nazi War Criminal  Ends Own Life   Former Nazi Labor Min ister, Robert Ney, Buried In Common Grave After Suicide   STRANGLES SELF IN NUERNBERG JAIL

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Ley. Former Nazi Labor Mimster, Strangles Self

Says Leaders Have Wasted Manpower   Produced Great Stores Of Surplus Goods, Brooks Charges

BROOKS CHARGES LABOR WASTE   SENATORS REAFFIRM TYDINGS MEASURE POLICY

SENATOR CONTENDS MARSHALL AND KING FAIL ON MANPOWER  _ ALSO SAYS THEY WERE.

Service Heads Charged With Incompetence   Senator Charges King, Marshall With Poor Use - of Manpower

SENATOR CONTENDS MARSHALL AND KING FAIL ON MANPOWER  ALSO SAYS THEY WERE RESPONSIELE..FOR..VAST OVERPRODUCTION

Charge Services Waste Labor  Claim Overproductior  -«~ Rune Inga Billions

MILITARY BLAMED FOR MAKING POOR USE OF MANPOWER   Sen.' Brooks Contends Marshall and King Haven't Used Manpower to Best Advantage— Blames Qverproduction of Goods on Them Also

Illinois Senator Blasts  Gen. Marshall, Adm. Kine   Army And Navy Chiefs Accused Of Failing To Use Mili. tary Manpower To Best Advantage And With OverProduction Of Billions In Surplus Goods

Tough Plane Carrier Takes Terrific Lacing   Saratoga Undergoes Repairs and Is Now Back On Duty

Boeing Aircraft Plans for Streamlined Autos Revealed in U. S. Patent Office

Truman, Stalin Likened To Two  Horse Traders   Both Drove Stubborr  Potsdam Terms

Stalin, Ttuman Both Drive Hard Bargains But Both Like Directness, Honesty

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  AND JOSEPH STALIN  HAD MUCH IN COMMON GOT TOGETHER OVER MUSIC, FRIENDS THROUGH  DATCH ARS MEE

Mr. Truman At Potsdam   U.S. President and Generalis simo Stalin Had Much In Common. 7

ONE PERSON IS DEAD   Five Others Are Missing As Result of. Oklahoma Rain

NEWBORN BABY FOUND IN BALTIMORE HOTEL   ¥oung Woman Abandoned Child After Giving Birth To It Unattended; Girl ts Well

YOUNGER SOLDIERS MAY SHORTEN WAR   Stimson Says 18 Year Olds Good Fighting Men

Need Young’ U.S. Soldiers. Stimson Says   “18-Year-Olds Required” to Speed Victory; Total Losses 813,032 —

Stimson Explains Policy On Youths   Says Young Men Are Well Trained

Stimson Defends Combat Policy   Says Campaigns Would Be Delayed By Lack Of 18-Year-Old Men

Hitler Had Fit Of Hysteria When ‘He Received News Of FDR’s Death

TRUMAN MAY BACK MERGER   Senators Think President Will Make Views Known Before Christmas

TRUMAN REPORTED IN  SUPPORT OF MERGER   Supporters Of Plam To Unify Army And Navy Say Presideot Farercs Seiten

President Said Behind Merger   [Propanents Hold Exeentive Would Unite Services

VFW Delegates To Chicago Convention   How to Avoid Another War, Return of Vets to Civilian Life Major Items

VFW EVENT TO BEGIN TUESDAY IN WINDY CITY   Miami Delegation to Chicago For Ceremony Honoring 2 County Men

Expected War Developments Keep Churchill Ai Post i In Britain; Eden To Represent Briain At Funeral

War to Keep Churchill  From Funeral   Decides Against His Flying to U. S., and Sends Anthony Eden

Churchill To Stay In London   Remains At Post In Expectation of Imminent Military Developments.

Secretary Eden Attends Rites  Churchill ls Kept To Hi: Duties...

or oF ¥  Poland Defies Russia, Opposes United ‘States as UNO Canital Site

Poland Opposes U.S. as Home of U.N.O.  Canada Also Joins Opposition

Poland Opposes  U. S. as  Home of U.N.O. Canada Also Joins  Opposition Against America

Carriers Hit Canton in Deepest China Raid Yanks Race Unehecked Across Luzon

Nine Jap Ships Sunk In Raid Qn China Coast   Dock Areas Are Heavily Damaged In Attacks

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS PLANNED ~ HouseGOP Urges Taft, Lodge Head ’48 Ticket

Tait Boosted As Candidate For President   Rep. Mason Invites *Old-Liners’ Of Patties to Merce

BOOMS TAFT FOR PRESIDENT IN '48   GOP CONGRESSMAN URGES PARTY NAME CABINET IN ADVANCE

BOOM T. GOP ANIA   House Member Fires Open. ing Gun of 1948   Campaign

Suggests laff As Candidate   Groomed As Choice For GOP President

“The he Openi ing Gun”  — a ——  HOUSE REPUBLICAN FAVORS TAF FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Proposes Taft For President on GOP For 1948 Campaign   Rep. Mason Also Urged a Cabinet Team to Supplement Ticket

Congress Hears Name of Taff For President   Jetfersonian Demos Asked to Line Up With Lincoln GOPs

House Republican Calls On Taft, Lodge ToHead Party's Ticket In’ 48: Names Possible Cabinet

Lack of Kerosene Prevents Display  Of New Jet Plane   Army’s Shooting Star Has Speed of More Than 550 Mites Per Hour

Nation Called On to Offer Its Thanks Sunday   Pres. Truman Cautions Americans That War Job Not Finished: No V.E Day Celebration

Grim Notice Is Served On Japan. By President   Proclaims Defeat Of Crushed Reich And Tells Japanese Doom Is Sealed

SERVES NOTICE DOOM IS SEALED   President Proclaims German Defeat But Cautions Nation War “Job Not Finished

Proclaims Utter Defeat Of Germany   Warns, However, That, Job Is Only Hait Finished. -Asks Americans Make Sunday Day of Ppeoguwar .

PROCLAIMS VICTORY   President Wished Late Franklin D. Roosevelt ~ Lived To See Day

Truman Proclaims Stern Triumph, Serves Grim Notice On Jans Their Doom Sealed

REICH DEFEAT [S ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT   Truman Serves Grim Notice On Japs Of Their Doom

Grim Notice Served  On Japs By Truman   President, Using Words of Stern Triumph and Dedication, Formally Announces Surrender ; of Germany

Federal Action Is Requested In Wage Dispute With GM   Pickets Bar 73,000 Office Employes From Going To Work; Plans Made For Long Period OF Idleness

UAW Set Up Soup Kitehens and Wait Reply from GMC on Propoda  UNION LAID PLANS   FOR LONG SIEGE  Barred Office Employes  From Going To Work in 93 Plants

C10 Officials Ask. U. S. Mediation in 6-Day Auto Strike   Reuther Bids for Government Intervention in . Vast GM Walkout   MONTGOMERY WARD UNION ON STRIKE   75,000 Workers in 12 Cities Affected By Week-" Leng ~ Protest

UAW AGAIN ASKS GOVERNMENT AID AN NEGOTIATIONS   Suggests Union and General Motors Officials Gather With Federal Conciliator to Reopen Discussions.   REUTHER ALSO CALLS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS   Sends Wire to Executives of Company as Strike Goes into Its Sixth Day; Reply From Concern Awaited.

Reuther, UAW Vice President, Makes Bid For Federal Intervention In Settling Battle Over Union's Demand For Increase   G. M. CORPORATION TO REPLY TO BID

GM Plant Pickets Bar 73,000 Office Workers  Company President Says Pay Offer  T.. ¥ 2... W221. D.....!:.].... 2%. Ce? 1...

3rd Takes Bridge Across Main, 9th Drives Into Ruhr   Patton’s Men Sweep 40 Miles ‘Beyond Rhine As 1st Army Breaks Out of Bridgehead; Americans Only 10 Miles From Essen

Yanks Approach Highway Leading To Nazi Capital   Third Army Springs Two New Crossings of Rhine River

80,000 Germans Harried in Retreat From Saarland, Palatinate   MANY IN DEATH TRAP   Tanks and Guns Are Aban*  doned by Enemy in  Retirement

Germans Run for Rhine: 2 Yank Armies Close In   Third, Seventh Drive Within 15 Miles Of Ringing Foe; River Bulge Broadened

80,000 Run For River In Daylight   Rich Saarland Is Turned Into A Death Trap

3rd, 7th Within 15 Miles of Junction In Saarland Area   American Forces, Supplied by Pontoon Bridges, Continue To Expand Position East of Rhine

'80,000 Flee for: Rhine River in Daylight Retreat   Germans Exposed To Strafing; Third And Seventh Armies Closing Death Tran

PATTON'S PUSH TO MAINZ ONLY 14 MILES AWAY   Seventh Army Drives Up From South to Trap 80,000

Germans Race For Rhine To Escape Trap In Saarland   U.S. Armies Near Junction; Enemy Flees in Disorder

Enemy Faces Death Trap In Saarland  U. $. Tan!   U. S. Tanks Driving Near City of Mainz

U, , THIRD AND SEVENTH CHASE BEATEN ENEMY   Germans Face Rout in Saar, Bavarian Palatinate; Patton Drives On

Slaughter As Allied Planes Lash Columns   Last Debacle West of River; Patton, Patch Rapidly Closing Trap '

Saarland. Becomes Death Trap   Germans, Threatened  By Imminent Juncture Of 3rd and 7th Armies Strafed By Warplanes

3rd and /th Armies Closing Saar Trap On 80,000 Nazis   Mainz Threatened By American Drive Into Palatinate

Daylight Rout Under Perfect Strafing Skies   Tank Columns Of Third And Seventh Armies Surge Within 15 Miles Of Each Othe

‘DESPERATE DAYLIGHT RETREAT ATTEMPTED IN FACE OF ALLIED ‘STRAFING AND GROUND ATTACK

RICH SAARLAND IS DEATH TRAP   Strafing Weather Turns Ba< varia Into Slaughter Ground.   ARMIES 15 MI. APART;

American Armies Nearing Junction In Triangle Gap   Tanks of the U. S. Third Unit Slice to Within 14 Miles of Rhine Gateway of Mainz With Seventh Continuing to Deepen Wedge   ENEMY PULLING BACK FROM THE HOLLAND AREA

Yanks Seeking To Close Trap   Third, Seventh Armies in 15 Miles of Each Other; Fleeing Nazis Slaughtered

Nazi Troops Hee Under Aerial Fire   Desperate Retreat Of Foe Brings Allies Far Ahead

Desperate Retreat Made in Perfect Strafing Weather   Palatinate is Slaughter Ground; Saarland is Death Trap Today

Heavy Losses Sustained by Fleeing Foe   Swift Tank, Infantry Troops of Two Yank Armies Near Junction

Palatinate Turned Into Slaughter Ground; Great Valley Cities Menaced ©

Fallen Ludendorff Bridge Termed Repairable   German Seemingly Clearing Out of Area North of Nifmegen

Desperate Foe Is Racing For Rhine Trying To Escape   Third And Seventh Armies Within 15 Miles Of Junction; Patton’s Troops Nearing Mainz; Death Box Is Nearly Closed

2 AMERICAN ARMIES DIRIKE FOR CLOSING TRAP ON GERMANS  ANOTHER THIRD ARMY COLUMN SLICED TO WITH

Germans Fleeing ir: DeathTr :   Allies Seek to Surround 80,000 Men West of Rhine

J. 8. 3RD, 7TH ARMIES BATTLE TO CLOSE TRAP   Disorganized Nazi Columns Ripped to Shreds by U. S. Warplanes

SRD ARMY TANK DIVISIONS PUSH NEARER MAINZ   Threaten to Cut Off 80,000 Germans Tryiig to Retreat From Saar

Third And Seventh Ar mies Within Few Mile: Of Closing Pincer; Pat  ton Menaces Mainz.

Nazi Retreat Rout, Armies Slaughtered   80,000 Boche Race to Cross Rhine Ahead of Fast-Closing Pincers Of Third, Seventh U. S. Armies

Patton and Patch  Strafe Retreating Army; German Refugees Block Read to Safety

, §, AIRPLANES TURN BIG AREA INTO SHAMBLES   Good Weather Over Palestine and Saarland Aids Allies—Trap's Jaws Closing.

Strafed By Allied Planes As Two Areas Become Slaughter Ground; 3d, 7th Near Junction

CLOSING OF TRAP ON ABOUT 80,000 NAZIS THREATENED MONDAY  THIRD ARMY ARMOR AND SEVENTH ARMY MOVING FOR SAARLAND JUNCTION

TWO AMERICAN ARMIES PUSH FORWARD   Saarland, Palatinate Become Death Traps   THIRD ARMY   Menaces Mainz, Frankfurt; Yanks Battle To Widen Rhine Bridgehead

IN DESPERAT WITHDRAWAL BY DAYLIGHT   Perfect Strafing Weather Makes Retreat Costly to Enemy—U. S. Third and Seventh Armies Near a Junction.

Northern Half Ot Palatinate Slaughter Area   Third. Seventh Armies Within 15 Miles Of Eeach Oth.  er As Trap Narrows,   MENACE RHINE CITIES

2 AMERICAN ARMIES STRIKE FOR CLOSING TRAP ON GERMANS   ANOTHER THIRD ARMY COLUMN SLICED TO WITHIN 14 MILES OF MAINZ

Jerries Retreat From Surging 3d And 7th Armies   Two German Armies Lose Heavily as Americans Push Toward Junction.   Great Rhine Cities Under Patton Threat

Nazis Run Toward Rhine Under Perfect Strafing Weather Which Provides Ideal Death Trap.   JUNCTION OF TROOPS NOW 42 MILES AWAY

80,000 Germans in Flight Before Two U. 8. Armies   Patton’s Tanks Within 14 Miles Of Mainz;  Trap Tightened

8-410 Germans Run in Perfect Strate Weather   Saar Death Trap; Patch, Patton Close In for Rhine Kill

Yanks Slaughter Foe Trying To Flee To Rhine  20 000 Germans In   80,000 Germans In Desperate Attempt To Escape; Strafing Weather Excellent

Germans sultering Terrific Losses In Their Rout in the Palatinate and in the Saarland

The Northern Half of the Ba varian Palatinate Turned  Into a Slaughter Ground; Saarland a Death Trap.   PERFECT STRAFING WEATHER REPORTED   Swift Tank and Infantry _ Columns of the Third and Seventh Armies Within 15 Miles of Each Other.

meow FF Reh ES Se kei t  80,000 Nazis Dashing  For Rhine As Yank Armies Close Net   Perfect Sirafing Weather Turns Bavarian Platinate Into Slaughter Ground And Saarland Into Death Trap; Patton Near Mainz

Allied Board To Control Threat Urged   Exchange Of Basic Scientific Information For  Industrial Use Asked.

But Secret Of Making Bomb Would be Kept   Russia Would Be Excluded from ‘Know-How’ of U. S., Britain, Canada

Three Powers Seeking to Ensure Use Only For Peaceful Purposes   “Know-How” Of Atomic Bomb Manufacture: Will Not Be Shared Until Safeguards Are Devised: Reciprocal Exchange of Data on Peaceful: Use

Three Powers: Leave Task To United Nations   Reciprocal Safeguards Must Be Devised

U.S., Britain, Canada to (Retain Bomb ‘Know How’ ‘Until Safequards Sure

Bomb To Be Kept Segret For. Present   United Nations Will Be Given Task of Arranging World Controls far Destructive Forces nf New Weaernnn

UNO Given Atom Task   U.S., Britain, Canada Propose World Control For Forces of Atomic Energy

Manufacture Secrets Not To Be Shared   U. S., Britain and Canada Announce Plan Following Conference

United Nations Commission. To  Control. Secret   Te Devise Effective, Reciprocal Safequards Acceptable To All Nations

PROPOSE: TASK OF CONTROL TO UNITED NATIONS   Urge Commission for Working Out Plan to Eliminate Destruction

THREE POWERS ANNOUNCE PLAN AT WASHINGTON   Facts on Making Bomb Would Be Kept Secret Until Safeguards Arranged

Commission Will Be Set Up For Plans   Know-How Of Making Bomb Will Be Kept Seeret Until  Safeguards Made.   AFTER 6-DAY PARLEY

Atomic Control Up To United Nations   Know-How Will Be Kept Secret, Agreement Says   Special Commission Will Recommend Effective Peaceful Use of New Enerayv

Control of Atom Power by Allied Council Proposed   BHucsia Nat Mentioned   Threat te Civilization

Reciprocity Stressed By Leaders   Secrets of Bomb Will Remcin Secret Until Proper Time

BRITISH ARMORED COLUMNS SMASHED TOWARD BIG PORT  CERMAN HICH COMMAND   GERMAN HIGH COMMAND REPORTS HEAVY BATTLE EAST OF MUEHLHAUSEN

Canadians Threaten Last Escape Line from Holland   German Unconfirmed Report Places Airtroops 90 Miles from Berlin

Yanks, British      crete OL fen te   ald Driving Nazi ‘Troops From. Nienna: - Fierce ‘! Baitle. At “Muehlhausen

War Trophies May Contain Deadly Explosives, Warns Los Angeles Customs Head

PAY HIKES FOR WHITE COLLARS   Internal Revenue Department Paving Way For Increases   Reconversion Today

Devereux, Son Have Reunion   Pair Meet For First  Time In Four Years

STATE SENATE REJECTS VETO   REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED As A BLOC IN GVERRIDING LAUSCHE VETO OF BCHOOL BILL

Measure Put on House Calendar For Vote Friday   Lausche Suffers Second Defeat In 21-10 Vote

CHURCHILL EXPECTED DEATH British. Reveal Plans For Flight to Canada In Dark Days of 1940

New Break With Argentina Looms   Braden, Critic of Farrell, Gets Rockefeller’s Post

Blasts Fired At Argentina  Rockefeller Caustic Aa Heo T ncaoc (Mico

MacArthur's Men Crush Jap Army On Cebu Island   Heavy Okinawa Drive Continues; Entire Hear!  Of Philippines Taken

LAUSCHE APPEALS FOR JOINING WACS   Says 600 Women Needed in Army Corps

China Still Sits On Powder Keg   MacArthur Headquarters. To Be Moved To Tokyo. ' Surrender Marciis Isle

Occupy Naval Base, Release Jap Captives   Armed Forces Stream  Ashore For Surrender

aw Trouble Brews in China ; American Occupation oops Fan Out in Japan   Marcus Islend Outpost Gives Up; Wainwright Reported in Yokohama Ready to Witness Jap Surrender

Yank Occupation  Forces Move In  On Jap Islands   Formal Peace Signing Will Be Saturday Night, (U. S. Time) In Tokyo

1,500 Beaten, Starved Prisoners Are Released   \Gen. MacArthur to Move Headquarters  into American Embassy in Tokyo

SURRENDERS TD VANK OFFICERS   Chinese Again Protesting British Flag Over Hong Kong

Guard in Tokyo Draws First : Blood—Marcus Island Gives Up—Wainwright Arrives

Release Thousands Of Prisoners   Tell of Brutality of Japs in “Hell-Hole” , Camps; Set for Formal Surrender On Sunday

OCCUPATION FORCES OF UNITED STATES FAN DOWN TOKYO BAY  CHINA CONTINUES TO BE ONLY APPARENT TROUBLE

Weather and Crop Experts Offer Some Figures on Race With Frost   The Next Week Gets Much Corn Out OF Danger

SAY 42% OF CORN IN DANGER OF FROST      LATEST IOWA CROP ON RECORD   Extension Dept. Computes Factors  To be Considered in Saving the  Crop This Year

TRANSFER PLAN SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR   Vets of Africa and Europe Won’t Be Sent to Far East

SHIFTING OF YANK FORCES IS UNDERWAY   MEN WHO SERVED IN ROTH AFRICA AND EUROPE WILL NOF FIGHT IN FAR é ' Pagar

LIVES: OF'426 ~ SNUFFED Ou. ~ IN ACCIDENTS      FIRST PEACE-TIME CHRISTMAS . BROUGHT. SORROW TO HUN DREDS OF HOMES IN  f NATION

German Refugees Flock to Denmark   Nazis Fleeing Allied Air Raids Jam Roads

German Kefugees Jam Danish Roads   Turn To Denmark Hoping To Escape Bombings and Find Shelter.

Paramushiro Hit  By U.S. Warships   Jap Broadcasts Say Installations Blasted

PARAMUSHIRO IS SHELLED   Japanese Report Attack in the   Nesthern ieribes

Huge State Roadbuilding Postwar Plan   Moberly Will Receive  $44,678 of Allotted RL hAiAn Rrawn Save

10 SPEND 86 MILLION FOR STATE ROADS   Outlay Will Come During First Four Post-War Years—$128,444 Is Allocated for First Year in Joplin.

District. Realtor Meeting In Le Mars August 15  Many Prominent Speakers To Appea: On The Program

District:Realtor  Meeting In Le  Mars August 15. Many Prominent  Speakers To Appez nA. TL. Dp...

Approval of $2,400,000,000 Deficiency Bill Is Completed by House and Senate

ON MONDAY   Started October 29 And Will Continue Thru  December 8

VICTORY LOAN BOND DRIVE IS NOW UNDER WAY   Committees Throughout County Begin Work On Last Of World War II Drives To Raise Fund: For Government.

STALIN GIVES PARTY FOR ALLIED ENVOYS   Byrnes, Bevin and 20 Other Britons and Americans Are Guests at Kremlin Dinner.

Most Senators In Accord With Big Three Aims   Taft Seunds Only Critical Note Regarding Poland’s Territorial Gain   PRESIDENT TO GIVE PERSONAL REPORT   May Give More Details of Issues in Radio Broad cast to the Nation

U. §. Senators Approve Plan For Germany  Washington Finds Big Three Meet

Leading U. 5. Senators Okay Big 3 Program   Taft Says Polish Boundary Deal is Seed for 3rd War

Big Three Plans To Restore Peace to Europe   WIN SUPPORT OF  LEADING SENATORS   a a a ee i a  ‘President En-Route Home  Is Preparing Personal Renart

U.S, SENATORS APPROVE BIG 3 PLAN FOR WORLD   Germany to Become Nation of Peace Inindustries

Big Three Plans For Restoring Order To War-Devastated Europe Generally Approved By Prominent Senators   REMOVE THREAT OF GERMAN AGGRESSIO}

Taft Raises Objections Over Poland   Republican Sees Seed Of New War In Territory Grant

Germany Will Be. Cut To Nation of Peaceful Farms.   Polish Deal Another Seed of War, Says  Senator From Ohio '

Poland Gets Large Piece  Of Country   NATION IS TO BE REDUCED  TO LAND OF FARMING. AND PEACEFUL DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES

:Many Senators Voice Approval Of Decisions : Made By Big Three For Control Of Germany

GERMANY T0 BE REDUCED 10 A PEACEFUL STATE   Russia’s Role In The War Stiil Not Disclosed In Plan

Senators OK Big 3 Policy  For Germany   Decisions At Potsdam To Restore Peace To Europe Gain Favor In U., §,

TRUMAN APPOINTS. APROSECUTOR FOR WAR GUILT TRIALS   Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson Named to Handle Cases in European Theater.   PRESIDENT CONVINCED THAT HITLER IS DEAD   Executive Throws Additional Light on Himmler’s Offer to Surrender to U. 8. and Britain.

‘GLAD’ THEY'RE GONE   Appoints Jackson Fo: Prosecuting Other Nazi Cohorts

resident Is onvinced Nazi uehrer Is Dead   ppoints Justice Jacksor To Prosecute Others for War Crimes

SWIFT JUSTICE PROMISED FOR WAR CRIMINALS   Justice Jackson To-Represent U. 5.; Truman Says  Hitler Is Dead

THREE ARMIES FIRMLY LINKED ON RIVER ELBE   Not Hour of Final Victory But It Draws Near Says Truman

UNION AT TORGAU ON ELBE RIVER [3 MILES SOUTH OF BERLIN ANNOUNCED BY TRIIMAN   Enemy Cut in Two, President Says; Hour of Final Victory Not Yet Here, But Is Drawing Near, He Adds

HOUR OF FINAL VICTORY NEAR, TRUMAN. SAYS   Junction Made In Force Thurs= day, Cutting Enemy Forces In Two

Enemy Cut in Two, President Says; Hour of Final Victory Not Yet Here, But Is Drawing Near, He Adds

CIO Unions Considering  Strike Vote   Walk-Out Decision Would Tie Up All of Mills, Camps and Plants of Northwest Lumber Area

SOLONS PLIZZLED  BY FEPC ACTION   WOUSE GROUP ASKS FUNDS “POR AGENCY AFTER VOTING FOR LIQUIDATION.

Union Sets Date For Strike © In Nation’s Steel Plants   700,000 Workers Set to Go Out Unless $2 a Day : Wage Increase Is Granted by Steel : Industry

To Affect 700,000, Would Be Largest Strike in History Of U. S, Industry

WORKERS WILL LEAVE JOBS JANUARY 14   Union Claims Nearly 1, 000,000 Members—Wage Policy Committee Raps President Truman’s Lahor Views.

STRIKE IN STEEL MILLS AFFECTING A000 CALLED   Union Rejects Truman’s Appeal to Continue at Work —Walkout Set for January 14,   WORKERS DEMANDING $2-A-DAY PAY BOOST   Companies Declare They Cannot Raise Wages Without Increases in Price of Their Products.

General Walkout Ordered   Reject Truman Appeal To Continue At Steel Mille

700,000 Will Be Involved In Walkout   Unless Forestalled Strike To Be Biggest in History of U. S.

Will Add 700,000 to Rolls Of Strikers in Steel, Aluminum and Iron Ore Industries.

Strikes In Steel Plants Set Jan. 14   Union Rejects Plan Of President For Preventing Stoppage

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MARINES OMAGH JAPS TWO LINE   Move to Within 1,200 Yards of North Coast.

Iwo Campaign Im Last Stage Of Attrition   U.S. Marines Break Through  To Within 1.200 Yards Of Coast

Fighting Near End On Iwo, Is Report   Marines Break Through Japs’ Main Defense Belt On Tiny Isle In North Coast Area

JAP. DOORSTEP ISLE CAMPAIGN .IN LAST PHASES   Yanks Move Within 1,200 Yards Of Coastline On Northern Side   MAY SPLIT NIP FORCES   @ Fighting Now At Closest Range Since American Invasion Opened  :

Maries Shatter Main Jap Defense Belt on Iwo Jim:   Advance to Within 1,200 Yards of South Coast of Volcano Island

Marines Crash Through __ Main Jap Defense Line On Iwo And Near North Coast

Marines Split Japs  On Iwo   U. P. Reporter Says ‘Campaign ts Moving Into  Last Phases

MARINES BREAK MAIN JAPANESE DEFENSE LINES   Iwo Campaign Is Moving Rapidly Into Final Phase

Nips Pushed into North End OF Rocky Isle   U. &: Invaders in Sight of Goal; Japs Resist . Wareely

TWO CAMPAIGN NEARING ITS. LAST PHASES.      Marines Break Through Main Defense Belt

MARINES BREAK THROUGH JAP'S DEFENSE BELT   “Advance To Within 1200 Yards Of North Coast On Iwo

Knd Of Iwo Campaign May Come Within Three Or Four Days  Marines Capture Two-Thirds Of Iwo

SEE INTEREST INCREASING IN STATE PRIMARY   Virtually All Pennsylvanians Are Famuiar With New Voting Plan

NEW LANDING FORMS PINCER ABOUTMANILA   Eighth Invasion Troops In vade isiand at Batangas  While Sixth Drives   From the North

4-F Draft Edict Evokes Protest   Byrnes’ Action Attacked By Members of Congress and Labor Unions.

Congress And Labor In Lambasting Of Byrnes’ ‘Tough’ Manpower Act

Byrnes Manpower Policy Proposals Stir Loud Protests   Agriculture, Labor Send Sharp Criticisms To Capitol Hill

Work or Fight Plan Opposed By Labor Groups   Byrnes Criticized In Publications

Byrnes’ Tough Manpower Plan Brings Protest   Union Publications “Arid Congressmen Aroused by Proposal

Labor Cireles Protest New Tough Policy  On Manpower   Claim No Shortage  - Of War Workers; ” Farm Angle Assailed In House and Senate  4-FS. SEEKING TOBS

4-F Draft Plan Evokes IMany Protests   Solons and Labor Circles Sharply Criticize Proposal

Byrnes’ Draft « Proposal Stirs Stout Protest   Congress, . Lubor. Attack Plan to Call-Up +-Fs,

PLAN TO CALL 47'S FOR WAR JOBS SCORED   Labor Hits Proposal Of Byrnes; Farmer Draft Protested

Byrnes’ New 4-F Policy Is Protested   House and Senate Members Hit Plan To Take Farm Help

BYRNES’ PLA FOR DRAFTING IS PROTESTED   Criticism Heard From Lobor Circles and Capitol Hill

Truman Works To Clear Desk   President ‘Preparing for  Parleys With “Big 3” on Atom Control

Truman Seeks to Clear Desk of Domestic Affairs in Prenaration far Atomic Power Discussions

TRUMAN TRIES TO CLEAR DESK      Discussions Of Atomic Energy To Take Up  Week End

President Prepares Fo1  Atom Talks   Truman, Attlee, King To Devoie Day To Discussion

Truman Seeks To Clear Desk For Atom Talks   Plans to Spend Most Of Sunday with Attlee And king on Future Lses of Atomic Power

Truman Labor:  To Clear Desk   Wants Free Hand to Talk OF 4-Bamb on Weekend

Reich's Military Disaster Hightens Hourly, Forces In North Retreat In Panic

Reds Fight On to Austria; Push to Berlin Awaited   London Expects Drive to Co-ordinate With Allies From West

GDYNIA, LAST BIG POLISH CITY, TAKEN BY RED ARMY TODAY  FAR TO SOUTH BERLIN. SAID SOVIET TROOPS HAI

FOUR RUSSIAN ARMIES HAMMER DOUBLE PINCERS   Soviets Closing In On Czechoslovakia And Vienna; New Crossing Of Oder River er From Berin.

NORTH DEFENSE BREAKS BEFORE ALLIED ARMIES   Blackout Masks Exact Positions of Forces 145 Miles Into Reich

9,000 Captured As Red Troops Seize Gdynia   Soviets Are Across Last River Barrier Before Penetration Of Austria

Tanks of Third Army Prowl in  Heart of Reich   German Armies North of Ruhr in Wild Retreat; Disintegration Increases

BY REDS TODAY   Baltic Port and Last Big Polish City in German Hands Captured.

U.S. Third Army Tanks Probe Into Heart of Reich   Yank Units Crash Into Gemuenden, 21. Miles From Berlin

3rd Army 213 Miles From Berlin   Tank Units Stab Into Gemeunden, Say Nazis And in North Allies Ad. vance Almost At Will

TEMPERATURES:   Foe In’ Wild Retreat’ Before Massed Power Of Allied Armies

Russians Crack Hungary Line  In New Drive   Germans Report Foe Bat. ters Outer Defenses Of Bertin

Gdynia Captured, Russians Fighting In Port of Danzig   Germans Admit Russians Cross Last River Barrier Before Austrian Frontier

Patton's Army Definitely on the Loose And: Now Only 213 Miles From Berlin; Ist, 3rd. British-2nd News Blacked-Out

GDYNIA, POLISH CITY FALLS 10 SOVIET TROOPS   Big Baltic Port Taken As Russians Continue Race For Berlin

Russians Attack With Big Forces In Hungary Area   Drive for Junction City 75 Mile from Vienna—Heavy Attack East of Berlin

Nazis Say Patton Tanks Driven From Gemuenden; Solid Front Is Linked Up

 German Report Declares That Allies Are Forcing Nazis Into Wild Retreat as They Advance.   MORE GERMANS ARE WAVING WHITE FLAGS

Nazi Troops North of Ihe Ruhr Break Into Retreat Before Massed U.S. Might

REDS AIM DRIVE FOR JUNCTION WITH 3RD ARMY   Lightning Thrust Takes Soviets To 21 Mileac OF Anstria

Nazi Armies  A   Are in Full Retreat   Four Powerful Allied Forces Are Driving Deeper Into Germany With Every Hour; British, Yank Tanks Lead Wild Onslaught

BLACKOUT ON PATTON MOVES    Armored Unit Believed About 100 Miles From Czechoslovakia.   ENEMY RETREATING FAST

BALTIC PORT-ANDLASTBIG POLISH CITY IN HANDS OF “GERMANS TAKEN BY RUSSIANS

POWERFUL AMERICAN ARMIES BREAK THRU NAZI DEFENSES AND ROUT OF GERMAN FORCES GROWS: U.S. TANKS NOW 213 MILES FROM BERLIN

Third Army Races 50 Miles Beyond Frankfurt, Nazis Say As Giant Offensive Rolls On   Patton's Tanks Advance to Point 213 Miles Southwest of Berlin; 3.Armies Join to Form Solid Frané

Red Troops Take Port Of Gdynia   Last Big Polish  City in Hands of Germans; Cross River before Auctrie

RED FORCES TAKE PORT OF GDYNIA   Nine Thousand Prisoners Are Seized — Germans Say Soviets to the South Cross Last Barrier Be fore Austria.

Germans in Wild Retreat North of Ruhr   Armor Reported Within 213 Miles of Berlin; Breaks Through Collapsing Enemy Defenses 145 Miles Deep In Carine

Reds Drive To 75 Miles  From Vienna   Vienna-Bound Push Coincides With Attacks On Oder

Armies North Of Ruhr Stage Wild Retreat   Four Powerful Armies Break Clear Through Collapsed Nazi Defenses

Gdynia Port, Plus 9,000 Prisoners Taken by Soviets   ‘Lebus Reported Fallen, Reds Said Across Last Water Bar to Austria

Flank Positions Break as Patton Tanks’ Prowl Heart of Germany   CONFUSION IN REICH   British in Breakthru Toward Westphalian Cap ital of Muenster

Puan CLOSER TO VIENNA Ih VER SECTOR   Moscow Says Aim fs to Join American Treops Near Czech Border.

Report Patton 213 Miles from Berlin Hodges’ Troops Believed Even Closer

Nazis Report 3rd Army Tanks in Heart of Reich, 213 Miles from Berlin   Four Powerful Allied Armies Break  Through Collapsed German Defenses

Enemy Lines Disintegrate Before Allies   Partial Security Blackout Obscures Extent of Victory

Reds Break  Nazi Lines in Hungary   90,000 Soviet Troops Reported Storming Reich Capital Defenses

4 Armies 145 Miles Deep  Into Germany   Fourth Armored Division Definitely On Loose Beyond Aschaffenburg.   SECURITY BLACKOUT

Reds Smash Across Raab River   Nazis Admit Soviet Penetrations of Kuestrin Garrison

Yank Troops 213 Miles From Berlin, Report   Patton’s Forces In Gemuenden; Ist Has Major Gains; 7th Is 32 Miles Past Rhine

GERMANS DECLARED TONIGHT THIRD ARMY TANKS PROWL NATION  GERMAN. ARMIES BREAK INTO WILD RETREAT NORTH OF RUHR

Make Headway In Drives For  Danzig, Vienna  Reach Center Of Old Baltic Port; Fall  Now Imminent NUNCARY CIEARED      HUNGARY CLEARED   Berlin ‘Says Russians Hayg Fresh Forces t To Attack

LAST AUSTRIAN STOP CROSSED   Say Reds Take Lebus ‘on West Bank of Oder Before Berlin

Russians Form Pincers On Czechoslovakia And Vienna   Raba River Forced Close To Austria   Third Ukrainian Army Slams Through Sagging Defenses Below Danube

Nazi Armies North Of Ruhr Retreat In Wild Disorder   Four Armies Break Through Collapsed Defenses; Fourth Armored Far Into Germany

Four Powerful Armies Break Througl Collapsed Defenses of Hitlerites At Points 145 Miles Deep in Germany

Lf. Gen. Bradley Discusses German Counteroffensive   Twelfth Army Leader Warns of Much Hard Fighting Ahead

DriveMay AffectNazi Resistance   Bradley Says Presint _ Push May Affect Foe’s Ability To Resist

BRADLEY TALKS OF DRIVE OF GERMANS   General Says Power of Nazis May be Reduced by Thrust

THINKS DRIVE WEAKENED FOE   Bradley Says Nazi Ability To Resist May Have Been Reduced

Voice Opposition to Measure on Unemployment  Solon Says Trumar Plan Puts Pramium on Loafinea

CLAIM JOB BILL TO AID LOAFERS   Sponsor Doughton Say: Labor Is Needed Everywhere

Unconditional Surrender To Western Allies And Russia Signed at Gen, Eisenhower's Headquarters by New Chief of Staff of Defeated Armies

Scattered Nazis Left to Mop Up   Yanks, Reds Drive Toward Revolt-Torn Czech Capital   Doenitz Orders U-Boat Commanders to Cease Operations; Hear Norway Chiefs Sign Capitulation Terms

Neither Hitler Nor Doenitz Attended Official Fall Of Reich Which Austrian Paper-Hanger Tried To Es an

Decisions in 300 Appeals Given By Supreme Cour!   Turns Down Petition for Rehearing of Ruling in Associated Press Case

Rehearing Plea In AP Case Is Denied   Supreme -Court Acts ir Nearly 300 Appeal : Cases

High Court Acts In Several Cases  @ Associated Press Petition Denied

Triple ‘WV Ends But New PMA Agency Formed  6 %, i . " State Director To~   i : State Director To. Be Chosen for ‘Output, Marketing

AAA Out of Existence But Work To Be Carried On by New Agency, PMA

Hagerstonian About Italy   Many Speak English, Davis - States In Latest Dispatch

Hagerstonian About Italy ———$  Three Meals Each Day’ Tops, Especially In Dining Roor

Ponsa fet Termed Irresistable Fatally Fascinating Youth Does it Again: Elopes With Vet's Wife, 25

Italy Italy War Declaration Handed Japs Edict in Effect Midnight Saturday

GIANT PLANE SINKS IN BAY   Rough Landing Cracks Hull Of World’s Largest Flying Boat

World’s Largest Plane Cracks Up   ‘Hawaii Mars’ Sinks Without Loss of Life

World's Largest Flying Boat  Goes to Bottom Following  Rough Landing; One Hurt   Accident Occurs Off Love Point Near Rock Hall, Md., During Test Flight; Giant Craft's Hull Ripped Open in Semi-Controlled  Landing: Nine of Crew Members Uninjured

NAVY’S BIGGEST AIR BOAT BREAKS APART   Rough Landing Opens Up Hull Of World’s Largest Plane

Navy's Hawaii Mars, Largest Flying (Boat, Sinks in Chesapeake Bav

$29 Gi. I. PAY HIKE VETOED BY SENATE   OTHER PROVISIONS OF HOUSE BILL TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEERING APPROVED,

Boost for vice Turned wn by Senate  Designed to Spui listsments Tails Of Approval

Senate Rejects Proposal T« Boost Pay $25 a Month In Army and Navy

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SOVIET HORDES POUR INTO HUN LANDS SUNDAY   Cossacks Pounding Toward The Oder River Line Which May Be Key To All Hitler Germany

Red Army Is Getting Close To Oder River   Tannenberg, Place of Hindenburg’s Victory, Now Held by USSR

Military Shrine City Falls fo the Soviet 3 Forces  SPEEDING ARMIES NEAR ODER RIVER  Invaders Reported . 195 Miles Due East of  Berlin

Reds Capture Tannenberg In East Prussia   Russian Forces Push Into Reich On  56-Mile Front, Strike to Within 42 Miles of City of Breslau

SOVIET ARMIES IN NEW LUNGES TOWARD BERLIN   Sweep 19-Miles In Silesia And Advance 16 Miles  In East Prussia   10 MILES FROM ODER GERMAN REPORT SAYS

BOMBS HIT NEAR HITLER RETREAT   Berchtesgaden’s Backyard Scarred as Yankees Stick to Targets

ROCKET-FERING THUNDERBOLTS BLAST. RAILWAYS NEAR HIYLER’S VILLA IN ALPS

THUNDERBOLTS   Hitler’s Hideout Villa Itself, However, Not Objective

RALPH WALDO MAY IS K. U: HONOR MAN   Oskaloosa Student Is Now Serving Somewhere in the Pacific 4   NEAR RECORD GRADES

Ernie Pyle Killed on Pacific Isle By Japanese Machine Gun Blast   Columnist, Who Lived in cp se gs Cut Down By Ambushed Foe While With U. S. Army Officer

War Reporter Is Cut Down From Ambush   Wiry Litthe Columnist Twice Cheated Death In Europe: Was Shot 3 Times in the Templ

 Ernie Pyle Killed Instantly by Bullet of Ambushed Jap Machine Gunner

 Gl’s Own Reporter Columnist Ernie Pyle Killed By Ambushed Machine Gun

Jap Bullets Kill Ernie Pyle, F. amous War Correspondent   Two-Year-Old To Accept Medal By Liberty Bell for Hero Father

BRITAIN FACES EARLY BALLOT   Coalition Government t  End Soon, Is Claim

Vatican Views With Disfavor New Atom Bomb   Paper Editorially Claims Bomb As Destructive In. strument To Temptation.

Vandenberg Expresses Hope That ‘Treaty of Salvation Suitable to the Senate Will Be Drafted at Parley

ENOCH ARDEN' OF WAR WILL RETURN TO WIFE   ONIOAN WHOSE WIFE REMARRIED AFTER HE WAS RE. PORTED DEAD SENDS  ‘ 118 ANSW

LABOR REGIME UNDER ATTACK   British Government Assailed For Its Housing, Demobilization Policies

Asks Censure of Labor Regime   Charges Industry Is Not Being Helped Toward Production

ADDITIONAL COGS IN JAP WAR MACHINE ARE FULLY BLOWN APART   GREATEST SUPERFORTS STRIKE OF WAR OCCURRED ON TUESDAY

Carrier Planes From 3rd Fleet [Resume Attack   Return To Huge Kure Naval Base After Damaging Seven Warships Yesterday   Okinawa-Based American Planes Wreck 13 Jap Ships In Return Raid On Shanghai   MacArthur Also Tells Of Strikes From Korea To Dutch Indies And Malaya

THIRD FLEET AGAIN SHELLS NIP SHORES   Carrier Aircraft, at the Same Time, Strike in Great Waves at Homeland Targets—Bombing Believed Heavy. ee

JAPANESE HOMELAND  QUAKES UNDER TONS  OF STEEL WEDNESDA) CARRIER PLANES AND  WARSHIPS’ GUNS BLAST AT VITAL ORJECTIVES

Halsey Sends His Carrier Planes for Second Consecutive Day to Smash at Remnants of Japanese Navy at Kure

OIL REFINERIES NEAR TOKYO BLASTED AS COASTAL DEFENSES AND WARSHIPS TORN BY BOMBS

Halsey’s Carrier Planes Again Pound Remnants Of Nip Navy; Seven Warshins Are Damaged

Seven of Japan's War Machine Cogs Blown fo Pieces   Reports on Greatest B-29 Strike Shows Heavy Damage; Twining Takes Over Command

British, American Carrier Planes Hit Dazed Jan Navy at Kure Base

Superforts Blast '3 Jap Refineries   Coastal Defenses of Home; land Also Pounded by Warships   “PLANES ARE DESTROYED   Taggets “Damaged Withir "ew Hundred Yards of "Each Other

Superforts Oil Refineries Hit Three Jap   Between 75 and 100  Planes Make Raid on Oil Plants at Kawasaki In Tokyo Bay Area

Oil Refineries Bombed In New Superfort Blow   Two Nip Battleships, Two Carriers, Three Cruisers Damaged, 64 Planes Battered

7 Damaged Badly In Tuesday Blow; Fleet Shells Coast   1,200 Carrier Planes Believed In Force That Hammers Kure Base Again; 15 Cruisers, Destroyers Lash Another Center; Foe Done, Halsey Says

Between 75 and 100 Superforts Carry Out Heavy Raid About 10 Miles South of Tokyo; Carrier Planes, Warships Pound Jap Coast

'B-29s Blast Three Big Oil Centers   Strike Near Tokyo Follows Damaging Blow By 625 of Big Planes On Tuesday

Carrier Planes Drive at Last Of Enemy Navy   Bombs and Shells Fall Relentlessly On Jap Homeland

Carrier Planes Rip Remnants Of Foe’s Navy   y Allied Planes Blanket Honshu With Bombs; Hit Installations

CARRIER PLANES AGAIN POUNDING COAST DEFENSES   Strength of New Attacking Force Not Revealed: Honshu Installations Hit   Hardest Blows Yet

Oil Refineries Victims Of B-29 Bombing Today   Remnants Of Nip’ Navy Blasted ‘By Carrier Planes

Nippon’s Dying Navy Blasted for Second ‘Straight Day; Coastal Invasion Defenses ‘Hammered; Home Island Airfields Battered

Greatest Blow Against J apan Wreeks Citie:   Seven Main Cogs In Nip War Machine Reported “Blown Apart”? By Giant Bombers   One B-29 Is Lost In Record Attack   Great... Naval Arsenal Of Kure Loses 70% Of Roof Area; Twining Takes Commund

Great Guns of 3rd Fleet ~ Warships Rip Coastal Invasion Defenses

Three Refineries Crushed by Fleet And Plane Blows Enemy Navy Hit Second Mighty Raid in 36 Hours

Jap Home Islands Again Visited by Great Wave of Planes from Carriers Based at Sea.   TOKYO OIL CENTERS TARGETS FOR B-29s

Fleet Planes, Warships Pound Coast   Huge Bombers Attack Nip Homeland Twice in 36 Hours

Mighty Superfort Fleet Hits Jap Aircraft Plants   Iwo Base Saves 18(  Damaged B-29s

Bia Bombers dirike Again   Rip Seven War Plant Centers Apart, Return Soon After, Blast Oil Installations

Seven Enemy Warships Are Heavily Hit   Carrier Planes Return ing To Kure Base For 2nd Day

Big Attack Is Resumed Along Coast   Enemy Warships Suffer Heavy Toll; Airfields Receive New Pounding

New Assaults Follow Raid by Carrier Planes   Warships Again Rake Coast; Seven Enemy Vessels Are Damaged

Navy Big Guns ‘Batter Fagan’ s  Invasion Area   Carrier Manes Hammer Nip Ships ln Kure As  Defense Zones Get Reeard Shelling   British Warships Join in Assaults   Halsey Says Fina! Blow Against Home Islands Is Under Way; Asserts Japs ‘Helpless’

Second Consecutive Smash at Nip Navy   Fleet Pilots Go after Remnants . Of Enemy Warships; Seven Damaged Vesterdav. Installations Attacked

Home Islands Shudder Under Tons of. Steel   Waves of Carrier Planes Smash for Second Day; Warships Pound Coast Line’

BLOW SECOND IN 36 HOURS, 12TH T0 DATE   Midnight Raid Is Carried Out By 100 Superforts Based On Guam

Tons of Steel Are Showered on Vital Bases, Industries   Allied Planes Bore in Through Fog; Warships Pound Coast Defense

2 Battleships, 2 Carriers,  3 Cruisers Badly Damaged In Attack On Base At Kure   1,200 PLANES   Participate In Raids On Both Days; Halsey Hails Beginning Of Final Plunge Into " a Of Japan

SMASH SEVEN COGS IN NIP WAR MACHINE   PLANE TRIP HOME BEGUN ( BY CHURCHILL V   ‘lants and Industrial Areas Literally Are Blown Apart by 625 Superfortresses in Their Greatest Strike to Date.

Superforts Rock Three Japanese Oil Refineries   Is Second Strike Within 36 Hours; Follows Up Record 625-Plane Raid

Big Ships 10 Miles Out Of Jap Capital   75 To 100 Fortresses Put On Raid

OIL REFINERIES TAKE POUNDING IN B-29 ATTACK   Super-Forts Rip Industria Areas For Second Time Inside Of 36 Hours

Third Fleet Seeks Out Jap Ships   Into Second Day of Attack On Big Navy Base at Kure; Yesterday’s Toll, 7 Ships

Crippled Jap Navy Goal Of 1.200 Planes   Second Industrial Hit In 36 Hours Augmented By Warship Shelling In  Hameland Areas.

CARRIER PLANES SMASH FOR THIRD DAY REMNANTS OF NIP NAVY IN THE HUGE KURE BASE   Airfields and Other Military Installations on Mc Home Island of Honshu Hit as Pilots Report Destruction of Many Planes   FIFTEEN CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS PARTICIPATE

B-29'S BATTER NIP REFINERIES   Raid On Tokyo Follows Up Record Attack On 7 Kev Cities

No Relief At Night As Planes Rake Isle   Two Battleships, Two Carriers, Three Cruisers Damaged Tuesday, Bombers Going After What's Left in Kure Base

SECOND STRIKE AT INDUSTRY IN PAST 36 HOURS   Target in Tokyo Bay Is 10 Miles South of Capital City

CARRIER PLANES BLAST REMNANTS OF JAPAN'S NAVY   AMERICAN WARSHIPS POUND AT INVASION DEFENSES ON COAST

Steel Thrown At Defenses; Guns Blazing On Warships   Third Fleet Moves Closer Into Shore

15-100 PLANES FIND TARGETS   Raid Comes Few Hours After Carrier Planes, Ships Pound Coast.   AIRFIELDS ASSAULTED

B-29’s Smash Oil Refineries In Tokyo Arc   100 Planes Attack In Wake of Osaka, Navova Assaults

Superforts Bomb 3 Oil Refineries In Area Of Tokyo   Warships Shell Coast, Planes Hunt For Fleet

Nips’ Dazed Navy Is Battered Again      Flaming Guns Of Warships Pound At Coastal Invasion Defenses

EPAVE EUROPE IN DECEMBER   Troops With 65 Discharge Points fan Be Home by Christmas

IT roops In Europe With 65 Points Can Expect To Be Home Christmas

Bodies Sought In Wreckage  Two Missing, 17 Hurt In Restaurant Fire

BELIEVE TWO DEAD IN FIRE   Police Think Employe and Woman Patron Killed ] In Explosion.

CONGRESS GETS REPORT ON WAR   Backers Promptiy Claim a Big Boost for National “7 “Shevigg AE OTT

Service Heads in Secret Meet With Congres:   Progress of War, Need For All-Out Effort Discussed

Armed Forces Leaders Talk With Congress   Result May Be Stronger Sentiment For National Service Legislation

Secret Report For Congress   Heads of Armed Forces Appear for National Service Act

SECRET REPORT BEFORE SOLONS ON WAR NEEDS   General Marshall, Admiral King, Others Discuss Proaress of U.S. Forces

Armed Forces Heads Report wh w . lo Congress   Backers of National Ser vier Legislation Promptdy Claim Big Boost  ‘For Measure -

SOLONS GIVEN REPORT ON WAR   Opposition To Nat'l Service Act Reported Waning

BOOST I$ CLAIMED FOR SERVICE ACT   Secret War Report Expected To Affect Legislation

CHIEFS OF ARMY. NAVY REPORT TO CONGRESS TODAY   Backers of National Service Legislation Feel Secret Report of Armed Forces Heads Is Big’ Boost to the Issue

Zero Of Below Forecast For Middle Wes!   Nation Gets Only Brief Respite From Severe Winter Weather

NEW COLD WAVE IS BEARING DOWN ON PARTS OF NATION   TEMPERATURES OF 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED IN LATEST WINTER ENTRY

New Icy Blasts En Route to Midwest, Weatherman Warns   Second Cold Wave is Expected to Strike Before Nightfall

Chill Blast Is Predicted For Midwest   New Cold Wave To Sweep Nation Wednesday Night

Middle East Crisis Takes Serious Turn   Neither France, Lebanon Nor Syria Inclined To Seek Compromise

_ Levant Fuss Apparently . At Impasse   No Compromise Indicated; French Want No Outside Mediation..

New Violence In Near East; No Signs Shown  Of Compromise   French Say They Will Not Welcome Mediation

Hard Fight Breaks Out In Capital Of Syrians   Damascus Is Under Night Assault By French

NEW OUTBREAKS OF VIOLENCE REPORTED IN SYRIA TODAY   DISPUTE BETWEEN FRANCE, SYRIA, LEBANON LADEN WITH THREATS

French Shell Damascus City   _ British Minister Gets _ .. “Bombardment Stopped But Firing in City Continues

New Outbreaks Of Violence In Syria   Fighting . Spreads In ‘Deadlocked Dispute:

French Guns Bombard City Of Damascus  New Outbreaks Of Violence Are

New Outbreaks Arise in Syria Against French   France and Two Levantine Governments Not Inclined to Compromise.   Say Lebanese Peoples Won't Accept Demand

FRENCH BOMB DAMASCUS Ao WAR SPREADS   Warring Factions Spurn Any Compromise; French Insist on Mandate Rights.

 French Troops Bombard Damascus; Nev ‘Outbreaks of Violence Reported;   Heavy Fighting in Progress in Syria

War Production Board Folds Up   Completes Job Tackled January 16th, 1°42

Japan Alerted; Bombs Destroy Oil Reserves   Nippon Fleet, Air _Force Deprived Of Their Major Supply

Japs Report Allied Fleet On Prowl   Sighted Steaming Out Of Marianas

Japs Warn Homeland of “Powerful Allied Fleet” Steaming Out of Marianas: Hint Attact:

Japs Say Ships Sail out of Marianas   British Slash Out In Campaign to Retake Singapore

Japan Told  Attack From Sea Impends   Homeland Is Alerted For ‘Powerful’ Force Sailing From Marianas

This ‘Radio peratar.: ‘On a BAT Is In Unit ‘with ‘More Than 300: - Missions Ta Its Credit ~

Aussies Pushing Ahead   American, Dutch Troops Aid Aussies Im Mew Invasion

Australians Near Important Airdrome North Balikpapan  Japanese Flee Big Dutch Borneo Oil Center Under Heavy Allied Air Accaultéc

JAPS ON BORNEO RUNNING AWAY FROM AUSSIES   Invaders Near Big Airdrome Northeast of Balikpapan

JAPS FLEE BALIKPAPEN OIL CENTER   Australians : Advancing, ‘From Beachhead

AUSTRALIAN 7TH NEARS AIRDROME AT BALIKPAPAN   Strike Deep Inland Against Light Jap Onpnosition

Balikpapan Japs Flee Inland Before Anzacs   Enemy Resistance Light Following Invacion af Rich Borneo Center —

AUSTRALIAN FORCE NEARS BALIKPAPAN   U. S. and Dutch Units Participate In Borneo Invasion

ALLIED PLANES POUNDING ALL FLEEING JAPS   American Seabees Supporting Aussies

Enemy Flees Oil Center  On Borneo   Heavy Air Assaults Support Invaders In New Landing

Important Airdrome Six Miles Northeast Of Balikpapan   SUPPORTING U.S. AND DUTCH TROOPS   Japs Counter Attack And Bitter Fighting Underway

Australians, Yanks Battle For Borneo  Balikapan Air Field Important

BITTER FIGHTING IS UNDER WAY   Henvy Air Assaults Being Staged— Australians Fighting Agaipst Weak Resistance — deavy Smoke Covers Battlefield.

JAPS FLEE AS TROUPS PUSH ACANGS RIVER   Enemy Streams North While New Borneo Invasien Nears Airfield.

Allies Push Beyond Balikpapan As Foe Flees Qil Center,   Aussies, Supported By Yanks and Dutch, Near  Seppinggang Airdrome   INVADERS MEET LIGHT OPPOSITION   Retreating Jap Columns Pounded By Air Force; MacArthur Ashore

AUSTRALIANS MOVE INLAND AT BALIKPAPAN   Air Force Reports Enemy Streaming Northward In All Kinds of Vehicles.   Hit First Time.

BOR DELAYS SHOWDOWN ON RESTRICTIONS    False - Strike Penalty Sought In Bill Before House

CHINESE REDS CUT RAIL LINE   Attempt to Seal Off Huge Nationalist Army Now Invading Shantung

Russia Partially Return: Manchu Control To China   ‘Postal And Telegraphic Services In Manchurian Capital Are  Turned Over To Chinese

CHINESE GET PART CONTROL IN MANCHURIA   RUSSIANS RESTORE SOVEREIGNTY IN CHANGCHUN

Chinese Rule Is Restored In Manchuria   Russians Turn Over Postal, Telegraph  Services in Changchun

PERON PLANS 10 SEF PRESIDENG'   Argentine Political Leader Says He May Ask For War In Future.

PERON 10 TRY FOR PRESIDENCY   Argentine ‘Strong Man’, Ousted In Purge, Says He May Ask ‘War’

Peron, Candidate For President   Warns He May Ask War To Regain Power

Peron May Ask War in Argentina To Regain Power   Strong Man of Farrell Regime Emerges As Presidential Aspirant

ARGENTINA MAY GO IO WAR SAYS PERON   Candidate for President May Ask “War” To Regain Power

PERON WANTS ~ ARGENTINE PRESIDENCY   Also Says He May Ask for War To Regain Power.

Peron Will Run For President Of Araentina   Warns He May Ask War To Regain Power

Ousted Peron Asks Election As President   Argentina’s ‘Iron Man Hints Civil War in Talk to Crowd

ARGENTINA MAY HAVE CIVIL WAR   PERON THREATENS TO USE MILITARY FORCE

COL. PERON TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT   Argentine ‘Strong Man’ Explains Why He Resiqned

Col. Peron Still Active in Argentina Politics; Plans to Run for President

Ousted Peron Plans Return   Argentine ‘Iron Maw’ Out for Presidency

Chinese Army Prepares for Final Chapter   Famous 6th Army to Fly to Nanking for Jap Surrender

Formal Surrender Of Japs In China Planned Thursday   Communists. V Who Did Bulk of Fighting: Barred From Represcnta-

CHINESE TROOPS FLY 10 NANKING   _THEATER‘S_ SURRENDER. SCHEDULED THURSDAY

Sixth Army Wil  Accept Surrender  Of China Theatre   Commander Lists 15 Men Accepting Regional Surrenders

Japanese In China To Surrender — On Thursday To Chinese 6th Army

SIXTH ARMY TO FLY TO NANKING   Yanks to Witness Official Sur. render in China

Chinese Flying To Nanking for Jap Surrender   Formal Yielding of All Jap Forces in China Scheduled for Thursday

WFA CHIEF TQ TESTIFY TODAY   ‘Will Tell Congress What  He Knows Of Grain  Market Scandals

May Reply To Grain. Market . Scandal Claim   WEA Marvin Jories Stated To Tell Congress All He Knows About Charge ‘. Linked With CCC .-

TO TELL CONGRESS OF GCC ACTIONS   Jones Asks FBI for Investigation, Presses for Passage of Expansion Bill

JONES MAY AIR GRAIN SCANDAL   WEA Head Expected To Ad. yise Congress on Republican Charaes

SEES RECORD AUTO PAYROLLS   To Be Way Ahead of Highest Peacetime Peak, AMA Says

REDS SWEEP ON; 20,000 JAPANESE TAY DOWN ARMS   Russians Closing in on Harbin From Three Sides — Enemy Strongpoints Fall Rapidly.   ONE SOVIET COLUMN RACES 100 MILES   Mikado’s Forces Still Resisting in Manchuria Despite Vasilevsky’s Surrender Ultimatum.

20,000 OF JAPS LAY DOWN ARMS   Russians Continue Te Drive On Harbin In Manchuria ,

Two Suspects Captured, Third Ends Life Affer Winigan Bank Robbery:   Sullivan County Farmer Commits Suicide as Posse Surrounds House After 9-Hour. Chase; Kansans Held at Milan For$5.G00 Holdup

Grim Finish To Robbery   One Bandit a § Suicide, _ Two Shot and Captured, After Missouri Holdup

Posse Formed After $5,000 Is Stolen   Missouri Farmer Takes Own Life When Discovered

ASK FEB. 19 DEADLINE FOR WAR PROBE   Republicans Insist Added Time Still Insufficient

PROBE SETS NEW DATE OF FEB. 15   ‘Congress Expected To Vote   For Six-Week Extension

FOR HOSPITALS   Appropriation To Provide Facilities For Vets Is Returned To Bill

SUM TENTATIVELY - RESTORED 10 Bil   $158 Million for Vets Hospitals Had Been Stricken  Erom Meacure_

Hone Held For Chinese Peace   Negotiators Accept Bids to Conference Over Issues

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HOPE IS HELD FOR PEACE IN CHINESE WAR   Factions Accept Call To Conference Of Liberal Party

B-29’s, Mustang Escorts Smash 173 Jap Airplanes   By LISLE SHOEMAKER. United Press War Correspondent

9,000 JAPS KILLED ON CEBU ISLE   Last Organized Resistance Shattered

SHATTER LAST JAP RESISTANCE ON GEBU ISLAND   Sweep Through Philippines Has Liberated Over Six Million

Last Resistance: On Cebu Smashed   Complete Conquest of Central Philippines . -

Danish Capital ls Reported As Meeting Place   President Sees Progress In Relations With  ‘Russia

Plans Are Completed By Truman   President Is Encouraged Over Possibility Of Reaching Agreement On Polish Question

Chinese Factions Accept Mediation By Political Board   To Submit Differences to Council ‘Nov. 20; May Avert Civil War   INDONESIANS ASK RED INTERVENTION   Dr: Sukarno Urges Stalin to Act in Java in Behalf -OF Nationalists

Chinese Recs and Chiang Factions To Try Arbitration   Manchuria Mighi Try tor Independence

¢ ‘hiang Seeks To Fly Army  ToManchuria   Russia’s Permission Asked To Avert Civil War With Communists At Border

Chinese Seek To End Fight  By Agreement      Leaders To Meet Nov. 20; Russia Asked To Help Chiang In Manchuria

Chiang Asks Permission  To Fly Army   Arbitration May End Bitter Civil Strife Between Chinese

Rice Is Acquitted Of Mail Fraud   Parquay Man Found Innocent on All Counts

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washington --.-.- Ray Tncker New York «-- Albert N. Leman

420,000 Enemy Troops Slain in Bitter Fighting   Greatest Disaster Ever Sustained by Japs Is Reported

All Philippine Islands Won Back  In ‘Big Jap Disaster’ - MacArthur"

U.S. VICTORY IN PHILIPPINES IS COMPLETE   426,000 Japs Slaughtered In 250 Day Drive; 30,000 Remain

Japan Suffers Greatest Blow In Pacific War   17 American Divisions Defeated 23 Japanese Divisions, Allied Leadpr Asserts   420,000 Nips Dead, 11.921 Yanks Lost   Islands Will Be Base Of Ameriean “March O11 Tokyo”; 30,000 Jap  Troops Doomed

Spurs March On Tokyc   Islands Being Transformed Into Bases for Attack On Japan; Beat 23 Japanese Divisions

Islands Freed By U.S. Forces   Mikado’s Men Meet Greatest Disaster _

GREATEST DISASTER EVER SUSTAINED BY JAPANESE REPORTED  TWENTY-THREE JAPANESE DIVISIONS DESTROYED BY

PHILIPPINES WON BACK FROM JAPS WHO LOST 420.000.MEN, AMERICAN CASUALTIES 54.891.

GREATEST DISASTER EVER SUSTAINED BY TAPANESF REPORTFN   TWENTY-THREE JAPANESE DIVISIONS DESTROYED BY 17 AMERICAN DIVISIONS

PHILIPP CAMPAIGN IS TERMINATED   Gen. MacArthur Proclaims Islands Are Being Transformed Into Bases  SPURS TOKYO MARCH

Philippines Will Be Base of Operations Against Japs, MacArthur Message Savs

Proves Greatest Disaster Ever Suffered By Japanese Arms  AAAD TY BAAD SC LI

Br SPENCER DAVIS   General Spaatz, Who Leveled Reich. Gets Same Pacific Job

Philippine Campaign Concluded   MacArthur Announces Winning Back of Islands; 420,000 Nips Slaughtereu in Fight

Philippines  Victory Won   MacArthur Soys Loss Of Islands Greatest Defeat to Jap Arms

17 US Divisions Whipped 23 Jap Units On Ground   420, 000 Nips Killed ~ As Only Guerrilla Fighters Survive Campaign

ALL PHILIPPINE ISLANDS RETAKEN SAYS MACARTHUR  PROCLAIMS VICTORY AS GREAT DISASTER TO JAPANESE ARMS

Islands Being Transformed Inte Powerful Bases   MacArthur Says Campaign Greatest Disaster Ever Sustained By Jap Arms

Philippines Won Back, Says MacArthur   Australians Strike Japs On Balikpapan

All Philippines Won Back, Says Gen. MacArthur   Islands Now Being Converted Into Bases For Tokyo March

Gen. M’ Arthur Reports Islands Are All Secured  Disaster Heoviest

Yanks Beat  Numerically  Stronger Foe      Islands Being.” Transformed Into Great US Bases

Yank Victory In Philippines Is Proclaimed      MacArthur Says Islands Have All Been Won Back From Japs

420,000 JAPS SLAUGHTERED IN CAMPAIGN   23 Japanese Divisions Are Whipped In 250 Days   115,600 Square Miles Being Transformed Into Bases For Attack

BASES SPEEDED TO ASSIST YANK DRIVEON TOKYO   420,000 of Foes Erased In Fight That Saw 17 U. S. Divisions Whip 23

Philippines All Re-Won, Says General   MacArthur Says is Greatest Disaster Ever Sustained By Japanese Arms

All Philippines Freed, a MacArthur   Greatest Disaster For Jap. Arms,  ‘General. Asserts

All Philippines ‘Now Freed, Says ‘Gen. MacArthur      Being Transformed Into Pacific “British Isles” Role. He Savs.

Full Conquest Of Philippimes  A cco mplished   17 American Divisions Wipe Out 35 Jap Divisions In Bitter Battles

DUBLIN FIRE COMPANY WILL BUY NEW PUMPEE   High Pressure Fog System Approved by the Firemen   OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

MOSCOW CLAIMS GERMANS LOST 12,770,000 MEN   Russians Say 1,200,000 Germans Taken Since Surrender

12 Million Nazis Erased By Soviets   Tremendous Toll Taken During 4 Years Of War

3,030,000 CLAIMED SINCE JAN.. 12TH OFFENSIVE STARTED: 101. GERMAN GENERALS CAPTURED :

Intensive Searchis On For Himmler   Reds Say They Killed or Captured 12,770,000 Nazis

REDS KILL, SEIZE 12,770,000 FOES   Huot For Himmler Goes On Trial Of Guilty Pressed

Reds Slew, Caught 12,770,000 Of Foe   British Leading Intensive Search For Gestapo Chief Himmler; Russia Urging Quick Punishment For War Criminals.

12 Millions  Are Killed Or Captured   Reds Reveal Heavy  Losses Of Germans

2,770,000 ENEMY TROOPS LAIN OR CAPTURED BY REDS URING FOUR YEARS OF WAR   oscow Radio Commentator Declares Punishment of Axis Criminals Is Essential Feature of Coming Organization of Peace   ITENSIVE SEARCH WAGED FOR CHIEF HIMMLER

 Soviet Army Killed Or Captured In 4 Years ' 12,770,000 Axis Troops

Toll of Prisoners Raised by Soviets   Moscow Says Reds Want to Judge War Criminals   Surrender of Hun Forces on Channel Islands Yields Much War Materiel

MOSCOW CLAIMS GERMANY LOST 12,770,000   Says That is Enemy’s Price in Four Years of War in Dead or Captured

MOSCOW ANNOUNCES THAT RED ARMIES TOOK HEAVY TOLL  NEARLY THIRTEEN MILLION ENEMY TROOPS KILL

MRE. RONMAN BARLOW NEW, PRESIDENT OF “ARTISTS _ . GUILD AT MAY 4 MEETING

MRS. NORMAN BARLOW NIA PRESIDENT OF ARTIST'S GUILD AT MAY 4 MEETIN:

PRIVATE BEWILDERED BY GIFT OF $100,443   GI Who Lost Both Legs And Arms In Plane Crash Overwhelmed By Centributiens

Gen. Harmon - Says: Japan e “On Her Feet — ‘And. Fighting. In. 1946". &

Army General Says War in Pacific to Be ‘Toughest’ and Will Last Well into 1946

Lt. Gen. Harmon Says Japan Will Be On Her Feet, Fighting In 1946

WEDNESDAY   Speculation on Total Runs High; Increase Viewed as Certain

British Push Nazis Back-In Reno Area   NEW YORK COTTON   NEW ORLEANS COTTON   Clipper Crash Claiming 23 Lives — Under Probe By CAA Group At Miam.

Sen. Connally Denies Flaw In New Code   Bushfield’s Belief In Unconstitutional Situation Rejected

Connally and Bushfield  At Odds On World Charter   Foreign Committee Chairman Accepts South Dakotan’s Support Of Pact But Disagrees That Section Of Document Is Unconstitutional

Bushfield Asks Reservations For Charter   South Dakota Senator Will Support Accord Despite Strong Objections

Report Pfc. Verne Yoch Is Killed On Western Front  MEY. . EFL CO.   Was With Seventeenth Airborne Division Fighting In Germany

Report Pfc. Verne Yoch Is Killed On Western Front  Was With Seventeentl  Airborne Division a Ce ee ee

Soviets Keep Pledge To ‘Allied Forces   Russian People Not Surprised At Declaration Of War On Japs

Japan Orders Militarization Of Railroads   Desperate Steps Taken To Assure Transnortation

JAPS MILITARIZE TORN RAILROADS   Report. Plane Production In Underground Plants

Japs Militarize Hard Pressed Railroads To  Gird Against Invasion   Acute Transport Crisis Under Impact Of Allied Raids Considered By Meeting Of Railway Heads

Congress Hears Conference Details  Highlights of President’s Talk

4 Million Killed at Largest Murder Plant; Experiments With ‘Human Guinea Pigs’ Revealed in Official Report

Even Fanatical Germans Put No Faith in Power of Japan as Axis Staggered to Defeat

Germans Threaten To Be All-Out Soviets   BY EDW ARD .") BE ATTIE, Jn  sl a ne ae aa st aoe

Rebellion Put Down By Army I n Argentina   Two Generals § Arrested Following Uprising By Cordoba Garrison

GEN. GEORGE PATTON OUSTED FROM COMMAND SHIFTED TO NOW UNIMPORTANT 15TH ARMY

Quster Follows Dispute Over Purge of Nazis   Truseott to Take Over Administration of Bavaria

Gen. Patton Gets Demotion; Result Of Nazi Coddling  Heads 15th Army Which Exists on Danar Olniu Naw

Switch Follows Criticism Over Policy on Nazis   Lt. Gen. Truscott Will Command Third Army in Bavaria

“Paper” Army Goes to General   Truscott Takes Over Eastern Half of U.S. Occupation Zone

Lt. Gen. Truscott Named ToCommand 3rd Army and Handle Duties in Occupation Zone As Eisenhower Shifts Patton; Action Follows Criticism of Patton's Tolerance For Nazis.

Gen. Patton Relieved Of  His Command   In Hot. Water “Again For Speaking Out.

GEN, TRUSCOTT TAKES OVER 3RD ARMY SECTOR   Remarks of Denazificatior Listed as Reason for Officer’s Removal

Truscott Named 3rd Army Chief By Eisenhower   Difference in Policy Over Use of Nazis Is Cited in Reshuffle

a r PLY ‘OF OCCUPATION   Truscott Leads 3rd Army; Patton to Head 15th ‘Paper’ Army

“isenhower Dismisses Patton As Third Army Commander, And Places Him In Command Of Phantom 15th Army; Truscott ficads  ird.

RELIEVES. PATTON OF COMMAND   Famed Third Army Leader May Take Over Fifteenth

Removed as Commander Of 3rd Army   Had Advocated Keeping Nazis in Administrative  Posts in Bavaria

Differed With Chief on Denazifying Policy      Transferred from 3rd to 15th ‘Paper Army’ After Investigation of Policy of Retaining Nazis in Power in Bavaria

PATTON SAID RELIEVED OF HIS COMMAND   Recent Remarks About De nazification Program Reported To Have Been the Cause   DEPARTMENT SILENT

UNIMPORTANT POST GIVEN TO OFFIGER   Severe Punishment Is Meted Out on Ors ders of Supremé Commander.

PATTON REMOVED BY EISENHOWER   Given Command Of 15tt Army, Post Of Virtually No Responsibility.

Gen. Eisenhower. Assigns Truscott “To German Area   Cliange ‘Laid: To Remarks ' Attrifuted To General ~ On Denazification Rules

HEAD OF SRD ARMY SHIFTED FROM BAVARIA   “PAPER” COMMAND GIVEN COLORFUL TROOP LEADER

News Day And Night   Eisenhower Removes Him For Advocating Using Nazis In Bavarian Offices   Goes To Virtually Non-Existent Post   Gen. Truscott Replaces Famed Third Army Leader

Relieve Patton Of His Command   Gen. Truscott, Jr. To Head Third Army

General Eisenhower Acts As Result of  Remarks About U. S$ Denazification Plan

Truscott Is Given Reins Of Bavaria   ‘Blood and Guts’ Loses Leadership of Third Army; Given 15th.

Famed Leader To Take Over ‘Paper’ 15th   Gen. Truscott Will Replace Veteran Ir Bavarian Area On Oct. 7 In Setup

Recent Remarks Regarding Nazis  Cause Of Ouster   ‘Old Blood And Guts Called On Carpet For Statement Tc Press   Patton Criticized

Eufaula General Given Command Of Third Army   Lucian K. Truscott . Replaces Gen. Patton - In-Army Shakeup °

Blood and Guts’ Given Charge of 15th ‘Paper Army   Truscott Is Named New Head of Eastern Military District

GEN. TRUSCOTT HIS SUCCESSOR.   Patton Differed With Eisenhower Over Denazification Policies.   TO TAKE OVER 15TH ARMY.

Gen. Patton Is Relieved Of 3rd Army Post   Gen. Truscott To Take Over As Commander  In Bavaria

Patton Relieved ~ Of His 3rd Army  ~ Post in Bavaris   Shifted to Command of U.S. Fifteenth Army, Small European Unit   SEVERE PENALTY FOR U. S. GENERAL   Truscott Nemed Chief of Third in Occupation Zone of Germany

Patton Relieved Of His Command Of Third Army   U. S. General Removed in Bavaria After Criticism  of His Views.   He Is Put in Charge Of a ‘Paper Army’

GENERAL TRUSCOTT, CHATFIELD NATIVE, TO RELIEVE PATTON   FIERY GENERAL IS REPORTED BEEN RELIEVED OF HIS COMMAND

Patton Is Relieved As 3rd Army Head   Will Command the Fifteenth, Now a “Paper Organization,” and Will Be Succeeded in Bavaria by General Truscott.

Control of Eastern Military Zone Goes to Gen. L. Truscott   Swashbuckling Patton is Given Command of Paper Organization

Gen. Patton Ousted As 3rd Army Chief   Administrator of Bavaria Ousted by Eisenhower and  Placed in Charge of “Paper Army," the 1f4h .

OUSTED FROM 3RD COMMAND   » Eisenhower Announces General in Charge  Of ‘Paper Army’

Dropped To Post With ‘Paper’ Unit   Truscott To Take Over As Denazification Leader In Bavaria.

Patton Ousted By Eisenhower   Famed Third Army Chief Gets ‘Paper Job With 15th After Differing With Boss on Denazification of Germany

“IENERAL PA OUSTED AS THIRD ARMY COMMANDER   Complaints That He Kept Nazis in Office in Bavaria Lead Eisenhower to Remove Him.   LT. GEN. TRUSCOTT NAMED HIS SUCCESSOR   Colorful Tank Expert Placed in Charge of Fifteenth, Which Is Outside Occupation Zone.

OH TED FROM dAD TO ntAD A ‘PAPER’ ARMY   Transfer, to Be Made About Oct. 7, Announced by Gen. Eisenhower.

Patton Relieved From Command  of Third Army   Bavarian -Leadership Also Removed In  Eisenhower Order

Patton Is Given a Transfer   Action Reported By Eisenhower Over Theories on De-Nazification

Relieved of Command in Kast Germany   Remarks About Denazification Plans Said To Cause Removal— Replaced By Truscott

Famous Head: Of Third Army Given Rebuke   Ousted From Control in Bavaria After Row Over Nazis

Patton Ousted  As 3rd Army  Commander Gets ‘Paper’ Army;  Eisenhower Silent ce We... FF. WA ....-.

Will Take Over Fifteenth Army   No--Official Reason Given for Patton’ Transfer; Comes.on Heels of Statement  Some Nazis Should Remain in Office

Is Succeeded By Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Former Ccmmander Of U. 8. Fifth Army In Italy   PATTON SHIFTED TO ISTH ARMY COMMAND

Gen. "Ike" Relieves Patton of Command; Unconfirmed Report   Bulletin—1:30 P. M.

Relieved Of Army Command   General Given Hard Punishment By Eisenhower

General Made Head of 15th ‘Paper’ Army   Shift in Commands Results of Differences  With Gen. Eisenhower

Gen. Patton in Bad — Over Criticism and Given Desk Job, Tip   Old ‘Blood and Guts’ Reported Transferred from Command of Occupation Zone After Expounding Denazification Theories With Reflections on American Politics

Shiffed fo. (5th Army by  Fisenhower    Lt. Gen. Truscott, Of Fifth Army, to Rule Bavarian Zone

Patton Officially Relieved Of Command   Patton Reported Relieved

SHIFTED OVER TO 15TH AFTER ROW ON POLIC!   Fisenheower Puts Truscott in Com mand of Forces Occupying Ravarian Zone

BANISHED FROM U.S. ZONE OF OCCUPATION   Punished For Keeping Nazis

Discord Over Treatment of  Nazis Blamed   Former Leader of Famed Third Will Have ‘Paper Army,’ Gen. Truscott Will Take Over Post

Patton Out As 3rd Army  Commander   Gen. Truscott Gets Job as Army Head And Administrator Of Bavaria Affairs

HINT VIEWS ON DENAZIFICATION CAUSED OUSTER   Gen. Truscot Placed In Vacated Post as Third’s Chief

To Head ’ Paper’ Organization, U.S.15th Army   Had Differed With Eisenhower on How To Govern Germans

GEN. TRUSCOTT COMMANDER OF BAVARIA ZONE   Kisenhower Gives Order Transferring Third Army Chief

WILL TAKE OVER 15TH, DESCRIBED AS ‘PAPER ARMY’   DIFFERED WITH BOSS ON DENAZIFICATION POLICY IN BAVARIA

Patton Out As Commander Of Third Army   Transfer Follows Complaint Bavarian Nazis Kept in Posts

Patton Is Shifted To New Command   Remarks on Denazification Lead to General's  Transfer   TO A “PAPER ARMY"   Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott Takes Third Occupation Army

General Shifted From Army He Led to Vicfory   Policies in Bavaria Said Cause; Given New Assignment

Eisenhower Ousts Patton For Remarks   Denazification Program Issue

Patton Is Removed by Eisenhower   Relieved of Command Of 3rd Army; Will Head 15th Which Is “Paner’’ Oraanization

Gen. Ike Susts Patton as Chief Of Third Army   Attitude Toward Nazis In Baravia Lead  To ‘Paper Army’ Job

Kemoved rrom His Position Of Importance   Eisenhower Makes Announcement Today

Relieved Of 3rd Army Command   Eisenhower's Action Follows Reported Disagreement On Policies Toward Nazis in Office

Removed From  .  American Zone Of Occupation   General Transferred ta 5th Arusy Engaged In Research Works  Effective Qet 7 2   Replaced by Genk. Lucien K. Truscott   Eisenhower Acts Within Few Hours After Patton Expressed Disagree. ment Over Palicies

Patton Now Rumored Out   Truscott Reported to Have Replaced Him as Occupetion Zone Commander

Hear Patton Has Been Relieved Of Command   Recent Remarks About Denazification Of Germany Held Resnonsible

Famed General Shifted T 15th Group, Which Now Is ‘Paper’ Unit Only

PLAN BOOST IN SUBSIDY   OKLAHOMA SENATOR SAYS COMMITTEE ‘WILL RECOMMEND MEAT PROGRAM CHANGES

Some Skirmishes Sul Reported  In North China   Over 200 Chinese Cities Retaken By Communist Troops

Truman Will Scrap Board On Property   Experience Shows It Should Be Centralized Under One Man. He Says

ITruman Asks Congress for One Man to Direct Surplus War Property of Government

NAZIS GIVING UP WITHOUT FIGHT   Hysteria Sweeps Troop: From Berlin Fleeing To U.S. Lines

Fully Armed But Hysterical Nazis  Race To Surrender To Americans

SEE NO PROSPECT OF CHANGE IN TAXES   George and Doughton Say Any Revision, Up or Down, Must ’ Await Germany’s Fall.

. WPB Decree Frees Metals ’ For Civilians   Industry Gets Okeh On Use of Aluminum. Copper. Steel Stock

WPB Removes Its Controls On Steel, ‘Aluminum, Copper   Plan Lifting of Other Limits On Industry Over Weekend

Russians Cut Vienna Lifeline;  \Head For Brno _   Berlin Hints General Retreat Toward Hitler Berchtesgaden Hideout.

Vienna Falls To Russians   LONDON — @) — Marshal Stalin announced tenight the eanture of Vienna.

—EASTERN FRONT  Bruenn Next “Soviet Goal   Fall Of Vienna’ To Reds Expected Hourly; Fierce Fighting

Reds Moving On Bruenn After Slash. Of Lifeline   Vighting Continues In Austria Capital

BEER, LIQUOR DEBATED BY IOWA SENATE   Sifting Committee Accused Of Be ing Insincere On Bill Separating Food and Drinks

HELL ON WHEELS DIV. DEPLOYS IN SUBURBS OF CITY  WOMEN WEEP WITH JOY AT SIGHT OF

2d Armored, . Hello on Wheel: Enters Berlin   Women “Weep. With _ Joy: at Sight .“Of Americans

Indian From Utah Is First   2nd Armored (Hel! On Wheels) Division Deploys in Suburbs.

VETERAN 2ND ARMORED IN THE SUBURBS   First American Soldier Enters Russian-Held Center of German Capital as Women Weep With Jovy.

THREE ZONES IN CITY PLANNED   ‘U. S. Delegation Of Allied  Control Council  i { 4 Awrivee   INDIAN ENTERS FIRST

American Troops Move into Berlin   Veteran Second Armored Division Enters Reich Capital; Indian First Yank Inside Ruined City

First Fighter In Capital As Unit Arrives   Decorated Indian Drives Into City In American Jeep

First U.S. Troops Move Into Berlin, Enter Red Section   Heroic Indian From Utah Steals Show As He Jeeps Way Down Unter Den Linden; British Occupation Army Expected Tonight; Posters Stress Unity

American Troops Occupy Berlin  "Hell on Wheels” Division Marches in

AMERICAN SECOND ARMORED DIVISION HAS ENTERED BERLIN  207 Rh A ae

Hell On -Wheels Division Enters ‘Berlin's Genter       Ute Indian First American To Enter Nazi Capital; British. Arrive Tonight

Yank Troops In Berlin Suburbs   Decorated Indian First American To Enter Center Of Capital

First Yank to Visit Berlin Has Many  Unique Experiences   Ute Indian Enters Heart of Fallen Capita As Other Yankees Deploy in Outskirts; Reports Numerous Unusual Sights on Route

U. §. Second Armored Division In Eerlin   Ute Indian Is First A merican Soldier 1 Enter Center O f German Capital

Women Weep With Joy As 2nd Armored Unit Reaches Berlin   Private From Indian Reservation Is First Yank To Appear In Center of City

UTE INDIAN IS FIRST IN MAIN PART OF CITY   British Troops Expect ‘(To Reach Capital Later in Day

Yanks Finally Enter Berlin   Last Man Brought Out - Of Hidden Shangri-La

YANKS ENTER NAZI CAPITAL   First GI In Center 0: City Is An Indian

U.S. Second Armored Unit  Speeds into Central Berlin   Indian Private First To Ride In Tiergarten

Veteran Second Armored Enters ‘Berlin Suburbs   An American Indian Is First G.}. te Go Through RussiahtHeld Center of Capital

U.S. Second Armored Division In Berlin; American Indian First To Enter City’s Center   Women Weep With Joy At Sight Of American Riding Down Unter Den Linden

American Second Armored Division Rolls Into Berlin:   Utah I ndian- Leads Troops & Taiiks Down; Unter Deny Linden.

Women Weep With Joy at Sight of Americans; Cold Rain as Greeting

SECOND ARMORED DIVISION ROLLS INTO RUSSIAN - HELD CENTER OF GERMAN CAPITAL   Red-Skinned Hero of the U. S. Army Jeeps Down Unter Den Linden and Women Weep With Joy At Sight of American   BRITISH OCCUPATION FORCES EXPECTED TONIGHT

Veteran Second Armored Enters Russian-Berlin   Ute Indian Is First American Soldier To Enter City-Center

JUDGE COASH BEGINS. DUTIES   No Change In Grand Jury Policies, Jurist Promises

Civilian Train Travel Due For New Cuts   Initial Order Is Only Starter; Two-Year Pinch {s Forecast

HOPING 10 REACH AGREEMENT TODAY   Miners And Operators May Be Forced To Call On War Labor Board

UMW, OPERATORS HOPING TO END DISPUTE TODAY   Amount Of Increase Is Still Un decided. WLB May Settle Issue

. eee Ee - SOLDIERS UNLOAD SHIPS   Britain Strikers — Fail To Heed Back-To-Work Appeals 

SOLDIERS UNLOAD FOOD LADEN SHIPS   Striking Stevedores Show No Signs of Heeding Orders.

pA Tk RS ea al - SOLDIERS UNLOAD SHIPS   Britain Strikers Fail To Heed Back-To-Work Appeals

Committee Works On Final Plans Of Trails Event  Lewis, Clark Leaders Will Meet Here To Honer Pioneers

‘Committee Works On Final Plans ‘Of Trails Event  Lewis, Clark benders Will Meet “Hata  es Nees wae:

Sgt. Thomas Hickey Greets Wife Ard Parents Upon Arrival From Harrisburg Yesterday   LEFT NORFOLK FOR HOME ON AUGUST 19

Chrysler Strike Takes New Plant   Stops Work for 3000 In Truck Factory

UNITED NATIONS MOVE TOWARD AGREEMENT   Bicker Principally Over Minor Point of Presiding Officer

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD AGREEMENTS ON THE MAJOR IS8UES

SWIFT AGREEMENT ON MADR PEACE ISSUES FORESEEN   Presiding ‘Officer to Be Rotated Among Four Large Powers

‘PARLEY SPEEDS TOWARD ACCORD TO GUARD PEACE   wAgreement Appears Certain _° Despite Bickering Over - Presiding Officer

Peace Conferees Settle Big Issues, But Quibble Over Presiding Officer

TWO TWO YEARS SERVICE SYSTEM TO BE EFFECTIVE IN MARCH   FOURTEEN THOUSAND PHYSICIANS TO BE DISCHARGED BY ARMY BY CHRISTMAS

ALL 2-YEAR MEN TO BE RELEASED   Indicates Army to Lower Points for Discharge in March

Set Up New Governing Authority   America, England And Russia Agies On Fuel And  Food Problems.

Army Expected Japs In Surprise  Attack On Hawaii   Miles Witness Before Pearl Harbor Probers

Blow Timed Witt Delivery of Note Was Anticipated   “We Did Not Know Where Assault Would Come,’ Miles Avers

‘G-2 Expected Attack --Didn’t Know Where’   Intelligence Chief Says Army ‘Very Much Feared’ War With Japanese Coming

Miles, Chief of Army Groug At_Time of Disaster, Testifies.   DID NOT KNOW WHERE

Leaders Expected AWar With Japan   Army Intelligence Was No! Sure Where aoe Would > Fal   INTERCEPTED NOTES   Major General Miles Testtfies Before Senate-House i Group

MILES SAYS WAR WITH JAPS SEEN BEFORE DEC, 7TH   “ormer Head Of Intelligence Servige Testifies Military Leaders Realized War Was Brewing; Told Marshall Situation Was Critical.

OFFICIALS FEARED JAP ATTACK ON DAY IT CAME   DELIEVERY OF NOTE TO ENVOYS SEEMED TIMED TO STRIKE

Reveals G-2 ‘Feared’ Japs Would Strike On December /   Army Intelligence Not Sure Where Attack Would Come; Had Always Recognized Possibility Of A  Siurnrice Rlaw At Hawaii.

Crisis Seen In Jap Note  Interception   Head of Army Intelligence Tells of “Critical Situation” on Day Japs Attacked

Attack on Hiwall  Expected   Army War Plans Had Taken Such Action Into  Account, Says Major

Army. Feared Jap Attack . On Dec. 7   Expected It  With Note by Envoys But Didn’t ‘Know ‘Where

Pearl Harbor Probe Hears  General Miles   Intelligence Chief Says Blow Expected But Point Not Known

Miles Declares U.S. Army Group Feared Jap Rait   Informs Pearl Comniittee War Seen Possibility In Early December Of °41

WITNESS iN PEARL HARBOR CASE   Former Head Of Intelligence Before Committee

SAYS ARMY IN DARK ON JAPS’ GOAL   Intelligence Unit Feared Blow, but Did Not Know Where It Would Be Made, Pearl Harbor Probers Told.

Expected Sneak Attack But Did  Not Know Where   Jap Dec. 7 Blow Was Anticipated, Miles Tells Joint Probe

Maj. ,Gen. Sherman’ Mile: Says Delivery Nip Diplomatic Note That Day: Indicated Move   Marshall AdvisedOf Tokyo Message   Says War With Japanes Became Stroug Possibility In Minds of Army  - 1 Leaders In December

Army Feared Nip Attack Upon Hawalt   Intelliaence Office   Intelligence Officer Says Dec. 7 Was Considered as Date

GENERAL MILES SAYS OFFICIALS FEARED ATTACK   Former Intelligence Head Claims Point of Attack Unknown -

Army Intelligence Warns Marshall Of Tense Situation   Miles Says Unit Did Not Know Where Japs Would Strike in Connection With Reply

OFFICER STATES HE FEARED JAP ACT IN PACIFIC   Gen. Miles Says Army Intelligence Thought Enemy Would Make Attack

—PEARL HARBOR" Army Intelligence Feared Jap Attack   Pearl Harbor Probers Told U. S. Did Not Know Where Japanese Would Strike

Army Always Thought War Would Come   Fears Of Attack Linked To Delivery Of Jap Note At 1 P. M. That Day.   NOT SURE WHERE

Leaders Expected A War With Japan   Army Intelligence Was Not Sure Where Blow Would  a  qneeninapeemngee   INTERCEPTED  NOTES   Major General Miles Testifies Before Senate-House Group

TIMED WITH DELIVERY OF PEACE NOTE   Direction of Attack, However, Was Not Known

MILES ASSERTS LEADERS FELT BLOW WAS DUE      General Says Staff Thought Enemy Might Strike On Delivery Of Its Note

Army Considered Surprise Enemy Raid on Hawaii   Intelligence Officers “Nery Much Feared’ Strike Somewhere On Decambhar 7

U. §. Army Aware 0f Probable Enemy Attack, Says Miles   “Very Much Feared” Strike December 7 194]

Feared Japan Had Decided On an Attack   Miles Testifies Diplomatic Note Left Little Doubt

Army Suspected Jap Note Tipoff Attack Coming   Intelligence Feared It But Where It Didn’t Know, Says Miles

New Testimony That Jap Attack No U.S. Surprise   Gen. Miles Believed © Nip Strike Would Be Made on Peace Note

Feared Jap Attack   Date Linked With Delivery of Diptomatic Note; Hawaii Figured. As Possible Target

Feared Jap Raid At Time Message Delivered Dec. /   Hawaii Commanders Did Not Know Nip Code Was Broken

Claim Army Plans Always Took Inté-Account A Surprise Japa. ase Attack

Army Feared Nip Attack Upon Hawaii   Intelligence Officer Says Dec. 7 Was Considered as Date

ULTIMATUM AS ATTACK SIGNAL  ARMY ith   Intelligence Failed To Predict Place, Gen. Miles . Testifies

Army Knew Japs Planned An Attack   Lacked Information On Time or Place, Investigators Told

Army Intelligence Foresaw Jap Blow Target Unknown  Aitack Expected Coincident   Aitack Expected Coincident with Delivery of Note on December 7, Marshall Warned

Army Feared Attack With Jap Message   Miles Tells Congressmen War With Nippon Seen As Strong Possibility Prior to Ontbreak

FEARED AAD UN DELIVERY UF LAST NOTE   Gen. Miles Tells Committee Intercepted Message Was Tip-off.

Army Saw Dec.7 Attack: Miles   General Says Intelligencé Men Feared Strike as Probability on Date; Warned Marshall

Army Intelligence Boss Says Branch Always Considered Eventual War With Janan   Drum Had Hunch      General Drum Dwelt of Carrier. Attack in 1936 Correspondence

E BONDS’ SALES MAY MISS GOAL   Country Will Oversubscribe Victory Loan, However

Food Wanted to Prevent Starvation _ Twelve Million Tons Will. Be Needed During The Year

Europe Needs Food: 1, 000,000 Tons Must Be Imported  During Year, U. §. Experts Assert

FOOD SUPPLIES ~ FROM AMERICA   12 Million Tons Of Food Must Be Shipped To Europe From U. S. In Year

Springboards For Attacks on Nip Homeland   Council Oak Buys Burns Grocery; Roy Burns Retains Locker Chain

Prices of Rifles and Shotguns to Increase Slightly After Jan. 22

Nazi CC Victims Made To Sail In Allied Targets   N@arly 9,000 Believed Killed Five Days Before VE Day

HOW LONG CAN JAPAN TAKE IT? TERRIFIC PUNISHMENT BEING DEALT NOW FROM SEA AND AIR

THE WAR TODAY  Japs May Fold [Under Crushing Blows  Pea eT ee ee ae

, Nips Unable to Fight Back at Intangible Foe— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7  ‘ Japan May Fold Up Before Time Of Invasion

How Long Can Japan Hold Out Against Bombardment and Blockade?   YI. 1. OMEN FOR NIPPON

‘THERE IS QUIET BUT GROWING — BELIEF ]AP HOMELAND MAY FOLD UP UNDER ALLIED BOMBARDMENT

Belief Grows Jap Homeland May Fole   Based on Inability Of Humans to Stand Attack Forever

Air And Sea Blows May Finish J aps   Average Human Mind and Body Can Stand Only So-Muck Punishment Before Cracking Up

Dewitt Mackenzie:   There’s Possibility Japs May Fold Up At Any Time

How Long Can Japan Take It?   Some May Believe That Japs Will Fold Up Without Invasion

Belief Growing Japan May Fold Before Invasion:   BY DeWITT MacKENZIE AP Foreign Affairs Writer

U. S. Warplanes Raid Shanghai, ‘Hit Destroyer   Okinawa-Based Bomber: Butter Shipping, Start Huge Fires In Port Held By Japanese   45 Nip Planes On Ground Destroyed   Many Ships Sunk, Jap Air dromes und Plants Battered By Fifth and . Seventh Forces

Yank Bombers Rake Shanghai  350 Okinawa-Based Planes Hit Key City,

POUND JAP CONVOY   American Planes From Oki nawa Bases Go Into Action

Planes Bomb Shanghai, Kore And Malaya   Planes Break Up Eight Ship Jap Convoy Shanghai Bound.

Okinawa Planes Strike Shanghai; Rip Jap Convoy   Aircraft Sweeps Asia From China, Korea To Malaya, East  Indies

OHANGHAT SUBJECTED:  TO SLASHING RAID BY  00 AMERICAN PLANES SUNDAY WAS FIRST DAY  WEATHER PERMITTED ACTION IN COME TIME

POUND JAP CONVOY56,0   American Planes From Okinawa Bases Go Into Action :

A Big Haul At Shanghai   Okinawa-Based Planes Sink a Destroyer and Two Freighters, Damege 13 Other Vessels

8-Ship Convoy Of Japanese Broken Up   Nips Continue To Fight North Of Okinawa

Vet Hospital  Improvement  Bill’s Aim   Rankin Gets Green Light ~ From President

SHEAF Dissolves, Armies Revert To Own Control   Eisenhower Hopes Unity Brings Permanent Peace

Eisenhower Hopes For Lasting Peace As SHAEF Dissolves   Supreme Command Which Brought Us Victory Disbanded

SHAEF Dissolved After Operating For 17 Months   -Eisenhower Hopes Unparalleled Unity Will Point Way To Permanent Peace

SEES PATHWAY TO LASTING PEACE   Overseas Headquarters Is Closed After 17 Months   De Se Ps Ge th   New Command For “Ike”: Headquarters In Italy Remains In Effect

Unity Of Allies Tu War Lauded  By Kisenhower   General “Hopes and Prays”  It Will “Point Way to Permanent and Lasting Peace”

SHAEF Officially Ceases to Exist  Eisenhower's Control ~~ - one : er ,    Eisenhower's Control Over Allies Is Ended

SHAEF Is Dissolved   Eisenhower's Leader ship Praised As Allied Armies Revert to Own National Commanders

GEN. IKE TELLS ARMY ‘THANKS’ AS SHAEF ENDS   World's Greatest Unified Force Dissolved: British Praise America’s General Who Led to Victory.

SHAEF Ends; Eisenhower : In  Call For Unity   Expresses Hopes Allies Will Continue to CoOperate in Peace

Armies Revert To Own Control As SHAEF End:   See Truman Offering Aid On Evurope’s Promise Of Fall Co-operation

EISENHOWFP IN". ai r AEWELL NOTE  ave at  AS SHEAF mic as Y DISSOLVED -

SHAEF, Greatist Military Command Ever Organized,  Dissslved at Noon Today

SHAEF PASSES INTO DISCARD   Armies Of Supreme Com mand Revert Back To National Status

IKE DISSOLVES SHAEF OFFICE WITH PRAYER   Prays Unity Achieved Wil Point Way to Lasting Peace in Europe

SHAEF FINISHES TASK IN EUROPE   ‘Ike’ Hopes Unity Achieved Will Aid Lasting Peace

Ike Speaks as SHAEF Disb S 1 We ry   ALLIED CO-OPERATION BRINGS NAZI DEFEAT AFTER 17 MONTHS

Supreme Headquarters Dissolved  i  Allied Armies Revert ToOwn National Control In Europe

SHAEF CLOSED OUT   Allied Armies in Europe Reverted to National Control Today

GREATEST UNIFIED MILITARY COMMAND HISTORY DISSOLVED   SHAEF OFFICIALLY - LIQUIDATED AT 12:01 A, M,.ON SATURDAY 

Gen. Eisenhower Now Controls Oily U.S. Troops  SHAEF Is Dissolved; _ New Yank Unit fs Known as USFET

House Wearying Of Oratory On Crable   Seems Disposed to Shorten Debate, Put Impeachment Proposal to Vote—Result Apparently Still in Doubt

NIP AIR FLEET GOES INTO ACTION FIRST TIME IN WEEKS TO DEFEND KURE

Bombs Blast Jap Vessels To Wreckave   Japanese Gunners  And Fighter Planes Fight Back Savagely

Punch at Warships Brings Jap Air Fight; 600 B-29s Loose Bombs at Nagoya, Osaka

1 000 Carrier Planes Continue Kure Attack   Direct Hits Jolt Imperial Warships; 600 B-29’s Smash at Osaka, Nagoya

Total Of 2,000 American Aircraft Pound Japan; Fighters Rise To Battle —

NIP SHIPS ARE FOUND HIDING IN KURE BASE   Enemy Offers Stiff Resistance To Furious Assault By Divebombers

KURE NAVAL BASE STRUCK BY FURIOUS ASSAULT FROM AIR   Enemy Planes Oppose Allies For First Tim: In Weeks As Belief Grows Hiding Place Of Nip Ships Has Been Discovered

SHIPS CAUGHT AT ANCHOR IN KUAE HARBOR   Bombers Score Hits on Two Jap Warships, Set Fire to Others.

Air Power Swarms Over Hiding Ships  Kure Naval Base Hit Hard In Big i ee a ee ee

Foe Fighters  Trapped, Rise To Give Battle   Two Nip Warships Hit By Giant Bombs at Kure Rase

Encounter Resistance From Japs   Enemy Planes Rise to De fense for First Time  4! in Weeks  ee

Leave Kure Naval Base _ A Holocaust   ANOTHER THOUSAND PLANES HIT OTHER SECTORS OF .  JAP HOMELAND TODAY 

Concentration ot Enem ¥ Warshi ps at  Kure Pounced on by  praeersae Air Force   Tangle With daps.

Over 1,600 American Bomber: Leave Nin Naval Base Ruined   Enemy Ground Gunners and fighter Planes Fioht Back Desnerately: Ack Ack Fire Hot

Kure Naval Base Afire After Aerial Onslaught   Record Armada of More Than 600° B-29’s Attack Enemy War Plants

News Day And Night   Carrier Airmen Swarm All Day Over Station, Hit Two Enemy Warships   Others Turn On Nagoya, Osaka   Jap Fighters Forced To Rise And Resist As Halsey Finds Their Navy

Foe Resists Fiercely With Planes, Ack, Ack; Halsey’s Airmen Believed to Have Struck Jackpot of Hoarded Enemy Planes and Ships

HOLOCAUST OF WRECKAGE LEFT AT KURE BASE   dap Homeland Rocks Under Unprecedented  Aerial Blows; Nagoya, Osaka and Other War Piants Tarirate

rouncn OM wiajur ta” of Jap Navy  DIRECT HITS ON TWO BIG WARSHIPS  ‘Tokyo Claims Thirty American Planes Shot Down

JAP PLANES GIVE ‘RAT AFTER BiG SOWADROW ATTA   More. Than 1000 American  - Carrier Planes Pounce. on Concentration of Jap Ships at Enemy Base.   SCORE DIRECT HITS ON TWO OF ENEMY VESSELS   Great Base Left a Mass of Burning Ruins By American Attack. Jap Ground Gunners Fight Back, Too.

HOARDED JAP AIRFLEET 1S PUTIN ACTION   Believe Much Of  Jan. Fleet Blasted

ENEMY PLANES COME OUT TO DEFEND NAVY   Yanks May Have Hit Jackpot

1,000 U.S. PLANES TURN KURE NAVAL BASE INTO HOLOCAUST: FLUSH OUT JAP AIRCRAFT

NAVY USE OF LABOR: : FACES HOUSE PROBE   Committee to Study Charges of Waste and Loafing as Angle of iflanpower Issue:

Allies Lay Down the Law For Defeated Germany to -Crush Militarism Forever

‘Labor Toid It Has Responsibility To Keep Pay Demands Within Reason   TALKS FOR 20 MINUTES   Boosting of Prices Opened to Industry Only As A Last Re aenr? Afstan Giw Manihka

One-Third of Island Taken By Invaders   Lower Tip Cut O1f; Mia: tines Meeting Fanateal Foe

Go-Ahead Signa Given; 210 More Controls Ended   Full Production Of Consumer Goods Is Authorized Today

Methodist: Institut Rejects:Liquor: Dealers Donation af $209: 000-

Traffic Survey Is Started Here   AAA Engineers Begin Study In Twin Cities

English Sorry for Winnie; Happy With Attlee Party   Generally Believed Among English They Will Get Along As Always.

CHINESE RETAKE TWO AIR FIELDS   Chungking Forces Closing on Kanchow; Aussies Gain on Borneo

FLEET SILENCE PUTS NIPS IN JITTERY MOOD   Carrier Plane Raids Believed Preliminary To Direct Mainland Attack

‘SECRET MOVES” OF WARSHIPS: ~ WORRY ENEMY   HALSEY'S POWERFUL 8™A “BYRIKING FORCE MAINTAINS” RADIO. SILENCE. OFF ila   JAPAN

Whereabouts of American Third Fleet Is Secret   Nimitz Remains Silent, Keeps Japs Guessing

ADMIRAL HALSEY’S UNITS MAINTAIN STRICT RADIO SILENCE.   Two Bases Retaken   Aussies Drive Three-Mile-Deep Wedge Into Nip Positions Near Balikpapan.

“JAPS” BELIEVE AMERICAN 3RD FLEET IS READYING FOR A FRESH INVASION;  WHEREABOUTS OF FLEET NOT DIVULGED   Nimitz Remains Silent, As Does Also Halsey; Give Enemy the Jitters   AUSTRALIAN DRIVE   Three-Mile Wedge Made In ‘Jap’ Positions Near Balikpapan

Congressmen Hea Criticisms of War Crimes Body  Publicity Asked for Actions Taken by Allied Commission

WAR CRIMES DEBATE ASKED   Demand Made de in Congress Lid Be Pried Off Com = mission's Work

House Asking For Story On War Crime:   Members Declare U. S. Kept in Dark on All  Doings; Pell, Member Of Commission. Talks

Britain Welcomes New "Crimea Charter” And Drawing lI. §. Into Furonean Field 

Britain Welcomes New ‘Crimea Charter’ And Drawina U. §. Into European Field '

Expect Trouble Palestine From Protest Strike   Noon-Midnight Strike In Protest New British Governing Proposal

Quiet Before The Storm Palestine Jews Object To Joint U. S.- British Effort To Settle Issue

Jews Call General Strike To Protest British Action   Congress Split Over Loan To Britain

Yank Losses Light   Mrs. Brewer Found Guilty; Gets Yeor In Rockwell City

PLAN 10 SPEED TWEEDS PUSHED   Senate Committee Seeks To Get More Cloth For Men’s Suits

RECONVERSION REAL PUZZLE   Five- Piece Pattern Scissored By  Cammitiea

Russia Blamed for Complete Failure of Allied Confab; Deadlock Deliberate

eV §=~=EMsVW—M—NF—F——rlreteter—C——m" RUMOR SAYS LONDON OONFERENCE ‘JUST TALK’

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Will Hold Music Contest Here On April 6 And 7  Is Preliminary To   Is Preliminary To State High School  Music Event

Will Hold Music Contest Here On April 6 And 7   Is Preliminary To State High School  Music Event

Master Plan In Rebuilding Europe Made   Russia’s Role In Conflict With Japan Remains In Same Secrecy.  pe eep see)   GIVE sIX POINTS

PROGRAM AIMS TO STRIP GERMANY, ASSIST POLES; RED STAND IS PUZZLER

Master Plan For Rebuilding Peaceful Europe from War’s Chaos Given Shape

Farms and Minor Industries Allowed   Poland Gets Big Slice of Enemy Nation—Five-Power Council To Draw Boundaries

Act To Prevent Rise of German ay ar Machine, Set Up 5-Power Coun. cil to W rite Peace Treaties in Europe; Cordial Spirit of Big-3 Coopera: tion Established.

Enemy Is Crushed by Big Three   Poland. Russia To Get Land: Germans To Become Farmers.

No Mention is  Made in Report of Russia’s Role in Japanese Conflict

Huge Chunks of Land Given Poland, Russia   Defeated Nation Shorn of Wealth; = Power Council to Maintain Peace

Big Three Reveal Plans for Europe; No Word on Japan   Germany to Lose Territory and Warmaking Power

Master Plan For Reconstruction  ComesFrom Meet   Russia’s Role in Conflict With Japan Remains Secret; Germany Stripped-Down

RUSS ROLE IN JAPANESE WAR STILL A SECRET   Reich To Be Stripped Of War Potential, Po‘land Reshaped

Map Is Drawn For Rebuilding  Future Europe   Plan for Reconstructing a Peaceful Europe’ Places Germany in Role of Agricultural Country.

"Big 3° Meet Takes Steps Toward Peace   Nazis Are Left Nothing With Which To Make War

Only Peaceful Industries to  Be Permitted   New Poland Mapped Out; Five-Power Council to Prepare Peace Treaties

Reich's Standard of Living To Be Watched; No Word Of Russia's Role In Pacific

Plans For Reconstructing Peaceful Europe Given Shape In Bix. Agreemen

Big Three Plan European Contro!   ALLIED COUNCIL WILL RULE OCCUPIED AREA IN FUTURE

d-Power Body To Write Peace Terms; Russia Silent on Japan   Huge Slices of Reich Given to Poland: Russ Gets Part of Prussia

Germany Will Be Limited To Domestic Industries; 5-Power Council Formed  : nee Sa ec ae RRR RE NR ee ena =   -~DOT ANTD RESHAPED   War Criminals List To Be Published This Month: Franco Spain Hit: Full Reparations To Be Made

Master Plan For Europe Is Drafted   Russian Role in War With Japan Still Cloaked in Secrecy After Report On Potsdam Conference

Role of Russia In Pacific War Remains Secret   Poland Given German Lands; Former Axis Nations Discussed

MASTER PLAN TQ REBUILD EUROPE READY   Reconstruction Program Emerges From Big 3 Parley—Reich to Be Shorn of Territory, Wealth and Power.

Provides For Stri pped Down Germany to Bare ° Economic Necessities For Years:to Come   Russia Silent Ou Pacific Intentions   Reich! to Be ‘Reduced to  Agricultural Nation; ‘Big  ive’ Foreign Ministers ° to Draft Treaties.

Germany Stripped Of Might   Potsdam Parley Sets  Up Five-Power Council To Write Peace Treaty; Silent On Pacific War

MASTER PLAN FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF PEACEFUL EUROPE   RESULTS OF POTSDAM BIG THREE CONFERENCE ARE SUMMARIZED

Germany Is Cut Up and All Industry Restricted By Big Three   Boys Fighting J aps Grow Cynical  ee Se AC LE LUI CO LE A EL A IT  They’ ve Been Away Long Time and Discharges Slow Despite Piled Up Points

Reich to Be Firmly Controlled   No Light Shed On Russia’s Role In Pacific War

Master Plan Drawn For New Europe   Big Three to Strip Down Germany; Ways Set for Reconstructing Europe

‘Big Three’ Established MasterPlan For Europe   Russia’s Program In Pacific War Left Secret

RUSSIA'S ROLE IN JAP WAR 15 STILL OBSCURE   Plan Reshapes Poland, Reduces Germany To Farm State

FUTURE ECONOMY OF REICH T0 BE AGRICULTURAL AS WAR POTENTIAL iS STRIPPED FROM BEATEN ENEMY

MASTER PLAN IS FORMED TO BUILD EUROPE   Germany Is Shorn of Power and Wealth by Big Three Agreements.   Poland Is Reshaped By Potsdam Parley

Germany to Be Rendered Helpless to Make War   Foreign Ministers’ Council Set Up’ to Write Peace Treaty for Axis

Master Plan for Rebuilding Peaceful Europe Takes Shape In Big 3 Potsdam Decisions   No Mention Made of Russia's Role In War Against Japs; Five-Power Peace Treaty Council Appointed

“dussia Is Under Wraps In Pacific   No. Hint of Future Action There Comes Out of . Potsdam   A PLAN FOR EUROPE   Stripped Down Germany orn of Land, Wealth  and Power _

Larger Poland With New Land ls Proposed   Russia’s Role In Pacific War Still Close Secret

Sting and Venon Of Reich Shor By Big 3 Edict   Defeated Germany’ Starés Into’ WorkFilled Drab Future   Master Reconstruction Plan to Build Peaceful Europe in Ruins of War, Goal of Big 3.

Big Three Offer Master Plan For Rebuilding Europe   Stripping Down Of Germany And Upbuilding O Poland Provided; Russia’s Role In The War O: Japan Not Revealed.

Germany Reduced To Minor Role in  Ranks of Nations   Poland Vastly Augmented by Extensions Allowed; Russia Takes Larae Part of Prussia

Farming And Peaceful Domestic Industries All Thet Is Left For Defeated Nation

Reich To Be Stripped: Poland Reshaped; Five Powers To Set Treaty   Big Three Recommend Severe Policy Calling For Reparations; Ex-Satellites, Neutrals— Except Spain—To Be Admitted To World Leagu

Germans Limited to Peaceful Industries   Reshaped Poland Augmented by Slices of Reich; Entrance of Russia in Jap War Speculated

Master Plan For Constructing Peaceful Germany And. Solving Europe Problems Laid By Big 3   Act To Prevent ‘Rise. of German War Machine, Set Up 5-Power Coun: cil to Write Peace Trea ties in Europe; Cordial Spirit of. Big-3: ‘Cooperating Retahliched :-

Reich Stripped Of Her Territories,  Wealth and Power   Nation That Once Aspired World Dominion is to be Limited to Farming and "Peaceful, Domestic Industries’ Strictly   MANY DECISIONS ARE LEFT TO FUTURE SETTLEMENT

PUT ON PARMA AND DOMESTIC NOUS TRY BASE   Peace Treaties for Europe in Hands of Big 5 Council, Potsdam Decree.

SOVIET'S PLAN IN PACIFIC WAR UNANNOUNCED   Potsdam Terms to Limi Reich to Domestic Output, Farming

Secrecy Still Surrounds Russia’s Role In.. Pacific  POLITICAL PACT  MNactlina  Pencedure   Outline Procedure For Reconstruction  Of Eurone’

Soviet Role In Japanese War Remains Dark Secret   Will Strip Germany Of Former Strength

Master Plan for Peaceful Europe Is Big 3 Result   Russia’s Role in War Against Japan Is Still Cloaked in Secrecy; An Agrarian Reich

Hong Kong to Be  Surrendered  to the British Gen. MacArthur  Issues Tiiracthuvea ta Tene

Hong Kong to Be Surrendered  to the British  : Gen. MacArthur   Gen. MacArthur Issues Directive to Japs

‘House Outlaws Poll Tax As Voting Requirement; Senate May Defeat Bill

ouse Votes to  tlaw Poll Tax   south Blocks FEPC Bul ails on Ballot Levy

74 JEWS, ARAB KILLED IN RIOTING   Outbreaks Occur in Tripolitania and Troops and Police Have Orders to Shoot Looters and Stop Mobs.

Troops and Police In Tri poli Ordered to Shoot Looters, Disperse Gatherings

74 Jews Killed In Outbreak in Tripolitania   Troops and Police Given Orders to Shoot All Looters

Anti-Jewish Riots Kill 75   Tripolitania Scene of New Disturbance

Jews, One Arab  Killed in Riots   Anti-Jewish Flareups in Tripoli Rage— British Impose Curfew

Anti-Jewish Riot Hits Tripolitania   Report British Impose Curfew

74 Jews, Arab Killed In Riots In Tripolitania   British Curfew Imposed; To Shoot All Looters

14 Jews Killed In Arab Clashes   Bloody Riots Occur In Tripolitania

Riots Flare In Tripoli   Seventy-five Persons Die as Arab Mob Loots. Burns Jewish Quarter

Many Jews Killed In Tripolitania  Riots Wednesday   AP FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST FINDS MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT IN MOLOTOV’S SPEECH FOR PEACE

Tripolitania Riots Cause Deaths of 74 Jews, One Arab  Curfew Is Ordered In Effort to Control Outbre aks

Rioting On In Tripolitanta   74 Jews. One Arab Killed In Anti - Jewish Outbreaks Savs British.

Tripolitania Is Scene (f Violent ‘Anti-Jewish Riot   Seventy-four Jews And An Arab Killed; British Impose Curfew

75 Slain In Anti-Jewish Outbreaks In Tripolitanie   Cairo, Nov. 7—(?)——The British Ministry of Information announced today that 74 Jews and one Arab had been killed in anti-Jewish outbreaks in Tripolitania.

74 Jews, One Arab Killed in Riots   Auti-Jewish Outbreaks ‘Are Blamed Upon Subversives

TA JEWS, ARAB ARE SLAIN IN ~~ TRIPOLITANIA   Curfew Imposed on North African Colony After Anti-Jewish Riots

74 Jews, One Arab Slain in Tripolitania   Troops and Police Ordered to Shoot All Looters and to Fire When Deemed Necessar

ARABS BLAMED FOR OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE   Shoot to Kill Order Is Issued to Troops  And Police

15 Dead, 121 Hurt in Tripoli Arab Rioting   Troops Ordered to Shoot Looters, Queli Anti-Semitic Attacks

74 Jews and One Arab Killed in. New Outbreak   Tripolitania Is Scene Of Violence, Rioting And Arson; Arabs  Raid Jewich Ounreac.

74 JEWS, ARAB KILLED IN RIOT AT TRIPOLITANIA   Supported. by Arab: “League, Libians Seek * Fraedom: from: Italy: .

HOMES BURNED BY AnABO IK TRIPOLITANIE   British Impose Curfew and Order Troops to Shoot All Lotterers.

74 Jews Killed in Tripoli Riots —   British Impose Curfew Following Outbreak of Violence; Rioting and Arson by Arabs

FRANCO DECIDES ON NEW SETUF   Spanish Leader To Juggle Cabinet Positions, Madrid Reports State

Franco fo Name New C ahinet   Coalition Expected For Period Before Monarchy

Novy Gets Pat on Back  , Volunteers, Regulars Will Man Postwar Fleet, Senators Hear

M any Enlistments For Postwar Fleet   Admirals Defend Dumping of Munitions

RUSSIANS STORM FRANKFURT, FIGHT - INSIDE KUESTRIN   Fall of Keystone Base, 33 Miles From Berlin, Would Cause Collapse of Oder Line, Bare Capital To Assault

Violent Fighting Rages On Both Sides Of City From Bridgeheads; Reds Fight In Kuestrin Streets *   GIGANTIC BATTLE IN TRIANGLE AREA

THREATEN STETTIN   Key Bastion On Oder Menaced From Both Sides Of River

300,000 Huns Flee Berlin   Fall of Frankfurt Would Bare Berlin To Red Assault

Fall Of Frankfurt Would Collapse Oder Defenses And Bare Berlin To Reds

Berlin-Moscow Admit Hard Battle Raging From Oder Bridgeheads   City Last Wall * Guarding Berlin   Swiss Refugees Say Soviet Forces Will Take Nazi Capital In Week

Fall of City. Would Collapse Defense Line. Before Capital; Konev Is Speeding Northward

Operate 8 From Oder 8 : West Bank —      STRIKE FROM BOTH SIDES  OF CITY; CITY’S FALL WOULE BARE BERLIN TO FRONTAL » 7 ASSAULT a

Pincers Closing On Key Gty on West of Oder   Capture: Would Collapse Whole Line; World Shakine Rattle

VIOLENT BATTLES REPORTED   Soviet Forces Across Oder River Probe Westward

Soviets Hi Nazi Citade From 2 Sides   Violent Battle Rages on West Banks of Oder

‘Zhukov s Army » Probes Defense Behind Barrage   Fall Of Frankfurt Would Collapse  Oder River Lines Before Berlin

Juntor High School Panel At Rotary   Surprise Landing On Panay; Anchor Secure

Dewey Draws Republican Praise, Fire On International Objectives Viewpoint

DEWEY PLEDGES 6.0. P, HELP FOR FDR OBJECTIVES   Quarrel With Administration is One of Individualities and Methods

Big 3 0. K. from Dewey Results in  Varied Reaction GOP Senators Find Flaws in Talk by 1944 Candidate

DEWEY UNITY BID LAUDED, SCORED   Asks Cooperation By G.0.P. On International Aims

GOP Split on Dewey Idea   N. Y. Governor Would Cooperate with Democrats

Dewey’s Stand Praised, Hit   Declaration of Cooperation Wins Praise and Dissent

Dewey Backs Foreign Policy   ‘Agrees With Objective But Criticizes Means; Lashes Home Program

DEWEY’S SPEECH UNEARTHS SOME PARTY DOUBTERS   TWO GOP SENATORS NOT SATISFIED WITH FOREIGN POLICY IDEA

GOP Senators Balking Over Aims of Dewey   Foreign Policy Coopera tion Program Outlined By Governor Meets With Mixed Views

Dew ey Blasts Home Policies  Of President   Says FDR Tried To Cure Ilis By Passing Law, Spending Billions...

Dewey Supports Roosevelt In Big 3 Parleys  GOP Candidates Also Calls For Permanent World Orgonization

DEWEY BACKS BIG 3°S AIMS   But, t He. Calls for Mase’ Pattici: — pation in. Decisions ‘Made' Abroad

Speech Provokes Praise, Dissent   Republicans Divided On Dewey's Stand  On Cooperation with FDR’s Foreian Poali-u

BOTH PARTIES RACKING FOR, DEWEY STATES   GOP Leader Criticizes ‘False Lib. cralism’, However— Assails Money Splurge

Open Final Push To Crush Nazis In Greatest Assault Since Invasion; Mightiest Air Armada Hits Reich

New Weapon Being Made At Hanford   Biggest Secret of Pacific Northwest Revealed by Truman’s Report; Huge Area Used for Plants

WORKERS WHO:MADE ATOMIC BOMB NEVER KNEW WHAT IT WAS  ee ee. ae oe. oe hs?   FORCE OF 17,000 WORK: ERS AT RICHLAND, WASH., HAD NO IDEA OF JOB

Atomic Bomb Materials Massed At Secret Plant   Workers Ignorant of Article Made, Pushed Dials Behind Walls

WORKERS WHO HADE ATOMIC BOMB NEVER KNEW WHAT IT WAS  FORCE OF 17,000 WORK ERS AT RICHLAND. WASH.

U.S. Award: Atlantic Air Routes   Vast Network Links With 3° ‘Foreign Areas

MUSIC: FESTIVAL AT RUSHVILLE   Students At High School There “To Be Hosts—Greensburg To Participate.

REPORT TOOLS ARE BEING DESTROVEL   State Journal Says Actior Is Takeq By Government Men.

MANPOWER ACT SHIFTS TO FEPC   House Group To Spur Action On 10.Separate Biligtv!

Ask Permanent FEPC Program  Agency Injected Into Manpower Legislation

Head Off Fight On Labor Bill   Committee To Set Up Fair Employment Practices Commiitee As Permanent.

FEPC INJECTED IN LEGISLATION   Fight Between Two Groups Threatens to Kill Mannower Measure.

House Committee Expedites  Bill To Establish FEPC   Action Taken In Attempt To Avert Floor Fight On Manpower Controls; Republicans, Southern Democrats Fight Union Joiner Phase

HEAVY TOLL IN TANKER CRASH   SEVENTEEN LOSE LIVES WHEN TWO TANKERS COLLIDE IN NEW YORK BAY

YOUTH OF COUNTY HEAR TOM COLLINS   Lecturer Speaks at Achieve ment Banquet Given by Bankers   AWARDS ANNOUNCED

YOUTH OF COUNTY HEAR TOM COLLINS   Lecturer Speaks at Achievement Banquet Given — _ by Bankers

HIRIMEER'S ~ PAPER SEES BOLLAPSE DUE   Das Schwarze Kc more  a Insists Germans W

MEAT SUPPLY T0 BE FAIRLY DISTRIBUTED   Bowles Promises That Each County in the Nation Will Be Allowed a Proportion of the Precious Slauchterings.

OPA Pledges Fairer Deal  On Meats   Bowles Promises Retter Distribution Of Limited Supplies

OPA Promises Counties o Fuir Share of Meat   Bowles Announces Distribution Plan; Slaughterers Resume Early 1944 Pattern

Meat Sharing Plan Devised To Get Fairer Distributior   No Home Canning Sugar For Housewives in Ohio Until Rationing Revised

Promises Fair Distribution Of Nation’s Meat   OPA Directs Slanghterer: to Follow Pattern of First Three Months  in 19:h4

T ‘o Share On Meat   ‘OPA Promises Supply ‘Will Be Distributed Eyenly Over Nation

Fair Distribution of Meat Sought in New OPA Proposa   Each County of ULS Pledged Fair Share of Meat Supplies

COUNTY MEAT PLAN ADOPTED   OPA’‘s “Fair Distribution” Program Will Become Effective June 17

FAIR PLAN, MEAT DISTRIBUTION, PROMISED BY OPA   Each County Of The Nation Told By Q.P.A. Chieftains They Will Receive A Fair Share Of The Nation’s Low Meat Supply

Fair Division of Meat Planned  OPA Issues New Distribution Order

New Deal on leat Proposed  ee Plants  Cisered iv Supply fCractarmare mein 1044

OPA Order Parcels Out Meat   Slaughterers Must Go Back to 1944 Allotments for Counties

OPA PROMISES: NATION ‘FAIR MEAT SUPPLY,   Bowles Announces Equitable Distribution Plan

OPA Remaps Meat System   Old Distribution Plan Of 1944 Will Be Used For Relieving Shortage

Plans For Fair Distribution Of  Meat Announced  Al.... fYDA fr.4 A tee   New OPA Order Aims At Equitable Share For Each County.

OPA Plan Acts To Insure Fair Meat Delivery   Slanghterers Must Distribute fo Each County 90 Per Cent: of First Quarter in 1544

Fair Share Of Meat Is  Promised   Equitable —_— Distribution Js Objective Of Plan Announced Today By OPA Administrator

Share-The-Meat Scheme Dratted   Better Distribution Is Promised By OPA

FAIR SHARE DUE IN MEAT ORDER   OPA Promises Each County Just Part Of Supplies

Each County To Get Equal Meat Share >   OPA Announces “Fair Distribution Plan” Designed To Insure Each County Equitable Share Of Scarce Meat Supplies.

OPA PLANS FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF MEAT IN NATION   Every County In U. S. Assured Of Fair Share Of Short Meat Supply Under New  lan.

Hitler's Hideout Blasted From Ait   American Bombers Strike South Germany

Hitler’s Berchtesgaden Home Smashed By RAF Bomb: Fortress Also Hit

tarihquake Bombs Rock Eagles Nest   Two Raids Made Upon Chalet and Grounds; Rail Line Shattered

Berchtesgaden Home Blown To Bits In Attack   12,000 Pound Bomb Scores Direct Hit; Heavies Hit House In Strona Assault

MAKE ATTEMPT ON HITLER'S LIFE IN AIR ATTACK   British Lancasters Pound Fuehrer’s Chalet at — Berchtesgaden   »

AIRMEN BATTER NAZIS’ HIDEOUT   Chalet At Berchtesgaden Is RAF Bomber Target

RAF Bombs Smash Chalet Of Hitler   Earthquake Bomb Score: Direct Hit; Fortress Takes Heavy Pounding

RAF Earthquake Bombs Demolish Hitler's Mansior  Say Adolf May Hav Been Visiting At His Mountain. Lair!

Hitler’s Berchtesgaden Chalet Blasted by Six-Ton British Bombs   Underground Installations Are RAF Target: in Raid Possibly Aimed at Hitler Peregnally: Skoda Armaments Works Hit

HUGE BOMBS DROPPED ON HITLER'S CHALET  RAF Planes Lead Raiders Today In Attempt on Life of Fuehrer

Six-Ton Bomb Blows Hitler’s  Berchtesgaden Chalet to Bits   Direct Hit Achieved by R. A. F. Lancasters Which Also Rain Giant Missiles Down on Fortress Atop Kehlstein Mountain.

1/00 Pound in Direct  ‘keon Chalet   Propagandists  ‘¢ Hitler Still in in But Attack Was parent Effort to Kill

"QUAKE BOMBS SCORE HIT ON HITLER’S HOME   RAF Lancasters Batter Berchtesgaden, Surrounding Targets

LANCASTERS DROPPE 12,000-POUNDER ON MOUNTAIN CHALET  RAID ON ALPINE LAIR BY   RAID ON ALPINE LAIR BY HEAVY BOMBERS BELIEV. ED ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE

Hitler House In Mountains Hit by Bombs   Use 6-Ton Earthquake  Explosives Against Retreat in Alps

Fierce Bombing of Hitler Hideout at Berchtesgaden; Also Hit Pilsen Area

6-Ton Bombs Hit Fuehrer’s Alps Refuge   Rerehtesgaden Homes Installations Fired ln Surprise Attack

BULLETIN — LONDON, April 25—AP—Hitler’s house at Berchtesgaden was blown to pieces by a direct hit with a 12,000-pound earthquake bomb.

Hitler’s Chalet At Berchtesgaden Blown to Bits   Raid on Alpine Lair Possibly Attempt On Fuehrer’s Life

200 RAF Heavy Bombers Attack Home of Nazi Leader at Berchtesgaden; Fortresses Assault Skoda Plant at Pilsen

' BRITISH BOMBERS HUNTING ADOLF  Nazi Fuehrer’s Chalet At Berchtesgaden Is Target -In Heavy. Air. Attack

HITLER S ALPINE HOME WRECKED   CHALET, INSTALLATIONS ON GROUNDS BLASTED

Planes Bomb  Hitler Chalet   Possible Attempt On Fuehrer’s Life; Attack In 2 Separate Forces.

RAF BLOWS UP HITLER CHALET   Scores Direct Hit in Raid on Berchtespader

Berchtesgaden Fort Is Blown to Pieces; Direct Hit Recorded by Camera

Hitler's Berchtesgaden (haret Bombed In Possible Attempt On Fuehrer’s Life   Heavily-Guarded Installations On Grounds Of Mountain Retreat Hit By RAF Bombers

DIRECT HIT BY RAF BOMBERS   Chalet Hit By 12,000 Pound Bomb; Fortress 5 Miles Away Hit.   TRY .TO KILL HITLER?

‘Earthquake Bombs Used In Attack   1,050 Yank Bombers Pound Private Rail  I ime

RAID MAY HAVE BEEN A TRY ON FUEHRER’S LIFE   Dritish Lancasters Pour 12,000-Pound Earthquake Bombs On Hitler's Chalet, Other Berchtesgad en Installations.

BLASTS 194 NIP WARPLANES IN FEW HOURS   Task Force 38 Yet on Prowl, Though Raids Have Ended—Tokyo

ENEMY CLAIMS TASK FORGE 38 HOVERING NEAF   Tokyo Says Okinawa Planes Assault After Navy Breaks Off

HALSEY ENDS MASS SCALE -- TOKYO RAIDS   FIRST REPORTS BAY 14 ENEMY PLANES WERE DESTROYED DURING AIRFIELDS ASSAULTS

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   Claim U.S. Task Force Still Prowling Near Japan

1 OO0-PLANE UNOPPOSED LARWICE RAID INDICATES THAT U.S. NAVY PLANES MASTERS OF JAPAN SKIES

Boston Bids To Become Home Ot United Nations   Would Be Truly  Universe “Hub”

ABDICATION QUERY IS MADE IN DIET      Quick Jap Government Re sponse Follows Question

HE TOLD HULL WED BE SET BY DECEMBER   U.S. Opposed British Bid for Warships At Singapore

NAVAL FORCE QUTWITS JAPS BEHIND LINES   NOT ONE KILLED IN SECRET UNIT OF 2000 MEN

No. 2 Bomb, New Raids Hit Japs!   Russia’s War Move Sought by F. R., Speeded by Potsdam Meet and Atomic Bomb

Soviet Entry In Pacific Conflict Talked at Yalta   EXPLORED BY FRANKLIN D. AND CLINCHED AT POTSDAM PARLEY

ITALIAN PEACE PACT CONSIDERED   TENTATIVE TREATY BEFORE BIG § CHANGES DEFEATED NATION'S BORDERS.

THIRTEEN DIE AS FLAMES RAGE IN WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING   Plane Cuts Through ’Scraper, Explosion Rocks Mantattan

B-25 Crashes Headlong On /8th Floor of World’s ‘Tallest Office Building

13 Killed as Plane Crashes  =~ Ca Tits Toth Stor y   Hundreds Cut Off by En suing Fire in 102Story Building

Statement On Foreign Policy Is Proposed   Positive Declaration On U. S. Principles Is Urged By Sen. Ferguson Before “Big-3” Meeting

GOP Would Empower FDR  To Use Foree For Peace   Proposal Laid Before Senate By Vandenburg As Presi. dent Prepares For Big Three Session: Ferguson Urges Senate To Write Own Foreign Policy

Congressman Urges Power Voted FDR  Authorize Him to Use Force to Keep Nazis, . Japs Demilitarized

SOLON FAVORS ARMED PEACE   Keep Germany and Japan Demilitarized, Vandenberg Urges

Hands Won't Be Tied In ‘Big 3’  Conference: F.R.   No Prior Commitments On Europe’s Problems, Congress Is Assured.

Up President Foreign Power   Jrges Congress To Let FDR Use Force To Keep German, Japan Demilitarized.

F.R.POWERFOR DEMILITARIZING AIS IS URRED   Vandenberg Pleads for Congress to Vote Authority to President

PREPARING FOR A STAND   Fascists Threaten to Destroy the City of Milan ©

MEAT RATION VALUES HIKED   Point Cost of Four Cannec Fruits, One Vegetable Also Increased

U. S. Defense Program Urged By President   Roosevelt - Churchill Letters Sought By Probers   ATOMS ARE STUDIED   Senators Arrange For Lectures About Enereyv Source

SAR teen meee aemeseell Penmaes KITTY IN TREE WREIGHIIS 255 POUNDS

Nip Warships Send Up Flack Without Harm   European War End Means ‘No Change’—Tokyo

SUPERFORTS LASH NIPPON HOME BASES   Record Fleet Hits Vital Fuel Targets

400B-29's Hit Jap Home Islandsin New Air Offense; Closein on Okinawa City ©

Sur ike Idle Cut h He alf As Miners      lass Strike Threatence n 10 Cities.

NATION'S STRIKE TOTAL SLASHED ALMOST IN HALF   Soft Coal Miners Stream Back Into Pits: Steel Furnaces  Expected To Reopen During The Week.

Glass Industry Is Tied Up By Strike in Ten Cities; Steel Plants To Resume

Strike Idle “Almost Cut dn Half   Coal Miners -Return to Pits On Orders of  John Lewis

STRIKE SCENE BRIGHTENS AS MRERS RETURN   Total Now 217,400; Glass Workers and Canton Steel" Employes Off Jobs.

Strike Total Cut In Half   Despite 10-City Walkout Of Glass Workers, Strikers  Tisneanan

Coal Miners Stream Back  To Work T oday   Return, at Lewis’ Orders. Cuts Number Of Idle in Half— Steel Men May Return

216,000 Coal Miners Return To Work On Orders From Lewis   Glass Strike Looms as Workers Leave Plants in Four States; Lumber Employes Remain Out

Nation's Strike Total Is Cut to 217,400 Men   Reduction Is Due Largely to Return of Coal Miners

NUMBER OF IDLE WORKERS IN U.S. DROPS TO 217,400  EXPECT THOUSANDS   EXPECT THOUSANDS OF STEEL WORKERS TO BE RECALLED

ara AS eMail      RUSSIA'S ACTING AMBASSA ',QOR SAYS FRANCO 18 ON  ‘ HITLER AND MUSSO-. LINY. LEVEL

Prisoners Of War To Be Evacuated   MacArthur's Forces Ready To Care For 32,000 Allied Prisoners Of Japanese

10 Million Killed. Wounded or Homeless   Marshall Forces to Evacuate 32.000 Allied Prisoners

Mussolini Ordered Death Of His Friend The While Widow Pleaded For Mercy

GRAD OF PERKASIE HIGH KILLED IN THE PAGIFIC   Technical Sgt. Edward Senior First Listed as Missing   SISTER WITH THE WAVES

PERKASIE GRADUATE KILLED IN PACIFIC   Tech. Sgt. Edward Senior Had Been Listed As Missing  DURING AIR ACTION

G.I. George Mark Flays Brass Hats At Compulsory Training Hearing.

GAL Opposed to Universal Training Blisters “Brass Hats’ at Hearing .

G.1., Opposing Peace Draft, Raps Officers   Enlisted Man Blisters Them In Testifying Before Committee

GI Blisters “Brass Hats’ In Testimony   Asks Committe To Protect Him From Repercussions

CONGRESS BACK ON JOB SEPT. 5   Changeover To Peace Status Big Task For Lawmakers

CONGRESS IS CALLED BACK   Legislators to Reconvene Sept. 5 to Deal With Peace Problems

EX-SAILOR — CONFESSES SLAYING GIRL   Murder Mystery in Rural Pennsylvania  “Jeg Ended

BOND DRIVE ENDS WELL   All Divisions Pass Mark Fete Derby Winner

EIGHTH WAR LOAN DRIVE IS OVER TOP   E, F and G-Bond Quota i: Doubled, All Townships And Villages Are Over

HOOPER KILLER PMAY HAVE BEEN PRISON INMATE   Scandal Disclosures By Dethmers Point To Possibility

They're In List Of Targets Marked By Americans For Destruction  HONSHU METROPOLIS  OF MABBASBI WAS DEALT HARD BLOW  More Than 400 Planes Con. centrated In Latest Attack From The Air

Canadians Send First Contingent Of Troops, ‘Ships, Planes To Pacific

Quisling Found Guilty After Long Trial   Norwegian Puppet Premier To Die By Firing Squad

Norwegian Traitor Faces Firing Squad  Arch-Collaborater   Arch-Collaboroter {s Found Guilty Of High Treason

QUISLING 10 FACE FIRING SQUAD SOON   Norwegian Leader Is Con. victed On Charges Of High Treason

NORWAY'S NAZI TRAITOR FACES FIRINC SQITAN   Quisling Can Appeal But Court Cannot Reverse Sentence

QUISLING FACES DEATH SENTENCE   Norwegian Convicted On  Charge Of High Treason

SENTENCED FOR TREASON TODAY IN OSLO COURT   Leader Who Seld Out Norway to Narvis Will Die Before Firing Squad of Ten

‘The Weather   Death Given To Quisling   Norway Court Finds Nazi Helper Guihy

Quisling Sentenced To Death Before 10-Man Firing Squad For Treacherous Deals With Nazi:   Deprived Of Wealth

Quisling Is Condemned To Death   Pronouncing of Sentence Comes Directly From Court Room

FOUND GUILT) OF TREASON CHARGES   Sentence May Be Eased But Not Reversed   FIRING SQUAD   May Carry Out Court Order Within Three Weeks; Declared Sane

ARCH - TRAITOR MAY BE KILLED WITHIN 3 WEEKS   Can Appeal, But Supreme Court Can Only Commute Sentence, Which Is Con. sidered Not At All Likelv.

VIDKUN QUISLING GIVEN DEATH FOR TREASON AGAINST NORWAY BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF JURY

Quisling Given Death Sentence By Norway Cour   Convicted On Charges Of Treason

Quisling Gets Death Penalty On Conviction   Found Guilty of High  Treason Against Norway ‘Under Law of Country He Will Face Firing Squad

Quisling Jury Convicts Him, Orders Death   Man Who Betrayed His Country to Nazis To Face Firing Squad

Quishing Gets Death Penalty As A Traitor   Firing Squad Expected To Carry Out Execution Within Few Weeks

Firing Squad To Write Enc To Career As Henchman Of Hitler’s Nazis

Quisling Convicted On Treason Charge   Death Sentence Ordered by Court In Unanimous Verdict; Synonym Of Treacherv Since War’s Start

lorway's Arch Conspirator Will Face Firing Squad Within Next Three Weeks   {ADE DRAMATIC PLEA’

Quisling to Die Before Firing Squad   Seven Man Judge and Jury Panel Convict Former Army Major as Traitor In Unauimous Verdict

VIDKUN QUISLING IS CONVICTED OF HIGH TREASON   Oslo Radio Announced Today That He Had Been Condemned to Death.   BY A FIRING SQUAD   Charged With Co-operation With Germans During Occupation.

Quisling to Die Traitor’s Death  Sentenced to Death Before Firing Squad

TRAITOR WILL PAY WITH LIFE WITHIN 3 WEEKS   Can Appeal to High Court; Broadcast Verdict From Courtroom

Quisling Convicted, Condemned to Death   Under Norway Law, Sentence to Be Executed by Military Firing Squad Composed of 10 Soldiers Firing 10 Bullets.

QUISLING CONVICTED AND GIVEN DEATH IN TRIAL FOR TREASON  EXECUTION MAY BE CAR RIED OUT BY FIRING

Quisling Gets Death Sentence   Convicted Of High Treason: Death Penalty Is By Fir ing Squad,

German Puppet Premier Found  Guilty By Jury      Norwegian to Be Executed Within Three Weeks UnJess Held For Other Trials   10 Bullets to Be Fired Into Body   Decision of Judge and Jury   Panel Unanimous On  Charge of Treacherous Dealings With Nazis

Quisling Is Given Death Sentence For His Betrayal  Traitor Will Be Shot _ For Helping Nazis   Capture Norway

Verdict Of Norse Jury  ‘Unanimous   Nor Traitor Condemned To Die Before Firing Squad Of 10—Fortune To Be Confiscated

PENALTY OF DEATH FACED BY QUISLING   Norway Deals Harshly With Wartime Traitor

Quisling Convictec  Of Treason, Gets  Death Sentence 10-Soldier Firing   10-Soldier Firing Squad Will Carry Out Sentence

QUISLING CONVICTED AND GIVEN DEATH IN TRIAL FOR TREASON   EXECUTION MAY BE CAR. RIED OUT BY FIRING SQUAD WITHIN 3 WEEKS

Supply. However Will Be Limited’ For _ Sometime , BAN NEW SPARES No. More Certificates For Tires Ta Be  lasued

TAKE TIRES OFF RATIONING LIST ON JANUARY IST   Production Next Year Expected To Be About Sixty Million Tires

Rationing Wilt End on Jan. 1, Agencies Report   66 Million Casings Will Be Produced During 1946, Claim

END OF TIRE RATIONING DECEMBER 31   But Not Many Complete New Sets Available

TIRE RATIONING ENDS JANUARY 1 CHI IES CHANT   Many Will Have to Wait for Production to Catch Up With Heavy Demand   QUTPUT TO BE SPURRED   Plans Call for 60 Million, or 13 Million More Than for Peak Year

Tire Supply Will Not Meet Demanc   Motorists Must Wait Some Time for Complete Set

Fighting Flares Anew in Batavia   Indonesians Call Upon Truman for Aid

BATAVIA SAYS 19 MILE N ~NEW BATTLES   Indonesian Leader Protests to Truman Against Use - Of U. S. Arms.

WORKS ARE CONFISCATED   Many Plants Will Be Blown Up to Prevent New War

New Fighting In Batavia   At Least 13 Killed in Flare Of Conflict; 11 Dutch Officers Victims of Mob

New Disorders Rocking Indie:      ‘Slaughter? of Eurasians Claimed by Aneta

Flare-Up Kills  13 in Batavia   Indonesians Appeal To President Truman

(3 DEAD INNEW CLASH IN BATAVIA   ALL THE VICTIMS ARE INDONESIANS—2 BRITISH INDIAN TROOPS WOUNDED.

N ew Disorders In Dutch East  Indies Flaring   “Terrible. Slaughter” of Eurasians Reported; Truman Asked To Stop Use Our Weapons

Batavia Fighting Flares out Anew  13 Are Killed; U. S. Is Asked to Take Action

‘TREE-DWELLING SNAKE ‘MENACE ON OKINAWA   “Hata” Had Bitten Dozen Ametican Soldiers; Venom Being Studied In Philadeiphia

“Some Control” Must Continue.   Attempting To Avoid Repetition of Disaster

Nation Told Price, Rationing Controls to Continue to Prevent Upset Economy in U. S.

Kill Prisoners, Jap Troops Told   Jap Army and Navy Orders Now in Files At Headquarters

Japs Sought To Kill Prisoners  Fast As Possible   MacArthur Has File Of Orders

Written Jap Orders to Kill Allied Prisoners at Slightest Provocation Found in Files

M’ARTHUR FILES CONTAIN ORDERS ~ OF NIP KILLERS   Jap Army, Navy Urged Slay. ing of Allied Prisoners of War

Japs Ordered To Kill Allied PW's Readily   MacArthur Hes Captured Documents Directing Death At Slightest Provocation

Cruel Treatment Alsa Ordered to Impress Natives, Orders Are In MacArthur's Files

Story of Yalta   Polish Settlement Was Toughest Job Of Crimea Parley.

Here's Intimate First Hand Story Of Yalta Meeting   (Fourth of five articles) By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL (Copyright, 1945, by the Acenciated Press) ,

— —— ew ee ee ee ee  Two Men Arrested In Connection  With 1941 Murder

Oil Strikes May Affect Western Pa. Refineries    CIO Delegates  Favor Wage Boost, ‘Final Action’ Due lf Locals Approve

Legislators Plan Tax Relief For Individuals, Firms   Proposals Include 2C Pct. Cut, Increase In Exemptions

Individual And Business Income Tax Relief Seen.  Despite Heavy U.S. Debt

OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR TAX RELIEF   Reductions Figured For Individuals And Business

CROPS NEED MOISTURE   Indian Summer Weather is on Tap for This Part of State

Franco's Foes Whet Knives for Rio Conference   Latin American Nations Favor Diplomatic Break

HirohitoDemands Obedience, Unity   Anxiety Grows Concerning Enforcement of ‘Cease Firing’ Order

Nip Emperor Instructs \Men to Obey   Hints Anxiety Over Enforcement of Cease Fire Order

FIRST ARMY TROOPS NOW ONLY MILE FROM COLOGNE-TO-FRANKFORT HIGHWAY AND YANK ARTILLERY DISRUPTING ITS TRAFFIC.

Doughhoys Are Still Beating Off Tank-Led German Attacks  .   REMAGEN BRIDGES OUT OF RANGE OF MOST OF NAZIS' ARTILLERY   Important Town Of Honnet Is Again In Hands Of The Americans

House Bloc Seeks Strong Job Bill  Will Not Accept Senate Version

House Group After Full Employment   Won't Accept Measure Revised by Senate

Housemen Join  Job Bill Revolt   115Representatives Charge hoalave om Senute

HOUSE FIGHTS FOR STRONGER JOB MEASURE   SENATE CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT BILL UNACCEPTABLE

CHARGE JOB BILL WAS “SABOTAGED”   HOUSE BLOC OF 115 TO WAGE FIGHT TO RESTORE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE,

House Co-Sponsors Of Full Employment Bill Plan Fight To Restore Almost Original Text

JOBS BILL GETS MORE SUPPORT   115 House Members Assert Wish To Revise Measure Senate Approved

Success of Bond Drive Predicted   However, ‘E’ Sales Are Still Behind in Nation

7th War Loan Drive Due To Top Goal Today  No Celebration, Drive Goes On

World Fails to. Meet End on Schedule   “PASADENA MINISTER SAYS THINGS MAY LAST NINE MORE DAYS

RELIEF COMES IN COLD SPEL!   Dakotas And Minnesota Hardest Hit By Drop In Temperatures

Gant Miss If All  Southeast To Escape Worst Of Predicted Cold Weather

Frigid Spell Is Departing   Gradual Moderation Is Seen For Nation

Moderation of Weather Noted  Tamnarchirac Riec   Temperatures Rise in Border States

Moderation of Weather Noted  Temperatures Riss Hee, =e: «ieee Sea eel

FDR In Favor Of Moratorium For Insurance   Group From Sherman Act Until: March, 19146

F “D.R. Favors Bill Giving Holiday to  Insurance Firms   Acts: of Boycott, Coercion or Intimidation Are Exceptions Made ‘By President

MORATORIUM ON INSURANCE DUE   President Favors Breather From Anti-Trust Laws

FDR Favors  An “Insurance Moraforium   Feels Companies Need Time To Adjust To Anti-Trust Laws

Moratorium For insurance Business From Anti-Trust Act Favored By FDR

PRESIDENT FAVORS YEAR’S MORATORIUM FOR ANTI-TRUST AGT   WOULD GIVE INSURANCE BUSINESS RELIEF EXCEP1 IN CERTAIN CASES

PRESIDENT FAVORS YEAR’S MORATORIUM FOR ANTI-TRUST ACT  WOULD GIVE INSURANCE RUSINESS RELIFE EYCREP’

FDR In Favor Of Moratorium For Insurance  From Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Insurance Act Moratorium Is Given Support   President Favors Delay in Starting Anti-trust Suits

FOR in Favor Of Moratorium For Insurance   Hopes Anti-Trust Act To Be Postponed Until March 1. 1946

tom PARLE YF — Big Three Relations  Improving   Foreign Ministers  On Cordial Basis

Big Three Seem Close Together  Reniaratnwsd Abeate   Exploratory Meets Aid in Dispelling Suspicions

PREDICT 6000 RESULTS FROM MOSCOW MEET   Stalin at Desk on His 66th Birthday on Sixth Day of Conference

‘BIG THREE’ DISCUSSIONS BEAR FRUIT   Certain Suspicions Believed To Have Good Chance of Being Dispelled At Conference  STALIN HAS BIRTHDAY

‘Big 3° Hint That Suspicions Are Being Dispelled   Conversations In Sixth Day Bring Countries Closer Together

Stalin Birthday  Observance Dim:  Minister's Meet Conferees In Sixth Day Of Discussions

MOSCOW MEETING BRINGING BIG 3 TOGETHER AGAIN   INFORMED QUARTERS CLAIM SUSPICIONS BEING DISPELLED

Nations Draw Closer Through Moscow Session   Old Suspicions Are Dispelled In Conferences

Big Three  Are Closer   Talks Dispelling Suspicions, Results May Be Better Than Anticipated

BELIEVE TALKS AT BIG 3: MEETING STRENCTHEN TIES   Chances of Dispelling Certain Suspicions Betieved Excellent as Foreign Secretaries * Confer &

BIG THREE CLOSER THAN BEFORE MEET OF CHIEF ENVOYS  _ CERTAIN SUSPICIONS _ BELIEVED TO HAVE . BEEN DISPELLED

Conf erence Of ‘Big 3’ Enters TisSixthDay   Exploratory Conversation: Appear.1o Have Brought U. §., Britain and Russia Claser Tovether

Big Three Seem Close Together   Exploratory Meets Aid in Dispelling Suspicions

PROGRESS MADE AT BIG 3 MEET   Nations Seen Getting Closer At Conference

Big Three Ministers In Sixth Day of Meetings As Stalin Has Birthday

Believe Parley Bringing ‘Big 3’ Closer Together   Some Good Results; All  Differences Not Likely TT, Rea Sattlaed

BIG 3 FOREIGN MINISTERS TO DISPEL FEARS   Hope More Will Be Done Than Was Expected

Moscow Parley To Bring Big 3 In Closer Union  Foreign Minister's Gatherings To Go On  Alene TIKI LCacmad

TALKS BOLSTER BOND BETWEEN BIG 3 POWERS   Help To Erase Suspicions Stalin Marks 66th Year By Working At Desk

Moseow Talks Seem To Bring Nations Closer   Certain Suspicions Believe To Have Good Chance Of Being Dispelled.  STALIV IS 6 TODAY

Close Accord Seen in Big 3 Meet   Suspicions Believed Being Dispelled By Moscow Gathering

CONCLAVE HELPS BIG 3 RELATIONS   STALIN CELEBRATES SIXTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY

BIG THREE ENVOYS REPORTED MAKINE SOME PRORRESS   Russia, Britain and U. S. Closer Together Due to Conferences

Talks Bring Big Three Together   Ministers Reported Dispelling Certain Suspicions at Meet

Crazed Guard Fires On PW’s, Killing Eight   Soldier Empties Full Machine-Gun Belt At Men Asleep

CLOUDS COME BACK   Unsettled Weather Is Forecast for Kansas Tonight °

700 GM WORKERS PIERCE UAW PICKET LINES   Strikers Give Way A: Police Form Lane For Office Force

Pickets Give Way To Police At GM Michigan Plants      Office Workers Also Return To Work At Fisher Body Co.

TOKYO EVACUATION BELIEVED UNDER WAY   Enemy Radio Indicates 3,000,000 Air Raid Victims Are Leaving Capital.

EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS FROM TOKYO IS BEGUN   3,000,000 Ajir Raid Victims Make Nip Capital War’s Hardest Hit

3,000,000 Japs To Bé Evacuated From Tokyo Area   Supplies Distributed for Mass Move from Dangerous Section

3,000,000 Qui Japan. Capital Fleeine B-29":   Nippon Expects Invasion, Sets Up Defense Z Baws Bhi

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ASSASSINATION QUERY IN HOUSE EVADED BY EDEN   News Agency Hints British Responsible for Death Blow to Fuehrer

RUMOR HEARD POWER HELD BY HIMMLER   LONDON HEARS HITLER OUSTED AS NAZI LEADER AND GESTAPO CHIEF 1S BOSS OF REICH

Nazi Prison Courtyards -Rivalled Those of Nero's Day.  ‘Report Liberated Inmates

45-Year-Old *Toughie’ Marries Lauren Bacall,  20 Year-Old Actress

HUMPHREY BOGART MARRIES FILM STAR      Tough Gay of  ckeen and Lanren Betty Bacall, 20, Are Wed at Wavelict'x Ohin tome

Doolittle Set To Hit Enemy   Sth Airmen to Raid “Japan by August 1

Eighth Air Force  Ready for the Nips   General Doolittle Promises That His Fliers From Europe Will Be Attacking Enemy Targets Within Eight Days.

8th Airmen Will Raid In 8 Days   Doolittle Says Redeployed Force To Aim at Japan

Eighth Air Force To Be Attacking  Japs In Eight Days.   Gen. Doolittle Says His Airmen to Be Taking off From Okinawa by Aug. 

Doolittle Promises Eighth Force on Raid On Japan Within Eight Davs

Doolittle Plans Forays on Japar by 8th Air Army   First Bombing Raid on Tokyo Leaderin Preview of Finale 

DOOLITTLE READY 10 HGHT JAPAN   AIR FORCE TO ATTACK WITH B-29s IN EIGHT DAYS

8th Air Force To Hit Japan Within Week   General Doolittle. Says Airmen Will Use Okinawa Base

8th Air Force To Enter Fight By End of July   Doolittie Says His Men Ready To Battle Japs

Gen. Doolittle Promises Eighth Ready To Fight   European Veterans  Now In Pacific

Super Forts To Be Aimed At Homeland In Few Days   Okinawa, Marianas Bases To Be Used

Doolittle’s 8th Ready To Attack      Vet Air Leader Says His Gang Will Be Hitting Japs By Aug. 1.

DOOLITTLE PROMISES FIGHTH AIR FORGE TO HIT JAPAN QUICKLY  AIRMEN WHO HELPED FLATTEN GERMANY TO GIVE JAPS WORKING OVER

DOOLITTLE AIMS BLOWS AT JAPS   Famous 8th Airforce To Begin Attacks on Nippon In Few Days

Gen. Doolittle s ‘Airmen Now On Okinawa   About Half of Eighth Air Force Veterans Of European Theater Already Deployed; To Act as Complement to 20th Air Force

Doolittle Gets  Set for Action  8th Air For Start Bo mbi oy Key. i

GEN. DOOLITTLE SAYS AIRMEN HE LED IN EUROPE WILL JOIN: EFFORT TO SOFTEN UP NIPPON

DOOLITTLE SAYS STH AIR FORCE TO OPERATE SOON   Veterans of European War - Will Be ‘Hitting Nip Home Islands Within Eight Days —To Use Bases on Okinawa

&. EE a eS WAIN, Fag  DOOLITTLE PROMISES FIGHTH AIR FORCE 10 HIT JAPAN QUICKLY  _ AIRMEN WHO HELPED FLATTEN GERMANY TO GIVE JAPS WORKING OVER

Doolittle Promises His Air Force Will Be Attacking Nips Within Eight Days; Would Take a Hand Himself

PEACE CHARTER LIMITS OPPOSEL   Senate Report Urges Adopting Without Congress Changes

SENATE GROUP OKAYS CHARTER   Foreign Relations Committee Would Not Restrict U. S. Representative

Gen. Eaker Says Germany Has Only Half Enough Oil to Defend Reich

Eaker Reveals Critical Nazi Oil Shortage   ENEMY HAS ONLY HALF ENOUGH FUEL FOR SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE

REDS LIST ADVANCES IN CAPITAL   Enemy In 17 Miles Of City At Two Points In Push, Claim

Reds Repulse Nazi Thrusts North, West . Of Budapest   Soviets Say Relief Efforts Have Failed

Another 173 Square Blocks of Batepest Fall to Russians  Gigantic Geatar — Counterattacks West

Reds Claim Germat Attempts Fail To Free Budapest  Nazis Contend Relief Drive Is Within 17 Miles of Capital

Recall of ‘Big Money Is Urged   Move Would Hit Huge "Black Market’ Profits

CURRENCY RECALL:SUGGESTED TO UNCOVER ‘BLACK MARKETS   CONGRESSMAN BAYS CALLING ~“[IN- OF CURRENO¥ ABOVE $10  lBILLS WOULD. CHECK *°  oHIDDEN: MONEY wat

RUMAN SPEAKS T0 NATION OVER RADIO   Says Nippon Will Not Like Other Potsdam Military Secrets

Truman Seeks Advice From Hoover on Food Need of Liberated Europeans

 Whitehead Named Chairman of House Sifting Committee   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Svecial Correspondent

Money Spent Not Out ~ of Proportion to Revenue   A Student   Local Ontion

British Press Wants Nazi Head: In Prison Camps   Says Doenitz, Others Should Be Caged Up Like War Prisoners.

PRISONERS’ RESCUE OVERSHADOWS DRIVE ON MANILA, BATAAN SIXTH ARMY HAS OVER RUN LAST NATURAL DE PENMer PrenADE CADITAT

PRISONERS’ RESCUE  OVERSHADOWS DRIVE  ON MANILA, BATAAN SIXTH ARMY HAS OVER RUN LAST NATURAL DE  RENCE REFORE CAPITAI

APPROVAL HINTED FOR UNRRA FUND   Senate Group 0. K. Given After : House Acceptance

tate Federation of Labor Approves Price-Wage Policy   Seek to Protect Teachers From “Tyranical” Boards of Education

Allies Vote Boycott of Franco Rule   ‘United Nations Close Door To Security League For Spain.

- Parley Boycott Seen as End ’ Of Gen. Franco   Frisco Conference Close Doors to Axis-Supported Powers

$5,513,000 Proposed for Lake Texoma   National Park Service Submits Recreatianal Development Plans to Members of Conaress

State Senate Passes Beer Bills Unanimously And Without Debate   Interim Study Of Education Is Also Approved Today

Senate Passes 3.2 Beer Bill   Measure Creates State Commnzissioner

Police Quel Anti - Zionist Riot In Cairo   Nine Killed, 520 Hust In Bitter Mob Batttes

Police Smash N ew Outbreak Of Cairo Rioi   9 Dead, 520 Injured Toll Of Anti-Zion Violence; DPacNestc. Aacoego 3

NEW CAIRO RIOTS QUICKLY PUT DOWN   : MOBS SMASH SHOP WINDOWS IN HOUR’S DEMONSTRATION AGAINST JEWS.

RIOTERS STONE SHOPS IN CAIRO   Jewish Stores Closed: Windows In Shopping Center All Broken

Suppress New Riots In Cairo   “Evil Hands’ Are  Denounced By Premier Pasha

Club-Swinging Police Quell Cains Piatra   Pasha Denounces Riots, Promises Full Punishment

‘Evil Hands’ Behind Issue Says Premier   Riots Killed Nine Persons, Injured 520; Justice Is Promised.   NOW NEARNORMAL

Premicy Washa -Decares Killings lispired By Evil Hands and Promises Justice Will Be Dealt

Mobs Stone, Blast Shops   Police Nip Rioting In Streets Of Cairo

New Outburs' Of Rioting in Cairo Halted   Premier of Egypt Strongly Denounces Anti-Zionist Acts

Police Clubs Used to Quell Cairo Rioters   Rampaging Mobs Kil 9 Persons, Smash Windows

Police Suppress Second Rioting In Cairo Area   Premier Pasha Says Outbreaks Caused By “Evil Hands”

Renewed Rioting In Cairo Quelled   Mobs Stone Businesses, Smash Windows

Cairo Police Curb New Riots   Mobs Smash Windows In Shopping District Before Law Steps In

Club-Swinging Police Suppress New Anti-Zoinist Outburst; 9 Persons Killed, 520 Injured

Police Suppress Riofing in Cairo  520 Persons Reported Ta Re Peed ao laiccad

POLICE SQUELCK NEW CAIRO RIOT   Egyptian Premier Denounces Active Participants in AntiZionist Outbursts

Anti-Zionist Riots Broken Un In Cairo   Egyptian Premier Flays ‘Evil Hands’ Behind Outbursts; Students Protest

NINE KILLED, 250 INJURED BY WILD MOBS   Anti-Zionist Riots Are Broken Up After Second Day

Cairo Police Quell Surge Of Riot Mobs   Nine Persons Killed, 520 Injured In Zionist Disturbances

Navy Report Blames Army For Disaster   Individuals Felli Down On Jobs

Key Men Fell Down On Jobs   Reports Suggest Navy Should Have Been Independent  At Pearl Harbor.

TOKYO REPORTS U).5. SHIP LOSS   Says Damage Was Accom: plished Day Okinawa Was Conquered.   TELL OF OTHER DAMAGE

NUMBER AMERICAN WARSHIPS REPORTED HAVE BEEN SUNK  JAPANESE AIR ATTACKS COSTING UNITED STATES NAVY SOME SHIPS

LAIMS SINKINGS BY SUICIDE PILOTS   Jap Radio Says Kamikaze Attacks Off Okinawa ~ Got 20 U. S. Ships   REPORTS UNCONFIRMED

Jap Suicide Pilots Attack U. S. Vessels   At Least Twenty Ship: Struck Last Night Anc Today In  Okinaws Area, Japs Report

Tokyo Claiming Suicide Attacks Taking Toll   Nimitz, Silent On Claims Says Two Light Units Gunk Thursday.

Suicide Pilots Damage Others, Tokyo Reports   Admical Nimitz Reveals Two Light) Warships Sunk by Jap Planes In Island Area   U.S. Flag Raised; Mop-up Continues   Toll of Japnnese Dead Riser Over 90,000 as Suicidal Foe Keeps Up Resistance

SUICIDE PILOTS KEEP UP ATTACK ON U. S. SHIPS   Japs Claim To Have Damaged 20 More Ships

Suicide Pilots Claim a New  Toll of Ships   Tokyo Reports ‘'wo U., S. Vessels Sunk, 3 Damaged Off Okinawa

Suicide Raiders Sink Warship, Enemy Asserts   American Troops on Okinawa Hunting Japanese Snipers

ENEMY CLAIMS OF DAMAGE NOT YET CONFIRMED   Tokyo Reports Several Ships Sunk And Damaged; Many Suicides On Okinawa; Jap Officer Says Jigs Up.

Tokyo Claims Suicide Pilots Hit 20 Vessels   Admiral Nimitz Has Announced Sinking Of Two Light Naval Units,On Friday

TOKYO RADIO CLAIMS SINKING OF 20 SHIPS   Nimitz Confirms Loss of Only 5 Vessels; Suicide Planes Attack

Naval Units Sunk During Okinawa Raids   American Flag Formally Raised On Captured Isle

LOSS OF TW CU. 5. SHIPS ADMITTED   Three Other Naval Units Reported Damaged   Of Nip Troops On Island Being Wiped Out; Some Suicidal Resistance

20 U. S. SHIPS HIT, JAPANESE RADIO CLAIMS   Adm. Nimitz Admits Two Light Units Sunk In Earlier Attacks

Two USS. Ships Sunk, Three Damaged by Jap Fliers; Nips Claim 20° Others Hit

JAPS CLAIM THREE U. S. SHIPS SUNK   Also Declare Three Others Damaged in Suicide Attacks Off Okinawa— Some Fighting Still Remains Aground.

Russ To Demobilize 13 Oldest Age Groups   Jap Suicide Planes Attack

Jap Suicide Pilots Hit 20 More  American Vessels   Jap Broadcast Claims “Considerable Success’ In Latest Raids Upon American Ships Supperting Okinawa Troops; Two Are Sunk

20 American Vessels Are Crashed Into   Suicide Pilots Get In Dirty Work, Say Nips

TOKYO CLAIMS 20 U.S. SHIPS HIT BY SUICIDE PILOTS   NIMITZ ANNOUNCES 2 AMERICAN VESSELS SUNK AND 3 DAMAGED

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MARK BROKEN BY SUPERFORT IN GUAM HOP   8,198 Mile Nonstop Flight Ends In Washington

Record Is Set In B-29 Flight   Superfortress Makes’ &,198 Mile Non-Stop Tren

B-29 FLIES 8,198 MILES NON-STOP   GUAM - TO - WASHINGTON HOP BREAKS RECORD HELD BY BRITAIN 7 Y .

SPEED RECORDS BROKEN BY B-25   Superfort Flies 8.198 Miles From Guam In 35 Hours, 5 Minutes

\JUSTICE JACKSON’S PLANS FOR PROSECUTING WAR CRIMINALS IS IDEPARTURE FROM PAST ACTION

AimsForWar Crime Trials Courts ‘Hich   Justice Jackson Pro.  claims Right to Try Makers ‘of War For Making Wav and to Make Sentences lo Tit €rine,

International Law Could Be Used Just As Common Law   Justice Jackson Proposes to Try Whole Organization:

JUSTICE JACKSON PROPOSES TO — MAKE TRIAL WAR CRIMINALS THE BASIS FOR NEW LEGAL PROCEDURE

Nazis Facing Equity Court   U. S. Claims Right  To Form Own Laws

Walk-Out Not to Take Effect at Once Chicago Parley Seeks Pattern For Postwar Labor Peace

Labor  Peace Sought   U.S. Conciliators Search For Accord To End Oil Strike

TO MAKE 75,000 CARS      Ford Makes Estimate as Plant Opens After Strike

Phone Strike Hits Wide Illinois and Indiana District   Argument as to Whether $6 or $4 Raise in Effect

DIED ON BOARD PRISON SHIP   Former Concord Man, In Catholic Missionary .Work, * Was Held By Japs.

FR. HENNESSEY DIED ON BOARD PRISON SHIF         Former Concord Man, In Catholic Missionary Work, + Was Held By Jans

NAVY TO KEEP ALL STRENGTH   NO DEMOSILIZATION OF PERSONNEL AFTER EUROPEAN VICTORY, ADMIRAL KING 8AY8

All Naval Forces Needed in Pacific   Krug Says No Partial Demobilization in Sight

Chinese Open New Drive  on Communists  - Nationalists Drive 30 Miles Deeper

China Nationalists Launch New Drive   Push Into Manchuria Extended 30 Miles

LAKES-SEAWAY ACTION IS NEAR   Truman for St. Lawrence Waterway and. Power in Wire to Dewey

TRUMAN FAVORS ST, LAWRENCE PROJECT   Senate Committees Juggie Bill To Ohtain Delay

Japanese Help ‘Native Troops   Large Fires Are Kindled In Indo-China City

SIX KILLED BY BALLOON BOMB   Mother and Five Children Victims of Attack

WOMAN AND FIVE CHILDREN KILLED BY JAPANESE -BALLCON BOMB IN OREGON

ENEMY BOMB KILLED SIX   WOMAN AND CHILDREN ONLY VICTIMS THUS FAR OF BOMBS CARRIED BY BALLCONS

BALOON BOMB KILLS MOTHER, 5 CHILDREN   Japs’ Weapon Claims Lives In ‘A Western State’

NIPPON BALLOON KILLS 6 IN WEST   Woman and Five Children Play With Bomb While Fishing

JAP BALLOON KILLS 6   Mother and Five Children Are Victims of Enemy Bomb

Mother, 5 Children Killed By Jap Bomb   War Dept. Official Warns Precautions May Be Taken Against Long-Range Enemy Balloons Landing In This Country.

Start Action Upon State Road Plans   Missouri Waits on Okay From U. S. Aqgency

MOVE 70 GET ROAD WORK UNDER WAY   STATE SUBMITS $30,000,000 WORTH OF PROJECTS TO U. &S. FOR APPROVAL,

Knowledge Of That Made It Unsafe To Phone Pearl Harbor, He Declares   General Shares  Responsibility   Declines To Permit Gerow To Take Blame In Assaying Short’s Reply

Marshall Feared Japanese , Would Intercept Warning, If Telephoned to Hawati

Takes His Share ‘Of Warning Blame   Knowledge Of Interception Was One Reason More Information Was Not Sent Te Hawaii

Marshall Discloeses Nazi Wire Tapping   Roosevelt-Churchill Phone Talks Intercepted Prior To Pearl Harbor

Fear of Leak Delayed Alert For Honolulu   Gen. Marshall Takes Part Share in Blame For Lack of Warnine

PROPOSE FOOD BARTER TO HELP FOLK   Political Prisoners Await Orders For Freedom

Japs Seek Trade To Balk Hunger  Nip Newsmen Turn Light On Conditions

JAPS PROPOSE BARTER PLAN 10 GET FOOD   COMMUNISTS HOPE TO RID COUNTRY OF MIKADOISM

JAPS WANT TO BARTER SILKS FOR FOODSTUFF   Nip Communists Of fe. To Rid Country Of Mikadoism

JAPAN PROPOSES BARTER SYSTEM   WOULD TRADE SILK AND RAY: ON FOR FOODSTUFFS TO RELIEVE HUNGER,

SUMATRA LEADERS TURN DOWN DUTCH DOMINION OFFERS   Stand Behind Indonesian Independence Move weet: a: “De

Pledge Support To Republic's FreedomFight   Decision Reached After Conference With Premier

Port Alleganians Look Forward To New Bridge   New Span Over River Will Be 84 Feet Longer Five Feet Higher-

Port Alleganians hed I aiverd To New Bridge   New Span Over River Will Be 84 Feet Longer Five Feet Higher

Lack of Gasoline Holds Nips Down   That's Conclusion of U. S. Officers

Japanese People To Be Told Fully Of Jap Atrocities   MacArthur Gives Order; Newspapers Agree Give Facts of Beastiality.

MacArthur Orders All Japs Be Told About Atrocities   Jap Premier Asks U.S. to Forget Pearl Harbor

Jap People . To Learn Of Atrocities   All Stark. Facts To Be Published

Japs: Te To Get Stark Facts   Papers To Publish Stories Of Atrocities

Japs to fo Learn of Atrocities  : MacArthur Orders Press to Tell All

Attlee Selects Cabinet Ministers   Trade Union Leader Ernest Bevin Appointed New Foreign Minister

Ernest Bevin Heads Brit Foreign Policy   Attlee Announces Nucleus of Labor Cabinet

Bevin Succeeds Edenin Foreigt  Affairs Office   Atthee Names 5 Other Cabinet Members as He Prepares Return to Big 3 Conference

Aitlee Names Bevin To Eden's Post   New Prime Minister Names Six Party Members To Cabine'

ttlee Appoints evin to Become Foreign Secretary   Potsdam Hears Churchill Won’t Return to Join In Big Three Parley

ERNEST BEVIN IS GIVEN POST HELD BY EDEN   Dalton Named Chancellor of Exchequer and Morrison Lord President of Council.   CRIPPS, GREENWOOD, TOWITT GET JOBS   New Government Expected to Make Bid for World Confidence at Potsdam Parley.

Ernest Bevin Named As Eden’s Successor   Attlee Chooses Trade Union Leader to Act as Foreign  Secretary, Right Hand Man—Six Laborites ._ Form Cabinet Nucleue

Bevin Named Head of Cabinet   Attlee Announced Choice of Six Labor Party Stalwarts.

ERNEST BEVIN SUCCEEDS EDEN UNDER ATTLEE   New Foreign Secretary Prefers Blunt Language To Polished Phrases      OTHER APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY

Attlee Picks Ernest Bevin As Foreign Secretary  Morrison, Dalton, rt ra ss gt ¢   Morrison, Dalton, Greenwood, Cripp: And Jowitt Also Named to Cabinet

Attlee Also Announces Selection Of Five Other Labor Partisans As His Cabinet Nucleus

Attlee Names Members Of New Cabinet   Ernest Bevin Will Replace Anthony Eden

Major Posis In  Britain’s New i ‘abinet Fillec   Bevins Named Foreign Minister; To Accompany Attlee to Potsdam Conference

Attlee Chooses  Eden Successor  bev ls The New Foreign Secretary

Deadly Peril Foreseen In Atomic Bomb Power   Entire Country Could Be Destroyed in Few Hours Without Danger of Retaliation, Scientists Convinced

American Troop (asualties Are Around 50,000   Yanks Forces Rapidl Clearing Japs from North Luzon

Yanks Mark  Up 40-Mile Gain on Luzon Japs Lose 9,210 Dead, 1.037   Japs Lose 9,210 Dead, 1,037 Captured in Week

402,363 JAPANESE ON CASUALTY LIST   MacArthur Reports Losses in Reconquest of the Philippines

Enemy loss totals 3,247 in past week  Cagayan defense said crumbling

Yanks Take High Toll of Japs in Pacific Warfare   Kill 30,632 and Capture 7,705 of Enemy's Soldiers

Airborne Division Joins Guerrillas in Squeeze at Appari   Emperor Hirohito Loses More Soldiers in Past Week Than in Any Comparable Period of the Pacific War, Communique Says   OVER 30,000 NIPPONESE KILLED ON OKINAWA

Japanese Losses Are Heaviest in  Any Week of War   Fate of 20,000 More Nips in Philippines Sealed by  Paratroopers.   Tokyo Talks of New  Landings on Borneo

By LEONARD MILLIMAN (Associated Press War Editor   Formeso Battered

Paratroopers Join Guerillas On Island Tiy   Jap 30,000 Soldier Loss ‘Last Week Greatest Of Pacific Island War

Unprecedented Number of Foes Surrender As Okinawa Mop-Ux Is Brought To Close; Invasion At New Borneo Center Reported By Tokyo Radio

30,632 NIPPON TROOPS SLAIN BY AMERICANS   Japanese Killed On Okinawa And Phil  Inninag   7,705  GIVE ‘UP   Fate Of About 20, 000 More Sealed By  Paratroopers =

Paratroopers Seal Pincers On 20,000 More Nips On Luzon   Report Chinese Armies 175 Miles From Shanghai; U. S. Fliers Sink 15 Small Enemy Vessels

Jap Losses Highest in Pact Waak   Chinese Forces Reported Within 175 Miles of Shanghai

HIROHITO LOSES 30,000 MEN IN — WEEK OF WAR   Besides Terrific Losses or Battlefields, 7,705 Other Nips Surrender

American Headquarters Say Japs Had More Losses in One Week than in Any Similar Period.   OVER 7,000 ALSO YIELD TO SURRENDER  

Nippon Losses Set New Mark for One Week   30,632 Killed and 7,705 Others Are Made Prisoners

Yanks Kill 30,632 Japs In Okinawa   Another 7,705 Surrender: Fate Of 20.000 More Sealed on P. I.

30,632 Japs Slain 7,705 Surrender During Past Week   New Philippine Landing Seals Fate Of 20,000

ecord Loss, U. 5. Reveals   During Week 30,632 Enemy Troops Killed In Philippines and  - Okinawa: 7705 Surrende

30,632 JAPS LOST LIVES IN WEEK'S BATTLE   Paratroopers Seal Fate of 20,000 More In The Philippines

Jap Troop Losses to New Peak   38,337 Dead or Cap-. tured in Past Week; Sky Troop Landing in Luzon Traps Jap Force

Hirohito’s Men Were Lost 0: Okinawa and in the Phil  ippines During the Past   Week.

PACIFIC FIGHTING TAKES HEAVY TOLL AF JAP SOLDIERS ©   HIROHITO SUFFERS BIG MANPOWER LOSS DURIN PAST SEVEN DAYS

Japs Lose 38,000. Fighters in Week   Begin Task of Trapping 20,000 in Cagayan Area   Yank Bombers Sweep China Coast of Shipping: Borneo Invasion Looms

Arrest of Generals By Argentina Nips Revolution Atfempt   Rawson,- Martin Taken Info Custody After Failing in Effort ~-

Moman Pruiett, Noted Lawyer Of State, Dies   He Was Recognized as One of Most Colorful  Criminal Lawyers of Cmathscncbacc Coma dm

Moman Pruiett of Trial Fame Dies   Oklahoman Once One of Most Colorful Criminal Lawyers of Southwest

Senator Proposes Creation of Provisional Council for Handling of International Political Questions

TEXAS SOLON OFFERS PLAN FOR COUNCI   Provisional Gro Group Urged to Settle World - Questions .

Connally Wants Allies To Create Advisory Counci   Interim Body Would Handle World Political  Controversies.

 Connally Proposes Organization Of Provisional —  Council To Speed Work On Big Political Questions

FIND VALUABLES ARE UNMOLESTED   Interned Americans  Ge' Precious Items From Manila Rank.

Integration Plan Adopted  By Conference   Agreement Hurdles Most Controversial Issue Before United Nations.

U. S., 20 Latin Americar Nations Settle Controversy   Complete Agreement Announced on Regional and World Security Plan

U.S. Fleet in Macassar First Time Since 1942   Bombardment Off East Borneo Coast Renorted by Jans

Fleet Back In Straits   First Time in Makassar Straits Since January, 1942; Aussies Advancing

YANKEE FLEET CRUISING OFF BORNEO COAST   Americans Return To Makassar Straits For First Time Since ‘42

U.S. FLEET IN VICINITY OF MAKASSER   Presence of Warships East Of Borneo Worries Invasion-Conscious Japanese  NEWS IS UNCONFIRMED

. 5. FLEET IN ACTION AGAIN NEAR BORNEC   Japs Report Naval Bom_ bardment In Progress For Ten Days

American Fleet ‘Back in Waters ‘East of Borneo   For the First Time Since January, 1942 Nips Report Naval Attack in Progress

Navy Again At Straits Near Borneo Shores   First Return Since 1942—Japan Reports Naval Bombardment Of Borneo East Coast

Japs Report Bombardment Borneo Coast   American Flect Returns To Makassar Straits First Time Since Janwary, LGd2

Japs Report Coast Under Bombardment   U.S. Warships Return To Makassar Strait For First Time Since Dark Days Of 1942: Landinas Unconfirmed

MacArthur Makes Dis closure; Japs Claim Bom.  bardment 10 Days Old

FLEET RETURNS TO KEY WATERS IN BORNEO AREA   MacArthur Says Warships Enter Macassar Straits First Time Since °42

MacArthur Says  Yank Fleet in  Makassar Straiis   Japs Say Landing Atiempis Australians in  Beaten off: A _ Advances Alena Bernee Coax

Enters Makassar Strait Ist Time Since Jan. 1942:   Japanese Report Naval Bombardment Of East Coast Has Been In Progress Ten Days

JAPANESE REPORT 1ODAY SHELLING OF BORNEO COAST  sen e884 24786 OO OE   CLAIM BALIKPAPAN LANDING ATTEMPTS WERE BEATEN OFF

FLEET ACTION ~S CONFIRMED   Back to Makassar Straits First Time Since Jan. 1942.   /BALIKPAPAN ATTACKED

U. S. Fleet Returns To Makassar Straits; Foe Reveals Borneo ‘Attack

Borneo Coast Bombarded by American Fleet  Warships Return  « Bosate A vane

U.S Fleet Back In Borneo Waters After 3 Years  Nips Report Noval Attack On Coast

U. S. Troops Fight Toward St. Vith Door   3 Division Assault Cracks Salm River Stand as Americans Advance  -_ oY  —_— = = =. Poe sp a yy sik Yr a

—WESTERN FRONT—   German Stand On Salm: River Cracks Before ~ American Attacks      Belgian Road Center, Once Heart Of Vanishing Belgian Bulge, Taken Over Without A Fight; US.Divisions Near St. Vith

Houftalize Taken by Yank Troops   Belgian Road Center Falls To U. S. Units Without Fight

AMERICAN 1ST ARMY ENTERS CITY OF HOUFFALIZE, ONCE HEART OF THE BELGIAN BULGE   Formal Occupation of Town In Force By Doughboy Armor Slowed Only By Burned Wreckage of Nazi Equipment Cluttering Roads   OTHER UNITS ARE WITHIN SIX MILES OF ST. VITH

U. S. Troops Fight Toward St. Vith Doo   3 Division Assault Cracks Salm River Stand as Americans Advance

German Stand Behind Houffalize Cracks _ Before Drive  NARROW ‘BULGE  German Sa ‘Salient In Belgium Is Being Crushed .-

‘Hell On Wheels’ Armored Division Takes Road Hub   German Stand Behind Houffalize On Salm River Cracks: Americans 6 Miles From St. Vitk

First Army Patrols Enter Houffalize   Germans Abandon Key to Bulge afte: Yank Blows; Withdraw to Siegfried Line as Other Units Blast St. Vith

AMERICANS DRIVE ON ST. VITH   Germans Driven Back 25 Miles From Tip Of Belgian Bulge

Yanks Approach $t. Vith: Iron Out Last of Bulae   Patton’s Army Moves Two Miles Past Nazi Border down Moselle

Allies Occupy Houffalize; Nazis Retreat   Enemy Drawing Back Toward Sieafried Line _

American Forces Crack Nazi Stand Along Salm River      Doughboys Push Toward St. Vith Te  Cut Path Leading To Siegfried Line

YANKS HAMMER FOR ST. VITH AS NAZIS RETREAT   Patton’s Troops Smash Two Miles Across Border In Drive Down Moselle

U.S. Tanks Plunge Within 157 Miles Of Reich Capital; Allied Onslaught Sends Enemy Fleeing From Holland

50,000 Nazis Trapped By Ninth, First   Junction Of First And Ninth Made At Lippstadt, 10 Miles South of Superhighway.

Former Teacher Completes Study   Pvt. Amejko Is Graduated From Army School

Declares No Ultimatum Given Tokio   Tells How He And F. R. Maneuvered To Gain Time For Defense.

GAVE 285 PASSES   Jayhawker Theater Added Bonus to $33,575 in Bond Purchases

Subasic' Defies. Peter's. Ouster   Takes: “Steps: to 5 Establist

SUBASIC, DEFIES KING, REFUSING TO RESIGN   Reported To Have Approval Of British: To Cooperate With Marshal Tite

Jugoslav Premier Refuses to Quit As Cabinet Head   Prepares to Take Steps To Form Democratic Govemment’™”

Subasic Begins Set up Democracy   Ignores King Peter’s Request; Adheres To Agreement With Tito.

PETER DEFIED BY MINISTERS   Yugoslav ‘Cabinet Refuses To Quit, Will Act With Tito

Terrific Explosion At Munitions Depot Rocks Halifax Area   Night Sky Brilliantly Lighted With Rockets and Detonations Spread Havoc Through Cities and Towns Over 125-mile Radius — Thousands Rushed from Danger Zone;  Loss of Life Unknown

Naval Depot Blasts Shake Halifax Area; (7,000 Take Flight   Tons of Explosives Go Off Amid Unexplained Munitions Plant Fire; Main Macazine Feared Endangered

COMMITTEE OLEARS OVERSEA SUPPLY FORMS   Crowley Is Put in Charge by Mobilization Directer

Yank MPs Hit Tokyo Racket   Americans Find Four Gl:  In Black Market Ri

RAIN HAMPERS RED CROSS WAR FUND CAMPAIGN   Residential Canvass to Begin Monday Rain or Shine, However

US, BALKS AT RUSSIAN CLAIM   Signs War Indictment With Reservation

Sign War Crimes Indictment   Won't Recognize Soviet Claims On Baltic States

Claims of Soviet To Baltic Area Not Recognized By U.S   Jackson Makes Stipulation Before Signing War Crimes Indictment

Canadian Government  Re-elected  But Majority In House Of Commons Is Slim

King’s Liberal Government Is  Back in Office   Late Returns From Canada Give Slim Majority To New Commons

Canada Keeps Present Party For New Term   Mackenzie King’s Liberals To Control rliament By Slim Margin

LIBERALS WIN CANADIAN VOTE   King’s Party Ahead it Three-Sided Race

ees SUN — Canada Keeps King Regime   Government Returned B; Slim Margin In Mon. day Election,

King’s Ruling Back In For Another Term   Slim Majority In New House Of Commons: Await Serv: ice Votes.   15 STRAIGHT LIBERALS

CANADIANS VOTE MACKENZIE KING BACK INTO OFFICE   LATE RETURNS GIVE LIBERAL PARTY SLIM MAJORITY IN COMMONS

Liberal Party Wins In Canada   Progressive Conservatives Run Second In  Nation-Wide Election.

King’s Party Is Returned      Canadian Minister  Is Back In Office

Mackenzie King Back in Office   Regime Gets Slim Majority in New House of Commons

(.ASUNDBERG 10 SPEAK AT EAGLES   Humorist and Philosopher To Be In LeMars October 25

Eagles Speaker Here Thursday  Will Address, Special Initation Meeting » —

MOTHER’S ‘KIDNAP’ HOAX IS REVEALED   Massachusetts Infant I Found Under Bureau Drawer At Home

REPORT SCHORR ~BEADY TO QuIT   STATE G. O, P. CHAIRMAN SAID . TOBE ANXIOUS TO DROP PLACE AT PARTY  Sr ESUNT

Fires rage as 1,000 tons shells unloaded  Entire city burns as air , and sea attacks continue

128 Jap Ships Hit In Aerial, Naval Attacks   Nipponese Given Two Days of Unprecedented Bomb ing—Warships Pound Industrial Port of   Muroran on Hokkaido Island

Enemy Makes Little Effort At Defense   Nipponese Vessels And Aircraft Are  Destroyed in Assault

'Nipponese Fail to Offer \Slightest Opposition To Attacks by Halsey

Entire City Burned Down By Attackers   ‘ital Steel Works In 2 Cities Smashed:  MuroranHitSunday

Steel Works Are Blasted by Guns Of Third Fleet   Ninety-two Enemy Planes Are Hit in Two-Day Bombardment

16-Inch Broadsides From Battleships Roar Ashore   Japs Lose 128 Ships, 92 Planes; Steel Works In Two Cities Are Blown Up; Action Continues

AT THE  CaurcaeS   Methodist Church L. B. RAWES. Pastor   Church of Christ Ww. J. HASTIE, Paster

Church of the Nazarene Ww. EL. BURD. Pastor   Methodist Church L. B, HAWES, Pastor

Army Court Sentences 4 Negro WACS Who Are Dishonorably Diccharacd

TRUMAN STARTS HOMEWARD TRIP AFTER MEETING   PRESIDENT BOARDS CRUISER AFTER BRIEF MEETING WITH KING GEORGE AT.  . > PLYMOUTH

‘MINE CONTRACT PARLEY TOTTERS   Most Observers Pessimistic Of Making Agreement

NO AGREEMENT ON COAL WAGES   STRIKE 1S SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY

SOFT COAL WAGE TALKS VERGE ON FAILURE TODAY   Operators Ready To Try Once More To Agree To New Contract

Big-4 Chiefs Act Swiftly On Jap Offer   . Leaders Confer  Over Telephone; Decision Waited

Matsuoka Blocked Japan’s Acceptance OF U. S. Peace Blueprint in Early ’41

WAR BLAMED ON'BAD MOOD’ OF MATSUOKA   PRINCE WINDS UP MEMOIRS BEFORE TAKING POISON

Konoye Partly To Blame For War Is Claim   Prince Konoye,, Who Com niitted Suicide, Says Ruler Took No Positive Steps to Contre! Militarists

KONOYE MEMOIRS BLAME MATSUOKA FOR PEACE HITC   Declare Former Foreign Minister Blocked U. S. Plan to Settle Differences With Japan.   OTHERS IN CABINET FAVORED ACCEPTANCE   Ex-Premier Wrote Nip Navy Feared War, but Was. Unwilling to Oppose Army’s Demand for It.

Memoirs of Prince Konoye,  Three-Time Premier of Japan,  Revealed by Associated Press   Konoye, Who Committed Suicide on Sunday. Wrote That Japanese Officials Accepted  “In Principle” U. S. Compromise Plan to . Solve Differences 8 Months Before War

° bd “4 e Former Japanese Premier Reveals FDR Made Plans P rince Konoye S Memoir Se To Meet Japanese In Alaska For Talks On Peace

Plan of Pacific Peace Blocked by Matsuoka,  Konove Memoirs State   By MURLIN SPENCER

U.S.., Japs had compromise, Konove’s memoirs disclose   BY MURLIN SPENCER,

Konoye, in Memoirs, Says Matsuoka Blocked American Compromise Plan

AUTO STRIKE STUDY ASKED BY PRESIDENT   Truman Names FactFinding Board of Three to Study Labor Dispute at G. M.—Steel Inquiry Also Is Planned.

Patton’s Condition Remains Good, Says Official Bulletir   Nation in Grips  Of a Cold Spel!   Fact Finding Board Fer Labor Dispute Named by Truman

FACT - FINDING BOARD NAMED BY PRESIDENT      Steel Union Chiefs Map Details of Strike To  Start Jan. 14

Judge Stacy Heads CommissionSchwellenbach Asks Congress To Approve General Plan —

Fad-Finding Group To Study Causes Of Nationwide Tieup   CIO-UAW Pledges Cooperation in Getting Facts, GM Will Make Statement Later   Earlier Request Turned Down

Auto Workers Agree To Cooperate   Action Brings thé Goyernment Directly Into fhe CIO-GM Dispute For First Time

Facts Body Will Probe GM Strike   Truman Names 3 Men On Board To Look Into Motors Walkout

act-Finding  Soard Named  mn GM Strike President Picks Stacy Chairman

Will Inquire Into General Motors Strike   Judge Walter P. Stack Will Be Head Of The Three Men Group.   (213.000 WORKERS IDLE

TRUMAN SELECTS. BOARD 10 OBTAIN FAGTS IN DISPUTE   Promises fo Name Similar Body to Consider Steel  Controversy

FACT-FINING BUARD NAMED IN GM STRIKE   Truman Plans Similar Move in Attempt to Head Off : Steel Strike. :

Nemag U7 Sear We tlNETS geo! FEC PITY  Byegsok, OO ae Sea gage ee eee Gee i 9 ee ee we € €o7 eve e

Names Judge, Walter Siacy   As Chairman   Truman Reveals Intention  To Appoint. Shnilar - Board For. Steel  Sieve   Discounts Fears In Labor Circles   Lloyd K. Garrison and Mile  ton Eisenhower Round —  Out Membership of *RactFinders’’ 

‘Fact - Finding’ Unit To Study Labor Dispute   Similar Group to Be Named to Handle Threatened Steel Walk-Out

President Takes Hand in UAW's Fight With Firm   Similar Group Will Be Named in Steel Dispute, He States

Board Named To Consider Auto Dispute   Similar Step To Be Taken’ In Effort to Forestall Scheduled Walk-Out of C. T. O. Steel Workers

Stacy Heads Fact Finding Board In G-M Strike   Truman Announces He Will Appoint Similar Board In Steel Industry

Truman Enters General Motors Labor Dispute;. Names Fact-Finding Trio

Judge W.C. Stacy Chosen As Head Of Investigator:  Simitar Gro up Will Prahe Stee] Dic

TRUMAN ACTS IN STRIKE AT AUTO PLANTS   Cooperation of Union Pledged to 3-Man Probe Board

Board Is Named By President   Proposal at Ford Plant May Solve Entire Picture

Plans Similar Action In Steel Controversy  Judge Walter P. Stacy Is Appointes   Judge Walter P, Stacy Is Appointed Chairman Ass Chief Executive Acts

Group Is Named By President   Auto Workers Pledge Cooperation With Committee Headed By Judge Walter Stacy

TO HELP WITH FACT-FINDING   Judge Heads Auto Group; President To Act Soon in Steel Dispute.

IE EEE EES  Stacy Named To Head General Motors Fact -F inding Board   First Session To Be Held ~ Soon: Auto Workers  Pledge Full Coopera: - tion.

History's Worst Walkout Scheduled For January 14; ‘Proposition Negotiable’

President Appoints Fact-Finding Board   Stacy, Garrison  ‘And Eisenhower ‘Have Strike Task   UAW Pledges Its Cooperation; General Motors Is Silent; Breoho far Coicac

700,000 C.1.0. United Steeleworkers To Quit  Jan. 14; Fact Board Set   BULLETIN

Stacy Will Head Board Endeavoring To End Stoppage; President Also Announces He Is Expecting To Name Group To Delve Into Proposed Steel Strike

GM Strike Board Is Appointed   Fact-Finding Group To Be Headed By Stacy

Truman Will Appoint Similar Board for Steel [ndustry Soon.   UNION TO CO-CPERATE

t-Finding ard Namec M Strike   sident Sees ‘edy Action on « Labor Bill

Judge Walter P. Stacy Wil! Head Fact-Finding Board   President Also Names Two Other Parley Members

Board To Find Facts In GM Row   President Names Board, GM Offers Full Cooperation

justice Stacy ToHead Board   Government Brought -Di. rectly into Automobile Strike

WAGE TALKS AT FORD'S HELD UP BY COMPANY'S DEMAND FOR PROTECTION AGAINT STRIKES

Group to Be Named for Steel: Dispute   Auto Union  Will Cooperate “With Fact Finding Body, They Say

F ACT - FINDERS NAMED TO SIT IN GM STRIKE   Auto Union And Ford To Confer On Pay; VAW  Offers Cooperation

Truman Steps Into GM Case  Plans Similar Action In Steel Dispute

Despite Objections Of  Labor To Fact Finding,, Similar Board Will Be  Named For Steel.

TrumanIntervenes In General Motors Appoints Board   Similar Unit Will Be Named to Take Action on Steel; Union Drafts Plans

Truman Names Board To Study Auto Dispute   Group To Be Named Soon To Head Off Steel Strike

» Truman Announces Early Similar Action In Steel Wage Controversy.

U.S. Takes Hanc  In Auto Strike   Lebor Conference Chairman, WLB Head And Milton Eisenhower to Find Facts; Similar Body te Be Appointed for Steel

GM Strike Subjected ToFact-Finding Boarc  Terman Annainte TMhrean far Streles:   Truman Appoints Three for Stady: Ford-CIO Talk May Set Pattern

Board Appointed In GM Dispute; Stacy Chairman   Truman Expresses Hope For Congressional Aid On Anti-Strike Proposal

GMC Strike Fact-Finders Announced   Auto Worker Union Promptly Promises Full Co-operation

ed Drive raws Near o Stettin.  Prepare to Use Fouteens for  lh en, Hi newatmm

Russian Infantry, Tanks Smash  Closer to Berlin  Reds Are Carrying Pontoon Goods Toward Oder River

Soviets Reported Bringing Up Pontoon Equipnient for Crossing Oder at  Stettin Port

Russian Troops Drive Closer To German Fortress   Stettin, Under Siege Now, Bars Way To Berlin

Red Army Menaces Stettin, Northern ~ Gateway to Berlin      Reds Also Score Gains in Their Drives on Danzig and Gdynia

Exert. Pressure. Oi South Flank: Of Bridgehead   3d : White Russian : Group ”. Middle Oder Fight Near

RUSSIAN TANKS AND INFANTRY THRUSTING AGAINST STETTIN  , FALL OF GRIEFHAGEN CIUCe ANOTHER TIMPING

Soviet Troops Close in for ‘Stettin Kill   Tanks and Infantry Only Few Miles From Northern Gateway

Press In On Stettin   Within Four :: Four and a Hall Miles of Vital Port; Lull On Berlin Front

Reds Attack Bridgehead At Stettin   Bringing Up Pontoons Along 3-Mile Stretch Of Oder

Soviets Make New Gains On Eastern Front   White Russian Army Draws Closer to Stettin, Important Northern Gateway Leading to Berlin.

Pressure On Stettin Gains  Reds Moving Pontoons Along Oder River

Russians Tanks’. Anfantry  Drive Against We. ‘ened Bridgehead at Stettin

Russians Menacing Prize Port   Stettin’s Fall Near; Uneasy Lull Along Oder River.

Patton’s Army Surges Toward Junction With Northbound 7th   Reds Whittle  On Germans   Vast Air Fleet Flails Germany

Red Tanks And Infantry Thrust Against German Bridgehead At Stettin

‘Soviets Thrust Forward Against ‘Stettin Defenses   Red Horde Is Within Five Miles of Vital Gateway to Berlin; Exert Heavy Praceiy:

RED FORCES IN VICINITY OF STETTIN   Russian Tanks and Infantry Are Within Four and a Half Miles of Vital Passage to Berlin Krom the North.

Reds Close in On Stettin   Prize German Port Menaced With Advances On Danzig and Gdynia

UNEASY LULL ON EASTERN FRONT WHERE BOTH NAZIS AND REDS ‘MASS TROOPS FOR BIG BATTLE

Russians Drive Against Stettin   Pontoon Lquipment Is Reported At Oder In Preparatory Action

—EAS TERN. FRONT-— Reds: Are Closing In On: Stettin   Enemy Bridgehead At ‘Gateway To Berlin Is  ‘Being Reduced

Tanks, Infantry Thrust af Gate City fo Berlin   Reds Bring Up Equipment for River Assault

Soviets Mark Up Additional Advances   Pontoon Equipment Is Brought.Up Near Griefhaqen

REDS MENACE PRIZE GERMAN PORT OF STETTIN   Third White Soviet Army Reaches Outskirts of Brandenburg =, 

SOVIETS PUSH AHEAD AGAIN   Move Within Four and a Half Miles of Stettin, Vital Gateway.   PRESSURE IS IN SOUTH

REDS INTENSIFY STETTIN SMASH   Heaviest Pressure Exerted On South Flank Of Line

SOVIETS POUND STETTIN GATES   Bring Up Equipment Tc Span Oder River  Before Berlin

Reds Close In On Nazis At Stettin   First Army Reduces Bridgehead at Gateway to rlin   IN A FORWARD THRUST   Russians Are Bringing Ur Pontoon Equipment  Along Oder

RUSSIAN ARMY MENACES PRIZE GERMAN PORT   Nazis Suffer Heavy Losses In Hungary

Soviets Near Gateway To Reich Capital   Compress Nazi Bridgehead Easf Of Oder River

Red Menace To Prize Port Of Stettin Grows   Elimination Of Nazis In East Prussia Proceeds Mathadically.

RUSSIANS EXERT HEAVY PRESSURE AGAINST STETTIN   THRUST FORWARD AT ENEMY BRIDGEHEAD 4 MILES FROM PORT

MacARTHUR PRESSES ON FOR DECISIVE BATTLE   says Japs Taken Completely b»  Surprise at Lineayen

Con Con Delegates Hold First Reunion, Name New Officers   Allen Succeeds Benecke; Will Reconvene Next September

Swedish Count Revealed as Intermediary   Germany Reportedly Given Ultimatum to Quit by Tuesday

Germans Resist Desperately in Effort to Hold West Wall: at Same Time They Are Frantically Rushing Troops Eastward

Storm Siegfried Fortress  of Heinsberg   Germans Resist Desperately in Effort to Hold West Wall; at Same Time They Are Frantically Rushing Troops Eastward

Broad Controls Of Exports Are Planned   Designed To Prevent Draining Off of Goods » Needed in Reconversion

RESTRICTIONS   Government to Keep Goods Needed at Home From Going Abroad

WILLIAM MIGLLARD DIES HERE MONDA)      Funeral Services to Be Conducted at 2:30 O'clock ~ - Thureday.

GREECE RECEIVES CREDITS   $25,000,000 Granted for Bridges, Roads and Machinery

SYMPATHIZERS’ PLOT 10 BREAK JAIL REPORTED   Courtroom Jammed as Puppet Premier Is Sentenced

DEATH DECREE HANDED DOWN FOR QUISLING   NOTORIOUS NORWEGIAN TRAITOR SENTENCED TO DEATH— RESCUE ATTEMPT : REPORTED .

Small Force Of Yanks May Stay In Reich For Years   Bry JOHN M. BRIGHTOWER

IDEA OF KEEPING OCCUPATION FORCES IN GERMANY AFTER WAR MORE POPULAR

Occupation: Of Germany Idea ‘Gains Support   Proposed U. S. Troops he Kept in Reich for Many Years After War Is Over

Occupation Of Reich Needed To Keep Order   Entire Left German Fiank is  ottering— —BY J. Wi. RODS    Beds Hold East Prussia Baq--Full Of Nazis

U. 5. GOVERNMENT CIRCLES FAVORING OCCUPATION FORCE  AT LEAST SMALL MILITARY FORCES WOULD BE KEPT IN CERMANY

Small Occupation Forces in Reich   idea of Policing Germany with Allied Troops Gains Support

LONG-TIME CHAOS LIKELY IN GERMANY   American Occupation Force Expected To Be Necessary

Military Occupation Forces. May Be Needed in "Germany Many Years Is Spreadina Belief:

Long-Time Occupation for Germany Seen; Conditions Lead to Little Hope of Unified Enemy Surrender

LENGTHY OCCUPATION OF GERMANY VIEWED   Little Hope Held For Unifiec Surrender Of Enemy

Army Approaches Elbe River; Early Crossing of Last Water Barrier Before Berlin Forecast

Drive 50 Miles To within 57 Miles of Berlin   U. §. and Russian Forces Are Now Only 115 Miles Apart

OVER 30 MILE GAIN IS MADE BY AMERICANS   LINKUP PREDICTED WITH SOVIETS IN FEW DAYS

—_P ta cs —=—e @  4 Year ae tQ erry YG. -~dowy 2 Te  — ww e _ * em  “4 ce: ~ ae. Ou -_ eee YS cS .  a   Urossing -mminen: as 2 ~2er A_iec Armies %ace Onwarc

NINTH ARMY IS ONLY 57 MILES FROM CAPITAL   Startling 50-Mile Advance Carries To Elbe River At Magdeburg   JUNCTION WITH RED ARMY EXPECTED SOON

Plunges 50 Miles East To The Elbe   Crussing of River Would Mean ‘Junction With the Russian Army. Third Army Blazes Along A 60-Mile Front

Elbe River Is  Reached; Fast Advance Made   Second Armored Division By-Passes Brunswick and Roars Through Heart of Reich—Essen and Bochum Fali

Sprint places Yankees at Magdeburg  ’ Throw span over  ° watar ha BEE

Ninth Army Rams Into Magdeburg   Americans Sprint 53 Miles Across Collapsing Reich In Most Sensational Gain Of War

Meeting With Reds Within Week Seen, Magdeburg Periled   Ist Advaneing on Czech Border Under Partial News Blackout--3d Grinds Toward Leipzig,  DBeisich Bichten Glace Are am Bremen

Armored Force Reaches  the Elbe River   Imminent Crossing of Last Water Barrier Before Berlin Expected; Linkup With Russians Likely Within Few Days

EMBARGO ON FREIGHT TO END TONIGHT   Weather Will Determine Whether There Will Be a Reinstatement of Restrictions   SOME MINES CLOSED

Huge Supply Of Opium to Be Destroyed   Chinese to Publicly Burn 800,000 Ounces Seized From Japs.

[Rescued Prisoners Have Hundreds \Of Thousands Coming In Back Pay

.Reds Drive Aheac In Five Sectors   Nipponese Rail Supply Hub Of Hailer And Five Border Fortresses Fall Before Drive

OPA EXPLAINS MEAT RATIONS   Per Capita Meat Supply Is Estimated At 115 Lbs. Asserts Bowles

OPA Says Rationing Is But One Of Many Ways Americans. Share In Food Supplies

Home Town Care Planned For Veterans   Michigan Is First State In- Which. Disabled Veterans Will Select Own Physicians

ani       cons  dee bent 2  TOS EO Towns Under Newest Setup   Michigan Is First State To Get Test

Test “Home Town Care”   Wounded Vets to Get Care By Own Doctors Under Michigan Plan

NEW DEAL FOR MICHIGAN VETS EYED CLOSEL'   Veterans Administration Per. mits ‘Home Town Care’ by Doctors They Choose

VA ANNOUNCES NEW PLAN FOR MICHIGAR   Vets May Receive ‘Home Town Care’ By Doctors Of Their Choice.

Rokossovsky’s Tanks Within 11 Miles of Main East Prussian Railway, Zhukov Winning Big Warta Tank Battle.

Russians Drive To Cut Off East Prussia   Soviet Tanks Nearing Trunk Railway To Nazi Capital

‘SOVIETS TAKE TANNENBERG; SMASH AHEAD   Shell East Prussia-Berlin Railroad and Break De_ fense Line East of Oder  River.

JAPAN 10. GET HEAVY BLOWS TRUMAN SAYS   President, Awarding Medal, Praises Fighting Men

Medal Is Presented By Truman   Congress Cheers As Award Is Given to “One-Man Army” Lindsey   Why Award is tstven

SERGEANT GETS HIGHEST MEDAL   Award Is Presented By President While Solons Cheer

Congress Cheers as Medal of Honor Is Bestowed on Sergeant Who, Alone, Engayed a Comvany of Enemy

Congress Sees Doughboy Hero Get Top Medal   Truman Predicts Japanese Will Be ‘Overwhelmed’  Ry Wen like 1 isschkeae

MEETING OF CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS   Mother Church Lauds Efforts ©  Toward Peace

GEORGE BILL SENT 10 HOUSE   Senate Delays Action On Wal: lace Job To March 1

George Bill Due To Pass House Vote   Wallace Opponents To Continue Fight On Nomination

Confirmation Of Wallace Step Nearet   Senate Passes Bill to Divorce Lending Agencies, Cammerce Bureau

Home Town Best Vet Aid, Martin   Outlines State Plan To Aid Veterans,  Governors Told

Vet’s Home Town Is Best Qualified To Rehabilitate Him, Martin Tells Parley

“TIGER'S” TRIAL  REVEALS MORE ATROCITIES   Yamashita Still Unmoved as Six Cases Are Reviewed

NEW AUTHORITY FOR LABOR BOSS   Situation Is No Better in Oil And Auto Industries

Truman Gives Labor Head Broad Authority   WLB, WMC Put Under Schwellenbach, Stabilizers’ Position Is Abolished

Labor Secretary Handed New Authority;Walkouts Gain Among Oil Workers

Labor Chief  Takes Reins   Schwellenback Gets National Authority

enbach Takes Over As U.S. Labor Boss  Brood Powe  Gets To Deal With Crisis

SCHWELLENBACH 1S NEW LABOR BOSS   Broad Authority Given To Cab. inet Member

Schwellenbach Gets ‘Big: Stick’ Labor Authority   President Grants New Secretary Enlarged Powers for Efforts

1,500-Mile Picket Line Is Set Up _ For Yankee Smash Against Tokyo

interpreting The War News— Jap Fears Of Increased Fury: Of. U.S. Attack Seems Well Founded

Japanese Sea Lane: Face Airtight Aerial Picket Line   American Bombers Darken Atlantic Skies On Homeward Fiights Prior To Strategic Shift Toward Pacific

Japs Claim Bombers Are Now on Bases   Announcement May be Premature But Worst Yet to Come

Planes from Eur ope Wing To Far East   Tokyo Reports Arri¥al of Medium Bombers “in Philippines For Use in Fight Against Japan

Collision in Sky Kills Baby. Two  Army Aviators  Military Plane and   Military Plane and Air Liner Tangle; Four Hurt Seriously

Bomber-Airliner Collision Kills 3   Pilot's Skill Prevents Heavy Loss of Life

Auto Strike Threats Cloud Labor Seene   ({M President Gives Flat’(No’ To C1O On Demand For 30 Per Cent Wage Boost

Workers in Two Big Plants Will Vote This Week   Flat ‘No’ to UAW Demands Is Issued By General Motors

SOLDIER BONUS BILL COMES UP IN LEGISLATURE   FIRST TWO OF FIVE. PLANS SLATED FOR STUDY TOMORROW

STATE SOLDIER BONUS BILLS TO BE DEBATED   General Assembly To Consider New Bills Tuesday

MORE THAN 12.000 JAPANESE DEAD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COUNTED IN -PHILIPPINES CAPIFAL

U.S. Forces In Luzon Capture More Key Towns   Yanks In Central Luzon Slash Ahead—WManila Mopping-up Completed

PRICE PUZZLE HOLDS UP GM FACT FINDING   ClO WANTS PROFITS CONSIDERED WITH WAGE DEMANDS

Pay-Price Question Stalls G. M. Fact-Finding Board   Group to Recess Today Until It Decides Whether Testimony on Profits and Their Relation to Wage Increases Will Be Allowed in Evidence—Issue Is Injected By Union Over Objection of Corporation.

Panel Headed By Dr. Graham Is Recessed   Holds Meeting With Labor Secretary

Fact-Finding To Get First Test in Oil Dispute   General Motors Board Will Meet Wednesdav

Price-Profit Issue As Regards Wages Stalls Oil Wage Fact-Finders

PEACE ENVOYS GET SET FOR QUICK ACTION   DELEGATES WONDER WHAT CALMED SOVIETS

Rumors of Nazi Surrender Stirs U.N. Peace Talks   Delegates Seize on Rumors to Speed Work on Security

PEACE MEETING INTERRUPTED BY SURRENDER BIL   Delegates Turn Eager Ears To Early Reports of Germany's Fall

UNGID PLODS THAU WEEK CF OPENING TALK   Delegates Accept Rumors of Nazi Surrender as an Incentive to Speed.

Free Press Tag On UNRRA Money   Boos Accent Debate On GOP's Rider

Account Bo ok Is Scanned For   Murder Clues   Reveals Large Amounts Paid Out By Widow Of Slain Albert E. Langford, Executive

Police Examine Langford Ledger For Murder Clues   Entries Might Total $200.000

Examine Ledger  For Murder Clue   Reveals Widow Of Slain Textile Executive Paid Out Thousands.

GOERING FIRST PRISONER TO ENTER COUR]   Rudolph . Hess, Staring Straight Ahead, Follews

DOUGHBOYS START ALL-OUT DRIVE ON SOUTH OKINAWA   Heavy Yank Lesees Ex  pected. MacArthur Enrnes Hold, Mindanao. Mere Islands Taken.

YANKS ADVANCE IN PACIFIC WAR   Infantry Knifes Into Jap Defenses on Okinawa—Opposition Fierce

Yanks Poise New Threat to Borneo, Gain on Okinawa   Mustangs Knock Out 84 Planes In Tokyo Attack

BATTLE RAGES ON OKINAWA   [Yanks Launch All-Out Offensive; Develop 2nd Threat to Borneo

‘Yanks Press Attack To Seize Okinawse   Advance Is Slow and Fight Savage in Siege of Capital; Twe More Philippine Islands Taken in New Threat to Borneo

STALEMATE UR DNINAWA ENDS AS WE ATTACK   Frontal Assault on Naha’s Defenses Opens; Second Threat to Borneo.

Strong Yank Attack Hits Okinawa Japs   Amphibious Forces on Island 45 Miles  From Borneo

Big U. S. Okinawa Drive Gains   Invasion of Balabac Island Poses New Threat to Borneo

AMERICAN INFANTRY DIVISIONS IN ALL-OUT DRIVE ON OKINAWA   MUSTANG FIGHTERS KNOCK OUT EIGHTY-FOUR JAP PLANES NEAR TOKYO

Crack Stalemate on Okinawa Isle  Americans Advance an Iicand Canital

Yanks Capture Balabac in New Threat to Borneo   13-Day Stalemate on South Okinawa Ended; Attack Naha Defense

Begin All-Out Push Against Okinawa Japs   Three U. S. Divisions At. tack Deep, Intricate Nahe  Defenses.

Yanks Launch an All-Out Offensive Against Nips On Southern Okinawa Island   Three Infantry Divisions Attack  aa  Intracate. Naha Defense Systém  *

Yanks Gain In Big Push On Okinawa   Fresh Landing Develops New Threat to Borneo

TRIUMPH ENTRY <4 INTO JAPANESE CAPITAL MADE   Pacific Veterans of Seventh Division Aiso Arrive at Korea Preparatory to Oeceupvine Capital

Schedule Calls For Quick Occupation Of Numerous Key Places   MacArthur Established American Control Of Capital With Brief But Impressive Ceremony ; Marshalls Atoll And Bougainville Sign Terms.

Korea Landings Start; Ryukyus Surrendered  Tan Commanders on Bougainville,   Jap Commanders on Bougainvule, Maloelap Atoll Sign Documents

U. S. Troops Roll Into Tokyo, Korea   First Cavalry, Other Army Units Entering By Jeep, Truck

15,000 U. S. Troops Roll By Truck And Jeep Into Capital   Other Pacific Veterans Splash Ashore On  Western Korea

Yanks Land in  Korea; Pour Into Tokvo   Historic Ceremony Sees Raising of Flag in Nin Capital

Nippon Capital Is Occupied While Americans Spread Out To Take In Rest Of Nation

Action Follows Unfurling of Flag Over Jap Capital   Veterans of Seventh. Division Splash Ashore To Take Over Korea

Unfurl Flag Over U.S. Embassy   Surrender Signed by Japs on Other Islands Japan Has Held

15,000 TROOPS ENTER RUINED JAPAN CAPITAL   Gen. MacArthur Ends Long Road Back With Raising Of Stars And Stripes   OCCUPATION UNEVENTFUL   Nipponese Watch In Silence As U. S. Soldiers Take Over Blasted City

Veteran Troops Land on Korea   15,000 Americans Roll Into Jap Capital; MacArthur Unfurls Flag Over U. S. Embassy

U.S. FLAG IS UNFURLED IN JAP CAPITAL   “Let It Wave as Symbol of Hope for Oppressed,” Says Gen. MacArthur.

Cut Out Nicknames, Say ‘‘Soldier”’  ‘GI Joes’ Feel Objection To Condescending Names

GP Okay When Ref errine to Yanks, Rut Be Sure and Leave Off the Joe

LITTLE GIRL TELLS OF JAP ATROCITIES   oven Yamashita Shud. ders as 11-Year-Old Child Testifies

TELLS OF FILIPINOS BEING BURNED ALIVE   5000 Herded into Prison And Drenched With Gasoline

ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIEL SHOWS SCARS OF 38 BAYONET WOUNDS INFLICTED  BY THE JAPANESE

Attlee Says Anglo Party Will Build  Society of Justice   Carefully Planned Socia x Reforms Will Be  ;; Iustituted, He   ™. Tells Scots!

Labor Party Of Britain Reveals Am   Prime Minister Atlee Says New Society For Nation Planned

British Labor ‘Out to Build New Society’   Attlee Outlines New Objectives of His Labor Government

British Labor Party Out to Build New Society, Says Prime Ministe:

NEW SOCIETY IS ATTLEE'S GOAL   Prime Minister Says Labor Party Is Out To Erect Society Of Peace, Freedom And Justice.

New Society To Be Built.   British Labor Party Announces Its New Social Objectives '

PLANS ONE OF PEACE, FREEDOM   Attlee To Back Legislation In House Of Commons

Laborites Plan ‘New Society’  Seek ‘Peace, Freedom, Social Justice’

Laborites Plan Large Program   Attlee Says Party “Out To Build a New Society” in World

Prime Minister Attlee — Says Labor Party Is Out To “Build a New Society’’

SECOND ATTACK ON CAPITAL IN LAST 48 HOURS   B-29’s Drop 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs On City’s  Business District

Enemy Capital Hit Twice In 48 Hours   Imperial Government Center Also Is Yank Target Today

Tokyo Fires Still Blazing      Heavy Damages Seen To Japan’s Capital

Haze Partly Obscures Results Today; Test Best-Built Portions of Capital

FORCE OF ABOUT 500 GREAT BOMBERS HIT HEART OF NIPPAN   BUSINESS AND IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TOKYO BLASTED TODAY

Superfortresses in Second Big Fire Raid on Capital   500 Bombers Dump 4,000 Tons; Blast Government and Business District

4,000 More Tons ‘Ot Bombs Rained On Japs’ Capital   ncendiaries Dropped in South Central Part of City-Major Targets Blasted in Second Great Attack Within Last 48 Hours.

Raid Made By About 500 Superforts   City Was Still Burning From Attack Thursday

‘South Central Arca of  City, Containing Most  Modern Buildings in  Japan, Hit by 4,000 tons  sf Bombs From 500 L1 se

Second Great Raid In Less Than 48 Hour   Attack Most Modern. Best Buildings In Imperial Center In Capital.

Government Center Blasted in Second Raid in 48 Hours; City Still Burns  From Fire Bombs; Damage Is Extensive

act  NO AIT IN ABOUT 48 HAS,   Business District and Imperial Government Center Are Targets.   [OTHER FIRES STILL BURN

START NEW FIRES IN FLAME SEARED CAPITAL OF JAPS  HEART OF TOKYO IS mPa t 2h aware Fnanad   HEART OF TOKYO IS STILL ABLAZE FROM RAID TWO DAYS AGO

Huge NewFires Kindled In Jap Capital’s Heart   Target Area Runs Through City’s Equivalent of Chicugo’s State Street Business Area   1,000 Tons Bomhs Dropped In Hour   Tremendous Destruction Heaped On City, Already Deeply Searred By Previous Raids

News Day And Night   500 Supers Drop 4,000 Tons Of Bombs In Burning Capital   Best Buildings In City Blasted   Three, Two Tenths Square Miles Burned Out In  Previous Attack

Burning Tokyo Hit By 4,000-Ton Blow   Marunouchi Business District is Target of Second Fire Bomb Raid In 48 Hours: Smoke Shields: Damage

Huge B-29 Force Hits   Nip Capital Still Burning From Tremendous FireBomb Raid of Thursday

4,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Batter Hear Of Nippon Capital; Smoke Covers City

Zurbucken Case Goes To the Jury   Judge Tells Jurors To Consider Only the Tax Evasion Angle in Sensational Case

ZURBUCKEN CASE GOES TO JURORS   Helvering Tells Veniremen to Consider Evidence  Carefully   2 ELEMENTS ARE CITED

Moscow Announces Ratification of Germany’s Surrender in Berlin   German Commander Of Armed Forces Signs With Tears In Eyes

“arshar Wilhetm Keitel, Supreme Commander of Nazi Forces, Silent as He Affixes Signature to Articles of Surrender for Germ anv

Russians Finally  Hold V-E Day   Details of Surrender . Ratification Outlined

REDS JUBILANT AS VICTORY DAY I$ PROCLAIMED .   Final Act Int Capitulation Of Germans Takes Place

Russia Hails Victory Signec in Berlin   Keitel Yields for Germans; Moscov Cheers the Allies

RUSSIANS OBSERVING V-DAY TODAY”      Awaited Signing Of Final Articles Of Surrender

Aussies Drive Six Miles  From Brunei  Tokyo Reports of New Landing

Aussies Drive Six Miles From Brunei   Tokyo Reports of New Landing Are Not Confirmed

Australian Coast Drive From Brunei Succeeding   Tuotong Oil Center Is Neared By Force

Drive Made By Aussies Down  The Coast Line   In Borneo Make Gain Toward A Big Oil Center

Aussies Push © Along Coast From Brune:   Advance Six Miles Towarc Sarawak Oil Center of Tuotong On Borneo

Aussies on Move Again in Borneo   Planes Blast at Japanese Islands From Bases, Carriers

Aussies Make For Borneo’s  Oil Centers   No Word About Tokyo Reports Of Allied Fleet Menacing Balikpapan.  BOMB GUN POSITIONS

Australians Continue Drive Toward Borneo Oil Center; Planes Attack Balikpapan

Aussies Drive On Sarawak   MacArthur Silent on Tokyo Report Big Allied Fleet Menacing Balikpapan Port

AUSSIES DRIVE 6 MILES DOWN COAST OF BORNE(   Tokyo Reports Allied Fleet Is Menacing the Port of Balikpapan

BORNEO INVADERS DRIVE SIX MILES TOWARD OIL HUB   Australians Push Down Coast From Captured Brunei Toward Refinery Center of Toutong.   AIRMEN BLAST JAPS IN BALIKPAPAN AREA   Tokyo Says Port Is Menaced by Strong Allied Fleet, but Report Lacks Confirmation.

Acceptance Oi Offer Up To Allies; Fate Of Hirchito Question    Whether To Grant Japs This Right Discussed

Big Four Act Fast After Switzerland And  Sweden Transmit Emperor-Saving Proposal   WASHINGTON

Installation Of Officers Will Be Held At Eastern Star Ceremonial Monday   Mrs. Lilliam Ritter . Of Cedar Falls TInstalline Officer

STORM BOBER RIVER AREA IN aR AMIE Bl   Breakthrough Carries Russians to Within 74 Miles of Dresden.

Konev’s Ferces Circle Breslau,  Cross the Bobey   Reported Storming  Germany’s Second Line of Defense in Silesia

'Ten* ,erutures   ‘1,100 U. S. Planes Help Bomb Path -For Soviet Armies

Russians Eneirele Breslau   Konev Storming Bober River, Nazi Second Line of Defense in Silesia

 Soviet Army Troops Sight Saxony Line   Spearheads Cross Neisse River Within ‘45 Miles of Dresden

Dresden ‘In Russians’ Sights Too; Konev's Advance Great; Berlin Front Is Blacked Out

Berlin Says Reds Pierce Second Line   Early Thaw.   Frankfurt Fire Lessens.

Bresalu Encircled By Reds   500 German Towns Captured in 24 Hours By Russians

Spearhead : Mt. F r oO m      KONEV’S VANGUARD THOUGHT TO HAVE CROSSED NEISSE: RIVER NEAR GIERLITZ

SOVIET FORCES ENCIRCLE BRESLAU, GAIN IN DRIVE TO OUTFLANK BERLIN

Konevs Army Breaks Across Bober River   Sweep Carries Russian Ar my Forces 0) Miles Bevond Oder River Lines

Konev's Forces Storming 20-Mile Sector Of Bober River, Ger. many’s Second Line Of De. fense In Silesia   NO CHANGES SEEN IN BERLIN SECTOR

Front East Of Serlin Is Unchanged   Gains In Silesia Set Stage For Flanking Drive From South

’ Breakthrough of First Ukrainian Army Within ‘74 Miles of Dresden

ARMORED UNITS MOVE TOWARD DRESDEN AREA   Saxony Capital Still Blazes From Allied Aerial Assaults

NOW 35 MILES PAST ODER IN SILESIAN GAIN   ‘Berlin Front Reported Fair. ly Quiet But Big Push Ex. pected Soon as Russian Flanks Secured.

CLAIM BRESLAU IS RINGED AS REDS HURDLE BOBER R.      Breakthrough, Carrying Within 74 Miles o: Dresden, Sets Stage For Flank Attack Against Berlin

Reds Circle Breslau and Cross River   Russian Drive Carries Ar: my 35 Miles Beyond Od er River.

Red Forces At the Gates Of Goerlitz   Crash Across River Only 45 Miles from Dresden, Reported Today

Germans Report Soviets Storming Bober River Line   First Ukrainian Army Break-Through Carries To 74 Miles of Dresden

PERON RESIGNS AS STRONG MAN OF ARCENTINA   Dictator Is Forced Out When Army Threatens Revolt

Buenos Aires Police Heads Forced Out   Action Follows Peron  Resignation; Cabinet Members Meet

Peron Aides Also Ousted From Posts   Police Chiefs Follow Strong Man Of Argentina To Sidelines

Argentine Police Heads Quit After  Ouster of Peron    Washington Adopts Wait And See Attitude in Confused Situation

POLICE AIDES ARE DEPOSED   Believe Peron May Run For Office Next April

ARGENTINE DICTATOR’ RESIGNS   May Be Forerunne) Of a Bloodless  Revolution

PERON CLIQUE THROWN OUT IN ARGENTINA   Chief Police Officials Follow Peron As Democracy Has Inning.

/ ~ARGENTINA— Two Police Officials Deposed   Peron Resigns In Bloodless Revolution

Sens. Langer and Shipstead Alone Cast Dissenting Votes: Truman Expresses Gratification   Hull and Grew Also Acclaim Senate Action, Hailing It as Advancing Cause of World Peace, Security

POPULAR COUPLE MARRIED. MONDAY   Irma Pottebaum and Adrian Dreckman to Live  Near Struble

Wedding At Alton Monday Morning  Adrian. Dreckman, Irma Pottebaum

BIG UNSOLVED PROBLEMS FACE LABOR PARLEY   Few Decisions Reached Sc Far On Wage-Price Matters .

Captain McVay Denies Charges   indianapolis Skipper Charged With Necligenc: In Loss of Cruiser

First Evidence is Given in Trial of Capt. Chas. McVay   Skipper of  Ill-Fated Indianapolis Denies All Navy’s Charges

CAPTAIN M’VAY DENIES CHARGE   Skipper Says He’s Not Guilt Of Negligence in Loss Of Cruiser

McVay Pleads Not Guilty To Navy Charges   Cruiser Skipper Hears Accusations At Court Martial

McVay Enters  Innocent Plea Trial Under Way Afte: Delay Of 24 Hours

Capt. McVay Enters Plea Of Innocent   Commanded Cruiser Lost During War

MeVav Pleads  * Bas: 9 Innocent   Skipper Of Indianapolis Enters Formal Pleas Of Innocent,

Captam Pleads Not Gully To Navy's Charges  McVay Blamed  For Shin Loe«e

  Skipper of Indianapolis ‘Pleads Not Guilty  To Negligence Charge

Ship Captain Enters Plea Of Not Guilty   Held On Charges Of Neg ligence In Loss Of Ship With Heavy Casualties

INNOCENT PLEA GIVEN BY CRUISER’S CAPTAIN   Court Hears ‘Not Guilty’ By Skipper Of Indianapolis

MeVay Enters — ‘Innocence Plea   Indianapolis Chief "Hear: Charges of Negligence; Tnéfficiency

McVay Denies Guilt at Trial  Public Caurt.Ma   Public Court-Martial Opens Against Captain Of Doomed U.5. Cruiser

Accused Captain Pleads Innocent   Indianapolis. Skipper Says Not Negligent

McVay Pleads  His Innocence   Skipper Of Ill-Fated Cruiser Enters Plea To Negligence Charges

Skipper Enters Innocent Plea   Negligence Charge Is Denied By McVay

SIMPLE SERVICE FOR MUSSOLINI   SAWODUST-FILLED BOX BECOMES HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE

Mussolini to Have Simple Interment   Starace Executed By Firing Squad; Americans Have Graziani

GOOD FALL WEATHER   South Winds Bring Indian Summer Conditions to Kansas

“Victory Week” ——_—_—— ‘Why I Am Buying and Holding Victory Bonds

“Victory Week” —_——____—_ Why I Am Buying and Holding Victory Bonds’

AMG Says Dangerou: Element Grows Bolder in Germany   Nazi Philosophy Remains Present Among Younger People; Armor in Readiness to Quell Any Emergency

CABINET SHIFTS EXPECTED SOON   Secretary Perkins First to Leave; Byrnes May Become Secretary of State

TRUMAN FRIENDS HINT AT CHANGES IN CABINET SOON   PERKINS, WICKARD SLATED TO RESIGN, TARIFF WAR LOOMS

Washington Roundup  Cabinet Shakeup Likely; Perkins and Wickard Out

CHILD AS SUB   Police Says Mrs. Webster Kidnaped Baby To Pass Off As Her Own

Baby Stealer Held for Jury   Vending Machine Man Denies He’s Husband

Chinese Pound Weakening Japs On Entire Line   Slowly Driving Jap Troops To North

Pound Defense  Through China   Troops Drive On Former Great American Airbase

Chinese Hit Weake ning  Nip Defense   Former American Base Aim As Laipo Is Recaptured

JM DEFENSES ARE WEAKENING   CHINESE ARE APPROACHING OUTSKIRTS OF WEILIN

Chinese Pound Jap Defenses  ge - > ai Laipo In te oll Racer sermar Btace At K was lee

SOLONS TAKE CUE, REQUEST WAGE BOOST   Senators Would Hike Many Salaries In Can;tal

SENATORS PUSH SALARY RAISES   Wage Grab In Midst Of War Condemned By Other Solons

Committee Work Of Texas Solons In Full Bloom; Akin’s Bill At Top

COMMITTEE WORK OF  LEGISLATURE PLACES  BILLS ON CALENDAR ONE BILL WOULD DEFINE DUTIES OF HIGHER EDU PATIALR BAADNrO

An Akron Woman  Drowns Herself  InFarm Cistern_ Continued Iii Health Leads Her To Take, Her. Own Life

Carriers Sink  9-Ship Convoy   a dap Warships Tacha Jan Fol! OFF Reukeus

'8-SHIP JAP CONVOY BAGGED _ BY YANK PLANES SATURDAY   Three Large Cargo Vessels, Two Destroyers And Three Other Escort Craft Destroyed Off Ryukyus; Mitsubishi Plane Plant Is In Ruins

Yanks Sink Jap Convoy Off Ryukyus   Carrier Planes Destroy Cargo Ships, Destroyers

SOVIETS MEET FIERCE FIGHT TIL DEADLINE   Dresden Captured: Yanks Converge On Prague

Hire Prevention Proclaimed By Wilson's Mayor   Fire Department, Jaycees To Coperate In Observance of Week Oct. 7-13.

'A $100 Check. to Member Jars State Legislature   Money Sent to Chairman of Senate Education Committee: Sender Not Mentioned

This Newspaper ser To Feature Series of Photographic Studies of Local Youngsters

REDS CLOSING ~~ DANZIG TRAP   RED ARMY FORCES IN NORTH SMASHING GERMAN RESISTANCE IN TITAL BALTIC AREA

’ NAZI DEFENSE , INPOMERANIA BUCKLES, SAGS   German Officers Weserting Men   8 DANZIG CIRCLED

Reds Take Almos' All of Vienna   All But 3 Municipal Districts Captured

Russ Tighten Trap on  Vienna Nazis   Narrow Escape Gap, Hurl Garrison Over Danube Canal

Advance Tank Columns 50 Miles From Junction as Infantry Clears Industrial Rhine Capital

HUNS SEEK TO ESCAPE FROM PATTON   Allied Airmen Report German Troops In Flight

Tank Divisions i  Envelope Saar To Trap Nazis   Third Army Forces Near Juncture With Seventh Army. 50 Miles Aways

Pearl Harbor Probers G iven Access To Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt

PEARL HARBOR GROUP TO SEE FDR'S PAPERS   PERSONAL PAPERS OF ‘pars PRESIDENT TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INQUIMY:  COMMITTEE 

Forrestal Sees Long Fight to Clean Up Isle   Japanese Still Hold Volcano in North Part Island

LOSSES OF U. 5. HIGH, NIPS CLAIM   East-West Runway Of Strip Captured By Marine Invaders

MARINES HOLD NEARLY HALF OF TINY ISLE   Tanks And Flame-Throwers Spearhead Attack Now In Second Week

YANK TROOPS GLEARING LAST OF AIRFIELD   Bloody Iwo Battle Goes into Second Week

NAVY OFFICER HEARS CHARGE   Skipper Of Cruiser. Lost In Pacific Area Accused Of Negligence

Navy Charges Inefficiency  And Negligence   MeVay Unsuccessful In Defense Move At Court Martial

GERMAN MASS SURRENDER IN AREA CLAIMEL   Strong Enemy Attacks In Calcar Sector  Slow Allies

Patton's Army Racks UpGains Of Five Miles   Nazis Surrender In Wholesale Lots In Face Of Quickening Offensive

Nazis Surrender  EnMasse  U. S. 3rd Army Front Reports Say   U. $. 3rd Army Front Reports Say Germans Giving Up By the Hundreds

Gain of 5 Miles Is Made   Germans Give Up In Hordes Behind Strong Defenses

GAINS OF OVER 3 MILES MADE IN SIEGFRIED LINE   Enemy Giving Up To Third Army In Some Seetions

YANKS COLLAPSE BIG SECTION OF SIEGFRIED LINK   Patton’s Armored Columns Swing Out at Quickening Pace in Pruem Sector to Moselle-Saar Triangle

3rd Army Cracks Big Section of West Wall   Nazis Surrender Wholesale In Pruem Sector. ut On Ruhr Front Foe Slows Canadian Advance

SULLEN NAZIS IN WEOT GIVE UPTO PATTON   Third Army Counts Almost 7,000 Prisoners in Four Days.

Many Germans Surrendering On 3rd Army Front Reported   Enemy Resistance is Spotty Except Where Nazi Paratroopers Are

Sulien Nazis Giving Up to Patton Army   Surrender in Spite of the Fact They Have Time to  Escape Eastward

-Patton Gains Mass German “Capitulations   Enemy Resistance Strangely Spotty All Across Front

U. S. TROOPS COLLAPSE SIEGFRIED LINE SECTION: MANY NAZIS SURRENDER

Patton’s 3rd Army Reports’ Wholesale Nazi Surrender; Fierce Struggle In North

Yanks Collapse Another Section of Siegfried Line   Reports of Wholesale German Surrenders. Pouring In From Front

american Third Army Advances Five And Half Miles  7,000 PRISONERS IN FIRST FOUR DAYS  Clearing Weather Promised Further Allied Air Support

Giving Up. : To Patton’s. Third Army           AMERICANS COLLAPSE BIG » SECTIONS OF SIEGFRIED LINE u AND ADVANCE OVER FIVE MIL!

YANKS SHATTE BIG CHUNK OF SIEGFRIED LINE   Nazi Resistance Is Spotty With Mass Surrenders Being Reported

National Rolls Show 385,000 Still Striking   Coal Walkout at Tinpasses horemen’s, Lamiber  s Newring End

Negotiations Pestponed—  indefinitely   Schwellenbach De clares No Intention of Seizing Struck Mines Long As Hope of Settlement Renains

Truman At His Desk Early For  Busy Calendar   Aad 18 Specifie Appointments; Moying Cautiously Into Council of Mililary Strategy

Unusual Kick By German Prisoner  Sore Because He Was Captured Before His Sosliaiah Was Over

Order 20,000 To Picket Line dn Film Strike   500 Officers Marshalled To Make Mass Arrests at Warner Bros. Studio

FILM STRIKE RIOTS: LOOM   UNION OFFICIALS TELL 20,008 LOCKHEED WORKERS TO " JOIN PICKET LINES = '

MINER DEMANDS AREFORMULATED   UMW Proposals To Be Given Operators Thursday

Lewis Summons  Heads Together   Will Set Up Wage Demands To Be Made

ASK EXTENSION BERRY CEILING   Buyers Rap Black Market Operators At Parley With OPA

WAR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PLAN   Replacement Troops Being Sent to Europe By January

Ask Democrats Work With GOP On Sound Laws   Minority Leader White Sees Coalition Only Aid To Senate Republicans

GOP CHIEFTAIN WOOS BEM Ald   Minority Seeks Coalitior To Back Key Measures  In Congress

Dissatisfied Demos: Urged to Help GOP  Minority Leader Asks Support in Backing

TOKYO DEFENSE COMMAND SET FOR ‘SHOWDOWN   Six More Mariana Islands Seized By Allies Without Fight

Finish Of Luzon Campaign Frees Five Divisions  BIG BOMBERS MINE OSKA BAY  Light Naval Units Sink Or Damage Jap Convoy

New Defense  Command.   END OF LUZON CAMPAIGN F REES': FIVE YANK DIVISIONS FOR #0" ACTION; OKINAWA FREED SEVEN: :

American Forces Strike Out Boldly Against Japs—Sink Convoy —Mine Inland Sea—Smash 3.45 Miles of Industrial Towns.   JAPS SET UP DEFENSE COMMAND FOR TOKYO

Prepare for Invasion by Americans   U. S Strength in Pacific Mounts—-More Army Forces Available

NIPS GETTING READY FOR NEW YANK INVASIONS   Finish Of Luzon Campaign Expected To Free Five Divisions For Action   SIX ISLANDS INVADED   Emergency Bases For B-29s Found Near Japan; No Resistance Offered

. —PRISONERS— Mistreated - By German:   Starvation. Diet -Almos Fatal’ To Two. Rescuer ‘Americans: -

BRUTAL TREATMENT  PRISONERS OF WAR  TOLD BY AMERICANS __JTWO GAUNTU: §. SOLDIER:  -. FREED FROM STALAG 12 AST OF RHINE .

Rescued U. S. Prisoners Bare Nazi Brutality   Starvation Diet, Cruelties By Guards At Stalag 12 Described.

First Americans To Reach Rhine Split Nazi Army   War Factories In Duesseldorf Under Gun Fire

DUS and Lroliey Strike Paralyzes Nation’s Capital  Walkout Involves 4,000 Operators; Trains and  Taxis Jammed      LEWIS WINS. TEST AT LABOR MEETING   Proposal Concerning Executives Sent Back to Rules Committee

Papers Shov s Conditions d Abrogated   Trolleys And Buses  4reParked   Walkout Climaxes Month-Long Dispute Over Wage Increase

Walkout by Trolley and Bus Drivers   Troop Use Threatened Against Pickets at = Windsor, Ontario.

Heffner By Bomber To Ardmore Home  After Two Operations for Infantile Paralysis

Senate Votes Bill to Raise Tax Limit   Would Increase Gross Figure to $5,000  Under Measure

Files Disclose Gestapo Pacts With 13 Nations   Reveal Police Had Agreed To Stamp Out Reda and Others

Agreements with gestapo are revealed  Police of 13 nalions invoived

Secret Prewar Agreements Listed in Report   Document From Naz! Files Bears Heydrich Signature

GESTAPO CURBED WORLD'S REDS   Secret Document Reveals Police of 13 Nations Involyed with Berlin

Reveal Secret Anti-Red Pact In 3 Continents   Nazi- Engineered Agreement Bears Names Of Nations, Most Of Which Were Overrun

FDR to Take Oath Tomorrow   May Deliver Shortest Inaugural Address

FO READER ~WNIEURITIO   Inaugural Speech Saturday May Not Run Over 300 Words

FOR'S ADDRESS WILL BE BRIEF   Around 500 Words——Short, Simple Inaugural Planned.

Roosevelt Takes Fourth Term Oath At Noon Tomorrov  , Se ae nr Trt) f   Ahreviated Ceremony Will Take Twenty Minutes; FDR's Talk fo Clip A. Lincoln's

Koosevelts Ready for Inaugural   President Prepares Address, About 500 Words to he (Given At Noon Saturday

In Case You've Forgotten It, Mr. FDR Plans To Be Inaugurated Tomorrow In Simple Ceremonies At Washington

F.D.R. Prepares To Take Oath 4th Time, Deliver Briefest Speech   Hard-To-Replace White House Rugs Rolled Up, Put In Storage, Until After Inauguration To Which Few Are Invited.

Rugs Put Out, More Roosevelts Move in, as Inauguration Plans Get Underway at White House

Rugs Come Out of White House; Moxg  Roosevelts Move ir for Inaugural

Inauguration Plans Finished   Rugs Come Out White iS kisei President To Give Only 500-W ord Talk.

ROOSEVELTS ARE READY FOR 41H INAUGURAL   Address Will Be Broadcast Over  All Networks

President Preparing What May Be History's Shortest Inaugural Speech

Roosevelt To Take Fourth Term Oath Of Office Tomorrow In Plain, Brief Ceremany  1. 7D D.,.

CAPITAL AWAITS BRIEF INAUGURAL   Roosevelt’s Speech May Be Shortest On Record

Plans Readied  For Inaugural   Roosevelt. Laboring  Over Brief Address

CAPITAL READY FOR INANGURAL      FDR Prepares Abbreviated Message for Ceremony Saturday

Roosevelt’s Fourth Inaugural Talk Saturday Expected To Be Shortest

CPL. CLAUDE H. HATCH AWARDED DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE AT SANTA FE

RUSSIAN TROOPS SCORE BIG GAINS IN MANCHURIA   Red Fleet Goes Into Action; Cross Border At Third Sector

Russians Plow Into Manehuria   Broadening Of Attacks On Various Fronts I: Made Known By The Soviets

Russians Smash Into Manchuria, Sakhalin Island   Outer Mongolia Joins in War on Japanese Enemy

Soviets Make Huge Gains  In Manchuria   Red Army Tanks Infantry and Massed Cavalry Storm Ahead

Russian Advances Enlarged   Red Army Making Sensational Gains in Manchurian Drive

SOVIET TROOPS ROLL FORWARD IN MANCHURIA   Sensational Advances Are Reported By : Moscow      Units Of Soviet Fleet Said To Have Gone Into Action

Reds Stab Info Korea, Japs Say   Reds Broaden Scope of Attack in Manchuria

Sensational Gains Made By Soviets   Tokyo Announces Attacks in Korea and  Sakhalin Isle

Sensational Advances In Manchuria   Tanks, Infantry And Cavalry Are Used By Soviets

Reds Driving Ahead In Korea and into Jap-Held Manchuria   American Air Forces Lend Close Support to Russian Ground Forces Which Are Made With Waves of Infantry, Tanks And Cavalry Backed By Massed Artillery

Russian Forces Smash Deep Into Manchuria   _Red Fleet in Action; Sakhalin Island, Korea Under Attack

NITS SAID T0  bs FLEET  FIN ACTION   Jumerous Gates in Enemy's Carefully Prepared Defenses Opened in Russian Drives

REDS ADVANCE IN MANCHURIA      Soviets Broaden Attacks To Sakhalin And  Korea

Red Army Makes Huge  Advances   Stalin Ta nk 5, Infantry And Cavalry Rolling Through Many Gates  Tn Manchurian Area

Japs Fall Back Before Soviets  On Broad Fron   Red Army Troops Broaden Attacks To Korea and Sakhalin Island

GEN, EISENHOWER RAPS OCCUPATION POLICY OF FRENCH   Declares Establishment of Central Administration for Germany Is Being Delayed by Ally.   CALLS FOR REVIVAL OF REICH’S TRADE   Says Food and Other Items Must Be Imported Without Any Thought of Eventual Repayment.

Eisenhower Assails Attitude Of French   Revival Of German Trade, Industry Said Necessary To U: S. Pocketbook

General Hits French Policy  In Germany   Eisenhower Holds Revival of Reich’s Economy Necessar

Opposition by French Is Hit  By Eisenhower   Also Says Revival Of German Trade Is Needed to Save U.S Taxpayers’ Money

Eisenhower Hits French Opposition In Germany   Army Chief Of Staff Says Trade Revival In Reich Will Save U. S. Taxpayers’ Money France Blocking Central Administration

GERMAN TRANE REVIVAL URGED   French Opposition To Central Rule Rapped By Eisenhower

German Trade Revival Urged By Eisenhower      General Criticizes French Opposition to Administration -

Gen. Eisenhower Criticizes French Aititude  Declares Revival of German Trade Necessary

Oil Workers On Strike At East Chicago   Calumet River Refinery Area Expected To Be At Complete Standstill By End Of Week

COMMITTEE APPROVES: CHANGE IN PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION   TRUMAN’S PLAN TO MAKE SPEAKER OF HOUSE NEXT IN LINE GETS MARGIN OF ONE VOTE

Vote 10-9 In Favor Of Proposal   Truman ‘Recommendation On Succession To The President Is Approved By Close Margin

; Judiciary Committee  Approves Presidential  Coneacetan Desvwsent

10-9 Vote on: Bill for Change in Succession: ¢   Committee Acts On Truman Suggestion To Elevate Speaker

SUCCESSION BILL WINS APPROVAL   House Committee Give: Slim Margin to Proposal

Succession Bill Giver: Approval  House Committee   House Committee In Favor of Plan

House Group Approves Truman Plan   Change in Succession To Presidency Has Qne-Vote Margin

Presidential Succession Bill Voted By Committee  Measure fo Put Speaker in Line  For Truman's Post Goes fo House

House Group Passes Bill   Would Make Speaker In Line for President  Under Truman Proposal

COMMITTEE FOR SUCCESSION BILL   Truman Proposal Edges Over "First Hurdle.

House Group Votes Change In Succession   Truman Setup Wins By One Vote Margin; Speaker Would Be  Nlavé In  ine

TRUMAN'S PLAN WINS APPROVAL   House Group Rules Speaker Would Be in Line For Presidency

TRUMAN SUCCESSION PLAN WINS SUPPORT   House Judiciary Unit Backs Recommendation, 10-9

House Judiciary Committee Approves Succession Plan   Recommendation Of Truman Wins By 10-9 Vote

Proposal Now Goes To Chamber’s Floor   One-Vote Margin Sends Truman’s Plan for House Speaker to Become President Step Toward Acceptance.

House Committee OK’s ‘ we { Succession Change By Margin of One Vote

CABINET REQUEST MEETS OPPOSITION   Diet Wlit Be Unable to Conclude Deliberations Until Tuesday.

UNMARRIED NURSES MAY BE DRAFTED   Volunteer Applications for Army Have Dropped

Nurse Demand Still Great  Volunteers Drop Off After January Spurt

NINTH ARMY'S SWIFT THRUST CRAMPS NAZIS   WESTERN DEFENSES MUST BE REBUILT TO STOP YANKS

UL S. HOPES FOR 9 PACIFIC BASES   Six in Atlantic Bring Total Number Up to 15

Gen. Wainwright Accepts Invitation to Witness Nip Surrender Ceremonies

STRIKERS DEFY ARMY AND NAVY   Union Tosses Accusations at Goodyear Company

EXTEND STRIKE AFTER APPEALS BY WAR OFFICE   Claims Goodyear Walkout Japs’ Only Hope to Recover

Tangier Probiem  for Big Three      Russia's Request for Voice in Restoration of International Status Delays Settlement

Big 3 Faces New Crisis On Tangier   Russ Demand Voice In Parley; Showdown On Franco Likely

NEW PROBLEM FOR THE “BIG THREE’   Russia Insists on Having Part in Discussion of Tangier  ON EVE OF MEETING

Fifty Men From Six Counties Attend Meeting at lathe   COMMITTEE IS NAMED

SUNFLOWER ant   Fifty Men Fiém. rom Six Counties Attend Meeting at . lathe   COMMITTEE IS NAMED

TQPROCLAIM REPUBLIC IN YUGOSLAVIA   Youthful King Peter Will Be Ousted

Drive To End Draft Mounts  ~ House Republicans _ Move For Action

REPUBLICANS START FIGHT AGAINST DRAFT   House Members Also Will Try t Speed Discharge of Men in Uniform.

House GOPs Join Push to End Draft   Expecting Demo Help, Group Now Drafting Discharge Petition

G. 0. P. Mounts Drive to End the Draft  Seek to Get Men Out of Their Uniforms Faster

DRAFT WINDUP BIG GOP ISSUE   House Republicans Set To Speed Up Army Discharges

Republicans Will Force Congress to Act On Ending of Draft   Democrats Exnected to Help in Tacklina   Democrats Expected to Help in Tackling One of Hottest Issues in Years, Also Seek Speeding Up of Discharges

GOP Solons To Seek To Force End Of Draft   Expect Democrats To Give Help

Republicans Seek Vote on Draft Fnd   Plan to Petition  For Action on Bill

House GOP’s Push Action  For Measure  Ending Draft   Speed On Discharges Also Being Demanded

MacArthur May Testify ln Inquiry      Congress May Get Tough If Discharges Are Not Stepped Up; Roosevelt Now Considered Broke

Republicans Will Force Congress to Act On Ending of Draft   Democrats Expected to Help in Tackling One of Hottest Issues in Years, Also Seek Speeding Up of Discharges

De Gaulle Man Sit In Parley   Specifie Price On Nazis Probably Be Laid Down Soon

KONOYE TAKES LIFE AFTER DINNER PARTY   Japanese Prince, Three Times Premier, Consumes Foison *Rather Than Fate Triat

Prince Konoye Ends His Life   Former Jap Premier - Takes Poison To Es- ¢ape Trial —-

jap Prince Konoye Takes Qwn Life To Evade Crime Trial   Three Times Premier, Ordered to Surrender At Midnight Sunday, Takes Poison To  Escape “‘Humiliation” of Trial

KONOYE ENDS LIFE TO ESCAPE TRIAL   Three-Time Premier of Japan. Doesn‘t Want To Face Music, He Says in Farewell Note

Prince Konoye, Ex-Jap Premier Kills Himself   Statement Rejects Humiliation of Trial He Faced as Criminal

Prince Konoye Ends His Life   Former Jap Premier Takes Poison To Escape: Trial

INCREASE IN MEAT SUPPLY IS PROMISED   DAVIS SAYS, HOWEVER, SHORT AGE WILL NOT BE ENDED BEFORE NEXT SUMMER

MEAT SHORTAGE END PREDICTED   Ample Supply Sure By September, Cfficial Says

NAVY SIZE AND ARMY DISCHARGE ) MAIN TOPICS   Forrestal Urges U.S. Control Seas Soldier Saves Army “Rail reading’ Him

Solons Told U.S. Needs To Control Seas, Skies   Proposal Is Made To Raise Wage Scale To 65

Postwar Fleet Need Is Cited  Forrestal Calls For Force Of Vessels

DEMOBILIZATION AND DEFENSE ARE HOLDING ATTENTION  CONGRESS ALSO HEARS NEW APPROACH TO SUE

Congress in Whirl Over Two “D's”   Navy's Forrestal Asks Active Fleet, 300 Combat Vessels

Forrestal Urges U.S. To Control Seas and Skies   Active Fleet of 300 Combat Ships, Reserve of 500 and 100 Additional Major Vessels Need, Says Secretary —

MH. 8. SENIORS STAGE ANNUAL CLASS PLAY   Large Audience Sees “One Mad Night,” Mystery Farce

FIFTH IN ITALY STRENGTHENED   Patrols Advance Several Hundred Yards in Serchio Valley

ARMY TEAM WINS FOOTBALL CROWN BY DOWNING NAV)   Southern California to Play in Rose Bowl as Result of 26-to-15 Victory Over U. C. L. A.   EACH GAME ATTRACTS MORE THAN 100,000   Great Lakes Wallops Notre Dame, 39 to 7, in Upset— Yale Spills Harvard for Big Three Title.   . BULLETIN.

HIMMLER HUNT ON IN GERMANY   Gestapo Chief Believed Hiding In Vicinity Of Flensburg   BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

Will End German Threat to World  ai Big-3 Outline Plan for Nazis

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL LOAN GROUP NAMED _ FOR VETERAN GS   SHIRAR, HEDDERIC H, REIFF, HAR. NESS TO PASS ON LOANS: TO SOLDIERS

Stale Postwar buikding   All Building Restrictions Are Now: Lifted

EXPECT BOOM IN CONSTRUCTION OF STATE BUILDINGS   Huge Sums Salted Away for Improvements

INDUSTRIAL SECTION OF NAGOYA IS FIRED   Superiritresses Slam Destruction Into Japanese City; One~ Big Plane Is Lost

Air Attacks on Japan Enter Into New Phase   Headquarters on Guam Direcis the Latest Raid

Nagoya Plane Plant Blasted In Heavy Raid   -B-29s Set Large Fires In Fourth Attack on Big  lananesco Indietrial Tarnel

NAGOYA, AIRPLANE CENTER, IS BOMBED   Large Fires Are Left Burn. ing in Japanese 2" Chty:

AMERICANS BOMB NAGOYA, KEY JAP AIRCRAFT CENTER   Superfort Strike Directed From Guam—-Tokyo Says 17 of Raiders Were Shot Down.   ATTACK IS FOURTH ON INDUSTRIAL CITY   Nips Admit Explosives Caused Some Damage —.Declare Planes Hit Kobe, Osaka and Hamamatsu.

NAGOYA, AIRPLANE. CENTER, IS BOMBED   Large Fires Are 2s Are Left Burn. a ing in Japanese oe ae Ot a” eee a

Air Attacks on Japan Enter Into New Phase  Headquarters on Guam Directs

BIG FIRES IN NAGOYA RAID   Superforts Again At tack Jap Airplane Center

Penelec Unions Hold Meetings  In Six Cities   Decide on Facilities To Be Left Intact In Event of Strike

Delegates Instructed By Power Service Workers  On Area Strike Policy

STRIKE PLANS ARE TAKEN UP   Power Locals Consider Pos sible Services In Event Of Walkout

Nation Faces New Buiter Shortage: Army Halts Sale   Mihtary Recalls 25,006,000 Pounds; No Relief Seen Until March

_ Action May Intensify Nationwide Shortage _  Halt Release of Surplus Butter

Less Butter Indicated For Near Future   Government Halts Release Of Surplus Butter Stock In Order To Meet Army's Needs

Monty Lauds Yank Troops   German Offensive Fails Its Purpose, Says British General

Gen. Montgomery Says Nazi Push Fails Allies Have Regained Iniative In Belgium

Yanks Are Praisec By Montgomery   Commander Says Germar Drive On Belgium Fails

‘MONTY’ PRAISES VALOR OF YANKS   Reports That Allied Armies Have Taken Initiative 

‘American Valor Spiked Nazi Drive, States Montgomery; ‘Writing Off’

“Monty” Says Nazi Drive Is Crushed   Declares Worst Is Over and Von Rundstedt Hasn’t Gained Much— Briton. Gives Yanks Credit for Most of Victory.

Sanguinary German Drive In Belgium Has Failed In Its Strategic Purpose

Montgomery Hails Yank Valor In Halting Nazis; Says Allies ‘Ready For Anything’

Montgomery Says German Offensive Is Failure Mostly Due To American Valor

Montgomery Praises U. S. Troops, Says Nazis Losing Belgium   British Chief Admits Seriousness of Loss But Declares Present Valorous Fight Will Bring Triumph: Germans Are Weaker

German Drive Failed in Purpose Montgomery Says as Bulge Shrinks  i

Monty Says Von Rundstedt Drive Failed Of Strategic Purpose; Praises Yanks’ Courage

Rundsted! Gained Little Says Monty Commander Lauds  American Airborne Armored Divisions

Montgomery Praises Courage Of Yanks  Declares German Counterdrive Failed   United States Heroism

Montgomery Says German Drive Failed Of Strategic Purposes: Praises Americans   Declares Allied Armies Now Hold Initiative: Ready For Anything

MONTGOMERY SAYS NAZI DRIVE IN BELCIUM FAILED IN ITS STRATEGIC PURPOSE: PRAISES YANKS’ COURAGE

Says German  Drive Failed — Of Objective   Field Marslial Monigomery Lauds American Valor For Stopping Enentry Attack

Declares Nazi Belgium Drive Failed Purpose   Montgomery Praises Valer of Americans tm Resisting Attack

‘Monty Lauds Yank Troops in Belgium      Allied Armies Now Hold 4nitiative. General Montgomery Says, Worst Part Over

‘BRITON PRAISES SAMERIGAN UNITS   Gen. Montgomery Cites Heroism of U. S. Forces in Resisting Nozi Push

400 Watch Mayor Lay Cornerstone  At Filter Plant   Partial Treatment Removes 70 Per Cent of Bacteriz from Water.

Iceland, Long Isolated, Must Now Seek Closer Contacts      Country And Its People Find It Hard To Adjust Selves To Occupancy By Americans, But Realize Future Cooperation Will Be Necessary

FAMILY OF FIVE DIES IN BLAST   Parents And 3 Children Perish In Home Near Pontiac

Cleaning Fluid Explodes, 5 Die   Pontiac Family Is Killed By Blast

TIRE WORKERS MAY BE SHORN OF UNION RIGHTS   16.700 at Goodyear Plant Involved in Walkout — Pilea Made by Military Officials

Death Hovering over Cpl. Jim, Starved and Disease-Ridden Soldier

, ? venatc * zation of —  Ward Peace Plan      Committee About To  Complete Hearings On -United Nations Charter

Dulles Tells Why He’s for The Charter   Republican Foreign Affair: Leader Heard by Sen ute Committee

DULLES URGES RATIFICATION OF CHARTER   Says It Will Aid in Continuing Allied Unity In Peace

GOP Specialist Joins Chorus for Charter Approval   Dulles Urges Ratification of Instrument Without Reservation   FAVOR EXPRESSED BY LABOR LEADERS   Socialist Thomas Says United Nations Agreement Is Better Than Nethinge

Dulles Appeals For Charter   GOP Leader Urges Ratification Without Reservation Or Dissent

GOP LEADER ASKS QUICK CHARTER OK   U. S. Adoption of Charter Seen In Near Future

Senate Approval Of Charter Urged By Dulles  ' Wind Up of Hearing    Wind Up of Hearin; By Committee Slated for Today

‘Dulles Urges Unitv   GOP Leader Wants Ratification Of United Nations Charter

NAGUYAF INES OLEN FUR 10D MILES AT St   One Plane Lost as 300 Forts Drop Fire Bombs ait 5,000 Feet.

FIRES RAGING UNCONTROLLED OVER NAGOYA   New Destruction Is Hurled on Japanese In Latest Raid by Super-Forts.

2,000 TONS OF BOMBS LOOSED OVER NAGOYA   Target Area Includes Factories, Government And Business Blocks

WAR PLANTS AT NAGOYA BOMBED BY SUPERFORTS   2,000 Tons Of Incendiary Bomb: y Unloaded Through Jap City

Fires in Japan's Industrial Center Visible 100 Miles   Aircraft Center Burning After Attack by Some 300 B-29s5

Only One of 300 Superforts Lost In Gigantic Raid   Death, Destruction Land On Five Square Miles of Plane Center

SINGAPORE AREA ALSO HAMMERED   300 B-29’s Drop 2000 Tons Of Incendiary Bombs On Nip City

Fires Rage in. Nagoya   2,000 Tons Of Incendiary Bombs Dropped On Aircraf Center By B-29’s

Big Fires Visible 100 Miles   City of Nagoya Is Hit By 300 Supers In Sweeping Raid

Superforts 300 Strong Attack City   Flames Threaten To Spread Outside Prime Target Area

Nagoya Fires "Rage in Wake Of Air Strike   300 B-29’s Raze Aircraft Targets In Heart of Citv

JAP CITY OF NAGOYA MASS OF FLAMES   ‘Fires Visible Nearly 100 Miles at Sea,

Fires Raging Uncontrolled in Nagoya Affer Visit of B-29's   2,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Are Unloaded

300 B-29s Drop 2000 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Nagoya, Jap Plane Center; One Lost

PETAIN'S DEATH SENTENCE OFF   89-Year-Old Marsha’ to Be Imprisoned for Life

Petain Gets Life Sentence for Treason   DE GAULLE COMMUTES PENALTY OF DEATH AS COURT. RECOMMENDED

FORMER FIRST LADY LEAVES WHITE HOUSE   Mrs. Roosevelt  Ends Residence In Washington

Labor Unions And Veterans Groups Seem  Due To Clash   Legislation Asked By Ex-Servicemen Won't Be Accepted By Organized Labo:

VETS, UNIONS FACE SHOWDOWN   Clash Over Peacetime Jobs Appears Inevitable, ~ Observers Claim

LABOR-VET CLASH OVER JOBS LOOKED FOR BY OBSERVERS   Unions Oppose Knutson Measure to Give Soldiers. Seniority Credit for Time in Service.   EARLY SHOWDOWN APPEARS PROBABLE   Bill Has Support of V. F. W. and American Legion Has Agreed With Hs Principles.

Fake Raid Set Off The War      Gestapo Hit Radio Station Dressed in ‘Polish’ Uniforms, War Guilt Tribunal Hears

First Full Story of Nazi Fraud That Touched Off World War   Hangman Heydrich Engineered Fake Attack on German Radio Station by Gestapo Agents Dressed as Poles: War Crimes Trial Recesses

Reveal Hew War Started   Story of Fake Attack on German Radio Station Unfolded to Nuernberg Tribunal

Gestapo Men Posed As Poles In Attack Upon German Station   Hitler Used Incident to Claim Poland Hit First

FAKED ATTACK IS SPARK THAT STARTED WAR   Evidence Shows Gestapo Agents Dressed in Polish Uniforms Raided Own Radio Station   UNFOLDS IN AFFIDAVIT

Fake Attack Set Off War   ’Polish’ Assault on Germans Really Was By Gestapo, Charge

Detail Fake Nazi Attaek   Story of Spark That Set Off Polish  Invasion Revealed

GESTAPO DRESSEL AS POLES, FAKE ATTACK ON REICH   Faked, os Excuse Hitler Used“for™ Polish Invasion

Nazi Tells How Hitler Set Off War With Sham   Germans Dressed .as Poles Attacked Radio Station, Left Bodies of Disvuised Prisoners

NAVY TO RELEASE 2,839,000 MEN IN NEXT 12 MONTH   Demobilization Plans Call for Reduction of Force to 50,000 Officers and 500,OOO Men.   PRESIDENT TRUMAN WOULD PROLONG DRAFT   Suggests Calling Only Those in 18-25 Age Group and Limiting Their Service to Two Years,

Navy Planning         ‘Simultaneously Truma n Asks Two Year Limit For New Inductees

Navy Planning Many Releases      Simultaneously Truman Asks Two Year Limit For New Inductees

Army Will Be Cut To Under 2 Million By Next June 30   Truman Urges Big Fund Cancellation; Debate Employment Bill

Truman Ask: Limit On Army Terms   Forrestal Says Navy To Release 2,839,000 In Year

Navy Plans to Drof Nearly 3 Million Men Within Year   Forrestal Reports on His Cutback Plans; President Urges 18-25 Draft Be Continued,  With Two-Year Limitation Put on Service

Navy Is Planning To Reduce Force To 500,000 Men   Truman Urges Continua tion of Draft with TwoYear Limitation

Navy Cutback Of 2,839,000 Men Planned   Truman vty on 18-25 Age Group For Inductees

NEW SLAYING UNCOVERED IN PONTIAC AREA   BODY OF WOMAN IS FOUND IN RIVER, SHOT IN HEAD

SHORT PIG CROP FEARED BY WEA   May Fall 3,000,000 Under Goal, Is Report

PIG CROP FAR BELOW GOAL   Farmers May Fall Below Levels Set by Gov't Food Agency

Year's Pig Crop Will Fall Short  Corn Acreage Also Feoucted to Fall —

1945 Pig Crop Will Be "Be low Quotas Asked   Figure Off oe 8. 000,000 ; May Add To Shortage In Meat Supplies

Stilwell To Command Army Ground Forces   Deposed C-B-I. Theater Commander Succeeds Lear In New Home Position

Gen. Stilwell to Take Lear's Post   “Vinegar Joe” Named Ground Forces Chief

STILWELL HEADS GROUND FORCES   FORMER C.-B.-I. CHIEF GETS NEW ASSIGNMENT

STILWELL GETS TOP ARMY POSi   Succeeds Lear As Ground Force Head

Gen. Stilwell Will Command  Ground Forces   “Vinegar Joe’ Chosen As Successor To Lear, Now In Europe

French Kill Nationalists, Jap Leaders   French Troops Push West of Saigon Against Rebellious Annamese Who Attack British

FRENCH SOLDIERS STORM INDO-CHINA REBEL STRONGHOLD   Kill 100 Annamese and Two of Their Jap Leaders West of Saigon—800 Others Captured.   BRITISH 25-POUNDERS SUPPORT THE ATTACK   Warning Given Independence Party Not to Interfere With English Occupation Assignments.

French Continue Fighting Rebels West Of Saivor   100 Annamese Killed In Battles

100 Annamese and Jap Chiefs Slain   French Troops Kill Rebellious Natives

100 Nationalist Fighters, 2 Jap Leaders Killed   Native Force Warnec To End Interference  With British Troops  In Saigon Area

French Kill 100 Annamese And Two Jap Leaders, Lose Eight of Own Soldiers

Japs Discuss Policies Of  Government   Kepresentatives In Surprise Move

‘Roundup of Doings in Washington for _ Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by  Associated Press

WAR LOAN DRIVE GOAL 15 REACHEE   TREAURY ANNOUNCES SALES PASS 14 BILLION--INDIVIDUAL QUOTA SHORT.

War-Bond Drive Tops 14 Billion   Goal Is Passed by Corporations; Small Buyers Are Spurred

Air Of Optimism Over Settlement Prevades Detroit   War Veterans Hole Meeting To Demanc Compensation F 01  Time Off

UNION ‘NO’ GIVEN TO 10 PCT, RAISE   GM’s New Offer Rejected New Talks Held Today

STRIKERS TO TALK PEACE   Parley Resumed After UAW Leaders Reject 10 Per Cent Wage Boost.

HOPE FOR MOTOR PEACE BRIGHTENS   G..M. Officials and Union Lenders Meet

All Issues In Dispute Are Laid On Table   Company And Union Officials Seek Compromise To Avoid Forced Settlement.

DETROITERS. HAVE OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF STRIKE RESULT   Feel: - Settlement. Between : UAW.. And General . Motors Near Despite Latest Union Rejection Of New Wage OF.

GM. and Unions Dicker on Plant Seizure Threat   Settlement by Week-End or Else—Is Outlook

SETTLEMENT IN STRIKE NEARER   Hopes Raised for Agreement As Auto Workers, GMC Heads Meet

Corporation, ClQ Heads Open First Full Negotiations   Wage Discussions to Affect 213,000 Out On 16-Day Strike

Auto Workers. GM May Reach Accord On Pay   Air Of Optimism For Ending Strike Prevails As Conferences Resumed

GENERAL MOTORS UNION RESUME NEGOTIATIONS   Full Possibilities of Collective Bargaining Said" Not: Exhausted.

COMPANY, ClO RESUME TALKS ON WAGE ISSUE   Both Sides Optimistic; Hint Peace Within Week

Settlement In 10 Days Predicted   Rival Factions Head Toward Wage Agreement

Optimistic That GM Strike Soon May Be Settled   Company And Union Officials Resume Necotiations

FIRST WAGE NEGOTIATIONS OF IGDAY WALKOUT BEGIN WITH ‘OPTIMISM NOW PREVAILING

UAW Rejects GM Pay Offer; Talks Continue  UE-CIO Workers Vot On GM Offer Of Increased Hour Rate

UAW. ‘Rejects: Offer by GM.   Afternoon Conference I: ‘Artanged; Hourly. Tnerease Spurned

OptimisticAir \Pervades Motor Sti ike Parley   cro: United Auto Workers Again. Sends‘Its-‘Top Of_Sicials Into: Mecting . With. Cei‘poration™

Negotiations in General Motors Strike Resumed   Hopes for ‘‘Peace’’ Soar as Disputants Confer; Signs of Optimism Prevail

ClO Rejects. GM Offer to Raise Wages   Parleys Resumed With Hopes Accord Will Be Reached

Strike Peace Hoped   Signs of Optimism  As GM and CIO Heads Parley Today; Walkout May End in Ten Days

HOPE STILL PREVAILS IN AUTO STRIKE   Early Settlement of Wage Dispute Still Anticipated as G. M. Officials and U. A. W. Leaders Call New Parley.

GM and Union in Huddle   Hopes for Early Peace Is Seen in Latest Moves

MOVES 10 SETTLE GENERAL MOTORS STRIKE CONTINUE   Union Rejects Wage -Offe: but Principals Renew Nanohatons

‘CIO, GM R: - # Negotiations To Settle Walkout   All Issues In Dispute . Laid On Conference Table By Officials .

Chance Seen To End Row Before Long   Wage Negotiations Set, With Signs Of Optimism Evident

Wage Negotiations Are in Prospect ‘Today and Beth Sides Are Optimistic  Estimate Is Up        Government Says Living Costs Have Jumped 33 Per cent

STRIKE BARGAINING SESSION ON TODAY   Hopes for Settlement ot 16-Day Auto Workers Walkout Rise

UNION REJECTS GM’S OFFER OF 10 POT. RAISE   [Initial Offer Is Turned Down, But Negotiations Continue; Hope Of Settlement Seen; Roundup Of Strike News.

OFFER IS REJECTED   Optimism Still Prevails After CIO Turns Down _.  1314 Cent Raise

‘Union Rejects General Motors Offer; Another Meeting Is Called For Today

OPTIMISM IN STRIKE AREAS   Hope of Early Settlement of - Auto Industry Wage Dispute Continues.

GM Strikers Reject Ofter   10 Pereent Wage Increase Refused; Continue Nego peta rane

Strikers and Corporation To Conference   Definite Signs Of Optimism Seen For First Time

STRIKE BARGAINING SESSION ON TODAY   Hopes for Settlement of 16-Day Auto Workers Walkout Rise  CTTIZVENIG? DEDODT ITN!

Offer by GM Refused by C1O Union   Opening Parley Fails but Optimism Prevails With Both Sides Agreeing to Continue Negotiations

beiore Threat of Federal Government Intervention  ALL ISSUES IN DISPUTE DISCUSSED Result of Surprise Devel opments in Paat 24 Hours

Auto Union, 6-M Talks Begin Agatr  Cueenesrea AAavwa AhAandea   Surprise Move Made As End Sought in Automobilé Strike

General Motors Negotiations Holding Labor’s Spotlight; Initial Pay Proposal Refused 

Settlement Now More Promising   Surprise Developments Re ported in Strike---Congress Works on Bill

Effort To Settle Dispute In G. M. Plants Highlights the Country's Strike Picture

Union Rejects 10% Increase Offer By GM   Wage Negotiations Continue Today As Electrical Workers Get 13'2-Cent Hike

‘Negotiations To Resinine T oday In  eM Wage Question      Renew ed Offer of 10 Per - cent Increase Rejected.

C10-GH Meet Continues Today   Air of Optimism Jn Detroit That Some Method May be Found

Optimism For Settlement Of ‘Strike Pervades   UAW Sends Officials Into  Conference With Corporation

GM, UAW To Smooth Out Differences At Meeting   Administration Raises Living Cost Estimate

NEGOTIATIONS IN GM STRIKE ARE RESUMED   Prediction Made That 15 Per Cent Raise Will Be Accepted

CONTINUE TALK IN UAW LABOR RIFT WITH GM   Resume Negotiations After Union Rejects Wage Offer by GM

Hopes for End to GM Strike Voiced   Settlement of Dispute Within 10 Days Hinted

SEE HOPE OF G. M. STRIKE SETTLEMENT   Company and Union Agree to Resume Negotiations

NUMBER OF NEW DISPUTES FLARE UP IN 24 HOURS   Nine Thousand Coal Miners Included In Approximately 50,000 People Away From Their Jobs Today.

STRIKES SPREAD TO 27 CITIES AS NEW HIGH HIT   Northeastern Ohio Labor Disputes Show Little Improvement

Labor Strikes Spreading fo Hit New High   Trouble Along Labor Front ia at Least Twenty-seven Cities

OVERSEAS SERVICE FOR QUALIFIED MEN      Six Months Overseas : Minimum Amount

All Qualified Soldiers to Go Overseas.   “Ratiining Veterans'to ‘Replace Men Without Foreian Duty =

Some Essential * Workers Deferred  New Plan Applies. To Qualified’ Men in 2:A 9B Since laet lanck

DRAFT 10 SKIP SOME KEY MEN   Limited Number Under 30 Get Deferments On War Jobs

Stringent draft plan  eases off   Move will protect critical industry

Program Set Up for Deferments  Limited Number of Key Men to Be Exempt

Plan To Defer Limited Group  Under Thirty   To Keep Certain Draft Registrants in Key War ~ sand Other Essential » Services

Plans Outlined To Defer ‘Very Limited Number’ Of Under-30 Key War Workers

Government Will Defer Very Limited Number’ Of Men Younger Than 30

Plan To Defer  Key Workers   Government To Keep ‘Very Limited Number Of Men In Essential Work.

DRAFT DEFERMENT PROGRAM CHANGEL   Regulations Eased Slightly te Perinit Exemptions in Key Jobs and Services   WAR PRODUCTION THE KEY

DAATT OF KEY MEN 1S EASED   Machinery Set up for Deferring Very Limited Number Of Registrants Under 30; Coal Mining Included

Some Under 30 to Receive Deferments   ‘Very Limited Numbew Will Be Affected by Draft Law Easing

EASE PLAN TO TAKE 18 TD dO KEY JOB MEN   Production and Procurement Agencies to Certify Deferments.

New Plan Set  On Deferment   Smalt Number of Younger Men To Be Deferred

DEFER MEN IN KEY WAR JOBS   ‘Very Limited Number’ to Be Affected, Belief

U.S. First Holds Third of Rhine Fortress City   ‘Nazi Resistance Crumbles; Soviet: Near Baltic Sea

INTERVENTION KEY IN URUGUAY NOTE   Suggests: -Broad. —Peparture From Inter-American  Poliav

— QUOTA $2,104,000   Douglas County Drive to Sell Bonds Starts on May 14   A BIG E BOND QUOTA

SEVENTH WAR LOAN QUOTA $2,104,000   Douglas County Drive to Sell Bonds Starts on May 4

Life is Difficult For Belgian Girl  Group of Doughboys Told How Germans Had Taken Father and Fiance - - Mother Lost

MEN ACCEPTED FOR - MILITARY SERVICE   List of Those Entering Forces February 14 7 Announced - :

IN CHARTER TODAY   Delegates Abandon Hope Of Adjourning By Saturday   TRUMAN TO SPEAK AT FINAL SESSION   BR BAV ARES WISDEN AY  Russia Reopens Question Of Assembly Powers

TRUSTEESHIP SECTION IS COMPLETED   Only One Barrier To Adjournment Remains

Insert Self Rule Pledge In Charter   Trusteeship > Clause Te Charter Is Completed By Committee.

Self. Government Pledge Written Into World Pact   Declaration Given Committee Approval: ‘At Special Session

UNCIO Charter Pledged To Back  Self-Government   Delegates Abandon Hope Of Adjourning By This Saturday

Bills Inereasin ° School F unds Sent To G oe ernor   Measures Provide For Appropriations Involvin, Several Million Dollars; Senate Defeats Act Calling For Reports On Fees

EX-SERVICEMEN CAUGHT AFTER HOLDUP SPREE   Yant, Trent Rob 4 Stores Before Being Taken  Into Custody

14 Robberies on South Side Laid To Armed Bandits   Cousins Will Appear in Felony Court Tomorrow Morning.

Yanks Want New Tanks At Front and Less of Boasting at Washington

End Of European War Not.  In Sight, Says Patterson = st   Under-Secretary Makes Statement In Urging Legislation To Draft Nurses: Gives Emphasis To Byrnes Prediction Of Gra @ Offensive In March

NO END OF WAR IN SIGHT   So Says War Secretary in Appeal For Nurses.

=e severe  Patterson Asserts End of Fighting In Europe Isn’t Near

Patterson Urges Draft of Nurses   Says End of European Fighting Not In Sight

SAYS WAR END NOT IN SIGHT   Patterson Urges Draft of Nurses for War Duty

B MEMBERS OF NY CREW DIE   Passenger Train Crashes Into Section Gang in N, Y.

OPERATORS REPLY TO UNION DEMANDS   Nation’s Annual Fuel Bill Would Rise $400.000.000

NEW HOMES MAY BE EXPENSIVE   OPA Works On Material Prices After Building Controls Abolished

Sub-Zero Weather in 7 States   Flood Threat on Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

Cold Wave Grips Midwestern States   Cold Weather Extends Into Northern Texas

SEEKS RELEASE OF ALL 2-YEAR SFRVICE MEN   Johnson Drafts Bill to Make Discharges Mandatory -

U. S. Fifth Fleet Spread Out in Big Column 300 « Miles Off Japan

immensity Of Blow Unequaled   More Than 1,500 Carrier Planes Take Part In Nine-Hour Assault on Jap Capital, Leavina Desolation, Disaster in Reagion

Japanese Report Attack : Lasted for More Than   Nine Hours ‘   -DARE TO ENEMY FLEET   American Ships « Hunting fora Fight With Nip pon’s Fleet

Raid of More Than Nine Hours Made by Naval Aircraft While Greatest Naval Armada Ever Assembled Challenges Japanese Fleet.   American Fleet Spread Out 200 Miles Daring Japs to Come Out

1,500 American Planes Smash At Nippon Capital   Raiders Destroy Scores of Jap Ships On Ground

Sm" Columns 7,000 Feet High Plumed Over the Tokoyo- Ye". “ama Area Marking the Targets.     SCORES OF ENEMY ' PLANES WERE CAUGHT     Navy Planes Spit Bombs ane Bullets at the Nipponese Capital District Causing Heavy Damage.

Japan's Heart Vulnerable 41  The Assc   Smoke Columns 7,000 Feet High Kise Aver Takvo After 1500-Plane Raid

1,500 U. S. Planes In Daring Raid   Observers on Superfortresses During Attack Report Heavy Damage; Scores of Jap Planes Caught on Ground and Destroyed by Attackers

U.S. 5th Fleet Dares Jap Navy To Fight; Bag Grounded Planes; Smoke Plumes 7,000 Feet High

Over 1,500 American Planes Pounding City   Greatest Naval Fleet In History Forms Protective 200-Mile Column In Jap Home Waters Without Challenge From Enemy Warships.

Smoke Rises 7000 Feet High. ‘As 1500 Planes Hit Capital; Mightiest Fleet in Action

200-Mile Long U.S. Navy Foree Seeking Fight In Jap Waters   ‘Largest War Fleet in History’—2nd Force Shells Iwo Jima

Carrier Raid Guts — Tokyo-Yokohama Area   Iwo Jima Invasion Expected

SMOKE RISES: 7,000 FEET  Lee   Scores of Enemy Planes Caught on Ground — More Strikes From Powerful U. S. Carrier  *Flaet Are Exnected. .

Mighty U. S. Fleet Hurls Navy Challenge 300 Miles Off Japan: Shins Hit Iwo

JAPANESE CAPITAL RAIDED BY HUNDREDS U. 5, CARRIER PLANES  _ GREAT DISPLAY OF NAVAL  STRENGTH DARES JAP FLEET TQ RATTIE

Over 1,500 American Carrier Planes In Daring Strike at Japan’s Heart; History's Greatest Armada Waits For Jap Fleet, 300 Miles Offshore

Yank Challenge To Jap Fleet. Unheeded in Nine-Hour Blow   City’s Seven Millions Cringe Under _ Heaviest Blow of War as Planes Blast Capital, Yokahoma Area

§ HOUR RAID LEAVES TOKYO AREA IN FLAMES   Naval Armada Awaits Jap Fleet 300 Miles From Island

DARING STRIKE AT JAPAN HEART   Returning Fliers Report Scores of Enemy Planes Caught on Ground. @   ENEMY .IS CHALLENGED

Fires Raging Over Tokyo After Raids   Mighty Carrier Force off Japan Hurls More Than 1,500 Carrier Planes In Attack On Heart of Nipponese Empire

44 Crack Fives Ready For Big Cage Classic   Large Entry Makes It Necessary To Extend Meet to March 21

Meets Tungsten Five At “Y” In 145 Lb. Division   Danly Machines, Rubicons Meet In Heavyweight Title Contest

Fans Treated To Classy Contests At 111th St. “Y’   Semi-Final Games Billed For Saturday; Finals on Wednesday

Japan’s Premier  Denies Ordering  US Airmen Slair Nothing To Do With Pricane

Higashi In Denial Of Prison Reports   Jap Premier Says Had Not Ordered Fliers Killed, Had To Do With War Prisons

Government 0. K. On Wage Increases And Higher Prices Looms   Public Wrath Over Fuel Losses May Cause Schwellenbach To Demand Settlement Of Costly Coal Dispute At Once.

Longshoremen In New York Begin Return To Work      Secretary Wallace Says Boost In Pay May Be Necessary

Wallace for Partial Pay Plea Grants   Teamsters Union Seeks Strike Ballot in 12 Midwest States.

U. $. MAY OKAY WAGE BOOSTS UI TO 20 PER CENT   First Break - In Dock Strike 

Pay Boosts Seen For Labor as Strikes Continue  Wallace Says Hike us 15 to 20 Per  ee wr “~s@e

U.S. MAY BACK WAGE BOOST TO OFFSET PRICES   300 Wateér-Front Work: ers Already Back; Pubtie Ire Rises

HUNTING (a It HOME STRETCH   4 Days Remain of Michigan Season; Badger Season Ends Tomorrow.

Subjects Of ‘Big 3’ Meeting Indicate Most Important Parley Since Versaille:

Big Three Agenda Most Vital Since Versailles  More Than Score of Subjects  . wa

Big Three Will Consider Many Critical Issues   Reparations and Reliet Reported High on Meeting Agenda

ig ““iree “a <s ‘fo! ‘os: _mor7anSince Con-erence at: ’/ersal es

10 MAIN ISSUES ON AGENDA OF ALLIED CHIEFS   Meeting. Considered Most Important Diplomatic Parley Since Versailles   STALIN WILL SEEK FRANCO’S DOWNFALL

BIG ISSUES AWAIT POTSDAM MEETING      Score of Important Problems to be Discussed  by "Bie-Three”

Big Three Agendé Most Vital ‘Since Versailles  More Than Score at Subiaria

=a VV a7 *ReVsBase Bere  Austria May Vote Against Communists   By LErOY POPE United Press Staff Correspondent

NAVAL AND AIR BLOWS SOFTEN  JAP HOME AREA FOR INVASION   Landing On Okinawa Appears Imminent

OVER 100 B-28 HIT JAP ISLAND   Kyushu, Jap Home Island, Is Bombed For Two Hours

POW Blames Homma For Death March   Repaid Americans For Killing Jans

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     I] S 1ST ARMY JOINS RACE TO BERLIN

FIRST ARMY SMASHES FORWARD 29 MILES AS THIRD AND NINTH ARMIES AND BRITISH MAKE STEADY GAINS TO WITHIN SHORT DISTANCE OF HANNOVER-—-HIMMLER’S NEWSPAPER SAYS . MILITARY DEFEAT “IS POSSIBLE”   By TAMES L. KILGALLEN

JAPS SUFFER ~ TWIN BLOWS: ~. IN FAR EAS]   LANDINGS NEAR RANGOON AND ON BORNEO SEEN ABS BEGINNING OF GIANT PINCERS

CKS, VESSEL BLAZE AS YANKS BLAST FORMOSA   ‘$0 Jap Planes Destroyed 100 Others Damaged in New Blows

Japs’ Formosa Base Bombed b Carrier Planes  Superforts Also Raid Nip Home

‘Truman, Attlee and King Must ‘Make Fateful Atomic Bomb Decision

 Conferees Seek Solution to  Grave Atomic Bomb Problem   Turbulent Issues Face Lawmakers

ARMY NOT TO SHOWER FOOD AND CLOTHING ON OCCUPIED REGIONS, OFFTCER DECLARES

PERIL TO RUHR IS INCREASED BY CANADIANS   Allies Near Goch and » Calcar in Smash Across Niers

TROOPS, TANKS POUR INTO OPEN RUHR VALLEY   Canadians Across Last River Barrier To Great Industrial  Center

ALLIES POUR ACROSS RIVER TOWARD RUHR   OPEN PLAINS AHEAD FOR CANADIANS AND BRITISH

Canadian Forces Score Two —  Mile Gain In Goch Vicinity   First Army Troops and Tanks Pour Over River—Nea Rolling Country Leading to Munitions. : Producina Reaion

CANADIAN FIRST STRIKES DEEPER IN RUHR REGION   Bridges Niers River hh Advance On Goch Stronghold   U. S$. SEVENTH ARMY GAINS OVER A MILE

MONTY'S FORGES ADVANGE 2 MILES   Allied Troops and Tanks Pour Across River Niers   EXPAND BRIDGEHEAD   Third Army Also Advances Mile and Half Through Westwall Positions

Canadians Go Over River in Western Drive   Empire Army Nearing Stronghold of Goch After Two-Mile Gain

Communists Continue Resisting Advance Of Two Armies North Of Wall   Russia Upholds Terms Of Treaty   National Airborne Occupation Forces, However,  Must Be Chinese

Report Chiang To Have Help 0 f Russians   Chinese Government Wants. Manchuria Returned   DEMANDS ARE MADE      Moscow Reported To Be Wanting Control Of Mines

UPHOLDS AUG. 1 TREATY WITH NATIONALISTS   Followed Chinese Appeal

Russ Give Manchuria to Chiang   z Kuomintang Armies Still Resisting , North of Great Wall

- CONFIDENCE ~ VOTESOUGHT BY CHURCHILL   * Tells Germany Allies United  f onennuaematiememel  e GIVEN OVATION  eee ene  Warns Nazis Utter  Thiafaant Noar

Churchill Says Utter Defeat Of  Nazis Is Certain   Calls Upon German People To Recognize Futility Of Further Resistance   REPORTS ALLIES SOLIDLY UNITED

Churchill Calls For Germans to Lay Down Arms   Tells Commons Big Three More United Than Eve:

Medics Protest Long Army Stay   Delay in Discharges at Truax Besults in “ Letter to Senator

PROTEST FAILURE T0 GET ARMY RELEASES   41 Medical Off Officers Say They Are Political Prisoners of War.

Found Guilty Of War Crimes   Joseph Kramer Chief Defendant On Trial

Joseph Kramer Found Guilty By British   Dr. Fritz Klein and Irma Grese Are Also Found Guiltv

BEAST OF BELSEN IS FOUND GUILTY AS WAR CRIMINAL   British Military Tribunal Finds Kramer Guilty of Mass Cruelty And Killing of Inmates.   PROBABLY WILL BE SENTENCED TOMORROW   Death Seems Certain. Several Other Defendants Also Are Found Guilty Aiter Prolonged Trials.

UTAH “COWBOY RIDES  Yank Forces Stage First Rodec  In Tokyo as Armistice Fete 

Nazi Labor Chief “Buried in Grave  In Potter’s Fiek   Ley Committed Suicide in Nuernberg to Avoid War Crimes Trial

ANOTHER NAZI BUSS COMMITS SUICIDE   Dr. Robert Ley Hanged Himself Last Night In Jail Cell

UNMARKED PLOT HOLDS DR. LEY   Nazi Slave Market Boss Beats Justice; Hangs Self In Prison

BODY OF LEY IS BURIED IN SECRET GRAVE      surly Labor Front Head Of Nazis Hangs Self In His Cell

Nazi Labor Boss Cheats Justice With Bath Towel  Geeged Himself With   Gagged Himself With Rags To Stifle Groans

HIGH NAZI TAKES — OWN LIFE IN JAIL   Dr. Ley Hangs Self With Gl Towel In Cell

Surly Nazi War Criminal Takes Own Life Body of .Dr...Ley. Buried. Secretly

DR. LEY, NAZI WARLORD, HANGS SELF   Was One of 24 Top Germans Facing Trial _

Suicide Thwarts Proposed [rial On War Charges   Unmarked Grave at Nuernberg Receives Follower of Hitler

Nazi Cheats \ uernberg Crime Trial   Former Labor Boss Hangs Self In Cell With GI Bath Towel

Unmarked Grave for Nazi Leader   D\. Lay, Labor Front Bos: Kills Self in Cell While Awaiting Trial

CIVILIANS TRIED IN FLIERS. DEATHS   Six Americans Killed Near German Village

LAND RUSH” HITS AREA IN SPAIN   Reports of Fire Falling From Sky Attract Throngs Inte Province

TRIESTE AND THE LEVANT STILL A - PEACE PROBLEM   Widespread Fighting Reported in Syria.

SITUATION MOST GRAVE IN LEVANT   Over 300 Wounded In Dispute With French Troops

URGES NEW GOP. VIEW IN STATE   Robertson Wants 35-How Week To Assure Presperity

Republican Urges 35 Hour Work Week   Share-the-Work Program Suggested to Offset Unemployment ~

Committee Votes Liberal Tariff Law   Administration Wins Firs Round Of Fight

Tariff Bill Gets Committee Okay   Administration Wins  First Round ‘of Fight

COMMITTEE APPROVES RECIPROCAL TRADE BILL, IMPORT DUTIES CUT   ADMINISTRATION WINS FIRST ROUND IN FIGHT; HOUSE TO TAKE UP LEGISLATION NEXT WEEK

(Calif. Machinists” May Join General Strike Movement  Bus Strike Continues At Arbitration Goes On

Machinists in Bay Area May Strike   Buses Still Idle; Some Workers are Returning to Jobs

TO HONOR SERVICEMEN   os 1 Ceremony Will Be Held fore Saturday's Game

> TO HONOR SERVICEMEN   Special Ceremony smony Will Be Held fore Saturday's Game.

PEARL HARBOR QUIZ RULES ARE RAPPED   REPUBLICANS DECLARE DEMOCRATS HAVE STRANGLEHOLD ON PROCEDURE.

Coast Bus  Strike Due   Walkout of Greyhound Employes Authorized

COAST WIDE BUS STRIKE THREATFNED   Greyhound Union Says Walkout Authorized

Former Amarillo Girl [s Charged  In Slaying of Connecticut Sailor

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James Van Allen ‘Awarded Bronze Star, Citation      Local Soldier ~ Honored For Action “In Philippines   Joe Thompson Given Decoration

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PFC. DAVID BENNETT OF SHIPROCK AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE 

'SGT. J. T. COUNTS AWARDED ‘COMBAT DECORATION FOR FIGHTING IN ITALY

In a War Department release today PFC ROBERT HATTER, son of EDWIN L. HATTRR, Ventura,’ was: ifsived as having been killed in action.

Sympathy Strike Of Capital Taxi Drivers Loomis; Conciliators Step I   Thousands Of Washington Workers Still Walking As Bus And Street Car Service Paralyzed For Second Day 3

Move to End Traffic Tieup Is Scheduled   Washington Taxicab Drivers Considering Sympathy ‘Holiday’

Taxi Strike at. Capital Hinted   Some Bus and Trolley Service May Be Resumed, Randolph

Washington’ s Taxicab Drivers Cc onsidering Sympathy Strik<: Buses, Trolleys Are Still Idi.

CAPITAL STRIKE MAY EXPAND   Expect Taxicab Drivers to Join Transit Walk Out

Capitol Cabs May Join In Transit Strike   Washington’s Transpo rtation Is Paralyzed As Million And Half Workers Rideless :

Peron Ousted In Argentina   Army Forces ‘Strong Man’ to Relinquish - - Poet

Ferrell Reported In Avalos’ Hands   Bloodless ‘Revolt? Arisee At Bie Army Barracks

U.S. to Conduc’ A-Bomb Tests Against Ships   War and_Navy Chiefs Lay Pians to Record Effort of Blasts

Atomic Bombs to Be Tested by Army and Navy  Effect on Ships to Be Studied by Military Men

Atomic Bombs To Be Tested On Warships, Army-Navy Say   Announcement Says Joint Tests are Contemplated —Planning Already Under Way—Details are Not Given

Atomic Tests on Warships Next   WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 —The Army and Navy announced officially today that they would test atomic bombs on warships.  A inint annauneomornt cain:

Atomic Bombs to Be Tested by Army and Navy  Effect on Ships to Be Studied

Gen. Bezarin Hurt Fatally   Russian Military Commander In Berlin Killed In Mo torevele Crash.

BEZARIN KILLED IN BERLIN MISHAP   Red Commandant of Capital Victim in Cycle Accident

Gen. Montgomery Declares Nazism Not Dead  Germany’s General Staff Officers Will Be Isolated

SOVIET CLAIM IS SUPPORTED BY CHURCHILL   Prime Minister: Says Polish. Settlement Will. Not Breed War —

Big 3 Agrees to Give Poland Danzig, Upper Silesia. Other Lands   Churchill Tells House of Commons American Onslaught Against Japan Has Brought War in Pacific to Peak; Exnresses Faith in Stalin

J aps Admit ‘Gravest Crisis’ as U. S. Fleet Sails for Enemy Naval Base; Yanks Capture Panay Island Capital

JAPS SAY FIFTH FLEET HEADING FOR NEW TARGETS   Nips Face ‘Gravest Crisis In History’

U.S. Seeks Way To Smooth Path Of Conversion   Michigan Utility, Film, Montgomery Ward Disputes Arise

PRESIDENT GALLS CABINET FOR HELP AS STRIKES SPREAD   Setting Up Machinery To Handle Reconversion  =   TO GRANT LOBOR WAGE BOOSTS

Cabinet Will Meet In Effort to Halt Spread of Strikes   Truman Calls Special Session to Form Anti-Inflation Agency   MICHIGAN WALKOUT GRIPS UTILITIES   2,400 Leave Jobs Covering All of State; 473,000 Idle in Nation

FOR 2 HINTED   Rumors Heard After Jack. son and Schwellenbach Visit President Truman

TALK OF CABINET SHAKEUP IS REVIVED   Reports of Possible Changes Circulate After Truman Confers With 2 Former Senators.

rtPC Killed, Then Revived   House Committee Ok’s $250,000 to Liquidate, Then to Operate

$250,000 for Liquidation of FEPC Voted   Committee Act Brings Controversial Issue  To House Floor

HOUSE COMMITTEE WOULD ALLOY FEPC FUND OF $250,000  COMMITTEE’S RECOMME!   CUNINEILIEE ) RECONINIEN: DATION TO BRING MATTER TO HOUSE FLOOR

House Group Favors FEPC Allotment   Recommendation to Bring Issue to Floor For Vote Thursday

Liquidation Of FEPC Wanted   House Committee Recommends Allotment To Exterminate Agency.

House Groupin Move To End Issue On FEPC   Appropriations Commnittee Votes $250,000 For Liquidating Agency

Committee Favors FEPC Liquidation   Recommends $250,000 Allotment; Issue to House Floor On Thursday

WOULD-LIQUIDATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT. ’ PRACTICES AGENCY   House Appropriations Committee Today Recommended: $250,000. .   GOES TO HOUSE FLOOR   Congressional Leaders Hope Vote Will Break a SixWeek Deadlock.

Committee Votes To Liquidafe FEPC Anency   Allocation Proposed To Close Out The Highly Controversial Unit

Vote Money To Liquidate FEPC   House Committee’s Move To Vote And Break Deadlock.

Jap Officers Refained For Korean Posts   ‘Newspapermen Object to Army Move to Keep Enemy in Gov't

Koreans Resent Keeping  Nip Officials In Power   Explosive Situation Develops As Jap Gendarmes Fire Into Native  Workers On Way To Greet Yanks

Elliott Barred As Vestryman   Not in Good Standing In Episcopal Church

ELLIOTT GANT Bt MADE VESTRYMAN   Episcopal Bishop Says That Gen. Roosevelt Not in Good Standing.

APPOINTMENT {9 VOIDED BY BISHOF      Bishop Says Elliot Roosevelt Ineligible for Church Post.

PLANT DONATIONS  TO THE RED CROSS   Sunflower Ordnance Works  Contributes $25,233 in Campaign  A. OF TCOCTCCTW IT: TAPaTR OT

PLANT DONATIONS — TO THE RED CROSS   Sunflower Ordnance Works Contributes $25,233 in Campaign   A: SUCCESSFUL DRIVE

CIVIL WAR VETS MEET TONIGHT   Gov. Lausche Will Attenc Opening Session

Two Lives Claimed, $3,000,000 Damage   New York State Loss Near Million While Bay State Destructions Set At Over $2.000,000: Roads Closed

B20 AGAIN HIT HOME ISLAND OF JAPAN   Rock Airplane City of Nagoya; M’Arthur on Mindanao

Five Percent Down Payment On Homes Proposed in Bill  Government Would Guarantee FHA Mearénarnac In ta OR Pareant «af ValIng

New Senate Housing Program Makes Purchase Of Low Cost Homes Easier

EASY DOWN PAYMENT FAVORED FOR HOMES   Senate Plan Would Call For As Little As 5 Per Cent

125,000 Tons Jap! Shipping Is Destroye   Formosa Raids Hurt Nip’s Transportation

Carriers Hit 125,000 Tons  Jap Shipping   Navy "Fliers Sink 60,000 ~ Tons, Damagre 65,000 ‘in Single Raid

HOPE VANISHES FOR SOLUTION OF LABOR ILLS   Labor And Management Parley Near Windup With Little Done

PLAN DROPPED   Hope Fades For Concrete Proposal From Labor,  Management Meet

NAZIS BEGAN PLOT IN 1938   British Charge Conquest Of 6 Nations Planned; 69 Treaties Broken

Nazis Planned: Six Invasions, British Clain   Prosecution Says 69  treaties Violated By”  Geiwwan People — Since 1933

Prague in Ruins  Was Alternative   British Reveal Nazi Plot  Te Gobble vhbors

Germany Long Planned Its Conquests  Evidence Reveals 69 Treaties Violated by Nazis

To Probe American Communists   Congress Seeks To Know What's Going On

WAR IN GERMANY HAS LITTLE REAL MEANING NOW; MOPUP ACTIVITY STILL NECESSARY

WAR TODAY   War In Germany Has Reached Point Where Nazi Activity Has Lit. Ne Further Meaning. Mop-Up Must Con tue

The War Today   By J. M. KOBERTS, ¢R. Substituting for DeWitt  Wiasphonzie

6 More Nations Ratify Charter   Twenty-thre® So Far Have Sit ned

John Weyen Died Sunday, March 11  Early Settler In Plymouth County

John: Weyen Died Sunday, March 11  Early Settler’ In Plymouth ‘Geunity::

T ELECTION i BACK THREAT “OF WALKING OUT   Union Heads Warn, However, They Will ‘Not Tolerate Wildcat Strikes on: Issue of $2-Day Pay Increase   HEAVY VOTE IS SEEN FROM. EARLY TURNOUT   If Stoppage Is Authorized It Will Not Occur Before First of Year, Predicts Magazine lron Age.

‘Labor Disputes Hit New High   60,000 Workers Now On Strike; Reduction In List Expected

Strike List Hits New High, 60,000 Workers Are Idle   Expect Reduction Soon; Republic Employes End Four-Day Walkout

MORE THAN 60,000 WORKERS IDLE AS STRIKES MOUNT   FIVE NEW DISPUTES LISTED IN DETROIT AREA IN 24 HOURS

STRIKE ROSTER RISES TO 60,000   Forty-Six Separate Business#s And Industries Affected By Labor Disputes,   ‘BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

“Corned Beef Dinner on Two!"  It's Lunchtime i in Busy Racine--Wow!-

“Corned Beef Dinner on Two!’ ‘  It's Linmettienat in Busy Racine-Wow!

Democrat Has Slogan For Republicans if Taff And Lodge Head Tickel

MISSING SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION   sot. Henry G. Klunk, Hanover rR, D. No. 4, Tail Gunner On Bomber, Met Death On Jan. 31, Parents Informed

MORE RAINS MOVING IN   Temperatures Expected to Be in the 70s Tomorrow

Six Miners Are Caught in Drift at Swalley Mine Near Baxter Springs— Two Die Trying to Save Two Others.

4 MINERS KILLED BY FALLING SLABS WEST OF BAXTER   Two of Victims in Rescue Crew of Four That Was Attempting to Extricate  First to Die.   TWO INJURED; ONE IN SERIOUS CONDITION   Accident Occurs in Swaliey Mine and Is Worst in TriState District in Six  ‘ Wears.

Question Mark On Successor to Fred Vinson   Senator Walter George of Georgia May Become War Mobilizer

Name Vinson to Treasury Post   Vinson’s Job Left Wide Open by Appointment

Vinson To Be Successor to Morgenthau   Who Will Become Director Of War Mobilization Is Subject of Speculation At National Capital

Vinson May Hoic War Mobilizer, Treasury Posts   Speculation Has It Truman Plans Merger Two Important Jobs.

QUESTION OF SUCCESSOR 10 VINSON ARISES   Former War Mobilizer Succeeds Morgenthau; Who Gets Vacancy?

Fred M. Vinson Named Successor To Morgenthau   Becomes Secretary Of the Treasury; Was Director of War Mobilization

VINSON GIVE! GIVEN TREASURY JOB   War Mobilizer Named To Succeed Morgenthau

VINSON TO SUCCEED HENRY MORGENTHAU AS TREASURY HEAD  NEW OAMCCTION I¢ WUWA

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Question Of Who Will Take Role As Director OF War. Mobilization Arid Reconversiozxn Pous Un

Vinson To Take Treasury, Leaves Major Post Open   Succeeds Morgenthau After Truman's Return From Berlin Meeting

Vinson To Get Morgenthau's Treasury Post   Capital Now Is Puzzled Over Successor To War  Mobilizer.

Capital Wonders Who Will Become War Director   Morgenthau’s Successor Named By President

War Mobilizer Vinson Will Be Appointed Treasury Head After Big-Three Meeting      Capitol Puzzled Over Who Will Succeed «Vinson; Job Termed Important

Vinson Named To Morgenthau Post   Successor To Job of ‘Assistant President’ Raises New Problem

VINSON PICKED FOR SECRETARY   Succeeds Morgenthau As Secretary Of Treasury; Now Who Will Succeed  Vinson?

HIS SUCCESSOR NOW PONDERED BY WASHINGTON   Mobilization, Reconversior Post Must Be Filled In Latest Changes

VINSON TAKES OVER HELM OF U.S. TREASURY      Capital Puzzled Over Suc: cessor To Mobilization Director

SOLONS PUZZLED OVER SUCCESSOR TO FRED VINSON   Truman Names Reconversion Chief as Secretary of Treasury

MORGENTHAU'S POST WILL 60 TO FRED VINSON   Truman To Nominate War Mobilization Chief For Job After “Big 3° Meet

Speculation Arises From Appointment Of Vinson to Post  Washington Wonders Who Next War Mobilizer Will Be

Speculate Over Suecessor To Vv inson’s Office   iDireclor of War Mobilization and Reconversion Appointed Seeretary of Treasury

Fred Vinson To Succeed Morgenthau   Appointment As Treas: ury Secretary Leaves Important War MobilIzation Post Vacant

Vinson’s Successor  Is Problem  War Mobilization Director Office Important Post

George May Get Vinson’s Task   War Mobilizer _ to Replace Henry Morganthau as Secretary of Treasury

Vinson Given Vacant Post by President   Capital in Dither Over Who Will Be Named War Moblilizer

VINSON TO GET TREASURY POST   Successor--Fo- Job -As_Reconversion Chief Stumps Capital

VINSON TO TREASURY.   Speculation on Successor as War Mobilization Director

British Sweep Mines From Invasion Seaway Leading To Singapore, Japs Say   Washington Puzzled Over Who Will Succeed Vinson As Mobilize When "Assistant President” Replaces Secretary Morgenthau

Successor {0 Vinson Stil Unannouncec   Merger of Treasury, Mobilixation Posts Suggested in Capital

Morgenthau Post Goes To ‘Vinson   Creates Problem Of Successor to War Mobilizer

Big Job Open as Vinson Goes fo Treasury   Washington Wonders Who Will Be. War . Mobilization. Director

WRECKED CITY OF BERLIN 10 GIVE UP SOOK   FANATICS HUDDLED UNDERGROUND IN CAPITAL RUINS

Nazi Garrison Totters Under Russian Blow:   Seviets Driving Uncheckex Ia Giant Gains North, Geastk af Canttasl

14,000 Nazis Surrender to Soviet Army   More Than 100 Block: Reported Taken in Core of Capital

Thousands Of Nazis Hold Hands Up   tussians Believe Hitler Has Fled Leaving Double to Dic Heraie Death. Capture Brandenburg

14,000 GERMANS GIVE UP BLOODY FIGHT FOR BERLIN   Nazi Die - Hards Surrender After Reported Death of Hit'er — Resistance Near Collapse.   TIERGARTEN FORTRESS IS UNDER ASSAULT   Great City of Brandenburg, 22 Siles West of Capital,  Falls to Russian Barnac

British, Yanks Race East on North German Plain   Russians Spear Within 25 Miles of Austrian Border; Clark Alerts [Italian Patriots

Shattered Nazi Defenses Fail  To Halt Alhes      Russians Near Austrian Border in Vienna Drive   Western Front Today

Russians Push Closer to Austrian  Border and Gdynia Port Is Taken

THREE AMERICAN ARMIES ARE LINKED IN SOLID FRONT AS SEVENTH DRIVES TO THE MAIN   Security Regulations Cloak Swift Progress of Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' Tanks Exploiting One of Greatest Offensives of War   BRITISH BURST TOWARD WESTPHALIAN CAPITAL

Nazis Retreat To Siegfried  Line Defenses   German Assaults Around Strasbourg Have Been Repulsed.

Allies Tighten Pressure on Enemy Flanks   Third Army Advances To Southern German Lines As U. at First  Takes Fourteen Town:

Nazis Backing Out Of Bulge Towards Line   British Within Five Miles Of Roer In Short Gain

U.S. Forces Drive Mile,  Obtain Hold About Wiltz   Deep Snow Slowing Advance By French

GERMANS FALL BACK TOWARD BORDER LINES   Fourteen Towns Captured By U. S. Forces

Matt Kimes Held in Arkansas Hospital After Accident in North Little Rock

TRUCK RUNS OVER RELEASED OUTLAY SauCuT IN HOLL   ‘Kid’ Kimes of 20's Ident: ified After Bemoval to ~ Little Rock Hospital   WANTED FOR GRILLING   Police Suspect Him as One Who Took $17:000 From Morton, Tex., Bank

FURTHER TAX CUTS LIKELY   Reductions of $6 Billion Believed Probable In Congress Action

Solons Study Corporation Tax Slicing   Committee Members Hope To Complete Tax Measure Today

TAX CUTS MAY HIT 6 BILLIONS   Excess Profits Repeal Likely; Corporations To Get Relief

SIX BILLION TAX CUT LOOKED FOR   VOTE ON REPEAL OF EXCESS PROFITS LEVY PUT OFF BY HOUSE GROUP.

Tax Cut May Be Extended   Congress May Slash More Than Vinson Recommended

Larger Tax Cut Is in Prospect Under New Bill   Hope to Complete Draft of Measure By Thursday Night

Wainwright ‘All Right’ On His Arrival At Chunakina. Accents MacArthur Invitation

Wainwright to Be at Surrender Signing  Dramatic Contrast to His Imprisonment

GEN. WAINWRIGHT TO SEE SURRENDER   CORKEGIDOR HERO TO BE ON WAKSHIP WHEN JAPS SIGN CAPITULATION.

TRUMAN WILL. GIVE SPEECH LATER TODA)   REPRESENTATIVES OF 50 NATIONS SIGN CHARTER DESIGNED TO PREVENT FUTURE WARS

TRUMAN SPEECH CLOSES 9-WEEK FRISCO PARLEY   New World Security Charter Embraces Mankind’s Hope for Peace

HISTORIC MEET TO CLOSE WITH TRUMAN'S TALK   Charter Embraces Hope of Mankind to Prevent Wars

OKINAWA TOLL OVER: 100,008   1,000 to 10,000 Still Await Death or Surrender on Island

FIFTH ARMY'S DRIVE HALTED   Americans Reach Base 0 Ridge Near Bologna

IN MOUNTAINS STALLED TODAY   Doughboys Make 600 Yard Gain Against Nazis

YANK DRIVE CHECKED   ‘Stalled by Enemy Fortified Posts Southeast of Bologna  

Yanks Forced Baek in Italy Meet Strongly  a... dll tre   Meet Strongly Fortified Enemy Positions

Nazis Stall New Drive by Fifth Army   Doughboys Halted After  Advancing 600 Yards  in Two Days

Limited Offensive NearBolognaStilled  Yank Attack Reaches - Orbega Ridge Base 9 Miles of Boloane

WARMER TOMORROW   Rains Ended for Eastern Kansas, : Says Forecaster

Tokyo Radio Again Demands Japanes Government Establish New Policy Of Vigorous Diplomacy With Russia

British, Canadians Hit Siegfried Line On 10-Mile Front   U. S. Third Closes In On Pruem; Reds Surround Ebling

Canadians, British Advance To Within 4 Miles of Kleve; U.S. Ist.3rd Armieson Move   Russians Drive Toward Stettin, Surround Baltic Harbor Port of Elbing; New Oder Bridgehead Cuts Direct Communication Between Nazi Forts of Frankfurt, Kuestrin

MANPOWER BILL PASSAGE URGED BY ROOSEVEL   Opposition Leaders in Senate Seek to Defeat Measure   BULLETIN

CABINET LIFTS PERON’S LAWS   New Triumvirate Bids for Public Support

Argentine Prisoners Are Freed   Triumvirate Takes Over Government Of The Country

© ees  Civilian Cabinet Takes Charge   Gen. Avalos Orders Release of Communist Leader from Ped eral Police

All Political Prisoners Freed hh Argentina   Ruling Triumvirate Moves To Replace Old Military Government

Argentine  Red Leade Set Free   New Triumvirate Releases Political: Prisoners of Peron

3Man Argentine Government Plans  ~ Civilian Cabinet   Frees Last of Political Prisoners Jailed By Former Strong Man   TRIUMVIRATE AIMS BACKED BY COURT   3. Universities Reopened; Army Is Purged of Peron’s Supporters

LENDING POWERS MAY BE BOOSTED   Senate Committee Approves Increase Of Export-Import Bank Resources

Increase Powers of the Chairman   Wagner To Bring Up New Bill In Senate

Prince Ready for Trial as ‘War Criminal   General Sent to Manila to Hear Evidence

Prince Ready for Trial as War Criminal  General Sent to Manila to   General Sent to Manila to Hear Evidence

JAPANESE PRINCE PLACED IN PRISON   First Person of Court Rank Taker as War Criminal Suspect— Homma on Way te Manila.

‘DEATH MARCH’ GENERAL STARTS TRIP TO MANILA FOR TRIAL FOR ATROCITY

THIRTEEN OFFICIALS ACCOMPANIED FOR   8 Russians, 12 British Offi cials Accompanied Their _Leaders.

Big Three Meeting Participants In Crimea Includes Thirteen Americans

HARRISBURG BUSSES WILL START OCT. 2   Service Will Be Given Betweer Hanover And That Place Via East Berlin And Dillsburg

Tom C. Clark to Be Attorney General, Judge Schwellenbach Labor Secretary And Rep. Anderson Agriculture Head   By ERNEST B. VACCARO

Cabinet altered; Wickard, Biddle  and Perkins quit   Schwellenbach, Anderson and  Clark are <elected hy Truman

New Mexican Gets Agriculture Post; Others Appointed  Clark Succeeds Biddle;  §chwellenbach Takes Over Perkins Job

Clark,SchwellenbackAnd Anderson New Attorney, Labor, Farm Secretarys   President Reveals Shakeup In 3 Of The 10 Cabinet Posts; Also New Line On Food Problem

Biddle, Perkins And Wickard Oul   Tom C. Clark, Judge Lewis Schwellenbach And Clinton P. Anderson To Occupy Posts

Changes Made In Cabinet By The President   Francis Biddle, Frances Perkins and Claude Wickard to be Succeeded by Tom Clark, Judge Sehyets. lenbach and Clinton Andercon

Biddle Aide, Tom C. Clark. Is Appointed Atty. General   Rep.C.P. Anderson Agriculture Chief, Schwellenbach  Secretary of Labor

PERKINS QUI WITH BIDDLE AND WICKARD   Tom C. Clark Named Attorney General and Judge Schwellenbach Secretary of Labor.   AGRICULTURE POST TO REP. ANDERSON   Latter Also Will Become War Food Administrator When Marvin Jones Quits June 30.

CHANGE MADE IN 3 OFFICES BY PRESIDENT   MISS PERKINS GOES; FOOD SHORTAGES GET ATTENTION

Texan Named Att'y General; Schwellenbach, and Anderson Head Labor and Agriculture

Three Cabinet Members Are Replaced By New Appointees By President In Reshuffle   Perkins, Biddle And Wickard Succeeded By Schwellenbach, Clark And Anderson; Former Agriculture Secretary To Administer REA

JAPANESE WOMED  MAKING BID FOR’  POLITICAL ROLE NIPS DRAFT PLANS  TO EXTRACT CASH FROM PROFITEERS

Democracy’s Rise is Increasing Impetus in Japan  Voting for Women, Justice in Trial Are Proofs Cited

FIRST POLITICAL PARTY FOR WOMEN, WAR PROFITS TAXES INDICATE CHANCES IN TAPAN

Jap Women Form Political Party   Government Completes Draft of Law Aimed at Taxing War Profiteers

Times Changing In Japan— Women Of Japan Forming First Political Party

Newest ‘Signs of the Times: In Japan Revealed By U.S.  Actions, Omer in Politics

D‘Ewart Says State Tired ‘of Bureaucrats   Declares Election Is Expression of People's Reseniment

RETAILERS GET NEW BEND CALL   c, W, FILLER HAS ORGANIZED LOCAL COMMITTEE

PYLE THIRTIETH REPORTER TO BE  WAR      ns ey per and Melville Jacobv

Navy Would Keep. 1079 Combat Ships   Fleet. Would ‘Be. “Divided Into “"" ‘Three ‘Categories

1,079-VESSEL NAVY PROPOSAL DUE TO BRING CONTROVERSY WITH FUTURE OF ATOMIC BOMR

Battieship-Carrier Defense vs. Land Based Planes, Atomic Bombs Controversial Topic

NAVY MAKES PEACETIME WANTS KNOWN   Favors A Battleship-Carrie Sea Defense

ONE DEAD IN TACOMA BLAZE   Believe Others Trapped In Ruins of Apartment House

1 Dead, Others  Flame- Trapped  In Tacoma Fire 13 Burned In  Apartment House

TOUCHY LEGISLATOR WANTS GOVERNOR T( SHARE DEFICIT BLAME  REP* LANNING DISCUSSES   REP? LANNING DISCUSSES REPORTS THAT GOVERN. OR FEARS NEW DEFICIT

Idle Labor Is Boosted by New Strikes   Bus Drivers’ Walkout May pread —- Telegraphers Flan Wor Stoppage

WIVES OF SOLDIERS BROUGHT TO U.S   Free Transportation Furnished British Brides—20,000 Eligible for Trip.

Two Thousand Tons of Incendiaries Are Showered on Osaka as Superforts Continue Mass Attacks on Nip Industries

gperforts Rain jeendiaries on  ity of Osaka   *s Second Larges! diy Is Target for Thire \jgss Bombing : Force hecribed ‘Very Large

Social Security Blanks For September Quarter  Will Be Few Days Late

Brownell Stays At GOP’s Helm   Pro-Dewey Charge Ignored by Committee

POLITICAL ACTION PROGRAM ADOPTED   Republican Co m mit tee Lays Plans for Future . Activities 

104th Not af Home "To Play Marbles”   General Terry Allen Says Men Ready to Do What's Asked

CHIEFS DIVIDED OVER DRAFTING OF MAN POWER   EXPECT GEN. GEORGE MARSHALL TO TELL CONGRESS NEEDS

WAR REPORT 1S AWAITED   DACKERS OF “WORK OR FIGHT" BILL SAY MARSHALL AND KING MAY SAVE BILL

VEHICLE DROPS INTO LAKE; SIX SWIM TO SHORE   Washington Tragedy Reported By Police; Aid Being Rushed

FIFTY CHILDREN DROWNED IN BUS   School Bus Plunged Into Lake Chelan Early Today

New Violence Flares Up In  Buenos Aire:   Police Charge Into’ Crowd and Break Up Funeral’ Processions of Slain Student

Knife Play Goes On In Bombay Riot   Moslems and Hindus Continue Fighting Which Has Cost 19 Lives

yes WORLD SERIES OPENS TODAY. BETWEEN TIGERS: AND uBs   EYES OF BASEBALL WORLD ARE CENTERED ON BRIGGS STADIUM IN DETROIT

Last Rites for Adolph Ehn in Laurens Thurs.   Services Held for Local Farmer: Was Victim of Antnmohile Crash

Little Opposition Met in 600-Plane  Raid on Five Cities   Aussies Push Inland On Borneo; Japs Land Troops on Fukien Coast

4,000 TONS OF BOMBS LOOSED BY 600 FORTS   Australian Invaders Push Inland Across  Borneo

Tokyo Area Hit In Dawn Raids   No Nip Air Opposition Encountered As All Superforts R’eturn Safely

NIP TARGETS IN FLAMES AFTER B- 29'S STRIKE   Greet Smoke Clouds Rise High over Industrial Cities, Fliers Report

American Airmen Blast Largest Nip Aluminum Factory. All Superforts Return Safely.: Aussies Advance On Borneo.

Yanks Whittle  Nazi Salient In Biting Blizzard   Doughboys, Tanks Gain Two Miles At Ardennes

U.S. ‘Brownout’ To Start Feb. 1   Hydro-Electric Areas Will Not Be Affected

LEAVES FROM CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK: NAVAJO SCOUT FROM N. M. GETS 40 JAPS, SIX GERMANS

Jap Suicide Planes Attack U.S. Fleet  Near Okinawa   Doughboys Invade Last Central Philippine Isle; Chile Wars on Japan

BLASTS FLEET OFF OKINAWA   Costs Foe 118 Planes; Ship Sunk, 4  Dama

NEAR TERMS ON THREE STRIKES IN OHIO PLANTS   Union Seeks Reason for Delay in Federal Seizure of Goodyear Factory

GERMANS SAY RUSSIANS CROSS MIDDLE ODER   Red Forces Sweep to Within 29 Miles of City of Stettin

OWIFT DANE 10 SEAL OFF ARES   Reds Try to Encircle For. tress Guarding Berlin   CUT COMMUNICATIONS   Germans Say New Soviet Of. fensive Has Deeply Outflanked Breslau

Advance Swiftly in Attenpt te Seal Off Northeast Reich, 7 Oonttloank B re felony Ili. Ctle chal

REDS 29 MILES FROM STETTIN, ~ OPEN NEW DRIVE   Russians Gain 11° Miles in Swift Move to Seal Off Thousands: of Nazis in the North:   LAUNCH OFFENSIVE AGAINST BRESLAU   Silesian Capital Is Outflanked —Area Between Oder and Berlin Gets Record _ Blasting.

Soviets smash to 29 miles from Stettin; Elbingissurrounded   Outflank Breslau in new drive; cut Frankfurt-Kuestrin conamunications

RUSSIANS NEAR STETTIN, MOVE TO BOTTLE NAZIS   Drive Intended To Seal Northeastern Area Reported Swift _   BERLIN’S EASTERN OUTPOSTS SEVERED

REDS 29 MILES FROM STETTIN, PORT OF BERLIN   Germans Say New Drive Outflanks Breslau and Rolls 35 Miles Westward

REDS WITHIN 29 MILES OF BERLIN'S POR   PRUSSIAN HARBOR CITY OF ELBING SURROUNDED

Red Armies Sweep With-  1. in 29. Miles of © ’Stettin: .  ilies newt MOVINGTO SEAL OFF. OFF. SECTION  mn cae!   Communications Between German Cities Re-  ported Cut

Red Armies Sweep Within 29 Miles of Stettin  FORCES MOVING TO SEAL OFF SECTION  Communications Between German Cities Reported Cut

Giant New Red Offensive Hits  Foe in Silesia   Soviets Sweep to. 29 Miles Of Stettin-Ram Germiai Lines at Feank forsee

Soviets Push Near Stettin, Peril Breslau   German Lines Connecting Fortresses Shielding Berlin Cut; Harbor City of Elbing Surrounded

Soviets Drive to Surround Berlin Guards   Russians Sweep to Within 29 Miles of Stettin

Russians 29  Miles from Baltie Port   Seek To Seal Off All Northeastern Area of Germany

Yanks Mop Up Japs On Corregidor 'U. S. Fleet Steams Into Manila Bay

Landings Open Manila Bay To U. S. Warships   ey Foe-Held Hostages are Freed By Capture of Hospital: — South of Pasio Eases Off

ENEMY POCKETS ON CORREGIDOR BEING ATTACKED   7,000 Jap Hostages Re leased From Manila  Hospital By Yanks   TRIBUTE PAID ARMY By GEN. MacARTHUR

U.S. Ships Sail Into Manila Bay   ‘American Troops Continue Mop-Up Of Correcidor Nins

Fleet Units Are Repor' ted  Moving i into  Manila Bay ©   7,000 Jap Hostages Freed in Capture  ‘Of Huge Philippine Hospital in Manila

Yanks press operation on  Corregidor 7,000 prisoners  froaorl raya l Tuvan

Landings on. Rock Open Bay to American Ships  STORY RELATED OF FREEING HOSTAGES  U. S. Soldiers Battle Way to Big Manila Hospital

y "er ewe ~ “cS, oe e ~y mvve yy no rw wa aa June fem wn -~ um ow   cen ‘“ania=ay <0 U.S. 7 ee: Sow “177 ‘ig +70 Save Lives

Finishing Touch Being Placed On  Draft Measure ©   Fast Senate Action On House-Approved. Legislation Predicted

SEN, SOMMITTEE ADDS DETAILS T0 NRAFT BILL   Would Place War Manpower Mobilization Under Byrnes

Greek Cabinet Facing Crisis  Threat of Gen ner: rat Strike ‘Alarms

Sen. Burton Nominated For Highest Court   Robert P. Patterson Is Selected By Truman To Succeed Stimson As War Secretary

Patterson Is Chosen for Cabinet Post   Undersercretary Named to Suczeed Henry Stimson As War Secretary + More Changes Expected

Top War Job Is Given To Patterson   Republican Senator From Ohio to Fill Court Vacancy Caused by Resignation of Justice Roberts; McCloy, Lovett Resian

RE-ALLOCATION I  EXPLAINED MONDAY  BY JUDGE POWELL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PETI TIONS AND REPORTS PRE  WEE SCARMICCINICBRSe

RE-ALLOCATION 1S EXPLAINED MONDAY BY JUINGE POWELT   ROAD IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS AND REPORTS PRESENTED COMMISSIONERS

WAR CHEST CHAIRMEN MEET HERE OCTOBER 3      Mecting Will Be Addressed hy Dr. Howard L. Brooks of Boston Massachnsetts

Youth Confesses Slaying Father  His Mother and Neliohboar Alcoa Held

‘Back of the ‘Headlines ©   Colonial Unrest Spreads in. Orient Near, Middle East

Russ Capture Key Fortress Near Stettin   Seaward Advance Threatens New Pomerania Trap

FRONTIERS OF REICH REVERT BACK 10 1937   ‘Establish Four Occupation Zones; Eisenhower Goes ‘Jo Berlin Meeting

Reich Slashed To 1937 Boundaries Under New Setup   Nation Formally ‘Stripped of All  of Nazi Conquests

Reich Reduced to 1937 Boundaries In First Action Taken By Big Four Group   BULLETIN

FOUR POWER ALLIED CONTROL COUNCIL FOR GERMANY NOW MEETING IN SHATTERED CITY

Biddle Accused By GOP Senators Of Ignoring Graft  In Cases Referred  To Him, Is Alleged

THOUSANDS. OF DOLLARS ARE _ WASTED ANNUALLY IN “ o. USELESS INVEST?  GATIONS:

Flays A.M. IL.  ‘scare story’,  Packers’ profits: high, Bowles says

DEWEY URGES FORTHRIGHT DECISIONS   Defeated Candidate Addresses Lincoln Day Dinner Audience

Dewey Calls for Clear-Cut Action By FD at Parley   Speaks Out for 22 Million Who Oppose New Dea

Dewey Demands Light Be Given  World Decision:   New York Governor Says Time Passed For ‘‘Glittering Generalites’’  By Leaders

STATE LISTS HUGE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM   To Spend. Over One Biblio On Contemplated Projects, Through State Planning Board

‘Japan Reports War Casualties Of  5,639,350, Including Air Raid Victims

Raids Claim Civilian Toll Of 554,350   Japanese Army Lists 4,470,000 Casualties Simply As ‘Sick’

Jap Casualties Total 5,639,350 In Pacific War   88,250 Killed In Raids On Tokyo, Nipponese Government Reports

A Had 5,639,350 War Casualties; Air Raids Killed 554,350 Civilians’ Cut Off

JAP CASUALTY LIST 5,639,350   OVER HALF A MILLION CIVILIANS INCLUDED

Japan's Casualties  3,639,390  Terrific Fall Disclosed To   Terrific Fall Disclosed To Imrerial Diet  At Closing Sessior

Japanese Report Total Casualties Of 5,639,350; 2,000 Ships Were Lost

JAPS REPORT ON CASUALTIES   Over Five and a Half Mil: lion Toll Taken by Con quest Ambitions.

MacArthur Leads Attack as 6th Army Seizes Coastal Towns, Encountering  Only Light Artillery, Mortar Attack

Moving In From 15-Mi. Beachhead On Lingayen Gulf   Back-Door Invasion Surprises Badly Pummelled Jap Defenders So Thoroughly That No American Is Killed In First Landing Wave.

U.S. Objects To Lend-Lease Arms In Politics   Protests To British And Dutch On Use  In Far East Uorisinas

Byrnes Cites Indo-China, Java Actions   British and Dutch Asked to Remove U;S. ” _Emblems

USE LEND-LEASE ARMS IN RIOTS   Byrnes Protests to British, Dutch Officials

Byrnes Says Policy Also Hits Dutch   Emblem Ordered From Guns Used In Fer East

Take U. 5. Emblem Off Equipment, Is American Request   Same Policy Wilt Be Invoked Elsewhere When Used Against Nationalists

BYRNES SCORES USE OF ARMS   Declares U. S. Weapons Being Utilized by British, Dutch in Java

U. 5. Balks Af British, Dutch Use Of Arms   Ask Removal Of All U.S. Emblems From Lend-Lease Weapons In Indo-China. Java

Political Use Of  Lend-Lease Arms  Opposed By U. S. British, Dutch

U.S. spel On Lend-Leas, Use on Rebels   Ask. British and Dutch To Remove American Emblem From Arms eed jin Far Fact

Lend-Lease For Political Uses Is Opposed   Must Remove Emblem From Equipment

British, Dutch Asked To Remove All US Emblems   Byrnes Wants Policy Applied Everywhere  _ ‘Including’ South America

Object To Arms Use In Polities   Byrnes Voices it As to Military Equipment Under Lend-Lease

British And Dutch Under Byrnes’ Fire   U. S. Objection Applies Everywhere, He Says, Including S. America.

U.S. PROTESTS USE OF ARMS IN LEND-LEASE   Ask Removal of 7 Emblem: From Guns Used In Quieting Riots

OBJECTS TO USING LEND-LEASE ARMS FOR POLITICAL USE   This Statement Was Made Today By Secretary of State _ Byrnes. ..   .  EMPLOYED IN FAR EAST  The Policy of Objection Ap  plies Everywhere, Byrnes Added.

Slap Result Use Of Lend-Lease ir Native Conflict   Non-Intervention Policy of America Said Jeopardized

Military ‘Honors Accorded Veteran. of Spanish War; Was Reformatory Of yeti, ~' cer for 32 Years Before Retirement _

~ At Fu ‘uneral ‘Service   Military Honors Accorded Veteran of Spanish War; Was Reformatory Offi-. _' cer for 32 Years Before Retirement _

Thousands of Allied Warplanes Rake Transport Lines; Canadians Plunge: Deep Into Patched Siegfried Defenses

U.S. and British Bombers Help Clear Russ Path   Devastating Dresden Attack Viewed As Fruit of Big Three Parley; Great Fires Glow in Saxony Capital

Discharged Chaplains Face Financial Plight   Yes, It Looks Suspicious   Chaplains Charge ‘Stigma’ In Truman Atde’s Remarks

ew ee Nr a Nee New Nee  TREAD THIS  (Contrisureo)   ONE WAR ENDS

Recommendation of FEPC Funds Refused By Appropriations Marks Second Rebuff  Since Rules Committee Rejected Compromise

HOUSE COMMITTEE REFUSES TO GIVE FEPC, ANY MIINFY   DELEGATION OF NEGROES FROM NEW YORK SOUGHT TO SUPPORT BILL

Insanity Plea By Streicher Turned Dowr   2,500 Nazi Papers Introduced Against Hitler’s Henchmen

German Reeord Being Used To  Convict Nazis   2,900 Captured Papers Introduced At Nuernberg

10 Leaders of Nazi Party Hear U.S. Prosecutor   Evidence Gathered By Americans Goes To Nuernberg Court

Julius Streicher Tries Vainly To Escape Trial  As Criminal     Titeslar Taw. Raiter   Hitler Jew-Baiter Is Declared Sane   — May Base Case  On @aim Germany Was A Fuehrer State

Flames Spread Over Four More Enemy Cities  500 Planes Dump - Tons of Bombs on

THREE THOUSAND TONS OF FIREBOMBS BLAST JAP CITIES   FOUR ADDITIONAL WAR PRODUCTION POINTS VIS: ITED BY SUPERFORTS

Fourth Of July Raid Blasts At Four Jap Cities   500-Plane Assault Is Very Successful Due To First Clear Day Recently

3,000 TONS OF FIREBOMBS ARE RAINED ON JAPS   Dawn Of Fourth Of July Finds “General Conflagrations’ Spreading Over Japan From White-Hot B-29 Attacks.

deepest surge toppled Baal, 12 miles from Muenchen Gladbach., PNEMY STINNER

FAST BOMBER NOW WRECKAGE   Army Begins Inquiry into Crash— Three Men Parachute te Safety Before Plane Hits Ground at Nearby Oxon Hill, Maryland.

CAUSE OF PLANE FAILURE SOUGHT   Inquiry Starts in Crash or New ‘Mixmaster’

‘DER IOUIR   Three Parachute to Safety -as New ‘Mixmaster’ -Plunges to Earth

RECORDSEFFING PLANE WRECKED   “Mixmaster” ‘Crashes. After ~ Two Motors'Go Dead -

INVESTIGATION MADE OF CRASH OF ‘MIXMASTER   Engine Trouble Developed During Routine Flight  Yesterday

Truman Returns To Parley Scene   Further Big 3 Talks Await Attlee’s Arrival

LIGHTS ON IN LONDON AFTER 5 DARK YEARS:   Beer Shortage Curbs Celebration by Citizens as Blackout Restrictions Are Lifted,

Supporters of Charter Rally Against Change   Group Meets To Fix Date for Hearings— Taft Would Define U. S. Delegate Power

FIGHT PEACE PACT CHANGES   Supporters Of Charter Rally To Resist  Amendments

To Resist Any Charter Changes   Taft Insisting Power Of U. S. Delegates to Council Be Defined

Friends Will pose Change      United Nations Charter yt Senate Foreign Relaa ns Committee Meets.

iy Ap) OFFIIALS   Would Furnish More Transportation for Troop Redeployment   JOHNSON BLAMES  CAUSE ON ARMY   War Department Keeps Companies in Dark ) On Plans

Proposed Cut Stil! in Discussion Stage — Possible New Travel Curbs Revealed Monday During Testimony Before Senate War Investigation..

BUS, AIR TRAVEL MAY BE REDUCED      “of Widuned Facilities To Meet Army Needs

Export-Import Bank Lending Power Boosted  By Nearly Three Billiou

MONEY PACTS BILL SENT 10 WHITE HOUSE   Congress Completes Action on Bretton Woods Agreements

Bretton Woods Finally Passec   House Takes Only Minute To Approve Changes

Bretton Wood: Plan Sent to White House   Export-Import Bank Expanded in Order to Finance Trade

L028" 288 4.500 ves O08 228 ee  fete A ce ws  “g: Pie Poreo Sco>

Bretton Wood: Bill Sent to White House   Economic Framework For Nation’s Widened Participation in World Affairs Is Completed

Bretton Woods Agreements to White House   Export-Import Bank Lending Powers Boested by Condress

Bretton Woods Agreements to White House  Export - Import Ban   Export-Import Bank Lending Powers Boosted by Congress

Police Probe Romances of Carline Romeo   Marries Six to Eight Wives Without Benefit of Divorce

County Teachers Institute Here  Friday, March 2  - Several Speakers Of  National Reputation Rn. Pp... _

County Teachers Institute Here  Friday, March 2  Several Speakers Of National Reputation On Program

PLAN TO REMAP STATE KILLED IN HOUSE, 69 TO 60   DOWNSTATERS VOTE ALMOST SOLIDLY AGAINST THE BILL

Labor Party to Define Policy \In Meeting Today; Attlee Will ‘Resume Parleys At Potsdam —

ATTLEE, BEVIN GO T0 POTSDAM AMIDST CHEERS   Churchill Is Apparently Out of The British Picture

Attlee. Sees Clear Mandate From People   Goes to Potsdam; Promises Great. Chanve tn Britain

Attlee-Bevin Go to Berlin Conference  Sa Se a   New Premier Sets Up Cabinet And Leaves Quickly

ATTLEE AND BEVIN LEAVE FOR POTSDAM   New Prime Minister Of Britain Formally Takes Office

Diederich-Ludwig Case Is Filed In District Court  Ganeatinnal Charoeas   Sensational Charges By Young Woman From Remsen

Diederich- Ludwig Case Is Filed — hh District Court —  ~ e 7: ge=@   Sensational Charges By Young Woman — From Remsen _

UNIONS PRICING VOICE STUDIED   JOHNSTON, TAYLOR SEE SUCCESSFUL MEET

35 TO 40 ISSUES ARE ‘UNSETTLED   Conference Hopes ‘To Solve Most Of Problems

Conference Cheered By New Reports   Improved U. S.-Red Relations, Syrian Situation Hasten Final League Work

Things Are Looking Brighter At United Nations Parley   Early Successful End To Frisco Conference Seen

WORLD EVENTS BRIGHTEN HOPES FOR SUCCESSFUL S. F. WINDUP   PROSPECTS FOR ENDING FRANCO-SYRIAN DISPUTE, BETTER U. S.-RED RELATIONS BRIGHTEN HOPES

Hopes For An Early Windup Of Parley Rise   Brighter Syria Picture Better U. S.-Soviet Rela  tions Are Factors.

SEEK TO SPEED PEACE CHARTER   Delegates Work Regardless ot Middle East Fighting

DELEGATES HOPE TO SPEED PEACE CHARTER EFFORTS   IMPROVED RELATIONS OF U. S. AND RUSSIA BRIGHTEN PROSPECTS

Hopes Brighten For Early End  Of Conference   Prospects, For, Settlement Of Franco-Syrian Dis: pute Seen -As- Con. tribating Factor

Forceful Leadership Among Big Powers Needed for Concluding Action.

Frisco Meeting Has Hopes Over Recessing Soon   World Conference Hears Syrian Dispute May Be Settled and Soviet-American Relations Better.

SEEK TO SPEED PEACE CHARTER   Hopes Buoyed For Earl; Windup Of ’Frisco  Conference      Balk On Concessions

—CONFERENCE—   Early End Of Parley  Now Seen   Speed Work Of Whipping Charter For New ‘- League Into Shape -

tarly Windup of Security Parley Seen   Quick Action on Leyantine Crisis Renews Confidence

Prospects For Successful ‘Windup Of Peace Conference ‘Brighter, Delegates Believe   Settlement Of Franco-Syrian Dispute Seen; American-Soviet Relations Improve

Improved American-Soviet . Relations Brighten Dele"” gates Hopes.

San Francisco Conference  Direct te the SITKA SENTINEL trem the €  pink  rine

Successful  Termination Now Facing  Conference   Ending Of Levant Issue Raises Hopes

Hopes for Early Windup Brighten   Improved AmericanSoviet Relations RePorted at Conference

Hopes Brighter At Parley   Improved U. S.-Russian Relations, Syrian Actior Held Helpful   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic Nowe Pdlter

See. “Foreeful: Leadership ‘Shaking: Group: Out Of Slow . Comiiitiee: WEE

U S Relations With Russia  Are Improved   Conference Is Nearine Close

New Developments Brighten Prospect At Peace Parley   Indication of Settlement of French-Syrian Dispute, Better U. S.Soviei Relations Help

Oil Workers, Employers In Session With Labor Head   Re Inited Preece

LEWIS’ MINERS MAY JOIN IDLE U. $, WORKERS   Concern Expressed Over Requests For Strike Votes On File   OILMEN IN WASHINGTON   Schwellenbach Presides At Opening Session Of Capital Meeting

OIL WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS DEADLOCKED   Schwellenbach Faces First Step as “Strong Man” In Labor Setup.

Buyers Flock To Market, Peach Prices Soar Sunday   Number Is Largest Since Pre-War Days; Peach Volume Rises

TRUMAN MEETS TOP OFFICIALS IN CONFERENCE  SURRENDER REPORT BRINGS QUICK CALL

Truman, Cabinet Have Conference   No Disclosure After Hour Long Session Of Immediat Plans, Nor Confirmation That Jap Proposition Has Been Offically Received.

ANDERSON ASKS LOCAL HELP   Co-Operation Required to Beat Meat Shortage

Anderson Seeks Help Of Local Officials In Fighting Black Markets

DONA ANA’S REPRESENTATIVE WHOSE INTEREST IS EDUCATION HEADS MILITARY COMMITTEE

Nazi Governor of Norway Suicide   Mystery Shrouds Death of Josef Terboven

ira Y. Bain Here June 8 To 14 To Recruit Office Help For Government

Tax Investigators Are Needed   Stenographers, Typists and Clerks Recruited Locally For Washington

BOMBERS STRIKE NAZI SUB BASES   Hit Kiel, Hamburg, ‘ Nearby Airfields

Bridgehead Is Reported 11 Miles in Depth   3rd Army Sweeps Up 29 Towns in Moselle River Area

Remagen Bridgehead Widened't Miles, Nazis.Say; Pontoon] Supplement.Captured Railro

Forward 4 Miles, 11 Miles in Width,  7 Towns Captured   First And Ninth American Armies Have Captured 63,000 Germans During The Past Seventeen Days Says Report.

Vandenberg Asks Congress Act on Foreign Policy  Calls for America to Stick By ~ Bltlantic Charter

ASKS ENEMY BE KEPT DISARMED   Senator Urges Congress, President Assure World of U. S. Force to Keep Peace

Vandenberg Asks  Congress Act  on Foreign Policy Calls for America  to Stick By Ril waitin CS nniwn

Urges Force Hf Axis Tries Rearm   Vandenberg Wants Assurance That U. S. Adheres To Atlantic Charter.

Vandenberg Asks Congress To Give World Prompt Assurance Of Allied Treaiy To Keep Axis Disarmed

VANDENBERG URGES TREATY. BY ALLIES      Senator... ‘Asks. Assurance — _ Axis Powers Will Stay — 5 OP igeemed ooo

nts US. -Furnistt ssurances   anberg Says-Natior Id Promise To Use ce Against Foe’s  > Re-arming

SKS PROMISE SO’ ON DISARMING,   Republican. ‘Seeks Assurance of Force to Keep Reich, Japs Demilitarized

VANDENBERG URGES TREATY BY ALLIES   Senator. ‘Asks Assurance Axis Powers Will Stay ‘Disarmed

HOUFFALIZE IS UNDER ATTACK OF AMERICANS   Yanks Battle Into Out. skirts Of Key To Nazis’ Belgian Salient   TANK BATTLES RAGE IN ST. VITH SECTOR

NAZI BULGE IN BELGIUM NOW FLATTENED QUT   U. S. Armies Swing To East And Reich As Von Rundstedt’s Venture Ends

First Army Is In Heart of Belgian Bulge   Patrols in Contact With U. S. Third Army After Advancing

Doughboys Are Within a Mile Of Houffalize   Town Is Designated  As Western Key to Shrunken Nazi Wedge: Snow Stalls Battle

Troops Deliver Blow at Heart of German . Salient   FURIOUS FIGHTING  IN ST. VITH AREA   Nazi Reinforcements Pour Into Saar and Alsace Sectors 

LAST BELGIAN BASE OF NAZI ARMY DOOMED   AMERICANS CLOSING iN GN ST. VITH POSITIONS

6 DIVISIONS MOVE ON KEY “RAIL CENTER   First Army Units Occupy Outskirts of Houffalize in Heart of the Belgian Bulge.   FOE’S SALM RIVER LINE IS SHREDDED   Patton’s Forces Chalk Up Gains—U. S. Seventh Opens Counter-Attack Above Strasbourg.

Nazis Withdrawing From Houffalize   Lt. Gen. Hodges Thro ws Six Divisions at Germans Fleeing From Bulae Near St. Vith

Ist'and 3rd Army Patrols In Contact In Belgium —   First Drives Within Six Miles of St. Vith ‘As German Bulge Shrinks to Mere Bump  TIIDEY TAWNC TALK

HODGES MEN GAIN IN DRIVE FOR ST. VITH   lst Army Smashes into Houffalize in  All-Out Attack

RST ARMY DRIVES WITHIN “IX MILES OF ST. VITH AND MAKES CONTACT WITH THIRD

All-Out Attack Wverruns Three ferman Towns   Contact Is Made  With Third Army

MacArthur Is Asking More Civilian Help   Needs Assistance To Reorganize Govt.

MacArthur Seeks Aid of Experts   Plan To Reorganize Japanese Government

MAC ARTHUR WANTS MORE CIVILIAN AID   Wants Experts to Help Reorganize Jap Government

LAUNCH NEW CARRIER   Princeton Is Namesake of Vessel Lost in Leyte Gulf

Aircraft Carrier Princeton Launched  a   New Skipper Pledges Her to Task to Avenge Namesgke Lost at Leyte

AMERICAN FORCES MOVING ON DAVAO; AIR BASE TAKEN   Approach Capital City of Mindanao Island Supported by Planes Operating Off Captured Air Field—P-T Boats in Davao Gulf

U. S. Troops Drive Upon Davao From Two Sides  American Planes Are Operating From  ae....j.. wf. A?£*_}5_J}

Yanks Drive  For Davao   Supported by Planes Operating From Newly. Captured Jap Airfield

Yanks Drive on Davao City   Supported by Planes From Newly-Captured Airfield

U.S. Infantrymen Driving On Davao With Ait Support  American PT Boats She HI Ins tallati ions

U.S. Troops Drive Upon Davao From Two Sides  American Planes Are Operating From Newly Taken Airfield

U, S. INFANTRY DRIVES ON THE CITY OF DAVAO   P-T Boats Appear In Davao Gulf; Planes Support Infantrymen From Newly Captured Jap Aijirfield.

TRUMAN IS HOME; EXPECT ADDRESS TOMORROW NIGHT PREPARES LONGEST SPEECH TO NATION  nal Cin 9 MCCTIAC

Pres, Truman Signs Charter  United Nations   United Nations Document Fully Ratified by U. 5.

UNRRA Bill Approved By U. S. Senate   Provision To Withhold Funds From Countries Denying Press Freedom Is Stricken From Bill

TINIAN B- 298 BLAST JAPAN   Superforts Are Operating From New Base: Japs Move Factories

B-29's Crack Nagoya Again  No Safe Haven Left Japs, Says Stimson; New Super-fort Base

__R-99 RAIDS—   Superforts Rip Nagoya War Plants   Giant Bombers. Now Operating From Tinian IsjJand In Marianas

B-29s Hit Nip  Home {sland   Stimson Says Japanese Assured “No Secure Haven  Of Safety.’

Superforts Rain Bombs on Japan   eRe Bec   Stimson Announces New B-29 Base On Tinian Island

B-29s Blast Jap Plants   Important Targets at Honshu Hit; Tokyo Admits Damage Great

Plaster Jap Home Island   Japs Admit Damage to Nagoya By Fleet of 60 B-29s; New Superfort Base Set Up On Tinian

Suppose We All Did This...  MINERS STRIKE OVER LACK OF MEAT SUPPLY

Jap Shore Gunners Realized Defeat   Did Not Fire Back on Fleet, Says Vice Admiral

Jap Admiral Says Guns Were Silent Because Situation Was Hopeless

Court Martial Of Capt. McVay Comes To Close  Charges Concern Loss Of Cruiser

Capt. McVay Acquitted of Charge Of Inefficiency by Court Martial

McVay Wins Acguittal   Inefficiency Not Proved Against Ship Captain Says Navy Court

NAVY COURT WILL CONSIDER VERDICT   General Court Trying Capt. Charles McVay, 3rd, Retires This Morning.

aaa °° °°  ‘SKIPPER ACQUITTED OF INEFFICIENCY IN SINKING OF CRUISER

McVay Is Acquitted on Charge of Inetficiency        Decision” Régarding Allened “Nenlicence”™

M’VAY ACQUITTED OF INEFFICIENCY   Naval Officer Cleared 0! Charge by Court

COURT CONSIDERING VERDICT FOR McVAY   Only Announcement of Acquittal Made Immediately Under Navy Reaulations

KIDNAPPED BABY STILL. MISSING   Marion, Ohio, Police Think . __ Abductor a Woman

RIGHT TO VOTE IN OHIO ARGUED BY ‘TEEN-AGERS   Sen. A. L. Daniels Offers Bill To Increase State Subsidy for Schools

Are We Coddling The Japanese?   Mackenzie Thinks Not and Asks Some  Ouestions

GENERAL READER IMPRESSION IS THAT JAPAN IS GETTING OUT OF THIS WAR ENTIRELY TOO EASY

APPARENTLY EASY TREATMENT OF JAPS AT THIS STAGE DOES NOT. ‘MEAN THEY ARE BBEING CODDLED

Feeling U.S. Coddles Japs Still Exists   MacArthur Seems To Have Tight Rein on “SNips..Who -Are- Mak-. ‘ing Terrible:Payment. For Their Misdeeds.

Ghost Words of Hitler Imperil Accused Aides  Fuehrer Ordered Poles Wiped Out:

Words Of Hitler Used At Trials.   War Criminals Hear Nazi Documents Reac

Obliterate Pole: Trial Testimony  Hitler’s Grandiose Schemes Disclosed

Ghost Words Of Hitler Brought Into War Trials   Testify Fuehrer Ordered Extermination Of All Poles In Speech In August, 1939

HITLE  WORDS CITED AT TRIAL OF WARMONGERS   Prosecutors Read Documents Telling Of Hitler’s Plans To Attack, Kill

Hitler’s Words Read at Trial   Reveal His Plans to Attack Many Countries —Court in Recess

Hitler’s Words Quoted in War  Crimes Trial   Prosecution Reads Fuehrer’s Order of War Against Poles To Glum Defendants

MnOSt yYordas UF Adolph Filtler,  Ordered Extermination Of Entire Polish Nation

Murray Asks Conference To  Take Up Pay   Washington Parley Likel) Will Stick To Search Of Antistrike Plan

CLOSED SHOP:  STILL ssi      LANKIN TO PRESS FOR VOTE ON EXEMPTING VETERANS FROM JOINING © “UNIONS

Condition of Patton Takes Serious Turn   Pulmonary Condition Develops and Outlook For Fiery General Appears Grave

HOUSE MOVES 10 COMPLETE WORK OR FIGHT BILL   Leaders Speed Manower Measu ne.  Asked By FDP.

House Military Committee ‘Begins Whipping Into Shape Work-Or-Be-Drafted Bill   Spurred By New Plea From Roosevelt And Heavy Army Personnel Losses

House Goes To Work Or Service Bill   President Urges Prompt Action

‘Military Affairs Committee Acts ‘On Work Proposal   Law Would Force Over 18,0GO Men, 18-45, Into War Jobs

Work or Fight Act Speeded   House May Have Bill Ready by Next Week

House Military Committee Works on May Bil   Measure Will Make 18 Million Men Available For War Industrv Jobs

MAY DRAFT A SERVICE ACT TODAY      Spurred by F. D. R.’s Plea for Urgent Action, House Committee Expects to Renort a Bill by Nightfall.

SPEED PASSAGE OF WORK OR WAR MEASURES TODA)      Demarid For Haste Heeded As New Bill Is Put In Shape; Explain Methods

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Begin Work on Service Bill   Committee Hopes to Reach Agreement By Nightfall

FOR REQUESTS WORK-OR-FIGHT LEGISLATION   In Letter to Andrew May Suggests 4-F’s Work in War Plante   BULLETIN

Service Plea By Roosevelt Spurs Chiefs   Chairman May Think: House Can Reach Agree:  ment By Next Week.  — a a °° wR a7 FRET SU . oe a se bis he ee eS ee   FEW VEXING MATTERS

Work on Draft Bill Is Started   Army Losses Spur House To Agree on  Policy By Nightfall

Action Speeded After FDR Plea   Committee “Expects To Agree By Tonight

FDR SPEEDS UP SERVICE AGT   House May Have Job Draft — Bill Ready for Debate Next Week

House Committee Completing Draft Of Manpower Bill   Hopes to Have Work-orFight Measure in Shape For Action Next Week

Way Cleared for Action on Work or Fight   May Bill Expected to Reach Floor of House Next Week

TIGERS LEADING IN LAST GAME OF WORLD SERIES   score Gy innings;  123456788 Detroit “51 re

Detroit Gets Five Runs in First Inning   Borowy Fails to Retire Man In Seckina 3rd Win

‘SPIRIT HEALING’ BILL TAKEN UP   Opponents Contend Disease Curb Would Be Hurt

NEWSPAPERMEN SENTENCED: COURT CASE INVOLVING PRESS FREEDOM STUDIED

CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT JUDGES TAKE UP CONTEMPT CASE   BEGAN STUDY CORPUS CHRISTI NEWSPAPER CASE WITH MORE TO COME

CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT JUDGES TAKE UP CONTEMPT CASE  BEGAN STUDY CORPUS

Judges Studying Corpus Newsmens Contempt Case   Many Weeks Expected Before Ruling

SLICE THE NUMBER OF RATION OFFICES   Jefferson County Will Be Combined With Doug las, Dec. 21  PLAN JOINT SESSION

SLICE THE NUMBER OF RATION OFFICES   Jefferson County Will Be Combined With Doug las, Dec. 21

Control Soft Coal Mines Is Aim Of Ickes   Hopes to Receive’ Order For Government Seizure Voduy: Says Situntion Serious

ICKES HOPES F SEIZURE OF MINES   Serious Interruption In Steel Production is Feared

Ickes Hopes to Gel Orders to Seize Soft Coal Mines   Solid Fuels Administrator Says Situation Worse Than Unfortunate; Needs Authority

Ickes Says He Expects Order For Seizure Of Soft Coal Mines Today

ICKES. URGES MINE “SEIZURE   Serious Interruption of Coal Supply

Ickes Hopes For Order te Seize Mines   Sees Serious Interruption In Steel Production

Ickes Hopes For Power To Seize Mines   Says’ Steel  Furnaces Already Shuttine Down

DRIVE ON BLACK MARKET — STEPPED UP BY THE OPA   NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN WILL GIVE MUCH ATTENTION TO CHECKING OF DEALERS’ RED STAMPS

MIGHTY FLEET TAKES PART IN BIGGEST SHOW   5,000,000 To Witness Day’s Packed Program: Truman Speech Highlight   47 «SHIPS IN. HARBOR   Armada Headed By Mighty ‘Missouri’ And ‘Midway’ On Display Today

NEW YORK PAYS NAVY. TRIBUTE   Truman Commissions Carrier Honoring FDR

World's Largest City Pays Tribule to History's: Mightiest Fleet. —  , Rone. 5,000,000 Persons Expected to Witr Trovran.

Pro Gunmen ‘Are Hunted in Slaying  {   Police Investigating Suspects in Various Cities for Professional Killers

Tornadoes Strike Across Jwo States  At Least 42 Dead, Property Damage Heavy in

TORNADOES KILL 42, INJURE 200 IN TWO STATES   Montgomery, Alabama Hard Hit; Freight Cars Tossed In Wind

—TORNADOES—  47 LOSE LIVES IN TORNADOES   More Than 200 Reported Injured In Mississippi And. Alabama

43 Killed, 200 Injured By Dixie Storms   Damage From Tornadoes Big

SOUTHERN TORNAD( TAKES TOLL OF 42 DEAD, 200 INJURED   In Addition te Dead and In jured the Tornadic Wind storms Cause Property Dam age Running Into Hundred: of Thousands of Dollars

Tornado Sweeps. Southern States, Taking 43 Lives:   _ 200 Injured; Property Damage Running Into Hundred Thousands.

TORNADO HITS SOUTHERN ARE!   At Least 42 Dead, 200 In. jured: Property Damage Running High.

ASS < A OES =aWO States   Toll of Injured in Mississippi and Alabama Reaches 200; Property Loss Heavy

Tornadoes Hit Mississippi And Alabama Taking Toll Of 43 Dead And 200 Injured   Property Damage Running Into Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars

Tornado Toll 42 In South   200 Injured, Property Damage High As Storms Hit Mississippi, Alabama.

TORNADOES IT SOUTHERN AREA   42 Dead, 200 Injured in Alabama and Mississippi: Late Monday

Southern And Western Out skirts Of Montgomery Hardest Hit   Capital's Death Toll Reaches 2   Nine Perish At Livingston Storm Strikes In Meridia Area Of Mississippi

TORNADOES KILL 42 IN SOUTH   AT LEAST 200 INJURED IN MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA

TORNADOES HIT SOUTH, 42 DEAD   HEAVY DAMAGE IN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA, 200 HURT

Tornadoes Kill. Injure in South   Alabama City Worst Hit—Light. Phone Services Disrupted

42 KILLED, 200 HURT AS GALES RIP TWO STATES   Property Damage High in South; Montgomery, Ala., Center of Storm

43 Are Killed And 200 Injured As Tornadoes Swirl Across a  Parts Of Alabama, Mississippi.

MONTGOMERY HARD HIT WITH 25 DEAD, 1GO INJURED; PROPERTY DAMAGE MOUNTS TO THOUSANDS

42 Lose Lives In Tornadoes  2 Twiaters Strike in Alabama. Mississippi

TORNADOES HIT SOUTH; 42 DEAD   200 Injured in Mississippi and Alabama

Dig Morm Starts In Mississippi: Many Are Killed   Box xcors And  Houses Are Rubbl

Tornadoes in South Kill 43, ~ 200 Injured   Homes Demolished and Trains Wrecked in Mis— sissippi-Alabama Area

Yank Troops Score Gains in Cagayan Area   Iwo-Based American  Mustangs Destroy or Damage 69 Japanese Planes North of Tokyo

Nimitz Discloses Jap Los es On Okinawa Pass 105,000   99 Enemy Plane Bagged In Raid   Fokyo Claims Suicide Fly ers Crash Into 20 Ships In Okinawa Area

Rich Oil Area In Borneo ls Captured   Yanks Bag 59 Planes In New Series Of Suicide Raids

59 Jap Planes Shot Down In New Raids on Okinawa   Aussies Capture Oil Fields on Borneo. Hirohito Warns. People of Grave Crisis

59 Eneriy™ Planes Aré Shot Do’      Jap Casualties ot -On Okinawa Ai ‘Over 105,000

59 Planes Shot Down Over Island   Aussies Capture Rich Borneo Oil Field—Yanks  Fight On Luzon

Hirohito Tells Japs They Are  Facing Crisis   Enemy Casualties on’ Okinawa Now Exceed 100,000 Soldiers

COMEDIAN KILLED TWO JAPS = DURING HIS PACIFIC TOUR   GEN. BEIGHTLER REVEALS JOE E, BROWN SHOT TWO JAPS DURING NORTHERN LUZON DRIVE

U.S. Experts To Study Effects Of Atomic Bomb   Engineers And Scientists Enroute To Japan To Study Results Of Bomb Attacks

EXPERTS TO SCAN ATOM BOMB AREAS   Jap Claims Of Delayed Power Discounted By Group .

Discontinue Mental Examinations Of Hitler’s Ex - Deputy   Appears Relieved After Confession of Faking Loss of Memory at Nuernberg Hearings

Tribunal Rules Trial for Hess      . Lahousen Recalled _ for Cross Examination by Defense Counsel

Further Tests Of Mentality Are Abandoned   Black-Browed No. 2  Deputy Feuhrer Appears. Relieved by Confession:  Chats With Fellow Nazis   Tells Colleagues -— He Will Be Hanged   Bousts in Prison Cell He  Made Paychiatrisis of  Four Nations “Look —— Ridiculous”

Tribunal Rules for Hess Trial   Action Follows , - Surprise Statement

DEFENSE FAILS TO BREAK NAZI SPY'S REPORT   Hess, Admitting Amnesia Faked, Follows Testimony

Additional Examination Not Needed   Ex-Deputy Of Hitler Faked  Amnesia

Hess Must Stand Trial, Ruling   Confesses Amnesia Faked—Further Mental Probes Useless

COURT ACCEPTS \MNESIA HOAX STORY AS TRUE   Defense Attempt Fails To Shake Lahousen  Testimony

HESS ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL   Faking At End, Nazi Leader Tells Of Moves

Hess Must Stand Trial With Gang   Court Bars Further ‘Mental Acrobatics; Drops Amnesia Pose; Quiz Austrian General

Adolf Hitler's. Deputy Admits. Faking Amnesia   Military Tribunal Rules He Must Stand Trial With Other Nazi War Criminals,

Attorneys Of Nazis Fail To Shake Stories   Hess Will Be Tried: Listens Intently To Defense At   CAPABLE OF TRIAL

SPY’S TESTIMONY AGAINST LEADING NAZIS UNSHAKEN   Attorneys for Goering, Keitel and Von Ribbentrop Try in Vain to Break Story of Lahousen.   LAYS WORST HORRORS TO HIGH COMMAND   Court Rules Hess Is Fit to Stand Trial With No Further Medical Examination Necessary.

No Further Tests Are ToBeMade   Defense Counsel Gets First Chance At Cross-Examination

Order Follows Confession of Faked Amnesia   No. 2 Nazi Appears Relieved by Admission Of Memory Loss Hoax

Flew to Save World FromBolshevism - 2  Other Nazis  ’ Amused by  - Hess’ Tale  ’ Of Faking. 07

Nuernberg Court . Rules Hess Sane; Trial Continues   Justices Decide There Are No Grounds for Further  Examination   CO-DEFENDANTS ‘ARE TAKEN BY SURPRISE   Seem Dumbfounded When Told Former. Deputy Fueh’ rer Was Faking

TRIBUNAL SAYS RUDOLF HESS NOT INSANE   Faked Amnesia For Tactical Reasons He Says

PRINTS THE NEWS  TELLS THE TRUTH   No Further Brain Tests For Hess   Tribunal Accepts His Story That He Faked Amnesia

Rudolf Hess Is Ruled Fit To Stand Trial   Defense Fails To Break Spy’s Story if Nazi Horrors

Spy Chief Links Nazi Defendants ~ With War Crime   Rudolf Hess Reveal: His Faked Amnesia Then Brags About  Hoax

HESS’ SANITY NOW OFFICIAL JUDGE RULES ON STATUS HITLER AND KEITEL  BLAMED FOR MURDER Ne oniee envieTsS

RUDOLF HESS SANE AND MUST STAND TRIAL   War Crimes Tribunal Discovers No. 2 Nazi Had Been Faking

FORMER HITLER AIDE TELLS OF FAKING AMNESIA   Defense Council Cross Examines Lahousen on Von Papen's Attitude

ALLIED TRIBUNAL FINDS PRISONER “FAKED” ANINESIA   Melodramatic Confession In Court Shocks Other Nozi Defendants

Hess Ordered To Stand Trial  Sensation Created As He Admits Hoax

HESS FORMALLY RULED SANE; INTERNATIONAL COURT ORDERS TRIAL   DEFENDANTS GET CHANCE TO QUESTION WITNESS WHO TOLD OF PLOTTING

Nazis Are Linked With Worst German Horrors  Nazi Spy Appears as Witness  , a. 5 Pear:  aemeeinD

RUDOLF HESS RULED FIT 10 STAND TRIAl   DEFENSE FAILS TO UPSET STORY OF NAZI PLOTS

DEFENSE TRIES FOR LOOPHOLES IN ALLIED CASE   International Military Court Rules Hess Capable of Standing Trial Along With Other Nazis; Russian Massacre Laid  To Keitel.

Nuernberg Court Rules Hess Must Stand Trial   Ammesia Faker Will  Join War Criminals

Wanted To Coax King George To Negotiate Peace   Nazi Co-Defendants Surprised To Learn Hess Faked Amnesia

Hess fo Be Tried; Defense Fails to  Shake Testimony.  Nazi Lawyers Vainly Try to Upset Lahouse: Story of Nazi:Horrors:

Tribunal Rules Hess Must Stand Trial with Others   No Further Mental . Examinations Needed Defense Attorneys QOvectian tohaucan

In A Ruling Hess Fit To Face Trial   Attempt Made To Discredit Story Is Frustrated

Rule Foxy Hess Must Continue  To Stand Trial   No Further Mental Tests; Lahousen Faces Defense  Crnne.F vaminelnan.

Rule Hess Able To Stand Trial For War Crimes   Defense Attorneys Fail to Break Spy’s Testimony

COURT Ata OVER WEEKEND   Tribunal Rules Hess Must Continue to Stand Trial With Others:

FORMER NO. 2 NAZI FAKED AMNESIA   No More Mental Examinations Necessary   BLAME FOR MURDER   If Polish, Russian Prisoners Is Placed On Hitler, Keitel

Confession Of Faked Loss Of Memory Is Blow To Nazi Heads   War Crimes Tribunal Convinced Further Mental Tests Are Needless; Defense Attacks Damaging Testimony O{ Gen. Lahousen.

Tribunal Rules Hess Chargeable   Decision Result of Nazi's Confession

ADMITS HE HAD FAKED AMNESIA   Spy Chief’s Aid Testifies Von Papen Anti-Nazi As Case Continues’

Plan No More Mental Tests Of Defendant   Former Hitler Deputy Relieved After Sensational Confession

Nazis Are Linker With Worst German Horrors  Nazi Spy Appears as Witness for Prosecution

CONTINUE 10 STAND TRIAL   Decision of War Crimes Court Comes After Former Nazi Leader Admits His “Amnesia” Had Been Simulated.

Hess To Stand Trial With 20  Other Germans   Court Rules When  He Asserts Sanitv

Court Rules Hess  Must Stand Trial   ‘Former Deputy of Hitler Has Been Faking Case of Amnesia   NOMORE EXAMINATIONS,   Defense Council Gets First _ hance at Cross-Examination

Japs Pushing South Along Coast to Set Up New Defense  Full-Scale Offensive May Be Mounted By Chinese Shortly

Japs Believed Aiming For New Line In China   Push Southward Along East Coast; Set Back In 3 Other Sectors  By Chiana’s Forces

Chinese Driving North From Foochow; Forces  Likely To Meet Soon.

: _ CHINA  : Chinese Near’ Key Jap Base In: Western: Hunan             Pushing. Southward - ‘Along: East : 2a In® ‘Possible . teil To Establish "New ‘Anti-Invasion: ‘Line’

Anti-Invasion Line On China Coast Jap Aim  Chinese Soy Enem) Gains In Chekiane

Japs Push Along China Sea Coast   Possible Attempt To Form New Defenses Is Reported by Chinese

Japs Push South Alone Coast   Seeking to Esteblish New Anti-Invasion  Line, Chinese Believe

Japs Try New China Push   Believed Trying to Set Up New Anti-Invasion Line; Lose On Three Fronts

Chinese Close in on Shaoyang; Dig Into Jap Corridor   Japs May be Trying to Establish New Anti Invasion Defenses

CHINESE HAMMERING AT APPROACHES TD IMPORTANT JAP BASE  CRACK CHINESE TROOPS iq ROLL BACK JAP DRIVE F ACAINST CHIHKIANC

JAPS TRYING TO ORGANIZE A NEW LINE IN CHINA   Pushing Southward Along East China Sea Coast; New Battle Is Shaping Up.

Japs in China Seek New Line   Push Southward Along East China Sea Coast While Retiring Elsewhere

JAPS ADVANCE IN CHINA SECTOR   Seek Anti-Invasion Line; Retreat in Three Areas

OPA CLEANUP ASKED BY REP, JENKINS   Food Investigator Says Situation Worse

CANADA AGAIN RATIONS MEAT   Prime Minister Announce: System Will Be Resumed Shortly

CANADA RESUMES MEAT RATIONING   Plan Aiding Great Britain Liberated-Euronean Countries

RESUMES MEAT RATIONING «   Move Is Made in Canada Amid Widespread Protest

Canada Resumes Meat Rationing Amid Controversy   Dealers May Halt Sales 'n Protest

‘Argentina ClampsDowr On Patriots   Jails Swallow Up All Who Protest Against Governmen.

Argentina’s  Jails Filled   Swallow Opposition To Military Rulers

ARGENTINE ‘BOSS’ PUSHES PURGE OF ALL OPPOSITION   LEADERS JAILED AS FARRELL SUSPENDS ALL CIVIL RIGHTS

ARGENTINA 1S IN STATE. OF SIECE   Opposition Leaders... Are Placed in Jails

Argentine Opposition Heads Jailed by Military Regime   Farrell ‘Takes’ Harsh . Action “After. Uprising.

STATE OF SIEGE HITS ARGENTINES’ RIGHTS   Military Government Moves After Crushing Uprising

Argentina’s — Jails Gobble Opposition  - Farrell Puts  DCawmntes 3M

Federal Police Jail Argentine Revolt Leaders   State of Siege Still in Ef. fect; Dragnet Out Fo. Wanted Persons

Argentina’s Jails  Swallow All  Opposing Chiefs Federal Police Cover  Streets as State Of Siege Continues

Jail Opposers in Argentina   Roundup Statted After Farrell Regiment Decrees State Of Siege.

Revolt Ends Civil Rights  In Argentina   Opposition Leaders To Farrell’s Regime Thrown Into fails

JAILING THE “OUTS’   Argentina’s Military Rule Nabs Leaders of All Opposition

Jail Opposition Leadership In Argentine Move  State Of Siege In Nation Decreed By  renren Regime; Civil . i oe

Argentine Under State of Siege  Government Moves -¢o Quelch Uprising

Argentina Jails Echo fo Unrest  Arrest Government’s. Answer to Opposition

Argentina In State O! Siege As Farrell Jails Leaders Of Opposition

Argentina Under State Of Siege: Foes Rounded Uy   Police Widen Dragne' For Opponents O-! Military Rule; Jail: Crowded

Opposition Heads In Argentine. Jailed Siege Imposed   Farrell Regime Rule Deprives People Of Civil Rights

Peron Recaptures Rule In Turbulent Argentina   30 Reported Dead In Pitched Gun Battle In Buenos Aires; Labor Supports Former Dictator 

PIRON AGAIN IN POWER IN MOVE THAT SET OFF BLOODY RIOTS IN BUENOS AIRES

Peron Returns Buenos Aires Battle Toll 30   ® Labor Backing Restores Ousted Strong Man To Argentine Power

Turmoil Prevails In Buenos Aires   More Than 30 Dead And Many Others Wounded Pitched Gun Battle   PERON APPEARS IN CONTROL AGAIN

LABOR LEADERS TERM WORK BILL STEP ON TOTALITARIANISM ROAD   GOLDEN OF C.1.0. OUTLINES SUBSTITUTE PLAN; HINES BLASTS LEGISLATION’S METHODS

LABOR AGAINST Tit WORK OR ELSE BILL   Denounce Bill Pending Which Would Take Men 18 To 45

STEPPED-UP US.ATTACK CAUSES ALARMIN TOKYO   lap Capital Again Hit by Hundreds of Planes Which Dropped Explosives on it 2 Yesterday

“The Rock” Is Being Attacked; Landing on Volcanos Puts U.S. Troops 750. Miles From Capital

CONGRESS PENSION SYSTEM APPROVED   House Group Adopts Plan That Would Be Financed Largely Through Pay Deductions.

Pur TO KILL   Sinister Scheme Is Behind Grade Labeling Plan, Says Pegler.

THINKING OUT LOUD   PEGLER SEES PLOT TO KILL FREEDOM OF THE PRES:

PUSH ON BERLIN AND DRESDEN IS STARTED AGAIN   Heavy Fighting Reported at Bober and Neisse Rivers After Enemy Attacks Fail.

Reds Breach German Line: In Silesia   Nazi Reports Indicate Renewed Offensive By Russians

New Konev Attacks Crack Nazi Lines    “Bitterest Type” Fighting Rages Between Bober and Neisse Rivers

Reds Punch Deep Holes In German  Front Line   Dresden To Berlin Front Under Attack

Reds Pounding Out New Gains, Enemy Reveals   Konev Resumes Push For Dresden, Berlin; Bitter Fight Reporte: Between Rivers

RUSSIAN TROOPS PUNCH SEVERAL DEEP BREACHES NAZI LINES » - HEAVY FIGHTING SLOW ED ADVANCE INTO GERMANY EROM SACT

SMASH DEEP IN NAZI LINE NEAR BERLIN   Russian Push For Berlin and Dresden Appears to Le Under Way.   Canadians Beat Back  Germans on the V/es!

Reds Advance Lines Against Bitier Fight   Northern Push Carries Russians Within 47 Miles of Danzig; Consolidation of Troops May Be Turning Point.

SOVIETS PUNCH OUT NEW GAINS   Konev’s Troops Resume Advances On Berlin, Dresden

Reds Punch Holes in Nazi Defenses. Guarding Berlin   Konev on the Offensive Again After Halting German Attacks

GERMAN LINES ARE PENETRATED BY THE RUSSIANS   On a 60-Mile Front Stretching Within 50 to 60 Miles of Berlin and Dresden.   ANNOUNCED BY NAZIS   Indicated the Soviets Have Resumed Their Push Toward the Cities.

Berlin Admits Reds Breach Their Lines   “Storm Will Break Very Soon,” Says Ger man Broadcast Reporting Enemy Massing  For Final Push On Berlin And Dresden.

BRESLAU NAZIS GET ULTIMATUM   KONEV’S MEN RESUME PUSH TOWARD. BERLIN

tussian Troops Approach Berlin and Dresden on 65-mile Front, 50 to 60 Miles Away.

NAZI LINES Hs EAST      Russians Resume Push Toward Berlin And Dresden

Reds Punching New Breaches   Konev Apparently Has Resumed Push Toward Berlin And Dresden

1d Army Resumes Push Toward Dresden and Berlin   ERMANS A®TACK   “lin Claims 4 Towns Recaptured in Fierce Fichtinge

Breach German Lines   Nazis Say Reds Have Resumed Drive On Berxlin and Dresden from QGontheaat: Rattle Bitter

Russians Punch Many Breaches In Enemy Line:   German Report Indicates Konev Resumes Drive  On Berlin And Dresden

Deep Breaches Made On65- Mi.  Germany Front   Stretch Within Fifty and  Sixty Miles Of Berlin  * and Dresden, Berlin Savs   Counterblows By “ Nazis Warded Off   German Broadcast Says   Konev Is Attacking Lau ) ban and Thrusting For Goerlitz

Russians Breach German Defenses   Deep Holes Punched in Nazi Lines Between Berlin and Dresden; Reds Renew Drive After Stemming Blows

REDS BREACH ~ GERMAN LINES   Russians Register New Gains In Resumption Of Offensive

Soviets Believed Massing Consolidating Gains For New  Berlin Attack

Russians Punch Several Breaches In German Lines   Advances Indicate Konev Resumes Push Towards Berlin and Dresden

Soviets Punch New Breache: in Nazi Lines   Konevy Makes New Gains in Advance on Berlin, Dresden

Russians Enfer Breslau, {sue Foe Ultimatum   Germans Claim Some ‘ Cities Retaken; Reds Continue Punching

REDS PUNCH THRU GERMAN LINES ON A 65MILE FRONT   BITTER FIGHTING RAGES BETWEEN BOBER AND NEISSE

KONEV FORCES RESUME PUSH ON DRESDEN   Russian Troops Punch Some  - Deep Breaches in Enemy   Lircs On a 65-Mile Front   APPROACHING DANZIG

NEW BREACHES IN GERMAN LINE, MADE BY RUSSIANS ON FRONT FRON DRESDEN TO BERLIN

Russians Push Deep Breache In Nazi Lines   Marshal Ivan Konev Resumes Drive Toward Berlin and Dresden, German Radio Says

DEEP HOLES DRIVEN INTO NAZI LINES   Marshal Koney Resumes Advance On Big Cities

Germans Pull Counterattack   String Against Soviets East of Berlin; Reds Formed for New Push

GAINS IN BERLIN DRIVE   German High Command Admits Deep Penetrations on Front From 50 to 60 Miles of the Capital. and Dresden.

Nazis Admit ‘New Russian Penetrations   German Counterattack: Hold Up Konev Advance Only Temporarily.

Red Troops Punch New Gaps in  German Defense  Nazis Acknowledge Russian Gains On 65-Mile Front

oviets Punch reaches tn resden Line   ii Command Says Reds Drive On After Withstanding Counterstabs.  ANIL, PECTINES PIS   ONEV RESUMES PUSH

— Buy War Bonds — Formal Surrender Ceremonies May Be On Shipboard

INDIVIDUAL BOND QUOTA#@ALMOST MET   More Than 3 Billion Raised Toward 4 Billion Geal

GOOD NEWS FOR TEN MILLION   Repeal of Three Percent ormal Income Tax  Asked of Congress.

Camp Where Japs Imprisoned 10.000  Women Not Romantic to Dutch Doctor

Being Cast Away on Pacific Isle With 100 Maidens No  Paradise, the Doctor Says

‘Awtul Life’, Says American Doctor  Stranded on Jap Island With Women

LEADERS BELIEVE WAR'S END NEAF   Senators Think Terms Should Be Accepted When Offer Is Confirmed.

TOP ADVISORS © MEET TRUMAN ON PEACE BID   Washington Officials Now Certain Pacific War ‘Almost Ended’

Raiders Reseue 2146 from Jap  Camp on Luzon   Eyewitness Account of Daring Coordinated Assault

Los Banos Rescue of U. S. Internees Packed With Drame   Newspaperman Calls It as Exciting As Any Action in Pacific

Airborne, Infantry, Guerrilla Blow Frees 2,146 FromJap PrisonCamp

Daring U. S. Raid Frees 2146 Civilian Internees At Los Banos Prison Camp

Combined Forces Rescue Los Banos Civilians in Well-Timed Operation

Congress Passes Revised GI Bill  Liberalizes Rules  Prin meme emi mmbir mh

COMPROMISE Gi. I. BILL 15 APPROVED   MEASURE SENT TO TRUMAN AFTER ITS PASSAGE BY HOUSE AND SENATE.

Veteran’s Bill Revision OK'd      Congress Passes Amendments to Simplify Gi Law

GI Revision Bill Passes  In Congress   Simpler. cand. More Liberal Measure Awaits Signature

NEW, LIBERAL G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS PASSED   Rules For Loans And Education Eased By Congress

Education, Loan Provisions Broadened  Congress Gives Vets Additional Benefits

Washington Announces Powerful Outfit Ha: Started Redeployment; Men to Receive Furloughs in U. S. on Their Way

REVELATION SCORNS JAPS’ USE OF NEWS   Gen. Hodges’ Outfit To Change Theatres Via America

Veterans get  furloughs in  United States  Grim notice is served on Jans

First Army Will Enter Battle Against Japan  c= ae bones moe 860   Redeployment to Be Via United States; Furloughs Planned

First Army Will Enter Battle Against Japan   Redeployment to Be Via United States; Furloughs Planned

U.S. First Army Is Headed For Pacifie   Powerful Ouffit, Commanded by General Courtney Hodges Is “On the Move”—Forces to be Deployed by Way of U.S.

SOLDIERS GET FURLOUGHS ON WAY TO WAR   FAMOUS UNIT WILL BE REDEPLOYED IN U.S. A.

Announcement ofArmy ’sShift Serves Grim Notice on Japan   ‘One-Man Army’ Gets Top Medal,  Japan Promised Smashing Blows

Men Will Get Home Leaves  Before Shift   Army Indicates Divisional Organization Changes; Lauda War Rerard

Grim Notice Given Japs As Veteran U.S. First Army Heads For Pacific

FIRST ARMY IS BEING SHIPPED INTO PACIFIC   War Department Warns Japan Of Transfer Of Crack Fighting Unit   SOME REPLACEMENTS ARE CONTEMPLATED

PFC. CRAWFORD IN FROM PACIFIC   Plenty of ‘Hard Fighting Ahead in Pacific. Says . ‘Merrill Marina ‘

34 Persons Die In Fighting In Copenhagen   Danish Patriots Round up Nazis As British Come

ALLIED TROOPS WITHDRAWAL SOUGHT BY PREMIER OF IRAN   DECLARES HE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE GOVERNMENT SETUP IN NORTHERN PROVINCE

Burned Alive”   MEDICAL MEN UNABLE TO COMBAT MYSTERY CHEMICAL'S ACTION

ATOM WORKER 2 NOW BEING BURNED ALIVE   Was Drenched with Chemical While Employed at Bomb Plant.

BURNED ALIVE BY UNNAMED FLUID   Atomic Bomb Plant Worker Demands Aid From State Department

Worker Burned By Atomic Plant Mixture Claims 20 Medics Stumped For Cure

BURNED ALIVE. SAYS WORKER ON ATOM BOMB   Mysterious Chemical Blamed

Atomic Bomb Worker Files Injury Claim   Seattle Construction Mar Asserts He Is Being ‘Burned Alive’

Judge Keller of State Superior Court Expires   Becomes fll Shoveling Snow and Dies Few Minutes Later

President Says He Will-Reveal Necessary News   Denies Reports Wallace Causing Cabinet Araqument

He'll Decide On Use of Atom  Says ‘Truman   Denies Wallace Set Off Arguments by Insisting Russia Get It - Everyone Talked

President Will Make Decision on  Atomic Bomb   Denies Wallace Started Debate  In Cabinet Friday Over Secret’s Use

TRUMAN TAKES RESPONSIBILITY OF ATOMIC BOMB   Development And Fetere ‘Use Will Rest In His Hands,  President Says      RETURNS TO CAPITAL  AFTER WEEK-END TRIP

Chief Executive Asserts Flatly that He Will Have To Make the Decision when Time Comes

Truman Take: Atom Energy Responsibility   Says He'll Decide Policy When the Time Comes

2 ALLEGED SPIES PLACED ON TRIAL   GERMAN AGENTS WHO LANDED FROM SUBMARINE FACE ‘THREE CHARGES.

KESSELRING IS STILL HITLER FOLLOWER   Captured General Calls Adolf “Misunderstood Genius”

RIOTS CAUSE ROME CRISIS   SCAPE OF FASCIST WAR CRIMINAL RESULTS IN OUTBREAKS IN CAPFTAL »

Temperatures   900 B-29’s Blast Nagoya With 3,500 Bomb Tons   Crewmen Report “Sweeping Devastation” In Japan’s Third Largest City; Nine Hundred Carrier Planes Hit Jap Mainland   Jap Pilots Avoid Yankees, Say Fliers as Nagoya Hit

FACTORIES STILL TURN OUT ATOMS   Truman Says Weapons Can Be Converted To Peace

Truman Says A-Bombs, Still Being Made, Can Be Put To Peaceful Uses   Foreign Problems Piling Up But President Insists We'll Have Permanent Peace; Confidence Among Nations Necessary

Atomic Bomb Leffovers to Be Peace Aids   Reconversion Job to Be Done on Weapons President Reports

A-Bombs May Be Used For Peace   Use In Power Plants Cited By President

STILL MAKING ATOMIC BOMBS   Will Convert Missiles From War to Peace

'U. S. Bomb Conversion  Is Possible   Plants Turning Out Supplies For Peace

CRUISER HOUSTON DAMAGED   Hit by Torpedoes Off Borneo, I: Being . Repaired

U.S. Heavy Bombers Strike At Western Reich For 11th Straight Day

Yank Airmen Hover  Over Germany  Awaiting Luftwaffe Revised Tallies Show at Least 221 Nazi  Craft Wrecked Monday in  Sudden Show of Aerial Strength

Seek Showdown With Luftwaffe   Allied Air Power Out Again After Downing 221 Nazi Planes New Year’s

BLAST NAZI BASES   Points Just East of American Third Army Showered With Bombs

Planes Blast Nazi Systems   Plaster German Tank. Troop Concentrations, Bridges.  Roads,

AIR ACTIVITY ON GERMANY IS RELENTLESS   Escorted American Heavies Invade Reich Primed to Meet Repetition of Monday's Combat  BAAAIV VAIOCUECH HIVWvaAl

Heavy Bombers Aid Men of Third Army   1000 Planes Hit Nazi Supply Lines

Yank Airmen Hover Over Germany Awaiting Luftwaffe  Revised Tallies Show at Least 221 Nazi Cratt Wrackad MAandey in

HEAVY BOMBERS OVER GERMANY   Allies Claim 221 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed During Nazi's Aerial Attack Yesterday.

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Allied tribunal to try Josef Kramer in first trial of nazi herror camp heads

Wied Tribunal Ready fur Trials OF Navi Guards  :  Concenthiution Cam   Head Schedules for Trial Today

DOENITZ USED — TEMPORARILY   German Officers Are Fully Controlled, SHAEF’S Announcement

Doenitz “Legal Prisoner of War”   Will Know About Military (sovernment

DEAL KNOCK OUT BLOWS TO 91 JAP PLANES; 12 SHIPS   29 OTHER VESSELS DAMAGED IN STRIKE AT STRATEGIC ISLES

Big Navy Guns Trained Upon Daito Islands   Tokyo Reports Attack Made on Important Point? in Ryukyus

No Opposition To Air Attack  Carrier Planes Raise Havoc In Ryukyu Isles

41 AIRCRAFT, MANY SHIPS   Piuilitary, Naval Installations Pounded   SIX ISLANDS   Included In Naval Sweep: Destroyer Listed Among Vessels Sunk

Carrier Planes Take Heavy Toll In Ryukyu Raid   Many Planes, Warships And Other Jap Veaseis Destroyed Or Damaged.

CARRIER AIRCRAFT ATTACKED RYUKYU ISLANDS MARCH   MANY JAPANESE PLANES AND SHIPS DESTROYED AND DAMAGED —

91 PLANES HIT INRYUKYURAID   Carrier Aireraft * Sweep Across Jap Island Without Fight

Gen. MacArthur Returns To ‘Rock’ And Raises Flag Over Corregidor

First War Crime Trials In Japan Ready To Start   ‘Little Glass Eye’ Will Be Charged With Beating American To Death

Stage Set For Trials In Japan   Five Japanese Charged With Atrocities Against PWs

Stage i is Set a First War  Trial in Japan :   Nearly 400 Will Be Tried on Atrocity Complaints

Jap War Crimes Trial Stage Set  Walnut Man Member of Trial Commission

Gas, Fuel Oil Tanks In East Not Overtiowing  Rumors Denied  By PAW Official

Conference Has Recess; Considering Paris Plan   Ruhr And Rhineland Destiny Are Studied

International Rhineland Is Big Five Topic   French Understood To Be Pressing For Such Action

Big Five Takes Recess To Study Many Proposals   FRENCH PRESENT PLAN TO CONTROL RHINE AREA

France Wants to Cut Ruhr, Rhine Off Reich   Proposals for Allied Rule Laid Before Bie-5 Ministers in London

WRIGHT FIELD CRASH KILLS 8   15 Injured, Over 3 Million Loss When Army C-60 Hits Hangar

Eight Killed, 13 Injured When Army Cargo Plane Crashes Info Hangar

()PA Sets Dates For Expiration ()f Ration Stamps   Red and Blue Stamps Te Be Valid For Four Months At A Time.

RATIONSTAMP POLICY IS SET   Coupons Will Remain Valid For Four Months, OPA Officials Announce

Definite Policy on Food Ration Stamp Cancellation  ls Handed Down by OPA   Red Stamps for Meats and Fats and Blue For Processed Foods Will Expire Four  Months From the Date of Issuance

OPA States Definite Invalidating Policy For Ration Stamps   Sugar Stamp No. 34 Invalid After February 28 #945

EXPIRATION DATES FOR STAMPS FIXED   Definite Cancellation Pol. icy Announced by the OPA

Back of the Headlines   Atomic Bomb May Shake Japs Into Final Surrender

Back Of The Headlines  Jap Military Power Must Be Shorn Before Surrender

ATTLEE STARTS WORK FORMING NEW CABINET   Will Take Over Leadership For Britain In “Big Three” - Parley At Potsdam -

Attlee to Take Over Churchill Role at Potsdan   Former Premier May Not Return To Conference

Half of Nazi War Criminals  Taking Interest in Religior   Almost to Man, Prisoner  Still Revere Hitler; Most  Avid Bible Reader Is Ex-Poland Overlord

LOOK TO RELIGION   But Most of Nazi War Crim: inals Still Revere Hitler ©

SOME NAZIS FACING WAR CRIMES TRIALS TURNING RELIGIOUS _ BUT ALMOST TO A MAN  THE PRISONERS STILL REVERE HITLER

Nazi Leaders Turning To Religion   Hitler’s Henchmen Read Bibles in Nuernberg Cells

NIP EMPEROR HAS INTERVIEW WITH UP HEAD   g Japan Will Prove Equal To Membership In Family Of Nations He Says   FOOD IS URGENT NEED   Immediate Revolutionary Change Of Government Is Not Possible

Japan Will Take Place in Family of  Nations as Democracy, Says Hirohito

COUNTRY ON NEW FOOTING, SAYS EMPEROR   Hirohito In Historie Interview With U. P. Chief, Prediets Changes.   Tanan Needs Food.

*Says Expects To Visit Soon With M’Arthur   »  Revolutionary Change Not Possible Now Emperor Says

Hirohito Sees Japs’ Future In Democrac\   ‘Son’® of Heaven Expresses Goal of Everlasting Peace

Hirohito Wants Democratic Japan   ero Tells UP Chief Nippon Will Prove Itself Equal To Membership In Family Of Nations

House Shelves Job Benefits Bill      HIROHITO TELLS JAPANESE HOPE FOR PLACE IN FAMILY OF NATION

EMPEROR IS INTERVIEWED RY UP CHIEF   Fear of Winter Felt in Japan, Emperor States

By Hugh Baillie President of the United Press World Copyright, 1945 RY ITNITEY PRESS

Hirohite Says Democratic Form of Goverment Will Evolve in Japan; Expects Visit Soon with MacArthur

Democratic Govt. Seen  By Mikade   Evolution, Rather Than Revolution; ‘Japs on New Peace Road.’

URGES PEOPLE TO FOLLOW EXACT PATTERN OF U. S.   Emperor Has Interview With President of United Press

Says Emperor Hironito in A 25 Minute Talk With Hugh Baillie  EXPECTS TO VISIT   World Copyright Interview By President of The United Press

« Democratic Form of Government Will Evolve in Time In Japan, Emperor Hirchito Tells United Press Head

Jap Emperor Says People Need Food   Their Own Type Of Democracy Is Premised

Emperor — Gives An  Interview.   SAYS COUNTRY WILL EARN _ITS WAY BACK INTO FAMILY ‘OF NATIONS; PREDICTS * DEMOCRACY

Japan Has Started On New Road Of Peace, U. P. Head Told By Emperor Hirohito

Country On Entirely New Footing And Will Work To Preserve Peace   Food Shortage Major Problem   Emperor Visions Democratic Land, Rounded Education And Free Press

Hirohito To Press People Toward Peace      Grants Interview to U. P. Telling of Democratic Goal Sought.

Hirohito Pledges Democratic Form — Of Government in Press Interview

Mikado Sees Japan as Democracy   Form of Government May be Different From Britain, U.S.

Japan Is Now on a New Footing and Will Prove ltself Equal to Membership in Family of Nations---Hirohito

Nation Aims To Win Spot In New Era   President Of UP Granted Interview With Emperor

Country on New Footing; Ready To Prove Equal to Family of Nations

Reeruitments May Nullify Peace Draft   Congress To Bare Elliott Roosevelt Deals; Wherry Jumps Acheson

Elliott’s Financial Deals Will Be Given the Public   Republicans Holler “Whitewash” and Demand More Information About Loans

Congress Has A Busy Day  Universal Training Bill Believed Doomex

Congress Hums With Polities  Both Parties Holding Week-end Confab

Nazi Paratroops Dropped On Berlin; Yanks Find 50_ Boxcars of Dead Bodies

Nazi Paratroops Drop Into City   539,000 War Prisoners Freed as Yanks Seize Dachau, Moosburg

Doolittle Raid Survivors Tell of Prison Torture   Beatings, Starvation and Solitary Confinement Among Brutalities Practiced on U. S. Airmen

Waterfront {s Under Guard   Thousand Policemen On Guard In New York Waterfront Strike Situation

PRESIDENT AND PRENIERS DISCUSS BOMB CONTROL .   Attlee and King Are Guests of Truman at ‘White House Luncheon

Death Ends Dramatic Fight of Texas Corporal lo Overcome Effects of Jap Prison Camp Brutality

RATTLE FOR LF   Cpl. Newman Succumbs te Disease Contracted in ee sc ist

Ye ank Loses Fight for Life  That Started when He Fell Into Jap Hands at Bataan

Corp. Newman's Fight For Life Ends Over Month After. Doctors Lost Hope

More Than 8,500 Letters of Hope and Encouragement Sent to Soldier as He Struggied to Shake Off Disease Acquired While Prisoner of Japanese—-Taken Home in Plane After Doctors Pronounced His Case Hopeless.

Race Program For Saturday   GERMAN ENGINEER RAMS INTO WOUNDED   Bizarre Story Is Told by American Prisoner

CHINESE TROOPS TAKE OVER KEY KWANGSI POINT   Japanese _ Reported Falling Back Before Strong Chinese Of fensive.

OL TAKE ANILROAD TOWN    Hawiyuanchen Is Important Kwangsi Strongpoint Near Liuchow.

China Force Makes Gains   “Sweeps On Railway, Seizes Strongpoint

Speeding Chinese Win Key City. ly  Japs Land New Reinforcements       Strongpoint Northwest of Liuchow.Ga-p.t.. reds,  ‘Japs Increase Pressure For Foochow.

Pa. Administration Lists Many Contributions To War Effort In Two Year

White House Awaits Trumans   Mrs. Roosevelt Leaves Washington After 12 Years’ Residence.

Fears Atom.  Bomb Race   Scientist Declares Russia Would Out-Do U. S. in Short Time

Expert Sees Reds Producing More Atom Bombs Than U.S  Russia Conceded Edge If Race

Scientist Sees Soviet Lead in Any Atom Race   Lists Six Russian Advantages If Arms Race Should Develop

Warns of Danger in Atomic Race  Langmuir Says Russia Is Better Prepared

AUSGIA WOULD WIN THE RAGE   Research Director Makes Statement Regarding Atomic Armament. ~

Scientist Believes Russia ‘May Lead in A-Bomb Making   May Ouistrip U.S. in Open Armament Race

Russia Will Win In A-Bomb Race   GE Research Director Predicts Fast Production in Three Years

CLAIMS RUSSIA CAN WIN ATOM OUTPUT RACE   Says Soviets Would Only Need Three Years to Produce Atomic Bomb

SOVIETS WOULD HAVE ATOM AGE ADVANTAGES   Scientist Predicts Russia Will Make Its First A-Bomb in 3 Year:

Says the Soviets Would Have a Big Advantage Inan Atomic Bomb Race

Sees Russia With A-Bomb In3 Years   And They Will Make Them Faster Than We Can. Predicts Scientist

HIT BELGIAN BULGE ON THE NORTH FLANK   Counter-Blow Organized by Gen. Montgomery, Leading All Allies Above Enemy .Salient— 7th Army Set Back.

Gen. Montgomery Head Of All Forces - North Of Salient   Bradley Directs Southern Flank; Advance Made In Marche Area: First U.S. Army Adds To Gains

Yanks Advance on La Spezia in Italy   Fifth Army Seizes Two More Villages

WAR LOAN DRIVE TO BEGIN MONDAY WITH MEETING   Stars Of ‘Oklahoma’ To Be Feature Of Theatre Gathering

SEVENTH LOAN DRIVE OPENED AT CITY RALLY   Judge Sweney Talks To Merchants; Urges All-Out Campaign

RALLY MONDAY TO START FINAL VICTORY LOAN   Nylon Hose To Be Given At Campaign Opener In Theatre

CONTINUATION OF ~ FREE PRINCIPLES GOVERNMENT URGED   STEVENSON AND SMITH STRUCK COMMON THEME IN INAUCURAL TALKS

PRIVATE INDUSTRY  TO TAKE OVER MANY  GOVERNMENT PLANTS SOME $10,000,000,000  OF SURPLUS WAR PLANTS EOUIPMENT FOR SALE

War Plant Sale Speeds Change To Peace Ways   Hundreds of Concerns To Be Turned Over To Private Owners

Nee reer eee eee acces ean  Hundreds of Government-Owned Plant To Be Taken over by Private Industry

MANY WAR PLANTS TO BE TAKEN QVER   Sales, Rentals to Private Industry to Increase Substanially.

Gov't To Sel War Plants For Private Use  Present Operators Have First Option; 1NOO Plante Availabl:

Government Tc Sell Hundreds Of War Plants   Officials in charge of plants and equipment expect to have many. bids in near future.

Many Plants Are Slated for  Private Industry  U. S. Will Relinquish Control Over Numerous Businesses

HUNDREDS OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED WAR PLANTS, COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NOW TO GO ON MARKET

Surplus War Plants to Go fo Civilians   Believed Industry Will Absorb Most of War Workers

Truman, Attlee, King Propose Procedure Plan  Won't Shore Secret Until Safety Certair

‘Truiman, .Attlee and, Mae: Kenzie King Propose Method to Handle Energy Of Weapon   To Keep Secret ~~ For Tine Being   Agree to Retain “Kno How” Until Secret Weapon Reciprocal Under’ standing Worked Out

Three Nations  to Keep Secret   Plans to Exchange Scientific Information, Control Threat of Destruction Outlined.

Details Of Plan Giver   Meeting Held at Washington Ends Up With Formula

Truman, Attlee. King Propose International Science Prosress Pool

Commission Best Atomic Solution   Leaders of Three Nations Make a Proposal to Control Energy _   FOUR POINTS LISTED   Britain, Canada and U:'S. Would Rule on Sharing  of Secret

Truman, Attlee, King Decide War Allies Will Decide How Energy Can Be Used for Peace

Propose Atom — Board   U. S. and Empire Will Not Share Secret Now For United Nations Control Commission

U. S., Britain And Canada Wants Guide Upon Usage   Exchanves Of Data With World Sought

3 Large Nations  Propose Program After Conference   To Share Knowledge When Safeguards Are Acceptable To  Assure Peace

RUSSIA WILL HAVE TO WAIT  U. S., Britain, Canada Map A-Bomb Control

WONT RELEASE DATA TILL SURE OF SAFEGUARDS   Favored Allied Commission Would Have To Act On Four Major Points

Britain, Canada, U.S. Reveal Plan To Meet Problem   Will Guard Secret Pending Creation Of Safeguards Agreeable To All Nations

U. §., Britain, Canada Would Have Group Control New Threat to World Destruction     Safeguards Needed  Seerct Can’? Be Given   Safeouards Needed   Seerct Can’t Be Given Out Until Nations Have Safeetards

HEADS THREE NATIONS IN JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON MATTER THURSDAY   TRUMAN, ATTLEE AND KING SAY WILL HOLD SECRET FOR PRESENT.

BIG 3NOTTO SHARE SECRET FOR TIME BEING   Commission to Have Right to Make Specific Proposal on Four Points

World Group To Control Threat Urged at Parley   Truman, Attlee and King Conclude Meet Held in Washinaton

Three Powers Propose United Nations Commission to Handle Atomic Problem  Know How of Atomic Bomb Manufacture, However, Will Be Kept Secret lintil €anftannarde Arcantahla ba Ail Mabiane Wdeewe Baan Peutsad

Commission Favored to Control Bomb   To Withhold Knowledge Until Peace Assured

LEADERS URGE COMMISSION 10 CONTROL BOMB   Truman, Attlee, and King Issue Joint Communique

U.S., CANADA AND BRITAIN OFFER PLAN   Three Nations Agree to Keep Secret of Making Atomic Weapon Until Its Use in War Can Be Outlawed.

U.S., Britain, Canada Join In Proposal   Will Keep Bomb Secret For Control Safeguards

TRUMAN, KING, ATTLEE ISSUE COMMUNIQUE   Secret To Be Kept Until Safeguards Are Devised   ATOMIC BOARD   Would Make Specific Proposals On Four Points; Assurances Sought

COMMISSION TO CONTROL ATOM IS PROPOSED   Agreement That It Be Used Only To Keep World  Peace Demanded

Commission Would Control A-Bomb   U. S., Britain, Canada Propose United Nations Group To Control Threat Of Atomic Bomb: Not Ready to Share Secret

Three Nations Will Not Share Secret Until There Are Effective Safeguards

Allied Group Will Control Use of Bomb   President Truman, Attlee, King End @Dav Conference

United Nations Group To Control Threat Of Atom Bomb Proposed By Big 3   President Truman and Prime Ministers Attlee and King Report Result of Their Recent Conversation

Create United Nations Commission To Control Atomic Energy, Proposal   U. §., Britain and Canada Offer Plan As Best Solution To Knotty Problem

Secret To Be Held Until Safeguarded   United Nations Commission Would Be Charged to Make Proposals for Control Of Atomic Energy, for Elimination of Atomic Weapons. and for Inspections “

3 Nations Won't Share Methods:   Leaders of United States, Great Britain, Canada Enumerate Four Snecified Duties for Control Group

Three Powers Make Demands For Safeguards   ‘Trust Other Nations Will Adopt’ Policy; Support Exchange Ot Scientific Findings

ATOM  IC MEET REPORT GIVEN   Creation of United Nations Commission to Control It Proposed.   JOINT COMMUNIQUE OUT

Truman, Attlee, MacKenzie King Make Offer For United Nations To Control Atom: ‘Know-How’ Will Be Kept Secret

At Least One Burned Alive  Yanks Recover Remains of Three Unnamed Fliers Victims of Japanese Horror March, Crematorium

To Strengthen Eignith Air Force With Superforts   Doolitle Being Given Chance to Fifish Job. Against Tokyo

Bad News for Japs: Gen. Doolittle's Eighth Air Force Will Use B-29 Superforts in Raids

ARMY AND NAVY RIVALRY = NOT ENDED FOR JAPANESE   BITTER FEELING EXHIBITED DUEING BURERENDER CONFERENCE HELD IN  * MANILA

Threshhold Of Nazi Defeat Says Gen. Ike   Junction With Russians “Within Fev Days’ Seen By  Headquarters.

D-Day Recalled On  First Anniversary      By HENRY B. JAMESON Associated Press Staff Writer

Cold Delays: Allied Army   ‘Bombers Again. Raid German Italian Lines.

Alties Bomb Brenner Pass   Ground Action On North: ern Fronts Limited By Frigid Weather.

400 B29S BLAST OIL SUPPLY ON JAP HOMELAND   Heavy Blow Struck Against Enemy's Dwindling Oil Supplies; Smoke Columns Rise Up 20,OOO Feet.

Largest B2$ Force Hits Oil Targets   Results Held Excellent—U. S.  Losses on Okinawa  Total 16,425

Fleet of Over 400 Superforts Pours Bombs on Honshu   American Casualties on Okinawa Reach Total of 16.425 Monday

Superforts Hit Fueling Centers  In Record Raid   More Than 400 Huge B-29s Pound Vital Jap Naval Ol Storage Areas

Homeland Bombing Results “Excellent” Plants, Airfields Hit By Record U.S. Fleet

First Raid on Dwindling Supplies Made by Fleet of 400 Superforts. As Aussies Hit Petroleum Sources

Oil Centers on Honshu Hit by Record Fleet OfSuperforts   400 B-29's Carry Bomb Load of Thousand Liberators

HITS TARGETS   Oil Storage and Fuel Manufacturing Centers on Honshu Bombed.   OKINAWA LOSSES HIGH

Record Fleet Rips Homeland Stores In Smashing Blow   3ig Bombers Also Strike Air Fields From Where Enemy Has Been Sending Suicide Planes Against Yanks On Okinawa; ‘Excellent’ Results Reported

Resources Of Homeland Given Blasting For First Time By Fleet Of More Than 400 B-29s

Oil Storage Centers Are Targets   Smoke Rises 15,000 Feet Into Air After Big Bombers Smash Fuel Manufacturing Plants On Main Japanese Island; Airfields Also Hit

400 8-298 HIT JAPANESE OIL SUPPLY BASIS   The Big Bombers Also Struck At Nip Airfields

Smoke Columns Rise 15,000 Feet From Wreckage Of * Oil Storage And Fuel Manufacturing Bases In  Dtanntin Ate Aaccanlt

Great Columns Of Smoke Arise In Target Areas   Battle Of Okinawa Goes On, Unabated In Its Deadly Fury

Smoke Nearly Three Miles High From Nips Burning Oil Plants   100 Superforts Blast Homeland; Bases for Suicide Planes Also Hit on ‘, Kyushu, Shikoku

JAPAN’S DWINDLING HOME OIL SUPPLIES HEAVILY BLASTED   SMOKE COLUMNS RISE HIGH FRCM WRECKAGE OF OIL STORAGE CENTERS

RAID HINTS BIG BLOWS TO COME   Cripples Fueling Centers And Oil Storage Areas

HONSHU ONE OF TARGETS; OSHIMA HIT   15,000 - Foot High Smoke Columns Rise After Record Attack

Japs’ Home Oil Supplies Bombed By Super Forts   More Than 300 B-29's Leave Destruction on Honshu Fuel Centers.   Big Planes Fly 3,000 Miles on Their Raids

Record B-29 Fleet Smashes Jap’s Homeland Oil Supply; Results Described Excellent

MORE THAN 400 B-29S BLAST AT NIP OIL PLANTS   STRIKE AIRFIELDS ON HOMELAND ISLES OF SHIHOKU, KYUSHU

JAPS DWINDLING OIL SUPPLIES B-298’ TARGETS   Homeland Oil Reserves Hard Hit For First Time as SuperFort Fleet of Over 400 Pound at Strategic Storages

Dwindling Oil Supplies Aflame At Fuel Cenfer  400 B-29s Carry   400 B-29s Carry Tons of Bombs to Destroy Wide Area

STATES RIGHTS CHIEF TOPIC   GOVERNORS SWING INTO MACKINAG CONFERENCE

GOVERNORS OF 42 STATES IN CONFERENCE   Executives Exploring Challenge to Strengthen States Rights.

OVERNORS TO FIGHT FOR STATE RIGHTS   Seek to Curb _Controls of  _Fed. ‘Government

EXAMINATIONS TO BE GIVEN FOR POSITION OF POSTMASTER HERE   Applications Must be Sent in to Commission by Aug. 7

OPA Blamed for Black Market  Removal of Livestock Ceilings to Allow Legal Profit Urged

Would Remove Price Ceilings   Black Market In Meat Promoted By Scarcity

OPA Requested To Lift Ceiling On Livestock   Do that And There Will Be No Black Market Sen ator Wherry Declares

PLAN MOVING  OF PRISONERS   PERSONS HELD IN JAPAN TO  BE RUSHED TO MANILA AT. EARLIEST MOMENT

HOSIERY UN MARKET THIS YEAR   WPB Says _ — 36,000,000 Pairs Ready By December Ist

Oh Girls, Look at This 36 Million  Pairs of Nylons By December 1

Tokyo Warns Empire of Big Cut In Basic Rations as Supply Ships Are Destroved

28 MORE SHIPS SUNK TRYING T0 RUN BLOCKADE   Aussies Drive Into Heart of Borneo’s Oil Industry as Jap Homeland Burns

Japanese Told They Would Have to Eat Food Made from Mulberry Leaves and Potato Vines.   28 MORE SHIPS WERE KNOCKED OUT   Tokyo Announced Japan’s Already Meager Food Supply Would Be Cut Ten Per Cent.

18 More Ships Sent Down By U. 5. Planes   Vital Oil Supply Snipped By Aussies In Borneo

Japan Facing a Shortage of Food Supplies   People Told They Must Eat Mulberry Leaves and Potato Vines

AUSSIES ENTER BALIKPAPAN ON BORNEO FRONT   Burning Jap Oil Halts Drive Momentarily  As Tank Bursts

MULBERRY LEAVES AND POTATO VINES: TO BE MAJOR FOOD FOR NIPS. AS BLOCKADE TIGHTENS

TOKYO ORDERS 10 PCT. CUT IN SCANT SUPPLY   ‘People To Be Placed On Diet Of Mulberry Leaves And Potato Vines Soon

Jap Food Supply Cut Still More   Nipponese Told To Prepare To Eat Mulberry Leaves And Potato Vines; 28 More Ships Running Blockade Knocked Out

Drive Into Suburbs Of Balikpapan   Two Airfields  Already Taken In Invasion; Japanese Food Supply Low

Allies Tighten. Blockade on Jap Homeland  B-29s Hit Oil Supplies And Shipping; Borneo Drive Goes. Well: °°"

Reduction of 10 Per Cent Is Ordered   Planes Knock Out 28 More Ships; New B-29 Raids Start Fires in Yital Industrial Areas

Blockade      Japs Told to Pull Up Belts As Allies Sink 28 More Ships;i) Supply Cut By B-29:Blows

TOKYO ADMITS CRITICAL SITUATION IN FOODS AS NIPPONS GET DESPERATE

Jans Must Eat Food Made From Mulberry Leaves   Borneo Invasion, B-29 Raid Cut Jap Oil Supplies

Japs Told Meager Food Supply Soon Cut Ten Per Cent   B-29s Also Strip Nips’ Equally Vital Oi! Supply In Borneo, East Indies

TWENTY-EIGHT MORE JAPANESE SHIPS LOST BY ALLIED BOMBINGS.  NIPPON’S VITAL OIL SUPPLY HAS ALSO BEEN DRAS.

Allied Bombers ‘Knock Out ‘Twenty-Eight More Japanese. Ships’ Trying To Run _ Tightening Blockades — ‘Tokyo. Reveals. ~ Japan’s Already Mesger, Food Supply Would Be Slashed 

FOOD PROBLE IS BECOMING MORE ACUTE   Enemy Reports Supply To Be Cut 10 Per Cent   Continue Raids On Foe’s Oil Resources: Large Areas Destroyed

Supplies Fade, Japanese Told To Eat Leaves   - 28 More Ships Sunk As Allies Tighten Blockade Lines

Oil Supply Cut by B-29 Raids and Borneo Attack   Balikpapan Operation ‘Strategically’ Won in First Hours of Invasion

Japs Diet To Feel Effects Of U. S. Might   People Told Their Food To Come Partly From Mulberry Leaves, Potato Vines as 28 More Ships Are Knocked Out—10 Percent Cut in Nipponese Supplies Ordered.

Meager Food Supply Of Homeland to Be Cut 10 Per Cent as Allies Sink Ships

lokvo Tells People To Prepare To Eat Mulberry Leaves, Potato Vines   23 More Supply Ships Destroyed   Enemy Finds It Increasingly Diffienlt To Run Tightening Allied Blockade

Allied Control of Borneo Is Great Blow to Japs, Who also Fear Shortage of Food.   AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE TOWARD OIL CENTER

Into Borneo's Main. Oil Center   Tokyo ‘Warns New: Plane . Will Attack Superforte’ - Chinese Take ‘Highway

Jap Food Stock To Be Cut Until Harvest In Fall   Allied Bombers Sink 28 Ships, Tighten Blockades

Nipponese Delegation Is Transferred fo Giant American Transport for Final Leg of Journey

Change Planes At le Island After Short Stopover   Word ‘Bataan’ Used As Code To Remind Nips Of A Brutal Victory

TOKYO AGENTS WILL FLY 10 MANILA FIELD   ARROGANT NIPPON TO LEARN COST OF DEFEAT

PARTY 10 FLY ON TO MANILA INU. $. PLANES   Credentials Will be Examined Before  Meeting MacArthur

Farmer’s Peeve at U. S., Because Bears Killed Cows, Blamed for Slaying of Two Rangers in Georgia

Two U. 5. Rangers Reported Killed By Angry Farmer   Resentment against Kill. ing of His Cattle Given as Reason

Wizened, Barefoot Farmer Slays 9 Rangers After Bears Kill Cattle

Famine Fear  Is Vanished.   Bavarian. President  Tells Of Conditions

Head Of Yank-Held Bavaria Calls For Christian Cooperation In Speech

Grim Picture of Southern Germany's Situation   Dictatorship Gone Forever

Bavarian Asks His People To Support Allie:   Calls Ou Germans to Work Fields and Otherwise Try lo Prevent Farther Loss

Truman for Single  Price, Food Rule   Forecasts Action, In Olympia Interview

GERMAN CLAIMS ” REDS 32 MILES , FROM CAPITAL   Russians Drive To . Danzig Bay

Reds Capture Golzow, Claim   Berlin Reports Advance From Oder River Line

» 8 DRIVING -ORBERLIN SAV NATIC.   Smash West of Oder River Liné Reported; Moscow Silent

SOVIET ARMY. HAS CRACKED RIVER FRONT   FIRST REPORTS FROM NAZIS SAY SPEARHEAD NOW 32 MILES FROM THE CAPITAL

PREDICT HIKE — ~INPAY.SCALE NOW FAVORED   NISTRATION MAY RECOM  PERCENT INCREASE  ‘MEET STRIKE . ~ CRISIS.

Pay Boosts but Same Prices Is Likely Policy   Auto Industry and Union Girds for Inevitable Strike

FIRE ATTAGKS ARE SUCCESSFUL AGAINST JAPAN   Incendiaries Found To Be More Effective Than High Explosives   TOKYO’S INDUSTRIAL AREA BADLY DAMAGED

Communist Party Wins  In France De Gaulle Likely   De Gaulle Likely To Shake Up Cabinet To Form A Coalition

DeGaulle is Victor in tlections   Communist Party is Strongest in Its Assembly Seats

Republican Party Shows Strength By Winning 142 Seats   Paris Voted Almost Solidly Communistic To Give That Party Plurality In Assemb); For The First Time In History.

French Back (Communists.  DeGCaulle   Voters Authorize New Constitution: Reds Get 142 Seats

Coalition Gov't Apt To Result   COMMIES HAVE TWO MORE ASSEMBLY SEATS THAN DE GAULLE’S PARTY; © SOCIALISTS*THIRD -

Communist Party Gets 142 Natiozal Assembly Seats.   General's Supporters Run Second; Most of Cabinet Members Win

French Vote To Write New Constitution   Communist Party . Given Plurality Of Assembly Seats

COMMUNISTS WIN FRENCH ELECTION   DeGaulle's Socialist Catholic Party Runs Second

Communists And DeGaulle Share Victory In Election, Socialists. In Third Place

Reds, DeGautlle, Share Victory In French Voting   Commies Hold Edge For First Time In French History

DeGaulle Is Vindicated In Election   Communist Candidates Have Most Seats in New  French Assembly

Communists Rule France; DeGaulle Inby Landslide  To Elect President and Senate bv Vote

DEGAULL WINS NEW ELECTION VICTORY   France’s First General Election in Nine Years

FRENCH REDS SHARE VICTORY WITH DE GAULLE   First Election In Nine Years

Request for New Constitution Is OK'd in Election   Herriot and Bidault Are Swept Back Into National Assembly

Pvt. Leo Marinik Is Wounded   Crosby Soldier Hurt While in Belguim

PERON’S FOE AVALOS FIRED AS COMMANDER      Peronists Restored in Government Offices

ALL MEN TO GET FOREIGN DUTY   MUST BE SENT °  OVERSEAS BY MAY FIRST  \

Coal Famine  Threat ‘Ended   Army Says Cutbacks Eliminate Freight Woe

Krug Sees More Men Out of Work Three Months Hence Than Will Be Unemployed Six Months from Now

KRUG FORECASTS ARISE AND FALL IN UNEMPLOYMENT   Predicts Release of 4,800,000 From War Activity in 6-Month Transition Period Ahead.   BELIEVES 3,500,000 ~ WILL FIND NEW JOBS   WPB Chairman Says Further Large Cuts in Arms Production Are Likely Within Few Weeks.

Sharp Change ir Employment Seer  Millions Involved in Nex? Six Months

4,800,000 10 HUNT NEW JOBS NEXT 6 MONTHS   WPB Boss Believes Reconver sion Unemployment to Hit Peak Soon

Nation Wiil Employ 4 800,000 Less War Workers Soon  Krug Says Next Six Months to See Changed Picture

Revised Demands Will Turn Loose «4,800,000 Men   Take Effect in Next  Six Months; Predicts Unemployment Hike 12 Weeks from Now

Krug Predicts Big Drop in Manpower Requirements Soon   Sees Release of 4 800,000 Within Next Six Months

Unemployment To Increase---Krug   WPB Says Armament Cutbacks, Reconversion Will Trim Jobs

War Production Manpower Needs to Drop 4,800,000 in Next Six Months

‘UNEMPLOYMENT WILL INCREASE   Will Jump From 800,000 Level To 1,900,000 In Three ‘Months

Fewer Workers Required for Coming Months   4,800,000 Lacsened But Not That Many To Seek Employment

War Cutbacks Will End Jobs Of 5 Million   Civilian Plants Expected to Hire Most of Jobless

Unemployment Rise Due, Says WPB Chairman   4,800,000 Workers And Fighters To Be Released In Next 6 Months.

Krug Predicts Unemployment Wil Climb To Total of 1,900,000 People

4,800,000 Workers And Fighters To Be Freed In The Next Six Months

4 000,000 10 BE RELEASED BY WAR TURI   meludes 1,000,000 Freed by Army, and Decrease in War Workers.

REDUCED NEEDS IN SIX’ MONTHS CITED BY KRUG   Reconversion Idleness To Hit Peak in Three Months, Is Forecast

Job Hunt to Start  For Millions Soon, — WPB Head Reveals   War Production Cut-back and Army-Navy Releases To Turn Loose 4,800,000 Within Next Six Months—Civilian Production Counted on To Absorb Them

UNEMPLOYED TOTAL TO RISE   Krug Says 1,900,000 Will Be Out of Jobs Three Months Hence

4,800,000 10 NEED NEW JOBS IN SIX MONTHS   Predicts Less Unemployment Despite Army, War Plant Releases

Jobs Are Stil Plentiful Here   USES Reports 1,300 Workers Are Needed

Naval Guns Set Fires in Steel Centei   Operations Continue in Strength Sunday With Surface Units and Fleet Aireraft Engaged

Roosevelt Orders Study of Plans For Annual Wage  Says War Labor Board Urges It as a Part Of Recovery Program

Guaranteed   Annual Wage To Be Subject Of Study   Ordered by F. D.R. Who Backs Cur few, ’ Promises day:  Report-on Food ©

PAY GUARANTEE PLANS STUDIEL   Statement Promised By Roosevelt Friday On Food Situation

Pay Guarantee Study Ordered By Roosevelt   Pledged Annual Wage Hell!  As ‘Main Aspiralion’ ari e wet

FDR Orders Study Of a Guaranteed Annual Wage Plan  ms Says It Is One of ain Aspirations o U.S. Workers

President Orders Study Plans For Guaranteed Wave   Tells News Conference O. Max Gardner’s Board Will Conduct Inquiry.

ANNUAL SALARY GUARANTEE IS SOUGHT BY FOR   Study Of Plan Is To Be Made By Federal Advisory Board   DUCKS QUESTION ON POSSIBLE COAL TIEUP

GUARANTEED WAGE STUDY IS PLANNED    Nation-Wide Inquiry Will be Made by Board of Twelve

ORDERS STUDY QF ANNUAL PAY   President Direcjs Board to Consider Plans for Yearly Wage

NAZIS CALL FOR AlD OF CITIZENS   No Support Given Rumors Of Army-Hitler Split

CONFUSION SEEN INSIDE GERMANY   Hitler Told War Can Not Go On, Swedish Paper Says

Truman Thanks Newsboys For War Stamp Sales   $174,073,535  For Treasury

Truman Thanks Paper Carriers  Commends Work in Selling War Stamps

CARRIER BOVo END BiG WARTIME TASK   Have Sold Nearly 1,740, 735,355 10 Cent Savinas Stamps.

‘Our Nations Newsboys’ War Stamps Sales Prove Youths Resourcefulness

DeGaulle Meets With Press Today   Byrnes Says France and (J. S. Have Come To Better Understanding.

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Union Leaders Onnose Proposal to Draft Labor

LABOR DRAFT 1S OPPOSED   UNION LEADERS IN DETROIT CRITICIZE ROOSEVELT PROPOSAL— BLAME THE WAGE SYSTEM

LEGION, V. F. W. FIND VET CARE INADEQUATE   Report on Investigation of Hospital Facilities

Congress Hears Reports of Two Oraanizations   Findings Made In Two Probes Are Submitted

Greatest Air Attack of War on Reict   - Berlin Hit Again By British Mosquitoes In 33rd Night Attack

11.000 Planes Spread Death Across Reich   Mosquitoes Lash Berlin 33rd Straight Night In Mighty Offensive

GERMANS ACROSS RHINE ATTACKED BY 11,000 PLANES   Mammoth Operation Carried Out in Support of Allied Armies Moving Toward Heart of Reich.   BOMBS RAINED DOWN FROM DAWN TILL DUSK   Pilots Describe Area North of Ruhr as Land of Death—  Berlin Hit 33rd Con- }  secutive Night.   4

Greatest Air Offensive Of History On   Huge Armadas Totalling 11,000 Planes Converge On Rhine Crossing Area

Air Might Lashes Berlin And Helps Rhine Crossing   Spotty Resistance.

Huge Armada Puts Down Protective Wall of Fire in Front of Advancing Allied Troops; Nazi Plates Run Down Like Rabbits

Mightiest Air Blows Strike German Reich   Mosquitoes Lash Berlin In Continuation Of Hugh Aerial Offensive.   AID GROUND TROOPS

BERLIN LASHED BY MOSQUITOES   Armada Of 11,000 Planes Lays Wall Of Fire For Allied Troops

Mightiest Air Offensive Is on  {1,000 Planes Strike Berlin, Rhine Area

Mightiest Air; Offensive In Histor y Is On:   Berlin Lashed Last Night for 33rd Consecutive Night; 13,000 War. planes Over Reich

Allied Airmen. Lay Protective Wall of Fire in Front of Invading Troops

11,000Warplanes Support Drive At Reich's Heart   Pilot Says ‘All Hell Let Loose’ East of Rhine

11,000 Planes Join in Bhine Assault  History’s Greatest  Kerial Blows Rock Hitler’s Reich

PRISONER INSTRUCTION   Should Stay in, Camp Until Transfer; Families to Be Told of Arrival

HIGH OUTPUT, WAGES SLATED   OPA Believes That Inflation Can Be Prevented by. Keeping Prices at ’42 Level

Record Production At Low Prices, High Wages Is OPA Plan To Combat Inflation

John Hellerud Killed In Action   Twin Valley Soldier Listed German Casualty

Set. Ellis Died In Action on  April 17, 1945   Official Notice Received by Relatives Monday

WOUNDS WERE FATAL TO PFC. FART, DOWNS   Died Two Days After Being . ‘Wounded on Leyte

Set. Charles Russell Of Hopkins Is Drowned May 2 on Luzon Island

Pfc. Bob Stewar Killed In Action  Lt. DeBiase in Hospital In England

FC. LYLE EVANS ILED IN ACTION GERMANY   In Service Less Than A Year; Has 2 Brothers tn The Armed Forces

Stamford PCA To Hold Annual  Meeting Jan. 26   Stockholders to Elect Twe Directors at Eleventh Annual Session

Nagasaki Target of Bombers   Superfortresses Con tinue Attacks on Vital Japanese Centers   BULLE’

Atomic Bomb Strikes City Of Nagasaki   Great Destructive Weapon Used Second Time Against Japan  Bulletin

MOTOR SPEEDWAY SOLD 10 HULMAN   Terre Haute Financier Begins Improvements For Next Year

DOCK STRIKE ~~ BRISIS PAST   LONGSHOREMEN ’ RETURNING -TO THEIR JOBS TO END NEW YORK WALKOUT

More .ibera] Than Flouse  In Action   Auto Workers And CM Heads Confer

House To Vote On Tariff Cut  Democrats Line Up MAiceinnm AMAamborc

Call ‘Unusual’ V ote Session  On Tariff Bill   Democratic Leadership Concedes Outcome in Doubt; Many Absent

BALLOT TODAY ON TARIFF ACT   House Leaders Admit Out. come of Measure Is   In Doubt

Tariff Bill Vote Remains in Doub  Hurry Call Sent Democrat Absentees

BATTLE OVER TARIFF LOOMS IN CONGRESS   Senators May Come from Hospital To Vote

HOUSE MEETS TO TAKE VOTE ON TARIFF BILL   Democrats Concede Outcome in Doubt Against Fierce GOP Opposition

TARIFF BILL'S FATE IN DOUBT   Presidential Power In Trade Agreements At Stake

House Meets In Unusual Saturday Session To Vote On Tariff Bill   Controversial Measure Being F ought Bitterly By Republicans And Leaders Concede Outcome In Doubt.

RECONVERSION GROUP PLANNED   Working Committee Will Be Announced On V-J Day By John Snyder

Conference Reaches Decisiox Making Phase Is Belief; Lead. ers Meet Average Of Three Hours Daiiv   CHURCHILL REVIEWS BRITISH DIVISION

ECISION MAKING PHASE REACHED BY BIG THREE   Territorial Angles To Be Settled By The Peace Conference

BIG.3 MEETING 3 HOURS DAILY, NO DETAILS OUT   Decisions Being Made

PROGRESS IS MADE AT BIG 3 MEETING   U. S. Delegation Announces Much Has Been Done

BIG 3 LEADERS REACH DECISIONS IN DISCUSSIONS   Party Reports Berlin Obliterated But Not German Industries 

Henry Kaiser Leases Big $100,000,000 Willow Run Plant at Detroit to Make Low-Cost Car to Be Named After Him

Charles Chambers, Long Businessman Here, Dies at /5   Began Business in Old Postoffice Here Before Century Began

John J. Schneider, 13, Long a Monroe Leader, Dies Here  Commercial, Civic,   pWwheMewiy Ewe Fev Commercial, Civic, Church and Lodge Worker of Note

“Unknown fo Others Aboard, Plane Also ~ Flying Home Last Traces of 1,000 Men

ASHES OF GI’S BROUGHT HOME   Remains of Prisoners Who Died In Jap Prisons Flown To U. S.

Ashes of Dead Prisoners “Plane Carries Grim t Cargo”  Rate No.] Travel Priority   Nazi PWs Tell of High Death Rate

be Wooden Boxes Containing As Ashes Of 1,09] Prisoners Are on Way Home

Send Heroes Ashes Home   First Shipment ‘of Urns Leaves Japan By Airplane Today

Ashes of Yank Prisoners En Route Home from Japan on Big Transport Planes

AMERICAN ASHES EN ROUTE HOME   Remains Of Cremated Prisoners Of War Have TopRanking Priority On U. S.Bound Planes.

Ashes Of Allied Soldiers On Way Back To State:      Over Half Of 1,091 Former Prisoners Of Wa: Of Japanese Were Ameficans

Ashes of Former American Prisoners  Who Died Early in War Flown to U.S.

Bringing Home Ashes of PW's   Plane Flies Boxes of Earthen Jars—Just the First Shipment to U. S.

Ashes Of Yanks Enroute Home   Remains Of 1,091 War Prisoners On Plane

Returning Ashes of American Boys  Given Top Priority in C-54 Transports

FOURTEEN WOODEN BOXES WITH HIGH TRANSPORT PRINRITY   INVESTIGATION REVEALED THEY CONTAINED ASHES OF 1,091 FORMER POW

ICKESWARNS STRIKES HIT ARMED FORCES   Oil Shutoff Places ‘Our Security in Danger’

Strikers Warned Security of Nation Periled   Oil Companies, Unions Told to Speed Settlement; Armed Forces, Every Citizen Endangered, Ickes Declares

James F. Byrnes Is Named State Secretary  Nomination Will Go to the Senate Monday for Action

Byrnes Named Head of State Department   Former Senator, Supreme Judge and War Mobilizer Will Probably Be Unanimously Confir med Monday

Senate Approval Is Expected Monday; New Aides Sworn In   Stettinius’ Successor Will Go To “Big Three” Parley: Appointees To Four Other Cabinet Posts Assume Official Duties Sunday:

Senate to Give Okeh Promptly, 'ItlsExpected    Confirmation Would  _ Make South Carolina Man Next in Line for Presidency Under Lay

Speedy Senate Confirmation Due on Monday   Former Judge Will Go with President to Berlin Meeting

Byrnes Named Secretary Of State; Four   FOUR NEW CABINET MEMBERS @uwanw th

Byrnes Named To Cabinet Post   President Truman Appoints South Carolinian As Secretary of State to Succeed Edward R. Stettinus

QUICK SENATE VOTE IS SEEN ON SELECTION   New Secretary to Take Position Vacated By Stettinius

Truman Picks James Byrnes As Successor To Stettinius   Senate Likely To Get Nomination Monday

Truman Choice Announced In Kansas City; Official To Attend ‘Big 3’ Meet

Confirmation By Senate Is Expected Soon   Former Senator, Court Justice And War Mobilizer Gets No.  Cabinet Post

Nomination Goes To Senate Monday For Confirmation      Will Attend Big  Three Conference   Appointee Becomes Next In Line Of Succession To Presidency

Truman’s Selection of South Carolinian as Sec= retary of State «An nounced by Ross. A,   CONFIRMATION MAY COME QUICKLY   Approval Would Put For mer War Mobilizer and Court Justice Next it Line for Presideney,,

Stettinius’ Suceessor Announced   South Carolinian’s Name to Be Sent To Senate Monday

Former Senator, Supreme Court Justice, Wer Mobilizer Likely to Be Confirmed Monday by Senate’s Unanimous Consent

Byrnes ts Named To Be U.S.  State Secretary  Two Other Men Pickec For Cabinet by Truman Are Sworn In

Byrnes Named Secretary Of State: Four New Cabinet Members Take Up New Jobs   FOUR NEW CABINET WEMRERS SWORN Tx

Confirmation By Senate Is Certain   South Carclinian, . Di Washington, Has: ‘Noth: ing 40 Say Ov His Ap-. pointment By the President “at

Byrnes Appointed Secretary Of State   ‘Four Other Truman Cabinet Appointees Are ‘Sworn In: Assume New Duties Tomorrow

Byrnes Wil Get Quick Senate Okay   Succeeds Stettinius as Head of the State Department

Yank Shell Reveals Silver Cache in Fight Near Rizal  Geyser of Coins Rains On Troops Attacking  Jan Gun Positions

WORRIED OVER ARGENTINA   President Says He is “Not Happy” Over Situation There.

TRUMAN SIGNS ~ LEND MEASURE   Bill ‘Mighty Instrument for Victory,’ Says President

LEND-LEASE EXTENSION BILL SIGNED   President Truman Affixes Signature to Measure, Declaring Aid Will Be Continued Until Nazis and Japs Fall.

Truman Signs  Lend-Lease Bill   President Calls Measure “Mighty Instrument For Victory.’

Lend-Lease Aid Signed By Truman   President OK‘s Bill Extending Help‘12 Months From June 30

Lend-Lease Extension  Bill-Signed   President Truman Calls Instrument Mighty Measure for Victory

Truman Signs Lend-Lease  Extension   Calls Tt / Monument to Franklin Roosevelt

TRUMAN ~ SIGNS LENDING BILL   President Praises Bill As He Extends Its Life

Truman Signs Lend-Lease Extension Bill Second Time After Voting On It

SIGNS —LEND-LEASE   President Calls Measure a “Mighty Instrument for Victory”

BILL IS SIGNED FOR LEND-LEASE   President Calls It Mighty instrument for Peace

WANTED: NAVY LARGE ENOUGH TO RULE SEAS   ‘Forrestal Also Demands U. S. Forces Capable of Striking with A-Bombs

Forrestal Urges Post-War Control of Seas With ‘Atomic Bomb’ Navy

Navy Tells Its Needs   Asks Larg Enough Fleet to Control Seas and Sky Above

NAVAL SECRETARY FORRESTAL IN STATEMENT 10 HOUSE OUTLINES PLANS FOR NAVAL SUPREMACY.”   MOSCOW INTENTIONS:T0 SECURE FOOTINGS ON MEDITERRANEAN AND ALONG RED SEA ARE REVEALED

Forrestal Favors U.S. Postwar Control of Seas  American Fleet Could  Deliver Atomic Bomb Raids, He Says

Forrestal For Powerful Navy   Pictures Postwar Gontrol Of Seas With Navy That Can Deliver Atom Bomb Blows

Forrestal Favors U.S. Postwar Control of Seas  Die e Bie Pl,   American Fleet Could Deliver Atomic Bomb Raids, He Says

Postwar Control of the Seas With Powerful Navy Urged by Forrestal

Supremacy In Skies Backed By Forrestal   Navy Secretary Says Both Form Key to Future Victory and Freedom  orf U.S. A.   An Active Fleet Ready For Batlle   Warns Aguinsi Giving Away Warships and Rely‘ing Wholly On the Atomic Bomb

Large Postwar  Fleet Urged   ‘Capable Of Delivering Atomic Bomb Attacks’ Savs Forrestal.

FORRESTAL ASKS ‘ATOMIC’ FLEET      Warns U.S. Must Control Seas And Skies Above

Navy Capable Of Atomic Bomt Attacks Urged   Key to Future Victory And Freedom of This Country Will Be Control Of Seas, Forrestal Says

\Urges Postwar [Navy Capable of lAtomic Attacks   Secretery Forrestal Asks 1,079 Combat Ships and 558,000 Men; Outlines Plans

Forrestal Urges U. 5. Control Seas   Navy Head Says Fleet Must Be Able to Delive: Atomic Bomb Attacks

Contral of Seas and Skies Called Key to Victory Forrestal Urges Active Battle Fleet — Of Approximately 300 Major Vessel:

‘Postwar Control Of Seas Urged By Navy Secretary   Forrestal Says Key To Future Victory And To The Freedom Of Country “Will Be In Control Of The Seas And Of The Skies Above Them”

MARRIED IN NOPTIAL MASS ‘AT CONCORD         Miss Anna M. Ammendolia - Is Bride of Edward G.  D'’ltalia, Arlineton

Miss Anna M.A AAmmendolia ‘Is Bride of Edward G. _  * Dita Pee mab

Survivors Tell Of Air Tragedy   Motors Of Big Plane Failed During Storm, 5 Passenaers Say

MORE BRAKE FOR WALLACE URGED   Restrictive Amendments To George Bill To Be Pressed By GOP

Solons Reject Work-or-Jail Amendments   Rider to Outlaw Closed Shop Goes Down to Defeat

Will End Control On Newsprint —   1946 Supply Expected To Be 98 Percent of 1941

“SENSE OF HUMOR KEEPS US OUT OF PADDED CELL,” RETAIL STORE AD SAYS

Series E. Bond Quota Is Still More Than Billion Short of Attainment

Sale of E' Bonds Lagging in Nation   Drive Still More than Billion Dollars Short

Tell of Plans for Observance Here Of National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, Oct. 7 fo 13

New Plane Cuts Flight Record   Experimental Bomber Crosses Continent In Five Hours Plus.”

WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO WIN THE WAR  of et et wt Ow Om Ow et et we oe oe

a sith tah lita ith ete i sie tea Si Sind  WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING TO  WIN THE WAR OO OR OO LE

8 Wacs, Crewof. Three Lost Over  Search Conducted for Army Plane Missing

ARMY FEARS _ WAGS KILLED   PLANE WITH 18 WACS ABOARB HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE MEMORIAL DAY

Army Plane Carrying 18 WACS Lost   TRANSPORT UNREPORTED IN 766-MILE FLIGHT FROM WEST AFRICA

MISSING-PLANE CARRIED 18 WACS   Crew of Three Also Unheard of Since May 30 Off Africa

TRANSPORT LOST WITH 10 WAGE   Plane Unreported After Flight over Africa; Next of Kin Notified

Air Transport With 18 WACs Listed Missing   Iowan Pilot; Crew of Three Besides Women, First Lost Overseas

18 WACS LOST ON PLANE TRIP   Army Transport Missin: Week On Flight In Africa

18 Waes on Plane Lost in West Africa    Missing for Week On 766-Mile Flight To Liberian Field

SHIPS SEARCHING FOR 18 LOST WACS   PLANE THEY BOARDED IN BRITISH WEST AFRICA MISSING FOR A WEEK.

New Paratroop Landings Reported as Armor Bursts Through 25 Mile Breach

Flaming Bremen, Hannover Under  Direct Attack ’   ‘Berlin Says Hundreds of Yank Paratroopers  Landed Behind Lines,

ALLIED FORCES SIGHT BREMEN AND HANNOVER   Mysterious Fires Burn In Cities and Towns  Of North Germany

Fin, Britis In Outskirts of Hannover   Paratroops Drop Behind Germans At Muehlhausen

Escape Of Bulk Of 80,000 Nazi Troops Blocked   Large And Small Cities Of North Germany Mysteriously Aflame As Allied Troops Continue Driving Relentlessly Toward Berlin — Ninth Army Enters Essen

BERLIN REPORTS NEW STRIKE BY PARATROOPS   Hannover and Bremen Aflame

BiG AND LITTLE TOWNS BURNING IN NORTH REICH   Source of Fire Unknown — Great Ruhr Cities of Essen and Dortumund Fall

Ist Army Goes on Ramnave   Pattons Also in New Breakthrough On 45-Mile Front

Hodges’ Forces Charge Around Harz Mountains   U.S. Ninth, British Second Armies in Sight of Burning Hannover, Bremen; 50 Miles From Elbe, Last Water Barrier to Capital

Allies Entering Bremen as Drive On Berlin Gains   Great German Port Aflame as British Cannonade City

‘Chute Troops Drop Back Of Nazi Lines; Germans Put Torch To Many Towns

Six Miles Made by “Old Blood and Guts”: Now 120 Miles From Capital

American First Army Bursts Out Of Weser Kiver Bridgehead  THOUSANDS OF NAZIS SEALED ALONG COAST Second Parachutists Drop  In Little More Than 24 Hours

Three Bandits Hold Up Hotel At Madison   Police Seize Suspect At Home But Two Others Escape After Policeman  Fires At Them

KELLY DIDN'T DIVE ON SHIF   Member of Crew Tells Story Of Famous Flier’s Death

 Cramman Says Colin Kelly Didn’t Sink Jap Battleship by Suicide Crash But Heavily Damaged It With Bombs

Reveal Facts  Of Kelly’s Death   Disclose Details On First Pacific War Hero

So ee oe  tment eee te ma  Colin Kelly No Suicide Pilot But Still Heroic Combat Flier

Surviving Crewman Tells How Capt. Colin Kelly Died in Battle After Biasting Battleship Haruna

Churchill Refuses Knighthood in Tradition-Shattering  Decision: Refusal Indicates Plan to Remain in Politics

AGED PERSONS DIE IN HOSPITAL FIRE   Christmas Tree Blaze Fatal to 15; Others Injured   ALL WERE PATIENTS

AGED PERSONS DIE IN HOSPITAL FIRE   Christmas Tree Blaze Fatal to 15; Others Injured

Fire Caused By Short in Yule Lights   Christmas Tree Fiares Up at Institution in Hartford, Conn.

Yule Tree Blaze Fatal to 15, 2/ Others Injured   Three Flarés’: as Nuzse Unplugs Cord”. Leading to Lights

. G. FARBEN LIQUIDATION DEMANDED   J, S. May Wipe Out Huge German Combine

MARINES LAUNCHED ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE AGAINST [WO JAS   TEN DIVISIONS OF AMERICANS ON LUZON REORGANIZE FOR FINAL DRIVE

Yanks Crowd Japs In Corner On Iwo   Savage Fight Rages and Endo f Conquest Nears—Full Scale Battle Shaping on Luzon—Island Off Tokyo Bombed; Chinese Capture Vital Lashio Airfield in Burma

Yanks Launch All-Out Push Against Japs   6.000 Enemy Troops Pinned Down But Still Fighting Hard On Iwo.   ONLY LOCAL GAINS

All-Out Iwo Push Opened By Marines   MacArthur Reorganizes For Luzon Mop Up: Battle Flames In Burma

OPEN ALL-OUT DRIVE ON IWO   Yanks Reorganize To Finish Campaign On Luzon

AMERICANS MASS MEN ON LUZON   Anything Can Happen  In Pacific War Now, Admiral Asserts  :

Devildogs Launch _ All-Out Attack to --—~Brage Japs on‘ lwo   Bitterly-Resisting “Foe Compressed Against Northern: Cliffs

Battle Of Iwo Reaches Climax   Marines Open Drive To Clear Island

Marines Launch Final lwo Push   Prepare Last Phase Of Campaign—Chinese  Take Burma Airfield

Marines Attack on Iwo: Luzon Yanks Regroup for Campaian’s ‘Final Phase’

MARINES OPEN ALL-OUT DRIVE ON IWO JIMA   Reorganize Yanks on Luzon for Final Phases of Campaign

Report British Forces 4 Miles From Mandalay   Marines Launch All-Out Assault On wo Japanese

Marines Open Big lwo Drive   Americans on Luzon Regroup for Finish; Chinese Take Airfield

Marines Launch Final Iwo Drive  Start Offensive to Push Japs Of Clif4s

MARINES LAUNCH BIG PUSH ON IWO   10 U.S. Divisions Get Read) For Final Luzon Drive

Marines Start Final Drive To  K. 0. Iwo Jans   Doughboys Regroup For Cleanup Phase Of Campaign On Luzon.

Marines Open All-Out Push Against 6000 Japs Pinned Down But Still Fighting Hard On Iwo

Push Ahead By Inches ‘On Iwo   Japs Bitterly Resist  Heavy Marine Assault; Yanks Poise for Final Phase of Luzon Battle

ARMY 10 GET SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   Congress Cool, However, to Compulsory Military Training

SEVERAL CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ANNOUNCE OP- . POSITION TO PROPOSED "+ PEACETIME MILITARY. DRAFT

R. T, FOUNTAIN DIES SUDDENLY   Former Lieutenant - Governor Of North Carolina Succumbs At Age 60 At Rocky Mount Home; Married Gastonia Girl.

BLASTS JAP LANDING CRAFT   British Submarine Spotted Camou flaged Vessel

All Political Parties in China Will Enjoy Equal Rights   Chiang and Communist Leader Mao Enx Conferences; ‘Private Armies’ Must Be Abolished Under New Setup

Arkansans Back In States Today   CAMDEN SOLDIERS ARE AMONG RETURNING TROOPS

Butte’s Leadership to Be Assured by Civic Campaign  Chamber of Commerce Launches Driv: to Keep ‘Butte First’; President

Butte’s Leadership to Be Assured by Civic Campaign   Chamber of Commerce Launches Drive to Keep ‘Butte First’; President  Knievel Keynotes Program for 1946

SENATE REPLIES TO ODT'S PLEA   Committee Promises Aid i Obtaining Rail Manpower To Handle Army

79,000 Rail  Men Needed   ODT Head Renews Plea, Citing Menace to Redeployment Program

Pledge Aid in Getting More RR Manpower   ODT Director Wants Railroad Men Released From Army

PLEDGES RAIL AID   Mead Tells ODT Director Senators Will Help Get  Manpower

THE SENATE WAR INVESTIGATING BOARD WILL AID   Chairman Mead Pledged All Help Within Power of the Committee.   NEED RAIL MANPOWER   The Pledge Made to J. Monroe Johnson, Defense Transportation Director.

MacArthur Orders Japs To Call Home All Envoys ‘In Neutral Countries

ORDER INCLUDES SEIZURE OF ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROPERTY THRUOUT THE WoRID.   MAMMOTH EXPLOSION ROCKS JAP AREA   American Forces Suffered Casualties im Recent “Shooting War” Between Two Rival Chinese Forces.

BOTH ATTLEE AND CHURCHILL SCORE U.S   Present Picture of Serious Financial Crisis Unless U. S. Relents.,

Both Attlee And Churchill Issue Violent Protests, Claim England On Spot

PRESIDENT MAY USE VETO POWEE   TO MIX BACK SLAPS WITH SLUGS ON CHIN

PRESIDENT PLANS TO LAUNCH FIGHT   Indications Point Toward Bitter Battle on His Pet Measures.

Truman Is Facing Battle to Obtain Laws He Desires  _ Fight With Congress Annears Likely

Yanks Drive To San Fernando, Manila Gateway   Capture Rosario In Majo: Breakthrough On Left Flank.

Fighting on Luzon \s Marked by Capture of Rosario  Americans Push Gait Only 33 Miles From Manila: Take Angeles

Rosario Captured  By Yanks After Bitter Fighting   Major Breakthrough Scored on Left Flank Where Japs Stuhbornly Defend Baquio —

Yanks Nearing San Fernando   Americans Capture Rosario In Major Breakthrough In Left Flank Fighting

Sixth Nearing Jap Base Of San Fernando   Xosario And Angeles Captured By Troops Of Gen. MacArthur

Spearheads Near Manila   Luzon Yanks Take Rosario and Advance To San Fernando

YANK FIGHTERS ONLY 33 MILES FROM BIG GOAL   MacArthur's Sixth Army Nearing Manila, Philippine Capital; Take BitterlyDefended Rosario.

U. S. Troops Drive Toward San Fernando   Sixth Army Spearheads Are At Approaches To City Only 33 Miles North Of Manila

ROSARIO TAKEN ON LEFT FLANK   Angeles, 5 Miles Southeast Of Clark Field, Falls

SAN FERNANDO REACHED; NEW BREAKTHROUGH   Angeles Captured Sunday; Has Four Big Airdvomes

Yanks Pierce Manila Line   Sixth Army Captures Rosario in Major Luzon Breakthrough

Yanks Approaching San Fernando, Gate to Manila Highway   Philippine. Capital Miles by_ Air. Foi : “Gateway City”

MacArthur’s Troops At Gates Of San Fernando, 33 Miles Out Of Manila

YANKS 33 MILES OUT OF MANILA TAKE KEY BASE   Americans Capture Rosario In Major Break-Through  On Their Left Flank

Yanks Press Near Manila As Resario  Is Captured   Progress Is Rapid In Island Invasion

Fighting on Luzon Is Marked by Capture of Rosario  Americans Push Gair Only 33 Miles From

ROSARIO FALLS ON LEFT FLANK   AMERICANS SCORE MAJOR BREAKTHRU; ANGELES CAPTURED

SIXTH ARMY 33 AIR MILES FROM MANILA   Embattled American Units Capture Rosario in Major Breakthrough on Bitterly Defended Flank   ANGELES IS SEIZED

Yanks Foree 33 Air Miles From City Of Manila      Sixth Ariny Pipes On Approaches to San F uando: Rosaria Taken Frown Japane

Embattled Yanks Capture Rosario in Breakthrough   6th Army Spearheads “Near San Fernando,  33 Miles from Manila; Angeles Taken Sunday

Luzon Invaders Smash Through Jap Left Flank   McArthur’s Men Reach Point 33 Miles From Manile

Sixth Army Spearheads Near ‘Manila Gateway’; Rosario Finally Topples

Yanks Within 33 Miles of Manila   On Left Flank Rosario, on Way to Baguio, Is Captured   IN DELAYING ACTION   Japanese Putting Up Finish Fight South of Clark  Field

Yanks 33 Miles From Manila   Captured Rosario On Bitterly Defended West Flank

—PHILIPPINES—  ENEMY SMASHED ON CEFT FLANK   Major Breakthrough Scored By’ U. 8. First Army Corps -  BOMBERS ACTIVE   “Two Jima, Sumatra Among Jap Bases Lashed In Air. Attacks

ARE 33 MILES FROM MANILA   Reach San Fernando anc Have Captured Rosaric in a Major Break: Through on Bitterly: Defended Left Flank.

6th Army Jabs Within 33 Miles Of Manila  Americans On Left Flank Take Rosario

38 BILLION GUT WAS FAVORED   Taxes Big News Before Congress, But Other Items Considered.   EXPENSES WILL BE HIGH

Vinson Feels House Tax Cut Went Too Far      Treasury Secretary Asserts Bill As Passed To Drop Revenue 7 Billions

Nazis Driven From Reno  River Bank   Winter Weather Restricts Activity

NEW CONGRESS READY 10 GET TOUGH IN WAR   Campaign Optimism Vanishes  eect ireoncncenant  FDR MUST LEAD  eee ei  New Dealers Gain In Strength

Russians Claim 15-Mile Gain In Poland Drive   Berlin Announces Whole Eastern Front Is Active

Polish Warfare Spreads   Russians Using 26 Generals in Winter Campaign

San IS NNOUNCED   Stalin Reports Gair Of 25 Miles In New Red Army Assault

Soviet Drive In Poland Is Progressing   Bitter Fighting Is Raaina Alona Front

Address By Dr. Harmon, President Of Drake, Feature of Education Week   Spoke To Public Civic Forum On ‘Wednesday Night

JAP DEFEAT IN BURMA IS ANNOUNCED   Enemy Decisively Beaten in 15-Month Campaign, During Which 97,000 Nips Were Slain—Rangoon Captured Intact.

Chinese Launch Offensive; New Jap Cabinct Under Fire; Okinawa Casualties 16,964

EXTRA!   Shipping Wil] Go To Rangoon  Without Delay   Seizure Of Rangoon Was Effected So Rapidly That Japs Failed To Destroy Installations

TAKE PORT INTACT   Southeast Asia Command Announce Decisive Vic‘tory in Burma

Japanese Forces Suffer Decisive Defeat in Burma   Rangoon and Its Big Port Taken Intact; Only Scattered Troops Left Alive by Allies

JAPS SUFFER 97,000 CASUALTIES IN 15 MONTHS IN BURMA BRITISH DECLARE: CHINESE OPEN ATTACKS.

Japs Thrown In Reverse  In All Areas   Setbacks In Pacifie So Widespread Another Cabinet Shake-Up Looms

RANGOON FALLS, PORT IS INTACT   Defeat Of Japs In Burma Announced By S. A.C.

Rangoon’s Fall Climaxes Three  Years Of Fight   IBig Port Found Intact and City Abandoned: by Decisively Defeated Japanese   Entry Effected By Single Airman   Capture of City Opens Way For Bigger Campaigns; Perhaps An Attack On Singapore

U. 5. Advance May Have Caught Japs With Undermanned Home Defenses

Discharges From Military Service Are Continuous ,  _ Fifteen Daily Are Still Being -Filed  ‘At Selective Service

sia Service A Are Continuous ,  F iftecn Daily. ‘Are.      : AE ‘Selective Servic.

Treasury Head Formally Opens 7th Bond Drive   Return to Serious Business of Taming  Japs in East Urged

MORGENTHAU IN BOND PLEA   Calls for “Return to Seri ous Business” After V-E Exultation

Minority Objects to Atomic Control Bill in the House   Two Committee Members Point Out Features They Think Dangerous

Minority Objects To Bill for Atomic Control  Congressmen Want Full-Time Group

FIVE OBJECTIONS TO ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL MEASURE  MINORITY REPORT ON BILL APPROVED BY HOUS! MILITARY COMMITTEE

3 OBJECTIONS TO ATOM BILL IN MINORITY  GROUP REPORT   Opposition Is To Controi Bill As Approved By  House Committee

R.A.F. Blasts Nazi Convoys From Norway   Enemy s Believed Trying to Bolster Western Front Forces

Poles to Share Russian Spoil:   Poland To Get 15 Percen  German Rencrations

ARMY DESERTER HELD IN SLAYING   F. B. 1. Announces Arrest of Robert FE Smith

CONFESSES SLAYING NEAR HOLLANE   Army Deserter Admits Killing Grosse Pt. Man

CHIANG =WANTS TO FLY ARMIES IN MANCHURIA   Chinese General Appeals To Russian Officials For Permission   HOPES ¥0 AVOID BATTLE   Airborne Troops Would Use U. S. Planes Transferred To Chinese Ownership

Civil War In China Nears Blast Point   Kai-Shek Stakes Hopes For Peace On Parleys Now In Progress.

CHIANG WANTS TO FLY ARMIES INTO WANCHURIA   Appeals for Permission to Russia; Sea Plans Abandoned

ants To ~ Fly Army  Mancechurie         -HAS.ABANDONED.ANY. IDEA. OF LANDING TROOPS BY SEA;. MILLION COMMUNISTS ARE ’ MASSED

KAI-SHEK ASK TO SEND TROOPS THRU MANCHURIA       Abandon All Thoughts Of En ~~ tering Manchuria By “" Sea

Appeal For Permission To Fly Armies Into Manchuria  TO AVERT CIVIL WAR WITH COMMUNISTS  Massed in Northern Port Cities and Along Wall of China

Army Private Refuses to Obey, Is Ordered Hangec  Court Martial Rules In California Case; Review in Washington

CHAPLAIN TELLS OF HANGING AND CRUELTY SHOWN   Eyewitness Says Ex-Counselor At Washington Died Mutilated But Proud

Hitler Denied Bomb Plotters Religious Aid   Priest Tells How Junke: Generals and Others, Broken In Body, Were Execuicd

Frank Briggs, Macon, Named U.S. Senator   Donnelly Appoints Newspaper Publisher, Once of Moberly

Briggs of Macon, Is  thw  L.S.Senator        Appointed by Governor Donnelly To Sueceed Truman. Vice President Elect

FRANK P, BRIGGS TODAY WAS NAMED U.S, SENATOR   The Democratic State Senator Was Appointed to Sue* ceed Harry Truman.   NAMED BY GOVERNOR   State Chief Executive Has Served in the Senate With Briggs Since 1933.

JAPANESE PROPAGANDISTS ARE THREATENING THEIR HOMELAND WITH IMMINENT U.S. INVASION

\JAPS WARN PEOPLE OF INVASION /AND PREPARE FOR NEW ATTACKS; ALLIES MAY SEND HELP TO CHINA

 Civilian Army Smoke Screen For Real Efforts— —By J. M.   Japs Push Defenses Against Invasion

‘Method Seen  In J apanese Propaganda   Threatens People With Imminent. Yank In. vision ‘Although We Are Not Set: For Climatic Action

AIR AND GROUND CREWS T0 RETURN   FORTY THOUSAND WILL BE FLOWN BACK TO U. 8. WITHIN 30 TO 60 DAYS.

Reds Assert Millions Die In Nazi Camp   Atrocity Commission Says Himmler Was In Charge Of ‘Murder Plant’

ADMIRAL NIMITZ RETURNED TO HILL COUNTRY SATURDAY  CTI RET ADMIRAL AILDEAN   FLEET ADMIRAL, ALREADY ‘WELCOMED MANY TIMES, GETS HOME RECEPTION

CHINESE ARMY GETS AIRBASE   ESTIMATE RECENT ADVANCES HAVE CUT OFF 200,000 JAPANESE IN SOUTH

EX-GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS HEADS LEGION   Stelle to Succeed Scheiberling as Commander

Former Illinois Governor Heads Legion  John Stelle Named to Post by Unanimous Vote

romised Food Stockpiles For Conquered Nations Fail To Materialize

Food Shortage   U.S. Promised That Her Food Would Win War And Write Peace.

Chinese Capture South Guard Pas: As Jans Retreat   Fall Of Gateway To Indo-China Clears Enemy From Kwanasi

Chinese Captu re ‘South ; Guard Pass On French Indo-China Frontier

Chinese Capture Pass Leading To Indo-Chinz   400 Miles Of Invasion Coast Clear; Fourth Abandoned Airfield Taken

Chinese Capture Indo China Pass   Japanese Reported Retreating In Confusion From Border Area.

CHINESE DRIVE WINS GATEWAY TO INDO-CHINA   Japs Claimed Retreating Ir Confusion After Defeat At South Guard Fass

JAPANESE REPORTED RETREATING ALONG INDO-CHINA BORDER  CAPTURE SOUTH GUARD _ PASS CLEARS ALL SOUTH

DRIVING TOWARD DONG DANG   South Guard Pass Captured; Japs Retreating

JAPANESE REPORTED  RETREATING ALONG  INDO-CHINA BORDER CAPTURE SOUTH GUARD  PASS CLEARS ALL SOUTH WESTERN KWANCSI

Chinese Capture Pass at Border   Gateway to Indo-China Cleared As Japs Flee South From Frontier

GATEWAY 10 INDO-CHINA RECAPTURED   Chinese Forces Occupy South Guard Pass on Border as Enemy Re treats in Confusion   PROVINCE IS CLEARED

Seize Gateway lo Indo- China   Most OF Kwansi Is Cleared Of ‘Enemy.

Chinese Troops : Record Gains in Indo-China Area   Jap Invasion Force Routed At Port of Amoy

MILITARY CONTROL ENDS IN HAWAII   President Acted Today by Supending Military Order

Pte Pe as sr i  End “Military — _ Control In Hawaii   Suspend Order. Made On October 18, 1944

SUPER FORTS BOMB NAGOYA, NEARBY AREA   Planes From Marianas Attack Tr Force — Damage Is Admitted

B-29 Raids Upon Japan Stepped Up   Opening Of Tinian Island Base Permits Intensi fied Offensives

Increase Seen In Newsprint      Relaxation of Government Controls. on Oct. 1 Recommended

Luzon Force Pins Japs in - Baguio Areé   First Corps Closing In or City, Once Headquarters  of Yamashita

YANKEES CLOSE IN FOR FINAL LUZON BATTLE   Full-Scale Battle Imminent hi Montalban Area, North Bast Of Manila

Americans:Closeinon _ Summer - Capital of Baguio DPeanare for Final Assault

U.S. Troops Close in On Baguio   City Once Headquarters For Gen. Yamashita's Philippine Forces

YANKS CLOSE IN  AGAINST BAGUIO   Sixth Army Readies For Final Assault On Luzon

YANKS CLOSE IN ON BASUIO IN FINAL ASSAULT   Jap Domei Agency Says Full Seale Bat{le Imminent

YAMASHITA’S OLD ABODE IINDER FIRE   Summer Capital Of Luzon Neared By Yank Troops

U.S. TROOPS CLOSING IN ON BAGUIO   Sixth Army Prepares Drive to Clear Japs From Luzon

Yanks Attack Baguio ToEnd War On Luzon   Troops Near Limits Of Summer Capital As Sixth Army Regroups For Assault

RUSSIAN DRIVE SLOWED AT ODER, NAZIS REPORT   Yanks Breaking Into More Sections of Siegfried Line On Western Front

SITUATION OF DISCHARGED VETS BRINGS ACTION   Unions to Seek Compen sation for Vets Out o Work.

Suzuki Names 2 More Ministers   Hiranuma to Be President Privy Council; Togo, Foreign, East Asia Minister.

9 MORE POSTS FILLED BY NEW JAP PREMIER   Hiranuma And Togo Named To Serve With Suzuki

ot iia eu corey C abinet Post F orHiranuma   Shigenora. Tigo: Nd ata ed  i  “Foreign Minister By Prentier Suzuki

OTHER JAP POSTS FILLED BY SUZUK(   Part of Plan to Strengthen Administration in Face Of Crisis.

Suzuki Makes Two Additional Appointment:   Hiranuma Becomes Head Of Privy Council And Togo Takes Over Post Of Foreign Minister

Japanese Add New Appointments To ‘Peace’ Cabinet  New Premier Admiral Suzuki Strengthening Administration by Including Elder Stateeman

2 JAP APPOINTMENTS   New Premier Is Attempting to Strengthen His Position

DRAFT STRIKE: ~ 18 CONTINUED   FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD RE MAINS FIRM_IN STAND AS PROTEST AGAINST. STRIKES

Young Mother Pleads  Innocence Of Murder  Accused Of Slaying He. Husband

Molotov Throws Monkey Wrench In World Parley   Steering Committee Meet: to Try to Break Dead.  lock on Chairman.   Pessimistic View Is Taken by Delegates

Selection of Conference Chairman Blocked by Hot Allied Differences

Soviets Show   They Plan To   Wield Power   Molotov’s Stand Deadlocks Steering Connnittee of Conference On Leadership

Dispute Over Conference Chairmanship Threatens Amity At Security Meeting   Russian Foreign Commissar Molotoy Biocks Election Of Stettinius As Chairman

Row Over Conference Chairmanshir  Threatens United Nations Amity   Big Four” However, Hopeful Of Early Break In Deadlock After Russia’s Molotov Blocks Election Of Stettinius As Chairman.

Reds Bring Crises to  World Meet   (By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER)  (Associated Press Dtplomatic Rewe Editar)

Chairmanship Dispute Mars Peace Conference   Steering Committee In Secret Session Over Deadlock

Soviet Determination To Exercise Decisive Influence In Creation Of World Peace Organization Threatens Amity Of United Nations At San Francisco Conference—Molotov Blocks Election Of Secretary Stettinius As Permanent Chairman

Molotov Stalls Parley   Peace Machinery Threatened by Rec Row over Leader

Russian Attitude On Chairmanship Provokes Dispute   Delegates Fear More Dissension On Other Issues

Reds Threaten Meeting With  Crises Series   Soviet Determination To Wield Influence Blasts Hope of Last Chairman Compromise

Secretary of State Stettinius Confers With Several Members Of Russian Delegation

CHAIRMAN ROW IN CONFERENCE AFFECTS AMITY   Big Four Hopes For Early Break In The Deadlock

SOVIETS STRIVE TO BOSS UNITED NATIONS’ MEET   Molotov Prevents Naming of Stettinius as Chairman; Crisis Develops

Hot Tempers, Hurt Feelings Mark Session of Security Conference As Chairmanship Fight Goes On

Split Develops Over Naming Chairman  Molotov Blocks Election Of Stottinius

MOLOTOV BLOCKS 1, 3, CHNRMANGHI   Interruption of Normal Procedure Throws Conference Off Schedule

World Parley Threat: ened With New  ' Crisis - : DISUNITY~ SEEN Molotov . Prevents  Naming Stettinius As ©". Chairman

Russian Attempt To Dominate Peace Making Plan Puts Clouc Over ’Friseo Delegates

Parley Amity Threafened by Big 4 Dispute   Chairmanship Causes Trouble Among Delequtes

RUSSIANS MOVE FOR DOMINATION   Formula Drafted for Control Of Former Enemy Bases

First Issue In Frisco Meet On Chairmanship   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic

M’ARTHUR SAYS. ‘STOP STALLING’ REACTION QUICK   Emperor's Family Leave for Various Points to Notify Troops of Hirohito’s “Cease. Bire” Ordar

Promise to Send Envoy Tomorrow   General’s Demand Meets With Quick Response  Today from Tokyo

MacArthur Irritated Over Japanese Continued Bickering   INFORM JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS TC   Comply With Demand Without and Further Delay

Quick Reply is Given to MacArthur  Allied Chief Impatient with Japs’ Delay

Commander is Irritated by — Enemy's Delay   Confirms Signing Of Terms Not Among Tasks of Emissaries

Tokyo Answers Hurry-up Order From MacArthur   Supreme Commander Shows Irritation at Display by Nipponese

Representative to Manila Selected, Say Nips; Jap Troops Informed Of Hirohito’s Cease-Fire Command

MacArthur Sent Stern Message ©   GOT QUICK ACTION AFTER TELLING JAPS TO SEND DELEGATION WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY

JAPS PROMISE SURRENDERING ENVOY WILL RE IN MANILA FOR ARMISTICE TOMORROW

Calls Upon Envoys To Proceed At Once To Manila Meeting   Japs Bicker Over Wording Of Instructions In Seven Messages Sent Within Six Hours— Still Trying To Get Fighting Stopped.

MacArthur’s Stern “Hurry-Up” Order Heeded   Mission Will Fly To: Manila For Allied Armistice Terms :

Stern Note Tells Japs to Comply   Hirohito Strengthens Cease-Fire Order With Imperial Rescript

THEIR ANSWER (0 THAT ENVOY WILL LEAVE TOMORROW   MacArthur {ssues Stern Order to Japanese io Comply With -Instructions Without More Delay.   HAD GRANTED ONE-DAY DELAY TO THE ENEMY   Says Jap Assumption That Envoy Will Not Be Asked To Sign Surrender Terms ts Correct.

Reply Follows Stern Rebuke Against Further Surrender Delay   Tokyo Broadcast  Explains Hold Up   Emissaries Previously Scheduled To Get Terms In Manila Today

STERN WARNING BY MAC ARTHUR SPEEDS MISSION   New Cabinet Takes Over

DOUG 3 OTERK WARNING GETS QUICK ACTION   Surrender Agent Named, to Fly to Manila for MacArthur’s Terms.

TOKYO ORDERS SUICIDE FIGHT   Nation Makes Plans Te Meet Invasion, Admits Island Setbacks

Jobless Bill Meets Favor   Senate Group Favors 26-Weeks Pay Idea

Mion OF More Japs Surrendering   Force of 10,000 Nip Troops Still Fiehtinge in Burma

Jap Outpost Troops Quit Last Stands   Isolated Garrison Continues Fight In Burma Area

JAP GARRISON ON TRUK SURRENDERS   Only Japanese Fighting Are In Burma Area and Cut From Radio

SOLON DEMANDS “OUSTER OF DR, HENRY BENNETT   Rep, Charles Whitford Calls For Action—-Says College ‘Lagging Behind’

ASKS BENNETT REMOVAL   Representative Says Oklahoma A & M Head Neglects Duties

RED CROSS TO OPEN CAMPAIGN WITH MEETING   Kenneth Nicholson, Field Secre tary, To Speak Tonight At Headquarters

BY RED GROSS   'Public Meeting Held With Ken. neth Nicholson As Speaker, Quota for Local Chapter Is Set At $99. 00n   START SOLICITING FOR FUNDS TODAY

Laborife Afflee Accuses Churchill of Misrepresentation as British Election Approaches

Altlee Accuses Prime Minister Of ingratitude   Election’ Campaign ir _Btitain Enters Its “ _Sinal Week

Churehill and Attlee Trade Blows in Final Appeals to  Britains; Voting Is July 5

Japs Claim 31 Yank Ships Sunk   Says 25 Darmeged Off Luzon Island  Invasion Area

31 US. Ships Sunk---Japs   25 Other Vessels Damaged Off Luzon, Nip Broadcast Says

31 U, S, SHIPS SUNK, JAP BROADCASTS SAY   25 Others Claimed Blasted During Action Off Luzon

Wipe Shizuoka From Map In Massive Attack   Superforts Dump 3,000 : Tons of Bombs on Three  War Factory Cities

3,000 TONS OF HIRE BOMBS DROPPED   Wind-Whipped Fires Visible 75 Miles   SHIZOUKA   Wiped Off Map As Industrial Center: Mines Sown Off Honshu -

“Three Industrial Cities Blasted «With Fire Bombs   Superforts Drop 3,000 Tons on War Plant Centers; Two B-29s Lost in Raid

War Targets Wiped From Map by B-29s   Armada of 450 Drop 30 Tons of Fire Bombs on

3,000 TONS OF BOMBS SET JAP CITIES AFLAME   25th Big Incendiary Blow Sets Fires Visible 73 Miles Away

Super-Forts Rai Fire Bombs Upo Industrial Plant   Twenty-Fifth Big Incendiary Raid Starts Fires Tha Rage Uncontrolled, Sweeping Cities In Mass of Flames   SHIZUOKA WIPED OFF MAP AS WAR TARGE}

Munitions Center Wiped From Map As War Target   450 Superforts Dump 3,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs On Trio Of Industrial Centers

Shizuoka Is Wiped Off Of Map By Raid   Pilots Say Fires Visible 75 Miles Away; Fukuoka, Toyohashi Hit.  schbente:

WINDS SPREAD FLAMES IN 3 SMALL CITIES   3,000 Tons of Bombs Fall on Secondary Industrial Targets

B-29S SET HUGE FIRES IN THREE JAPANESE CITIES   One Raid Wipes Out Enemy Town 85 Miles from Tokyo

B-29'S LOOSE FIRE BOMBS ON NIPPON CITIES   Shizuoka Is Wiped Out As Military Target In  Single Raid

SUPERFORTS DUMPED 3000 TONS OF BOMBS ON JAPANESE CITIES  WIND-FANNED FLAMES SEARING THREE ENEMY INDUSTRIAL POINTS

?  OF BOMBS HIT NIPPON   B-29’s Attack Three Industrial Areas of Homeland, Setting Fires Which Are Visible to Pilots 75 Miles Away.

Furious Fires Rage in Three Enemy Industry Centers; Other Gains Made On Pacific Fronts

WIPE SHIZUOKA FROM THE MAP AS WAR TARGET   TOKYO ADMITS FIRES OUT OF CONTROL IN TOYOHASHI, FUKUOKA

Raiders Fire 3 Japan Cities   One Center Erased Ae Raiding Target

B-29's Fire Three Cities   Mass Attacks Dump Vast Incendiary Loads On Secondary Industrial Jap Centers

Jap Munitions Center Among 3 B-29s Erase   Superfort Armada Gives Industrial Cities Bath Of Fire.

Superfort Feet Spreads Wind-Whippcs! Fires In More Jap Factu:y Cities

Wind-Fanned Blazes Set; Large Plant Areas Razed   Flames Are Visible Krom Far Off Spots

Key Munitions Center Razed in 3000-Ton Raid   Wind-Fanned Blazes Are Set at Shizuoka, Toyohashi, Fukuoka

Three Enemy Cities Burned by 3,000  Tors of Fire Bombs  Wind-Fanned Blazes Are Visible 75 Miles From Scene

B29S DROP 3000 TONS OF BOMBS IN 25TH ATTAGK   Shizuoka, Toyohash: And Fukuoka Sub jected To Devastat. ing Raids; Fires Vis ible For 75 Miles.

BERLIN SAYS a SOVIET ARMY ~UREACHED GOAL   GERMANS REPORT REDS HAVE ISOLATED THE NORTHERN FRONT AND READY FOR  ; BERLIN DRIVE

« SOVIET DRIVE ISOLATES BG GERMAN AREAS   © Thousands of Nazis Trapped

KING SPEAKS _ ON JAP WAR   BRITISH MONARCH TELLS COMMONS FULL STRENGTH _, . OF NATION TO BE USED

GEN. IKE ORDERS 30 - DAY PERIOD OF MOURNING   ‘Order Covers All of  Buropean Theatre  for American  Troops

Storm Slows Shipping Off N.C. Coast   ~ Snow And Rain Chills Southeast

Block Chinese © Overland Route ‘To Manchuria   Chiang’s Government Have Landed Forces At Port Near The Manchurian Border

Communists Take Mongolian Town   Chining Falls To Chinese Reds As Majo. nsive Moves On Peiping Rail Line

Voters Elect Youngquist, Kane, County Treasurer Over Boylan, Duke Center   David J. Kreinson, Democratic Write-In Candidate. Polls 621 Votes in His Bid  For Council; Torgler, Daggett Unopposed For School Board: Three Aldermen Named   Thomas H. Burke Elected Mayor Of Cleveland

U.S. WouldPrevent Rivalry Between British, Russians   Byrnes Explains Role Of America in Europe; More Men in Warfare

PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP   Poland      U. S. Part in European Affairs Would Block British-Russian Feud. Savs Bynes

STORY GIVEN BY BYRNES OF BIG 3 PARLEY   Mobilization Head Praises Agreements Reached at Yalta

Byrnes Says U.S. To Balance Power   American Participation In European Affairs Will Help To Deter Out break Of New Warfare

AIMS T0 KEEP REDS, BRITISH FROM RIVALRY   U. S. Also Seeks te Avert Strife in Freed Lands

Byrnes Sees Sure Victory, Lasting Peace  ‘U.S. Participation  Seeks To Prevent Analn Pad 2 Dees eee

BYRNES DEFENDS THE BiG THREES WAR-PEACE PLAN   Declares Agreement Promises Greater Military Co-Operation Than Ever Before Among Allies.   MORE MEN TO BE USED IN PRESSING ATTACK   Predicts End of Rivalry for Spheres of Influence—Reveals F.D.R. Wrote Liberated Areas Clause.

BYRNES GIVES INSIDE FACTS ON BIG THREE   AMERICA TO CURB RUSSIAN-BRITISH RIVALRY

Serious Berlin Rioting Reported   Russians Say Slaves Revolt in Factory

STEEL INDUSTRY BEGINS TO FEEL EFFECT OF COAL STRIKE: TALKS CONTINUE

Lack of Fuel Now Threatens United States Steel Production  NEW SHUTDOWNS SOFT COAL FIELDS Police Guarded Against  Further Violence In Hollywood

Spokesmen Meet Again To Thwart Coal Walkouts   Police Guard Against Further Violence In Hollywood Strikes

Union And Industry Continue Deadlocked In Negotiations At Capital   Picketing Spreads At Film Studio   Lockheed Aircraft Machinists Join Strikers At Warner Brothers Plant

496,009 ARE IDLE DUE TO WALKOUTS   Coal Strike Will Cut Steel Operation: 25 Pect., Is Warning

Picketing Spreads in Hollywood   Pickets Sing National An  tiem Setore: American  Flag on Studio

Aireraft Men Join Pickets At Film Gates   Industrial Coal Su pply - Dropping Fast, Says Federal Agency

Spokesmen Mee! In An Effort To Halt Walk-Outs   Cops Halt Violence In Studio Strike

SOFT COAL MEN MEET AGAIN, STRIKE GOES ON      Union And Industry Still At Odds As Fuel Supply Nears Danger Point   FILM TROUBLES CONTINUE.   Movie Making Remains At Standstill Despite Arrest Of Pickets

Steel Plants Feel Pinch Of Shortage   Government Warns Of 25 Per Cent Cut In Production

Schwellenbach Attempts To Bring Quick End to Nation’s Coal Walkouts

LOCKHEED AID SPREADS LINE THINIVERSHI   1,500 Aircraft Workers Join Strike Siege: Front at Warner’s.

Pickets Extend Activities . In Movie Strike   Truman Expresses Desire for Quick End to Coal Tieup

MISSOURI SENATE OPPOSED T0 DAM   VOTES 13 TO 11 AGAINST PROJ. ECT ON SPRING RIVER AT WACO.

State Senate Fights Damon Spring River   Resolution Opposing Project Adopted on Partisan Vote

Needed Now to Power An Invasion Of Japan  PIPED INTO SHIPS WITHOUT REFINING Japanese Claim The  Sinking Of Another U.S. Destroyer

Qther Troops Keep Pushing For Red Link   Second Armored Given Blow 60 Miles  From Berlin   1ST. 3RD ADVANCING   Patton Outflanking Leipzig In Fast Tank Sweep

LEGISLATURE TO QUIT THURSDAY   Session To Be One Of Longest And Least Productive

Marines in Capital of Okmawa   Four U.S. Ships Damaged in Jap Air Attack

Marines Drive Into Ruined Okinawa Capital]   Army Forces Occupy Tori Isle; 125 Nip Aircraft Are Shot Down in Aerial Actions Which Started Thursday Night

Nips damage major unit of  Pacific fleet Blast Nippons in  Chinece theater

MAJOR WARSHIP HIT; TORI ISLE TAKEN BY YANKS   Nipponese Suffer Loss of 125 Planes

THOUSANDS OF PAGIFIG VETS ARE BEING RETURNED HOME   MORE THAN 14,000 ARRIVED YESTERDAY AND 16,000 MORE LEAVE PEARL HARBOR TORBAY

REPORTS FOR DUTY   T/Sgt. ©. BE. Con Ia Btatloned at Wright Field Dayton, Otte.

BRITISH TROOPS NEAR MANDALAY   Large Nipponese Base Falls; Chinese Also Score Successes

Entire Program At Statesville Now Cancelled   Mitchell Calls Off) Programs for Thorsday, Friday:

ENROLLMENT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO   Opening Day of )= City Schools Has 2,893 Stu: dents on Rolls

THAN A YEAR AGO    Opening Day- of City Schools Has 2,893 Students on Rolls

Soviets Move to Implement Pact  Acting Quickly on F. M. Aareements

ACTION IS STARTED   Steps Already Taken te Carry Out Big Three  Agreements

Fast Action On the Plans   Big: 3 Governments ' Hasten to Carry Out Parley Agreements

TIEUP HITS TWO DETROIT PLANTS   Strikes Add 5,800 More To 13,500 Idle In War Production

Two More Detroit War Plants Shut   International Calls Local Union to Confer

Three Medals Are Released   Copper. Steel. Aluminum Supplies Opened Up To Civilians On July Ist,

RELEASE VITAL METALS JULY 1   Gov't Eases Controls On Civilian Goods Manufacture

Lift Lids On Civilian Production      Steel, Copper, and Aluminum Supplies Released July 1; May Show New Car Models

To Release Metals For Civilian Goods   Other Restrictions On Production Of Radios Washing Machines And Vacuum Cleaners Will Be Lifted Shortly.

Open Up Steel, Copper, Aluminum ‘Supplies July 1   Allotted to Civilian Goods Manufacturers: Will Lift Controls  On “Hard Goods”

Government to Let Metals Go Into Civilian Products  Final Restrictions On Hard Goods To Be Lifted Soon

State Budget To Recommend Salary Boosts   Would Increase Governor's Pay from $12,000 to $14,000

U.S. Troops 90 Miles Past Rhine   Advances Illustrate Crushing Victory Proclaimed by General

SENATE REJECTS MANPOWER BILL’   MEASURE TO BE SENT BACK TO CONFERENCE   Seven Committeemen Favor 2-Year Health Plan Study   By ARCHIE WELLS   Te Continue Fight

Government Infervenfion Appears As Possibility   Many Other Plants May Close Very Soon

GM-Union Deadlocked Over Strike   Federal Intervention Possible—Company Rejects Demands

Government Moves Toward Speedy GM Strike Settlement   Labor Secretary Invites Top Officials to Washington Conference_   BOTH SIDES REJECT ARBITRATION PLAN   Walkout Enters Fourth Day _ As Company Withdraws  Increase Offer -

GOVERNMENT MAY HAVE 10 PUT END 10 AUTO STRIKES   Government Intervention Seems Only Hope for an Early Settlement of Gen ’ gral Motors Controversy.   COMPANY REFUSES TO ACCEPT UNION PLAN  Says Union’s Demand is Asking Management to Abdicate Its Responsibilities to the Company.

RIFT BETWEEN UNION AND GM SEEN WIDENING   U.S. May Be Called Upen To Intervene; Arbitration Rejected

General Motors Flatly Rejects UAW Peace Plan   Unemployment Gains In Parts Industry Due, Spokesman Says

Government Intervention Seen As  Only Hope For An Early  Settlement Of General Motors  Strike   COMPANY REJECTS ARBITRATION PLAN

Arbitration Suggestion. Rejected   INTERVENTION BY U.S. — \y GOVERNMENT OFFERS ONLY HOPE FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT

U. $. Action Only Hope 0: Early Peace   Quick Spreading Paralysis Of Auto Parts Industry Is Is Anticipated,

WIDENED IN G. M. DISPUTE   Corporation Rejects Union Proposal For Arbitration

CHIANG APPEARS LOSING RACE 10 SEIZE MANCHURIA   Chinese Communists Closing Rapidly Around Airfield at Chanachun

Reds Rapidly Tighten Grip In Manchuria   Chiang’s Chances Of Taking Over  Province Fading

Aussies Smash Toward Heart of Big Oil Field  Jap Resistance in East Borneo

Jap Line Buckles On Borneo   Aussies Score a Four Mile Gain; New Yank Landing On South Min. danao Speeds Mopup

Seventh Division Troops ind Stiff Japancse Resistance Is Fading, Other Allied Units Thrust. Inland

AUSSIES SCORE FIVE MILE GA   jap Resistance ance Collapses a0 “"qusralans Pi Aig

Near Oi Fields   Close To Sambodja ‘As Americans Stage ‘Mindanao Landing

Aussie units  driving north  > Within 9 miles of Sambodja target

Jap Resistance OnEast Borneo Begins Fading   Australians Near Sambodja, Heart Of Great Oil Field

/AUSSIES DRIVE -TO WITHIN NINE MILES OF BASE   Enemy Resistance Collapses Near Sambodja, Borneo Oil Center   JAPS HOLDING OUT IN BRUNEI BAY AREA

AUSSIES NEAR SAMBODJA HELD   YANKS IN NEW LANDING ON SOUTH MINDANAO

Get Within Nine Miles OF Oil Fields   Enemy Routed At Point North Of Balikpapan

RESISTANCE IN BORNEO FALTERS   Aussies Surge Forward As Yanks Land In Mindanao

Aussies Smash Toward Heart of Big Oil Field   Jap Resistance in East Borneo Brea Collapses

Mindanao Clean Up Is Speeded   Fleet Covers Newest American Landing; Aussie Gain On Borneo.

AUSSIES SMASH NEAR OIL FIELD   Fleet Covers New Landing By Yanks On Mindanao

Free Parking Lot Proposal Given Boost   Business Leaders Taking Definite Steps On Project

COMM. TO GET JAP VERSION OF ATTACK   To Hear from Captured Jap Documents

INGLIS READY TO TELL STORY OF NIP “SNEAK   Cross Examination Of Early Testimony Holds Up Wanted Reports   STORY CHECKED CLOSELY   Congressmen Want All Details From Chief Of Naval Intelligence Unit

War Department Unveils $500,000,000 Lower Mississinpi Valley Flood Control Plan

FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT READY   Party Begins [Inspection of Fioodways, Dams, Levees. Revetments.

‘Road and Drowning Deaths Top Holiday  Accidental Death Toll to 148 By Middey Thursday

Holiday Toll Much Lighter   Only 138 Fatalities Reported on ‘Fourth

Fourth Of J th Of July Acci dent T oll Below Norma!   138 Met Death Ivy Water And Traffic Mishaps, Pione Crashes And

Riotous Welcome In K. C.,   Members of Own Family Among Throngs  Honoring General Ike¢ On Return to Midwest

GIVEN A GIGANTIC WELCOME IN K. C.   General Eisenhower and Party Return Home to  Middle West

Hurricane Roars  Toward Florida   Island Reports Wind Blows 150 Miles an Hour

Colossal Winds Of 150 Miles Per Hour Force Sweeping Into Miami   Storm Threatens A Major Disaster For Any Big City It Might Strike, Predicts Army

GERMANS HURL AERIAL FORCES AGAINST REDS   Desperate Eftort Being Made To Rescue Garrison In Budapest

BATTLE RAGES AT BUDAPEST   _ Germans Strike To Save Garrisoi  erence a nee  Employ Tanks and .  .« Airplanes

Nazis In Furious Effort To Block Reds At Budapest   Strong Air Squadrons And Tank Forces Are Moved Into Battle By Germans

OPA To Put Prices On New Civilian Goods   WLB Alert Against Any Waae’ Shrinkage

WAGE LEVELS 10 BE PRESERVED   Take-Home Pay May Show Shrinkage, WLB Reports

No Drop In Wages Is WLB Hope   OPA Fits Price Lid To Items About To Return To Market

DETERMINED 10 HOLD THE LINE      WLB Braces Against Wage Shrinkage; OPA To Hold Lid On Prices.

WPB MOVES TO BALK ANY PAY ‘SHRINKAGE?   Bowles To Bare OPA Actior On Pricing Commodities

TEMPERATURES:   WLB Seeks To Avert Pay Reductions And Increase Prices

WLB Braces Rigid Policy Against AnyWageShrinkage  OPA Fits Price Lid   OPA Fits Price Lid To Items Preparing To Return to Market

WLB Braced To Stave Off ‘Wage Decline   Bowles Scheduled To Announce New Price Lid Program

FISENHOWER CALLED  TO TESTIFY ABOUT  UNRRA AND CHARGES PEARL HARBOR, ARMY NAVY MERGER AND OTHER MATTERS MAKE NEWS

EISENHOWER CALLED TO TESTIFY ABOUT UNRRA AND CHARGES  PEARL HARBOR, ARMYNAVY MERGER AND OTHE!

Lueas Will Ask Why Patrol Of  Pacifie Ceased   Illinois Senator Will Raise Question At Harbor Probe   EISENHOWER HEARD   Holiday Session Held By Congressional Committee

‘Shangri-La’ Natives Docile Before Pretty WAC Corporal Crash Victim

YANK AIRMEN FROM EUROPE START ACTION IN PACIFIC   VETERANS OF EUROPEAN WAK AMONG FLIERS NOW OF-. * ERATING FROM OKINAWA

Big Four Powers Rule for Japan Is Given Approval, Informant Says  Treaties Decided Five Nations Will - Be  Disposed of Under ‘Treaty Procedure

Historic Landing Made With Few Adverse Reports   Blasted Bridges; Jap Mortar Fire First Enemy Opposition Alter Considerable Advances

QUICK STEPS T0 MEET CRISIS IN COAL ARE ASKED   Kilgore Is Working To Improve Coal Picture Here and In Europe

Peace Draft Causes Fight  In Congress   Move To Delay Action Un til Next Year Follows Patterson Plea For Bill

SIZZLING QUESTION MILITARY TRAINING IS BEFORE CONGRESS  FLOOD OF IMPORTANT HOME FRONT PROBLEMS / POUR INTO CAPITAL

Congress May Kill Bill On Drilling Youth   Patterson And Forrestal Slated To Appear At Hearing   AUTO PRICE ISSUE   ‘Dealers Want Congress To See That OPA Provides Profit

Battled Staged  Over Training   ‘House Committee Gets into Scrap After Patterson Says Program [fs Essential

SIZZLING QUESTION MILITARY TRAINING IS BEFORE CONGRESS  FLOOD OF IMPORTANT  HOME FRONT PROBLEMS

BOARD URGES WU PAY HIKE   Reported Decision Of WLB For Average Boost Of 12 Cents Per Hour

BRITAIN RETREATS nN WAR TRIAL PLAN   Reverses Stand, Unites Nations Holding Majority of Major Axis Criminals

BRITISH EXPECTED  AGREE TO MASS TRIAL  FOR WAR CRIMINALS ATTITUDE OF FRANCE AND RUSSIA TO UNITED STATES  DDADACAL TWYWRAAWE

REDS, FRANCE EXPECTED 10 INDORSE PLAN   Statement of Britain Comes From Reliable Source, Although Attitude of Government Is Not Officially Revealed.

BRITAIN FAVORS MASS WAR TRIAL   EXPECTED TO TAKE STAND WITH U, S, ON-ALAN OF TRIAL

British Favor One Mass Trial  Anglo-American Idea Backed By Prisoners

British Accept American Plan  For Hun Trials   War Criminals Would be Arraigned by Military Tribunals Londan’s Stand Unofficial

Britain to Accept U. S. Trial Plan   Attitude of Russia and France Remains Undetermined

OK Mass Trial Plan   Britain Reported Agreed With U. S. On War Criminals

Transport Planes Will Take Yanks to Shanghai Eor Home-Bound Ships

Last Big Battle of Europe Indicated at Capital; ‘This Is It,” Warlords Say

DEWEY ATTACK STIRS HOFFMAN   Wants Probe of Report President Slurred N. Y. ‘Governor

Want Truth on Alleged Remark   Report Truman Word Reflection on Dewey

Probe Asked of Alleged Truman Remark Reflecting on Governor Thomas Dewey

Congress Enters Second Month. .... Only One Of President’s  Legislative Proposals Made Into Law’So Far

House Studies Hospital Aid. Merchant Ships   Only One Truman Bill Passed Duting First Month

Congress Has Approved One Truman Bill   Enter Second Week Of Peace Session With Little Accomplished

Congress Goes into 'Second Postwar Month   One of Truman's Proposals Has Been Written into Law

CONGRESS HEADS INTO SECOND MONTH WITH ONLY ONE TRUMAN BILL PASSED

LITTLE DONE ON TRUMAN'S NEW PROGRAN   Congress Goes Into Seeond Month of Discussion of Legislative Proposals, With Only One Written Into Law.

Truman Program Lagging In Congress;  Aid Plan For Hospitals Is Studied

UAW OBJECTS TO CHRYSLER ~ VACATION PAY   VIOLATION CLAIMED IN PAYMENT OF $3,245,715

Prefers Army Life To Labor On Farm   Discharged ed Soldier Gives Reasons for. Re: pe enlisting  i

Prefers Army Life To Labor On Farm   Discharged Soldier Gives - Reasons for Reenlisting

BA BSON’S iad Dw a  7 ” y or + de i  wield q o4 F c  Gz 4 + + : f Fd ted 4. Pe eh  o*, — 7s 4 ; : A oo eee

ARGENTINA GROUP BIDS FOR SUPPORT   Ruling Trio Purges Government, Army Of Peron Supporters

ARGENTINIAN RULERS ERASE BOLD CONTROL   Part Time Government Eliminates ‘Strong Man’ Peron’s Anti-Democratic   Decrees.

«ig pel NT ACTS TO ERASE DISFAVOR      Universities -Reopened: Freedom of Press Is Restored

Muscatine Takes Game 36 to 16   Panthers Held To Five Field Goals

Attacks as Enemy Raids on Okinaw: Are Speeded Up   Seeks To Prevent Launching of Nipponese Suicide Planes

HALSEY RAIDS KYUSHU BASES   Admiral Says Enemy Hasn’t Much Of A Navy Left

‘SUICIDE PLANE BASES RAIDED ‘FOR SECOND DAY   170 Aircraft Struck In 14 Waves, Tokyo Says; Bag Is Light   AIR ACTIVITY OVER OKINAWA INCREASES

Bases for Jap Suicide Flyers Are Targets   Meanwhile Enemy’s Air Activity Over Okinawa Is Increased

Pilots Attack Jap Bases On. Kyushu Island   Nine Enemy Planes Destroyed for a Two-Day Total of 22—Yanks Moving Steadily Ahead  on Okinawa

am ac amma SC  Iwo Casualties _ Heavier Than In  . Tarawa Strugale

second Airfield Stormed   lwo Battle Among Toughest in Long Marine History

HARRISON TO RUN AGAIN FOR U.S, SENATOR   Defeated Last Year for Nomination by Pickrel in Primary

NAZIS HALTED AFTER GAIN OF TWO MILES   _Enemy Is Driven Back Across Moder’ River Line Following BreakThrough at 4 Points.   BRITISH TROOPS SEIZE 8 TOWNS   Drive to Within Mile of  } Roer—General Patton’s Forces Battle Way Into Clervaux.

Desperate Nazi Drive in West Smashed Back   Enemy Losses Reported Heavy

Nazis Break Across Yank Moder Line   ‘New Offensive Checked By Savage U.S. Counterattacks

Yank Defenses On South Flank Pierced by Foe   Six Full Enemy Divisions Charging Into Alsaee On PFOMile Feont

Seventh Army Savagely  Strikes Back   Nazis Break Through Yn Four Places Before Morler River Line Halt Powerfal Effort Reconquer ALL of Alsaec

Strong. Counter-Blows By U. 8. Seventh Army Stow Enemy: in Fratice

TTH ARMY HALTS STRONG ATTACK AT MODER RIVER   Six Enemy Divisions In  River Crossings,  Were Repulsed   THICK WEATHER USED TO COVER MOVEMENTS

TTH ARMY HALTS GERMAN THRUST   Nazi Counterattack Breaks Across Moder River, Then Is Thrown Back by Yanks

ALSACE LUNGE MAY BE LAST FOR GERMANS   OFFENSIVE STOPPED BY COUNTERATTACK OF 7TH ARMY

German Drive  Is Checked By Seventh Army   What May be Last Nazi Offensive in the West Slowed to a Craw! by Counter- thrusts—Allied Armies to North Gain Ground

German Offensive  Checked By Yanks   Armies Roll Out At Dawn In What May Be Their Last Great Offensive On West Front   ROAD TO BERLIN

Last Nazi Gasp Against West Front Crushed By Savage Yankee Counterattack

U.S. 7TH ARMY CHECKS HEAVY NAZI ASSAULT   Yanks Inflict Punishing Losses on Foe In Fierce Fights

Crack Passenger Train Delayed for One Hour by Col. James Roosevelt

TRAIN HELD FOR “EDL, ROOSELEL   Streamliner Waits Hour and  Seven Minutes—-Longest Delav far Snoh Purnoase.

DELAYED TRAIN FOR ROOSEVEL!   Jimmy Asked Favor Be cause of ‘Urgent Duty’

Details Of Ship Blast To Be Aired   Open Navy Court Martial Of Capt. McVay May Bring Indianapolis Story

10% BOOST REJECTED BY ELECTRICAL UNION   GE’s Offer Declared To Be ‘Grossly Inadequate’

645 Refinery Workers Idle in Oil City Area   Strikers Close Plants Of Pennzoil Co. in  Venango County and J. B. Berry Sons, Inc.

Interesting News, Mostly About Iowa   Santa Claus Will Be Busy Place This Month

US. FIGHTERS. RAID AIRBASES ON HONSHU   Latest Toll of. Damage to Japs Based on « Week-End Attacka’

Airdromes In Three Sections  Of Honshu Hit  f   "Mustang Fighters Blast 51 Enemy Planes And Pos. sibly 29 Ships   RAIDS ARE MADE IN OTHER AREAS

CHAPLIN FACES ANOTHER TRIAL   Film Comedian Has No Comment After Jury Is Discharged by Court

New Chaplin Trial Sought      File Motion, Assert “Just Begun to Fight’

N. Y. FACES DISRUPTION OF BUSINESS  :   ‘Lumber Industry, Oil Showdown Near

New Walkouts, Seizure of Oil  Refineries Loom   Petroleum Union Authorizes General Strike; Parley Deadlocked as U. S. Prepares to Take Over Gas Plants

Farmer Drives 70 Miles Through Heavy Snow to Give Blood to New Born Child

Soviet Troops Storming Vienna Gates   Violent Fighting Is Reported in City’s Streets

FIGHTING IN STREETS   Yugoslavs Capture The Site Of First World War’s Tinder-Box,  Sarajevo

Reds Closing ‘In On Vienna   Others Advance In Other Areas As Nazis Tell Of Impending Big Drive

SHOCK TROOP BATTLE NAZIS INSIDE VIENNA   YUGOSLAV PATRIOTS SEIZE SARAJEVO IN BOSNIA

Vienna Suburbs Taken by Reds In Tank Smash   Blazing Battle Reportec Raging in Streets of Capital

Clear South  Bank Of The Danube River   Reds Report New Gains Along A 350-Mile Front In Southeastern ~ Europe, Taking  16,34( Prisoners Slavs Capture Saraicvo

VIOLENT STREET FIGHTING RAGES INSIDE VIENNA   Sarajevo Captured By Yug .oslay Army Of National Liberation   VISTULA DELTA EAST OF DANZIG CLEARED

ARMIES REPORTED IN SAVAGE STREET BATTLE IN VIENNA   Reds Drive Wedge Into Southern Districts to Threaten City’s Gas and Power Supplies.   SOVIET ARMOR MASSED ON 10-MELE FRONT   Two Big War Production Suburbs Seized as Russians Move to Surround Capital Completely.

RUSSIAN TROOPS TAKE 4 SUBUAD: OF VIENNA GITY   Clear South Bank of Danube East of Capital in TenMile Advance   REACH RIVER BARRIER PROTECTING APPROACHES   Blazing Battle of Tanks and Infantrymen Rages on 98Mile Siege Arc; Reds Mop Up Enemy Remnants on Vistula Delta

Four Suburbs Of Vienna Fall To Red Troops   Danube South Bank East of City Cleared; Sweep to Point 38 Miles Of Bruenn in Slovakia

FOUR VIENNA SUBURBS ARE WON BY REDS   Battle of Men, Tanks Rages on 98-Mile Siege Arc

Giant Wood Seaplane Will Carry 750   “WORLD’S LARGEST” AIRCRAFT BEING BUILT AT CULVER CITY

Lower Rates Are Announced By Service Company  Brings Nine Per Cent Reductian Ta

Lower Rates Are Announced By Service Company  Brings Nine Per Cent Reduction To Residential Patrons

WOUNDED, bY WIFE 1S UNTRUE   Legs Blown Off, Hero Sues Wife, Employer.

AWAY WITH THE DENTIST’S DRILL! Compressed Air Method Will Eliminate Tooth Repair Pain

Anti-Wallace Group Bottles Up Legislation   House Rules Group  Holds Up George Bill

COALITION BLOCKS WALLACE ACTION   BILL TO PUT HIM IN THE CABINET 1S BOTTLED UP IN HOUSE COMMITTEE,

GROUP HOLDS GEORGE BILL   Anti-Wallace Coalition on House Committee Delays Action

CONGRESS IS IN FOR REMODELING   Blueprint For Streamlined Congress Is Ready For Presentation.   -—BY JANE ALBAUGH-

Streamliners  Hit Trouble   Congress Is Delayed With Reorganization

Congress Faces Engine Crisis  At End Ot War   More Than Year Earlier Than Expected, La Follette Hearings End.

Gasoline Coupons  Said Over-Issued   Civilian Motorist Consumption Increases

British Socialist Plan Faces Test  Tories Try to Curb Five-Year Program

Nation’s Food. Goods Running Mut, Says Krug   WPB Chief Warns UW. S. ALL

AMERICA’S ‘INEXHAUSTIBLE’ HORN OF PLENTY IS RUNNING OUT, KRUG WARNS  FE

Willkie Praised on His Birthday For Work for World Friendship   Press, Radio, Movie Executives Receive Awards For Aid Toward International Understanding

Memory of Willkie Honored. Building Gift Planned At “One World” Dinner

FIRES RAGE WU-BLOCK AREA OF NIP CAPITAL   Largest Attack Yet Launched on City Is Complete Success

SIUBLOCK AREA OF NIP CAPITAL   Largest Attack Yet Launched on City Is Complete Success

Restaurants Will Operate Under WMC Midnight Curfew Rules After Mendav

YANKS HIT 73 JAP SHIPS IN 3 DAY ATTACK   262 Planes Blasted in Pounding of LuzonFormosa Area

Sensational Story on Dewey ‘Keeping Mum About Disaster ‘Revealed In Big Magazine

—G.0.P. CANDIDATE KEPT TOP SECRET —  Dewey Knew Pearl Harbor Story

Congress Receives Message   Asks Selective Service Law Changes—Urges Unity With Allies

Treaty To Link United Nations   President Says AJl Must Labor For Victory, Possible in Europe Before 1946

Total Manpower Mobilization Is Request of FR   Seeks Amendment of Draft Laws To Make Use of Men In 4-F

Pleas for Manpower, Nurse Dratt   Seven-Point Plan Outline in 13th Annual Message

PLEA FOR UNITY AMONG ALLIES GETS EMPHASIS   Total Mobilization of Manpower to Beat Nazis This Year Is Urged

He Implies United Nations Treaty, “Beginning World Peace Move,” Soon To Be Submitted U: S. Senate

Induction of Nurses in Armed Forces Urged   Total Mobilization Demanded to Lick Germans, Japanese

PLAN FOR WORLD PEACE "DUE, PRESIDENT HINTS; ASKS NURSE INDUCTION

PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS URGES TOTAL MOBILIZING OF MANPOWER

MACARTHUR’S BOMBERS HIT HONSHU AREA      New ‘Secret Weapon’ Ready, Nipponese Boast

DEFENSE READY, — —BOAST OF ap   Tokyo Believes Invasion May Come Within Next Twa Months ,

Invasion Near, Japanese Stafe   Radio Speculates on Attacking Strength : of U.S. :

Send Word  of. Liberation   "Francis Buras and Wilby “Cooper Liberated =

Send Word  of Liberation   Francis Burns and Wilbur Cooper Liberated

Captain, Refusing To Quit, Saves Ship Against Great Odds 66 Miles from Japan

Carrier Franklin, Heavily Damaged, Makes Home Port   Hit by Jap Bombs, Ship’s Explosives Rip Deck; Over 1,000 Men Caught in Fierv Bincs

Impossible Occurs As Vessel Gets Home Safely   See story on Page 20

Tells of Fateful  ours on Carrie   BY ALVIN S. McCOY Kansas City Star War  Se cecsnsersscopminn coop meio, cy ie cor cel

Survivor Relates Horror On Miracle  Carrier Franklin      ‘Captain and Crew Refus: ‘ed to Give Up Wounded Ship.

By Alvin S. MeCoy aniaent t ar Corresp “  Kansas City Star W ay  Corresy Pypce

Saved Their Ship  From a Holocaus!   Crew of Stricken Carrier Franklin Brought Vessel to Safety   AN. INFERNO OF FIRE   Tons of Gasoline and Ex: plosives Set Off by Jap anese Bombs

Captain Refuses To Give Up Ship Attacked By Japs   Leads Fight To  Save Carrier

Po 3 tn] Lo! L a!  Bodies Floated by Carrier for Day  After Bombing

Carrier Adds New Navy Epic   Franklin Took More Punishment Than Any Other Ship That Ever Survived

Franklin Survives Cruelest Blows  Renddine Port oo N ear Nip Shores

U.S. Carrier Franklin Survives Jap ‘Dive Bombing Attack, Explosion of ‘Its Magazines; Makes It Home   More Than 1,000 Killed; Heroism Shown By Crew. Rescuers To Go Down.in History

Franklin’s Crew Fought Impossible Situation to Save Stricken Ship

Eye - Witness Story!   Explosions Rock Wounded Ship Engulfed in Flames - - Bodies Float by - - - - Rescue Epic of Sea

DELAYED STORY OF DISASTER BEFALLING CARRIER FRANKLIN  VESSEL MAKES PORT BUT: MORE THAN 1,000 MEN KILLED AND INJURED

Captain’s Refusal To Abandon Wounded Ship Brings Flatttop Into Port After Catastrophe Off Japan; More Than 1,000 Casualties.

Decks A Sea Of Flame   More Than 1,000 Men Killed Or Wounded in Fires and Explosions On Flattop Franklin

Burial Services For Franklin Dead Lasted Day After Being Hit; Cail Ship That Wouldn’t Sink

"{Won'tAbandon Ship" Says Captain Of Franklin, Rescuing Carrier fron The Almost Inevitable Watery Grave

Carrier Franklin Survives _Severest Ordeal Of War; - 832 Sailors Killed On Shiy

Carrier Franklin Makes Port On Own After Severe Damages In Jap Attack   By ALVIN S$. McCOY

 A-NEW EPIC IN NAVAL: COURAGE  Cassiten’ Ss. Heroic. Fighi Told By Corresponden       Franklin Blasted: By More. Than 30 Tons Of:Its Own - Bombs: And Rockets - After Being Struck - By -Lone Jap Bomber. °° *

CRIPPLED BY JAP PLANE, BLASTED BY HER OWN EXPLOSIVES,  U, S. CARRIER SAVED. BY HEROIC WORK OF CREW. COMRADES

C of C Gives Approval of Peace Draft   Year of Compulsory Military Service Seen In Same Category as Fire Insurance Fee

{WILL WARM KANSAS UP   South Wifds and Sunshine Put End te Cool Spell .

Justice Shall Be Served; © Or Ie. Ie All ‘Comes. © Out In The’ Wa:

AMERICAN. PLANES. TAKE. TO ‘BKIES OVER GERMANY ON’ HEELS OF RAF ‘ “ASSAULTS

‘SUNDAY TO BE FAIR   Slightly Colder Temperatures Forecast for Tonight

County Men To Fort Snelling For Induction      Second Group of Men Inducted This Month

Contingent of — — Inductees Off to ‘Training Cente   This Was Second Call Filled By Local Draft Board In  ’ Month ef June

Ten Inductees Leave June 27 For Ft. Snellins   Ron. Carter, DeWayne Gustafson Among Those  i Lin

Evidence of War Crimes Amassed   Two Dozen Top Nazis Being Questioned by Spec: ial Prosecution Staff.

ALLIED PROSECUTORS  ENGAGED GATHERING  WAR CRIMES DATA EIGHT SPECIAL INTERRO GATION ROOMS KEPT pIiCcy AT NICPNREEr

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   16 GERMAN DIVISIONS TRAPPED IN RUHR AREA

Foe sid Only D Doomed Norse, Czech Territories   Many Minor Pockets of‘ Resistance Remain .... to Be Cleared Up

Three Field Armies Surrender to British Troops; Enemy Resists Only in Norway, Czechoslovakia; 250,000 Lay Down Arms

250,000 German Troops Involved: Many Pockets Of Resistance Remain

More Than 250,000 Nazi Troops Lay Down Arms   Remaining German Resistance Now Isolated In Norway, Czechoslovakia

Move Completely Across Island in  “Easiest Invasion’ Meet Only Slight Resistance; Use  Captured Airfields

Yanks Cut Okinawa, Reach East Coast; “Legaspi City Taken  ~ 10th Army Far Ahead Of Plans With Jap Resistance Light

Okinawa Cut In:  Half By Yanks In Steady Drive.   Marines and Doughhboys 10 Days Ahead of Schedule In Invasion of Jap Foley, ]

» Ten Days Ahead Of Schedule in  ¥ Okinawa Invasior   Americans Bisect Strategic t Island in a Swift Two‘Dav Dash.   . Planes Operate Off Two Captured Fields

Troops Cross Island Waist   Little Jap Resistance Even Yet As Powerful Invasion Forces Spread Out

Bisect Island In 2-Day Dash Against Japs   Planes Expected To Join Armada Closely Supporting Easy Invasion Of Key Island

YANKS REACH EAST SHORE OF OKINAWA QUICK   24th Corps Infantrymen 1¢ Days Ahead of Planned Schedule

OKINAWA CUT BY YANKS IN SWIFT DRIVE   Maj. Gen. Hodge's 24th Corps Severs Thin Waist of South-Central Island By Reaching Tobara   RESISTANCE IS SLIGHT

EASTERN SHORE GAINED; FLIERS USE AIR FIELDS   Resistance Remains Light; Japs May Have Escaped Before ‘Bisection’

Americans Bisect _ Okinawa Ten Days Ahead of Schedule   Slight Resistance Encountered So Far in Daring Attack On Jap Island; Town of Awahi Taken

Yanks Cross Okinawa in 2-Day Dash   Troops Almost 10 Days Ahead Of Schedule In Operation

American Invaders Are 10 Days Ahead . Of Schedule  USE AIRFIELDS  Yanks Still Encounter Little Opposition  Fram Nine 

Invaders Take East Coast Towr   Observation Planes Take Off From Captured Airfield; Japs Put Up Little Opposition

AMERICANS BEAT SCHEDULE BY TEN DAYSON OKINAWA   BISECT ISLAND TO REACH EAST SHORE IN TWO-DAY DRIVE

Little Defense Encountered by Invasion Force   Observation Planes Operate from Two Captured Airfields; Ahead of Schedule

Yanks, 10 Days Ahead Of Schedule, Cut Okinawa r n Two In Swift Advance  zz

AMERICANS CUT OKINAWA IN TWO IN SWIFT DASH   Japs Put Us Light Resistance As Yanks Advance Rapidly

Gains Pressed By U. . Troops On Jap Island   Little Resistance Encountered By American Forces

TWO CAPTURED AIRFIELDS IN USE   Invasion Proves Easiest Of Pacific War   LITTLE OPPOSITION   Shown By Enemy As Americans Capture Awashi; Gain 24 Miles

Swift Dash Cuts     Okinawa in Two   Americans, 10 Days Ahead Of Schedule, Meet Scant Opposition; Two Captured Airfields Already In Use.

YANKS BISECT THE ISLAND OF OKINAWA   Troops Reach Eastern Shore in Two-Day Dash Against Slight Resistance, Almost 10 Ahead of Schedule.

[Infantrymen Bisect Okinawa In Swift 2-Day Dash With Nippons Offering Little Fight

—OKINAW A—   Only Light Resistance  Is Offered   Inyaders Of Strategic Is. land 10 Days Ahead 01 Schedule’

Okinawa Cut in Two by Yanks 10 Days Ahead Of DatePlanned   Drive to East Coast, Take Awashi With Little  Resistance

Yanks Make Good  Time In Pacific   Infantry Is 10 Days Ahead of Schedule on Oki nawa Island   A SWIFT TWO-DAY DASH   Observation Planes Are Operating Off of Katena and Yontan

Okinawa Is Cut In Two By Yankees   Campaign Way Ahead of Schedule; Scant Opposition Is Met

AMERICANS 1¢ DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE   Observation Planes Operating Off Two Captured Airfields

Bisect Island In Two-Day Drive And Arrive ‘At East Shore Near Important Bay

24th Corps Men Battling Above Nakagusuku Bay  10 Days Ahead Of Schedule Have Cu Okinawa In Half

Observation Planes Use Two Captured Airfields; Enemy Resistance Light

Pianes Already Operate From Airfields—-60,000 Japs  Ape Holed Pon Somewhere

Okinawa Divided  By Invasion Force   Surprisingly Swift Advance over Disorganized Opposition Puts Victory Schedule Ten Davs Ahead 

YANKS ACROSS OKINAWA: USE. TWO AIRPORTS   Planes Already Flying From Captured Fields as Invasion 10 Days Ahead of Schedule.

STRATEGIC ISLE IS BISECTED IN TWO-DAY DASH   Captured Air Fields Almost Ready For Combat Service

Americans Are Almost 10 Days Ahead Of Schedule In Operations On Okinawa Island

Americans 10) Days Ahead of Schedule, But Still lave 60,000) Japs to Fight and Kall.

Citrus Ceilings to Return If Prices Do Not Decrease   OPA Denied Immediate Resumption of Order

JAPS IN BURMA STILL HOLD OUT   REFUSE ALLIED DEMANDS TO SURRENDER

FORGES IN BURMA REFUSE DEMANDS   Allied Leaflets Telling of Surrender Are Ignored By Japanese

YANKS USE EVERYTHING BUT _SUBS IN CAPTURE OF NEUSS   Germans Fighting Battle Of Bridges To Save Retreat Routes From Twin City Industrial ’ “Area Around Duesseldor{

SAVAGE BATTLE. RAGES FOR RHINE RIVER BRIDGES   [German Troops Struggle in Duesseldorf Area to Prevent Closing of Their   Escape Routes.   FLAMING FRONT FEW HUNDRED YARDS WIDE   Planes, Tanks, Anti-Aircraft Guns and Artillery, as Well as Infantrymen, Take Part.

NAZI U-BOATS MAY HIT S002   Reports Indicate, Germans Are Massing’ Subs. in Norwegian Waters Now

GERMAN SUBMARINES MASSED OFF NORWAY   Hitler Prepares to Send Raiders  Against Allied Shipping in Atlantic. -

PATTON'S MEN MAY ALREADY BE IN BIG CITY   Tanks Crashing Into Central Germany Plains Across Main, 25 Miles From Russians

Third Army Tanks Cross Main River To Plains Beyond   First Army Gains 19 Miles in Push From Bridgehead

LIQUOR - MAKING “HOLIDAY” GIVEN   NATION’S DISTILLERS AUTHORIZED TO TURN OUT SUPPLIES IN JULY.

WPB Orders July ‘Liquor Holiday   Need for Industrial Alcohol Decreases

Heavy Fleet Units Shell Okino Daifo   Escort Carrier Men Attack Sakishima Island 300 Miles Southwect of Okinawa

Attack Kanova Airfield: Down 28 Foe Planes   Fleet Units Bombard Shore Installations On Okino Daito Island.   RESCUE ALL PILOTS

Kanoya Naval Airfield Hit By Attackers   28 Enemy Planes Are Destroyed With Loss Of 4 U.S. Craft; Yank Pilots Rescued

Fleet Activity in Western Pacific Is Stepped Up   Pilots of Four Downed Planes Are Rescued

U.S. Navy Is Busy in Other  Pacifie Areas   28 Enemy Airplanes Are Destroyed on Ground by Navy Men

Political Maneuvers Behind Probe of Pearl Harbor Disaster Disclosed

Three Major Expeditions To Study ‘Total Kclipse Of Sun, One Of Nature’s Spectacles, July 9

U.S. Fliers Hit U-Boat Pens At Iimuiden   ‘Small Fortress Force iAlso Bombs Duelmen Metor Fuel Dump .

Nation Returns To Standard Time Schedule   Turning Clock Back Apparently Meets With U.S. Approval

Clock Turnback Refurns Standard Time To Alabama  Ti pelea Reterded One Hour At 2 A.M.

ANOTHER HOUR OF SLEEP-—  Clocks Go Back An Hour as 1).§. Returns to Pre-war lime

Clocks Turned Baek An Hour   Congress Marks End Of Three Years. Eight Months Of “Fast” Time.

Nation Back On  Standard Time End Of ‘Fast’ Time Here After 3 Years

Typhoon Strikes Tokyo  Slowing Up Occupation   All Military And Naval Planes Grounded And Small Boat Communication Between Shore And Bay Halted; Hundreds Of Homes Wrecked

OCCUPATION OF TOKYO SLOWED DOWN BY STORM   Typhoon Wrecks Hundreds Of Makeshift Homes Of Air-Raid Victims

Makeshift Home: of Raid Victims Razed By Storm   65,000 Or More U.'S. Troops Concentrated In Tokyo Vicinity

Wind Levels Shack Homes Of Japanese   Occupation Work  Is Interrupted  By Heavy Blow  BY FRANK TREATAINE

Flimsy Tokyo Homes F lattened by Typhoon   Storm Halts Occupation Plans; Naval Communications Disrupted

u §, TROOPS ARE SPREADING OVER 800-Mi, STRETCH   65,000 or More Coneentrate Within 30 Miles of Tokyo

TYPHOON HITS TOKYO, PLANES ARE GROUNDED      Many Hemes Are Wrecked; Occupation Is Interrupted

TYPHOON HITs TOKYO, ALT: TROOP MOVES   Occupation Forces Now Hold 800-Mile Stretch of Jap Homeland.

Tokyo Struck By Typhoon, Homes Wreekec   Allied Military and Nava Planes Grounded by Violent Storm

TOKYO AREA STRUCK BY TYPHOON   Wrecks Homes and Halts Occupation Operations

Occupation Sndgged by Tokyo Gale   Planes Grounded; Raid Victims’ Homes Torn Up by Hundreds.

Communications By Water Are Halted; A'! Planes Grounded   MacArthur Reports 800 Mile Stretch Of Homeland Occupied As Typhoon Smashes Temporary Shelters Of Toyko’s Homeless Millions.

Typhoon Hits Tokyo: Slows Occupation   MacArthur Reveals Forces Cover 800 Mi. Jap Homeland

Typhoon Strikes  Japan   Big Storm Steps Occupation Work, Wrecks Makeshift Homes Of Hundred:

STORM HALTS AIRPLANES, HITS HOMES IN TOKYO   Occupation Forces Spread Over 800 Mile Area of Nip Homeland

TROOPS HOLD 800 MILES OF JAP HOMELAND   MacArthur Authorizes Limited Air Transport Service Out of Tokyo.

Typhoon Strikes Tokyo Today Slowing Occupation Operations   W recking Makeshift Homes of Hundreds of Air Raid Victims

Tokyo: Is Struck By Typhoon   Occupation Operations Are Interrupted And Many Homes Are Wrecked

HUNGER CHIEF TOKYO PROBLEM   TYPHOON INTERRUPTS OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITY

RUSS THREATEN KRAKOW AFTER FALL GF KIELUE   New Cffcnsive &mashes Fcrward to Within Less Tan 5C siiles of Rech

NAZI LINES — ~ GRACKING ON ~. LONG FRONT   MAIN. RED ARMY DRIVE THROUGH POLAND GAINS 1 ‘TO WITHIN 50 MILES. : OF REICH

Occupation Fo. 32nd Division  Red Arrow Force On Northern Kyushu

UNO Is Backed By House Vote   Would Make U. 8. Partuer Bill Goes to Cenfer

House approves making U.S. full partner in 1 UNO  FOSdh cacctlhee ai cee   Bill authorizes president to appoint representatives

HOUSE APPROVES UNO MEMBERSHIP   VOTE 344 TO 15 TO MAKE U. 8. A PARTNER IN UNITED NATIONS GROUP.

), 8, 10 BE FULL PARTNER IN UNG   President Empowered Teo Use Troops For World Security

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   ‘Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by Associated Press

Washington Roundup  Claim Nazis Already Hide Within German Industries

Secret Documents Show German Industrialists  Planning 3rd World War

Secret German Documents Found  Senate Group Says Nazis Plan Third Try

NAZIS PLANNING ANOTHER WAR?   Kilgore Says Group Has Ob. tained Documents of Intentions.

Bares Nazi Industrialists’ Plan For Third World Conquest Attempt

SECRET DOCUMENTS OBTAINED SHOWING  PLANS OF GERMANS  ,* INTEND TO “HIDE” IN STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES  FOR THIRD WAR EFFORT

Secret Documents Reveal Hiow German Industriilists Worked With Nazis And Are Planning New Attempt At World Conquest.

German Industrialists Planning for World War III, Documents Show

Kilgore Bares Nazi Plan to Hide In Industries, Plan New Conquest

REVEAL PLANS OF GERMANY TO START 3RD WAR   Nazis Attempt to Hide Behind Industrial Front Bared by Senate Group

Nazi Industry Already Plans A New War   Kilgore Reveals Secret Plan of Industrialists

Senate Grou p Airs Nazi Plan  For Third Wai   Committee Says Plot To “Hide” In Industries Revealed [i Secret Reich Doeuments

German Plan To Hide Behind Industrial Front To Prepare Third War Bared By Senate Group

Nazis Draft 3d War Plan   Manufacturers Link  Up With Party Plot

   Senators Bare Nazi Plan To Hide Behind False Front To Plot War III

BARE GERMAN PLOT TQ PUSH WAR NO. 3   Nazis Intended to Hide in  Strategic Industries Until - Time Was Ripe

DOCUMENT BARES THIRD WAR PLANS OF NAZI INDUSTRY   SEN, KILGORE SAYS NAZI LEADERS PLACE THEIR FUNDS ABROAD

NAZI PLAN FOR NEW WAR BARED   F'ce Plans To Hide Behind industry In Germany

Tea ay Tempo for Trolleyman  Van V     Wie's Plea Is ‘Innocent      Defendant Weeps At Cheerful Ber taal

DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILTY   Treasury Officials Say Byrnes Tax Ideas Are His Own

Tax Revision Plan Sent To F.R., Congress  Ruenac’ Deanacalc   Byrnes’ Proposals Not Criticized By Treasury; Not Taken Up With Morgenthau

Tax Revision  Laws Urged   Bi-Partisan Support Is Behind Proposal

Psychological Blows Are Aimed at Japan   Truman Hopes té  Shorten War

Psychological Blows Are Aimed at Japan  Truman Hopes to Shorten War in Pacific Area

MOLOTOV LEAVES FOR HOME TODAY   Polish Deadlock Unbroken as Gromyko Takes Confah Reins

Molotov Plans To Quit Frisco Parley Today   Big 3 Deadlock Over Poland Is Unbroken; Two Envoys to Leave

MOLOTOV DEPARTING _ TODAY FOR MOSCOW   Russian Foreign Commissar Leaves Polish Deadlock Stilt Unbroken

Molotov Plans To Leave Today  For Moscow   To Leave Conference With Big 3 Deadlock Over Poland Unbroken

MOLOTOV TO LEAVE FOR RUSSIATODAY   Soviet Commissar Leaves Polish Issue in Deadlock

Gen. Patton Says He Never Intended To Compare Nazism withU.S. Parties

EXPLANATION   Did Not Mean to Compare Nazism With Parties At Home, He Says

Torture of American Captain Revealed _  One-Man Army Brutally Treated

PRISONER TELLS OF JAP BRUTALITY   Captain Tortured When He Intervenes For Better Conditions

No Break In U.S. Foreign Policy   Stettinius Authorized By Truman To Issue Formal Statement.

SEVENTH INTO LE HAVRE   Armored Division :Will Soon Ship Home: 10th Being Processed

Half Year Does It, MacArthur Tells Newsmen  Scheme Involves 25   Scheme Involves 25 Long Lean Years For Setting Sun

Japan Occupation  ‘May End Soon, MacArthur States   Executive Declares Proper Methods and U: Of Liberal Institutions Will Speed Job; Plans to Start Many Occidental Ideas

TED DEALEY SIDES WITH MACARTHUR ON OCCUPATION MATTER  DALLAS NEWS PRESIDEN’ WAS PRESENT AT SURRENDER OF TAPAN

Publisher Agrees With MacArthur  General Says Jap Occupation Could

Publisher Sides With M ‘Arthur   Says Occupation of Japan To Be 6 Months

Japan Could Be Handled In 6 Months   Newspaper Men Were Floored at MacArthur Statement

‘Americans Begir Attack On Japs On Okinawa  Heavy Going Also   Heavy Going Also Reported In. North, And On le Island

Fierce Fray Racing on Okinawa   Japs Fight Stubbornly Agains' Three Yank  Divisions

15 American Ships Lost in One Month of Okinawa Battle   Fighting on South End of Island Continues toRage Fiercely

YANKS HAVE FIERCE FIGHT ON OKINAWA   Three Divisions Advancing on Island’s Capital of Naha Are Meeting Stubborn Japanese Defense Action.

Fierce Battle Still Raging  In Okinawa Japs Make Stubborn Stand Against Three

Nimitz Announces 15 U.S. Vessels Lost At Okinawa from March 18 to April 18

Japanese Fight Stubborn Defense Action on Okinawe   Fierce Battle on Island as Three American Divisions Drive for Capital

Fight Rages On Okinawa   -Americans Push Ahead In-‘Spite of Fierce Enemy ‘Opposition 

Battle Rages on Southern Okinawa   Fifteen Yank Ships Lost During Month's Okinawa Operations

Stubborn Japs Impede American Okinawa Advance  Nimitz Reveals Fifteen Yank Ships Lost in Island Action,  Mipponese Losses over 100

Battle Rages For Okinawa  Jops Stiffen Defense   Jops Stiffen Defense Against U.S. Divisions Moving on Capital

Japs Resisting Stubbornly In Okinawa Battle  Nimitz Reveals Loss ~ Of 15 American Shig In Period Of Month;

NPS OFFERING FIERGE BATTLE   Stubborn . Defense Action Against 3 Yank Divisions On Okinawa.   15 OU. S. SHIPS LOST

Fierce Battle Is Raging For Okinawa   Japs Are Fighting Stubbornly for South End of Isle

Terrific Battle Rages on Okinaws   Fifteen American Ships Are Lost In March 18 - April 18 Navy Clashes

Fighting Rages Fiercely On Southern Okinawa; 15 American: Ships Lost

Nimitz Tells 15 U. S. Ships Lost in Month  inawa Ope ns Soe ve: Bitter Fightin

CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED TO BE HEAVY   Strongholds in Inner _ Mongolia Scene Of Bitter Fighting

Heavy Attacks By Red Forces AreBeaten Of   Two Major Nationalist Strongholds Assaulted

0 cekedient Soest oy “Zap sol $8 “15.31 MOK  ~Fe-g's Gono: th 9 aay tan ad CON C_2S

Chinese Reds Repulsed hy Nationalists   Communists Are Driving on Two Key Cities

Communists Hurled Back In Big Battle   Savage Fighting Rages As 10,000 Red Troops Bear Down On Capital

Nationalists Say Soviets Reneging   Russians Blocking Entry To Marvetes

Communists  Thrown Back  At Two Spots Chiang Hits Snags  In Talks with Red: About Manchuria

CHIANG’S TROOPS REPULSE ATTACKS ON2 STRONGHOLDS   Battles Still Rage About Rail Terminal of Paotow and Kweisui in Inner Mongolia.   COMMUNISTS THROW IN 10,000 REINFORCEMENTS   Government Reported to Have Landed Four Armies at Chinwangtao to Push Into Manchuria.

CHINESE REDS THROWN BACK AT RAIL TOWN   BITTER FIGHTING RAGES IN INNER MONGOLIA

Heavy Fighting Is Reported In  Inner Mongolic   Chinese Nationalists Hurl Back Reinforced Rivals

MANCHURIAN BORDER SITUATION OBSCURE   China Admits Trouble Negotiating Entry With Russians

Chiang's Troops Hurl Reds Back In North China   Battles Swirl about Two Major Nationalist Strongholds

SenateArrivesAtShowdown On Nation’s Postwar Policy InConnection With Trading

Senate Reaches Showdown On Taritt Issue   Chairman George Asks Men To Decide On Authoritv Of Administration.   ‘LOBBYISTSOUTSIDE’

TARIFF POLICY VERDICT IS NEAR   Senate To Vote On Authority For 50 Per Cent Cut

SENATE FACES TARIFF BALLOT    Committee Votes 10 to 9 To Report Measure

Reach Showdown on Tariff Policy  Senate to Vote on Reciprocity Pacts

Senate Reaches A Showdown On Tariff Slashing   Administration Forces  Hopeful As Result Of COD Canwvarte

Senate Has Reachec Showdown Now On New Tariff Bill  Finance Group Chief Says Reversal of Early Stand Camina

Senate Reaches Showdown on Postwar Trade  Authority to Cut   Authority to Cut Tariffs in Half Will Be Decided

YANKS SWEEP INLAND, SEIZE 3 KEY TOWNS   FOUR BEACHHEADS LINKED; JAPS DESPERATE

Lingayen Airstrip Captured; -Doughboys Drive 4 Miles Inland After Landings   JAPANESE RUSHING TROOPS IN DEFENSE

i.tmor 20s /.siore in S-eac7 Streams, Airsriy Cayurec; —osses NZ in f.cion “ws far

Hold Beachhead 15 Miles Wide; Take Four Towns   Real Battle Soon, Report Indicates

M’Arthur’s Troops Lunge Southward Bound For Manila   Little Or No Resistance Is Met As Rapidly Expanding BeachHead Is Being Reinforced

Four Beachheads Linked  By Hard Driving Tr roops ( uF dE The Sixth Army >

YANKS SEIZE. 4 KEY TOWNS AND AIRSTRIE   Drive Four Miles Inland  Against Weak Opposi tion—Consolidate ‘Four . Separate: Beachheads.    U. S..PLANES BOMB ‘BRIDGES AND ROADS   Raids Carriéd Out to Impede Progress of Enemy Forces - Moving Up From the South.

Four Beachheads Linked By. Hard Driving Troops Of The Sixth Army

Japs Feverishly Bring Up  Reinforcements   Enemy Air Activity Over Island Reduced to Negligible Scale; Supplies Pour Ashore for MacArthur’s Big Push

Kanawha Given Airport Grant Of $2.750.000   House Joins in Senate Approval of Support

$2,750,000 Airport Grant Given County   House Joins Senate In Voting Approval Of Aid for Project

OLD DISPUTE REOPENED   Dethmers Files Compiain Bill in Bond Falls Diversion Suit.

Japanese POW Camp With 31 Yanks Located   U.S. Field Processing Tecan In Mukden Arranging. Contact With Interneces;  Others Are Evacuated

KAISER HEADS CLOTHING DRIVE   Want 150 Million  Pounds for Europe

FRASKS KAISER TO HEAD CLOTHES DRIVE   Campaign to Collect Clothes For Europeans Set for Aprit.

Henry Kaiser Heads National Campaign To Gather Clothes For ‘the Freezing in Eurene

Seek Clothes For Europe .   Plan Gigantic Drive te Collect Usable Used Clothing for Relief Of Suffering Millions’

Kaiser Asked by FR to Head Drive for Used Clothing to Aid Europe's Needy

President Asks Kaiser lo Head Clothing Reliet   Need Supplies For Europeans

RELIEF OF EUROPE   President Asks Henry Kaiser to Head Cloth ing Campaign

Usable Used Clothing’ Collection ‘Planned For Relief of War Victims

Kaiser Heads Clothing Drive   F.D.R. Asks Shipbuilder To Head Campaign To Collect Clothes.

Lhukov Shells Stettin Port 10 Miles Away   Germans Vague on Pomeranian Battlefront

Spearheads Of Zhukov's Forces Reach Baltic Lagoon Network   Tanks Take Part In Soviet March   Advance Forges Large Are Against Lower Oder Befire Key City

RUSSELL LISTS NEWEST OPA REGULATIONS   Cover Ex-Service Men, Farm Tires and Merchants’ Prices

RUSSELL LISTS   Cover Ex-Service Men, Farm Tires and Merchants’ Prices

Port Arthurans Capsized Skiff ls Found in Bay   Planes, Boats Press Search for Johnson, Heartfield, Perkins

Albert Perkins’ Body Is Recovered   72-Hour Search Goes on For Other 2 Fishermen

PFC. HAROLD MYERS IS KILLED IN ACTION   Local Youth Is Fatally Wounded on Christmas Day

PFC. HAROLD MYERS 1S KILLED IN ACTION   Local Youth Is Fatally Wounded on Christ-   - mes Day 

U.S. AIRMEN END 145-DAY DRIVE IN SILESIA   Little Heralded Ac complishment Was All-American Na darren

BEATTY CIRCUS TENT COLLAPSES IN WIND   3,500 Spectators Led tc Safety, However

Universities’ Siege Ends in Argentine   Students Barricaded In Institutions Expected To Surrender Peacefully

Police Take Over Schools &. Universities, Throw Students In Jail In ~ Climax to. Nation-wide Studeit: Protest Aguiii  ~ Repiitie:

—_—_—_— {  Police Take Over Schools  & Universities, Throw  Students In Jail Un  Climax to Nation-wide  Student Protest Against Regime.

STUDENTS FAIL AS STRIKE ENDS   1 Dead, Several Injured  in Argentina Flareup

Argentine School Siege to End   Students Surrender Building: One Boy Killed. Others Hurt

PRICES FROZEN BY NEW ORDER OF OPA   Clothing, Dry Goods and Furniture Come Under av Ruling 

OPA Freezes Retail Price Mark-Ups On. \Clothing-And Most House Furnishings

Must Pass Price Cuts 'To Public   OPA Order Freezing  Store Markups Gives Consumer Benefit of Lower Factory Price:

Price Mark-Ups ‘Frozen by OPA } On Some Goods  Agency Wants Consumers to Benefit by Future Lowered Prices

OPA Freezes Mark-Ups in 300.000 Stores   Retailers of Dry Goods, Clothes, Furniture and House Furnishings  Affected by Regulation

PRICES FROZEN BY NEW ORDER OF OPA   Clothing, Dry G Goods: and Furmitute Corse Under , Sos Ruling

Mark-Ups In Prices By Retailers Are Frozen   Applies to 300,000  Selling Dry Goods. Clothes, Furniture House Furnishing:

Freeze Price Mark-Ups of Retailers   OPA Acts to Cut Cost Of Clothing from Six To Seven Per Cent

Major Action Taken to Cut Living Costs   Retail Mark-Ups on Clothing, Dry Goods. Furniture Frozen

OPA Puts Freeze On Price Mark-Ups Of Civilian Goods  Plan to Pass Costs Cuts To Consumers Affects Clothes, Furniture Shops

PRICE MARK -UPS FROZEN BY OPA   Clothes, Dry Goods, Furniture Affected By Government Order

PRICE FREEZE FOR CLOTHING IS ANNOUNCEL   STEP TAKEN BY OPA TO CUT COSTS TO CONSUMER

RETAIL DEALERS’ CLOTHING PRICE MARK-UPS FROZEN   OPA Acts to Give Consumers Benefit of Reductions to Be Made by the Factories.   DRY GOODS, FURNITURE AFFECTED BY ORDER   Tags Must Be Placed on Merchandise to Show Shoppers How Much They Should Pay. 

OPA Freezes Mark-Ups On  Home Goods  300, 000 Retailers   -300,000 Retailers Affected by New Price Reaulation

Selective Service Began 5 Years Ago   More Than 7,00 7,000 Washington County Men Were in Uniform

Selective Service . Began 5 Years bec   More Than 7,0C 000 Wash: ington County Men 2 Were in Uniform ~~

ATOMIC BOMB ISMADENN TENN TOWN   Unusual Prec4utions Taken: in Manufae-  ture of New Weapon.

MILITARY MASS AT ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH   Conducted For Late Pvt. Leon Joseph Livelsberger Who Died In Jap Prison Camp

MILITARY MASS HELD FOR LATE SOLDIER   Tribute Paid To Memory Of Pfc Dennis L. Weaver At Rites Today

Trial of Tojo and Cabimet Delayed   Awaits Outcome of Inter national Consultations

TRIAL OF TQJ0 AWAITS TALKS   MacARTHUR REQUESTED IMMEDIATE ACTION

Yanks Capture Luzon Airfield In Strong Drive   Sustained Push In Cagayan Valley Meets ‘Ineffective’ Jap Resistance

CONVENTIONS TO BE PROHIBITED BY GOVERNMENT   Federal Permission Necessary To Hold Gatherings After February 1   COOPERATION URGED BY WAR MOBILIZER

Byrnes Asks Conventions Be Cancelled   Voluntary Ban Proposal Gets Approval Of FDR

BYRNES WOULD BAN CONVENTIONS   CALLS FOR CANCELLATION OF  GROUP MEETINGS SCHED ULED AFTER FEB. 1.

Byrnes Asks Conventions Be Banned   Seeks Cancellations Beginnina February 1

CONVENTIONS A ARE ON WAY OUT TODAY   Government Asks Volunteer  Ban on Gatherings

Byrnes Proposes Feb. 1 Deadline on  Big Conventions  Roosevelt Joins Plea Gatherings Be Limited

WAR TIME CONVENTIONS ARE ON THEIR WAY OUT  Government Officials Propose Voluntary Banishing of Meetings

Jap Diet Tepid. Toward Mikado   Only Polite Applause Greets. Proposal to.

Funeral Rites for Patton Are Set Today  Burial Will Be With Men He Led to Victory

Gen. Patton To Rest With His 3rd Army   Comrades-in-Arms tc Escort Him to His Last Bivouac

Patton’s Final Rest To Be In Luxembourg   Widow Picks Army Cemetery At Hamm For Interment Of Third Army Leader —

Undeclared Nayal Truce At End,  Nimitz Proclaims.   U. S. Planes Resume Bombing of Japan After One-Day Layoff

Nimitz Sends Fleet Against Japs Again After 24-Hour Lapse   MacArthur's Bombers Attack Without Interruption, Stnking Kurume; Spaatz Keeps B-29s Idle

NAVAL TRUCE ENDED TODAY   Admiral Nimite Sends Mighty Third Weet Against dapanese Homeland Again — Carrier-Based Places Hitting Objectives.

Nimitz Commands Fleet To Resume Attack On Japan   Okinawa Planes Smash At Northern Kyushu: Jap Trick Feared

Fleet Renews Land Attacks   Nimitz Sends Planes Roaring Over Japan

SOUTH JAPAN BOMBED IN SPITE OF PEACE BID   Mighty 3d Fleet And Planes Back After Short Respite

Nimitz Calls Off Truce; Planes Hit Southern Japan   Third Fleet Back in Action Against Homeland. Despite Peace Bid

NIMITZ SENDS NAVY BACK INTO ACTION   Undeclared Naval  Truce Was in Effect Yesterday

Move To Curb Farm Program Payments Fails   House Committee Ap proves $833,801,932 Ag Dent Siunniyv Rill.

ADMINISTRATION LOSES FIGHT TO CUT FARM. FUND   House Committee Approves Nearly Billion Dollaes; Payments To Continue

House Committee Refuses To Change Plans and Approves $833,801 ,932 Bill in Spite of Acknowledgement of Spoilage of Food, Eggs and Lard Held By Government

Farm Measure Budget Given Committee OK.   Agricultural Supply Bill Is Approved for $833,801,000 With Some Cuis Contained in Bill.

VETO FDR MOVE TO REDUCE 1946 FARM PAYMENTS   ‘House Committee’ Recom: , mends $300,000,000 for  Soil Improvement

Agriculture Supply Bill Approved   Administration Move to Curb Farm Program Payments Beaten

HUE GROUP AILLG BUDGET BUREAU GURE   Committee @.K.’s $833,801,932 Agriculture Dep’t Suoply Bill

Move To Cut Farm Payment Is Quashed   House Committee Approves Agriculture Supply Bill With Program Untrimmed

Hikes Farms Appropriation   Budget Bureau Recommendation Tossed Into Waste Basket

AN ADMINISTRATION MOVE TO CURB FARM PAYMENTS 15 VETOED  HOUSE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE APPROVES SUPPLY BILL

BLOCK MOVE TO CURB PAYMENTS IN AAA PROGRAM   HOUSE COMMITTEE VETOES PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL CUT

PLAN TO CURB FARM PROGRAM  PAYMENTS HIT   Administration Move [s Vetoed By House Group   APPROVE BUDGET   Okay 833 Millions For Agriculture Department

Approve Program For Farm Payments   Committee Vetoes Curb On Benefits

Move to Curb Farm Payments Hits House Snag   Committee Approves 833 Million Dollar Agriculture Supply Bill.   Incentive Payments  Raised Ten Millions

House Acts To Keep Farm Program Fund   Administration Proposal Is Killed As $833,801,932 Supply Bill Is Given Approval

Move to Curb Farm Payments Draws a Veto   House Appropriations Committee Approves Huge Supply Bill  Of Agriculture Office

House Defeats Move to Cut Farm Payments   Committee Approves Farm Supply Bill; Boosts Benefit Pay

APPROVE FARK SUPPLY BILL   Administration Move To Curb Payments Draws  Committee Veto

KOREA, CHINA BOMBED TOO   3 Medium Enemy Freighters Are Set Afire By Bombs.   JAPS EXPECT MORE RAICS

TRUMAN CONFERS WITH INDUSTRY, LABOR LEADERS   Takes Problem to Cabinet as Labor-Management Conference Nears

Parleys Qn Labor Problems   Truman, Seeking Solution to Strife Takes Matter to Cabinet

Truman Holds Parleyson Laber Strife...   President Confers   President Confers. With Cabinet, Labor ‘And Industry Chiefs

Truman Meets with Labor and Management   Confers with Leaders Prior to Opening OF Cantlavenca’ Mawdinxc

Cabinet Gets :n on Strife; Mest Labor, Industey   Hopeful Solution ‘Vill Be found at Meetings Which Start Moncay

merican Submarines Destroy Many ap Warships and Sea Supply Lines

Steel Output Drops to Half of Capacity   Some Striking Longshoremen Return to Jobs; Three-Day Layoff in Massachusetts Ends

Production Dips To Lowest Level Since Early 30's   Schwellenbach Ends Deadlocked Parley After Eight Days

Conterences Postponed lndetinitely   Schwellenback Says Parley To Resume When ‘Worth While’

Coal Shortage  Crows; Parley Is Deadlocked      Schwellenbach States Negotiations Are Suspended

COAL WORKERS STRIKE IS CAUSE   Blast Purnaces Shut Down in Many Areas — Conferences. to, Settle Strike Postponed Ideofinitely Ln Deadlocked Dispute.

HITS NEW LOW ‘AS FUEL EBBS   Coal Conference Fails To Achieve Desired Results and Is Adjourned Indefinitelv.

TRANSIT STRIKE IS TERMINATED   Lonashoremen Go Back to Work At New York City

Potsdam Statement Leaves Germans Up in Air About Future Industry

Just What Does It Mean?.... Germans Must Be Losing Lot Of Sleep Over The  Potsdam Declarations

East Blizzard Adds to Vet  Jam on Coast   120,000 Men Stranded in  West; Snows Slow Un Trains

Nazis In Headlong Flight   Eastern Homeland Battle Is Joined, Germans Admit

Moscow Says All Nazi Front Has Collapsed   Fourth Red Army Joins Offensive: Russian Warning Issued To Germans

Panic Grips Capital Of Silesia as Troops Roll Across Border   Stalin Unleashes 4th Army Into Carpathian Foothills of Poland; Saviets Believe Fight Near End

Balkan Pacts — ~ Sull Problem   Big 5 Believed Considering Reopenine Discussions

Russians Arrest Polish Democrats, Cause New Crisis   Britain, U. S. Take Grave View  far Ore

Pole Issue Talks Stopped By Arrests   Stettinius Seeks Added Information on Arrest Of Democratic Poles

EXPLANATION (a ASKED OF REDS   Discussion of Critical Polish Issue Must Await Reply.   DIVERSIONIST ACTIONS'

RUSSIAN CLAIM THAT 16 POLISH LEADERS ARRESTED FOR REASON OF SECURITY WILL BE STUDIED

Soviets Arrest 16 Democratic Poles   Stettinius Asks for Explanation of Seizure of Leaders, Which Now Blocks Further Discussion of Critical Polish Issues.

POLES IN ARREST   News From Russia Halts Discussion of the  Polish Issue

ARREST BY RUSSIA _ OF POLISH LEADERS ’ DISRUPTS MEETING  BRITISH AND U, S. SECRE TARIES ISSUE ANNOUNCE MENT ON MATTER

Russians Arrest Poles To Cause Furor at World Security Meet  Democratic Polish Leaders Face Charges Of Diversionary Activities  Acainst Red Army, Molotov Reveals

Quality of U. S. Civilian Diet Will Be At Its Lowest Point In August

Meat-Hungry Americans Cutting Into Future Supplies of Two Prime Substitutes--Eggs, Milk

NATION'S FOOD OUTLOOK GIVEN   Meat Hungry Citizens Eat. ing Into Future Supplies Of Milk. Eqas.

ONE PROBLEM CREATES ANOTHER——  SHORTAGE OF MEAT CAUSES MANY CIVILIANS TO TURN TO EGG-MILKS

Unable to Get Meat, Civilians Use Eqas, Milk   Threaten Reserve of These Foods for Use Next Fall. Winter

Meat-Hungry Americans Eat Heavily. Into Two Substitutes; Ess And Milk Shortage Looms

AMERICANS, UNABLE GET MUCH MEAT, EAT MORE EGGS AND MILK  GOVERNMENT. NOT MEET ING WITH SUCCESS IN SE

Meat-Hungry Americans Are Eating Into Future Supplies Of Eggs And Milk

NEW SHORTAGE SEEN LIKELY THIS SUMMER   Prospects in. Europe Described as “Darker” Than Here; Winter Reserves Dwindle Rapidly.

FOOD. SHORTAGES BECOME MORE ACUTE.  Americans,. Unable To Find Meat, Also Are Facing ~ Less Eggs And Milk:

Meat Hungry Americans Now Eating into Future Supplies of Eggs and Milk; Reserve Dwindling

CRITICAL FOOD SHORTAGE SEEN   August to Be Low Point in Diet: Little Meat Seen in Coming Months

MEAT SHORTAGE CREATES THREAT TO SUBSTITUTES   Europe Faces Even Darker Prospects With Food Rations Reduced

Americans Eating Up Meat Subs   Can‘t Get Meat, Turn to Eggs and Milk, Government Reserve Plans Suffer

1. 6, Cats tnteo Food Surpluses   Heavy Inroads Being Made On Eggs And Milk

America Using Future Supply of Eggs, Milk   Shortages Feared In Substitutes For Meat in U. S$.

Civilians Turn to Hogs, Milk as Meat Substitutes   Shortages Foreseen With Reserve Supplies Smaller

August To Find U.S. Food Supply At All-Time Low   American Civilians Seen Qn Diet OF Vegetables; Meat Situation Worse

Egg and Milk Reserves Are Now Dwindling   Meat Hungry Americans Cut Into Supplies, Unable to Get Meat

Meat Substitute Reserves Eaten By Americans   Abnormal Consumption of Milk Eggs Reduces Winter Storage Supply; Vegetable Diet Seen

» Civilians Eat Into Future Supplies _ Of Eaas and Milk   Means Shortage of Dairy Products for Fall and Winter; Hit Bottom in Aucust

Meat Shortage Picture Looks Dark In August   Meat Hungry Americans Cut Into Future Egg, Dairy Products Supplies.   SEE VEGETABLE DIET

Americans Cutting Into Future Dairy Products and Eggs   Food Shortage Pictures Looms Darkest During Comine August

- American Use Up Reserves As Meat Supplies Dwindle; Diet to New Low in August

Meat Hungry Americans Cutting Into Future Egg, Datry Products Supplies   Shortage Picture Looks Darkest In August; People Must Live On Vegetable Diet

MEAT HUNGRY AMERICANS EATING THEIR WAY.INTO STORES OF TWO SUBSTITUTES

GOVERNMENT PRICE POLICIES ARE CITEL   U. S. Steel Head Has Advance Answer To  CIO Demands

Mrs. B. H. Sutton  ‘Succumbs in Ohio   McKean County Native Buried Wednesday

Sth Army Front In Same Location   Patrol Thrusts Result In Brier Skirmish

Patrols Raid German Lines In Strength   Italian Front Changes Slight

RADIO ADDRESS BY BYRNES ON GONFERENCE AT LONDON   SECRETARY OF STATE TO BEOADCAST REPORT ON SESSIONS OF FOREIGN MINISTERS

Byrnes To Give Truman Report On Conference   Secretary Of State Back I U.S. After London Par. ley Of Big Five

Hungry Italians Protest Rise In Living Costs   Allied Troops Patrol Milan Streets to Prevent Disturbances

Former Hitler Storm Trooper Now in U.S. Army Jailed Upon ‘Charge of Spying for Reich

British Tough With Japanese At Hong Kong   Policy is Firm Compared with Yanks in Japan

TOUGH POLICY IN HONG KONG PAYS BRITISH   Japs There Know They Lost War

Contrast between bDritisn And American Methods In Handling Japs  HERE THE JAPANESE KNOW THEY LOST  a Scattered Rations Given Them in Concentration Camps

Shipped Supplies to the U. S. Bombers   James E. Scott of Route  Helped Ship 150,000,000 Pounds.

VETERANS TQ GET COLLEGE CREDITS   U. of Md. Will Give Credits for Specialized Military Trainina

William And Mary College In Uproar  Students Uphold Editor In Plea For Racial Equality

Co. D, Iowa State Guard, Praised By Inspector  Now At Full Strength With Severs ‘On Reserve List

Shortage of Automobile Batteries May Force Cars, Trucks Off Roads

President Talks With High Chiefs On Draft Rules    FR Considering Sending Special Message To Congress On Subject

Renew Fight For National  Service Bill   President Will Send New Message To Congress In Effort To Obtain Passage Of Measure

Matt Kimes Promises To Be Good, Work at Pearl Harbor, If He’s Paroled

Matt Kimes In Parole Plea Before Board   Says Would Go to Pearl Harbor as Welder; Sentenced in 1927 for Slayings

U.S. OFFERS TO SETTLE DISPUTES   Seeks Parley With England. France On Syrian Crisis

YANKS SEIZE, 9 APRETELDS  ON MINDANAO   Also Take Four Villages Since Landings Saturday

Yonks Plunge Ahead on Mindanoo to Capture Four Villages. Two Airfield<

YANKS IN BEART OF ZAWBOANGA   SEIZE FOUR VILLAGES IN LATEST LANDING

Invasion Forces (Approach Heart of Zamboanga   McArthur Announces American Landing  On Mindanao Island

Yanks Score Quick Gains On Mindanae   Two Airfields And Four Villages Fall To First Blows

NEARING: HEART OF ZAMBOANGA          Seize Four Villages and Two Air‘elds in Mindanao Island, Second Largest of Philippines — Light Opposition Being Encountered:

American Invasion of Mindanao Philippine’s Second Largest Island   Quickly Capture Fou Villages In Drive To Clear Island

YANKEE FORCES NEARING HEART OF ZAMBOANGA   . Battle-Seasoned Units Of Eighth Army Land On Mindanao

‘WILL HASTEN VICTORY   President Messages Stalin on Yalta Decisions

TEMPERATURES:   Soldier Medic Amputates Five Legs Amid Debris Of Smashed Air-Raid Shelter

St. Hubert Menaced   American Soldier Amputates Bomb Victim's Legs, Saves Two Lives

Performs Five Amputations With Scissors   Yankee ‘Medic ., Saves salves, af Two Belgian. Women 22"

Medic with Only Week’s Training And Scissors, Amputates Five Leas

Amputates Legs To Free Women   - (SrelC hrOrlUCOlU OO ——————o  Medic With Only One Week's Training Gewvee Twa Reloians

‘Soldier Saves Two Women iby Operations   MEDIC AMPUTATES HOPELESSLY SHATTERED LEGS OF BELGIANS

Elliott Roosevelt Denies President  Assisted in Loans  Conducted Own Affairs, FDR Son Says; Quits Army Becausé Mn Forthar Need for Services

Servicemen To Look Snappy On Return Home   Elliott Roosevelt Hits Sharply At FDR Critics

Blame Taken  By General —   “Elliott: Roosevelt’sRetirement Planned

Elhott Roosevelt Says Father Never Aided His Business   Retiring General Gives Out Statement About Financial Deals

GEN:ROOSEVELT DEMANDS PUBLIC HEAR THE TRUTH   CHARGES ATTEMPT MADE TO SMEAR THE FAMILY NAME

Elliott Roosevelt Denies His Father Had Any Part In His Business Deals

ELLIOTT CLAIMS STORIES UNTRUE   Asks Treasury “To Make Pub lic All The Facts”

Got No Help From Father, Elliott Savs   ‘Conducted Own Busines Affairs,’ Son Declares; Denies Pegler Charge

Union Offer Called Abdication Demand   Representatives Of Both Sides Io Be Invited To Capital Conference

GM Rejects Union Offer To Arbitrate   Hope Of Settlement Of Wage Argument Delayed By Action

GMC Rejects UnionRequest For Pay Issue Arbitration Brands It Demand  For ‘Abdication;’ Sec. Schwellenbach

GM Declines — Union’s Offer Of Arbitration   ‘TrumanApproves Proposal To Summon Disputants a. Washers:

Bitter Attack On Union Made  In Statement  Developments Put End to Optimism  «Beene oe eee ay iy Free ae Pe ee

‘alls UAW-CIO Demand “For Abdication, Not Offer Of Arbitration” In Its Reply To Pro nocal.

Abdication Dem a   Representatives Of Both Sides To Be Invited To Capital Conference

UNION OFFER INGM STRIKE IS REJECTED   COMPANY ASSAILS UAW PROPOSAL AS DECEPTION

GOVERNMENT HEADS CONFER ON SITUATION   Consider Proposal To Summon Parties To Conference

Retaining Right  Retaining Right To Manage Its Own Business   Leaders Will Talk With President Next Wednesday

Settlement OfStrikels Not Foreseen   Schwellenbach And President Confer On Arbitration Program

General Motors Turns  Down UAW -CIO Offer   Company Also Withdraws Counter: Offer Of 10 Per Cent Wage Raise: Strike Effective

CALLS OFFER DEMAND FOR ABDICATION   Declares Workers Do Not Want to Arbitrate, but Desire to Take Over Management of Firm.   HOPES FOR EARLY ~ PEACE SHATTERED   Ford Presses C. I. O. to Assume Financial Responsibility for Unauthorized Strikes.

AUTO WALKOUT IS DISCUSSED ‘AT WHITE HOUSE   General Meters And Unies Semmened Te Washington For Parley   UNION REQUEST TO ARBITRATE REJECTED

Dewitt Mackenzie:  British May Be Getting Ready For Invasion Of Singapore, As Japs Say

JAPAN'S MILITARY LEADERS FEAR BRITISH ATTACK UPON GREAT SINGAPOE NAVAL BASE

Quisling Opens Own Defense  In Oslo Trial   Claims Scorning Nazi Invitation To Flee From Home Country

Canada's Prime Minister Says General Eleclion To Be Before April 17

3 Die In Blast On West Coast   Gas In Truck Blamed For Explosion Today At Santa Barbara

Three Killed When Blast Wrecks. Plant   explosion In Bettling Works I: Set Of By Butane Gas In Truck

Three Die In Truck Blast; 'Gas Explodes   Bottling Works and Twenty Apartments Are Wrecked

Propaganda by U. S. Effective Against Japs   Tokyo Clamps Down Aft-. er Surrender Campaign Results Begin to Show

TWO-WAY AMERICAN SURRENDER DRIVE IS WORRYING JAPANESE  RADIO CAMPAIGN AND PAMPHLETS TELL NIPPON ECE RECT WAY NOTIT

Bombard Japan With Propaganda, Invite Surrender   People Are Told  By Radio, Leaflets Surrender Doesn't Mean Destruction

Surrender Campaign Stirs Japs   U.S Airmen Rain Leaflets On Enemy Lands

U.S. Propaganda Drive on Japs Gets Under Way   Pamphtets Rain On Japan, Urging Early Surrender

House Argues or School Code Bil  Move to Boost Pay of Muny Judges

Canadians Go Mile Ahead Or 25-Mile Front   Germans Call Up More Help In — Frantic Effort To  Stop Canadians.

. REGARABRASRAAASEREEERAES  Rescued Man Outlines Reconversion Plan

Japan's Philippines Losses Mount to 437,828 as Fight Continues in Rugged Peaks

LUZON MOP-UP IN ROUGH AREA   Japanese Commander Is Believed Trapped With 10,000 Men

RED ARMY FORCES ENCIRGLE VIENNA; CITY’S FALL NEAR   FARTHER NORTH ALLOUT ASSAULT ON BRESLAU FORTRESS REPORTED ©

REDS ENCIRCLE VIENNA; FALL OF CITY NOW NEAR   All Principal Parts Of Town Now Held  By Russian Forces

SEIZURE OF AUSTRIAN CITY NEAR   Soviet Troops Storm Into Breslau And Moravia, Claim

Press Doomed Nazis Onto Small Danube Island   Red Units Invade Moravia, 35  Miles From Bruenn

Vienna Circled By Russians Who  Invade Moravia   Nazis Are Compressed Into Small Portion of the Austrian Capital.   Farther North Reds  Crash Into Breslau

Vienna Completely Encircled: Russians Push into Moravia  Koenigsberg Battle — Cost Nazi 132,000  - Mean. Save Moscow

Vienna Encircled: Nazis Compressed Into Eastern Area   Fall of Tottering Capital of Austria to Russians is Near

Reds Invading Moravia Near  Big Key City   Nazis Report Russians In Richthofen Square In Breslau As Troops Extend Long Front

Reds Complete Encireling Of  Austria Capital   Invade Central Czechoslovak Provinee Of Moravia Near Rruenn.   NO WORD OF BRIDGES

REDS ENGIRGLE ALL OF VIENNA   Doomed Nazis Cornered in East 10th of Capital

RED FORCES HAVE VIENNA ENCIRCLED   Doomed Nazi Garrison Is Compressed Into Eastern One-Tenth of Tottering Capital

Nazi Garrison Holding Only Tenth Of City   Second Ukranian Army Invades Central Czechoslovakia; Driving On Brno

Russian Forces Fully Encircle Doomed Vienna   Czecho-Slovak Province Of Moravia Also Invaded By Soviets.

2 RUSS ARMIES TIGHTEN RING AROUND VIENNA   Soviets Invade Central Czechoslovakia, Enter Breslau

Soviets Complete Encirclement of "Austrian Capital   Doomed Nazi Garrison Pushed into Eastern One Tenth of Vienna; Reds Storm Breslau

Nazis Cut Off In Vienna Now   Garrison Compressed Into Small Space, Being Eliminated Rapidly By Reds

—EASTERN FRONT— . Reds Encircle Vienna; Nazi Troops Doomed   German Garrison Compressed Into Eastern One‘Tenth Of Tottering Austrian Capital; Other Soviet Forces Storm Into Breslau

GERMANS FUL ONE - TENTH OF CITY   Russians Reported In Moravia, Near Bruenn   HEART OF BRESLAU   Entered By Other Forces; Ukrainians Liberated — In Austrian Capital 

Russians Have About Captured City Of Vienna   Large City Has Been Encircled and the Important German Garrison Is_ Believed Doomed.

Final Hours For Vienna   News of Fall Expected Hourly; Reds Mop Up ' The: Suburban Sectors

GERMANS HOLD ONLY TENTH OF AUSTRIAN CITY   Soviets Invade Czech Province, Gain in Breslau Drive

ARE MOPPING NP REMNANTS OF GARRISON   Enemy Troops Who Remain Are Compressed Into Eastern Tenth of Capital—Its Fall Ex. pected In a Few Hours.

Entire. Capital Now Nearly Conquered; All-out Assault On Breslau Reported.

Vienna Encircled By Russian Army   German Garrison Compressed in Small Area of  Falling Capital   DRIVEN TO AN ISLAND   Farther North Reds Storm Into Silesian City of — * Breslau ~

Russians Complete Encirclement Of Doomed Vienna  German Garrison ls Crowded Inte Tiny Area

ENCIRCLEMENT 5 COMPLETED   Russians Compress Doomed Nazis Into Eastern OneTenth of Vienna.   REDS INVADE MORAVIA

SAY RUSSIANS ENTER MORAVIA NEAR BRIENN   Open Offensive to Reduce Garrison at Breslay in Silesia

Russians Complete Encirclement Of City And Compress Doomed Germans Into One-Tenth Of Tottering Capital—Marshal Malinovsky’s Troops Invade Central Czech Province Of Moravia—aAll-Out Effort To Capture Breslau Fortress Progresses

Enemy May Be Wiped Out In Few Hours   Nazis Say Russians Set For Offensive Against Berlin

SOVIETS INVADE MORAVIA, MIDCZECH PROVINCE   Compressing Doomed azi Garrison In Vienna Into Eastern One-Tenth Of Tottering Austrian Capital.

Soviets Draw Circle Arounc Vienna City   Defenders Pressed Into Little Corner in Eastern Section

Russian Encir: ‘ement Of Vienna Completed; Nazis Remaining In City Doomed

Avy Had Invaded Central ?'S0rechoslovak Province ”: at Moravia. -

Reds Complete Encirclement of Austrian Capita!   Soviet Forces Invade Moravia, Attack Breslau

BRESLAU BEING REDUCED ALSO AS SOVIETS INVADE MORAVIAN PROVINCE IN HEAVY FIGHTING

Seal Doom Of Nazi Garrison Inside Capital   Russians Use Tomuy-Guns and Grenades In Compressing the Enemy to  One-Tenth of City   Nazi Artillery In Vienna Woods   Second Ukranian Army In vades Central Czechoslovuk Province of Moravia Near Broean

Southern Luzon In U. §. Hands: Hot Okinawa Fight  Another Small Ryukyu Island Invaded: Navy

ALL OF SOUTH LUZON FREED BY AMERICANS   JAP RESISTANCE STUBBORN ON. OKINAWA

ICKES TO REMAIN IN TRUMAN CABINET      Sixth Resignation Offerec After Roosevelt’s Death

At OWL SLORY Jap Shells Rain on Corregidor: Bataan Death March Begins

Auto Industry Estimates It Will Take Eight Months of Car Production To Break Even on Peacetime Output

Pp Reveals How Sgt. Ar- neld W. Nall Won Star   Life Transporting Food and Carrying Wounded

15TH AIR FORCE HITS GERMAN OIL TARGETS   Bomb Regensburg While Birtish Based Allied Bombers Are Land-Lecked

Lad Is Safe With Parent   Baltimore Child Is — Found After Kidnap

NAVY ORDERS ARE REVEALED   Commanders Told Not te Act Until Japs Conimitted Overt/Act.   ORDERS OF NOV. 28, ’41

TO PUT MATTER BEFORE PARLEY   Ford Workers Favor Strike; Union Files Charges Against GM

Industry, AFL, Lewis Oppose Murray s Move   Quarter Million Workers Left Idle by Strikes

Wired to Booby Trap, Yank With Foot Blown Off Spends 70 Hours in hel

TON OF GOLD — TURNED OVER      SPAIN SURRENDERS’ ENGLISH COINS-THAT- HAD BEEN IN THE GERMAN BABAY

May Leap : The Rhine   Allied Air-Borne Army Probably Will Get Job Of Taking Bridgeheads

Rhine May Be Leap-Frogged   Logical Solution To Establishing Bridgeheads Across Mighty Barrier

Sky Troops May Hop The Rhine   Airborne Army May Seize Crossings Over River For Infantry.

BELIEVE AIRBORNE TROOPS MAY SOON “LEAPFROG” RHINE   Idea Develops as Allied Ground Forces Draw Nearer the River in Cologne Area— Problem of Bridgeheads Is Tremendous

AIRBORNE HOP THE RHINE TO GLEAR WAY   River Presents Mighty Barrier Ahead; Paratroopers Might Be Given Chore Of Smashing Opposition On Other Side.

MORE ASSEMBLY BATTLES LOOM   Legislators : ‘Override Veto Of Addison Bill; Senate Boosts City Funds

WRITES FINIS TO ONE BATTLE             State Logi Sects Stage for srride Govern $s Addison Bil.

GM Officials, Auto Workers ToRenew Mee!   Truman’s Plea To Resume Work Gets Cool Reception

GM PLANS TO RESUME UAW TALKS      Union Leaders Cool To President’s Suegestion

MANPOWER BILL APPROVED   Measure Stripped of Labor Provisions Favored by House

PPPPPPPPPPPPEPPEP EDP PLS Area Offices of WMC  Receive Regulations

Christian County Schoo: Board Members Favor Reorganization Survey

Admiral Concedes Naval Intelligence Reports on Jap Warships Prior to Dec. 7, 1941 were Erroneous

 SHIPS. IN ITACK IN. Tae WATERS .’:   Wilkinson Said Anti-Aircraft Not Sufficient

Temperatures   Ships Listed as Being in Jap Home Waters Were the Ones Which Struck Hawaii; Aecardines to Evidence Introduced at Probe

Calls Intelligence Reports On Jap Ships “Erroneous”   Adm. Wilkinson Says He Didn’t Expect Japs To Strike Hawaii

Navy List of Jap Ships Erroneous, Asserts Wilkinsor   But Faulty Intelligence Reports Did Not Go to  Pacific Commanders   ‘COMMANDERS KNEW JAP SHIPS MISSING   Vice-Admiral Says Kimmel And Short-Had Washington Reports

Jap Army Approved of, Cannibalism If Flesh of Allied Dead Was Eaten

JAPANESE ORDERS GAVE CANNIBALISM APPROVAL FOR ARMY  TROOPS, HOWEVER, TOLD TO EAT FLESH j OF ALLIES ONLY 4

‘Jap Army Orders Approved Cannibalism But Forbid Feasting on Own Comrades

Japs Approve Cannibalism  Army Order Permitted Troops to Eat Flesh OS Miecd Allies

Japs Sanction Cannibalism. on Allied Dead   DOCUMENTS CONFIRM. CRIMES; NIPS KILLED FOR EATING COMRADES

Jap Who Beheaded Yank Taken; Cannibalism Okayed   All Right to Eat Enemy Dead But Not Jap Dead, Say Papers; Reports Show Even This Regulation Was Violated

Cannibalism Approved in Jap Orders.   Put to Death lf They Ate Flesh of Jap Fallen

- Japanese Army Approved Cannibalism it Troops Ate Flath af. Allied Deal

Japs Sanctioned Cannibalism, Orders Disclose  Nip Who Boasted Of Beheading Yanks Captured

CANNIBALISM OKED BY JAPS   But Death Decreed to Nip Soldiers Eoting Own Comrades’ Flesh

Secret Allied Section Reveals Jap “Army — Chiefs Approved The Eating Of Enemy Flesh

Cannibalism Had Support Of Jap A rmy   Men Were To Feast Upon Allies Only; Story Of Beheading Bared

Reveal Jap Cannibalism Was Approved  iINNonece >» Allawad   Nipponese Allowed To Eat Allied Dead But Not Their Own Fallen Comrades

CAPTURED:. PAPERS OF JAPANESE: ARMY   Considered: “Worst Possible . Crime. Against Humanity “When: They. Ate Their Own ‘Dead, It: Was  Pe eae ts

TEMPERATURES:   Inquiry Proves Troops Ate Own And Allied Dead   Official Evidence Of Savagery Obtained By American Army ~

CANNIBALISM 0. K. JAP ARMY IS TOLD   Nips Executed If They Ate Comrades, However

Cannibalism OK Among Nip Troops Provided They Ate Only Allied Dead

Cannibalism Approved in Jap Orders  Put to Death If Thew Ate   Put to Death If They Ate Flesh of Jap Fallen

Japanese. Army Approves Cannibalism ‘Among Nij Troops If Only Flesh of Allied Dead Was Eaten .

Cannibalism Sanctioned By Japan’s Army   Could Eat Flesh of Allied Dead but Not Fallen Comrades

“CAPTURED PAPERS BARE TRUTH — Japs Condoned Cannibalism, But Eatine Own Dead Ferbidder

Allies Find Jap Order Permitting Soldiers To Eat Flesh Of Enemy:

Just So It Was Allied Flesh... .  Jap Army Orders Placed Okay On Cannibalism, New Documents Reveal

Cannibalism By Japanese   Death To Any “Nip: Eating Flesh Of Comrades”

Jap Army Orders Approved Cannibalism Among Troops If They Ate Flesh Of Allies   Put To Death If They Feasted On Failen Comrades; Jap Beheader Is Identified

Cannibalism By Japs Approved  —Coul d Eat FI esh  of Allies Only

Proof Revealed Japanese Headquarters Annroved Soldiers Eating Enemy’s Flesh

Permitted to Eat Flesh of Allied Dead, But Ex. ecuted if They Feast. ed on Comvades

Japanese Army Orders Approved Nip Cannibalism   Could Only Eat Flesh of Allied Dead; Executed if They Ate Their Ow:

First Official Confirmation of Acts Hinted at Several Times During War

MANY PROPOSALS GIVEN ATTENTION   Veterans Studying Plans For Atom Bomb And Other Matters.

WORLD'S HOPE  TO END WARS  ~ [§ AT STAKE   PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO MAKE RADIO SPEECH AT OPENING OF SAN FRANCISCO MEETING

DELEGATES OF 46 NATIONS PEN MEETING   By WILLIAM K. Ht TCHINSOS International News Service ataff Correspondent

LEADERS OF 46 UNITED NATIONS IN ATTENDANCE   Backed by Prayers and Hopes of People in Difficult Tasks

President Truman to Welcome Conference Delegates Tonight In Broadcast From Washington

LISRART USERS READ 6.509 BOOKS   February Circulation Shows Substantia] Gain Over One Year Ago.

CHIEF AIDE 10 BYRNES RESIGNS   McCarthy Was Reorganizing State Department

Allies Exchange Front Line Radio Greeting   Patton's Men Drive 53 Miles and Take 33,000 Prisoners in Push Towards Munich

British Second Army Opens Final Assault on Bremen; Maas River Crossed by Canadians

OHIO POLITICS BUZZING AGAIN   Lausche Names 9 Possible Successors To Burton; Bricker May Run

SAILORS BALK AT JUNCTION GIS OKAY IT   Charge of Hypocrisy Draws Hot Attack By Secretary

FOR NAVAL HOSPITAL   pier = Wass . = Vice Admiral Announces New Use for Camp Phillips

Stalin Hopes For. Lasting Peace As Victory Is Hailed   Says World Has Reached The Day It Has Await‘ed 40. Years; Russians Retoice. i

Reds Celebrate Jap Surrender  Monday Observed as Holiday in Moscow

Russ Celebrate Formal End Of Pacitic War  Sakhalin, Kuriles Will Be Returned

Red Forces Retake Kurile, Sakhalin Islands   Russian People Stage Mighty Celebration On Surrender Finale

USSR Celebrates Japan’s Defeat   Sakhalin and Kuriles Will Now Be Returned  To Soviet Union.

Soviets Stake Claim to Kuriles, ° Southern Sakhalin  Russians Celebrate Return of Land Lost

South Sakhalin And Kuriles To Go To Russians   Soviets Celebrate Surrender Of Japs; Stalin Ils Heard

Islands to Enc Red Isolation From Pacific   Russian Premier Voices Hope for Lane World Pearce

Stalin Stakes Red Claim To  Large Islands   Kurile Chain. Sakhalin Islands Will Be Returned  To Seviet Union.   AWAITED 40 YEARS

REDS CELEBRATE NIPS’ COLLAPSE   Russia Claims Kurile Islands, Other Territory Lost in 1904 War

Soviets Celebrate VJ With Much Pageantry and Joy   Long-Lost Regions Are  Returned To Russian Custody

AIR FORGE STILL HITS PHILIPPINES   MacArther Says Bombardment Will Continue Till Surrender

MACARTHUR CONTINUES OFFENSIVES   51 Jap Vessels Destroyed By Fliers

Senate Studies Tax Reduction 0 Over Five Billior   Measure Given Official OK by Treasury Head

Allied Fliers Blast Rail Yards, Oil Plants, Factories in Germany

PLANES STRIKE DAMAGING BLOW: AT NAZI LINES   Four Key Rail Yards Are Bombed In Southern Germany

Four Key Railroad Yards in Southern Germany Are Bombed Rv TT SS Air Armada

South Germany Key Rail Yards Bomb Targets   American Attacks — Follow Up RAF Raids On Oil Supplies

Munich Sector Targets Blasted   British Mosquitoes Hit Berlin Six Times

YanksAndRAF HammerSupply  And Rail Yards   Massive Assault Carried Out In Daylight By U. S. Raiders

Grew Appeals For Enactment Of Peace Draft  - Conscription Seen - pe War Incurance

Peace Draft Urged by Grew To Prevent War   Hearings Open At Washington on Military Training

Grew Favors Training Plan For Young Men   Acting Secretary Of State Appears Before House Group

Training of Youths Urged By Grew   Doesn’t Believe Japs Would Have Attacked Us Had We Been Ready

GREW VOlCta GOVT Obolht FOR TRAINING   Tells Committee a Prepared Nation Less Likely to Be Attacked.

Peacetime Draft Is Urged by State Department  Grew Says Training _ Necessary to  Meet Obligations

GREW STRESSES YEAR’S TRAINING FOR U. S. YOUTE   State Dept. Supports Military Drill Plan Before House Setup

\ —TRA AININ G— Military Training   Is Urged   Congress Opens Hearings On Controversial Peacetime Issue

State Department Urges Peacetime Military Training   Necessary for U. S. Te Function Under World Security, Is Grew’'s Testimony

Military Training _ As Peace Guarantee Is Proposed for U.S.   Former Ambassador To Japan Says Compulsory Measure Necessary for Country To Meet Obligations Under World Security Organization

Training of Youths Urged as Safequard   Grew Gives Houre Committee State Denartment's Yiews

State Unit  Urges Army Keep Alert By Training   Compulsory Study In Peacetime Is Advocated

An ‘Obligation’ Under World Security Plans   House Military Commit tee Opens 2-Week Hear. ing on Bill

GREW FAVORS CONSCRIPTION IN PEACETIME   House Opens Hearing On Compulsory Training

Grew Advances State Department’s Arguments; Committee Hears Opposition Also

Youth Training Urged By Grew  Compulsory Service Backed By Diplomat

STATE DEPARTMENT URGES MILITARY TRAINING. YOUTHS   Claim Peacetime Compulsory Military Training of Young Men Now Necesasry Because of World Security Or a Oa Ma

SAYS VETERANS FAVOR PROGRAM TO KEEP PEAGE   Grew Seeks Plan to Fulfill Obligations of Security Organization

Compulsory Training Urgec In Peacetime   State Department Says U. S. Has “Obligations —One Year Training Is Proposed

Explosive Question Of Peacetime Draft Goes Before Congress Today

Training Hearings Commence   Committee Hears First Witness on Compulsory Military Program

An ‘Obligation’ Under World Security Plans   House Military Committee Opens 2-Week Hearing on Bill  waxury aaa  e gt @ Fewaceie?t @ ire?

HEARINGS BEGIN ON WAR DRILLS IN PEACE YEARS   State Department’s Bid For Compulsory Programs Launched By Grew

Peacetime Training Is Advocated   Military Training Urged By State Department As House Committee Begins Hearings

\gency Fund ill Blocked   Party * Action: Signa * FEPC Death Warrant

Southerners Kill FEPC Bill   Other War Agencies To ( Iperate Through Other Provisions For Funds

SOUTHERNERS . KILL BILL ON EMPLOYMENT   ‘Anti-Racial Measure Fails; Agencies’ Funds:Blocked

War Agencies Funds Blocked in House Row   FEPC Killed After Southern Senators Call off Filibuster

UNION CALLS STRIKE VOTE   Steel Workers File Notice With NLRB As Bethlehem  Rejects Demands

Bellehen Steel Rejects $2.aDay Wage Increase  Firm Says Wize Raise Would Necessilute Beton hxceeeoee  Irn

1 Ex-Policemen Get Jail Terms   Buchanan Bribery Guilty Punished

KANE, CRAMER GET MAXIMUM OF & MONTHS   McKenzie Draws Four Months; Trio Scored By Judge Evans

PREPARES FOR BARREL RIDE AT NIAGARA   William Hill, jr, Set for 7-Mlle Trip Through Rapids and WhirtInnal Taday_

OKINAWA JAPS LOST 3000 IN MAJOR ATTACK   168 Enemy Planes Shot Down by Our Fleet

DISASTROUS FIRE AT MEADVILLE   Walkup Drug Store Complete. ly Destroyed; Postoffice Badiy Damaged.

Investigate Communist Activities   House Committee Opens Probe of Browder and  Former Associates

‘Germans Embarked on Dangerous Gamble in  Alsace Corner That Menaces U, 8, 7th Which Is Countering Effectively

ARDENNES — BATTLE I INDECISIVE®   Tank, Infantry  Battles Rage Around German Salient

ALLIES HURL IN TO SPLINTER GERMAN POCKET   Enemy Lashes Back - At Third Army on Southern Flank

GERMANS MAKE NEW THRUST INTO ALSACE   Enemy Forces Crossing of Rhine and Drives Through 7th Army Front.

ALLIED FORCES GAIN IN DRIVE INTO NORTHERN WALL OF NAZI ARDENNES SALIENT

199 PERSONS Dit VIOLENTLY JULY:    Ohio Leads Country With 16 Fatalities During Holiday

Seven Divisions Join In Assault of Nazi Defenses   First Army Doughboys Cross German Border  At Two. More Places"

DUTER WORK ON olEGERIED LINE PIERGED   First and Third Armies Take Score of Outposts on 40-Mile Front.

Americans Hit Foretield of Siegfried Line   Nazis Expect Main Weight of Allied Drive Near Cologne

AMERICANS HIT AT NAZI WEST WALL   Seven Divisions Cross Roer River East of Monschau

Yankees Bite Into Siegfried Line Defenses   Patton’s Troops Gain as Much as Three Miles ~ Acoainst Cormanc

Forefield Of Line Reached   Yanks Push Beyond Point From Which Huns Made Drive

‘Seeks Supervision of Radio Broadcasts.   Bill Aims at Wild, irresponsible Analysts; : Opposition Line<« Lin

Bill Proposes Supervision of Radio Stations   Suggestion Meets Opposition as Effort To Control Airways

Traffic Blocked, Pedestrians Trampled, In New York Rush To Purchase Cigarets

NANTELS REITING GROOMED   Dealers Still Seek To Prevent  Cigarette Counter Mob Scenes.

Soldier Executed  In Attack - Murder   Condemned Man Admitted Assault But Denied Slaving

U.S. - Finnish Relations Re-established _ Another Chapter  in Diplomatic History Complete

CHINESE UNITS EXTEND GAINS   Troops Capture Village or Indo-China Border

Chinese Make Further Gains Against Nip:   Capture Town on Indo. China Border in Kwantsi Provinces Topple Vital  Highway Town of Szelo

CHINESE REPORT CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THEIR OFFENSIVES  CAPTURE OF TOWN ON INDO-CHINA BORDER IN KWANCGSI PROVINCE

Chinese Take Important Highway Town And City On Indo-China Frontier

CHINESE DRIVE TO INDO-CHINA   Occupy Town Along Border Halt Jap Counterblows

Seventh. War Loan. Campaign To Be Launched In Plymouth County May 14   Quotas By Districts. Are Announced. Bv Committee —

CHURCHILL REVIEWS FAMOUS DIVISION      Desert Rats Parade in Berlin Tiergarten

Churchill Reviews Famed Seventh Armored Division   Seventh Marched From El Alamein To  Heart of Germany.

Winmie Lauds “Desert Rat’  Vets   Newman Clings To Thread of Life

Churchill and Allied Chiefs Raview Famed British Force   Desert Rats March Past With Equipment That Smashed Enemy

Churchill Reviews Troops Marching By In Tiergarten   Marshall On Hand As Division Which Fought From El Alamein To Reich Passe:

Churchill and Allied Officers Watch Victory Parade of British in Berlin

De Gaulle Given Chance To Form New Government   Socialist Group Joins In Decision To Allow Leader Another Try

DeGaulle Is Given Vole Of Confidence; To Try New Cabine!   French Chamber Denies Resignation; .Commies Refrain From Vote _

BARBERS’ BILL IS - PASSED BY HOUSE   Hotly Contested Measure Wins. Approval, — ' 68 t6 33

BARBERS’ BILL IS. ~ PASSED BY HOUSE   Hofly Contested Measure Wins Approval, 68 to 33

Trumans Home For Rest; Back Monday   Cook Has Hot Meal Ready for First Family

JUDGE COASH NAMED GRAND JURY HEAD   Appointed by Judge Carr as His Successor

: Republicans  Fire on OPA   Agency Taken to Task by! Senators for Putting Propaganda in Pay Envelopes

OPA Comes Under Sharp Fire Of Republican Senator Taft; Chester Bowles Before Senate Commiitee

OPA ‘Propaganda’ Criticized by GOP   Taft Attacks Sending Arguments On Holding Price Line with Army Allotments. Wagner Defends Action

CHARGE BOWLES ATTEMPTING TO RETAIN AGENCY   Senator Taft Makes Propagandizing Charge at Hearing on Housing Prices

OPA Under Solons Fire   ‘Propagando’ Enclosed In Army Allotment Envelopes Criticized

OPA Director And Taft Tangle Over Price Curbs   Senator Charges Bowles Propagandizes For Continuance of Cantrale an Bictnnce

OPA UNDER SHARP  REPUBLICAN FIRE  IN HOUSING HEARING FLAREUP CAME AS. SEN ATORS HEARD OF CRITI CAL HOTISING SHORTACIT

27 Go Down With Airliner Near Hawaii   Rescue Vessels Report Survivors  After Ocean Crash

SCRUSSNIGG WAS MURDERED   GERMANS KILL FORMER AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR

VT. CARROLL KLINE ~ KILLED IN BELGIUM   Stolthebarg ben Man. Met His Death January: 18, ‘Wife Notified _

PVT. CARROLL KLINE KILLED IN BELGIUM   Smithsburg Man Met His Death January. 18, Wife Notified

EMPLOYES AT LUCERNE PIT END WALKOUT   ‘Union Leaders At Vesta Mines  > Consider Back To Work Movement

Army Doubles Contract For ‘Fairchild C-82 Packet Here   General Manager R. S. Boutelle: Announces Contract Changed to Fixed Price Basis—Additional Workers Are Needed

TRIED TO GET TIRES   Davis Says Recent Supplement Did Not. Meet Needs for Trucks

RELAX CENSORSHIP   Will-Remain Fully Effective in Pacific Theater,  Now Defined

MODIFY BANON EUROPEAN NEWS   LIBERALIZED CODE RELEASED BY PRICE, CENSORSHIP CHIEF

Most Military News Bans in  Europe Lifted   Office of Censorship Confines Restrictions  To Pacific War Area

WHEAT DEMAND RISES IN ITALY   Capital Warned Of Starvation In Occupied Nations

U.S, WHEAT MUST FEED THE WORLD   ITALY FACES RIOT$  UNLESS IT GETS HELP

Army To Pare lts Forces   But Draft Calls to Stay High So Vets Can Be Released, Combat Losses Replaced

ARMY TO REDUCE ITS STRENGTH T0 6,908,000 TROOPS   Two Million Men to Be Released Within Year—Pared Force to Be Thrown Against Japan,   DISCHARGES TO THOSE WITH LONG SERVICE   War Department Plans to Send Overseas All Who to Date Haye Remained on Home Soil.

ARMY BELIEVES SEVEN MILLION CAN LICK JAPS   Men In Europe Will Get Furloughs En Route To Pacific Theatre

Spotlight Given Russian Issues As U.S. Turns Toward Role Of Mediato:

Soviet Issues Get Spotlight At Conference   United States Swings Toward Role Of Mediator Among Powers.   DEPENDS ON UNITY

U). S. SEEKS CLOSER TiE WITH SOVIETS   American Foreign Policy Focused on Russian Issues and Swings Nation Toward Role of Mediator Among Big Powers.

STETTINIUS IN FRANK EFFORT FOR GLOSER RUSSIAN RELATIONS  STATEMENT SWINGS   STATEMENT SWINGS UNITED STATES TOWARD ROLE OF MEDIATOR

U.S. In Role Of Mediator On Red Issues   Stettinius Sums Up Defense of Veto Formula—Suecess Depend: On Big Power Unity

U.S. MEDIATOR AT CONFERENCE   American Foreign Policy Is Focused on Russia

Mediator Role Among Nations American Goal   Stettinius Bids For Closer Relations With Soviet Russia

Stettintus Makes Frank Bid For Closer Tie-Up Of Russia And America

SOVIET ISSUES GET SPOTLIGHT AT PEACE MEET   U. S. Moves Toward Role of Mediator Among Big Powers

SERS nna RELATIONS   Swings U.S. Toward Role Of Mediator Among Big Powers

U.S. Cast For Mediator Role By Stettinius   Secretary’s Speech Is A Bid For Closer Relations With Russia.

Soviet Issues Get Spotlight   Closer Relations With Russia Uraed

U.S. Would Be Mediator  For Powers   Secretary Stettinjys Makes Bid for Closer Relations With Russia

U5. ASSUMES MEDIATOR ROLE      Stettinius Makes Bid Fo: Closer Relations With Russia

U.S, MOVE INTO MEDIATOR ROLE AT FRISCO MEET   Stettinius In Bid For Closer  Soviet Relations

U. 5. IN ROLE OF MEDIATOR   Frank Bid Is Made For Closer Relations With Russia  Aer riiRS Ws wi 7. % ml Aha

: ——CONFERENCE—  Closer. Relations With Russia Aim Of -U. S. Foreign Policy ~   Frank Bid For New Alignment. Is Made By Secretary Of State Stettinius: Swings United States Toward Role Of Mediator —

Swing America Tow 1 Role of  Me ator Nation   Secreta of State Stettimus  Bids f or Closer Relations With Russia.   In Defense of Veto Power of Big Powers

Stettinius Speech Frankly Swings U. S. Toward Role Of Mediator Among Great Powers

RUSSIAN ISSUES EMPHASIZED IN RADIO ADDRESS   All Soviet Youths 15 to 16 Called For Army Training in Big  Peacetime Training 

FOR CLOSER TIE WITH RUSSIANS   Swings Nearer To Mediator Role: Stettinius Defends Veto Voting Formula

U.S; MAY TAKE MEDIATOR ROLE   Stettinius Defends Veto Right of Big Five

Frank U. S. Bid For Russians to Work in Harmony  Stettinius Tries Care Adadinbar’c

Swings U. 5. Toward Role of Mediator   Stettinius Makes Bid for Closer Relations With Other Powers

United States Heads Toward Mediator Role  tn Conference   Closer Relations With Russia Seen

SETTINIUS BIDS FOR CLOSER U.S. TIE WITH RUSSIA  AIMS POLICY TOWARD ROLE OF MEDIATOR

Red Issues In Spotlight ‘At Parley  U. S. Swings   U. S. Swings In Mediator Role at Frisco Conference   = By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor

Soviet Issues Hold Spotlight, Stettinius Says   Secretary of State Urges This Country to Become Mediator Among Great Powers of the World.

U. S. Foreign Policy Points To Russ Issues   ‘Stettinius Seeks Closer Relations; America  To Be Mediator

United States Moves To Role Of Mediator   Soviet Issues Get Spotlight

Five Foreign Policy Points Listed:   U. S. Moves Into Mediator Role

Congress Wil Back M’Arthur   Russian Proposals for Commission To Rule Japan Criticized by Senators; State Department Unofficially “Warned’   -Surrendered Japanese Troops From Malaya to Be Exiled to Three Uninhabited Islands

To Ask Transfer of IBI and Patro   Would Place Them Under Attorney Gen.

LAGUARDIA SUFFERS DEFEAT IN HIS ‘BAT TLE OF CURFEW’   MAJORITY OF NEW YORK NIGHT CLUBS TO OPERATE ON MIDNIGHT CURFEW SCHEDULE

CALLS FOR TEAM WORK   It’s Lacking in Allied Relations, ) Landon Declares

HAZ rae MED ‘eH COUNTY AUDITOR   J. J. Batchelor  -‘Resigns to Enter Real Estate Field.

HAZEL CASTOR 1S NAMED NEW COUNTY. AUDITOR   J. J. Batchelor Resigns to Enter Real Estate Field.

TOKYO ROSE’ ~ IN CUSTODY   LOS. ANGELES-BORN  PROPA! GANDA BROADCASTER MAY LATER FACE ‘TREASON  : TRIAL .° f

Ptc. Ross Lovell Awarded The Oal Leaf Cluster   IS HUSBAND OF HELEN AN) LOVELL OF ROGERSVILLE ALABAMA

Wailace to lake Hieht To Peenle   Bailey Holds Key To Confirmation; Depends On George Bill.

TAKE NEW STEPS TO MAN PLANTS IN “MUST” CLASS   State Director Tells Of Measures Provided To Insure Adequate Labor Supply For War Factories In This Areca. 

Fires Flame Across City As Japs Flee   Corregidor Landing Is Suggested By Bombardment

U.S. TROOPS FIGHT FIRE AND JAPS IN BURNING MANILA; FLAMES SPREAD

LANDING ON © CORREGIDOR THOUGHT NEXT   Moppine Up of Manila Continues; Many Fires in City

Manila Burns As Cornered Japs Fire City   Enemy Committed To Suicide Stand Against Americans

Radio Tokyo Says US Warships Join ‘In Bombardment   Enemy Apparently Determined to Gut City Before Surrendering it to General MaeArthur

Fire Rages In Manila As Yanks Push Japs Back   U. S. Warships Join In Battle Blasting Enemy Positions On Corregidor

Yanks Fight Manila Fires Started By Trapped Enemy  Score Four Di rect Hi ts On  see Limivnarertas KectlaAatmnae   Score Four Direct Hits On Main University Buildings

American Troops Fight Fire And Japanese In Manila Streets  AMERICAN WARSHIPS JOIN IN THE BATTLE Whole Areas Of City Are Engulfed In Roaring Sea Of Fire

Yanks Battle Fire ‘And Foe in Streets Of Burning Manila   Thousands of Japs in Isolated Pockets Die in Flames They Kindled   CORREGIDOR SHELLED, SAYS RADIO TOKIO   Enemy Seen Making Suicidal Stand in Blazing Philippine Capital

FIGHT FLAMES IN MANILA, FOE ALONG STREETS   Warships Join In Batle With Violent Bombardment Of Island Fortress Of Corregidor; Landing On Bchol Reported   FINAL TRAGIC ACT IN MANILA RELEASE

CONGRESS WILL HEAR MESSAGE NF PRESIDENT   Expected To Propose Some Form g Of Service Legaislation

Labor Leader Shot to Death In Mill City   Police Seek Killers Of Albert Schneider In Night Club Row

‘Navy, Removing News Blackout On Suicide Attacks ‘Reveals Sinking of Apr. 12; Nashville Hit On Dec. 13

Baka Bomb Sink: U.S. Destroyer Mannert Abele   Cruiser Nashville Was Hit by Suicide Plane Last December

BOMB AND PLANE SINK DESTROYER   NAVY REVEALS HOW THE “ABELE WAS LOST WITH 81 MEN

NAVY’ LIFTING NEWS BLACKOUT   Tells How Double Blow of Japanese. Suicide Plane and “Baka Bomb” Sinks Destroyer Mannert L. Abcic Of Okinawa Last April 12.

Navy Reveals tiow. Jap Suicide’ . Plane and Baka:Bomb Sank Warship

Labor, Management-Still At LoggerheadsAs Nationwide Tieup Threatens Industry

NO CHANGE YET IN OIL DISPUTE   Labor And Management At Loggerheads Over Pay Demands

COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS SIN WAGE AGREEMENT   ‘New Contract, Subject to  Labor Board Approval   Gives Workers Pay   Boost of $1.07 a Day.   COAL PRICE INCREASE REGARDED AS PROBABLE   Advance of About 25 Cents a Ton Held Necessary by Owners to Meet Production Costs.

New Soft Coal Contract Signed By Both Sides   Operators Declare Price Boost Will Now Be Necessary

Soft Coal Wage Pact Provides $1.07 Day Boos!   UMW, Operators Sign New Pact Containing Extension Clause to End Periodic Crises

PAY BOOST OF $1.07 DAILY IS GIVEN MINERS   Operators Sign New Contract With the Union 

Soft Coal Contract Signed, Increases  Pay $1.07 a Day   Lewis and Owners Ratify Agreement; Means Higher Price

Coal Operators And Miners OK  New Contract   Brings Pay Increase; . Owners. Contend. Boost Jn Price Is Necessary

"PAY PACT SIGNED   Contract Subject to WLB Approval and Rise in Coal Prices

Bowles Urges Price Control Be Confinued   Forsees Inflation If Controls Dropped

Bowles Says NAM Leaders’ Proved Wrong   Industrialists Told Control Has Saved . 66 Billions

Fighting is bitter in Manila   Fires still rage; ‘many burn alive

MANILA BLAZES FROM JAP FIRES ALONG ESCOLTA   Non-Military Sabotage And Destruction Reported In Business Area   U. S. FORCES CLOSE 3-WAY ENTRAPMENT

American irapEngulfing Foe  Within Capital   City’s Business. District Sabotaged by Japanese > wwe a

Manila Fires Wantonly Set By Japanese  . Burn for 36 Hours  .  As Yanks Continue TA oe ae” ON ee et

BUOINEG AREA BURNS FIERGELY   Sheets of Flames Follow Earth-shaking Explosions   MANY BURNED ALIVE   Three American Columns Still Liquidating Japs in Three-way Trap

Many Natives Are Believed Burned Alive   Liberators Fighting House to House in Some Sectors

Lorch Is Applied to Manilas Business Section   Three-Way Trap Tightens on Enemy as Bitter House-to-House Fighting Rages in Philippine Capital City

Jap Torches Sear Manila   Desperate Nip Remnants Are Being Destroyed In Three-Way Yank Drive

Manila On Fire; Americans Mop Up Jap Garrison   Water Mains Empty

MANILA ABLAZE AS YANKS TRAP FLEEING ENEMY   Fires in Business District Burn 36 Hours; Fighting Continues in Some Sectors

U.S. Troops Close In On Jap-Held Area   Harassed Enemy Force Performs Wanton Acts of Sabotage; Inferno Sweeps Business District

Manila Left Burning By Beaten Japs   Yanks Move Up On Bataan In Yard By Yard F, ictht

Three American Columns Still Liquidating Desperate Enemy in Tightening Trap; Repor House-to-House Fighting in Some Sectors

Japs Put Torch To Section of Manila   Flames Soar From Building To Building In Business Section Of City After Explosion

JAP-SET FIRES RAGE IN MANILA BUSINESS AREAS   Flames Leap From Building to Building—Empty Water Mains Handicap Troops Battling Blaze.   NIPS TRAPPED IN CITY RESISTING SAVAGELY   Wage Fight From Rooftops and From Behind Barricaded Doors—Corregidor Heavily Bombed.

Manila’s Business  District Is Ablaze   Trapped Japanese Apply Torches—House- to-House Fighting Reported in Progress i in  Same Sertiannc

Sabotage Has No Military Value Avers M’ Arthur   Bataan, Corregidor And Cavite Await Mop Up Of Trapped Foe In Manila

Jap Scorched Earth Poliey Is Followed   Manila Fire Fighter: Helpless. Water Mains Are Emptied Ry Frustrated Nips

Tropped Japanese Apply. Torches—House- to-Houn  Coie Cosbice ar a

Hit Last Line Before Manila   Yanks Drive Into Swamp Lines ~ Hitting Japs Tast ~~ f Detonse

Selma Negro Held In Ambush Case   Five Persons Wounded In Defendant's Yard

Food Tied Up By Strike   Pittsburgh Stores Begin to Feel Pinch Of Preduce Shortage

Americans Liberated From Jap Prison Camps LArrive At San Francisco.

Nazi ’Chutists Bolster Army Inside Berlin   Last Reinforcement Gamble Being Made By Reich Defenders

GERMANS DROP PARACHUTISTS INTO BERLIN   Last Desperate Try As Reds Pierce Final Line

TO LECTURE AT K. U.   Franklin P. Adams To Present Program in Hoch Auditorium

SIEGFRIED LINE PENETRATED AT crVEEA POINT!   Americans Close In On West Wall ” Of Bastion Of Prum On Long Front

Java Conference Ends Without Peace Formula   Nationalist Radio Asserts British To Be Driven Out

Conference Ends Without Formula For Java Peace   Youthtul Extremists Mass to Drive English Out

First Indonesian Peace Discussio Without Results  Extremists Want War With British

\o Agreement On Java Row   Dutch, Indonesian Leaders Meet: Aneta Says Indonesians To Fight.

Dutch, Indonese Meet Ends Without Peace Formula  Extremists Reported Calling. for. War to  ARIRG

No Plan For Peace Found In Indonesia   Extremists umong Insurg: ents Reported Calling for War to the Death Agninst British

Conferences With Dutch And English  Terminated   Last Peaceful Night Heralded By Country

PEACE IN JAVA SEEMS FAR OFF   Indonesian Extremists Call For War To The Death On British

War to Death Is Demanded  by Indonesians   Further Negotiations Expected Within Next Few Days; Bitter Fighting in Soerabaja Naval Base Continues

No Formula For Peace Is Foundin Jav:   Confab Between Leaders Of British, Indonesian And Dutch Ends as Isle Extremists Seeking War

‘War To Death’ Demand Heard  Tall On Indanecian   Talk On Indonesian Situation Fail

Indonesia Peace Conference Fails   “War to Death’ Due In Java, Is Report

PEACE CONFERENCE AT BATAVIA FAILS   EXTREMISTS OF INDONESIA CALL FOR WAR TO DEATH AGAINST BRITISH.

Peace Formule Lacking in Java Dispute   Nationalist Radio Calls for Move to Drive Out British

Peace Parley Collapses On Java Isle   Extremists Reported Massing for Continued Battles

Three- Way Conference. Fails to Find Formula To Bring Peace to Java

Virginians To Name State Officers In Fifth State-Wide ‘Election In Twelve Months   Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General And 100 Delegates To Be Chosen

DISPUTE OVER CUT IN TAXES   é SOME PONGRESSMEN PREDICT INCOME TAX REDUCTION SOON—OTHERS FORECAST DELAY

WAR MANPOWER BILL ENTERING NEW PHASE   Differences Between House and Senate Must Be Composed

SIX GOODRICH PLANTS CLOSED AS 15,000 QUIT   20,000 Renorted Idle Ir Strikes Affecting Ohio Industries

4 CONVICTED IN CONSPIRAGY CASE   Hoodlums Found Guilty {1 Plot to Kill Michigan State Senator

JANUARY WEDDING 15 ANNOUNCED   Eunice “Haag and Eugene ‘“Hofmeyer at Home Near Hospers. Iowa

BREAK LOOMS IN WINDSOR STRIKE   Ford Workers Thruout Nation Balloting On Walkout —

Car Overturned  As Tire Blows Out  Miss Koch Suffers Broken Ankle

Car Overturned As Tire Blows Ou Miss Koch Suffers.  } Broken Ankle —

Under Red Fire   Chinese Communists Fire on Train Carrying Marine General.

Reds Fire on  Marine Gen. Peck's Train   Wedemeyer Authorizes “Appropriate Action” By Yanks in China.

Reds Fire On U.S. General’s  Train In China   Communists Warned Of Aerial Strafing If At tacks Continue.

Marine Train ls Fired On   Gen. Peck Uninjured; Wedemeyer Warns Village Of Military Action If Persists

MARINES IN NORTH CHINA FIRED UPON   Major Gen. Peck, Uninjured In Skirmish, May Request U. S. Planes To Strafe Village   ACTION IS ANTICIPATED

Marines Return Shots; Village Is Threatenec   Rail Roadbed Mined; Officer Tells Communist Leader American Planes Will Strafe

U. 5. General's Train Under Fire Of China Rebels   Attack Comes From Communist Villaae

Marine Commander from Chinese RedOccupied Position   Air Strafing of Place Threatened if Firing on Yanks Continues

Gen. Peck Requests U.S. Planes Strafe Communist Troops   Wedmeyer Reports Marines Complete Two-Thirds of Work Disarming Nips In China

Train With U. S. General Fired Upen      Incident Reported From Communist Held Area Of China; Nationalists Tc Move Into Manchuria

Peck’s Train Is Under Fire   Communist-Oceupied NorthChina Village Fire Upon Marine Commander.

King George Fitting Into New Regime   Exceedingly Deniaevatic By Nature and Has No Personal Ambitions; Queen Shares Credit for His Suecess

THE WORLD TODAY [King George VI  Fits Into Picture  wecs wwcmErTCEO Eee

HOME LIFE OF ENGLAND'S. ROYAL FAMILY VERY HAPPY: QUEEN BIG HELP TQ GEORGE Vi--MACKENZIE

SVAGCAS. PRS SESE ©  King George Fits Well Into The New Setup Of Socialism In England

REQUEST OF LIQUOR GROUP 15 REJEGTEL   Senate Refuses Funds Because Committee’s Work Is Finished.

FRENCH INLUENGE IN PEAGE IS HINTED   No Direct Reference Yet t ‘Big Three’ Conference

SENATE BURIES DRAFT MEAS URE   Move To Require Twelve Months Training For Men Under 20 Is Defeated

Nazis Flee in Disorder With Luxembourg Radio Warning Revolt Near

YANKS TN GAD WILDUNGEN, 8H MILES FROM BERLIA   NEWS BLACKOUT STILL IN EFFECT

Manila Is Still Burning   Yank Warships Blast Corregidor To ‘Unlock’ Bay

JAPANESE FIRE QN INTERNEE CAMPS   Where Thousands Of AIllied Civilians Were Sheltered

City Engulfed By Flames   Yank iInfantrymen, Filipino Guerrillas Stalk Jap Survivors Thru Blazing Street:

Damage to Manila Is Already Estimated At Two Billions; — Mac Arthur Making Inspections

MANY PERSONS ARE ARRESTED IN ARGENTINA   Officials Seek To Stamp Out Al Vestiges Of Counter Revolution

Hundreds Arrested In Argentine Move To Quell Rebellion   State of Siege Is Re-Established; Newspaper, LaCritica, Shut Down

109 JAILED IN ARGENTINA AFTER REVOLT   2 Former Feoreian Ministers Reported Taken Into Custody

100 ARGENTINES HELD IN JAIL   Two Foreign Ministers In Group Arrested; State Of Siege Declared

Soviets Seize Stettin, Brno, Move to West   £ More Districts in Reich Capital Fall in Hands TM Reidsiawa

Reds Advance In Berlin, Seize Stein — And Drive Near Junction With U. §. Ninth

REDS OCCUPY NAVAL BASE OF STETTIN   Great Armament Center of Bruenn in Czechoslovakia Falls to Second Ukrainian Army.   FIGHT IN CAPITAL MOUNTS IN FURY      German Girls Enter Struggle — Airmen on Guard to Prevent Escape of Ton Nazis.

Soviet Armies Also Capture Stettin Base   Another Great Red Army Takes Big Armament City of Bruenn

Bruenn, Czech’s Arm Center, Is Also Captured   Moscow Reports Indicate Junction Of Soviets And Western Allies  Imminent At Two Points 

Soviets Seize Great Baltic Port of Stettin   Reds Qecupy Almost Two-Thirds of Berlin. Extend Bridgehead Across Elbe River

Soviels Take Stettin and Bruenn   Russians Fight Into Breslau, Far Behind the Front

Naval Base of Stettin Seized By Red Armies   Soviet Armies Conque Conquer Two-Thirds of Berlin—World  Waits for News on Link- -up of Reds ed A

TWO-THIRDS OF BERLIN HELD BY SOVIET TROOPS   Great Baltic Naval Base Of Stettin Is Seized By  Russians   WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIGHTING FOR NAZIS

Reds seize Baltic Port Of Siettin   Reports Indicate 2 Historic Unions  Of Forces Imminent

Stettin and Bruen Fall To Red Army   Frantic Resistance of Nazis in Reich © Capital Unavailing

SOVIETS TAKE BALTIC NAVAL ~ BASE, STETTIN   FINAL LINKUP WITH U.S. FORCES MAY BE COMPLETE

Truman Ask: Cooperation Of Industry    President Calls For Collaboration To Prevent War

President Speaks To 70,000 Crowd   Atomic Energy Is Pictured Boon te Wankind

PLACES NATION IN LEADERSHIP STATUS   President Pleads _ For Collaboration At Home, Abroad

U.S. To Lead In Preserving Ot Peace, Truman Says  Ask Adherence To Collaboration;  £ tt "A

THIRD WAR WILL DESTROY WORLD, PRESIDENT SAYS   American Collaboration Needed If Civilization Is To Survive   70,000 HEAR TRUMAN AT MISSOURI FAIR

TRUMAN ASKS COOPERATION   U. S. Adherence To Policy Of Collaboration Is Urged In Address

Truman Pleads‘For Labor, 7 Management Cooperation   President, in Missouri Address, Also Asks for U. S. _ Adherence to Collaboration to Prevent Nectruction —

Truman Pleads For Concerted Recovery Move   Tells Crowd At Missouri Fair Labor Must Cooperate

DEMOS PRESS — FIGHT AGAINST TAX PROGRAM   Opposition 71 To, Plan Moves To State Senate Today —

PLANES G0 TO AID OF AMBARAWA   Rockets, Bombs Try to Sllence Indonesian Guns Active There

British Planes Hit  Indonesian Guns   Artillery Deals Blow  To Internment Camps

British Planes Hit Posifions   Attacks are Made to Silence Artillery in Indonesia

RAMBS DROPPED ON INDONESIANS   British Planes Silence Artillery Shelling In Central Java

British Planes Strike at Indonesian Guns  Indian Troops Open * Land Attack in Central lava

Patrols Take — Isle Of Kume, Nimitz Says      Japs Offer No Resistance as Americans Extend Inyasion Springboard Another 50 Miles— Oil Plants Are Ahblara

NEW INVASION BASE   Americans Add Possible Airstrip Site And  Port Facilities

limitz Reports 0-Mile Advance by U.S. Patrols   lo Japanese Resistance ~ Encountered in Taking Aid Sites

(10 Steelworkers Seek Strike Vote   NLRB Permission Sought for Ballot; $2 Daily Pay Boost Asked

Labor Board Asked to Permit Balloting by 800,000— Walkout at Firestone Plants Ends.   TRUMAN CALLS U. A. W. CHIEF TO CAPITAL   President Goes Over WagePrice Policy Speech Which He Will Deliver to Nation Tonight.

DISPUTES ACT UP FOR REPEAL BALLOT TODAY   New Curb On Walkouts  May be Attached to  Repealer

New Anfi-Strike Law Is Projected   Congress Takes First Step Toward That Enc

Jouse Group set to Ballot Jn Strike Bill   Smith-Connally Act Repealer Expected With Strong Rider

Bill to Create Independent Air Force Filed  Military, Naval Chairmen Offar Dennnaal

Wants Truman To Have Power  To Clean House   Watchdog of the Treasury Makes Proposal to Congress

PRESENT SETUP OF GOVERNMENT OBJECT SEVERE CRITICISM   HODGE-PODGE OF DUPLICATIONS, INEFFICIENCIES, COMPTROLLER DECLARES

GOVERNMENT'S TASKS STUDIED   Comptroller General Finds Setup ‘Hodge-Podge’ of Overlapping, Duplications

Government Setup Rapped   Warren Would Give Truman Green Light To Clean House.

Gover nmental Setu Pp Ter med ‘Hod: ge- -Pod: ge   Comptroller General. War. ren Favers Giving President Treman Broad . Powers ,

WARREN FAVORS HOUSECLEANING   Would Give Truman Broad Powers To Wipe Out Governmental Inefficiencies.

Hodge-Podge  System Seen   Warren Is Critical Of Federal, Bureaus

Deadlock On Veto © Still Holds   Issues May Be Fought Out In Open Conference; Russians Call For Big Five Huddle

Russia Calls For Another  Big 95 Parley   No Intimation, However. Of Soviet-Sponsored Break In Veto Deadlock

SOVIETS FACE VETO DEFEAT   Battle Heads For Confer. ence Floor As Reds Refuse to Budge

Russia: Calls For Second Big-5 Huddle; No Break. Seen: In Deadlocked Issue

Russia Calls Second Big Five Huddle   Soviets Still Flatly Refuse to Change Vata leaue tSand

Open Fight Looms ir American, Soviet Veto Talk  Conferees Remain Deadlocked in Security Meetina

"Second Huddle in Few Days Hints Break on Veto Front Although Delegates Deny It

SENATE VOTES 10 WAKE OLD SWEET SOME FOR AGED   Also Place of Rehabilitation Of Some Inmates of Prun©  tytown Reformatory   KNOWN HEREAFTER AS ANDREW S, ROWAN HOME   ‘Both House Turn Over te Rules Committees Author. ity Set up Special Calendars of Bills Each day; Senate Holds Beer Bill

THAIN, aWITGH ENGINE COLLIDE   Results in Minor Injuries to Passengers on AshlandChicago Train.

Forty To Fifty Are Injured In Antigo Wreck   Southbound Train = I: Delayed More Thar Four Hours After Hit ting Switch Engine

Police Probe Publicity Possibilities Of Porter's Crucifixion in Chicago

Red Claims Draw Turkish Warning   Ready to Fight to Last Turk, - Says Ankara Radio

Yanks Near Berlin: American, British and French Occupation Troops on the March

Rev. Alexander Is Cleared By Board   Declared Not Conscientious Objector On Appeal

Forty-seven Emaciated Prisoners of War Arrive Home in Navy Planes

BJOSVELE LYSOL AREA BIT We  German Crisis Deepens-- Unrest Grows

Danger Sign. Flying High Over’ ‘Reich   Closing” Ta, OF Winter With Stark Hung er and Other Privations Hold Threat of Re  . volt, Observers Say 

DANGER SIGNALS FLYING HIGH OVER GERMANY AS WINTER AND HUNGER HOLD THREAT OF REVOLT

Little Helena Boy Is Victim of  Fall Into Stream  Searchers Find Body  _ Of Leo Brewer oe ee ae ee

Little Helena Boy Is Victim of  Fall Into Stream  Searchers Find Body Gf Leo Brewer In Swollen Creek

MAY ANNOUNCE NEW POLICY ON WAGE PROBLEM   Administration Considering Nev Angles To Meet Wage Stabilization

ai PROTEST RELIEF PLANS   LEGISLATORS FROM CITIES  BOMBED BY AMERICANS ~ DEMAND ‘ACTION BY DIET

Spectucular Air Battle Fought. Against Nazis Trying to Wreck Rhine land Bridge :

AIRMEN BATTLE OVER RHINE SPAN   AMERICANS SMASH GERMAN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY VITAL REMAGEN BRIDGE,”

Berlin Reels Under Rain Of Big* Bombs   RAF Assault Follows Spectacular Fight At Bridgehead

Reich Capital Hard Hit by RAF Bombers   Raid Follows Great Sky Battle During Day Over Remagen

Blockbusters Pound Berlin   Thunderbalts Drive German Dive-Bombers From Remagen Bridge

BLOCK BUSTERS RIP UP BERLIN   Dive Bombers Trying Tc Knock Out Remagen Bridge Routed

Allies Defeat German Planes At Bridgehead   R. A. F. Rocks Berlin Under Shower of Bombs Following Repulse of Attack on Rhine Bridge

Nazi Dive Bomber Attempt to Knock OutBridaeThwartec   Berlin Given 19th Consecutive Night Raid by RAF Bombers

Nazi Air Raid On Remagen Span Foiled   Thunderbolts Disperse Force Sent by Enemy to ‘Wreck Bridge

Berlin Staggers Under Shower of Blockbusters  Nazi Divebombers Fail to Knock Out Remagen Bridge

BERLIN UNDER ATTACK AGAIN HALLWAYS HT   Nearly 2,000 Planes Strike at Transport Targets in Ruhr Valley.

Berlin Reels As Allies Strike Anew   Vicious Air Battle Brings Disaster To German Airmen

ATTACK SEEMS TO BE AIMED AT WULFERDINGEN   U.S. 3rd Army Crushes German Counter-Attack on Bastogne Corridor

Yanks Lose Contact With Enemy Panzers  Von Rundstedt Believed Preparing — a tea nk ta Crack T). $8. Pincers

Third Army Assault Ends Threat to Meuse River Line — Sudden Filare-up of Enemy Activity on Both Sides of Ardennes Front.

As Americans Crush A Nazi Counter-Attack On Bastogne  YANKS ADVANCING ON REAR GUARD All Contact Has Been  Lost With German Divisions

Akron Crews Holding Firm   (33,000 CIO Strikers Sull Defying Threats

AKRON HUB OF LABOR DISPUTE   ALL RUBBER PLANTS ARE AT A STANDSTILL

AKRON SCENE OF STRIKE CENTER TODAY   33,000 Rubber. Workers Are ‘Away from Work

AKRON RUBBER PRODUCTION IS AT STANDSTILL   Pepairs, Strikes Close All Plants; Union Leaders Seek Congressional Probe

RUBBER MAKERS STAY OFF JOBS   Akron Is Center Of Labor Trouble; Detroit’s Plants Operating

RUBBER PRODUCTION AT AKRON [NEARLY AT STANDSTILL BECAUSE OF WALKOUT AND REPAIR. WORK

RUBBER PLANTS STRIKE-BOUND   Akron’s Production  at Virtual Standstiil

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Back of the Headlines Japan Believed Ready For Less Than Total Surrender

Probe Finances  Of Jap Plants   MacArthur Also Demands  Names: Deaf to Protest

Penner Certain U.S. Wil Grant Help to Russi   Unable to Estimate How Much, Senator Tells Soviet Revorters

PEPPER SEES HELP TO REDS FROM U.S.   Florida Senator Gives Views On 6 Billion Loan

Russia Will” Get US. Aid, Pepper. Says.      Soviet Market. / -Goods ‘Bottomless

Believes U. 5. To Help Rebuild War-Torn Russia   No Estimate Made Of Amount Of Help

MEMBERS .OF. DEMOCRATIC UNION PARTY SEEK IM- — PORTATION OF FOOD _ (STUFFS TO ISLANDS —

Blame Pilot In Crash Of Liner   Turn To Right Instead Of Left Would Have Prevented Airlines Crash  Fatal To 24

Wounded Yanks on Wake Bayonetted To Death By Japs.   Enemy Feasted Siirvivors In Effort to Obtain Ine formation.

SENATE GROUP TO PROBE OPA, MEAT PACKERS DISPUTE   PACKERS SAY THEY ARE BEING PUT OUT OF BUSINESS BY OPA

SOLONS OPEN FOOD PROBE WITH MEAT   Packers, OPA to Testify Before Senate Group; Investi. gations Continue

Allied Forces Take Rangoon  Greatest Victory Of Burma Campnsaian

New Exchange Of Views Between Truman, Stalin May Have Bearing On Furture Harmon

Okinawa Japs Sealed In Narrowing Pocket   Victory-Bound Tenth Army Troops Smash Most Of Last Japanese Line In South

Okinawa Japs Facing Death, Baéks To Sea   Americans Compress Foe Into Pocket Of 25 Square Miles

Vietory Bound 10th Army Smash Last Of Japanese Line  WARNS PEOPLE OF NEW. OFFENSIVE  Don't Know Whether It _ Will Be Toward China  Or Japan Proper

Are Jammed In to Pocke E oe          AMERICANS HAVE KILLED 71,203 OF ORIGINAL JAP GARRISON OF 80,000 MEN

Tenth Army Troops Hurl Enemy Remnants Into A  13-Sauare-Mile Pocket

AIRMEN BATTER JAMMED BERLIN   Over 1,000 Bombers Are Unopposed In Strike At Nazi Canital

Fortresses Dump 3,000 Tons ' Of Bombs in Raid on Berlin   Thousands of Refugees Report. ; ed Killed—Heart of Reich. ; ' Capital Is Target ‘

1,000 Bombers In Greatest  Berlin Raid   No German Air Opposition: Good Visibility; Many Refugees Nilled.   45-MINUTE ATTACK

Most Concentrated Attack Of War  1,000 Forts Blast Center Of Berlin

No Nazi Plane: Took fo Air fo Oppose Yanks   American Raiders  Over Germany Four and One-Half Hours; R. A. F Makes Night Attack

Flying Forts Pour Havoc Upon Berlin   German Capital Undergoes Most Devastating ‘Attack Ever Staged By Allies On The City

U. S. Fliers Leave  Berlin In Flames   Greatest Air Blow of War Dealt German Capital; Railway Stations and Yards Wrecked

American Forts Rain Torrents Fire:  “xplosives On Berlin  Tn Most Concentrated: “Attack

BERLIN GIVEN HEAVIEST AlR BLOW OF WAR   Attacks by 1,900 U.S. Planes Cost 35 Bombers and Five Fighters.

Flying Forts Blast Berlin in Vast Raid   Dump 2,000' Tons of Bomks on Refugee Packed Nazi City

Fleet Action Accounts for 711 Aireraft   American Losses Listed For First Time After Communique Silent on UU. S. Navy Whereabouts

Yank Arms Ready To Deal With Nip   Nasy, Air Fleets Prepare Cantinue Rattle

It ‘Just Ain't No Use,’ Hirohito  ‘Two-Day Toll Of Jap Planes Destroyed Increased To 711

Mayor Adamant In Curfew Stand   Claims “He Is Running The City’’; Midnight Clos. ing Spreads To Navy.

Navy Joins Army In By. Passing La Guardia As Curfew Snarl Continues

STEEL STRIKE DECISION NEAR   Union Officials Meet In Pittsburgh to Decide  Future Action

Truckers Quif In 8 States   AFL Drivers Walk Out and Tie Up Mid-West Op erations

50,000 Truck Drivers Ready 'To Strike At Midnight; U. S. Idle Now Fisured At 275.000

Strike of Drivers on Western Truck Lines at Midnight   Strike Affects 125 Firms; 295,000 Workers Kept Idle by Stoppages

TRUCK DRIVERS TO LEAVE JOBS   WALKOUT OF 50,000 TO TIE UP FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN MIDDLE WEST.

Truck Driver  Strike Hits  Middle West Number on Strike  In Nation Rises Ret day tr 902 HN

Middle-West ‘Truck Drivers  Out On Strike   Over-The Road Hauling Tied Up; Iowa Included In Affected Area

Midwest Truck Drivers Strike: 20,000 Men Out   Part Of Wisconsin Involved; Operators Charge Union Will Not Negotiate

20,000 Truck Drivers Strike In Midwest   Total Figure In Stoppages Reaches 295,000

125 MIDWESTERN HAULERS FACING WORK STOPPAGES 50,000 AFL DRIVERS “ EXPECTED OVER NEW CONTRACT

TRUCK SERVICE IN MIDWEST IS HIT BY STRIKE   20,000 Men In Suddes Walkout; Trouble In Steel Industry      LABOR UNREST STILL TROUBLES COUNTRY

Truck Drivers Strike Appears Imminent Today   50,000 AFL Drivers May Walkout Halting Trucking In The West

REDS EXPECT — TO JOIN WAR   RUSSIAN OFFICERS TAKING ¥OR GRANTED SOVIET WILL SGON ATTACK JAPAN

AUSSIES CAPTURE SERIA OIL FIELDS   IN SPECTACULAR MARCH, TROOPS TAKE BORNEO HOLDINGS UNOPPOSED.

Find . Many Wells Still.  Burning   Capture Is Made In Sensational Nighi Attack and Without Opposition. March 60  ae

Aussies Seize Big Oil Field Without Fight   Some Borneo Wells Set Afire By Japanese; Airfield Captured South Of Seria

Rich District Is Set Afire  by Fleeing Japs   Most of the 50 Producing Wells Expected to Be Put Back Into Operation in Short Time as Valuable Aid to Allies

AUSSIES SEIZE BIG OIL FIELDS   Spectacular March Down Borneo Coast Is Unopposed

Aussies Take  Seria Fields   ‘Little Opposition Offered By Enemy

Six Battleships, Veterans of Two World Wars, Will Retire From Active Service

Indonesians Spurn Peace Efforts  Declare They Will Meet With  kD.2%3a°.t aria Tr..i i.

Natives Balk Move To End Java War   Premier Refuses to  Negotiate With Dutch

Agriculture Deferment Bill Vetoed   [Truman Says Measure Would Be Unfair to Other Groups

Paper Claims FBI Shadowing Russian Who Mav Have Secret Atomic Data

Paper Says FBI Trailed Agent For Two Years   Made One Attempt to Board Soviet Ship

Agent for Russia Trailed; May Have Atomic Secrets   New York Newspaper Says FBI Has Followed Soviet Representative in U. S. Since Learning Two Years Ago That He Possessed Confidential Details of Bomb—Once Attempted to Flee Country, but Changed Mind.

Soviet Agent, Thought to Have Atom Bomb Secrets. Trailed by F. B. I., Paper Claims

‘FBI trails Russian secret service agent’   Believed to have obtained bomb secrets: Washineton non-committa

Promise Hurley Public Hearing   Peovy Joyce Wed: Fifth Husband   Royalist Parade in Spain Fired Upon   FBI Reported Watching Russtan Agent Who Seeks Atom Bomb Clues

Holiday Death Toll at 200   More Expected Over New Year's Celebrations; 107 Traffic Victims

DEATH TOLL AT 200 AS HOLIDAY NEARS   107 Traffic Fatalities On Record So Far In U.S.

VIOLENT DEATHS TOLL NEAR 200   Week-end Traffic Fatalities Over 100 To Lead Other Brackets

TRAFFIC DEATHS HEAD LIST; BIC TOLL DUE ON 1ST   deaviest Toll Expected In Nation On New Year's Day: Traffic Deaths Fall Below Total Expected For Weekend.

Findings Made In Dreyer Slaying      Hauser Told Story To Cpl, Dewitt Of Tragedy, Testified At Inquest

Navy Manpower Call for May Is Cut 16,000   June Quota to Be Pared More Than 50 Percent: Further Slash in July

GALLS FOR OLDER MEN TO BE GUT   Forecast as Result of Deep Slash in Navy’s Requirements; Indicates Casualties Fewer Than Expected

Selective Service  Reduction Looms  Navy Is Near Its Peak Strength

FATE OF FOE BEING DRAWN BY BIG THREE   Roosevelt, Churchill And Stalin Believed In Conference East  Of London

GERMAN FATE 10 BE MAPPED BY BIG THREE   Allied Leaders Believed - Conferring East of London

Big Three Said Planning Final Drive on Nazis   Fate of Germany After War Also ls Being Decided

3 ALLIED LEADERS BELIEVED MAPPING FINAL WAR BLOWS   Indications Are That Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin Have Opened Conference.   NAZIS TO REJECT ANY . SURRENDER DEMAND   British Prime Minister Expected to Ask Approval of Plans for Ruling the Reich.

‘Big Three’ Are Believed Meeting Now  Location of Parley Indicated as Being

Allies Sfudy German Fate   Big Three Conference is Reported Underway

BEING DECIDED BY BIG THREE   Final Blows Against Nazis Planned at Conference

Fate of Germany Believed Taken Up by Big Three   May Transfer Forces

Big Three Are Believed Meeting   Germany Reported in ‘Depths of Despair’

Dr. Galbreath Resigns Post   Westminster Head Probably May Return To Ministry

New Congress Begins Work On Wednesday   Dozen or So Explosive Issues Face Solons

New Congress Will Face Some Baffling Problems Wher It Convenes Wednesday

Congress Opens Session on Wednesday With Big Problems to be Settled

Many Problems Will Be Faced By New Congress   World Peace and Hom Front Questions To Be Considered by Solons

Legislators Get Set for New Congress   Dozen or So Major Probleins Await Settlement

‘Tomorrow Is Day’ For Berlin Entry Enemy Radio Says  mer teeter neenee

McNutt Named to Philippine Post   High Commissioner to  Speed Aid to Islands

Eisenhower Warns German People It is Futile to Flee Across Rhine

Wiedemann, Hitler  Aide, in Manila   Arrested in China, He Will Be Brought to U. S.

FORMER HITLER ADJUTANT HELD   Capt. Fritz  Wiedemann May Be On Way To U. S. From Philippines

“PLANES LEAD SAAR ATTACK   Dozens of Towns Along Route - In Flames

Three Armies In Huge Offensive Against Basin   Patton’s Bold Thrust Threatens German Collapse In 150-Mile Area; Airmen Blasting Enemy In Front Of Advancing Columns.

American and French Forces Launch Combined Offerisive; Patton’s Meri” Storm Moselle, Smash: Ahead 6 Miles.

Wainwright Tells Of Rescue Of American Nurses On Corregidor’   By GENERAL JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT

Naval Flying Boats Remove 50 Men, Women on Rock   (This ts the 1th article in tha Waiftwright series.)

CHINESE TROOPS START MOVEMENT INTO MANCHURIA   SOVIETS REPORTED WITHDRAWING AS CHINA TAKES OVER

Chinese Begin Re-Occupation Of Manchuria   Land from U. S. Transports at 2 Ports as Reds Start Withdrawal

Chinese Landed From U. $. Ships  Troops Go Ashore On Manchurian Coast

CHINESE STREAM INTO MANCHURIA AS REDS LEAVE   Government Troops Reoccupy Two Ports—U. S. Transports Carry Forces

Today's In allment of Gen. Wainwright's story appears on Page 4.   U, S, AIDS CHINESE IN MANCHURIA LANDING

Chiang’s Men Pour Ashore In Manchuria   U. S. Transports ’ Carry Out Landings: Soviets to Withdraw

American Transports Take ’Em In   Chiang Troops Land At Two Ports As Russian Withdrawal Starts.

CHINESE LAND IN MANCHURIA   Begin Occupation Same Day Reds Start Withdrawing

MANCHURIA LANDINGS STARTED BY CHINESE   Reoccupation Moves Begin At Two Of Key Ports

Aid to Chiang is Seen   Intervention of America Seen in China Civil War

Chinese Succeed Russians   Pouring From U. S, Transports at Same Time Russians  Are Withdrawing

CHINESE LAND IN MANCHURI   Government Troops Pour From U.S. Ships in Reoccupation Landings.

Chinese Government Troops. Begin Reoccupation Landings At Two Ports In Manchuria   Go Ashore From U. S. Transports Same Day Russians Scheduled To Withdraw

U.S. Vessels Land Chinese  In Manchuria   Taking Over A:  Russians Depart

GOVERNMENT TROOPS LAND IN MANCHURIA   Reoccupation Landings Are Made at Two Ports on Same Day Russians Start Withdrawing  FIGHTING IS SCATTERED

Chinese Begin Reoccupation Of Manchuria   Troops Pour From United States Transports; Rus sians Scheduled Withdraw

CHINESE GOVERNMENT  TROOPS LANDING IN  MANCHURIA TODAY RUSSIANS SCHEDULED TO  BEGIN WITHDRAWING  OCCUPATION TROOPS

Chinese Troops Begin Landings   Reoccupy Manchuria Same Day As Soviets Start to Withdraw

CHINESE BEGIN REOCCUPATION OF MANCHURIA   “Same Day Russians Scheduled. to Start Country Withdrawal

Chiang Troops Begin Landings   Go Ashore from U.S. . Ships to Occupy WManchuna .

U. S. Vessels Take Chinese  To Manchuria   Landing Troops Begin To Reoccupy Area Long Held by Japanese

 Occupation Ts Launched   Yanks Land Chinese In Manchurian Ports

U. §. Ships Land Chinese Soldiers   Re-Occupation Begins As Russians Move out

Chinese Regular Army in Landings From U. S. Ships   Troops Land Behind Rebelling Communist Forces: Charges Fly in Internal Diificulties

SOVIETS DUE T0 BEGIN A WITHDRAWAI   Nationalist Forces Pour From United States Transports, Landing on Opposite Sides of Liao tung Bay. ¢f

Chinese Begin Re-Occupation  Of Manchuria   Troops Return To Country Japs Took In 1931 As Reds Start Withdrawal.   LAND AT TWO PORTS

3 Armies Pour Ashore Ir Communist . Ares Where Russians Bee Withdrawal:

Landing From U.S. Vessels   Begin Reoccupation As Russians Scheduled to Start Withdrawing From Country

Chinese Pouring Into Manchuria   Begin Reéoccupation Landings Today. at ° ‘Two Ports

Move Into Manchuria   ‘Begin Reoccupation Of Land Snatched By Japs In 1931 As Reds Begin To Withdraw

American Ships Carry Chinese Into Manchuria   Begin Reoccupation Landings as Soviet Troops Withdraw

CHINESE TROOPS ARE PUT ASHORE   Landings At Two Manchurian Ports Made From U. S. Transports.

Chinese Landed In Manchuria  From U.S. Ships   Government Forces Start To Reeccupy Areas As The Russians Withdraw

New Yea aid Hits Hj okyo   10,000 Nip Planes, 2000 Ships Smashed During Past Year

RESCUED. FROM. DEATH IN FIRE:   Trapped In Burning Basement, Dragged Out ~  Of Window

Russians Only 11 Miles Away ~ From Stettin   Nazis Say Riv River Crossing Repulsed; Heavy Battle ~ Near Frankfurt: ° .

U.S. BOMBERS, AID RUSSIANS IN ODER FIGHT   Powerful Fleet Attacks Stettin In Closest Support Yet Of Eastern Front Tram Wactern Bases. -

YANK BOMBERS JOIN FIGHT 10 CRACK GERMAN ODER RIVER LINE   Decisive Turn Expected Soon

U.S. BOMBERS BLASTING PATH FOR RUSSIANS   Big Breakthrough On Oder Front Is  Expected Soon

U.S. Bombers Swarm Into Oder Battle   Decisive Russian Break-Through Before Berlin Expected Soon

BIG RUSSIAN SMASH AGAINST BERLIN LOOMS   Powerful U. S. Air Forces Giving Russians Support on East Front.

First Assault Of War Aimed At Nazi Objectives In And Near Berchtesgaden

U.S. Planes Bomb Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s Hideout  Also Hit Packed Yards Locomotive Repair

U.S. Air Force Hits Hitler’s Berchtesgaden   Planes Destroy Troop Trains; Blast Other Targets Near Fortress.

THEY’LL-GET YOU YET, ADOLF!  Rocket-F iring U.S. Planes Lash Hitler’s Private City   Thunderbolts-From Italian Bases Sn First Attack, Of War On Mountain Hideout In ~~  neanetaw Alen

FORTRESa CITY IN AERIAL PATE   12th Air Force Bombers Make First Hit on Berchtesaaden.

ALP HIDEOUT FOR HITLER IS ATTACKED   Rocket-Firing Thunderbolts ‘Make First Assault On Private City of Berchtesgaden  RAIL YARDS DAMAGED

U.S. Planes in Iirst Raid on Hitler Hideout   Rail Targets Smashed it and Near Berchtesgaden Retreat

BERCHTESGADEN, HITLER'S CITY, BIT BY AIRMEN   Italian - Based Thunderbolts Firing Rockets, Attack Fue: hver’s Private Town Hidden Out High in Bavarian Alps — Rails Main Target

Rocket-Firing Tunderbolts Rake Berchtesgaden For First Time   Military Ta Targets  Object Of Attick   Raiders Encounter Heavy Fire; No Hint Given Retreat Hit

BERCHTESGADEN GETS STU. S. BOMBER ATTACK   Allied Airmen Continus Strikes At Reich

Hitler’s Hideout _ In Alps Attacked By U.S. Airplane:   Rocket-Firing Thunderbolts From Italy Sweep Over Berchtesgaden.   They Smash at Other Targets in This Aree

U. S. Bombs Pound Hitler’s City Of Berchtesyaden And Nazi Shrine At Nuernberg

HITLER'S PRIVATE CTY BLASTED BY TWELFTH AIR FORCE  BERCHTESGADEN, MOUNTAIN HIDE OUT, ATTACKE! BY THUNDERBOLTS —¢

Berchtesgaden City Bombed   Planes Go After Railroad Targets, Not After Hitler's Aerial Perch

Rocket - Firing U.S. Planes Hit Berchtesgaden   Italy-Based Craft Meet Intense Flak, Small Arms Fire

Berchtesgaden Gets First Blow   Flyers Brave Curtain O} Ground -Fire

U.S. AIRFORCE TAKES WAR T0 ‘HITLER'S DOOR   Thunderbolt Planes Pay First Visit To Hitler’s Hideout

U.S. Planes Hit Hitler’s Private City   Believe High German Officials Target Of Raiders

U. S. Rocket Planes Smash Hitler’s Mountain Hideaway  Berchtesgaden Takes  Severe ee Cram laranan Arma da

LIGHTNING RACE TOWARD RHINE GAINS 13 MILES   First Army In Bonn Outskirts

YANKS OF FIRST POUNDING WAY CLOSE TO BONN   Total of Prisoners Taken on Wes. tern Front Now Exceeds a Million

Early Rhineland Cleanout Looms   Third Army Makes Spectacular Dash Through Eifel Mountains; Germans Flee on Wide Front

ord Army 10 Miles Of Rhine   Nazi Resistance Before Citadel Is Collapsina

Army To Lower Discharge Points Early Next Month   Jap Control Issues With Reds Improve

ARMY DISCHARGE POINT TOTAL DOWN TO 50 TODAY   Thousands Still Stranded in San Francisco, But Northeast Bus Strike Ends.

India Opposes All Foreigners  Outside Domination To End, Says Leader

Says Japs “Hell-Bent” For War   Any Peace-Seeking Nation Would Have Accepted U. S. Note Gladly, Declares Hull

Japanese Hell-Bent for War in Nov. ’41 Hull Tells Probers   Says Note He Handed the Nips Was Ignorantly Misrepresented

Note Could Have Been Accepted  Says Message ~~ Was Ignorantly ‘Misrepresented -

Grew Denies Hull's Note Started War   Former Envoy and Ex-State Secretary At Pearl Harbor Quiz

SAYS AMERICAN NOTE TWISTED ay WAR LORDS   us Prohers Peace-Seeking Nation Would Have Accepted U. S. Terms.

Note Misrepresented Through Ignorance   Former Secretary Says Message Not Ultimatum—Time Needed— Defends Fleet at Pearl Harbor

Claims 10-Point U.S. N Ote ‘Ignorantly Misrepresented’   Hull Reports New Offer Made After Decision Not To Give Japs Temporary Settlement

Justifies Need Of Fleet in Critical Days   Former State Head Testifies One Hour Before Committee on  Period of Late 1941

Defends Policy. On U. S. Fleet. in Critical Days   Felt That Navy at Pearl Harbor Would Be Deterrent to Jap Ambitions

Tells About Navy Being At Pearl Harbor   Ex-Secretary Goes Over Dark Days Of 194]

Hull Declares Japanese Were “Hell Bent” For —_ War In November of 194]

Hull States Japan Bent For Warfare   Former U. S. Secretary of State Says Fair Offer Rejected and Grossly Misrevresented

Both Hull And Grew Testify   Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Was Long Planned

Says Japs Bent for War in1941   Statesman States Any Peace-Seeking Nation Would Accept Pian

Nothing In Proposal, Hull Insists, Objectionable To Any Nation Desiring Peace

Hull Defends Keeping Of Fleet At Pearl Harbor   Useful There While Dealing With  Treacherous Japan

Japs Hell-Bent For War, Hull Tells Probers   Reject Note Peace Seeking Nation Would Accept

JAPS REJECTED UL $ PROPOSAL. HULL REPORTS   Ex-State Sec’y Defend: Keeping Fleet At  Pearl Harbor

5 of 10 Points  Of Plan Offered Benefits To Foe And Other Nations Would Have Been "Delighted To Accept,’ Aging Former Secretary Tells P.H. Probers

Hull Called For 2d Time By Harbor’s  Probesters   Role Of Individual Envoys Being Aired

Japs “Hell-Bent” For War In Nov., 1941, Hull Says; Message Misrepresented

—PEARL HARBOR  U.S. Peace Offer Was Rejected   Says All Efforts To Halt Strife Failed

Japs ‘Hell Bent For War in 194]   dull Says Note He Sent Has Been “Ignorantly Misrepresented”’   GOOD OFFER REJECTED   “ormer Cabinet Office Defends Placing of American Fleet

FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE REVIEWS SITUATION IN 1941   JAPS SAID TO HAVE REJECTED TEN-POINT AMER ICAN PEACE NOTE

HULL CHARGES JAPANESE WERE INTENT ON WAR   Says Most Any Nation Would - Have Accepted American Note

Nips Hell-bent for War in’4] Hull Declares   ‘ Says Peace Loving Nation Would Have Accented U.S. Note

Japs Were “Hell-Bent” For War   Hull Defends Peace Note--No Ultimatum Former Secretary  Of State Deciares

Japan "Hell Bent” for War Hull Declares   Peaceful Nation Would Have Accepted 10-Point Plan Offered By U. S.. He Asserts

Japan “Hell-Bent” For War Rejected U.S. Peace Offer   Gross Misrepresentation  Of Note, Hull Testifies

Nov. 26 Note of U.S. Is Defended By Cordell Hull   Crew Was Unable To Deliver Roosevelt's Appeal to Emperor

THEY REJECTED AMERICAN NOTE   Peace-Loving Nation Would Have Been Delighted to Accept It,   NOTE MISREPRESENTED

Japanese Hell-Bent For War   Hull Testifies  Note Handed Them Was ‘Ignorantly Misrepresented’

Hull Declares "His Tokio Note  Misrepresented   Peace-Seeking Nation Would Have Accepted It Willinolv.

Tells Committee Nippon Rejected U. 8. Proposal   Declares 10 Points Would Have Been Accepted By Any Peace Loving-Nation

Disposition Was Proven Justified   Testifies Before. Pearl ‘«Harbor Group. *

Note Could Have Been Accepted  Save Messace   Says Message  Was Ignorantly Misrepresented By Some ‘

Hull Says Japanese Were ‘Hell-Bent’ For War in 1941   Nippon Rejected 10-Point American Note Any Nation Would Have Accepled

WAS JUSTIFIED IN WANTING THE FLEET AT HAWAII   Former Secretary Testifies Again Before Joint Committee Investigating Pearl Harbor.

Any Peace-Seeking Nation Would Have Accepted That Note   Jap Propagandists Called It “Ultimatum”; Note Just Statement of Principles

Former Envoy Refutes Claim. Of Army Board   Hull Says Japanese ‘Benton War’ in 1941; Disclaims Ultimatum

Hull Says Nips ‘Hell-Bent’ On War With U. $.   Says His Message Was Real Overture for Maintaining Peace

FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE REVIEWS SITUATION IN 194]  TARC CGaAIMA TA CPsAtrre nr   JAPS SAID TO HAVE RE. JECTED TEN-POINT AMER. ICAN PEACE NOTE

Keeping Fleet At Pearl Harbor Was Department Plan   Former Secretary Of State Says Nov. 26 Note Acceptable One For l/apan

NIPS REJECTED ENTICING U.S. PEACE OFFERS   Former Secretary of State Describes Japan’s War Lords As Having Been “Hell-Bent” For War. .-

HULL SEES JAPS AS HELL-BENT FOR WAR IN 41   Reports 10-Point U.S. Plar Would Have ‘Delighted’ Peace-Minded Group

10-Point Note Submitted By Yanks Refused   Nothing In Proposal That (Any Peaceful Nation Would Not Accept.’   TALKS AT MEETING

SEEK TO SPEED PRICE CEILINGS ON AUTOMOBILES   ‘Each Manufacturer Will Be Al  lowed Cost Plus Fixed i Droatit

NEW AUTOMOBILE PRIGS WILL BE “TUTTLE HIGHER”   Government Price Ceilings Expected to Be Made Known Monday Wil Be Based on Cost-Plus.   NO FLAT PERCENTAGE INCREASES IN PRICES   Automobile Manufacturers Expect Only 500,000 Cars To Be Produced During Remainder of This Year.

Prices on New Cars Will be o1 “Cost-Plus Basis   Believe Autos to Be Shade Higher Than ‘42 Averaqes

Predict Slight Rise In Price of  Cars Over 1942   Pressure Put On OPA By White House To Speed Fixing of Ceilings

LENDING AGENCY BILE DEBATED   VINSON, KAISER AMONG MEN TALKED FOR POST

Banking Group To Approve Bill   Predict Huge Majority In House en Cabinet Divercement Measure

House May Approve Bill To Split RFC.   Banking Committee Expected to Vote Tuesday on Measure

House Gives Divoree Aet Green Light   Committee May Approve George Bill Without Hearing; Wallace Vote Delayed

—WALLACE —  WALA LOSES QUIN.   Big Na me s Mentioned For Job Of Running Lending Agencies

U.S. Consolidates Baguio Position For Final Push   In South Sector Doughboys Press Toward Davao

STATE DENIED — KEY WITNESSES   Gambling House Operators Are Sustained By Court

Re-education Of Japs Urged By Nip Paper   Democracy: ‘Called Basis of Muijern,  -Qantaty.«

FORM DEMOCRACY JAP PAPER URGES   SAYS PEOPLE MUST BE RE-EDUCATED T0 ACCEPT NEW RULE

Re-Education Of Japanese People Urged:   Tokyo Newspaper Wants Democracy

CALLS FOR RE-EDUCATION   Advocates Training to Fit the Nation for a Place in Modern Society— Food Problem Declared Pressing One.

Press Tells Jap Problems   Re-Education Declared Greatest Need fo Fit Nation for Future

JAP PAPER CALLS FOR DEMOCRACY   Asks People’s Re-education For ‘Modern Society’

JAP DEMOCRATIC TRAINING ASKED   NIP PAPER SAYS CHANGE IN SPIRIT ESSENTIAL

LOW INTEREST RATE TO STAY   Secretory Vinson Declares In creases on Loans Would Hurt Taxpayer

To Maintain Present Low Loan Rates   Government Aim, Vinson Declares

To Maintain Low Interest Rates   Vinson Says Policy Of Low Interest Rates Benefits Taxpayer

TAYLOR OVER TOP ONBOND QUOTA —   Late Buying General Over The State

NAZI ESCAPE ROUTE FROM WESEL CUT   Ninth Army Traps Force and Reaches Approaches to Rhine Bridge Reportedly Blown Out.

Officers’ PW Camp Overrun By Allies   Those Liberated Include 11 British Brigadiers, Three Correspondents

80 Superforts Attack Honshu  Kobe Is Main Target OF Sninan B-20’<

Superforts Hit Targets On Honshu   Planes Based On Marianas Strike by Daylight

Kobe Blasted By Superforts   Tokyo Admits ‘Some Damage” In First Raid On Plane Center.

B-29s Attack Industrial Installations On Japan's Home Island Of Honshu      Tokyo Says Kobe Target, Admitting Superfortresses Did Some Damacae

SUPERFORTS HIT JAPAN'S HOME ISLE OF HONSHU   Tokyo Admits ‘Some Damage’ To Kobe in Daylight Raid by B-29s

Superforts Bomb Japan’s Home Island Of Honshu ‘With Emphasis On Kobe

Superfortresses In Attack On Japan   Kobe Target of Bombers Hitting Jap’s Home Island

COUNTY PRAISED FOR 3528 PINTS BLOOD DONATED   Mobile Unit Has Visited Highland County Eleven Times; Response Fine

Sen. Tom Gilbert Succumbs to [lIness in Dillon  Esteemed Attorney Is Taken; Had  Baan State Leader

Spain Protests French Maquis’ Attack on Train   Spanish Troops Sent to Border, Madrid Says

Repatriate Train  Attacked by Mob   Scores of Todt lakeits Start. Creating (Criete

Recess Taken In the Trial of J. A. Falzone   Comes as He is Away Due to Wife Becoming Iil

Senate Counsel Claims Threats in Falzone Trial   Sobs Story of Kidnap Threat Against Son, Recess Until Tuesday

White House Keeps Secret Lid on Possibie Surrender Negotiations   It Seems Plain That The End In Europe Could Not Be Far Off

Tarakan’s Airdrome ~ Taken; Shell Ryukyu:   Destructive Air Raids Take Toll o - 20 Jp 5 Ships; 355,093 Nips  in Philippines

Yank, British Fleet Units And Planes Hit Ryukyus   -20 Jap Ships Sunk Or Hit off Korea; Airfield Captured On Tarakan Island

Lewis Asking 'WLB Approval   Wants New Contract Okehed In Entirety

Lewis Wants Entire Contract Okehed Or Rejected By WLB-All Or Nothing

Approve All or Nothing—Lewis   Mine Wage Contract Must be Passed on By WLB

BLAST BASES NEAR TOKYO   Invasion-Jittery Jap Capital Maps Defcnse Plans

Hirohito Ready to Seize Helm   Panicky Enemy Homeland Quails Under New Fighter Blows as Final Defenses Rushed

Mindoro Planes Pounding Luzon   Bag 3 Jap Warships, 5 Cargo Ships in Strike Above Manila

Luzon Battered By Army Bombers   Mindoro-Based Craft in Attacks Onelsland Scheduled for Invasion

Attacking Island   Bag Three Enemy Warships, Five Cergo Vessels Above Manila

Bombers Based On Mindoro Open Attacks   Intense Activity By Japanese  North of Island

JapanesePrepare Blow at Mindoro      Suffer From Wide Ranging Attacks by U. S. Planes  on Island   Yank Planes Sweep 150 Miles North of Manila on Raids

[Land Based U.S. Airmen — Open Up On Luzon While  Japanese In Countermove

=PACIFIC— ce  SMP WARSHIPS. ~SHINK BY BOMB:   Five Enemy Cargo Vessels Also Destroyed: In Philippines Strike

Planes Based On Mindoro Open Attacks Jn Force On Luzon: Jap Ships Sunk

Signs Indicate Jap Counteraction Against Mindoro  American Bombers Open Blasts On Luzon Island

3 Destroyers, 8 Cargo Ships Of Japs Sunk   American Planes From Mindoro Swing In  Full Stride

LUZON ISLAND dF KED. BY.  o  ca ao e  RAMEE pi . gio we atl \}          “a mtense Activity “By Javs Near -Mindoro Isie

Yankees Open Air Attacks On Luzon Island   Three Japanese Warshipe and Five Cargo Vessels Bagged 150 Miles Above Manila

American Giants of Sky Blanket Invasion- Threatened ‘Luzon; Mindoro Threat Seen

Bombers Comb Luzon >   Mindoro-Based : Planes Attack Chief Philippine Island from: Lingayen Gulf to Batangas

3 Destroyers, 5 Freighters  Sunk In Raids Above Manila   ‘Jap Activity Grows North Of Mindoro

LUZON POUNDED BY LAND-BASED YANK BOMBERS   Japanese Give Indications Of Counter-Biows Against Mindoro Positions

3 Warships Are Bagged By Yank Airmen   Japs Continue Raiding Tactics On Mindoro

American Troops Make General Okinawa Gains   Flame Thowers Aids Yanks in Bitter Fight Against Japs

1,400-YARD ADVANCE CLAIMED ON OKINAWA   Doughboys Are Paced By Tanks And Flamethrowers; Are Joined By Leathernecks

PRESIDENT SCAIFE AND OTHER CC OFFICERS REELECTED; DIRECTORS DISCUSS STATUS FINNEY HOSPITAL

President Makes New Manpower Plea, Is Report  Senate Committee ma ont. 4 2 Oe ae   Senate Committee Critical of Stimson Charge Against It

Truman Puts Aside All Suggestions Of Holiday Until War Tension Eases

LACK OF METAL CAUSING DELA)   New Flow Of Peacetime Goods Balked By Scarcity ~ Of Materials

PLANS DEPEND UPON METALS   Civilian Goods Await Supplies Promised For July 1

Production Awaits  Release Of Metals   Industries With Clearance to Produce Peacetime Goods Wait for Steel, Copper and Aluminum— Autos and Refrigerators Will Get Started

Metals Release Holds Up Civilian Goods   Factories, for Most Part, Are Set to Wheel Into Production of Over  1.200 Items on July 1

Peacetime Goods Await Only Freeing Of Materials   New Refrigerators And Automobiles . May Start Rolling Last Half of Year

 Major Part Of American Industry Has Clearance For.  Peacetime Goods; Await WPB Release Required Metals

Strong Allied Drive Carries Half-way Through German Western Front Defense Line

URDOGHINA DISPUTE ‘WILL COME TO ENE   French Authorities an Leaders of Annamese in Agreement.

Alexander’s Statement  Angers Tito   Yugoslav Partisan Leader Resentful Situation .Tense

H itler Embarks On His 13th Year   Ruler Begins What Will Be His Last Year In Power

Hitler Starts 13th Year: Cracks Widen in Reich   Broadcast Says Berlin May Be Given Up—Roads Jammed With Refugees From Fast

SILENT ON ANNIVERSARY      ear of Power;  Sor His 13th robably His Last

Dining Car Racket Is Exposed By FBI   Employees Scheme Costs Railroads $100,000; 118 Arrested

Train Passengers Pawns in Coslly Dining Car Racke  F.B.I. Arrests 118 Ste wards in Huge Raid

RAILWAY DINER RACKET BARED   Arrest Of 118 Announced By FBI; Loss Over $100,000 Yearly

New Air Raids on Nagoya and on Formosa   In Philippines, American - Forces Push Within 54 Miles of Manila

BRITONS BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT      No Reason’ for Dole from Uncle Sam Seen

U. §.-Russian Junction Won't Mean V-E Day   Eisenhower Aide Sees More Fighting

War In urope kar From Over kor Americans   Eisenhower's Chief Of Staff Sees Much More Bitter Fighting

Washinaton Sees Possibility That — Allied Submarire San’ Awa Marr

War Jitters Among Japs   See Possibility of More Japs Surrendering

PARTIAL LIST . AGAINST JAPS. MADE PUBLIC   BTATE DEPARTMENT ‘TAKES ACTION IN REGARD T0  © TREATMENT OF AMERICAN PRISONERS

JAP ATROCITIES. MOUNT ON STATE DFPARTMENT LIST   Massacre of 150 Prisoners Included in Summary cf Protests

List of Brutal: Jap Atrocities Are Revealed   Cited By State Department In Nip Indictment

PROTESTS FILED BY STATE DEPARTMENT   William C. Upton of Mattoon Tells of His Treatment —

240 ATROCITY CASES CITED AGAINST JAP   Department Promises Fitting Punishment For Barbarities

) Superforts Stage Greatest Mass ssault on Aircraft Plants; Other pmbers Take Heavy Toll of Shippins

Rising Sun At Crossroads Of  Life-Death   Empire Finally Admits Loss Of Okinawa; Fears Sabotage  From Within.

WERE TRYING “A/SNEAK TO ~ RHINE RIVER   Ruinous Day-Long Blows  _ Tear to Pieces Equipment Representing the Bulk of Transport for an E‘ntive Army.

» ALLIED. WARPLANES CAUGHT 3,000 MOTOR VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY  ' ATTEMPT SNEAKAWAY  MAY HAVE BROUGHT RUIN ' (TO ONE ENTIRE ARMY

Middle East War Blamed On Britain   De Gaulle Charges British Agents Precipitated : Syria Uprising

4 NATIONS PROPOSED   French Leader Claims Agents Of Britain Started Dispute

Gen. De Gaulle Says British _ Incited Arabs      Rejects Suggestion Of Tripartite Talk  didn LTawankine {'r

Pounce   Jap War Believed No. 1 On List As Rucciq Strenathens Far East Lines

Blood-Stained Asia Occupying Big Three   Jap War Believed No. 7 On List As Russia Strenathens Far East Lines

Americans Accused Of Participation In China Strife   AIDING BOTH SIDES  Full Seale Battle May Involve Americans At North China Port

Chinese Communists Again Claim Americans Are Aiding Chinese Nationalists  “RED? COMMANDERS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE PROTESTED   British Newspaper Tells Of Pessibility Of Meeting Of Bie Three

FSA CITES. THREE FARM FAMILIES   Each Makés.Payment. of ‘$1, 000 on Farm . -Durme Past Year™.

FSA CITES. THREE FARM FAMILIES   Each Makes Payment of $1,000 on Farm During Past Year

Yankees Close In on Last Known Jap Headquarters  Enemy Commander Is Object of Infantry Search

Yankees Close In on Last Known Jap Headquarters   Enemy Commonder   Enemy Commonder Is Object of Infantry Search

YANKS CLOSE ON JAP LUZON STRONGHOLD   Americans Only Few Miles From Last Known Headquarters of General Yamashita.

TRUMAN PROMISES FIGHT TO FINISH   IN FIRST ADDRESS AS PRESIDENT, MISSOURIAN GAVE WORLD WHAT IT IS WAITING FOR— FIGHTING WORDS. i

Truman Confirms Sentence of ‘Death for Enemy War Leaders In First Major Address Today

Martin Urges U. S$. Tax Cut   20 Per Cent. Slash Needed, Congressmen Told by Governor

Formosa Airfields Towns Raked by Allied Aircraft   Invasion of Bicol Peninsula Secured; Lemay Asks for B-29s

TOKYO ADMITS WAR OUTLOOK NOT SO GCOD   DOUGHBOYS BLAST JAP GARRISON AT FT. DRUM

.§. and British Carrier ‘lanes Attack Formosa   Japanese Admit The Battle Of  Okinawa Is Going Against Them

Formosa Blasted From Air: Okinawa Battle Stalemated   British And Americans Joined In Concentrated Attacl On Outpost; Tokyo Left In Flames; Fires Started In Imperial Palace

Japs Admit Okinawa Situation Tense;  Formosa Is Raked   Marines Sweep Ahead, Infantry Stops  AN Oaamternttacks

PINCERS DRAWS NEAR MANDALAY   Irrawad dy Bridgehead Enlarged Despite Counterattacks

DEGAULLE TALKS TO PARTY CHIEFS   Pushes Efforts for  Coalition Government

DeGaulle Tries For New Cabinei  One Concession Made By Red Opposition

MACARTHUR THE CRUSADER GETTING READY FOR THE KILL WITH JAPAN BEING BOMBED INTO SUBMISSION

Set To Force “Tapan Issue      Extension MacArthur’s Pacific Command Has Double Significance; Not to Linger Unduly Over Surrendet Ulti Semeviicn was

EXTENSION OF MACARTHUR’S PACIFIC COMMAND INDICATES IALLIES PLANNING OUICK ACTION

U.S, AIRFORCE PLANES HIT JAP SUPPLY LINES   Continuous Assault in Asiatie Waters Enters Sixth Day

Famous Carrier Reaches Dock In New York City   Enterprise, Flattop Veteran Of Many Pacific Engagements Back From War   OTHER SHIPS ARE ALSO ARRIVING

Thirst-Crazed U. S. Prisoners Kill Each Other for Water On Board ‘Beecher’s Boat

Thirst-Crazed Americans On Jap Prison Ship Killed Each Other, Drank Own Blood   Survivor Of Bataan Relates Latest Of Japanese Atrocity Stories

U.S. Soldier Reports New Horrors   Bataan Survivor Has Grim Story of Torture on Vessel

Thirst-Crazed GI’s Drank Own Blood, Killed Mates Aboard Jap Horror Ship

Many American Prisoners Die On Horror Ship   Kill Fellow Captives When Crazed By Lack Of Water To Drink

THIRST-CRAZED AMERICANS KILLEDFELLOW CAPTIVES ON JAP PRISON SHIP AND DRANK THEIR BLOOD

1500. Were Packed Into  Japanese Ship. With Only A Driblet of Water and Food; Suffered Merciless Beatings and Tor: lure.

Thirst-Crazed Yanks Killed Each Other, Drank Own Blood In Japanese ‘Horror’ Ship

SURVIVOR OF BATAAN TELLS STORY ABOUT JAP HORROR SHIP  THIRST-CRAZED AMERI_ CANS KILLED OWN MEN, DRANK THEIR BLOOD

Thirst Crazed Yanks Battle on Horror Ship   Kill Each Other; Drinks Own Blood, Survivor Claims

Prison Ship Horror Told   Thirst - Crazed Yanks Killed One Another; Drank Own Blood.

Thirst, Hunger Made Animals o U. §. Prisoners   New Tales of Horror Told By Jap-Held Yank Servicemen

Duke Of Windsor Plans Visit Soon To Homeland But Without Duchess

Spanish Dipfomatic Missions Abroad Stop Acting for Jap Interests

SPAIN BACKS UP KICKS TO TOKYO   Diplomats Abroad Will No Longer Represent Nippon Interests

OUCUPATION — OF SINGAPORE INSIGHT   British and Japs to Sign © ‘Local Agreement’

Pact to Halt Burma Strife   British Due to Get Last Singapore Back

‘Nameless’ People Of Luzon On Move   Many Fleeing Manila, Others Trudging Toward City Bringing Food

SALARIED -GM— “NON-STRIKERS ~ ENTER PLANTS   Police Squads Aid  Office Workers To Return

POLICE BREAK PICKET LINES AT GM PLANT   Action Taken to Ge Salaried Workers Back to Jobs

Tokyo Airfields ‘Heavily Blasted In9-Hout Battle   View American Assaults Continuing For Week; Iwo Jima Bombarded

GREATEST AMERICAN NAVAL ARMADA DARES JAP FLEET T0 FIGHT  WAVES OF U. S. CARRIER PLANES CONTINUE BLAST-

Huge Naval Armada Invades Home Waters; Carrier Planes Blast Tokyo For 9 Hours   Land-Based Planes And Strong Task Force Bombard Iwo Jima In Assault Believed Prelude To Landing On Nip Air Base

12 Injured In E. Pike Auto Crash   One Is Critical; Four Soldiers ‘Among Victims

Superforts Join Attack That Leaves Nip Capital in Pall o Smoke— Invasion of Iwo Jima by Yanks Expected Soon—Heavy Destruction of Industries and Grounded Planes in Japan Reported

Show-Down Naval Battle Sought In Foe’s Home Waters         Carrier Planes Blast Air Defenses Of Tokyo

Congressman Seeks To Discharge All Men Over 35  Drastic Reductions - In Armed Forces  Asked by Rep. May

Works On Radio Report To Nation   Truman To Speak On Legislative Program

MEAT, BUTTER SITUATION IN AREA IMPROVED   Almost All Meats Short In Sup ply But Some Items Better

Atomic Energy, Peacetime Draft, ‘Are Hot Issues   House Military Committee Split In Two CloselyBalanced Factions

House Group Split On Atomic And Universal  Training Bills: Showdown Likely Tuesday

Several Hundred Yanks Get ‘lke’s’ Autograph In Pittsbursh R.R. Yard

Knockout Blow May Have Been Dealt Big Port   Other Japanese Cities Being Pounded by Fleets of Superforts

AIR RAID LEAVES OSAKA IN FLAMES; ~ ONEBOMBER LOST   Greatest of Japan’s Industrial Cities May Have Been Knocked Out By the Heavy Attack.   YOKOHAMA AND KOBE HAVE BEEN ERASED   General Le May Says Fliers Are Well on Way Toward Destruction of 5 Cities Named by Arnold.

‘Smear + Campaign’ To Oust  General W Arthur Charged   Senator Wherry, Saying Acheson’s Reply On ‘Rebuke Of Commander Unsatifactory And That He Will Not Support Undersecretary’s Confirmation

U.S. Troops Will Stay In Japan For Many Years   Senate To Act Llpon Acheson

Confirmation Of Acheson ls Forecast   Tells Sen. Wherry To ‘Test’ For Himselt Correctness Of View On Occupation

Contends Smear Campaign Aimed At MacArthur   Senator Wherry Says “Liberal” Press Wants Allied Chief Removed; In Blast at Acheson

‘Smear’ Drive OnMacArthur, Wherry Says   Senator Charges Campaign Aimed to Force General from Command

HE 1S GETTING LITTLESUPPORT      Contends ‘Smear Campaign’ Is Being Waged Against MacArthur.   WOULD FORCE REMOVAL

Wherry Sees A Plot To ‘Smear’ Gen. MacArthur   Nebraskan Attempts To Block Senate Action On  Achecan Nomination.

Welcome for Bataan Hero Planned As Solons Ready To Discuss Varied Issues

Plaudits Await Hero Of Bataan   Will Be Wainwright’s First Meeting With Wife t4_ Four Years.

5. F., Capifal Put on Parades For Wainwright   Huge Demonstrations Mark Triumphant Return of Hero

Bataan Hero Meets Wife After Flight From Coast   Thousands Sharing Reunion Of Couple

Alfred Clive Held in . San Francisco; Attorney Confers in Dallas

Japs Ask Permission To Send Relief To Starving Troops On By-Passed Islands

Enemy Seeks Permission To Aid Starvina   Mikado’s Troops On Bypassed Isles Need Food; Surrender To Be Siqned On Battleship

Japs Put Victims at Ten Million  Tell of Destruction Wrought by Yanks

URGES SYSTEMATIC RECONVERSION AS HOSTILITIES CEASE   Senator G. Mason Owlett Speaks to Loyal Republican Club of Bucks   ‘CANDIDATES’ NIGHT   Former U. S. Senator Joseph R. Grundy Urges Return To Sound Government

Republican Speakers Point fo the Political Outlook.   on. G. Mason Owlett Stresses Importance of Thi Election—Former U. S. Senator Grundy Discussed Renewed Threat of Regimentation Under  The New Deal’s Present Leaders

0, 0. KESaING 13 NAVY DIRECTOR   Greensburg Commodore Super_intends Operations .on Sev- eral Pacific’ Islands. ~*

Kokomo Officer Has Job of Shipping ‘Beans and Bullets’ to Fighting Men

GENERAL SAYS “FRIENDLY _ ENEMY" BASIS IS DINECT VIOLATION OF Hig ORDERS

“lke Stern With Captured Nazis   “Friendly Enemy” Policy is Rebuked

Redeploying Troops Raise Storm Of Protest Against Long Trips as They Have to Travel by Day Coact

Civilian Rail Travel May Be Curtailed. More   Complaints Mount .From Soldiers Making. Long ‘Trip Across °" Country

MORE RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL ARE DUE   Redeploying 7 Troops Riding Day Coaches Offer Complaints.

Clear Rails For Flood Of Troops   pay Prepared to rom y Steps Necessa  n Make Train Travel  More Tolerable for GI

“Take Action on G.I. Complaints On Train Travel   May Mean Additional Restrictions on Rail Travel by Civilians; Need Pullman Cars

450-MILE RUNS FOR PULLMANS BANNED BY ODT   More Sharp Restrictions Or Travel Loom As Troop Demands Increase

More Restrictions Put on Civilians’ Use of Railroads   Redeployment of U. 5S. Troops May Bring Ad ditiona! Decrees

Hint Still More Restrictions On Railroad Travel   Need For Pullmans For Troop Movements Grow: ing Constantly.

Shift More Sleepers to Troop Trains    Hero’s Mother Proudly Wears Honor Medal   ~ Vinson Will

CUT PULLMANS FOR CIVILIANS   Prohibit Use of Sleeping Cars On Trips of 450 Miles or Less

CIVILIAN TRAIN CUT IS NEAR   Drastic Restrictions Are Pending; Army Takes More Pullmans

CIVILIANS FACE FURTHER CURB ON TRAVELING   895 Pulimans Diverted to Army May Fail to Meet Redeployment Needs

Civilians Face New Restriction  Of Pullman Car:   Soldiers Return From War Faster Than Scheduled, Redeployed To Pacific

CIVILIAN RAIL TRAVEL FACES DRASTIC CUTS   Mounting Complaints of Soldiers Riding In Dav Coaches Brinas Action By ODT

U.S. Soldiers Get More Pullmans;  Civilians Are Cut  Change Is Caused by Barrage of Military Complaint

New Curb on Civilian Rail  Travel Looms   ODT Bans Sleepers on Short Trips to Allow Pullmans for Soldiers

But 45 Miles From Munich; Rolling On   British Capture Half Of Bremen; U. S. Third Army Rolls Down Danube Valley Within Seventy-Two Miles Of Hitler’s Hideout.

Tanks of Third ArmyRoP”. xs Da ey   Pattos\~ -a Push Fo Wiiam 11 Miles Of Austria and 100 Of Russian Forces

Junction With Russians Would Trisect Germany  Third Army Units Within 11 Miles Of Passau, Austria

PATTON'S ARMY PUSHES DOWN DANUBE VALLEY   Triple Assault Moves Toward Munich And Nazis’ Redoubt Territory

House Passes  Two Navy Bills   Bases ‘Along  Read.to Japan AD ovided in Mensur”

Congress Hails Big 3 Atomic Contro! Plan   However, Some Do Not Like USSR Veto Power in Nip Control

Some Congressmen Afraid Power Will Result in Divided Authority; Other Work Praised

CONGRESS CRITICAL OF BIG THREE DECISION ON JAPAN; HAILS UNO ATOM CONTROL

CRITICIZE REDS VETO JAP RIGHTS   Veto Agreement Revealed Last Night With Release Of Com. munique From Moscow On “Big Three” Ministers’ Confer apse   UNO EVENTUALLY TO GET ATOMIC SECRET

Dislikes Plan For — Jap Control   MANY MEMBERS D DON’T THINK... RUSSIA SHOULD HAVE ANY SAY: APPROVE PLANS FOR ATOM __ CONTROL

ATOMIC ACCORD “WINS APPROVAL ~ OF LFRISLATORS   But Some Congressmen Are Critical About Sharing Control of Japan   VETO POWER UNPOPULAR   Any One of Big Four Can Block Basic Questions Regarding Nippon

Power Given Soviets To ‘Boss’ MacArthur   Minister’s Action Stirs Congress; Atomic Control Setun Draws Praice

Veto Power For Russia Arouses Main Criticism   Jap Control Policy Accord Draws Fire From Several Sources

SEVERAL SOLONS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER CONCESSION   Some Wonder If “Big Three“ Policy in Japan Will Diviele Avtbharity: -

Soviets Veto Power On Jap Control Draws Conaress Criticism   Agreement, Especially On Atomic Control, Sets Stage For Hopeful Inaugural Assembly Of United Nations On January 10.

LEGISLATORS CONCERNED OVER AGREEMENT EASING U.S. CONTROL OVER JAPAN

Hail the Big Three Plan For Control of Atomic Weapons  WILL HANG ON TO SECRET OF MAKING  A New Four-Member “Allied Council For Japan”

Veto over Jap Rule is Rapped   Congressmen Favor Atom Bomb Control Plan of Big Three

Atom Control By UNO Gets Approval    Commission Placed Over MacArthur To Govern Japanese

Believe Will Hinder U. S. Policy in Japan   Congressmen Hail Decision for UNO Control of A-Bomb

oCONCE  VETO EFFECTS IS EXPRESSED   Four Nations May Hold Up : MacArthur Decisions On Jap Policy   BYRNES DUE SATURDAY   Russia Agrees To Come Into Far Eastern Advisory Council At Confab

Fear MacArthur To Be Hampered In Occupation   Atomic Bomb Control Plan Hailed By All

Java Patriots Qust Soekarno For Moderate   New Leader Satisfactory To Dutch; Soerabaja Fighting Goes On

SHAKE - UP HITS GOVERNMENT AS BATTLES RAGE   Sukarno Yields Much Of His Power As Troops Batter Indonesian Rebels ;

Indonesian Movement Shaken Up As Sukarno Gives Up Most Powers      Sjahrir Assumes Top Authority   Not Certain Whether Discussions By Sukarno With Dutch To Continue

Sukarno .  Stripped of Power   Indonesian Leaders Switched as British Drive Into Soerabaja

Java Defense ‘Wilts’ Before British Attack   Strife Nearing End; Rebel Chief Yields  Powers to Premier

Germans Launch Strong Attacks On Long Front   Doughboys Force Nazis To Retreat

Yanks Strike Back as Nazi Forces Threaten Strasbourg With Outflanking Maneuver

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Yanks Strike Back At Enemy Offense   Three Other Allied Armies Hold Initiative. Elsewhere Along Flaming Western Front

NAZIS DRIVEN ACROSS RIVER ABOVE CITY   Flanking Threat to Amer _ican Positions Develops _as Enemy Breaks From ‘Rhine Bridgehead.   WHOLE. WESTERN ~ FRONT. IS AFLAME   American First and Third ‘Score Gains — British Second Overvuns Seyen or More Towns.

Seventh Army Smashes At Nazi Forces Massed At Imperiled Strasbourg

Enemy Troops Open Assault ~ Across Rhine   U.S. Seventh Army Battles North of Imperiled Stras bourg—Virtually All of 300-Mile Frant Aflame

“th Army Hits  ‘at Nazis Near Strasbourg   Germans Earlier Had Massed 10,000 Troops and Broken From Rhine Bridgehead to Join Other Forces on Solid 75-Mile Front

SEVE STRIKES BACK AT STRASBOURG   Germans Break From  Rhine Bridgehead To Join  Forces On Long Front   THIRD ARMY, BRITISH HOLDING INITIATIVE

Yanks Strike Al Nazi Push Along Rhine   Germans Broaden River Bridgehead Near Strasbourg

BATTLES RAGE ALONG WHOLE WINTER FRONI   ALLIES AND NAZIS SPUR STALLED OFFENSIVES

Enemy Earlier Joined Forces  For 75 Miles   Allied Reverses Are Offset by Successes Of British 2nd and U. S. Ist. 3rd Armie:

Doughboys (Drive Nazis. Across Zorn   British Second Army, ‘U,. S. First:and Third - Gain Further to North  WEATHER STILL BAD

‘Overseas Subscriptions ‘Only On Request From Addressee After July 1

LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO BOOST KANSAS   C. of C. Secretaries Start ne to =  $1,000

‘Kansas: Opens Drive \For More Industries   C. of C. Secretaries Take Lead in Campaign for Million Ocflar Fund

LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO BOOST KANSAS   C. of C. Secretaries Start Drive to Raise  $1,000,000

Navy Task Force Victory Bond Sale Total Is $29,750.   Sales Now Total Third of the Quota

LEGAL FLAW ~~ DRAWS STUDY   State Control Board Setup Is Questioned

COALITION OF TITO WINNER IN BELGRADE   No Evidence Of Disorder { Found Throughout Yugoslavia

Yanks, British Join to Snare Nazi Legions   Bulge Pivot Rocks Under Storm of American Attack

LEOPOLD ASKS A PLEBISCITE   WANTS BELGIANS TO VOTE ON HIS RETURN

BASES ON FORMOSA BOMBED BY FLIERS   B-29 Bombers Also Make New Smashes at —Fakvo ae

Superforts Hit Tokyo, Big Jap Base in Formosa   Blows Keep Nips Busy as Yanks Make Their Luzon Landing

B-29s Hit Tokyo, Formosa; Suppor Luzon Invasion   Planes Keep Japanese Busy in One of Most Powerful Attacks

UP - TO - PRESS - TIME WAR BULLETINS  re   Americans Consolidate Gains in Cagayen Valley

18 Year Old Pitt Student Confesses Park Slaying, Claims Accidental Killing

Student May Have-Shot Man   “Tells Police of Firing’ . New Revolver in Area  Where Body Was Found

— oll      ‘Tells Police of Firing New Revolver in Area Where Body Was Found

REPRESENTATIVE KILDAY   Hirohito silent on reports of contemplated abdication

HIROHITO FATE UP TO M’ARTHUR   Congressmen To Ask Allied Leader For Advice On Criminal Action

22,000 of 100,000 Prisoners Held by Germany at End of War To Be Home in Month; Others Soon

Liberated To Be Rushed Home   Some Of 22,000 Freed Yanks Coming By Ship And Transport Plane.

22,000 Yanks Coming Home   Prisoners: Of War_ ‘Are Being Speeded™

Some 22,000 Yanks Freed in Germany To Be Home Soon   Each Prisoner Now Can Send Personally Composed Message

ENGLAND MAY HAVE ELECTION   Coalition Government May Be Serapped for One-Party Rule

Texts of Hirohito's Acceptance of Declaration and Truman's Statement

Cold Silence  Given Nazis Russ Fighters Pass Up ‘Fawning’ German:

Cold Silence For Germans   Fawning Civilians Meet Chilly Response by Reds, Who.Have Much to Remember

Red Army and German Population Are Getting Along in Cold Silence

Feel Nothing But Hatred  For Germans   Dispatchés Say Red Army Troops Meet Fawning ‘ Germans With Cold’ Silence

REDS IGNORING MEEK GERMANS IN SEIZED AREF   Great Regions Deserted But Kussians at Times Passe Cavalcades.

PARLEY TO END EARLY IN WEEK   BALKAN DEADLOCK WILL NOT BE SETTLED

Balkan Deadlock Delays Ending of Big Five Parley   Peace Treaties For Southeastern Europe Are Still Unsettled

BIG FIVE MEET FACING FAILURE   Hones Of Ending Deadlock Fade; Adjournment Seen

Hopes for Ending Balkan Deadlock In London Fade   Council Expected to Adjourn Without Agree ment on Treaties   FRENCH STAND FIRM ON COUNCIL RIGHTS   Only Last-Minute Concession By Russia Can Bring A Settlement

BALKAN TREATY HOPES FADE AT BIG 5 MEETING   Foreign Ministers May Go Home Without Settling Knotty Problems   CONCESSIONS NECESSARY   Russians And French Not Expected To Back Up From Stands

BIG 0 STILL IN STALEMATE (VER BALKANS   Foreign Ministers Adjourn Monday or Tuesday Without Agreement.

BIGFIVE. IS NEARING ADJOURNMENT   Hopes of Ending Balkan Deadlock Appear Over

$43,000 SHORT OF BOND GOAL   Sales Continue Slow With Campaign Officially Ending Tomorrow

COUNTY LAGS IN PURCHASE OF V-BONDS   Sales Are $60,000 Short o! Quota With Only Nine More Days To Go

Controls on Tires  Will Stay   Motorists Can Drive “Where They Please;’ - Shoes Still on List

Gas Rationing oO  Ends Today By Decree Of OPA   Canned Fruits, Vegetables Also Removed From Ration List, Effective . Tminediately

Remains on Meat, Oils, Shoes, Tires Sugar and Butter  Many of Latter May Soon Be on

Reconversion Director John W. Snyder Announces Program for Preventing Mass Unemployment Result of Peace

Rationing Of Gas Over. OPA States   Rationing Is Also Ended For -Fruits, Vegetables, Fuel Oil And Oil Stoves

RATIONING OF GAS ENDS TODAY   Canned Fruits and Vegetables No Longer Are Under Control

Fuel Oil, Blue-Point Foods Also Released   Meats, Butter, Sugar, Shoes And Tires Stay On Ration List; Manpower Controls Lifted; Reconversion lob Sneeded.

IMMEDIATE END TO:  GASOLINE RATIONING  ANNOUNCED TODAY CANNED FRUITS AND  VEGETABLES ALSO LISTEL AN POINT ERER TICT

Filling Stations Again Hear Cry Of Fal’ Er Up’   Blue Poinis Taken Oii  Canned Vegetables  And Pent

An End To Gas  Ration   Gasoline, Canned Foods, Fuel Oil -And Stoves Free

Controls Lifted © by OPA   Meat, Butter, Sugar, Tires Still Restricted

Bowles Says Meats, Fats, Oils, Butter, Sugar, Shoes, Tires Will Stay on Ration List Until Supplies Balance

Rationing of Gas, Canned Vegetables ‘And Fruits Halted   Also Fuel Oi and Oil Stoves; Effective Immediately; Scarce ltems Stay on List

Fuel Oil and Oil Stoves Also Taken Off List, Other Commodities Follow

GAS RATIONING IS TERMINATED   Rationing Also At End On Canned Fruits And Vegetables, Fuel Oil And Oil  Stnvesc.

Gasoline Program Finished   Canned Fruits, Vegetables Are Ration Free

Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Fuel Oil Bans Lifted   Meats, Fats, Butter, Sugar, Shoes, Tires Still To Be Rationed

TAKE POINTS OFF FRUITS, VEGETABLES   4Fuel Oil and Oil Stoves Also on “Free” List, but Other Controls to Re main for Time Being » Bowles Says.

But Meats, Fats, Butter, Sugar, Shoes, Tires Stay On Until Supplies Increase

Fuel Oil And Oil Stoves Become Ration Free As OPA Acts Promptly To Ease Restrictions

GASOLINE AND CANNED STUFF OFF RATIONING   Other Commodities Remain Qn List for The Present

Canned Frvits and Vegetables, Fuel  Oil and Oil Stoves Also off Ration List

GASOLINE RATION ENDS IMMEDIATELY   Also On Canned Fruits Vegetables, Fuel Oil And Oil Stoves

Ends Rationing... Of Gas,  Fuel Oil, Canned Goods   Meats, Butter, Sugar, Fats, Tires, 7 Shoes, Qiis:-To “Remain, On, Ration List

Canned Fruit Vegetables Also Freed   All Biue Point Food Taken Off Rationing List by OPA Order

GAS RATIONING * ENDED BY OPA ‘ ACTION TODAY   “Price Chief Also Announces Fruits, Vegetables Off The Point List

FUEL OIL OFt THE LIST ALSC   Meats, Fats, Oils, Butter, Sugar, Shoes Tires Will Stay on.   FEFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

GAS RATIONING OFF   Canned Fruit and Vegetables, Fuel Oil, Oil Stoves Off List

Gas Rationing Terminates   Immediate Termination Of Canned Fruits, Vegetables. Fuel Oil Rationing.

RULING GOES INTO EFFECT AT ONCE   Fuel Oil And Oil Stoves Also Go Off List   MEATS, BUTTER   Remain Under Control With Sugar. Shoes, Tires

CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, OIL STOVES FREEL OF RESTRICTION’   Meats, Butter, Sugar, Shoes, Tires to Be Controlled Till Military Needs Drop and Out: put Increases.

Rationing Of Gas, Fuel Oil  Terminated      - Canned Fruits And Vegetables Also Taken Off  Rationing.

Rationing Ends For Many Items   Gasoline, Oil, Fruit and Vegetables Off List

Gas Rationing Is Ended; Fruits And Vegetables Freed   Motorists Can Throw Away Gas Coupons.

RATIONING  OF GASOLINE 1S ENDED   Canned Fruit, Vegetables, Fuel Oi ‘Also Ration-Free

RATIONING OF SOME ARTICLES LIFTED TODAY   Terminated on Canned Fruits and Vegetables, Gasoline, Fue} Oil.   OIL STOVES INCLUDED   Meats, Fats and Oils, Butter, Sugar, Shoes and Tires Will Remain.

All Blue Point Foods Ration Free   Fuel Oil and Oil Stoves Also Off Ration List

Meat Rations To Continue For A While   Rationing Stop Order Effective At Once Says OPA’s Chief

Truk Under Assault by British Fleet   Japs Claim Kyushu Is Being Converted Into Large Fortress

Finale At Okinawa  Is Near   Carrier Units Of U.S. Fleet Bombard The Amami Islands

MOVE LEADING TO INVASION, TOKYO FEARS   Last Important Heights On Okinawa In  Yank Hands

Carrier Units Strike at Amami Isles.   Fleet Takes Fightin Closer to Heart of Empire

Nips Getting Set for New Blows as ‘U.S. Ships AreReported Around Asland; Press Japs Into §-Mile Area   Kyushu Being Made Into Fortress, Tokyo Reveals; Chinese Locked in Battle With Foe; 30,000 Japs Compressed in Luzon Stronghold

Tokyo Fears’ U. S. Invasion  Is Imminent  British Ships Shell Once-Mighty Jap Base on Truk

TOKYO FEARS ALLIED BLOW NEAR AT HAND   OKINAWA GARRISON REPORTED ON ITS LAST LEGS

Army, Marine Planes Join Deadly Attact   Last Important Heights In Southers Okinawa Wrested By 10th Army

Offer Shows Nazi Plight, --Churchill   Says Any Offer Must Have Acceptance  Of Big Three

Uprisings Take Place in Reich  _ German Offer Said  ‘in Harmony’

Vey 7 i seer aes aes 6 luce  Churchill Declares All Three or None

GERMANY TO QUIT WITHIN 24 HOURS, NEWSPAPER SAYS   Churchill Asserts Any Capitulation Will Be Accepted Only on Joint Basis by Big Three.   HIMMLER REPORTED TO HAVE MADE OFFER   Attempt to Form New German Government at Salzburg Said to Have Led to Heavy Fighting.

Surrender Must be fo All Allies   Churchill Statement Reaffirms Stand of Earlier Plans

FAILED TO GET DESSERT   Someone Stole Turkey From _Iilinois Coffee Shop

Tokyo Radio Is Rather Gloomy   Usually Cheerful And Boastful Jap Station Has Changed Tune

Churchill Pays Warm Tribute To US., Russia   Gives Americans Whole Credit for Belqium Victory

WAR REVIEW BY CHURCHILL HIGHLY PRAISES THE YANKS      PRIME MINISTER MAKES GENERAL EEVIEW OF WAR PROGRESS AND EUROPEAN POLITICS

America And Russia Given  Great Credit   Churchill Praises Enormous Contributions To Victory By Both Nations   FEARFUL WARNING TO ENEMIES SEEN

JAP SUICIDE TROOPS ARE LIQUIDATED   Bataan Is Shelled By U. S. Forces

Japanese Waging Suicide Battle; Trapped by Yanks   Corregidor, Bataan Handed Record Bombing, Sealing Off Last Possible Escape Route

Japs Cornered In Southern ‘Manila Being Liquidated; Bataan, Corregidor Blasted   Divisions Far To North Roll To Pacific Coast To Cut Luzon Island In Two

Suicide Squads Holding Manila In Tight Spot   Yanks Tighten Their Hold as Japanese Attempt To Flee from City, With No Place To Go.

CORREGIDOR, BATAAN HIT BY HEAVY BOMBING   Three Yank Divisions Pin Enemy Against Bay South Of River

Japs. Being Cornered, Killed With 2 Onty Po sstble Havens: Of Bataan, Corregidor Razed

MACARTHUR PUTS DEATH SQUEEZE TO MANILA JAPS  FINAL PHASE OF THE BATTLE FOR CAPITAL

JAPANESE TAKE HARD POUNDING   Battle for South Manila Rages On-—Corregidor, Bataan Bombed

Pin Japs Against Docks   Cornered By Three U. S. Divisions Foe Faces Annihilation; Corregidor Blasted

Death Squeeze Put On Trapped Japs In Manila   Corregidor And Bataan Plastered By 1,000 Tons Of Bombs.

Liquidating Jap Troops i nm South Manila   Fight for Capital Of P. I. Mounts  In Ferocity

Jap Suicide Troops Being Liquidated   Corregidor and Bataan Smolder Under Record Aerial Saturation Bombing

Y: anks Killin g ‘Off Japanese  _ Suicide Troo ps      Three Ainerican Divisions Corner Enemy In South Manila’s Flaniing Battle Pit

YANKS PUT DEATH SQUEEZE ON JAP FORCE IN MANILA   Three U. S. Divisions Are Compressing and  Liquideting Nips Huddled in South Manila-—Corregidor, Bataan Suffer Record Bombing

Suicide Troops Cornered in South Manila  Record Bombing Of Corregidor   Record Bombing Of Corregidor And Bataan

Corner Japs in Manila; 6th Army Cuts Luzon in Two  Yanks Liquidating   Yanks Liquidating Nips Compressed In Southern Manila

Japanese Suicide Troops Cornered in South Manila   Three U. S. Divisions Are Busy Liquidating Defenders; Corregido: And Bataan Bambed

FIGHTING IN MANILA NEAR FINAL PHASE   Jap Suicide Troops Being Compressed and Liquidated With Corregidor a Possible Refuae   BATAAN IS DEVASTATED

Surrounded Japs Being Wiped Out In Manila Battle   Bataan, Corregidor Devastated By 1000 Tons of Bombs

MANILA JAPS “INDEATHTRAP   3 Yank Divisions Tighten Squeeze; Corregidor Bataan Bombed

BATTLE FOR MANILA MOUNTS IN FEROGITY   Japs Being Compressed and Liquidated; Bataan, Corregidor Blasted

Yanks Squeeze Jap Troops in South Manila   Last Phase of Battle For Capital Rages As Three Divisions Join Under Heavy Jap Fire

PIN JAPANESE AN BAY SECTOR   Only Possible Havens of Re. fuge, Corregidor, Bataan, Smoldering.   1,000-TONS ARE DROPPED

Nippon Suicide Troops Cornered  In South Manila   Their Only Possible Havens of Escape Targets of Heavy Bombing,   Final Phase of Battle Is Mounting in Fury

Japs Caught In Death Squeeze  3 Yankee Divisions Mowing Nips Down

Ammunition Truck Explodes in West: 1,000 Are Homeless   Navy Vehicle Bursts Into Flames Near California Housing Project

SEVEN INJURED, 1,000 HOMELESS FOLLOWING BLAST   Navy Ammunition Truck-Trailer Explodes. After Catching Fire on Highway 15 Miles Worth of Los Anveles

Ammunition Truck Explodes; 7 Hurt 1,000 Homeless    Explosion Of Navy Vehicle Wrecks Homes In Housing Project.

AN AMMUNITION TRUCK BLOWS UF   THOUSAND PERSONS ARE LEFT HOMELESS

MANY HOMELESS AFTER BLAST OF BIG NAVY TRUCK   Explosion Takes Place Near Li: Jolla, California; Only Nine Injured

SEVEN PERSONS HOSPITALIZED AFTER EXPLOSION   About 1,000 Others - Homeless When.Blazing Vehicle Explodes .

BLAST LEAVES 1,000 HOMELESS   Ammunition Truck Blows Up _ Near Housing Project

1000 Homeless : as Truck Of Ammunition Explodes   “Housing: Project Evacuated Before Delayed. Battlefield Scene From fas: Tank -Fire ‘

BLAST LEAVES 1,000 HOMELESS   Navy Ammunition Truck Blows Up, Injuring Seven And Wrecking Federal! Housing Project.

1,000 Homeless After Explosion of Navy Ammunition Truck North of San Diego, Near Housing Projects

Nimitz Predicts Very Unhappy Year for Japs  Says U.S. Must Be Prepared to Invade Japan

Nimitz Predicts Very Unhappy Year for J aps  Tr ot ORF oo   Says U. S. Must Be Prepared to Invade Japan

FIRORITO SSUES ORDERS TODAY 10 END HOSTILITIES   Japanese Warn, However, That It May Take 12 Days For Cease Fire Order to Reach All Jap Troops.  MANY JAPANESE TROOPS  OT] FIALITIAMN TaAanayv   Some Fighting Continues In Philippines and Russians Report That Japs Are Resisting Them Fiercely.

Tokyo Warned However It May Take Several Days For Order  TO REACH ALL THE REMOTE ISLANDS  White Japanese Plane With Green Crosses To Meet U.S. Squadron

Japan Will Send Mission to Manila —Official Broadcast from  Oklnawa Gives Information Concerning Japanese Armistice Delegates.

Surrender Planned On Nimitz’s Flagship  Nippon Delegates Slated to Arrive On Te Isle Between 8 and 1] P.M.

Expect Cease Fire Order To Be Tardy   Tokyo Warns Of Long Delay In Reaching Troops

Armistice Delegates WillGo To MacArthur In Manila For Terms   Tokyo Warns Cease Fire Order Might Not Reach All Troops Before 12 Days: Fighting Continues In Far East

iMacArthur Issues Instructions For Manila Ceremony   Okinawa Radio Says Hirchito Is Obeying In Full All Orders From Allied Chief Altho Some Sporadic Fighting Still Continues

Jap Mission Will Fly to Manila To Receive Terms   ’ Surrender Ceremony May Take Place ; On Nimitz’s Flagship

“CEASE FIRING” ORDERS MAY BE LATE SAYS TOKYO   Official Broadcast From  Okinawa Announces Four Delegates Will Be at Ie Tomorrow , to Tansmit Terms i

fA EEE ene SMM Mace ene a Se  Jourtey Tonight Off Okinawa  [SQUADRON OF  AMERICAN PLANES ‘WILL BE THERE  “From Tiny Island Of Ie, Japanese Envoys Will Be Flown To Manila

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Indictments In Heesch-Scheitler Accident Case  Bill F ound On Automobile Theft  - Againet Mel amnve

Indictments In Heesch-Scheitler Accident Case  Bill Found On Automobile Theft  A wet RALLY... 2.

GERMAN SUBMARINE iS SURRENDERED   U-858 Left Hamburg Eight Weeks Ago; Craft Aceconunted For 16 Allied Vessels

16 Officers in Army Charged As Communists   Commissions Granted Despite Disapproval Of Board, Is Claim

Alleged Communists In U. S. Forces Are Being Investigatec   One Was a Protege of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.

16 Service Men Are Accused of Communist Tie:   Committee Says Army Gave Commissions Despite Un‘favorable Reports

House Group Lists Commies   Sixteen Army Officers And Men Named In Congressional Report

Ud. ARMY MEN TAGGED COMMUNISTS   Sixteen Officers and Enlisted Personnel Included In Committee Report.

Truck Hits Building; Damage Is Slizht   “Happenings   41 Are Injured In West Train Wreck

Train Wreck in Colorado Hurts 41   Seven Seriously Injured In Union Pacific Mishap

41 Injured In Train Collision   Seven of Group In Poor Condition

Says Germans  Are Whipped   Hopeless Knowing Catastrophe at Hand; Von Ribbentrop Knew It Long Ago

Russ Army to Hold Manchuria   Swift Occupation of Key Cities Seen After

Freedom of Speech, Religion, Assembly Ordered For Japs   MacArthur Decrees Revolutionary Change; Orders Release Of Political Prisoners, Disbanding of Brutal ‘Thought Police

M’ARTHUR ISSUES ‘MAGNA CARTA’ TO JAP GOVERNMENT  ORDERS REMOVAL OF BANS AGAINST FREE

Revolutionary Decree Lifts. Restrictions Upon Freedom   Political: Prisoners Release bs Ordered

MacArthur Decrees Freedom of Speech, Religion, Assembl)   Supreme Commander Al. so Orders Release of Political Prisoners

REVOLUTIONARY ORDER REMOVES BAR TO LIBERTY   Decree Sets Up Free dom Of Speech, Re. ligion And Assem bly In Japan, Anc Orders Release O:  Political Prisoners.

MAGNA CART GIVEN. JAPAN   All Bars to Speech, Religion, Assembly Freedom Ordered Removed.   ‘THOUGHT POLICE’ OUT

JAPS ORDERED TORENOVE AL NIP CONTROLS   MacArthur Blunily Tells Imperialists to Free Po. litical Prisoners, Abolish Secret Police and Gran! Freedoms.

MacArthur Orders Japs To Disband ‘Thought Police,’ 'Free Political Prisoners

MacArthur Orders Jap  Free Speech   Abolition of “Though Police,” Political Captive Release.

3,000 Political Prisoners Must Be Released    MacArthur Orders All Bars To Freedom Of Speech, Religion, Assembly Removed —

Japs To Remove Free Speech Ban   ‘Thought Police’ Must Be Disbanded

MacArthur Disband “Thought” Police   2000 Political Prisoners To Be Released—Home AT nicter Also To Be Ousted

Nip Magna. Carta. Outlined; Heads:  Of Secret’ Society ‘Are To Be Otisted'

MacArthur Order for Free Speech   Release Ordered Of 3,000 Political Prisoners by  October 10

Imperial Shackles On Japanese People Are Ordered Ended   Freedom of Speech, Religion and Thought Provided in Gen. MacArthur’s Decree—Silent on Russia’s Control! Plan

JAPAN ORDERED TO FREE THEIR OWN PRISONERS   Nippon Also Told To Lift Bans Against Freedom of Speech

Gen. MacArthur Decrees Japan ‘Maana Carta’  Government Ordered To Remove All Bars

WArthur Strikes Shackles From Japanese People   Orders Freedom Of Religion,

Army Orders Magna Carta For Japanese   MacArthur Tells Nips To Oust Minister, Police Chiefs

M’ARTHUR ORDERS IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT TO REMOVE ALL BARS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH   Revolutionary Magna Carta Decreed by General Disbanding Brutal, Still-Active "Thought Police” and Release of Political Prisoners   OFFERS NO COMMENT ON NEW RUSSIAN DEMAND

MacArthur Order Will Free Nippon   Government Told to Unfet.  ter Speech, Religion and Assembly   ‘BRUTAL POLICE TO GO   Directive Says Political Prisoners Must Be Free  by October 10

Freedom Of Jap People Decreed   MacArthur Orders Remoyal OF All Bars

Mf Arthur Moves To Rid Japan Of ‘Thought Police’   Deadline Put On Removal Of Freedem— Of Speech Bars

Revolutionary Magna Carta Is GrantedNippon   Freedom Of Speech, Religion and Asseanhly to Replace Curbed Activi ties Defeated Nation   Brutal ‘Thought Police’ Is Ended   Ordered to Dishand and Release Their 3,000 Political Prisoners by October 10

MacArthur Orders Bars to Speech, Thought Removed  Jap People Can Talk, Worship, Meet without Fear of Police; Deicnnare’ Helease Clamored

Freedom For Al Japan Ordered By MacArthur   Revolutionary Magna Carta Decreed; Free Prisoners, His Edict

GENERAL MACARTHUR IN REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT ORDER  ALL BARS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION AND

GENERAL MACARTHUR IN REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT ORDER   ALL BARS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION AND ASSEMBLY BE REMOVED

‘Thought’ Police To Be Disbanded Prisoners Freed   Right to Worship as They Please Assured Nipponese by Order

New Freedom Is Ordered  For Japanese   “Thought Police” Will Be Disbanded

Takes Bans Off Jap Freedom Of Speech, Religion   "‘\isband ‘Thought Police, Free Political Captives, MacArthur Orders.

M’Arthur Silent On Red Demand For Control Role   Decrees New Magna Carta For Jap People

Magna Carta Is Ordered Fer Javan   MacArthur Commands Nips To Remove All Bars to Free Speech, Dishand Brutal ‘Thought Police’

Freedom Is Imposed on Nipponese   Revolutionary Magna Carta for Japanese; Order Restrictive Legislation Abolished

Magna Carta For Japan — Is Decreed   Orders Freedom OF Speech, Religior And Assembly  For Japanese

Bus Employes In Northwest To Return To Work   Union Representatives Agree To Call Off. Walkout of 4,000

BUS STRIKE iN EAST IS CALLED OFF   Reduce Nation's Strike-Idle to 493,000 Persons

GREYHOUND STRIKE ENDS LAST NIGHT   To Resume Service Thursday January 3rd In Eastern Statcs

18-STATE BUS STRIKE 10 END   AUTO WORKERS SEEK FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS

Bretton Woods Agreements Formally Signed Into Being   Great Economic -Step ‘Taken Toward _World ~Peace; 16 ‘of 45 Spon soring .Nations. Have Yet To Sign.

RUSSIA FAILS TO SIGN UP FOR WORLD BANK   Only Major Power Among 16 Nations Whose Signature is Lacking Thursday

Question Mark Is Cast Over Bretton Woods   Soviet Union Fails to Sign Agency Pacts

REDS DON'T SIGN MONETARY ACTS   Leave Question Mark Over Bretton Woods Plans

Reds Absent As 28 Allies Create Bank   Bretton Woods Plan Brought Into Being By Formal Sienine

Signature of Russia Not on Monetary Pact   Only Major Power to Leave Signature Line Blank—Monday Midnight to Be Deadline

Russians Cast Question Mark on World Fund   Only Major Power Not Yet Signing Bretton Woods Agreement

Shadow Over Fund Signing   Russia Is Only Major Power Among 16 Nations Who Has Not Signed.

28 Approve World Bank   Russia Only Major Nation That Has Not Signed Pact

—RBRETTON . -WOODS Reds Delay         15 Major: Powers: Approve Program.

BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENT NOT YET SIGNED BY SOVIET UNION   Only Bic Power Of 16 Still To Sign As Charter Members Of Pact

NEXT MONDA' DEADLINE FOR SIGNING      All Other Major Powers Attend Signing Ceremony

Shadow Hangs Over New World Bank..... Russia May Sign Bretton Woods Pact By Deadline

Russians Cast Question Mark on World Fund   Only Major Power Not Yet Signing Bretton Woods Agreement   BY D. HAROLD OLIVER

Only Major Power Not Giving Okay to Stabilization Fund   No One Professes To Know Soviet Union Intentions

Financial Agencies Started at Bretton Woods Given Being      Russia Only Major Power Whose Signature is Not Yet Affixed

BRETTON WOODS LACKS RUSSIA   Moscow Only Major Powe: Not Yet Signed

Russia Casts Shadow Over B. W. Pacts   Only Major Power Failing ta Sign Membership Roll

POLL TAX ISSUE BEFORE TEXANS ON AUG. 25TH   Outcome Will Determine Whether Those In Armed Forces Must Pay

Assails U. S. Business for Secret. Deals   Berge Says Some Consider War Only Unfortunate Interlude

VINSON NAMED AS FEDERAL LOAN ADMINISTRATOR   Economic _ Stabilization Director Nominated for Former Jones Post by FDR.

Tax On Cherries Gets Approva   Van Buren And Allegan Growers For It

CHERRY TAX IS APPROVED   Van Buren and Allegan Growers Favor Levy

SENATOR SINGS ON CAPITOL FOR HOUSE   Just as if There Weren’ Movie Cameras There

New U.S. Senator Gathers Family On Capitol Steps, Strums A Banio

House Group to Take Up New Draft Measure Today)   Bill Is Designed to Reduce Inductions by Increasing Number of Volunteers—May Be Ready for Introduction in Congress Wednesday—War Office Cuts From 85 to 80 Num. ber of Points Required for Discharge.

GM Officials. Conciliators  To Hold Meet   Pres. Wilson Says, However, Company Will Not Meet with Union Representative:

Picketing Also Called ‘Ileal’   Vice President Will Meet With Conciliators

CONCILIATOR GIVEN DATE NEXT TUESDAY   General Motors Boss Won't Meet With UAW Officials

New Hurdle Cleared In Motors’ Walkout   GM Officials Agree to Meet With Federal . Conciliators

Coliciliators, GM to Discuss Auto Strike   Corporution Refuses tc Talk With Unis. Unail UAW Wage Demu..ds Are Modified

Conference Is Set With Conciliator   General Motors Officials Say They Will Not Meet With Representatives Of Union

CM OFFICIALS TO TALK WITH CONCILIATORS   Agree to Government Plan to Discuss Wage Dispute

Vet Hospital Selection Due In Month; McDanie! And Piner Now In Washington

STRIKE CUTS WAR OUTPUT   DETROIT UNION CONTINUES WALKOUT THAT AFFECTS * 12,000 BRIGGS EMPLOYES

Keefe Charges Rye Pool Plot In High Place   Congressman Urges Prob  OF War Agears Orders  E Fae Uce af Crain

Scandal in Grain ‘Trading Charged   U. S. Officials Involved  Congressman Declares

THREE TIED IN PHOENIX OPEN   Favorite Sammy Snead  Gets Lost In Woods

ENGLAND FEARS. FINAL NAZI BLITZ   BELIEVES GERMANY MAY SEND DYNAMITE- PACKED BOMBERS OVER CHANNEL,

Army Seizes Cleveland Power Plant, Orders Strikers to Return to Work

Mead Committee Will Investigate Army Plans For Maintaining Reserves

Army's Supply. Program Will Be Probed   Public Hearings Will Be Opened Wednesday

LOWER IOWA VOTERS AGE, 18, PROPOSED   Old Enough to Ballot if They're Old Enough to Work, Fight, D. M. Senator Feels.

Lower Voting Age in Iowa Is Proposed   Senate Measure Asks Youths of 18 Given Right of Ballot

Bradford Publications Files Application for Broadcast Station Here

U. 8. Soldier and Girl Found Guilty by British Taps Sentenced To Hang

GEN. DEGAULLE SPURNS LAVAL   Rejects Leniency, Demands All-Time Demilitarizing of Germany

PRESS QUIZ Of FOUR SUSPECTS      Take Steps To Place Sigler In Charge On Any  Prosecution

Hooper Slaying Probe Is Pushed   Kim Sigler Given Wider Authority In Case

PROSECUTION 70 BE HANDLED BY SIGLER   Authorities Press. Investigation Into Slaying of Hooper,

DEATH CONTINUES IN DRACHAU PRISON   Typhus, Typhoid, Dysentery And Starvation Take Toll

DEATH STALKS  DACHAU-TODAY   Liberation From Con: centration Camp Means Little

Jap Newspapers Face Hard Fact   Warn People The Old Order Is Finished —Caution Against Hotheaded Outbursts

TELLS PEOPLE HARD FACTS OF DEFEAT   Nations Other Than sig Four to Sign Formal Surrender

JAPANESE NOW BEINGTOLD = FULL MEANING OF DEFEAT   TOKYO NEWSPAPERS AND RA. DIO NOW TELLING PEOPLE THAT “OLD ORDER Is GONE"

COMPROMISE OF POLISH LEADERS REGARDING, PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT 15 APPROVED BY “BIG THREE”

INDUCTION IS HELD   New Students Participate in Colorful Campus Ceremony

Japan Has Lost An Edge On Her Rice Bow! In China   JAPAN CUT OFF AT SEA AND BY AIR   Japs Talking About Peace Now, More Than Any Other Time

Japs Hunger to Regain Stolen Oils and Foods  Talk of Peace and Dr Weeds for Greens   By RALPH HEINZEN United Press War Analyst

Veteran, Claims Amount To Half Demands On SE   Civilian Requests Slump As Employment In City Grows; 1300 Jobs Open

1179 Jobs Open, Lowest Number Since War End   Openings Here Decrease From 1785 High; Credit Back To Work Move

Veteran Claims Show Decrease For First Time   New Demands Only Third Of Number Filed Here During Previous Week

Supervise Phone Strike From Capital   All Local, Long Distance Calls to Be Halted

WOUNDED IN FRANCE   Pvt. Jess W. Stewart Returned Here on Hospital Ship.

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12 Persons Missing as Plane Down   Eight Rescued and Seven Dead in Forced Landing In Pacific; Clipper Is Down Also With All Safe

Crash Victims Being Sought   12 Still Missing Afte Transport Forced Down In Pacific Ocean

Poor Health W on*t Save Goering From Triai; Mary Other Imprisoned Nazis on Sick List

Ailments Not To Keep Goering Or Any Others From Facing Trial As War Criminals

Japan Warned Crisis at Hand  Premier Tells People They Face Gravest Hour in 600 Years

Jap Premier Jittery; Warns Of Invasion   Says National Crisis Greatest In History

Jap Premier Warns People Invasion Crisis Greatest Since Days of Mongols

‘Japan Facing Gravest Danger ‘Of 600 Years   Nip Premier Says Yank Forces Are Biggest Invasion Menace Since Mongols Overran Land

Suzuki Stresses Invasion Crisis In New Message   Compares Present Crisis Te Invasion of Mongol Hordes In 1274 AD.

Invasion Threatens ‘Homeland   Premier Suzuki Tells  Japanese They Face Crisis Unparalleled  Since Mongol Attack

LANDS WILL BE DEFENDEL   Suzuki Tells Cabinet of Government’s ‘Grim Determination.’

Jap Premier Warns People  Invasion Neai   Says They Face Crisis Un paralicled Since Mongol Hordes Swept Over Island

SAYS NIP FAGE INVASION CRISIS   Suzuki Pledges to Defend Islands Against Yanks

PREMIER VOWS GRIM DEFENSE OF HOMELANE   Asks Entire Nation to Defy Death in Battle  Against Invasion

CRISIS FACING JAPAN, NATION TOLD BY PREMIEF  Suzuki Pledges Grim Determination To Defend Islands Aqainst Invasion

Invasion Fears Wrack Japanese   Premier Suzuki Tells People Crisis Worst Since Mongol Invasion: Talk Ignored By U. S.

INVASION CRISIS TOLD BY SUZUKI   PLEDGES JAPANESE TO DEFEND ISLANDS AGAINST U, S, POWER

‘Suzuki Tells Japanese People They Face Gravest ‘Crisis Since Mongol Invasion of 600 Years Avo

SEEK TO SOFTEN DRASTIC POWER FOR FOOD CZAF   Congress Conference Wil Tackle Amendment Passed in House

Joint Committee To Debafe Food ‘Czar’ Proposal  Damnarrate Will      Democrats Will Try to Delete Amendment

JOINT COMITTEE WILL ATTEMFT TO REACH AGREEMENT ON FUTURE: OF OPA,

GREENVILLE BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT   CAPTURE EFFECTED NEAR HORNSBY, ILL. WITHOUT SHOOTING

INFORMATION ABOUT  ‘C’DANIEL NEWSPAPER  HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED SENATE CAMPAIGN COM ’ MITTEE TURNED MATTEE OVER TRUSTICE DEPT.

INFORMATION ABOUT Q’DANIEL NEWSPAPER HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED  ~ SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE TURNED MATTEF : OVER JUSTICE DEPT.

Data Gathered on O’Daniel Weekly Newspaper Turned Over to Justice Department

VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY TOJO’S SUICIDE ATTEMPT TO CENFRAT WEI FARE OF MANKIND

TOO RENDERS SERVICE T0 WORLD THRU SUICIDE ATTEMPT WHICH IS ADMISSION OF MILITARY DEFEAT

As A Coward   Suicide Attempt Reveuls ‘Hint As' “God With Feet. of. Clay”; Japanese Get Grapliic Evidence of Leader’s Calibre

etherlands Air Force Bomber Crashes and Burns in Residential Area

jDutch Plane “Crashes at Grass Valley   Burning Gasoline Fires Catholic Retreat Home, Pine Grove

Mackenzie’s News Analysis  By DEWITT MACKENZIE   Mediation Needed In Rebellions

‘UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODY MIGHT END TROUBLE IN TWO SPOTS IF FUNCTIONING

May Yet Be Time For The Security League To Help ‘Settle Trouble In Java

Rebellion In Orient Needs Intervention.   Javaiiese Revolt Against Dutch and —~Spnilun Uprising _ Againet French IndoChina Endangering - Generel Péace

HISTH INFANTRY IS HONORED FOR RECORD   Presidential Citation Is Accorded Maryland Uni: For Its Perform ance In Normandy Invasion

CITATION 1S GIVEN TO 115TH INFANTRY   O'Conor Advises Assembly of Glorious Record of Unit

Elks’ Generosity Assures Mother's Trip To Launch Vessel Named For Wilson

Japs Open New Attack Against Chinese Forces   Observers Believe Japs Want Asiatic Stronghold

Food This Year to Be Somewhat Less Nourishing Than Usual, WFA Predicts

LESS CALORIES FOR CIVILIANS   Vitamins Will Also Be Lacking In 1945 Diet

Nation’s Belt Up a Notch   Civilian Supplies Of Sugar, Fats, and Fatty Meats Less Than In °44

Army Saw No Need For Alert   Not Alarmed at Fall of Konoye Government

Jap Cabinet  Fall Ignored   No Need For Alert Seen By Officialdom

Plan for Invasion Of Poland Issued In April of 193!   Hitler’s Secret Orders tc German Army Bared At Nuernberg Trial

HITLER ORDERS ON POLAND TOLD   PREPARED DANZIG BLOW WHILE PLEDGING NONE -

Reveals Hitler Issued Secret Order Five Months in Advance for Army To Prepare for Invasion of Poland

HITLER GAVE SECRET ORDER IN APR., 1939   Ordered Invasion Of Poland, Five Months Before Attack

SHOTGUN BLAST WOUNDS FATAL TO ELDORA BOY   Youth Succumbs 3 Hours After Mishap

Bluffs Youth Dies at Eldora  Shotgun Blast Fatal to James Porter, 15

Rain of shot  proves fatal Eldora youth is  biannntclantk <fation

OPA Assures More Meat  for Ore Miners  _ Bowles Announces  - Plan Becomes Ehacntda ct Onra

Soviet Proposal Is Turned Dowr  By Conference   Arrest by Russia Of 16 Polish Leaders Criticized by Eden

Security Conference Votes Down Proposal by Russia   United Nations Conferees Agree on Procedure to Speed Drafting of World Charter to Maintain Peace

EDEN CRITICAL OF ARREST OF SIXTEEN POLES   Many Of Men Are Type Britain Wants In Broaden <d Polish Guverinient   TRADE UNION LEADERS REBUFFED BY PARLEY

CONFERENCE KILLS RUSSIAN PROPOSAL      World Trade Union Leaders Will Not Enter Economic Discussions

Nations Vote Down Russian Proposal  nue Issue Is Pertinen’ Point

FLIGHT 10 TEST FASTER WAY OF MOVING FRUITS   Growers Asked To Supply 800 Crates of Fruit At ‘Ceiling’

/-Motor Cargo Giant To Carry Test Shipment.   Growers Asked To Aid - In Filling Order For Airline Delivery

DAVIDSON T0 RESUME JOB AS CAPTAIN   Former Department Head Gets Honorable Army Discharge

Sudan Grass Is Ideal Summer  Feed For Cows   Helps Increase The Income Check

BOND WORKERS "APPROACH GOAL   SALES IN JOPLIN CLIMB TO $1,074,115—ONLY $126,187 NEEDED.

JOPLIN NEAR GOAL IN WAR BOND DRIVE   TOTAL PASSES TWO-MILLIONDOLLAR MARK—ONLY $6,719 IS NEEDED.

BOND SALES PASS HALF-WAY MARK   CITY TOTAL REACHES $630,028 AS WORKERS BEGIN THIRD WEEK OF DRIVE.

WAR BOND DRIVE LAGS IN JOPLIN   SALES OF $23,898 KREPORTED— LEADERS CALL FOR SPEEDUP NEXT WEEK.

CITY BOND SALES REACH $1,900,200   TABULATION SHOWS JOPLIN WITHIN 6 PER CENT OF $2,017,256 QUOTA.

CITY BOND SALES 44 PCT. OF QUOTA   SECOND COUNTY-WIDE TABULATION TODAY—ALL-OUT  _ EFFORT NEXT WEEK.

Tabulation at End of Second Week of Campaign Shows 70) Per Cent of Quota Obtained — Joplin Sales to $1,277,360,   63 Per Cent of Goal — Almost $1,000,000 of Securities,   - Purchased by Individuals. 

Turn-in of $464,176 Sends Total to $1,830,672—Leaders Confident Joplin Will Go Over Top by End of Week—Workers Urged to Finish Contacting Prospecis After Memorial Day—Police Officers Join in Drive.

BOND SALES PASS $000,000 IN CITY   MONEY BEGINS FLOWING IN MORE RAPIDLY AS CHEST CAMPAIGN ENDS.

CITY BOND SALES REACH $3)4,20¢   BIG TURN-IN PUSHES TOTAL TO SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 25 PCT. OF QUOTA,

AlbanyPoliceChief Slain in Office   Detective McElveney Held and May Be Arraigned on Murder Charge

WEA ACCUSED OF BEING INEFFICIENT   House Committee Charges Lax Administration, Poor Records.

LIQUIDATE 3,231 NIPS IN 8 DAYS ON OKINAWA   Yanks Repulse Fierce Counter-Attacks Staged by Japs

YANKS REPULSE JAP ASSAULTS   5,231 Liquidated First Eight Days on Okinawa; Land on Tsugen

BEING WAGED  FOR OKINAWA   HEAVIEST ARTILLERY ACTION OF WAR IN PACIFIC 18 MARKING FIERCE STRUGGLE

SOVIETS SEEK VOICE IN JAPAN   Britain And China Join U. S. In Opposing Proposal

SOVIET PLAN FOR JAPAN IS BLOCKED   U. S., Britain, China Oppose Proposal For Commission

Urge Allies Form Joint Control Unit   Byrnes Vetoes London Discussion; China, Britain with Him.

Oppose Reds Move For Joint Commission   Americans Refuse To Discuss Soviet Memorandum Not On Big-Five Agenda.

Molotov Not Satisfied With American Policy  Britain and China Stand With U. §. Tn Onnosine Action in Pacific Now

Russia Dislikes U.S. Occupation Policy In Japan   _ Molotov Asks Voice ©  For His Government

icize Handling OL Jap Occupation  BYRNES REFUSES TO DISCUSS MATTER  Australia Also Anxious To Be Heard at Present Meeting

Russia Suggests Allied Council To Control Japan   Britain, China Believed Siding With U.S. In Rejecting Idea ,

APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 18 PRESENTED   Jumps $306,990; City to License Pinball Ma: chines at $50 Each

Patton's Forces in Muehlhausen, 136 Miles From Nazi Capital; Ninth Reaches Ancient City of Hamelin

RACE ACROSS GERMANY   Eisenhower Doesn’t Expect Clean-Cut — Nazi Surrender

Soviets Capture  155 More Towns   Zhukov's Tanks and Infantry Roll Forward on Kusfrin, Frankfurt

Superforts Again Blast Japanese Plants at Nagoya   One B-29 s Reported Lost in Attack on Big Industrial City

ROOSEVELT SLEEPS IN SPOT HE LOVED ‘MOST IN PEACEFUL HUDSON VALLEY

NEIGHBORS JOIN NATION'S GREAT IN SIMPLE RIGHTS   TRUMAN SPEEDS BACK FROM HYDE PARK TO SHOULDER HIS TASK

[mpressive Rites Are Conducted In Hyde Park   Mrs. Roosevelt And Truman Return To Washington

SIMPLE BURIAL RITES FOR ROOSEVELT HELD HYDE PARK SUNDAY  FALLEN CHIEFTAIN AND WORLD TRAVELER FOR - PEACE AT REST

World Traveler in Hunt for Peace  Steens in Garren of Country Home  Following Simple Funeral Service

F, DR. GOES TO HIS FINAL REST   Funeral Rites Held At Hyde Park; Ceremony Majestic In Its Simplicity.   —BY HOWARD FLIEGER—

Pres. Roosevelt Laid to Rest in Hyde Park Garden   Simple Episcopal Rites Read Before Relatives, Friends

Impressively Simple Burial Rites Held On Sunday  Cf A FF Wroree mas rYrTrmire   Internment .N .Made In Garden Of Home At Hvde Park ~-

Franklin D. Roosevelt Laid to Rest in Burial Rites Marked by Simplicity

ROOSEVELT BURIAL RITES CONDUCTED AT HYDE PARK SUN.   Late President Interred in Garden of His Family Home Aleng the Hudson River— Last Rites Majestic in Their Simplicity

Roosevelt Buried in  Hyde Park   Body Laid to Rest in Garden of Home in Hudson Valley

Franklin D. Roosevelt Sleeps in Garden of Family Home; Mourners Led by Truman

F.D.R. Sleeps In Garden Of Hyde Park Home   Sunday Morning Burial Rites Majestic In Their  qe ge @, -_

Body Ot Late President Is  Laid To Rest   Simplicity Marks Burial Sunday for Franklin D. Roosevelt in His Estate Near Hudson River.

Roosevelt Returns To Favored Spot, Hyde Park Garden   Majestic Simplicity Marks Burial Rites as Four-Term President is Laid to Rest

Simplicity Marks Funeral In Garden of Family Home  Government Leaders and Farm Folk Pav Last Respects +e President

Roosevelt Buried In Garden Overlooking Hudson River   Great And Small At Hyde Park To Pay Final Tribute To Fallen Leader: Widow And Children Return To Capital To Prepare To Leave White House

Simple Majesty “Marks Services ~ At Burial OF FL    Memorials Ali Over W orld As Body Is Laid ‘To Res

Roosevelt Sleeps in  Manor Grave   Burial Majestic Because of Simplicity

FINAL RITES ARE HELD FOR FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT  Simple Burial Services Conducted ff ....4 L ae  Dp

Four-Term Chief Executive Laid To  Rest In Garden of Hyde Park Home

Mr Roosevelt Laid To Rest In Garden   High Dignitaries And Neighborhood Friends Attend Last Rites

Nation Pays Final Honor To Executive   Members Of Family, _ High Government Dignitaries Attend Service

Roosevelt Laid At Rest In The Soil He Loved   Century-Old Garden Overlooking The Hudson Is Scene Of Burial Service Sunday; Beautiful Simplicity Marks Rites   Mrs. Roosevelt Begins Task Of Vacating White House

Roosevelt at Rest in Family Garden; Truman at Services   Burial Rites for Fallen Chieftain Majestic in Their Simplicity

Roosevelt Sleeps In Home Garden  Funcral Rites Majestic’   Funcrol Rites Majestic’ In. Simplicity

Franklin D. Roosevelt Laid To Rest In Gurden ‘Of Family Home On Hudson   Burial Rites Majestic In Their Simplicity; Truman Leads Mourners

Roosevelt Laid To Final Rest In Beloved Hyde Park Rose Garden Overlooking Hudson   tRevereiit~Serviées*Mark Burial tn Hyde Park ~ Soils Mrs. Roosevelt  Remains Brave.

Modest Mannered Successor Joins With Other High Government Dignitaries in Ceremony in Ancestral Home in Hyde Park   NEIGHBORS MINGLE WITH CABINET OFFICERS

Roosevelt at Rest In Family Garden   Man, Who Was Four Times Chosen President, Is Buried on Estate With Impressive Simplicity While Those from High and Low Places in Life Bowed Their Heads  In Sorrowing Tribute

Buried In Garden of Wyde Park Home With Rites Majestic In Their Simplicity

Last Rites Held For Former President   Roosevelt Laid To Rest In Hudson Valley Sunday

GEN, YAMASHITA RESTS DEFENSE   Jap Army Leader Denies He Ordered Or Knew About Philippine Crimes

DEFENSE ENDED BY YAMASHITA, DENIES GUILT   Says He Did Not Know Any Atrocities Had Been Committed

YAMASHITAENDS HIS TESTIMONY   Heard of Atrocities Only After His Arrest

Defense Rests in Case of Yamashita —Denies that He Ordered or Even Knew of Atrocities Committed by Japanese Troops in Philippines. .

Gen. Yamashita Denies Guilt Of Atrocities   Japanese Leader Asserts His Innocence As He Closes “ Case

YAMASHITARESTS CASE AFTER DENIAL   Denying He Knew o Atrocities Committed By Japanese Troops

YAMASHITA TRIAL IS NEAR END .   Defendant Rests His Case  At Manila

Yamashita Denies Ever Ordering Jap Atrocities   Rests Defense After ‘Felling Court He Understands All Charges In Allied Indictment

Yamashita Rests Defense With Strong Denial   Jap General Says He Would Have Punished His Men for Crimes

"Tiger" Denies Any Knowledge Of Atrocities   Defenses Rests In  War Crime Trials

Yamashita Defense Rests in Manila   General Continues Denial of Atrecity Charges

Suicide Planes  To Hit U. S.   Deviees Will Fly At Height Of More Than Fifty Thou eand Feet.

Predicts Ja pan Will Bomb the United States   Could Reach Ll. S, In 100° Hours, Red Star Reports

Japs Will Soon Bomb US, Says Domei Agency   Suicide Fliers To Cross Pacific

U.S. Sub Sneaks Into Enemy Harbor, — Torpedoes Vessels In “Miracle” Trip

NAVY NOW TELLS EXPLOITS OF SUE   Sneaks Into Harbor Jammed With Japanese Ships At Night

Daring Exploit of U. S. Sub Barb In Sneaking Into Jap Harbor Told   Successful Foray Is Made Despite Tremeandanc Odde

@ war e@ WHY REPORTERS D DIE YOUNG  Movie Stars Shed All (Almost) to Aid Drive for Clothing

@ WHY REPORTERS DIE YOUNG  Movie Stars Shed All (Almost) 4, Aid Drive for Clothing

SECOND MARRIAGE ANNULMENT 'TO BE SOUGHT BY WOMAN AS FLIER. THOUGHT DEAD, FOUND

Stronger Falange Government in fo Speed up Change   Franco Denial of Being Forced by San Francisco Act

FRANCO SWEARS IN NEW GOV'T   New Cabinet Will Continue Falangist Ideal, Press  Reports :

FRANCO SWEARS IN NEW CABINET   New Government Of Spain Will Perpetuate “*Falangist Ideal.”

Franco Is Still Head Of Spain After Reshuffle      New Cabinet In Today; Paper Says ‘Falangist Ideal’ to Continue

NEW FRANCO CABINET ADMINISTERED OATH OF OFFICE TODAY  FIVE MEN CONSIDERED .MONARCHIST SYMPATH.

New Cabinet For Spain   Five Monarchists In Long-Expected Government Shift

Gen. Franco Completes Long-Awaited Reshuffle Of His Spanish Cabinet

Franco Cabinet Given Oath Today   Shakeup Places Five Monarchist Sympathizers in Key Posts

FRANCO INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS IN CABINET SHAKEUP   “FALANGIST -IDEAL” WILL BE CONTINUED, SPANISH PRESS SAYS

Franco Gives Oath Of Office to His New Cabinet  Newspaper Declares Falangist Ideals W3ll Be Continued

Five Men €onsidered Mon archist Be commas ;   MOVE AWAY FROM AXIS

FRANCO KEEPS FALANGE IDEAL IN NEW CABINET   5 Monarchist Sympathizers Chosen For Government In Spanish Shake-up

Truman To Get Braden Report On Argentina   Ameriean Envoy Declares Military, Regime Has Failed to. Live Up to Ohtigations

B. A. Officials Held fo Answer  Argentine People Saic Not Cause of Trouble

TOJO STILL ALIVE AND KICKING   Bitter Over Failure; Given Direct Transfusion by Yank

Tanks Reach Oder Detense Line, 16 Mi. From Breslau   Fast Prussian Drive Squeezes Escape Route For 200,000 Nazis; Bomberg Captured: Spearheads Approaching Konigsbere.

Oder River Is Reached by  Red Armies   East Prussian Escape Corridor for Germans Narrowed to 22 Miles in Rapid Red Advance

Reds Reported 136 Miles From Berlin, 16 Miles From Breslau, 22 Miles From Konigsberg, Capture 3,430 Settlements

19th Congress Meets: Faces War Problems   Will Swear In New Members; Get FDR’s _ Address Saturday

Seventy-ninth Congress Plans Organization   BULLETIN   WADSHINGION, VD, C,, Jan. 3—Sam Rayburn was elected speaker by a vote of 224 to 168 over Joseph W. Martin. ir.

Plan Routine Business For Opening Day   Rayburn Heads House; Adjourn Until Saturday

War. Peace Burdens Up  In Coneress   79th Body Begins Momentous Session Today Amid Somber Setting

Cr f? sg Opens 7 af ” Session In  7 "3 ‘e aber Mood    Address On State of “Union To Be Delivered To Solons Saturday

 }  GERMANY DRAFTS NATION’S WOMEN   Entire Nation Comes Under . Control of Himmler

German Women Face Service In Home Army  Order Of Nazi Party Leader

Gen. Spaatz Will Direct Air Blows on Nippon  Gets Same Job in   Gets Same Job in Pacific He Had Acqainst Reich

Gen. Spaatz Will Direct Air Blows on Nippon   Gets Same Job in Pacific He Had Against Reich

Red-Haired Spaatz Pointing To Japs  Will Command Pacific Air Units

Spaatz To Head B-29 Command Against Japan  To Command Army's Strategic Air Force

SPAATZ WILL HEAD PACIFIC BOMBING   European General to Command Army Strategic Air Force

YANKS TIGHTEN AIR BLOCKADE OF CHINA SEA   Blast 736,439 Tons of Jap Shipping i in Three Months

JAP SHIPPING IS HARD: HIT   BLOCKADE OF MACARTHUR AIR AND SEA FORCES IS TAKING STAGGERING TOLL

WPB Lifts ‘Brownout’; Other Home Front Changes Are Expected Soon

Lift Brownout: Eye Other Bans   Homefront Policies For War on Japs to  Be Revealed Quickly

Lights Go On, Other Control Acts To Stane   Curfew, Racing Baa Sees Set for Early Lifting:

LIGHTING BAN IS RESCINDED BY GOVERNMENT   Capitol Dome Floodlighted As Brownout Ends; Travel Curb Stays   GRADUAL RELAXATION OF OTHER CONTROLS

BROWNOUT LIFTED; RACING SOON DUE   War Mobilizer to Release - Chart for Future Today

VICTORY ENDS BROWNOUT ON CITIES’ LIGHTS   Vinson to Bare Plans Of War, Civilian Agencies Today

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PIBETY Peru eos us. Becomes Preside Of Ford Moter (0.   28-Year Old Succeeas Grandfather as Head QVME Veact Sinchiistery

Henry Ford Hands Reins ToGrandson   Henry Ford. II Named President of Mammoth ‘Company After Resignation of Grandfather

Henry Ford ll Is New ‘Company President   Succeeds Grandfather Who Resigns from Business He Founded

Henry. Ford Il Is President Ford Company   Elder Ford. Retires  As Head of Company He Founded and Will Be Succeeded by Grandson

Henry Ford IT Becomes Head Ford ‘Motor Company At Age Of 28 Yrs.

HENRY FORD  HEADS COMPANY   82-YEAR-OLD FOUNDER OF AUTO EMPIRE QUITS

HENRY FORD II, AGED 28, SUCCEEDS HIS GRANDFATHER AS HEAD OF GREAT COMPANY

Scion to Rule Ford Empire   Henry I Succeeds To Motor Presidency

FORD RESIGNS AG PRESIDENT OF MOTOR C0   Henry Ford ll Takes Over a: Héad of $1,000,000,000 . Auto Concern.

Henry Ford Il Named Presiden!  Succeeds Grandfather As Head of Company

HEADS MOTOR COMPANY   Henry Ford, II, Becomes President of Ford Motor Co., Today

Henry Ford Il Heads Auto Firm   Succeeds Grandfather Who Announces His Resignation

THE THIRD FORD HEADS COMPANY   EDSEL FORD Ii SUCCEEDS HIS GRANDFATHER

A CENTER IN K. C   N. Webster Rickhoff Will Represent University of Kansas

OFFICE IN WICHITA   Jack M. Happy Will Be in Charge of K. U. Exten sion Center

Churchill Quiet About Adolf Hitler   No Comment On Whether He Is Dead

Hungary, Allies Sign Armistice  New Moscow Pact  Narrows Hitler List OF Elahting Partnere

Allies and Hungary Sign an Armistice  Terms of Pact to Be Announced Today

RCNA Ta PARES AXIS DOWN   Germany Now Stands Alone in Europe Except forPuppet Regimes

HUNGARY SIGNS WAR ARMISTICE   Hitler's Hordes Left Te Fight It Out Alone In Europe

Hungary Signs Armistice   Reparations Included In Agreement; Narrows Hitier’s List of Allies

United Nations Sio n Armist Siegen A  . oo ARAL,  With Hungary   Details of Month-Long Negotiations. Will Be 7. :*Made Publie at 0°:  Nann

HUNGARY SIGNS ARMISTICE WITH ALLIED NATIONS   Terms Not Disclosed, but Are Said to Be Highly Satisfactory to American Officials.   RUSSIA’S REPARATION DEMANDS REDUCED   Stalin Had Called for Payment of $400,000,000 — Month -Long Negotia tions Held in Moscow.

SIGN ARMISTICE WITH HUNGARY   Germans Still Sponsoring Puppet Government

EXPLOSION JARS OREGON PLANT   Two Men Reported Killed in Furnace Blest et Boeina Factory

VINSON TAKES ~ CABINET POST   SEVENTH NEW CABINET OFTICER YN TRUMAN ADMINIS. —     “TRATION BWORN IN TODAY

VINSON 10 TAKE TREASURY POST   St. Louis Banker To Become War Mobilization Czar

CLIMAX NEAR IN STRUGGLE FOR OKINAWE   MARINE MANEUVER SECURES HALF OF NAHA AIRFIELD

Half of Port  Captured by Marines   Light Resistance Encountered as Surprise Amphibious Landing Is Made; Gains Scored

DIARY OF A DYING MOTORIST FOUND   Pinned For Nearly Two Weeks In Wrecked  (‘ar

Man Pinned Under Car Two Weeks Until Death Only 100 Feet From Busy Highway As He Awaits End

End Of All Shoe Rations In Sight; © Coupon-Free Inexpensive Grades Available Soon In Large Supply

Wide \ Variety y of Shoes Selling Below $3. 50 to Be Ration Free

GENEROUS SUPPLY OF SHOES ARE TO BE RATION FREE   OPA Said Such Action Would Be Taken at an Early Date.   RETAILING FOR $3.50   Release Effective From August 27 Through October 13 it Was Announced.

Tilt Lid  On Shoes   Ones Selling at $3.50 Or Less Ration-Free From Aug. 27 to Oct. 13

Generous Supply of Cheaper Shoes To Be Placed on Unrationed List

Capture May Turn Nazi North Flank   Key Western Defense Fortresses Of Kleve And Pruem Fall Before Onslaught Of Allies

TAX RELIEF BY "46 1S PROBABLE   Slash In Income Levies Expected To Be First

‘Ask Military Cut Demands   Output Coming Out ‘OF Civilian Hide’

Will Speed Draft Action   House Committee ‘Fayors Legislation Making Use of 4-F’s

HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE READY MANPOWER ACTION  LEGISLATION TO FULLY UTILIZE SERVICES MILLION OF MEN RECOMMENDED

House Group To Study 4-Fs   National Service Law Or Stricter Manpower Control Law Sought

ADMIBALSIR BERTRAM RAMSEY WAS KILLED TODAY   No Details Announced at Supreme Headquarters Regarding His Death.   WAS NAVAL COMMANDER      He Was Considered Perhaps the World’s Foremost Expert on Planning.

Ramsay Dies In Plane Accident   Naval Commander Won Title After Dunkerque

RAMSEY, ALLIED SEA CHIEF, DIES   ACCIDENT WHILE FLYING TO CONFERENCE FATAL

Air Accident Causes Death ™ Ramey, 61  os «+ 6 > Ve   British Admiral On Way To Attend Belgian  Conference   PLANNING EXPERT   Organized Landings In France, Africa, Mediterranean

LUZON JAPS ARE BLASTEL   STRONG’ AERIAL SUPPORT BEING GIVEN GROUND TROOPS IN DRIVE NORTH

Turk Refusal Of Dardanelle  Claim Is Seen   Russians May Demand Areas Ceded In 1921 Pact

TURKS OPPOSE RUSS DEMANDS   Won't Concede Advantages To Soviet Union In Dardanelles

TURKS TO REFUSE REDS DARDANELLES   Semi- Official N Newspaper Confirms ‘Soviets Made Overture to Gain Advantages

REPORTS FROM TURKEY REVEAL ANKARA WILL OPPOSE MOVE TO CHANGE DARDANELLES STATUS

Joint Meetings Of Farm Bureau, _ REMC Are Held   Presidents Of Both Organizations ~- Discuss Increases Which ~ Have Been Made

Four Youths Killed as Car Hits Gas Truck   2 Philipsburg Grid Players Suffering Multiple Injuries And Burns, Report

AUTO WORKERS MAY CALL OUT TOOL MAKERS    Study Plan to Broaden Strike to Machinery Companies ©

Veil Stripped From Minds Of Japanese   Populace Learns More of Emperor  In 3 Momentous Day: Than Ever Before

John Callahan Is Chosen To Serve New Term As Superintendent Of Public Instruction

Voters Turn Back Limmerman’s Bid For Supreme Court  Callahan Defeats Jorgensen in Race For Superintendent

Expect Changes Chinese Regime   Additional Moves Expected Before Soong Returns To Moscow.

Civil Functions 99 Million Bill Given Approval   Allocate All But 11 Million To Army Engineers For Rivers, Harbors, Floods

New Argentina War Minister ls Appointed   Lifting of State Of Siege Decree Said Imminent

Bradley Namec To Handle All Vets’ Affairs   Chosen By Truman Te Succeed Hines—West  Retains Share of Key Jobs By Appointment

Gen. Bradley To Head Vets   ~-FourSiar>Genérat™ To Succeed Hines

Bradley Named Veterans’ Chief   12th Army: Group Commander Chosen

President Truman Calls On General Bradley To Look ‘After Affairs Of Veterans   Picks Another Westerner For Key Job In His Administration; Succeeds Hines

Gen. Brad ley Will Direct Veterans Work   Four-Star Battle-Wise Gen eral Chosen To Succeed Frank Hines

Truman Appoints General Bradley As Head OF VA   Hines To Leeve Veterans Post

BRADLEY NEW DIRECTOR Gf ~ VETS BUREAU   ‘Truman Picks General To  Head Veterans’ Ad ministration

FOUR-STAR GENERAL TO AID VETS  Bradley. Is Named To Veterans Post

Gen. Bradley To Handle Vets' Affairs   Truman Makes Three Other Appointments

Two Other Mid-Westerners, One From New York Named To High Offices

Truman Picks Bradley For  Veteran Head   President Adds Two Westerners. One New Yorker To Administration.   SUCCEEDS GEN. HINES

Gen. Bradley Named New Administrator Of Veterans’ Affairs   Brig. Gen. Hines Resigns To Take Another Post—Kentuckian Appointed Undersecretary of Agriculture and New Yorker as NLB Member as Truman Reshuffles Nation’s Officialdom

Vet Affairs Of All Wars New Bradley Task   Four-Star General Picked By President Truman To Modernize VA

Truman Picks Bradley Head War Veterans   Will Succeed Hines When He Winds up Affairs in Europe

Gen. Bradley To Handle Affairs Of All Veterans   Pres. Truman Names A Fellow - Missourian To Succeed Hines.

GEN. BRADLEY TO HEAD V. A;   Named by Truman Fe Chief at Ava Beane

BRADLEY NAMED VETERANS CHIEF   Appointed by President to Replace Hines

General Bradley ls Appointed Head Of Veterans Bureau   Frank Hines to Take Another Post In the Government

Gen. Bradley Named fo Head Veterans Bureau   Hines to Resign To Take Another Government Post

Gen. Bradley New Head Of Vets Affairs  Returning Chief Of 12th Army To  Gurracd flan Hinee

BRADLEY HEADS VETERANS’ UNIT   Two Other Key Posts Filled In New Truman Moves

Gen. Bradley Named To VA Administration   Succeeds Gen. Hines; Trumon Names World War II Man to Look After War I! Vets

Gen. Bradley Named Head   Will Take Over Administration of Veterans Affairs After Winding Up Army Job

Bradley to Handle Veterans Affairs   12th Army Group Head Succeeds Frank Hines, OtherAnnnintmentelold

PICKS BRADLEY TO HEAD OFFICE FOR WAR VETS   Places Other Westerners, New Yorker in Offices at Capital

Truman Calls On Four-Star Generals of Werld War Il To Look After Veterans Affairs

Senate Favors Highway Fund Segregation   Advances Bill To Within Final Step Of Passage After Two-Hour Debate On Various Provisions

Fruit Program Meets Trouble   Advertising Proposal Snaqged In Lansina

FRUIT PROGRAM HITS NEW SNAG   Opposi tion To Milliken Ad Bill Blocks Ad vertising

Major Bong, Top Ace, Dies In Jet Plane   Ship Begins Giving Trouble After Take-Off, Explodes As Landing Attempted

&\ r Dick Bong ? d\n Crash  7 et Airplane   Pacific ‘War Heo Dies Trying To Escape From Flaming Craft ©

Air Ace Dies In Jet Plane   Richard Bong Victim Of Svectacular Fall

Major R. Bong Dies in Crash Of Jet Plane   Was Testing P-80 ‘Shooting Star’ in ‘Safe’ Assianment

Major Bong Dies in Crash of P-80   America’s Greatest Ace Is Killed While  Testing New Plane

BONG, GREATEST AIR AGE, KILLED IN PLANE GRASH   Was Testing P-80  Shocting Star —Blast Shatters Jet Plane

Major Bong, Ace Of Aces, Crash Victim   Survived Perils Of War In South Pacific Only To Be Victim Of New ‘Jet-Propelled Plane

MAJOR BONG, LEADING U. S. ACE, KILLED   P-80 He Was Testing At Burbank Explodes, Crashes

Boy, 9, Admits Slaying Child   Crushed Three-Year-Old Girl’s Head When She Fell While Fleeing Him.

Boy, 9, Held in Child’s Death   Pounded Girl, 3, on Head With Bricks, He Tells Police

Press Toward  Naha Airdrome   U.S. Planes Blast Two Million Tons Of Enemy Shipping in South Seas

KNOCKOUT OF : JAP FORCES: NOT FAR OFF   FIVE AMERBCAN DIVISIONS AWAITING ORDER FOR ALL‘OUT DRIVE AGAINST 20,000 “JAPS

Jap Warships, Planes Hit In Daring Raids   From 15 to 17 Vessels Damaged and 475 Nipponese Planes Destroyed in Attacks on Monday in Infand Woaterc

475 Planes — Also Downed      Carrier Planes Pounce On Hidden: Nip Navy In Secluded Inland Sea

NOT AU, S, SHIP LOST   475 Enemy Planes, Six Ships Sunk; 22 Jap Warships Damaged  In Daring Raid

BOY SCOUT WEEK _ FEBRUARY 8-14   Chief Scout Says Scouting Can Be A Great Foree for the Peace of the World

PONTIAC HAS NEW UNSOLVED SLAYING      Officials Confronted With Three Mysteries in Less ~ Than Month,

THIRD MURDER NEAR - PONTIAC   Authorities Seek Clue T ‘Slayer of 69 Year Old Realtor

ORDER IS EXTENDED   Navy, Marine and Coast Guards Must Serve for 6 Months:

Short Week-End: Asked To Avoid Legislative Jam  ' Legislature Urged ses eed Work

Legislature. Must Speed U p Or Face Last Hour Log-Jam   With Term More Than Half Over, 200 Measures Still Remain On Calendars; Many More In Commit« tees; Shorter Recesses Held Essential

COOPERATION HELD WORLD KEY BY ‘IKE’   Urges U. S. Work With Nations T

No Soap! Housewives, Scarcity Of Fats, Containers Share The Biame

Labor Board Split Over Wage Issue   AFL Members Voice Appeal for 11 Percent Boost

Wage Increase Pu Up to President  General 11 Per Cent   General 11 Per Cent Raise Is Requested

AFL Appeals To Roosevelt   Urges Boost Of Wages By 11 Pereent: Differ With Public Members.

Appeal Directly to Roosevelt; Challenge Public Members’ Views on  Little Steel Formula

ROOSEVELT ASKED TO BOOST WAGES   GENERAL INCREASE OF 11 PCT. } URGED BY A. F. OF LL, MEMBERS OF WLB. ;

WAGE INCREASE SOUGHT BY AFI   Federation Says Boost Of 11 Percent Seems Justified

AFL MEMBERS OF WLB SEEK WAGE BOOSTS   FDR Urged by Union Representatives To Hike Work. ers’ Pay 11 Percent

119,000 IDLE IN 56 STRIKES   22.000 Ford Workers Are Recalled To Jobs

STRIKE IS ENDED IN FORD PLANTS   Scattered Labor Disputes Leave 119,000 Others Idle

WORKERS AT FORD PLANTS ARE RECALLED   Alternative Sources of Supply Arranged To Secure Parts for 1946 Cars On Assembly Lines   LABOR WORLD SEETHES

We Won't Live As Well From Now On Until War's Won   Food, Tires, Building, Woolens, Fuel for Civilians Less Plentiful —

Pontoon Bridges Used.   Many Changes on Local Home Front Forced by all ounter-Offensive

Pacific Attacks Hinge on Weather, News Analyst Elton Faye Asserts

WARTIME DRY LAW IS OPPOSED   Top Officials Unanimously Condemn Proposed Action

ENACTMENT OF PROHIBITION LAWS OPPOSED BY OFFICIALS      OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON OPPOSE ATTEMPTS TO ENACT WARTIME PROIOBITION LAWS

JAPS FORCED 300 T0 JUMP INTO WELL   THEN NIPS FIRED INTO DYING AND PUSHED IN ROCKS, WITNESS SAYS.

SPEAKER EXPLODES - MYTH’ OF ECONOMY   Leo H. Miller Cites Facts -_and-Figures on City Spending

SPEAKER EXPLODES "MYTH OF ECONOM)   Leo H. Miller Cites Facts _, and-Figures on City Spendina -

‘HUNGARIANS ' HAD SHARE  ININTRIGUE   International Law Violations Were Deliberate

WAR LABOR BOARD UPHOLDS UNION. RIGHT TO CLOSED SHOP IN FLORIDA, OVER-RULING STATE CONSTITUTION .

Nation-Wide Crisis ls Feared by U. S. Labor Officials Studying Plans to Head off Spreading Industrial Strife

RURAL IMPROVEMENTS LISTED FOR FUTURE   County and Township Officers of tho Farm Bureau Name Betterments Hoped For In Rural Homes

FORT DODGE MAN HEADS TEACHERS   Feelhaver’Is Elected  in Iowa Convention

JAP PREMIER NOT RADICAL   SUZUKI WAS AMONG HIGH OFFICIALS MARKED FOR BEATH IN ASSASSINATION PLOT IN 1936

SOME ARMY UNITS TO GO TO PACIFIC   Vital Groups Have No United States Stopover

SOME UNITS T0 GO DIRECTLY T0 PACIFIC THEATRE   Redeployment Officer in European Area Reveals Army’s Plans

Some Troop Units  Will Not Stop  On Way to Pacific Reinforcement Need  Requires Sending  BA. a2 Eaed nt fimero

Some Army Units Proceed Direct To Asia From Europe   No Stop In U. S. Before  Service Scores Tabbed

Some Troop Units Will Not Stop  On Way to Pacific Reinforcement Need  Requires Sending Aen ta Enet at Once

Rate Scoring Not Final   The 85 Points Now Required for Discharge Subject to Revision.

Truman Wins in Fight on Tariff Slash   Sustained in House on Reciprocal Pacts by 239-153 Vote

HOUSE VOTES AUTHORITY 10 CUT TARIFFS   CONGRESS BACKS UP TRUMAN IN FIRST MAJOR TEST

HOUSE PASSES TARIFF SLASH   Demos Defeat GOP In Figh! To Extend Trade Act

House Votes Truman Power To Cut Tariff   Democrats Support President’s Request Despite Vigorous  G. O. P. Opposition

House Votes Truman Broad Authority To Slash Tariffs In Direct Test Of Following

TARIFF MEASURE PASSED BY HOUSE   G. 0. P. LOSES FIGHT AGAINST GIVING TRUMAN POWER TO CUT DUTIES.

President Wins Direct Test On First Big Issue   Overwhelming Vote, 239-153, On Granting Authority To Reduce Fiqures On Trade

HOUSE PASSES BILL ON PLEA OF PRESIDENT   Allows Another Cut Of 50 Per Cent In Duties

House Approve: Tariff Bill by 239-153 Marain   Action Follows Emphatic Appeal From President

House Votes Tariff Cuts  By President   Broad Authority Given Truman In Negotiating Reciprocal Trade

Measure Gives  Truman Power  To Slash Rates   Democrats Ride Roughshod Over Repullicans in Responding ta Presi dent’s Appeal   Count On Passage. Is 239 To 153   Would Prolong Life of Reciprocal Trade Act For Three Years With Exnanded Authority

President Given House Approval To Cut Tariffs   Truman Winner In Maior Test

House Vote Tariff Bill, , 239 to 153:   Democrats Win, Measure Permits Tariff Reduction

Congress Battle Over FEPC Looms   House, Senate Leaders Seek to Prevent Break

Escaped Convict Returned to Fla.   Had Been Confined to McKean County Jail

BRITISH TROOPS ON ALERT IN JAVA   General Uprising of Indo. nesians Looms.

Father of Six Children Dies In Luzon Battle   Employe of Missouri Pacific Before Inducted

Hearing On Mid-Atlantic Airline Service Here Postponed To Dec. 14

Leaping Flames Bes Tell Story of Tokyo Bombing   Two More Jap Cities Are Half Gutted

Accuses Deutsch Of Libel On VA   Committee Stops Rankin From Prying In Reporter’: Personal Background.

GIs IN REICH NEEDED SHELLS, GOT AIR BEMBS   Probing Senators Blame  Procurement Plan : For Shortages

TEMPERATUBEC.  Only Two Jet Planes Delivered During Critical Period

Recover Lend Weapons From Europe, Senate Group Demands   War Investigators Want Material Used in War on Japs

Unwanted Air Bombs Sent Abroad When Army's Need Was Artillery - Ammunition, Say Senate Probers

AN AMMUNITION MIXUP   European Armies Needed Cannon  Shells; Got Air Bombs

Nip s Answer fo Latest Terms of SurrenderMay Come Sun. Diplomats Think War Is Over   Emperor Must Become Puppet of Allied Commander; Reply Expected Quickly to Newest Demand of Victors

Liquor, Car Thieves Get Terms in Prison   turns and Wells Sentenced to Not Exceeding Ten Years at Anamosa

THREATENED ‘PHONE STRIKE POSTPONED   Workers and Company Officials Agree on Wage Formula.

A OF WES COLES COUNTY IS St 101.600   National Goal Set at 14 Billions to Help Finance War on Japs

No Coupons Needed for These Foods   Many Items Still Point-Free Despite Tightening of Over-all Rationing Program, Says OWI.

RETURNED SAILOR NOW A BENEDIT   Gerald Bonnema and Luella Salisbury. Wed at San ~  Francisco

SEEKS 0 HAL ATTACK OW OPA   Cost-Plus Pricing System -and Court Appeal Attacked by Administration Forces -

SEEK TO KNOCK OUT CHANGES IN PRICE CONTROL   PARTY CHIEFS WOULD BLOCK COURT APPEAL AND FARM COST-PLUS

ELECTION WON'T DELAY MEETING OF BIG THREE   TEMPORARY BRITISH CABINET FORMED BY CHURCHILL

STUMPING TOUR WILL NOT STOP WORLD PARLEYS   Electioneering Churchill Plans For Early Meeting Of Big Three

Charchill Presses for  Early Meeting   Says Elections Should Not Delay Bie Three Talks

British Want. Big- 3 Parley   Churchill Says. Crisis Need Not Delay Talks

Churchill Names Cabinet, Insists On Early Meeting With Truman, Stalin

\Churchill Insisting That Big Three Meet Be Held As He Opens Campaign

12/7 NIP PLANES DESTROYED IN 3), WEEKS   No Substantial Change in Southern Sector of Okinawa

RUHR STEEL TYCOONS ARRESTED   60 Directors of Huge Armament Cartel Nabbed

WARTIME RUBBER PLANTS SHUT DOWN   U. S. CLOSES THOSE MAKING _ SYNTHETIC FROM ALCOHOL —WILL USE OIL. .

US. Closing Some Rubber Factories   Grain Alcohol too  Expensive Compared To Oil, Is Claim

Gov't Rubber Plants Being Closed Down   U. S. Says Needed Syn. thetics Can be Made From- Oil

New Gen. Pershing Tanks Can Battle Germany's Best   Carry Terrific Punch, May Be Used On Asiatic Mainland, Too Big For Islands

Latest U.S. Tank Tested   Gen. Pershing Tank Found Capable of Dealing With Nazis

Russian-American Junction Likely To Have Great Political Bearing

Force Negotiations For Wage Increase   Dispute in Two Small Detroit Plants Settled; Union Demands Granted by New Pav Agreement

Bitter Fighting Rages In Italy   British Eighth Army Whips Up Counter-Attack That Costs Nazis Heavily

U.S. Transferring Troops, Europe  To Pacific War  Few to Visit Home; V-E Day Won't Bring

U.S. And Russia Discuss Council  Compromise Over issue Is Predicted

Beachhead Landings Not So Bad As Charges, Says Hauser   “Never Really Knew Fear Until Now.” Ex-Sailor Says In Interview

VA. POLICE END SNAKE HANDLING MEET SUNDAY   Four Big Rattlers Killed, Four Others Are Hidden

POLICE BREAK : UP SNAKE RITE   _HOLINESS, HEALERS_ FIGHT BACK WITH RATTLERS

MAN GOES BERSERK, STABS BUS PASSENGER   Wields Knife on Packed Vehicle in Oklahoma—Subdued and Disarmed hv Two.

ALLIES COUNTER JAP PROPOSAL WITH CLEAR-CUT STATEMENT ON POSITION OF EMPEROR HIROHITO

HIROHITO TO BE ALLOWED 10 REMAIN AS EMPEROR, SUBJECT TO MILITARY CONTROL   Announcement of the End of the World War Is Expectéd to Be Made by the White . House Fither Sunday ar Monday   Regarded as Deity.

HIROHITO TO BE ALLOWED TO. REMAIN AS EMPEROR, SUBIECT TO MILITARY CONTROL

Proud of Husband? ‘Of Course, Says Frau Himmler,  Nazi Who Merely Shrugs When Told of Killer’s Death

Himmler’s Widow Cold and Hard   Shows No Emotion At News of His Death; Shrugs Off His Barbarism

Move to Postpone Vote on Wallace   Senate May Act First On RFC Divorcement

SENATE DELAYS WALLACE VOTE   Cabinet Job And Lending Agencies Will Be Separated First

PLAN TO SHELVE CABINET ACTION   Wallace Nomination To B, Set Aside To Await  Developments

WALLACE BACKERS SEEK VOTE DELAY   Administration Leaders Await Direct Move by President

FDR’S AID IN WALLACE BID STILL LACKING   Backers Await Action To Save Commerce Post For FDR’s Appointee

Airline Official Visits Airport   Proposes Airport in Intra-State Service

Four Million Yanks Tagged To Fiaht Japs   Pacific Force Will be Larger Than European

Hershey Confirms  Farm Deferments   Draft Director Says Tydings Bill Stands

Outlaws Quit Ad Dunkerque And Bornholm   Assault On Prague Made In Defiance Of Unconditional Surrender Terms

PRAGUE. RADIO REPORTS CITY IS BOMBED   Overwhelming Air Power To Blast Japan

37 Counties Need 10,000 Workers   Entire State Lacks Around 20,000 Farm Hands for Harvest

Final War Loan Is Se For October 29, Twelve Billion Goal   Treasury Officials Urge Holders to Reta Bonds, Brand Untrue Accounts 1s Would or Could Freeze Redemptions

Final War Loan Is Se For October 29, Twelve Billion Goal  Treasury Officials Urge Holders to Retain Bonds. Brand Untrue Accounts   Treasury Officials Urge Holders to Retair Bonds, Brand Untrue Accounts lt Would or Could Freeze Redemptions

WILSON IN WASHINGTON   Daty on Combined Chiefs of Staff Assumed by Dill's Successor.

Five Billion Dollar Loan \To Help Britain Get Back On Feet Winning U. S. Favor   Will Be At Low Interest Rate And Without Any Strings Attached

Five Billion Loan Gaining Support   Would Be Without Strings; _.Believed_Best_Way -To  Put Nation Back On Feet

Oppose Making It A Free Gift... ..  $5 Billion Loan Favored For Britain, With Low Interest And No Strings

American Officials Favor 5 Billion Loan To Britair   Low Interest To Be Charged And No Strings : On Where Money Could Be Spent

ras g  Would Aid Britain to) Fist While Reconverting to Normal Trade. 

FAVOR LOAN TC HELP BRITAIN      No Strings Attached to  Five Billion Dollar Aid Fund

LOAN OF FIVE BILLION FAVORED FOR BRITAIN   No Strings Will Be Attached Under Proposed Plan

Favor Helping  England With 5 Billion Loan   It Would Be Extended At Very Low Interest Rate and With No Strings Attached

Five Billion English Loan Gains Favor  Of Officials   Low Interest Rate, No Strings Likely

U.S. Reported To Favor Fe Billion Loan   Loan To Great Britain Would Be At Low Inter: est With No Strings.

U. S. In Favor Of Five Billion  Loan to Britain   Would Be at Low Interest Rate and With No Strings Attached

‘Said to Favor’ Five Billion  Loan to Britain   Work by Officials On Plans for a  : Low Interest Rate

Five Billion ~ British Loan  Winning Favor  Officials Said Sold On Idea; No Strings With Law Interect

Favor Loan Of 5 Billions To  Great Britain   U. S. Officials Frown On London Idea Of A Rie Free Grant.

Favor Loan To Britain’      About $5,000,000,000 At Very Low Interest To Tide Her, Through Reeanversion Crisis

High School To Open Football — Season Friday  Will Play Team From Estherville Here That Night

HIGH SCHOOL 10 OPEN F.B. SEASON   First Game Held Friday Night Against BPethervillae

SHOWERS ARE LIKELY   Flora Predicts No Serious Kaw Flood in This Section

YANKS AT NIP “HUCULAR VEIN   Seek Air Bases, Jumping Off Place for Drive Against Japan

IU.S. BAYONETS SLASH AT JUGULAR VEIN OF FOE  MacArthur's Return to Luzon   MacArthur's Return to Luzon Puts New Objectives Within Reach

MacArthur’s Return to Luzon Puts American Bayonets in Jugular Vein  Of Jap Empire; Two Main Objectives

Two Main Yank Objectives Lie in Luzon Invasion   MacArthur's Return Places U. S. Bayonets In Jap Jugular Vein

Yank Bayonets At Jugular Vein Of Jap Empire   New Air, Naval Bases: Will Command Sea Routes South ,

FIELD MAY CLEAR FOR BRICKER RACE   Bender And Jenkins Reported Having Other Plans

Frost Warning To Be Given By Radio, Papers   Because of Impending Danger To Corn Crop

FROST WARNINGS ARE TO BE ISSUED   Weather Bureau Hopes to Give Information As te Frost Danger 24 Hoars In Advance

American Sentinel Wounded Near Trieste; Slav, Italian Partisans Exchange Gunfire

NAZIS DRIVEN OUT OF VITAL RUHR VALLEY   NINTH ARMY SHELLS DUESSELDORF ARSENAL

4000 Tons.         SECOND FIRERAIDON JAP CAPITAL THIS WEEK;* OCCURRED JUST PAST MIDN 6

200 Forts Meet Fierce Home Defense   Fire Bombs Rain Upon Industries South of Palace

industrial Areas Hit in Jap Capital   Super Forts Fly from Sai. pan and Guam—Mceet  Stiff Air Defense

Patch’s Forces Within 2 Miles OfSaarbrucker   Bomb Reich For 10th Day; Russians Push On Berlin Closer To Spree River

RED ASSAULTS RESUMED ALONG ROAD TO BERLIN   British and Canadian Attacks Increase Threat to Ruhr Basin Industry

New Landings on Mindanao  Made by Yanks  Eighth Army Troops Completely Seal Off Davao Gulf

Americans Make. New Landings in Mindanao Sector   Eighth Army Troops In Move Completely Seal © Of Davao Gulf

DAVAO GULF IS FULLY SEALED OFF BY YANKS   Eighth Army Troops, With Naval And Air Support,  Make Laading   LESS RESISTANCE 1S BEING ENCOUNTERED

AMERICANS LAND ON BALUT ISLAND   OTHER YANKS GO ASHORE AT CAPE SAN AUGUSTIN, TIP OF MINDANAO.

NEW LANDINGS CUT OFF GULF IN PHILIPPINES   ENEMY REMNANTS CHOPPED UP ON MINDANAO

Casualties Put at 5,372 1n58 Hours Of Struggle   Mountain Was Used By Japs To Rake Marine Positions In South Sector

Yanks Seize — Me. Suribachi   YANKS OCCUPY GAPUAL ISLAND” SOU TEL OF LUZON

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SEMI-OFFICIAL SOURCE ISSUES PEACE OFFER   Industrialists May Be Trying to End Hostilities

Tiso, Seven Other Nazis Apprehended   Puppet President Of Slovakia Caucht by Allies

Entire Nation Told to Fight   Tokyo Admits Defeat in Okinawa in Sight; Tactical Bombers Lash Surviving Remnants

People Taught fo Fight When Invaders Hit  Volunteer Corps Urged to Attack, Destroy Tanke

Yankee Women  On Plane Raid  at AP   Tokyo Radio Says 3 Amert. ean Aireraft Piloted By Women Shot Down.

Nother Tall Tokyo Tale!   ++ + + ~ Japs Claim Three Planes Pi Ae d By Yank Girls Shot Down

Don't Shoot, Little Brown Brother, The Pilot Micht Be Somebodv’s Mother

Japs Battle Furiously For Baquio   Philippine Summer Capital Wrecked

Promote B, H. Soldier From Sergeant to 2nd Ligutenant In the Pacific

MORE SOLDIERS OF OHIO'S 37TH ARRIVE TODAY   First Glimpse of States for Most of Gl’s in More Than 3 Years

Battle-Scarred 37th Veterans Getting First Glimpse Of U.S..In Three Years

gr o's Beightler Lands With 3220 Troops; Many Gone Over Three Years.

Texas Oil Workers Go Back To Work But Plan Fight For Higher Wages   Picketing Continues In Permian Basin But Drilling Operations Continue

SENATE VOTES SCHOOL BILLS   Funds for State Offices Also Win Approval

Pass 10 Bills Appropriating $29,209,438   School Code Revision Measure Okayed, Sent To Gov. Blue

Two Children. Die In Fire  Serviceman’s Wife, Other Children Hurt

Two Dead, Three Bumed in Fire   Home of Serviceman Awaiting Shipment Overseas. Destroved

TWO CHILDREN DIE WHEN HOME: BURNS   Mother, Three Others Hurt; Father, A Serviceman, To Be Rushed Home.

U.S. Recognizes Soviet Interests  In Balkans   Confident Russia Will Keep Hands Off  Americas. Byrnes Says

Byrnes Stresses Friendship in NY Radio Forum   lke Asks World Unity to Battle Hunger, Privation, Fear

Ryrnes Says US. “hws of Speci      implies. U.S: faver . el ' Soviet Leudership in  Cenain Ateas ©

Bevin Hints At Palestine Trusteeship  Jewish Council Call   Jewish Council Calls General Strike Against British

Japanese Are Making Final Stand   MacArthur Reports House-to-House Fighting Progresses

Yanks Drive For Prized Manila Docks   Surge 2000 Yards In House-to-House Battle With Enemy

c a "Few c ki , a ~~ We os we a” on Pa  Se "TE iS? a ft $. on Jeg aS Re r   aps. Fire Over Open Sights at Yanks; Native Populace Caught in Death Trap

Fanatical Enemy Firing Big Guns From Buildings   Doughboys Make 2,000 Yard Gain against Stiff Resistance

TRAPPED JAPS IN HOUSE-T0 HOUSE STAND   Yanks Gain In Clearing Important Dock Area Of Southern End Of Manila

Japs Contest Every Yard  Manila Area   Infantry Gains 2,000 Yards Along Mine-Laden Street:

County Court News Of Sioux County   -Betty June. Holub of Rock Valley was Awarded a Decrees of Divorce From Joseph Holub

County Court News Of Sieux County   E. A. Wood Has Filed Suit Against the Morgans aud Frenehes in Alleged Hotel Deal

County Court News Of Sioux County   Geraldine Cray eins Filed a Suit For Divorce From. Ernest Meins—Crneity Charge

County Court News Of Sioux Count;   Estate of Mitchell De Koster is Closed And the Administrator, Tom De Koster Discharged

County Court News Of Sioux Count,   Gertrude Corley Has Brought a Suit Against Robert J, Wright As Result of Auto Mishap

County Court News Of Sioux County   Johanna Zeutenhorst Has Filed Sult For Divoree From Bernard ~ Zeutenhorst—Craelty

County Court News — OF Sioux County   dtenrietia Hiphagen Fiteg Suit For A Divorce From Gerrit Riphag. ens Married in 19291

County Court News Of Sioux Count,      Lula Elizabeth Strong ot Hawarden Filed A Suit For A Divoree From Arthar Strone

aad Court News ~ OF Sioux Coual;   Delbert .J.--Dittman Asks’ Court And Safety Commission To Issue °.” <- Driver’s Lieense -

Yanks Close In On Malaybalay   Agricultural Center of Mindanao Neared

Rapid Gains Bring Field Into Range   Leading Elements Of U. S. Division In City Outskirts

Mindanao Yanks Close On Valencia   Units Driving To Spli Island 31 Mi. Apart

Jap Resistance Grows Stubborn   AMERICANS MAKE GAINS ON MLsDANAO SECTOR

NIP RESISTANCE ON MINDANAS NEARLY BROKEN   Important Gains Are Made On Luzon, New Guinea, Tarakan

DOUGHBOYS CLOSE ON MINDANAO CIT   Troops of 31st Division < Mile from Malaybalay

YANKS CLOSE IN ON NALAYBALAY   Drive 10 Miles to Min’ danao Agricultiral Center

Troops Gain At 4 Battles In Philippines   U. S. Forces Close In On Japs In Luzon, And Mindanao

YANKS CLOSING IN AROUND VALENCIA   After A Surge Of Six Miles Along The Sayre Highway

EXPECT 10 TAKE TARLAC EASILY   Lack of Bridges Causes Speeding Yanks Trouble

Tarlac Expected To Fall Without Jap Opposition   Sweep Continues Southward Against Light Nip Forces

Yanks Near Tarlac, Road Hub on Luzor   Town Expected to Fall Without Fight; Beachhead Widened

AMERICANS 69 MILES FROM MANILA   Two Sixth Army Columns Join On Luzon

36 MILES FROM COAST   Americans Are Sweeping Across Plains of Luzon

U.S. Columns Join To Push  Across Luzon   Troops Sweeping Toward Tarlac And Manila Virtually Unopposed

Two 6th Army Columns Merge Near Paniqui   Americans Sweep Toward  Tarlac and Manila Virtnallvu IT lnannaced

6TH ARMY COLUMNS JOIN, RACE AHEAD ON LUZON AS JAPS FAIL 10 RESIST   Enemy ‘May Even Give Up Manila Quietly

CAPITAL DEFENSE UNCERTAIN AS * YANKS ADVANCE   Jap Opposition Fails To Materialize As Gixth Army Advances

Yanks Speed Ahead Over ~ Luzon Plains: Key Road Center Nears Capture

TWO AMERICAN COLUMNS MERGE IN PHILIPPINES   Sweep Across Luzon Plains To ward Tarlac, Mazila, Almost Unopposed

Clark Field ; Next; Manila Only 65 Miles   Strong American Force: Merge Inland; March DUnenposed

TARLAC, LUZON, EXPECTED 10 FALL SHORTLY   American Columns Sweep Toward Manila Virtually Unopposed by Japs.

Two Yank Units Merge At Paniqui   Little Opposition On Luzon Plains

Sixth Army Columns Sweep Toward Manila   U. S. Troops 36 Miles Inland On Luzon Are Virtually Unopposed By Japanese

U. §. Forces Merge Drive For Manila   Tarlac, Communications  Hub, Expected To Fall

SIXTH ARMY YANKS GAIN ON LUZON   Jap Opposition Weak; Expect Fall Of Tarlac Soon

ALL MILITARY PACTS MUST GET CONGRESS QKAY   Truman Sends Special Message On United Nations Charter

EXPECT VOTE ON CHARTER LATE TODAY   Truman Sends Special Message On Subject

U.S. First of Great Powers  To Okeh Paet   Langer, Shipstead Cast Lone Votes Against Warld Charter

'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS—' _ Soldier Shouts Ring in Packed Ship Held at Dock

REDUCE POINT VALUES   OPA Announces Changes in a Few Processed Food Items

Some Processed Foods Will Cost Fewer Blue Points Beginning Sunday

FEW CHANGES IN BLUE PONIT VALUES   Snap Beans, Catsup, Chili Sauce, Apricots Among liems Affected.

Plane Held Ready to Saye  Life of OPA   House Hurriedly Oks Compromise; lo He Rushed to ‘Trim

OPA EXTENSION BILL APPROVED   Plane to Take Legislation to Truman for His Signature.   WOULD EXPIRE TONIGHT

House Approves OPA Compromise   Measure Prolongs Price Controls For Year; Republican Bloc Loses Rroadened Powers for Anderson

House Approves Compromise Bill Prolonging OPA   Plane Will Fly Legislation to Truman at K. C.

Compromise To  Extend the OPA   With Price Control Act Dy ig hee Bill Is  ushed Thru   ANDERSON IN CONTROL   Plane To Fly Measure Tx Kansas City for Truman Signature

OPA Life Prolonged For Year As House Approves Compromise Bill To End Month-Long Debate

couNTY OFFICIAL  GOES ON TRIAL   Clark-co Prosecutor ts Charged With Bribery

2 DESTROYERS BADLY SMASHED   Flaming Weckage, But They’ll Return

HALSEY'S GREAT FLEET CRIPPLED BY STORM JUNE 8   More Than 21 Warships Temporarily Put Out of Action as They Skirted Southern Janan.   MOST OF VESSELS ARE BACK EN SERVICE   Nimitz, Disclosing Dramatic Episode, Gives No Report on Loss of Life or Injurv to Personnel.

Typhoon Damages Ships — Of Third U. S. War Fleet   Twenty-One Vessels Crippled as Storm Hits Halsey’s Force East of Ryukyus—No Loss of Life Re__ ported—20 Craft Return to Service =

Major Ships Are Damaged By High Wind  Most Vessels Given:   Most Vessels Given: Speedy Repairs To ; Get Back In Action

TYPHOON HITS HALSEY FLEET NEAR RYUKYU!   Storm on June 5 Crip. ples Over 21 U. S. Warships

Hitler’s Neighbors Believe He. Is Alive, Hiding In Bavarian Alps

Lid Taken Off Wages: Cuts Blocked   Fast Liquidation © Of WLB Predicted; Tox Slash [s Seen

Yanks in China Won't Be Used To Suppress Civil War, Patterson Says

Explanation Of U.S. Role  Is Presented   Patterson Says Troops to Protect American Property

Storm Signals In State House   Martin's Tax Program Heads for Initial Vote

THIRD LARGEST BURMA PORTIN BRITISH HANDS   Akyab Occupied by Combined Operations Force Without Single Shot Beina Fired: Tans Escave.

British Seize Akyab Island   Burma's Third Laroest’ Port Taken Without Fight

NC OPPOSITION FROM JAPS IS ENSOUNTERE!   Large Harbor and Air Bases Northeast of Rangoon Acquired

NOT A SHOT 1S FIRED AS LARGE FORCE ARRIVES   English Win Control of All Arakan Province West of Kaladan River

Combined Forces Occupy Burmese  Island of Akyal   Japs Quit Port Without Fight As Air, Sea and Land Operation Begins

Japs Give Up Burma Port ©  Without Shot   (Nips Flee as Mighty Sea  and Air Fleet”  i A nnKaanekaog

BRITISH TAKE BURMA PORT OF AKYAB   Japs Withdraw Without Firing Shot In Defense

AKYAB, BURMA, IS CAPTURED BY BRITISH   Third Largest Port In Country Seized From Japs Without Opposition.

Burma Port Is Seized   British Naval, Ground Forces in Surprise Attack

Akyab Falls Sans Fight To British   Mighty Combined Operations Force Converges On Port

British Seize Port In Burma   Landing At Former Japanese Base Is Made Without Firing A Shot

Akyab Taken Without Firing A Shot   Burma's Third Largest Port in Allied Hands

CHINESE GAINING AROUND LIUCHOW   Seize Part of Airfield in South, Rail Station to West

CHINESE WIN PART LIUCHOW U. S. AIRBASE   Chiang Urges Chinese Be Equipped To Bear Fighting Brunt

CHINESE GAIN IN STRUGGLE FOR LIUCHOY   COLLAPSE OF JAPAN MAY BE ACHIEVED IN ONE YEAR

Chinese take part of airfield   Seize station in Liuchow suburhs

CHINESE GAIN NEAR LIUCHOW   Seize Part of Former U. S. Airbase South of City, Take Rail Station

Chinese Capture Portion of Liuchow Airfield  Seize Rail Station in Western Suburbs of City

Nazi Labor Front Chief Captured   Yanks Seize Dr. Ley, _Drunken Hitler Aide _

Montana Section, A.1.M.E., Elects Officers  F.S. Weimer, Falls, Is Named  Chairman of Groun

Montana Section, A.LMLE., Elects Officers  Oo Urs... Way.   F.S. Weimer, Falls, Is Named Chairman of Group

Repori Kimes Had Dinner At Wagoner   ‘Believed Hiding in Hilly Eastern Oklahoma, Officers - Sey Trail Grows Colder

FIVE MORE SUBMARINES SURRENDER   Give Selves Up to British Warships at Sea

Subs Surface To Surrender   Nazi Capitulation Continues To Mount

MORE U-BOATS GIVE UP FIGHT   Five Surrender to British Warships, Head for Port

Five More German Under-Sea Boats Surrender to British Warships — Brings to at Least 11 Number to Capitulate in Past 24 Hours,

5 More U-Boats Are Surrendered   Craft Surface And Giv. Up To British Ships

3 Soviet Armies Close On Diehard  Foe Near Prague   5 More Subs Surrender At Sea, Head For Irish Ports

Five More German U-Boats Surrender   Resisting Enemy in Czechoslovakia Hemmed In Near Prague

FIVE NAZI U-BOAIS SURRENDER AT SEA 10 BRITISH SHIPS   Part Of Marauding Wolf Packs Working In The Atlantic   FIGHTING IN EUROPE  Part Of E-Boat Fleet Exnected At Felixtowe

OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTIC OF GERMAN AND JAP WAR LORDS Ie COLD.RBIOODED DUPLICITY

Unusual Jap Atfack — ~ Described By Navy   Two Pilot Suicide Plane Hit Destroyer Escort on May 8

TRUMAN FACING HARD PROGRAM IN NEW OFFICE   President Confers With Anthony Eder This Morning

British Foreign Minister Confers  With President   Eden Brings Message from Churchill; Peace Confer_-ence-Discussed

Eden Calls On PresidentOn First Day   “Truman To Confer With Molotoff  Refore Frisco

TRUMAN ENTERS FOREIGN AFFAIRS   Eden Delivers Messages From Churchill

Lord Halifax Also Present At Meeting Prior To Congress Talk   Chief Executive  Faces Big Task   Plans Round Of Talks With Delegates To World Organization Meet

TRUMAN GIVEN ASOURANCE Ut BRITAIN'S AIL   Eden Brings Verbal Message frem Churchill to New President.

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE TO FINISH IN JUNE   New World Charter Is Expected To Be Finished ' Early Next Month   STETTINIUS PLANS TO SEE PRESIDENT

WORLD PEACE ISSUES AIDED BY GOOD WILt   CHARTER EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED IN JUNE

WORLD LEAGUE PLAN WILL BE READY IN JUNE   Stettinius Announces Plans for Speedy Charter Action

OO no ARE 5 geo a aoe ee     Parley Working y Worki Early June Wide

RATIFIED CHARTER EXPECTED IN JUNE   Parley Aims .to Complete World Organization Plans Soon

Coal Mines Seized By 0. S., Strikes Continue   ‘Believe Miners Will Begin Drift. ing Back To Work  Soon

GASOLINE FOR FURLOUGHS   OPA Makes Announcement fo: Returning Servicemen

Weirton Steel Is Fined $148,125 For Misusing An Air Conditioning Unit

Chennault Sweeps Japanese Planes From China’s Skies   Next Objective Of Fourteenth Airforce ‘Will Be Te Support Chinese Armies Now Pushing Enemy Back On Several Mainland Sectors

Yanks Clear China Skies of Nip Planes   CHENNAULT ANNOUNCES 14TH AIR FORCE HAS ACHIEVED OBJECTIVE

JAPS ARE SWEPT FROM CHINA SKY   FORCED TO WITHDRAW PLANES TO MANCHURIA

IU. S. Airmen Wipe Jap Planes From China Sky   Chennault's Forces Will Support Chinese Drive Against Ground Armies

CHENAULT'S RAIDERS T0 AID CHINESE   Have Destroyed Over 2,000 Japanese Planes

JAP PLANES SWEPT FROM CHINA SKIEM   Next Objective of U. S. 14th Air Force Will Be Support of Land Forces.

Gen. Chennault Says 14th Has Swept Jap Planes From Chinese Skies

GENERAL LAUDS 14TH AIRFORCE   Has Knocked Japs Cut of Sky, Chennault Says

Three Questions Unanswered hy the Big Three  Cryptic Paragraph Believed to

Ready To Accept New Suggestion   Look Toward Coalition Government In China

Japs Prepare Thousands of Special Suicide Weapons   Yanks Land en Northern Marienas;: Superforts Mine Nippon’s Inland Sea

Separate Tokyo Defense Command  Said Established —   Yanks Land Unopposed On Six Small Islands  In Northern Marianas

U.$. OVERRUNS SIX ISLANDS IN MARIANAS   Tokyo Says Nipponese Are Prepared to Counter Expected Invasion.

Yanks Take Six Islands In Marianas   Tokyo Announces Suicide Weapons To Ward Off Attack

JAPS PREPARE TO WARD OFF U.S INVASION MOVE   ‘Reveal That Many Suicide Weapons Are At Hand For Defense

Yanks Land on Six Islands in Marianas Group   Defense Units Are Organized by Nips to Guard Homeland

AMERICAN TROOP: LAND UNOPPOSED   On Six Small Islands In The Northern Marianas

Japs Prepare Thousands of Suicide Weapons To Combat Attack   Special Defens> Command Set Uy   Yanks Land Unopposed On Six Marianas Islands; Kuriles Ships Sunk

YANKS LAND ON SIX ISLES IN MARIANAS   Seek Emergency Landing Fields For Superforts

Set Up Separate Defense in Tokyo   Mariana Landings Made Unopposed

TROOPS SCO) TOLAND CHAIN IN MARIANAS   Reconnoiter Emergency Spots for “Ditching” Planes Damaged in Raids.’

rive American Divisions Now Free For Operations Elsewhere As Monpping Up To Continue

Yank Invasion Faces Secret Nip Weapons   Small Islands Acquired For Bomber Sites

SEPARATE DEFENSE COMMAND FOR TOKYC SET UP BY JAPS   Americans Reconnoiter Unopposed Among Six Small Marianas Islands

LABOR DISPUTES IN  THREE TEXAS PLANTS  REMAIN UNSOLVED BEAUMONT, WACO, HOUS  TON SCENES OF TROUBLE: AMONG WORKERS

JAP WITNESS AT McVAY TRIAL SAY 2 TORPEDOES HIT   ‘Target Sighted - Near Palau, Sub Trails it 27 Minutes

Jap Sumbarine Scored Three Direct Hits On Cruiser  COULD SEE THE TARGET PLAINLY  Counsel For McVay Objected to Allowing Jap To Testify

Jap Officer On Stand   Tells of Firing  Three Torpedoes at “Dark Object”

Jap Tells How He Sank U. S. Vessel   Hashimoto Testifies at McVay's Court Martial

COMM. OF JAP SUBMARINE 1S WITNESS   Sworn in At Court Martial of Capt. McVay

Says Sent 3 Torpedoes into Indianapolis   Heard at Least 10 Additional Blasts, He Tells Court

Commander of Jap Submarine  Testifies at Trial  Three Torpedo Hits Were Scored Upon Dark Object

JAP SUB CHIEF IN MeVAY CASE   Tells of Firing Torpedoes Into Shin

Jap Skipper Testifies ‘Over Protest   Tells McVay Court Martial Sub Made Three Hits

Sub Commander  Says Three Hits Made On Cruiser   Hashimoto Allowed To Give Testimony At Court Martial

HASHIMOTO IN ADMISSION OF ATTAGK BY SUB      Scored Three Direct Hits Or Indianapolis On July 296 Last

Jap Sub Fired At Dark Object   Nip Captain Goes on Stand in McVay Case

Indianapolis Thrice Hit, Says Jap Sub Commander   Observed Cruiser In Moonlight After Surfacing Ahead Of It, He Testifies At MeVay Court Martial; Ten Blasts Follow Torpedo Explosions

Jap Tells of Sub Blow to Indianapolis   McVay Witness Asserts His Craft Recorded 3 Torpedo Hits.

McVay's Nemesis Tells of Sinking  Nip Captain Relates Indianapolis Attack

JAP COMMANDER REVEALS HOW SUB ‘SANK U.S. WARSHIP   Hashimoto Permitted to Tes. tify at Trial of Cap- tain MeVayv

“TN WIDE. AREA   Sub-Zero Temperatures ir Great Plains; Snow in Lakes Areas.

YOUTH I$ CLEARED QF DRAFT CHARGE   Worley Buchanan, 19, Registered Here, Had Been Serving Term—Enrolled Before He Was Eighteen

HERO WELCOME   Millions of New Yorkers Line Strects of City to Greet Dwight D. Elsenhower.

TKE RIDES LONG LINE IN GOTHAM HERO WELCOME   New York Millions Cheer General as LaGuardia Of.  ' fers Potluck Lunch on Meatless Tuesday.

New Yorkers Welcome General Ike Today   As Mayor Presents City Medal and Honorary Citizenship Distinguished Military Man Speaks on Behalf of Peace

Nazis In Flight To  Denmark   British Break Through North Of Elbe And Threaten To Cut Off Schleswig Holstein

MAKE CHRIS KRAFT NEW C. OF C. HEAD   Election of President and Other Officers at Luncheon Today

MAKE CHRIS KRAFT NEW C. OF C. HEAD   Election of President and Other Officers at Luncheon Today      SEAT NEW DIRECTORS

Denies Petition In Ward Case   Supreme Court Refuses ‘To ‘Skip’ Circuit Court

WARD RULING © ~ ISSUED TODAY   SUPREME COURT RDLES ARMY SEIZURE CASE MUST GO TO CIRCUIT COURT

Review Refused In Ward Decision   Ruling of Supreme Court is Revealed

Land at Three Points With Own Tanks, Artillery and Air Wing for Use in Case  of Trouble.   200 TRANSPORTS, _ WARSHIPS STAND BY   Force to Collect Weapons te Be Surrendered by Japanese — 250,000 Nip Troops in Area.

Olav Back In Oslo Quisling ‘Mad’   Prince Greeted By Cheering Throng; No Statement From Puppet Head.

TAX PROGRAM TO FINANCE WORK PLANS   Federal Spending, Private Loans Encouraged

bs-for-Alll I Wins nates OK   evised Measure pnt to House  y 71-10 Vote

Full Employment Measure Passes Senaie  Calls for Tax Levy to Be Used to Provide Iohe far All

Adm. Nimitz Wears Big Grin  Navy Chief Checks Raid With Clock, Greets Newsmen

RAID INTERRUPTS TOKYO CONCERT   REPORTER DESCRIBES BEGINNING OF ATTACK

SAMAL ISLAND INVADED, JAPS CLEARED OUT   YANK BATTALION ISOLATED ON MINDANAO

Firefighters.Combatting Wind-Spurrea“lames In Montana, Idaho} :aberlanc

Nips Flee Strategic Hainan   Enemy Evacuates Important Island Off China Coast

Japanese Troops Evacuate Hainan   Report Forces May  Have Been Shifted

Security Meet May Be Delayed   Seek to Avoid Showdown On Polish Issue

Warsawlssue Proves Touchy Alhed Problem   U. 8. Diplomats Working At Top Speed to Avoid Showdown With Rus. sia Over Conference

Accord Sought In Polish Row  Diplomats Working at   Diplomats Working at Top Speed to Avoid Showdown With Russ

U.S. Works fo Avoid Russian Showdown   Officials Hope Polish Rule Agreed Upon at Yalta to Settle Debate

Dispute Over Poles May Delay Coast Meeting  U.S. Trying To Avoid Showdown With Russic

State Sovereignty Menace Is Seen By Governor Ford   Missouri and Columbia River Authority Proposals Among Most Sinister Threats to State’s Riahts, He Avers

Montana At ‘ ‘Crossroads Of Her Desay” Gov. Ford Tells Le: ‘slature

Break Lull In Italy   Fifth Army Strikes Southeast of Bologna; Gains First Objectives

Yanks Renew Big Attacks In Italy   Score 600-Yard Gain In Thrust Near Bologna

NEW ACTION ON ITALIAN FRONT      Yanks Launch New Drive Into Nazi Lines Near Bologna

Americans Open Up Stronger Attacks In Northern lfaly   Gain Objectives Despite Enemy Resistance in . Biggest Recent Offensive

Yank Fifth Army Attacks   Initial Objectives Near Bologna Gained; Break Weather-Imnosed Stalemate

Fifth Launches Strong Attack   Gains Initial Objectives Despite Stiff Resistance

Americans Score Advances in Italy  Fifth Army Forces Push 600 Yards  Vondee ft. Ot

New Drive Launched In Italy By Yanks   Long Winter Stalemate Broken Suddenly as Americans Smash 600 Yards in German Lines Against Strong Opposition

Yanks Renew ltaly Attack  New Thrust Drives 600" Yar ds Into Linme nt fala

Fifth Breaks  Long Silence   Strongest American Attack Since Oetober Drives 600 Yards.

Fifth Army Starts New Italy Drive   Long Stalemate Ends With Offensive Near Bologna; Objectives Won

YANKS ADVANCE G00 YARDSIN BOLOGNA PUSH   Doughboys Overcome Heavy Resistance to Take First Objectives

Americans In Italy Attack Near Bologna   Objectives Gained Although Enemy Puts Up Fight

Yanks Drive 600 Yards Into Nazi Lines Within Htaly   Strongest’ Attack in Four Months Reaches Initial: Objectives:

600 YARDS GAINED   Americans Make Strong Attack Against Nazis in Italy ©

Attack Intended to Attain Limited Objectives; Break Long Winter Stalemate.

$19, 350 ToB Allocated To  Local Schools   State Treasurer Authorizes That Sum Paid To The DuBois School District.

JOBS FOR VETERANS   More Than 85,000 Placed in Positions in February.

Navy Trainer Plane Lights Up Every Time It Is Hit By A Plastic Bullet

PRIZE STEER NETS $11,050   lowa Farmer Gets $10 ; ‘Pound for Champion

CHAMPION STEER AT CHICAGO SHOW SOLD: FOR $11,050   ALL MARKS BROKEN AS BIDDER OFFERS $10 PER POUND

Steer is Sold For $10. a Pound   Champion Shorthorn Sets a New Record

GRAND CHAMP STEER BRINGS $10 A POUND   Price Sets New Record High For Prize Beef Sale

American Troops Capture Kassel, Germans Report   Third Army Gains 30 Miles in Drive Toward East Front

Allies Within Striking Distance Of Zuider Zee.   Americans Fight Within Nine Miles Of Weset River To Tighten Trap Of 110,000 Nazis

30 Per Cent of Nagasaki Levelled   Atomic Bomb Smashes Entire Industrial Area

Crechs Fight For Prague's Liberation   Only One Enemy Army Outside Norway Still Opposes U. S., British

Plea Issued  For Help As_ Nazis Attack      First And 19th German Armies Quit In South; Doenitz In Norway Urges Continued Fight Aqainst Russians

RECORD WHEAT PRODUCTION IS PREDICTED-FOR 1945   AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT PREDICTS RECORD PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND FRUITS

DEMOCRATS MISS PARTY CONTROL OF HIGH COURTS   GOP Candidates Win By 186,682 Votes; Pa. Amendments Passed

BOMBERS SMASH RUHR RAILWAY HUB   BRITISH HEAVIES POUND BARMEN—MOSQUITOS AGAIN BLAST BERLIN,

RAF Blasts Ruhr Railway Targets  - -Duylight Atfucks on Same Region

BEAT A LOAN BIL!   House Then Heads Into Debate on Gasoline Tax Increase

NO GRIEF IN ~ HOME TOWN’   CITIEENS OF. HITLER'S BIRTHPLACE LAUGH AT ONLY MOURNER IN VILLAGE

23 ‘ERRORS’ CHARGED IN WARD CASE RULING   U.S. Attorney Lists Points In Taking Appeal Step

GOVT APPEALS ON 25 POINTS   Claims Judge Sullivan Erred In Ward  Decision

U. 5. Files Plea In Ward Seizure   Grounds For Appeal To -Higher Court Listed

IS WARY OF WEATHER   Flora Predicts No Cold—At Least Not Before Tomorrow Night

STOLEN INFANT RETURNED SAFE   Woman Admits Taking Baby From Marion Hospital

SOVIETS SEIZE PUPPET RULER OF MANCHURIA   Jap Forces Reported Surren dering By Thousands To Red Leaders

Puppet Ruler Of Manchuria 1s Captured   Emperor Kang Teh, Who Is Best Known As Henry Pu Yi, Seized By Russian Troops

PUPPET RULER ‘ND IMPERIAL FAMILY TAKEN   Capture Reported By Russian Far Eastern Commander

EMPEROR OF MANCHURIA IS CAPTURED   Soviet Commander Reveals Puppet Ruler In Custody

RUSSIA HOLDS EMPEROR WIT ENTIRE SUITE   Marshal Vasilevsky Tells of Capture of Former Chinese Leader Who Changed Name, Loyalty.

REDS CAPTURE PUPPET RULER OF MANCHURIA   Mass Surrenders Continue In China; Kine Is Prisoner

Report Capture Of Puppet Ruler   Jap Emperor Safe in Russ Marshal’s Hands

Soviets Radio Japs That ‘The Emperor Is Safe In Our Hands’   Took Over Under  Japanese In 1932   China May Demand His Custody As A War Criminal Because Of Service

Reds Capture Puppet Ruler Of Manchuria   Entire Imperial Suite of Em. peror, Kang Teh Is Taken °

TELLS INTERIM COMMITTEE NEED AT INSTITUTIONS   jovernor Savs Present System is Open to Question: Asks BiPartisan Board

BLUE SUGGESTS SPECIAL STATE PENAL CONTROL   Thinks Administration By Civilians Would Help Situation

Part-Time Bipartisan Ruling Body Proposed   Governor Suggests Revolutionary Change In Operating Svstem To Correct Evils.

Interim Group te Study Blues Plan  Lane Chaban. lmcbdtbiuidtianme

Control Board Supervision Is  Called ‘Failure’   Old System “Open To Question”; Executive Outlines His New Plan

ARMY LOOTERS GET 40 YEARS   Soldiers Admit Robbing Supply Trains To Sell Into Black Market

Resistance On  Flank Breaks   Japanese Lose Heavily In Trying To Stop Yanks On Left Flank.

Yank Drive Splits Jap  Luzon Army   Spearhead Pushes Toward Manila As Resistance Of Enemy Crumbles

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Truman Includes Rebuke In Veto USES Rider On Cut  Bill Brings Fast Kill

Truman Kills $52,000,000,000 Appropriations Cut Bill, Which He Wanted, Due fo Rider

Pocket Veto Is Fate of USES Bill   Truman Opposes Rider on Vital Measure

TRUMAN KILLING BILL.10 SHIFT USES TO STATES   Says Measure Would Im. measurably Retard ReEmployment Program   IS AGAINST TRANSFER UNTIL JUNE OF 1947

RIDER RETURNING USES TO STATES IS PRESIDENT’S GOAL   Appropriations Measure Victimized Because Of Displeasure In Added Feature

Truman Vetoes Employment  Office Bill   War Appropriations Reduction Measure Suffers with It

Truman: Vetoes Staie Control Of Employment   Transfer Now ¥ Would Retard Job Program, President Says

HUGE SAVINGS BILL VETOED BY PRESIDENT   Objects To Return Of Employment Offices To the States

Atomic Bomb Destroys 30% (Of Nagasaki   Japan’s Greatest War Plants Are Destroyed Or Damaged.

Damage af Nagasaki Considerably Less From Atomic Bomb Than at Hiroshima

Nagasaki a Third Destroyec   Damage From Atomic Bomb, Exploding After It Hit Ground, Less Than At Hiroshima

13 FIRMS WIPED OUT BY SECOND ATOMIC BLAST   Photos Reveal 30 Percent Of Nagasaki Destroyed By Bomb

ATOMIC BOMBS WIPE OUT 307, OF NAGASAKI   13 Important War Factor. ies, Dock Area Are Destroyed

Less Damage  At Nagasaki   30 Percent Destroyed By Atomic Bomb; Most War Industries Razed

30 Per Cent of City Obliterated By Atomic Bomb   Not as Great as the  Raid on Hiroshima

London Silent On Bie Three Meeting   Declines Comment on Re. port That Sudin Charged Valta Piedge Was Broken

OTH ARMY GOES AHEAD IN ITALY   Allies Move Into German Positions Along Serchio River; Doubt Nazi Kesselring’s Death.

Americans Reoccupy Gallicano   Other Gains Made Along Serchio River

BACK IN ALLIED HANDS   Fifth Army Retook Ground Lost to Nazis in Serchio Area

Fifth Army Recaptures Lost Ground   Press Forward.[n..  Seréhio River Area

Fifth Regains All Lost Ground Eastof Serchio   Eight Army Units Still Moving Ahead North of Faenza_

COLLEGE PURCHASE CONSIDERED TODAY   House Naval Affairs Committee To Hear Report Of Inspection Of St. John’s

Bulldogs Win In Final Game Of The Season —  ‘Defeat South Sioux Armistice Day 18—7 On Local Field

Bulldogs Win In Final Game Of The Season:  ‘Defeat: South Siou   “Defeat: South Sioux Armistice Day 18-7 On Local Field

Russians Encircle Poznan   Five Big Silesian Industrial Cities Fall to Russians

‘Counterattacks by "Nazis Are Halted   Russian Spearheads Advance To 100 Miles Of % Wey Baltic Seaport Of Stettin: Seize Torun

German Bid to Break Prussia Trap Smashed   oe. Major Silesian Mining Cities   Five Major Silesian Mining Cities Cantured in Big Drive From South

Other Forces  Press Assault  On ae em - — — 5 oe: ™ tory On ae ‘tory  AsBthe @ Ga’ A2bu’   Red Army Piles Vie tory On Victory In Offensives All Alone Front

GERMANY IS ~IN DISORDER   INTERNAL STRIFE IN GERMANY .HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NEUTRAL SOURCES

MEETING SOON OF BIG THREE      EVEN MAIN QUESTIONS TO BE  “DISCUBSED AT MEETING OF  TRUMAN, STALIN AND CHURCHILL

Laval Imprisoned In French Capital   Former Vichy Chief Will Stand Trial for Nazi Collaboration

LAVAL JAILED ON RETURN TO PARK   Ex-Vichy Chief to Stand Tria For Dealing With Germans

Truman Outlines Reconversion Policy-for U. S.   Designed to Lift Many Controls, Still Hold Prices. Costs Level

Truman Maps Policy for Reconversion  Control Lifting Main   Control Lifting Main Aim, With Curb for Infletion Held Vital

Strikes Slow Oil Industry In Oklahoma   Gasoline Supply to Last About Two Weeks, It Was Estimated by Tulsa Sales Executive

President Truman Is Guest Of King George On British Battle Cruiser During Day 

Truman Guest British King on Board Ship   President Entertained at Plymouth on Way Home From Potsdam

King Of Exgtand Greets Truman Near Plymouth   Truman First Executive To Make Trip To Britain Since Wilson Journey

PRESIDENT GREETED BY GEORGE VI   Meeting Held Aboard British Battle Cruiser

Woman Bus Driver Shot in Bay City   BODY FOUND IN VEHICLE AFTER OFFICIALS REPORT GIRL OVERDUE

Gls Face Longer Stay in Far Eas:   New U. S.-Chinese Policy Outlined for Troops

Britain Not Definitely ‘Agreed That Chinese Shall Occupy Hongkong

BRITISH PLAN TO KEEP PORT OF HONGKONG   Spokesman Says Britain Has Not Agreed To Chinese Occupation Of City   SOONG TO VISIT LONDON   Premier Of China Expected To Discuss Touchy Topics With English Leaders

(Nationalist Army Strikes 60 Miles ‘Into Manchuria   Threaten to Seize Communist-Held Port; Chiang Masses Troops At Invasion Funnel

NATIONALISTS 60 MILES DEEP IN MANCHURIA   Reds Say Chiang KaiShek’s Forces Set  For Main Drive

German Radio Screams Big. 3 Session Crime   Goebbels Unpre pared For Announcement  Of - Results

Only Major Refinery In Chicago Area Now Pouring Gasoline Into Nation’s Dwindling Supply; Night Shift In Refinery   715,000 WORKERS ON STRIKE IN U. &.

Whiting Oil Refinery to Be Closed?   Another Threat to Gasolin Supplies Seen in Strike Action Today

BLOCKADE OL PLANT: AT WHITING   -Nation’s Supply Of Gasoline Fast Dwindling

Pickets Mass At Big Standar Oil Refinery _   CIO Workers Blockade Indiana Plant As  Strikes: Continue

OIL PARLEY IS MOVED 10 WASHINGTON   Mounting Labor Tensions Poses New Threats to Industry   Will Reduce Supplies

Rey naud Accuses Petain  Of Long, Ties With Nazis   In League With Them As Far Back As 1934, Soon After Hitler Rose To Power, He Says; ‘Myth Of The Victor Verdun Is Sheer Piffle,’ Former Premier Thunders

REYNAUD AGAIN TESTIFIES IN TRIAL AT PARIS   Former Premier Attempts to Show Aged Marshal Actively Aided Germans.

Plymouth County War Chest Drive Is Now Drawing Near Completion   Indications Are County Quota Will Be Reached

REPORT LAG. FOR COUNTY   Plymouth Co. Hasn’t Made Its Quota In War.  hest Drive 

VFEW Claim Non-Combat Vets Favored   Get Jobs Before _ Fighting Men

END PULLMANS FOR CIVILIANS   ODT Order Makes More Cars Available To Move Troops

PULLMAN USE IS RESTRICTED   Service for All Trips 450 Miles or Less Banned After July 15

Civilian Use Of Pullmans Curfailed   Government Acts To Make Room For Soldiers

Civilian Use Of Pullmans Is Restricted   Banned on All Trips Less Than 45] Miles: Troops Need Cars

Senator Declares Negro Troops Are Utter Failure   Mississippian Takes Up Filibuster Against the FEPC

RECORD AIR ARMADA OF HEAVY BOMBERS STRIKE JAP CITIES  6,000 TONS OF INCENDIARY AND HIGH EXPLOS

(APS REPORT HEAVY RAIDS   Jap Losses 1,546 Ships, 1, 300 Planes Destroyed Or Damaged in July.   BIGGEST RAID OF WAR

O00 8-200 IN BLOW AT FOUR WAR CENTERS   Greatest Bomb Load Ever in Single Mission Rains Death on Japan.

6,000-T0N BOMB LOAD IS DROPPED   Tonnage of Incendiaries and Demolitions Believed to Be Greatest Ever Carried in a Single Aerial Attack.

Superforts Raid Four Jap Centers   Record Armada of 800 Planes Drops 6,000 Tons of Explosives   FROM MARIANA BASES   Most of Targets in Tokyo Area; a Warning Was Given —

800 Superforts Dump 6,000 Tons ‘On Four Cities   “Death by Fire” Sentence Carried Out by Record Aerial Armada

Giant Bombers in World Record Air Blow On Vital Nippon War Centers; Blast Marks 38th Anniversary of American Air Forces

800 Planes Dump 6000 Ton: Of Bombs On Five Targets   JULY SCORE BY MORRIE LANDSBERG

600 B-29s In Greatest Strike Yet   Big Bombers Drop Load of 6.000 Tons Incendiary And Explosive Bombs Qn Nippon War Centers

RECORD BOMB LOAD STRIKES WAR CENTERS   Planes From Marianas Bases Bring Death To Enemy Areas

6.000-Ton Bomb Load Sets Record   Sentence Of Death By Fire Executed On Vital Home-lIsland Transportation Centers.   HUGE JULY TOLL.

Allied Power Mounts   Toll of Destruction In July Includes  1,546 Japanese Ships And 1,330 Airplanes

Greatest Raid Of All Time Is Reported Today   Four Jap Cities Feel Eftect of Savage Attacks

OPPOSITION BY GERMANS DISINTEGRATES   Stronger Nazi Covering Forces Fight American Armor In East

THREE-ALLIED ARMIES FIGHT NAZLHORDE   Enter Ardennes Packet; Seventh Army Routes Foe

Jap Reports Say Lingayen Gulf Scene Of Attack   Western Coast Of Luzon Likely To Be Next Objective Of U.S. Forces  In Philippines

NURSES CAN BE RECRUITED: ANA   FAVORS NURSE BILL ONLY AS PART OF ALL-WOMEN DRAFT

OPPOSITION TC 4OB ACT GROWS   Friends of Bill Encouraged By Trend of Testi monv

Nurses Will be Drafted if All Women Are   Civilian Nursing Service Should Be Augmented

NURSES FAVOR GOOD PROGRAM OF RECRUITING   \Work-or-Jail Bill Falters as Foes Gain  Ground

ANA. Recommends Recruitment Plan.  Says: Nurse: Problem: ~ Could Be ‘Aided by _ Federal-Financed Unit

Nurses Would Okay Draft ‘If’  ‘If’ It Is First Step To Service For All

Nurses Want Service Act  For All Women   Will Stand for Draft Of Their Profession Hinle hep O..

Says Nurses’ Draft Must Be a Part in Selective Service For All Women

DIRECTORS ASK STOCKHOLDERS FOR OPINIONS   One Plan Under Discussion Calls for 60 More Rooms

JACKSON URGES ALL NAZIS BE PUNISHED   Charges Reich Guilty of “International Brigandage”

BLISTERING REPORT IS PRESENTED   Reich Charged With Instigating Japs’ Sneak Attack

JACKSON SAYS NAZIS BACKED  SNEAK ATTACK   AMERICAN PROSECUTOR 01 WAR CRIMINALS RECOMMENDS STERN JUSTICE BE METED OUT

WOULD PUNISH EVERY GERMAN OF NAZI TAINT   Germany Instigated Jap Sneak Attack, Truman Told

FAIRGROUNDS FATE DECISION NEARING   Either Sale or Settlement Is Indicated

Suspend 5 More In Horse Doping   Four Of Horses Named Won At Pimlico, Announces Commission

aka amma a  TEN THOUSAND TROOPS DAILY ~ "LEAVE LE HAVRE FOR THE U. .   AN AVERAGE OF TEN THOU« SAND: AMERICAN TROOPS A DAY STARTING BACK YO UNITED STATES

DRAMATIZATION BY BLIND: MA   CHURCHES WILL PRESENT MR. GRAN IN “THE ROBE” FRIDAY EVENING

Authority Given To Fact-Finding Board Members  Rules And Policies   Rules And Policies Laid Down By The Administration

Fact-Finders May Propose Pay Increases   Must Find Employer Can Or Cannot Take Additional Cost At Prevailing Prices

Fact-Finding Boards Given Set Of Rules   Board Authority Held By Board In Regard Tc Recommendations Of Wage Increases

Fact-Finding Boards Given Broad Authority   Must Decide Whether Employers ‘Could Absorb Additional Cost Of Wage Increases At Prevailing  Prices.’

RULES. POLICIES TOLD   Jie, PVE Ihe Fact-Finders Authorized _ ToRecommend Wage Hikes Reaardless of Price Boost

Power To Eact Boards   Administration Gives Wide Leeway to Labor Dispute Panels; May Recommend Increases

F act-Finders Get Authority  For Full Quiz   Truman Empowers Panel to Look Into Company Records

ADMINISTRATION LAYS DOWN ITS: SPECIFIC RULES AND POLICIES FOR MEETING WAGE SITUATION

‘Fact - Finding’ Boards Given Broad Powers   Administration Lays Down Specific Rules And Policies Today

NEW AUTHORIT)   Fact - Finders Can Recommend Wage. Hikes; May Not Affect Prices.

Fact Boards Get Authority   Administration Lay Down Specific Rules, Policies On  lecne.

Broad Authority To Fact-Finders On Wage Jumps   Must Learn If Employers Can Absorb Added Cost At Prevailing Prices

Comp any Jarnings Relevant   Give Fact Finding Boards Broad Authority to Recommend Inecreas

G-M AND UNION AGAIN CONFER   Seek Basis for Bargaining; Company Fights Probe Of Finances

Fact-Finders  May Inquire Into Firms  Ability To Pay   Boards: May Recommend Wage Increases As Policy Is Set

BROAD AUTHORITY I8 GIVEN FACT-FINDING BOARDS FOR ACTION  LABOR COMMITTEES TO - RECOMMEND WAGES IN RELATION TO PRICES

Fact Finding Boards Giver Policies   Broad Authority Given to.  Recommend Wage Increases

Have Right to Recommend Wage Increases Which May Or May Not Result In Price Inerenses   Cautions Board Ou Pay Proposal:   Must “Satisfy Itself? Em‘ployer Could Gr Could — Not Absorb Cost At  Prevailine Priees

BROAD POWERS TO THE FACT BOARD   Rules and Policies Laid Down by Administration

Fact Finders to Study Effects on Price Increases   Schwellenhach Explanation Follows Truman Directive Boards Shonid Know Protiis

Rules, Policies Laid Down to Guide Boards   Pay Increase May Be Urged Even If It Means Higher Prices

Industry Is Asked To Open Its Books   Surprise Announcement Sends Union And GM Officials Into Conference To Attempt To Return To Collective Bargaining

FORD S OPTIMISTIC ON 82ND BIRTHDAY   Era of Prosperity Is Ahead Auto Magnate Believes

OPTIMISTIC ON BIRTHDAY   Ford, 82 Today, Sees Era of Pros perity Ahead for Nation

Henry Ford Is  82; Optimistic   Convinced Prosperity, Best Standard Of Living Lies Ahead,

Denmark sFall ToBritishArmy Held Inuminent   Reports Declare Leaders In Meet To Negotiate German Surrender

British Forces Race 1 5 Miles In Denmark   Oslo Radio Declares Armistice Already Signed to Free Dutch

VET CARE COST UP 113 PER CENT   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $2 BILLION FOR 1946

SENATE SLAP IS GIVEN T0 PRESIDENT   Truman Receives First Defeat On Domestic Issue

STATES-RIGHTS: UNEMPLOYMENT BILL NEAR PASSAGE CONELICTS WITH TRUMAN WISHES

Pres. Defeated In Jobless Pay Aims By Rebel Senate   Expect Passage Today Of States’ Rights  Compensation Bill

lobless Pay Measure Due ‘or New Cut   Senate Strikes Out $25-a-Week Clause; Vote Likely Today

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BILL IN HOPPER   Senate Expected to Pass ‘Watered Down’ Compromise

Truman Bill First Rebuff  Compengation Bill Tc ‘Watared Dawn’  Vay

Million Japs In China Sign Surrender   Occupation Of Subdued Tokyo Spreads As U. S. Troops Take Over

Japs in China Surrender   1,000,000 Troops Give Up to General Ho in Nanking Ceremony

JAPS IN CHINA SIGN SURRENDER    MORE THAN 1,000,000 TROOPS  CAPITULATE AT CERE MONY IN NANKING.

Japanese In Surrender To  The Chinese   Signing Up At Nanking For 1,000, 800 Japanese

91 TO BE SLAIN FOR EVERY ACT OF VIOLENCE   Red-Sponsored Mayor Announces Plan to Quel Nazi Underground

Berliners Warned That 51 Will Die For. Overt ‘Acts ‘Against Russians

Senate Demands Only Men 21-26 Be Drafted Now   Demobilization Plans Bring Out Various Arguments By U. S. Congress

Senate Military Chief Would Limit Draft To 21-26 Year Olds   ‘Lawmakers Split Over Marshall’s Demobilization Report; Would Raise Draft Age To Allow Boys To Complete Education .

SENATOR URGES DRAFT ONLY OF MEN 21 TO 26   Bill Would Permit Boys 18 te 21 To Continue Their Education

Senate Asks 21-26 Limit Put On Age OF Draftees   Moves To Encourage -Entisting Demanded

Thomas Would — Boost Draft Age From ‘18. ‘To 21   Nation’s Lawmakers opt yer Demobilization  ‘Report From. Marshall

Thomas Wants To Let Boys Finish School   Lawmakers Split Over General Marshall's Demobilization Report: Congress May Act

21-26 Dratt Limit Seen by Senate   Marshall's Promises Bring Differences; Wherry Protests

Solons Talk Limit on Draft Ages   Some Senators Want Only Men From 21 to 26 to Serve

Demands 21-26 Limit Placed  On Draft Ages   Senator Thomas Says His Bill Is Prompted by Desire to See Boys  Finish Edueation

21-10-26 LIMIT ASKED IN DRAFT   Senator Moves To Narrow Age Range For Service

Senator Thomas Wants Boys 18-21 To Finish School  Lawmakers Differ Over Gen. Marshall’s Promise to Drop Discharge Points

Senate Military Chief Wants To Up Draft Age to 21 ©   National Lawmakers Split Over Gen. Marshall's Demobilization Promise:

Limiting of Draft to 21-26 Group Demanded as Senate Study Continues

,  Washingten, Sept. 21.— (AP) =A senate prepecal te revise the dvaft law was killed off te . day by the senate military committee.

Gen. MacArthur's Estimate  Of Occupation Army Brings Cheers And Consternation   President Truman Might Step In To Decide What U. S. Occupation Policy Is To Be

Plan To Reduce Force In Japan Alarms Capital  President May Be Called Unan To Art

REDUCTION OF UJ. §. FORCES IN JAPAN CHEERED   Solons Laud MacArthur’s Plan; State Dep’t Is Perturbed

'M’ Arthur’s Plan To Reduce Forces In Pacitic Takes Capitol by Surprise

May Ask Truman To Fix Policy  On Occupation   MacArthur’s Statement Stirs Both Cheers And  Canetarnatinan.

MacAr thur Has  Ss tateBurean Aides Stirred   ‘Estimate That 200,000 Men  Could Police Japan  Causes Consternation ;   - Cheered By Others

DRAFT OPPONENTS CHEER BUT STATE OFFICIALS FROWN   ACHESON PROPOSES FURTHER INQUIRY; WANTS DETAILS

Military Plan Prompts Quiz   Occupation Cutback Tolis U. S. Bigwigs

Small Army In Japan Is Surprise   MacArthur Plan  Catches Capital Off Guep.

State Department May Take Action MacArthur's Stateme  Causes Consternati Cheers In Washington  =)

Occupational Problem May Go To Truman   MacArthur’s Estimate Of Oc. cupational Forces Brings Cheers. Doubt.   CAUGHT BY SURPRISE

MacArthur’s Estimate Stir: Cheers, Consternation In Capital Circles

Truman May Define Policy in Japan as Capital Cheers, Frowns At MacArthur's 200,000 Figure

Startled State Department Will Investigate (seneral's Statement.

Congress Revives Discussions On Discharges. And Drait; Department Of State Suffers Chagrin Because Of -Unexpected Statement From Allied: Commander

MaeArthur’s 200,000 Man Force Stirs  Capital City   Traman May Decide U.S. Japan Policy

Estimate of 200,000 Troops ‘For Occupation of Japan Raises Cheare and Dabatein Covital

Gen. MacArthur’s Estimate . OnNumberSoldiers Needed  Brings Cheers, Questioning

Occupation By 200,000 Yanks ls Questioned  State Department Is Gf ae 8 ee SR ke et   State Department Is Startled By Remarks Of Gen. MacArthur; Study Demobilization

Controversy on Policing May Be Handed Truman   State Department Expresses Concern About Statement

MacArthur Embarrasses Washington Brass Hats   Estimate That 200,000 Men Will Be Sufficient To Police Japan Greeted With Cheers And Consternation

FARM DRAFT ~—- GOURT TEST   HEARING SCHEDULED IN EA8T ON ACTION BROUGHT GON BEHALF OF FARM YOUTHS

Draft of Deferred Farm Hands Heading For a Test in Court   Federal Judge Blocks Induction by Ordering Army and Draft Boards to Surrender Youths to Court for a Hearing-— Action Came as the Result of a Petition

SERVICE MERGER SENTIMENT GROWS   Senators Show Upsurge F "early Army-Navy

Senate Group Strong for Forces Merger   Committee to Dicuss Consolidation of All Armed Forces of U. S. At Meeting Wednesday

Army- Navy Merger Gets More Backing In Senate  Some Revision May Be Forced Ry Atamte Boamb.

Yanks Push Within 17 Miles of Davao   Elaborate System of Jap Defenses Seized

Senators, Jittery Over Atom Bomb Hear Scientist   Shapley Believes It Selfish To Withhold Knowledge From World

Declares Scientific Knowledge Should Be Made Available To All Peoples.

WOULD GIVE ALL ATOMIC SECRET   Scientist Tells Senators “It Is Selfish And Perhaps: Dangerous To Conceal Knowledge.” 

Selfish, Says One Scientist   Perhaps Dangerous to Conceal Knowledge of Atomic Energy From Others

Scientist Warns to Conceal Atomic  Bomb Knowledge Is Selfish, Harmful

Convicts Make Second Break   Two Nebraskans Flee Counceil Bluffs Jail In Second  Break In 3 Months.

Toothbrush Aids Break In Iowa Jail   Pair’s Second Escape From Confinement  In Two Months

Senate Seeks Early Vote On Jobs Bill   Vandenberg Says Body To Give Unanimous Favor to Plan

Mancevalt Hnea Tatene Wael 7] LIU EL RU APCU gb irs sel VW Ure kta  Be Reimbursed By Son Elhiott

Jesse Jones Settled Elliott Roosevelt's Stock Transactions, FDR.Letter:.

FORD WILL NOT LEAVE DETRON   New Cars Out Oct. 26: President Stops Talk Of Moving West

REPORT REPORT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF: CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST   ARABS DIGGING IN FOUNDATIONS OF ANCIENT HOUSE UNEARTH ACCOUNT OF _ DEATH-ON CROSS

Revamping of Nazi State Called Near   Hitler as President With ‘Von Papen. Chancellor. Rumored Peace Bid

RUMOR HITLER TO ASSUME POST OF PRESIDENT WITH VON PAPEN TAKING OFFICE OF CHANCELLOR

HINT GERMANS PLAN CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT   Hitler Would Become President. With Von Papen as Chancellor

Hitler May Become President ‘Of Reorganized German Reich   Swedish Newspaper Aftonbladet Repeating Berlin Rumors States Franz Von Pappen In Line For Chancellorship.

Hitler May _  Reorganize™   Paper Says Fucker “Is Giving Up: Place

Hitler Seeks  Presidency Swedes Report Nazi  Brargantration to  DD... _.. Baws bAwmere

Hint Reich Rule Change   Plan Shift to Democracy With Hitler As President, Paving Way To Peace Negotiations

Hint Hitler To Give Up Fuehrer = Title In Move To Seek An Armistice

lGerman Trial Balloon   Von Papen Is Ready To Take Over Top Spot

Hitler May Reorganize German Government Giving  Up His Title Of Fuehrer   Would Become Reich's President With Franc Von Papen As Chancellor

Swedes Hear Hitler   ° ° Planning To Resign   Would Relinquish Title of Fuehrer to Von Papen and Become President of Reich

 Swedes Hear Nazis Shuffling Regime, Moving Hitler Down For Von Papen

HINT SHAKEUP IN GERMAN RULERS   May Be Nazi Scheme to Sue for Peace

Hitler May Become German: . President If Reorganization’:   _ If Reorganization : Realized, Von. Papen Will’ Be Chancellor

Hitler's Presidential Aspirations Seen as Prelude to Bid for Peace

RUMOR HUNS PLAN GOVERNMENT SHIFT   Hitler Would Become President of Reich; May Be Front for Armistice

HITLER WANTS PRESIDENCY OF GERMAN PEOPLE   Reorganization Of Country Is Rumored Today

Trial Balloon for Peace:  Hitler Is Reported Ready to  Revamp Reich Governmeni

Believe Nazi Government Reorganizing   Hitler Would Assume Presidency; Yon Papen Mav Be Chancellor

Hitler Gang Hunts For Way Out  Reorganization To Negotiate Is Proposed

Nazis Reported Planning For New Reich Government   Hitler Would Be President; Von Papen Chancellor

Reorganization Of Nazi Rule  Is ‘Imminent’   Mftonbladet Savs Hitler Will Give Up Fuedrer Title For President.   CAN'T MANAGE STATE

Hitler To Give Up Title, Rumor   Fuehrer Would Become President With Von Papen, Chancellor

2,103 Pupils Were Examined  By X-Ray Unit   310 Employes Among 542 Persons Examined Here On Wednesday

2,103 Pupils Were Examined  By X-Ray Unit »   310 Employes Among 542 Persons Examined Here On Wednesday   EPIDEMIC

Local Fire Damage ~ Heaviest-In State   Blazes Cost ‘ost More Here Than in Any Maryland  ‘County Last Year ~-

Local Fire Damage Heaviest In State   Blazes Cost More Here Than in Any Maryland County Last Year

Informal Chat With  Newsmen   President Goes  To His Own Barber For Hair Cut; Has Gift for His Wife

An Ensign in . Naval: Reserves   Clement Melvin Edwards Has - Been Designated a Naval Aviator.

View Authority” ‘On Police Moves Left To Truman   2 Senators Say Congress Will -.Allow - Président

Police Policy Will Be Kept By President   Vandenberg, Millikin Predict President Will Exercise Authority.   WAY FOR SOLUTION

Republicans Say Truman WillBeAuthorized To Use Own Discretion UnderPact

Two Republican Senator: Predict Settlement Of Conference Problem

Peace-Keeping Policing Powers Likely To Stay In President’s Hands

Senators Say Peace Policing Safe With Trumar  Twe GOP Leaders Okay Charter Setup

May Leave PeaceKeeping Power in President's Hands   Advance Approval By Congress Would “Violate Charter”

SOLONS TO GIVE POLICE POWERS TO PRESIDENT   Would Settle Controversy Over Power of American Representative

Charter’s Path. In Senate Eased   GOP Senators Agree Vital Issue: Solved -

Expect Senate To Reach Quick Charter Accord   Likely To Leave PeaceKeeping Police Powers  With President.

Charter Problem Believed Solved  Peace-keeping Police Powers to Presiden?

Brewster Suggests Procedure  Pearl Harbor Board May Call Short And Kimmel To Tell What They Know

Senator Brewster Wants Pearl Harbor Investigators To Cut Short Other Evidence To Get Testimony From Army And Navy Commanders In Hawaii At Time Of Attack—Death Trap Set For Yamamoto Despite Fears Japs Would Learn Code Was Cracked

IWO BATTLE IS MARINES’ TOUGHEST   Yanks Make Slight Gains Against Jap Pillboxes

More Japanese Are Surrendering   Futile Search For Americans Listed As  Missing On Okinawa.

JAP PRISONERS HELP IN OKINAWA CLEANUP   Enemy Air Force Continues To Harass U.S. Troops

Japs Aiding In Roundup On Okinawa   Prisoners Urge Nips To Surrender

Claim Russians. Killed B. H. Man   Mystery Surrounds Fate Of Rev. Tober

NIP SLAUGHTER DETAILS CITED   Yamashita’s Soldiers Accused Of Murdering Filipinos in Batangas Ravine

Filipino Describes Ruthless Mass Murder by Japanese  Unreasoning Cruelty Accompanies Killina of Helpless

First Details Of Mass Slaughter Related At Trial   Yamashita War Crimes Trial Bares Added Atrocities *

Women: Report On Mass Slaughter        s Too! Lace i in . Ravine “in Batangas Province: : in Philippines

Women Relate Details of  War Crimes  : Ee > 2 # y ys   Saw Members of Their Families Die In Jap Slaughter

Erie Youth Being Held For Court   Youth Made Way With Dept. Truck

NAZI STRAIN ‘WELL NIGH INTOLERABLE’   German Chicf of Staff Is Gloomy Over Outlook

German Chief Of Staff  Says Situation Critical   Col. Gen, Heinz Guderian Admits In Message To Troop: That the Strain Now Has Become “Well Nigh Intolerable: British Say Rhine Crossing Shortens War

tes 2 Sons. ‘Die In Smashup Of Small Plane   Crash Near Mt. Pleasant, Local Relatives Hear

U.S. Troops and Filipino Guerrillas Free 2,146 From Luzon Prison Came

DARING RAID FREES 2,146   Airmen Drop 25 Miles Behind Japs  ee omens onan  MacArthur Makes Military History

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   2146 More Civilians Liber ated by MacArthur's Men

FREED BY FAST ACTION OF MEN OF MARTHUR   1,581 Americans in Group Spirited Out of Los Banos Camp

GAS SHORTAGE CAUSED CRASH   MEMBERS OF BRITISH FOREIGN STAFF KILLED

ATOMIC BOMB WONT REDUCE CI7F OF ARMY   Figure to Remain at 7,000,000 Men by End of Next June

Juisling Guilty of Treason, Murder, Theft; Must Die Before Firing Squad

Veteran Civil Service Preference Amendment Leads by Slight Margin

= i  Congress Going Home For Christmas Leaving Truman’s Legislative Stocking Almost Empty

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Russians Penetrate Last Polish Garrison Before Cerman Frontier

NOW WITHIN 130 MILES OF BERIIN   Germans Frantic; Called Upon to Face Mounting Disaster 

EX-TWIN CITY MAN ON STAND IN BRIBE TRIAL   Bribed Solons With Consent of Naturopaths, Williams Says

RATION HEADED FOR A BUTTER FAMINE?   Telegraphed Warning Sent To President By Merrantile Exchanne.

Butter Famine in U. S. Warned   President Urged by N. Y. Exchange to Eanalize Prices’

Lincolnton Sergeant Is Credited With Helping _ Save Bridge At Remagen

22 MICHIGAN ’ VETS- INJURED   Soldier From Niles, Paw Paw Among Injured  In Chicago

No Solution for India's Problems  British Policy Is  a nel inmadaminta

CIO Moves In. GMC's Plants Are All Idle   Attempting To Force 30 Percent Wage Increase on Nation's Biggest Car Producer, Union Leaders Call for Walkout — Factories in 20 States Affected by Action.

Wage Boost Denial Sets Off Union’s  Shutdowns   Plants Close Down In Twenty Regions

General Motors Plants Hit By U.A.W. Walkout; Union Seeks Wage Raise

Call Out 200,000 Workers   CIO Walkout in  20 General Motors Plants to Force 30 Per Cent Wage Hike

GM Workers Launch Expected Strike to Enforce Demands for 30 Per Cent Wage Hike   Buick Employes af Flint, Mich. Start Walkout Which Is Expected to Affect Approximately 200,000 Production Men

UAW Aims At Crippling Big Producer   Nearly 200,000 Workers At 100 Factories In 20 States Affected.

Auto Workers In Walkout to Force Pay Hike   First Big Authorized UAW Strike Since 1937 Affects Plants in 20 States—Starts Today

00,000 oT OP WORK IN BID FOR PAY HIKE   Predict All Auto Plants But One Will Be Closed in Week.

Walkout to Affect Close To 200,000   Union: Heads Warn, Against Violence  But Order Foremer Kept Out :

20-STATE WALKOUT IS UNDER WAY   C, I. O. Auto Workers Begin Leaving Their Jobs in Various G. M. Plants Before Official Strike Hour of 10 A.M.

Forcing Thirty Percent Pay Rate Increase   All GM’s Plants In 20 States, Employing Close To 200.000. Shut Down.   CRIPPLES PRODUCTION

Auto Workers Open Strike At GM Plants   Employes in 20 States Are Ordered Out; Total Is Near 200,000

162,000 Workers Are Idle   All Plants in Big Corporation Are Shut Down

General Motors Workers Strike   Two Hundred Thousand CIO Union Employes Ordered Out At 11 A. M. Today In Move Aimed At Crippling Big Company

About 162,000 Employees Affected; AFL and Railway Brotherhood Stage Sympathy Strike.

Action Is Union's First Such Blow at GM. Since 1937; Began at lla. MM.   Flint Is First   Buick Plant at Flint Ts Firat One S*ruck by Union

200,000 Plant Workers Walk Out At {1 A.M.   Union Pushes Drive For 30 Per Cent Pay Boost In 20 States

ACTION TAKEN TO FORCE ClO WAGE DEMANDS   Plants in 20 States Hit by Walk out; Halts Work on Many Products

Auto Workers Walk Out At  General Motors   Seek To Force 20P.C. Pav Boost

Sec. Stimson Says  Damage Caused By New Bomb Certain To Shorten Conflict

BOMB TO BRING NIPS TO KNEES   Stimson Heils New Weepon U. S. Airforces Heve Used on Hiroshime

Dust, Smoke Cloak Target, Extent of Damage Not Yet Known.   POWER IS ‘STAGGERING’

SECRETARY STIMSON PREDICTS NEW BOMB WILL SHORTEN WAR   IMPENETRABLE CLOUD OF DUST AND SMOKE FOLLOWS FIRST EXPLOSION

1 Pa! oe ear B4  rm Se sare + LosSnorten War Against Japan   Secretary Stimson Says Power Staggers Imaginatian: Leaves Tmneane.

NEW BOMB 10 SHORTEN WAR      Mighty Destructive Force Will Bring Japan To Knees Quickly

New Bomb to Speed War   Japan to Be Knocked Out Sooner Than Expected, Stimson Says

SECRETARY STIMSON PREDICTS NEW BOMB WILL SHORTEN WAR  IMPENETRABLE CLOUD 0!   IMPENETRABLE CLOUD OF DUST AND SMOKE FOLLOWS FIRST EXPLOSION

Terrific Blast of Afomic Bomb Wines Out City   Secretary Stimson Says It ‘Staggers the Imagination’

New Bomb Will Shorten War With Jap:   Explosive Power Is Such it Will Stagger Imagination

Secy. Stimson Sees Atomic Power -Aid In Shortening Jap War   Accurate Assessment Of Damage At Hiroshima Not Yet Available After First Bomb Dropped

MARTHUR, DEWEY DISCUSSED FOR 48   Two SEEN AS POSSIBLE CONTENDERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.

GOP Studies Dewey and — MacArthur   Occupation Quarrel Links Two Men in Political Limelight

Two Men Now in G. 0. P. Limelight  MacArthur, Dewey Focal Points

JAP FUSS, CODE STORY ENTER G.O.P. SCENE  ‘MM’? ARTHUR. DEWEY IN SPOTLIGHI

Rows Over Jap.Code And Occupation Bring Dewey, MacArthur To Cente:

MacArthurDewey To Fore   Thrown Into The Center Of Stage In Politics Of GOP

MacArthur, Dewev Back fn  Political Light   Rows Over Cracking Of Jap Code, Occupation Policy Cause This.   WHERRY SENDS LETTER

Dewey, M Arthur  Back In Spotlight As GOP Nominee:   Disclosures Sharpen Political Scene

MacArthur, Dewey Enter Polifics as  Jap Row Develops  GOP May Stress Dewey's Patriotism Ie Deacidant Rare

Disclosures  Aiding GOP   WArthur And Dewey Gain Political Favor

Net Is Spread  For Kidnaper:   California Woman’s Story Reopens ‘Hunt for Missing Three-Year-Oid Suden Boy

Record Resort Season Looms   Southwest Michigan {s Favored Reaion

British Raid Black Market Catch Reds   Russians Gathered in During Roundup of Berlin Racketeers

British Troops Arrest 2,000 In Tiergarten  Red ‘Senior Officers’  . Questioned, Released FT., Dlnat Marlat Ratd

OCCUPATION IS FULLY UPTO SCHEDULE   Head: of United Press Gives Own Impressions

Invasion Japan ls Proceeding Without Trouble   Million Japs Are Still Under Arms

History's Biggest Military Operation Is Proceeding on Schedule in Japan

About Million Japs Still Remain Under Arms . Bloodless Invasion Goes Smoothly)

U. S. Makes Bid to Strengthen  International Peace Charter   Suggests Provisions for Peaceful Change, When Needed, So World Conditions Won't Be Frozen

U. S. Endeavors To Strengthen Peace Charter   9 Points To Be Included Tn Security Document Offered Ibelewsira

U. §. Suggests World Peace Charter Points   Would Add Justice, International Law And Human Rights

PLAN OFFERED BY AMERICANS   Major Proposals Are Made at San Fran cisco Parley

150 Fighters Rip-Sawed Off Nips’ Homeland  Enemy Reports Fleet Withdraws To South; Land-Based Bombers

Japs ‘Believe’ Yank Carriers Have Retired   154 Enemy Planes KO’d in Yesterday's Smash; Only 2 in Air

President Mus Clarify Peace Pattern   Faces Growing List -of Questions on Big Three Meet

Big Three Peace Clarification Is Task for Truman   President Is Expected T Refurn to U. S. Early This Week

CLARIFICATION OF BIG 3 TALKS BY PRESIDEN]   Truman Expected Te Ad dress Nation Upen His , Return From Eurepe   REACTION AT HOME DECIDEDLY MIXED

‘ruman is facing a arge list of queries   Expected to teli the Potsdam story shortly after return to Washinston

U.S.Looks to Pres. Truman For Answers to Numerous Questions About Potsdam

Clarifying  Of ‘Peace’ Truman Job On Return   Congressmen Have  Increasing List  Of Questions To Ask About Big 3 Terms

President Musi Clarify  Peace Pattern Faces Growing List  at Piac mobi acaae   Faces Growing List of Questions on Big Three Meet

Truman Will Report On Potsdam Parley   President, Due Home This Week, Must Provide Answers to Many Questions on Pattern  of “Big Three” Peace.

Truman Faces lob of Telling  Potsdam Story   Questions Regarding Conference Multiply As He Heads Home: Will Report to Nation

LAVAL IS AGAIN ON STAND IN PETAIN TRIAL   Tells Why He Sent French Citizens to Work in Germany

Engineers To Be Considered   Physical Science. Engineering Given Consideration  By Draft Board.

TEXAS SENATE WITH  ROARING VOICE VOTE  CONDEMNS PETRILLO JOHN L. LEWIS COMES  IN FOR SAME KIND OF CRITICISM ALSO

Seek Investigation Of State Plant   Resolution Calls for Study of Printing Costs in Comparison To Other States

ASKS FOR INQUIRY   Representative Seeks Investigating of State Printing Plant

Delays Citedin Transiating War Plans of Japan   Method of Breaking Nipponese Code Is Still Kept Secret

PEARL HARBOR PROBE RECESS OVER WEEKENI   COMMITTEE TO AGAIN ‘IN. _QUIRE INTO “TIME LAG" ON: " ‘TRANSLATING CODE MESSAGES ’

ATIACK PROBE. GROUP RECESSES   Time Laz Between Intercept.on, Decoding Messaces QOnestioned

ATTLEE GOVT. FACING TEST   Challenging Issues Loom Before Britain’s New Labor Parliament _

New British Labor Parliament Ready To Begin Tough Job  Beur AT Ww ae OT Ts Oe es kh

Labor Parliamentin = Ruitain Confronted With ‘Three Vital Questions

P-51’s Visit Jap Airfield   Rip Up Bit Base Near Tokyo, Destroy 84 Planes ir Surprise Attack

Daring Mustang Pilots Skim Under Wires To Strafe Big Tokyo Airfield   [And Japs Defenders Are Sealed

State Meet to Decide Future of Progressives   Committee Will Put Fate of Party Up to Conference

Coal Shortage Causes Closing of Schools, Stores In Two New York Cities

OPA Plans Drive On Over-Ceiling Prices for Food   Charges by 27 Per Cent Of Stores Too High,  Bowles Declares

vongressmen Start ‘Viewing With Alarm’ as Their Constituents Yell About Ban on Conventions

EARLY END OF ‘JAP WAR SEEN   Admiral Sherman Believes War Will End In Six Months to Year

WE CAN BREATHE EASIER AFTER ALLIES HAVE OCCUPIED JAPAN IN FULL AND COMPLETE. MANNER

We'll Breathe Easier When It’s Ove  Our Forces May Meet Trouble At Jans’ Hands

ipa -OfJapan May See. Clashes      Nippon Tarit to Break-: ing Point.In Face Of “Terribl le" Punishment  . Aécompanying . ‘First ~Major Defeat, In Cen eae ei meant

MILITARY TRAINING HEARING .— [8 TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED      MOVE OF C ON NG RE ESSMAN TO KILL ®ILL BEFORE ComMrrTEE LEADS TO ADJOURNMENT   By ARTHUR F. HERMANN  Taternational News Rervira

ARMS TRAINING PLAN STYMIEZ   Republican Efforts to Kil Bill Delay Hearings Until Tuesday

COURAGE SHOWN BY YOUTH IN BATTLES   YOUTH IN BALILES  Most-Decorated Hero Shows Cool, Youthful Wisdom  WHY GERMANS LOST

SENATORS TO ASK HURLEY TO APPEAR   Foreign Relations Committes Hopes to Get Full Story About His Resignation.

GERMANS REPORT START OF SOVIET DRIVE ON BERLIN   London Says Reds Make New Oder Crossing at Schwedt.

“Santa Claus Arrives In Kingsport To Greet . Thousands Of Children In Downtown Streets

REP. HOFFMAN I$ CHALLENGED      California Democrat Takes Exception to Remarks  On Full Job Bill

Hoffman Agrees To Verbal Duel   Accepts Challenge Te Debate Full Jobs Bill

; ' TODAY'R WAR ANALYST?   Jap Reforms To Keep Pace With Recovery

No Casualties Reported in Heavy Storm   Yank Airmen Leave Enemy Targets Ablaze

Japanese Centers Ablaze From U. S. Bombings--Nips Holding Airpower Reserve

Fleet Headquarters Does Not Reveal Any Loss Of Life In Gale   No American Vessels of Third Fleet Sunk During Storm on June 5th

24-Hour Bombing Softens 'Up Nippon for Invasion   Weather More Damaging Than Jap Guns; Cruiser Loses Its Bow

JAPAN BLAZING FROM “INVASION PRELUDE” STEADY BOMBING  TYPHOON DAMAGED MORE SHIPS THAN JAP FLEET ’ EVER ABLE TO DO

B-29'S STRIKE WO, HALFWAY FROM SAIPAN   Follow Up Bombing of Nagoya Tuesday by Mariana Squadron

Superfort Attack Is Switched To  Iwo Installations   Main Enemy Air Base On B-29 Route To Japan Bombarded

B-29 Bombers Hit Iwo Isle   Report Heaviest Fighter Opposition In Nagoya Attack

SUPER FORTS IN ATTACK ON WO WW VOLCANOES   Hit Island Stepping Stone Hal Way From Saipan To Japan

Encounter Heaviest Fighter Opposition Yet Over Japan  JAPS ABANDON NEW PREPARED DEFENSE  Fall Of Last Bastion Shielding Clark Field Appeared Imminent

SUPERFORTS AGAIN BLAST IWO ISLAND   Is Main Enemy Air Base Between Saipan and Japan

ATTENTION TOIWOID.       _Stepping Stone. Between Saipan And Tokyo

Don’t Hide Nazis, Neutrals Warned   Grew Not Satisfied With Nations’ Attitude

U.S. Demands Neutrals Agree To Give Up Nazis   ‘Not Satisfied’ With Attitude of Several Countries Says Grew

NAZI BIG-WIGS IN WAR TRIALS DURING SUMMER   Ribbentrop, Hess.  Von Papen Due For Hearing

Two Killed, Six  Hurt in Collision   Servicemen Die in Gallup  Hospital After Accident

Embargo On News From Front Lifted   Nazi Drive Puts Sizeable DentIn _ Seventh Army Front

Von Rundsted! Opens Furious Drive in South   Nazis Stopped affer They Gain Two Miles

Sizable Dent Made On American Front   Fresh Blows by Yon Rundstedt Delivered Same Fury That Started First Breakthrough

Enemy Attacks Gain Some Ground On The F ront ( ( Of 2. a - The Third Army 

GERMANS HIT NEW BLOWS IN SOUTH SECTOR   Diversionary Lunge On Seventh Army Front Covers Retreat From North

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PSC PERMISSION 1S GRANTED TO THREE AIRLINES   Pan-Maryland Airways Ts Conduct Service Inte Frederick   OPERATIONS ORDERED WITHIN SIX MONTHS

Airlines Are. Given Peri   Columbia Airlines” May Furnish Hagerstown - Service -:

Airlines Are. Given Permits      Columbia Airlines May Furnish Hagerstown Service

Plans To Form Coalition Setup Are Progressina   Immediate Halt of Hostilities Urged By Gen. Chou En Lai

NAVY SHAKEUP ACKNOWLEDGES AIR STRENGTH   Flier Will Be Given Number One or Two Berth

Naval Command Reshuffled in New Policy   Dominant Role of Aviation Is Given Recognition

PLANS FOR A CITY BUILDING EXPANDED   Council Decides to Secure Five More Lots Between Vermont, Kentucky   TALK BUILDING CODE

PLANS FOR A CITY BUILDING EXPANDED   Council Decides to Secure Five More Lots Between Vermont, Kentucky

Fallen City Holds Secre' Of Leaders   Mystery Surrounds Whereabouts Of Men Who Started War

REDS SEARCH BERLIN RUINS FOR HITLER   Many Nazi Bodies May Be Found

Adolf, Goebbels Died Suicides, Aide Tells Reds   Search in Berlin Ruins Can Solve Mystery: ls He Dead? And How?

Moscow Remains Unconvinced That Hitler Is Actually Dead  HITLER, GOEBBELS COMMITTED SUICIDE  Several Different Stories Told By Germans About Hitler’s Death

Solution 16 Greatest Mystery of War Being Sought — Would Answer Question Whether Hitler _and Goebbels were Actually Dead.

REDS SEARCH FOR BODY OF ADOLF HITLER   Russians Think Hitler Has Gone Underground

REDS SEARCH BERLIN FOR HITLER BODY   Go Thru Rubble Of Fallen City,  Seeking Remains

Reds Seareh Berlin Ruins For Hitler   Solution Of War's Greatest Mystery Hinges On Finding Body

Red Army*r: sop Seek Bodies of Hitler, Goebbels   Evidence Sought. To Determine If Nazi  Leaders Are Dead

70,000 GERMANS SEIZED AS REDS TAKE CAPITAL   Other Leading Nazis May Be Found In Street Rubble

SEARCH RUBBLE FOR BODY OF EX-FUEHRES   Suicide, Soviet Shells and Natural Causes Variously Reported

Reds Search Berlin Rubble for Hitler, Goebbels Bodies   Solution of Greatest’ Mystery of War Hinges on Success of Hunt: Captured Nazi Propagandist Says Fuehrer Suicides

Vigtorious Reds Search Berlin Ruins  % For Bodies of Hitler and Goebbels

Three Airforces To Strike Japan   Doolittle’s Men To Fly Superforts

Three Major Air Forces To Operate In Pacific in War against Japan

Three Air Forces in Pacific to Smack Japan  At Least Two of Them Will Use  Sunerfortresses

Two To Use Super-Forts, Doolittle Says   Kighth To Operate AsIndependentUni And Include B-29s

THREE MAJOR AIRFORCES 10 BATTLE JAPS   Doolittle Unit to Operate Under Washington Orders

JAPAN GETS HIT BY 3 AIRFORCES   Doolittle’s Eighth  T Speed Devastation Of Nippon

President Requests 83 Billion Budget; No New Tax Asked   D.. CPNECT RARCEIT A United Press Statf Correspondent

Fiscal Budget Presented io Congress   President Is Playing Safe in Requests: Can Increase Sum

YUGOSLAV TIFF LOOKS BRIGHTER   20,000 TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM DISPUTED TERRITORY

Truman Claims  High Seas Oil   President Says U. §, Owns ‘Shelf’ Resources

DIL UNDER SEA CLAIMED BY U.S   Truman Asserts Rights To Continental Shelf Beyond 3-Mile Zone

JACK SHELLEY Te SPEAK AT ARNSLDS PARK ON DEC. 14   TO SPEAK AT PARK HIGH  SCHOOL AUDITORIUM AT Oo D one

Hirohito to Keep Throne   Emperor Has No Intention of Quitting Job, Spokesman Says

Hirohito Abdication  False Rumor   Prince Fumimaro Konoye States Such a Move Would Cause Disastrous Factional Development

Gen. Bradley Plans Reorganization of Veterans Setup  Modicn!l Dennriment Mhanesac in Ba   cad Medical Department Changes to Be Made When Truman Signs Recently Passed Authorization Bill

Gen. Bradley Plans Reorganization of Veterans Setup   Medical Department Changes to Be Made When Truman Signs Recently Passed Authorization Bill

VETERANS NEED MORE DOCTORS   Speedy Reorganization Of Medical Service To Come Soon

Tojo High On List Avaiting Crime Trials   Death Penalties. Will Probably-be Asked: for  Criminals

The Weather   Top Japs To Be Tried  In January   Tojo, Pearl Harbor Cabinet High, On War Crimes Roster

War Crimes Trials of ‘Top Japs  to Start in January   Former Premier Tojo Listed High on the Calendar for Proceedings at Which Death Penalties Probably Will Be Asked

Toje’s Name Put High on Docket   Allies to Name judges Foy Nin War Moneers

Jap War Crimes Trials in January   Tojo High on List, Keenan Announces

CRIME TRIALS FOR JANUARY   Former Premier Tojo High on List Of Defendants

JAP WAR CRIMES SUSPECTS GO ON TRIAL IN JANUARY   Tojo Expected to Be One of First to Face Tribunal— Death Penalties May Be Asked.   M’ARTHUR TO NAME MEMBERS OF COURT   Altied Nations Invited to Submit Nominations for Bench and Take Part in Prosecution.

BACK OF THE HEADLINES “By LOUIS F. KEEMLE,   (By United Press Leased Wire)

U. 5. Girds For Fight To Bring New Prosperity   Administration Hopes Our Dollars Will Be Economic Soldiers

More Gas. Less Food   Bridges Would Exempt Service Pay From Taxes

Would Relieve Servicemen of Income Tax   Bridges To Tack Amendment To Bill

TRAIN WRECKS IN OHIO, SEVEN PERSONS HURT   Pennsy’s Spirit Of St: Louis Di railed, Nine Cars . Leave Track -

Germans Report Russians af the Gates of Capital   Reds Are Within 15 Miles of City On Eastern Sector   Throw in Reserves

Nazis Say Big Battle ls Raging   Russian Crack Spee River Line South of Capital

SMASH WITHIN 7 MILES OF LIMITS OF NAZI CAPITAL  KONEV’S ARMY ROLLS      KONEV’S ARMY ROLLS TOWARD U. S. LINES ONLY 55 MILES AWAY

‘Konev's Men Drive Toward US. Lines   Nazis Say Battle For Berlin Is In Climatic Stage

DNB Says Red:  In Climactie Battle Stage   Soviet Men, Tanks, Guns Reported at Gates of Capital~ Reds at Hangelsberg

AT GATES OF CAPITAL, SAYS GERMAN RADIO   Soviets Reach  Hangles: berg: River Defenses Are Breached

Reds Advance Six Miles; Ukrainiar Army 55 Miles From U. S. Force

BERLIN SAYS RUSSIANS SEVEN MILES EAST OF CITY: BATTLE HAS REACHED DECISIVE STAGE

KONEV'S MEN ROLL TOWARD YANKS’ LINES   First Ukrainian Army Pushes Into Calau, 43 Miles From American First Siege Units  BAL ERP ART  U6U6LrrlUcrel eS elhlCU PES

Nazis Report Soviet Troops At Hangelsberg  Reds At Gates Of Berlin, Commentator Declares; Battle In

Germans Are Menaced From West by American Ninth Army on Elbe and U. S. Third Is Only 55 Miles From  The Russian Lines. . in   One Red Army Wedge Is Pounding at at Bernau: Four Miles of Capital

TROOPS PLUNGE THROUGH OUTER CITY DEFENSES   Germans Say Russians Hove Reached Hagelsberg, East Of Capitol

Nazi Broadcasts Admit Russians Are Driving Relentlessly Towards Gates Of Capital

RUSS 7 MI. FROM BERLIN; 2 ARMIES CLOSING IN   Soviets Hurl Masses of Infantry and Tanks at Nazi Defenses, Pierce Six Miles Into Barrier on Broad Front

Battle Reaches Decisive Stage, Foe Declares   Russ Lunge 16 Miles _ Ahead From Cottbus, Southeast of Capital

Soviets In Climactic Battle Stage; British 1 Mile From Hamburg Suburbs

BATTLE NOW IN DECISIVE STAGE   Reds Driving Ahead With Increasing Masses of Men, Materiel. *   AMERICANS NEAR, TOO

DNB Says Russians Reach Hangelsherg ] Miles of Berlin   Dougle Battle for Capital Reaches Decisive Stage—Krull

Nazis Report Russians Drive Relentlessly to Reach Gates of Capital

DOUBLE BATTLE FOR BERLIN AT DECISIVE HOUR   Soviets Press Relentlessly Forward To Gates of Nazi Capital

Fight For Capital Is At Climax   German News Agency - Reveals Relentless Drive of Enemy

Huge Masses Of Russians In Assault   Drive Deeply Into Nazi Defenses; Yanks Ready for New Smash

Orly Seven Mi. East Of Nazi Capital   Reds Reach Hangelsberg In Forest Just Outside Doomed City.

DNB Reports Soviets Reach Town Only 7 Miles East of Capital; Reds Throw Increasing Masses of Men Tanks and Guns in Bottle for City

Smashing On Relentlessly   Throwing Increasing Masses of Men, Tanks, Guns Into Climactic Battle

Russians Within 12 Miles Of City Limits; 59 From American Armies

NEW CUTBACK IS ANNOUNCED   “LARGE” REDUCTION IN MUNE TIONS OUTPUT COMING WITHIN NEXT FEW WEEKS

IOWA ‘DIPHTHERIA CASES INCREASE DURING NOVEMBER   FURTHER RISE IS EXPECTED  DURING COMING MONTHS

PRESIDENT WAS BEST FRIEND OF FRANCE   High Sources Reveal He Took Lead for Nation at Yalta

Red-Laborites.  ~ Blast. Faseisn   Argentina, Spain, Portugal Ranned at Teade-Parlay::

Urges Policy of Isolation Toward ‘Fascist’ Nation:   Reds Ask That Portugal, Argentina, Spain Be Shut OFF

ROUNDUP BEGUN OF TAX CHEATS   Evasion Cases Called Revolting, Shocking By Morgenthau

SEEK STUDENTS TO FILL NURSING SCHOOLS IN IOWA   Report Vacancies Exist in New Classes in 12 Iowa Cities

Seek More Students For Nursing School       Report That Yacuncies Exist In New Classes In ‘Pivelve Cities mn State is Given Today

32 COUNTY MEN TO BE EXAMINED   Group Includes 20 4-F Registrants for Re-examination

BUICK PRODUCTION HALTED BY G. W,   ‘COMPANY SAYS PARTS SHORT AGE FORCED [T TO CEASE OPERATIONS.  \

Strikes Cut Making Of  New Autos   C. 1. O. Denies Statement of General Motors. Total of 275,000 Away From Jobs

More State Men Striking   Seizure of Plants Would Spread to All Unionized Oil Workers, is Production

STATE STRIKES ARE EXPECTED ~ TO GROW $00}   Union Predicts Oi} Labor To B« Idle Under Government Control

REPORT SOVIET’ FLAG IS RUN UP AT CHANCELLERY   Paris Radio Carries Report As Berlin's Last - Ditch Strong: holds Crumble Be fore Russian Might

rlin's Last trongholds  Crumbling   Soviet Troops Bear Down Upon Chancellery

First Wor Crimes Trials in Japan Set for January   A Tentative Schedule; . Tojo'and Pearl  Harbor Cabinet Lead  Parade of Defendani<

IAP WAR CRIMES TRIALS SLATED 10 BEGIN IN JANUARY   Tojo and Pearl Harber Cab. inet To Lead Purade at Befandante

JANUARY TRIAL FOR TOP JAPS   Tojo, Pearl Harbor Cabinet Will Lead Parade Of Defendants

Death Penalty To Be Asked, U. S. Prosecutor Says In Revealing Plans

xk k& *k& * First Trials in Japan Will Open in January   x * * * Kido Positive Tojo ls a War Criminal

Schedule First Jap War Trials   Toja and Pearl, Harbor Cabinet to, be First To Face Charges

PROSECUTOR IN TOKYO T0 START TRIALS   Warlord Hideki Tojo and Pearl Harbor Cabinet Lead Parade of Defendants  ARRAED wuASE ABDBECTS

 Japanese War Crime Trials Are Scheduled for January   Hachrthur Staff Counsel Says Nippon’: . War Criminals Must Be Shown as Ordinary Fellows of Lowest Type

To Try Jap War Lords In January   Tojo and Cabinet  First On List in Home Islands; Strip Japan of Atom Bomb Minerals

Tojo Is Expected ToLead Parade Of Accused Nips   Allies’ Attitude to Emperor Hirohito Is Undisclosed as Yet

Date For Trial of Japs is Sef   January is Time; Tojo Ledds List

TRIALS OF JAP WAR CRIMINALS EXPECTED T0 START IN JAN,   Tojo Heads List Of Defendants; To Ask For Death Penalty In Trial

Jap War Crimes Trials Set Up  Tojo, Others Face Court In January

Japs In January   Tojo, Konoye, Cohorts To Have Mass War Crimes Trial

Japanese Wai Cr iminals Ta  Soon Face Trial   Tentatively Scheduled Fox January; Tojo and His Peart Harbor Cabinet ta Lead Purade

First War Crimes Trials 'In Japan Set For January; Hideki Tojo Tops Defendants   Chief Prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan Says Death Penalty Wilf Be Asked

HEAD THE DEFENDANTS   Death Penalty Will Be Asked for Ex-Premier and His Pearl Harbor Cabinet, Allied Prosecutor Announces,

OCCUPATION : First War Crime Trials in Japan ‘Slated January  Warlord Hideki Toje “His Pearl ‘Harbor’ i Coahinet:-Head Lict

Tojo, Cabinet First On List  Of Defendents   Allied Attitude Toward Hirohito Not Disclosed

Bond Campaign Lags $575,611; Deadline Nears   Payroll. Deduction Heads Launch‘ Plant” Drives; “Salvoa”: Sella $27,800

Train Derailment Near Skykomish, Washington. Kills G. N. Fireman

REDS DENY BULGARIAN ELECTION LAW UNFAIR: MICHAEL ASKS HELP   NEW BIG THREE PROBLEM ARISES AS RUSSIA TAKES ISSUE WITH U. S., BRITISH STAND

Reject Contention Of Western Allies   Pose New Problem For Big Three Powers

Soviet Defends Bulgarian Election Law and Rejects Criticism of Allies

RIFT AMONG ALLIES MAY BE RESULT   Russia Objects To Britain, U. S. Intervention

ALLIES SPLIT ON ELECTION IN BULGARIA   Moscow Rejection of Balloting Plan ‘ Brings Problem

INDONESIANS FIRE INTERNMENT CAMP   BITISH GURKHA TROOPS RESCUE THOUSANDS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

CIVILIAN CAMP RAIDED IN INDONESIAN STRIFE   British Save Thousands Of Women And Children

Strange Signs Take Piace of German Names   Hitlerstrasse, for Instance, Is Now Oklahomastrasse.

OREN, AVE PY ASE BONA  Names Dealing With Nazi Party Have Been Replaced

STRANGE NEW STREET SIGN:   ‘Names Dealing With Nazi Party  Have Been Replaced

‘BIG E' RETIRES   Heroic Aircraft Carrier Will Become National Shrine, Navy Says

Heroic Enterprise to ‘‘Retire”’ + + + + + + +  +  Will Become a National Shrine

PEACE IN AUTO INDUSTRY    May be Temporary As Strike Votes Will be Takeu Soon

Detroit's Car Assembly Lines Moving Again   Production Resumed Today At Ford And Hudson Factories

Hungary Premier Accepts American Recognition Tende:   British Policy of Regarding Present Regime Still Same

Hungary Gets Offer by U.S.   Recognition Action Seen in Treaty Step

U.S. Nod Came First   Recognition of Hun'gary Precedéd Soviet Move By Two Days

Americn Recognizes Heuagarian Government   _ Offers to Negotiate A Peace Treaty with Premier Bela Miklos

New Peacetime Federal Agency ‘For Agriculture   Anderson Co-ordinates Production, Price And Marketing Activities.

Marketing, Price And Production Under One Head   Ten Commodity, Nine Functional Branches Set up

New Farm-Market Agency Established   J. B. Hutson Heads New Administration

SECRETARY ANDERSON  ANNOUNCES FORMING  NEW ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO COORDINATI  ALL FARM PRODUCTION, PDICE ANN MARKETING

New Set-Up to Coordinate All  Farm Agencies   AAA to Disappear In New Organization; County Units Stronger

Batavia Dead City, First Visitors Find   Prison Camps Appalling—U. S. Ship Enters Shangha

Batavia Prison Camp Conditions Said Appalling ©   Great City In Java “Looks Dead,” Say Allied Officials

Appalling Camp Found Near Java Capital; Ist U.S. Ship Since ‘41 Enters Shanghai Harbor

Eighth Rich Oil, Plant is Target Of Superforts   Japanese Homeland is Raided Second Time within a Day; Hokaido Island Said Bombed

Bombers Raid il Plants On Homeland   Fifty Superforts Hit Eighth Rich Target In Continuing Attack

B29 BROADEN DRIVE TO ERASE JAP OIL PLANTS   Kudumatsu Refinery, Foe’s Fourth Largest, Hit !n Latest Air Assault

LARGE JAP OIL PLANT BOMBED   B-29s Extend Air Attack To Eighth Rich Oil Target In Japanese Homeland.

HEAVY DAMAGE TO REFINERIES ‘ DISCLOSED   Destroy 70 Per Cent Of Oshima Storage Tanks   In Honshu Harbors By U. S. Planes: Homeland Hit Twice In One Day

Nippon’s Fourth Largest Plant On Inland Sea Bombed With Explosives

B-29s In Eighth Strike To K. 0. Jap Oil Plants   Plant At Kudumatsu Is Nippon’s Fourth Largest In Inland Sea Coast.

Another Jap Oil Plant Is Knocked Out  Superforts Bomb   Superforts Bomb Fourth Largest Refinery; Ships Are Damaaed

30 SUPERFORTS HIT JAPAN TWO TIMES IN DAY   Attempting To Knock Out Oil Supply Of Japs

DIL REFINERY ATH LARGEST   Nearly 59 B-29s Attack Kudumatsu Plant Wtih High Explosives.   TWO RAIDS IN ONE DAY

TRIO IDENTIFIED IN KIDNAP CASE   Gov. Blue Offers Reward For Their Arrest

State’s Criminal Bureau Gives Description of 3 Who Abducted Patrolman

FBI Identifies lowa Kidnapers  Mahnke's Abductors at Denison Known

Governor Blue Posts Reward For Capture   Offers $100 for Arrest, Conviction of Trio Named By Bureau

Drive 50 Miles in Day; Link-Up Near With Reds   Army Crosses Last Water Barrier to Reich Capital, Soviets :Hit West From Vienna

Reds Drive to Cut Nazi Escape Route To Southern Area   More Than 2250 Planes Devastate Airfields, Depots, Rail Lines in Reich; Essen Is Captured Inside Encircled Ruhr; British Advance in Italy

END TO LITTLE - STEEL FORMULA - RECOMMENDED   Majority Public Members of WLB Favor Aboli tion.

New Congress Opens Session   Huge Legislative Burdens of War, Peace Face Solons; Message From President, to Be Read Saturday, May Deal With Policy)

Senate Votes Northwest  Water Funds      House Earlier Favors Funds for Development With President to Get Bill After Conferences

PROPOSE NEW PRISON PROBE   Legislature Will Sift Extire Michigan Penal  System

Bombers Pound On Balikpapan   Skip Bombing Exploucs Oil Tanks: Japs Predict Imminent Landing

SEA-AIR ATTACK BLASTING ENEMY FROM POSITIONS   Japs Killed by Hundreds as Okinawa Lines U ~ Crumble

‘Grand Old Lady’ Of Prohibition Dies   Mrs. Hillerman, 88, Organized First WCTU In State

6,000 VICTIMS OF WHOLESALE MURDER CAMP   3rd Army Finds _ Grisly Prison

‘Another Wholesale Nazi Murder Camp Discovered; 6,000 Slain There

‘Horrible German Wholesale ‘Murder Camp Is Found By Patton’s Third Army

Murder Camp Where Nazis Killed 6000 Men Discovered   By ROBERT EF. RICHARDS

IWO BLASTED BY SUPERFORTRESSES   Is 68th Straight Day Nip Fighter Plane Base Has Been Raided.

SUCCESSION BILL PASSED BY HOUSE   Truman’s Request for Presidential Line-up Gets Voice Approval

House Passes   Descent Bill   Presidential Succession Canferred an Sneaker

Succession Bill Passed By House   Cheers for Speaker Rayburn Accompany Final Vote

RAILROAD LABOR SHOWDOWN BEGU   Senator Mead Urges Furloughs for Men to Help Homefront Travel

CHAIRMAN OF. INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE GETTING BE” PORT ON ACTION TAKEN

PANS PAYING JOBLESS   Senator Reed of Kansas Against Proposed Aid Bill

Kansan Says His People Disgustec With Jobless Pay   Would Toss Bill Out Window; Tax Battle Seen

JOBLESS PAY’ BILL ATTACKED   ‘Senetor Reed Seys Kansas ‘Disgusted’ Because Idlers Are Being Aided

Payment Bill For Jobless Held Opposed   Reed Says Kansans “Disgusted” With Benefits To Idlers

loxyoReporls Bight Raids by.  Lone U.S. Plane:   Jayunese Claim Yanks Lost 22 Superfoits © ‘In Suturday Raid

Look For Paralysis  Cases Coming Weeks   fowa State Health Department Says Rise Is Seasonal, No Great Cause For: Alarm!

LOOK FOR MORE PARALYSIS CASES IN COMING WEEKS   HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM

UTTER DESTRUCTION CHOSEN RATHER THAN ACCEPT ULTIMATUM   ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS JAPAN TO PROSECUTE WAR TO BITTER END

Allies Step Up War Pressure   Speed Men to Pacific As Japs Unofficially Reject Ultimatum

JAPS PROMISE FIGHT TO END   Tokyo Says Allied Demand For Surrender Is Ignored

ALLIED DEMAND CREATES SPLIT IN HIERARCHY   Differences Mark Official Reaction—Destruction From Air Continues

Truman, DeGaulle Note ‘Harmony  Fundamental Agreement   Fundamental Agreement Is Reported Reached

BYRNES WILL MAKE REPORT   Secretary will : Broadcast To Nation on Results  Of London Parley

Byrnes to Give Nation Report  At 9:30 Tonight   Will Tell of Failures And Accomplishment: Of 5-Power Parley Over CBS Network

BYRNES TO SPEAK ON LONDON CONFERENCE   Secretary Of State Will Report Br Radio On Accomplishments And Failares -

Davis Succeeds To Vinson Post   Stabilizer Plans Quick  Action on Fringe Cases

Wage Fk ringe Demands’ Issue  To Be Settled   Former WLB Head, New Stabilization Unit Chairman Says Vinson To Make Statement

DAVIS NAMED T0 STABILIZER POST   Says Wage Policy Disputes ‘On ‘Fringe Demands’ Will Be Settled Immediately; George Taylor Heads WLB

Davis Named Economic Chie ff, Promises Early Settlement Of ‘Fringe’ Wage Argument

WAGE DISPUTE TO BE SETTLED   Fringe Pay Decision Promised as Davis Becomes Economic Stabilizer

DAVIS NAMED ASECONOMIC CHIEF BY FDR   Vinson’s Successor Says “Fringe Demands” Will be Settled

_ayor 4 ned. wage as avis» _amec S-a ni izer: _o A.c* on Fringe > eas.

Karly Settlement Anticipated for ‘Fringe Demands’   Davis Gives Forecast as He Assumes Stabilization Post

Truman Scans Tax Outlook With Advisers  5-Point Program   5-Point Program Considered By Treasury Experts

PRESIDENT TRUMAN REVIEWED POSTWAR TAX OUTLOOK TODAY   SENATOR GEORGE SAYS — PRESIDENT IN AGREEMEN] WITH 5-POINT PROGRAM

TRUMAN HOLDS TALK ON POST-WAR TAXES   Said To Agree With 5-Point Plan To Revise Levies

TRUMAN LOOKS OVER TAX PLANS WITH LEADERS   Five Specific Tax Revisions Recommended By Joint SenateHouse Committee.

Prince Says Petain Acts Saved France   Would Have Suffered Same Fate As Poland Without Armistice

SAVED FRANCE FROM SLAVERY   PRINCE XAVIER TESTIFIES FOR MARSHAL PETAIN

SAYS PETAIN SAVED MANY FROM TERROR   ; Witness. Tells -of .. Being Saved from Concentration . Camp —

Many Frenchmen Saved By Petain  Prince “Testifies   Says Premier’s Orders Freed Thousands from Concentration Camps   BOURBON NOBLEMAN DEFENSE WITNESS   Declares 1940 German Armistice Spared France the Fate of Poland

GERMANS RETAIN NAZI TEACHINGS   Writer Says Most of Berlin Residents Ignorant of War Atrocities

Nazism Lives On In Berlin   Some Berliners Try to Spread Distrust Among Allies; Nazi Teachings Hold

Nazism Lives on In Berlin   Insisting Germany Is Misunderstood, Youths Spread Propaganda, Commit Sabotage

Tt Is Virulent, Brazen and With Temerity Enough lo Spread Propaganda to Sptit Allies

BERLIN RETAINS NAZI SPIRIT   Much Education Needed to Stamp Out Attitude  Ry ERDIF OIitararr

NAZISM STILL LIVES IN REICH   Arrogant Germans Spread Propaganda In Streets Of Berlin

Reds Smash Across  Queis River Line   Nazis Report Sky-Filling Fleets Of Soviet Planes Are Lashing At Berlin’s Outskirte

Red Planes Hit Suburbs Of Berlin   Germans Admit Loss Of Sagan, Southeast Of Capital

“SAGAN FALLS TO RUSS IN _ DRESDEN PUSH   Soviet Airplanes Fill Sky; Fly 10,000  Sorties

Russ Troops Smash on  For Dresden   Red Bombers Lash Berlin Outskirts; Nazi Bastion Falls

PATTON FORCES PUSH AHEAD IN PRAGUE DRIVE   Unofficial Reports Say City Surrounded By Patriots

War Won't End Until Japs Totally Smashed   Patterson Warns Nips Looking for Easy Way Out

War Won't End Until Japs Totally Smashed  Patterson Warns   Patterson Warns” Nips Looking for Easy Way Out

PRESIDENT,T0 MAKE SPECIAL REQUEST   Special ‘Message To Ask Immediate  Service Legislation

FDR To Ask For Job Draft   President to Make Request To Congress Or To Andrew May

Men Still Dying In Czechoslovakia Where Nazi Commander Ignores Capitulation

Men Still Die In Third Army Sector   Nazi Commander In Czechoslovakia Ignores Surrender

Battles Continue In Czechoslovakia Despite Surrender  Bloody Fighting Rages In Prague as Allies  : Rush to Give Help

THREE RESCUED IN ARM GiidER PLANE   Trio Snatched From Shan. gri-La by Army Transport

0 Dwyer Selected Marine Bombers As N.Y. Candidate Smash Japanese

HIGH COURT UPHOLDS STATE FINDING THAT NEVADA DIVORCE WAS INVALID

Nevada6-Week Divorce Held To Be Invalid   Supreme Court Divided; Black Contends It Caais  Cloud Over. Count-  Jess Lives

750,000 -1,750,000 Killed in Yokohama and Tokyo   Aussies Reclaim Borneo’s Rubber Plantations in two-Day Drive

PRINTS THE NEWS   Jap Premier Admits Loss Of Okinawa   Enemy Troops - Squeezed inte 13-Mile Pocket

Yanks Annihilate 300 Japs in Suicide Charge On Island — Australians Drive Ahead on Borneo — Chinese Reach Outskirts of > Liuchow, Former U. S. Base

Japan Writes Off Okinawa as Full Loss   Fanatical Defenders Continue to Battle * $0 the Les? Man

ierewner Suzuki Says Americans Will Attack Japan “Several Months” Hence.      ALLIES PROGRESS IN PHILIPPINES, BORNEO

A BANZAL CHARGE WAS ANNIFILATEL   Jupan's Cave-Entrenched Troops on Okinawa Have Been Squeezed Into a Pocket 12 Miles Square,

Yanks Annihilate Cave-Sheltered Japs On Okinawa   6th Marines Clear Naha; Borneo Airfield Utilized By Australian Troops

PACIFIC FRONTS  Pocket AtNaha Cleared   Tokyo Rushes Plans to Meet U. S. Invaders

Aussies Put Airtield. Into Use on. Borneo:   Chinese Reach Edge of Liuchow; :' US Tanks Recaptured in. Philippines

Mass Army of Qver 2,500,000 Men for Homeland’s Defense   Last Organized Nipponese Resistance on  Okinawa Smashed

Japanese Expect Invasion   Concentrate on Amassing Troops: In Doubt of Place Yanks May Choose

BANZAl CHARGE AT LAST STAND IS MOWED DOWN   Nip Rulers Begin To Mass Civilian Army of 2,500,000 To Meet Invasion

Foreign Secretaries Get Down to ‘More Basic Issues   Byrnes and Bevin Have Audience With Premier Stalin Who Has Just Returned to His Office From Vacation

BIG ISSUES” TACKLED: BY “SECRFTARIES   Byrries, Bevin Confer With Statin, Hold — ~ Talks With Staff Advisers __

World trade parley plan  is announced Stettinius cites need for action

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/World’s Principal Trading Nations Will Form Permanent Organization

IN YEAR HOPE OF STETTINIUS   Expects Solution of Difficulties in Way Of Frisco Meet

World Business Council Sought By United States   Stettinius Declares Economic Problems  Affect Peace Plans

RANKIN PLANS “SHOWDOWN ON + VET PROPOSAT      REPRESENTATIVE THREATENS  ‘TO BLOCK RECESS UNLESS  VOTE TAKEN ON Dis“CHARGE BILL

MAY FORGE VOTE ON DISCHARGE MEASURE   Rankin Blacks Congress Move For Recess

Russian Medals Worth Fortune Given Generals   Zhukov Makes Awards To “Ike,” Montgomery

TOP GENERALS ARE DECORATED   EISENHOWER AND MONT. GOMERY GIVEN HIGHEST RUSSIAN HONORS

2 Boys Offer No Resistance To Policemen   Young Jail-Breakers Are Turned Over to Sheriff; Returned to Fort Dodge

TWO TEEN-AGE JAIL-BREAKERS ARE ARRESTED   Captured at Carroll Youths Expected to Face New Charges

ARREST YOUTHS AFTER ESCAPE AT FORT DODGE   Teen-Aged Boys Were Slipped Hacksaws by Young Gir] Friends

ESCAPED AT FT. DODGE: 2 GIRLS HELD IN BREAK   Youths Picked Up at Carroll After Escape on Stolen Motorevyele; Hearing Thursday

21 HURT IN NAVY © YARD ANNEX FIRE   Pier and Several Smali vessels Are Dam- @oed..

21 HURT IN NAVY YARD ANNEX FIRE   Pier and Several Small vessels Are Dam-_ aaed

21 Are Hurt In Norfolk Fire   Three Small Vessels Damaged in Navy Yard Annex Blaze

Planes and Ships Hammer Okinawa, Landing Hinted   Ryukyu Raids Continue; Tokyo Says Kyushu Also Bombarded From Air

$3,000,000 Fire Sweeps Ships  Flame From Torch Orycac Outhrednlk

$3,000,000 Blaze Hits Kaiser Yards   Spark From Torch Sets Fire; Ships Damaged

200,000 More Nazis Lay Down Arms On 21st Army Front   Berchtesgaden Falls To Yanks; 2,000,000 German Soldiers Surrender in Last Four Days

HOSTILITIES END IN DENMARK, NORTHWESTERN GERMANY AND HOLLAND; FIGHT ON IN SOUTH   ‘ Negotiations Were Reported Well Underway For The Capitulation Of Norway And Czech-Austrian Pockets

ATTEMPT OF SUICIDE TROOPS FAILS   » Tried Landings On Yank-Held Okinawa Airfields

SEEK SOME RELIEK   Landlords to File Com plaintsAgainst OPA With Scrivner

Pitt Student Renounces ‘Nietzsche’s Philosophy: Says He Was Fooled

NO DECISIONS ON BIG TOPICS WERE REACHEL   Soviet Influences Pull Against Allies

Soviets Block International ‘Water Routes   Deal With Romania For Danube Control Upsets U. S. Plans

Five Reach  No Decision   Conference To End i waye.h Ww taal gt ¢._¥y

SUGGEST KAISER FOR HEAD OF RFC   Business Men Start Drive To Have ‘Miracle Builder’ Of War Named To Post

NEWS THAT RUSSIAN ARMIES NEAR STETTIN DISCLOSES OLD STRATECY PATTERN USED BY REDS

WAR: TODAY   Russians Ahout to Cut Another Great Scallop Out of Hitler’s Domain Along Baltic and ‘Trap Enemy

TRINIDAD CRASH OF AIR CLIPPER KILLS 8 RIDERS   Africa- Bound Clipper an - American Lines Sinks At Sea,  7 Passengers Known  Safe, Of 30 Aboard.

23 On Board Clipper Plane Die In Crash   Former China _ Clipper Plunges Into Sea Near Port of Prince, Trinidad

TWENTY-THREE MAY BE DEAD AS RESULT OF CLIPPER CRASH   ‘THIRTY PERSONS ABOARD AFRICA-BOUND PLANE AND ONLY SEVEN KNOWN SAFE

African-Bound Clipper Crashes in Trinidad; Eight Dead, 14 Missing

23 Killed In  Airline Crash   Scant Hope Held For 15 Others After Accident At Port Of Spain.

Clipper Plane In Trimdad Crash   At Least Eight Dead And 15 Missing On Plane Enroute To Africa

CLIPPER CRASH TAKES LIVES OF 23 IN TRINIDAL   Giant Plane Wrecks, Sinks at Port of Spain — Seven Persons Safe

FAMOUS CHINA CLIPPER CRASHES WITH 23 DEAD  Veteran Transpacific Seaplane Goes Down at Port in Trinidad

Trans-Atlantic Clipper Crash Takes 23 Lives   Big Africa-Bound Plane Wrecked Last Night At Port-Of-Spain

African-Bound Plane Crashes In Trinidad    Twenty - Three Persons Apparently Killed In Crash Of Clipper At Port Of Spain

FEAR 23 KILLED IN PLANE GRASE   Airlines Manager Reports Seven Are Safe

, FEAR 23 DEAD IN PAA CRASH   se Clipper Wrecked at Port of Spain ® Divers Hunting For Bodies

FEAR 23 DEAD IN CLIPPER CRASH   Only Seven Saved in Trinidad Disaster

SEVEN OF 30 ON PLANE KNOWN TC BE SAFE TODAY   Huge Passenger Ship Crashed In Landing After Dark

CLIPPER GRAGE   Seven Passengers And Crewmen Saved In Port Of Spain Mishap

EIGHT KILLED, 14 MISSING, IN CLIPPER CRASH   Thirty Aboard; Only 7 Known To  Have Survived

Pan American Clipper. Crashes Off Trinidad; 23 Apparently Killed -

Clipper Crash Kills Eight, 14 Missing   Only Seven Known Survivors Reported

23 Die. In Crash   Former ‘China Clipper’ ‘Down in Darkness Off Trinidad in Caribbean

23 Killed in Crash of PAA China Clipper   26-Ton Plane Crashes While Making Landing At Base in Trinidad

TWO MAY VISIT BRITAIN   London Diplomats Expect Stalin And Roosevelt to Come

Late. News Bulletins   ‘> Roosevelt and Stalin: May Visit’ Britain Soon

Observers Agree British Election Should Be Close   Churchill and Attlee Re: turn fo London for Ballot Counting

[British Rival Leaders Home For Counting Of General Election Ballots

BRITISH LEARN RESULTS OF VOTE TODAY   Churchill, Attlee In lon to Receive tT eee

BRITAIN AWAITS ELECTION COUNT   Churchill And _ Attlee Leave Potsdam To Watch Results

More Yanks Tell of Prison Sufferings   Of Starvation; Brutality, Torture; Almost All Are Found In Serious Condition; Jap War Criminals List Grows Fast

Yanks To Requisition Any Needed Supplies In Japan   Jap War Criminal List Grows ‘As Prisoners Reveal Treatment

Starved and Battered Men Add Names of Japs Responsible for Brutal Treatment to Ever-growing List of War Criminals

PRISONERS FREED TELL OF TORTURE   Eighty Per Cent Of 2,000 Examined In Serious State

PRISONERS ADD NAMES TO JAP ATROCITY LIST   Americens Tell Stories of Brutal Treament at Hends of Enemy

Americans Freed From Hellholes Tell Their Stories   Describe Starvation, Brutality, Torture; Japs Responsible Swell Criminal Lists

YANKS TELL STORIES OF BRUTALITY   Accounts of Starvation and Torture Also Told by Captives of Japan Freed From Hellholes Kept by Enemy.

American POWs Tell Of Brutality Of Japanese   Hundreds Of Allied Prisoners Converge Or Headquarters Of Gen. MacArthur

Japanese at Kure Happy to Give Up   Jap War Criminal List Grows As Freed Yanks Tell Tortures

Hundreds Still Remain in Foul Jap War Camps   MacArthur's Aides Personally Hear Tales of Torture

General Is Told Of Nips’ Cruelty  Eichelberger Listens To Accounts of PW’'s

War Prisoners Tell Stories Of Brutality   Salt Lake City Pilot Dies Shortly  After Liberation

8th. Army’. Chief Listens To Atrocity. Reports As More. Prisoners are Freed; All Camps Ne Yet. Located:

Brutality Of Nips Related By Americans   Gen, Eichelberger Hears Stories f Survivors

AMERICANS FREED FROM JAP HELLHOLES TELL THEIR STORIES  NAMES OF JAPANESE RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRIBLE  CRUELTIES REVEALED

Torture Tales Lengthen War Criminal List   Gen. Eichelberger Personally Hears Stories Of  ee  PD tenamare

Gen. Eichelberger Hears Yank Troops In Prison Account   All Rescued Prisoners Suffering From Some Disease or Injury

Jap War  Criminals List Grows   Evidence of ice of Brutality Mounts As More Allied Prisoners Are Freed; 80% in Serious State

Americans Freed From Japs’ Hell Holes Tell Stories Of Starvation, Brutality And Torture

fitost Of Freed POW's Are Found ToBe Seriously li   Tell Of Horror At Hands Of Japs, Name  Resnonsible.

Hundreds Of Allied Prisoners Give Testimony Of Tortures In Jap Camps

Yank POW Releases  ‘Hike Jap Crime List   80 Per Cent Of 2,000 Captives Examined By U.S. Medical Men In Serious Condition

Eichelberger Hears Of Japs’ Brutality   List of Japanese War Criminals Grows Steadily as Yanks Check On Responsibility for Atrocities

PRISONERS HELP LIST JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS   aberated From Jap Hellholes, Starving Men Tell New Tales Of Brutality; Many Names Added To List Of Accused  Japs.

FREED U.S. PRISONERS TELL OF STARVATION BRUTALITY. TORTURE   80 Percent of 2,000 Examined Were Found In Serious Condition

Toll Of Freed Allied Forces  In Japan Grows   Tell Stories of Starvation, Brutality and Torture; Responsible Nips Cited  War Crinrinals

Hospital Ship On Way To Save More Prisoners   Large Per Cent Of Those Liberated ‘Seriously’ Ill

War Criminal Records Bulge As Prisoners Relate Stories) Of Brutality In Japs’ Camps:

l'reed Prisoners List Jap Jailers   Tell Horror Stories To 8th Army Head As  Navy Speeds Rescues

Freed Yanks Tell Stories Of Brutality   Names of Jap Officials Added to Increasing Criminal List

Liberation Of Prisoners Being Pushed   More Americans Tell of Brutalities Suffered in Jap Camps; List of War Criminals Grows

Patients In Serious Condition Prisoners Reveal Names  Of Jap War Criminals

Freed From Hellholes,  Americans Tell Stories Of Jap Brutality, Horror

Gen. Eichelberger Hears Stories Of Brutality, Torture   Navy Dispatches Rescue Ships To Evacuate Hundreds Below Tokyo

5th Army Plunges 35 Mile: Toward Brenner Pass Gate   Two Generals Captured as Beaten Nazi Forces Flee Toward Verona

NEW COMMAND IN PACIFIC CONSIDERED   U.S. Army Man May Lead Troops On Tokyc

Adm. Nimitz Says New Command Setup for Pacific Is Being Considered: Hints Army Man to Be Named

Yankee Third Army Nearing Alpine Fort   58 Miles From Hitler's Berchtesgaden Redoubt; Seventh In New Advance

PATTON DRIVES NEARER TO NAZI ALPINE ‘ROOST   Eisenhower Hails Units For Seizure Of City Which ‘Cradied’ Naziism

Patch’s Army Sent Against Tonsbruck City   Third Army Enters Gries~ bach In Closest Approach To Berchtesgaden.   ALLIED FORCES JOIN

PATTON PUSHES INTO REDOUBT   Fifth Nears Berchtesgaden? Seventh Plunges South

Nerly All of South Riech in Allied Hands   Armies Link In Offensives in  Two Other Areas

Patton’s Force In Griesbach., Near Austria   Brings Americans Within! Sixteen Miles of Hit.  Jer’s Birthplice   At Braunau   Patch SendsTroops Onto Brenner Pass   Striking Against Innsbruck From Captured Munich; All Southern Ger many Overtun

Savage Fight Rages In Heart of Berlin As Reds Closing In   Russian Banner Raised Over Reichstag While, in Moscow, - Stalin Proclaims May Day Victory—Yanks Dash Toward Hitler’s Lair in Austria and Brenner Pass as British Drive To Cut Off Denmark

‘Tanks, Infantry ‘Push Info Austria And Czechoslovakia   Northern Area Left By Germans Almost Cut In Two By Yank-British Link-Up

Third Crashes Within 58 Miles ‘Of Nazi Roost   Munich Conquerors Head for Innsbruck And Brenner Pass; Anglo-Yank Linkup

Seventh Army Drives Toware Brenner Pass   Allied Armies Overrun Southern Germany As Tanks. Infantry Begin Push To Austria   Surrender Rumored.

U.S. THIRD ARMY NOW WITHIN 58 MILES OF BERCHTESGADEN  REPORTS PERSIST THAT GERMANS WILL SOON AC

3rd Army Menaces Hitler’s Hideout   Patton’s Forces Crash to Within 58 Miles of Berchtesgaden; 7th _ Pushes from Munich to Innsbruck

FORCES OF LT. GEN. PATCH SENTFROM CAPTURED MUNICH AGAINST THE BRENNER PASS   Patton's Eleventh Armored Division Crosses Austrian Border In Force At Oberkappel, a City Germans Said Is Being Approached by Russians   WOULD TRAP NAZIS IN BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA

 —GERMAN Y— ! nnsbruck, Vital Pass Threatened   U.S. Seventh Also Plung ing Ahead In Drive On Nazi Redoubt

Yanks Enter Griesbach, Point Close To Redoubt   French Are Victors At. Friedrichshafen

Third Pushes To 58 Miles of Berchtesgaden   General Patton’s Army Enters Griesbach in Its Closest Approach To Hitler's Redoubt

Third Crashes Southward As Munich Falls   Gen. Eisenhower Praises Seventh For Its Feat

General: Patch Sends His Troops Nearer Innsbruck   Seventh Army Completes Capture Of Munich, Third Army Drives Within 27 Miles Of Linz

3rd Army Crashes South In 58 Miles Of Berchtesgaden In Sweeping Gains

OAD DAWES TD NAZI RETREAT   Allied Armies Overrun All of Southern Germany But Small Corner.   WIDEN CENTER CORRIDOR

U. 5., BRITISH UNITS LINKED BEYOND ELBE   Patton’s Forces 58 Miles From Berchtesgaden   SOUTHERN GERMANY   Overrun By Allied Armies; Tanks Roll Into Czecho-   slovakia, Austria 

7th Army Drives At Brenner Pass   Troops of Third Draw Closer To Berchtesaaden. Hitler Hide-out

YANKS, BRITISH TROOPS LINK UP BEYOND ELBE   ‘Third Army Pushes Across Austrian Border in Force

NAZI BEAST,’ IS TAKEN BY PATCH   U, B. Third Crashes Eves "Qustte

PATTON'S ARMY 28 MILES FROM BERGHTESGADEN   7th Moves on From Munich Toward the  Brenner Pass Area

OCCUPICD BY YANKS   Patton’s Forces Are Within 58 Miles Of Berchtesgaden

Chancellory Fails to Yield Body of Hitler, Dispatch to Red Star Asserts; Flames Lick at Many Berlin Buildings

Hitler’s Body Not Found in Blazing Reich Chancellery   Fate of Der Fuehrer and Goebbels May Never Really be Known

Reds Fail to Find Body of Adolf Hitler   Chancellery Where It Was Supposed to be Now in Flames

FAIL 10 FIND HITLER'S BODY IN CITY RUINS   Burning Building May Erase All Proof of Hitler's Death

No Trace Ot Body In Chancellery   Russians Report Building Is Afire And That They have Not Found Body Of Hitler

FIRE DESTROYS HITLER OFFICE AND EVIDENCI   Body Not Found, Red Star Says; But Germans Label Him Suicide With Goebbels

Hitler’s Body Not In the Chancellery   Building Now Is Burning, Along With the Air Ministry — Nazi Prisoners All Insist Fuehrer and Goebbels Committed Suicide.

FAIL TO UNCOVER BODY OF HITLER IN CHANCELLER Y   REDS SEARCH RUINS OF BERLIN; GERMANS SAY HE ENDED LIFE

Bodies Of Hitler, Goebbels Not Found In Reich Chancellery Which Now Is Burning

Hitler’s Body Not Found By Soviet Searehers  Chancellery of Third Reich Burns

SOVIET SEARCH FAILS TO YIELD BODY OF HITLER   Burning Reich Chancellery May End Allied Hopes For Definite Proof

Chancellery Fails To Yield Body of  Germany’s Hitler   Building Is Purning and It May Prove Difficult to Prove Suicide.   Berlin Is a Picture Of Ruins, Starvation

REICH CHANCELLORY FAILS YIELD BODY QF ANOLE HITLER   BUILDING IS REPORTED TO BE BURNING ALONG WITH AIR MINISTRY

CHANCELLERY BURNING; NO HITLER BODY   eesti  It May Be Hard To Ever Prove  Hitler Suicide

Chancellery Burns, Hiding Hitler’s Fate   Bodies of Fuehrer And Goebbels Not Found in Building

HITLER'S BODY UNFOUND IN FLAMING CHANCELLERY Building Reported Searched

UNABLE TO FIND BODY OF HITLER IN CHANCELLERY   Headquarters Building of Nazi Party Burning to Ground

a en mee ee ee     HITLER’S CHANCELLERY HEADQUARTERS AFIRE   FUEHRER’S BODY STILL NOT FOUND BY RUSSIANS SEARCHING BERLIN; PRISONERS CLEAN STREETS   Re EFNDY GHUMORE

‘Chancellery Fails 'To Yield Body Of Adolf Hitler   Building Burns as Reds Conclude Search; Goering’s Air Ministry Likewise Is Ablaze

Burning Chancellery Fails To Yield Hitler’s Body---Suicide Proof Sought

HANGELLERY FAILS _ TO YIEBB-THE BODY      This - Announcement’ Was _ Made ina Red Star Dispatch From®:Berlin.   HIS SUICIDE DOUBTED   Difficult Ever to Prove the - Fuehrer and ‘Goebbels ” Killed Themselves.

Buildings Where Hitler Was Reported Suicide Burnins: Hunt Had Failed To Reveal Remains

This Is the Enemy . Famine Cause in_ Killinss. Savy Nazi:   Officer Restrains Angered Men

CAPTIVES KILLED TO SAVE FOOD   GERMANS PUT AMERICANS TO DEATH BECAUSE OF SHORTAGES IN REICH.

Three Burned To Death In Home   Father And Two Sons Perish, Two Daughters, One Other Son Escape

Complete Liberation of Budapest Near As Germans Retreat Before Russians

Nazis Forced To Withdraw From Budapest   Berlin Announcement Indicates Russians Will Soon Have All Of Hunaarian Capital

SOVIETS DRIVE INTO LODZ IN BIG OFFENSIVE   ‘German Force In Pest Disposed Of By Reds

Liberation Of Budapest Imminent As Russians  Continue Unchecked 

‘PRINTS ‘THE. NEWS  “TELLS “THE.      Frontal Assault on Berlin Takes Shape As Red Fat Push Ahead In Mighty. Drive   German. Withdrawal Into Reich  Suggested By Berlin Broadcas?; Cossack Cavalry Joins in Push

Budapest Ne Liberation As Nazis Retreat   City Will Be 17th European Capital Freed From Nazis

Nazis Admit Heavy Losse: To Russians   Stalin Declares Fourth Soviet Offensive Starts

BUDAPEST NAZIS ABOUT THROUGH; LODZ ENTERED   New Attack Gains 50-Mile Breakthrough In Carpathians

ADWANCE 70 MILES IN TWO BAYS’   Poland’s Greatest Industrial City Falls To Reds

Auto License Law - Topic Of Meeting   W. Lee Elgin gin Calls Session ot Hotel Hamilton To-  morrow Noon

Auto License Law Topic Of Meeting   W. Lee Elgin Calls Session at Hotel Hamilton Tomorrow Noon

Marines Put Terrific Pressure on Japanese Stubbornly Defending lwo

Marines Keep Up Pressure . In Iwo Fi chi   Japs Show Marked Powe  to Resist Although Sub ject to Incessant Na- * val Shelling

JAPS SHORT OF WATER, AMMUNITION   Marines Keeping Pressure On Line Bisecting Island

Supreme Effort Made fo Crack wo Jima Japs   Thirst May Be Deciding Factor In Island Action

Japs Husbanding Ammunition, Watet As Marines Apply Terrific Pressure

IWO'S JAPS KEPT UNDER PRESSURE   Nipponese Believed Short Of Water And Ammunition

BATTLE FOR IWO “INTO 10TH DAY   U. S. Marines Make Supreme Effort To Smash Stubborn Jan Defenders

Marines Keep Up Terrific Pressure on Nips on Iwo   Although Shelled Incessantly, Japs Sull Show Power to Resist

Marines Continue Slow Fight on lwo, Make Gains  Japs Are Suffering Terrifically But Still Losing

Advance By Inches On lwo      Marines Pile Up Pressure Against Enemy Fighting On in Spite Of Water Shortage

Also Believed to Be Hus banding Amnunitio1 As Marines Increase Pressure At Nortl End of Island.

MARINES SEEK TO CRACK FOE; HOLD PRESSURE   Resistance Continues Despite Lack Of Water  Qy Prim gpm anar

Marines Maintain Terrific Pressure On Jap Troops   Make Supreme Effort To Crack Foe Known To lack Water  And Ammunition

YANKS STILL HAVE TOUGH FIGHT ON IWO   Fight In 10th Day; Japs Short On Supplies

Japs Holding Fast In lwo Rocky Forts   Still Show Resisting Power Against Canetant Shelling.

Marines Put On Pressure Acainst Japs   Enemy Running Short Of Supplies On Iwo; Line Straightening On Bisected Island

Japs Caught In Iwo Trap Lack Wate      Marines, Keep Pressure on Hard-Fighting Foe at Isle’s North End

Japs Battle With Their Backs to Sea   Drive Nearly Over; Two New Invasions to Seal Up Davao Gulf in Philippines Reported

Vets Finally Get Accommodations In Pullman Cars   Traveled Almost Across Nation in Crowded Day Coaches

Six Jews Die In Gun Battle   British Troops. Armed Jews Clash In Palestine Disturhances.

Six Jews Killed In Riots, Report   Reveal 75 Wounded; Palestine is Calm

SEWELL SEEKS PERMISSION 10 DRILL OIL. WELL        ae ring: on-Request‘Comes Before City Commission —

SEWELL SEEKS PERMISSION T0 DRILL OW. WELL   pearing on Request omes Before City Commission

Yanks Search Every House In Occupation Zone  Half Million Take Part In Hunt Over Week End; 80,000 Arrested.

Nab 80,0 80,000 Germans in  Mass Raid   Search Every House In U. S. Occupied Zone for Weapons, Loot, War Criminals

Surprise Raid Covers Area U. §. Occupies   Guns, Ammunition, Loot Sought; Arrest Many Former S. S. Troops In Sweep

MANY S. S. MEN ARE ARRESTED IN MASS RAIDS   Probably Greates' Mass Arrest In His tory Took Place Ir American Zone O} Occupation Ove  Weekend.

U.S, OCCUPATION ZONE SEARCHED FOR GUNS, LOOT   Many Persons Arrested S. S. Members—No Organized Underground Found

Troons Arrest 80, 000 Germans: of Great Rais   see toe —_ Wo wh   Evarg House--in—Y-jnb Occupation Zone de Suerelir2 .

Yanks Arrest $0,000 Persons In Mass Raid   Search Every Single House In American Oceupation Zone In Germany.   FIND MUCH LOG?

80,000 Persons in Reich Under Arrest  900,000 Americans Search Every Home in Territory

Yanks Search Every House Sunday In Occupation Zone   Seek Weapons, Loot, Find ' Many S. S. Men Being Hunted As War Criminals

Nab 80,000 Germans In Mass Raid   500,000 Yank Troops Search Houses in U. S. Occupation Zone

Yankees Round Up Germans In Big Mass Raid  80,000 Arrests In Weapons Hunt

Greatest Mass Raid in History Arrests 80,000   American Troops Search All Houses in Occupation Zone

80,000 Germans Caught In Raids Made By U.S. Military In Occupied Territory

Guns and Loo Confiscated By Americans   Many Criminals Of War Caught In Mass Raid

U.S. Troops Seize Thousands Of Germans In Weekend Raid On Their Occupation Region

80,000 Persons in Reich Under Arrest  500,000 Americans Search Every  TT Ml PP

All Houses In American Lone Under Search   Many S. S. Troopers Sought For Crimes Taken Into Custody

Yanks Arrest $0.000 Nazis In Mass Raid   Every House in U, 5S, Occupation Zone in Reich Is Searched

80,000 Arrested In Weekend Raids   U. 5. Troops in Occupied Germany Search Every Home in Their Area

Guns and Loot Taken From Scared Nazis   No Enemy Undergrounc On Organized Basis Is Discovered

Yanks Search Every House in U.S Occupation Zone, 80.000 Arrestec

900,000 Men Search Zone  In Germany   Guns, Ammunition, Loot And Other Contraband Found but No Signs of Organization Uncovered

90,000 GERMANS ARRESTED BY U.S.   TROOPS CARRY OUT GREAT MASS RAID IN OCCUPIED ZONE

80,000 Germans Are Arrested In Mass Raid   American Troops Search Every Home In United States Occupation Zone

HALF MILION TROOPS ARREST NEAR 800,000 PERSONS, SEARCH EVERY HOUSE OVER WEEK-END

Many S. S$. Members Avrest d In Move That Bewilders and Seures Geruins   Two Try to Flee; One Is Shot Dead   5 -_ = Sowe Germans Fonnd In American Unifornns; Guns, Ammunition, Loot Seized

OCCUPATION ZONE RAIDED BY YANKS   Troops Search Germany, for Weapons, Ammunition, Loot

Half Million U. S. Soldiers ‘Arrest 80,000, Search All \Houses In Greatest OfRaids

SEARCH EVERY HOME IN ZONE THEY PATROL   Half a Million Soldiers Take Part in Gigantic Operation Over the Week-End, Military Authorities Reveal.

AMERICAN TROOPS IN SURPRISE MASS RAID IN OCCUPATION ZONE  EIGHTY THOUSAND GER MANS ARRESTED AND EVERY HOME SEARCHED

American Zone Of Occupation Uncovers Weapon And Equipment  In History-Making Mass Drag-Net

Arrest 80,000 In Part of Reich Yanks Occupying  Seeking Weapons, Ammunition and Loot; S. S. Roundup

80,000 German: Jailed in Raids By U.S. Army   War Criminal Suspects Among ‘Catch’; Guns, Loot Are Confiscated

80,000 Nabbed In Mass Raids By Yank Units   U. §. Occupation Zone Of Germany Given.  Surorise

Yanks In Greatest Mass Raid   Search Every House in) Americar Occupation Zone Of Germany

Seek Weapons, Ammunition, Loot In One Of History’s Greatest Cleanups

Search Nets Hiding Nazis Guns, Shells   One Suspect Shot As U. S, Soldiers Search All Homes

Guns, Loot, Nazi Criminals Taken  In Mass Raid   Every German House In U. S. Occupation Zone Is Searched.

ARRESTED 80,000 PERSONS IN U, S, OCCUPATION ZONE   Half a Million American Troops Searched All German Houses,   SEEKING WEAPONS   Many Taken Into Custody Were Members of the SS, Hunted as War Criminals.

YANKS ARREST G000. GERMANS   Mass Raid Reveals Much Loot, Worries Millions in American Zone

Search Every House In Area Of Occupation   Seek Weapons, Loot, Ammunition—Many SS Members, Hunted As War Criminals, Taken

Arrest. 80,000 Persons in U. S. Occupation Zone   Half Million Yanks Actin Mass Raid; Search All Houses For Weapons. Loot

Yanks Nab 80,000 inGermany   Every House in U. S. Zone Searched; SS Criminals Arrested

Yanks Arrest 80,000 In Search Of German  . Homes: Loot Is Seized

Yanks Seize 80,000 Nazis   Half-Miflion Troops Search Every House in American Occupation Zone, Round Up Prisoners, Stolen Property

YANKS ARREST 80,000 NAZIS IN MASS RAID   Holf Million U. S. Troops Search Every House In Occupation Zone Of Germany   MANY FACING TRIALS

AMERICAN TROOPS IN SURPRISE MASS RAID IN OCCUPATION ZONE  EIGHTY THOUSAND GERMANS ARRESTED AND

ALL HOMES IN U. 5. ZONE ARE GIVEN CONBING   Seek Guns, Ammunition And Loot In Greatest Raid In History

EVERY HOUSE N DISTRICT __ SEARCHED   Half Million Troops Join In Great Raid   MANY GUNS, LOOT   Uncovered, As War Criminals Taken: No Sign Of Underground

Search Every Nazi Home In Occupied Zone   Yanks Arrest 80,000 in Greatest Mass. Raid; Recover Much Loot

Americans Arrest 80,000 Germans   Searched German Homes for Arms,

Gigantic Raid In Yank Area of Occupied Reich   800,000 Persons Arrested, Contraband Seized as Troops Make History's Biggest Hunt

Yanks in Europe May Be Sent to Japan Thru Suez   Borneo and Burma Victories May Influence Transfer There

Burma, Borneo Events Will Effect Leaves of U.S. Troops in Europe

Yamashita’s Nod Executed 600   Philippines Commander  Trial Nears ind

Sergeant Carroll Appreciation Night Slated HereMonday   Other Lamar County Boys Taken Prisoner Also Feted at Affair

Lamar County to Honor Local War Prisoners Monday   Open Air Program Scheduled at 8 p. m. At Bywaters Park -

RESISTANCE IS CRACKING ON OKINAWA   Yanks Take Highest Point ‘On the Island

Yanks Closing In For. Kall On  Pacific Isles   Forces On Luzon And Mindanao Move In  ' For Pay-Off

ARMY PROTECTS ALL INTERESTS   Gen. Byron Answers Montgomery Ward’s Accusation That U. S. Army Is “Tresspassing”’ In 7 Cities.

ARMY REFUTES WARD CHARGES   Claim Seizure Operated “tn Conformity With Law”

Sotepnatnntamananemanentinantemanstiataieted  SAYS ARMY WITHIN LAW IN OPERATING WARD STORES

Byron Denies Avery Charges   Military Manager Says Operation In Strict Conformity Of Law.

U. S.: Feedbox for Occupied Germany   Neither Pampering Nor Starving Is Planned There

PRICES AND PROFITS ISSUE - UPSETS WAGE NEGOTIATIONS   FACT-FINDING BOARDS FACING OPPOSITION TO PLAN OF EXAMINING CORPORATION BOOKS —

RUSSIA’S DENUNCIATION OF PACT WITH JAPAN IS SOMETHING WELL WORTH ANY ALLIED JUBILATION

THE  . WAR TODAY   Russia’s Denunciation Of Neutrality Pact With Japan Gives Mikado Additional Shove Toward Defeat

Mikado Wondering Now Whether Crime Pays— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (A  Bussian Decision Bolsters The Big Three

Suzuki May Be Front Man for Jap Peace Offensive   Russia Denunciation Does Not Necessarily Mean Will Fight Japs

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DeWITT MACKENZIE—  Acenciated Pre«cx« War Analwet

TWO CALLS ARE RECEIVED HERE   Draft Board to Send Selectees for Induction, Exams Next Week —

Russians May Be Only 27 Miles Away  Soviets Hammer 39 Miles from Berlin

Peace Offer Made by Paper Delivery Union   Newspaper Strikes In Four Other Cities Continue: Miners Demand More Meat

UNION OFFERS TO ARBITRATE   New York Newspapers Wil! Be Distributed Soon If Publishers Accept

NEW YORK PAPER STRIKE IS ENDED   Offer of Arbitration Accepted by Union and. Publishers \

Job Priority Table Looms   ‘Decision Expected ‘From Byrnes ‘Today

Where Will Axe Fall Next? .... Byrnes Lays Down New Job Priority Schedules

Workers And Employers Await Government Decision  On What Jobs Are Critical   Answer Expected From WMC Taday; Byrnes Lays Down Job-Priority Table

Allies to Continue Attack Up to Japanese Surrender and Then Stand Close Guard   Fleet and B-29s Take a Day Off, Bu? Stand Ready to Resume Operations; Red Troops Push Deep Into Manchuria

Stand Guard Against New “Treachery”   Even After Jap Surrender Alfied Forces Will Take No Chances With Tricky Nipponese

Admiral Nimitz Gives Orders To Carry Fight against Enemy until “‘CeaseFire” Is Official.   JAP TREACHERY ALSO  MAY BE EMPLOYED

INACTIVITY NO INDICATION OF PEACE-NIMITZ   SAYS PRECAUTIONS ARE BEING PLANNED AGAINST ‘TREACHERY’

Allied Forces Continue Attack   Offensive War to Be Waged in Pacific, Admiral Nimitz Says

AMERICANS PLAN NO CESSATION N ATTACKS ON JAPS   Nimitz. and MacArthur Issue Statements “Saying: At ’ tacks on Japan Will Continue Until Surrender.   SUPERFORTS AND FLEET ARE INACTIVE HOWEVER   Navy Says Inactivity of Halsey’s: Fleet Was In Line With Previous. Plans: and Has No Other Significance

Allied Forces In Pacific To Continue War   Guard Against New Japanese Treachery   Thirty Per Cent Nagasaki Obliterated By Atomic Bomb; 13 War Factories Wiped Out   Almost All Of Seaport’s Industrial District Destroyed By Terrific Explosion

Allied Forces to Continue Attack Up to Surrender   Then Troops Will Stand Guard Against Japanese Treachery; B-29s Not Flying

Attack on Japs to Continue Pending Orders to Desist   Admiral Issues Statement After Day of Fleet Inactivity

Planes, Ships Renew Attack On Home Isles   War To Continue Until Final Terms Kre Aareed Upon

Keep Hitting ‘Em, ‘Nimitz Orders   *But B-29 Crews Take Day Off; "First in Weeks

LaFarque, LeBlanc Are Reappeinted Tc Federal Positions   Truman Sends Names Of Federal Attorneys And Marshals to Senate

EDITORS DENY PAPERS STOLEN   Declare Information Was Common Knowledge, Not Harmful

No Data Available, FDR Says   Previous Report Soys Peace Bid Is Rejected

Americans: Hold Four. Fifths Of Iwo Island: Battle Enters 3rd Week

FOUR-FIFTHS OF IWO ISLAND    ‘Final Mop-Up Expected to  Be Completed This  Week.

Carrier Planes in Full Force Smash Japan   Russian Armies Pour Unchecked late Manchuria

U.S, TRANSPORTS MOVE CHINESE AGAINST REDS —   American Ships Furnish Transportation In Civil War

1.5. SHIPS-AD CHINA'S GOV'T TO FIGHT AEDS   Put Chinese Troops on North Border; Communists Withdrawing.

Chinese Central Troops Get Eight Cities From Reds   American Transports Pour Government Forces Into Action

Chiang Is Helped by U.S. Planes   Eight Cities Taken from Reds in One Area of China

US. Ships Pour Govt. Troops On Manchurian Front   Two Armies Apparently   Within Firing Range : Along Border

‘Ousted : ‘From’ Eight. “Cities by ‘Central ~  Government Forces

Showdown on Occupation of Manchuria Appears Near   NATIONALIST ARE ON THE OFFENSIVE   ON THE OF FENSLYV &  Communists Are Forced to Withdraw at Many Points

Declare {t° Unnecessary For U.S. To Transpert Chiang’s) Army © To Areas Already Taken Over From Japs By Communists; Wedemcyer Admits . Chiang’s Forces Aided.

Chinese Will Garrison Entire Land   Comriunists Displeased By U. S. Role; Peace Plan Spurned

Soviet Starting to Move Forces from. Manchuria   . Chiang Troops Moving in Soon, Is Report “fom Chungking

Kussians Will Start Big Withdrawal of Forces Nov. 2, Chinese Dispatch Says et     Communists Speak     Chineee Cammarata Are   Communists Speak   Chinese Communists Are Displeased With U. S. Activities

RED MANCHURIA GARRISON WILL START LEAVING   Large-Scale Withdrawal To Begin Friday; ChineseWill Take Over Soon

SOVIET TROOPS 10 QUIT CHINA   Communists Are Indignant Over U. S. Role In Chinese Row

Communist General Politely Says For America To Mind Own Business

SOVIET WITHDRAWAL FROM MANCHURIA BE COMPLETED BY DEC.    CHINESE COMMUNISTS IRED AT ROLE CHARGED AGAINST UNITED STATES

All Troops Will Be Withdrawn By December 1   Chinese Forces To Be Transferred To Manchuria To Take Over Garrison Duty

RED FORCES 10 QUIT MANCHURIF   Withdrawal of Soviets To B« Complete on Dec. 1, Chinese Report

Soviet Withdrawal in Manchuria  To Be Completed by December 1;  Reds Criticize United States Role

SOVIET FORCES TO - LEAVE MANCHURIA   Russians, Expect. to Com: plete Withdrawal of Troops by Dec.    CHINESE TO TAKE OVER

Russians To Leave Manchuria   Report Soviets -to Begin ‘Withdrawing Tomorrow and Will  Be Out by Dec. 1

“Reds to Quit Manchuria By Dec. 1”   Replacement of Soviet _Trooys By Chinese Expected By That Time; Civil War Threat Holds

Chinese Report Reds Ready To  Quit Manchuria   Withdrawal Of Troops Is Expected To Be Com-

Soviet Forces Are Withdrawing From Manchuria  Central Chinese Troops Take Over

Russia To Begin Removing Troops From Manchuria   Chinese Units Are T« Relieve Reds; Civi War Still Rages Ir North

Russian Forces Start Moving "From Manchuric   Evacuation Will Be Completed by Dec. 1; Chinese. to Take Over

SOVIET FORGES TOWITHORAW?   Chinese Dispatch Concerns Russian Withdrawal From Manchuria. ’   CHINESE TOGO THERE

Soviet Forces Will Withdraw In Manchuria   Chinese Communisis Dislike U.S. Role in Transporting Central Government Forces

Red Fore®, ° 3 4 Will Start ®. %  Manchuria® ° 4 %   W ithdrawal  Chinese Communists Make New Demands

RUSSIA WILL WITHDRAW MEN FROM REGIONS IN MANGHURIA   Chinese Troops To Occupy Area; Communists Are Still Resisting

Soviet Forces In Manchuria  To Withdraw   Chinese to Take Over Garrison Duties—  Communists Opposed To U. S. Forces Role

Chinese Reds Against U.S. Role In China   Official Says Soviet Forces In Manchuria Would Start Withdrawal.   END BY DECEMBER

Reds to Withdraw From Manchuria  Chinese Communis's Criticize U. S$.

REPORT REDS READY TO LEAVE IN MANCHURIA   Say Chinese to Take Over Complete Control by December First

Russia Withdrawal From Manchuria Reported Will Stort Friday, End Dec. 1.   Communists Voice Indignation Over U.S. Role In China

CITIES WARNED ‘IN ADVANCE ARE AGAIN TARGETS   Areas Under Fire Stretch From Imperial Palace to Southern Home Island.

680 ‘Supers’ Pulverize '6 Enemy War Centers   Jap Airforce Stays in Hiding; B20’. Continue Sowing Mines

680 B-295 HIT 6 WAR CENTERS ON NIP ISLANDS   Bombers and Fighters Spread Destruction . From Tokyo to Kyushu

SUPEREORTS IN CAVAGE BLOWS   Spread Fire and Destruction Through Six Jap War Centers.

Areas Warned That Bombers Were on Way   Enemy Unable to Offer Effective Resistance Against Mission of Death

Six Japanese War Centers Hit From Air   Forts and Fighters Join in Continuing Wear of Destruction

Big Bombers Strike Second Time In 5 Days   Nips Agai n Un abl stead halal

6 MORE JAP CITIES BLAZE   750 Planes Spread Haves From imperial Palace te Ieland ef Kyushu.

630 B-29s Fire Four Warned Enemy Cities   Industrial Toyama Destroyed; P-51 Mustangs Raid Tokyo Area.   ‘LITTLE RESISTANCE

Forts Blast More Cities   6 Japanese Centers. ‘Are Given Fire Bath

Ferret Out Enemy Ships   Two U.S.N avy Search Planes Sink Seven Jap Vessels, Damage Two

TERRORISM IN GREECE ALLEGED   Five Leaders Ask Prime Minister to Restore Order

JAP ADVANCE. : “TURNED BACK + NEAR SWATOW      enemy, DRIVEN FROM TOWN ‘THEY. SEIZED' IN SURPRISE  “DRIVE ON INVASION COA8T

DELEGATES CUT PICKET LINE OF INDEPENDENTS   Truman Warns U.S. to Step in Unless Strikes Are Ended

HOPE TO FIND SOLUTION FOR STRIKE CRISIS   PRESIDENT “HITS. AT -WALKOUTS ‘CAUSED. BY CON. TROVERSIES WITHIN... UNIONS:

U.S. Seeking Friendly Partnership With All Peaceful Nations---HST

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By Internationa’ News Service)   ALLLIES EXTEND PENETRATIONS INTO THE SIEGFRIED LINE

Whereabouts of Japanese Air Power ls Major Mystery of War in Pacific

WAR IN EUROPE MAY END SOON   Military Experts See Nazis Crumbling Under Joint Pounding

HEAVY LOSSES ON EASTERN FRONT AND FOOD SITUATION SEEN AS OMENS   By JOHN A, REICHMANN futernmationg] News Service

MANY  "GUESS"  GERMAN WAR TO END SOON   Optimism Grows Despite Grave Warnings of Officials

Coleman Denies Any Violations   : Party Limited Under Law. Is Reply to Lansina Hoyt

MEMBER OF SABOTEUR GANG. GAVE TIP THAT ENDED PLOT   ATTORNEY GENERAL ODIiCLOSES THAT ONE OF SUBMARINE-LANDED NAZIS  ‘TELEPHONED FBI *<.

NAZI SPY'S AID TO U. S. FOILED SABOTAGE PLOT   Attorney General Tells Of Tip Which Led to Party's Capture

Water and Power Project Visioned  Secretary Ickes Makes Bid for Postwar Job

ICKES MAKES BID FOR POWER POST   Interior Secretary Says His De: partment Ready to Under- ' take Post-War Task   ‘SENDS PRESIDENT LETTER

President” Comes ~ To: First Break   Jobless Pay, Fall. Euiplo nent’ Bring’ ‘Sharp. Truman Crilicisam 

.egislator Says Chances 01 Even Compromise Fade In Jobs For All Plan

Harmony Hopes Are Dashed By Sharp Rebuke   Full Employment And Jobless Pay Bills To Be Sidetracked

Truman Faces Cold Congress   Criticism Over Jobless Pay Liberalization, Full Employment Bill Stirs Resentment

INTEREST HIGH IN DETROIT ELECTION   Union Contract No Bar to Vet, Court Rules

Shanghai Has Big Celebration   China’s Millions In Three Day Celebration Of ‘‘Double-Tenth’’ Indenendence Dav

William Mclanis Dies After Stroke  Member Of Johnson  Pioneer Family

William Mclanis — Dies After Stroke  Member Of Johnson  PD anda een Bice ©

STARK COUNTY BOND SALES ARE AT $221,300   Seventh War Loan Drive Wil End June 18; Reach 56% Of Quota.

STARK COUNTY REACHES 50% OF BOND DRIVE   $91,262 In War Bonds Sold At State Bank; County Goal Is $400,000.

PHONE STRIKE PARLEY FAILS   Service Curtailed in I16  Illinois Communities

SERVIGE REMAINS CURTAILED TODAY   8700 Telephone Operators Idle in Illinois and Indiana

MARTHUR SPEEDS PLANS TO RETURN 1,499,080 TROOPS   Pwo-Fold Program Launched in Effort to Get Soldiers Home Within Next Seven  Months.   MOVES TO PROTECT JAPAN FROM FAMINE   Calls for Arrest of 34 Nipponese Officers and Men in Fire Massacre of 200 War Prisoners.

New Orders To Prop Sagging Jap Economy   ore anti Sal ont Foe Famine,

VETERANS ARE SPEEDED BACK FROM PACIFIC   CONTROLS CLAMPED DOWN ON JAPAN BY MacARTHUR

Plans To Return Pacific Veterans Are Speeded Up   New Orders To Prop Sag ging Japanese Economy Are Issued

MacArthur To. Speed Pacific Veterans Home   New Orders Issued to Aid ~ Sagging Jepanese Economy

Move Speeded To Return 1,490,000 Pacific Vets To U. S. Next 7 Months   Allied High Command Maps Plans To Save Japan From Famine, Disease This Winter

Moves to Shield Japan from Famine, Illness   Grants Permission For Use of Materials For Critically Needed Goods for Civilians

MacArthur Limits Japs Production   1,490,000 Pacific Vets To Return Winthin 7 Months

Allied Command Speeds Plans To Send Vets Home   Acts To Get 1,490,000 Pacific Vets Home Within Seven Months; M’‘Arthur Issues Several Edicts

LOOK WHO'S CHOOSEY   German Prisoners Refuse To Stay in Jail During Storm

Big Three Decide To Hold Great Peace Conference  After Defeat Of Japanese

Big 3 Plan Peace Parley   General Conference At End of Fighting Against Japs Indicated

Grand Peace Meet Of Big Three Seen After War   New Map of World May Be Drawn, Resulting in Creation of Pact; Confab to Await Victory in Pacific

Believe That ‘Big Three’ Have Decided To Hold Grandiose General Peace Meet

PEACE RALLY COMES AFTER JAPS GIVE UP   BIG THREE TO HOLD CONFERENCE WHEN FIGHTING ENDS

BIG THREE T0 HOLD PEACE CONFERENCE   Grand Meeting, However, , to Await the Defeat  —<-- 9f Japan”

Grandiose Peace Meeting Definite   Change From Views of Piece-Meal Settlements; Awaits Japan’s Defeat.

BIG THREE 10 HOLD PEACE CONFERENCE   Grand Meeting, However, to Await the Defeat . of Japan

Universal War Training Bill on Thin Ice  Opponents Claim Strength to Kill the Proposal

Yaace Draff Thance Fades   Opponents of Universal Military Training Legislation Claim Enough Votes

Training Bill Nears Death   Committee Majority ‘Js Against Measure

YOUTH TRAINING BILL UNPOPULAR   Test Scheduled Tuesday On Truman’s Military Service Plan

Truman Draft  Plan Imperiled   [Deferment Until °46 Seen  ke Roe Clain Vietory

Says Tr ‘aining  Bill Be Beat   Rep. Short Asserts House Has Votes To Force Delay

TEST APPROACHES ON CONSCRIPTION   OPPONENTS CLAIM SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO KILL PROPOSAL QUICKLY.

‘Benevolent’ Japs Free Americans   Warn Invaders Not To ‘Molest’ HalfStarved Victims

4-H Livestock Will Be Sold   Prize Animals Go On Auction Block After South St. Paul Show

CHILD SLAYER DIES IN CHAIR   Hagert Donates Corneas Of Eyes To Eye Bank

U.S, UFFluch) SAY NAZI) WEST OF RHINE DEFEATED   Many German Towns Captured and Thousands of Prisoners Reported Taken   EVIDENCE OF ENEMY WITHDRAWAL   Resistance to Patton’s Army Disorganized; Blackout In Dusseldorf Area

Americans Now Only Eight Miles From Rhine City   Victory-Flushed U. §&, Troops Expected To Soon Be Invading Cologne   WITHDRAWAL MAY BE MADE BY NAZIS

START SERIES  OF BITTER BATTLES   Still Able to Put Up Stiff Scrap Despite Certain Defeat

3rd Army Only 160 Miles From Junction With Reds; Nazis Face Trap in Holland   Swift Drive by Patton's Forces Keeps Germans on Defensive; Allies Tighten Tras Around Rubr

Formal Approval For White Collar Pay Boosts Given   ODT Ban on Travel By Special Trains Will Be Revoked

Pay Raises for White Collar Workers Oked; Train Travel Ban Lifted

Government Approves Raises For White Collar Class, Will Remove Vacation Train Ban

WHITE COLLAR PAY BOOSTS ARE APPROVED   Government Officially Lifts Ban Against Increases, Provided They Are Not Basis for a Hike in Prices.

Government Moves Fast On Reconversion   Okays Salary Raises, Ban Off Vacation Trains Soon, Lumber Soon Freed

Approve Raising Pay Of White Collar Workers; ‘Vacation Trains To Roll

U.S. TROOPS FREE 2,146 PRISIONERS IN ATTACK ON LUZON INTERNMENT CAMP

STETTIN UNDER SIEGE OF BIG RUSSIAN GUNS   Troops Being Massed Along Oder For Expected Drive Toward Berlin

ARMY MASSES ON ODER RIVER SOUTH OF CITY   Preparing Giant Pincers; Moscow Promises “Final Round”

RUSSIAN TROOPS TO SOUTH OF BERLIN'S PORT ARE MASS. ING FOR ATTACK + ON BERLIN

RUSS ARTILLERY SHELLS STETTIN   Zhukov’s Forces Mass’ at Several Points on Oder South of C.ty

HEAVY TRUCK STRIKE. BREWING IN STATE   Vote Will Be Taken October 20; Dispute Over Wages And Working Conditiors

‘Lower 13” Killer Dies in Chamber   NEGRY DINING CAR WAITER EXECUTED FOR TRAIN MURDER

Fighters Hit Inland Sea, Tokyo Reports  TT tel af 11 Peaemer   Total of 11 Enemy Fuel Plants Have Been Wrecked

Fighters Hit Inland Sea, Tokyo Reports   Total of 11 Enemy Fuel Plants Have Been Wrecked

Congressional Passage 01 Limited National Service  Bill Asked By Roosevelt

Renews Call for National . ‘Service Act   President Joins Army and Navy Heads in Urging Immediate Action

DEMAND FOR SERVICE LAW   Says ‘It Is Vital That Total Defense Should Not Slacken’

THE WHIP   President Tells Lawmakers He Wants National Serv ice Act

Enact Service eLaw. Now: F.R.   House Military Committee Told Passage Without Delay Vital to Wor Effort; Much Damage to Navy in Pacific Cited

TIGHTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS SEEN   Train Accommodations Are Reserved for Troops Going West After July 1

RAIL TRAVEL OF CIVILIANS WILL BE DRASTICALLY CUT   ODT HEAD REVEALS PLANS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FOR SOLDIERS ARRIVING FROM EUROPE

WESTERN TRAVEL TO BE CURTAILED   Space Reserved For Troop: And Essential Civilians

Little Chance _ For Train Travel   ’ Big Cut In Accommodations For Civilians

Peace Hinges On Demand Emperor Hirohito Retain Sovereign Power; Hint Russia Mav Ralk   - BULLETIN

First Visit Ever Made By A Mikado   Unofficially Reported Meeting “Was Just A Social Call and Question of Politics . Not Mentioned

Emperor Hirohito  Meets MacArthur   Historic Conference Is Held At American Embassy; Meeting Lasts 38 Minutes

EMPEROR AND ALLIED CHIEF GET TOGETHER   CONFERENCE HELD AT U. S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO

MIKADO VISITS AMERICAN WHO RULES NIPPON   Talk at U. S. Headquarters Lasts For 38 Minutes

Unofficially Held Just Social Call; Civilians To Get Food. Clothing

HALF HOUR'S SOCIAL CALL AT EMBASSY   Mikado Breaks Jap Tradition in Trip

Hirohito Pays 3° Minute Cal On MacArthur   Visit Marks First Mikado Has Ever Made to Foreign Ruler of Own Nation

Hirohito Visits MacArthur ‘at U. S. Embassy   Emperor Confers With Allied Chief For More Than 30 Minutes in First Call Ever Made on Foreign Official

‘Horror Camp’  ls Captured 39,000 Prisoners Are Alive; Dead In Pile

Strikers Re-Open Goodyear Plants   Production Resumed — Under Navy Operation

Yankees Refused Permission lo Wed German Girls  Army Regulations To Stand For Year

Yank Soldiers Ask Permission to WedGerman-Born Girls   American C om man der Won't Permit Yanks to Marry Germans

Would Marry  German Girls   Many Yanks Make ; Request, But So Far  Army Forbids Unions

Many Yanks Request To Wed Germans   Welfare Department Official Says It Will Be Year Be.  fore Consent.   [FEW WANT DIVORCES

Americans Apply In Vain For Right To Marry Reich Girls   ‘Weddings May Be Permitted In Year

American Soldieis Ask Permission From Army To Marry German Girls

Americans Seek Army Permission To Marry Germans   However, Requests Of Enlisted Men and Officers Are Denied

Forecast: Gloomy!   Prediction Concerns Meat, Not Easter Weather

Jap Prison Camp Brutalities Stopped Short of German-Scale Mass Killings

Nip Women eAlso Helped In Beatings   Allied Prisoners Reveal More  } «Instances of Jap Brutality, But No German - Scale Mass Executions.

Freed Prisoners’ Stories Indicate Jap Brutality Short Of Mass Killing

Jap Women Made Tigerish Attacks on Fliers--No Nazi-Type Extermination

82,034 YANKS IN SERVICE KILLED   495,052 Homes In U. S. Get ‘We Regret .. .’ Messages

Steel Output Cut by Strike o 1.000 in Ohio   Hearth Furnacemen At Republic Steel Strike: 15.000 Return As 5 Walkouts End

Babson Advises : Stocks in Firms Of Leisure Goods   PEOPLE HAVE MORE TIME TO SPEND ON FUN AND SPORT

Plenty Food, Housirig, Clothing Said Available For World  "Enough For Everyone’—Truman

Possible fo Feed, Clothe, House All   Depends on in Distribution, Exchange Says HST

President Sees World Adequately Fed, Housed if Distribution Permits

GENERAL MOTORS DEMANDS WILDCAT STRIKE PENALTIES   Declares New Contract Must Set Forth That Corporation Has Sole Right to Hire and Fire.   OBJECTS TO ATTACKS BY UNION PUBLICATIUNS   Asks Guarantee U. A. W. Will Eliminate From Literature “False Accusations”  Against Management,

GM Outlines Conditions Of VAW Contract   Pact Conference Makes Headway ' At First Meetina

Auto Company Lists Terms for A New Contract   Picket Lines Broken White Collar Employes Go Back to Work

PAY PENALTY FOR TIEUP, GM DEMAND SAYS   STIPULATIONS SENT UNION FOR NEW CONTRACT

General Motors Sends ‘Security’ Demands fo UAW   Company Lists over Dozen Stipulations; Parleys Are Resumed

GM Asks For Strike Penalty      Auto Workers Charged With Violating Con. tract Provisions

U.S. Delegation Split On Veto Right Showdowr  Stettinius Refers Question To Truman For His Decision

LOOK 10 TRUMAN ON ANTI-SOVIET VETO POSITION   U. S. May Force Showdown With Reds on Right of Free Discussion

Stettinius Looking To President For U.S. Decision   Showdown With Russic On Right of Free ! Discussion Pending

U.S. Looks To President For Veto Decision   Stalin Asked To Re. consider Stand on Issue—Answer Will Speed End of Meet

U. S. May Force Showdown With Russia On Veto   Stettinius Looking To Truman For Decision  On Breaking Deadlock.

Red Attitude on Discussion Brings Difference in  U. S. Opinion   Ry JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

FRANCE BACKS U. §. ON VETO   Will Side Against Russia If  Issue Reaches Show : down At Parley

Showdown Over Veto Squabble May Be Asked   President Truman May Be Asked To Decide Whether U. S. Will Force Russia To Make Some Decisions.

TRUMAN ASKED TO DECIDE ON PARLEY ISSUE   Stettinius Refers Decision  on Russian Showdown to White House as Dele- gates Differ.

Showdown on  Veto Wanted   Stettinius Looks to President for Decision Deadlock With Russia

FRANGE WOULD SUPPORT U.§,   Promises to Go Along With Americans in Event of Showdown on Veto.   VOTE WOULD BE 45-5:

Look To Truman For Anti-Red Veto Stand; Russian Reply Key To Conference .Climax   BY JOHN M, HIGHTOWER

U. S. Delegates Look To President For Decision In Whether To Force Showdown On Veto Issue   ( Associated Press }   Matter Of Policy

Showdown With Soviet Checked Up to Truman   Free Discussion  In World Security  Council Big Issue; Pressure on Stalin

France Would Stand By U.S.   If Showdown Came Between U. S. and Russia On Veto Issue at Conference

FRANCE WILL 69 ALONG WITH U. S. ON A ‘SHOWDOWN’   French Say They Will Follow American Lead With ReJuctance If Showdown Comes Between U. S. and Russia on Veto Issue

Need Decision From Moscow On Veto Issue   American Delegates Hope Stalin Will Agree There Js No Need Fer Veto On Right Of Discussion

France Will Support U.S Ih Veto Issue   Bondour Says , . His Country Will Onnose: Russia

Stettinius Looks to Truman for Decision on Showdown With Reds on Veto Quectiar

Truman Must Decide U. S., Russian Rift Over Vetoes   (Question. Is Raised On Red Showdown

New Crises Arises At Security Meet   Truman May Be Called on To Make Decision in Controversy With Russia Over ‘Discussion’ Veto—Plan To Police World Outlined

TRUMAN. TO DECIDE U.S. STAND   Right Of Free Discussion Sought In Security Council

Look To Truman For Showdown  With Russians   Stettinins Sees Free Talk In Security Council Of Greatest Importance

Showdown In Conference Up   To President   Stettininus Looks io Tru man Fort Decision On Whether to Call Russia’s Hand

FRANCE WILL VOTE WITH UNITED STATES AGAINST RUSSIANS  _ SECRETARY STETTINIUS LOOKING TO TRUMAN FOR VETO MATTER CIIIDANCE

France Will Give Support fo U. S. In Veto Showdowr   a Reds Can‘t Win On Issue, Paul Boncour Declares

IN U. S. AENCIES   Legislators Would Memorialize Congress for  Relief   SOME MAJOR BILLS HIT

Reason For Holdup Checked By Committee . Delay In Decoding Investigated

PROBERS. STUDY DECODING DELAY   Solons Determined To Find Reason For Messages Taking So Long

Probers Seek Reason for  Code Delay   Evidence Shows Days Taken ‘For Translating

P.H. Commission Set On Finding Decoding Delay   Ask For Work Sheet: With More Details  On Interceptions

Bond Sales   Committee Studies Reasons for Delay  In Jap Code Break   General Miles Will Be Recalled to Stand After Week-end Recess

Committee Will Probe  Code Delay   Pearl Harbor Group To Ask Why Jap Messages Delayed

RECESS IN PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY   COMMITTEE DETERMINED TO DISCOVER REASONS FOR DELAY IN DECODING

DELAY IN DECODING MESSAGES   Pearl Harbor Committee Wants  To Find Reason

Miles Testimony On Pearl Harbor To Be Continued   Delay In Handling Of Intercepted Messages Still Unexplained

Will Inquire Into Delay inDecoding   ‘earl Harbor Probe in Re cess—Trails ation of Jap  Messages Delayed

Reach Halfway Point In Drive   $60,057 Reported -At Camopaian Meeting:

CHEST DRIVE  ~ ATHALFMARK   Workers Make 2nd Report At Luncheon This   Noon

COMMITTEE 10 INVESTIGATE WAR REPORTS   Cites Handling of Money Exchange and Lend-Lease

SENATORS SAY U.S. INTERESTS NOT PROTECTED   State Department Is  Target in Foreign Policy Attack

roooing ranks State Dept. Exchange Values Denounced  By Senate Committee

NUMBER OF MILITARY AND STATE DEPARTHENT PRACTICES HIT IN INQUIRY BEARING ON WAR

§. F. Dentist, Wife Found Dead  L. S. Link Thought to Have Shot Mate, Self

Japanese Warned War Situation Now “Serious, Homeland Invasion Planned

INVASION OF HOMELAND Is NOT CONFIRMED   Remote Possibility, However, That Tokyo’s Assertion May be True.   Washinvton Svektical.

Japan Reports’ Enemy Landing   Little Credit Given To Report From Tokyo

‘reatest Bomb  oad Hits Japs   icendiaries Touch Off Huge Blazes » Central Industrial District in ecord Air Assault on Enemy Capital

TOKYO TALKS OF MORE LANDINGS   SAYS AMERICANS TRY TO LAND ON HOME ISLAND

Landing Attempt On Japan, Tokyo Claim   Announcer May Have Been Re ferring To Preparations of U. 8.

Highlights From President's Address On  Administration’s Wage And Price Policy

Cowboy Henry Sho' To Death by Cafe Owner in Dallas   Paroled Slayer Dies In Altercation Sunday Morning

Allied Far East Advisory Group Meet Postponed   Indication Is Russia Has Declined To Attend Washington. Parley.

Russia Causes Jap Meet Delay  Red Attendance Now Said to Be in Doubt

ADVISORY GROUP MEET ADVANCED   Commission on Japan To Assemble Oct. 30; 10 Notions Expected '

Postpone Meeting of Far East Commission   A Week's Delay; Russian Attendance Is Still in Daubt

DELAY ALLIED JAP MEETING   Advisory Commission Will Hold Opening Session Oct. 23

DELAY 7 DAYS ALUED PARLEY ONNIP CONTROL   Russian Attendance at Advisory Group Meeting Is in Doubt

Want Time To Settle Discord ‘Among Allies   To Make Effort to Get Russians to Attend First Session Oct. 30

City Birth Rate States Highest   Fiftv-One Births in October Put Seymour First—Six Deaths

City Birth Rate Is Fourth Highest In State in March--Death Rate Low

WAROAW nAlL LINE PEAILED AY NEW DRIVE   Germans Admit Capture of Schlossberg, 13 Miles Inside Prussia.

GAPING HOLES TORN IN NAZI DEFENSES   ? Warsaw Communications Line Is Threatened   PENETRATIONS   Made In Vistula-Bug Triangle; Budapest Fight Nearly Completed

Schlossburg, Important City InEast Prussia, Captured; Many Polish Towns Overrun   Major Penetrations Acknowledged By Berlin as Red Winter Offensive Shapes Up as Decisive Phase of War

Soviets Open Drive From 2 Bridgeheads   Assault Led By Marshal Gregory Zhukov: South Of Warsaw On Vistula.   BY SPECIAL ORDER

Soviets Drive Through Nazi Defense Lines   Schlossberg Falls and Units Press Warsaw From North and South

RUSSIANS HIT POINTS ALONG 600 MILE LINE   Threaten Main Rear ‘Communication Line; Advance on Krakow

Russian Army Rips Great Holes in Germans’ Defense  East Prussian City Falls Before Seviet Onslaught

—EASTERN FRONT—  HOLES TORK IN NAZI DEFENSES   One Of Warsaw’s Main Rear Communication Lines Threatened   KIELCE CAPTURED   Stalin’s Forces Hammering Germans Along Entire 600-Mile Front

Nazis Admit Red Advance In Prussia   Russians Tear Gaping Holes In  German Defenses

RUS SIANS- TAKE SCHLOSSBERG IN EAST PRUSSIA   Red Armies Tear Gaping Holes In Nazi Defenses Along 600 Mile Front; Take Stronghold.

SOVIET ARMIES CONTINUE FAST BREAKING PUSH   Schossberg Is Under Control Of Russians

Russians Tear , saping Holes In Defenses   Nazis Announce The Fall of  Schlossberg

Krakow Also Is Captured   Greatest Russian Drive of War Is Gaining Momentum

Gaping Holes Torn ~ In Nazi Defenses  On 600-Mi. Front   ‘Drive Seen War’s Deciding Battle; _ Vistula-Bug’ Triangle Dented; Menace Warsaw Supply Road

Russians And Americans In Heavy Drives   Schlossberg Taken By Reds, Houffalize By U. S. Forces

Red Armies Threatening Nazi Lines ‘About Warsaw   Soviets: Penetrate: ‘Vistula-Bug Sector

RUSSIANS DRIVE CLOSE TO VITAL POLISHRAILWAY   ‘Major Penetrations’ Made By Soviets In Triangle North Of Warsaw

Nazi Defenses All [Along 600 Miles Of Front Dented   Russtans Seriously Threaten One Of Main Rear Communication Lines Of Warsaw

Soviet Armies Tear Holes in Nazi Defenses   Russians Seriously Threaten One Main Rear Communication Line to Warsaw

RUSSIANS TEAR BIG HOLES IN NAZI DEFENSES, MENACING COMMUNICATIONS LINES   German High Command Announces Fall of Schlossberg, Thirteen Miles Inside of East Prussia, With Penetrations in Vistula-Bug Triangle   STEAM ROLLER ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF KIELCE

Russians Break German Lines in Southern Poland   A 75-Mile Breakthrough Within 49 Miles of Sil  esia Announced.   Is Second Phase of Grand Winter Drive

Schlosberg In E. Prussia Is Captured   Germans Admit Soviets Make Penetrations

Russians Open New Offensive   Drive From Bridgeheads South of Warsaw; Make Advances on Other Fronts

EAST PRUSSIA INVADERS SEIZE SCHLOSSBERG   Red Army 21 Miles From’ Krakow; Menacing Reich Proper

RUSSIANS RIP NAZI DEFENSES ON WIDE FRONT   First Ukraine Army Captures 400 Towns in One Day

Tunesmith Gus  Edwards Dead   Beloved Tinpan Alley Discoverer Of Stage, Screen Stars, Was 66

Tunesmith Edwards Dies in Hollywood   Hit Song Writer Discovered Countless Movie Stars

DEVERS REPLACE GEN. STILWELL   To Be Commander of U.S. Army Ground Forees

Congressmen Skeptical  Of Navy Plan To Hand Excess Shins to China

Doubt China To Get Ships   Forrestal Proposal for Excess U. S. Warships Meeting Opposition in Congress

Capitol Hill Casting Dubious Eye On Warships-for-China Proposal!

Congress Balks At Giving Chinese Surplus Warships   Navy’s Forrestal Makes Suggesticn

NAVY OFFERS ITS SHIPS TO CHINA   SECRETARY ASKS EXCESS VESSELS FOR CHINESE

Shapers Of U.S, Naval Policy Cast Dubious Eye At Proposal To Turn Excess Ships To China

CHINA WANTS SHIPS   Proposal to Donate U. $. Warships Comes as Surprise

Congress May Spike Navy Plan To Give U.S. Ships To China   Solons Charge F leet ‘Playing World Politics’ In Aiding Chiang Against Communists

MEETS COOL RECEPTION IN CONGRESS   Forrestal’s Plan Catches Capitol Hill Off Guard

Congress Wary About Giving China US Ships   Forrestal Proposal Catches Policy Makers Off Guard

PROPOSAL TO TURN SURPLUS U.S, SHIPS OVER TO CHINA EYED  SHAPERS OF CONGRESSIONAL NAVAL POLICY © PROFESS IGNORANCE

U. S. Accuses Five Firms in Anti-Trust Suit   Charge Violations in Manufacture of Television Equipment

Idea of Giving Giving Warships To Chinese Meets Cool Reception In Capitol

Vinson and Others Are Dubious Over Ships for Chinese   *roprestal Would GiveChing Excees. Fi ighting Vesselas, * Political - Angles Ana Charged:

Forrestal Urges Gift Of Warships to China  Surprise Action Stirs Washington;  Mawvatn Gmash Crammunnicte Chanca,

Navy Would Give Ships to China   Proposal Would Give Excess Ships to Help In Rebuilding Fleet

Congressional, Labor Troubles  Confront Truman   President. Returns From Missouri Visit

Truman Back To Capital, Big Problems   Tackles Legislative Problems, Calling Capitol Hill's “Big Four” Into Conference

No Action On Labor   ¢Truman,§ Baek . After Missouri Visit, Needs More Facts to Go On

‘ruman Ends srief Vacation   _ President Tackles + Levislative Plans

Yanks Capture Nip Air Base  Bitter Fighting on Mindanao Reported

Yanks Capture Nip Air Base  Bitter Fighting on   Bitter Fighting on Mindanao Reported

Punishment.For. Officials Who Have Transgressed, Promised By. Jap Premier

Kindly Sea Monster With Pompadour Hair Lives In Poatamac. Fish Expert Relates

20,000 Throng Stone-Littered Lot As Bov Promises 17th “‘Vision’’

Boy Expects To See Virgin Mary Tonight   Thousands of New Yorkers Jam Site Of Visitations

Nine- Year-Old Awaits Final Visitation  Thousands To Watch For ‘Vision’

° Make 17th and Final  Boy, 9, Says Virgin Mary f fo Ms 20,000 Exnected

“VIRGIN MARY" VISION TO DRAW LARSE SROWNS   Police Prepare to Handle Thousands Tonicht

Crowds Throng To See Miracle Done In Bronx   Nine-Year-Old Says Tonight Is The Night

Co. Chairman Don. aldson Calls Leaders To Start Plans For Vital Drive.

3 Battleships, 5 Cruisers, 6 Carriers Badly Damaged In Sweep Over Inland Sea

Nipponese Navy Virtually  Is Knocked Out   American, British Carrier Planes Take Heavy Toll, Including Three Battleships, Five Cruisers, Six Carriers

Last Vestiges Of Once Proud Navy Given Death Blow   inland Sea Attacks Net 170 Jap Planes Destroyed And 84 Merchant Ships Sunk Beside Toll Taken Of Enemy Fighting Units.

DE GAUNE WINS, ‘INOTHER CHANCE “IN FRENCH VOT   Wins. Reelection to Post. He Resigned Recently in Split With Communist Forces in France.   COMMUNISTS BITTERLY CRITICIZE DE GAULLE   French General Had Said Communist Party in France Was Merely An Aqencv of Russians.

SAVE YOUR RATION BOOKS WARNS OPA   Don’t Look For Removal Of Any More Rationing Controls

RATION BOOKS STILL NEEDED   OPA Warns Against Discarding Coupons—Will Be Needed.

Hold Your Ration Books, Is Warning   Need for Gasoline and Green Stamps Indicated

Attributed To Holiday   Save Gas Books And Green Stamps, OPA Warns People

KEEP GASOLINE COUPONS, GREEN STAMPS URGED   A, B, © Books Still Useful Fo Tires—Others For Meats

OPA Advises Consumers Not to Throw Away Their Green Stamps or Gas Ration Books as They ll Be Needed   Wave Pourture Use

END 2 STRIKES IN OHIO PLANTS   16,700 Employes Remain Idle at Goodyear

" —STRIKES— Two Strikes In Ohio End   No: ‘Progress- Is Made In Settlement Of walkout _At Goodyear

WOUNDED FROM IWOREACH MARIANAS   First Casualties Evacuated Tell Fearful Story

lwo Casualties: Arrive At Base   Veterans Say Going Roughest of War

Small Meat Packers — To Be Investigated   Price and Subsidy Program Revised by OPA To Meet ‘Squeeze’ Complaints and Assure Revenue— Black Market Probe Outlined

Revise Meat Price Program   Designed To Meet Industry Compla ints Of Price ‘Squeezes.

REVISED OPA MEAT PRICE AND SUBSIDY PROGRAM REPORTED TO SENATE FOOD COMMITTEE TODAY

Revised OPA Meat Price Plan Formed   ‘Designed to Meet Industry Complaints OF Price ‘Squeezes’

Opa Revises Meat Price And Subsidy   Changes To Meet) Complaint By Industry Will Be Made This Week bind

New Subsidy, Price Setup  Program Aims To Ease ‘Squeeze’ Complaints

OPA Plans ‘New Meat Subsidies   Revise Price Program i: Effort To Meet Industr; Complaints Of Heav; Losses

Meat Price Revision.    Changes, Designed To Meet Complaints of ~ Price Squeezes’

Revised OPA Meal Price, Subsidy Program Offered  House Investigators Ask Bowles te Take Several Steps

MEAT SUBSIDY PROPOSED 10 HELP PACKERS   OPA Plan Would Keer Consumer Prices From Rising

Plea to Delay Laval Trial Is Overruled   Defendant, Lawyers Back in Court After  Hectic-Opening -

Laval Trial Is Underway After Interruptions   Defense Lawyers  Made To Take Case

LAVAL BACK BEFORE COURT   Loses First Round As Postponement Denied.

Laval Plea for Delay  In Trial Turned Down Two Lawyers Compelled to Defend  wo. Ure bine A ftes Canet Tinraar

Delay in Laval’s  Trial Is Denied   Court Orders Case to Pro ceed; Lawyers Appear

LACK OF . TRANSPORTATION WILL PREVENT MANY FEOM BEING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Ordinary Japs Glad That War Has Been Endec   Many Of Them Believed War Would Last Year Longer —Thought Japs Winning   DIDN'T KNOW JAP NAVY WAS GONE

People of Japan Glad War Is Over; Didn‘t Expect It to End for Another Year!

 ORDINARY PEOPLE OF CAPI. TAL BLOOD UP WELL DURING * THE HEAVY AIR RAIDS

3 Small Nations Approve Plan For A-Bomb   Most Governments, Including Russia, Remain Silent

WORLD POWERS ARE SILENT ON PROPOSAL   Expression Of Approval For Contrei Qf Atomic Bomb Lacking  From Russia

SERGEANT'S STORY REVEALED TODAY   German Prisoner Says Men Are Tired Of Fighting

HOUSE ADOPTS FREE CONFERENCE REPORT ELEEMOSYNARY BILL _ OTHER MAJOR MONEY  BILLS ARE NOW IN COM- MITTEE CONFERENCE

PASSENGER TRAIN REDUCTION ASKED      Step Directed to Assure - . Movement of War. Freiaht 

War Freight First: ODT Asks Carriers To Discontinue Passenger Service in Some Areas

Rail Freight Priority Urged  By Government   Policy of Discontinuing Passenger Service Where: Necessary Asked

ODT Policy Gives Freight Priority   Passenger Service May Be Discontinued To Haul Backed Up Freight.

lays Down Plan To Keep Railway. Freight Moving   Passenger Service to Be Curtailed If Necessary

RAIL WAR FREIGHT GETS PRECEDENCE OVER PASSENGERS   ODT Calls On Nation’s Carriers to Discontinue Service for Travelers Wherever Necessary.   ACTION HITS NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA   Number of Schedules to Be Canceled Uncertain—Bad Weather Brings Critical Congestion,

CURB IS ASKED QN PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE   New Policy Stresses Moving of War Freight

PASSENGER TRAIN REDUCTION ASKED   Step Directed to Assure Movement of War. Freight

FREIGHT FIRST FOR RAILROADS   Passenger Service May Be Discontinued To Keep Goods Rolling

ODT to Keep All Freight Rolling  Passenger Service May Be Curtailed

War Freight Comes First,  ODT Ruling   Passenger Trains  Mow Ra Sucnended

Railways Are Asked to Take Drastic Steps  ODT Proposes That Passenger Service  Be Curtailed

WAR FUND-CHEST DRIVE OVER TOP   Combined Campaign Total Now $35,006.39; Quota Was $34,797.38

WAR FUND-CHEST DRIVE OVER TOP   Combined Campaign Total Now $35,006.39; Quota Was $34,797.38   STARTED OCTOBER 15

U. 8. Has New Super-Bomber That Eclipses B-29, Gen. Arnold Reveals   Has Striking Range of 5000 Miles, He Says in Disclosing Other Developments

Super-Bomber Eclipses _ B-29; Terrible Weapons Devised For Next Wat

New Plane Disclosed _  By Arnold   Has Striking Range of 5000 Miles. [ints At At Other Lethal Weapons of War

New U. S. Superbomber Eclipses B-29; Has Striking Range of 5,000 Miles

Arnold Pictures Terrible Scientific Weapons Being Used in Any Future Wars

Hospital Chief Denies Charges  Say Vet's Body Shipped Uncliathad

50,000 in Bay Region Idle Today   Nation Is Awaiting Truman’s Address on Labor Tonight

ONYDER STUDYING HOUSING PROPOSAI   Plan Designed to Assure That Purchasers Get Monevy’s Worth.

Plan Would Assure Home Buyers Of Money’s Worth   Reconversion Director John W. Snyder Studies Proposal In Connection With Restoration Of Housing Priorities

NEW HOME SALE GUIDE PLANNED   U.S. Officials Skeptical About Latest Proposal

Plan For Home Building Under Consideration   Would Attempt To See Purchasers Get Money's Worth

Grain Dryer At Plymouth Mills N ow In Operation  Has Capacity: Of os 4000: to 5000: Bushels In'One Day =

Grain Dryer At Plymouth Mills Now In Operation  Has Capacity Of 4000 to 5000 Bushel: In One Day

Nazi U-boat 234, Bound For Japan, Surrenders To U. S. Vessel Sunday

JAPAN BOUND SUB 15 TAKEN   Yanks Capture Three Naz Generals Aboard; Two Japs Kill Selves

NIPPON SUBMARINES OPERATE IN-ATLANTIC   Three Luftwaffe Generals Found on Big U-Boat With Aircraft Plans

me nw coun Ce al al cr’ a G = r ~-S& Ne Oe od vwnd  a~ @  -—+  . a En ci ~ene Tr Ne yw = ~  ree re) / eee ee ee   German senera s, eac . as Aooarc: . 19 Suds in /.~anic

BIG NAZI SUB SURRENDERS TO NAVAL ESCORT   Craft Had Three Luftwaffe Generals Aboard Off Newfoundland      JAP U-BOATS SPOTTED ON ATLANTIC COAST

JAPS IN ATLANTIC” REPORTED BY NAVY      Discloses Sinking of Underseas Raider Last Summer

WARLENE DIETRICH HOME   Has Been Entertaining Soldiers in -. Europe Over a Year

CILY OF WARSAW DESOLATE RUINS   One Of Greatest Capitals Of Europe Nothing But Rubble

Planes of Third Fleet Hit Enemy  Resistance Areas   High Explosive Bombs Take Heavy. Toll In City of Toyama

1200 Carrier Pianes Bomb Japan Cities   Honshu, Osaka Oil Refinery Hit By Halsey’s Planes.

Halsey's Fleet Hits Japs From Homeland Wate  American Warships sthim 19 te 19

HALSEY'S FLEET SAILS INTO JAP HOME WATERS   1500 Planes Lash Diminishing Enemy Strongholds

HALSEY’S THIRI FLEET LASHES JAP HOMELAND   Spearheads Night Air-Sea Attack On Heart Of Empire

Japanese Report New Super-Fort Attack on Toki   Halsey’s Ships Sail Into Enemy Home Waters to Launch Air Assault

Fleet Planes. Supers Rip Nippon Apart   Tottering Foe Sends Uy Kamikazes In Attempt To Smash Halsey

THIRD FLEET PLANES Hil JAP FIELDS   Japs Say Allied Fleet Shelled Kamiaishi

1,000 Carrier Planes Are Pounding Northern Honshu  TAKING HEAVY TOLL OF JAP AIR FORCE  Attack Industrial Targets Around Metropolitan Area

AIR-SEA RAID MADE ON HEART OF JAP EMPIRE   Halseys’ Fleet Sails Into Jay Home Waters, 1,200 Planes Strike

100 B-29s Strike Again At Tokyo   Third Fleet Hurls 1,500 Planes Against Island

Lausche Urges More Funds for Schools, Cities   Governor Lays Proposals Before Leagislature

GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS IN. . CREASE IN PENSIONS AND LOCAL GOVERN- : MENTS

President Will Give Ideas In Speech Tonight   Executive Hopes That Price Rises Will Be Unnecessary   LABOR ROWS ARISE   Auto, Steel And Electric Industry Facing Stoppages

Panama Canal Plot Revealed  Chile Reports Nazi Planned Destruction

PLAN TO BLAST PANAMA CANAL   Chilean Newspaper Say: German Saboteurs’ Plot Was Uncevered

Canal Sabotage Attempt Reported   Plan Was to Blow Up Ship, Says Chile Paper

Donnelly Tells Of Further Draft Frauds   Moberly Mother of Convict ls Said To. Have Received Money

110 Ships Idle On East Coast   Lack Manpower For Them, Bishop Says

Clabaugh to Give Impartial Hearing Jo Reshuffle Plan   Rategan Postpones Move to Oust Clabaugh From Reapportionment Post

YANKEES NOW ONLY 35 MILES FROM MANILA  Lunge South From Clark Field  ROSARIO FLARES  MacArthur, Krueger  wh Fa   Lunge South From Clark Field   ROSARIO FLARES

YANK TROOPS: PUSH BEYOND ~ BLARK FIELD   HUGE AIR BASE ON LUZON TAKEN AFTER SAPS FAIL TO DEFEND IT IN STRENGTH

Clark Air Field ls Birthday Giff To Two Officers   Advance Units Within 35 Air Miles of Capital

Would Quiz Johnson More   Probers Protest Plan to Return to  Home Today

Johnson Asked To Account For $39,000 Income   To Question Judge Again Today; Denies Kickback Participatior

Former Judge Defends Self ‘On Fee Charge   House Cominittee Than: Close Questioning of Jurist Regurding Alleged Kiekbaeks

Long Enemy Columns in Full Flight To Elbe; Number Caught in Ruhr Trap Boosted to More Than 120,000

Third and Ninth Armies Aim Great Pincers At Berlin  Germans Move Out   Germans Move Ou Of Bremen And Hamburg

TINY ISLE MAY POINT WAY TO CHINA INVASION   Japs Tighten Home Controls

U. S. Pacific Command Enlarging Springboard For Landing On Japan, Belief At Tokyo

“ntle~ Folk Dazed After Tornado Hit   Soldiers Help Seek Victims: Twister Cut Right Through Community

Toll of Storm May Reach 50 Dead and Over 300 Injured   Oklahoma City and Muskogee Also Suffer Deaths ond Injuries; Property Damage Is Large, But Not Estimated

3 MORE WARSHIPS ON WAY TO JAPAN   Two Carriers and a Submarine Launched To Take Part in War on Nipponese

Truman Declares New Post Nation’s Highest Appointive Office; Byrnes. Scheduled to be Secretary of State

DELAY SOUGHT ON STRIKE BILL MOVE   Cutcome Awaited on Labor-Management Parley Opening Monday

Anti-Strike Bill May Be Sidetracked For Labor-Management Conference

ACTION ON ANTI-STRIKE BILL BEING TEMPORARILY DELAYED   COMMITTEE POSTPONING CONSIDERATION UNTIL AFTER LABOR-MANAGEMENT CQNFERENCE

DELAY SOUGHT IN ACTION ON STRIKE BILL   Administration “Fears House Move Would Disrupt Labor Parley

Administration Seeks To Block Bill Imposing Penalties on Labor Groups

Back of the Headlines   Jap Surrender on Okinawa Proves Limit of Fanaticism

Mass Surrenders of Enemy Troops on Okinawa Hint There Is a Limit to Jap Fanaticism

NEW U. 5. ARMY FIGHTS GERMANY   GEROW COMMANDER; IN BRADLEY'S GROUP

NEW US ARMY IS THROWN INTO ACTION   1Sth Army Joins Forces With Ist And 3rd Armies

U.S. 15TH ARMY NOW IN EUROPE   Gerow Leads New American Forces On West Front

NEW AMERICA ARMY READY T0 FIGHT GERMANS   Assignment Not Revealed, Will Be Part Of Twelfth Army Group

SURRENDER STORY BRINGS STATEMENT OF REGRET FROM AP   Kennedy, However, Insists Security Not Jeopardized

» AP Head Regrets Kennedy's Story   Distributed Without Au thority, Says MeLean

AP President Regrets Use Of  Kennedy Story   Eiscnbower Savs [t Was a Breach of Honor That Endangered Negotiations and Lives.

AP Newsman Accused By Gen. Eisenhower After Violating Secrecy Vow

War Maker Tries To Take Own Life   Former Premier Tojo Shoot: Self as Americans Move to Take Him ~   OTHERS ON THE LIST   Japanese Leaders and Puppets in Philippines and ." + India Wanted

U.S. Doctor Treats Top Nip Warlord   Japs’ No. 1 War Criminal Shoots Self Neor Heart After MacArthur Orders Him Brought To Headquarters For Questioning

Man Who Incited Jap Sneak Attack Gravely Wounded   American Doctors Fight to Save Life Of Former Premier

'WAINWRIGHT READY TO TELL ‘PITIFUL. ICORREGIDOR STORY.   Gen. MacArthu;’ ’s Orders To Take In 39-¥: “igh Japs Follows Toio’s He: 4-Kiri

TEMPERATURES:   Fires Bullet Into Ches Rather Than Face Gen. MacArthur .   Pearl Harbor Plotter Given American Plasma After Japanese Doctor RefusesTo Treat Wound: Shot Lodges Near Heart

Shoots Himself As U.S. Officers        Ask interview   Life Of Ex-Premier Mav Be Saved By Injections Of Americans” Blood

Shoots Self As Yank Officers ReachHis Home   Was to Hlave Appeared Before MacArthur For QuesHoning; Feared Friant  As Wer Criminal   American Blood Is Used to Save Life   ‘Razor Brain Given 50-50 Chance to Survive; Mont bles He Does Not Want  toe Live

Fires Shot Thru Body But Lives   Uses Gun Instead of Hara-Kiri Knives When U. S. Officers Come. to Take Him for Questioning -  -Given 50-50 Chance by Doctors. .

MAN WHO LED JAPAN INTO WAR WITH U.S. FIRES SHOT INTO HEART BUT STILL LIVES

TOJO FAILS IN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE   Makes Eaborate Preparation With Pistols and Hari Kiri Knives.   Says He Feels Sorry For Asiatic Peoples

Shoots Self Before Arrest Is Effected   American Blood Transfusion Gives Him “50°50 Chance” For Life

Japan’s Wartime Premier Shoots Himself As MacArthur’s Operatives Arrive To Arrest Him—American Blood Transfusions Give Former Official “50-50 Chance” For Life—Shigenori Togo And General Homma Among High Personages Ordered Seized

Pistol-‘Shot Fails To.  Cause Death   U.S. Army Doctors Strive to-Save No. 1 Jap War Criminal By Blood Transfusions

SHOOTS SELF WITH PISTOL; MAY RECOVER   Given 50-50 Chance to Live With Aid of American Doctors and American Blood—Arrest Had Been Ordered.

Seizure of Wanted Japs Is Ordered   MacArthur Lists 39 Names Of Men Sought as War Criminals, Including German Ambassador

GENERAL IS CLAMPING ON “IRON RULE"   Imperial General Headquarters Abolished; Strict Censorship Placed On Papers and Radios   RIOTING IN KOREA

‘Tojo, Jap War Premier, Shoots Self But Gets 50-50 Chance By  Transfusion Of American Blood   MacArthur Orders Him Taken Into Custody 4 Days After Allies Moved Into Tokyo; 39 Others Ordered Detained; Imperial GHQ = Abol soberk

American Army Doctors Say He Has 50-50 Chance To Live.   PREFERS DEATH 70 TRIAL

Jap Premier Given 50-50 Chanee; Has  Transfusion   MarArthur Clamping Down Upon Japanese

Given 50-50 Chance After Shootina Self   Had Hara Kiri Knives Ready, But Used Gun As Yanks Approached To Seize Him

Instigator of Pearl Harbor Sneak Attack Shoots Self Below Heart When U.S. Army Officers Call to Arrest Him as Criminal

M’ARTHUR WARNS KOREAN CAPITAL AGAINST RIOTS   ‘DEMONSTRATIONS’ REPORTED AS JAPS RETAIN OFFICES

SHOOTS SELF AS AMERICANS NEAR TO MAKE ARREST   Report 61-Year-Old Former Premier Being Kept Alive by Transfusiens

U. S. Doctors Use Yank Blood Plasma; See 50-50 Chance To Save Former Jap Premier.

U. S. Army Doctors Quickly and I Unquestioningly Administered American Blood Plasma; Say He Has 50-50 Chance

CHANCE TO LIVE 50-50; PLASMA INJECTION MADE   Shooting Comes As Officers Arrive; Room Arranged For Suicide Ritual

SUICIDE ATTEMPT MADE JUST AS AMERICAN OFFICERS WERE CLOSING IN TO ARREST HIM

On Verge of Arrest, He. Shoots. oe Himself: Has 30-50 Chance to Five.

FORMER LEADER OF JAPAN GETS YANKEE BLOOD   Given 59-50 Chance to Live After Poor Attempt at Suicide

Fires Pistol as Arrest is Near   Hara Kiri Planned but Imminent Arrest Changes Decision, Doctors Employ American Blood Plasma

CHANCE TO LIVE   Sought To Die Rather Than Face War Criminal Trial

Jap War Lord May Recover   Former Premier Attempts To Commit Suicide as U.S. Officers Arrive at His Home   American Blood Plasma Used in Effort To Save Life of Pearl Harber Instigator; MacArthur Had Ordered His Arrest

YANK DOCTORS FIGHT T0 SAVE WAR CRIMINAL   Former Premier Asks Death Rather Than Face Court

CENSORSHIP IS CLAMPED DOWN BY U. S. ORDER   Allied Commander Reveals Iron Hand In Velvet Glove Of Occupation; Reason For Order Of Tojo’s Arrest Not Disclosed

Hated War Premier, Faced With Arrest: Turns Gun on Self   American Doctors Work to Save Him When Jap Physician Refuse

Shoots Self At His Home Near Tokyo   U. S. Doctors Claim War Lord Has 50-50 Chance for Survival

Attempts Suicide When American: Seek -His Arrest   Sly Instigator Of Pearl Harbor Shoots Himself Near Heart; Given 50-50 Chanée

Jap Leaders To Be Seized   MacArthur Orders Arrest of 39, Including Togo, Homma, Puppet Leaders

‘Former. Premier, Who Incited Jap Attack Against Pearl Harbor, . Shoots Self In Left Side When Yankees Arrive To Arrest. Him; U.S. Doctor Says He May Recover

SLY JAP INSTIGATOR  PEARL HARBOR SNEAK ATTACK SHOOTS SELF  MAN WHO PLUNGED AMER. ICA INTO GREATEST WAR BUNGLES ATTEMPT 

Ex-Premier Still Living With Aid Of U.S. Blood Plasma   Yank Doctor Gives Instigator of Sneal Pearl Harbor Attack 50-50 Chance To Recover

Bungles Hara-Kiri 2 Attempt With Gun   U.S. Doctors Labor To Save Life Of No.1 War Criminal; Tries Suicide As Yanks Call On Him For Questioning © ;

Sorry’ for His Failure, ‘Razor Brain’ Uses Gun  War Lord Has 50-50 Chance, Thanks to   War Lord Has 50-50 Chance, Thanks to American Blood

Former Premier Has Even Chance To Survive Bunsled Suicide Attempt

Tojo Makes Suicide Attempt; Uses Pisto      American Blood Given To Save Life Of Jap Warlord; May Pull Through

Blood of Men. He Sought to Destroy May Save Life of Man Ordering Pearl Harbor Attack   Hideki Tojo Attempts to End His Life With Pistol os Counter Intelligence Officers Visit His Home to Arrest Him

MACARTHUR ORDERS END OF JAP GHQ   Also Forbids False Reports By News Outlets

Former Jap Premier Is  Near Death   U.S. Army Doctors Work To Save Life of No. 1 War Criminal, Give Him 50-50 Chance to Live

Jap Warlord Who Ordered Pearl Harbor Sneak Blow Uses Gun But Fails To Die.

U. S. Army Doctor Fights for His Life   Japanese Physician Refuses To Act—Death. Attempt Comes as Americans Arrive To Arrest Him

Japan’s Wartime Premier Shoots Self When Yanks Want Him For Questioning

Army Doctors Battle to Save His Life   Blood Plasma Is Used On Planner of Pearl Harbor Attack

Tojo Bungles  Plan To Take His Own Life   Former Jap Premier Shoots Himself Near Heart Before Arrest by Yank Officers; Doctors Give Him 50-50 Chance To Live.

American Blood Plasma Used In Effort To Save  Life Of Former Premier:  a — a  -~—~ ~~ SXF JAR CIT* SV FTt TY "tm T   50-50 CHANCE GIVEN   Man Who Planned Pearl Harbor Raid: Like Bid For Domination, Suicide  Job Well Planned But Bungled

YANKS ORDERED TO TAKE TOJ0   Order Was About to Be Cars ried Out As Tojo Shot Himself.   ‘NO. 1 WAR CRIMINAL!

Japan's No.  War Criminal Tries Suicide   Attempt on Life Takes Place As Yanks Close In; Is Given Chance

Doctors Think Warlord May Survive   Shoots Himself On Eve Of Interview By MacArthur

Hara Kiri Tried by Gen. Tojo   Pearl Harbor Premier Shoots and Gravely Wounds Himself; Was To Be Questioned

Jap Doctor Refuses To Treat Him: Yank Blood Mav Save Life   Ex-Premier Was Preparing Hara Kiri Ceremony, When American Officers, Correspondents Came  To Take Him Away For Questioning; Wante Ta Iisa

U. S., BRITISH PLANES LEVEL WAY FOR DRIVE   60 Miles from — Dresden, Berlin

Konev Hurls Flank Drive In High Gear   Bombers From West Again Aid Assault

‘Marshall Konev's Army Running  Rampant On Both Sides Of  Forst, 62 Miles Southeast Of  ferman Canital   ADMIT BREAK THROUGH 1 ON NEISSE RIVER LINE

Allied Supported Red Army Bursts Over Neisse River      Germany Claims Konev And Zhukov Meet  Below Berlin

REDS ENCIRCLE FORST, RAIL HUB OF AREA   Yank, British Planes Pound Dresden and Immediate Obiectives

Allied Bombers Support Drive of Red Forces   Over 1,550 American War Planes Renew Support of Russians

Reds Smash N azis North Of Dresden   Laying Open Flanks of Berlin’s Defenses, Reports Indicate

U.S. Warplanes Renew Support Of Soviet Army   Double Break Straddles Rail Hub Midway Between Dresden And Bertin

More Than 1.500 Amerie War Planes Support Soviet Advance   Troops Lay Open Berlin Defense   Konev, Zhukov Armies Jo Preparatory To Attack On Capital

Neisse River Is Crossed   Berlin Threatened From South as Koney Plunges Ahead

SOVIET TROOPS STORM ACROSS NEISSE RIVER   Konov’s Army Racing To ‘ward Both Berlin and Dresden; Effects Junction With Zhukov’'s Forces.

Allied Airmen Again Support Russian Drive   Soviets Cross Neisse River As Konev’s Men Run Rampant In Lightning Smashes Laying Open Flanks Of Germany’s Defenses

AGAPY HIT AT DRESDEN   Indicate 2 Red Armies Merged For Drive On Berlin

Red Army Advances To Within 45 Miles Of Dresdon  1,550 U.S. PLANES RENEW RED SUPPORT  Possible Assault On Berlin From The East And South

Allied Armadas Pound ‘Transport Center 12 Miles From Russians’ Spearhead Probing for Dresden

FORK U HER tl N ACTION      Lieut. ‘George A. Taylor, USNR, 25, Son of The  Marvin Taylors

CEAMAN RENE TREMBLY TAKES A BRIDE. HERE   Miss Alberta Price, Bride, Is Local Resident   GO TO NEW ENGLAND

LIQUOR PROBLEM IN. LEGISLATURE   Daniels School Financing Bill Sidetracked

‘Bul Would Prohibit Entertainment ‘And Food in Liquor Establishments

Prosecutor Raps Klatt In Speech   Final Arguments Being Made in Eldora School Case

Reds Fling Major Blow : at Kuestrin in Reich Campaign   Seek ‘Oder’ Fortress as Base. For Drive on German Capital

Reds Break Into Outer Defenses Of Kuestrin  Launch Large-Scale Assaults Along 70-Mile Oder Front

May ‘Open Assault On Berlin   Fortress On Oder Is 39 Miles From Capital Of Reich .

NAZI BROADCASTS “DECLARE REDS OPEN ” BATTLE FOR BERLIN  REPORTED THAT ODER PmRrahrnr 4-27 424Bar 4F rane

Front Aflame’ For 70 Miles  on River Line   Nazis Renort Zhukov Opens Assault After Heavy Barrage

ODER FORTRESS 39 MILES FROM BERLIN IS GOAL   Red Armies [Launch Great Attack In Ef. fort to Secure Further Bases For Attacking German Capital.

Germans. Say Reds Launch Large Scale  Oder Thrust.   ‘Bridgeheads Forged; Moscow Keeps Silent.

Russians Seek Jump-Off Base To Hit Berlin   First White Army Hits North and South of Big Fortress With Heavy Artillery Barraae

Soviet Barrage Pounds Huns In Area Near Oder   Berlin Says Red Forces Open Major Drive On : Both Sides of Tawn East of Capital      All-Out Offensive On City Reported   Russians Charge German  Lines After Terrific ArUllery Attack Near RKRuestrin

Drive Starts On Both Sides — Of Kuestrin  Soviet Push Preceded by .24-Hour Barrage, Says Berlin:     WOLLIN CAPTURED  Red Army Sweeps Ahead in Move to Cut Stettin

IS AFLAME, NAZIS SAY   Enemy Reports Strong Smashes At Zehden And Kuestrin

RUSSIANS OPEN DRIVE TO CLEAR PATH TOBERLIN   Major Assault Launched At Kuestrin, Oder River Fortress

Russ Storm Kuestrin,  Great Oder Fortres:   Mighty Assault 39 Miles From Germany's Capital, Red Army Artillery Shelling Stettin; Soviet Troops Near Danzia

“MILES DISTANT   Goviets Hammer at Kuestrin Defenses on Oder-—Entira Front is Athame 

Reds Launch Kuestrin Blow   Drive Into Outer Defenses; Germans Say Is Opening Of Battle For Berlin

Reds Launch Heavy Attack East of Berlin, Nazis Say °  Russians Launch Blow at Kuestrin Gre the Oder. 39 Miles From Capital

Russians Break Into Defenses Of Kuestrin   Berlin Says Oder Front Aflame Along 70-Mila Stretch From Kuestrin North To Stettin

Russians Launen Drive on Berlin, Germans Declare  : Oder River Front   Oder River Front’  Aflame Along  70-Mile. Stretch

Red Front Aflame On 70 Mile Line   Troops Break Into Kuestrin; Attack After 24-Hour Barrage

Leadon, March 7 — (AP)— The Second white Russian army teday. saptured Stanegard, 21 miles south of Dansig, Marshal Sealin announced tonight.

Germans Say Reds Break Into Northeastern Defenses Of Kuestrin   Another Coluniun Pounding Zehden   Stalin Announces Capture Of Banska-Stiavnica In Slovakia

SMASHING WAY INTO KUESTRIN, BERLIN ADMITS   Wollin Captured — Moscow Te'ls of Taking Strategic Islands to Cut Off Stettin

Troops, Tanks Begin Push OnLong Front   Soviet Troops Break Into Defenses of Kuestrin, 39 Miles From Capital; Other Red Army Forces Sweep Across Islands in Stettin Bay

Oder Front Aflame Along 70-Mile Stretch; Zhukovw’s Tanks Attack Zehden to Drive Threatening Wedge

Major Assault Is Made by Reds East of Berlin   Russians Seek to Establish Further Attacking Bases Against Capital.   Artillery Barrage Is Raining on Germans

BREAK INTO THE DEFENSES OF KUESTRIN   Also Assault Zehden on Oder’s East Bank, 31 Miles From the Capital 24-Hour Barrage Preceded Offensive. ©

Russian Assault On Defenses Of Kuestrin, On Oder River 39 Miles From Reich Capital, And Attack Against Zehden, 31 Miles From City, Announced By Nazis—Front Flaming Along Seventy-Mile Stretch, According To Enemy Accaunte

Broadcast Says That Russians 3reak Through Kuestrin Defenses 39 Miles from  City of Berlin.   ODER FRONT AFLAME ON 70-MILE STRETCH

Reds Punch ‘Into Fringe Of Kuestrin   Nazi Reports Say Oder Front Aflame Along A 70.Mile Stretch.

TROOPS SWARM ACROSS ISLES IN ODER MOUTH   Battle For Port Intense; Berlin Drive Said Brewing

GERMANS SAY SOVIETS ATTACK “ON TO-MILE FRONT, STETTIN "TO KUESTRIN, IN-GREAT FORCE.

cf ;OderFrontAflame Along 70-Mile Front   Punch into Defense of Kuestrin; Reported Driving Wedge Northwest of City to Turn on Berlin or Stettin from Flank.

Nazi Reports Give Details Of Assault   Oder Front Said To Be Aflame For 70-Miles

Reds Launch New Assault On Berlin   -Long-Awaited Drive From East Is Flung Against Kuestrin, 39 Miles East of City

Soviets Reported Opening Gigantic New Offensive Drive on Berlin With Start Along Oder at Kuestrin

FIRST WHITE SOVIET ARMY OPENS ATTACK   Berlin Radio Says Russian Artillery Barrage Raining Down on German Pocitions in Sector   OFFENSIVE NO SURPRISE

LEGISLATIVE PLANS READY FOR CONVENING OF TEXAS LAWMAKERS  RE-DISTRICTING, INCREAS ED TEACHER PAY AMONC

125 PERGONG SEIZED IN NARCOTICS RAIDS   220 Police and Federal Agents Raid 34 Capitat  Eetahlichmantec

125 Seized In  Narcotics Raids Police, Federal Agents Strike Simultaneously

A BIG NARCOTIC RAID   More Than 125 Persons Rounded Up in Washington

Capital Police Strike at Dope  125 Arrested, 40 : Baakee ante bien  Ta pa Sr.

32 Squads Of Police in Roundup   Most Of The Places Raided In Southwest Washington

125 ARRESTED IN DRUG RAIDS   -apital Police Seize Big Narcotics Hoard

Victory Cut of 19 Billion in War Budeset   Non-War Spending to Go Up Six Billion Over Last Year

VICTORY CUT ANNOUNCED IN U.S. SPENDING   Non-War Expenditures However, Revised Upward by Government.

DRASTIC CUT IN WAR SPENDING   Government: Announces Victory Cnt —Revise Upward Somewhat Plans for Non-War Expenditures for 1946 Fisen] Year.

Other Costs To Increase During Year   Budget Estimates Cut $19,500,000,000 From War Figures

b Billions More To Be Spent For Non-War Need:   Government Revises Estimate; War Expenditures Cut Drastically   19-BILLION SLASH PROMPTED BY V-J   Overall Budget $66,400,000,060; Smith Cites Ef fect cn Economy

DRASTIC VICTORY CUT IN SPENDING PLANNED BY U.S.   Slash Of Over 19 Billions Prompted By “nd Of Pacific War

DRASTIC CUT ANNOUNCED IN WAR SPENDING   Plans Revised Upward For Non. War Expenditures For Fiscal Year

INTER-AMERICAN LEAGUE SOUGHT   Regional Plan Is Proposed At Mexico City

DUMBARTON OAKS  PLAN WOULD BE SET  UP FOR AMERICAS COMPULSORY SANCTIONS  WHEN FRONTIER OF AN} NATION IS VIOLATED

Mexico Delegates Hears Proposals ©  Columbia Suggests  Setting Up Regional

BIG 3 HOLDS FINAL SESSION OF CONFERENCE   Initial Draft of Communique on Avreed Issues

FINAL MELTING THIS AFTERNOON TO OKAY AGCOND  Byrnes and Bevin to Leave      Byrnes and Bevin to Leave Moscow for Home by Plane Tomorrow

CONCLUDING CONFERENCE   Final Session of Moscow Pariey Gets Under Way

Big 3 Ministers Prepare Reports On 10-Day Meet   Final Communique on Mos: cow Parley to Be Issued Later Today   WILL BE RELEASED IN THREE CAPITALS   Agreement Reached on Plans to Draw Up Treaties for 5 Countries

BiG 3 HOLD LAST FORMAL - MEETING TODAY   Three Principals Wind Up Business, Sion Agreements

Moscow Meeting Will Be Covered In Communique  Byrnes, Bevin Will Leave Soviet Capital w

Big 3 Draft Communique On Conference   Byrnes Expected To Leave Moscow By Plane Tomorrow

STATEMENT ON THE BOMB NEAR   BIG THREE CLOSE TO ATOMIC AGREEMENT

Big Three CI a Draft Repo i 2, On Confe * 7.   Secretary Byrnes To Leaves Thursday For Return Journe-

Drafting Communique  For Public ~   ‘WILL TELL OF AGREEMENTS  REACHED; INVITED TO WASHINGTON FOR NEXT MEETING

Final Communique From Big 3 To Be Issued Late Today   Agreement. Reached On Plans To Draw Up  Peace Treaties

Session Over; Big 3 Drafts Final Report   Ministers Hold Last Parley; Invited To Meet In U. S. Next

TASK FORCE 98 ATTACKS KURE THEN RETIRES   Famed Carrier Group Completes Destructive Mission

TOKYO REPORTS NO ATTACKS BY CARRIER GRAFT   Unofficial Sources Expect Task Force to Resume Assault

Navy Planes Halt Attack On Jap Ports   Carrier Fleet Sends 1.400 Warplanes Against Islands

JAP FLEET MAY HAVE BEEN HIT AT KURE   Japs Say 1400 Planes Hit Naval Yards Said to Be Japan’s Largest.

THREATENING LETTERS SENT PETAIN JURORS   Warn Dire Consequences If Aged French Marshal Is Condemned By Court

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   PETAIN TRIAL TAKES NEW TURN

Premier of Japan Says MacArthur Going Ahead Well  Shidehara Optimistic About Chances  For Lasting Peace

Jap Premier Shidehara Believes MacArthur Is Moving In Fair Mannet

Jap Premier Sees Revival Of Democracy   Hopeful of Future For Nation; Approves MacArthur’s Program

Premier Shidehara Believes MacArthur Is Moving Fairly, Effectively in Japan

New Japanese Premier Believes Democracy Can Be Firmly Established in That Nation

 Premier Shidehara Believes General MacArthur’s ‘Program Moving in ‘‘Fair and Effective Manner’

JAP PREMIER OK’S M’ARTHUR REGIME   APPROVES MANNER IN WHICH GENERAL STRIVES FOR GOAL

Japanese Premier Believes ‘MacArthur Ending Militarism In Fair, Effective Manner   Many Japanese Hope Freedom And Lasting Peace Will Be Brought To Islands

JAPANESE PREMIER BELIEVES MACARTHUR FAIR AND EFFICIENT  KIJURO SHIDEHARA SAYS

Japan Premier dn Agreement  With. M’Arthar   Shidehara Believes Genera  Is Moving “In Fair and . Effective Manner” ta Carry Gut Occupation

Jap Premier Is Optimistic   Shidehara Envisions Benefits From Defeat

Conference thrown into its  gravest crisis by Russ stand  Reds demand right to suppress even  6 oanccian’ of disnutes in the council

Soviet Stand Stirs Gravest Frisco Crisis   Reds Demand Right To Halt Discussions Tn Security Setun

Russia Plunges Conference Into New Crisis by Demand For Right to Limit Discussion

New Stand Of Soviets Brings Parley Crisis   Presidential Luxury Plane LHinte Postwar Travel Comfort

Gag Imposed As Big Five  Debate Issue   Soviets Demand Right To Suppress Council Discussion

WANT RIGHT TO SUPPRESS DISCUSSION   Emergency Meeting Summoned for Big Five

Rumors of Victory in Europe Quickly ~ Flood Washingtor      Result From Request to Ambassadors to Stay Away From ’Frisco

Request Causes Victory Rumors   FDR Asks Cabinet And Diplomats to Stick to Their Jobs During April Parley

FDR MESSAGE T0  CABINET STARTS  VICTORY RUMORS ASK OFFICIALS TO STAY ON 20 JOB DURING  aT wu

FR. Order Starts Quick Peace Rumor   ‘Siay at Posts, Don't Come to $.F.,’ Cabinet, Diplomats Are Told

Envoys, Others Stick To Jobs  Washington Filled With Peace Rumors

Nation Flooded By Peace Rumors   Reports Based Upon Misinformation

Rumors Spread In Country Of  Reich Victory   FDR's Request To Keep Diplomats On Post Causes Vietory Rumors.   IN CHRIFICAL Ties

Wave Of Premature Reports, Rumors Mt Victory In Europe Sweep Country

RUMORS OF PEACE. ~ SPREAD IN NATION   Flood. of  ‘Rumors. Grows Out of White House  - Dieclocure

FALE VICTORY REPORTS SPREAD   RUMORS OF NAZI SURRENDER CIRCULATE AS ALLIES DRIVE ON BERLIN.

Peace Rumor Started By FDR’s Note   Wild Stories Spread When Cabinet Asked Not to Go Away

Victory Rumors Start After FR Cabinet Message      Cabinct Members and Ambassadors Asked to Stick To Jobs During San Francisco Parley.

Rumors Start al D. C. Statement  But Gov't Offices Deny Y-E Dav Here

Torrent Of Victory Rumors   Were Started By A Message From Pres. Roosevelt

eee th ec ra eee ani  Roosevelt Order To Officials Stirs Flood Of Peace Rumors

Peace Rumors Flood Capital   Start When FDR Asks All Cabinet Officers To Stay at Posts

U.S. VICTORIES START PEACE RUMORS GOING   GARBLED REPORT ON RADIO STIRS UP EXCITEMENT

Victory Rumors Buzz Through Capital After FR Cautions Diplomats to Stay on the Job

False Reports About German Surrender Sweep Country When News Is Misquoted

TORRENT OF PEACE RUMORS IMMEDIATE VICTORY STARTED ALL BEGAN WHEN PRESI DENT ASKED CABINET OF  _EICERS STICK TO POSTS

RUMORS OF PEACE SPREAD IN NATION   Flood of Rumors Grows Out of White House Disclosure

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Main Activities in National Capital Briefed by AP Writers ,

Nimitz Raps Arms Merger   Admiral Warns Against Single U.S. Department Of National Defense

Fitier Divine Instrument To Break Power Of Mammon System, Enalish Group Says

Auction Discloses New . Group That Sees Hitler As Divine Instrument 

BILL IS PASSED   Senate Votes Unanimously To Advance Time to Tuesday, June 19

Sheriff Mauls Newspaperman At Courthouse   Threatens To Kill Gazette Reporter for Stery On  a

Brawley Sued By Reporter Over Assaull   Gasente Employer Seeks  Damages of 310.000 Bone Ghee

25-Cent Raise Would Suffice, Official Says   Labor Department Spokesman Thinks GM Strike Could Enc

16 Pole Leaders Confess Crimes Against Soviet, ‘Moscow Court Is Told

Poles Confess To Char ‘2S, J udges Told   Indication Red Army Prosecutor  Will Demand Death

Poles on Trial In Russian Court   Leaders Confess to Lengthy List Of Charges Says Tribunal Secretary

Soviets Report ‘Confession’ by Gen. Okulicki   Anti-Russian Activitie: Charged To Group; May Ask Death

16 DEFENDANTS CONFESS, RED TRIBUNAL TOLD   ‘Charged With Anti-Rus, sian Espionage, Killing  Soviet Soldiers

List of Charges Include Killing of 594 Red Officers   Okulicki Accused of Possessing Red Army Papers When Arrested

POLISH HOME ARMY KEPT 10 FIGHT SOVIET:   Moscow Says Defendants Admit Sabotage And Espionage

Relate Plot To Fight Russians Through Bloc   London Poles Say ‘Ringer’ By Reds Responsible for ‘Admissions’

RUSSIANS SAY POLES ADMIT TERROR ACTS   London Government Is Accused as 16 Face  Moscow Court

Poles Confess Anti-Red Plot  594 Russ Officers Killed, Espionage Admitted: Moscow

POLISH LEADERS ADMIT KILLINGS, SOVIETS CHARGE   ¢/ai. Gen. Okulicki, Others o 16 Defendants Confess To Crimes

Say Accused Poles Admit Red Charges   Antisoviet Acts, Killing Of Russian Officers Reportedly Confessed.

Trials of 16 Poles Start In Moseov   Twelve Defendants Confess To  Long List of Charges as Cowt Opens — Death Penalty May Be Asked far Some:

RUSSIANS DECLARE ACCUSED POLES HAVE MADE CONFESSIONS  SAID TO HAVE ADMITTE! KILLING 594 RUSSIAN OF FICERS: OTHER ACTS

SAY POLES CONFESSED   Admit Long List of Charges, Moscow Reports

Poles Placed On Trial By Soviet Court   Prosecutor Says Action Against Reds Admitted

Sabotage, Slayings Confessed   Startling Accusations Of - fered as Trial of 16 Starts.in Moscow

Report 16 Poles Confess to Long dist of Charges   Including Killing of 594 Russian Officers; _ Anti-Soviet Espionage, German Conspiracy

CONFESS TO LONG LIST OF CHARGES, MOSCOW CLAIMS   INCLUDES KILLING 594 RUSSIANS AND GERMAN CONSPIRACY

Secretary of Military Collegium Says They Confessed to Crimes.   NO EMOTIONS SHOWN

Reds Claim Poles Killed Officers In Russian Army   Charge Polish Group Planned Anti-Soviet Bloc

ADMIT KILLING 594 RUSSIANS, COURT 1S TOLL   Maj. Gen. Okulicki Head of Group Charged With List of Crimes.

Confession Of Polish Leaders Told By Russ   Supreme Court Told Red Officers, Troops Killed; Anti-Soviet Activities Told

Pole Leader Say Home Army Is Being Maintained To Face  Provisional Forees, Russians

Russians Claim They Have Already Confessed Long List Of “Offenses”

POLISH LEADERS CONFESS GUILT, RUSSIANS SAY   Prisoners Planned Anti-Sovie! Bloc Headed By British, Judges Told

17 Pol Pole Chiefs Plead ee  Oi 1 Char tharges   Confess To Long List Of Charges Including Willing 594 Russians.   ORULICKIINCLUDED

Poles Admit Slaying 594 Red Officers   Home Army Held Ready, Leaders Say

16. Are On Trial In Moscow   Confess Killing 594 Russian Officers, Court Is  “Told

‘Polish Leaders Confess To Long List  Of Crimes Against Soviet Government

SPOKESMAN FOR EXILED POLISH GOVERNMENT CHARGES THAT RUSSIANS HAVE USED ‘RINGER’ 

Weatherman Promises Pennsyl vania  Will ‘Enjoy Real White Christmas   Eastern Half of Nation Counts 56 Dead: Awaits More Snow. Cold Weather

Whole State Receives Deep  Snow Blanket   4.to 10 Inches Deep And White Christmas Predicted by Experts

PRESENT PACT TO END JULY 1, RENEWAL ‘OUT   Will Send Aid to Keep Japs Tied Down in  East, Is Report

MILITARY. AID FOR RUSSIANS IS ANNOUNGEE      PRESENT LENO-LEASE AGREE MENT TO EXPIRE JUNE 20 AND. NEW POLICY — LIMITS SUPPLIES

Jap Officer Denies Yamashita Gave Orders for Destruction of Manila

Polish Question Takes Precedence   Truman Meets First Opposition On Trade Agreements Act.

War Labor Board, Facing Solomon's — Role, Frantically Calls for Help

WLEB, Facing Tough Case, Flashes SOS   Guarantee Of Jobs To Vets An Issue’

Will Urge Ban On Peace Time Draft   Rep. Joe Martin To Introduce Resolution

MARTIN SEEKS “TRAINING BAN   REPUBLICAN: LEADER IN [HOUSE URGES TRUMAN TO GET AGREEMENT AGAINST MILITARY,  . (RAINING) * .

JOYCE GIVEN ~NEW SETBACK   *“LORD-HAW HAW" HEARS CITATION FROM HITLER READ AT HIS TREASON  9TRIAY,. .

Nazis Lash Out Furiously at a Dozen Places from Saar to the Rhine

Drive N.E. Of Bastogne To Michamps   Nazis Strike Back Furiously At Dozen Points From Saar To Rhine.

ADVANCE 5.5. MILES N. E. OF BASTOGNE   Germans, However, Lash Out Furiously at <a Dozen Places Along 70 _ Mile Front From the  Saar to the Rhine. —

REPORT 60,000 NAZI CASUALTIES   20,000 Taken Prisoner in New Drive, Is Report

TRAFFIC WITHIN WEDGE SUGGESTS NAZI WITHDRAWAL   GERMANS LASH OUT FROM SAARBRUCKEN ALONG RHINE RIVER

BUT YANKEES ADVANCE OVER TOUGH ENEMY   Germans Fighting Fiercely on 76 Mile Front But Making Only Limited Gains So Far

Drive, Sarr To Rhine, Costs : U. S. Foothold At Sarreguemines   U.S. Losses Exceed 50,000, Say Nazis   Snow And Rain Hamper Close Air Support For Ground Forces

Doughboys Parry Nazi Thrusts On Western Front   Yanks Extend Gains In Bastogne Sector, Seek To Trap Rundstedt

Vote on Year Enlistments  Army Veterans With Six Months Service Would Be Favored

Senators Urge More Pay For Soldiers, Sailors  Bigwigs Oppose Valentear Plan

Service Pay  Boost Urged   Increase In Number OF Volunteers Seen

"DISCOURSES ON - WORLD FREEDOM   Eloquent Address On Armistice Day Ob servance

REVIEW OF MEIEGD PNG MEAT FRICE CEH NGS MOUSE   Revision Seen as Means to Con:b:t the Crewing Stort2¢ge.

MAY REVISE MEAT PRICE   PACKERS NOW LOSING MONEY AS RESULT OF PRICE CEILINGS, SENATE TOLD

ATTLEE NAMES 19 TO POSITIONS IN LABOR CABINET   JOHN JAMES LAWSON FORMER MINER, TO BE SECRETARY OF WAR

NEW MINISTERS   19 Additional Members ot Labor Government Cabinet Named.

Attlee Names finefeen More Cabinet Members  i Somes Lawson Is thlew War Ser retary

ATTLEE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL BRITISH CABINET MEMBERS   NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TURNS FROM. POTS. DAM TO HOME. AFFAIRS

Attlee Names Nineteen To Cabinet   Woman Is Appointed To England’s Top Education Job

Attlee Appoints Labor Members Of His Cabinet   Turns:From Potsdam Attendance to Home Problems of Britain

Attlee Names 19 Members Of Cabinet   Miss Ellen Wilkinson Is New Minister Of Education

ATTLEE NAMES 19 TO CABINET   Appoints Woman as Minister : of Education

19 ARE NAMED TO CABINET OF BRITISH CHIE!   Attlee Includes Women Education Minister; New War Secretary

Attlee Picks 19 For Cabinet   Well-Known Labor Lead. ers Picked For Important Posts.

ATTLEE NAMES 19 CABINET MEMBERS   New Prime Minister Turns to Problems of Labor  Government   ONE WOMAN ON LIST

Attlee Names Members To His Cabinet   Woman Is Appointed Education Minister

Attlee Adds 19 Members To Cabinet   Woman Named to Head Education Ministry; Alexander Returned

Attlee Completes Appointment of Labor Cabinet   Woman fs Minister Of Education; Forme: Miner Given War Task Against Japan

Attlee Names New Members  Of Cabinet   Prime Minister Makes Appointments Afte: Return From Meeting Of Big Three

Attlee Names Woman to Cabinet Post   Reports 19 Additional Members Selected In New Setup

Ultimatum Is Scorned By Suzuki   Nip Leader Asserts Surrender Demand Unworthy Of Notic

SUZUKI SCORNS DEMAND THAT JAPAN GIVE UP   Asserts Allied Ultimatum Unworthy Of Notice

Japanose SeDill Allied PulsdamSurrender Nute  Nin Poamier Ace-rte Jones   Nip Promier Ass=rts Japs  Increased Aircraft i ©. CL. 2

ULTIMATUM IS HELD TO SCORN BY NIP PREMIER   Claims Jap Airplane Production Raises By Thousands

Premier Suzuki Scorns Demand   Jap Takes Responsibility of Defense; Says Plane. Production Increased

Allied Surrender Ultimatum Scorned by Japanese Premier   Talks of Increasing Plane Production,  Ouiet About Air Raids

A TOUCH OF WINTER      Low Temperatures of 15 te & Forecast for Tonight

MINERS AGREE ON NEW WAGE PACT; WIN CONCESSIONS  AQDCCACAIT DCACHUEN   AGREEMENT REACHED AFTER U. S. SEIZES 235 STRIKING MINES

'Miners Win Wage Concessions As Mines Are Seized      FR Orders Seizure of Mines Closed by Wild: cat Strikes.

$1.50 Boost Given Miner: In New Pact   One-Year Contract Grants Vacation Pay;  U. S&S. Seizes 235 Pits

Seizure Order Comes Before Contract Made   Wage Of $10 Day, Up From $8.50, Said To Be Included

Concessions To Miners In New Wage Contract   Agreement Reached As Ickes Takes Over 235 Strike-Closed Pits.

Mine Dispute Settled With Contract 0. K.'d  Union Members Gain   Union Members Gain $1.25 To $1.45 Per Day; Organization O Foremen An Issue

SOFT COAL MINES-SEZED BY GOVERNMENT SHORTLY BEFORE CONTRACT AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED

Miners Win Major Wage Concessions in New Agreement   Contract Terms ‘Reached Last Night; Idle Mines Are Seized

Mine Foremen Issue Settled   Government Takes Over 235 Soft Coal Mines

MINERS AGREE ON CONTRACT   Gov’t Seizes 235 Pits Before Agreement Was  Disclosed

MINERS WIN AS ICKES SEIZES CLOSED PITS   Agree to Increases for Soft Coal Diggers; Mines in 7 States to Open

Soft Coal Dispute Settled.   Unionization of Foremen Had Been Main Stumbling Block; Miners Win Wage Increase

235 SOFT COAL MINES SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT   Roosevelt Orders Ickes T Operate Pits To End Work Stoppages .   MINERS, OPERATORS REACH AGREEMENT

New Contract Is Agreed upon af Long Conference   Final Ratification Likely Today at Meeting of Full Committee

CLOSED MINES ARE SEIZED BY GOV'T      Action Taken Just Bofors New Contract Agreed . . Upon

Operators And /Miners Reach  7 Wage Concorc   Basie Daily Rate of S10 Reported Agreed Upon As Government Seizes 235 Closed Pits

CLOSED PITS NABBED   Lewis And Operators [n Accord; Committee To Approve Today

Strike Settled; Uncle Sam Takes Over 235 Mines   Terms of New Contract Will Give Increase Pay of $ 25 to $1] —   Foremen Exempted To Class as Miners

MINER STRIKE AVERTED AS NEW CONTRACT MADE   Broad Concessions Granted By Operators—Lewis Yields 10-cent-a-ton Demand

Tle Coal Mines Seized as Wage ‘Aoreement Made   Broad Concessions Made to Miners In Proposed Pact

MINERS ACCEPT NEW CONTRACT   Agreement Reached As Government Goes In Coal Business

Coal Miners Win Broad Concessions As Ickes Takes Over Struck Pits

Miners Win Major Wage Concessions   But Government Takes Over 235 Strike-Closed Pits in Seven States

Foremen Stay Out Of Union   Contract To Be Signed Today As U. S. seme 235 ‘Pits

Miners Agree On Contract After Seizure   Government Order  Comes Hours Before Operators Agree on New Wage Contract

Miners Win Wage Concessions As.  Mines Are Seized           FR Orders Seizure: ~ Mines Closed by. .W: eat Strikes.

MINERS AWARDED WAGE INCREASE   New Contract Agreed Upon When Lewis Drops Royalty Clause: Some Mines Seized

 Wage Concessions Won By ‘Miners As Government Takes ‘Over 235 Strike-Closed Pits

New Contract Is Agreed On After Seizure  Of 235 Mines   Must Be Ratified Finally Today; .Government Back  In Coal Business

Miners Gain Broad Concessions in Wage Battle as Government Takes Over Mines   RY HAROLD W. WARD

Row Settled After FDR Takes Mines   Government Seizes Mines Paralyzed By Wildcat Strikes

Reach Accord in Coal Dispute  Accord Follows Orde: be Caive Struck Mines

Broad Concessions Granted  Miners; 235 Strike-Closed Pits In Seven States Are Held

U. 5. TAKES OVER 235 COAL MINES   FOREMAN ISSUE SETTLED BY FORMER AGREEMENT

Miners Win Pay Concession Under New Contract Terms  Settlement Follows Federal Seizure OF 3225 Strike.Cloced Pits in 7 States

HOUSE PASSED BILL FOR CONSTRUCTION STATE BIT NINGS   MEASURE SENT TO SENATE EARMARKS $2,200,000 FOR TWO BUILDINGS

Giant Planes Drop More Than 6,000 Tons of Fire and Demolition Explosives on Forewarned Mito, Hachioji, Nagaoka and Toyama and Petroleum Plants Near Tokyo — Thira Fleet Destroys or Damages 10 Enemy Submarines.

6,000 TonLoad On  Forewarned Towns   Record Attack Presages The Day Of Over 1,000 Fortress Raid

JAPANESE SHELLED INTERNMENT CAMP: MANY WERE KILLED  PLAIN WOODEN CROSSES eer  fer AareF Fs)   PLAIN WOODEN CROSSES STARK REMINDER CRUEL EPILOGUE TO STORY

Vinson Reverses Fringe’ Attitude  WLB Standa rds Taken  o~eanry ()p A N/ ata

Vinson Accepts WLB Standards In Pay Disputes   Reverses His Former Position in Last Act As Economic Official

VINSON REVERSES STAND ON WAGES   Accepts War Labor Board’s Standard for ‘Fringe’ Wage Adjustments; Previously Insisted in OPA Veto Power

VINSON ACCEPTS WLB STANDARDS   Reversal Bypasses OPA On Fringe Wage Adjustments

Vinson Reverses Position on Fringe Wages  Accepts Standards of WLB and  By-Passes OPA

Nagoya Is Blasted In B-29 Raid   Headquarters Of 21st Bomber Command Now At Guam, But Saipan Still Used As Base

21st Bomber Command To Guam   Open New Headquarters With Heavy Superfort Raid on Industrial Targets at Nagoya

NEW PHASE OF BOMBING FOR JAP ISLAND WITH FIRST STRIKE FROM HEADQUARTERS IN GUAM

B-29’s Raid Main Island of Nippon   Hit Industrial N agoya on Honshu—Superfort Blows Enter New Phase, Being Directed for First Time From Guam Headquarters.

Aerial Invasion Of Jap Homelanc In New Phase   Guam Island Used As Bomber Base

B-29s Hit War Plants On Honshu   Marks. First- Raid Or Nips Directed From New Headquarters  l _ On Guom .......

UNITED STATES AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST JAPS IN NEW PHASE  SUPERFORTS FROM GUAN RAINED BLOWS ON NIPPON’S INDUSTRIAL AREAS

Jap Industry at Nagoya Hit in B-29 Raid   Raid. by Big Force Opens New Phase of Pacific War

B-29’s Directed From Guam Hit Jap Homeland.   One Super-Fort Lost /As Aerial Offensive Reaches New: Phase

14 Navy Men Die In Crash Of Big Plane   One Parachutes To Safety As Burning Privateer Falls

14 Die in Navy Plane Crash   Four Engine Plane Goes Down Near Mian Naval Air Station

FOURTEEN DEAD IN PLANE CRASH   ONE NAVY CREWMAN JUMPS TO SAFETY AS SHIP CATCHES FIRE

14 Killed When Flaming Navy Plane -tagadl  Oe eR mete  i ee oy “Ss eee

14 ARE KILLE AS HUGE NAVAL PLANE CRASHES   ‘One Man Escapes Death it Florida—Aircraft’s Engine Catches Afire

Fourteen Navy Men Killed In Crash Of Plane   One Saves Life With Parachute Jump

Fourteen N av) Men Die in  Plane Crash  Plane Was Being Cinded ta Claarad

Plane Crash Kills 14 Navy Men At Miami Field  Big Ship Catches Fire One Man Escapes  By Lleina Parachute

14 Navy Men Die in Crash as Radio — Attempt to Save Them Proves Futile

MIAMI PLANE CRASH KILLS 14   ONE MAN PARACHUTES FROM STRICKEN CRAFT

PRIVATEER PLANE. CRASHES, 14 KILLED   Accident Occurred at Miami, Fla., One Man Leaped to. Safety.

14 DIE IN CRASH OF NAVY PLANE   One Escapes Death by Leaping from Burning Privateer

Big, Four-Engined Privateer Had One Engine Afire, Survivor Says.

14 DIE IN CRASH OF NAVY PLANE   One Of Crew ‘Chutes To Safety When Plane Catches Fire

14 NAVY MEN DIE IN CRASH   Huge Plane Plunges To Ground While Making  Emergency Landing

14 Die In Navy Plane Crash   Big Navy Privateer Crashes And Burns On Florida Dairy Farm.

Eisenhower Rans French Meddling In Reich Control  Fears Unrest and Disease Rampant In Winter Months

French Blasted by Eisenhower  Charges Hampering of Allied Control

FRENCH CONTROL ACTIVITIES HIT BY EISENHOWER   Leaving to Become Chief of Staff; Urges Central A\dministra. tive Setup

Allied Control Hampered, General Says  Backs Up Report Of Truman's

Eisenhower Critical of French Policy   Declares France -Hampering Control Council in. Germany

Charge French Hamper Council   Eisenhower Asks For Control! Board

General Says Paris Regime  Hampers Allies   New Chief of Staff Urges Early Establishment Of Central Gerrman Admin ~ istrative Machinery      France Opposes . Proposed Setuy   Declares Move to Authorize and Encourage Federation Trade Unions On National Basis Stymie

French Policy Is Condemned By Gen. Ike   Criticizes Hampering Of Allies’ Central Control Plan

SUGGESTS ALLIES REMODEL GERMAN CONTROL AGENCY   GITES “HAMPERING?   CITES ‘HAMPERING’ EFFECT OF FRENCH COUNCIL MEMBERS

Eisenhower Raps French Hamperine   Gencral Says Allies Were Stymied by French in Germany

FRANCE SNAGS RULE, EISENHOWER CLAIMS   General Reports Hampering Of Allied Control! Unit

Germans Mistreat American P. W.'s   «Red Cross Official Says There Is Cause For Real Concern Now

Says American Prisoners Being Marched Deeper Into Reich In Bitter Cold

pre (aia Red Cross. Deciares Huns . Abuse ‘Lroops Jh &rison Camps.

Two Men Added To -- Police Department      Recently Discharged Servicemen to Take Physicals

Two Men Added To Police Deparimen   Recently Discharged Ser vicemen to Take Physicals

Red Vanguard Is 40 Miles  From Vienna   Other Russian Forces Making Gains In Danube Region

SOVIETS MOP UP SILESIA NAZIS   » REDS CRASH THROUGH ’ OUTER VIENNA DEFENSES

Russ Forces Closing In on  Vienna, Graz   Reds Less Than 40 Mile: From Austrian Capital As Nazis Collanse

WORLD CIRCLING FLIGHTS SLATED   Army Transport Command Plane to Leave Capital Sept. 28

vu. S. To Oppose ‘Declaration of Chapultepec’ Because It Would Commit Nation to War Automatically

Hurl Charges Of Butchery   British Claim Claim Both Indonese and Dutéh Guilty of Excesses

Parole Granted Ronald Finney   Release of Former Emporian from Prison Expected This Week

LONE AMERICAN SINKS ENTIRE JAP CONVOY   Flyer Sends Five Enemy Vessels to Bottom Off Formosa

MACARTHUR ALSO REVEALS THAT ONE AMERICAN AIR. _ MAN SANK FIVE-SHIF convoy

Size of Army to Be Reappraised   Atomic Bomb; Russian  Entry Influence Needs

Stimson Hints 7 Million Army To Be Reduced   War Seeretary Discloses  Atomie Bomb, Red Aid Cell fne Baeeount

Stimson Hints At Possible Slash In Size of Army   Needs to Be Re-Examinec In Light of Russia’s Entry, He Announces

lesion to Base Military Training Bill on Four Months Active Service

OFFICER DISCHARGE SCORES ARE LISTED   600,000 Slated for Release by July 1, 1946 Under New System

ARMY PLANS.TO DISCHARGE... 600,000 OFFICERS BY JULY   POINT SYSTEM BET UP. AS GUIDE TO ORDER IN WHICH © DISCHARGES EF. FECTIVE

2,900 NEWSPAPERS AND RADIOS USE AF   Expansion Includes Members In USA and Abroad

Labor Leaders Found Guilty   Fay And Bove Of AFL Convicted On Extortion, Conspiracy Charges.

Labor Leaders Convicted On Extortion Count   Get Money From N. ¥. Contractor

UNION LEADERS FAGE LONG PRISON TERMS   Convicted on Extortion in Water Project

FIND UNIONISTS GUILTY OF GRAFT   Labor Leaders, Joseph Fay and James Bove, Convictec of Extortion, Conspiracy

Paul Reynaud, Last French Premier Before Vichy, Charges Aged Petain

All Figures On Shipping Aren’t Bad News. . Sea War Cost U.S. 1554 Merchant Ships Before V-E Day, Count Reveals

War At Sea Cost Yanks 1,554 Ships To V-EDay   Total Known Dead Or Missing Set At 5.579

1,554 Ships, 9,183 Men Lost by U.S.   Sea Toll of Merchant Ships Before European War Ended, Revealed

SHIPPING LOSS REVEALED WITH CASUALTY LIST   Army's Record For Troop Transportation Better Than in First War; Enemy Action Took Toll:

BATTLE OF SHIPPING COSTLY TO AMERICA FOR EUROPEAN WAR  " 1554 MERCHANT SHIPS AND NEARLY TEN THOUS AND MEN LOST

Sea War Costiv   1,554 Merchant Ships And 9,183 Men Lost Up to June 6, 1945

1,554 Ships Sunk, 5,579. Seamen Lost   By U.S. Merchant Marine; Army Lost 3,064 Men in Moving Troops.’

Shipping Losses Are Disclosed  i Washington  1554 Shine Sunk   1554 Ships Sunk By Enemy During War Says Report

1,554 American Merchant Ships Toll Of Sea War   5,579 Crewmen Lost Up To V-E Day; Army Victims Total 3,604

9,079 ARE LOST ON 1,554 SHIPS   Merchant Ship Toll Bared 3,604 Troops Drowned

Sea War’s Cost in Merchant Ships and Men is Announced   1,554 Ships Sunk; Crewmen Lost 5,579; 3,604 Soldiers Drowned

Merchant Marine Losses Reported   1.554 Ships Sunk, 5.579 Crewmen Dead. Missing By V-E Day

9,183 SOLDIERS, CREWMEN LOST IN WAR AT SEA   Navy Reveals Allies Sank 7 Tons Of Enemy Shipping For Each Ton Lost

3,604 SOLDIERS ARE LOST AT SEA   1,554 U. S$. Merchant Ships Sunk Up to V-E Day

War In Atlantic Cost U. S. 1,554 Merchant Ships, 5,579 Crewmen; Army Lost 3,604 Soldiers Drowned In Troop Movements To E. T. C

SEA WAR UP TO ¥-E DAY COST U. S. 1,554 MERCHANT SHIPS 5,479 MEN -

1554 MERCHANT SHIPS, 5579 CREW MEMBERS DEAD OR MISSING 3604 ‘GIS LOST AT SEA UP TO VE-DAY

U.S. HAS LOST 1594 MERCHANT SHIPS; COST 5579 LIVES   MORE THAN 7 TONS OF SHIPS LAUNCHED FOR EVERY TON LOST:

War at Sea Cost United States 1,154 Merchant Ships With 5,579 Crewmen Listed as Either Dead or Missing

U. S. Troops Annihilate 300 Screaming Japs in Banzai Charge on Isle   Sea War Cost 1,554 Ships 5,579 Men Up To V-E Day

War At Sea Costs Unele Sam 1,554 Merchant Ships Until V-E Day; Death Toll Listed

ASKS PATTON FOR REPORT   Eisenhower Calls for Data On Rooting Out Nazis  In Bavaria

General Patton Called on Carpe By Eisenhower   To Report Personally About His Statement On Nazis in Bavaria

Fisenhower Asks Patton Repot on Bavarian Program  Follows Statement ) Puilon on 2etentionOf Some Nazis

 Eisenhower Calls on Him to Tell of His Activities in Bavaris on Heels of Statement by Third Army Chief That He Believed It Necessary to Retain Some Party Member: in Responsible Positions to Prevent Starvation.

PATTON CALLED BY EISENHOWER   Commander Wants Nazis All Rooted Out Of Bavaria

Rules Committee Shows Signs of ‘Shelving Wallace  Rayburn intervenes te   Rayburn Intervenes tc Prevent Bottleneck ; Of George Bill

Rayburn Aets To Aid Wallace   Steps in as Rules Group Threatens to Shelve George Bill, Force V ote

Navy Recalls 2 From Duty   Mitscher and McCain Te Get ‘Swivel Jobs’

Mitscher Gets Air.  Deputy Job   Two U. S. Task Force Chiefs Coming Ashore Under New Order

Food Shortages to Continue Rest of Year   No Improvement in Meat Seen Until Late Next Spring

Food Scarcity to Continue Into 746   Federal Survey Shows Little Sign of Relief

DEFEATS UNION CANDIDATE BY BIG. MAJORITY   492,010. Cast Ballots In City’s Bitterest Election

MAYOR JEFFRIES IS RE-ELECTED DETROIT CHIEF EXECUTIVE   PILED UP UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE MAJORITY OVER UNIONIST FRANKENSTEEN

DEMOCRAT WINNER IN NEW YORK   Bitterly Fought Elections Held In Key Cities

Democrats Elect Mayor of New York City CIO Candidate in Detroit Meets Defeat

Jeffries Wins Over PAC Rival In Detroit City   Mayor Piles Up Unexpect ed Majority, of 57,594; Lawrence Wins Pitis - burely Mayoralty

TEMPERATURES:   492,010 Cast Ballots In City’s Largest Municipal Election

‘WEST WALL CRACKS UNDER STEADY DRIVE   Nazis Cling to Dam Backing Waters ‘ Of Roer

Stranglehold Is Clamped on —  German Sector Allied Offensive   Allied Offensive on Westwall Increases Pressure

Russia Told Of Ultimatum By Allies   Stalin’s Signature Not On Document

War Industry Area Wiped Out By Searing Fire   Nevada Aviator Reports Shizuoka Mass of Flames

‘Shizuoka is Ended As Warring Target   Hamburg Pilot Tells of Intense Heat from Burning City; Flames Fanned by Winds Burn Fiercely

CARVILLE TO U. S. SENATE   Will Resign as Governor of Nevada to Succeed Scrugham

Nevada Governor to Resign Post  Will Be Appointed  dive: Nec: CScine

It's Packaging, Not Pilfering That Loses Parcels for Troops, Says Army

INDUSTRY-LABOR PARLEY PLANNED   Truman to Discuss Plans With Leaders After September 5

Eyewitness Story Of Lidice Mile-Square Area Which Was Village ls Now An Open Field

Site Where Lidice Stood Is Covered hy Wheat Field. Blood Red Ponoies

To Tell Where Otice Stood  ToT Sign Is Only Marker Czech Village of Lidice

Air Forces To Red Aid   Blast Path Ahead of Russian Armies Which Move in On All Fronts.

Planning Some Reconversion   Wartime Controls Over Production, Rationing, Prieing To Continue.

War Controls Continue, Curfew Ends; Some Cars In 6 Months Are Seen

Reconversion To Start Soon  But War Controls to Continue Until Japanese Are Defeated

RACING BAN AND CURFEW LIFTED BY ODT   immediate Suspension of Midnight Entertainment and Horse and Dog Track Announced   TRAVEL YET RESTRICTED

Hesitancy Seen — In Reconversion To Peace Goods   Government Backs Water as McNutt Renews Appeals for Manvower Leciclation Revival

Curfew Lifted, Ban On Racing Dropped In U. 5.   Production, Price Controls Continue; No Easing Of Taxes Seen By Vinson

WILL CONTINUE WAR CONTROLS   VINSON OUTLINES PROGRAM NEEDED TO DEFEAT JAPAN

increase in Gasoline In Prospect   To Release Some Materials for Making of Some New Autos

WARTIME RATIONING TO CONTINUE IN U. S.   Some Reconversion Anticipated Savs Vinson in Latest Program

RECONVERSION TO START NOW ONSLOW SCALE   Wartime Controls Stick Until Japan Is Beaten, Vinson Says

More Civilian Goods Planned Controls Stay   Rationing Will Not End Until Japan Is Driven To Surrender

—HORSE E RACING— Lifts Ban On.  ‘Horse Racing   Midnight Entertainmerit Curfew Also" Lifted, “Effective Tonicht ..

Lift Racing Ban; Rationing Control To Be Continued   Prospects Brighter For Early Increase in Gasoline Allowance.   Some Reconversion Starts Immediately

‘Order Effective Tonight. Judge Vinson Says In Press Conference   Ration Controls  Held In Effect   No Relief Until Japan Defeated: Some Reconversion To Start

Insist Lend Lease Stop at War's End   Attached Statement To Legislation Extending Lend Lease One Year.

Initial meet will decide procedure  Control of atom hise2st problem

Wide Variety of Problems to Be Discussed  Foreign Ministers Prepare to Oven Conference

Byrnes, Molofoy And Bevin Hold Initial Session   Matters of Procedure Were Probably: Settled at First Meeting

Movie Strikers Ordered Back to Studios by AFI  Movie Congest - Sarthe Coded Atter 33 Waeks  fdraovercy

Foe’s Defenses Broken Along Oder River Line, Berlin Radio Reports

Soviet Troops Renew Drive Upon Berlin   Other Armies Make Progress in Baltic Area and Far to South

io 8N% E7238 ): _  ge ~“ ~~  i ere   Reror, wunge 4 /f es 'Vesi oXuescrin: —anzig, sc vaia So.

NAZIS REPORT STRUGGLE FOR CAPITAL IS ON   Declare 72,000 Soviet Troops and 400 Tanks Have Been Thrown Into Battle by Zhukov.   BARRAGE PRECEDES INFANTRY LUNGE   Other Red Army Units Advance to Danzig Bay and Split Defenders of Former Free City.

Split Defense Of Prized Baltic Ports   Russians Smash to Golzow On Main Kuestrin-Berlin Trunk Railroad, Major Offensive AL Gand Berlin Reports

Blazing Fight For Berlin Is Raging, Report   German Radio Announces Attack While Moscow Announces Russians Have Split Defenders of Baltic Ports

Russians Open Berlin Drive   Danzig, Gydnia; Vienna Marked For Conquest

erlin Reports ‘lazing Battle or Nazi Capital   laves of Russian Infan ry, Tanks Break Through German Defenses   nal Massive Assault on Inner ermany Thought To Have Started

German Lines Fronting Oder  Caved by Reds   2.000 ‘Troops. 400" Panks Renew Full Offe

Red Armies Draw Nearer  ss Berlin   Nazi Claim Major Russian Aassault Now Near at Hand

RUSSIANS SILENT ON OFFENSIVE   Danzig-Gdynia Pocket Split By Smash To Baltic Sea Coast

REDS REOPEN BERLIN DRIVE   Soviets Split German Defenders of Danzig and Gdynia

Berlin Says Red Offensive ls Under Way   Oder Defenses Reported Smashed West of Kuestrin

SOVIETS REOPEN OFFENSIVE FOR REICH GAPITAL   Defenders Of Danzig And : Gdynia Are Split By Russians   NAZI TANK, PLANE LOSSES INCREASING

Danzig, Gdyniz Defenders Split in Two  Berlin Says Mighty Offensive Opens   Berlin Says Mighty Offensive Opens Across Oder River

SOVIETS SMASH NEARER BERLIN, GERMANY SAYS   Nazis Report New Red Pust Sweeps Within 31 Miles Of Reich’s Capital

Blazing Fight     Raging, Report   German Radio Announces Attack While Moscov _ Announces Russians Have Split De-  fenders of Baltic Ports 

RUSSIAN DRIVE IS SWEEPING ON TOWARD BERLIN   German Defenses on Oder River Line Shattered in New Assault

 Split Nazi Defenders  On Baltic’   Major Russian Offensive For Capture Of German Capital At Hand

CAPITAL IMPERILED   Germans Announce Six Miles Gained In Big Breakthrough By Zhukovw’s Men

Drive Sweeps Six Miles Past Captured Kuestrin Tc Within 31 Miles of Berlin; Moscow Is Silent On New Battle Phase

Divide Baltic garrisons in Danzig lunge  Huns claim huge red force active

Reds Rampage In Offensive Set for Berlin   Waves of Infantry Sweep Through Nazi Lines in Onslaught

NAZIS SAY BATTLE FOR BERLINGEGUN   Reds Said to Have Broken Through German Defenses Along Berlin’s Oder River Line; No Confirmation

SOVIETS GAIN SIX MILES IN BERLIN DRIVE   Sweep Beyond Kuestrin; German Capital Only 3l Miles Away

NAZIS REPORT SOVIETS REOPEN FICHT FOR BERLIN   Blazing Battle Under Way As Red Army Forces Split Danzig, Gdynia Defenders

Nazis Say Reds Reope: Their Drive on Berlin   At Least /31 Jap Warplanes Destroyed By Yank Carriers

CONFIRMATION OF ADVANCE IS LACKING   Claim Russians 31 Miles From Capital   GERMAN DEFENDERS   Of Danzig, Gydnia Split; Enemy Says Offensive Stalled At Golzow

Mystery Explosion-Scare In East Is Believed Result Of Large Mefeor Fall

Giant Meteor Flashes Mysterious Licht As Tremors Shake Buildings

East Is Startled By Strange Light   Large Meteor Dived To Earth, Is Belief

Rescuers Press Search For Men Trapped in Mine   Eight of 10 Who Were Freed Live; Fire Blocks Crew 

RESCUE GROUP BATTLES BLAZE TO REACH MEN   1 Rescued Miner in Serious Condition;  Another Found Dead

ANOTHER COAL BLAST VICTIM FOUND DEAD   Second Casualty Not Identified—One of Eight Rescued From Tunnel in Serious Condition — 21 Others Sought.

RESCUERS Ant DIGGING DEEPER   Trying to Save More Than B Miners Found Alive Yesterday.   OVERCOME BAD BLAZE

9 JEWS PERISH IN NEW RIOTING   Strongly -Worded Protests Sent U.S. And Britain

9 JEWS KILLED IN PALESTINE   British Troops Withdraw From Trouble Zone   Near Tel Aviv

Troops Leave  Jewish Town   Nine Killed And 75 Injured In Tel Aviv.

9 Jews Killed, 75 Injured In Palestine Disturbance; British Troops Withdraw

Br ‘itish W ithdraw From - Settlements After Fore-.  4 ‘ible Search; Jews Said ~ ty Have Had No Arms.

JEWISH COUNCIL CALLS WALKOUT   At Least Nine Jews Killed And 75 Wounded In Disturbances; British Lift Cordon Today.

S Killed, 75 Wounded In Jewish Riots   British Troops Depart Scene

Disturbances - In Palestine  . Area Subside   Tension. Eased As British Wiihdvaw From Trouble Zone After Nine Jews Are Killed

9 SLAIN, 75 HURT IN JEWISH RIOTS   BRITISH WITHDRAW AS TENSION EASES NORTH OF TEL AVIV

Toll in Disturbances In Palestine Placed at Nine Killed, 75 Wounded

Palestine British Quit Trouble Zone   Troops Withdraw After Nine Jews Killed, 75 Wounded: Work Stoppage Called

9 JEWS KILLED AND 75 INJURED   Half-Hour Work Stoppage As Token Of Mournina Called

6 Britons © Take Oath  in Cabinet   Attlee at Conclave; Morrison Left in Charge of Country

ATTLEE LEAVES FOR POTSDAN   Departs After Six* Senior Members of Cabinet Take Oath From King.   TO NAME OTHERS LATER

NEW CABINET : SS SWORN IN. ~ FOR ENGLANL   ATTLEE. AND CHIEF MEMBERS OF HIS GOVERNMENT LEAVE FOR POLSDAM AFTER  CEREMONY

Bevin Appointed Successor To Eden; Morrison In Charge Of Home Front

Morrison Left In Charge When Attlee At Meet   Morrison Leads Majority In Commons; Bevin and —  Bridges Go To Potsdam.

Morrison Left In Charge 01 Country As New Leader Hurries To Potsdam

Selects Six Labor Party Stalwarts   Morrison And Bevin  To Play Leading  oles; New Leaders warn in

‘New Deal’ Seen ‘By British Labor   »Bevin, Advocate Of Blunt Talk, Is eForeign Secretary

Clement Attlee And Ernest Bevin Leave for Potsdam   New Prime Minister And Foreign Secretary Take Up Reins; King Gives Oath to Cabinet

Attlee Leaves  For Big 3 Meet   New Prime Minister to Assure Truman, Stalin of His Cooperation

King George  Cives Oath To Six Members   Morrison, Bevin Destined To Play Major Roles in New Govern. ment—Ovation Given

SIX MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET TAKE OATH FROM KING   MORRISON, BEVIN DESTINED TO PLAY PRINCIPAL ROLES

ATTLEE GOES T0- POTSDAM.   New Prime Minister Ts Freshman Member

Attlee, Ministers Take British Qath of Office   Six Senior Members of Labor Party Named to Cabinet; Trip fo Potsdam for Attlee, Bevin

PRIME MINISTER CLEMENT ATTLEE T0 POTSDAM TODAY   Left Country in Charge oi Herbert Morrison, New Lord President.   MEMBERS TAKE OATH   Ernest Bevin Is the New Foreign Secretary; Former Union Leader.

MORRISON IN CHARGE OF COUNTRY   Ernest Bevin Is Named New Foreign Secretary

ATTLEE APPOINTS KEY MEMBERS Of NEW GOVERNMENT   Ernest Bevin Chosen For Important Position of Foreign Secretary In New British Labor Regime.   MANY HIGH POSITIONS REMAIN TO BE FILLED   Hugh Dalton, Sir Stafford Cripps, and Herbert Morrison Are Other Key Mer Named By Premier.

Attlee Now Full Member Of Big 3   Goes To Parley After -Naming 6 Ministers

Attlee Returns  lo Conference {Big Three   Morrison New Lord President; To Lead Majority In House; Laborites Meet

ATTLEE GOES BACK 10 THE BIG 3 MEET   New Foreign Secretary Bevin and Others Expected to Follow—Morrison Is Left in Charge of the Country.

Attlee and Bevin Leave For Potsdam   King Swears In Six New Members Of British Cabinet

SIX TOP MEMBERS  BRITISH CABINET  TOOK OATH TODAY . CLEMENT R. ATTLEE, NEW  PRIME MINISTER, BRITAIN, COES TO POTSDAM

Attlee’s Minister Choices Hailed as British “New Deal’   New British Premier Returns to Potsdam Parley as Freshman

Gen. Easley Killed In Okinawa Action   Luzon Battle Enters Windup Stage

JAPS UNABLE TO ORGANIZE TN VALLEY   Yanks Advance Within 100 Miles Of Island's Tip

Japs Appear Disorganized In Cagayan Valley Area   Doubt Expressed Of Any Renewed Stands

37th Division Rolls Across Luzon’s Cagayan Valley, 110 Miles From Tip

500 Nips Taken By Yank Units (In Luzon Push   Disorganized: Japs Flee In Cagayan Valley As U.S, Artillery and Planes Raze Town

Unlikely Japs Can Reorganize In North Luzon   River-Hopping 37th Infantry Fast Approaching Island's Northern Tip.

APPEARED UNLIKELY JAPANESE ON LUZON BE ABLE REORGANIZE  ~ CAGAYAN DRIVE, NORTH OF MANILA, IS MAIN WIND: UP MOVE ON ISLAND

SEBREGATED ROAD FUND (5. PROPOSEL   Interim Committee Con. tends Certain Taxes Should Be Held.

Uruguay Chiel Is Approached   Well) Dressed Young Man Armed With Revolver  Stops Juan Amezaga.

Yanks Capture Last Major  Enemy Defense   88th Division Veterans of Guam and Leyte Drive Into Fierce Nipponese Fire to Seize Dominant Yoaeiu-Dake Hil]

Last Major Defense Line Is Captured   Japs In Wild Orgy Of Suicide, Slaughter and Surrender  As End Nears.

P.M. STRIKES TROOP. TRAIN   Many Sailors Are Injured: None of Passengers Hort

MAY URGES LESS TALK, QUICKER ACTION ON WORK OR FIGHT ORDER   Dissension Brews, However, On Bill

British Hammer At Indonesians  Stubborn FightingStill in Soerdbaia

British Pound At Soerabaja   No Slackéning of Indonesian Resistance In Naval Base

Fighting Continues Unchecked Indonesian Resistance Holds Strong; British Indian Troops Hit Hard

Indonesians And British In Grim War   Dispatches Say Resistance Not Slackening Anywhere In Soerabaja

FIGHT RAGES ON FOR SOERABAJF   No Slackening Reported In Indonesian Resistance

British Units Pound at Soerabaja   New Ruler Issues Paper Asking For End of Fight

‘British Occupy Nationalists’  Headquarters  - 6-Day-Old Battle See No Slackening in “Indonese Resistance

Pitched Batile Still Raging In Soerabaja  Natives Resist Doctseh hareac

Pitched Battle In Soerabaja Is In Its Sixth Day   Indonesian Resistance No Slackening Anywhere In Bie Naval Base

Hot Hot Fighting Ra Rages As British Attack Th donesian Defenses   Indonesian Patriots Fight Ficreely As British Armored Might Assuults Strongholds.

Indonesian Resistance Continuing   Full Force   British Hammering At Stronger Areas

TEMPERATURES:   Fighting Grows In East Indies   British Troops And Indonesians Clash

BRITISH GAIN IN SOERABAJA   Indonesian Resistance Fails To Slacken  In Sixth Day

No Slackening Of Resistance  In Soerabajz   British-Indian Forces Occupy Government Buildings But Fight Is. Waged Bitterly

Java Natives  Fight British   Strongpoints Pounced By Indian Troops; Fighting Increases

Indian Troops in Java Score Gains  British Forces Hammer Steadily Into Bic Race

Tokyo Sees Good Gains Increase Of Despite Jap ‘Air Raids Resistance 

70,000 HUN CASUALTIES ANNOUNCED:   ried Cities Seized by Junction of Two Armies

70,000 Nazis Die On Wrong Side Of River   Eisenhower Paves Way For Mass Crossing Of Rhine; Worms, Mainz Fall.

50 Killed, 60 Hurt ‘As Trains Collide ‘On Utah Causeway   Many Servicemen Among Victims; FBI Discounts Sabotage Theory; Canse of Mishap Puzzles Officials

50 Or More Die In Collision Of Trains In Utah   Threescore Injured It Crash On Causeway O: Great Salt Lake.

50 Killed  in Train Collision   60 Others Injured in Utah Crash on Salt Lake Causeway

Fifty Killed in Wreck at Oaden, Utah   60 Others Injured as Second Section Plows Inte First Section

0 Killed, 60 Hurt In Train Wreck In Utah   At Least 28 Victims Are Service Men; Collision In Fog

Fifty Killed, Sixty Injured In Train Wreck; Mail-Express Smashes Passenger Train   Wreck Occurs On Fog-Shrouded Causeway In Great Salt Lake

0 PERSONS KILLED   Sixty Others Are Injured in Train Wreck Near Ogden, Utah

Many Die In Train Wreck   Dozens of Bodies Taken From Wreckage of Disastrous Utah Collision

Some Fifty Die In Crash of Two  Passenger Trains   Eighty Others Injured is Crash on Causeway o Great Salt Lake   Is One of Worst Rail Accidents in Wes’

50 Killed, 60 Hurt Ina Train Wreck   Speeding Express Crashes Into Slowly Moving Passenger Coaches on Great Salt Lake Causeway—Mishap One of Worst in West.

50 KILLED AND 60 INJURED IN TRAIN MISHAE   Southern Pacific Collides with Slow-Moving Passenger Unit in Utah

MORE THAN HUNDRED KILLED AND INJURED UTAH TRAIN WRECK  ‘ABOUT 50 KILLED WHER FAST TRAIN CRASHES INTC crnwee pAccenree

50 LIVES LOST IN UTAH CRASH   Fast Express Train Crashes Rear Of Slow Passen In Fog Across Great Salt Lake.

SIXTY OTHERS ARE INJURED IN SUNDAY CRASH   One of Worst Railroad Accidents in History Of Western Lines

Slow Passenger Is Rammed By Mail-Express   Continue Search For Bodies; 60 Injured;  Accident Occurs On Salt Lake Causeway

Sixty Others Injured When Southern Pacific Mail-Express Crashes Into Passenger Train

Fif ty Persons Die, 60 Hurt, tr Train Wreck   Speeding Express Crashes Into Slow Passenger Train

‘One of West’s Worst Train Mishaps ‘Takes Lives of More Than 50 And Causes Injuries to Many More

Red Armies Smash Through Nazi Line   Still Other Units Race for Baltic To Cut Off Thousands — Of German Troops in Pomerania

ry ry ° ae ai -_ ~ S. a ~e  wwe ew A Hit ov dams  ne eae 1 Oe oc wensne ~waggag Aex   Aus‘rin-*ran <ur. ~ecense Are Smasiec in 2erin us)

Enemy Reports Russian Tanks Attack Kustrin   Reds Within 36 Miles of Stettin in Drive to Cut Off Big Area; Icy Oder Crossed by Patrols

Smash thru stout enemy  defense line  Air blows start fires in Berlin

Flank Moves Of Reds Strengthen Zhukov’s Center   Soviets S tri ke Core Of Germans’ Resistance Along Oder, 40 Miles From Berlin

Russians Are 51 Miles  From Berlin Nazis Say Soviets  Bttael Wrrctrin    Nazis Say Soviets Attack Kustrin, Just 38 Miles Away

Red Forces  Are 38 Miles From Berlin, Germans Say   Threaten To Cut Off 13,500 Square Miles In Pomerania, Poland Danish Territory NEW TINTITS AT ONDER

Soviet Threat To Capital of Reich Grows  Other Russians Are Moving to Cut Off  Part of Pomerania

NAZIS REPORT BITTER FIGHT AT FORTRESS   Other Russians Reach Oder on Both Sides of Frankfurt 38 Miles From Berlin.   RACE TOWARD PRIZE PORT ON BALTIC   Drive Threatens to Cut Off Part of Pomerania, Polish Corridor and Danzig Territory.

ATTACK KUSTRIN AND LINE ODER NEAR FRANKFURT   Moscow Reports 15 Miles Advance Through Nazi  Reserves   REDS 38 MILES AWAY, BERLIN REPORT SAYS

REDS CLOSING IN ON BERLIN: ODER CROSSED   KUSTRIN ATTACKED 40 MILES FROM CAPITAL CITY

Reds Set Big Cut-Off Trap In Pomerania   Germans Report Soviet Units Now 38 Miles Of Berlin

Soviet Communique Puts Forces 51 Miles From. Capital  NEW TROOPS REACH OBER RIVER BANKS  White Russian Army Is hl. :   White Russian Army : Nearing Port of :Stettin

Red Troops Continue Gains An Germany; Take 150 Towns In Bulge Pointing to Berlin

Soviet Communique Puts Forces 51 Miles From Capital NEW TROOPS REACH  OBER RIVER BANKS White Russian Army Is  Nearing Port of Stettin

Reds Smash Kustrin Line   Nazis Say Soviets Reach City, And Units Lunae Ahead Toward Stettin

Port of Stettin Is Being Threatened   Russian Armies Advance On Berlin And Baltic Port That Supplies The Threatened Capita!

PUBLIC HEARINGS   Congressmen Dissatisfied With Truman’s Request For 2-Year Drafts   HOPE TO MODIFY POINT SYSTEM   Also Objections To Continued Induction of Men Below 20

MORE CRITICISM OF DRAFT PLANS   Congressmen Continue To Urge Drastic Changes In Draft Laws.

ARMY TO CUT ITS STRENGTH BY NEXT JULY   Navy Also Planning To Cut Per. sonnel To Bare Skeleton Force

AUSTRIA TO BE FREE OF REICE   Independent Nation I Planned By Big 5 And France

WLB’s Status  Continues to  Be Uncertain White House Parley   White House Parley Ends Without Any  Conclusions Reached

No Decision Reached_On. WLB- Status   President’s Conference On Ending Strike Wave And Postwar Price Policies Comes ta Naught

Trumian and Wi Coufer on Ways . To Fnd Suike  Stutus of ths Boar ttsalf ‘Remains

PHILIPPINE BEACHHEAD WIDENED TO 26 MILES   Sixth Army Forces Drive Sis Miles Inte Foe's Territory

Luzon Beachhead Widened To At Least 26 Miles   Sixth Army Advances Six Miles Into Jap Flank On East Shori:

fanks Broader Luzon Front To 26 Miles   46 Jap Freighters Sunk or Damaged By Naval Units

BRIDGEHEAD ON LUZON ISWIDENED   Is Now 26 Miles ' Wide After Yanks Add Six Miles

BEACHHEAD IS WIDENED   46 Jap Ships At San Fernando Are Sunk or Damaged

American Fliers Penetrate Korea In Latest Raid   Reveal Aircraft Of Admiral Nimitz’ Command Make Greatest Sorties Over  Korea   TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES HIT

AGED MAN GUILTY IN ASSAULT CASE   Raymond Burger, 65, Con’ yicted on Charge by Jurist —

0-4 MAN GUILTY IN ASSAULT CASE   Raymond Burger Burger,.65, Con. > vieted on Charge. ‘by Jurist

Peace - Draft  May Be Lost  In Committee      House Military Affairs Members To Vote : On Tuesday

OHIO OUTFIT PUT ON LIST” ~~ FOR RETURR   NTH DIVISION. AND TWO OTHER NATIONAL GUARD DIVISIONS ON HOMEWARD BOUND LIST

Gen. Patton , Homeward Bound, Look:  Forward to ‘Pacific War Axdormnent

NAZI STAND IN NORWAY SEEN   Offers Natural Defenses for : Desperate Foe

GM Accepts Facts Board   Way Believed Cleared For Strike Showdown

Yanks Nearing Clark Field In  Luzon Advance   Fourteenth Corps Poised For Drive Against Big Airbase Of Philippines   ONLY 52 AIR MILES FROM MANILA NOW

YANKS TO TEST JAPS’ DEFENSE   Expect Stand at Bamban River  te ape ei  Clark Field Battle Imminent

AMERICANS NEAR VITAL CLARK FIELD   Jap Fight to Hold Air Base May Occur Along Bamban River

Milwaukee Firm Celebrates 10th Year of Management-Labor Cooperation

FIERCE ASSAULT HASTENING END OF WAR, BELIEF   British and Americans in Less Spectacular Advances On Western Front

Assault Made To Split Mindanao   Delmonte Airdrome  Overrun By Yanks

Wewak In New Guinea Is Cleared By Australians  wei” eer e”hUCUrrl Cc A OSE ES OF

Yank Advance Takes Airfield On Mindanae   Vast Store Of Japs’ Aerial Supplies Are Captured

Largest Airdrome On Mindanao Falls To American Units   2 Cclumns Pushing Aheac To Split Island from North to South

Japanese Beg For Food To Meet Crisis   Nippon Grapples With Paradoxical Issues Of Raas and Riches

Japs Begging Help to Avert Hunger Crisis   Family Monopoly Tackles Problem Of Reorganization

Assistant Secretary of War McCloy Arrives In Japan Yo Check on Policy Being Carried Out By Occupying  Forces.

MITSUI COMPANY LAYS PLANS FOR RE ORGANIZATION   Japan's Wealthiest Family Monopoly Studies Disposition Of Holdings; Harassed Government To Beg Food From Outside World To  Ease Hunger.

JAPANESE BEGINNING FACE PROBLEMS IN CARIN OUT ORDERS  DISSOLUTION OF FAMILY ; MONOPOLY BUSINESS AND

Mitsui Group Grapples With  Reorganization Of Monopoly; Government To Beg For Food   Japanese Welfare Minister Faces Problem Of Feeding People Next Two Months

APPEAL MAY BE MADE 10 THE UNRRA   Meanwhile, Prodded by Stigma of Being Linked With War, Big Mitsui Industry Considers ReOroanization.

PROBLEMS OF FOOD: GROWING IN JAPAN   Welfare Minister Struggles With Threatened Winter Shortage

Jap Ruling Class Fighting Break-Uy   New Government, Meanwhile, Also Struggling With Growing Food Shortage - - Former Enemies Begged for Help

Japanese Face Food Crisis In Next 2 Months   Mitsui Family Monopoly May Be Liquidated Tn Wake of Deerce By General $3? Arthur

WORRIES BESET JAP MONOPOLY. FOOD AGENCIES   Mitsui, Extremely Rich Family  Monopoly, Linked With { Former War Effort, Trying  To’ Reorganize — Food Problem Harries Govern meant

JAP MONUPOLY FACES PROBLEM   Mitsui Family’s Holdings Are Frowned on By Gen. MacArthur.

JAPS BEGGING FOR FOOD: MITSUI GROUP GRAPPLES WITH REORGANIZATION

MITSUI GRAPPLES WITH REFORMING RICH MONOPOLY   Government Begs for Outside Aid to Meet Winter Food Crisis

Nippon To Seek Outside Aid in Crisis on Food   Big Family Monopoly Is Studying Plans For Reorganization

Japanese May Ask Outside Aid; Press Told What to De   Big Problem ts. Food for Millions; Papers Told to. Become Free or  * Quit. Business

Japs to Ask Aid to Meet Food Crisis   Directors of Big Family Monopoly Wrestle With Reorganization as U. S. Officia! Pays Visit

Reforms Tax Jap Efforts   Struggle to Find Way  To Divide Huge Family Holdings; Government Needs Aid to Get Food

VITAL PROBLEMS ARISE IN JAPAN   Mitsui Heads Trying To Save Holdings os People Face Food Crisis

Japs Grapple With Paradoxical Issues of Rags and Riches   Mitsui Seeks Formula for Disorganization; Cab inet Seeks Food

MITSUI GROUP FACES PROBLEM OF REVISING JAP FINANCES   Cabinet Faces  Job Of Feeding People Through A Lean Winter

Jap Family  Setup Seeks To Dissolve War Stigma   Government Wanting To Gain More Foods

MILLIONS IN JAPAN FACE STARVATION   Harassed Government Prepares to Beg for Outside Aid to Meet Food Crisis

Reorganization Anc Rice Major Worries In Japan Today   Mitsuis Try to Figure Out How to Quit; Food Crisis Looms For Two Months

MITSUI STARTS REORGANIZATION   Japs Ready to Ask for Help in Food Crisis

Mitsui Group Wrestles With  Reorganization   Jap Government Prepares to Beg for Aid To Meet Food Crisis During Winter Months

Japs Prep Plea For Outside Aid in Food Crisis   Big-Family Finance Monopoly Changing

Japs’ Money Croup Begins To Reorganize   Has Problem Of What To Do With Holdings Which Are  Frowned Upon.   STUDY FOOD PROBLEM

9 MEN KILLED BY GAS FUMES   Four Other Employes Ot Bethlehem Plant Are Reported Serious

Record Crop of Winter Wheat, Grains in Prospect   Wind, Dry Weather Reduce Estimated Yields in Panhandle

EXPECT RECORD YIELD OF GRAIN   Weather Improves In Midwest, Farmers Rush Planting. 

Good Crops Indicated   Record Winter Wheat And Bumper Crops Seen Decnite Adwaree Wanthor

PROSPEGTS INDICATE RECORD CROP WINTER WHEAT, OTHER GRAINS   COLD, WET WEATHER OVER MIDDLE WEST DELAYED SPRING PLANTING

Crop Outlook Good Despite Rain and Cold   National Survey Shows Farmers Making Progress

Cold, Wet Weather Stops Planting in Midwestern States   However Bumper Crops of Winter Wheat Are Held in Prospect

Bumper Grain Crops Despite Bad Weather   Survey Shows Cold, Wet Spell Delays Planting But Prospects Bright

HODGES WEDGES INTO ENDS OF SIEGFRIED WALL   Plunge Into Rohr Valley In Rhine Stronghold Of Bonn

HODGE’S TROOPS CLOSE AGAINST WALL ANCHORS   Wedge Eastward In Upper Roer ; Valley 27 Miles From Bonn

Doughboys Menace Towns In 2nd Belt Of Siegfried Forts   3rd F rees : Luxembourg As 7th Melts Foe’s Rhine Holdings

NAZIS REPORT 2ND SIEGFRIED LINE PIERCED   Americans Smash at Anchor Point Cities? Yanks and French Split Colmar Pocket, Trop Enemy. Pocket, Trap Enemy.

U.S. Ist Army Cracks Into Second Wall Of Siegfried: Luxembourg Again Freed

BOND SALE BEGINS MONDAY, OCT. 29   Palo Alto County Residents Are Called Upon to Buy $554,000 in Victory Bonds.

CHURCHILL NEW PLEA 0  GERMANS   Says There Is No. . Hope of Shattering Unity of Allies

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER {TELLS “BACKGROUND OF DECISION ON POLAND'S ~ BOUNDARIES,

U.S. WILL SHARE LIFE OF EUROPE SAYS CHURCHILL   Tells Commons Yalta Parley Assures Future Unity of Big Three

NEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR U.S. JOBLESS EXPECTED 10 MEET DEFEAT

 “p e 7 _ et © iy ; EEE SUS C ¥-E = om Bombing” of Japan to Top Air Blows at Germany

VIRTUALLY ° ENTIRE: WORLD  “AVE FORUE OF ARMY TO SEE - ACTION IN FAR EAST -

US. FOSTERING CHINESE UNION   Grew Also Seeks Settle ment Of Differences In  Yugoslavia

BLUE CROSS — HOSPITAL PLAN   Rural Women Sponsor County Health Service

NEW COAL PACT IS SIGNED BY UMW, OPERATORS   Agreement Subject To Government Approval And Upward Rise In Prices   BASIC WAGE INCREASE OF $1.07 EACH DAY

MINERS ACCEPT WAGE CONTRACT   Basic Increase Of $1.07 A Day Granted Soft Coal Workers

Back of the Headlines   Force Still Rules Minds Of Men Settling Disputes

OcEKING TO FIND ANSE! IN RECORDS   Wants To Know If Britain, China, And The Netherlands Had Secret Pact With United States   CLAIM KEY WITNESS STILL IN HOSPITAT

Keefe Says Navy Holds Capt. Krame   Pearl Harbor Probe Public Hearings Start Tomorrow

Keefe Stands Pat On Charge   Witness Reported In Neuro-Psychiatric Ward

NAME MITCHELL TO AID PROBERS   New York Lawyer Selected By Unanimous Vote

25,000 STRIKE IN WINDSOR   269,000 Workers Idle in United States Now

JURY SN: PRLAIN TRIAL ASKS FOR LAVAL'S TESTIMONY AFTER COUNBEL FAILS TO  CALL RIM TO STAND —

Pierre Laval Will Be Brought to Testify in Marshal Petain’s Trial

_ Testimony May Tear Case Wide Open Laval To Testify In Petain Trial

Pierre Laval To Appear At Pefain Trial   Vichy Chief Will Testify as Court's Witness in. Today's Session

ae MM Op ee ee  CALLED TO PETAIN TRIAL   Will Be Placed — -Upon Witness Stand ‘It Is Understood 

Laval To Testify Today in Treason Trial of Petain   Calling of Ex-Vichy Chief Interrupts Dull Day of Testimony —

LAVAL APPEARS “IN PETAIN CASE   Vichy Chief To Testify At Treason Trial Of Marshal

aval To Be Taken To Petain’s Trial Toray as Wibies'  Termed Patain's “Evi

Petain Court  To Hear Laval   Forwer French Premier Will Testify Today

LAVAL TO TESTIFY FRIDAY   Judge Announces Witness for Petain Treason Trial

Pierre Laval To Take Stand in Trial Friday   French Court Hears Testi mony of Leon Noel Others.

Laval Will Testify In  Petain Case   Decision To Call Laval Is Made By Court In Opposition To Defense And Prosecution

ACCUSES NAZI OF BRUTAL SLAYINGS   POLE SAYS KRAMER ALLOWED DOGS TO ATTACK VICTIMS

U.S. Warplanes Attack Targets On Ruhe Front   More Than 1.250 Big Bombers Hit Kleven Rail Yards In Assault Area

RUHR RAILWAYS ARE PLASTERED   TRANSPORT CENTERS HIT 8Y HUGE AIR FORCE

ASSAULT GOES INTO THIRD DAY   Ruhr Transportation System Is Target

1,290 BOMBERS HIT RUHR ARES   British Drop 11-Ton Bombs On Bremen Bridge

Neurnberg Capture Also Near   Way Opened for Juncture With Reds at Dresden

Eisenhower Says Africa,  Europe Veterans Will Not Be Sent To Pacific

Great Cologne-Frankfurt Military Highway Threatened By Massed American Guns. Hodges Inspects Positions Beyond Rhine.

U.S. First Army Speeding Across Rhine Toward Vital Highway, Nazis Say

Dock Strikers Go On Parade   March Through TraffieSnarled Streets In Mass Demonstration.

; DALLAS HOTEL FILLS ORDER: YANK IN GERMANY PROVIDES SUPER HOLIDAY DINNER FOR HiS FAMILY

Maj. Bong Killed In P-80 Mishap   Plane Explodes As Ace Biint Takes Off

Richard I. Bong, Ace Fighter Pilot, Is Killed  Veteran of Pacific War Dies in Tacting Tat Dianna

ACE PILOT BONG KILLED AS PLANE EXPLODES IN AIR   Parachute Found Partly Opened, Indicating He Tried to Jump Through Escape Hatch.   RUNS INTO TROUBLE SOON APTER TAKE-OFF   Smoke Rises From Craft and Blast Follows — Set AllTime U. 8. Record by Downing 40 Japs.

Maj. Bong, Ace Fighter Pilot, Killed In Jet Plane Testing   Wisconsin Man Who Shattered Rickenbacker’s Record by Shooting Down 40 Jap Planes, Dies When P-80 Explodes on Test Flight

Maj. Bong, America’s No. 1 Fighter Pilot, Dies in Crash of Jef Plane   Wisconsin Farm Boy, Who Bagged 40 Jap Aircraft ls Killed in California

Six Floors In Upper Part of Building Set Afire; Three Elevaters Crash From 80th Flocr To) Gronnd. i.   PLANE LOST IN FOG AS CRASH OGCURRED

13 Killed In Explosion After Crash   Bomber Hits 78th Floor Of World's Tallest Building

Fire Wraps 8 Floors: 13 Dead   Explosion Rocks Midtown Manhattan; 3 Elevators Wrecked

Upper Part Of Skyscraper Is Now a Blazing Inferno, Believe Many Persons Dead

CRASHES THROUGH WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING AT 78TH FLOOR, IGNITING 6 FLOORS

Plane Exnlodes Setting Fire to Tower Section   Uprer Floors Ace Still IsoJated Hours After Terrific Isrsact   MANHATTAN SHAKEN BY MORNING BLAST   Disaster of Mazer Proportions Feared: 3 Known  Dead, Othess Hurt

Pilot Of B-25 Bombér Lost In Fog, Rams World’s Highest Building; Casualties Feared High

Midtown Manhattan Rocks Under Blast; Flames Spurt Up Empire State Tower   Eyewitness Gives Disaster Account

FLAMES SWEEP SEVEN FLOORS OF STRUCTURE   Casualties Are Believed Heavy

UPPER STORIES OF SKYSCRAPER BLAZING INFERNO   New York City Police Report at Least 19 Dead

DEATH TOLL MAY: BE MUCH GREATER POLE AN ANNOUNCE  FEE, CaP On . ann er een   Army Bomber Crashes Into World’s Tatlest Building and Explodes, Starting  Snartarylar Fira.   BOMBER BELIEVED LOST IN FOG OVER NEW YORK   Many People Trapped on Upper Floors of 102Story Building. Three Elevators Fall After Crash.

Temperatures   3 Elevators Plunge From 80th Fleors Debris Rains Down

B-25 Hits New York Struc ture at 78th Floor in Fog and Plane Explodes

STILL PROBING FALSE FLASH   A. T. & T. to Co-oper. ate With U.P. in Search for Culprit

PRESS CONTINUES IIS SEARCH TODAY   A. T.&T. Completes Check Of Various Test Stations

4s To What Agency Shall Handle War Job Placements  Disagreement Threatened Between House And Senate On Labor Draft

Differ Over Draft Agency   Senate Committee Would Shift Draft Authority

Fight Looms In Senate And House Over Agency To Put Men Into War Jobs

CONGRESS ROWS QN JOB DRAFT   Battle Over What Agency Will Order Men Into  Essential Work

Senate Grou p  Amends Labor Draft Measure   Would Give Byrnes Au  thority Over Manpower  Contrel; Collision With House Prohable

JOB- MEASURE ~ FAGES DELAY IN CONGRESS   PASSAGE .OF BILL BY HOUSE AND BENATE NOT EX. PECTED UNTIL LATE : JANUARY

SUBSTITUTE WORK BILL IN CONFERENSE   House Version Calls for “High Level” of Employment

Farm Bureau Membership Drive Opens   Campaign Is Planned Under Chairmanship of Don Trenarv

Kick-Off Meeting to Be Held-Here Next -Tuesday   Farm .Bureau. Leaders, Team Captains and Workers Will _ Discuss Drive at Banquet

Marshall Quizzed by  Sen. Lucas   Says War Dep’t Had No Advance Information Of Jap Intentions

MARSHALL HAD NO WARNING OF SNEAK ATTACK   Says Full Responsibility or Pearl Harbor Rests On Him

Japs Struck Pearl Harbor  By Surprise   Chief Of Staff May Complete Testimony

Nothing Pointed Definitely Toward Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor, He Testifies At Hearing Today   MAY COMPLETE HIS TESTIMONY TODAY

General Nearing End Of Long Testimony Before P. H. Probers   Opens Last Day By Telling Congressmen War Department Had No Definite Information On Pearl Harbor Attack Before December 7.

U. S. in Dark On Jap Blow   Gen. Marshall Denies Pre-Raid Knowledze

GENERAL STARTS HS SECOND WEEK ~-PELADE PPAPENG   Says: War Department Had No Definite Advance Word on’ Attack   LUCAS QUERIES. WITNESS   Admits Messages Intercepted Ordering Break: in. Rela- tions Decamber 7 

Nine Soldiers Are Hurt In B. & O. Wreck   National Limited Side swipes Troop Train In Yards Outside Clarksbure, W,. ¥a.

OLEO BILL IS OUT   House State Affairs Committee Kills Senate \ , Proposal

Oleo Bill Killed By Committee   Measure Provided for Use of Substitute in State Institutions

Gains Made In Meetings  With Miners   Violence Flares In Two West Coast Labor Disputes

Back-To-Work Trends Highlight Labor Front; Coal Progress Is Seen

Back-To-Work Trend Features Labor Front   Tension Continues To Grip West Coast Strikes In Movie And Lumber Industries

BEING EASED      Back to Work Movement Highlights Labor Picture -—  ViolenceSpayw ned Tension Grips Two West Coast Labor Disputes.

Labor Picture Brightens; Much Work Is Resumed   Progress Being Made In Soft Coal Dispute

Church-School Tieup Accused in Illinois Atheism Trial; ‘Folk Tale’ Theory Enters

Religious Matters in School Course Accepted by Churches   Pastor Testifies in Suit Against School

RECTOR GIVES HS TESTIMON   Says Public School Religior Courses Embodied General Matters.

RELIGION IN SCHOOLS STILL AIRED IN SUIT   Atheist Mother Says It Violates Our Constitution

POLISH REGIME GETS FREE HAND   Moscow’s Action May Se - Pattern for All Balkan States

Trains Nos. 17 And 18 Restored On M. & St. L.   Train North at 7:20 A. M. South At 6:36 P.M.

UNCANCELLED SHOE, MEAT AND GASOLINE STAMPS . FROM TEXAS CREATES PROBLEM FOR OPA

F arm Groups Blast OPA Amendments   Grange Master Says Profit Plan Unworkable

Major Battles With Jap Re_ inforcements Struggling    Worth Expected. .   ‘TAKE 20 COMMUNITIES

Lingayen Air Field Seized: Jap Fliers Hammer U.S. Ships   No Serious Resistance Reported As Americans Continue Drive Toward Manila; Fleet Pours More Men And Supplies Ashore; Yamashita Rallies Lines

SNATCH AIRFIELD AND PUSH INLAND, 100 MI. OF MANILA   BASE OF AMERICAN DRIVE EXPANDED 22 MILES ALONG COAST

MacArthur's Men Stretch Front  Over 22 Miles  Of Beach, Push Overland to Take 4 Philippine Town:

Four Towns On Island Taken By Americans   Japs Rushing Forces To Meet Invaders; Maior Fight Near

Manila-Bound Yanks: Push Inland Four Miles; Widen Hold On Gulf to 22 Miles

NIPS RUSH MEN, EQUIPMENT TO INVASION SCENE   Japs Swimming in Sea Among U. S. Vessels at Night Hurl Grenades at Ships

20 Towns And Villages Seized   No Serious Resistance Reported — Say Japs Struggle North Over Bombed Roads —Night-Attacking Jap Planes and Torpedo Boats Hit Several Ships

Americais Push Toward Expected Fight With Japs   ‘Only Damaging Attacks  Come at Night From Japanese Planes.   Yanks Seize 20 Towns  In Invasion of Luzon

Serious Resistance Not Yet Report: ed, Although Americans Are Moving Inland From Four Key Bases Captured to Armored Clashes With Japs Struggling Northward Over Bomb-Cut Roads—U. S. Reinforcements Continue to Pour Ashore. .

Invaders Driving  Inland, Take Towns   Americans Now Hold Twenty-Two Miles of Invasion Front; Push Inland: Yamashita Rushes Troops

éth Fleet Continues To Pour Troops,  Arms and Supplies Onto the Beachhead

Major Battles Lie Ahead Of Doughboys   Spearheads Are About 100 Miles North Of Manila

12-Mile Lingayen Beachhead Made As Yanks Push On   Night-Attacking Jap Planes, Boats Harass Landings

Troops Drive Inland Toward Massing Enemy  - Island Beachhead  Stretched to 22

Doughboys Are Driving Inland Toward Manila   Japanese, Struggling North Over Bomb-Cut Roads, Regrouping For Batile With Americans   Yankees Seize 20 Towns, Villages   Only Damaging Opposi. tion Come At Sea Where Night-Attacking Nip Planes Hit Ships

20 TOWNS, AIR BASE TAKEN IN DRIVE INLAND   MacArthur’s Troops Encounter Little Jap Resistance

DOUGHBOYS PRESS INLAND ON LUZON AT SURPRISING SPEED MEETING LITTLE RESISTANCE   Only Prompt Withdrawal of Japanese Garrison From Gulf Saves if From Early Destruction, Latest Communique Announces   MAJOR BATTLES ON ISLAND BELIEVED IMPENDING

Speed North For Defense Of Manila   While Resistance Is Still. Light Americans Expect Showdown Battle On Plains of Luzon

Driving Inland From Four Key Island Towns   Japanese Reinforcements Reported Struggling North Over Bombed Roads

Convoy Damaged In Night Attack By Jap Planes   Enemy Regroups For Battle; 20 Villages, Towns Are Captured In U. S. Advance

Troops Drive Inland from  4 Key Towns   Opposition Continues To be Light, But Hard Fought Battle For Manila Expected

Americans Drive Inland From Four Key Cities on Way to Capital of Philippine Isles

NOW HOLD 22 MILES ALONG GULE “AND MOVE INLAND AS IMPENDING -MAJOR BATTLES ARE DEVELOPING

_ PHILIPPINES.   Lingayen Gulf’ Beachhead Widened As U. § Forees Prepare For Major Clash With Japs

SPEARHEADS ARE ABOUT 100 MILES FROM MANILA   No Serious Resistance On Land; Several Shins In Convoy Hit

U.S. Men Push Inland Out of Four Key Towns   Drive Toward Battles With Japanese Forces Struggling North Over Bomb-Blasted Roads

Japanese Reinforcements Struggle North (ver Bomb-Cut Roads To Intercept American Forces Advance Toward Manila From Their 22-Mile Long Beachhead

Not Much Opposition Says MacArthur, Japs Tell Of ‘Violent Fight’

‘Americans Hold 22 Miles of the Lingayen Gulf es Shoreline   BOMB JAPS ON ROADS

Only Serious Enemy Damage   Yanks Seize. 20: Towns And Airfield; Yamashita Rushing Forces North’:

Invasion Forces Enlarge Beachhea And Plunge Inland; Japs Organize For Counter-Attacks; Nips Attack U.S. Fleet with Human Torpedoes

TROOPS HIT INLAND FROM FOUR BASES   Superforts From India Bomb Malay Peninsula

Enemy Forces Come to Aid Weaker Units   Americans Encounter Only Superficial Resistance in Drive

MacArthur  Beachhead ‘Stretched   Americans Fan Ou from Captured Tertitory on Luzon

Yanks Hold 22-Mile Area of Luzon Coast   Lingayen, Airport, Other Cities Captured; All Four Initial Beachheads Linked; Japs Believed Unable to Rally for River Stand

Australia Reports Battle Under Way      Only Damaging Opposition Came At Sea From Night-Attacking Jap Planes And Boats, Which Hit Ships In Convoy.   20 Towns And Villages Seized

Legislators to Attend Wool Growers’ Meet   Short Sessions in Both Houses Scheduled Friday

Legislators to Attend Wool Growers Meet  Short Sessions in   Short Sessions in Both Houses Scheduled Friday

82 Bloody Days of Battle Over; U.S. Toll 35,116; Foe Loses 90,000 Dead   Close Spanish, French Border

FRONTIER IS CLOSED      Spanish Authorities Under In structions from Madrid

NAVY CONTINUES SEARCH FOR PLANE   Transport With 20 Aboarc Missing Between Guam And Manilla

WARSAW POLES NOT LIKELY TO ENTER PARLEY   U.S., Britain Will Oppose Further Bids For New Members

Britain, U. S. Frown Upon  Bid To Danes   Conference Expansion  Opposed By Leading  Powers

PROGRESS IS SLOW AT SAN FRANCISCO   However, Several -New Agreements  Have Been Reached

TRUMAN MAY SUBMIT PEACE CHARTER SOON   Is Expected To Ask Senate Action On Inly ond   IS OPTIMISTIC   Counts Less Than 12 Potential Votes Against Pact

Truman Sees Few Votes Against Peace Charter  President Optimistic After Talking  RParcanally With Maiaritu af fanntarc

Charter’s Okay  Seen By Truman   President Counts Less Than Dozen Votes Agains Peace Organization.

TRUMAN SEES FEW AGAINST CHARTER PLAN   Expects To Submit Peace Organization Measure In Senate On July 2 For Approval.

—SECURITY PACT— Senate To Get Pact On July 2   President-Sees Less Than ‘Dozen Votes. Against } Acceptance

TRUMAN SURE OF RATIFICATION   Less Than Dozen Votes Against Charter Okay

Truman To Submit Peace  Charter To Senate July 2; Counts Few Votes Against   President Optimistic Over Prospects For Overwhelming Ratification.

PREDICT BUT FEW SENATE VOTES AGAINST CHARTER.   Declare President Truman’ Has Counted Less Than 12 Potential Votes Against Pact — Has Talked With’

LESS THAN DOZEN POTENTIAL VOTES AGAINST CHARTER PRESIDENT TRUMAN  HAS MADE PERSONAL CANVACC OF CENATE

FEW VOTES ARE EXPECTED AGAINST CHARTER IN SENATE   President Truman Will Submit the Document on _ July Second.   EXPECT RATIFICATION      Would Like to See It Done Before the Big Three Meeting in Mid-July.

See Few Votes Against League   Truman Said to Have Counted Less Than Dozen Senators Opposed

Truman Expects Senate To Approve Charter for Peace   RY ERNEST B. VACCARO

TRUMAN SEES CHARTER OKAY   President Is Optimistic Over Prospects For Senate Approval

Charter May Be Opposed By Less Than Dozen Votes   Truman Optimistic Over Chances For Senate Ratification

President Truman To Submit United Nations ‘Charter to Senate July 2

Raids May Have Been Last of War in Pacific   MacArthur's Airmen Smash Kumamoto on Western Kyushu Isle

Damage 711 Jap Planes   U. S. And British Fleets Presumed Idle Second Day

Carrier Planes Take Heavy Tol In 2-Day Strike  711 Jap Aircraft, 94 Ships Blasted

‘Halsey’s Fleet Takes Toll Of 94 Jap Ships. ‘CU Planes Off Honshu

Enemy Reels Under Giant Air Strikes   Raiders Destroy Or Damage 711 Planes, 94 Ships In Friday Battles

Fleet Idles After Hitting 711 Jap Planes, 94 Ship:   Results Of Vast Carrier Strike Against Main Jap Island Revealed As ‘Good Hunting’

US. Warplanes B atter Japan; War ships Idle   Carrier Planes Wit Nips On   Wide Front, Destroy or  Damage 711 Enemy Plaies, 94 Ships   British Aud Yank Ships Standing By   Marines Overrim Eslauds In Marianas, Losec One Man; Guard Against “Jap Treachery’*

Europe Feeding Plans Revealed  President Reveals Plans Under Way to Got Bad en Bick ni

FEEDING EUROPE IS UNDER STUDY   Trumon Reveals Plans Being Discussed Now—Britain Invited to Parley

STETTINUS BELIEVES S. F. PARLE TO SUCCEED DESPITE VOTE DEAL   LITTLE NATIONS TO OPPOSE SECRET AGREEMENT GIVING BIG THREE MORE POWER IN WORLD ASSEMBLY

ROW ON OVER VOTE POWER AT FRISCO   Plan Is For ‘U. S., Russia to Have Extra Votes

FIRST ELEMENTS OF 36TH DIVISION DUE TO DOCK SATURDAY  ADMIRAL CAPPS AND ALT. TOONA VICTORY BRINGING FIRST OF TEXAS’ OWN

ENGINEER BLAMED FOR SANTA FE WRECK   Train Reported Traveling Beyond Speed Limit al Time It Was Derailed With Death of 4.

Engineer Blamed In Limited Wreck   Four Dead, Scores Hurt Near Arcadia, Cal.

SHOE RATION   OPA AND AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS, DENY DATE SET . . ENDING MEAT RATIONING

Some of Brifain Faces Blackouts   Now That German Night Air Raiders Busy Again

BULGE LOSSES UNDER 40,000   Stimson Reports U. S. Casualties Less Than Half Those of Nazis

U. §, CASUALTIES: IN BULGE 40,001   SECRETARY STIMSON ‘ESTIMATES GERMANS LOST 90, 000 MEN IN BATTLE.

FIGURES GIVEN ONU, S. LOSSES   German Casualties Twice As High In Battle Of The Ardennes

 Yank Losses In Big German Smash Less Than Half. Those Suffered By Enemy In First Thrae Woalee

U.S. Bulge Losses Total 40,000   Figure Includes 18,000 Missing; Nazi Losses  Estimated At 90,000.

JAP CRIMINALS EXPECTED = “TO TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES   MAJOR JAPANESE WAR. CRIMI' NALS ARE EXPECTED TO COMMIT SUICIDE,

4 Jap Militarists Head Criminal List   May Escape Trial by Committing Hara-Kin

HARA-KARI SEEN FOR JAP CHIEFS   Four Major War Criminais Expected to Cheat Trial

4 TOP JAP WAR LEADERS MAY END LIVES   Those Who Head Al lies’ List Expected to Beat Trials

PUBLIC DEBATE 15 ASKED BY O'KONSK   Challenges Goodland on Po lish Question; citizens To Be Judges.

100 Agencies Into B Main Departments  Executive Branch Of Government Is Shaping up

ASSEMBLY FACES TAX PROBLEMS   Leaders Seek Re-Enactment Of Four Expiring Levies

Assembly Enters Hectic Week To  Reenact 4 Taxes      House Leaders Press For Early Action On Soldier Vote

IS HOLDING HIS OWN   William H. Burke’s Condition Re mans Critical

Two Events Caused Change of Feeling Among Navy Officers on Merger Plan

Changed Mind About Merger   Navy Against Single Defense Department

2 EVENTS CHANGED NAVY MEN'S IDEA   Sherman Says They Now Are Against Single Command

NAVY EXPLAINS  ‘ABOUT FACE’ ON  MERGER PLANS TWO EVENTS IN 1945  CAUSED OFFICERS TO Al Tco aTTITIUNES

Admiral Warns Of Dangers In Service Merger   Sherman Lists Reasons For Change Of Feeling Among Navy Officers.

NAVY EXPLAINS ‘HEART CHANGE’   Rear Admiral Informs Solons About Reasons for Proposition to Merger

Navy Changes View About Arms Merger   Sherman Lists Pair Of Events

Naval Officers "Disillusioned” on Unification .   - Reasons for Change "of Heart-Ouilined for Committee -.

2 EVENTS CHANGED NAVY MEN’S IDEA   Sherman Says They Now Are Against Single mmand   DECISION NEEDED SOON

Adm. Sherman Scores Merger  Of Army, Navy   Cites Two Aneideuts In Pacific War Which Makes It Inadvisable

Sherman Agains Single Command  Quotes 1945 Events te Enforce Views

ROM. SHERMAN WITNESS TODA)   Tells of Two Events Which Brought Change in Feel"ing About Mercer.

Navy Changed Merger Views  20th AAF, MacArthu: Cantera}! Were RSancnnc

Tells How Navy Changed Views  1945 Events Led To Meraer Opposition

First Army Tank Forces Lead Drive   Third “Army Doughboys Battle German Garrison Inside Frankfurt. Seventh and Third Armies Reported Linked Up, U.S. ‘Troops Reach Lohr

U.S. Tank Forces Lead Way: Break Across Dill Where Nazis Desperately Try for New Stand

Rhineland Battle Strips Nazis Of Power To Make — Successful Stand —

First Army’s Dash Foils Nazi Attempt To Rally at Stream   Seven Armies Score Wide Gains With Third Army Reported in Vicinity of Nuernberg; Berlin Reports Americans Only 225 Miles Away

Enemy Stripped Of Power For Successful Stand ' East Of Rhine   THIRD ARMY IS 223 MILES FROM BERLIN

Rampaging Troops Speed Toward Link-Up With Russians; New Nazi Defense Line Breached

Demoralized German Forces Put Up Almost No Organized Resistance as Divisions and Armies Vie With One Another in Dash Toward Berlin

Beaten Nazis Can’t Rally   Entire Front Aflame, Setting Off One Of Historv’s Biaaest Triumphs

First fronts gains with 27  mile advance  News blackouts cloak all action

Allies Pouring East in Torrents Through Smashec Lines of Germans   Western Front Blazes with  Fires of Victory as  Seven Armies Make  Sensational Gains

Defenses Cracking Under Huge Attack   Fighter Pilots Report Advance Units Of Tank Forces Are Now Menacing Nuernbera

Allied Armies Pouring East In Triumph; Said, ‘Greatest In Any War’   Rhine Battle, Blackest Day In Prussian Military History, Strips Germans Of Power To Make A Successful Stand

Nations Study UNO’s Home   Canada Deserts U. S.. Backs European Site

U. 5. Chances. For UN Site Hit  Europe Now Leading In Roce far Prive

More Real Estate Has Been Sold In LeMars Recently  Denanwavivss Ewahoaweonw   Property Exchange Includes Business And Residence Buildings

More Real Estate Has Been Sold In LeMars Recently   Property Exchange Includes Business And Residence Buildings

BALKAN NOTE 18 PREPARED   RUSSIA ASKED TO. PERMIT U. §. REPRESENTATIVES FREEDOM TO TRAVEL IN THE BALKANS

US. PREPARES — NOTE TO RUSS ON BALKAN SITUATION   Freedom to Move About Sought for Officials Representing Interests

Traffie Toll AtLowLevel   Holiday Death Total Fa Below Pre-War Record

HOLIDAY TOLL OF DEAD LOY   Mishaps Take Fewer Lives Over Holiday Weekend Than in Past Years

Hitler's Only Birthday Presents Were Sericus Disorders in Major Cities

German Chiefs Reported Quarreling; No Hitler Birthday Message Issued

Ponder Russian Demands Likely At Peace Table  U. S. Principal   U. S. Principal Interest Is in Keeping Islands

TRUMAN MEETS WITH TOP AIDES   Atomic Bomb Topic of New Conversations

Truman Confers with ‘Advisers on New Bomb   Military, Diplomatic And Scientific Officials Meet with President

ATOMIC BOMB’S MAIN SUBJECT FOR PRESIDENT   Truman Confers with Top Ad visers Prior 1. Giving Mojor Address

President Discusses Bomb With Advisers   Leaders Consider Effect of Atomic Force on War

Atomic Bombs Truman Fopic With Advisers   President Summons Military, Scientific, ‘Diplomatic Counsel...

Total Collapse of German Defenses West of the Rhine Is in Full Swing

Warrington Boy, 10, Die: From Injuries Sufferec Being Ran Down by Truck   Carl Kralik Said to Have Darted Directly In Fron Of Oil Truck Operated by John Gwinner, Doylestown, Who Says He Tried To Avoid Striking the Youth

BOY OF TEN FATALLY HURT; HIT BY TRUCK   Carl Kralik, of Warrington, Said To Have Run Into Path of Gwinner Machine  MULTIPLE INJURIES

Blackout May Cause Closing  Of Night Spots   Dwindling Fuel Supplies. Forecast Of More Snow Hints Drastie Action

‘ Movement of Troops and Equipment To Pacific Difficult, Simpson Says

Closing Week of School for St. Peters Full of Activity  _ Senior Class to Hold  Outing on Monday; i 2 ee eee 6 a

Closing Week of School for St. Peters Full of Activity   Senior Class to Hold Outing on Monday; Graduation June *

Germans Admit Culture Centers Burned After. . Yank ‘Bombing: Aliacks.

TOWN SACKED 82 YEARS AGO TODAY   Eleven Survivors of Quantrill’s Raid Still Live in  Lawrence   AT LEAST 150 KILLED

TOWN SACKED 82 YEARS AGO TODA   Eleven Survivors of Quantrill’s Raid Still Live in  Lawrence

VICTORY DRIVE IS HALF-WAY TO GOAL   Kathryn House Is First Prize Winner in Retail Division   GETS $100 WAR BOND

HALF-WAY TO GOAL   Kathryn House Is First "Prize Winner in Retail  Division.   IGETS $100 WAR BOND

SHARP BATTLE "NEAR BOLOGNA   Americans Ca p ture  Nand Prisoners

FIFTH GLASHES WITH GERMANS   Nazis Defend Southern Approaches to Roloena Hichway

The Shileys Saved Terril Young Man  From Drowning  Took 15 Minutes Tan Revive The Raw

IT’S PUT AND TAKE FOR SMOKING HERE!   Cigarette Pool 2 Works i Lunchroom

Alexander Quits o Tech Coach   Bobby Dodd Succeeds Him As Grid Mentor

AMERICAN ARMORED COLUMNS MOVE ON PHILIPPINE CAPITAL   - REPORTS INDICATE THIRD ‘U.S, FLEET“AGAIN SMASH. ING AT FORMOSA

Allied Drives Against Japs Gather Speec   Yanks Roll Through Tarlac Ruins to Within 6¢ Miles of Manila

Americans Take Tarlac  After Japs Apply Torch; Offensive Gathers Speed

Tarlac Falls As M’Arthur Continues Manila Drive;  Third Fleet Hits Formosa

550 Planes Hit Okinawa. Japs Say   Japanese Diet In Secret Meet Raid Alerts in Tokyo Region

YANKS 60 MILES FROM MANILA: TAKE TARLAK   Allied Drives On Japanese gaining Speed On All Fronts

Offensives in Philippines at Speedier Pace   By LEONARD MILLIMAN (AP War Paditar)

YANKS CAPTURE TARLAC, FIRED BY FLEEING JAPS   Armored Columns Advance To Within 60 Miles Of Manila Objective

Drives -On-Japs(rathering Speed In Every Sector   Yanks Pass Tarlac Ruins; Seize 3 More Islands; Knock Out Plane Plant

YANKS WITHIN 60 MILES OF CITY OF MANILA   Doughboys Capture Tarlac; B-29s Level Plane Plant in One Raid

Tarlac Falls, Manila 60 Miles Away   Carrier Planes Smash Formosa Targets, Japs Report

Yanks Within 60 Miles Oi Manila: Continued Formosa Raid Indicated

Fleeing Nippos Destroy Tarlac, City Of 55,001   Forces Of Third Fleet Again Smashing At Formosa: Report

U.S, ARMORED COLUMNS ROLL NEARER MANILA   Halfway Mark Reached; Take Two Airfields

ALLIED CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAPS IS GATHERING SPEED   TAKE 3 MORE ISLES, TWO IN PHILIPPINES AND ONE OFF BURMA

Sixth Army Drives To Within 22 Miles Of Clark Field  s8¢ As. Eavserac Dassen.   U.S. Air Forces Pounc Formosa, Hit Nip Convoy, Tokyo Says

MOVING BEYONG TARLAC   Troops Pass Halfway Mark On Road to Manila; 3 Islands Taken.

LEADERS SEEK TO SAVE ‘WORK OR ELSE’ BILL      Fear Proposed Amendments May Kill Effectiveness Of  Wesenra

King Greets Truman Before Cruiser Sails   Heads of Two Governments Meet on Respective Ships Acs Monarch Breaks Precedent

POPE PIUS XII NOMINATES 32 & * CARDINALS   at Shifting O ice Noted As Limit Of 70  _ "w Reached  >

4 U. S. Cardinals Among 32 Named   Seven More Appointed for Western Hemisphere as Consistory Called

Prony  New Cardinals   Five U. S. College Members to Attend Consistory Meet —

32 CARDINALS ARE CREATED   Four Appointments Made In United States; College Is Raised to 70

Pope Nominates 32 New Cardinals, Four of Them from United States

32 Cardinals Are Nominated By Pope Pius   4. New U. S. Members, Spellman, Glennon, Stritch and Mooney

Pope Creates New Cardinals   Five U. S. College Members to Attend Consistory Meet —

FOUR AMERICAN (CARDINALS ARE ‘MADE BY POPE   Spellman, Glennon, Stritc] And Mooney Elevated By Church   WESTERN HEMISPHERE GIVEN RECOGNITION:

Pope Pius XII Nominates 32 New Cardinals   Four of Them Are From U. 8.; Seven in Western Hemisphere

SUICIDE AIDS GOST JAPS 69 MORE. PLANES   Bag Madein Two Days While _ Okinawa Troops Kill 8,000 More.

Japanese lroops Slaughtered In Ground Fighting   All Types Of Enemy Planes Downed By U. S. Fighters And Big Guns

Down 59 of Jap Suicide Airplanes   Mass Surrenders Of ‘Nips’ Soar On Okinawa

3,000 Enemy Troops Added To Casualties  Upon Okinawa   New Type Fighters Used By Americans

Enemy Battle Losses Soar   Down 59 Suicide Planes In 48 Hours: 8.000 (round Troops Killed.

Jap Suicide Planes Pay Hich Price   Fifty-nine Downed in 48 Hours in Air Bates in Pacific

8,000 More Nipponese Slaughtered   Mass Surrenders * Ou Okinawa Now ‘otal 6,032. Mustangs Raid Tokyo Airfield. Japs Lash Back -

59 Jap Suicide Planes Bagged By Airmen, Ships  Pilots And Aircraft Into Okinawa Skies; ae ee

TOTAL NIP LOSS IN DRIVE TOTALS 105,496 TROOPS   The Enemy’s Mass Surrender Soars Captive Toll to 6,932, According to Fleet Headquarters.   35 NIPPONESE FLIERS DOWNED IN.3 HOURS   More Than 4,000 of the Mikado’s Fighters Have Been Sent Down Since Begin ning of U. S. Attack.

Enemy Losses Set at 105,490: Surrenders Soar   59 Suicide Planes Are Downed in 48 Hour Assault

Americans Kill 8000 Nipponese on Okinawa Isle   69 Enemy Aircraft Blasted by P-51's in Blow at Japan

8,000 ENEMY TROOPS ADDED TO DEAD LIST   Nips’ Total Casualties Over 100,000 in Newest Total

Okinawa’s Jap Toll Is 105.496   Over 1,000 Nip Planes Have Been Downed Over Isle

Japs Keep Up Suicide Attack   Fling Many Planes at Shipping Off Okinawa; 59 Downed in 48 Hours

Yanks Wel J: Jap Suicide Raid Planes   8000 Nip Casualties Increase Totel to 105,496 On Okinawa

TWO THIRDS OF VIENNA LIBERATED   Nazis Are Being Rapidly Cleared From Capital

TWO THIRDS OF VIENNA NOW IN RUSSIAN HANDS   Germans Hold Big Pocket East Of Danube River

Vienna West Of Danube Is Held By Reds   Third Of City Across Danube Still In  German Hands   KOENIGSBERG FALLS   City Far To North At Baltic Front Taken Bv Russians

Reds Clear Two Inirds of Vienna   Forces Locked In Battle for Danube Crossing

TWO THIRDS OF VIENNA IS CLEARED   Reds Have All Of City West  Of Danube. _—

Reds Clear Two-thirds Of Vienna   Battle for Crossings of Dan. ube and Canal— Re sistance Stubborn

Reds Completing Vienna Capture   Battle For Crossing of Danube and Canal

Soviets Clear ‘Two-Thirds Of Vienna   Tolbukhin’s Forces Fighting for Crossings On Danube and Canal

3 Injured in  Duluth Fire   Six Families Made Homeless When Flames Raze Apartment Dwelling

TOO FEW WORKERS   Sunflower Ordnance Works Needs 700 More Now to Hit Schedules

Approximately 300 Houston  Survivors Safe   Alive in Thailand Jungle Prisons After Being Given up for Dead for 3', Years; Cruiser was Sunk in Java Sea in  Keb. 1942.

Approximately 300 Houston  Survivors Safe   Alive in Thailand: Jungle Prisons After . Bein; Given up for Dead for 34 Years; Cruiser. wa: Sunk “in Java: Sea. ir Feb. 1942. ">

Find 300 Survivors Of Old Houston   Held By Japs In Jungle Prison Camps

Evacuation Of 300 Prisoners Of Japs Begin   Some Of Them Survivors Of U. S. Cruiser Houston: Mystery Of Sea,   LSB REN BY PRANE

Survivors Of Houston Flown  Out OF Jungle   Three And A Half Years Of Mystery Lifted When  Escapnees Report.

300 Missing Men Found in Thailanc  Survivors’ of Cruiser Houstén Discovered

Prisoners ‘Generally Prott Condition’ - - Being OFewe eat of Juigle

EVACUATION BEGING "FOR SOD PRISONERS      Some Are Survivors of Cruiser Houston, Missina Since 1942.

HOUSTON SURVIVORS PRISONERS OF JAPS   300 Emaciated Crewmen ir Jungle Prisons

300 F rom Lost      Prisoners: Being Brought, Out =: Pram: Burma Juneles

Adan Was On U. §. Houston   Mother Anxiously Awaiting To Learn If Pfc. Slocum Among Rescued Prisoners

ARABS WARN OF UPRISING   MOSLEM LEADERS SAY SHIET“ING JEWS: TO ‘PALESTINE COULD CAUSE " HOLY: WAR” -

ARABS OPPOSE JEWISH ENTRY IN PALESTINE   Tell Allies ‘Holy War May Result If Plan Is Carried Out

1,500 Planes Hit Tokyo To Avenge Torpedoing Of Large U. S. Warshir

Carrier Planes Unleash New Attacks On Tokvo: Sneak Blow Hits Warship

Auto License Fee Thefts = Probe Pushed   Alert Automobile Owner Started Investigation ~

Most.of Nazis Holding Out In North Austria Give Up; Yanks to Help Occupy Bertin   Dr. Funk, Reichcbank President Under Arrest Amid Reports Doenitz Has Turned Over Himmler to British

Reds Link Up With Yanks At 3 Points   Germans Fight Bitterly in Czechoslovakia  —Seek to Flee

‘Nazis Battle Russians,  ‘Seek to Reach U. S. Lines   Resistance Continues in Berlin; Yanks Capture Dr. Walther Funk

MOST OF NAZI» FORCES YIELD TO RUSSIANS   Soviets Compress-German -Pocket In Cro@hoslovakia   FIGHT IN BERLIN      Second Arniored To Join In. Occupation — Of Canital

JOE LOUIS SIGNS FOR JUNE BOUT   Opponent May Be Conn, but He Will Fight Jacobs’ Choice.

Blizzard at Tucson Freezes Arizona Sneers at Our Warming Sunshine .  Hollywood Promoting Civil War Between Texas and Arizona?

Martin woulc limit tenure of president  2 terms aim of renresentative

Urges Congress To Limit Term In White House   Republican House Leader Pushes For Two FourYear Periods

Martin Proposes Only Two Terms For Presidents   GOP Leader To Push Amendment Limiting Presidential Tenure

COP House Leaders Urge (ongress to Limit Soins Of aa to [wo Terms   House Republican Leader Martin Believes ‘Now Is Time to Put This Reform Into Effect’: Savs Action Could Be Submitted As a Proposed Constitutional Amendment

2-TERM LIMIT IS ADVOCATED   House Leader Martin Urges Amendment on Tenure  Of President

Presidental Tenure Set  By Constitution Is Aim Of House GOP Leader

Move to Limit Presidential Tenure Started   Solon Proposes an Amendment to the Constitution

PRESIDENTIAL TENURE LIMIT IS PROPOSED   House Leader Urges Ac_ tion Toward Constitutional Amendment

MARTIN WANTS TO ‘RESTORE POPULAR GOVERNMENT’  Plan Would Limit President to 8 Years

Wants Terms Of Presidents Limited to 2  TT fr t* WT  > oe   HouseG.0.P.Leader Would ‘Restore’ _ Popular Control

No Witnesses, No Shot Heard! In Bizarre Co. Murder Case      Man Charged With Crime Is Lone: Witness, Believe; No Statement

ARMY HAS 252 WAR PLANTS T0 AID INDUSTRY   Take Ban Off Home Deliveries and Holliday Train Service   RECONVERSION AT A GLANCE

252 Plants Are Offered To Private Industries   Gevernment Seeking  To Rush Production

TRAVEL CURBS ARE EASED BY 0.0. 1.   ll Regulations Concerning Deliveries To Be Dropped   HOUSEHOLD GOODS   To Go On Sale Sooner Than Expected: While Collar Pay Raises Approved

Army Lists 252 War Plants For Sale As Surplus   Industrial Reconversion Is Pushed By Government

Reconversion Continues To Gain Rapid Momentum The Nation Over   Army Declares 252 War Plants As Surplus And Ready For Sale To Industry; More Controls Taken Off Transportation.

DELIVERIES ARE AGAIN ALLOWED; TRAIN BANS OFF   Excursion Trains May Return Before Labor Day Rush; Timetable On Goods Advanced

Army Declares 252 War Plants Surplus; Will. Be Offered To Industry

Army Declares 252 U.S. War Plants Surplus   Provides Big Contri bution to Government Full Employment Goa —To Push Sale, Lease

DECLARES 252 WAR FACTORIES SURPLUS IN U, S.   Group Includes Tank Depot, Ohio Steel Foundry at Lima

Army Offers War Plants To Industry  a Will Push Sale a. Os   RFC Will Push Sale Or Lease; Wholesale Deliveries Ban Ends

Army Offers 252 Factories >To Industries   Plants Scheduled For Sale, Lease.  TT. Manufacturers

Way Opened For Production Of Civilian Goods  More Controls Off As Nation Seeks Full Employment

Army Offers 252 Plants To Industry   These Surplus War Plants Can Make Lot Of Civilian Goods And Civilian Jobs

3 Local Plants Tneluded In 252 Offered Industry   Built By Govt.; GE Unit Seen Retained By Firm

Electric Fans by Christmas!  Army Puts 252 War Plants On Block to Speed Normaley

War Controls Fast Thrown Into Discard   Giant Strides Making for Return of Nation #6 Civilian Production

OFFERING OF MANY WAR PLANTS FOR SALE SPEED RECONVERSION  PRESIDENT TRUMAN PUSH   PRESIDENT TRUMAN PUSH ING PLANS FOR EMPLOYMENT, CONSUMER GOODS

252 War Plants — Are Offered To Private Industry:   ‘Governnient + Financed - Plants - Released.’ to Speed Creation of Jobs.

OFFERING OF MANY WAR PLANTS FOR SALE SPEED RECONVERSION  PRESIDENT TRUMAN PUSH. ING PLANS FOR EMPLOY.

Federal Agencies in Arguments on Some Procedure But Returr Of Many Civilian Services and Commodities Assured; Army Offers 252 War Plants for Sale

War Plants to Be Turned to Civilian Goods   Retail Delivery Lid Off. Noy. 1; Other Controls Lifted

BeALCSL EZEVOESPPERICTIIUS BA BNO APERY OE OIE. + +  Army Offers 252 Plants For Sale To The Public

War Plant Sales Speed Conversion  re ae a as en or ine   Store Deliveries Authorized, More Trains, Clothes, Foods Indicated

252 War Plants — Are Offered To Private Industry   Government - Financed Plants Released — to Spced Creation of Jobs.

U.S. to Sel 252 Factories As Surplus   More Controls Lifted; Deliveries No Longer Limited

KReconversion KROUNGUD  Push Sale Surplus Plants to Provide Jobs; Permit Holiday Trains; Resume Deliveries

252 War Plants Declared Surplus   Army Action Gives Manufacturers Chance to Purchase to Produce Additional Goods for Civilians

GOVERNMENT'S HOLD RELAXED ON INDUSTRIES   Wer Plants Declared Surplus Property—Transportaion Controls Eared

Army Offers 252 War Plants To Industry; ls Contribution Toward Peacetime Employment   RFC Prepared To Go All-Out In Pushing Sales; Home Deliveries Return

TEMPERATURES  Hunter Is Shot, Two Others Mee! Highway Deaths   Fatal Accidents Occur Here, In Pipestone And Near Three Oaks

YOUTH DIES IN GUN ACCIDENT: CAR KILLS MAN   Returned Vet Dies As Result of Motorcycle, Auto Crash

St. Joseph Child Dies Of Burns   Victim's Father Is -Marine On Okinawa

M’ARTHUR WAR TRIAL POWER. CHALLENGED IN HOMMA CASI   DISMISSAL OF CHARGES AGAINST “DEATH MARCH” © LEADER TO BE ASKED ON PECHNICALITY

Truman Proclaims  V-] Day   Japan's Power To Destroy Is Doomed, He Savs

Speaks Over Globe-Girdling Radio Hook-Up   Byrnes Promises Revolutionary Change In Jap Government

Signing Signals Peace, Goodwill President Says   Jap Power to Destroy And Kill ‘Taken from Them,’ He Asserts

PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS WAR’S END   Beginning of an Era Of Prosperity, World Peace

Today Official End of War   “We Shalt Not Forget Pearl Harbor, Nips Will Not Forget Missouri,’ Says Truman to All America in Radio Talk

Truman Sees Bright New Era of Hope   Today Is V-J Day; President Harks Back to Pearl Harbo!

NEW WARLESS ERA FORESEEN BY PRESIDENT   SOLEMNITY AND JOY ARE MINGLED IN CELEBRATION

War Triumph ‘Held Epitaph To U.S. Deac   President Cautions Japs Not to Nurture Thoughts of Revengs

For Japan It Is Day Of Retribution as He Urges Consecration To Our Principles

President Heralds Beginning Of An Era Of World Peace      Japs To Remember ‘Missouri, He Says   Victory Stands As Monument To Gallant Dead, Nation Is Told

Truman Proclaim: Sunday Y-J Day: Sees New Era   Will Not Forget Pearl Harbor He Says in Radio Talk

End of Bloodiest War is Proclaimed By the President   President Makes Address to Nation After Peace Siqned

Truman Terms ‘Today V-J Day In Radio Tall   3 ‘Dou't Forget Peart Harbor. He ‘Tells Nation Hearing  Surrender Gevremonies

JAP WAR LORDS’ POWER 1S BROKEN, TRUMAN DECLARES   President Says U. S. Wil Not Forget, Pearl Harbor in Proclaiming Today VI-Day.   SPEAKS OVER RADIO AS JAPS SIGN TERMS   ’ Asserts Victory Is One of Liberty Over Tyranny—Sees New Era of Security For Nation.

We'll Never Forget Pearl Harbor      End of War Not Yet at Hand, Truman Explains

Japs’ Power To Destroy Is Impotent   Bright New Era is Facing World

Declares It A Day Of  Retribution   “We Shall Not Forget Pear] arbor Nor Will Japan = Forget the Missouri,” He Says

Nation’s Chief Sees New Era. Of Peace Ahead   . We Shall Not Forget Pearl Harbor, Truman Tells World

Japan Power to Destr oy Ended,  Truman Claims   President, in Proclaiming,  Today V-J Day, Declares fi Day of Retribution  for Nippon 

This Sunday Marks Start Of Peace Era   President Speaks From White House As Japs Surrender

President Declares ‘We Shall Not Forget Pearl Harbor,” Power to Destroy and Kill Taken From Japs

V-) DAY HERE AT LAST WITH CHIEF’S EDICI   Truman Says Today Mark: ‘Victory of Liberty Over Tyranny’

Truman Declares Liberty Has Won Over All Tyranny   Bright Era Of Hop Seen For Mankind Nips To Remembe: USS Missouri

Truman Lauds Day of Victory Over Tyranny   Bright New Era of Hope of International Good  Will Seen

Proclaims V-J Day as Sept. 2   President Says “Victory Will B« Monument Worthy of the Deac Who Died to Win It” -- Hails Be ginning of Era of World Peace

President Truman Says It Is One For Liberty Over  That Of Tyranny

Truman Outlines Significances Of Allied Victory   Today Proclaimed V-J Day; Address Carries No Gloating

TRUMAN’ HAILS DAWN OF NEW ERA OF PEACE   Proclaims Sunday ‘As Official V-J Day For U. S.

CRIMES TRIAL OPENS TODAY   Court’s Silence on Motions Indicates Procedure To  Begin As Scheduled

Nazi War Crimes Trial Apparently Will Open Today   Ernest Kaltenbrunner, Ont of Chief Defendants, Collapses

Naviftierarchy Sclieruled to Go ~ On Trial Today  Some Defend.mis” Not   Some Defendutits” Not _ In Condition to' Ap,sar

Chinese Clear Fukien of Enemy   Launch Attacks On Jap Units Holed Up In Futing.

Wide Open Floor Fight Shapes Up  On Conference Veto Voting Issue

‘America Seeks Way Out Of Veto Stalemate   Without Slightest Yielding On Its Own Insistence Of Program.   BIG-5 MEETING CALLED

U.S. Seeks Way Out Of Veto Issue Stalemate; Insists  On Right Of Discussion   Wide-Open Floor Fight In Closing Days Of United Nations Conference Forecast

U.S. Seeking To Break Up Conference’s  Veto Trouble   a  Wants [2 z= Ssions Upon ALS blems

Russia On SpotinVeto Argument   U.S. Strives to Avoid Floor Fight at Frisco Conference

Veto Compromise At Parley Sought By United States   Failure fo Break Deadlock Would Result in Wide-Open Floor Fight at Conference

Floor Fight On Veto Issue Now Looming   U. S. Seeking Way Out of Deadlock While Standing For Right of Discussion

Big Five Faces Task of Ending  Security Snar]   San Francisco Parley Stale mated On Veto Voting issue; Russia In Disagreenent

U.S. Is Seeking Way Out Of Conference Deadlock  Raat Thie Natian Ineiete Thara   But This Nation Insists There Must Be No Veto of Discussions

SEEK WA  OF STALEMATE   U.S. Doesn’t Want to Yield Its Stand on Veto Voting Issue.

FLOOR BATTLE SEEN OVER VETO PROJES   Russia Would Extend Vote to Discussions; Small Nations to Stick Together

SEEK TO BREAK VETO DEADLOCK   U, S. LEADERS TRY TO AVOID WIDEOPEN CONFERENCE BATTLE.

Veto Question May Reach Floor In Open Debate.   Russia Is Still Holding Out Against Other Big Powers as San Francisco Meeting Nears Close.

—~BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWERAssociated Press Diplomatic Blawe EE Aditar

Seeks Answer To Veto Stalemate   L. S. Insists on Right of Discussion In Security Council

VOTE DEADLOCK BEFORE PARLEY   Floor Fight Seen Unless Rus sia Yields on Big Veto Issue

Veto Brings S. F. Deadlock   U. S. Seeking Way Out Without Any Yielding in Stand

U.S. Seeking Solution Of Veto Stalemate  America Insists On No Limit To Security Council Discussion

U. S. Seeking Veto Solution   Nation Stands Firm Vor Council Talks

Seek Way Out of Veto Stalemate  U. S. Insists * On No Veto Ow. Rioht

UNITED STATES 15 SEEKING WAY OUT OF CONFERENCE TROUBLE   RUSSIA ADAMANT IN STAND AGAINST OTHER FOUR POWERS OVFR VETO

CONFERENCE IS AT STALEMATE ON VETO ISSUE   U. S. Opposes Russia Over Right Of Discussion In Security Council

U.S. SEEKS VETO ISSUE COMPROMISE   Nation, However, Will Not Yield on Insistence That Right of Security Council Discussion Be Sustained.

U, 5. SEEKS WAY OUT OF VETO ISSUE DEADLOCK   Conference May Produce Wide-Open Floor Fight on Plan

Veto Issue DeadLocks Conference   U.S. Seeks Way Out of Stalemate

Big 5 Veto Issue Snags Conference   Soviets at Odds Wit Others Over Yalta  Interpretation

U.S. Seeks Way Out Of  Stalemate   Conference May See Biggest Fight On Floor In Closing

United States Seeks Method To Break Conference Stalemate   UNITED NATIONS TODAY

U, §, SEEK WAY CUT STALEMATE IN FRISCO MEET   Russia At Odds With Big Nations On Just One Point

Control -Of Berlin Still Bound Up In. Inter-Allied Deadlock ‘As Diplomats Arrive For Big-3Meet

Berlin's Administration Still in Deadlock Stage; ‘Ba 3’ Diplomats Arriving

FAIL TO SOLVE DEADLOCK OVER BERLIN'S FOOD   High Diplomats Begin Arriving in Berlin for Big 3: Meeting

Allies in Deadlock Over Policy as Big Three Meeting Preliminaries Started—Americans and British Say Russians Control Main Supply Source

No Break In Berlin. Deadlock   Americans Are Hopeful A Big Three Decision Will Speedily Untangle Food and Fuel Mixup

aigh Envoys Arriving for Bio 3 Meet   Leaders May Have to Solve Berlin Food Problem

Deadlock Over Government of Berlin Continues   ' Food Supplies Pose Inter-Allied Problem High Diplomats Arrive for Parley

Inter-Allied Deadlock Over Control Of German Capital Continues Unbroken

Big Three in Deadlock  Over Berlin   Dispute Continues With Diplomate Arriving for Conference; Supply of Food Is Problem

Truman Leaves By Ship for Big 3 Meeting   Deodlock Over’ Berlin Food One of First Problems ;

NO AGREEMENT * 1S REACHED ON BERLIN ISSUE   wo Big Three May Be Asked To Rule on Food and Fuel Problem

High Diplomats Begin To Arrive For Top Conference  By DANIEL De LUCE

IMPASSE DEVELOPS OVER FUEL AND FOOD ISSUE. AS LEADERS GATHER FOR BIG THREE MEET

Deadlock In Berlin Holds   Control Unsettled Even as High Officials Arriving for Big Three Meeting

Big Three Faces Berlin Deadlock   Russians Remain in Full Control Of Administration of Capital

Russians Are In Charge Of Reich Capita’   Impasse Over Issue of Sup. plying Food and Fuel For U.S. and British Areas Unsettked   Big Three Might Have To Salve I   Meanwhile, High Diplomats Begin Arriving For linpendiug Truman, Churelull, Stalin Meet

High Officials Begin Arriving  For Big-3 Meet   President Truman Left Sat— urday” For Berlin) With  Secretary Byrnes.  HARRIMAN TO LAND

oULO BY onlP WITH BYRNE AND ADVISER   Big Three May Have to Settle Question of Berlin’s Government.

Berlin Deadlock Persists: Soviet  Rule Continuing Food and Fuel Problems Remain Mostly Unsettled

Berlin Deadlock Still Unbroken  Solution May Rest With Bia Three

Reds Keep Berlin Control as Food Impasse Continues   High Allied Diplomats Begin Arriving for Imnending Bia 3 Meet

Deadlock Over Berlin Rule Unbroken As Diplomats Arrive for Big-3 Meet

ALLIES STILL AT ODDS OVER BERLIN RULE   Deadlock Over Government of Capital Remains Unbroken as Diplomats Begin Arriving for Big Three Meeting.

Allies Still In Deadlock Over Berlin   Fail To Seiile Food Problem, Other Issues

Truman Leaves U.S.  By Ship for Reich   - Russian-Western Allied Deadlock Over Feeding of Berlin is First Problem Allied Leaders Must Decide

Russ Refain Their Control Over Berlin   Food Control Impasse Continues; Diplomats Arriving For Big 3 Session In Germany

President Leaves For Big 3 Parley   Berlin Food Dispute Still Deadlecked

HIGH OFFICIALS START ARRIVING AT PARLEY SITE   Byrnes And Other Advisers Accompany President On Important Trip

Reds Adamant InKeeping Berlin In Their Control  Big Three Moy Have To Pass On Issue

Berlin Deadlock Holds As Big 3 Meeting Nears  Food, Fuel Question For Anglo-American Districts At Stake

Berlin Deadlock Unbroken Today   Possibility That Big Three May Have To Resolve  Food-Fuel Issue.

Berlin Stalemate Continues But May Break Soon  Big Three Conference Offers Hope for Solution of Problems

ALLIED DEADLOCK OVER GOVERNMENT Of BERLIN CONTINUES  PREPARATIONS FOR IMPENDING BIG THREE MEET. ING BEING COMPLETED

Russians Hang on  To Berlin   Problem May Be Put Up to Big Three; Dinlomats Arriving

Russians Retain Control In Berlin; High Diplomats Arriving For Conference   Governmental Impasse Over Issue Of Supplying Food And Fuel Unsettled

BERLIN FOOD ISSUE STILL DEADLOCKED   Inter-Allied Empasse Over Governemnt of Capital Unbroken as Diplomats Arrive   PREPARE FOR TRUMAN

Roosevelt Blamec For Disaster ~   Both Make Charges  In Formal Statements

DRAFT BOARDS 10 REOPEN 2-A CASES   Orders Sent‘ to the Loca! Beards, Col. Stanwood ; Announces:

2-A's To Be Quizzed: Draft Boards To Question 30,000 Maryland Men in Manpower Searct

Kesselring’s Private Train Taken; General Caught in Regensburg Trap

ALL SYNTHETIC TIRE IN FUTURE   Find 300,000 Tons of Crude Rubber in East

Clear Synthetic Tires Coming Up   ‘Natural Rubber Out; Material-Low-Priced

Tires of 100 Per Cent Synthetic Rubber Costing Only 10 Cents a Pound To Make Predicted by Manufacturers

OYNTHETIC RUBBER TIRES MAY SOON BE AVATLABLE TQ ALY   PURE SUBSTITUTE ARTICLE CAN BE PRODUCED AS LOW AS TEN CENTS POUND

SYNTHETIC TIRE ASSURED PLACE IN THE FUTURE   Industry Stresses Product Tc Be More Common Than Natural Rubber

MOTORISTS” NEW ALL SYNTHETIC TIRES LOW-COST   1946, ‘47 Passenger Tires Will Be 50 to 85 Per Cent Synthetic

New Tires For Two Bucks  INDUSTRIALISTS PREDICT SYNTHETIC TIRES COSTING ABOUT 10c A POUND

U. S., Britain Oppose Soviet Balkan Policy   Communists Seek  To Hold Control

Policy Change Sure on Balkans  U. S. Switch Made Il'icth.. pm... BL &.2w

Denies A-Bomb Defeated Japs  Byrnes Says Foe Knew it Was Beaten Before

BYRNES CHALLENGES ATOMIC BOMB CLAIM      Says Japs Knew They Were Beaten Before Bomb

SUDETEN NAZI AWAITS TRIAL   Butcher of Lidicé Admits  Treason to Czechs

Frank Admits His Program Was Treason   Butcher Of Lidice ls Awaiting Trial

Ninth District American Legion Meets In Le Mars Next Tuesday, May 22   Tateresting Program For Event Has Been Announced

Japs Remaining On lwo Still Fighting   Marines Seal Off. 115 More Caves, Slug It Out With Nipponese

Japs Cling to liny Iwo Tip  Marines Seal Off Caves, Take Two Outlying Rocks

Marines Seize Rocks Near Iwo Jima  And Seal Off Japs in Numerous Cave:

MARINES SEIZE ROCKS OFF IWC   Japs On North Tip Siow Main Island Ficht

Jap Cavemen Are Slugged   Iwo- Jima’s ‘Contest ‘Approaches. Climax:

Marines Slug It Out With  Iwo Jima Japs   Seize Two Rocks Sealing off Numerous Caves

Marines Seal Many Caves On Iwo Jima   Yanks Seize Rocks Once Used by Japs as Mortar Positions

Investigating Groups From Both Houses Leave for Week-end Inquiries; Meadows Signs Act Increasing Mercer Judge's Pay

Big Three Mediation in Civil Strife Asked by Chinese Democratic Leaders

Sen. Johnson Remains Mum At Hearing      Stettinius Testifies On Peace Charter Without Being Questioned

New Ruling on Automobiles ———$—<—$$  Auto Owners Will Pay Taxes,  Buy Licenses Simultaneously

 New Ruling on Automobiles i ee SOEs  Auto Owners Will Pay Taxes, Buy Licenses Simultaneousls

Funds Necessary For Aftermath Of War Expense   Ff Substantial Army And / Navy Must Be Maintained Till Peace Is Restored’’ Vinson Says   MAJOR EMPHASIS ON PERSONAL SALES   Special $200 Bond Com memorating Late President Roosevelt To Fea tase, Clamnaion

eT: arin  Program Ban By Petrilla   Musiciuns’ “Union Head Informs Broadcast “Leaders of edict Ef=  fective 31s).

BAN FOREIGN RADIO MUSIC   Petrillo Issues Edict Tc Keep Programs Off Air Beginning Jan. 1

Music Czar Bans Foreign Programs   Petrillo Announces _ New Edict to Radio

Petrillo Orders Foreign Music Broadcast Ban   Canada Exempt In New Edict By AFM Leader

PETRILLO ORDERS BAN ON BROADCAST OF FOREIGN MUSIt   Only Programs Originating in Canada Exempt From Instructions to American Radio Stations.   IS MOVE TO PROTECT MUSICIANS IN U. S.   A. F. M. Leader Says Step Had Been Agreed On Before War, but Was Postponed During Hostilities.

New Music Ban Placed on Radic By Petrillo   Rules Out Programs Originating in Al Foreign Countries

. 14-Year-Old Texas Veteran of European War,  Roturned to States, Hopes to See the Girl Friend

45 Collections” By Government Over 43 Billion   Internal Revenue Figure Nearly 4 Billion Above “Previous Year’s Total

2 Trucks, Car In Crash Near Vail, la. Today   Paul Miles, Omaha, Killed; Mrs. Stangl, Mrs. Bohhenkamp Suffer Injuries

FRANCE RATIFIES PEACE CHARTER   Je Gaulle Prepares For Parley With Truman

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IMMINENT AND COSTLY STRIKE ~ FACES INDUSTR'   Overall Walkout in Three ..» Big Auto Concerns May Be Called.

Big 3 Auto Industries Charged With Forming Clique To Break Unions

STALIN SENDS CONDOLENCE OF SOVIET NATION      Hails Pres, Roosevelt As “Great Politician Of World Sionificance”

Russians Deeply - Mourn for FDR   RED PREMIER EXPRESSES . GRIEF pte NATION’S

STALIN SALUTES  ROOSEVELT AS GREAT LEADER  IN FREEDOM'S FIGHT   Russians Stunned  By News Of Death

Kunming Street Fighting Ceases   Plane Drops Supplies to Isolated U. S. Soldiers

Yanks In Midst Of Chinese Civil Strife Outbreak   Three Americans Are Wounded Before The Fighting Is Halted

3 AMERICANS REPORTED WOUNDED   Plots Follow -Chiang’s Ouster: Of Yunan Government

RIVAL CHINESE FORCES BATTLE   Yanks Isolated In Kunming Hospitals, Three Are Wounded

FIGHT ENDS IN KUNMING, CHINA   At Least 3 Americans Wounded by Guntire

QUIET REIGNS AGAIN IN KUNMING AFTER SOME SIVIL STRIFE   CHINESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TROOPS BATTLE FORCES DEPOSED REGIME

Riots Halted At Kunming   Firing Ceases After Americans Are Hurt

FLIERS BRAVE GALES TOLASH REICH AGAIN   Day Raid Follows Night Stab On Kassel By British

3 RUSSIANS DIE AS SUICIDES IN CAMP DIX RIOT   Melee Starts When Prisoners Refuse To Be Sent Home

Three Russian Traitors Here End Their Lives   Prefer Death To Return To Soviet

 One-Third of German Ambulances Carr  Weapons, Ammunition to Front lTroops. Liberated Americans Say

Speed Is Urged In _ Postwar. Building      State Commission Ap- proves $16, 700 Project in County —

} STATE POST WAF E PLAN APPROVED   Unnamed Local Project Gets $5,969 Fund At Meeting

Nimitz Says Jap Losses Much Higher   Admiral Declares Conquest Brings Victory Nearer

YANKS MOPPING UP ON IWO ISLE   Conquest Brings Fighting Ir Pacific Nearer End

RUSH WATERWAY PRESIDENT ASKS   Congress Receives Message on St. Lawrence Seaway Project

German Radio Bleats Of Montgomery’s, Patton’s Goals Across Rhine

Blanket Wage Rise Favored By President   Observers Report Fear of Deflation Influencing Traman

COMMUNISTS GO SOUTH      Infiltration May Lead to Clashes With Chinese Regulars

LSS EE —d—ULhLttt—~—<‘“‘“ “OSC;  F ier Who Has Been Death to Japs, Back from Realms Af Miceino After Five Weeks of Luzon Guerrilla Life

Hoosier Air. Ace Has Been Leading Guerillas Since ‘Chuting To Safety.

Value of Far East Advisory Group Depends on Russia's Cooperation

Far Eastern Commission . Won't Displace MacArthur; Russia Has No Complaint °.

MOVING OUT OF EUROPE   Redeployment Going Smoothly,  Army Tells Its Men )

OHIO MAN DENIES THEFT OF JEWELS   He Plea ds In s Innocent tc California Robbery

One Killed, 50 Injured In Cincinnati When Streetcar Runs Wild On Vine St

GERMAN CASUALTY LIST DISCOVERED   Documents Considererd Authentic by Intelligence Officers

Mercury Soars To Record Heat; No Relief Seen   Temperature Running 8 *Degrees Higher Than Yesterday's Readings

Mercury Mounts Toward Record In New England  Week-End Will Rae Hat Hnmid

REVEALS WEAK DEFENSE IN ‘41   Marshall Tells Senate Quiz He Believed Hawaii Possible-T arget

PROBERS TOLD INSIDE STORY: - OF DEFENSES   FOEMER CHIEF OF STAFF UNFOLDS SECRETS‘ OF PRE-WAR ". DAYS WHEN ATTACK THREATENED

DIVORCE BILL BEFORE SOLONS   School Measure Another Major Item On Legislature’s Calendar

CHANGE SOUGHT IN DIVORCE LAW   Daniels School Financing Holds Spotlight, However

- —LEGISLATURE— . New Ohio Divorce Bill Facing Senate Debate   Legislation Paving Way For Divorces Without Per sonal Summons Is Expected To Run Into Stiff Opposition In. Upper House

ESTIMATE OF: ~~ INGOME: SLASH   WALLACE, SAYS... INDIVIDUAL INCOME TOTAL TO DROP EIGHT BILLION. BY . YJANWARY 18T

Sleet and Freezing Rain, However, Threaten to Make Holiday Travel Bad in the Midwest and the East.

Cold Breaks But Midwest Roads Glazed   Moderation Brings Slee! And Rain; Travel Said Hazardous Through Area Extending Into East

Ask Intervention By President In Strike Situation   Westinghouse “White Cellar Work ers Not Satisfied With NEB Preoeress In Situation

NEARLY 4,000 WORKERS IDLE AT LIMA PLANT   Company “Furloughs” 3,000 Non-Strikers; No Quick End Seen To Dispute

F oochow Port Reoceupied By  China Troops   Indications Are Japanese Have Withdrawn or Are In Process of Pulling Out of Area

‘Chinese Troops Completely Reoccupy Port of Foochow as Japs Start  To Withdraw to Shanghai, Hong Kong

CHINA FIGHTS TO CLEAR WAY FOR U.S. INVASION   Hint Japanese Withdrawal on Wide Front to Hong Kong

Chinese Occupy All of Foochow  Japs Quit Area Near Port Where Landing By Yanks Is Feared

STRATEGIC FOOCHOW  HAS BEEN REOCCUPIED  BY CHINESE FORCES INDICATIONS ARE THAT  ENEMY IS WITHDRAWING EDNM CAACTAT AREA 

CHINESE FORCES AGAIN-OCCUPYING ALL OF FOOCHOW   East China Coast Port City Retaken By Chinese — Signs Indicate Japs Withdrawing From Coastal Region Around Port.

WITHDRAW TO NORTH   Enemy Evacuation Of Other Vital China  Cities Looms

Chinese Troops Recapture Port City of Foochow   Japs Withdrawing From Region Says Chungking Report

Reoccupy Foochow >   Chinese Take. City Amid Signs Japs May Abandon Whole Area

3 MORE BASES TAKEN AS CHINESE ADVANCE   Key Communications Areas Fall As Japs Retreat

M’ARTHUR GIVEN FINE RECEPTION IN MANILA TALK   Address Is Interrupted by Applause—Says ‘international Defense’ Required

Defense Not National Now   MacArthur Tells Filipinos No Nation Can Now Relay On Own Defense Powers

Silk Export May Finance Winter Food   Cabinet Approves Universal Suffrage For January Voting

SILK STOCKS LIST SOUGHT FROM JAPAN   Women’s Suffrage Is Granted by Cabinet

LAST THOUGHTS ARE OF PEACE   Roosevelt’s Address Released As Train Starts North

F.R. Returns In Death to White House   Special Funeral Train Accorded Unusual Honors By Silent Throngs

Last Prepa red. Speech: - Urged Nation to Werk  to End Beginning  of All Wars

Throngs Salute Funeral Train   Silent Crowds Gather Along Rail Route

Last Thought W as Hope fot W orld Peace   Roosevelt Leaves Heritage in Radio Talk, Undelivered

U.S. Sashes lis Shipments To Russians   50 Per Cent Cutback  Forecast For British

BULK OF RUSSIAN LEND-LEASE END   “Ne Longer Fighting Ally” Is Curtailment. Theory

More Lend-Lease Cuts Include 50 5 Pet. Slash In War Aid For Britain

BIG LEND-LEASE CUT BEING MADE   AID TO RUSSIA SLASHED MAY REDUCE THAT TO BRITAIN BY 50%

Further Drastic Lend-Lease Cuts Planned By U.S   Big Curtailment of Aid to Russia May Break Stalemate on Poland

Stalin Death Rumors Denied   No Truth To Report, Paris Embassy Says

DENIES STALIN IS ‘DEAD   Report Current in Paris Branded as “Rumor”

Stalin Might Prolong Vacation   Authority May Shift To Molotov In Event Of Stalin’s Rest

Red Spokesman Denies Report  Stalin Is Dead   No Information About Condition

\Corporation Money Chests.  BT 2 Wah DW ss 7  bull insS W «LLL heday Ua pital

Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England, Enthroned at Ceremony

Superbombs Hit Germany Again In Heavy Raid:   Strong Forces Drop Big Loads Upon  Nazi. Installations

Hurricane Fury Is Decreasing   Deaths And Millions Of Do! lars Damage In Wake Of Texas Storm

Hurricane’s Force Diminishing; Property Damage Runs Into Millions

FURY OF TEXAS STORM ABATES   seven Dead, Property Loss Millions; Moves Toward Houston

Foe Withdraws From Denmark   Swedish Quarters Interpret As Prelude To General  German Surrender,

JURY LIBERATES DHAMER, WIFE   COUPLE FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDER IN FARMER'S DEATH

Dhamers Acquitted of Murder of Farm Hand: Jury Deliberates Only 3 Hours

Laval’s Influence On Petain May Be Principal Defense   Chief Counsel for Marshal Examines All Witnesses On This Point

Blum Heard In Trial Of Aged Petain   Popular Front Premier Accuses Marshal Of Treason

‘Blain Testifies: AtPetain Trial   Former French Premier Charges Petain Was Traitor As Despot

Leon Blum Takes Stand   Charges Petain Destroyed France’s Republican Institutions —

ANOTHER PREMIER GIVES TESTIMONY   Blum Charges Petain Usec Force to Destroy the French Republic.

Blum Cafls Petain a Traitor; Says He Destroyed French Institutions

LEON BLUM» SAYS PETAIN IS GUILTY   Former French Premier On  Stand An Hour

BLUM TESTIFIES AGAINST PETAIN AT PARIS TRIAL      Accuses Marshall Of Destroying French Republican Institutions

BLUM ACCUSES PETAIN OPENLY   Former Premier Makes Firs! Outright Treason Charge Against Aged Marshal

Premier Testifies Against Petain   Charged With Destroying Republican Institutions

Ex-Berrien Girl, Found With Dead Baby’s Body In Sack, Out of Danger

Find Dead Baby In Shopping Bag   Berrien Mother [s In Chicago Hospital

CHINESE ARE POUNDING AT HUNAN AREAS   Columns Nearing Paoch. ing; Fight in Streets of Foochow

CHINESE TROOPS ARE ADVANCING ON PAOCHING   One Trapped Japanese Force Wiped Out In  New Offensive Drive   HIGH TRIBUTE PAID TO ALLIED AIRMEN

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON PAOCHING   Nipponese Push Proves Disaster; Troops Enter Foochow

Chinese Forces Closing on Nip Stronghold   Street Fighting Rages in Port of Foochow

MICH. MAYORS. PLACE PLAN ° BEFORE KELLY      Provides Sales © Tax Rebate on Population Basis

STATE MAYORS HAVE NEW IDEA   WANT ONE-SIXTH OF SALES TAX REVENUE

GOAL AND OL HARDEST nll BY STRIKERS   Strike Vote Friday May Hurt. Telephone  Carying—

CLOSING IN ON     TWO JAPANESE TR   Gen. MacArthur Also Clamps Pincers on Nips on Mindanao

YANKS CLOSE ON NAMA SHUR IN ALL-OUT DRNE.   * nee! Mindanao Japs Taken by Surprise in Landing on ‘Northern Shore

YANKS CLOSE ON NANA, SHURI IN ALL-OUT DRIVE   Mindanao Japs Taken by Surprise in Landing on Northern Shore

N TWO JAPANESE STRONGHOLDS   Gen. MacArthur Also Clamps Pincers on Nips on Mindanao

YANKS INVADE PALAWAN AND TAKE CONTROL   PHILIPPINES FIFTH LARGEST ISLAND EASY PREY

Airfields Seized In Latest U. S. Philippine Move  Two-Thirds of Iwo In Bitter Fighting

Yanks Capture Two Airfields  On Palawan   Japs Say U. S. Carrier Strike Against Okinawa In Ryukyu Isles:  Start lwo Jima Cleanup

Anglo Forces Sent Into Syria, Lebanon; French Planes Strafe Damascus

Washington Says United States Consulted Before Action Taken by British

Soviet Aim in War With Japs Achieved  513,000 Enemy   513,000 Enemy Prisoners Are Captured

SOVIET FLEET STEAMS INTO PORT ARTHUR   Jap Prisoner Total Reaches 513,000 Moscow Says

Soviet Aim in War With Japs Achieved   513,000 Enemy Prisoners Are Captured

513,000 Japs Held Prisoner by Reds   Aim in War Achieved Says Soviet Spokesman

Third Largest £ Crop On Rer é Reported In . - 5   Production In 1945 Exceeded Only In  Years of 1942, 1944

Barkley Vows Probe To Spare No Person  Gov. Dewey, Top Wartime Leaders SJated to Taik in Harhoar Inquirv

Public to Get Facts on Pearl Harbor   Barkley Declares Committee Won't Pull Punches

Bold Airing Vowed on Dec. 7% Blow  Barkley Pledge: ‘Details of . Harbor Attack

'E' Bond Sales Are $781,880 Behind   ‘ER’ Bonds Sold —S1,608,1%. ‘E” Berd Ouota—S72,390,000, ‘E” Bends To Go—S781,480. Dawn Toa Go. Three.

Lowly GI Shows Army Brass Hats What To Do With Captured German Equipment

HANOVER GIRL WEDS IN TANEYTOWN CHURCH   Miss Naomi Ruth Lemon Becomes Bride Of William J. Toot, U. 8. N. R., Also Of Hanover

WEDDING OCCURS AT TRINITY REFORMED   Miss Betty Jane Newman Becomes Bride Of Jay Scott Charles In  Ceremony There

Hurricane Hits Corpus Christi Area of Texas  Naval Base Battered By Winds Reaching

1]0-Mile Wine \ Naval Post,  (orpus Christi   initial Blows Felt  for 100 Miles Along (past; Hurricane Ternings Displayed

Hurricane Bears _ Down onrCaestatWea of Jexgs  Cz.der of Distu.bonce   Cader of Dislu.vonce Located tast Of -Cs-pus Christi

Senate Passes Jobs Measure   Revised Bill Approved 71-10, House Committee To Hold Hearings

Full Employment Gets Yes, No House Reception   Lawmakers Say Bill Vague; Truman Has Not Detailed Wants

Amended Measure Passed By Senaie, Faces Long Hearings In House; Vote Is TL ta 10 7

SENATE PASaEG WORK MEASURE   Bill Is Broadly Revised to Pieasure of Its Original Critics.   10 VOTED AGAINST IT

Workless Bil To the House   -Solons: Not Too Pleased. ‘With.  “Final Form ._

—JOB BILL—~ Reception In House Uncertain   Broadly Revised Measure Passes: Senate, 71-10

Job Bill Faces Uncertain Fate in U. S. House   Senate Passes Toned Down Measure, 71-10: Vaque, Is Charge

Hearings Are Expected To Continue Several Weeks Before Measure Comes To Vote

House Has {14 Votes 16 Push Employment Bil  Much-Rewritten, It Passes Senate 7 1-10; Called ‘Vaque Bill’

Seizure of Industries  Kills Reich War Power   Octopus-Like . G. Farben Plants ‘Taken Over bv Occupying Allies

Vast Network Provided Arms — Of Wehrmacht   Some of Industrial Pianis To Be Destroyed, Others To Go for Reparations

GEN, EISENHOWER AND OTHERS PLAN  ALLIED CONTROL REPRESENTATIVES OF NA -_TIONS OPPOSING GERMAN

Gen. Eisenhower And Leader: Head For Berlin Gathering; '‘Official Papers To Be Signed

Eisenhower Goes To Berlin fo Study Seat for Council   Allied Occupation Leaders Will Decide Control Authority

Eisenhower Leaves for Berlin Meet   Control Power Details Will Be Discussed With Allied Commanders

Eisenhower Is Berlin-Bound   Will Meet With Allied Occupation Commanders To Siegen Declaration.

PRESIDENT DECLARES,MATION SHOULD TAKE LEADING ROLE IN CREATING PEACEFUL WORLD

Republic Of World  Proposed By Trumar   Ameriéa’s Course Called One Of Leadership In Drive For Guaranteed Peace On Earth

WORLD REPUBLIC IS CHARTER GOAL SAYS PRESIDENT   Truman Says U.S. Must -. Lead to Guaranteed Peace Era

TRUMAN MAPS US” COURSE IN LEADERSHIP   Says America Must Take No. 1 Role in Securing Peace

SOME BRITONS OPPOSE LOAN FROM U.S   Claim It Would Jeopardize Country’s Economy and Return It to Gold Standard.

U. S. Casualties In 58 Hours Hit Total of 5,372   Guns Rushed To Peak To Turn Tables On ‘Hard-Fighting Japs

‘Edge North in New Drive Against Drome   Marines Suffer ‘Toughest’ Casualties in Their History

Sih Seizes Mt. Suribachi At Heavy Cost  Capture Of . 554-Foot Volcano Shuts Off Much Jap Fire   U. S. LOSSES 5,372  Yanks Pull Guns Upon Mountain For New

Marines Capture Mount Suribachi, Iwo Stronghold   Leathernecks Command All Of Island Fortress from Top of Volcanic Peak   CONTINUE DRIVE AGAINST AIRFIELD   Casualties for First FiftyEight Hours of Battle Raised to 5,372

OPEN NEW DRIVE ON ISLE'S CENTRAL AIRFIELD: YANK CASUALTIES REACH 5,372

Mt. Suribachi Taken in Bloody Fight   5,372 Americans Dead, Wounded, Missing on Island

MARINES TAKE [WO VOLCANO, BATTLE NORTH   Rout Japs From Mit. Suribachi, Controlling Island: Americans Lose 5,372) Killed, Wounded, Missing.

ISLE ARE MOUNTING   American Casualties In ‘Toughest Fight’ Now Total 5372

Casualties Of Invaders Mount High   Americans Open New Frontal Drive On Central Field

VOLCANIC PEAK ON 1WO CAPTURED »      “Marines Scale Mt. Suribachi, Strategic Point

Yank Losses Mount   New Frontal Push On Airtield Made By U. S. Marines

CAN NOW TURN GUNG ON JAPS ALL OVER IW   Report Small Gains Made ir New Drive to Take Main Airfield.

CASUALTIES ON WO JIMA REAGH TOTAL OF 5,372   Marines of 28th Regiment Scale Important Mt. Suribach

Iwo Fighters Hurl Japs Off Volcano Peak   Believed Rushing Guns Up Mount Suribachi to Turn Tables on Jans   LOSSES REACH 5,372!   Marines Braving Heavy Gunfire in Assault on Central Airfield

Casualties For the First 58 Hours Are 9,012 With 664 Dead, 560 Missing

Voleanic Peak Commanding Bloody Beaches Now In American Hands   58 - Hour Casualty Loil Yotais 5.372   28th Regiment Scores Big Tactical Victory: Jap Swim Troops Killed

Casualties Raised As - Marines’ Toughest Battle Continues; Group Of Japs Land In American Rear, Mopped Up   WLL PLANT GUNS ON CAPTURED PEAK

Mrs, Perry Compton  Daughter, Killed  In Auto Accident Blowout Sends Car  Down Embankment Near Rocheport

MOTHER, DAUGHTER DIE IN CAR ACCIDENT   Mrs. Perry Compton, Former Missouri Legion Auxiliary Head, Loses Life Near Ruoonville.

Demand Chiang Gran Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Free Elections and End Dictator. shin. :

Reds Ready To Meet Chiang   Top Chinese Communist Leaders Arrive In Chungking.

MOVE WOULD DELAY NUERNBERG HEARING   Jackson Wants Krupp’s Son Substituted For Trial

Jackson Says Elder Krupp Is Too {il and Aged to Appear for Trial.

Say Byrnes To Succeed Stettinius   Former South Carolina Sen ator Slated for Cabinet Post, Is Indicted

BYRNES LOOMS AS SUCCESSOR TO STETTINS   Retiring Secretary Of State Named To World Secur‘ ity Organization

Former Justice Is Slated  To Succeed Stettinius  Who Has Taken Post  On Security Council

White House Source Reports James Byrnes Will Be Named New Secretary of State Next Week-——Other Resignations In State Desartrent Ave In: Truman's Handé

Byrnes Due for State Chief Job   South Carolinan Expected to Succeed Stettinius in Cabinet

Byrnes to Suceed Stettinius   [Btetinius Appointed Top Representative On United Nations Security Group

Stettinius Is Appointed To Council   President Truman To Send Nomination To Senate On Monday

SLATED TO CEI CABINET PLACE   Would Succeed Stettinius and Occupy Former Role As “Assistant President” to Truman.

James F. Byrnes Expected To Be Named Successor  TRUMAN ANNOUNCES CHANGE LAST NITE  To Announce Date Of Big Three Parley Monday

James F. Byrnes Scheduled To Be Named To Succeed E. R. Stettinius

Think Byrnes To Replace Stettinius   Secretary Resigns tc  Represent U: S. in World League

STETTINIUS TO HEAD U. 8. GROUP (ON SECURITY   Department Head Will Be Named By Truman Monday

Stettinius Resigns To Take Post As U. 8. Representative On World Security Board.  TO NAME SECRETARY

Truman Appoint: Stettinius U. §. Securify Envoy   FDR Protege Resigns; President Will Name Successor Next Week

Secretary Gets ‘Highest Honor: World Body Post   ' Assistant President ‘Sure’ Successor in Top Cabinet Role

Truman Plans Run into Snag  On Capitol Hil   Congress Wants Control Of Reorganization Of Government

Truman's Bid for Reorganizational Powers Hits Congressional Snag

TRUMAN CONTROL BILL HITS SNAG   Reorganization Plans Hi Wall as Congress Wants Authority

TRUMAN BID OPPOSED ON CAPITOL HILI   Legislation Asked to Cut Executive Power President Seeks

3,000 Pounds TNT Found in Croydon Bomb   Live Steam Will Be Shot Into Giaantic Missile

Ticklish Efforts To Neutralize Bomb Continued   Two-Ton Missile Found Filled With 3,000 Pounds of TNT

Y ANK SQUEEZE TRAP ON JAPS INS. MANILA   MacArthur S ays Foe Being Compressed Into Extinction  By Yankees

JAP DEFENSE OF MANILAIS NEARING END   Yanks Compress Trap; Other Forces Cut Luzon in Half

YANKS CLOSE ON JAPS IN MANILA FORTIFIED AREA   Bombers Blast Corregidor And Bataan With Many Tons   ENEMY IS REPORTED TIGHTLY COMPRESSED

Yanks Tighten Trap on Japs In South Manila   American Troops Also Have Slashed ‘Luzon Island in Two

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News Washington » =... + Ray Tucker New York - +. Albert N. Leman

GIRL, 13, BECOMES STEPMOTHER JO 1¢   Sixth Grade Pupil at Sheldon, Mo. Marries Father of Five of Her Schoolmates.

Dutch East Indies Forces Join Battle At Baliknanan   ‘Driving Inland In Kast Borneo From Newly Established Beachheads   FEEBLE RESISTANCE MADE BY JAPANESE

REWARD IS OFEERED FOR SENATOR KILLER   Graft Probing Legislator in Michigan Slain

aUGGEST GROUP OFFER REWARD   Prospects of Reward From Legisature in Hooper ® Death Sours Probe.

CALLS MEETING NEXT TUESDAY FOR MEDIATION   Possibility of Compromise Seen; Gas Supply Dwindling

Government To Intervene In Qi! Industry Strike   Call Conference In Chicago For Tuesday In Effort At Settlement   GASOLINE SHORT IN SOME AREAS

Hunger And Hardships... . Girl, 10, Writes Of Life _ In Japanese Prison Camp

Japs Got Mean With Defeat Near, Reveals Small Child Interned At Prisoner Camp

10-Year Old Girl Describes Life in Internment Camp at Santo Toma

10-Year-Old Tells Of Children’s  Life In Santo Tomas Prison Camp

10-Year-Old Girl Writes Of Freedom from Jap Prison Camp in Manila

Lucas In Challenge To Charter Critics   Dares Them to Lay Cards On Table Now, Not Year Hence

Challenge Charter Critics   Supporters Demand That Any Amendments Or Reservations Be Offered at This Time

Senate Fights Over Charter  Uproar Started Wher Dulles Is Challenaed

Senator Lucas Challenges Critics To Action Now   Asks Opponents to Charter to Lay Cards On Table; In Reply To Senator Wheeler

Sen. Lucas Declare: Charter Offers —  Historical Program   Illinois Senator, Calling Upon All Critics To Speak Now, Asserts Security Pact Will Live Among Great Documents of World

NOW IS THE TIME   Senator Lucas Answer:  ~ Cnitics of United Nations Charter

Settle Charter Now, Is Plea   p Senotor Lucas Challenges Critics to Lay Cards on Table, Not Wait to Oppose Implementing Legislation Next Year

THREE-POINT PLAN TU CARRY OUT CHARTER DISCUSSED IN SENATE  UNEXPECTED SENATE FIREWORKS THREATENEL

Senate Urged To Put Charter Cards Out Now   Critics Challenged. To Talk—Not Wait  For Year

PEARL HARBOR PROBES UP TOCONGRESS   Many Solons Want Public Trials of Accused Men

Demands Grow For Public Hearings. On Pearl Harbor   State Dept. Releases Secy. Hull’s Letter On ‘‘Ultimatum”’

Congress Asks For More Data  On Dec. 7Sneak   ‘State Department Attempts To Clear Cordell Hull Of Responsibility

HULL DENIES HIS PROPOSAL WAS ULTIMATUM   State Dept. Defends Record on Feari Harbor Afair

PEARL. HARBOR TO BE SOUGHT   State Department Seeks To 1 Clear Hull Of Blame For i “Ultimatum”

Army Board Claims Hull Proposal Led To Japanese Decision To Attack Pearl Harbor, Letter Denies Responsibility   BELIEVE HULL WILL NOT ENTER ARGUMENT

Congressional Demands for Pearl Harbor Trials Grow; ‘State Dent. Defends Huil

Former Secretary Hull’s Letter Denies His Proposal to Japs Was Ultimatum.

CONGRESS ASKS MORE DETAIL ON PEARL HARBOR   State Department Rushes to Defend Cordell Hull

Continue Efforts to Clear Hull   Congressmen Demand More Pearl Harbor Information

Denartment Seeks To Clear Hull of inquiry Charges   Release of Letter Coincides With New Demands for Courts Martial

Russians Gain 15 More Miles In Poland Drive   Approach Gateway To German Silesia

Se wT ke a a ace  Warsaw-Krakow Defense Line In Poland Smashed By Soviets   Nido  River Forced i in Soviet Army’ $. Greatest Winter  Offensive—Forces. Drive on Gateway: to ha German Silesia .

Warsaw-Krakow Defense Line In Poiand Smashed By Soviets   Nida River Forced in Soviet Army's Greatest Wintel Offensive—Forces Drive on Gateway to German Silesia.

Enemy’ s Line Of Defense In Poland Shattered By Soviets As Offensive Gains Speed   Nida River Is Forced On 37-Mile Front; Drive Rolls To Within 32 Miles Of Krakow Gateway To German Silesia

Charles Saunders Dies In Dakota  “Lived Here Before _ - Moving ‘To Beresford

SAUNDERS RITES SUN. AFTERNOON   Former Hinton Man. Laid To Rest At Canton, South Dakota .

RED RIVER LEVEE  SOUTH OF SHREVEPOR  BROKE ON THURSDAY FIRST MAJOR BREAK IN  RIVER'S FLOOD SYSTEM; RNATS TH RECCTIF

S'LOUIS PRELATE NAMED CARDINAL   NATIVE OF IRELAND FARNED WORLD FAME AS PUBLIC ORATOR

Remaining Nazis Falling Back For a Death?Stand   AMERICAN AND FRENCH TANKS CLOSING IN ON HITLER’S BAVARIAN REDOUBT    Greatest Array of Armor in History Pushes Into Last - Corner For Nazi Rats; Allies Reach Po River i in   Italy.

Defenders Of Capital Reported Falling Back For Final Death Stand

Can’t Trifle With Peace At Home, Then Expect World Peace, Says Lane   Former Attorney, General Addressing Joint Frederick Service Groups, Declares There  Is Only One Of Two Roads To Follow

Disorderly Withdrawal Is Reported   Scek to Escap? from Amer. ican Pincers in Saar Area  Roads Bombed

Only 40 Mi.” Between The Two Forces- =      OVER 80,000 GERMANS . BELIEVED INSIDE POCKET,  STREAMING TOWARD RHINE:

Mobile Forces Bid To Entrap 80,000 Troops   214-Mile Advance Made By American roops In _ . Remagen Bridgehead

13 Nazi Agents Jailed in Japan By U. S. Officers   Franz Spahn Heads Gestapo Leaders in Japanese Theater

Arrest Thirteen Nazi Agents In Japan Roundup   Nazis Are Jailed Quickly After Probe By U. §. Army Investigators   BELIEVE ALL OF LEADERS SEIZED

NAZI AGENTS INJAPAN CAUGHT IN ALLIED NET   THIRTEEN GERMAN AGENTS PICKED UP BY AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICEZS

Patton s Armor Is Advancing At Mile An Hour Clip   Germany’s Fourth Largest City Captured With Surprising Ease; Third Army Drives Through Moselle 32 Miles In 30 Hours.

OLD GLORY FLIES OVER CATHEDRAL   Patton Third Army Tanks Threaten Coblenz

Yanks Take Cathedral City 39 Hours After Entrance; Newest Advance Rips Past German Moselle Valley Defenses

Moscow Radio Reports Three Persons Killed in ‘Insurrection’ in Berlin

‘Insurrection’ in  Berlin Reported   Moscow Claims Three Killed in Rioting

Truman, De Gaulle Emphasize Close Friendship Between Two Countries

Gasoline Shortage Is Cause   Japan-Washington Flight Tried By Three Superforts

EXPECT TO LAND IN WASHINGTON AT 4:30 P.M.   High ‘Air Force Generals Come From Japan in B-29’s_—

Flying Generals, Now More Than Half Way Home, Flying Across Canadian Rockies; Report Excellent Visibility; Expect To Land At 6 P. M. Tonight

Planes Attempting Japan-Washington Hop _  High Winds Balk Non-Stop F. light

TWO OF THREE B-29's TRYING NON-STOP TRIP CRPOM LAPAN Will HAVE TO LAND IN] PETDRHIT

NON STOP FLIGH NEARING CAPITAL   On Half-Way Point From Japan to Washington This Morning

THREE B-298 IN NON-STOP FROM JAPAN   Two to Be Forced Down at Detroit F or Gasoline

LACK OF GAS FORCES TWO B29'S DOWN   Third Piane Will Try to Complete Non-Stop Flight

JUDGE BINKS IS GUEST SPEAKER AT CHURCH MEET   Congregational Ladies Are Hosts Church Ladies On June 22

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   I] S Tries to Heal French-British Breach

US. Attempts Settlement of Syrian Dispute   British, French Cautioned to Watch Step

Green Asks Rewrite on Outmosed, Basic Code of State Laws   Urges Constitutional Convention in «Second -. Term Inaugural

GREEN DELIVERS INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN SPRINGFIELD TODAY: URGES NEW LAW

DEATHS FROM WINTER WAVE CLIMB 10 33   Forecasters Say Cold Spell to Continue Rest of Week

Eastern States In Path of New  Snow Offensive   To Bring No Relief From Bitter Cold; South Has Sleet

Jap. ‘Privileged Class’ Reported Hoar rdi ing Food   \Newspaper Charges Government Is “Trying To Give _ The Impression That Only Way To Ride Over The  Food Crisis Lies In Importing Foreign Rice”

Tokyo Paper Says  Food Hoarding  Being Practiced Jap Army and Navy mormni to Be  : os ..._ = ,. gme epge _

Distribution Is Demanded   McArthur Approves Funds for Sufferers

Tokyo Paper Says Food Hoarding Being Practiced  Jap Army and Navy Stores to Be Given to Civilians

Tokyo Daily Claims Food Being Hoardec   Demands Unfreezing “OF. Stocks Held By ‘Peivileced Class

China Leads Way as War-Paralyzed Peoples of Asia Begin "Digging Out”

TOP ALLIED NAVAL  COMMANDERS ABOARD  HIPS IN TOKYO BAY PACIFIC FLEETS ANCHOR:  ED WITHIN SIGHT OF JAPANESE CAPITAL TONAY

Dreadnaughts Missouri, lowa ‘Off Yokosuka   Battlewagons Include Adm. Fraser’s British Flagship, The Duke Of York

Top Allied Naval Commanders Are In Tekyo Bay   Admiral Nimitz Flies In from Guam to Join Halsey, Badger And British Chief

Ships Of Third Fleet Shelling Foe’s Mainland   Battle Wagons Steam Contemptuously Off Northern Honshu   MacArthur Pleased At Soviet Action

Gen. MacArthur Denies '.He-Fired: Eisenhower. as Aide: Before War

[Statesman Often Called the “Most American OF All Frenchmen”; Signer  - Versailles Treaty

Told His Services No Longer Needed by Allies: Yoshida to Post   Tardieu. Former French Chief, Die:

FRANCE READY 10 CUT FRANC VALUE   Assembly Expected To Ratify Devaluation Plan

/ANK SOLDIERS IN FRANCE BENEFIT FROM FRANC CUT   PURCHASING POWER OF G. I TO. BE.MORE THAN DOUBLED BY DEVALUATION

ARMY ASSAILED ON ALL SIDES   Failure to Release Men Not Needed Criticized  From Many Quarters.   FOR PIANG TUNING and REPAIRING call E. H. YOUNG Phone 18-F-13

‘Americans Driving Into Austria: ‘British Cut Off Danish Peninsula

Yank Units Drive Deene: Into Austria   British and Reds Compress Nazi Pocket  In North

Meat Stocks To Be Lower Soon   Portion Reserved — For Europe Export

Ration Clamp Down On Meat  U.S. Told to Build up  Its Reserves for Expos

Less Unrationed Meat Available   Packers Will Export Sub-Grades To Allies

Return Meat Buying Quota   Civilians to Find Less Ration-Free Meats in Markets

Less Ration-Free Meat for Civilians   Government Plans Reserve Supply for Shipment Overseas

MEAT SUPPLIES WILL BE CUT   Gov't Reserves Meat For Shipment to 4 -European Countries

Send Meat To Europe   Export of Low-Grade Types Postpones End Of Rationing in U. S.

NOT EXPECTED 10 AFFECT SUPPLY ON CIVILIAN MARKET   PREDICT FURTHER RATIONING CUTS NEXT MONTH

LESS ATION FREE MEAT IN PROSPECT      Slaughterers to Be Required to Reserve Some for : Exnort.

RATION-FREE SUPPLY OF MEAT WILL DROP   U.S. Orders Part Of Outpu' Set Aside For Export

B. -29’s Assault  ue Industries _In Three Cities   Attacks Reported Greatest ' Made On Main Island: Clark: Field . Also Hit

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE   Philippines-Based Planes Blast Manila Area; Formosa Under Attack

B-29s Strike 3 Jap Cities In Huge Sweep   Plane Centers Get Repeated Bombings A Philippine Fliers Operate Off Formosa

ENEMY CLAIMS 90 BIG RAIDERS STAGE ASSAULT   Nipponese Admit Damage Ir Latest Blows At Nagoya, Ncaka Hamamatsu

LEWIS ASSAILS TRUMAN’S PLAN   UMW Official Says Fact-Find. ing Boards Would Be Blow to Labor

Lewis Lashes Labor Measure Truman Seeks   Miners’? Leader Says Pro. posal Would Be To Advantage Of Rich and Ospressors of Labor

Lewis Attacks Truman Plan   Would Aid Those Who Would Oppress Labor, He Says

Fact-Finding Proposal Lashed by UMW Chief   ' Price Rise Seen as GM Solution; CIO Chided for Walkout Blunder

REPORT AMERICAN REPUBLICS FAVOR ARGENTINA PRESSURE   MAJORITY SAID TO BE IN. ACCORD WITH PROPOSAL OF URUGUAYAN GOVERNMENT

Taylor Comes to Defense of Barbers When -QOPA Bowles Suggests “Shavine” of Profit

FAYETTE COUNTY QUOTA IS $779,000   Chalrmen Asked to Secure Pledges During First Two Days of Vie. tory Loan Campalen

DOCK WORKERS STRIKE; GM REFUSES BOOST   Phone Service — To Be Curtailed

Temperatures   Idle Total Swelled By New Walkout Of Longshoremen

PHONE BALLOT TO INTERRUPT CALLS FRIDAY   Oil Workers’ Executive Board Votes to Agree To Peace Formula

U.S. FORMULA APPROVED C10 LEADER HINTS   Longshoremen In New York Walk Out; Oil Deadline’ Near

Nearly 2,000 Planes Smash Japanese Cities in Greatest Air Assault of Pacific War   Third Fleet Task Force Moves in Close to Mainland to Send ,000 War Planes Against 80 Airdromes Around Tokyo

Task Force Throws 1,000 At Air Bases Which Guard Tokyo   Heaviest Air Blow Of Pacific War Struck By America; 500 Super-Forts Hammer At Least Five Cities; Nimitz Names Many Of Vessels In Attack

Carrier Fleet Sends Planes . At Tokyo Area   War Factories And Airports Heavily Raided

ACIP ICG FRONTS  Halsey Takes Fleet Close to Coast; No Nip Opposition

Nearly 2,000 U.S. Planes Bomb Enemy’s Airdromes And Industrial Places

Hitler Notes Show Japs Promised Aid In War With Stafes   MINUTES OF MEETING IN APRIL 1940 HELD  War Leaders Indicate Defense In Asking Witnesses Today

Charges Germany And Her Leaders Were Responsible _ For Pearl Harbor Attack

Hitler Gave His Support To Japanese   War Crime Trial Is Shown Hitler Notes

U.S. Prosecutor Blames Germany For Jap Attack   Says Nazi Pledge to Declare  War Encouraged Jap  anese to Strike   SCHACHT PREPARES BATTLE FOR LIFE   Permitted to Call Witnesses To Tell of Plot Against Adolf Hitler

Pearl Harbor Blame Placed On Germans   U. S. Prosecutor Says Hitler, Aides Encouraged Attack

HITLER URGED U. S.-JAP WAR   ENCOURAGED ATTACK ON PEARL HWHARAOR

PROSECUTOR LAYS JAP’ WAR ENTRY TO NAZI LEADERS   Cites Hitler’s Pledge of Full Support in Event Tokyo Took Up Arms Against United States. °   WAS GO-AHEAD SIGNAL, NUERNBERG COURT TOLD   Court Grants Defendants at War Trial Permission te Call Witnesses and Use Documents in Defense.

AMENDMENT WOULD  PERMIT USE FUNDS  BUILDING PURPOSES OVER MILLION DOLLARS  ANNUALLY FOR TEXAS U AND A AND M

‘Say Opponents Seek to 'Befuddle Issue   Backers of Higher Pay for Jobless Open Fight for Plan

Opponents Accused — Of Confusing Issue      Backers of Jobless Pay Say States Unaffected by Measure

YANKS CRUSH SERIES OF JAPANESE COUNTERBLOWS.   Foe Surprised   Jap Suicide Raiders Damage U. S. Ship In Attack—Lose -: Ten Planes. Hho

lel Valle’s First Division Rolls Back Western End of Line   DNE. SUICIDE CHARGE   nemy Resistance Wanes; Marines Reinforce Positions

ENEMY FORCE 1S FIGHTING. UNTIL DEATH   INFANTRYMEN SCALE HIGHEST POINT OF HEIGHTS WHERE JAPS MAKING LAST STAND

House Group [Approves Big ‘Fund Measure   Juvenile Crime Given Special Consideration

Committee 0. K. On Four-Agency Supply Measure   Budget Boosts Provided For State And Justice  Denartmentc.

Four-Agency Supply Bill Totalling 259 Millions Reported      House Gets Measure to Care for State and Justice Branches

Increase Funds For Justice Department   House Committee O. K.’s Supply Bill

4 Agency Supply Bill Approved   Debate Scheduled For Wednesday: Total 23 Million Over 1944 Amount

Supply Bill Approved By Committee   Four-Agency Appropriation Is $259,109.700

SUPPLY BILL DEBATE. PENDS   $259,109,700 Measure I: Approved by House Committee

Another Huge Supply Measure Given Approval   Congress Committee Recommends 23 Million Increase in Appropriations for Four Departments.

FBI FUND CUT ISRESTORED BY COMMITTEE   House Is Told State Department Needs More Money

Funds For Four Federal Agencies Approved With Overall Hike Noted

VAST SUM FOR FOUR AGENCIES   Over 259 Millions, Largely for State, Justice Departments, Approved”

259 Million Sought For A Agencies   “Depressing Analysis’ Of Juyenile- Crime “Conditions, by FBI

Four-Agency Bill Gets Approv: al   Fr. B. L, Director Commended As Grou, Rejects Reductions

Nation Moves Toward Combating Spread of Juvenile Delinquency Reported by Hoover

FOUR-AGENCY- SUPPLY BILL APPROVED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE  JUSTICE, STATE, COM  JUSTICE, STATE, COMMERCE AND JUDICIARY AP. PROPRIATIONS BILL

Shelbyville Democrat To  Head P.S.C.   Donnelly Names-Morris Osburn Chairman, ‘McClintock: Member

‘POLITE’ JAPS TURN OVER TOKYO AIRFIELD T0 U. S; 20 KILLED IN CRASH JAPAN-BOUND PLANE

 Japs ‘Polite As Pie’ To - Vanguard Landed To Pre pare For M’Arthur   Enemy Is Ready  To Give Up Navy   Badger’s Task Force Backed Up By Halsey’s Powerful Third Fleet

JAPS TURNED OVER FLYING FIELD TO _ THE U, S. VANGUAF   Other Nipponese Lined 1 Remnants of the Imperial Fleet for Surrender.   WERE “POLITE AS PIE’   Piloted U. S. Naval Force I to Tokyo Bay to Relinquish Vast Southern Conquests.

Sixty-Five Jap Guards Sent Through U.S. Lines To Save 213 Internees

YANKS INVADE NEW AREA IN PHILIPPINES   MORE GAINS MADE ON STRATEGIC OKINAWA

Masbate Island In Philippines Being Invaded   Guerrillas Help U. S. Forces Sweep Island; Near Okinawa Capital

Take Steps To Restore Confidence   Avalos And Lima In New Move For Peace

Argentina’ s  Tension Off   Universities Open; Cabinet Is Active

“O-WMAN CABINET’ RUNS ARGENTINA   Tension Eases After Taking Of Drastic Measures

Universities in Three Cities Are Told to Reopen   Drastic Shakeup of Army Instituted by Avalos and Admiral

TENSION EASES IN TROUBLED ARGENTINA   Peron’s Decrees Ruled Out By Two-Man Cabinet   Reopened As Initial Move; Drastic Shapeup In Army Command Reported

Tension Easen In Argentina   Two-Man Cabinet said Restores Confidence

TENSION EASES IN ARGENTINA; CHANGE CABINET   Reopen Schools Closed bj Peron; Lift Ban on Censorship

Two-Man Cabinet Easing Tension In Argentine   Universities Are Again Reopened

“Two-Man Cabinet” Takes Over... . Tension In Argentina  Appears To Be Easing  As Universities Open

—ARGENTINA — Tension Eased by New Setup   ‘Two-Man Cabinet’ Reopens Three Universities  or

Tension Easing In Argentina As New ‘Two-Man’ Cabinet Rescinds Decrees Of Peron   - National Universities Reopened; Lift  Censorship Restrictions Imposed On Press

Aussies Capture Two Air Fields  In Borneo Drive   Balikpapan Sector Campaign Won, Commander Says

300 BOMBERS RAIN FIRE ON JAP TARGETS   IULY 4 USHERED IN WITH MIGHTY YANK RAID

B-29’s Strike Vital Points On Homeland   Aussies Advance to Within 50 Miles of Japanese Base At Jesscltion. Typhoons Hamp-. er Luzon Camnairn

World Conference “All Set” Except For Little Nations’ Veto Questions

Big Four Maintain Veto Power   Ready to Reject Demands Of ‘Little’ United Nations

No Need to Call Conaress Now   Rayburn Says Will Talk to President Before He Decides

Owiecim Is ~ In Operation   Believe Prisoners “ Held by. Polish Govt. At 100,000

U.S. Fleet Silent; Chinese Advance Close to Kweilin   U. S. Submarines Sink 11 More Japanese Ships; Planes Continue Sweeps Along Coast of China; Tokyo Claims It Has New Strong Secret Weapon

Nervous Japs Boast New Secret Weapon   Light Fleet Units Bombard Coast 55 Miles From Tokyo Minus Opposition, Patrol Entrance to Sagama Gulf Without Encounte

CHURCHILL'S PILOT REVEALED AS ICEMAN   Captain John Howard Ruggles Had Accompanied Prime Minister on Many Wistoria Fliichts.

IW) 1S FORMALLY HCCUTED; OMA APSENAL BYPLODEL   . X losion Racked ® Raiding Craft; Five “Mindanao Towns Fall.

American Flag Formally Raisec Over Iwo Jima   20,000 Japs Slain in 24 Days of Fighting

Bond Leaders Plan To Hold Meet in  Town of Augusta  Farmers Will Be Askec To Help Montana

Bond Leaders Plan To Hold Meet in Town of Augusta  Farmers Will Be Askec To Help Montana Maintain Leadership

The Weather   Tenant Eviction Major Problem Ot Rent Office   Many Reasons Are Given By Owners:  New Babies Prove ‘Popular’

CHURCHILL IK HARD RAGE TO “RETAIN GOV'T   Liberals May Decide Nominee If No Clear Majority ls Obtained.

CHURCHILL OR ATTLEE? HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BRITISH COUNT THEIR VOTES TOMORROW

Nip Aircraft Plants, Ships HitinRaid   Carrier Planes Deal Japs Damaging Blow . [wRecent Attack: ..

TOKYO RAIDERS RIP 233 PLANES, KEY AIR PLANTS   Two Plane Factories Given Hard Pounding During Big Carrier Strike

233 Planes Are Hit; Five Vessels Sunk   Strikes Are Made At Capital Of Nipponese

Air Plants A Target   Blasted in Fleet Plane Raid On Tokyo; 5 Ships And 233 Planes Bagoed

Hit 233 Jap Planes During Tokyo Attack   Nimitz Reports Score In Carrier Assault  Early This Week

CARRIER AIRCRAFT TAKE HEAVY TOLL IN RAID ON TOKYO   Twa Airplane Plants Heavily Damaged, 233 Planes Destroyed or Damaged ant Five Small Vesels Sunk in Raid Sunday and Monday

Two Jap Aircraft Plants Damaged by Carrier Plane Raid      Sunday's Tokyo Assault Also Destroyed 233 Planes, 5 Ships

233 Jap Planes Downed At Tokyo lwo Capture Near   Marine Commander Expects To Take Island In Few Days

Yanks Heavily Hit 2 Jap Plane Plants   Total of 233 Nip Planes Destroyed and Five Vessels Sunk in Aerial Strikes at Tokyo . and Hachijo Sunday and Monday.

lokyo Raid Cripples Jap Plane Plants   Two Vital Production Units Hit; 31 Ships, 233 Aircraft Destroyed

JapAtrcraft Works Dealt Severe Blow   Sunday And Monday Raids On Tokyo And Hachijo Spread Destruction

CARRIER AIRCRAFT IN DAMAGING RAIDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY  . TOTAL 233 JAP PLANES. DESTROYED OR DAMAGED- OTHER DAMAGE DONI

Carrier Aircraft Wreck 233 Planes, Two Factories In Attack On Tokyo

Jap Plane Plants, Aircraft Blasted   BIG TOLL TAKEN ON JAP’S PLANES

HEAVY DAMAGE TO JAP INDUSTRY IN NEW AIR-RAID   Aircraft Plants Hardest Hit In Combined Assault

RAIDERS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE   Task Force Hits Factories, Planes, Ships At Tokyo

Carrier Planes Damage Two Aircraft Factories In Raid Against Tokyo

Navy Fliers Damage 2 Aircraft Plants Near Jap Capital   Sink Five Light Japanese Vessels; Also  Pound Hachijo Jima 175 Miles  South of Tokyo

ENEMY COUNTS HEAVY LOSSES IN TOKYO RAID   Two Jop Aircraft Plants Are Blasted—-223 Planes De stroyed or Damaged

Navy Aircraft Down, Hit 233 Planes   Nine Planes Lost In Raid on Tokyo—Five Pilots Saved

Navy Fliers  Blast 233 Jap ~ War Planes   Sink 5 Enemy Ships in Assaults on Tokyo and Hachijo Jima

CARRIER PLANES WRECK TWO JAP AIRCRAFT PLANTS   MITSCHER’S FORCES LOSES 9 PLANES IN TWO RAIDS ON JAPAN

Jap Air Plants Attacked by Carrier Planes   Tokyo Raided Two Days in Terrible Weather

Aircraft Plants in Japan Blastec  Results of Double Raid Made Public

233 Japanese Planes Bagged On Tokyo Raid   Carrier Planes . Sink Five Ships

U. S. Losses  ‘Very Light’, Admiral Says   Two Light Vessels Damaged; 9 Planes Lost But Five Fliers Rescued

Fleet Planes Badly Damage 2 Jap Plants   Destroy. Damage 233 Planes. Sink 5 Small Vessels In Canital Raids.   OPPOSITION IS. LIGHT

Plane Plants Heavily Hit In Tokyo Raid   U. S. Carrier Aireraft De‘siroys Or Damages 233 Jap Planes and Sink  Five Small Ves

‘Second Tokyo Strike Nets 233 Japanese Planes   Carrier Aircraft also Damage Two Jap Aircraft Factories And Sink Five Shins

U. S. Fliers Cause Heavy Damage To Jap Factories  Enemy Also Loses Many Planes, Five Small Ships

Carrier Attacks Damage Japanese Aircraft Plants   U. S. Suffers Slight Loss In Two-Day Strike

233 Planes Smashed . By Yanks   Tokyo And Hachijo Jima Are Hit In Sunday, Monday Assaults

FACTORIES HIT      233 Enemy Pianes Destroyed Or Damaged in Latest Tokyo Raid.   5 VESSELS ARE SUNK

WLB HEAD GETS STABLILZER JOB   Davis to Succeed Vinson as Anti-Inflation Chief for Nation

Vinson, Taylor Get New Posts in WageLabor Board Shifts   Jones’ Job to Vinson; ‘Davis Made Economic  - Stabilization Chief

Davis Named To  Succeed Vinson   Former WLB Chieftain Will Head Division

NAMES DAVIS 10 REPLACE VINSON   Appoints Taylor Chairman of War Labor Board

Names Davis To Succeed Vinson   President Appoints WLB Chairman As Economic Stabilization Chief.

DAVIS LANDS VINSON POST   I. D. Names War Labor Board Head  —  Vice Chairman Ad-

New Job For Head Of WLB   William H. Davis Named _ To Vinson’s Old Job By FDR

Economic Job Goes to Davis   Chairman of WLB Successor to Vinson

DAVIS CHOSEN FOR STABILIZATION POST   WLB Chairman to Succeed Vinson As Director

DAVIS NAMED. HEAD OF OES   WAR LABOR BOARD CHAIRMAN TO SUCCEED VINSON AS CHIEF OF STABILIZATION PROGRAM

Name Davis To Succeed Vinson   Chairman of  WLB Appointed To Be Stabilization Director

Davis of WLB To Be Chief of Stabilization   Vinson Is Unanimously Confirmed by. Senate as Loan. Administrator

DAVIS NAMED T0 SUCCEED VINSON   ROOSEVELT APPOINTS CHAIRMAN OF WLB AS STABILIZATION HEAD

Davis Named To New Post  War Labor Board Head Would Replace Vinson A. BPaamnamsia Piincstoe

William H. Davis Named To Post .Vinson Vacates   WLB Chairman Appointed Stabilization Director: “Sttcceeded BY Taylor

Davis Named To Post Left By Vinson   George Taylor Chosen To Take Davis’ WLB Office

FDR NAMES DAVIS VINSON’S SUCCESSOR   Confirmation of Economic Stabilizer Expected

WLB Head fo Succeed Vinson   Davis Gets Post of Economic Stabilizer

FULL ASSAULT GAINS MILE IN EARLY STAGES   Last German Salient In Wesel Sector ls Erased by Allies

First Remagen Push Gains Mile   Americans Drive Deeper Into Germany From Rhine Bridgehead; More Crossings Reported

Initial Gains Of More Than Mile Made   Advance Is Made Toward Superhighway Paralleling Rhine

HEADS HOLD ATH SESSION   Moscow Meeting Characterized By Earnestness —

Stalin Back In Kremlin After Illness   Molotov Entertains Secs. Byrnes, Bevins

Big Three Meet  Gains Momentum   Proceed Atmosphere of Cordiality, Earnestness

Big Three Foreign Ministers Meet Gains Momentum With Return of Generalissimo Stalin to Kremiin

Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Genius, Called Last Remaining Inspiration ‘That Keeps Tired Nazis Fighting

Calm Goebbels Is Driving Force Behind Nazis: Adolf Says God Still With Him

15 Miles In Ruins   Only Two Bombers Lost In Terrific Assault  RY FRANK TREMAINE

300 Superforts Lay Waste To Japanese Capital   Only Two Huge B-29's Fail To Return From Devastating Mission _

TOKYO. HARD HIT BY 300 CIPER FORTS      Fifteen’ Square Miles Of, War Factories, Business Houses, Other Buildings Left Burning After   Raj   ONLY TWO B.295  FAIL TO RETURN

OF TOKYO DESTROYED   300 B-29s Burn 15 Square Miles Of Jap Capital

15 Square Miles Aflame in Jap Capital City   1,000 to 2,000 Tons of Incendiaries Dropped by Supers

Great Fires Rage In Capital   ‘15 Square Miles Of War Factories, Business Houses, In Flaming Ruin

Gigantic B29 Raid Sets Tokio Ablaze; Imperial Palace Is Reported Hit

FIFTEEN SQUARE MILES IN JAP CAPITAL LEFT IN RUINS AETER B-29 RAID

15 Square Miles of Tokyo In Flames After B-29 Raid   Fires Visible For 200 Mi.; 300 Giants In Super Attack

LOSE BUT TWO OF 300 PLANES IN GIANT RAID   Damage "50 Times Great ' er” Than On February 25 When 240 City Blocks Wrecked.

Devastated Area Housed Million Japs   Factories Burn; Flames Near Imperial Palace

15 Square Miles Of Central Tokio InFlaming Ruins   ‘War Factories, Business Houses and Other Buildings Are Destroyed   SUPER-FORT RAID HEAVIEST OF WAR   Imperial Stables on Grounds Of Emperor’s Palace Set Afire Again

To Land 13 More Groups in Japan   Send Units Late inMonth and October

Japanese To Begin Peace Era   Policy of Armed Might Failed, Spokesman Says

HOUSE TURNS: DOWN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT   Vote Against Death. Penalty Is 55 to 38

DEATH PENALTY IS VOTED DOWN   HOUSE VOTES 55-38 AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Battles Rage In Streets Of 2  Silesian Cities   German Males Ordered To Halt Russian Army

Hard Fighting ‘For GI’s Nearly  \Over In Europe   Definite Line Drawn Between Anglo-U. S.,  Russian Operations ©

Closed Meeting Scheduled Today By Senate Group  Wa Hace Oppone nts

Wallace Lashes  at Jones in  Senate Hearing Vote on the George Bill Slated

WALLACE FOLD CLAIM ENOUGH VOTES TO WIN   Believe He Can Be Defeated Even If Divorcement Measure Passes.

To Vote Today On George Bill   Wallace Foes Can Defeat Nomination for  Post, Claim

PROBE OF JONES LENDING POLICIES URGED BY WALLACE   Committee Challenged to Find Out Whether Agencies Should Be Divorced From Commerce Post.   PEPPER PREDICTS VOTE TO DIVIDE TWO JOBS   Former Vice President Says if Given Both Tasks He Will Help Common Man and Small Business.

NEW TACTICS IN FIGHT ON NOMINATION   Opponents Shift to Frontal Attack on Cabinet Appointment of Former Vice President   ‘HOLD CLOSED HEARING

Wallace Critics Confident, Want Vote by Senate   Opponents Believe They Have Enough Votes to Defeat fowan’s Confirmatien

AsksProbe Of Jones’ ~~ Loan Jokt   Wallace Wants to Knoww If Lending Ayencies  Were Handled for   Good of All

Opponents Open Frontal Attack Against Wallace   Senate Commerce Committee Meets In Closed Session To Vote On Legislation To Strip Nominee Of Power Over Federal Lending Agencies

OPPONENTS BELIEVE THEY ABLE TO DEFEAT WALLACE IN SENATE  FORMER VICE PRESIDENT - BEARD RY COMMITTTE —

Wallace Foes Aim at Deteat of Nomination   Opposition Not Satisfied With Stripping Away . of Power

Wallace Asks Inquiry Into. Jones Regime   Says He Would Run RFC For Little Man

Claim Enough Votes Now To Defeat Wallace   Opponents Alter Tactics, Urge Quick Senate Ac tion On Nomination.

Anti-Wallace Forces Urge Prompt Vote   Showdown Is Urged Even Before Decision On R.F.C. Separation

Top Opinion Is That Nomination Should Be Voted On Before Separation Bill.

Wallace Foes Shift. Attack   t Critics Claim Sufficient Strength Now To Block Nomination

JONES 1S HIT BY NOMINEE -OFPRESIDENI      Wallace Urges Congress Probe of RFC Admin-. istration ¢

Opponents ol Wallace Plan New Tactics   May Take Vote on Nomination Before Divorcement Action

Wallace Foes Shift Attack —   Push Nominations For Final. Voting .

JONES PROBE 1S PROPOSED BY WALLACE   Action on George Bill Will Be Taken by Senate Today

Wallace Asks  Pr ‘obe of Jones  Administration   Strikes Back at Man — Who Opposes Wallace For Conmerce Post

Wallace Suggests Congress Probe Jones RFC Record  Says, If He Gets Job,  It’ll Be Operated for fnwad ak All Aemarscane

Wallace Opponents Claim Enough Votes To Defeat His Cabinet Nomination   Shift To Frontal Attack As Former Vice-President Ends Testimony

Wallace Lashes Back At Jones   _ Proposes Investigation of " Lending Agencies, Pledge: Aid To ‘Little Man.’

Wallace Lashes at Jones in Senate Hearing   Vote on the George Bill Slated This Afternoon

Opponents Of Wallace See Him Defeated   18 To 50 Votes—Enough To Defeat Nomination —.Believed Safe.   CHANGE TACTICS

WALLACE FOES ARE PREPARED FOR SHOWDOWN   Senate Opponents Believe They have Votes to Beat Nomination

CLOSED MEETING CALLED TO ACT ON NOMINATION   Senators Probably Wi'! Lift _ RFC Powers from Wallace’s Reach

Senate Group Votes Today Upon Wallace   Would Curtail lending Power

Wallace Battle Gets New Twis   Senate Group To Vote On Divorcing RFC

Wallace Foes Want Straight Yes Or No Vote   Believe They Have Enough Senate Votes To Halt Nomination

Wallace Case Is Considered   Behind Door:   Opponents Believe Thes Hold Vates to Defeat Nomination If Cansid ered Before Fund Bill

Wallace to Face Vote   Senate Committee in Closed Session Will Decide Lending Status

JONES 1S HIT BY NOMINEE OF PRESIDENT   Wallace Urges” Congress Probe of RFC Admin istration #

Dutch Land Along Coast Of Bay Area   Aussies Wipe Out Trapped Defenders Of Refineries

Japanese Losing Grip on Rich Oil Fields of Borneo  Aussies With U. S. Ai

LAST JAP SRIP ON BORNEO OIL FIELD WEAKENS   Dutch Amphibious Forces Make Landine in Balikpapan

SAPS LOSING LAST “RIP ON RICH OILFIELDS   Australians Wiping Out. Defenders Of Pandansari Refineries Area   CHINESE TAKE  LUCHAI   Troops Drive Into Chungtu; Japs Reported Fleeing Toward Nanning

Dutch Soldiers Go info Action in East Borneo   Amphibious Landings Made by Netherlands Units at Balikpapan

JAP’S LAST GRIP ON BORNEO VITAL OIL THREATENED   Dutch Amphibious Porces Make Two New Landivgs On Balikpapan Bay

JAPAN'S LAST BORNEO HOLD UNDER SIEGE   Dutch Make Landings at Balikpapan Bay as Aussies Advance

JAPANESE GRIP ON BORNEO OIL SLIPPING FAST   Dutch Forces Join In New Landings On Balikpapan Bay

'Japan’s Last Grip On Borneo’s Vital Oil Threatened As Dutch: ‘Amphibious Forces Land

New Landings . By Dutch On Borneo Reported   Jap's Last.Grip On™ Vital Oil Fields Threatened By Allies

DUTCH UNITS LAND NEAR BALIKPAPAN   Aussies Wiping Out Trapped Nips in Refinery Area

While Aussies Wipe Uut Defenders Of Great Refineries  ENCIRCLEMENT OF BALIKPAPAN BAY  Opposed By Enemy Small Arms Fire From The Shore

FOOD SUPPLY ~ MUCH LOWER   WFA ISSUES LONG LIST OF FOODSTUFFS BELOW SUPPLY LEVEL OF A : YEAR AGO

10,000 ENEMY SOLDIERS MAY BE IN BIG TRAP   Steel Circle About Fanatic Groups Still Fighting Being Steadily Tightened

JAPS IN CHINA ON OFFENSIVE   TRY TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON KWEIJLIN

Japs Attempt To Relieve  Pressure   Take Offensive in China—U. S. Planes Wreck Transport

Japanese Arm y Takes Offense On China Front   Enemy Makes Attempt To Relieve Embattled Kweilin Forces

Army Seeks To Open Vise On Kweilin   Chinese Fighters Intercept Japanese Driving On Taiho

Japs in China Take Offense   Attempt to Relieve Pressure on Kweilin

JAPANESE TAKE OFFENSIVE IN CHINA BATTLE   Nips Making Apparent Move To Relieve Pressure On Kweilin   CHINESE CONTINUE DRIVE   Communique Reveals Troops Hit Outer Defenses Of Former U. S. Base

26 to 29 Age Group Will Be Called   New Draft To Center On These Men

Deferred Men in 16-29 Bracket To Be Inducted      New Draft Order Virtually Halts Calls For Men Over 30

More Deferred Men In 26-29 Group Will Face Draft Beginning July 

SELECTIVE SERVICE TO CALL 20,000 MEN PER MONTH OF 26-20 AGE GROUP

20,000 MEN IN 26-29 LIST FACE CALLEACH MONTE   ’ New Program Planned So As Not To Hamper War Effort

DEFERRED DRAFT CASES STUDIED   Calls To Fall Heaviest On 26 Thru 29 Age Group

5 Missing in B-29 Crash in Flushing Bay   Maj. Billy Southworth,  Jr. Pilot of Bomber,  Among Men Lost

CARDINAL BOSS’ SON IS MISSING   Maj. Billy Southworth, Jr., Pilot of B-29 Which Crashed into Bay

TMUSsIN IN CRES   Major Billy. Southworth, Jr., Pilot. OF “‘B-29. i Crash a

SOUTHWORTH IS. CRASH VICTIM   FORMER BASEBALL STAR, SON OF ST, LOUIS CARDINALS MANAGER, LOSES LIFE

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GEN, CHENNAULT TO RETIRE SOON   Former “Flying Tigers’ Leader Leaves China Victor Over Japs

Gen. Chennault Leaving China, To Quit Army  Retirement Will Be  Second for Leader vr «mys. re ¢

Famed Air Force Leader Chennault Leaves China, Rotires-from-Army Soon -

Seventh War Loar Nears Last Phase  Corporation Bonds Will Swell Total

E Bond Quota Is Neared inSeventh War Loar   Chairman Max Dean Urges Final Push by Residents

Two Days Remait to Meet War Loan Drive Goal  Silver Bow County Still $115,000 «Short of Its Quota

County Is Within $347,984 of War Loan Quota  Individual Buyers Urged to Boost Purchase of Bonds

E Bond Quota Is Neared inSeventh War Loar  Chairman Max Dean Urges Final

Bond Purchases Next Week to Be Counted  County Still Short of Overall Individual Ouota

Forrestall Replies to Doolittle Slap in Merger Argument   Gen. Eisenhower Heads For U. S. to Get Into the Controversy

BITTERARGUMENT  BREWING AROUND  ARMY-NAVY BILL FORRESTAL ATTACKS DOOLITTLE COMMENT

EISENHOWER ON WAY TO STATES TO TESTIFY IN CONTROVERSY   Doolittle Talk To Committee Strikes Fire From Forrestal

Eisenhower To Express Views  On Mer gerPlan   To Apear Before Congress * Committees; Doolittle’s Testimony Protested By Forvestai

Eisenhower To Testify On Merger   General Coming To America to Report to Solons

Gen. Eisenhower To Give Views on Services Merger   Ferresial Protests Testimony by Boolittie Condemning Two Navy Claims of Winning War

EISENHOWER ON WAY TO THE U, S,   May Be Asked For His Views On Proposed Merger Of The Armed Fortes.

Eisenhower on Way Home: Views On Merger Sought   Controversy Between ‘Army and Navy Is ’ Increasingly ‘Bitter; Doolitéle Criticivad

Ike May Be Thrusi Into Row   General On Way To U. S. Expected To Be Asked to Testify In Bitter Merger Fight

Eisenhower May Be Asked His Views On Armed Forces ‘Merger On Arriving In U.S.   Secretary Forrestal Protests To Secretary Of War Over Gen. Doolittle’s Testimony

General Ike To Testify On Merger   Expect Allied Leader to Urge Unified Force

EISENHOWER HEADED FOR HOME AND MAY ENTER CONTROVERSY  GENERAL IKE EXPECTED BE ASKED VIEWS ON MER GER ARMED SERVICE

Military Merger Fight Gets Warm  Charges Hurled; ‘Ike’ May Add Enal tn Firs

MINERS REJECT WLB EXTENSION   Government May Seize Pennsylvania Hard Coal Mines

JAPS RELEASE ALLIED PRISONERS   Shanghai Group of 6800  Freed; 650 Were Am  ericans.

Swooner Breaks Strike  Oe ee  SINATRA MAKES SINGING APPEAL TO GARY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Sinatra Croons and Talks in Effort to End High School Racial Row; Strikers Still Undecided About Returning

Armed Forces Of U.S. Allies Will Get Three Billion Cigarets In 1945

$1,111,600 Bond Sales Put Joplin Past Half-Way Post   Seventh War Loan Given New Impetus in City as Day’s Turnin of $450,675 Is Reported to Send Total to 55 Per Cent of $2,017,256 Goal—County Expected to Reach TwoThirds of $2,943,600 Quota by Week-End.

ISLAND IS INVADED BY BRITISH FORCE   Amphibious Troops Land on Ramree Off of _Burma

British Troops Invade Island Off Burma Coast   Latest Leapfrog Advance Threatens Japanese Positions

British Invade  Ramree Island   Chinese Break Japs on Ledo-Burma Road

EARTH SHOCK I$ NIPPON THIRD IN TWO MONTHS   Strong Fleet of U. S. Superforts Attacks Main Jap Home Island

Earthquake Hits Japan, and Then Yank Superforts   Northern Honshu Center of Quake Radio Announces

Jan Homeland Again Rocked By Earthquake   Wide Area Reported Af.fected By Third Quake In Two Months   JAPANESE MAKE REPORT OF QUAKE

HEART OF JAPAN SET ABLAZE BY BOMBING AN HOUR AFTER EARTHQUAKE STRIKES

Chinese Inflict  3.000 Casualties   Surprise Japs in Flank Attack Along  Coastal Highway

Chinese Inflict 3,000 Casualties   Flank Attack Near Yunsiano Proves Costly To The Japanese,

Chinese Flank Attack Hands Japs Setback   3,000 Casualties Are inflicted On Enemy; Foe Trying To Guard  Vital Cammunications

Japs Suffer Heavily From Flank Attack   3,000 Casualties tnflicted By Chinese

Labor Market In  lowa ‘Confused ‘But No Distress   Stable Production Is Forecast With Gradual  Peacetime Output.

Marines Drive  Into Jap Naha   BY LEONARD MILLIMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR EDITOR

Landing  Foreseen   Japanese Reported To Be Withdrawing To Northern China

YANKS GAINING UPPER HAND ON OKINAWA   Seize Strategic Hill Near Yonabaru Airdrome

American Troops Take Strategic Ridge in Hard Fighting in Okinawa

lTwo Davs at a Separation Center and G.I. (85-Points) Joe Goes Home

Hearing Tonight On Teacher Pay  Salary And State Aid Proposals Conflict

Churchill's Prediction of Early Victory Impressive, Stimson Says

‘BUZZ’ BOMBS . MAY BE USED AGAINST JAF   IMPROVED VERMION OF JET. * PROPELLED BOMB MAY BE LAUNCHED FROM PLANES

Third Army Rears Monreal  Onrushing First Army Pushing Towards Bonn

Ist Army Sweeping Through Cologne Is Two Miles From Rann: Thousands Surrender

Don’t Keep Invalidated Food Points   Ration Board Chairman Lauds Consumers for Quick Understanding of Recent Changes.

MRS. J, HALL RITES TUESDAY P.M   Kingsley Pioneer Succumbs To Infirmities of Ad vanced Age

Pioneer Resident  Kingsley Is Dead  Mrs. John. Hall Taken By Long Illness

JAP KAMIKAZE AIRMEN BUSY OVER OKINAWA   YANKS SHOOT DOWD 59 PLANES, MOP UP ISLAND

WILSON APPEALS TO UAW: ANSWER MAY COME TONAY   Proposal Calls. for ‘Return ot Workers on. Jobs for «Other Car Makers’   PLANTS SHORT OF PARTS   Other. Manufacturers Will Be . Forced to Close Soon, "Union Is Told

UNION REPLY TO PROPOSAL   Asks Reopening of Accessories and Parts Divisions

GM Waits For Move By Union   Partial Resumption of Operations Planned

CiO Studies Proposal To Make Parts   Management Paves Way For Action To Keep Parts-Making Plants Active.

S-M COMPANY WAITS FOR GIO TO MAKE MOVE   Union Reply to Company Proposal Expected Momentar-

lWeuld Work Exclusively Material For Other Auto I facturers, Parkinghouse \ ers Union Favering Strik   636,000 WORKERS , IDLED IN NA

NEGOTIATIONS RENEWED iN 11-DAY- OLD: LAYOFF; PACKINGHOUSE UNION VOTE FAVORS WALKOUT:

GM Offers UPW Plan To Reopen Supplies Plants   Negotiations Renewed For Settlement Of 11 Day Old Strike

Proposal by Compaity is Presented   Partial Resumption of Work To Make Parts Is Sug gestcd by G iM.

TAKE PART INA LABOR DAY MARCH   “D” Company In Parade At Sioux City This  Morning _..:

SU eave  ted ean eee a ag eas oe em ate ee NT REED WANTS USES WORK TURNED OVER TO STATES

“ASST. SECY. OF WAR McCLOY CONFERS WITH MacARTHUR; JAPARMY "= !ONE-FIFTH DEMOBILIZED, CLAIM

ASST. SEC. ‘OF WAR NOW IN TOKYO    McCloy Conferred With MacArthur About Future Occupation

3,000,000 U.S, TROOPS ARE STILL OVERSEAS   Jap Army 20 Per Cent Demobilized by October 14

Holds Conference   With MacArthur   Discuss Future Phases of American Occupation

OCCUPATION QF JAPAN BY U.S, DISCUSSED   Assistant Secretary of War Has Day-Long Conference With MacArthur.

Asst. Secretary Of War Confers With MacArthur      Believe Official Brings New Directives On Occupation Policy

McCloy Confers Today With Gen. MacArthur   Talks Presumably ee With Future ofl’. S. Occupation

McCloy Confers With MArthor On Japan Policy   War Dept. Official May Have Brought Orders From U. §

John J. McCloy, War Department Aide, Confers With Gen. MacArthur in Tokyo

SIAMESE GIVE JAPS ROYAL DOUBLE CROSS BY WORKING WITH AMERICAN OSS AGEN)

Many. Landlords Do Not Know They Come Under O P A   OFFICIAL EXPLAINS FOR PEOPLE WHO RENT ROOMS ONLY

WESTERN EUROPE. MUST RAISE FOOD   Liberated Nations Are Warned To Speed Their Food Production _..

CAN'T EXPECT UNLIMITED AID, OFFICIAL SAYS   U. S. Still Has War to Fight, Briton Tells Liberated Nations

DR Agrees oReview inson Power   President Makes latement Following eet at White House

INDENTIFIED BY WATCH   Edward Patrick McGraw Was Retired Railread Engineer

CHINESE TROOPS ARE IN KWEILIN   Threaten to Take Jap-Held  Air Force Base

Chinese Drive Into Kweilin, Imperil Enemy   Advance Threatens To Overrun Largest Jap-Held ... s. Air Base

YANKS CAUGHT IN_ SKIRMISHES WITH CHINESE   General Wedemeyer Admits Minor Part in China Warfare

Marine Skirmishes  In China Admitted.   Gen. Wedemeyer Says Americans Not Provoking Trouble, But Were Drawn In

U. S.-Red Clashes Are Described As Minor Skirmishes   Yenan Charges Partially Substanitiated As Wed: demever’ Admits Ma. rines in Clashés With Reds.

U. S. Forees In Minor Combat In China Area   Gen. Wedemeyer Says His Troops Have Been Caught,  In Skirmishes; Denies  Provoking Trouble   Reds Claim Yanks Spearhead Enemy   Charge Americans With Aidiug Nationalists To Take Railroad Station ! and Villave

Denies U. $. intervention   Say Some Yanks Caught in Minor  Skirmishes in China

Communists Again Charge U. S. Troops With Intervention in Chinese Dispute

General Wedemeyer Denies Intervention Of U.S. Troops In China’s Civil Strife   Have Been Caught Only In Minor Skirmishes; Report Progress On 4-Point Peace Program

REDS RESUME PEACE PARLEY AT CHUNGKING   ‘\linor Skirmishes’ Are Admitted by Yank  Commander

WEDEMEYER SAYS MEN NOT PROVOKING N. CHINA TROUBLE   Nationalist Men Move Into Battle Position Opposite Yenan Communists

Communists Charge Yanks Help Chiang   Reiterate Claim U.S. Soldiers In Minor Skirmishes

Wedemeyer Center of New Dispute   American General Denies Troops Have Intervened In China but Says Some Caught in Skirmishes

Wedemeyer Back In China; Denies U.S. Intervening   Some Progress Reported In Parley On 4-Point Program

Assembly Faces Week of Activity   Education, Insurance, Mental! Institutions Problems Head The List.

Berlin Site of Coming Big 3 Talk   Churchill Asks Labor Leader Atlee to Go

Big 3 Will Meet Before British Poll   Churchill Will Take Opponent, Attlee. With Him

Big ’. cee Meet To Be Conducted Before July 26 —   Europe’s Future For Many Years To Be Mapped At Conference

Conference Of Big Three To Be At Berlix   Clement Attlee Discloses Site Of Meeting In Accepting An Invitation From Churchill

TO MEET IN BERLIN   Attlee Reveals Site of Parley In Correspondence

BIG 3 MEETING IN BERLIN, BY JULY 26, HINTED  Chorcehill Canfirms   Churchill Confirms Session; To Be Real ‘Peace Parley’

Berlin May Be Scene of Conference   Shurchill Confirms ‘‘Big Three’ Meeting To Be ' Held Before July 26

‘Big Three’ Will Meet In Berlin   Churchill Invites  Lahor Leader to Take Part in Meet

Big 3 to Hold Meet in Berlin   Attlee Reveals Pions for Session in Acceptance of Churchill's Invitation To Accompany Him; Dote Not Revealed

BIG THREE TO MOLD FUTURE EUROPE PEACE      Flan To Hold Meeting Before Scheduled British Election

Site of Parley Is Revealed by British Laborite   Disclosure Made in Letter From Atlee to Churchill

CALL SESSION REAL PEACE CONFERENCE   Subsequent Meeting Would Ratify Decisions at Coming Parley.   BULLETIN

Tanks Advance Af Naval Base   Bloody Engagements Being Fought Near Ambarawa

BRITISH IN JAVA NAVAL BASE QAIN   Sharniur: Tanks Usad To Blast Out Advances   ~ » C8'2000 Yards in faarahknie

BRITISH TANKS RAKE INDONESIANS   SHERMANS BLAST 2,000-YARD GAINS IN BIG PORT CITY OF SOERABAJA.

BUS HITS TRUCK: 43 PERSONS HURT   EIGHTEEN PASSENGERS SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES IN CRASH NEAR K. C.

STRIKES CONTINUE DESPITE PLEA BY THE PRESIDENT   Lumber Operators, However, Make Move te Negotiate.

1 B-0S MAKE 0 44-MILE HOP IN 27° HOURS   Feat Shows Any Part of U.S. Open to Attack From Overseas

Long Hop From Japan Proves U.S. Vulnerable      Four Superforts Fly Non-Stop to U.S. Capital .

Four Super-Forts Make 6,544-Mile Ocean Hox   Japan To Washington Flight Proves U. S. Vulnerable To Aerial Attack, Officials Assert

WEATHER FAILS TO HALT FLIGHT   Proves Any Part of Nation Vulnerable; Called Aid to Civil Flying

FOUR PLANES. FROM JAPAN — REACH GOAI   SUPERFORTS. TRAVEL ACROSS  PACIFIC AND CONTINENT ‘TO "WASHINGTON IN LESS "THAN 28 HOURS: °

Truman Tighten: U.S. Control Over A-Bomb   Signs Order Withdrawing From Sale All Lands With Uranium Deposits.

Truman Tightens Atomic Control:  Ends Sale of Radio Mineral Land   Gen. Groves Says Precautions Taken to Prevent Japs From Getting Bomb If It Failed to Explode

MEN INDUCTED FOR ‘MILITARY SERVICE   Names of Those Selected December 26 Reported by Board.

MEN INDUCTED FOR . MILITARY SERVICE   Names of f. Those Selected December 26 Report- — - ed by Board.

U8. RUBBER C0, PLANT IS SEIZE   ARMY TAKES OVER OPiERAION OF STRIKE-BOUND DELROIT FACTOR:

Major Stevens Is En Route Home   Major (Greorge stevens UL Will Stand By Wite Imogene Accused  In Sailors Death

Many Soldiers Won’t Get Furloughs Before Going To Pacific War Area

COMBAT TROOPS TO VISIT HOME   Engineers and Service Force To Go to Jap War Front

Furloughs for Some Yanks After V-E, Day, But Most to Go to Pacifi

Furloughs Seen For Europe Vets Moved to Pacific   Li. Gen. Somervell's Remarks on Job of Redeploying Forces Reveals Three Weeks of Resi

Plans Affer V-E Day Announced   Troops To Visit Home Enroute To Orient.

‘Combat Troops In Europe May Visit Home Before Going To War In Orient

Combat Troops in Europe Are Likely To set Furloughs After Nazis Fall

Combat Troops To Visit Homes  Then They'll Go To Pacific Battles

V-E-Day Will Bring Many Troops Home   Reassignment To Pacific To Be Throuch U:S.

Troons in Europe to Go to Orient  Combat Men May Get Short Home Furloughs

After V-E Day Combat. Troops Get Furlough   But Men of Army Service Forces Won't; Redeploying of Troops Ils Gigantic Task

Most of Troops in Europe to Receive Victory Furloughs   Engineers and Service Men Likely to bé Sent  to Pacific at Once

COMBAT TROOPS TO GET LEAVES   Engineers, Service Forces To Prepare Pacific After V-E Day

MANY TROOPS IN EUROPE WILL GET U.S. FURLOUGHS   Others Will Be Shifted Directly to Pacific Battle Areas After V-E Day

Many Combat Troops Now In Europe Will Visit Home Before Going To Pacific

COMBAT TROOPS IN EUROPE MAY GET FURLOUGK   Many May Go To Pacific Without Home ‘Furlough

MANY COMBAT MEN WILL GET VISIT AT HOME   Somervell Reveals Others Will ge Directiy trom Europe to Pacific,

This Is The Way The Prospects Seem To Be Shaping Up. . Some Fighting Men Will Visit Home On Way To Orient—And Others Won't

Many Home After V-Day   Most, But Not All,  Combat -Troops Likely To Get: F'urloughs Before Going to Pacific

YANKS IN EUROPE MAY VISIT HOMES ON WAY TO JAPAN   LT. GEN. SOMERVELL DISCUSSES PROBLEM OF MOVING TROOPS

Many Combat Troops In Europe To Get Furloughs After Victory There

28 Miles from Manila, Occupy Olongapo Base And Seal off Subie Bay

American Units Only 28 Miles  From Manila   Former Yank Naval Base at Olongapo Is Reoccupied and Sudic Bay Sealed to Japs

REDS RE-GROUP; NEW DRIVE NEAR   Moscow Says Troops May By-Pass Berlin In Push

Regroup For New Blow at Nazi Capital   Reds May By-Pass Berlin In Drive to Cut Nation In Half for Junction

Reds Reported Planning New Drive on Berlin   Regrouping of Armies on Large Scale Said to Be Under Way

Russ Regroup Armies for ‘Berlin Push   Aim at Link With Allied Armies Somewhere In Elbe Valley

Regroup For New Blow at Nazi Capital   Reds May By-Pass Berlin In Drive to Cut Nation In Half for Junction   BY RICHARD KASISCHKF

Reds Carrving Out Big-Seale  Army Regroup   Preparatory Shove On Berlin Front Aimed At Linking With Allies.   SHIFTING 10° ODER

Russians Plan To Join Allies InMidGermany   Moscow Dispatches Say Se. viets Might By-Pass, BerJin aud Cut Germany + : In Two      Armies Now Being Massed For Drive   Germans, Taking Advan. tage of Shift of Troops ‘Claim Number Lo - - eal Suceesses ~" -

Largé-Scale Regrouping of Armies Reported Prior to Launching Anothei Massive Thrust on Berlin Front, Aimed at Linking up. With Allies i in the West.   MAY MEET ALONG ELBE   Allied Bombers Attack Stettin to Aid Russians

Russian Army Closes Tight Ring Around Danzig   Smash to Gulf  At Point 12 Miles North of Gdynia; Reds Reagroun Armince

Soviets Mass Men for New Assault  Allied Armies Hope   Allied Armies Hope To Link Forces Along Elbe River

REPORT SOVIETS REGROUPING FOR BERLIN PLUNGE   Hint Reds, Allied Armies Plan to Join Forces in Elbe Valley

Reds Regroup For New Blow In Berlin Area   Russians Plan to Form Junction With Allies Somewhere in Heart of Germany

Russians Move Strong Forces   Shift Troops to Berlin Front After Smashing Resistance Farther North

Reds May By-Pass Berlin In Drive To The Elbe   Soviets Reported To Be Aiming For. Linkup with Allies in Elbe Valley

SOVIETS ARE CLOSING IN ON BALTIC PORTS   New Power-Drive Toward Moravian Gap Far to South is Hinter In  Alay: Danaréc   SITUATION IS CONFUSED

Elbe Seen. New Goal Of Soviets   Next Offensive ‘May Be Aimed At Cutting Germany In Two

Reds Regroup For Final Shot At Nazi Capital   May Possibly By-Pass Berlin To Join Allies

RUSSIANS REPORTED  REGROUPING ARMIES.  FOR DRIVE ON BERLIN MOSCOW DISPATCHES IN DICATE, HOWEVER, BERLIN MIGHT RE RYPASSER

REDS REGROUP FOR POSSIBLE NEW DRIVE ON BERLIN FRONT   Russians Close In  On Danzig, Gdynia In Separating Move Toward Baltic Sea

Reds Regroup For Big Smash On Berlin Front   May By-Pass German Capital in Drive To Link Up With Allies.

Report Reds Regroup For Massivé; Attack   Moscow Says Russian: 2 , Bypass Berli and Head for Heart of ® many; Indicate Shifting Soviets from Poland.

Russians Reported Regrouping Armie: For. Massive Shove On Berlin Front

Moscow Dispatches Says Russians May By-Pass Berlin To Toin Allied Forces

RUSSIANS MAY BY-PASS BERLIN , IN DRIVE ALONG ELBE VALLEY 'FOR JOIN UP WITH WEST FRONT

Reds Regrouping On Berlin Front   Vast Allied Air Fleet Hits Germany

DROUTH IS BROKEN   Fastern Kansas Gets First Rain in Nearly a Month

:/20,000 Ex-Servicemen Will Be Cared For in Civilian Hospitals Due to Bed Shortage and Heavy Demands Placed on Vets’ Administration

County Grocery And Meat Stores Are Cooperating   Almost Every Grocery And Meat ~Market In County Ready To Cooperate

Now the “Black Horse”: New Secret German Organization Wars on Leaders of the Nazi Party

‘WORK-FIGHT’ MOVE LOOMS IN CONGRESS   CONGRESS TO FACE PROPOSALS TO DRASTICALLY ' TIGHTEN UP NATION'S WAR MACHINERY

WORK OR FIGHT LAW LOOMING   Congress Appears Ready To Pre pare 4-F “Work Or Fight Measure For Nation

GUNGRESS APPEARS SE FOR WORK Oh AF DRAFT LAW   Propcesal Depends or l1.ecommerdations of the rresident ©

WORK OR FIGHT LAW IS BACKED   Selective Service In Favor Of Order From Byrnes

) AF WORK OR ARER FIGHT LAW SEEMS SURE   Congress Apparently Sees It as Only Answi to Manpower Problem

Joel Shepherd — Still) In. Germa  Is Red Cross D Directo: With Seventh Army

Joel Shepherd Still In Germany  Is Red Cross Director With Seventh Army

@evyryryvyyrrrrry rye ee Reconversion Is Fast With This Ey.War Warker

Russians Are Good Jail Breakers  et en NRE NRT EN NRL te: tenon  Cossacks Pull Down Fences From Horseback - - And Get Food for Starved Americans

Trumans Will Move to Blair House  To Stay There Unti. Roosevelt Family Has Time to Move

Movies Shown at  Rotary Meeting   Ladies Night Dinner Set for Dec. 10

MOLOTOV INDICATES RUSS SUPPORT OF YUGOSLAVIA TERRITORIAL CLAIM; OUTLINES CONCLAVE ISSUES

Molotov Favors Trusteeship Plan   Collective Guardian  Plan Is Opposed

AUSOIA LIKES SINGLE HEADS FOR COLONIE!   Molotov Clears Up Soviets’ Stand on Issues at Big 5 Council.

PENICILLIN ~ TS AVAILABLE NOW LOCALLY   Wonder Drug Released For Civilian Use On  Prescriptions

PENICILLIN NOW IS AVAILABLE FOR CIVILIAN USE   Wonder Drug, Which Has Been Reserved For Use By Armed Forces, Is Now Released By War Production Board.

Who'll Get Ringside Seats?  Sea Test of Atom Bomb Poses Diplomatic Question for U.S,  :

Atomic Bomb Tests Pose Delicate Military Question  Whether Other Nation: May See Results Is Being Considered

Atom Test Poses Question For United States  Should Foreign Nations Get Rid

U. S. Must Decide If Foreign Observers Should Be Allowed To Attend A-Bomb Test

ATOM BOMB TEST AT SEA AFFORDS MANY QUESTIONS   Should Foreign Observers Be Allowed to Attend

Test Of Of Bomb Raises Issues   Will. Foreign ‘Envoy .Groups” Be’ Invited ?

FOREIGN OBSERVERS MAY BE LET IN ON “A” BOMB SEA TEST   PRECEDENT SET BY PLANE VS, SHIPS TRIAL IN 1923

A Surprise Move To Speed Discharges   Amendment Tacked  On to Appropriations’ Bill; Affects Men with 18 Months of Service

Try Reléase ‘More Men   Effort Is Made Ta Write Discharge Provisions in Law

New Illinois Tax Assessmeut Law in Effect on Tuesday   100 Per Cent Appraisment of Property is Required in Act

Daily Washington Merry-Go-Roun@d  (Trademark) : By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col. Robert 8S. Allen sow en active service with the Army.)   VREW PRARSON SAYS:— _— MILITARY STAFF DISCUSSED JAP WAR AT YALTA; BRITAIN SURE OF RUSSIAN LOYALTY IN EUROPE; NATIONAL SCANDAL LOOMS IN OPA’S RENT CONTROL

MANY REPORTS. ABOUT ADOLF   VARIOUS RUMORS PLACE HITLER FROM BERLIN TO HIDEOUT.IN HARTZ MOUNTAINS .

FLAG DISGRACED   Writes National Flag Code Association to The President

High Point Troops of Illinois’ 33rd  Division Now Home   Battle Scarred Veterans of Jap Island Battle Return Joyously

Soft Coal Miners Pay Negotiations Collapse ;  Next Move Up to WLB

Bituminous Negotiations Are Stalemated   Next Move Up to WLB And All Signs Point To Government Seizure

JAPS ON LUZON STEP UP FIGHT   Cling To Fringes of Clark Field  Uncork Stubborn Re: sistance

Yanks On Luzon Battling Heavy Jap Resistance   Enemy Shelling U. S. Forces Already In Possession Of Clark Airfields   JAPS ON AIRFIELD FRINGE SUBDUED

Jap Resistance Grows; Clark Field Is Shelled   Superfortresses Attack Tokyo and Indo-China Bases

TIRST REAL RESISTANCE EN. COUNTERED IN MARCH ON MANILA-~ENEMY SHELLING FIELD

Nimitz Opposes U.S. Aid to Japs   Fleet Chief Also Hits Armed Forces Merger

Iran Reported in Throes of Revolution  8. Se Se   Rebels Declared Being Armed From Russian Trucks

U. S. Delegates to Do Utmost to Secure Peace  Group Will Act as Unit, Without Party Prejudices

Delegates Sight Lasting Peace   Gigantic Task Ahead, Two Senators Warn

Solons Pledge Work For Peace   Senators Connaily and Vandenberg Speak On  Floor of Senate,

Three Hefty Men Can't Get Clothes And Fail To Find Even a Hogshead

Suspect in Texas  Beheading Shot   Sought for Questioning Man Defies Arrest

‘Son of Rich Philadelphian Shot After Slaying of 80-Year-Old Man

$200 for Jar of Jelly, $100 Fee for Helping Load Truck Give WFA Problerr

ANGSION PLANT HORA 1S SPEEDED   Foofine Besun Toda,;  Corstruction of Walls Ard ,Floor Under Way

KINGSTON PLANT NORA AS SPEEDED   Loofius Begun Today; Corsiruction of Walls Ard ,Floor Under Way

Sentence of Death Dealt To Quisling   Jury of Norwegians Finds Him Guilty of Selling  Out to Germans

VIDKUN QUISLING DEATH SENTENCE   First Of The European Traitors To Sell Out To Nazi Germany

Puppet Premier Appeals Verdict on Six Counts   Norway Confiscates Fortune Earned by Betrayal

QUISLING SENTENCED TODEATH      Convicted As Traitor; Will Appeal Case 

DEATH SENTENCI IS THE VERDICT FOR QUISLING   Norwegian Puppet Will Appeal To  Supreme Court

“SURRENDERS JAP NAVY T0 REPORTERS   Adm. Kanazawa Talk: to Old Golf Friend, Writer Clark Lee

Pfc, D. E, Daughenbaugh Is Killed In Action In Germany On February 23

CHURCHILL SAYS NO SECRET PACT MADE AT YALTA   Did Give Russia Two Votes In Security Conference However

SUPREME COURT RULING SOUGHT BY NEWS CORPORATION   Attacks the Power to Spend Money to Publicize Proposed New Constitution.   ELECTION FEBRUARY 27   Writ Asked for Compelling State Auditor Smith to Pay $116.60.

Foe Retreating North; Attacks Menace Yunatu   Fighting Is Raging In Kweilin Suburbs; Jap Drive Repulsed

Chinese Retake Kanhsien, Once U. S. Air Base   Japanese Troops Reported Pulling Out To North . 7

Chinese Capture Kanhsien, Former  American Airbase   Australian Troops Press Japanese Units Further “ Inland in Borneo

CHINESE REPORT TAKING KANHSIE   Former American Air Base City Re. tured Yesterday

Japs Lose Kanhsien  a EMRSe age ae = Sigleseeeee ene Sea aren   Chinese Recapture Former U. S. Base

AIRBASE CITY RECAPTURED BY CHINESE   Kanhsien Is Taken; Others Closing In On Kweilin

3riton Bares Use of Torch atU.S. Dumt   Tons of Bed Sheets, Pillows and. Blankets Renorted ‘Peddled’

sitaller Nations Given Top Spots At Conference   Put in. Charge of Four   Major Commissions ! At Parley

Small Nation On Top in. Conterence   Four Are Named To Draft Charter For the World

SMALL COUNTRIES GIVEN TOP POSTS AT SAN FRANCISCO   Representatives Assigned to Commissions That Wil! Draft Charter for Se curity Organization.   VOTING PROCEDURE REMAINS UNDECIDED   Conference to Determine Whether Decisions Will Be Made Under Majority or Two-Third Rules.

Small Nations Given Large Jobs at Frisco Conference; Voting Procedure Unsettled

FOUR COMMISSIONS. SET UP AT PARLEY   Small Nations Will Draft Charter for World Organization

Assignments to Commissions Are Made and Serious Work Is Expected to Get Under Way at Conference Today

SETS UP FOUR COMMISSIONS   Frisco Parley Gives Top Spots to Small Nations In Organization

Small Nations Win Top Spots in _ Drafting Charter   Assignments to Commissions Are Made and Serious Work Is Expected to Get Under Way at Conference Today

WORK TO FREE DEAD IN FLYER   Three Known Dead as Crack Sante Fe Train Crashes in California

THREE KILLED IN BAIL ACCIDENTS   Crack Trains Wrecked In California, West Virginia

HEAVIEST FIGHTING AROUND BALIKPAPAN   Australians Are Pushing Toward Sambodja Against Vanishing  Jap Resistance

Fall of Major Oil Field in Borneo Imminent  go og ee   Advances of Five Miles Disclosed by Gen. MacArthur

AUSSIES NEAR BIG OIL FIELD   Push Within Five Miles of Center of Sambodja In Borneo Drive

Fall of Major Oil Field in Borneo Imminent  Advances of Five Miles Disclosed by Gen. MacArthur

Sentence Nazi Agents To Hang   Declared Guilty Upon Al Three Counts; Display Ne Emotion At Verdict.

Two Men Convicted As Nazi . Spies; Sentenced To Hang   William Colepaugh and Erich Gimpel Hear Senterice of Military Commission—Verdict  -Subject to Review.

Colepaugh and Gimpel convicted as nast spies. given death sentences

2 MEN CONVICTED AS GERMAN SPIES; SENTENCED 10 DIE   William C. Colepaugh, an  American, and Erick Gimpel Found Guilty by Military Commission.   SHOW NO EMOTION... AS VERDICT IS READ   Prosecution Called Colepaugh “a, Double-Crossing Traitor’—Two Landed in U. S. From Submarine.

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SPIES ADJUDGED GUILTY; TO HANG   Colepaugh And Gimpel Are Convicted On All Three Counts

T wa ' fen Convie ted As Nazi ~  ; Spies: Sentenced To Hang      William Colepaugh and Erich Gimpel Hear. Sentence : of Military. Comimission—Verdict * -Subject: to Review ©

100,000 Nazis Nearly Cut Off in Saarland   Seventh Army Takes Bitche, Slashes On Into Siegfried Line

Northland Greyhound Strike Looms   Notice Filed With State Conciliator as Vote Is Being Taken

SPAIN’S WAR ENTRY DISCUSSION SHOW}   Franco Said : No Because Nation Was Starving

Franco Wouldn't Join But Planned To Get War Loot  Chaw Wanbin VA/ielh

Duce and Franco Discussed Spain's Entry into War   Conference Revealed By Captured German Diplomatic Report; Spain Was Too Weak

“= SPAIN= Sought S pain -As War Ally   German Diplomatic ‘Re port In 1941 ‘Discussion  Is Revealed’:

MINE OWNERS LIST TERMS   Operators Offer Miners $1.69 More a Week,  Reject Royalty

Lewis Handed New Proposals By Operators   Bituminous Coal Operators Counter Demands Of Union President.   ROYALTY REJECTSS

28-Cent Pay Rise Offered By Operators   12 Points Refused; Two Year Contract Aoreement Sought

Operators Admit interest In-Six of 18 Demands-.Made By Mine Workers

MINE OPERATORS GIVE WAGE PLAN   Average Boost of $1.69 Week Is Provided

Counter Offer Made to Lewis  By Gperato   Mine Owners Reject 10 Demands of Workers and Connter With Four Substilutes

OWNERS REJECT 12 OF DEMANDS MADE BY LEWIS   Won’t Pay 10-Cent Royalty; Counter-Plans Offered To Miners’ Union

4, —MINERS~ 0s:  Pay ‘Boost OF $1.69 A ‘Week Offered Miners   Bituminous Operators Hand John L. Lewis Their Counter-Proposals For New Contract; 12 Demands Made By UMW Head Rejecied

Counter-Offer Given Lewis   Wage Raise Estimated At 28 Cents a Day—  No Reaction Given

Tax Slashing Considered By Congress   Income Levies To Be Reduced During 1946

Nazis Fleeing To Rhine Find The Road Home Has Been Shut   SAARBRUCKEN IS NOW IN HANDS OF THE AMERICANS   Gen. Hodges’ First Army Has Begun Offensive Fast Of Rhine

Plane Crashes Into Seel Water Tower   Flier Killed, Two Women Injured, City Without Water

Russian Army  Is Pulling Out Of Wianishinie’ ia   Central Chinese Forces Ready For Entry Into Country

Report Russians Begin Withdrawal  From Manchuria      Nationalists In Inner Mongolia Appeal For Reinforcements

U.S. PLANES FLY CHINA TROOPS TO MANCHURIA   1500 A Day Rate To Be Kept Up As Russian Army Withdraws

Russian: Troops Said Withdrawing  From Manchuria   Main Unit of Reds Reported Pulling Out In Three Directions

Russians in Manchuria Getting Out   Soviets Begin Mass With drawal as Chinese  Troops Flown In

Largest Incendiary Air Raid in History Turns Four Nipponese Cities Into Great Infernos at the Cost of Only Two Forts; Maruzen Oil Refinery Hit by Demolitions

Nipponese Oil Center Struck By B 9's After Greatest Fire Bomb Raid in History, U.S. Forces Ashore

Man In Slouch Hat Kills Ex-Air Corps Lieutenant And Woman Companion

Counterattacks by Enemy va Beaten Off   Americans Gain in Two Sectors; Sub Pens Overrun

Tsugen Isle, 10 Miles off Okinawa, Occupied by American Infantrymen

SEIZE ISLAND NEAR OKINAWA   F ighting in Southern Sector Fierce; Jap Attacks Repelled

British Launch Attack To Annihilate Nazis In Italy   Yanks Occupy Tsugen, Off Okinawa; Naha Duel Rages

House Group Favors Draft   Plan Another Week of Public Hearings Before Making Recommendation

HOUSE COMMITTEE FAVORS TRAINING   Hearings for and Against Conscription Slatéd for Post-War Military Policy

[More Hearings On Peacetime [Draft Measure   House Committee Favors Enactment

ORDER IS CANCELED   Proposed Sale of Parachute Silk is _ Stopped

State Democratic Head Says Dewey Contrives Surplus  Underestimated Revenues and Overestimated Expenditures Not Permitied in Constitution

CRIPPLED TROOPSHIPS REACH PORT   Variety Of Troubles Delay Voyages Across Atlantic

General Claims He Was Not Consulted But Will Try to Make Plan Work

MT ARTHUR OPPOSES CONTAC! COKE   Fiedge Is Madz2 to see It Through, Try to Make It Wor

OCCUPATION, COMMANDER BAYS. HE WENT ON RECORD » AS OPPOSED TO TERMS OF  AGREEMENT

ee  New Trouble Breaks Out In Palestine  Armed Jews Raid Training Depot For Arms. Amma

Marshal Zhukov’s Right Wing Is Reported To Have Reached Soldain Junction   Russian Advances Are  Being Made Against Increased Resistance By The Desperate Nazi Fighting Men

Russians heach Uder hiver Barrier 58 Miles From Capital; German Resistance Increasing

More Interest In 4-H Work. This Year Than Ever Before   New Record For Teams Competing, Says Miss Sims

4-H Girls Get  Ready For Fair.  Demonstrations Are Holding Their  Preliminary Contests Throughout County

U.S. May Send  Troops to Greece   Premier Voulgaris’ Government Resigns

Terms Sought By Japs On Bougainville   Surrender Envoys Meet Australians

SMILES IN SURRENDER   Major Otsu Hands Over 17th Army to Australian Forces

17th Japanese _ Army Surrenders   Smiling Nip Major Talks Over Terms With Aussies On Bougainville.

Smiling Jap Major Leads Peace Envoys   Meets Australian Officers Waiting on Bougainville

Truman Orders Immigrant Bax  To US Lowered   War Refugees, Within Estublished Quotas, May Enter Country at Rate  39,000 Yearly

Immigration of Refugees Established   39,000 Europeans A Yeor to U.S. Under New Plan

War Refugees to Find Haven  in United States Immigration Quota Established by  Benet tawti Seis

News Day And Night   Approximately 39,000 Displaced Persons Will Enter In Year   Immigration Held To Line By Him   President Gives America Opportunity To Set Example For World

[RUMAN DIRECTS ENTRY INTO U). 8. OF WAR REFUGEES   Displaced Persons in Europe Will Be Admitted at Rate of About 39,000 a Year,   CALLED MEASURE ‘TO ALLEVIATE MISERY’   Welfare Groups to Care for Immigrants—President Says Order Will Not Delay Return of G. L's,

Truman {hrows U.S. Gates Open To War Victim:    Immigration Quotas Of 39,000 Yearly Are Established For Refugees

Aims To Aid Two Million Now Homeless   25,000 Germans Admitted Yearly Under Regular Ouotas

Truman Opens U.S. Doors to War Refugees   President Permits European Homeless To Enter Nation at Rate of 39,000 a Year; Most Will Come from Central, Eastern Europe and Balkans.

 e  United States Will Receive  War Refugees   Truman Directs Entry Of About 30,000 Annually

REFUGEES GET PREFERENCE ON ENTRY INTOU.S.   Truman Directs Their Admission Within Quota Limits

U.S. To Admit War Refugees   39,000 Yearly Will Flow Inte Country

U.S. Opens Its Doors To Retugees   America to Accept 39,000 Homeless Yearly From Europe

FOR ENTRY OF WAR REFUGEES   39,000 Yearly ‘To Be Admitted Under Im migration Quotas

War Refugees to Find Haven in United States  Immigration Quota Established by President Truman -

Persons Driven From Homes By War Admitted   39,000 A Year Unde: Truman’‘s Program; Regulation Quotas Not To Be Altered

Homeless Will Come in On Yearly Quota   President Sees Opportunity for Nation To Set Example in Alleviating Human Misery Among Balkan Nationals

Fate of Hitler Backers Studied   Crimes Commission Opens Conference

Assails OPA Officials.   Fate of Financiers Who Bankrolled Hitler Ils Subject of War Crimes Parley in London

EXPLOSION KILLS WELDING PARTNERS      Fumes from Truck Ignites From Torches

TIRE OUTLOOK SEEMS BRIGHT   First New Casings for Civilians Will Reach Market in Month.

400,000 Tires On Market Soon To Give Relief   Ration Officials Hope to Abandon Rationing Jan. 

[Auto Tire Prospects Bright As Services Release Rubber   400,000 To Reach Retail Market In About One Month

Promise Tires Within a Month   About 400,000 To  Be Released Soon

Tire Prospects Looking Up; Services to  Release New Casings Within Month

Army, Navy Will Moke These Read: For Buyer Market In About A Month

Tire Prospects Are Looking Up Say Officials   Army And Navy Make  Releases

Tire Prospects Look Up As Army, Navy Prepare To Declare Casings Surplus

Tire Prospects Looking Up; Army And Navy Move to Release Surplus

New Tires For Old Cars  ARMY, NAVY SURPLUS CASINGS TO BE RELEASED FOR PUBLIC USE

Tire Prospects  Good For Public   First New Casings to Reach Market in Month ~—Tire Surplus Follows

MIRE RATIONING MAY BE DROPPED FIRST OF THE YEAR  ARMY, NAVY RELEASE  400,000 CASINGS TO CIVILIAN MARKETS

Tire Prospects Better: Services Release Casings   Hopes for Ration’s End By Jan 1,, Now Begin to Mount

TIRE OUTLOOK UF   New Casings Released by Army and Navy on Sale in Month

400,000 NEW TIRES ARE DUE IN MONTH   Supply to Be Freed by Army and Navy Will Be Followed by More Casings for Autos, Trucks and Tractors.

Tire Prospects Are Looking Up   First New Casings Released To Civilians By Army, Navy to Market in Month

TIRE PROSPECTS MUCH BRIGHTER   About 400,000 New Casings _ Will Be Released by ‘ Army and Novy

Good News! Tire Prospects Locking Up   Army and Navy To Release 400,000 New Bihher Cre’ ne

Tire Prospects Are Looking Up   Army to Release 400,000 New Casings to Civilians In About a Month

400,000 New Casings to  Be Heleased   By Military to Civilians in  About a Month

Auto Tire Prospects Better; End of Rationing May Be Near   Army and Navy Prepare to Release First Batch OF Surplus. Casing; Government Stepping Out Of Rubber-From-Alcohol Business

Austria Setup Wins Backing   Regime Recognized By 4-Power Council

New Regime In Austria Recognized   Country's First Postwar Election Scheduled For November 25

Renner Regime In Austria Gets OK from Allies   Elections Slated on Nov. 25; Cabinet's Power Is Extended

Suit Charges Trust Holds Up Television   Government Claims Monopoly Cripples Public Benefits

File Suit Against Five Companies   Attempt To Control Revolutionary Equipment

Government Charges 4 By . ° Television Monopoly   Paramount Pictures. Ine., Indicted With Four Other Corporations

Senators See Long Debate Coming (n Mexican Treaty  U. S.-Mexican Water Pact Will Be Discussed Fully

SENATE FACED WITH PROSPEGTS OF LONG WATER TREATY TALKS  CHAIRMAN CONNALLY DECLARES IMPORTANCE OF TREATY DEMANDS ACTION

Leng Debate Due In Senate  On River Pact   Sen. Downey Predicts 30 Members Will Want To Talk   TEXAN ASKS ACTION   Chairman Connally Says Action Needed Before Securitv Parley

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHT! ROAST TURKEY DINNER HAINAN S AIR-CONDITIONED RESTAURANT

FOR FULLER BRUSH SERVICE CALL H. J. HIXENBAUGH 327 FAIR AVENUE  Bw are 277A

HULL TO TESTIFY ON JAPS’ ATTACK   Pear! Harbor Probe Group to Hear Ex-Secretary If Health Allows

PEARL HARBOR COMMITTEE T0 CATL HULL   Former Secretary of State.to Testify This Week If Able 

RECONVERSION WAGE POLICY IS AWAITED   Schwellenbach Facing ‘High -Wage - High Price’ Puzzle

‘Labor Stalemate Presents Problems For Schwellenbach   Establishment of Clearcul Reconversion Wage Policy Is Awaited

Labor Dept.. Seeks Quick Wage-Price Pattern:   Sec. Schwellenbach Plans To Resume Conferences Today  On Coal Walkouts

WAGES PRICE TEST PLANNED      Schwellenbach Will Seek - To Have Pattern Fixed In Labor Disputes

Aikin Introduces: Education Bill   Would Radically Change University’s Administrative Setup

WILL PRESENT “CONFESSION? OF NAZI LEADER   Believed Strong Enough to Hang Hans Fritzsche

Confession To Be Presented At War Tria   Prosecution To Lay ‘‘Con fession’’ Of Nazi Propa ganda Chief Before Tribunal  MmAaAMMmarcTanry BAA VU

Denies Attack . On Integrity, Gen MacArthur   Sends Reply Today To Senator Wherry

ACHESON SEEKS DEFENSE FROM REBUKE CHARGE   Attempt Will Be Made Today To Have Acheson Confirmed

U.5, WORKERS PUT ON 40-HOUR WEEK      TRUMAN ORDERS RETURN TO SHORTER SCHEDULE BY SEPTEMBER 9.

WAY IS OPENED INTO MANCHURIA   Chinese Government Gets Permission From Russia To Occupy Cities

H. M. HANNA, PROMINENT WINTER RESIDENT DIED SUDDENLY TODAY OF HEART ATTACK IN CLEVELAND

TRUCK LINES ~ ARE SEIZED   [CHICAGO STRIKE THAT  CAUSED GREAT FOOD WASTE  OFFICIALLY ATAN END —

CHICAGO TRUCK STRIKE ENDED   Government Seizure Imminent As Union Relents

ODT TAKES OVER CHICAGO TRUCKS   Acts on Truman’s Orders Despite Cancellation of Strike

Legal Representatives Of Allied Governments Are Sent to Nurenberg

legal Men From ‘Four Big Powels Arrive for Trial  Ganswony’s Top Wa Criminals Now At, tue nwhbery—

GOERING TRIAL TO BE SPEEDED   Allies Send Law Staffs To Hasten Justice For War Criminals

ALLIES AGREE ON NAZI TRIALS   Other Nations Expected Tc Agree On United States Trial Proposals

Pact on Nazi Trials Signed   Inter-Allied Court Formation Awaited

GERMANS SEEK SOME WAY T0 STOP RUSSIANS   Hitler Serids Himmler, Other Leaders To Rally Nazi Strength

Hifler Rushes Himmler fo Eastern Front   Best Commanders And Gestapo Chief Have Complete Power

HIMMLER !§ RUSHED 10 EAST FRONT   ‘Complete Power’ Given Officers in German Crisis

BIMMLER IS DISPATCHED   Other High Nazi Commanders Sent  To Stop Reds

Himmler Goes To East Front To Rally Nazis   Gestapo Chief Heads Commanders Altempting To Halt Soviet Gains

Top Generals Pitted Agains Russian Tide   Capital Evacuation Getting Under Way: Frussia in Panie

REPORT NAZIS FLEE BERLIN: MOVE CHILDREN   Himmler Is Rushed tc Eastern Front to ‘Rally’ Strength

HIMMLER RUSHED 10 EAST FRONT   GETS JOB OF RALLYING STRENGTH AGAINST REDS

72-Hour Embargo Is Ordered   ® Ban on Theatres. Night Clubs, Bars Other  * Establishments

OO & hh &F FF KR KF KG ORKUT  WPB Places 72-Hour Ban on Gas for Amusement Places

MOVIES, NIGHT CLUBS AND OTHER AMUSEMENT SPOTS ’ CAN'T GET GAS FOR 32° HOURS

BAR, NIGHT CLUB GAS SUPPLY HIT   72-Hour Ban on Deliveries Covers All Places of Amusement

‘WPB WPB Orders Ban On Gas Deliveries To Places Of Amusement In 10 States

K. BROWNFIELD ARRESTED IN DULUTH   Six Others Seized in Champaign in Connection With Crime

3 WAR PRISONERS. ESCAPE LAST NIGHT   Japanese Make Getaway From Camp McCoy at Sparta During Night.

Congress Session Really Dull Routine, Momentous Reports On Radio to Contrary

AUSTRIA ASKS SOUTH TYROL   Former Ambassador Submits Plea To Members Of Big 5 Meeting

Appeal Made To Big Five  Conferences   Foreign Ministers Devote Attention To Italian Peace

RESUME WORK ON ITALIAN PEACE PACT   Suggest Giving South Tyrol Back To Austria

Return of South Tyrel to Austria Propased to Big!   Former Austrian Ambassador Makes Bid; Balkan Treaties Studied

BIG 5 ASKED TO RETURN TYROL TO AUSTRIA; EGYPT WANTS ITALY RE KEPT OUT OF AFRICA

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  CHINESE SEIZE JAP SUPPLY CENTER OF PINCLO

German Armies Strew Thousands of Mines  As They ‘Reduce’ Bulge   Berlin Admits St. Hubert Evacuated as Allies Threaten to Close Giant Belgian Front Trap; Russians Hold Most of Budapest as Battle Goes On

‘SPECIAL VETERANS’  GLASSES ARE ASKED   First Lady Says They'll Nee Special Groups

RAF Raids Hitler Mountain Hideout   Drop 6-Ton Bombs On Berchtesgaden

RAF Bombs Hitler’s Hideout   A Possible Attempt On Fuehrer’s Life; Use 12,000 Pound Earthauake Missiles

A Direct Hit With « a 12; 000 ~ Pound Earthquake’ Bomb Smashed: Building.   STRUCK AT TWO PLACES      It Wa a Possible Attempt on the Fuehrer’s: Life, Lon;- don Dispatch Said. -

Aaron Ward Survives Hits By 6 Jap Suicide Planes   4,400 Jon Destroyer Returns From Pacific Tour After Battle

Heroic U.§. §. Ward Returns to Navy Yard   Hit by Six Japanese ”” Qufcide Planes

LADD BUTCHER IS SUSPENDED BY ACTION OF 0. P. A.   Andrew Byvik Has License Suspended And Is Assessed Fine Of $4,168.89 In The Federal District Court At Peoria.

SUSPENDED BY 0. P. A. RULING   Charges Placed Against Andrew Byvik Last Week

STORE READY BY 15TH   i Moore Annlianee Wil! Onen With Limited Electrical Stock

OO EEE EE  STORE READY BY 15TH   Moore Appliance Will Onen With Limited Electrical Stock

SIEGERIED LINE MAY BE ABANDONED   Action Indicates  Nazis to Give Up Large Section

May Yield Part of Siegfried Line   Nazi Resistance Light Along 40-Mile.Front —

French Hit Out In New Alsatian Offensive Today   Nazi Threat to Strasbourg in Himmler’s “Prestige Drive” Collapses Swiftly Under Hammer Blows

SENATE BILL ON EMPLOYMENT IS GIVEN. T0 HOUSE   Republicans Maintain New Measure  Will Not Work

EMPLOYMENT BILL PASSES. THE SENATE      Vote Was 71-10; Some Amendments  Were Added

SENATE Gl  JOBS - FOR- ALL BILL TO HOUSE   ‘Opportunity for Useful Employment’ Is New Guarantee

Full Employment Bill Tossed Into  Hands of House   Some of Measure’s Supporters Believe That It Won't Work

Senate Passes Altered Job Bill   Sees Many ‘Bugs’ in House Measure

GOP Senators See Labor Disputes Spoiling Job Bill   Altered Measure Goes To House After 71-10 Passage

HOUSE TAKES UP JOBS-FOR-ALL   SENATE PASSES ALTERED FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL

JOBS-FOR-ALL BILL 10 HOUSE   Full Employment Measure, Altered Slightly, Gets Senate Approval

All May Be Eliminated By June 30   Propdsat Submitted At Suggestion Of President Truman

Workers May Get ‘Idle’ Pay   Investigator Hands Findings to Truman

Liquidation Plan Offered   y Wartime Agencies Would Be Abolished

JAP HANDED LIFE IN TORTURE CASE   Sentence Passed In First 01 Trials On Nipponese Soil

Jap Prison  Camp Guard Is Sentenced    First Japanese To Be Tried In Own Country Receives Life Sentence As War Criminal —

Life Term Giver Ex-Jap Guard   Took Part in Torture And Killing of Yank Prisoner of Wer

VICTORY BONDS FOR HOSPITAL   BONDS WILL BE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED-BE A DOUBLED BARRELED PATRIOT

TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE; BUY BONDS THEN GIVE THEM TO HOSPITAL FUND.

Peron Denounces Efforts to Unset Argentine Regime   Attacks ‘Vile, Mean Propaganda’ as Public Protests Continue

Argentine Official Hits at ‘Vile Propaganda’ He Says Is Desiqned to Overthrow Government

JAP OFFICER HAS ADMITTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRIME   JAPANESE ON TRIAL AT MA‘NIVA EXPECTS TO. BE . HANGED FOR MASS SLAUGHTER

General Blames England For Crisis In Syria; France Ready To Negotiate With All Parties

> Million Cache Includes Radium Stolen By Nazis   Immediate Confiscation of Weapons Ordered By Gen. MacArthur

Yanks to Seize Jap Weapons; Radium Seized   Bullion and Jewels Located in Unguarded Hideout

All Jap Weapons To Be Confiscated   U. S. Seizes Radium Stolen From Czechoslovakia

Yanks Capture 5-Million Loot Hidden By Japs   All Weapons Ordered Taken Away From Individuals   ASK FOOD IMPORTS   10,306 Non-Stop Hop Reported By Nip Plane Designer

MORE LOOT DISCOVERED BY AMERICANS   Valuables Seized by Nazis from Czechs Unearthed by U.S.  Forces.   BULLETIN

Americans Recover Another $5,500,000 Cache Of Valuables   Radium Confiscated From Czechoslovakians When Germans Overran Nation, Found In Vault Of German Consulate At Osaka.

RADIUM AND OTHER LOOT  IS RECOVERERD   Huge Jap Plane Sent To U. S. For Study

Yanks Find Another $5,500,000 in Looted Treasure, Including Czech Radium Store

Troops lind Large Cache Ot Treasure   Loot $2,500,000 Worth Of Radium Stolen By Nazis

UAW, GM Will Resume Talks Today   Pickets Meanwhile Return To Some Of Gates Of Motor Industry

PICKETS ARE BACK . AT FACTORY GATES   Office and Salaried Work ers Permitted to Enter Plants   TALKS ARE RESUMED

Negotiations Resumed in. G. M. Dispute UAW Pickets: Back At Somie Factories Afear Halideeree 2 6

Company, Union Officials Slate Meet on Strike   Some Workers Pass Through Lines to Jobs in Offices

Yule Holidays’   ‘Token Lines Only at Flint; Buick Oifice Workers Kert Cut.

Picket Lines in GM Strike Are Called Out Again   Follows Christmas Weekend Holiday; Disputants Hold  Neootiatian Parley

GM-Union Negotiators ‘Meet Today   Only Local Issues On Agenda, Though Major Problems May Be Dis cussed; Pickets Back

G.M. STRIKE PICKETS RETURN AFTER HOLIDAY   Officials Prepare For Negotiations - To Begin Wednesday

Pickets Return ToG.M. Plants   Strikers, Auto Heads Prepare For Parley

2 —STRIKES— -. 6M, Union Conference  Is Resumed  ' Seek Settlement --Of Wage Dispute

UNION, GM AIDS RESUME TALKS; PICKETS ON JOB   Office, Salaried Workers Permitted To Return At Flint (Mich.) Plants

SHAEF Takes Over Control of German Govt. At Flensburg      Close Reich’s Westerr Frontier To Allied  Soldiers, Civilians

Supreme Headquarters Takes Over F lensburg; ‘Reich Borders Closed

U.S. COMMAND TAKES CHARGE AT FLENSBURG   Germany Western Frontiers Closed as Supreme Headquarters Takes Over Fallen Government.

HICH COMMAND TAKES CONTROL @F COVERNMENT   All Germany Now In . Allied Hands; Western Frontiers Closed

West Frontier Ordered Closed To Bar Escapes   Prohibited Area Set Along Borders; Internal Situation Is “Well In Hand’

ARMY MISSION TAKES CONTROL INSIDE REICH   Western Frontiers Are Closed; Fate Of Doenitz Government Still In Doubt

German Frontier Closed   Measures Taken To Prevent Escape Of Nazi Officials

Frontier Shut To Net Nazis Still in Hiding   German Flensburg Regime Taken Over By Special Mission

Mighty Third Fleet Heading For Mainland   Triumphant Warships Of American Third Fleet Steam Homeward Today   ADMIRAL HALSEY LEADING FLEET

THIRD FLEET LEAVES HAWAII FOR VICTOR Y VOYAGE: HOME   THIRTY THOUSAND VETERANS OF PACIFIC WAR ABOARD SHIPS. BOUND FoR ~ WEST COAST

NAZIS MURDERED FORMER AUSTRIAN: CHANCELLOR KURT SCHUSCHNIGG ON ‘APRIL 15 FREED PRISONERS STATE —

SCHUSCHNIGG IS SLAIN BY NAZIS   Former Austrian Chancellor Reported Murdered April 15 by SS Troops

Khuschnigg, Former ustrian Chancellor, Murdered  ee ii i ie ei 62S a i ee

SWISS REFUSE TO LET LAVAL CROSS BORDER   Nazis Believed to Be Releasing Political Hostages — France Deeply Stirred

Try To Cut Off Nazis From Reich   Gen. Hodges’ Forces Strike Toward St. Vith; Tanks Near Escape Route.     CTT w> vw 4a ve TT Tf. 22: Sa See

Allies Begin Assault on West Front   First Army Drives Against North End of Belgian Buige

Strikes Hits Film Folks; Many Unable  To Perform   Spread Of Troubles Threatens Industry

Film Workers Remain Idle   Multi-Million Dollar Movie Studio Strike Threatens To Spread.

Hollywood Sirike Spread Threatened   Thousands of Film Workers Idle, Leaders Grapple in Deadlock

hiovie Studio Strike Ties Up Industry   thousands Idle In Hollywood

MOVIE INDUSTRY 1S  THREATENED WITH  COMPLETE STOPPAGE LEADERS OF RIVAL PRO _ DUCER-BILM .FACTIONS. Ih STRIVE DEADLOCK

Chinese will reopen lines in red areas  Notice served bv General Ho

Chicago Por ter Found Nailed to Cross; Gunmen ‘Crucified? Him, He Tells Police

Chicago Man Nailed To Cross in Almost Exact Duplication of Christ’s Crucifixion

Porter Is Found ~ Nailed to Cross   Lapses Into Coma After Discovery By Police

Nazi Spies ‘Tipped Off Nips That U. S. Had, Broken. Secret Codes.

Army Feared Jap Attack on Hawal   Nazis Tipped Japs That U. S. Breaking Codes Before War

Army Believed s Japanese Might Attack Hawaii   Ordered Alert June 17 Against A Possible Trans-Pacific Raid

JAPS FLEE IN NORTH BORNEO   Foe Falls Back As Aussies Advance to Find Oil Wells Burning

Japs Evidently Abandoning Rich Borneo Oil Area   21 of 50 Seria Wells In Flames As Australrans Move In.

Foe Le: Leaves  Oil Supply   _ Rich Borneo Region Falling To Aussies

21 OF 50 OIL WELLS SABOT AGED BY JAPS   Enemy Withdrawing In Borneo In Belief That Petroleum Installations Have Been Wrecked

Little Opposition Met on Borneo  Aussies Drive on Miri Oil Fields

Australians Meet Livht Opposition In Borneo Drive   Japs Retreat From Oil Fields After Setting Fire to Wells

KINKO ADVANCE RUSSIAN  o~wnTe Awa sae? 2 wereteaeectlUWWE Cw —. C8 rer d

Final Report Of Recent Red Cross War lund Drive   Total of $11,841.35 Raised Against a Quota of $9,050.00   Seaman Lee Stull Of Eldred Killed

Seaman Lee Stull Of Eldred Killed   Member of Aircraft Carrier in Pacif

Trying to Find Way to Dispose of Investigation   Ry FRANCIS MM. LE MAY

LABELED AS BAD DEBT   House Ways and Means Committee  . Passes on Roosevelt Loan

ROOSEVELT LOAN CALLED BAD DEBT   Tax Deductions Allowed Fo Grocery Chain President

ELLIOTT LOAN INQUIRY ENDED   Committee to Recommend  Deduction Be Allowed

House Committee Says Hartford May List Loan To Roosevelt as Bad Debt

Roosevelt  Probe Halts House Work   Financial Inquiry Strikes Snaqs

A LIGHT SNOWFALL   An Additional Fall Forecast for State by Tomorrow

New Declaration of Fundamental Rights of Mankind Expected at Inter-American Parley in Mexico

HERO OF BATAAN THANKS PEOPLE   Refers To Kind Under standing Of Fall On Islands

Gazes Long at Wife's Photo Gen. Wainwright in Chunking;  Will Join MacArthur in Tokyo

Liberated Hero Ready to Watch Surrender’ tt Wainwright Plans To Follow MacArthur Into Jap Capital

SEVEN OTHER YANKEE GENERALS ALSO SAFE   General Touched With America’s Interest  In His Welfare

WAINWRIGHT IN CHUNGKING   General Happy on Reach. ing China Capital; Will Go to Tokyo

Eisenhower Opens Great Offensive On Western Front   May Be Signal For Reds To Resume Push In East

PATTON'S ARMY RACES THROUGH KEY SAAR AREA   Montgomery Rolls In North, Foes Claim; Eisenhower Silent On Offensive

Berlin Radio Reports Gen. Eisenhower Has Launched Giant Attack in the West

Yanks Across Roer River, Foe Claims   Germans Expect Russians to open Massive Drive in East—Massed Artillery Opens Barrage — British Attacking in North And Yanks in South, Report

‘Allies Across Roer After Vast Artillery And Bomb Barrage   (Germans Say Montgomery Strikes for Breakthrough in North as Front Facing Cologne Takes Fire

Eisenhower Push Reported By Berlin; Reds Mass Forces   Beginning Of Grand Seale Action In West May Signal Resumption Of Great Soviet Offensive In East

Eisenhower s Forces Strike  in ee I Riaw Ci cacel   Germans Believe Blow Signal For Reds To Resume Assault

ATTACK MAY BE START OF HUGE ALLIED SQUEEZE   Stalin Says ‘The Zero Hour Has Struck’

Berlin Reports Grand-Scale Analo-American Offensive On   Allies Cross Roer, Several Bridgeheads Secured; Battles Raging on 40-Mile Front

‘Grand-Scale” Drive In West Probably Will Signal Resumption Of Massive Soviet Attack In East, Berlin Announces—Gen. Eisenhower’s Tanks And Infantry Cross Roer River, Enemy Claims —"Zero Hour Has Struck,” Stalin Proclaims

CUT DOWN LIST FOR NEW GARS   Only 8 Groups Now Eligible for Petrnit

REDUCE NEW CAR ELIGIBILITY: LIST   OPA ELIMINATES 18 GROUPS, ONLY 8 ARE RETAINED

But 8 Groups Can Buy New Autos   OPA Reduces Eligibility List Of Those Who Can  Purchase Them.

OPA REDUCES LIST ON CAR ELIGIBILITY      Only About 10,000 New Ones Left for Rationing

CAR ELIGIBILITY LIST REDUCED   Only Eight Groups on New OPA Auto Roll

Few Eligible  For New Cars   Main Change Eliminates Home-To-Work Driving Qualification

1 Coffin  TAVAL CALLS JUDGE A LIAR   Ejected From Courtroom Again But Re-Admitted An Hour Later.

SPEEDING REGONVERSION BEST “ANSWER TO ‘SUPER NEW DEAL   SENATE REPUBLICANS CHARGE THAT RECONVERBION PROGRAM 18 BE ING BUNGLED :

SENATORS SAY SPEED NEEDED I AECONVERSION   Answer to Super New Deal Given by Liberal’s Charge of Bungled Plar

STEEL WORKERS WILL BE POLLED ON STRIKE EDICT   Ballot Boxes Set Up In 27 States For 650,000 Steel Workers

STEELWORKERS PREPARE FOR STRIKE VOTE   Balloting, Scheduled Tomorrow, to Be Biggest In History of Organized Labor.

-GARS IN COLLISION   Csllided in. the, Intersection of Bryan-:ind Washington Streets.

Series of Committees to Sift Unimportant Matters for Final Action at Frisco Conference

NAGOYA, FORMOSY ROCK UNDER NEW BOMBER ATTACKS   C) P’anes Attack Formos2; Honshu Ra ds how Good kesults

TRUMAN ASSIGNS GEN. BRADLEY T0 LOOK AFTER VETS   WILL SUCCEED HINES, VET ADMINISTRATION CHIEF, IN SIXTY DAYS

Vets’ Affairs To Be Handled By Gen. Bradley  Named To Renlace   Named To Replace Hines; Truman Pick: 2 Other Westerners For Adminictratian

BRADLEY T0 HEAL VETERANS GROUE   Succeeds Hines Who will Take Another Post; Other Aynointments Made

Workers Want Industry Facts   Big Question Before The House Is Whether Books Are To Be Opened

F act-Finding Body Tries To  Avoid Errors    Cautious Attitude Toward  Studies Of-Profits And  . Prices Is Shown At Oil Wage Meeting

Pattern Of Labor Peace Taking Shape   Fact-Finders To Determine Scope of Work

FACT FINDERS MOVE SLOWLY   Oil Workers Demand: Prices, Profits Be Studied

\Board Asks Whether \Profits, Prices Are To Figure In Wage Studi-s

First Session Almost Blows Up.  homey Finding Problems _ Take Shape; Answer On

‘Fact Finders’ SetPattern Of Operation   oil Sidustry “Board Runs Into .Questian’ of la-. voking Use of Company Books -

KENNEY IS” ~ERVORABLL > "TO MERGER   General Says Time Was Lost in. War Whil+ "Two Serviced ~ “Argued 

KENNEY FAVORS JOINT COMMAND   Says Army, Navy Disputes Delayed War On Japs

Says Army and Navy Rows Slowed War   General George Kenney Declares Arguments and Compromises Caused Delays in Completing Victory Over Japan.

Kenney Urges One Command   Unified Military Control Vital. Says General

WAR EFFORT WAS DELAYED BY RIFTS   Charges Are Made in Hearing On Merger Plan

GEN. GEORGE KENNEY URGES AN IMMEDIATE MERGER OF SERVICES  AIR FORCE COMMANDER SAYS ARMY-NAVY DIFFER ENCES NELAVED WAR

Kenney Supports Single Command   Army, Navy Disputes Delayed Pacific War

General Kenney Urges A Single Army-Navy Dept.   Air Chief Declares Disputes Caused Delays In War Against Japan.

War Delayed By Disputes, Says Kenney   Air General Declares Army, Navy Merger Vital to U.S, Safety

ATK GENERAL'S STAND Kenney Says Unified Militar Would Have Shortened War

General Urges ‘Service Unity   Kennedy Says Time Lost in War Due to ArmyNavy Bickering

Separate   Caused Delay In War Against Japan, Says  General; Joins McArthur, Backing ‘Merger

MENERAL WAINWRIGHT TELLS HIS STORY Read Today the First of a Series of Articles By America’s Hero of Bataan and Corregidor

“This Is My Story’   Gen. MacArthur Put Him In Charge On Bataan But Promised Him He Would Return

Madill Veteran Had Three War Wounds   Lost Leg From Okinawa Wounds But Worst Moments Were On Guam

ARGENTINA NOT IN SESSIONS: AT MEXICO CITY   Question: of Participation With Other Nations Postponed

Argentina's Bid For Conference Seat Is Shelved   Mexican President Voices Hope for Admittance Later

MEETING DELAYS ARGENTINA PLEA   Question Is Shelved Until  Later in Sessions

INFANTRY TO TAKE UNDER 21 DRAFTEES   Growing Need To Replace Combat Losses

Army To Take Young Men Three Months   Wants Inductees Under 21 To Replace Infantry Combet Losses

18-20 Inductees to Be Sent to Army   Arrangement Made To Satisfy Need for Young Infantry Replacements.

“Go - Ahead” Signal Will Put 13,000 Ground Troops Ashore   NEW DATE, THURSDAY   21 Japanese, Pilots and Interpreters, Board the ‘‘Missouri’

POSTPONE FILING FOR JOBLESS PAY   BUC Asks War Workers To Wait at Least Week

DeGaulle Lightens Sentence On Pefain   General Commiutes Ver_ dict of Death to Life Imprisonment

PETAIN SPARED TREASON DEATH   Aged French Marshal's Sentence Commuted To Life In Prison

Petain's Sentence Commuted to Life   DeGaulle Takes Action To Save Aged Marshall

World Banks Now Reality   28 of 45 Member Nalious Formally Sign Pact

WORLD MONEY AGREEMENT 1 SIGNED BY 28   IMPROVED ECONOMY FOR ALL NATIONS IS FORECAST

Bretton Woods Agreement Formally Signed  Russia Is Only Big Power Absent cat Rites

18 Nations Sign Bretton Woods Monetary Pacts   Russia Is Only Major Pow er Not Represented af Ceremony

28 Nations Sign Bretton Monetary Plar   Russia Has Until Dec. 31 To Put O.K. on Agreemen(

BRETTON WOODS BANKING PACTS SIGNED BY U.S,   27 Of The Other 45 Nations Affix Signatures; Agreements Hailed

Bretton Woods Pact Is Signed By 28 Powers   Russia Has Till Dec. 31 To Join World Fund Stabilization System

28 Countries Sign Breffon “Woods Treaty   Russia the Only Big Power That Is Absent at - Ceremony

28 NATIONS SIGN BRETTON WOODS PACT   Monetary Agreement Still Lacks Action By Soviet

—. sh Cm ee  COUNTY TREAS- — -URER RECEIVES COST FEES.   ‘Stato Auditor Forrest Smith Mails ao tate, Draft To This County To, Cover Quarterly Payment :

- State Dratt: ‘to This. ‘Gounty to.* Cover Quarterly Payment: ’

UNRRA Food Board Says Harvests  To Show Decrease  Output in Europe To Be Down From 1944 Totals

Situation Still Tense In Disputed Trieste   Yank Troops Withdraw to Avoid Sannlv Problem in Event of Battle

Marshal Tito Is Withdrawing  From Austria   Expresses Willingness To Reach Agreement  With Allies

ACCUSATION BY ALLIES   Willingness To Come To Agreement On Trieste Cited

TITQ WITHDRAWS 20,000 AUSTRIA TROOPS: SAYS HELL CO-OPERATE   MARSHAL REPLIES TO ALEXANDER’S BLAST; UNITED STATES, BRITAIN TRY TO SOLVE DEADLOCK

Tito Withdraws Troops from Disputed Area   Yugoslay Marshal Says He Is Surprised And Indignant Over Alexander's Allegations

Yugoslavs Hope For Peaceful Settlement   Marshal Expresses Displeasure At Alexander Statement

TITO WITHDRAWS 20,000 YUGOSLA FROM CARINTHIA   Expressed Willing: ness to Allied Terms on Venizia Giulia

TITO OFFERS 10 END DEADLOCK OVER TRIESTE   Situation Remains Tense In Northern Italy; Soviet Support Sought

Tito Withdraws Yugoslav Units   Marshal Declares He's Willing To Agree

Western Union Commencement  This Saturday  Baccalaureate Held At Hildreth Church Friday Evening

Western Union Commencement  This Saturday  . ‘Baccalaureate Held At Hildreth Church  “  oe Bevawnsene. .

Stettinius Act: To Halt Split  Over Powers   Drives for Competior Of League Charter by Saturday; Reds Seek To Limit Discussions

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WHERE ARE OKINAWA'S PRISONERS?   No Trace Is Found Of American Missing

Paul V. McNutt Makes Brief Stop in Butte  WMC Director Asks Workers to ‘Stay With Jobs’

Paul V. McNutt Makes Brief Stop in Butte WMC Director Asks   WMC Director Asks Workers to ‘Stay With Jobs’

NAVY MAY DELAY ATTACK PROBE   “Officials Reluctant to Publish Matters Related to Jap Code Breaking __

Johnson Urges Fewer Colonels, More “Bright, Young Second Lieutenants’’

FORMAL REPLY IS DELAYED CN ROYALTY ISSUE   Lewis Subjects Nation To A Growing “War On Nerves”

LEWIS SPLITS COAL OPERATORS   Formal Reply On Royalty De mand ts Postponed

PUSIPONE LEWIS IO GENTS TON PLAN   Split Among The Mine Operators Becomes Evident

Plan Boundaries  Of New Poland  Creat Dectruction   Great Destruction In Warsaw Described

13,600 WORKERS IDLE AS LABOR QUIZ OPENS   Two Detroit Plants Are Hit During Latest Walkouts

‘Bazooka Mouth’ Sings Like He Fights  Spirit of Bronx Composes To Accompaniment of Noisy Tank - - But Forgets Song Hits

Police Alerted To Look For Two Men Who May Have Missing Little Dickie

RITES FRIDAY FoR   Dickie Tum Suden, 3 Years Old, — Seen In The Hands Of Kidnapper:

ALLEGED INCIDENT MAY HAVE BEARING ON MISSING BOY  SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN  .TELLS STORY OF BOY ANI TWO MEN AT WMIDNICHT

West Coast-Police Look for Sedan   Two Men Might Have Missing Boy; Woman ™ Gives Alarm:

Woman’s Report Tum Suden Child May Have Been Seized Causes Police Alert

Seek Missing Boy ia Auto   .Woman Reports Boy Seized by Two Men At Her Home

ALLEGED INCIDENT MAY HAVE BEARING ON MISSING BOY  SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN  TELLS STORY OF BOY ANI “A wc oA MIDNICHT -

California Hunting Two Kidnapers, Boy   Woman Who Took In Youth Answering Description Of Missing Dickie Tum Suden, Beaten By Pair Who Then Flee In Auto

Missing Bov  ‘ay Be Alive   "Frisco Police Alert California Points To Be On Lookout Of 2 Men.

Floating Airfields And Highways Are  Proven Possible   British Admiralty In Revelation Of New Transport Marvel

FLOATING CROSS-CHANNEL SPAN DISCUSSED IN LONDON —TO LINK WITH FRENCH COAST  Airfields in Mid-Ocean Are Now Possible

MEETS CHINA OFFICIALS   General Marshall Has Lunch In  honokinge

“MEETS CHINA OFFICIALS   General Marshall Hs Has Lunch In  Chouncking

Ford Demands C10 Protect Company Against Stoppage   Statement Released After Union Asks Thirty Percent Pay Boost

Ford Demands Security of lis Unions   Says Closed Shop Has Not Brought Eehbor Peace

DeGaulle Is Given Support   ‘Hot Potato’ Is Handed DeGauile Despite Support

‘Dan Cupid Resumes Activities ate, chaaeanadeiesieiehelmeintrreainaan  Marriage License Business  Here Is Highest For Years

‘Dan Cupid Resumes Activities SaUnnEREEEneeeneeee  Marriage License Business   Here Is Highest For Years

INDUCTION OF ALL MEN UNDER THIRTY   There Seems To Be ;, ‘ Escape Of All Quali? — fied Men ee

Virtually All Men Under 3 Due for Draft   New Manpower Bill To Affect 18 Million Lahor Edict Urred

All Physically Fit Up To 30 Facing Draft   There Seems To»~Be No Escape For Them, Says Stimson

‘No Escape’ From Draft Of Youths   Stimson Outlines Army Requirements For Replacements

STIMSON SAYS. THERE SEEMS NO ESCAPE FROM. INDUCTION: OF “ALL IPHYSICALLY FIT: MEN UNDER 30

100,000 Month call Will Last Through June   War Secretary Back Full-Scale National  Service Legislation

Ne Draft Escape Seen for Qualified Men Under Thirty   Army Will Increase Monthly Calls to 100,000, Stim son Reveals   NATIONAL SERVICE LAW NEEDED. HE SAYS   No Time for Fiecemeal Or Makeshift Legislation Secretary Asserts

ALL MEK UNDER THIRTY MUST 60   ARMY WILL STEP UP ITS DRAFT DEMANDS

STIMSON SAYS BIGGER DRAFT CALL NEEDED   Older Men and Women Expected to Handle Vital War Jobs

Asks Foreign Missionaries To Help Japan   Invited By Premier To Stay In Japan

Krug Sees Rapid Plant Conversion  After Nazis Fall  WPB Chairman Has 12-Point Program Set for Change-Over

Civilian Goods Production Forecast Issued  Plans Effective on and After German Collapse

CIVILIAN GOODS OUTLOOK BRIGHT   Missing ems To Come Within Year After Reich Collapses

Historian Believes Treasure - Laden  Pirate Ship Located Off N. E. Coast

War Memorial Auditorium to  Be Built Here   Exchange Club Plans Building to Handle 3,000 Spectators and Serve All Groups

WEICHEL HITS AT BRITAIN Qh SHIP SHORTAGE   American Troops Overseas Rotting While Other Countries Use Our Ships, Congressman Charges.

‘Reconversion Being Stalled by Government's Failure to Make Known Policy on Wages, Prices

Reconversion, Says Industry, Waits For Washington Word On Pay, Prices

MOTORISTS. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW   Elgin Says All Drivers In State Wil Be Governed By Provisions After January 1

Union Strikers Slowly Throttling Detroit War Worl   Number Now Idle Reaches 23,000, With Prospects of Up to 100,000 Being Off Jobs.

Drys Predominate In lowa House Of  Representatives   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

Gets Commission   _Drys Are Having ‘Their Innings In. Jowa Legislature

FIRST ARMY TANKS AND INFANTRY BLAST GERMAN OFFENSIVE  VON RUNDSTEDT ABLE TO REINFORCE THREATTAI. FUER WrerTryirarnvac

Third Army Drive In Bastogue Area Halted by Nazis   Von Rundstedt Hurls 100 Tanks Into Counterthrusts Against Yanks.   British Tanks Aidine In Allied Assaults

FIRST ARMY TANKS AND INFANTRY BLAST GERMAN OFFENSIVE   VON RUNDSTEDT ABLE TO REINFORCE THREATENED LINE WITH TANKS

SURVIVORS OF INDIANAPOLIS ON STAND   Charge that Capt. * McVay Gave  Improper Orders

Call Survivors Of Indianapolis To Testify At McVay Court Martial

‘AIR POWER BLAMED FOR NAZI. FAILURE      Yon Rundstedt, Impris-oned, Discusses Reasons Germany Defeated

An Eventful Week in Human History   Von Rundstedt Regards Air Power  As Most Decisive Factor In Defeat

Allied Air Power Decisive Factor In Defeat Of Reich, Von Rundstedt Tells Press   German Field Marshal Pays Tribute To Yank And British Generals And Says Normandy Invasion Came As Surprise; Hitler Ordered December Drive

Von Rundstedt Admits Nazis Roundly Licked   Former Commander In West Regards Air Power as Decisive  Factor in Reich Loss

: Field Marshal Von Rundstedt Admits Complete Nazi - Defeat, Credits Air Power As Most Decisive Factor

WHAT BEAT NAZIS?   Allied Air Power. Chief Factor, in Von Rundstedt’s Opinion

WAS DECISIVE   Von Rundstedt Admits Complete German Defeat, Gives Reasons

Air Power  Caused Nazi Defeat   Captured Comr Commander ‘Lists Other Reasons For Downfall in Talk  To U.S. News Writers

Von Rundstedt, In Interview, Regards Air  Power As Most Decisive Factor In Defeat

Von Rundstedt Tells Why Nazis Lost The War    Snaps to Attention As’ Correspondents Gather To Interview Him. Doesn't Believe Hitler Killed Himself. Speaks Freely   KAIF Sinks 74 German Ships Fleeing To Borman

AIR STRENGTH DECIDES FATE OF THE REICH   CAPTURED MARSHAL VON RUNDSTEDT IS INTERVIEWED

PROBERS HEAR SMALL PACKERS   Quizzed On New Meat Program; House Probers  May Rap OPA

Senators Analyze Small Packers’ Opinions on Meat  Blue-Point Values On Several items Are Changed

‘Small Plant -Jdéas Asked.   Food Investigating Committee Is Busy

 raves i o allied Chiefs Agree On Prosecution  Of War Crime Trials

Vichyites Say Pacts Formed With Britain   Petain Defense Witnesses Ansist Agreement Made With Allies

Witnesses State Britain Had Secret Agreement With Vichy Governmeni

Petain Witnesses Declare Britain, Vichy Made Pact   Allegations Are Made i Face of Official British Denials

Say Petain Had Link With Briton   Witnesses Claim Secret Agreements

SAYS ACTUAL TIME MUST BE PAID FOR   New Bituminous Pact Thrown Into Doubt By Decision

SAYS HE CANT GET FAIR TRIAL AT THIS TIME   Charges Kim Sigler Has Whipped Up Prejudice Against Him

SEAWAY MEASURE TO BE WTRODUGED   Will Authorize Postwar Wort On Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway.

Camp Reynolds Site Advanced  Prsposed For New Vet   Préposed For New Vet Hospital

French, Syrian Clash Feared   Fighting Believed To Be In Progress

[Acting Premier of Syria Fears Clash With French As Bitter Feeling Grows

FRENCH-SYRIAN TROUBLE GROWS   Premier Is Fearful of a Gen. eral Clash Between Two Forces

French Forces Fire on Syrians Inducing Clash   American, British Ministers Told by Premier of Syria incidenis May Start Disorder

Syria Crisis Grows;French Attack Told   Acting Premier Makes Charges Troops Fire On Native Gathering

Syrians Flock To Colors As New Violence Flares: General Clash Is Feared

French Faced With Critical Syria Problem   Garrison Attacked After French Troops Reportedly Fire On Natives

FRENCH REPORTED 10 HAVE OPENED FIRE ON TOWN OF HAMA, SYRIA  FEAR OF GENERAL CLASI BETWEEN FRENCH AND SYRIANS EXPRESSED

french Fear ° Syrian Clash Amid Shooting  Troops Fire Shots at Hama Residents

French Troops Are Reported to Have Fired on Syrians   General Clash. Fear of Acting Premier; Asks for Help

General Clash Between French, Syrians Feared   Hama Civilians  Are Fired Upon

CLASH COMES AFTER TROOPS FRE IN HAE   Acting Premier Reports New Outbreak, Says He Fears General Uprising.

French, Syrians  In Armed Clash   Feeling Grows Intense as Allies Attempt to Avert Open Conflict

Fears Grave Syrian Clash With Frenct   Acting Premier Declares Poilus ‘Fired On People Of Hama.’

French Hama Forces Fire Upon Syrians   U. S. and British Diplomats Appeal For End to Feud

French Fired On Syrians, Afficial Says   Fighting in Streets of Hama, Above Damascus—  Fear General Clash

A French-Syrian Clash Is Feared   Acting Premier Bey Declares French Troops Fired Upon People of Hama Yesterday and Expresses Concern Over a General Battle.

OPEN WARFARE FLARES UP IN MIDDLE EAST   French Troops Fire 0:  Syrians In Streets  Of Hama

Acting Premier of © Syvi:  Says French Troops Had  “Fired Upon People of: Hama’: Feeling Tense

GENERAL CLASH FEARED; STREET FIGHTING RAGES   Premier Jamil Mardam Bey Reports Syrians Attacked French Garrison Af. ter French Hac Fired First Shots.

Report French Fire Upon Syrians  a   Fear General Clash;. People Attack Garrisoned Troon<

French Fire On Hama People   Premier Expresses Fear Of ‘General Clash’ Between French, Syrians.

General Clash Feared for Levant States   French Call Up Reinforcements as Fighting Rages in Streets of Hama; Damascus Bristles With Guns; Populace in Ugly Mood

PREMIER SAYS TROOPS FIRED UPON CITIZENS   Garrison Is Attacked: Reinforcements Are  Called by French

French and Syria Crisis Grows Tense   Acting Premier Charges French Opened Fire fie Dannle nf BMama

French And  Syrians Clash   ‘New Trouble at Hama, North of Damascus, Situation Threatens General Fighting

Syria Seethes After Clash With French   Acting Premier Charges French Troops Opened Fire On People Of Hama And Fears Clash As Feeling Intense.

Syria Is Tinder Box  British May Have to Help Calm French-Arab Feeling

SYRIANS REPORT FRENCH FIRE ON PEOPLE OF HAMA   FEAR EXPRESSED OF GENERAL UPRISINGS IN SYRIA, LEBANON

Air Forces Pile Up Big Toll in War   ARMY ASSIGNED TWO MEN TO STUDY MILITARY USE 38 YEARS AGO

How the Aerial Infant Has Grown! Air Force 3-Man Unit 38 Years Ago

Air Force Day Observed by U. $.  Glant Strides Made in Last 38 Years

“Air Force” Day Is 38th Birthday oOf Army’s Interest in Air Power

Airplane Industry Started Small, Has Grown To New Heights Through Two Wars   Question of Whether Victory Through Air Power Alone Is Possible Goes Unsettled; From Places Of Observation to Air Combat is History of Plane

ARMY, NAVY DIVER RETRIEVE SILVER   This Is ‘Air Force Day”-The 38th Yea:

Today, Air Force Day, Army Reviews . 38 Years of Progress with Fine Record

irmy Air Forces, Observing 38th Anniversary Today, Grew from Findings of Three-Man Board

CONGRESS, LABOR G0 SLOWLY ON F.R. SERVICE ACT   To Follow White House Leadership on 4-F and ATicone Pheafte

Labor Controls Tops Calendar For Congress   Leaders Balk at National Service, Opposed by Labor

Congress Appear: Ready to Dratt 4-F’s and Nurses  Labor Draft; Adopts Wait-See

House Favors Nurse, 4-F Draft Bill   Complete Manpower Legislation Meets Strong Opposition

Congress Not So Keen About National Service   However, Legislators Keen About Drafting  A Vea and WNluecec

Nurse, 4-F's Dratt Looms In Con oress   Leaders Apparently Ready To Follow FDR; Nation al Service Opposed

‘Congressmen Balk National ‘Labor Draft   ’ Lawmakers Favor Quick Conscription OE Niurere. 4F’s

Tightening Of Controls  Comes First   Drafting Of 4-Fs And Nurses Appears Slated For Passage

TIGHTENING OF REGULATIONS ON MANPOWER SEEN   Congress May Follow President On 4-F’s, Nurses, But Balk On Draft

Draft Boards Set For Carrying Out New Directive   Measure Designed To Halt Turnover In Vital Industries

Congress Balks at Total Draft   Both Houses Indicate Desire  To Use Stop Gap Measures First

ReadyToTake 4-F's, However  Whiseeane Vheafs Alen   Nurses Draft Also Appears Assured

Nimitz Sends Huge Task Force, With Strong Air Arm, Against Nip Island

Take Steps To Try J apanese  -War Criminal.   Indications Are That The Number Will Far Ex‘ceed Those In Europe

Bombers Set Fire To Jap Oil Supplies   Enemy Forced To Cut Food Rations As Blockade Tightens.

SUPERFORTS: HIT JAP OIL BASES IN HOMELAND   Nip Resistance Stiffens Near Balikpapan But Allies Score Gains   32 NIP SHIPS BLASTED   Total Of 211 Vessels Sunk Or Damaged In Nine Days; Jap Planes ‘Saved’

AUSSIES RACE TOWARD BORNEC OIL CENTER   U.S. Planes Rake Islands

U.S. Planes Strike Jap Oil Centers   Air Force Adds to Enemy Ships Sunk—Chinese Take Another City

SWIFT ADVANCES BY AUSSIES IN BORNEO BATTLE      Drive 10 Miles Northeast From Balikpapan To Take Two Airdromes

Australians Mopning Up Borneo Area  U.S. Superforts Lay Mines In

200 Superforts, Unopposed, Set Capital Afire   Carrier Airmen Pulverize Ground Defenses, Interceptor Craft As Snowstorm Blinds Target Area

Great Formation Strikes Industrial Portion Of City   Bad Weather, However, Causes Other Parts Of The Sprawling City To Be Bombed. Imperial Palace Reported Damaged.

Stettinius Says U. S* May Release. Atoinic Bomh?s. . Secrets To World Council

POINT-FREE      Butter Costs $188 a Pound On German Black Market

ClO Is Considering Nationwide Strike In Steel Industry   Steel Committee Gathering In Pittsburgh As CIO Auto Workers Continue Battle For Wage Increase On Another Front,

C10 LEADERS IN PITTSBURGH FOR WAGE SHOWDOWN   Will Discuss Possibility Of Strike As Auto Walkout Continues

MMRRAY ASSERTS SW STANDS PAT O69 PAY HIKE   Walkout Would Affect Steel, _ Aluminum and. fron Ore Plants   [DLE AT PRESENT 468.000   Meantime UAW Continues Its Negotiations for 36 Per Cent Wage Boost.

Lt. L. Beckman  Freed From Nazis   Marvindale Man Missing Nearly Year

United Nations Delegation Chiefs Approve Charter  Formal Acceptance Monday Due To Be Mere Formality

Delegation Chiefs Approve Plan For World Peace  Formal Procedures Only Remain Before Passage

Conference Ends Work; Signing Set For Monday   Delegation Chiefs Give Pact Approval

World Charter Gets Approval Of Delegates   “We've Got A Charter” Beams Stettinius On Leaving Meeting

Charter Be Ratifiec By Senate   Poll Shows Clear Majority Favors United Pact

RUSSIANS DRIVE LIKE WHIRLWIND   Continue Lightning Thrust Into Manchuria After Capture Of Rail Junction,

RUSSIAN DRIVE IN MANCHURIA CONTINUES   Three-Way Rail Junction Of Linkow Captured   HARBIN IS GOAL   )f Five-Pronged Attack; Trap Closes On Thousands Of Japs

Tank-Tipped Red Armies Continue Manchurian Thrust After Capturing Linkow   Cut Last Railroad Line For J. For Japs Fighting In Sungari-Ussuri River Valley

The Weather   Tank-Tipped Red Armies Continue Whirlwind Drive   Five-Pronged Soviet Thrust Cuts Jap Railroad Junction; Russians Gain 28 Miles In Day

Red Forces Continue to Forge Ahead   Sweep Into Manchuria After Capturing 3-Way Rail Junction

RAIL CENTER IS CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS   Soviet's Tank-Tipped Armies Continue Their Whiriwind Thrust Into Manchuria

Reds, Seize A Railway Junction   -Tank-led Russian Columns Continue Swift Sweep Across Manchurian Plains

SOVIETS BATTER JAP DEFENDERS OF MANCHURIA   Reds Aren't Looking Beck as Peace Hopes Grow; Vitel City Teken

Reds Capture Another City In Manchuria   Russion Armies Only 177 Miles” From Harbin

SOVIET TROOPS SEIZE LINKOW RAIL JUNCTION   Marshal Meretskov’s Faz Eastern Army 177 Miles East of Harbin Jap Muni. tions Center.

Reds, Slash  Rail Lines   -Whirlwind’ Thrusts’  Are Being Continued

‘Capital Is Being Evacuat ed As Red Army Legions Bear Down; Drive on Harbin Gains Momentum.

BITTER BATTLE FOUGHT AT PASS IN PHILIPPINES   Heavy American Losses Also Ex pected in Crucial Drives for Okinawa Isiand.

FLAG 1S RAISED OVER OKINAWA   Over 1,000 Japanese Are Captured; Island To Be Great U.S. Base

DIE-HARD JAPS FIGHT BACK IN SOUTH OKINAWA   Resistance Is Sight on Island, However, as 160 Nips Commit Suicide With Hand Grenades.   ENEMY AIR FORCE IN A SERIES OF RAIDS   Two Light Units Sunk and Two Others Are Slightly Damaged, Admiral Nimitz Announces.

RESIGNATION OF GEN. CHENNAULT DRAWS QUERIES   Senate to Investigate Reasons for Loss of Famous  Air Chief.

PAPRPAAPPRAPRPPPAPIILPAELAS  Indonesians Offered ‘Partnership’ by Dutch

AC onesians Sourn ~u-c.1 2 =-er 0: “ ar-nersii.” Van- “u. “reecom

Dutch offer. Indonesians partnership  _ Natives demand complete liberty

FLOATING MINES IN. CHANNEL MENACE U, $, TROOP CARRIERS      BRITISH BOATS SCOURING THE CHANNEL FOR MINES TORN © . LOOSE BY SEVERE STORM 

Little Relief Seen for Veterans in * Truman’s Proposed Housing Control

NO PROSPECT OF CHEAP HOUSING   TRUMAN CONTROL  WILL NOT MEET “whe Aree f°

Only Heroic Efforts of American Seventh Army Can Save City   Success of Defense Depends Upon Weather and Support of Ar Forces.

German Panzer Forces Moving On Strasbourg   ‘American Defenses Suffer As Weather Grounds Air Support

TESTIFY THEY INFLAMED HATE AGAINST USSR   Trial Of Traitors Enters Second Day

PRIGE CURB BLAMED FOR MEAT SHORTAGE   Cattle Marketed Close t Ranges, Is Claim

HEART AT TACK FATAL TO SAMUEL STAMBAUGH   Octogenarian Dies Suddenly At His Home, Hanover R. D. 3— Funeral Rites Friday

Kelsey-Hayes Strike Investigation Ordered   : Michigan Governor Acts As Disputes and LayOffs Continue to Keep 90,000 Idle In Detroit Area; Other Walkouts Loom

Michigan Steps Into Detroit: Labor Scrap   Governor Checks Reports That Only Small Minority Control Situation

$500,000 FIRE SET IN LANSING   Firebug Starts Blazes Tha’ Gut Warehouse, Lumber Yard

NEW PRICE PLAN OFFERED BY OPA   Streamlined Setup Designec To Speed Reconversion

Esquire And its Varga Girls Victors In Test With Postal Authoritie:

Varga Girls Win: Esquire Magazine Upheld in {ts  Portrayal of What's Really Art

Production Figures Listed For Superfortresses; Says Program Being Increased

TRUMAN AWAITS WORD ON JEWS NOW HOMELESS   Investigator Says Treatment  By Army Is Bad

Attlee Reply Awaited On Jewish Home Plea   Truman Directs Better Treatment After Renort on German Situation

Awaits Reports Before Taking Further Steps To Help Jews   Notes From Attlee And Eisenhower Due

EVACUATION Of JEWS STUDIED   Truman Awaits Report From Atlee, Eisenhower Before Acting.

Truman Awaiting Reports on Jews   Attlee. Eisenhower To Advise on Further Steps in Evacuation

Industry Put Hitler in Power   Krupp, Schacht and Others Paid 3,000,000 Marks to Back Nazi Campaign, Trial Reveals

\RIBBENTROP LISTS BRITISHERS «© 'HE WOULD LIKE AS WITNESSES TO ‘PROVE BRITAIN PLANNED ATTACK

LINK oGHAGHT AND KRUPP 11 HITLER'S Alot   High German Industrialists Raised Slush Fund te Suppert Nazis.

‘Most Victims Were Army ‘Overseas Vets   Ship Hits Trees in Trying to Land During Snowstorm

19 KILLED IN CRASH OF TRANSPORT PLANE   Accident Occurs as Craft Tries to Land in Storm—Most of Victims Overseas Vets.

Death Toll Rises In Transport Crash at Billings   Army Releases Names Of Victims Who Died in Flames

COLD WAVE MOVES SOUTH AND EAST   REACHES TEXAS AND LOTISI‘ANA-—NEW STORM IN CORN BELT FORECAST.

‘Cold. Wave Turns Nation's. First: Breath of Spring Into Cold: Chills

SEIZE JAP DIAMONDS WORTH $30,000,000   Americans Find Gems Stored in Thermos Bottles in Trust Company Safety Box.

NAVY PLANES RAID KYUSHU, SAYS TOKYO   Photos Show Heart Of Osaka Burned Out By B-29s

Carrier Planes Strafe Japanese  Suicide Airbases   ‘Raiders Escorted By Flying  Boats, Report for ! Tokio Reveals   HEART OF OSAKA RUINED BY B-29s   Dense Smoke Still Covers Large Portion of City’s Target Area

Carrier Planes Attack Japan  Tokyo Declores 10 Formations Bombed Suicide-Plane Bases

Suicide Plane Bases Strafed, Tokyo Reports   Photographs Reveal Heart of Osaka  Burned Out In Raid

200 Carrier Aircraft Hit Kyushu Targets   Heart of Osaka, Japan’s Largest War Production Center, Burned Out

LABOR CONTROLS ENDED ABRUPTLY   Gas Rationing Expected To Terminate Soon,  Reports Say

LOSS OF JOBS BIG PROBLEM OF PEACETIME   MACHINERY SET FOR RECONVERSION OF AMERICA

Manpower  Bans Lifted   Truman Calls For Quick Reconversion ‘Action: Men Over 26 To Miss Draft. ;

Federal Reins On Manpower Loosed by US   Mombly Draft Quota Cut: Men Under 26 Still  Buee Indnertion

Reconversion Will Be Major Problem in Post War Worle      WMC Halts Control in Statement Following Peace Declaration

Reconversion  Issues Greal   Truman Stresses Magnitude of Job Bringing U, “S. Back to Peace-

Nation Faces Great Job of Reconversion  All Government   All Government Machinery Thrown Into Huge Task

Reconversion Issues Greal   Truman Stresses. Magritude: of Job Bringing U.  - *§Y Back to Peace.

U.S. First Army Nears Bridges  Across Rhine   Battle For Cathedral € ity Enters Final Hours As Rear Guard Falters

One-Third Of City Overrun With Only Half-Hearted Resistance By German Snipers; Yanks Are Now Beyond Ancient Wall   GERMANS PUT TORCH TO LAST STRONGHOLDS

Third of Battered Metropolis Already Taken; Germans Reported Ordered to “Retreat”

ONE-THIRD OF BIG CITADEL IS OVERRUN   Only Half-hearted Resistance from Gere manSnipers Encountered,   BULLETIN

City’s Fall Declared   Imminent           AMERICAN FIRST ARMY FORCES, REACH CENTER OF CITY: MILE FROM WRECKED BRIDGES:

Nationalists: On Outskirts Of Mukden   Expected To Enter City By Dec. 10

Snow Covers  Vuch OFU.LS.   Little Kelief Seen From Frigid Weather

Says Some Jap Navy Officials Opposed War   Says Roosevelt Was Willing For Meeting at Sea

JAPAN NEVER HAD A CHANCE AGAINSI INITEN STATES   Says Japan’s Last Ambas: sador To The United States   WARNED JAPANESE BEFORE THE WAR   Some Nipponese Naval Officers Opposed Going To War

Navy Adopts Point Discharge System   Plan Based on Age And Years of Service

tmperor Safe with Empress Japanese Say  Fires Wipe Out Much of Tokyo; Cabinet Called

Capital Must Be Wholly  Rebuilt, Premier Says; Palace Nearly Destroyed

Suzuki Calls Cabinet Meeiing to Deliberate on Raid Threat as Inhabitants Fight Fires

Japs Admit U. S. B-29’s Caused _ Untold Damage   Say Entire City Must Be Rebuilt Due To ‘Huge Fires In Capital

INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF JAPAN BOMBED   Great: Fires Left Raging After B-29 Attacks

Great Fires Set by 450 Superforts In Triple Strikes af Jap Homeland

Pearl Harbor Damages May Have Been Cut   Turner Says Kimmel Failed to Comply With ‘Entirely  Clear Orders’

Enemy Blow ai Pearl Harbor Was Expected   Adm. Kimmel Did Not Comply With Orders. Is Charcea

Enemy Blow al Pear] Harbor  Was Expected  Adm. Kimmel Did Not Comply With

Says Did Not Carry Out ~ Navy Orders   Claims Washington Did All It Could To Avert Disaster, Wearing Re Paccec

SAYS KIMMEL FAILED ORDER   Adm. Turner Voices Opinion Compliance Would Have Cut Fleet Damage

Berlin Says Grand-Scale Offensive  Launched   Guns Massed On Roe Lay Down Barrage Ahead Of Troops On Wide Front

Enemy Accounts Say Infantry Battles Rage on 40-Mile Front From Roermond to Headwaters of Roer Near Dueren and Linnich

Ninth Army Wins Six Toeholds Over Roer  Rolkne Gun Barrage Sets Off

Initial Reports of  Grand Scale Attack By Anglo-Americans Trumpeted by Nazis

Violent Death Claims 414 Lives Over Yule Holiday; 219 Die in Road Accidents

Capitulation Reported In Flash From Tokyo   Radio Blares News at 1:49 A. M5   Radio Blares News al 1:27 sh. tits News Sets Off Wild Celebrations

First Army Infantrymen At Point Less Than Two Miles From Ruhr-Frankfurt Road

Gains Widen Bridgehead Along Rhine To 6 Miles   Blackout On News Obsecures Advances

In Two Miles Of Super-Road   Doughboys Enlarging Hold East of Rhine Despite Opposition, Countercttacks

First Army Widens Rhine Bridgehead To Nearly 6 Miles   Germans Claim Hodges Moves 30,000 More Troops Over Remagen Span Monday

First Army Forces Have Built Pontoon Bridge Across Rhine To Speed Troop Movements.   STRIVING TO REACH SIX-LANE HIGHWAY

Slow Advance On Autobahn Threatens To Split Nazi RuhrRhineland Front

First Army Pushes Eastward To Menace Important Road Linking Ruhr With Frankfurt   Ludendorff Bridge Still Stands Despite Occasional Hits by German Artillery; Ritter Fichtina Races at Several Points

Temperatures.   Americans Enlarging Bridgehead To Nearly Six Miles as Troops Totaled at From 60,000 to 70,000

First Widens lts Holdings Across Rhine   Superhighway Linking Ruhr With Frankfurt Near by Americans

PONTOON SPAN ACROSS RHINE   Doughboys Enlarge Rema« gen Bridgehead Against Stiff Opposition. g ,   1'MORE TROOPS POUR IN

TEMPERATURES:   First Army Doughboys Less Than Two Miles  From Superhighway To Frankfort-On-Main;  Patton's Troops In Coblenz’ Suburbs

Units Two Miles From Six-Mile Road Linking Frankfurt, Industria! Ruhr

NEW GAINS ARE CARVED OUT BY GROWING FORCE   Nazis Estimate 60,000 to 70,000 U, §. Troops Wider Rhine Bridgchead

Americans Put Up New Span   Germans Fling in Fresh Forces But Attacks Fail

Hodges Pushes To Two Miles of Super-Highway   From 60,000 to 70,000 First Army Troops Have Crossed Rhine River, . Germans Estimate

‘New Gains Widen Bridgehead   Yanks Push Slowly Ahead On East Side of River Against Stiff German Resistance

PONTOON BRIDGE HAS BEEN THROWN ACROSS RHINE NEAR REMAGEN  FIRST ARMY TROOPS   FIRST ARMY TROOPS REACH POINT NEAR SIXLANE SUPERHIGHWAY

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   New Gains Widen Hold To & Milec

U. S. First Army Infantrymen Drive To Point Less Than Two Miles From Six-Lane Superhighway — Germans Estimate From 60,000 To 70,000 American Troops East Of River — Von Rundstedt Reported Deposed As Nazi Commander

Troops Cross Rhine on Second Span   New Gains Widen Bridgehead to Nearly Six Miles; Up to 70,000 U. S. Troops Said Preparing for Expected Nazi Counterattack

Six-Lane Road Links Ruhr Area With Frankfurt   New Gains Widen Ramagen Bridgehead To Six Miles Along 11-Mile Breach

REPORT 60,000 U. 5. TROOPS OVER RHINE   Bridgehead Is Widened To 6 Miles At Some Points   STRONG STAND   Made By Germans At North End Of Crossing; Honnef Changes Hands

Rocket Firing Planes Helping American Push   Bridgehead Expanded; Germans Say 70,000 Doughboys Across On Rhine’s East Bank

— WESTERN FRONT—   Vital Road Into Ruhr Threatened As First Widens Bridgehead   Thirty Thousand Americans Cross Rhine Since Monday, Making Total Number Now East Of i River About 70,000

Yanks Drive East From Bridgehead, Endanger Highway   Von RKundstedt Loses Command On West Front

MERICAN INFANTRY LESS HAN TWO MILES FROM VITAL UPERHIGHWAY IN THE RUHR   srmans Estimate That From 60,000 to 70,000 Dough. boys Are in Critical Area Along 11-Mile Breach On the East Bank of Rhine   ARSHAL VON RUNDSTEDT REPORTED OUSTED

GERMANS BEING MOPPED UP ALL ALONG WESTERN FRONT: COBLENZ BEING ~ ATTACKED FROM ADJACENT FORTS

DRIVE DEEPENS BRIDGEHEAD TO ABOUT 6 MILES   Enemy Says First Army Has 60,000 To 70,000 Men Across Rhine Now

First Army Drive East From Rhine Bridgehead Reaches To Rhur-Frankfurt Junction

SMASH WITHIN TWO MILES OF SUPERHIGHWAY   Germans Say More Than 60,000 Americans Across River

Hodges Forces Capture Hill Near Hoenningen at South End of Breach Now Widened to Nearly Eleven Miles

YANK ADVANCE THREATENS KEY NAZI HIGHWAY   Swiss Report Von Rundstedt Relieved of Command

Bridgehead Is Widened Mile By Americans   Doughboys Across River Push South Within 16 Miles Of Coblenz; Advance Through Hilly Country Is Relatively Slow

Doughboys - Are Within 2 Miles Super highway   New Gains Widen Bridge. head to Nearly Six Miles At Points Along 11 “: Mile Breach   German Defense  Still Moderate   Berlin Places First- Army “Northeast of Honnefs” Patton Narrows Foes’. Hold On Moselle

Drive to Point Less Than 2 Miles From Highway Linking  Ruhr With Frankfurt

ENEMY TOSSES HARDER BLOWS AT BRIDGEHEAD   Pontoon Bridge Across Rhine Constructed By First Army

Bridgehead Nearly Six Miles Wide   Report That Von Rundstedt Has Been Deposed ©

Yanks Throw Floating Span Across Rhine   First Army Forces, Numbering 70,000, Enlarge Bridgehead Against Stiff Defense

Road _ Links Frankfurt To Ruhr Section   New Advances Widens Rhine _ Bridgehead; 70,000 Troops Across

AMERICANS NEAR SUPER RUHR 10 FRANKFURT ROAD   New Gains Widen Bridgehead To Nearly Six Miles At Points; Germans Say Pontoon Bridges Thrown Across  Rhine; Bitter Battle.

First Army Close To Highway From Ruhr to Frankfor   Nazis Estimate Yankee Bridgehead Force at 70,000 Troops

Hint Rundstedt Is Benched Because Of Rhine Crossing  East Bank American Forces Now Number 60,000 to 70,000

‘New Gains Widen Bridge. head to Nearly Six Miles  in Places.   ENEMY IS MOVING UP   Von Model Plans Decisive Blow at Americans on East Bank

NEW ADVANCES WIDEN RHINE   Rorder Reports Say Nazi General Von Rundstedt Deposed Again

GEN. HODGES’ ARMY OTRIKES OUT IN ALL DIRECTIONS TUESDAY   KUESTRIN, CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS, MAY BE SPRINGBOARD FOR BERLIN

New Gains Widen Stand Six Miles Along Breach   Nazi Artillery Scores.

Yanks Only 2 Miles From ‘Big Highway   Six-Lane Autobahn Links Ruhr With Frankfort; Slowly Enlarge Brideghead

60,000 To 70,000 Amer! can Troops In Critica  Area East Of Rhine.   PARIS. (P) -The ‘First army has thrown a pontoon bridge across the Rhine to its Remagen a bridgehead dispatch announced tonight.

PUT PONTOON BRIDGE ACROSS TO BRIDCEHEAN   Enlarge Footing Against Stiff Nazi Counterattacks

Foe Estimates 60 Thousand Yanks In Fight   “New Gains Widen Bridge Head To Nearly Six Miles At Points.   ROCKET PLANES HELP

First Army Unit Less Than Two Miles Of Road To Ruhr-Frankfurt   New Gains Widen Rhine Line Hole   Hundreds Of Rocket Planes Reported Assisting In Westerwald Attack

Nazis Say Bitter Fighting Raging in Remagen Area; Von Rundstedt Out Acain

Americans Seize Hill North of Hoenningen,  Troops Now Only 23 Miles from Ruhr Basin

Pontoon Bridge Thrown Across Rhine; Doughboys Broaden, Deepen Bridgehead In Face of Stiff Enemy Resistance

General Walkou' Along Coast of Texas Is Averted   Unions at Other Ports Accept Terms;  415,000 Idle in U. S.

‘Last Chance” Search Made for Mine Heir   HOPE FOR SURVIVAL OF TUM SUDEN BOY DIMMED BY STORMS

‘Last Chance’ Search On for tum Suden Boy   Coroner Thinks Child Now Dead; Holes in River Dracced

Rougher Treatment For Truman’s  Jobless Plan Due  Senate Gives Rebuff To President; House May Follow

Senate Rebuffs Truman; Plan Is  Watered Down   Former War Workers Will Get Travel Allowance To Ga Back Home

Truman Takes Rebuff From The Senate   Rough Treatment On Jobless Aid Bill In House Forecast

Jobless Problem Tossed to House  Rough Treatment Seen for Truman

JOBLESS AID FACES ROUGH RIDE IN HOUSE   Senate Approves Benefits for 26 Weeks, Travel Expenses for Workers

TRUMAN DRAWS STERN REBUFF   Administration - Backed Jobless Aid Bill Goes  To House

Truman Faces Rougher Going  On Jobless Aid   See More Trouble. Debate In House Than There Was *  In Senate.   One Hee FASS ES

Truman Faces Rougher Going In House On Jobless Aid Bill  7  After Double Defeat In Senate   Senate Agrees To Extend Unemployment Benefits To Maximum Of 26 Weeks

Jobless Aid  Bill to House   Administration Measure, Trimmed in Senate, Faces Touch Going

PRESIDENT TRUMAN  FACES MORE ROUGH  HOUSE TREATMENT GIVEN SEVEREST SENATE  REBUFF ON UNEMPLOYMENT PAV BRITT

HOUSE MAY JOIN SENATE BLOWS AT JOBLESS AID   Given Action Providing Pay For 26 Weeks, Help For Displaced Workers

House To Attack Jobless Bill Now      ‘Proposal Is Facing. More Trouble

Committee Members Predict Bill. Will Be Watered Down F urth . er Or Even Be Killed  - Altogether. 

Truman Faces Rougher Treatment On Jobless Issue   Proposal Handed House After Senate Opposes Most of it

Unemployment Aid Bill Faces  Hostile House   Truman May Be In For Even Rougher Handling Than In Senate.

Belgian bulge sliced three miles; enemy may stand at St. Vith   Nazi salient narrowed to 10 miles; artillery hammers last escape hatch

YANKS DRIVE FOE BACK ON BOTH FLANKS   Battle Rages in Blizzard; Seventh Halts  German Offensive

Nazis Begin Retir ement  Ms Main Highway . Knocked ~ Out—Another Cut 

Waist Of Bulge Cut To 10 Miles. 7th Army Throws Rhineland  Bid In Reverse

Allied Drives Gain in  Blinding Storm   Enemy Escape Route From Bulge Is Narrowed Down and Main Highway Cut on Wide Stretch

Belgian Tip Crumbles As 15 Miles of Escape Route are Knocked Out   Second Nazi Offensive Smashed, Reducing Threat To Strasbourg on the Rhine; Americans Retake Wingen, Where Enemy Had Driven Deep Into France

‘Nazis Pull Back As Allied Pressure On Bulge Mounts      Buzz Bomb Attack On U. S. ‘Probable’

Main Highways Are Blasted By Allies   Waist of Belgian Bulge Narrowed to 10 Miles With Only Secondary Roads Left to Germans

Belgian Bulge Hit Again by Allied Forces   German Escape Route More Difficult as Result of Attacks

MAIN ROADS. OF RETREAT ARE SEVERED   Allied Advances on North and South Narrow the Waist of Enemy’s Salient to 10 Miles.   HODGES’ FORCES -. SEIZE FIVE TOWNS.   Germans Believed Preparing Stand Around St. Vith—U. S. 7th amet, Scores Gain.

ENEMY TROOPS BEGIN TO QUIT BELGIAN BULGE   Second German Offensive Thrown Into Reverse At Strasbourg   MAAS BRIDGEHEAD IS REPORTED DESTROYED

Allies Sever  Retreat Road As 3rd Gains Three Miles _   Seventh Army: Halts —And-Puts in-Reverse -German Offensive In Northern France  WINGEN RECAPTURE

azi Offensive © n Northeast Is Reported Stalled   French Civilians Back in Strasbourg

Russian Armies Cleaning up Las Enemy Pockets   Soviet Prisoner Bag is More Than Million in Week

NAZI TROOPS  - IN-POCKETS   RUSSIANS. HAVE TAKEN MORE;  “THAN MILLION GERMAN PRISONERS SINCE  SURRENDER nS

SOVIETS PEN UP A WILUON NAZI SIVCE SJBRENDER   Ninety-Two Generals Are Among Hordes Who Give Up on Six Fronts

CHINESE RECAPTURE [SHAN   Column Strikes On Highway 55 Miles Of Liuchow

Japs Breaking In South China   Big Retreat On As Chinese Push Ahead

CHINESE REPORTED  TO HAVE RECAPTURED  SITE U. §, AIRBASE  _ ANOTHER CHINESE COLUMN STRIKING NORTH  PACT TAGIADH VIIICuAtuy

Chinese Retake City Of Ishan _   Liuchow: Threatened Says High. Command

Chinese Forces Recapture Ishan In Drive On Former U.S. Air Base At Liuchow      Another Chinese Column Striking Northwestward Along Road From Indo-Chin

—CHINA— _ : Ishan “Held By: Chinese   New Advances Made To: _ ward Important Rail: head Of Liuchow . 

CHINESE REPORTED TO HAVE RECAPTURED SITE U. S. AIRBASE   ANOTHER CHINESE COLUMN STRIKING NORTH. EAST TOWARD LIUCHOW .

Chinese Closing © On Liuchow Base:   New! Flanking Threa' ‘Made; Pingyang Bs

CHINESE REWIN RAILROAD BASE   ishan Seized As Smash For Liuchow Hub Continues

Chinese Retake Ishan, 43 Miles West Li ucbhow      Other Chinese Striking  Northeastward Along the  Indo-China Highway 55 Miles from Railhead

Trumans Hit DAR Ban of Negro Artist  But First Lady Declines to Rawantt Affair

Trumans Attack Race Prejudice     Exclusion Of Negro Artist  From DAR Hall Is Deplored

BAN ON NEGRO DEPLORED BY MRS. TRUMAN   FIRST LADY TURNS DOWN BOYCOTT OF DAR TEA

TRUMAN AND WIFE RAP 0}, A.R. BAN ON NEGRO PIANIST   Two Deplore Barring of Hazel Scott From Constitution Hall as “Race Discrimination.”   ACTION PROTESTED BY ARTIST’S HUSBAND   But Latter’s Demand That First Lady Boycott a D. A. R. Tea Party Is Turned Down.

JAPANESE DIET MAY WALK OUT   Investigation Of War And Defeat Responsibility May Result In Mass Resignation.

Chinese Troops : Halt Advance On Manchuria, Peace  Treaty Awaited

REPORT MADE SOVIET PACT. CAUSES HALT   GOVERNMENT STUDYING AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA. AS TO POLICY IN * CIVIL WAR. ¢

Russia’s Pacific Role Believed Top Big 3 Topic   Speculation Raised By T. V. Soong’s  Mission to Moscow

hussia May Play Role  In Pacifie   Aim To Dow n Imperialism In Germany For  All Of Future

Russia May Battle Japs   Soong’s Mission to Moscow May Pave Way for Hostilities

(10 REJECTS LATEST GEN. MOTORS PLAN   _Provided Boost of  Six Cents Per Hr. And 45-Hour Week

WILL WORK AS USUAL      Germans Will Not «Celebrate HitJer's Birthday This Year

323 American Casualties When Jap Suicide Airplane Strikes Cruiser Nashville

323 Casualties in Jap Suicide Attack   Navy Reveals Losses On Cruiser Nashville

Superforts Set Blazes In Attacks Upon Isles   Fifth Airforee Has Field Day In Raids

Fires Light Mt. Fuji as Plants Burn   Attacks on Nippon’s Shipping Extend From Ryukyus Up to Coast of Honshu Island

OKINAWA BASE SENDS PLANES AGAINST JAPS   600-Plane Attack on 5 Nip Cities Made Without Loss

Kyushu Isle Raided Third Straight Day      Yank Planes Harrass Shipping ant Air Buses from Ryukyus ¢o Hoshi   Bag of Nine Jap Vessels Listed   B-29s Burned and Blasted Aluminum, Oi}, Rail and Industrint Centers

4,000 Tons Of Demolition And Incendiary Bombs Splattered On Five Bio lan War Centere

Was the 4th B-29 Attack In Six Days   Fires Set by Raiders Light Up Mt. Fuji

PEACE RETURNS WITHIN GREECE   Armed Left-Wingers Quit Area Around Athens Under Truce Terms

Says Transfer of Jap War Plants to Manchuria Would Shorten Pacitic War

Nimitz Says 48,103 Nips Have Lost Lives in Duel Which Is Still Raging On

30,506 American Casualties in Two Months Okinawa Drive, Nimitz Says; Japanese Dead at 48, 103   Yanks Dead and Missing Total 8310 for Army, Navy, Marines; Fierce Fighting for Area Continuing; Yanks Lose Strategic Hill

Japs Lose Foochow Port; Nippon Children Taught Defense with Grenades

Fierce, Bloody Battle Rages For Capital   Marines Occupy Sugar Loaf Hill For Fifth Time—Chinese Register Gains

U.S. Suffers Heavily in Casualties   Marines Re - Occupy Sugar Loaf Hill For Fifth Time, Japs Lose Port of Foochow. Tokyo

STORY OF ATOM BOMB UNFOLDS   Army Reveals Just How New Missile Operates

Allies Close Encirclement ‘Of Hannover   Montgomery's Armies On the North Move to Seal Off Northwest German Port Belt

Bradley’s First And Third Armies Within 150 Miles Of Russian Lines And In Ideal Tank Country, Where Reich May Be Cut.

British Smash Within 15 Miles of North Sea   Ninth Army Units Overrun Vital Krouno Munitions Plant in Essen

Canadians Buf 15 Miles From The North Sea   Advancing Troops Sealing Off Port Belt Of Germany

Chinese Factions Go Into Parley   Communists And Govern. ment Leaders Meet To Seek Peace And Unity

General MacArthur Orders New Arrests   57 Accused of Committing Atrocities to be Seized

ee ee Memes See mesa: By APA  MacArthur Orders Arrest of 57 More

Gen. MacArthur Orders 57 More Japs Held   Cabanatuan Prison Commander One of Those Listed

FACE CHARGES OF CRUELTIES TO NATIONALS   Sweeping Program Of Agrarian Reform  Also Directed

Resolution Hits Use of Younger Men in Combat   Legislators Also Want Induction of Coal Miners Halted

Food Subsidies Program Extension May Be Askec   Removals To Date Have Resulted Tn Price Increases, Officials Report

Sentence Jap To Life Term   Military Court Find: ‘Little Glass Eye’ Guilty of Cruelty

Jap Prison Guard Given Life Term   Death Penalty Escaped By ‘Little Glass Eye’

Life Term Meted Out To Guard  of Prison Camp.   “Little Glass Eye” - Found Guilty In Death ‘of American. Soldier —

TSUCHIYA, JAP WAR CRIMINAL, FOUND GUILTY   Given Life Sentence, Is Found uilty Of Cruelty

TSUCHIYA GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE   jap Convicted Of Beatin Yank Soldier To Death

JAP CRIMINAL GETS SENTENCE   8-Man Military Com: mission Convicts Tsuchiya

“Little Glass Fye” Gets Life Sentence   Trial of Commander Of Prisoner of War Camp Inder Wav

Two Passenger  Trains Collide   At Least 12 Hurt In Bemidji Wreck

Battle Unequalled Since Stalingrad Rages as Reds Capture 300 Blocks in War-torn City of Budapest

DESTRUCTION IN CITY FIERCE AS AT STALINGRAD   Soviets Capture 300 Blocks; Slaughter Mounts As Foe Is Trapped

SOVIETS NEAR DANUBE BANKS IN BUDAPEST   Nazis Hurled Out Of West Half Of Blazing Hungarian Capital

Reds Overrun More of City   Slaughter of German Units Continues in Desperate Fighting in Budapest

THE CENTER OF BUDAPES}   Hurl Nazis From TwoThirds of Buda, Western Half of Capital, and Progress in Eastern Sector of Pest.

RUSS HOLD MOST OF BUDA, DRIVE THREE MILES IN PEST   Scenes of Slaughter in Hungarian City Unequaled Since Battle of Stalingrad

Russians Push Gains In Bloody Budapest Battle  Two-Thirds Of Bude Now

viets Near lovak Rail  ub In North   Shock Troops Clear Germans From TwoThirds Of Buda As Battle Rages

Reds Occupy Two-Thirds Of Western Budapest   Carnage Is Worst Since Stalingrad;  Nazis Swept Out of N°East Hungary

Slaughter Scenes Unrivalled Since Stalingrad Battle   Russian Shock Troops Near Danube Embankment In Capita]

RUSSIANS DRIVE ENEMY BACK IN BUDAPEST ARE   Battle for Hungarian Capital Unrivaled Since Stalingrad _ Fight

HARD-FIGHTING REDS HAVE DRIVEN NAZIS MOST OF BUDAPEST ©  SCENES OF SLAUGHTER IN HUNGARIAN CAPITAL RIVAL STALINCRAD FICH’

Blood Flowing in Budapest Streets  Slaughter Unrivalled Since Stalinarad

‘wo-Lhirds Of Suda Cleared  Of Foe Troop:   ear Danube Embankment In Center Of Burning Hungarian Capital.   CORE OTHER GAINS

300 Budapést™ ~ Blocks Seized   Russians " Battering Way  o_ Fata Hustearian Civ

Russians Give No Quarter To Germans  Budapest Being Knocked Down

Russian shock troops hurl Germans out of 300 blocks  Soviet forces occupy approximately teen thinde af emnbhiejctrewn Rida

Soviets Hurl Nazis Frem Hungary City   Fighting Is Worst Seen in War Since Stalingrad

Soviet Army  Has Cleared Germans From TwoThirds Of The Buda Sec— Of Hungarian Capital.

Germans Hurled From Two-Thirds Of Buda by Reds   Soviets Near Danube _Enbankment Midst Burning Budapest

BETTER FOR HARVEST   Rain vuecnens Are Lessening Over ‘estern Kansas

BETTER FOR HARVEST   Rain Prospects Are Lessening Over Western Kansas

rhree of 4 Speakers Favur Conyulsory Military Instuction For Boys At _-Haszishurg Sestion

Speakers Back Arms Training At Convention   Three of Four Support Compulsory Plan; Discussion Voted Down

PROPOSALS TO AMEND: ~ LIQUOR LAW.   ‘Temperance and. Liquor Interests * Are in Agreement

WETS AND DRYS PLAN PROGRAM   AGREE ON TEMPERANCE CHANGES IN LAWS

WANT ACTION NOW   Senators Vote Against Delaying Vote on Bretton  Woods Plan

Senate Won't Put Off Bretton Woods   Rejects Proposal by Taft to Wait Until November 15

SENATE REFUSES TO DELAY VOTE ON MONEY PLAN   Taft Proposal to Wait For New Conference Loses; Showdown Today.

Taft Motion For Money Pact Delay Beaten in Senate   Barkley Calls Ohio Senator’s Move An Attempt to Kill Bill

Kill Motion To Delay Bretton   ‘Senator Taft's Proposal Rejected By 52-31) Senate V ote.

SENATE NEARS FINAL BALLOT ON BANK BILL   Rejects Taft Proposal To Delay Action on World Program

Senate Heads ‘Toward Bretton Woods Vote   Ickes Seeking Status Clarified By President

NEAR SHOWDOWN IN U.S. SENATE ON WORLD BANK   SUPPORTERS EXPECT LESS THAN TWENTY VOTES AGAINST BILL

WASHINGTON —(?)\— The House today agreed to adjourn for eleven weeks starting next Saturday. .

Senate Near Final Bretton Woods Ballot   Supporters Predict  Approval; Say Ickes May Quit If Truman Doesn‘t Give Status

Senate Rejects Taft’s Proposal To Delay Action   Ohio Senator’s Motion Would Have Delayed Bretton Woods Vote; Loses Out 31 to 52

Senate Nearing 0. K. On World Bank Fund Plar   Approval Likely Today After Stiff Fight On Proposed Riders.

Bretton Wood: Delay Is Beaten Down   Taft Amendment Gets 52-31 Beating; Final Vote Sighted

WORLD BANK PLAN NEARING VOTE TODAY   Administration Leaders Drive for Final Bailot on Bretton Woods Program  BATTLE AMENDMENTS

FIGHTING IS FIERCE   Battle Along East Bank of Senior River Costly to Both

EXPECT RIVER TO GO THROUGH LEVE!      White River Has Already Forced 230 Arkansas Families Out.

White River : On Rampage   230: Families Flee. Homes In- Arkansas

EUROPE FACES: HARD WINTER   UNITED NATIONS RELIEF OFFI,CIAL PREDICTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WILL BTARVE

CIANO'S DIARY  The Stage Is Set For War As British Try Appeasement   ‘Await Only End of Fighting in Spain and Signing of Alliances:

CIANO’S DIARY--No. ‘6 It’s-a. Showdown: Germanis Say. Flatly They Want War ©   .,, Duce Isnt Ready Yet lo Fight, “But Velen F. or A'Cut Of The ‘Booty

Russ Intervention In Poland Shocks,  Surprises Italians ©   . Duce Fattens On Neutrality, Yet Orders Kerosene Poured On Fire

CIANO’S DIARY—No, 7  Duce Desperately Tries Blackmail But Hitler Balks   “/Wants 17 Million Tons Of Supplies As Price Of Italy’s Helo In War

cl ANO’S DIARY—NO. 3 Mussolini Strikes. Savagely At Albania, Rages At Germany   -Miffed When Hitler Took Prague; Calls King Victor 3 ‘es-. --n-. 0. -

MANPOWER FIGHT GOES 10 SENATE   HOUSE APPROVES MAY'S WORK-OR-ELSE BILL

WORK BILL NOW GOES TO SENATE   ‘Work-or-Fight’ Measure Passed By Lower House

Silence Follows German Report Of Oder Assault   Predicts Senate to Get Manpower Bill Tomorrow

French 37 Miles From FortIn Alps   U. S., Russian Guns Thunder Victorious Roar 10 Miles Apart

Thunder of U.S. and Red Guns Blended   World Still Waits for News of Allied  Armies Being Joined

ALLIES CROSS DANUBE, SEAL BLACK FOREST   French ‘in Stuttgart, Close to Hitler’s Alps Redoubt

Yanks, French Drive on Hitler Retreat in Alps   Stuttgart Falls; German 19th Army Trapped in Black Forest; Big Guns Of Yanks, Reds Blend

JUNCTURE WITH ‘SOVIET TROOPS EXPECTED SOON   Swiss Report Claims Allied Armies 10 Miles Apart;  Joint Announcement   LAKE CONSTANCE IS REACHED BY FRENCH

Allied-Soviet Junction Soon Is Expected   Allies Jump Danube AndForecsAdvance To Lake Constance

REACH SWISS BORDER   French Reach 37 - Mile Outpost Of Hitler’s Last Stand Area

Hitler’s Last Stand Redoubt Is Threatened   Allied Armies Reach Lake Constance 37:-Miles From '_ the Famous Bavarian Alps Retreat— Stuttaart Sejred

Allied Armies  Drive to  Lake Constance   French Seize Stuttgart and Seal Off ‘Thousands of Germans in the Black Forest by Reaching Swiss Border

Yanks Outflank Okinawa Capital   Seize Key Hill Outside Naha, Capture Fourth Airfield

JAP LINES FLANKED IN NEW DRIVE         Vital Hill, Airfield Seized In Advances On Okinawa Isle

U.S. Legions Uncork Flank Push on Naha   Southern Okinawa Airfield Captured; Planes Jolt Fleet

MOVING BACK OF UNKINGED ENEMY LINE   Tenth Army Troops Flanking Jap Strongholds of Naha and Shuri.

Key Ridge On Okinawa Taken  By Americans   Yanks Advance Mile In Best Gain For Week When Hill Seized   FIGHTING IS TOUGH   Entrenched Japs Keep Heavy Fire Pouring On Yankees

Jenth Army Troops Uegin To Outflank The Jap Strongholds  MAKE BEST ADVANCE IN PAST TWO WEEKS Advance Mile And Quar ter After Capture Of Conical Hill

‘Italy’s Dilemma Brought To Head  As Premier Quits   Umberto Confers With Party Head With Mon_archy’s Fate At Stake.

ALLIES NEW HOLES I SIECFRIED LINE   British, Canadian Spearhead: Crash Into Vital Stronghold Of Goch

ALLIES IN GOCH: THIRD THROUGH SIEGFRIED LINE   Patton’s Forces Ring Up Gains of More Than Two Miles

i4 Army Nurses Begin fests On Mt. Washington  —————  Learn How To Be Comfortable

Navy Measure Passed By House   Authorize $1,500,900,000 For Construction of Bases In Combat Zones.

Naha ‘Most Fouled Up Harbor’ He’s Ever Seen, Says American Skipper

Marines Capture Important Okinawa Harbor, Jap Base   5,009 Nips Killed in Island Battle; U. S. Troops Halted in South Sector

SOGGY ITALIAN SECTOR ACTIVE   Stiff Resistance Meets Fifth Army Attack Near Bologna

Man Confesses Slayi ing Of Two  ‘Alon oRoadside   “Blackie.” Arrested At Mobile, However, Doesn't  Know Why He Fired

COMING TO AMERICA   Commander George Earle Has -: Been Serving in Turkey

COMING TO AMERICA   Cominander George - Earle « Has . °:Been Serving in Turkey

Truman Will Probably Have To Settle Dispute Over Strenath of Army

D eath In Gas  Chamber Faces  ~ Woman Killes   Mrs, Louise Peete Judson Convicted For Second Time of Murder Of Bencfactress

WOMAN GIVEN DEATH EDICT   Mes. Judson Sentenced To Die In San Quentin Gas Chamber

WOMAN TO DIE IN SAN QUENTIN   Gas Chamber Awaits Mrs. Louise Judson, 63, for Second Murder

Death in Gas Chamber Awaits Woman, Aged 65, Twice Convicted of Murder

PAIR WILL FAC MURDER CHARGE   Two Confess To Slaying Gas  Station Attendant

TWO CONFESS ~ HOLDUP DEATH      GUNMAN AND DRIVER OF BANDIT CAR, FACE MURDER . _ "INDICTMENTS AT cCoLeAmeod

New Bomb Wipes Out 30 Per Cent Of Jap Seaport   Most of Nagasaki’s Industrial District Destroyed, Spaatz Says

Second Atomic Bomb Levels Third Of Nagasaki   At Least 13 Factories, Including Mitsubushi Steel Plant Blasted

OFFICERS ERS HUNT OTHERS ON LIST OF CRIMINALS   American Called Traitor One Of First Arrested in Search Of Isles

Tojo Rallies; Much Improved   Has Better Than Even Chance to Live, Doctors Say

U. S. Blood, Penicillin Are Helping Jap Leader   MacArthur Rounding Up War’s Criminals

‘BLACK DRAGON’ KILLED AS YANK GRIP TIGHTENS   American Sergeant Gives Blood To Save Warlord So He Can Be Made To Suffer

M’Arthur Orders 39 More Enemy Suspects Seized  sheng nditio Korent es Uneasy

Crowley Quits as  FEA Abolished   Truman Divides Agency Functions

{ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATOR CROWLEY RESIGNS,  AND TRUMAN ARBROLISHES SPECIAL WAR AGENCY

FASCIST LEADERS SAID TO RE IN COMO. ITALY   Child Electrocuted by Live Wire at Austin

Congressmen Suggest: Probe Be Made Of Transaction In Which Elliott Is Said To Have Settled Big Loan By Paying Only

Truman Becomes Vice President   New Type Of Official Assumes Office At Ceremonies In Washington Today

Schwellenbach Sacks Truman’s Labor Program  Says Measure  le Neasaccearey

BACKS TRUMAN'S LABOR PROPOSAI   Schwellenbach Approves Fact-Finding Plan

Schwellenbach Favors Truman Labor Plan   Secretary Urges Congress To Pass ‘Proposed Measure

UNIONS DISPUTE - GOVERNMENT AID   Disagree tn Labor-Management Relations Control

COPENHAGEN BOMBED BY ALLIES, REPORT   Gestapo, Army Headquarters Target, Danes Say

Copenhagen Hit By Allied Planes  Eight Bombs Destroy  Fn, MO eg , et ee agile se nee

POUNDING GIVEN GERMAN FORCES AND RUHR ROADS   Highways Blasted in Area Marked by General Eisenhower for Next Big Allied Biow

LaGuardia Signs Papers to Give eat Soaicas  Colorful Mayor of New “York City Will Talk . fr. pore,

1,500,000 Nips Threatened by New Red Drive   Vast Manchurian Offensive Gains 22 More Miles

Red Thursts Near Mukden   Japanese Are Unable To Hold Soviet Army

Russ Launch New Offensive  Say Japanese   Threaten To Cut Off Hal! —Million Foe In China Split Enemy.  SEIZE VITAL PORTS

Reds Drive to Split Asia Japs   Tokyo Reports Vast Offensive Threatening Troops in China

SOVIETS LAUNCH NEW OFFENSIVE   Reds Trying To Split Joep Forces with Greet Menchurien Steb

Reds Threaten Manchurian Japs   Halsey's Airplanes Bombard Yokohama

Powerful Red Army Threatens to Drive to Yellow Sea and Cut off Troops in Manchuria  -From. China: Rolls Swiftly Toward Harbin Amid Heavy Fighing.

RUSSIANS LAUNCH NEW JAP ASSAULI   Takyo Radio Reports New Red Offensive Operations In Manchuria.

VAST NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE REPORTED IN MANCHURIA AREA  NEW DRIVE THREATENS TO CUT OFF HALF MILLION JAPANESE TROOPS

BEGIN NEW ATTACK IN MANCHURIA   Drive Will Split . 1,500,000 Japanese On Asiatic Mainland

VAST NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE REPORTED IN MANCHURIA AREA  _ NEW DRIVE THREATENS TO CUT OFF HALF MILLION  TADANECE TDONAND:

RED FORCES ARE THREATENING TO SPLIT JAP ARMY   Soviets Advance Toward Harbin;  Invade Korea

New Offensive ls Announced By Tokyo    Gains Reported By Moscow Up To 22 Miles

Red Drives Splitting Jap Manchurian Forces   Mighty Soviet Offensive Rolls On, : Hurding Half Million Enemy Troops Into Trap: Speed Korea Invasion

REPORT WAS FALSE! NE   Russians Launch Offensive to Cut Off Jap Troops  ! in China

TOKYO REPORTS NEW VAST MOVE BY RED TROOPS   Manchuria Offensive Threatens to Cut Off Half Million Japs

Soviets Drive To  Cut Off Troops   Move Will Split Jap Forces on Mainland Into Two Pockets

Russ Threaten Half Million Enemy Troops  Tokyo Reports Ne Soviet Offensive

Russian Drives ‘Am To Isolate  Japan's Forces   Soviet Advance May Cut Nip Army In Manchuria In Two Parts

Vast New Red Drive Begun   Offensive in Manchuria Threatens to Split 1,500,000 Enemy Forces

Japs Report Soviet Drive In Manchuria   Threatens to Cut Off Half Million Jap Troops

! orts-New;- Big Red. Drive-In Manchuria; May. Trap:-Many Japanese

Big Soviet Offensive May Trap Y) Million Jap Troops, Sa ys Tokyc

Half Million Japs Face Entrapment   Tokyo Reports Vast New Soviet Offensive As Russians Close In On Harbin, Manchurian Arsenal City.

Millions Of Jap Soldiers Threatened   - Forces Likely To Be Split Into 2 Pockets

REDS DRIVE 10 CUT OFF HALF MILLION JAPS   Russian Marines Invade Korea, Take Two ~ Vital Ports

Soviet Pincer Threatens Big Jap Force   Reds Start Movement To Cut Troops; Marine Units Active

Reds In Great New Manchuria Drive, Say Japs   Threaten To Pinch Off A Half Million Nip Troops In China.

Soviets Open ‘Vast Assault In Manchuria   Threat to Split Jap Mainland Forces and Cut Of Troon: in China

JAPS REPORT NEW RED GAINS INMANGHURIA   Soviet Drive Threatens to Trap 500,000 Nips in China

HALF MILLION JAPS FACING ANNIHILATION   Mescow Communique Tells of Russian Advances of Nine to 22 Miles Toward Harbin

Drive Aims Toward Yellow Sea      ‘Threatens To Split Enemy, Forces Into Two.Huge Pockets; Push Toward Harbir

Nazi Convoy Under Attack Off Sweden   Bomb Hits Made On German Ships By Allied Planes

PLANES ATTACK ~ GERMAN CONVO   HEAVY BATTLE REPORTED UNDER, WAY IN KATTEGAT OFF SWEDISH COAST,

Allied Planes Blast ‘Convoy   Is. Heaviest Battle : Observed By Swedes

CONGRESS MAY ~ RE-CONVENE   Pressing Problems Should Japan Fall Might Re quire Action.

ANAIUUSD LU LALA  Hull Scheduled to Take Stand - Today. in Pearl Harbor Probe

HULL 10 GIVE TESTIMONY IN PROBE TODAY   Former Secretary T« State Own Version Of Jap Events

Hull Says War Expected Earlier   Former State Secretary Denies Ultimatum Given—Warned Cabinet of Far East Danver

Roosevelt and Sec. Hull Played For Time Just Before Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Investigators To Hear Hull   Ex-Cahinet Member {1 Anxious to Tell of: Pre-Pearl Harbor  Hopsatings —

Hull To Testify On PearlHarbor   Anxious to Give Views; Speaks Today

EX - SECRETARY REVEALS PEARL HARBOR DETAILS   Nays [hat Far From Delivering Ultimatum To Japan, He And President Roosevelt Played Desperately For Time; Gave Cabinet Repeated Warnings.

Hull to Testify On Japs’ Attack   ‘His Pearl Harbor Version 1 Toy Be Given Today

No Ultimatum Given Japs, Hull Declares   Secretary Saw War Coming But Tried to Gain Time

Pearl Harbor Probing Body Receives Data   Memorandum Of Ex-Secretary Read At Hearing

=  Former State Secretary Ex-; pected War Prior to ” Attack.   WORKED TO GAIN TIME:

Hull will testify at hearing   To tell of events preceding attack

Hull Will Tell His Story to Committee  Former Secretary of State Is Anxious to Appear

Hull Expected War With Japan Prior To Pearl Harbor, ‘41   Former Diplomat, FDR Maneuvered tc Gain Some Time

FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE WITNESS PEARL HARBOR PROBE  ENTERS DENIAL THAT HE ISSUED AN ULTI. MATUM TO JAPAN

HULL TESTIFIES AT INQUIRY OF JAPANESE R AID   Former Secretary of State Expected War With Japan

Tells Group Of Maneuvers  To Gain Time   Ailing Ex-Secretary Of State Said He,  Roosevelt Sought to Avoid “Showdown”

War With Japs Expected By Hull, Roosevelt; Had Attempted to Gain Time   Sought To Avoid a ‘Showdown,’ Ailing Former State Secretary Reports Ina Statement Before Pearl Harbor Board

Foresaw War And Sought To Delay It   Attempted To Avoid Showdown With Japs

Hull Gives D.H. Statement   Cordell Hull Tells Investigators That He and FDR Were After More Time

HULL ASSERTS HE KNEW NIPS PLANNED WAF   Former Cabinet Member Says He and FDR Tried To Gain Time

U.S. Maneuvered To Gain Time To Arm, He Claims   Roosevelt Sought To Avoid ‘Showdown;’ Ultimatum Denied

Hull Says He And FR Expected War Stalled For Time   Tells Probe Group ot Desperate Effort Te Prevent Conflict Be. fore U. S. Could Gel  Prepared.

CITES REPEATED WARNINGS GIVEN TO U. S. CABINET  : FORMER SECRETARY CLAIMS HE AND FDR   FORMER SECRETARY CLAIMS HE AND FOR ‘PLAYED FOR TIME’

‘Hull Denies Ultimatum Given Japanese Tells Of Desperate Maneuvers With Nipponese To Gain Time

NO ULTIMATUM GIVEN BY HIN OR ROOSEVELT   ading Ex-Secretary Says U.S Tned Desperately To Gain " Time trom Japan.

Denies ‘Ultimatum’ Given Japan, Bares Pre-Pearl Harbor Sparrin g

Hull Will Take Stand Today In Japanese Probe   Ex-Secretary Of State Is Keen About Giving His Versions

Hull Expected War Before Jap Attack   Former Secretary of State Tells Pearl Harbor Committee That He and the Late President Roosevelt !Maneuvered Desperately to Gain Time in Negotiations.   ULTIMATUM IS DENIED

HULL EXPECTED ATTACK, ACTED TO GAIN TIME   Tells Probers He and FDR Sought to Avoid  Showdown

Tried To Avoid ShowdownWith  Tokyo Leaders   Tells Congress Group He and Roosevelt Maneuver= ed Desperatcly to Gait Time to Prepare   Says Never Gave .. Japan Ultimatum   Gives Livestigators Day-by Day Account of Diplo_matic Negotiations Pre ceding Entry Into War

Hull Expected War With Japan Before ’41 Attack;  Maneuvered to Gain Time

Prewar Peace Talks Described   Former Secretary of States Defends F. D. R’s Policy, Denies Ultimatum Given

HULL TO APPEAR BEFORE PROBERS   WILL TELL HIS STORY TODAY ABOUT EVENTS PRECEDING PEARL HARBOR.

Temperatures   Former Secretary Asserts U. S. Sought to Avoid Showdown While Strengthening Its Defenses; Claims He Warned Cabinet of Surprise Attack

Hull Tells Of Moves He, Roosevelt Made To Stall Off Jap War   Former Secretary Of State Says He And Late President Maneuvered Desperately To Avoid Showdown And Never Delivered Ultimatum To Nipponese

FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE DEFENDS DECISIONS MADE BY PRES. ROOSEVELT AND SELF   Day-By-Day Account of Diplomatic Negotiations That F;°-eded Country's Entry Into War are Outlined by Witness   OFFICIALS PLAYED DESPERATELY TO AVERT WAR

Attlee, Eden Warn of Nationalism   Hull Takes Stand Today in Pearl Harbor Probe

Hull To Testify In Pearl Harbor Probe   Former Secretary of State Will Appear Before Committee Today

TELLS OF WORK WITH ROOSEVELT TO AVERT CLAS   Former Secretary Appears at Pearl Harbor Hearing: Denies “Ultimatum” Given

Cordell Hull Expected War With Japan   Says He And FDR Moved To Gain Time

Will Give His Account Of Things Happening Before Pearl Hachor. Anxious to Appear

Gen. MacArthur Informed Plans For Aerial Trip Complete; Other Emissaries Of Emperor Start Visiting Fronts

U.S. Naval Intelligence Guessed That Japs Would Attack Thailand in 194]

JAPS MAKE LAST STAND IN LUZON   “Tiger Of Malaya” Putting Up Final Resistance

Japs Cornered . In Mountains of Northern Luzon   Yanks Close in on Yamashita’s Forces At Town of Hungduan

Rabaul Wiped out In Allied Raids   Aussies Find City Is Now Heap of Rubble

Find Rabaul! Is Wined Ou   American Bombers In Early Days Of War Completely Ruined Base

Work of Evacuation Starts Almost at Once; Some Jap Guards Freed To Save 200 Hostages

YANK TROOPERS EMPTY PACKS FOR HALF-STARVED RESCUED PRISONERS   Rations, Cigarettes And Candy Serve As Emergency Relief: Soldiers Are Shocked At Condition Of Captives   By DEAN SCHEDLER And FRED HAMPSON

U.S. Soldiers Aid 3700 From  Santo Tomas   Tank Crashes Prison To Release Hungry Men, Women, Children

Rescuing Troops Open Packs For 3,700 Half-Starved Prisoners Freed In Manila

FOOD PROBE TURNS TO FATS AND OILS   Shortage May Become More Acute Than the Meat Situation

Investigating  fats and oils  Domestic supply  dwindling rapidly

Investigator s ‘Turn. Attention  ‘To Fats and Oils   Possibility Offered Shortage May Become More Acute Than Meat

Solons Demand Priority Be Given Study Of Proposal for Armed Forces Merger

Republicans Ask Right-Of-Way In Congress For Controversial Proposal To Merse U. S. Forces

Republicans Bid for One ArmedForee   Controversial Proposal Right of Way Over All Congressional Items Is Demanded by Senators

OPA Winsir Clash Over  Reconversion   Truman Rebukes Krug for Move To End Controls

Acting Surgeon General Threatens to Quit if Congress Refuses “Funds for Veterans’ Hospitals

FIREMEN AND HOSTLERS STAY ON THEIR IORS   Government Director Tells Officials to “Carry On”

TRUMAN SEIZES 1. C, RAILROAD   PUTS ODT IN CHARGE TO PREVENT STRIKE

U.S. SEES LC. AIL ROAD LINES   Strike of 2,000 Firemen and Hol!sters Is Cancelled

PRESIDENT TAKES. VER OPERATIONS “DF LG RAILROAD   ont. Placed’. In’ Charge 0! > [llinois Centrat After Con: ferences: Fail To. ‘React Solution To Crisis.   OFFICIALS OF ROAD: TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION   Government Supervision’ Of - Railroad Becomes: Neces_ sary When. Engineers “Threaten-To Leave Jobs.

President Truman Seizur To Avert A Strike Called For 12:01 Today

[llinois Central Railroad Seized By Truman Order  ODT Given Charge Of System as Strike

U5, TAKES OVER ILLINOIS CENTRAL TO AVERT STRIKE   Truman Directs Seizure Short While Before Deadline for Walkout of Enginemen and Firemen,   ALL-DAY CONFERENCE FAILED TO END ROW   Promotions Involved in Controversy—President Says Rail Tieup at This Time Is Unthinkabie.

RAIL STRIKE . IS AVERTED » BY SEIZURE   PRESIDENT ONDERS GOVERN: MENT OPERATION OF RAIL* ROAD BEFORE WALKOUT * STARTED

Railroad Strike Averted by Truman’s Action   Government Seizes Road in Dispute Between Two Unions

U. 5. SEIZES . 6. RAILROAD LINES   Strike of 2,000 Firemen and Ho'sters Is Cancelled

Government in R.R. Seizure to Prevent Strike  Illinois Central Now 

U.S. Seizure Of Railroad  Averts Strike  ODT Authorized To Operate IHinois Central

linois Central Rails.S eized By Government   First Plant To Be Controlled By U. S. Since War Was Ended

ODT OPERATING IC RAIL LINES   First Seizure Of Private Industry Since War End May Prevent Strike .

Hostilities Halt In Northern Java   Gurkha Troops Landed; Corpses Litter Streets

WIN FIRST RATINGS    Four LL.M. H. Entries in Musie Festival Come Out Ahead

WIN FIRST RATINGS    Four L. M. H. ; Entries in Music  Festival "ie Qut Ahead

LAST CAN SHOW NIGHT   Youngsters Bringing 25 Tins to Theaters Get In Free

STRIKE NEWS DARKENED BY POAL DISPUTE   Operators Turn Down Mine Union Proposals and Parleys End.

135 Labor Disputes. Keep 385,000 Idle   General Labor Picture Dark -

385,000 Idle Over Nation; New England  Buses Moving   AFL Longhoremen’s Strike Is’ Continuing

Operators Reject Five Proposals In Monday’s Session   Violence Reported In Longshoremen’s New York Strike; New England Bus And Trolley Service Resumed; Johnston Steps Into Hollywood Dispute

LABOR DISPUTES IN NATION KEEP 385,00 WORKERS FROM JOBS  SEC. SCHWELLENBACH ANNOUNCES COLLAPSE MINER NEGOTIATIONS

Hold Out Hope That Clash May Yet Be Solved   135 Disputes in U.S. Keep 385,000 Workers Away From Their Jobs

MINE DISPUTE MEETINGS END WITHOUT PACT   Massachusetts Trolley Strike Ends Under State Control

Labor Picture Black After Confab Collapse   385,000 Idle Today Is Lowest Total In Month.

Sec. Schwellenbach Announces Failure of Peace Meetings   General Labor Picture Throughout Nation is Not Bright Today

U. S. Efforts To Settle Dispute On Coal Fails   385,000: Workers Away From Jobs; Labor Picture Not Encouraging

Strike Idlers Cut To 385,000 Workers   Coal Conference Ends in Failure   SS - Secs RS Staite -~

Government Fails To End Coal Dispute   Violence Breaks Out In New York Harbor Area; Johnston Steps Into Movie Fight

Idle Strikers Reach Lowest Total for Month, But Labor Picture Remains Gloomy One   Coal Negotiations Fail to Sette Trouble and Violence Breaks Within Ranks of Lenashoremen's Union in New York Harbor

Collapse of Coal Parley Dark Spot   Schwellenbach is Still Hopeful  Of Solving Dispute

No Agreement Reached On Coal Strikes   Schwellenbach’ Says Mine Seizure Not Imminent:  WELB Wants To Quit. +   PARLEY COLLAPSES

Strike Picture Darker, However, By Collapse Of Coal Negotiation: Violence Breaks Out in New York Harbor Dispute

FEDERAL EFFORT TO SETTLE COAL DISPUTE FAILS   MEETING COLLAPSES AFTER 10-DAYS BUT NO SEIZURE SEEN

General Labor Picture Far From Being Bright   Violence Reported In New York As Dock Workers Fight Among Themselves

Coal Seareity Felt in Some Parts of Nation   Conference Fails  To Bring Agreemen On Lewis’ Union Of Mine Foremen

JAP EMPEROR TAKES ORDERS FROM ALLIES   Stern Controls Over Nation Provided In   Potsdam Terms

Japan Facing Stern Contiol for long [ne   Surrender Terns C-sll Fos Allies to Lead Nips To Puce

LONG, STERN CONTROLS 10 CHECK JAPAN   ALLIES WILL HAUL NATION BACK TO WAYS OF PEACE

HURRICANE DAMAGE IN TEXAS GREAT   Estimated In Millions: Storm Biows Itself Out

Texans Return To Homes In Storm Stricken Areas; Damage Reaches Millions

HURRICANE WANES   Texas Blow Left Eight Known Dead and Millions in Property Damage in Wake.

EIGHT DEAD IN HURRICANE PATH   Storm Loses Force After Leaving Heavy Damage

Coast Residents View Havoc   Hurricane Destroys Much Crops, Property

Deny Large Quantities Of Butter Spoiled   Reclaimed Butterfat Unfit For Food Has Been Sold To Scap Companies, Says OPA

Victory Real, Sfalin Tells His People   Hitler Boost Turns To Ashes Marshal Says in Broadcast

Prepares For Assault Upon Reich Capital   Zhukov Reaches Kusirin, Key City In Oder Valley

YANKS SMASH SIEGFRIED LINE ON WEST FRONT   Offensives Squeezing Reich From Two Sides Grow in Fury as Crisis Nears

Great Battle Looms As Soviets Draw Up Along Oder Barrier   Russians Score New Successes All Along Eastern Front In Crushing Assaults; Flashes Of Russian Artillery Seen In Berlin As Trains Remove Residents

GERMANS SAY REDS HAVE SMASHED WAY CLOSER TO CAPITAL  INDICATIONS ARE THAT CRUCIAL BATTLE OF

Russians Reach Kustrin, Only 39 Miles of Berlin   Roar of Red Artillery Is Reported Audible in the Nazi Capital.   Soviet Planes Rake Hichways to Capital

GERMANS SAY REDS HAVE SMASHED WAY CLOSER TO CAPITAL  INDICATIONS ARE THAT CRUCIAL BATTLE OF THE ODER IS NEAR

Truman Requests Huge Cut in Navy Finances  Review of Measures For Building New Vessels Also Asked

Truman Asks Deep Slash in Navy's Spending Authority   Suggests Review Of Legislation on Naval Construction

PRESIDENT URGES CUT IN NAVY FUNDS   White House Urges Slash of Some Seventeen Billions In Appropriations.

Cut he for Navy   Truman Recommends Appropriations Slash After Conference

Japs On Okinawa Dying At Rate of 1,000 Every Day   Battle of Attrition Progresses Slowly Against Elements 

LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS   Stirring Appeal for Speedy Action Is Made by Governor Martin.   Governor Martin’s budget recommendations will be found on page 2.

INCREASE URGED IN _ VICTORY GARDENS   Dr. Symons Says Farm _ haner Situation Growina Worse . .

PROSPECTS DARK FOR FARM LABOR SYMONS STATES   More Victory Gardens Are Needed To Provide Food, He Says   USE OF MORE WAR PRISONERS ASKED

INCREASE URGED IN VICTORY GARDENS   Dr. Symons Says Farm Labor Situation Growing Worse —

Two Spy Suspects Are Put on Trial  Three Witneccec Saw   Three Witnesses Saw One Board Nazi Ship

Trial of Two Alleged Nazi Spies Started   Witnesses Say One Visited on German Tanker in 1940-41

Vandenberg Ask: Nonaggression Pact at Once   Says It Would Help Cure Differences Now Dividing Allies

Urges Immediate Treaty Against. ~ Avis Agpression  Senator States It Would   Senator States it Would Help Cure Differences Dividina Allies

Asks immediate treaty against future axis agcression to cure ‘differences’

Donnelly Visits Tipton School Following Riots   Governor Claims - More Supervisors  Adee Ra Sarurad

Donnelly Visits Tipton School Following Riots  Governor Claims More Supervisors

Trials Urged for  War Criminals   Congressmen Oppoge Slay-on-Sight Plan ~

Quick Death Plee For Nazis Is Hit  By Congressmen   Archbishop's Demand Brings Protests Against Lack of ‘Law and Order

Canned Food Goods Take Qy Hiked Values   Catsup Requires Only 10 Points But 6 Others Increase In Points.   SETARIS JUL o

Housewives of United States Given Blue News About the Blues by OPA

INGREASE BLUE POINT VALUE OF SIX FOODS   New OPA Changes on Canned Fruit Effective Sunday

NEWS IS BLUE ON BLUE POINTS   Ration Values Put Up or Many Canned Foods

TELL CHANGES IN BLUE POINTS   Six Canned and Bottle: Foods Go to Higher Ration Values.

Points to Go  Up on Canned, Bottled Goods   Six Foods to Take  On Sharply Increased Ration Values Sunday —Blends, Catsup Less

POINT WORRIES CHANGE TO BLUE   OPA HIKES RATION VALUES OF 6 CANNED AND BOTTLED FOODS

Blue News On Blue Stamps   Ration Values Up Sharply Sunday on Six Canned, Bottled Foods; Some Decreases

ARMY RETURNS © WARD'S PLANTS   Avery Adamant in Refusal to Retain Compulsory Union Rule

WARD TROUBLE AGAIN LOOMS   UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES CHECK-OFF STAND OF: CONTINUED

Small Signs. ShowChange British Life     os ” oe   Observance of *Boxing. Day” Reveals Servant Cluss Exhibiting Increased Dignity of Bearing.

THE WORLD TODAY English Working Class Is Changing Attitude  Be Me ttitt Alackencie

MKENZIE SEES CHANGES IN ENGLAND'S “BOXING DAY” AS PRELUDE TO CHANGE IN SOCIAL STANDING OF WORKERS

BOND DRIVE SALES TOTAL $4,227,000   Final Figures May Show $1,550,000 Excess in County Quota

BOND DRIVESALES. TOTAL $4,227,000  ee re ee ee Oe ee      Final Figures May Show $1,550,000 Excess in CountyQuota —

‘BILLY MITCHELL OF WAR II’ Lindy Bagged Nips During Test Flights, Solon Reveals

House Passes Tuition Bill After Tangle   Speaker Sustained in Session’s First Rules Dispute

Screen Actors’ Guild Votes On Strike Support   Decision May Re Influence

SERVICE MEN INVITED   American Legion To Hold Annual Armistice Day Stag Party

Army Command Believed Hawaii Alert  Attacks There or on Panama Canal

Miles Surprised At ‘Pearl Harbor Lapse   ‘Attacks On Hawaii And Panama Said ‘Always Considered “Equally Likely”

Hawaii Affack Considered By Army, He Says   General Miles Says Plans Envisioned Japanese _ Raid 

SAYS HAWAII ATTACK WAS ~ HELD LIKELY   Miles Declares Army Saw Possibilities ‘If War Came

Attacks On Hawaii And Panama Said Always Considered “Equally Likely”

HAWAII ATTACK LIKELY’ IN 1941   Army Must Have Been On Alert At Pearl  Tlarhar (‘an Save

Army Command Believed Hawaii Alert   Attacks There or on Panama Canal Considered Likely

TTH WAR LOAN DRIVE BEGINS      Michigan’s Quota Set At New High Figure of $501,006,000

MICHIGAN QUOTA IS 501 MILLION   Goal Of th Campaign Highest Ever; Army Show Announced

FIRST BOMBARDMENT OF KIND LEAVES INDUSTRIAL AREA OF KAMAISHI IN RUINS .   ‘wo-Hour Unopposed Attack Co-ordinated With 1,000-Plane Carrier Strike at —- . Northern Honshu and Hokkaido

Patrols-Probe Front in Italy   Fires, Explosions Occur Back: of Enemy Lines

Fires in Italy Behind Nazi Lines   Might Indicate Early Withdrawals

Large Fires Seen Behind ~ Nazi Lines   Raise Speculation. That Foe May Withdraw From Htaly- But No ‘Other  Evidence Apparent

Wary Eye Kept on Latins’ Proposal   Molotov Leaves, With Pole Crisis Unsettled

Asks Discard of New Tax Bil)   Renews Request of Five  Billion Dollar Reduction

Vinson Raps Tax Revision   Senate Group Urged ™T., Shelve House Bill

SENATE 10 HOLD TAX REDUCTION HEARING TODAY   Will Consider Legislation On Removing 12,000,000 From Rells

Reduced Tax Bill Hit By Treasurer   Finance Committee Asked To Discard Measure

VINSON WANTS: TAX REDUCTION BILL DISCARDED   Says Present Law Would Cut Revenue Too Low

Vinson Opposes House Tax Bill   Treasury Secretary Fears Measure Would Cut Taxes Too Low In 1947

Allies Begin Job. Of Moving Navis ~ Back to Germany   6,459,000 Geriens to Be Brought Back to . Occupied Zones

TASK OF MOVING GERMANS BEGUN   Allies Bring 6,650,000 Back Into 4 Reich Occupation Zones

ALLIES TO MOVE 6 MILLION GERMANS   NAZIS TO BE TRANSFERRED  TO REICH FROM FOUR EU-  POREAN COUNTRIES.

MIGRATIONS   Transferring of 6,650,000 Germans to Homeland Now Under Way

TOUGH, TOP NAZIS GOING TO PIECES AS TRIALS ARE AWAITED  MEN WHO BOSSED RUTCH   MEN WHO BOSSED BUTCHERING OF TENS OF THOUSANDS FEAR FOR FUTURE

Top Nazis Wilt While Awaiting Criminal Trials  Going to Pieces Morally, Physical  In Cantinement

‘Big Shot’ German Prisoners Weaken Morally and Physically Awaiting Trial

iNazi ‘Iron Men’ FAre Cracking Un   Men Who Bossed Europe Now Fearful of Their Final Fate.

Top Nazis Cracking i in Internment  Go to Pies Physically ad Morally

Top Nazis and Some Generals Going to Pieces   Degenerating Morally And Physically While Awaiting Trials; Fear Has Strenale Hold

TOUGH, TOP NAZIS GOING TO PIEGES AS TRIALS ARE AWAITED   MEN WHO BOSSED BUTCH. ERING OF TENS OF THOUS. ANDS FEAR FOR FUTURE

NAZI BIG SHOTS GOING TO PIECES   Can’t Take It As They Await War Guilt Trials

Top. Nazis Said. Going To Pisses As Trials. Near   Goering. In _ Abject- F eairs Marked... Disintegration Shown. By: Robert: Ley.

Top Nazis Crack Under   Pressure   Germany’s “Iron Men” Going to Pieces Morally and Physically, Awaiting Crime Trial

‘Nazis Wilting As ‘They Await Trial   Goering Shows Object Fear; oLey Is Outcast

MENTAL STRAIN TELLS ON NAZIS   Mejor Wer Criminols, Including Goering, Going to Pieces Behind Wire

IRON MEN OF NAZIS BREAK BEHIND BARS      Goering Remains I: Abject F Fear of

Nazi Leaders Go To Pieces   Some of Supposed Iron Men Are Going to Pieces Morally, Physically in Camp

'Nazidom’s Iron Men Turn Yellou (As They Wait Trial as Criminals

Top Nazis and Even Some OF Supposed Iron Men Goin gTo Pieces Morally, Physically

Flames Engulf Long Beach Dock; 2 Fireboats Sink, 3 Ships Damaged

Flames Damage Ships and Dock   Explosion Under Pier Sate OFF 1 O00 000

Force Of 2,000 American Bombers And Fighters Raid Nine Air Fields In Germany   Also Hit Tank Factory At Plauen, Near Czechoslovak Border; RAF Pounds Bremen

RIP NINE NAZIS AIRFIELDS, TANK PLANT IN REICH   Berlin Says 15th Air Force Continues Raids on Rails in Austria

Nazi Airfields Bombed By Yanks   Hit Tank Factory, Refinery in Savage Attack—Weather Good

2,000 Planes Hit Reich Airfields  15th Knocks Out Munich-Vienna Lines

REICH TARGETS ARE PLENTIFUL   U. S. and RAF Bombers Hit Airfields, Tank Factory, Oi! Refinery.

2000 U. S. PLANES DEAL NEW BLOWS AT REICH TARGETS  ATTACK AIRFIELDS IN  N. W. GERMANY, TANK CacTORY AT PI ALIEN

9 AIR FIELDS HIT BY 2,000 PLANES   Yanks Also Rip Tank Plant British Blast Refinery

2,000 PLANES HIT GERMANY AGAIN TODAY   Allies Throwing Everything At The Reich For The Kill

Allies Blast 9 Air Fields  In Germany   Hit Tank Factory At Plauen; British Raid Large Oil Refinery.   ‘VICTORY WEATHER’

TROOPS WITHIN SIGHT OF BOMB BLASTED CITY   Ist and 9th Armies Hurl In Tanks In Bid To Break Nazi Lines

TROOPS ARE BUT 13 MILES FROM CITY   Infantry and Tanks Advance Three Miles on Broadening Front Approaching Rhine and Ruhr Industrial Valley,

TWENTY OR MORE TOWNS FALL ON 40-M ILE SECTOR   AMERICANS DRIVE 7 Mi. BEYOND DUEREN, NEARING ERFT RIVER

Superforts Down 119 Jap Planes   Airmen Battle Enemy Planes Over Jap Capital

Riots, Sabotage Plague Germans   Reports From Occupied Territory Tell of Factorie: and Trains Destroyed.

RALPH WALLER WOUNDED AGAIN   LOCAL MAN TUT BY stu qp. NTL IN BELGIUM ON JAN 14

The National Whirligie   News Behind the News Washington «+... - Ray Tucker New York...» Albert N. Leman

Hoosier Solons Settle Down To Study Bills   Consider Ideas Of Both Retiring And New Governo!

Cloudbursts Cut Off  Communities   Waterspout Is Phenomenon of  Lake Georve

Rains Flood Streams In Central Vt.   High Water Does Severe Damage

NOMINATION OF HENRY A. WALLACE DELAYED TODAY   Was Tabled by a 20 to 2 Vote in the Senate Committee:   CURB HIS AUTHORITY?   Would Strip Him of Lending Authority; Public Hear-_ ing Tomorrow.

Senate Committee Delays  Consideration of Wallace , Will Stert Hearings on Measure

Senate Row Growing Over Sec. Wallace   Bill to Strip Him of Loan Powers Put Ahead of Confirmetion

Senate Rustles With Revolt Agains Wallace Position   George. Proposes Stripping: Department Of Lending Agencies

MOVE TO LIMIT WALLACE DUTIES   : Committee Considers Plan To Remove Powers

DELAY VOTE ON WALLACE NOMINATION   Senate Group First to Consider Action Taking Away Lending Power of Commerce Dept. to Which He Is Named.

Senate Group Delays Vote On Wallace   Decide to Take Up Legislation to Strip Lending Authority

Tempestuous Fighting Centers Around Wallace Appointment   Committee Delays Action Pending Scrutiny Of Bill That Would Keep Officer From Handling Important Financial Tasks

BATTLE LOOMS OVER WALLACE APPOINTMENT   ae Surpass “Court Packing” Fight     MAY CLIP POWER

Committee Delays Senate Approval of Henry Wallace   Will Consider First Bill Stripping the Former Vice President Of Lending Authority

—WALLACE— Wallace Nomination : Action Sidetracked   Senate Rustles With Revolt Against Turning Govyernment’s Huge Lending Agencies Over To Former Vice President

WALLACE DELAYED BY SENATE COMMITTEE  ’ TO TAKE UP LEGISLA LAC BL OF      TO TAKE UP LEGISLATION TO STRIP POST OF LENDING AGENCIES FIRST

Action Delayed on Nomination of Wallace   Committee to Act First On Removal of Loan Agencies

Senate Revolts Against Wallace   Objections to FDR Appointment Center over Ex-vice President’s Lack of Experience with Money

SENATE DELAYS WALLACE OKAY   Solons Consider Move To Strip Commerce Dep’t Of Lending Agency

Senate Committee Delays Consideration  Of Wallace; Moves To Strip Lend ‘Agency

‘Consider Legislation To Deprive New Commerce Secretary Of Power To Lend Funds

KATHERIN E. HALDY FUNERAL SATURDAY AT MIDDLE AMANA   Born in London, Came To U. S. at Age of 5 and Settled in East Amana

Sae_ rozs 52 VCs. “rom “Vins-on Squre i. Azer Visi- /.ross 2 tine.

RHINE CROSSED BY CHURCHILL   Shell Hits Near Prime Min. ister As He Inspects Bridgehead Areas

Enemy Shell Hits Near Churchill   Prime Minister On Visit to Ninth Army Bridgehead Was Inspecting Wesel.

CHURCHILL ESCAPES BEING HIT BY SHELL   German Artillery Missile Exploded Within 50 Yards Of Prime Minister At Wesel

North Platte Water Case, To Supreme Court Today, Attacks Government Claims

‘Collett Loses Last Appeal: ‘Execution Set for Friday  Gov. Lausche Denies Clemency Te 61].Yeor-Old Triple Slaver

LAUSCHE DENIES COLLETT’S PLEA   Clinton-co Triple Slayer Ordered To Die Friday

Bombers Deliver Heavy Blows At German Targets   2,250 American Ships Strike After Raid By Record British Force

MORE THAN 2,500 YANKS STRIKE AFTER BRITISH   Attacks Turn To Support Of Reds Second Time in 18 Hours   1,400 RAF HEAVIES FLY   Dresden, . Magdeburg And Chemnitz All Targets For Americans

CAPITAL OF SAXONY IS AIR TARGET   Yanks Follow Up RAF With Heavy Air Raids Today

ACTION MEETS WARM APPROVAT. OF POICURO YE   RELGIAN SENWATF METTrec

TWO NILES AND ONE BUCHANAN MAN ARE HELD   Accused of Buying 14,000 Pounds of Sugar With Bogus Stamps

Announcement to Be Made Quickly When War Ends, Prime Minister Declares —   Surrender Rumors Still Plentiful; Bernadotie Back From Copenhagen But Results of Trip Remain Secret

Nazi Surrender Offer Might Be Expected Hourly   Prime Minister Churchill Admits Surrender Negotiations In Progress

No Statement At This Time  ‘Told Commons   Bernadotte Refuses To Tel Whether He Had Brought New Message.   WOT DELAY REWS

War May End By Saturday —Churchill   Prime Minister Appears Before Commons; Hints  Big News Due Soon

Churchill In Hint of Peace   Indicates Might Come Before Saturday; May Precede Final Surrenders

Churchill Hints Peace May Come Before Saturday   No Statement at This Time on War Position in Europe; London on Edge

Hints Given Of Statement In Commons   British Home Office Says Churchill To Announce V-E

Churchill Hints Peace May Come by Saturday   Swedish Red Cross Official Makes Ouick Flight to London

CHURCHILL PROMISES EARLY : ‘STATEMENT ON SITUATION; Si f EMISSARY HAS NO NEW MESSA 4 aM

CHURCHILL HINTS OF SURRENDER BEFORE MAY 9   Tells Commons He May Make Announcement Later This Week

Churchill Hints Surrender May Come This Week   Swedish Negotiator Confers Again With Heinrich Himmler

V-E Day May *Be Observed Within Week   Churchill Indicates Chances  & Good for Peace iefore Saturdoy, But Offers No Statement in Talk Before Befofe Commons.

Peace This Week Hinted By Churchill   No Indication Given Concerning Message Count Bernadotte Bears

Churchill Hints Official Statement On Nezi Surrender Offer May Be Expected Soon, Perhaps Today

Swedish Count Home With New Himmler Offer  Churchill Hints Peace Word May

Germans Said Withdrawing From Denmark   ‘Momentous’ News Is Promised Soon

@ Prime Minister Hints Announcement On Peace Might Be Soon; Swedish Foreign Office Contacts Copenhagen

TO MAKE STATEMENT BUT SAYS GOOD NEWS. WON'T BE DELAYED   AS NAZIISM SINKS TO DEFEAT © EACH PASSING HOUR BRINGS TO LIGHT MORE GERMAN SAVAGERY

Peace Announcement May Come Before Week's End. Churchill Tells Commons

PRIME MINISTER NOT MAKING ANY STATEMENT NOW   Churchill Answers Questions In Commons; Hints Announcement Of German Surrender May Come By Saturdav.

Swedish Count Had Peace Talk Ten Days Ago   Bernadotte Returns To Stockholm With No New Offers

CHURCHILL HINTS: ‘PEACE BY WEEK-EN   May Make Statement ‘If In formation of Importance   ‘Reaches Us’ to Commons

Churchill Hints Announcement Of Surrender Before Saturday   Good News Will Not Be Delayed Prime Minister Tells Packed House Of Commons; Expects Two Day Celebration.

News of Peace Before Saturday Highly Probable   dint Made by Churchill After Swedish Count Goes to Stockholm.   Actual Surrender  May Take Some Tim«

Churchill Hints Peace Is Imminent   Makes Vague Statement to Commons — Has No  “Speciai News’’

‘Churchill Hints End May Come This Week ; As World Awaits Decision as to Himmler

Churchill May Clarify Peace Offer Today  ‘Germans Warned   Germans Warned Momentous News Expected Soon

Churchill Indicates Peace Statement Is Due This Week  Swedish Count Refuse: To Confirm Story Mt Mirmamlar Dranacal

Churchill Hints Peace Announcement Might Come Soon: Bernadotte Returns   COUNT BERNADOTTE RACK FROM DENMARK

Should News of Importance Reach London, Churchill Will Make Brief Statement; to Be No Delay

Milo Staab And Marion. Henrich Wed At Akron  Young Couple To Live On Farm’ 'Néar Remsen

Gibbons-Paskert Wedding In Akror   Akron And Remsen  Young People Wed

WAINWRISHT ON WAY TO TOKYO   Receives Tearful Greeting From Philippine President

WAINRIGHT TS BACKIN PHILIPPINES   In Manila En Route to Witness Surrender Signing.

119 ADMITTED TO CITIZENSHIP      Natural:zation Class Is The Largest In Berrien County History

Citizenship ls — Awarded To 119   Class Largest In County's History

~ Jap Peace Feelers Sign of Weakness   By DeWITT MacKENZIE AP Foreign News Analyst

Japan Shows “Weakness By Peace Talks   There’s No Seeret , About Faet That Nippon Is Following Germmany’s Trail Of Dis‘aster; Already Beat-

THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MacKENZIE—  ARM BWaneatiasn Ylasee A ee tend

THE UNOFFICIAL ATTEMPTS OF JAPANESE DIPLOMATS IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES TO SECURE PEACE

REPORTS OF JAPANESE PEACE FEELERS IS NOT SURPRISING IN VIEW OF WAY WAR IS GOING

Manila’s Pasig River Becomes Heart Of Front   Japanese Still Operate In Strength South Of Stream; Artillery Duel In Progress

PASIG RIVER BATTLE LINE IN MANILA   Heart of Capital Torn by House-to-House Fight ing, Exploding Shell: and Fires Set by Jay Suicide Squads.

DROP 204 TONS OF BOMBS ON CORREGIDOR   Yanks in Manila Also Reported to Have “rossed Pasig

Yank Troops Cross Manila’s Pasig Rive   Move to Wipe. Out Japs Who Cause Great Destruction in City

ARTILLERY DUELS  STILL ROAR IN MANILA STREETS   Yanks Cross Pasig River. Japs Shell Sante Temas Campus, Endangermg Released Internees.

Pasig River Now Yank Front Line   Jap Demolition Groups Start More Fires in a   U. S. Advance From South Held Up by Fight at Nichols Field

Gutted Manila Still Scene of Sporadic Fight   Troops Cross Pasig to Seal Jap Pockets

SUPERFORTS HIT TOKYO TARGETS   Over 300 B-29’s in Three Woy Assault on Major Jap Cities

Hitler And Eva Braun Killed Themselves In Underground Bunker On April 30, Is Claim

Hitler, Lover Die Together   Witness Says He Sow Their Burning Bodies April 30

'Here Is Hitler Tale No. 378--Burned Bodies Of Adolf and Eva Found After Suicide Pact

HITLER, EVA KILLED SELVES, WITNESS SAYS   Bodies Burned As Berlin Fell

Died April 30 Bodies Burnt, Says Servant  Gasoline-Soaked Corpses Fired to

[eee QQ  Hitler. Spouse Killed Selves,  Says Chauffeur   Erie Kempke Says He Saw Gas Soaked Burning Bodies In Bunker

Personal Chauffeur Says Hitler and Eva Committed Suicide April 30; He Saw Gasoline-Soaked Bodies Burning

Chauffeur Tells Of Deaths of Hitler and Eva   Shot Themselves In Underground Bunker in Berlin

Hitler’s Chauffeur Claims Fuehrer And Eva Shot Themselves April 30

CONCERT BY BAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT   School Band Is Giving Concerts on Streets During Summer Months Weekly.

barrage Balloons Were Scooped-Out Maine Spuds Filled With Idaho Hot Air. Gossett Is Infarmed

J. F. O'Connor, Montana Solon, Dies in Capital   Heart Attack Claims Representative; Last Rites to Be Saturday

Rep. J. F. O’Connor Passes Suddenly at Capital; Had Long Career in State   Montana’s Second District Congressman Held Many Important Offices During Life, Acted on Major Committees in Washington

Montana's Second District Congressman Held Many Important Offices During Life, Acted on Maior Committees in Washington

Few Nazis Fighting in Prague   Germans Burn, Loot City in Defiance of Surrender Order

A Few Nazi Die-Hards Still Fight   Continue To Battle In Prague And Sections of Moravia in Spite Of Surrender

Czech and German Commanders in Agreement On Prague Order.   ALLIES ARE CELEBRATING

GERMANS DEFY SURRENDER IN CZECH CAPITAI   Patriots Control Radic In City; Patton At QOuiskirts

Handful of Nazis Continue Battle   3rd Army at Outskirts of Prague, Reds on Way

NAZI HOLDOUT FORGES LOOT, BLIRN PRAGII   iGerman Commander Gives Up Fighting in Moravia i and Bohemia.

NAZIS IN PRAGUE ACCEPT SURRENDER   German Command Issues : Seoni. Fiting Order -to-Troops

SKIRMISHES REPORTED IN PRAGUE CITY   Disobey Cease Fire Orders Of Commanders

Handful Of Nazi Holdouts Fight On In Prague And Moravia-Bohemia   Shoot, Burn And Loot In Czéch Capital In Defiance Of Commander’s Signing Of Surrender But Patton And Russian Armies Closing In.

Germans Seek ‘Mercy’ From Allied Nations   Grim Scene in Little Red French School House as Terms Signed

Nazi Holdouts Fight On in ‘Isolated Pockets   Patton’s 3rd Army  Reaches Outskirts ‘Of Prague; Three  Red Armies Near City

GERMANS QUIT BOHEMIA WAR   Unconditional Surrender  Terms Accepted

NAZI DIE-HARDS CONTINUE FIGHT   Surrender Ignored in Few Pockets in Balkans

‘Cease Fire’ Order Given In Prague   Stalin Announces Fall Of Dresden; Zagreb Also Claimed

Nazi Die Hards Sull Fighting In Some Areas   Handful Reported Holding Out In Prague, Other Pockets

Stubborn Nazi Holdouts Fight On In Slovakia  Germans Attempt Westward Retreat

Few Holdouts Still Fighting   Czechs Report Shooting Going On Inside Praque

Peace Is Formally Proclaimed Today   Final Surrender Effective At 5:01 P. M. Today, Benton Harbor Time; All German Ships Ordered To Put In At Allied Ports

FANATICAL HUNS STILL FIGHT IN CITY OF PRAGUE   Third Army at Outskirts of Czechoslovak Capital

STALIN REVEALS DRESDEN TAKEN   Nazi Holdouts Still tehting in Pracue

NAZI POCKETS STILL RESIST   Troops In ‘Prague, Parts ef  Moravia-Bohemia   Fight ‘On

SOME FIGHTING IS CONTINUING   Nazi Commander if Czechoslovakia Refuses To Lay Down Arms

Order to Stop Fighting Around Prague Issued   Agreement Is Reached Between the Czech and German Commanders.   Military Rule Will  Prevail in Germany

Germans Told By Commanders To Surrender   Cease Fighting Order Will Take Effect Today, Broadcast Says

YANKS SMASH THROUGH, HELP SAVE PRAGUE   CZECH CITY SACKED AND BURNED BY HUN HOODLUMS

HANDFUL OF NAZI HOLDOUTS BATTLE AGAINST INEVITABLE  PATTON’S THIRD ARMY AND THREE RED ARMIES DRIVE ON PRAGUE

Czechs, Germans ‘Agree To Halt Prague Fighting   Issue Cease-Fire Order; Dresden Falls To Russian  Forces.

Holdouts In Prague Fight Despite End   Nazis Shoot. Burn. Loot In Embattled Czech Capital At Noon.   EVEN SHOOT CIVILIANS

Nazis Still Bur n, Loot in  Czech Capital   Patton's Army Reaches  - Outskirts of Pragues en 2)

Savage Fight Still Raging ‘Inside Prague   Handful of German Holdouts Refusing To Obey Armistice

Bloody Battle Still Raging  in PE ague  : : iS er ae and ee ee ee   Patton Closing In On Czech Capital; Noceway Capitulates

NAZIS STILL FIGHTING IN CZECH CITY   Handful of German Holdouts in Prague and Some Parts of Moravia and Bohemia Battle On   RUSSIANS DRIVE WEST

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Kpes Convicted Of Killing Wife And Given Life pti   Defense Files Motion For New Trial; Ruling Due During Week; Accused Meanwhile Whisked Away To Prison As Bobby Soxers Crowd Him

 Domestic Picture to Brighten! Army Spending-WPB Control Predicted To Decrease Soon

Primary Change Bill Passes   Senate Approves Change of Date from Sept. 11 to June 19

GEN, MONTGOMERY IN CHARGE OF ALLIED FORCES IN NORTH  BRITISH ARMOR AND INFANTRY JOIN IN ATTACK Fal DET OLA RITE CR

Montgomery Takes Over Command Of nine on North   Most of American First and Ninth Armies Under Briton’s Leadership—Bradley Leads Southern Forces—Gains Reported in Drive To Slash German Bulge in Belgium.

Montgomery Appointed to Lead North Attack   Reds Hold Ground Against Fowerful Counterthrust Above Budapest

“Monty” Leads In North   Bradley Has Charge Of Forces On South Flank of Nazi Bulge; Tempo of Battle Rises

BERT WERTH FUNERAL TODAY   Pioneer Resident Succumbs - To Long Sickness Saturday

Albert Werth Dies Following Stroke Lived In County _ Over Sixty. Years

Bitter Cold Likely To Continue 2 Days In Most of U. §   Slight Rise in East to Pre. cede New Low; White Christmas Forecast

New Cold Wave On Way — iFrom Canada, Most Of U.S. T o Have White Christmas

COLD 10 CONTINUE FORNEXT WODAYS   Weatherman Predicts Little Relief, Heavy Snows Expected

Colleagues Blast Action Of AP Writer   Tell Eisenhower Kennedy's Dispatch ‘Most Disoraceful’

SHCPECHTORTSERCRCHEREES! « .  Mattoon Could Use — Similar Weed Crew

Warplanes Pound ‘Freight Yards in =~Coldest Mission   Strike Supply Points ‘For Alsace Front in Bitter. Weather

EINSTEIN SEES WAY TO CURB ATOMIC PERI   WORLD GOVERNED BY BIG THREE SUGGESTED

A, Bombs Peril Two-thirds OF People, Einstein Says; Urges World Authority

Prof. Einstein Favors World  Government   Says A-Bomb Menace Must Be Controlled; Would Keep Secret

NOTED SCIENTIST EXAMINES ATOMIC POWER DANGER AND MAKES SUGGESTION Einstein Favors World Government Linking U.S. Russiq Britain

Einstein Explains Views On A-Bomb  Scientist E nvisions World Government

HORSE 1S BRED - IN CALIFORNIA   HIROMITO’S - WHITE HORSE WHICH ADM, HALSEY HOPES TO RIDE WAS RAISED  IN CALIFORNIA .. 

Yanks Sweep Across the Leine, Dash Down Direct Berlin Road, British Approaching Bremen   Reich Struck Tottering Economic Blow as Underground Storehouse Holding Tons of Gold, Billions in Currency and Art Taken

U. §., British Are Near Hannover  Advances Continue on West Front

3rd Army Building Up Power For New Drive To Link Up  With Soviet Troons

HOARD FOUND IN SALT MINE BY 3RD ARMY   Patton’s Men Smash Big  Counter-Attack—Ninth  Outtlanks Hannover in  18-Mile Lunge.   FIRST IS LOCKED IN VIOLENT BATTLE   Fate of Bremen Appears Sealed as British Roll On — 40,000 More Nazis Taken Prisoner.

CROSSES LEINE TO GAIN DIRECT ROAD TO BERLIN   Nazis Held No Longer Able To Maintain _  Front

First Swarms Across Weser; Third . Shatters Counterblow In. Tank Scrap

Entire German Gold Reserve Falls fo Yanks   Storehouse of Bullion, Currency and Treasures Of Art Found in Salt Mine South of Gotha

CRIPPLED NAZI ARMY UNABLE TO HALT PUSt   BRITISH SEAL FATE OF BREMEN, BIG SEA PORT

Ninth Army Passes Hannover and Roars  On Toward Berlin   First Army Pouring Across Weser; Third Army Captures Vast Treasure, Germans Unable to Hold Any Kind of Line

Simpson's 9th Crosses Leine, Aims At Berlin  3rd Army Destroys 40 German Tanks : Battle; British 20

West Front Said In Mop-Up Stage   British Only 20 Miles From Bremen

Nazis Unable tc Maintain Cohesive Front   First Army Locks in Battle With Enemy Troops Who Are Held in Their Positions by Pistol-Pointing Officers

Brittsh Batter Way to North Ist, 3d Drivins   Nazi Counter-Blow Coste Foe 40 Tanks in Fight "'') Hold Rerlin Road

CITY ONLY 140 MILES EAST OF SHIFTING FRONT   Third Army Captures Germany’s Entire Gold Supply

‘Hannover Menaced on Two  Fronts; British Near Bremen;  co. 'Nazi Escape Roads Cut

German Might Dwindles ‘Under Blows   Foe Seems Powerless To Stem Push Through Homeland

Americans Are Now 140 Miles  From Berlin   British 20 Miles From Bremene Battle Rages Near Weser

U.S. NINTH NOW RACING TOWARD — REICH CAPITAL   Leine River Crossed—British, Other Yank Units on ‘Berlin Road’

Tanks Now On Direct Road To Berlin   Opposition Of German Armies Fast Crumbling— British March On Bremen

Ninth Flanks Hannover In Leine Crossing   First Crosses Weser River As British Second Threatens Bremen.   ‘TAKE NAZI FT, KNOX

‘Sen. Lucas Says Charter Pledges Use of Troops    Says U. $. Obligated With Other Nations On Use of Forces

«Hitch Hiking Yanks Ired as Nazis Return as Heroes—in U. S. Trucks

THOMAS CONVICTED AND GIVEN DEATH PENALTY BY JURY  - PAROLED CONVICT TRIED FOR MURDER  AL AD PHY EE HINT

Havoc at Hiroshima Most Awesome  Sight, Declares Japanese Soldier

ALLIES WILL TRY BORMANN IN ABSENTIA   Hitler’s Deputy and Clos: est Henchman Has Been Missing Since He Left Fuehrer’s Side During Battle of Berlin.

Young Krupp Will Not Go Before Court   Trial of Nazi Bigwigs Will Start Tuesday

Bormann Trial #  To Be In Abstenia   Tribunal Refuses to Take Any Action Against “. Krupp’s Son

Rules Against Indictment Of Younger Krupp   War Court Won’t Accept Substitute; “To Try Bormann Jn Absentia  RV QHPOROD wormltvirp

INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL FAILS INDICT KRUPP   REFUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENILE FATHER; TRIALS ORDERED OPEN TUESDAY

To Try Martin Bormann In Absentia..... Proposed Substitution In Krupp Trial Turned Down; Court Opens 20th

Martin Bormann, Missing, Will Be Tried in Absentia   Court-Appointed German Attorneys Will Defend Hitler's Closest Henchman

Rules Against Indictment Of Younger Krupp   War Court Won't Accept Substitute; To Try Bormann In Absentia

Proof of Death Of Hitler's Aide ‘ls Not Certain’   U. S., Russia and France Concur in British Proposal

Alfred Krupp Ruled Out    WAR-CRIMES TRIAL OF 24 TOP NAZIS TO START ON SCHEDULE

Crimes Tribunal Decides on Trial  Trial of Others to Start Nov. 20

Younger Krupp Can Not Be Tried In Liew of Father  Other Criminal Cases Are Scheduled To Be Held Tuesday

SIVILIANS ASKED NOT TO TRAVEL   Truman Issues ‘Stay-at-Home’ “ <Appeol — May Control Travel

Redeployment Is Major U. S. Task   Transportation Is Key Truman Threatens Government Control lf 1+ Is Necessary

Truman Urges Americans To  Curb Travels   Appeal Serves to Highligh Immense Rédeployment Task In Country; Restrictions to Stand

Anderson Asks A Rigid Food Quota For Army   Would Limit All Agencies To Prevent Drain On Civilian Supplies.

NEW FOOD PLAN NOW PROPOSED   Strict Allotments Asked fos Government and Civilians

New U.S. Food Boss Favors Quotas for Government Aaencies ta Aid Civilianc

Food Chief In Favor of Rigid Food Quotas   Says Fixed Amounts ‘Would Halt ‘Raids’ on Civilian Supplies

Anderson to Urge Fixed Food Quotas  Weuld Stop Raids on Civilian Cupboards

‘Anderson Would Limit Food Quotas To Federal Agencies To Save Raids

New Food Boss Favors Rigid Quotas For Army, Other Agencies To Prevent Cut For Gvilian:

Fixed Food Quotas Uraed By Anderson   Says OPA, Army, Overseas Agencies Should Get Together So That Rigid Quotas Can Be Set, Nobody Go Beyond Them

Anderson Urges Fixed Quotas for Nation’s Food   Would Put End To Forays into Civilian Supplies

Fixed Quotas Food Proposer For Aaencies   Army Included in Plan by Anderson To Prevent Raids on Civilian Food Supplie:

Rep. Anderson Say: Army Should Be Put on Food Quota  Shifting of Allotment: Is Opposed by New U. S. Food Czar

AGENCIES WOULD BE GIVEN FIXED QUOTAS   Anderson’s Plan Would Prevent Raids on Civilian Cupboards.

Fixed Food Quotas Urged   Would Limit Agencies To Prevent Raids on Civilian Supplies

Full Control Of Food Urged   Fixed Quotas Asked For All Agencies

FIXED QUOTAS FOR FOOD ASKED   Proposes Government Agencies Including Army Be Given Set Rations To Stop Raids On Civilian Larder.

Anderson for Putting Army On Food Quota   Want ‘Overdratts’ Bammer for Other Federal Agencies

Proposes Limit On Food Claims Of Armed Forces   Anderson Would Fix Quotas For Federal Agencies

Anderson Urges Food Quotas  Army Should Set Need: For Ouarterly Periods

CITY CONTINUES GUESSING ON APPOINTMENTS   Lynch Still Considered Most Likely to Head Police Force

BERLIN HARD HIT BY PLANE ASSAULT      Heart of City Scourged by 1,000 Flying  Fortreccec

WAR OFFICES   Yank Bombers in Record Assault on Reich Capital; Attacks Continued

Bombers Reported Qver Germany in ‘Force Last-Night  Berlin Probably Targe Again After Satur-

Roundup of Teday’s Activities at Seat of U. S. Governmen   Doings of Various Officjals. Bureaus, Congress  Briefed by AP

Nurse Dratt Fight Continues   WMC Chairman Says Move May Be Harmful To Civilians.

Vital Saverne  Gap In France is Nazi Goal   Montgomery’s Forces Resist Heavy Assault

Enemy Aims Blow at Key Saverne Gap   Montgomery . Hu: Hurls British, Americans - Into “attack Alona Front on ‘Worth: Flatik

U. 8. SEVENTH ARMY REPORTED 10 HAVE BLUNTED NAZI DRIVE  MFMABART FARTLEE Far SATIS

BELGIAN BULGE SHRINKS UNDER ALLIED ASSAULT   Fierce Battle Rages in East Where Nazis and Reds Battle for Budapest

Montgomery Units In Concerted Push On 21-Mile Front   Savergne Gap In Eastern France Objective Of German Assault;  Strasbourg Menaced By Enemy

Photos of Nip City After Blast Being Analyzed by Army   Give Report Today  May Have to Destroy 4 or 5 More Bases Before Foe Quits

Bomb Results  to Be Made Known Today   Pictures of Strike on Hiroshima Being Analyzed

American Girl Tells How Arabian  Pitched Woo: Phoned Every Night

‘Launch Investigation Into Death of Seaman   Father Charges Bedy Was Returned Nude  And Mutilated from WAS cw hee eh COE kt

U.S.W.V. Groups Elect Officers   Bert Inman, Bertha Stevens Leaders

Local Girl, Bethlehem School Winners In Co. Victory Tin Can Drive

Full Employment To Bring Lasting Peace — Wagner   Congress Opens  Hearings On Bill

EMPLOYMENT Is TOP OBJECTIVE   Senator. Wagner Seys Useting Peace Depends, Jobs in U.S. ;

MUST PRODUCE JOBS TO INSURE PEACE: WAGNER  FULL EMPLOYMENT IS VITAL REQUIREMENT SENATOR DECLARES

JOBS DECLARED VITAL FOR ‘LASTING PEACE’   Congress Begins Hearings On Full Employment Bill

JOB GUARANTEE BILL COMES UP   Measure Puts Responsibility On Federal Government

The National Whirlisis   News Behind the News  Washington +--+... - Ray Tucker New York . «+ Albert N, Leman

REDS BEAT OFF BUDAPEST AID   SA MESES SOS SUT S5 Pattee! ‘litres  Crumbling  ee rin teen  Floor-By-Floor Battles Reported

Russians Battle German Attacks Near Budapes   Nazis Making Desperate Attempts To Relieve Forces In Hungarian Capital

lrania Charges Soviet Threat   Insurgent Activities Spread to a Third  Province 

REDS THREATEN ~ 70 REINFORCE      [ranian Snokesman Claims ___Such Action Due If Troons -Moved

4 Japanese Secret Weapan is Greai  Wind Which Turned Back Kublai-Khan

 Invasion By Mongols Frustrated By Winds— -—By Richard Tompkins   Typhoons No Longer Secret Weapon Of Japs

LeMar's Produce Was Broken Into Sunday Night  ~ Some Silver And Gasoline: Stamps: Were Stolen

LeMai's Prodiicé: Was Broken Into Sunday Night  Some Silver And © - Gasoline Stamps:

Easy Credit Terms Give Homebuilders More Glad Tidings   Some Companies Holding Out for High Prices  For Manufactures

Home Building Credits Eased   Way Is Cleared For: Vast Construction:

FHA Restores Easy Credit Terms for Builders of Homes   Trouble Brewing on Price Controls on Many New Products

See Trouble Ahead Over Holding Down Price on New Goods  lilaais ry asia  lt.

Manufacturers of Some Articles Aren’t Satisfied © With Prices.   PAPER PRODUCTS RETURN

Easy Credit ‘Returns for Home Builders   Washing Machine Makers Declare Government  Sets Prices Too Low

FHA RESUMES EASY CASH FOR HOME BUILDERS   OPA’s Price Policy Continues to Draw Fire   Reconversion Today

FHA Resumes Easy Terms On Home Building  GE Refuses To Sell Washing Machines Until Higher Prices Are Permitted

KillScheme Of $25 Pay To Jobless   Most States Require Deduction Of Any Federal Grants

TRUMAN'S PLAN RUNS INTO SNAG   $25-$26 Jobless Pay Program Condemned by Congressional Leaders

Jobless Pay Plan Termed Unworkable   Truman‘s Program  ‘Now Written Off

J.P. BOWDITCH DIED WHILE ON VISIT TO SON   Former Framingham Select ~ man Served.in Both World Wars

‘Conciliators Meet ‘On Oil Dispute   Strike Epidemic “Continues Spread; , 390,000 Idle

Tackle Majo¥ Work Dispute In Oil Industry      U. S. Conciliator 8, Labor; Management Meet in Chicago for Talks

Representatives Meet; Tackle Oil  Industry Strike  u. >. Conciliators,,  Lar. OY pre mek

Oil Workers’ Strike  Tackled at Conference Total of Idle Workers in the

Truman Policy in Labor Disputes Is Getting First Test   Conference Convenes in Chicago In Effort to Terminate Oil Strike

Labor, Capital Meet to Thresh Out Oil Strike   House Shelves Unem ploy ment Bills Until Strikes Are Settled   350,000 Are Affected By Shut-Down Plants

Total in Walkouts Reaches 350,000; Action Spreading  Bill for Jobless   Bill for Jobless Benefits Shelved Till Crisis Passes

Oil Dispute Parley Opens In Chicago  a a: es   U.S. Labor Head Urges Settlement Of Maior Strike

Effort Is On to End Disputes   Conciliaiton in Meeting With Industry and Labor Agents

New Labor Policy Has First Test   Stimson Urged To Take Over Chairmanship Of Labor - Management Meeting In November

Over 30,000 Oil Workers Go Off Work   Secretary Schwellenbach De clares “The Time For Ace tion Is Short.’   MEET IN €CHICACS

Chicago Gets First U.S. Strike Meet  Conciliators Attempt      Conciliators Attempt To Settle Oil Industry Dispute

U. §. Moves fo Unsnar! Stoppages   350,000 Mark Reached by Idle; ' Shutdowns Increase

Federal Officials Meet With Worker And Management Representatives To Tackle Oil Walkout—House Ways And Means Committee Shelves Legislation Proposing More Liberal Unemployment Benefits— 350,000 Idle As Result Of Strikes And Shutdowns

Meet In Chicago To Discuss Oil Industry Strike   U. S. Conciliators, Management And Labor Get Together

4 Definite Moves Made. to Bring. About Peace. On Labor Front‘ As Federal Agents Enter Talks On Refinery Strike

Conference Under Way In Oil Strike   Total Idle in) Walk-Outs Hits 350.000; Solons Side-Track Legislation Qn Jobless Pay

U.S. CONCILIATORS MET WITH LABOR AND MANAGEMENT TODAY   ONE OF MAJOR DISPUTES OF LABOR FRONT, THE OIL STRIKE. TACKLED:

FEDERAL CONCILIATORS MOVE TO UNSNARL INCREASINGLY HEAVY TRAFFIC OF STOPPAGES   Number of Men and Women Off Their Jobs By Strikes and Forced Shutdowns Across Country Touches Around the 350,000 Mark   STRIFE AMONG LABOR-MANAGEMENT GAINING   Number Idle In Pennsylvania Sears To More Than 60,000

MEETING MUST SUCCEED LABOR SEC’Y ORDERS   Manhattan Business Life Paralyzed by Elevator Strike

Chicago Gets First U.S. Strike Meet   Conciliators Attempt To Settle Oil Industry Dispute

TACKLE STRIKE IN OIL INDUSTRY   Schwellenbach Says Time F or Action Short :

Parley Is First Test of Truman  Wage Policy   350,000 Idle; N. Y. Elevator Strike Halts Busi ‘ee ae

MAJOR TEST OF ADMINISTRATION IN OIL DISPUTE   U.S. Conciliators Meet With Labor And Management in Chicago   As Strikes Continue

AINEHCaN Iroops Speed Up Drive In South Okinawa  Reach Within Mile of   Reach Within Mile of -Yonuburu Town atid Vital Airfield _

10th Army Push Nets 1400 Yds.   Fough Japanese Position Snan Under Drive

Jap Forres On Mindanao Pushed v~:, Of Useful Areas: Saupe. i, “Applied’

Japs’ Last Stand On Mindanao Ma’ Be In Mountains   24th and 3l1st Divisions Hurling Enemy Back fror Prepared Positions.

Thrown Back From All Useful Areas Of Island   May Have To Make Last Stand In Mountains East Of Sayre Highway And East Of Davao

TRAP CLOSES ~ ON JAPANESE   Yanks Drive Them From Useful Mindanao Areas

Mindanao Japs Hurled Back; Final Mountain Stand Due   Ry FRED HAMPSON

REDS MOP UP OVER 70,000 DIEHARD HUNS   Few Hundred Miles Remain Held By Enemy

FUERRER READY FOR HIDE-AWAY   Postwar Confusion Will Bring Back Nazism, Hitler Believes

2a) 2e00.e seginning <0 %ea ize “yer country . 07 3es- in “Vor.c

Soviet ’Chutists Take Kurile Isle   Seize Northernmost Link of Chain and Begin Trek Southward.

STEEL LACKING FOR NEW CARS   Delay In Reconversion Feared; Sheet Supply Running Tight

G.0.P. Lead In County Upped To2,332Vote:   Will Go Into This Month's Primary With Good Sized Lead Over Democrats.

plese ROT Araty Rejects Order to  Reniain at Posts Chiang Kai-Shek Tell:  Communists to Stay  acne

4TH DANCE TONIGHT   Event to Be Held on Pavement in Front of Community Building

NEW TACTICS BY BOMBERS   SUPERFORTS SCATTER AND HIT A NUMBER OF OBJEC. TIVES WITH RIGH’ EXPLOSIVES

Gen. MacArthur Suspends Seconc Japanese Paper   General Orders Several Agencies Taken Over In Recent Program.

COOPERATION WITH ORDERS   Another Newspaper Suspended for Propaganda

ELLIOTT ASKS ARMY RELEASE   Would Retire From Active Duty, Has 278 Points

ROOSEVELT SON OUT OF SERVICE   Date of Elliott’s Discharge Announced as Aucust 15

Gen. Roosevelt Requests Active Duty Release   Financial Affairs of Late President's Son Being Probed

ROOSEVELT: 70. ~ SEEK RELEASE   SECOND SON OF LATE PRESIDENT ASKED TO, BE RE' LEASED FROM U..8.  - ‘AIR SERVICE. '

Elliott Roosevelt Asks Army Releas«   Retirement From Active Service Son of Late President Requests

Elliott Roosevelt Will Be Releasea  from Army Scrvice   Retirement Not Result of His Recent Loans, Says War Dept.

ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT ASKS TO BE RETIRED   War Department Offers No Reason For Request

ROOSEVELT TO SEEK RELEASE. FROM SERVICE      Believed To Have Been Asked To Submit Application For Discharee

ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT'S RELEASE SET AUG, 15   Army Says Discharge Fixed Before Reported Loans

E. Roosevelt: Asks Army for Release   LATE PRESIDENT’S SON SEEKS DISCHARGE ON BASIS OF 278 POINTS

GEN. ROOSEVELT SEEKS RELEASE FROM AIR FORCE   INACTIVE SERVICE REQUEST HAS NOT BEEN ACTED UPON

Elliott Roosevelt ~ Gets Army Release   War. Dep‘t Announces ‘Services Will End Next Month - '

ELLIOTT ASKS FOR DISCHARGE   Probe Underway Into Fin ancial Transactions of  FDR’s Son

Discharge Is Asked By Roosevelt   Second Son Of Late Chief Executive Has Total Of 278 Points

ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT TO RETIRE AUG, 15   Army Says Request Is Made Before Publicity

Washington Roundup  Elliott Roosevelt Seeking Release From Air Forces.

Son Elliott Again Figures Tn Headlines   Roosevelt Scion   Roosevelt Scion Wants Out of Anmy

Army Insists Elliott Roosevelt's Release Decided Before Recent Probe

Gen. Roosevelt ‘Asks Release From Air Force   ‘Wants to Be Retired Frow t Active Duty In Midst Of Serntiny of His Financial Transactions

ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT ASKING RETIREMENT   No Reason Given—Financial Deals in Background

Son OF FDR  Seeks Release   Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt Asks To Be Retired From  Air Forces.

Elliott Roosevelt Asks — Retirement From Army In Wake of Investigation

GEN, ROOSEVELT LEAVING ARMY   Financial Affairs Not Factor In Release, Officials Report

SEEKING RELEASE - FROM ACTIVE DUTY      Elliott Roosevelt Makes Re_ quest From War Denartment.

E. Roosevelt To Leave Army Aug. lo   War Department Says He First Requested Release on May 11

Roosevelt to leave service  on Aug. 15  War department orants request

Release F rom Army Is Asked By Roosevelt   Letter Sent To General Arnold But No Action Is Yet Taken

Roosevelt To Leave Army   Late President's Son Is ‘Not Needed in Pacific.’

ARMY TO RELEASE. GEN. ROOSEVELT   WAR OFFICE ANNOUN CLS EL LIOT’S MILITARY SERS Ick WILL END AUG, 15,

Elliott Will Get Discharge On August 15   Returns to Civilian Status with Army's Thanks for Service

PHY W ACICASE Tit Roosevelt  In Aug. 15   Brigadier General Had Asked to Be Relieved Last May

GEN. ROOSEVELT WILL BE RETIRED BY ARMY AUG. 15   WAR DEPT. INSISTS PROBE OF REPORTED LOAN HAS NO BEARING

Borrowing Brig. Gen. Roosevelt Asks Release From Active Military Duty

JAPS BEGIN  TA EIAUT AM     jive wai VN   Yanks Advance on Both Coasts; Near New Airports

GERMANS FLEE ACROSS REICH BORDERS TODAY   Make Headlong Race to Escape Envelopment and Annihilation at Hands of Allied  Boarracn

Nazi Offensive Crumbles; Foe in Headlong Flight   Allies Hope to Destroy Von Rundstedt's Tattered Divisions

ncliring At Top Speed Into The Siegfried Line Defenses  ALLIES CAUTIOUSLY ARE MOVING AHEAD  Determined Of Complete Destruction Of Tattered Nazi Divisions

ALLIED FORCES CRUSH SALIENT FROM 3 SIDES   Yanks Seek To Annihilate Enemy Retiring To Siegfried Line Defenses

Panzer Divistens Failing Back Into Siegfried Defense   Small Rear Guard Formations Battle Desperately To Cover Retreat

U.S. Flyers Burnec Alive, by Japanese   Horror Slaying Told At Yamashita Trial

Thousands Slain in Terror Orgy   Church Used as Safety Haven Was Set Ablaze

Morse Speaks in Favor Of Amendment Limiting Terms for Presidents

PARTISAN PORE SEVERS NAZIS RAILS TO EAST   Clips Behind Germans Facing Entry Of Russians Into Austria From Hungary.

Neisse Line Is Cracked   Reds Throwing Great Arc About German Capital

Fancy Fruits Take Another Majo Point Jump; New Pack Only Relief   Chester Bowles, OPA Administrator, Gives Reason; Applesauce Alone Is Down

STEVENSON, SMITH» WILL NOT ATTEND YOUNG DEMO MEET  DECISION OF LIEUTENAN’ _ GOVERNOR FOLLOWS FIGHT OVER INVITATION

Germans Report Large-Scale Push Launched by Reds      Russians Attack On 60-Mile Front; Say Soviets Seize Seelow Heichts

River Spanned  .  In First Hours New Offensive   German High Command Confirms Earlier An  nouncements Battle   For Berlin Raging   Deafening Gun Duel Opens Drive   Reich Spokesman Admits  Defense Piereed At One Point, But Other Lines Holding

At Same Time Allied Armies in Italy Strike Forward in General Offense; Hitler Exhorts Germans to Drown  Bolshevists in Blood Bath.   Fleets of 3,500 Allied Planes Strike From Berlin to Regensburg

Russians - Launch Great Offensive   Drive Forward On Long Front Toward Berlin -

BERLIN DRIVE IS LAUNCHED BY RUSSIANS   German High Command Announces Soviets Have Started Long Awaited  Large Scale Offensive   BARRAGE PAVES WAY

Nazis Announce Start of Russian Spring Offensive   Reds Win New Oder Bridgehead South of Stettin

Soviet Might Starts Action On Wide Front   Nazi Broadeasts Say New Bridgehead Forged Across Oder River,   APPROACH JUNCTION

Russ Launch Big Offensive For Berlin   Bitter Fighting East Of Berlin Reported by German High Command

HITLER DECLARES — RUSSIAN DRIVE 15 IN FINAL STAGES” ~ EXHORTS HIS SOLDIERS  TO BEWARE OF TREACE EROUS OFFICERS

Red Army Breaches Berlin’s Defenses, Germans Announce      Russians Report Troops 24 Miles From Reich’s Capital City Today

GERMANS’ HICH COMMAND SAYS BATTLE RAGING   Action Breaks Out on 60-Mile Front—One Force 24 Miles From Capital

Long-Quiet Oder Front Erupts —   Germans Report Fall  Of Town 23 Miles From Capital As Action Blases On 100-Mile Front

BEGIN THRUST AGAINST LAST BERLIN LINES   Action Along 60-Mile Front Reported by Nazi Sources

Long Awaited Blow Started, Nazis Report   Enemy High Command Admits Accounts Of Assault; Fighting On Front ‘Bitter’

HITLER DECLARES RUSSIAN DRIVE 15 IN FINAL STAGES  KUTT AMFA CII AAMT AIT   EXHORTS HIS SOLDIERS TO BEWARE OF TREACHEROUS OFFICERS

RED ARMY TEARS GAP IN BERLIN'S ‘OUTER DEFENSES   Russia Reports Troops Within 24 Miles of Capital

Bitter Fighting Is In Progress, Nazis Report   Soviet Steamroller Swings Into Action On 60-Mile Front

Soviet Troops Go Info Action On Broad Front   Bitter Fighting Now in Progress For Reich Capital

Red Offensive On, Says Nazi Command   Open Large-Scale Attacks Along 60-Mile Front

Germans Report Great Assualt ls Opened   Drive on 60-Mile Front Said to Be Gaining

Nazis Report Reds Opening Drive on Berlin   German High Command Says Russians Moving Up on Broad Front

Red Steamroller Opens Smash Along 60-Mile Front   Bitter Fighting Results As Germans Try To Stem Drive Aimed at Berlin

Nazis Claim Offensive Of Russians [Has Beeun   East Side Of Waist ‘Ts Scene Of Action

Berlin Offensive Opened by Soviel, Germans Declare   Nazi Commentator Reports Russians Thrown Back on All Bat One Front: Small Breach

Reds Open All-Out Drive Toward Berlin, Nazis Say  Offensive Flames on 60-Mile Front; Moscow Silent on German Claims

REPORT HEAVY FIGHTING ALL ALONG FRONT   High Command Declares Reds Go Into Action on 60-Mile Are From. the Mouth of the Neisse to the Oderbruch.

REDS SURGING ACROSS ODER, NAZIS. REPORT   Attack Near Wriezen, 23 Miles From Capital, 91 From Yanks

Soviets Open Large - Scale  Berlin Drive   Nazi High ¢ Commane Says German — Lines Breached and Red: Storming Wreizen 2: Miles of Berlin.

Soviets Open Long Awaited Berlin Drive   Nazi High Command Declares Russians Fighting Savagely

Reds Begin * Berlin Push, Say Germans   Russian Steamroller De. clared In Action Along 60-Mile Front.

RUSSIANS RIP AT BERLIN DEFENSES. NAZI CHIEFS SAY   DECLARE BIG SOVIET STEAMROLLER MOVES ON 60-MILE FRONT

Sergeant Who Fathered Quads While In Brifain Now is Civilian Aaain

Asks Damages For Injury for: lave 5 su   Gertrude Corley. of Akron Files Suit Against Robert J, Wright nf ct warden After Collision —

ASKS DAMAGES FOR INJURY IN BIG SUM   Gertrude Corley Files Suit Against Robert J. Wricht, OF Hawarden

OKINAWA JAP RESISTANCE IS BREAKING   End Predicted Within 2 Days To 2 Weeks

U.S. Destroyer Codes Before Pearl Harbor   Grew Reveals Action Taken After Warning Washington Japan Might Strike Quickly

Senate. House Differ Over Direct Relief   Senate Votes Increase After Many Speeches

OPA Starts Drive On 3000 Violators   To Examine Tax Returns For Possible Income Tax Evasions.

Name 3d, 7th For Occupation   Ninth Scheduled to Return to U. S. in July, Report

Return Patton To Command  Of Third Army   15th Army to Remain Un— til December; Future Is  Sat Tneertain

Armies Given  Duty in Reich   Third and Seventh, Instead of 15th, Chosen as. American Occupation Forces

Seventh, Third To Occupy Germany   Ninth Army To Come Home, 15th to Occupy Reich Until! December

PATT TO G0 BACK TO EUROPE   Future Of Fifteenth Army Is Not Disclosed   Expected To Return To U.S. In July: Various Units To Be Reorganized

Disposition Of 15th U.S. Army  Undetermined   Said Authoritatively Ty Will Be Kept In Germany As Part Occupation Fovee Unul December   Ninth Returning To United States      Portion May Be Sent to Pa. cific; Headquarters May Follow First Arnry Into Jan War Theatre

GEN. PATTON WILL RETURN TO POST IN GERMANY SOON   GEN. WADE HAISLIP COMMANDS 7TH ARMY OCCUPATION FORCES

Patton To Go Back To East   U. S. Third Army, Seventh Will Be Occupational Forces Savs Stimson.

Patton Returning To Command In Europe; 15th To Remain Until December   Clark To Return To Post In Italy   Indications Point To Disbanding Of 15th Army Later; Stimson Silent

3rd, 7th & 1 5th Will PoliceHuns      Ninth Will Return to U. 8 and Follow Ist Army.” to Pacific Zone

 ~OCCUPATION— 2 Armies F or      Third : And: ‘Seventh, iAr: mies: ‘Selected ‘For Oc ‘cupation: Duty .

STIMSON ‘ANNOUNCES PATTON - WILL BE ONE OF COMMANDERS: 15TH REMAINS TILL DECEMBER   WITH OKINAWA WRITTEN OFF AS LOST, MILITARY CHIEFS PREPARE FOR U. S. DRIVES

EXTRA!   Ninth Army To Return To U. 8. In July   Transfer Divisions In Europe To Facilitate Occupation Program And Redeployment

Eventual Composition Of Third And Seventh To Be Far Different Than When In The Field

THIRD AND SEVENTH OCCUPATION ARMIES   Patton To Return to European Command

3rd and 7th Armies To Occupy the Reich   They, Instead of the Fifteenth, Will Carry on Military Rule, Stimson Says—Patton to Return to His Command Soon.

Spain Ready To Negotiate On International Status of Tanaier, Ske Tells Britain

GRAIN SHIPPING BREAKS RECORD   Total Of 17,840,560 Tons Moved On Great Lakes April 1 To Dee. 1

First Returns  To OldU.S. A.   First Fighting Group To Send Home Complete Unit For Redeployment.,

1U. S.FIRST ARMY, THOUSANDS OF FREED FORMER PRISONERS HOME FROM THE EUROPEAN WAR

Chance Seen Hirohito May  Be Banished   Japs Will Be Urged Tc Seek Liberal Country

Conchies Finish Fatigue Battle  Remain Awake for Nearly Five Days

They’ll Do It Every Time   Several Blowups In Pavement Sunday   Damage Caused By High Temperature

Several Blowups In Pavement Sunday   Damage Caused By High Temperature

‘Chutists Take Jans by Surprise In Rock Landing   Infantrymen Pour On Island Shores To Finish Capture

Paratroopers First Hit Japs From Rear   Then Infantrymen Hit Beaches; Way Opened for Fleet To Use Harbor; Japs in Manila Ignore Ultimatum

CONFIDENT OF EARLY CAPTURE OF BIG “ROCK”   Paratroopers And Waterborne Infantry Assault Fort

»M’ARTHUR SAYS   Complete Capture Assured, General Adds == Japs Cauaht by. Surprite

Landings on Island Bastion by Paratroopers and Surface Units Are Accomplished With Little Loss After Heavy Bombardment

Yanks Capture Defense Points On Corregidor   MacArthur Announces Land. ing Of Paratroops. Infantrv On Fortress.   TAKEN BY SURPRISE

MacArthur Reports Successful Landing On Island; Bataan  Under U. S. Control

Surprise Attack From Rear by Par achutis' Assures Complete Cai ture of “Rock.” °°        INFANTRYMEN LAND, JOIN SKY TROOPS   Jap Garrison Thrown “Into Complete Dislocation” —_ Way Paved for Return of U. S. Fleet.

PARATROOPERS LEAD SEIZURE   Backed. by Waterborne In_ fantrymen, They Seize Fort in Manila Bay   WAY OPEN FOR FLEET   MacArthur ‘Announces Victory as; Enemy Garrison of Capi_) tal Continues Fight

Complete Capture of the ‘Rock’ Is Assured by Seizure of Key Points   Seaborne Troops Land Shortly After Descent of Paratrogners

Paratroopers Lead Invasion Of Vital ‘Rock’   Complete Capture Of Bastion And Clearing Of Entrance To Manila Bay For American Fleets Assured, MacArthur Asserts

‘Jobless Pay’ Plan Opposed  Senate Committee Is   Senate Committee Is Told States Do Not Wont U.S. Interference

JOBLESS PAY ~ BOOST FADES   Death In Ways and Means  Committee Is Freely i Predicted

STATES WILL OPPOSE BILL   Don’t Want Administration Of Unemployment Insurance Federalized ,    GOV. MARTIN TESTIFIES

Jobless Pay Boost Fades   Storm of Opposition Before House Group Will Doom Measure

$25 Week Jobless Pay Creates Storm   Critics Charge Measure Would Create a’’Premium on Loafing”

Jobless Pay Bill Rapped   Critics Term Bill ‘Premium  On Loafing’; May Be Fatal Blow. 

Hope Fades For ‘Truman’ 5 Jobless ‘Benefit Measure   ‘Only 6 of 24 Members of Doughton's Committee Favorable.

States Opposed To Federalizing Jobless Benefits   Goy. Martin Gives Views in Hearing _ On Kilaore Project

YANKS LIBERATE HIGH OFFICIALS   Daladier, Reynaud En Route Back to Paris

Yanks Free Niemoeller, Schuschnigg   _ Hjalmar Schacht,  ’ Nazi Finance Minister, Taken By Fifth Army

U. 5. BOMBERS HIT JAPANESE PLANE PLANTS   Most Of Bombs Hit Targets, Pilot Says

Yank Bombers Fire Japanese Plane Factor v   Huge Fires Sweep Kobe Plant After Raid hy Superfortresses Bused on Sainan

Superforts "Really Creamed Hell” Out of Big Jap Aircraft Engine Factory

TANKS AND TROOPS BEING POURED ONTO PLAIN BEFORE MANILA   CITY ALMOST WIDE OPEN AS DRIVE STAGE SE}   Constant Air Bombard ment Prevents Nips  From Assembling Defense Forces.

NO INDICATIONS OF DEMOBILIZING [RUSSIAN ARMIES   World Wonders If She Will Use Her Forces Against Japan

RUSSIA MAKES NOMOVE TO DEMOBILIZE   Causes Guesses As to Her Role In War With Japs

WOULD APPROVE 65 CENTS AS FLOOR FOR ATT, WAGES   Wants Ailing Solon’s Seat Declared Vacant

DEMANDS DEATH OF YAMASHITA   Jap General’s Fate Will Be Known Today

TRUMAN ENDS AS-HOUR WEEK   Action Likely to Stim Labor To Demands for Wage Increases

Truman Abolishes 48-Hour Mininunt ~ War Plant Weel  Labor to Demand Mor Pay to Offset Loss Os Take llama Cac

Japs Claim Eight U If _S. Warships Sunk   . ‘Pursuing’ Force "Fleeing Southward’

COUNTESS FREED BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS      American - Born Woman Telis of Treatment in Camps. Jails.

AMERICAN-BORN WOMAN DEFIANT   Countess Forced By Captors To Disrobe

COUNTESS HID FLITRS   Seized hy Gestapo, She Suffered Tortures: Refused te Talk

American-Born Countess Freed from German Captivity After 22 Month:

CarlDougherty Killed inAction   Battle Victim On Okinawa On May 2

CarlDougherty Killed inAction   - Battle Victim On Okinawa __On May 2 __

CONFESS A HOLDUP   Two Colored Men Held for Robbery and Beating of Taxi Dirver

Herriot  Liberated  French Statesman   French Statesman Arrives In Moscow

Herriot Returns  To French Soil   Former Premier Freed By Russian Forces 

Maj. Gen. Donovar Deputy Staff Chief Under Somervell   Will Supervise Nine Service Commands in U. S.. Washington

Senators Hear Connally Repor! On Conference   Vandenberg Also To Describe Results At Son Francisco

Senate To Get First Person Report On United Nations ‘Charter Today From Connally   To Declare Charter Holds Best Promise Of Peace Allied World Con Devise

Union Threatens Closing of Many Movie Theaters   Guild To Take Vote

UNIONS IN FILM WALKOUT BITTER   HEAD OF STAGE. EMPLOYES THREATENS TO CLOSE -THOUSANDS OF THEATERS. .

MOVIE STRIKE GROWS BITTER   Holly wood Situation Worsens; Theatre Closing Threat is Made

Thealer-Closing Threat Heard in Hollywood Suike   Rival Union Factions Get Set for Fight to The Finish

General Motors Given 24 Hours to Respond in  C.LO. Workers Ultimatum

LAUSCHE CALLS IN DEMOCRATS   Expect Financial Proposals After Conference

OHIO ASSEMBLY MARKING TIME FOR GOVERNOR   Lausche Gets Viewpoints of Solons on Proposed Legislation

Russians Capture Rostock   Streak Through Crumbling Nazi Lines Toward Juncture With British; Huge Toll of Germans

NAZI RESISTANCE  IN BERLIN NEARS  TOTAL COLLAPSE PARIS RADIO SAYS  SOVIET FLAG FLIES  EROM CHANCELLERY

General Shift of Air Forces to Pacific Will Wait Until at Least 30 Days After V-E Day

30-DAY DELAY BEFORE SHIFTING AIR FORCES   Spokesman Says It Will Take Month To Shift Airmen From Europe to Pacific Front

Belsen ‘Beast’ Identified By  Three Victim:   Regim e of Brutality Mt Camp Started When He Took Charge, Polish Interuees Claim

DEGAULLE MEETS TRUMAN TODAY   2 Statesmen ‘to Meet for First Time in Washineton

STATE LIFTS 35. MILE SPEED LAW   THIS APPLIES ONLY TO STATE HIGHWAYS

YANKS GAIN ON ISLE OF MINDANAO   Others Within 2 Miles of Baquio On Luzon

PUSH RAPIDLY AEROS ISLAND   & ep gua eae wiht =  Only Slight Resistaiice Belng Met on Mindanas —' Drive to Within Less Than 60 Miles of Davao.

Davao Advance Resistance Slight   ‘Village of Fort Pikit Taken By Americans

ACROSS MINDANAD   American Troops Less Than Fifty Miles From Davao

DEFENBACHER TO KEEP POST   Lausche Reappoints GOF Director of Statfe’s Finances

State Finance Director Stays   Lausche Reappoints Defenbacher to Post

17 Inches Snow In Minnesota;  -17 in Wyoming   Winter Slaps Midwest With Heavy Snow, High Winds, Bitter Cold  And Flood Waters

Heavy Freeze Hits Midwest   Snow, Winds Threaten  Fruit Crops, Close Schools, Block Roads.

After Seeing Atrocities, Editers Demand  All Germans to Share Responsibilit,

Japan Vows To Probe  Sneak Blow   Attack Declared ‘State Secret,’ Known by Few

Japan Moves to Punish Own Leader:   Premier Blames Militarists, Defends Hirchitc

FIRST POU CULTURAL HUB OF GERMANY —   Other Forces Hammer Nuernberg, Chemnitz and Magdeburg

T POUNDS CULTURAL HUB OF GERMANY   Other Forces Hammer Nuernberg, Chemnitz and Magdeburg

13,000 IDLE AT DODGE PLANT   Chrysler Heads Fear Spread of Strike

Peace and Prosperity Country’s Chief Goal   President in Flag-Raising Ritual Savs Nation Has Hizhest “Motives

Dreadnoughts, Cruisers and Destroyers Pump Salvo After Salvo Into Kamaishi

Bombardment Started This Morning And Was Continuing When Last Advices Received

Nitmiz Trimphantly Announces Action as 1,000 Carrier Planes Hit Two Nipponese Islands

Battleships’ . 16-Inch Guns Pound Honshu   Bombardment Rocks Kamishi, Biq Port, Rail Terminus

Mighty Surface Force Turns Guns On Kamaishi Port   Nimitz Reports Attacks On Hokkaido And Northern Honshu Continuing; Disclosed 342 Enemy Planes Ruined In Tokyo Airfields Attacks,

Tanks ‘Scramble’ To Ludwigshafen, Foe Quits Fight   Writer Finds Only Token Resistance  Left West of Rhine

Japs Believed Quitting Shuri, Key Fortress   Breakthrough Which Flanked Okinawa Town Threatening Enemy Rear.

Enemy Appears to Be Leaving Shuri   Japanese Have Been Defending Key Fortress  for 38 Days   ON OKINAWA ISLAND   Admiral Nimitz Reports Possible Break Up of Nips Defenses

Key Fortress On Okinawa Is FlankedByUS.   Doughboys of 7th Division Threaten to Cut Enemy Strongpoint Froin the Rear   Withdrawal May Become Full Seale   Concentration £ Japs Caught’ Moving South From Gisushi and Virtually Wiped Out

JAPANESE APPEARED WITHDRAWING FROM FORTRESS OF SHURT.  FIERCE 38-DAY DEFENSE OF KEY DEFENSE POINT O! OKINAWA MAY BREAK

Withdrawal and_ Possible Cracking of Japanese Defense on Okinawa Indicated by Nimitz.   ENEMY’S ARSENAL MAY BE ABOUT EXHAUSTED

POSSIBLE CRACKING OF ENEMY DEFENSE OF ISLAND HINTED IN NIMITZ FIELD DISPATCH   Seventh Division Patrols Push Through Incessant Rains Almost to Villahe of Chan, Nearly Two Miles South of Shuri   FLEET SMASHES MANEUVERS SOUTH OF POSITION

Indicate Okinawa Cracking   Japanese Appear  To Be Withdrawing After 38 Day Defense Of Fortress City Shuri

Japs Believed Pulling Out Of Shuri Fortress   Naval Guns, Planes  Smash Enemy Troop  Concentration With Resistance Weakening

Forced To Give Up Key Okinawa Center After 38-Day Conflict   seventh Infantry Division’s Breakthrough On East Coast May Bring Major Retreat And Cut Shuri Off From The Rear

Withdraw Force: From Okinawa Fortress Town   Retreat Forced By American Breakthrough On East Coast To Flank Important Town

TTH DIVISION THREATENS TO CUT OFF CITY   Naval, Air Bombardment  Rips Big Jap Force    ) On Okinawa

Nip Retreat From Shuri Is Indicated   American Infantrymen May Force General Okinawa Withdrawal

7th Army Breakthrough On East Coast Now  Threatens Enemy From Db...

Fierce Defense of Shuri Weakening, Nips Blow Up Caves   Concentration of Japs Caught On Move, Blasted By Naval, Air Bombardment

HECTIC 38-DAY DEFENSE NEAR CONCLUSION   Break In Okinawa Fighting Believed At Hand   4it Number Of Jap Land Units: Expand BridgeHead In Naha

Enemy Reported Getting Out Of  Shuri Fortress   Chinese Drive Well Into ~The Japanese Overland - Corridor To Indo-China

CRACKING OF JAP DEFENSES IS SEEN IN MOVES AFTER 38 DAYS BITTER FIGHTING ON ISLAND   378,427 JAPS KILLED DURING — PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN; 50,000 AMERICAN CASUALTIES REPORTED

NOW BELIEVE WITHDRAWING FROM SHURI   If Indicated Move Becomes a Full-Scale Retreat, It Will Have Been Forced by Seventh Division’s Rreak-Through.

Withdrawal May Develop Into Full Scale Rout of Nips   38-Day Battle For Shuri Appears Near End; Wipe Out Enemy Troop ‘oncentration

Break-Through of  U. S. Seventh Infantry Division May Have Forced Retreat

Jap Resistance on Southern Okinawa Thought Weakening   Large Concentrations of Nip Troops Smashed; Pacific War News

U. S. BREAKTHRU OUTFLANKS FORT, THREATENS REAR   LIKELY TO FORCE A FULL SCALE RETREAT OF JAPS ON OKINAWA

Enemy Troop Concentrations Are Broken Up  Operations Slowed On Okinawa by Mud  Pn oe tee

CITY a8 DAYS   7th’s Breakthruogh on East Coast May Have Caused Action.   ‘PUSHING ENEMY SOUTH

Ships, Planes Smash Large Enemy Force   Enemy Shows Signs of Cracking; Ninc Siohted Blowing Up Caves

Jap Defenders Of Shuri Appear To Be Leaving That Okinawa Fortress

Japanese Stagger Under Blows   Of U. S. Airmen   Latest Attacks Cause Widespread Disaster Tokyo Admits Millions Are Killed, Wounded or Homeless After Long Campaign

Japs Receive "Celebration" On July Fourth   Fires Started As Yanks Drop Tons Of Bombs

500 Planes Drop Over 3,000 Tons Of Firebombs In July 4th Dawn Raid Of Jap Centers

U.S. 3rd Army 15 Miles’ from Red Lines in North   Americans Close in Upon Fanatical Remnants of Nuernberg Garrison

Germans Call it A Heil Of Fire, Steel   Decisive Battle Of War Being Fought In Inferno Of Flames, Hellish Noise, Says German Broadcast Describing Battle. —

YANKS ONLY 14] MILES FROM BERLIN   Patton’s Tanks Race Ahead 16 Miles Into Gotha

Allies Smash Into 12 Major German Towns; Yanks Capture Kassel and Fulda, Sweep Forward to Weser River

Division of Reich Is Developing   Elements of Patton's Third Army Only 140 Miles From Capital; British Drive on North Sea Coast

Truce Fixed At Soerabaja   Nationalists Win M Of Control of Java Nioacn] Fla

Nation Casts Vote April 7   Buenos Aires Papers Refuse to Publish

Decree Elections For Argentina   Rift Seen In Military Regime As Date Set For General Flections

Argentina Army And Navy Demands Arrest Of Peron   President Ferrell Calls For Elections On April 7; Cabinet Under Fire

DY ALi@ AAeOOUIatleuU Fries  BUENOS AIRES— The Argentine cabinet has resigned, it was announced officially today.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 12—() —The Argentine cabinet has resigned, it was announced officially today.   By LAURANCE F. STUNTZ

Unrest In Argentina  Is Growing   Arrest Of Political Strong Man Is Asked

UNION PLANS SHIP PROTES   MARITIME UNION PREPARING FOR DEMONSTRATION AGAINBT TIE-UP) OF SHIPS IN PORTS

SEAMAN KILLED IN ACTION IN PACIFIC AREA   Angelo Carmella $1/C, Reported Killed—No Definite Tnformation

SOLDIER HERE AMONG MISSING IN LUXEMBOURG   Pfc, John Knappenberger Has Been Missing Since December 20

ALLENPORT MAN MISSING AFTER GERMAN ACTION   Second Lieut. Thomas J. Reid Reported Missing On December 16

DIES IN ITALY OF INJURIES   Death Occurred On April 20th, Family Here Is Notified

SOLDIER HERE IS MISSING IN BELSIUM FIGHT   Pfc, William A. Gelder Missing In Action Since Last December 26

DISTRICT MAN IS MISSING IN BEL RIM 7ANE   Tech. 5 Quentin Veager Has Been Reported Missing Since December 22

LOCAL SOLDIER DIES, WOUNDED IN NAZI FIGHT      Pfc. Carl Kissler Reported Vic tim Of Battle In Germany

OAKLAND AVENUE MAN MISSING IN FRENCH BATTLE      Private First Class Carl RB Lenoch’s Whereabouts Unknown

SOLDIER FRO NTH, CHARLEROI DIES ON LEYTE      Corporal Arthur D. Coven Is Re ported Killed On Dec. 99

OFFICER'S SON BATTLE VICTIM IN (WO ACTION   Sergeant John Anderson, Son Of Charleroi Patrolman Is Killed On Iwo

SAILOR KILLED IN FIGHTING IN SOUTH PACIFIC   John Sementuh, Radioman Firs Class, Killed In Service

JAP-HIT TRANSPORT IS SUNK BY NAVY   Dickerson, Aitacked Off Okinawa Turned Into Useless Hulk by Knemsy

FAMINE THREATENS _ PEOPLE OF REICH   Eisenhower Warns Ger man Farmers to Stay on Farms

WINTER COMING BACK   In Last Fling, Premature Spring Raised Mercury Into 60's

Boastful Japs   Warn Us They Have Mystery Ray Which Can Blow Up Entire City

JAPS BOAST SECRET WEAPONS — WILL BE DOWNFALL OF YANKS   GNE BROADCASTER SAYS MYSERY RAY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO BLOW. UP WASHINGTON

Munition Projects  Cut 10 Per Cent   Cutback Amounts  To Nearly 200 Million

WAR'S GREATEST AIR RAID BY YANK PLANES SURPASSES BY A THOUSAND TONS ANYTHING DROPPED ON REICH   All Desirable Targets Blasted As ‘Pathfinder’ Planes Light Up Boundaries of Area to Be Bombed With Oil Bombs.

Carrier Planes Strike — Tokyo As Follow Up To Record Fortress Blow

Personal Planes Division Formed New Fairchild Corp. Project Is Announced By President

Personal Planes Division Formed —  $$ sion formed  New Fairchild Corp. Project Is Announced By President

Ship Sends SOS As Bombs Break Loose In Hatch   Nothing Can Save Vessel At Sea If They Give Wav Entirelv

LOOSE BOMBS ENDANGER SHIP   Liberty Vessel Near Azores Fears Explosion

BOMBS LOOSE ABOARD VESSEL   Liberty Ship Sends Distress Note From Near Azores

Danger To Ship Said Averted  Loose Bombs Cease To Threaten Vessel

Craft Messages Navy Of Danger If Cargo Looses   Second Boat Nearby, But Reports Can Do Little To Aid If  Necessarv

Gray County  Victory Loan Score  EB Band Quota .. $300,000.0( Sales-to-date .. 284,199.75        Remainder of quota .... $ 15,800.25  Cates Dhinsdaew €9791 00   Bombs Reporfed Breaking Loose From Uf. §. Shin

Safety of Ship Threatened by Bomh Carac   Crew of 40 Said in Peril it Explosion Occurs

‘Nothing Can Save Us’ If 5,000 Tons Of Bomb: Give Way, Threatened. Liberty Ship Messages

The Henry D. Thoreau, 420 Miles Southwest Of Azores, Messages Navy of Extreme Peril

Vessel With 40 Aboard Said In Grave Danger   Explosives Being Brought To U S. From Italy

Loose Bombs Place Ship  ‘In Dire Peril   Liberty 420 Miles from Azores Radioes 5,000 Tons ef Explosives Shifting; Vessel Not Carrving Troone

Ship Loaded With Bombs  In Distress   Explosives Break Loose And Endanger Lives On Craft At Sea

Solon Asks Measure To Curb Rulings of James C. Petrillo   Kerlin Rail Patalities   Sea Drama

BOMBS BREAK LOOSE ON A SHIP AT SEA   Navy, However, Minimizes Danger From Missiles Being ‘Transported te America on a U, 8, Liberty Ship.

Liberty Ship Is ‘Doomed by ‘Cargo        iv win: Danger: sof: Going ‘OR Ts Report

Bomb Laden Liberty Ship Out Of Danger   Unless Thereau Hits Unusually Bad Weather Vessel Will Be Safe

Ship's Danger Over, Radio Message Says      Bombs Break Loose on Liberty Ship Henry Thoreau

CARGO OF BOMBS ENDANGERS SHIP   Distress Message Received By Navy From Vessel

—NOTHING PLEASANT ABOUT THIS— 5,000 Tons Of Bombs Breaking Loose In Ship

VESSEL CANCELS DISTRESS MESSAGE   Danger of Bombs Breaking Loose in Ship’s Hold Has Been Averted.

5,000 Tons of Bombs Break Loose On Liberty Ship; Endanger Vessel

Liberly Ship Now Safe from Loose Bambis   Master Radios Cargo ltus Buea Szeurcd And Vessal Is Prac-aodina

Distress Message Is Received From Vessel Bound For U. S. With Cargo Of Bombs

BOMBS BREAK LOOSE ON SHIP; “NOTHING CAN SAVE US”. - 305  LIBERTY CRAFT IS MILES SOUTHWEST OF AZORE ISLES

Ship Overcomes Bomb Blast Peril   Loose Explosive Cargo Reported Well Secured

DANGER TO SHIP FROM BOMBS ENDS   DISTRESS MESSAGE, SENT WHEN EXPLOSIVES BROKE LOOSE, CANCELED.

Liberty Ship  Is in Danger  i ae  ee re ee   Reports 5,000 Tons of Bombs Breaking Loose

BOMB LADEN SHIP REPORTS DANGER PAST   Message States Cargo Secured and Vessel  Now Proceeding

New York City - Celebrates On V-Day! Rumor   Unofficial ‘Reports Bring -. Thousands To Times “Bquare —- Tons Of Paper “Snow  Thrown In’ one ella Streets —

European Surrender Reports Throw New Yorkers Info Customary Frenzy

New Yorkers Hail Report Of Surrender   Stage Celebration on Unofficial Story of End of War

Take Hitler Alive,     Russians Ordered   Reds Storming Police And Gestapo Headquarters In Capital; Two Mighty Armies Complete Encirclement Of Capital.

Soviets Succeed In Encircling Wrecked Capital  Greatest Man Hunt Of World

SOVIET FORCES RUSH ACROSS ELBE RIVER   Encirclement Of Capital Completed By Reds   Reported In Burning City; Troops Ordered To Take Hitler Alive

Russians Storm Alexanderplatz  Hitler Ordered Taker   Hitler Ordered T'aken Alive If In City

Tiler Alive ls Warcry of Red Invaders   Soviets Staging Greatest Manhunt In Crumbling Berlin

Soviet Armies Closing In, Encirele City   Some German Civilians Crawl Toward Russian Lines for Safety As Soviets Hunt Hitler

Battled Against Weakening Nazi Resistance in the Center of the Flaming Cierman Capital.   PRESENTED A 23%MILE GAIN WESTWARD   It Widened the Encircling Belt Thrown Around Berlin; on Weat Bank .of the Elbe.

Russians Circle © Berlin   Fighting in Reich Capital Reaches Heart of Big City

Russian Troops Fight in Center Of Flaming City   Resistance Weakens Soviet Wing West Of Capital Is 14% Miles from Yanks

RUSSIAN ARMY NEARS LINKUP WITH YANKS   Drive From All Sides On Flaming German Capital

Wing West Of Capital Drives To Rathenow   1414 Miles From American Positions On West Bank Of Elbe River.   GIRLS JOIN BATTELS

SOVIETS FIGHT TO HEART OF NAZI CAPITAL   Other Red Forces Surge Across Elbe Toward U. S. Forces

Reds Ordered To Take Nazi leader Alive   Russians Close In From All Sides On Flaming Center

Victorious. Reds Press Near Heart Of Capital   Hitler Is Reported Commanding Forces

Young. German Girls Join In Bitter Fight   Marshall Stalin Reveals Capture Of Stettin

500,000 MAY BE CAUGHT IN TRAP ATNAZI CAPITAL   Soviets Told To Take Hitler Alive If He’s Inside City; Elbe Base Captured

-He Personally Accounted for 116 dais ee ctctunted for 118 Japs  ‘That ‘One Man Arm Of Bataiin? Te-Ttheratad

FRONTS 10 BE KEPT AFLAME HOUSE HEARS   Churchill Cals for Surrender of Germans and Japs

DRIVEPART OF VICTORY PLAN   All Fronts to Be ir Flame Till Climax, Churchill States

Constant War On All Fronts. Says Churchill   British Prime Minister Calls Upon Germany And Japan to Capitulate Now, Avoid Suffering

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Churchill Says War Fronts to Flame  Until Final Climax   British Prime Minister Calls on Enemy Nations to Capitulate Now or Suffer Even Greater Privations in 1945

Churchill Says U.S. Losses In Battle Of Bulge 60 To 80 To 1 Compared With British Losses   Prime Minister Gives Commons Review Of War In One Of His Greatest Speeches: Proclaims Solidarity Of Allies

Churchill Hails Military Unity   Britain's’ Leader .. Credits - Bulee Victory te Yunks

CHURCHILL CALLS ON JAPAN, NAZIS TO SURRENDER   Warns Enemies Agony and Suffering Lie Before Them if They Continue Fight ‘Through 1945,   PROMISES BLAZING _ FRONTS TILL VICTORY   Prime Minister Lauds American Doughboy for Stopping Von Rundstedt’s Win- : ter Offensive. —

Charchill Cites Allied. ilitary Solidarity Ee                   » Says. Constant: Pressure: “To Be Held: on, Germans Tn :East.  West.South.   BIG NEW OFFENSIVE — May Be Brewing in West:

Americans Close In For Kill And Slowly Fight Toward Hearr OF City

Two Tank Columns — Break V fay ‘           ENTER CITY’S STREETS FR

Bulk Of German Army Flees Across Rhine, Only Scattered Nazi Rear Guards Left In The Colosne Ruins   LONGERICH CAPTURED BY ARMORED TROOPS

Service Bill Debate Opens   Bitter Battle  In Making Over Closed Shop Issue By Southern Dems

House Read v To Take Draft Act To Fleor   Debate Begins On Limited National Service Act To Work Or Fight

HOUSE SQUARES OFF FOR FIGHT ON WORK BILL   Debate To Start On Limiter National Service Measure

Laval’s Last Request Was Refused   Wanted to Give Orde To Fire; Colonel Rejects Plea

Lawyer Tells About Laval’s Last Minutes      Letter Calls Execution ‘Judicial Crime;’ Suicide Fails

Re INITEHN PRESS   Ribbentrop May Squeal On British Sympathizers

Allies Impound Quarter Billion In Jap Wealth   Seek Records to Learn if Treasure Is Part Of Loot

Seek Records To Determine Loot Inclusion   Jap Army, Navy Ree. ords Lacking Since 1937—Precious Metals Hidden Away

Distrustful of Japan to Last, Texans Await Official Surrender Confirmation

SENATOR WINFIELD CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS  SENATOR JAMES E. TAY LOR OF KERENS ALSO ON

Storm Begins To Wane in . Lakes Region   Solid Cover of. Snow - Blankets Northern  Part'of Midwest.

STORM CENTERS IN LAKE REGION   Tempest Brings Snow Ranging To 3 Inches in Northern Missouri

r internees—  THOUSAND ATTEMPT SUICIDE   PRISONERS HELD IN SWEDEN PREFER DEATH TO TRANSFER TO  BUSS-HELD TERRITORIES

Kansas Private Says He Is Luckiest Man in U.S. Army   ‘The Old Man’ Is Killed By Japanese Shell While Visiting Front Lines

Laid to Rest In Cemetery of Ith Division   Marine Maj. Gen. Geiger is Named New Commander

Lt. Gen. Buckner Buried Among Men He Fought With On Blocdy Okinawa

Gen. Buckner Buried With Military Honors   Noted 10th Army Commander Fatally Wounded While Observing Okinawa Front Line Action

Buckner Is Buried With Full Honors   Body Rests Alongside Others Who Died On Okinawa

Gen. Buckner Rites Are Held  On Okinawa   American Commander Is Killed By Jap Shell While Watching Final Stages Of Battle

Tenth Army Commander Fatally Wounded While Sitting On Okinawa Rock   Sheil Splinter Rins Into Chest   Famed General, - Well Known Here. Buried In Tth Division Cemetery

Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Laid to Rest   Was Second ThreeStar General to Lose HIlis Life in Rattle

GEN. BUCKNER iS BURIED ON OKINAWA   10th Army Chief Killed By Jap Shell Fragment

Gen. Buckner Buried Today On Okinawa; Killed by Jap Shell: Gen. Geiger Succeeds

U.S. Army Commander Is Hit By Artillery Shell While Watching. Cleanup

ON OKINAWA FRONT   Buried With Military Honors In 7th Infantry Cemetery   FIRST COMMANDER TO DIE IN ACTION   Frantic Efforts Of Na val Medical Officer Fail

IS BURIED NEAR WHERE HE FELL   Pull Military Honor For Leader Who Was Slain By Japanese

GEN. BUCKNER LAID TO REST   Tenth Army Commander Killed by Flying Jap Shell Fragments.

BUCKNER BURIED ON BATTLEFIELD   ROY GEIGER TAKES GENERAL'S DUTIES

— Duy War bonds —  ‘Eyew itness Reports Murder of Airman By 3 Nazi Civilians

Nazi’ Civilian:  Slew Airman,  Witness Says 3 Put on Trial  In Death of. — U. S. Fher

Nazi Civilians Slew Airman, Probers Told   Helpless American Shot, Beaten With Clubs and Hammer

Witness Testifies He Saw German Civilians Shoot, Beat U.S. Airman

Try German Civilians for Murder Of U.S. Airman. Shot and Clubbed

Nazi Civilians Shot and Beat Yank To Death   So 74- Year-Old Laborer Testifies At War Criminal Trial

WITNESS SAYS AXIS CIVILIANS KILLED AIRMEN   U. §. Airman Slain—Defendants Cringe As Story‘Is ~~’ Told

Three Germans On Trial For Death Of Yank Airman Downed Over Reich

TO BE WARMER SUNDAY   Lows of 72 to 76 Forecast for Kansas Tonight

Nimitz Reveals Sinking Of Carrier At Iwo; Japs Say U.S. Fleet Bombs Okinawa

Bomb Ryukyus, Japs Report   Carrier Planes Hitting Big Naval And Air Base

TOKYOREPORTS CARRIER FLIERS BLAST OKINAWA,   Raids On Base Said To Be In Second Day; U.S. Escort Carrier Lost At lwo

ESCORT CARRIER LOST   Nimitz. Fails to Confirm Enemy Report of Raid

U.S. Fliers Blast Big Jap base At Okinawa Isle   Nips Report Attack Began’ Yesterday, Is Continuing Toda}

Carrier Planes Blast Okinawa Naval Air Base   Assault Going Into Second Day; Nimitz Offers No Confirmation.

Yanks Smash ‘At Okinawa’s Naval Center   Hundreds of Planes . From Carrier Ships Loose Rain of Bomb:

Tokyo Reports U. S. Carrier ‘Planes Bombing Okinawa; Japs Sink Carrier Off Iwo

OKINAWA HIT BY AMERICAN NAVY PLANES   U. §. Announces Sinking 0: “Bismark Sea” On Feb. 21

U. S. CARRIER REPORTED SUNK   Japs Say Planes Bombing Ryukus Second Day

JAPS REPORT  CARRIER BLOW IN RYUKYUS   U.S. Planes Bombing Big Naval and Air Base at Okinawa, Between Japan and Formosa, Enemv Radio Savs.

MIA BASE HIT   Tokyo Tells of Carrierplanes Bombing at Okinawa for Two Days.

U.S. Planes Bomb Japan's Okinawa Base   Assault Into Second Day, Tokyo Says;. Carrier Lost

U. S. Carrier Planes Bomb Jap Air Base   Attack Goes Into Second Straight Dav. Savs Tokyo

Carrier Planes Bomb - Jap Base At Okinawa   230, American Planes Carrying On Two-Day Assaul ’ On Island; Nimitz Discloses Loss Of Bismarc Sea At Iwo

REPORT CARRIER PLANES ATTACK RYUKYUS ISLES   Escort Carrier Bismarck Sez Lost in Invasion of Iwo Jima

American Planes Raid Ryukyus Isle For Second Day   Admiral Nimitz Disclose: Escort Carrier Sunk ir Iwo Invasion.   731 Jap Planes Are Shot Down This Week

OKINAWANAVAL BASE BLASTED   U. S. Navy Discloses Loss Of Aircraft Carrier Bismarck Sea

Escort Carrier, Bismarck Sea, Losf In Battle   Sinking Disclosed As U.S. Planes Renew Bia Offensive

CUTBACKS IN OHIO INCREASE UNEMPLOYMENT   Estimate 500,000 Will Be Laid Off in Plants Throughout State

Brighter Spots Appear in Ohio Peace Cut-Back   Unemployment Increases With Termination of War Contracts But Plants in Several Cities Report Labor and Production Outlook Is Encouraging

PROPOSES T0 HOLD SESSION EVERY YEAR   Would Streamline Business to Present Needs

Rep. Poston Starts Legislators Thinking About Annual Session     mea: ae ma a mec — a2   State Capital News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

New Mine Contract to Two Government Agencies for 0). K   OPA and WLB Gulp as They Received Wage  Pace from Parley

Coal Factions Set to Appear Before WLB   Explanatory Parley Called for 3 P. Mus Miners Remain Idle

Boost In Coal Price Dumped Into WLB Lap   Miners Shun Their New Working Agreement To Stablization Agencies.   235 MINE SEIZURES

HIGHER COAL PRICE ASKED T0 RAISE MINERS   OPA Told by Both Sides That New Ceiling is Needed to Meet Wage Hike

Mine Agreement Poses Difficult [Problem for OPA   Wage Increase Decisions Go Beyond Fringe’ Demands to Upset Wage Stabilization Plan

Must Act Agreement   ‘Up-to GPA and WLB To‘Decide Whether Higher ‘Wages and Prices Can Be Allowec

CONFERENCE ON NEW COAL PACT CALLED TODAY      Labor Board Wants Facts. From Oper- ators. Union   MINERS IDLE   Must Pass On Agreement Giving Men ~ $1:07 Raise .

Coal Agreement Places WLB And OPA On Spot; Final Decision Theirs

Mine Pact Is Submitted To WLB And OPA   Agencies Must Pass On Higher Wages And Coal  Price Increase.

AGREEMENT PASSED ONTO OPA AND WLB   Government Agencies Must Give Their Approval Or Reaiaction.

New Mine Wage Contract Given WLB  Operators Ask OPA For Coal Price Hike Se PRE dk Bia’ fn Diag

COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS AWAIT WAGE CONTRACT APPROVAL  GOVERNMENT STABILIZATION AGENCIES MUST GIVE

ASK HIGHER COAL CEILING TO MEET BOOST IN WAGES  MINERS, OPERATORS Aisiaive’ t+ @& AWAY

Negotiate New Mine Contract   Government Agencies Will Approve or Reject Wares and Coal Prices

Miner's Wage Contract Seni WLB and OPA   Agreement Reached Must be Accorded Federal Sanction

Miners’ Wa ges Submitted To WLBandOPA      War Labor Board Calls Operator and Union Spokesmen Together For Explanatory Mert

Ask Coal Boost To Meet Raises   New Working Agreement Dumped on Lap of WLB  For Action

PRICE OF COAL MAY GO UP FOR MINER PAY HIKE   Stabilization Authorities Give New Worries by Proposed Contract

WLB TAKES UP MINE CONTRACT   Request OPA To Up Prices To Meet Increases In Pay

LABOR BOARD CONFERS ON MINERS’ PACT   New Working Agreement Referred to Government Stabilization Agencies For Approval   HIGHER PRICES LOOM

WLB Gets MineWage Problem   Both Sides Request Coal Price Boost To Meet Pay Increases

Price Of Coal Boost Asked To Meet Pay Raise   New Mine Wage Contrac! Dumped Into WLB With Request To OPA.

Boosts Must Pass Boards   Price Of Coal. Will ‘Increase With Wage

Poet Denies He Betrayed U.S.  Ezra Pound Flown From Italy to Face

Russians Demand Place for Polish Delegates at United Nations Meeting Next Week

JAP PREMIER DODGES ISSUE OF WAR GUIL   Declines Comment On Responsibility For War in Pacific

Hoard Valued at More Than $250,000,000 Uncovered and Placed Under Allied Guard.   NEW PREMIER SILENT ON GUILT OF NATION   But 73-Year-Old Leader Promises to Punish Officials Who Trampled Rights of People.

JAPAN'S GOL PLACED UNDER ALLIED GUARD   PREMIER PROMISES PUNISHMENT FOR WAR MAKERS

be to seize isiand air bases to support large scale invasion of Japan and either the Malay

Asserts Allies Seeking Closer ‘Air Base Isles   Indicates Attacks to Come Off Coast of Japan or in  Dutch East Indies

Japan’s Press Predicts Invasions, Criticizes Mikado’s Government

Criticism of Government Is Growing   British Carrier Planes Pound Island Off  Sumatra, Report

Enemy Attempt to Ship Troops From Shanghai Thwarted   Chinese Again Lose Tinpak in Jap Attempt To Aid Communications

“PACIFIC FRONTS  Press Doubts impire is Ready To Meet Invasion   New Landings Predicted on Nearby Home Islands and on Malay Or Sumatra

American Fleet Operating  Under Radio Silence as Tokyo Braces for Blows

LANDINGS ON EITHER END OF EMPIRE ARE FORECAST BY TOKYA   NIPPONESE NEWS REPORTS INDICATE GROWING CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT

INVASION FEARS GIVEN NO BALM IN WAR REPORTS   Superforts Fire-bomb Four Cities—Troop Transports From China Sunk

BRITISH RAID ISLAND NORTH OF SUMATRA   Domei News Agency Declares Bombing In Support of Contemplated Landing on Car Nicobar   TASK FORCE IS SILENT

Allies Likely  To Pounce On Island Bases   Criticism Of Mikado’s  Government Is Growing

U.S. Fleet Movements Kent Secret  ¥ Cer rying ia sp  Tre ps From Se ad

NIPS PREDICT IMMINENT ALLIED INVASIONS AS CRITICISMS OF MIKADO’S GOVERNMENT GROW.

Malay, Sumatra, Nippon Mainland  Said Threatened   Gates Predicts Elimination Of Enemy's Air Force As An Effective Weapon

Mikado's Government Is Criticized for Wasting Time During War Crisis

Nips Report British Carrier Planes Hit Car Nicobar Island   Believe Allies To Grab Air Bases To Support Landings On Jap Homeland

Criticism Over Conduct of Wal Grows in Japan   Tokyo Radio. Predicts Imminent Attempts At Invasion of Home Islands by Allies

Nip Reports Say Mikado  Is Criticized   Tokyo Indicates Both Ase saults Would Be To Seize Isle Air Bases.   BRITISH PLANES RAID

Large Scale Blow At Japan, Malay Peninsula Feared   British Carrier Planes Hit Island Off Tip of Sumatra

20 PAGES   SEE SUMATRA OR MALAY AS NEXT JUMP   Tokyo Fears Carrier Force Will Come Back   Again Strongly Criticized; Enemy Beaten Back At Indo-China Border

Chinese Communists Slash U. S. Marine-Guarded Rail: Bury Mines in Bridge Ruin

Stettinius Is Hopeful Over Polish Issue   Secretary Of State Writes Sen, Taft He Is Anxious For Settlement

STRIKE COSTS “MILLION TONS “OF COAL DAILY   NEARLY HALF OF BITUMINOUS + MINERS ARE IDLE—SHTPS. ' >) BAILING WITHOUT CARGOES: ; .-

‘MINE DISPUTE PEAGE SOUGHT   Schwellenbach Meets With Operators And Union

Will Bargain For Prisoners Of Japanese   Hope To Exchange Japanese Diplomats

Drastic Revision Of U.S. Policy In Germany To Result From Byron Price's Report   Change May Eliminate Remaining Influence Of Morgenthau Over German Control Policy

Shift Asked In Reich Rule   Byron Price Assails Morventhau Poliey

Revision Seen In U. S. Policy On Germany   Morgenthau Plan Causes Failure In Administration

Price’s Report May Bring Changes In American Rule   ‘Hard-Peace Plan’ Would Be Rewritten Into General Principles for Guidance

Shortage Eases in Capiial-Patent Office Is Hor        Keepers of the Gadget Files Return

Abandon Hope For Coal Miners Jrapped In Pits   Burning Debris Inferno Entombs 30 to 50 “ Workers

Little hope for 30 to o0 miners trapped by blast  Rescue squads are balked bv flames. cas and debris

RESCUE °F MEN TRAPPED IN MINE _ BLOCKED BY FIR   ‘wo or Three Days May Be Required to Reach 30 to 50 Entombed by Blast in  Kentucky Pit.   HOPE OF FINDING THEM ALIVE FADES   Violent Explosion, Far Back From Entrance, Dislodges Coal, Staoke and Gas Fumes.

Hope Is Virtually Abandoned for Me Caught in Blast  Of Great Violence

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SCANT HOPE FOR MINERS TRAPPED BY EXPLOSION   Raging Fire Blocks Rescue Of-30 To 50 Men Entombed In Mine   BLAST OCCURRED IN KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY

Hope Given Up For Entrapped Mine Workers   Thirty to Fifty Miners Meet Death in Ken. tucky Explosion

Hope Abandoned For Men Entombed — By Kentucky Coal Mine Explosior

Fierce Flames Bar Path of Rescue Squads   All Men Caught in Mine Said Probably Dead Already

FEPC Fight May Keep 11 Major War Agencies On Pins, Needles All Summer

FEPC Fight Endangers 11 War Agencies   Funds Tied Up in Measure Fate of Which Is Uncertain

War Agencies Tied Up In FEPC Conaress Ficht   House, Senate Committees Unable To Agree On Sums To Be Appropriated

NAR OF FEPG MIGHT GO ON ALL SUMMER   Fight to End Appropriations Block to Be Renewed by Cannon.

FEPC Fight Threatens to Keep Tl War Agencies Worried I Aver Finds All Summer

Three Germans Condemned To Die for Asylum Slayings   American Military Court Imposes Extreme Penalty for Death of 400 Poles and Russians at Hadamar—Four Others, Including a Woman, Given Long Prison Terms — Victims Had Been Impressed Into Labor Service for Reich.

840 YOUTH HELD -INBUENOS AIRES   Police Clean Out Thousands Barricaded in Five: Universities

REDS HOLD TIGHT GRIP ON BERLIN; FOOD, BOUNDARIES CAUSE MUDDLE   AMERICANS, BRITISH IN CITY, BUT DELAYED IN TAKING ACTUAL CONTROL OF DISTRICTS

Reds Maintain Grip On Berlin, Allies Stand By   Americans, British Puzzled By Occupation Muddle; French House Guests

Soviet Authorities Holding Firm Grip on All of Berlin   U.S. Officers Chagrined By Lack of Plan

Russia Maintaining Tight Grip on Military Government of Berlin as  Western Allies Cool Their Heel:

Soviet Grips Berlin Tightly  Food And Boundaries Complicate Matters

Soviets Remain In Control Of Berlin   Americans, British Puzzled as Program Of Occupation Stalls

SOVIETS KEEP A TIGHT REIN OVER BERLIN   Allied Officials Still Struggling to Solve Two Important Problems— Those of Food and Boundaries.

SOVIET MAINTAINS . TIGHT GRIP ON THE BERLIN REGIME   High Officials of Three Powers Try to Solve Two Complicated Problems.   FOOD AND BOUNDARIES   No District Has Yet Been Taken Over From the Russians.

Red Forces Keep Contro In Berlin   Arrangement for Sharing, Government Thrown, Off Schedule by Prob-' lems of Food. Limiis 

Russians Retain Tight Control of Berlin Government   American and British Forces Still Unassigned

COMPLICATIONS ARISE IN JOINT BERLIN CONTROL   SOVIETS MAINTAIN TIGHT GRIP; YANKS, BRITISH MARK TIME

Berlin Situation One of Contusior  Attitude of Russians Puzzles Westerners

REDS HOLD GRIP ON BERLIN WHILE YANKS AND TOMMIES WONDER WHY THEY MOVED IN

SOVIET KEEPS TIGHT GRIP ON ALL OF BERLIN   Food And Boundary Problems Face Officials Of Three Powers

SOVIET AUTHORITIES MAINTAIN GRIP ON BERLIN GOVERNMENT  NO DISTRICT YET TAKEN - OVER FROM RITSCIANS R'

Yanks and Tommies in Berlin but Soviet Troops Still Rule Every Inch of City

Soviet Control Of Berlin Kept In Tight Grip  U. S. and British Officer rs Puz zled  teeuintiann

REDS KEEP TIGHT GRIP ON: BERLIN MILITARY GOVT.   Three Big Powers Trying To Salve Problems. Of Food And. Boundaries — Soviéts ~ Supervising City - ;

‘Why Did We Enter Berlin?’ Ask Americans   Russian Soldiers Remain Ir Complete Control Of Ger man Capital.   SO Vi£g TS CORDIAL

Russians Keep Tight Grip on All of Berlin’   Anglo--American Oc cupation Thus Far ts in. Name Only

Federai-Siaie Merger of Lake Plans Proposed   Army Engineers To Survey Local Site For Flood Control

News Day And Night   Soviets Now Storming Poznan, Konigsherg And Oder River   New Drive -e Opened On Hungary Front   Germans Say Red Attempts To Cross At Breslau Are Frustrated

Cities On Oder Seized   Hungary-Slovakia Border Scene of New Red Campaign

Demand Meat Rationing Lifted   Report Western Ranges Full of Grass-Fed Cattle

DRIVE BEGIN! IN HOUSE COMMITTEE   Seek Congressional Approval Of All Dealings With: Bomb

Congress Seeks Full Control ‘Atemic Boml   Would Safeguard Secre and Prevent Truman . From Disclosing it Without Approval

House Committee Launches Drive To Give’ Congress Control Over Atomic Bomb Secret

Congress Seeks A-Bomb Control   House Military Men Drafting Amendment

Minnesota State  Fair Cancelled   Action Taken To Comply With ODT Directive 

YANKS SMASH OUT GAINS ON OKINAWA ISLE   Repel Jap Attack and Break Up Foe Seaborne Landings

War Contracts Curbed in Labo Shortage Areas   Order Army, Navy, Maritime Groups to Get WPB Approval

Yanks 2 Miles From Autobahn   New American Attacks Gain Mile, Put Hodges’ Men in Striking Distance of Superhighway

Washington Proves Drinkingest City   Statistics Back Up What Preacher Had Contended

Washington Is ‘Wettest’ City, Statistics Show  Praachar Paintc   Preacher Points To Liquor Facts

Reaches Nazi rrontier In Five Places   11 Belgian And Luxembourg Towns Taken

Reich Border Reached In 5 Spots By 3rd   Patton Drives Nazis Back Four Miles In Day’s Attacks; Enemy Retreats In Alsace

Guard Kills 8 POW’s for No Anparent Reason   Private Goes Berserk And Sprays Tent With Machinegun Bullets

GUARD SHOOTS EIGHT GERMAN WAR PRISONERS   Turns Machine Gun On Sleeping Prisoners—Twenty Are Injured

ight German Prisoners Slain As Berserk Guard Sends Hail Of Bullets Into Sleeping Tent

POW KILLED BY GRAZED GUARD   SOLDIER TURNS MACHINE GUN ON GIRMANS

Held For Slaying Eight German War Prisoners —   Tower Guard Sprays Machinegun Fire At Sleeping Nazis

EIGHT GERMAN POW KILLED IN SLEEP   Many Injured By Tower Guard “For No Apparent Reason”

DISCARD CLUES IN AX-SLAYING   Hunt Two Witnesses For Questioning In Pontiac Case

UISELESS IN CASE      2 Witnesses Being Sought In Ax Murder of Detroit Woman.

West-East Air Record Is Now Five Hours, 27 Minutes. 8 1-5 seconds

Sets Record In Non-Stop Flight   Trip Made By Colonel  Levine In ‘‘Dreamboat’

NEW WEST-EAST PLANE FLIGHT RECORD IS MADE   Set By Superfortress Which Made Record Flight From Gnam

@ BEDS—NOT BEDLAM—WANTED  Housing Situation in City Gets No Better Fast

“Erroneous Says Assessor of Ickes’ Affidavit to Secure Tax Reductions

Says Ickes Obtained Tax Reductions   Filed Affidavit, Concerning Rentals

Resultant’ Tax Reduction  . Granted Interior Seere ‘tary On Property Called ‘Erroneous’

TO BEGIN MONDAY   Junior and Senior High Pupils. Are Taking Final : Exams 9° ¢ :   THREE GAMES SLATED

SECOND SEMESTER TO BEGIN MONDAY   Junior and Senior High Pupils Are Taking Final Exams  ’

Order Issued to Cut Clothing Cost   OPA Sets Maximum  For Manufacturers

Soviets Refuse E. & Proposals On Free Canals   America, With Truman Okeh, Wants lnternationalization Of Waterways

Byrnes Asks That Rivers Be Opened   Proposal Carries Personal Backing Of U. S. President

President Back In Capital; * -Addresses-Gongress-Foday      Mr. Truman Toils on First Address Since Elevation to Presidency—May Confer With Commissar Molotov of Russia

TRUMAN DRAFTS TODAY'S. SPEECE   President to Address Joint Session of Congress About Noon

Newsmen Pay Visit to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan's No. 1 Yard: See Damaged Ships and Buildings

Nazis Moving Eastward In St. Vith Area   German Assault On Yanks In Saar Region Is Reported; Enemy Gains On Seventh Army Front To South; Armor Losses Heavy

Decision On Conference Is Up To Stalin   Roosevelt And Churchill Are Anxious To Hold Meeting Of “Big Three” To Iron Out Differences

CONFERENCE PLAN HINGES ON STALIN   Churchill Anxious Fer Chance To [ron Out Differences

MEETING OF BIG THREE AWAITING STALIN ADVICES   Churchill, Roosevelt Favor Meet, But Stalin Seems Reticent

POWER PARLEY UP TO STALIN   BIG THREE MEETING HINGES ON RED DeEEeMIER

Ford Urges Pledge of No Stoppage  Says 30% Hike Would Peril  Firm’s Future

Nation-Wide Road Project Is Set To Ge   Maine Allotment Is $3.913.509

Vast Road Plan Ready   Billion Dollar A Year Highway Program Awaits Green Light

Home Building Program Ahead: See More Food   No-Strike Or Lockout Pledge Expected To  Be Continued; Metals Freed For Production      Highway Programs Ready, But Word Of Conaress Is Awaited

W. Va. Allotted $6,362,044 Fund Under Federal Road-Building Plan

Montana Will Have Generous Share Of Building Plan  Program for Roads Is Ready Now  For Fast Action

yarg  y i” arb ommmitiees & 8)  “Stay on the Job   WEB Urees Saving Waste Paper, Vat. Ein Cans

Battleships Blast Japs on Muroran   More Than 250 Miles North of Saturday's Target

Over 1,000 Carrier Planes Striking  Northern Janan  Kamaishi Set Afire, 87 Jap Planes, 39

Guns, Planes Are Blasting At Nippons’  North Shore   39 Ships, 89 Enemy Atreraft: Destroyed

Bold Third Fleet Heavily Damage Huge Steel Mill   Superforts Flatten Iudustrial City Of Kofu; Aussies Take  Seaplane Base

fleet Moves Up And Down Enemy Coast, Delivering Punishing Blows   Aerial Armada Also In Action   Two Different Task Forces Believed Operating In ‘Home’ Waters

BiG WARSHIPS SHELL NIPPON STEEL MILLS   OVER 1,000 PLANES STRIKE NORTHERN ISLAND AREA

Two Mighty Task Forces Range Nip Coast At Will   Carrier Planes Join In Big-Shio Smash

Battle Wagon: Continue Daring Blows   Nimitz Boldly Reveals New Attacks on Homeland of Nippon

Hokkaido Steel Center Blasted   Most Powerful Battleships Turn Guns On Northern Port as Carrier Planes Attack Agoin, Following Honshu Strike

Battleships Missouri, lowa and Wisconsin Are Participating in Heavy Assaulf on Main Islands   Two Mighty U. S. Task Forces of Surface Ships Believed to Be in Operation at Will Up and Down the Japanese Coast —

SECOND DAY OF BOMBARDMENT BY U. S. SHIPS   Carrier Planes Again Hit North Honshu And Hokkaido

SHIPS BLAST STEEL TOWN OF MURORAN   Most Powerful Vessels in   .Navy Take Part in Attack 250 Miles North of First Strike.   TWO TASK FORCES NEAR SHORE, BELIEF   Carrier Planes, 1,000 Strong, Hurled at Enemy, but Scene of Raid Is Not Disclosed.

Fleet Moves In Close Mainland To Make Attack   Daringly Carried Out in  Strength Against Muroran, iluge Japanese Steel Center   1,000 Planes Are Ravaging Islands   No Opposition Eneounteredo as Task Forces Ranm at Will Up and Down, Japunese Coast

urdling Rhine May Mean Early End { Nazi Resistance, Simpson Says

Hurley Accuses Acheson Of Destroying Foreign Policy of U. S. in Iran

HURLEY BLAMES ACHESON IN IRAN   Reveals Athantic €harter Adherence Signed by Big Three

FORMER AMBASSADOR TESTIFIES FOR SECOND, DAY ' IN PEOBE OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY

HURLEY NAMES DEAN ACHESON   Says State Official “Destroyed” Policy In Iran

President Warns U.S. Must Join mn World Peace Plan   Collaborate, or Take Blame for New War, Tells Congress, Nation

President ‘Appeals to Congress to ‘Back Yalta ‘Deci sions ‘and Support  World Peace Plan—Yalta : Called Turning Point in History _

Lasting Peace Rests on U.S., - FDR Declare   President’ Asks Nation’: Approvalé af Yulia

Unity In Peace Program Asked In FDR Report   President Appeals to Congress to Back Yalta Decisions and Support World Peace Plan—Yalta Called Turning Point in History

President Appeals to Congress to Underwrite Yalta      F.D.R. Warns That World Cannot Survive Another Global Conflict: Declares Senate Is Responsible for the Future

Roosevelt Asks United Support Of Peace Plans   Urges Both Republicans and Democrats To Back Program

Documents Reveal Nazi Doctors Fired Poisoned Bullets Into Five Prisoners

German SS Surgeons Experimented On Prisoners WithPoisoned Bullets

Poison Bullets  Fired Into POW’s   Then Nazi Elite Guard Surgeons Recorded Symptoms As They Died

Nazi Elite Guards Used Poisoned Bullets on Victims  Slow Death Symptom _ Were Carefully  Recarded by Germans

Poisoned Bullets Are Fired Into Concentration Camp’ s Prisoners By Experimenters

Poison Bullet Experiments: Laid to Nazis   German Documents Disclose Horrors In Prison Camp

Poisoned Bullets Used by Germans   Court Hears Charge as Christmas Recess Begins

Surgeons Recorded Symptoms of Slow Death; Naked Women Used to Rewarm Frozen Men

SS Recorded Slow Death Symptoms   Poisoned Bullets Fired Into Prisoners

Poison Bullets  Used By Nazis On Allied PWs   War Crimes Court Told Experiments Carried Out In Camp

Union Asks Truman for Strike Aid   GM, President Says Detroit is Place For Conciliation

Truman Is— Behind The Latest Move   C. E. WILSON, GENERAL MOTOR: HEAD, WILL AGAIN BE ASKED. : TO COME TO WASHINGTON -. FOR CONFERENCE ~ :

STEELWORKERS VOTE 10 STRIKE; TRUMAN ASKS AUTO CONFERENCES   U. A. W. APPEALS TO PRESIDENT TO INTERVENE A CECIIDE NECATIATIONS WITH G M.-OFFICIALS

Urges Parties In GM Strike To Get Together :   Hands Off Policy To Bring Further Stall, Say Union Officials ©

15 Heroes Receive  Highest Award   Congressional Medals Presented by Truman

Nazis Report New U.S. 15th Army Is in Action In East Rhine Bridagehead   Vhird Army Troops Have Crossed The Moselle River Near Coblenz

Yankees Reach Military Road into Rubr Basin      Firat Ariny Infanirymen Edge hito Heav ily Wooded Hills Bast Of Ex. panding Rridychead         Patton Crosses   Moselle River   Establishes 9-Mile Bridge: head Within 8 Miles of Besieged City of Coblensz

New U. S. Army Goes Info Action On Western Front   Superhighway Reported Cut; Third Army Gains

Patton’s Men Cross Moselle; Front East Of Rhine Broadened   Hodges’ Troops Cover Vital Road With Their Artillery; Belgian Broadcast Says They Have Crossed Link; American Seventh Launches New Assault

NEW ARMY IN ALLIED RANKS?   Germans Report 15th Has Joined First; Swells Force To 100,000 Men.   CROSS LOWER MOSELLE

PATTON'S MEN SPAN MOSSELLE: MENACE COBLENZ   Saar Basin May Be Pinched Off By 3rd, 7th Army Gains

Yanks Virtually Cut Superhighway Toward Frankfurt   Germans Said To Be Building Up Their Strength Due East of Remagen, Claiming Ludendorff Bridge Has Been Destroyed   SEVENTH INVADES SIX TOWNS IN SAAR DISTRICT

3rd Spans Moselle As 9th Attempts Duisberg Crossing; Ist Cuts Hitler Road

TWO U.S. ARMIES PUT SQUEEZE ON NAZI SAARLAND   First Army Is Edging Forward In Remagen Area

U.S. 15th Army Is Reported in Remagen Area   Americans Smash Across Moselle River On Nine-Mile Front; Seventh Army Surges Forward In Advance On Saarbruecken

Ist Army Cuts Ruhr Highway; 3rd And — th Gain; 100,000 Yanks Reported _ Across River; 9th Jitters Huns.

Four More Towns Won: Ninth Army Attempt Tc Cross Lower Rhine Re ported By Foe.

New U. s. 15th Army Goes Inio Action, According to Enemy Reports; Highway Is Cut.   BOMBERS USED TO BLAST BARRICADES

Germans Say They Smash American Ninth Army Trying to Cross Lower Rhine to North of Duisburg in Hand to Hand Fighting. .  am =  _—s   Churchill Tells Commons That War  May End Before Close of Summer

100,000 AMERICANS ON EAST *SDDE OF RHINE CAPTURE FOUR TOWNS AND EXTEND FOOTHOLD

GERMANS REPORT U. 8. 1OTH ARMY IN ACTION ON RHINE   REPORTED RUHR-FRANKFURT SUPERHIGHWAY CUT UNDER MACHINE GUN FIRE

15th Armys ° In Bridgehead   Ruhr-Frankfurt Super- ° highway Under Machinegun Fire From Americans :

Say 100,000 Across Rhine   9th Army Attempt To Get Across at Duisberg Reported.

Ruhr, Production Heart of Reich, Stabbed by Yanks   Ruhr-Frankfurt Superhighway Is Pierced by Drive

NAZI HIGHWAY EAST OF RHINE CUT BY YANKS   Yank 3rd Army Crosse: _ Moselle, Bombers Back  Seventh Army

First Army Guts Across Super-Road   Germars Say American Force at Remagen  Now (00,000

Reports New 15th Army Joins First On Remagen Bridgehead   U.S. Troops Have Ruhr-Frankfurt Superhighway Under Machinegun Fire; Third Crosses Lower Moselle

Patton’s Third Army Forces Bridge Moselle River Southwest; Nazi Resistance Termed Ligh

PATTON'S TROOPS BRIDGE MOSELLE S. W. OF COBLENZ   FIRST ARMY TROOPS CONTINUE TO EXPAND REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD

Germans Declare New U.S. 15th Tossed into Fight For Bridgehead East of Rhine; Patton’s Third And Seventh Move In for Attacks

NAZIS REPORT 100,000 YANKS ACROSS RHINE   U. S. Seventh Attacks In Saar Are Along 50-Mile Front

New Fifteenth Army Sent Into Action In East Rhine Bridgehead At Remagen, Enemy Declares—Yanks Have Virtually Cut Important Ruhr-Frankfurt Superhighway—Third Army Crosses Lower Moselle —Nazi Defenses In Saarland Being Blasted

Americans Virtually Cut the Ruhr-Frankfurt Superhighway East of the Rhine Today.   WITHIN 8 MILES OF BESIEGED COBLEN?   American Machinegun Fire Swept the Concrete Road Built by Hitler as a Military Highway.

GERMANS CLAIM FORCE IN FIGHT AT BRIDGEHEAD   Four More Towns Captured; Foe Avers Yonks Have Cut Superhighway

YANKS CAPTURE 4 TOWNS, MAKE FURTHER GAINS   Enemy Claims 100,000 Americans Now in Bridgehead Sector

GERMANS REPORT U.9. LoTH ARMY IN ACTION ON RHINE «  bewercwcieceerenes: -eeeeere: wee: % Oem:   REPORTED RUHR-FRANKFURT SUPERHIGHWAY CUT UNDER MACHINE GUN FIRE

Nazis Report (6th. Armyln Action ’ Allied Assault Army Is Now 100,000 Men

Ruhr-Frankfurt Road Now Under Fire Of U. S. Machineguns   German Radio Says New American 15th Army Has  Gone Into Action East Of Rhine, Swelling U.S. Forces To 100.000 Men

Germans Say 15th Army Has Joined In Assault From Remagen Foothold

Yanks Sever Vital Military Road to Rul   Rhine Units Fight For Break-Through Into Level Country

Machine Guns Cover Nazi Superroad   Bridgehead Assault Forces Increased to 100.000 Men Say Germans

100,000 U. S. Troops Over River Barrier   Ruvhr-Frankfurt Super. Highway Virtually Cut. Yanks Deeper in Reich

Ruhr-Frankfurt Superhighway Virtually Cut   3rd Crosses Moselle To Within 8 Miles Of Coblenz; 100,000 Men Across Rhine, Report

Bridgehead Established On Moselle .  In Advances   Infantry Expanding Remagen’s Holdings

Yank Troops Take Four Nazi Towns   Germans Say 100,000 Americans Are Across Rhine River

Joins 1st Army In Bridgehead, Berlin Reports   Swells Assault Force Across Rhine To 100,000 Men; Super Highway Virtually Cut

Remagen Assault Force Is Astride Six-Lane Road   Germans Say New U.S. 15th Army  Enters Fight; Take Four Reich Towne

New American Army Joins In Assault, Nazis Report   100,000 Invaders Admittedly Across Rhine; Attempt to Gain Foothold Near Duisberg Repulsed, German Radio Says

Remagen Assault Force Starts Crossing Autobahn; Enemy Says Rhine Ferrying Attempt Fails

Yanks Place Vital Sectors Under Fire   15th Army Said By Germans To Be In Action

New American Army Starts Crossing Rhine, Nazis Say; 100,000 Men on East Side   One Enemy Report Claims Bridges Destroyed by Bombing Attacks Third Army Storms Across Moselle

Yanks Chop Off Superhighway   Cut Ruhr-Frankfurt 6-Lane Road: Powerful Bid for Breakthrough

Germans Say U. S 15th Army Swells Assault Strength Along East Bank

IS IN FIGHT SAY NAZIS   Report 100,000 Americans  Are Across Rhine   LOWER MOSELLE   Crossed By Patton’s Men; Germans Claim Remagen Bridge Destroyed

Van Wie Sentenced to 30-Year Term   Street Car Conductor Sentenced for Bigamy

Americans Seize Eleven Towns In Moselle Valley Drive On Fifty-Mile Front—Vanguard Approaches Road Center Of Saarburg — Scots Of Canadian Army Capture Goch And Thrust 600 Yards Beyond— Gen. Patch’s Troops In Outskirts Of Forbach

YANKS-BRITISH HANG UP GAINS ON WEST FRONT   Patton’s Tanks and Infantry Hit Nazis On 50 Mile Front

Goch Captured Third Advances Toward Rhine   Americans But Two Miles From Center Of Saarbura

Patton Advances Five Miles In Broad Sweep   American Third Army Scores Gains In Moselle Valley Toward The Rhine

Goch Captur ed By Scot Tr oops South Of Kleve   Patton's Tanks Thunder Ahead of Doughboys In Swift Advance Theu Mountains   Vital Saar Areas Menaced By Yanks   Enemy Suicide Squads Are * Cleaned Out of Goch. ’ Key Uighwey Hub  In West Germany

SCOTS CAPTURE CITY OF-GOCH; _ PATTON ROLLS   Advonce of 5° Miles Posted By Yanks: — 11 Towns  Bow @ctaw

Yanks Push Five Miles Up Moselle,  Take Towns   Patton’s Infantry, Tanks Stage Gains

3d Takes 11 More Towns On Moselle   ‘Only Two Miles From Saarburg as Army Gets Rolling Again   GOCH IS CAPTURED,   Canadians Thrust on Southwest but Are Stopped Near Calcar

NAZIS THROWN FROM GOCH AS PATTON DRIVES   Americans Near Key efenses On Mo. selle While Canadi. ans Hammer A’ Calcar.°

Towns Seized In Third Army Moselle Drive   Vanguard Nears Saarburg As Scots Clear Nazis From Goch—Air Forces Blast Trucks

Patton Infantry, Tanks Move Ahead On 50-Mile Front In Eifel Mountains

This Team Leads Marines’ Invasion Of Iwo Jima, Jap Island Stronghold   Canadians Capture Gocn  Yanks Driving Ahead Along 50-Mile Front      Third Army Yanks Drive Through Eifel Mountains ‘Fo Within Two Miles Of Saarburg; Seventh ‘Reaches Outskirts Of Saarbruecken

CANADIANS TAKI REST OF GOCH, BESIEGE CALCAR   Eleven Towns Taken By Patton In Moselle Valley

PATTON'S SMASH CARRIES 5 MILES   11 Moselle Towns Seized; Scots Win All Of Goch

PATTON’S TROOPS TARE 1] TOWNS   Tanks And Infantry Advance On Front Of 50 Miles

Fallen Nation To Work Out Own Destiny   Occupation Forces To Act as Trouble Shooters; 2 Killed in Outbreak in Korea

BERLIN BEING EVACUATED SAY. VARIOUS REPORTS AS RUSSIAN [ARMIES DRAW NEARER CITY

Guerrilla War Is Ordered on Java   Indonesian Leaders Call for Resistance

Javanese Riot Against Dutch   Indonesian Commander Issues Call  For All-Out Guerrilla Warfare

Indonesians Attacking Netherlands, Jap Units   ' Arnry, Fighting for Independence, Maven Onickly to Grab Key Cities

PAY CONCESSIONS WON BY MINERS; DISPUTE SETTLED   Lewis and Operators Agree on New Contract That Calls for Basic Wage of $10 a Dav.   GOVERNMENT SEIZES 2285 IDLE MINES   Ickes to Direct Operation of Properties—-Urges Men to Return to Their dohs.

UMW, Operators Agree as U.S. Seizes 235 Mines   Aecord Reached Few Hours After Roosevelt Ordered Ickes to Take Over Where Stoppages Exist

Miners, Owners Agree OnContract Three Hour: After U.S. Takes Mine:   Roosevelt Orders Seizure of 235 Soft Coal Shaft: As Wildcat Strikes Hamper Production; Broad Concessions Granted to Lewis Union

CASUALTY LIST PASSES 800,006   Present Rate To Boost Total Over Million Within Two Months

Out of China Soor   Unofficial Report. Puts Date At Dec. 5; Job Done, U. S. Fear Mixup In Civil War

EARLY REDEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY MIGHT   Men And Equipment To Be Transferred From Europe to Pacific Ahead Of Schedule

GERMANS FLEEING EAST TO ESCAPE U.S. ENTRAPMENT   Americans Win Big Tank Battle Against Retreating Nazis At Samree   BRITISH FORCES ADVANCE TWO MILES  1,100 Heavy Bombers  Cr on ee RK OC is

American Armored Forces Advance On Heels of Germans Fleeing  From Nose of Belgian Salient

British Gain 2 Miles On Heels of Foe Pulling Out ‘Of Salient In Full Swing

Retreat Is Covered by Rear Guard   force of 100,000 Yanks Driving Down Toward  Manila, 100 Miles Away

vitish Chasing Them Through nues Pocket as Yanks ise in on Salient’s Waist

Enemy Leaving Bulge in Belgium U.S. Armor  oe 2 ee   British Advance Two Miles Close on Heels Of Retreating Nazis

Tankmen Capture Samree   Foe’s Defenses Crack Along South, North Flanks of Salient

TANK BATTLE IN BELGIUM   British Advance On Heels of Nazis In Ardennes Bulge

YANKS BY-PASS LA ROCHE AS BRITISH GAIN   New Attack in Nijmegen Area

British Forces Hard On Heels of  Retreating Nazis   Von Rundstedt’s Troops In Orderly Withdrawal From Ardennes Bulge ©

Americans Capture Saniree By Storm After Winning Tank Battle; British Advance Two Miles On Heels Of Germans   ‘NAZIS ARE MAKING ORDERLY RETREAT

STORM TOW WHILE NAZIG FALLING BALK   Von Rundstedt’s Troops Make Orderly Retreat From Nose of Bulge.

Germans Move Back as Both Flanks Crack   Allied Armies Pushing in Relentlessly on Both Sides

Wife Decides On Husband No. 1   Claims It Never Would Have Happened Had She Known He Was Alive.

COAL PROBLE TURNS CRITICAL   Owners Ask WLB Aid, Talks Collapse, Walkouts Grow

APPEAL (5 MADE TO WAR LABOR BOARD      Bituminous Operators Ask Help in Writing a New Contract.

WLB Probably Will Take Over Mine Dispute   Negotiations Between Operators, Lewis Break Down Today

U.S. First Army Pulls Up At Outskirts; Nazis Report Rhine Crossings Repulsed   American Patrols Cross Rhine and Return Before Bridge Is Blown Up, German Radio Reports Believed to Have Referred to This Action; Yanks Control 20 Miles of Shore

HIRING NON-VETS AS “KEY” WORKERS: PERMITTED BY WMC   Disabled Also May Be Employed Over Present Job Ceilings

Kesselring Nearly Killed by Bomb   Raid Wrecks Hitler’s Former Headquarters

Kesselring Wounded by U.S. Flyers at Dinner Two Weeks Ago   Other High Nazis Hurt Soon After Shift  In Command Made on Western Front

TEXAS VOTERS = MAY GET CHANCE TO DECIDE ON PENSIONS  MATTER OF PLACING CEIL ING ON OLD AGE ASSIST- ANCE TO RE SURMITTED

Union, Employer Groups To Confer Today In New York   Invitation Follows Meeting With War Labor Board Official—-Elevator Strike Spreads to Other Groups

Union, Employer Groups To. ~- Confer Today In New York   Invitation Follows Meeting With War Labor Board Official—Elevator Strike Spreads ©  ta GHekae fventne

War Production Still Rates First After V-E Day, Till Japs Go Down   WPB Announces Plan to Keep Plants, Men Working: Civilian Goods Output May Go to 20 Per Cent

MEAT PACKERS NOT SATISFIED   OPA Still Under Fire from Food Shortage Probers

THOMAS FLAYS ‘OPA’S TACTICS   Senator Claims Agency Challenging Right of Citizens To Be Heard

Meeting Little Opposition In Swift Advance; 3rd Army Opens 2-Way Assault On Regensburg

‘Nazi ‘Ulcer Guards’ Sent to Front  Manpower So Depleted, Sick Troops Sent Into Action - - -They’re Ready To Surrender

AILING GERMAN SOLDIERS DON'T FIGHT SO WELL   Ceonvalescents Surrender When Routed From Beds to Fight—A Fast Bargain

Labor Chief Urged ‘To Intervene; Ohio ‘Supplies Dwindling   Lausche Says Emergency Is Developing Thru Closing Of Refineries; Standard Official Charges Walkout Breaks Pact

Iran to Russ: Let Our Troops Into Azerbai jan   Russ Reply to U.S. Note Ahane Iran

POLICE CATCH YOUNG MCLEOD   DETROIT BOY HAD TWO DETROIT GIRLS ALONG

However, 70 Billions Set Up to Continue Conflict To Success; War Funds Ta Re Cit 329 Rilliane

Gray County Victory Loan Score   Pearl Harbor Probers Seek. New Counsel

New Atforney Is Sought for Probe   Barkley Searching for Successor to Mitchell

Attempt To Fill Vacancy Of Comm. Counsel   Pearl Harbor Committee Tries To Find Successor  To Wm. D. Mitchell

29 More From Here Discharged   Fort Meade Separation Center Announces Those Released From Army

27 More County GI’s Discharged   Ft. Meade Releases Name: Of Local Servicemen Discharged In Three Days

33 More Local GI's Discharged   Large Group Of Local GI’s Are Civilians In Time For Christmas.

39 More Local GI’s Discharged   Fort Meade Releases Names Of Countians Discharged Recently

28 Local GI’s Given Discharge   Fort Meade, Md., Separation Center Announces  Those Discharged

22 More Local GI's Discharged   Fort George G. Meade Announces List Of Those Released This Week

29 More County GI's Discharged   Many County Veterans Discharged At Fort Meade In Past Four Days

21 Local GI's Are Discharged   Fort Meade Separation Center Announces List Between Oct. 17 And 19

38 From Here Are Discharged   Fort Meade, Md., Announces List Of Those Given Army Releases

26 More County GI’s Discharged   Fort Meade Discharges More County Veterans In Last Four Days

32 More Local GI's Discharged      Fort Meads Releases Names Of Local Men Honorably Discharged

72 More Local Gl’s Discharged   Large Group Of County Gl’s Discharged At Fort Meade In Five Days

NINE KILLED IN EXPLOSIONS   Three-Block Area In Heart Of Jerusalem Wrecked By Bombs

Bombs Set Off  In Jerusalem   Blasts. Sporadic Shooting Kill 7, Wound 10

Byrnes Orders 26-29 Draft   Minimum of Disturbance To Industry Directed 

Disagrees on Vets’ Hospitals   Senator Myers Says State Is Not Being Discriminated Against

WATCH FOR:2 GUNMEN   Large Payroll Pobbery Took Plece eke Southern Califerate ..

Bank Messengers Robber Victims  $111,300 Haul Made at Hollywood, Calif.

Biggest’ Bank Robbery in Years Nets €144.000 Cach Haul Near Burbank

Lt. T. H. Brown  Prisoner of War   Gifford Soldier Bailed Out Over Siersdorf

‘COOL WEATHER COMING   Temperatures of 65 to 68 to Prevail Tonight

Cooler Weather Is Predicted for Kansas   Temperatures in the 80's Expected to Continue  Begc ensue! Apes

U.S, KEEPS EYE ON MINE PARLEY   -CONCILIATORS ARE “POISED TO PREVENT ANY WORK STOPPAGE

OPERATORS, MINERS NEGOTIATIONS IN INDEFINITE VOID   Indefinite Recess Called on Request of Mine Operators— Government Conciliators  Stand by to Prevent Any Wraek Gnmeecas

FIRST ARMY SEIZES TWO OF VITAL ROER DAMS ABOVE AACHEN   Germans Insist Big Scale Drive Imminent; Cite Artillery, And Troop Massings

Third Army Smashes Through Siegfried Line; Nazi-Resistance Is Weak

Strike In St. Joe Plant Nears End   Formal Acceptance Of Action Awaited

UPTON OUT a AWAIT 'HIS APPROVAL   Company’s Acceptance All That’s Needed to End 20-Day Strike

Steel Workers Vote to Strike  Seek Negotiations in G. M. Walkout

Steel Strike Vote Favors Walkout   No Progress Made in Settlement Of GM Trouble

AMERICAN AIRLINES  PASSENGER PLANE [8  REPORTED MISSING — WRECKAGE OF PLANE RE.  PORTED LOCATED IN VIRCINIA- 21 AROARD

Wreckage of Plane Found; Lack: Details   Believe Airliner With 19 Aboard Crashed in Virginia Mountains

Airliner Long Overdue Upon Southern Flight   May Be Down  In Mountains

AIRLINER WRECKAGE SIGHTED IN VIRGINIA   Crew of 3 and 19 Passengers Reported Aboard

BIG PASSENGER PLANE MISSING, SEARCH STARTS   Amsicar! Airlines Plane May Have Crashed In Va., Tenn.   Bulletin!

Estimate 25 Are Killed in Java “War”   Armored Cars and Light Tanks Used  By Indonesians; Truce Arranaed by Soekarna

TRUCE REPORTED BETWEEN BRITISH NATIONALISTS   Bloodiest Fighting Of Allied Occupation in Java Unexpected

Truce Called In Java City After Battle   Indonesian Nationalists Use Light Tanks, Cars, Kill 25 Members of British Indian Armed Forces

Arrange A'Trueeat Soerabaja   Bloody Fighting By Natives and British Waged In Occupation

INDONESIAN CLASH WITH BRITISH   Natives Use Tanks, Armored Cars in Fight

Javanese Leader Braves Fire to Arrange Truce In Bloodiest Outbreak Yet at Seerpabaie

Armored Cars, Tanks Thrown Into Struggle   Report Many Women Children Slain By Native Forces In Internment Camps

INDONESIANS USED ARMORED CARS, LIGHT TANKS IN SOREABAJA  PRESIDENT SOEKARNO RE. _ PORTEDLY ARRANGED - TRUCE AT BIG NAVAL BASE

indonesian President Calls Truce   Say Many Other: Killed; Natives . Use Equipment Taken from Japs

2) ARE KILLED IN FIGHTING ON ISLAND OF JAVA   Armored Cars and Light Tanks Used in Fighting on Island of Java

INDONESIANS USED ARMORED CARS, LIGHT TANKS IN SOREABAJA  PRESIDENT SOEKARNO REPORTEDLY ARRANGED

Truce Reported In Indonesia  25 Estimoted Killed At Soerabaja Base; Soekarno Flies There

Report Truce Arranged By Head of Rebels   Soekarno Flies to Navy Base to Stop Fight ine

REACHES TRUCE IN JAVA FIGHT   Native Nationalists and Bri. tish Indian Troops Have Trouble.

15 Members of British Forces Slain in Clash   Soerabaja Scene of Fiercest Engagement With Indonesians

Armed. Indonesian Forces Kill 25. British. Before Sookarne: Arranges: ‘Trace

Those Slain Were, From British Indian Force in Java; Women,  Children Killed —

Insurgents Kill 25 Members Of British Unit   Use Captured Japanese - Cars, Light Tanks in Naval Base Skirmish

Nationals Attack British Force With Armored Cars, Light Tanks at Soerabaja

Indonesians Kill British Soldiers;  Interned Women   Report Truce Finally Arranged at Soerabaja Naval Base

Indonesians And British Clash   State Of Siege Reported On Eve Of Peace Talks With Dutch

Truce Ends Java Clash   Indonesian President Flies To Soerabaja To Halt Bloody Uprising

TAXPAYER WILL GET REDUCTION EARLY IN 1945   Lower ‘*-‘edules Won't G Into Effect, However, On March Payments

Cut in Tax Rate Next Year Looms   Lowest Income Group Faces Prospect of Tax Elimination

Cut In Income Taxes After January Ist   Expected Reduction Probably Will Be Moderate For  MWWoact Pavers.   NOT ON °45 INCOME

Cut in Income Taxes Will Come After January 1   Congress Will Be In a Tax-Cutting   Mood; Excess Profits Levy Faces Repeal

TAX CUT IN JANUARY IS POSSIBILITY   Best-Informed Experts In Washington Think Reduction Will Be Adopted This Yeur

Slash in Income Taxes Seen Soon   Millions Mav Have No Tax At All—Reduction  Possible by Christmas

Congress May Cut Taxes On Incomes Jan.    Tax Experts Think Reduction in Personal Income Taxes Will Be Enacted before Christmas.

Income Taxes May Be Cut After Jan. 1   Perhaps Few Million Not Required to Pay Income Tax Next Yea

Individual Income Tax Cuts Forecast   Low Pay Groups May Pay Nothing

Cut in-Taxes Due by Jan. 1   Congress to Return Jn ‘Slashing Mood’

Reduced Income Taxes Loom For Americans In 46   Several Million Will Have To Pay No Income Taxes At All Next Year.

See Probable Income Tax Cut After January    Moderate Reduction Not To Be Opposed By Ad.  minietratian

AMERICANS LIKELY TO GET CUT INCOME TAXES FOR NEXT YEAR   CONGRESS, RETURNING SEPT, 5, EXPECTED BE IN TAX-CUTTING MOOD

Income Taxes May Bé Cut Down After January 1  Several Million May Have No Taxes To Pay Next Year

pdare ‘Dividend On Jap Surrender i Income Taxes To Be Cut January 

Small Reduction Seen for Income Taxes by Jan. 1   Smaller Deductions From Payrolls Are Deemed Probable

General Income Tax Reduction sForecast  Low-Salaried Group May Not Pay Any

Cut Seen Soon in Federal Taxes  Expected All Will Profit After Jan. 

Reduction of Income Taxes Seen Next Year   Wartime Luxury Taxes, Limit On Corporations, Victory Deductions to be Eliminated

Reduction In U. S. Incom Taxes After Jan. 1 Loom   Congress.Preparing To Act On This And Various Other Wartime Levies When lt Reconvenes In September

Income Jax Cut Jan. 1 Predicted  Evenec Penfit Lowy   Excess Prafit Levy Sure to Be Killed,  Survey Indicotes

TAX SLASHES LOOM FOR AL!   Several Million Persons In Lower Brackets May Pay None

INCOME TAX CUT LIKELY JANUARY 1   Several Millions in Lower  ‘ Brackets May Pay None, Experts Believe, Forecasting New Law Before Christmas.

See Cut in Income Taxes ~ After January 1; Several “Million Mav Not Have Tay

Income Tax Cut for All After Jan. 1   Congress Expects to Vote Reduction Before Taking Christmas Recess

Congress Coming Back In Tax Cutting Mood; Expect Revisions Before Jan. 1

Income Taxes May Be Cut by January First or December   Congress May Halt Al “Victory Taxes’ to Ease Tax Strain

AMERICANS LIKELY TO GET CUT INCOME TAXES FOR NEXT YEAR  Frrriinrreae Te Were tra ate   CONGRESS, RETURNING SEPT. 5, EXPECTED BE IN TAX-CUTTING MOOD

Cut In All Income Taxes Likely  Congress Coming Back  To Work In September In A Tax-Cutting Mood  ie ee

Income Tax Cut Held Likely For All About Jan. 1   Several Million Possibly Will Pay No Taxes Nest Year.

Income Tax Cut MavBeOrdered  By January Ist   Congress Will Reconvene September 5 In Tax Cutting Mood

Tax Cuts For All Likely By  Next January   Several Million May Not Have to. Pay Any on Income in 1946

Income Tax Cuts Likely By January   Survey Shows Congressmen In ‘Slashing Mood’

NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND BACHIO   Nipponese Are Trapped In Summer Capital Of Philippines

Pa BaP, PAR RRR Ady Bae eae  Net Drawn Tighter ‘About Baguio, Jap Luzon Stronghold

TWO TAX BILLS BEING PUSHED IN LEGISLATURE   House Approves Extension Of Ohio State Guard Until After War

BRITISH WILL FIGHT TO END   Churchill Asks People To Prepare for Pacific Battle

Truman Labor Bill Offered  Before House   Green Reiterates His Opposition; Agrees President Sincere in Effort to End Disputes

STRIKE MEASURE OFFERED IN HOUSE   BILL CARRIES OUT TRUMAN’S PROPOSALS FOR CURBING LABOR DISPUTES.

FACT - FINDING LABOR BILL Is READ IN HOUSE   Labor Attacks CoolingOff Measure Aimed At Halting Industrial Misunderstandings

BILL OFFERED TO CARRY OUT TRUMAN PLAN   House Given Measur As Labor Voices  New Protests

Truman's Plan Introduced As Unions Frown   Provides For Cooling Off In Industrial Disputes

Labor Bill Is Introduced in the House   Measure Carries Out Truman Recommendations

House Gets Bill "To Carry Out slruman’s Plan   Labor Leaders Renew Opposition; Hearings Set

LABOR DISPUTE COOLER PUSHED   President’s Pro posal Opposed By Green, Head Of AFL

Dewey Wants Firm Bargain With Stalin  Alternative ive Is Risk of Dispute With GOP, He Warns Roosevelt   WASHINGTON TALK Double-Barrelled Attack  Made on U.S. Foreign, ,  Domestic Policies      WASHINGTON TALK

Gov. Dewey's Speech Seen as Warning To FDR to Drive Firm Bargain With Stalin or Face Major Dispute

Dewey’s Talk Looks Like Warning for FDR to Drive Firm Bargain With Stalin

Dewey Tells¥.R. To Be Firm On Foreign Policy   : Republicans Are  _ Enthused. on Stand With Stalin

'Dewey’s Speech Seen as GOF Warning to FDR to Make ‘Firm saraain with Stalin

DEWEY URGES FULL BARGAIN WITH RUSSIA   Governor Sees Alterna tive Risking Political Dispute With GOP

Peace Pact With Italy  Before Trio   Proposal Would Set Independent Nation At Complete Peace

Big Three May Consider Final Peace Treaty For Italy At. Conference

Appointment Is Indicative of New Interest in Asia   Chinese Also Express Regret at Losing Gen. Hurley

Third Army s Armored Unit Races Into City From North In Bid To Iran Defenders

BATTLE FOR RHINELAND IN CLOSING HOURS   Enemy Destroys Bridges, Flees

Yanks Shoot Way Into Cologne in Rhineland Battle   Explosions Hint at  Destruction of Big Hohenzollern Bridge

U.S. TANKS, TROOPS CRASH INTO COLOGNE   Slashing Breakthrough from North Brings Great Struggle to Final Phase,

BRIDGES ARE BLOWN UP BY GERMANS   Bulk of Garrison Flees Across Rhine

TWO COLUMN Puan TOWARD HEART OF GHTY   Germans Blow Up Twe Rhine Bridges; Thousands of Troops Stranded.

YANKS DRIVING FOR HEART OF FORTRESS   Dramatic Breakthrough Brings Plain Battle to Final Phase; Germans Blow Up Two More Bridges Between Homberg and Duisberg

Rhineland BattleAppears  Moving Into Final Hours   Heavy Explosions Shake Historic  German Fortress As Americans Gain

Armored Units Race for Heart of Reich's Fourth Largest City   Nazis Blow Up Two Rhine Bridges Near Duisberg, Trapping Own Men

GANDHI AND HIS AIDES TOIL ON NEW PROPOSAL   Indian Leader Hopes To De vise Plan Removing Shackles of British

Start Talks On India   Pre-Conference Discussions Aimed A Unifying Factions. Behind New Program

300 DEATHS IMPOSED BUT ONLY 102 DIE   Report on Military Justice Is Made by Army

Fuebrer Sends Himmler To Blazing East rront, Drastic Decisions: Due

Mass Movement From Poland and Eastern Part of Reich Under Way—Nazi Military Spokesmen Say East Prussia, Upper Silesia and Poznan Can Be Counted Lost—Himmler and Top Commanders Sent to Eastern Front.

NAZI REFUGEES FLEE TO REICH   Hordes of Germans Stream From Polaad and East ern Germany

Hun Refugees  Stream Out  Of Poland   Seek to Escape the Admitted Oncoming of the Dreaded Russians, Many Thousands Ave Caught At Lody

HIMMLER SPEEDED = TO EASTERN FRONT   Refugees Leave Poland. as Berlin Admits Tide. s Unchecked 

Billings Sailor Back From Japanese Prison   31 Naval Personnel  Arrive by  Air From Yokohame

Thousanas ‘lee As Eastern Flood Nears High Peak   Flood Waters Roll Across River Valleys  In Several States

Thousands Flee Homes To scape Ohio Floods   Right Known Dead As Waters Spill Over Lowlands From Pittsburgh To Cairo, Hh: Pennsvivania, West Virginia, Ohio And Kentucky Hardest Hit

Thousands Filet Before Floods In Ohio Valley   Disaster Feared; City of Portsmouth in Danger

THOUSANDS FLEE HOMES, 9 DEAD AS OHIO RIVER FLOODS LOWLANDS   RIVER SPILLING OVER BANKS FROM PITTSBURGH TO CAIRO, ILL.; WORST THREAT AT PORTSMOUTH

RECORD FLOOD DISASTER SEEN   Swollen Ohio Sends Waters  Into River Cities

Cold Wave Hits Eastern Coast   Weather Bureau Says Sub-Zero Temperatures  Will Hane On Today.

CO! MAY LET UP IN MIDWEST   Florida Has  Light Frost; St. Cloud, Minn., Gets 23 Below Zero

DRAFT PLANS ARE UPHELD   PATTERSON .TELLS SENATE COMMITTEE SELECTIVE ’ SERVICE MUST BE “CONTINUED -

Continue Draft Stressed   Army Is Being Demobilized Rapidly, Says Patterson

Demobilizing Army; Must Draft Men   Under-Secretary of War Testifies

DEMOBILIZATION HEARINGS START   Patterson Says Draft Needex to Insure Speed-Up in Discharges

War Times Still Legal in Ohio Altho War Times Are Over: What a Time!

NO CHANGE IN” TIME SET-UP   WAR'S END DOES NOT CHANGE COMPLICATION ‘OF Ono's: . CONRRGING TIE.

U.S. Acts Upon Wage Formula  Extension of Life of WLB Sought to Curb beg cc Shh Best ies APS

Back-To-Work Moves Easing Labor (Crises   Thousands Of Strikers Returning; Mine Dispute Is Black Spot.

LEWIS ABSENT AS PARLEY RESUMES   Producers Ask for Private Talk With Secretary Schwellenbach   NO WAGE, HOUR ISSUE

FAVORS STRONG MEASURES   Pr Ir 1 to Move a Ss e m ie r of —————Eooror a n ] x ur rent ; ts . ° A 4 . in

FAVORS STRONG MEASURES   Premier of Iran to Move Against Insurgents .

Pvt. E. J. Sprester Back in States   Patient at Halloran Hospital in New York

U.S. Proposes Hemisphere Plan  To Enforce Peace   Program to Strengthen Pan-American Union Presented to Conference

New Regime InPoland — Recognized   Political Crisis Ends; Two Major Problems Remain

2 Polish issties Remain   Allies Recognize Regime; Troops, Debt Problems.

Turbulent Political Life Ot Exiled Polish Government Is Finished

POLES GOVT INEXILEIS — NOW EXTINCT:   All Allies Now Recognize New Polish Regime

Polish Government In Warsaw Gets — Big 4 ‘eceptariée   - Diplomatic Recognition Accorded ‘To New Provisional Regime by  U.S: Britain, China’and France.

Pivers Near Crest at Pittsburgh   Hundreds Forced From Homes— Curtail Some War Work

TEXAS WHEAT CROP YIELD ESTIMATED AT 39,600,000 BUSHELS  ADEQUATE LABOR AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE HAR  @IreenT EY PDDNCDCr

TAKES UP NEW WAR (R\ "ONTO TOKYO’   More Than 5,000 Prisoners Freed From Japanese

Fall of Manila Marks New Phase In Pacific War   “On To Tokyo!” MacArthur Cries As City is Freed

“On To Tokyo’ New War Cry Of MacArthur   More Than 5,000 Are Set Free In Manila By Americans

Manila Freed; “On To Tokyo” MacArthur Aim   Knockout Blow to Japs In Philippines Capital Delivered By U, S. Air. borne Troops

With Liberation of Manila and More Than 5,000 Prisoners, New Attacks Are in Making.   ONLY EXIT FOR JAPS IS INTO MANILA BAY

Manila Freed, 5,000 Prisoners Are Liberated  MacArthur Forces Mop Up In Capital; "On Ta Takva’ Gon)

‘ONTO TOKYO NEW WARCRY OF MACARTHUR   Proclaims Liberation o Manila; Nips Caught in 3-Way Trap

Manila and More Than 5,000 Internees Liberated; Bataan Under U. S. Control

Prisoners Escape Japanese   General Bids To Lead Armies Invading Japan

PHILIP PINES—  Fall ‘Of Manila Sets Stage For New U. S.  Drive In Pacific ©   Gen. MacArthur Declares ; Japanese. Defenses: On Luzon: Face Complete Destenktiong Japan . As Our Final-.Goal, He Declares..

FOCAL POINT OF ASIA WAR TURNS ON MANILA FALL   Over 5,000 Allied Prisoners Have Been Freed On Luzon

OVER 5,000 PRISONERS HAVE BEEN LIBERATED   Complete Destruction of  Jap Defenders Is Imminent

MacArthur Declares America’s Object Is Japan Proper, Slogan Is “On to Tokyo”; Prisoners Are Freed

Liberation ‘Of Manila’s Prisoners 'Proclaimed   MacArthur Sets New Geal For His Force

J,0N American Prisoners Freed As Manila Falls   Eleventh Division Paretroops Deliver Knockout Blow

Manila Liberated ,.Cry: "On To Tokyo   Paratroopers Drive 35 Miles at Night to Reach Capital from South

CEN, MACARTHUR REPORTS MANILE NOW LIBERATED   “On To Toyko”’ Is New War Cry Of  Americans

Liberation of Manila and More Than 5,000 Prisoners Is Proclaimed by MacArthur

Philippines Capitai Won; MacArthur Takes Up New War Cry Of ‘‘On To Tokyo’’

Manila Freed From Jap Troops   GEN, MacARTHUR ISSUED PROCLAMATION OF FREEDOM

Manila Captured; ‘On to Tokyo, Cries MacArthur  5,000 Prisoners Liberated but City Is in Flames’;

See Word as  Bid To Lead  Jap Invasion   Believe MacArthur Wants To Continue Fight Beyond Philinpines

After Manila, "On to Tokyo" Is Yank Slogan   General MacArthur Indicates He Wants to Lead Campaign Agains: Japan’s Home Islands

IST SPANS LAST RIVER BARRIER BEFORE RHINE   Fast Withdrawal West of Rhine Launched — by Germans Be

HOPKINS ARRIVES IN MOSCOW BY PLANE   Trumun’s Representative to Confer With Russian Officials After s Rest.

New Cabinet Appointed By Jap Emperor   New japanese Socialist Party Ein! Protest Against The Appointees.

Socialists Open Attack  ‘On Members   Four Ministers Are Reappointed By Shidehara

1132 Men, Mostly Survivors Of Bataan ‘Death March,’ Freed In Darina Stroke; Jap Guards Are Wiped Out

Daring Yank Rangers And .  _ Guerillas Free Prisoners   513 Gaunt Men, Survivors of Bataan and Corregidor, Liberated i in Bold Raid on Japanese _ Camp on Luzon

480 Yanks, 23 Britons — Are Rescued   Rangers and Filipino - Guerrillas Make Raid . Behind Japanese Lines  ALT DECORATED

Daring American Rangers Liberate 513 Allied Prisoners From Philippine Camp

E lag, Food Dim Eyes of. Rescued Bataan ‘Veterans.  cae ag pee” oe ow awavces tent Oe, Mo

Rescue 513 From Japanese Prison, Rangers Kill 523 Nips In Operation

Six Utah Men, Two Idahoans,  Nevadan Freed   Rangers, Guerillas Annihilate Jap Prisoner Garrison on Luzon; Captives Dazed, Elated Over Returr

U.S. Rangers, Filipino Guerillas Raid Jap Prison Camp, Rescue 513 Gaunt, Ragged Men. Mostly Americans

Say Goering On First List Of Criminals   Placed There in November, 1944, War Crimes Body Declares

CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS GIVE FINDINGS   Group That Visited Buchenwald and Dachau Call Program Calcutated, Diabotical

,GOERING’S NAME ON TRIAL LISTS   War Crimes Commission Dis? closes Nazi Leader Cited Months Ago

Goering Placed On First War Criminal List   Crimes Commission Statement Issued; Congressmen Find ‘Planned Torture’

Pact for Reich Control Planned   Truman Said to Hope fo: Agreement At Potsdam

U.S. HOPES T0 CONCLUDE. 4-POWER PACT      "Would Provide for  _ Long-Term, Control

Soviet Progress In Atomic Field   Highly Important Discoveries Which May Well Have a Direct Bearing on Russ ian Explorations Reported at Mos'cow From Shores of Lake Karagel in Armenia.   EXPEDITION ENGAGED

U.S. Not Seeking Dollar Payments for Lend - Lease  Te SET eet Thai   Settlements Are Yet to Be ‘ Made. Byrnes Savs

U.S. Not Seeking  Dollar Payments  for Lend - Lease Settlements Are  Yet to Be * Made, Byrnes Says

Dollar Basis For Repaying Debts Excludec   Byrnes Says Formal Plans Being Worked Out With Borrowers

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Army Officer Held in Wife’s Death; Body Laid in Camouflaged Foxhole

ARMY OFFICER KILLS BRIDE AND BURIES HER IN FOXHOLE; CONFESSES AS SUICIDE FAILS

Lieutenant Attempts Suicide After Wife’s Body Exhumed from Foxhole

Husband Directs Officers ....  “Fox-Hole”’ GraveReveals Story Missing Army Wife

 American Fighting Men Stagger In Growing i Numbers From Gravelike Jap Torture Camp:

Americans Add to Tale: Of Jap Prison Cruelties   Varied Brutality Stories Include Mob Beatings In Tokyo and ‘Refined’ Barbarism Inside of Camps

Long-Lost American F ighting Men Freed From Jap Prisons; any Bear Marks Of Torture

Savagery Described By Liberated Yanks   Released Prisoners Tell of Murderous Cruelty Inflict: ed by Japanese Captors—Describe Internment near Military Targets Where Several  Were Killed

SAY JAP MOBS BEAT AIRMEN   Freed Yanks Tell of Camp Brutality, Savage Gauntlets in Streets

Charges Denied By Prison Heads   ‘Dethmer’s Reports Bring Explanation

Cleveland Restaurant Pays OPA $38,383 For Ceiling Price Violations

Nazi Jet Planes Fight U. S. Raids   Fighters Shoot Down Five of Speedy Craft

@iUINS LOSE G{PLANES: YANKS, 2   Five of Speediest German Craft  Shot Down

Monetary Agreement  Approved   Bretton Woods Plan Is Accepted By House With Only 18 Listed On Opposing Side

PASSED BY HOUSE   Bretton Woods Monetary Agreements Now Goes to Senate

HOUSE APPROVES BRETTON WOODS MONETARY PLAN   Expect Vigorous Battle Over Agreements in Senate Action

BRETTON WOODS PLAN APPROVED   House Votes Overwhelmingly In Favor of World Monetary Program

Monetary System Approved   Agreements Win in House; Senate Battle Predicted

Bre etton Woods Monetar y. Pact Passes House   Ratifieation Levislation Now Goes to the Senate _Where Vigorous Baltle’ Impends

House Okays Money Plan   Bretton Woods World Monetary Agreement Approved By Big Vote

~-BRETTON WooDs— House Backs World Plan  «On Finances           Bretton Woods World Monetary Agreements Win Ratification

World Monetary Plan Approved by House   fighteen Republicans Vote Against Bretton Woods Agreement

House Passes Bretton Bill   Approves World Monetary Agreements, First of United Nations to Act On It

HOUSE PASSES MONEY TREATY   Bretton Woods Agreemen! Goes To Senate For Final Passage

Expect Major Opposition In Senate Later   Only Votes Against Agreements In House Come From 18 GOP Conaressmen

BRETTON WOOD AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED TODAY   House Ratification Now Goes to Senate Where Fierce Battle In Expected,   FOR A LASTING PEACE   House Opposition Described Monetary Plan as “Swindle and a Fraud,”

HOUSE APPROVES WORLD FUND ACT   Bretton Woods Agreements Face Stiff Senate Battle

Vote Is 345 to 18;Measure Gsoes to Senate Where it Faces Tough Fight.

May Be Different Story In The Senate. ... .  House Approves Bretton Woods Agreements By Overwhelming Majority

WORLD BANKING PLAN APPROVED   House Votes 345 To 18; Senate To Act

Money Pacts Approved By House   18 Republicans Alone Vote  Against Bretton Woods Agreements

HOUSE APPROVED  BRETTON WOODS  MONETARY PROGRAM RATIFICATION LEGISLA TION GOES TO SENATE, BATTLE ANTICIPATED

Bretton Wood Approved by  Lower House   World Monetary Plan Given Bie Majority

World Monetary Plan Wins House Support, 345-18  Vigorous Battle For Bretton Woods

Proposal Ratified By Over: whelming Vote Of 345 To 18  eee   Vi igorous F ight Seen In ‘Gaikeite   Presidents Describe Agreement As Foundation To Lasting Peace

J. S. Accepts Bid To Join Study of Jewish Problem   Will Cooperate With Britain: In Examination  Of Major Difficulty

N. Y.C. Newspaper Strike Concludes Its Second Week   Mayor Says Its “Stubborn. Silly’

NEW STRIKES HIT 6 PLANTS   More Work Stoppages In Nation Keep Number Idle at 64,000

in Work Stonnaves   Nearly 1,000  _ Workers Return ~ But Others  Go Out

Few Strikers Out of 50,000 Idle Return   Twenty-seven Cities From Minnesota to Atlantic Affected

Labor Unrest Marked as Nev Disputes Arise   Around 50,000 Workmen Remain Off Factory Lines

40,000 Idle in Strikes in U.S.  New Work Stoppages Reported; Trouble Ends in Some Cases

TEES MS A) W 7      Walkouts Halt Publication of Seven Newspapers, Delivery of 14 Others in N. Y.

Strike Situation Little changed In U.S. Today   Only About 1,000 Return To Jobs in Chaotic Walk-outs in Industry

ACHESON CONFIRMED © AS UNDERSECRET ARY   Senator Wherry Casts Only Vote Against Approval; Move To Commit Beaten =

SENATE VOTES PROMOTION OF DEAN ACHESON   “SMEAR CAMPAIGN” CHARGED; SOLONS SCENT POLITICS

Upper Branch of Congress Approves His Nomination as Undersecretary of State After 314-Hour Debate on Whether He Rebuked General MacArthur—Wherry of Nebraska  . Casts the Onlv Onnosition Vote.

Acheson Approved After Debate Over MacArthur ‘Rebuke   Nomination Is Accepted by Vote of 69 to 1; Chandler Blames Dispute on Misunderstanding ; Action on Jobless Legislation Expected Today

Franeo Barred From Tangier   Russia Tried To Keep Spain From Voicing In Management.

REDS ATTEMPT TO BAN FRANCO   Finally Agree to Permit Voice in Tangier

HEAVY BOMBERS LEAP THE ALPS   Brenner Pass _ Retreat Route From Italy Is Pounded

VIENNA RAILWAY YARDS BLASTED   POUNDING OF BRENNER PASS RESUMED BY AIR FORCE BASED IN ITALY.

Fact Laski Issued Statement On Labor Policy Is Strange   MANY DISAGREE WITH LASKI

Custom Changes As Laski States Government Policy   Such Pronouncements Usually Made by Prime Minister .

Laski Takes $ Strange Role In NewSetup   Statement On British Governmental Policy Gives One to Wonder Whether He Himself Doesn’t Represent Anomalous Fisure

STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICY OF BRITISH LABORITES BY PROF. LASKL INTERESTING

STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICY OF BRITISH LABORITES BY PROF [ASKT INTERESTING   By NeWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press Foregn Affairs

PROF. LASKI ASSUMES ROLE OF SPOKESMAN FOR BRITISH LABOR PARTY IN NEW POLITICAL SET-UP

INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN T0   Occupation ~ Extended To Hamamatsu And Kyushu Island

General Orders Japanese ‘to “Step on It’   Tokyo Radio Says Initial U, S. Unit tc Enter Capital on Friday; First Cavalry Division May Head Foreac

JAP GENERALS GET ORDERS TO REPORT   Yanks To Enter Tokyo Friday; Exact Time Is Unspecified

MacArthur Tells Japs to Speed Demobilization   Taking Steps for Yank Entrance Into City of Tokyo

Speedy, Full Demobihization  ls Demanded   Definite Instructions Given Army and N ry; American Troops 40  Enter Tokyo Friday

Order Directs © Japanese Army To Demobilize   V—_—————  General MacArthur Issues Orders Setting Forth Requirements Necessary for Occupation—Speed © Plans for Entering Tokyo

Labor Pool Asked Ot Beaten Enemy   MacArthur Hastens Plans Bn Plana ittine Rime —

C10 Oil Workers Want Tw Presidents’ Birthdays Declared Paid Holideva

Want Holidays On Pair of Birthdays   Sinclair Oil Workers Ask Paid Holidays on Washington, FDR Birth Dates

TEMPERATURES:   Action To End Deadlock Taken By Government   Temporary Increase Of 15 Per Cent Is Proposed Today   CIO Wants FDR's Birthday To Be Holiday With Pay

PRESIDENT TRUMAN EXPECTED TO MAKE FIRST TRIP HOME JUNE 27 AND 28

Independence Plans Welcome Truman to Visit Home on His Return From California

DROP IN IDLE IS DUE TODAY   Power Workers and Coal Miners Scheduled To Return to Work

Back To W ork Trend Lightens Labor Picture   Return Of Miners To Cut le Total To Lowest Tn Several Weeks

Number. of Strikers to Be Reduced $$ reeeeees  Mine Workers Due Back in Pits In The Nation Today

Strike Settlements Cut Nation’s Idle To New Low   Telephone And Glass Strikes Are Called For Today If Wage And Contract Terms Are Not Met

Big Three Meet Is Seen Shortly   Leaders Will Confer Soon, Says Truman

TRUMAN SAYS BIG THREE T0 MEET SOO}   Expects San ‘Francisco Conference to End Within Ten Days

Truman Says Big Three Meet To Take Place   Parley In Not-Too-Distant Futyre Will Be Limited To Three Leaders

President Truman States Meeting Will Definitely Take Place In the Not-Too-Far Distant Future   COMMUNICATES DAILY WITH PRIME MINISTER

Big 3 Meeting A i Arranged, Truman States   President Also Predicts Frisco Parley Will Close In 10 Days

Truman Says Big Three to Confer Soon  - Supports Churchi  in Levant Policy   Supports Churchill in Levant Policy Where Fight Ends

Meeting of “Big Three” To Be Soon   President Says It Will Be Held in Not Too Dis tant Future

BiG THREE MEETING ASSURED   President Says Conference Will Be Held Soon

FEPC Brought Up By Labor Backers   Will Try To Make FEPC Permanent If Anti-Closed Shop Clause Is Introduced.

F EPC Bedevils Manpower Bill   "Backs. Labor’ 8 Stand On Work, Fight. Law

House Consideration Of Manpower  Legislation Is Bedeviled By FEPC

PLANE CRASHES IN TREETOP AT SIMPSON PARK   R. D. McCullough and H. R. Stuart Escaped With a Few Cuts and Bruises.   INVESTIGATION MADE   Three Different Departments Said the Crash Was Due to Inexperienced Pilot.

44 Cars, Trucks Pile Up in Citrus Belt Fog Created by Smoke Heaters

ATOMIC BOMB NOT DROPPED BY CHUTE   RADIO RECORDING INSTRUMENT WAS ATTACHED TO PARACHUTE JAPS SAW, BUT BOMBS WERE DROPPED BY INSTRUMENT AND WERE FREE FALLING.

MARYLAND TO FEEL BACKLASH ‘OF TROPICAL STORM TODAY   Now OF Cfarnlinac

HURRICANE NEARS MARYLAND COAST   Storm Warnings Flying Over State‘s Seaboard

IS INTERIM PRESIDENT   The General Is Elected by the New Constituent As: sembly to Direct the Creation of a Fourth French Republic.

GENERAL MACARTHUR CHOSE AN \OPPORTUNE MOMENT TO CRACK  IDOWN ON JAPAN ALLAY CRITICS

MacArthur’ S Deeds Reply To Critics   General Picks ‘Oppor- time Time to Crack, Down on Japan, Mov‘ing Circumspectly ‘Despite. Charges Of “Kid Glove” Policy

Nips Fear Soviets To Occupy Island   Imperial Headquarters Says Reds Plan To Occupy Home Island Of Hok kaido

100 Yanks Died In Jap Camp  tritian and   Malnutrition and Exposure Blamed — 195 Liberated

ELLIGTT REPLIES TO LOAN GOSSIP   DENIES LATE PRESWENT HELPED HIM PROMOTE ANY OF HIS BUSINESS DEALS.

lliott Roosevelt ays Hes Victim f Hate Campaign   Denounces as ‘Lie’ Assertions Father Aided  His Financial Deals

Elliott Roosevelt Takes Full Responsibility for  His “Business Affairs’

Elliott Roosevelt Answers Critics  Business Is All His Own Responsibility

Elliott Charges ‘Hate Campaign’   Charge F.D.R. Aided in Dealings Branded Lie

World Peace Depends On Big 3 Unity   Interlocking of British and Russian Spheres Of Influence In Some Places Calls for Much Cove and Take

‘SOME DANGER SPOTS TO UNITY OF BIG THREE DISCLOSED BY ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAT YT

BiG THREE MEE TO OPEN THIS AFTFRNOON      Analyst Warns Of Danger Spots At Big Three Parley   BY. DeWITT MacKENZIE AP Foreign Affairs Analyst

SHIFT OF RUSSIA AS DOMINANT — FORCE IN EUROPE IS TENDER SPOT IN PEACE EFFORTS OF BIG: THREE

Big Three’s Danger Spots   Relations Between Big Three and Smaller Powers Delicate Spot

Bretton Woods OK Needed for  Frisco Parley   Morgenthau Asks For Favorable Action In Time fer April

FROST WILL KILL    Bad News for Kansas Fruit Crop  : Is Forecast

Negotiations for Surrender Reported   Only About 500,000 German Soldiers  Left in Remaining Pockets After Another Big Group Lays Down Arms.

WAR END NEARS WITH BIT-BY-BIT ARMY COLLAPSE   Surrender of Germans in Denmark and Holland Leaves Only 2 Pockets

\ INBUS ACCIDENT   Crash Took Place . Two Miles West of K: C. on Highway 40,   SEVERAL IN HOSPITAL!

LOCAL RESIDENTS —  INBUS ACCIDENT   Crash Took Place Two Miles West of K: C. on Highway 40,   SEVERAL IN HOSPITAL

LIQUOR CONTROL CHANGES URGEL   Would Eliminate Food Ruling,  Monopoly System

Spanish Exiles  Press Efforts          ance Eaclion Get: SS. Cold-Shanulder

Exiled Spaniards Increase Efforts. For Recognition   Government - in - Exile Seeks ‘Caretaker’ Status in Spain

rRANCA REGIME IN SHAKY SPOT   Spanish Republicans Try To Win Recognition For Government-In-Exile

Two Girls Confess Taking Babe After Staying Away From School      One Feared School Examination. Stole Baby From Porch

CITY OF KUSTRIN IS OUTFLANKED BY SOVIET ARMY   Russians, Sweeping Around North End of Oder Defenses, Within 38 Miles of Berlin

Soviet Forces Outflank City of Kustrin   Russians Plunge to Within 38 Miles of Berlin

Reds. Move to Outflank the City of Kus-— trin  ADVANCES TOWARD BERLIN ANNOUNCED  More Than 100 . Towns and Villages Are Taken

Reds Drive To Within 38 Miles of Nazi Capital   Cirele Northern End Of Oder Defense Line ‘And Seek To Outflank Southern End Also  I-ARWALDE: CAPTURED

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SOVIETS TAKE KEY JUNCTION OF BARWALDE   Move to Turn Enemy’s Line at Frankfurt Ils Begun

Japs Nervous About Soong’s Russia Visit   NIPPONESE DIPLOMATS FEAR PACT WHICH MIGHT AFFECT WAR

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)    S OTH ARMY TROOPS SURGE ACROSS ELBE

THIRD DRIVING FOR JUNCTION WITH SOVIETS   B-Lane Super-Road Leads Directly Into Heart of Capital

NINTH ARMY UNITS CROSS LAST RIVER BARRIER ON ROUTE TO BERLIN AND ARE LESS THAN 60 MILES FROM CAPITAL—THIRD ARMY SWEEPS INTO WEIMAR AND FIRST ARMY CLOSING ON LEIPZIG

) MINUTE PAUSE FOR ROOSEVELT   Activity in Ohio To Stop as Roosevelt Funeral Starts At 4 P.M.

Acts for Solidity Churchill Hails Improved Relations With Russians

CHURCHILL IN BIG-3 MEETING BID TO ATLEE   Prime Minister Tells Of Better Relations With Russians

Hails Improved Soviet Relations   Churchill Moves To Place Britain’s Foreign  Policy On Sound Basis.  >. aen8fe@ wareeareg:s £.°°R7eid

WAY FOR BIG 3 MEET CLEARED BY CHURCHILL   Puts British F oreign Policy on Firm Nonpartisan Basis

LABOR HEAD WILL ATTEND “BIG. 3° MEE   Churchill ‘Asks Attlee to Accompany Him to Conference

Today on the Home F ront... What The United Nations Conference Means

“STATION HCC”  (HYATT CHEVROLET CO.   “Yes—we have NO—new autos ‘We have—NO NEW AUTOS— for sale”

About 400-Executed for War Crimes in Poland, Another 400 in Prison

Congressional Fight Over Extending Life Of Pearl Harbor Probe Is Shaping Up   Administration Leaders Favor Only 30-Day Extension Beyond Closing Date

Harbor Quiz  Centest Seen   Committee Extension Bout Faces Congress

Wanted Secrets For U.S. Senate   Former Embassy Clerk Says He Stole Papers For Patriotic Reason

IYLER KENT BAG FROM JAIL TERW   Says He Took Documents to Inform Senators of What" Was Going On

OTHER NATIONS: BETTER TO VETS   BARUCH FINDS MORE LIBERAL TREATMENT

Fight In Drifts Of Snow Four Tc Five Feet High   American ‘Hell On Wheels’ Division Fighting Violently For Samree

Allied Armies Hit At German Escape   Battle Fought in Deep Snow Drifts Cuts Nazi Salient to Less than Ten Miles: Main Route under Shelling

Battle Being Fought in. Drifts 4 to 5 Feet Deen   Germans Fighting To Bar Allies From One Remaining Escape Road From Bulae

Americans Drove Through a Blinding Blizzard to Within Less Than 3 Miles From the Supply Line.   BIG TANK BATTLE  REPORTED RAGIN(   American Second Armored Division Fought for Control of Another Road; Other Troops Nearby.

U.S. Forces Drive on Nazi Escape Route   Fanks, Inf antry Smash Ahead in Blinding Snow; 4 to 5 Ft. Drifts

Americans Fight For Samree In  Blinding Blizzard While Nazis Fall Back on Defense; Patton's Forces  Driven Backward

‘Yankee Unit Fights Hard  For Samree   Germans on Defensive In Belgian Bulge to Keep Supply Road Open

Struggle Breaks Out In A Blinding Blizzard As U. S.  Forces Try To Take Samree  Germans Declared By Allied Spokesman To Be On Defensive All Along Front Of 30 Miles

Driving Close To Vital Road   Less Than Three Miles Away Now; Big Tank Battle On For Control of Ot!.er Escape Road

Foe Thinning ‘Out Forces In Salient   Gen. Bradley Sees German Offensive Broken

GREAT TANK BATTLE RAGING IN BLINDING BLIZZARD ON U.S... SEVERED ROAD IN THE BULGE

YANK ADVANCE MENACES LAST ESCAPE ROUTE   Drive Within 3 Miles Of Last Nazi Road Out of Bulge

‘Hell On Wheels’’ Division Fighting For . Samree ree Today  DRIFTS . ; ARE HIGH

Blizzard Hampers Men Fighting To Seal Off Germans   Nazis Battle To  Save Last Escape Raiite Eram Allieac

FORCES FIGHT IN THE AREA OF ST. VITH   As Armored Units Battle for Samree, U.S. Infantry Nears the Last German Escape Artery in the Sector.

Blinding Snow Storm Hinders Allied Fight  Through Bulge   Nazis On Defensive In Ardennes Salient

SNOWORIFTS 4 TOSFT. HIGH   American ‘Hell on Wheels” Division Fights Violent- * x fy for Samree. a ¢   ON SEVERED BULGE ROAD

TANK BATTLE ‘BREAKS OUT IN BLINDING SNOW   Germans ' Declared to Be on Defensive, Trying toSaveHscape Route 

Nazis on Defense To Bar Americans To Escape Route   But Patton's Army Driven Back Mile on Flank of Winter-Bound Bulge.   Powerful Smash Is Made Against French

Armored Divisions Fight in Snow Banks Over Four Feet High   British Officer Says Huns on Defensive In Belgian Bulge; Yanks Shell Last Escape Route

Through Blinding Blizzard   Americans Drive Into Northern Flank of Enemy’: Belgian Bulge

Yanks Close In on Enemy Supply Route   Paralyzing Storm Fails to Slow American Assault

UNITS HACK AT BELGIAN BULGE IN GREAT PUS   Tank Battle Rages for Samree As Enemy Faces Possible, Rout

Yanks Surge Forward In Blizzard   Fierce Tank Battle Breaks Out on © Route to Foe’s Line

Americans Drive Within Three Miles of Vital Highway      BATTLE IN BLIZZARD   Fighting in Belgian Bulge ieved Near Turning Point

Temperatures   ‘Hell On Wheels’ Severs Main Road in Belgium   Heavy New Snows Five Feet Deep; Nine Towns Seized

Big Tank Fight for Samree   Americans, British Steadily Writing Off Nazis at Ardennes

LA ROCHE IS GOAL OF AMERICANS   Blinding Blizzard Is Hampering Attacks Of Yanks’ Armor

US Forces Drive Through Blinding Blizzard Into [Enemy’s Northern Flank

Advance within Three Miles Escape Artery   Big Tank Battle Rages for Samree, Seeking Complete Control of Other Main Road Into Bulge; Germans Pulling Back at West Tip.

- BLINDING BLIZZARD FAILS TO HALT HELL ON WHEELS DIVISION  reri.sptranm @ tial   AMERICANS CONTINUE ADVANCE INTO NORTHERN FLANK BELGIAN BULGE

Battle Being Fought for Samree on Severed Majn Road Through the Belgian Sulge.   SNOW PILES UP FOUR AND FIVE FEET HIGH

Yank, Nazi Tanks Fight In Blizzard   Germans Bottle Desperately to Save Last Escape Route

Yanks Fight For Samree On Cut Road   Nazis On Defensive On North Flank Of Bulge; Setback For Patton.

Big Tanks Battle In Raging Storm   Weather Continues to Hamper Wan Proaress Today on the War Front

Americans Battle To Cut Off Last Nazi Escape Route   Yanks Fighting Fierce Tank Battle Through Blinding Snowstorm

BLITARDEALS ~TOGHECKINS  ting German Noth ast Of   HIGH SNOW DRIFTS   Allied Armies Writing Off Ardennes Wedge ‘In Grim Clash

Armor Clashes In Drifts Four And Five Feet Deep In Ardennes   Whole Nazi Front Now On Defensive   Germans Fight Desperately To Prevent Cutting Of Last Escape Road

Americans Closing In On Laroche   Germans Make Desperate Attempt To Maintain Road Leading From Houffalize To St. Vith

Blasts Rock Navy Depot At Halifax   Fires Eating Way Toward Main Storage Area

SEEK DEFINITION OF SURRENDER   GOP Senators Want Facts On Terms For laps

G.O.P. Wants Terms Bared   Definition of Policy Toward Japs Asked

SENATOR SAYS pPEACE FEELERS ARE AUTHENTIC   Republicans Ask Truman for Terms of Jap Surrender

Republicans Say Feelers Made To U.S   President Is Asked To Make Statement On U. S. Demands

Definition Of Terms Of Peace Urged   Republicans Want To Know What ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Means

DEFINITION OF UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER ASKED      Ask Officials To Tell People When Peace Feelers Received

Senate Votes Pay Rise To Federal Workers   Pearl Harbor Probe Hears Japanese Intercepted Messages From U. S. .

Unprecedented Climax in War Heralded by New  Offensive, Germans Say

3 Landlords In OPA Suit   Seek Injunctions Against Three Countians For Failure To Register

House Seeks Speed In Reorganization   Demos Move to Fence in Some Agencies

House Shaving Truman Power To Reorganize      Amendment Granting Im. munity to FDIC to be Offered

Tight Censorship Blankets Germany   Nazi Horror Photos Will Be Distributed

Canadians Are Pushing Ahead Despite Floods   /Arilies Battle Flood Waters Of Rhine As Well As Nazi Resistance   SLUICE GATES ARE OPENED BY ENEMY

Three Burned To Death in Road Crash   Truck, Oil Transport Collideon Bridge 10 Miles Above Columbia

Dr. Melby Resigns As President of State University  Montana Educator Will Assume Post in New York

Vote Rule May Smooth Path   To Veto Use Of Force Gives 5 Big Nations Right Against Aggressor.

VOTING AGREEMENT REACHED AT YALTA MAY SMOOTH PATH   -EXPECTED TO BE AID TO U. S. PARTICIPANTS IN PEACE PROGRAM

Voting Plan May HelpOut  Peace Parley   Big Three Agreement Seen as Aid to ll & Particination

World Security Plans Hailed in Congress But Threatened By France

“One Strong Heave Will Win The War,’ Churchill Tells Troops In Germany   Agreement On Voting Procedure For Security Plan Wins Praise

Say Vote Plan May Smooth Way   Senators Regard It As Practical If Not Perfect Solution

U.S. Approval Aided By Big 3 Vote Agreement  If San Francisco Conference Ayrees,

Agreement On World — Peace Organization Vote  ‘Smooths Path In Senate

Appro ove Yalta Agreement On  Voting Policy   Right of Veto Reserved For World Powers May Smooth Path to Ameriean Participation

SECURITY VOTE PLAN APPROVED   Senators Favor Use Of Force Veto Provision

Agreement on Voting Method May  Assure of U. S. Postwar Cooperation

Voting Plan. Holds Favor      World. Peace’ Setup “Is. Gaining Ground.

Voting Procedure Pact May Aid U. 5.  To Help Smooth Path 1 C) Dietienlnn [a

Gasoline Rations Upped 50 Per Cent  Made Possible by End of European Conflict

GAS RATIONS ARE BOOSTED   “A” Coupons Worth Six Gallons June 11; “B” Increases O. K.d

Gasoline Rations Increased for A Card Motorists   Some B Coupon Holders Will Profit from Relaxation of Autmobile Driving Controls

A-Card Motorists Win 50 Per Cent Gas Ration Boost   ‘A’ Coupon Boost Effective June 22, *B’ Raise June 1]

RAISE VALUE OF A COUPONS   Some B-Card Holders Will Also Rate Increase In Mileage June 11

More Gas Promised   Fifty Percent. Boost For A Cards and — A Higher B Ceiling

AUTOISTS TO GET MORE GAS SOON   50 Per Cent Boost Fixer June 22 In ‘A’ Rations

‘A’ Card Gas Ration Increase 50% and Allowances for Other Drives May Go Up

More Gasoline For Motorists   New A-16 Coupons To Be Good For Six Gallons, Effective June 22

Gasoline Coupons Good for Six Gallons June {1  ‘B’ Rations Hiked, Although All Mav Not Be Eligible

‘K’ Tickets Good For 50 Per Cent More On June 22   “B’ Allotments Will Also Be Raised Under OPA Announcement

Uncle Sam Gives Go-Ahead for [More Gasoline   "A" Motorists Get 50 Per Cent Boost; Substantial Increase To “B” Card Holders

Gasoline Rations To  Be Increased  50 Percent Hike In “A” Rations; “BY” Coiling Unned

INCREASE ‘A,’ 'B’ GAS RATIONS   50 Percent Boost for ‘A’ Card Holders on June 22

To Increase. ~. Gas Rations   Nation’s “A” and “B” Drivers Will Be Allowed More Mo‘tor Fuel on June 99.

‘A’ Gas Rations Up 50 Percent   New A-16 Coupons to Be Worth Six Gallons Beginning June 22

Increase in Basic A Rations, Effective June 22; Boost For 8 Drivers.

A-Card Motorists Win 50 Per Cent Gas Ration Boost: Some B-Cards Aided

BRADLEY URGES STRONG PEACE   ‘I Don’t Want To Go To War Again,’ General Avers

 Mackenzie's Column - , (Moscow Conference Gives New Hopes For Allied Cooperation 

Chances For A Lasting Peace Vastly Improved By The Moscow Parley

Moscow Action Honeful Sign   Mackenzie Sees Cooperative Spirit As Basis For Hope

Peace H opes EnhancedBy Big 3 Pacts   Rest Not So’ Much Tn Any Specific: Agreement As In Fact Spirit Of Cooperation Seems to Have Been. es eerenepr on preree ¢

THE WORLD TODAY 14 Happy New Year  Now Seems Possible Re DeWitt Markensic

SPIRIT OF COOPERATION IN MOSCOW ETC PROMISES NEW AND BRIGHTER HOPE FOR HAPPY NEW YEAR

Green Will Subnut Biennial Budget to Assembly Wednesday   $601,000,000 Will Be Asked; Big Increase Planned for Schools

JPERATORS ASK: BALLOT DURING 4-HOUR TIEUE   More Than 200,000 Participate in Demonstration That Prevents Communication  Between States.   NOT TO BE PAID FOR TIME AWAY   Emergency and Priority Calls Handled—Decision on Walkout to Be Made Within 45 Days.

NATION-WIDE ‘PHONE STRIKE VOTE ASSURED   SERVICE PARALYZED FOR FOUR HOURS BY STOPPAGE

Phone Operatn s leave Posts tu Ask Strike Vuh   R-sults of Yesterday's Balloting Show Strike Vote Desired

Operaters Vete For Strike; Will Be Docked For Time Off Duty   ACTION IN PROTEST OF NLRB DECISION

Telephone Employes Will Seek General Strike Vote   Over 200,000 Persons. Participate in Nation’s First Tie-up of Phone Communications— Strike Vote Is Indicated

100,000 IDLE AS RECONVERSION FEUDS SPREAD THROUGH NATION   TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF DETROIT WAR PRODUCTION THREATENS; 20,000 MORE PLANNING STRIKES

100,000 Idle As Walkouts Sweep. Nation   Auto, Glass, Rubber industries Targets . In Disputes

PERSE GLIMPSE OF NEW NAVY PLANE IS LAST FOR JAP. PILOT.  Powerful New Corsair 'Chews H ae in Shy  . WASHINGTON Juiv a (p

Three-Month Notice Still Required to Evict Tenant In Rocky Mountain Area

Strike Culminates 97-Day Campaign To Up Wage 30 Per Cent   Jb MPIC DUNT bee  IN 20 STATES HIT  Union Says Over 600,000. Workers May Ont Thie Weak

Starting With Buick Plant in Flint, Mich., Affects 325,000 Men   Will Be “Costly and Terrible,” Say Union Spokesmen   Despite This, President _ Truman Says He Will  Take No Action.

COMBINES ARE NEEDED   Graham County Farmers Appeal to Governor Schoeppel

Air Force’s  Loss Severe   Okinawa’s Typhoon Hits U. 5. Services '

Polish Dispute Breaks Out Again   Arrest of Democratic Leaders by Moscow Brings Deadlock —

Cold Continues: Two N. C. Death: Due To Weather   Many Traffic Accidents In State Attributed 7 ‘Weather Conditions

HURLEY CHARGES MAY BE DROPPED   Resigned Ambassador to China Declines to Comment

Veteran Writer Points Out Re: sources and Troops Still Held by the Nazis-

End of War Held Distant   Reich May Fight On After Fall of Berlin, Expert Says

Hoyt Charges State GOP Committee is Violating Corrupt Practices Act   Claims ‘Rump Committee’ Illegally Represents Itself as Officers of Republican Party of Wisconsin; Has No Right To Collect Funds .

Lansing Hoyt Acts Against Tom Coleman   Requests Governor To Order Committee To Desist From Raising Of Expending Funds

Coleman Group Is Challenged   Has No Legal Status. Charge: Governor Is Bckead to Act

The Text of America‘s  Reply to The Japanese Offer To Surrender   Potsdam Surrender Declaration

TEXT OF SECRETARY  BYRNES’ REPLY 10°  SURRENDER OFFER RULE OF JAPAN SHALL BI IN HANDS OF SUPREME  RBIirm Mrs A

Baruch Warns Axis Will Try To Start New Wars: Urges U. S. Preparedness

Japs and Germans Aim for 3rd Worle War, Says Baruck   Urges Military Training, Scientific Research As U. S. Preparaticn

Predicts Axis — Will Try Again If Given Chance  Asks U. S. To Remair

HAGE BONER “STATE AUHUSE’   Hope To Get Legislation ' Passed Before Bricker Leaves Office .

Kesselring Trapped in Ruhr Pocket   Field Marshal May Attempt to Flee by Plane

Report Two Children Born to Hitler And Eva Braun Hidden in Bavaria

Hitler and Eva Braun’s Children ‘Sought by Allied Troops in Reich

LANDON IN TRIBUTE   1936 Republican Nominec Praises the Presi dent of U. S.

Yank Tanks Drive Well Beyond Leipzig; Berlin Told Fall of Their City Is Now “Imminent”   Partial News Blackout Covers Progress of American Columns in Central Germany; Red Troops Now Less than 85 Miles to the Eost

RIP EASTERN FRONT SUPPLY LINES OF FOE   American Broadcasting Station in Europe Tells Germans Entry Into Berlin Is Imminent.   U. S. TROOPS DEEP INTO ENEMY’S REAR   Nazis Must Now Make Back-to-Back Death Stand or Be Cut Off From Retreat. —

Tank Columns Drive Deep Beyond Leipzig   Nazis Are Forced to Turn for Back-to-Back Death Stand or Be Cut Off From Retreat Into Southern Mountains, Dispatches Say

TRUMAN VETOES BL TO RETURN USES T0 STATE   Rejects Vast Slash in War Outlays Rather Than Accept Rider   CONGRESS FIGHT LOOMS   Post-Holiday Effort to Pass Measure Over Objection is Anticipated

TRUMAN SEEKS SHOWDOWN ON U.S.E.S, CONTROL   Says Return of Agency to States W ould Disrupt  EBRmniavment

PRESENT FAGES BATTLE ON VETO OF U.S. ES. BILL   House Chairman Predicts Showdown When Con gress Recumes Sescian

State Control Rider Killed With Fund Bill   President Hits Solons’ Practice Of ‘Railroading’ Unrelated Bills

USES BILL VETO PRESAGES FIGHT   Congressional Showdown Looms After Holidays

TRUMAN HEADS FOR SHOWDOWN CONGRESS FIGHT   Vetoes Bill To Return U. S. Un. employment Service To State Control

TRUMAN FACES USES DEFEAT   House Expected To Refuse To Return Employment Service-To States

For Showdown  Appear Headed   President Truman Vetoes Recent Bill

FIGHT SET ON TRUMAN VETO OF LSES MEASURE   Bill Would Disrupt Service Executive Says As Showdown Nears

Met Today For Only Two Hours   DIDN'T GET AROUND TO. WAGE. PROPOSALS; TALKS WERE ONLY ABOUT ALLEGED ILLEGAL Home PICKETING

5.8. Hagerstown Victory Is  : Launched At Big Shipyards   Abcut 50 Countians Witriess Ceremony in Baltimore Miss Josephine Sweeney Sponsors New Vessel;

S.S. Hagerstown V ictory Is Launched At Big Shipyar ds   Abcut 50 Countians Witness. Ceremony ii in Baltimor —Miss Josephine Sweeney Sponsors New Vaccal .

SEALED SKELETON “PUZZLES BRITISH   ‘Remains Found in Cylinder ir Ruins Left By A Bombina

SKELETON’S IDENTITY SOUGHT BY OFFICIALS   Police Baffled By Discovery Inside Cylinder In Liverpool; Concealed Long Time

Congreseman Asks UNRRA Aid Ban 1On Nations Denying News To U. S.

Truman Declares For Free Press  In UNRA Request   Aid To Be Banned In Controlled Nations

Publisher - Represenfative Heading House Drive For Free World Press

Worldwide Free Press Drive Due   Solon Would Ban UNRRA Help to Some Countries

UNRRA FUND TO AID FREE PRESS   Rep. Brown of Ohio Calls for " News Freedom Before Money’s Spent

Would Tie in Free Press With Funds   Would Ban UNRRA Funds ta Nations Not Permitting  ' Free Press

UJ. 5. in Drive For World Press Without Any Ties  550 Million UNNRA Sum Seen as Lever For News Freedom

U.S. FREE PRESS MAY BE PRICE FOR UNRRA AID   Freedom Said Needed In Foreign Lands to Know How Funds Used

More Publicity About Poppy Day, May 26   Auxiliary Ladies Will Handle Drive

Poppy Sales Relieve Disabled Veterans   Every Penny Received Goes to Their Aid

JAP BATTLEHIP TO BE USED IN A-BOMB TEST   Experiment on ‘Negeto’ May Determine Future of World’s Navies

TO TEST AT ON JAP SHIP      Experiment May Deter. mine Future Form  Of Navies

Jap Battleship Nagato To Bé Blasted At Sea            ~ Form of World’s Navies’

Jap Battleship Nagato To Be Blasted At Sea   Experiment 500 Miles Out to Determine Future Form of World’s Navies

Navy Plans to Blow Up Jap Battleship with Atomic Bomb to See If Battlewagons Were Made Extinct by New Weapon

Himmler Plan To Subjugate Kast Europe   Would Have Reduced People to Status of ‘Uneducated Brutes’

Dire Struggle ainst Japan Still Faces U.S.   Midnight Curfew. Race Ban Lifted; Nearly All Economic Controls to  Remain Until Japs Quit

Racing, Curfew Bans  Lifted By The Gov't   Many Wartime Controls, However, to Continue Until Japs Defeated—Some Reconversion to Civilian Goods Promised

Curfew, Race Ban Lifted: Other War Regulations Stay  Some Reconversion, More Gas, But Little Letup Till Japs Fall

CIVILIANS KEPT IN WAR ROLES   Rationing, Taxes, Wage And Price Ceilings  Remain In Force

jor Victory in Facific Economic Reins To Hold  Tight Until Japs Beaten

GOVERNMENT ENDS RACING BAN, CURFEN   Some Reconversion to Civilian Goods Pro duction Promised

Curfew Ends, Ration, WPB  Bans Continue   Vinson Forecasts New Cars, Hike In Gas Allotment

Ban on Racing, Midnight Curfew Lifted  Federal Controls Continue Over Nearly All Else

NATION URGED TO REMAIN IN WAR HARNESS   MIDNIGHT CURFEW AND RACING BAN ABOLISHED

Racing Ban And Curfew Lifted hy  Government   Some Reconversion At Once Promised, But Most Controls Due To Continue

Mother, Father, “Fe our: ‘Children - Perish In Fire      Home Reduced: To: Shell "More: ‘Than’ 40: Victims ‘Of 1945 Fires In Maine

Four Children Are Victims Of Flash Fire   Woodsman, Wife Die As  Flames Sweep Dwelling

SOLONS STATE INDEPENDENCE   Thirty-nine Congressmen Say They Will Express Own Views on Major Issues and Not Bow to Party Leaders.

Younger Republican House Members Rebel Against Gag; Demand Right to Be Heard

GOP In Congress Faces F Rebellion   Freshmen To Assert Their Independence

Rift Reported In Republican Ranks   39 Representatives Declare Independence

‘Younger House Republicans ‘Tq Express Their Own Views; Rift With Leaders Admitted   Call For Non-Partisanship In Current Investigation Of'Pearl Harbor

‘Neweomers “In-House Sign Statement -Assert_ing GOP Leaders. Speak  ~ Only..For Selves; Ask  ‘“Non-Partisan Action:

S] pli t Within GOP Ranks In House: Admitted      Younger Republicans Serve Notice They ~hntend ‘to Express Their Views [On Major Maiters .

Young GOP's In House Call For Non-Partisanship   Admit Rift With Party Leaders Over Pear]  Harbor Probe, Draft

Younger Republicans in House Acknowledge Rift with Leaders; Say They Will Speak for Selve:

GROUP OF YOUNG REPUBLICANS TO BE INDEPENDENT   Thirty - Nine New House Members Sign Statement Making It Known They Will Speak Their Own Minds Regardless of Party's Views.

Government Jobs Limited to Vets   Civil Service Restricts Federal Applications

Army Discharges Hit Two Million   44,000 Released Within Single Day

ARMISTICE IN CHINA SOUGHT   Communists Will Put Into Writing Their Request For Immediate Cessation O* Hostilities.

CHINESE REDS — PROMISE WRITTEN ARMISTICE BID   Both Sides Would Be ‘Frozen’ in  Present Positions

@ THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER  “Russkis’”’ Extremely Friendly to “Americanski’’ Allies

GEN, IKE ON WAY TO KANSAS HOME   Tells West Point Unified Land-Sea-Air Force Needed by U.S.

Chinese Drive  On 2 Air Strips   Japs Reported Pulling Forces Out of Shanghai For Manchurian Area

No Place in. Fri risco Conference For Neutr als, Uninvited Nations

Frisco Parley Bars Neutrals   Stettinius Saye Uniuvites Guesta Net Belceame

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS (By International News Servic  Gon « nee Oem a ee ee ae ee Le ee La a

EXTEND SCOPE OF MACARTHUR   COMMAND 18 EXTENDED TO “INCLUDE ALL OF   RYUKYU GROUP *

NIMITZ STILL IN COMMAND OF NAVY PERSONNEL      Tripartite Field Command Ir Pacific Known As “MWMoceNimaate”

Alabama Storm Leaves Behind Major Problems   As Property Loss Reaches Huge Sum

Two U.S. Ships Damaged In Gale By Heavy Seas   Cruiser Augusta, Carrier Wasp Turn Back To English Ports

TROOP ShlP BOUND FOR U.S. DAMAGED   U.S. Heavy Cruiser Augusta Damaged By Heavy Seas

CRUISER AUGUSTA BOUND FOR HOME (9 FORCED BACK   Vessel With Troops Aboard Heads for British Port for » Emergency Repairs   USS. WASP- IN -TROUBLE   Carrier on Way to: England !s Pounded for 48: Hours,’ Due Tomorrow .

Approve Cabinet Choices   Selection of Bevin  As Foreign Minister Universally Favored; Six Take Office Today

Attlee Cabinet Choices Hailed As ‘New Deal’   Names Six Labor Party Stalwarts As Nucleus Of New Cabinet.

QATH TAKENBY   Prime Minister. And New Foreign Secretary, Bevin, Will Attend Conference Of Bia Three.

Oath.Of Office” Taken By Attlee And His Cabinet   met To Leave. Shortly - For --Potsdam Meetings “With: Secretary “Bevin

ATTLEE, NEW CABINET TAKES OATH OF OFFICE   Labor Party Holds First Organization Meet After Ceremony

ATTLEE CABINET GOES IN OFFICE   Six Labor Party Stalwarts Sworn in By King

Boy Slayer Given Life   Only Age Saved Him From Death Penalty, Judge Declares _

SEES RAIN EASING OFF   Kaw and Tributaries Are Bankful or Slightly Over

300-MILES OF WEST FRONT IS NOW IN FLAME   Nazis Threaten Along 75 - Mile Front In The South; Allies Gain In North

All Western Front Aflame With Action   Seventh Army Strikes at Nazis Who Broke From Bridgehead

Coal.Supply  Diminishing   New Rulings Placed: On Anthracite Sale-

TWELVE BURN ~ IN BARRACKS   OFFICERS AND MEN OF JAPANESE OCCUPATION UNIT “' + “WERE TRAPPED BY -  ? By Ares

Austria Carved Info Four Zones For Liberation   ‘Big Three-and France Proclaim Agreement to.Cut It.From Reich

Big Three and France Proclaim Determination to Separate Austria from Germany With Military Control

AUSTRIA TO GET INDEPENDENCE   Allies Will Separate Country From Germany

WILL SEVER AUSTRIA FROM THE REICH   Big Three and France Will Divide Country and Its Capital Into Four Zones, Pending Ultimate Independence.

Big Three and France Establish Body To Separate Austria From Germany

Plan to Separate Austria, Germany   4-Power Zones Are Established

Machinery to  Make Austria  Free Nation Big Three Plan  To Separate it Kram Cearmanyv

‘Big Three,’ France Proclaim Program To Separate Austria From Germany

OPLIT AUSTR FROM GERMANY   Nation and Capital, Vienna, To Be Divided Into Four Zones.

Allies To Cut Off  Austria From Reicl   Four Zones of Occupation Set Up as Nations Agree -Qmn Control Machinery

Austria to Be Recreated as a Free Nation   Big Three and France Decides on Plans for Complete Separation

THREE AUTOMOBILES DAMAGED IN CRASH   Accident Takes Place At York An Middle Streets—No One  Injured

Japs Rally For Bitter Defense Of Vital Island   Showdown Fight Ir Southern Section Seen By Officers

Americans Meet Heavy Oppositior On Okinawa Near Island’s Capital

—— ‘War In Europe Is Over!’ He Says—— nd ee Foxhole ‘Radio Announcer’s Error  Gives YanksIn Iwo One Happy Hour

Civilian and Naval Police Keep Watch   Each Blame the Other for Outbreak; Tension Stijl Hich

Navy-Civilian  Riot in Hawaii  New Violence Fearax In Muddled Situation

Hawail Scene of Rioting   1,500 Sailors in Fight With Local Citizens Tuesday

INAVAL AND CIVILIAN POLICE BUSY   Groundless Rumor Staris Rioting In Civilian Area

NAVY REFUSES TO TAKE BLAME FOR QUTBREAKS   Further Trouble Avoided Last Night After Guard is Strengthened

LT. GEN. W. STYER GIVEN NEW DUTIES   Will Handle Flow Of Ammunition, Equipment, Food, Personnel

Swiss Message Relative To Jap Surrender   Text of Official Note Received At Washington Is Announced.

SWISS GOVERNMENT HANDS SURRENDER NOTE UNITED STATES   TEXT OF SURRENDER OFFER MADE TO AMERICA BY GOVERNMENT JAPAN

Swiss Send Text Of Japanese Note   Terms Enumerated in Pots dam Ultimatum Are Accepted   mperor’s Desire to End -mpe War Quickly Is In , dicated”

Surviving Jap  Fleet In Hiding   Believe Surviving Capital Japanese Warships Anchored In Korean. YIarhors

600 PICKETS ARE ARRESTED IN HOLLYWOOD   Unlawful ~ Assembly Charged to -Union

German Priest Gives Up to Y anks; Broadcasts to Nazis to Surrender

Priest Takes Pistol Walks Into U.S. Lines   Pleads With Others To Cease Their Senseless Fighting

Viennese Priest. Forced To Fight. Preaches To Comrades From Yank Line

Filipinos Clear Path on Luzon; Tarlac Captured   Americans Advance Rapidly Toward Manila

YANKS. BEGIN Dae 10 anh   Fus'i: Increases From Fa len. Tarlac, 65 Miles Noith of Manila

Yanks Speeding Luzon Advance Toward Manile   Push. Steadily Ahead From Captured Tarlac Toward Capital Of Philippines   CLARK FIELD NEXT OBJECTIVES OF YANKS

SPEARHEAD OF FORCES HEADING FOR .CAPITAL OF PHILIPPINES STILL 18 UNOPPOSED -

YANKS ADVANCE BEYOND TARLAC   Japs Report Planes Headed Toward Tokyo; Claims Carriers Ablaze

FOUR AMERICANS KILLED IN RIOT BY INDIAN MOBS   Violence Mounting As Unruly Thousands Range Streets In Calcutta

Violence Mounts As Indian Mobs Continue Fight   Major, Three Other Army Men Victims of Disorders in Streets

Four U. S. Ariny Men Killed In Calcutta Riots”   Indian Mob Uprising Leaves 18 Dead, At Least 125 Wounded

FOUR AMERICANS KILLED IN RIOT   Many Others Injured During Violence Raging In Calcutta, India

4 Americans Are Killed in Riots in India   Bloody Fighting As Mob Attacks Officers’ Club

ANTLBRITISH MOBS RIOTING IN CALCUTTA, AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE INJURED BY FLYING BRICKS

4 Americans Sian As Riots Spread Through Calcutta  Major and Three Others Die During Battle At Offi     GIs AND BRITISH UNDERGO ATTACKS   ‘Nationalist Mobs Protest Trial of Jap Sympathizers; Panic Reigns

FOUR YANKS KILLED IN CALCUTTA   American Major Among Victims  Of Riotino

Viob Attacks Service Men  AtU.S. Club   Violence Mounts As Indians Range Calcutta Streets

SHOT IN CAR ON STREETS OF BAPITAL CITY   Believed Mistaken For Chou En-Lai

RED LEADER IN CHINA IS SHOT   COMMUNIST SECRETARY !S ASSASSINATED

Compromise Rejected By Operators   Federal Seizure kxpected If Parties Refuse lo Extend Pact A Month.

UNEMPLOYMENT BILL MIGHT BE SHELVED   Unable Te Tell What Situation With Se Many Themstnds Of Men’ On Strike

Sentiment Strong  For Death of Bill   ‘Senaie Committee to Hold i Showdown Votes Tadav

Committee Reported Opposed to Passage of Legislation With Thousands on Strike.      A SHOWDOWN VOTE IS EXPECTED TODAY   Strong Sentiment for Killing Measure Exists ~— Action Would Be Rebuff to Truman.

NOT SURE ABOUT HIMMLER   ‘Churchill Says Nazi Leader Will : Get Proper Punishment

READY TO CHART PATHS OF PEACE FOR THIS NATION   Congressmen Pouring Back @ to Tackle Problems of Reconversion

CONGRESS HAS * BIE PROGRAM ~ FOR SESSION   HOUJE AND SENATE RECON VENE TOMORROW win “PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED

Congress Will Reconvene For Postwar Sessiot   Members Pouring Back Into Washington For Begin. ning Of Session Wednesday

Jam-Packed Japanese Prison Ship Is Sunk   Many Americans Lose Lives When Japanese Prison Ship Rombhed

‘Mistake Bombing’ of Jap Prison Ship Kills 800 Amerieans in Paeifie Zone

REVEAL 800 DIE ON PRISON SHIP   Third Jap Vessel Bearing Americans Is Sunk by Planes

Sinking of Another Jap Prison Ship  With Heavy Loss of U.S. Lives Revealed

MORE THAN 800 AMERICANS ‘LOST AS RESULT OF AT" (PACK BY U, 8. PLANES , ON SHIP

Over 800 More Americans Die in a Jap Prison Ship Sunk by American Airme

B00 ARE KILLED ON PRISON SHIF   1600 Yanks Aboard Vesse! Sunk By U. S. Bomber

Disclose 3rd Sinking of Prison Ship   800 Americans are Killed when U. S. Planes Sink Ship

Third Sinking Of Prison Ship Is Disclosed   American Planes Sink Jap Vessel Causing Death Of At Least 800

800 Americans Perish When Jap Prison Ship Is Sunk By U. S. Planes

Studio Strike Snarls as  Unions Clash   International Head ’ Threatens to Close Theaters

MOVIE STRIKE THREATENS 10 HIT THEATERS   DEADLOCKED UNIONS TIGHTEN SNARL IN FILMDOM

Film Strikers Silent on Order To End Walkou   Union Leader Repeats Threat To Shut Down Countless. Theatres .-

Filmdom Strike In Tighter Snarl   Threats of TATSE Met by Silence

AGREE TD ORDER END 10 STRIKE   Pledge Comes On Agreement With Chrysler Firm's Officials

Strikers Will Return To Jobs In War Plants   Agreement Made To End Stoppage In Vital Works At Detroit

Union Agrees ToEndTieups In Detroit   In Turn, Chrysler Heads Promise ‘No Reprisals’ Against Strikers

‘Resume Work Monday   ‘Detroit Union Leaders Agree To End Strike

Union Leaders Promise Sincere Effort To Send Detroit Strikers Back To Job:

DETROIT LABOR ROWS MAY END   UAW-CIO Will Ask Strikers To Return To War Jobs

Order Strike End Monday   Union Leadera Order Resumption Of Work

DODGE WALKOUT TO END MONDAY   Union Leaders Agree To Order Strikers Back To Their Jobs

Will Urge Resumption of Work Monday in Chrysler and Briggs Manu facturing Plants

Detroit Strikers Ordered Back   WLB Told Chrysler Strikes Completely Halted Many Items

Unions Order Strike Ended In Detroit   Heads Agree to Call Workers Back to Jobs Monday

Union Heads Give Pledge to End Big Strike on Monday  35,000 Employes Idle In Walkouts at Detroit War Plants

Crowley Letter Not Suppressed   White House Says No Note Withheld

WHITE HOUSE NOT KEEPING LETTER   Charies Ross.Also Denies That Leo T. Crowley * ‘Was Fired.

Steaks, Roasts Remain Scarce   Choice Meat Hard To Find This Winter— Some Ration-Free

Choice Meat Cuts to Remain Scarce  End of Rationing Several Months Away

WAS A DRY AUGUST   Past Month Produced Only .70 of An Inch of  Moisture

And Wear Rainfall Thus Far Is 24.39 Inches, ° 11.62 Above Normal

WAS A COLD JUNE   Mean Temperature for the Past Month Was 68.95  Degrees

Truman Scoffs At Idea U.S.  Seeks Isolation   Declares That Road To Ruin — Roosevelt Letter Denouncing Franco Is Released

ROAD TO RUIN TRUMAN SAYS   Rejects Idea Country Turns From Internationalism   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER \Associated Press Diplomatic Rlewe Editar

ISOALIOMSI NUT : Growing inv _ Truman Declares  ‘Prasident Wares Such  Santiment Rvir.ous ri. abn. §%## € s

Truman Denies U. S. Developing New Isolationism   Acheson Releases Hot Franco Attack, Written by Roosevelt

TRUMAN DENIES U. 5. 15 BACKING OFF WORLD STAGE   President Sees No Drift Toward Jsolationism — Declares Such Action Would Bring Ruin.   ALLIES TO DISPOSE OF JAPANESE FLEET   Executive Ex pects Russia Britain and China to Have Voice in What Is Done With Warshins.

Truman Rejects Suggestion that U. 5. ls Developing Postwar Isolationism

Truman Hits Talk of Isolationism   Declares Any Such Move Would Be the Road to Ruin

Writer Watches Cologne Die; Americans Capture City as It Breathes Its Last; Cathedral Spared

CRISIS OVER GAS STRIKES ~~. 1$ NOW PAS]   ADMINISTRATION TACKLES COAL PROBLEM AS OIL WORKERS PREPARE TO. RETURN TO JORS

Mine Dispute Laid Before Labor Secretary; Oil Crisis Slowly Abating

Food Shortages Relief Is Seen   Secretary  Re ports Action Taken

KOREA BOUND ‘TROOP-CONVOY NEARLY THERE   FLAG THAT FLEW.OVER WHITE ' MOUSE AT. TIME OF PEARL HARBOR ATTACK TO BE RAISED

Tokyo Awaits Entrance of  Gen.MaeArthut   Allied Chief To Raise White House Flag In Capital

LAW SUPPRESSING NNAZ] PARTY PASSED   Soviet- Sponsored Provi. sional Government of Austria Is Leader.

‘STAR MAKER’ GUS EWARDS = — MOURNED BY SHOW WORLD   SONGWRITER, COMPOSER AND FAMOUS VAUDEVILLE STAR DIES IN HOLLYWOOD APARTMENT

President Requests Quick Passage Of Manpower Bill  Letter to Senators Says Nation’s Situation Serious

MANPOWER BILL EXPECTED TO WIN SENATE APPROVAL   SQUEEZES THROUGH HOUSE BY EYELASH; CARRIES A THREAT

FD. R. Advocates Quick Passage Of Work-Jail Act  “* Manpower Situation Still Critical,  opens: BEI Gere ee

Quick Passage Of Manpower Action Urged   President Seeks To Forestall Exodus Of Workers From War Plants

QUICK SENATE PASSAGE URGED   FR Wants Manpower Bil Approved to Forestall Exodus of Workers.

Passage of Manpower  Bill Urged   Control Measure Squeezes Through House and Faces Senate Test

W ork - Or - Jail Legislation Approved  ~~ - By House Vote Of 167 to 160

FDR URGES QUICK PASSAGE OF NEW MANPOWER MEASURE   Bdlieves Senate Approval of Compromise Bill Will Hait An Exodus of Workers From  War Plants—Carries Threat  of Fine, Jail

Manpower Law Sent To Senate For Final Vote  Approval Expected By Slim Merain

50 Nations Sign Document For World Security   President Closes Conference With Dramatic Plea To Make Charter “A Living Thing.” To Ask Senate For Immediate Ratification.

Dramatic Appeal Voiced as Parley Delegates Affix Signatures; Chief Executive Warns Pact Must be Used

Foreign Relations Committee To Hear Hurley Explanation Of Why He Resisned As Envoy

Many Workers Continue Idle   -No-Early Settlement Seer in Nation’s Strike Disputes

Many Workers Continue Idle   No-Early: Settlement Seen in Nation's Strike Dis .- . Dues.

FOR MAN OF THE YEAR   Ships Dodge  Loose Vines   Two Troopships In Danger Zone

Anglo-Americans Plan loins Palestine Study   British Suggest Creation Of Committee After Truman Proposed Admission Of An Additional  100,000 Jews To The Holy Lands

u. 5. Agrees fc Join Inquiry Into Palestine   Joint Anglo-American Committee to Be Set Up to Go Into All Details of Problems

U.S. Agrees fo Joint Committee   Will Study Problem of Palestine Jews

U.S. APPROVES GROUP TO STUD DALESTINE ISSUE   _Truman Has Proposed “Admission of 100, More Jews to Palestine

U.S., Britain to Plan Solution For Palestine   Agree to Establish Committee to-Examine Problem of Jews

Accepts Invitation to Joint Anglo-American Inquiry to Examine, Question European Jewry

Anglo-American Group to Examine Palestine Problem   United States Agrees To British Suggestion: Committee ‘Will  Make Sucaectiane

Joint Plan For Jewry   Anglo-American Group To Study the Entire Palestine Problem

TO PROBE PALESTINE PROBLEM   Americans ‘Accede’ To British Plan For Joint Committee

U. S.-Britain Plan Study Of Palestine   U.S. Agrees to Setting Up of Joint Committee To Examine Issue

Resettlement In Holy Land May Be Sought   - Joint Committee Will Be Established For Study Of Problem   -100,.000 INVOLVED   Palestine Immigration Is Supported By Truman

U.S., Britain: Join in Study Of Palestine   Joint Committee Will Examine Problem Of European Jews

Anglo-Yankee Unit To Study  Palestine Row   Establish Committee To Ex. amine Whole Palestine  Dephlam.   TOLD BY TRUMAN

JOINS BRITISH TO ‘EXAMINE JEWISH ISSUE   President Discloses Plan for Joint Committee

SEEK SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OF EUROPEAN JEWS   Truman Makes Public Letter Advocating Admission of Jews

PALESTINE PROBLEM  WILL BE EXAMINED B}  SPECIAL COMMITTEE JOINT ANGLO-AMERICAN  _ COMMITTEE TO CONFER ON SITTIATION

Byrnes Refurns From Moscow  Flies Back After - Bia’ 3 Conference

Truman Works On Radio Talk  During Cruise   Signs 64 Bills; Awaits Byrnes Report On Moscow Parlev.

BYRNES LANDS AT CAPITAL AIRPORT   Secretary .of State Returns  Seams Adkneernsx

SENATORS ASSAIL LABOR DRAFT AS PASSED BY HOUSE   DEFINITE MOVE TO CONTROL PRIVATE LIVES IS CHARGED

‘Momentous Week Ahead For Congress; ‘Senate Gets House-Passed Job Bill   George Bill May Be Lost In Senate   Stormy Sailing Seen For Manpower Bill

GEN. YAMASHITA TO HEAR FATE FRIDAY   Testimony in -War Crimes Cace Canctoded

DECISION DUE ON YAMASHITA   Fate Of Jap General. Will Be Revealed Friday

General Yamashita to Hear Verdict on Trial — U. 8. Military Commission Started Trial on October 29 on 128-Count Indictment.

VERDICT IN TRIAL EXPECTED FRIDAY   Counsel Files Petition With U.S. Supreme Court

5 FILIPINOS. WHO STOLE $206,500. CAPTURED   ee  VAMASHITA WILL HEAR HIS FATE ON ERIDAY

ry-Stoker New Admiralty Lord  Two-War Navy Vet One of 33 Ministers Selected by Attlee

Civil Lord of  Admiralty Named  44-Year-Old Vet Of Two Wars Placed

STOKER MADE BRITISH LORD OF ADMIRALTY   LABOR PARTY CHIEF COMPLETES NEW CABINET

Navy Fireman In British Cabinet Post   Veteran of Two Wars To Sit With Senior Admirals

Former Gob British Lord Of Admiralty   Veteran of 2 Wars Named to Cabinet Post by Attlee

Maryland Pen Riot Sifted By State’s Board   Meantime, All Parole Case: Held Up: Meat Scarcity Which Caused Uprising to Be Remedied

VATICAN UPSET OVER BOUNDARY   DISAPPOINTMENT EXPRESSED OVER DECISION TO ESTABLISH THE CUR “ZON LINE

No Hope Fo: More Food In  Near Future      Civilian Supply Shorter Than 744

FOOD OUTLOOK REMAINS POGR   Ag Dep’t Haz Little Hope For Early Improvement Gf Situation

Little Hope Is See For Improvement  In Food Situation Civilian Supplies Of Most Items Will Be Shorter

FOOD SITUATION REMAINS BLACK   Improvement Unlikely Soon; House Group Offers Plan

Department of Agriculture Holds = Out Little Hope for Improvement This Summer in the Food Situation

Little Hope for More Food Held   Some Supplies to Be Much Shorter This  Summer Than Last

Food Situation Continues Bad   Civilian Supplies  To Remain Short

Agriculture Department Sees Greater Shortage of Staple Foods This Summer

Truman Hopes For’Peace’ on LaborFront   President Expresses Hope Schwellenbach's Efforts Will Succeed

New Disputes Put Nation’s Total Of Idle Near 650,000   Garment Industry Hit, Conferences Continue

Resume Talks on Mine Wage Pact   Operators Assert Lewis Must Relent

Akron Executive Looks For ‘Mere Confusion’, But Not More Casings

CLAIM LIFTING OF TIRE RATIONING WILL CAUSE GRIEF   Rubber Company Spokesman Feels End of Rationing Will Cause More Confusion But Not Macc Tires

Meadows Enters Central Prison To Begin Term   Former ECTC Wead Fails Complete Appeal, Surrendered At 1 P. M.

Bond Sales Soar as County Nears Its Goal  Individual Series  e~f? wore g~=e £4 Pu LO gm ay

Bond Sales Soar as County Nears Its Goal  Tr 35 «yy 5 wm ie   Individual Series Purchases for Dav Reach $87,739

—3 BROTHERS DOOMED TO DIE—  hetos on Page 14  Rare Disease Saps Boys’ Life

Burton Taylor Dies at Home   Oil Producer Stricken With Heart Attack and Dies 10 Minutes Later

LITTLE PROGRESS IN MINE PARLEY   COAL OPERATORS CONSIDER FORCING NEW DEVELOPMENT

Yanks Rolling Rapidly Along  Luzon Valley y   Paralyzed Conmaiuiicalions Prevent Japs From Making Stroug Staud

Early Clean Up Weakening laps On Luzon Seen   MacArthur Reports Phil ippine Campaign Has Cost 402,363 Nips.

Sixth Army Advancing  In Clean Up Upon Luzon   Enemy’s Resistance Gradually Weakens

QUICK CLEANUP IN PHILIPPINES   Campaign Costs Japanese  402,363 Casuals As End Draws Near

Quick Cleanup In Philippines Seen Probable In Face Of Weakening Jap Resistance   General MacArthur Announces Philippine Campaign Has Cost Japs 402.363 Casualties

CLEANUP NEAR IN PHILIPPINES   102,362 Enemy Killed 01 Captured In Campaign

Slam Ahead On Luzon   Yanks Speed 40 Miles In Three Days As Long Campaign Nears Finish

Bid for Cleanup In the Philippines   Sixth Army Troops Slam Rapidly Ahead in Northern Luzon

Troops Advance North on Luzon   Drive To Early Mopup of Weakening Jap Forces—Planes Aid

Steffinius Defends U. S. on Argentina  South American _ Nation Expected

Yalta Vote Battle Looms  Hot Debate In Sight - Over Parley Issue

Nations Debate Voting Formula   Expect Big Powers Tc Win Veto Privilege

BATTLE LINES DRAWN UP. AT FRISCO.   Big and Little Nations Argue Over Vote Formula

Mine Operafors To Answer UMW   Draft Counter-offers To Union’s Demands

Yamashita Takes Witness Stand In Own Defense   Was Subordinate Commander. Claim

Yamashita Denies  All Knowledge Of Jap Atrocities   Describes Himself As ‘Bystander’

-YAMASHITA HAS LOTS OF ALIBIS   Judging by Testimony, Jo Leader Didn't Have Much To Do

YAMASHITA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR LIST OF ATROCITIES  JAPANESE COMMANDER * IN PHILIPPINES DECLARES HE WAS SUBORDINATE

Bluff Yamashita Potrays Self as Innocent Bystander  General Says He Never Had. Command of —

Yamashita  Defends Self  Took His Orders From Field Marshal. Claim

Yamashita Says. He Played Role of Bystander   Denies He Knew Abou - Atrocities; Shifts : Blame to Navy

Only A Bystande   Y anaebite Subordinate Head In Philippines, He Claims

PORTRAYS SELF AS BYSTANDER   Yamashita Denies Authority in Philippine Drive

YAMASHITA ON WITNESS STAND   Neverin-Command of Philippines, Jap General Testifies

JUST BYSTANDER “TIGER” CLAIMS   Yamashita Describes Himself At Trial As Subordinate Commander.

GENERAL DENIES HE KNEW OF ATROCITIES   Describes Himself As Hav: ing Sort of Bystander Role in Islands.

Enemy Planes Raid Two Fallen Isles   News Agency Alibies Okinawa’s Fall; Defense Reorganized

JAP AIR ATTACKS AGAINST OKINAWA REPORTED BY JAPS   Domei News Agency Declares Nip Fliers Assaulted U. 5. Air Bases on Their Former Possessions of Okinawa and fe Jima

Nation Now Faces Total Destruction   Three Cities Are Blasted Today by B-29s, Starting Big Fires

Put Off 3000 Ton: Of Fireworks In New Plant Cities   Industrial Targets Feel Impact Of Yankee Patriotism For First Time In Devastating Independence Day Demonstration.

3,000 Tons of Incendiaries Dropped By 450 to 500 Superforts on New Targets; Mounting Destruction Toll

MANILA TODAY SEARED CITY   Show Places and Leading Business Houses In Ruins

Raging Fires Gut Manila   Show-Places of OnceBeautiful City, Empty, Blackened Shells

Nazi Oil Centers Turn Out Enough For Meager Air Force, Report Says

NAZI DEFENSE IS THREATENED BY FUEL LOSSES   German Production Figure Reduced 80 Percent Of Normal Output   CAN MAINTAIN ONLY AVERAGE AIR FORCE

, sensational Red Advance eln Manchuriz   Tokio Says Korea And Sakhalin Island Also Invaded By Russians.

Soviet Armies Invade Korea;  Jap Sakhalin   Coordinated Allied Strikes _ Underway as_ Allies Smash Foe Relentlessly

Defetises of Crack Kwan tung Army Crumisling Under Red Army Juggernaught Spearing  - From East; West And  North; Inner Mongolia Tneadead  .

Soviets Drive Into Center  Of Manchuria   Invasion Of Korea. Sakhalin Island Made On 3 Routes By Reds.   REPORTED BY JARS

More Than 2550 Planes Hit Reich   Some Allied Bombers Lend Aid to Soviets

AMERICANS BOMB _NAZT NAVAL BASE   PLACE FILLED WITH STETTIN REINFORCEMENTS—BRITISH HIT DORTMUND,

2,550 PLANES HIT SECTIONS OF REICH   Targets From = Ravaged Ruhr to Baltic Sea Blasted ©

Allied Bombers Help Russians On East Front   Record Fleets Also Attack Nazi Industrial Centers

JOE PEARL IS DEAD IN ACTION   Middlesboto “Member of U. 8) Navy Is Buried at Sen

Sailors on US. Liner Stace Riol   American and Chinese Crewmen Fight in Portsmouth Harbor

Liner Captain Charges Crew With Mutiny   Fight Begins as Ship Docks in. English Harbor

‘Our Capitulation Will Never Come’  Goebbels Calls On Germans To Fight In Fields, Forests

CAN'T GIVE UP, GOEBBELS SAYS   People Of Germany Are Summoned To Fight Fanatically

German Chief Warns of Trouble Due   Goebbels Reiterates Plea for Mass Sacrifice in Reich

Japs Took Big Risk: Marshall Tells Probers   Retired Chief of Staff Blames Non-Alertness for Success

Japs Took Big Risk: Marshall Tells Probers   Retired Chief of Staf Blames Non-Alertness for Success   Treachery Against Nation Revealed ee ev ea ES  Records Show Admiral Raeder As Leader Of Norway Invasion

Retired Chief of Staff Thought Gamble So Tremendous Japanese Would Not Try Assault.

JAPS GAMBLED 4 YEARS AGO AT PEARL HARBOR   Gen. Marshall Says Foe Took A Tremendous Chance In Attack pe. 7, 424 9 6 I

Marshall Puts Blame for Japs’ Sneak Attack and Its Success Upon “Non-Alertness” in Hawaii

“Non-Alertness”’ Reason’     For Jap Attack On Pearl Harbor - Marshall

‘Non-Alertness’ Brought Success   Papers From FDR’s  Secret Files Read

‘Japanese attack a  gamble’ Marshall didn’t  ‘ere r=5 bE alizwa paid

RAID BY JAPS BELIEVED T00 BiG A GAMBLE   MARSHALL ADMITS NON-ALERTNESS IN HAWAII

Forces in Pacific Could Have Upset Japanese Thrust, He Tells Probers

Refed Chief Offers Views On Nip Attack   Says He Didn't Think Japs’ Would Take Such  A Risk

Gen. Marshall Says Japanese  Took Gamble   Sufficient UL. S. Force in Pacific To Break Up Nip Plans Is Reported

Japs’ Gamble Dee. 7 Defied U.S. Visions   Marshall Says Pearl Harbor Forces Sufficient to Upset Campaign

HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVED FUND FOR LIQUIDATION FEPL   SURPRISE ACTION IF APPROVED BY CONGRESS MEANS END OF AGENCY

House Approves $425,000 Fund for FEPC Liquidation   Appropriations Group Seeks $174,500,000 Budget for OPA Agence:

Committee Sounds FEPC Death Knell   Money Allowed Will Only Last Three Months

FUND APPROVED TO CURB FEPC   Surprise Action By Heuse Would Allow Setup To Wind Its Affairs

Committee Also Approves Cut In Budget Of OPA  Only One Quarter O' os nt Requested Is FEPC  pprovea ror

eer a  House Plans  FEPC Death   Money For Liquidation Of Agency Voted By Committee

Fund to Close FEPC Approved   $125,000 for Purpose  Of Liquidation Voted a Po ameetbthes Cuemeiee

FRANK MCKAY TRIAL SET IN LIQUOR GRAFT   ONE-TIME POLITICAL BOSS AND OTHERS BOUND OVER

Defendant Becomes Star Witness for Prosecution   Re ROBERTA APPLEGATE

The National Whirligig   News Behind the News  Washington --..--.- Ray Tucker New York « -- Albert N, Leman’!

MERCURY DROPS OVER WIDE AREA   HEAVY SNOWFALLS BLOCK HIGHWAYS IN EASTERN STATES

ZERO WEATHER IN NORTHWEST   Temperatures Falling In Great Plains Area; Four Die In Buffalo, New York.   BY THE ASSOCTATED PRESS

COMMUNISTS IN CHINA ACCUSED   General Charges Opposition Forces with Civil War Near Peiping

Japs Lose 1,610 Planes, 187 Vessels   Toll Since December 1 Announced by Navy; Includes Tokyo Hits: -

FILIPINO GOVT BACK IN POWER   Complete Capture Of Iwo Island Predicted In ‘Few More Days’

Fleet Planes Bag 187 Ships 1610 Aircraft   HEAVY NIPPONESE TOLL TAKEN IN CARRIER RAIDS SINCE DEC. 1

EDITORIAL   Something To Think About   Latest News } Flashes By I. N. S.  _ re 7 MERC

MINISTERS HAVE SHORT SESSIONS   Molotoy Gives Formal Diplomatic Reception For Big Three

KANMON STRAIT MINED BY B-29'S   Operation Presumed to Interrupt War Supplies Shipments

Indonesians Renew Fight At Soerabaja   Red Cross And Dutch Demand Evacuations

NEW ATTACKS IN INDONESIA   Coastal City of Semarang Remains Trouble Spot, News Agency Says.

lodonesians Counterattack At Soerabaja.   Mosquito Bombers. At stack. Native: . Tro op ection

Dutch Ask Help Of U. S.  In Evacuating Javanese   Removal Of 200,000 Women, Children, Aged And Sick From Fighting Zone Sought

Indonesians Launch Drive   Attack British in Soerabaja; Civilian Evacuation Sought

Mass Evacuation Of 200,000 Dutch And Eurasians Asked From Troubled Area Of Java

Still Fighting In Java  Indonesians Launch A Counter Drive Against British In Soerabaja

British Endure Counterattack In Soerabaja      Dutch Red Cross Workers Petition: Government For Evacuation OF  200,000 

Indonese Open Counterattack   Battle Britons in Battered Soerabaja

Terror Spreads In Java; Would  Evacuate Many   Indonesians Launch New Attacks Against British; Asks U.S. Aid

COUNTERBLOW FIRED BY INDONESIA TROOPS   Attack British In Soerabaja Other Assaults Reported

INDONESE OPEN COUNTERATTACK AGAINST BRITISH   Batavia: Leaders Ask 200,000 Evacuated: Pendina-Normal Times

Indonesians In Counterattack  Action In Soerabaja; Trouble In Semarang

BRITAL ATTACK MANE ON JEWS   Arab Mobs Loot Hoines, Kill Children In Zanzur Riots

Harker Unveiled At Old Rolfe On Sunday Oct. 14   ather Dobberstein, Builder and Giver, Main Speaker

ALLIES AGREE ON SURRENDER TERMS FOR GERMANY   ‘Papers Are Ready if German Resistance Collapses Early

“SURRENDER” TERMS READY   Allies Agree on Germany’s M ate  No Chance For Negotiated Peace

REPORT ALLIED AGREEMENT ON BASIC SURRENDER TERMS   OCCUPATION OF GERMANY AND OTHER MAIN POINTS OF DEMANDS READY FOR PRESENTATION

TERMS FOR SURRENDER BY NAZIS READY   Papers Available for Moment Resistance by Enemy Collapses

0 Go Through Picket Line: No Incidents Occur   War With Japan Was Unnecessary, Radio Commentator Says

U. S. DRIFTING DANGEROUSLY. CLOSE WARNS      Fears Atom Bombs May Be Flying Soon In Third World War .

YANKS REACH “JAP CITADEL ON OKINAWA   CAPTURE OF ALL OF STRONG , HOLD TOWN OF SHURI Is i £XPECTED WITHIN : SHORT TIME

30 YANKS HURT IN CALCUTTA   One GI Missing In AntiBritish Demonstrations By Indians

French War Prisoners ‘Released As Russians Take Poland, Silesia.

RUSSIANS FREE ~ FRENCH CAPTIVES   OFFENSIVE LIBERATES 200,000 PRISONERS OF WAR AND DEPORTEES.

Gen. MacArthur Will Keep Only 400,000 Troops   Other Pacific Forces Will Return To U. S. Within Six Months

1,250,000 GIs To Come Home From Pacific In Next 6 Months--MacArthui   Japs To Turn Over Foreign Exchange Assets

SURRENDER REPORT GREETS 1,454 GI’S   Cheers, Shouts of Joy Welcome Soldiers

DOUGHBOYS CHEER SURRENDER NEWS   Troops Returning From Europe Happy Over Report on Japan.

Congressmen  Study Science,  Taxes. Atoms   Nation’s Future May Rest On Decisions Now Being Made   HEARINGS HELD   Testimony On Enérgy Control Behind  Closed Doors

Nazis Have More Planes - Little Gas   Number of Enemy Planes Greater Now Than on N-Day, Pilots Not: Well Trained °

Fires Handicap Effort To Save Entombed Men   Report Hopes Of Finding Miners Alive Grow Dim;  — Number Still, Unknown

No. Hope Held  Fo or. Entombed Coal Mi 1 n e r s   Rescuers Battle Fire, Gas Fumes, Smoke; May Not Reach - Men for. 2 -or.3. Davs..° 0°

13 Fires Have Been Put Out By Workers Trying to Reach Trapped Men.   HOPES GROWING DIMMER

Rescue Workers Dig Into Wrecked Kentucky Mine, But Hope For 30 To 50 Miners’ Virtually Abandoned.

RESCUE WORKERS LOSING HOPE FOR TRAPPED MINERS   More Than 30 Men Feared  Dead jin Coal Shaft  ‘ After Exalacean

Little Hope Held Out For Trapped Miners   Rescue Workers Put Out 13 Fires; 30 to BQ Men Entambed

Hopes Dim For 30-50 Men In Mine Explosion  13 Fires Put Out By Rescue Workers As  Crews Work Hard T« Danrk Riactad Aran

30 to 50 Caught In Underground Explosion, Fear   13 Blazes Spotted And Extinguished By Rescue Workers

See Scant Hope Of Success In Miners’ Rescue   Workers Toil Persistently In Explosion-Blocked Tuanel to Reach Trapped Men

HOPE WANING FOR 50 MINERS   Rescue Crews Put Out 13 - 4 Fires While: Digving * For Doomed Men

Mine Rescue Crews Extinguish 13 Fires   Experts Within 3,000 Feet of Victims; Hope Abandoned for 30 to 50 Men

Little Hope Is Held for  Coal Miners   Numerous Fires Spotted And Put Out by Reseue Squads; 30 to 50 Men Relieved Entombed

Hope for Kentucky Miners Trapped by Blast Grows Faint   Experts Fear Between 35 and 50 Men Will be Found Dead in Mine

HOPE ABANDONED FOR COAL MINERS CAUGHT IN'BLAST   TRAINED RESCUERS CONTINUE EFFORTS TO REACH VICTIMS

Suicide Was  Accused of War Crimes   Three-Time Premier c Japan Blamed with Tojo for War

News Day And Night   Wife Reports Death After He Drinks Undisclosed Amount Of Poison   In Good Spirits At Family Party   Second Cavalry Brigade Ordered To Investigate Suicide

honoye Ends His Own Lite With Poison   Suicide Presumed Choice Preferred To Crimes Trial

PLANTS 10 BE CLEARED SOON   Government Promises Speedy Clearance To Hurry Up Industrial Reconversion

. ’ * Government Agencies Speedily Clearing Plants for Keconversion

War Plants Are Being Cleared For New Work   WPB Stands Ready tc ‘Nudge’ Agencies in Removing Equipment

Heavy Bomb Loads On Jap Mainland   Industrial Targets Are Objective of U. § Superfortresses

9) B-24's Bomb Plane Plants — On Jap Mainland  Clark Field Raided By Leyte-Based. U. S. Heavy Bomber

Superforts Blast Enemy Homeland   Great Aircraft Center of Nagoya Reported Target of American Bombs

INDUSTRIAL TARGETS HIT AGAIN   Aircraft Center Of Nagoya And Osaka Blasted

Superforts Strike At Industria! Targets On Jap Home Isle of Honshu

Superforts Hit Honshu, Japan’s Aircraft Center   Tokyo Says 90 Took Part In Raid; Makes  L[syal Claims.

SUPERFORTS HIT HONSHU TARGETS   Tokyo Admits Some Damage From Incendiaries at Nagoya, Hamamatsu

Yank Monsters Batter Honshu War Factories   Huge Bombers Fly Over 3,000 Miles to Pound Vital Targets Oa Nippon Island   Japanese Admit Gravity of Raids   Great Fires Started By Raiders; Nip Fighters Put Up Fiereest Op:  position Yet

Marines Are Preventing Vital Lines of Come: munication From Capture By Communists

FREDERICK SOLDIER LIBERATED BY YANKS   Fvi. Charlies Main Among 5908 Americans Freed From German Prison Camp

Fifth Army Launches New Attack in Italy   Industrial City of Bologna Called Objective

Action Flares On Front In Italy   Attack By Americans Below Big Industrial City Of Bologna Reported   STIFF OPPOSITION MADE BY GERMANS

Gunner Hits Silk After 150-Mile Ride on Pilotless, Burning Plane

UDGN TAIL GUNNER NOW BACK AT BASE   lies 150 Miles In Pilotless Plane Over Germany

Typhoons Delay Landing  of Yanks on Sacred Soil   1,000 Warships and Transports Ready to Move in for Occupation Landing

Warships, Supplies Are Already at Sea   Okinawa. Dispatch Causes . Conflict—Fire Rages Near * TP Sbewo: Bay Naval Base

Storm Delays Occupation of Jap Homeland   General MacArthur Postpones Landings  48 Hours Account CVE Teoernhkacne Demin

NIPPON ARMY DISARMING IN ALL SECTORS   Typhoon Threat Not To Alter MacArthur Schedule

MacArthur Announces Change in Program As More Storms Strike   Japs Complain to Manila of Russian Para-Troop Threat to Hokkaido, Says Submarines Sink Ships in Area; Main Occupation Tuesday

MacArthur Tells 48-Hour Delay In Occupation  I a i   Typhoons Delay Landings by Hitting Communications, Damaging Nip Landing Fields

Occupation Of Conquered Islands And Formal Rites Of Capitulation Delayed At Least 48 Hours— Signing Of Documents Aboard Battleship Missouri In Tokyo Bay Rescheduled For September 2—First Airborne Landings Set For Next Tuesday

W Arthur Intends to Land On Schedule Tuesday Next Despite Threat of Typhoon   Japan’s Armies at Home and Abroad Are Disarming Ahead of Occupation by U. S.; First Force of Airborne Technicians Set To Land Near Tokyo; Ready for Treachery

MACARTHUR SAYS WEATHER CAUSES CHANGE IN PLAN   Conflicting Report Heard on Landing Arrangements; GI's Eager To Move In   Tell Jan Suicides

‘Typhoons Delaying MW Arthur   Okinawa Forces, However, to Be Able To Make Flight

Gen. MacArthur Announces Change in Origina! Plans because Typhoons Are Now Raging.   SIGNING DATE WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 2

U S Landings  Are Delayed For Two Days   First Airborne Troops In Occupation Tuesday

September 2 Surrender Date   Occupation Postponed at Least 48 Hours as Mighty Storm Sweeps Nip Home Islands, Southwest Pacific Area

FORMAL SURRENDER AND OCCUPATION OF JAPAN POSTPONED  TYPHOONS CAUSE DELAY APF 2TrrsAerw 2am etrreme tt

Landings in Japan Heid Up by Storm   Signing of Documents and Arrival of U. S. Troops Delayed 48 Hours With Plans Still Tentative

Typhoons Hold Up Landings On Jap Homeland   Formal Surrender Delayed, MacArthur Says; Okinawa Story Says Plans Unchanae:

Schedule Is Off 48 Hours   Surrender Signing Aboard Missouri Slated For Sent. ?

Threat of typhoons causes decision to  wait 48 hours more Two violent storms reported.

Nipponese Would “Regret” Move by Reds To Occupy  Home Island of Hokkaido   Japan's Vast Armies Are Disarming af Home and Abroad; Occupation by Allies Will Begin Sunday (Manila Time) with Airborne Landings; Gen. MacArthur Orders Nip Airmen To Keep Out of Skies

Okinawa Dispatch, However, Insists ~Original Timetable Still Holds.

Now Set For Sept. 2nd Instead Of August 31st; Some Conflict In Reports

OCCUPATION AND FORMAL ACT OF SIGNING SURRENDER PACT DELAYED BY GREAT TYPHOON

FIRST TROOPS LAND TUESDAY   Surrender Signing Set for Aug. 31 Will Take Place Sept. 2.   ‘TOKYO AREA HARD HIT

First Landing onIsland Set. for Tuesday.   Big Move-to Follow. Thursday-Unless Ty phoon Continues:

THE WEATHER:   Army General Says Typhoons Cause of Delay   Surrender Signing on  Missouri To Be Sept.  2—Sky Troops to Land Tuesday at Atsugi

Formal Surrender Now Set For Sept. 2 On U.S.S. Missouri   Reds Speed Korean Occupation; . Chiang Helps To Ease Situation; Report Mass Hara-Kiriln Tokvo

Fitst. Landing of Men Scheduled For Tuesday Now   Typhoons Tear Up Field, Japs Say; MacArthur's Plans Fluid

MacArthur Grants Nips 48 More Hours To Complete Plans   Formal Surrender Now Set for Sept. 2 Aboard ‘’Missouri”’

Japs to Sign Documents on September 2   But Okinawa Report Says Storms Abating; U. S. Plans Are ‘Fluid’

Formal Japanese Surrender Put Off Two Days, Says Manila Report: Okinawa Savs It Will Be Sunda

Raging Storms Cause Postponement of Event  Oceu upation E F lee st Begins i ining Up:  aren) Bowel  *, Sin

FIRST LANDING MOVED BACK 10 TUESDAY   Signing Of Surrender Set For September 2   PACIFIC FLEET   Located Off Tokyo Ready For Action In Case Of Any Emergency

Typhoon May Change Time of Formal Surrender by Nips; Soviets In Korea

MACARTHUR GIVES ENEMY 48 HOURS DUE JO TYPHOON  FORMAL SURRENDER   FORMAL SURRENDER WILL BE COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 2

MacArthur Says Delay To Be 48 Hours   Typhoon Blamed For Mix-Up In Occupation Dates

General Makes New Plans For Ceremony   Date of Signing Will Be Sept. 2; Other Arranaements Changed

380 Ships Are Massed, Ready For Occupation  es Change oe ena n Postponemen Of Troop Landin a

LANDINGS ON JAPAN HOMELAND DELAYED AT LEAST TWO DAYS   GEN. MACARTHUR HAS RESCHEDULED HIS LANDINGS FOR THURSDAY

Remnants of Jap Navy To Be Turned Over to Adm. Halsey and Adm. Spruance—China Says Britain Can Have Hong Kong, Thus Eliminating Sore Spot—By-passed islands To Be Taken Over by Yanke Tuesday

FIRST ALLIED UNITS OCCUPY JAPANTUESDAY   REDS PLAN PRIVATE INVASION MOVE ON HOKKAIDO

Signing Of Surrende: Will Take Place On September 2 Unless Plans Are Changed

Postponement Of Landing Not Changed   Ships Ready to Spill Armed Might When Rains Cease

Formal Signing Sept. 2.   However Report From Okinawa Says Typhoon Threat Past, Original Dates Rescheduled .

Typhoons Also Halt Occupation For 48 Hours   Dispatch From Okinawa Reports First Allied Landings Jn Tokyo Area Will Be Sunday

Occupation, Surrender Postponed   Timetable Set Back at Least 48 Hours Due to Severe Storms

‘Temperatures   Lt. H. G. Blumenthal, Husband of Logan Girl, To Be Co-Pilot

Gales, Rains Will Delay  Troop Moves By 48 Hours   Planes Dare Storms To Keep Kye On Foe

MacArthur Says Activities At Tokyo Postponed For 48 Hours; Program ‘Fluid’ And May- Change Again; Storm Devastates Bay

Missouri to Lead Armads Into Bay   383 American and Britich Ships to Steam Into Tokyo Waters in Initial Move in Occupation

Surrender Scheduled For Sent. 2   Large Scale Landings to Take Place on Thursday

MacArthur Orders Whole Progran _ Postponed At Least 48 Hours   Halsey Ready to Saddle-Up

More Than 380 Vessels Massed for Occupation, Postponed 48 Hours Because of Typhoons.   10,000 MARINES, SAILORS TO LAND   Force Will Go Ashore With Tanks and Artillery—7,500 Air Troops in Same Day.

SEPTEMBER 2 SET FOR NIPEONESE T0 SIGN SURRENDER   Series of Storms Raging—Eatry of Large Allied Force by Air Now Scheduled for Thursday.   TOKYO SAYS RUSSIANS © PLAN OCCUPATION   Advise Americans All Ship Movements Have Ceased—— Singapore Commander Holding Out.

Gen. MacArthur Moves Up Date At Least 2 Days   Major Airborne Landings Also Postponed by  Storms

Formal Signing Now Scheduled For September 2   Unconfirmed Report Says First Landing Will Occur Sunday

Storm Postpones Signing by Japs   Initial Landings in Japan _ Now Scheduled for Next Tuesday   MACARTHUR WILL LEAD   Tokyo Area Was Hard Hit by Raging Storm Wednesday Night

Fleet Sailing Into Bay Near Jap Capital   MacArthur Orders Safe Entry As Typhoon Delays Landings For 48 Hours.  reer ten eee   RUSSIANS IN MANILA

Powerful Forces Ready For Occupation; 17,000 In First Wace of Landinc

[yphoons May Delay yurrender   MacArthur Puts Off First Landings For Two Days

NO CHANGES ARE MADE. IR LANDING PLANS   Fleet Moves Under Original Schedule Upset By Typhoon

Great Air and Seaborne Forces to Move in Thursday, With 48 Hour Delay in Surrender Signing and With Plans Still Fluid Because of Storms; First Transport Planes to Land Tuesday

Warships Take Positions For  Early, Landing   Movement by Navy Is Ac cording lo Original Occupation Schedule, General  MacArthur Announces   Great Sea Armada Massed for Action   More. Than - 380 Alfied Ships, Mostly Americar, Ready To Mave Troops to Jap Shores

NEW HITLER STORY HEARN ~ TN EUROPI   Policeman Says Hi Saw Bodice

lowa Representatives Have Varied Opinions On Necessity For Peacetime Military Draft

National, Communist Leaders Greet Marshall Upon Arrival At Chungking; Visits Chiang

Truman Envoy  Marshall, {s In Chungking   First Conference ‘Extremely Cordial’ And Lasis ‘Two Hawes.   NEW OUTBREAKS

BOLOGNA TAKEN   Gateway to Po Plain In Italy Falls to Yanks and British.

JAPS FALL BACK BEFORI: AUSTRALIAN 5   Aussies Capture  . Mountain North of Balikpapan 

Mountain Jap — Stronghold Falls To Aussie Units   Heavy Artillery Fire Drives Nips North  ‘Toward Samarinda

Aussies Drive Jap Troops Back On 60-Mile Route   Capture 200- Foot Mountain Stronghold

" AUSSIES DRIVE JAPS FROM PEAK   BLAST ENEMY OFF MOUNT WITH ARTILLERY

MT. BATOCHAMAT IS CAPTURED BY AUSSIE TROOPS   Drive Japs Back Along 60 Mile Route Toward Samarinda

Aussies Advance Up the Coast About Five Miles  CAPTURING MOUNT OF BOTOCAMPAR  1,379 Japanese Killed and 608 Prisoners Taken In Last Week

JAPAN LOSES STRONGHOLD ON BORNEO   Enemy Pulls Back to Prepared Defenses and Stubbornly Resists Australians.

AUSTRALIANS ADVANCING ON BORNEO   Mountain Neer Balikpapan is Captured

Will Discharge Selected POWs   German Prisoners To Be Released To Return To Farms And Factories.

Lord Haw Haw Arrested by British Troops   Shot in Thigh During Capture; Commons Chafes at War Guilt Trial Delay Possibility

‘Lord Haw Haw In British Hands:  Plan for Trials  Chur — a rmer Cahinet Member   Churchill and Former Cabinet Members Wage Bitter Debate

Silenced Rock Invaded Quickly From Air, Sea   Surrender Ofter Of Nevada General Refused in Manila

STRATEGIC IWO LANDINGS BEING EFFECTED ALSO   Enemy Reports Fierce Fighting Raging on Second Day of Big Air-Sea Attacks,   ‘Rw ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Fierce Battle Is Under Way  For Fortress   U. S. Confirmation Lack. ing; Big Guys Already Knocked Out

NIPS ASSERT BATTLES ARI BEING FOUGHT   : Landing, Not Yet Con. firmed by U. S., Made by Paratroops and Sea: borne Forces, Tokyc Radio Declares.

Fighting on “The Rock” Tokyo Says   Landing on Bataan Traps Japanese on Peninsula

LAND ON “ROCK?”   Tokyo Radio Reports Fight ', ing on South Corregidor Shore

Strike Picture Is Less Gloomy   85,000 Still Idle Throughout Nation

85,000 Remain Idle In Series of Strikes Throughout Nation   Break Appears in Chicago Lie-Up; St. Louis Workers Vote to Return; Classworkers Walkout Continuing

Strikes. May End Shortly   Break: Seems Neuter With Thousands. Out

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Fears Collision  With Britain   French Cabinet In Emergency Session Over Levantine Trouble.

French, British Interests Clash  DeGaulle Government Charges Agitation

ND ON MEDIATION: FIGHTS ERUPT   Crisis May Affect BritishFrench Relations: Arabs And French Fighting Throughout Syria.

CORNING GLASS ANNOUNCESSHARES OFFER   To Finance Program of Expanding Facilities and Plants; First Stock Offer to Public

Americans Land  In Shanghai   Jubilant Chinese Pay Ne  Attention To Sentries

Slick GIs Find Ways To Beat Ban On Dates   All You Need Is Fraulein With Russian Accent

Governor At His Desk On 83rd Birthday   Expresses His Thank: For Good Wishes And Kindnesses Of People Of Wisconsin

Concessions For U.S. Make Truman Happy   President Flies To Plymouth To Meet King George VI,  Then Starts Home.

Big Three End Conference; Truman Visits King Today   Joint Communique Revealing Result  Of Historic Talks Expected Tonight

BIG THREE COMMUNIQUE DUE TODAY   Meeti ng Concluded In Harmony, Unity

HALIFAX VISITS STATE CAPITAL   Briton Declares His Nation Anxious To Help in Defeat of Japan

FOUR MASSIVE RED. ARMIES POISED-FOR-DRIVE: ON GERMANS  RUSSIANS RESTED AND READY FOR CAMPAIGN T'

All Available Craft Seek Gen: Harmon   Hundreds of Planes and Ships Comb Pacific for Party

Planes, Ships Hunt Harmor   Greatest Search of Pacific Under Way For Lost General

FIVE MORE MEN ARE INDUCTED   Left June 16 For Leavenworth. Kiangae

8 MORE MEN ARE INDUCTED   Left Wednesday, May 30 For Fort Leavenworth

Chinese Troops Capture Air Base of Liuchow   Mengshan, Road Hub 65 Miles to East, Aiso Taken

Chinese Smash Jap Front in Kwangsi   Big Air Base City and Road Center Captured

War Crimes Trial By Military Court Favored By Allies   Bnitish Aide Named, Churc hill, Heckled By Labor ites, Tells Commons   REPARATIONS MEET  PLANNED IN MOSCOW   Frime Minister Indicates Transfer of Some Ships To Russian Navy

Churchill Under Fire Of Laborites   Prime Minister Answers Demands For Speedy Trials

Churchill On Griddle  Of Commons   Speedy War Trials Urged—Russia Gets Some British Ships

Britons Want Speedy Trials, War Criminals   Sir David Fyfe Is  Named Prosecutor

Laborites Heckle Churchill   Prime Minister Insists Trials of Axis War Criminals Must Be Orderly

LABORITES IN COMMONS QUIZ CHURCHILL.   Demand Speedup In Punishment of War Criminals

BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS SAI JAPAN’S SEA AND AIR   > STRENGTH IN sOUTH WEST PACIFIC

AIR BLOCKADE’S RESULTS CITED   Japs Lose Large Amount Of Shipping, 1220 Planes

Convair Closed By Machinists On Picket Line   Union Members In Midst Of Negotiations Bar Others From Jobs

Yanks Fire  Two Germans   Reprimand Mayor of Berlin for Taking Issue With Orders

The National Whirligis   (Es OCNING thé iVewe  Washington - +... + Kay Tucker New Yerk «.-- Albert N. Leman

EASTERN OHIO TRAIN WRECK   NINE PERSONS INJURED WHEN CRACK TRAIN WAS DERAILED NEAR STEUBENVILLE

Stee] Union Sets January 14 As Date For Nationwide Steel Strike Unless $2 Wage Increase Demand Ys Met   TRUMAN HAS FAITH IN FPACT-FINDING PANEY,

STILL HOPE TO AVERT STEEL STRIKE   Have Two Weeks In Which to Stall It Off

HIGHER STEEL PRICE MAY BALK UNION STRIKE   Production Cost Rise Warranted; GM Pane Walkout Hit

BOOST HOPE OF AVERTING STEEL STRIKE JAN. 14   Commerce Departmént Survery Shows Higher Prices For Products Necessary

Hope Held for: Steel Strike Avoidance =  ee eae me   “Truman. Delays. Fact-Finding- Panel ‘As. OPA Considers Formula  Rae Datnn “lveriaee”

HOPE RISES FOR SETTLING OF STEEL DISPUTE   Threatened Strike May Be Averted, Officials Say

Higher Price © ‘Award May End Industry Threat  :   Survey Shows That > Production Costs Have Grown Greatly

STEEL STRIKE  MAY BE AVERTED   However, Higher Prices Will Follow, If Wage Demands Met.

SOLONS STUDY KELLY'S PLAN   Governor’s Message Draws Mixed Reaction In  Legislature

VARIED REACTIONS TO KELLY MESSAGE   Belief 1s He Asked for More Work Than Group Can Do in Sinale Session.

ADJOURNMENT OF HOUSE UN. / 0M NEXT OCTOBER EXPECTED LATE’ NEXT         - By RAYMOND WILCOVE International News Service

HITLER AND EVA LICENSED TO WED   License Dated April 29 Ts Found Among Paners

NEWCHARGEOFSLAUGHTER MADE IN YAMASHITA. GASE      EVIDENCE AGAINST “TIGER” PILES UP IN WAR CRIMES TRIAL IN MANILA ,

SEEK AGREEMENT ON BASES VITAL TO U. S. SECURITY  ISSUE REMAINS ONE OF MOST CRITICAL  orrnaor ry

MOLOTOV TO LEAVE FRISCO CONFAB TODAY   Big Five Still Discussing U. S. Control of Battle-Won Bases of Both Wars

Land Control Agreement Is Big Question   San Francisco Delegates At. tempting to Come to Decision Before Molotov, Others Depart.

Control of Seized Lands Sought by U. S. at Frisco Meet   Molotov Leaves; Unity of Conference Con sidered Probable

U.S. Seeks. Agreement! On Bases —   Trusteeship Of Land Involved Is. Conference Controversy"

US. Seeking Agreement Ot Control «* Siezed Lands For Vital Mi ‘ary Bases

U.S. Seeking  Agreement on Lands Control   Would Allow Army, Navy To Set Up Base: At Points Considered Vital To Security

MOLOTOY HEADS HOME, LEAVING IN GOOD HUMOR   Left Conference With Promise Of Russian Unity

MOLOTOV GOES, UNITY PLEDGEL   Two Big Issues Confrent  Conference Delegates

America Asks For Control Of Strategic  Island Bases   Is Disputed Point At San Francisco

US. Seeks To Control Lands Seizec In Both Wars To Set Up Vita! Bases   Question of Trusteeship Stil! Point of Controversy Between Big Powers.

WAR-WON BASES WANTED BY U. S.   Molotov Ready To Return to Russia from Conference

Seek Agreement On Seized Lands   “Trusteeship” Still Matter of Controversy Among Big Five

Pacific Isles Now Become Major Issue   America Seeking Agreement on Control of Seized Lands

U5. 16 SEEKING SECURITY BASES   Point of Controversy Between Big Five Powers Remains; Molotov to Leave

CONTROL [3  VITAL ISSUE   United States Seeks Agreement on Control of Seized Islands.   MOLOTOV DUE TO LEAVE

U.S. Seeks Control Of Bases for Future Security  Question Ranks at Tor Of Conference Topics; Others Slated

San Francisce Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL from tho ASSOCIATED PRESS

NATION SEEKS AGREEMENT 0 BASE CONTROL   Trusteeship of Lands Ac. quired in This and Las! War is Matter of Contro,  Opa.

United Nations Today — Seek Agreement on'C ontrol Of Land Seized in Both Wars

UNITED STATES 15 SEEING AGREEMENT ON LANDS CONTROL  QUESTION: OF TRUSTEE. ‘SHIP. OF SEIZED TERRi-. TORY CONTROVERSIAL

U.S. IS SEEKING PACT TO OBTAIN STRATEGIC BASES   Pact Sought at San Francisco Meet Would Assure Control of Seized Areas

US Seeks Accord Cn Control Of War-Seized Land      Critical Issue At Frisco Meet

U. S. Wants To Set Up Bases ‘Anywhere In World Deemed 'Necessary To Her Security   Question Involved Is Still Point Of . Controversy Between Biq-Five Powers

U.S. Seeking Land Seizure Control Pact  Would Allow Army Or Navy to Build Bases On Anv Vital Point

O'Conor, Walsh and Beall Mentionec  ‘As Successors fo Sen. Radcliffe

SEN. RADCLIFFE 1S DISCUSSED FOR JOB   Marylander May be Named Successor to Jesse Jones

OVER 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS NEEDED T0 REACH CHEST GOAL  WORKERS COVER BUS!NESS, RESIDENTIAL DIS TRICTS: DRIVE CONTINUE   Total goal ...$50,000.00 Total today .. 29,492.70 Bal. needed .. 20,507.30

Another Thousand Dollars Added To Community Chest   $50,000.00 Total today... 32,381.35 Bal. needed .. 17,618.65

BAIT on MOVE TN WHEN NAZE TROOPS LEAVE   Germans in Mass Flight by Sea May Make Stand in Norway.

Northern Armies Reported Fleeing By Land and Sea   Seventh Army "Traope Bag 50,000 More Nazis In Bavarian Redoubt

Half Million Badly Beaten Nazis Taken  Remnants Flee Under Heavy  Rain of RBambhc

Remnants Of Germany Northern Armies Flee For Denmark   ORGANIZED GERMAN RESISTANCE MELTS   U.S. Third Army Only Ten Miles North Of Berchtesgaden

HAMBURG TAKEN WITHOUT FIGHT, BRITISH MOVE IN   Nazi Northern Armies Flee For Denmark, Norway Under Fire

Philippine Chief Of Staff Witness Yamashita Trial  Valdes Tells Of   Se Se —

“BIG 5° GETS YUGOSLAVIA’S LAND DEMAND   Reds’ Reparations Plea From Italy Offers Ticklish Poser For Group

Yugoslavia Puts In Her Claim For Section Of Italy   ‘Tito’s Emissary Seeks Boundary Change

REPARATIONS FROM ITALY   Move Opposed To Ideas Of U. S., Great Britain

HITLER'S ‘LAST HOURS DESCRIBED   FUEHRER NERVOUS AND ID TANTRUMS, BRITISH SAY, AS END DREW NEAR.

British Reveal Evidence of Hitler’s Death   Intelligence Officers ' Also Believe Bormann Died Trying to Escape

U.S. SPENDING HTS NEW RIGH   NATION [S USING UP $275.000,000 PER DAY

Chinese Push 32 Miles In Three Days —   Allied Uniis Take Fifth Abandoned U. S. Plane Base

STH AIRBASE REGAINED BY THE CHINESE   Offensive Overruns Sin. cheng; Pushes Toward Kahnsien Base

Chinese Troops Drive 32 Miles In Three Days   Fifth Former U. S. Air Base Recaptured from Japanese

ae  Chinese Re:ke 5th Yank Ai * ras¢   Chiang Kai-Shek’s Troops Push To Within 15 Miles Of Still Another Abandoned Base

Fifth Former U.S. Airbase Is Recaptured   Chinese Troops Are Within 15 Miles of hanhsien Airbase

Yank Motorized Column Reache: Gates of Manila   Americans Close In on City From Four Directions

New Boss Of WACs Is Motherly Type   Colonel Bovee Assumes Duties Of Mrs. Hobby

Reporters Won't Be Pemitted at Big Three Meet   Correspondents Not Allowed In side Aven Where the Conterence Is Being Held

Convict Meadows Two Counts, Get: 3 Year Sentence   Judge Overrules Motion To Set Aside Verdict; Ap peals To Supreme Court.

SINGAPORE ~NEW TARGET OF BOMBERS!   On Philippines, MacArthur Troops Only 40 Miles From Manila, 26 Out Of Bataan   By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

EMPHASIS CHANGING FROM CAPTURE OF BERLIN TO EFFORTS TO CUT OFF GERMAN REMNANTS FLEEING SOUTH   Seventh Army Column Into Nuernberg As Patton Unreliably Reported Near Dresden; Such a Juncture With Red Army Would Cut Off Germans.

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Once fiitler is Hanged, Japs Must Be Smashed— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (#  Japs Already Planning New War For 1970

SENSATIONAL CROSSING OF BIG RHINE BARRIER TO GERMANY HAS ISET HOME HEARTS TO FLUTTERING

PROSPECTS OF EARLY END OF WAR IN EUROPE DOES NOT MEAN EARLY END OF THE WAR WITH JAPANESE

WAR TODAY   Germany’s Organized Resistance’ Expected ‘to Crumble When  , Allies-and Russia _ Cross ‘Water Barriers tn Foree «¢ 7

The War Today   _ Crossings of Rhine and Oder To Sneed Collapse of Reich

TRINITY REFORMED SCENE OF WEDDING   Miss Mildred Catherine Fritz Becomes Bride Of S. Sgt. Robert  Henry Richards, Jr,

Charter Vote By Nightfall, Senate’s Goal   Legislative Skids Greased for Entry Into Peace League

ANGREASE IN CORN, COTTON ACREAGE URGED   gtivestock Production To Be Lower In 1946 Than In Recent Years   EGG AND MILK CUTS ASKED   Large Increase In Sugar Acreage Recommended By Government Officials

Anderson Gives Crop Production Goals For 1946   Cutbacks Outlined In Food Crops, Livestock. Corn, Cotton Higher

FARMERS GET BLUEPRINT FOR ’A6 PRODUCTION   Goals Call for Cutbacks in Most Food Crops

U.S. "46 Farm Production Blueprint Shows Cutbacks From High Wartime Levels

Farmers Asked To Add Acreage  In Next Season   Government Urges Boosts In Corn, Cotton Production

Faire to Agree On Palestine Told   Attlee Denies Truman Bid To Admit 100,000 Jews

Attlee Balks as U. S. Asks Britain To Open Palestine to 100,000 Jews

Better Times For Eire Are In Prospect   Republic Profits Eco_nanically by, Neutrality in War After ‘Coming Through Vicissitures of Birth ~—Onite Well

REPUBLIC OF EIRE APPARENTLY FACING GREATER PROSPERITY AND MORE PROPITIOUS FUTURE

EIRE LONG LACKING IN: WHITE BREAD-NOW:GROWS 660,000 ACRES, OF WHEAT ANNUALLY-—MACKENZIE:

THE WORLD TODAY Southern Ireland Has Come a Long Way  Re NeWiit Markenwrie

WAKE ISLAND RAKED BY BiG U.S. WARSHIP   FAR EAST AIRMEN RIP KYUSHU, BAG 7 MORE SHIPS

4 SENATORS RAP MONETARY PLAN   URGE TRADE PARLEY PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF BRETTON WOODS PACTS,

Deferment Of International Fund Urged   Taft Would Call General International Economic Conference First

WORLD TRADE PARLEY URGED   GOP Quartet Asks Monetary Plans Be Delayed

Laval Missing As Treason Trial Is Continued   General Paul Doyen Testifies Against Former Vichy Premier

Indignafion Running High In Laval Trial   Storm Of Protest Launched At Court

Laval’s Trial Nearing End   Defendant, Jurists, Witmesses Absent

LAVAL ABSENT; TRIAL CONTINUES   Defense Counsel and Witnesses Not in Court

Laval Treason Trial Resumed W ithout Him   Neither Defense Counsel Or Witnesses On Hand As Case Goes On

Laval Absent  F rom Trial   Refuses To  Come Back To Court, But Hearing Continues

B6 AND C6 GAS  COUPONS WILL  EXPIRE JUNE 30:   In Line With OPA Policy « Periodic Invalidation

English Lutheran Church At: Akron Observes Thirty-Fifth Anniversary   Their Congregation Some Charter Members Still Active In

a6 VEARC Op   Appropriate Services Held Sunday In Honor of the Event

in Wake Of Third Army's Dash Across The Eifel Mountains  U.S. TANKS REACH COBLENZ ON RHINE  Less Than 17 Miles With Junction Of The Fourth Division

Berlin Says Hodges’ Men At Remagen   Partial Blackout Hides Progress On Western Front

GERMANS ADMIT BREAK THROUGH BY TWO ARMIES   Report Collapse Of Entire Front’ Wect OF River

Headquarters Silent Over Enemy Report   Partial Security Blackout Imposed

VOTE FRIDAY ON STRIKE ACTION   Government Moves To Coris serve Coal Supplies As Mine Closings Spread

. While Nation Faces Vital Telephone Strike Today  MASS VOTE CALLED FRIDAY BY WORKERS  432, 000 Workers Idle In  Labor Disputes That Span Nation

4-Hour Communications Walkout, Set For Friday, May Be Extended to Cripple Service Throughout Nation

MARSHALL TRIP 5 SCHEDULED   Will Leave By Plane fo China Tomorrow, Weather Permitting.

GEN. MARSHALL SEES TRUMAN   Officer to Leave for China Saturday Morning

Muroran Burns Fiercely From Blasting By lowa   Mighty Battlewagons Move Within 1,000 Yards of Homeland

Montgomery Threatens To Cut Ir Behind North End Of Nazis’  Buckling Western Wall

Scots Clear Keystone Of German Line   Third Army Expands Eifel Mountain Line

Allied Armies Score Wide Gains In Vicinity Of Goch   Siegfried Line Keystone Virtually Cleared-—Anothel Assault Threatens Defenses of — Rube Bacin

Allies Peril Rear of German Lines Guarding Ruhr; Seventh Army Fights Back Into Saar

CAPTURE OF KEY SIEGFRIED LINE FORTRESS NEAR   Other Allied Forces Menace Rear of Weakening Nazis’ Defenses of Ruhr Basin

Ruhr basin is threatened by new offense  Goch is virtually eleared of nazis

Scots’ Drive Nearly Clears Town of Goch   General Gains Made By Allies in West; Eifel Wedge Grows

SCOTS CLEARING GOCH; 3RD ARMY HACKS DEEP GAP   Roer River Is Reporte Slowly Falling To Aid Drive   GERMANS: SHELLING FRIENDS AND FOES

Patton Bursts Through Siegfried Line: Capture of Goch. by Scots Imminent

LEGISLATURE’S FOUR WOMEN MEMBERS ARE WATCHING SITUATION  THREE OF THEM TALKING RIGHT OUT: OTHER

LEGISLATURE’S FOUR  WOMEN MEMBERS ARE  WATCHING SITUATION THREE OF THEM TALKING RIGHT OUT; OTHER  Foe da ccs cl a ei es aa ek

Theodore Dreiser  ls Dead at 74   Heart Attack Fatal To Noted Author

ANK BATTLEWAGONS THUMB "NOSES AT NIPS   Patrolling Waters Only 185 Miles South of Ja pan Proper.

Board Advised Army and Navy Induct 16 Men   Nine County Draft Registrants Enter Army; Seven Taken by Navy

24 COUNTY MEN INDUCTED INTO ARMED SERVICE   Twenty-Three, Men Accepted By Army; One Taken In Marine Corps

OPA CONTROL OVER PRICES ~ 18 AT STAKI   DEMOCRATIC, LEADERS. SEEK REVERSAL OF ACTION TAKEN YESTERDAY ON ONIOAN'S AMENDMENT.

Democrats Seek To Keep Powers In Hands of OPA   One-Year Price Control Act Extension Voted

Senator Taft Criticizes International Bank Part Ot Bretton Woods Pact

Taft Denounces Bretton Woods Bank Proposal   Terms International Pian “Profligate Leuding;”, Would Postpone Action.

MONETARY ACT UNDER ATTACK   Sen. Taft Denounces Bretton Woods Pact As ‘Proflisate Lending’

International  Bank Attacked   Senator Taft Denounces Brettan Woods Proposal as “Profligate Lending”

Taft Opposes World Bank   Ohio Senator Brands Breton Woods Pact Profligate Lending

TAFT DENOUNCES BRETTON WOODS   Senator Says Plan Is ‘Profligate Lending; Asks Postponement Of Consid aratian

Taft Denounces Breffon Woods   Profligate Lending’ Blasted: By Senator

International Bank Blasted by Sen. Tat   Calls i+ Scheme to Drain American Savings to Europe

BANKING PLAN 5 CRITICIZE   Taft Denounces International Bank As ‘Profligate Lending.’

International Bank Denounced   Taft Asks Senate To Postpone Study of Monetary Measure

Taft Assails » Proposals For  A World Bank   Bretton Woods Plan I: Denounced As ‘Profi. gate Lending.’

Taft Attacks International Banking Plan   Claims Drain On American Savings

TAFT DENOUNCES IMONETARY..PACT   ASKS CONSIDERATION OF MEASURE BY U. S. SENATE BE POSTPONED

Taff Attacks Bretton Woods Monetary Plan   Ohio Republican Senator Denounces Profligate Lending By International Bank

laft Denounces World Bank, Asks For Postponement   Sees Drain on American Savings For Rest of World

Senator Taft Denounces ‘Proposed Bank   Proposed Under Bretton Woods Pact

Indonesians To Remove Japs From Java  Many Nipponese Still In Area,

INDONESIANS 10 TAKE JAPS OUT   Take Over Job Of Removing Jap Troops From Interior Of Java.

MacArthur’s Men Take Over Tokyo Friday   Gives Army Right To Requisition Anything Needed

Allied Officers Take Control Of Jap Camps   Japs Ordered Turn Prisoners Over To Internee Officers

MACARTHUR'S TROOPS OCCUPY TOKYO FRIDAY   Allied Commander Gives Authority to Requisition Anything Soldiers Need

Japanese Leader Ss See100,000 Men _Landed By Tonight   MacAr thur.. Authorizes. Armies To ~ Requisition All Needed Supplies: _ Nips Must’ Give Up POW Camps

TROOPS LANDED IN ISLES SO FAR PUT AT 100,000   MacArthur Gives Word To Take Anything Needed In Process Of Occupation

LA OCCUPY OKYO  PRIDAY   Prisoners Of War Authorized To Assume Command

‘May Seize Whatever They Need   100.600 Americans To Be Safely Ashore in Nippon by Nightiall,

HIGHEST RANKING OF INTERNEES TO RULE   Gen. Eichelberger Has Personal Interview  With Jap Victims

100,000 Yanks to Swell Ranks Of Occupation   4 MacArthur Gives Army Authority to Requisition all Supplies Needed

Tokio Will Be Occupied Friday   MacArthur Gives Armies Authority To Requisi tion Anything Needed In Nippon; British Warship Anchor At Singapore.

Japs Prepare For American Forces Today   MacArthur Tells Armies To Requisition Needs — Seventh Fleet Units Reach Dairen, Manchuria in Search of Yanks; British Outside Singapore.

Have Authority to Requisition Anything They Need Within Territorial Limits

Japs Instructed to Turn Over Prisoner Camps  _ Many Ex-Internees,   Many Ex-Internees, Meanwhile, Are En Route Home

MacArthur to March Into Tokyo Friday   His Forces Given Authority to Seize Anything They Need

Orders Japs Turn  Over Prison Camps   MacArthur Puts Highest Ranking Officer In terned in Each in Charge; Many of Freed Are on Way to U. S. by Plane

Order Prison Camps Turned over to Officer-Internees   Gen. MacArthur’s Forces to March into Japanese Capital Friday —

100,000 Troops Move Into Japan; Yanks Plan To Be in Tokyo Friday

TROOPS POUR IN AS CONTROL OF JAPAN TIGHTENS   British Ready To Take Over Singapore—Reds Aid Hunt For Prisoners in China

Big Occupation Force of 100,000 in Japan Tonight   Details of March Into Tokyo to Be

HUNDRED THOUSAND AMERICAN TROOPS IN JAPAN ON TUESDAY  MACARTHUR GIVES ARM. IES AUTHORITY REOTIISI.

ARMIES GIVEN AUTHORITY TO REQUISITION ANYTHING THEY NEED WITHIN THE TERRITORY

FORCES READY f0 MOVE INTO TOKYO FRIDAY   Details to Be Outlined Wednesday: Yanks May Requisition Japs For Any Needs

Japs Instructed to Turn Over Prisoner Camps  Many Ex-Internees, Meanwhile, Are En Route Home

Enemy Ordered ToRelinquish U. S. Prisoners   Highest Interned Officer — to be Given Control ‘ of Camp >

U. 5. Captives To Take Over Prison Camps   100,000 Yanks In Japan Today; Enter Tokyo Friday

MacArthur Gives Armies Permission To Requisition Supplies Needed   All Prison Camps To Be Turned Over   Troops Scour Continent For Missing High Rank ing American PW's

LUMBER YARD CTRIKE LATEST   idles 14,990 Workers in Three Counties in Detrot Areg.

UNION DISPUTES AFFEGT 50,000   Production Of Tires And Steel Products Held Up In Detroit

Owners Close Lumber Yard: In Detroit Area, Adding 14,000 To Nation’s Idle

Detroit Lumber in Tieup as Mills go on Major Walkout   Idle Workers Increase to 56,000 as Dairies in Missouri Close

NATION’S IDLE IN LABOR DISPUTES HIT 56,000 MARK   ICKES DIRECTED BY  TRUMAN TO SEIZE

More Workers Idle in Nation   Strikers Increased To Nearly 60,000 as Gavernment Seizes Rubber Plant 2

OFFICIALS OF ELECTIONS   Appointed by Supervisor Steger, O. K.’d by County Board

Back of the Headlines   American Interest in British Election Lies in Right, Léft Swing   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE ETntee t Peace War Analyst

Back of the Headlines   Back of the Headlines  Left or Right For England?

B-293 SMASH  Between 70 and 8&0   Between 70 and 80 In Armada   Start Kires in Center of Nagoya

Police Seek Dark Coupe In Kidnapping   First Real Clue Unearthed In Case

CAR IS TRACED ~~ IN KIDNAPING   Witnesses Link Auto To Disappearance Of Baby

5-Point Industrial Peace Plan Told Labor, Management  Designed to Achieve Harmony Through Valuntary Arhitration

LABOR PARLEY GROUP OFFERS a-WAY ROUTE   Combines Arbitration with Fact-Finding System ‘and Conciliation.

Confab Gets 5-Point Plan For Industry   Program To Be Considered After Holiday Aims at Harmony Between Labor And Management

Labor Parley Given Program Before Recess   Consideration Will Be Given Suggestions On Mondav   ARBITRATION URGED   Dr. Frank Graham Will Submit Proposals To Session

New Program For Industrial Peace Presentec   Labor-Management Conference in First Concrete Proposals

Plan Is Given To Aid in Labor Trouble   Five-P oint System Is Offered as Conciliation Move

Industrial Peace Plan Given To Conference   5-Point Program With Voluntary Arbitration As Basis Is Submitted For Action

WILL STUDY INDUSTRIAL PEACE PLAN   Five-Point Program Before Labor-Management Conference, but It Will Not Be Considered Until Monday.

Designed to Achieve Industrial Peace Through By Several Methods.   IN THANKSGIVING RECESS

Five-Point Plan For Industrial Peace Is Studied   Labor Arbitration Voluntary Under  ‘Committee Program

FIVE-POINT PROGRAM DESIGNED ACHIEVE INDUSTRIAL PEACE VOLUNTARY ARBITRA’ TION AND FEDERAL CON PUT TAWTAR RBRBARNACEHR

Labor-Management Studies Plan to Settle Disputes Through Voluntary Arbitration

\Five-Point Proposal Aimed To Achieve Industrial Peace Before Labor-Business Meet   Calls For Voluntary Arbitration And Fact-Finding Procedures

Based On Voluntary Arbitration   Labor-Management Conference ,Will Consider  Deacram Manda ae

5-Point Labor Plan Offered  Voluntary Arbitratior   Voluntary Arbitration Program Submitted

FIVE-POINT PROGRAM DESIGNED ACHIEVE INDUSTRIAL PEACE   VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION AND FEDERAL CONCILIATION PROPOSED

EFFORT TO HEAL STALIN, VATICAN BREACH IS SEEN   Reported Roosévelt Visit In Rome Suggests An Attempt   WOULD UNITE WORLD _ LEADERS FOR PEACE

President May Seek» Vatican-Kremlin Peace   Big Three May Hold General Peace Parley After Japan Falls

OPA TO HOLD PRICES DOWN IN PRODUCTION BOON   Will Attempt to Recon. vert Production Speed:  ily to Take Up Employ:  ment Slacks.

Government Hopes to Prevent Economic Disaster by Speeding  Up Production of Civilian Goods

BLOODHOUNDS : USED TO SEEK MISSING BOY   Three-Year Old Heir to Gold Mine Is Misding

BLOODHOUNDS AID SEARCH -FOR BOY   Gold Mine Heir Missing Since Thursday In West

Blocdhounds Being Used in California to Trace Missing Heir to Gold Mine Fortune — Authorities Discount Kidnaping Theory.

FIRST OF MIGHTY CARRIERS LAUNCHED AT NEWPORT NEWS   WORLD'S LARGEST WARSHIP WILL HAVE NEWLY DESIGNED PLANES ON FLIGHT DECK

ORNTON OFFERS ROAD RANGE OF NING STUDIES   sgistration Is Opening Tonight for Courses in Harvey

Warine@s FKIFNT ACross Asato River Into Heart Of Naha  JAP DEFENSES ARE CRUMBLING  Base For The Invasion Of Japan Appears At Hand

Both Flanks of Nippon Line On Okinawa Turned   Powerful New Drive Under Way To Encircle Key Shuri Citadel .

Defenses of Shuri Under Big Assault   Turn Both Flanks of Enemy Line — Japs Report Singapore Raid

Core Of Jap D Resistance _  Crumbling :         OKINAWA FIGHTING STILL ©: FIERCE HOWEVER; TENTH ARMY HITS SHURI FORTIFICATIONS ..

CHARGED WITH SLAYING WIFE   Maryland House Painter Accused of Beheading His Mate, 31 Years Old

FORMAL MURDER CHARGE ENTERED AGAINST CORENS   Gaithersburg Woman’: Torso Is Still Missing   VICTIM STRANGLED, PHYSICIAN REPORTS

Mrs. Harry H. Corens’ Body  Has Not Yet Been Loeat-.  ed; Head Sawed : From Torso

 Automobile Painter Is Charged With Murder ‘In Beheading Of Wife

COLD TO STAY AWHILE   S. D. Flora Predicts No Snow or Rain for Kanses

Assault Front Before Cologne Being Extended   U. S. First And Ninth Armies Battering Way Steadily Toward Rhine   DUESSELDORF ALSO BEING APPROACHED

IST, STH ARMIES 10 MILES FROM COLOGNE   15 Miles From Duesseldorf; Take Thousands of Prisoners

Army Investigating Charges That ‘Military Police Beat Up Soldiers

Officers, Guards Accused of Brutally Beating U.S. Troops In Boland: Charges Investigated by Army Authorities

\COMBAT-WOUNDED TELL OF BEATINGS HIN U.S. REPLACEMENT GUARDHOUSE 

‘Werewolves’ new nazi guerrillas inledsed to fight reich’s invaders

GUERRILLA FORCES ~ FORMED IN REICH   Group Organizes for Fight Against The Allies

Nazis 7orm’ “Verewo ves’ <0 “ig.7. ~ncergrounc. /.gains~ _nvacers

SINGAPORE SAGA IS MADE KNOWN AFTER 3 YEARS   1,000 Brave Women and Children Fvacuated Under Nose of Japanese Fleet

Japs In China To Arrange For Surrender   Envoys Arrive As Chiang Continues To Occupy Key Cities In North.   APPEALS TO THE REDS

Jap Envoys Arrive At Chihkiang for Meet With Chinese   "Will Arrange Details Of Surrender of Jap Forces Within China

JAP-CHINESE CONFERENCE ON   Envoys Meet to Arrange Peace Settlement

To Arrange Surrender Of Forces In China   Chiang To Hold Communist Leaders Responsible For Any Internal Strife

Jap Envoys Arrive in Chihkiang to Arrange Surrender Details in China

Chiang Kai-Shek Seeks To Halt Civil Strife   Strives For Meeting With Communist Leaders At Jap Surrender

Jap Envoys Reach Chihkiang To Surrender To General Ho   Fly To Site As Delegates From Okamura

Envoys Meet With Chinese At Chihkiane   Japanese General Flies To Scene Of Meeting To Arrange Details Of Formal Surrender

JAPS PLAN SURRENDER IN CHINA   Chinese Authorities - Arrange Details At Chihkiang

Nippon Envoys at Chihkiang to Map Peace   Chiang Again Urges Communists to Gonfer on Internal Troubles

JAPANESE ENVOYS  FOR SURRENDER 10  CHINESE ARRIVED TROOPS OF GEN. CHIANG  MOVED INTO ADDITIONA  TERRITORY TUESDAY

Envoys in Hunan lor Surrender   Confer With Chinese— Troops Move in Yellow River Sector in East

ENVOYS ARRIVE AT GHIRKIANG   Japs to Arrange Details of Surrender of their Forces in China.

Nagoya Hard Hit By B29’s   Principal Jap Aircraft Center Left Smoldering From Smashing Assault

Jap’s Second Largest City Smouldering   Nagoya Target Of Daylight Assault

NAGOYA SMOKES AFTER BOMBING   Target Of Yesterday's Mission By Daylight Flying B-29's Was Aircfaft Industry.

Japan s Second Largest City Smolders  From Smashing DaylightRaid By B-29s.

Leaders Talked At Alexandria;  Russia Neutral’  President Met Three Rulers, NMicannainted With De Canll-

FDR, Churchill Confer Or Plans For Crushing Japs; Russia Is Stil A Neutral

FOR, CHURCHILL IMAP PACIFIC PLAN   Hold Separate Three-Hour Meeting in Alexandria, Eavot to Review Situation

Churchill Meets FDR In Egypt   Follows Yalta Talks; President’s Invitation To Parley in Algiers Refused By DeGaulle

CONFERS ANEW WITH PRESIDENT ‘ON STRATEGY IN EAST: RUSSIA OFFICIALLY A ‘NEUTRAL POWER’

Discussed Tuctics Involved in War Against Japanese   Following Perley FDR Receives Three Middl. _ East Rulers on Board  Destrover in Suey

‘Roosevelt, Churchill Meet In Alexandria To Further Plans For Defeat Of Japanese; ‘President Misses De Gaulle, Sees Rulers Of Egypt, Ethiopia And Saudi Arabia

FDR, CHURCHILL MEET 2ND TIME   Reveal Itinerary of Presi. dent’s Journey After  Yalta Meet

Be Gaulle Rejects Bid To See FDR   4 President Meet“ Heads of Egypt, Ethiopia and  *» Arabia in East

Churchill And FDR Confer On Jap Blows   Met in Alexandria; Roosevelt Receives Three Rulers On Middle East Journey

FDR, Churchill Get Together On Crushing Japan   Confer In Alexandria After Meeting In Yalta .

Churchill, F. D. R. Confer in Egypi   Meeting After Yalta Big Three Parley, Two Leaders Map Strategy Against Japs— Meet Three Rulers of the East.

SOVIETS REMAIN NEUTRAL IN WAR WITH JAPANESE   DeGaulle Unable to Accept Roosevelt’s Invitation for Meeting in Algiers

Farouk, Selassie, Ibn Saud Confer With FDR in Eaypt   President Disappointed by Inebility © Of DeGaulle to Meet Him in. Alciers

On FDR, Churchill  Report Made   Roosevelt Conferred With Several During Trip Abroad

Churchill In New Vow To Fight Jap   Summary of Roosevelt's Travels Since Yalta  Is Given Out   King Farouk, Haile Selassie and Ibn Saud at Meetings in Egypt

DETAILS OF MIDDLE EAST TRIP GIVEN   Disappointment Expressed Over DeGaulle's Rejection of Invitation For Meeting   TELLS DRAMATIC STORY

Bulgaria: Given Second Warning   Britain Says It Will Not Recognize Government

Commissioner Says Certain Types Of War Crimes Committed By Nazis As Policy Matter

Showdown Near on Wage Issue  Business Group Expected To QO. K. Collective - Bargaining

WAGE INCREASES TO BE IGNORED BY MANAGEMENT   Industry Ready Te Discuss Collective Bargaining But Not Money   VOTING PROCEDURE IS SOURCE OF DISPUTE

President's Wage Policy Loses Favor   Management Heads May Avoid Promises Of General Retises

Business Nearly Ready to Discuss Bargaining Plan   Endorsement Likely To Avoid Commitment  On General Wage Hike

Wage Issue At Showdown Stage At Meet   Conference May Avoid Commitment On Truman Policy

TEST OF WAGE ISSUE NEARS   Conference May Sidetrack Wage Dispute, Endorse  Bargaining. Issue

Labor Heads Study Problems   Avoiding Commitment On President’s Suggestion, May Endorse Bargaining

AMERICANS IN CONTACT WITH REDS   Messages Are Traded By Radio Between Yanks, Soviets

Linking of Other  Forces in Bavaria Is Expected Scot   Third Army in Radio Contact With Russians in Berchtesgaden Push

PATTON'S MEN NEARING LINK WITH SOVIETS   Closing of Gap Would Sever Last Nazi Escape Routes Into Bavaria.

Patton To Forge New Link With Russians Soon   Radio Contact Is Established With Reds

LIFT LIMITS ON DELIVERY BY RETAILERS   Milkman, Laundries Can Now Make Daily Trips

estriction in Deliveries  a Cancels   lenty of Lumber Nithin 30 Days ‘or Home Front

Missing Child Drowned Police Believe as They Grill Mother and Lover

Truman Speeds Home To Make Personal Report On Plans For Eurone And Germany —

big 3 Plan To Give Danzig, Land East of Oder, Neisse Rivers To Poland; Form Big 5 Peace Council

ATTEMPT MADE TO OUTFLANK DEFENSE LINE   BRITISH AND CANADIAN TROOPS START DRIVE TO OUTFLANK SIEG FRIED LINE

LAST NAZIS HANED OUI Ut COLMAR   Barrage Aids British, Canadians      TAKE PRISONERS  Outflanking Siegfried Line

Five Mile Advance In Eastern Netherlands Made In New Drive   YANKS ARE ALSO DRIVING FORWARD

NEWTOWN YOUTH WINS A 4-H HOLSTEIN CUP   Awarded to Harry Thompson; Earle Yerkes, Jr., Gets Guernsey Trophy

CUP AND TWO TROPHIES GIVEN FOR OAIRY WORK   Four-H Dairy Club Members Complete Work for Year   ‘NO ROUND-UP WAS HELD

Funeral Services Will Be Held Saturday Afternoon in the East Room of the White House

Funeral Rites Will Be Held Saturday   Interment to Be at Hyde Park on Sunday

OPA DIRECTOR WANTS TO QUIT   Williams Trying to Resign to Take Rest

SPANISH, JAPS NEARING BREAK   Formally Charge Nippon With Murder of Nation als In Manila

Spanish-Jap Relations Are Strained   Japs Charged With Murder In Manila

SPAIN INDIGNANT AT JAP CRIMES   RELATIONS STRAINED TOWARD BREAKING POINT

SPAIN IS NEAR BREAKING POIN' WITH JAPANESE   " Franco Regime Deplores Murder Of Spanish In Manila

Spain Charges Japs Murdered Its Nationals   Relations Strained; Off; cials Protest Treatment Of Citizens In Manila,

LESS FOOD FOR U. S$. CIVILIANS   Byrnes Says Supplies Must Be Shared With Hungry Peoples Overseas

Grumbling Won't Help  Civilians Are Told U. S. Will Not Alter Plan to Share Food

Belt Tightening Must be Observer  ~Byrne:  Food Supplies in 1945 to Be Scarce

SQUEAKS WON'T STOP SHIPPING OF FOOD ABROAL   Byrnes Plans to Share With Europe, Maintain Army Supply Level

Byrnes Warns Nation To Share Food With Hungry People  Americans Must Take Up Belts in 1945   Americans Must Take Up Belts in 1945 Regardless of Date Germany Collapses, Food Supplies Are Down

“Squeaks” Will Not Halt Flow  : Food to Europe.      War Mobilizer Byrnes Says Government Not To Alter   Inteutions To Feed  Starving War ¥       ietinis

COURT TO HEAR “TIGER’S’ CASE   High Tribunal Seeks Aid Of Departments e

A War Reporter's Notebook ;  Burden of Reich's Economic Life Falls on Youth, Old Folks

Youth and Age Hold Germany’ S Fate  Children and Old Folks Undertake Salvation of F Fatherland and Try To Grow More Food

First U.S. Test on World Peace Near in Senate   Debate Nurses,  Manpower Draft Before Taking Up International Subjects

US., Russia Deadlocked Over Japan   « Secretary Byrnes Says No Progress Made With Moscow

Nip Minister Of Commerce Seeks Aid For Citizens   Payment Promised In Shipments Of Jewels And Silk   America And Soviet Still At Odds Over Jap Control Council

) U. S., Russia Disagree Over Japan Occupation; - Pearl Harbor Hearings Will Begin Tomorrow

DEADLOCK CONTINUES OVER RULE FOR JAPAN   Byrnes Says Russia Insists On Equal Voice For All

U.S. and Russia Deadlocked OnAllied Control For Japan   Secretary Byrnes Reports Moscow Insists on Unanimity Rule in Proposed Control Council; U.S. Wants MacArthur to Have Deciding Voice

U.S. and Russ In Deadlock   Soviets Insist Upon Unanimity Rule In Council For Japan

Byrnes Points To Failure Of Plan In Berlin   U. S. Holding Out for Council With MaeArthur As Final Voice >

ARE STILL DEADLOCKED   Russia and United States Fail t Agree on Allied Council :

Russia Wants Unanimity Rule, Byrnes   Holds Rule  To Blame for Failure of Berlin Control

SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES REPORTS ON JAPAN CONTROL PLAN  RUSSIA, BYRNES SAYS IS INSISTING ON UNANI-

Umited Nalions: Comes Formally Anto Existence   Russia, 2911, Nation To Der osit Rudificution at Ste Peparch:.a2d

World League to Enforce Peace Comes Into Existence   Security Organization Becomes a Fact With Delivery of Ratification Instruments by Russia—Stettinius Says U. S. Is Prepared to Give Full Support—First Meeting of Assembly to Be Held in London in December.

United Nations Plan Formally Operating   Requirements Forming Organization Met, Reports Declare

NO OFFICIAL COMMENT   ‘Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Watson Is Reported Dead

Russians Smash Berlin Defenses;  Frankfurt Falls   Soviet Banners Flutter From Smoking Buildings of the Capital.   Escape Corridor Now Five Miles in Width

Reds on Elbe, 20 Miles From American Forces; Patton Scores New Gain   Reports Go Unfounded That Armies Meet to Cut Reich in Half: Third Sweeps Up 33,000 Prisoness; British, Americans Send Foe in Full Retreat in Italy

Sales Short On “E’ Bonds   Victory Loan As A Whole Is Expected To Be Over-Subscribed

VICTORY LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED EQUOTA SHORT   Big Goal Is to Sop Up. Individually-Held Idle Cach. Divert Inflation

“E" BOND SALES MAY FALL SHORT   Victory Loan Goal Of $11 Billion Will Be Oversubscribed, But Sales To Individuals Lagging Badly.

Victory Loan To Be Over-Subscribed Though E-Bond Sale May Fall Short

'E’ BOND SALES LAG IN NATION   Still Expect Drive to Go Over Top in Vietory Loan

E-Bonds Lagging As Victory Loan Drive Nears Enc   Daily Sales Dropping, Report Shows

Victory Loan Goal Over Tor   Sale of E-Bonds to Individuals Falls Relow Expectations

SENATE-REFUSES T0 VOTE PAY INCREASE FOR CONGRESSMEN  REPRESENTATIVES, SELVES KEPT AT  PRESENT SALARY

Plans for Invasion of China Coast and Nipponese Homeland Going Forward Regardless of Possible Collapse of Enemy

U.S. Asks Britain, Russia Withdraw Troops from Iran   Proposal Contained In Note Delivered To Both Countries

lran-Russian Relations Are Growing Tense   Regarded As Initial Severe Test For UNO World Program.

WITHDRAWAL IN IRAN PROPOSED   U. 8. Asks Britain, USSR to Pull Trodas

Believe It May Present United Nations With Critical Test At Outset

AMERICANS 10 BE REMOVED BY FIRST OF YEAR   Action Disclosed After Note Sent to Soviet Questioning Red Activities

ProposalSentRussia Britain Cites Tehran   State Department Makes Public. Note Which Harriman Delivered to Russian Government

U. 5. PROPOSES ALL UNITS LEAVE IRAN BY JAN. 1   Notes Sent Both Russian, British Governments

U.S. Moves To Ease Iran Crisis   Proposes That All  British, Russian, and American Troops Quit Country By January 1

DEMAND CURB ON USE OF TROOPS   WHEELER OPPOSES FREE REIN TO SEND AMERICANS ABROAD

Wheeler Insists Congress Hold to War Prerogatives      Senator Objects to Presidential Power to Use Troops Abroad

Wants Congress To Stay as Boss   Wheeler Demands Control of Troops °.

Nazi Saboteurs, Who Were to Destroy Canal, Held by Chilean Police

Byrnes Goes To Russia for Atom Parley   Big Three to Discuss Other Critical Issues That Stall Cooperation

Byrnes Leaves  For Red Talk   Plans To Tackle Half Dozen Critical Issues On Big-3 Lnily.

Byrnes Oft For Big Three   Future of Atomic Bomb Top on Meeting’s Agenda

Byrnes Goes To Moscow   There Big Three Foreign Ministers Will Discuss Vital Issues

Byrnes Leaves US.  For Moscow Parley   Secretary ‘of State Goes by Plane; Due Saturday

Officials To Advise Reds on Allied Plans For Atomic Energy   U.S. Secretary Intends To Solicit Soviet Backing To Create New United Nations Commission

Byrnes Leaves For Moscow and Bia Three Talks   Half « Dozen Critica Issues Face Foreign Secretaries; Atomic Enerav Tons Lis?

Byrnes Leaves For Moscow   Plans to Tackle Dozen Critical Issues Pr ae cytes eo aen

BYRNES BOUND FOR MOSCCN   Will Tackle Several Critical Issues on. Which Big-3 Are Stalted,

Byrnes Off for Moscow to Try to Break Big 3 Impasse   ATOMIC BOMB 50% OF DIFFERENCES

Atomic Control Looms Large On Allied Agenda   Critical Issues To Be Threshed Out At Meeting In Russia

Byres Moscow Bound in Bid to  Break Stalemate   Half-Dozen Problems Face Secretary; Atom May Hold Secret

Byrnes Heads for Important Parleys in Soviet Capital   Atomic Control, Peace in Europe Subjects to be Discussed

Byrnes Flies To Atom Talk   Accord With Russia Goal of Secretary

Byrnes Heads for Moscow To Take U;.Atomic Issue And Europe Fe-ce Parley

Byrnes Leaves For Moscow  to.  ae , a i ee   Plans to Tackle Dozen Critical Issues At Conference

U.S. Official Is “Flying to Moscow   Secretary Byrnes Plans to Tackle Several Critical  Issues   MEET WITH MOLOTOV   Peace ‘Conference and Atomic Energy to Be © ’ Considered

Byrnes Ott For Moscow  Atom Talks   Problems Invol ved In Turning Secret Over To UNO Will Be Considered

Bynes’ Trip May Smooth World Issues   Foreign Ministers To Discuss Way For Cooperation

SECRETARY OF STATE  OFF FOR CONFERENCE  BIG THREE MINISTERS RUSSIA TO BE TOLD   PLANS FOR GIVING A-ROMR TO IINO

Truman Says Marines To Remain In China Until Japs Are Removed   Byrnes Leaves For Moscow Today

Byrnes Flies To Moscow For Meeting   Critical World Issues Will Be Discussed At Ministers’ Session

Byrnes Takes Off  For Moscow Mee’   Plans to Tackle Issues On Which Big-3 Cooperations Has Stalled

BYRNES OFt FOR MOSCOW   To Take Up Atomic Control and Europe’s Peace - At Parler

MOSCOW TRIP  Big 3 Foreign Ministers Study Critical Issues   Atomic Energy ond Eventual European Peace Meet Included

Byrnes Leaves For Ministers Moscow Meeting  Atomic Energy, Europe Peac fo be Disenssed with Red's Molotov. Brifain’s Bevin

Byrnes Leaves For Conference (On Big Issues   Wall Talk With Molotov up Bevin In Moscow  s Atomic Enerev.

Byrnes Moscow  Bound By Plane   Gen. Eisenhower On Hand To Wish Him Luck At Con/erence

Byrnes Takes Plane On Way To Moscow   Atomic Energy, Eventual European Peace Conference Principal Issues

Byrnes Flies to Moscow for Talks With Soviet and British Secretaries

Byrnes Wings Way To Moscow   Issues Stalling Big 3 To Be Attacked

Byr ‘nes on his  Way by Plane To See Stalin   Eisenhower at Airfield to Wish Him Good Luck

Soldiers of Patton’s Unit Enter Bourcy   About 20 Divisions of Germans Believed To Be in Salient

U.S. armies hammer from two directions   Third dents salient as First opens assault: nazis rush reinforcements

Showdown Neat In Battle of Belgian Bulge   Germans Advance On Alsace Border

American First and Third Armies Hit From Two Directions   SOUTHERN SIDE OF NAZI! SALIENT HIT   German Forces. Step Up Pressure in Alsace- Lorraine Fighting

Showdown In Bulge Nears   11 Nazi Divisions Chewed Up, But Seventh Gives Ground Near Vosges

American First. and. Third Armies Hit  From. Two              SOUTHERN SIDE OF NAZI SALIENT HIT  German Forces: Step Pressure in Alsac Lorraine Fighting

American Armies  Are Making Gains   Germans Step Up Pressure Against Forces Along Franco-German Border Near Alsace

ENEMY LOSES ABOUT 60,000 IN OFFENSIVE   U. S. SQUEEZE HACKS UP 11 GERMAN DIVISIONS

Third Army Joined In Putting Gigantic Squeeze On Belgian Bulge   11 ENEMY DIVISIONS ARE BADLY BATTERED

Pa. GOP Members Insist Part of Gas Tax Marked To Aid Local Real Estate

GOP Members Ask Tax Data   Oppose Gasoline Tas Until Relief From Others Is Stated

DID YOU WRITE HIM TODAY‘   South’s Leaders View Rate Victory As Move For Industrial Development

South's Leaders View ICC Freight Rate Decision As ‘A Great Victory’

SOUTH WINS FIGHT FOR RATE PARITY   1.8.C, Overhauls Rating System; All Sections Now Equal

SOUTH HAILS RATE DECREE   Sees Victory in Fight for *“Parity” in ICC Freight Charges Decision

Jubilant over  winning rate  decision fight Paves way for la dectey opowth

John R. Quinn Urges Solons to Guard Against Giving Mexico Water Needed for Veterans’ Land

FOR ATTACK ON JAPAN   Five Lawrence Men Are in Group  Commended by Maj. Gen. Lemay

GHALFONT BOY SCOUTS CAMP AWARD WINNER:   Dr. A. J. Strathie Makes Inspection of Camp   CERTIFICATES GIVEN

Presented At Campfire At End of First Camp Week   HELD AT OCKANICKON

Allies in Accord On General Policy To Control Reicl   Specific Occupation Zones Not Yet Established, Says Churchill

London Says Allied Zones Not Settled   Churchill States Plans Are Based On Earlier Program

Refinery Strike Threatens To Create Emergency in Ohio Lausche Tells Schwellenbach   Rush on Gasoline Stations Under Way As Supply Runs Low; Conference Called Next Week ia Effort to Settle Strike

NAVY ANNOUNCES LOSS OF 3 VESSEL:   One Sunk By U. S. Sub As Result of Mistaken Identity.

The ree Naval  Vessels Lost   No Survivors Among 200 Officers and Men Aboard One U.S. Craft Suck in Pacific

Three Naval Vessels Sunk: 200 Lost   Serpens, Carg« Ship, Goes Down With All Hands

Service Bonds to Mature June 15   Applications May be Made in Advance at Seymour Postoflice

REDEMPTION OF ADJUSTED SERVICE BONDS IMPORTANT TO ALL VETS HOLDING THEM

HAMILTON MAN MADE OHIO LIQUOR DIRECTOR   Robert Sohngen Chosen Ti Replace Don Fisher

SOHNGEN 1S NEW LIQUOR TNRECTOR   Cincinnati Democrat Named By Lausche To Succeed Don Fisher

AIRPORT BILLS ARE OFFERED   Network at Cost of $34, 312,700 is Proposed  For Pennsylvania

Construction of Airport Network In State Plannec   148 New, Improvements To 95 Existing, Fields In Program

A ecuses Petain   Juice, Catsup Points Pared   Spinach, Asparagus Increased 10 Tokens

OPA Cuts Some  Ration Points ©      Raises Values On Six  Other Canned Foods

POINT VALUES HAVE BEEN CUT ON SOME JUICES   Grapefrnit Juice, Blend Are Ineluded—Raised On Some Veretables

ARMY SETTLES DOWN T0 WARD CO, OPERATION   Demanis ‘ Oath “Of Allegiance From Executives In ~ Stnrac

WARD EMPLOYES QATH DEMANDED   ARMY OUSTS WORKERS REFUSING CO-OPERATION

Army Authority Felt At Wards   Oath of: Allegiance Is Demanded of Employee:

KILL 60.000 HUNS   Army Dismisses Non-Cooperating Montcomery Ward Co. Employes

i Political Persecution   ; —, . ‘Chaplin Charges Deportation  Move Started By Pro-Nazis

CHAPLIN ATTACKS DEPORTATION MOVE      Labels Senator’s Inquiry as ‘Political Persecution’

Carrier Planes Resume Assault  On Nip Homeland   Radio Tokyo Speculates At Allied Preparation For Landing Operation

CARRIER PLANES RESUME ATTACKS: ON TOKYO SECTOR   Several Score of Enemy: Aircraft. Parked” on. Fields - Near Tokyo Are: Damaged  Ry Amopinan Raidars   STRIKE WHILE ENEMY CONSIDERS SURRENDER

U. S. FLEET PLANES IN HEAVY RAID   Only Light Jap Resistance Met Ry U.S. Planes

Navy Raiders Hit Parked Nip Planes   Resume Assault While Japan Continues to Study Surrender

Nip Opposition To Assaults Is Reported Light   MacArthur's Airmen Continue Attacks on Targets on Kyushu

NAVY PLANES AGAIN BLAST TOKYO AREA   Jap Opposition Lessens; Ack-Ack Fire Is Light

Blast Enemy Aircraft and Submarine Base   American Warship Torpedoed while Anchored at Okinawa

While Japan Debated Whether To Accept Surrender Terms  TWELVE HOURS OF CONTINUOUS RAIDS  Preparing For Landing Operations In Near Future

PLANES FROM CARRIERS HIT TOKYO.AREA   Land-Based Planes -From Okinawa Strike Elsewhere

Yanks Hit Back to Avenge Sinking of U.S. Warship   Carrier Believed Victim of tan Ramberc

Halsey Sends Pilots Against Jap Airfields   Torpedo Damages U. §. Ship as Foe  Resumes Assaults

Carrier Planes Hit Tokyo Area   Third Fleet Ends Respite Prevailing Since Japs Gave Surrender Offer

ICKES ASKS MAY 1 EXTENSION OF MINE CONTRACT   GOVERNMENT SEIZURE HINGES ON REPLY OF MINERS, OPERATORS

LEWIS ISSUES DISPUTE NOTICE   Paves Way for Strike of Hard Coal Miners

NO REPLY MADE TO APPEAL FOR PACT EXTENSION   Government Seizure Apparently Hinges On Answer

—MINERS—  PRES WY FOR “VOTE ON STRIKE   Lewis: Notifies U. S. Of Dispute In. Anthracite . Area

LEWIS PAVES WAY FOR VOTE   Notifies Gov’t Dispute Ex. its In Anthracite  Area

ASK EXTENSION OF MINING PACT     Government Seizure Seen It Request Is Denied

Seizure of Coal Mines Denends On Reply to Ickes   Present Working Agreement Expires Saturday With No Agreement Yet.

Dispute Threatens Coal Strike In Pa.  Stzike Vote Must Be Taken By April 27

Mine Seizure By Government Is Considered   Decision Hinges Largely on Answer Coal Miners and Operators Give Secretary Ickes Today.

ASK EXTENSION ON MINE CONTRACT   Government May Seize Soft Coal Mines If Not Granted

Ickes Asks For Extension Of Mine Contrac!   Government Seizure Of Operations Hinges On Reply From Union and Owners

Labor Dispute Exists—Lewis   Paves Way For Strike Vote Among 62.000 Pennsylvania Miners.

Strike Hinges On Extension   Swift Government Actior  Expected In 24 Hours ©

MINE SEIZURE HINGES UPON ICKES’ PLEA   Answers of Miners and Operators on Request For Contract Extension Is Awaited

LEWIS EXTENDS STRIKE BALLOT   Says Dispute Exists Among 62,000 Anthracite Men

Paves Way for Strike Vote   Lewis Declares Dispute Exists in Hard Coal Region

H. PENNOCK SEAL SALE CHAIRMAN   ANNUAL SALE OF CHRISTMAS SEALS STARTS NOV, 19TH

Joyce Trial Postponed; Counsel Will Try to Prove He Is an American

LORD HAW HAW’s TRIAL POSTPONED   Counsel Will Seek to Prove He Is U. S. Citizen

Declares New Body “Free To Take Over Affairs Of University, Do Whatever They Deem Best For It”

TRAPPED ON CRUISER   Crew Members Were Unable to Escape From Indianapolis

FRANCE BACKS DE GAULLE IN MOVING LEFT   “lection Trend Gives Lead to Socialists And Communists

French Vote Swings Left   Parties Backing Up General DeGaulle Gain In Local Elections

COMMUNISTS AND SOCIALISTS GET VOTERS’ SUPPORT   D’GAULLE MEN GIVEN BACKING FOR POSTS BY ADMINISTRATORS

r.5 in Accord Dumbarton (aks Proposal   provides for Individual! ive Self Defense  {ction Until Security  cuneil Is Able to Act

Big Five Agree on Text of Amendment  _ Places Regional Groups Under  World Organizatior

BiG FIVE AGREE ON WORDING OF REGIONAL PACT   Dumbarton Oaks Formula Revised To Provide Col_ lective Defense Action   TEXT IS ALTERED AT SUGGESTION OF REDS

BIG FIVE REACH AGREEMENT ON REGION GROUPS   Text of Amendment Is Fixed by Ministers At Conference

Agreement Reached on  Amendment   Provides Individua And Collective Self-Defense Action

PARLEY IN ACCORD ON REGIONAL PLAN   Bis Five Agree on Self De‘fense-Action_for Security —_

14 MEDALS OF HONOR PRESENTED TO HEROES:   President Cengratulates Mex In Ceremeny Before Distinguisked Capitzsl Audience

DEFENSE REGINS FOR YAMASHITA   Motion For Not Guilty — Verdict Denied After  Prosecution Rests

Defense Motion to Free General Yamashita Denied   Contention Made There Is No Direct Evidence to Link Defendant With Philippine Atrocities — Prosecution Rests After Presenting 200 Witnesses—One Jap Colonel Admits Urging Men to “Kill Americans Cruelly.”

Defense Move fo Free Yamashita Denied by Court   Prosecution Rests Its Case; Hear Over 200 Witnesses

‘Not Gully Finding Asked For Yamashite  oe Counsel - Asks   Defens= Counsel Asks For Such Verdiet im-. —— mediately But —~_Is Refused

Yamashita Loses Appeal for Direct Acquittal  Prosecution Rests Case Against Japanese General

Prosecution Rests Case; Court Refuses To Allow Defense More Time; Evidence Is Assailed

Motion to Free ‘Tiger’ Refused; U.S. Rests Case   Defense Bid for Immediate ‘Not Gailty’ Denied; Prosecution Ends Work After Pre enting YO Ejimecece and J00 F i.

Occupation Chief Says He Is Not Arguing Russian Troop Status   Newsboys Will Have \free Papers for iTomorrow’s Selling

LAND AT CHINWANGTAO   Nationalist - Forces Arrive  h Troubled Northeast China

 raver On Sunday   By The President of The United States of America

May 13 Day of Thanks to God for Victory and Prayers That He Will Guide World Into Way of Peace

CHIANG-REDS AGRFFMENT IS IN CARDS   Coalition Government Exp-cted to Result From Renewal of -- Pasce Talks  i gate

Entire Jap Navy Air Corps Turned Into Suicide Force   Threaten Mass Attacks on U. S. Mainland by Piloted Bomb Baloons Flying in Stratosphere   Ry ERNEST BARCELLA. United Press Staff Correspondent

Balloon Attack on U. S. Is New Jap Threat   Suicide Force to Man Craft in Enemy Maneuver

Joy and Excitement Sweeps Through U.S. Homes mn Receipt of Names of Men Rescued From Japs

Rack of the Headtines  Most Jap Statements On War. Clever Provaganda

URGES BREAK-UP OF ALUMINUM CO.   ATTORNEY GENERAL WOULD DISSOLVE CONCERN TO PROMOTE COMPETITION

Aluminum Firm's Split-Up Sought   Clark Charges Alcoa Kills Competition

ESCAPE ROUTE CUT FOR JAPS   Mutinous Puppets Help Chinese Invasion Of Indo China

Chinese Aided By Mutinuous Jap banat in Fight  eat firm weta mt Ci en ca cel

CAPTURE PORT IN INDO - CHINA   Chinese Aided in Taking Moncay by Mutiny Of Jap Puppet Force

peize three bridgeneads Across Oder River CITY OF STEINAU FALLS TO KONEV Nazi Forces Hold Out Until Ammunition Is Cana

Silesian Citadel Of Steinau Falls Before Russians   Crossings Of Main River Defense Line Made In Frankfurt-Kustrin Area; Red Army Is Massing Main Forces On Stream, Claim

ODER TOWN OF STEINAU IS SEIZED BY REDS   Soviets Grab More or Less Solid Footholds Which May Be Springboards for Plunge Into Rerlin

Take Steinau, Capital Of Silesia; Crossings 32 Miles From Berlin

Berlin Admits Sieinau Fallen  West Of Oder   Soviet Bridgeheads Are Esiablished South Of Franfurt And At Kienitz

Steinau Citadel Captured   Pa Porces Swarm Well Be yond Oder In Maneuver Aimed   At Southern Flank Of Berlin TDefencec   STORM ODER LINE IN AREA OF BERLIN

All Oder River Defenses Appear. Crumbling Under  Konev’s Hammering Blows

Three Bridgeheads Established Near Frankfurtand Kustrin; Konev Wheels Northward Toward Capital

Seize Steinau, Big Serman Silesian Base   Footholds Across gp River Put Soviets 32 Mi. from Berlin

Zhukov ‘Crosses  Oder River   . Germans Report Soviets Have Seized Three Bridgeheads

No Decision Is Made On Ration Board Location  Director Rawlings   Asks Settlement Of Unenecified Matter:

No Decision Is Made On Ration  Board Location  Director Rawlings Asks Settlement Of

Students Strike  Against Siege  In Argentina 3,000 Jailed By  Military Recoime

Wounds Cure Lisping And Baldness  War Photographer Declines Marlene Deitrich’s Scanties for Practical Souvenir

ENEMY TRIES ESCAPE FROM — RUHR POCKET      British Circle Back Through Holland  _ Frontier

Third Army  152 Miles From Berlin   New Gains Are Scored on All Fronts in Spite of Stiffening Enemy Resistance

100,000 Caught In Ruhr Attempt To Break lron Ring   Third Army Is Within 152 Miles Of Berlin: Allies Strike At Great Seaports; Muenste . Burning Under Gunfire, Is By-Passed.

Americans Smash Nazi Attempts to Break Out of Ruhr Trap; 3rd Army Advances Within 152 Miles of Berlin

Chinese in Control of Indo-China   French Representative Fails to Attend; Dutch to Confer on Indies

Chinese Clamp Complete Rule On Indo-China   Dutch Colonial Heads De. mand Independence So Conference Scheduled.   ARE SUPREME POWER

YANKS REPULSE BEHIND - LINES: JAP LANDINGS   Americans Gain 600 Yards On Okinawa Capital City

FOLLOWERS OF FORMER PRES, ROUNDED Uf   ‘Five Civilians, 1 Po liceman Killed; Five Others Wounded

Six Killed In Panama Revolution   Five Others Wounded During Attempt Of Revolutionaries To Seize Police Station

TAX SLASHING BLOC ORGANIZED BY LEGISLATORS   20 Percent “Across The Board” Cut On Income Levies Urged By GOP

Bloc Forming for Large Cut In Income Tax   Republican Lea Leaders Ask ot Least 20 Percent Reduction

Republicans Seeking Large Tax Reduction   GOP Solons Dislike Moderate Cuts Planned by Vinson

GOP Demands Cut of 20 Pet.  In Tax Levies   Vinson Due lo Present Administralion ‘Plan At Hearine Todac

Laval Flown  From Austria  To Paris Prison   Former Chief Vichy Government Arrived = In Austria From Spain Yesterday

LAVAL TO FRANCE!   Is Taken to Paris by Plane From Innsbruck, Austria

GIVEN OVER TO FRENCH CUSTODY   No. Two Arch Traitor of War May Appear at Petain Trial.

Americans Hand Laval to French In Petain Epoch   Former Vichy Chief Jailed-in Paris As. Leahy:Backs Marshal

Former Premier Will Be Returned To France Today   Pierre Laval Questioned By French Occupation Officers in Austria

German Plane Brings Fugitive From Austria   Jail Luftwaffe Pilots; Take Former Vichy Chief to Fresnes Prison

LAVAL HANDED OVER TO FRANCE BY YANKS   Countrymen Would Kill Him, Officials Believe

Plane Brings Laval Back To Paris   French Rush Former Chief Of Vichy Government To Capital From Austria Under Heavy Guard

HUSTLE LAVAL TO PRISON ON ARRIVAL HOME   Sent to France After U. S. Surrenders Him for Treason Trial.

FRENCH GIVEN CUSTODY OVER DIFDPE  AVAL   ‘Former Premier Is To Be Sent  To French  Border

Laval Arrives in Paris and Is Promptly Lodged in Jail to Await Trial for Treason

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Nips Lose Eight Coastal Vessels In Weekend Raids   Yank Pilots Continue To Take Heavy Toll; Tokyo Airfields Struck

49 JAP PLANES DESTROYED IN WEEK-END RAIDS   Eight Small Coastal Ves. sels Sunk And Six Others Are Damaged   TOKYO AIRFIELD IS REPORTED IN FLAMES

RECONVERSION PLAN OUTLINED   President Favors Lifting Production Controls Soon As Possible

Reconversion Plans Drawn   Truman Calls for Early Removal of Wartime Controls

Plans Drawn   Truman Calls for Early Removal of Wartime Controls

President Urges Quick Removal! of Restrictions  Time Not Yet Here When Controls All Can Be Ended

Truman Outlines His Plan For Orderly Reconversion In Letter to Chief of WPB

Matt Kimes Back In Custody After Truck Accident   Former Convict Now In Hospital

‘Allied Air and Seaborne Forces Oc cupy Half Dcezen Japanese Towns  Within a Few Miles of Tokio in   First Hours

Sets Up Headquarters In Yokohama; Nimitz  And Halsey Go Ashore   Admirals Raise Flags Over Surrendered Yokosuka Naval Base; MacArthur Lands At Atsugi, Office Looks Down Upon Emperor’s Palace.

‘MacArthur Sets Up Head- quarters In Yokohama  As Occupation Begins   Nimitz And Halsey Inspect Navy Base   Landings Occur Without Incident; Japanese Officers Polite, Bowing

Uccupation Army Raise: Stars and Stripes Over Naval Base  TWO AIRFIELDS AND SEVERAL TOWNS  Not A Single Shot Was Fired During Occupapation Landings

Occupation Forces Streaming Ashore   Stars and Stripes Flying Above Tokyo Plain; Hirohito and Al Jans Responsible to U. S. Chief

Yanks Raise ;’ U.S. Flag on Enemy Bases   Nimitz and Halsey ~ Go Ashore at : Yokosuka Naval Base

40,000 Troops Raise U.S. Flag In Nip Homeland   Headquarters Set up In Yokohama Hotel; Naval Base Occupied

U.S. Flag Is Raised Over Tokyo Plain   Naval Base and Two Air fields Seized—Nimitz Lands at Yokosuka

FIRST OF 40,000 U.S. ARMY RAISES FLAG OVER TOKYO   Half Dozen Japanese Towns, Some on Outskirts of Tokyo, Occupied by Allied Air and Sea-Borne Forces

Yank Flag Flies on Tokyo Plain   Half Dozen Nip Cities Occupied by Allied Forces; Nimitz Goes Ashore at Yokosuka

NO INCIDENTS ASAMERICAN FORGES TAKE QVER JAPA      Stai's “And: “Stripes: “Are “Raised. Over Largest Jap “Naval Base; Two Airfields, Tokvo Plain. :   HEADQUARTERS SET UP” “IN NEW-GRAND HOTEL   Fortified islands Guarding Approaches To Yokosuks Are Also Taken Over By Yank Military Units.

MacArthur Opens Base In Yokohama   Nimitz And Halsey Take Troops Ashore At Yokosuka Yards

Occupation. Trogressing Smoothly _         MacARTHUR SETS UP U.S: HEADQUARTERS IN YOKOHAMA TROOPS LAND BY SEA AND AIR‘:

MAGARTHUR'S BHO IN HOTEL AT YOKOHAME   Lands at Atsugi and Trip to Naval Base Guarded by Jap Troops.

Not a Shot Fired Thus Far As First Thousands of Yanks Land; Surrender Signing Due

MAC ARTHUR IN YOKOHAMA TO BULE COUNTRY   No Violence As Troops Land

Half-Dozen Jap Towns Occupied  By Allied Troops   Nimitz, Halsey Go Ashore At Yokosuka, Top Nip Naval Base

GEN. MAC ARTHUR SETS UP HEADQUARTERS IN HOTEL AT YOKOHAMA   ‘Weil, We Got Here, Didn't We?,’ Says MacArthur, Landing on Honshu

ON ISLAND — TOP ff. 00   Deaths Average 1,000 Daily, 6-1 Over American Toll

Jap Remnants At Shuri Caught In Death Trap   1,000 Doomed as Okinawa Battle Enters 3rd Month

ENEMY LOSSES  ON ISLAND TOP 60,000   Deaths Average 1,000 Daily, 6-1 Over American Toll

JAP RESISTANCE BROKEN AS 10Th CLOSES ON SHUR   Over 1,000 in Death Trap; Other Units Clean Up Remnants

TRAP SPRUNG —ON-OKINAWA   MORE THAN 1000 ENEMY TROOFS CAUGHT IN SHURE MAIN STRENGTH BROKEN

TVemneratiures   Typhoons Block First Sky Army  Landing on Isle   Huge Allied Naval Force of 383 Ships Pause Off Tokyo for Signal to Begin Historic : Invasion of Imperial Nippon From Sea, Air

Ex- Secretary of War Dies   Dwight F. Davis Was  Tennis Cun Donor

DWIGHT F. DAVI3 DIES LAST NiGHT   Served As War Secretary Under Coolidge; Tennis Champion in 1899.

Donor of Davis Tennis Cup Aad Suffered Heart Ailment For Last. Six  Months —

FIV MINISTERS BEGIN PEACE WORK   James Byrnes Mée's Ernest Bevin During Preliminary Parleys

Foreign Envoys Of Big 5 Open LondonMeetinsg   Byrnes Confers With British Seeretary Bevin

WALLACE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER, ROOSEVELT SAYS   President, in Message to New York Dinner, Writes “I Count. on His Aid and Wisdom.”   MAKES NO MENTION OF COMMERCE POST   Ex-Vice President’s Backers Expect Direct Statement Later From Executive on Cabinet Dispute.

Wallace Backers Look to President For Assistance  Pleased by Message Lauding Him, But Hop:

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PLEAIS MADE FOR WALLACE BYPRESIDENT   FDR’ $ Message  Read; Sen7 cate fe Delays Action on Nomination —

Hopkins Accepts Union Position   Succeeds James Walker  In New York Job

Allies Take Control Of Jap Silk Industry   Will Be Key Commodity In Plan To Make Nation - Pay For Essential Imports

M Arthur Takes Control of Jap Silk Industry  Nips Will Pay For Imports in

MacArthur Seizes Jap Silk Contro!   Product To Play Part in Plan To Make Nippon Pay for Imports.

M’Arthur Puts  Rigid Controls On Japs’ Silk   Stockpile and Protection Reports Are Demanded -Ry Allied Chief

Navy Aids in Shortage of U. §. Housing   Declares $56,000,000 of Material, Quonset Hut Supply os Surplus

Navy Moves ToAtd Homeless   Spot Cleanup Sales To Be Made of Surplus Materials

Navy Releases Materials For Housing Lack   $76.000,000 Of Materials, 5.. 000 Quonset Huts Will Bring Relief.   SOME LUMBER GIVEN

NAVY RELEASES HUTS TO HOUSE 70,000 =e Nn0.000 IN BUILDING MATERIALS

Navy Has 5,000 Huts And Building Material  To Ease Housing Pinch

Navy Releases 5,000 Quonset Huts for Housing   - $56 Million Worth of Building Materials - Declared Surplus

Navy Helps Housing Shi By Declaring Gt Hats” And Materials: Surplas Ttems

Navy Makes Move To Relieve Housing Shortage, To Release Materials And Huts

Declare Huts And Material To Be Surplus   Millwork and Plumbing Fixtures Impeding Production

Inquiry Into Army Rail Crisis Opens   Transportation Chief To Be First Witness

Solons Plan ‘Hearings  on Rail Jam   ' Wil Seek to Get Army, Navy and ODT Tocether

DOUBLE V PLAN SET IN MOTION      Funds From Waste Paper Sales to Be Used for Sick, Wounded Vets.

TWO NAZIS  EXECUTED   Marks Second Time In U. S. Military History Enemy Prisoners Sentenced to Death.

TWO NAZI PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER   Killed German After He Divided Food Unfairly

Two Nazi Prisoners of War Executed At Leavenworth for Murder of German

‘@ e \Nazi Prisoners  Die For Murder   Two Convicted For Killing Fellow Soldier

Yours for a friendly city   Nazi Prisoners Forced to Do Own Cooking for Observing Hitler Day

Back of the Headlines  AMERICAN PLAN ON OCCUPATION TO BE STUDIED

Back of the Headlines   Big Three Must  Settle Allied . Working Plan   By RALPH HEINZEN Unified Press War Analyst

4 NBC and ABC Radio Networks » Hit by Strike   Continue Broadcasts With Supervisory Personnel on Controls Contractual Dienute

Technicians of Radio Networks Go Out on Strike   500 Seek Contract; — 350 Stations of 2. Companies Affected

390 STATIONS WERE STILL OUT TODAY   900 Workers of National and American Broadcasting Companies Are Out.   FAILED TO TIE-UP WORK      Controls Are Manned by Supervisory Personnel Not Connected With Union.

Striking Radio Engineers Demand Contract Negotiations Be Resumed

Radio Technicians Tie Up Networks  Supervisors Man Engineering Jobs

Radio Strike  Continues In 300 Stations   National, American Broadcasting Companies Bott Stay On Air.      SEEK PAY INCREASE

Radio Technicians ‘Strike at NBC, ABC For Paid Overtime   Stage Sudden Walkout Halting Broadcast of Some Features

Strike Ti ies Air Waves   NBC, ABC. Schedules Crippled Whén Wage Parley With Technicians Breaks’ Down

Radio Chains  Hit by Strike   Controls of Two Networks Manned by Supervisors After Technicians Walk Out

Union Radio Teehnicians Are on Strike   Networks Continue Manned by NonUnion Employes

NBC And ABC Networks Hard Hit By Strike   Both On Air With Makeshift Staffs As — Stay Out.

NBC, ABC Hurt By Walkout of Radio Engineers   Companies Return To Air Thursday But Strike Continues

Strike of 500 Union Technicians Hits 350 Stations of National and _ American Broadcasting Companies

DEFEAT OF CHURCHILL MEANS NEW GAINS FOR BRITISH LABOR WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FOREIGN POLICY

Facts: On Pearl Harbor ‘Attack Given   President Truman Releases Both; Army And Navy Reports ,

Gen. Marshall, Hull, Stark, Kimmel And. Short Criticised   Roosevelt Issued Warning Week Before Attack. Report Reveal:

Blaine Tarr, 48, Of Rew, Succumbs   Oilman a Member Of Local Lodge

JAPS REPORT METROPOLITAN SECTOR IS HIT   Enemy Forces On Iwo Being Pushed Back  To Sea

YANKS INVADE 2 MORE ISLES IN PHILIPPINES   Slugging Marines Push Enemy Back to Sea In lwo Battle

Poultry Ceiling Revisions Urged   Chicken-Fattening Program Proposed

ROMANGE STARTED IN JAP PRISON CAMP      Wedding Will Take Place in Cleveland

Gerow Called to Testify   Pearl Harbor  Board Snarled By Political Turmoil As Lawyers Quit

Hearings Starting — 2nd Month   LT. GEN. GEROW RECALLED TO. WITNESS STAND; MUST APPOINT NEW LEGAL STAFF QUICKLY —°..

berow Recalled For More Data On Dec. / Delay   Inquiry Is Facing Change of Lawyers As Attorneys Resign

PEARL HARBOR PROSERS BECIN SECOND MONTH   Chairman Alben W. Barkley Says He May Resign, Too

PEARL HARBOR PROBERS MAKE FRESH START   Seek Explanation for Deleat In Distributing Intercepted Jap Messares,

PH. Investigation In Political Snarl As Lawyers Quit   Gerow Called To Explain Delays During Early Days of Dec. 7, ’41

Rioting Anti-Zionists Fire Synagogue, Smask lewish Stores In Clash

. Riots in Cairo. Protesting /ionism, Cause Injuries a Many; Jewish Stores Smashed

RIOTS FLARE IN CAIRO; 380 ARE WOUNDED   Stores Are Smashed. Synagogue Fired By Anti-Zionists

ANTI-ZIONISTS RIOT IN CAIRO   Jewish Stores Wrecked; British List 380 Persons Injured

Wild Clashes In Cairo Injure 380 Persons: / Dead   British Commissioner of Palestine Resigns; Arabs Angry

Rioting Flares An Cairo, Other Egyptian Cities   Anti-Zionists Fire Synagogue, Smash Jewish Stores

Anti-Zionists Riot in Cairo,  380 Injured   Reported 7 Persons Dead in Similar Riots In Alexandria

“RIOT: 330. HURT   Anti-Zignists Active; Arabs Stage Demonstration : in Palestine

‘Terrorists Smash Up Stores In Cairo and Other Cities In Observing ‘Balfour Day’

Anti-Zionists’ Riot Hurts 380 in Cairo  Uprising Protests Promise of

Alexandria Riots  Said Fatal to 7   Egyptian Prime Minister Se . Tennhle.at End

Protest Against Zionism Marked by Wild Clashes— Seven Reported Killed in Alexandria,   POLICE SWING CLUBS : AND USE TEAR GAS   General Strike Halts All Communications in City— U. S. Troops Ordered Into Barracks.

Riofs Staged In Protesting Jewish Plan:   Cairo Arabs Demonstrate Against Making Palestine Jewish Home

BUCKS COUNTY YOUTHS WIN STATE AWARDS   Take Many Honors at Farm Show Conducted In Harrisburg   HONOR TO FARBOTNIK

BUCKS COUNTY BOYS WIN NOTABLE AWARDS   Revealed as Doing Unusual Jobs in Agriculture   ATTENDED CONVENTION

FARM PRICES HIGH REACH 1920 LEVEI   High Record of 25 Years Ago Is Reached: Heavy Demand for Certain Crops.

More than 2000 Filipinos Facing Trial — On Charges of Treason and Aiding Japs

NO. SETTLEMENT MADE AT ERWIN   Conferences In Effort To sivert Strike In- Durham Mills Break Down; Caralinas Strike Roundun.

510 Allies Rescued From Luzon Prison Camp In Bold Raid By U. S. Ranger Unit

Fleet Off Coast Challenges Japs To Death Battle   Broadcast Position And Announce Lineup Of Battlewagons Ready To Fight. Planes Blast Scores Of Airfields Around Nips’ Heart

Nimitz Identifies 26 of Warships In Challenge for Showdown F. ight; 550 Superforts Batter Five Cities

Master Mind Of Jap Sneak Admits Guilt   Tojo Shoots Self As Soldiers Attempt To Make Arrest

Ex-Jap Chief Admits Guiltas WarCriminal   Loses Consciousness After Firing  Bullet Into Side to Escape Trial

Wounds Are mu l lke l fy To :                 SHOT SELF AS U.S. ARMY UNIT ARRIVED TO ARREST HIM; ADM RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACIFIC W.

PEARL HARBOR MASTER MIND SHOOTS SELF   Tries To End Life As Arrest Nears; Yank Doctor Works On Him

War Guill Admitted Dy Leader   Head of Japan During Early War Years Tries To End His Life

Jap Who Gave Orders For Pearl Harbor Attack In U, S. Hands   Attempts Suicide To Eseape Arres   Elaborate Means For Com mitting Hara Kiri Found In His Home

Top Jap War Criminal Reported Close To Death   Former Premjer Sustained By Plasma, Remains In Semi-Conscious Condition:

No. 1 Nip Criminal Shoots Self as. 'MP’s Arrive; is Unconscious; Takes Responsibility for Pacific War

Top Jap Criminal in Hospital   Bullet Fired Through Body as Americans Appear for Arrest

DIRECTED ATTACK =~ ON PEARL HARBOR -.. U. S. Major Was There te Arrest Him for Gen, _ MacArthur

TOJ0, FORMER JAP PREMIER, SHOOTS SELF   Assumes Responsibility For Launching Japan Into War Against U. 8. With Pearl Harbor Sneak Attack   HAS GOOD CHANCE TO LIVE IS SAID

Shoots Self Below Heart; Life Flickers Low in American Army Hospital

“The Razor’ Assume Full Responsibility For War In Pacific   Fires Revolver Shot Into His Own Belly As American Officers Batter At His Door To Arrest Him For War Criminal Trial.

Shoots Self Near Heart; In Hospital   Tries to Kill Himseif as U.S. Soldiers Arrive to Arrest Him Today

NIGHT AIR RAIDERS AGAIN HIT BERLIN   CAPITAL BLASTED BY LARGEST FORCE OF MOSQUITOS EVER SENT TO CITY.

Mosquitos Dump 1,000-Ton Bombs on Berlin  U.S. Heavy Bombers Blast Rail Junction of Kassel

WEARY BERLIN BOMBED AGAIN   Assault By vy U.S. Bombers Followed Up a RAF  Mosauitos

BERLIN AGAIN   Record Force of Mosquitos Hits City for 18th Consecutive Night

Penelec To Strike Thursday   Work or Fi ght Ultimatum In Rubber Strike

BRIDGEHEADS IN GERMANY ON 55 MILE LINE LOST   U.S. 7th Army Sucked Out of Footholds to Stem Ardennes Drive

SEVENTH AMY PULLS BALK DN: DO-MILE LINE   ‘Showdown Battle Looming in Northwest with New °~ Troop Movement. :

ALL FOOTHOLDS ALONG 55-MILE STRETCH IN GERMANY FALL   Doughboys Leave Area Between Sarreguemines And Rhine; Third Army Drives Spearhead Ahead

Seventh Army Backs Up To Lauter River   Showdown Battle Shaping Up on Belgium Front

Yanks Retreat On Wide Front   Third Army Continues to Advance; 512-Mile Gain Rolled Up as Patch’s Army Forced to Yield in Germany

American Forces Lose Bridgeheads Along 55 Miles of German Front; New Yank Offensive Is Forecast   Strike in Ardénnes Area Forces Seventh Army to Retreat

Allies in Reich Only in Aachen, Saarland Areas   Enemy Swings to Defensive as Patton's, Hodges’ Armies Gather for Major Battle; Attacks on Saar-Rhine Lines Contained

Lose All Bridgeheads  Along 55-Mile Front; Retain Aachen Control

FALLS BACK T0 FRANCE ALONG 55-MILE FRONT   3rd Army Gains Near Bastogne

Yanks Give Up Footholds Along 59-Mile Stretch.   Other Developments ‘Cause Withdrawal, Say Front Dispatches

“Temperatures   . Americans Brace for Major Battle That » May Affect War’s Duration; U. S. Troops Forced From Saar Area

7th Army Forced to Retreat   Americans Lose More Crossings into Germany

“Will Now Cross Rhine’   Monty Wishes “Good Hunting” for Troops About to Force River

SUPPLIES AND BRIDGES IN BURMA ARE BOMBED   Intended Teo Trap Jap Troops Now In Retreat About Mandalay

RED PINCERS “ARE GRUSHING NAZI DEFENSE   RUSSIANS CRASHING THROUGH { OUTER DEFENSES OF: i VIENNA—BERLIN RE-  FORTS NORTHERN ner

Russian Forces Now Within 20 Miles Of Vienna   Austrian Capital Is Now Within Sound Of Big Russian Guns   GERMAN LINES ARE CRUMBLINC

Chiang Requests More Aid by U. 5.   ‘Nation Is Not Getting Enough Economic Help’

ECONOMIC AID NEEDED FROM *BIGGEST ALLY   Chinese Leader Declares @ Relations Between Nations ‘Very Satisfactory’   OFFERS HELP OF TROOPS   PGeneralissimo Urges Allies Make Greater Use Of Chinese Forces

BOMBERS HIT AT JAP INDUSTRIES   B-29's Strike at Important « Manufacturing City of Nagoya, Enemy Says

Superforts Hit Jap Home Areas   Nagoya, Manufacturing City, Suffered ‘Some Damage’ From Bombs.

B-29s Blast Again At Jap Industries   Nips Admit “Some Damage” From Raids Made Todav.

»More B-29 Raids Made on Chinese  * Coastal Cities   Japanese Contend Ameri cans Are Using Improv ed Weap wns.   © Yanks Make 17-Mile  Gain in Luzon Drive

Jewess Tells How 3,000 In Prison Died   Gives First Eye - Witness Account of Executions In German Camp

3,006 Women Were Gassed on Christmas   Lined Up Naked Then Led to Prison Camp's Gas Chamber

5 f §  Paraded in Nude to the  Gas Chamber   Jewess Testifies She Mysteriously Saved From Death

More Horrors Of Oswiecim Camp Revealed . .  3,000 Nude Women Lined Up In Christmas Death Parade At German Camp

3,000 POLISH WOMEN LINED UP NAKED FOR GAS CHAMBER PARADE  POLISH JEWESS TELLS OF TERRIBLE ATROCITIES

Kramer Drops Head As Woman Reveals More Belsen Horrors   Women Forced to March Naked to Gas Chambers; Woman Guard Beat Young Girl to Death For Stealing Potato

3,000 Naked Women in Christmas Day Parade to Execution Chamber, days Jewess in Lueneberg Trial

3,000 POLISH WOMEN LINED UP NAKED FOR (AS CHAMBER PARADE  POLISH JEWESS TELLS OF TERRIBLE ATROCITIES AT OSWIECIM CAMP

Polish Jewess Points Finger at War Criminals ‘Who Directed Christmas Gas Chamber Murders

Tells of Deaths Of 3,000 Women   Lined Up Naked and Paraded to Gas Chambe: On Christmas Day

POLISH JEWESS ACCUSES NAZIS   Ceptors Forced Naked Womer In Christmas Parade to Ges Chambers

Witness Tells How Nazis Lined Ur Women For Parade to Gas Chambe:

Piles Up > Evidence On Nazis   Polish Jewess Tells —  Of Death of Thousands In Gas Chamber, and of Brutalities at Belsen —

HW iiness Says  Nazis Paraded Naked W omen  To Gas Chamber on Christmas

POLE DESCRIBES NAZI TERRORISM IN PRISON CAMP   JEWESS TESTIFIES AT ATROCITY TRIAL FOR 45 GERMANS

3,000 Polish Jews Were Taken “Naked” To the Gas Chamber On Xmas Day, ’41

REPUBLICANS ON COMMITTEE BLAST RIVALS   Claim They’re Kept From Uncovering  ‘Truth’

nators Charge earl Harbor  robe Blocked          tal Records Missing, Republicans éclare; Democrats Accused of ohting Efforts to Bare True Story

University Women Te Hold Convention Without Travel   Branch Units Will Develop One-Day Programs for May 29

BOMBS CRASHED ON JAP PLANTS BY SUPERFORTS   Opening Blow of 1945 Air Assault On Homeland Js Heavy

SUPERFORTS IN RAIDS ON JAP WAR CENTERS   Crash Hundreds Of Tons 0 Bombs On Three Objectives

War Plants On Honshu Are Struck   Saipan-Based Forts Attack Targets; Japs Admit Damage

90 Superforts Attack Japs’ Plane Plants   Japanese Admit Fire Damage to Vital Facilities

B-29's Drop Bombs on 3 Jap Cities   Nagoya, Osaka and Hamamatsu Targets For Heavy Bombs

JAPS DECLARE RAIDS MADE BY 90 SUPERFORTS   Nagoya, Osaka and ‘Hamamatsu-Are Lashed by American Armada

D2d0 oMAan AT o JAP WAR PLANT TOWN   Nogoya Hardest Hit in Attack That Includes Osaka and Hamamatsu.

TWO OTHER NIP CITIES ARE RAIDED   Osaka ‘And Hamamatsu Hit In First 1945 Super-F ort Blow

3 Cities Blasted In Single Raid   PLANES FIRE ) JAP SHIPS AT FORMOSA   Nagoya, Osaka, Hamamatsu Detuged by Hundreds of Tons of Explosives; Tokyo Admits Damage; Says 90 Planes Toke Part

War Production Centers Blasted In Major Strike   Saipan-Based B-29's Deliver Attack On  Japanese Homeland

BELIEVED 10 BE HEAVY   Hundreds of Tons Of Bombs Dropped On Major Targets

Bomb Jap Productior Centers Of Osaka, Nagoya And Hamamatsu  MOVE TO CRIPPLE JAP WAR MACHINERY  Japanese Claim 17 8-29"s Had Been Shot Down And 25 Damaged

SUPERFORTS RAID OSAKA AND NAGOYA   Japs Admit Some Fire Damage Sustained

Saipan-Based B-29s Hit Jap War Centers   Nagoya, Osaka Main Targets for Super Bombers

Laval Takes Off, At Spain’s Order, But Comes Back   Blames Faulty Engine: May Fly to Paris  To Face Accusers

Solons And Publhshers Fly To Europe To See _ Hun Horror Camp Sites  

Atrocity Tour Will Be Stagec  Solons And Editors Toa Ga To Eurone

YANKS MAKE SWIFT PROGRESS ON MINDANAO ISLAND   U. 5. 24th anid 31st Divisions Converge and Drive Ahead Rapidly Crushing Two Areas of Jap Resistance in Past Three Dava

MINDANAO NIPS IN NUTCRACKER   CONVERGING U. S. FORCES MAKE SWIFT PROGRESS

TWO ONISIONS MAKING GAINS   Two Centers of Jap Resis tance Broken By Con verging Columns.

Jap Back Yard Plants Fired   450 B-29s Drop Incendiaries on Three Industrial Areas on Honshu, Kyushu

Jap Industry Again Bombed By Superforts   ‘Backyard’ Centers Heavily Hit in Fire Bomb Attack

Bitter Flames of War Heaped on Jap Centers  Superforts Batter Three More

FIRE BOMBS HIT THREE JAP CITIES   “BACKYARD”. INDUSTRIAL CENTERS STRUCK BY 450 SUPERFORTRESSES.

MARINES SMASH ATTACKS ONIWO   Sizeable Gains Made In Drive To North

Marines On lwo Halt J ap Drive And Make Gain   fufiltration . Atlacks Sup  * ported by Mortar Fire  > . Knocked Down; Nip: Losses Heavy

 House Group Approves Plan ) That Omits Full Employment   ‘High Level Of Employment’ Substituted For Measure; Three-Member Advisory Group Would Be Set Up

High Level’ Emnlovment i  IVIVy  Bill Approved   House Committee Ok’s Modification Of Truman’s Request

House Group Backs Plan on Employment   Expenditures Committee For Federal Policy Of High Job Level

Substitute 1 Measure Does “Not Mention Full Em_ ployment; No Indica. -Tton. Whether Truman “Will Accept. It. 

NEW JOBS BILL ‘WINS APPROVAL   House Group Passes Substitute for Truman's Full Employment Program.

Hot GROUP PUTS OKAY ON NEW JOB BIL   Drops “Full Employment’ Clause Requested by Truman.

House Committee Approves Legislation To Declare ‘High Level’ Employment Policy

TOKYO FORCED TO RISK FLEET   First Line Navy Must Come To Aid Of Vital Philippines Route

Juniors Present Play “New Fires”  Play Is Given At School Thursday Night

SHELL SUBURDS OF BALTIC PORT   Reds Take Stargard, Fortress Junction 19 Miles East of Stettin.   CAPTURE OTHER POINTS

Russian Guns Shell Stettin   Stalin Says Stargard, East of Stettin, Falls; 200,000 Are Trapped

Zhukov Turns His Big Guns Into Stettin   Nazis Admit Loss Of Stargard; Volkssturm Dead Piled High As Russians Advance

Reds Shelling Suburbs of Nazi Stettin   200,000 Germans in Three Pocket Trap Sprung by Russians

Russians /*.-lling Port Of Stettin; Ba:-ic Push Traps 200,000. Germans

BALTIC PORT WITHIN, RANGE OF RED GUNS   Report Armies Probe Oder Defenses Directly Before German Capital

Aim Big Guns at Stettin Suburbs   Berlin High Command Announces the Fall of : Stargard   LAUNCH NEW ATTACKS   Russians in a Triple Spear Head Toward the Baltic Sea

FORTRESS OF STARGARD FALLS aii SOVIETS WHO LAUNCH TWO POWERFUL NEW BALTIC ATTACK

SUBURBS OF STETTIN BEING SHELLED BY BIG RUSSIAN GUNS   BERLIN ANNOUNCES FALL OF FORTRESS CITY SHORT DISTANCE OF PORT

SUBURBS OF STETTIN BEING SHELLED BY BIG RUSSIAN GUNS  RERIIN ANNOUNCES FALL   BERLIN ANNOUNCES FALL OF FORTRESS CITY SHORT DISTANCE OF PORT

*Zhukov's Troops Capture Stargard oln 9-Mile Gain   Soviet Artillery Shells Suburbs of Berlin's Chief Baltic Port; Trap 900.000 Navic 

Shell Suburbs Of Stettin   Stargard, Outer Defense Of Port City, Taken; Two New Attacks Begun

COOPERATIVE CASE 1a HELO FOR SETTLEMENT   Bucks Countian Is Accused Of Selling Over Ceilings   FOR OVER — $71,000

ADJOURN HEARINGS IN THE SUIT AGAINST COOPERATIVE ASSN   Pending Results of Attempt To Settle the Action Out of Court   OPA STARTED SUIT   Court Was Asked for Triple Damages of $213,564 For Alleged Violations

Conscientious Objectors Assigned To NY State Mental Institutions

Conscientious Objectors to Work In Three State Mental Institutions

FIGHTING CHIEF CETS DESK JOB   Ousted From Command Of 3rd Army, Patton Takes It Smiling

FOR NEW TASK   General Accepts Change With Soldierty Discipline in Germany .

PATTON DEFENDS HIS POLICIES IN BAVARIA   General Says He Carried Out His Chiefs Orders With “Vigor E And Lavaltv”

SCHOOL BUSES TO BE INSPECTED   Transportation — Contracts Require Bus Inspection ‘ore Approval. 

SCHOOL BUSES TO BE INSPECTED   Transportation Contracts Require Bus Inspection Before Approve. ere

—B- 29 ATTACKS— Saherforts Blast Tokyo And Southern Indo-China Area

Japs Claim 70 B-29’s Star More Fires In Capital On Hour-Long Assault

TROOPS REATEN TO DEATH   Chinese Crowd Attacks Japanese  SoPadtnes Ie Linnae kang

‘E’ BOND SALES HIT NEW LOW   ‘EF’ Bonds Sold—S9164.776.45 ‘FE’ Bond Quota—S?.290.000  ‘E’ Bonds To Go—S1,473,723.55 Dave To Co..??

7TH WAR LOAN IS FAR BEHIND   ‘E’ Bonds Sold—81,089,582. ‘'E’ Bond Quota—S2,390,000. ‘FE’ Bonds To Go—81,300,468. Dawa Ta Go. 0.

SOVIETS DRIVE TOWARD. PRAGUE   120-Mile Front From Vienna to Drava River is Ripped Open

REDS DRIVE NOW HEADED” FOR PRAGUE   STALIN ANNOUNCES ELEVEN GERMAN TANK DIVISIONS WERE SMASHED IN ‘VIENNA BATTLE

MOTORISTS TO TALK BY PHONE FROM CARS   Cleveland Bell Telephone Co. Makes Plans

British Hit In Triangle  Of 2 Rivers   ‘Hell On Wheels’ Second Armored Division Takes Town Without Fight.   NORTH OF SITTARD

CITY IN HEART OF BELGIAN BULGE   British Attack Between Maas, Roer Rivers   HITLER EXPECTED   To Take Antwerp In Three Weeks, Prisoners Say; Line Shrinking

Important Road Community Falls to U.S. First Army Without Opposition,  It Is Announced.   BRITISH ATTACKING NORTH OF SITTARD

Road Center Falls To Yank Division Without A Fight   British Attack Nazis in Holland North of Sittard

German Stand Along Salm Cracks As Americans Drive On St. Vith   7th Army Switches Over To Offensive   Hitler Had Hoped Western ‘Drive Would Knock Britain Out Of War

UP-T0-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   JAP LOSSES STAGGERING IN PAST 3 WEEKS

PLANES ALREADY USING AIRSTRIPS SEIZED BY YANKS DRIVING ON ZAMBEQANGA CITY

EXPECT ALLIES TO DEAL WITH GERMAN FIELD COMMANDERS WHEN SURRENDER HOUR COMES

‘Back of the ‘Headlines   Palestine Question Heads Toward international Solutior

GM To Discuss Strike With A U.S. Conciliator   But Company Not Ready To Reopen Wage Negotiations With UAW.

General Motors Not Ready to Talk With CIO-UAW Conferee:   Will Talk Over Strike with Federal Official; Ward's, Union Meet

Government To Request “General Motors To’ ‘Resume. Negotiations. -

GM Will Talk To Conciliator, Not Yet To Unior   CIO and Wards Meet  For Discussion On  60 Cents Minimum

GM AGREES 10 GOVERNMENT PEAGE PARLEYS   Plant Executives Still Delay Wage Negotiations With Union Officials

GM Official, Government  Man to Talk   Company Refuses To Negotiate Under Conditions

AUTO CONCERN WILL BE ASKED TO NEGOTIATE   Conciliator Plans To Contact President  Of GM Today

GM, CONCILIATOR ARRANGE PARLEY   Company, However, Turns, Down Talk With Union

G.M. Refuses To Talk Pay   Company Official to Meet VU. S. Conciliation Chief On Strike

GM ‘Not Ready To Deal With  Union on. Wage   Corporation: ‘Agrees to Dis  éuss Strike With Govern:  “nient Conciliator; io Air -Picketing With CIO .

NOT READY 10 REOPEN TALKS   GM Won’t Discuss Wage Negotiations With Cid Auto Workers.   /AGREES TO OTHER PLAN

MOTORS FIRM WON'T NEGOTIATE WITH UNION TILL 30 PER CENT WAGE HIKE DEMAND MODIFIED

Firm Refuses To Parley With Union   Corporation Will Reopen Strike Discussion With Government; Steel Men Schedule Meeting

CMC HEADS WILL MEET WITH US CONCILIATOR   CIO And Ward To Negotiate Wage Dispute

GM Agrees To Governmen Peace Parley   Anderson Will Meet With Edgar Warren In Washing: ton Tuesday.  REFTIISE TO NEGOTIATE

Will Discuss GH Picketing  Auto Firm Official To Meet With U, S.  ie tt

G. M. Refuses to Negotiate Til Demand Reduced   Firm Agrees to Discuss Strike With Cenciliator

GM Agrees to Meet With U.S.  Conciliator   Firm in Refusal to Reopen Wage Negotiations Until Union Modifies Wage Demand

General Motors Will Talk With U.S. Conciliator   But Company Still Re fuses to Resume Nego tiutions W ith Employ Ces,

ANT AUTO FIRM WILL BE ASKED T0 MEET WITH UNION   Request for Resumption o Wage Negotiations to Be Made by Conciliation, Chief Today.   U. A. W. LEADERS SEE SEC. SCHWELLENBACE   Long Conference Held—Three Invitations to Parleys Declined by General Motors Head.

Conference Is Arranged For Tuesday  Remains Firm In C2. TIT PT. Flt ew

Motor Strike Accord Sought   General Motors May Agree on Collective Baraqaining

Will Diseuss GM Picketing  Auto Firm Official To Meet With U. S.

COMPANY HEAD WILL CONFER WITH GOVT.   Modification Of Wage Demands Urged   WALKOUT   Of Steel Workers Will Be Studied At Pittsburgh Meeting Dec. 10

GM Agrees to Discussion of Motor Strike   Will Meet With U. $. Conciliator on Next Tuesday

Motor Heads Have Agreed To Mediate  With Agents   Not Ready To Open  Union Discussions

Firm Demands Union Modify Wage Request  Balks At Resumptior Of Worker Talks Si._4*f SAA’ Bt IJ fT.

BRITISH DENY CHARGES   ish Con ted Dis: dewish fongress  A gheeeries 

BRITISH DENY CHARGES   Jewish Congress Asserted Dis"laced Person Badly Treated

No Longer Engaged in Fighting Overseas, U.S. Copes With Problems of Industrial Strife at Home

TODAY F ANNIVERSARY PEARL HARBOR   Nation Feverishly Engaged Now in Reconversion to Peace

More Canning Sugar Is to Be Provided   Additional Planned for Those Whose Allotments Were Cut

PRICE CONTROL TIMETABLE SET   Tentative Dates Given For Ending of War-Time Regulations

Price Control End Timetable Set Up   ‘Release from Wartime Restrictions in Nearly Every Line Slated To Be Completed by Mid-summer

Jn" TS TOLETES. EL LEY 1 a wei a 8 ~ ) _- iol _ f ge "Ne-  g--g >  Hom meee

AMERICANS URGED TO PAY TRIBUTES   Truman Proclaims Saturday a Day of Mourning and Prayer

Today ] Is D y ‘Of ‘National:   Mourning: ~        Proclaimed by Truman Who Urges. Homage ‘At Places of ‘Worship

Truman Proclaims Today A Day Of Mourning   'Traman Asks For Prayers  Of The Nation

President Truman Sets Saturday ‘as Day of National Mourning ‘for Late Franklin D. Roosevelt

NAVY PLANES WILL CRASH ON ALLIED SHIPS   Okinawa Campaign Rapidly Drawing To Close; Nip Forces Sealed Off   PLAN BALLOON ATTACK   Tokyo Says Bomb Carrying Balloons Will Be Sent Into United States

Tojo Gasps Out His Responsibility For “Bad War” To American Writer

Tojo Takes Full Blame For the Wa   Wanted to Die By Sword But Pistol Had to Do, He Tells Reporter

‘ AM HAPPY 10 DIE’ SAYS T0J0   Responsibility For War Is Assumed By Ex-Premier, Writer Reports

Writer Hears Toio's Last’ Words   Here's Eye-Witness Account of What Happened After Shooting

IN' MASON ciry   “4 Assume Responsibility for War....Banzai’’--- Tojo

U.P. Vice President At Side of Dying Tojo   By FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW

Tojo Says He Preferred Sword But Gun Had To Do   Wounded Man Of The Day Of Infamy Accepts Responsibility For Pacific War Between Gasps For Breath; Shoots Self To Avoid Arrest By American Army

Kye-witness Account of Tojo’s Attempt on Own Life Given by United Press Vice President   By FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW

OPPOSITION TO HIGHER JOBLESS BENEFITS RISES   Opponents Say Increase Would Place Premium On Re- _ fusing To Work

Group Cool on Increasing Pay Of Unemployed   Proponents of Measure Admit Face Uphill Fight

Truman Plea For Higher Jobless Pay Bumps Snag   Dem Opposition Shows Proponents Face  Uphill Battle

“Senators Spurn Plea for More Jobless Benefits   Committees Study Bilis Pending On Unemployment

Three Perish In  Cleveland Fire   Small Boy And Two Elderly Gentlemen Found Dead In Ruins Of Llome

From Villa To Japanese   First Airborne Army Man To Officially Occupy Japan With Pershing Long Ago

Invasion of Luzon Appears in Making   Tokyo Radio.Reports Three American Convoys Protected by Carrier Force, Seen Off Island

Convoy Nears Luzon Island State Japs   Yank Superfortress Strikes Against Tokyo. Kyushu. Nippon Main Group.   MacARTHUR QUIET

Luzon Blasted By Yanks For Invasion   Another Island Taker By America in Far East Fighting

TOKYO HINTS YANKS HEADING TOWARD LUZON   Three Convoys Said On Move; Aerial Blows Extended

Big Events Shape in Pacific Zone  ricans May Have Invaded Luzon: island

Luzon Invasion In Philippines Appear's Shaping   Already on Way, Tokyo Radio Says

JITTERY JAPS SPOT CONVOYS IN PHILIPPINES   y. S. FORCES CLOSE IN FOR KILL ON NIPPONESE

Believe Yank Landing on Luzon Near   Japs Say Three 3. _ Convoys on Move in Philippine Seas

Tokyo Reports Three Convoys In Luzon Region   More U. S. Ships Sunk Says Enemy Radio; American Flyers Busy

Radio Says Convoys Off Island; Claims Three U. S. Warships Sunk   Formosa, Japan Heavily Bombed   Tremendous Toll Taken Of Enemy; Landing Made On Fais

Japs Fear U.S. Army IsAlready  On Luzon Shore   Tokyo. Radio Reports 3 American Convoys OFF Philipnine Island

New Proof Claimed To Clear Laval   Counsel Confer  With DeGaulle

Another Trial Asked for Laval  General DeGaulle Has Final Authority

CLAIMS NAZIS ARREST LAVAL   Reveal Evidence in Move tor New Trial

Laval Lawyers Assert New  Evidence Will ‘Explode’ Case   Ry MEL MosT

Claim New Laval Evidence   Will “Explode” Case Against Him,” Lawyers Declare

Laval Attorneys Start Move To Seek New Trial   Interview With DeGaulle Sought

‘Government Will Lose Coast Lands’   Congress Will Defeat Seizure, Sumners Says

Success of Labor Meet Seen   Independent Unions Protest That They're Ignored in Conclave

Dewey Calls for Charter Approval   Plea Voiced as State Executives Convene -

BUYING BASES IS SUGGESTED   Britain Might Be Helped By U. S. Purchases Of Bases Leased During War

LAUSCHE PLANS CUT IN BUDGET   Tells Departments State Will Not Operate at Deficit

Army Officer Claims Union  Hampers Work   Resistance To Packard Co. By Leaders Cuts Engine Production 24%

Two-Year-Old Rushed Across State To Hospital For Delicate Operation

Airforces Are Transferred   European Airforces Will Go To Pacific For Use Against Japan, Says Commander

To Step Up Air Attacks On Japan   Enemy Homeland Due To Suffer Fate Of Rubbled. Europe As Units Move To Pacific

PLANS ARE ALREADY  UNDER WAY TRANSFER  FORCES 10 PACIFIC STEADILY INCREASING  ' TEMPO AGAINST JAPAN 1 PRENRICTEN

Allies Massing Might For Final Blow In Orient   European Air Forces Will Be Transferred For Showdown Drive

Pacific Airforce Transfer Plans Underway  Lt. Gen. Giles Issues Statement

AIRFORCES NOW IN EUROPE WILL BLAST AT NIPS   General Giles, Head of Pacific Air Arm, Reports Transfer Planned

MAKE PLANS 10 MOVE AIR FORGE   Time Near for Heavier Raids on Japan Proper

AIR. BATH IN’ PREPARATION: EUROPEAN AIR FORCES ARE COINC TO PACIFIC

Hurricane Spent, Coast Ravaged   Crop, Property Damage Is Estimated At Millions Of Dollars

Hurricane Blows Itself Out in East Texas’ Loss Mav Reach $15,000,000

HURRICANE BLOWS ITSELF OUT OVER EAST TEXAS SEGTOR  CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $15.000.000

Two More Units Head For Home   28th Infantry, 10th Armored Start Back

Frisco Conference May Have To Decide On The Polish Argument Itself

It’s A Safe Bet Defeated Axis Will Seek Revenge— —By DeWitt Mackenzie (7  Secret Weapons Are Danger To World Peace

eee”,  THE WAR TODAY   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIE— Associated Press War Analyst.

PREVENTION OF DEVELOPMENT OF NEW “SECRET WEAPONS” SEEN AS . -NECESSARY TO. FUTURE WORLD PEACE

THE  WAR TODAY   Enduring Peace Will Depend Upon Eternat Vigilance Against Developnicnt of ‘Secrel Weapons’

'WHAT PEACEMAKERS MUST WATCH IS SECRET WEAPON AND ITS DEVELOPMENT IN FUTURE

Eternal Vigilance Against Secret Weapons Seen Necessary To Peace

Peace Depends on Vigilance Against New Weapons   BY DeWITT MacKENZIE Associated Press War Analyst

THRONGS CHEER MEN OF BATAAN   LIBERATED HEROES PARADE IN SAN FRANCISCO AMID SHOWER OF CONFETTI.

Prisoners Liberated From Cabanatuan Are Given A Rousing Welcome In San Francisco

BRITAIN CUTS AMERICAN TROOP TRANSPORTATION   Takes Two Huge Liners From Ship Lists Available For Transport.

Opportunities In South Said lo Be Great   Small Businesses Utilizing Home Products Urged

SHOOT DOWN JAP BALLOONS IN U.S.   Spnoka ne Chronicle Reveals Story With Censorship OK

Near Famine Blamed For Big Arab Uprising In Algeria Since V-E Day

Byrnes to Leave For Inndon for lnpor taiet Parley  wn apres ll Us. it neil of F ian

Byrnes to Have Mediators Role At London Meet   Peace Treaties For Italy, Balkan Nations On Agenda

Byrnes Headed To Peace Talk   Secretary to Assist Plaus For Posi-War Eurepe

BYRNES PREPARES TO GO T0 LONDON   SECRETARY WILL BE CLOAK ED WITH BROAD POWERS TO WRITE PEACE PACTS.

SUPERFORTS LEAVE KOBE BURNING MASS   Returning Pilots Say More Than 34 Fires Were Vis- — ible As Thev Left.

KOBE, JAPAN HARD HIT BY SUPERFORTS   More Than 34 Fires Seen In City

B-29s Leave Kobe Ablazed   Returning Pilots Say Oppo. sition Is Moderate On Japan’s 6th City.

B29S SET FIRES IN KOBE, JAPAN   BOMB INDUSTRIAL TARGETS IN FIRST RAID ON JAP CITY

34 FIRES SWEEP KOBE AFTER B-29 ASSAULT   Many Seen Near Importan' Shipbuilding Factory

President Proclaims 12-Point Foreign Policy Based On Use Of Military Power To Preserve Peace In Navy Day. Speech.   Calls For “Friendly Partnership”

Ske LA ey a 2). ees ae eee De oe ee gL ee ee ee ee ee, en eee ee a Te ee ee ee on  » Called Trust;          President Says Differences Among Allies Not Hopeless; States Country Won't Recognize Any Government Imposed by Foreign Force

PRESIDENT TRUMAN PROCLAIMS 12-POINT PROGRAM FOR PEACE  URGES USE OF MILITARY _ POWER PRESERVE PEACE

PRESIDENT OUTLINES HIS FOREIGN POLICY IN NAVY DAY SPEECH IN NEW YORK

Truman Declares Loss of Faith in International Organization Threat  To Peace. Would be Disastrous

12 Points in Truman’s Navy day Declaration         ‘Peace Plan Based On Use of Military Power to Prevent War While Planning ' To Qutlaw Atomic Bomb

BASED. ON USE OF U. S. MIGHT TO KEEP PEACE      Will Hold Atom Bomb ‘Sacred Trust’ Until Peace  Is Assured

W ill Keep Bomb “Sacred Trust” Truman Asserts   President Proclainrs 12+  Poiut Forcign Policy Based  on Use of Military Power to Maintain Peace   Plans To Outlaw Disastrous Weapon   Nalion’s Chief Says Differ.  cnecs Existing Among Allies “Are Not Hopeless or Ivveconeilable”?

Atom Secret Is “Sacred  Trust": President Voices Hope It Can Be Outlawed

12-Point Foreign Policy Laid Down By President   To Use Military Power To Preserve Peace While Planning To Outlaw Atomic Bomb

12-Point Plan ls Based Upon Military Might   President Makes Important Talk On Navy Day

Program for World Peace Is Outlined   President Proclaims U. S. Foreign Policy Based On 12 Points and Using Force to Prevent War

Cites 12 Points of ‘)urPolicy Abroad   Truman Looks to World Cooperation to Maintain Peace   HOLD BOMB AS TRUST   Military Power to Be Main tained Against Aggressors

Policy One Of “Friendly Partnership”; Atomic Bomb isA U.S. “Sacred Trust

Peace to Be Maintained by Strong Nation   President Also Says He Hopes Atom Bomb Can Be Outlawed

Foreign Policy © Based on Powe! to Force Peace.   ' 12-Point Proposal Is Voiced by President in N. ¥. Speech

Policy Is Based on Use of Military Power to Preserve Peace — While Planning to Outlaw Atomic Bomb, President Points Out; Says He Is Willing to Exchange Scientific Information

Need Might to Keep Peace While Planning to Outlaw Atom Bomb, President Says

TRUMAN TELLa TT0 WORLD   Based on Use of Military Power to Preserve Future Peace.   PLAN OUTLAW OF BOMB

CALLS POLICY ONE OF FRIENDLY PARTNERSHIP WITH PEACEFUL NATIONS   Hopes For State Where Atomic Methods Of Destruction Can Be Outlawed Forever

TEMPERATURES  Pledges U. S. Power  To Preserve Peace   Loss Of Faith In International Organization Is Great Threat, Says Truman In Outlining 12-Point Proqram To Prevent Future Wars

U.S. to Preserve Peace by Arms,  Truman Declares   President Proclaims Twelve-Point Policy _ Championing Self-Government for AI];  Freedom of Seas. Access to Kaw Materials

‘Would Outlaw Atomic Bomb; Depends on Cooperation of Nations To Continue Peace

Urges Faith in [International Organization to  Keep the Peace   President Proclaims 12 Point U.S. Foreign Policy

HOPES TO KEEP PEACE, OUTLAW ATOM BOMB USI   President's Navy Dav Speech Lists 12-Point Foreign Policy Based On Armed Power

DISCLOSES PLAN TO OUTLAW ATOM BOMB AS WEAPON   PRESIDENT MAKES FIRST ADDRESS ON FOREIGN POLICIES

President Lists 12 Points To Be Followed By U. S. In Dealings With World  Tce CW RANT Ls   In International Organization Seen As Great Threat To Peace Of World; Hopes To Outlaw A Bomb No Territorial Expansion Is Sought

Foreign Policy Is Based on Force To Prevent War   Truman Proclaims 12-Point Program  In Navy Day Address; To Outlaw A-Bomb

First Outline Of Foreign Policy Given   President Issues 12-Point Program For World Affairs

Truman Outlines Policy   U.S. a “Friendly Partner” of All Peaceful Nations; Work Toward Outlawing Atom Bomb

Outlawing Of Atom Bomb Ultimate Aim   U. S. Will Hold It As ‘Sacred Trust’ Until World Co-operation Makes Its Use Unnecessary, Says President In Giving Foreign Policy.

Would Outlaw ‘Sacred Trust Atomic Bomb   Intense Diplomatic Efforts Under Way To Aid Relations With Russians

Truman’ s Foreign Policy Calls For Use Of Military  Force To Preserve Peace   Says US Regards Atomic Bomb As Sacred Trust

U, S, MUST KEEP GREAT MILITARY FORCE IN PEACE   President Envisions Ultimate Outlawing Of Atomic Bomb: Sets Forth Basis For Relationship With Rest Of World.

FEDERAL TAXES TOP 42 BILLION   1944 Take Is More Thar 10 Billion Above 1943 Figure

4? BILLION PAID IN FEDERAL TAXES   BULK OF U. S. '44 REVENUE CAME FROM INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS.

Fifth Uncorks Pincer Attack In North Italy   Troops Gain Two Miles Against Stiff German Resistance

Yankees Rush Ahead in Italy   Storm Through Elaborate German Trench System; Seize Mt. Torraccia

Seize Height In Italy ©   Yanks Advance Two Miles Against Stiff Enemy Resistance

IN A 2-MILE ADVANCE   American Troops Storm Thru Elaborate German Trench Systems

AMERICANS CAPTURE MOUNT TORRAGCIA   Storm Through Elaborate German Trench Systems To Take Peak.

Chinese Gain In South Sea and Canton Areas   Yeungkong Capture Tightens Grip On 50 Mile Area Near Hong Kong.

Navy Shifts Commands In Pacific Area   * Plans Made For Show-Down Phases Of Japanese War

Adm, Mitscher Is Sent to New Post  Made Deputy Chief Naval Air Operations

29 Changes Of Duty For Flag Officers Announced By Navy Secretary Forrestal      Vice Admiral Mitscher Named Deputy Chief of Naval

HIGHER POST IS ASSIGNED TO MITSCHER   Famous Pacific Carrie} Task Force Commande} Is Made Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Aiy

Adm. Mitscher Given Duty In Washineton   29 Flag Officers Involved In Naval _ Transfers; Stark To Retire

Navy Lists Changes in ‘Top Officers   Vice Adm. Mitscher To Be Deputy Chief of Naval Air Operations; Towers To Head Task Force

MITSCHER NEW DEPUTY CHIEF   Named Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations For Air; Other Changes In Navy Set-Up Announced.

CHANGES IN HIGH NAVAL RANKS MADE   Announced By Sec. of Navy Forrestal

NAVY PUTS NEW MEN IN CHARGE OF TASK UNITS   Admiral Sherman Leads First Carrier Forces—Mitscher To Washington

Vv ast ‘Turnover Navy. Officers  Is Announced   Shifts Put New Men at Head of Forees Slashing Japanese From The Air

Mitscher Named Deputy Chief of Navy Air Forces   Today’s Assignments Apply to 29 Flag Officers All Told

Navy Changes Duties of  29 Admirals   Adm. Hoover Named Deputy Commander Of Fleet in Pacific

NEW POST FOR ‘ADM. MITSCHER   NAMED DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR AID BY FORRESTAL

29 Changes In Navy Duty Told   Mitscher Named Deputy Chief of Naval Air

MICHIGAN MAN TO TARE OVER FOR MITSCHER   NAVY GETS READY FOR SHOWDOWN WITH TOKYO

Mitscher Is Named Navy ‘Air Deputy   Secy. Forrestal Asserts Changes Are ‘Routine’ And Nota ‘Shakeup’

NEW MEN TO HEAD CARRIER FORCES SLASHING JAPAN   Sherman Succeeds Mitscher as Commander of First— Towers Takes McCain's Place With Second.   SHIFTS PREPARE FOR WAR SHOWDOWN   Twenty-nine Major Changes Made Among Navy Flag Officers—Admiral Stark to Retire.

NAVY CHANGES ARE ANNOUNCED   Mitscher Is Named Deputy Chief of Naval Air Operations.

Shift Of Flag Officers In Ain Arm Of N      Vice Admiral Mitscher Go To Washington

Mitscher Deputy Chief Of Naval Air Operations ‘Adm. McCain Relieved

Forrestal Announces Changes Ir Pacific Carrier-Borne Air Fleef   Claire Flying Tiger’ Chennault Coming Home

Forestal Places New Men At Head of Forces Slashing Japs From the Air, Sherman Succceds Mitscher

MITSCHER GETS NAVAL AIRPOST: OTHERS SHIFTED   Towers To Relieve McCain As Task Force Leader; Stark Will Return

Flag Officers Of Navy Given New Commands   Changes Called “Shifts of Duty” Not Big Shake-Up

First. Carrier Task Foree Commanded  By Sherman   Navy Makes Shifts In Air-Borne Unit

Name Mitscher As Deputy Chief Of Naval Flying   Secretary Forrestal Says Shift Involving 29 Flag Officers Not “Shakeup”

‘Mitscher Is Assigned Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations For Air; To Succeed Fitch   Admiral Towers Named Commander Second Corrier Task Force, Relieving McCain

Navy Shuffle Gives Mitscher Air Post   Adm. Hanson Replaces Adm. Furlong... Page 2

NAVAL ASSIGNMENTS   “Mitscher Assigned as Deputy Chief  of Operations

Mitcher and McCain Get NavyJobs Ashore Forrestal Shifts 29 Flag Officers

Mitscher Gets Pacitie Air  Command Post   Rear Admiral Frederick Sherman Named To Suc ceed Vice-Admiral.    PLAN FOR SHOWDOWN

Make Mitscher Deputy Chief of  Air Command   Forrestal Re-Assigins 29 Officers; ‘Not a Shakeup,’ He Declares

Miisecher Will Leave Bridge  or Desk Job   Famed Commander Of Task Force 58 Moves Up In Major Navy Shifts

NUMBER OF CHANGES  AMONG HIGH NAVAL  OFFICERS ANNOUNCED ADM. MITSCHER NAMED  DEPUTY CHIEF NAVAL OPERATIONS For AIR

Far East Planes Bag 51 Nip Ships   M’Arthur’s Bombers And Fighters Blaze A Trail Of Death And Fire In Saturday Raids

WLB CONSIDERS WARREN STRIKE   Mayor Urges Drastic Action To Settle Troubles

Crowds Cheer in Streets As Coast Hears Tokyo  Report on Surrender

Legion Seeks State Bureau For Veterans   Appeal Made As Interim Committees Wind Up Session At Montgomery

England Agrees To Limits Set On Use of Funds   Anglo-American Financial Talks Reach Conclusion

Report British Granted Loan Qver 4 Billion   U. S. Gains Limitation On Use of Main Part of Huge Postwar Fund

U.S. Agrees To Extend $4,400,000,000 Credit to Great Britain, ls Report

REPORT MORE THAN FOUR BIL' LION TO BE LOANED WITH. — ‘PAYMENT WITHIN ” FIFTY YEARS

War Today-  Japs Must Decide to Defend Either Home Land or Continent

Coal Conference Goes Into Second Week At Capital   Truckers File For Huge Walkout Vote;  Ask Hearings To Repeal Smith ‘onnally Act  / ;

Dock Men Returning, Ryan Says   -Make Inspection Trip of Hudson River  Revion

SOFT COAL CONFERENCE CONTINUES   Central States Drivers Council Asks Strike Vote

BOTH COLUMBIA AND RKO-PATHE NOW INCLUDEL   Entrance Blocked to Movie Lot. Wallace Favors 15 Per Cent Boost in Wage

New Major Strike Looms as Coal Situation Stalls  Truck Drivers in 12 States Ask Strike Vote: Arguments by Lewis. Operators Continue

Truck Drivers’ Strike Looms on Labor Front   Tee-Up m 12 States Theat: ened; Government Sti Working on Mines,

U. S. FACES NEW THREAT OF STRIKES   Government Is Confronted With Dispute of Truck Drivers as It Proceeds to Try to Settle the Coal Row.

NO PROGRESS IS MADE IN TALKS ON COAL TIEUP   Some 200,000 Miners Now Idle: New Strikes Plague Government; Roundup Of Situation Over The Countrv.

12- STATE TRUCK __ORVERS STRIKE AS THREATENED   Government: Resumes Efforts * to Get -200;000 UM. W. to Digging Coal:   INTO ITS: SECOND WEEE:   Coal Production. Losses Neat: ed -10,000,000-ton Mark ’ Since September 21.,

New Threat Looming Big in Labor War   Truck Drivers in 12 States Moving Toward Strike Vote

Longshoremen Back Loading Ships Again   Union President Announces Men Returning as Insurgent Group Promises to Help Service Ships

EFFORTS RESUMED TO SETTLE STRIKE   Schwellenbach Soft Coal Conference:Enters Second Week

Dock Men Returning, Ryan Says  Make Inspection Trip of Hudson River

CONFERENCE IN COAL ROW IS STILL ON   Threatened Truck Drivers’ Strike Expected To Hit Twelve States

Labor Troubles Mount   Coal Strike Goes On While Truckers from Whole Midwest Ask For a Strike Vote

12-State Truck . Drivers’ Strike Threatens Nation   ‘Union Asks NLRB Vote 30 Days Hence Patiently Struggle With Coal Dissute

Bridge Lies On Highway To Berlin   Reds Whittle Down Oder Bridgehead Opposite Stettin

Patton’s Men Near Junction With Patch’s   Russians. Meanwhile. Near Stettin and  Seize Eastern End of Vital ‘Autobahn’

Navy Ship Strikes Mountain Top Near Fi. Smith Wednesday   RESCUE CREWS CUT WAY TO WRECKAGE  Fog Said to Have Obscurred Peak From View

Management, Labor Group Despairps,:  Of Prog. 2@-,   + pe ee 8 Any Jurisdictiot “%, Control Impossitts ‘

Labor Parley Hopes Fade   Delegates of Industry Doubt Solution for  Jurisdictional Issue

See No Answer jurisdictional Labor Dispiites   Industry Delegates to La bor-Management Couference Abandon Hope Finding Solntion

LABOR PARLEY AT STANDSTILL   Industry Abandons Hope Of Solving Jurisdictional Rows

Jurisdictional Disputes Cause For Pessimism   Meeting To Conginue Next Monday; Labor Officials Are Put On Spot

Industry Fears Failure of Meet   Dispute on Jurisdiction Issue Still Under Way

No Solution  For Inter-Union Disputes, Claim   Labor-Management Conference in Recess, Convenes Monday

HOPE OF SOLVING JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES FADING   Delegates at Labor-Manag ment Conference See Little Hope for Quick lution of Union Juriediction al Rowse

Labor Parley Failure Seen  By Delegates   Jurisdictional Strike Issue Deadlocked  At Conference

Nazi Liner, Cruiser Set Afire in Raid   MOTOR SHIP, TWO SUBS SUNK IN 8TH AIR FORCE WILHELMSHAVEN ATTACK

Nazi Navy Yards Badly Battered   Koln, 4 Other Vessels Left Afire, One Sunk In Wilhelmshaven Attack,

Liner, 4 Other Foe Ships Burn   370-Foot Motor Ship Sunk In Attack By Eighth At  Wilhelmshaven.

U.S. Infantry Makes Advances In Okinawa Drive   Big Guns of American Battleships, Cruisers Blast Jap Defenses

Government Awaits Disputants’ Reply to Strike Proposa   Nation’s Labor Front iz » Still Troubled; Green ‘Deplores’ Strikes

200,000 Phone Workers To Be Off Job 4 Hours   Strike Total Tops 423,000; Walkout At Fort Worth Plane Piont Started

BRIGHT FOR HARVEST   Forecaster Predicts Good Weather Thru the Fourth

WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL BOME PUTIN ACTION   NEW BOMBS CONTAENING WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL, EXPLOSIVES ARE. UNLEASHED AY JAPS

ONE UNIT EQUAL TO 20,000 TONS OF COMMON TNT   Single Bomb Smashes Foe Warehouses, Factories and Air Base

Briton Vows Heavy Blow At Indonese   Werns He'll Employ Al Forces if Assassins Aren't Given Up.

ARE WARNED BY BRITON   British Commander In Soerabaja Is Killed By Natives

Javanese Nationalists Warned To Follow Orders -Or Face Full Scale War

General Warns Indonesians   Will Throw All Forces  ' Against Extremists

Woods Agreement Before Congress   First Practical Test Now Up To Solons

Scouts To Conduct _ Paper Collection      arene ‘Scheduled Sep‘tember 1 As -Need Continues

Scouts To Conduct Paper Collection   Pick-up Scheduled Sep: ; tember 1 As Need Continues

Tito Govt. To Reject Big Five Proposal To Internationalize Trieste

(MacArthur Takes Rap At Critics   Says ‘Soft’ Policy Will End Once Japs Are Disarmead

MacArthur © Denies Soft Treatment   Domei News Agency, Closed—Nips To Give Up Wanted Men

No ‘Kid Glove’ Policy in Nippon, MacArthur Says   Mare Japs Commit Suicide; Domei News Agency Suspended

Jap Occupation Could End In  Year, Estimate   Koizumi Kills Self As Leaders Are Rounded Up

ESTIMATES END OF OCCUPATION WITHIN A YEAF   This Was the Prediction To. day by Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger.   SURRENDER TERM HARD   Won't Be Applied in Kid Gloves, Gen. MacAr thur Said Today.

Occupation Could End  in One Year   That is if People Of Japan Continue To Act as They Do, Lt. Gen. Declares

Yanks to Rule Nips Hard Gen. MacArthur Reports   Allied Chief Orders Domei Suspended and Atrocity Report Given Nation

Gen. Whitehead Says Japs Are Using Second, Third Team   Henry Kaiser Envisions Great Postwar Industrial Empire for West, Tells San Francisco to Build Huge Airport

Henry Kaiser Envisions Great Postwai Industrial Empire for West, Tells San Francisco to Build Huge Airport

Jeffries Re-Elected Mayor of Detroit Ove: Richard Frankensteen, CIO Union Leader

New York Elects O’Dwyer Mayor By Landslide Vote   Dewey Influence Dec lines; Detroit Returns Incumbent Over CIO’s Frankensteen

Manhattan Democrats See Good Things For Party In State And Nationally

C..0. Chief Loses Detroit . Mayor Race   Incumbent Defeats Frankensteen; N.Y. Elects Wm. O'Dwyer

Democrats Hail Victory of O'Dwyer in N.Y.  ' Defeated. in Detroit Election

Democrats Win City Elections,  Point For 1948   O’Dwyer Installed As Mayor Of New York Over Dewey-Backed Man

O’Dwyer Elected Mayor Of New York by Large Majority Over Two Foes

O'Dwyer Is Elected New York's Mayor   Democratic Candidate Swamps Two Other Men In Voting Hailed as Defeat for Gov. Dewey

New York Race Won By O’Dwyer   Frankensteen, CIO Chief, Defeated in Detroit Race

O’DWYER 1S ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW YORK; JEFFRIES IN DETROIT  THESE TWO TUESDAY  ELECTIONS HELD TOP IN

DEMOCRAT I$ ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW YORK   Hint Decline in Gov. Dewey’s Political Fortunes; Jeffries Reelected in Detroit

HEARTENED BY VOTING   See Good Things Ahead for Party as Result of New York Elections, Interpreted as a Decline for Gov. Dewey.

Elect Mayors In New York And Detroit   New York Democrats See Good Things Ahead For Party In State And Nationally

ODWYER WINS IN NEW YORK: JEFFRIES IS IN   Democratic Leaders See Power Decline * at Governor Dewey

O'DWYER SWAMPS OPPONENTS FOR LA GUARDIA POST   JEFFRIES DEFEATS ClO UNION LEADER IN DETROIT RACE

William O‘Dwyer Wins New. York Election Handily   “Democrats Foresea Decline in Political Fortunes of Dewey; Detroit Turns Thumbs  Dawn an linian Adm

New Yorkers Put O'Dwyer in Office   Opposition Swamped; Jeffries Is Victor Over Goldstein in Detroit

O'Dwyer Takes New York and Curley. Boston   CIO Candidate Goes   C10 Candidate Goe: Down to Defeat In Detroit

OV Dwyer Elected New York Mayor   C.].0.-Supported Candidate Defeated in Hot. Detroit Fight   G.0.P: HOLDS 2 SEATS   Republican Judges Reelected in Statewide Pennsylvania Vote

O'Dwyer Swamp: (pponents In N. Y. Election   Vote Far Exceeds Aggregate Of His Opposition.

DEMOCRATS IN EAST ROLL 10 VOTE TRIUMPE   William O'Dwyer Elected Mayor of N. Y.—CIO Man Loses in Detroit

DEMS ELATED BY DECISION IN NEW YORK   O'Dwyer Victory Prompts Leaders To See Good Things Ahead for Party Everywhere

C. . 0. LEADER IS SWAMPED IN DETROIT   O’Dwyer Is Easy Winner In New York Campaign.   POLITICAL POWER   Of Dewey Lost, Observers Say: Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh Name Demos

Democrats Win New York Mayor Battle Over Dewey Choice   In Detroit the CIO Candidate is Beaten: Republican Gains

Democratic Leaders Fore. ‘east Decline’ In Poll. lical Fortunes Gove  ernor Dewey  ..

Demecrats See Big Things ir Overwhelming Victory; Jeffries Beats Detroit Foe.

Bill O’Dwyer Elected New York Mayor   Defeats Judge Goldstein Jeffries Re-Elected As Mayor of Detroit

O'Dwyer Has Easy Victory   Demo Sweeps N.Y. Mayoralty Race; Jeffries Beats Frankensteen in Detroit

Democrat Wins In Election For  New York Mayor   Democrats Are Jubilant as Vote Far Exceeds His  Opponents .   Jeffries Defeats C10 Candidate in Detroit

Democrats Elect Mayors In Large Cities Of Country   Curley Carries Boston, O’Dwyer Winner In N.Y.

O'DWYER TAKES NEW YORK RACE   Jeffries Retained In Detroit; Lawrence, Burke Win

O'Dwyer Wins Mayoralty In New York City   -andslide Victory Rolled  Up; La Guardia’s Can: didate Wrails Third.

Klect ODwver New Mavor Of New York City   Demos Lead In Other Large Cities; GOP Wins Congressional Vote.   REELECT JEFFERIES

O'Dwyer Wins Mayoralty Rae In New York   Swamps Two Major Opponents—Decline in Dewey Fortunes Seen— Other Mayors Elected

O'Dwyer Chosen N. Y. Mayor In  Demo Landslide   Jeffries Defeats CIO’s Frankensteen In Heated Detroit Race.

O'Dwyer Victor ly New York Cit Mayoralty Race  Trivmph Seen Blow 7, Dewey's Hopes

Democrats Win Municipal Elections ‘In New York And Other Key Cities

O'Dwyer Swamps Opponents InN. Y. --Dave Lawrence Leads By 12,000 --Jeffries Retained In Detroit

ClO Leader Defeated in Detroit Race  pmiPe....... tes?   O'Dwyer Wins Mayoralty Seat In New York

2000 GERMAN PRISONERS ON STRIKE; DISCIPLINE TOO STRICT, THEY DECLARE

NAZI PRISONERS REFUSE TO WORK   Strike Against ‘Too Strict’ Discipline at Camp Perry

WAR PRISONERS STAGE PROTEST   Claim Discipline At Camp Perry 's Too Rigid

Conference Seen As Past Biggest  Barrier; Charter Drafting Rushed

Conference Accord on Regional Defense System Puts Biggest Crisis to Date Behind Delegates

WORLD SECURITY CLOUD LIFTING   American Deense Zone Plan Objections lroned Out

Russia Accepts Regional Plan At Conference   With Only Minor Changes in Wording to be Made, Conference May Now Expect Smooth Going.

Big Hurdle at San Francisco Safely Passed   Agreement Reached on Regional Self Defense Systems

UNITED NATIONS TOON:   By John M. Hightower  Associated Eress Diplomatic ‘Renae KRaAltar

Agreement On Regional Pacts Speeds Parley   Biggest Stumbling Block Out of Way as Reds Accept Most of Plans

Peace Parley Passes Major  Bar To Accord      Russia Accepts Principle Of Inter-America Securitv Agreement

UNITED NATIONS IN AGREEMENT   Accept Regional Self Defense Systems Within World Group.   BIG STUMBLING BLOCK

PARLEY PASSES TOP OBSTACLE   Greater Speed Sighted Af. ter Agreement On Regional Defense

Agreement On Regional Defense Puts Parley iPast Biggest Obstacle

‘AGREEMENT AMONG ‘BIG FIVE AND OTHER NATIONS ON DEFENSE  RUSSIAN ACCEPTANCE OF SYSTEM ACCEPTED WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES

Red Acceptance Of Area Defense Smooths Parley   Way Seems Clear for Approval of United States Sponsored Trasteeship for Freed Lands

UNITED NATIONS OKAY REGIONAL DEFENSE PLAN   Places Conference Safely Past Biggest Stumbling Block

San Francisco Conference  Direet to the SIThA SENTINEL cs from the ASSOCIATED PRESS

WORLD PARLEY SEEMS ON WAY TO FINE CLOSE   Agreement Between Major Powers and Latin American Nations Clears Chief “Stumbling Block”:

Solution Of Tricky Trusteeship Problem May Be At Hand   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News FEditor

“CONFERENCE °°.  Regional Self Defense  Agreement Is Reached   Big Five And Latin: American Nations Decide On Plan Following Acceptance By Russian; Parley Safely Past. Bis Stumbling Block

Nations O. K. Regional Plan   Self-Defense Pacts In ‘League’ Upheld

Big Five Agree On Regional Security Plan   Biggest Stumbling Block Of San Francisco Pearce Parlew Cleared

§. F. Conferees Agree on Self Defense Progran   Stumbling Block At Conference Is Hurdled by Allies

Final Agreement On Regional Defense Puts Conference Past Its Biggest Stumbling Block   Big-Five And Latin American Nations Agree On Plans With Minor Changes

Conference Past Big Obstacle   Agreement Reached On Regional Defense Systems

REGIONAL PLAN BACKING FIXED   Big 5, Latin-Americans Agree to Defense System; Seek to Speed Meet

Fina! Agreement o1 Regional Defense Smooths Work   Early Solution of System of World Trusteeships fs Near

Big 5 Agree On Regional Authority   Tide Last Great Stumbling Block  At Conference

Big-5, Latins Agree on Self  Defense Plans   Final Approval Puts United Nations Meet Safely Past Biggest Stumbling Block

Full Agreement on Regional Defense Reached at Frisco   Puts Security Conference Past Its Biggest Stumb-ling Block

Allies’ Conference Is Safely Past One Of Its — Biggest Stumbling Blocks

PUTS CONFERENCE SAFELY PAST BIG STUMBLING BLOCK   ACCORD INDICATES EARLY SOLUTION OF TRUSTEESHIP ISSUE

Nations Agree On Region Plan Of Self Defense   Action Pushes Parley At San Francisco Past Main Stumbling Block

Agreement of Big 5 Powers on Regional Defense Opens Way for World Charter Plan

AGREEMENT REACHED ON REGIONAL DEFENSE   Also Indieated That a Solution Of  Trusteeship Differences Is at Hand

Big Powers Are Agreed On System Of Defenses   Conference Passes  Big Stumbling Block

United Nations Conference Safely Hurdles Agreement On Regional Self Defense

PLANE CRASH FATAL 10.17   WAC AND “WAVE: AMONG -VICTIMS OF ARMY TRANSPORT ACCIDENT IN SOUTH ,

17 KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE   Army Transport Burns After * Mississippi Accident

U.S. WON'T USE FORCE IN ASIA’S REVOLT   Ready ‘to Help Mediate Peace

IN FAR EAST IS OUTLINED   Will Not Use Force to Curb Colonial Peoples

WILL OFFER ARBITRATE © DIFFERENCES   Trusteeship Is Proposed  Ear i eek

US. Armed Might Will Not Be Used To Curb Colonials   American Policy In Far East Disclosed By Dept. of State

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CAPITULATION MAY COME SOON   Indications Point to Prohable Completion of Preliminary Negotiations With Allies Already

100,000 MEN IN NORTH 10 STACK ARMS   Will Follow Example Of Italian Troops

Thousands More  Out in Strike   Chrysler Local Faces Union Chief's Censure

Nazis Submarines Attack 111 US Ships In Mexico Gulf  American Casualties   American Casualties As Result of Nazi Sub Action Total 882

GONGRESS ‘MAD’ ABOUT ATOMIE BOMB POLICY   Resent Truman Committing U. S. Before Congress Had Its Say

Solons Quick to Rap Allied Atomic Policy   Truman’s Decision to Commit U. 8. On ‘Own Hook’ Draws Criticism

Congressmen Angry About Atomic Policy   Some Want Secret Given Awav Now: Others Want It Kept

senators Denounce The Plan To Reveal Secret At Future Date  MOST CONGRESSMEN GIVE ENDORSEMENT  Want Safeguard Against Its Use of Destructive Purposes

3 Power Policy © On Atom Criticized   Congressmen Disagree On Disposal of Secrets

POWER POLICY ON ATOM BOMB RUNS INTO SNAG      Resentment, Criticism Are Heard In Washington Over Decigion

Soviet Pincers Engulfing Last Fanatics Fighting In Czechoslovakia

Nazi Fanatics Still Firing Away  Nazi Hold-outs Racing Toward American Lines   German Troops laste The Gall Of Complete Defeat

Soviet Forces Close Trap On Die-Hard Huns   Nazi Fanatics In CzechoSlovakia Fleeing Toward American Lines.

Czechoslovakia Forces Ignore Surrender Order      German Troops In Headiong Flight Toward American Lines; Others Give Up Docilely

Nazi Fanatics Continue Fight Against Soviets   Three Russian Armies Put Full Force Against Germans Who Insist on Fighting in Czechoslovakia.

Russians Close Trap On Foe In Czechoslovakia   Rest Of Europe Quiet As Die-Hards Fight On

Nazi Die-Hard Troops Flee To Yank Lines   Envelopment Threatened By Pincers Drive of Three Russian Armies

Trap Closes On Die-Hard  Germans  Sub Fleet Is Surrendering To the British

Nazi Remnants in Wild Flight  For aes  n Slov akia  @..). A amawiamm lima

NAZI HOLDOUTS FLEE TOWARD AMERICAN LINE   3 Russian Armies Threaten to Envelop Germans in Pincers

Soviets Close Trap On Nazis Who Die Hard   In Headlong Flight Toward American Lines As 3. Armies Threaien.   SEIZE 26 GENERALS

Soviets Close Trap On Die-Hard Nazis In Czechoslovakia   Germans Reported in -Head-Long Flight Toward American Lines

Fanatic Germans In Czechoslovakia Being Enveloped   Hold-Out Enemy Forces Fighting On in Defiance of Unconditional Surrender Reported in Headlong Flight to American Lines   209,060 REPORTED IN HANDS OF RUSSIAN FORCES

3 Red Armies Pursue Rebels In Czech Area   Defiant Germans Seek To Escape Trap, Reach Yanks   SURRENDER DEFIED   Meanwhile In Holland Invaders Lay Down Their Arms

Nazi Fanatics in Czechoslovakia Flee Red Armies   German Surface And Underwater Fleet Surrenders

‘Nazis Refuse To Surren der To Soviets; 3 Red Armies Close In On Big  Pocket.

Die-Hard Nazis In Czech Areas Flee To Yanks   in Headlong Flight As Vast Pineers by Three Russian Armies Threator to Envelop Them

SOVIET FORCES CLOSING TRAP ON DIE-HARD NAZIS   Germans Rush to U. S. Lines in Czechoslovakia as Reds Close in

Nazi Fanatics Fleeing Toward American Lines   Germans Battle In Czechoslovakia, Last to Give Up

NAZI FANATICS FLEE SLOVAKIA BEFORE REDS   Germans Giving Up Docilely; Fleet Units And Sub Forces Surrendered

3 Russ Armies Attack Foe On Broad Fronts   Last Fighting in Europe As Nazi Troops Surrender Docilely to Allies

Nazi Fanatics Flee From Soviet Troops   Handful of Germar Troops Still Battling Russians

Three Prong Pincers Set By Russians  Around Area   Fleet Surrendering In British Harbors

FLEE TO’ ARD YANK LINES FROM REDS   Fanatics Fight in Czeche slevakia; Only Reperted Vielators of Surrender Terms. Others Docife.

Russian Armies Attack Die-Hard Hun Fanatics   Other Than in Czechoslovakia, Beaten Foe Submits Docilely

Report Die-Hard Nazi Fanatics Flee Before Reds   Dash for American lines as Three Soviet Armies Close To Envelop Them

Die-Hard Nazi Flee Toward  American Line   Fanatics Fighting in Czech Sections Face Pincer Move of Three Ukrainian Armies

Russians Move Tn  To Crush. Die-Hards   _ Few Hold Outi in Czechoslov vakia— U-Boats: ‘Popping Up All Over  A teantie Eo Surrender

3 RED ARMIES: CLOSE TRAP ON DEFIANT ENEMY   German Sub Fleet Gives Up; Disarm 120,000 Nazis In Holland

Die-Hard Nazis Still Fighting   War Isn’t Over Yet In Czechoslovakia

DIE-HARD GERMANS WHO IGNORFD ORDER TO QUIT ARE FLEEING  THREE RUSSIAN ARMIES CLOSING IN ON NAZIS IN  CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Red Forces Close Trp on Die-Hard  , German Soldiers   Czechoslovakia is Scene of Only Fighting in Europe Today

DIE-HARDS FLEE FROM RED FORCES   Nazi Fanatics Who Ignored Surrender Order in. Czechoslovakia in Headlong Retreat Toward the American Lines.  *

Die-Hard ¥22i Fanatics In Czechosloy.:"ia Said Fleeing From Russians

Die-Hard Nazis Who Fought In Czechoslovakia After Surrender In Flight Toward U. S. Line

Led By Man Wanted As War Criminal   Elsewhere Germans Giving Up Peacefully, Fleet Now In Hands of Allies; Stalin Praises ‘Fighting Collaboration’

Nazis Trying To Reach Yank Lines   Die Hard Germans Have Been Battling the Reds in Czechoslovakia   REFUSE TO SURRENDER   ssian Army Threatens to velop Remaining Axis Troops

OURPRISE MOVE JN HOUSE REVIVES BILL INCREASE GAS TAX   MEASURE BOOSTING STATE GASOLINE TAX ONE CENT GALLON PASSED

Treasury Report Says World War II Costs To Date Are $325 Billion

Problems Await FDR’s Return   Foreign and Domesti: Issues on Docket Before Pracidans

Pay Problem One Of Toughest Facing Roosevelt On Return From Big Three Yalta Meeting

FDR Facing Desk Full Of Problems   One Of Toughest Will Be What To Do About Wages; Up To Him.

FOR FACING JAMMED DESK   Many Problems Wait His Return; Toughest Is Wages

Japs Battling Idonesians la Java; Nationlists Holding 600 Hostages

Latest News Flashes By I. N. S.  'T" .~1 a+ i cantel sateel   Capture Mt. Peaks   Five New Shins

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   TWO VITAL PEAKS IN EUROPE FALL TO ALLIES

Note of Satisfaction Marks Closing of United Nations Meeting at San Francisco Where World Security Charter Worked Out During Two Months of Verbal Battling

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE SEEN AS PROVIDING PLAN FOR WORLD WIDE PEACE SYSTEM

setting Up Machinery For Action Against Depression  LABOR LEADERS ARE ALSO HEARD  Murray Asks Quick Action on Unemployment Compensation

Secretary Wallace Urges Passage of Jobs for All Bil   Planned Ecoromy Only Alternative to Measure, He Tells Senate Group

Jobs-For - All Bill Okehed By Wallace   Commerce Boss Saya Na tion Can Increase Productivity

Wallace Tells Need for ‘Jobs For All’ Bill   Only Alternative Is Planned Economy Senate Group Told

Free Enterprise Ene  Or Jobs for All —   Secretary’ Wallace Says Only Alternative: to. Plenty Of age Is Planned Economy

Huge Hardware Surplus To Be Sold To Public  Spot Sale At Army  (oe  gan DON xe on ges

werrww Fe WF sewer aes  Pryor Sore, Happy  Pitched in And Helped Load And Unload Cars at Bia Powder Plant

Hunt Starts For Overdue Plane With 22   Airliner Believed to Have Crashed in Blue Ridge Mountains

INTERLOCKING ACTION SCORES 28-MILE GAINS   Eisenhower Says Nazis Hold Only Weak Bridgehead

Numerous Junctions Trap Nazi Armies   100,000 Germans Believed Hemmed By Criss-crossing Moves; Battle Of Palatinate only Mop-un Effort

Army Junction Costs Germans  100,000 Men   U. S. 7th Advances 28 Miles Northward As Planes Batter Country Above Ruhr

Bewildered Nazis Mopped Up in Saar   Patch’s Seventh Slams Ahead as Third Cleans Out Chemical Center

LUDWIGSHAFEN IS CAPTURED BY THIRD   Hard Fighting Continues For Capital Of Mainz   SEVENTH ARMY   Makes Numerous Junctions With Patton’s Forces Neustadt Taken

Russians Cat Off Most of  East Prussiz      Soviet Armies Continue Srmashing Offent've, Bat Nazis Launch Desperate Attack on Western Front

Allied Planes Hammer Foe Fleeing Ardennes   Soviets Storm into Silesia, 125 Miles from German Capital

RUSSIANS LITTLE MORE THAN 125 MILES FROM NAZI CAPITAL   NEW NAZI OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED ON WESTERN FRONT ON THURSDAY

Reported Across Oder River Line NearBreslau   Most of East Prussia Apparently Sheared Off with German Reports Russians’ Broken into Elbing; More Towns Captured.

Drive Lops Off East Prussia   Fall of Breslau Imminent As Red Armies Smash Across River In Heart of Silesia

Keitel Excuses W ar on Russia As ‘Preventive   By DANIEL DE LUCE AND Wee AWTS NOPRFIAARTS

Japs Lose 24 More Ships in Air Raids   MacArthur's Planes Range Far and Wide in Assaults

AIRMEN KNOCK OUT 24 JAP VESSELS   SIPS ARE SUNK OR DAMAGED IN STRIKES AROUND K¥USHU AND KOREA.

Where To Live Ts Question Of Post War Days   Service Clubs Are _ Taking Measures . To Help Conditions

Where To Live Is Question Of Post War Days  CC nwerinn ‘os = A @e4   Service Clubs Are Taking Measures . To Help Conditions

Chiang's Head Staff fo Receive Japs   Will Accept Surrender at Nanking, Places Him In High Spot

CHINESE JOIN IN BIG 3 MEETING   Washington Parley Of Foreign Ministers Becomes World Wide In Range

{ e ° « e Chinese Minister’s Inclusion Broadens Discussion’s Scope

CHINESE ENVOY WITH BIG THREE   World Security Talks Broadened To Take In Pacific Front

Russians Failed To Gain Desived  Japanese Contro:   Forced to Accept Multi Nation Policy as Result  Of Bie 3 Meeting

PACIFIC AIMS OF REDS NOT MET IN BiG THREE ACCORD   London Sources Say Agreement Gave Soviets Less Thon They Wanted

Military Training Plan Given Senate   Knowland Idea Includes Point System

Some Yank Troops Held So Essential They Are Sent Direct to Pacific

TROOPS TO PACIFIC DESPITE SCORES   Essential Soldiers on Way to Far East Regardiess of Points Acopnnulsted for lischarce.

Forest Fires Sef: Village Of Oscoda Saver   Incendiarists Blamed For Heavy Losses In Timber Areas

OSCODA FOREST FIRE STOPPED   Incendiaries Are Blamed For Series of Disastrous Fires

Eisenhower Alarmed Over Discharge Rate   Men Needed to Return Supplies From Europe

CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS ‘RAPID DEMOBILIZATION IN EUROPE CAUSING OCCUPATION  PROBLEMS .

Demobilization Speed ‘Alarms Gen. Eisenhower   Demobilization Of Troops In Kurope Proceeding At Too Rapid Pace   MAY SLOW UP AFTER HOLIDAYS

Presidentteaves.. West for Journey. To Native State   Independence, Kansas City Arrange for ‘Homecemind’

PRESIDENT AND NIMITZ CONFER   Admiral Says He Is Going Right Back To His Job  From Frisco

President Flies Back East After  Drama In Frisco   SPEFENDY SCHEDULE SET

PROCLAMATION FOR THE . DAY OF VICTORY   Executive Office—-Santa Fe, N. 31

B-29s Return To Japan By Daylight   Superforts Continue Precision Raids On Nip Warplants

Goering Held  By 7th Army After Capture   Former No.  Man To Hit ler Says Fuehrer Condemned Him To Death

GREAT KWEILIN BASE ENCIRCLED   Chinese Troops Battle Within 8 Miles Of Triple Airfield

Chinese Fight Nearer Air Base at Kweilin  Jap Counterattack Is Declared Totally Frustrated

Chinese Close  Around Kweilir Jap Counterattacks Are Thrown Back

To Fighting Men, Surrender Comes as Anti-Climax; War Ended Days Ago

Complete Victory Anti-Climax To Yank Doughhoys  War Over Weeks Ago For Fighters

NAM DENOUNCES TAX REDUCTION AS “TOO SMALL”   Urges Cuts Oloser To Sight Billiow Before Senate  Cammittes

GROUP DENOUNCES PENDING TAX BILL   Urges Repeal of Corperate Excess Profits Tax

Tax Reduction Bill Gets More Opposition; NAM Favors $8 Billion Cut

NAM Scores Tax Relief Measure; Asks Bigger Cu   Reductions of Approximate ly Eight Billion Asked By Manufacturers

Tax Reduction Bill Denounced As Too Little   National Ass’n. of Manufacturers Urges  $8,000,000,000 Cut

SIX ARE INJURED AS TRAIN DERAILS   Second Section of Red Arrow Strikes Automobile

FAST FLIER HITS GAR ON GRADING: 14 HURT   Community Near Mansfield Scene Of Accident

Pennsy Train Is Wrecked: {0 Hur   Stalled Auto Causes Deraiiment Jn Ohio

FLYER DERAILED AFTER HITTING AUTO AT TIRO   Engine, 7 Coaches Jump Rails on Pennsy; 14 People in Hospitals

14 INJURED IN. TRAIN WRECK   Red Arrow Limited Runs Into Stalled Automobile

115,000 Men Off Joos; Production Slumping  ea. PATH. Baoine Curtaiment:   Steel Mills Facing Curtaibnent; Ran on Fuel Shipments Extended

Govt. is Ready To Step into Coal Strikes   Fuels Head Says Nation Losing 675,000 Tons Daily

U.S. MAY SEIZE COAL FIELDS   STRIKE HAS IDLED 150,060 COAL MINERS

X-RAY TUESDAY AT AUTOMATIC   T.B. Program Starts Today at Machine Works and American

X-Ray in Sherwood and Hicksville Wednesday; Here Last Three Days

ARGENTINE ACT SHOCKS BRADEN   ate hs aan  Assistant State Secretar) Comes Home To Give Report On Trouble

Argentine Report Is Ready   Secretary Braden Due In Washington Today For Parley With President

Japs Murder Many Chinese   Over 50,000 Killed o1 _ Missing, Reports Ascseré -—

Chinese Charge Japs Of Killing 50,000 Civilians   Chiang’s Troops Move In On Old Flying Tiger Airfield

Chinese Report Jap Atrocities In Kanhsien Area   50,000 Residents Listed as Killed by Nips or Are Missing

Knights Templar  End Conclave  E.S. Bardwell Heads State Commandery

YANKS INSIDE NAHA FOLLOWIN( OKINAWA GAINS   New Drive Begins To Encircle Shuri; Tokwo Hard Hit

Hitler is dead says president   ‘Other leaders . wmnuet he tried’

Marine Losses, Compared To Japs’, In Ratio Of 1 To 10...      “Howlin’ Mad” Smith’s Marines Have Killed 135,000 Jananese

Business Goes On as Usual  Armistice Holiday Is Observed Officially

“Dp NATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO WORLD WAR! DEAD By The Associated Presa

U.S. Pauses To Honor Vets Of Last War   _ American Troops Ail Over World Join In Celebrations

Tribute Paid Heroes Of World War       Wreath Put On Tomb Of Unknown Soldier

World Observes Armistice Day   Crowds in Every Land Unite to Pay Tribute To World War I Dead

PRIME MINISTERS OF CANADA AND BRITAIN JOIN TRUMAN IN HONORING UNKOWN HERO   Programs Are Held in London, Paris, Algiers, Tokyo, Saigon and Indochina; Churchill and DeGaulle Participate in Parade in Paris   TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE OBSERVED AT ELEVEN

Mopping-Up In Northern Luzon Is Continuing   U. S. Airmen Have Field Day In Attack On Jap Land Convoy

CORRESPONDENTS IN  PROTESTS AGAINST  CENSORSHIP DELAYS CHARGE BBC, SENT OUT  NEWS OF OFFENSIVE WHE} STH] RECTRICTEN

Writers Protest News Delay   Front Line Writers Say Shaef Scooped Them by Hours

Protests Made By Correspondents In Field About Heavy. Censorship

CORRESPONDENTS IN PROTESTS AGAINST CENSORSHIP DELAYS  CHARGE BBC SENT OUT  _ NEWS OF OFFENSIVE WHE]

Correspondents Profest SHAEF’s New Censorship  Denunciation Made By War Reporters On Lete Releases

Jap Princes .  Get Bushido   Very Spirit of Militarism Still Pervades School for Peers’ Sons

Boys Of Japan’s Top Families Study Bushido Despite Rule Against Militarism In Education

Ban on Militarism Not in Evidence in Nip Bushido Schoo!   Sons of Emperor, Other Top Jap Families, Attend Nikko School

Despite Militarism Ban Sons of Top Jap Families Attend Bushido School

Despite Military Education Ban, Japanese Top Families’  Sons Attend Bushido School

Japan’s No. 1 School for Boys Still Maintains a Distinct Military Flavor

JAPAN IS STILL OPERATING MILITARY SCHOOL IN SPITE OF PLEDGE TO EDUCATE FOR PEACE

Bushido Still Being Stressed  Hirohito’s Sons At  Cerhanz!l Ear Daarc

School for Peers Still Stresses Bushido in Spirit, Writer Learns

Japs Continue Militarist Tradition in Boys School   BY MORRIE LANDSBERG

Military Schools Still Operating In Conquered ‘Japan To Teach Leaders

AP Correspondent Visits Jap School for Peers and Finds Militarism Order of the Day

JAP’S SCHOOL FOR PEERS IS STILL BUSHIDO INITS SPIRIT   Fosters Military Teaching Forms;  Trains Princes And Jap Leaders

Military Air At Japanese School   Hirohito’s Two Sons Attend School Where Bushido Is Stressed.

Soviets Open Gigantic Pincers Drive on Northern Manchuria Shortly aft er Declaring War.   WORST DAY OF WAR FOR JAPS, IS REPORT

REDS REPORTED DRIVING ALONG A WIDE FRONT   Invading Forces Strike Across Both Eastern end Western Borders

Domei Says Soviet Planes Pick Harbin Kirin for Targets   London Estimates 2,000,000 Japs in North China, Manchurie

RED ARMY TROOPS SLASHING ACROSS MANCHURIA BORDER  REPORTS OF RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS INDICATE

American Air Forces in China Hammer at Japanese Withdrawal Routes Toward New Second Front; Nip Broadcast Indicates Big Pincers Movement Started

Jap Withdrawal Routes Hit by U. 8. Air Forces  Chinese Parachute To Check Nips

LONDON, Aug. 9 (AP) — Russian troops have crossed the Manchurian border on a wide front, the Moscow radio announced today.

RED ARMY TROOPS SLASHING ACROSS MANCHURIA BORDER  REPORTS OF RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS INDICATE VAST PINCERS PLAN

REA To Extend Lines In County By 250 Miles  Will Give Company 2,000 Members On

REA To Extend. Lines In County By 250 Miles   Will .Give Company 2,000 Members On 1,000 Miles: Of: Line .

Peace Charter   Though 50 Nations Will Sign Security Agreement, Most Depends on 5 Big Powers

WAGE POLICY MAY GET TEST AT FRISCO   Machinists Claim Strike Complete; Bus Drivers Seek Raise

Reveal Total Hurt In Accidents   Rearhes. 36 Times That of Battle Casualties

Credit Police With Saving Woman's Life   Spruce Street Resident Re stored To Conscious. meee

Credit Police With Saving Woman's Life      Spruce Street Resident Re stored To Conscious- — ; ness

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MINDANAO ISLAND BATILE IS RAGING      Yanks Seize Northern Airfields—Aussies Take Wewak

‘Hannover and Bremen Entered; ‘DNB Says More Paratroops . ‘Being Dropped Behind Lines

Temperatures   German Casualties Listed 500,000; Krupp Is Pulverized

Troops Shower Behind German Advanee Lines   British Storm Hannover And Bremen: birst Army Meets Litthe Resistance

FACTS WANTEI   People Should Have More Data Than Was Made Public Wednesday.   PLACE BLAME ON HULL

CONGRESS PLANS OWN HEARINGS   Want People Given More Facts Than Made Public

Congressmen Still Waiting for Facts Over Pearl Harbor   Demand Full Report on Historic Disaster to  be Disclosed

Lawmakers Want Additional Facts On Pearl Harbor   Congress to Conduct Hearings It Army, Navy Fail to Push Ceurt Martial on Disaster

urther Probe Of Pearl Harner Avears Certain   Capitol Hill May Take Over Hf Court Martial Not Called.

Congressmen Ask Further Probes of Pearl Harbor Case   People Want the Full Story, Party Leaders Declare

DEMANDS FOR PEARLHARBOR PROBEPERSIST   Leaders of Both Parties Hint At Possibility of Congressional Investigation  es aeee 8 a, et -ee- = PREIS

Pearl Harbor Clamor Grows in Congress   Leaders Demand More Facts; Hull Denies: an” Ultimatum”

CONGRESS MAY CONDUCT PROBE   Seek Additional Information on Pearl Harbor

Capitol Hill Wants Further Probing Of Pearl Harbor   Congress Will Conduct Its Own Hearings, Legislative Leaders Assert: A Hull Letter

Capitol Hill Dissatistied With Report   _ Congress Wants Own Hearings if Courts Martial Fail

Pearl Harbor Kept Alive by Congress   Members Continue Demand for Holding Court Martial Trials

Pearl Harbor Probe Demanded   ConfreSs to"Make Inquiry If Courts Martial Are Not Held

Capitol Hill Wants Further Probe Of Pearl Harbor  Congress May Order ) Court-Martial  @ab Gamesse ad Chliafe

Capitol Hill Wants Further Probe Of Pearl Harbor  Congress May Order Court-Martial Of Censured Chiefs

Leaders of Both Partie: Say if Courts-Martia Are Not Ordered, Con gress Will Conduct Owr Investigation.

"PEARL HARBOR’ PLEA RENEWED   Leaders of Both Perties De. mend for Further Probe Of Attack

Solons Urge Inquiry Into Pearl Harbor   Congressmen Demand People Be Given Full Facts of Case

Clamor For More Data on Pearl Harbor   Leaders Threaten Probe Unless Court Martial — Is Ordered

Raise Hué For More Lighi On P earl Harbor   Legislative Leaders Both Parties Indicate Congress May ‘Condnet Own Hearings

Pearl Harbor Probe Demanded By Congressmen   LEGISLATORS MAY HOLD OWN HEARINGS ON EVENT

Legislative. Leaders: Think ‘People Seek More ‘Facts Than’ Already . Released

Solons Demand Deeper Pearl Harbor Probe   Leaders Say Congres: Will take Over If Courts Martial Not Called—Facts Wanted

Clamor Is Heard For Deeper Probe   Leaders Are Unwilling tc Drop Pearl Harbor  Investigation   CONGRESS MAY GET IN   To Investigate If Courts Martial Are Not Ordered

More Facts On Pearl  Harbor Debacle Sought By Congress; ‘Fhreats Of Hearings Spread.

Pearl Harbor Probe Urged   Congress Plans Own Hearings In Court Martials Not Held

More Hearinas Demanded Over Pearl Harbor   Some Congressmen to Ask Courts Martial If Not Scheduled

Congress May Hold Hearing To Arraign Tavern Mete Blame For Pearl Harbor )\naratnr Yara

Demand Whole  Story.    Congress Not. Satisfied  With Pearl Harbor Re_ port; Pushes Bills for t Dnified Bich Command

Demand Full Report on Pearl Harbor   Congressional Leaders Threaten to Start Own Inquiries

Clamor Increases For Deeper Study Into Pearl Harbor   Congress To Act Unless Courts Martial Called

Congress Will Insist On Pear! Harbor Details   Legislative Leaders of Both Parties Not Satisfied With Report Given by President Truman.

OR PROBE DEMAND GAINS IMPETUS      Congress May Conduct Hearings For Censured War Chiefs If Courts Martial Are Not Ordered

CONGRESS SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD BE TOLD ABCUT PEAR! HAPBOR   Will Hold Own Hearings 'f No Courts Martial Is Conducted

Clamor Hikes Tn Capitol For Harbor Details   Legislative Leaders Of Both Parties Urge Courts Martial,   PEOPLE WANT FACTS

Capitol Hill Clamoring For Court Martials   Indicate Congress Will Conduct Own Hearing On Pearl Harbor Attack.

AEGUED hehil UF COnREGIDOR CARRIES GANE   Arrives With Eight Yank Generals and Party of British.

WAINWRIGHT ARRIVES SAFE IN CHUNGKING   Heroic General, Prisoner Since Fall of Corregidor, On Way Home With Other Officers   GREETED BY OFFICIALS

GEN. JONATHAN M, WAINWRIGHT IS NOW ’ AT CHUNGKING   Arrived at the Chinese Port With Eight Other U. S. Generals.   WERE JAP PRISONERS   They Were Accompanied by Seven British Generals.

Wainwright Reaches Chungking  Fifteen Other Allie  Generals Arrive As Clikinaca Canital

Wainwright Reaches Chungking   Fifteen Other Allied Generals Arrive At Chinese Capital

Wainwright, Hero Of Corregidor, Reaches Chungkine   Accompanied by Eight Other U. S. Generals, 7 British Liberated

Wainwr ight In Chung okin gs Is “Feeling Fine”   Seven British Generals Also Accompany Hero Of Bataan to Chinese Capital

Wainwright Arrives Safely In Chungking  British Officials dn Liberated Party;  Greeted In Capital

Wainwright Has Reached China From Jap Jait   Eight U. S. Generals And Several Britons Arrive in Chungking

Wainwright Arrives in Chungking   Plane Brings Group Which Includes Eight Others Of U. S. Army and Seven British Generals

WAINWRIGHT IN CHUNGKING   Other Allied Officers Arrived With Corregidor Hero

Gen. Wainwright, Liberated Allies, Reach Chungking   American And British Officers In Group

Wainwright, 8 Other Generals ArelnChungking   Seven British Top Mer Also In Group Reaching Chinese Capital.

Gen. Wainwright, 15 Other Officers, Are Safe in Chungking      62-Year-Old Hero of Corregidor Free After 3 Years, 3 Months

WALLACE GETS ~~ GABINET POS]   FORMER VICE PRESIDENT BECOMES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AFTER SENATE CONFIRMATION

WALLACE ASSUME CABINET POST.   Four Men’ Are Named As’ Contenders “for Head of RFC. ©. *

WALLACE ASSUMES CABINET POST   Four Men Are  Named As Contenders for Head of RFC

Field Guns Match Fire  From Nazis   Allied Troops Move Slowly In Offensive On Western Lines

Americans And Canadiaus Score New Gains Ayainst Bitterly Resisting Nazis

CANADIAN ARMY INCHES ALONG TOWARD RUHR   Flood Waters Throw Allied Drive Of Schedule

Bi-Partisan Senate Delegation Confers With President on International Problems

HELICOPTER 10 BE FAMILY SHIP   IT WILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE IT {S COMMON

9TH ARMY ONLY 49 MILES FROM GERMAN CAPITAL   Cross Elbe At Magdebure

“Hell-on-Wheels” Yanks Roll; 49 Miles fo Berlin —   Western and Russian Forces Less Than 100 Miles Apart

SOVIET LEADER IS DISSATISFIED ONNIP-CONTROL   Says “We Shall Have Atomic Energy and Much Else Besides’

CHIANG’S FORGES USE POISON GAS, COMMUNISTS SAN   Reds Also Charge Japs Aid ‘Government Troops in Shans: Province

SUPREME COURT AVOIDS RULING   High Tribunal Refuses 7 Pass on Government Seizure of Word's

Supreme Court Refuses to Rule On Ward Case   Won't Say Whether Mail. Order Firm Seizure Was Legal

Court Will Not Rule on Seizure Of Ward Company   Refuses To Say whether Government Was Right or Wrong in Case

Court Refuses Ruling on Ward   No Longer Any Basis For Ruling, Opinion

Court Refuses To Rule on  Ward Seizure   Plants Were Taken By Government on Outbreaks of Strife

Suoreme Sour: %e-uses <o Aue in Seizure o: -/omgomerv “’/arc 3o.

Court Rule On Validity Ward  Seizure Denied   Supreme Court Action In dicales It Considers Case  Requires No-Further Action

COURT REFUSES WARD'S RULING   Firm Denied Decision On Legality Of Dec. 28 Government Seizure

Court Refuses To Rule: on Ward Appeal   Justices Agree To Review Florida Contempt Case

Court Refuses ToRule Upon ‘Ward Seizure   Simple Court Order, With. out Opinions, Handed Down

SUPREME COURT REFUSES 10 ACT IN WARD CASE   Tribunal Declines To Rule On Seizure Of Mail Order Firm’s Property   SERIES OF DECISIONS DISCLOSED YESTERDAY

COURT REFUSES WARDS RULING   NO CAUSE FOR ACTION SINCE PLANTS RETURNED

REFUSE WARD CASE RULING   Supreme Court Turns Down Request for Decision  On Govt. Seizure

WLB Offers Hearing To City Gas Strikers   Board to Hear Arguments After . Inited Fuel Men Return to Work

FIFTEEN NAZI WAR CRIMINALS IN NUERNBERG      Lodged In Jail To Await ‘Thei Trials Next Wonth

Memorial Abiotic Fs F ield To Be Built - -_ 7  St. tJ ames Field Named For. » Hera Of Battle Of Nikka:

Mennorial. Athletic Field To Be Built oa  St. James Field Named For - Hero Of Battle Of Midway

Asserts Choice Is Charter Or Nothing At All   Points Down Only Road To Enduring Peace, Chief Tells Audience

President Formally Presents Charter For Senate's Action   In Brief Presentation Reminds World Watching U. S. Action, Asserts Only Choice Between Charter and No Charter At All

Speedy Action By Senate Is Chief's Plea   Presents Charter In Person With Request For ‘Ratification Immediately’

America Has Lead in Peace Move   Truman Says Nations Are Watching for Action: Passage Seen

PRESIDENT URGES QUICK RATIFICATION UNITED NATIONS PACT  TRUMAN SAYS CHARTER   we eens   TRUMAN SAYS CHARTER POINTS DOWN ONLY ROAD TO AN ENDURING PEACE

FRCOMDENT URGES” QUICK RATIFICATION UNITED NATIONS PACT  TRUMAN SAYS CHARTER

CHOICE BEFORE SENATE. CLEAR TRUMAN SAYS   Whole World Is Watching  “Our Action,” Presi dent Tells Solons

Declares It Only Road to Real Peace   Makes Personal Presentation Of Charter  To Senate

President Asks Quick Charter OK   Personally Pleads. in Senate for Prompt Ratifi- cation

Urges Quick Ratification Of Avreement   Nation Faces Approval Of Plan or None at All, He Declares

Peace Charter Presented By Truman “> Senate; Asks Quick. Rav cation

President Pleads For Quick Action On Historic Treaty   Charter is Only Road to Enduring Peace, He Declares

Pleads for Immediate Ratification   Truman Presents United Nations Charter to Senate; A 7-Minute Speech

Truman Asks For Charter Approval   President Delivers Charter to Senate: His Brief Address   A BIPARTISAN ESCORT   World Is Waiting for U.S. Action, Truman Tells Senators

TRUMAN URGES QUICK SANCTION   President Reminds Lawmakers Whole World Is Watching U. S.   CROWD FILLS SENATE

WORLD WATCHING J. S. ACTION ON CHARTER: TRUMAN   PROMPT APPROVAL BY SENATE URGED BY NATION'S CHIEF

World Plan Given Senate By President   Personal Appearance Is Designed To Emphasize Need For Speed.

Chief Executive Reminds Senate That Whole World Is Watching For “Our Action” On Document Prepared At San Francisco Conference—‘‘Choice Now Clear,” President Declares, With Accord Pointing “Down The Only Road To Enduring Peace”

United Nations Document Is Presented To Senate In Person By President   Whole World Watching For “Our Action,’ Chief Executive Declares; Must Ratify To Prevent Conflicts In Future

In a Brief Speech Truman Tells Lawmakers Choice Is Charter Or Nothing

TRUMAN ASKS APPROVAL OF PEACE PACT   Appearing in Person Before Senate, President Urges Speedy Ratification of Charter Framed at San Francisco.

Grompt Ratification Asked By President in Personal : Appearance Before Chamber

EARLY ACTION IS REQUESTED BY PRESIDENT   World Watching U.S. With Hopefulness, Senators Told

IWLE Award of 84 Weekly Wage lneréase Accepted; Workers Promised’$2 More by February   Nz ationwide Strike of Workers Avertec   Meanwhile,-General Motor Stike Involving More Than 200,000 Continues Stalemate

[llinois Phone Strike Is Settled   Threat of Nation-Wide Walkout Is Averted

JAP HOME ISLAND IS RATTERED   American Forces 54 Miles From Manila

Superforts Raid Industrial Targets On Jap Home Island; War Production Is Blasted 

Superforts Hit Honshu Island   Carry Out First Major Mission Under Command  of General Le May.

B-29's Hit Jap Honshu Island  Enemy Says Bombers Over Japan Two Hour:

HONSHU BOMBED BY B-29 FORCE   General Le May: Promises ‘More al More’ Attacks On Nio Homeland

Yankees Power Their Way Across  Central Luzon   Americans Are Only 54 Airline Miles From Capital City. Manila.   Gains of 11 and 13 Miles Are Reported

Tokyo Envoys Start Manila Trip Today; After Curt Prodding   Four U. S. Photo Planes Attacked by Nips In Area of Enemy Capital; Emperor Sends Members of Family to Halt Firing

jth Moving in for Kill At La Spezia   Great Naval Base Nearl; Encircled, Say Reports

U. S. Fifth Now Near La Spezia   ‘Americans Moving In  For Kills In Italy

Fifth Army Closes on  Naval Base   Germans in Full Retreat Across Po River

NAZIS REIREATING IN NORTHERN HALY   American Fifth Army Closes In On Naval Base Of La Spezia

Yanks Closing in On Italian Port   security News Blackout Prevents Pull Details of Moverrents in Northern Htaly

American Fifth Army Closes in On ta Spezia   Great Italy Naval Base Is Facing Fneirclement

FIFTH ARMY IS CLOSING IN ON LA SPEZIA BASE      German Forces Are Retreating In Northern Italy Sector

Big Inconvenience, Hitler Said of War   Didn‘t Even Get to See Movie in 5 Years

Nazi Lines Sagging; Tanks Race 9 Miles   Guns Pour Shells Into Citadel; "I'L ousands of Troops Surrender

Entire German Front West of Rhine Is In State of Collapse  Before Allied Sweep

MOBILF UNITS CRAS ii RIM OF RUHR VALLEY   German Defenses Swamped By First And Ninth Armies

More Than 6,500 Germans Surrender In 24 Hrs. Defying Commanders’ Orders

Entire German Battlefront West of Rhine Breaking  Under Power of U.S. Drive

Outer Defenses Of City Reached By U.S. 1st Army   American Tanks Break Loose In Five-Mile Advance And Race Within Two And Half Miies Of Muenchen-Gladbach In Ruhr

Blows Stagger Nazi Defenses Of Rhineland   Americans Storm Erft River Line Less Than Eight Miles From Cologne

Great Battle Turning Into Triumphal] Parade With U. 8, First And Ninth Armies Heading For Rhine   MANY TOWNS FALL TO YANKEE FORCES

Pistol-Packing ‘Werewolves’ Prove to Be Couple of Badly Frightened German Youths

Young Werewolves Tell of Life  In German Army  Youthful Captives Report Hard Work They Must De

Nazis Send d Boys On Dangerous Jobs  ns  Two Scared Young ‘Werewolves’ Tell Everything—Nazi Leader Suicides in Nightshirt

MAINTAIN STRONG ARMY   a  Does Not Intend To Grow Weak .  In Peacetime

Wintry Wave Grips Nation  Heavy Snow Blanket: fi... .,§ F J... We...

NViercury Hits Five Below as Winter — Brings Midwest Turkey Day Shiver:

Mid-West Has Ist  Snow of Season   Heavy Damage Reported in New England Coastal Storm

Chiang Flayed By China’s Reds   Commani  ., Ask. -Ousting orc ei  wendicc?

Big: 5. Council Ends Sessions: as Heated Areuments Mar’ Agreements on Major Issues

Foreign Ministers End Discussions On Europe Peace   Stotement Promised By American Group

MOLOTOV THREATENS TO QUIT CONFERENCE FOREIGN MINISTERS  _ RUSSIAN.IN HEATED ARGU MENT WITH. BRITISH: FOR.

Big Five Call-Halt To Parley   Terse Statement Gives No Hint of Success  Or Failure; May Pass Buck Back to Big Three

Big-5 Ministers End Conference Without Accord   Further Statements Expected to Reveal Success or Failure

BIG FIVE ENDS 3-WEEKS MEEI   : : Ministers Announce End in Terse Statement

Soviet and British Foreign Ministers  Have Heated Clast   Observers at Big Five Council See Little Hope for Success

Molotov, In Huff, Threatens To Go   Bevin Quickly Takes Back Offen uy akg to Save  eeting   CAN'T GET TOGETHER   Soviet Minister Wants France and China Out of Discussions

Big Five Council Ends Sessions; Quiet on Resuts   Molotov and Bevin — Clash; No Basic © Aareements Reached

Molotov, In Huff, Threatens To Go   Bera Quickly Takes Back ending Words to Save ting   CANT GET TOGETHER   Soviet Minister Wants France and China Out of Discussions

AIG 6 COUNCIL GIVES UP AND crcouaN EAT   Heated Controversies Topped By Molotov’s Row with Bevin.

Molotov In Sharp Split With Bevin   Threatened to Go Home, Bevin Withdrew Remarks; Conference Got Nowhere

Senate Puts Okay On Pact Without Dissenting V ote   Water Leaders In US Highly  Gratified; Building Of Dams Next Move

MEXICAN SENATE IN UNANIMOUS ACTION ON WATER TREATY  TREATY RATIFIED WITH   TREATY RATIFIED WITHOUT RESERVATIONS AND WITHOUT DEBATE

ee eee RS OR TEE  RE-RATION TWO CITRUS FRUITS   OPA Ponders Return Of Lard, Other Shorten, ings To List

Two Popular Citrus Juices Added to Ever-Lengthening Point Charts

Fruit Juices.  Back On List   ‘Grapefruit, Blended Variety Take Stamps

Congressmen Sel Sights On Rest During Summer   Solons May Take Recess During July and August

Capital Scene 0 Celebration   Washington Stages Homecoming Parade For Admiral Nimitz

Hero of Pacific Has ‘Hero’s Welcome From “Thousands Today  pci om eR OL, &

Veterans Service  Bureau in Spencer  Opened Recently to All Veterans for Problems Rnd Nanafite ‘

Veterans Administration Contact Office Opened At Spencer Recently

P. E. REVENUES AND EXPENSES INCREASE   Annual Meeting Held by Dirzcters in Frederick Yesterday

P. E, REVENUES AND. - EXPENSES INCREASE   Annual Meeting. Held by Directors § in, Frederick ~ Yesterday - 

Okinawa Victory Near   Marines Seal Fate  Of Foe With An Amphibious Landing On Oruku Peninsula

10TH ARMY GAIN BRINGS OKINAWA VICTORY NEAR   Greatest Jap Port Blazes

Superiorts Cut Fire Path Through Kobe   Last 15,000 Enemy Troops On Island In Helpless Plight

YANKS WITHIN FOUR MILES OF TIP OF ISLAND   Nimitz Congratulates Buckner On Campaign; Airmen Are Active

KOBE SET ON FIRE BY B-29 BLOW   Final Victory Looms On Okinawa; New Landing Made

Superfortresses Set Fire To Kobe, Japan’s Greatest Port; Most Of Naha Airfield Has Been Cap tnpad   OKINAWA CAMPAIGN IN CRITICAL STAGE

SOVIET ARMIES WIDEN GAINS TOWARD BALTIC   Germans Say Seven Red Forces Are Pressing . On Koenigsberg   RUSSIAN AIRMEN CUT VITAL ROAD

Soviets Widen Their Wedge  in Pomerania   Russians Drive Near to American War Prisoner Camp

REDS GAIN IN BALTIC DRIVE   Pomeranian Wedge Widen. ed; Soviet Push in East Prussia Reported

Soviets Race To Split Foe  In Pomerani:   Berlin Says 7 Red Arn Are Resuming Offer Ae ee:  ten :

20 German Divisions In Koenigsberg Area Being Wiped Out  By Russians

SOVIETS WIDEN WEDGE DRIVEN TOWARD BALTIC   Berlin Says Seven Red Armies Open New Drive On Nazis at Koeniasbera

BERLIN REPORTS NEW SOVIET DRIVE IN EAST PRUSSIA   Declares “Seven Armies” Have Attacked German Positions Around Capital of Koenigsberg.   RUSSIANS WIDEN POMERANIAN WEDGE   One Spearhead Plunges to Within 11 Miles of Prison Camp Where Americans Are Held.

WEDGE IS WIDENED BY RUSSIAN FORCES      New Assault in East Prussia Reported by the Germans

Russian Wedge In Pomerania  Is Widened   Berlin Also Reports New Attack Opened In Fast Prussia

WEDGE IS WIDENED “BY RUSSIAN FORCES   New Assault in’ East Prussia Reported by the © Germans... ._:

A Divisions Of 3d Army Launch Push   Storm Across  Our and Sure  Rivers by Boat . And Bridge

NEW AMERICAN THRUST DRIVES INTO GERMANY   Mile Gains Registered Against Foe Along Our River

3d Army Storms 2 Rivers in New Reich Invasion   PARIS. —(?\— Gains of up to a mile were registered against the generally strong Our river positions of the enemy today at 10 new river crossings into Germany.

PATTON'S UNITS INVADE REICH IN NEW SECTOR   3rd Crosses Our, Sure Rivers Between Echternach, Luxembourg

New Thrusts Info Germany. af 10 Places      Patton’s. Men’s Advance By Bridge and Boat; Ist Army Slowed

7 '  Siegfried Line Assaulted On 22-Mile Front   Seven Crossings Of Our And Sure River By  Third Army Reported; Violent Artillery  Barrage Claimed In Ninth Army Sector

Rivers Crossed By Troops Of Third Army   120-Mile Front Is Forged By Heavy Blows On Line

Invade Germany At Seven Points   Patton’s Shock Troops Off On 22-Mile Front, Crossing Our And Sure Rivers In Luxembourg

Storm Into Germany On 22-Mi. Front   Third Army Surges Over Our And Sure Rivers At Luxembourg Border.

DOS. aile Front   General Patton’s Third Army Shock Troops Cross Our And Sure Rivers

Knocking Holes In Hitler's Westwall Last Siegfried Line Defenses Crumpling Before Yank Attack

Third Army Shock Troops Crossed the Flooded Sure and Our Rivers Into Germany on 22-Mile Front.   FOUGHT A HALF MILE INTO SIEGFRIED LINE         Parts of 4 Divisions Stormed Across the Luxembourg Frontier by Boat and Bridge at 7 Places.

ALLIES NOW IN GERMANY ON 12( MILE FRONTLINE   Patton’s Troops Swim Ford Our River In Frigid Weather

Troops in Reich on Wide Front   Four Third Army Divisions Storm Over Our, Sure Rivers, Attack Siegfried Line

Troops Drive Across Our, Sure Rivers on 22-Mile Front; Defenses Pounded

Four American Divisions Push Into Reich on  22 Mile Front   Storm Across Our, Sure Rivers and Attack Siegfried Line

FOUR THIRD ARMY DIVISIONS CROSS QUR, SURE RIVERS   ENCOUNTER HEAVY SMALL ARMS FIRE, LIGHT ARTILLERY

4 Divisions  Smash Over Our and Sure   New River Crossings Made on 22-Mile Front Near Echternach   ‘BIG GAINS IN NORTH   Allies Past 35 Miles of Siegfried Line and in al Miles More

Patton Shock Force Invades Reich Anew  Over 22-Mile Front   Move _ Gives Eisenhowe: Armies. 120-Mile Front in Western Germany

6th Armored, 17th Airborn, 5th, 80th Infantry in Attack   Patton's Shock Troops Cross Our And Sure Rivers by Boat, Bridge To Attack Sieafried Line Forts

Americans Fight Half Mile Into Siegfried Line in Broad Extension of the American Drive Toward the Rhine River.   Parts of Four Divisions Storm Across the Luxembourg Frontier

4 U.S. Divisions Cross 2 Rivers In Newest Pust   Siegfried Line Attacked By Yanks At Sesen Points; Hold 120-Mile Front

Third Across Reich Border On Big Front   Yank Army Fights Half Mile Into Siegfried Line On Way to Rhine

Mile Gains Made By U.S. Forces Against Nazis At Ten Our River Crossings

Troops Cross Flooded Sure And Our Rivers, Pound Into Siegfried Line   First Army Gains Ground In North   Americans Establish 160. Mile Line In Or Near Reich In Advances

American Armies Stand Inside Reich Along Wide and Tough Front   Troops Make Slow But Steady Progress to Take Important Damsites; Other Units Seize Pillboxes in Crunching March Over Defense

American Troops Cross Rivers To Open New Assault   Yank Units Take Three Towns In Second Fort Belt

Troops Cross Frontier of Luxembourg   Seven Crossings Made On 22 Mile Front; Meet Small Arms Fire

Four Divisions Of Third U. S. Army Invade Reich Again On 22 Mile Front

CAOGS RIVERS AT 7 PLACES   Intense Smal! Arms Fire From Siegfried Line is Encountered.

Cross Flooded Rivers   Half a Mile Into Siegfried Line On 22-Mile Front in New Thrust; Ist Army Edges Ahead

‘Third Ariny into Siegfried Line on , 22-Mile Front   New Attacks Put Allied Line on or Across German Border On 160 Mile Frontier

Four Divisions Of Third Army  Enter Germany   Patton’s Shock Troops Cross Our And Sure Rivers To Attack Siegfried Line Positions

U.S. 1R STORM ACROSS BERMAN FRONT   Four Divisions Invade German  Soil Today

YANKS CROSS THE OUR AND SURE RIVERS      Hstablish Front of 22 Miles Between Ancient Echternach and Point in Luxembourg Northeast of Clervaux.

CROSSES SURE, OUR RIVERS ON 22 MILE FRONT   Other Yanks Close In On  Pruem and Schmidt;  Rip West Wall

-Two Rivers ‘Are Crossed On 22-Mile  Front Drive   Siegfried Attacked With Light Defense

Cross Rivers In Drive For Rhine   Yanks Are Over Flooded Streams Into Germany  on 22-Mile Front   ‘OPPOSITION IS LIGHT   Siegfried Line Pierced on 35-Mile Front of Aachen Gap

HOCK TROOPS TORM OVER TAL RIVERS   ii oul Mamie legiiniatiatan geal : vasion by Eisenhower's Forces Virtually Continuous Over 129Mile Front   NEMY FIRE IS INTENSE

More Yanks Into Germany   Third Army Crosses Rivers. Along 22-Mile Front, Fights Into Siegfried Line

TROOPS: STORM ACROSS OUR, SURE RIVERS   Yanks Now Hold 120 Mile Reich Front From Holland South

REICH FRONTIER CROSSED IN ALL BUT 160 MILES BY ALLIES PRISONER TOLL RUNS TO 10:00¢

Allies Storm River, Invade Germany Anev   Shock Troops Attack Siegfried Line, Meet Intense Fire in New  Drive on Long Front

120-Mile Front in Germany   Patton’s Shock Troops Cross Rivers By Boat, Bridge  At Seven Points

AsksRoyalty On Coal   Lewis Demands Payment of 10c Per Ton to Union; Other Demands

Contract Terms Would Make Lewis ‘Unparalleled Czar’ Say Operators

MINE OWNERS ATTACK LEWIS   Say His Demands Would Make Him Unparalled Labor Czar

LEWIS DEMANDS UNPRECEDENTED   Operators Say 10 Cents a Ton Would Make Him Czar

Owners Attack Lewis’ Demands   See Royalty Payment Pian Making Him Labor Czar

Lewis Demands Given Operators  Asks 10 Cents a Ton Royalty Payment

OPERATORS RAP  MINER DEMANDS   Say Proposals Would Make Lewis A Labor Czar

10-Cent-A-Ton ‘Royalty’ Tops Lewis’ 18 Demands   Operators Say New Contract Clauses Would Give Union : President Rule of $55,000,000 Political Fund

—LEWIS—  See Head Of Mine Union  Labor Czar   Bituminous Operators Object To New Contract.Demands

Mine Leader Offers Setup - Of 18 Points   $50,000,000 Cudgel Seen in Lewis Move For Tonnage Royalty

LEWIO Oth fi ASKING GZARDON   Operators Point te Big Fund from Rovealties.

Did Bad Job of  Price Control   Believes Clothes Shouk Have Been Rationed

CHAPLIN CASE IS DISMISSED   Jury Fails To Reach Verdict In Paternity Snit

Court Declares A Mistrial In Paternity Case   Six Women And One Man Hold Actor Is Not Baby's Father

Chaplin Jury Is Dismissed   Fail to Agree; Seven to Five he is  Not Child’s Father

Heavy Layotts ‘In Many State Industry Area:  Cfohan Demands Mar   Civilian Demands May Absorb Thousands Of Workers

Tanks of 3rd Smash Acros: Saar River —   Trier Is Menaced; Reds Attack Guben. Reach Neisse River

7000 American, British Planes Strike at Reich   Patton’s Third Army  Rolls Ahead Within

U.S. Forees Take Kanoya Airfield   Japanese Troops Eagerly Cooperate With Landing Units

Auto Union Hints It Will Stand Pat on Wage Demand   Vice President Reather Says There Will Be No Compromiss of Request for 30 Pct. Increase From General Motor: Unless Company Can Show It Is Unable to Pay Increast —Chrysler Workers Vote in Favor of Strike.

NO COMPROMISE ON ClO DEMAND   General Motors Must Prove They Can't Afford Raise

Union Plans No Compromise  In GMC Action   Chrysler Men Vote Heavily in Favor  Of Walkout There

New Confusion In Japan Over Emperor Status   Diet Members Rush Unqualified Defense Of Unique System

'Diet Strives To Keep Jap Tenno Creed   Emperor Rule Made No. 1 Issues as U.S. Brenks Monopolies

Emperor System Debated By Japs   Political Parties Split On Retention

Jap Emperor System Issue   Conservatives Organize to Defend Old Setup, Under Fire From Liberals

Be Japs Emperor System Now Political Issue   War Mongering Zaibatsu Crumbles Under Nippon’s  New Deal.   DEFENDS TENNOISM

Throne of Jap Emperor Tottering   Emperor System No.  Political Issue in Japan

EMPEROR SETUP ARGUED BY JAPS   System Has Become No.  Political Issue In Nation

TENNOISM IS CHIEF ISSUE FOR JAPANESE   Rocking Emperor System Becomes Number One Problem as Family Monopolies Crumble  CONFUSION INCREASES

Japs Debate On Emperor With Family Setup Over   Diet Group Backing Old Rule-Of Nation.

Diet Members UrgeEmperor Be Retained   Mikado System Becomes Prncipal Issue For Japanese

Japan's Diet Battles Over Tenno System   Rule by Emperor Becomes Nation's Number One Issue

EMPEROR’ RULE TOP JAP ISSUE   War-Mongering Family Monopoly System Crumbles

EMPEROR RULE IS JAP ISSUE   Diet Group Asked for Fight Against Communism—Liberals Back “Tennoism’

Mikado Worship System Totters in Jap Strife   . Political Blocs Clash in Tokyo; Public Is Confused, Shocked

Jap Throne Totters In Spite of Futile Fight By Old Clique   Family Industrial Monopolies Collapse Under Allies’ ‘New Deal’ for People While Ruling Class Seeks To Re-form Lines To Save Emperor - - Other Groups Are Pushing Prince Konove for First President

Emperor System Jap's First Issue   Seek Reform Old Party Elements

Emperor System Top Political Issue In Japan   Zaibatsu Ends Inder New Deal

Emperor System: Becomes Big Jap Political Issue   Family Monopolies Fall  as Scene Shifts; Jap. .:  Cabinet Is Called z Into Session

Emperor System No. 1 Political Issue In Japan   Diet Members Form Committee For Retention Of Tennoism.

EMPEROR SYSTEM IS FIRST ISSUE   Japanese Industrial Monopolies Crumble Under “New Deal”   SEEKING A PRESIDENT

Zaibatsu Crumbling. ... . Japan’s Emperor System Becomes The Greatest Political Issue At Hand

Mikado System Of Government Issue in Japan   Opposition and Defense Of ’Tennoism’ Flares Amid Public Confusion

RULE BECOMES POLITICAL ISSUE   Conservatives, Liberals Take Stands On Whether He Should Keep Rule

Up To Stand By Emperor      Committee Of Diet Members Calls For Defense Of System

KmperorSystem Japanese No. 1 Political Issue   Diet Committee Calls For Unqualified Defense OL Tenne; Konoye Sought  ’ For President

PEROR PLAN IS TOTTERING   Becomes Japan’s Number One Political issue As System Crumbles.   RULEO FOR CENTURIES

TOTTERING EMPEROR SYSTEM 15 JAPAN'S BIG POLITICAL ISSUE   ONCE POWERFUL FAMILY INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM OF JAPANESE CRUMBLING

Emperor System Becomes No. 1 Jap Political Issue   Powerful Family Industrial Monopolies . Are Crumbling Under The ‘New Deal’

EMPEROR RU IS MAIN ISSUE IN NIP POLITICS   Communists and Liberals Advocate Elimination of Mikado As Head of Japanese Government.

Emperor System Is Biggest Issue   Jap Family Industrial Monopolies Crumble Lnder “New Deal”

EMPEROR PLAN BECOMES TOP POLITICAL ISSUE   ‘New Deal’ Crushes Family Industrial Monopolies in Japan

Threatened Emperor System, Which Ruled Japanese For Centuries, Political Issue   Debated In Diet As Once Powerful Family Industrial Monopolies Crumble

FALLING EMPEROR SYSTEM IS TOP POLITICAL ISSUE   War Mongering Zaibatsu Crumbles Under New Deal

Farben Industrie’s Dr. ilgner Quizzed   House Falls On Her;  One Thumb Scratched   ‘Unidentified Tot, Victim Ot Holocaust, Is Not Forgotten

Bond Sales for Mighty Seventh Are Practically Double the Quota   THE SCORE ON JULY 7th

Blinded Pilot Guided Back To Airfield   Alabama Pilot Of P-51 In Asia Is Recovering At A Station Hospital.   —~RBRY CLYDE A. FARNSWORTH-

FLIERS RESCUED BY FLYING JEEF   Fortress Crewmen Picked Up In No-Man’s-Land After Crash

French Zone Of Occupation Undecided   Rubr Valley © Expected To Be  Internationalized

French Occupatior Zone Boundaries  Still to Be Fixed   Ruhr Valley to Be Part of Area; May Be Intemationalized Later   U. S. NAVY GIVEN CCNTROL OF BREMEN   Also Bremerhavan; Ports To Be Used to Supply Occupation Forces

Ruhr Valley to Be Part of French Zone Whose Makeup is Reported as T.one Unsolved Prahlam.

SUBMERGED BUS YIELDS BODIES   Five Found In Wrecked Vehicle Raised By Divers

Bus Raised, Is Held Near Lake Surface   New Dives To Be Made In Try to Get- Other Bodies in Lake Known Never to Yield Dead

T Saved in Plane Crash  Surface Craft Pick Up Passengers from A. a ae . Sas eo 6,

Seven Survivors  of Plane Crash Rescued   A.T.C. Officials Say Remaining 20 Person: Aboard Ditched Craft Are Expected to Be Removed From Life Rafts Shortly

Seven Rescuea At Sea   Ship Is Forced Down 450 Miles From Honolulu

PLANE CRASHES AT SEA; 27 SAFE   Life Rafts ‘§ Spotted In Water East Of Honolulu

Transport, 23 Aboard, Falls In Sea   fescue Vessels Sight Life Rafts; Seven Persons Rescued

Search For PlaneDown In Pacific   ai Passengers, Crew Believed Safe On Rafts

Be Reasonable, Cooper Policy  Has Definite tdea for Handling Youths

Japs Destroyed Prisoner Data   Ordered Records of Allied Prisoners Burned in August

PRESIDENT IN WESI FOR CONF ERENGE   Truman Guest Governor Mon Wallgren Of Washington

Truman Relaxes At Olympia, Washington   Chief Executive Will Present Medal Then Go Fishing Today

President Truman Rests In Northwest, Waits for  ‘Adjournment of Parley

Truman Rests Aiter Hop to West Coast   Plans Two Brief Public Appearances During Day Wednesday

TRUMAN TAKING A NEEDED REST   AWAITING TO ADDRESS FINAL SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBL'

British Aide To MacArthur Killed   Lt. Gen. Lumsden Dies In Jap Attack On American Warship.

Gen. Lumsde: Ts Killed As Allies Invade  Luzon Island   Officer Was Aboard United States Ship

Herbert Lunisdon, Age 48, Believed to Have Met Death During Invasion of Luzon

Wilson Offers 45-Hour Work Week Proposal   Motors Executive Cites Plan After Talk With Truman

45-Hour Work Week Favored By GM Head   Returns From Conference With President Truman

oe ODE Chief Urges 45-Hour Week   General Motors Head Proposes Five or Eight Per Cent Increase and Overtime Over 45 Hours

General Motors Head Proposes 45-Hour Week   Wilson Contends Fewer Hours Make For Unemployment

"Views Are Given Following Talk With President   "High Production Only Cure for Nation’s Economic Ills

45-Hour Work Week Proposed By Head Of GE   Proposal Made by C. E Witson Shortly After “Emergency” Confer enee With President

GENERAL MOTORS HEAD PROPOSES — A4-HOUR WEEK   C. E. Wilson Says Shorter Period Would Curb High Production Which He Holds Essential.   SUGGESTS WAGE BOOST OF 5 TO 8 PER CENT   Offers Plan as Alternative tc Nation-Wide Strikes on Heels of Conference With Truman.

45-HOUR LABOR WEEK PROPOSED BY GMC’S HEAD   Executive Says High Production Is Only Answer to Economic Ills

Over 400 Bombers In Raids   Fuel Storage and Synthetic Oil Centers Blasted

Planes Brave Flak From Enemy Navy To Start Devastating Fires   Smoke Billows Up To 18,000 Feet   Army Forces Drive Within 1,500 Yards Of Naha On Okinawa

Mightiest I Force: ‘Hits Oil Centers   Heavy. Flak’ ‘Screen Shields Homeland:

Raid Warns of Blitz to Follow   400 Super-forts Fly Through Heavy Flak; 10th Army Gains Ground in Okinawa Fight . As Nimitz Lists 16,425 U.S. Casualties

Huge Fires Started by Raid Today   Bomb Jap Fuel Storage and Oil Centers—Other Big Raids to Follow

SMOKE CLOUDS BILLOW 18,000 FEET TO SKY   Oil Fires on Key Factories on Home Isles of Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku ’

Ignite Huge Oil  Fires   Bomb Airfields, Oshima Oil Storage Areo on Kyushu And Fuel Factory

HUGE FIRES REPORTED BY AIRMEN   2684 Americans Slain In Bitter Fighting On Okinawa Isle

400 B-29S BLAST JAP OIL CENTERS   Otake Refinery On Honshu Island Is Destroyed: —-—-

Over 400 B-29’s Launch Bombs  “At Key Factories   Large Fuel Storage, Synthetic Oil Centers Targets of Attack —

Oil Centers Are Targets Of 400 Planes   Honshu. Kvushu, Shikoru Bombed; Clouds Of Black Smoke Show Results

Record Flights Of B-29’s Blast Jap Oil Bases   Enemy’s Largest Fuel Storage Centers Left Afire   400 JOIN IN RAID

Record Armada Of B-29s Hits Jap Fuel Bases   Shrinking Nip Fleet it Inland Sea Puts Up Defence Flak

AQ OF MORE BLAOT AT OIL FUEL SUPPLIES   Black Smoke Clouds Billow Up After Raids on Three Home Islands.

CHINESE REPORT HEAVY FIGHTING WITH JAPANESE  _ ENVELOPMENT OF NIPS NOW UNDER WAY ACCOR

JAP REPARATIONS WILL USE FORTUNE   Hirohito’s Multi-Million Dollar Holdings Taken Over

Berlin, Once City of Over 4 Million, Can Now House But 500,000, Says Writer Who Saw Devastation

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Misery Suffered By Other Nations Has Now Befallen The Germans On Vast Scale   Allied Bombings Have Devastated Berlin, Munich And Dresden; People Melting Snow To Provide Water For Cooking And Drinking; Realize War Is Lost

Swetlish Newsian ‘Tells of Present Reich Conditions  Discloses Devastation Wrought by: Allied

Reich Refugees Party Leaders, Troops at Odds   Feeling Against Party Leaders and Soldiers Of Germany Reported As Extremely Bitter

FAMED CITIES OF REICH ARE RUBBLE HEAPS   BERLIN NOW ABLE TO HOUSE ONLY ABOUT 500,000

ELLSWORTH MAN IS KILLED BY FREIGHT TRAIN   James Branch, 69 Years of Age, Found Dead On Tracks; Hemorrhare Blamed

SENATOR CONNALLY FEARS CONFERENCE MAY BE POSTPONED  CHAIRMAN OF FOREIGI RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Frisco Meeting May Have To Be Postponed Now   Senator Connally, of Foreign Relations Committee, Indicates This.

far E astern Railway May Be Peace Key   Pepends on How Chin. ee aud RUESiTTy Work Together. in Operating Vital Manchurian Railway Under. Strange Pact

Charter, Target of Barrage by Foes, Heads toward Approval by Committee

Hearing On Charter Sparked By Humor   Witnesses Limited To 15 Minutes And Connally Uses Gavel Freely

Charter'Foes Get Chance To Staté Case At Hearings   Witnesses Limited To 15 Minutes Eack And Turbulent Session. Develops

SENATE HEARS OPPONENTS OF PEACE TREATY   GAVEL DROWNS OUT WOMAN WHO HAD MUCH TO SAY

LEAGUE CHARTER FOES ARE HEARD BY SENATE GROUE   Witnesses Limited to 15 Minutes Each and Two Are Shut Off as They Seek More Time.   POLICE HELP SILENCE WASHINGTON WOMAN   Session Becomes Uproarious as Agnes Waters of Blue Star Mothers Castigates Whole Treaty.

Jor ceive S2ss° CO AS.  4 ?, i" mo” omy ' ~ rae a 2° : 2§ aida w i She ee  ' Dn aarp r  OV a a Re

CHARTER FOES ARE HEARD BY SENATE GROUP   League Plan Appears Moving Toward Committee Approval

Charter Rides Through Peppery Barrage   Witnesses Limited to 15 Minutes Each by Committee

COMMITTEE HEARS — FOES OF CHARTER      Supporters Confident of Beating Down Reservations

EVERLASTING TIRE!   Firestone Promises One That Will Outwear Car

TRAIN WRECK KILLS SEVEN   FIFTY-TWO OTHER PERSONS INJURED: IN CR AB HOOF TWO  FAST: PASSENGER TRAIN

Death Toll In Southern Wreck Stands At Sever   Two Of Seaboard Air Line Crack Passenger Trains Crash In South Carolina

YANKS PRESS ANNIHILATION OF CERMANS   Prisoners Pour In by Thousands as Third and Seventh Armies Slug Wav Forward.   THREE-MILE GAIN MADE BY HODGES   Enemy Predicts New Rhine Crossing Above Cologne by Americans, British and Canadians,

REDS WANT NONE OF IT   Disagree With Kent Cooper or Idea for Freedom of Press

Millions Of Amerteans Mourn Loss Of Roosevelt   Memorial Services In Churches, Schools And Militar Installations Planned To Pay Tribute To Nation’s Great War And Peace President

Nation Mourns Its Thirty-First President, to Whom Millions of Americans Were “My Friends’

FDR’S PASSING STUNS NATION   Humble And Great Unite t Pay Last Tribute To Roosevelt

Belgian Woman Reveals Murder  Of U.S. Soldiers by Nazi Captors   Bodies Left Under Roadside Snowbank Are Found By Americans Driving Back Across Belgium

Historic Ist Juncture Was Yank Accident   But Russians And Yanks Enjoyed It Anyhow; Vodka Flows Freely, No Talk

Juncture Of Troops Made By Accident   American Patrol Goes 23 Miles ‘Too Far’ And Runs Into Reds

REDS, YANKS WHOOP IT UP AT MEFTING   Vodka Is Passed Around Freely on Banks of Elbe

First U.S. Patrol Meeting With Russians “Accident”   Ry JOUN RB. MceDEFERMOTT

Gestapo Offered To Sell Million Hungarian Jews  Officer Set $2 Price On Each Unfortunate But Deal Nevar Madea

Alternative To Proposal Was Their Extermination In Horror Camps   Affidavit Is Read At War Guilt Trial   Negotiations Apparently Fail As Half Million Deported To Germany

WILL SELL OF ALL GESTAPO TOLD ZIONIST   Nazi Defendants Lose Grins as More Reports of Brutality Read.’

Nazi Offer to Sell Jews for $9 Fach _ Disclosed At Trial   Alternative Was Extermination in Camps, Says. Hungarian Zionist   DEATH OF CAPTURED *CHUTISTS REVEALED   21 Defendants At- Nuernberg Glum as Evidence of ‘Brutality Mounts

Million Jews Offered Nazi: At $2 Apiece   Hungarian Proposal Revealed at Trials; Speer Called Despot

GESTAPO OFFERED TO SELL MILLION JEWS FOR $2 EACH, CRIMES TRIBUNAL ADVISED

NAZIS MADE OFFER TO ‘SELL JEWS:   Offered to Free A Million at $2 Each in 1944

Tribunal Told Gestapo Asked Only §2 Each   Revelation Made at War Crimes Hearing By Zionist Leader

Proposed To Free Million At $2 Apiece   Alternative Handed te Hungarian Zionist Was Executions.

Nazis Offered To “Sell” Million Humans  $2 Per Head Price Put On Jews

Nazis Would Sell Jews at $2 Apiece   Deal Falls Through Before Plans Are Completed

Discussions By Partners In Progress — Upon Control   Sets Records Straight At Reelfoot Conference

President Makes Momentous Pronouncements... .  Atomic Bomb Will Not Be Shared, Truman Declares

Efforts Planned To Outlaw Use As War Weapon   President Scoffs at Reports of Failure of Landon RBia-5 Parley

In Surprise News Conference Scoffs at Reports London Meeting Failed, Says U. S., Russian Interests Never Have Clashed

U. S. To Keep Atomic Bomb Secret-Truman   President Says No Other Nation Has Asked Data On Weapon: Cites Harmony With Russia

Won't Share Atom Bomb Secret _   Truman Reveals Decision at Surprise News Conference; Says Big  Five Parley No Failure

U. S$. Won’t Share Atomic Bomb Secret, Truman Says; Wants Weapon Outiawed

Atomic Bomb Secret Not To Be Shared With Other Nations, President Says

NOT TO SHARE SECRET OF NEW ATOMIC BOMB   Truman Serves Notice on World During Speech in Tennessee

U.S: TQ. GUARD _ ATOMIC BOMB   Secret Won't Be Shared With Other Nations, Truman Pledges

TRUMAN STATES VIEW ON MANY NEW QUESTIONS   Talks To Newsmen At Corn‘ference In Reelfoot Area

Truman Says U.S. Will Keer Atomic Secref   President Makes It Clear Neither Russia Or Any Other Ally Has Asked to Share Secret

Truman nan Says avs U.S. To Keep Secrets Of Atomic Bomb   President In Unprecedented Press Conference Declares It Will Not Be Shared With Other Nations: Russia Has Not Asked For Formula

No Sharing of Bomb Secret  With N      Truman Declares No Ally Has Asked For This Knowledge

US Will Not Share Atomic Bomb Secret   Truman Serves  World Notice

Truman Announces Decision   No Nation Has Asked Plans of Secret. He Savs

Truman Sets Record Righi At Unprecedented Press Conference.   CLEARS OTHER ISSUES

President Reports Neit:ier ‘Russia, Nor Any Other Ally Has Requested Secret Data

U.S. Won't Yield Atom Secret, Says President;  Use May Be Gutlawed

Truman Says Allies Won’t  Receive Data   States Russia Hasn’t Requested Full Facts About New Weapon

U.S. Won't Share A-Bomb’s Secret, Declares Truman   Neither Russia Nor any Other Ally Has Asked its Formula; Byrnes Seeks to Outlaw Bomb

ATOMIC SECRETS  WON'T BE SHARED.  PRESIDENT VOWS DECLARES RUSSIAN  AND U.S. RELATIONS eTil! ARE AMIABLE

President Stresses U.S., Red Interests Do Not Clash At All   Byrnes Named To Begin Talks With Britain And Canada On Outlawing Use Of Bomb; Executive Confident That Labor Difficulties Will Be Adjusted

U.S. to Keep Bomb Secret Says Truman   President Says No Need to Share Weapon Knowledae

No Sharing Of A-Bomb Says Truman   President Spikes Rumor Secret Is To-Be Given Away

Truman Says Atomic Secret N ot   To Be Given To Other Nations   London Parley Was Not a Failure, He Says; Declares Russia Badlv Misrepresented in T his Country.

No Request Made For Know-How By Any Nation   Byrnes To Initiate Discussions With Canada And Britain Toward Outlawing jts Use

WON'T SHARE ATOM-TRUMAN   Byrnes Will Begin Talks With Canada, Britain On Keeping Secret

They'll All Go Overseas: Every Able Bodied Soldier in U. 5. To Be Sent Abroad, Stimson Says

EVERY SOLDIER OVERSEAS SOON   Earmarked to Replace Returning Veterans Fast ’ as Possible

Army Will Send Many More Men  Overseas Soon   Able Bodied Soldiers Will Go Abroad  To Replace Veterans

Many Soldiers  Still in U. S.:  To Go Overseas All Qualified Will Go   All Qualified Will Go As Soon as Returnees Can Take Their Places

Yanks Score Record Advance *On Okinawa   Splash Through Two Miles of Mud In Pursuit of Disorganized Jans

GREATEST ONE-DAY ADVANCE RECORDED ON OKINAWA FRONT  CHINEN PENINSULA SEAL. ED OFF, BATTLE THROUG! DRENCHING RAINS

Foot Soldiers Plow Through Rain and Mud To Seal Off Chinen Peninsula Near Important Harbor.   JAPANESE TROOPS ARE REPORTED AS TRAPPED

YANKS CARVE OUT GREATEST SINGLE GAIN IN ONE DAY  ADVANCE SEALS OFF  — - 7 > S.C ml eC mC. ee ee emhCUreC ee   ADVANCE SEALS OFF CHINESE PENINSULA, FLEET ANCHORAGE

ASSAULTUNITS LANDING NEAR PENINSULA TIP   In Greatest One Day Advance Infantrymen Splash Two Miles to Southeast Shore of Island   FLEET IS MOVING IN

YANKS ADVANCE 2 MILES IN DAY TO SEAL CHINEN   Japs Say Amphibious Force Lands In Move To Catch Isolated Nipponese .

Two Miles Are Gained In Terrific  Land Fight   Amphibious Army Is Reported To ReLandine

TEMPERATURES:   Tempo Of Pacific Conflict Mounts As Showdown Nears

Seal Off Chinen Peninsula   Surprisingly Swift Maneuver Opens Up Big Nakagusuku Bay To U. S. Fleet Units

DAY ADVANCE   Gain Seals Off Chinen Peninsula, Part of Fine Fieet Anchorage.   REPORT NEW LANDINGS

GREATEST ONEDAY ADVANCE OF CAMPAIGN MADE   Japanese Broadcasts Report New U. S. Landings On Eastern lip of Peninsula.

YANKS PICK UP TWO MILES IN SINGLE DAY   Chinen Peninsula Sealed Off By Infantrymen   RAPID ADVANCES   Announced On All Fronts; Jap Propagandists Tell Of Suicide Attacks

Okinawa Drive Seals Off Jans   Yanks Make Greatest One-Day Advance Reach South Shore of Island; Tokyo” , Broedcasts New U.S. Lending

Drive For Big Naha Airfield On Jap Island   Seal Off Chinen Peninsula Which Forms Southern Arm of Finest Piece? Anchorage   Nips Caught In Trap, Tokyo Say:   Jap Radio Says U. 8. Anphibions Assault Units Land Near Eastern Tip of Peninsula

Tokyo Asserts Nip Forces — Facing Trap   Japanese Declare Heavy Damage inflicted On American Convoys in Suicide Attacks: Smash on Naha Airfield Coming

Soldiers Splash 2 Miles Througt Drenching Rains   Advance Seals Off Peninsula Which Forms Finest Fleet Anchorage South Of Japan —

Suicide Plane Attacks Made In: Transports   Yank Infantrymer Make Two-Mile Advance

Assault Units In New Landing On Peninsula   Two-Mile Push Reported Today In Drenching Rain

Yanks Reach Southeastern Shore Of Okinawa Sunday In Fastest One-Day Drive

New Landings Reported By Jap Radio   Drive On Airfield At Nahe Opened By Americans

Infantrymen Splash Ahead Two Miles In New Okinawa Gains   Tokyo Reports Amphib Assau!t on Tip of Chinen Peninsula Which Would Trap Japs, Protect Fine Fleet Anchorage

OFF CHINEN PENINSULA   Land Tip Forms the Southern Arm of One of the Finest Fleet Anchorages in the Lower Approaches to Japan.

TOKYO REPORTS NEW LANDINGS BY U.S. FORCES   Japs Say Four American Fleets Maneuvering  Off Okinawa

Heavy Rain Fails ToCheck Yankees   American Infantry in Two Mile Gain in Okinawa Campaign,   JAPS IN TWO-WAY TRAP!      Chinen Peninsula, on Southern Arm of Island, Is Sealed Off

Gain Two Miles In — Deep Mud   Tokyo Says U. S. Ships Using Okinawa Fleet Anchorage

HUNDREDS ATTEND © 20TH ANNUAL CONVO OF YOUTH GROUPS   EILEEN (LAWSON IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COUNTY YOUTH ORGANIZATION  r 

YOUTH MEMBERS TO MEET FOR ANNUAL  SESSION, MARCH 1¢   HUNDREDS TO HEAR SPEAKERS SPECIAL MUSIC AT DELPHI CHURCHES :

Air Assault Is Resumed  Over 1,500 Planes   Over 1,500 Planes Blast At Naziland

Resume Heavy Bombing Assault   1,000 Bombers Sent In After One Day Break ©

BIG AIR FLEET SMASHES AWAY AT NAZI LINES   Over 1,000 Bombers, 500 Fighters In Group Hitting At Supply Points

High School Bond And Stamp Sale Exceeds Goal; Sell $10,371 Worth   Was Directed By Student Council Of LeMars High School

HIGH SCHOOL BOND © QUOTA SURPASSED   Local Business Man Makes Large Purchase Through High School

—FAVORITE BABY GROWS UP —  Shirley a War Bride  Rot Tahn Aoayv ond Ob. 22 Wo   set. John Agar and Star on Week's Honeymoon Before Overseas Parting

Thousand Guests Witness Wedding ‘Of Shirley Temple At Hollywood.

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)   CERMAN DEFENSES AT VIENNA CRUMBLE

SOVIETS SMASK VIENNA DEFENSE MOP UP BRESLAL   Reds Also Driving Against Nazis Near Koenisgsberg and Couraland

SPLIT GERMA DEFENSE UNITS IN VIENNA   Resistance in Capita of Austria Begins to Crumble

NAZI FORCES ~ HURLED BACK BY RUSSIANS   FRONT LINE DISPATCHES SAY SOVIET TROOPS HAVE SPLIT ENEMY GARRISON IN TWO

Berchtesgaden Blast Felt At 20,000 Feet   Mustang: : Pilot. Tells Of Scene Far Below At - " Bitler Hideout

American Pilot Describes . Bombing of Be rchtesgaden   By. LIEUTENANT RICHARD PLANT

MOSCOW SAYS “THE ZERO HOUR vHAS STRUCK"   Russians Massing For Knock-out Blow On Berlin

Russians Capture Poznan; Mass For All-Out Offensive   Complete Victory In Sight, Stalin Order of Day Says   Press Time Flash!

Stalin Proclaims ‘Zero Hour’ At Hand for Gigantic Push to Destroy Nazis; Russians Amassing Troops On Eastern Front

Fortress Guben Almost Encircled; Stalin Says Complete Victory Near

Russians Mass On Oder and Neisse Rivers   Stalin Heralds an End-the-War Stroke As Red Armies Unite For Final Offensive

Russians Massing For Kayo Stroke _ at Nazi Capital      11 50,000 Nazi Casualties During Drive, Stalin Declares

FORTRESS GUBEN NOW ALMOST ENCIRCLED IN GIGANTIC MOVE TO CRUSH THE GERMAN ARMY

UGG AnMMIED WAIT SIGKAL ON BIG DRIVE   Stalin Warns Germans Zero Hour at Hand with Victory Sure.

Final Phase of War Opens, Claims Stalin   Russian Leader Declares Complete Victory Is Near

VICTORY NEAR’ STALIN SAYS IN REPORT ON WAR   Marshal Puts Foes’ Losses At 1,150,000 Since Start Of Winter Campaign

EXPECTS EARLY NAZI DEFEAT      Reds Almost Encirele Guben In Advance

STALIN SAYS VICTORY IS NOW NEAR   German People Called Upon To Stop The War

Soviets Massing ~ For Berlin Drive   ‘End-The-War’ Stroke Heralded By Stalin;  ‘Zero Hour Has Struck,’ Moscow Avers

Russ Gather Forces for Final Smash   Victory Near, Stalin Proclaims; Guber Almost Pinched Off

Victory Over Gen many  N ear  Russians _ Told   Moscow Radio Broadcast ki German Layguage Deelares “Zevo Hour Has Struck”?      Reds Have Almost  Encircled Guben   Soviet Forces Score 11Mile Smash Thro ugh « Reinforced German Lines

Russians Mass On Long Front Near Berlin In. Readiness For Last Blow

Red Troops Lining Up for Final Blow   “Russians Almost Encircle-Guben’ “No “General” Peace

Victory Over Germany Is Near--Stalin   Reds Are Reported  Massing Refore Rerlin

Reds, Mass  For All-Out Blow, Press About Gube   Complete Victory Is Seen By Chief

Soviets Mass For Big Drive Toward Berlin   Victory Over Germans Near, Stalin Says

SOVIETS NEARLY ENCIRCLE GUBEN IN 11-MILE PUSH   Stalin Says Victory Near} Nazis Lose Over Million — in Winter Battles 

“Full Victory’ Near, Stalin Tells People   Red Troops Mass Before Berlin For ‘End the Way’ Stroke

Poznan Falls To Red Siege   Drive in Guben Area Hints “End-the-War” Stroke May Be Launched Soon   Opens Rail Network

REPORT RUSSIANS MASSING FOR END OF-THE-WAR BLOW   STALIN DECLARES COMPLETE VICTORY OVER GERMANS NEAR

Poznan Falls To Russians, Stalin Says   Battle for Fortresses of Guben and Neisse Gains in Fury

_BASTERN FRONT   Reds Ready To Deliver Final Blow   Winter Offerisive Has Cost Germans 1,150,000, Says Moscow

Russians Mass For Shattering Blow At Berlir   Stalin Heralds End-TheWar ‘Stroke In Special Order Of The Day.

REDS ENCIRCLE FORTRESS GUBEN; ZHUKOV ALL SEI   Stalin Announces Russian Winter Offensive Has Cost ‘Germans 1,150,000 in  - Killed, Captured.

Complete’ Victory: Over Nazis'Is Near -- Stalin; Guben Siege Said: Beaun

Poznan Falls To Red Army  Stalin Bares Capture OrvE Batieh Eavbrote:

Reds Advance {1 Miles; ‘Victory Is Near’ — Stalin   Nazi Fortress At Guben Almost ‘Encircled By Soviet Army

Soviet Troops Mass For End  Of War Blitz   Complete Victory Now Near Stalin Tells Army In Special Order

RUSSIANS MASS IN LONG ARC NEAR BERLIN   Stalin Heralds End of War Stroke Apainst Capital

Russ Troops Prepare For  Final Drive   Premier Marshal Stalin Heralds “Complete Vietory Over Germans.   GUBEN SURROUNDED

TRIUMPH OVER GERMANS NEAR   Stalin Declarés ‘Complete Vie tory’ in Sight —— Tells People Teo Quit

Stalin Declares Victory Over Germany Is Now Sure to Come Soon   Eleven-Mile Advance Places Soviet Troops In Powerful Semicircle Threatening Bomb-Stunned, Siege-Frightened Metropolis

Reds Poised for Killing Blow At German Hear   Complete Victory Near, Says Stolin; Konev, Zhukov Set

UNION FACING CHARTER LOSS IN LONG STRIKE   Assistant USW Pres. In Strong Statement To District Director

Death Ends Bright Career of Nazimova;. . For Many Years Queen of Silent Screen

-—OPA— New Fight On OPA Is Seen   Appropriation Of $174, “500,000 Is Recommend‘ed By Committee

Committee Votes OPA Budget Curb   Foes Plan Move For Further Cut In Appropriations

OPA Funds  Before House   $174,500,000 Sought Expected to Start New Congressional Fight

Mss ld Tax Sleuths Get $16 Million to Hunt Down Evaders  Groundwork for New OPA Fight Set Up Ace House Approves $174 Million Budget

New OPA Battle Looms in Congress   House Committee Approval of Appropriations Expected To Set Off Fireworks Over Wartime Control Agency—Funds For Variety of Other Functions Recommended

FUND BILL HINTS NEW OPA BATTLE   House Group Recommends $174,500,000 Budget

A $174,500,000 ~ BUDGET FOR OPA S RECOMMENDED   House Appropriation Committee Lays Ground Floor for Congressional Fight.   IS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR   Legislation to Give Another Year of Life Passed the House Saturday.

Army to Release Railroad Men  Planes to Relieve Transport Tie-Up

Army Will Release More Railroad Workers; 25,000 Troops a Month ‘to Fly Across U.S.

WAR DEPARTMENT TO FLY SOLDIERS ACROSS COUNTRY   Plans Laid to Move 25,000 Monthly to Relieve Pressure on Nation’s Railroads.   CARRIERS ASSURED OF MORE WORKERS   Army to Release Former Rail Employes So They May Help in Transportation Task.

Army fo Release Railroad Men  Planes tn Raliavea   Planes to Relieve Transport Tie-Up

FIELD KITCHENS ARE SET UP IN BESIEGED CITY   Fear Of Starvation Grips Sur rounded Berlin Residents

Japanese Grip In Southwest Pacific Broken   Invasion Marks One Of Major Victories Of War In Pacific

Borneo Invasion ‘ Splits East Indies.   Major Landings Made By Australians At Balikpapan to Dominate Island

Australians Land At Balikpapan, Split East Indies  Invasion Aimed at Greatest oil Center: MacArthur Says  Retest Ravangod

Major Landing On Balikapapan Is Made By Aussies   Japanese’ Resistance Light As Infantry And Tanks Shove Ashore

Australians Land at  Balikpapan and Secure Domination of Important Oil Supply Country.   PRE-INVASION BOMBING OPENED UP LANDINGS

THE LANDING IS A MAJOR OPERATION   MacArthur Says Attack Secures Domination of Island, Splits East Indies and Gives Control of Southwest Pacific.

Allies Dominate All Borneo as Aussies Smash Ashore at Balikpapan, Near Oilfields

General Asserts New Phase Of Borneo Invasion Has Split East Indies

Aussies In Major Landing At Balikpapan, Borneo Oil City   MacArthur, in Personal Command, Says Third Invasion of Great Island Means Allied Control of All Southwest Pacific

3 Soldiers Wounded In Race Riot   Whites And Negroes Clash In London

WHITES, NEGROES IN STREET BATTLE   Tiree Soldiers Reported Injured in Melee in London.

LEAVE BAHAMAS   May Take Long Vacation in U.S. Before Deciding Future

Crops for Which Jones Asks Increases Include Corn, Potatoes, Hay.

FARMERS ARE URGED TO RAISE MORE FOOD   Jones Asks That Larger Acreages Of Corn, Barley, Potatoes And Beans Be Grown

FARMERS URGED TO PLANT MORE   Increased Food And Feed Crops Asked By WFA Chief

President Backs Manpower Draft Plan for 4-Fs   Support Given Plan For WLB to Enforce  Orders It Issues

How to Solve Manpower Problem Through Drafting 4-F’s Is Number 1 Issue of the 79th Conaress

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Hitler's Final Scheme Fails  [Planned To Get Britons Anainee Role

AIDE TELLS OF HITLER'S LAST GLEAM OF HOPE   Secretary Reveals The Fuehrer’s Scheme  To Split Allies

Hitler Sought to Split Allies  - Fuehrer’s Secretary Tells of Last Days

Tells Hitler  attempt to  split allies ‘Last desperate effort’ failure

Hitler’s Secretary Tells Ot Effort To Split Allies   Goebbels Ordered to Propagandize Red Preperation to Fight England—Reports Fuehrer Died in Berlin When Plot Failed

11th Hour Failure Hitler Made Last Desperate Effort to Split the Allies

HITLER ABANDONED HOPE OF DEFEATING ALLIES APRIL 22   ‘uehrer’s Principal Secretary Says Cause Was Ad. mittedly Lost When Propaganda Attempt To Split Britain And Russia Fizzled; Had No Double‘

Union Fight Brings Puget Strike Threat   SHIPS ANCHORED DUE TO JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES STORY DENIED

BIGTHREE AIMS GUIDE DELEGATES AT MEXICO CITY   3-POINT PROGRAM PROCLAIMED FOR _WESTERN NATIONS

MEXICO PARLEY OUTLINES AIMS   Three Points “Stressed B\ Stettinius In Address

Stettinius Plan Guides Meet   American Republics Also Applying Aims Of Crimean Conference.

HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL HITS 10   2 Hunters Killed; Hancock-co Men Die In Crash

HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL TAKES 10 LIVES IN OHIO   Eight People Die in Traffic Accidents; Two Hunters _ Killed

Named Nation’s _  Healthiest Youths   Four Are Chosen From Among 24 Champions

Freed Lands Are Closed To Allies   Soviet Position Disclosed Division On European Policy

REDS REJECT ALLIED PLANS FOR ELECTIONS   Would Interfere With  Sovereignty of the Liberated States

Allies Split Over Elections in Liberated Countries, Russia Bans Plan for Allied Supervision

Izvestia Cool “To Proposals For Controls   Bulgaria ‘Hands Off Policy Is Adopted; Greek Setup Flayed

SOVIETS REJECT VOTE PROPOSAL   Spurn Allied Supervision 0: Bulgarian Elections

RUSSIA REJECTS PROPOSALS FOR ELECTION GUIDE   Says Allies Would Be Interfering With Sovereignty

Russia Raps Allied Election Supervisior   Newspaper Says Policy Interferes with Sovereignty

Russia Rejects  Allied Proposals   Claim Interference With State Sovereignty

Gen. Arnold Urges Drills. Defense Unity   Air Force Leader Talks 4t Banquet For Hugh Baillie

; i   Wounds Fatal To R. Mathews   Canaan Township Man Was In Marines

Wounds Fatal To R. Mathews   Canaan Township Man  Was In Marines

TRAITOR DIES ~—INPAIR RAID   FROPAGANDA CHIEF FOR - VICHY KILLED BY DIVE-  BOMBER ATTACK ON AUTO

U.S. COMMITTE TO QUICK ACTION IN ROWS ABROAD   About-Face in Foreign Policy Revealed as Result of Big 3 Meet

U.S. Would Help Suppress  Europe's Internal Quarrel:   About-Face in American Foreign Policy Made in Crimea Conference

BYRNES REVEALS THIS COUNTRY TO JOIN BRITAIN AND “RUSSIA IN SUPPRESSING OUTBREAKS

US. 10 HELP. (WELL EUROPE'S INTERNAL STRIFE   Immediate Action to Be Taken Before Peaco Organization Is Created

THE WORLD TODAY  By DeWlit Mackenuie AP World ‘Traveler  Another Go-Ahead To Labor Party

England Uneasy (ver Experiment   Socialist Regime Is New To Con servative Britishers  ty PFHEVUTTY WACKENZIS

LABORITES STRENGTHENED IN FIGHT TO MAKE BRITAIN SOCIALIST ISTATE. VICTORIES IN PART IAMENT

BRITISH LABGRITES TO GAIN FRESH CONFIDENCE FROM DEFEAT OF MOVE OF CENSURE MADE BY CHURCHILL —

‘Laborites. I n. ‘Britain Gain Confidence   Defeat Censor. Mation . By .Pories Expected; At Same, Time There  -Js Unessiness Over  . Socialism Experi tIertis”

MacKenzie’s Column   Gain Confidence From Defeat of Censure Motion

DISAGREES WITH TRUMAN   ‘Rees is Against Sharp Increases F For Top Officils

FOUR Hit FROM KIEVE   Montgomery Throws Re: inforcements Into the Mounting Battle « for. Rich Rhine Valley. .   FRONT BROADEN ED. ABOUT 10° MILES.   Power of Allied: Blows Rises All Along West With Five Armies Near. or Inside Reich, =

Asks Labor, industry to Cooperate   President Speaks at Confer. ence Called to Help Settle Strikes Today

Conterence Is Opened ln Capital   President Declares Workers And Industry Must Get Together

Pres. Opens — Manag ement: Labor Meet ©              SAYS TIME HAS COME FOR ~~ BOTH GROUPS TO. HANDLE. TH : ci OWN AFFAIRS IN AMERICAN W.

OPENS LABOR: MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE   Trumen Says Working People and Industry Must Get Together

ASKS RETURN 0. TRADITIONAL WAY FOR SETTLEMENTS   Time: ‘Has’ ‘Come for. Labor And ‘industry: ‘to: Work “Out, Their Own Problems, “President Tells’ Delegates   SAYS-CONTROLS WILL BE ENDED QUITE ‘SOON   “Bargaining Should-be. Un dertaken’: With Firm Re.- solve to Reach An Agree “ment.Fairly,” He Declares

SPEAKS AT OPENING OF CONFERENCE   People Do Not Like Present  Outbreaks

Must Solve Differences, Says Truman   Conference Is Addressed By President

Says Reconversion Being Jeopardized   Tells Labor-Management Conference That Both Groups Must Cooperate With Their ©  Government In Struggle To Reconvert

‘Controversies Cannot Be Allowed To Stop Us,’ Trum: % ‘ells Labor-Management Body

American People  Are Getting Tired   President Tells Union and Management Delegates Way Must Be Found To Get To Work

“Get Together, End Strikes, Public Doesn't Like Them,” Labor and Management Told by President:

It Is One Of The Most Important Meetings Since V-J Day  PRESIDENT TRUMAN  DELIVERS ADDRESS TO CONFERENCE  Chief Executive Of The Nation Makes Direct Appeal For Cooperation

PEOPLE TIRED UF WORRYING, MEETING TOLD   Truman Opens Conference of Managemeni, Labor with Warning.

Country is Worried, People do not Like Industrial Strife Retarding Prosperity

-~LABOR PARLEYConference Is Opened In Capital   President Anxious To Drop Controls

Truman Score: Jurisdictional Union Strikes   Opens Labor Parley at Capital With Plea to Both Sides

Urges Groups To Settle Disputes Without Strikes   Independent Unions Form Picket Line Outside Auditorium; Wants To Drop Wartime Powers  )  )

President Flays Continued Strife, Asks Cooperation   No Justification For Present Tactics, He Tells Conference Delegates

1  LABOR - BOSSES CONFERENCE IS OPENED TODAY   President Tells Labor And Management They Must Solve Their Differences Because Strife ““Cannot Be Allowed To Stop Us.”

Says Disputes Can't Be [Allowed To Stop Output   Calls Bargaining Duty

Must Settle . Differences, Says Trumar   Cannot Allow Controversies To Stop Us, . Says President.

President Speaks Al Opening Session of National Conference   FOUR POINT PROGRAM OFFERED TO LEADERS  Outcome Of Parley May Determine World Policy

Truman Stresses Promises By Both As Meeting Begins   President Makes No Effort To Fix Blame For Troubles Which Threaten Reconversion; Declares Nation’s Worried About Current Industry Relations

Talks at First Meet to Solve Labor Trouble   Says Controversies “Cannot be Allowed” To Stop Struggle to Reconvert to Peace

Co-Operation of Management and Labor Is Asked   Impartial Machinery To Settle Disputes Urged by President

Conference Addressed By Truman   Labor, Management Told to Solve Differences Quickly

Truman Declares Industry, Workers Must Get Together: End Industrial Strife

Controversies Cannot Be Allowed to Stop Us In Reconversion, Says President Truman

President Calls For Accord On  Current Issues   Collective Bargaining Should’Be Undertaken, Truman Tells Parley

Truman Places Duty of Adjusting Work [Differences on Labor and Industry

Declares [t Is (up to Both Groups to Work Qut Differences “Vhrough: Collective Bargatning In Spirit of Fairness; Jnidustrial. Peace Par. lev Opens.

DIFFERENCES MUST STOP, HE ADDS   President Says Strikes Hinder Reconversion   ARGUMENTS   Can Be Settled By Labor, Management In Orderly Way, Confab Told

Must Handle Their Affairs In  Amicable Manner   Chief Executive Delivers Strong Address At Opening Session Of Long Awaited Labor-Industry Conference.

Told to Settie Dispute   American People To Take Things In Own Hands

TRUMAN SAYS INDUSTRIAL PEACE VITAL   President Tells Labor and Management, at Opening of Parley, That They Must Solve Their Differences.

Will Not Permit Any Controversy Hit Reconversion   Informs Joint Conference American People Do Not Like ' Industrial Strife

Truman Appeals To Industry and Labor to Unite   President‘Opens Conference With Plea to Employers and Working People to End Industrial Strife

Says Labor Wars Must Have an Ena   Resolve Differences Without Halting Production, Truman Urges   COUNTRY IS WORRIED   Strife Developing Since the -War Has Dismayed the  ~ Public

Will Noi Allow Controversies  To Cripple U.S.   Resolving Differences “Without Stopping Production Is Your Job,”?  Conferees Told    : * 7 Executive Issues Divective Warniic   “Time Has Cone For Labor and Business to Handle . Own Affairs In Demoeratic Way,” He Says

Prosecution Surprises  High Nazis   Score of German Bigwigs Hear Stunning Review Of Unwarranted Crimes Against Innocent; Himmler and Goering Get Special Spot in Story

SCORE OF HIGH NAZIS SHOCKED BY READING AMERICAN CHARGES:  DEFENDANTS SURPRISED:  AS STORY OF NAZI PLOTTINGS UNFOLDED

ILLEGAL NAZI PLOTS DESCRIBED   1934 BLOOD PURGE DESCRIBED AT TRIAL

‘Kentuckian’ s Tall Tale on How He Stopped Flood Wins Liar’s Honors

Meet Mr. M-E. Linehan “Hero Of Ohio River Flood’ Hailed As Champion Of Liars

Kentuckian Is World’s Champion Liar  Speedy Local Option Vote Halted Flood

Kentuckian’s Lie Is No. One   Story About Flood Tops U. S. Entriés

Louisville Man Reveals How He Saved Kentucky Metropolis from Great Flood

Louisville, Ky., Man Adjudged Champ Liar By Famed Club   TPRRTUARY

"World Champion Liar'....... Saved Bourbon Capital from Flood; Arranged Election to Vote It ‘Dry!’

‘CHAMP LIAR’ S SELECTED    LOUISVILLE “LIAR” TELLS HOW —€Fr¥-WAS-SAYED- FROM OHIO RIVER FLOOD

Swatow, Amoy, Hongkong Hit By Navy Plane:   Carrier- Borne Flyers Raid 350-Mile Area Off China Coast

SEEK REMNANTS OF JAP FLEET   Yanks Take Camiling Or Luzon, Japs Battle Before Baguio

Carrier Planes Seek Remnants Of Broken Jap Convoy   American Troops Reach Camiling, Some Japs Resist

Planes From Carrier Hit China Coast   Knock Out 69 Japanese Ships Off Indo-China In Convoy To Philippines.  HANCKONC 1 Ae ee

Carrier Planes Bomb, Strafe S. China Coast   Raiders Seek Remnants Of Jap Fleet After Sinking 69 Enemy Ships

U.S. Carrier Plane: Bomb Hongkong, South China Coast  Navy Reveals 69 Jap Ships Knocked Out In Indo-China Raid

Carrier Planes Hit China Coas  Follow Up Raid on Japanese Convoys

FAR-RANGING U. 5. CARRIER PLANES HIT LONG CHINESE COAST  GROUND FORCES ON LUZON HAVE REACHED TO WITHIN 80 MILES MANILA

‘U.S. Carrier Planes Sweep South China Coast Hunting Jap Shipping

Carrier’ Planes” Bomb 350 Miles Of China Coast   Seeking Remnants Of Jap: Fleet Or Troop Convoys. Destined For Philippines

Yank Planes Blast Shores Of So. China   MacArthur's Men Advance Without Jap Opposition

Yank Carrier Planes Bomb China Coast   MacArthur's Drive on Manila is 80 Miles From Capital

South China Coast Hit in Convoy Quest   Third Fleet Pilots Continue Raid As Luzon Troops Advanes Steadily to Manila

Carrier Planes Attack China Coast; MacArthur’s Men Roll Toward Manila

Nips Defend Vital . Manila South Road   Gis Meet Light O Opposition in South, Tough” aesistanes in North - BE

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Nuclear Power Talks Started At White House   Canadian, British And American Leaders Confer

CONGRE HEAR BRITISH CHIEF TUESDAY   Discussions To Be Continued Thru Sunday : Aboard Yacht

POSTWAR REVELATIONS GIVE PROOF TO CHARGE THAT HITLERIAN GOAL WAS THE END OF CHRISTIANITY

iDestruction of Christianity Was Hitler's iGoal. Official Records in Berlin Reveal

World Analysis: Nazi Anti-Christ Program Revealed In Secret Renort

Proof of Hitler’s Anti-Christ Stand in Secret Reports   DeWitt MacKenzie Tells of Document Found in  Files of Reich

p agan Creed        Du ving War                et: About Deliberate, eo Destroy Chris; ianity Because He (new Christians Would Oppose His  wedarais Clots

Mackenzie   Documents Reveal End of Christianity Was Goal Of Hitler Regime. -_ 

RELIGION TRIAL GOES TO JUDGES; EXPECT APPEAL   BOTH LAWYERS HURI. CHARGES AS URBANA HEARINGS CLOSE

CIRCUIT COURT NOW HAS CASE   Religion Suit Will Be Appeal: ed to U. S. Supreme Court Later.

MEN'S CLOTHING TO STAY SCARCE   MAY BE A YEAR BEFORE SUPPLY {iS ADEQUATE

Top-Ranking Official Predicts Year Before Wearing Apparel Shortage Is Overcome

BETTER HANG ON 10 WEARING APPAREL   Shortage Threatens To Continue for Another Year Officials Say

Nazi Broadcast Gives Qut First Surrender Word   Foreign Minister Says “After Six Years’ Struggle We Succumb.”   London Goes Wild as The News Is Broadcast

Germans Announce Surrender Before Announcement Is Made Official By the Allies

Germans Told Of Surrender   Von Krosigk Urges Loyalty, No Despair, Says War Continuation Senseless

German Radio Breaks Surrende News to World   Foreign Minister Krosigk Declares All Fighting Nazi Forces Capitulate

‘German Broadcast ‘Bares Capitulation   Londoners Go Wild as Report Of Full Surrender Circulates

Says Many Small Atomic Bombs Exist   Scientist Says There May Be A Thousand Bombs In This Country Next Year

 Petitions Being Circulated for County Offices   Voters Will Nominate County Treasurer, 2 Jury Commissioners

9 WOUNDED YANKS KILLED WHEN JAPANESE SUICIDE PLANE CRASHES INTO HOSPITAL SHIP

B-29s Blast Jap Bases  Tew Gessecen Blan   Jap Suicide Plane Hits Hospital Ship

SUPER FORTS BLAST JAPAN'S KYUSHU BASES   Raid Follows Deliberate Attack By Japanese Planes On Hospital Ship

SUPERFORTS BLAST JAP AIR FIELDS   Nip Suicide Plane Crashes Hospital Ship Off Okinawa

U.S, FORTS BLAST SES.OF JAP      Deliberate Attack Made by Enemy on Hospital Ship

B-29's Avenge Jap Raid On Hospital Ship Off Okinawa,   29 Killed, 33 Seriously Wounded By Enemy’s Deliberate Attack ~

Hospital Ship Hit By Jap  Suicide Plane   29 Killed, 33 Wounded In Attack; Bombers Out To Avenge Atrocity .o°

Jap Air Bases On Kyushu Blasted Heavily   Nip Suicide Plane Crashes Into Hospital Vessel Steaming South

Fewer Hands OnU. S.Helm Truman Goal   Congress Unlikely To Grant Extensive - Powers, However

Truman Wants To Cut Down On Officials   Asks for Continuing Authority to Reorganize Executive Rranch

REQUEST IS STUDIED   President Seen As Wanting Central Power By Few Men

Congress Agrees In Principle On  Truman’s Request   Doubtful If Chief Gets All Power He Asks —or Very Speedily

RFC Plans Aid to Small Business  Will Co-operate With Banks in Making Loans

SMALL BUSINESS AID AFTER WAR PLANNED      RFC Drafts Program for Financial Help

SMALL BUSINESS TO RECEIVE AlD   Reconstruction Finance Corp. Sets Machinery

ARMY TRAINING PLAN IN DOUBT   ‘Senate Group Won't Air Com _pulsory Military Bill Before House Acts

Administration Mer Await House  Training Action  Compulsory Military Service Opposed By Many Senators

Senate Stalls Training Bill   i\Upper Chamber. te Awaii  Action bv House

Senate Marks Time Over U.S. Training Bill   IConunitlee to Awiit, House Action Before ‘Taking Ht Up, Chairniin Says: Opposition Hearit

Strike Call Is Threatened By Packing Union   Would Involve 125,000  Employes Of 5 Firms, Tuwleasiecwe RAaewall’s

Meat Packers Postpone Strike   WLE Assures C.1.0. Union Head of Early Announcement of Ruling on Pay Dispute, Affecting 125,000 Men, Pelayed 6 Months

Packing House Strike Is Seen  Union Demands Quick Decision By WLB

MEAT HANDLERS ‘THREATEN STRIKE   125,000 EMPLOYES OF TOP PACKING FIRMS SEEK WAGE DECISION

TWO GIRLS DROWN IN RIVER AT MIAMI   Fall From Dam Into About 12 Feet of Water—Boy With Them Rescued.

Sere     at   Raps House-Approved Measure for Giving Relief to Corporations

Would Leave All Corporations’ Tax Unchanged   Asks Six Billion Be  ‘Saved Individuals

Sharper Cuts In Tax Asked In CIO Bill   Labor Counters House Measure With Request For Six And One-Billion Slash

Tot’s Tragic Death  Mars Yule Seasor  Child Swallows Walnut, ‘oroner Says

STRIKERS SLOWLY ‘RESUMING WORK   Soldiers Accompany Some Drivers on Their Early Runs Today.

14 Berrien Men Arrive Today   Reach New York On: Big British Liner: °

LABOR FREE TO GO WHERE IT PLEASES   Local Office Gets Order Abolishing All Manpower  Controls   CANCEL 3 HEARINGS

LABOR FREE TO GO WHERE IT PLEASES   Local Office Gets’ Order Abolishing All eres,  ont   CANCEL 3 HEARINGS

IAPS OPEN NEW PUSH IN CHINA   Yanks Invade 27th Island In Philippines; Near Baguio

60,000 TROOPS START NEW JAP SMASH IN CHINA   Koiso Promises Offensives To Retake Iwo, Saipan And Guadalcanal

60,000 Nips Open New Campaign In Central China   Yanks Seize Another Philippine Isle;  Close in on Baguio

Japanese Open New Campaign In Central China   American Troops Invade Guimaras, Close On Baguio

Japs Launch New Attacks On Chinese   Drive Aimed At Destroving Wheat And Air Bases: Iwo Recapture Pledged

Japs Launch New Drive in  Central China   Premier Koiso Promises Offensive to Recapture Pacific Islands

Central ‘China’ “Scene Of Push. By Ja ap Forces   Guimaras 27th Island. ‘In      = Troops

Nips Open New Drive in China   Yanks Take Another Island in Philippines; Japan Maps Defense

JAPS LAUNCH NEW DRIVE IN CENTRAL CHINA   Koiso Promises Recapture of Key Islandin Pacific

Japs Open New Drive In China   “An Offensive Toward Recapture Of Iwo Jima, Saipan. Guadalcanal.’

LARGE JAP FORCE OPENS NEW DRIVE IN CENTRAL CHINA AREA  JAP PREMIER ALSO PROMISES CAMPAIGN TO RETAKE ISLANDS

Japs Launch New Drive In China   Koiso promises Offensive to Recapture Lost Islands; Yanks Pour Bombs On Cebu

Japs Launch Drive in China As Yanks Invade New Island  Premier Koiso Iqnores Enemy Reverses Te Hint of impendina Ninponese Blaws

Japanese Open New China Drive  60,000 Troops on Move in Hankow Area

Japs Launch New Drive in  Central Ching   Premier Promises to  ~ Attempt Recapture Of Lost Islands

Doctor Whose Wife Slew Nurse Found Dead In Car   False Accusation Results In Two Tragic Deaths In San Francisco; Physician Believed Poison Victim

Dr. Mansfeldt Found Suicide; Wife Collapses   Confessed Slayer of Nurse Sobbs, ‘I Killed Him. 1 Loved Him So.

Second Tragedy Occurs In Old Glory Plantes West Coast Love Triangle on Mount Fujiyam

—_ < ——-> eeeaeeeEYES  Doctor Found Dead, Wife Accused Of  Murdering Nurse

San Francisco Physician Joins in Death Nurse Slain Thursday by Jealous Wife

SECOND DEATH IN ‘LOVE TRIANGLE’   DOCTOR WHOSE WIFE SLEW NURSE FOUND BEAD IN’ CALIFORNIA 

PLANE TIRES "ARE -NEEDED   SUPPLY OF TIRES FOR AIRPLANES BECOMING DANGER. OUSLY LOW

Supreme Commander May Land In Tokyo  Ahead Of Schedule   Stage All Set for Victory Launching. Halsey Fleet of 400 Warships Standing Off Japan Await Arrival

In Tokyo Bay The Stage Is All Set For Japan's Formal Surrender .   FOUR HUNDRED ALLIED WARSHIPS OFF ENEMY COAST  It May Be Weeks Or Months Before Allies Complete Their Occupation

Japan Will Be Invaded, Says Nimitz   Force of Ten Million Men to Be Used Against Japs, Is Disclosed

BRISTOL SCHOOL BOARD BUYS TRACT FOR NEW SR. HIGH   Acquires 21 Acres in Sixth Ward; Negotiating For Adjoining Tract   PRICE, $1500 PER ACRE   No Definite Plans Formulated As Yet As To the Type of Building

CHINESE WAR - CLOUDS DISPERSE   Present Indications Point to Coalition Government and Era of Peace in Land of the Dragon For Perhaps First Time in History.

Chinese Communist Leader. US Ambassador Hurley To Confer With Chiang

VICTORY CLOTHING _ COLLECTION FOR OVERSEAS RELIEF JANUARY 7-31 ~

GROUP MAY KILL NEW TARIFF CUT   Finance Committee Member Expects Rejection Of Bid

May Reject Tariff Request   Says Senate Committee Will Oppose Tariff Cutting Power

SENATE MAY CUT TARIFF POWERS   Committee Reported Opposed To House-Passed Bill

Organized Resistance Is At End   Survivors Packed Against Bridgeless Banks of Rhine

Offensive By 1st Army Under Way   Upen Drive trom Remagen Brideghsad—Several Nazi ; Cities Taken

US 3RD AND 7TH  JOIN FORCES-WIPE OUT NAZIS   All Bat 10,000 of 80,000 Germans in ‘Triangle’ Annihilated in Decisive Victory.

Entire German Resistance In Saar Collapses; American — ‘Armies Join; Nazis in Panic

3rd, 7th Armies Wipe Out 70,000 Saar Nazis   Panic - Stricken Survivors Face Death Or Surrender At Bridgeless Rhine

American Third And Sev enth Armies Join Forces   FIRST ARMY SWEEPS ON TOWARD RUHR   One Of The Most Decisive Victories Of The Western War

Combined Third and Seventh Wheel To Rhine To Mop Up  Nazi Survivors On River Bank

Third Army And Seventh Join Forces  For Mop-Up   Nazi Survivors  Caught In Pocket Along Bridgeless Stretch Of River

KEYSTONES OF ENEMY DEFENSE SYSTEM TAKEN   Ludwigshafen Menaced As German Forces West Of Rhine Are Wiped Out

Faster Pace in  Assembly Urged   Big Number of Bills Await Action in Time Left To Senate Group

Busy Days To  Be Required Ot State Assembly   Indiana Lawmakers Return to Huge Volume of Business After Their Week End Recess Home.

New Manpower Proposal Seen   Measure For Determining Best Use Of Civilian. Militarv Manpower Seen.

Substitute for — Work-Jail Likely   FYOrR-JULE LIRGLY  Gives Byrnes Power To Judge Effective.  ee 5 2 oe eee ss

Substitute Labor Act In Prospect   Armed Forces, Employer: Would Be Serutinized

Work-Jail Substitute  Both Armed Forces   Both Armed Forces And Civilian Employes Would Face Inauiryv

MANILA BAY NOW OPEN FOR SHIPS   CONQUEST OF CORREGIDOR S COMPILED

Corregidor’ s Fall Opens Manila Bay   Japanese -Killed. at 30:to 1 Rate

SUICIDE BANDS PROWL NORTH   Manchuria Railways .. Menaced by Nips ..

SLIGHT GAINS MADE ON IWO BY DEVILDOGS   ARTILLERY LANDED TO BACK UP BOTH U. S. FLANKS

Slight Gains Are Made In Tough Battle   Americans Have Stiff Opposition in Assault on Suribachi: Warships Continue to Shell Japanese

Invasion Running  Ahead of Schedule   Capture Of Field Will Give Americans New Air Base Within Fichter Ranae OF Tokvo

Large Portion Of Artillery Now Ashore, Nimitz Says   Fleet’s Guns, Planes Continue To Blast Jap Strongpoints And Cave Positions

Tear into enemy hill positions  Naval fire still backing offense

AP TROOPS STILL WAGING BITTER F GH]           Three-Strip Bomber Fié Falls to Marines Wh Hurl Back Enemy Counter-Attack. ge            NIP POSITIONS e SHELLED BY FLEET   Curving Wedge Driven  —Skies Above Fighting Zone Ablaze.  eye!

Three Day Old Invasion Running Ahead of  Schedule   ACTIVE ENEMY FIRE STILL {S REPORTED   Terrific Fight Still Ahead on North End of island

Surrender in Italy Is  Claim-Munich Revolts   Fighting ceased in two Northern Italian provinces last night asimperilled Mun th, cradle of Nazism was torn by revolt

12 Poles Draw Prison ‘Terms: Three Released   Trial Of 16th Postponed: Sentences From Four Months To LO Years

Soviet Court Convicts 12 o! Pole Leaders   Given Sentences of From Four Months to 10 Years in Prison

12 POLES 10 CE AVE TERMS   Length of Sentences of Those Convicted of Sabotage Varies.

TWELVE POLES FOUND GUILTY   Accused Plotters Relieved When Lives Spared

Russian Court . Convicts 12 Poles Of Subversion”  Given Sentences’ Fron   Given Sentences From 4-Months to 10 Years Three Leaders Acquittec

POLES ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY   Prison Terms Asked For Leaders Accused Of Fighting Reds

GIVE 12 POLES PRISON TERMS   Sentences Range From Four Months to 10 Years

leaders of Polish Underground Get Prison Sentences  Ten Years Is Heaviest Penalty Imposed By Russian Tribunal

12 Poles Given Prison Terms; Cannot Appea   Four Men Acquitted B Soviet Court, Trial Of Auother Deferred, Due to Uhiess

Twelve Poles Sentenced by Soviet Court   Penalties Range Frem 10 Yeors to Four Months

12 POLES GIVEN PRISGN TERKS   Convicted by Soviet Court Of Subversive Actions; Three Acquitted

12 Of 16 Polish Leaders  Sentenced By Russians   No Appeal Permitted

12 POLES ARE SENT TO JAI   Given Prison Terms Ranging From 10 Years To Four Months

Russians Convict 12 Pole Leaders; Three Acquitted  Heaviest Sentence, 10 Years, Given to Okulicki, Leader . of Underground's Home Arm:

Twelve Of 16, Found Guilty Of Subversive Activities, Ordered To Serve Prison Terms

12 Of 16 Poles Found Guilty And Sentenced   Sentences Range From Four Months To 10 Years In Prison.

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Dozen Poles Sentenced in Soviet Court   Three Acquitted, One _ Faces New Trial at : Later Date

Poles Convicted. Given Sentences   Twelve of Sixteen Found Guilty of Subversive Activities

PRISON SENTENCES FOR POLISH LEADERS   Gen. Okulicki Given Longest Term Of 10 Years; Four Are Freed By Russians

Russ Convict 12 Of 16 Poles  Terms Range From 4 Months To 10 Years

Okulicki Gets Longest Sentence, 10 Years; Three Acquitted Due to I.ack of Evidence.  4

TWELVE OF SIXTEEN POLES CONVICTED OF SUBVERSIVE ACTS  HEAVIEST SENTENCE,   HEAVIEST SENTENCE, TEN YEARS, METED OUT TO GEN. OKULICKI

Reds Convict Twelve Poles   Sentences Range From 4 Months To 10 Years; Okulicki Is Biggest,

12 Polish Leaders Sentenced To Prison For Terrorism  Aoainst The Red Army

Convict Twelve (f Sixteen Poles   Sentences For Poles Accused of Subversive Activ: ities From 4 to 10 Years.

Convict 12 Poles   Relatively Light Sententes Imposed By Is; Three Acquitted

12 Poles Sentenced   Get From Four Months to 10 Years— Three Acquitted

12 Poles Are Sentenced To Prison   Terms Range .From 4 Months To 10 Years

12 POLISH CHIEFS ARE FOUND GUILTY      GIVEN PRISON TERMS UP TO 10 YEARS FOR SABOTAGE AGAINST REDS.

Believe County May Exceed “E” War Bond Quota   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

County Within 5 Percent Of War Bond Quota   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

Stress Sales of Series E Bonds To Reach Quota   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

Faster Sales Place County  NearE Quota   Victory Loan Bond Box Srare

County Reaches 78 Percent of “E” Bond Quota   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

County Is Still $35,924 From E War Bond Quota   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

90 Percent Of “E”’ Bond Quota Sold   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

$122,069 Is Needed for E Bond Quota   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

County Lags In Purchases  Of ‘E’ Bonds   Victory Loan Bond Box Score

Slump in Federal Revenue Expected   Budget Chief Estimates 72 Billion Decline

NATION'S BUDGET IS SET BY SMITE   Expects Government to Spend About 85 Billion In Next Fiscal Year.

21st Command B-29 Losses  Remain Small   Average Little More Than One a Mission From All Causes

291 SUPERFORTS ‘HAVE BEEN LOST   21st Bomber Command Says B-29s Have Bagged 919 Jap Planes

TRUMAN WORKS ON RADIO SPEECH   Clears Desk Of Bills, Then Takes Off For Cruise

TRUMAN STARTS 4.DAY CRUISE   SIGNS WAR POWERS, REVISED G. f. BILL

TrumanAboard Yacht To Write Ra dio Address   Will be Joined hy Seere tary Byrnes for Repert on Mascow Conference

TRUMAN WORKS ON HIS SPEECH   President Secludes Himself And Aides On Yacht Te Whip Up Message Te People For Next Thurs. day.

MAJOR SPECK IS DRAFTED BY TRUMAN   Party Goes Into Seclusion On Yacht Williamsburg   BYRNES 10 REPORT   Jn Conference In Moscow; 64 Bills, Resolutions Signed By President

TRUMAN SIGHS 64 NEW BILLS   Secludes Self On Yacht To Write Speech To  Nation

‘To Carry Program  To People   Truman Whips lip Speech to Be Broadcast Thursday in Privacy of Yacht

TRUMAN SIGNS 64 BILLS AND STARTS CRUISE   Is Working On Radio Speech To People On Jan. 3

President Writes Report to People During Yacht Trip   Harry Truman Leaves Capital After Signing Bill to Extend War Powers.   Byrnes To Tell Chief  Of Moscow Decisions

TRUMAN AT WORK ON RADIO SPEECH   President and Aides Are Taking a Yacht Trip  on Potomac  ma t SS ors aTrT'. fF FY Tracer 2 FT

Truman Writes ‘People’s Talk’ While On Yacht   4 Bills And Resolutions Signed By President After Christmas Holiday

TRUMAN AT WORK ON RADIO SPEECH   President and Aides Are Taking a Yacht Trip  on Potomac

PRESIDENT PREPARES  OTRAIGHT-T0-PEOPLE  TALK FOR THURSDAY SEVERAL IMPORTANT  LAWS SIGNED WHEN VACATION ENNEND

PRESIDENT 15 ON YACHT TRIP   Secludes Himself fo Write Speech He Will Deliver fn Thursday.

Truman Works On His Speech   Secludes Self on Yacht With — Staft

TRUMAN WRITES REPORT SPEECH ABOARD YACHT   Signs 64 Bilis And Resolutions After Return From Holiday In Missouri

Truman Cautious On Disclosing A-Bomb Secrets  Wants To Be Sure  VTi. gt   Wants To Be Sure Information  Won’t Be Misused

64 Measures Get Approval Of Truman   Signs Bill Before Boarding Yacht to Work On Radio Address

President Works On Address   Byrnes Returns, Confers — With Truman Today,  Speaks Sunday

Presidenit Busy On Radio Speech Aboard Yacht      Hoards the Willianeburg ‘After Signing 64 Bille; a Will Deliver ‘Talk  \ Neat:-‘Thursday. ‘}

fruman Works With Aides on Radio Speech  ° Byrnes tea Jain —   Byrnes to Join Group on Yacht; Signs 64 Bills and Resolutions Friday

Truman Works On Draft Of Message   President Is Secluded Aboard Yacht With Staff of Assistants

Truman Writing on Board Yacht  Working on Broadcast Directed to Nation

TRUMAN CATCHES UP ON WORK MISSED OVER HOLIDAYS; LEAVES FOR RIVER. TRIP 10 -WRITE SPEECH

President Signs 64 Resolutions, Bills Before Trip   Has Boarded Yacht for Four Day Seclusion

PRESIDENT SIGNS 64 RESOLUTIONS, BILLS FRIDAY   Byrnes to Join Chief Late This Afternoon on Moscow Results

Army’s Demand For 7,000,000 Men Defended   Senator Says Nation Must Get Back To Fighting War

ARGUE OVER HOW MANY MEN  ARMY NEEDS   “Sen. Thomas Says Three Million Should Lick Japs

Senator Thomas Scores Critics of  Big Pacific Arm   Lashes At Rush to Collapse Armed Services After Victory in Europe

Sen. Thomas Assails General Rush to Collapse Size of the Armed Services

Wife of Nazi Prison Guard Slapped After Testifying in His Defense

STILL FIGHT ON SAIPAN   _Even on Guam Not All Japs Are Mopped Up

Still Killing Japs. On Saipan, Guam   Negro Forces Got 131 in Hide-and-Seek Engagement In Rough Terrain

Many Veterans Are ~ Given Job Training   Local Men Receiving Vo: cational Aid, Educa-. tional Help - 

Many Veterans Are Given Job Training   Local Men Receiving Vocational Aid, Educational Help.

Bombers Attack Coastal Vessels East of Formosa   Philippines-Based Planes Reach Another 500 Miles Toward Japs

U. S. AIRMEN HIT 5 SHIPS OFF FORMOSA   Liberators From Philippines Bases Down 4 Nip Planes

Flyers Fire Five Jap Cargo Ships   Army Airmen Hit 500 Miles Nearer Japan

Formosa Is Bombed  From Philippines   Five Coastal Vessels Set Afire And Four Planes Downed Off Bastion

ISLAND-BASED BOMBERS RAID NEAR FORMOSA   Set Five Vessels Afire: Get 4 Planes

Liberators From Philippines Lash  Japan's Formosa   Other U.S. Planes Hurl Softening Blows  On Luzon

WAR VET HURT IN AUTO-TRAIN CRASH SUCCUMBS   Deaths In Smithton Crossing Crash Sunday Rise To Four

Draft Relief Sought By Many Key Industries   Say They Can’t Meet Demands If Only 30 Per cent Key Workers Stay.

INDUSTRY ASKS DRAFT RELIEF   Coal Mining, ‘Transport Given Concessions

Draft’s Pinch Eased On Mines  And Railroads:   Aireraft, Rubber and Stee Judustries Making Requests for Defermenis

CLAMOR GROWS FOR DEFERMENTS   Break in Rules for 2 Classes Of Workers Opens Gate

STATUS OF KEY MEN 1§ EASED   Aircraft, Rubber, Stee! Industries Move for  Draft Relief

Industries “Ask Draft Regulations Be Eased   Aircraft, Rubber And Steel Seek Modification Nov That Pinch Has Been Lifted From Coa Mining, Transportation

INDUSTRY FEELS DRAFT'S PINCH   ‘Aircraft, Rubber, Stee! Ask More Deferments

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR 36 YOUNG MEN   Group of Former High School Students Killed in World War II  —_— fF . oe i_o-— es.  eee se ~~ pt aoa ame

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR 36 YOUNG MEN   Group of Former High School Students Killed in World War I~   AT LAST NIGHT’S GAME

SNOW AND WARMER  ON WEATHER MENU   “Much Warmer” ‘Says the Weatherman After Long Cold Spell

SNOW AND. WARMER ON WEATHER MENU      “Much Warmer” ‘Says the  Weatherman After ~ Long Cold Spell -

FEELING CAUTIOUS   Committee Asks Safeguard Against Destructive Use of Atom Force

UNION T0 CALL WARDS STRIKE   Avery Won't. Negotiate On Wage Demands, CIO Charges

ClO Union Vutes To Call Suike A:-anisi"rearnt   Work Stoppogrs fo Take Place at Disezatic.. of  Unis.: Chotnec. a -

Union Leaders Vote for Strike Against Wards  Move Would Affect 9 Mail Order Houses And 650 PRoetail Stares

Negress Gets Reprieve; Two Male Accomplices To Die in Chair Tonight

Army Promises More Releases   38-Year-Old Enlisted Men Eligible for Discharge in 90 Days

POSTWAR EXPANSION AT AMERICAN WELL HAS BEEN STARTED  STEEL BUILDING WILL BE   STEEL BUILDING WILL BE FIRST OF SEVERAL STRUC TURES TO BE ERECTED

POSTWAR EXPANSION  AT AMERICAN WELL  HAS BEEN STARTED STEEL BUILDING WILL BE  FIRST OF SEVERAL STRUC TIIREC TH RE ERECTEN

Himmler Declares Every Town,House  Must Be Defended   Hitler Reported Hl And Superscded by Gestapo Chicf.

Childless Army Wife, 38, Asks Husband’s Discharge So They Can Have A Baby

HOUSE STUDIES PRICE CONTROL ACI   Wherry Amendment: to Senate-Passed Bill Will See Stiff Fight

CHAMBER HEAD RECOMMENDS PRICE CEILING EXTENSION      ERIC JOHNSTON RECOMMENDS CONTINUANCE OF PRICE CONTROL WITH BETTER ADMINISTRATION

Economic Aid Bait Dangled By Diplomats   Slay Statement Claimed to Have Familiar Sound

U.S. Economic. Aid Given if Certain Policies Adopted  Angle Underscored When Tito’s Regime Practices Criticized

CERTAIN COUNTRIES ARE OFFERED BAIT TO ACCEPT U..5. IDEALS  RECOGNITION’ OF TITO  RULE IN YUGOSLAVIA .. LEADS TORISCLOSUBE .

Economie Aid Bait Offered To Yugoslavia   May Next Be Used In Romania and BRulvaria Is Belief.

U. S. Dangles Bait For Some Nations   Economic Aid Hinted for Those Slow to Accept Policies U. S. Says Vital

MONOXIDE GAS DEATHS CLIMB   Two More Found Dead In Allegheny Co.; Open War on “Killer”

48 Witnesses Called as Pearl Harbor Probe Nears; Barkley Pledges All Facts   Committee Chairman Says Ne One Should Jump at Conclusions as to Sufficiency of Evidence Until Proof Is Presented

Dewey Listed For Peart Harbor Quiz   Marshall, Hull, Grew Others to Be Questioned Soon

Gov. Dewey B«  Witness For  Investigation One Of 48 Listed   One Of 48 Listed For The Pearl Harbor Inquiry

Dewey Listed as D. 4. Probe Witness   Other High-Ups Named Including Diplomatic, Military Leaders

DEWEY TO TESTIFY AT INVESTIGATION ~ OF PEARL HARBOR   Kimmel, Short, Marshall. Stimson and Hull Listed as Witnesses at Probe Starting Thursday.   BARKLEY PROMISES TO BARE ALL FACTS   Public to Get Full Story, He Says, No Matter Whom It May Hurt, “in High or Low Piaces.”

Dewey Listed For Probe Of Pearl Harbor   High Ranking Military Officials Appear As Witnesses In Inquiry.   BEGINS ON THURSDAY

COMMITTEE T0 DIG OUT PEARL HARBOR FACTS   Tom Dewey, Gen. Marshall, Short, Kimmel Among Chief Witnesses

Dewey Named Witness for  Attack Probe  GOP Candidate To Be Asked What He Know Ahant Pearl Harhor

DEWEY WILL BE WITNESS IN PROBE   Investigation Of Pearl Harbor Starts Thursday

Pearl Harbo Probers to Hear Dewey   Short, Kimmel Also Listed As Witnesses

Dewey Called In Pearl Quiz   Barkley Lists 48 Witnesses Summoned In Senate Investigation

Expected To Divulge His Secret Dope   Barkley Promises ‘Uhati All the Facts of the Inquiry Wil Be Made Public.

Dewey ‘Listed As Witness In Attack Probe   Republican Presidential Candidate in. 1944 anong Group to he’ Questioned on Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Quiz to Hear Gov. Dewey   Top Military Leader: To Be Called by  Committee

Gov. Dewey One Of Witnesses Announced For Pearl Harbor Inquiry Openings On Thursday

UN LIaT OF 48 TO BE CALLED BY CONGRESS   ‘Official - Probe Will Start Thursday, Public to. Get the Facts.

STORY OF DEC. 7  Dewey, Others Listed Official Pearl Harbor Probe Witnesses

SOME GROUND IS GAINED IN AREA NEAR BANNSTEIN   Third Army Knocks Out 94 Enemy Tanks; Allied Airfields Raided   ‘OVER 200 AIRCRAFT  LOST BY LUFTWAFFE

‘AZ TROOPS THROWN BACK IN OTHER AREAS, RETREAT — BEFORE THIRD IN BELGIUM

Patton Makes New Gains In Bastogne Area   Foe Advances in One Part of Bitch Region, Hurled Back in Others; Great Aerial Battles Rage

Nazis Gain Some Ground Hitting Flank Of 7th Army   But Foe Thrown Back, Held at Other Spots As Third Army Gains In Bastogne Corridor  AIR-ACTION INTENSE

'Unseasonal Guins In Construction ‘Activity Reported   Building Splurge in Fall is Uncommon; Plan Controls to Aid Small Home Buildare

President Moves to Aid Building  Small Homes Giver New Consideration

New Controls To Guarantee Small Homes A Share In Building Boom Are Studied

Priorities Are Restored Over Building Materials   Price Control Over Real Estate Is Needed, Truman States In Construction Report

SOLONS ACT ON NEW CONTROLS   To Guarantee Small Homes Share in Construction

Building Material (n Priority   President Trying To Break Bottleneck In Home Building

WINTRY BLASTS HIT SOUTHLAND   Storm Closes Schools And Highways; Snow Falls In Florida

Yanks Fulfill Promise Of Air Scourge   Prime Targets Hit As U. S. Bombers Team Up For Blow

Vast Air Blasts, Promised By Leaders, Put In Action    Aerial Scourge of Japan Has Hit Distraught Tokyo—  All Branches of Air Might Teamed  for Poundinas

America Delivers Long-Promised Aerial Drubbing in Latest  SCOURGE FOR JAPS

‘Lots of News, But Can't Tell,” Army Chief Says After Chat With Truman

CHINA'S ARMY MOVES AHEAD   OFFENSIVE AIMED AT CUTTING  ENEMY SUPPLY LINE NOT   YET HALTED BY JAPS

FARMERS TOLD FOOD I$ NEEDED   Secretary Anderson Assures Producers There Will Be Market For All Crops

FD. R. BELIEVES POLIO TS DOOMED   PRESIDENT THANKS MILLIONS FOR BACKING FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE.

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Roosevelt Thanks Birthday Crowds; Says Paralysis, Axis to Be Beaten   re LUald All Over the Country   Dances Held All Over the Country In Observance of President's Birthday —

Navy Sees Way to Solve Problem of Getting "King Neptune's" Signature

Mrs. Stevens’ Lawyer Asks Reduction of ‘Excessive and Exorbitant’ Bail

Hitler’s Half-Brother, Beer-Hall Proprietor, Ayrested in Hambure

STATE COMMERCE DIREOTOR, SON «IN - LAW OF YIC ' DONAHEY, 18 NAMED  . BY GOVERNOR

JW. Huffman Given Burton’s Seat in Senate   ; Ohio Commerce Chief Is Pledged to Seaway and Balanced Budget

Leaves Tonight For Washington   Lausche’s ‘Fourth Choice’ Will Back $t. Lawrence Canal, Balanced Budget

FDR Reported Urging Action On Labor Bill   Senators Hear. President’ 3d Appeal for Manpower  reat Yr.

WILL SHOW MAPS   F. A. Russell Will Talk at Pinckney Tonight on Proposed Highway

IWO AIRSTRIE   Bitter Fighting Con tinues With Yanks Advancing Slowly

Marines Hold Possession of Two-Thirds of Runway —  ATTACK PRECEDED  BY FLEET BOMBING  Yanks Now Hold Southern Half of the Island

Marines Capture Most Of Central Iwo Jima Airfield   Strongest J ap , Entrenc hments Of ’ Pacific War Yielding Slowly  To Americans’ Onslaught

MARINES GOING FORWARD ON IWO   Now Hold Southern Hall Of Vital Island Stronghold

Marines Rush Iwo Airstrit   2.027 Jap Dead Counted Fleet Hantmers Fae

Yanks Take One Runway At Airdrome  Cantral Twa Thied   Control Two-Thirds Of Other Airstrips At Central Field

Now Occupy All One Airstrip, Most of Second   Nimitz Says 2897 Japanese Dead Have Been Counted

Rare’ Talks By Big Three N ot Enough, Dewey Says   _ Holds U. S. Must B _ Represented Daily  At Confer ‘ences  ae  a. . Le om 

Big 3 Meetings Not Enough, Asserts Dewey   New York Governor . Declares U. S. Must  Take Part in All Acts Reshaping the World

DEWEY SAYS U.S. “MUST HAVE PART IN ALL PARLEYS   “Rare” Meetings. of Big Three Not Enough, New York ‘Governor Declares in, Capital Address.   PLEDGES G. O. P. AID FOR LASTING PEACE   Conflicting Views Must. Be Reconciled, Re publican Nominee Defeated Last November Declares.

Rare Big Three Meetings Said Not Enough  Dewey Says U.S. Should Be Dealt In Every Day

Urges closer contact with  world events Dewey pledges  peuce support

Dewey Urges  Louder U.S. Voice Abroad   Says We Should Have More to Say About Shaping Events

DEWEY WANTS US. ACTION ON ALL DECISIONS   Asserts Rare Parleys Not Enough for Reshaping World

DEWEY BACKS PROGRAM FOR "JUST PEACE”   New York. Governor, How. “ever, Attacks “False Liberalism”

Governor Dewey Pledges Full Support To Peace Effort In Lincoln Day Speech

Dewey Stresses Close Contact Between Allies   Says Rare Meetings Of ‘Big Three’ Are Not Sufficient

Holland Ready To Negotiate   Duteh Minister Of Overseas Territory Blames British For Error.

EUROPE SCENE OF UNREST AS TALK 1S HELD   Cordial Atmosphere Noted in Kremlin, Reds Report

Hopkins-Stalin Parley Seen As Big Three Move   New Disorders In Syria Adding To Allied Difficulties

VINSON WARNS - AGAINST LOWER EARNING POWER   Says It Is Essential That National Income Be Kept Up to Pay Interest On National Debt.

Senate to lrace Meat Shipments   Group Fears Subsidy Plan Won't Cure Ills

Senate Committee Will Trace Meat Shipments to Housewife's Kitchen

Parls Men  Still Gut Al Auto Plants   Union Decides To Determine Where Supplies Are Needed

King Leopold Says He Is Proceeding With Formation of New Government

HINTS HOMECOMING SOON Leopold Moves to Form ' New Belgium Regime

City Pilot Downed, Saved by Ship, Rescued Again After Vessel Sinks

Senators Hear New Meat Price Plan Underway   Government Agencies Report Details Need Ironing Out

MANILA IS LAID WASTE BY JAPS   About Half Of Busines: District Already Destroyed

MANILA, ‘PEARL OF ORIENT, MELTS UNDER THE BLAZE OF JAPANESE DEMOLITION SOUADS

CLEVELAND PLANTS RACK ON SCHEDULE   Vital War Work Resumed After Government Seizes StrikeBound Power System   UNION MEBTING ARRANGED

Operating  Ohio Plant   Cleveland War Production Resumes As Army Takes Over Facilities.

U.S. Seizes Electric Co. In Cleveland  Seizure Ordered To End Strike

Utility Plants Strike Ended   ‘Cleveland: Electrie. ' Facilities Seized ..

UTILITY SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT   Strike - Bound Cleveland Plant Taken Over To Save War Output

APRIL MONTH OF ELECTIONS IN MATTOON   Warm Race Expected for Two Places on Board of Education

Bill to Ban War Terms Is Approved   Would Restrict Use o! Military Names for Businesses

U. 5S. Senate to Get World Pact July )  President Hopes   President Hopes Approval Before Big 3 Meeting

World Charter  May Be Given To Senate July 2 _   President Truman Expected To Ask Speedy Ratification

World Union Vote July 2, Truman Goal   President Expected To Appear Personally In Charter’s Behalf

CHARTER TO BE SENT TO SENATE   Truman Plans Give Unmistakable Evidence of Intention

Truman to Submit Completed Charter To Senate July *   President Hopes for Ratification Before Meeting  Of Big Three

Believe President Plans to Present World Charter to Senate July 2nd And Ask for Speedy Ratification

SENATE MAY GET CHARTER JULY 2   Plans Indicate President Will Ask Early Approval Of Peace Program

SENATE TO GET WORLD CHARTER IN TEN DAYS   Truman Seeks Speedy Vote.

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Truman Gets Extension of War Powers:   Rationing ‘Authority Included ‘in -Coneressional Vote

Congress Extends President’s War Powers 6 Months   Administration Hoped For Year

Peace Parleys To Open May ] Big 3 Decide ©   Follow Plan to Letter Despite French Views Is Word From Moscow

Announcement On Moscow Parley Awaited   Representatives Of Three Nations Conclude Talks

TAFT CRITICIZES BIG THREE PACT   SHIFT OF POLISH BOUNDARY, HE SAYS, “SOWS SEEDS OF FUTURE WAR 3.”

Taft Says Truman Ignored Senate   Democratic Leade rs Approve Big 3 Report

Marines Reach Airfield; Battle ‘Tougher Than At  Tarawa; Progress, Good’   Old Fourth And New Fifth Marine Divisions Blasting Foe From Vital Japanese Island

SHRINKING OF ARMY HURTING “US. POSITION   Congress Is Believed Now Ceol Toward Training Program.

Congress ls Divided On 1 ramming Proposal   Military Feels President's Request Came Too Late To Have Full Effect

Fear Truman’s War Training Plea Too Late   Congress No Longer Shows Zest It Did For Youth Program.

Truman Appeal ls ‘Too Late Leaders Say   Congress Divided On Present Need of Universal Training

Truman Plea For Training Called Tardy   Peace Time Plan For Youths Stirs — Foes in Congress

Military Fear Truman Plea  Much Too Late   Congress Cautiously Waits Reaction From Home Folk

Airfields and Docks at Shanghai Blasted by Okinawa-Based Bombers

Okinawa-Based Bombers Pound Japs Defenses   Docks and Airfields In Key Chinese Port Battered Second Day

‘His subject will be “The. Bigges' Job 6f the Postwar World.”   Bisdt. Aenea

Hope For Better World Is Voiced By Allied Chief  Hopes It Dedicated To Diaqnity.Of Man

MacArthur Hopes For Better World   Allies’ Leader Guides Siqning of Surrender

POLAND PRESENTS PROBLEMS — FOR THE ALLIED DIPLOMATS   SOVIET RECOGNITION OF NEW PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO BRING CONTROVERSY  TO HEAD

PRO POLAND GROWS MORE TICKLISH   Wedge May Be Driven Between Three Major Allied Nations

Channel Cleared As Yank Ships Await Word To Move In For “Deciding Action”

Indonesians Ask British for Truce   Peace Terms Quoted To Governor of Java

Bradley Cuts Red Tape For Veterans Aid   General Speaks At VFW Session

 eed painters a dade rabt Saxo ch  ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT AND BLAZE DUE FOR DAY IN U.S. SENATE

Promotion of Elliott Likely  But “Blaze” May   But “Blaze” May Have His Day In the Senate

“Blaze” to Have His Day in Court  Priorities Set-up to Be Investiaated

ROOSEVELT 10 GET PROMOTION   Blaze Still Due for His Day ir Senate

“Kicking Elliott’s Dog Around” ..... FDR Son To Get Star But “Dog Will Have His Day”

Elliott’s Confirmation Conceded, But ‘Blaze’ Stirs Senate’s Wrath

ELLIOTT WILL GET PROMOTION   Senators Have Plenty To Say About Dog’s Air Priority However

AMERICAN CASUALTIES HIT 7.988   1,482 Dead, 4.750 Wounded, _ 1,756 Missing

CONQUEST OF IE ISLAND IS NEARING END   American Naval, Army and Marine Casualties In Okinawa Campaign Placed At 7,988  YANKS IN FIRM GRASP

GI's Putting End to Battle Of Little le   Adm. Chester Nimitz. Announces Casualti2s Of Okinawa Campaign

NIMITZ TELL OF CASUALTIES   7,988 Dead, Wounded Or Missing in Three Services On Okinawa.

Marines Overrun All Ot Northern Ukinawa   American Casualties Are Nearly 8,000; Japs Suffer 9,500 In Killed, Prisoners Alone

American Navy, Army, Marine Casualties For Okinawa Campaign 7,988

Yankee Casualties on Okinawa Island Surprisingly Heavy   Admiral Nimitz Reports Total of 7,988 as of Yesterday

LIST 1482 KILLED, 4750 AS WOUNDED AND 1756 MISSING   MARINES OVERRUN N. END OF ISLAND, IE CONQUEST COMPLETE

Marines Swamp Northern End Of Okinawa   Yanks Virtually End Conquest of Te As Campaign Casualties  Reach 7.988 Mark

Navy Okinaw? Losses High   Total of 4,700, Exceeds Army—-May Be Reduced

Okinawa Is Costing U. S.  Casualties   Total of 7,988 Reported Since March 18; North End of Island Overrun

Yanks In Mindanao  Landing   American Casualties In Okinawa Campaign Now Total 7,988.

Marines Hold North End Of Okinawa   American Casualties For Campaign Placed at 7,988

Casualties In Okinawa Area Total 7,988   List Of Dead Rises To 1,482 As American Forces Continue Drive Against Japanese

Okinawa Invasion Costs 7,988 Men, Nimitz Reports   Marines Hold North End of Island; Naval Casualties Are High; 9,108 Japs Killed

1,482 DIE IN OKINAWA FIGHT   Total Casualties Placed At 7,988: Death Toll of Japs 9,108

OKINAWA PRICE 7,988 TO DATE   Casualties Include Navy, Army and Marines

Truman to Seize U. S. Refineries   €trikers May Refuse to Work for Government — In dustries Hard Hit

PRESIDENT TO ISSUE ORDER TODAY   Decision Made After Failure Of Negotiations

Some Oil Workers Hint Defiance of Government Order   Strikers’ Total Reaches 498,000 Total

‘Open Defiance Expected In Some Instances   Petroleum Industry Jittery Motorists Wait For Truman's Order

TRUMAN AT FUNERAL   Vice President Makes Trip to : Kansas City in Army Plane

NIMITZ SEES VICTORY SOON ON OKINAWA   American Marines Fight for Complete Control of Last Jap-Held Airfield on Island   AMPHIBIOUS LANDING

Russians Capture Seven Nazi-Held Strongholds in Silesia; More Prisoners Taken at Budapest

Red Armies Roll Again Tn Silesia,  Pomer "ania   Seven Strongholds In Silesia Captured Budapest Prisoner Toll Up to 123.000

Prisoner toll sTows; press Berlin drive  Schneidemuehl fort is liquidated

BOMBERS Alb RED PUSH Oh NAZI CAPITAL   SEVEN STRONGHOLDS IN SILESIA FALL TO RUSSIANS

RIP THROUGH. NAZI LINES IN SILESIA   Kill 7,000 Germans ‘in Taking Stronghold — “of _ Schneidemuehl ‘After’. a Two-Week Siege. ~~         SMASH TOWARD ... =: BERLIN, DRESDEN   Hitler’s People’s Army and “Alarm Units” Thrown Into Fight to Check Konev’s Sweep.

Reds Take Seven More Nazi Citidals   .4  maussians Continue Their Advance ©. warde Both Berlin And Dresden

YANKS, BRITISH SUPPLY BOMBING COVER IN DRIVE      Schneidemuehl. Is Taken As Germans Lose  12,000 Men   BUDAPEST CLEAN-UP NEARLY COMPLETE

12,700 MORE NAZIS TAKEN IN BUDAPEST   Drive Upon Saxony Is Still Limelighted Over Zhukov’s Oder Front

Calcar and Goch Outflanked by Canadian Forces   Fresh Advances Of Two Miles or More Achieved

ALLIES BY-PASS GOCH IN DRIVE INTO GERMANY   Fresh Advances Scored As Tank Forces Enter Battle

FREE ELECTION’ PROMISE MADE   Argentine People May Name Own President, Farrel! States In Speech

WON'T MOVE ARMY FOOD   CIO. Says It Would Endanger Cause of: Five-Week Strike

KIMMEL GIVEN AMPLE WARNING, STARK ASSERTS   Chief of Naval Operations in 1941 Testifies as Hearing is Resumed

Adm. Kimmel Got Warning   Admiral Stark Declares Pacific Fleet Commander Told to Watch Japs

Stark Holds Kimmel Had Due Warning   Says He Should Have Been on Guard at Time of Attack

PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDER WAS TOLD TO BE READY FOR JAPS; PROBE MAY TAKE LONG RECESS

Adm. Stark Points Accusing Finger af Husband E. Kimme   Asserts Pacific Commander Had Ample Warnina

NAVAL OPERATION CHIEF AT START OF WAR TELLS STORY   Peail Harbor Investigation Committee May Take —  YS, Aan, eae eens

KIM4EL GIVEN EARLY WARNING   Fleet Commander Alerted Before Pearl Harbor Assault, Admiral Stark Says

Admiral Stark Claims Kimmel ‘Amply Warned   Reveals FDR Was * Prepared to Seize Azores in May, 194]

Tells Pearl Harbor Investigators Of Letter Sent Nov. 7   25,000 - Word Statement Also Reveals Naval Officer’s Efforts To Get Fleet Strengthened, Failure

‘Adm. Stark Says Kimmel ‘Received Adequate Warning to Be on Guard

Stark Puts Finger on Adm.Kimme   Asserts Naval Chief At Hawaii Received Ample Warning of  Paccthle lon Atenrl

Asserts Nene Amply Warne   Told To Be on Guard Before Japs Struck at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7. 1941, Declares Stark

Kimmel Amply Warned   Told to be on Guard Before Japanese Hit Pearl Harbor, Adm. Stark Testifies

Told To Be On His Guard Against Japs   Naval Operations Chief In 1941 Recites Efforts To Strengthen Fleet.

Says Kimmel Had Ample ‘Warning   Stark’s Testimony  On Pearl] Harbor Reveals Awareness of Danger of ‘Jap Attach

Admiral Tells Of Plans to Seize Azores   New Recess Held Likely In War Probe

ADM, HAROLD STARK SAID ADM, KIMMEL WAS AMPLY WARNET   To Be on Guard Before the Japanese Struck Peari Harber, Dec. 7, 1941.   BEFORE THE COMMITTEE   ‘The 1941 Chief of Navai Operatons Told His Story of Pre-War Events.

ADMIRAL POINTS OUT CONGRESS FELL DOWN, T00   estifies Congress Failed To Approve His Pleas For Increase In Fleet: Thinks Kimmel Had Adequate Informa tion [o Be On Guard

TEMPERATURES:   Pearl Harbor Had Warning, Inquiry Told   Kimmel Ordered To — Be On Guard Against Japs, Stark Asserts

STARK RELATES WARNINGS SENT PRIOR 10 DEC. 7   Pearl Harbor Quiz Resumes With Operations Chief On Witness Stand

PEARL HARBOR NAVY COMMANDER WARNED OF ATTACK, STARK  COMMITTEE RESUMES HEARINGS WITHOUT  COUNSEL DECISION

FORMER CHIEF TELLS EFFORTS TO GET ACTION   Says Congress and F.D.R. Did Not Support Efforts to Bolster Fleet

Adm. Stark Says Adm. Kimmel Amply Warned To Be On Guard Before Japs Struck Hawaii   Claims Neither Congress. Nor FDR Backed Him In. Efforts To Bolster Naval Strenath

STARK GIVES HIS TESTIMON}   Asserts Kimmel Was Amply Warned to Be on Guard Before laps Struck,   TELLS PRE-WAR EVENTS

KIMMEL WARNED AGAINST ATTACK. STARK DECLARES  1041 NAVAL CHIEF   1941 NAVAL CHIEF SAYS FDR FOUGHT PLEA FOR MORE MEN

Admiral Felt That Neither Congress Nor President Fully Backed Him   Urged E Early Entry Of U. S. Into War   Says FDR Ordered Expedition In May, 1941, To Be Ready To Seize Azores

Adm. Kimmel Had Warning, Stark Asserts   1941 Naval Chief Begins Story of Pre-Pearl - Harbor Events

Theft Of Equipment At Clovis Air Base By Corporal Found Through Aid Of Dog

ROTARY CLUB TO.BE HOST TO GOVERNOR   Parkersburg Editor is to Speak Here on October 8.

Householders Will Receive Less Coal for Next Winter   Situation So Bad Some War Plants May Havé To Close.  Fuels Acencvy Savs

Ground Is Gained » Is Stubborn Battle   Seventh Army Has Bro ught Under Controt The Dangerous Enemy Thrusts Before Strasboura

Gain of 2 Miles Is Made   Vital Lifeline For Trapped Huns Severed By Yanks

New Offensive Finds Germans Out of Balance   Tanks Strike West Of Stavelot As Troops Gain Two Miles To Sout!

Tank Guns Block Nazi Life Line in  Two-Mile Advance   Seventh Army Brings Offensive Farther South Under Control For Moment as Foe Bolsters Units

Solons Divided Three Ways on YouthTraining   Thresh Tax, Cuts; Group to Study, Secret Report on Army-Navy Merger

Navy Airmen Take Toll Of 89 Planes And 8 Ships In Day   Carrier Planes Rake 70-Mile Area Around Nagoya. With Fleet Blacked Out Again, Tokyo Girds For New Blows From Air And Suriace.

NEW STRIKES: BATTER NIPS GROGGY FLEET      B-29’s Drop Leaflets With Warning to Doomed Cities

New Cruiser, 2 Destroyers Wrecked; 1,346 Nip Aircraft, 1,031 Vessels Destroyed or Damaged i in 3 Weeks

Rough Fighting Marks Canadian Advance in Ruhr   Resistance 1s Trebled By New Enemy Troops

Canadians Closing On Ruhr City   Drive Through Kleve Ruins, 20 Miles From Wesel. —

CONTINUING FLOODS OF THE ROER RIVER KEEP AMERICAN FIRST. NINTH ARMIES STIFLED   Already 78 Combat Divisions Composed of More Than Million Troops Identified In Conflict On Western Front   PATTON'S MEN WITHIN 45 MILES OF COBLENZ

Allies Drive At  Crack Nazi Army   Knenvy Defense System Weakens With Loss of  Pruem, Cologne Areas

‘LOSS OF PRUEM WEAKENS NAZIS' LINES IN AREA   Rains, Floods Tend To Slow Steady Allied Advance

Canadian Army Near Emmerich Rhine Center   Also Advance Within 20 Miles of Ruhr City Of Wesel Against Trebled German Resistance   Patton Within 45 Miles of Coblentz   Loss of Pruem and Arterial  Highway Weakens Whole  - German Defense In Eifel Mountains

Canadian Ist Pushes Into Ruhr Valley   Sweeps Beyond Kleve Toward Wesel in Facc of Stitt Resistance

Seven Crack Nazi Divisions Sent In To Halt Advance   American Third Army Mops Up Road Center Of Pruem; Cobienz Patton’s Next Objective

2 RED ARMIES NEAR JUNCTION BEFORE BERLIN   German Troops Evacuate Budapest, Ruined Hungarian Capital

atton’s Fighters Clear Pruem of Nazis; Nazis Blast Rhine Dykes   *LOODS SLOW ‘FIRST’!   wast Luxembourg Areas Mopped Up; Vianden Falls to 3rd Army

CANADIANS ADVANCING ON WESEL   Third Army Is Within 45 Miles Of Vital City Of Coblenz

Canadians Meet Heavy Opposition From Germans   Now 20 Mis. From Weeel; Fall Of Prum Weakens  Nazis’ Defense System

Yanks On Highways To Rhine.   Loss “Of .Pruem “Weakens Nazi Defenses In. Eiffel Mountains

GREAT ALLIED OFFENSIVE IS EXPECTED SOON   Germans Report Troops Ready For New Push

Resistance Of Germans Bolstered By Reserve   Third Army Cleans Up Foe From Pruem

Canadian Pust Carries Near Rhine Cenfer   General Patton's  Men Mop Up Rood Center of Pruem, 45 Miles From Coblenz

DIVISIONS INTO BATTLE   Allies, However, Push Through the Ruins of Kleve, Reaching Point  - 20 Miles From the Ruhr City of Wesel.

Canadians Al 20 Miles Fr City Of Wese   Nazis Rush Seven Crack Divisions — To Resist Attack

Canadians 2 Miles From Emmerich; Americans 45 Miles South Of Coblenz

Huge Forces Seen Waiting Signal to ‘Go’   Germans Expecting New Offensive to Roll to Rhine Plain

FLEET IN HAWAL UPHELD BY KUL!   Testifies State Department Favored Basing Ships At Pearl Harbor.

Hull Testifies State Department Favored Basing Fleet at Pearl Harbor: Believes it Was Justified

Hull Justiftes Holding Flee At One Base   Ex-Secretary Denies Richardson Voiced Pearl Harbor Danger

HULL FAVORE PEARL HARBOR AS FLEET BASE   Said State Department Wanted to Impress The Japs

fMlull Defends Basing Of Fleet At Harbor   Former State Secretary Tells Probers He Still Believes Plan ‘Justified’

IBLUNT WARNING TO TOKYO TO SURRENDER UNCONDITIONALLY OR TAKE DIRE CONSEQUENCES

It’s Unconditional Surrender for Japan   hy DEWITT MACKE NZI Af Foreign Affairs Analvat

Dewitt Mackenzie:  Its Now Or Never For The Japanese; Warning Was Really Ultimatum

WASHINGTON WARNING OF NOW OR NEVER TO JAPAN CARRIES FINAL CHANCE TO ESCAPE DESTRUCTION.

U.S. Warning To Nip Blant But Logical   America’s Surrender Terms Nasty Dose, Pit Farpmires e. Will Have to Hold Their  Noses and Swallow

Police Seize Suspect in Murder Case   Ex-Convict Quizzed in Lipstick Slaying of Stenographer

COMPLETE CONQUEST OF TWO IS NEAR      Final Battle On Along North Coast

Conquest of Iwo Island Appears Close At Hand      Last Jap Defenders Being Driven Into  Sea On North Coast

Marines on [wo Driving Last Jap ‘Defenders Into Sez   Hitler, Goebbels Hint At New Blood Purge

Marines Drive Japs Into Sea   Complete Conquest  Of lwo Jima Nears

®@ HULA-HAPPY AND ALMOST HOME   Globester Gang on. Last Lap After High Time in Hawaii -

Round-The-World Plane Qn Last Lap (f Record Flight   Plane Takes Off From Sen Francisco For Washington This Morning   EXPECT TO REACH CAPITAL TONIGHT

Globester Heads for Washington On Last Lap of Around-World Flight

WORK OR FIGHT BILL 1S PRAISED   House Military Af. fairs Committee Urges Passave

Immediate Passage Of ‘Work, Fight Or Be Fined’ Bill Urged By Solons

Ask Quick Action On Manpower Bill   Committee Drops AntiClosed Shop Provision

nhene eta gi entnmetn snipe auc na A eet R vnenitN emer Eee yrs  Committee Urges Passage Of “Work or Fight’ Bill

ASK WORK-FIGHT BILL BE PASSED WITHOUT DELAY   House Committee Declares Bill Must Be Enacted At Once

Cherry Urges No Departure From Balanced Budget   Cautions That Postwar Revenues May Decline From Current Level.

Note Of Caution Sounded By Cherry In His Message To Assembly On Expenses

Winds From South to Aid AlLittle   Coldest Weather Of Winter Breaks Records,  Freezes Rivers

OHIO POOR RELIEF BILL NEAR BOTTOM      Expenditures in 1944 Lowest In Dozen Years

Appointment To Senate \Offered To Gen. LeMay ‘Of Army Air Forces

MINER DISPUTE IS DEADLOCKED   Government Seizure Ot Idle Coal Diggings Is Indicated

MINERS’ WAGE NEGOTIATIONS IN STALEMATE   Lewis Summons Policy Committee to Determine Course

Wage Parley Fails, Mines  Seizure Near   Lewis Calls Policy Board;  WLB Te Hear Report Tatas an linadinck

EARLY GOV'T MINE ACTION IS EXPECTED   Seizure May Follow Break. down in Negotiations

"NEGOTIATION S ON COAL WAGE BROKEN DOWN   Lewis Summons Policy Committee To Map UMW’s Future  Program

OUFT COAL WAGE TALKS VIRTUALLY BROUGHT TO HALT   Lewis Calls Policy Committee To Determine Mine Workers’ Future Course   OPERATORS DECIDE TO ATTEND MEETING TODAY   Arrange to Report Stalemate To War Labor Board This Afternoon; Signs Point to Government Seizure of Idle Mines

100 SOFT COAL MINES CLOSED BY WILDCATTERS   Government Seizure Of Pits Indicated; Wage Negotiations Falter .   LEWIS IS MAPPING HIS FUTURE COURSE

HOOPER KILLER STILLAT LARGE   Special Prosecutor Says Progress Is Made Toward Solving Crime.

Hooper Murder Still Mystery   Progress To Solution Reported, However

HEVEAL PROGRES MURDER CASE   Sigler Says Report received That Hooper Has Threatened Recently in Bay City

NEW PROGRESS IN DEATH QUIZ   Hooper Slayer Is Still At Large Week After  Slaying

FINAL MAJOR BATTLENEARS IN PHILIPPINES   AMERICANS CLOSE IN ON CAGAYAN BROAD VALLEY

Final Battle in Philippines Is Shaping Up   Luzon Advance Is Resumed by American Forces

ADVANCE RESUMED BY LUZON YANKS   JAPS INCREASE RESISTANCE AS AMERICANS MOVE ON CAGAYAN VALLEY.

Yank Forces Continue Gair On Luzon Isle   Last Major Battle Of Philippines Is Taking Shape

Pick - Sloan Bill Given Reserved Okay by Group   Asks 4-Year School of Medicine, Better Rural Roads

Farm Bureau Federation Against MVA  Stand Differs On One Taken By MEA Rerantly

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ARREST ORDERED OF GEN. DOIHARA, JAP ARMY LEADER   Militarist One of Manchurian Marauders — Will Be Questioned About War Crimes.   OCCUPATION PROCEEDS WITHOUT FRICTION   Marines to Occupy Naval Base of Sasebo Saturday —Port of Aomori to Be Taken Over Sunday.

Orders Arrest Of “Important” ~ Commander   Allied Leader Is Using Stronger Methods On Nipponese

Manchuria  Marauder Gen. Doihara Faces Arrest  Put on MacArthur ‘Criminal’ List; Censorship, Code  » On Prece Tishtenes

Was Active In Seizure Manchuria   Japs Say Militarists’ Power is Waning As Emperor Hirohito’s Prestige Increases

Jap Army Man To Be Seized As Militaris!   Strength of Enemy Mili. tary Power Being Paralyzed

Marauder Diohara Ordered Arrested, And MacArthur Tightens Censorship Of Press

MacArthur Orders Marauder’ Held   Manchuria Conqueror On Criminal List

Highest Military Commander In Japan Arrested   M’‘Arthur Orders Lieut.-Gen. Doihaea Held; Reports Hint Hirohito Wiil Quite Throne

3rd, 7th Armies Within 40 Miles O: Juncture; Coblenz Cleared of Foe

Yanks Pound Heart of Nazi Salient   Other Armies Are Pressing Toward the Reich

24,000 WORD DOCUMENT AUGLoES DEFENDANTS OF MASS MURDERS, PLUNDER AND ENSLAVEMEN!

Organizations Included in Criminal List   Russian Judge Presides at Opening Event

TWENTY-FOUR LEADERS IN HITLER'S REGIME FOR . MALLY CHARGED WITH BEING.WAR CRIMINALS AND TRIALS SCHEDULED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS-—WORLD-WIDE:NAZI MEMBER*  -SHIP RECORDS IN ALLIED HANDS

included Which History   Hitler Is Not Inc In These Trials V Are Unique In H

Fair Trial Is Assured  Defendants   Goering, Ribbentrop Et Al to Face Fate Within 30 Davs

PICKETS BLOCK STRIKES   300 Employes Out at Atchison Material Company

THEY'RE EATING CATS IN CITY OF PARIS, FRANCE; ’ * SALB PRICE I8 $6 BRACE

TOKYO'S PEACE FEELERS LISTED   Senator Says Slaughter May End If Surrender Terms Are Outlined

Truman Is Urged to Specify Surrender Terms   Stop Slaughter Plea Sent to the President

Truman Is Urged io Specify Surrender Terms   Stop Slaughter  Pleqd Sent —~

Truman Told To End War In Pacific   Letter to Potsdam Asks for Specific Terms of Surrender

Production In * Michigan Faces Strike Threat   Utilities Workers Union Walks Out On Large System

Nature’s Explosions Still Champ nes nih Ahamp  Atomic Bombings Failed To Register, Fr. Sohon States

Spaatz Says More Atom Bombs Ready for Japan   Comparing New Bomb with Earthquake Silly, Priest Savs

Atomic Bomb Blast Is Outclassed By Earthquake, Seismologist Says

EES LE  Nature’s Explosions Sil] Champ  ee  Atomic Bombings Failed To _ Register, Fr. Sohon States

FEAR SPREAD OF DISEASES   HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BIG PROBLEM ON HANDS IN WAKE OF EUROPEAN WAR

CHARGES NAZIS STILL ACTIVE   U. S.. Army Investigates Area Commanded by Gen. Patton

Berliners Hear Sound Of Guns OO Miles Away   J hukov's Forees Prepare To Storm Last Natural Barrier Before Capital

Prepare To Storm Last Natural Barricr To Panic-Stricken German Capital; Air Squadrons Dety Snowstorms   RUSSIANS OPPOSITE FROM FRANKFURT

German. High Command Admits Zhukov Is on River Bank Now; Kustrin, Frankfurt Limits Reached

REPOR*ED ON ODEP. NEAR FRANKFURT   indicate Nazis May Make Supreme Effort On River

Indicating The Defenders Might Make Supreme Effort At River   BABAR DY SAD AWAY DE  SOVIET AIR PLANES HAMMER THE ENEMY  The Doom Of Hitler’s Reich Remains A Matter Of Weeks, Not Months

CURFEW IS DEFIED BY TOLEDO THEATER   Operator Says Show Given For ‘Swing Shifters’

Toledo Theatre Violates Curfew   Owner Announces Inten tion to Keep Open For Swinge-Shift Workers

GENERAL SHOT AS CRIMINAL   GERMAN COMMANDER WHO ‘HAD PARA TROOPERS EXECUTED WITHOUT TRIAL” . PAYS PENALTY: °

Pope Nazi Mouthpiece For Soft Peace, Is Charge Of  Writer In Russian Paper

Reds Hit Pope's “Soft Peace” Plan  Charge Vatican With Anti-Soviet Tendencies

Russian Writer Says Pope Pius Nazi Mouthpiece   Asserts Reds Will Resist Vatican Interference In Postwar Decisions

SAYS GERMAN’S MOUTHPIECE S POPE PIUS XII   Red Star Writer Says Pope Seeks “Soft Peace”’

Soviet Writer Sharply Hits At Pope   Pius Said To Be A Mouthpiece Of Nazi Germany

Soviet Writer Wants Fate of Reich Settled  Charge Pane Wires   Charges Pope Pius With Being ‘Preacher Of Soft Peace’

DIVERS SEEK BODIES OF 13 SCHOOL CHILDREN   No Trace Is Found of Bus That Plunged Into Icy Waters of Lake in Washington

Bus, 14 Bodies Still Hidden in Lake Chelan   _DEEP-SEA DIVERS FROM _ SEATTLE AWAITED TO CONTINUE SEARCH

Yanks, Filipino Guerrillas Retake Vital Ipo Dam   Two-Month Mountain Campaign Highlighted by Searchlights’ Artificial Moonlight Plan

Yanks, Guerrillas Seize Ipo Dam, Manila Water Supply:Campaign Closed

Manila Ipo Dam Taken   Artificial Moonlight Used in Night Fighting

SOURCE OF PART OF  WATER SUPPLY FOR  MANILA RECAPTURED FILIPINO GUERRILLAS AND DOUGHBOYS ATTACK BE /, TIAN UECAUY BOMBINGS

REDS SWEEP 95 MILES IN ONE DAY   Thousands of Prisoners Are Rounded Up

FOR Aides Out To Yin Support Gn Polish Issue   Byrnes Emphasizes Need of Compromise Among Big Three Powers

Polish Issue Is Confused   Byrnes Stresses Need of Compromise, Reconciliation of Views Among Powers

Polish Decision by Big 3 Must be ‘Sold’ to Nation; F. R. Reported in France

DECISION ON POLAND 10 BE HARD TA SELL   However, Byrnes wilt Start Work As Soon As He Gets Back To Desk

POLISH ISSUE IS HIGHLY COMPLICATED   Decision of Big Three Strictly A Compromise

Truman Gutlines New WPB Plan  Calls On Krug Office To Guide Reconversion

Truman Has 5-Point Reconversion Plan   President Recommends Lifting Of Control: As Soon As Possible To Speed  Industrial Reconversion....

Truman’s 5-Point: Plan to Speed Reconversion Told   Recommends Lifting Of Controls Possible, Aske WPB ta Stay

New Five-Poinf Conversion Plan  Aim to Speed Lifting Of Wartime Controls

EARLY LIFTING OF CONTROLS IS URGED   Work Of W. P. B. Not Done, President Writes

President Has 5-Point Program ‘For Reconversion   Recommends Lifting Of Controls as Soon As Possible; WPB ~ To Stay on the Job

A FIVE-POINT PLAN   Truman Has Program De. signed To Speed Indus try Reconverston

 Reconversion Program Js Set Up By Truman      Disagreement Reported Over Fundamentals, Truman Assigns Job To Men In Charge

Truman Outlines 5-Point Program. To Speed Peacetime Reconversion

RECONVERSION SPEED I$ URGED   Truman Offers Five-Point Plan For Post-War Era

5-Point Plan to Speed Industry In Change-over   Truman Lays Down Design; Recommends Liftin of Controls Soon

*5- POINT PLAN BY TRUMAN ON *  RECONVERSION   Chief Executive Tells WPB Controls Shouls Be Lifted  Where Possible

Reconversion Program Is Set Forth   President Urges Lifting of  Ci nwads QGarar

Reconversion Plan Is Given   President Truman Also Recommends Lifting Of Controls Soon As Possible

TRUMAN EYES RECONVERSION   President Submits FivePoint Plan To Krug, WPB Chieftain

President Hopes  To Lift Controls   Says WPB Should Have Important Reconversion Role

“WPB Job Not Done”   Truman Lists FivePoint Plan To Speed Reconversion; “Need Controls For Present”

Five Point Reconversior Pian Given   Truman Urges Lifting of Controls as Soon  As Possible

TRUMAN OUTLINE FIVE POINT PLAN   Program Designed to Speed Reconversion of Industry To Peace.

President Asks WPB Act to Liff Many Controls   Krug and Bowles, Who Have Argued, Attend Conference

Five-point Plah on Reconversior  President Requests Early Action

Tells Plan For  Reconversion   President Truman Lays Down Five-Point Plan To Speed Reconversion.

Truman Reveals Five-Point Plan  For Reconversion WPB To Play An   WPB To Play An Important Part In Shift to Peace

Truman Orders: Reconversion Plan Speedup   Local “Indusiry ‘Is “Ready To: Switch Over ‘At . .Qnee: No “War Babies”

RECONVERSION PLANS OUTLINED   President Asks Krug To Stav With WPB

RECONVERSION PLAN OUTLINED   President Truman Lays  Down Five-Point Program  To Speed Reconversion; Wants Controls Lifted   . aw

Five-Point Program Is Outlined to WPB Head; Early Lifting of Bans  Is Uraed by Truman

President Lays Down Five-Point Plan To Speed Reconversion; Asks Quick Removal of Industry Controls

Japs Ready Shanghai For New Landing   Chinese Report Strengthening Of City’s Defense

MAKE SHANGHAI INTO FORTRESS   JAPS GET READY TO FIGHT OFF U, S&S. LANDINGS-

BATTLE RAGES FOR APPROACH TO FRANKFOR}   “Sazis Trying Desperately to Prevent Junction of Red Armies

Russians Seek To Connect up Push on Capital   Cottbus, Gueben, Frankfurt Under Terrific Fire

Mighty Soviet — Armies Blasting Nazi Resistance   Violent Battles Rage Along Approaches To Fortress City Of Frankfurt   REDS DRIVING FOR COTTBUS-GUEBEN

RED ARMIES PREPARE FOR. ~NEW THRUST   MASSED ARTILLERY OF TWO  ARMIES BLASTING GERMAN DEFENSE LINE IN ~ FRANKFURT AREA -

TO CARRY ON FDR PROGRAM   Asks Assistance Of All Americans  Rv VIE c wiycol

President In Address  To Congress   Pledge Is Given To Carry On Work For World Peace

President Addresses Nation   New Executive Serves Warning On Berlin, Tokyo

CHIEF PLEDGES TO BACK IDEALS OF PREDECESSOR   Emphasizes Terms Of Full Surrender

TRUMAN PLEDGE TO CARRY ON FOR'S PROGRAM   Reaffirms Unc onditional. Surrender in Appearance Before Coneress

President Reaffirms U. : “LL neonditional Surrender” Peace Terms   Appeals Direct For Full Suppor   Keiterates That All Pea Loving Nations Look T America For Guidance

TRUMAN MAKES REAFFIRMATION OF WIN POLICY   Pledges Himself To Carry Out Policies Of His Predecessor

\First Addressto Joint. Session Reaffirms Pledge To Carry Out FDR Program

Pledges Peace  Program   New President Promises to Support And Defend Roosevelt Ideals

UNDIMINISHED WAR ON AXIS TRUMAN'S AlN   Asks Congress to Aid In Establishing Lasting Peace

Present War Leaders Are To Continue                “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER STILL ONLY TERMS; PLEDGES TO FOLLOW ROOSEVELT PROG

Promises To Face Problem of Peace With War Courage   Calls On All American: and Congress For Needed Support

Military Chiefs. To Stay On Job, Congress Told   New Leader Pledges  Carrying Out of FR’s:  ‘Enduring Peace Program

New President Upholds Roosevelt’s War Plans in Address to Congress   Says Direction of War Wil Remain fame As It Has Been

U. S. Supreme Court Decrees Full Federal Tax On Estates  Community Property Ruled Out

TOP LEADERS TALK WITH EISENHOWER   R t BRADLEY, HODGES AND PAT. TON CONFER WITH CHIEF EAST OF RHINE,

Marines Spray Liquid Fire On  Japs I In Manilz   Flame Throwers, Drum: Of Gasoline and Thermite Grenades Used Keainst Enemy

YANKS BURN OU JAPS IN MANILA LEGISLATURE   Liquid Fire Used Against Last Resisters In City

’ Japs Burned Out Of City   Liquid. Fire-Routing.. Foe From Hideouts —

TAKE YANKS OUT OF CHINA ASKS SONMUNIST DAIL   Tass Agency Reports Russians to Remain — in Manchuria 

Reds Urge Marshall To Withdraw Troops ‘From China Sectors   RUSSIANS ALTER PLAN TO PULL OUT OF AREA  Nationalists Welcome New U. S. Ambassado To Country

ASK MARSHALL TO RECALL MEN   CHINESE REDS WANT  U. S. TROOPS SENT WAME

CHINESE, RUSS AGREE FOR SOVIETS TO PROLONG STAY IN MANCHURIA   COMMUNIST DAILY URGES MARSHALL TO SEND w YANKS HOME BY CHRISTMAS; LANDINGS TO START

Ask Withdrawal of U. S. Troops   Communist Paper  Talks To Marshall

Recommend Tax  Reduction Bill   Provides Incentives For Business To Expanc

Tax Cut Bill Passage Asked By Committee   Measure Recommended As Means To Help Business, Boost Purchasing Power

CONSIDER B. i. WATER SURVEY      Sister City Commission Told Supply Rapidly Being Exhausted

‘Jap Atrocity Revealed as Bodies of Filipino Victims Found in Dungeon

Waterways Program Is Backed Up  By Truman   Service Men May Get Exemption During War

Exeess Profit Tax Cut Given Study In House   Committee Adopts Own Plan For Reduction For Individuals

f  SEAWAY BILL   Congress Gets Busy Whitting Down Business Taxes, Agencies.   PROPOSAL FAVORS GIS

Roundup of Doings in Washington for Telegraph Readers   Majin Activities in Nation. al Capital Summarized by Associated Press

Truman Okays  3 International  Finance Pacts’ Signs Bretton Woods,  Export-Import Bank, .. Economic Measures

[ruman Signs Three World Economy Bills   Measures Designed To Help Nations  Tn Raronsinichon

PRESIDENT TRUMAN SIGNS THREE BILLS   Provides for American Participation in International Economic, Monetary Operations.

Three Major Bills Signed By President   U. S. Participation In International Economic And Monetary Program Becomes Effective

Truman Approve: Three Important Legislative Bills   Provide For Nation's Participation In International Economic Operations.

Annapolis Graduates Asked To Help U. 5. Keep ‘Greatest Navy’   ‘Weapon for Peace’ Suggested by Forrestal

FORRESTAL DEMANDS ARMS TO KEEP PEACE   Says Force Must Be Ready To Prevent Aggression

Nation Awaiting Curfew Details From WMC Heac   Washington Official Says Few Nightspots Will Escape Closing

Today's War Bulletins   By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WEHESTKRRN FRONT   RPIISSIAN FRONT

BANK OF ENGLAND MEASURE ADVANCEL   Commons Votes Second Time to Nationalize Institutions — No More Gifts to War Leaders,

BALTIMORE MOTHER INDICTED BY JURY   Woman Who Abandoned Infant After Restroom Birth Is Held ” Under $300 Bond

GIRL'S 50-FOOT FALL BREAKS ONLY AN ARM   Beer Sign, Dozen Eggs Break Two Year Old’s Fall

Rear Adm. W. D. Sample Reported Missing on Pacific Patrol Flight

RETURN FROM JAPAN      Monterey Leads Victory Procession Into New York Harbor

Telephone Workers Planning Appeal to Truman, Schwellenbach To End Strike

Yanks Attack Jap Women, Nips Claim   Yokohama Police Also Charge Americans  With Looting

VINSON 10 END LIVESTOCK FIGHT   OPA PROPOSES CEILING PRICES ON LIVE CATTLE

Nagasaki Was Badly Damaged  Second Atomic Bomb "More Spectacular’

REDS DRIVE ON AS SOME JAPS LAY DOWN ARMS   Confusion and Stalling Marks Slowness of Putting End To Actual Fighting

Yanks Free 4000 French Officers   GERMAN PRISON CAMP OVERRUN BY ADVANCE AT EDGE OF SOEST

4.000) French Army Officers FreedBy Yanks   Men Liberated When Ninth Overruns Prison Camp On Edge OF Soest

Mine Boss Union Issue, In Air Since '42, Is Key To Soft Coal Disputes

Frontier Battle  Between Slavs, -~— Greeks Looms      Believe Tito’s Army [fs Preparing To Attack; List 500 Bandit Bands

British Loan Is Doubtful      Opposition Arising To Outright Grants

ALL UF CITY SEEMS NEAR   Nazis Apparently Write Off Fourth Largest City   FEW SOLDIERS REMAIN   Headquarters Estimate Ger. mans Have Lost 100,000 Men in Rhine Battle

Allies In Control Of Fifth Of City   Germany's Fourth Largest City Shrouded In Pall Of Smoke As Tanks Push Forward

Nazis Flee to Rhine’s Eastern Bank And Shell Metropolis; Foe Blows Up Big Hohenzollern Bridge

FLEEING NAZIS BLOW UP ALL THEIR BRIDGES   GERMANY’S FOURTH LARGEST CITY DOOMED

1,000 NAZIS: DEFEND GIIY; OTHERS FLEE   Fall of Big German Metropolis, Stormed by, First Army From Three Sides, Believed Near.    AMERICAN NINTH  ENTERS RHEINBERG   Seventy Miles of West Bank of Rhine Now in Allied Hands—Patton Drives Toward Coblenz.

U.S. Ninth Pockets 90,000 Germans   Americans, Canadians Seize Control Of 70 Miles of West Rhine To Hem In Slender Nazi-Held Areas

FOURTH LARGEST GERMAN CITY IS BEING STORMED   First Army Tanks Mile Inside Metropolis; Few ; Defenders Left   NAZI RESISTANCE IS HALF-HEARTED

Fall of Fourth Largest City In Reich Apparently Near; 2 Ferry Crossings Captured   Third Army Ripping Through Pruem-Coblenz Defenses Under Partial News Blackout; First Army Controls 70 Miles of Rhine Between Cologne and Border of The Netherlands

Americans Take Fifth of City As Nazis Flee   Allies Closing In from Three Sides; Nazis Take fo Boats

Only 1,000 Nazi Soldiers Believed Left In Cologne — All But 2 Bridges  Bonn to Holland Blown Up by Foe;

Fall Of Large Rhine City Is Believed Near   Other American Forces Smash in From West—Metropolis Undergoing Terrific Ordeal of Fire— . Ninth Army Reaches Rheinbera

Uity seems ‘written off by’Germans  Estimate 1,000 of gvarrison left

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Fall Of Largest Reich Metropolis Stormed By Allies Said ‘At Hand’   Germans Write Off Fourth Largest City In Nation, Destroying Its Bridge, Now Shelling City

Fall Of 4th  Largest City Near AtHand   First Army Tanks Drive Mile Into Rhine Metropolis

Other American Forces Smash in From West—Me. tropolis Undergoing Terrific Ordeal of Fire— _ Ninth Army Reaches Rheinberg _

German V-Bomb Falls Without Any Warning On Crowded Market Center

St. Nick's Secretary Scorns Prof Who Calls Old Gent ‘Qut-of-Date

Tactics Indicate Adolf And Cohorts Hole Up In Mountains And Abandon Other Areas

NAZIS FIGHTING TO.SAVE ADOLE   Hicler, Gang Believed in Mountain Hideaway—Shifting Of Troops Eyed

eee  Hitler and Gang, It Appears, Battling Naw Only to Protect Mountain Hideout

NAZIS BELIEVED WITHDRAWING T0 THEIR HIDEAWA\   Amazing Troop Dispositions Substantiate the Idea That Nazi Gang Has Chosen Place for Final Stand.   MOST OF TENACITY ON SOUTHERN FRON1   Thus Writer Thinks *Battle to Guard Hideout in Bavarian Mountains Already Has Been Started.

Drastic Shakeup Hits Spain Cabine'   Eight Ministers Resign Falange Group Ousted

Spanish Cabinet Is Reshuffled  Only Four Members Keep Their Jobs

WFA Move to Halt Shipments of Meats to Great Britain and Other - Liberated Areas and to Trim Military Demands, Starts Controversy

WFA Plan to Halt Meat Shipment To Europe Starts Washington Row   Agencies Dealing Abroad Claim Peace Plans May Suffer If Americans Feed Selves First

PINCH IN FOOD SUPPLY COMING   Plan To Halt Shipments Of Meat To Britain Stirs Controversy

BIG ROW OVER FOOD SUPPLIES   WFA Would Halt Shipments To Britain And Liberated Areas

Food Cargo — Argument — May Be Left.  To President   War Food Agency  Attempting To Halt Shipment of Meat — To European Areas

FOOD DISPUTE MAY BE TAKEN TO ROOSEVELT   Move to Halt Sending Meat to Britain Stires Up Row

FOOD SUPPLY FIGHT MAY GO TOPRESIDENT   Move to Halt Meat Ship~ ments Abroad. Causes Row

FEDERAL AGENCIES ~ IN FOOD DISPUTE   JONES WOULD CUT MILITARY DEMANDS, HALT MEAT SHIPMENTS TO ENGLAND.

Senate Passes Bill Cutting Taxes; ‘Needs Only President's Signature

Senate Puts Final Okeh  On Measure   ‘Quickie’ Legislation to Drop 12,000.000 From Income Tax Paying List Ready for Signature

Tax Cutting Bill Goes to White House   Senate Gives Final  Approval; Measure » Reduces Everybody's “Income” Payments

Conference Report Gets Senate 0. K.   All Income Levies Low: ered; Wartime Excise Taxes Remain.

SENATE APPROVED $0,920,000,000 CUT IN NATION’S INCOME   HOUSE HAD PASSED BILL PREVIOUSLY AND IT NOW GOES WHITE HOUSE

Quickly Enacted Legislation Will Reduce Everybody’s Taxes   12 Million Exempt From Payments   Social Security Levy Also Frozen At One Per Cent For Another Year

Measure Goes To White House For Truman’s Signature   War Veterans Get Special Preferences Ends ‘Federal Use Tax’ on Automobiles, Boats

Sénate Adopts: Tax Reduction  BillReport   Measiwe Pr roviding Cuis OF $5,920,000,000 "Sent to : the White House Fox ; President’s: Approval .

Senate Approves Conference’s Plans   ‘Quickie’ Bill Speeded Through Congress to Bridge Gap Between V-J Day, Postwar Legislation

MEASURE GETS SENATE QKAY ‘AFTER PARLEY   Slash In Income, Corporate, Other Levies To  Begin On Jan. 1

IS PLACED ON NEW MEASURE   Income Tax Payers To Benefit From Provision of ‘Quickie’

$5,920,000,000 Reduction Measure Now Awaits President Truman’s Signature — Legislation Would Lower Everybody’s Income Tax And Give Veterans Special Preference — Other Provisions Include  Repeal Of Excess Profits Levy

Approval Of Lower Tax Bill   Measure for Reduction of Income Taxes Goes to President

Senate Approves. Reduciions   12,000,800 Exempted From Paying Federal Levies Under Measure

Senate Action Means Saving Of $5,920,000,000- Levies For All Citizens To Be Cut

TAX REDUCTION BILL APPROVED BYU. S. SENATE   Measure Now... Goes ‘To President For Wie Qlenatiirea   PASSED. -TODAY   Measure Will Reduce Everybody's Income Levy

STOPGAP ACT IPPAOVED BY sENATE VOTE   Reduces Everybody’s Income Tax: Wipes It Out for 12 Million.

TAX REDUCTION BILL PASSED BY SENATE   Measure Now Goes To Truman For Signing   PROVISIONS   )f New Law Are Reviewed; Everyone’s Income Tax To Be Reduced

Senate Passes Tax Reduction Measure Today   Congress Completes Legislative Action On Lower Levies

TAX CUT ACTION GIVEN TRUMAN FOR SIGNATURE   $5,920,000,000 Reduction Legislation Receives Senate Approval

SENATE APPROVES TAX REDUCTION BILL THURSDAY   $5,920,000,000 Cut Sent. to White House Ear Final Accentance

SENATE GIVES APPROVAL 10 NEW TAX BiLL   Measure Which Pares In. dividual and Corporation Returns $5,920, 000,000 Now Goes to the White House.

$5,920,000,000 9,000 Tax Slash Nears Enactment; Ben_ efits Begin Jan. 1.

TAX REDUCTION BILL RECEIVES SENATE OKA)   Measure Calling for Cut o Nearly 6. Billions To White House

Senate Approves Bill for Cut in Individual and Cor ‘game Beis Be Ne

TAX SLASH BILL GOES TO TRUMAN   Senate Approves Measure After House Passage

T ax Cut Bill to ‘Truman   Senate Passes Compromise Measure Today; A “Stop-gap” Till Full Postwar Measure Ready

Senate Gives Final Approval to Revision Plan   $5,920,000,000 Cut. In Levies Will Take 12 Million Off Rolls

OENATE APPROVED $5,920,000,000 CUT IN NATION'S INCOME  HOUSE HAD PASSED BILL   HOUSE HAD PASSED BILL PREVIOUSLY AND IT NOW GOES WHITE HOUSE

Sends Measure To White: House  For Sistature   Bill Is: “Deviseil’ To ‘Bridge Gap: Between V-J. Day ‘And ‘Postwar ‘Legislation

SENATE ACCEPTS FINAL MEASURE TO EASE TAXES   NEEDS ONLY TRUMAN SIGNATURE BEFORE BECOMING OFFICIAL

SENATE VOTES APPROVAL OF NEW MEASURE   Everybody's Income Tax Will Be Reduced  In Coming Year

Tax Reduction Measure Sent lo White House   All Income Levies To Be Slashed; Vets Are Forgiven On Service Pay Since 194]

Senate Approves $5,920,000, 000 Reduction Today   Reduces Everyone's Income Tax; Vets Receive Preference

Bill Needs Only Truman's Name To Become Law  Gives Wor Veterans Special Preference

Senate Approves Tax Cut Measure; Now In White House For Truman to Sign

Lifts Income ‘Tax Liability For 12 Million   ‘Quickie’ Bill to Bridge Gap Between V-J, PostWar Tax Legislation.

Truman Gets Senate Ok d Tax Cut Bil   Millions of Citizens Affected by Drastic Reduction of Levies

Tax Reduction Bill Sent to President; Senate Voted Today   Nearly Six Billion Chopped Off Incomes for Americans

‘Quickie Bill Lifts Liability From 12 Million   Measure on Woy To White House To Be Signed By Truman

MEASURE GOES TO PRESIDENT FOR SIGNATURE   $5,920,000,000 Bill “ty Lift All liicome . Tax for 12,000.000

Senate And. House Give  Final O. K.      Measure’ Will Bring Reductions For All

NEEDS TRUMA SIGNATURE NOW   First Postwar Tax Reduction Measure Is Sent to White House.   ‘HOUSE VOTED TUESDAY,

Tax Reduction Bill Goes To President   Everybody’s Income Levy Reduced By 1954 Measure

Senate. Approves Tax Slash: Bill’   - Measure Sent: to ‘White :House for -Truman’s. Okav.

Senate Approves . Tax Reductions; Goes to President   ‘Quickie’ Bill Is Designed lo Bridge Gap-Between “  N-J Day, Final Measure

Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1945   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

See Change In Attitude On  Jan Prisoners   Thaucht Tanan Winning

JAPANESE WELCOMING HOME . MEN WHO WERE ‘DISGRACED   WARTIME ATTITUDE OF DEATH BEFORE CAPTURE HAS — FADED AS SOLDIERS © RETURN

Gang War Flares Up In Chicago   Accused Liquor Racketee  Found Shot To Death

Britain, China, Russia To Aid U.S. Carry Oui  Jap Surrender Terms

2h FATALLY HURT IN AIRPLANE (RASH   Twenty-one Service Men and Three Crewmen Killed

24 DIE AS PLANE. ~ FALLS IN CANYON   CRASHES FEW. MILES FROM FOG-BOUND AIRPORT WHERE IT TRIED TO LAND.

24, FATALLY. HURT. "IN AIRPLANE (RASH   Twenty-one. Service. Men  and: These, Crewmen :  Killed

Airliner Crash Is Fafal fo 24 In California   Pilot Is Unable To Land in Foa

AIRLINE CRASH IS FATAL 10 24   All Aboard Killed When Fog-Bound Plane Burns In California Canyon

Wedemeyer Says U. S. Planes are Being Flown to Shanghai Where Chinese May Buy Them if They Wish

ORDERS DID NOT INCLUDE REDS   Wedemeyer Says He Had No Instructions To Deal With Communists

Marshall to Study China Army Needs   General Will Discuss Situation With Wedemeyer

'ANGLO-AMERICANS’ EXECUTED BY NAZIS      18 Accused of Being Spies in Slovakia Region

Anglo-U. S. Agents Shot   Germany Announces 18 Convicted of Sabotage Attemnt« in Slovakia

Nazis Shoot U. S. Agents   Claim 18 Have Been ‘Killed In. Slovakia

NAZIS EXECUTE 18 ANGLO-U. 5. AGENTS SEIZED   Allies Said Sent To Slovakia To ‘Organize Sabotage’

NAZIS SLAY 18 FOR SABOTAGE   Say ‘Anglo-American’ Agents Caught in Rear Lines

GERMANY EXECUTES 18 OF ALLIED AGENTS   British, Americans Charged With Slovakian Sabotage

Nazis Say 18 U. S. Agents Executed   Men Reported Sent Behind German Lines for Sabotage

Hugh Fullerton, Sr. Dies At Age Of 72      Famed Baseball Writer Expires in Florida  Hospital

Hugh Fullerton, Famous Sports . Writer, Dead   Man Who Uncovered ‘Black. Sox’ Scandal ‘Passes Away

Russians At Oder South Of Stettin; 3rd Army Moving   Patton Breakthrough To Coblenz On Rhine Expected

Coblenz Defenses Sag as Americans Push Into Cologne   Russians, On Opposite Side of Reich, Close In on Berlin’s Baltic Port of Stettin—Allied Bombers Continue To Spread Havoc Over Germany

Fall Of Cologne  To Americans Is Expected Soon   More Rhine Gains, Reds Closing {In On Stettin

Nagano Takes Full Blame for. Pearl Harbor   Pa Serr Heo An ATIC!

Jap War Declaration Was Half-rour Lat   Admiral Who Led Fleet Confesses   Something Went Wrong on Dec. 7

Admiral Says TékyoDelayed Declaring War   Jap Says Declaration: Was to Have Come Hal! Hour Before Attack

JAP ADMIRAL SAYS WAR DECLARATION. HAD BEEN PLANNED  AUST tw BEATS RRA Er Err,   SHOULD HAVE PROCEED. ED PEARL HARBOR ATTACK BY 30 MINUTES

JAP ADMIRAL SAYS WAR DECLARATION HAD BEEN PLANNED   SHOULD HAVE PROCEEDED PEARL HARBOR ATTACK BY 30 MINUTES

Admiral Nagano Ordered Attack On Pearl Harbor   Tokyo Delayed  War Declaration

Aviation Show Principals All Battle Veterans   Officers, Men Coming Here Sunday Have Seen Much Action

MARTIAL LAW IN NOME   Police Guard Winter Supplies After Gal Rattérs Town

HIGHWAY ASSN. MEETINGS TO BE ‘RESUMED NOV. 1¢   Woodin to Report On For mation, Objectives of Group at Penn Wells  rnchaon -

Route 6 Backers To Meet Friday   Meetings Had Been Suspended During War

Marines Take Up Positions in Okinawa Capital   Doughboys Gain More Ground On East Coast

7th Army on Other Side of Island Gains Near Taira   ENEMY IS DESPERATE  Japanese Try to Hold Positions Which Bar the  . A ~~ T.t tla be Ee

YANK PINCERS DRIVES START TOWARD SHUR   AMERICAN TROOPS ON EITHER END OF OKINAWA LINE .ATTEMFTING TO CIRCLE STRONGHOLD

SAWYER TO END DUTY AS U.S, AMBASSADOR   Says He’ll Resume His Law Practice At Cincinnati*

CHINA COAST   ENEMY SAID TO BE WiTHDRAW  ING TO STRENGTHEN THE  y DEFENSES AT SHANGHAI

Absentee Votes To Delay Results Of  Britain’s Election   First General Balloting In Decade Is Held Today

Britons Hold First Election In Ten Years   World Watches To See If Trend In Europe Will Be To Right Of Left

‘Results Of British General Election To Be Delayed By Absentee Balloting

Americans Suffer Heavy Casualties In Okinawa Battle   Landing Forces Capture 35-Mile Beachhead in Latest Philippine Blow

Okinawa Casualties Among Yanks 7,988   Americans Land On Moro Gulf Shore _ In New Mindanao Strike; 9108 Jans Killed

Military Board May Be Formed   Would Deal Death Blow Against. Nazis

NEW MILITARY COORDINATION IS PREDICTEL   New War Board May Synchronize Action  In East and West

London Observers See Formation of Military Board   Expect U. S.-British-Soviet Cemmittee to Be SetUp At Conference

Outgrowth Of Talks by Big Three   Experts Werk On Death Blow to Nazis by Russia,  Britain, America

Allies Agree On Joint Armed Action   Allied Strategy Boarc May Be Outcome Of Meeting

Allied Board May Execute Final Blows   Military Committee g- Believed Planned By Big Three

BIG THREE MAPPING PLANS FOR U.S PART IN EUROPE POLICY-MAKING   CHANGED ROLE OF AMERICA IN WORLD SCENE PREDICTED AS BLACK SEA CONFERENCE RESULT

AWESOME DISPLAY OF AMERICAN POWER IN RHINE BRIDGEHEAD  GERMAN ARMOR AND IN- FANTRY COUNTERATTACK WAS THROWN BACK

Pin Down Large Japanese Force In Manchuria   Crowley Reveals Shift in Aid from European Russia

U.S. Aids  Russians in Siberia   Reds Pinning Down Manchuria Japs; European Aid Haltec

Siberia Reds Get U.S. Aix To Pin Down Jap Forces   Economic Chief Reveals Lend-Lease To Soviets Facing Manchuria Border

Leo Crowley Discloses Shipments Continue At The Request OF U. S. Military Leaders

BASED ON RED HELP IN WAR AGAINST JA   Crowley Says Soviets Force Tokyo to Keep Troops. in Manchuria.

Soviet Attack In Manchuria Still Possible   Lend-Lease Goods Shipped on Request Of Military Leaders

U. S. Halts Lend-Lease Shipments To European Russia but Continues Sending Aid to Red Army in Siberia

Russia Gets  Lend-Lease   Supplies To Siberia To Bolster Defense

LEND LEASE AIDS REDS © IN SIBERIA      None Going to ' European Russia, However

SOVIET POWER PINNING DOWN "BIG JAP FORCE   Lend-Lease Shipments To European Russia Halt; Troops Get Supplies   UNITS HELP AMERICA   ” Crowley Says Materials To Continue As Long As Red Position Aids

Lend Lease Aid For ‘Russia Shifted From European Area To Siberia

Russ Get U.S. Help In Siberia   Crowley Reveals LendLease Shift To Asiastic Front

Russians May Enter Jan War   Thousand of Japs Kept at Bay By Biq Red Army

U. S. Helps Red Army In Siberia   Lend-lease Aid for Forces / Keeping Japs Occupied  in Manchuria

General Advances Up To 1,000 Yards Reported On Iwo   Fanatical Resistance Is Being Made By Japs Defending Key Island Base   SECOND AIRDROME IS OUTFLANKED   ADVANCED PACIFIG FLEET HEADQUARTERS,

BAND CAMP ENDS WITH 2 CONCERTS   Large Audience Attends Final Program of Young Musicians © y   PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR

WITH. 2 CONCERTS   Large Audience Attends Final Program of Young Musicians. 2   PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR

ARMY POINTS TO SE REDUCED TO 60 NOVEMBER 1   Gen. Marshall Tells Congress Demobilization Plans

Reduction Slated To 60 Points By November 1   Two Million People To Be Affected, Says General Marshall

Marshall Claims Reductions Will Affect 2,081,000   ‘All 2-Year Vets Eligible   For Release By  Late Winter

ARMY POINTS TO BE CUT T0 BO ON NOV. 1   Will Drop to 70 Oct: 1 and _All Two-Year Service Men - Qut This Winter. —-

Will Reduce Army Discharge Points   Only 70 Needed On October  With 60 Limit On November 1

ONLY GO POINTS NEEDED AFTER NOVEMBER 1   Marshall Tells Speed-Up Plan

Rate of Release Sneeded   Points Cut to 70 On October  and 60 on November !

Army To Cut Point Score  ao 60 Total  On Nov. 1   » Marshall Announces Plan To Discharge  Million Soldiers  By Last Of October

ARMY POINTS TO DROP 10 70   Demobilization Will Be Speeded, Marshall Says; 60 Points Coming

SECOND SLASH IS PROMISED AFTER NOV. 4   Gen. Marshall Tells Congress Reduces tions Will Affect 2,000,000 People.

NEED 70 OCT. 1; GO NOV. 1 FOR ARMY RELEASE   Gen. Marshall Promises 2 Year Men Eligible By Late in Winter

Army Points for Discharge to Drop; 700,000 to 800,000 to Be Released — Monthly by October, Conaress Told

Reduce fo 70 October 1, . 'F 60 November: 1   Answers Criticisms © Of Demobilization Before Congressmen

POINTS TO BE REDUCED 10 70, SAYS MARSHALL   Chief of Staff Makes “Personal Appearance in Congress

Alln 2 Years Will Be Out Before Spring   2 Million Affected by New Reduction, Marshall Reveals

2-Year Men  io Be Out by Spring   Gen. Marshall Tells Congress of Army Discharge Plans

All Two-Year Men Eligible By Mid-Winte:   Limited Service Men To Get Consideration  Karly Next Year, Says Marshall.

Points Needed for Army Discharge Will Be Reduced to 70 October 1   And Down to 60 By Nov. 1 St. Dicharging 800,000 Monthly

Capture Stettin, Brno, Torgau, 16 Miles From Yanks   Junction, Already A Fact, Will Be Announced With Formal Declaration Of Fall Of Berlin Expected Within 24 Hours.

BITTER BATTLE NEAR LIUSHOW   One Group Is Three Mites From City; Other Is Fighting in Suburbs.

Chinese Only Three Miles From Liuchow   Recapture of Former American Air Field Near

Chinese Nearing City of Liuchow   Troops in Three Miles of Former U. S. Airbase

Chinese Forces Moving Nearer Liuchow Field   Bitter Fighting Reported By Chinese In and Around Liuchow,

pe earing Former U.S. Air Strips   Japanese Offer Stif; Resistance But The; Are Forced Tc Retreat

Chinese Now Three Miles — From Liuchow      Site Of Former U: S. Air Field

OPEN REVOLT WOULD HAVE RESULTED — IF EIRE HAD GRANTED ENGLAND NAVAL BASES THERE — DEWITT MACKENZIE:

  Dewitt MacKenzie Says:  Trish Bitterness Caused Neutrality  ' 3

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DISCUSSES NEUTRALITY OF FIRE DURING WORLD WAR II

Eire Dislike “For Britain “ Deep: Seated      Bitternéss. Caused Nea 2 Urality hn Wars -People Regard England  As Invader” Because ~ OL Partitioning Of  a: a

MacKenzie’s Column   Unable to Publish Photos of Eire Capito! Because of Queen’s Statue

COAL MINING CRISIS NO. 1 ON LABOR FRONT .   Trouble in Oil Refin: ing Industry Slowly Abating

OHIOANS START CELEBRATIONS EARLY TODAY   Three Hurt in Accidents at Canton; Traffic Jams Throughout Ohio

YANKEE FORCES ENLARGE AREA OF OCCUPATION   Three More Cities, Two Naval Bases Taken Over As Reinforcements Land

Troops Move Into Cities Below Tokyo   Two Naval Bases — Are Occupied Without Incident

Army Men Inspect Mt. Alton Port   Pay High Tribute To Work Completed

High Price Being Paid By. American: Forces And Worse Yet To Come

SNOW CONVERTS WESTERN FRONT INTO WHITE HELL   Conditions Most Appalling Ever Seen in Area—Trucks, Tanks and Guns Slid on Ice,   YANKS WIN GROUND ON GUTS, NOT STRATEGY   Nazis Facing Hodges’ Men Make Each Hill and. Town a Strongpoint as They Fall Back,

Troops 20 Mi. From Capital   New Force Lands on Batangas Province Coast as Sixth Army Units Pose Threat To Enemy; Americans Suffer No Losses

Batangas Push Outflanks Nips   Sixth Army Within 20 Miles of Philippine Capital; New Amphibious Strike Unopposed

Manila Is Clutched In Deadly Vise Of American Army  New Landing Clamps Capital in  Pincers; Loss Light

Third Luzon Invasion Puts Jans i in Trap   Landing at Nasugbu Increases Pressure On Doamed Manila

THIRD LANDING FORMS PINGERS ABOUT CAPITAL   Sixth Army Spearheads 20 Miles From City In North

Third Invasion Of Luzon Southwest Of Manila Forms Pincers On Capital

Manila Caught In Pincers By Third Invasion    8th Army In Landing Southwest Of City; Troops Pour Ashore Without Il acc

‘Pincers Closing On Manila; New Landing Made   Third Luzon Invasion Virtually Unopposed; QOutflanks Enemy.

YANKS LAND IN BATANGAS AREA, 67 MILES SOUTH   AMERICAN TROOPS FASHION PINCERS ON CAPITAL CITY

THIRD INVASION LEAVES MANILA IN DEADLY TRAP      Japs Are Caugh Off Guard As 11th Air-Borne Units Land Without Fight

Manila Placed In Deadly American Trap As U. S. Forces Make New Landing

YANKS LAND ON COAST OF BATANGAS   Sixth Army Only 20 Miles From City On North

Landing South of Manila Puts City in Pincers   Third Invasion Puts Japs in Trap; 6th Army Continues Advance

New Luzon Landing Compresses Manila In Deadly Pincers   Seals Off Foe South of Capital; Yanks Only 20 Miles Away Today

City Of Manila ‘Held In De: radly  American Tr ap   Yanks Fashion Pincers On Philippines Capital By New Invasion On Batangas Province

YANKS PLACE MANILA IN A DEADLY TRAP   Eighth Army Fashions Pincers on Capital by Landing to Southwest —Troops on North 20 Miles Away.

Yanks Fashion Manila Pincers   Third Landing Made On Luzon, South Of Capital

Pincers Are  Clamped Upon Capital   Landing Made 67 Miles To Southwest

MANILA IS IN DEADLY TRAP MADE BY U.S.   Fashion Pincers On Capital; New Landing Made

Troops Land Southwest Of Capital   Invasion Forces Pile  Ashore On West Coast Of Luzon 67 Miles Below City; Losses Light

3RD LANDING PUT PINCERS ON MANILA   Eighth Army — Invasion Troops Land on Batangas, Southwest Capital.   Sixth Army Rolls on To 26 Miles of City

THIRD INVASION OF LUZON ISLE SURPRISES FOE   Manila Held Tightly in U. S. Trop After Landing South- — west of City

‘Manila Key Point ‘In Jaw of Pincers   Eleventh Airborne Land on Batangas Coast, Command Highways to City

Americans. Trap Manila In Pincers   Third U. S. Invasion Surprises Japanese Again; Sixth Army 20 Miles from Cavite

Red Army Inside Germany Attacks On 375-Mile Front   8th Army Makes Landing At Batangas Below Manila

New Landing On Luzon Shuts Off Manila Escape   MacArthur Closes U. S. Trap On Philippine Capital

Manila Caught Between Jaws Of U. S. Trap   Troops Form Pincers On Capital With New Successful Landing

Third Landing Puts Manila In Yank Trap   Northern Jaw Only 20 Miles From Capital; Jans Resist Landing

Troops Make Pincers Move In Southwest   Airborne Soldiers Sweep Unopposed From Landing Craft Along Batangas Beach

Surprise Landing By the Americans   Eighth Army Caught Japs Unprepared in Batangas Province   MANILA IS IN A TRAP   General MacArthur Reports Troops Went Ashore Without Loss

NEW LANDINGS ON LUZON PUT  PINCERS OF DEATH ON JAPSNOW HOLDING MANILA AREA

PINCERS MOVE FROM 2 SIDES   8th Army Lands to Southwest of City; 6th Drives Down From North.   MEET LITTLE OPPOSITION

EEE 8 ENE New Landing Catches Japs  By Surprise   Third Luzon Invasion Is Carried Out Without Firing Shot

MacArthur Nof Informed Of Nip Moves   Supreme Commander Impatient As Reply Is Held Up

MacArthur Has No Word After 24-Hour Period   Emperor Said To Have Complied With Order

Hirohito Is Told To Send Officials  To Receive Terms   General Impatient As Fighting Continues In Northern Luzon Mountains

MacArthur Has Received No Surrender Reply   Twenty-four Hours Elapsed Since Surrender Instructions Received,

CRITICIZED BY GRAND JURY IN ELDORA AFFAIF   Gives Health as Reason for Leavy ing Office; Gov. Blue Surprised

Poor Health Is Given As Cause Of Resignation   Chairman Under Grand Jury Fire In Connection  With Eldora Case.

McCreery Quits Control Board  Health Given Cause for Resignation

LEAVES STATE CONTROL BOARD DUE TO HEALTH   Chairman Under Fire Over Investigation af Eldera School

Wao TARGET OF ELDORA JURY REPORT   Cites Ill Health in Letter of Resignation to Gov. Biue.

Adm. Halsey Gets Ride on White Horse in Tokyo; Admits He Didn't Feel Exactly Comfortable

(FIRST CAVALRY PULLS A ‘FAST ONE’---. JAND HALSEY RIDES WHITE HORSE

Senators To Hear Byrnes On-London Parley: Secretary's Stand Is-Lauded On Capitol Hill

Byrnes to Report to Senate Group  Stand at London Generally Approved

Byrnes’ Stand At Big-5 Talk Set for Airing   Foreign Committee To Hear Secretary In Special Session

Jap Resistance  Threat Voiced   Translator Hedges on Phrase Used by Prince

Premier Tells Jap: To Resist If They Find Allies Wrong   ‘Don’t Talk Foolish,’ Prince Is Told by Annoyed Legislators

Only Sufficient Food in Sight To Last Civilian Population Through June from Surplus ) Stocks—War Criminals To Go on Trial Within Few Weeks ©

FOOD SUPPLIES IN GERMANY ARE SLIM   Only Enough for Civilians Through June, Army Official Says

Food Crisis In Germany   Only 30 Days Supply On Hand;.Army Speeds Planting of Crops

Germans’ Food to Last Thru June   Problem of Feeding Civilians Most Critical Facing Allies.

German Food Supplies Sufficient ; To Last Only Through Next Month

Serious Food Situation Facing German People Emphasized by Statement That Supply Will Last Only During June

Germany's Food Supply Runs Low  Situation Becomes Extremely Critical

GERMANY FACES FOOD SHORTAGE   Will Use Up Present Stocks During June

Fall of Elbing Releases Thousands of Russians For Assault on Danzia   Nazi Reports Indicate Reds Have Crossed Oder in Great Strencth

bing In ball As Keds Gain   In Battle For Berlin Cross The Oder River At Several Points

Reds Push Gains in the Baltic   Strange Silence Is Maintained Over Drive Toward Berlin

Soviet Units Capture Elbing Port   Nazi Radio Hints Reds Breaking  German Resistance

Reds Capture Prussia Port   Elbing Falis And Substantial Gains Registered On Oder In Berlin Drive

Reds Capture V ital Port in East Prussia   Drive Into Suburbs of Industrial Center Near Breslau

ELBING PORT IS SEIZED BY SOVIET FORCES   Powerful Units Break Into Suburbs Of Liegnitz

Russians Seize Por of Elbing In New Victory   Germans Reveal Reds Break Final Oder Resistance

Soviet Armor Drives Spear In Pomerania   Elbing Taken by Soviets ‘As Germans Hint 0 ler .

Soviets Crush Nazi Defense Kast of Oder  Pomeranian Spearhead Is Driven Within 52 Miles of Baltic  SILENT ON BERLIN  Red Army Breaks Into Road Hub Guarding Reeclan Rack Doane

Russians Gain In Baltic and Silesian Areas  Fast Prussian Port   East Prussian Port Falls to Red Army;  Liegnitz Entered

SOVIETS SEIZE ELBING; DRIVE INTO LIEGNITZ   Berlin Broadcasts Indicate Last Defenses Broken

Russians Drive New Spearhead Toward Baltic  Berlin a ims Other Formations Closing   Berlin Claims Other Formations Closing  On Liegnitz, At Bacl Door Of Breslau

ALSO REACH THE GATEWAY TO BRESLAU   "Germans Report Soviets in Suburbs of Liegnitz, Road Hub Guarding Back ‘Door to. Capital.   RUSSIANS SILENT ' ON BERLIN PUSH   Aitterites Indicate, How “ever, That Last Substan tial Resistance Hast of / Oder River Is Broken.

New Pomerania Spearhead 52 Miles Of Baltic   Berlin Says Soviet Treops In South Break Into Suburbs Of Liegnitz.      92 MILES OF DRESDEN

Secrecy Cloaks Battle Of Berlin as Reds Advance on Breslau   Soviet Army Smashes Last Substantial Nazi Resistance East of Oder River, Crossing Stream in Great Strength

PRUSSIAN PORT ‘CITY TUMBLED   Elbing Falls as Reis Pu Drive to Cut, 0 Pomerania    Big ‘Silesian ‘Industrial Cente Endangered by Soviet Ap- ~  proach From Rear _

erlin Admits reakthrough;  oscow Silent   Soviets Believed To Be Deploying Forces For Direct Assault On Berlin

Spearhead In Pomerania Nears Baltic   Powerful Southern Formations Break Intc Liegnitz Suburbs, Berlin Announces

First Historte Flight fs Over   Regular Round World Air Service Becomes Routine Starting Today.

American Military Leaders Approach the Enc of European War With Apprehensive Attitude

Army Leaders View Problems  Discharges, Transfers Among Discussions

War Leaders, Cheered By War’s Progress, Fear Letdown By People After Nazi Defeat: Bitter Truths Recounted

U.S. DOUBTS NIPS TO PUT UP AIR FIGHT   Nation Hoarding Planes, Apparently to Use for Suicide Tactics When Yanks Storm Ashore Invasion Dav.

AIR BLOWS ARE UNOPPOSED BY IAP. AIRCRAFT   B-29’s Heavy and Medium Bombers, Fighters Join In Attack

Japs Unable to Put up Planes to Oppose Bombers   May Be Hoarding Craft to Prevent Coming Invasion

Japan Apparently Hoarding Planes fo Use When Yanks  Invade Beaches

Japs Hoard Planes To Meet Invasion:  ‘B Backs cw mand Eitahkéare (anbinaa   Bombers and Fighters Continue Forays With Little Air Opposition

NIPPONESE MAY HOARD FLIERS, UNTIL INVASION   Five Homeland Centers Hit By B-29’s; Tokyo Admits Heavy U.S. Blows

Kenney Commands Okinawa Air Power; 700 Planes Hit Foe   Little Opposition Encountered; Develop Okinawa As Base

Waiting to Use Them When Yanks Invade   Estimated Could Throw 4,000 Planes Into Desperate Suicide Attacks; Jap Factories, Railroads Wrecked

Great Bombing Blows Against Japs Continue  Foe Doesn‘t Plan To mud CrE4 A. AssneL.  Vas   Foe Doesn't Plan To  Ward Off Air Attacks Says General; Strike: Made From Okinawa

Americans Over Homeland Meet No Opposition    Superforts, Heavy And Medium Bombers And Fighters Attack Over Large Area

HEAVY AIR BLOWS AGAINST JAPAN ARE ALMOST UNOPPOSED  _ BELIEVED ENEMY HOARD ING SUICIDE PLANES FOR AMERICAN INVASION

Japanese Factories and Railroads Are Latest Targets for About 700 Heavy and Medium Bombers.   JAPS ARE HOARDING FOR SUICIDE TACTICS

Unopposed Air Blows Rip Japan   700 Planes, Including B-29s, Wing Across Nip Homeland; Japs Hoarding Air Power

Attackers Virtually Unopposed   Japs Believed To Be Saving Planes To Repel Invasion.

Bomber, Fighter Craft Hits Cover TIV-Mile Arc   Few Enemy Fliers Attemot Defence

700 B-29s Hammer Wide Area of Japan  Enemy Won't Fight Us in: Air, U. S. Officer on Okinawa Save

“Japs Hoard Planes for  Invasion”’   Adm, Ramsey Says It Is Obvious Foe Is Saving Force to Use Whet Yanks Land On Japai

Japs Hoard Force To Repel Invasion   B-29s, Heavy, Medium Bombers Sweep 770-Mile Arc; Shipping Attacked in Search for Targets

LACK OF OPPOSITION BY JAPS AIR FORCE INDICATES NIPS HOARDING PLANES FOR FINALE

Enemy Hides Planes From Attack   Feeble Resistance Hints Foe Waits For D-Day Battle

General Claims Enemy Hoardine Defense Planes   Five Cities in Nip Home Islands Raked By B-29 Fire Bombs

700 U.S. Bombers in Giant Raid on Jap Islands Unopposed   Employ Instruments to Blast Nips Through Heavy Overcast

NIPS HOARD AIR FLEET TO USE IN SUICIDE TACTICS   9,000 ENEMY PLANES MAY BE AVAILABLE TO BATTLE INVASION

100 B-29s Hit Tokyo Vicinity   Yankee Meet With   Yanks Meet With No Opposition During Long Japan Raid

Nin Homeland At Mercy of Yank Armadas   No Air Opposition: City After City in Flames

Enemy Air Force Fails To Engage In Oppositior   Admiral Ramsey Estimates Nips May Have $,000 Airplanes For Defense

WEAK FIGHTER OPPOSITION IS ENCOUNTERED   Nipponese Factories and Railroads Wrecked and  Some Shipping Sunk Otftchare   3.000 TONS DUMPED

Klames Set Dy 700-Piane Blow Against Enemy      American Report Lists Four Cities Bombed While Japan Names Three. Onlpnre   Litlhe Defense Offered By Nips   U. 8. Air General On Oki nawa Expresses Opinion  “They Dow t Liend to Eneage Us tn Aiv’’

Heavy Air Blows Dealt Japan By Some 700 Planes   Nip Factories-Railroads Wrecked By Virtually Unopposed Strikes.

Skies Over Nip Home Islands Virtually Free To U.S. Fliers; Enemy Believed Hoarding Planes To Repel Allied . Land Invasion

Leaders Decide to Seek Senate Ratification of World Security Charter as Soon as Parley Ends

Speedy Action Will Be Sought  On Peace Pact   U. S. Te Press For Senate Ratification Soon As Parley Closes

Asks Early Action on a World Pact   Truman to Submit It to Sen ate as soon as Con ference Closes

YS IT ROBS P-LEASERS F RIGHTS   former City Attorney Charges Law Encouraves City Wells

Paratroopers And Water: borne Infantrymen  Battle On Rock   Enemy Is Thrown Into Dislocation   Capture Of Fortress Will Clear Way For Fleet In Manila Bay

Descent of Air Troops Completely Surprise Japanese; Defenses, Mighty Guns Captured From Rear; 21 Men Rescued on Bataan

Complete Capture of Corregidor Is Assured Says MacArthur; Nimitz. Silent On Carrier Plane Raids Aaainst Tokyo

PARATROOPS IN LANDING CATCH JAPS UNAWARE   Base Secured In 37 Days After Philippine Landings

Skytroopers_ And Infantry Link Forces   Warships Pound Ex. plosives On “Lhe Rock” Where Japanese were Cowering After Being Completely Surprised. Americans Meet Little Opposition

Paratroopers Dropon Rock, - Silence Guns   ‘Force From Captured Ba. taan Strikes at Same Time on South Shore   OPENS MANILA BAY   Tap Position in Capital Hopeless as MacArthur Troops Close In

YANK LANDING OPENS MANILA BAY FOR NAVY   NIPPONESE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE; BIG GUNS SILENCED

Seize Strong Points, Make Capture, Bay Opening Sure   Surprise Japs To  Take Big Guns

FALL OF FORT CERTAIN, SAYS GEN. M’ARTHUR   Landing Effected With Light Casualties, General Says

Fleet Continues Bombardment of Iwo Jima Isle   MacArthur Says   MacArthur Says Corregidor Capture Opens Manila Bay

Three Red Army Groups Battle To Trap Nazis   Russians Make Great Gains and Many of Enemy Force Gives Up

threaten {raf Thousands In Giant Pocket  i i a 5 a   Ragged Remnants Of German Fleet Limp To Ports

a @ as ——-— — er 4 3 _  wi Dy wy “a8 Qoeyesae egy   aus ana“ics ‘orce Xussians “o ~aune) ozec1 ~-“ensive

Battle Raging; Units Of Nazi Navy Give Up   Bitter Fighting Continues in Czechoslovakia After  Official End of Hostilities—Nazis Led by Field Marshal Schoerner

ENEMY SOLDIERS. . FACE ENTRAPMENT IN HUGE POCKET   Remnants of Beaten Foe’s Surface Fleet, Including Two Cruisers, Put in at Copenhagen.   SUBMARINES GIVE UP AT BRITISH PORTS   Channel Isles and Dunkerque Liberated—U. S. Occupation Forces on Way to New Johc.   By ROMNEY WHELs.

SHOWDOWN ON ~ ‘LABOR DRAFT   -HOUSE\EXPECTED TO VOTE TO DAY TO SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL FOR ITS OWN

20 Are Dead In Smashup   PCA: Airliner: Hits’ “Mountain In Storm

10 Killed When Plane Crashes   Airline Transport Hits Eastern Mountainside

20 ARE KILLED IN TRANSPORT GRASH   Battered Tailpiece, Scattered Fragments of Plane Found.

Attack Launched Into Manchuria From Two Sides   Crowds In Moscow Cheer Marching Soviet Columns After Stalin Announces Declaration   PACIFIC WAR AT A GLANCE

Witness for Mrs. Mansfeldt  Tries Suicide   Defense Seeks to Have 8. F. Prosecutor Held in Court Contempt

U.S, OFFICER KILLED IN INDO-CHINA RIOTS   Second Wounded Defending American Headquarters

YANK To KILLED IN INDOCHINA   Another Officer Seriously Wounded in Annamese Trouble.

U: S. Officer Is Slain in Saigon   Another Is Wounded ir Native Revolt: Jap Chief Arrested

U.S. Officer Is Killed in Saigon Riots   One Americati Wounded In Outbreaks; British, French Have Casuaities; Eiecht Natives Slain

Yank is Killed By Annamese   Other American Shot In Saigon Uprising ©

AMERICAN SLAIN IN SAIGON FIGHT   At Least Eight Natives Die In Siege of Headquarters

American Officer Killed, Another Wounded by Annamese in Indo-China

YANK KILLED IN SAIGON RIOTS   Another Seriously Woundec During Disorders

\U- S$. OFFICER KILLED, {ANOTHER WOUNDED BY \NATIVES AT SAIGON’:

Americans Carve Another Slice From Ardennes Salient, Britisl Almost Erase Bridgehead Or West Bank Of Roer   GERMANS MOVE MEN, MATERIALS TO EAST

Could Start Major Drive, Says General   Greater Production ai Home Is Imperative, Somervell Reports

Navy Shatters Precedent to Name New Giant Carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt

New: Battleship Navy Triffute To: Roosevelt  To Be. Named ‘ ‘Fronkti

NEW CARRIER NAMED FOR LATE PRESIDENT   Mrs. Roosevelt Won’t Launch Ship, However ¢

Navy Breaks Precedent To Name New Super-Carrier ‘Franklin D. Roosevelt’

VANDENBERG MAKES DARING SUGGESTION   Would Put Curb On ‘Log-Rolling’  In Congress

Termination Takes Effect at 12:01 A.M. Includes Food Fats   No Hope of Lifting Sugar from List Within Near Future

Effective At 12:01 Saturday Morning; Butter, Canned Fish Included; Sugar is Rationed   Oils. Fats Limited

Meats-kats Rationing To End At Midnight   Sugar Is Only Item Remaining On List Of Rationed Foods

SUGAR I$ ONLY FOOD ITEM NOW ON RATION LIST   Fnd of Program Started in 1943 Teld by Andersen After Capital Cenference

Only Sugar To Remain On Food Rationina   Anderson Says Supply of Fats is Still Close

Sugar Only lien Kept On Control List By Anderson   WHITE HOUSE SA: TO HAVE CONCURRED  Extreme Shortage Of Sugar Will Keep It Under Control

RATIONING OF MEAT TO END TOMORROW   All Food Fats Will Become Point-Free, at the  Same’ Time   ONLY SUGAR IS LEFI

‘Food Fats and Canned Fish Also-Point-Free   Sugar !s Only Food Remaining on Ration List After Midnight

ALL MEAT OFF RATION LIST; FATS 60 POINT FREE SATURDAY   End Comes After Two Years And 8 Months: Sugar To  Remain Rationed

FATS AND OILS ALSO GC OFF RATION LIST TODAY BUT SUGAR DUE TO STAY

Food Fats To Become Point Free.   “Sugar Only. Food. ‘On Ration’ List— Canned Fish °° Ration Free ©

Butter and Lard Also Are Freed by Government   Sugar Alone Remains on Ration Schedule Alter Today. ,

Only Sugar Remains On List, Anderson Explains   Washington, Nov. 23.—(AP)—AIl meat rationing ends tomorrow. At the same time, all faad fate hacame noint-free.

ut Von t throw Away Book 4—  ALL MEAT AND FOOD FATS GO OFF RATION LISTS SATURDAY

SUGAR NOW ONLY FOOD RATIONED   Termination _Is Effective At Midnight Tonight

Secretary of Agriculture Anderson Says There Is No Immediate Prospect Of Lifting Rationing of Sugar

SUGAR IS ONLY FOOD 10 STAY UNDER POINTS   Scarcity in Butter May Limit Stocks for Sale

Effective Midnight Tonighi   Sugar Remains Only Food Still on Rationing List

Rationing of All Meats to. End Saturday   Sugar-Now Only  Food Left on the Ration List:

Sugar Is Sole Item To Remain on List Due to World-wide Shortage of Supply

All Meat Rationing ToEnd   Fats and Canned Fish Also Point Free After Today; Sugar Now Is. Only Rationed Food

Sugar To Remain —  On List .   December Meat Supply Will  Allow 165 Lbs. Per Capita Annually

Meats, Fats Off Rationing At Midnight   Sugar Only Food To Remain Under Federal Control

Sugar Only Food Remaining Under Control Due to Supply Change Since V-J Day

FOOD FATS TO BE POINT FREE   Sugar Will Be the Only Food  Left on Ration List Now.   STARTED IN MARCH °43

Meats, Butter, Fats And. Oils To. Be Point Free STARTS TONIGHT Lifting Of. Ban Announced By Anderson  Today

ALL MEAT RATIONING WILL END TOMORROW; ONLY SUGAR LEFT  STATED NO IMMEDIATE PROSPECT OF LIFTING OI SUGAR RATIONING

All Fats Go Point-Free At Midniaht   Sugar Only Food To Remain On List; More Meat Available Than In Sprina, Summer

SUGAR IS ONLY FOOD NOW LEFT ON STAMP LIST   Rationing of All Meats And Food Fats Ends At 12:01 Saturday  Morning; In Effect Since March, 1943.

[Butter, Margarine, Lard and } Shortening Also Become Point-Free, GPA  H Announces

Rationing Ends On All Foods Except Sucar   World-Wide Shortage Of Sugar Continues

Only Sugar Remains On U.S. List   Butter, Margarine, Shortening and Lard Go Off Points

SUGAR IS ONLY FOOD STAYING ON RATION LIST   End of Ratiening Effective Saturday ; Free Butter, Lard

Cooking Fats Also Become Point-Free   Suqar Now Only Food Remaining On Ration List

All Rationing  Except Sugar To End Tonich   Meat, Butter, Fate ane Oils Freed From Restrictions

Government Sees Good Supply for Civilians; Action Fol. lows White House Talks,

Only Sugar To Require Points After Saturday   All Meat, Canned Fish, Butter, Margerine, Shortening Point-Free

Sugar Is Only Food Item Still On Ration List   Restrictions Off Canned Fish, Fats and Oils

BUTTER, LARD SHORTENING INCLUDED   Sugar Only Food Left On Ration List  SHIPMENTS   fo Allied And Liberated Countries To Continue. Anderson Announces

bolished; Sugar  Controls Remain   Slight Increase in Meat Supply Seen; Civil Actions Against Restaurants To Be Dropped; Fat Salvage Continues

Fats Also Will Become Ration Free   New Order by Secretary Anderson Leaves Sugar As Only Food on List Reauiring Points

Meat Rationing Is Ended; Only  Sugar Remains   Recame Effective At 12:01 a, m, Saturday; Butter Also Freed

Food Fats To Become Point Free   Sugar Only Food On Ration List— Canned Fish Ration Free

End Meat Rationing Saturday   Food Fats and Canned Fish to Be Point-Free; Restrictions on Rare doa wrn

BUTTER, LARD ALSO 10 BE POINT-FREE   Canned Fish, Shortening and Margarine Other Items Freed From Controls—Sugar Now Only Food Under Quotas.

Sugar Is Last  tem On Nation Food Curb List   No Early Prospects For Its Being Freed

Sugar Only Food Remaining Under Controlled Sales   Fats Still Short But Officials Hope To Spread Supplies

Sugar Will Be Only Food Still Rationed After This Midnight   Increase In Meat Is Seen For All   Shortage In Fats And Oils However, Will Continue For Sometime

Lifting of All Meat Rationing   Effective 12:01 Saturday a. m. Sugar Only Food Left on Ration List

“Sugar Alone to Require . Yamps From Purchasers   Margarine, Lard, Shortening to Become Point-Free as Most Restrictions End

All Rationing Of Foods Except ‘Sugar Ends Tonight At Midnight   Consumers Will No Longer Be Required To Use Stamps

Sugar Is Last On List   Supplies of Fats, Oils to Continue  To be Limited

Bffectiv e¢ Midnight ‘To. night; Includes — All Meats, Butter; “Lard.

ALL MEAT RATIONING TO END SATURDAY   Sharp: ‘Revision in Farm Policy Seen Truman Ain

FATS AND OILS ALSO REMOVED BY NEW ORDEI   LONG-AWAITED ACTION TAKEN BY, SECRETARY OF . AGRICULTURE—SUGAR STILL  18 RATIONED  >

Require Poin After Saturday.   All Meat, Canned Fish; Butter, Margerine, Shortening Point-Free.

ALL FOOD FATS ALSO RELEASED FROM OPA LIST      Sugar Only Food Still Rationed; No End In Sight

No Ration Points Required For Meats Bought Saturday; Program Started In 1943   Sugar Is Now Only Food Left On Ration List; End Of Rationing Will In No Way Affect Government Plans For Shipment of Meets to Allied, Liberated Countries

‘arine, Lard, Shortening, . Canned Fish Taken Off; Sugar Remains

Only Sugar Remains On Food List Under Government Order   Dropping Of All Red Points Will Become Effective At 12:01 a. m., Anderson Says; Fats And Oils Will Continue To Be Scarce For Several Months

Also Free Butter, Other Food Fats; Only Sugar Left   Termination Is Effective At 12.01 AM Saturday; Started 32 Months Ago

SUGAR WILL REMAIN ON RATION LIST   Fats, Canned Fish, Cooking Oils Also Off List

Butter, Lard Other Fats  Point Free   Sugar Only Rationed Food Left; Price Ceilings Unchanged

Only Sugar Remains On Food Ration List After Midnight   New Order Also Frees Lard, Margarine; Shortening; Supply of Fats, Oils Will Remain Short

ONLY SUGAR TO REMAIN Of POINT BASIS   All Food Fats Also Become Free At 12:01 A. M., OPA Rules ;

Sugar Is Only Food Still On Control List   Fats, Oils Will Still Be Hard To Find, Official Warns   MANY RED POINTS   New System Required If Oils Were To Be Regulated

HATIONING TE Be FINIOKED AT MIDNIGHT   includes Canned Fish; Sugar Now Only Item Left in Ration Book.

Butter, Lard Also To Be Point-Free   No Immediate Prospect Of Lifting Rationing On  C..wer

Sugar Only Ration ltem  After Today   OPA Removes All Restrictions Except Sugar Effective At Midmeht Tonight.

MEAT RATIONING ENDS AT MIDNIGHI   Including Butter, Fats and Oils. Only Sugar Remains on Foods

Will Go Off List Tonight At Midnight   Sugar Only Food Left “On List; Export for Relief Unaffected. —

Sugar Remains Only Rationed Kitchen Produc   Food Fats, Shortening Off; End Effective at 12:01 A. M. Saturday

Butter and Fats Taken Off List; Sugar Control Will Continue   Termination Is Effective at 12:01 A, M. Tomorrow

Only Sugar Will Stay  on List   Controls Removed From Butter, Fats, Anderson Announces

Butter, Oilsand Fats Taken From Controlled List   Only Sugar Left in Restricted Class by Acriculture Chief

LONDON PAINED BY REDS’ RUSH IN ZONE STORY   Seen as Evidence ot Hurry to Remove  Allies in Area

RUSS ANNOUNCE OCCUPATION ZONE: IN SUPRISE MOVE   Division Involves U. S. Withdrawal From 150 Miles of Germany

Burbank Pickets Hold Line   Violence Threat in Lumber Strike is Repeated Today

Eisenhower Has Another Version Of Hitler's Death   Says There Is Some Evidence He Succumbed to Brain Hemorr hage—Tod by Swede

Himmler’s Tip Voids ‘Fight to End’ Story  Gestapo Chief Told Allies on Ath OA Buehrer Gravely Ill

Ike Says Hitler No Hero   German Admiral Takes Over Reins Of German Reich

Nazi Chieftain Sutfered Brain Ii, Allies Told   U. S. General of Army Reveals Report of Talks With Himmler

General Dwight Kisenhower Says There is Evidence that Hitler had Died of Brain’ Hemorrhage Instead of Hero’s Death in Battle.

Eisenhower Says Evidence Indicates Hitler Had Not Died Hero’s Death In Battle As Nazis Claim Doenitz Takes Over Ag -Adolf’s Successor ,

HITLER'S ‘HERO TALE DOUBTED   Brain Hemorrhage More Likely, Says Eisenhower

Eisenhower Says Brain. Hemorrhage May Have Gaused Death Of Hitler’

Kisenhower Says Brain  Hemorrhage Is Indicated   Doenitz Takes Over Ousts Ribbentrop As Minister  In First Act

T ruman Says Believes Story Hitler Dead   ike Says Doenitz Version Differs From That of Himmler

AILMERT OF BRAIN MAY BE CAUSE   Nazi Radio’s Account Concerning Fuehrer  Is Not Confirmed

Fatal Brain’  Possible         EISENHOWER TELLS OF . EVIDENCE OF SUCH A DEATH DOENITZ NOW NAZI LEADER’

Van Wie Back In Bastile as Bail Raised    Carline Casanova Ordere¢ To Trial; Ehrlich Ts Missing

Congress Says Nation: Should Retain Islands   Navy: Appropriation Bill O $24,879,510,546 Is Passed In House

Would Annex Japs’ Islands   Passage of Naval Appropriation by House Prompts Congressional Demands

34,468 February  Army Casualties   Figures Released For Western Front

AFL Warns Foes Of Jobless Pay   Compromise Bill Gains Headway in Congress

Labor Backing  Benefits Bill   Opposed CongressmenFace os *Rilaghk}

Green Threatens Fight on Jobless Aid Bill Opponent   Warns of ‘Blacklist’ As Sen. George Terms Measure ‘Unworkable’

Tokyo Tells of Damage Wrough! On China Coast   Attacks Continue On Japan Cities

‘Extensive Damage’ to American Naval  ~ Vessels Revealed   Invasion of Luzon “is Costly to Convoys: - Pacific War News

Bogart To Marry Lauren Bacall      tec “Tough Guy? Awails Divorce from Present Wife

ANOTHER CHAPTER IS ADDED IN ARMY-NAVY GONTROVERS’   PATTERSON SENDS REPLY TO FORRESTAL'S PROTEST ON DOOLITILE'S REMARKS  - TO COMMITTEE

ROUND 3 NEXT Ih ARMED FORCES PRIVATE WAR   Patterson Defends Right to Speak With “Force and Vigor”

Bronx Boy Sees Blessed Virgin  Curious Audience of 25,000 Miss Miracle

AIRMEN ALSO ~ USE ROCKETS ~ DURING RAID   ¥WO ACRES OF ENEMY POSITION ON OKINAWA SPRAYED WITH BLAZING GASGLINE JELLY

BLASTS AIMED AT CHURCHILL   Laborites, Prime Minister in Bitter Row on Frisco Parley Delegation

Laborites Accuse Churchill Of Packing Conference Deleration To Maintain Supremacy Of Conservatives

Laborites Hit Churchill Choice of 8S. F. Aids   Accuse Prime Minister of Packing Britain’s Delegation in Order to Maintain Postwar Supremacy of Conservative Party

A Busy Day For Congress: Talk Bombs, Merger   Marshall Urges a Union of Army and Navy at Hearing

Solons Hear  Savants Talk Atom Control   Truman Says Congress Soon To Approve Measure

lelevision Lo Guide Atomic Bombs: Arnold  Air Forces General Is Heard By Senate   TAX CUTSTUDIED   Gen. Marshall Asks For Unification Of Army And Navy

CONFERENCE ON JAP WAR SEEN   TRUMAN AND CHURCHILL EX. PECTED TO HOLD MEETING * SOON ON FAR EAST WAR

TRUMAN AND CHURCHILL MAY MEET   Briton May Come to Washington to Discuss Jap War

UAW Rejects Truman’s Plea  To End Strike   Council Requests Locals Vote ‘No’ on Appeal To Resume Work

UA. W. Rejects Pres. Truman's Back-to-Job Plea   Wage Raised Offered By G. M. Is Turned Down bv Workers

GM Representatives Recommend Unions Reject Truman's Appeal   Trv To “Force” Strike

UNION LEADERS URGE FIGHT ON WALKOUT BILL   Representatives Hold Out for 30 Per Cent  Pay Increase

REJECT PLEA FOR RETURN TO JOBS WITH GM   Company Fay Increase Offer Of 10 Per Cent Refused

News Day And Night   President Had Asked Return To Jobs Pending Settlement On Pay   Motor Pickets Encirele Plants   100.000 Others Are Idle Across Nation As Strikes Continue In Force

Demanding 30 Per Cent Wage Increases   Nation’s Idle Now Number. More Than 400,000 Men

SUSPEND GAS OF 29 HUNTERS   OPA Hearings In Benton Harbor Penalize Local Nimrods

HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY ‘TAKES  ACTION ON CONSCRIPTION— JULY DRAFT CUT  : HINTED

Draft Extension Voted in House Without Change   Congressmen Show No Disposition to Amend Service Law

FLEET LURKS  OFF ISLAND !N OKINAWA-AREA   Balikpapan Invasion ‘Expected at Any Time Now

Prober Seeks MacArthur As Witness   U.S. Assurance Of Support to Britain Revealed

Seek M’Arthur For Testimony   Wants to Know How Many Jap Messages He Saw

UNION LEADERS OF  BRITAIN CONDEMN  STEVEDORE STRIKES DECLARED WALKOUT  WAS BEING ENCOURAGED RY COMMITINISTS

Union Heads Condemn Dock Strike   Say Walkout Encouraged by Communists  And Others

British Strike Hit by Leaders  Charge Communists Fomented Trouble

‘Communists Urge Strike’   British Union Leaders Condemn Spreading Stevedore  W alkouts,

BLAME BRITISH DOCK WALKOUT TO COMMUNISTS   Union Leaders Condemn Strikes; Threatens Meager Food Supply

Union Leaders Condemn Britair Stevedore Strike   Strike Paralyzes Ports And Menaces Ration System,

BRITISH DOCK TIE-UP LAID TO COMMUNISTS   Union Leaders Charge Reds Help Encourage Spread

Reds Blamed In Dock Strike   British Ship Tieup Widens to Edinburgh; Troops Unload Food

Hitler Long Planned His Soviet Attack   Evidence Presented to Show German Acts Premeditated

Hitler Got Set For Reds Early In War   German Fuehrer’s Guesses Revealed At War Crimes Tria

Red Border Lined In 1940 for Blow   Attack on England Alse Planned ¥ i

Russia Attack Planned Early   Prosecutors Unfold Story of Hitler's East Drive

ADOLF PLANNED RUSSIAN WAR FOR 10 MONTHS   Weather Accounted For ‘Phony War’ In West, War Crimes Court Is Informed

Court Told Hitler Prepared 10 Months to Invade Russia   German Records, Offered at Nuernberg Trial, Show Nazi Armies Were Poised to Strike Through Low Countries and France Nov. 7, 1939, but Because of Bad Weather Attack Was Put Off Week by Week for 6 Months.

Nazis Plans To Hit Soviets Told  Planned 10 Months Refore Attacks

Ruthless Nazi Military Moves Revealed  Hitler Planned to  Annihilate tha Riuccion Army

COMMUNIST BACKGROUND’ —__ CHARGED BY. COMMITTEE   HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE. LIST: BIXTEEN IN ARMY AS HAV. - ING “COMMUNIST BACKGROUND"   By RAYMOND WILCOVE International News Service

Probe Reveals 16 Army Men Linked With Communism  Forty Others. Ousted From Training For “Counter Intelligence’ Reasons

‘RED’ OFFICERS IN ARMY CITEL   House Commitee Reports Findings of Inquiry

Gen. George S. Patton Bids Farewell to Third Army He Led to Victory

PATTON PARTS COMPANY WITH OLD COMMAND   Old Blood and Guts Turns Over Valiant  Third Army

Yields Command of Third Army:   Patton Becomes New  Head of Skeleton 15th

ARMY AND NAVY MERGER RAPPED   Fleet Admiral King Says Combine Would Break Up “Winning Team”

Army-Navy Merger Under One Head Would Break Up Winning Team, King Says

Adm. King Scores Proposed Merger  Says Would Break Up Winning Team

{my and Navy Werger Ls Hii By Adm. King   Navy Chief Says Merger Would Break Up Greatest Winning ~i in All History

Admiral King Sees Danger in Merger Of ‘Winning Team   Officer Voices Views At Hearing Before Senate Committee

Army,Navy Union Opposed by King   Admiral Points Out Great Teamwork Won This War

King Affacks Service Union   Admiral Disapproves Dis. carding System Now in Effect 

ARMY MERGER   Says Present U. S. Military Setup Greatest Winning - Team In History

New Polish Government  Is Predicted   Former London Premier and Warsaw Groups Agvrecing

POLISH UNITY REPORTED NEAR   Announcement Of New Plan For Government Expected To Be Made Soon

WAR SPENDING OFF 19 BILLION IN NEW BUDGET   Roosevelt Asks 83 Billion For Fiscal Year Starting July 1

FDR ASKS CUT TO 70 BILLION IN WAR BUDGE}   12 Billion More Requested for Non-War Purposes During New Year

Seventy Billion War Budget s  Given Congress   President Roosevelt Submits Budget Message For a Coming Fiscal Year   SIZEABLE DROP IN MILITARY FUNDS

BUDGET SHOWS WAR SPENDING FIGURE DROPS   ere te  Roosevelt Lops Off 19 Billions  Se aiatiienal  OUTLINES GOALS  em  Congress Gets President’s Message

Fd. SUBMITS “AR BUDGET TO CONGRESS   Asks 70 Billion for War and 13 Billion for Other Purposes

AGREE ON TAX CONCESSIONS TO VETERANS   House Conferees Take Favorable Action  On Senate Plan

ENLISTED MEN PAY NO TAXES   House Goes Along With Senate To Forgive Income Levies

Enlisted Men’s Income Taxes Will Be Forgiven Since 1941   First Decision Reached in Senate-House Parley— Commissioned Men Get More Time to Pay— Bodies Deadlocked on Corporation Taxes

Final Action On Big Tax Cu  Gets Underway   House Experts Okeh Move to Forgive Enlisted Personnel From Paying Tax

MONEY WASTED IN BUILDING OF MILITARY CAME   Rep. Engel Says Army Deliberately Tossed Away Funds At Fort Meade   POST CONSTRUCTION OVER 23 MILLIONS

Meade Project ls Called Waste Of Tax Dollars   Cost-Plus System of Con tracts Criticized by Rep. Engel

HOOPER TRIAL NEARING CLOSE   Sigler, Defense Attorneys  To Present Closing Arguments Today

Detroit Mayor Retains Office Over ClO Foe   N.Y. Democratic Victor Gains Record Margin; Cleveland Mayor Wins

Decisiveness Peak Near In  Furope War   Within Weeks. al Most. Perhaps Within Days, World] Will Know Whether End of Killing is Close at Hanil

 Interpreting The War News—  Allies Race Against Spring Thaws ‘In Striving To Deal Final Blow

Three Fourths Of Vienna In Battle Flame   Germans Say Reds Fight Into Schoenbrunn Park; Reach Railway.   CLOSING ESCAPE GAF

Battle Rolling Over Most Of Vienna In Unrelenting Fight   Three-Fourths of City in Hands of Russians, More Columns Fighting Near Or Into Beleaguered Austrian Capital

ENCIRCLEMENT OF AUSTRIAN CAPITAL NEAR   Russians Fight Into Schoenbrunn Park, Site of Summer Palace of the Hapsburg Monarchs  CLOSING ESCAPE GAP

Flame of Battle Rolls Over ThreeFourths of Vienna   Reds Within 12 Miles of Closing North Escape Gap

Three-Fourths Of Vienna In Fighting Zone   Escape Gap On North Being Closed; Enemy Reports Berlin Push May Be Under Way

Red Troops Fight To Control Vienna   Battle Raging Throughout Day Within Mile of Heart of City

VIENNA CAPTURE BY RED TROOPS APPEARS NEAR   Soviets Overrunning City; Re. ports Russians Trying to Cross Danube

Vienna Nearly Encircled by Soviet Troops.   German Escape Route From North Side of. City Faces Cutting

Nazis Report Reds Within Mile of ‘Ring   Soviets Reach hey Railway Station—  Near Eseape Gap on North Side of Danube

Russians Hold Most of Old Vienna   Soviet Troops Take Railway Station, Near Heart of City

Soviets Within 8 Miles of Cutting Nazis’ Escape   Reach Railway Station In North Part of City 

Russians Fight * Near the Center Of Old Vienna   Flame of Battle Rolls Over City; Only One Escape * Railway Is Left.   Reds May Be Starting ” Their Drive on Berlin

Battle Engulfs Three Fourths Of Old Vienna   Russians Reach Site Of Hapsburg Palace; Escape Gap On North Closing.

SOVIETS MIL FROM HEART OF CITY   Franz Josef Rail Station Reached By Russians   Also Entered By Russians: Drive To Clear Peninsula Of Samland

SOVIETS DRIVE FOR HEART Ot CAPITAL CITY   German Radio Declare: Red Dr:ve On Berlin Underway

BATTLE WITHIN A MILE OF “RING,” IN HEART OF CITY   SOVIET FORCES CLOSE ALL BUT 8 MILES OF ESCAPE GAP ON NORTH

Flames of Battle Roll Over Vienna   Russians Battle to Site of Hapsburg Summer — Palace      NARROW ESCAPE GAP   Operations in Force Indicate Movement Against  Berlin

FIGHTING RAGED IN BEAUTIFUL STREETS OF VIENNA MONDAY  NEARLY THREE-FOURTHS OF AUSTRIAN CAPITAL IN PDIICCIAN TANNC

Reds Battle Into Center  Of Capital   Three-quarters Of City Reported In Russian Wands

Russians Fight  Into Franz Josef  Railway Station   Flame Of Battle Has Rolled Over Three-Fourths Of Austrian Capital

Fighting Rages in Three-Quarters of Vienna, Nazis Say   Reds Within Mile of the Heart of City; Mopup on in Koenigsberg

Three-Fourths Of Vienna In Battle Flames   Russians Within Mile From Heart of City in Street-by-sircet Battle, Reported Crossing Danube.

Three-Fourths of City Appears to Be In Russian Hands; Escape Gap Reduced

Kussians Reach Franz Josef Railway Station In North Of Vienna: Other Forces Attempting To Storm Across Eastern Bank Of  Danube.

MOST OF GITY UNDER BATTLE      Germans Report Russians Fighting in Three-Fourths Of Vienna.   REACH VITAL PLACES

Flame of Battle Rolled’ Over . ‘Three-Fourths of Austrian Capital.   In the South Russians ‘Were Fighting Within a Mil of Ring. “

—EASTERN. FRONT— os  Russians Within Mile Of Heart Of City; -: Near Escape Gap         Flaming Battle Reported In Schoenbrunn Park, Site Of Summer ace Of. Hapsburg Monarchs; ’ Reds Only :A Mile From Famous Rine

Flame of ‘Battle Is ‘Mounting   Troops Fight in Three Fourths of Vienna; Russians Push for the Ring

Soviets Within One Mile Of Vienna ‘s Heart   German Reports Sa) Reds Storming Across Danube

Battle Raging Over Three Fourths Vienna   Reds 8 to 12 Miles From Closing Gap

WITHIN MILE OF VIENNA'S HEART   Reds Are Reported To Be At Schoenbrunn Park And Franz Josef Station

Three F:: ~urths Of Vienna Reported x“sgulfed By Rolling Flame:-Of Battle

REPORT SOVIET ASSAULT NEAR HEART OF CITY   Gap in Encircling Push ls Only Eight Miles Wide, Claim

U. S. Reveals Nazi Peace Feelers Received by British in Stockholm

GERMAN PEACE “FEELERS” MADE   Approach To Allies Made Thrt Swedish Businessman

ALL BERLIN BURNING EXCEPT ONE AREA   Flight Over German Capita) Keveals That ,Only Potsdam District Has Escaped Flames.

 . ae ‘ Immunization Program Siarts : In Rural Schools Dezesdex 11

Senate Votes to [Pay Way Home ‘For War Workers   Count ts 65 to 14; Bill Grants Up to $200 for Moving; Feel Obligoted

TrumanBid For Increased Pay  For Idle Lost   Senate Also Votes to Return U. 8.- Employment Service to States; Trav _ el Allowance Sought

SENATE VOTED PAY STRANDED WORKERS WAY BACK TO HOMES  IT WAS FIRST ADMINIS     EMPLOYMENT BILL

SENATORS KILL JOBLESS AID OF $25 PER WEEK   Truman Also Receives Bad Beating On Bid To Keep USES From States

Congressmen Now Propose Payments  Of $200 to War Workers Going Home

Travel Pay For Stranded War Workers Voted   Truman Senators Score Victory Following Two Maiar Defeate.

Truman Suffers Two Defeats In Senate Balloting   Solons Reject Jobless Benefit Bills

SENATE VOTED PAY STRANDED WORKERS WAY BACK TO HOMES   IT WAS FIRST ADMINIS“TRATION VICTORY IN UNEMPLOYMENT BILL

SENATE KILLS TRUMAN PLAN   $25-a- Week Jobless Pay Proposal of President Loses, 51 to 29

Senate Votes Pay  Home for Jobless  Take View Workers Induced From Home, Should Aid Return

-—NEW FIGHT— Workers’ Travel Pay Opposed  ‘Third Contest  Shaping Over Jobless Bill

Two Jobless Battles Lost: Sure Of Third   Leaders Say Bill Involves Paying Wav Home For War Workers.   ALARMS MCLELLAN

TO PAY FARES HOME   Senate Votes Transportation § to - Those Who Moved to War Jobs

Travel Pay For War Workers Hot Issue   President Defeated In Two Proposals Ey The Senate

Administration Beaten On Jobless Aid Tests; [ransportation Pay To Unemployed Discussed

Travel Pay for Stranded War Workers Voted   Senate Approves Plan After Administration Suffers Two Defeats

Administration Chiefs Hope To Pass Bill Providing Aid IF or Stranded War Employes

23 Yanks Hold Out In Orchard  Surrounded American: ECinallyu Raccruad

Hammer $ Slayer Of Divorcee In Hotel Sought   Male Companion. Hunted After Nude Body Was - Diseovered By Maid;  ’ Fiance Questioned ~

Bomb Jap Ships In Formosa Area   Yanks Fliers Strike From Philtppines

Liberators, Based Qn Philippines, In Expanding Raids   Report Bold Thrust Is Made Into Enemy Waters East Of Formosa   FIVE JAP VESSELS FIRED BY ATTACK

START RAIDS . ON FORMOSA   BOMBERS BASED IN PHILIP PINES OPEN ATTACKS ON JAP. ARMY AND NAVY —  . BTRONGHOLD

HEAVY U. 5. BOMBERS HIT FORMOSA AREA   Five Nip Ships Set Afire in Move to Cut Enemy Supply Lines

Kurope Voted Down 25 to 23 In Stiff Fight At Conference   Six on Preparatory Commission Abstain from Balloting

U.S. SELECTED FOR UNO SEAT   VOTE OF 30 TO 14 CAST FOR HEADQUARTERS

Paper Reports Sen. Falzone May Resign   Colleagues Expect Resignation Before Trial Resumes Tuesday

Death Sentence Given Two Spies   Men Landed By U-Boat Hear Verdict Handed By Seven-Man Board

TRUMAN TAKES POTOMAC CRUISE   Spends Week-end Aboard : Presidential Yacht

43 Railroads Buy Pullman Sleeping Car Organization   U. S. Supreme Court May Have To Give Approval

De Gaulle Rules Out New Trial For Pierre Laval   French Leader Says “Certainly Not” to Reporter's Question, Claim New Evidence

New Laval Trial Balked   General DeGaulle Turns Down Move; Laval Sentenced to Death

Looks Worse For Laval Now   DeGaulle Not Inclined To -Order New Trial Despite "New Evidence’ Report

DE GAULLE WILL NOT GIVE LAVAL ANOTHER TRIAL   Attorneys Say Important New Facts Uncovered In Switzerland Will “Explode”’ Case Against Vichy Leader If New Trial Is Granted.

May Deny New Trial For Laval  - DeGaulle Answer  i tte a Oh oct ta

AIDS SAY PAPERS MAY SAVELAVAL   Claim Nazis Halted Plan Tc Hand Rule To De Gaulle

Gen. DeGaulle Rules Out New Trial For Laval   Paris Newspaper Says Former Vichyite Will Be Executed Wednesday

New Evidence To Clear Laval   Smuggled Documents Key to New Defense

NEW TRIAL FOR LAVAL APPARENTLY RULED OUT BY DEGAULLE  EARLIER, LAVAL’S ATTOR NEYS CLAIMED NEW EVI DENCE TO CLEAR CLIENT

LAVAL’S DOOM APPEARS SURE   De Gaulle Says No Retrial for Traitor

GEN. DE GAULLE DENIES ORDER FOR NEW TRIAL   Defense Claims New Evidence That Would Clear Ex-Vichy Chief

No New Trial For Laval, Gen.  DeGaulle Rules   Defense Attorneys Say New Evidence Clearing  Vichy Chief Found.

‘MacArthur's Men Make iNew Landing In Luzon; Japanese Forces Trapped

JAPS ON LUZON NOW TRAPPED   Caught Between Manila and New Landing On South Coast.

Back of the Headlines   Big Powers Seem To Head Into Misunderstanding

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Political Liberals Crashing Into Art of Living Come in For Caustic Criticism

3,000 Ton Fire Bomb Raid by B-29s   Surrender in  90 Days or  Long War Held To be Expectation

Superforts Shower 3,000 Tons of Bombs on Osaka   Chinese Attack Jap-Held Wenchow; Ishan Fighting Continues

Jap Line Totters On Okinawa   Aussies Take Brunei Town, on Borneo, and Chinese Attack Wenchow: Tough On Luzon

BOMB ATTACKS ON JAPAN WILL BE STEPPED UP   Jap Ground Forces Crack Up on Okinawa and Withdraw in China

‘Unless Nips Surrender Quickly, Japan Will Be “Terrible Place To Live.” ENEMY ON OKINAWA  NOW BREAKING UP

Osaka Fired as Air Chief Reveals Plans   ‘Arnold Promises Two Billion Tons of Bombs in Year

7,000,000 Tons Of Bombs Yearly Will Hit Nippon   Military Leagers Say Japs Will Quit Soon Or Not At All

ARNOLD SAYS BOMB ATTACKS TO RUIN JAPAN   3.000 Tons Dropped On Industrial Center; Ground Forces Taking Beating

Osaka Burning After Another Superfort Hit   Defenses On Okinawa Crumble Under Bitter Attacks Of  Marines

Okinawa Japs Cracking; End Of Drive Near   Enemy Flees on Borneo; Retreats in China, But Holds in Philippines _.

UNITED STATES AIR CHIEF PROMISES TO DESTROY ALL JAPAN   JAP GROUND FORCES ON OKINAWA, BORNEO AND CHINA LOSING GROUND

2 Million Tons Of Bombs To Hit ~ Nippon Annually   Gains Reported By Allies On Okinawa, Borneo, Two Vital China Fronts

COME, ARNOLD WARNS ENEMY   Japs Begin to Crack On Okinawa, Fall Back in China

AllJapan Doomed. To Death   Enemy Cracking On Okinawa And in Borneo

American Leaders Expect Enemy May Crack Any Minute   Yanks Seize Yaeju Hill, Osaki Blasted, 'Chinaes Attack Wench

Superforts in Heavy Attack On Jap City   Isaka in Flames as General Arnold Pledges Bombing Assaults to Reach 2,000,000 Tons a Year — Nip Forces Yield More Ground on Okinawa and Flee on Borneo.

Surrender of Jap Army Is Announced   Thousands March Into Soviet Prison Compounds

RUSSO - TURKISH SITUATION HAS BAD ELEMENTS   Mackenzie Sees Makings Of Another Dangerous Upheaval; Russia Sends 200,000 Troops Into Bulgaria; Dardanelles And Turkish Ar menia Are Issues.

Reds Bullying Turkey On Dardanelles Issue  _ * = pr _yw...   Soviet Troop Arrival in Balkans Freighted With War Potentialities

Russo-Turk Dardanelles  Dispute Hot   provides Making Of Dangerous Upheaval In Batkans; Red Troops Maneuvering Near ‘Furkish Border

RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH BULGARIA PROVIDE MAKINGS OF ANOTHER REALBALKAN PROBLEM

‘Russo-Turkish Dispute Is Waxing Hot; Soviet Wants iFree Use of Dardanelles

Status of Dardanelles Is of Utmost Importance to Russia   TURKEY CONTROLS DARDANELLES

Admiral Stark To Give Story   Naval Officer Will Appear Before Pearl Harbor  Probers

HARBOR QUIZ   Former awed Operations Chief Called As First Witness Tuesday

Pearl Harbor Quiz To Resume Today   Naval Chief to Reveal Details of Jap Attack

Admiral Harold R. Stark Will Tel! His Version of Pear] Harhor Assault Today When Prohe Resumes

Indo-British Parley Stalls   Collapse Threatened By Factional Dispute Over Council Seats

GANDHI HOPES FOR ACCORD WITH BRITAIN   Prays for Happy Outcome to the Wavell Conference to Discuss Plans for an Almost Complete Indian Government.

Vets and Auxiliary Members Face Full Programs as Encampment Gets in Full Swing — Banquet, Dedicaa ee   Gandhi Hopes For Peaceful Outcome

Gandhi Prays For Success  Of Conference   Hope Expressed Despite Present Stalemate At Simla Meeting Called By Viceroy Wavell

Temperatures   Hot Steel Rain Falls on lwo, Nimitz Reports  - Bold Strike Opens Manila Bay To Pacific Fleet  Rv Rav Cronin

Death Rains On Iwo Jima; Tokyo Jittery   Conquest Of Manile ls Near At Hand, General MacArthur Declares

FIRE GO. IN BRISTOL HAS AN ANNIVERSARY   Good Will Hose Company Was Organized in 1895   RECALLS EARLY DAYS

GOOD WILL HOSE C0. MARKS ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY HERE   Names of 4 of the Charter Members of Co. Still On Roster   BANQUET IS SERVED   William L. Stackhouse, For. mer Co. Fire Marshal, Is Speaker

British Continue Limited Gains At Soerabaya  20,000 Trained Men Reported

British-Indian Troops Advance AtSoerabaya   Suspicion Is Expressed That Rebels Are Using Poison  Gas

Owners Prepare Reply to Lewis Royalty Demand   Operator Describes United Mine Workers’ New Proposal As Absurd   COST OF PROPOSAL 62 MILLION A YEAR   UMW Chief Calls on Operators to Abandon DogIn-Manger Attitude

John L. Repeats Demand For 10c A Ton Royalty   ‘Operators’ Spokesman Says It Would Make Lewis Labor Czar

F oe Ready to Accept Potsdam Declaration  Leaders Demand Emperor Hirohite a aa id a Nile en

ALL YANKS TAKEN: PRISONER FREED   ‘THOSE NOT ALREADY SENT HOME WILL BE ON WAY BEFORE END OF JUNE,

KASSEL NOW _ ~ UNDER FIRE   GERMAN ARMY NOT YET ABLE TO. PRESENT SOLT LINE TO GUARD BERLIN AND GOEBBELS QUOTED AS SAYIING WAR IN EUROPE IS NEAR END— ~ GAINS FROM TEN TO 45 MILES REPORTED

HP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   IST AND 3RD ARMIES CLOSE IN ON KASSEL; COFRRELS SAYS WAR IS NEAR END

Heidelberg Falls To Seventh Army   Nazi High Command Said to Have Told Hitler Fight Cannot Continue

LS . Southeast Rains  Will End Teday     i   Slightly Cooler Weather Forecast Tonight

Capture Nazis’ Military Analyst   Gen. Dittman Sees End To War in Few Days

Big Three Parley Details Settled   Middle East Believed  Site of Conference

Tri-Partife Meeting Sife Is Selected   Advance Party Ready To Attend Meeting

Truman Puzzles Both Liberals,  Conservatives  ne   Follows Middle Of Road Policy

Truman Hews To Center Of Road   In Office Two Months, President Shows No Inclination to Lean Bither Right Or Left

WORKERS VOTE TO END STRIKE   Wright Empioyes Heed Appeals To Resume Jobs

____ WHAT OUR BOYS ARE DOING T0 4 WIN THE WAR  me aeoeeeee ee 8s

Nazis Attorneys May Call British  In Defense Move   Testimony Of ‘Set’ Is Proposed

‘Cliveden Set’ May Be Called  Sought As Defense Witnesses In Trial

Defense Plans German War Group Sna gged   Legal Restrictions te Pre veul Calling of Titled Britons and Others as Witnesses

Lady Astor Among Those Summoned:   Defense Attorneys Tc Take Over As U. S. Prosecutors Close

Defense Attorneys Will Call Prominent Britons To Stand In Historic War Crime Cases

=  Defendants in War Crimes Trial Seek British Group as Witnesses

Nazis to Ask Noted Britons To Testify   Prominent Members of ‘Clivedon Set’ Wanted as Witnesses

Legal Bars Loom  In Path of Move   ‘Cliveden Set? Mentioned Ry Vou Rihbbenirnn

‘liveden Set lay Testify At War Trial   lazi Defense Indicates High Ranking Britons Will Be Summoned

Prominent Britons May Be Witnesses In War Trials   -Legal. Restrictions ‘Against Foreigners Moy Block Plan:

Threat Made To Call Some With Titles   Appears Move In War Crimes  Trial Be Blocked

NAZI CRIMINALS ASK TESTIMONY OF TOP BRITISK   Von Ribbentrop, Other Defend. ants Would Use ‘Cliveden Set’ on Stand

Big Name Britons May Be Excluded From  Defense Questioning   Legal Restrictions Appear to Thwart Summoning of Cliveden Set To Historic War Crimes Trials

GERMANS ON TRIAL WOULD PUT TITLED BRITONS ON STAND   But It Appears Effort Will Be Blocked by Restric  tions on Calling Foreigners to Nuernberg.   'U. 8S. TO COMPLETE ITS CASE THIS WEEK   English Prosecutors Then Will Present Evidence Dealing With Crimes Against Peace.

Nazis Seek ‘Cliveden Set’ As Witnesses   Lady Astor Is Among Those Named by Defendants

Pearl Harbor Japs ‘Lucky,’ Admiral Says   Witness Offers Explanation of Enemy Success

NIP SUCCESS AT HONOLULU DUE TO LUCK?   But Admiral Admits Hawaii Open to ‘Hit and Run’

CAPTURED NAZIS ARE CLEARING BERLIN RUBBLE      Search For Bodies Of Hitler And Goebbels

Thousands Of Berlin Nazis Give Up Guns   Russians Continue Clean-Up of Capital; Link With British Forces South ¢ of Baltic; Wipe Out Nazi Pockets

hole Divisions { Nazi Troops ush To Give Up   ytal of More than 134, 000 Prisoners Taken in Berlin

Reds Crush Last Nazis Near Baltic   Soviet, British Forces Join To Sweep Up Pockets

HUGE POCKET CLEARED OUT BY RUSSIANS   REDS LINK UP WITH BRITISH NORTH OF BERLIN

CRUSH RESISTANCE INN. CENTRAL REICH   More Than 134,000 In Berlin Surrendered Since Wednesday

FINAL BARRIER’ OF REICH FALLS TO FIRST ARMY   Hard Driving Task Force on Heals of Fleeing Enemy

SUPREME COMMAND REVEALS BRIDGEHEAD ON EAST BANK OF RHINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SOUTH OF COLOGNE AND YANK TROOPS . ARE IN BONN—RUSSIANS 25  - MILES FROM BERLIN

Legislator And Newspaperman Battle Over Bill Asking Gas Tax Refund   Reporter Suffers Cuts And Bruises   Verbal Tilt Over Bill Continues Full Sway On House Floor

Delegation Heads Approve Charter   Blank Space Left for Signature of Poland

Group Favors Security Charter   Leaves Space for Polish Entry   (Tentative United Nations charter summary on Page 2),

Plymouth County Victory Loan Quota $838,000  Campaign Begins October 29 Chairmea  A Ie QD ..a..—... .f ¥ #2.

Plymouth County Victory Loan Quota $838,000.  ‘Campaign Begins (October 29 Chairms

Group Studies Liberalizing Gl Bill of Rights   Budget Bureau’ Will Estimate Cost of Changes

SOLON GIS EXPENSE BEFORE ACTING   Argument Over Additional Benefits Is Stymied Because No One Knows How Many Will Seek U. S. Funds.

TO LIBERALIZE BILL OF RIGHTS   SENATE CONSIDERS GHANGES TO AID VETERANS

Hitler's Badly Bled Forces Suffer Close to 100,000 Casualties: Third Army Smashes within Five Miles Of Chemical Center; Fight in Maina

German First and Seventh Armies Either Wiped Out or Doomed  HERD PRISONERS _ IN Last Rhine Bridges Blown,  Leaving Stragglers to Fate

EXPECT TOLL OF CAPTURED T0 BE 75,000   Such Is Anticipated Result of Enemy Debacle in Saarland and Palatinate—Two German Are mies Are Doomed.

German First and Seventh Armies Either Wiped Out or Doomed HERD PRISONERS IN  Last Rhine Bridges Blown,         Last Rhine Bridges Blown, Leaving Stragglers to rate

Governing Body  For Berlin Meets   Take Un New Problems Ater Agreement Upon Plan Of Feeding City

Allied Governors of Berlin Confer   Kommandatur Hold First Meeting in Soviet Zone

NEW POST PREDICTED FOR GEN. EISENHOWER   Army Officers Believe He Will Succeed General Marshali As Chief of Staff.

CHIEF OF STAFF SHIFT FORESEEN   Army Officers Predict Gen. Eisenhower Will Succeed Marshall

Army Officers Foresee Eisenhower Raalacina Marshall as Chief of Staff

War Today-  No Race Between Russ and Yanks For Berlin Says Bradley   By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Editor

U. $. 1S FAVORED 7 UNITED NATIONS   Security Organization Site Not Selected; Russia in Line

RUMOR HEA (JAP. EMPEROR - MAY STEP OUT         OME. JAPANESE _ " OFFICIALS  SAID TO SELIEVE HIkO “ITO, PLANNING TO ABDICATE

Abdication of Jap Emperor Expected   Brother of Hirchito May Be Named Regent

Hirohito's Abdication Propable   Move Designed to Wipe Nip War Slate Clean

Hirohito May Qui Throne in Favor Of Regent Soon   Decision Is Expectec After Conference Series at Tokyo

B-29’S HAMMER KYUSHU FIELDS   Ground Forces Wage Furious Battles On Okinawa

Abolished All Restrictions on Freedom ol Speech  DISSOLUTION OF NAVAL AIR FLEET  MacArthur Receives “Fan Letter” From Japanese

FREE SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY FOR JAPANESE   All Previous Restrictions Are Abolished by New Cabinet In Tokyo.

News Day And Night   Laws Setting Up Fortified Zones Within Home Ie lands Also Removed   Probe Into Diet System Dropped   GovernmentExpensePared Down; Food Shortage Becomes Acute

Free Speech And Meeting Are Restored   Naval And Air Fleet Headquarters Ended As U. S. Directed

Jap Compliance With American Directives   Restore Free Speech and Assembly to People by  Peace Laws

Cabinet Closes Headquarters of Navy-Air Force:   Rights of Free Assembly  Restored By Repeal of  Preservation Laws

JAPS GET FREE SPEECH TODAY   ALL RESTRICTIONS TAKEN OFF BY MacARTHUR

J ap Cabinet Frees Speech And Assembly   Headquarters of Home Fleet, Air Corps Are Abolished

JAP CABINET FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS   Abolishes All Restrictions On Free Specch, Etc.

‘Free Speech Restored   New Cabinet Dissolves Home Naval And Air Fleet Headquarters

FREE SPEECH ANL FREE ASSENSLY ARE RESTORED   Airdrames to Be Converted Into Salt Production Pits

Japanese Abolish All Restrictions On Free Speech   Dissolution of Home Naval, Air Fleets Completed By Nips

THOUSANDS OF — NAZIS LOCKED IN RUHR BASIN   Extent of Disaster Grows Hourly for Enemy as Reports Frem Front Pour in to Headquarters

PEACE TREATY NOT FAVORED BY ADMIRAI   HALSEY SUGGESTS “TERRIER FORCE” HE KEPT “AT RAT HOLE" UNTIL JAPAN COMPLETELY ‘WHIPPED

Halsey Raps Idea Of Peace Treaty With Japs, Urges Peacetime Draft

DEMOCRATS PLAN APRIL DINNERS   Affairs Will Build Fund For 1946 Elections

WARSHIPS EXTEND Ul. 5. OCCUPATION OF JAP ISLANDS   North Pacific Fleet Moves Toward Base in North Honshu 400 Miles Beyond Tokyo.   MINESWEEPERS CLEAR PATH IN TRICKY STRAIT   Sixty-Odd Ships in Convoy That Will Take Over Ominato—Planes Provide Air Cover.

Nort Pacific Fleet Moving li To Occupy’ Ominato Naval Base On Northern Honshu

Knotty Problems  Face Conference   Commisar Molotov Departs for Moscow

Germany's Gold Reserve Found In A Salt Mine   Bullion, Currency And Art Treasures Moved From Berlin Recently; Seize Bank Officials

German Geld Cache Taken   Huge Store Of Bullion, Valuable Art Treasures Captured.

School Board Asks For $782,489 Budge’   Hi igher - Appropriations  Submitted to County  Commissioners

School Board Asks ‘For $782,489 Budge   Higher Appropriations Submitted to County Cammissioners 

“00 “4 orus 1” wins’ * Rouncec. . ) ,- FINO in CONCOrC eo >, x “TL.

CE, FBI GRAB ELUSIVE “TWINS’   Pair Sought Since Escape - January 1 —_ Haid in Faet

UNIONS PLAN ON UNITED FRONT   MAY UNITE IN  LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARLEY

Lewis-Murray Hunt For Common Ground To Bury Differences   Leaders At Loggerheads Over Wage- Price Issue But Realize Importance Of Single Purpose Front For Deliberations.

RIVAL LEADERS URGE VALUE OF UNIFIED AIMS   Common Ground Sought for Shuniing Aside Differences

Union Leaders Admit Unified Stand Desirable   However, Lewis and Murray Continue To Row Over Pay Issue

Conference Hints At Possibility of Labor Coalitior   Murray Hopes for United Frent, Exchanges Insults With Lewis

UNITED LABOR  FRONT HINTED AT CONFERENCE   Leaders Agree: On Desirability Of Uni Lar] Ppnacram .   Phil Murray, John _L. Lewis Engage In Varhal Tift.

New Power Plant Unit Approved   Company Will Invest An other Two Millions at Location on Leaf River

FORTS’ SHIFTING TO PACIFIC  Doolittle Warns Japs \Of 2.000-Plane Raids

Doolittle Sees 2000-Plane Raids On Japs In Future   Discloses Size of Air Force Used Against Japan Continually Increasing.

8TH AIR FORCE CHIEF REVIEWS EUROPEAN WAR   General Doolittle Says Bombers Will Be Shifted Quickly To Pacific; Predicts Gigantic Blows At Japan Proper.

Doolittle, 8th Air Force Head, Says 2,000-Plane Armadas Will Raid Japan

Doolittle Predicts '2,000-Plane Raids On Nip Homeland   Increase Size of Air Force in Pacific as Airfields Are Built; Need Sunnlyv Routes

2000-PLANE RAIDS NEAR ON JAPANESE HOMELAND  Victory in Europe to Permit More Ships to Be Sent to Pacific

Leader of First Agrial Assault on Tokyo Predicts Heavy Blows Against Nippon— Figures From European At tacks Civen

2000 Planes To Raid Japan   Doolittle Says Big Bombers Only Wait For Needed Air Fields

Increased Blows in Pacific Due as Fields and Supply Bases Readied

8th Air Force To Be Moved  From Britain   Increased Blows in Pacific Due as Fields and Supply Bases Readied

DOOLITTLE SEES 2,000 - PLANE JAPAN RAIDS   Air Force In Pacific Area To Be Continually Tacreased

2,000-Plane Raids Upon Japan Predicted European Air War History Reviewed by Doolittle

ornmiander, In Reviewing   Air War in Europe, Re veals Luftwaffe Nearly Upset D-Day Plans

Size of American Airforce Operating Aaainst Japan to Be Steadily Increased

2,000-Plane Raids on Japan Pledged by Gen. Doolittle   Commander of U. S. 8th. Air Force Tells What Japs Are in For

2,000-Plane Raids Plan Of Doolittle   Doesn't Say All Death-Dealers Will Be Supers

Doolittle Declares Attacks Will Be Stepped Up When Airfields Become Available

2.000-P lane Attacks Will Blast Japan   Size Of American Assaults Will Increase Rapidly, Savs Doolittle

Doolittle Predicts 2.000 Plane Raids On Tokyo; Eighth Air Force to Turn to Nips After Devastating Drive on Reich

Doolittle Predicts 2,000-Plane Raids On Tokyo: Part Of Air Force To Go Directly To Pacific

DOOLITTLE PREDICTS  2,000-PLANE RAIDS  BE MADE ON TOKYO EIGHTH AIRFORCE MAN POWER AND EQUIPMENT RE MOVED TO PACIFIC

Offensive Await: Bases, Supplies Says Doolittle   General Says Part Of Airforce Will Be Moved Directly To Pacific Theater

Gains On All Luzon Fronts Announced   MacArthur Re po rts An Additional 2,654 Japs Killed in Mopping Up Operations. Jap Shipping Lane Is Cut

Cruiser Koeln Sent Down By Allied Raiders   Eight Submarines Among 21 German Warships And Merchant Vessels  _ Sunk By Bombers

Li Nazi Ships Sunk By Bomber: In German Ports  Cruiser And Eight Subs In Group

21 German Ships Sunk in Air Raids   SUCCESS OF HAMBURG, BREMEN, WILHELMSHAVEN, PLANE POUNDING TOLD

{Nazi Vessels Sunk in Allied Raid   Halle, Leipzig Rail Traffic Centers Main Taraets of Bombers

21 Nazi Ships Sunk In Recent Air Raids   Cruisers and Eight Submarines Among Victims of Allied Bombs Dropped on North Sea Ports—Other Naval Vessels Damaged.

Planes Sink 9 Warships   Cruiser, 8 Subs Sent To Bottom by Bombs, 12 Other Ships Sunk   70 END WAR IN FUROPE—KILL HITLER: MARSHALL AND EISENHOWER AGREE

HEAVIES POUND RAILWAY YARDS   650 Bombers, Accompanied By Over 600 Fighters, Hit Halle, Leipzig

21 Nazi Ships Sunk In Attack   Many Others Damaged In Recent RAF, American Attacks On Seaports.

Nazi Railways In Leipzig And  Halle Bombed   1,250 American Warplanes Stash Traffie Centers on U. S.-Russian Arniics’ Lineup Routes

Halle, Leipzig Are Today's Bomb Targets   American Heavies Hit German Railyards In Front of Armies

At Least 21 Warships": and Merchant Vessels’ Sunk; : Others Damaged. :   THE KOELN WAS ON LIST.   Raids Carried Out by Fleets of Planes Numbering — 1400 Heavy Bombers.’

Allied Planes Take Big Toll In Bombings   Halle-Leipzig Rail Yards Are Objectives

21 Nazi Warships, Ancluding One Cruiser, Are Sunk   Eight Submarines Alse Are Included in Allied Bombers’ List

Temperature Readings   fianuri«s Jemperatures   TIDES AT BRISTOL

(01,853 Killed, 1,902 Captured, Nimitz Reports   10 Losses on Island Are Greatest of Any Pacitic Area

JAP CASUALTIES ON OKINAWA HIT 101,853 TOTAL   7,902 Prisoners Have Been Taken; Yanks Mopping Up Island  HARASSING ATTACKS MADE BY NIP AIRMEN

Jap Casualties Nearly 110,000  On Okinawa   More Dead Counted And Prisoner Toll Increases to 7.902

Jap Casualty List For Okinawa Giver Nimitz Says 101,853 Nips  ain

Enemy Casualties Top Every Pacific Island Except Those On Luzon   Activity In Far Pacific Turns To The Air; Japan’s Best Fliers  Harass American Development

110,000 Nippon Casualties _ Reported In Okinawa Fight   101,853 Killed as Mopping Up Continues on Island —Enemy Aerial Activity Decreased to Minimum—U. 5. Planes Operate From Island

Approximately $20,000: 000) May Be Recovered From’ Thomas’ Tax Shortage

Solon Hints Of Surprises   Pearl Harbor Probe Changes Complexion

Dec. 7th Findings  Reveal Surprises   Sneak Raid Seen in Different Light, Brewster Says

PUBLIC DUE FOR SURPRISE   Wat Given by Member of Committeo of Pear! Warbor Investigation —Conrmlties, Studylnz-Pearl Har 3

Public Due For Surprises Says Senate-Investigator— Of Pearl Harbor Tragedy

W hy Buy Bonds?   .-. ‘ Saw American Die On Battlefield; Extra Bond  1 at Caciar’

FIRES SPREAD IN OREGON FORESTS   ARMY AIR FORCE JOINS FORESTERS IN FIGHTING BLAZE

Winds Blow Forest Fire Into Flaming Oregon Holocaus   Spot Blazes Joined by Breezes Into Blazing Menace to Woodland

CAPTURE OF KEY CENTRAL GERMAN CITY WOULD MOVE ALLIED FRONT 100 MILES EAST OF THE RHINE   First, Third and Seventh Armies Now Joined to Hold a Continuous 100-Mile Front Across Rhine From  Marbure South.

SENATE DELAYS TRUMAN'S BILL TO BAN STRIKES   There Can Now Be No Law To Halt Steel Strike Jan. 14

Senators Put Off Action  On Labor Bill   Upsets Truiman’s Plan to Set Up Facets Board

Truman Labor Bill Faces Long Delay   Senate Labor Group Recesses Hearings

Action On President’s Labor  _ Plans Delayed In Congress      Fact-Finding Bill. Hedrings Put Off Until January by Committee—More Than 100. Witnesses  _ Ask to Testify

Consideration of Labor Bill Delayed  Hearings Expecte  to Run at Least frYea Ahavan ALanitk

100 Witnesses Have Askéd to Testify So Hearings Will Run _For at Teast Anoth - er Month.

Consideration of Labor Bill Delayed   Hearings Expected to Run at Least One More Month

LUNGRESS ACTION UN TRUMAN LABOR BILL IS DELAYED   Hearings on Fact-Finding Recess Until After Christmas With 100 More Witnesses  to Be Heard.   NO LAW TO PREVENT STEEL WORKERS’ STRIKE   Board President Intends to Name Will Have to Depend  on Voluntary Co-Operation of Both Sides,

Senate Action On Labor Bill Delayed Until After Recess  No Chance for OK Before Steel Strike   No Chance for OK Before Steel Strike: National Situation Called “Exninstve’

‘Truman’s Chances For Labor Bill By  Christmas Vanish   Committee Recess Ends Hope of Legislation For Fact-Finding Boards Prior to Date Set for Nation Wide Steel Strike

Gen Eisenhower Is Already Changing Military Regime to Civilian Status

BROWDER LOST VOTING RIGHTS   CIVIL RIGHTS OF COMMUNIST LEADER HAVE NOT BEEN RESTORED, BIDDLE SAYS

MORE CHARGES FILED AGAINST CAPT MVAY   Skipper of Ill-Fated Cruiser Indianapolis to Go te Trial

NAVY OFFICER © GOES ON TRIAL   COMMANDER OF ILL-FATED . CRUISER IS CHARGED WITH “NEGLECT AND INEFFICIENCY

ANOTHER CUTBACK IN ROCKET POWDER   Sunflower Plant Force to Be Reduced to 3,000 by October 15   GIVEN. NEW SCHEDULE

ANOTHER CUTBACK IN ROCKET POWDER   Sunflower Plant Force to Be  Reduced to 3,000 by October 15

Von Rundstedt Is Captured At Dinner Table   German Field Marshal Seized By American Tank Crew At Resort Town South Of Munich

Von Rundstedt  Taken Prisoner   Seventh Army Seizes German Field Marshal

TANK GREW TAKES NAZI COMMANDER   Surprise Field Marshal Von Rundstedt At Dinner Table

Believe Daring Task Force Back In Pacific Again   No Confirmation Knifing Attack Into Innermost Recesses Jap Waters.

TELL NATIONS ABOUT VICTORY   Truman and Churchill Proclaim End of War in Sneeches Today.   SUNDAY DAY GF PRAYER

Jruman Declares Sunday Day of Prayer in Address To U. S. on 61st Birthday

BUT OUR JOB WON'T BE DONI       President Sets Next Sunday-~Mother’s Da As a Day of Prayer for the Entire Nation:

Announces Unconditional Surrender of Germany   President Truman Warns Japs of Full Annihilation—Mother’s DaySet As Day of Prayer.

Designates May 13 ‘As Day of Prayer ‘For Final Peace   Describes Surrender As “Complete and Final; Calls Attention To War in East

Victory Is But Half Won, President Points Out In His V-E Day Proclamation

Truman Proclaims Day Of Prayer On Sunday   President Confirms German Surrender On His Sixty-First Birthday, ‘Solemn, Glorious Hour’

President Asks That  — Obsérvance Be One Of Gratitude & Dedication  . To The Bead and The Brave; Designa tes Mother's Day Next Sunday As Day of Praver.

President Truman Proclaims  “Com plete and Final” Victory in War in Europe; Sets Mother’s Day As Occasion for Prayers and Thanks

Truman Proclaims “Final And Complete Victory” In European War Theater

President Announces War In Europe Is Over   West Liberated But East Still In Bondage, Chief Executive Says; Nation Urged To Stay On Jobs   FINAL. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

Truman Requests a Day of Prayer  Pledges No Letup 4  anu btl Ewman'e Nasan

Sunday Named Day of Prayer   President Officially Announces Defeat. Of Germany in Broadcast to Nation; No Slacking of Effort Until Nips Defeated

Every Effort To Be Turned Against Nips   Victory Proclaimed By President

President Truman Sets Mother’s Day For Thanksgiving   Calls on Americans to Stick to Job Until  Japan is Beaten

Chief Executive Warns  Struggle Is Not Complete Until Japs Are Defeated

CHIEF ASKS WORK FOR FULL VICTORY   Job Only Half Won, President Says; Proclaims May 13 as Day of Prayer; Big Job, Now Ended, Cost 132,000 American Lives

President Truman’s Victory-in-Europe Announcement Comes On His Birthday

President Gives Americans Challenge of Work: Appoints Sunday Day of Thanksgiving

Declares War Will Continue Until Japs Surrender; Sets Next Sunday as Prayer Day

TRUMAN AVERS, HOWEVER, WAR BUT HALF WON   President Calls for Day of Prayer on Mother's Day, Sunday

Victory Is Proclaimed By Truman   Sets Sunday as Day of Prayer— Watchword is Work, Work

Truman Calls For Prayers Next Sunday   Thank God For Victory In War

Victory Half ‘Won, Truman Tells Nation   Proclaims ‘Complete And Final’ Victory In European Theatre Of Greatest War

Half Won, Warning Of Truman   East Still in Bondage; Proclaims This ‘Solemn But Glorious Hour’

Task But ‘Half Won,’ Declares Truman, WhoSays Japs Remain; Asks Day of Prayer Next Sunday

CONFIRMS AP STORY OF NAZI CAPITULATION   Truman Proclaims Today as V-E Day in Radio Talk to Nation

Pres, Proclaims V-E On Birthday; Sets Mothers’ Day As Prayer Day

Truman Says Victory ls But Half Won   U. $. Fighting Job Ends When Japanese Lay Down Their Arms

SURRENDER GERMANY OFFICIALLY STATED FROM WHITE HOUSE   PRESIDENT TRUMAN, HOWEVER, WARNS THAT WAR IS ONLY HALF WON

President Truman Asks Nation Not Ta Forget That Sorrow And Heartache Abide In Homes Of Thousands Of Americans.   HAS COST US 132,000 LIVES

Nation’s Chief Hails Victory  Over Hum Army   Asks Nation Nat to Forget That “Soreow and Heart aches” Abide Ja Hones  Of Many Amerienus   Mother's Day Set Aside For Praver      ys Uneonditional Surrender Does Not Mean Ex. termiiaation, Enslave ment of Japanese

Truman Warns Half of  Job Still Ahead: Urges All to ‘Stick to Posts

‘OUR VICTORY IS BUT HALF Won’ TRUMAN SAYS IN ASKING DAY. OF PRAYER FOR NATION 

BIG FOUR TRAIN WRECK AT NOON   Five Passengers Injured And Truck Driver Killed

MILWAUKEE BUNDIST COMMITS SUICIDE   Hanged Self in Prison it Germany

Appeal For Seal Sale Returns   Sheets of Seals Mailed to Residents

THIEVES STEALING GAS RATION COUPONS   OPA Calls For Adoption Of “All Possibie Safeguards” To Curb Thefts From Dealers

WAR ON GAS CHISLERS   Thefts of Ration Stamps From Service Stations Gain.

House of Commons Ballot Virtually Is Confidence Vote for Churchill

Schwellenbach Set to Get Right Into Middle of Detroit   Auto Industry Awaits Showdown Struggle as Strike Votes Near

Liberated Communists Parade in Tokyo; Demand Overthrow of Emperor

JAP RADICAES* ~ STAGE PARADE: NEAR PALAGE         COMMUNISTS: atve  _ BERATION: NEVER. BERGE:  DUPLICATED IN JA. * PAN'S HISTORY .

Demonstration By Liberated  Jap Prisoner:   Japanese Communist Party Members Call For Overthrow Of Hirohito   ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS FREE

‘Overthrow Of Emperor   Demanded By Communists   New Government Starts Program In Effort To Solve Critical Problems Facing Nation

Tokyo Mass Meeting of Newly-Free   Unprecedented Display; Another Jap Group Hits Communism.

IP COMMUNISTS DEMAND REMOVAL - OF THE EMPEROR   Have .M ass Meeting In Downtown Tokyo. and Demand Removal From Power of Emperor Hirohito.  NAVAL ORGANIZATION   NAVAL ORGANIZATION OF JAPS DISBANDEL   Japanese Newspaper Says One of Nation’s Largest Holding Companies Plans To Break Up Its Empire.

POLICE SYSTEM BETS SHAKEUE   Japan Fires More Than 5,: 809 of Its Once-Domineering Group.

Japan Ousts Ove 5,800 Enforcing Spy Personnel   Jap Government Also Releases 507 Political Prosoners.

Japs Discharge 5,800 Police in Rough Shake-Up   Political Prisoners Freed at Command ef MacArthur

OPERATORS CALL OFF WLB VISIT   Predict Contract With Lewis Can Be Concluded

AFL Sees Early . Return of UMM   Seat on Executive Counci  Likely for Lewis

Vine Leader To Get Seat On Couneil   AFL Orders Unions In Movie Dispute To Appear Tomorrow

Superforts Damage Seven Jap War Plants at Nagoya  Fires Are Still Burning 12 Hours After Attack, Photos Show

Pictures Bear Qut Bomb Ruin In Nagoya Raid   Fires Still Burning From B-29 Smash Into Warplant Heart

DAMAGE HEAVY IN NAGOYA RAID   Seven Important War Plants And Harbor Installations Hit By American Bombs.

Vital War Plants Hit   Heavy Damage From Incendiary Bombing Revealed in Nagoya

Seven Important Jap War Plants, Harbor Installations Damaged In Nagoya Raid   Fifteen Fires Still Burning In Great Industrial City 12 Hours After Assault

7 PLANTS TORN IN NAGOYA RAID   Harbor Installations Blasted Also; Photographs Show

Nagoya Raid Hurt Nippon   Seven Large Plants,  Harbor Are: Bombed

B-29S DAMAGE 7 WAR PLANTS   Aerial Photos Show U. S. Resulis In Raid

Seven Nippon War Plants In  Nag goyaBurn   Harbor Installations Also Set Afire By Superforts; Fifteen Fires Still  Burning .

7 NAGOYA WAR PLANTS DAMAGE   FIRES STILL RAGING IN JAPANESE CITY, PHOTOS DISCLOSED

RUSSIAN FORCES SEIZE RICH AREA ON BOTH FLANKS   Moscow Says, Fierce Nazi Opposition Fails to Halt Soviet Advance

JAPANESE PROPAGANDA LINE ~~ STRESSES STALIN'S SILENCE   TORYO RADIO SAYS TRUMAN HAS FAILED TO GET RUS- . BIA INTO FAR EAST WAR .

OHIO CITIES READY TOHIT SPEAKEASIES   Midnight Curfew, Police Fear, May Bring Return

Majority for Walkout Regarded Inevitable  Ballot Orderly Throughout U. §.; 89? Dailv Raise Asked hy Workers

GREATEST STRIKE POLL EVER TAKEN   Issue Being _Moted On’ By. Nearly" 700,000 Workers Throughout The. Nation Is Demand for $2 Per. Day  wre... p.

Strike Ballot  Begins In U.S.  Steel Center:   Largest Vote Ever Taker Among Workers May Not Necessarily. Result Jn Stoppazes

19th Congress Near Finish of   House to Start 11-Week Recess This Afternoon

HOUSE TO BEGIN SUMMER RECESS   Senate Hopes For Adjournment Within Ten Days

8 ARMY UNITS ON WAY HOME   5,000 More to Leave From Europe Saturday

Planes Bring Supplies to ij. §. Marines   Only Northern Third ‘Of IwoJima Remains ln Enemy Control

Worst of Fighting On lwo Appears To Be Ending Now  Marines Have Control Of Biggest Area; Supplies Flown In

Marines Hold All But Northern Third of Island   Iwo Devildogs Fight To Clear Central Plateau; Supplies Parachuted to Forces

Japs Squeezed Into Northern  Sector Of Iwe   A)l But Third of Island Ty Marine Hands; Yauks * Moving Downhill  ~ For First: Time

STIFF BATTLE IS WAGED FOR [WO PLATEAU   All But Northern Third of Rocky Little Island Now Reported In American Hands

JAPS SQUEEZED TO NORTH [WO   Plateau, Road Junction Is Won By Marines

GAIN MORE ON IWO   All But Northern Third of Island Is Now in Amer ican Hands

Marines Push Japanese Into Northern Third of  Iwo and Move Downhill

All But Third Of lwo In U.S. Marines’ Hands   Devil Dogs Mopping Up Last of Pillboxes Against Strong Defenses.

Two-Thirds of Iwo Jima American Held  ‘Chute Supplied Devildogs Fight Aeross Plateau

Two-Thirds Of Isle Held   Some Marines Across Central Plateau, Start Moving Downhill First Time   Defense Still Strong   Main Village of Motoyama Overrun, Yanks Reach Third Jap Airfield

Two-Thirds Of Iwo Is Ours   Marines Move Faster After Capturing Tougl Central Plateau; Get Supplies By Parachute

TWO-THIRDS OF ~1WO CAPTURED   Northern: Port of Isle Still in “cNips’ Control, But - Slisgin :

TWO-THIRDS OF IWO JIMA HELD BY U.S. MARINES   Fight To' Clear Japs From Vital Central “ DPlataqy   MOVE DOWNHILL   Parachute. Special ‘Supplies. To. Marine . TMHiaone .

Northern Third Of Iwo Alone Held By Japs; Yanks Obtain  Supplies From Aerial Force

~—Wak IN. PAGIFIC— Be      ‘Still Held <a Japs   Marines :Cross Vital Central © Ph fen And Move \ Dow nhill For First Time Since\D “al Another Philippine-Island Invaded - ;

Americans Fight To Clear Vital Central Plateau   Dispatches Say Third Marine Division Moving Downhill For First Time Since D-Day

Americans Pound Rails in Leipzig   Strike in Direct Support of Third Army Columns

Butter Now 16 Points A Pound; Slaughtering Program Launched   May Go Back Up

Meat Situation Improves; Butter Reduced 16 Pts.   Bread Price May Be Increased And Quantity Reduced.

BUTTER IS CUT TO 16 POINTS   GOP Cautions That Bread Price May Rise, Output To Drop

Ration Points On Butter Are Lowered Today   Reduction Made at once from 24 to 16 Points and Steps Taken To Help Meat Situation.

Butter Cut To 16 Points As Government Launches Plan To Improve Meat Situation

Butter Cut To 16 Points A Pound, Government Acts To Better Meat Situation

Ration Price On Butter Cut To 16 Points   Picn to Improve Meat Situation; Commitiee Beporis

FEAR BREAD SUPPLY MAY BE REDUCED   Accompanying Price Increase Also Expected as Result of Dwindling Sugar Supplies to the Nation’s Bakers.

BUTTER POINTS ARE CUT TO 1t   Government Puts Into Effect Part of Plan to Improve Situation.

Butter Sells At 16 Points   In Line With Peak of Production; Price of Bread May Be Raised

SUGAR QUOTAS ENTER PICTURE ON FOOD FRONT   . Committee Charges Failure to Give Bakeries Adequate Supply: Reduce Points For Butter.

Stores Sell Butter At 16 Ration Points Per Pound: OPA Failure Hit

GROUP SEES RISE IN BREAD PRICES   Butter Goes On Sale For 16 Red Points Under Slash

Jenkins Says Sugar Blunder Will   Canse Increase in Cost of Bread

Meat Boost Try Seen In Increase In Slaughtering  { Brea d Price Going i Public Warned

Begin Action To Ease Meat Shortage. ....  10 Million Pound Hike In The Civilian Butter Supply Due In August

Butter Reduced to 16 Points a Pound by OPA This Mert   New Slaughtering Program Adopted; Bread Price May Mount

More Butter but  Maybe No Bread To Spread It on  Sugar Reduction Proving Blow to  DA eee f tno

BUTTER SELLS FOR 16 POINTS IN NEW RULING   OPA Hopes Reduction Will Prevent Spoilage During Production Peat

New Meat Plan Goes into EHect   To Increase Livestock Slaughter; Butter Cut to 16 Points

OPA Cuts Point Value Of Butter   Reduction From 24 To 16 Is Effective. Today

In Striker Rank en'Cut To Lowes upjLevel In Week   Price Boost In Bread Foreseen  By Food Group   Reduction Tu Quantity Also!   May Result From Fatluce — Of Government to-Increase Sugar SuppHes’

Bakers May Be Hit Hardest By Inadequate Sugar Supplies   Government Starts Plan to Improve Meat Situation By Decreasing Point Value From 24 to 16 Per Pound

GOVT. LAUNCHES PLAN TO IMPROVE MEAT SITUATION   BUTTER CUT IS 16 POINTS; BOOST AN BREAD PRICE SEEN

REDUCE BUTTER RATION VALUE TO 16 POINTS   Launch Plan to Improve Meat Shortage in Nation

Butter Cut to 16 Points; New Meat Program   GOP Group Cautions Rise in Bread Price And Production Drop

Increase in Bread Price Predicted by Republican Food Study Committee

Some Nips May Resist Allied Troops   Jap Radio Declares Most Military Men io Obey Order

NIP ARMED FORCES TO MAINTAIN ORDEI   Enemy Press Advocates Participation Of All In Government

Tokyo Asks Check O1 Situation In China; Nippon Verging On Internal Upheaval

Japanese Fear Riots. Clashes  With Military   Officials. Newspapers Urge Maintenance Of Peace: Restrictions Are Eased.   ‘NO MORE BLACKOUTS

Chinese Demand Remnants of the Japanese Navy   Broadcasts Indicate Beaten Japan On Verge Of Upheaval; Appeal to-People to Stay Caln

Jap Broadcasts Tell of Threatened Upheaval By Peopleon Nip Homeland

Repeated Pleas For Calmness in Nation's Capital  Must Obey Local Leaders or Yanks Will Ceack Dawn

Reports Indicate _ Japan On Verge Of Internal Upheaval   Jap Press and Radio Urge People to Remain Calm and Keep Order.

Fear Of Public Revolts: Shown By Nip Leaders   Cabinet Members and News: papers Appeul lo People For Maintenance OL “Peace and Order’   Toid Alles Will Subdue Uprisings   Warned Japan “Of Future  Will Have to Face Con ! siderably Differeul  } RR nsaAn

Japan Appears Close To Internal Upheaval   White Collar Workers  Are In Line For Raise

Nips on Verge ofBreakdown; Chaos Feared   Newspapers Join Officials in Move to Prevent Riofs

Tokyo Radio Fearful of Jap Revolt:   Hot-Headed Military Men, Likely to, Resen! Occupation

Internal Struggle Threatens in Japanese Empire   Police Face Grave Situation; Newspapers, Radic Plead With People, Ask Calmness and Obedience; Justice Minister Issues Warning

Defeat Stirs Wide Unrest   Internal Upheaval May Come Any Moment, Cabinet fs Informed

HINT INTERNAL UPHEAVAL MAY BE NEAR IN JAPAN   Broadcasts Indicate Fear of Such Trouble; Appeals Made to Accept Peace   (Ry THE * SSOCTATED PRESS)

Broadcasts Indicate Beaten Japan On Verge Of Upheaval; Appeal to People to Stay Caln

Jap Broadcasts Hint Internal Upheaval Near   Constant Pleas on Radic For ‘Maintenance of Peace, Order’

Jap Head Men Urge Civilians to Quit War-time Thinking   Japanese Islands Near Complete Ruin in Every Detail

Nip Air Force End in Sight, Gates Says   NAVY FLIERS DESTROY 17,006 ENEMY PLANES; TO FINISH JOB SOON

17,000 Japanese Planes Downed By Navy Airmen   Ratio of Enemy Planes Destroyed More Than Six to One oft, S. Planes Lost

HIGH JAPANESE WAR CRIMINAL FACES HANCING   Verdict fs Subject to Review by Styer; Then to MacArthur

Becomes First Jap in Pacific To Get Death   Permitted Troops To Torture and Kill, is Verdict

Yamashita Will Die For Condoning Aet Of Jap Soldiers   Ferdict Is Read, Tell: General Crimes, Were Supervised by Officers

Jap General Gets Death; Plans Pleas   Yamashita Convicted As Criminal Of War

Now Sentenced To Be Hanged   Jap Commander in Philippines Found Guilty of Permitting Atrocities, Crimes

Yamashita Sentenced to Hang ‘By U.S. Military Tribunal   Jap Commander Nervous When Verdict is Read

Hanging Of Killer Ordered   Military Tribunal Finds   Jap Genera! Guilty Of Permitting Series Of Atrocities

News Day And Night   Japanese Commander At Manila Sentenced To Die On Gallows      Defen se To Appeal Verdict Until End   General Blamed For Atrocities And Destruction Of Philippine Capital

Former Commander of Nip Forces In Philippines Convicted Permitting “Series of Atrocities”   Nervous. Before Hearing His Doom   Shoulders Sag ‘Momentar ily; Wife Refuges to Appeal For His Life; 3, Appeals Possible

HATED JAP 10 PAY WITH LIFE FOR BRUTALITY   ‘Malaya Tiger’ Denies Guik Anew Before Manila Verdict Reed

Former Jap Commander Is Held Responsible For Philippines Atrocities .   First Top War Criminal Of Pacific To Be Convicted; Still Says He’s Innocent

Found Guilty Of Allowing  Army Crime   Court Sets Precedent in First Conviction of Jananese Leader.

Permitted Jap Atrocities By Armed Forces   Lauds Americans For Defense, Thanks Military Commission For Fair Trial

CONVICTED. OF ALLOWINC ATROCITIES   Brutalities Supervised By Japanese Officers

JAP “TIGER® I8 CENVICTED, BUT PLANS APPEAL   First Top Jap War Criminal To Be Found Guilty; Swears Innocence lust Before Hearing  ‘dict.

Yamashita Must Die By Hanging   Swears he is Innocent: Thanks Commission  For a Fair Trial

Sentenced To Hang” for Horrible — Atrocities: Will Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court.

JAP ARMY MAN MUST PAY FOR HIGH CRIMES   First Top War Crim inal of Pacific to  Be Convicted

TEMPERATURES:   ‘Tiger Of Manila’ Found Guilty Of War Atrocities   Swears Innocence As Army Court Verdict Is Pronounced

Court Imposes Death Sentence  —_Qn—Yamashita   Takes Oath Protesting On Innocence Of Charges; Grateful For Fair Trial

YAMASHITA SENTENCED TO HANG BY MILITARY COMMISSION FOR (ATROCITIES IN PHILIPPINES

NIP GENERAL IN MANILA TO HANG FOR ATROCITIES   High Military Commission Finds Yamashita Guilty

‘Yamashita Sentenced To Hang   Japanese Commander Guilty of Atrocities And High Crimes:  Hine Revarn! Aaemnanl«

MUST PAY FOR ATROCITIES BY JAP SOLDIERS   First Top Pacific Criminal. io Be Convicted; Has Three Apneals,

JAP GENERAL GIVEN DEATH IN ATROCITIES   Declares Innocence as U. S. Court Passes Sentence in Philippine Atrocities.

Yamashita Is Found Guilty, Sentence To Die By Hanging   First Top War Criminal of Pacific to Be Sentenced; Can Appeal All Way Up to Supreme Court of U. S.

Nipponese General Says He Received ‘Fair Hearing’; Will Appeal Verdict

FIRST PACIFIC WAR LEADER CONDEMNED   Jap Thanks Commission For oe Fair Trial   FOUR APPEALS   Planned By Defense Board: Case Precedent-Setting In International Law

Nip Leader Gets Death  Sentence.   ‘First Top Japanese Convicted, Sentenced by Military Court

Jap “Tiger” Must Hang   Yamashita Is Found Guilty of Allowing “Series of Atrocities”

Yamashita Must Die  For Crimes   Insists He’s Innocent But Thanks Commission For Fairness of Trial

‘Tiger’ to Die Upon Gallows   Yamashita Guilty Of War Atrocities

MILITARY COURT CONVICTS ‘TIGER’ AS WAR CRIMINAL  JAP DENIES GUILT,   JAP DENIES GUILT, THANKS AMERICANS FOR FAIR TRIAL

Jap Commander Civen Sentence By Commission   First Top War Criminal of Pacific to  Be Convicted Swears Innocence—Is Nervous

Yamashita to End Life at End ot Rope   Bows to Commission os He Is Lead From Court Room ta Cel!

», Extension  “Ofice to Sign ~ Detasselers   fo Register at Charlton Grain Co, Friday, July 20

Recruiting For Detasselers In County Starts   Work to Start Last ~Of July Says County Agent Navlor

91,000 YANKS HELD   All Prisoners of Germans, Nov Accounted For, SHAEF Declares

President Sends No Message To Conferees, Who Will Renew Negotiations Again Today

Coal Parley Deadlocked as  Strikes Spread   Labor Secretary Tells Truman He’s Made No Progress

Industrial Gas Users Hard Hit ~ By Mine Strikes   U.S. Moves For Possible Rationing; Truman Gets Report

TEUP SPREADS IN COAL MINES   Government May Be Forced To Ration Industrial Gas

Gas Rationing Forlndustry In UL $. Looms   Conciliators Di Deadlocked .as Soft Coal Strikes Spread

Lt. Schreiner, U. W. Football Star. Is Killed   Wisconsin’s All-American End Dies Of Wounds Received In Action In Olsnaveen. Cétanaion:

ICKES WANTS MINES SEIZED IMMEDIATELY   Word Out Thursday; WLB May Defer The Action

WLB CALLS ON LEWIS T0 GET MINERS BACK   Warning Given as Ickes Asks Government Seizure

U, 5. THREATENS TO SEIZE MINES   WILDCAT STHIKES BRING WAKNING—10,000 COAL DIGGERS IDLE.

WLB Threatens Coal Mine Seizure   Ickes Urges U. S. Act Quickly to End Strike

End Strikes — Or Coal Mines ToBe Seized, WLB Warns.   Message Addressed To John L. Lewis; War Production Already Suffering

WLB Warns Lewis To Halt Coal Strikes   U. S. Will Seize Mines If Wildcats Continue, Union Leader Fold

WLB Warns Lewis: Union President Told Government Will Operate Struck Coal Mines

Lewis Warned U.S. Ready to Operate Mines   WLB Informs UMW President Strikes in Mines Must Be Ended

FAMED MILLINER REPORTS ON: FASHIONS  Paris Styles Reflecting Hollywood

TEMPERATURES:   Volley Of Shots Fails To Check Daring Break   Jackson Inmates Are Still At Large; Comb Southwest Michiean

FOUR ESCAPE FROM PRISON AT JACKSON   Hundreds of Prison Guards And State Police Search For Fugitives.

FOUR CONVICTS FLEE JACKSON   Climb Over Walls Amid  Volley of Shots  From Guards

INDICATIONS WERE that the   Waiting throng at mine shows little emotion

errrryryrrryyyrrryryeeeY Dog Bites Man But It's Dog  tees a  _ . ese ee Se

More Buiter; Leather. in Sight: Home Builders to Oppose Price Control as Solons Plan Reconversion:

SOLONS STUDY RECONVERSION   Employment, Unemploy. ment, Draft Law Under Consideration   Reconversion Today

Reconversion Scene Looms In Washington   Empl oy ment, Unemployment, Draft Legislation Under Consideration,   TRUMAN FAVORS BILLS

Requests For GI Marriages  Rise In-France   The Army’s ‘assistant Cupid” -says *mumber has trebled in last six  areas thea -

TRUMAN IN HOME TOWN. FOR WEEKEND VACATION   PRESIDENT PLANS TO BRST, BEE MOTUER, AND TARE CABE OF SOME OFFICIAL DUTIES

‘Truman Back In Home Town   To See Mother, Work As President of U. S.

Allied Statement Spurs Speculation Russia May Enter the Pacific War

RUMORS RIFE STEP 1S NEARING TODAY; SPAIN IS RESTLESS   LAVAL ON STAND IN PETAIN TRIAL TODAY

Allied Break With Spain, Russ War With Japs Are Hinted In Big 3 Report

Soviet Move Is. Expected   Significance Seen In Big Three Papers

Speculation On Reds Going Into Jap War Spurred   Diplomatic Relations With Spain May Be Shattered By Allies

Parley Results May Bring Reds into War   Speculate Western Allies May Break Relations with Spain

Temneratnres   Observers Also See Possibility of Break With Spain

Soviet Praise Of Italy Move ‘Sionificant’   Stalit Compliments Nation for Declaring War bn Pacific Foe

Big Three Report Spurs Speculation On Red War Plan:   Russia Believed Preparing To Fight Japs; Break With Spain Seen

SIGNS POINT TO RUSSIAN ENTRY IN PACIFIC WAR   Big 3 Stand Rocks Franco

On Military Matters of Common Interest  SUGGEST PACIFIC WAR DISCUSSED  Warning Has Brought Uneccinrss in Spnish Circies

Hints of Russian War on Japs Seen In Big 3 Reports  Stalin Lauded Italy for  Actian Arninct Aline

Pilotless Plane Flies 1,000 Miles, Crashe:   Abandoned by Crew, Transport Cruises  For 4 Hours

Investigate   Crash of C-47   Plane Flew About 1000 Miles Without Crew

PLANE FLIES WITHOUT CREW   C47 Transport Crsahes West of Chillicothe Last  Night

"GHOST" PLANE FLIES ALONE ON 1,000 MILE HOP   Crew Bails Out in  Nebraska; Airplane Crashes in Ohio

Control Shifted To Prepare For Coming Invasion   Jap Planes Again Hit Fleet, Attack Yanks Over Tokyo Area

No Longer In Control Of Nimitz   SHIFT IS CONSTRUED AS ANOTHER MOVE MADEIN  . PREPARATION FOR INVASION.

[MacARTHUR GIVEN RYUKYU COMMAND   Okinawa Command Shifted From Admiral Nim itz to Army Leader.

Island Is Seen As Base For Jap Invasion  BKighth Air Faree Sill   Eighth Air Force Still Outside Control Of General   TO DIRECT BLOWS

Cagayan Valley Gateway Falls To Doughboys   Jans Are Driven Out of Formidable Network of Caves

BALETE PASS IS TAKEN BY TWO INFANTRY UNITS   Month-Long Mountain Top Slugfest Ends In American Victory   SHOWDOWN FIGHT IS UNDERWAY AT DAVAO

Balete Pass in Noi thern Luzon Taken by Yanks   Americans, Japs Stage Showdown Fight Near Davao on Mindanao

BALETE PASS IS CAPTURED   Americans Win Strategic Entry Into Cagayan _ Valley on Luzon

PASS 1S. SEIZED — ONNORTHLUZON   Yanks Hold Bal ‘Balete Gateway to Jap Strength in: South

YANKS ON LUZON TAKE VITAL PASS   GATEWAY TO CAGAYAN VALLEY FALLS AFTER MONTH'S  SLUGFEST WITH JAPS.

BALETE PASS, LUZON, TAKEN   7,000 Japanese Dead Counted In Bitter Island Fighting

JAPS IN DARK ONSURRENDER      People Are Unaware Of Developments

Japanese People in Dark on Surrender Offer  Newspapers, Radio Prepare Them far Fingal Datacit

Patton fo Rest In Luxemboure Hallowed Soil   Mrs. Patton Desired  To Have Husband Burie: In Soil His Comrades Gave Blood to Liberate

Funeral fo Be Monday   Body Lies in State; Grave On Historic Battleground Of Bulge Battle

Gen. Patton’s Body Is Moved To Villa; Last Rites Planned   Troops From Armies He Led Pay Tribute

PATTON'S BODY BORNE TO VILLA TO LIE IN STATE   Moved in Ambulance Past Lines of Comrades Standing at Attention With  ArmséRaised in Salute.   FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD TODAY   Burial to Be on Historic Luxembourg Battleground Where Third Cut Short  German Bid at Bulge,

Wile’s Wish To Bury Husband  In Luxembourg   Lies In State Until Funeral Services At Ancient Villa  Te ie a ae   BURIAL ON XMAS EVE

Many Pay Tribute To Hero   Soldiers of 3rd Army to Officiate At Rites Today

Patton Burial Overseas   Vivid Figure In American Military History Laid To Rest On Christmas Eve

Funeral Rites For General Will Be Sunday   Burial Scheduled In Luxembourg Military Cemetery

Patton Body Moved for Funeral Rite   Services Set Today; Burial Ceremony To Be Held Monday

To Bury Patton in Hallowed Soil  Sorrowing Comrades Honor Vivid General

FINAL RESTING PLACE CHOSEN FOR GENERA   Patton To Be Buried Monday At Hahm, Luxembourg; Services Today

WARRIOR WILL BE BURIED ON BATTLE FIELD   FUNERAL SERVICES SCHEDULED TODAY IN HEIDELBERG

Gen. Patton Lies In State in Old — Heidelberg Villa.   "Colorful Warrior : “To Be Buried - Monday at Hamm

Fire Chief Barber Urges Ludington Residents Take Extra Precautions as Christmas Season Draws Near

125,000 IDLE IN U, $, WALKOUTS   Strike Wave Spreads Since End of War

Unrest Along Labor Front Grows: Over  125,000 Workers Idle   Mariety of Industries Affected By Forty Work Stoppages

LABOR DISPUTES LEAVE 125,000 OUT ON STRIKE   Detroit and Akron Hardest Hit as Walkouts Reach Peak Since War’s End

UNREST ON LABOR FRONT GROWING   Survey Reveals About 40 Separate Work Stoppages

Jobs. Because Of Strikes a   “End: of, Labor's “Pledge. Brings: More ‘Walkouts

Idle in Nation Reaches High Total of 125,000   Unrest on Labor Front Widespread As Workers Loaf

UNREST AL LABOR FRONT IS MOUNTING   Number of Idle Climbed ~ To 125,000 Mark, High est In Months

New Disputes Raise Number Idle Workers   Total Near 125,000 Mark, Highest Number in Many Menths

Labor Unrest Increases  Number of Idle Due to Strikes Mount ta 1275 000

Unrest Cn Labor Front Is Pronounced  125,000 Idle In Many Disputes

‘New Disputes Add To Nation’s Idle ‘Now At 125,000   Survey Shows Forty Separate Strikes Affecting Industries.

IDLE IN STRIKES RISE 10 129,000 ACROSS NATION   Some Of Ford Workers Due To Return Monday; Gas Workers Still Out

Unrest Continues On Labor Front: 125,080 Are Idle   40 Separate Work Stoppages Affects Variety of Industries-Businesses.

125,000 Idle In US. With More Strikes   New Disputes Added To Work Stoppages; Detroit Hardest Hit

125,000 Affected By Walkouts; Largest Number in Many Months.   'RISES WITH WAR END

125,000 Idle With Hike In Labor Disputes  40 Work Stoppages Involve From 25 To 30,800 Persons As Strikes Increase

STRIKES AFFECT 125,000 WORKERS   TOTAL FOR NATION REACHES HIGHEST MARK IN MONTHS

AQ STOPPAGES DISCOVERED IN NATIONAL POLL   Detroit Auto Firms Hit Hard; 15,000 Stil Out At Goodrich Plants

The Armies sin the West:   Miner’s Journal Says Negotiations Head For. the Rocks

LEWIS PAPER AVERS PARLEY GOING ON ROCKS   UMW Journal Declare: Operators Agreed To Procedure In Advance

American Official Is Fired on in Venezuela Revolt      Conflict Is Between Rebel Military and Govarnment Forces: Report Heavy Einktinn

CHARLES K. HART DEAD   Died at His Home in Breokfield Wednenday.

SHREWDNESS 1S M'ARTHUR'S KEY   Nothing Has Happened Yet To Justify Fears That We Aren't Going To Treat Japs Rough Enough, Says Mackenzie,   —BY DEWITT MACKENZIE (‘AP Foreign Affairs Analyst)

PRELIMINARIES TO JAPANESE FORMAL SURRENDER STAGED IN FIRM AND DICNIFIED MANNER

No Signs Of Softness In J ap Dealing   Emperor Hirohito’s Emissarics Punies a With Fact They Are In, Presence of Cou querors But Not Bul ties

FIRST AMERICAN-JAP CONFERENCE GOES OFF SMOOTHLY WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR HANDEINIG 1% STERNLY

Crown for Mrs. Roosevelt: First Lady Also Receives Harem Costume and Coat from King Saud

DRASTIC ACTION IS OUTLINED TO EASE SITUATION   Mines Are Idie Temporarily And ‘Brownout’ Requested To Conserve Fuel

TRIO NEWSPAPERMEN SENTENCED T0 JAIL ON-CONTEMPT CHARGE   NUECES COUNTY JUDGE ORDERED CALLER-TIMES MEN TO JAIL 3 DAYS

COAL MINERS ASK 10-CENT ~ ROYALTY PAY   Would Net Union $60,000,000 a Year

Lewis Demands Coal Royalty  Tells Government tc ‘Keep Hands Off’

Truman To Visit King   Potsdam ()—The Big Three pame te the end early tonight f their historic sessions upon ‘Which 4 fhe future peace of the wertd may pousibly hinge.

Truman To Meet  King in England   Will Lunch Aboard Ship Thursday in Rendezvous at Sea

ROOSEVELT TO OUTLINE VIEWS ; ON MANY PROBLEMS JN 8,000WORD MESSAGE TODAY —

Congress to Get Long Message From President   Foreign Policy and U.S. War Effort Are Principal Points

kK. D.R. To Speak   Hope for Clearer Explanation of His Foreign Policy

NEW CONGRESS TO HEAR LONG FDR MESSAGE   Most Important of Career   WILL BROADCAST

President Will Give Summary  Of His Message   To Speak To Nation At 10 O'clock Tonight On Message To  , ae ee

HIT WITHDRAWING JAPS   U. S. Fighters Attacked Force Pulling Out of Indo-China

MOST CRUSHING AIR BLOW OF ENTIRE WAR!   Bomb Targets Ahead Of Montgomery’s Poised Army

11,000 Planes Deal Crushing Blow to Reich   Blast Airfields, Oil Refineries and Snarl Communications

Mightiest Aerial Assault Paves Way for Drive by Britain’s Massed Forces

Threaten to Split Last Defenders of German Capital   Fall of Berlin Appears Imminent; Soviets Driving on Underground Fortress W here Hitler. Goebbels Reported Directing Battle

Fall Of Nazi Capifal To Soviets Near   Russians Control Most Of Berlin Government Cente

BERLIN'S FALL APPEARS NEAR   Reds Capture Gutted Shell Of Reichstag, Threaten To Selt Defenders

*r0 e Aevors ~” Tan cs” “or-ure¢ zy _.S. Suarcs ir ine isi. Cam)

Government Seizes Cleveland Power Plants After 450 Employes Go on Strik

si ACTON IS TAKEN ~ IN GLEVELAND WALKOUT   ARMY TAKES OVER POWER COMPANY AT CLEVELAND WHEN WAE PRODUCTION IS THREATENED

[85,000 Moved From Floods Of Mississipp!   Disaster Agen cies Plan Vast Operation As Waters Rise

Allied Tribunal Convicts Italians  Of Killing Fascists  Leader Doomed wr Dal av

Allies Living Off Nazi. Fat.   ‘Soldiers. ‘Have ‘Goose Or Chicken In’ Pot

Germans, Italians Live On Borrowed Time ‘Along Coast of Crete   Allied Troops Feast Off Fat of German: As Western Front Pots Simmer With Juicy Chicken, Goose, Steaks

Suicide Planes Are Damaging Many U. §. Shins   Kamikaze Pilots Are Slowing Operations

‘Back of the -Headlines   By LOUIS F, KEEMLE United Press Wor Analyst

The Ninth and First Joined Soviets at Two'New Places, Trapping an Undisclosed Number of Germans.   FIGHTING CONTINUES INSIDE MUNICH   By 7 p. m. the Nazi Resis- tance Had Become “Light _ to Moderate”, a Sixth Army Dispatch Said.

Partisans Hang ll Duce’s Body In Milan Plaza  Mussolini And 17 Aides Executed

MUSSOLINI SHOT TO DEATH BY VENGEFIL, ITALIAN PATRIOTS   HIS BEAUTIFUL MISTRESS AND 17 FASCIST LEAD_ ERS ALSO EXECUTED

PURGE OF FASCISMS CHIEF LEADERS HAS CLAIMED GRAZIANO   BENITO MUSSOLINI SLAIN WITH 17 FASCIST LEADERS; HIS BODY THE OBJECT OF VENGEFUL WRATH

Second Himmler Deal Understood Sent Big Three   British Cabinet Told To Stand By

BRITISH CABINET MINISTERS GIVEN STAND BY ORDERS   UNDERSTAND NEW BID BY HIMMLER WILL BE TO ALL THREE POWERS

Former Duce Shot To Death By Patriots   Dictator and Leaders Captured Near Como While Trying To Flee To Neutral Swiss

Mussolini's Body Hangs From the Heels Ex- Duce Shot From Back Crying “No! No!”

Spat Upon and Cursed, Body of Mussolini Object of Vengeful Wroth of Disillusioned:Italians

British Set Pace Of War In Far East   Tommies Drive Within 36 Miles Of Rangoon; Yanks Make Small Gains

WHITE HOUSE WILL GIVE OUT OFFICIAL NEWS   Warning of “All Sorts of Reports’ Issued After Week end VEDavy Fiasco

Bid To Yield Would go to all Three Powers   Himmier Said Conferring - With Swedish Interme- diary Near Danish Line

Mussolini's Death Prompts Purge Of Blackshirts   Report Graziano Executed; II Duce Offered to Buy His Life with “an Emenee!

DUCE’S DEATH STARTS PURGE   Marshal Graziani Executed, Unofficial Reports Say

HOSPITAL ofl? FLEET GROWS   Will Complete Job of Bring. ing Home Sick, Wounded From Europe. .

Congress Gets Budget Today  D .cartant ta Give   President to Give War Cost Figures

Ukrainians Push Nearet To Vienna   Other Red Troops Near Adriatic, Breach Gap Lines

Red Army Within 33 Miles Of Capital Of Austria; Russians Also Aim Push Toward Italian Border

JAPS ON GUAM WEEP, MOAN ON LEARNING THE BAD NEWS   Prisoners Bow in Direction © Tokyo When Told That Em eT) ee i ee . en be

Senate And House Have Their Up And Downs; United Nation Plan, Dams Are Before Groups

Senate Arguing Over UNO; House  Discusses Dams   UNRRA Voted Over 500 Million

Enemy Fleet Immobilized Temporarily  By Bombings   Halsey Wants U. S. ‘Base At Yokahoma

20 Warships Of Mikado Blasted By Allied Hits   Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers Crippled by Air And Sea Attacks

Fleet Blows Cripple Last Of Jap Navy   Once-Potent Fleet Put Out of Action By Stunning Attack

Bandit Killed as Cleveland Police Attempt to Halt Wave of Robberies

Phe OPENED — ON GUN-TOTERS   CLEVELAND, POLICE TAKING STEPS TO HALT CRIME WAVE IN THAT CITY

American Gl’s Will Feed. And Entertain European Youngsters Tomorrow ©

Santa Totes Lean Pack For Most Of Worlc In First Peacetime Yule Day In Six Years

To Entertain 20,000 Kids Tomorrow  Deduct Food   Deduct Food From Their Own Rations

MANY COUNTRIES LACK FOOD FOR HOLIDAY FEAST   Santa's Pack Is A Thin One In Europear Countries; American  Troops Sharing  What They Have With Natives.

Santa Totes Thin Pack As a World Has Ist Peacetime Christmas In Six Years

World Welcomes Christmas, 1945, With Optimism   Santa Claus Totes A Thin Pack; First Peacetime Yuletide In Six Long Years

Yule In curope is Slim   American GI's Share Rations With Tiny Tots

Christmas Sad In Most Lands Despite Peace   Lack Of Food And Staples Provides Slim Chance For Real Celebration

Lean Yule For Much Of Worid   But War-Torn Countries Glad Bombs No Longer Fall; in U. S. G. I’s Lauh Off Delay

There's Little Joy In Europe This Christmas   Lean Santa Totes A Thin Pack, But. Fighting. Is Over

SANTA TOTES LEAN PACK IN BLEAK LANDS   Children's Stockings Literally Gape With Holes at Toes and Heels This Year  FOOD SUPPLY IS LOW

MOST OF WORLD TO EXPERIENCE BLEAK CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY  VICTOR, CONQUERED IN EUROPE FACING LEAN FESTIVITIES

Lean Santa Claus Totes Thin Pack For Most. Of World This Christmas

Hull Hits Back at Charge His Diplomacy Touched the Button, Starting Jap War

ROPER TC OPPOSE JAP AGGRESSION   U. S&S. Failure To Oppose Such Japanese Aggression Would Have Been Cowardly, He Tells Heuse-Senate Commitee   MAKES VIGOROUS POLICY DEFENSE

Collapse of Remagen Bridge Seems Unlikely To Delay American Forces

Charges Bookie Banked Millions      All In Two Banks, While Accounts In Others Not Yet Fxamined. 

HEIGHTS SEIZED BY FIFTH ARMY   Highways Into Bologna Dominated By Troops On Italian Front

Serum Given To 14 In Contact With Rabid Dog   Only 2 of Number Actually Bitten by Indian Creek Dog

Serum Given To 14 In Contact  Tees SUC   Only 2 of Number Actually Bitten by Indian Creek Dog

RED ARMY BREACHES ODER LINE   Koenigsberg, Gdynia Menaced By Soviet Assault, Report

Soviets Break Through Main German Lines   New Offensive By Reds Announced By Nazi Leaders

Soviets Sever Germans Line  West OF Oder   Nazi Commander Orders Berlin Defended “Above And Under Ground,’   FRONT {8S AFPLAME

Russians Break Through German Oder River Lines   Berlin Reports Major Offensive In East Prussia

Forefield Of Berlin Now Partly Open As Reds Hammer Breach   Nazi Commander Demands Defense   Slovakian Stronghold Now In Soviet Hands After Concerted Drive

Reds Break Through Line West of Oder   One of Main German Lines Involved; Berlin Commander Orders Defense of Reich Capital to Last Bullet

GERMANS ORDER BERLIN DEFENSE TO LAST BULLET   NEW SOVIET DRIVE IN EAST PRUSSIA, NAZI CHIEFS SAY

RUSSIANS BREAK THROUGH ONE NAZI LINE NEAR BERLIN   German Officer Orders the Reich Capital Defended

Break Through ‘Main Nazi Line West Of Oder   German Commander Orders Capital Defended Above And Under Ground To Last Bullet

RUSSIANS CUT DEFENSE LINE WEST OF ODER   !Germans Admit New Gain Threatening Frankfort; Soviets Open Another Drive in East Prussia.

DEATH STAND ‘IN CAPITAL 1S ORDERED   Commander Tells Hitlerites to Fight Above and Under Ground to Last Bullet — Soviets Strike

THROUGH LINE  WEST OF ODER   Russians Breach One of Main German Lines in Berlin’s Forefield.   ‘ORDER CAPITAL DEFENSE

Reich Capital Ordered Defended to Last Bullet   Nazis Declare Fighting Raging Along 115-Mile Pront

Soviets Reported In Breakthrough On Main German Oder Defense   Berlin Tells Of Major Offensive To Wipe Out Last German Resistance In East Prussia

NAZI CHIEFTAIN ORDERS BERLIN HELD 10 FINISH   Russian Troops Driving Into Berlin's Forefield;: Main German Line Overrun  On 18-Mile Front.

‘Russian Troops Break Through Major Nazi Line   Reuters Say Soviets Smash Position West ‘Of Oder River  In Berlin’s Forefield

Russ in New Breakthrougt   Red Armies Drive Toward Berlin, Push To Split East Prussia

Reds Overrun Nazi Lines On 18-Mile Fron   Berlin Commander Order: Cayital of Reich Defend. ed “Above and Under Ground”   Start New Drive In East Prussiz   German Broadcasts Clain East Front Aflame For 115 Miles From Stet. tin to Forst

Breakthrough o' Nazi Line Made Near Berlin  115 Miles of   115 Miles of Front Aflame; Moscow Silent

Order to Defend Capital   ‘Above and Below Ground, to Last Bullet’; Russians Break Nazi Line

Reds Break Main Nazi Line West Of Oder Barrier   German Commander — in Berlin Orders Capital Defended to Last Bullet.   Reds in New Drive to Clear East Prussia

Uda ofS Tall GERMAN LINE ON ODE!   Reuters Dispatch Says Break Came Between Kuestrin and Frankfurt.

RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN GERMAN LINE  GERMANS ANNOUNCE POWERFUL NEW OFFEN-

Germans Order Capital City Defended to ‘the Last Bullet   All Stratagems and Tricks Allowed, Nazi Commander Declares as Final Plans Completed for Meeting Red Blow

Reports Red Army Cracks Nazi Line   Reuters Dispatch Says Russians Break Through Defenses West er Oder E      FRANKFURT THREATENED .

ORDERS FIGHT TO LAST BULLET IN NAZI CAPITAL   Germans Report New Russian Drive to Wipe Out Huns in East Prussia

Reds Smash German Line West of Oder   ~ German Commande: Of Berlin Orders Capital Defended To Last Bullet

Main German Oder River Line Breached   Germans Also Report New Enemy Onslaught Aimed At Smashing Their East Prussian Armies; Fall Of Gdynia Close.

Soviefs Pierce German Lines Before Berlin   Russian Troops Close In On Gdynia, Poland’s Modern Seaport

Crack Line On Wide   Front    Smash Between Kuestrin and Frankfurt; Berlin Girds for Final Defense Stand 

ONE OF NAZIS’ MAIN DEFENSE LINES SMASHED   German Commander Orders Reich Capital Defended “to the Last Bullet”

INTO ONE OF GERMAN LINES   Defense West Of Ode Pierced, Reuters  Report Says

14 PAGES   ORDER BERLIN DEFENDED 10 LAST SHELL   Eastern Front Aflame For 115 Miles Nazis Say   KOENIGSBERG   Battle Reported On Again; Drive Aimed At Gdynia, Then Danzig

‘Last Bullet’ Fight to Save City Ordered   Reds Crack One of Germans’ Major Defense Seetors

Reds Break into Lines Across Oder   New Russian Offensive in  East Prussia, Germans Say

Bitter End of Berlin  Ordered   Germans Assert Fast Front Aflame Along 115 Miles.

Reds Breach One of Main Nazi Lines   Germans Say Front is Aflame For 115 Miles

Reds Move On Berlin, Reports Say   Moscow Silent On New Smash At Nazi Capital

Reds Smash Through Nazis West of Oder   Berlin Commander Calls for Defense to the Last Bullet

RUSSIANS CRACK GERMANS’ LINES   Oder Defenses in Berlin's Forefield Pierecd—~Fight To Death Ordered

Report Soviet Break-Through West Of Oder   Berlin Ordered Defended  ‘Above And Under The Qensinad’ Ta I aet Rallat.

GERMANS CLAIN NEW OFFENSIVE INEAST PRUSSIA   Batter Gdynia From 3 Sides to Gain Ground in Danzig Area

Reds Break Thru West of the Oder   Nazis Order Reich Capital to Be Defended Until the Last   MOSCOW KEEPS QUIET   Stockholm Reports Mass ing of Germans to  Save Berlin

Soviets Break Main Nazi Defense Line   New Russian Assault In East Prussia Building Momentum

SOVIETS BREAK NAZI DEFENSES WEST OF ODER   Reds Open Great Drive To Wipe Out Last Germans In East Prussia

REICH CAPITAL IS ORDERED BY GERMAN OFFICIAL TO BE DEFENDED T0 LAST BULLET   Powerful New Soviet Offensive Aimed at Wiping Out Enemy in East Prussia is Reported in High Command Announcement   ENTIRE FRONT FOR 115 MILES REPORTED AFLAME

Last Ditch Stand Is Ordered _   Capital’s Commander Says City Will Be De. fended To Last Bullet

COMMANDER IN BERLIN ORDERS FIGHT TO FINISH   front Aflame for 115 Miles, Nazi Reports Of War Declare

Russ Break Main Nazi  Defense Line   German High Command Announces Powerful  New Red Offensive

Nazis OrderAbove, Below Ground War For Capital    Powerful Offensive “Started In Prussia

REDS PIERCE GERMAN LINES WEST OF ODER      Jittery Berlin Calls For Cavital’s Defense To The Last Bullet

RUSSIAN ARMY HITS DEFENSES IN DANZIG AREA   Reds Continue Massing Forces  East Of Berlin

J ittery Japanese Offer Little Opposition; Tokyo Says Landing Attempted   NO CONFIRMATION BY ANY ALLIED SOURCE

Jap Ships Flee And Air Force Hidden: As U.S. Carrier Force Arrives Off Island

YANKS INVADE UNGAYEN GULF, JAPANESE SAY   sae ntti tte  Tokyo ‘Reports Armada of 450 Transports Near Luzon

Nazis Stil! Offer Some Resistance   Nearly Half City in Amer ican Hands—Most of Nazi  Troops Gone

BIG 4 AGREES ON MOST. CHANGES !N DUMBARTON PLAN   BELIEVE MOLOTAV HAS ASKED STALIN FOR ORDERS ON TWO

Russ Arrest 16 Pole Leaders   5.F. Conference Talks Abruptly Halt As United States and Britain Demand Explanation From Moscow Government

MOSCOW REPORTS 16 ARRESTED IN POLAND AND SLAPS AT BRITAIN      LT. AMON G. CARTER, JR., IS REUNITED WITH HIS FATHER IN GCFEFRMANY AFTER OVER ? YEARS

16 Polish Leaders Seized By Reds, Declares Moscow   British Rumors of Murders and Shootings Denied

BERLIN FOLK THINK HITLER SHOT SELF   Also Believe Goebels Took Poison to End Life

BERLINERS SAY HITLER IS SUICIDE   Residents State Goebbels Took Dose of Poison

Poison Death Ot Goebbels  Is Rumored   Red Army Troops Probe Berlin Ruins In Hunt For Bodies

VICTORY WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY GEN. EISENHOWER   Probably Will Become Known Through Formal Announcement   WHEN THE PROPER TIME ARRIVES   Peace Rumor Started Yesterday By A Misinterpretation

IKE WILL MAKE KNOWh SURRENDER   Garbled Press Dispatches Cause False Reports

COMMANDER ON 1WO JIMA . SAYS JAPS ARE ‘SMARTER’   GEN, SMITH WARNS THAT. ENEMY GROUND TROOPS ARE DEGPPING “BAN ZAM TACTICS a

Ready to Quit Shur  Fall Back in China  ,B29s Mine Sea   ,B29s Mine Sea Off Kyushu; Retreat in Luzon

To Abandor, Shuri; Quit China Port   femnants of Army Give Ground on Islands in  the Philippines

Japs Retreat on Okinawa; Reveal Heavy Tokyo Damage   U. S. Navy Building 20,000 Warships: To Have 127,000

JAP LIFELINE CUT INTO INDO CHINA; ENEMY MAY ABANDON SHURI   MacARTHUR’S TROOPS WIPE OUT REMNANTS IN PHILIPPINES; YANK BLOWS ROCK JAPANESE HOMELAND

‘Crushing advances toward Nippon’s homeland featured Pacific warfare

MOVING MONS IN THE VicPeRs   Annual Presentation at K. U. Pleases Large  Audience   MUSIC Ai!D SPECTACLE

Annual Presentation at K. U. Pleases Large  Audience   VUSIC AND SPECTACLE

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   President’s Prime Interest is Early End of War

MAKES IT HIS   President Chosen as Chairman by Stalin and Churchill

KESSELRING WATCHED   Given Command After Von Runstedt Said War Was Lost

PolishRow Tc Be Heard In Russia Friday   Reds To Sponsor New Government

Troops Find Jap Capital City of Ruin  Seribe Pictures Beaten People, Aerial Carnace

YANKS BATTER THRU OKINAWA DEFENSE LINE   Marianas’ Super-Forts Leve Twin Blows At Jap Homeland

JAPS LOSING THEIR FIGHT ~ FOR OKINAWA      DOVGHBOYS BATTERING WAY THROUGH DEFENSES—TIORD OF JAP GARRIBON ‘ “ WIPED OUT

SEARCH MADE FOR MISSING STUDENT   Peter Embree, 17, Left Home Afternoon of January 28

SEARCH MADE FOR — MISSING STUDENT   Peter. ‘Embree,  IT, Left  “Home Afternoon of - January: 28

102,000 Idle  Over Nation      “Webtinghoiise, Other Strikes On Increase

Waste Cited  - InEducation   Meadows Attacks Schools’ Syetem of Financing

Ghoulish Lunatic Breaks Into Grave To Cut Heart From New-Buried Body

“Lunatic” Violates New Jersey Grave  Haunt Ghoul Who Cut Out Heart

3 Paratroopers Drown In Gulf   Seven Others Missing In Simulated Combat Jumps Over Island

WAR CRIMINAL TRIAL DELAYED   Krupp Case Postponed Until Defendant’s Condidition Is Improved.

FLDER KRUPP’S TRIAL DELAYED   Consider Substitution 0! Industrialist’s Son At Later Date

Allies’ Trial of Krupp Postponed  Indictment Is Retained On rnbera Calenda

Tribunal Postpones Trial of Elder Krupp Indefinitely  War Crime Defendant Will Face Court If Health Improves

Trial of Industrialist Krupp is ‘Delayed Until Condition Improves

Krupp’s War Crimes Trial Postponed by World Court   ‘Dying’ Head Of Munitions Works Is Granted Time

Delay Trial Of Krupp   Defense Motion Granted; Veteran Armaments Maker Reported Seriously Ill

Grant Delay In Trial of Krupp   Postponed Until His Condition Improves

GUSTAV KRUPP'S TRIAL DELAYED   Owing to Bad Health, German Will Escape Court Appearence Now

Space at Petain Trial at Minimum Writers Fight Battle of The Bulge

6 Jap Attacks on Luzon Repulsed   25th, 32nd Divisions . Gain in Fierce Fighting

Start Evacuation German Capital   25 Trains Put At the Disposal of Terrified Berlin Residents.

EVACUATION UNDER WAY AT BERLIN   Will be Difficult Because Military Using so Much Rolling Stock in War Effort,

Commerce Group To Call Jones And Wallace   George Bill to Take Lending Agencies from Dent. to be Considered

COMMERCEGROUP TO HOLD HEARING ON CABINET ROW   Wallace, Jones Summoned For Quiz On Wednesday

Wal’ é ones. Te. * ammoned By Senate Group   Committee Considers FR’s Nomination _ Separation of ' Power

Committee Will Call Mr. Wallace   Senate Group Plans to Hear Both Wallace and Jones To Morrow

Senators Ask FDR To Divorce Lending  From Wallace Job   See Fight Looming, Too. On Appointment of REA Administrator

Senate Committee To Hear  Both Wallace And Jones   ‘Commerce Committee Studying Ex-Vice President's - Nomination As Cabinet Officer And George Bill To Divorce Lending Agencies From Department

Wallace  Jones to Testify   Commerce Committee Hearing Scheduled in Cabinet Nomination

Committee — Calls Jones And Wallace   Ousted and Newly Appointed Secretary To Face One Another

SELECTING JURY IN KIDNAP TRIAL   Case Opens to Decide Fate of Marion Woman

Former LeMars  Girl Is Married  Myrna Overheu Bride Of Marine Sergeant

Former LeMars  We wt  Girl Is Married _ Myrna Overheu Bride Of Marine Sergeant

HUGE FORMATIONS OF, HEAVY ,BOMBERS BLAST INSTALLA TIONS IN SOUTHERN GERMANY

FLEET MAKES THIRD ATTACK INFOUR DAYS   HITACHI WAR PLANT AREA IS TARGET FOR BIG GUNS

Nazis Must Die For Killing Flyers   Victims of Villagers Believed Americans

Rabaul Invasion Could Have Been War's Bloodiest  MacArthur Chose To Bypass Strong  9 ‘lannnaoca Barétmn,

BOND SALES. ARE SOARING   NEW RECORD APPEARS PROBABLE AS RESULT OF BALES : IN SEVENTH WAR LOAN

TAYLOR RESIGNS CHAIRMANSHIP OF LABOR BOARD   Wartime Agency Is Giver Complete Autonomy By President   LEGISLATIVE PLAN OFFERED IN SENATE

Head Of WLB Resigns Post      Taylor’s Resignation Effective Oct. 15 to Al~~ low. Rearrangement

Head Of WLB Resians Post   Taylor's Resignation Effective Oct. 15 to Allow Rearrangement

TAYLOR RESIGNS AS WLB CHIEF   Board Given Autonomy To Help Solve Big Labor Disputes

WLB Chief Resigns "As Turmoil Spreads   Schwellenbach Outlines Policy To Meet Threat Of Widespread Trouble

WLB Chief Resigns   ‘Schwellenbach Outlines Policy To Meet Threat Of Widespread Trouble

TAYLOR QUITS AS WLB CHIEF   Board Given Independence In Policy Outlined By Schwellenbach

WLB Head Quits As Schwellenbach Shuffles Offices   Labor Chief Grants Agency Autonomy, As It Had in War Time

Assembly Has Ended Four Weeks’ Work   Less Than 125 Bills Introduced to Date in Legislature

Legislature Ends First Four Weeks   Both Houses Plan Heavy Schedules

Moscow-Tokyo Strain Grows   British Expect. Red Ultimatum To Japs

36th, 45th, 2nd War-Weary Vets Arrive Home   Men Average More Than 100 Points Each, Many to Be Discharged

Marriage to Friend of Fiance Instead Of Intended Husband Causes Mixup

World Needs Full Access To All News   Foundation of Peace Must Be Laid In the Minds and Hearts of Men Through Real Acquaintance Among World’s Peoples.

PUBLICATION OF ALL THE NEWS OF ALL THE COUNTRIES HELD VITAL TO FUTURE PEACE AND SECURITY

Veterans Want Jobs, Bradley  Tells Senators   Veterans Administrator Says That Is Ambition Of  Returning Soldiers

Captured Reports Reveal Hitler Caught ‘Flat-footed When Japs Struck U.S.

Reveal Jap Attack on Pearl Harbor Caught Hitler Flatfooted; Delayed Decision on War for Four Days

SURPRISED BY PEARL HARBOR   JAPANESE SNEAK ATTACK CAUGHT ADOLF HITLER FLAT-FOOTED

Pearl Harbor Caught Hitler Hat Footed   Liaison Between Germany and Japan Never T)id Fwviat

Attack On Pearl Harbor Was Surprise To Hitler   Fuehrer Hemmed And Hawed Four Days Before De ciding What To Do About It; Finally He Agreed To Declare War On U. 5.

Vinson Nominated By Roesevell to Head Loan Ageney   Former Kentucky Congressman Choice for Half of Jesse Jones’ Job

FDR Names Vinson Head of Loan Agencies   Completes Jones Ouste: By Nomination; Has New Stabilization Director in Mind

Nomination Of Vinsor To Senate   Namvd by Rocsevelt to Suc ceed Jones as Loan  Administrator

Loan Post . To Vinson   N amed By FDR to Sueceed Jones in Handling Billion Dotlar Agencies

VINSON NAMED TO DIRECT RFC   FDR Awaits Senate’s 0.K. Before Announcing New Stabilization Chief

Vinson Named To Administer Federal Loans   Economic Stabilization Director Nominated To Succeed Jesse Jones

VINSON NAME LOAN DIREGTOR   Will Take Over Federal Administration Job Which the Senate Wouldn’t Let Henry Wallace Have

VINSON NAMED FOR LOAN BOSS   Former Congressman Would Succeed Jesse Jones

Vinson Named To Loan Post  Economic Stabilizer To Be Chosen After kvting hw Ganantea

NOMINATED 10 SUCCEED JONES      Fred Vinson Named By Roosevelt for Federal — Loan Agency Post.

F.D.R. Appoint Fred. M. Vinson New Loan Chief   Completes Division Of Government Jobs Taken from Jones

VINSON NAMED FOR LOAN POST   SUCCEEDS JONES AS HEAD OF AGENCY CUT FROM COMMERCE DEPT

Vinson Will  Replace Jones   Economic Stabilization Director Nominated by F.R. As Loan Chief

Agencies Severed Fram Coumeree Department So As Not to Come  Under Wallace

Vinson Nominated By FDR to Be U. S. Loan Chief  Quick Confirmation Is Expected Wen Senate Votes

VINSON NAMED FOR FEDERAL LOAN HEAD    Little Opposition . Expected. In The Senate

FDR Picks Vinson  For Administrator  Of Federal Loans Would Succeed  Jesse Jones

Vinson Is Choice for Loan Chief   Stabilization Director 1s Nominated for Jones’. ‘.-*DivorcedPosition - .:

Federal Loan Job To Fred Vinson   Senate Confirmation  Expected Quickly

N NAMED FOR LOAN CHIEF   NOMINATED TO SUCCEED JONES AS ADMINISTRATOR

FDR Noninates Vinson for Big. ~ Loan Agency Jot   Believe Senate. Will Confirm Nomination Speedily as

VINSON IS NEW U.S, LOAN BOSS   Stabilization Director Succeeds Ousted Jesse Jones

FRED VINSON NOMINATED LOAN CHIEF   President Selects Stabilization Director to Succeed Jesse Jones, Handling Billions in Federal Funds.

FEDERAL LOANS WOULD BE FRED VINSON'S TASK   FDR Nominates - Stablization Director To Succeed Ousted Jesse Jones

VINSON NAMED TO LOAN POST   Senate Appears Ready to Give Quick Approval To Nomination

Stabilizer’s Post To Remain Vacant  Until Senate Gives  Confirmation Vote

Vinson Is Named }   Federal Loan Boss   Economic Stabilizer Appointed by President To Take Place o Jesse Jones After Commerce Department Functions Divided To Make Wallace Secretary

Vinson Gets Jesse Jones’ ~ Former Post   Nominated Today By  President To Be Federal  Loan Administrator

NAMES VINSON FOR LOAN POST   FD Selects Economic Director  to Succeed Jones

VINSON NAMED FOR FEDERAL LOAN OFFICE   Roosevelt Names Vinson For Job Sepamted From Dept. Of Commerce

Vinson Named  For Loan Head   Roosevelt Nominates Economic Stabilization Direetor For Post.

ED ~NEW LOAN HEAD   Nominated By. Roosevelt  Yo Be Federal Loan Administrator

Fred Vinson Is de igen For Loan Job   FDR Asks Economic Stabilization Director For  Post Held By Jones

Name Vinson To Federal Loan Post   Approval of Senate Indicated By Reaction to  Nomination

Nominated as Jones’ Successor  Will Have Handling of Millions of Dollars

Ninth Pounds Out Gain All Along Front   Germans Say Rhineland Battle Is Nearing A De cision.

Third Army Units Making Headway In Mosel Valley.   First Army Wedges Mile Or More Into Rhineland Defenses

Westbrook Officer Says ‘Karenko Prison Camp In Formosa Worst Of Many

Department Of Air Also Recommended To Senate   Former WPB Official Prepares Report Giving Flat ‘No’ To Army, Navy Unification

NAVY REPORT ON HARBOR WTS MERGER   Suggests Results Different If It In Charge

Navy, Operating I ndependenily, Might Have ‘Changed Pearl Harbor Results, Report Savs'

Study Opposes «Uniting Army, Navy Branches   Independent Sea Services Misht Have Prevented Jan. Swank Atak

Merger Of Military Services Opposed In Report From Navy   Study Suagests Pearl Harbor Attack Might Have Been "~Different Had the Navy Been Working On Its Qwn 

Report Made  For Navy Rap: Army Chief   Eberstadt Findings Contain Criticism  of Gen. Marshall

Navy Report Calls for Third  Armed Force   Wants Dept. of Air; Cites Pear] Harbor In Anti-Merger Stand

War On J apan Looms As Major Issue: Full  Ni eet Star tc Tamarrarww   Churchill Makes Courtesy Call On President; Hunger, Frontiers, Rebuilding Of Europe Are High On Agenda Of Big Three Conference

NAZIS STAGING SUICIDE STAND INSIDE VIENNA   Complete Encirclement of City by Russians Reported

Desperate Nazi Counter-Attack Reds in Vienna   Austrian Capital Entirely Circled, Russians Report

Stand Imperils Cooperation   Charge Byrnes, Bevin Depart From Rules

SOVIETS . BLAME U, S., BRITISH   Reds Claim Anglo-American Stand Caused Big 5 Meeting To Fail

Russian Paper Blames U. S. and Britain for Failure of Conference

War Production Board Okays Orders For Machine Tools to Break  Bottlenecks in Reconversion Plans

WPB APPROVES MILLIONS FOR RECONVERSION   Retooling and Plant Expansion Planned To Hurry Work .

U. S. Plants May Re-Tool   .WPB Takes. Action  For Reconversion —

Senators Turn  Wrath on OPA   Wheeler Scents ‘Crooked Black Market Anwle

Senators Charge OPA Meat Policy “Smells Crooked   ‘Price Handling Makes No Sense, Black Market  Growing,’ Asserted

OPA-Black Market   “Probe Grows Warm  parious Charges Hurled In Capital

Wheeler Sees ‘Something Crooked’ In OPA Handling  Of Black Markets: Price Policies Confuse Lucas

OPA METHODS HIT BY SEN. WHEELER   iSolons and OPA in Hot Row Over “Black Markets”

Secrecy Shrouds Fleet Aitack on Jap Convoys   Silence Suggests New Phase, of t he Operation

SECRECY KEPT ALONG COAST OF INDO-CHINA   THIRD FLEET MAY BE MAKING NEW ASSAULT

GREAT FIGHT AT SEA CONTINUING   Airforces General Declares B-29 Attacks Mere ‘Prologue’ in U. S. Plans

Fleet Secrecy Veils Details On Indo-China   Naval Silence Suggests Attack on Jap Convoy Entering Important Phase Without Bringing End to Critical Stag

Draw Veil On  Convey Raids   Navy Silence On Attacks On Jap Ships Indicates New Phase Of Battle.

Blow Blocks Jap Effort fo Bring Reinforcements   Dozen Transports Sunk by Americans Carried Foe Troops

Naval Secrecy Veil Envelops Fieet Attacks   sHence Concerning Operations Off Coast Of Indo-China Leads to Belief of Other Attacks

SILENCE POINTS T0 NEW PHASE OF NAVAL FIGHT   25 Jap Ships Sunk; 13 Others Damaged So Far

Third Fleet Still at If?   Assault on Jap Convoys Off Indo-China May Be I: New, Important Phase

WHITE HOUSE SILENT ON clo ATTACK ON PRESIDENT: PLAN FOR FACT FIND BOARD HOLDS

President Will See AFL Green During The Day   Fact-Finding Board For Gencrat Motors: Strike Controversy In Pro. . cess Selection °   Murray’s Speech  Biting, Critical   clo Leadership Had Been Cooling Toward Truman’ Administration Since  V-j Day

TRUMAN SILENT ON ClO BLAST AT STRIKE BAN   President Will Confer with AFL’s Green — Truck Dispute Eyed

Labor Is Solid  Against Progran To End Strikes   Congressional Leaders Drafting Requested Leaistation; Green To Call On President

TIGHT CRIUTCER Lativcicn   Reich’s Punishment Deserved, (German Army Chaplain Thinks

There's Nothing So Rare: ‘Hitler Permits Chaplains in His  Armies, but Curbs Their Activity

30 SERVICEMEN HURT   Are Aboard Liner Athos II Which Was Damaged by a Hurricane

PRESIDENT SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER GRANT NEW POWERS   LABOR SECRETARY SCHWELLENBACH TAKES OVER THREE AGENCIES

3 WAR BOARDS PLACED UNDER NEW DIRECTOR   Schwellenbach Sends Conciliator To Detroit To Study Unrest

Schwellenbach Given New Power To Handle Labor   But Truman Stipulates WLB Decisions Final Not Subject to Review

NEW AUTHORITY TO LABOR BOSS   Carries Out Promise to Get Right Into Middle of Trouble.   STRIKES TO BE STUDIED

Secretary of Labor Studies Work Stops  Holds Presidential  Grant of Broad ~~ ..... s. fl US

Schwellenbach Takes Over As Labor ‘Boss’   New Authority Given To Cope With Strife On Industrial Front; Eyes Detroit Situation

Authority Over 3 Federal Boards Assianed To Him   WLB Decisions Will Be Final and Not Subject To Review By New Boss

Rirects New Chief Of Conciliation Services To Examine Detroit's Labor Difficulties

President Gives New Authority tc Labor Secretary   War Agencies Turned Over to Schwellenbach; Disputes Studied

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   RUSSIANS CUT MAIN RAILWAY CONNECTING BERLIN AND DANZIG

SOVIET DRIVE TRAPS NAZIS IN BALTIC AREAS   Russians Gain 12 Miles Daily As Enemy Falls Back Toward Capital

TRAP HUGE NAZI FORGES DEFENDING BATTLE AREAS:   IN, AZIS LOSE LAST DEFENSIVE FRONT

Russian Forces Are Advancing Toward Stettir   Vast Areas Of Industrially Important Silesia Now In Russian Possession   STREET FIGHTING RAGES IN POSEN

Russians Gain at Rafe of 12/2 Miles Per Day; German Armies Trapped

MOVE TRAPS HUGE BALTIC AREA FORCE   Reds Move Toward Nazi Capital at Rate of 121% Miles a Day   London —(Ins)— The Seviet bridgehead over the Oder river at Steinau now is six miles deep, the Nagi agency D. N. B. sald today.

NEW STRIKE CLOSES DODGE TRUCK PLANT      Kelsey-Hayes Walkout Continues  ‘In 30th Day

CIO Strike Closes Dodge Truck Plant   Walkout Develops Following Layoff Due To Strikes

CHRYSLER CORPORATION DODGE PLANT IS ICLOSED BY STRIKE IN NEW DISPUTE

70 Detroit Plants Are Affected   Labo~, Disputes Now Have Spread to 83,000 Auto motive Workers

STRIKE OF 800 AT CHRYSLER'S DETROIT PLANT   Strike Caused’ by Layoff of 2,200 From Lack of Parts

ANOTHER AUTO PLANT CLOSED IN NEW FIGHT   B00 CIO Auto Workers Out A Dodge Plant In Detroit

Gas Scarce Again Due to Strikes   Emergency Rationing Ordered in Toledo; 220,000 Idle in U. S.

NUERNBERG SCENE OF TRIALS OF CRIMINALS   ‘Butcher Of Lidice’ Will Go On Trial September 1; Procedure Being Studied

CHINESE COAST RAIDS CONTINUE TOKYO REPORTS   Hongkong, Canton Are Visited By B-29s And China-Based  Fighters

Tokyo Worrying Over Possibility Of U. S.-Chinese Attacks in Asia

Japan Rulers Told to Breal Shinto ‘Yoke’   M’ Arthur Edict Bans Government Support Of Emperor Worship

Order Bans State Aid to Shintoism   Japanese Government To Cease Support Of Faith

[MacArthur Orders Japs To Withdraw Sponsorship From State Shintoism

Japan Ordered ToEnd Support Of Shintoism   Directive Permits Private Belief But Removes ‘Bad Aspects’ OF Faith

NEGROES CONVICTED OF SLAYING PACKER   One Youth Given Death  ‘Penalty; Other Life  Torm

Chinese Reds Are Prepared To Wage Ten-year War, Chief of Staff Says

Chinese Reds Ready for 10-Year War.   Communist Chief of Staff Reviews Situation

Martin, Republican Leader, Favorsa  “World-Wide Ban on Ceimpulsuly ~ Military Training Pro‘qam.°   ( hina Reds Will Fight len Year

CHINESE REDS SEE LONG WAR   Communists Prepared Fo: 10-Year Strife, Gen. Yin Declares

Chinese Reds Ready for 10-Year War  Communist Chief   Communist Chief of Staff Reviews Situation

END HUNT FOR ~ MISSING-BOY   ONLY HOPE.- THREE-YEAR-OLD 18 ALEVE 58 BASED ON ABDUCTION. THEORY

Hope of Finding Tum Suden Tot Alive Abandoned; FBI May Take Over Case

Six Unidentified Dead in Wreck   List of Victims. Remains at 49 With 83 Injured in Train Collision

Date Not Set For Marshall Trip To China   Given ‘Initial Fill-In’ On Duties By President Truman Today

THIRD ARMY TANKS ENTER EAST GERMANY      Cut Main Nazi ‘Escape Route To Bavaria

Juncture With Reds  Imminent  Berlin Drive Under Security Blackout  BY BOYD LEWIS PARIS, April 14—U.?)—Amer can Third Army tanks rolle nto Eastern Germany  80-od:  BT ASH:

Third Army Races Within 8( Miles Of Juncture With Russian Army; Doughboys Cross Elbe River At Barby   CLAIM ENTRY INTO BERLIN IMMINENT

Patton’s Men Find Defense Of City Stiff   ‘Main Exeape Roads From Berlin Sonth Severed by Advance

YANKS PLUNGE TOWARD UNION IN EAST REICH   Britain Sees News Soon Forces Have Merged For Reich Blov

CUT MAIN ESCAPE ROUTES BERLIN TO HITLERS HOME      Plunge Towards Russian Lines at Miles-AnHour Clip Against Weak German Onnosition

Patton Slices Main Highways ‘As Other Armies Close In On Wrecked City of Berlin   The American Broadcasting Station in Europe said this noon that the Ninth army entry into Berlin is imminent.

U.S. TROOPS OUTFLANK LEIPZIG, REACH POINT 80 MILES FROM SOVIET ARMY

Ninth Infantry Crosses Elbe In Drive On Berlin   London Alerted For _News of Entrance “Into Nazi Capital 

Pres. Truman Will Report On Any End of Hostilities In Europe White House Says

TO GIVE NEWS WHEN OFFICIAL   Daniels, Press Secretary, Says There Is Nothing To Report Yet.   EXPECT MANY REPORTS

Truman To Report End of European War When Anything Can Be Released

President Will Announce V-E When It Comes   Nothing New Yet After Week End Of Excitement And Riimmore.

UNPRECEDENTED RAID MADE OVER TOKYO AS YANK ARMADA HUNTS FOR ENEMY VESSELS   Power of American Aerial Strike Indicates That Attacks May Be Continued for the Next Two or Three Davs   TREMENDOUS ACTION IS BELIEVED UNFOLDING

US.MayLand On lwo Jima   Tokyo Radio Warns U.S. Tactics Usually Mean Troop Raid

Tokyo Targets Blasted for More Than 9 Hours by 1,500 American Carrier Planes   Co-incident With Bombing the Greatest Fleet Ever Assembled Stands 300 Miles off Japanese Coast Darine Jap: to Come Out From Hiding

Tokyo Report Sobered One   Claim Were Prepared, That Movements of Fleet Watched For Days

FEAR ANOTHER RAID   ‘Tokyo Radio Warns of Task Force : In Nearby Waterga

Warning Is Given by Tokyo Radio   Say “Enemy” Is Still In Adjacent Water:

Jap Radio Warns Of Another Raid   Tokyo Version Says Attack Was Expected; Homeland Prepared

Over 1,500 Planes Hit Capital Area   Raid by Carrier Planes Lasted Nine Hours,  Japs Say

TEMPERATURES:   Huge U.S. Sky Armada  Delivers New Blows   Carrier-Based Bombers And Superforts Give Nippon Pre-Invasion Blasting; Planes  Swarming Over Terrorized Tokyo

Japs Say U. S. Task Force Still In Home Waters  1,000 PLANES IN ACT ION   Navy Units 300 Miles From Shores Of Japan; Attack On Iwo Jima Hints Of Early Allied Invasion

Capture of Muenchen Gladbach Frees Hundreds of Foreign Factory Workers

ar Charges List any Nazi Troop:   Commission Completes Cases Against 3,000

Goering High On Crime List   Nir-Tight) Cases Complete Avuinst 3.444) (hhers

Goering's Name Given High Place on War Criminals List, Commission Reveals

COERING ON LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS   GERMAN FRONTIER REPORT’ ED CLOSED TO PREVENT ESCAPE OF OTHERS,

Goering Is No. 1  War Criminal  Was Not Greeted in Friendly Manner

Petain Declares He Saved France   Reynaud Takes Stand To Denounce Marshal

Armed Forces Tackle Demobilization Problem; Hope to Release About 8 Million Men in next 18 Months

Men With Combat Records Will Get First Discharges   Armed Forces Plan Release OF 8 Million Within Eighteen Months

Army, Navy Plan Release Of 8 Million   Men Expected To Be Discharged Within 18 Months; Point System To Apply

PLANNING FOR RELEASE OF SERVICE MEN   Eight Million to. Be Discharged in. Next 18 Months

‘JOB OF FREEING 8,000,000 MEN   Will Stick to Point System As Basis For Discharge

8 Million Veterans To Be Released Within 18 Months   — Buy War Ronds — : Army, However, Retains ‘Critical’? Score  of 85 Points 

Military Tackles Demobilizatton; Plans Slated to Free 8 Million Men

Chinese Entering Canton fo Accep! Japs’ Surrender   First ‘Army Veterans “Inform:Gen. Okamura “of South:China Terms

CHINESE TROOPS OCCUPY CANTON   SURRENDER FROM SOUTH CHINA JAPS BEING ARRANGED

To Accept Formal Surrender Of  Japs Tomorrow    Arrangements Being Made For Overall Surrender Of Japanese Troops tn China

JAPS SURRENDER IN SOUTH CHINA   Chinese First Army To Accept Formal Capitulation Tomorrow.   —BY SPENCER MOOSA-—

Yamashita Tc Be Tried As  War Criminal   U. S. Army Court Sits At Manila

‘Tiger Of Manila’ Will Be Tried   U.S. Military Commission Will Try Yamashita as War Criminal

Town Famed As: Martin Luther Home Is Taken   Eisenach Where Religious , Leader Translated Bible Captured

Hospital Ship Is Damaged In Suicidal Attack   Twenty-Nine Killed When Jap Plane Crashes Into U.S. S, Comfort South Of Okinawa

SUICIDE PILOT ATTACKS U.S. HOSPITAL SHIF   Iturses, Medics and Wounded American Soldiers Reported Killed in Japanese Barbaric Blow.

Hospital Ship Attacked By Jap Suicide Pilot; Ires Yanks on Okinawa

_. —PACIFIC—  Jap Suicide Planes Bomb Hospital Ship   Twenty-Nine: Ki illed In Attack On Helpless Navy Vessel

Enemy Plane Attacks Navy Hospital Ship   Enraged Yanks Battle For Two Airfields on Okinawa-—Ship Loaded With Wounded Hit

Americans Are Fighting Doggedly For Two Air Fields In South Okinawa

SUICIDE PLANE NTS HOSPITAL SHIP IN PACIFIC   Kills 29 Including Six Nurses; 33 Hurt in Attack Off Okinawa

Battle for Okinawa Fields   29 Killed, Including Five Nurses, in Attack On Hospital Ship

Jap Suicide Plane Crashes U. S. Hospital Ship; Fierce Battle Rages For Airfields On Okinawa

Japs Attack Hospital Ship Off Okinawa   Action Enrages American Doughboys

NO CEREMONIES FOR PRESIDENT   TRUMAN GOES CWN WAY IN INDEPENDENCE

TRUMAN ENJOYS HOLIDAY WITH M0. HOMEFOLKS   To Eat Second of Famed Three Xmas Dinners Today

Truman Visits Ole Friends, Has 2nd  Christmas Dinner   No Program Arranged; Home Town Lets President Plan Own Holiday

TRUMAN IN MISSOURI FOR CHRISTMAS —   With Family At Independence; Also Goes to K. C

Home Town Of Independence De termined To. See That He Spends His Christmas Vacation The Way He Wants To Do It   VISITS OFFICE IN KANSAS CITY

TESTIFIES AT WAR TRIALS   American Diplomat Says Nazi Leaders Boasted for Years that They Would Use Whatever Means Nea '¥y to Seize Austria.

American Tells Court About Early Plans Of Nazis To Seize Austria

lowa Senate Leader Dies, Had Been Ill   Sen. Whitehill Unable To Take Top Office, Hart Elected

Heart Attack Fatal To Sen. Whitehill   President Pro Tempore Dies as lowa Senate Session Gets Under Way Today; Name Sen. Hart Successor

Sen. Whitehill Dies of Heart Attack Shortly After Assembly Meets

Goodland Vetoes Road Fund Bill; Declares It Would Mean New Taxes

Highway Fund Segregation Bill Vetoed   ‘Contrary To Sound Principles,’ Goodland Says; Would Lead To New Taxes, Claim

U.§. fo Recognize Hungarian Regime   Tension at Big Five Meet Eased by Report

BIG 5 PARLEY AGAIN. CORDIAL   Foreign Ministers Take Up German Peace Issues

HUNGARY TO GET U.S, RECOGNITION   Meeting Of Jap Control Unit Proposed In Washington

TENSION AT CONFERENCE IS LESSENING   Sudden Improvement In Atmosphere In London Is Reported As New Discussions Starts   PEACE ISSUES ARE UP

U. 5. Preparing To Recognize Hungarian Gov’  One Conflict Ends; Soviet Demands Role In Japan Control

German Problems Occupy Big Five At London Meet   United States Wil Recognize Hungary Policy In Pacifi Discussed

U. S. Preparing To Recognize Hungarian Govt   Council Of Foreign Ministers Delves Into German Problems; Conference -Ends Friday

Lift Controls Over Taxicabs Rental Cars   Ban On Automobile Racing Also Lifted

1,200 PLANES IN NAVY SHOW   Largest Group Of Aircraft Ever Gathered For Show To Be In New York

Rain To Delay Killing Frost  Freezing Weather, Snow Are Reported

21 Firemen Overcome   Battle Flames in 6-Story Warehouse Building in Minneapolis

CONFERENCE SPEEDS UP PROGRAM   Fear Felt Parley Will Disintegrate After V-E Day

Polish Issue Again Comes to ‘Allies Win Front at Golden Gate Meet War in Italy

Prague Declared A Hospital City By New Fuehrer   Hints Stronghold in Scuth east Redoubt Will Capitulate Without a Fight

Massed Flight Begun by Sea TowardNorway   Resistance Crumbles Every where Following Surrender In North Etals

As British Move Into City New Fuehrer Doenitz Broadcasts Decree Declaring Prague Kingpin Bastion

Yalta Pact Put Big Nations Above Little, Churcchtll Frankly Admits

Statement of Sen. St. John, Rep. Robertson on Income Tax Amendment

Cullman Sen. And Rep. For; Former County Agent And  Bureau President Against Income Tax Amendment   Sen. St. John and Rep. Robertson For The Amendment   R. M. Lawson and ©. 8. Wilhits Avainst The Amendment

SQUEEZE JAPS INTO POCKET   REMNANTS ON (WO STILL FIGHT FANATICALLY

MOP LAST JAPS ON WO ISLAND TODAY   Japanese Fire Still Strong And Taking A Toll Of Marines

Handful of Japs Fighting To Death In Iwo Struggle   Well-Organized Group of Nip Survivors Continues To Hold Out

S00 069 PAID FILM TYCOON IN ONE YEAR   Maver Highest Paid Man in Nation; G, M. President Next

FILM TYCOON IN ONE YEAR   Mayer Highest Paid Man in Nation; G. M. President Next

Shots Pepper Convoy Craft   U. S. Vessel Returns  Fire of Communists

U.S. VESSEL FIRED ON BY CHINA REDS   Wedemeyer and Barbey Leave For Chungking Parley

COMMUNISTS FIRE ON YANK VESSEL   i Army, Navy Commanders Confer With Kai-Shek

American Patrol : Vessel Fired on In Yangtze River   Guns Believed to Have Been Manned By Chinese Com munist Forces   U. S.. COMMANDERS TALK WITH CHIANG   Expected to Receive Detailed Report on Progress OFf Civil War

AMERICAN SHIP TRADES SHOTS ON CHINA RIVER   Patrol Vessel Is Fired On While On Convoy Duty On Yangtze River   COMMUNISTS ARE BLAMED   Incident Occurs While U. S. Commanders Go To Meeting At Chungking

YANK VESSEL FIRED UPON TIN YANGTZE   Presumably By  Communists; Was  On Patrol Duty

Tries Suicide After Quizzing   Edward Bellm Held For Questioning In Michigan Murder

Man Held In Slaying Probe Slashes Self   Condition Grave, Sent To Hospital

Wrists Slashed By Man Held In Young Murder   Edward Bellm Tries To Take Own Life In Oakland County Jail

EX - POLICEMAN CUTS WRISTS WN JAIL CELL   Exhume Body of Earlier Pontiac Slaying Victim

Murder Suspect Slashes Wrists   Belim, Pontiac Slaying Figure, Near Death

Suspect Cuts Wrists in Jail   To Be Questioned in Woman’s Murder

PRISONER SLASHES BOTH HIS WRISTS   ‘Held for Questioning i Young Slaying; Condition [s Serious.

Truman Solicits Prompt Senate Okeh of Charter   Warns Permanent Peace Rests on Pact Adoption

Truman Calls For Early Ratification  Denn J mek KL Vicc ec      President Given ‘Ovation in Plea for Charter

Urges Early Ratification  Amid Cheers   Personal Presentatior Of Security Document Draws  Packed Chamber.

PROBE CASE OF FIVE CORPSES      Police Far From Solution  Of Abandoned Funeral Home Mystery

Recomnrend U.S. Acyuire Rights — JoPacifie Bases  Naval Committee Stud: j ies Need and Seoks

HITLER DEFIES ALLIED ARMIES   ‘Boundless  Misery’ Price of Continued Battle, Germans Told

Germans Meet ‘Hitler Appeal With Silence   Swiss Observer Says Pro. ple’s Attitude Manifests Their Longing For Peaee

Silence Greets Hitler's Appeal  German People Fail To Rally; Wait Grimly, Says Report

Japanese Crops Sharply Reduced  Nips Seek Increase in War Production

SERGEANT REFUSES TO ACCEPT MEDAI   Wounded Soldier Calis Il “lit Conceived Sop to His Conscience.’

Wounded Soldier, Whom Army Denied Commission, Refuses Leadership Medal

“Lacked Leadership Qualifications,” So Sergeant Refuses Army Medal

Marines Land OnTwolslets West of lwo   No Appreciable Gains Reported in Lines Of Yanles on Island

Sjahrir Has ToBe Saved.   Indonesian Republic Premier Fired Upon

Indonesian Has Narrow Escape   Unidentified Man Shoots At Premier Of Unrecognized Indonesian Republic

Piping of More Gas To East Authorized   Tennessee Co, To Operate Four New ~ Compressor Stations

Calls on Congress For Action   Merger Is Called ‘Best Means of Keeping the Peace.”

Air Forces Would . Get Equality   Integrated Plans, One Program and Budget, Civilian Control Are  ne   Has 9 Arsuments      National Resourees Care Ranks Among His Proposals

Truman Calls for Merger of Army and Navy Into Single Department of Defense in Plea to Congress   President Steps Squarely Into Middle of Long Struggle Between Rival Service Top Coammand=

PLAN OF WAR DEPT GIVEN ENDORSEMENT   Truman's Message Declares Further Studies of Problem Would Serve No Useful Purpose   SETUP IS OUTLINED

Truman Calls For Merger With Air Forces Fully Equal to Army and Navy

President Calls for Merger Of Army And the Navy Into Single Department

TRUMAN GALLS  FOR AMERGER   Wants Air Forces Fully Equal to Land and Sea Arms of Service.    MORE STUDY NOT NEEDED

Air Arm Would Equal Land. Sea   President Endorses War Dept. Recommendations in DetailDisannroves Further Studv

steps in Middle Uf Debate   Air Forces to Be Fully Equal to Army and Navy

Separate Air Force, All Services Under One Civilian ‘Head Lead President's Plan

Proposes One Secretary of Defense With One Undersecretary and Several Assistants, All Civilians

Air Forces To Be Equal With Land, Sea Arms   Calls Again For Congrese sional Approval Of Universal Training,  DASHES NAVAL HOPE

SAYS FURTHER STUDY ON PLAN ‘WILL NOT HELP   Urges New Defense Department Headed by 1 Cabinet Member

Says Further — Study Would «Be Of No Use   Single Department of Naw tional Defense Would: Also Include’ Air oat  TT sine   Cuts Into Long, —:. Bitter Stragele   President Urges Proposid Unification As “Best Means of Keeping .  the Peace” os

Truman Favors a Joint Department   President Calls for 3 a Merger of the Army and Navy   DASHES A NAVY HOPE   Chief Executive Sees No Need for a Further Study ~ of Problem

EXECUTIVE URGES SINGLE BUREAU OF ‘NATIONAL DEFENSE   President Sees Unified Com“mand Best Means af Reaning Pesce

URGES MILITARY TRAINING   Declares Further Studies Of Problem Of No Use

Atomic Problem ‘Still Uppermost In Importance    Follows In Virtually Every Detail War Department Plan For Unification

Air Forces Would Have Equal Status In Single Department; Dashes Prime Hope of Navy

Requests Juncture As Best Method To Keep Peace In World   President Dashes Hope of Navy To Ex tend Study of Proposal; Suggests Civilian Committee

Believes Plan Best Way To Keep Peace   Asks Congress To Approve Universal Military Training

Unification of Army and Navy Strongly Uroed by. President in. Message to the Congress   ‘Also-Asks for Universal Military Training and: “the Placing of Air Force on Equal Status With Land and Sea Arms.of Nation

Truman Urges Merger   In Special Message, President Calis For Army, Navy, Air Corps To Be in One Dept.

Plan Calls For Air Forces On Equal Footina   Proposes New Defense Department Headed By Cabinet Officer With Assistants

President Urges One Department OF U.S. Defenses   Chief Executive Ask: Air Forces To Be Given Equal Rank With Others

Army, Navy, Air Corps to Have Equal Footing   President Would Make Air Force Part Of National Program

URGES SINGLE DEPARTMENT OF NAT'L DEFENSE   Air Forces Would Be Fully, Equal With Land and  Sea Arms

Wants Single Department With Air Forces Equal To Land And Sea Arms  PRESIDENT’S PLAN   Virtually Same As That Offered By War Dept.; “Best Means Of Keeping Peace,” Says Truman In Suggesting Immediate Action

President Takes Army's Side in Dispute   Further Studies Not Necessary, He Declares

FORCE HAS EQUAL FOOTING IN GHIEF’S PLAN   President Steps Squarely In Middle of Long And Bitter Fight With Definite Recommendations For Single Defense Department.

FURTHER STUDIES OF UNIFICATION CALLED USELESS   PRESIDENT’S PLAN FOLLOWS OUTLINE BY WAR DEPARTMENT

Truman Sees No Use for More Study   Act Providing Universal Military Training Again Requested in Message Sent to Congress

President Wants Single National Defense Division   Underlines 9 Arguments for Such Proposal

Air Forces Will Get Equal Status Under Proposal   Known as Department . Of Defense; Considers Unification Means Of Keeping Peace

News Day And Night   President Follows War Department’s Program For Unification   Further Studies   Useless, He Says   Naval Leaders Appearing Before Hearings Plead Against Hasty Action

Message fo Congress Asks Prompt Action   Steps Squarely Into’ Bitter Struggle on Single Department.

TRUMAN IN SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS CALLS FOR MERGER OF ARMED FORCES INTO ONE DEPT.

Appeal Follows War Dept. Plan For Unification   Congress Told Air Forces Would Be Fully Equal To Land And Sea Arms

EQUAL RANK FOR AIR FORCES; BACKING OF “ARMY PLAN” URGED  SPECIAL MESSAGE TO — CONGRESS OUTLINES

Truman Asks Army-Navy Unification   Would Create Separate Air Force; Put All Three Under One Secretary

ASKS ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FURCES UNDER ONE HEAD   President Tells Plan for Unifying Forces in 5.500-Word  VMexvsace   By ERNEST BR VACCARO

ACTION ASKED ‘OF CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT   PROPOSES ONE DEPARTMENT FOR ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE—URGES YOUTH ‘TRAINING -

Single Department Urged By President As Best Means Of Keeping The  Peace

Army-Navy Merger Asked For   Truman Follows Closely the War Departmen’s Plan For Unification

WOULD FORM U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT   Enters Controversy With Nine Arquments For Unification

Merger Of Armed Forces Urged By President In. Appeal Before Congress

Unification Necessary — [For National Defense Civilian To Head Dep't

President Backs Plan Favored by War Department   New Defense Setup Outlined in Special Message to Congress

Air Forces Would Have Equai Status   New Defense Department, As Recommended  By President, Would Be Headed By Single Cabinet Member Operating With Civilians

ALSO URGES EQUALITY FOR AIR FORCE   Stepping Into Long Controversy Over Issue, the President Foliows Unification Plan of the War Department.

Also Requests Peacefime War Training Laws  _ Urges No Further  Delay in Unificatior

Unify Nation's Armed Services President Says   Would Put Air Force On Equal Footing With Other Branches

Terms Merger Best Means of Keeping Peace   Asks Army, Navy In Single Force With Air Equal to Other Arms

Urges Single Depariment Of Defense   Favors Parity of Air Power, Unity of Command at Bases, Keeping Civilian . At Head

President Believes One Dept. of Defense Would  Best Insure the Peace

For Single Department  Of Defense   President’s Plan Would Put Air Arm on Par With Army, Navy.

President Would Have All Three Forces Equal; War Department Plan Followed

Also Appeals For Universal Training Act To Keep Peace   Sends Special Plea For Proper Defense

President In Favor Of One Defense Unit   Points To Lack Of Unity 4 Years Ago

Full Equality For Aerial Branch in National Defense      Asks Gengress To Pass Universal Traming Bill

National Defense Head Would Be Cabinet Member   Separate Air Force Planned In New Setup

DECLARES STEP ESSENTIAL FOR FUTURE SAFETY   Recommends Secretary Of National Defense With Separate Air ‘Force

Says Further Studies Would Be of No Use   War Department Plan Followed in Most of Details, Navy Hopes For Delay Dashed

One Dead. Wany Injured As Jews  Riot In Tel-Aviy   British Troops Finally Quell  Disturbance

Three Girls Die Under Landslide   Fourth Rescued at Norman After Sand Bank Gives Way

Reveal Our Big  Guns Seared Isle   Battleship And Cruisers Pound Iwo Jima, Jap Stronghold.

Ships Rake Iwo Jima   Task Force Joins Air Planes in Pounding Jap Island Stronghold

UAW MOVES TO SETTLE STRIKE   Kelsey-Hayes Workers To Hold Back-to-Work Meeting Tonight

CIO WILL TRY TO STOP WALK-OUT   Expected To Intervene In Effort To End 37-Day Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Strike,

Army Charges  Manitowoc Girl ‘Served Nazis’   Concert Violinist a Granddaughter of Joseph Kaderabeks

Woman Who Remained In Germany During War Is Listed As “Tool Of Nazis”

TWO U. S. CONCERT. SOLOISTS BANNED   Artists Who Spent War Years  in Reich Biocklisted

UMW Never Urged Strikes   Spokesman For John L. Lewis Predicts Full Production By Monday.

British, Tito To Be Rivals  Over Trieste   New Zealand Troops Rush To City On Adriatic Sea

‘Peace Settles on ‘Weary Italy Front   . Troops Race toOccupy Trieste

Troops Occupy Port of Trieste’.   Noise of Battle Dies In Surrendered Italy

Trieste Occupied As War's Fury In Italy Is Silenced   Generals Warn Victors That Japan Remains To Be Crushed

Impending Bonus Cut: Causing Discontent In Maritime Union   About 40,000 of Nation‘’s Other Wrrkers Idle

SEAMEN FIGHT NEW BONUS CUT   40,000 Persons Out On Strike Throughout Nation

Maritime Labor Protests Pay Cut  Brings New Note to Troubled Picture

Maritime Unions Protest Bonus Cut   Not A Strike, However, Against War-Vital Shipping

MacArthur’s Men Bother ed More By Booby Trap Roads Than By Japs. .

GLAND TAKE BY GUERRILLAS   infantry Driving Toward Davao City Bothered By Booby Traps.

YANKEES SWIFTLY MOVING ON DAVAO; TAKE KEY ISLAND   Overwhelm Guerrillas of Tali kud Island in Davao Gulf— Bovby-Trapped Reads Mor Deadly Than Troops it Push on Davac

Guerrillas Seize Strategic Island   In Midst of Shipping Lane: Of Davao Harbor: Yanks On Big Island Meve On

JUDGE CARR NAMED TO SUP. COURT   Appointed by Kelly to Succeed Justice Wiest

Bold Demand lor Royalties Made by Lewis   LMW President Asks LO Cents Per Ton to Build Up Rehabilitatior And Medical Fund

Lewis Asks Union Get Royalty on Each Ton of Coal  UMW Head Avoids   UMW Head Avoids Direct Assault on Little Steel Formula

Lewis Demands 10-Cent-Pex-Ton Royalty on Coal   Wants Huge Medical,. _ Rehabilitation Fund; “18 Demands Made

ROYALTY DEMANDS FOR MINERS MADE   Pay Concessions Asked by Head of the Mine ‘ Union

John L. Lewis Asks Royalty For His Miners   Hopes To Build Up $55, 000,000 Fund for Medical Care   For Physical Welfare Only

Lewis Asks Coal Poyalty   Stiff Demand To Manet ver Around Little Steel Formula.

ROYALTY DEMANDS ~ FOR MINERS MADE   Hee Concessions Asked. by ‘Head d of the Mine 2 “Union

DEMAND MADE BY LEWIS FOR COALROYALTY   Asks 10 Cents a Tor For Medical, Rehabilitation Fund

‘Truman ealls for speed behind his  postwar program  ‘Vigorous and united action’   "Vigorous and united action’ demanded of kev officials

TRUMAN ASKS MORE SPEED   Calls Upon Officials Tc  Press Action On Postwar Plans

TRUMAN PROGRAM TO BE SPEEDED   PRESIDENT CALLS ON AIDS TO PRESS FOR ENACTMENT OF HIS PROPOSALS.

Excise Taxes  Will Remain   House Group Meets for First Time in 16 Years to Study Slashes

No Slashes In ‘Excise Tax At Present Time   » Bill To Be Confined To Relieving Individual And  Corporation Burdens.

No Reductions In Excise Taxes Coming   House Group Meeting To Cut Levies for First Time in Years

Reduction In  Excise Levies   Is Ruled Out   Committee Votes Tc Limit Any Cut Ir Taxes To Individuals And Corporations

CONGRESS TURNS TO TAX PROBLEMS   CONSIDERING CUTS FOR FIRST TIME PN SIXTEEN YEARS

Congress Begins Tax-Cutting Job, First in 16 Years   House Group Rules Out Any Reduction In Excise Levies

SOLONS BEGIN SHAPING BILL TO CUT TAXES   Committee, However, Votes to Let Excise Leyies Stand—Slash to Be on Individual and Cor. poration Incomes.

Slash in Excise Levies Blocked  ‘House Group Votes  Rimminetd OU adic atian

Vote Not to Cut Excise Taxes Now   Reductions to Be Confined to Individual and  Corporation Levies

Lower Taxes Planned for Individuals   House Group Expected te Skip Public Hearings In Effort to Speed Up Peacetime Legislation

‘Prepare New Controls To Spread. Available Coal Sunolies Around:

New Controls on Coal Planned   Available Fuel to be Spread Around—Offcials Voice Confidence

NEW CONTROLS FOR FUEL DISTRIBUTION      Believe Supplies on Hand And Upcoming Are Enouah for Winter.

NEW CONTR OVER FUELS ENNOUNCED   Nation Can Get By This Winter If Careful

Wages but Not Prices Up?  WLB Head Confident That Pay Hike Not Inflationary

‘Davis Supports New Policy On Pay Increases   Economic Stabilizer Is Confident New Plan Will Not Result In Higher Prices

TEMPERATURES:   Ecénomic Stabilizer Lists Three Reasons For Optimistic View

No Inflation Threat Is Seen In Wage Boosts   Wm. M. Davis, Economic Stabilizer, Thinks Price Controls Will Hold.

DAVIS SAYS PAY RAISES WON'T PUT PRICES UF   Wages Can Go Up If Merchandise Does Not Rise

SAYS PAY RAISES WON'T DESTROY PRICE CONTROLS   ECONOMY BOSS SURE NEW POLICY ON PAY NOT INFLATIONARY

\Pay Increases Will Not Hike [Prices Says Stabilizer Davis In Outlining New Procedure

New Policy Of Allowing Pay Increases Without Approval Will Not Boost U. S. Prices

Pay Boosts Won’t Mean Inflation   Economic Stabilizer Davis Sees No Threat In Truman’s Policy

U. S. Economic Stabilizer Sees No Inflation Threat In New Pay Boost Policy

Army to Reequip Troops Sent To Pacific After Hitler Defeat   Nazis Gird For Battle Of Berlin

Plans Made To Hasten Decision in  Pacifie War   Troops in Europe  Shifted After V-Day Will Be Re-equipped From U. S. Factories   WILL SAVE LIVES

YANKS TO LEAVE GUNS IN EUROPE   TROOPS SHIFTED TO PACIFIC WILL GET NEW WEAPONS TO FIGHT JAPAN.

SHIFT OF YANK TROOPS MAPPED   Equipment To Be Left Behind After Defeat Of Germany

Reports Cremation Of Hitler’s Body   Spokesman Says Bormanr Holds Fuehrer’s Last Will

Famed Third Fleet Again on Prowl in Pacific   Final Okinawa Victory Expected Within 10 Days

Chinese Crack Nippon’s Land Route to Asia   American Sth Fleet Prowls Off Jap Coast—Ohkinave Resistance Ebbing

Army Expected Japs To Attack U.S. West Coast, Marshall Says   Telis Pearl Harbor Probers Hawaii Blow Was Rated “Most Improbable” by High Command.

Guessed Wrong on Plans of the Japs   U. §. High Command Ex. pected West Coast Would Be Struck   A TRAGIC SHORTAGE   100 Large Bombers in Philippines Might Have Checked Japan

West Coast Bombing First Blow Expected   Marshall Says He Believes 100 Bombers in Philippines Wanltd Have Stanned Tan«

Chief of Staff Says Strike at Panama Canal. ‘Also Figured in Expectations  Speaks of of Bowhers   Speaks of Bombers

Japan’s Blow Expected at  Coast Points   Gen. Marshall Says High Command Thought Nips Would First Strike at San Diego or Seattle

U.S. Expected Raids on West Coast   Gen. Marshall Admits Attack on Hawaii Believed Improbable

2 WEST COAST AREAS SEEN AS JAP TARGETS   Marshall Testifies 100 Bombers Would Have Prevented War

Marshall Held Hawaiian Blow  Least Probable   Assumed Guam, Wake Fall: Foe Would Strike Panama Canal, Coast  ee a invutitth — << eee

Gen. Marshall Tells About 1941 Events   Pearl Harbor Investigation Continues

Marshall Thought Plane Factories on West Coast Would Be Target of Nips

GEN. MARSHALL CLAIMS HAWAII BLOW NOT SEEN   - High Command Foresaw Attack on Coast Cities Instead of Pearl Harbor

General Tells Prewar Guesses   Says High Officers Thought Nips Would Toke Guam, Wake; That Hawaii Blow Least Likely

Regarded as More Likely Than Hawaii   Marshall Says He Also Saw Canal, San ‘Diego: As Targets of Nips.

U.S. High Command Looked for Japs to Attack West Coast      Marshall Says Blow at Hawaii Considered as “Most Improbable”

Blow Expected On West Coast, Says Marshall   ‘Most Improbable” Assault Was At Pearl Harbor, He Testifies At Hearing

Plane Factories Seen As Site For Attacks   Pearl Harbor Blow Considered Least Likely Move

U.S. Expected Japan to Bomb Mainland Area   Gen. Marshail Suys High Command Believed Seatile and San Diego Would Be Targets

GEN. MARSHALL CONTINUES REPORT   Raids On San Diego, Seattle Anticipated   BLOW AT HAWAII   Termed ‘Highly Improbable;’ Tells Of Letters To Governor Dewey

Gen. Marshall Worried About Plane Factories   Loss of Guam, Wake Assumed; Attack on Hawaii Was Surprise

MARSHALL SAYS HAWAII ATTACK LEAST EXPECTED   General Takes Blame For Not Taking More Notice Of Short's Message

West Coast Attack Most Feared in 1941   Strike at Hawaii Regarded Unlikely Former Staff Chief Tells Senators

Marshall Held Hawaiian Blow  Least Probable   Assumed Guam, Wake Fall; Foe Would Strike Panama Canal, Coast

Blow at Hawaii  Least Expected, Says Marshall   Washington Believed Japs Would Hit at ’ War Industries

JAPAN EXPECTED TO BOMB PLANTS ON WEST COAST  MARCUAI! RELATES   MARSHALL RELATES PRE-WAR FEARS OF U. S. HIGH COMMAND

expected — Blow at West Coast   Thought Japanese Would Bomb War Factories Rather  Thon Pearl Harhar

Expected Bombing Of Coast   Marshall Thought Plane Plants, Rather Than Hawaii, Would Be Jap Targets

Pearl Harbor Raid Thought Most Improbable   Gen. Marshall Says High Command Figured Guam, Wake, Panama Canal Would Be Hit

Hidden Prison  Camp_Eound   Americans On ‘Torture’ Farm Hadn’‘t Been Allowed To Send or Receive Mail

LOCATE 103 AIRMEN   Some of the Group Had Been Jap Prisoners for 3 Years

DISCOVER 103 YANK AIRMEN   ‘Hidden Three Years In Unregistered Torture Farm

Allied Airmen Kept in Hidden Torture Camp   Held 3. Years Without Mail; Other Starved, - Beaten Captives Free

ATOMIC SECRET MAY BE SHARED   Congress Seeks Voice In Fixing Policies For Future Of Bomb

Senate Seeks Atomic Voice  Legislation Planned To Give Congress Say In Bomb Policies

Americans and British $25 Apart on Cost Per Man of Taking Troops Over Atlantic

Some Strange Angles To Business Of Lend-Lease And Reverse Lend-Lease

Weber's Sentence Changed to Life   Wife Continues Fight for Combat Objector

Soldier Saved From Hanging By Army Court  Refused To Drill, Gets Life Term

SOLDIER'S DEAT SENTENCE DROPPED   Court Martial Changes Penalty of Disobeying Officer to Life Imprisonment

DEATH SENTENCE Of ‘SOLDIER 1S CHANGED   Gets Life Imprisonment; Wife Continues Fight  Enr Him,

Death Sentence Is Commuted   Wife, Calling Life Sen-. tence Outrageous, De-. termined To Fight.

ALL-OUT WAR IN CHINA PROBABLE   Communists Envisage 10Years War; Accuse Americans Again; Marines To Be Withdrawn Soon.

Chinese Reds Plan to Push Civil War   Action Will Start If Present Negotiations  At Chungking Fail

Chinese Reds Would Fight   Ready For All-Out Civil War If It Takes Ten Years To Win Their Goals

VO-YEAR FIGHT 5 ENVISAGED   Make Preparations in Event Negotiations With Chungking Fail.   CONFIDENT OF VICTORY

Marines May Quit China Bv Dee. 5   Russians Block U. $ Fleet Landing Chiane’s Men

Ready To Take Up Arms If Necessary  Se eres 5 ee   Envisage War Of 10 Years; Hope To Avert

Chinese Communists Plan All-Out Civil War If Peace Negotiations Fail

Communists Plan All-Out War To Last 10 Years  Failure of Current Negotiations to Mean Long Conflict

Waste Paper to be Collected in City Saturday by Five Boy Scout Troops

City-Wide Paper  Drive Saturday   Girl Scout Troop to Make Collection— Start at 9 O'clock

Anderson Pleases By Fast Action   New Food Boss Shows Natior Something New In Way Of Quick Decisions

DIES AFTER AN ACCIDENT   - Ray Runnion, Chicago Sun Reporter, Fell Under Train Monday

Witnesses All Deny They Knew of Note   ‘Top Secret’ May Be Brought Out at Hearing Today

Witnesses All Deny They  Knew of Note  ‘Top Secret’ May Be Brought Out  eet Dasevlac Pad aes

JAVA RIOTERS DEFY LEADER'S PEACE BID   Extremists Stepping Up Attacks Upon British  Forces

SoS enes7e24 As. ETE VET — Ao SAS  csmnget 1 veraari Reg wea walle

British Planes Join Battle on Indonesians   Attacks Continue Despite Orders From Soekarno  To Lavy Down Arms

Indonesians Step Up Java Attack   Fighter Planes Aid Indiaris In Retaking City Of Magelang

SITUATION IS DESCRIBED AS CLOSE TO WAR   Extremists Refuse Te Heed Demands To End Attacks

British Use  Planes Against   Indonesian Nationalists   Spokesman Calls Situation in Java “Close to War’

BRITISH PLANES ATTACK IN JAV!   INDONESIANS IGNORE ORDERS OF THEIR LEADERS TO LAY DOWN ARMS.

British Planes Hit Indonesian Extremists as Latter FExiend Their Attacks in Java

Planes Strike at Javanese Extremists; Briton Says Situation Is ‘Close to War

FIVE NAZI PW'S SENTENCED 10 DIE IN KILLING   Court Martial Follows Beating of Prisoner Susnected of Giving Valuable Aid to U.S.

FIRST TEST OF WORK DRAFTING   WMc ORDERS MEN FIRED FROM OLD JOBS

Union Awaits GM Reply in Auto Strike   Mediator Sees Setilement Socn

SEEK EARLY G. M. STRIKE SETTLEMENT   Federal Mediator Leaves  ~ for Washington as Idle Automobile Workers Picket Plants of the Vast Corporation.

General Motors Strike May End Before Jan. 15  Pickets March Around Closed Plants; Union

Mediator Sees Walkout At GM Settled Shortly   Pickets At Detroit March In Cold And Snow Before Strike-Bound Factories

Strike Pickets March In Snow As Reply Awaited  GM Answer To Pay  Demonds Due Today

Early Peace ls Sought in ClO Auto Strike   Arbitration Offers Reported Untenable To GM Officials

U.S. Mediator Seeks Solution In GM Strike   Auto Workers Await Management Reply to Arbitration Plan

UNION AWAITING REPLY FROM GN ON ARBITRATION   Pickets March In Cold And Snow Before Strike-Bound General Motors Plants: Roundup Of Nation's Strike News.

HESS ENROUTE TO WAR CRIME TRIAL   HITLER HENCHMAN WHO FLED GERMANY BEING FLOWN BACK

ALLIES FLY HESS TO SITE OF TRIAL   War Crimes Court Finishes Indictment Against Nazis

HESS FLYING 10 NUERNBERG TRIAL   Unshaven, Imoassive Flier Thinner Than Late Pictures Show

Yank Forces Roll Toward Hitler’s Alp  Stronghold    Munich Reported 22 Miles Distance

AMERICAN DRIVE MENACES MUNICH   YANKS 22 MILES FROM CITY WHICH IS REPORTED TORN BY REVOLT.

Reports Circulating Say Himmler Attempts To Surrender Germany   Two Armies Close Against Munich   Reich Now Split Into Two Relatively Small Traps By Allies

Yanks Crash On in South   Tanks Roll Near Munich, Cradle of Nazidom, Reported Torn By Revolt

SPEEDY YANK "ARMIES CLOSE NON MUNICE   FORTRESS IN ALPS DUE FOR QUICK CLEANUP

YANKEES PRESS WALL OF TANKS NEARER MUNICH   Battles Waged As Surrender Rumors Flood  World

Yanks Press  For Cleanup Of Fortress   U. S. Seventh, Third Ar mies Roll To Within 2: Miles Of Munich.   SPLIF INTO 2 TRAP?

Quit Fighting As Russiang Take Final Stranglehold -On Berlin, Bianketing Nazi Capital With Artillery And Bombs   Munich Reported In Revolt As Reich Js Split

Prisoners By Thousands Streaming In   Cradle Of Nazidom In Revolt—Yanks At Entrance To Austrian Tyrol

MUNICH DRIVE ROLLS NEARER HISTORIC CITY   Troops 22 Miles From Cradle of Nazidom; Report Revolt

Yank Power Drive Crushes Down on Revolt-Torn Munict   Reich Now Split Into Two Traps; South Sector Crumbles

Wall of Tanks Bear Down  ‘On Cradle Citv   Word From Eisenhower Bursts Rumor Bubbl. Of Germany’s Unconditional Surrender Fellowing Report Made in San Francisco

False Peace © Rumors Stir Whole World   Unstoppable Wali Of Allied Might Surges On To Wipe Out Last Major Pockets Of Fanatical Resistance

Doughboys Are Driving Nearer  City Of Munich   U.S. Seventh Army Ouly 22 Miles from Cradle of Nazidom, Already Reporting Revoliluy   Reich Split Into Two Death Traps   One to North Barely Size of Indiana; Other Big as Colorado; South Area Crumbling

Yanks Take Another Island on Philippine Water Route   By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

VERDE ISLAND OCCUPIED BY YANKEE FORCES   Control Of Central Philippine Water Route Secured By Americans

YANK TROOPS OCCUPY VERDE, SOUTH OF LUZON   TAKE JAPS BY SURPRISE IN SUNDAY LANDING

Verde Island is Captured By Americans   West End of Philippines Water Route is Now Under U. S. Control

Verde Isle Off Southern tip of Luzon Captured   , 24th  Divjsion Gait. On Philippines Telend

YANKS TAKE 16TH ISLE IN PHILIPPINES   Verde Is Captured; 3,050 Japs Killed On Corregidor

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Big 3 Forges Key To New European Era   U. 8. Fleet Seg Vor Landing, Japs Say      «Mouse Group Probes Treatment of Soldier Prisoner 8S  -\Promotions Reward Brutality, May Renorts

Report Charges Army Brutality   House Committee Reveals Beatings

- Probers’ Report Details Brutal Treatment ‘Of Soldier-Prisoners At Lincoln, Neb.. Airfield

Report Brutal Treatment of G.l.s Which Seems to Lead to Promotion

GI Prisoners Mistreated   House Probes Report Of Brutal Beatings Of U. S. Soldiers in Disciplinary Barracks

BRUTAL TREA OF SOLDIERS AIRED AT LINCOLN, NEB   Chairman May, Democrat. of Kentucky, Makes a Report.   INVESTIGATION STARTS   Deals in Detail With the Case of Pvt, Warren C. Miller of Warren, Pa.

H. A. WALLACE IS CONFIRMED BY SENATORS   Becomes Secretary of De. partment Stripped of Lending Agencies

Wallace Wins Place in Cabinet   Senate Approves Him In Listless Session

SENATE GIVES WALLACE 0.K   Former Vice President Con firmed in Commerce Post, 56 to 32

SENATE PLACES OK ON WALLACE   Listless Session Hears Secretary Described As Hokum Peddler

WALLACE VOTED POST IN CABINET   CALLED BOTH PROGRESSIVE AND EXPONENT OF “HOKUM” IN SENATE DEBATE.

H. A. WALLACE IS CONFIRMED BY SENATORS      Becomes Secretary. of De: ~ Parkman Stripped of — ‘Lending Agencies ©

Senate Okehs Wallace for Cabinet Post   Final Roll Call Vote 56 to 32 in Favor of Former Vice President

Offices to Handle Veteran’s Affairs to Established   NEW DIRECTORS NAMED

KANSAS DIVIDED IN "FIFTEEN DISTRICTS   Offices: to Handle Veteran's Affairs to Be Established   NEW DIRECTORS NAMED

Strikers Total Only 29,750 Now   Lowest Point Reached In Weeks as 24,250 Go Back to Work

29,750 Idle As 24,250 Ge Back To Jobs   Unemployment Is  Lowest In Weeks

Strikers Drop ToMere29, 750   16,500 Employes Vote To Return to Work  Aa ESexccieern ics

24,250 STREAM BACK TO WORK   Number Of Strikers Reduced To Lowest Point In Weeks; Only 29,750 Now Talo   BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

 Strike Roles Drop i in U.S.   Only 29,750 Men Now Idle in Nation

24,250 Trek Back To Job   Sohne Strikes Ended, Others T: 0 Continue

Striking Idle Cut to Lowest Point in Weeks   Some 24,250 Persons Stream  Back to Work

Some 24,250 Persons, Long Idle Through Labor Dispuies, Stream Back:: to Johs

Strikers Returning  To Work   40,000 Still Away From Jobs Over Nation As Detroit Walkeouts Stop

Many Strikers Back To Jobs   Number of Strikers Reduced to 29,750, Lowest Point Over Nation  ‘ In Weeks

40,000 Idle As Strike Crises Ease   Back To Work Movements Are Reported Spreading Throughout Nation

LABOR PICTURE GETS" BRIGHTER   Only 29,750 Now Idle After 24,250 Go Back To Work

STRIKERS RETURN TO THEIR JOBS   ‘Back-to-Work  Movement Is Sweeping Nation

MANY STRIKERS RETURN TO JOBS   ONLY 40,000 REPORTED’ IDLE IN THE NATION

24,250 Return To Jobs; Idle Cut to 29,750   Auto Workers Go Back To Production in Spicer Manufacturing Company at Toledo

Nation’s Striking Workers at Lowest Number in Weeks   Some 24,250 Return to Their Jobs; Firestone Rubber Workers Back

Many Back To Work      Less Than 30,000 Now «Idle from Strikes; No Easing of News Tieup

24,250 Settle Labor Disputes and Return to Work, Leaving 29,750 Idle

ThousandsLongldleStream Back To Old Jobs Over U.S As Strike Situation Clears

One-Third Of Way — To Manila   Jap Tank-Led CounterAttack On Left Flank Smashed As Main Body Of Yanks Rolls Ahead

Army Rolls Along Central Highway   ‘Sixth Army Troops Continue Their Advance in Luzon Valley .   83 MILES FROM MANILA   Americans Finding Only An Occasional Japanese Patrol

Advance U.S. Army. “Units One-Third of > Distance to Manila   Jap Attack Slows. Sixth Army's s Conquest: Down: - Luzon Valley Road ©

Japs Slow MacArthur’s Left Flank, but Advance Units Rush for Manila

ADVANCE UNITS POUND THIRD OF WAY TO MANILA   Jap Counter-Assaults Slow Left Flank Of U.S. Push Down Luzon Valley

6th Army Still Driving Ahead In Luzon Valley   No Japanese Air Opposition Found At Hongkong, Canton

JAP RESISTANCE ON SMALL SCALE SLOWS 6TH ARMY   Yanks Still Surging Down Road To Manila; Have Covered Third Of Distance So Far.

SIXTH ARMY IS 83 MILES FROM MANILA   Small-Scale Jap CounterAttacks Slow Left Flank of Sweep Down Central  Luzon Valley

Yanks One-Third hi Way To Manil ‘In Broad Sweep   Small-Scale Jap Counterattack Slows Left Fiaenk

Yanks Go Ahead Against Japanese Token Defense   Are One-Third of Way to Manila; Jap Small-Scale Thrust Slows Flank Advance

JAPS MAKING LITTLE FIGHT FOR LUZON   Enemy’s Reply to Yank Invasion Still Consists of Small-Scale CounterBlows — 6th Army 83 Miles From Manila.

Small Jap Blows Slow Yank West Flank Advances   Nips Defending Summer Capiial As Other American Units Roll Third of Distance to Manila

U. S. Forces Continue Luzon Gains   One Flank Is Fighting Stubborn Units For North-South Road

Advance Units of 6th Army Are One-Third of Way To Manila.   LEFT FLANK IS SLOWED

SLOWS SIXTH ARMY DRIVE ON LUZON   Aimerican Forces Now One-Third Of Way To Manila

U.5.GUNS POUND JAPS HOLDING LONE HIGHWAY ON LUZON PLAIN   ADVANCE UNITS ONE-THIRD OF WAY TO MANILA, 45 MILES FROM GULF; RESISTANCE SLIGHT

MacArthur’s Men Keach Mocada, Pass Camiling,  75 Miles From Manila,

U. S. SPEARHEAD IS ONE-THIRD OF WAY TO MANILA   ADVANCE 45 MILES FROM GULF WITHIN 83 MI. OF CAPITAL

Third Of Way To Manila   Only Token Resistance to Main Drive, Small Counterattack on Flank Dispersed

MacArthur's Mer Stop Japanese Counteraftacks   Resistance Nil In Central Luzon

Left Flank Meets Nip Resistance   Worplanes Support Southward Drive

Drive To Manila Is  Continuec   Advance American Units Are One- Third Of Way Down Central Luzon Vallev

Jap Attacks Slow Down Luzon Drive   Small-Scale Drive Against Left Flank Of Luzon Forces

Yanks Third Of ‘Way to Manila In Luzon Drive      Only On Left’ Flank Of Broad Sweep From Lingaven Gulf Has Drive  :. Met Opposition

SMALL SCALE JAP ATTACK SLOWS DRIVE   Americans Are One-Third Way To Manila

Japs Hit At U. 5. Forces On Luzon   First Counter-Blow Repulsed; Other Americans Gain

EMPLOYMENT BILL GIVEN TO SENATE   Designed to Assure Full-Time Jobs for All Americans

JOB PROGRAM 19 OFFERED   EMPLOYMENT ACT DESIGNED TO ASSURE FULL-TIME WOEK FOR EVERYONE . INTRODUCED

Distraught Parents ..‘« Of Kidnaped Child .... Get Ransom Demants

Demented Hoaxers Believed Asking Ransom for Sailor's Kidnaped Son

Ransom Demands to Return Kidnaped Son of Navy Man Believed to Be Hoaxes

Guerrilla Fighter Pilots Returned To America for Refresher Courses

Tojo Disliked Yamashita, ls Testimony  Provoked When Hoa [a   Provoked When He Disapproved War With U. S.

TESTIFIES T0J0 EXILED “TIGER”   Attorney Says Yamashita Incurred Tojo’s Wrath By Saying War With U. S. Was “Undesirable”

Tojo “Exiled” Yamashita Says Witness   Viewed War With UJ. S. ‘Undesirable’

@ HE'S NOT MAD NOW   Anger, Disgust and Hate Helped Murphy Win His Many Medals

“MOST DECORATED” IS NOT “FIGHTING MAN”   Audie Murphy, Brave Texan, Wants Time to Fish and Sleep   NOW ABLE TO VOTE

Huge Sums Loom For Reclamation Projects in West   $170,000,000 Up to July; $300,000,000 The Following Year

Ruhr Arsenal Aim: Cologne In Sight   Infusion of Tanks Widens Front to 40 Miles as New Manpower Moves Up

Hodges Wheels Big Guns Into Position; Nazis’ Defenses Are Threatened With Collapse

First Advances Within 12 Miles Of Cologne While Ninth, Third And Canadians Gain; German Defenses Are Deteriorating

Tank, Infantry Forces Sweep Across Valley   Front Broadens To 40 Miles; Patton's 3rd Army Outflanks City Of Trier

U.S, FIRST ARMY PLUNGED TO WITHIN 12 MILES OF COLOGNE  _ ENTIRE GERMAN DEFENSE SYSTEM AT RHINE IS  THDRATENEN

SEE COLLAPSE OF ALL NAZIS DEFENSE LINE   Canadian Drive Pushes 3% Miles Through Mud in North

THREATEN NAZI DEFENSE LINES ALONG RHINE   Canadians Plow to Last Barrier Between’ Maas, Rhine Rivers . «

UJ. 3. FIRST ARMY PLUNGED TO WITHIN 12 MILES OF COLOGNE  ENTIRE GERMAN DEFENSI SYSTEM AT RHINE I¢

American Tanks, Infantry Units Sight Cologne  Two Armies 19 Miles

U. S. First Army Lunges within 12 Miles of Bastion   Are Six Miles from Great Ruhr Arsenal of Muenchen Gladbach; Smash into Erkelenzy

First Army Nears Cologne; Entire System Guarding  Great River May Collapse

Are Within 13 Miles of Cologne and 6 Miles of the Ruhr  CITY SPIRES IN SIGHT First, Ninth, Third and  British Armies Gain Ground            Rulletin

German Collapse Seen as Yanks Nearing Cologne   Soviets Maneuver  For All-Out

RAPID DETERIORATION OF NAZI POSITIONS ALONG RHINE SEEN “AS ALLIES MAKE NEW GAINS

Within Six Mi. Of Great Ruhr Arsenal   Rush Engulfs 25 Towns; Cologne In Sight Of On. surging Yanks.

Entire Nazi System  Defending Rhine  Threatened fo Fall _ Ninth Army. Fights  *. Within: 6 Miles. of . Muonchan Cladbach

Say British Fleet Set For Invasion:   Scores of Warcraft In Fleet, Say Japs 

Radio Tokyo Says Large British Fleet Massing in Indian Ocean For Attacks on Isles Off Malaya

Tokyo Reports British Fleet Set for Burma, Sumatra, Siam Landing

YANK LANDINGS PERIL BORNEO   Expand Holdings On Oki ~ nawa; Superforts Rip Jap Homeland

7 Aircraft Carriers In Gigantic Armada   Simultancous Tharsts at Jap Bases In Whole Indian Ocean Area Loom

Yanks 6 Miles From Okinawa Capital; Crisis Period Is Past   10 Sq. Miles Overrun: Scores of Small Towns Taken   British Massing Ships  In Indian Ocean: Tokyo By THE ASSOCIATED Ppaeea

British Naval Strength  Massing § in Indian Ocean , PP. Thea Acensitndnd BP...

CORPS IS PUT ASHORE   General Hodge’s Men Take Over Yellow Sea Port of Jinsen in First Move to Rule Japan’s Vassal Country.

INTO VASSAL COUNTRY   General a res Men Push Ashore in Ye ice Sea Port

Snow hampers Operations on Western Front   Nazis Prepare To Withdraw In Marche Area

FIRST ARMY CITY OF LAROCHE   British Make Sizable Advances on Western Tip of Bulge

BULGE BATTLE BEING FOUGHT IN DEEP SNO¥   FIRST ARMY UNITS ARE RE PORTED WITHIN MILE. OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY CENTER

Yanks Narrow Salient To Less Than Ten Miles   Hammer Southward To Within Less Than Mile Of Vital Hub Of La Roche   DEEP SNOW TENDS TO HAMPER ACTION

Main Progress Said To Be Scored South of Dochamps   GRITISH ADVANCE   Patch’s Forces Break Up _ Fresh Nazi Assaults In Lower Vosges

‘UNLESS HE RESISTS’   Hitler’s Fate If Captured by Yanks Contains ‘If’

Two Highway Jobs Here In Aid Program   Roads South, Southwest Included in Approval for 1945 Federal Aid Projects

Marshall and Bryan Projects Approved as Was Cut-Off on U. S. Highway 77 in Ardmore

Aussie War Brides Arriving Today   Liner Leads Parade of Ships Bringing Service Men. Through Golden Gate

BRINGS BRIDES HOME   Former Luxury Liter  Lurline Heads Ships Coming to U. 8S.

Okay of Wallace Without Loan Powers Probable   Senate Passes Bill Taking Loan Agencies From Department

GROUP SUPPORTING WALLACE CLAIMS CONFIRMATION VOTES   SENATE VOTE ON LENDING AGENCIES INIHCATES ME WILL GET BECRE“TARY POST

Truman May Join Discussion Of Polish Issue   Soviet Foreign Minister’s Arrival. Awaited

Rescued Men Are Hysterical With Happiness  Freedom, Food and Flag Stir Men Saved From Japs

Released Bataan Men Eat and Eat Eat SomeAreHysterical With Happiness

TRUMAN'S MOTHER RETURNS TO HOME   STANDS TRAIN TRIP WELL— LIKES GRANDVIEW BETTER THAN WASHINGTON,

General Talks Back To “Misguided”’ Individuals. ... . Patton Fires Answer To  Critics Of U. S. Tanks

U.S. Tanks Okay--Patfon   General Angrily Replies To Persons Who've Criticized Them

Find Navy Officer  Guilty Espionaec   Jury of Seven Women anc Five Men Convict Former Lt. Latrent Reraek

SOVIETS RIP NAZI SUPPLY ROUTES   Germans Remove Bodies of Von Hindenburg and Wife From Tannenberg

Posen On Direct Rail Route To  German Capital   Unofficial Reports Place Russians Only 40 Miles From Polish-German Border   GREAT RED DRIVE IS SWEEPING ON

BLACK DRAGON. TO BE PROBED   SENATOR RANKIN DECLARES JAPANESE SOCIETY HAS ; __MEMBEESHIP “THROUGHOUT THE soUTH

Gonna no en -. uma Cae FARM BUREAU MAKES PLANS FOR ITS ANNUAL UIPMIPPPRSUIP DRIVE

AMBASSADOR LEAVES   Ciechanowski Says Poland Is Under Occupation of Foreigners

War plaries Still Prevent Enemy-front-Mounting Organized Defense”

BEACHHEAD ON LUZON EXTENDED 30 MOPE MILES   Tank-Led Spearheads Cross Agno River On South  At Bayambang   AIR SUPPORT GIVEN TROOPS ON GROUND

Tank-led Spearheads — Cross the Agno — ‘ River   DAMORTIS IS HELD. BY THE AMERICANS   Stiff Resistance in’ Hills of Eastern Flank Re- © ” ported

ingayen Gulf eachhead Now 5 Miles Wide   Strategic Highway Junction Captured

The Weather   sixth Army Takes Luzon Road Center   Copture Of Damortis eals Off Enemy Of estern Coast Area

yAGNO CROSSED IN YANK DRIVE TOWARD MANILI   Advance Reaches 22 Miles Inland; Jap Resistance Still Reported Negligible

YANKS EXTEND BEACHHEAD ON LUZON ISLAND   Now Hold 45 Miles of Coast, Push Across Agno River

Yanks Extend Beachhead by 30 Miles   U. S. Spearheads Cross Agno River En Route to Manila

Tank-led Spearheads Cross the Agno River  DAMORTIS IS HELD BY THE AMERICANS Stiff Resistance in Hills of Eastern Flank Reported

Yanks Seeking Contact With Elusive Enemy As Luzon Valley Holds Lengthens

Fight Neared On Training   Truman May. Request Year For, U. S. Lads

Military Training Plan Anticipated  President Expected To Make Plea Soon

GENERAL URGED 10 ENTER 1945 RACE   Possibility of Reckord and ‘O’Conor Ticket Discussed

Bus Goes Out of Control, 25 Hurt   Brakes Quit, Vehicle Runs Wild Downgrade in Joplin and Turns Over

BUS RUNS WILD AND TURNS OVER; 20 PERSONS HURT   Big Crown Coach Vehicle Races Mile and a Half Out of Control After Its Brakes Fail.   35 CROWDER SOLDIERS, 3 CIVILIANS ABOARD   Crosses Main at County Line and Proceeds West oa Downgrade — None Critically Injured.

CAMP CROWDER SOLDIER HURT   About 35 Treated for Injuries After Bus Runs Wild In Joolin

JAIL NOW HOME FOR TOP NAZIS   Goering And 14 Others Flown To Nuernberg To Await Trial

No Limits Kenney Says Yank Fliers Can Reach  Anywhere, Which _ Includes Hirohito’s  Palace ©

‘Chicago Truck Drivers Tie Up City Facilities in Defiance of Order

See Wage-Price Policy Stressing “Hold the Line’   ‘‘Secret”’ White House Stand May Suggest 15 Pct. Pay Raise

Top Economic Aides Keep  Pians Secret   Believed To Hold Line On Prices And Cut Into Profits For Wave Boosts.

WAGE-PRICE POLICY FOR U.S. DECIDED   President and Top Economic Advisers Have Plans for Reconversion.

Complete Wage Price Policy   Plan Method To Handle  Reconversion Strikes

NEW WAGE-PRICE POLICY, PROGRAM TO HANDLE STRIKES ABOUT READY, NO NEW AGENCIES ARE EXPECTED

U.S. May Pin Wage Burden On Employer   Truman Expected To Favor Increase, But No Price Rise

TRUMAN, AIDES SEEKING WAGE, PRIGE PQLICY   New Agreement , Expected vT Stress “‘Hold-Line” Policy

Horror Scenes At Belsen Camp Are Presenter   Motion Pictures Of Horrors At Belsen Concentration Camp Shown At Trial

BELSEN MOVIES REVEAL UNTOLD HORROR SCENES   Defendants’ Smirks Fade as They Realize Probable Fate

WLB Chairman New Stabilizer   Vinson Successor To Hold ‘Little Steel? Vordaticok

Lublin Poles Put  Selves ‘in Power’   Set Up Provisional Government for Nation

Polish National Council Forms New Government   Soviet - Sponsored Group Breaks with Govern* ~ ment in Exile

ARE GIVEN PREFERENCE   Federal Government Aids in Ship. ment of Seed Potatoes

NAZI DEFENSE TAKING SHAPE   Extricate Most Of Troops For Do or Die Stand At Oder River

Russians May End War Quickly   Battle Now Shaping Ur Will Be Decisive

SEND FILIPINOS TO JAPAN DUTY   50,000 May Relieve Equal Number of Yanks Now in Occupation

165,000 Idle In Labor Frays Over 31 States   Major Trouble Centers About Lumber Workers

Bus Dispute Is Spreading   60.000 AFL Lumber Workers Out In Paeifie Northwest In Wage Dispute.

Strikes Continue in Many Fields  265,000 Workers Awalt Settlement -

LABOR PICTURE REMAINS DARK   Nearly 300,000 Men Idle as Result of Disputes

Labor Disputes  Idle 265,000 In 31 States   Greyhound Bus Strike Spreads

GREYHOUND BUS STRIKE SPREADS OVER WEEK END   265,000 Workers ldle it Nation: California Tops List

TALKS CLOUDED BY STRIKE IDLE   265,000 Remain Off Jobs; Bus Walkout Spreads

Higgins’ Reaction To Union Demands Tops Labor Scene   Would Abandon 3 Plants, $40,000,000 In Orders

Greyhound Strike — Spreads to States  West of the River   California Leads States With Biggest List of Idle Men

Nation’ s Idle in Work Disputes N ow 265,000   California Leads With 61,450 Off Jobs; More Trouble Looms

265,000 Idle in 31 States; Bus Strike Spreads   ‘Lumber and Textile Workers Out: Two Walkouts Ended

Strikes Shadow  Labor Conference   265.000 Idle Face Delegates—To Deal With Peace Aspects

265,000 IDLE IN STRIKES SPREAD OVER 31 STATES   Shadows Hang Over Opening Session Of _abor - Management Conference; Lumber Walkout Is Major Dispute.

nn a EE EOE OOO OOOO EE VOOOCOoe.rerereeeereeeee  Striker Total Now 265.000

POSTWAR BUILDING PROGRAM FOR K. U.   Mill Tax Revenues Will Finance New Construc tion on Hill

POSTWAR BUILDING PROGRAM FOR K. U.   Mill Tax Revenues Will Finance New Construction on Hill   [BENEFITS OTHERS TOO

WAKEFIELD SOLDIER 15 KILLED IN (TALY   Pvt. Joseph Miskovich, 31, Ski Tropper, Killed Februarv 20.

Employment in Bee! Fields May Be Given War Captives  Committee Requests Use of War Prisoners on Farms

Urge Use of More War Prisoner Labor   WFA Would Give Farms Priority

BRADLEY SAYS NAZIS FOOLED, OUTFOUGHT   Praises American Army os Best Ever Put On Any Battlefield by Any Nation

Truman Gets Details  Of Moscow Decisions  State Chief Talks With President

Byrnes Makes Radio Talk On Conference   Taiks To Nation Tonight; Visits President Truman During Crutse

Byrne nes To Talk On Big Three Parley Tonight   Secretary Of State Returns From Moscow, Reports Direct To Truman

Will Tell People AboutAgreements   Makes First-Hand Report To. President After Hurried Ftiqht From Moscow Meet

ASKS FOR RECOGNITION   Venezuelan Paper Makes . Appeal As Nation Returns to Normal

Venezuela Returns To Normal, Presses Recognition Bid   Deposed Leaders Await Trial On Graft Charges

Killer Recaptured In Woods Near Clarksburg   Preston County Murderer Enjoys Hectic 35 Hours Of Freedom; Sentenced To Be Hanged

State Police Capture Slayer Slated To Hane   William Turner Nabbed Following Escape From Jail

Free Waters, Byrnes’ Goal      Foreign Ministers Teo Receive Plans

: a we @  Seek Free Navigation Guarantee Byrnes To Take Detailed Inland Waterway Control Plans To London Parley

European Waterways Plan Formed   Byrnes To Present Plan In London

Allies Seeking Europe s Rivers  Inland Waterways Are Vital to World Peace

Mercury Hits 97 As City Swelters   Hot Weather Follows Cool Spell—Humidity High, No Relief Seen

Spar ‘ks Hails Gains Made  By Edueation   Increase In School And Welfare Funds Termed Real Accomplishments

Agreement on Trieste Row Gets Approval   Tito Will Withdraw Most of Troops From Adriatic-Austria Communications Zone Under Temporary Arranqement

Agreement Reachec By Three Powers In Trieste Affair  Temporary Settlement Is Effected With Alexander in Charge

TIO WILL TAKE  HIS MEN FROM DISPUTED ZONE   Alexander Will Have Charge Under U. S., British And Yugoslav Accord

U. 5, BRITAIN AND YUGOSLAVIA REACH TRIESTE AGREEMENT   TITO AGREES WITHDRAW MOST OF HIS TROOPS UNDER NEW PACT

3 Powers Agree on Trieste   Tito’s Men to Leave Adriatic-Austria Communications Zone

TITO TO WITHDRAW HIS TROOPS FROM DISPUTED SECTION   Yugostav Marshai Will, Under a Three-Power Pact, Remove His Forces From the Adriatic-Austria Communi en: aioe

FILES FOR CITY POST   Sam W. Ferguson Is Candidate fos Second Ward Councilman

SCHOOL BILL UP IN LEGISLATURE   Lausche-opposed Law Would Increase State Aid

SENATE OPENS ~ DEBATE SOON      Charter Ratification ‘Within Week’

VICTIM OF ACCIDENT   Sate Rumsey eld In. pes ya Death of Grover otson

VICTIM OF. ACCIDENT   Coroner C. Rumsey Held ine quest in Death of Grover Tillotson

American and British Science Outpaced Nazis   Churchill Reveals That Germans Had Atomic Secrets; Sought New Bomb

Accord To Aid Transport Problem; Committee To Probe Miner Shortage

Frankensteen Leads Jeffries In Detroit   Has 14,000 Margin In Returns from 500 Of 1,136 Precincts

Pierlot Puts Cabinet Fate Up To Regent   BelgianPremier Announces Government Unable To Stav In Office

Judge Pledges Brazil Election Following Coup   New Government Vows Full r W ith U, s.        Cooperali

Election n Pelee. for be c. 2 Ty Brazil. eater   Linhares, Now President _ Believed to Be For OS. .

MILITARY COUP OUSTED VARGAS BLOODLESSLY   Linhares To Rule Brazil Until New President Can Be Elected

ELECTION DAY SET IN BRAZIL   December 2 Designated For Naming New President; Form Interim Govt.

Chief Justice Takes Over Varaas Duties   Assures Brazilians That Elections Will Be Held on Schedule

Baby Carol Ann to Get $75 Weekly  Chaplin Must Pay Sum Until She Is 21

Chaplin-Berry Affair Costs Actor $100,000   Comedian Ordered to Pay $75 Per Week Support

Love Affair with Film-Struck Girl Costs Movie Comedian Hundred Grand

That Moscow Gold Again  Sovi iet Union 1 Birth Rate U p 35.3 Percent Over Last Year

MacArthur’s Headquarters Await Arrival of Japan’s Envoys to Talk Surrender

Tokyo Says 2 Planes Will Be Used for Trip   limissaries to be Flown from Ei Shima To Manila in An American Craft

PARLEY WITH MACARTHUR 10 BEGIN MONDAY   Nips Speed Up Program After Allied Chief Orders “No Further Delay”

But Directions Of MacArthur Not Followed   American Plane to Take Representatives To Manila From le

TRIP 10 BE SUBJECT 10 THE WEATHER   Such Is Tokyo’s Official Report to General MacArthur, Who Will Await Arrival of Emissafies at Manila.

ENVOYS TO START FLIGHT LATE TODAY —   Expected to Arrivs in Manila by Sun- _ day Night

Jap Emissaries To Fly to le Sunday Morning   American Planes to Bring Them to Manila From Island — Conference With MacArthur Not Expected to Start Until Monday Morning

JAPAN OFFICIALLY INFORMED MACARTHUR ENVOYS TO LEAVE   SURRENDER EMISSARIES TO BE FLOWN STRAIGHT FROM IE TO MANILA

‘Meeting With ‘Gen. MacArthur Starts Monday   Two Japanese Planes Will Arrive On le Island Sunday “Weather Permitting”

Set to Start on Surrender Flight   Emissaries to Be Taken From Ie to Manila in U.S. Planes   MEETING SITE SECRET   J Will Receive Tec s in or Near Philippine Capital

MEETINGS WITH M’ARTHUR WILL BEGIN MONDAY   Japanese Planes Due To Reach le Island At 12:20 A. M. Sunday; Japs Surrender To Aussies On Bou gvainville.

Ser Surrender Emissaries, if   Weather Permits, Will Fly Directly to Manila   from le Island.   TWO JAPANESE PLANES WILL MAKE THE TRIP

WILL ARRIVE ABOUT 7 A. i.   Credentials to Be Examined; No Meeting Scheduled ’til, Monday.   USING 2 TRANSPORTS

JAP ENVOYS: ARRIVAL DUE ON SUNDAY   Japan Says Surrender Emissaries Hopeful of Good Weather

Surrender Envoys To Leave Sunday   Parley With MacArthur to Start Monday, His Orders about Type Number of Planes are Dicrecarded

Emissaries Trip Depends Upon Weather   Expect To Reach Manila Early Tomorrow Morning

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Conference With ‘Jap’ Emissaries to Start Monday

MacArthur fo Receive Jap Envoys Monday at Manila; Flight to Start Tonight   Scattered Jap Units Surrender in Many War Theatres but Jap Interceptors Again Attack U. S. Photo Planes over Tokyo Area

Enemy Alters Schedule Set By MacArthur   Expect to Land at Ie Isle Sunday for Flight to Manila After Delay  reir werronc wey F&F aVvTeteraurTwrce

Jap Envoys To Manila Sunday   “Weather Permitting” Nips Will Reach Ie  Shima At About 11:20 CWT Saturday Night

JAP ENVOYS 10 START FLIGHT LATE TODAY   Expected to Arriv: in Manila by Sunday Night

Conference With MacArthur Held Up Till Monday   Japanese Surrender Emissaries Won't Leave Until Sunday.   U. S. Planes to Pick  Up Japanese at le

MacArthur Advised Japanese Will Arrive at le Island at 11:20 p.m. Sunday; Escort Ready

Meeting With Gen. MacArthur Will be Held Monday Morn   Details of Surrender Will be Completed Early Next Week

Missions Will Take Off On Schedule   Negotiations Begin Monday in Manila According to Plans

Japs Notify MacArthu Of Flight Details ~   cK KK OK - JapsatLast Are Told the Facts

Await Arrival Of Japanese Peace Group  TaLlwa Save ls VW!   Tokyo Says It Will Leave Sunday If Weather Permits; Plans Are Chanaed

Enemy Alters Schedule Set By MacArthur   Expect to Land at Ie Isle Sunday for Flight to Manila After Delay

Japan’ s Envoys Will Reach Je Island: Sunday   Wil be Flown Direct. tc Manila to Learn From Gen. MaeArthur What Nation Must Do   Conference Not Until Monday   Meanwhile, Preparations Continue Under Unusual Seurecy for Holding Preliminary Meeting

MacArthur Officially Is Informed Of Development  WILL FLY TO IE  Surrender Envoys  Will Be Taken Then To Manila

Conference Opens  In Manila Monday   Terms Will Be Worked Out Without “Further Delay,” Says Commander

Two Planes To Be Used By Envoys   Conference On Surrender Procedure Expected To Begin Monday At Manila Headquarters

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION MADE OF PLANS FOR DEPARTURE OF EMISSSARIES FOR MANILA

NIPS WILL FLY TO IE, THEN TO MANILA   Envoys To Leave Tokyo To: night In Two Planes   Prepare People For Occupation Military Men To Attend Session

‘Set to Start on ‘Surrender Flight   Emissaries to Be Taken ~ From Ie to Manila in  U.S. Planes   ‘MEETING SITE SECRET   Tepanone Will Receive  rms in or Near Philippine apital

Japan’s Emissaries To Arrive at Ie Island Sunday Afternoon   Nips Hint Weather May Give Them Another Delay; Allies Expect Conference To Start Monday

LOOPHOLE LEFT HOWEVER - - DAY MUST BE FAIR   Plans for Occupation Being Made on Both Sides During Sparring

» NAZIS STEP UP PRESSURE ON STRASBOURG  ]   © Belgian Salient Virtually Eased   « PATCH HOLDS ON   Repulses Numerous German Blows

Seventh Army Battles Fiercely To Halt Germans   Score Of Stinging Enemy Counter-Attacks Frustrated By Patch’s Forces   NAZIS THREATEN STRASBOURG AREA

SINGAPORE IS AGAIN BOMBEL   SUPERFORTS MAKE THIRD ATTACK ON NAVAL BASE— KROME ISLANDS AND FORMOSA HIT

Singapore Is  Again Bombec   B-29 Bombers In Attack Upon Japan’s Great Stolen Naval Base

MINNESOTA POLIGE CFEKING FUGITIVE   Man Who Crash Landed Plane Near Duluth Makes Getaway.

HUNT A PLANE THIEF   Officers Comb Northern Minnesot:  for Alleged Army Deserter

One Colonel, Four Captains Charged With Atrocities   MAN-HUNT CARRIED IN PHILIPPINES  Men Who Murdered Yank Prisoners: In Shelter Sought

Prisoners Who Escaped Were Either MachineGunned Or Bayoneted  JUST WHERE THE KILLERS ARE HIDING Is NOT KNOWN  Story Of Violence South From Indo-China Is Told By Newsman

WHEN THE BEST OF FIGHTING MEN GET TOGETHER  There Was a Hot Time in the Old Town of Torgau the Other Night   ‘CELEBRATE LINKUP

Eisenhower Assassination Hoax Finds _ Double Impersonating Allied Chieftait

Nazi Plot To Kill Gen. Eisenhower Gigantic Hoax   Story Was Planted Among German Forces To Increase Morale

BARES “PLOT” AS NAZI HOAX   Allied Headquarters Gives Story of “Plans” to Kill Eisenhower

Jap: Sadists ~ Will Face Court Martial   ‘Information —_ Individuals Being  Gathered

Testimony From Liberated Prisoners Will Take Important Place in Courts-Martial; Punishment Will Be Sternly Dealt to Guilty

All Camp Secrets Must Be Revealed   MacArthur Allows Nips 48 Hours To Furnish Information on POW’s

MacArthur Starts Work on Jap War Crime Trials   Testimony From Liberated Prisoners Will Tak important Place in Courts-Martial; Punishment Will Be Sternly Dealt to Guilty

Data Sought On Japanese   Trials Ave Planned For. War Criminals.

JAPS TO BE TRIED   Information Against War Criminals Will Be Given MacArthur

Courts-Martial For All Jap Atrocity Criminals, Many Probable Suicides

Japs Ordered To Give Location Of All Prison Camps   MacArthur - Demands _ Names of all Prisoners Alive and Deceased.

Jap Torturers  Will Be Tried   Information Given By American Prisoners Given  To MacArthur.

Prisoner Of War Information Goes — To Mac For Courts Martial Of Japs

Rescue J ob To8th Army   Assigned Task of Freeing Prisoners In Japan and Korea

New Labor Cabinet Sworn In By King At Historic Rites   Prime Minister Attlee, Accompanied By New  State Secretary Bevan, Returns To Potsdam To Resume Allied Discussions

Lausche Says Proposed Bill To Increase School Funds Would Provide More Than Reason ustifie:

Lausche Battles For Economy, Tells Salons Schoo! Finance Bill Too Liberal

LAUSCHE FIRM ON SCHOOL BILL   Daniels Measure Considered To Generous

Java City Again Torn by Fighting   British Troops Baitle Indonesian Snipers

Fighting Flares Anew in Java Capital  British Fight Oft Looters and Indonesian Snipers

POWERS FACE PROBLEM WHILE. ~ EXPERIMENTING WITH ATOMIC   PROBLEM OF KEEPING 5ECRE%  ATOMIC: DETADLS WHILE :  _.._ EXPERIMENTING PEACETIME.

Smith Explains Role As Double  For Eisenhower   General’s Car  Used In Ruse

Congress Awaits Public Reaction To Truman Plan   Legislators Not Yet Ready To Meet Problem Brought Up By The Chief Executive

Early Action Is Not Expected Legislators Express 3 Views   ( Associated Press )

CONGRESS WILL TEST REACTION   Waits for Public Opinion on Proposed Military Training Plan.  FORMING THREE GROUPS

Most Leaders Favor Modified  Training Plan   Minority Groups Either Favor Truman Proposal Lock, Stock and Barrel Or Oppose Any Form of Compulsory System

SOLONS DIVIDED THREE WAYS OVER TRAINING PLANS  LEADERS CONSIDER TRUMAN PROPOSAL

Congress Holds Up Moistened Fingers to Learn Reaction   Split Three Ways Over Truman’s Proposal on Youth Training

Congress Studies Public Reaction to Training Plan  Military Men Estimate One Million Youths Would Be Eligible Each Year

Congress Waits Public Reaction to Truman Plan   Membership Is Split Wide Open on Youth Training Proposal

SOLONS KEYED FOR REACTION TO TRAINING   Lawmakers Appear Inclined to Await Public Reception of President’s Call for Peace Draft Before Acting.

SOLONS WARY OF REACTION BY PUBLIC   O’Daniel Says He's Against New Proposal

Congress In No Mood For Early  Action On Peacetime Training’   Legislators Divided On Issue And Are Expected To Postpone Action.

Congress Split on Draft Issue   Up in 3 Groups on Truman Proposal.

Congress Undecided On Disposition of Military Training   Lawmakers Look to Voters for Opinions as Proposal Made at Difficult Political Time

Solons Wait Upor Publie Before Move On Training   Truman Appeal Stirs Opinion Differences

DELAY WORK ON DRAFT BILL FOR PUBLIC REACTION   Solons Divided Into Three Groups at Washington Over Measure

Military ‘Training Congress’ Problem   Messages of Favorable Reaction Pouring in, White House Says — Tax Cut Bill and Army-Navy Merger Yet To Be Settled

MEMBERS HESITATE ON TRAINING BILL   Leaders Wish Truman Hadn't Brought Matter  Up at This Time

Congress Awaits Public’s Reaction To Truman Youth Training Request   Legislators Appear Split Into Three Groups— Those Willing To Okay Program, Those Who Want Modified Training And Those. Opposed

SOME FAVOR ALL PROPOSALS; OTHERS WANT ‘MODIFIED PLAN: THIRD GROUP AGAINST COMPULSION

Congressmen Not Sure Of  Truman Plan   Legislators Appear To Be Separating Into Three Different Groups.   NO MOVE iS MADE

Congress Watches Public Reaction To Training Idea   Want to Know Which Way the Wind Blows; Divide into Three Grounc

Lines Forming On Compulsory Service Issue   Opinion Is Divided; Peace Draft Seen As Political Football

CONGRESS NOT SOLD FULLY ON TRAINING PLAN AWAITS ORDER   LAWMAKERS APPARENTLY DESIRE TO HEAR FROM THEIR VOTING PUBLIC

Congress Not Ready On Training   Framing of Bill to Fit Truman Ideas  Is Likely to Await Reaction of Public

Congress Cool Toward Milifary Training Appeal   Uncertain Legislators In No Maod For Swift Action on Truman Plan

Conaress Split Into 3 Groups   Action Delayed on Military Training

Congress Waits For Training Plan Sentiment   Divided Into 3 Maiz Camps on Truman  Proposal

Solons Await Reaction to Truman Plan   Leaders Not Prepared to Take Quick Action on President’s Request for Universal Training Act

Congress Tests Public Reaction to :Truman’s Military. Training Plan

Congress Waits Public's View or Military Service   Many Leaders Wish President Had Not Brought Subject Up

Congress Awaits Public's View On Year Of Traimins   Solons Hold Up Vote Pending Reaction Of Citizens ToArmy

Lawmakers Attempt Tests ‘Of Public Opinion; Seem Split Into Three Groups

Action Soon On. Draft Is Unlikely   Leaders: Wished Truman Hadn’t Brought It Up At This Time

Possibly Bide Time to Act on Training Plan   Public Reaction Likely be Sounded Before Taken up

Congress Split Three Ways on Truman Military Training Plan for Nation

Congress Awaits Public Reaction   Legislators Slide Into Three Groups

Truman’s Plea To Draft Youth Brings Debates   Legislators Forming Into Three Groups On Plan For Military Training In Peacctime   President’s Stand Troubles Leaders   Proposal Promises to Be Tesue In 1946 Races Congress ‘Fails To  Take Action ‘

Congress In No Mood Fo: Immediate Action On Plar For U.S. Military Training

Congress Is Awaiting Reaction of Voters to Truman Training Speech

INJURIES ARE FATAL    Harold S. Tod d Was Struck by  Train im Missouri

INJURIES ARE FATAL   a. Sail Harold S. Todd Was Struck by Train in Missouri

Americans Land on Tsukata Island Controlling the Nakagusuka Bay   Other Troops On Okinawa Advance More Than A Mile And A Half

Yanks Land Troops on Tsukata Is.   Greatest Artillery Duel of Pacific War  Maw Ra in Prnacrace

Japs Report New Landing In Ryukyus  Yanks Advance Mite in Bitter Okinawa Battle

ARTILLERY DUEL RAGING ON OKINAWA   Americans Storm Deeper Into Naha Defenses

NEW YANK LANDINGS REPORTED   More Guns Massed On Island Than In Any Pacific Fighting

Nips Claim Yanks Landing ion Island Near Okinawa as Heavy Artillery Duel Raaec

BIG ARTILLERY DUEL RAGES FOR OKINAWA CITY   Yanks Make New Landings To Control Anchorage

Americans Land On Tsukata Isle Off Okinawa Bay   Capture. Territory Controlling Entrance To Naval-Anchorage

Japs Report Invasion Of Tsukata Island   Objective Controls Entrance To Bay; Other Troops Advance On Okinawa

Yanks Capture Okinawa Bay Island Outpost   Naval Anchorage Sought By Americans To Rack Invasion   TROOPS ADVANCING   Yard By Yard Gains Are Made Against Tough Tay Defenses

LANDINGS UNDER WAY ON TSUKATA ISLAND, REPORT   American Destroyers And Other Vessels Enter Bay Of Nakagusuku

YANKS INVADE ISLAND NEAR OKINAWA CIT}   Controls Entrance to Newly Conquered Nakagusuku Bay

jn West, Naha Is Being Flattened By  Pacific’s Greatest Artillery Duel

Marines Punch Out New Gains On lwo Jima   Japs Suffer 2 Reverse: In Burma; MacArthur Forces Drive to South Luzon; Tokyo Hit

With Lee Miller in the Pacific:  War Dogs Aid in U.S. Operations Against Japs   Used to Detect Presence of Enemy and Serve as Messengers

SENATE REFUSES TO BOOST SALARY OF ITS MEMBERS   But It Votes $2,500 Annual Expense Allowance for Each Member of the  Hones.   BARKLEY COMPROMISE IS TURNED DOWN   Some Express Belief Action May Have “Sawed a Limb Off” Behind Lower Branch.

SENATE SPURNS PAY INCREASES   House Votes Tax-Free Expense Money Of $2500 A Year

Senate Votes Down Expense Account, ‘Sawing Off Limb’ Behind House

 Retain Tax Free Allowance U.S. Senate Votes Down Salary Expense Money for Its Members

ARMY-NAVY MERGER OPPOSED BY LEAHY AS “REVOLUTIONARY”  NAVAL EFFICIENCY WOULD BE REDUCED, ADMIRAL TESTIEFIFS

GIVES VIEWS ON NATIONAL DEFENSE   Leahy Opposes Single De partment As Radical, Revolutionary.

VARIOUS PHASES OF DRAFT LAW.AND. AUTOMATIC DIs- CHANGES WILL BE DEBATED

Battle Over Draft  Quota Developing  Rep. Shafer Would Free 18-19 Group

Bitter Battle On Draft Plan  Now Looming   Army's Demand For 50,000 Recruits Monthly Causes Big Controversy

Reds Picture Hitler’s Death  Put Out Of Misery By Drug, Declared

Report Hitler Victim of Mercy Slaying  Russians Say He Spent Last Days Paralyzed

Insane With Pain? Hitler Reported a Victim Of Mercy Killing to End Misery

29TH DIVISION CASUALTIES HIGHEST IN EUROPEAN ZONE   Correspondent Says 20,668 Have Been Killed, Wound. ed, Captured Or Missing; Memorial Services Will Be Held For Division At Maastricht, Holland

Heaviest Casualties of War: 29th Division's Losses Said To Be Largest Total in European Battles

‘E’ Bond Drive Opens in City, County Today   $1,500,000 Quota Assigned to County ; Higher Than Sixth  War Loan Drive Goa

Big Three Meet Will Be Soon  Churchill Prepares  Bo Foam cw TT". 1... 1

Big Three Meet Will Be Soon  Churchill Prepares to Leave England

BOMBINGS AND SEA BLOCKADE — OF JAPAN MAY SOFTEN ISLANDS BEFORE GROUND INVASION DAY

Japan€ Can Be Knocked Out fromThe Air   Home Islahds Battered By Bombs,-Blockeded Béfore Invasion By Allies To ut Pown Our Casualties.

Jap Home Isles Could Be Crippled Prior fo Invasion   But U. S. Reminded Japan Has 2,000,000  Men, Large Resources

japanese Lillies Wore Vuinerabic ihan Germ —Byvy DeWitt M  B-29s Doing Job of Anesthetizing Nippon

Tuberculosis by extrict         U, C. L. A. PROFESSOR © REVEALS DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MEDICINE

Scientist Claims Drug Kills Germs Of Tuberculosis  “Hay Bacillus”

) Networks bilenced by Radio Strike   Engineers’ Sudder Walkout Hits NBC, ABC Chain:

VITAL WORKERS BEHIND SCENES CRIPPLE SETUP   Local Stations Fill Vacancies With Recordings

Tojo Says Victor Can Choose Guilty  By MURLIN SPENCER net BIVeeryY RBaIWES

Tojo Says Victor Can Choose Guilty  By MURLIN SPENCER  GEA exec ee e

American Soldiers Are No Longer Required To Salute Nazi Officers

KESSELRING AND OTHER. NAZI OFFICERS HAVE Lost THER LUXURIOUS ~ HOTEL QUARTERS

ITU May File Reply To WLB Strike Stand   Refusal Of Printers To End Walkout Brings Unprecedented Action

Unusual Action Taken by WLB   Printers Told it Will Withhold Approva Of Agreements

WLB PENALIZES IDLE PRINTERS   WARN MORE RIGID RULINGS UNLESS STRIKES ARE ENDED

i. oa. Parr > a by -y A ay. en wut  Tye acs, NINETY  “Mose: Sa Ge. acc CS uTgs2"

Britain Reaffirms Its Pledge To Throw Every Effort Against Nippon

F.D.R. GETS NEW PLEDGE OF BRITISH AID AGAINST JAPAN   Full Participation in War in Far East Promised by’ Churchill at Talks in Alexandria, Egypt.   PRESIDENT SEES PRINCES AND KiNGS   Travels by Plane, Motor and Ship After Crimea Parley —Receives Snub From De Gaulle.

FOOT PRESENTS NIYSTYRY   E. D.R. Gets New British Pledge To ‘Throw Everything’ at Japs 

British Pledge Anew Help Against Japan   Churchill Promises Roosevelt to "T hrow Everything’ at the Nipponese—Some Details of Trip  Made Public at White House

nitish Promise.FDR to“Throw _ Vuerything’ at Japanese After ~ Defeat of Nazi Foe in-Europe

British Cheer Wildly As Gen. Ike Is Given Honorary Freedom.of London

London Gives Eisenhower Big Ovation   City Pays Tribute To Man Who Led Allies To Victory

BRITAIN PAYS TRIBUTE 10 EISENHOWER   Churchill Joins Thousands in Welcoming Him

Britain Pays Honor To Gen. Lisenhower   Supreme Commander Says Abilene, Kansas, And London ‘Sisters Under The Skin’

To General Eisenhower   Conqueror Of Germans Given Freedom Of London And Lauded As Great Leader; Hero Stresses Unity Between England And United States  a

EISENHOWER IS FETED IN GREAT BRITAIN TODAY      London Trots Out All of Her Ancient Splendor To Welcome ’Ike’

LAUSCHE BALKS SALARY RAISES   Squabble Over Sales Ta» Takes New Turn

SHOOTING FRAY IN ILLINOIS TAVERN   One Man Killed and Two Others Injured at Vandalia.

DIED IN FLASH FLOODS   Three Persons Were Drowned in Tehachapi Mountain Area &

SOLONS WORK OVERTIME ON RECONVERSION   More Butter, Camera Film, Leather in Sight for Civilians

Leather, Films, Cameras To Be Available Soon   Butter Points Lower: Solons Begin Actior On Legal Issues ©!  Reconversion

 Congressmen Plan Role in Reconversion   Committees at Work as Opening Session of Houses Nears

Congress to Have Part in Reconversion   Committees Already Take Up Study; More Butter For Civilians Ahead

Solons Face Major Tasks  Congress Looms Large dn Reconversion Scene

RECONVERSION BIG QUESTION FOR CONGRESS   Labor Shift To Peacetime Work  Is Big Problem

Congress To Push Task Of  Reconversion   Committees Are At Work On Various Questions in Advance Of Sessions  Starting Next Week

Congress Will Take Share Of Postwar Worry   Two Main Problems Face Lawmakers Over Immediate Future Situation Now Developing.

Reeonversion Problems Keer  Congress Busy   Committees Consider Changes, Employment Draft Legislation Before Reconvening

Solons Speed Job Legislation,   Films, Typewriters on Reconversion Scene

Congress To Face Reconversion Soon   Employment To Be Biggest Problem

Congress Sessions To Meet Next Week  For Reconversion   Committees Planning to Start Work on Major Issues Immediately

SOLONS AIRING  RECONVERSION ISSUES TODAY   ‘Committees Consider Draft, Job Questions — More News for People

SOLONS LOOM ON SCENE OF RECONVERSION   Though Congress Doesn't Convene for Another Week, Committees Are at Work on Peacetime Era Problems.

Congress Looms Large In Reconversion Scene;  Committees Hard At Work

CONGRESS LOOMING  BIG IN RECONVERSION  PROGRAM WEDNESDA) VARIOUS COMMITTEES  HAVE MATTERS UNDER’ CONCINERATION NOU

MORE NEWo ON RECONVERSION   Congress Committees Work Hard to Catch Up With Many Changes.   PROPOSALS CONSIDERED

Congress Highlights Reconversion Issue; Unemployment   More Butter, Leather Films, Typewritess, Home-Building Seen

Committees Are Discussing Employment Measures Due When Congress Meets

Solons Face Many Issues Coneerning Conversions   Jobs Coming First As Congress Meets:

‘Reconversion’  Heads Parade Congress Work   Conumittees of Lawmakers ‘Are Busy ‘Trying to Catch Up With Vast Forces Of Chanve

QNGRESS TAKES RECONVERSION SPOTLIGHT WITH JOB HEARINGS   SOLONS WORK TO CATCH UP WITH CHANGES BROUGHT BY PEACE: SESSIONS START IN WEEK

LAWMAKERS GET  READY TO OPEN  CONGRESS SEPT. ¢ AMERICANS VIEW  BUTTER, LEATHER «AND TYPEWRITERS

'‘Solons Work on Reconversion   Committees Busy Ever Though Members  Are on Vacation

ROECOMVSTSION KROUNGUD  Solons Sweat Over Problems Which Arose During Their Brief Vacation This Month

STETTINIUS TALK TO R:VEW UNCI ACCOM! SHIENTS   Speaks at 7:30 p. m. Tonight; to Touch on Voting Problem

STETTINUS  “WILL REVIEW CONFERENCE   SECRETARY OF BTATE TO TELL ‘CF UNITED NATIONS FAR' LEY IN BROADCAST TONIGHT

Liberal Party Leader To Form  Greek Cabinet      No Communists Will Be Admitted.

STERILIZATION OF JAPS URGED   ‘Action Suggested For  Aliens In U. S.

HURLEY SCORES U.S, DIPLOMATS   Claims Foreign Service Men Sided With Chinese Reds

Hurley Ready With Expose   Senate Group to Get Low-Down on China

Urges Congress  To Pass Draft   Favors Measure To Recruit More Workers

Navy Secretary Reveals Shortage Of Help Has Delayed Completion Of Many Ships; Urges Labor Draft

THE’ NEWS  By Paint Mattay ml   (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction in Full or in part Strictly Prohibited.)

ARMY FLIERS 10 RUSH SANDBAGS TO PORTSMOUTH   Appeal for More Workers; River Starts Drop at Cincinnati

Flood Is Held Back At Portsmouth By — Piled Up Sand Bags   Army Planes at Wilmington Called on To Drop Empty Bags For Water-bound City; Elsewhere Ohio River Is Falling as Refugees Wait To Return to Homes;  Transportation Not Yet Back to Normal

Aid Sent Ohio City By Army   Sandbags Flown To Portsmouth Threatened By Flood Waters

Supplies Down, WFA Forecasts.   Less Butter; Sugar Chicken Seen In 1945

PRESIDENT CALLS MEETING OF WLB TO TALK WAGES  aZaV DI AVY ACW ROI E   MAY PLAY NEW ROLE IN LABOR UNREST IF TROUBLE PERSISTS

Agency May Be Asked to Draft New U. S. Policy   Congressmen Renew Demands for Laws To Curb Walkouts

WLB Called Into Parley By Truman   President Acts in Labor Strife; Car Lines in, Bay State Seized.

STRIKE LINES SHRINK BELOW 40 000 MARK   Major Unsettled Difficulties Include 200,000 Miners Who Are Idle in Six States  THREATEN MILK FLOW

Truman Acts To End U.S. Labor Strife   Congress, Aroused by Union Demands, Calls For  Regulation.

WLB Future Role Topic Of White House Confab   Truman Gives No New: To Officials As He Invites Them In

To Hold Conferenc To Decide Board's Future Labor Role   Tobin Orders State Railroad Seizures In Massachusetts

War Labor Boart At White House   Entire Board Confers With President Truman Today

Truman, WLB Talk Over Wage Policy   New Life May be Given Agency ~ Scheduled to be Scrapped in Order To Combat Growing Strike Trend

“Temperatures   Steel Mills Close in Pittsburgh Due To Shortage of Fuel

TRUMAN STEPS INTO TURBULENT LABOR PICTURE   Meetings in Progress Today

PRES. STEPS INTO LABOR PICTURE      Summoned War Labor Board to Noonday Meeting

— LABOR —  WLB Meets To Map WageRules   Truman Confers With Board On-Future Role .

Future Role In Reconversion To Be Aired   Full Membership Of Board Told To Be Present

President Confers      Schwellenbach Attends Meeting In White House

Asks Congress For Legislation Which Would Give Air Force Equal Status With Two Other Branches For War

His Plan Would Provide Equality. For The Nation’s Airpower  HE BELIEVES MARINE CORPS SHOULD REMAIN A PART OF THE NAVY  Mr. Truman Expresses His Opinion In Lengthy Message To Congress

Defense Secrefary Would Coordinate: Military Services.   EQUALITY FOR AIR POWER SUGGESTEL  President Would Create Science Yivician

Nationwide 24-Hour Demonstration Flays Delay in Returning of Troops From Overseas

Dutch Enter Campaign  On Borneo   Tighten ‘Allied Hold On Balikpapan Area By Amphibious Landings On, Upper Bay

Javanese-Dutch Join Campaign   Secure Upper Reaches Balikpapan In Two Amphibious Operations.

‘Dutch Colonial Troops Make Two Amphibious Landings In i'Upper End Of Balikpapan Bay   Secure Beachheads After Silencing Small Arms Fire Of Enemy River Boats

HAWAII’S WARTIME RESTRICTIONS LIFTED   General Robert C. Richardson Announces Revocation of All . Security Orders.

Stettinius Urges Unity Keynote For Peace Goal   British Back Russ Request for 3 Votes in Security Assembly as Chiefs Deadlock Over Poland Issue

Sponsors To Support Specific Proposals   “Justice, International Law” Thems To Be Used in Settling Disputes Between Nations

Senators Request Armed Guard For  Atomic Scientists   Johnson, Hickenlooper Fear Kidnaping Or Extortion Threat

WOULD PROTECT BER EXPERTS   Two Senators Call. for Special Armed Guards to Protoct Aumertcan. Atomic Bomb, §cloutists Agniust, Kidnaplug und. Extortion.

British Seize Soerabaja In Java War  Soekarno Term: Attacks as ~ ‘Vast Massacre’

British Indian Troops Gain in Java Fight  Deny Indonesian   Deny Indonesian Claims of Civilian Deaths

SOEKARNO PROTESTS ‘THOUSANDS KILLED’   House - To - House Fight Made For Soerabaja Naval Base City

British Make Advances Into Center  Of Soerabaja   Artillery Salvos Back Indian Troops Thousands Killed, Tndonesians Claim

British Forces Resch Center Of Scerabais   Indonesian Leader Declares Thousands Killed in Fighting

Proclaims October War Fund Month   DRIVE TO RAISE FOUR AND A HALF MILLION IN TEXAS ~ BEGINS NEXT WEEK

Quota for War Chest Drive  Is Announced   Drive to Begin Next Week With Meeting o1 Rotary and Kiwanis Olaha

Trip By Attlee To U. S. Hinted   British Prime Minister May Confer With Truman

Big Two Reported To Have Discussion of A-Bomb Slated   BRITISH LEADER MAY 5. COME TO U.S. sooh *Persona!l Peacetime  ‘Contact Said to Be Consideration

Merchants Go to Columbus Tonight   Ration Officials Also Scheduled at Price Control Meet

Retailers to Go  To OPA Meeting   County Merchants to Hear of New Freeze At Columbus Mar. 30

LIGHT ON ITALY TERMS ASKED   Bridges Calls on State De partment to Affirm or Deny Reports

Reputed Italy Armistice Terms, Printed Abroad, Interest Sen. Bridges

BIG THREE CONFERENCE BADLY NEEDED TO IRON OUT OWN AND EUROPE’S TROUBLED SITUATION

Policies By “Big Three” Are Awaited   Russia Belicves AugloAmerican Methads Toward Germany Too   Repressives Commuuism Making Drive Bae Bio weir

Japan Testing Authority Of Gen. M’Arthur      Cabinet Quits, Police Chiefs Told To Ignore Order            Uprooting Of Despotism In Japan, Germany Goes On

Isms Of Evil In Reich And Japan Going      MacArthur and Eisenhower Ripping Up Poisonous Rools Of Crininal Nations By Bold, Sensational  LS fee es

 Mackenzie’ 's Column There Are Real Signs Of Progress In Task Of Housecleaning Japan   By DEWITT MACKENZIE  BD FPareicn Affisivre hrialwet

Name Rubber Czar To Solve Crisis   Goodrich: President : Is "Giver- Broad Powérs  ree Months

New ‘Czar’  ‘Is Given Job ° Of Solving Rubber Crisis   Collyer of Goodrich GivenBroadPowers To Tackle Problem,  Boost Production.

JOHN L. COLLYER IS NAMED RUBBER CZAR   Head Of Goodrich Firm Appointed By Government To solve  Present Crisis

Collyer New Rubber Czar   Tire Man. Selected To Solve New Crisis

Goodrich Chief New Expediter Of Tire Output   John Collyer, Given Past Once H £0

Believe five  dead in blast  _ Scores of others reported injured

DIE IN BLASTS   18 in Hospitals After Ex plosions on Freighter  In Vancouver Harbor

Jap War Lords  Enter Prison   Leaders Of Crushed Nation Take New Appraisal Of Her Status.

TAVERNS WILL GET CEILINGS ON BEER   50 Places No# Filing With  Panel to Get Price —   ¥ snk

TAVERNS WILL GET CEILINGS ON BEER   ‘30°Places Not Filing With Panel to Get Price  1 f.

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  Jans Blame “Deterioration of Fighting Strength”

MAKE RUBBER SURVEY   Growers Association Studies Malayan Situation

Ohio Soldiers Aid in Drive For Philippines   U. S. Forces Continue Push Toward Manila

LIFTING OF CENSORSHIP REVEALS GEN. BEIGHTLER ’ AND®HIS MEN IN FIRST LANDING ON ISLAND ~~

37TH SET TOHIT FOR CLARK FIELD   Famous Division from Ohic Fights as Part of Tough 14th Corps

Frisco Meeting Moving Swittly To Adjournment   Russia Agrees To Go Along on Veto Decision -

COMMITTEE GIVES TRUSTEESHIP 0. K.   U.S. Position Upheld; Plan Includes Compromise on Independence Issue_

CONGRESS TO” ~~ GET REPORTS   ARMY AND NAVY CHIEFS TO CITE REASONS FOR “WORK, FIGHT OR JAIL" BILL

A COSTLY SESSION   Kansas Legislature Spent ¢ Total of $28,467,151 This Year

House Committee to Open Hearings ‘on Jobless Legislation Thursday

Judve Lauds Clerk  Ot Robeson Court   Pesceah  beceeevbodd  feottad Not) Grailts Ou Pwo C corns,

ol wy - ‘ oes <0 /.ccuice sernan _anic; A))a_ing 2uin ‘ounce in Nérsaw

DELAY SEEN BEFORE TERMS ARE ACCEPTED   LEADERS CONFER ON THE JAPANESE OFFER

Slash Off South End Of Island   In Fighting Described. As Toughest in 168. Years of Marine History Yanks Push On

-Communist-Ridden Romanian Regime ‘Would Be Headed Off Under Action

TRYING TO PREVENT COMMUNIST CONTRO!   United States Calls On Crimean Charter To Settle Differences Inside Romania

U.S. Intervenes In Rumanian Red Political Coup  Invokes Crimea Pact,   Invokes Crimea Pact, Asking Consultation With Russia, England

U.S. Invokes Crimean Pact   Communist-Ridden Romanian Regime _ Would Be Headed Off Under Action

CRIMEAN CHARTER INVOKED BY U- 5.   CALLS FOR CONFERENCE TO PREVENT COMMUNIST CONTROL IN ROMANIA.

British Leaders Plan To Discuss Lend Lease Here   Lord Halifax And Other British Notables To See President Truman About Aid   SIX-POINT PROGRAM UNDER DISCUSSION   Allied Government May Make Cash Payment Or Arrange Export-Import Bank Credits

Okinawa Is Now Nearly Conquered   Yanks Preparing Island fo Use as Key Base for Attacks on Japan

YANKS HAVE 3 QUARTERS . OF OKINAWA   Preparing Island “For Next Phase Of March on Japan

Victorious Chinese  Demand Removal  Of Puppet Official Nips’ Helpers Are  In Japan, Late Reports Declare

ChineseCall For Giving Up  Of Puppet Boss   Demands Made Upon Japs For Him And Aides As Surrender Completed

Surrender Of Jap Puppets Demanded   Gen. Ho Ying-Chin Officiates For Allies At Siqning

The Weather   China Demands Japs Surrender Puppet Rulers   Officials Said To Be Hiding On Islands; Decree Nullifies Nip  Laws

Handing Over Puppet Chiefs In China Urged   Chinese General Ho Aécepts Surrender Of Japanese Forces There.   PAPERS FORWARDED

Gen. Ho-Accepts Surrender Of Japs Ir China; Demands PuppetLeaders Arres

JAP FORCES SURRENDER TO CHINESE   Victors, Following Signing of Document in Nanking, Demand Custody of Puppet President of the Nation.

CHINESE DEMAND: JAPANESE GIVE. UP PUPPET PRESIDENT:   Nipponese Leaders, After: Sur. rendering Million-Man Army Jin China- Sunday;. Receive New Riunt Order -

Yield Puppets, Chinese Order F allen Enemy   Chungking Wants Chen Kung-po, Seven Aides Hidden In Japan

Chinese Demand Nip Puppet Ruler ‘Be Handed Over   Claim Guilty Are Now Hiding In Japan

CHINESE DEMAND PUPPET OFFICIAL   Order Japs To Hand Ove Missing Governor

County Basketball Tournament Plans Are Announced  This Annual Event To Be Held In Kingsley Jan. 17-20

PLYMOUTH COUNTY CAGE TOURNEY AT KINGSLEY   January 17, 18, 19, 20 Are ‘Dates—Akron Plays In First Game Wednesday

Coal, Steel Strikes  Slice Production   Two Steel Plants, Penns: ivania Anthracite Mines Close:’; Return Of Goodvear Emploves Anticipated

Steel, Coal Production Cut  As New Labor Fights Start; Navy Operating: At Goodyear

WORLD PEACE AGENCY NEARS   Delegatce to Gather i London Thursday

PEACE AGENCY CHIEFS 10 HOLD FIRST SESSION   London Meeting Thursday To Map New League Of Nations

Meeting kor Peace Age Ney  On Ther: sday   R epresentatives Of Fourteen Nations To Meet In London

Birth of New League Is Due   Representatives of 14 Nations Gather Thursday To Prepare for Peace Aaency

Peace Agency Meeting Set For Thursday   United Nations Representatives: Will Gather in London

137TH REGIMENT — ~ LANDS IN BOSTON   Lawrence Units of Fighting Outfit Away 56  onths

“137th Regiment Reaches America, ‘Docking at Boston   Head for Camp Myles Standish for Processing; a Wild, Cheering Outfit -

INSPECTED  VICTIMS IN DEATH AGONY   2,550,000 Nazis Made Subject to War Crime Trial

Nazis Planned to Use Poisoned Bullets Tested on Prisoners, Trial Reveals

Cubs Take 5-1  Lead in Game   World Series Headed For Seventh Game— Tigers Score First

Chinese Rout Nips From Defenses, Continue Advance  Japanese Continuing To Withdraw in Direction of Ishan

TRUMAN LEADS IN IMPRESSIVE NAVY DAY FETE   Speech Dedicating New Ship One Of Many in Tribute to Mighty Fleet

Commissions Supercarrier F.D. Roosevelt   Symbol Of Pledge To Stop World Gangsters,  Save President.

President Tells Great Crowd That Ship Is Symbol   People by Thousands Line Palisades to Cheer Great Fleet

President, in First New York Visit Since Taking Hffice, Commissions Huge New Aircraft Carrier   Archbishop Asks International Control for Atomic Bomb Force

NEW YORK’S MILLIONS IN NAVY DAY HOMAGE   Seven Miles of Long Fray Ship Of War Put on Mighty Spectacle

HUGE CARRIER COMMISSIONED   President Truman Is Honor Guest at Impressive Navy Day Ceremonies.   ROOSEVELT IS HONORED

Proud Nation Hails Greatest Fleet in History   President Commissions Super-Carrier Frank. lin D. Roosevelt

Aircraft Carrier Commissioned by ‘President Truman   Franklin D. Roosevelt Ship Ceremony First of Navy Day Assionments in New York City

Japs as Well as Germans Confused Over Where Yanks May Strike Next

WHIRLWIND SOVIET ADVANCES CONTINUED IN MANCHURIA AREA  HARBIN WAS GOAL OF A FIVE-PRONG RUSSIAN DRIVE ON TUESDAY

Blood Donor Volunteers  Now At 195   Total Of 300 Needed For Visit Of Mobile Blood Bank At Y. M. C. A.

Blood Donor Volunteers Total 224   300 Needed For March 29th Visit Of Mobile Unit At Lecal Y. M. C. A,

Tar Heels Pause To Pray Today   News of Nazi Downfall Received In Spirit of Relief and Gratitude.   Churchill Proclaims Victory In Europe In Historic Message Today

NORTH CAROLINA PAUSES FOR V-E THANKS, PRAYER   People Of State Observe Official End Of War In Europe In Sober Mood: Some Towns Celebrated Yesterday.

Yanks Enjoy Li Life by Weird Truce  Jap Commander of Island Off Okinawa F Off Okinawa Refuses. To. Qevvender 3 Surrender Without Mikado’s Order

Jap Commander Agrees to Weird Truce; ‘Won't Harm Yanks While They Swim in Sea

But Iwo Jima Is Still Repulsive  Tiny Islet Taken at Such High Price in Blood Remains Ugly Despite Improvements

Iwo Jima is Repulsiv e To Americans   Island Serves its Purpose Well. But Is Bleak and Barren

Quarrel With Wife Fatal To War Veteran   Divorce Threat Blamed For Fatal Shooting Of War Hero Husband By Chicago Woman

wwii VUVUUUE FU bebe dl FEBRUARY 87.147 1945  THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

BOY SCOUT WEEK  THE 35H ANNIVERSARY OF THE  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

FEBRUARY 87.147! 1945  THE 351 ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

aw = ee Mee ae a, ae teeta  BOY SCOUT WEEK  FEBRUARY 87.147! 1945 THE QO) TH ANNIVERSARY  OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Over 1,800,000 Members

Miners And Doctor Quit As Epidemic Typhoid Threatens   Mine ‘Owners Refuse to Actas Sanitation Pollutes Water.

Elk Co. Woman Doctor, Miners ‘Strike’? Over Town Sanitary Conditions

WOMAN DOCTOR LEADS STRIKE   Miners. Quit When . Company Denies Sanitary Facilities

Doctor and Miners ‘Strike’ Over ‘Unsanitary Condition’   Claim Sewage In Mine Town Dumped in Wells

‘Miners Strike as Pretty Doctor ‘Quits, Charging Poor Conditions

TENSION GROWS OVER BALKANS   Problems To Face Foreign Ministers Meeting Tuesday

BALKAN MIXUP TOUCHY TASK FOR BIG FIVE   LONDON MEETING TO BE SURROUNDED BY SECRECY

London Waits Big 5 Meet   Balkan Problem Is Major Difficulty Demanding Settlemen:

Romania s Danger Spot for Meeting.   Russia Adamant on Stand in Balkans; May Be Brought Up

Tension Grows Over Problem Balkan States   Monnts as Preparations for Mecting of Forcign ' Ministers Near Conipletion

Tension Rise: As Balkans Meet Nears   Britain to Back U. S Proposal to Free River Traffic

Operators Reject Bid EyorParley With UM W   Bituminous Strike Threat Grows; Schwellenbach Faces Tough Task

Schwellenbach Takes Action. .... Oil And Coal Disputes To Give Government First Big Labor Powers Test

Broadcasts Beamed At Japan Tell Of More Atomic Bombings In Near Future

DeGaulle Places Wreath on Tomb of Unknown Soldier   Ceremonies Symbolize General's Rise as  Leader of French

DeGatlle Begins Work in U. S.   French Leader Places Wreath on Tomb of Unknown Soldier; Gets 21-Gun Salute

Halsey Blasts: Unification of Army, Navy   Terms Procedure Un-American and Dangerous

CASES INVOLVING FREEDOM OF PRESS UP FOR HEARING  APPEALS OF LAREDO AND CORPUS CHRISTI PAPERS SCHEDULED

J. S. British, Canadian Chiefs to Confer on Truman Yacht Sunday   Ag Secretary Sees No Hike. In Food Costs

Predicts No Rise in Living Costs  Anderson Discu Remoy al, of Su eidigs

No Rise In Living Cost is Predicted  Anderson Gives "Te rm Tr, «

President Truman Will Open United Nations Conference at 6-302: M

DISPUTE OVER RECOGNITION DEADLOCKED   Hopes for Lasting Peace Darkened by Moscow's Attitude on Warsaw Government   TRUMAN TO BROADCAST

Poland’s Chair Empty As 46 Nations Meet   San Francisco Conference Under Way to Blueprint World Peace Plans

Poland Still Is Worry   46 Nations Represented at Conference Now Opening At San Francisco

However, Big Powers Appear Determined to Make Success; Russia To Make Concessions

United Nations Meet To Plan  Future Peace   One Chair for Poland Empty As Forty-Six Victorious Countries Open Historic Meet

POLAND ISSUE ONLY CLOUD AT SAN FRANCISCO   President Truman Speaks at 6:36 P.M.—Stettinius is Presiding Officer

HISTORIC MEET STARTS TODAY   46 Nations Assemble in - First Political Secur-_ ity Conference.

Empty Chair Of Poland Conspicious  On First Day   Dispute With Reds Held Ist Deadlock

Security . ‘Conference Opens Today   Big Three Split Over Poland Only Cloud As United Nations Gather To Chart Peace Plans

San Francisco  Security Meet Gets Under Way  Poland’s Chair Vacant As Allies Assemble To  4 SE erg.   UNITED NATIONS TODAY.

Review Plans Before Opening “of Conference   Stettinius Delivers Initial Address; President in Radio Speech to Delegates

Delegates Meet With Enduring Peace As Goal   Russia’s Demands In Polish Issue Cause Tense Atmosphere

Major Push in West May — Be in Making   First and Third Armies Gain in Deep Snow

Hunt Ex-Vet in Antigo Murder   Taylor Charged With Death of Man, Wife

KA 18 READY FOR 42 BILLION. ROMY PROGHAY   state Will Get Over Three Miltion Dollars From Federal  Government,

Extensive Road Program Ready  Commission Studies 99 County Reports

NEW HEAD SAYS STA OPA IS DOOMED   New Agriculture Secretary ‘Outlines Plans For Relieving Meat Shortage in Affected Slauchter Areas.

ANDERSON -TO FIGHT MEAT SHORTAGE   “Is Not Going  To Battle the OPA, He Indicates

New Food Chief Ready To Kicht Meat Shortage   Anderson Plans To Combat it With New Powers Voted By Congress

Meat Famine Relief Vowed   Anderson to Assert Authority Over OPA

ANDERSON, WITH POWER TO RULE HANDLING FOODS, TO FIGHT MEAT SHORTAGE, NOT OPA

WILL GORRECT MEAT SHORTAGE   NEW SECRETARY SEES CHANCE TO HELP PURLIC

French Hour Of Glory   Celebrate Bastille Day By Parades in Paris and Berlin

SEARCH MADE FOR 4 AFTER PLANE FALLS   Coast Guard and Navy Boats Find No Trace of Passengers Believed to Have Parachuted.

Riverton, Ulen, Village Over Top In Loan Drive      County Purchases . Total $122,044, 21Per Cent of Goal’

ALLIED ADVANCES, DELIGHT SOVIETS   Russians Agree Western Offensive Fulfillment Of Agreements

TRUMAN MOVE VIEWED AS NEW PEACE ACTION:   United Nations Conference Delegates Place Stress on Latest. Special. Envoys:2 to Allied Heads.

Hopkins Trip Is Seen as Peace Move   United States Seeking To Establish World Nations’ Organization

United Nations Today U.S. Seeks to Prove There Is a Foundation!n Europe

CONFERENCE SEES HOPKINS MISSION MOVE TO BREAK DEADLOCK OVER POLAND

U. §. Seeking Solution of Polish Issue   Hopkins’ Dispatch Seen as Bearing on Security Conference

U.S. Seeking To Prove Foundation Exists For Effective World League

Poland Tops S. F.  Problems   Hopkins Visits Stalin; U. S. Seeks to Prove League Way Possible

U. S. SEEKS TO PROVE THERE IS GROUNDS FOR EFFECTIVE UNITED NATIONS GROUP

HOPKINS JAUNT CONCERNS POLES   Truman Will Want Polish Question Finally Settled; to Lay Foundation Now

Big 3 To Meet Soon As Hopkins, Davies See Stalin, Churchill   San Francisco-Observers See Unity Needed For Organization

U. 3. LEK TD ONE GHART EA AS PEAGE All   Democratic, Government in Poland Tops Issues Periling UNCIO.

U.S. Moves To Lay Basis For World League   Seeks To Settle First Issues Of Peace By Am icahble Neootiation.

See Missions as Efforts to Get Firm Basis   Experts at Parley See Need for Closer Cooperation

U.S. SEEKING TO PUT POINT OVER   Hoping To Convince Othe Delegates At Frisco That Real United Nations Group Will Work.   —BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWERAssociated Press Diplomatic   S24

Urge Speed In Settling Issues  of World Peace   U.S. Seeks to Prove Firm Foundation [Exists in Europe

Tighter Cooperation Among Big Powers Sought By U.S.; Hopkins Is Sent To Moscow   Wants To Prove That Foundation Exists For Effective Peace Organization —

Senate Committee Proposes Tax Cuts to Save Business, Individuals Total of Five Billions Next Year

BOTH BUSINESS, INDIVIDUALS 10 OBTAIN TAX GUT   ‘Drastic Changes Made In Bill Receiving Okay Of : Senate Group

TAX CUTS ARE PROPOSED BY SENATE GROUP   Degree of Relief for Business, Individuals Depends on Later Action.

Ta “3 “¢ ¢s Would ¢ * Saving of Over’ Five Billion   ‘Reductions May Be Scaled Down Before  Measure Becomes Law

Senate Committee Approves Tax Cut Of $5,629,000,000   Special Benefits Listed For Veterans; Service Pay Tax Forgiven

Senate Approves Drastic Revision  Of Tax Cat Bil   Plan Would Save Business And Individuals $5,629,000,000 in 1946

Senators Stamp Approval on Bill To Save Public 5 Billions in ‘46

Senate Group Votes Further Tax Paring   $5.629,(00,000 Cutback Promised; Veterans Offered Snecial Benefits

U. S., British  Join Forces   Nips ‘Are. Usually First with News

AUSSIES STRIKE WITH ATTACKING UNITS, IS CLAIM   Australian Official Confirms Tokyo Report—American Leaders Are Silent

BORNEO INVADED TOKYO REPORTS   Famous Aussie Division in  Battle, Says Official

Famed Aussie Outfit Lands In East Indies   Oil-Rich Island Becomes Scene Of Heavy Fighting

‘Aussies’ Take Part, Canberra  Official Says   Statement Apparently Confirms Tokyo Report Island Under Attack

Australians Go Ashore  On Borneo   Japs First To Report Invasion; Enemy Naval  Command Shifted

OTHER PARLEY BATTLES LOOM   Showdown Fight Is Shaped By Russian Stand

Conference Into Fight Over Policy   ‘Big Power Bosses’ Is Basic Issue For Showdown

MINERS TOLD TO CONTINUE FOR 30 DAY!   Threatened Shutdown Is Averted for at Least a Month

COAL CONTRACT IS EXTENDED BY JOHN L. LEWIS   Miners’ President Adheres To Request Of Labor Board

Threatened _ Coal Strike. Crisis Delayed.   Contract Is Extended; Talks on’Hard Coal, To: Begin Wednesday

Lewis Accedes To WLB Order For April Extension   Policy Committee Recommends The Soft Coal Miners Work Despite No Contract Aad Strike Vote

Threatened Coal Strike Is Averted   Men Will Continue Working Uniil May — While Negotiations Are Still Underway

30 DAYS GIVEN FOR NEW MINE PAY CONTRACT   Lewis and Operators Accept WLB Extension Order

Lewis Extends Wage Contract Through April   30-Day Limit Set by Mine: on Continuance

Syeet 5 SISC. Jarge 0: Oc“ors anc _ urses -ncer _ ‘ew “rmy Scores

ARMY SPEEDS UP RELEASES FOR DOCTORS   AT LEAST 13,000 GET DISCHARGES BY JAN. 1

Medic Release To Be Speeded   Army Announces New System for Return of Medical Personnel

Army To Free 13,000 Doctors 25,000 Nurses   Also Plans Release Of 3,500 Dentists — By End of This Year

~ TO GET RELEASES   Nurses, Others WH) Senellt Under Liberalized Army   Svetam

ARMY TO SPEED DOCTORS RELEASI   MARINES ANNOUNCE NO MEN WITH 40 POINTS WILL BYE SENT OVERSEAS.

Cautious Note Injected Into  Draft of Labor   Believed Mention of ‘Final Phase’ Aguinst Germany  ) da Big 3 Announce ment Affects Bill

Compromise Manpower Measure  . Would Displace Work-Jail Proposal

OWM RENEWS APPEAL FOR U.S, SERVICE ACT   Compromise On Manpower Being Mapped In Senate

EASIER LABOR MEASURE SEEN      Strong Ceiling Instead O!  Draft Of Workers Expected

OWM Again Asks ©  For National Service   Wants Pressure on Men Eligible for Draft Not Called Into Armed Service; Compromise Control Plan, However, Gaining Active Suport Among Group of Senators

Renew Anneal For Draft fil   Compromise Manpower Control Plan Reported Being Prepared

RENEW APPEAL FOR LABOR ACT   Report Senate Preparing Compromise Plan

OWM Urges  Service Act  Renew Appeal for   Renew Appeal for Original Measure in Place of Substitute

DENIES SUPPORT OF VOORHIS BILL   OWM Renews National Service Legislation Plea.

Renew Appeal For Draft Legislation   OWM Asks Passage Of the May Bill

On National Service Act   Director Says It Is Not Agreeable To Passing Voorhis Substitute

WAR MOBILIZATION OFFICE RENEWS ITS APPEAL FOR ACTION  NATIONAL SERVICE LEGIS TATION TIRCED AS COM.

WAR MOBILIZATION OFFICE RENEWS ITS. APPEAL FOR ACTION  NATIONAL SERVICE LEGIS LATION URGED AS com. PROMISE PLAN REPORTEI

Jap Army Units Leaving Canton   Hong Kong Areas Being Evacuated By Nip Army

Train Crash Injury Toll Rises to 50  Probe Scheduled In Colorado Railroad Wreck

Southern Japan And The Ryukus Hit By Allies   MacArthur Discloses Two New Landings On Mindoro Island

Raids Smash South Japan Along Big Are   New Landings Made on Mindoro As Battering Drive on Formosa Is Flown From Carriers

MORE YANKS GO ASHORE ON MINDORG   Two Landings Made on Island, MacArthur’s Closest Approach to Ma  nila—Smashing U. S.  AS» Rilows Continue. 

2 New Landings Made on Mindore   Coordinated Air Blows Hit Southern Japan, Formosa, Ryukus

New Landings on Mindoro island   MacArthur Reports No Oppasition to Moves Strengthening Amerienn Pacitian<s

MacArthur Reports Two New Landings   Doesn't Reveal New Mindoro Beachheads; Nagoya, Formosa, Ryukus Feel Weight of Heavy Bomb Attacks

New Landings On Mindoro Made.by Yanks   Announced With Disclosure,of Raids On Formosa, Jap Funnel to Philippines

TELE LIN ES MacArthur In New Landings On: Mindoro      More Yanks Land On Is Tand During Strategic ‘Air: Blows

Formosa Under Heavy Attack From The Air   Two New Landings Made On Mindoro By Americans

YANKS STEP UP AERIAL BLOWS ‘ON JAPANESE   Southern Japan,. nee kus And Formos Blasted   NEW LANDINGS   More, American Troops Put Ashore - “On Mindoro

Air Blows Fall On Japs’ loner’ Strongholds; New Landings Made on Mindoro

MARTHUR IN NEW LANDINGS ON MINDORO   Manila Threat Grows; Air Blows Lash Formosa, Ryukus

 Co-Ordinated U. S. Air Squadrons Pounc  Vital Islands of Pacific  As Troops Land on Mindoro Coast

900 Planes Rip Formosa; New Landings   Japs Report U.S. Convoy in Sulu Sea; ‘Developments’ Hinted

ORDINATED AIR SMASHES AGAINST JAPS   Ryukus and Formosa Along 2000-Mile Arc Down Through Luzon Are Attacked   LANDINGS ON MINDORO

MacArthur’s Men  In New Landings   Troops Put Ashore on Mindoro Are the Closest  to   FORMOSA IS HARD HIT   From Japan to Luzon Bombers Blaze a 2,000 Mile Long Arc

Soldiers Oust Civilians Aboard Train   ' Homebound Gis Tak Over; Others Stand in Aisles

Civilian Passengers in Train Are 'Unseated by Homebound Soldiers

Christmas ‘Travel  Very Heavy   Civilians Boarding Train In Denver Ahead Of Soldiers Ejected By Gls

CIVILIANS UNSEATED  ON TRAIN BY G. 1.’s   Homing Soldiers, Irked When The: Are Loaded Last, Take Matters in Own Hand«.

Soldiers Oust Civilians Aboard Train  ' Mamekhaund Gle Take   - Homebound Gis Tak. Over; Others Stand in Aisles

Lewis Wins Final OKon Coal Contract   Anthracite Agreement Negotiations Skid Into WLB as Dispute

COAL PROBLEMS PARTLY SOLVED   Soft Coal Miners Get Raise But Hard Coal Tied Up

Lewis Wins Final Okay For Soft Coal Terms As Anthracite Fuss Goes To WIB

'16-Cents-A-Ton Increase For Soft Coal Approved By Director Davis

RED CROSS MEN TO LAND   Group of 86 Will Accompany MacArthur’s Forces

FXPIRATIONS BACK   Invalidation Dates Set for Red, Blue and Sugar © Stamps

Food Stamp Regulations   OPA Has Re-established Policy of Definite Invalidation Dates

Validity Dates Set For Food Stamps   Each Series Good Roughly Four Months

Date Limit On Stamps   Food Ration Coupons Again Have Definite Invalidation Dates

RATION COUPONS NOW WILL HAVE DEFINITE DATES   Old Policy Is Reestablished By OPA—Each Period To Be About 4 Months

PLAN 10 VOID STAMPS AGAIN   Definite Expiration Date on Monthly Basis Scheduled

OPA Fixes Time Limit On Stamps   Old Rationing Policy Is Re-Established °

Limit Set on Ration Stamps  4-Month Expiration Re-established; Sugar Cancelation Changed

CONGRESS VOTES END OF WAR TIME      Senate and House Pass Bill It Awaits Truman Signature.

7 BILLION E’S QUOTA OF 7TH   Next War Drive Features Sale of Small Bonds

RADIO PHONE — 1S PROPOSED      TELEPHONE COMPANY ASKS ' PERMISSION TO INSTALL SERVICE FOR MOTORISTS.

U.S. First Army Nears St. Vith, Road Junction     Germans Fail to Gain Ground in Counter-Attacke

- NEW BRITISH _ SECOND ARMY WINS GROUND   * Americans Stop Nazi Counter Blows

BRITISH IN DRIVE ABOVE _ NORTH FLANK   FIRST ARMY &PEARHEAD REPORTED FIVE MILES FROM. ROAD CENTER AT ST. VITH

US, FIRST ARMY PLUNGES CLOSE TOKEY HIGHWAY   Veteran 20th, Ist Divisions Advance Despite Nazi Rear Guard Action

CHINESE WAR _ TAKING TOLL   LTTLES, BEING STAGED       —-—~ LEADING INTO MAN=~—-—— ¥ CHURIA . _

Solons Seek Facts On Food Scarcity   President Expected To Discuss Shortage

Reduction To 200,000 Menin 6 Months Goal   History’s Biggest Gambk in Invasion Paying Off. MacArthur Says

‘su Of Jap  ‘Youneil Dead   t. Gen. Shinotsuka Commits Suicide By Cutting Throat With Sword.

Head Of “West Point” Of Japan Cuts His Throat   Lt. Gen. Yosho Shinoisuka Leaves No Explanation For His Self-Destructien With Sword   Former Envoy To London In Cabinet   Yoshida Succeeds Resigned Minister Who Was Chief Signatory to Japan’s Surrender

MEMBER OF JAP COUNCIL OF WAR KILLS HIMSELF   General Cuts Throat With Sa murai Sword; Foreign Minister Quits

SLASH IN NIP OCCUPATIONAL FORCE IS SEEN   Cut to 200,000 Men Within 6 Months ; Revealed by MacArthar

REDUCTION 10 COME IN NEXT 6 MONTHS-MAC   Drastic Cut Made Possible By Smooth Progress Of Occupation

MAY NEED ONLY 200,000 IN JAPAN MACARTHUR SAYS   Success of American Landing is Reason; Caljed Greatest Military Gamble

‘Greatest Gamble’ Pays Off; 200,000 Men for Occupation; Three Pacific Divisions Home   Question of Military Government Solved; Wear Lord a Suicide; New Foreign Minister; MacArthur Opens His Educational Program

Meat Rationing Enc Moving Nearer Capitol Showdown  Secretary Anderson Due to Settle Question Shortly

Seek Action On Meat   Press fer Early Decision On How Soon Rationing Can End

Predict E arly Decision On When Meat Will Go Off the Ration [jet

Federal Officials Expect Such Action On Return + Of Anderson; Cheese Taken Off List

MEAT RATIONING END IS NEAR SHOWDOWN   Secretary of Agriculture Said To Be Key Figure in Termination

Termination of Meat Rationing Nears Showdown   Expect Early Decisior By Anderson; May  Lift Points Now, Oct. 1 or Some Later Date

Meat Rationing Enc Moving Nearer Capitol Showdown  Secretary Anderson  Due to Settle RPiuartiann Chapelyy

Meat Rationing’s End Moves Closer To a Showdown   OPA Administrator Bewles Asks Decision from Secretary of Agriculture Anderson

Showdown Near On Move to End Meat Rationing   Possibilities Wide Open as Food Officials Predict Early Decision

Showdown: Nears on. Rationing   Quick Decision on Meat Necessary Says OPA Head

Demands Made For Showdown On Point Issue   Regulations May Be Off Before Month’s End, Capital Hears

Showdown Near 4)n Date To End Meat Rationing   * Sec. Anderson May Supply Answer On Return From Vacation.

MEAT RATIONING - SHOWDOWN NEARS   Question Of How Soon It Will End Likely Will Be Given Early Decision At Washing ton

Early Ruling Expected on Meat Ration   Anderson's Return To Speed Decision on End of Red Points

END OF MEAT RATIONING 18 NEAR DECISION   Removal of Cheese From Ration Gives ‘ More Points for Meat

Meat Rationing Moves Near End   Show Down Is Expected Shortly After Anderson’s Return To Capital.

END OF MEAT RATIONING IS AT SHOWDOWN   Ag Secretary Anderson I: Urged to Make Decision On Oct. 1 Date

Showdown Ils Near On Date To End Rationing Of Meat: Cheese Taken Off Ration List   Meat May Become Point Free By Oct. 1 Anderson Due Back Soon From Vacation

Anderson May Give Decision On Meat Soon   Showdown Looms As Bowles Presses For Definite Statement

Meat Rationing Question Nears Showdown Stage  f Officials Say End : Moy Come By Oct. 1

FARLY RULING PREDICTED OM HATION'S ENL   Press Anderson to Decide Date; No Advance Notice Likely.

Showdown On End Of Meat Rationing Should Be Near   All Varieties Of Cheese Removed From Rationing.

BUS SERVICE FACES TIEUP      ALE GREYHOUND SERVIOR EAST OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS . MAY BE HALTED SOON

Resolution On  Palestine OK'd   Measure Goes To House Bearing Overwhelming Senate Approval.

1000 Planes  Strike Japan Second Day   Cruisers, Smaller Craft Among Vessels Sunk or Damaged, 64 Enemy Aircrait Destroyed in Day, Nimitz Announces

17 Per Cent Of Workers in 18 Major N. E. Industrial Areas Laid Off Recently

About 135,000 Workers in 18 Industrial Areas Are Laid Off Fram Aua. 175 through Sept. 1

HIGHWAYS OPEN, ICY; FORECAST TODAY “COLDER”   One towa Death Blamed on Stormy Transportation Nearing Normal; Snow Plows Busy

Utter Chaos Prevails T hroughout  Germany, Refugees Tell Reporter

Storm Kills 45 In New England  ‘Hundreds Homeless; Two Ships Missing

Truman Plans to Adjourn Conference June 23, But Work Not Yet Completed

Truman to Adjourn  Conference  Charter May Not Be Complete by  Next Saturday as Aesmdcmiian RIE

Truman Expects To Be In Frisco Next Saturday.      Prospects Not Good That Charter Will. Be Completed In Week

TRUMAN TO END FRISCO PARLEY   Adjournment Stated For Saturday; Prospects Dim

PLAN WINDUP OF PARLEY ON JUNE 23   Big Four Pledges Speedup to Finish Work

United Nations Speed Parley Work For Adjournment Planned June 23

TRUMAN PLANS TRIP TO COAST NEXT SATURDAY      ‘Conference May Not Have Charter  Completed   Attack Big Five Veto Over Future Amendments

PRESIDENT 10 CLOSE MEETING NEXT SATIHPDAY   Prospects None Too Good That Charter Will Be Completed

Goering Claims Jap Sneak Attack On Pearl Harbor Surprise To Nazis

Nelson Resins Post As White House Aide   Jap Attack Surprised Nazis, Goering Reveals

Criminal Hermann Goering Reveals Tales Of Nazidom   Asserts German People Want Peace—Declares Hitler Is Dead—Claims Pearl Harbor  7 7 ee eee

GOERING, FACING WAR CRIMES TRIAL, BLAMES CAMP ATROCITIES ON HITLER.

NO THIRD WAR FOR GERMANY, SAYS GOERING   NO. 2 NAZI BLAMES FUEHRER FOR ATROCITIES

‘Pearl Harbor’ Was Surprise, Goering Say s  Says He’s Satisfied Fuehrer Is Dead,  eB ee BR ee ee

WAR - ROCKED JAPANESE HOMELAND IS PLASTERED BY FLEET OF SUPERFORTS

FOE'S ISLAND "BASE BLASTED » BY AMERICANS   Nipponese Reports of Landings Are Not Confirmed

SUPERFORTS RAIDING ISLAND OF KYUSHU   150 B-29's From Mariannas Hit industrial And Military Targets On Jap Homelana

Back of the Headlines   De Gaulle Determined To Reform Methods Of French Government   By RALPH REINZEN United Precc Way Analuct

The World Today   By 4. M. ROBERTS, Jr. AP Poreiegn Affairs Analwat

Would Rowit Spain Ruler With Speed   Educator and. Student of Foreign: Affuirs Favors Remaving Francised Franco Even If War Is Neces sary

 Interpreting The War News— Is Franco Sheltering Hitler? (Kansan Says Spain. Needs Check

Yank Raiders Blast Japan Oil Supplies; Results Good   Enemy Opposition  To Planes Is Light

U.S. To Ease Restrictions  After V-E Day   Brownout Will Be Lifted; Curfew And Racing Ban May Be Revoked

CHARGED WITH TAKING SECRET DOCUMENTS   TwoState Department Officials and Navy Lieutenant in Group

Five Men and Woman Arrested for Theft of Secret Government Papers

FIVE MEN AND WOMAN PICKEL UP AS RESULT OF INVESTIGATION AT WASH.INGTON

Will Start Work On Drainage Job In Hinton Area  DQ ew teen 2k: D... gee aM   Contract Previously Let To Jefferson Man For the Work

Will Start Work On Drainage Job In Hinton Area  Contract Previously ‘Let To Jefferson Ma

1,850 Allied Planes Strike * Ruhr Raiis   Sth AAF and RAF Join to Support Battle Line; Canopy Over Rhine

GREAT AIR FORCE RIPS REICH AGAIN   1,850 U. S. Warplanes Join British In Rail Attacks

ATTACK FROM AIR   American and Bnitish Planes Based on Continent Blast Nazis

GERMAN RAILWAYS ARE TARGETS TODA   Another Grand-Scale At. tack on Lines Leading To Battlefields.

Great Air Fleet Bombs Germany  Grand Scale Assault Made on Railways

Bombers Hit Railyards Inside Reich   Grand-Scale Asstult Pounds Ruhr Battlefield Area

TEMPERATURES:   1St, 3rd Armies Join; Patton Two Miles  From Coblenz

Air Assault On Railroads   Allied Planes Make Heavy Attack on German Transportation

Air Armadas Aid Advancing Allies   Maintain Air Canopy over Vital Remaaen Bridae

TRUMAN URGES “MONTY” AS RUHR COAL CZAR   3 YEARS BEFORE NEW CARS FOR PUBLIC

PROBLEMS FACE ALLIED CHIEFS   Matters Atfecting “Japan Added To London Parley

President Seeks Early Adoption of Peace Plan   Vigorous Action Urged to Gain Approval For Reconversion Bills

Truman Calls on Leaders ‘For Vigorous Action on  Reconversion Program

{Cabinet Members Get  \letters Urging Early  Adoption of Adminis; tration’s Legislative i Program.

Iwo Combat-Hardened Regiments Pause In U. S. En Route to Pacific Service

Nazi Refugees Are Unhappy   Unprepared, Great Migration Made in Icy Cold, Some Berlin Riots Rumored

Paris Radio Reports Berlin Riots On Authority of Stockholm Advice:

Serious Riots Reported in Eastern, Southern Districts of Reich Capital

Police and SS Troops Called Out io Queil Rising  Waves of Unrest, Stockholm Save

Paris Radio Reports Riots In Berlin   Army Tells Hitler To Terminate War

Swedish Reports Say Riofing In German Capital  Hun Army Said To Hove Told Hitler seless To Continue

VICTORY SCORED BY FIFTH ARMY   Mountain Dominating Key Coast Highway In Italy Captured

BRIDGES WRECKED DUSSELDORF AREA BY GERMAN TROOPS  AMERICANS AND CANADIANS FIGHT TO JUNC TION ALONG RIVER

U. §., Canadian Forces Linked On Solid Front   American Troops Four Miles From City of Cologne

MERGE FORCES WITH CANADIANS AND TRAP NAZIS   River Reached at Uerdingen—250,. 000 Americans Pursuing Enemy in Wild Flight

VANGUARDS Of ) ARMIES JOIN   Germans Blow Up Bridges In Duesseldorf Area in Their Retreat.   U. S. TROOPS AT RHINE

MAKING SOLID FRONT WEST OF RHINE   Germans Blow Up Bridges In Duesseldorf Area   U, $, PATROLS   Reported Over River Near Neuss: Trap Closed On Thousands Of Nazis

Foe Wrecks All Spans At Duesseldorf   German Troops West Of River In Headlong, Disorderly Flight.

All in Duesseldorf Area Blown Up as Americans Approach   JUNCTION IS EFFECTED   Reneticans and Canadian: May Have Many Ger mans in Trap

Nazis Blow Up River Bridges   Destruction, Meant to Halt Yanks at River, Hampers Escape of Thousands of Enemy Troops

Americans and Canadians Join Hands, Closing Trap On Many Nazis in One Ares   German Decision to Blow Up Bridges Hompers Own Attempts to Escape; Amerians Four Miles From Cologne

U.S. Ninth Army And Canadians Join in SolidFront; Germans Destroy Bridges At Duesseldorf While Artillery Shells Big City

GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO RETREAT ACROSS RHINE LOSE ALL SEMBLANCE OF ORDER AS AMERICAN: CANADIAN TRAP CLOSES ABOUT FLEEING NAZIS

Junction Closes Giant Pincers On Nazi Armies   Form Solid Front West of Rhine; Nazis Blowing up Bridges

Form Solid-Front West of River; Nazis Blow Bridges Ahead of Fast-Moving Allies

Join With Canadians and Form Solid Allied Front Along West Bank of River

Canadians And Yankees Join  In Solid Front   Close 5-Mile Gap; U. S, Artillery Shells Cologne, Duesseldorf

Atomic Bombing Is Most Terrible Destruction Ever   Enforcing of Peace is the First Objective

ATOMIC BOMB SEEN AS MAKING IMPERATIVE THE DEMANDS THAT THERE BE NO MORE WARS

Central’ Mindanao  Hills Reached   Yanks: Less Than — 45 Miles From Davao

PUSH CLOSE TO DAVAO   Northwestern Luzon Is Cleared By Guerrillas

U.S. Orders 59 Japs Arrested  List Reaches Into Imperial HWousehal-

Members of Imperial Household and Indusfrialists Are Named: Finance Body Is Banned

Prince, Former Jap Premiers Will Be Tried   Important List of Crime Suspects Announced  by MacArthur

HIGH RANKING GROUP NAMED BY M ARTHUR   Prepare Plans to Try First of 259 Now In Custody

Prince Included In Latest Order   Financial Group Abolished  By Allied Commander

MORE JAPANESE ORDERED SEWZEL   MacArthur Calls for Arrest of 59 Prominent Nipponese Leaders

Abolition of National Financial Control Unit And Completion of Inventory Other Steps

Members of Nip imperial household and industrial hierarchy under custody  Detailed inventory to determine what reparations will be exacted

Japanese Prince, Top Financiers  Ordered Arrested   New MacArthur Order Sweeps 59 Of Japan's Most Prominent Leaders Into List of War Crime Suspects For Trial   Ry MORRIF LANDSBERG

MacArthur Orders 59 Japanese  Arrested   Include High Men In Industrial, Financial Circles, Imperial Householc

ALLIES PRESS THREE DRIVES IN PACIFIC   Japs Claim Several American Vessels

ALLIES GAIN ONTHREE JAP-HELD IDS      Make Progress On: Okinawa, Miidanao ._ And Tarakan

MARINES CRACK OKINAWA LINES FOR GOOD GAINS   Impasse Broken; Important Gains On  All South Pacific Fronts

Tokyo Admits Landings 380 Miles to South   Enemy Says American:  Supported by Giant Fleet

Ryukyus Land Fight Reported   U.S. Troops Attempt Landings in Okinawa Group, 325 Miles South of Kyushu, Says Nips

Yank Invasion 360 Miles From Japan Reported   Fleet of Carriers and Warships Reported Assisting Troops

TWO DEAD IN FAYETTE COUNTY   Weekend Accidents Are Varied Throughout Fayette

Motorist Dies After Crash On . Gates Highway  Chi Id Suffers Loss O Foot In Trolley Mishan

EXPECT VOTE ON GEORCE BILL   Republicans Attempt to Postpone Action

ANNUAL MEETING PLYMOUTH ELECTRIC (C0-0P AT LEMARS   Wednesday, Feb’y 7, Is Date; Further Expansion Of System Is Considered 

Annual Meeting Of REA To Be Held February 1  Ivan Trotnow  Of V inton Will

Army Promises Prisoner Labor   ‘Idaho Solons Urge Greater Allotment

TURKEY 10 HGHT RUSS DEMANDS   GENERAL SAYS REDS WILL SUFFER LOSSES

OF LOSS IF WAR STARTS   Armenian Territory To Be Defended At All Costs

Turks Will Fight To Keep Russians From Coast Belt   Red Army Will Suffer Fearful Losses if Clash Oc curs, General Warns   SOVIET DEMANDS CALLED GROUNDLESS   Foreign Minister Tells Assembly That Nation Looks For Peace Only

Turkey  Warns Russia To: Stav. Over: Border..          And ‘Reds Will: Lose He -Te 1 ger tr. Cwcrcend

Ready To Fight For Kars Plain, Leader Declares   Soviet’s Territorial Claims Are Discussed In National Assembly

Worst Flood Since 1936 Threatened   Heavy Snows Pile Backlog Of Water; Relief Plans Made

Heavy Snows Threaten Wors' Spring Floods ©   Quick Spring Thaw Would Cause Bigger Disaster Than 1937

HOSPITAL NOTES   News of the Sick at Sacred, Heart’ . Hospital, LeMars . re,

HOSPITAL NOTES      News of the Sick at Sacred ‘Heart Hospital. LeMars.

HOSPITAL NOTES   News of the Sick at Sacred Heart Hospital, LeMars :

B-295 FLATTEN JAPS’ RANGOON SUPPLY DUMPS   Main Burma, Mandalay Ammunition Depot  Wrecked Sunday  By Americans

SUPPLY DUMPS HIT BY ALLIED FLIERS   Japanese Efforts in Burma Curtailed. by-: Assault

SUPPLY DUMPS HIT ~ BY ALLIED FLIERS      Japanese Efforts ‘in Burmo Curtailed-by—-~ : Assault :

B-29s Destroy Japs’ Depots  Near Rangoon   Great Store of Materiel, Oil Go Up In Flames ~  Bindne Runnre” Riau

Happy Birthday to These Servicemen   313 (LN) Camp LeJeune, New River, N.C.  anal: Shires: ia eas eames ensue Umm Wee ek, WN

Ask Relatives, Friends of Servicemen, Listed in Birthday Column, to Correct the Address by Wednesday Afternoon

MEN ACCEPTED IN MILITARY SERVICE   County Men Are Taken by Army and Navy on July 9th

Report Shows Nazi S.S. Doctors Killed Human Guinea Pigs; War Crimes Trials in Holiday Recess

POISON BULLETS WeRE USED ON NAZI PRISONERS   Three Died Frothing at Mouth, Tribunal Hears

Reveal Victims of Nazi Experiments Died In Violence   Medics Shot Prisoners Thru Thighs With  Poison Bullets

Terrific Lashing Destroys Royal Palace, Many Sacred Shrines, Modern Gty Area

Royal Palaces, Government Buildings — Razed: Japs Scream At ‘Inhuman Attack

CARRIER PLANES - SMASH FORMOSA   JAPANESE: STRONGHOLD OF OKINAWA ALSO, POUNDED  IN DARING RAID. e

STRIKE STALLS TROOP PLANES   Wounded Vets Groundec  In Africa Due To Tire  Shortage

\Britain Pledges Reinforcements ‘In Pacific War  i Lady Nancy Astor  Soys Wavell Report  Be WEontabimm‘ abt

Congress Studies Military Issues  Three Big Matters Under Consideration

Citizens to Present Crew of New Helena With Gifts  Fund Drive Will Oper Soon. Students

Citizens to Present Crew of New Helena With Gifts  Fund Drive Will Open Soon, Students To Buy Battle Flag

79th Congress Ends Session Began Jan. 4   Barring Last-Minute Upset In Plans, It Will sig To he yar   RETURNS JANUARY 1:

Many Suggestions Made By President Truman In Special 'Messages Are Left Unsettled   Probe Brings Out a Sharp Disagreement

War to Peace Is Snanned   Stubborn Record Toward Truman Is Left Behind

Stubbornness Record Left; Handled U. S.  In Transition   ‘Truman Suggestions  Not Taken Kindly .

Leaves Behind Record Of Stubbornness On Truman Policy   Solons Expected To Leave T onight   Lawmakers Make Voices Heard Around World By Work

Congress Put Off Many Big Bills But Has Also Approved Longs List

Passing Into History  79th Congress Puts Away Gavel, Closes Minutes On Fateful Year

79th Congress, Which Ends Session Today, Has Had Its Voice Heard Around World

CONGRESS NEAR ADJOURNMENT   Will Return for 2nd Session on January 14

WILL LEAVE MANY TASKS UNSOLVED DESPITE BIG JOB   HISTORIC SESSION SPANNED WAR AND PEACE PROBLEMS

Truman Orders  FEPC Extension   79th Congress Session Winds Up Today With Mixed Record Of Accomplishments

. SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS ENDS SESSION 'TODAY: WROTE HISTORY WITH ITS LAWS

Many Big  Tasks Are Completed   Returns Jan. 14 . For Second Year

Spanned War And Peace Era,  Two Presidents   Solons Leave Record Of Decisions Heard Around the World Much Work Remains

Congress Ends War to Peace: Session Today   Lawmakers Will ; Return Jan. 14; : Many Things Done

CONGRESS PLANS TOFINISH ERST - SESSION TONIGHT   Ignored Many ‘of Truman’s Proposals; Ratified UN. O. Charter

Congress to Take Recess Until Jan. 14   Lawmakers Leave Behind Stubborness Toward Ideas Of President Truman

History-Making Session Of 79th Congress Slated To End Today; “Worked With Two Presidents; Spanned War-To-Peace Transition

79th Congress Ends Session; Work Will  Be Resumed by Lawmakers January 14

Many Things Left Undone by Congress   Leaves Record of Coolness Toword Pieas of Truman

Congress Ending Tonight Has Shown Stubborn Front Toward President Truman

Congress To End Long Session For Yuletide Holiday   Stubborn Record : Left Behind

Review Of Actions By Congress   Decisions Reached Ir First Session Of 79th Congress Are Certain To Have Wide Effect

Congress Will End Historic Session of War, Peace Today   Stubborn To President, Leaves Long List of Accomplishments

79th Congress Ends Historic Session Spanning War-to-Peace Transition

10th Armv Honore Ruckner      ' Gen. Buckner, Descendant Of a Fighting Family, ‘Lived a Colorful Life

Japs Turn Canton Back To Chinese   Threat Of Civil ‘War Between Two Parties Subsides

SETS TAX LEVY ON VALUATIONS AS EQUALIZED   Decision Rendered In Centroversial Waterford Case

U.S. Bombers Hit Western Reich Cities   Britain-Based Planes Raid ‘Oil Targets, Railyards In West Germany.   ISTH AAP ACTIIY &

BOMB OIL TARGETS   Six Cities in Western Germany Blasted in Heavy ; Raids

AIR ASSAULI ON GERMANY I§ RESUMED   After Breather During Night Berlin Radio Announces Bomber Formation Is Over Holland   FAR FLUNG MINELAYING

1,000 BOMBERS ROCK GERMANY   Fliers in Italy Also Raid Targets in Reich

AIM AT HEART OF INDUSTRIAL RUHR   ADVANCE THROUGH INCREASING STORM OF ARTILLERY FIRE

Allied Air Assault Is Wrecking Reich   Hundreds of Big Bombers from Both England and Italy Spread Havoc Behind German Lines as Ground Forces Slug Nazi Troops Back

Air Raids on Reich Resumed   Bombers From italy : And Britain Pound

Continue Record Air Offensive   U. S. Bombers Switch Attacks to Western Reich Oil Taraet<

GERMANS HAVE LOST AT LEAST 60,000 MEN IN LATEST CAMPAIGN   UNITED STATES TROOPS AND ARMOR DRIVING NORTHEAST BASTOGNE

America Discards Policy Of Aloofness Towards Europe At Yalta Meeting

31 CHS GRID ° DIDAI Ss      Coach Hartley Curtis Opti_mustic Despite Replacing  - Ten of Squad

CONGRES DECISIVE ROLE   Vandenberg Member of U. S. Delegation to United Nations Meet

Expect FR Report on Big 3 Parley   Strong Congressional Peace Role Evident for United Nations Confab

4 Legislators On Delegation To Frisco Meet   Stettinius io Be Chief; Hull Sought As “Advisor;”? . Dewey Bypassed For Stassen

Former Governor One of Eight Picked to Represent Nation at April Meeting in U. S.

WORLD TREATY PLANG HELPED BY DELEGATION   Choice of Four Legislators Gives Friendly Liaison with Congress.

‘Congress to Have Say about World (Security Plans   Roosevelt Designates Four Members of Congress to Represent U.S. at San Francisco

Congress Now . Has Voice for World Peace   Four Legislaters.. Will Haye Veto Power at April 25 Meet

CONGRESS TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY VOICE VIEWS ON SECURITY  PRESIDENT NAMES SEN ATOR CONNALLY AS CON ERRPENCE NEICCATE

Congress In Position To Exercise . Decisive Voice About U.S. Moves In World Security Organization

Congressional Peace Role Gets Big Emphasis   Four Legislators ~ Designated to Attend San Francisco Meet:

Strong Congressional Peace Role Evident for United Nations Confab

Six Named to Frisco Meet   Congress in Position To Exercise Voice  On World Body

F.R. Picks Vandenberg, Stassen for Frisco Talks   Hull Senior Adviser.

sLERILATORS. ~HAMED BY F08   Congress To Have Voice In World Seemriiy: Con. ference

FOUR LEGISLATORS MEMBERS OF GROUF   Part of Delegation of 8 to Attend United Nations Meetina.

4 Legislators Named By FDR  Vandenberg, Stassen Among U. S. Party

Big Voice To Cong   Four of Eight U.S. Delegates to ity . Parley Are Legislators

Chrysler Fé fg mee fe 7 For Strik tion   Workers 20 - eed In Favor of  Walking Out On Jobs.

Union Wins 20-1 Edge in Early Voting Returns   Huge “White Collar’ Walkout Flares at Rhode Island Plant

Chrysler s Labor Votes to Strike   Union Resumes Its Negotiations With General Motors

CHRYSLER JOINS GM WORKERS IN BACKING STRIKE   Poll Shows They Favor Walkout 20 tol In System-Wide Vote

Overwhelming Action Taken To Back Demands For Increase     1090 ann Otehoarkwc   193.000 Others Idle In Nation   New England’s Biggest White Collar Walkout Adds To Strife

UHR SLER CURE. WORKERS VOTE STRIKE. ACTION  Join General ‘Motors _ Employes Tv Pay Demands  HUGE MAJORITY “White Collar’ Walk     HUGE MAJORITY   ‘White Collar’ Walk. out Hits Plant In Piovidanrcra

TOKYO REPORT aAYS FLEET IN NEW LANDING   Says Large U. S. Navai Force Storming Islands in Okinawa Groun.

Aided by Big U. S. Fleet, Tokyo Says   Report Not Confirmed by U. S. Sources—Islands  Are Near Formosa

CASE CORPUS CHRISTI NEWSPAPERMEN FOR CONTEMPT NEARS END   MEMBERS OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ADVISORY COUNCIL WITNESSES

CASE CORPUS CHRISTI NEWSPAPERMEN FOR CONTEMPT NEARS ENT  Tracnene AF CATHRIrns

COLD SPELL BROKEN EAST OF ROCKIES   Chicago Weather Bureau Predicts Higher Temperatures {n All Parts of Nation.

ROW DEVELOP OVER SIZE OF ARMY   Truman Probably Will Have To Settle Dispute

Truman May Settle Army Size Dispute   First Class Row Develops; Senators Want 7.000.000 Men

Settling of Squabble Over Size of Army In Pacific May Fall on Pres. Truman

Dispute Mounts Over Army Size fo Defeat Japan   President Truman to ‘Say. Final Word as Cammander-in-Chief

Truman May Decide Rift Over Number  Of Soldiers   Dispute Is Noticed Over Army Slashing

Hornet Survives 14 Months of Jap Attacks But Loses Bout to Typhoon and Huge Wave   SEE TRUMAN SETTLING ROW ON SIZE OF ARMY

President Truman May Step In To Settle Row Over Size Of Army Needed To Beat Japs   Senators Johnson And Taft Criticize Army For Slowness In Demobilization

President May Decide Battle On Army’ s Size   Opposition To Maintainence Of 7,000,000-Man Force Gains Support

Senate Criticism of Manpower Needed in Jap War May Go to President For Decision.

HEATED DISPUTE OVER ARMY SIZE NEAR SHOWDOWN   Ohio’s Sen. Taft Criticizes Army for Slowness in Demobilization

President Truman May Intervene in Dispute Over Army   Taft and Johnson Criticize Slowness Of Demobilization

Argument On Army Size Grows Among Senators  : Truman Must Step In To Settle Dispute . On Number Required

Truman May Settle Dispute On Army Size   War Department Put On Defense by Blast Unleashed in Senate

TRUMAN MAY GET ARMY DISPUTE   President May Have To Settle Argument Over Size

Maytag Announes Four New Products   Automatice-Type Washer, Clothes Dryer, Gas Range and Frozen Food Locker Will Be Added To Line

Czechs Fight Aid for Reich   Demand for Return Of Loot Also Voiced

Czechoslovak Spokesman Says Germans Must Have No Help in Rebuilding

Detroit ‘Blue Baby’ Dies On Eve of Operation Made Possible by Contributions

FATE OF GERMAN CAPITAL LIES IN BALANCE   First White Russian Army Expands Four Bridgeheads Across Oder Against Furious Resistance

OHIO BUDGET BILL PASSED   G. O. P. Controlled House Defeats Dems’ Fight For Increases

~BUDGET—   Ohio House Puts O. K. On Budget   Me a su re Appropriating $24,000, 000. To Local . Governments Passed

GEN. DOIHARA TO BE JAILED BY U.S. ARM   M’Arthur Announces Newspaper Code, Warns Nips

Two More County Men Liberated   Sgt. William Leslie. Elba Tabor Are Free. Relatives Informed

Trunian Asks 39 Billion tor  War on Japan   Figure Represents Cut From Estimate of $45.500,000, 000  hag

ARMY FUNDS (UT BACK IN NEW BUDGEI   One Fourth Less Spending Required Due to Nazi Capitulation

Under Heavy Nazi Yoke Five Years   Mass Arrests, Mass Deportations, and Mass Murders Fail to Break Spirit of Brave City

Warsaw Taken After 5 Years Of German Rule   Warsaw Has Withstood Two Long and Bloody Sieges in Present War.   Polish Capital One Of Biggest Cities

Warsaw, First Capital Captured by Hitler, Withstood Two Bloody Sieces

SENATE OK’ BILL TO EXTEND TERMS   Constitutional -  Amendment ‘Would Double Length of Office of All County Officials

PROPOSE CHANGES IN ELECTION LAWS   Proposal Would  Extenc Terms of Some Officials ‘Jo 4 Years.

Gov't Supports Ward Seizure  Contends Action Righ By Law. Constitution

Chinese Make Cains Toward Unification   Kuomingtang and Comunists Agree on Specific Points

CONGRESS MAY CALL IN DEWEY   Governor Of New York Knew Of Pearl Harbor Warning, Says Life

Belsen ‘Beast’  Lodges Appeal   3 Convieted Criminals Aceon The F:

BRITISH DETAIN 743 INDONESIAN POLICE   More Dutch Marines Arrive at Rotevic

Atomic Bomb Used on Nagasaki Made Obsolete the One Used Three Days Earlier to Wreck City of Hiroshima

SQUAD BOYS HIT MILLER BEFORE HE DIED, CLAIM   Inmate of School Testi. fies at Carl Klatt Hearing

Strite Starts Before Peace Parley Beains   Picket Lines to Be Set up Arounc U.S. Conference

Hurricane Moves Into S. Carolina   Tropical Storm Losing Fury; Florida’s Damage Set At 50 Millions.

CHURCH MERGER LEADERS NAMED   Both Denominations To Have  Equal Recognition

PICK OFFICIALS OF NEW CHURCH      Evangelical, United Brethren Churches to Join

Army Alert To Blow By Japs, Miles Asserts      General Says Military Feared Attack Would Come With Note

FOUR COMPANIES OF GUARDS HELP ROUND UP BOYS   Action Teday Follows Indication Roy Died of Injury; New Break Occurred Thursday

 e  ye ° Sergeant Saves Wainwright; Th is Is My Sto ry ” 7 Bullet Had His Name on It

‘THIS IS MY STORY   Wainwright Escapes Japanese Attacks As He Prepares Last Bataan Stand

DEFENSE SAYS TRIAL ILLEGAL   CHARGE YAMASHITA CASE VIOLATES ALL LAWS

DEFENSE ASKS RELEASE OF VAMASHITA   Says MacArthur Has ‘Taken Law Into His Own Hands

EXPECT EARLY PLEA ON ARMY TRAINING BILL   Report President Now Drafting Message; Hot Fight Looms

Truman Werks On Universal ‘Training Ba   President Also [uvors Freedom for Puerto Rico in Note

PEACE TRAINING BILL 1S PUSHED   Truman’s Plea Expected To Stir Up Hot Fight In Congress

HST, Marshall Urge Universal Training.  Pracident Drafting New Ann   President, Drafting New Appeal To Congress, Lauds Army Chief Highly -

PROPOSAL TO FACE OPPOSITION IF IT GOES T0 CONGRESS   Few Legislative Leaders Are Ready to Concede That Volunteer System Will Not Work.   VALUE OF BIG IN FUTURE QUESTIONED   Arguments Against Plan Laid Before President, but He Appears Determined to Submit Issue.

Action Likely fo Start Hot Fight On Capitol Hill   Solons Not Ready Yet to  Say Volunteering Won't Work

0,000 SS,  ESTAPO MEN AGRE CHARGES   To ‘Be Tried as [Wat Criminals

Acute Labor Shortage Reported __ $e Ep orted  USES Manager Says Many’ Jobs Here Still Unfilled

Acute Labor Shortage Reported ; USES Manager Says Many Jobs Here Still Unfilled

Congress Plans New Probe of Coniimumnist Heads  To Guesti ott oe anc Three Others About Reorauiuicdion

Seventh Game Runs Info More Cold Weather   Borowy in Battle for World Championship Hal Newhouser Is  Slated to Face Hank

WEATHER COLD FOR LAST GAME   But Crowd Turns Out and World Series Record Looms

RIVALS BATTLE IN SERIES FINAL   Cold, Windy Weather Marks Championship Struggle

Yankees Enter Ouiskirts of Rosario, Luzon   Seal Off Japanese Routs of Attack on American Units

Yankees Enter Outskirts of  Rosario, Luzon  Seal Off Japanese Routs of Attack

DECLARES RACING UNCONSTITUTIONAL   Circuit Judge Guy A. Miller insures Fight ‘Before Sunreme Court with Ruling

See Early Parley End   With ‘Attlee’s Return Today. Finale Expected Sometime Next Week

New British Premier Goes to Berlin; Says There'll Be No Pussy-footing

BIG THREE MEETING BELIEVED BE NEAR ITS CLIMACTIC STAGE  CLEMENT R. ATTLEE, BRITAIN’S NEW PREMIER REPLACES CHURCHILL

ATTLEE AND BEVIN GO T0 POTSDAM TO RESUME PARLEYS.   Prompt Return to Big 3- Meet: ing By New British: Prime Minister Ends Fears Over A  - Prolonged Session, ©

Big-3 Meet Nears  Climactice Stage   Final Conclusions May Be Signed Within Next Few Days. Belief

Big Three May End Talks Next Week   Attlee’s Return To,Speed Final Conclusions

No Pussyfooting In Office, Says —  Prime Minister   Bevin Is Selected Aa’ Foreign Minister Under New Regime

TALKS BELIEVED DRAWING TO END   Feeling Prevails ‘Big Three’ Will Finish Next Week

END OF CONFERENCE TS SEEN NEXT WEEK   Churchill's Defeat Is Calmly Taken in Stride

BIG THREE MEET NEARING CLIMAX   Attlee Due Back In Potsdam: Conference May Be Concluded Next Week.

BIG 3 PARLEY NEARS CLIMAX   FINAL AGREEMENTS MAY BE SIGNED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS

POTSDAM MEET NEARS CLOSE   Attlee Due Back at Big Three Conference Today

New English Prime Minister Names 6 Labor Members to His Cabinet, Then Leaves to Meet Truman, Stalin

Big Three Sessions At Potsdam Are  To Resume at Once  Attlee and Bevin Fly To Germany for Resumption of Meet

Big Three May Finish Its Work Within Few Days   Attlee And Bevin Take Up Posts As Britain’s  Ranracentatives.

BIG THREE MEET NEARS ITS CLIMAX   Final Conclusions May Be Signed In Next Few Days

Reported Big Three Meet To End Next Week   U. S. and Russia Appear To Have Been Prepared For British Upset.

Attlee and Bevin Back  In Potsdam   New Premier Departs From London After Cabinet Sworn in; Confab’s End Expected Next Week

PARLEY MAY BE ENDED IN WEEK   Little Change Is Expected In British Policy

Big-3 Praise Winne’s Work   Message Former Prime Minister That World Knows  His Greatness,

AIR FORCES SCORE AMAZING VICTORY   Destroy 932 German Planes; Damage 375 More

Pack Of Dogs  To Be Killed  Owner Held In Jail After Woman’s Death

Roll Out The Barrel Milady Is Using Amber Fluid As Hair Rinse After Shampoo

Halifax Evacuees Return to Homes   Explesion Danger Appears at End

TARIFF MEASURE: SIGNED BY TRUMAN   BILL EMPOWERS HIM TO CUT DUTIES 50 PER CENT BELOW JAN. 1 RATES.

Calls Patton’s Drive Into Reich “Surprising Turn Of Developments”

Nazis Admit Rhine Front Line ‘Shaken’   Pa tion, Driv cebegcabed

Acknowledge Rhine front badly shaken  ‘Patton’s smash surprising turn’

WLB Compromise On Wages In Fringe Cases Goes To Vinson For Approval

Decision In Wage Cases Up To Vinsor   “Fringe  Battle” Mav Be Settled

WAGE PROPOSAL OFFERED BY WLE   ‘Battle Of The Fringe’ * Proposal Is Presented To Vinson

WLB Proposes Compromise On  Wage Problems   Calls on Vinson to Make Pay Adjustments Not Involving General  Wage Hikes

PROPOSE WAGE COMPROMISE      Seek Terms Not Involving General Pay Hikes

British Open Final Push  For Bremen   Three Great Allied Armies Aim Pincers At Hitler Hideout

THREE ALLIED ARMIES POUND ALPS REDOUBT    Third Army Makes 23Mile Gain; British Attack Bremen

Yanks Battle Nearer Nazis  Alps Hideout   Are Within 25 Miles of Austria’s Border and Smashing Onward

Patton's Troops 15 Miles from Austrian Border   German Resistance or Bavarian Front Reported Crumbling

Giant Pincer On Munich Forming   More Than Million Of Germany’s Soldiers  Taken This Month

 Whirl Down On Hitler’s Retreat   In the North British Open Final Assault On Gernmiany’s Second Port Of Bremen. American Link Believed Forred

ALLIED ARMIES ADVANCING ON ALPINE HIDEOU’   Three Mighty Forces Bearing Down On Hitler’s Bavarian Redoubt   PORT OF BREMEN BEING ASSAULTED BY BRITISH

Third Army. "Races Toward Nazi Redoubt   ‘Over Million Nazis Are Captured Since mM irgt OF The Month

Nazi Defenses Topple Under Mighty Drive:   Three Armies Approach Redoubt—Allies Near Unio: at the Elbe—Berlin Ablaze—British Make Assault on Bremen

HUGE POCKETS OF NAZIS CUT OFF BY YANKS   SOUTHERN GERMANY SLICED UP; KEY FORTS FALL

Britishin Nertl Open Final  Bremen Drive   American 3rd and 7th And French Ist Armies In Triple Drive Against Hitler Bavarian Retreat

‘Third Army Is 25 Miles   . From Austria   Many Nazi Soldiers And Civilians Race To Give Upto Yanks

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LABOR PICTURE LOOKS BETTER   STRIKES MAY BE SETTLED AFTER CHRISTMAS

HOPES OF LABOR PEACE GROWING   important Developments Ex. _pected After Christmas

Big Guns Blas! Walled City In Manila   Some Civilians May Have“Escaped From Japs Making Stand

Batter Down Last Jap — Stronghold   Howitzers Pound At Walls: of Manila’s Intramuros to Get  At Remaining Troops

HOWITZERS RIP "WALLED CITY’ IN LUZON CAPITAL   Shell Intramuros to Open Final Stage of Wary in Manila void

Howitzers Rip Holes in Thick Outer Walls of Manila’s Walled City   Yanks Determined to Wipe Out Last Nip Stronshold in City

Howitzers Tear Intramuros Wall   Clear Way for Tanks, Infantry To Wipe Out Last Jap Stronghold

American Heavy Howitzers Tear Holes In Outer Walls  Of Manila’s Intramuros   Clear Way For Tanks And Infantry Determined To Wipe Out Jap Stronqpoint

Big Gun-Siege Hammers Manilé Walled City  Seal Off Japs On Corregidor, Sinw Rut Sura

Marines Gain Firm Foothold on Both Sides of Iwo Jima; Manila Battle Nears Close   Jap Defenders of Little Island Fighting Fiercely; Americans Open Fight for Walled Portion of Manila and Freeing of Hostages

Yankee Guns Rip Holes In Walled City   Americans Plan To “Root Out” Fematical loans

Howitzers In Manila Action   Tearing Holes in Heavy Walls to Open Way For Final Assault on Japs

Howitzers Blast Walls Guarding Japs In Manila  7,000 Civilians Held By Nips

Japs Still Hold Out In Intramuros Section of Manila   Fort McKinley Falls to Yanks; Formosa Bombed

Intramuros Is Shelled;  Japs Faced With Death   Fort McKinley Area Has Been Occupied

HOWITZERS RIP MANILA WALLS   Americans Determined To Rout Japs From Intramuros Sector

Manila Batfle ~ In Final Stage   Artillery, Tanks And Infantry Mopping Up

Heavy Guns Prepare For Last Blow On Manila Enemies  Tanks and Infantry Will Follow With Severe Attack

Howitzers Open Up On intramuros   Seek to Clear Way for _ Infantry and Tanks to Clear Manila

Heavy Guns Destroying Manila Walls   Doughboys Mass — For Assault Through Breaches

DETERMINED 10 FREE HOSTAGES   American Howitzers Teai Holes Into Outer Walls Of Intramuros.

YANKS SHELL WALLED CITY IN MANILA   Troops Determined to Wipe Out Last Major Jap Strong Point in the Capital and Liberate 7,000 Hostages.

Howitzers Rip At Trapped Japs   Final Phase Of Manila Battle Being Fought; Fort Captured.

Howitzers Rip Walls of Intra: .ures in Dr ve to Reach Cornered Japs

Heavy Howitzers Tear Huge Holes In Walled City   Clear Way for Tanks And Infantrymen to Wipe Out Last Major Jap Forces in Manilo

Pound Walls  Of Intramuros   American Howltzers Tear Holes In Defenses Of Walled City,

U.S. Artillery Rakes Walled City of Manila   Troops Awaiting Hour to Assault Final Jap Pocket

U.S. Guns Pound Manila Walls   Hope To Wipe Out Jap Strong Points and Liberate Hostages.

Big Guns Crack Wall  Heavy Yank Howitzer Tears Holes in Walled City of Manila

Yanks Tear Holes In Jap Defenses Inside Manila  Heavy Howitzers Pound Japs; Seize

Yank Heavies. Blasting Walls At Intramuros   Big Guns Blowing Holes For Yanks’ Tanks-to Enter

American Guns Pound Walled City In Manila   Great Barrier Being Smashed To Wipe Out Japs And Liberate Refugees

Howitzers Rip  At Intramuros Seek Cornered Japs In Manila Battle

Gain of Over’ 2,000 Shown Census  in 1945 Figures.  i.   CITY TOTAL IS 15,377

“LIVE IN COUNTY   Gain of Over’ 2,000 Shown ‘in 1945 Census - Figures...   CITY TOTAL IS: 15,377

  VITAL PAPER USES STRESSEL   Waste Paper Plays Impor - tant Part In Winning e War.

Occupation Will Begin on Sunday Airborne Forces Will Lead Way   Nippon Says Initial Landings Will Be Made af Atsugi Airfield 20 Miles from Tokyo

First Landings Will Be Within 20 Mi. of Tokyo   J "Yo Be Followed On Nest Tuesday With “Purther Landings Frou Warships, Transporis”   Nip Leaders Guard Against Outbreaks   Army and Navy Forces Of Emperor Being Transfer: red, From Invasion Arone

Appeal Made For Nips To Remain (Quiet And Calm   Claim First Landings To Be From Planes; Warships Expected To Take Part

Japs To Withdraw Troops To Avoid Possible Strife   First Occupation Troops Will Be Airborne; Jap People Told To Be Calm, Keep Busy

Warships to F ollow Two Days Later “3   Yanks to Set Foot on Nip Soil Just _ 20 Miles From Tokyo

Airborne Army To Lead Units Of Occupation   Japanese Say Airborne Landings Scheduled Sunday, South of Tokyo-—Warship and Transport Operations to Follow in Great Strength

Attended By Great Display Allied Forces   Formal Signing of Peace ‘lerms to Take’ Place In the ‘Tokyo Arca al

TOKYO APPEALS FOR CALM WHILE ALLIES MOVE !   Virtually All of Transport Planes To be Used in MacArthur Landing on Island

Airborne Landing Is Planned   Second Group To Arrive by Ship Two Days Later

Japanese Government Is First To Announce Plans For Occupation Of Island By Allies

Great Display of Power in Store for Japs   Gen. MacArthur Remains Silent on Plans for Taking Over Control of Enemy's Homeland

Occupation Forces Land Sunday Near Tokyo From Air Transport Fleets; Ship Arrivals Tuesday

Japanese Radio Announces Details Of Occupation; Airborne Troops To Arrive First With Naval Units Reaching Yokosuka By Next Tuesday

First Landings To Be Made By Airborne Force   Nips To Send Army And Navy Units Away From Area

OTHERS 10 LAND BY TROOP SHIPS TWO DAYS LATER   Tokyo Area Will See First Yanks in ‘Bloodiess’ Invasion

Japanese Officials Appeal To Nippon People To Remain Calm And Continue Business As Usual When Allied Forces Arrive — Airborne Landines Will Be Made First

Airborne Landing August 26 Will Be Followed By Further Landings By Ships, Tuesday   Text of Credentials Carried By Kawabe Released By MacArthur's Headquarters; In Effect It Meant Unconditional Surrender; Envoy Places In Tokyo

‘Troops e ey   Hundreds Of Planes Ready To Transport Forces; Fleet Units To Move In Tuesday

First Allied Occupation Troops to Be Airborne and to Land at Atsugi Air Field 20 Miles Southwest of Tokyo

Yankees to Land Around Tokyo Starting Sunday   Imperial Troops to Withdraw; Japs Told to ‘Stay Calm’

FIRST TROOPS ARRIVE SUNDAY   Will Land Around Metropoli« tan Tokyo and in Other Areas.   MAC ARTHUR [S SILENT

ALLIED MIGHT MASSING FOR HUGE LANDING   AIRBORNE TROOPS LEAD OFF GREAT MILITARY SHOW

People Told To Continue Their Tasks, Remain Calm   Airborne Soldiers  Will Aveive Farst

JAPAN TO VIEW MIGHTY DISPLAY OF REAL POWER   Allied Airb orn e Troops Start Occupation On  Sunday   WARSHIP LANDINGS SCHEDULED TUESDAY

Airborne Landings To Be Followed By Naval Forces Next Tuesday   Atsugi Airfield 20 Miles South Of Tokyo To Be Historic Landing Place; Warships Will Put Troops Ashore At Yokosuka Naval Base On Bay

Japanese To View U.S. Armed Might   Possibility Remains Military Hotheads May Try To Prevent Landings By American Army

JAP HOT-HEADS WARNED NOT TO START TROUBLE   Potential Difficulties Still Smoulder in China and Parts of Manchuria

Yanks to Land Next Sunday, Nipponese Tole   Other Landings From Warships, Transports To Be Made Tuesday; MacArthur Is Silent

Nip High Command Says First Forces Will Travel By Air   Other Forces Expected Tuesday; Jap Soldiers To Be Removed; Unfertunate Ineidents Expected

OTHERS TO LAND FROM WARSHIPS   Announcement Is Made By Government

Airborne Forces  To Precede Ships   Landings from Ships, Transports Scheduled Tuesday as Nips Learn Allies to be Quartered on Islands

METROPOLITAN TOKYO AND IN N ARIOUS OTHER POINTS WILL WITNESS LANDING OF TROOPS

Imperial Headquarters An- nounce that Troops Will  Enter Close to Tokyo,  Other Loealities.   NATIVES URGED TO  AVOID ANY STRIFE

- Airborne Troops Landing 11 _ Tokyo Area Will Be First In  ‘DETAILS FROM DOME  Two Allied Fleets Wil Enter Sagami Bay on Tuesday

PEOPLE ASKE TO REMAIN PEACEFUL   First Troops To Land Al Tokyo Airfield  NAVY FORCES   To Occupy Yokosuka Area; Nips Say Outbreaks May Be Expected

Additional Force Slated To Arrive Two Days Later  Tokyo Fearful Some Risnndlawan Adve Piawvc

MacArthur Expected to Enter Japan Personally With Airborne Troops; Protected by Air Fleets, Warships

AIR LANDINGS TO PRECEDE TRANSPORTS   Tokyo Announcements First Disclosures of Plans for Triumphal Entry By Allied Forces  Faris ra vse Peri semat Limes,

Airborne Force Plans To Land Near Capi tal   Nippon Military Men Reportedly P acantt{nl de ‘MacArthur's Terms

Nips Appeal To People To Remain Caim   First Occupation Troops Are To Be Airborne

Pull Japanese Troops Back To ‘Avoid Strife,   Communique Reveals Nippon’s Plans For Allied Arrival; Be Calm, People Told

Airborne Force To Be First To Occupy Land   Jap Government Says People Must ‘“*Remain Calm”’—Further Landings Slated Tuesday

Airborne Troops Landing 1n Tokyo Area Will Be  First In  DETAILS FROM DOME!  RR A NO AO ONE   Iwo Allied Fleets Wil Enter Sagami Bay on Tuesday

Japs To See Huge Display Of Military Strength   ‘Two Allied Fleets’ Scheduled To Enter Tokyo Bay Area Early on Monday

Transport Planes To Be Utilized in _ Landing Troops   Virtually All Branches of American Armed Forces  - to Be Used. .   Japanese Are Told to Continue at Business

Jap Military To Be Moved Out At Once   Nip Government Issues No Fraternization Edit, Ask » For ‘Calmness.’   POLICE TO KEEP ORDER

Every Branch OF U.S. Army Has Part   MacArthur Is Ready For Emergency, Warned of Danger

 Allies Get Ready to Land On Jap Soil   First Troops Will Arrive Sunday in Area Around Tokyo

Allied Landings On Jap Homeland To Be At Atsuki   Varatroopers To Spearhead Occupation, Communique Savs—Fleet To Follow   AUTHORITIES URGE PEACE AND ORDER   Allied War Machine To Be Prepared For Any Untoward Disturbances On T.anding

Tell People of Japan To ‘Remain Calm, Continue Business’   Japanese Announce Warships, Transports To Dock In Yokosuka Area Next Tuesday

First Troops To Land at Atsugi Field   Iwo Allied Fleets Slated For Entry Into Sagami Bay, Outer Waters Just Off Area of Tokyo

ALLIED OCCUPATION OF JAPAN TO BEGIN SUNDAY, AUGUST 26  AIRBORNE TROOPS TO  LAND FIRST WITH TR AW

YANK FORGES. , _ PREPARE FOR’ ANY CRISIS   JAPANESE ‘RADIO. TELLS’ PEO. PLE. To CO-OPERATE—~EN “EMY FORCES T0™  «LEAVE, ZONES. :

Residents Told To Keep Calm, Avoid Trouble   Tokyo Fearful Her Army Men May Create Disorders

Japanese to Withdraw Troops to “Avoid Strife”; Appeal to People to Remain Calm. But Disorders Are Feared

First Landings To Take Place In Tokyo Area   Two Fleets to Discharge Troops in Yokosuka Area Next Tuesday

PLANS ARE REPORTED BY ENEMY STAFF   Tokyo Says Airborne Units Will Land South of Capital, Followed by Two Fleet Units Neat Tokvo Tuesday.

ALLIED AIRBORNE TROOPS 10 DROP ON JAPAN SUNDAY   further Landings Set for Tuesday From Warships and Transports at Mouth of Tokyo Bay.   NIPPON ANNOUNCES OCCUPATION DATES   Display of Military Power Will Be Greatest Ever Assembled Off a Foreign Ccrantry.

Yanik Airborne Army to  Land In japan Sunday   Nippon Government Appeals to People to Remain Calm; Troops to Be Removed From Landing Area to Prevent Friction With Occupation Forces; Ships Due Tuesday

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Occupation Troops to Land in Japan Sunday

Great Numbers Of Japs Giving Up On Okinawa   Ground Casualties For U. S. 36,588;  Nip Premier Warns New Invasion Planned

Enemy Snipers Keep American Patrols Busy   Premier Suzuki Warne Cabs inet of Lmipending Invasion Japanese  7 Maintand   Says It Will Be Kyushu Island      . Fleet, Ileadquarters  Refer to Okinawa As “Forward Staging  * Apa?

Yanks Mopping Up Sniper Nests On Okinawa. Before  New Invasion Work Starts

Yanks Start Mop-Up Job  On Okinawa   Premier Suzuki Warns Cab. inet That Invasion Of Japan Is Impending.   36.588 CASUALTIES

GRUELLING TASK OF MOPPING UP SNIPERS BEGINS   Record Number Of Japanese Surrender In Final Days Of Campaign; New Pask in Casualtion.

PREMIER TELLS JAPS TO EXPECT INVASION SOON   U.S. Mop-up Patrols Start Job Of Cleaning Out Last Enemy On Okinawa

Cleanup Patrols Busy on Okinawa   American Troops Are Hunting Out Jap Sniper Nests ,   [JAPS FEAR INVASION   Enemy Is Convinced Yanks Will Land at Kyushu Island

ISLAND 10 St STAGING BASE   Bomber, Fighter Planes Can Strike Japan Or China From Okinawa.

Pacific Fleet Headquarters Says Island Will Be. come Forward Staging Bases For Planes Which Will Protect Assault Waves

Tokyo Radio Says Premier ~ Has Warned His Cabinet  That Kyushu, on Home land, Will Be Invaded.   ‘OKINAWA SNIPERS ARE "NOW BEING ELIMINATED

AMERICAN PATROLS ARE MOPPING UP JAP SNIPERS ON OKINAWA  HARD-WON ISLAND TO BE COME FORWARD BASE FOF FURTHER INVASIONS

American Forces On Okinawa Get Set for Invasion   Island to be Plane Base for Strikes on Japan; Mop-up Squads Clean out 2 Pockets

Gruelling Task Faced by US. Infantry; Many Japs Aid Drive By Taking Own Lives in Caves; Invasion Cost 36,588 Casualties

Home Island Of Kyushu Likely Due For Invasion   Jap Officers, Men Rush To Surrender; US Casualties Now Reach 36,588

Final Mopup Job Tough On Okinawa   Yanks Dig Out Last Japs in Preparing Island As Base for Next Big Invasions

MOP-UP WORK ON OKINAWA UNDER WAY   Enemy Certain Yanks Will Land On Home Islands   Give Up In Unprecedenteo Numbers; Cost To U. S. Is 6,990 Killed

U. S. Ground Casualties Total 36,588; Japs Sur render In Droves.

Okinawa Base For Next Big Allied Move   Mop-Up Before New Invasion; Jap Surrenders Hit New High

Patrols Mop Up Snipers On Okinawa   While Clean-Up Squads Busy, Island Developing Into Air, Navy Staging Bas.

Suzuki Warns Invasion of Homeland Due   Captured Island Has Become Forward Plane Staging Base

Yank Troops Mopping Up On Okinawa   Japanese Officers and Men Surrendering in  Unprecedented Numbers

Jap Sniper Nests Being Cleaned Ou   Newly-Won Okinawa to Provide Base for Next Big Allied Invasion

SUZUKI WARNS HIS CABINET INVASION OF JAPAN PENDING   90,401 JAPS KILLED ON OKINAWA; U. S. CASUALTIES 36,588

County Court Argument List  Has 18 Cases   Judge Hubbard Will Hear Cases Starting June 26

Six In Family Die In Fire At Philadelphia   Mother And Five Childrer Fire Victims—-Second  Fire Is $500,000 Riava

FIRST OF 300 SMALL TIME JAPANESE TO GO ON TRIAL FOR WAR BY DECEMBER 18

Small Time Japs To Go on Trial   Tokyo Paper Tells of Slaying of Jap Children By Jap Troops

UAW Rejects Ford Co. 15 Cent An Hour Pay Raise, Equal To 12 Pet.   State Troopers In Lansing Alerted As Pickets bar Entrances of GM Sparkplug Plant at Flint

ClO REJECTS HIGHEST WAGE OFFER BY FORD      Increase Of 12.4 Percent By Fort Company Turned Down Today

STICKING 10 DEMANDS FOR 0 PER-CENT   Ford’s Proposal Is Quickly Turned Down

Dutch Planning To. Take Section: Of Western Java To. Launch New: Assaults

Grenades Hurled.....  New Fighting Flares Up In Batavia As British Troops Keep Firm Hold

Dutch May Take West Java As Rallying Ground And Pour In 20,000 Troops Before Christmas; British Tigbten Censorship On News, ‘

DUTCH PLAN TO BOLSTER FORCES IN JAVA TO CRUSH NATIVE REVOLT   SOME ESTIMATES SAY 20,000 REINFORCEMENTS DUE BY CHRISTMAS; SPORADIC FIGHT FLARES

SEEK FIRM CONTROL OF WEST JAVA   To Use Area As Rallying: Ground To End Uprisings

Dutch Expected To Move Troops Against Natives   Fighting Continues In Srtife-Torn Java

DUTCH REPORTED BE PLANNING BRING IN MANY MORE TROOPS  SEEK TO GAIN FIRM CON. TROL OF PART OF JAVA AND THEN CAMPAICN

Dutch Plan To Send Big Troop Force To Java   Situation More Ominous; Heavily Armed Natives Bent On Revolution.

SEEK A FOOTHOLD ~ IN WESTERN JAVA   Dutch Officials Want Rallying Ground to Check  Uprisings  TO BRING MORE TROOPS

Dutch Seek To End Strife In East Indies   Heavy Reinforcements To Be Sent In, Batavia Report Says

Dutch Move To Gain Firm Hold in Java   Would Establish Small Area As Rallying Ground for Campaign

Dutch Work Totnd Java Affair   Situation Is Black; Indonesians Are Set on Revolution

DUTCH PLANNING RALLYING AREA. IN WEST JAVA   End Sought to Native Nationalist Uprising _ In the East Indies

Dutch Plan To Control Small Part OF Java   Sporadic Fighting Continue, As Briiish Pour In Reinforcements. e   RALLYING GROUND

Java Picture Is Darker   Dutch Plan To Move In More Troops As Thousands of Natives Threaten Revolution

LEFT LEG IS BROKEN   Mra. Martha Sunden is in Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Sen. Wheeler Sees Smooth Sailing For Security Pact  Small Police Forces To Keep Peace Will Secure Favor

See America Cast In Role  Peace Guard   Legislation Will Seek Presidential Control of Nation’s Vote In Seeurity Council

Charter Success Up To President Critics Declare   Isolationists Foresee Clear Sailing

Easy Sailing Is Predicted   Peace-Keeping Plan Passage Is Forecast

Three Administration Foes Okay Police Plan   Wheeler, LaFollette And Revercomb See Smanih Sailing

Charter Nof in Danger of Fight Senators Assert   Smooth Sailing Ahead For Proposal Is Seen By Three Solons Usually Critical of Policy

‘Critics Of Administration Foreign Policies See Smooth ‘Sailing For Charter Bills   Predict Quick Approval Of Legistation To Carry Out American Commitments

Smooth American Participation In Charter Foreseen   Usual Critics of U.S. Foreign Policy Say Conaress’ Rights Kept

‘@ LEST WE FORGET   Ace Marine Flyer Among 500 Rescued From “Hell Hole’’

COMMODORE DESCRIBES CAMP NEAR YOKOHAMA A8 “HELL. HOLE"—EVACUATION 18  BEING RUSHED”

FREE YANKS IN JAP ‘HELL HOLE   Maj. Boyington Released With 500 Others

2U.S. ARMIES MOVE ~ TOWARD KASSEL. AT SPEEDY PACE   German Opposition Demoralized As Powerful American Armies Move Toward A Juncture With  Soviet Forces

Firstand Third ForcesAdvance Against Kassel   Tank Columns Drive Into Germany At Mile-an-Hour Pace After Junction

165 Miles From Berlin Advance On Kassel,‘   : * * SS Ft TF = FT FF - 3  * BERLIN—166 MILES °

‘Twin Move May Be Driving On Leipzig   Great Quartermaster  Depot at Giessen CGensmest taee Thaecssele hen

Council Renews Beer And Cigaret Licenses In City  Some Beer Licenses Do Not Expire

Council Renews Beer And Cigaret Licenses In City  Some Beer Licenses Do Not Expire On July 1

TWELVE SUBS ARE HUNTED   GERMAN U-BOATS THAT HAVE NOT SURRENDERED RISK , BEING SUNK ON SIGHT

Luke Lea, 66, Dies In Nashville Hospital   Former Senator and Pub. lisher Expires at Age of 66

ASSEMBLY IS EXPECTED T0 BE HARMONIOUS   Both Parties To Advocate Simila: Proposals At State Capital

Name Fiss Speaker Of House   Harvey Taylor Senate Pro Tem Head; Adjourn After Re ceiving Martin Message.

ASSEMBLY MEETS FISS RE-ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER   Harvey Taylor Chosen Senate President; Gavels Bang At Noon

NAZI ATTACKS BEATEN BACK ON OTHER SALIENTS   Fall of Budapest Imminent As Reds Get Set To Hit Germany from East

Germans Strike Against 7th Army North Flank   Foe Planes Hit Allied Airfields in France, Holland and Belgium German Atrocities’ Mount’

Nazis Attack North Flank Of 7th Army   Patton’s Men Smash German Attempts to Cut Supply Line

No Secret Pacts Made At Yalta, Churchill Claims   Discussions Wider  Than Made Public

Denial Made By Churchill   Declares No Secret Pact Made At Yalta

Secret Yalta Pact Denied By Churchill   All Agreements Made Public, Premier Tells Commons

More Said at Yalta Than Now Revealed   Churchill Tells Commons But Says No Secret Agreements

CHURCHILL DENIES  OECRET AGREEMENTS  WERE MADE AT YALTA ONLY THOSE ALREADY MADE PUBLIC REACHED  Wy ODRPrPrTr I

No Secret Pacts Made At Yalta   Churchill Tells Commons Discussions Covered Wide Field.

CHURCHILL DENIES SECRET AGREEMENTS WERE MADE AT YALTA  ONLY THOSE ALREADY MADE PUBLIC REACHED FINALLY AGREED UPON

Wide Field Covered By Big Three   Further Meetings Of Allied Control Council Are Seen ~

YALTA TERMS MADE PUBLIC, SAYS CHURCHILL   Laborites Seek Reason for Differences on Polish Government

ALL “SECRETS” OF YALTA PACT NOW BARED- CHURCHILL   British Prime Minister, How ever, Says Discussions Cov. ered a broader Field Thar the Decisions Officially Ax: nounced

DISCLAIMS SECRET YALTA BARGAINS   Chechll ‘Sis Osle Oe Was on Three Votes for Russia  \

YALTA SECRETS ALL TOLD NOW, WINNIE’ AVERS   Prime Minister Drawn Out on Discussion of Big Three Agreements

No Agreements Secref af Yalta   Churchill Indicates Discussions Covered  Wider Field Than Told

Tells Commons Big Three  Made No Secret Agree3 . T   nents That Hid Not Been Slade Public

No More Secret Agreements From Yalta, Says Churchill  Voting Formula, Already Made Public, Ontv Subiec? Privaejely Decided Thora

Bis 3 Reviewed Wider Territory Than Announced   Laborites Demand Reason For Differences Over Government Of Poles

No Secret Yalta Deals Still Hidden   Churchill Says All Have Been Made Public But Discussions Covered Wider Field

ALL OF YALTAS SECRETS AIRED, COMMONS TOLD   Churchill, ‘However, Admits Parleys Covered Wider Field Than Reported

DENIES SECRET PACTS AT YALTA   Churchill Says No Secret Agreements Made That Haven't Been Made Public; Anxiety Felt Over Split.

Big-3 Made Ne Secret Plans At Yalta Meet   Indicates Discussions Covered Wider Field Than De cisions Announced.   IN INTIMATE MANNER

New Yorkers May Get Papers, Now  Tuesday Deliveries   Tuesday Deliveries Are First Made in 17 Days There

Lt. Robert Reeves  Given Bronze Star  For Efficiency And ‘Devotion To Duty

ieut. Robert Reeves Given  Bronze Star For Army Work   elease Says He Showed Efficiency and Devotion To Duty

Shovels Swinging In Northeast U. S.   Heavy Snowfalls Extend From St. Lawrence Valley To Virginia

Europe Air Victory Cost Army Lives Of 38.185 Airmer   18,418 Planes Lost; Total of 4612 U. S. Soldiers Lost at Sea

Aussie Fighters Storm Isle With MacArthur   General Braves Death as Allied Soldiers Land on Vital Jap Oil Port ofRolikoonan. Borneo: Troops Rush Inland

GREAT OIL PORT, BALIKPAPAN, IS OBJECTIVE OF AUSSIES WHO ‘STORM ASHORE IN BIG ATTACK

MacArthur Fired On Eight Times By Jap Sniper    Japanese Resistance Aggressive To Light As Diggers Drive Deep Inland On Borneo

ONIPER FIRES SEVERAL SHOTS   General, Another Officer Continue to Study Map of Borneo Invasion.   BALIKPAPAN IS OIL PORT

Resistance to Aussie Landing Reported Weak   Furious Bombardment Precedes Invasion of Rich Oil Center

MacArthur Ashore With Troops   Casualties Light As Aussies Push Inland In Invasion Which Splits East Indies

General Braves Death as Allied Soldiers Land on Vital Jap Oil Port of Balikpapan, Borneo; Troops Rush Inland

MacArthur Ignores Japanese Snipers   Continues Study of Operations While Jap Takes Eight Shots at Group

Landings At Balikpapan Bring Allies Control Of  Borneo::M’Arthur Ashore

Gen. MacArthur Has Close Call On Borneo   Target For Sniper As Aussies Storm Ashore At Balikpapan; 600 Superforts Leave Great Fires Raging Through Four Jap Cities.

General Braves Death Un ruffled, Allies Sweep Over Balikpapan After Invasiou

NEW ALLIED DRIVE GIVES DOMINATION GIL-RISH ISLAND =:   VETERAN AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THIRD PHASE TRIPLE INVASION

BALIKPAPAN SNIPERS FIRE AT M’ARTHUR   General Unruffled As Bullets Wing Toward Him and Other Officers Studying Map

NEW ALLIED DRIVE GIVES DOMINATION OIL-RIGH ISLAND  VETERAN AUSTRALIAN Phil Ql  FARAARS ERY Tt   VETERAN AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THIRD PHASE TRIPLE INVASION

Debate On Charter Opens in Senate; Opposition Slight   Far More Than Necessary Two-Thirds Vote Expected By End of Week   SENATOR JOHNSON AMONG OPPONENTS   Sessions to Begin Hour Earlier Than Usual to Complete the Work

SENATORS APPROVE PEACE PLAN THIS WEEK   Both Parties Agree Debate Will Be Brief; Early Passage Assured   VOTE MAY COME THURSDAY   Final Vote Expected To Show Five Or Less Against Measure

Solons Open Floor Debate On Charter   Treaty Is Slatd For Ratification By End Of Week

Senate Opens Debate Over Peace Charter   Overwhelming Ratification Is Expected By Leader: Before End Of The Week

Bus Strikers to Negotiate Today   Little Hope Advanced For Speedy Settlernent

Bombs Halt Many Reserve [Troops Rushing To Front   Russians Report Nearest Army Still Sixty Miles From Capital But Nazis See Armored Force Near Closest Point On Oder River.

Nazi Defendants Plead Innocent To War Charges   Plan of Japanese To Kill Premier Stalin Cited by American

Cattle Ceilings Fair to All, Bowles Contends  Claims Action Will Provide More Roof at Tece Cnet

Allied Armies Knocking At Front Door Of Reich In Drive On Western Front

GAIN EVERYWHERE ON WESTERN FRONT WITH EXCEPTION OF ALSACE SECTOR   Germans Still Withdrawing Into Siegfried Lme With Only Rear Guard Actions, But Americans Forced  to Withdraw in Hagenanu Sector.

Real Estate Sales Continue Active: 12 Homes Are Sold  5 Building Sites Are   5 Building Sites Are Sold Here County Recorder Reports

Allied Drive in Italy Gains on Both Coasts   La Spezia Naval Base Outpost Is Taken In Advance Of Two And A Half Miles

ITALY FRONT AFLAME AS ALLIES STRIKE TO KNOCK OUT NAZI MIGHT   U. S. FIFTH ARMY STORMS THROUGH MASSA; NEW BRITISH SENIO OFFENSIVE TOPPLES LUGO

German Defenses In Italy Reeled Back By Allies —   American Fifth Army Storms Through Massa, Outposts of LaSpezia

Allied Drives Push Germans  Back In Italy   Naval Base Outpost Taken And Advances Made In Three Po Towns

TWO ALLIED ARMIES GAIN IN ITALY   Fifth Army Takes Massa; Eighth Crosses River

ORCHARDS DAMAGE IN VARYING DEGREES   Severe Loss to f Fruit Trees In Central Ohio Due To Frost.

FRESH RAIDS AGAINST JAPS   WARPLANES HAMMER ENEMY ‘ON BROAD FRONT IN, THE FAR EASTERN WAR FONE

Tokyo Reports Allies In Many  Pacific Attacks   Widespread Allied Air And Naval Activity Reported Against Jap Territory   SUMATRA OIL AREA BOMBED

Student Editor Ousted For Her  Views On Negroes   Faculty Control Meets Opposition

Congress Awaits Annual Message From President   Expect Roosevelt To Declare American Aims In International Situation   MANPOWER ISSUE IS ALSO PRESSING

FDR MESSAGE DUE SATURDAY   Congress Expects to Hear of Arms and Another Year of War

27,000 Made Idle in US By Strikes  15,000 Chrysler Workers Are  or in Datraie

Strikes Produce 21,000 Idle Men   Many Walkouts Throughout Nation

Strikes Keep 27,000 Idleiin Nation Today   War Plant and Transportation Employees Out; Coal Strike Looms

27.000 IDLE WORKERS   War Plant and _ Transportation Workers Are on Strikes

 : Senator Taft Asserts Peacetime Draft  Bill Enactment Now Would Be Blow at Basis of Nation’s Freedom

Secret Draft Plans Assailed By Senator Taft   Propaganda Used He Says to Gain Support for Idea

TAFT CONDEMNS ‘PEACE DRAFT   Ohioan Asserts Voluntary System Would Get Job Done After War

SENATOR TAFT HITS UNIVERSAL ARMY TRAINING   Utilizes Memorial Day Address To Term Compulsory Military Training Blow At Freedom; Charges Secret Government Propaganda.

Alpine Pilot Gets His Eighth Plane   CAPT. JNO. L. SUBLETT DOWNS MESSERSCHMIDT AND F-W IN RECENT DOGFIGHT

INCLUDE WAGES IN CONFERENCE   LABOR-MANAGEMENT TALKS START MONDAY

Conference To Open Monday   To Lay Groundwork For Settling Wage Disputes

San Jacinto Day Observance to Be Centered at Houston Battlefield

TEXAS WILL PAUSE BRIEFLY TOMORROW SAN JACINTO DAY   MAIN OBSERVANCE BE AT FAMED BATTLEGROUND; STEVENSON SPEAKER

‘WORK-OR-ELSE’  MEASURE HITS SNAG IN SENATE      ‘Senate Commitee Resumes Its Closed Door Session On Bill

Closed Hearings To Be Held On  Téoft Measure   senate Action On Bill Delayed For: At Least One Week

Senate Committee Votes to Hold Closed Hearings on ‘Work or Else’ Bill, Delaying Action For A Week

LIMITED NATIONAL SERVICE BILL FACES TROUBLES IN SENATE  MEASURE PASSED HOUSE LAST NIGHT HAS SOME TEETH IN IT

SENATE GROUP DELAYS VOTE ON MANPOWER   Agrees to Centralize Control of National - Service Under Byrnes

CLOSED HEARING ON WORK SLATED   COMMITTEE TO DEBATE NATIONAL SERVICE BILL

Byrnes to Hold Manpower Reins  rs      Senate Committee Votes to Centralize _ Work-or-Fight Contro

Committee To Hold Closed Hearin« On Pending “Work or Fight’ Bill

COMMITTEE Rak WMG JOB CONTROL   Senate May Change National Service Measure.

NAVY SECRETARY DECLARES TOUGH BATTLES ARE AHEAD ON LAND AGAINST JAPANESE

Five Nations  ‘Out In Cold’ Eire May Be Sixth Barred From Meetinc

Bulk of Martin Tax Program Passed by State Senate   Liquor and Cigaret Bills Sent to Martin  For Signature; Gas Tax Distribution Holds Up Action on That Levy

VOTES LEVIES   Administration P rogram Put Through With Democratic Opposition

DAUGHTER KILLED — BY JEALOUS MOTHER      Sanity Hearing To Follow Hatchet Murder

Harmony As Big 3 Parley Nears Close   Potsdam, Germany (P)—The Big Three met again today, an official announcement said.

Penal Study May Be Giver Wider Scope   Special Session of Legislature Favored by Interim Committee

COSSACKS ARE MOVING ON THE BERLIN FRONT   Vienna Falls As Reds Prepare for Lightning Sweep West

iS INDICATED; EAST SPOTLIGHT SWINGS TO BERLIN   Lightning Sweep By Reds To West Hinted

REDS IN SWIFT SWEEP TO MEET AMERICAN ARMY   Movements Indicate Fall Of Vienna; All * Ayeas Seized

All of Vienna Said Unofficially to Be In Russian Hands   Powerful Forces of Cossack Cavalry Moving Up to The Berlin Front

COSSAC MOVING UP TO BERLIN FRONT   Sweep Westward To Join Al lies Seen As Soviets Clean Up In Vienna

Russians Move Up New Troops   FINAL OFFENSIVE FOR BERLIN BEING PLANNED

‘Reds Thrust «Last of Nazis From Vienna   Hordes of Cossacks Massing for Sweep West to Meet Allies

Ready to Dash to Berlin   Vienna Falls ta Russians, Moscow Paper Announces

FALL OF VIENNA INDICATED - - REDS MOVE ON BERLIN   Russians Prepare for Lightning Sweep West. ward to Meet Allies

Cossacks Set On Oder For Big Push   East Berlin Front Sees Preparations For New Offensive

RUSSIAN TROOPS CLOSING IN ON STETTIN, DANZIL   Reds Fight Into Inner Defenses of Baltic Port and Reach Point 6 Miles From Former Free City.   FIERCE RESISTANCE OFFERED BY GERMANS   Soviet Units in East Prussia Capture 12 More Towns in Mop-Up of Pocket Near Koenigsberg.

Soviets Force Stettin’s Gate   Beclin Admits Taner Line Of Vital Cuy Fierce

REDS CLOSING IN ON DANZIG AND STETTIN   GREAT BALTIC PORT CITY OF 380,000 EVACUATED

Russian Forces Near Vital Nazi Port of Stettin   Also Are Battling With Germans Six ‘Miles From Danzig

Gen. Pation May Be Removed as Third Army Chief Because of Retention of Nazi Officials

General Patton Will Explain Actions Today   Future as Leader Of Third Army May Hinge on Talk

U.S. Lieutenant Shoots Way Out Of Jap Camp After Failing to Talk Nips Into Surrendering

Leopold Waits  Belgian’s Vote      daims Surrende: In “Salional Intereal

Belgian King Says He Surrendered To Nazis to Remain with People   Monarch Tells Reporter His Conscience  Is Clear, Mistakes Were Those of Methad

RED NEWSPAPER AIRS JAPANESERUSSIAN PAGT   Charges That Nips Were Waiting For ‘Golden Opportunity’

RED PAPER SAYS JAPS WAITED ‘BIG CHANCE’   Izvestia’s Editorial Breaks Silence On Treaty Move

Land At Atsusi Tuesday Aug. 25   Genera! MacArthur To Land With Airborne Troops On Japanese Island

Butter Shortage Relief Possible   May Boost Butterfat Subsidy Payments

UAW Rejects Proposal By Pres. Truman   GM Workers Council Terms Yequest “Hl-Advised And Lindeserved.’   STRIBR E CONTINUES

Japan's Cabinet Resigns; Decrees Were Too Great   Emperor Accepts All Resignations; Says That Is Good

Can’t Hew To Freedor Decrees   Hirohito Says “That  Is Good”; New Premier Named, Tomorrow; May Be’Yoshida

Japanese Cabiret, Unable To Live Up Ti’ MacArthar  Freedom Decre =. Resigns

Stumped By New Decrees Of Freedoms   Yoshida May Take Helm As Premier If MacArthur  Givee Annroval.

TEMPERATURES:   Foreign Minister _ Yoshida May Form New Ministry

FAILURE TO ENFORCE MACARTHUR FREEDOM POLICY BACKFIRED   EMPEROR ACCEPTED CAB-INET RESIGNATIONS WITH ‘COMMENT“THAT JIS GOOD”

YOSHIDA SEEN AS PROBABLE SUCESSOR   Ministers Failed To Enforce Freedom Policy   APPROVAL   Jf MacArthur Sought By Hirohito On New Chief Of Government

QUIT IN FACE OF GEN. M’ARTHUR'S FREEDOM POLICY   HIROHITO REMARKS “THAT IS GOOD”; TO NAME NEW PREMIER

Premier, Japan Cabinet Resign   MacArthur's Demand for Change In Home Policy Forces Action; Mikado to Ask 0.K. of New Ministry

MIKADO PLEASED AS ENTIRE OLD CABINET QUITS   “That Is Good,” Says Hirohito; Jap Newspapermen Say Yoshida, Career Diplomat, Will Be New  Premier.

JAPAN'S PEACE CABINET HANDS IN RESIGNATION   Announcement of New Cabinet Wil Be Made  Tomorrow

~-OCCUPATION— Jap Cabinet Out; Yoshida  Is Favored  Hirchito Is Pleased With Developments

Cabinet Quits: Hint Yoshidato Be New Chief   Governmént Unable te Carry Out MacArth. ur’s Directive

Jap Cabinet Quits On New Allied Poiicy  Emperor To Seek MacArthur Approvs

Yoshida Is Leading for Premiership   Higashi-Kuni Quits  Under Pressure; New Cabinet Will Be Made By Saturday {s Repors

AS CHOICE FOR PREMIER POST   Hirohito Says ‘That’s Good’ In Change; Says He Will Consult Allied Chief

Elimination of Nip Home  Minister Order Is Spark   Hirohito Welcomes Chance to Send Name of New Premier to M’ Arthur

MW Arthur's Policy Does NotReceive Its Support   General Will Pas: On Next Premier Before Named

Jap Cabinet Bolts Orders Then Resigns   Ministers Unable To Hew To MacArthur's Decrees  For Birth Of Freedom

WILL CONSULT M'ARTHUR ON NEW PREMIER   Imperial Sources Report Emperor Dispensing With Traditional Advice of Statesmen   BPECULATION IS RIFE

Unable To Hew To Views Of MacArthur   Announcement Of New Body  Due Tomorrow

YOSHIDA SAID T0 BE CHOICE OF EMPEROR   Former Foreign Minister Also Reported to Have Approval of MacArthur, but No Confirmation Has Reen Given.

_ JAP. CABINET QUIT   Resignations Caused by MacArthur's Freedom of ~ ¢ Thought Order.   ACCEPTED BY HIROHITO

Emperor Evidently Pleased; MacArthur  Directive Reason  !   Cabinet Unable or Unwilling to Carry Out Commander’s Decrees

Post War Cabinet of Japs Quits   Emperor to Get Approval From MacArthur on Next Premier

JAP CABINET ~~ FORCED OUT   Quits Over Failure To Jg¥inforce MacArthur's Freedom Policy

Jap Cabinet... Quits, Unable To Do Its Job   Former Foreign Minister May Be New Premier

Unable To Carry Out Directives Of MacArthur   Had Been Ordered To Enforce’ Revolutionary Freedom Policy And Oust Its Home Minister

Jap Cabinet Out; Rejects U. §. Order   Shigeru Yoshida Expected to Be Named as Premier

MILITARY GROUP WON'T YIELD 10 MODERN IDEALS   First Major Task Ahead of Successor Is To Provide Food for People

Yoshida May Head New Jap Cabinet. Hint   ‘That Is Good,’ Says Hirohito As Prince, Government Step Out. Contacts MacArthur

AIADHITO of HE'S GLAD Tht CABINET QUI]   Will Get MacArthur’s 0.K. on Next Premier; Yoshida Likely Selection.

Yoshida May Be Appointed  New Premier   MacArthur’s Orders Impossible, Members Say

Resignations Accepted By Hirohito   Mikado to Ask MacArthur’s Approval of New Prentier

Jap Cabinet Quits Because  Of NewRules   Former Foreign Minister Yoshida “Might Be New  Dene ar   15s AL WAXS FOAY

Jap Cabine Decides On  Resignation   Freedom Policy is Net Enforced

Jap Cabinet Members Give Up And Quif   Unable to Carry Out MacArthur's Orders; Yoshida, a Moderate, Likely Premier

M’ Arthur To Approve  New Japanese Cabinet   Man Who Knows Americans To Be Named By Hirohito Without Army Aid

MacArthur's Freedom Plan Brings Ouster   Foreign Minister Slated to Head New Government

Japan's Cabinet Resigns After Freedom Order   Unable to Carry Out MacArthur's Decree For Jap Magna Carta

Freedom Order By MacArthur  Brings Change   Priticee. Higashi-Kuni Unable to Hew to Gereral’s Decree For New Life  ¥or Nippons:   New Premier to Be  Yoshida, Is Belief   Emperor Indicates He Will Ask Approval of Allied Cominauder of Nex! Preniier

Announcement of New Regime Will Be Made on Saturday.   YOSHIDA NEW PREMIER?

HIGASHI-KUNI_ AND JAP CABINET QUIT   Resignations Caused by MacArthur's Freedom of ~ Thought Order   ACCEPTED BY HIROHITO

Jap Cabinet Resigns Objecting to Orders   Higashi-Kuni, Aides Quit After MacArthur Orders Thought Police Abholiched: Yoshida is Mentioned

SPECIAL MESSAGE BY THE PRESIDENT   It Will Favor National Service  Legislation; No Time Set : for Delivery.

FDR PREPARING NEW MESSAGE TO CONGRESS   Will Urge National. Service Legislation Enactment

Senate Committee s   Are YOU Ready To Do YOUR Share?  War Chest Drive To Be Resumed

JITTERY JAPS GET SET FOR NEW INVASION   WARSHIPS BELIEVED READY TO STRIKE ANOTHER BLOW

They Assert “Tactical Opposition’ By Them Saves Most Of Their Fleet-

Secrecy Shrouds Movement of Big U. §. Naval Force   Tokyo Points Out Iwe Landing Followed Last Carrier Strike

Admiral Nimitz Diseloses Air Attacks on Honshu: Has No Word on Task Force   Whereabouts of Armada of Battleships and Carriers a Mystery Since It Blasted Tokyo Airfields With 1,000 Planes; Japanese, However. Report Fleet Still Near Homeland

Nipponese Military Commentator Bewails Inability To Resist Mounting Aerial Challenge

Mounting Air Challenge Too Much for Nipponese;  Fleet Maintains Silence

See coming attacks as preliminary to an all outinvasion push   Aussies gain steadily on Borneo  backed by strong U.S. air support

Greater Blows Are Promised  By Adm. Nimitz   Japanese Expect Early Invasion of the Homeland— Number of Enemy Vessels Reported Sunk Near Honshu

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Nips Say Huge Armada of Battleships and Carriers Is Still in Vicinity of Home Islands.   OKINAWA-BASED PLANES HIT KYUSHU AIRETELDS      Nimitz Says Navy Airmen Will Strike New Blows in Preparation for Amphibious Assaults,

RADIO SILENCE SHROUDS NEXT MOVE OF FLEE)   Jap Commentator Predicts Invasion Of Home'and Af. ter Repeated Attacks   SEEK WHEREABOUTS OF NIP AIR FORCE

Defense Grills Key Witness In Hooper Slaying   Tavern Manager Says She Saw Accused In * Albion On Fatal Day.”

DEFENSE RIPS TESTIMONY OF STATE. WITNESS      Albion Woman Admits She Failed To Tell Police About Incident

3rd Army Heads Down on Berchtesgaden to Junction With Reds   British Isolating Great Ports Of Hamburg And Kiel  QUICK ADVANCES BY BOTH ARMIES  Seventh Army Cracks Through Nazi Defenses South Of Munich

Second Army Troops Slash To Baltic   Advance Carries Within 30 Miles Of Meeting Reds

Surrender Paves Way For Free Advance North Into Bavarian Hideout Area

Tommies Isolate Hamburg, Kiel In Sweep To Baltic   In South, U. S. 3rd anc 7th Armies Converge On Berchtesgaden

Hamburg, Kiel Said Isolated — By British Drive   Entire Nazi Position . In Northern Germany Undermined By Allies

Probe Story of £Xx-Trooper   Tevelin Held in Jail—No Charges Yet Filed

War Offensive Against ‘Japan Resumed   Battle to Continue Until Official  Fneamy Gurrandar

THIRD FLEET; AIR FORCE 60 INTO ACTION   New Kind of Atomic Bombs Ready For Use

Gabreski In New York  Flies Back From Pasis— Wants to Fight Japs

Sugar Rations Cut 25 Percent   Canning Quotas Slashed; Other Foods May Get Higher Point Values

American Planes Again Blast Jap Bases on Kyushu  Attack Marked the Sixth Straight Day of Raids on Enemy

Okinawa Aircraf Hit at Airbases   Fields Used by Suicide Planes Hit Sixth Straight Day

JAPAN 15 BOMBED OTH STRAIGHT DAY   EMY AIR BASES ON KYUSHU BLASTED BY OKINAWABASED WARPLANES,

Air assaults are carried  thru 6th day  Kyushu targets toke new hlows

Okinawa-Based Planes Blast Jap Air Bases   Bombs and Rockets Hit Kanoyoa, Kushira Airfields an Kyushu

PLANES BLAST   Yanks Use Bombs, Rocket: As Japan Is Raided  6th Straight Day

Gas Promised Nitro People Today by UFG   ‘Temporary Truce Relieves Fear of Fuel Shortage Tn Kanatcha Valiaw

Nazis Call For All To Fight   Did Not Try To Conceal That ‘Hour Of Greatest Peril Has Struck.’

German Radio Calls Everyone to Join Holy Battle”; Rumors. ~ and Hysteria Mount‘in Berlin

All Germans Told to Fight   “Holy Battle for Liberty”; Fatherland In Peril From Reds

GERMAN ARMED FORCES RADIO SENDS OUT SOS CALL TO THE NATION TO FIGHT TO THE END

CALL GERMANS TO “HOLY WAR   Everyone in Nation Urged To Help Stop Reds

German Troops Called To Join In ‘Holy Battle’  Anxiety Sweeping Reich As Leaders Make No Attempt T

Nazi Radio Demands  Every Man Who Can.  ‘Carry Any Weapon ! Join Defeouse   Reds Only 6 Hours From City by Train   German Broadcast Admits vity For First Time; Sovict Drive Gains  * Momentum

NAZIS BEG FOR HOME SUPPORT   German Radio Pleads for Help As Red Army Sweeps Into Silesia

HYSTERIA GROWING IN GERMANY   Nazis Admit Hour Of Greatest Peril To Reich At Hand

All-Out Defense Ordered by Reich As  Rumors and Hysteria Sweep Berlin   Front Not Known.

Germany Swept by Panic As Russ Race on Berlin   Nazi Leaders Frantically Call on Civilians to Take Up Arms, Save Reich

Rolling Red Army 37 Miles Inside Prussia   Takes Insterburg, Attempt Junction

GERMANS CRY FOR ALL T0 SAVE REICH   “Join Holy Battle of Liberty,” Radio Appeal as Russians Invade Silesia Regions.

5-YEAR TRIAL ASKED IN PEACETIME DRAFT   Educator Comes To Support Of Military Training

Educator Urges Five-Year Trial Peacetime Drafi   Pardue’s President Sees Continued Obligation Of Being Fully Prepared

FOR TRAINING IN ARMS    Purdue Head Sees Little Prospect of Enduring Peace

Would Exempt Youths Taking ROTC Training   Purdue President Suggests New Pion la Military Training

Tells Conditions In Concentration Camp At Belser   Gruesome Details Of Notor ious Camp Revealed At Kramer's Trial

SEE GERMANY AS POLICING BASE   Expected That Big Three Meeting Will Decide To Develop Germany As Base For Patrolling Europe. 

Blast Wrecks Chicago Plant   Fear Two Persons Trapped In Fire Wrecking Vierling Steel Works

$600,000 PLANT RAZED BY BLAST   Portable Invasion Bridde Output Hit; Two May Be Dead

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Eynlosions Bury 2 Pieces of Fire Anparatus in Blaze

Yanks Skirt Unexplored Swampland 'To Capture Mindanao Island City

U.S. Troops Driving On Davao City   Skirt Swamplands To Capture Pikit

Doughboys Seize Pikit, 42 Miles From Port Davao   Two More Filipino Collaborationists  Taken At Baguio.

Yank Forces React Town 42 Miles From Davao Limits  Thirty-Second Divisior Opens Its Fourth Year on Overses Dut

Yankees Gain On Mindanao   ‘Are 42. Air Miles. :  From Davao: Limits

Ith Division Troops Gaining In Davao Drive  Mindanao Capite! 42 Miles Awey

Germany Faces Famine As Reds Overrun Lands   British Ex perts Estimate Nazis Have Lost Roughly 16,000,000 Tons of Food Supplies

Germans Lose Huge Amount of Food to Reds  Situation Likely to Be Tragic by Next Autumn

Germans Lose Huge Food Stores When Reds Advance, Face Famine by Autumn

ae  Hu nger Seen Stalking Reich -- With Vast Food Stores,Lost      Bixteon  illion Tons Is Esti. - mate'of Cost to Germans of Russian Campaign

British Experts Declare Germans May Have Serious Food Trouble By Fall _

Nazi Collapse In 60 to 90 Days Predicted   End of German Resistance Believed in Siqht

Nazi Collapse In 60-90 Days, Paris Prediction   Grand Scale Drives By Allied Armies ‘On Last Round’

Movie Stars Top Best Dressed List   Housewife Not Mentioned In Her War Effort Choices

TRIAL OF TOP NAZIS AGAIN: POSTPONED    Four-Power Court Can’t Agree on Procedure =

Postpone Opening Session of Court   _Caused By Split Over  Proposed Procedure

REPORT RUSSIANS HOLDING CUT FOR THEIR PROCEDURE   Official Reason Given for DeJay Is That Russians Are Having Difficulty Translating Indictment.   OPENING SESSION IS PUT OFF TO THURSDAY   Russians Said to Be Ohyjecting te Withholding Prosecution’s Evidence From The Defendants.

Dispute Delays Crimes Trials   Powers Split On Court Procedure To Try 24 Top War Criminals

FQUR-POWER COURT SPLIT (N PROCEDURE   Nuernberg Tribunal Will Consider Guilt of 24 Top War Criminals.

Splits Over Procedure  Delay I juernberg Trials   Four-Power Court Expected To Begin Hearing Of War Criminal Cases Thursday; Nazidom’s 24 Top Perpetrators Will Face Tribunal “

Split Over Court Procedure Delays  War Crimes Trial   4-Power Board to Try Top Nazis Postpones Session  Until Thursday

Yank Prisoners Freed at Rangoor  Unfit to Walk When Japs Abandoned City

SOLDIERS RESCUED AT RANGOON TELL JOF JAPANESE TORTURE METHODS — IUSED ON ALLIED PRISONERS:

39 AMERICAN FLIERS SAVED IN RANGOON   They and 29 British Offi cers Left Behind by Re treating Japs — Tel Many Stories of “Re fined Torture.”

Rescue Yank Prisoners _   Those Too Weak to . Walk Left in Rangoon When Japs Move Out; Tell of Tortures

ABANDONED U, S. OFFICERS SAVED   Men Left Behind By Japs In Burma Are Evacuated.   -—BY CHARLES A. GRUMICH—

Japs Abandon Americans In Rangoon Jail   Unfit To Walk Away From Prison

Shell Fire and Fighting Rocks Jerusalem  Viclence Outbreak To Witltacd

Shell Fire and Fighting Rocks Jerusalem  Violence Outbreak Is Wildest in Several Years

CHURCHILL RAPS BID TO POSTPONE GREEK ELECTION   STORM AT BEVIN’S SUGGESTION FOR * 9-YEAR DELAY

CHURCHILL AND BEVIN IN FUSS   Ex-Prime Minister Opposes Delay of Greek Plebiscite On Monarchy

Greek Future  Causes Clash   Bevin, Churchill Have Word Battle .

Churchill And Bevin Clash In Commons  ee fren Bed teal tee.   3-Year Delay In Greek Plebiscite Causes Trouble

BEVIN CLASHES WITH CHURCHILL   Verbal Bout In Commons Over Question Of Postponing Greek Plebiscite.

Churchill and Bevin in Clash  - Sharp Exchange Over Greece Policy

Churchill And Bevin Clash On Greek Problem      v Prime Minister Opposes Lahor Government Proposal For Postpaning Monarchy Voie

(CHURCHILL CLASHES WITH BEVIN   Raps Suggestion Of Laborites To Put Off Election

Churchill, Bevin Clash   Verbal Battle Comes On Suggestion to Delay Greek Plebiscite

Churchill Clashes With  Ernest Bevin   Commons Disciss Greek -Plebiscite

Churchill, Bevin  Spar in Commons   Labor Plan to Postpone Greek Plebiscite  3 Years Causes Clash

AGE LIMIT: 18 REDUCED   AEMY RULES THAT MEN OF 4 MAY NOW BE DISCHARGED: BECAUSE OF AGE:

All Cheer Great Day Of Victory   Laughter, Noise and Reverent Thankfulness Mingle in Community’s Celebration of War’s End.

Lewis Demands a ‘Rainy Day’ Fund For Miners in Form of 10-cent-a-ton Royalty

LEWIS DENIES WAGE CONTROL PLAN VIOLATED   Operators Say Union's Demand Unparalleled In U.S. History

‘JOHN L. LEWIS IN DEMANDS THAT GIVE HIM GREAT POWERS .   ASKS RIGHT TO SET SOMETHING ASIDE FOR RAINY DAY FOR MINERS

Lewis Makes  New Demands   Operators Say Program Would Make Mine Head Labor Czar

Lewi ris Seeking Rainy Day Sum For His Miners   Asks Royalty On Coal: Operators Say Demauds Would Make Him Big“gest Labor Czar :

Heads May Roll As Result Of News Release On Allied Command Shifts

A CIO REQUEST   Firm’s Plea For Resumption of Parts Work Given As Clue to Situation.

THIRD'S ADVANCE CUTS LAST NAZI ESCAPE ROUTE   Patton Controls 100-Mile Stretch of Rhine; Reds Carve Out New Gains

100,000 BAGGED BY THIRD ARMY'S STUNNING BLOW   U.S. Troops Now Advancing Between Mannheim and Karlsruhe

NINE GERMAN ARMY GAM BATTERED IN AIR ATTAGK   38RD ARMY WIPES OUT 100,000 NAZIS

NEW ADVANCES   Push Steadily Inland From Balikpapan; Cut Off Foe In Refinery Area   Submarine Is Strafed

Aussies Cul Off Exemy Borneo Units   Japs Put Up Most Bitter Battle For Pandoansari Refinery

RUSH WHEAT HARVEST   Growers Have Enough Labor and . Trucks: Weather Is Right

W. E. Smith To Leave Wesleyan   Accepts Position At State College In S. Dakota

They'll Do It Every Tim,   W. E. Smith To © Leave Wesleyan   Accepts Position At State College In S. Dakota

Big Three to report on Friday   Cordiality marks closings session

BIG THREE PARLEY ENDS; 10 REVEAL DECISIONS FRIDAY   Full Report on Deliberations of Leaders Will Be Given to World in Joint Communique,   GREAT CORDIALITY MARKS FINAL SESSION   Two-Hour Meeting Held in Former Residence of ExCrown Prince Wilhelm of Germany.

Big Three Parley Report Will Be Made Tomorrow   History-Making Confer ence of World Leaders ls Adjourned

Big Three End Conferences  At Potsdam   Cordial Atmosphere Marks Final Meeting  of National Leaders

IWHEN WILL NEXT WAR. COME, IS PESSIMISTIC QUERY HEARD, BUT THERE’S NO GOOD REASON FOR IT

Must There Be Another World War?   Cause For Anxiety, Not For Surprise; Recent ‘Laying Cards on Table’ Hopeful

Dan ger Real F or Another Global War   Times Analyst of Opin: ion’ There Is No Sound Reason Why It Shouldu’t Be Met Snecessfully; Cause For Anxtety

Must There Be Bnother War?   Mackenzie Sees Cause For Anxiety But Nat for Surprise

Solidarity Of The Big Three Vital To Future Peace Of Whole World

Another War?        Mackenzie Sees Caus« For Anxiety But Not for Surprise

mins Ue 1G LEOPOLD TO HOLD THRONE   1 ‘Refuses Political Demands He Relinquish Crown

KING ENDS MANY RUMORS THAT HE WILL ABDICATE   LEOPOLD ANNOUNCES THAT  HY INTENDS TO REMAEN BIONARCHE OF BELGIUM 

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service  LEOPOLD INTENDS TO REMAIN RULING MONARCH

Brewster and Inglis Clash At Hearing   Sen. Barkley Tells GOP Member of Group He ‘Is Out of Order’

Tempers Aroused As Pearl Harbor Probe Enters Its Third Day   Adm. Inglis Resents Brewster's Charge And Is Backed Up By Barkley’s Ruling That Senator Is Out Of Order.

GOP Senator Says Admiral’s Report Untrue   Inglis Resents Charge His Testimony Incomplete

NIMITZ FIRST NAVY WITNESS IN ARMED SERVICES DISPUTE   ADMIRAL TO TZLL REASONS WIGH-RANKING NAVY OFFIGERS OPPOSED TO ONE DEPARTMENT

Domei Condemns Japanese Secret Police Tactics   Japanese People “Writhed In Utter Dread Of Name Itself.”’

Favors Closer Cooperation Of Services   Believes Command Of Seas Would Suffer by Merger

Nimitz Opposes Single Air Arm, Service Merger   Favors Closer Cooperation Among Army, Navy. State Department

NIMITZ HITS ARMY-NAVY MERGER PLAN   Admiral Opposes Army's Proposal At Senate Hearing

‘Adm. Nimitz Presents ‘His Arguments Against Army and Navy Merger

Admiral Opposes Army-Navy Merger, However  Nimitz Backs Close Cooperation

Adm. Nimitz For Cooperation, vs. Military Merge   Reverses Stand Made Earlier Favoring Army-Navy Unity

NIMITZ NOT IN FAVOR OF ARMY, NAVY MERGER      Does Favor Close _ Cooperation Between Two Services, However

Separate Air Force Opposed By Naval Chief   Admiral Goes On Stand At Hearing To Refute  Eisenhower Views   ADVANTAGE OFFSET   Pacific Commander Gives Reason For Reversing Self

ADMIRAL NIMITZ OPPOSES MERGER QF ARMED FORGES   Pacific. Fleet . Commander Favors Closer Coopera Gan tlaweuvuaer

Don't Rush, Girls, but Real Nylons and Girdles that Str-rrr-etch Are Due Soon

Oh, Happy Day! Nylons Due Soon  Sie ee Sela SSeeeee eT = leo see ie hye Gees SNe te a, te ae   Return of Many Other Items Are Just Around Corner

Nylons, Two Way Stretch Girdles  Back Soon; Shoe Ration on Way Out

Nylons And Girdles to Appear Soon  U. S. Experts See Clothing Supply Increasina Fast

NYLONS, 2-WAY STRETCH GIRDLES ON MARKET SOON   Predict Shoe Rationing te End Soon; Free Wages From Controls

House Votes 38 Billions for Army   Largest Item for Pay And Travel Costs

House Writes - Tokyo Tickets   Army Appropriation Bi le Sent ta Senate

FIGHT ON IS DOENITZ CALL   New F uehrer Replaces Von Ribbentrop as Reich  Foreign Minister

Doenitz Issues sO ight-On’ Cry  To Forees   Fires Von Ribbentrop Reported to Have Giver Order for All Troops t Turn, Fight Russians

Four Children Burn To Death   F ire Enel Building  In Suburban Summit

DRIVE FOR DUTCH INDIES LAUNCHED      MacArthur Announces Inyasion of Tarakan Island Off Borneo

Borneo Invasion Confirmed; Yanks Near Davao City   Jap Holdings in South Virtually Severed By Operation

ALLIES CONFIRM THRUST AT BORNEO   DRIVE TO OUST JAPAN FROM DUTCH EAST INDIES GETS UNDER WAY.

AUSSIES. LAND ON ISLAND OFF BORNEO COASI   Veteran Troops Hit Th Beaches Of Tarakan With Naval Support   INVASION SURPRISE TO JAP DEFENDERS

Yanks Land On Island  Near Borne   Drive To Erase Japs From Indies Marks New Phase

News of the County Seat   TEACHERS SEGURED FOI MOST. RURAL SCHOOLS   First Meeting of Rural Teachers to be Aug. 98 and 29

CLAIM ON RHINELAND PASSED BY FRANCE      Collective Exploitation of Ruhr Also Acceptable

Probe Launched into Complaints of — Vets about Railroad Accommodations

OVERCROWDING AND OTHER DISQOMFORTS INVESTIGATED-PULLMANS FOR NAZIS CRARGED

Big 5 Believed in Accord On Italian Peace Treaty   Ickes. Oil Experts Arrive.

Big Five Agreed On Italy, Report   Definite Plans for Treaty Believed Drawn

Big Five Seems In Accord On Italian Treaty   Yugoslav Delegation Accepts Invitation To Attend Conference

State to Begin Three Projects To Aid ‘Egypt’   Rehabilitation of Shawneetown Bank To Begin in Spring

Berlin Radio ‘SMepped Up’   Propagandists Work Harder To Stir Last Ditch Resistance Sentiment

Nazi Propagandists Increase Drive For Last Ditch Resistance in Reich

Nazis Warned Against New Peace Offer   Look for Big Three To Appeal to People Themselves

CHINESE BEGIN YANGSO SIEGE   Fight Into Outskirts O' City; Japs in Kweilin Almost Isolated

CHINESE OPEN GREAT SIEGE PON KWEILIN   PACIFIC WAR MOVES NEARER MAINLAND OF ASTA

CHINESE ANNOUNCE SIEGE AT YANGSC   Intensified Drive on Al. most Isolated Kweilin Moves South

Chinese Besiege Former American Base af Yangso   lap Escape Route from Kweilin Shelled by Chiang’s Forces

Push Nazis From italian Salient   Germans Pretty Badly Mauled In Engagements Along Entire Italian Front

Ruthless Tiger of Malaya Found Guilty   Verdict Comes on Eve of Pearl Herbor Anniversary

MONEY WORRIES GROW IN OHIO   $10,000,000 Needed for ~ Winter Damage to Roads

SENATE PASSES ANDTO SCHOOLS   Will Appropriate Money to Help Local Districts

ANOTHER CODE BILL APPROVEL   Senate Votes Rural School Tax Relief Measure

‘Can’t Accept’ Demands Of Dispatchers  —_—- #¢s ‘   Would Violate Agreement, Chief Officer Announces

STRIKE DEMANDS HANDED REBUFF   Workers’ Terms Violate Agreement, Missouri-Pacific Official Says

Conferences At Washington Now In Fifth Day—President Anxious For Miners, Operators To Get Torether   DISPUTE IS OVER ° SUPERVISORS UNION

‘Holy War’ Hits  New Java Areas   Native Forces Gather To Battle Jap Troops

JAVA -DUTCH FIGHT MOVES TO SUMATRA   ‘Holy War’ Against Japs, Hollanders Proclaimed

Women's Com. Sells $17,700 Bonds In Mar.   Twenty Five Clubs Help To Maintain Successful Activity In Off Month.

3 CREW NEMBERS KILLED      Empty ( oY Tanker Explodes in PortAnchorage Today

3 CREW MEMBERS KILLED   Empty Oil Tanker Explodes in Port. land Anchorage Today

WIDDOES APPOINTED OSU FOOTBALL COACH      Acting Coach Last Fall, He Succeeds Brown

F JAPAN CAN BE BEATEN IN 45 GROWS   Big “If” Is Whether People Shatter War Production Records

Belief Is Growin g That Japan May Be Defeated This Year   Two Barriers Palls

SIXTH ARMY SMASHES JAP TANK FORGES   General Krueger’s Troops Winning On Left Flank

Americans Winning Batt! Of Left Flank On Luzon   Jap Sub Sinks American Ship Between Mainland, Honolulu; 10 Crewmen In Lifeboats Slain

Left Flank Struggle  Flames.   Yanks Blast Japs Out Of Holes With FlameThowers in First  Real Luzon Fighting

MacArthur’s Sixth Army Slowly Winning Vital Battle of the Left Flank

Japs Driven Back on Flank   600 of Foe Slain, 20 Tanks Knocked Out Along Left Flank

U.S. WINNING LEFT FLANK ~ LUZON FIGHT   Sixth Army Smashing Jap Tanks, Silencing Artillery and Going .After Nips in Holes With Flame-Throwers.

oth Army Blasts Japanese Tanks  Yanks Win ming rst Real Battle n Luzon

MacArthur’s Sixth Army Smashes Japanese In “Bio Battle of Left Flank

YANKS SMASHING JARS ON LUZON   Sixth Army Reported “Winning Important Battle Of Left Flank

YANKS WINNING LEFT FLANK   . Making Solid:Line:” ‘Aléng Manila Reat

Sixth Army Smashes Jap Tanks, Destroys Guns; Flame Throwers Rout Soldiers From Deep Holes; Enemy Capital Is Being Isolated Fast

Flamethrowers,  Artillery Routing Nips as U. Sy: Sixth Army Gains In Major Battle

Yanks Gain in  Luzon Drive   Gen. Kreuger Winning Important Battle With Jans on Left Flank

Yanks Smash Jap Tanks, Men on Luzon Lett Flank   Photos Show Heavy Damage to Nip ‘Plant in B-29 Raid

Sixth Army Winning Lef Flank Fight   Krueger’s Forces in First Rea! Battle Since Gulf Landing; Smash Jap Tanks

Japs Losing Flank Battle   U. S. Cutting Enemy Menace From North

LT A ET eR RRR nll omneteee  Luzon Left Flank Fight Being Won By U.S. Troops

Sixth Army Winning Crucial Battle for Left Flank on Luzon      Gen.‘ Krueger’s Troops Knock Out 20 Tanks, Kill 600 Japanese

Yanks Winning In First Real Jap Opposition   Sixth Army Smashes Enemy Trving To Defend Hidden Bases Near Highway Toward Manila.

Yanks Slash Jap Forces on Luzon   Sixth Army Fights Left Flank Battle With Tanks. Fire

YANKS LASH FOE ON LUZON FLANK   Appear To Be Winning First Big Fight Since Invasion

ILAGAN CAPTURED IN LUZON VALLE   U.S. Pursues Fleeing Japs North Through Cagayan Area

ENEMY ON RUN IN PHILIPPINES   Americans Clear Valley Of Cagayan On Luzon; Opposition Light

37th Division Captures llagan In Philippines   Important River Junction and Airstrip Held by Americans

Yanks Capture [lagan in  Drive on Luzon  Little Opposition Is Met From

Public Schools Will _ Present Fall Concert —  ‘Monday, December 10

LeMars High School Fall Concert: At Auditorium Next Monday Niske:   Program And List Of Participants In Annual Event

Furloughs Granted 28th Division Vets  To Meet Later At Camp Shelby

SMALL-SCALE TORNADO HITS GREENE COUNTY   Damage Reported But No One Injured, Trees Block Highways

Servicemen, Journeying Home For Holidays, Overflow Union Station In Los Angeles

2,000 Servicemen Fill Los Angeles Station Trying to Secure Rides

Ohio's Flood Waters Spread Over (Indiana Lowlands Towns, Country

Doughboys Fraternize With Germans More Daily, Despite Army Edicts

440 More Nazi Planes Smashed, Total Reaches 2,93 7in 11 Days; Bombers Rock ‘Junction Area’

440 MORE GERMAN PLANES DESTROYED   German Losses Raised to 2937 in Eleven. Days

S728. 440 Fora) en Der ag hoe “Fe gcryp eC m ac Pa ng  a. CAF ae Oe ce Eh ee.

Allies Get 440 More Nazi Planes   Attacks On Jammed German Airfields Put Total At 2,937

2,937 GERMAN PLANES BAGGED  ON AIRPORTS IN ELEVEN DAYS   Enemy Air Power Is Dying Ignominiously On The Ground With Luftwaffe Down To Less Than 3,000 Planes Of All Types; 30 Allied Aircraft Lost

Totaled Nearly Three Inches In 24 Hours at Some Points.   OIHO UP TO 64 FEET

OHIO IS RISING AGAIN DUE TO. HEAVY RAINFALI   Third Crest In Pt. Pleasant Business Area Expected

Mid-West Rivers Overflow Banks   Ohio, Mississippi Streams Threaten Endustry

Seventy Foot Stage Feared At Cincinnati   Louisville Prepares For Crest 17 Feet Above Flood Level

Ohio And Mississippi Rivers On Rampage And Heavy Damage Likely   Rivers Already Swollen Beyond Flood Stages And Thousands Forced To Flee Homes; Many War Plants Menaced.

Flood Waters at Disaster Stage   Menace Busy Arsenal Plants Along River— Lowlanders Evacuated

leEMEN OF!   Flood Disasters Seen From 'Pittsburah On To Memphis

Flood Waters Rising to Disaster Stage on Ohio, Mississippi Rivers

INCESSANT RAINS INCREASE FLOOD DISASTER THREAT   THOUSANDS FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES ALONG RISING RIVERS

Chinese General Enters Moscow Conversations   Soong Talks With Stalin Between Interviews With  U. S. Ambassador.

American Losses On Okinawa Incredibly Low  Nimitz Reports New Advances Against Minor Opposition

CASUALTIES ON OKINAWA FOR 4 DAYS ARE LOW   Sweeping Advances To North Continue As South Push Is Slowed Up

a DUY War Bonus —  Presidential V-J ‘Proclamation To Follow Formalities

WILL PROCLAIM V-) DAY AFTER PAPERS SIGNED   Actual Ceremony Of Signing’ Be Broadcast To American People —

Court's Invalidation of Labor Law Section Poses Problem for Legislature

Claim Tokyo Life Back To Normalcy   But Jap Broadcast Tells of Vegetables Planted in Former Streets

Yank Planes Get Good Results in ~ Raid on Rail Hut   Destroy Rolling Stock ‘Bound for Western Battlefront

Aussie Troops On Borneo Isle Continue Gains   Seventh Fleet Units Rake Nip Positions; Airmen Pound Enemy

D. Lawrence ls Winner in Pittsburgh   Election Conceded Shortly After 12; Snowden (D) Wins  Scranign Mayoralty

COURT POSTS CAPTURED BY REPUBLICANS   Arnold, Dithrich Score Apparent Victories In State Race

STAY DECISION ON MISTRIAL   \Bristling Legal Argumente \-- Mark Hearing-on-De-- fense Motion

COURT RESERVES MISTRIAL DECISION   Action Taken After Five Hour Hearing in Consmiracy Case.

New Drive On For One House Legislature   Campaign Started to Secure State Vote On Unicameral Plan

4 Lilly Soldiers Enlist, Furlough, Train Together, Listed Missing

Trieste Scared By Birthday Noise   Yugoslav Put On Fireworks Demonstration To  Honor Marshal Tito.

Sa. Nears 82") ‘ag "Temagirs Seagmae Meenas  ‘S. Geig pes mas Py a a ae

NIPS PROTEST ACTIVITY OF ~ RUSS FORCES   Claim Vesels Sunk By Submarine Off Hokkaido

Veterans of African Cam paign Sweep to 100 Miles Beyond the Rhine

Liberation of Holland _ (Object of Lightning Push   All of Ruhr Basin Enveloped When. First, Ninth Armies Form Junction 

Have Driven’ Beyond Towr Of Muenster                HEAD FOR BREMEN IN BID TO.” KNOCK OUT V-BOMB: BASES; -PATTON’S TANKS 152 MI. FROM BERLIN

Armored Divisions Drive More Than 15 Miles Bey ond Muenster   Grand Move Made to Wipe Out German V-Bomb Bases; Steel Ring Tightly Closed on Ruhr

British Pass Muenster in North Sweep  Vanguards Head For North Sea

Many Divorces. Being Sought In This County  Several New Cases Filed In District . Canrt Pact Waal

Many Divorces Being Sought — In This County —  Several New Cases Filed In District  Court Past Week

EDWARD A. O’NEAL NAMED PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Entire Convoy Sent To Bottom By Navy Bombe:   Enemy Casualties In Philippines Reach Total Of 369,818

More Signs Point to New Blows   Seek to Speed Okinawa Drive to  Give “Death Blow”

Washington, May 21.—(AP) —President Truman told cen@rese today that American forces were preparing to strike the Japanese with “overwhelming’ power.

‘Navy Calls for Speed on New Carriers, ‘Needed Soon’ china Opens New Offensives

Drives Hint Invasion Of Nippon Near   Three Cities Reclaimed In China; Yanks Close In On Shuri.

Three Cities Reclaimed By Chinese: End Of Okinawa Campaign Nears

Chinese Retake Three Key Cities; Okinawa End Near   Japanese Report Allied Naval Force Moving on Japan

Four Yank Divisions Close in on  Key Shuri Fortress on Okinawa— Navy Urges Completion of 12 Carriers Which Will be Needed ‘‘Soon”

JAPAN MAY BE INVADED SOOh   Two Drives in China Indicate Mighty Offensive Will Be Launched

4 Divisions Close In On Shuri Flank   Invasion Of Japan Is Not Far Off Indicated; Speed Oki nawa End.   STUDENTS MOBILIZE

TWO IMPORTANT NEW. CHINA OFFENSIVES —* RECLAIM TRIO CITIES   FOUR YANK DIVISIONS CLOSE IN ON KEY SHURI FORTRESS ON OKINAWA

4 U.S. Divisions Said Closing In OnShuriBastion   Philippines Gains Small; Nips Claim Taak Force Moves On South Japan

Temperatures   Chinese Recapture Three Cities;  Yanks Attack Shuri

TWO NEW DRIVES IN CHINA SEEN AS PAVING WAY   Yanks Battle Toward Climax On Okinawa as Dozen More Carriers Called for

Parley Envovs  To Be United   Position On Each Issue Will Be Determined By Majority Vote,

COMMISSION GRANTED TO C.$. BETTS, JR.   Bucks Countians Authorized To Wear Meritorious Service Unit Insignia   GEO. POLYAK IS CITED

GOVERNOR EXPECTS LEGISLATURE WILL RENISTRICT STATE   STEVENSON SAYS HE WILL NOT ORDER SPECIAL SESSION FOR PURPOSE ,

Truman to Ure: Loan Apnroval   Opposition Develops In U. S. and Britar   BRPGisx1 PRESS PIVIDED

FDR Admits Diplomatic Differences Peace Settlement Ideas  Lack Allied Cooperation

Allied Problems To Be Solved On Give-Take Basis   FDR Doesn’t Expect To Reconcile Differences At ‘Big 3’ Meet

Fears All Allied. Differences Won’‘t Be Reconciled   Roosevelt Has No Iusions About  Big Three Meeting; To Do His Bact

Allied Peace Route Rocky   Diplomats Confess Obstacles Lie Thick

\AME GILLETTE TO S.P.B. POST   Diplomats See Continuing Differences Among Allies On European Boundaries

EDR. OFFERS LITTLE HOPE OVER ALLIED DIFFERENCES   Washington Experts Make Recommendations On Furopean Boundaries; Big Three  Meet Probably Scheduled for February.

U, S.” FUTURE PICTURES GLASS DRESSES. HOMES:   - Other Dreams: Include Non-Wrinkle, Never Shiny Men’‘s Trousers.

Perma-Crease Pants for Gents, Glass Dresses, Runless Stocking ‘For Milday Forseen by Senators

Sea-Water Bread, Mechanical Cow Among Wonders Visualized for Future

Christmas Mail Rush Begins Af Postoffice   Yesterday's Yule Supply Heaviest of the Season

Christmas Mail Rush Begins At Postoffice   Heaviest of the Garcon  Yesterday's Yule Supply

SEEK PENALTY © FOR STRIKES   INDUSTRY PRESSING FOR FINES FOR UNIONS THAT BREAK CONTRACT PLEDGE

Industry Will Seek Etfective No-Strike Clause   Appears To Be One Of Important Issues Looming Before Conference   NEED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS

ASKS” MINIMUM FEDERAL RULE   Consider Action To Contro} Both Union And Management

Strikers Agree To Allow Moving  ‘of Car Barricade   Thousands of Persons In Washington Remain Without. Transportation

Capital Bus And Trolley Strike End:   Workers Stream Back To Jobs: Settlement Looms At Windsor

Strike Vote Taken ln 37 Ford Plants   Capital Residents Without Transport As Walkout Holds

LOUIS TIBALDO, 47. OF BONNIE, 16 DEAD   Veteran of World War  Had Been Ailing for Past Seven Months.

10,000 Marines, Sailors To Take Over Naval Base   Rear Adm. Badger’s Flagship, San Diego, Leads Task Force

Connally, O'Daniel Split over Judge   Each Endorses Man for Western District Post

FR Says It Will Deal With Foreign As Well As Domestic Affairs.   MESSAGE WILL BE LONG

‘Says Refused To Send Son fo Religious Class   Woman Atheist Says Classmates  Ostracized Her Son

Amputee Runs 100-Yard Dash In 13 Seconds   Gets Mad and Shows Buddies He Can Perform on Artificial Leg.

JAPS STILL FIGHTING IN KOREA   Russians Say Nip Suicide Units Covering Escape

GON-MANDERS GIVE FULL REIN, TO PLUNDER   Radio Tokyo  Charges Soviets Pillage in Manchuria

OPA TO EXPLAIN PRICE CEILINGS   Merchants tc Hear of Simpl'fied Methed to Calculate Prices

REUTERS SAYS DOENITZ SEES END OF FIGHT   News Agency Quotes Broadcast Admission by Hitler’s Successor That Continued Warfare Now “Senseless.”

EXPEGT SURRENDER OF NORWAY TODAY      scandinavian Telegraph Bureau Says German Commissioner Will Resign

Field Marshal Kesselring Surrenders All Nazi Troops in Czechoslovakia, Austria   Three Armies Yield to Gen. Devers’ 6th Army and Will Lay Down Their Arms at Noon Sunday: Norway Expected to Quilt

Sporadic Fighting In Copenhagen Just Before Ceasefire Order; Two Day Bag Of Prisoners Greatest Mass Surrender Of War.   Over Four Million Nazi Prisoners

DOENITZ ADMITS HIGHT USELESS   INTERPRETED AS NORWAY SURRENDER INTENTION

Status of Norway Starts Flood Of Speculation  Capitulation Expectec Soon; 150,000 Nazi Troops There

Capitulation Coming Tod ay Oslo Radio Says   Dispatch Quoting “Abso. lutely Reliable Sources” Says German Commis sioner Will Resion   Swedish Leaders Predict Surrender   German-Controlled Norwegian News Agency to Continue Open Through Night for Developments

(slo Says Norway Capitulation 9 Be Made today   Remnants of Nazi Fleet Leaving For Norwegian Ports

Stockholm Report Says Offer Made   Must Find Way for Capitulation; No Allied Forces in That Area

DOENITZ LOSES HOPE   ‘Senseless To Fight On’ Says Hitler’s Successor

Collapse In Norway May Be Expected Soon   Stockholm Report Declares Negotiations Between Doenitz and Allies Are Now Under Way.   GERMANS IN NORWAY. MAY NUMBER 300,000

CAPITULATION OF NAZIS IN NORWAY TODAY IS HINTED   ESTIMATE GERMAN FORCE IN NORWAY AT ABOUT 300,000

Status of Norway Starts Flood Mi Speculation  Canitulation Exnercie   Capitulation Expected Soon; 150,000 Nazi Treops There

Last Half of Million German Troops in Northwest Ger many Surrender Unconditionally, Climaxing Weel of Nazi Collapse.   Final Realization of V-E. Day Is Expected From Negotiations

Swedish Political Leaders Expect Surrender Of Forces In Norway By End OF Day

EVE EASTERN     only +   Nimitz Reveals Expansion in Ryukyus; Kume Occupied

JAPANESE HINT AT IMMINENCE OF TWO NEW AMERICAN INVASIONS, 1 ON ISLE NORTH OF OKINAWA; 1 AT BALIKPAPAN   Enemy Claims American Destroyers, Minesweepers on Sortie   FIND NO OPPOSITION   Kume Provides Yanks With New Land Mass For Air Bases

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)  OTH REATS OFF SAVAGE NAZI COUNTER-ATTACK

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  ‘Jap’ War Equipment Ordered ied Over to Allies

ARMY AND: NAVY EQUIPMENS TO BE USED IN RELIEF WORK “ETO ‘TROOPS GO  © ABHORE

Japan Ordered To Turn Over Al War Equipment   Sweeping Demilitarization Order Issued By MacArthur To Jap Army Navy   SUPPLIES WILL BE USED FOR RELIEF

BIG THREE ENVOYS MEET IN MOSCOW   Atom Bamb on Agenda a Russian Capital

Bevin Arrives for Conterence   Byrnes Warns Against Hopes of Big Decisions; Says Direct Understanding Aim of Parley

Byrnes, Bevin, Molotov Ready For Conference   Atom Bomb, Postwar Relations To Be Chief Parley Topics

Big Three Opens After Stormy Flights   Byrnes Expects No Major Decision On A-Bomb

SECRETARIES OF BIG THREE: ARE NOW IN MOSCOW   Hope To Hold First Session On ‘Atom’ Bomb, Other Matters Tonicht

Big Three Envoys At Moscou   Foreign Secretary Bevin Of Britain Arrives At Soviet Capital To Join Byrnes And Molotov

BITTER TARIFF BATTLE BREWING   PARTY LINES DRAWN ON BILL EXTENDING THE RECIPROCAL ACT

EXPECT BITTER TARIFF BATTLE   Demo and GOP Leaders Draw Lines for Congressional Fight.

PARTY LEADERS DRAW LINES FOR BITTER NEW TARIFF BATTLE   DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS REACT UPON INTRODUCTION EXTENSION BILL

FIGHT OVER TARIFF BREWS IN CONGRESS   Party Lines Drawn Sharply in Opening Clashes

Tariff Battle Hits Congress   Administration Wants Authority To Reduce All Import Duties.

United’ Nations Media: tion Invited by Palestine Arab Delegate to Powerful Pa ii-A rab  7 Leagire, With Ste ¥ ra Proviso -

NEW FLASHES OF HOPE COME FOR ESTABLISHING OF JEWISH INATIONATL HOME IN PAT FSTINE

REDS FIGHTING ~—MIKADO'S BEST   JAPS IN MANCHURIA BIG AND STRONG—DAYS IN AREA HOT, NIGHTS COOL.

Texas Accents Jananese Surrender Mffex Alone With U.S. Cake Says

Peg Cutbacks in Production of Munitions   WPB Rescued From Reorganization of Priority System

Halt Planned Increases In Arms Output   Cutbacks Are Ordered In Shell Production And Building Of Tank Factories Is Halted

NEW MUNITIONS CUTBACK PENDS   iMay Stave Off New ‘SuperSuper’ Priority Svstem

WPB Priority System Saved   New Munitions Cutbacks Rescue Board From Looming “Worst Emergency’

NEW CUTBACKS AID PRIORITIES   Save WPB Trouble of Revising to Protect Vital War Needs

Cutbacks To Rescue WPB   Shell Production Reduction Climaxes Surge Of Military Optimism

New Munition Cutbacks Stop Alabama Jobs   War Department Cancels Contracts At Sheffield, Birmingham Plants

Munitions Cutback Saves Priority System Facing Gravest Emergency

New Munitions Cutback Due To  War Successes   WPB’s Priority System Apparently Saved From  Tan VAlanat BE eotaccamod

PRIORITY SYSTEM  OF WPB EXPECTED  BE GIVEN RELIEF FAVORABLE PROGRESS OF WAR BRINGS NEW MUNITIONS CUTBACKS

Malinovsky Wing Invades Central Czechoslovakian Province of Moravia   Munitions Cut-Back To Stave Off “Super-Super’ Priorities

NEW MUNUITIONS GUTBACKS ORDEREL      Will Rescue WPB’s Priority System From a Serious Emeraency.

Vinson Hits Tax Slash In House Bill   Treasury Chief Tells Aim to Reduce Deficit

BUT CATS LIKED IDEA   Felines Feast on Fish Put in Hills of Corn

BYRNES RETAINS HOPE FOR PEACE DESPITE BLOW-UP   SAYS BIG 5 PARLEY HAMPERED BY POLICY ON BALKAN PARTIES

Representative  Peace Meeting  Is Byrnes’ Hope IIn T. ie   Up To Russia, He Comments

Byrnes Hopes For Another Peace Parley   Indicates Attitude of Russia Wilf Determine Whether it is Held

Soviet Stand Key to Peace Says Byrnes   Expresses Hopes for Success Despite London Conference Rreakdown

BYRNES HOPES FOR NEW MEET   Indicates Russian Attitude Will Determine New Parley

Soviet Attitude Will Determine Parley—Byrnes   Proposal Is Pending, U. S. Official Says In Radio Broadcast

Russia’s Attitude Will Determine if It Will Be Called   Secretary of State James Byrnes Reports on Conference in London

Byr nesHopeful Of Peace Pact By -End Of Year   Secretary of State Tidicates Russia’s Atlitude Will Determine Whether it’ Materinlizes

Secretary Of State Hopeful Of Peace Confab This Year   Recognition Of Bulgarian, Hungarian Governments Seen As Main Stumbling Block To Allied Unity

Soviet Attitude Makes or Breaks Desire of World   Secretary Still Holds Hope, However, of Allied Aqreement

re Oil Mas ropes. ES egies  Success Depends On The Attitude Of The Soviet, Says Secretary Byrnes

SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES STILL HOPES FOP NEW PEACE MEET   INDICATES, HOWEVER, THAT RUSSIAN ATTITUDE TO DETERMINE MATTER

HOPEFUL BOUT PEACE MEETING   Byrnes Indicates Russia's »Attitude Will Determine Saccinn 

Byrnes Hopes For New Meet  Secretary Says Plans Hinge On Russia —

Byrnes Hopes  For Peace Meet   Indicates Russian Attitude Will be Determining Factor

BYRNES STILL HOPES FOR PEACE MEETING   Future Up to Russia, He Says in Report

Byrnes Hints Peace Meeting Before 1946  Hopes All United Nati ions Will Make   pmo Ff 6 hl. lUPiaNAC

BYRNES STILL HAS HOPE FOR PEACE CONFAB   Says Attitude of Russia Will Determine Outcome This Year

Reds To Stay In World Affairs, Moscow Declare:   United Nations Jurisis Meet To Perfect World Court Plan

Thousands of Gl's Forced to Stay Aboard Ships in L.A. Harbor Due To West Coast Transportation Jam

Bill Passed In Both Houses Allowing Vets Exempt Property Tax   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Snecial Correspondent

IV OFUHT IMG. TAX EXEMPTION OF SERVICE PEOPLE   May Result in Heavy Load for Few. Left

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Warn Nation of Possible Greater  Curb In Travel   Government Agencies Asked To Reduce More of Employe Movement

FOR Says First 2 Years Hardest   Final Preparations For Fourth Term Inauaqural Made

First 12 Years Are Hardest, Says President   WASHINGTON. — WP — Weather forecast for Saturday: rain.

FIRST 12 YEARS ‘HARDEST’, FOR ~ SAYS JOKINGLY   But Chicf Sidesteps Questior On Another Term-—Set For Inaugural

ROOSEVELT REFLECTS, DODGES MANY QUESTIONS   Remarked: "The First Twelve Years Are The Hardest.” Last Day of Third Term

New Term Will Begin Saturday   First Twelve Years Are Hardest, President Remarks At Regular News Conference

NEW FLEET RECORD   4,000 Toms Of Fire Bunbs Rained On flew / / Targets

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No Draft Calls in Holiday Seasar   Disabled Troopship Due Off Lone leland Today

DISSOLVES NIP HEADQUARTERS; CONTROLS NEWS   Yanks Occupy New Areas

PRESS AND RADIO PUT UNDER BANS   Central Head of Enemy Militarism Slated to Go Sept. 15 Under Directive.   Militarism Out.

Closes Jap Army Office and Orders Stiff Censorship   MacArthur Regulates Radio and Press

JAP MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ABOLISHED BY MacARTHUR; NIPPON BROADCASTS CENSORED

Reinforcements Swell Occupation Army Te Nearly 100,000 Men; Odawara, Sagemishara And Zama Entered By U. S. Troops   OVERSEAS BROADCASTS OF JAPS SUSPENDED

Japs Feel — Effects Of His Orders   “ABOLISHES IMPERIAL, GENERAL HEADQUARTERS; CLAMPS CENSORSHIP ON TOKYO ee NEWS CHANNELS ree

Dissolves Head ‘Of Militarism,  Censors Press   Suspends Short - Wave Broadcasts By Jap Radio Stations

MacARTHUR ABOLISHES JAP GENERAL STAFF; ‘SUSPENDS SHORTWAVE; CLAMPS DOWN ON NEWS

CENSORSHIP IS CLAMPED ON TOKYO NEWS   Jap Shortwave Broadcasts to World Are Suspended

Jap General Army Staff Is Abolished   MacArthur Directive Give Government—Take Ovy er Tokyo Radio

GH onlT UP; ALL NEWo PUT UNDER CENSOR   MacArthur Also Orders the Suspension of Short Wave Broadcasts.

Nip Command ’ Ended; Clamp On Press. Radic   " MacArthur Gloved Fist Tightens: Yanks Extend Control

Series Of Far-Reaching Orders Given Emperor By Gen. MacArthur   Short-Wave Radio Also Suspended   Central Head Of Military Ix Dissolved Effective September 13

AMERICANS DRIVE WITHIN 20 MILES OF MANILA; MAKE SURPRISE LANDING   Superforts Destroy Singapore Drydock

ELDORA DEATH PURE ACCIDENT   Governor Withholds Formal Statement for Study

Peace Mission Stalled   Radio Tokyo Says Emissaries Can’t Make Trip Friday

Japs May Sign PeaceTreaty “At Tokyo Palace   General MacArthur Might Reverse Old Score On The Enemy

Time too Short, Tokyo Says in Note on Action   ‘Cease Fire’ Order Issued by Emperor; Prince New Premier

Allied Commission Formed in Pacific   Will Meet Soon to Formulate Policies for Carrying Out Jap Surrender

Set Up Body to Check on Jap Action   Great Britain Joins U. $., Russia; Others Asked to Attend

Allied Commission In Pacific Formed To Decide Policy   Commission to Meet Soon in Washington, Approved by Big Four

Form Allied Commission In Pacifie   Purpose Is To Formulate Policies To Carry Out Jap Surrender Terms

Byrnes Forms on Allied Commission Enforce Japanese Surrender Terms

Group Will Formulate Policies for Carrying Out Terms of Surrender-——Meeting to Be Held in Washington at Early Date—Byrnes Announces Step as Big Five Foreign Ministers Try to Break Deadlock on Balkan Situation.

Allied Commission Will Formulate Jap Policies   Group, Agreed To By Britain, Russia And China, To Meet Soon In Washington

Allies fo Join In Japan Rule   U.S. Commission Plan Approved; to Carry Out Terms of Surrender

Commission To Form Policies For Japanese   Balkan Settlement Not Expected Until Ministers Slated Ir November

Allied Commission Announced To Formulate Joint Policies For Enforcing Jap Surrender

Bombs Damage American-Owned German Industry   Parent Company In New Enoland

Escort Carrier Suwanee Hit by Suicide Planes Last October, Navy Says

In  World Plane Off to Tripoli  \Al   ee en Eee  Globe-Girdling Ship, Late at Casablanca, Cite Seaw Toga Mase

GLOBESTER LANDS AT CASABLANCA   PLANE TAKES OFF FOR TRIPOL] AFTER STOP OF TWO HOURS AND A HALF.

Globester Now on Fourth Leg of Trip   Fog, Stormy Weather Cause Delay

Globe Girdler Late Arriving At Casablanea   ‘Two Hours Behind Schedule Because of Fog and Sqiall In Avores; Goes To Tripoli

GLOBESTER ON WAY TO TRIPOLI   Stay At Casablanca Shortened To Make Up Lost Time

150 Homeless in Brownwood Flood  One Drowned, Square  Ddile afb City lnundatad

EISENHOWER HONORED BY VETERANS   Given Legion Distinguished Service Medal

Odessa Mayor Attacks OPA   Appoints Every Property Owner in City Limts Specal Check Officer

Odessa Mayor Rebels Against OPA; Apneints Property Owners Officers

ATTY. MORRIS’ WILL UPHELE   Evans Rules For Foster Daughter of Noted Attorney

Court Construes E. H. Morris Will   Evans’ Opinion Favors Foster-Daughter

About 25 Rescued From River After Boat Capsizes -.   Lifejackets Issued Soldiers, Presumed Na Men Suffered

EASIER ON ATHLETES   Must Be Able to Meet General Service Requirements

Amendments Everywhere   Less Confusing, Though, Than Millions of Words t Be Written, Broadcast

Jap Suicide Attacks Fail To Sink Biggest — U.S. Aircraft Carrier

SNOW CRIPPLES EASTERN OHIO   Report 8 to 12 Inches Falls Near Youngstown

—WEATHER— Ohio Hit By Sleet, Winds      Power Lines Broken And ‘Transportation Slowed By Storms

First Section Telescoped By Second Train   Few Injured When Empire Builder Of Great Northern  Crashes In Dakota.

Survivors To Honor Buddies Who Didn't Come Back...  Lost Battalion Rearoups Today

3,000 CRAFT DUE TO STRIKE DAILY   Giles Tells Of Power Which U.S. Can Muster Soon

3000-Plane Raids on Enemy Targets Possibie Strategic Air Deputy in Pacific Says

HUGE RAIDS IN STORE FOR JAPS   U. S. Ready to Hit Japan With 3,000-Plane Attack

U.S, LAND-BASED AIR  POWER IN PACIFIC 15  READY FOR BIG TASK CAN NOW HURL THREE).  THOUSAND PLANES DAIL} AGAINST JAPANESE

Doolittle Expected Back in Pacific With More Airplanes   Fury of B-29 Program is About to Be Doubled; Num. ber of Targets Available

America Can Hurl 3,000 Planes at Japon in a Day   Made Possible by Coordinating Pacifie Air Forces; Fury of B-29 Power Doubled

U.S. LAND-BASED AIR POWER IN PACIFIG IS READY FOR BIG TASK   CAN NOW HURL THREE THOUSAND PLANES DAILY AGAINST JAPANESE

Air Commanders Worry Over Lack Of Jap Targets   No Need For 3,000 Plane Attack

‘Land- Based Air Power In Pacific Being Realigned For Pre-Invasion

Nothing Left Now In Japan Worth 1,000-Plane Raids, New Strategic Air Deputy Opines  Giles Seys U. S. Can Hurl 3,000-Plane Blows At Nipponese [In A Single Day

3,000-Plane Raids on Nip Targets Possible, but Nothing Left That's Worth Even a 1,000 Plane Assaul

3000 Planes To Be Hurled. ‘At Jap Empire   Enemy Promised Terrific Raids Before Invasion

3,000 American Planes Can Hit Japan Each Day  No Individual Target Lett In Japan Worth Raid of 1000 Planes Savs Gen. Gile:

3,000 Planes a Day Can Be Hurled at Japan For Pre-Invasion Assaults

Enemy Targets Growing Scarce aa eee ees VCarce  3,000 Plane Raids On Japan Possible

General Giles Says 3,000-Plane Raids Are Possible  No Individual Targets Left in Japan Werth 1.000 Forts.

AIR POWER IN PACIFIC GAINS   3,000 Land- Based U.S. Planes Can Hit Japan In Single Day

3,000 Plane Land-Based Air Attacks Are Neared   U.S. To Coordinate Forees About Japan

3,000-Plane Raids Against  Japs Predicted   Tactical, Sirategieal Forces Being Realigned For Pre. Invasion ‘Homeland  Assanlis -

Land-Basec Air Power To Hit Nips AtAnyHour   Thousands Of Big Planes Can Raid To Soften Area

Realign Air Power For Final Jap Assaults   Hurl 3,000 Planes At Japan In Single Day In Pre-Invasion Attacks.

Reds Breach Nazi Lines on  65-Mile Front   Marshal Konevy Resumes Drive Through Holes Toward Berlin, Dresden

Russian Troops Breach Nazi Lines On 65-Mile Front   Reds Withstand German Attacks In the Southeast

PRISONER DENIES HE KILLED FROMES   BULLETS THAT STRUCK DOWN WOMEN TO BE COMPARED WITH MAN’S REVOLVER.

Cut Behind Siegfried Line; 10,000 Planes Bomb Enemy “ectors   Marshal Koev’s Legions Reach Goerlitz On Neisse River; Breslau Surrounded; Air Assaults Break Ali Records

CANADIANS ON WEST BANK OF PHINE RIVER   Ruhr Munitions Industries In Danger

Press Closer To Two Main Road Center:   British Empire Troops in Supreme Effort to Outflank Ruhr Area  rei OURESAE AD UPTO ANS

Canadians at West Bank of Rhine River   Battle Through Terrain Flooded by Breached Dvkes

Goch, Calear Units Faced With Speedy  Annihilation  ‘Sinema   Kleve Front Shows Greatest Activities

Canadians Inside Siegfried Line —   Semi-Aquatic Battle Is Turning Nazi Flank: Monty’s Guns Roar

Canadians Beat Flood, Reach Rhine   Drive Behind Siegfried Line Threatens To Outflank Ruhr Industries.

British Empire Troops Outflank Nazis’ Siegfried Line: American Armies Poised For Thrust When Waters Recede

Amphibious Tanks Turn Ruhr Flank      ‘Crerar’s Men Cross Flooded Lowlands to Reach Rhine West Bank   GOCH FALL IS NEAR   Von Model Scrapes Up All Reserves in Vain Effort to Hold Attack

Canadians at Rhine: Swing fo the South   Drive Threatens Rear Of Siegfried .Line:! Flood Stalls Other Armies

ARE MOVING TO OUTFLANK WEST WALL      Fighting Through Flood. waters, Troops Swing Along Northern End of River Valley in Threat to the Ruhr. ae

Canadians Reach Western Bank Of The’ hine After Slogging Througy: Floods

Canucks Wade Flood Waters to Hit West Rhine Embankment      Drive Behind’ Siegfried Line in Threat to  QOutflank Ruhr

CANADIANS FIGHT  THROUGH FLOODS 10  BANK RHINE RIVER ACTION THREATENS TO  OUTFLANK GERMAN INDIICTRIRG IN BIVeP

swing Along Northern End  thine Valle V   ritish Empire Troops Crush Series Of Counterattacks On Kleve Front.   [TERRIFIC BARRAGES

CANADIANS IN MOVE TO SKIRT RUHR DISTRICT   Advance Through Flood Waters At North End Of Rhine Valley

Canadians To Bank of Rhine   Swing Along North End of Valley Behind Siegfried Line in Flanking Move

Drive Behind Siegtried In Flanking Move   British Crush German Counterattacks Near  Kleve As Allied Guns Exact Huge Nazi Toll

GERMAN RUHR AREA PERILED BY ADVANCES   Action Flares. on Kleve Front, With British Closing in on Goch and Calear.

Press Closer To Two Main Road Centers   British Empire Troops in Supreme Effort to OutHank Ruhr Area

CANADIANS FIGHT THROUGH FLOODS TO BANK RHINE RIVER  ACTION THREATENS TO OUTFLANK GERMAN IN. DUSTRIES IN RUHR

Threatening To Outflank Ruhr Industries   Battle Through Flood Waters To West Bank Of River Opposite City Of Emmerich

Allied Forces Are Opposite Emmerich   Every German Attempt To Regain Ground Thwarted

Canadians at Rhine  After Wet Drive   Fighting Through Floods Reaches Emmerich, Ruhr Industry Flanked; Patton Pushed Toward Germany

Swing Slowly Along Northern End of Rhine Valley; Most Active Area, ~   NEARING GOCH, CALCAR

Drive Threatens Outflank Of Ruhr Munitions Industries  ’ iO cue Bk i ee   Counterattacks  Are Beaten Back   Captured Prisoners Look Like Parade Of Aged  Scarecrows

ROLL FORWA AT 2 MILES _ DAILY PACE   Threaten To Outflank Ruhr Industrial Area    11,000 PLANES   Pound Germany In Last 48 Hours; Little Activity On Other Fronts

Canadians Battle  Thru Flood Area   Troops Have Shaken Off  2 Counterattacks as the Rhine Is Reached   NO ATTEMPT TO CROSS   Nazis Throw All Resources Into the Defense of Homeland —

British Empire Men. Crush Series of Nazi Counter-Attacks, Near Goch and Calcar

Canadians Fight Through Flood Waters to Rhine   Swing Slowly Along River Valley in Driva Behind Siegfried Line; Use Amphibious Tante

NAZIS MUSTER ALL RESERVES   Patton’s Third Nearing Bitburg, German Road Hub

Fiood Waters Fail to Sto p Troops Drivine Against Ruhr Industries

MAY OUTFLANK  KEY FACTORIES IN RUHR VALLEY   Troops Fight Through Flood Waters To West Bank Of Rhine In Offensive

Flood Hampers Canadian Drive To Outflank Ruhr   Allied Armies Crush Frenzied Counterattacks

Allies Fight Slowly On In Germany   Maneuvers Threaten To Outflank Giant Gun Center

Attack Gains Momentum Behind Siegfried Line; Nazis Appear Faltering

GO THROUGH FLOOD WATERS 10 WEST BANK, THREATEN NOW TO OUTFLANK RUHR INDUSTRY AREA

RUHR FACTORY AREA PERILED BY FLANK MOVE   Kelly Demands State and Municipal Needs Be Heeded

British Units Crush Series Nazi Attacks   Drive Behind Siegfried Line Threatens Ruhr Munitions Industries

CANADIANS T0 THE WEST BANK OF THE RHINE TODAY   Swing Slowly Along North End of the River Valley.   OPPOSITE EMMERICH   Drove Behind Siegfried Line Threatening to Outflank Industries.

CANADIANS ADVANCE ON KLEVE FRONT   Gains Through Flood Waters to West Bank of Rhine Opposite Emmerich Reported

TROOPS BATTLE THROUGH FLOOL TO TURN FLANK   Nazis Scratching Up Every Available Reserve For Kleve Area

CRERAR’S TROOPS TURNING GERMAN FLANK IN NORTH   CRUSH SERIES OF. COUNTER-ATTACKS TO THREATEN RUHR

Canadians Fight Through Floods On Rhine Banks   Ruhr Munitions Industries Reported Threatened In Flanking Movement

Monty’s Forces Fi whi Through Reich’s Floods   Keach West Bank of Ger. man Barrier Opposite — Eminerich, Swing Along  oo North Eud of Valley   Rabe Miunibon  Plants Jenaced   Canadians Threaten To Oulflank Suathastries In Drive Behind Sieg. fried Line

KESSEL SEIZED AS NAZIS TAKE NEW REVERSAI   Enemy’s Counter-Attacks Are Crushed — Kleve Froat Most Active Sector

Canadians Swing Along North End Of Rhine Valley   They Fight Through Flood Waters to West Bank  Opposite Emmerich.   Shake Off Six More Frenzied Nazi Attacks

Make Drive Behind the West Wall   Threaten To Outflank Ruhr War Industries

_WESTERN FRONT—   Von Model Rushes Up  Reserves   Kleve Front Advance Brings New Threat To Ruhr, Rhineland

CANADIANS PUSH TO WEST BANK OF RHINE RIVER   Reach Stream Opposite City of Emmerich; Repel Nazi Attacks

Industries !n Ruhr May Be Outflanked   German Counter-Blows Beaten Back By Empire Troops

Canadians Fight to Rhine   Kessel Captured; Giant Air Armadas, Artillery in Smash

IF ight Through Floods   ‘Canadians Battle Up To Swollen Rhine As Falling Roer Hints of Early Drive to South

BOMBERS HIT KRUPP FACTORY   Pound Oil Plant, Railyards at Dresden

NAVY'S PLANES BLAST 73 SHIPS   262 jap Planes Damaged Or Destroyed in Support Of Invasion of Luzon

Navy Fliers Get 73 Ships, 262 Planes   Two-Day B-29 Raids leave Tokvo Aflame

Fliers Sink’ Or Damage 73 Jap Ships   262 Japanese Planes Destroyed or Damaged In Formosa Area: :

NAVY HELLCATS HAND JAPANESE SEVERE LOSSES   73 Enemy Ships Sunk Or Damaged And 262 Planes Destroyed In 3 Days   SUPERFORTS AGAIN ATTACK JAP CAPITAL

‘Argentina’s Students Warned To Quit Their Protests By Tuesday   Farrell Regime Threatens To Shut Down All Universities For Remainder Of School Year

Congress Convenes, Ready to Enact Tough, Win-the-War Legislation

NEW CONGRESS MAY APPROVE CALLING 4-F'S   CONGRESSMEN INDICATE THEY WILL “GET TOUGH" IN. PABS ING WAR LEGISLATION

NEW CONGRESS READY 10 GET TOUGH ON WAR   Optimism of Election Campaign Gone in Present Situation

A THREE-DAY HOLIDAY   Sunflower Workers Will) Return to Work Tuesday Morning

American Troops told Deen Wedge In Inner Germany   Ninth Armored Division Seizes Remaaen Bridae

New American A Chicago Man Army in Actions Crucified Against Nazis Cult Suspected

Great German Counterattack Is Anticipated   Allies Speed Troops, Supplies Across Rhine

Troops Gain 5 Miles A fter Ri ver Crossing  WH? 8 el. .j. oe ee WE

WARTODAY   Allies “Gang Up” On Nazis to Deal Death Blow In Remarkable Display Of Unity By Military Forces

 JOE GOEBBELS, BULL-VOICED HITLER PROPAGANDA MINISTER, SAYS ALLIES GANGING GERMANY

Joe Gozbbele Says Allies Ganged Up On Naszsio— ' —By DeWitt Mackea  Allies Giving Display Of Military Unity

The War Today      Big Three Forces Fighting As Unit to Crush Reich

AUSSIE PATROLS SCORE IN BORNEL   Continue Reduction of Jap Forces in interior Hills nt feland

SPURS CONGRESS   Washington News Touches Upon Induction, Mine Seizure

Employment A “Must”   Sen. Thomas Declares Full Employment Is  Policy of 50 Nations

U. S. Awaits Confirmation Of Report Japs Screen Taraets With POW Camns

U.S. Probes Jap Prison Deaths  Verification Awaited Of Report Captives Near Bomb Taraets

Allied Planes Sink Japanese Shipping   23 Vessels, 36 Smaller Craft Sunk or Damaged Over Week-end

4.00 Sorties Damage 23 Nippon Ship:   Thirty-Six Small Craft Also Hit in Concerted Blows Ranging Over the Entire Far East Area

ACTRESS SHOT ACCIDENTALLY   Bullet Lodges in Spine of Susan Peters. 23

SUSAN PETERS UNDER KNIFE IN SAN DIEGO   Actress Was Shot in Hunting “Accident Monday

SOVIET STAND IN BALKANS SEVERE TEST FOR BYRNES   DISAGREEMENT OVER RO. MANIAN GOVERNMENT [5 FIRST PROBLEM IN MUDDLED SITUATION

LONDON’S CHIEF TOPIC IS STILL ATOMIC BOMB   Great City Yet Agog” Over Unleashing of Weapon Against Japs

Here They Come!   Hordes Of Migratory Workers  Leave California For Home States.

Migrants On Roads Home   Trucks, Cars Piled With People and Belongings Leaving California Daily

SUNNY KANSAS AGAIN   Forecaster Thinks Clear. Weather May Last Over Sunday

Fuel Crisis Grows;  Army Aid Sought   Ickes Asks Release of 30,000 Mine Workers

Coal Dearth Perils U. S.. Tekes Avers  Demands Release   Demands Release Of 30.000 Vets To Avert Crisis

JAP FLEET IS READY ~ TOMEET OUR NAVY      Nimitz Says Nips Inferior in Strength, However

High-Ranking German Officer Tells Third Army Captors There’s No Organized Defenses Between Them and Reich Capita

Urges Repeal Excess Profits, Normal Taxes   Snyder Says High Levels were Only Emergency Measures

ASK CONGRESS TO REPEAL 3 PCT. ‘ON INCOME TAX   Administration Also Wants Wartime Profits Tax Removed

MOVE WOULD CUT 10 MILLION OFF FEDERAL ROLLS   Business Relief Also on Program

Repeal Three Per Cent Normal Tax on Individual Incomes  ALSO 95 PER CENT ON BUSINESS TAX  Congress Asked To Fix Date When Wartime Tax Would Meet ’42 Levels

Would Free Ten Million  From Levies   Excess Profits Tax Also Is Slated For Repeal

Ten Million Persons Would Be Benefited   3 Per Cent Normal Tax Would Be Lifted

End of Wartime Excess Profits  Tax To Be Asked   Action On Emergency Relief Measure Is Urged By November 

WHITE HOUSE ASKS INCOME TAX REPEALS   Lowest Brackets Would Benefit Most By Administration’s Demand For  Elimination of Normal Ls

Proposed Tax Revision Plan Would Remove Over 10 Million From Payment

Administration’s Income Tax Reliei Program Is Presented to Congress

SHARP TAX GUTS ARE FAVORED BY ADMINTSTRATION   Réconversion Director Joht W. Snyder Recommends Cuts In His Annual Report To Congress.   MILLIONS WOULD HAVE NO INCOME TAX BILLS   Measure Recommended Would Remove Three Per Cent Normal Tax On Individual Incomes Jan. 1.

GOVT WOULD ALOO HEPEAL PROFITS LEW   Tax-Writing Committee Hopes to Have Emergency Relief by Jan. 1.

Congress Asked To Repeal avo Normal Tax   Move Would Exempi Ten Millions  Danes BF.......1m

SNYDER OUTLINES TRANSITIONAL LEVY PROGRAM TO CUT U. S. REVENUE $4,000,000,000 PER YEAR

How Far To Go Is Only Issue Before ¢ Group   10,000,000 Individuals Would Be Affected  Rv Prannacal   TO AID BUSINESS   Administration Urges Outright Repeal Of  Excess Levy

Americans Break Off Attack   Carrier Lounches Planes While 25 Miles of Japan

Tokyo Says U. S. Carrier Planes  Discontinue Raid   Believe 173 Jap Planes, 32. Ships Destroyed In . One Day of Fighting ©

J0B 15 TAKEN . UVEH BY ARMY AIR FIGHTERS   Tokyo Admits 173 Jap Planes and 32 Ships Knocked Out Tuesday.

Ships From Okinawa In New Blows   U. S. Warplanes Destroy 173 Jap Aircraft and 32 Ships.

Fleet Attack May Resume Tokyo Says   Our Losses ‘Light;’ No Enemy Plane’ Reaches U. S. Ships

173 Nip Planes and 32 Vessels Are Destroyed   Tokyo Says New U. § Air Assaults Made by Army Mustangs

Combined Fleet-Land Based Planes Destroy 173 Jap Aircraft, 32 War Shins

(arrier Plane Attacks Continue Riads On Tokyo  PRE-INVASION AIR ' ASSAULT ON JAPAN  American Carrier Within 25 Miles Of Japanese Coast

Army Raiders From Okinawa ResumeAssault   Carrier Planes Wreck 173 Aireraft And $2 Ships In Dawn-Dusk Raids

BOMBARDMENT IS BROKEN OFF BY 38RD FLEET   At Least 173 Nip Planes, 32 Ships Wrecked In Dawn to Dusk Assault. ,

TOKYO SAYS U.S. FLEET WITHDRAWN   indicates Carrier Strike at Honshu ls Broken Off

Third F leet Withdraws — From Japan   CARRIER STRIKE AT ENEMY ENDS AFTER EXACTING HUGE TOLL IN BOMBARDMENT

Mass Meetinc On Schools Here Tonight  Public Urged To lie oe pally

Mine, Mill, Smelter Workers in Three Montana Cities to Participate In Mail Balloting on Strike Issue

Union Committee Points Out Procedure for Taking Strike Vote Starting Monday  Ballots, Mailed to Emploves, May Be

Cubs Pound Out 9To0 Victory In Series Opener  Drive Hal Newhouse To Showers in Third

Cubs Leading 9.0 at End o' Eighth inning   Newhouser Mnocked Out While Tigers Eail to Hit

ROUT TIGERS NEWHOUSER IN THIRD INNIN(   Fight-Hit Barrage in First and Third Innings of Game; Capacity Crowd of 55,000

Cubs Seize Early Lead   Batter Newhouser Out of Box With Crushing Attack For Big Lead

TRUMAN'S STRIKE-PREVENTION LAW CAUSE OF MURRAY'S BREAK WITH PRESIDENT STARTS THROUGH CONGRESS

Anti‘Strike Legislation Is Launched In Congress   Committee Will Get  Measure For Action

TRUMAN'S PLAN ON LABOR PEACE BEFORE HOUSE   Strike Prevention Legislation Begins Precarious Journey Through Congress.

STRIKE BILL BEFORE HOUSE   First Action Is Set This Week By Labor Committee

Tr uman Strike iB ill Launched  On Capitol Hil   Labor Coinmittee Calls Meeting For Tomorrow . to Decide. What. to... Do About It

Strike-Prevention Bill to House Labor Committee   Norion Introduces Legislation io Give President Authority fo Set up Fact-Finding Beards

To Push Norton Bill Providing Curb On Strikes   Administration Goal Is Passage By House Before Christmas Recess.

T ruman Measure For Fact-Finding Giv en. Gomunistee   House Labor Group Te — Hold. Early Hearing:  On Bill.

J, S. TO STUDY SPANISH BREAK   Agrees to French Proposal For Discussions

Strike Set In Protest To British   Outbreak Is Frist Since New Dispute Over Immigration

7*T,T,,FrFrerrerreereerrereeee es  U.S. Delegates Study Neus Coverage Policy

Three B-29s Fly    on-Stop Krom Japan To Chicago      High Winds Over Alaska And Canada Cut Gasoline Supply And Foree Abandonment Of Proposed Non-Stop Hop To National Capital

JAPANTO WASHINGTON IN30 HOURS   B-29s Had to Stop in Chicago For Refueling

WEARY FLIERS RESTING AFTER LONG JOURNEY   Airmen Head For Home With Completion Of One-Stop Flight From Japan   PLANES LAND IN CHICAGO   Headwinds Exhaust Gas, Oi Supplies Before B-29s Reach Washington

FROM JAPAN IN 2/ HOURS-40 MINUTES   Forced To Stop in Chicago For Gaoline and Oil

FORTS FAIL T0 ATTAIN GOAL   ALL THREE LAND IN CHICAGO TO * GET MORE FUEL

B-29’s Complete 6500-Mile Flight   Forced Down At Chicago by Lack of Fuel.

THREE SUPE FORTS ARRIVE IAT WASHINGTON      Flight From Japan Made With One Stop At Chicazo

6,000-Ton Bomb Load Hits Japan   Betw een 950 and 1,000 Superforts and Fight- er Planes Smash at Enemy Homeland With Fire and Demolition Bombs.

1,000 B-29s And Fighters Blast Japan   1000 Tons oof  Bonihs Dropped by Over 750 Superforts Loose Fire and Destruction Podiay.

E000 TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED IN DRIVE TODAY   H2%, Fighters Continue Strafing and Bombing; Russians Making Five -Pronged Thrust

B-29’s Stick — ToJob      Strike Japan With 16000-Ton Raid As  Japs Dawdle Over  Surrender. Decision

Superforts Continue to Smash Japan   Hurl 5,000 Tons Of Explosive; Enemy's Air Attack Fails

DemolitionBombs Shower on Japan   Crushing 6,000-Ton Attack Is Carried Out by Superforts —   HUNDREDS IN THE RAID.      Enemy Suicide Attackers Fail to Get Near U. S. _ Third Fleet

perforts and: Kghter anes, Numbering 950 to 000, Hit Jap Industries’

1,000 CARRIER PLANES, B-29'3 BATTER JAPAN   Six Military Targets Hit In Fire, Demolition, Strafing Raids

(000 Planes in Goodbye Blast  r-forts Batte   Super-forts Botter, Set Afire Jap War Industrial Targets

Crushing Assault Made by B-29s on Southern Honshu   Nearly a Thousand Planes Smash Heavily in Dreaded Attacks.   6,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on 6 Targets

Heavy Raids Smash Japan   Huge Fleets of Planes Batter Jap War Industries With 6,000 Tons of Bombs

1,000 PLANES IN LATEST HIT      About 6,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Six Military Targets.   FOLLOW FLEET ATTACKS

Swiss Foreign Office Does Not Have Answer; Forts Drop More Bombs

War Plants In Japan Still Hit By Allies   6.000 Tons Of Bombs Dropped On Six Military Targets In 24 Hours.   FibeEdE Tf OFF -COASI

SUPERFORTRESSES IN DEMOLITION ATTACK PON JAPAN TONAY   INDICATED BIG BOMBERS CONTINUE ACTION UNTIL OFFICIAL SURRENDER

Superforts Aid Japan In Decision   Hurl More Than 5.000 Tons o Explosives on Home Islanc of Nipponese in Historie Attack Today

1000 B-29s And Fighters Smash At Jap Isles as World Waits   6000 Tons of Explosive: Dropped in Last 24 Hours

Huge B-29 Fleet Smashes at Jap War Industries   Punishing Air Blows May Prod Surrender Reply

Superforts in One of Busiest Actions Over Jap Homelan   Nothing But Direct Order From High Command Will Step Fiehting

Superforts Strike Heavily at Japan   Nearly 1,000 B29s and Fighters of 20th Air Force Drop 6,000 Tons of Fire and Demolition Bombs and Strafe Japanese War Industries.   SIX TARGETS HIT

Allies Batter Jap War Works In Record Raid   6.000 Tons Of Fire And Demolition Bombs Dropped Upon Enemy

War Rages On All Fronts As End Is Awaited   Reds Pound Japanese Relentlessly; Superforts Bomb Homeland

While Waiting Peace, ‘Supers’ Blast Japanese  1I1AhA BI... .. B....... fi.   1000 Planes Roam Sky Spreading Death to Denote Impatience

Superforts Struck With 5,000 Tons Demolition Bombs On Honshu Today

D-2d0 aTnlke HARD AGAINST JAP INDUSTRY   1,000 Superforts Step Up Assault on Stalling Enemy.

«While the World Waits, U.S. Air rower Hits Hard   Prop 6,000 Tons ‘Of Bombs on Six Military Targets in The Last 24 Houre

390 B298 AND FIGHTERS FIRE ENEMY CITIES   6,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Targets By U. S. Raiders

BIG. 3 CONFAB STIRS BALKANS   Little Nations Hope For Greater Collaboration With Big Powers

Balkans Look To ‘Big 3’ Meet   Hopeful For Greater Postwar Collaboration With Big Powers.

BALKANS HOPE FOR BIG 3 HELP   Seek Unity Among Nations in Southeast Europe

Balkans Hope for Post-War Help in. Solving Problems  “Bulaaria and Othere   “Bulgaria and Others . Eye Parley With _ Mixed Feelings 

Balkan Nations Focus Attention On Big 3 Meeting   Smaller Countries Hopeful For Peaceful Collaboration in Postwar Negotiations

Balkans View  “Big 3” With  Hope and Feat   General Conviction Exist:  That Allied Conference  Will Spotlight Bal kan Problems

Balkan Nations Hope For Best At Conference   Seek Clarification By Big 3 And Assurances Of Postwar Collaboration

Balkans Hope Big Three To Assist Them   Eager For Big Powers to Work Out Peaceful Postwor Collaboration

Balkan Heads Hop Conference Will Help Peace  Little Nations Hold Precarious Political Position

Memorial Rites Held Sunday For Federal Judge   Judge Schoonmaker, Bradford Born, Died Last Thursday

Predict U.S.-British Announcement On Willingness To Recognize Austria

Russia Again Disrupts Conference   New Dispute Hits Plans to End Parley June 23

Six Big Cit Elections In Spotlight   Union Campaign In Detroit Tops New York Race

Only Shambles After Plane Hits   Tells Eyewitness Story of New York. Disaster

19th Floor A Shambles; Mangled Bodies Lie On Desk As Searchers Comb Ruins

Parts of Charred Bodies Litter Floor Of Empire State Building After Crash

STRIKE HITS PATRONS   Michigan Power Company’s Walkout Closes Heating Plants

ORDERS UNION TO MAINTAIN ALL SERVICES   70 Battle Creek Business Houses Feel Effects Of Walkout

MICHIGAN WILL KEEP POWER ON   Governor Warns CIO Strikers That He'll Tolerate No Service Breaks

TWO-THIRDS OF VIENNA TAKEN   Only Pocket Across Danube Remains in Nazi  Hands.

Racine Soldier Fatally Stabbed   Resists Two Men. During a Holdup

BIG THREE’S DENUNCIATION “SLANDEROUS   Dares Them to Make Change Through  Pressure

Allied Pressure Stirs Dictator Into Defiance   League Exclusion Called ‘Unjust; Ceneralissimo Not Seeking Seat

Truman Believes Atomic Bombs  Will End War   Gets First-Hand Report of Results Hint Disclosure In Radio Report

President Plans Talk Over Raido   President Arrives Home  * And Calls For Report On New Bomb; Speaks Thursday Evening

Truman Calls Stimson to Talk of War   President to Direct Use of New Bomb; May Warn Japs Again

SUMMONS STIMSON FOR REPORT [ON ATTACK: JAP REACTION TO IBLAST SHARES THE SPOTLIGHT

Tr ‘uman: Takes.  Over Direction  Atomic Bomk   Tells Newsmen It Is “Most _ Powerful Weapon For . War Or Peace Ever  Devised”?

Reports To Nation Tomorrow   In Radio Talk Slated For 9 P. M. President Will “Say Something” About Atomic Bomb

Truman Sees Atomic Weapor Foreshadowing Early Victory  President. Beet Home From Potsdam, ecrmace Charan A £Bamk Camnaian

Truman Sees Early Victory   President Tokes Over Campaign, Confers © With Stimson, Byrnes

White House Will Direct Atomic Bomb Use On Japs   Truman Sees Early Victory Over Nips

Truman Directs Bomb Campaign   Terms New Weapon Most Powerful for War, Peace Yet Made

AFL LEASES LAKE RESORT   Acquire Sister Lakes Spot For Private Club and Meeting Place

Clo Offers Security Guarantees To Ford   Auto Workers’ Union Submits Plan To Penalize ‘Wildcat’ Strikers; Parley With General Motors Resumed

DUTRA LEADS FIRST BRAZIL VOTE COUNT   Vargas Candidate Pacing Field —_-—Of-Fhree—

The Final Assault On Berlin   Soviet Troops Battle Die-Hard: German RemJ nts in Heart of  ity: Roll in: North

Soviets Open Last Push Upon Berlin   Red Army Flag Flies Over Ruins of German Reichstag

REDS AlWi DEATH BLOW AT BERLIN   Die-Hard German Remnants In Center Of City

Supreme Bid To Knock Out Berlin   Marshal Stalin Reports Red Troops Making “‘Final Assault”   REICHSTAG IN RUINS   Himmler’s Ministry (3  terior Is in Russian Hands

Hitler Underground  Fortress Besieged    Nazi Officers Commit Mass Suicide After Draping Themselves In Swastika Banners; Last Battle Rages In Tiergarten

Final Drive  Upon Berlin Is Launched By Russians   Victory On May Day Is Goal Of Soviets

Russians Make Supreme Bid To Take Berlin   ‘Final Assault’ as Reds Drive to Bring Prussian Capital to Knees

Soviet Victory Banner Flying Over Reichstag Ruins; American Infantry, Tanks Into Austria; Czechoslovakia

KED BANNERS FLY ON RUINS OF REICHSTAC   Russians Hold Triumphal Arch As Final Assault is Proclaimed

RUSSIANS RAISE RED FLAG OVER NAZI REICHSTAG   Die-Hard German Garrison Hammered In Center Of War-Torn Capital

Russians Capture  Reichstag, Ministry Of Interior ond Lay Sieae to Tierqarten

Final Victory Seen Near By  Premier Stalin   Himmler’s Ministry Of Interior In Red Hands: Lay  Siege To Underground.   CAPITAL IS AFIRE

RED BANNER FLOATS OVER REICHSTAG   Victory - Flusned Russian Troops Make Supreme Bid To Deal Death Blow To Flaming Capital   WAGE FINAL ASSAULT

Final Drive on To Capture Berlin   Stalin Announces Russian Troops Have Hoisted Banner Over City

SOVIET FLAG FLYS ON REICH CHANCELLERY   Many Suicides As Red Army Closed On The Fortress

Victory Flag Floats Over City's Ruins   Die-Hard Nazi Remnants Keep On Fighting

Reds Hope Tc Deal Death Blow Today   Russian Banner Floats Over The Reichstaq

RED TROOPS IN FINAL ASSAULT   Victory - Flushed ~ Soviets Make Supreme Bid for City Today.   RESISTANCE IS SHARP

Reds Launch Final Attack Upon Berlin   Make Surprise Bid for Complete Victory on This May Day

Stalin Reports Kinal Assault On Dying City   Fighting Rages in  Center of Berlin As Nazis Make Last Try To Send in Supplies

Russian Forces Attempt To Deal Death Blow To Flaming German Capital

VICTORY FLAG WAVES OVER REICHSTAG   Lay Siege To Underground Fortress Of Nazis   BATTLE FOR CITY   Good As Lost, Nazis Say; Stalin Gives Report On Enemy Casualties

Reds in Supreme Bid to Knockout Flaming Berlin   Stalin Declares “Final Assault’ Is  On; Die-Hard Nazis  Compressed in Center

VICTORIOUS SOVIET  TROOPS SEEK TO DEAL  DEATH BLOW BERLIN DIE-HARD GERMAN REM NANTS HELD IN CENTER OF BLAZING INFERNO

“FINAL ASSAULT BEGUN SAYS STALIN: RED VICTORY BANNER "FLIES OVER REICHSTAG. RUINS

Reds Bidding For Capture of Berlin On This May Day   Last-Stand Defenders Refuse to Give Up, Though Radio Admits City Lost

BERLIN May Day Is Spur To Reds   Launch. Supreme Bid To Deal Death Blow To - Flaming Berlin

SOVIETS BID FOR KNOCKOUT BLOW OF BERLIN TODAY   Raise Red Victory Flag Over Burning Ruins of . Reichstag

Red Flag Flies Over Reichstag; Soviets Closing On Tiergarten   Germans Concede 11-Day Battle Is as Cood As Lost

RUSSIAN VICTORY FLAG WAVES OVER REICHSTAG RUINS   FINAL ASSAULT ON NAZI DEFENDERS OF CAPITAL UNDERWAY

Reds Make Final Bid fo Knock Out Nazi Capital City   German Radio Concedes Battle For City is Lost

Soviets Open Final Smash  For Berlin   Russians Hope to Take Capital Today; Flag Flies Over Reichstag

‘Final Assault’ Launched, Says Marshal Stalin   Red Vietory Banner Floats Over Smoking Ruins of Reichstag Where Hitler Rose to Power   Fuehrer’s Hideout In City Besieged   Russians At Brandenburg Gate, Berliu’s s Triumphal Areh: Die-Hard Germans Cornered

LONDON, May 1—(?)— Capture of the Baltic port of Stralsund, 40 miles from Rostock, was announced tonight by Marshal Stalin.

Efforts’ Were Being Made to Finish Flaming Berlin on. This May Day, in Words of Marshal Stalin.   RED BANNER FLOATS OVER SMOKING RUINS   The Soviets Were at Brandenburg Gate, Berlin’s Triumphal Arch, London Announced.

‘Russians Fight in Center of   City in Attempt to Deal   Death Blow to Flaming Metropolis.   NAZIS DESPERATE IN THEIR DEFENSE PLANS

New Cabinet To Be Formed In Greece.  Government Under   Government Under Regent Damaskinos To Seek Early Peace  FIGHTING CONTINUES

PREMIER, GREEK CABINET QUIT   Papandreou Leaves Post As New Government Is About to Be Established

Greek Cabinet Quits Clearing Resent’s Path   News of Events in Athen: Delayed When ELAS  fin Camrnieations

WAR TOLL EXCEEDS THAT IN CIVIL WAR   189,541 Killed Since Pearl Harbor, Compared With 186,541 in Strugvrle Betwoan Statec

BATTLE DEATHS TOTAL 198,541   World War 2 Exceeds Civil War Record For Lives Lost

Indonesians Refuse To Meet Dutch. ....  JAVA PERVADED BY TENSE ATMOSPHERE

EAPCLT ACTION ON WORK-FIGHT BILL   Committee Members Getting Tough On Manpower Problems

‘House Committee Displays ‘Get Tough’ Attitude on “Work or Fight’ Measure

Transports Sighted.   “Work or hight” Legislation To Be Taken U p In Congress

HEARINGS ON 4-f BILL TO BEGIN   MAY’S MEASURE MAY INCLUDE NURSE DRAFT

MINERS, OPERATORS IN CONFERENCE BUT REACH NO AGREEMENT  SECRETARY SCHWELLEN. BACH CALLED OPPOSING  CInLe THLOCTUCD

LU. Expected To Return to Jobs Next Week; Coal Union, Operators Called to Parley; Motor Industry Problems Settled

Fire Loss At Alton Bay Set At $150,000   250 Buildings Are Destroyed

Alton Bay] Loss. Of 250 Buildings ‘Cost $150.0 iY   Fire At Kavenit: Christian Camp Among: Worst In  History Of N. E: Resorts

Speeding Up Ot Pacific War Indicated   Success of Aerial Raids Against Japs Points to More Blows

Aerial Attacks Portend Nonstop Blows on Nippon   Devastating Success Of Superforts and Carrier Planes Breeds Ontimiem

Air Assaults Point To Speeding Up Of War in Pacific  Home Island Attacks Fleet Successes Help U. S. Prospects

Our Latest Blows Portend N on-Stop Attacks On Japan, Speedup Of War   Five Incendiary Raids Against Principal Jap Cities Show Potential Of Superforts’: Threat To Japan: Fighter Support Soon.

NONSTOP AIR WAR AGAINST JAPAN SEEN   Superfortresses and Carrier Planes Have Demonstrated American Airmen Can Penetrate to Heart of Nippon.

Devastating Success Of U. S. Aerial Assaults Carries Promise Of Speed-Up Of Entire Pacific War—Five Incendiary Raids Against Principal Cities Emphasize Superfortresses’ Threat To Nippon—Fifth Fleet Movements Still Blanketed By Radio Silence

Carrier Raid Portends New Woe for Japs   Nen-Stop Attacks   Non-Stop Attacks In Store for Enemy Homeland

Success of Air Blows Against Japan ‘Carries Promise of Quicker Victory

Enemy Finished As Naval Power; Fleet Smashed   Latest Reports Boost Toll Of Enemy Ships Put Out Of Action

Planes Speed War On Japs   Remove Jap Fleet Danger, Crush War Industries, Prove Japs Can’‘t Halt Drive

War’s Pace Speeds Up In Pacific   Success of Allied Air Raids On Home Islands Indicates Inability of ‘Foe to Halt Americans

NONSTOP BLOWS QN JAPAN LOOM   AIR ATTACKS’ SUCCESS PORTEND MORE RAIDS

Japan Faces’ Nonstop Air, Land Drives Upon Empire       Stronger Nipponese Points Being Taken

Supers, Carriers Plan Non-Stop Japan Blasting  Enemy’s Sea, Air   Enemy's Sea, Air Force Dissipated By American Blows

SPEED-UP OF PACIFIC WAR IS INDICATED   Devastating Success of Aerial Attacks On Jap Homeland Portends Nonstop Blows

Giant Waves Of Carrier Planes  Hit Airdromes   More Than 900 Aimerican Bombers Return: ta At tack After Devastating Blows Yesterday   Southern Japan Aveas Are Targets   Yanks Go Over In Four. teen Waves While B-295 Are Slashing Industrial City

V: ave Police '\  ls Ma aited   Presidents Views Tuesday By Radio

Yanks 63 Mile: From Cutting Reich in Half   3rd Army Breaks Over Weser River 132 Miles West of Berlin; Tanks Roar Toward Reds

BEATEN FOE WITHDRAWING 10 BAVARIA   Allies Driving for Knockout All Along Front— Capture 26,600 Additional Prisoners.   RIVER HURDLED WEST OF BERLIN   Battle of Annihilation in Ruhr Rises in Fury as Assault Is Pressed onTrapped Germans.

Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy   Max Rosenfeld, Detroit, Arraigned In Court

PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY   Detroiter Only ly One in Eight to Pléad Guilty; “Naturopathy Bill in Spotlight

Marine Point Discharge To Be Cut to 60   Children to Share in Judge Landis’ Fetate

Navy Continue: Defense Work In Philippines   Activity Hints U.S. Does Not Intend:to:. Be:Surpriseed Again:

U.S.BASES BEING PLANTED IN PACIFIC   Western Anchor Will Extend 6,000 Miles From California to Asia

NAVY EXPANDING FACILITIES IN PACIFIC AREAS   Chain of Bases to Extend From California to Coast of Asia

MARINES OCCUPY — STRATEGIC RIDGE IN PRE-PAWN DASH   Japs Try Unsuecessfully to Distodge Them With Artillery, Mortar and Machine-Gun Fire,   OTHER UNITS REACH os TOP OF ESCARPMENT   Surprise Attack Puts Seventh Infantry Division on Heights at East End of Line.

Seize Both Ends Of Escarpment; Counterattacks Are Beaten Off   Dwindling Forces of Japs Use Every Weapon at Their Command in Flourish of Defiance

Vital Heights Are Seized  In Darkness   Held by Doughboy: Despite Desperate Enemy Resistance

BREAKTHROUGH ATOP CLIFF FORT 1S AIM   Scale Heights Before Dawn With Ropes To Control Ridge

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TROOPS CLOSING IN FOR OKINAWA FINISH   Marines and Doughboys Scale Cliffs and Slaugh ter Japanese as Battle Nears, End

Gains Heid By U.S. Forces In  Furious Battle   Fast Dwindling Forces of the Enemy Bring Every Weapon to Bear as They Elect to Die on fsland

War Over So Far As Public Roads Plan Concerned   Senate Group Puts Okay on Huge 3-Year Program

SPEED ON ROAD PROGRAM LIKELY   SENATE GROUP AGREES LEGAL PATH IS CLEA€R FOR VAST CONSTRUCTION.

Germans Driv: Deep Into Russian Lines   Soviets Admit They Have Been Forced to Leave Eszterqom

Vicious Nazi Attacks Forced Russians to Retire DISPATCHES TELL OF BITTER BATTLE Enemy Broadcasts Inti - mate. New Red of. _ fensive

Vicious  ‘Noxi Atta cks Forced Russians aa to Retire a  DISPATCHES TELL  —: OF BITTER. BATTLE  Enemy. Broadcasts Inti_-mate. New Red of. fensive — :

Reds Forced To Retreat by Nazi Attacks  German-Hungarian   German-Hungarian Troops Frantically Defending Budapest

B-29s Burn 10-Mile Area in Osaka   300 SUPERFORTS HIT CITY WITH 2300 TONS OF INCENDIARY BOMBS

300 Superforts Blast Large Area in Osaka   Section of 10 Square Miles Hit by 2,300 Tons of Fire Bombs

PLANES DOWN 2¢ JAP INTERCEPTORS   digdeny's Forces Destroy En . omy. Craft in Fight Over i ?— Rdtccrthy

‘4 Aircraft Are agged by Allies latfop Raiders 1 Final Attacks   amikazes Crash into U. S. Troops in Ryukyus following Announcement of Japan's Surrender

HIT JAPS HARD AS WAR CLOSEL   Strike Over Tokyo Arez In Progress When  Orders Came

Raasch Heads Dairy Group   Reelected Yesterday At Shawano Meeting

WPBMay Junk Controls Held Over Material   Action May Be Taken Oct. . Three Months Ahead Of Planned Release

GILES TO HEAD PACIFIC FLIERS   New Commanding Airforce Leader Folloved in Old Job by Eaker

GILES TO DIRECT ~— ARMY AIR FORGES   Replaces Lt. Gen. Harmon Reported Missing on Pacific Flight.

Air Experts Think Pilot Mistook River Over City  Radio Conversation With Ill-Fated

Air Experts Think Pilot Mistook River Over City  Radio Conversation With Ill-Fated Plane May Be Kept

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS  weiner ae scm inte cet tart   Americans Launch Drive to Wipe Out Nazi Bulge

ATTACK OPENED ON CENTER OF BELGIAN BULGE   Yank Units In Rhineland Bring Nazi Drive On Strasbourg To Stop

KIDNAPED BABY CASE SOLUTION SEEN BY CHIEF   Sergeant Father Of Missing Infant Recalled For Questioning: Believe Break” Is Very Near.

Kerr Recommends Reduction of Taxes, Provision of Textbooks, Sound Financing For Schools 

KERR PROPOSES TAX REDUCTION, FREE TEXTBOOK   Governor Also Suggests That Voting Age Be Lowered To 18

Three Killed At Carlsbad Airport   Plane Hits Two Women and Child

Other Allied Armies Step Up Blows Which Are Viewed As Prelude To Grand Scale Invasion Of Germany   INVADE INDUSTRIAL HEART OF SAAR BASIL

Hit Targets. Ahead Of - : U.S. Armies   AIR ATTACK OCCURS AS THIRD ARMY BREAKS INTO, INDUSTRIAL HEART OF SAAR.

BLAST ENEMY TRAFFIC AS YANKS ADVANCE   May Be Prelude To Big Drive

Patton’s Men Penetrate Saar Basin   Record Bomb Weight May Be Dropped On Nazi Targets

Allied Planes Hammer Nazis On West Front   Germans Believe Ps Assault is Prelude To Biq Offensive

THIRD ARMY SLASHES INTO SAAR BASIN    Thousands of Planes Join In Big Aerial Offensive

Massive Air Fieets Aidec By Weather   Best Since Last Summer, As Raids Made Behind West  ront

Break Made Into Industrial Heart of Saar Basin   Good Flying Weather Enables Planes To Aid  Western Front Drive

PRIME TARGETS  AHEAD OF YANKS ARMY BLASTED   Patton's Men Break Into Saar Basin Industrial Areas

Patton’s 3rd Army Smashes Into Saar Basin   Nazi Radio Men View Action as Prelude  Ty Grand Seale Offensive

Patton Troops Drill Into Saar Basin; French Pour Shells Over Rhine River

Truman Refuses Labor’s Request   Little Stecl Wage Formula To Stand Pending Further Study.

GOVERNMENT ASKS” FUEL LIMITATIONS   Coal Situation Critical in the Northeastern States

Severe Coal Shortage In Northeast Closes Some Schools, Threatens More

Shortage of Coal Brings Closing:   Albany Orders Schools, Public Places Closed hi Nottleust Fuel Scarcitiés

Coal Shortage May Result in Drastic Orders   Some Schools Close; Government Eyes Places of Amusement

Coal Pinch Closes Schools in East   Fuel for Homes Is Limited Drastically

Eastern Coal Shortage Closes Schools, Brinas Drastic Fuel Limitation Orders

6 STATES FACE COAL SHORTAGE   USE OF FUEL CURBED IN HOMES AND AMUSEMENT PLACES IN NORTHEAST.

Drastic Fuel Curtailment  Order Given   Applies to Homes, Public Buildings,  Amusement Places

House Learns — War Material “Below Needs   . Patterson. Lists Rockets,  Superforts as Behind + Bi menslne ttlemelala *

ARMY AND NAVY NEED SUPPLIES   Shortages Held Critical Ix Report Heard By  Congress

War Production Off Schedule, ‘War Dept. Says   Report Refuels Drive For Suicter Control Of Industry Manpower

NO RELEASE UNTIL PEACE GUARANTEFD   U. S.-British-Canadian Commission to Study Uses

Offer Exchange Of Scientific Data With Allies   Commission Set Up to Explore Uses of Atom

Congressmen May Get Taxation Cut   Treasury Considers Allowing Levy Deduction on Food

Lawmakers May Get Tax Break  Deduction for Meals and  odging Possible

LESS INCOME TAXES FOR SOLONS SOUGHT   Expenses in Capital Are Foca Point

PARLEY UPSET BY CHURCHILL   Five British Delegates Resign, Halifax Remains At Meet

British Group At Conference Resigns Today   Five Quit as Churchill Ends Office; No Effect On Peace Effort

BRITISH QUIT ~ FRISCO PARLEY   But Resignation Is Only Election Formality

FIVE DELEGATES AT FRISCO MEET ALSO QUIT POSTS   Halifax Stays on as Chairman, ,With Others Awaiting Word From Londen.

Five British Delegates To Friseo Quit   Conformance With Parliamentary Practice Will Not Affect Charter.   LORD HALIFAX STAYS

Japs Make Suicide Attacks On Okinawa Installations   Pilots and Troops Fanatically Strike Shipping and “Airfield ‘Area—Eleven Nayal Units’ Are Damaaed

One Vessel Heavily Hit In 18-Howur Air Assault   Attempts To Land Men ov Airdrome Thwarted by Yanks: Japs Lose 11] Planes

Suicice anc Ings on o xinawa 71e.Cs 7ai; U.S. casua.cies Soar: anc “ig ring “ogee

18-Hour Battle Revealed By Nimitz; 116 Jap Planes Destroyed Off Okinawa   Some Planes Attempt Landings; One Gets Down But Jap Troops Are Quickly Wiped Out; U.S. Casualties for Campaign Total 25.675 of Which 5.332 Listed Killed. Missing

JAPS DAMAGE 11 U.S. SHIPS OFF OKINAWA   FANATICAL ATTACKS COST NIPPONESE 111 PLANES

AMERICANS SHOOT DOWN 111 ENEMY PLANES IN FIGHT   Yanks Destroy Five Other Craft Attempting to Land Small Assault Forces  an Tsland_   NAHA BRIDGEHEAD : EXPANDED BY MARINES   Heavy Guns Blast Fortrese Shuri—Nimitz Announces Casualties in Campaign Total 35.116.

“II Light Naval Ships Damaged - During Assault   Our Forces Knock Down ILL Enemy Planes; Losses Mount

NIPS ATTEMPT TO LAND MEN FROM PLANES   111 Enemy Craft Shot Down in Attack On Fleet Units

11 Light U. S. Naval Ships Damaged In 18-Hour Enemy  Air Attack OnOkinawa Units

One Bomber Lands Troops On Airfield   Bui All Were Killed By Americans In West Central Okinawa. Ou Casualties Are Reparted Blountine

Americans Down 111 Enemy Planes During Assault, Nimitz Reports   Nip Bomber Lands Troops  but All Killed; Army and Marine Casualties Reach 25,675

Japs Lose 11]. Planes During Raid   Enemy Attemps To Land Troops On Okinawa Airfields

Daylight Blow Struck Honshu - By Big Bomber:   Principal Island Of Enemy Archipelago is Under Attack

UAW Leacer Files Conspiracy Charge Against Chrysler  Bays Plant Officials Are Seeking to Undermine  Union and WLB      QUOTES ECONOMIST'S BARGAINING VIEWS   Frankensteen Asks Labor Board to Summon Scoville for Questioning

Local Man in Island Invasion aoe’ Man in Island invasion  Lt. J. A. Doarnberger Tells Of Bitter le Shima Battle

Local Man in Island Invasion   Lt. J. A. Doarnberger Tells Of Bitter Te Shima Battle

Judge Afraid That ‘Sonny’ Will Become Most Sought After Man in Whole U. S.

Ford Starts Wage Talks with Auto Workers; Prepares Reply to Union Plan for Curbing Wildcat Strikes

DLE MINERS WILL RETURN DURING WEEK   EAD OF UNITED MINE WORK ERS. TELLS 200,000 MEN. TO _. . RESUME JOBS. BY ” MONDAY

Miners Ordered Back To Work By Next Monday   Negotiations On Issue Of Supervisory Workers Dis. continued Until Fu ture Date   GOVERNMENT FAILS TO SETTLE MATTER   By PHILLIPS ! PECK  ial J i

One Serious Threat to Reconversion Removed; Government Seeks New Wage-Price Policy

Jap Emissaries Get Instructions   .. Transfer /Twe Islands:  To American Forces

Bandit Suppression Is Sought In North China   Chinese Reds Demand Apology By U. S. For ‘Interference’ In  North China Civil Struggle

Gen. Chiang Calls ‘Bandit Suppression’ Conference   Apology by U. S.. For ‘Intervention’ Against Them Demanded by Reds

Chinese Army Leaders Called  To Conference   Blocked by Land. Se Government Forces To Study Plans for ‘Bandit Suppression’  il.

Japan Rife With Speculation on Abdication .   Hirohito’s Visit With MacArthur Starts New Rumors

Japan Talks Abdication Of Hirchito   Call on M’Arthun iewed as Final Gesture

COUNTIES FIGHT STATE CONTROL OF JAILHOUSES   Legislature Is Taken To Task.For Meddling In Local Affairs   COUNCIL WILL STUDY REGIONAL JAIL PLAN

STATE CONTROL OF ‘JAILS 1S OPPOSED   Count y - Commissioners Lash Out Against - State Plan 

District Meeting Women’s Clubs LeMars, Oct. 3  Three Hundred Are  Expected To Be In Attendance

District Meeting Women’s Clubs LeMars, Oct. 3  Three. Hundred Ar Expected To Be   ‘ Tex Attarncdemna

lowa Labor Federation Reschedules Canceled  Convention on Oct. 13

Lucky Accident, Though Ship Lost   Collision Just Missed 50 Tons of Explosive

World Leaders Hail Junction  Stalin and Churchill  Leese Cheba cube

Command  to Defend Tokyo Set   Tokyo Says B-29s Mine Inland Sea; Nip Convoy Sunk

[WORLD STANDS AT GATEWAY OF NEW ERA FOLLOWING DEFEAT OF JAPAN. DECLARES AP ANALYST

Whole World At Gateway Of New Era   Lasting Peaceand Prosperity Seems Possible, Bui it Can Be a Nightmare of Turmoil. Depends on Approach in Remaking Universe.

BAS VV ALL AACN SAU EY BIE Oe  A Lasting Peace Depends On Harmony

‘WORLD STANDS AT GATEWAY OF NEW ERA FOLLOWING DEFEAT OF JAPAN DEFECT ARFS AP ANAT YST

New Era Can Be One Of Peace & Prosperity Or Nightmare Of Turmoil

AUTO RATIONING MAY BE LIFTED   New Car Production I Expected To Pick Up Rapidly

6.000 Canadian Draftees AWOL On Shipping Eve   Government Reveals Mass Defection Of Troops As New Overseas Conscription Plan Goes Into Effect; 8300 Soldiers Already Shipped

Marshall And King Are To Be Retired   Gen, Joseph T. McNarney Will Be Named As Commander of U. 5S. Forces in Europe

Moose fo Elect,  Install  Officers Today Regional Director  Addresses   epg. Ne Tr

Moose to Elect, Install Officers Today  Regional Director Addresses State Meet Here

-_7 nN 4  Coe. Sgt ky “Targ  BE tonne  aw Maneen Dar alate Nv  wees CR a oad Sno, Seal ©   Ships Hit Icebergs, 14 Collided as Dense Fog Forced Close Grouning

UNRRA FACING — PROGRAM DELAY   Russia Is Biggest Delinquent In Meeting Costs

——UMEIN A  U.S. Planes  For Chinese 700 To Be Flown  . To Nationalists

Chinese to Get Planes   Several U. S. Pilots Killed Flying Ships To Government Forces

CHINESE EXPECT 100 U. §. PLANES   American Craft Reported Flying In From India  And Burma  VANEKC BlewiING Livee

CHINESE FEDERAL TROOPS DRIVE FOR VITAL RAIL CENTER  REPORTED SOME 700 AMERICAN PLANES BEIN

U. §. Planes Are Flown to Chinese   Nationalists Promised 700 Aircraft, Is Claim

700 U. S. Planes Said China Bound  Ships Reported to Be Use of Chiang’s Me

U.S. Planes Being Flown to China, American Pilots Killed in Crashes

U: S. Aircraft Flown to China   of Planes for Use - Baaine? Communisis

700 Yank Planes Flown Into China   Nationalists Drive Near Mukden in Hard Fight for Manchuria

BEING FLOWN FROM INDIA AND BURMA   Central Government Troops Within 90 Miles Of Mukden

American Airmen Risk Lives  Flying 700 Planes Into China   Craft Expected To Be Turned Over To Chiang’s Forces Several Yanks Killed Already During Crashes

U.S. Skymen Flying 700 Planes to Chiang   Veterans Angered Over Risking Lives to Help China Federalists

CHINESE GIVEN TOOU.S.PLANES   American Ships In India. Burma Flown to Chinese Nationalists

U. 6. AIRPLANES FLY INTO CHINA   Cerrespondent Told Flight Was Ordered By War Department.

Seren Hundred Planes y Are Being Flown From India and Rurma Areas

Patrick Hurley Quits As China Ambassador; Planes ‘Are Flown > To Chiang at Risk of GI Lives

700 AMERICAN PLANES ON WAY TO AID CHINESE   War Department Reported To Have Ordered All Available Planes Flown In To Help Chinese Nationalists In Fight Against Communists.

American Planes Reported Flying Daily Into China   Men Piloting Craft Are Objecting?

American War Vets Fly Planes To China For Use By Chinese Nationalists

Several Lives Lost In Flight Operations Said Ordered By War Department

700 American Planes Flown Into China   Chungking So Hears: Some U. 8. Lives Lost Is Report

FIGHTERS, TRANSPORTS INVOLVED   Report 700 Ships Ordered Into China By War Department

U. S. Airmen, At Some Cost Of Lives, Ferrvine 700 Planes Into China   U. S. Air Force Officials Say It Is Vital That U. S. Protect Allied Gains In China, But Men Flying Planes Are Angry

AMERICAN FLIERS  DELIVERING 700  PLANES TO CHINA SEVERAL KILLED AS  FLIGHT ENCOUNTERS ADVERSE WEATHER

Yanks Risk Necks Flying Planes to Chiang's Forces  Craft Flown in From Burma and

MacArthur Believes Conquering Forces Can Be Small But  Rule May Be Long

MacArthur Asserts Occupation May Be Continued Many Years   General Says Small Force May be Sufficient as Enemy Behaves by Preparing Fields for Production of Food Supplies

MaeArthur Denies Saying Occupation  To Be Short   Japan Changing From Silk Producer To Food Grower ForHuneryMillions

JAPAN TO SLASH “SILK PRODUCTION TO RAISE FOOL   War Plotters Being Shifted From Yokohama to Island Prison That Once Held U. S. Captives.   AMERICANS OCCUPY THE PORT OF AOMORI   General MacArthur Declares It May Be Necessary to Police Defeated Nation “Many Years.”

Jans May Face Long Occupation   But Force Might Be Small, Says MacArthur

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Conquering Force to Be Small   Enemy Faced by Prospect of Starvation

Jap Homeland May Have Long Rule by Yanks      "Arthur Denies Speedy Qcecupation End, More  as eee PCT e Ow 

Force Small   If Japanese  Are Good   Empire Forsakes Silk Ter Food Crops, MacArthur ‘Takes Further Steps In Program

Rule of Nip: For Many  Years Seen MacArthur Eyes  Small Force  If Japs Behave

M’Arthur Sees Occupation Job  Of Many Years   Conquering Force To Be Small It aps Behave; Nation Dropping Silk Production To Raise Food

Witness Favors Marshal Petain   Officer Denies Vichite Participated in Fascist Move

Officer Denies « Charge Against Marshal Petair   Prosecution Finishes List Of Witnesses At Trial

Petain Vowed No Cagoulard   Former Prisoner of Nazis Aide Marshal's Defense

Officer Denies Petain Belonged To Fascist Group   Herriot Declares Marshal ~ Delegated Himself Dictaforial Power

Petain Gains Vital Point In Treason Trial   Prosecution Calls Last Witness; Former Premier Testifies

NEW ARGENTINE FORMULA ASKED   POLICY TO PERMIT  CO-OPERATION PROPOSED

Northern Ohio Personnel and Executive Conference Analyzes Postwar Employment Problems — Main Questions Concern Veterans, Negroes, Older Workers,  Women and Up-grading

SALARY RAISES FOR JUDGES IS GIVEN APPROVAL   Senate Overrides Unfavor able Finance Committee Report

FIGHT RAGES OVER . JUDGES’ PAY BILL      Unfavorable Report  on  Measure Overridden  by Senate

U.S. Army Seizes Cleveland Plant   War Production Periled By Strike Of 400

Four-billion U.S. Loan to Britain Seer   London Press Reports Pact, Calls it Boon To World Trade.

Hailed As Boon To World Trade  Great Britain Gets $4.4 Billion Loan From U.S.; ~ No Interest For 5 Years

England May Get 4 Billions, U. §. Money   Promises To Pay Every Cent Back To Uncle Sam

\Four Billion Dollar Loan ‘From U.S. Hailed As Boon [To World Trade By British   Official Announcement Of Agreement To Be Made Tonight In Washington .

U.S. Loan Made, London States  2 Per Cent. Interest To Be Paid After

British Success in Negotiations _ For Loan of Four Billions from U.S. Held ‘Boon to World Trade’

U. S. Provides England Loan Of 4 Billions.   Interest-Free Period Embraced in 50-Year World Trade Accord

London Reveals Loan Of 4 Billion Assured By U.S.   “Boon To World Trade” Is Subject To Approval By Congr ess, Parliament

British, U.S. Envoys Sign Loan Program   $4.410.000.000 Will Be loaned To Britishers; 950Year Repayment.   EASE {ISLES WINTER

U.S. To Loan Great Britain  Four Billions   British See Great Boon to World Trade in Act

BECKLEY IS GRANTED VETERANS’ HOSPITAL   .8. Loans Britain $4.400.000.000 Over 50-Year Era te

Huge Loan For British Isles By U. §. Reported   To Get 4'2 Billion Dollars; Hailed as Boon To World Trade

Loan Called Trade Boon   New Financial Aid Plan Subject to Legislative O. K.

Reported Loan To The British   Said To Amourt To More Than Four Billion Dollars

Britain Seeks Four Billion  Loan in U.S.   Agreement Subject to Approval by Congress And Parliament Drafted

British Loan  Rumor Heard   Aid To World ‘Trade Is Heralded Abroad

Q BODIED 10 APPROVE LOAN   United States Loan to Britain Hailed As Bocn to World Trade.   WILL EASE CONDITIONS

Four Billion U.S. Loan to Britain Ok d   Washington Silent On Signing of Pact; Announced in London

Report U. S. May Approve Loan Of $4.4 Billion To Great Britain   No Interest For Five Years

U. S. Agrees To British Loan Of Four Billion   BRITISH PLEASED WITH FINANCIAL AID TO NATION

FOUR BILLION DOLLAR LOAN FOR BRITAIN   Official Announcement of Agreement Expected To Be Made Simultaneous ly Tonight

LONDON PAPERS SAY 4 BILLION LOANED BY U.S. TO 6. BRITAIN   Congress Must Approve Grant; Called Boon To World Trade

U.S. to Lend Over 4 Billion: To Britain   Hailed as Boon to World Trade—Official Announcement Tonight From Both Capitals

A United States Loan to Britain Hailed by Press   British Newspapers Say $4,400,000,000 Lent by America Is Boon to Wor'd Trade

Agreement Signed For Billion Dollar  Loan to Britain   Terms Not Announced But Amount Is Expected to Top $4,000,000,000   REPAYMENT OVER 50 YEARS PROVIDED   Spirited Opposition Expected in Both Congress and House of Commons

U.S. Funds Hailed as  Trade Boon   Official Announcement Expected Tonight; Press Tells Details

British Loan Pact Signed Provisionally      ment Signed Subject To Okeh By Congress

British Hail American Loan  Of 4 Billions   Both Conservative. Labor Press Rejoice Over Settlement

United States Loan of $4,400,000,000 to Britain is Reported   Official Announcement of Transaction Expected This Evening

‘Signed in Washington and _ Covers Period of 50 Years; Hailed as World Trade Spur

Atoka Is To Get Two Texas Youths   Lads Admit Being Involved In Slaying of Kansas Man Near Atoka

Steinau In Hands Of Konev   Unconfirmed Nazi Reports Concede Wide Red Gains

Cross River Southeast Of Breslau   Stalin Reveals Breakthrough In Order of Day

Navy Contracts Cut By Billion As Peace Nears   » Order:Halts:- Work On 95 Ships, Including Aircraft Carriers:

More Than Billion Dollars Worth of Navy Work ls Stopped Today.   AIM AT RECONVERSION 

— Navy Slashes Ship — Construction A Billion   ARMY PLANS HUGE, QUICK PEACE. CUT. -

Navy Cancels   Ship Building  Wark on [4 Big Warships i Je Ovdered Halted

Gen. Stilwell Visits Pacific Sector Where He Confers With MacArthur

GEN. M'ARTHUR AND STILWELL HAVE MEETING   No Details of Visit Revealed; May Signify New Pacific Action

Joe Stilwell Plans. With Gen. M’Arthu:   Ground Force Chief Visits Pacifice— Chinese Grab Coast

Stilwell Visits — With MacArthur   Head of U.S. Ground.  Forces On Mission

PERON THROWS — HAT IN RING   Starts Campaign For Presidency of Argentine.

’ Peron Throws Hat In  Argentine Political Race, Air Minister Ousted

Red Cross Drive Total Mounting   $20,565.65 Now Collected In County

Red Cross Drive Totals Mount   $13,190.21 Received In County To Date

$7,273.45 Total  In Local Drive   Red Cross War Fund Campaign Continues

Almost $11,000 Now Collected ©   Red Cross Campaign Receipts Mount

Red Cross Fund Now $5,721.15   War F and Drive In  County Continues

Depending Or Terrorism For Prestige   Byrnes’ Observers Report Unsatisfactory Conditions To  Big Five.

Study of Balkan Treaty Increases ‘Strain On Big!   Governments Representing Only a Fraction of People, Byrnes. Is Told   RUSSIAN-BRITISH SPLIT IS WIDENED   Bargaining Diplomats of 2 Powers Nowhere Near ” An Avreement

Canadians Push Into Rhineland   Patton’s Men Punch Two More Holes in Siegfried Line

Three Rhineland Gateways Open To Allied Troops   German Resistance Against Canadians  In North Stiffens -

Canadian And British Troops 3 Miles Away  Cowslerattacks Beaten   Cowslerattacks Beaten Down, Tommies Sloe Forward   FIFRCE FIGHTING   Yank First And Ninth Armies ‘Stabilizing _ For Roer Siege

Crack Nazi Divisions Jsin In Resisting Advance Of Canadians Nearino Wesel

Morale Reported High Among Troops Almost at Home for Yule Season

MOST DECORATED U. S. SOLDIER TELLS STOR}   Chest of 21-Year-Old Texas Man Heavy With High est Honors

Favors ‘Sure Punishment’ of War Cr iminals  Pa   Court Remains to Be Set Up, However, Justice Jackson Says

Jackson Suggests Sure Punishment For War Crimes   Tribunal Plans Not Completed

THREE DIVORCES ASKED IN SUITS   Two Husbands Seeking Decrees on Grounds of Gross Neglect

PARTITION AND DIVORCES ASKED   Belfast Property Involvedin Action; To Draw Forty Jurors

Ail Naw ourt  ww wy  Actions Filed Are for Divorces   Three Decrees Sought While Court Grants Same Number Divorces

Three Divorces Sought As Court Grants Three Decrees   Two Orders of Partition Issued in Garrett Cases; Sheriff Appoints Fittro As Special Deputy

ata + ae  WAR CORRESPONDENT RECEIVES DECORATION FOR 15 COMBAT FLIGHTS

‘Weary Laval Labels Petain. Self ‘Patriots’   Marshal Gave Orders To Aid Allied African Landing; He Testifies

Laval Says Troops Told To Aid Allies   “Evil Genius’ Claims Petain Instructed Africans to Help

Ex-Premier of Vichy Depicts Himself, Petain as Patriots But Helpless Under Germans

Petain Urged French T. Aid Allies, “Laval Says   Treason Trial Witness States Marshal  Ordered Help Given Invaders Of Africa

10 Million Pounds Tobacco Sold On Lumberton Market   One-Third Crop Sold To Date For 44,800,000. Warchouses Remain  ‘Loaded To Capacity.

Lumberton Market Sells Nearly Half  Season's Leaf Crop      One Million Pounds On Floors of 7 Warehouses Today.      Jasper ©, Eutto, Supervisor Lumberton Tobacco Market

Conversion Plans Are Speeded Up   Manpower Controls to Be Relaxed by July 1.

Freeze On Jobs Will Be Raised   Manpower Controls  Ordered Relaxed

Labor Control In 116 Cities Will Be Eased   Group III And IV Towns To See WMC Rules Relaxed July 1

Drive Against “Tax Evaders” Will Continue   Vinson Will Carry Out Campaign Begun By Morgenthau.

U. S. Loses 40,000 In Belgium Bulge   Majority Of 18,000 Miss. ing Believed Prisoners

Report Is Made Today   Breakthrough By Germans Costly To Yank Troops

DEMO SOLON DIES   Yank Losses In Von Rundstedt Counteroffensive Near 40,000

U, S, CASUALTIES DEC, 15 TO JAN, 7 PUT AT 40,000   Includes- 18,000 Reported Missing, Secretary Stimson Says.

AMERICAN LOSSES IN GERMAN BATTLE ARE UNDER 40,000   This Included 18,000 Missing, According to Secretary Stimson.   GERMANS GO TO 90,000   Believed the Nazi Killed and Wounded Would Reach 50,000.

German Drive Cost 40,000 Casualties   40,000 NAZIS NABBED, 50,000 KILLED, HURT, STIMSON ANNOUNCES

Americans, Russians Sit On Banks Of Elbe, Drink Champag.re From ‘Beer Mugs As Toast To Historic Meeting Of Ti Armice In Commas.

Americans And Russians Celebrate The Meeting Of Their Two Armies

Joe, Iluan Whoop It Up As Two Armies Merge On Elbe River’s Banks

Americans, Russians Celebrate Meeting by ‘Champagne Toasts Drunk From Beer Mugs

Germany Cut Completely By Historie Army Link   Great Celebration Staged by Russians And Yank Tr oops, Everyone Saluted

YANKS, REDS MEET AT ELBE   Historic Linkup One Of Day-Long Joy On River Bank

Big Celebration Staged by Yanks, Reds on Meeting   Allied Soldiers Toast Each Other at Torgau After Historic Junction; Troops of Two Nations Whoop It Up in Dance, Song

Troops Of Two Nations  Drink Champagne Toast.  On Elbe In Beer Mugs

Whoopee on the Elbe: 6. I. Joe and Ivan Drink Champagne  From Beer Mugs at Victory Meeting

UNCLE JIMMY PAINTED   ' Statue in Front of) Law: Building  , Has Coat of Whitewash

INEW GM PAY OFFER [REJECTED BY UNION   132 Cents an Hour Boost Turned Down; Negotiations to Be Resumed

UNION SCORNS TEN PER CENT PAY INCREASE   Negotiations Will Be Resumed Todav

U.A.W. Rejects Offer by General Motors  Negotiations Will , Be Resumed at 2 o’Clock Today

Most Widespread Superfort Attack Of War Pours. 3,850 Tons of Fire And Explosive Bombs on Jap Targets

INDUSTRY AND LABOR FOR PLAN   BOTH FACTIONS LIKE VANDENBERG PROCRANM

LABOR PEACE PARLEY PLAN DISCUSSED   Both Labor and Management Respond To  . Suggestion

Enemy Losses 14,000 On Luzon; Yanks’ 3,143. Including 657. Killed

Yank Patrols Move Into Area Of Clark Field   Jap Casualties 14,000 American Losses on Luzon Total 3,145 Including 657 hilled

- STEADY GAINS ~ CONTINUED ON LUZON PLAINS   * YANKS NEAR CLARK FIELD, 40 MILES FROM MANILA

U.S. PATROL FORCES NEAR CLARK FIELD   Jap Losses on Luzon 14,000, U. S. 3,145 In Two Weeks

Grew Says Japanese Are Using Wily Trick to Hurt Allies   Acting Secretary of State Warns Populace Against Believing Rumors of Peace Feelers: Enemy Seeks to Cause Bickering

Enemy Seeks to Create Division Among the Allies   Secretary Says Surrender Terms Still Unchanged

Grew Denies Peace Offers   Asserts ‘Feelers’ Intended To Stir Dissension in U. S., Among Allies

Grew Says Japs Use Purported Peace ' Feelers In Attempt To Greate Dissension

Nippons Use Purported Peace Feelers to Stir  Up Allied Dissension

ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE GREW SAYS JAPS SEEK DIVIDE  GREW DISCUSSES ALLEGE!  PEACE FEELERS PUT OUT BY THE JAPANESE

Japs Attempt To Stir Up  Dissension   Using ‘Purported Peace Feel. ers ; Want Peace Short Of Uncondition.   GET NO PEACE OFFER

Jap Peace Feelers Hit   Attempt to, Stir Up Dissention Among Allies, Says Grew

PEACE FEELERS AIRED BY GREW   Japs Trying To Couse Rift In Allied Setup By Spreading Rumors

REPORTS FAKE PEACE OFFER BY THE JAPS   Grew Says the Purported Feelers Are Intended by Nippon to Stir Up Dissension in the U.S. and Among Allies.

Grew Warns © Against Jap Peace Feelers   Purpose to Cause Dissension, Says Acting Secretary of State

Japanese Feeling  For Peace   ‘Grew Tells of Unofficia ‘Suggestions Reaching’ Washington. .

Grew Tells of Fake Nip Peace Feelers   TRY FOR DISSENSION IN ALLIES TO LESSEN TERMS FOR SURRENDER

Enemy Puts Out Peace Feelers: Nothing Doing   _ Acting Secretary Of State Grew Reveals Nipponese Intrique-

YANK INFANTRY TAKE FIRM GRIP ON 3RD AIRFIELD   Rule Entire North Coast of Mindanao; Take Vital Pass on Luzon

ENEMY SNIPER KILLS GENERAL   Patrick, Sixth Infantry’s ,Chief, Dies On Luzon

U.S. GENERAL IS KILLED BY JAPS   MAJOR GEN. EDWIN D, PATRICK DIES IN LUZON

Second Annual Show, Sale Set Oct. 25 and 26 by Western Montana Hereford Association  Outstanding Premium Awards Scheduled at Gala Event Which Is Expected  tba Kilowatt Danaea Canatmammant at Giaals

Second Annual Show, Sale Set Oct. 25 and 26 by Western Montana Hereford Association   Outstanding Premium Awards Scheduled at Gala Event Which Is Expected to Aitract Record Consianment of Stock

Probe Impends OnFarm Draft   Bouse Unit Orders Jones, Hanwchay tn Annear

INVESTIGATION HELD PROBABLE   Congress To Question Se. lective Service About  Farm Workers

DRAFT PROBE BY CONGRESS ISEXPECTED   Rules Committee to Take ‘Up Induction of Young Farmers

Record Bombings Prepare Way for Knockout Offensive; Yanks Take - 100,000 Prisoners in Saar Sweep ©

‘Auld Lang Syne’ Sung For Hollywood Canteen — After Three Years Service

_ Sait eae ais meh el aes Hist  Pre-fabricated hospital Monsees Pacific wounded

Germans Flee From Russians   Berlin Reassures Soldiers Saving Everything Being Done For Homeless.

Drastic Allied Action Facin g Indonesians   Determined to Restore O1 der In Strife-Torn Jay  Fighting Flares Anew ns  ay

‘More Active’ Action to Curb Java Fighting   Allied Commander Warns. Indonesians; New Clashes Reported

PLANS MORE ACTIVE MEASURES IN JAVA   Allied Commander Plans to Restore Order in StrifeTorn Java.”

BERLIN SAYS REDS MAKING ALL-OUT: PUSI   MOSCOW SILENT ON NAZI CLAIM THAT LONG AWAITED OFFENSIVE IN FULL SWING

REDS, GERMANS CLASH ON SIX BATTLE FIELDS   Russians Strike on 400-Mile Front   E. PRUSSIA GOAL   hAe R AWN WW RSE NAAN 43244     White Flags Seen In Budapest

RUSS BEGIN Bla WINTER DRIVE   Clash Spreads Four Hundred Miles Over Six Battlefiields

Big Offensive Started By Reds,  Germans Report   Triple Offensive Across 400 Mile Front—-First Blow Against East Prussia   NO CONFIRMATION BY SOVIET AS YET

HOUSE TO GRANT ARMY 38 BILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR   1,000-Plane B-29 Raids Will Spearhead Attack On Enemy Isles

Air Blows Will Pave Way for Land Assaults   Congressmen Given Strategy Preview by Gen. Marshall

Capital Pictured ‘As a Front-line City’ by Germans   People Told That Entry Into Great Nazi Center Is ‘Imminent’—Two U. S. Armies Race Beyond Leipzig—One Force Within 45 Miles of Goal.

Allies Tear Into Heart Of Germany   Powerful Columns Roar Across Reich; New Crossing of Elbe River Forged

Berlin Held ‘Front’ City; Early Entry  Is Foreseen   Elbe River Force  Being Increased

Third Army 85 Miles Capital And World Bid Farewell From Russian Front To ee Delano Roosevelt

BERLIN DECLARED FRONT-LINE CITY   German Artillery Opens up Against Ninth Army   45 MILES FROM BERLIN   Yanks West of Capital Move Up to Twice-beached Elbe On 90-mile Front

First and Third Army Forces Are Within 85 Miles Of Russian Lines; Units of Ninth Are Pounded By German Artillery on West Approaches to Berlin

Tanks Nearing Czech Border: Ninth Halted   Nazis Open Up With Heavy Artillery, Holding Yanks 45 Miles From Berlin

Tanks Drive Past Leipzig, Within 85 Miles of Reds   Enemy Describes Third Army Drive 7 Miles of ‘Chemnitz, Significant

Americans In Outskirts Of City, Is Claim   First And Third Army Tanks Bypass Leipzig And Drive Within 85 Miles Of Russian Lines; Simpson's Men Again Span Elbe River

QUICK LINK-UP OF YANKS AND RUSSIANS SEEN   Nazi Artillery Opens Against Americans Menacing Berlin

Two American Armies Speed lo Join Reds  fe SOON a.   Nazi Artillery Opens Up On 9th; Patton’s Move ‘Significant,’ Save Rerlin

First, Third Armies Reach Point Within 85 Miles —  Of Russian Lines   Nazi Artillery  hell  Fires On Ninth   Enemy Shelling U. § Front Located Less Than 45 Miles From Berlin

Germans Shell Advance by 3d To Meet Reds   Leipzig Passed by Yanks As Tanks Thander East . Then Realben San

Yanks Drive Deep Beyond Leipzig; Absie Tells Germans Entry To Berlin Imminent

YANKS HAMMER TOWARD UNION OF TWO FRONTS   Nazis Say Reich Capital Now Is FrontLine City

NINTH EFFECTS NEW CROSSING OVER THE ELBI   First and Third Army Tanks Race Past Liepzig 88 Miles From Russians

U.S. 3RD ARMY NEARS LINKUP WITH SOVIETS   ENTRY INTO GERMAN CAPITAL BELIEVED IMMINENT

A Battle of Annihilationis Now © Under Way on the Western F ront

BATTLE RAGING FOR POSSESSION OF PADERBORN   Loss Would Trap Thousands Of Nazis, Now Roused To Peril

Great Battle of Annihilation Now Under Way  Nazis Desperately Try to Break Out of Vast Pocket

SELECTIVE SERVICE EXPECTED GO AFTER CHANGERS OF JOBS  ARMY ALSO LOWER PHY. SICAL STANDARDS FOR MEN IN WORK UNITS

G.0.P. LEADER ASKS TAX AID FOR BUSINESS   Martin Says Higher Exemption Needed for Reconversion

Martin Backs Tax Relief for Small Business  Plenoce MHanca én      Urges House to Pass Exemption Bill This Year

Soviets Reach Last Oder Strongholds  Reds Close Swiftly      Reds Close Swiftly On Frankfurt, Kustrin in Drive

Reds Close In  on Kustrin and Frankfurt  17,450 Germans Are Captured or Killed, Soviets Say

(,450 Germans Killed r Captured When Caught 1 Trap, Moscow Reports   Nazis Ciaim Reds Thrown Back After Crossing Oder River, Where Violent Battles Are Reported in Progress

Soviets Reach Last Oder Strongholds   Reds Close Swiftly On Frankfurt, Kustrin in Drive

IND KUSTRIN   Gain 8 Miles Against Fue rious Resistance of Enemy Reinforcements Thrown Into Struggle.’ .   17450 GERMANS __ KILLED, CAPTURED   Soviet Forces Reach Marshes Bordering « the Oder River, Last Natural Barrier to Berlin...

RED GAINS ON BERLIN REPORTED   Sonnenburg, 47 Miles East Of Germany’s  Capital, Falls

Furious Kustrin : Combat Reported   Soviets Also Closing In Swiftly On Frankfort After Capturing Sonnenburg and Reppen; Stettin Ships Leave

REDS CAPTURE SONNENBURG IK DRIVE TO ODER   Berlin Says First Crossing Of River Is Wiped Out

17,450 Nazis: Destroyed As Soviet Army Clears Pocket      ‘Russians Are 38-40 ‘Miles From Berlin

HUGE BATTLES. RAGE ON ODER   Russians Advance Eiglit Miles in Day Against .° Stiff Resistance   Other Red Armies Pose Threat to Stettin—Struggle for ' Budapest About Ended

Fierce Battle Rages for Nazi Bastions Reds Trap 17,450  In Advance Of Froht Miles

Soviets Close On Strongholds Before Berlin   Reach Marshes Before Last Natural Barrier; Furious Fight Rages For Kuctrin

BATTLE RAGES T KUSTRIN AS ERLIN QUAKES   Reds Wiped Out After ‘Fording Oder River,  Germans Claim

Reds Closing In On Kustrin And Frankfurt   Strongholds Barely 40 Miles From Berlin Offer Last Serious Obstacles

Russ Drive to Frankfurt Traps Nazis   Report 17,450 Killed or Captured In Oder River Marshes

Russians Close On Strongholds Guarding Berlin   Armored Units Take Sonnenberg, Reppen In Steady Advance

SOVIETS TRAP 17,490 NAZIS ON ODER LINE   SONNENBURG FALLS; BERLIN HAMMERED ON FOUR SIDES

Russians Close In on Oder Bastions as Yank Flyers ‘Dump 3,000 Tons. on Berlin

SOVIETS REACH MARSHES NEAR ODER BARRIER   Advances Made In Face Of Fierce Nazi  Resistance

‘17,450 Nazi Troops Killed Or Captured   Moscow Report Puts Reds 47 Miles from Rerlin

Long Sidetracked National Defense Plan Calls for Unified Armed Force

MEET oT RONG NIP RESISTANGT   Yanks Press to Within Striking Distance of . Stronghold.

Senate Plans Karly Debate On Williams   Puts Action On Nomination Ahead Of Consideration Of Water Treaty

Allies Face Most Trying  Situations   End of the Uitlerian War Has Intensified Cross: Winds With the United Nations Eniering”’ Most Daugerous Period

[EARLY MEETING OF BIG THREE EXPECTED TO POUR OIL UPON TROUBLED WORT D WATERS

EARLY MEETING OF BIG THREE CAN’ HELP MUCH BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL SUSPICIONS AS TO INTENTS

ATOMIC PARLEY KEEPS SECRETS IN EIGHTH DAY   Generalissimo Stalin Receives American Ambassador And State Secretary

Atom Control Discussed  By Ministers  w fF 2. DW fhe 2 eee ke.   Informed Quarters Asserts No Secrets Revealed at Moscow

Rio Three talk About Atom Bomb   Discussion of-Control of Energy Revealed But Not Fataut of Prog roce Mare

Foreign Ministers Discuss Afomic Energy; No Secrets Are Given Away

BIG 3 BEGINS ATOM TALKS   Reports State Washington Agreement Adhered To By Byrnes, Bevin

ATOMIC CONTROL TOPIC IN TALK   Forelgn Ministers Engage in Discussion But Parley Secret

Atomic Ener oy  Is Diseussed  By Big Three   James F. Byrnes, Harriman, Bohlen Received by Stalin

South Okinawa Split; 66,324 DE Enemy Slain         ‘More Tanks Hurled Into Final Push; ‘Less Than 15,000 Jap Survivors, Blasted From Air, Resist Savagely

Japs Admit Suicide Plane Idea Beaten   Tanks And Planes Ripping Through Las Pocket Of 15,000 Japs On Island.

ENEMY CAUGHT IN DEAD-END, ADMIT DEFEAT      Remaining 15,000 Japs Struggle Fiercely

Russian Tank Armies Striling Across Southern Poland — Breach  Outer Nazi Defenses Before Krakaon.

American-British Policy Toward Rumania Flatly . Rejected by Soviet Journal

Reds Claim U.S, Britain Nieddling With Romania   Izvestia Charges 2 Powers Demanded Ousting of Regime

Red Paper Is Critical In Editorial   Says Allies Failed To Consult Russia But Demanded Government  Be Replaced

Allied Moves in Romania Hit by Soviets   Reds Don't Want Interference in That Country

Allied Moves in Romania Hit hy Soviets   Reds Don't Want “Interference -

UJ. 5., Brifish Romania Muddle Charged By Reds  Soviets Resent Stand Ga Groza’s Reaime

Soviet Paper Claims Russia Not Consulted   Plan to Dispose of Groza Regime Held ‘Not Spontaneous’

Struggle Inside Goch on Siegfried Line Nears Climax  Russians Take Nowe On Vistula South of r e as =—— pe %.. Bab nwece

Fall of Goch Imminent as Seots Advance   Nazi Commander, Staff Captured ; "th Takes 1,000 Enemy, Prisoners

CHURCHHLL MARK 5 YEARS IN OFFICE   Yesterday Also Anniversary _ for London Bombing, Hees Flicht

U.S. Wont Accept New Austria Rule   Grew Says Question  Taken Up With Russia

New Drive Hits Berlin Province   Russians Race 22 Miles West of Breslau, Battle for Bridgeheads in South Germany

12 Killed, 28 Hurt In Accident   Bus Hits Cow, Careers Over High Embankment

Dozen Die When  Bus Overturns   Ten Of Victims Were Soldiers Returning To Camp Crowder, Mo.

Coach Hurtles Down Embankment After Hitting Cow: Many Asphyxiated

12 Die When  Bus Hits Cow Most Of Victims Are - Soldiers; 41 Aboard

12 Killed, 27.  Hurt as Bus Leaves Road   10 Camp Crowder Soldiers Fatally Injured in Mishap Early Today Four Miles South of Joplin — Vehicle Strikes Cow, Plunges Down 10-Foot Embankment.

TWELVE KILLED IN BUS WRECK   Ten Victims of Accident Were Soldiers

TWELVE PERSONS KILLED WHEN A BUS OVERTURNED   The Dead Included Ten ‘Sol ders From Camp Crowder, Missouri. ;   Bus Hurtled Down a 10-Foot Embankment After Striking a Cow.

12 Killed, 27 Soldiers Hurt In Bus Wreck   Bus Hits Cow, Hurtles Down Embankment and Turns Over, Pinning Occupants Inside

12 Die, 28 Hurt As Cow Upsets  Bus In Missouri      Most Of Passengers Were Soldiers At Camp Crowder

1 KILLED, 1 HURT IN AUTO UPSET   Ross Henderson Dies -in Mishap Near Manly

French Arrest Nazi Criminal   Former Foreign Minister Captured for Allied Trial ©

RUSSIANS NAME AIDS FOR GERMAN TRIALS   Baron Von Neurath, One Of Defendants, Arrested

Von Neurath, Wanted Nazi. Is Captured   Russiange Name Prosecutor And Judge for Trials Of War Criminals To Be Held During Winter

Warnings of Storm in Pacific Flown   Winds Expected to Reach Force of Gale

700 SOLLDIERS PERILED; SHIP TAKEN IN TOW      Lading Craft Ramp Jammed; Water Pours in

IN DISTRICT MEETING   Local Masonic Lodges Will be Hosts at Thursday. Gathering

PUSH AIMED TO MEET REDS IN REICH'S HEART   No Lull from Now Till Peace

Confirms Big Scale Drive Now Going On   Says Hopes to Destroy Germans West of the Rhine

Destruction Of Germany, Allied Aim   Allied Forces To Junction With Russians

State Highway Director Named   Is Fourth Chosen for Lausche’s Cabinet

Truman Did Not Learn Atom Secret   President While Senator Tried In Vain To Find Where Money Went

One-Day Work Stoppage In 12 Cudahy Plants   10,000 Employes Leave Jobs To Emphasize Pay Hike Demands.

One-Day Work Stoppage [In Cudahy Plants   Union Of 12 Meat Packing Plants Attempt To Enforce Wace Hike.   In VOLYV ES 0000

PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS CALL 1-DAY STOPPAGE   Auto Workers Are Opposed To  Truman’s Plan

Cudahy Meat Plants Idle  10,000 Workers in   10,000 Workers in 12 Plants Go Out On One-Day Strike

One Day Work Stoppage In 12 Cudahay Plants Called To Enforce Wage Increase

Congress Moving Swiftly to. Carry Qut President's Plea fo Prevent Work Stoppages   House Military Commitee to Open _ Hearings: Immediately; Disposition Shown to Go Further Than Suggested 

One-Day Work ‘Stop’ in Meat Plants Called   About 10,000 Workers Strike to Enforce Wage Hike Demands— Effect Widespread

WORK STOPPAGE SCHEDULED IN 12 PACKING PLANTS   CUDAHY EMPLOYES TO STRIKE ONE DAY IN WAGE DISPUTE

Cudahy Tied Up by Day Strike   Confetence Called to Decide Further Move if Action Fails

Union Leaders Not ‘Sold’ on Truman’s Strike Suggestion   Auto Workers to Meet Saturday; Packinghouse Men Out

Called By Packing Plant to Enforce Demands for Wage Increase.   VOTE FOR IT LAST WEEk

Cudahy Packers Go On One-Day Strike Today   1,000 Walk Out At Sioux City, Picket Plant

1 Day Strike in Cudahy Plants   Auto Workers Heads Express Opposition To Truman Proposal

1 DAY WALKOUT OF 10,000 HITS TOMEAT PLANTS   1,030 Employes in ‘Sioux City Jom " Nationwide Strike .

Work Stoppage Of Day Called In Cudahy. Meat Plants As  Union Pushes Raise Demands

Stalin Fails to Attend Red Celebration  Molotev Takes His   Molotov Takes His Place in  Reviewing Stand

Soviet Might Is Paraded In Moscow   Army and Navy Put On Show, But Stalin Absent

Winter Offensive Captures 1750 Towns In 38-Mile Gain On 800-Mile Front, Splits Nazis lr  Silesia; Threaten Poznan, Danzig, Breslau.

PIGEON-HOLE INVITATION T0 POLAND   ’Frisco Conference Disposes of Political Issues

Conferees Start Organization of Security Order   Polish Dispute Pigeon-holed For Present

ARGENTINA EXTENDED BID = TO UNITED NATIONS GROUP   PRO-AXIS NATION DURING YEARS OF WAR ADMITTED DESPITE RUSSIAN OPFOSITION

HURISTIG MATTERS SiUDIED AT UAC   Four Commissions xpected to Settle Controversial Matter:

PARLEY T TC MECHANICS ~ OF SURE PEACE   Eour Commissions Being Set Up to Formulate World Structure

Yanks Capture Battered Davao   War Japan’s Largest Colony In Philippines At One Time.

Yanks Seize Mindinao’s Davao City After Drive   Japanese Retreat  To Higher Ground

Uz S. Troops Capture Davao  On Mindanao   Americans Enter Burned City After Spectacular 150-Mile Dash From Their Beachhead

Davao City Falls To U.S. Doughboys   Capital Burned And Virtually Uninhabitec

WAR END PREDICTION BY SOONG IS WEIGHED CAREFULLY BUT JAPS MAY TRY TO FIGHT TO THE BITTER END

OLD-SCHOOL JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER PREDICTS DAY OF VICTORY SOON. BUT FOR WHOM?

Japan _ Walks Last Mile Of Doom In War   Only Thing in Donbi Is When “Allies Will Administer Coup de Grace. Chinese Premier’s Prediction Sjenifieunt

Today’s War Moves   Japs Walking Last Mile; End of War Depends on Time of Invasion

vy #33 @#F 2354 \ 8) eee     Jap Admiral Sees Victory ButDoesn’tSayForWhom

THE WAR TODAY   dae Says “Day of Victory” Near: Whose? Ble Ehelbie: Mfantaurnela

Japan Walks The Last Mile   Admiral Doesn't Say Whose “Day of Victory” He Meant

Truman Hopes For Action On His Program   Doughton Ready To Call Meeting Of Committee

TRUMAN ATTACK ON CONGRESS IN SPEECH SEEN AS KILLING CHANCE TO PASS “FULL EMPLOYMENT BILL’

Truman Wants Congress to Stay Until It Acts on His Legislative Program

President Expresses Hope Congress Will Not Re -cess Before Acting On  “His .!Législative  Pro.  “gram; Reésentful Solon:  “Fadicate Full Eniploy.  mieétit - and Jobless Pay  ‘Bills Dead:

WANTS LEGISLATION COMPLETED BEFORE LAW-MAKERS RECESS   PRESIDENT TRUMAN EXPRESSES HOPE HIS PRO“CREM IS CARRIED OUT

Criticism Brings Reply  From Solon      President’s Sharp Rebuke To House for Failure To Act on Bills Gets  Anewer by Donghton

Truman. Hopes  Congress Will Act On Two Measures   Seeks Action Before Solons Recess; Signs Of Resentment Follow Presidential Criticiem

DIVORCE SUIT FILED BY MRS. JOE LOUIS   Second in Four Years Charges Desertion, Report

Land, Sea Planes Attack Iwo Jima   Installations Struck In Coordinated Blow

Warships, Bombers Team Up to  Smash at Iwo Jima   Tons of High Explosives Are Thrown Into Shipping and Airfield Installations of Isle Only 750 Miles From Nip Capital

LUXURY TAX CUT JULY 1 OPPOSED IN SENATE GROUE   But Committee Makes No Changes in House-Approved Bill as It Begins Work on Measure.   SLASHES TOO DEEP, VINSON DECLARES   Treasury Secretary Also Criticizes Legislation for Not Wiping Out Profits Tax January 1.

Luxury Taxes Under Debate   Senate Finan ce Group Shows. Disapproval of . Liqucr Tax Cut —

Luxury Taxes Under Debate   Senate, Financ e-Group Shows. Disapproval. of  . Liquor Tax Cut. ~:

Senators Cnpose Luxury Tax Cut   Vinson Hopes Budget  Will Balance in 1948

Senators Talk Against Slash In Luxury Tax      Vinson Predicts Balanced Federal Budget in °48, Opvoses House Plans

SENATE MAY ERASE GUT IN LUXURY TAXES   PROPOSED SLICE LIQUOR LEVY UNDER FIRE

Ast and 9th Armies Gain In Big New Offensive   Capiure Juelich  And Enter Duere   Capture Juelich And Enter Dueren Tn Push Along  29 Mile Front. -

es Weir: 7 ae  vis Awss 0   Sueren inerec; 3ig 0 “ensive "0 Soe ¢a-e O- _ azi Armies

U.S. Troops Quickly Take Fortress of Juelich and Fight Way Into Dueren

Juelich falls as two Yank  armies drive Battle way into Dueren bastion

Eisenhower Waves Big Push Forward With Ist And 9th Armies Leading   Twelve Thousand American And British Bombers Paralyze German Rail Networks

American First And Ninth Armies Advance Into Reich   Gains Up To Two Miles On 22-Mile Front Reported Along Western Front—Drive Seen As Prelude To All-Out Offensive In West

First and Ninth Launch Pre-Dawn Attack After’ Terrific Artillery Barrage—Capture Fortress City of Juelich and Fight Way Into Dueren — Patton Hurdles Saar at Third Point.

Troops Drive  Across Roer.  On Big Front      First and Ninth Armies, in Great Strength, Capture Fortress City of Juelich and Fight © Way Into Dueren

Ancient Fortress City of Juelich Quickly Taken And Doughboys Fight Way Into Dueren in Two-Mile Advance; Terrific Barrage Preceded Big Drive

By Jimmy Hatlo   Speaker Tells Experiences With French Underground

V-2 Rockets Kill 2,794 In England   Attacks Were Ended March 27, Says Premier

V-2 Bombs Kill  2.754 Britishers   Churchill Says Attacks Ceased March 27

BRITONS FACE HUNGRY PERIOD   Sub-Wartime Diet to Feed Freed Europe

SPRING-LIKE SUNDAY   Temperatures as ‘High as 60 :Degrees Are Forecast

FRED M. VINSON TO TAKE PLACE OF MORGENTHAL   White House Announcement Ends Swirl of Specula tion

Vinson Chosen By President For Treasury   Kearackian to Take Ove After Traman Returns Erne tie % Talks

Vinson Will Be Next Secretary Of the Treasury   Truman Will Make Ap pointment After He Returns from Europe

Kentuckian Recognized As Expert On Taxes After Long Service In House

Vinson Will Get Treasury Job In Truman Cabinet   President Ends Swirl of Speculation Over Morgenthau’s Successor; Barkley, Bratton, Minton Mentioned for Court Place.

Considered Logical War Mobilizer May Take Old Job  Into New Position

TREASURY JOB TO BE GIVEN KENTUCKIAN   War Mobilizer Known as Tax Authority — Truman to Name Him on Return From Europe.   MENTION BARKLEY. FOR COURT VACANCY   Other Possibilities Are Former Senator Minton and Federal Judge ‘Sam D. Bratton.

Pred Vinson Ts Secretary Of Treasury   Appointment Is Announced Friday At White House

VINSON NAMED AS SUCCESSOR TO MORGENTHAU   War Mobilizer Will: Take Treasury Post After Big Three Parley   BARKLEY MENTIONED FOR SUPREME COURT

Vinson To Be Secretary Of Treasury   Truman to Make Actual Appointment Upon His Return From Big Three Meeting. May Remain War Mobilizer

Fred Vinson Is Seiected  For Treasury  New Secretary May Continue Director faye _ ¢g Pe a eee eer

Vinson To Be Named  Treasury Secretary   War Mobilizer to Succeed Morgenthau — Senator Barkley Mentioned for Vacancy on the Supreme Court

NAMES VINSON SECRETARY OF U.S. TREASUR}   WAR MOBILIZATION HEAD SUCCEEDS MORGENTHAU

Fred M. Vinson To Succeed Morgenthau As Treasury Head   Truman To Elevate Director Of Mobillization To Cabinet Post After His Return From “Big Three” Meet

Fred Vinson Will Succeed  Morgenthau   Announcement From White House Puts End to the Many (,uesses at Capital

Carrier Planes          PATTON THE HERO OF [gl COUNTE (DRIVE BUT DANGER ry SERMAN BELCIAN BULCE NOT PAM D

Crisis of Great German Assault Not Yet Passed   ‘Hodge's Aid Needed For Security of Allied Line North of Bulge

WAR TODAY   Germans Still Able to Make Americans Dance to Their Fiddling Despite Counter-Offensive In the North

WAR ANALYST DECLARES CRISIS OF GREAT GERMAN WEST FRONT ASSAULT IS BY NO MEANS OVER

Nazi Position Now Perilous   Drive From North Jolts ‘Choice’ Spot

risis  First Army Attacking To Protect Antwerp  At Belgian Bulge Is Not Yet Over— —By DeWitt Mackenzie

MacKenzie Says—  Position on  West Front Still Perilous   Nazis Have Lost Initiative, But U. S. Drives Still Largely Defensive In Nature

Smelly Foxes and Plenty of Snakes-- All About the Philippines   Othman Writes About Scene Of Invasion

Allied Strategy Seen In Victory On China Coas!   Jap Aircraft Plants Again Suffer Bombing By Superfort Fleet

YANKS FIGHTING INSIDE THREE MAIN ANCHORS OF JAP LINES ON OKINAWA   Nip Resistance Still Fanatical, However, and All American Gains Hacked Out in Vicious Hand-toHand Combat.

11 NIP LEADERS SOUGHT IN NEW INVESTIGATIONS   Generals Charged with Rape Of Nanking, Mukden Incidents Are Named

Key Japanese se War Leaders Ordered Put Under Arrest   Inciudes Japs Respons: ble for Rape Of Nan king, Mukden Ineident and Sinking of Gun boat Panay.

Generals ‘Are ‘Among Those to Be Tried; Include Black  : Dragon Heads

Top Japanese War Leaders Are Arrested   Inelude Nanking Rapist. Black Dragon Socieiy. Leaders In Japan.   3¢ MORE IN CUSTODY

ARREST OF 11 ORDERED      Jap War Leaders Are Accused of Criminal Responsibility

Five Generals Included in Latest Group   Brutalities Against War Prisoners Land 57 Others Behind Bars

MACARTHUR DIRECTS THAT 11 OFFICIALS BE DELIVERED T0 THE SUGAMO CAMP AT TOKYO   The List of Leaders Ordered Imprisoned Stretches Back Into Nation's Troubled Period In Late 1920's and Early 1930's   BARON GEN. SHIGERU HONJO IS HIGH ON LIST

Japanese Leaders Arrested   Gen. MacArthur Directed They be Delivered to Sugamo Prison Cam

11 JAP CHIEFS ORDERED HELD   Top Men Face War Trials 57 Minor Suspects Also Jailed in Atrocities.

IN CUSTODY OF ALLIES   Latest Arrests Called for Include Those of Generals in Rape of Nanking, Mukden Incident and Panay Bombing.

11 Top Japanese War Leaders Are Ordered Arrested   57 Accused War Criminals Held

Arrest of 11 More Nip War Leaders is Order of Commander   MacArthur Adds to List of “Wanted”: Yamashita Trial Progressing

a7 MORE WAR CRIMINALS ARE HELD   Generals Blamed For Nanking, Mukden Included   FORMER STATESMEN   Who Negotiated Axis Pact Also Ordered Seized By Gen. MacArthur

ll More Jap War Leaders Are Placed Under Arrest   MacArthur Orders Accused Men Held In Tokyo Prison

M’ARTHUR PUTS FINGER ON NEW GROUP OF JAPS   Jrders Arrest Of Gens erals Accused Of Rape Of Nanking, Mukden Incident, Bombing Of Panay; 57 More War Crimmals Rounded Up.

Eleven Jap War Leaders To Be Seized   Include Those Responsible For Nanking, Mukden incident, Panay Bombing

11 Japanese War Chiefs  Being Taken In. Custody —   Generals Are Among Group Ordered Held

Arrest Of 11 Japanese War  Chiefs Ordered   Leaders Of Panay Bombing And Rape Of Nankine Included In List.

ORDERS ARREST OF 11 JAPANESE WAR LEADERS   Hold 57 More Nips in Custody for Minor Offensives Against Prisoners

11, Including Generals, To Be Imprisoned   All Associated With Militarist Decade Of Nips

Order Arrest Of More Japs   :41- Blamed for Rape Df Nanking, Panay .-. ‘Bombins Ordered Tele.

Responsible For Rape Of Nanking, Mukden Incident   Fifty-Seven More Accused Japanese War Criminals Reported In Custody

Top Japanese War Leaders, Including Nankin Rapist and Black Dragons, Ordered Arrested

Order Arrest Of More Japs  11 Blamed for Rape   11 Blamed for Rape  Of Nanking, Panay. ‘Baenine Ordered Held

11 NIPPON WAR CHIEFS SEIZED   List Includes Nanking Rapist, Black Drag on Society

Orders Arrrest of Jap War Leaders  All Associated With Militarist Decade

ORDER RAREST OF 11 LEADERS   Group Accused of Responsibility for Rape of Nanking. Other Incidents. «

Order Arrests Of 11 Top Jap War Leaders   All Were Associated With Pre-War  Militarist Decade in Nippon  wv worrecwy Ff were a’ Cc

Order Arrests Of 11 ‘Top Jap War Leaders   All Were Associated With Pre-War Militarist Decade in Nippon

ELEVEN JAPANESE  WAR LEADERS ARE  ORDERED ARRESTED ANOTHER LARGE BATCH  OF ACCUSED JAP WAR CRIMINATC IN Crierany

11 More Japs Face Arrest   Matsuoka, Ex-Foreign Minister, Included

Top Jap War Leaders Are Ordered Arrested   Not Named As War Criminals But All Were Associated With Militarist Decade

Eleven More Jap Leaders Under Arresi   invoived In Rape of Nan king, the Mukden hieident and Bombing of Gunboat Panay

ELEVEN JAPANESE WAR LEADERS ARE ORDERED ARRESTED  ANOTHER LARGE BATCH OF ACCUSED JAP WAR

Bomb. Through Clouds   Perhaps 150 Superforts Take Part in  Latest Strike, 8th.. Since Thanksgiving

B-29’s Attack Tokyo as Yanks Gain in Philippines   MANILA BAY REPORTED OPENED TO U. S. WARSHIPS

Congress Cool To Truman’s Invitation To Hike Pay ‘As Much As $15,000 IN Year   Declares Little Steel Formula To Stand Until Study Of Wages And Prices Made

CONGRESS COOL TO PAY PLAN   President Proposes U. S. Lawmakers Increase Own Salaries

Pay Boost Urged For Congress —   Truman linvites Legisla tors To Hike Salarie: To $25,000

Congress is Cool As Truman Uroes Pay Hike   General Bradley Chosen Head Of Vet Affairs

BOOST YOUR PAY, CONGRESS TOLD   Legislators Delay Comment On Truman’s Invitation

8 MEN CALLED UP FOR DRAFT   Leave Early Wednesday tc  Enter Armed Services

12 CALLED UP FOR SERVICES   Draft Board No.  Send:  Group for Induction

10 ORDERED TO FT. SNELLING   Men From Two Boards Are Ready for Induction

INDUCT SEVEN INTO SERVICE   Draft Board  Sends Ou Group to Ft. Snelling

15 MEN LEAVE « FOR ARMY DUTY   Board  Sends Group to _ Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.

11 COUNTY MEN SENT TO ARMY   Both Dubuque Boards Send Groups to Snelling

B-29s Roar Over Japan In Fire Raid   Over 450 Superforts Use 3,000 Tons of Incendiaries in Strike At 4 Target Cities

Four Air Fleets Carry Out ‘Pre-Dawn Raid.   Campaign to Wipe Out Enemy’s War Industries Progresses With Use of Newly Developed Incendiaries

FOUR JAP CITIES ARE BLASTED BY FLEETS OF B-29°3    Between 450 and 500 Planes, in Four Assaults, Hit Targets on Honshu and Shikoku Isles,   FLIERS DROP 3,000 TONS OF FIRE BOMBS   Mission Brings to 2,400 the Total Sorties Flown Against the Enemy Homeland in Nine Days.

New Incendiaries Heap Fire On Japs   Three Cities on Mainland Bear Brunt Of Newest Devastation Raids by Big Bombers

ANEW INDUSTRY  MAY LOCATE HERE   Hall Brothers, Inc., Big: Greeting Card Firm, Has  _- Tentative Site   NEED WOMEN WORKERS

 MAY LOCATE HERE   Hall Brothers, Inc., Big Greeting Card Firm, Has  : Tentative Site   NEED WOMEN WORKERS

WLB Group Urges Roosevelt Keep ‘Little Steel’ Plan   Public Members Report on Four-Month Study of Wages

FDR Advised Not To Crack Wage Ceiling   Holding of Lith Steel Uniil Afier Vietory Paucar! he Wh

War Labor Board Advises Roosevelt To Hold Tight To Little Steel Formula

Report Advises Maintenance  Of Pay Formule   WLB Public Members Urge No.Change Until Full Vietory in Sight

HOLDING OF STEEL FORMULA IS URGED   Public Members of WLB Advise Step Until Vic. tory Sighted

FDR Advised To Hold Tight  On Wage Freeze   WLB Public Members Advise No Changes in Little Steel Formula: Indus*zivist« Cones...

DANCE TONIGRT BROOKFIELD LAKE. GOOt RATHING.—_Aq_   NOTICE Facire)

TRUMAN SAILS FOR U. S, AFTER MEETING KING   Ancient Ceremonial Grandeur of English Tradition Observed

Sent Force Out 13 Days Before Blow   Ordered Cancellation if Talks Succeeded; Lie Charged of Witness.

Japan Ordered Striking Force Into Hawaiian Waters On Nov. 25, ’41

WAR COULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED   Indicated by Testimony in Pearl Harbor Investigation Today.

Jap Mission Sent On Attack 13 Days Before Dec. 7 Raid   Even Emperor Was in Dark Over Navy’s Plans, Committee Is Told

Adm. Inglis Testifies Jap Attack On Pearl Harbor Ordered 13 Days Before the Dec. 7, 1941 Attack

INGLIS UNFOLDS PLAN FOR RAID T0 COMMITTEE   Admiral, Brewster in Sharp Clash on  (Testimony

CHIEF OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE TELLS OF ATTACK   Says Japs Carried Out X-Day Orders to’ Letter

Inglis Story Is Unfolded At Hearing   Admiral Says Jap Fleet Or. de'2d to Hawaiian Wa ters 13 Days Before 

Nippon Striking Force Alerted For Vital Blow   Rear Admiral Inglis Charged With Giving  False Information

Fleet Sent to Attack 13 Days Before Blow   Inside Story Revealed; Senator Accuses Adm. Inglis

inal Plans Completed  November 5, Committee Learns From Jap Files

Young Japanese Army Officers Attempt Revolt To Forestall Hirohito When He Was About to Announce Surrender

JAPS MUTINIED AGAINST PEACE   YOUNG OFFICERS TRIED TO PREVENT SURRENDER

ALLIES TAKE BORNEO PORT   BRUNEE FALLS TO AUSTRALIANS AND DRIVE CONTINUES HONGKONG IS ' ROMBED

Raids to Be Doubled, Says  Arnold; Brunei City Falls As Fire Bombs Hit Okinawa

Taber, Cannon Come To Blows Over Congressional Experise Money Issue

TABER 15 STRUCK BY REP, CANNON   NEW YORKER EMERGES FROM MISSOURIAN’S OFFICE WITH CUT UPPER LIP.

Convressman Punches Colleague as Expense Account Fight Gets Bloody

ee  i “One Sided Fight,” Taber Says Congressman Cannon Draws Blood In Scrap Over Expense

NEWSPRINT SLASHES TO BE MADE AT ONCE      WPB Decision Asks for Six Per Cent Cut

NEWSPRINT RAISED $3 A TON, THIRD BOOST IN PRICE CEILING SINCE 1942

WAINWRIGHT T0 REPORT ORDEAL   Has ‘Lots to Say’ About Brutality of Japs

Official Report To Washington Is Slated First   Hero of Bataan to Lead Victory Parade At San Francisco

U.S. Seizure Ends Tire Plant Strike   Work Resumed After Troops Take Over

Army Seizes Strike-Tied Tire Factory  Output Resumed As Night. Shift Reports at Work

WLB DECISIONS FOR  UNION ANNOUNCED BY  OFFICIAL SATURDAY COUNTY JUDGE POWELL TOASTMASTER ; MAYOR  e sw ep aene ons orn re were

WLB DECISIONS FOR UNION ANNOUNCED BI OFFICIAL SATURDAY  COUNTY JUDGE POWELL TOASTMASTER; MAYOR

Merry-Go-Round by  Drew Pearson (Col. B.S. Allen om Active Service) Copvyricht hy Bell Sendirats Ine

Coast Meat Supply Cut 20 Per Cent   Army Requirement Raised to 70 Per Cent Of Total Production

Marines Suffer Heavy Losses in Okinawa Battle   Fierce Fighting Rages at Naha as Nips Strike Back

Truman Starts Tour Tomorrow   Olympia, Wash., Will Be His First Stop

Hospital Ship Intercepted by U. $. Destroyer   Boarding Parties Permit Mercy Vessel To Proceed to Japan

Search By U. S. Destroyer Crew Shows Sad Condition Aboard Japanese Vessel

U.S. Destroyer Intercepts Nip Hospital Ship   1,000 Starving, Sick Members of Wake Island Garrison Evacuated

Let Jap Hospital Vessel Go On After Inspection   Ship Carrying Nearly 1,000 Starving Nips  From Wake Garrison

HOSPITAL SHIP HALTED TWICE   Jap Vessel Evacuates Wake Istand Garrison

JAP HOSPITAL SHIP SEARCHED   SHIP CARRIED SICK AND WOUNDED FROM WAKE [SLAND

Starved Japs Evacuated  From Wake   U. S. Destroyer Intercepts Ship Near By-Passed Isl

YANKS SEARCH VESSEL TWICE FOR SOLDIERS   Nip Ship Allowed To Go On To. Japan With Wounded And Sick   WAKE GARRISON ON BOARD   974 Patients Suffering ) From Malnutrition And Tuberculosis Found

JAPS UNABLE TO TRACE ITS MOVEMENTS   Security Blackout Heightens Apprehension in Nippon

BREAKDOWN IN JAPAN CLAIMED   AP Writer Says Long War Years Taking: Toll

HOME FRONT OF JAPAN BELIEVED TO: BE BREAKING   Common People Do Not Share Fanaticism for ar, Says Hill

CATHOLIC NUN {f STAR WITKESS IN VAMASHITA TRIAL   Telis-How Japs Laughed ai Wreckage of Church, systematic Starvation b Japs is Charged.   TESTIMONY OF CRUEL ACTS BY JAPS GIVEN   Witnesses Tell of Mass Slaughter Of Civilians Who Were Burned Beaten And Stabbed.

YANKEES DIED BY STARVATION   FOOD IN JAP PRISONS FAILED TO SUSTAIN LIFE

BATTLE BEGUN BY NORWEGIANS   Hero Of Narvik Leads  Troops To Seize  Nazis Air Base

NORWEGIAN UNITS. ATTACK GERMANS   ADVANCE 80 MILES IN NORTHERN PART OF COUNTRY— * SEIZE ENEMY BASE, -~

NORSE LAUNCH DRIVE ON NAZIS   Troops Advance 80 Miles In Northern Norway, Take Important Enemy Airfield

Is Heading © : Back Toward Japan Again:      “TOKYO REPORTS OVER 150 WARSHIPS ARE PROCEEDING TOWARD JAP HOMELAND

lips Say Fleet Sails for Japan   Tokyo Says Warships Rearm, Refuel for New Attack; Boasts “Secret Weapons” Ready

Tokyo Says Warships Heading for Coastline   Army Planes Lash Honshu, Kyushu; Nine Roact aol Navy Counter-Attack.

U.S. Planes From [wo Jima And Okinawa Hit Honshu, Kyushu Areas   Tokyo Expects Halsey Fleet To Attack At Any Time; Boasts Of New Secret Weapon Awaiting Raiders

WEREABOUTS OF TALSEY AND aS FLEET NOT RIVER   Fleet ‘Headquarters ~ Gives  Out No information . on ’ Plans For Future Action. . Shelling Stonped.   JAPS ARE BOASTING OF NEW SECRET WEAPON   Enemy Naval Spokesman, Says Jap Imperial Fleet May Be Thrown Into Action For ‘Qne Last Blow.’

Jittery Tokyo Fears Another Attack Prom Battle Fleet, Claim Ships Rearmed And Refueled At Secret Rendezvous   ENEMY BOASTS NEW “SECRET WEAPONS’

JAPS SAY ALLIED FLEET RETURNING   Army Planes Carry Bombardment Into 45th Straight Day

BIG ARMADA EXPECTED T0 RENEW ATTACK   Remnants of Nipponese Navy Shortly to Steam Out for “One Last Blow.”

“PACIFIC FRONTS  Fleets Rearmed At Secret Base, Is Fear in Tokyo   Army Warplanes From Iwo And Okinawa  in Slashing Attacks on Jan Home {Islands

BELIEVE SHIPS REARMING AT SECRET BASE   Island-Based Planes Carry Assault To Honshu And ~ Southern Kyushu

Halsey s Fleet Heading Back, Japan Reports   MacArthur's Airmen Join in Assaults on Nippon’s Home Isles

NEARLY MILLION » GERMANS 10 BE KEPT AT LABOR   @Army Man Says Reports of Soft Treatment of POW’s Unfounded

U.S. Army to Keep German Labor Units   Plans to Hold 600,000 Workers, France to Receive Supply

Will Use Them as Laborers; Many to Be Turned to British, French For Work .

U.S. Army Discloses Plans to Retain 600,000 German Prisoners of War ‘To Labor as Rehabilitation Workers

Eee eee;  600,000 SEIZED NAZIS TO BE WAR LABORERS   Yanks Will Use Prisoners French To Get 200,000

To Use 600,000 Nazi Prisoners  Pian te Discharge Workers Over 50

U.S. Will Hold 600,000 Nazis   German Prisoners to Serve as Laborers; France Gets 200.000

600, 000 Nazis , - To Toil for U. S.   Of 2,852,000 Prisoners Held By Our Armies, 200,000 wil Go to France,

U.S. to Use 600,000   In Addition to Those to Be Worked on the Continent, 200,000 to 225,000 Prisoners Will Be Sent to France for Labor.

France To Get Nazi Prisoners   60,000 Are To Be Kept By Americans

ARMY TO RETAIN 600,000 CAPTIVES   GERMANS TO BE PUT TO  WORK—200,00) TO BE HAND ED OVER TO FRANCE.

YANK ROSTER OF PRISONERS IS CUT DOWN   AMERICAN ARMIES KEEP 600,000 AS LABORERS

Proposal Raises New Threat To  Vacation Trips   Possible New Curbs Revealed At Hearing Before Senate Group

Redeployment Jams Railroads  Army Plans Connot Be ’ Met if Freight ts to

Redeployment Load Too Much for Rails   Director of the ODT Says Roads Cannot Move Troops as Army Plans if Vital War Freight Is to Be Transported.

4 B-9s krom Nippon Arrive “At Washington      First Non - Stop Flight; Fly 6,544-Mile Trip in 27/2 Hours

DISTANCE PLACED AT 6,044 MILES; 43 MEN ABOARI   Great Circle Course Acroag Pacific Followed—Army’s First Attempt to Make Trip Failed.   TOOK OFF IN RAIN; WEATHER “TERRIBLE”   Tail Wind Helped Airmes Part of Way—290 M. P. H. Made Between Ft. St,  John and Winnipeg.

B-29’s Make Non-Stop Run _ From Japan To Washington   Four Ships, Carrying Forty-Three Veteran Fighting Men, Makes Flight Across the Pacific in Twenty-Seven and Half Hours

NON-STOP TRIP DONE IN 27 HRS, 29 MIN,   Army Airforce Feat Is Successful In Second Flight Attempt

Air Grants Bring War Vets 6,544 Miles In 27 Hours, 29 Minutes .  'B-29s Complete Non-Stop Hon From Japar

ARMY PLANES FLY NON-STOP FROM JAPAN   Four B-29’s Complete * 6,544 Mile Hop In 27:29 Hours

Planes, Bringing 43 Men Home from War, Cover 6,544 Miles in 27 Hours and 29 Minutes

Four Superforts Fly From Japan To Washinaton   B-29s Complete First Non-Stop Hop In 27 Hours, 29 Minutes; Bring 43. Men Home: Travel 6544 Miles

Four Aircraft Make 6,544Mile Flight Non-Stop To Washingtor   NCLEMENT WE ATHER HANDICAPPED FLIERS

Little More’ Than Day Used  For Journey   Army Flyers Succeed in Second Attempt to Set New Record

French Commander In South Syria  Arrives in Paris  Middle East Trouble Spots Are Quiet; React Not Recalled

‘Beast of Belsen’ Trial Opens Today   45 Other Germans to Face Military Court

BEAST OF BELSEN GOES ON TRIAL   45 Other Germans Also Arraigned in Military Court

LEFT WING D GROWING UNEASY   Draft Plans to Finht For Pro“gressive Measures in Conoress .

HAPPY MACARTHUR LANDS IN JAPAN   “Well, We Got Here, Didn’t We?” General. Says 4s He Arrives.

CONGRESS FACES HEAVY CALENDAR   Over 600 Bills Already  On Tap, With Many  More Being Prepared.

FARMERS HAVE UNTIL FEB. 15 TO LIST AAA WORK   Papers Need To Be Filed Teo Earn AAA Payments For 1944 Practices.

Firing Will Cease at 5:01 Dixon Time Churchill Declares      British Prime Minister Tells Commons of War's End on Continent

Surrender To Be Ratified In Reich Capital   Chnurehill’s Proclamation Bears Out Associdted Press Dispatch of Yeslerday On Surrender   Tells Britons J ap War Yet to Be Won   Says Disorganization In Germany Cause of Orders Of High Command Not Being OQbeyed

‘NATIONALISTS SEIZE AIRFIELD   Indonesians Control Chie Surabaga Port in be East Indies

REDS BREAK ~ ENEMY LINE IN SILESIA   SOVIET SPEFARHEADS GAIN UP TO 25 MILES IN OFFENSIVE SOUTHEAST OF BERLIN

Nearly All U. S. POW's Recoverec   89,776 Prisoners Either En Route Home Or  Awaiting Transportation.

HOPKINS, DAVIES TO WORK ABROAD   President Sending Hopkins To Russia And Davies To London On Special Missions For Government. 

Two Emissaries  Sent To Kurope   Hopkins To Moscow, Davies To London To Debate Grave Issues

Hull Letter on Pearl Harbor Is Made Public  Denies Ultimatum Was Delivered — to Enemy Envoys

Hull Leiter on Pearl Harbor Is Made Public  Denies Tltimatum   Denies Ultimatum Was Delivered © to Enemy .Envovs

LETTER DEFENDS HULL'S ACTION   Byrnes Releases Conten ~In Pearl Harbor  Discussion

Hull Letter Demes He Gave Ultimatum To the Japanese   Truman Is Against Revealing Full Record Of Pearl Harbor Probe

Kaiser Bids for Big Steel Plants   . Shipbuilder Would Buy $350,000,000 Industry

Kaiser Submits  Plan for West Steel Syndicate  Asks U. S, Approval  to Bu  ee f\21..... DI...   Asks U. 8. Approval to Buy Geneva. Other Plants

Henry Kaiser Would Launch $350,000,000 Steel Trust; Anticipates Fight From East

Planes Smash at Nippon Targets  Blaze Bomb Trail From Tokyo to Manila

JAPANESE ARE ATTACKED FROM TWO B29 BASES   Believed Paving Way For Luzon Invasion

JUDGE HOLDS PRESIDENT WAS WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO SEIZE FIRM’S PLANTS

MONTGOMERY-WARD WINS COURT EDICT   FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS FDR HAD NO AUTHORITY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF WARD PROPERTIES; DENIES GOVERNMENT’S PETITION RESTRAINING MAIL ORDER FIRM’S OFFICIALS FROM INTERFERING WITH ARMY OPERATION.

U.S. to Take Ward Decision  To High Court   Judge Leaves Army ir Charge of Retail Stores Until Appeal Decision

President Acted Sans Authority   Upholds Company in Right to Interfere with Army  Operation

WARD PLANTS SEIZURE HELD OUTSIDE LAW   President Without Authority in WLB Case, Federal Judge Rules.

WLB Gloomy Over Reverse In Ward Case   Judge Holds FDR Exceeded Authority Davie Fears Crisis

TEETH PULLED FROM SETTLING LABOR STRIKES   FDR Lacks Authority To Seize Plants, Savs Judge

Rule Roosevelt Without Authority In Ward Case   Federal Judge In Far-Reachin; Decision—Deny Petition For Injunction

federal Judge Says Roosevelt thd No Authority to Take — heerties of Mail Order House

\U.S. Judge Rules Ward Co. Seizure Illegal And Denies ‘Injunction To Government

Seizure Of ‘Ward Stores “Ruled Illegat   Governmnt Loses Its » First Legal Test Of ~ Controversial Iasue

TEMPERATURES:   Court Denies Mofion To Stay Local Man's Case   Call Large Panel Of Women From Which To Select Jurors

DELAY IN FITZ’ BRIBE TRIAL {8 AGAIN REJECTED   Lobbyist Calm and Confident As Trial Gets Under Way

WALLACE IS CAMPAIGNING FOR SUPPORT   Talk Last - Night Was Move for People’s Approval

Wallace Campaigns for Popular Support, Backed by FDR Letter of ‘Endorsement; Speaks at New York

Roosevelt Letter Backs Wallace In Bid for Post   Commerce Nominee Secks Popular Sapport in Fight

U.S. Controls Air Over Japan; Plane Plant Again Hit —   Most Used of Japanese _ Maneuvers Now Is ‘Running Like Hell"

Anti-Soviet Acts Denied   London Poles Blame Chaos On Lublin; Reds Won’t Ask Death Penalty For Accused Men

Main Sieafried Concrefe Belf. ls Penetratec   Reichswald ‘Is Sene Ot Hard Fighting; Patton Gains Toward Pruem

‘Nazis Open Dams ‘To Impede Yanks   "Flood Roer River on Ninth rete Front.to Halt  vo. Advante   “CANADIANS IN. GAINS   ‘Third Army Repulses Coun; terattacks; French Take ‘ Prisoners

‘Nazis Open Dams To Impede Yanks   Flood Roer River on Ninth . Army Front to Halt  Advance   ‘CANADIANS IN GAINS   Third Army Repulses Coun_ terattacks; French Take Prisoners

Canadians Half Way Through Fort Belt   Allies Burst Through Main Concrete Zone of Siegfried Line in Reichswald; Germans Open Flood Gates on Ninth Army Front

CANADIAN TROOPS PUSH THROUGH MAIN BELT OF WEST WALL  GERMANS FLOODED ROER RIVER ON NINTH ARMY

COURT ACTION SOUGHT BY GM ON PICKETING   Wage Issue Stalling Charged to Unions By Railroads

Railroads Say 2 Unions Stall Wage Parley   General Motors Seeks Injunction to Enjoin Plant Interference

Rail Unions Get Blame For Stall In Wage Dispute   General Motors Goes To Court To Fight “Illegal Picketing”’

Railroads Accuse Unions Of “Stall”  GENERAL MOTORS TO FIGHT “ILLEGAL PICKETING” IN COURT

Row Over Oil Stove Starts Kansas Governor On Warpath Against OPA

Governor Of Kansas Wars  Against OPA   Calls Regulation ‘Silly’ Preventing Ex- Soldier. From Getting Oil Stove.

Indonesians Fire On Britain As Peace Negotiations Loom   Open Fighting Breaks Out in Java as U. S.-Brifain Move to Hurry Peace Parleys Between Natives and Dutch-——No Indication of Casualties

British and Indonesians  In Conflict   Dutch and Javanese Issue Confused and Conflicting News

NATIVES FIRE UPON BRITISH   First Open Clash Betweer Troops and Indonesians Reported From Java

Indonesians And British Stage Clashes   Confusion Surrounds Hesitant Efforts Regarding Peace Talks

INDONESIAN AND BRITISH FIGHT BREAKS IN OPEN   Mystery Cloaks Moves To Bring Dutch And _ Natives Together 

AMERICANS CLEARING JAPS FROM LARUEOT AIRFIELD 1 NANA, MUVIMG ON TQ SOUTH

FIVE BODIES FOUND IN FUNERAL HOME   Children in Abandoned Hause Make Gruesome Find

Promise More Meat for Mining Areas   Fear Shortage Might Lead to Widespread Work Stoppage

Navy ‘Itching’ For Sea Test   U. S. Speculating On Greater Blows

LABOR HEAD NOW HAS POWER TO ATTACK JOB   More Authority Than Any Other Previous Secretary Given By Truman   GOES TO WORK AT ONCE   conferences Scheduled To Settle Troubles Which Delay Reconversion

Top-Powered Labor Chief Tackles Job   Schwellenbach Moves To Settle Disputes On Labor Front

Labor Chief Is Handed Powers   Schwellenbach Gets Sweeping Authority

A Wage Rise. Pledge Did Not Have Truman OK  Stabilization Chief Is.

Te Wed Tolson?   Slayer Of Six Says He Killed Dozen Others   Arkansas Authorities En deavoring to Clear Up Other Crimes of Hiteh Hiker Murderer

YAMASHITA TRIAL IS HELD VALID   Jap Criminal’s Testimony in Own Defense a Sag: of Innocence.

NEW LAINDING BY DUTCH IN REFINERY AREA   Japs’ Small Vessel: Bombarded, Flee Vicinity

FOUR LARGE INDUSTRIAL CENTERS HIT   Tokyo Admits Flames Rampant for Five Hours in Naval Base of Kure, One of the Superforts’ Targets.

GREATEST B-23 ATTACK BLASTS 4 JAP CITIES   4,000 Tons of Firebombs Dropped From 600 Superforts

Contflagrations Superforts Set  Never Equalled      Flames lgnited By 4,000 Tons of Incendiary Bombs Leap Through Industrial Centers   Record Number Of B-29s Make Altack   Tokyo Reports Wide Area Of Kube Bureed an Damage inflicted Gu Naval Facilities

Japanese Industry Cringes Under Heavy Bomb Attack  Largest Superfort Armada Strikes  Cr... Raine Mm ibioc

Record Superfort Fleet Drops 6,000 Tons Of Bombs On Four Jap Cities

GREATEST FLOOD OF FIRE EVER UNLEASHED IN WARFARE DOES DAMAGE TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS

Japanese Industry  Cringes Under  Heavy Bomb Attack Largest Superfort Armada _—  fps tae O-2hsas

AUSTRALIAN BRIDES GOING BACK HOME   Some Disappointed in U.S But Others Just Homesick

AUSTRALIAN BRIDES ARE DISILLUSIONED   Mere Than 58 Whe Wed American Service Men Complain Of Treatment And Life Here

800,000 Men Per Month To Be Discharged   Arniy Promises To Reach Figur e By December; 71 Separation Centers ‘Plamied

'Ficure Sounds Good To Senator Johnson. ... .   Army To Release 800,000 Men Monthly By Dec. 1st

Army To Boost Discharges To 800,000 A Month   Jap Surrender Caught Army Unprepared To Demcbilize, Says Johnson

Army to Free 300,000 Men Rach 30 Days   Speed-Up Program Comes as Answer ‘To Senatorial Blast

Army Discharge Method Brandec As 'Pig-Headed’   Congressional War Of Words Grows Qver Point System

SCHEDULE WILL BEGIN DECEMBER 1   War Department Gives Figure To Senator Johnson

Sgt. Donald Williams of Monroe Survive: Hellish Days Behind Jap Okinawa Lines

LONGER FURLOUGH NOTICES MAILED   Overseas Returnees Now On 30-Day Leave Are Being Notified Individually Of New Reporting Date

Fd. Pe pl i"   Funeral Services for Retired Business Man to Be Thursday.

AUGUST LINDBERG DES LAST NIGHT   Old Resident of Ironwood Was City Assessor in 1915-1918.

Community Donate: Freely to Fund For Ship’s Present  Helena, East Helena  Residents Honor ne Sa. nae

CommunityDonate: Freely to Fund For Ship’s Present  Helena, East Helena Residents Honor New Cruiser’s Crew

MINERS VOTE ON WARTIME STRIKE   NLRB SUPERVISES BALLOTING WHICH BEGAN AT 6 A.M,

GERMANS WITHDRAWING FORCES FROM WESTER} PORTIONS OF SALIENT AS THIRD ARMY MAKES GAINS IN EFFORT TO CUT TROUGH ENEMY CORRIDOR BELOW “BULGE”—NAZIS . SMASHING AT SEVENTH ARMY LINE

Submarine Base  At Kiel Attacked   Over 1,000 Bombers Carry Out Assault -

New Attack Blasts Kiel   U. S. Heavy Bombers Return To Port City

Atom Bomb Ruin Amazes   Greater Than Expected But U: S. Experts Find No Radioactivity There

No Dangerous Radioactivity Lingers In Hiroshima, U. S. Experts Report

4  BRITISH SEA HERO   Returns From Retirement to Be A of Cammandas

British Naval Hero Is Dead   Admiral Of The Fleet Lord Ekeys Dies In His Sleep; ll 3 Weeks.

THIRD ARMY MOVES INTO SAAR BASIN   Russians Seek  I higher Ground Across Oder

Germans Report 180,000 Mer Open Attack That Threatens To Snlit Nazi Battlefront

Battle-Scarred Yanks Welcome Sights of Real Steaks, Milk and U.S. Girls -

1,368 Men Home From Battlefronts Bring Queer Kaleidoscope to New York City

‘Heroic Doughbovs Whistle At Girls, Boo MP’s And Drink Milk On Arriva!

1,368 Combat Vets Home   Reaction to U. S. Is Crazy Kaleidoscope of Sights, Sounds, Emotions

Meet 1,368 Yanks Back in America From the Battlefields of Europe

Home!   &® MAJ Z2AAY CO  1,368 Deliriously Happy Yanks Reach N. Y. On Merit Furloughs.

Army Sends 1368 Men Home After  Serving in Europe   Men Are Biggest Grouy of Non-Casualties Sent Home From Zones; All Decorated

1,368 Yank Soldiers Furloughed From Battlefields Arrive in U. S.

A Square Meal, A Girl, A ’Phone. .  It Is Great To Be Home After Ages ‘Over There’

11368 Battle-Line Veterans With Tears and Cheers Hail Shores of Home

AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN RETURNING HOME FROM FIGHTING FRONT  IT’S A CRAZY KALEIDO. SCOPE OF SIGHTS, SOUNDS

Like Coming From Hell To Heaven!   Contingent Of 1,368 Soldiers Arrives Home From Battlefields For Furloughs To Marvel At Milk, Steak And American Girls   Like A Prayer

HEAD OF AUTO UNION BOOED BY STRIKERS   Kelsey-Hayes Workers Leave Mass Mecting Without Deciding to Return to Jobs.

AUTO WORKERS BOO UAW HEAD   Pleas To End Walkout At Kelsey-Hayes Draw Cat-Calls

BEDLAM REIGNS AT MEETING OF AUTO WORKERS   R. J. Thomas Is Shouted Down; Meeting Breaks Up Without Vote

General Marshall’s Last Word To Pearl Harbor Army Heads [Before Jap Attack Was Warning

Warning Was Delivered  Three Hours After Receipt in Hawaii, After Jap Attack   Miles Gaye Order      Intelligence Told Short Aide to Check Jap Weather Reports

Warnings Sent By Washington ToCommanders  Blow At Hawaii Was Expected  TOLD AT INQUIRY  U. S. Saw Peril Only In Philippines And At Guam         U. S. Saw Peril Only In Philippines And At Guam

Marshall's Warnings fo MacArihur, Short Reporied to Probing Group

SHORT HANDED ‘ALERT ORDER’ AFTER ATTACK   Gen, Marshall Testifies He Phoned ‘Mac’, Cabled  Hawaii Chief

Action Taken Before Attack Given Probers   Gen. Marshall Lays All Correspondence Before Committee

MARSHALL TO TESTIFY AT INVESTIGATION   Wartime Army Chief of Staff To Be Heard By Pearl Harbor Probers   ARRANGING TAKE-OFF

Message Laid Before Pearl Harbor Board   Received. in‘Islands Hour Before Attack, Delivery: Delayed

Marshall's Activity on Dec. 7 Tole   Warning to Army Chief At Honolulu Is Laid Before Probers.

Pearl Committee Learns Marshall Warned Of Attack   Reveal American Attaches Told To Destroy Codes 3 Days Prior To Raid

Reached Short After Jap Blow at Pearl Harbos   Delay in 3 Delivery by: Cable Company Pot Before Committee -

SHORT FAILED TO GET ALERT BEFORE RAID   Final Message Showed In Transmission by  Sneak Blow

REPORT TELL: ABOUT WARNINL   Hawaiian Army Commander Had Last Minute Word To Be on Alert,   CAME AETER THE ATTACK

Marshall Sent ‘Alert’ Warning To Hawaii Post   But Message Was Not De. livered Unti} After Pearl Harbor Attack, Coim ~ gnittee Finds

Gen. Marshall’s Last Minute Warning To Army Commande: In Hawaii Laid Before Probers   Message Delivered After Attack On Pearl Harbor; MacArthur Warned Over Telephone

Warning Of War Delivered After Japan's Affack   Marshall's Message Of Dec. 7, 1941 Read At Inguiry

Marshall's Last Minute Warning to Hawaii Laid Before Investicators

ARMY SPEFNING UP DISCHARGES   Points For Release Tx Be Cut Down Again In December

Ainty Mey  ower Discharge Poitts Befure Year-Fng  S-audors Hisar Total May Be Cut Balow 60

Army, Navy, Getting Set For _ Discharge OF Millions Of Mer   Both Talk of Further Reduction In Points Required for Release

ARMY ENLISTMENTS REACH 1,000 DAILY   $2,000 Relezsed Last Werk, Gen. Berry Informs Senate Com mittee

Army Studies Further Cut In Points   May Be Reduced. To Less Than 60 For December

Cut Points Below 60 for December   Berry Says Discharge Rate Is Growing

ARMY MAY REDUCE DISCHARGE SCORES   HALF A MILLION MEN AND WOMEN RELEASED IN FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER,

EMPLOY MENT OUTLOOK IS SATISFACTORY   Nation Plunging Into Peacetime Future Passes Many Ensouraging Siqnposts

SOME INTERESTING  SIGNPOSTS PASSED  BY NATION AT PEACE COAL AND SUGAR OUT LOOK DARK; MEAT ANE CACOTINE PRICUTER

Reconversion Exceeds Hopes WPB Reports   Industry to Reach High Production by December, Prediction

Higher Octane Gas for Civilian Cars to be Forthcoming   Coal, Sugar Situations Still Bad; Nation to Have Pork Soon

Coal And Sugar — Outlook Darker For Americans   BRIGHTER PICTURE FOR MEAT AND GAS SUPPLIES

GOAL PICTURE STILL DARK IN WINTER AHEAD   Other Problems Looks Better In Reconversion

Anti -Intlation Shopping List On OPA Agende   Housewives Will Be Getting Them Soon; Coal Outlook Dark

Coal, Sugar Outlook Is Unchanged   Little Easing of Shortage Near: OPA To Hold Price Line.

SLASH FEDERAL SPENDING DUE TO END OF WAR   Reduce Budget by 19 Billion; Outlook for Sugar, Coal Dark

Outlook for Coal, Sugar Still Dark   Federal Spending Trimmed by 19 Billion; Reconversion Brighter, Tahlace Pay Rill in Difficulties

COAL AND SUGAR OUTLOOK IS BAD OFFICIALS SAY   Brighter News In Other Quarters; General Roundup Of The  econversion Picture lodav.

U. S. Supply of Coal and Sugar Is Still Critical   Ickes Warns of Fuel Shortage; OPA Has Good News  To Offset Gloom

Nation Passes Signposts — Of Peacetime   Sugar Outlook Dark But Reconversion Progress Reported

Coal and Sugar (utlook Is Dark   Housewives To Help OPA Fight Inflation; To Prosecute Violators.

Meat Supply Increases; OPA Battles Inflation      : Sugar May Be Rationed Thru ’46; Bill to Pay  Jobless $25 Month Losing Ground

SAYS INDUSTRY RECONVERTING AT FAST CLIP   Budget Trimmed 19 Billions As Result of End Of  War

More Good And Bad News Listed  For Civilians   Coal and Sugar Will Remain Searce Items, While Meat and Better Gasoline Will Be Coming.

ICKES PREDICTS COAL SHORTAGE: SUGAR IS SCARCE   JAP DEFEAT BRINGS 19 BILLION SLASH IN FEDERAL BUDGET

Coal And Sugar Outlook Dark; Meat, Gasoline News Brighter; Budget Slashed 19 Billion   WPB Finds Reconversion Better Than Expected; OPA To Fight High Prices

Coal, Sugar Outlook for Nation Dark   Better News for Meat And Gasoline; Housewives To Fight High Prices

MOLVEYe POU NUUHUUD  Coal and Sugar Outlook Black; Meat and ‘Gas Good; Jobless Compensation Bill out

Coal, Sugar Supply Seen As Limited For Country   Meats And Casolive Now: More Abundant

OPA to Issue Anti-Inflation Checkup List   Campaign to Halt Gouging by Stores  In Reranveraian Ers

Sugar, Coal Outlook 4s ‘Termed Dark   Brighter News On Gasoline and Meat—Federal! Budget Cut

Reconversion Picture Brings Brighter News on Meat, Gasoline.      BILL ISN’T FAVORABLE

COAL, SUGAR OUTLOOK IN U. $. DARK   News Is Brighter, However, for Meat and Gasoline—Housewives Will Help OPA Fight Higher Prices.

Sugar, Coal eShort: More Meat and Gas   OPA Asks Housewives’ Aid to Trap Violators Of Price Ceilings

60) Pt. Airmen Home Soon   K<ANC WRITER DIES   NEW X-RAY TUBE CREATES WAVES FOUAL TO 90 POUNDS OF RADIUM

Believe All 31 Or More Trapped Mer Died In Explosion   Blistering Heat, Dense Smoke Halt Crews, 14, Mi. From Men

FEAR MINERS WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT    None of 31 Are. Thought to Have Survived Explosion

SMOKE AND FIRE KEEP RESCUERS FROM 31 MINERS   Are Still 2,500 Feet From Men Trapped by Blast

EISENHOWER ASKS PORTS BE SAVED   APPEALS TO GERMAN WORK ERS — SAYS NAZI RESISTANCE HAS COLLAPSED.

Eisenhower Again Warns Germans See ES GELS  Port Workers Are Cautioned, To Prevent Harbor Wrecking

German Resistance Has Collapsed In West, Gen. Eisenhower Asserts

Berlin Derby Is Continuing   Hannover Falls; Eisenhower Urges Germons To Rise And Block Fanatics

TWO GREAT U.S. ARMIES JOIN IN BRENNER PASS   7th and 5th Linked After Dazed Fascists Lay Down Arms   Free Red Generals

LEGISLATURE FACES BUSY WEEK WITH HEALTH, TAXES AS ISSUES   COMPLETION OF BILL INTRODUCING-PERIOD IN TWO WEEKS PREDICTED; BUDGET NEAR FINISH

Franco Spain Rejects Big Three Declaration, Does Not ‘Beg Admittance To United Nations

Spain Rejects Big 3 Declaration Excluding It From United Nations

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Child’s Parents Get Mysterious Telephone Call:   Told They Will Get Baby ‘Back in Box’ For Notifvins Police

Army Cuts Output Of  unition   Production Schedules Slashed 10 Per cent

Fused Shell Taken From Sailor’s Body   SUCCESSFUL OPERATION REMOVES PROJECTILE ENDANGERING LIFE

: Human Bombshell Feels Better Since Being ‘Deprived of Explosive

Senate Boosts School Funds  Above Governor's Proposal __ Addition of Seven Million Dollars .  bdwews: Thaaw Chobe Berslec’d rad af Baelenuns

a —BUDGET— ~  ro ONS in ~OHINS BUDE   Extra Appropriation, For “Public” Schools Stirs ‘Controversy :

"Senate Distegards Recommendations  By Lausche, Votes Extra School Money

BUDGET IN LEGISLATURE IS WARMING UP   Senate Ignores Governor's Recommendation To Vote For Daniels Bill

CONGRESS MAY BE RECALLED   HIGH LEADERS EXPECT THAT  > CONGRESS. WILL BE. RE.  ! CALLED IN SEPTEMBER IF JAPAN SURRENDERS ;

Superfort raids take huge toll  Okinawa battle   Okinawa battle losses 416.319

Four Japanese Aircraft Plants ‘Are Hard Hit   Bomber Command Announces Results Of Recent Attacks; Tell of Great Havoc

Forts Damage Four Japanese Plane Plant:   Most Recent Attucks Alsc Burned Out 3.45 More Syuare Miles Of  “Nip Cities

Four More Jap Aircraft Plants Hit   Report Results Of June Attacks

Four Plants Are Blasted   U.S. - Aerial Forces * Pound Jap Industry

Three Other , Fargets ‘Hit In Daylight Strike On Nip War Industries, Gen, Lemay Reports

Navy Officers Arrest Peron In Argentina   President, Cabinet Said To Have Resigned; New Regime In Making

Peron, Fallen Argentina Strong Mar ‘Arrested: New Government Formed

Argentine Crowd Asks Peron Door   Former Strong Man Arrested as New Government Formed

Three Doolittle Airmen Flying To United State:   Revel in Comforts Of Civilization After Prisoners 40 Months

OPA REBUFFE IN EFFORT TO. OPEN LOCKERS   To Go Into Court for Right to Check Meat in Frozen Storage

FORD HOPEFUL OF SETTLING WAGE DISPUTE   INCREASE IN WAGES MAY SET PATTERN FOR INDUSTRY

Young Capitalist Predicts Solution   Detroit Aulo Producer Calls on Schwellenbuel:      Morality Termed Poison, Cause of Periodic Wars

Young Ford Think Work Stoppages Can Be Solved   Motor Company President Confers with Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach

Ford Meets With Schwellenbach On Labor Issues   Executive Says Solutions May Be Found to Problems

FORD HOPEFUL OF WAGE PACT   Expresses Belief Solution Is Likely To Problems At Motor Plants

BELIEVES STRIKE AT FORD PLANT CAN BE AVOIDEL   Henry Ford Il Talks With Schwellenbach in Capital —Says Visit Not Connected With Dispute.   STRIKE VOTE TODAY AT GENERAL MOTORS   Reuther Charges G. M. Officials With “Complete Indifference” During Union-Management Talk.

Younger Ford Confers With Schwellenbach   Expects Solutions ‘To Labor Problems In Big Motor Firm

Labor Solution Is ~ Predicted By Ford   Company President Be: Heves Solution to Prob- fem Is Possible

Keefe claims has proof of ‘badgering’  _ To force change  Rw cattenlk <tnree

HARBOR PROBE PLOT CHARGED   Rep. Keefe Asserts Officer Is Being “Badgered” To Change His Story

Charges Attempt to Change Man’s Pearl Harbor Story   Representative Keefe Declares He Has “Proof” Captain Alwin D. Kramer of Navy Was Approached on Subject —Asserts Officer Delivered Decoded Jap Message Indicating Attack and That Its Import Was Ignored.

MGCCFE MAS FRUUT  Navy Officer ‘Badgered’ to Chang Pearl Harbor Story, Solon Charaes

Solon Charge: Pearl Harbor: Badgering  Navy Officer Urged   Navy Officer Urged To Change Story, Congressman Says

Farm Machinery Restrictions End   Production Schedule Advanced One Month

Schwellenbach Is Fighting One-Man Battle to Straighten Current Labor Crisis

Senate  hreatens To Change Views On Wallace Post  Reaction Setting in   Reaction Setting in Against House Delay In George Bill

TEXAS oUFFERG BAD IGE STORW   Other States Have Snow Or Thawing Weather Which May Bring Floods.

DAMAGE FROM STORMS      iIce Hits Texas; Oklahoma Has Heavy Blanket of Snow

Freezing Rain, Snow, Swollen Rivers Cause Death, Discomfort in Section:

Japan Blamed for Natives’ Uprising And Fighting in French Indo-China

BLAMED FOR UPRISING IN INDO-CHINA   French Sources Report Interception of Nip Messages

One Of War’s Most Exciting Stories. ....  Great Drama Of The Loss Of The Juneau Has Been Finally Pieced Together

Naval Drama Pieced Together   Loss of Juneau and Experiences of Few  Survivors Told

Ten Survivors Tell Sinking Of Destroyer   Sea Drama Unfolded By Sullivan Brothers Shfpmates

Harrowing Experiences Of Cruiser Juneau's 10 Survivors Revealed   Sharks Attack

One of Great War Dramas Pieced Together From Navy Files, Story of the Junea

Reveal Harrowing Experiences Among 10 Juneau Survivors   Gunner’s Mate Relates Ordeal On Raft at Sea

Navy Finally Collects Saga rs War's Great Dramas--The ‘Sinking Of Cruiser Juneau

Juneau Loss One of Grea War Dramas   Story of Survivors Pieced Together From Scattered Navy Files

House Set to Investigate  Food Supply   Special Group to Go Into All Details: OPA Hikes Points on Canned Peas and Asparagus

Seek Food Commitment To Europe Data; Points  Changed On Canned Goods

Food Shortages to Be Studied  Points on Asparagus and Peas Are Uppec

House Launches Big Food Inquiry   Will Investigate Foreign Rehef Feeding; Peas, Asparagus Points Raised

Hirohito Answers Questions   Tells U. S. Newsman Pearl Harbor Attack _Not His Idea; Favors A Limited Monarchy

Thought Tojo Was Yo Declare War In Usual Manner  Favors Constitutional! Monarchy For Janan

Hirohito Declares Pearl Harbor Was Not His Idea   Japanese Emperor, Giving First Interviev To American Newsman, Says He Expected War Declaration to Come in Usual Manner

Claim Hirohito Says He. Won't &:‘ow Rescript  To Be Usei As War Tool

Hirohito Disclaims Responsibility For Sneak Attack On Pearl Harbor

Move to Settle Str         Didn’t Intend Sneak Attack, Hirohito Declares}

Hirohito Says He Expected Formal Declaration Of War   Opposed To War As Instrument Of Policy  And Favors Constitutional Monarchy

EMPEROR HIROHITO  DECLARES OPPOSED  TO WAR AS POLICY EXPECTED TOJO TO DE CLARE WAR ON U. S. IN USUAL FORMAI MANNER

HIROHITO DECLARES PREMIER T0J0MISUSED IMPERIAL RESCRIPT WHEN HE. MADE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

'PASSIN’ THE BUCK! ‘Emperor Blames Tojo ‘For Bringing On War   Hirohito Looks Squarely Into Face of American Newsman During Interview Marked by Simplicity—Expresses Hope For Accuracy in Interpreting Japanese Scene

Hirohito Denies He Wanted Tojo to Use Rescript for Sneak Attack      OCCUPATION OF JAPAN MAY LAST MANY YEARS, MacARTHUR SAYS

The Emperor Speaks Hirohito Gives First Interview; Declares  He Opposed War

Hirohito Says He Didn't Want Sneak Attack Expected Tojo to Formally Declare War

HAD EXPECTED. WAR TO START. “IN USUAL WA   Did Not Know Rescript to Be . Employed in: “Surprisg - Blow-at U.S...

Didn't Intend Rescript To Be Used For Sneak Attack   Emperor Dislikes Its Use By Tojo

Emperor Says Tojo Double Crossed Him   Sun Ruler Attempts Explanations in Exclusive Interview

Says Hirohito Did Not Intend Tojo to Make Sneak Attack   New York Times Writer Reports Interview With Jap Emperor

Use of War Transcript to Launch Sneak Attack Was Unexpected, Emperor Says

DIDNT INDORSE SNEAK ATTACK HIROHITO SAYS   Emperor Claims He Wanted War, If It Came, To Be Declared Formally

Says He Had No Inkling Of Atfack   Grants Interview With New York Times Correspondent

Hirohito Says He Expected Premier Tojo To Declare War In Usual. Forma! Manner   Had No Intention Of Having War Rescript Employed As Tojo Used It Against U. S.

Intended Formal Declaralion Against U.-S., and Not By Sneak Attack On Pearl Harbor

Hirohito Denies Prior Knowledge Of Pearl Harbor  Had Not Intended Tojo Act Without Formal Declaration

Expected Tojo To Declare War In Usual Manner   Hirohito in Interview Says He Is Opposed To Hostilities as an Instrument of Policy

Interview With Jap Emperor     Hirohito Favors Monarch Vv Like Britain’s. He Assert:

First Interview With Hirohito Emperor Expected Tojo To Make Declaration Formal. He Declares

Greater Tax Reliel For Small Business  Demanded By GOP   Vandenberg to Push Proposal on Exemption from  Excess Profits Tax

Debate Open On Tax Plan; Fight Brews"   Republicans Seeking Further Reductions For Small Business

GOP Fights Protits Levy On Business   Amendment Relieves Small Corporations From Excess Tax

Capt. Jack Kretzer is Killed in  Action on Okinawa  - Young Officer Wore  Silver, Bronze es BR a

Capt. Jack Kretze Is Killed in  Action on Okinawa ‘ Young Officer Wore Silver, Bronze Stars for Heroism

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SOVIETS HOLD UP ACTION ON REGIONAL PLAN   Get Three More Days To Take Stand On Security Issue

Cuban Charges Big Nations Would Dictate to World   Small Countries May Sign Peace Charter Plan with Reservations

Americans Await Word  From Russia   To Wait Three Days For Reply on Fusing Of Security Plan

BIG NATIONS HIT AT WORLD PARLEY   Violent Dispute. Rages at San Francisco  Meet

ENVOYS CLASH ON PLANS 10 INSURE PEACE   BIG NATIONS WANT TO BE DICTATORS, CUBAN SAYS

Cuban Delegate Says Big Nations Ask World Power   Starts Most Violent Dis pute Yet Witnessed at Conference

Cuban -Accuses Big Five of Trying for Dictatorship   Sen. Vandenberg Calls for Other Nations to Entrust Great Powers With Same Confiderice in Peace They Have in War

Big Nations Accused by Cuban Delegate at Peace Parley of ‘Wanting World ‘Dictatorship’

‘Cig’ Searcity Not Caused By IHegal Act:   rade Commission Says  ‘Number of Undesirable  Practiens’ Born of Shortage Have Developed

"Undesirable Practices" in Tobacco Industry Result of Fag Shortage: FTA

Number Of Undesirable Practices Develop In Tobacco Industry In Connection With Cigaret Shortage

Agency Scores Tobacco Trade For Practices  Result From      Result From Cigavet Dearth

Cigaret Makers Held Blameless  Federal Trade Unit Reviews Situation

REPORT EVILS IN CIGARETTE TRADE   FTC SAYS SHORTAGE HAS CAUSED NUMBER OF "BAD" PRACTICES

Smaller. Nations in Notable Gain  Win Two Victories at Security Parley .

Big Powers Aren’t Running The Show Completely   Small Nations Score Two Notable Gains At Frisco

Small Nations Win Successes Over Big Five  In Conference   Victory Is Clear On Debated Point

Small Nations Gain At Parley   Big-5 Accept Canadian Proposal: Assembly Has In. ternational Authority.

Small Nations Checking Off Two Major Gains At World Peace Meet In California

Small Nations List Two Big Gains At Security Meet  Veto Voting Formula Fight May Be Tempered by Result

Small Nations Advance In Quest For Greater Powet  Big Five Agree To Speurnty Council

Small States Score 2 Gains in Fight for League Power   Ry JOUN M. HIGHTOWER

Small Nations Make Gains In Struggle With Big-Five For More Power In Leaque   Advances Hold Prospect Of Tempering Fight Of Big-Five Veto Voting Formula

United Nations :: Today :-:   oO By John M. Hightower Associated Press Diptomatic News

Small Nations Score 2 Gains At Conference   Victories May Temper Their Fight On Big 5  Veto Formula.

SMALL NATIONS MAKE TWO NOTABLE GAINS WORLD CONFERENCE  ABILITY TO OUTVOTE BIG POWERS SHOWN ON ONE DEBATED MATTER

Country Whose Army Is * Employed For Aggression To Have Council Vote.

New Essential Job List Made   Action Taken To Ease 4-F Drafting Job —

Train in Wreck Kills  18, Injures 32   Pennsylvania Accident  Declared ‘Unavoidable’

90,000 STRINE IN SERIES OF LABOR FIGHTS      War Production, Food Shipments Stalled By Walkouts

40,000 Workers Idle in Labor Disputes Throughout Nation   War Production, Food Movement, Transportation Affected

RUBBER STRIKE AFFECTS MOST   16,700 Workers Idle in Ak ron; Over 40,000 in Entire Nation.

British Flier Claims Average Speed Of 606 Miles per Hour-in Jet Plane

Japan’s Survival Shortly Decided   Admit Critical Plight on Iwo.

Sovict Troops Bucking . Defense System Deep in Trenches   NAZIS ROLLED BACK!   Red Army Forces Surge Into Streets of Guben and Forst

Russians Engage Geman: In Big Tank Battle in Area Southeast of Berlin

Reds And Nazi Forees Locked  In Tank Battle   Russians Assaulting in Force Enemy Positions on Neisse and Spree; Oder Action Reported

Tank Battles Raging Near Nazi Capital   Reds Assault Enemy’s Neisse, Spree River Lines Before Berlin

Reds Assault Neisse, Spree River Lines   Germans Say Russian: Fail To Establish Neisse Bridgeheads—  Buck Tank Defenses

Neisse and Spree River Lines Attacked In Force By Other Soviet Troops

SOVIETS STEP UP PRESSURE ON BRESLAU   Also Clear Supply Lines for Frontal Assault Are on Beriin by Ending Nazi Resistance in the Poznan Sector.

Tank Fight Rages As Reds Attempt River Crossing   Germans Claim Bridgeheads Over Niesse, Spree Thrown Back; Buck Intricale Defense

GERMAN LINES ON NEISSE AND SPREE RIVERS UNDR HEAVY ASSAULT BY THE RUSSIANS

Russian and  Nazi Tanks Wage Battle   Clash in No-Man’s Land of Goerlitz; River Lines Assaulted

Ukrainians, Nazis Lock in Tank Fight Near Berlin  Germans Claim Reds Are.Failing to Make Bridgeheads

RUSSIANS ATTACK GERMAN LINES ON NEISSE AND SPREE  SMASH AT DEFENSE  , =r. fs. . . _. =. _ = -_   SMASH AT DEFENSE SYSTEM FROM 2 TO 12 MILES IN DEPTH

Report Russians Storming Neisse, Spree River Lines; Battling Nazis Near Goerlitz

SOVIETS GAIN BEFORE BERLIN   Locked In Tank Battle Near Goerlitz, Hit Two River Lines

Tank Battle Rages in No Man’s Region   Konevy Engages Enemy to Close Deadly Red Arc

Soviet Armies Clear Supply Lines For Frontal Attack On Berlin Area

Russian Tank Battle Rages Near Goerlitz   E. Prussia Heavy. Fighting Reported: Pressure on Breslau

Russians Engage Germans In Large Seale Tank Battle In Region Of Goerlitz Southeast Of Berlin

TWO RIVER LINES HIT BY SOVIETS   Poznan Bastion Falls To Russians After Siege Of Month

Huge Tank Battle ~ Rages as Soviets Crash Neisse Line   Reds Bucking Heavy Nazi Defense’ Positions on Key River Line

Big-Scale Tank Battle Rages As Reds Assault River Lines   Russians Hammer In Force At Neisse, Spree Defenses; Soviets Surge Into Streets Of Guben And Forst

SOVIETS ASSAULT NAZI RIVER LINES   KONEV’S TANKS FIGHT DUEL AT GOERLITZ

Russians Engage Germans In LargeScale Tank Battle   Nazis Throw Back Attempts To Win   «ee eee Se ee

Big-Scale Tank Battle Raging Near Goerlitz   Heavy Red Assault On Germany’s Neisse And Snree River I ines.

Russian and German Forces Locked in Major Tank Battle  Bods Assault Nazi Lines Southeast

REDS, GERMANS IN TANK DUEL   Russians Make Strong Assault At Neisse, Spree River Lines

Large Scale Tank Battle Rages Near Goerlitz As Russians Mop Up In Poznan, Arnswalde   More Japanese Atrocities Against Civilians Revealed As 37th Division Storms Intramuros

Tank Battle Rages East Of Berlin   Russians Speed Up Assault On Spree And Neisse River Lines: Into Breslau

‘Large-Scale Tank Sttuggle Flares ‘On East Front   Soviets Assault Nazi Neisse and Spree River Lines; Break Into South Breslau

LARGE-SCALE TANK BATTLE RAGING IN REGION OF GOERLITZ  GERMANS CLAIM RUSSIA! EFFORTS CROSS NEISSE  RIVER BEATEN BACK

More Snow For Christmas? Near Zero Temperature Is Forecast As Winter Arrive:

More Snow For Christmas? a RP OI EA SON,  Near Zero Temperature Is Forecast As Winter Arrive:

Withdraw Help From Democrats  GOP to Concentrate on Republican Ticket

Republicans To Withhold Help   Democrats Are Given Warning By Brownell

NEXT PRESIDENT : “Anti-Truman  Demos Promised “NoGOPHelp  : “Brownell: Says: Ale  ~ Weight Must. Back .  oom ea Riameinaas

Republicans Plan To Seek House Control at Polls  Antiadministration Democrats Not To Get Voting Help

Control Of '46 Congress Is Aim Of GOP Leaders   Republicans To Spurn Anti- Truman Demos

GOP Ik Is Out. For. Control   Anti-Adiministration Democrats Left:Cold

GOP REFUSES AID TO ANTL-TRUMAN DEMOCRATS IN ’46   Chairman Brownell Tells Republican Commitieemen, the Time Haz Come to Give Full  _ Support to Own Candidates

No GOP Aid To  Antt-Trumans   Chairman Brownell Tells Republican National Committee Of Decision.

Senate Committee To Hear Army, Navy Leaders Discuss Demobilization

ARMY-NAVY: ON THE MAT   Senate Committee Seeks Answer to Slow Motion  Discharge Schedule.

Senate Moves To Hasten Discharge Of Fighting Men   Complaints of Home Folks is Cause of Invectination

BiG GUNS MAUL FOE IN RECORD BOMBARDMENT   Canadian Push Toward Kleve Continues to Draw Nearer City

U.S. Artillery Batters Enemy At Vital Point   Germans Lose Threat to Allies By Blowing Dam

Yanks Seize Control  Of Roer Daw   As Canadians Make New Gains  In Kleve Offensive

Chief Barrier To Doughboys Is Eliminated   Germans Fail In Attempt To Destroy Giant Structure; Canadians Make New Gains In  Drive Aimed At Key City Of Cleve

Americans Drive Across Stream, Menacing Rhine; Canadians Score Gains

After Biggest Gunfire Of   Present War   Tirst Army Scixes Full Control of ¥italh Dam. Canadians Make New Gains. 3rd Army Surrounds Pream

Rain 2 Million Pounds Of Steel On Nazi Posts   Germans Toss Away Trump In Dynamiting Gates Of Dam They Couldn't Defend

Schwammanuel Structite, One of the. Biggest’: “on. ‘Stream, Was Vital Co trol Point for Barri              FLOOD FOLLOWS, ; a !   Crossing of Roer Preceded by One of Biggest Allied Barrages - _ Ca Biol sath

Yank Guns Cover Advance On Schwammenauel By First Army   Canadians Score New Kleve Gains   Attempted Demolitions By Enemy Fails To Halt Allied Advances

Yanks Seize Both Sides of Roer Dam   Canadians Make New Gains in Attack Against Kleve

Yanks Seize Wrecked Dam   Used Tremendous Shelling To Protect Advance; Canadian Drive Fights Ahead

CANADIANS SEIZE 2 MORE TOWNS IN FLANK DRIVE   Nazis Release Waters As Loss Of Dam Neared

Great Barrage Wrecks Nazi  Installations  Clamacdiawe WE aassdn tellin   Canadians Meanwhile Makes New Gains in Drive on Kleve

1,000 TONS OF SHELLS BLAST > FHEMY LINES   First Army Holds Control of Vital Control Point on =~ Roer Barrier,

ACA UNIT SPANS BARRIER   Three Hundred and Ninth. Infantry First to Reach ~ : ‘East Bank   Record Barrage Laid Down in Drive on Impounding Section; Canadians Advance ,

Both Sides of Vital Nazi Dam In Hands of USS.   Doughhoys Storm Reservoir After Qne of Greatest Allied Artillery Concentrations   Canadian Armies Continue Advance   Boche Offer No Counter  blows: Use Self Propell  ed Guns Against Canadiane at Kleve

Canadian {st Makes Gains In Kleve Push   Concentrated Fire Of Artillery Poured Into Nazi Positions Around Roer Dams

SURPLUS GOODS BOARD IS VOTEL   Measure Goes to Governor For Signature

Sick Workers Put To Death  In German Murder Factory   even Nazis Go on Trial at Wiesbaden for Killing  Russian and Polish Workers With Poisonous Injections

Unfold ‘tale of Min ler Factory ty Navi Asylut  Wihu ‘aie Testify How Ailing Workers Were

Seven Small Fry Nazis Go On Tria   Gruesome Tale Of Quick Deaths Told

Sick Workers Put To Death © ~ -In German Murder Factory   Russian and Polish Workers With  Poisonous Iniections

Atrocity Trial Bri ings More  Gruesome Tales   Many Persons Killed With Injections, Witnesses Declare

STRIKE BALLOT TO TIE UP ALL PHONE SERVICE   CIO Oil Workers Reported Ready to Accept Gov’t Proposal

Phone Blackout Friday: Embarac Placed On Coal   Government Strives To Catch:Up With. Increasing Trouble

HUSBAND THREE EXPECTED 10 LIVE   Police Blame Shootings On Eternal Triangle at Vincennes

HOTEL MURDER MOTIVE SOUGHT   Police Interest Centers 1 Wife's Book Of Names

Swift Advance Traps Thousands   Worms, Mainz, Saarbruecken and Zweibruecken Fall to Americans

IP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   U.S. 3RD ARMY CLOSES IN ON LUDWIGSHAFEN

AIR ATTACKS ON HIGHWAYS TAKING TOL   THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS BEING ROUNDED UP AS GERMANS MAKE RUSH FOR THE RHINE

Large Fires In Tokyo Reported   Pilots Returning From Tokyo Raids Report Fires Could Be Seen In Capital

SUPERFORTS IN. HEAVY ACTION   MANY, ATR BATTLES WER! FOUGHT DURING RECORD RAID ON TOKYO YESTERDAY

Roosevelt Files—64 Bundles Of Them— Made Available To Pearl Harbor Prober:

Pearl Harbor Files of FDR To Be Aired   Committee Permitted To Scan Through 64 Bundles of Correspondence — But All of Papers May Not Be Studied in View of Time Required.

Pearl Harbor Files Of FDR  Given Probers   No Restrictions Put On’ Committee

64 BUNDLES OF DATA  FDR’s White House F Files Open to Dec. 7 Probers

White House Files Made Available To Pearl Harbor Probe Committee

FDR’s Files" Are Offered   Pearl Harbor Probe Group Ready To Act

FDR's Files Are Available   White House Files Open To Committee Inquiring Into Pearl Harbor Disaster

Roosevelt's White House Files Made Available to Congressmen Studying Pearl Harbor Disaste:

Senate Group Gets FDR Files   No Restrictions For Pearl Harbor Board

Roosevelt's Record Open To Probers   64 Bundles Of Correspondence Made Available

Investigators © Cet FDR Files   ‘Pearl Harbor Probers _ Under Ne’ Restriction > Examining Papers -

‘Pearl’ Probers Given Access ToF. R. Papers   No Restrictions On Checking Documents By Committee Makinc Disaster Check

Roosevelt’s Files Available for  Group in Probe   Full Correspondence _ Due for Study in   Pearl Harbor Affair

Look Over FDR Files   Mass of Data Made Available To Pearl Harbor Investigators

FREE FDR PAPERS ON PEARL HARBOR   COMMITTEE GIVEN POWER TO PERUSE ALL LOCKED FILES

PEARL   COMMITTEE T0 EXAMINE FILES OF ROOSEVELT   Late President’s Papers Go Back To 1940; 64 Big Bales Of Papers

TWO WAR BOND DRIVES THIS YEAR      Meeting of Connty Leaders to Be Held at Hotel Fort Des Moines Wednosday, April 4

lahor Disputes leave 250,000 idle in- Nalior   Strike of 23,000 Weskers In N.Y. City Aparhnent Housts Due Today

60,000 WILL QUIT LUMBER JOBS IN WEST   Detroit Reconversion Situation Growing Darker

Work Stoppage In New Threa   New York City Is Facing Walkout Today

C OF C SCORES STATE SPENDING   Ohio Chamber Says Lausche Program ‘Threatens New State Taxes’

ILLINOIS MINERS ORDERED BACK T0 WORK BY LEADERS   ADDITIONAL MEAT PROMISED BY .OPA. AFTER AUGUST 6TH

Legion Backs Drive To Slash Red Tape from Loan Plan in G.I. Bill

Legion Would Cut GIBill Red Tape   Drive to Improve Loan Provisions Begins

Legion Seeks Cut GI Bill Red {ape   Move Coincides With Campaign To Simplify Legislation In Congress.

French Hoping For FDR Visit   DeGaulle Refuses. Té Meet Roosevelt at Algiers:

ROOSEVELT, DeGAULLE ARE STILL AT ODDS   Relations Between Heads Of Two Nations Believed To Have Worsened

REBUFF SEEN} FOR DEGAULLE   French Irked by Failure of Roosevelt and Their Leader to Meet

RUSSIANS ARE WITHIN 22 MILES OF VIENNA   More Than 32,150 German Prisoners Reported To Have Surrendered In 24 Hours

Soviets Sweep Within 22 Miles Of Historic Vienna Qn Wide Front   Red Armies Plunging Into Austria - And Slovakia; Near Rail Line Linking Vienna And Italy

REDS ADVANCE IN DRIVE ON VIENNA   Troops Spear to Within 22 Miles of Austrian  . Capital 

Reds 22 Miles From Capital Of Austria   More Than 32,150 Germans Surrender In 24 Hour Period

Two Russian armies drive near Vienna  Oder river fort taken by soviets

Two Red Armies Nearing Vienna In Great Drive   Fall of Austrian Capita Seems Only Question of Short Time

Report Tells How Radar Counter Measure Aided in Defeat of Germany and Japan

lorgenthau Hoped to Keep Treasury Post Until V-J Day, Resigned at President’s Request, Finance Group Told

Polish City Of Torun, 175 Miles To East Captured By Reds ‘   Nazis Found There Killed Or ¢ vaptured   Neutral Sources Say Rumble Of Guns Can Be Heard In German Capital

Reds Enter Kustrin, Vital Point on Oder   Zhukov Massing Troops for Quick Smash at Capital City

Patrols Fail to Meet Defenders, Dispatch States   Other Dispatches Claim Reds Are Storming Big Oder River

Last Defense Of Berlin 40 Miles Away   Polish City of Torun, Long Encircled, Is Reported Seized.

‘Soviets Reported Within 40 Miles of Nazi Capital   Russians Mass Power On Edge of Stream For Final Assault

QDER IVER S ST BARRIER TO AED ARMY   Russians Preparing to Storm, Across; Nazis Say Russ .. on East Bank.

Moscow Says Red Armies AtFrankfur   Stockholm Report Places Patrols In Berlin Suburb

SOVIETS SMASH TO ODER RIVER DEFENSE LINES   Supreme Nazi Effort To Stop Enemy at River Looms

NEUTRALS HEAR HIGH OFFICIALS MOVE TO MUNICH   Prepare to Continue War

REDS. CAPTURE TORUN, TAKE NAZI GARRISON   Mass.on East Bank of Oder for Last Drive on Capital

OHIO TAX SLATE NOW COMPLETE   Extender Bills Signed; Liquor Issue Revived

Schwellenbach Considered For  Labor Post   Hannegan Is Appointed Postmaster General — Lilienthal Chosen For New Term In TVA

CHANGES FORESEEN IN TRUMAN CABINET   Hannegan Named for Post of Postmaster

OTHER CHANGES IN TRUMAN'S CABINET EXPECTED BE MANE.   FIRST CHANGE NAMING OF ROBERT E. HANNEGAN AS POSTMASTER GENERAL

Demos Await More Changes  In The Cabinet   President) Truman’s First Cabinet Appointee Is Robert Hannegan,   ‘™ ALE ER RESIGNS   Walker Resigns

Labor Chief  Change Near   Hannegan Is Named Postmaster ‘General

Leaders Expect Cabinet Changes   First Appointment Is Robert Hannegan As Postmaster General

OTHER CHANGES IN  TRUMAN'S CABINET  EXPECTED BE MADE FIRST CHANGE NAMING OF  ROBERT E. HANNEGAN AS PACTMACTER CENEDAIT

Demos Look For More Cabinet Changes To Follow Walker-Hanneaan Shuffle

TRUMAN ASSIGNS ROBT. HANNEGAN TO CABINET POS!  SUCCEEDS WALKER AS POSTMASTER GENERAL;

Hannegan Named Postmaster Genera   Missourian Will Keep Democratic National Group Chairmanship

New Cabinet Changes Due   Hannegan Already In As Postmaster-General, Two More Posts Face Shifts

Story of Third Army Drive; Patton in Thick of Fighting   Writer Who Covered Outfit Says Troops Galloped Across France and Germany So Fast Communications Could Not Keep Up With Them—Shift From Saar to Battle of Bulge Called One of Greatest Military Operations.

Luzon Strike Pockets Japs   Legaspi Port Falls In Amphibious Stab

Assault Troops Squeeze. Japs— In Hopeless Trap   Amphibious Landing Overruns Legaspi, Accompanying Airfield

Japanese in Hopeless S. E. Luzon Trap   Landing Over-runs Legaspi and Airfield

 enasni landing  uiee~ Jacked i Gn ths te  Wins Port, Trap: South uzon Foe

153TH TAKES LUZON PORT OF LEGASPI   Move Traps Japs in Southeastern Part of Island

JAPS SQUEEZED INTO TRAP ON SOUTHERN LUZON   Amphibious Landing Overruns Port Of Legaspi And Its Airfield

YANKS SQUEEZE JAPS INTO TRAP ON S$; E.-LUZON   Amphihious Landing Overruts Legaspi Port and Airfield

Landing Below Manila Traps Japs on Luzon   Amphibious Force Overruns Legaspi And Airfield As Resistance Wilts

JAPS TRAPPED IN SOUTH LUZON   MacNIDER'S MEN HAVE CAPTURED LEGASPI!

SQUEEZE JAPS IN LUZON TRAP   Amphibious Landing Overruns Port of Legaspi and Its Airfield—Japs Fighting Back Fiereely in Northern Part of Island.

Ellender Walks Out Of Senate Hearing   War Food Official Asked if Much Butter Sold Soap Factories

Use of Butter For Soap Aired By Senate Quiz  we Eile d=   Sen. Ellender Walks Out After Wherry Dispute

Elfender Quits ~ ‘Hearing In Huff. On Food Issue   Charge. That ‘Butter Was ‘Sold To Soap: Factories . Is Aired By. Senators

ANGERED SOLON TAKES A WALK   Senator Eliender Leaves Hearing When ‘Cut Off’ in Butter Quiz

REPORT BUTTER SOLD FOR SOAP   Senator Walks Out of Hear. ing After Flareup Over Questioning.

Southerner Angered When He's “Cut Off   Ellender Storms Out Of Inquiry Into Butter

SEN, ELLENDER WALKS OUT ON FOOD HEARING     Clash With Sen. Wherry Occurs in Questioning Over Bulter Sales; Filender's Face Flushed

\Sen. Ellender Walks Out Of Butte /Hearing After Question Is Cut Off

Wherry Balks When Ellender Asks Question   * Tells Louisiana Man He Will Run Hearing in His Own Way

TOKYO NEWSPAPER CALLS FOR UNITY   DECLARES ALL SHOULD bO THEIR PART IF “WORST COMES TO WORST.”

Japs Prepared tor Surrender  ‘Obey August Will’ Of His Majesty,’ Nip Paper Urges People

Tokyo Newspapers Begin To Break News Gently   People Informed Russian Entry Into War And U.S. Atom Bombs Caused Grave Crisis

Nippon Is Given Broad Hint of  National Crisis  _ Tokyo Paper Tells - People They Must - All Ohev Emperor

ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON   The Earl of Athlone Will Represent British Royal Family

240 BLOCKS IN CENTRAL TOKYO RUINED BY RAID   Believe Big Railroad Station Knocked Out in Attack

B-29’s Knock Out Railway Station   240 Blocks In Tokyo Destroyed By Fire

Ail Bombers Back Safely From Raids   Marines on Iwo Prepare for General Assault on North Coast

Gamerco Mine To Close By April 1   Trinidad Man Is Held For Murder

§ Generals Reshuffled By Enemy   Aircraft From Okinawa and Iwo Jima Pound Airdromes

Fighter Planes Continue Air War, Hit Jap Airfields   Jap Food Shortage Growing; Aussies Take Balikpapan

Foe Prepares For Invasion In Two Districts   Sky Assaults Rip Manufacturing, Shipping, and Air Power

Leaders: ‘Shift . “Jap Generals: .. New ‘Air Raids   Navy Acknowledges Loss or ‘Sibniarine Fetzer:  - Bomb ‘fokva. Airports

100 Mustangs From Okinawa.  Iwo Jima Raid   Japs Say Amazing Number Of Planes Being Produced In Underground.   ‘MILITARIZE RAILS

Aussies Seize Balikpapan, Borneo's Richest Oi! Port. Philippine Liberation Officially Announced   Navy Seizes Five Strike Paralyzed Goodyear Plants

YANK VICTORY IN PHILIPPINES IS PROCLAIMEL   Balikpapan Captured In Aussie Struggle For Borneo’s Oil

JAP LEADERS SHAKE UP WAR COMMAND AGAIN   Fighter Planes Extend Raids on Japan; Philippines Liberated

Aerial Raids Against Japan Hit Fast Pace   Powerful Blows Continued Against Nips; U. S. Navy Also Announces Loss of Submarine and Two More Destrovers.

Hirohito Shifts  Generals   Powerful Air Blows Cut Into Enemy Shipping. Manufacture, Plane:

Shifts In Command Include Areas Where Invasion Of Homeland Feared   A; New I ropaganda  Chief Appointed   Mustangs Hammer Airports Near Tokyo; Bombers Attack Kyushu

Japs Reshuffling Generals as Fear Of Invasion Grows   Yank Planes Resume Deadly Smash at Key Jap Industrial and Military Cities; Iwo Jima and Okinawa Raiders Hit Nip Towns

State to Pay Final Tribute to Johnson   BODY OF SENATOR ARRIVES IN OAKLAND  ABOARD SPECIAL TRAIN

JAPS PLANNED TO AID. HITLER TO FLEE REICH:   Nip Sub Was Sent-From Yokohama  Te Fick Up Fuehrer But Never . Reached Hamburg

HITLER ‘ESCAPE PLAN DETAILED   JAP SAYS ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE IN TOKYO FOR RESCUE OF FUEHRER,

Hitler Asked for Refuge in Japan   But Nip Sub Never Did _ Get to Hamburg

DEER HUNTING “TOLL HITS 17   Gunshot Wounds, Heart Attacks Each Claim  Seven Victims

Now Control  10 By 5 Miles   Ludendorff Span Has Double Track Rail, Can Handle Tanks

Some Details Of Crossing  Ar e Diselesell   Daring Armored  Infantrymen Of Ninth Armored Group Capture Bridge.   GERMANS SURPRISED

Area Of Rhine Crossing Expanded To Five Miles In Depth, To 10 In Width

Americans Racing Over Double-Track Railroad Span Seized at Remagen

Troops, Tanks Pour Into  New Holding   Double-Tracked Ludendorff Railroad Bridge Seized by Yanks; Enemy Resistance Collapses in Eifel Trap; Xanten Captured

BRIDGEHEAD © IS 10 MILES LONG, 5 DEEP   Crossing Into Inner Gere many Made at Remagen After Sensational Seize ure of Bridge— Third Army in Smash. «

RUHR BASIN IS IN PERIL OF BEING OUTFLANKED   German Resistance Collapses In the Eifel Mountains Trap

OBY 10 MILE AREA SEGURED   Infantrymen Take DoubleTracked Ludendorft Bridge at Remagen, &   RESISTANCE COLLAPSES

FOOT TROOPS, TANKS CROSSED RAIL BRIDGE   German Resistance Collapses in Eifet Mountains Trap

NEW AMERICAN BRIDGEHEAD IS 10 MILES WIDE   German Resistance in Eiffel Mountain Area Collapses Suddenly

Bridgehead Now 10 Miles Wide, Over 5 Miles Deep   Double-Tracked Bridge Across River Is Taken Intact; Whole Ruhr Basin Periled

AMERICANS STEADILY. BUILD UP FORGES ON EAST SIDE OF RIVER  CROSSING MADE AT REMA. AGEN, SOUTH OF COLOGNE

Tanks Pour Across Rhine, _ Following Infantrymen, and Forces Spread Out For   Ten Miles.   REPORTED FIVE MILES _ DEEP SINCE CROSSING  '

Bridge Is Captured Intact Just Before ~ Nazis Blow It Up   Americans Take Quick Advantage of Opportunity and Start Streaming Over While Enemy Stunned by Surprise; Trap Tightened by Third Army; Russians Press Assault from East

May Outflank Ruhr Basin   Heort of Germany Now Menaced; Nazis Quit in Eifel Mountains, Race For Rhine

U.S. First Army Steadily Builds Up Forces on Rhine River's Eust Bank; Hold Bridge Span Across Waterway; Americans Menace Heart of Reich

Yanks Five Miles Deep, 10 Wide on East Bank   Men and Armor Pour Across River, Threatening to Outflank Ruhr and Menacing Heart of Germany.

Wires to Explosives Cut 10 Minutes Before Set  To Go Off. Savina Bridae

Unending: Stream Of Men, Supplies Pouring Across Rhine River Today

Bridgehead Beyond the / Rhine Five Miles Deep  and 10 Wide   THIRD ARMY ON RIVER   Ferry Terminal of Ander: nach Taken North of Coblenz

Position East of Rhine River Now 5 by 10 Miles; U.S. Third Gains in Area North of Coblenz

Yanks’ Wedge At Remagen 5 Miles Deep, 10 Wide  RESISTANCE FADES   Germans Say First Army Halted At Linz, 276 Miles From Berlin

Yanks Drive Wedge Five Miles Deep, Ten Miles Wide East Of River   Bridge Is Seized By Lieutenant!   Armor Streams Across Full Force: Nazis Stunned By Sweep

Ludendorf Bridge Captured First Army Wedge Is Increased To 5 Miles

Temperatures   First Crossing Made at Remagen, 277 Miles Southwest of Berlin; 50.000 Nazis Trapped in Fife] Pocket

U. S. CROSSINGS MENACE HEART OF GERMANY   Nazi Resistance Collapses In Eifel Mountains, Reduce Wesel Pocket

First Army Wedge Five Miles Deep and 10 Wide; Germans in Eifel Trap Flee Toward Rhine

Stunned Germans Surrender _ By Hundreds to Americans   Heart of Germany Menaced as Ameri cans Threaten Outflanking of Great - Ruhr Industrial Areas

SE: SR Saeco  Bridge Is Captured By Americans In Daring Dash Across River   U. S. First Army Steadily Enlarging Bridgehead On East Bank; Germans Caught Off Balance And Plared Tn GCraat Pari

Daring Band Of Doughboys Grab Bridge   Tanks Follow Quickly Behind; Germans Fail To Blow Up Structure

DARING ADVANCE PARALYZES NAZI INNER DEFENSES   Whole Great Ruhr Basin in Imminent Peril After Ludendorff Bridge Its Taken.

Patton's Army Launches Drive to Rid Czechoslovakia of. . Remnants of Nazi 7th Army   Confusion Reigns in Copenhagen as British Troops Move Into Danish Capital; Nazi Warships in Free Harbor Level Guns on Clty

Sporadic Fighting Continues As British Reach Copenhagen: German Warships Fire on City

‘Hysterical Girl Screams Charges At Jap Officer   Boy Tells Court How He Escaped from Hole where 40 Died

Girl, 17, Screams Rage at Yamashita   Tales of Slaughter Continue at Trial

Pilots Report World’s Greatest Air Bombardment Leaves Nips Roasting

fArmy Officials Say Bigger  And Better Raids Are In The Making  ASSAULT YESTERDAY WAS GREATEST AIR ATTACK IN HISTORY  Japs Claim Three Allied Submarines Shelled West Coast Of South Hokkaido

U.S. Military Hold Reorganization Of Defense Secret   Navy Apparently Bucks Consolidation Of Armed Forces

CHIEFS OF. STAFF KEEP PLANS QUIET   Little Known Yet About Post War  Defense Plans

Members of United States. dointChiefs of Staff Appear to be in Cahoots {0 Delay Publication of important Official Observations.

DEFENSE PLANS BEING HELD UP   Report On Organization Of National Program Seems To Be Delayed

INDONESIANS DEFY ORDER OF LEADER   Extremists Reported Receiving Jap and German Aid

Indonesians ignore Chief, Renew Fight   British Use Bombers In Move to Suppress Extremists’ Attack

AIR FORCE IS — CALLED UPON BY BRITISH   NATIONALIST EX TREMISTS BREAK TRUCE AND BLOODY CONFLICTS ARE  REPORTED -

AUTO UNION IN BID FOR FUNDS FOR STRIKERS   UAW Concedes Strike  At GM May Last A Long Time; Ford To Reply Today

Army is Ready to Cut War Contracts In Event Japs Quit   Plan 32 Per Cent Production Slash From 2-Front Level   Research to Continue

[Army Is Ready to Cut Production in Event of Japan’s Capitulation

If Japs Quit Suddenly, Army Will Be Able to Cut Back 90% Over Night

Prepare For Cutback When Japs Give Up   Army Ready With 90% Cancellation of  Contracts Within 48 Hours

DEEP. WEDGES CUT IN JAP’S OKINAWA: LINES   Collapse Of All Japanese Resistance Appears At Hand

LAST DRIVE TO SPLIT JAPS ON OKINAWA BEGUN   Seventh Division Meets Diminishing Resistance

YANKS WITHIN SIGHT OF SOUTH OKINAWA BEACH   Two American Division Pound Deep Into Last Jap Defenses

Jap Resistance Diminishing On Okinawa Island   Seventh Marine Unit Fights Within Sight of Southern Beaches

Jap-Pursuing. Yanks Withir Sight. of Sea   Deep Wedges Driven Into Enemy’s Lines In Lower Okinawa

U.S. Units Within Sight of South Okmawa Beaches   ‘Drive Aimed to Split Deci mated Enemy Garrison  OF About 20,000

DEEP WEDGES CUT IN JAP DEFENSES   Seventh Division In Drive to Split Okinawa Garrison

RESISTANCE LESSENS ON OKINAWA   Seventh Division Fights to Within Sight South Coast

inderson Gives ‘ariff Protection edge to Farmer:   Other Administration Men See No Danger In Reciprocal Plan

NEW BRIDGES WILL REPLACE ‘TOLL’ SPANS   Shrower Says Plans Already Un der Way For One Bridre

Nazis Engineered Austria’s Fall, Prosecution Charges   American Prosecution Weaves Web of Evidence to Prove 20 German Defendants Guilty of __ War Crimes

Evidence Point: At von Papen, Seyss-Inquart   Nuernberg Court Told Of Studied Treachery Undermining Austria

UNFOLD NAZI TREACHERY IN AUSTRIA GRAB   Nation Undermined By Inquart, Von Papen, Records Show

Treachery Of Nazi Conquest Is Told  ‘Murder Of Austria’ Untolded For Court:

Hess Included As Plotter In Nazi Scheme   War Crimes Tribunal Told Of Plan Against Austria

Treachery Of Nazis Reviewed.   “Recital of Austria’s Conquest Painful To Seyss-!nquart

Nazis Accused Of Treachery In Austria   Prosecution Weaves Web of Evidence to Prove Nazis Guilty of Planuing Aggression

Cold Treachery Shown in Nazi Austrian Drive   ' Both German Leaders And Seyss-Inquart Planned Aggression

VON PAPEN AND SEYSS - INQUART RAPED AUSTRIA   War Crimes Prosecutor Charges Pair Setup Anschluss Plans

DEPUE ZINC CO. EMPLOYEES VOTE ON UNION PLAN   Election Tuesday Was Held At Order Of The Labor Relations Board After Petition Of Workers Had Been Filed.

C COMPANY EMPLOYEES TO VOTE ON UNION   Workers Should Vote Tuesday To Keep Out Agitators

Yule Ceremony This Afternoon At White House   President Will Light Tree, Then Broadcast Message To Nation

HE’LL PLAY SANTA _ Truman Addresses Nation Tonightas Yule Opener

President to Lead Nation in First National Christmas Observance Since 1941; Sneaks at 3 P.M. Today

TRUMAN LIGHTS ‘NATIONAL TREE   Plans Plane Trip Tuesda’ For Christmas Dinner In Missouri

Nation Holds First Post-War Yule Ceremony   President Truman Leads Observance At Christmas Tree On South Lawn

zwre.6mUmCOrmUmO™OrDOCOSOeGYUCt etst~<SstsS  rayon First Time Since ’41

President to Lead Nation In First Peacetime Christmas Celebration In Five Years

Truman Plans Broadeast to Wounded Men   Tomorrow Will Be First Peacetime Christmas in Past Five Years in U.S.

Tree, Darkened Since 1941, Will Be Lighted Today   President Will Broadcast Yule Message at 5 p. m.

President Truman to Lead Nation in Observing First Peacetime Christmas

Nation Waits Truman Talk From Capital   President to Lead Christmas Program Wih 5 P.M. Measave

President to Lead Nation in First Peacetime Christmas in Five Y ears

B HELD IN HOOPER SLAVING PROBE   Former Members of Detroit’s Purple Gang Are Arrested, Taken to Jackson

ARREST FIVE IN HOOPER SLAYING   Two Members of Detroit ‘Purple Gang’

FIVE HELD FOR INVESTIGATION   Arrested in Connection Witt Killing of State Senator Hooper.

QUERY PURPLE GANG MEMBERS ON SHOOTING   Four Men, Woman Picked Up In Detroit For Investigation

Nazi Chiefs Give Up the War as Lost Speed Wehrmacht Retreat to the Alps

WRITER SAYS   Terror Spreads i in the Reich Nazis Murder One Another

$12.485 Stoler From State Is Recovered   Entire Amount Found Buried in Cinder Pile Former Emplove  Is Under Arrest

Virginia Voters To Cast Ballots For 40 Delegates To Constitutional Convention   To Revise Franchise Clauses Of Constitution To Permit Service Personne! To Vote

Fighting Reported in ll Areas  of Disjointed China  American Marines Walking Tightrope   American Marines Walking Tightrope to Maintain Order in Some of Japanese-Surrendered Districts

TWO CHINESE FACTIONS FAR FROM ACCORD   RATTLE OF GUNFIRE CONTINUES IN 11 PROVINCES

Fighting Reported in il Areas  of Disjointed China   American Marines Walking Tightrope to Maintain Order in Some at Tananese-Surrendered Districts

U. S. Marines Sit In Tight  Spot In China   Central Government Urged Send Troops To Explosive Spots

Yanks Unopposed As Japanese Are Taken Completely By Surprise   Nof a Man Is Lost in Am phibious Operation as _ Troops Go Ashore near Subic Bay

MOVE BLOCKS JAP RETREAT 10 BATAAN   “Troops Go Ashore 60 Miles Northwest of Manila and Drive 11 Miles Inland Unopposed.    NOT A MAN LOST IN THE OPERATION   Yanks Advance Toward Junction With Sixth Army Now Within 30 Miles of Capital.

JAPS CAUGHT OFF GUARD Ih LUZON THRUS!   AMERICAN LOSSES ZERO; SUBIC BAY BASE IS GOAL

Not A Man Lost As Troops Push Inland   Eighth Army Puts Ashore On Western Coast Of Island Near Base Of Bataan Peninsula

Eighth Army Forees Land  Without Loss, Push Inland   Americans Press Two Driyes Toward Manila And Northern Column Is Only 30 Miles Away  SAN FERNANDO FALLS

MAKES EFFORT ~ TO END STRIKE   MEDIATOR 18 ATTEMPTINGG TO ‘BRING ‘BTRIKE TO END AT... : CINCINNATI ‘WAR PLANT ..

1,900 Planes Batter Nazi Rail Targets   U.S. Raids Believed Part of Another Full-Scale Air Attack

A NEW BOMB HAIL   900 American Planes Continue to Blast Nazi Centers ©

Allied Air Forces Continue Raids on Reich’s Railways   1,900 U. S. Plones Blast 20 Freight Yards and Other Rail Installatiane

Allied Planes Continue Heavy Raids On Reich  Transport System BecceAad Ce assk lis

Berlin Says Aerial Armada That Filled une Skies Stretched For Two Hundred Miles

Rail Targets Take Bombing   1,900 American Planes Continue Gigantic Drive Against Transport Svstem

Air War Roars On   Allied Planes Plaster ‘ Enemy Transport in All Parts of Germany

Pound Reich  Rail System   Huge Foree Of American Planes Continuing Gigantic Aerial Offensive.

U. 5. Bombers Renew Attack On Germany.   Nearly 5,000-Planes ‘Take Partin: Low: : Flying Rail Blows

Berlin Says 200 Mile Air Armada Hit Reich   Indicate Heavy Allied Assault Continuing In Full Foree.

“4 Out Aerial ~ Onstaught Goes ; Into Second Day   Nazi Transport Systems Hammered Ceaselessly

1,900 PLANES BLAST 20 REICH RAIL TARGETS   Continue Raids to Wipe Ou Transport Lines Feeding Fighting Fronts

a —AERIAL— Reich Faces ‘Another Day Of Air Raids   Twenty Freight. Yards Blasted In Continuing Gigantic Offensive

Raids On Reich Are Continued By 1900 Planes   At Least 20 Freight Yards And Other Rail Targets Hit In Aerial Offensive

Allied Planes Stil Knocking Out Nazi Transport System  _ At Least'20 Freight . Yards, Other Targets

SCORE OR MORE OF  NAZI FREIGHT YARDS OTHER TARGETS HIT NEARLY 2,000 AMERICA   NEARLY 2,000 AMERICAN PLANES HAMMER AT GER. MAN COMMUNICATIONS

1,900 AMERICAN PLANES ATTACK FREIGHT YARNS   Great Air Offensive To Weaken Nazis Follows Thursdays Pattern

1900 U.S. AIRCRAFT IN ACTION   7000 Allied Bombers. Fighters Hammer  Nazis Thursday

Freight Yards Hit By Airmen   American Planes Continu Gigantic Aerial Drive Against Reich.

SHOULD HOLD ON TO BOOK COVERS   Gas Rationing Is Still Basis loting New  Tires . ra .

SHOULD HOLD ON TO BOOK COVERS   Gas Rationing Is Still Basis for Alloting New  Tires a   CASINGS ARE SCARCE

Xmas Holiday Is Cause Of Suspension   Nation's Idle Due To Strikes Hits 390,000

Holiday Halts Peace Efforts In GM Dispute   » Government’s Fact-Finding Board Takes Recess Until Dec. 28.

Moves to End Auto Strike   Fact Finding Board in Case Recesses Until  December 28

Half Efforts To End Strike In GM Plants   Fact Finding Board Has Holiday Recess In Labor Argument; Vote Steel Walkout

GM's Ability to Pay Conside ered As Factor in Union Demand. ;   EAVOR PICKET HOLIDAY

GM, C10 Talks: Recessed Until: After Christmas  Fact Finding: ‘Board “Ta Cancider:-Comoanr   ‘Fact Finding Board ‘To’ Consider: ‘Company Ability To Pay

Holiday Brings Suspension Of  GM-Union Talks   Fact-Finding Board Also Recesses, Gives Both Parties Till Dec. 28 To Reach Agreement.

G-M PANEL - T0 STUDY PROFITS   Electrical Union Turns Down Offer Of Wage Increase by G-E

HOLIDAY HALTS TALKS ON 6. M.   FACT-FINDING BOARD RECESSES UNTIL DEC. 28

Holiday Approact Halts Kifort . To nd Walkout  4 0Uk eee   Fact Finding Board Recesses Study of G. M.. Labor Strife

Holiday Brings Halt in Effort To End Strikes   Wage Dispute Panel Takes Brief Recess

Fact-Finding Panel in General Motors Strike Has Recess      Hopes Principals Will Use Time to Terminate Long Strike

FACT FINDING BOARD SAYS GM ‘ABILITY TO PAY WILL PLAY PART IN RECOMMENDATIONS

Delay Auto Strike Parley   Christmas Holidays Had Brought Halt in Move To Bring Settlement

Fact Finding Board for GM Takes Recess   Hopes Agreement ‘Will Be Reached During Holidays

DEBATE ABOUT  CABINET POS]      Committee ‘Fails to Reach Conclusion on Proposal Legislation.

TRADE CHARGED IN WALLACE CASE   LEGISLATION TO INSURE CABINET JOB STYMIED

Stymied On Wallace Bill   House Rules Committee Reaches Impasse On Nomination After Noisy Debate

Attempt to Help Wallace Get Job Is Stymied  New Battle Flares On Divorcement Of Finance Duties

Wallace Measure Is Stymied' Again  Charge of "Trading" Leveled at Senate

George Bill  Strikes Snao   Horse Trade Between Senate and FDR Is Charged in Wallace Dea

GEORGE BILL DELAY   Stymied in House Rule: ‘Committee After Noisy Debate -

Legislation Aimed to Assist Wallace is Stymied by Vote   House Rules Committee Reaches no Conclusion ‘on Reporting Bill

“General Electric Builds New Plants in Small Cities  ‘Decentralization Program to Create Job Oonportunities

‘General Electric Planning To Build  Tte New Factories in Small Cities

Dive Bombers atter Pride oO  f Jap Navy   Nagato Is Found Tied Up To Pier At Yokosuka

Observers Doubt If.-Germans Will Be Able To Make A Prolonged Defensive Stand

FARM BUREAU TO HOLD VICTORY PARTY MONDAY NIGHT   ANNUAL PARTY FOR OLD AND NEW MEMBERS TO BE AT CENTRAL BALLROOM

Truman Favurs ~ Free Flow of_ News i Rech h   Reverses OWI Head And: - Endorses “Fisenhower Sh d an Datice

Free Press in Reich Consistent With Security   Truman, Eisenhower Agree on Free Flow Of News in Germany When Time’s Righ+

Truman Assures Free Press For Germany Under Allies  President Declares OWI Chieftain Misunderstood Palicy Aareed Unan

President Reverse:  OWI German Ban   U. S. Periodicals Can Be Circulated

Truman Reverses OWI Chief  Eisenhower Stand For Free  Flow Of News Is Endorsec

FREE PRESS SET FOR REICH AREAS   Position Of Davis Reversed By Eisenhower, Truman

M'VAY TRIED TO CALL AID FOR CRUISER   Radio Man Defends Captain During Hearing

World ; May Curse  Alamos   Only Universal Ace cord Can Preyent It, Dppenheimer Declares

OKINAWA CIVILIANS POUR INTO U. S. LINES   Thousands Leave Cave-Pitted Hills Around ltoman—-Taken to Northern Part of Isle.

‘National Health Program Proposal Will Be Acted on By 79th Congress

SOVIET FACES VOTE DEFEAT   WITHDRAWAL OF ROOSEVELT PROPOSAL FOR THREE” VOTES FOR. U. &. CHANGES OUTLOOK

HOUSE PASSES TAX MEASURE   Agrees to Senate Change In Relief Plan

Tax Relief Bill to White House  Sean There cks Out Rail Provision

CONGRESS VOTES TAX RELIEF ACT   Bill Designed To Aid Business In Building of Postwar Reserves

RAILROAD PROVISION CUT FROM TAX PLAN   Corporation Levy Revision Bill Goes Back To House

$5 Billion Tax Relief Bill Is Passed Today   ‘MEASURE TO HELP BUSINESS RECONVERT ’ GOES TO WHITE HOUSE

 Congress Passes Tax  Relief Bill to Help  IRiret mace Dneme net ce

Congress OKs Bill For Tax Relief to Help Reconversion   Designed to Give Help to Revert Business Back to Peacetime

Tax Relief Bill For Business Wins Passage    $5,700,000, 000 Measure Will Aid Business From War to Peace 

CONQUEST PLANS FOR JAPAN ARE UNDER RE-STUDY   If Jap Fleet Exists, By This Time: Halsey It Wcu'd Have Come Out

RE-STUDY PLAN OF NIP. CONQUEST   Halsey and Stassen Return On Surprise Visit to U.S.

CONQUEST PLANS FOR APAN ARE. UNDER RE.STUDY.   If Jap p Fleet Exists, ! By: This Time: Halsey 2 It Would Have Come Out

‘Betting Reversed And Cubs Favored To Win Series   Dazed Detroit Tigers Wish They Had Said Goodbye to Mr. Chips Before Saying Hello

‘PEARL HARBOR’ COMMITTEE SET   Rep. Rayburn Nomes Five House Members—Chairman To Be Senator

HAMBURG IS : TAKEN BY  BRITISH UNITS   Germans Fleeing Northern Area Of Homeland

AAP CABINET 1a FORMED TODA)   Premier Adm. Suzuki Appoints Himself to 2 Most Important Posts.

300 SUPERFORTS, ESCORTED BY LAND-BASED FIGHTER PLANES RAIN BOMBS ON TOKYO TODAY

Suzuki Takes Over Two Jobs— Fighters From Iwo Join Super-Forts in Strike Near Tokyo

New Japanese Premier Forms Cabinet   Shakeup in Enemy’s Army High Command Reported

Japs’ Third War Cabinet Formed By Baron Suzuki   Yank Bombing Of Tokyo Delays Formation Of Government

Third Jap War Cabinet   Suzuki Retains Retains Two Key. Non-Military  Posts in New Setup

Suzuki Forms New Cabinet For Hirohito   Jap Army Command as Well as Government Is Having Shake-Up

JAPS REVAMP ARMY COMMAND   New Cabinet Installed During Raid By B-29’s

THIRD WAR CABINET FORMED BY JAPANESE  Action Taken in Tokyo Amid Roar Of Bombs From Great U. S. Air Raic

JAPAN'S THIRD WAR  CABINET FORMED AS  TOKYO BEING RAIDED PREMIER SUZUKI RE TAINS TWO IMPORTANT POSTS FOR HIMSELF

Yonai, Navy Minister; Anami, War Minis-. ter; Suzuki's Posts Revive Peace Rumors.

Japan's Third War Cabinet Is Now Organized   News Agency Says Suzuki Appoints Himself Foreign Minister and Greater Asia Minister.

Third Nippon Cabinet Forms  As Bombs Fall   War Ministry Announces Shakeep Of Japanese Army High Command.   SUZUKI MODERATE

Bombs Hit Tokyo as New Cabinet Is Born; Fighters Join Superforts

Suzuki Forms New Cabinet for Japanese   “Moderate” Holds Key Posts If Peace Is Sought by Empire

Jap Oil Plants at Balikpapen Blaze Fiercely  American Airmen   American Airmen Continue Neutralizing Raids

Nation Shivers. With Frost and. Abnormal Cold   Temperatures Far Below Normal in Midwest States

TWELVE (ENERALS, OTHER OFFICERS IN OLD SAN ANTONIO  GREAT WELCOME PLAN   GREAT WELCOME PLANNED RETURNING HEROES OF WAR IN EUROPE

80,000 Detroit Workers Idle   Huge Auto Industry, Union Workers Head For Strike Showdown

Auto Industry Action Near  - Union Demands 30% Increase In Wages

Labor Disputes Keep 210,000 Workers Idle   Auto Workers’ Wage Demands  Headed For A Showdown

AUTO INDUSTRY AND ClO HEAD  FOR SHOWDOWN ‘ON WAGE BOOST   80,000 Out In Detroit Area; Implement Union Joins In Demand

80,000 Idle In Detroit In Pay Showdown  “Union To Demane   “Union To Demanc Increases; Vote On Strike: Asked

: alnreeRRE RR NE Se iietiengnit. 3S amps rte iets Danae ag ui id  More Than 80,000 Idle In Detroit Area Auto Plants

B0,000 TRIKE OLE IN OE TRON   Huge Automotive Industry And UAW Head for Showdown on Demands. ~ .   ASK INCREASE IN PAY

More Than 80,000 Idle In Detroit Area As Union Proceeds With Plans For Strike Vote

80,000 IDLE IN DETROIT REGION      Automobile Makers And UAW. ClO Gird For Showdown

SHOWDOWN NEAR IN CAR WORKERS’ FICHT FOR RAISE.   Over 80,000 Workmen Idle in Detroit Area as Battle Be‘tween Auto Industry and vu. A OW: Nears Climax

50,000 Idle In Detroit Area   \nutomotive Industry, United \uto Workers Head For  Showdown.

Showdown Seen in Auto Squabble  80,000 Laid off, More Strikes Set

80,000 Oui In Detroit Auto Strike   Showdown Believed Near on Demand for 30 Pct. Pay Increase

80,000 Workers Off Their Jobs Around Detroit   Auto Industry Nearing Showdown On Demand For 30 Pct. Pay Hike.

Tropical Storm. ‘Said In Vicinity Of Parris Island   N. £. Chilled By Season's “Lowest. Temperatures;  . Rains, . Winds. Forécast.      Judustey >, m0) Facing Showdown:  On: ae Per’ Cent Wage Increase;

SHOWDOWN NEAR ON WAGE BOOST, 80,000 OUT OF JOBS   Detroit Area Hardest Hit as UAW Goes Ahead With Plans For Strike Vote

80,000 Idle In Detroit as Strike Result      Labor Unrest Centers In Midwest Area as Showdown Nears

WHOLE INDUSTRY MAY BE STOPPED   Ohio Labor Picture Begins To Brighten at Akron

Cooks, Bakers, Other Rear Echelon Troops Thrown in to Crush Wild Jap Charges

NAHA MARINES SMASH HEAVY JAP ATTACK   Was Bloodiest Counterattack Of Campaign

Yanks Turn Back Worst Counterattack In Drive   Full Scale Attempt.

OMAGH OAVAGE COUNTER BLOW NEAR CAPITAL   Desperate Japs Attempt to Force Marines from Southern Sector.

Yanks Smash At Onikawa Line After Turning Back Bloodiest Attack Of All Island Campaign

Battle For Naha Bloodiest As Hand To Hand Fighting Mounts In Terrible Furv

House Joins In Wallace ‘Money Fight   Separation of Lending Authority to Get Early Vote

HERE IS WHY GERMANS LOST   Steps In Hitler's Defeat ReCounted By Gen. Marshall

Railroad Men Foresee Only A Brief Rest   Transportation Jam I: Expected To Set Ir Again When Traveler: Start Return Trips

Mediapolis Farm Home Destroyed   LYNN GRAHAM'S HOUSE BURNS TO GROUND

Ex-East Centralite High In Red Cross   Howard Bonham Vice Chairman in Charge of Public Relations Now

Dulles Will Help to Write Europe Peace  Byrnes to Take Republican to London Meet

DULLES 10 HELP ON PEACE TREATY      INTERNATIONAL LAWYER TO ASSIST BYRNES AT MEETING IN LONDON.

DULLES 10 BE BYRNES A'DE   Secretary Calls on F epublican for Assistance In  Treaty Making

Would Ban Strike Ballot Procedure   No-strike Pledge Violations Noted

CHARTER PLAN IS EXPLAINED   VANDENBERG TELLS OF WITH. DRAWAL RIGHTS OF NATIONS-—-BUSHFIELD SEEKS  ’ CHANGE

RESERVATIONS PLANNED FOR PEACE CHARTER   Bushfield To Oppose Council Power To,“Order U. S. Into War”

TOKYO ROSE IS NOW IN PRISON   Authorities Of Kighth Army Im prison Radio Broadcaster At Yokohama

JAIL TUKYO ROSE AS U, §. CITIZEN   U.S. Eighth “Army Charges ‘Suspicion of Treason’ in Radio Talks

Former Resident  Dies In Sioux City John Coffey, Member Of LeMars Family

Former Resident —  Dies In Sioux City —  ; John Coffey, Member Of -LeMars Family

JOIN. COFFEY RITES N SIQUY CITY   Brother of Mrs. P. J. Moran Died Suddenly Sunday At His Home

Report Manila Stricken City   Information Through Japanese Lines Says Fuilipinos Eagerly Await Liberation

Fate of Alsace Strasbourg Is In Balance   Assault Achieves Complete Surprise as Poilus Jump Into Mounting Battle After U.S. 7th Army Falls Back Five Miles

Scores Gains      U.S. Seventh Fights To Save Imperilled Capitc! Of Alsace

GAIN 3 MILES; GERMANS NEAR CITY ON NORTH   Germans Pouring Tanks Into Northwes: France Foothold

Virst Army of Freneh Make Gain   U. S. Seventh Army Battles To Save The Alsace Capital

STRIKE HARD AS YANKS ARE HURLED BACK   Drive Forward on Wide Front — American Seventh Battles to Save Imperiled Strasbourg.   MORE NAZI TROOPS POUR ACROSS RHINE   Germans Try to Exploit 5-Mile Penetration of U.S. Lines — Hodges Gains Near St. Vith.

French Army Strikes to Aid Seventh   Alsatian Liberation Blow Rolls Out Of Blinding Snow

7th Army Is Driven Back Five Miles   French Achieve Complete Surprise

French Army Makes Major Gains on Western Front in Colmar-Mulhouse Vicinity

Tank-led Nazis Repulse Yanks In Hard Fight   Seventh Army Line Neat * Strasbourg Is Pushed. _Back Five Miles By  German Assaults »   Three Mile Gains  Scored By French      Nazis Pouring Troops And Tanks Inte Drive. Against: Americans  West Of Rhine

French Attacking To Relieve U.S. Seventh   Strike to Liberate Alsace When Germans Hurl Powerful Blow Endangering Strasbourg and Driving Yanks

Yanks Fight To Save City Of Strasbourg   French Offensive Scores Gains Up to  Three Miles South of Area Held by American

Assault Achieves Compleie Surprise as Poilus Junp Into Mounting Battle After U.S. 7th Army Falls Back Five Miles

Seventh Battles For Strasbourg As Enemy Strikes   Von Rundstedt Makes Stand in Alsace To Block Allies

Advanees Three Miles Along A 25-Mile Front, 70 Miles South of Strasbourg. Makes Asseult in Blinding Snow Stern.

7TH ARMY HAMMERS AT ENEMY   New German Offens. ive In South France  Is Aided By Tanks

FRENCH FORCES NET 3 MILES IN NEW OFFENSIVE   Drive {nto Colmar-Mufhouse Pocket Takes Nazi Units By Surprise

Alsace Fate Hangs In Bal ance As Attempt Made To Relieve Pressure   Assault Sprung During Blizzard   Von Rundstedt Shifts Tac. ties After Failure In Ardennes Forest

TTH BATTLES 10 SAVE STRASBOURE   Nazis Threaten Undermine American Positions  a,   FRENCH SURPRISE   Press Forward Against Ger@ mans’ Colmar Pocket; Nazis Bolster Line

Many Plymouth County Soldiers File Discharges  - Fifteen Daily Are ‘Registered. With . Selective Service:

Many Plymouth County Soldiers File Discharges  Fifteen Daily Are Registered With

CITY WILL OBSERVE VARIED SCHEDULE FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS  CORSICANA SUN AND SEMI-WEEKLY LIGHT WIL!

CITY WILL OBSERVE VARIED SCHEDULE FOt CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS  CORSICANA SUN AND SEMI-WEEKLY LIGHT WILI NOT PIRIISH TUESDAY

MURRAY CORP. SAYS THERE IS — “SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG’ WITH UNION LEADERSHIP NOW

ROSPEGTS OF NEGOTIATIONS   GM Corporation and Union Trying to Arrange Date For Meeting.   AROUND 230,009 ARE IDLE

Labor, Management Await Government Action in Dispute   Strike of Oil Refinery Workers Spreads; More Plants Are Closed

AUSSIES TAKE TARAKAN CIT)   11,028 More Japs Killed -In Philippines; 37,482 U. S. Casualties

Aussies, Dutch Take Center of Tarakan City   11,028 Japs Counted Dead in the Philippines in Week

Help To Russia Will Be Spread To Non-Military   United States’ Lend-Lease Proposal Would Allow  Russians More Civilian  Goods. *

Reconversion Machinery Is Oiled Up Again   See Production Of All Civilian Products Within Voor Aftae VE

'YEAR AFTER V-E DAY TO SEE BIG HOME PRODUCTION   Capital Leaders Climb Back on Reconversion Bandwagon That Bogged Down in December-—W. P, B. Predicts Output Similar to "39

RECONVERSION TALKS RESUMED   Full Civilian Production Seen Year After V-E Day

WPB Plans  For Cutback   Civilian Goods Flow To 1939 Level By Year After V-E Day Is Pian

Reconversion Is Out Again   WLB Promises Production Of All Civilian Goods Within Year After V-E,

REVIVE TALK OF RECONVERSION IN NATION'S CAPITAL   PREDICT PRODUCTION OF CIVILIAN GOODS YEAR AFTER V-E DAY

PRODUCTION AT 1939 RATE DUE, SAYS KRUG   OUTPUT OF ALL CIVILIAN GOODS, INCLUDING CARS, RADIOS, PROMISED AFTER V-E DAY

BP Predicts a Booming roduction of Civilian Soods a Year After V-E   The Capital Climbs Back on  The Reeonversion Ban dwagon

RECONVERSION TALK RENEWED   Civilian Goods To Be Back In Good Quantities Year After V-E Day,

Civilian Goods ls Coming Back   Reconversion Awaits Victory In Europe

Reconversion to Front Line Agair  V-E Day Expected to Bring Quick Change

Promise Production:Of All Civilian Goods Within Year After V-E Day

Capital Climbs on Reconversion Cait,  Stalled Last Yeat   WLB Promises Produc. tion of All Civilian Goods in One Year

AUCTIONEER ON WITNESS STAND   Goldberg Praises the Men Whose Letters Opened Washinaton Doors.

WMC Handles Midnight Rule  Assignment Is Given By Director Byrnes

MEAT SHORTAGE IK NEXT FEW MONTHS   Worst Since The War And Is Widespread As It Is Acute

Cline Probe Centers on Texas Death   Dallas Doctor Says Missing Chicagoan Was Mrs. Carpenter

Big 3 in Session This Very Moment, Declares Citrine   British Secretary Makes Disclosure; Black Sea Area May Be Site

BIG THREE NOW IN SESSION IS LONDON REPORT   British Trades Union Head Claim: Confererise Now Geing On

Place Still Is Open to Conjecture   Meeting Reported at Lon don in Explaining Absences  of Churchill

Briton Says ‘Big Three’  In Session   Speculation Mounts As To Whereabouts Of Allied Chiefs

ALLIED BiG TAREE NOW IN SESSION   President Roosevelt May Be Host On An American Warship

Churchill at Big Three Meet Londoners Are Told   Japanese Concerned that Stalin May Align Russia with Allies in Far East

BIG THREE KNOWN T0 BE IN SESSION   Locale of  Meeting Still Undisclosed

FDR, Stalin. Churchill Now  At Conference   London Hears Sessions Already Begun; Japs  Await Ontcame

ING THREE MAY BE ON U, §, SHIP   LONDON ADMITS CONFERENCE S UNDERWAY

NEWS REVEALED AT TRADE UNION CONFERENCE   Meeting Place Thought to Be in  Black Sea Area 

Allied Big Three In Session Now, Briton Reveals   Let’s Cat Out of Bag In Explaining Absence of Churchill

Briton Reveals Big 3 Meeting   Citrine Tells of Conference at Opening of Trade Session; Jap Concern Increases

Big Three Said  In Conference   British Official”  Reveals Session

WAINWRIGHT RUSHED 10. CHUNGKING   Corregidor Hero to Be Present at Surrender

Gen. Wainwright In China Capital   Liberated Commander Expresses Thanks

Action Comes As Mediation Fails   Ten of 11 Oil Companies Reject Proposal Submitted By Secretary Schwellenbach

Federal government will take over oil refineries Thursday   White house makes announcement after collapse of nesvotiations

Government Will lake Over Oil Plants Today  Move Comes After  lL qhar Sacratary   Move Comes After Labor Secretary Calls for Seizure

Conferences Fail Reach Accord  General Motors Turns Dawn LIAW Demand

Schwellenbach Recommends Steg After Collapse Of Conferences   510,000 Workers Are on Sidelines; GM Rejects UAW Demand; More Miners Leave Pits

10 TAKE OVER STRIKE-BOUND FIRMS TODAY   Labor Secretary Schwel lenbach’s Efforts to Set: tle Wage Controversy Prove Futile.   TEN COMPANIES . REJECT PEACE PLAN   Conference Collapses as Arbitration Proposal Is Turned Down — Union Ready to Accept.

LIDS £22307) Jor Z'Tors or Mizz 32: Sev enec::  wie ge Qap age gee hey  a—a- wee Ge en ear

Efforts to End Dispute on Pay Hike Collapses   Ten of 11 Oil Concerns Turn Down Temporary Plan

Truman To Act As Conferees  Fail To Agree      Orders Being Drawn for Taking Over Plants-in-15 States—Concern Grows Over Bituminous ‘Coal and Phone Disputes

As Conferees  Fail To Agree   Orders Being Drawn for Taking Over-Plants-int5 States—Concern Grows Over Bituminous _ Coal and Phone Disputes

Conciliation Meeting Fails In Washington   General Motors Rejects Employes’ For

OIL REFINERIES WILL BE SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT   Action Te Be Taken Today; General Meters Refuses Increase   NEARLY 510,000 ARE NOW REPORTED IDLE

Frumantakes Action Today In Strike —   New Strikes Boost ‘Total of Idle Workers to 43,000. Coal Strike

Workers Reject Schwellenbach Plan. Hold Firm !n Demands   Plants To Be Taken Over Some Time Today, With No Assurance That Strikers Will Return To Their Jobs

ALL EFFORTS TO END WAGE DISPUTE FAIL   ONLY ONE COMPANY ACCEPTS PROPOSAL FAVORED BY CIO

Action Is Set For Today As Parley Fails   Necessary Orders Are Now Being Drafted By Truman, Statement Says; Action Recommended by Schwellenbach

General Motors’ Refusal Of CIO Auto Workers Demands Blacks Up Other Labor Scene Also

Refineries To Be Seized Today Following Collapse of Industry-Labor-Government Conference   MANY NEW STRIKES   25,000 Strikers Are Idle In State of Texas Alone, Many  Tdiae Fieaurhara

Major Changes In Dumbarton Peace Outline Near Approval   Stettinius Is Pleased With Progress Made

Big-4 Approve Major Changes In Peace Plan   Accord May Prevent Deadlocks After Departure of Molotov— Stettinius Pleased

Big Four Near Agreement On Minor Changes For Dumbarton Oaks Plan   Regional Pacts May Be Considered; British To Propose Six Amendments

World Peace Agreements In Step Forward   Big Powers in Conference Reported Near Point of Agreeing on World Organization Plan.

NEAR AGREEMENT ON REVISIONS OF DUMBARTON PLAN   REPORT BIG FOUR NATIONS IN ACCORD ON MAJOR CHANGES

Four Near Agreement  On Changes      Accord Seen As Long  Step Forward in Preyenting Future Deadlocks in Peace Plans

Big Four Near Agreement On Oaks Formula   Regarded As Long Step Toward Preventing Deadlocks Among Nations.   PROGRESS IS OKED

Big Four Near Accord On Major Amendments   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic New:

Major Powers Near Unity On ‘Oaks Changes   Accord Regarded As Step Toward Preventing Peace Deadlocks

Peace Plan Changes Near   Big Four Near Accord on Amendments To Dumbarton Oaks Security Proposal; Hailed as Long Step Toward Harmony

San-Francisce Conference  Direct to the SITKA SENTINEL from the ASSOCIATED PRESS

Big Four Near Agreement on Main Changes   Long Step Taken to Prevent Deadlock at Frisco Conference

Big Four Nears Agreement on Peace Amendments  Basic Dumbarto Oaks Plan fo Remain Unchanged; Begion Defense Pacts Approval Seen

Plan Changes In Dumbarton  Oaks Set-Up   Big Four Nations Are Nearing Agreement In Regard To Regional Defense Pacts

Harmony Rules Security Parley   Big Four Near Accord On Oaks Plan Change

Big Four to Rewrite Oaks Peace Plan   Accord Expected to Prevent Deadlocks On World Force

Peace Charter Changes Will Be Affirmed   BY JOHN HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News

—BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER (Associated Press Diplomatic Rewe E' di¢mei

CHANGES NEAR   Big-4 in Accord on Major Changes in Dumbarton Oaks Plan.   MOLOTOV LEAVING SOON?

~ TOO   By John M. Hightower Associated Press Diplomatic Wews Edltor

CCORD NEAR IN PLANS TO SSURE PEACE   Four Reported Mapping greement On Major Changes In Dumbarton Oaks Formula

BIC FOUR NEAR AGREEMENT ON MANY CHANGES   Sec. Stettinius Is Pleased With Progress in Conversations; U. S. Has Nine Objectives.

BIG FOUR ACCORD DUE-ON CHANGES   Agreement Over Dumbartor Encourages Conferees

SECURITY PLAN 1S CLEARING UP   Big Four Near Agreement on Charter Changes

Big-Four Near Agreement On Rewriting Dumbarton Oaks World Peace Formula   Accord Regarded By Officials As Long Step Toward Preventing Deadlocks

BIG FOUR IS — NEAR ACCORI   Agreement On Changes In Dumbarton Oaks Due

BlG-FOUR REPORTED NEAR AGREEMENT. ON SOME MAJOR CHANGES  DUMBARTON OAKS PLAN TO KEEP PEACE WILL GET GOING OVER

World Leaque Agreement Nea At Conference  Major Changes In Program Are  Roinn Annravad

OcE BIG FOUR NEAR ACCORD ON OAKS PLAN   Hope to Prevent Deadlock: After Molotov Leaves for Russia.

1,000,000 Red  Soldiers Swarm  Over Manchuria Occupation of All Kay Cities Called  ewe Aawio

Russ to Take Key Cities   Crack Jap Kwantung Army Surrendering to Advancing Red Army

Supplants Army Demobilization As Major Issue   Plans To Discharge Six Million Men Are Revealed By Marshal!

Senate Battle Over Jobless Pay Bill Near   House Republicans Meet On °46 Prospects; Heat Less on Discharges

Mrs, Clara Driscoll Dies: Was Noted as Savior of Alamo’   Democratic Committee Woman 16 Years, She Was Widely Known

MRS. CLARA DRISCOLL PROMINENT TEXAN, IS DEAD CORPUS CHRIST  FORMER NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN AND

Mrs. C. Driscoll Dies In Corpus; [ll Several Week:   Body To Lie In State In The Alamo

JAP PRISONERS  SAY WARIS LOST   WANT TO GET FAR AWAY FROM THE HOMELAND

Sharp Werds Hit British Policy of Restraining Immigration; Would  Lift Limits

PALESTINE PROBLEM  STILL IN DIPLOMATIC  STAGE ON WEDNESDAY MATTER OF ADMITTING  _ JEWS TO PALESTINE SUB.  ToT CABIRIINGG ATENnC

American Elements Move to Flank Jap Held Airfield   One U. S. Ship Is Damaged When Enemy Aircraft Stages Light Attack; Local Gains Made by Yanks Along Line

Defense to Meet Atomic Bomb Sought   Congressmen Told of Plan to Explode Weapon at Distance

RADIO MAY BE BOMB DEFENSE   House Naval Committee Gives Ray Of Hope On Atomic Menace

HOPE OF BOMB DEFENSE HELD   Congress Given First Ray Of Hope for Effective  Counter Measure

Measures To Counter Atom Bomb Indicated  Idea Is To Explod Weapon Over Ocez Before It Arrives,

Defense Against Atom Bomb - Held Possible In Congress   House Naval Group Reports Electronics May-Be Used to Explode Missile Before it Reaches Objective

REPORT ON UNION TAX EXEMPTION 1S MATCH T0 TINDER   Many Demand Curbs Be Placed On Union: Finaricial’ Donations .To' Political Activities After Treasury Report Qn Taxes

Unions, Co-ops Handle Vast Sums  Report Submitted on Tax Exempt Incomes

Solons Seek Curb for Union Funds   Tax-Exempt Groups Report Incomes Of Five Billions

Solons ask that curbs be placed  on labor unions   $389,686,000 yearly income  causes election speculation

DISCLOSE HUGE TAX EXEMPTION   Incomes Of Labor Unions And Farm Co-Ops Stir  Congress .

Other Towns in This Part of Allegheny River Watershead Directed to Submit Plans to Slate Bourd Before December 31 of This Year

State Sanitary Water Board Orders Smethport Borough To Prepare Plans lor Post-War Sees Disposal System   Other Towns in This Part of Allegheny River Watershead Directed to Submit Plans to State Board Before December 31 of This Year

Every American Not In Uniform Is Under Terms Of New Manpower Law

FURIOUS BATTLE INSIDE VIENNA   Die-Hard Nazis Making House-to-House Fight For City.

SPAIN DECLINES TO SURRENDER PIERRE LAVAI   French Traitor and Nazi Collaborator May Spend Life in Spain.

Noted Historian-Philosopher Says: Man’s Mind Driving Him to Destruction

Dr. Ley Statement Admits. Anti-Semitism Was Error: Views a Nazi Apology

Nazi Downfal! Blame Placed   Robert Ley’s Suicide Note Proposes Germans, Jews Work. Together

“Suicide ley, in Farewell Document, Gives ‘Apology For Anti-Semitism’. Asks German-Jew Friendship

DR, LEY ADMITS NAZI MISTAKES   Farewell Note Blames Anti-Semitism For German Downfall

NIP DELEGATES ORDERED SENT WITHOUT DELAY’   Supreme Allied “Commander Irritated With Tokyo Delay Requests   RESCRIPT IS ISSUED   Emperor Follows. Up Cease Fire Order With More Powerful Action

MacArthurWarnsJaps To Stop Stalling; Send Surrender Emissaries   BY RALPH TEATSORTH

Quit Stalling, Send Surrender Group, MacArthur Insists  New Nipponese Cabinet I  Te Asser ree, bs   - WORLD NEWS — IN A NUTSHELL

ONLY 5 POUNDS OF “SIJGAR DURING JUNE   FOR PURPOSES OF CANNING   Additional Allotments Will Be Determined Later; No Choice Given Local Boards

BLAST GERMAN ESCAPE ROUTE   Yank Benthburs Pound Rail And Road Lines in and Around Bulge

WO AIRFIELD ALREADY USED BY U.S. PILOTS   PRIZE OBSERVATION HILL CAPTURED BY MARINES

BIG IWO AIRFIELD IS PUT INTO USE   Marines Using Motoyame No. 1 While Others Score Gains

Island Airfield Being Used for Airplane Base   Marines Gain 400 Yards in Drive for Second Airstrip

BIG IWO AIRFIELD 1S PUT INTO USE   Marines Using Motoyame No. 1 While Others  --"- Segre Gains

Marines Capture Strategic Iwo Hill; Airfield Is Used   Two-Seater Observation Planes Utilize Hard-Won Bomber Runways—Hill 382 Is Reported Ar Valuable As Mt. Suribachi To Yanks

Seek Compulsory Military Training   Committee Votes To Continue Consideration

Peace Draft Study Voted By Committee   lraining Bill Will Be Considered Immediately ; Move To Delay Loses

Navy Seeks Expansion At Annapolis      Wants To Double Size Of Academy

DISCOUNT THEORY TRAT SABOTAGE CAUSED CRASH OF SOVIET AMBASSADOR’S PLANE

RATION-FREE AUTOS READY BY JANUARY   Present Quotas May Be Raised in 60 Days

U.S. Paratrooper Dies on Galiows For Slaying of London Cab Driver

BritainHangs U. S.-Soldier ‘For Slaying      Protesting Woman Social Worker Tries to Crash Gallows Gates

Slayer Dies On Gallows   American Soldier Hanged in London for Murder of Cab Driver as Crowd Protests

U. S. Paratrooper Hanged In Murder   Woman, Protesting His Execution, Tries To Crasl Prison Gates.

i, S. SOLDIER KECUTED FOR SLAYING CABBI   Woman Protesis Death, Tres To Crash Prison With Garbage Truck

Yankee Soldier Hanged in London  Woman Social Worker Protests in Vain

HANG YANK FOR BRITISH SLAYING   REPRIEVE GRANTED TO STRIP TEASE DANCER, CONVICTED ACCOMPLICI

PARATROOPER DIES AS WOMAN PROTESTS   ‘it’s a Damn Shame’ She Cries As She Tries To Crash Gate

AMERICAN PARATROOPER HANGS IN BRITISH PRISON AS WOMAN BANGS AT GATE IN PROTEST

Karl Gustay Hulten Put To Death In London For Slaying Cab Driver As Woman Protests

Militant Opponent of Capital Punishment, Womantriesto Stop G.I.'s Execution

U. S. Paratrooper Hanged For Murder In England; Crowd Hoots At Guards

U. 5, PARATROOPER  HANGED IN ENGLAND  " CHARGE MURDER WOMAN TRIES TQ CRASH  a ‘PRISON COURTYARD CATES IN GARBAGE TRUCI

37th Infantry 15 Miles From Manila  Enemy Casualties on Luzon Naw Total 22.000

lied Control (ouneil Seeks (form Rule    Powers Convinced  feich Must Be Taken to Consideration in fatity When Regulates

Control Council Maps French Zone in Berlin’   Hopes Are Bolstered . For Uniform Pattern For Rule in All Zones

Control Council for Reich Meets to Map Future Policies   Uniform Pattern for Governing All _ Occupation Zones Is Goal; Chairmanship to Rotate Monthly

Allied Council Plans Control Of Germany   Group Convinced Country Must be Treated as Single Entity in Administering Law—Gives French Berlin Sector -

Union Chief Puts Blame for Strikes On Auto ladustry   Government’s Week-end Deadline Passes in Oil Work Stoppage   OVERALL PICTURE BRIGHTER IN SPOTS   Coal and Lumber Fields Affected; Number of Idle Decreases

SSR DREW AV GEREN ES WT BE BO eee t sae J  Crippling Oil Strike Today  GOVERNMENT MEET GETTING RESULTS New Strikes Bring 430,151 Of Idles Workers Across Nation

Strike Idle Total Drops To 368,650   Weekend Deadline Passes For Ending Of Oil Walkout

Union Spokesman Charges Auto Tidustry “On Strike” To Provoke Labor Troubles; U, S.   Deadline Passes   OVERALL PICTURE BRIGHTENS SPOTTILY

Overall Labor Picture In U. S.  Ts Reported Brighter In Spots   BULLETIN

) Refining — Plants Are to Reopen   Oil Worker Unions Hail First Break In Current Strike

Strike Deadline Passed  Work Stoppages In Oil, Coal Lumber Fields

OFFICERS OF UNION MAKE CHARGES THROUGHOUT NATION   Overall Labor Picture Brightens Spolily — Fuel Losses Mount as Cold Wave Steps In,

Two Refineries At Detroit Te Give Pay Boost   Small Independent: First To Yield To Demands

ClO Announces Settlement of 2 Oil Strikes   Two Refineries at Detroit Accede to 35c Increase Demand

Oil Refinery Strikes End In Detroit   Schwellenbach Says Walk. outs Threaten U, 8. Reconversion Program

2 REFINERY STRIKES ARE BEING ENDED   Strike Situation As Whole, However Still Gloomy One

2 OIL FIRMS ACCEDE T0 ClO DEMAND   Union Says Detroit Companies Agreed To 35 Cr. Boost

Greyhound Service Halted in Twin Falls  By 4-State Strike, Passengers Rerouted On Trains; National Oil Situation Eased

SPOKESMAN OF UNION HITS AT AUTO INDUSTRY   Overall Labor Picture Brightens Spottily; Only 368,650 Idle

Two Walkouts In Detroit Plants Claimed Settled   Action May Cause Easing of Gas Shortage In Industrial Area

Oil Deadline Passes with  No Solution   Slight Drop in Overall Strike Idle; Thomas  Blast at Industry.

ROYALISTS RIOT IN ROMANIA   Fired On by Groza Government Police As They Attempt to Free Arrested Companions.

STATE OF MAINE 1S TAKING INTEREST IN MEX WATER TREATY   POWERS INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION CAUSE OF INTEREST

Refuse Rides To Parochial School Pupils   Question DecidedAften Spirited Debate in lowa House

uO BUS RIDES FOR p4RISH CHILDREN   . ‘Question Decided After Spir “ited Debate in Iowa House,

Highlights of Ward Ruling   Law Is Supreme, Says Judge, Even in Time Of War

10,000 Yank veterans are  back in U.S. Includes 1,000  First armv men

FIRST ARMY MEN RETURN AS GROUP   Hodges’ ‘Men A Among 10,. 000 Veterans Landing in New York

SOME OF 1ST ~ ARMY NUS,   1,453 of Them Are Among 10,000 Veterans Arriving in New York

10,000 Veterans Reach New York On 3 Troopships   Part of U. S. First Army Is Giver Noisy Welcome Home

BIGGEST AIRPLANE SHOWN IN SECTIONS   Previewers Are Astounded at Hercules’ Size

foo Big to Be Exhibited Allin One Piece, : Fivinag Menster Previewed

World’s Largest Plane Weighs 425,000 Pounds, act Over $70 000 000

Two Subs Credited With Sinking 11 Jap Ships Dock Here to Take Part in Navy Day Observance

New Polish Unity Regime Organized   Eduard Osubka-Morawskh Heads Government

Poland Forms Unity Government   Red Backed Leader  Chosen New Premier

Polish Unity Government ls Formed   Osuba-Morawski Is New Head; Mikolajezyk Is Also Included

New Tension Felt Between Truman And Conaress   Southern Demos Declare “Open Break”’ Exists

RUMAN HEADS FOR OPEN BREAK WITH SOUTHERN DEMOS ON FEPC      PRESIDENT’S FULL EMPLOYMENT, U.S.E.S. VIEWS ADD TO TENSION IN RELATIONS WITH CONGRESS

‘Open Break’ Exists Between President and Congressmen   Southern Democrats Lead Capital Split

‘New Air Of Tension In — Relations Between Pres. Teuiirayt Congress Noted

Southern Democrat: See Open Break With Truman Now  Little Hope Is Sighted  For Improvement of p.feateme hinwt Yanr

CONGRESS NOT TCO PLEASED WITH TRUMAN   Tension Grows As Congressmen ' Start For Home

Truman Relations with Congress Take on New Air of Tension and some See no Improvement in ‘4{

PRESIDENT IRKS' SOUTHERN DEMOS   GEORGIAN DECLARES ‘OPEN BREAK’ WITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Congress Feels ‘Air Of Tension’  Against Truman   Open Break Develops With President

South Is In Disagreement  With Truman   New Air Of Tension 1:  Evident As Result 0  President’s Stand Or  Various Issues

Dixie Democrats Tred By Agency Directives   Rejection of Full Employment Bill Substitute Adds Fire to Argument

Truman’s Stand Kouses lre Of Dixie Democrats  “Onen Break” Is Said To Exist

PRESIDENT AND SOLONS SPLIT ON OLD ISSUES   Wide-Open “Break Exists, Southern Demos  Declare

DIXIE DEMOCRATS HINT OPEN BREAK WITH PRESIDENT   Truman's Stand on FEPC ond Full Employment Causes Reacantmeant

Truman’s Relations With Congress Are Becoming Strained   Southern Democrats Are Particularly Critical of Administration

Truman’s Relations With Congress, Especially Southern Demos, Tense

Southern Democrat: See Open Break With Truman Now  Little Hope Is Sighted For Improvement of Relations Next Year

President Has ‘Open Break’ With Congress   New Air Of Tension Particularly Among Southern  Tinswwnnors fe   POLITICAL BLUNDER

Truman's Plea for Approval of St. Lawrence Seaway Legislation Encounters Familiar Treaty Sna

Workmen Begin Job of Repairing Big Skyscraper   Pieces of Bomber Are Found Quarter-Mile from Scene

EMPIRE STATE REPAIRS BEGUN   Fragments Of Bomber Are Found 4 Blocks From Crash Scene

DEFENSE AITS TESTIMONY OF STAR WITNESS      Fleisher and Selik Linked To Murder Plan By   Abramowitz

Ace Witness For State On Stand At Battle Creek   Abramowitz Tells Of Events Leading Up To Fatal Shooting

PRESS COVERAGE OF TRIAL 1S ARRANGED    More Than 300 Newspapers  And News Agencies to  Be Represented.

3,000 German Vehicles Blasted On Escape Road   First Army Within 2% Miles of St. Vith;  Hold Nazi Attacks  North of Strasbourg

Paul P. Lyon, Life-Long  Resident. Dies   Civil Lngineer Took  Prominent Part in Civic Affairs: Active Member Of First Baptist Church

Artillery Opens Up In Southern Half of Manila   Last Jap Resistance In Northern Portion  of City Killed Off

American Forces Open Artillery Barrage at Jap IEF orces in Southern Manila

AMPHIBIOUS YANK TANKS CROSS PASI   Tokyo Reports Battle Carried Into Southern Part of Manila.

Yanks Shell Jap Troops In Manila   Last Resistance In Northern Area Is Killed Off

LAST JAPS IN N. MANILA KILLED OFF   Yanks Bombard Nips In Southern Half of City

Kill Off Last Japanese Resistance In North Part Of City   JAPS BLOW UP LAST OF FOUR BRIDGES   American Casualties On Luzon Since January 9th Are 7,067

Third Ward School Wins County Tin Can Salvage Honors For January —

FEAR INVASION ALONG SHORES OF YELLOW SE/   Japanese Cabinet Meets on “Pro blems of Day” as Air Raids Continue

Fires Still Burn Over Five Cities   U. S. Planes Drop Record Tonnage of Bombs on  Enemy Centers

TAX REDUCTION BILL FAGES SENATE FIGHT   Senate Leaders Oppose House Recommendations

FLOOR FIGHT 10 RESTORE EXCISE CUTS FORESEEN   Retention of War Excise Levies Closely Contested Issue

DISPU GE TAXES ~~ 18 FORECAS!   House AND BENATE NOT IN - SGREEMENT ‘ON. WIPING OUT MANY EXTRA  “oe CEVIES +

Predict Battle To Restore Cuts On Excise Taxes   Effort In Senate Is Ex pected When.Committee Reports Tax Reduce. tion Bill   REMOVE 12,000,000 FROM U.S. TAX ROLLS

NO V-PRESIDENT CAN BE NAMED   Senator McKellar of Tennessee Will Serve as Head Of Senate

Expectations Are That Struck Oil Plants Will Be In Operation Monday Under Navy’s Auspices.

ClO OIL WORKERS’ LEADERSHIP ORDERS STRIKERS BACK WORK   PRESIDENT UNION SAYS WORKERS STILL STRIKING AGAINST COMPANIES

Oil Properties Seized by Government as Steps Are Taken to End Coal Dispute   Lobor Picture Continues Grow More Gloomy as New Disputes Bring Idle Strikers Over 500.000 Mark: Bus Drivers in West Out

Ordered to Work Under Navy Rule   President Seizes StiikeBound Oil Plants in 15 "States    TO SPUR PRODUCTION   “Still on Strike: Against

TD WORK FOR bUVT; oT IKE. WILL STAY ON   CIO Union President Says Deliveries May Start Within 5 Days.

Ordered to Work Under Navy Rule   President Seizes StrikeBound Oil Plants in 15  States   TO SPUR PRODUCTION   Still on Strike Against  mpanies, Says C.I.0. Head

Union Chairman — Asks ‘All Locals to Pledge Support Of Government; Schwellenbach Turns Attention To Other Issues

Union Tells  Oil Workers To End Tieuy   Telephone Stoppage ! _ Under Way; Kelsey Car Strike Ends.

Refinery Workers Are Sent  Back to Jobs After Navy Force:  Tike Over Industry Control

Union Orders Oil Strikers Back To Work   Navy Takes Over Operation Of Nation’s Tied- 7  Refineries. :

‘CIO Orders Workers End Oil Strike   Kelsey-Hayes Worker: Also Return; Mine Strike Spreads

Union Orders Oil ‘Men Back To Work   Leader Emphasizes Strike Is Still Against Owners, That Workers Return To Produce Needed Supplies For U. $. Government

Order Oil Workers Back on the Job   43,000 idle Men Affected by Unior Chief’s Directive   Foliows Seizure of Plants by President; Navy Will. Operate  Companies Token Ova,

C.1.0. ORDERS OIL WORKERS BACK 10 JOBS   Action Comes After Navy Takes Over Strikebound Properties, Upon Instructions From President Truman,

Ordered ToPut Them Back Into Production   President Moves When Fuel Supplies to Armed Forces Run Short, Essential Production, Transportation Suffer

Union Notifies All Strikers to ‘Resume Work   Most Refineries Will Be Working Within Five ‘Days Union Chief Says

Pickets Bar  Warner Bros. Movie Plant   Violence Flares In Eight. Month Walkout; Navy Seizes Oil Refineries

Orders Oi. Workers To Jobs   Union Agrees to Work For ‘Government After Navy Goes Into Plants; Telephone Workers Out

Petain Prosecutor Demands Death   Marshall Takes Nap During Closing Speech

Death Penalty Is Asked For Petain   Prosecutor Says Aged Marshal Called De Gaulle Criminal

PETAIN’S TRIAL DRAWS 10 END   Death Penalty Demanded For Marshal Charged With Treason

 _osecution Urges Petain Death Decree   Letters to Hitler Produced in Bitter Attack on ‘Traitor’

HIGH SCHOOL TO PRESENT OPERETTA   “Melinka of Astrakhan’ Friday, April 27th; Cast and Description  F itet 4p

Humphrey to Be Mayor of Minneapolis   Defeats Marvin Kline Who Sought Re-election; Takes Office July 2

Minnesota Ranks  18th In Sales —   Slip From 16th Place  In Victory Loan Drive

Detroit Barber And Beautician Are Questioned   Quizz Pair In Axe Slay ing Of Mrs. Lyda Thompson Of Pontiac, Mich.

SURPRISE DASH GAINS 3 MILES AND 1! TOWNS.   Germans Admit First Army Has Breached Famed Superhichway

BRIDGEHEAD I$ BEING WIDENED AND DEEPENED   Nazis Reported Massing Forces For Counterattacks From Northeast, East

1P-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   U.§. 3RD ARMY SURGES ACROSS MOSELLE

Great Britain Unwilling to Seek Drastic Cut In Large War Debt   Britain’s External War Debt is Key Point At Conference

Britain Unwilling To Cut 15 Billion Outside War Debt   Liquidation of Sterling - Bloc Poses Extreme Financial Problem

British — Debt Cut Delayed   US. Help Hinges On ‘Sterling Bloc’ Obligations

Britain Shies At Debt Step   * Postwar Aid Seckers Avoiding Jnitiative

BRITAIN OWES MEMBERS OF OWN EMPIR,    Unwilling to Seek Reduction Of that Debt

BRITISH DELAY ACTION TOWARD DEBT REDUCTION   Britain Unwilling. Take Lead in Cancellation Portion Of $15,000,000,000 Debt

They'll Do It Every Time   ‘COUNTY’S WASTE PAPER MAY GO INTO “SUITS” FOR 105 MM SHELLS

Would Limit Authority Of Delegate   Senator Bushfield Attack Certain Provisions Of  Security Council

To Weaken  Peace Pact   Republican Senator Bushfield Would Curtail Powers Of U.S. Delegate

Senator Says Charter Has Faults   Some Powers Can't Be Delegated, Bushfield Tells Senate

Major Disaster Feared As Fire Sweeps Tower: Blast Rocks Midtown   Bellevue Hospital Sends 60 Doctors To Scene: Three Elevators Crash To Ground From 80th Floor

Tribune Bargain Day on Saturday   Many Take Advantage Of Special Offer of S7 for Entire Year

Annual Bargain Day Tomorrow   Yearly Subscriptions To Daily Tribune Will Be Accepted for. $7

Five Prisoners Af Liberty In Kansas   Held in Disciplinary Bar. racks, They Overpower Guard, Flee in Truck

RUSSO-CHINESE CRISIS GROWING   Chinese Central Government Claims Russia Aided Communists

Russ, Chinese Approach Crisis   Nationalists Believe Soviet Help to Reds Violates Spirtt of Treaty of Friendship

RUSSO-CHINESE RELATIONS ARE ON THE DECLINE   ‘ Chinese. Says Russians Established Communists In Manchuria

Crisis Looms As Reds Pour  In Manehuria   Russo - Chinese Relations At Tension; Chiang’s Forces Losing

Soviet-Chinese Relations Near . Breaking Pomi   Crisis Approaches Over Belief Moscow Deliberately Aided Communists   CHUNGKING MAY LOSE MANCHURIAN CAPITAL   Wedemeyer Authorized Manne Commanders to Act Against Attackers

Sino-Soviet Relations Near Crisis   Russia Is Accused Of Aiding Commies In Manchuria

General Motors Reply Awaited By Union Heads   Leaders In Detroit Say Any Proposals Will Be Considered

14 Educators for Military Training Play   College ‘Heads Dispute Position Taken Recently by 12 Others

Military Course Asked By Heads — Of 14 Colleges   See Sound Plan Allowing U.S. Speak With Greater Authority After Conflict

COLLEGE HEADS FOR UNIVERSAL YOUTH TRAINING   Adoption Of Measure Urged Immediately

oy ee  Mi < Compulsory Military Yroining Favored Ry Collece Creonn

14 COLLEGE HEADS FAVOR CONSCRIPTION   Call for Immediate Consideration and Adoption of Universal Military Training for the PostWar Era.

College Soldier [ raining Urged   Unive rsity Heads S Say Military Education Would Insure Peace

TEXAS OIL REFINERY WORKERS CONTINUING CRIPPLING STRIKES  _ SITUATION FAST AP PROACHING SOLID CIO  WALKOUT FRONT

NEA SOLID C10  FRONT   Total Of 3.000 Workers Affected At Houston Plants

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   American Officers Board A ll Jap Ships Over 100 Tons

War Today-Clear-Cut Surrender Of Nazi Doubttul In View of Activity In Berchtesgaden

Pullman Drops Into Creek   15 Sleeping Passengers Narrowly  Escape Death

iS Escape Death — In_Train Derailment   Eastbound” Flyer Pullman Plunges From Trestle Into Creek

Socialist Party Gets Heavy Vote  Austria to Announce Results Todav

Socialist Party Geis Heavy Vote  Austria to Announc DO. ...14. . J...

Salerno Day Noted In Texas Saturday   Second Anniversary Marked of Heroic Specrhead Italy Landinc

Armies Run At Will  In Reich   Important Communications Center Is Captured in Combined Assault by Americans and French

PUSH NEARER NAZI REDOUBT EVERY HOUR   . Advancing Columns Meet Little Opposition — Munich Being Caught in Giant Nutcracker.   ULM ON DANUBE TAKEN BY ASSAUL!   Patton’s Forces Closing In on Regensburg — Other Units 25 Miles From Austria.

St. Sergeant Bill Ziegler Is Awarded His Fourth Battle Star In Europe

Germans Tested A Deadly Gas on Helpless People   Mercury Slides to Three Above For Night’s Low   Some Tough Breaks   Gypsy Queen Dies

lke Welcomed To Home Town   Abilene And Kansas City Honor General

Kansas City To Greet Gen. “Ike”   Red, White and Blue Bunting Stirring As City Awaits Hero.

Glass Workers In Ten Cities Begin Strikes   Union Leaders Predict All Plants of Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Libbey-Owens Fard to Close   Nation’s Strike Total Cut bo Hall   Some 216,000 Soft Coal : Miners Stream Back to Jobs; Strike ln Auto Industries Looming

Ruling in Ward Case is Blow fo Administration   Seen as Threat To Labor Board: Appeal Certain

ROYALL URGES LEGION TO ACT   'ndersecretary Of War Tells Legionnaires To Make Themselves Heard On National Defense Questions.

Legion Urged to Use Influence to Stress National Defense Measures

Defense Talk Delivered At Legion Meet   Asst. Secretary Of War Recalls Days Of ‘20s-'30s

90 CASES ARE DOCKETED FOR TRIAL AT TERM   Criminal Court To Hear 5 Murder Cases And 2 Manslaughter Charges

U. S. Agrees On $4,400,000,000  Loan To Britain   Congress Still Must Give Approval To Total Cash Involved

British Ready to Storm Over River at Arnhem   Thousands of Warplanes Lay Deadly Pattern of Bombs, Gunfire Across Smoke-Shrouded River; Montgomery's Army Said on Move

Grand Scale Offensive Believed on  British Thrust Over Rhine on 65-Mile Front

LEGISLATURE DEBATES NEW CONSTITUTION   Fourth Republic Of France Will Be Constructed

New Assembly Convening In  France Today   Begins Work On Constitution For Fourth Re. public.

POSSIBILITY OF HITCH IN PLANS SEEN   Atsugi Airfields Muddy; U. S. Forces Were to Land There

“ATSC ARFELD -MUDDED BY RAIN   Soirie ‘Question’ As To _ Whether. Field Will Be Dry ~"Bnough For U.S. Airborne Troops To Land Tuesday.

Japan heports To MacArthur About Damage  Tokyo Says Airfields Are Left Muddy By Storm  PROTEST SINKINGS   PROTEST SINKINGS   Nippon Appeals To U. 5. To Stop Firing By  Russians -

Jap Surrender Program May Be Delayed   Typhoon May Be Causé of Postponement

Typhoon Delays J apanese Arrangements of U. S. Occupation Troops  LEAVES AIRFIELDS _ IN BAD CONDITION  'To Set U p Telegraph And  Radio Communications Between Headquarters

Typhoon Changes Arrival Date of al Allied Forces       Report Soviet Airborne Troops Prepare To  Enter Hokkaido Island

Airfields — Now In Bad   Condition   OCCUPATION OF TOKYO AREA. TO BE FOLLOWED BY LANDINGS: IN SOUTHERN K YUSHU

Landing Airfields Are Too Muddy; MacArthur Ils Watching Weather   Original Plans Based Upon Favorable Conditions May Be Changed Slightly; More Landings Planned For Southern Kyushu, Starting Sept. 1

['yphoon May Delay MacArthur’s Surrender Plans; Japs Protest Sinkings “Presumably” By Reds

Japs Declare Atsugi Field Left Muddy   Allies To Follow Up Tokyo Occupation In South Kyushu

New Landings Are Planned On Southern Kyushu September 1, Allied Variguard Will Fly To Kanoya Airfield   JAPANESE PROTEST SINKING OF SHIPS

Japanese Hi Red Activity in Manchuria   Typhoon Hits Field, May Delay Plan for Occupation Troops   Kyushu Oecupation

Japanese Ready for Occupation   say They Have Made Al Preparations—Landings  on Kyushu Planned

Investigation Of Skyscraper Disaster Opens   Army Board Explores  Wreckage; Thirteen  Persons Killed

‘Tribunal Grants Permission to Ribbentrop to Ask That They Appear in His Defense

SENATE VOTES FOOD SHORTAGE INVESTIGATION   Action Taken Today As Further Tightening Of Home Front Looms

Senate Votes Inquiry Into Food Scarcity   Approves $5,000 for Committee Probe Into Shortage

PREDICT TIGHTER PINCH ON FOOD, SHOES AND TIRES   HEAVIER DRAFT OF MEN ALSO PENDING AS ALLIES CLOSE IN

Leaner Days Fa ‘acing U.S...   “Little Relief. Seen: Until Tokyo's. Fall

Would Probe Food Shortage   Senate Votes Unanimously For Checkup; Squeeze On Shoes, Tires Tightens Also

Stricter Rationing on Food, Shoes, Tires. Manpower Seen on Home Front

Home Front, Squeezed Tighter On Food, Shoes, Tires And Manpower, Warned Worst Yet To Come

Senate Votes for National Probe of Food Shortage   All Production and Distribution Phases to Be Investiqated

Tighter Squeeze on Food, Shoes, Tires,  Manpower Coming   Government Officials are Frank in Prediction of Worse Conditions

Civilians Face Slash In Food.  Shoes. Tires   Government Of ficials Foresee No Relief Till Nazis Quit   SENATE VOTES OUIZ   Armed Forces Demands Increase: Reduce Lease-Lend

A Tighter Squeeze on Home Front   Supply of Food, Tires, Shoes and Manpower Likely to Get Lower Yet As War Progresse:s

SENATE VOTES OD SHORTAGE ‘INVESTIGATION   pose to Find Solution p Tightened Supplies  for Home Front.

Senate to Investigate Food Supply; Tighter Squeeze Due   Ry MARVIN I... ARROWSMITH

‘TOUGHER’ TIMES FACING CIVILIANS   Tire, Food, Shoe ‘Squeeze’ Due To Become Tighter   SVULLETIN  WASHINGTON, March 19 — The senate voted unanimously today for an investigation of food shortages.

Civilian Goods Squeeze Tighter Until Total Peace  Production Officials Foreses No Relief Until Final Defeat

SENATE OKAYS FOOD INQUIRY      Action Follows Announcement of Tightest Ration Prospects

Little Relief Likely Long As 1! wo-Front War Lasts... ..  Tighter Squeeze On Food, Shoes. Tires And Manpower In Prospect

Americans Faced With Scantiest Rations of Food   Nobody’s In Danger o Starving, But Meat Shortage Worsens

Senators Vote To Investigate Food Shortage   Resolution Was Approved By Voice Vote Without Debate In Senate.   INQUIRE PROBLEMS

Warn Little Relief Possible As Long  As Two-Front War Continues :

Meat Allocations, at Low 10-Year Point, Not Expected to Rise Much Before Nazis and Japs Are Beaten

. Civilian Supply Situation Grows ' Tighter By Day  Food, Shoes, Tires . And Manpower Feel Squeeze Of War

squeeze Will Continue Until War Is Ended   Government Officials Emphasize That Many Items Will Remain Scarce for Civilian Uses.

Draft And Rations Tighten; V-E Day Won’t End Squeeze   By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH

Senate Votes To Investigate Food Shortages In U. S.   Predict Tight Squeeze On Food Before War Ends

Tight Squeeze On Food, Shoes, Tires, Manpower   Foresee Little Relief As Long as Two-Fron War Continues; 12 Per Cent Cut in Meot

PROBE OF — FOOD CRISES    Nation Faces Further Cut in Meat Rations °

Senate Votes To Investigate ood Shortage   Secks Solution To Tighten. ed Supplies Of Meat, Other Commodities

THE WARTIME PINCH WILL CET WORSE   Officials Frankly Predict There Will Be No Relief in Shortages as Long as Two-Front Fight Continues.

Americans Face Tighter Squeeze ~OnCommoditie   Little Relief ‘On Manpower; - Foods ‘Shoes: Tires Seen While War “Continues

Senate Votes Food Supplylnvestigation Shoes, Tires, Manpower  May 8e More Tightly wm 1... Lhe ween  og

NEW AND TIGHTER SQUEEZE ON FOODS AND OTHER THINGS SITUATION HOME FRONT  MAY BECOME TIGHTER — «AG WAR PRACRESSES

Food, Shoes, Tires, ‘Manpower to Feel Tighter Squeeze as. War Nears Enemy Capitals -

Supply Squeeze On Home Front Grows Tighter   Worst Is Yet To Come In The Matter Of Food,  Shoes, Tires, Manpower.

TIGHTER SQUEEZE AT HOME PREDICTED   FOOD, SHOES, TIRES TO BE CUT FURTHER—WORSE YET TO COME IS WARNING— MEAT CUT AT LOWEST  IN TEN YEARS  PRESENT CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE AS LONG AS TWOFRONT WAR EXISTS

HALSEY PROVES U.S. RULES SEA TO FOE’S SHORE   250 Major Nip Warships Now Sunk, Dwindling Air Force Doomed

RAIDS SLASH ~ PLANE -OUTPUT   ' Ka ESTIMATE S) PERCENT OF JAPANESE WARPLANE PRODUCTION HAB BEEN DESTROYED

HOOPER TRIAL IS ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY   State’s Star Witness Admits Defendant Denied Murdering Solon

State’s Witness Casts New Light On Hooper Death   Testifies Fleisher  Said He And Selik Didn't Kill Senator

Puket Island off Siam Invaded by Allied Forces, Jap Radio Reports

TOKYOREPORTS ALLIED LANDING (ON PUKET ISLE   Calls Action Attempt to Isolate Japs in Malaya, Singapore

Allies Invade Thailand Isle, Japs Report   Move Seen to Isolate Malaya And Singapore

Chinese Reds Rebuke Chiang   Commenist Chief Refuse: "To. fb paeesl Parlor

CHINESE FACTIONS CLASH, SUCCESSES BEPGRTED BY REDS   Efforts to Negotiate Difierences Threatering Civil War Make Little Hieadway.   COMMUNIST LEADER GIVES CHIANG SN      Mao Turns Down Bid to Conference in Chungking— Both Sides Claim Capture of Kweisui.

Communists, Chinese Claim Victory   . Disappointment Is Suffered by Chungking Group

Keaction by  communists  disappointing Chinese, reds in confusine claim

Chinese Reds Detail Broad Battle Gains   Chiang Disappointed With Communists’ Peace Negotiations

ALLIED FORCES HAVE INVADED IRARNEQ COAST   Immense Oil And Rubber Rich Istand Now Under Attack

INVASION OF BORNEO ISLAND MADE BY ALLIES   Australian Government Tells Of New  Tandinos   IS RICH ISLAND   American Troops On .Luzon.Continue Advances

Aussies Taking Part In Latest Allied Invasion   Americans Also May Be Wresting Island From Japanese

Allies Invade Borneo, Jaz Vital Oil Possession in Pacific, After Blasting

Allies Invade Bornéo Islan Near Malaya   Navy Sets Stage For Landings on Dutch Indies Base

Australians Tell of Landing On Dutch Isle      Oil and Rubber Capital of East Indies Under Attack

NAZIS ESCAPE CERMANY WITR FALSE PAPERS   —————eE~r  Britisher Has Names of “Sinister Germans.” Many Getting Into Argentina

Report Leading Nazis Flee Reich With Fake Passports to Argentine

Charge Nazis Flee to Neutral Lands  Reds Say Argentina Swarming With Agents

iicle Sam Is S tandin g ( On n  Prerogatives       ing Up Good and Faithful Servant, Su prenmie Conimander ~MaeArthur, ‘In -Deala waned Bia  For Voice In Japan:

BYRNES’ CALL FOR MEETING OF © FAR EASTERN ADVISORY BODY LAS IMPORTANT IMP ICATIONS

Sees Sam’s Chin Up But Not Out   Several Implications In Calling of Far Eastern Meeting

Superfortresses In Attack On Iwo Jima  Japs Speculating Now If Strategic Island Is To Be Invaded

Forts Bomb. Jap Targets  On Iwo Jim:   Today's Strike Was Sixth Heavy Blow By B-29’s° From Marianas Bases  This Year ~

Superforts Hit lwo Jima And Nagoya, Japan  One B-29 Missing From Over 100 Used In Mainland Attack

B-29°S ATTACK WO JIMA ISLE   Military Installations = Are Blasted To Reduce Foe’s Striking Power

—PACIFIC AIR— Iwo Jima  Is Blasted’   U.S: Warplanes Busy In New Assaults On Japanese —

100 Superforts Attack Iwo Jima   Japs Use Air Bases There To Intercept U. S. Japan Bound B-29’s.

Forts Blast  At Iwo Jima   Details Are Missed Upon Latest Attack

Sugar Rations Are Slashed   Ice Cream, Bottle Beverage Producers, Reduced to 50 Percent of 1941 Allotment

Cold Wave Grips U.S. With. Zero Weather   25 Reportei Dead Over Week-End Because of Fog, Snow and Slippery Highways

Mercury. Below Zero In North-Central U.S  25 Persons Die Because of Cold, Fog, Snow and Slippery Highways

Cold Wave Takes A Rising Toll Of Life In The Nation; Forecast Is “Continued Cold”

Five Killed, Six Missing After Ship Explodes at Dock  Thousands of Windows In Vancouver, B. C.,  Smashed by Blasts

Allies Open Harbor — at Balikpapan   Australians Make New Landing Further Up Coast

Balikpapan Harbor Opened fo Allies   Jap Seaplane Base Is Taken in New Landing

Allies Reopen Big Ou Port Of Balikpapan   Australian Amphibious Forces Push 14 Miles Up East Coast Of Bay

Balikpapan Harbor Open to Allied Shipping   Australians Push 14 Miles Along Coast Seize Jap Sea Base

Greatest Oil Port Of Borneo Open To Allies   Meanwhile, Anssies Pusit  Up East Coust of Balik papan Bay and Seize Jap Seaplane Base

Aussie Forces Make Landing: Capture Base   Balikpapan Harbor, Big Port Opens To Allied Ships

Is Opened To Allies   Bie Oil Harbor At Balikpapan  In Readiness To Receive Shipping

Allies Open Harbor at Balikpapan  Australians Make Nn   Australians Make New Landing Further Up Coast

BIG BORNEO OIL PORT OPENED TO ALLIED SHIPPING   Vessels Now Can Enter and Leave Balikpapan Harbor, Recently Seized by Australians.   FORMER NIP SEAPLANE BASE IS OCCUPIED   Bombers and Fighters Range All Over Island, Supporting Ground Forces and Sinking Freighter.

Superforts Hit Nagoya Target   Aircraft Production Center Bombarded

Moscow Says Nazi Leaders Get Luxuries   Growing Fatter Under U.S. Guard

[Uncover 16 Army Personnel as Leftists   Backgrounds Reflect Communism in Some Form; a House Subcommittee Report

Probe Reds In Army; List 16 Officers, Men   House Committee Makes  Public Roster of Sol dier ‘Communists’

Lists Communist Army Personnel   House Names 16 “Whose Backgrounds Reflect Communism”

Communist Linked Army Men Listed   Committee Identifies 16 as Connected With U.S. Red Front

Airliners Concentrated On Okinawa to Transport Americans to Nippon

(-47's Gather On Okinawa   Greatest Such Fleet On Record Assembling From  All Over World

Full Power of U. S. Fleet to Back up Landing of Troops   Surrender Document Will be Signed in Area of Tokyo Aug. 31st

Airliners on Okinawa Awall  Sunday’s Trip    All Ready to Carry Allied Forces to Japan

GREAT FLEET OF AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLES.   Presumably To Fly Troops To Japan. ‘From Okinawa

New Products Planned By NE Industries   Six Million For Plant Facilities

KOREANS STONE YANKS IN SEOUL   Trusteeship Program of Big 3 Causes Outbreak

Vieolence Marks Korean Protest To Trusteeship   Americans Stoned, Property Wreeked In Demand for Independence

Koreans Stone Americans In Street Rioting   Protest Big 3 Trusteeship Plan

Koreans Fight In Streets; Attack Yanks   Violent Protests Are Made Against Trusteeship Program

KOREANS MIFFED BY TRUSTEE PLAN   Violent Demonstrations Cause U. S. Forces to Impose Curfew

Hotheads Start Korea Trouble  Yank Forces Stoned In Street Battles

Koreans Throw Rocks At Yanks In Seoul Streets   Hotheads Protest Trusteeship Plan To Control Nation

BY TRUSTEE PLAN   Violent Demonstrations Cause U. S. Forces to Impose Curfew   THE REDS ARE BLAMED

BITTER KOREANS PELT AMERICANS   Big Three Trusteeship Plan Brings Burst Of Anger

KGREANS ANGERED OVER BIG-THREE TRUSTEESHIP PLAN   Hotheads Violently — Protest  , System Decided On At Moscow Meeting—Seoul- Street Fighters Sloane Yanks

Yankees in Korea Stoned   Hotheads Violently Protest Five Year Trusteeship Approved by Big Three

Yank Planes Sink Et Enemy Ships Off Luzon’s Coast   Double-Strike ‘Also Ac - counts for Jap Ammution Train

SQUADRONS OF U. S, LAND-BASED PLANES SMASHED AT LUZON   SUCCESSFUL AIR ATTACKS INDICATE JAPS PREPARE FOR BIG FIGHT

Bombers Smash Ammunition Train And Probably Sink Eight Ships   Tokyo Reinforcing  Island For Stand   Pacific Command Says Japan Now Open To Air, Sea Offensives

Yanks Crush Jap  Preparations To Meet New Blows   American Planes Blow Up Ammunition Train, Probably Sink 8 Ships  In First Twin Blow at Luzon

cen en Ae RE eA AR RR ter  8S Jap Ships Sunk» By Yanks at Luzon   Russian Entry Into Pacific War Would Be Welcome, Admiral Nimitz Says, as He Explains Plans Call for Landings In China But Invasion of Japan Necessary - - Mop-up of Leyte Continues

Decisive Battles of Philippines to be Fought on Luzon Island.   AMMUNITION TRAIN HIT

U.S. Planes Land Double Blow on Jap-Held Luzon  ‘Ammunition Train  ' Blown Up; Eight  nr ho en; Se

U.S. Planes  Strike Luzon   Jap Ammunition Trait Blown Up As Attacks Begin Decisive Battle

YANKS BATTER JAPS ON LUZON   Sink Eight  Nip Vessels  Bringing Supplies To Philippines

U.S, PLANES HIT LUZON ISLAND IN TWIN-ATTAGK   Fliers Sink Eight Japanese Ships, Destroy Enemy Ammunition Train

8 Jap Ships Are Attacked 'by U.S. Planes   Japs Continue Air Attacks on _ Mindoro, Strengthen Luzon . ‘Defenses for Invasion

Planes Hit Luzon Island In Double Strike At Japs   Eight Ships Are Probably Sunk As Result of Raid

Laval Tells of Signing Treaty With Mussolini in ‘36 as Step ‘Aqainst Germany’s Aqaression’   BULLETIN

Laval Signed Secret Pact. He Discloses  French Vichy   French Vichy Chief Testifies At Petain Trial

Move To Abolish Japanese War, Navy, Ministries   Premier Shidehara Ap. nounces Move—Bringing Japs Home To Be Huge Task   OTHER REFORMS ARE ALSO ORDERED

JAPANESE CABINETS WAR AND NAVY MINISTRIES WILL BE ABOLISHED ON DEC. 1ST, SHIDEHARA ANNOUNCES   To Be Reduced to Status of “Repatriation Offices’ — Future Duties of Branches Will Be To Supervise Repatriation of Millions of Japanese Servicemen

‘Constable’ Back in the Public Eye  Polk zsounty Raids Raises Questions

SENATE COMMITTEE DISCARDS — ‘WORK OR JAIL’ LABOR BILL   FRIENDS CALL COMPROMISE  REE LABOR" VICTORY,  OPPORENTS SEE WMC “DICTATOR SHO

DENIES HIROHITO TC ABDIGATE HIS THRONE   Reveal Amy. _ Atempted, Te Prevent Surrender

PACT OUTLOOK GROWS BRIGHT   Lewis, Operators Re: port ‘Tentative Agreement”

ISSUES IRONED OUT BY MINERS   Hopes For New Soft Coa! Wage Agreement On Up-Grade

ONE POINT UNCLEAR   Only Technicality On  foreman Issue Is Undecided

HOPES RENEWED FOR MINE-WAGE ACCORD   “Tentative Understandings” Reported to Have Been Reached

Bosses’ Status Said Delaying Coal Contrae   Prospect of Settirment  Reported Improved After Phaw'’s Talka

Senate Gets Bill Without Osceola Reservoir Funds  Rep. Bennett Appear Opposes Inclusion of Monev  ]

BALKAN ISSUES BEFORE BIG FIVE   Reach Tentative Agree. ment On YugoslavyItaly Boundary

Big 5 Turns To Issues  In Balkans   Border Dispute Accord Reached

U.S. Protests Against One Sided Action   Complains of Such Action In Balkans; Big Five May Discuss Situation Today.

Head of Wards Suspends Check-off Of Union Dues  As Quickly As Amny Releases Plants; to Keep Up Wage Scale

MONTGOMERY WARD IN FRESH DEFIANCE OF WAR LABOR BOARD  ANNOUNCE ABOLISHMEN’ OF CHECKOFF AND UNION - MAINTENANGE

Fresh Defiance From Montgomery Ward As Army Returns Properties   Avery Announces Abolishment Of Compulsory Maintenance Of Union Membership And Check-Off Of Union Dues

 Wards Again Defying U. S.   Properties Returned To Private Control

Ward Company Defies WLB  Orders Again   Mail Order House Regains Properties From Army, Opens Dispute With €1lO

Morriss Fund Goes Over $4000 Total   Dismissal Ward Suit Requested

Ask High Court  To Dismiss Ward Validity Petition   Return of Seized Properties Given as Reason; Question of Government Authori#

Fresh Defiance of WLB Is Veiced by Avery as Army Relinquishes Ward Stores

Orme “V¥V¥a a/1iS  Army Gone. Avery Defies Government In New Move

U.S. Attorneys Ask Dismissal Ward Petition      Contend Return Properties Eliminates Bases for High Court Action

Fresh Defiance From Ward To Labor Board   Army Returns Privately Owned Properties After Nine Months Cc ‘ontrol,  openers  in ==_—-  a-~e_ ss aa its clita, eal SRT at ae Eh age een ee   CHECR.-.OFF DUES

NEW DEFIANCES OF WLB ORDERS MADE BY WARDS   Company Regains Property Control Fram Army Thureday

WLB Directives Defied As Ward Plants Returned   Wage Increases  Will Be Granted

Avery Defies WLB Order As Wards’ Regain Stores   Army Prepares To Relinquish All Controls;  Board Chairman Says Move ‘Illegal’

Ward Takes’ Steps ) Abolish Two: W. LB: Directives        Avery ‘Acts’ in- Defi “a of. Goverhmesit -;  Plants Reuien’?  to Company ‘

Ward’s Showing Fresh Defiance  Of WLB Orders   Maintenance Of Union Membership And Dues Check-Off Abolished.

MONTGOMERY WARD DEFIES WLB ORDERS   Army Relinquishes Control of Mail Orderhouse

ARMY GIVES UP CONTROL OF PLANTS   Avery Abolishes Maintenance Of Membership Clause

Fresh Defiance Is Tossed At Directives Of U. S. WLB By Montgomery Ward Firm

ARMY RETURNS PROPERTIES 10 SEWELL AVERY   Wards Immediately Defy WLB Directives On  Union Dues

Montgomery Ward’s Defiance of WLB’s  “Orders” Remains   Attitude Unchanged as Army  Relinquishes Hold on Property

Plants Turned Back By Army  Justice Office Asks Dismissal Of Petition

NEW DEF  IANGE FROM WARDS   Company Regains Control Of Properties in Seven Cities From Army.

Workers hose Back Wages; Company Refuses Membership Maintenance, Ducs Chechoff.

Wards Again Defies War Labor Board As Controls Are Regained From Army

WARD C0, BOSS RAPS AT WLB   Sewell Avery Announces Elimimation of Compulsory Union Membership

Wards Again Acts to Defy WLB Order   Regain Plants From Army and Abolish  Two Union Measures

Directives Of WLB AreAgain Hit By War d   Abolishes Maintenance O34 Union Membership and Cheek-Off As Army Operation Ceases

MacArthur Base Is Yokohama   Halsey Takes Over Yokesuka Navy Base; And British Forces Move Into Hong Kong

New Stories Of Nip Terror Revealed   War Prisoners Found In “Hell Hole”; Moves Going Well

Adm. Halsey Establishes Naval Base at Yokosuka; British Fleet Enters Hong Kong

GENERAL MACARTHUR LANDS TRIUMPHANTL} IN JAPAN THURSDAY  GENERAL OCCUPATION OF HIROHITO’S REALM MOVES SMOOTHLY

Headquarters Established At Yokohama   Mass Occupation Of Jap Homeland "Going Splendidly"

Navy, Marines Overrun Yokosuka Base; CN) PWs Found in ‘Hell Hole’ Hospital

MacArthur Reports Bloodless Invasion ‘Going Splendidly’   Prisoners of War Tell of Terror in Jap Prison Camps

n-Fameed - Marines Splash Ashore; rooners Take Over Big Air Field

Halsey Turns Yokosuka Base into USN Shore HQ   British Move into Hong Kong, Prepare to Open Chinese Ports to Allies

Commander's Headquarters In Tokohama--Maj. Gregory 'Boyington, Air Hero, Safe

7,500 Paratroops And U.S. Marines  Swarm in Area   MacArthur Says Japs ‘Seems To Be Offering Complete Good Faith’ as Occupation Proceeds Without Single Hostile incident—British Fleet Moves for Occupation Of Hong Kong

Troops Ready To Take Over Strike Trucks   Chicago Drivers Defy WLB Order to Go Back to Work

Expect Seizure  of Truck Lines.   Army Troops Camped On Edge of Chicago

SOLONS COUNTER WITH PAY HIKE   Senate Considers  HouseSponsored Expense  Allotment Bill; Suggest Raise

London Poles Charge U. S., Brifain, Favor Communist Group in Warsaw

JAPS STRIVE TO CHECK STRONG MARINE FORCES   4 Heavy Casualties Suffered By Both Sides In Battle Before Naha

laha Reported Captured; farines Check Jap Attack  357 Enemy Planes Smashed in Week-End Raids On Big Airfields, Nimitz Says

America Pushes Organization of Security Council   Wants It in Operation By Mid-November; Ratified by 18

DONALD BLISS IS MISSING   Wellsboro Soldier Was Serving With The U, S. Seventh Army On Western Front.

NALD BLISS KILLED IN ACTION   Wellsboro Soldier Wa: Serving With The U. § Seventh Army On Weatern Frant.

Highest Court Accepts Cult’s Appeal   ‘ Consents to Review Conviction of 9 S. L. Defendants

Deny Shortage By Lend Lease   Crowley Says Searcity Of Civilian Goods Here Not Caused By Program.   All-Time High

Lend-Lease Aid Now Aggregates $35,382,000,000   Crowley Reports To Congressmen

Kido, Who Backed Tojo, Quits Under Pressure  Hirohito’s Advisor Assumes Fault

Kido, Who Backed Tojo, Quits Under Pressure  Hirchito’s Advisor Assumes Fault  For War Premier

Kathleen Thoma, Sioux City, and Sgt. Lanigan Of Waterloo Married

» FIGHTS BESIDE AMERICANS OFF RYUKYUS ISLES   Huge Force Gathers Near Okinawa, Nips Say

PETAIN WINCES UNDER CHARGES OF EX-PREMIER   Aged Marshal Blamed for Being In League With Nazis Even Back In 1934.   BULLETIN

Reynaud Says Petain Was Arch Apostle DOL Defeatism and Would-Be Dictator

Reynaud Charges Petain Conspired  With Nazi Chiefs   Daladier, Former Premier, Takes Stand In Treason Trial

REDS 10 REPLY ON IRAN NOTES   U. S., Britain Protest Soviet Attitude On Civil Strike

Terrifie Stor Sweeps Alabar   Semi-Darkness And He Rains Oceur Satu

MARY ANN CORBIN DIES EARLY TODAY   Well Known Sandborn Resident To Be Buried Friday

SANDBORN WOMAN CALLED BY DEATH   Mrs. Cora E. Carrico Will Be Buried Tuesday Afternoon

Nearly Every German In Berlin Joins Battle In Sewers, Subways, Alleys

Oppose Western Interference in Balkan States   Soviet, British Big Five Delegates Get in Dispute

REQUEST 15 LAID BEFORE BIG FIVE AT LONDON PARLEY   England, Goaded by Domin« ions, Offers Plan—Reds Dissatisfied With MacArthur’s Moves.   BYRNES REFUSES TO DISCUSS QUESTION   Points to Absence of Subjéct From Agenda—Meeting of Control Commission in U. S. Proposed.

ALLIES WANT COMMISSION FOR CONTROL   Proposal Is Made At ‘Conference of Big Five Ministers

Meeting Would Be Held in Washington in December; Byrnes Refuses To Discuss Soviet Demands

Russia Wants to Take Part in Ruling Japan   Byrnes Protesis Discussion on Pacific Problems

BRITAIN ASKS DISCUSSION OF JAP CONTROL   BIG FIVE MEETING IN WASHINGTON PROPOSED

No Opposition Is Reported; 15 Nip Shins Destroyed   Eighty-Six Enemy Planes Demolished, Damaged On Ground

Bombardment Sets Great Fires Raging Through Steel City At Kamaishi: No Opposition

Audaciously Close Strike Followed  Battering of Steel Mills on Honshu

Army to Stand On 85 Points   Lewered Discharge Scove Nat ie be Fixed Saon

U.S. Fliers Strike Scattered Areas  On Japanese Isles Daylight Raid Come: As Follow-Up to Earlier Giant Blow

FIREWORKS OF Ud. MAKE BIT ABOUT TOKYO   Planes from Okinawa, Iwo. Jima Followup Fire Bomb Blasts.

RALLY TO SERVICE   Kansas Senate Kills Move to Abolish Civil Serv ice Systems 

NEWSPAPER SAYS YANKS FIRED ON COMMUNIST ARMY  VIRULENT CHARGES LiliDIi CA AAAIAGCT tt @   VIRULENT CHARGES HURLED AGAINST U. S. FOR ‘INTERFERENCE’

SAY MARINES OPENED FIRE UPON THEM   Communist Paper Asserts Gen. Wedemeyer Lied When He Said Americans Have Not Entered Into Civil Strife. Pt   RULLETIN.

Charges Hurled At Yanks   Communists Say Americans Fired On Their Men

CHARGE YANKS FIGHTING REDS IN CHINA WAR   10,000 Communists Attack Gov’t Troops At Kweisui

if IF ma WOE} 4               ge. ee 2 Pee eer am   ARMY NAVY MERGER erProRT UNLOCKED

List Nazi ©  Crimes   Indictment of 24 Top Leaders to Establish Guilt Against Own People As Well As Others

‘OLD TRUSTS’ PLEA MADE BY YOSHIDA   ‘Peacetime Profits Only’ Claims Cabinet

McKay, 5 Other: Surrender In Liquor Scandal   Accused Of Graft, Defendants Put Up Bond In Lansing

INDICT ANG KAY, CFVEN OTHERS   Group Expected to Surrender Today Or Tuesday on Conspiracy Charge.

POWERFUL DRIVE CARRIES PATTON INTO INDUSTRIAL HEART OF SAAR   Third Army’s Sweep Engulfs Many Towns

MORE THAN SCORE OF NAZI TOWNS FALL TO YANKS   Other Armored Spearheads Push to Within  One Mile of Konze and Five Miles of  Tato

PATTON ARMY PIERCES HEART OF SAAR BASIN   Takes Score of Towns in Eight Mile Advance; Canadians Also Advance in North.

THIRD YANKEES THRUST INTO SAAR SECTOR   Score Of Towns Taken As Patton’s Army Chops Up Isolated Nazi Pockets

{ rushed Practically /u Nazi Resistance In Powerful Drive  PUSH EIGHT MILES IN PAST 24 HOURS Scottish Infantry Wipe  Out Last Resistance In Goch

Patton’s Units Slam 8 Miles in Saar Basin   German Pockets @ Cut to Ribbons By Tank Forces

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   CHINESE PUSH 3-PRONGED ATTACK ON LUCHOW

Russia Reported Asking Voice In Making Pacific Policies   Gen. Patton Denies Comparison  Of Nazism with U. S. Parties

Russia Reported Seeking Voice in Determining Policies in Far Pacific

Proposal Presented To Big 5 Council.  Is Report -- Byrnes Objects to Injection

SENATORS OPPOSE MOVIE PRICE CONTROL   Members of Banking Committee See No Reason to Place Cellines on Tickets.

GOVERNOR WILL NOT GO   A. ‘B. Mitchell Will Attend MVA j Meting in His Place

GOVERNOR WILL NOT GO   A. /B. Mitchell Will ll Will, Attend MVA Meting in His Pla

Sorrowing Crowds Line Cortege Route   Flag-Draped Army Caisson Bears Body From Train To White House For Simple Funeral Rites At 2n mm.

SIMPLE BURIAL RITES 19 USED   Bishop Angus Dun of Washington Conducts Im-_ pressive Order.   FAST ROOM IS CROWDED

“MIGHTY EFFORT TOWARD PEACE,” PRAYER THEME   Notable in Crowd About Casket For Episcopal Ritual at Impresive Funeral.

Bishop Dun Conducts Rites For Roosevelt   Bring New Freedom And Dignity To All, Is "Prayer Of Prelate At Funeral Services

Rites at Capital  Simple   Takes Police Hour ta Untangle Traffic Jant After Body Arrives

Hold Last Rites For Roosevelt in The White House   Silent Throngs Watch President's Funeral Procession

BISHOP ANGUS DUN PRAYS THAT MEN MAN STRIVE FOR PEACE  BISHOP OF WASHINGTON READS SIMPLE EPISCOPAI

SLAYER OF GIRL /. DIES ON GALLOWS   Forgiveness Of Trial Officials Is Last Wish

HALSEY ASSAILS. PROPONENTS OF DEFENSE MERGER   Admiral Charges Method as Un-American and Un-Demecratic

Admiral Halsey Assails Armed  Forces Merge   Army Proponents Of Mer. ger Of Armed Forces Are Strongly Attacked

HALSEY FLAYS © MERGER EFFORT   Says Proponents’ Method Un-American, ‘Damned Dangerous

HALSEY: FLAYS MERGER PLAN   ADMIRAL TELLS SENATE COMMITTEE- HE OPPOSES ONE DEPARTMENT FOR ‘ARMED FORCES

Halsey Bitterly Assails Merger Of Armed Forces      Admiral Raps Army Proponents of New U. S. Defense Plan

Moorhead Bond Purchases Lag, Figures Reveal   “Only: 56 Per Cent of  E, Bond Goal Reached Tn Seventh: Loan Drive

City Has Gained Only 25 Per Cent of Bond Quota   Three More Clay County Communities  Exceed Drive Goals

Americans Push In On Japs In Manila Pocket   Marine Dive-Bomber: Aid In Squeeze On Nip Forces

Yanks Crush Japs In Triangle Trap; Ready for Kill   American Troops, Armor Pour Into Manila Baitle; Attack Aided hy Marine Divebombers

Jap Hold On Manila Slim   American Troops, Armor Aided By Artillery, Divebombers in Bitter Fighting

JAPS PUSHED INTO NARROW MANILA AREA   Are Trapped in Triangle Between the Bay and Winding Pasig River as Yanks Press in for the Kall

JAP DEFENDERS IN MANILA NOW IN U.S. SNARE   Americans Pour In For Kill; Aided By Air

Americans Close In on Japanese Trapped in Manila   Troops and Armor Pour in for the Kill . Against Artillery of Bitterlv-Resistina Nine

Yanks Pour Into Manila For Kill Of Trapped Japs   Artillery Shells And Rockets Rake Enemy With Accuracy.

Japs 1 rapped Between Pasig River and Bay   Americans Pour in For Kill From East. South in Face of Jap Heavy Artillery Fire   Battle At Air Field.

ARMOR POUR IN FOR KILL   Cavalry Division Drives Deep Into South Manila

Tighten Vise On Japs With Stiff Fighting   Bitterly - Resisting Enemy Trapped Between Manila Bav. Pasig River.   DIVEBOMBERS ACTIVE

Japs Trapped In Narrowing Manila Wedge   Yanks Set for Final Kill as Armor Pours in

Manila Japs Trapped In Dying Stronghold   Resisting Nipponese Pinned Between Manila Bay And Pasig River; Yanks Pour In For kill Behind Marine Dive-Bombers And Artillery Blasts.

Japs in Manila Cringe As Americans Pour  Toward Them for Kill   Bitterly-Fighting Defenders Are Trapped In Narrow Strip; Artillery and Marine Dive Bombers Assist in Attack

Squeeze On Japs In Manila   More Yanks Pour Into City to Speed Mopping Up of Bitterly Resist ine Jananese Garrison

DEATH TRAP ON JAPS IN MANILA   More American Troops And Armor Pour In For ‘Kill’ Of Cornered Enemy

YANKS DRIVE TO END RESISTANCE IN MANILA ARE?   Trapped Between Boy dnd Poaig River, Japs Mate Last Diteh Stand

Increasing Numbers of American Troops and Armor Poured in for Kill Between Manila Bay, Pasig River.   FIRST CAVALRY INTO SOUTH PART OF CITY   37th Infantry Div. Fought Through a Residential Section in the Face of Withering Artillery Fire.

Narrow Jap Hold On Manila   More Yank Troops, Pour Into City For the Kill

Manila Japs Are Trapped Between Bay. Pasig River   Yanks Increasing Pressure On Nips

3-Sided Trap Tightening On Japs In Manila   Yank Troops Driving In For The Kill, Aided By Artillery And Planes.

‘Yanks Move In ‘On Snared Jap ‘Units For ‘Kull’   Manila’s Bitter- Resisting Nippones ‘Trapped In Narrowing Triangle Be  oo tween Bay and River

HOME FRONT WAR ADMINISTRATION MAY BE CHANCED   Truman’s Former Differences With Army Over Production and Supply May Bring About New Changes in Dealing With Home Probleme

Truman May Make Changes  In Home Front   ‘Seen in Past Differences With Army Over Production, Supply

Byrnes Talked As Secretary Of State.....  Truman May Make Some Changes In Home Front War Program, Indicated

Truman Against Waste In Army   Changes In Home Front War Program Loom

Changes Seen In War Effort On Home Front  Production Control May Be Altered

May Change Home Front War Program   New President May Also Revise Cabinet

DEFINITE LABOR POLICY MAPPED BY GOVERNMENT   More Discussion Planned  Before President Will  leena Shatement   JUDGE STACY NAMED CONFERENCE LEADER

Definite Policy On Price - Wage Problem N.e ar   More Talks Necessary ‘Before Statement Can Be Made

Plan To End Labor Unrest Is Completed   Labor-Management Conference May Study Wages, Prices

WAGE POLIGIFS ARE SHAPED UF   Truman To Present His Program To Labor Conference

TRUMAN FORMS LABOR POLIC}   Virtual Agreement Reached On Wage-Price Plan

Justice Stacy Is Appointed Chairman of Conference on Labor-Management Nov. 5   Present at Meeting Will Be Top Labor and Management Leaders as Well as Chiefs of Farm Organizations; Truman Is Expected to Confer With All Men Invited-to Conference

\PMINISTRATION WAGE-PRICE PLAN IS TAKING SHAPI   Schwellenbach’s Aid Reports Policy Was “Substantially Agreed ‘so’ at White House Parley.   FURTHER DISCUSSIONS REGARDED AS LIKELY   One Source Says Truman Probably Will Consu!t Other Advisors Before Making Final Decision.

TRYING TO HOLD PEOPLE IN LINE   Nazi Leaders Resort te Campaign of Stark Terror in Their Efforts.

 ° : . Nazi Terror Campaign  Opens as Despair, Chaos Mount in Reich   Propagandists Warn All Germans They Will Be Slaves If Allies Win; No Ray of  Mana Annanre Rarlin Rrandenct Accarte

Campaign of Stark Terror in Germany to Prevent Revolt   Nazi Leaders Resort to  Desperate Means to Hold Citizens

‘Nazis Use Terror Campaign To Stir Germans To Last Ditch Stand; Chaos Spreads   Told They Would Be No Better Than Slaves !f Allies Are Victorious

Nazi Terrorism Invoked To Hold Germans In Line  Last Ditch Fight Urged In Reich

NAZI LEADERS ARE  RESORTING TERROR  CAMPAIGN IN REICH CAMPAIGN TAKING TWC  FORMS, WARNING SLAVERY AND DIRE THREATS

Nazi Leaders Resorting To Campaign Of Terror To Hold People In Line

Nazis Relying on Stark Terror in Frantic Appeals   Campaign of Fear Used to Belster ‘German Resistance; Chaos, Despair Mount

Nazis Firing Reich’s Fear      Terror Stories Used To Stem Revolt Ide:

‘Nazis Seek To Hold Off Panie   Encourage Terror Of Allies; Attempts On Top Nazis’ Lives, Desertion, Riots Reported Mounting

Nazi Leaders Use Fear to Hold People   rowing Chaos Despite Effort Is Reported Within Reich

Nazis Resort To Terror Campaign   Leaders Warn German People Victorious Allies Would Enslave Them.

TERROR TACHCS USED BY NAZIS TO ‘HOLD LINE’   Leaders “Threaten German People, Trying to Thwart. Home Front Collapse

~ Making A Last stand Before Veteat—  ‘Nazi Leaders Stage Terror Move

Reich Torn By Chaos   Nazi. Leaders Put On Terror Campaign to - Held Germans in Line

Nazi Leaders Resort to Campaign Ot Terror in Effort to Hold Folks In Line in Greatest Hours of Peril

Terror Used   On Germans   "Leaders Are Trying To Stave Off Chaos’

ENEMY LEADERS EMPLOY TERROR   Mounting Chaos Reported, However, Inside Reich

Nazis Try Hard to Stir Home Front into Not Assisting Allied Forces

Nazi Leaders Resort To Campaign of Terror To Retain Hold on Germans

Nazi Leaders Resort to Campaign   Of Terror To Keep People In Line

Stark Lerror Nazis’ Weapon To Keep Power  German Leaders Tell      German Leaders Tell Their People That  Slaverv Impends   MURDER IS WEAPON   Officials Who Surrender To Allies Threatened With Death

GOODYEAR STRIKE COSTS 35,000 TIRES   Six Day Stoppage Because One Man Was Fired

Union Stops Vain Plant Ot Utility   Governor Meets With Delegates As Strike Spreads

MAKE EFFORT 16 HALT MICHIGAN POWER STRIKE   Governmertt Officials Seek T Evolve Wage-Poliey Price Formula

LAST MINUTE NEWS  VENEZUELA PRESIDENT SEIZED  To ep opts) OMe Liven      Heat Service Disrupted as Mich. Plant Strike Spreads

Senate Prestige Of Truman Facing  Showdown On Two Issues This Week

FORMER FRENCH OFFICER JAILED AS GERMAN SPY   aul Jean Cavaillez Trapped By Fellow Countryman, Dieudonne Costes, Noted French Aviator.

WARREN HEALTH BILL REVISED   CHANGE WOULD LIMIT * ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

Tokyo Says Americans  Now Fighting on Kume; Borneo Oil Field Hit

Japs’ Gasoline Center Bombed By Superforts   Gigantic Raid Destroys Principal Source of Plane Fuel

Last Principal Refinery af Nipponese Aviation Gasoline Hammered By. 50 Superforts—Target Was .the Utsube River Plant

Jap Refinery Is Battered by Supertforts   Precision Demolition Attack Is Delivered by 50 Bombers; Industries Suffer in Other Raids

BiG JAPANESE O1L REFINERY BOMBED BY GIANT PLANES   Night Attack Made by 50 Superforts on Enemy’s Principal Producer of Aviation Gasoline.   RAID FOLLOWS SMASH AT HONSHU FACTORIES   Three Thousand Tons of Explosives Dropped on Airplane, Ammunition and Ordnance Plants.

VITAL REFINERY LATEST TARGET      Utsube Plant Was Japan’s Biggest Remaining Producer.   50 FORTRESSES IN RAID.

Bombs Loosed Upon Japan’s Big Refinery At Yokkaichi   Planes Of Marianas Fleet Get In Blows

RAID FOLLOWS BIG ATTACK IN HONSHU AREAS   3,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped by B-29s On War Plants

B-29'S MAKE RAID ON OIL REFINERY   Gas Plant Hit Following Demolition Blows at Industrial Targets

Superforts Knock Off Last Big Nip Oil Refinery   rity RSs Str ike : er Plan

B-29s Attack  Cas Refinery   50 Fortresses Strike Utsube  River Ou Refinery Near Yokkaichi.

Last Jap Oil Plant Bombed  Big Aviation Gasoline Factory Hit by 50 Marianas Super-torts

B-295 HIT JAP AVIATION GAS   50 Superforis Biast Oi! Plant Near Nagoya

Superforts Bomb Jap Oil Refinery   Planes Strike Main Gasoline Target Following Greatest Raid

Japan's Principal Remaining Aviation Gasoline Refinery Target Of Fifty Superforts   Strike After 500 Other B-29s Carried Out Greatest Demolition Sweep Of War

MAIN SOURCE OF JAP PLANE GAS WRECKED   UTSUBE REFINERY IS TARGET FOR 50 B-29s

B-29s Bomb Last Jap Gas Refinery   Forty Forts Strike Soon After Mammoth Demo_ lition Raid   TWO SCOUT HOKKAIDO   Utsube Plant Was Largest Remaining Producer of Aviation Fuel

Superforts Hit Gasoline Plant   50 Planes Bomb Utsube River Refinery Near Yokkaichi

Other Bombs Hit Gun, Ammunition  Plants On Islands   Many Of Big Planes In Emergency Stops At Iwo Jima On Way Back Home

Supers Blast Chiet Kinemy  Oil Refinery   30 Bombers Rain Destruetion On Big Installation At Utsube River

B-29'S HAMMER AT GAS REFINERY   Japs’ Aviation Supply Base Near Nagoya Pounded

Follow Up Heavy Raid On Honshu   B-29’s Drop Fire Bombs Info. Utsube Refinery Arca, Largest Enemy Gas Producer

Japs’ Main Gas Refinery Hit by B-29s   50 Superfortresses Strik Utsube River Plant Southwest of Nagoya

AVIATION FUEL REFINERY HiT BY YANK FLIERS   Utsube River Plant Victin Of, Precision Demolition Attack   SCATTERED RAIDS ON JAPANESE SHIPPING

51 Square Miles Demolished, ‘Very Little’ of Capital left, Gen. LeMay Reveals; Big Fires Rage in Port City

LITTLE LEFT OF TOKYO BY B-29 ATTACK   Terrible Picture Of Destruction Announced

Hopkins’ Talks To Begin Today   Purpose Visit To Discuss Fully Developments Since Yalta Conference.

Veterans Bill Voted Down By dtate Assembly   Bill Sponsored by Minority Party Rejected; Would Have Given Veterans State Jobs.

Dem Minority Takes Beating In Assembly  cor F Maier  Del Preference

Reich Offered ‘Faint Hope’   Hitler Says Allies Mav Yet Tire Out

White And Negro Troops Fight Side By Side For First Time In U. S. Army

NEGROES, WHITES FIGHTING TOGETHER   First Time in U. S. Army History That They Fight Side By Side.

Service Units.  Used In Flood   Boats, Planes Help To Evacuate Residents

Solons Propose Abandonment of Dillon Normal  Would Establish in Its ‘Place an  , are, Ree

Solons Propose  Abandonment  of Dillon Normal Would Establish in  Tte Diera aw

Schools Close Thursday, Friday   Institute Will Be Held At Kalamazoo

TEACHERS HEAD FOR INSTITUTE   Several St. Joseph Educators On Kalamazoo Program

CHICAGO TRUCK TIEUP IS ENDED   Drivers Terminate Strike As WLB Agrees To Wage Hearing

FIELD OFFICER DIES IN CRASH      Brig. Gen. Godfrey One Of Five Killed Near Spokane Airbase

a a i i  FIELD'S COMMANDER, FOUR OTHERS KILLED   Gen. Godfrey Among Victims Of West Coast Air Crash

GENERAL, FOUR OTHERS KILLED      Brig. Gen. Godfrey Dies in Plane Crash Near  Spokane Airbase __

Geiger Field Chiefs Killed  General, Four Others Die In Plane Crash

Report Five — ‘Killed In Crash   Fragments of Plane  Thrown Many Yards

General,-4 Qthers Die in Plane Crast:   Commander of Geiger Fielc Killed Near Spokane

Five Killed In Air Crash   Comamnding General anc Deputy Commander of Spokane Field on List

General Godfrey Dies in Crash   Six Army Officers Killed in Crash of Plane In Washington

Crash Kills Air Chief And_Deputy   Brig. Gen. Godfrey, Col. Park Among Five Killed In Transport: Crash 

Split In Big Five Circles Is Serious   Aetnally More So Than Appears on: Surface Because Power: Polilies “Ate Entering Situation, Endangering Peace

SOVIET GOVERNMENT ORGAN MAY HAVE DONE REAL GOOD THROUGH TTS CRITICISM OF ATTIED STAND

Home Town's Always Been Proud of Him   Bradley Remembered at Moberly as Crack Shot, Fine Athlete, Industrious Worker

Foremost Hero Coming Home To Proud City   Gen. Bradley's Career Brilliant; He Hasn't Forgotten Friends

STRIKES MENACE RAIDS ON JAPAN   Patterson Calls For Immed. iate End To Walkout; 50,000 Now Idie.   (‘BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

PLANT WALKOUT THREATENS 10 HALT AIR RAIDS   50,000 Workers Idle at B-2: Plant in New Jersey Due to Strike

90,000 Striking In 8-29 Plants: Patterson Warns Strikes Will Curtail Raids

Strikes Will Cut Super-fort Raids, Patterson Warns   50,000 Away from Jersey Engine Plant, 70,000 Idle in Nation

B-29 Raids May Be Cut By Strikers   Patterson Declares Walkouts May Do What Japs Couldn’t

STRIKES IMPERIL BLOWS AT JAPAN   Patterson Warns Walkouts Hold Up Key B-29 Parts

B-29 Attacks Endangered  By Strikes —   ‘50,000 Workers Stay Away From Their Toehs

STRIKERS TOLD WAR ENDANGEREL   IDLENESS TO CUT B-29 ATTACKS IN FEW DAYS

Strikers in B-29 Engine Plants are Warned They May Reduce Superfort Attacks on Japs in a Few Days

STRIKES THREATEN ~— TOSLOW JAP WAR   B-29 Parts Production Is _ Hit By Disputes

U.S. Airmen Sink 5 Ships   Bombers Blast Jap Ground Installation:

BOMBERS SINK FIVE JAP SHIPS   Foe Installations Blasted From East Indies to Formosa, Malaya

OVER 2 MILLION TONS JAPANESE SHIPPING SUNK   Allied Fliers, Ch iefly American, Have Bagged More Than 1,000 Ships   WIDESPREAD AERIAL ATTACKS CONDUCTED

JAP SHIPS SUNK IN AIR ATTACKS   Far East Force Hits Vessels and Ground Inehallations

AIRMEN SINK 5 JAPANESE SHIPS   Far East  Pliers Make Big News; Ground Tinits Blasted

Kenney’s air veterans rap Jap shipping  Five enemy ships gantta the hattam

Alarm Justified .  OPA Reported to Have “Master Plan” For Meat Industry   Congressmen “Alarmed” At Socialistic Schemes of Bungling Officials.

Fears OPA Plans To Seize Control Of Meat Packers   Scheme Is To Create Monopoly First, Says Thomas

TRUMAN TO CALL FOR UNIFICATION   Will Send Message on Army and Navy to Congress Next Week

Truman Plans Message Next Week Urging Unification of Army and Navy

President Will Ask Army and — Navy Be Unified   Former Request May Gc to Conaress Soon

Filipino Charges Order to Massacre Manila Civilians Came From Tokyo

Romulo Describes Manila Destruction  Blames Slaughter On Jap Leaders

Declares Destruction Of Manila Was Carried Out On Orders From Tokyo

WORLD AIR LINE TRAIL BLAZED   Globe Girdling Service  Now on Schedule

Around the World Air Service Is Routine, Starting Today; Pioneer Globester Ends Her Record Trip

MOTORIG Alt TRIP 15 OVER   /Regular Round the World  Air Service Routine, Starting Today.

First Historic Flight Over, Global Air Travel Today Becomes Routine

Begin Regular Round the World Air Service as First Flight Is Success

Clobester Ends Historic Flight   Round-The World Air Service Becomes Routine Starting Today

SAVE 12 FROM FLOOD WATERS   One Soldier Missing After  Boat Capsizes In   White River

1) Soldiers Are Rescued From Flooded Rive   One Drowns When Boat Capsizes During Mercy Mission

Miniature Blizzard Here Tuesday Nigh!   Cold Wave Will Continue Here, Weather Bureau © ‘ Declares

Miniature Blizzard Here Tuesday Nigh!   Cold: Wave Will Will Continue Here, ‘Weather Bureau Declares

50,000 Idle Tn Nation’s War Plants   Rubber, Glass and Auto Strikes Stop Production

THREE CHARLERO! YOUTHS INJURED IN PARK MISHAP   Plummet Thirty Feet To The Ground In’ Mishap At Park

—IWO JIMA— Turning  Point Is Reached   USS. Force Hold Upper Hand After Capture Of ‘Mt. Suribachi

Rip Iwo In New Assault   Gain in Most Concentrated Blow of  6-Day Battle

MARINES INCH WAY FORWARD   Open Most Concentrated Attack of the Six Day Old Battle.   SUPPLIES COME BETTER

Japs Blasted Out of Forts On Voleanc   Yanks Inching Forward in Face of Stonewall Island Defense   SUPPLIES POUR IN.   Marines Scale  Plateau, Battle On to Capture End of Second Airfield

OPEN HEAVIES] ATTACK OF CAMPAIGN   Turning Point In Battle ls Believed Over   CONDITIONS   On Beaches Are Improving; Marines Cleaning Up On Southern Tip

YANKS LOCKED IN BATTLE FOR WO AIRSTRIP   U. §. Forces Pass Crucial Point In Campaign For Island

Marine Gains’ Are In Inches On Jap Islanc   Most Concentrated U. S. Attack Backed by Terrific Bombardment From Artillery and Warships   Nip Opposition _ Still Unyielding   Every Americun Advance Made Costly by Enemy Artillery, Small Arme and Automatic Weapons

U. S. Fleet. Units Bombard Island So Back Attack   Leathernecks Advance Is Slow as Japs  y Yield Little Ground; Reach Turning Point

Marines Inching Forward Despite Terrific Nip Fire  Unyielding Japs Pouring Opposition But Yanks Push On

MARINES INCH FORWARD FOR IWO CONQUEST   Japs Resisting Bitterly Despite Concentrated American Attack

Struggle For Iwo Is Bitter   But Crisis is Believed Past, As Marines Inch Slowly Ahead Against Fierce Jap Resistance Yanks Fight Building

COSTLY BATTLE   Determined Yanks Appear  To Have Reached Turm  ing Pot in Conquest / ) Of Iwo Jima

Enemy Battles Hard But Slips Back   Terrific Bombardment From Offshore Helps Men on Ground

JAPS RESIST MARINE DRIVE ON IWO JIMA   Americans Backed by Terrific Bombardment Frorm Heavy Artillery.   Only Slow Progress Made on Small Island

EVERY INCH GAINEDIS A COSTLY ONE   Marines Open Most Concentrated Attack, Supported by Tanks, Aircraft,, Heavy Artillery and Naval Guns.

Yanks Inch Forward On Iwo Airfield   Hot Bombardment Backs Tank Attack; Jap Resist ance Fanatical.

Smashing Iwo Blow Struck By Marines, But Jap Lines Hold   Heavy Artillery, Aircraft And Naval Guns Pound Foes in Most Concentrated Attack Of Six-Day Battle; Americans Appear Past ‘Turning Point’

Japs Withstand Marine Attacks On Iwo Island   Nimitz Reports No Changes In U. S. Position

Iwo Jima Gains Slow   Strongest Push Yields but Yards  Against Japanese

INCH FORWARD AGAINST HEAVY JAP OPPOSITION   Yanks Reach Turning Point in Battle  for Iwo Island

[Yanks onIwo Jima Making (Only Moderate Gains Despite Powerful Attacks

TURNING POINT IS REACHED; 700 JAPS ARE DEAT   Beach Conditions Improved And Cargo Being Unloaded Regularly. Enemy “Dug Out”

Crisis Past      2146 Freed In Daring New Raid On Luzon Prison Camp   «kK * *« YX “Hollywood” Stuff Thrills the Rescued

Tough Opposition For the Marines   American Forces Make Small Gains on Island  of Iwo   SUPPORT FROM TANKS   Japanese Putting Up Terrific Resistance in  Battle

Leathernecks Open Heaviest Attack of 6-Day Iwo Struggle   Attack Inches Forward; Communique Hints U. S. Crisis Has Passed

MARINES INCHING. FORWARD TODAY ON [WO AGAINST JAPS  TANK-SUPPORTED AT-—

Deadly Nip  Fire Slows Advance   Yanks Inch Forward in Tank-Supported Volcanos Attack

Marines and Javs Locked In Bio Battle   Critical Turning Point In 6-Day Old Battle For Island Behind

House Considers. Repeal Resolution   Measure Provides for State Liquor Stores ButNo Saloons —

Thirty percent of voters in military ‘cornire cast ballots in °44 election

REPOETERS SPENT. SUNDAY AT  WHITE 1.0 USE IN: HOPE.OF.  0 “CRARING ‘oF JAP ‘ SURRENDER

Goering Quits As Head of Air Force   Captured German Officer Predicts Former Marshal Already Executed.

High Nazi Army General Asserts War’s End Near  Goering Quite Air Post. May Be Dead—Hitler

GOERING 15 SAID TO HAVE RESIGNEN   HEAD OF GERMAN AIR FORCE REPORTED SUFFERING FROM HEART TROUBLE,

Goering out as nazi air foree head ‘Hitler will die with his troops’

GOERING RESIGNS NAZI AIR FORCE   German. General States Leader Has Been Executed

PORTLY GOERING ILL, QUITS WAF   Hamburg Radio Reports No. 2 Nazi Suffering From Heart Ailment

Goering Removed As Leader Of Dying German Air Force Because Of Heart Ailment

Goering Quits As Chief of Nazi Airforce  Hitler Reported To yy... . 7 en     Hitler Reported To Be in Berlin by Captured General

‘Goering Quits as Air Force Chief; Hitler May Die with Berlin Nazis

SVR VY Sy AVS  Didn't Stop Flames  Radio Admits Bomb-Started Blazes Too Big To Be Held in Check Rv Tham

Commander To Accept Surrender   Attlee Makes Statement In Reply To Inquiry

Hong Kong Jans Will Surrender to British Chieftain   Attlee’s Announcement of Plans for Re-occupation Cheered in Commons

BRITISH NOT IN AGREEMENT ON HONGKONG   Say British Ferces To Occupy Colony Along With Chinese

HAGE TO TAKE Ven PORT Ia NOW FORESEEN   Attlee Reaffirms View City Remains Crown Colony; to Accept Truce.

Briton to Accept Japs’ Surrender at Hong Kong  Bix PRBQAVGT Ase TT

BRITAIN, CHINA SEEK HONG KONG   TWO NATIONS .RACE FOR POSSESSION: OF COLONY

BRITISH TO RECOVER HONG KONG   Deny They Have Agreed to Let -China Take Over

BRITISH INTENT SHOWN TO RETAIN HONG KONG  —   Fleet Units Beat Chinese; Wil Accent Surrender

BRITISH GRAB FOR HONG KONG   Expect To Regain Former Port Colony In China

British to Take Over Hong Kong   Attlee Telis Plans ' to Accept Surrender, Answering Churchill

Strike Called Off At. Westinghouse  New Trouble Occurs In Murray Corp

Better Prospects For Labor Peace Parley Now Seen   Calling Off Coal Strike Improves Chance Of Success Of Labor-Management Meetings *

MINE OPERATORS AND LEWIS EXPRESS OPTIMISM TODAY  OPERATORS CALLED OFF CCHENTITEN VICIT TO

Coal Mining Wage Dispute Nearing End   Contract May Be Concluded By Monday, Operators And Lewis Believe

Caracas in Junta Hands Amid Fights   President Medina Is Not Captive as Gen. David Lopez Henriquez Said Marching on Capital

Venezuela Junta Battles Loyalists; Medina Returns   Violent Fighting Rages in Streets Of Caracas; Rebels Take Arsenal, Obtain Tanks and Artillery

HUGE MINESWEEPING TASK I$ UNDER WAY   Six Hundred WU. 8, Ships Begin Clearing Sea Lanes From  Japan to India.

Congress’ Leaders of Both Parties in Favor of New Laws   Would Make Employers, Unions Mutually Responsible Parties

LEADERS WANT NEW MEASURE   Congressmen Want New Anti-Strike Legislation; 460,000 Are Idle,   MINE STRIKE EXPANDS

CONGRESS TAKES NOTE OF MOUNTING WAVE OF LABOR DIFFICULTIES  NEW AND CONTINUING WORK STOPPAGES KEPT IDLE AT 460.000 MARK

Anti-Strike Legislation Gains Favor   Both Parties Favor Action As Labor  is

Labor Disputes Irking Solons  All Party Leaders Favor Legislation

REQUEST IS DENIED   OPA Turns Down an Increase i: Price of Steel Products

Turns Down Price Hike For Steel   OPA Declares Study Shows No Reason for Increase Now; promises Review Early in 1946

iet 1,000 Meat-Hung-y Miners and ddle in Southern Field:   Over 700 Men Lost in USS F ranklin Disaster  Jane Ratter Crippled Yank Carrier 2 Dave Rofavo Chin Fernnoc Uh 1 090.1 9710 Crenaltoe

Used Car Salesman Taken For a Ride at Quakertown And Was Held Up for $310

Navy Shelling Of Homeland Is New Phase  ‘Pre-Invasion Stage OP Wie te Dapifien   BOMBARDMENTS PROVE Jap Boasts Meaningless

Japanese War Now in Pre-Invasion Stage, Says Nimitz   Tokyo Sees No Hope Of Split Among Forces of the Allies

Navy Bombardment Of Japan  ~Termed “Preinvasion Stage”   Nimitz Reparts Blockading Strategy. Already Showing Results—New Era of Shelling Aimed to De- __ stroy Industry, Resources, Will to Fight

Free Press Item Goes in  UNRRA Bill   Southern Democrat and Republicans Join in Voting

SECOND INVASION ‘OE MINDANAO MADE    BY LL S. TROOPS   Americans Land in Southern Part of Island and Secure a 35-Mile Beachhead.   FILIPINO GUERRILLAS HELP PREPARE WAY   Furious Resistance Offered by Japanese as Yanks Push Into Outskirts of Baguio.

Jap Base Was Not Spoiled   Naval Defenses, Heavily Pounded By Bombers, Had Been Going Underground

REED SEEKS BOXCARS   Says 1,000 Elevators Step Operations: Can’t Move Stocks

"Frisco Conference May Stretch Out All Nations Allowed To Air Views

RUSSIA WANTED TO AVOID WAR, HITLER ADVISED   Shaweross Says Reds Were Making No War Preparations

BRITISH TAKE UP NAZI EHEFTANS   Hitler ‘Informed’ of Soviet Desire for Peace Just Befor eBlow, Court Told   BROKEN PACTS STRESSED   BROKEN FALTO ol NEQvEM  Prosecution Seeks to Dash Attempts to Prove. No Laws Violated

WAR CRIMINALS TRIAL ENTERS SECOND PHASE   Cite Treaties — Broken By War

RUSSIANS DID ALL POSSIBLE TO AVERT WAR   Were Attempting To Appease Hitler When Germans Struck

Violation of Nazi Treaty With Russia Cited At Nuernberg   Shawcross Says Hitler Was Told Soviet Wished to Aveid Conflict   REPORT OF MOSCOW ENVOY INTRODUCED   British Phase of Prosecution Of Twenty Top German leaders Opens

Hitler Deceit Fouled Reds   Eriton Says Moscow Fought to Avoid War

RUSSIA SOUGHT TO AVOID WAR WITH GERMANY   Hitler Was Told That All Sowiet Leaders Worked To Avoid Conflict

Hitler Informed Soviets Wanted To Avoid Fight   German Ambassador In Moscow Reported Attitude Of Stalin

Russia Tried To Avoid Conflict, Testimony Shows   Aggressive Warfare Charged In Violation Of Germany's Treaties

Hitler Knew Russia Hoped ToAvoid War   His Ambassador To Moscow Reported Stalin, Molotov Work For Peace

British Show Reds Tried Tc Avoid War   Fuehrer's Agents Advised Him Soviet Was Complying With All Peace Rules.

BRIT. PHASE OPENS AT NUERNBERG   First Witness Says Russians  Tried to Avoid Wa:

CRIMINALS REPORTED DRIVING TAXICABS   Baltimore Grand Jury Says Number In Baltimore Still Have  “Prison Pallor’

storm Is spending Self Out   Eight Lives Are Reported Lost In Biq Hurricane

COUNTY PRODUCTION GOALS ANNOUNCED   Corn, Beans, Gats and Hay Remain About the Same, Except Soy Beans Are a Little Lower

LABOR PARTY FORCES NEW JULY VOTING   Churchill Asks Postponement But Is Overruled

Urgent Plea By Churchill Is Rejected   Prime Minister Would Delay Vote Until Japan Quits

Labor Party Breaks Up  Coalition   Churchill War Government To Expire Shortly

Britain’s Labor Party Decides To Seek Election   Churchill Proposal For Delay In Voting Unheeded By Group

Labor Party Will Test Churchill in An Election Soon   Refuses Plea to Delay Politics Until Japan ls Defeated

ELECTION. © TS LIKELY  SO AEE LENT ECT an mE TTA ara ne PRT TAD Pee Toe a TAT   Labor Party ‘Demands One This Summer

British Labor Par ty Br ‘eaks Off With Coalition Regime   Group Decides To Quit Churchill Vietory Government And Force An Election Despite Prime Minister's Plea To Wait Until Japan Is Defeated

Churchill’s Coalition is Facing Test   Labor Party in England De cides to Force Election,  Probably in July

LLOYD GEORGE DIES IN SLEEP AFTER ILLNESS   82 - Year - Old Ear] Went to London 55 Years Ago

Lloyd George Dies In Sleep at 82   World War  Leader Long in Ill Health

SCANDAL STORY BRINGS MEETING   Michigan Commission to Study Charges

PRISON ‘ALI ~-J$- CONSIDERED   ATTORNEY. GENERAL SAYS INMATES OF PRISON MAY ° . (HAVE) RELLED STATE  _ SENATOR

J unkers estates are distributed  thruoutGermany Vast holdings of the ‘Vons’  narcelled ont to neasants

British Forces ‘Cross Senio River   Mess Sergeant Makes ‘Mess’ of Jap Snipers

Yank Pilots Dominate Luzon Skies as if They Owned Them Save Jone

ONE HIGHWAY WILL PASS THRU ALLEN COUNTY   Design 40,000-Mile System; to Hit All But Two Large Cities in U. S.

Four Super Motor Highways Are To Link Major Cities of Buckeye State

Molotov to Leave S. F. Parley Soon   Developments in Europe Call Key Diplomats

United States Alternately Praised And Censured In Chinese Political Circles   Communists Charge America Interferins In Chinese Internal Affairs

U. S. Praised, Censured In China Action   Fear Reds May Create Trouble

Alert American Marines Stationed In N orthern Sector   ‘Communists Warn United States On Amount of Aid Sent To Central  Chinese Government

U.S. Censured And Praised In China Circles   Comnmmnists Charge Amer iea With Meddling; Central Press Lauds Traman Address

Some Germans In Italy Agree   To Surrender   Swiss Radio Reports Fight ing Ceased on Frouis in Lombardy and Piedniont

fO STIR GERMAN SENTIMENT Attempt to Bomb Hitler Nazi Plot, Ciano Says 

Ciano’s Diary  ATTEMPT 10 BOMB: HITLER SEEN AS ANTI- BRIS riot  Mussolini Did Not Rejoic Esc ope From De ath et Mun sh fr in

Chinese Troops Seek To Recover U.S. Air Field   Heavy Casualties Are Inflicted On Nips: Push Being Made To Liuchow

Former U.S. Air Field ‘Under Attack   Chinese Troops Reach Liuchow

Chinese Attack Liuchow As Jap Troops Withdraw   Former Yank Airfield Abandoned Months Aq

Chinese Attack Liuchow Airfield  Fall of City Expected Soon: Japs Move North

Chinese F Edge Up To Former   Yank Air Bass   Attack Air Field On Out skirts of Liuchow, Lost to Japs 7 Months Aon

Hoffman Still Seeking Answer To Jobs Problem   Opponent In House Debate Unconvincing On Full Employment

CELEBRATION TO HONOR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN— ‘MAJ, GEN. BEIGHTLER  TO BE SPEAKER

BIRTHDAY DARK ONE FOR HITLEF   Mighty Fuehrer Believec Hiding In Bavarian Alps Retreat

HITLER SILENT — INGRAVE CRISIS   REICH REPORTED TORN BY CIVIL WAR AS FUFRHRKER REACHES 56TH BIRTHDAY

US. Prepares For Seizure Of Refineries   Truman Delays Official Action Fer "Twe Hours"

Truman Edict Responsible For Action   Postponement Of Two Hours Is Reported

Order for Seizure of Oil Properties Delayed by Trumar   No Explanation Comes From White House as Johnston is Visitor

Delay Orders For Seizure  Of Oil Plants   No Explanation by Truman as 15-State Strike Continues

No Explanation Over Delay Given; Order Being Drawn,  Affecting 43,000 Workers.

Govt. Action Is Delayed Temporarily   Truman Set To Step In As Wage Parley Fails; Coal Strikes Snread.

President Delays Seizing Oil Plants   Orders Being Drawn up Following Conference Failure, Truman Accepts NWI RB Industry Member’s Resignation

SLIGHT DELAY. IN. ISSUANCE: OF QIRECTIVE      Taking Over of. Oil. Plants Last Resort in Clo. oe Strike Crisis. .

Oil Oil Plant Seizure Has Been Delayed   President  Truman Holds Up His /Order for “at Least 2 2. Hours”   WARNING BY JOHNSON   U.S.C. of C. Head Says Labor and Management Must Get Together

No Explanation is Immediately Given As President and Johnston Confer

Workers Idle Total a New High Today   Truman Prepares To Seize Oil Refineries As Labor Faces Serious Coal Troubles

President Truman Delays Oil Seizure   Orders for U. S. Plant Operation Expected Anytime   No Reason Given for Postponement; Eric Johnston Talks with President about Crisi.

Order May Come Later In Day—Eric Johnston Confers with President

Eric Johnston Confers With Chief Executive   Attempts To Settle Strike Prove Failure; Sen. Wiley Brands Walkouts ‘Sabotage

Await Orders For Seizure  Of Oi! Plant:   Move Follows Govern ment’s Failure to End Strike By 43,000 Oil Workers In 15 States

Truce Refusal Forces Action   Paralyzed Industries Will Be Taken Over in 15 States; No Explanation Made of White House Statement Delay

Oil Agency May Be Named   Order, Expected To Be Issued  At Noon,  Is Delayed

Order Drafted After Wage Parley Fails   Chamber of Commerce President Urges Reason In Solving Disputes

U.S. Seizure ol Refineries Held Up by Truman   No Explanation — Johns ton Sees President About Labor Crisis

MOUNTING STRIFE ON LABOR ISSUES BRINGS TO NEW HIGH NUMBER OF IDLE DURING YEAR       New and Continuing Disputes Snarl Traffic Along Nation's Broad Industrial Front, Slowing Pace Of Reconversion Program   SHIPPING IN N. Y. HAREOR ALMOST PARALYZED

PRESIDENT TRUMAN READY TO ACT TO END OIL WORKERS STRIKE   THERE WAS NO LETUP IN LABOR SQUABBLES HOLDING UP RECONVERSION

\Orders Being _ iDrawn Following Parley Failure   Government Plans To Séize Refineries In 15 States; Johnston Confers With Truman

Strike Crisis Brings Action   Reaction of Workmen Uncertain; Eric Johnston Urges Seriousness of Situation

SHUTDOWNS IN EASTERN COAL FIELDS SPREAD   New York Docks Tied Up By Strike of 60,000 Port Workers

‘No Reason Given For Postponement Of Action. After Eric Johnston . Visits Truman; Other Disputes Snarl. Nation's Reconversion.

Oil Agency “May Be Named   _ Order, Expected “To Be Issued _ At Noon, ~  ‘Is Delayed.

Plans Action As Oil Wage Parley Fails   Half Million Idle As Labor Troubles Spread

Conference Underway at White House   End of idleness For 43,000 Workers Sought

Government Acts  As Parlevs Fail   Companies Reject Arbitration Plan—Refineries Will  Be Operated by U. S.

[PRESIDENT TRUMAN READY TO ACT 10 END OIL WORKERS STRIKE  THERE WAS NO LETUP IN LABOR SQUABBLES HOLD-

ORDER DRAFTED AS MEDIATION ATTEMPTS FAIL   25.000 Bituminous Miners Strike, Bringing Total to 115,000, Telephone Walkout Feared

en ee ee ee  MISS ODETTA STEIN BECOMES BRIDE OF ORVILLE W. ALLENDER

FORMER PREMIER T0J0 IN A SUICIDE ATTEMPT TODAY   Shot and Critically Wounded Himself as American Officers Reached His Home.   50-50 CHANCE TO LIVE   Bolstered by Transfused American Blood Plasma; Said He Wanted to Die.

AUTHOR OF SNEAK ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR MAY SURVIVE   FORMER JAP PREMIER AND WARLORD SHOOTS SELF AS HE FACED ARRES’

39 MORE NAMED BY M'ARTHUR TO STAND TRIAL   More Allied Prisoners Are Found as Occupation Spreads Over Japan

Shoots Self When Yanks Plan Arrest, Condition Critical   Former Jap Premier Has Even Chance To Recover

MOTHER OF RESTROOM BABY “IS IDENTIFIED   Abandoned Child Because Her Soldier Husband Is Not The Father, She Declares

LEADERS GET FIRM WARNING BY PRESIDENT   DELEGATES ADVISED TO DESIGN THEIR OWN FORMULA

U.S. Demands Industrial  Peace, President Avers   Labor - Management Conferees Told To Find Solution, Or Public Will Find One For Them

President Warns Industrial Peace Must Be Attained   White Collar Workers Picket Labor-Manage ment Conference As Truman Calls on Delegates to Find Solution to Present Unrest

Labor Parley Warn ed To Find Formula   Independent Union Pros test is Only Discord in. Conference Opening —

Indusiry, Labor Must Find Peace Formula  Grave Warning Is Sounded by  Pracident Triwman

Wage-Hour Issue Placed Before Meet   Whole U. S. System of  Free Enterprise at Stake, President Savs

Warns That      Greyhound A, IF. L. Bus Strike Involves Now Seven More States. White “Collar Pickets AG Work During Con« ’ ference

DECLARES STRIFE MUST NOT RETARD FULL PRODUCTION   President Asserts People Will Give Answer to Tieups if Two Sides Remain at War.   INDEPENDENT UNIONS . PICKET GATHERING   Wallace and Murray Inject Explosive Question ee, Hours and Wages i Into Meeting.

Jap Industry  Doomed, Claim Arnold Says Bombers To Destroy Factories

Arnold Says Jap Industry To Die Soon   Air Raiders to Surpass Records Set in Drive Against Germany

Gen. Arnold Predicts Nips Will Have Little Industry Left by Fall

Arnold Says Japs Face Obliteration   Germany’s Devastation Mild Compared To What Nips Await

Bombs to Wipe Out Jap Industry By Fall, U. 8. Air Chief Predicts

CANNING SUGAR PLANS FOR YEAR   O.PL.A. Announces Procedure For Distribution Of Sugar During  Camine Gienmae

Conumons Crushes Move toCensure ~ Big Ihre Plan  Will Not Protest Policy On Poland; To Approve

Commons Kills Censure Move  On Polish Plan   Insures Blanket Okeh Of Yalta Decisions When Vote Is Taken

CONFERENCE ‘OKEH   Polish Policy’ Protest Falls as Blanket Anproval Shapes Key

War Crimes Trials Slated In Nuernberg   Marshal Goering May Be First Tried In Nazi Shrine City

Russia Checks Veto Question. Back to Moscow  Big Five Agree on Most  Of Other Issues At _ Conference

‘HOPEFORNEW SOVIET STAND ON VETO ISSUE   Delegates Face Delay As Question Is Referred to Moscow

Russia Checks Veto   Controversy Back to Moscow   Big Five Reach Agreement on Some 14 O1 of 18 Other Troublesome Problems of United Nations Security Conference

Veto Question Awaits Action  By Moscow   Conference Puts Big Issue Aside to Get Accord on Other Ones

Soviets refer veto issue to  home capital Big Five agree  on 14 nrohlems

Car Workers Rejec Ford Offer of 15-Cent Pay Raise  Company Also Seeking Security Plan

U.A.W. Refuses New Wage Offer Made By Ford Co.; Hope For Agreement Dark

Car Workers Reject Ford Offer of 15-Cent Pay Raise  Company tt Seeking

FREEZING - RAIN. ‘AND - BLEET PUTIRGG COATING OF ICE "= OVER ROADS AND: ~ SIDEWALKS ~

WARNS OHIOANS OF ROAD HAZARD   Weather Man Sees Freezine Snow and Rain Tonight ' and Tuesday ~

Soviet Paper  Assails Spain ~ Portugal, Argentina Also Criticized.

Fight on Veto Power Develops   Big Powers May Accept Some Changes In Proposed Plan

FIGHT ON VETO POWER NEARS TEST BALLOT   May Accept Slight Change on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

BIG POWER PLAN OF VETO CONTROL NEARS TEST VOTE   OPPOSED BY SMALL NATIONS; MAY BE MODIFIED SOME

Question of Veto. Nears SF. Test Vote   Small Powers’ Plan To Modify Dispute Procedure Advanced   Dozen conference committees try to speed up work toward perfecting charter for world organization,  By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic

FIGHT ON VETO POWER RAGING   Small Nations Oppose Act; Big Five May Modify  Yalta Formula

Fight Plan Of Veto Control Of Big Powers   Small Nations Opposition Nears Test Vote— Yalta Formula May Be Modified by Big-Five

Veto Control Nears Test In Security Parley   Big Powers May Accept Some Modification Of  Votine Formula.

‘Test Vote Is ‘Near On Veto +Authority   Many Small Nations Oppose Big-Power Plan On Control Of Peace Machinery

Small Nations Opposing Big-Power Plan’ For Veto Control Of Peace Making   Appears Possible That Big Five May Accept Some Modification Of Pronneal

Big Powers’ Veto Control Due for Test   Allies May Accept Some Modification Of Peace Machinery

Veto Control by Big Powers Nearing Test   Fight by Smaller Nations May Bring “Some Modifications

Peace-Keeping Machinery Set For a lest Vote   BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press

OPPOSITION 70. VETO CONTROL   Many Smalt Nations Against  Big-Power Plan for.  Such Rule.

t' Fight On Vetc ai Power ‘Looms At tSan Francisec   Small Nations Oppose Big Power Plan For Con- . trol Foture PeaceKeeping

Veto Control Plan Nearing Test At Conference _   Small Nations Oppose Big: Power Proposal.

Small Nations Are Opposed To Veto Plan   Big Power Control Of Peace-Making Machinery Battled

Big-Power Veto Plan Faces Test Vote At Frisco   Small Nations Oppose Control

FIGHT ON VETO POWER ARISES   Big Powers May Soften Yalta Formula

FIGHT ON VETO POWER BREWING IN FRISCO MEET   Big Powers May Soften Yalta Voting Formula

Big Five May ‘Soften’ Yalta Vote Formula   Fight on Veto Power Develops in Security Conference

Fight on Vefo Control Nears Conference Vote   Big Powers Firm That No Force Used Against Nation Untess 5 Agree

Fight On Veto Power Closing In Conference   : Big Powers May Soften Yalta Voting Formula; Near: Test Vote.   MUST STICK TOGETHER

PEACE MACHINERY VETO POWER NEARS CONFERENCE TEST VOTE   BIG POWERS MAY ACCEPT MODIFICATION; TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY PLEDGE SUPPORTED

Showdown On Veto Question Expected Soon   Many Small Nations at Conference Are Outspoken Against Power Given the Larger Countries.

Conference Faces Test  On Control Over Vetos   Small Powers Fight Peacekeeping Means

TEST VOTE NEAR IN VETO DISPUTE   ‘Big Five’ May Accept Some Modification Of Plan

WORLD PARLE} REACHES TEST VOTING STAGE   Waiting for Moscow Aftitude of Gromyko May Be Ignored By Other Conferring World Delegates.

TEST BALLOT ON VETO PLAN NEAR   Big Powers May Accept Modification Of Plan For Veto Control Of PeaceKeeping Machinery.

Big-Power Plan For Council Veto Nears Vote Test   Reds May Block Modification of Original Proposal

Smaller Nations  Voice Determined Opposition; Some Modification Seen

Power Of Veto May Be Modified   By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic Newe Editor

OPPOSITION OF MANY SMALL NATIONS TO VETO NEAR TEST VOTE  APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT FIVE BIG POWERS MAY AC

Fight on Veto Power Develops At Conference   Smaller Nations Voice Opposition To Big Five Plan

Chief Executive Merges Three Labor Agencies Labor Dept. Given   Labor Dept. Given Bread Power To Cope With Growing Strife .

Grants Broad  Secretary   Administration Py epares to Take Hand In Present and Impending Industrial Strikes. ‘Truman Gusts Wm. i. Davis

Secretary Handed Manpower Control   War Labor Board Absorbed. Tn Schwellenhach Unit

3 U. 8. AGENCIES - ARE COMBINED 10  DEAL WITH LABOR   WLB and WMC Put Under   Schwellenbach—Latter  Given Broad Powers to Act in Controversies.   TROUBLE AT DETROIT TO RECEIVE ATTENTION   Truman Wipes Out Office o! Economic Stabilization Director—Duties Handed to Snyder.

Labor Units Merged hy President   Schwellenbach Is Given Powers to Settle Strife

THREE LABOR AGENCIES ARE PUT INTO ONE   SECRETARY HANDED BROAD POWERS TO END STRIFE

Broad Powers fo Schwellenba ch; Moves on Detroit   Truman Combines Three Labor Agencies; Davis Out

Sweeping Move May Clear Deck Of Labor Worry  WLB, _ WMC Agencies

Movells Taken: By Truman To Check Strike   Broad Powers Given. ta the Secretary of © Labor

F. D. R. Loss Mourned by Russians   UNPRECEDENTED DECREE SETS 2-DAY PERIOD IN RESPECT TO CHIEF

New Philippines Landing Claimed   Tokyo Also Says Fleet Planes Raid Ryukyus

FATTOON UROSS DRIVE QUOTA $1920)   Includes City’s Share of National Need and Local Expenses

REPUBLICANS GAIN SENATE SEAT IN STATE ELECTIONS   Radwon Defeats Kantowski in Erie County Poll; Other Results

Republicans Gain Senate Seat in State Legislature   Buffalo GOP Sweep Includes Badwan Over Democratic-ALP Kantowski; Dewey to Name One

DE GAULLE HEARS PLEA FOR LAVAL   GENERAL MAKES NO COMMENT ON ARGUMENT IN BEHALF OF EX-PREMIER,

HUNS KILL OFF 5,000,000 JEWS   Wholesale Murders Are — Reported At Camp In  . . >  Polish Silesia

Yankees Drive Ahead on  South Okinawa   Warships Bombard Strongpoints Through 8th Day

INFANTRYMEN PUSH THROUGH OKINAWA LINE   Warships’ Shells  Support Gains  By 24th

CONTROLS REVOKED ON MANY PRODUCTS   WPB Releases Civilian Items; Predicts Car Manufacture

evoxe Jono. on _Fany Civi ian “rot uc’s, 4u: eva. Si_ Lac cing; recic: Some ‘ew Jars “118 "ear

ITS CONTROLS   Revokes Ban on Many Civ: ilian Items, But Gives No Metal for Them

More Civilian Articles: Control of 1,200 Items Expunged, But Metals Are Lacking for Many

Appeal To Allies To Stop Stalling   Urged To Come To Grips With Desperate Problem

CHARGES UNRRA IS ‘STALLING’   TOP OFFICIAL SAYS EUROPEAN PROBLEM DESPERATE

UNRRRA HEAD ASKS END OF ‘STALLING      Wants Action Regarding Europe’s ‘Displaced Persons’

Bush Says Roosevelt Decided To Use New Incendiary Bombs on Japanese

Decision For Use of Atom Made by FDR   Scientist Also Says: Even’More Deadly Weapons are Possible

DECISION T0 USE  ATOMIC BOMB ON  JAPS ROOSEVELT'S OTHER WEAPONS, EVEN WORSE, PREDICTED IN  LICVT UTrAD DOU PTICL

DECISION TO USE ATOMIC BOMB ON JAPS ROOSEVELT’S  OTHER WEAPONS, EVEN WORSE, PREDICTED IN NEXT WAR BY BUSH

FR. Ordered A-Bomb Use   Decision Made by Late President, Committee Told:

Says F. R. Made Final Decision On Atomic Bomb   Research Director Sees Even Worse Weapons In Future Wars.

Bomb Is Seen As Ending War   Scientist Says Atomic Controls to Take Long Time

Battleship Missouri To Lead U. S., English Armada  lowa, Wisconsin Set To —_ Part  a nee = —— Sean Speen Rey

Japs To See Huge Fleet   Mighty Armada Headed By 14 Battlewagons to Move Into Waters Around Tokyo

Battleship Missour To Lead U. S., English Armada  lowa, Wisconsin Set To Take Part In Jap Occupation

MIGHTY ARMADA TO BE OFF TOKYE   FOURTEEN BATTLESWIPS IN FLEET THAT WILL STEAM INTO WATERS.

Yanks Rush Big Force to Rhine: to Battle Nazi   Germans Report Attack But It Appears as Delaying Action

50,000 Men And Hundreds O: Tanks In Preparation For  Full Scale Push In Rhur

DERLIN REPORTS 2 U.S. DIVISIONS IN NEW SALIENT   Two New Crossings North of the Remagen Bridge for a Full-Seale.Drive Against Southern Flank of Ruhr Basin

Two Armored And Two infantry Divisions Across Rhine   THREE MILES INLAND NINE MILES LONG   23,000 Germans Are Trapped In The Eifel Mountains

Berlin. Says 50,000 ‘Troops Over River; Bridge Still Stands   Seven Towns Fall to Americans; Foe’s Counter-Fire Slackening; Patton Within Mile of Coblenz

NAZIS FEAR DRIVE UPON RUHR BASIN   American 9th and Canadian Ist Move Up for Assault on Gers man Defenses.   Move Unto River.

BERLIN SAYS 50,000 TROOPS POURED ACROSS   Yanks Preparing For Powel Drive Into Remagen Breach Of Nazi Line

House Committee Votes For Measure Abolishing War Time bv October 7

House Votes To Abolish War Time   Vote Today Is Unanimous— Similar Action Expect ed by Senate

Group Votes Wartime Out   House Interstate Commerce Committee Okays End Unantmously,

OF WAR TIME ON SEPT. 30   House Group Approves Bill te Abolish Daylight Saving at 2 A. M— Speedy Congressional Passage Expected.

HOUSE GROUP BACKS ENDING OF WAR TIME   Interstate Commerce Committec Votes Unanimously To Restore Standard System Sept, 30

Step Taken te End War Time   Committee Would Abolish It on September 30

House Votes: War Time End  Fuel-Saving Measure Vated Over Oct. 1

‘FAST’ TIME DUE TO END SHORTLY   Committeee Votes 0.K. Or Turning Back Clocks

HOUSE COMMITTEE IN FAVOR OF CHANGE   Action, If Approved By Con~ gress, Will Turn Clocks Back.

The National Whirligis   News Behind the News  Washington +-...- Ray Tucker New York - «+ Albert N. Leman

SAYS RUSSIANS COULD QUICKLY MAKE A-BOMB   Three Years or. Less Required in Opinion of Dr. Langmuir

20 Japanese Ships Sunk  Land-Based Yank  “aon ee  ae    Land-Based Yank Bombers Keep Up Sea Lanes Assault

Le  LANDING ‘OF GOVERNMENT  TROOPS; FROM. U.-S: TRANS+ 4 PORTS. BRINGS- INTER: * -- VENTION- CHARGE —                  By; CHARLOTTE EBENER  Unternatiqnal News ‘Gervies

Leaders of Opposing Forces Seeking Way to End Undeclared Civil War

OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION   National Government and Foes Try to End “Civil War”

Intervention by U: 5. Charged By Communists   Vital Meeting Of Opposing Leaders Held

News Day And Night   Tiger Sluggers Pounce On Cubs In First And Are Never Headed   Newhouser ‘Turns Back Each Threat   Record Crowd Of 41,590 Sees Final Game Played In Windy City

U.S. SUB SINKS JAP RELIEF SHIP   State Department Admits Error In Tragedy

RELIEF VESSEL BELIEVED LOST   Awa Maru, — Travelling Under Safe Conduct, Hit By Submarine

JAP RELIEF SHIP THOUGHT VICTIM   Survivor of Torpedoed Boat Identifies It as Awa aril

CIVILIAN TRAVEL CUT SCHEDULED IN AUGUST  Pullman Cars and Coaches Needed For Military Purposes Exclusively

New Travel  Curb Ahead   Half of Pullman and Railroad Coaches Taken From Civilian Use

Real Travel Pinch Due In Coming Augus!   Half Pullman Cars, Many Coaches to Be Taken Then For Military Use

Civilian Travel to Be Curtailed  More Cars Assigned for Use by Army

Diverting Of Railroad Cars Will Increase   Another Big Segment Of Civilian Travel Will Be Sidetracked While Troops Are On Move

Civilian Travel Will Be Drastically Cut This Summer  Need of Facilities for Troops and Equipment Is Cited

NEW CUTS COMING ON CIVILIAN TRAVEL   Trains To Be Used for Movement of Troops ‘*

Less Travel Fe orC ivilians   Fifty Per Cent. Cit: In Pullman: Space -Is: Due In August

Civilians Had Better Stay Home   Cars To Be Used By Army To Move Toward Psarife

Chances For Traveling By Rail From August Through March Appear Few

TEXTILE MILL UNROOFED AND HOUSES BLOWN DOWN, DAMAGED BY TWISTER LATE LAST NIGHT

SIX DIE IN TORNADO   Twenty Others Injured in Storm in Georgia Last Night »

HOUSE COMMITTEE'S BILL WOULD TAKE TWELVE’ 2 MILLION PERSONS FROM ROLLS  ;

HOUSE TO GET TAX MEASURE NEXT WEEK   Committee-Approved Bill Cuts Revenue $5,300,000,000

CUT 12 MILLION FROM TAX ROLL   House Committee  Givinc Final Polishing to Measure

Tax Reducing Bill Is Ready  For Congress   Some Tax Slashes For In dividuals Are Scheduled By New Measure   SOCIAL SECURITY RATE TO BE SAME

NEXT SBSSION .OF CONGRES! + WILL HAVE THE-DRAFT -* QUESTION To: . J CONSIDER.  

RUSSIANS LAY SIEGE TO VIENNA   Soviet Troops Fighting In City's Outskirts

Expect Vienna To  Fall Soon To Reds   Bombers, Artillery Pour Fire On Burning City

Red Armies Open Siege Of Vienna   All Armies from North Sea to Black Forest Plunging Ahcad

Russians Seize Several Towns In Carpathians   Besieged Vienna Is Pounded By Red Artillery, Bombers

Russians Lay Siege To Vienna   Vanguards Fight Way Through Southeastern Outskirts of Capital

Soviets Slam Inside Vienna City Burning   - Massed Artillery, Planes Rake Nazi Defense Posilions

Vienna Under \Russian Siege   OF ighting Heavy At Germany's Back Door

ARTILLERY AND FLIERS POUND CITY   Bratislava Falls To Soviets; Austrian Capital Aflame

Russian Siege Arc Laid About Vienna   Vanguards Of Red Army Forces Fight In Outskirts Of Austrian Capital

PHONE WARNING TO SHORT ‘UNSAFE:   AXIS HAD TAPPED WIRES, MARSHALL SAYS, PRIOR TO PEARL HARBOR RAID.

Tapped Phone Wires Made War Warning Unsafe  Marshall Says This Prevented Action

Nazis Listened In on Telephone Marshal Says.   Was Not Safe to Call Warning to Hawaii December 7

Commercial Telegraph, Radio Used In Warning   Marshall Says Phone Was Believed Unsafe

Axis Agents, He Discloses.  Had Been Listening in on Rooseyelt-Chirchill Csnversations   Falke Picked Up “ Tests Revealec   Demand Made For Britis!  . “Evaluations” of Intercepted Jap Messages Before Sneak Attack

Could Not Telephone  W arning   Axis Agents Were Listening In On Trans-Atlantie Conversations

Telephone Unsafe to. Warn Hawaii   Gen. Marshall Says Axis Tapped Calls To Churchill

Axis Agents Made Unsafe Use of Phone   Gen. Marshall Tells Probers Reason for Using Wire to Hawaii

Marshall Says No- Telephone Warning Given   Tells of Previous Experience With Tapping of Wires

MARSHALL HELD PHONES UNSAFE TO WARN AIDES   General Testifies He Feared Foe Might Pick Up Word to Short

Feared Attack WouldCome On Coast Cities   Unable To Warn Hawaiian Commanders  By Telephone

Eavesdropping By Axis Made  Phoning Unsate   Phone Not Used To Tell OF Move Because Of Enemy  T sctomine tn:   SEATTLE RAID SEEN

Reveals Enemy Agents Listened In OnF.R., W.C.  Marshall Tells Why   Marshall Tells Why He Didn’t Use Phone To Warn Adm. Short Of Pacific Danaer

Axis Agents Tapped FDR  Phone Lines   Marshall Tells Why He Didn’t Telephone Warning to Hawaii

Listening Agents Blocked Hawaii Call -- Marshall   Axis Spies Prevent Use of Telephone General Testifies

Phone Unsaf To Warn of P. H. Attack.   Marshall Tells Probers That Axis Agents Listening on Conversations Made Other Means Necessary

PHONE TALKS PICKED UP IN PREWAR DAYS   Marshall Telis Why Hawaii Was Not Warned by Telephone.

Use of Phone ‘Was Unsafe, Marshall Says   Axis Agents Were Listening In on Conversations

ASSERTS PHONE CALL 10 HAWAII 100 PERILOUS   Churchill-Roosevelt Talks Were Heard By Axis Agents

GOP LEADS IN REGISTRATION BY 800.000 IN PENNA.   Thirty-four Areas To Vote On Sunday Movie Next Thesday

Carrier Planes Hit Targets  in Inland Sea   308 Enemy Naval and Merchant Ships Destroyed or Damaged in Tuesday and Wednesday Strikes, Nimitz Reveals

U.S.-BRITISH FLYERS POUND 308 NIP SHIPS   Blast 370 Planes In Record Attack

Annihilation Of Enemy Shipping Starts In Big Way   Fifteen Hundred Planes Scatter Destruction Over Inland Sea—Air Force Calls Shots On Eleven Jap Cities Dooméd To Destruction.

Month to Find Job, Is Ruling.   Board Rules Displaced Worker Should Find Work by That Time

PHANTOM PLANE LANDS IN OHIO   Crew Bails Out Over Nebraska; Ship Goes On For 900 Miles

Continental Can Plans New Plant In District   Will Be Built In West Mifflin Borough, Employ Over 900 Workers

GERMAN THRUSTS AIMED TO AID BUDAPEST FORCE   Mobile Warfare Raging Between Budapest and Vienna as Nazis Mount First Counter-Offensive on Eastern Front Since October

GERMANS LAUNCHED COUNTEROFFENSIVE (IN EASTERN FRONT  MOBILE WARFARE RAGES   MOBILE WARFARE RAGES BETWEEN BUDAPEST ANI VIENNA THUPSDAY

NAZIS TRY 10 BREAK SIEGE AT BUDAPEST   First German Counter Offensive on East Front Since Oct. Seeks to Pierce Red Lines

‘Mobile Warfare Rages as Nazis Unleash Attack   Germans. Attempt  Relief of Besieged  Budapest Garrison;  Russians Yield

Mobile War Rages North Of Budapest   Germans Seek To Relieve Trapped Force

Germans Battle Desperately to Ease Budapest Garrison   Nazi Counterasgault Sprung-At-Komarom, _ 45 Miles of Capital:

SOVIET LINES AT CAPITAL   Reds Brace After Losing Some Ground   HEAVY LOSSES   inflicted On German Units; Enemy Planes Join Ar- : tillery In Attack 

Nazis Using Tanks Against Russians —   Groundwork Laid For Counterdrive Upon Budapest

Offensive Drive In East by Nazis   Use Tanks and Infantry in Attempted Relief. of Troops in Budapest   RUSSIANS GIVE GROUND   Counteroffensive in Kommarom Area Was Begun Tuesday Morning

NAZIS LAUNCH COUNTER-B L 0 W AGAINST REDS   Heavy Battles Rage Between Vienna, Budapest on Eastern Front

Nazis Launch Drive in East  Mobile Warfare Rages Between Budapest and

Big German Drive Launched to Save Budapest “arrison   First Counteroffensive Since October Forces  Reds to Give Ground

Germans Open Attack At Budapest   Battling to Relieve German Garrison in Besieged City

SEEK TO AID GARRISON AT BUDAPES)   Mount First Counteroffensive Since October

Nazis Hit Back On Russian Front   Reds Give Ground Near Budapest

Big Nazi Army Thrown Into Budapest Fight   Counteroffensive Striving To Relieve Surrounded Garrison.

Nazis Dent ‘Russian ‘Lines —   : First Counteroffensive Since October Forces Reds Back  . North of Budapest

Germans Wage Stiff Battle Against Reds   Seek to Break Thraugt Russian, Lines 10 Relief Of Surrounded Garvison In Budapest

feria Mount Counteroffensive in Effort to Relieve Budapest Garrison   Russians Are Forced to Give Ground but They ,  Appear to be Getting the Situation in Hand

—hUSssiA—  TANKS, INFANTRY STRIKE RUSSIAN   Mobile Warfare Raging Between Hungarian Capital And Vienna   REDS DROP BACK      Germans Attempting To Get Relief To Surrounded Garrison

RUSSIANS YIEL GROUND BEFORE FIERCE THRUST   Mobile Warfare Rages as Germans Try to  Break Through Line

Nazis Battling To Get Relief Into Budapest   Soviets Give Ground, May Lose More; Stiff Attacks Are Mounted Incide City

NAZI OFFENSIIE NEAR BUDAPEST   Germans Offer First Counteroffensive in Area Since October.

NAZIS MAKING SAVAGE ATTACK IN BUDAPEST   Russians Give Ground In  Counterattack

Drive To Relieve Budapest Nazis . Hits Red Forees   Russians Viewed Gaining In-. Danube . Situation Despite Early Losses

NAZIS ATTACK BUDAPEST LINE   Germans Seek To Relieve Trapped Garrison In Hungarian Capital

Germans Aftemn! Breakthrough To Budapest Garrison   Russians Give Ground Before Nazi Onslaught

Nazis Start New Attack in East   Germans Seek Break Through Soviet Lines  As Mobile War Rages

German Attack Batters Reds Near Budapest   Nazis Aitempt to Slow Red Capture of Hungarian City, Stall Sweep Against Austria

THINK REDS: ARE SLOWING NAZI DRIVE   May Have to Yield More Ground Yet to Nazis Attempting to Break Into Budapest to Relieve Recieved Forces.

GERMANS DRIVE INTO RUSSIANS   Nazi Push Carries Through Towns Along South Bank Of Danube, Air Support.

GERMANS LAUNCHED COUNTEROFFENSIVE (IN EASTERN FRONT  MOBILE WARFARE RAGES BETWEEN BUDAPEST ANI VIENNA THURSDAY

GERMANS LAUNCH COUNTERASSAULT AGAINST SOVIETS   SPRING OFFENSIVE IN KOMAROM AREA, N. W. OF BUDAPEST

WILL HAYS QUITS MOTION PICTURES   Eric Johnson Succeeds Sullivan Man After 23 Years

B-29'S ATTACK TOKYO TARGETS   Yank Airmen Celebrate New Year Over Heart of Japanese Capital

lokyo Blasted by Superforts to Start 1945   American Airmen Celebrate Day by Smashing Targets

TOKYO GETS NEW YEAR GREETING FROM AMERICAN AIRMEN; 10,000 ENEMY PLANES. 2000 SHIPS LOST

Axis Broadcasts Boast Japan Has Sunk or Damaged 33 American Ships

10,000 Jap ‘Planes, 2000 Vessels Lost   117,997: Men and Elements of Six Enemy Divisions Destroyed by MacArthur’s Menon Leyte Island

AMERICAN AIRMEN CELEBRATED NEW YEAR OVER TOKYO   “UNCONFIRMED ENEMY BROADCASTS CLAIM SINK ING U. S. TRANSPORTS

JAPANESE FARE POORLY IN ‘44 WAR. EFFORTS   Yank \airmen Celebrate New Year Over Tokyo; More Killed On Leyte

DOME aoNon  oS ie by  niTii/h Glico Ag Ut  VEAR OES OU  1 UULU UU   B-29s Celebrate with Raids on Tokyo, Yokohama and Naval Station.

BOMB TOKYO IN NEW YEAR RAID   Axis Radio Says 33 U.S Ships Sunk by Japs

Tokyo Target in New Coe Raid   Axis Reports of Sunk Warships Unconfirmed  As Yanks Lash Bases

Airmen Give Tokyo Bombs For New Year   Yanks Take To Indian Tae. tics Stalking Leyte Remnants,   JAPS RAID MINDORO

Yank Airmen Celebrate _ New Year Over Tokyo;British Take Rathedauna

B-29's Pay New Year's Visit to Tokyo   Yanks Wiping Up Scattered Japs. On Leyte Island

BRUSHES OFF QUESTIONS ON “HIGHER-UPS   Denies Any Knowledge of Commitment  To War By U. S.

4  Gerow assumes all blame  ee +   For any failure war department

Gerow Accepts Responsibility For Any Failure To Warn Hawaii   Former War Plans Chief Brushes Aside Suggestion That “Higher-ups”’ Might Share Blame

Gerow Assumes Responsibility For Warnings   Brush Aside Suggestion That Higher-Ups Should Share

Gerow Takes Full Blame for Alert Failure   Accepts Responsibility For Failure to Send Additional Warnings On Possibility of War

GEROW TAKES BLAME IN JAP WAR WARNINC   WAR PLANS CHIEF REVIEWS PEARL HARBOR ALERT

Brushes Aside Suggestions Of Sharing Pearl Harbor. Responsibility with Others

Gerow Takes Pearl Harbor Warning Blame  Wor Pluns Divisior H Assumes Full _. ‘Responsibility

Assumes Blame for Failing to Send Warning   Gerow Testifies Before Pearl Harbor Committee

Gen'l Gerow Accepts Full Responsibility   \Officer Testifies Concern.   ing Pearl Harbor  Werninas

Gen. Gerow Says He Is Responsible  For Pearl Harbor   Former War Plans Division Chief Declares Any War Department Fault With Alerting Gen. Short In Hawaii, Must Be His

Jap Islands Surrounded   Tokyo Threats Recall Nasty Weapons Nazis Were Unable to Use

SABER RATTLING SHOTGUNS FACING SURPRISES AS AMERICAN PLANES BEGIN DESTRUCTION OF NIPPON

World now faces huge rubber surplus next two or three years, say experts

DE GAULLE'S PHOTO WANTED BY PETAIN   Wife Stays With Husband Facing Treason Trial

POTSDAM DECISIONS CONVEY NO — COMFORT TO JAPS WHO NOW MUST KNOW FATE THAT IS SURELY THEIRS

No Jap-Solace. In Russ Stand on Ending War   Lack of Declaration in Potsdam Ultimatum Not Helpful to Nips

THERE CAN BE NO SOLACE FOR JAPAN IN SILENCE ON PACIFIC WAR SITUATION: AT POTSDAM

Why Japan Succeeded On Dec. 7   Army, Navy Defenses Found Woefully Slack

30 SHIPS SUNK; NEW MINDORO LANDINGS MADE   Carrier-Based Planes Raid Okinawa Jima and Formosa

JAPS SUFFER ~ HEAVY BLOW TO SHIPPING   TROOPS LANDED ON .BOTH SIDES OF MINDORO-—20 EN-: “) EMY SHIPS HIT”

New American Landings Made On Mindoro   30 More Jap Ships Sunk or Set Ablaze

ANKS MAKE NEW LANDINGS ON MINDORO   Now Closer to Manila; M’Arthur Announces 30 Nip Ships Sunk

New Landings Made By Yanks  Nearer Manila   uy. S. Forces Land On New Locations On Mindoro Island, MacArthur Reports   THIRTY MORE JAP SHIPS ARE BLASTED

Plenty of Fanfare Af Birth of Lad   Firemen, Policemen, Rescue Squad, Hose Trucks Answer Husbend’s Call

Reich Battered By 1300 Bombers   Big American Fleet Takes up Onslaught

Renin ores ireai balers helen ieee a  Warsaw Is 6th European Capital Freed By Allies

WARSAW 16TH CAPITAL FREED   Axis Forces Still Hold 5 Major Cities In Europe

Union to View GM Proposal On Pay Issue   Little Hope Is He#d 1314 Cent Increase Will Be Satisfactory

JUSTICE DEP'T CHIEF REVEALS PROBE OF GM   CIO Meeting To Review All Developments In Strike

No Settlement Of GM Strike In Sight; Union Delegates ‘To Consider Truman’s Plea   Urged By President To Go Back To Work; Justice Depart. Probing Monopoly Charge

Auto ‘Workers’ Union. Weighs Was ge Dispute   Appears Only Few: Cents Nearer Solution; ‘Truman’s Back-to-Work Appeal Reviewed

Lions Announce Waste Paper Drive   Lions Club and Other Awards To Be Made At Public Meeting Tonight.

Many Issues On Fire for  Levislation   Will Take in Strip  Other Key Matters

ACTION ON KEY ISSUES SOUGHT   Steps to Be Taken to Spur Legislative Enactment Of Prime Measures

‘Say Hitler Has Lost War Because He ‘Failed To Build a Strategic Air Force

Says Hitler Lost War When He Failed to Build Up a Strategic Air Force

GEN. EAKER TELLS HOW HITLER LOST   IMPENDING DEFEAT IS LAID TO FAILURE TO BUILD UP AIR FORCE

Russellville Man ls Seriously Hurt   Struck by Car Driven by California Youth

Six Enemy Warships Destroyed   A 4th of Japs’ Remaining Noval Force is Smashed

U.S. CARRIER PLANES SMASH STRONG FORCE   Six Warships and 391 Enemy Planes Sent Down by Yanks

Six Warships Destroyed in Sea-Air Battle   Navy Engagement Takes Place 50 Miles from Japan

Yamato, Five Other Vessels Sent fo Bottom   Yanks Shoot Down 391 Enemy Planes as Japs Make “Banzai” Effort off Okinawa

NAVY FLIERS POUND CRAFT IN CHINA SEA   Enemy Losses Include 45,000-Ton Battleship — Three American Destroyers Sent to Bottom.   NIP COMBAT FORCE CUT 25 PER CENT   Three Hundred B-29’s Rain Incendiary Bombs on Aircraft Plants in Tokyo and Nagoya.

Big Battleship, Five Other Warships Sunk   417 Nipponese Planes Are Destroyed in Sea and Air Actions; U. S. Loses Three Destroyers and Seven Planes

Jap Fleet's ‘Banzai’ Effort Costs Enemy One Fourth  Of Remaining Sea Strength

Six Warships Among Tok  =          Super-Battleship Yamato Sunk, : Planes Downed In China Sea Battle

Fourth Of Nips’ Waning Fleet Put Out Of Action In China Sen Rattle

DEMOS BLOCK DISTRICT BILL   GOP Vote In House Falls Two Short of Twothirds Majority

RANKS OF GOP SOLONS BROKEN   Move To Split Detroit Democratic Power  Loses In House

Supreme Court Refuses Ward  Seizure Case   Another Labor Case Also Fails to Get Before Tribunal

‘New-York City’   Historical Society Finds That for 50 Years People Spelled It Wrong.

Awful Shock for Nation: ‘Most All Citizens Snell New York City Wrong

Joplin Army Nurse Aided Prisoners + + + + + + + +     Assisted Recovery Team in Osaka

VETO POWER FOR BIG FIVE   Announcement Made of New League Voting Power.

‘Correspondent Goes Along — With The Bronc on Her 87th Bomb Mission Aqainst Japs

—AERIAL— Round Out 30 Days Of  Air Raids   Allied Bombers Smash At Germans From West And South

Day Bombers Follow Up Reich Raids   Longest Unbroken Series of War Moves Into 80th Day

aaa Big Three On Better Term:   Stalin Agrees To Send Molotov To Peace. Conference _ .

Molotov lo Heac Russian Group At Truman Plea  Stalin Accedes   Stalin Accedes To President On Security Conference

Big 3 Relations Better, Belief   Stalin’s Action Helps— Break May Come in Polish Dispute

STRENGTHEN BIG THREE UNITY   Stalin Yields to Truman; Sends Molotov

Big Three Cooperating   Stalin Sending of Molotoff, Polish Leader's Change Signs of Fair Prospects

Big 3 \ 3 Work In Harmony   Polish Question Is Eased Considerably

RED RATION POINTS SEIZED IN THIS AREA   Over Eight Million Confiscated From Slaughterers In York County, OPA Official Reports

House Sticks  With Truman   Would Test Prograin Urged. By President

y House Expected To Pass Labor Bill; U. N. O. Measure Approved By Senate

Okay School Tuition Boost  Senate, House Concur in $5 Raise Amendment

People Using Palace Gates For Suicides   Tokyo Says Sorrow, Deep Gloom Spreada Over Dazed Ponulace

Demobilization With ‘Speed and In Order’ Urged   Nips Are Described As Hyper-Sensitive By Tokyo Broadcast

MASS SUICIDE REPORTED ON PART OF JAPS.   Claim Large Number" “Commi Hari-Kari In Front of Palece

Follow Tradition _As Occupation of Homeland Nears   Radio Tokyo Announces Frequent Occurrence  Of Group Suicides

Civilians “Atone” For Failure to Win . War by Committing Suicide in Front of Hirohito’s Palace; Confusion Pictured

Mass Hara-Kiri Reported Qutside Emperor's Palace   Many Jepanese Taking Lives As Hour for Allied Oc cupation Nears

SUICIDE WAVE SWEEPS JAPAN TOKYO STATES   Large Numbers Kill Themselves at Emperor’s Palace

Radio Tokyo Says Japs Committing Mass Hara Kiri in Front of Emperor Hirohito's Palace

WISH TO KILL SELVES BEFORE OCCUPATION   Feel Disgraced Because Country Has Been Defeated

Nips Committing Mass ‘Suicide At Palace Of Emperor, Tokyo Says   Large Numbers Reported Taking Lives To Regain Lost Face Over Defeat; Press Admits Nation Defeated For Some Time

Steel Workers Ask NLRB for Vote on Strike   600,000 Employes Are Involved and Strike Vote Is Requested to Be Taken on Noy. 28

STEELWORKERS ASK FOR STRIKE VOTE ONNOV. 28   Bethlehem Denies Pay Jump: Truman, A.F.L. Confer; GM Plan Rejected

VICHY CHIEF - TOOK POISON - EARLY TODA)   PREMIER OF. VICHY REGIME FAILED IN LAST MINUTE ATTEMPT TO TAKE / ‘OWN LIFE

Four-Time French Premier Revived From Coma, Calls Penalty Crime, Says ‘Long Live France’

Takes Poison in Effort to Cheat Firing Squad   Other Convicts Boo as Former Premier Dies

PAYS wi UF iF FOR TREASON .   Cries “Fire at My # Heart” as Dozen Soldiers Take Aim =.

LAVAL EXECUTED AFTER ATTEMPTED POISON SUICIDE   t 2, Dose Concealed in  Cigarette; Ex-Premier Is Revived from Coma

———eE7~—r  Congress Views On Roosevelt Tatk Range From Praise to Suspicion   ‘Long Step Toward Real Peace, Say Supporters; ‘Not Enough Information, Critical Ones Assert

Santa Claus Will Have Tough Season  Redeployment Means Less Space for Gifts

CHRISTMAS BOX MAILING NEARS   Instructions  Giv en For Sending Gifts To Men Overseas

Dates Set To Mail Christmas Gifts   Army And Navy Say Packages Must Go Out Between Sept. 15, Oct. 15

BILL OFFERED FOR UNION REGULATION      Measure in Assembly Certain to Face Bitter Opposition

Experts Believe War Against Japan Can Be Shortened By a Year If And When Russia Takes a Hand

Strike At War Plant Spreads   Detroit Factory May Be Forced To Shut Down

Congress Is Getting Hot, Issues Loom   Politics Return, Predictions Kife

POLITICS BACK WITH BIG TAX CUT PREDICTED   Jobless Measure Is Near Death In Its Present Form, Is Belief

Conaress Reacts On Party Lines To Truman Points  Pearl Harbor Probe To Be Carried Out; tettnee Dav Rill Dead

Truman Speech Said To Brand Him ‘Liberal’   Business Picks Up In Congress Although No Meeting Is Held

ON THE HEAT IN CONGRESS WITH MESSASE   Rumblings On Politics, Taxes, Pearl Harbor, Atom Bomb Heard

GOPs, Demos Shout ‘Politics’ on Pear! Harborlnvestigators   Now Certain; Congress Pearl Harbor Probe Slows Up Draft Talk

Message of Truman Stirs Up Politics  GOP See President  ~~ sas  *+ fe, ye _   GOP See President Following Path of Roosevelt’s Policies

Congress Getting Hotter; Politics Appear On Scene  Coming Pearl Harbor - Probe Adds To Heat

“LONGRESS NOW AIRS POLITICS   Truman’s Message, Tox Cuts And Pearl Harbor Demands Bring ‘Heat’

Taxes, Atom Bomb, Inquiry, Politics Heat Up Congress   Both Houses in Recess Until Monday: Then Arsuments Start

POLITICS BACKON CAPITOL HILL      Predictions Of Tax Cuts Heard; Message Studied

CONGRESS PROBE ON PEARLHARBOR SEEMS CERTAIN   REPUBLICANS TAG TRUMAN’S MESSAGE CAMPAIGN ADDRESS

CONGRESS GETS HOT AS POLITICS RUSHED BACK INTO LIMELIGHT   PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND PEARL HARBOR ADD HEAT TO SITUATION

Truman Stand Toward ‘Left’ Seen in Slate   Congress Buzzing On Heels of 21-Point Legislative Message

Heat Turned. on Congress As Taxes, Atoms, Politics And Probes'Came to Front

FIVE BILLIONS FEDERAL TAX CUT IS SEEN   National Research Agency On Atom Proposed   Appears To Be Near Death: Pearl Harbor Probe Be-  comes Certainty 

Politics, Taxes, Atom Bemb Pearl Harbor Increase Heat On Congressmen

Congress Gets Hofter, Politics Rushing Back   Truman’s Message Causes Lot of Heat; So Does Pear! Harbor

TRUMAN OUTLINE KICKS UP DEBATE   Called ‘Same Old New Deal By Some In Congress

Politics Returns to Washington   Truman’s Message Causes Heat With Divergent Views  Set Forth

Truman’s Note Stirs Up Heat On Capitol Hill   Some Republicans Cal It*‘Campaign Document’

Politics, Taxes, Atom Bomb And Pearl] Harbor Increase Worries Of Congress

Truman Report. ‘Helps Increase.  - Heat On Solon:      Palities,. Taxes, A-Bomb And “Pearl Harbor All Play limportant: - Part

POLITICS BACK IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS   Message of the President Causes “a Lot of Heat” —Republicans Say Truman’s Talk Is “the Same Old New Deal.”

Truman Note To Congress Stirs Foes   Democrats Like Liberal Trend, But Republicans Yell ‘Same New Deal’

Major Problems Increase Heat On Congressmen   Politics, Atom Bomb Taxes, Pearl Harbor Combine To Present Stormy Sessions

Congress Buzzing Following Message   President Indicates Liberalism, Senate Votes Pearl Harbor Probe,  Reception to Truman Plans Vary

Differences Growing In Congress   Charges Of Playing Politics In Pear! Harbor Case Are Made By Both Sides

ADDRESS IS CREATING A LOT OF HEAT   Politics Rushes Back Into Congress With Shot of  - Energy From Remarks   About Atomic Bomb

TODAY IN CONGRESS   By The Associated Presg PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY ASSURED. TAX LEADER SEES FIVE BILLION CUT. POLITICS OUT IN FRONT AGAIN,

BUSY CONGRESS SESSION LOOMS   Pearl Harbor Probe Resolution Stirs Cry of Politics

BUSY oEoollN QUE CONGRESS   Truman’s Message, Coming Pearl Harbor Probe Cause Lot of Heat.   POLITICS RUSHING BACK

Solons Charge Politics In Pearl Harbor Probe   Congress Warms Up With Talk Of Tax Cuts. Federal Research On Atomic Bomb

Congress Gets Hotter but Not ‘From the Heat   Truman's Message Causes Most of It; Believe 21 Points  Indicate Liberalicem

Five Billion Tax Slash Seen By Sen. George   Roth Personal and Business “Reductions Foreseen; Unemployment Bill Seems Near Death

Pearl Harbor, Politics, Atom And Taxes.!ncrease Heat On Congress

CONGRESS GETS HOT; POLITICS BACK ON SCENE   President's Message Causes A Lot Of The Heat; Talk Of Tax Cuts Buzzes  About.

Southerners Split On .65 Minimum Wage Proposal   Dr. Graham & Southern Conference for Human WelfareFavor Increase

Marines Gain Ground Upon Iwo Japanese   Suffer 3,650 Casualties In Two Days Of Fighting

Allied Gains Along Rhine Worry Nazis   Victory at Remagen and 3rd Breakthrough Causing Alarm

Story of Yalta   Ibn Saud Interested In FDR's Trees, But ‘Too Old’ For Karming.

Here's Intimate First Hand Story Of Yalta Meeting   (Last of five articles)  By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL (Copyright, 1945, by the Aesociated Press

OF CODE BREAK   Hull Recalls No Complaint That U.S. Fleet Unsafe at Pearl Harbor   RUELLETIN

Students Prepare Protest of Senate OK of 3 Regents   These. Regents Voted Against Reinstating Rainey as President

STUDENT COMMITTEE PREPARE TO PROTEST CERTAIN REGENTS  WILL ASK SENATE NOT TY CONEIDM MEN WU

Planes Crash into Miami   Come Down in Business Section —  Two Killed

PLANE CRACKUP PERILS MIAM      Plunging Navy Fighters Set Fire to Garage,  Warehouse

Planes Fall in Miami Street   Two Navy Planes Lock Wings and Crash In Business District

TEMPERATURES:   Navy Pilots Killed, Buildings Set Afire   Aircraft Lock Wings In Air, Plunge To . Heart Of Business District In Florida City, Barely Missing Crowd Of 2.300

Misinterpretation Charge Interrupts Yamashita Trial   Defense Accusation Against Interpreters Unwarrant ed, Board Rules

Yamashita Requests New Interpreters   Defense Charges ‘Scandalous’ Twists; ‘Commission Denies Change, Apologizes

DENISON 1S BESET BY WORST ICE STORM INITS HISTORY  TEXAS CITY IS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, AND LOW

Denison Coming Out Of Bad Ice Storm   Worst Such Storm In Its History Paralyzed, Almost Isolated City

Allies Learn German Secrets  In Technology   Butter from Coal, Anti-Radar Coatings Par UiBoats Tiss

Radar Camouflage Was among Nazi "Inner War Secrets,’ OWI Discloses

SUNSHINE AND WARMTH   Good Harvest and Planting Weather is Forecast

Security Charter Preamble Okehed   Section on Purposes Causes Bitter Debate

French Assembly Favors Equal Representation For Three Major Parties

‘Strike Settlements Place Idle Workers at New Low ‘With Key Plants Operating

Allaying Labor Unrest Basis Of New Wage Policy   Government Works To Ease Off Transitory Post war Porind

Number Of Idle. Throughout US. - Lowest In Montl   eae ‘Seven iihignies Reported. As “Settled

OIL CENTER IS CAPTUREDBY AUSSIES   pane AIRFIELD AND  RICH OI, REGION TAKEN BY _ ADVANCING AUS.  TRALIANS

United States Early Warned Japan Against Aggression  Prince Konoye’s Diary Shows Attack on — Indo-China Was Feared

Konoye’s Memoirs Say U. S. Warned Japs in July, “4   Prince Felt -Confiden if/He'd Seen F.D.R. War Could Haye Been Averted

London Labor Conference . Votes To Establish World Labor Oraanizationin Paris

New World Labor Group Is Created   Organization to Aim for “Organic World Trade Union Unity?

\McGlincy Tells What He Saw While He Visited Hiroshima}   By JAMES F. MeGLINCY

Amer. Writer Gives Vivid Picture Of Hiroshima   By JAMES FF. McGLINCY 13) RP Staff Carvracnondent)

Hiroshima Is All Bombed — Cities Of World In One   By JAMES F. MoGL. INCY  Tinitand Desacc

One Bomb, Yet Hiroshima Is All of Ruined Cities in World Together Spread Out: Deaths Exceed 150,000

American Reporter Sees Hiroshima As All The Ruined Cities of World Heaped Together

GAMBLING LOSSES REGAINED IN SUIT   Marylander Recovers $30,000 of Embezzled Funds He Lost

Navy’s Ultra Secret Is Out  o * * . . .  Sailors Beat Marines to Beaches

MARSHALL AVE FIRE DESTROY      Grass Blaze at Easter Home Gets Out of Control: Fireman Hurt

jugas Replaces Bennett \s Industrial Relations jirector of Ford Company

Ex-FBI Agent Gets Ford Job   Power Behind Throne, Bennett, Supplanted

WOMANNABBEDIN HOLG BOND THEFT   Mrs. Kitty Kelly Held In Toledo In $100,225 Robherv -

Say Pacific Sites Must Be Retained   Postwar Control Declared Necessary

HOLDS ALL MINERS   ARMY REFUSES TO DISCHARGE WORKERS NHESPITE COAT. SHORTAGE.

ON TE SHIMA; TAKE AIRBASE   Inflict Staggering Air Losses— Almost 900 Planes—on Japs

SHIDEHARA IS NEW PREMIER OF JAPANESE      Called Out Of Retirement B3 Hirohito—To Cooperate With MacArthur

SHIDEHARA MADE NIPPON PREMIER   JAPAN ORDERS RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS

Baron Kijuro Shidehara Named Premier of Japan; Pledges Full Cooperation

HIROHITO CALLS SHIDEHARA AS NEW PREMIER   Former Minister to U.S. to Come Out of Retirement

Emperor’s Action Follows Amnesty   Immediate Release of All Political Prisoners Ordered: Choice Is Former U. S. Envo

PIBEEAR IS). Vii NEW jAP PREMIER   Delay Allowed fF In Dismissal onal  Police Chiefs

Japanese Liberal, 73 Yr. Old Baron,  Is New Premier   Former US. Ambassador Pledges Unstinted Support of Allies

Venerable Liberal New  Jap Premier   Will Organize Most Liberal Cabinet In 14 Years: Starts  Cleaning Police,

SHIDEHARA NAMED JAP PREMIER   Pledges Cooperation With Occupaticn Authorities

Japanese Order: All Political Prisoners Freed  Anti-Aggressionist Named Premier  By Emperor Hirohit

 Shidehara Named New  Premier   73-Year Old  Liberal Pledges All-Out Cooperation With Allied Forces

FORMER ENVOY TOU. S$. CHOSEN JAP PREMIER   Baron Shidehara Comes Out of Retirement  to Take Job

Political Prisoners Are Freed   Japan Gets Premier of Liberal Views In New Appointment

ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN JAP JAILS. FREE   Follows MacArthur Directive; Shidehara To Pick Cabinet

COOPERATION IS BEING PLEDGED   » bUjure Shidebara, Liberal, Called Out of Retirement to SucResigued: Former Premier.

Promises ' ° Work Wit hn MacArthi ur.          OUTLINES PROGRAM OF WORK,. -SOBRIETY AND PATIENCE; WAS AGAINST SEIZURE OF MANCHURIA,

Co-Operation Is First Pledge of Liberal Leader   Nip Chief Formerly Was Ambassador to U. S.; Yoshida Kept

Japan Politieal Prisoners Are ©  Ordered Freed   Baron Shidehara _ Selected As Premier of New Government

Army To Free 1,500,000 by  Next June   800,000 Already Have Points Enough ‘To Get Out

1,500,000 Soldiers Released by Next June, Army Hope   Stimson Says New Point Score Won't Be Revealed For Some Time

1,500,000 Soldiers Will Be Released By June 1946   800.000 Now Eligible For Dis charge Under 85 Point Score

Eisenhower Says Progress Is Made In Caring for Displaced Persons

Real Progress Made in Care of  Jews, Savs tke   Hits at Misleading Reports Turned Over To President Truman

Progress Reported In Caring For Jews      Statement of Mistreatment Is Attacked by  Eisenhower

NAVY REVAMPS HIGH COMMAND   Retirement Of Halsey May Be Followed By Other Changes

HALSEY SPARKS NAVAL CHANGES   High Command May Be Assumed By Younger Men

Chinese Rout Foe in South   Japanese Flee Back To French Indo-China

Chinese Repulse New Jap Attacks   New Outbreaks Along Indo-China Frontier  Quelled Chinese Report.

Japs Retreat in Border F ighting   New Outbreak Crushed as Chinese Continue Advance in East

DIRECTIVE OF  MPARTHUR IS FINAL STRAW   Jap Police Chiefs Told to Disregard Orders 

Yoshida May Be  Premier   Japs Tell Police Chiefs to Ignore Removal Orders

NEW CABINET FOR JAP GOVERNMENT IS BEING FORMED   Higashi-Kuni Cabinet Ousted  ” After MacArthur Issues Drastic Order Firing Police Chiefs.   YOSHIDA CONFERS WITH AMERICAN COMMANDER   Tokyo Newspaper Says Yoshida May Be Premier In New Government to Rule Under MacArthur.

Japs Confer With MacArthur On New Cabinet, But Disregard Police Order

a  Oregon Man, 73, to Stand Trial in West Virginia on 39-Year-Qld Murder Charae

DRIVE IN WEST GATHERS POWER ON NORTH END   Allied Aerial Assault it Fourth Day of Support Of Ground Attacks

VIOLENT BATTLE IS REPORTED RAGING ON BERLIN APPROACHES  DECISIVE BATTLE FOR SURROUNDED CITY OF BRESLAU UNDER WAY

Violent Battle On At Cottbus On Spree River   Soviet Guns Pour Shells Into Breslau; Canodions Advance

Nazis Abandon City OF Sagan ~ On Bober River   Yanks, Britons Advance On 2 Bastions Beyond Kleve; Two-Mile Gain

Fierce Battle Rages As Bolstered Nazis Try To Halt Soviets   Troops Are Locked Some 60 Miles Southeast Of Berlin; Red Siege Guns Hurl Shells At Ringed Breslau; Germans See Decisive Clash For Key City

2 Red Armies Battle Foe 60 Miles Southeast of Berlin   Allied N orthern Offensive Posts Gains Up to 2 Miles

Drive Carries To Fifty Miles  From Breslau   Unchecked Invasion Army Surges  Westward At Mile-an-Hour € lip

Nazis Unable To Check Big Red Offensive   Soviet Writer Says Warsaw's Liberation Heralds Berlin’s Fall

*Soviet Commentators Predict Huge Drive Will Knock Out Jerries Soon

BRIDGEHEAD IS ESTABLISHED IN SILESIA AREA   Unchecked Invasion Reported Within 50 Miles of Breslau, 225 Miles Southeast of Berlin; Border of Captured Cvechoslovakis

Reich Armies In South Split By Twin Push   Moscow Dispatches Hint Drive Moving On Silesian Capital

Record of US. Losses ‘Unavailable   Stimson. Soys._ It... Will  Be Some Time Before  Accurate Figures Are Possible

U. Ss, Casualties In Bulge: Battle Not Available   Over- -All U. S.. Losses In. War Up. a Dees"21 . Revealed: as.638.139.

Hitler’s Personal Physician Interviewed On Fuehrer’s Personal Life

EIGHT-INCH SNOW FALLS IN ROCKIES   TEMPERATURES SKID TO 21ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS SWELTER.

 Records Go Smash Snow and Heat Waves Mark U.S. Weather Hodge-Podge

Goodyear Tire Co. Closed By Strike   With 20.000 Already Idle in One Akron Factory, 15,000 im Firestone Plant Prepare To Vote on Walkout

New Secretary For India Appointed   Alexander Returns As First Lord ~ Of the Admiralty

Premier Attlee Names Leaders In New Cabinet      William Pethick-Lawrence, Indian Secretary, Given Barony By King George

Attlee Names A. V. Alexander fo Head Admiralty in Choice of New Ministers

3 TO PROBE WASTE BY ARMED SERVICES   Senators Begin ‘Round-the-World Flight Today to Learn WhatIs Being Thrown Away.

Tells Of Threat In Dispatch   Correspondent. Discloses Warning ‘From Argentina Official

Argentina Warns Times Reporter   Minister Hints Writer May Meet With Harm

ARGENTINE WARNING HANDED TO REPORTER   Writer Says He’s Told That ‘Anything May Happen’

ADMIRAL CLAIMS ATOM BOMB WON'T QUTDATE NAVIES   ADVOCATES LARGER TRAINED RESERVE TO GUARD PEACE

ADM. KING BACKS YOUTH TRAINING   Denies Atomic Bomb ‘Makes Fleets Obsolete

Consolidated Forees Asked By MW Arthur      Success In Art Of War Depends Upon Complete Integration, He Counsels

IMARTHUR TALK SPURS SOLONS   Nat'l Defense Council Is Proposed As Merger Substitute

See MacArthur For One Force   Prompts Walsh to Propose Council of National Defense

Lawmakers See Call for Merger Of Army-Navy in M’ Arthur Speech But Walsh Wants Defense Counci

Lawmakers Interpret Mac's Speech As Calling For Army-Navy Merger: Defense Unit Asked

SPECULATION OVER SPEECH BY MARTHUR   Plea for Integration of Armed Services Prompts Proposal for Council of National Defense   PRAISES HIS TROOPS

McArthur’s Talk  Rallies Proponents   ‘Congressmen Interpret General’s Talk as Advocating Merger of Navy, Armv: Patterson for Consolidation

General MacArthur's Speech Interpreted By Lawmakers ‘As Urging Army-Navy Merger:   Senator Walsh Proposes Council Of National Defense With President Running The Show

Action Follows MacArthur's Plea For Integration Of Armed Service:

Proposes Army And Navy Merge   Plea By MacArthur Brings Walsh Plan

ARE DENIED BY HOUSE GROUP   Appropriations Body Reveals Investigation of Agency Under Way

Stettinius Says He'll Work Hard To Back Charter   Connally and Stettinius Ask Quick Action on United Nations Charter

Facts Gradually Coming lo Light.  hmerican Policy Calls For Long Occupation Japan

U.S. Policy Will Control Conversion —  Of Japanese   Acheson's Criticism Is Fully Explained

OCCUPATION OF JAPAN LIKELY TOLAST YEARS   May Take Civil War to Turn Japanese Into Peaceful People

U.S. Troops To Be Needed In Japan Good Many Years, Policy Indicates   American Policy To Be Supreme In Control Of Japan; Acheson, Who Took Issue With MacArthur, Now Expected To Be Confirmed

Yanks to Stay In Japan Many Years   Plans for Converting Nips Into Peaceful People Is Long Task

Occupation Policy Outline Indicates Yanks To Be In Japan For Many Years

American Troops To Remain In  Japan Long Time   American Policy ls To Be Supreme !n Islands: Acheson Confirmation Again Up

OCCUPATION MAY KEEP MEN YEARS   American Policy Slated To Be Supreme In Japan

U.S. Emphasis on Major: ity Control In Allied Occupation Force Apparently Figured in Acheson Dispute; U. S. Determined to Carry out Potsdam Terms.

Five-Y ear-Old Girl and Father Leap From 220-Foot High Golden Gate Bridge: Witnesses Describe Double Suicide

 Marine Who Went AWOL And. Won i\Congressional Medal Tells Story

HE'S FROM A FIGHTING FAM  17-Year-Oid Ex- Marine Gels 1s Highest Meda

Full Scale Offensive Under Way   Drive Aimed at Rhur and Rhineland and Surprises Germans

NeW ThneAT TO GERMANY ROLLS AHEAD   Canadians Advancing Behind Flamethrowers Dash __ Across Border.

CANADIANS DRIVE INTO WEST WALL   Push Five Miles Into Siegfried Line In North

Siegfried Line Being broken At Four Spots   British Strike At Ruhr, U. S. Ist And 3rd Blast Roer   ADVANCE IN ALSACE   Aerial And _ Artillery Smashes Pave Way For Assault

1ST CANADIA ARMY DRIVES TOWARD RUHR   German Resistance Shows Little Sign Of Stiffening Along Long Front

Canadian Ist Gain 5 Miles Into Germany   Canadian First Hits Northern West Wall Flank

Offensive is Aimed at Ruhr And Rhineland   SHAEF Says Big Push Coordinated With Soviet Drive

Northern Flank Broken Into By Veteran Troops   Several Spearheads Driven. Deep Into Reichswald Forest

Push Forward Five Miles In Siegfried Line On Six Mile Front   NAZI RESISTANCE ALMOST PARALYZED   New Offensive Promises To Set Whole Western Front Ablaze

Landslide to Labor Party ; Marks Britain’s Surge  to Left   ATTLEE TO THE HELM   Party Program to Nation: alize Industries and in the Land

Stalin Absent Two Days From Big Three Meet   Russian Leader Returns After Short Hlness 

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO 4, FRIENDLY NATIONS TO.” . - BE RELEABED

Little Warmer In The State   Considerable Relief Expected in Temperaturs  Over Week End

WHAT OUR BOYS ES ARE DOING 10 ~~ WIN THE WAR   Ok tk Ok Ok Ok ae

TEN SLIGHTLY INJURED   8.0.W. Employes Were in Busses ich. Collided .

Second Air Force Transferring Bases   Four of Them to Other Commands, Effective Soon

BEHIND IN DE-CONTROL   Bowle- Says Economic Pressures Have 2oen More Than Expected

MATT KIMES IS STILL AT LARGE   Trail of Outlaw Cold, Veteran Oklahoma Peace Officers Admit Today

TRUMAN WILL ADDRESS NATION ON JANUARY 3   Will Give His Legislative Program.

The Case of the Missing Widows   Trail of Three Missing Women Leads to Dallas; Suspect Held

Strange Deaths Rouse Suspicion   Former Convict Held As Police Probe Case

Teen-Age Sisters Abduct Baby Boy  Child’s Body Found In Vacant Lot Eight Hour After Missing

Girls Admit Abducting 3-months Old Baby Later Found Dead in Bushes of Broken Neck

Sn seeping ‘Gains ~ On Luzon Island   Americans Con tinue” To ‘Ad. vance Against Japanese e Defenses, MacArthur as  Wanartene!   HEAVY BOMB RAIDS" ARE ALSO REPORTED

U.S. Must Now Decide What To Do With Its War Intelligence Unit   Scientists, Secret Operatives Serve O. S. S.. Largest, Most Complex Intelligence Svstem

PACIFIC FORCES RECEIVE ORDERS TO CEASE FIRING  THIRD FLEET STILL  ON ALERT AS ENEMY PLANES APPROACH —

Military Heads However Sound  Warning Words   Surrender Comes Too Late To Halt Some Attacks:-MacArthur To Receive Surrender

‘Cease Fire’ Order Spans Pacific ‘But U. S. Fleet Remains on Alert

Allied Bases Attacked by Jap Planes  Tokyo Says It’s Trying to   Tokyo Says It’s Trying to Transmit Cease  Fire Order

Navy Units Warned to Take no Chance Off Japan's Coast   Cease Fire Order Sent Out; MacArthur Gets Ready for New Duty

Suzuki Cabinet Resigns After Calling On People To Obey Emperor’s Order To Sur render; War Minister Commits Suicide. ©   Trying To Halt Belated Attacks

MacArthur Gets Ready for Actual  Surrender Party Navy Watchfully Awaits Any False Move by Japanese

RDER SPANS  bar FIRING THE UNIVERSE   Two of Greatest Military Leaders in American History Offer Words of Caution to World

Order To “Cease  Fire” Spans Sea   Leaders Sound Words Of Caution. Advocate “Watchful Waitine””

Yokohama’s PW's Get Reassurance  U. S. Admiral Promises Swift Release and Aid

RESCUE OF U.S. PRISONERS 18 NO. 1 TASK   Badger Reassures Internees After Receiving Anxious Plea

Allied Doctors Seek Method To Cure Amnesia Of Hess For Trial Defense

POWERS SEEK TO SPEED UP ~ PARLEY WORK   Final Accord Reported to Be Near On Trusteeships

GOLDEN GATE PEACE TALKS ARE PRODDED   NORWAY’S REQUEST TO ADMIT DANES BACKED BY U.S.

Middle Powers « May Get a Part In Arms Decision   Conference Considers Letting Them Sit With  Security Council

Fate of Nazi and Europe's Future Topics of Big 3   Vital World History Under Discussion in Black Sea Area

Big Three, Agreed On Military Strategy, Turn To The Question Of Enforcing T "So Peace

Leaders Holdin: Historic Talke . Black Sea Area   Strategy To Insure Nazi Military Defeat Already Drawn Up

16.3 DECIDING OSTWAR REICH ‘ONTROL PLANS   U.S. May Skip Policing Role

Would Ground Nation   Complete Harmony Reigns at Mecting Of Allied Chiefs

Hope Raised ‘Big Three’ Parley Will Reach Real Agreement on Europe's Peace Time Future   Gen. Wedemeyer Says Successes of Allies Have Caused Japs to Shift To Defensive Strateay in China

EUROPE'S ROLE BEING MAPPED BY BIG THREE   War Strategy Agreed On, Discuss Political And Economic Problems

World Will Pay For Any Mistakes Made At History Making Conference

Style of Strait Jacket for Germany Under Discussion      BLACK SEA PARLEY   Roasevelt Opposes U. S. Role in Long-Term Policine of Reich

Have Agreed On Strategy To Insure Germany's Military Defeat; Start Political And Economic Talks As Key To Future   BIG THREE COMPLETE MILITARY DISCUSSION

Believe Roosevelt Tells Churchill. Stalin They May “Police” Germany

Black Sea Talks Key To Future Of World   Big Three Plans Hint Nazi Defeat This Suramer

Firm Foundations For Lasting Peace Aim of Big Three   Begin Political Taiks to Determine Germany’s PostWear Fate   FDR FOR LIMITING U.S. POLICING ROLE   Muitary Discussions Com‘pleted As Leaders Turn  To Economics

Roosevelt Sees bell Tightening for Americans  U. $. Must Shere food, He Says

; —TI GH TER BELT s—  Less: Food Ts SeenForU.S   Americans Will Have To Tighten Belts Before War Is Won—F.D.R.

Warns Americans fo Tighten Belts  Only Way to Save Others From Starvina

Americans Must Tighten Belts,  Says President ~ erage ee aa   Many Lands In Need Of Food

FR. Urges U.S. To Tighten Belt’  Our Own Going Withoul Helps Others to Live, Procident Points Out

Roosevelt Declures Americans Must Tighten Belts Before Victory Comes

People Must Tighten Belts  aime. ae   Roosevelt’ Says Holland In Very Bad Case; Creates Committee,

U.S. F acing Cut In Food   Folks Must. Tighten Belts; States FDR

LLLSMLLMBMMMMMMDBABDD BAAD AMAL LBL  People Must Eat Less to Help Out Others, Says F. R.

Must Tighten Belts, Says FDR   Shortage Of Food Means We Must Eat Less Before War Is Won.

TIGHTEN YOUR BELTS, PRESIDENT ASKS U, S,   Americans Handed Plea To Help Keep Others Alive

FDR DECLARES PEOPLE MUST TIGHTEN BELTS   Means Keeping Others In World Alive, He Tells News Conference

Tightening Of Belts Ahead  Holland One Case Of Food Need, Says F. R.

Likely To Face r Firing Squad Before Weekend   Former Vichy Leader Declares He Will Not Ask For Reprieve

French Traitor Is Unperturbed When Told of Decision   WILL NOT APPEAL... FOR CLEMENCY   Judge Reads Four Minute Ruling One Hour After Trial

Home Front Is the Only Front Now   U. S. Swings Away from War To Seek Full Peace Output

4.5-Hour Week, 6-Cent Raise Is GMC Offer   Increase Proposed By Capital Applies To Straight Time Pay

Flat Rejection Of Proposal by UAW Is Expectec   Firm Also Offers Six Per Cent Hike For Straight Time

LAW Slated To Continue Pay Demands   Compromise Offered lor Reconversion Period Only

BATTLE OF IWO MOUNTS IN FURY   Jap Forces Less Than - Half Strength

Japs Lose More Than 12,000 in lwo Jima Fight  Marines Grapple With Cornered Nips in Showdowr

FURY OF BATTLE FOR IWO MOUNTS   Marines in Hand-to-Hand Struggle With Reduced Jap Garrison

Assure 29 Cent Average On Eggs   Price Support Program Set Up By Government

House Group Votes Deeper Tax CutThan Recommended   Committee on Record as Favoring Removal of Almost Half a Billion More From Burden of Individuals Than Vinson Asked—It Refuses to Repeal 3 Per Cent Normal Levy and Tentatively Approves a Substitute.

laxation Cuts Get Approval Of Committee   Twelve Million Would be Removed From Tax ~————" Relile

$5.300,000.00( Tax Reduction  Bill Approved   Measure Heading For House Would Erase 12,000,000  Low-Wage Persons

Tax Reduction Plan Sent Out By Committee   Many Persons With Low Incomes To Be Freed of Income Levy

Committee Vote: Tax-Cutting Plan   Slashes Deeper Than Vinson’s Proposal

Committee Votes Greater Tax Reduction   Still Would Relieve 12,000,000 Persons  From Income Levies

Republican Tax Plan Favored  laaded Income Persons Are Ih  Fee ee ete

FAVOR ADDED CUT IN TAXES   House Committee Would Add Half Billion To Govt. Proposal

laxation Cuts Get Approval Of Committee   Twelve Million Would be Removed From Tax Rolls

House Group Is Still Working on Tax Reduction   Tentatively Accepts Plan to Lower Surtaxes

TAX REDUCTION BILL APPROVED BY COMMITTEE   Excise Taxes Being Halv ed; Auto Use Levy Is Abolished   EXCESS PROFITS TAX SLASHED 35 PERCENT

SLASH IN TAXES OF $9,300,000,900 IN 1946 APPROVE!   Provision Written Into Bill Stipulates No Individual Shall Receive Less Than 10 Pct. Cut.   12,000,000 PERSONS ERASED FROM ROLLS   House Group Decides to Repeal Auto Use Tax—Votes to Reduce Excess Profits Levy to 60 Pct.

Tax Slash Bill Sent To House By Committee   Measure Provides for: Reductions of Over Five “Billion Dottars —

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@ “JUST FOR DOING MY DUTY  Murphy Still Doesn’t See How All Those Krauts Missed Him   BY LIEUT. AUDIE L. MURPHY  (Written Exclusively for I. N. S.)  (World Copyright and All Rights Reserved)

ww wel TCWM WIN Oe OWE — ee  Murphy Still Doesn’t See How All Those Krauts Missed Him

Schmeling Jeers At Soft Yankees   Army Paper Writer Finds Boxer in Prison Camp

MAX SCHMELING IN PRISON CAMP   SNEERS AT MENTION OF JOE LOUIS, U.S, HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP

MaxSchmeling Nazi Through And Through   Sneers At Mention Of Joe Louis

— ee  TO QUIZ CITIES ON TAX DEMANDS   Cities Invited to L to Lay Detailed Requests Before Municipal Finance Commission

FD’s Foreign Policy Comes  In For Attack   Criticism May Bring Reply

First’ Army Gains Mile TowardCity   Vanguards Are Less Than Six Miles From Houffalize; Germans’ BRoteaut Orderly   Alsace Is Watched      Von Rundstedt Might Throw Avother Punch in Strasbourg Area

Von Rundstedt Save: Bulk of His Armor   Two American Armies Pr essin; In on Last Escape Route; New Line Mav Be at Ourthe

FIRST ARMY ik MILE ADVANCE DESPITE SNOW   German’s Escape Road Menaced  By Americans

Blows Dash Hopes of Nazis _ . For Holding Houffalize Line   Von Rundstedt Ousted from 100 Square Miles of Territory; Falls Back in Vicinity of Ourthe River

‘First and Third Armies Menace . Escape Highway   Von Rundstedt Falling Back to Ourthe River; Allies Have Rewon 60 Per Cent of Bulae Area

U.S. ARMY DROVE —AMILE TO ATTACK  HOUFFALIZE   is in Heart of Belgian Buige; Third Army Within 5 Miles of Highway.   WITHIN 6 MILES OF CITY   Germans Thrown Out of 100 Square Miles of the Salfent’s Bloody Tip.

rive Through now To hit to Bulge   Field Marshal Von Rundstedt Withdraw. ing To Protection  Of Ourthe River

Yanks Nearing Heart Of Nazis’ Shrunken Bulge   Unofficial Estimates Place German Loss At 20 Divisions Of 200,000 Men In Their Breakthrough Drive.

Bulk Of Armor Rescued By Von Rundstedt   Equivalent Of 20 Divisions Lost In Attacks, However

First Drives Through Forests Toward Houffalize and Third Battles for Highway.  ENEMY OUSTED FROM 100 SQUARE MILES

YANKS GAIN IN TWO-DAY PUSH ON HOUFFALIZE   Allies Have Recaptured 60 Percent of Territory Overrun by Huns

Waist Of Belgian Salient Is Narrowed To 11 Miles; Drive Costs Nazis 200,000 Men; Houffalize Menaced

Troops Near Houffalize As  Bulve Shrinks   First Army Menaces Enemy's Last Escape Road As Third Army  Advances From South

Yanks Menace Escape Route Of Nazi Army   First And Third. Forces Squeeze Belgium RBulae

Dim: Nazi Hopes Of Holding Line East Of Ourthe   Von Rundstedt Losses Tn _- EAE Assaults ’ Placed At.200,000 Men

U.S. FIRST AND THIRD ADVANCING   Tip Of Enemy Salient Bent Back 25 Miles By Allied Forces

New Blows Menace  Nazi Stand   Americans Drive On Houffalize, Intended As: Anchor for Next Gernian Defense Line

NAZIS FALL BACK ALONG DIVER LINE   Russians Reported Push ing Gigantic Winter Offensive In Poland, East. Prussia And Northern Haunoory

.The National Whirlisis   News Behind the News Washingten --.--- Ray Tucker New York . -.« Albert NW. Leman

LE HAVRE RULED OFF-LIMITS. FOR ANGLO-AMERIGAN TROOPS   VIRTUAL NON-FRATERNIZATION ORDER ISSUED AS RESULT OF ACTS OF VIOLENCE

Bombs Fire Jap Palace  a en oe j.. grt WD ove   Hundreds Of B-29s Raid ‘Arsenal Area’

Hint Soviet Units Preparing To Open Final Push To Berlin   Russians Closing Pincers on Breslau, Cross Bober River Within 75 Miles of Dresden

MASH CARRIES UKRAINIANS LMOST TO BOBER RIVER AND ITHIN 22 MILES OF SLOVAKIA   : Offensive Toward Stettin, Berlin's Baltic Port, Enemy Still Uncertain of Position of Many Soviet Spearheads   EDS CONSOLIDATE THEIR ODER RIVER POSITIONS

Marshal Konev’s Newest Offensive Rolls Up Berlin Defense on South While Gen. Zhukov Drives on Toward Baltic To Endange: Nazi North Flank

Russians Force ‘; Two Bridgeheads  Over Bober River   Konev s Army Races 15 to 27 Miles in Day in Push on Dresden.   Another Red Army Is 15 Miles of Stettin

Reds Now 22 Miles From Czech Border   Nazis Believe Zhukov Might Be Ready to Open Berlin Battle

Reds Force Two Bridgeheads Over River in Silesia   Zhukov Advances Within 15 Miles Of Baltic City

Soviets Cross Bober River To  Enter Bunzlau   Gains Place Reds 90.Miles Southeast of Berlin and Thirty Miles From Zhu kow’s Army on Oder   Muscovites Now 15 Miles From Stettin   Red Breakthrough At Sa. gan Threatens to Roll! Up Berlin’s Southern Flank Defenses

SMASH THRU GERMAN DEFENSES IN GREAT DRIVES WHICH TAKE THEM NEARER TO MAJOR GOAL

Breakthrough Won In Silesia Battle   Russians Smash Across Bober River Encircling Breslau and Cutting Berlin Communications

Marshall Konev’s Troops Register Gains Of 1527 Miles Daily   Zhukov Spearhead Nearing Stettin   Russian Force Now L5 Miles From Berlin’s Port Ou Baltic Sea

Soviet Armies Circle Breslau   Koney Forces Two Bridgeheads on Bober River; Russ Advances Threaten To Outflank Defenses of Berlin

REDS ADVANGE  IN ALL AREAS   Troops Virtually Encircle Breslau: Race Ahead 15  To 27 Miles Daily.

Konev Rounds Breslau, Races Bober River   Zhukov’s Troops Advance Within 15 - Miles of Stettin

Tanks Smash Through Defense Line   Germans Acknowledge New Setbacks; Defense Lines Waver

CROSS STREA AT 2 POINTS NEAR DRESDEN      ‘Breslau Virtually Encir« cled, Bielsko In Poland Falle

eds Aim ig Drive t Saxony   terlin Defense Hrongholds Under deavy Soviet Fire

Drive Aimed At Dresden   Powerful New Advance Threatens to Roll Up South Flank of Berlin

Soviets Force Bridgeheads Across Bober  Red Army Racing Ahead 15 to 27 Miles a Day  MOVE ON DRESDEN  Russians Threaten — te Roll Up Southern Rorlin Flank

RUSSIANS IN 12 MILES OF SAGAN   Zhukov’s Troops Push Toward Stettin And Menace Stargard

Konev Troops Gain Crossing Bober River   Lhukov's Forces Within 5  Miles Of Stettin, According To Germans.   L\PPROACH SAGAN

Breslau Nearly Encircled By Red Forces   Nazis Say Soviets Nearing Stettin, Baltic Port

Reds Roll Up Gains In North and South   Russians Near Nazis’ Baltic Port; Breakthrough Adds to Berlin Peril

Drives Behind Germans Dug in On South Bank Of Oder River   Races 15 to 27 Mile a Day Three - Fourths Across  Lower Silesia

Germans Fail to Stop Drive of Red Troop:   Soviets, Encircling Breslau, Move Across Silesia Unchecked

Russians Practically. Encircle Breslau and Rush Forward Toward ’ Dresden, Germans Say

TAGE IS SET FOR MARCH ON BERLIN   Breslau Nearly Encircled By Russian Forces   KONEV’S MEN   Within 74 Miles Of Dresden: Kuestrin, Frankfurt Weakening

TROOPS CROSS BOBER RIVER   Soviets Threaten To Roll Up Southern End Of Nazi Defense   MAKING FAST TIME

) BRIDGEHEADS ALSO FORCED ACROSS BOBER   Germans Say Konev's Men Are Within 15 Miles of Stettin on the Baltic

KONEV'S TROOPS RACE WITHIN 74 MI. OF DRESDEN   ENCIRCLE BRESLAU EXCEPT 15-Mi. GAP; PUSH INTO BUNZLAU

Indications Zhukov Might be Ready At Any Time to Oper Battle for Berlin

Germans Believe Zhukov Is Ready To Open Berlin Fight; Russians Capture Many Towns

Bridgeheads Forced Over Bober Rivey   2 Crossings 75 Miles From Dresden; Breslau Virtually iencircled

REDS SURROUND BRESLAU, DRAW NEARER STETTIN   Konev Rolls 15 To 27 Miles A Day; Break-Through Perils Rail Center

Russian Forces On Road Toward Dresden After Placing Breslau In Trap

Two Bridgeheads Across Bober River Forced   Marshal Konev’s Tanks Break Into Bunzlau, 74 Miles From Dresden

SOVIETS SAID IN OUTER DEFENSE LINE OF DANZIG   South Flank Drive Threatens To Cut Nazi Lines To Czechoslovakia

Breakthrough At Sgan Threatens Nazis Dug In On South Bank Of Oder

Breslau Encircled As Reds Advance 15 To027 Miles Daily   Berlin Says Russian Tanks Break Into Bunzlau On Bober River; Soviets 15 Miles From Stettin

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   Anticipate Conference Be tween Hopkins and Stalin

Hugo Stinnes Under Arrest   40 German Industrial Chiefs Nabbed by British Control Group

British Arrest 40 Noted Ruhr Coal Magnates   Leading German Financial Wizard, Hugo Stinnes, Advoeeosy "Theva Fheld

Nazi Leaders Under Arres!   British Announce Seizure of Forty German Industrialists

} EAST TEXAS SECTION EFAS RQ2GALINCEH RAIN   TWO CARS AND TWO TRUCKS WASHED OFT HIGHWAY

PYLE BURIED ON IE SHIMA TODAY   Beside The Doughboys He Glorified In Newspaper Dispatches

Pyle Buried on Ie Beside Foot Soldiers He Glorified   Ry VAC R. JOUNSON

Good Start At Berlin   In Agreement On All Points at First Meeting of Allied Council

Russians Take 900-Block Area Of Budapest   Reds Blast Ahead In Drive to Wipe Out Encircled Foe

STORM TROOP SOVIETS MOP UP BUDAPEST   SNEMY ANNIHILATED HOUSE BY HOUSE IN CAPITAL

END OF FIGHT AT BUDAPEST NEAR, BELIEF   Reds Hold Almost 900 Blocks, Advance Street by Street

GERMANS FORGED UNDERGROUND IN BUDAPEST FIGHT   Nazi Resistance Weakens Rapidly and Moscow Broadcasts Indicate End of  Siege Is Near. .   2,000,000 HUNGARIAN CIVILIANS IN HIDING   Residents of City Trying to Survive Holocaust as Reds Push Forward Street bv Street.

Nazis Rapidly Losing Hold On Budapest   Red Army Artillery Firing Point-Blank On Many Strongholds

REDS CONTINUE ANNIHILATION BUDAPEST FOE   Reveal Threat Towards Austria In Calling  Emergency State On Railroads

RE ‘Troops Blast Through — Budapest Street By  Street   Soviets Aim. ot the Annihilation of of Encircled Enemy - Groupings—Russian Artillery. Fires, at Pe, Stronaholde

Bumper Wheat Crops Add to Farm Wealth   Five Successive Good Years Bring New Prosperity

“Dust Bowl” Blooms Now   Farmers Riding High Tide of Prosperity After Five Years of Bumper Wheat Crops

Yanks Secure Beachhead On Island Quickly   Fight Way to One Afrficld aud Penetrate Its De. Senses Under Inereaaing Japanese Vire   U.S. Casualties:  Are ‘Considerable’   } Jap Warships, 10 Cargo Ships Sunk: 509 Planes Wiped Out In Tokyo Attack

Landings Are Made Today  on Japan's “Lookout” Island   FIERCE BATTLE RAGES   Enemy Puts Up Fierce Re: sistance on Much-Bom barded Isle

HEAVY FIGHTING UNDER WAY ON STRATEGIC ISLE   7,000 Civilians Freed in Dramatic Rescue at Minila—Corregidor Being Cleared

Yanks Push 600 Yards Inland on Tiny Isle; Smash 509 Jap Planes in Carrier Raids on Tokyo

(Japs Putting Up Furious Resistance   Invading Yanks Raked By Heavy Fire; U. S. Cacnaltiee “Considerable’

Reach Bomber Strip, Most Important of lwo's Three Airtields   Scots Mop Up Most Of Goch, Catch Nazi  Commander in Bed

Marine Invaders Establish Firm © Bridgehead Under Murderous Barrage From Huge Fleet Of 800 U.S. Ships; One of Island’s Airfields Taken

LOOKOUT ISLAND FOR JAPAN IS HIT BY MARINES   Manila Bay Opened by Yanks Mop-up Corregidor; Fighting Continues In City

United States Marines Pushed 600 Yards Up Rugged Slopes From Beachhead to  Penetraite Bomber Strip.   HEAVY RESISTANCE BY THE JAPANESE   Veteran 5th Corps Marines Established a 4,500-Yard Beachhead and Drove in  Under Heavy Fire.

Establish Beachhead On Tokyo's ‘Lookout’ Isle And Penetrate Air Field

American Invaders Secure Beachhead On Strategic Isle   Admiral Nimitz Says Casualties Are ‘‘Moderate”

INVADING AMERICAN FORCES ESTABLISH SECURE BEACHHEAD  IWO ISLAND DEFENSES BEING PENETRATED BY Tl © MARINES

Beachhead Secure; Amphibious Unit Breaches Defense Of Island Airfield

Americans Reach Bomber Air Strip Despite Jap Fire; Fleet Pounds Nips

Furious Battle Rages As Yanks Gain Beachhead, Drive Toward Airfield

Landings Are ‘Made Today __on Japan’s “Lookout” ; ; slan     FIERCE BATTLE RA ck  ——  Enemy Puts Up Fierce Resistance on Much-Bom-'  barded Isle

NIMITZ SAYS CASUALTIES IN LANDING LIGHT   Island Under Warship Bombardment Since Last Friday

Marines Reach Key Air Strip   Win Secure Beachhead Against Furious Jap  . Resistance; Casualties Reported ‘Considerable’

Read Ernie Pyle Kingsport News Every Morning   Push 600 Yards Up Slopes To Penetrate Important Jap BomberStrip, NipsFightBack

Marines Hold Beachheads Virtually on Doorstep of Japan “WHALE OF SCRAP” Rue Aaain Raid Talevn      B-295 Again Raid Tokyo as Nimitz Proclaims ‘Decisive Victory’

Gains at Hir * / Cost; Enem: ? Defense Strong    Advance 600 Yards From Beachhead in  Push on Airfields,

Amphibious Forces Driving Inland To  Island Air Fields   Two "Light Units" of Heavy Supporting Fleet of More Than 800 Ships Preparing Way for Invasion Are Reported Damaged   RESISTANCE INTENSIFIED AS MARINES MOVE IN

Drive 600 Yards Inland To Hit Bomber Air Strip; Casualties Are Heavy 

DRIVE INLAND TO ISLAND'S AIRFIELD   Reports Marine Casualties Are “Considerable”   Give Artillery Support; Fleet Accomplishes  Tactical Surprise

Tiny Island Invaded By 30,000 Marines; Casualties ‘Heavy’   - Troops Penetrate Bomber Air Strip; " 800 Ships Pave War for Landings; Rae Laces 500 Planes. 10 Vessels

Japs Waging Furious Fight To Hold Isle   All Of Big Guns On Island Not Silenced By Huge Fleet; 800  Shinc In Invacian

Japs Stage Fanatical Defense of Tiny Island; Battleships Fail to Knock Out All Nipponese Guns

Invaders Hold ‘Wide Beachhead Reach Airfield   Admiral Nimitz Credits B-29s And Submarines With Helping Pave Way For Dawn Invasion

Fighting Way Inland Now   Powerful Fleet Aids Assault On Key Island With Shelling, Plane Attacks   Strong Garrison Putting Up Fanatical Battle Against American Attacks

Bloody Battle Feared Likely, However, Before Key Island Near Japan Is Taken.   BATTLESHIPS AID INVADING MARINES

Penetrate To Bomber Strip; Marine Casualties Reported ‘Considerable’ In Landing

Penetrate Important Air Strip   Tokyo’s Lookout Island Invaded; Casuaities Are ‘Considerahle’

UNITS ADVANCE DESPITE HEAVY ENEMY GUNFIRE   ‘Considerable’ Casualties Admitted As Forces Reach Bomber Air Strip

VITAL AIRFIELD   Japs Resist ‘Furiously From Heavily Fortified Positions.   PROGRESS SATISFACTORY

Marine Units Drive Inland After Securing Beachhead Against Fierce Resistance:   U.S. Troops Use Fiamethrowers To Rout Enemy; Ships and Pianes Support Invasion, Nimitz Reports

Invading Marines Batile Inland Despite Furious Japanese Kesistance

Japs Defend Look-Out Isle. With Ferocity   First Reports State U. S. Losses ‘Considerable’ in Invasion

_TOKY0’S ‘LOOKOUT’ BASE IS "CENTER OF BIGBATTLE WITH ~ JAPS RESISTING FURIOUSLY

BEACHHEAD IS SECURED AND AIRFIELD REACHED   Invasion of Strategic Island Leaves All Janan Jitterine

SMASH AT JAPS ENTRENCHED ON FORTRESS ISLE   SECURE BEACHHEAD ESTABLISHED WITH AID OF U. S. NAVY

Penetrate Bomber Air Strip   U. S. Casualties “Considerable” — Japs Resist Bitterly

ADVANCE 600. YARDS FROM. BEACHHEAD   Attackers Reach Vital Bomber Airstrip, but Resistance Is Heavy, and American Losses Are “Considerable.” _ ,

Tiny Island Near Tokyo Is Stormed  By Marines   Beachheads Gained In Heavy Fighting

Americans Push 600 Yards Up Rugged Slopes Following Establishment Of Beachhead

Furious Fight IsRaging Onlwolsland   Important Victory Is Scored But Cost Is High

Marines Smash to lwo Jima Airfield   Secure Beachhead Then Drive Inland Against Jap Fire   Report Casualties  As “Considerable;” Describe Tokyo Raid As ‘Highly Successful

SLOW UP THREE BRIDGES 10 BLOCK JAP RESERVES   Bombers Wipe Out Every Key Transportation Artery North of Luzon Capital   U.S. FORCES NOW TEN MILES INLAND

U.S. Troops Are Now Advancing Toward Manile   Major Clash With Jap Defenders Of Luzon Is Expected Soon   AIR BLOWS HAMPER JAP REINFORCING

CAPTURE F TOWNS, VITAL AIRFIELD   Link Up Beachheads; Jap Opposition Still Shows Little Strength

AIRFIELD   Link Up Beachheads; _ Jap Opposition Still  Shows Little Strength:

BRITAIN RAPS RUSS - HUNGARY ECONOMIC PACT   Big Five Session Postponed To Provide “Cooling Off” Period

British at Odds With Reds Over Hungarian Pact   Big Five Meet Recess After Heated Disputes

Unless union modifies its pay demands  Brands stand Sanroaconahla’

GM Refuses To Negotiate About Wages   Modification OF C10 Demands Only Basis For Any Discussions

Company s Curt Rejection Hits Union's Tactics   No Further Conferences Until ‘Unreasonable  Demands Modified’

General Motors Refuses To _ Re-enter Wage Issue Talks   Auto Corporation Declines Further Discussions Unless Wage Demands are Modified—Curt ° Reply Made

MODIFY HIGH PAY DEMANDS, UAW ADVISED   STRIKERS TOLD GM WON'T RESUME NEGOTIATIONS

Auto Makers Refuse New Negotiations  General Motors Say: Union Must Change Its Wage Demands

Assail Union's Picket Line on Salary Workers   UAW Accuses GM of Further Violation of Labor Act

Auto Fis Claims [i Cannot Re-ente: Any Discussions While Present Conditions Exist y

GM Refuses To Resume  Wage Talks   Statement Comes After CIO Head Asks New Negotiations

Company Estimates That 50,000 Salaried Employes Are Being Kept Out of GM Plants Throughout the Country; Still Prepared To Negotiate Settlement Says Union

CURT REPLY SAYS NOTHING COULD BE GAINED BY TALKS   Corporation Charges Salaried Employes Are Being Bar  40,000 FORD WORKERS —~ ARE FACING LAYOFFS   Shortages of Parts for Caré and Trucks to Lead to  Temporary Dismissals  . This Week. {

COTTON PRODUCTION LESS   Lint Yield W badd ill be High—Exceeded Only Three Years’

Hitler Orders Guerrilla War   Dispatches Indicate Such Fighting Started; To Aim At Allied Weak Points.

Hitler Order's  Guerrilla  Figating in West Fanatical Germans  Open Drive Behind Allied Lines

Jap Explosion Shakes ‘Rock’   Underground Blast Rains Boulders; Yanks Buried in Avalanche

APO OET OFF MIGHTY BLAS      Flames Shoot From 3 Openings of Tunnels Honeycombing Corregider.   ICAPUL ISLAND INVADED

FIVE YEAR OLD BRIDGES CASE MAY BE DECIDED   Supreme Court Expected To Pass On Whether Bridges Is Communist

C. 1. O. and National Associztion . of Mannufacturers Clash Over The Proposition Urged By Murray. Committees At Work —

ClO And NAM Clash Qver Wace Question   Mosher Assails Murray Resolution Setting Up Proposal By President

Mosher Opposes Murray’s Proposal To Have Exerulive Committee Refer Pay Issue to Delegaies

TWO SIDES CLASH AT LABOR PARLEY   INDUSTRY OBJECTS TO CONSIDERING WAGE LEVELS AS C. I. 0. PROPOSED,

MOSHER CLASHES WITH MURRAY   Wane Level Consideration at Brings His’  Lt Me cai Z a8

Labor Parley Fights on Wage Issue  NAM President Sces Bargain Rule Imperative

(10 Calls For Discussion on Parley Agenda   ‘Management Opposes. Idea of Discussing Wage: - Levels at Meetings -

Management And ClO. Heads Clash   Leaders in Argument Over Question of — Wade Levels

ClO INSISTS ON DISCUSSISON OF WAGE INCREASES   Labor-Management Confer ence Gets Down To Settling Knetty Problems   WAGES BASIC CAUSE OF MAJOR DISPUTES

Resolution Is Offered By President Murray, But Failure Indicated

NAM, CIO Clash Over Wage Issues   Truman. Conference Results In Row On Points For Study

Chiefs of NAM And CIO Clash  At Conference   Head of Employer Group Objects to Considering Raises

Reuther Promises  - Bitter-End Strike   Pickets Limited by Court At GM Onerations

Group Urges Tax Cut Up fo 50 Per Cent   Elimination of 3 Per Cent Normal Tax Recommended

PONTIAC KNIFE VICTIM FOUND   Slashed Body Of Woman Left At Roadside; No Identification

MANY THOUSANDS OF TEXAS GULF COAST OL WORKERS ON STRIKE  UNION OFFICIALS GOING TO CHICAGO FOR MEDIATION CONFERENCE

Meeting Called At Chicago May End Oil Strike   Fourteen Refineries In Texas Closed Or: Preparing To Stop Work

1100 RAF BOMBERS GO INTO ACTION   Hit Germany’s Shrinking Oil Supplies

235 Nazi Planes Destroyed in 12 Hours of Bombine   German Indusfrial and Oil Supplies Being WA Shattered in Raids’

Allied Planes Shower Bombs On Germany   Oil Plant, Fuel Depot And Berlin Are Main Targets Of RAF Bombers

R.A.F. Smashes at Berlin for 30th Time  7,000 Warplanes Hit Reich With 12,000 Tons Bombs

7000 PLANES HIT TARGETS ‘IN THE REICH   Berlin Attacked for 30th Consecutive Night by RAF

BOMBS SPREAD OVER GERMANY   Allied Airborne Troop Landings Expected Soon In Ruhr

RAF BLOCKBUGTS CITY OF BERLIN   Marks Thirtieth Consecutive Night Capital Blasted   7,000 PLANES STRIKE   Nine U. 8S. Bombers and Ten Fighters Missing; Jet Plane Base Hit

WAR'S HEAVIEST AERIAL ASSAULT HITS GERMANY   More Than 7000 Aircraft  Shower About 12,000 Tons Of Bombs on Reich Faieate

7,000 Planes Pour Bombs  On Germany   Air-Borne Landings In Ruhr Expected By Nazi-Command 

GREATEST AIR COORDINATION RIDDLES REICH   Over 7,000 Planes In Three - Way Attacks Pour 12,000 Tons On Germany

GREAT ALLIED BATTER REICH   British Blast Berlin For 30th Consecutive Night

Optimism Over Conference Of “Bio 3” Shown      Understood ta Have Aecomplished Great Amount of Work Thus Far: at  Yesterday's Session 

INFORMAL TALKS CLICK AT MOSCOW   FOREIGN MINISTERS GAIN GROUND AFTER DROPPING FORMALITY

Informal Chat Brings Results At Big 3 Meet   Agreements Seen On World Problems As Foreign Ministers Continue Discussions

Accord Is Seen  Over Critical World Problems   Informal Meet OF Ministers ls Conducted

Good Results Seen at Big 3 Meet   Longest Session Held By Foreign Chiefs At Meeting in Moscow

in Meeting of Foreign Chiefs   Byrnes, Bevins and . Molotov Gather for Informal Discussions

Informal Session  Gets Work Done   Dispensing With Formaliy Big Three Have FourHour Conference   MEET IN RED ROOM   Informed Quarters Believe _ Agreements Will Be Reached Today

Big-3 Ministers Drop Formality, Make Progress   More Optimistic. Note is Sounded at Moscow Conference

SECRETARIES DROP FORMALITY TURN OUT RECORD WORK   Greatest Amount Of Work Thus Far In Parley Accomlished By Big Three Envoys In Four-Hour Session

Informal Session Reported Successful   Marshall, Chiang To Confer Sunday

No Starch In Big 3 Meeting.   Ministers Drop All Formality to Work On Big Problems  At Moscow Parley

HEAR HOME FOOD SUPPLIES MAY BE CUT STILL MORE  TAIWCN AC MOVE TO

Reduced Food Supply Hinted  Might Be Used To Bolster Peace Effort

CUT INU, §. FOOD SUPPLIES DEBATED   American Position at Peace Table May Be Weakened if Deliveries Are Not Made

Food Supplies for Home Front May Be Reduced Still More   Capital Hears Talk of Impending Cut; News of Washington

Navy Gives More Voice To Aviators   Airmen Rate Commands Of Fleets and Other Ranking Positions.

INAVY AVIATORS TO ‘GET THREE OF SIX ‘TOP STAFF JOBS .   Positions Under The Chief ‘Of . Naval Operations Come As Recognition Of ‘The: Increasingly “Dominant, Role © OF ote pts We pl a

Three of Top Jobs Will Go to Fliers   Flying Officers Also Are to Be Given Command of Fleets

Navy Head Plans  New Organization   Naval Aviators Would Get Three of Six Top Jobs. Fleet Commands

Aviation Given Major Navy Role  Forrestal Announces New Organization Plan

AVIATION GETS GOOD NAVY ROLE   Secretary Forrestal Announces Naval Aviation Henceforth To Have Three Of Six Top Jobs In  Tenartment.

AIR-MINDED GET KEY NAVY POSTS   Qualified Aviators Will Fil Three Of Six Top Jobs

Aviators To Get 3 Top Navy Jobs   Forrestal Reveals Organization Pian

Navy Airmen to Get 3 Top Jobs   - Forrestal, Announces ‘New Plan of Naval ‘Organization

AVIATORS TAKE TOP NAVY JOBS   Forrestal Revises Naval Command to Include  Air Advisors

NAVY ANNOUNGES PLAN TO STRESS AVIATION ROLE   THREE TOP JOBS AND COMMAND OF FLEETS LIMITED TO FLIERS

TopRolesFor  FliersinNavy  Reorganization   Aviation Will Get Three of Six Major : Jobs Under Nimitz

New Plan Of Organization Vor Navy Giver   Forrestal Announces Naval Aviators Will Be Given 3 Top Jobs.

NAVY AVIATION 5 RECOGNIZED   Navy Flyers to Be Given 3 Of Top Jobs Under Operations’ Chief.

Navy Recognizes Growing Import Of Its Air Arm  Aviators To Get 3 Of 6 Top Jobs

Romantic Yank Captures Nazi Rival  Liberating Lieutenant Woos Belgian Girl With Food While German Lover in Cellar

0% OF JAPAN'S NAVY LIES ON OCEAN FLOOR   Remaining 50 or 60 Ships May Be Sunk by End of Summer

Mail Carrier At Kingsley Called  Foster Phillips Dies After Long IlIiness

PHILLIPS FUNERAL LAST TUESDAY   Well Known Mail Carrier Died of A Heart Attack

Ray Jailed At Ft. Scott      Bank Job Suspect Pleads Innocent; Faces U. S. Charges

TO LONDON CONFERENCE   General Ridgway Will Represent the Army Staff

Washington Roundup  Revised Work-or-Jail Bill Wins Support of Committee

TOOTHLESS WORK BILL FAVORED   Secretary Stimson’s Radio Blast Welds Senate Opposition to House Measure

First and Third Armies Smash Into Germany   AACHEN BREACH IS_ - REPORTED WIDENED   Allied Air ‘Forces’ Are Grounded by Bad — Weather 

YANKS SMASH INTO REICH AT FOUR PLACE   Also Widen Breach in Siegfried Line by Two More Miles

GERMAN BORDER CROSSED AGAIN   U. S. First and Third Army Infantry Gain 5000 Yards In Drives at Four Points

More Troops Of U.S. Cross Reich Border   Aachen Breach in Siegfried Line Made Two Miles Wider

Infantry Crosses German Frontier At 4 New Point:   Enemy, Breadeasts Say Eisenhower Massin, Men, Material for Major Offensive a) 1) rn Pe  iran es er or Pree  ene

WidenAachen Breach In Siegfried Line   Patton and Hodges Make Advances of Two ty Three Miles In Bad Weather. Seventh and Ninth Comparatively Quiet °

Yanks Smash Into Reich ‘At Four Place:   First, Third ‘Press Full-Scale Offensive Along 40-Mile Front  HWCCSTWATT CUOUETIQCN

First And Third Make Four New Stabs Into Reich   Siegfried Line Breach Widened In Two-Mile Advance As Allies All Along West Wall Gains

Two armies  widen breack  in enemy line Stage offensive on 40-mile front

AACHEN BREAK WIDENED OUT BY DOUGHBOYS   [WO ARMIES CROSS REICH BORDER IN RAIN AND SLUSH

RAIN AND SLUSH FAIL TO IMPEDE NEW YANK GAINS   First And Third Armies Smash Four Holes  s  Into Germany   ADVANCES DESCRIBED AS5,000 YARD STEP

YANKS SMASH INTO REIGH AT 4 POINTS   , Widen Aachen Breach in Siegfried Line— Big Guns Blast the West Wall.

STRIKE HITS. "TIRE PLANTS   ESTIMATE 15,000 GOODRICH EMPLOYES IDLE AS RESULT OF FOREMEN'S WALKOUT

FOREMEN STRIKE ~ IN-AKRON PLANTS   15,000 Workers Idle In Six Branches Of Goodrich

1,300 Bombers Blast Airfields   -Jet-Propelled Plane 4 Bases Under Attack

STEVENSON VETOES  BILL FOR FILING  ON PRIMARY BALLOT PRESENT LAW REQUIRES  _ FILING VARIOUS TIMES IN INE APRIL.

STEVENSON VETOES BILL FOR FILING ON PRIMARY BALLOT  PRESENT LAW REQUIRES one WaDIATIC Tine   PRESENT LAW REQUIRES FILING VARIOUS TIMES IN JUNE, APRIL

A STATEMENT FRIDAY   “Acheson Will Reply to Patrick  Hurley’s Accusation

(OLASHES GIVEN A WIFE-BEATER   MARYLAND PRISONER WHIPPED BY SHERIFF UNDER 63-YEAR OLD LAW.

Wite-Bealer Lashed . By County Sheriff   30 Strokes Administered ‘to Nude Prisoner for Attackina Spouse

Marshal Koney’s First Ukrainian Army Drives Across Elbe River Between  Torgau and Riesa North of Dresden

Doomed Berlin Completely Encircled By Reds; 500,000 German Troops Are Trapped      EARTHQUAKE BOMBS DROPPED ON HITLER’S MOUNTAIN LAIR

500,000 Germans May Be Trapped In Doomed City   Massed Waves of Sovie Armor Reach Center of Capital

Soviets Cross Elbe Toward Yank Hook-up  - Waves Of Red Armor — — Of  eens oe a 

Cross Elbe River On 24 Mile Front   Reds Close In For TieUp With U. §. Forces, Cui Rail Eseape Routes Out of Berlin. . Trap 500,000 Nazi Trooas

OVER ELBE ON BROAD FRONT   Terrific Battle Rages In Heart of Blazing City

Russians Swarm  Over Elbe River   Nazis Still Maintain Fuehrer In Berlin Directing Foe’s Defenses

About 500,000 Nazis Trapped In Burning Capital—Reds Cross The Elbe

Berlin Encircled By Russian Armies   Other Armies Swarm Across The Elbe Below Capital To Form A Junction With Americans

‘Half Million Nazi Troops May Be In  Berlin Trap   Reds Within Miie Of Templehol Field, Fighting Rages  la Sabway S, Sewers

DOOMED CITY OF BERLIN IN RUSSIAN VISE   FANTASTIC BATTLE RAGES IN NAZI CAPITAL

GENERAL BRADLEY TO DRURY   College at Springfield to Give Him a Degree in March

Montana Bankers Hold One-Day Meet i in Helena   Frank Bogart Namec President of - New 25-Year Group

Montana Bankers Hold One-Day  Meet in Helena   Frank Bogart Named  President of Al ec«as HE Vamw ne

New Polio Findings Changing Beliefs   Virus Can Be Transmitted By Persons Who Never Contract the Disease

DFIAYFN Gils. TO SOON BE ONWAY HOME   Mogt of Thos- Stranded On West Coast Will Ps En Route By New Years Day

Former School Teacher, Cripple for 16 Years, Cured By ‘Divine Hands’

FREED YANKEES HOPE JAPS GET TOUGH PEACE   ‘Japs Brutal Because They Are Stupid’ Saigon Inmates State   HOT FOOD SERVED MEN   Survivors Of Houston Are Proud Of Ship, Want To Serve Again

THREE AMERICAN ARMIES STAR} FINAL DRIVE ON CITY, LESS THAN 100 MILES DISTANT   British Government Reported to Have Been Informed of Hitler’s Overthrow and Replacement by Himmler

THREE AMERICAN ARMIES START FINAL DRIVE ON CITY, LESS THAN 100 MILES DISTANT

Allies Speed fo Close Trap on Von Rundstedt   Americans Only Mile From Last Escape Route

GERMAN LINES COLLAPSING ON 80-MILE FRONT   Squeeze From Three Sides Menaces Enemy Retreat Routes

Acts To End "Crippling 19-DayStrike   Navy Commanded To Take Over Works

Bluejackets Order Goodyear Workers ‘To Call Off Walkout   President Truman Decrees Actions As Tire Shortage Perils War Effort; 16.700 Strikers Affected by Edict

Gov't Seizes Goodyear Plant In Akron Strike   Navy To Restore Production At L rection Of Truman

“Gondyear Plan To End Strike   WLB Acis To End Dispute Of Mail Workers On 14 New: York ‘Newspapers

Take Ove Rubber Plants    Under President’s Order, Navy Seizes Goodyear Plants and Orders Men to Work

GOVERNMENT SEIZES  STRIKEBOUND PLANTS  GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. NAVY TAKES OVER FIVE  PLANTS, ORDERS STRIKERS BACK TO WORK

Truman Calls Armed Forces Out In Strike  16,000 Workers Refuse War Labor  D 7m — l _ SS aereen

Navy Takes Control; Men Back Friday   Government Moves To Resume Production Of War-Vital Tires.

FIVE GOOD YEA  PLANTS SEIZED BY NAVY TODA)   Were Taken Over Under Order President Truman at 11:25 A. M.   ORDERED BACK TO JOBS      Capt. H. K. Clark, USNR, Took Command of the Sprawling Plants.

Goodyear Tire Plant Seized By Government   Truman Orders Navy To Take Over And Operate Strike Bound Industry

SERES  GOOBYEAR PLANTS    “Navy. Takes Five Strike-Bound Tire And Rubber Plants

Navy Seizes Strike-Bounr Akron Goodyear Plants; Action Ordered By Truman

TRUMAN SEIZES RUBBER PLANTS   DIRECTS TO NAVY TO TAKE OVER AND RESTORE PRODUCTION

NAVY GOES IN WHEN STKE HALTS OUTPUT   Truman Orders Strikers to Return to Work on ~ Friday Shifts.

PRES. ORDERS NAVY SEIZURE OF GOODYEAR      Strike-Bound Rubber Plant Is Taken Over

GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE TIRE FACTORY   President Truman Directs Navy to Occupy Facilities And Rstore Production in Akron, Ohio  se. 9An ADE AEEECTED

NAVY TAKES OVER FIVE TIRE PLANTS   Action Follows Executive Order by President  Harry Truman

Navy Seizes Five Strike-Paralyzed Goodyear Plants   ‘Follows Executive Order by Truman; Tell Strikers to Return to Work

Navy Orderec to Take Over Akron Plant   President Acts to End Strike of Rubber Workers

Tire Plant: Taken Over By U.S. Navy   Strike-Bound Factories Seized and Men Ordered To Return to Jobs for Regular Fridav Shifts

AKRON RUBBER PLANTS TAKEN OVER BY NAVY   Half of City’s 33,000 Strikers Ordered On Job Today

Truman Orders Seizure Akron Rubber Plants   Navy To Operate Good. year Plants Strikebound For Past 19 Days.

“Truman Orders Seizure of Goodyear Plant   } Acts After Union Refuses WLB Order To Return to Work

President Seizes Goodyear Plants  Navy Will Act to End 19-Day Rubber Strike

VITAL RUBBER GOODS OUTPUT “OFF SHARPLY’   16.700 Werkers Have Been Off 20 Days: 16,500 Others Idle Since Sunday

TO SEIZE GOOD~ YEAR PLANTS   Strikebound For 19 Days, Rubber Factories Toc Vital to Remain Idle, Says Davis.

TRUMAN ORDERS NAVY TO SEIZE GOODYEAR PLANT   Acts After Uniort Refuses Ti Abide By Repeated. WLB Orders

Military Acts Pramptly as Executive Issues General Order to Take Over And Operate Inoperative Industries

TRUMAN ORDERS PLANTS SEIZED.   NAVY TAKES OVER GOODYEAR RUBBER FACTORY

Truman Orders Goodyear Tire Plant Seizure   Government Acts To End 19-Day-Strike OF 16,000 Workers

Truman Directs Navy fo Operate Seized Facilities   Rubber Workers Ordered to Report To Plants Tomorrow

NAVY TO TAKE CHARGE OF IDLE RUBBER UNITS   President Orders Seizure After Strikers Defy War Labor Board   STRIKE ON 19 DAYS   Navy May ‘Use Armed Force To Get Production Of Goods Started

‘Navy to Operate Goodyear Factory  War Effort ‘Unduly Impeded’ by   War Effort ‘Unduly Impeded’ by Production Interruption Resulting From Walkout of 16.000 Employes

Truman Order. Navy to Seize Goodyear Co.   Rubber Workers Ordered Back to Jobs on Friday

Navy Seizes Goodyear   Truman Orders Seizure After Union Refuses To Abide By Orders

Orders Navy Take Control Of Goodyear   President Sees Undue Delay in War Effort Caused by Strike

Orders Rubber Workers Back on Jobs Friday   ‘Moved Swiftly to Restore Production of War-Vital Rubber at Akron

Company's Strike-Bound Properties Taken Over by Navy Under Order of President; 16,700 Ordered to Resume Their Jobs

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. PLANTS SEIZED THURSDAY   NAVY ORDERED TO TAKE OVER PLANTS STRIKEBOUND 20 DAYS

GOODYEAR TIRE WORKERS TOLD TO ‘GET GOING’   Akron Units Must Be in Production Fridey under Truman's Order

NAVY SEIZES ROODYEARPLAN]   Striking Workers to Report for Work Friday

U.S. Takes Over Striking Plants   _Navy To Produce War Needed Rubber In Factories in Akron

NAVY SEIZES FIVE GOODYEAR PLANTS   60,000 U. S. Workers Idle With tlew Strikes Threatened

Navy Takes Over In 15 Minutes After President’s Order   Demand 16,700 Striking Rubber Employes To Return To Their Jobs Friday at 5 Plants

Troman Order: Plant Seizure  To End Strike   Failure of Workers to Re turn Prompts Executive Action

GOODYEAR PEANT SEIZED BY U, S.   President Orders Navy To Move In And Take Over Strike-Bound Rubber Factory.

NAVY ORDERED TO MOVE IN BY PRESIDENT   Government Acts To Bring End To 19-Day Strike Making 16,000 Idle

MEN ORDERED BACK ON JOBS   Truman Finds Wear Effort Unduly Impeded by Rubber Strike   CLARK ISIN COMMAND

Seizure of Akron Plant ds Ordered   Navy Instructed To Occupy Facilities and Resume Output

Navy Seizes Five Tire Plants, Calls 16.700 Back to Jot   Strikers at Akron Ordered to Report For Work Today

Truman Orders Goodyear Plant Seized By Navy   President Acts To End Strike That Has Lasted For Last 19 Davs.

U. S..Seizes Akron Units   Goodyear Employees Defy Federal Board

NAVY ORDERED BY PRESIDENT TO TAKE OVER   16,700 Strikers Ordered To Resume Work Friday

NAVY, ORDERED BY TRUMAN, SEIZ STRIKEBOUND OHIO RUBBER PLANTS   WORKERS ORDERED TO RESUME PRODUCTION UNDER THREAT OF USE OF LEGAL SANCTIONS

[,§. Seizes Goodyear Tire tron Plant  Truman Orders Na To Occupy Factory

STRIKERS TOLD TO GET BACK ON JOBS BY FRIDAY   Swift Action Follows Order From Truman; Walkout Still Hits Firestone

Operations Taken Over UnderNavy   Strikers Told To Return to Work Friday

After Jap Attack   Navy Seizes Akron Plants   Penalties Loom,  Strikers Warned

Goodyear Rubber Factories Taken Over by Government   Strike Brings Action; Other Issues Unsettled

HOUSE REFUSES. TO PASS BILL   REPRESENTATIVES FAIL TO APPROVE APPROPRIATION FOR. LOCAL Gov ‘ ERNMENTS

HOUSE REFUSES TO BOOST FUND FOR STATE AID   Gov. Lausche Still Undecided On Veto Or Approval Of School Bill

German Army Breakup Like Days of 1918   Refugees Fleeing To American Lines. Clow Roads

WEHRMACHT BREAKING UP AS IN WAR   Herdes Fleeing Russians Keep Yanks From Makine Junction With Seviets   General to Appeal

NEED BOOST IN NATIONAL DEBT   Will Have to Increase Limit to 300 Billion

Debt Limit Must Be Raised  Fiscal Leaders Plan - For Postwar Cuts

National Debt To Be 300 Billion   Leaders Concede Limit Must Be Boosted; See Decrease After War.

Debt  Limit Is Nearing.   Jherease. In. Figure. Is Facing: ‘Congress

FATHERS OF 3 OR MORE EXEMPTED   Selective Service Makes New Ruling on Request

BUSINESS, INDUSTRY TO REMAIN AT HIGH LEVEL, BABSON SAYS   Some Decline from 1945 Peak Likely, but Reconversion Process Is Being Shortened

Babson Predicts Stocks to Go Up In 1946, Also Real Estate Values   BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FOR 1946 Ry ROGER WW RARBRSON

GREAT EVENT OF ’46 BEGINNING © OF ATOM ENERGY USE; GENERAL. BUSINESS TREND DOWN. BABSON

Business And Financial © Outlook For The Year 1916   1946 IN A NUTSHELL

Babson Predicts for 1946   BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FOR 1946  >... Danae USF Reakean

Babson Predicts Stocks to Go Up In 1946, Also Real Estate Values

Babson Predicts Higher Cost Of Living, Inflation, Lower Total Business, More Strikes, Lower Taxes, Increased Building, As Highlights Of New Year

Roger Babson Makes Forecast for Year; Sees Speedy Reconversion to Peace Business; Prices to Be Higher

Babson Sees General Business Decline In ‘46; More Strikes; Increase In Building Activity      BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FOR 194¢   COMMODITY PRICES

FINDER OF GOLD IS BACK HOME AND BROKE   Sgt. George Merphy,; ‘Whe Lea The Way To “Billions Of Dollars’ Has 15 Cents

British GI Wives Begin U. 8. Trek in January   45,000 Brides To Be Brought Over By June, Object-of Army-Navy.   Riowesxwtmed “Benowant

WAR BRIDES WILL SAIL FOR U. $. SOON   Mass Movement To Begin Early in January

Montgomery Hurls Back Three Drives   Isolated British Garrison, Which Held Out Without Food Or Supplies, Finally Rescued

Ground Gained at Both Ends of Allied Front   Holes in Westwall Made by Yanks; Canadians Break Out of Forest; Enemy Resistance Said Stiffening

3rd Fleet  Planes Hit Japs   Two More Landings Made on Mindoro; South Japan Smashed

GORT RESIGNS PALESTINE JOB      Quits High Commissioner’s Post As Jewish Prob lem Grows Serious

Gort Resigns As Palestine’s Commissioner   Wanton Resort To Fore: May Nullify Britan’s Jewish Problem

Commissioner Of Report Meeting of Palestine Resigns Leopold and Hitler

Stronghold Arsenal Of Trier Invaded In Powerful Flanking Sweep   Fall Of Bastion Matter Of Hours   Americans Continue Gains On Dusseldorf, Ruhr Basin, Coblenz

6 Months More of War Might Have Seen Nazis Bombarding East Coast

IN SIX MONTHS MORE, NAZIS WOULD HAVE SHOT GIANT ROCKET BOMBS AGAINST  ¢

Experts Believe Nazis Could Have Bombarded U. §. With Rockets if War Had Lasted Another Six Months

UNITED NATIONS TO HAVE CONTROL OF ALL ATOMIC POWEF   Security Council To See That Atomic Energy Is Used For Peaceful Purposes Only

NATIONS UNITE IN GOVERNING JAPAN, KOREA   FOREIGN MINISTERS REACH ACCORD ON TOUCHY ITEMS

‘United Nations to Coniroi ‘Atomic Power   Results of 10-Day Conference Are Summed Up

38262782 7 Peace? $2.2 foo ower Sore.  . : en aN en ASSETS ia glo»).

‘United Nations  =. A-Bomb Master   (Foreign Ministers Report i Poculis of Conclave

United Nations to Conirol  Atomic Power  Results of 10-Day Conference _

Nations Reach. Agreement On Atomic Power   Results of 10-Day Conference in Moscow Revealed —Atomic Power for Peaceful Purposes Gniy—  * MacArthur Retains Power

Russia Will Join Far East Council   United Nations Security Council To See To It Atomic Power Used Only In Peace

Fleeing Japanese Bayonetted  Filipino Babies Province Massacre  Witnesses Tell of Batangas

STRIKE VOTE PLANS MADE   UMW PREPARES TO GO AHEAD WITH POLL OF MINERS ON QUESTION OF WALKOUT

SANDY HOOK BRIDGE BIDS ARE REQUESTED   State Reads Commission Advertises For Superstructrre And Approaches

Potomac Bridge Bids Are Asked   State Roads Commission Will Push Sandy Hook  Protect

FLEET THUNDER JAP CHALLENGE   All-night Bombardment Batters Island Only 350 Miles From Nip Mainland; Planes Raid Ryukyus

U.S. WARSHIPS GET CLOSE 16 JAP MAINLAND   GUNS POUND ISLAND ONLY 350 MILES FROM NIPPON

Yank Warships Bombard Japs’ South Entry   Troops Invade Ticao, Burias: Iwo Marines Make Slow Advances.   BITTER RESISTANCE

County Exceed: 7th War Loan 1'/ Million   $5,388,000 in Bonds Sold Against Quota of $35.990.000: E Bond Sales 81 Pet. of Goal

 County Exceeds 7th War Loan By 1 1-2 Million   $5,388,000 in Bonds Sold Against a Quota of $3,990,000

Recess UMW-Mine Operators Parley; Lewis Remains Mum   Lewis Strategy Said to -Concentrate Mostly on Secondary Demands

UMW VETOES PAY HIKE IN GENERAL   STRATEGY APPEARS TO CONCENTRATE ON SECONDARY DEMANDS

Recess Taken In Mine Pay - Negotiation:   Lewis Asks: Time for Rules, Credential Comtmittees to Report

gotiati ns For “New Mine Pact Underway   Recesses Until Late Afternoon After Organizing - Expected: Demands of  Miners Cited -

PRESIDENT FORMS NEW STAFF TODAY   Secretaries Stephen Earl) And Others To Remain With President

ACTING SUPERVISOR SELECTED FOR BIS   Reams Makes Appointment as Governor Requests It

Auctioneer Tells Senafe Committee Handling Of Surplus War Goods Now, After Last War On Level

RECORD DEFENDED IN AUCTION SALES   Auctioneer Tells Commit_ tee His Actions Were on Level

Surplus Sales on level Both Wars, Goldberg Claim:   Protests “Branding” for Activities After World War i] .

All Troops In Southeast Capitulate   Mountbatten Accepts Surrender Papers From Itagaki

SOUTHEAST ASIA JAPS SURRENDER   ltagaki Applies Seal for Ailing Commander

Southeast iE : Japs Sur; of To Mows,, den   Formal. ~~" onies Held In. ~  ipore Municipal building

SOUTHEAST ASIA JAPS SURRENDER   500,000 Troops Give Up After Papers Are Signed

Administration Would Rush . Bills Thru Tired Congress      Returning Veterans Face A Grim Situation In  Many Ways

MOST SCHOOLS IN COUNTY SYSTEM WILL COMMENCE NEW TERMS SEPT, 3  Vabsds UVLIALTAMUINU I AW WA4

UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES AT GI ARE CITED   UNION WILLING TO CONTINUE WAGE NEGOTIATIONS

Charges G.M. with unfair  practices  - Auto Workers ask intercession

Corporation Guilty of t bait Practicge  re, nia.  hee US. Interven. tion in Dispute. _

C-M ACCUSED OF VIOLATING WAGNER ACT   Unfair Labor Practice Charged By Officer Of CIO Union

UNION CHARGES UM. WITH UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES   Files Complaint Under Wagner Act and Asks Government to Intercede in Labor Dispute.   DECLARES COMPANY REFUSES TO BARGAIN   Reuther Says Firm Has Repeatedly Demonstrated Bad Faith — Corporation Expected to Reply.

Union Accuses G-M of Unfair Labor Practice   CIO-LAW Requests Government Step in To Seek Settlement Of Dispute on Wage:

Collectively, UAW Charge:   Asks Government To Intercede  In Wage Dispute With Corporation

Auto Workers Claim Wagner Act Violated.   Cite GM's Refusal To Discuss Profits, Price Position

To Encourage Production At Record Volume With Low Prices, High Wages.

OPA Announces Plans To Hold Price Structure   Hopes To Keep Consume Goods Down to Level of 194?

OPA Will Hold Prices to Levels of 1942   Record Production at High Wages, Low Prices Sought

PRICES 10 BE HELD BY OPA AT ‘42 LEVEL   Plans for Newly-Produced Civilian  Goods Stated

Plans Holding Of Civilian Goods Prices At 42 Levels   OPA Announces Policy on Most Newly Produced  Consumer Goods

Prices of Civilian Goods to Be Kept At 1942 Levels   OPA to Grant Increases, However, At Proper Time

CORNER JAPS ON TWO ISLE   a te  Compressed In Shell Torn Pocket  cee ome  US. Breakthrough Imminent

MARINES BLAST JAP POSITIONS ON NORTH IWO   Early Breakthru Expected Tc "End Organized Resistance On Isle

Marines Drive Relentlessly On  Enemy On two   Japs Are Being Forced Int Shell-Torn Pocket On Northern End Of Island

Warships Pound Tokio Bay. Hunt  Japanese Fleet   Bhell Base in Attempt to Flush Out Remnants of Imperial Navy   U.S. SHIPS WITHIN 3 MILES OF COAST   Slip Deep Into Bay During Night, Undetected Under  Cover of Storm

@CIRrRrAnTA  QUrERFURIS FOLLOW SHATTERING SEA BLOW ON TOKYO BAY TARGET

Battle- Hungry Naval Squadror Shells Enemy Coast Trying To Flush Out Japan’s Fleet

Another Carrier Fleet Hits Jans inCentral Pacific  idsfeee Alin Navel Linis

Tokyo Bay Area Shelled   Remnonts of Jap Fleet Believed Found By Airmen

U.S. NAVY SQUADRON SHELLS TOKYO BAY; PLANES STRAFE AREA   Fighters Carry Pre - Invasion Bombardment Into 44th Straight Day; Nips Say Warlords Holding Back Forces

Fleet Bids To Flush Out Japan’s Navy   Carrier Pilots Sight Combatant Shipping At Yokosuka Base

Scouting Coast For Potential Invasion Beachheads  AMERICAN GUNFIRE ACROSS TOKYO BAY  To Flush Out Remnants of Japan’s Imperial Fleet

New U.S. Carrier Fleet Prowling Pacific, Japs Say   Army Fighter Planes Carry Bomb Assault on Nip Capital Into 44th Day

Russians Would Get U. 5. Arms To Fight Japan   Pending Lend-Lease Agreement Expected To Be Signed Soon

U.S. to Continue Supplies to Russia If She Fights Japs   New Lend-Lease Agreement Expected To Be Signed Soon

Lend-Lease Would Be Continued To Russia In Event Reds War On Jans

Arms Deal Hints Russ War on Japs   Lend-Lease Clause Calls for Red Attack on Nippon

RUSSIA PROMISED . ~~ TEND-LEASE HELE   Arms: Will Continue to Go t . Soviet if It Intends to En. . ter War Upon Japan   PACT AWAITS SIGNATURES

A.A.A. REPORTS SPRING PIG CROP TOO LOW   Chairman Hauser Asks ’ Farmers to Boost Swine Production

15 SHIPS LOST   100 Jap Vessels and 2,569 Planes Destroyed in Month Off Okinawa

ALLIED SUPPLY PORT AFFECTED BY STRIKE   Censorship Permits Disclosure Of Fact That Antwerp Dock é Workers Quit Jobs

eee eee  Found Dead   Fenneman Ends Di rectorship  Of State WMC   Tenders Resignation Effee live in October Re. commends Deputy  as ilis Stre

U.S. Offers ‘Charter of Americas’   Presents 10-Point Plan At Conference in Mexico City

lL. S. Sumbits Economie Charter For Americas   Ten-Point Proposal To Mexico City Conference 1 Designed To Protect The “Natural Right” Of The Peoples To Live Decently

Tennessee Bans Another Movie About South   Southerners Shown As Ignorant Trash

Day, Night in Northern Hills   Grandson of R_C_ Atter  ney Object of Wide  Search

BARKLEY CALLS. FOR RATIFYING OF “CHARTER?   Kentuckian 0 pens Second Day of Senate Diseussion

Sen. Barkley Calls For Charter Ratification; Cites 2500 Years Of Effort to Achieve World Peace

Roosevelt Will Is Made Public   Trust Fund For Family; Institutions Aided:

ROOSEVELT WILL 5 MADE PUBLIC   Provides Trust Funds for Family; Bequests to Inetithitians.

COMMITTEE 10 ASK EISENHOWER 10 TESTIFY ON NEEDS OF UNRRA   «GENERAL TO-TELL GROUP. HOLDING HEARING ON FINANCES ABOUT CONDITIONS IN EUROPE

House Group To Hear Eisenhower   Funds for UNRRA Are Held Up Pending General’s Testimony

Eisenhower s Word Wanted   House Committee Seeks First-Hand Information Before Adding to UNRRA

Europe Condition Information Sought   House Group Seeks Answers Before Making Additional $1,350,000,000  Appropriation Truman Recommended

UNRRA CRITICIZED ON SPENDING BIG SUMS IN RUSSIA   GOP MEMBER SAYS REDS HAVE REFUSED TO HELP IN GERMANY

Action on UNRRA Awaits Testimony By Eisenhower   Committee to Seek First-Hand Data  From General: Need For Funds Strecced

Hear Eisenhower Before Granting UNRRA New Sums   Criticism Voiced Against Russian Action on Funds

House Committee Believes He May Provide Answers   Protest UNRRA Goes Over Authority It Got From Congress

Both Sides Brace For Major Battle Now In Formation   COULD AFFECT THE DURATION OF WAR   Censorship Limits Speculation On German Troop Movements

FRESH TROOPS INTO ARDENNES   Germans Preparing Te Meet Threats To Flanks From Yank Armies

BOTH SIDES BRAGED FOR MAJOR BATTLE OF WAR   Heavily-~Censored Field Dispatches Say Air of Tension Hangs Over Ardennes — Belgian Civilians Being Cleared from Area.

GERMANS MAKE READY FOR BIG U.S. OFFENSIVE   Both Sides Brace for Major Battle That Could Affeet, Duration of War

Food Shortages For Some Time  End of Rationing No’ In Sight. Late Word

RATIONING DAYS MAY CONTINUE   End Of Food Shortages And Red Points May Not Be So Near After All. *

SOME FOOD ITEMS MAY AGAIN BE RATIONED   Days Of Shortages May Not Be As Near End As Many Persons Had Expected

Truman Clamps Damper On Hope For Ration End  First Consideration To Be Given Europe

TRUMANDAMPENS OPTIMISM ABOUT FOOD RATIONING   MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO RESUME CONTROL OF FREED ITEMS

Truman Warns Rationing May Stay As Safeauard on World Commitments

Rationing of Some Foods © May Be Resumed to Aid Europeans, Truman Warns   United States Now Has Enough Food With the Exception of Sugar, Fats and Oils to Meet UNRRA Orders

Farm Union Makes Demand   Rationing’s End Is Not in Sight   ‘Hungry in War-Torn Areas Must Be Fed

FOOD RATIONING END NOT LIKELY T0 COME SOON   Selection of Patterson To Succeed Stimson One of Many Capital Interests

 Truman Warns That End Of Food Shortages,  Rationing Depends On Foreign Requirements

More U.S. Food Rationing Looms   President Warns on  Europe Relief Needs

Food Scarcity, Rationing Still Ahead—Truman   Point-Free Items May Go Back On List to Fil Europe Needs; More Meat Promised Next Month

Truman in Food Warninc  Rationing May be Necessa ary to Help Feed Europe, He Says

Rationing of Food to Stay   U. S. Must Carry Out Pledge to Help Feed Huneryv Nations Aboard

Some Foods May Go Back Fo-Ration: List, ‘U.-S: Told!   European Needs Expected To Prolong Certain Shortages,,President Reports; Asks $1,900,000,000-Fund For UNRRA

Days Of Shortages In Food And Rationing Not As Near End As Optimists Predicted

SOVIET EASTERN EUROPE POLICY OKAYED IF BASED ON ‘MONROE’ PRINCIPLES

Soviet Sphere Recognized by United States   Byrnes Leaves Door Open for Russian Monroe Doctrine

>vrnes Sels  U.S. Policy   Door Is Lett Open For Soviet Doctrine

Soviets Told Balkan Policy ‘Understood’      Byrnes Reports U. S. Sympathy But Warns CH Enforced Regimes

Byrnes Talk Conciliatory fo Russians   U. S. Will Recognize Soviet Interests But Not Isolation

arena neneslinieten  Byrnes Recognizes Soviet Right To Monroe Doctrine

Searching for SAAF Crew Lost at Sea  Believed to Have Bailed Out

TRA SLEEP HOUR   Lawrence Residents Will Turn Clocks Back at Bedtime Tonight

World Marks  Peaceful Christmas Eve   More Than Three Million Americans Still Are In Uniform and Away From Home; Food Shortages Mark Dismal Holiday for Europe

Cracking of 2-ton Bomb Young Britishers’ Job; May Go Off Any Second

British Engineers Begin Hazardous Job of Breaking Open Two-Ton Live TNT Bomb

ALLIED WORLD STAGES WILD CELEBRATIONS   Jubilant, Tha Thankful m Victory, Peace for Years to Come

PART OF TROOPS TO COME HOME   Army Plans Furloughs For Some Soldiers Before Sending Them to Pacific

FARMER GETS MOSES’. DAKOTA SENATE SEAT   Army Plans To Bring Part Of European Troops Back

“TREACHERY REMAINS IN JAP HEARTS   Fliers Given Warning Of Murder While  In Yokohama

General Says Japs Holding  For Invasion   New Chief Of Fifth Fleet Estimates Japan Might Have 9.000 Planes.   SIGHT NO JAP SHIPS

BRITISH LAND NEAR SUMATRA, TOKYO CLAIMS      East Indies Fleet Hits Nicobar Islands Hard

Shell Nicobars, Blast Sumatra  Landing Fields   British Drive to Regain Great Singapore Base Gets Under Way

BRITISH RAID NICOBAR, HINT INVASION MOVE   Fleet Shells Strategic Is lands In Northwest Sumatra Today

BRITISH FLEET HITS STRATEGIC NICOBAR ISLES   Straits of Malacca Free of Japs for Possible Offensive

BRITISH FLEET HITS NICOBARS   Japs Expect Landings Or Isles Near Great Sinzapore Port

British Warships Hit Nicobar Isles In Daring Raid  Minecweeners Clear   Minesweepers Clear Approaches to Malacea Straits

ATTACK THE NICOBARS   Fleet Units Bombard Islands While Planes Hit Sumatra Airfields

British Shell  Nicobars Strategic Islands Under   Strategic Islands Under Fleet Fire as Planes Blast Sumatra Airhelds

BRITISH BOMBARD NICOBAR ISLANDS   Daring Sea Attack Unopposed by dapanese—Carrier Planes Raid Jaleo and Sumatra.

British Bombard Nicobar Islands   kK wk Kk Kw Japs Quit Air; Await Invasion

ONLY MEAGER OPPOSITION IS MET   ‘Everything From B-29’s To Fighters Join In   TARGETS   Include Factories, Railroads, Planes, Ships: Five Cities Raided

British Fleet Hits Car Nicobar Isles   Japs Believe New landinac Imminent

Move Along Road To Singapore and See No Nipponese   Minesweepers in Malacia Strait; Land on Malaya?

BRITISH BOMBARD NICOBAR ISLANDS      Carrier Planes Also At. tack Sumatra Targets © in Big Operation

British Fleet Bombards Key Islands   Carrier Planes Attack Enemy Aijrfields in  Northwest Sumatra

British Fleet Bombards Key Nicobar Isles   Planes Attack North Sumatra Airfields As Minesweepers Comb Malacia Straits Route

Nicobar Isles Under Brifish Naval Assault   Carrier Planes Raid Northwest Sumatra; Landing Attempt Is Seen By Tokyo

Storm Damages  21 US Warships After Jap Raid   Continuous Bombings Prelude To Invasion

 Television Group ‘Defendants in Suit   Charge 5 Corporations ” And 3 Individuals with Anti-Trust Wialetinn«

Television Anti-Trust Suit Filed   Clark Charges Five Corporations, Three Individuals With Vast Conspiracy

FIVE FIRMS FACE SHERMAN ACT CHARGES   Attorney General Files Civil Action Accusing Television Companies o Violating the AntiTrust Laws.

8 ANTI-TRUST SUITS DOCKETED   ’. S. Accuses Five Firms  And Three Individuals Of Anti-Trust Violations In Television Equipment Manifacture 

U. S. Charges Conspiracy in Television   Atty. Gen. Clark Says Hemisphere Trade Aress Allotted

Suit Charges Anti-Trust Violations   Alleges Conspiracy In Manufacture of Television Equipment

Anti-Trust Suit Lodged Against Television Unit   Agreement Held Non-Competitive For Hemisphere

Anti-Trust Suit 's Filed Against television Firms Attorney General Lists Defendants

FIVE FIRMS NAMED IN ANTI-TRUST SUT   Manufacturers of Televisions Paninmant Cited

FIVE TELEVISION FIRMS CITED IN ANTI-TRUST ACT   Attorney General Also Names Three Persons in Control Of Equipment

ANTI-TRUST SUIT”  HLED CONNECTION —  WTH TELEVISION DEFENDANTS ALLEGED T(  HAVE ENTERED INTO GEN ERAT CONSPIRACY

Five Corporations, 3 Individuals Making Television Equipment Are Named by U. S. in Anti-Trust Sui:

Eight Charged With Anti-Trust Violation In Manufacture of Television Equipment

Five Television Firms Named In Anti-Trust Suits      Charged With World Division Into NonCompetitive Areas

Konoye is Declared Partly Responsible for Nipponese War   Prince Accused in Diet by 75-Year-Old Parliamentarian Saito

KONOYE BLAMED FOR WAR BY NIP   SHIDEHARA HECKLED AFTER SPEECH TO DIET

Konoye Named as ( ausing Jap War   Boisterous Members Heckle Shidehara After Diet Speech

Konoye Accused of Starting War   Japs Also Heckle Baron Shidehara

BLAME KONOYE FOR PACIFIC WAR   Jap Diet Also Charges Tojo With Hand in Start

Tojo and Prince Konoye Named Before Jap Diet As Responsible For U. S. War

Jap Diet Heckles Shidehara Freely   Konoye Named As One Of Two Men Fundamentally Responsible For War

FIXES WAR GUILT ON KONOYE   Boisterous Jap House Heckies Premier’s Speech

DIET ACCUSES PRINCE KONOYE   Termed Chief War Leader Jap Premier Freely  - Heckled

Konoye Blamed With Tojo For War With U.S      Diet Heckles Premier After Speech

JAPANESE DIET BLAMES KONOYE MAINLY FOR WAR   House Also. Heckles Shidehara After © Stata nf Nation Talk

SOUTH OKINAWA ADVANCE SLOW   Better Progress. Is Reported On Upper Part Of Island

Gl’s Slug Slowly Through Okinawe   Strong Counter-Attack Repulsed “By Yanks

FIGHT FOR NAHA GOING SLOWLY      JAPANESE COUNTER. ATTACK IS TURNED BACK

TROOPS BATTLE SLOWLY THROUGH SOUTH OKINAWA   Turn Back Strong Japanese Offensive Near Naha Defense Line

YANKS GAIN IN DRIVE ON OKINAWA   Counter-Attack of Japs Is Repulsed, Many Nips Killed

AMERICANS REACH SWISS BORDER, CUTTING OFF NORTHWEST ITALY   GERMANS HOPELESSLY TRAPPED; U. S. TROOPS TAKE BERGAMO IN DRIVE TO OUTFLANK MILAN

AMERICAN TROOPS REACH SWISS BORDER AND CUT OFF ITALY   OTHER FIFTH ARMY FORCES SMASHED INTO GREAT PORT OF GENOA

Americans Reach Swiss Border In Italian Drive  Bergamo and Brescia Fali; Radio Says Saldiere Enter Como

Chinese Take Back Juian as Japs Retreat   Enemy Pulling Out of Foochow Area; Jap Forces Recanture Ishan

KENT W. HUGHES DIES IN CHICAGO   Former Lima Judge Dead  After Long Iliness

JESSE HAMILTON TAKEN BY DEATH   Former Probate Judge Dies Here On Saturday

Armored Yank Columns Rell Within 60 Miles of Manila. All Offensives

Japan Can Carry Out Exchange   interned Citizens May Be Swapped This Year

Local Option Fight Hinted   Beer Control] Bills Near Floor Stace

Col. Elliott Roosevelt's PromotionIsRecommended   Committee Approves It Along With 57 Other Colonels Nominated For Advancement To Brigadier General; Record Shows He’s Entitled To Advance

INJURED IN CAR COLLISION THURS   Carol Ann Melko Dies -From injuries: Several ir Serious Condition

Vandenberg Calls  For Nonpartisan  Unity In Nation FDR Considers

Stories of Detroit “Sissies” Denied in Current “Scanty Panty” Situation

JAP TRIALS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY   Premier Tojo May Be First Defendant To Be Called

Chrysler Dodge Plant i Closed   Labor Troubles Stop Production of Trucks

Strikes Place Gasoline Back On Searce List   More Than Dozen Refiner jes and Plants - Closed; Others Ready to Shut Doren

Strikes Halt Work at Auto Plant   More Than 80,000 Are Completing Week Of Keeping Off Jobs

LABOR TROUBLES IN DETROIT CLOSE CHRYSLER PLANT AND OTHER PLACES ARE AFFECTED

Some Sections . Already Hit By Gasoline Strike   12 Refineries Closed; Others Await Vote Of Employes In Plants —

MICHIGAN DRAFT CALLS REDUCEL   Few Men Likely To Be Taken In 19-26 Age Bracket

DRAFT CALLS AT LOW LEVEL   State Quota Below Number of Youths Turning 18 Each Month

Men Leave For  Army Physicals Reported At Fort Snelling Past Week

Men Leave For  Fort Snelling On  Military Calls Six Report For Induction Fifteen

Men Leave For Fort Snelling On Military Calls  Six Report For Induction Fifteen For Physical Tests

BYRNES’ TRIP MEANS WORK FOR TRUMAN   Executive to Face Responsibilities in Foreign Affairs

New Offensive Forges Ahead   First Army Makes Three Miles, Weather Worsens, Germans Counterattack

American Airborne Division Battles Violent Nazi Armored Counterattack Near Bastoone

Paris Radio Says Withdrawal Occurs On Bitche Sector   American First Army Continues Offensive Push  me: 28 28.

YANK INFANTRY AND TANKS FIGHT THREE MILES IN NEW DRIVE  ADVANCE AGAINST NORTE FLANK OF NAZI BELGIAN BULCE CONTINUES

DOUGHBOYS FIGHTING THROUGH BLINDING SNOWSTORM AGAINST STIFF RESISTANCE OF NAZIS

Drive In Heavy Snow; Junction With Third at Bastogne is 132 Miles Away; Destroy 10 Tanks

New Offensive Gets Under Way On North Flank  101st Airborne Force Meeting Stiff Enemy Blows Checking 3rd  Aemy Advance

Severe Snowstorm Hampers Offense   Gen. Von Rundstedt Launches Counterattacks to Slow Hodges’ Advance: Yanks Lose Palatinate

Yanks Forced to Abandon Part of Some Conquests in Palatinate, Saarland

U.S: Infantry and Tanks Make Gain Of Three Miles Along Six-Mile Front   Hodges’ Men Narrow Waist of Bulge to 134 Miles But Germans Halt the Third Army Drive on the Sottth

Advance Three Miles  In Powered Offensive   Blizzard Rages As Germans Rush Force To Meet Threat; Nazis Halt Bastogne Drive, Threaten Break Into France.

LAUNCH DRIVE IN SPITE OF SNOWSTORM   Pound Against North Flank Of Belgian Bulge   Halted By Counterattacks: Nazi Drive To South Reported Blunted

U.S. Offensive Gains 3 Miles   First Army Pushes Into Northern Flank Of Beigium Bulge Through Snowstorm; Patton Halted by Violent Counter-Blow

Mile Front During _  Blinding Snow re ‘Rundstedt Hits  Back Swiftly   Patton Fought To Standstill, Americans Withdraw On Saar Front

Infantry and Tanks in 3Mile Advance   Continue Advancing in Blinding Snowstorm on German’« North Flank

ASSAULT HITS BELGIAN BULGE ON NORTH SIDE   Patton's Army Stalls German Drive in . Bastogne Area

Rundstedt Takes Advantage Of Hindering Snow Blizzards To Spring: Counterattacks.

Fierce Nazi Blows Stop Third Army North of Bastogne   First Army Gains Three Miles in New Push; Battle in Blizzard With Mercury at Zero

Make Advance In Snowstorm Against Nazi Counterattacks   Von Runstedt Adds Reserves To Ranks

U.S. Troops Gain in Nazi Fight   Americans Advanee Along Front But Resistance Stern

American Infantry and Tanks Advance Through Blizzard Into Belgian Bulge.  ASSAULTS OF T HIRD ARMY STOPPED TODAY

YANK INFANTRY AND TANKS FIGHT THREE MILES IN NEW DRIVE  ADVANCE AGAINST NORTI FLANK OF NAZI BELGIAN

FAMOUS 101ST SKY TROOPERS. BATTLE T0 STOP VIOLENT NAZI ATTACKS IN BASTOGNE AREA   Field Marshal von Rundstedt Reinforces Threatened Southern Flank to Ten Divisions and Sends 100 Tanks Into Terrific Conflict   ENEMY CASUALTIES ARE ESTIMATED AT 60,000

First U.S. Army Gains Three Miles In New Offensive on North Flank Of Salient; Patton’s Army Halted On South by Reinforced Nazi Armor

Seize Village And High Areas  FromHun Force      Gains Into North Flank Of German Buige Below Grandmenil Made In Blinding Snowstorm   Patton’s Advances End Temporarily   Meanwhile Seventh Army la Lorraine Has Blanted Nazi Thrust Sonth Of Bitche

TROOPS BATTLE IN SNOWSTORM   Infantry and Tanks Fight Three miles Forward in  New Offensive. - ;    THIRD ARMY IS HALTEO!

Pushes Into North Of Bulge As Nazis Blast At 3rd Army On South   Patton’s Advance Halted As Rundstedt Throws 10 Divisions Into Attack To Protect Flank

U. $. 3rd Army Pushed Back By German Assault   Ist Army Gains In New Offensive Qn North Flank

Gain Objective In First Drive Through Blinding Snowstorm; Third Halted By Nazis’ Counter-attacks

Hodges’ Troops Drive Ahead In Blinding Storm   American First Army Advances Against Strong Resistance On Both Sides Of Grandmenil As German Counter-attacks Check Patton’s Advance On South Flank

Pound Forward 3 Miles   Powerful Forces Punch Out Gains  In Blizzard; Nazis Gain in Bitche Area

Infantry And Tanks Push Through Heavy Snowstorm Against ‘Bulge’ Positions

erican First Army Gains ree Miles on Western Front   IN A NEW OFFENSIVE   Advances Along 6 Mile Front, 20 Miles North  of Bastogne

Nazis Halt Advance of Third Army   Thrust South Of Bitche Stopped by Seventh Army

il ‘President Asks Police iTo Organize Crime  Prevention Campaign

Truman Urges Nation's Police Chiefs To Fight  Juvenile Delinquency

New Fight In Senate Over Nomination   Truman Names Raymond McKeough To Serve On Maritime Commission.   POLL TAX COMES UP

Senate Heads For Stiff Fight On McKeough   Poll Tax Battle Shapes Up Over 2 Measures; Road Bill Near OK

Loss of Okinawa Nearing   60,000 Houses in Yokohama Wrecked During Fire Raid

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Diplomats  Pledged To Success   Forty - six Countries Represented ai Conference Which Will Be Launched in San Francisco Todav

RUSSIA HINTS BERDIN BATTLE ABOUT T0 BEGIN   Martial Law In Berlin: Ready To Unfurl Victory Banner

Fall of Kuestrin Expected To Step Up Berlin Attack   Germans Admit Soviets Hold 6 Bridgeheads East of Capital

Signs Point To Opening  Of Assault   Fall Of Kuestrin Expected To Speed March On Capital

OF KUESTRIN CAPTURED   Russians Make Move to Link Up Bridgqeheads

‘BATTLE OF BERLIN TO OPEN SOON’   Kuestrin Captured By Soviet Units After 35-Day Conflict

Red Army Captures Kuestrin   Germans Say Soviets Increesing Pressure On Nazi Lines Before Oder

MAKES FIRST MOVE 10) UNITE FAMILIES   May Soon Join Husbands And Fathers In Caribbean Bases

CHINESE CLOSE IN ON LINGLING   End Of Over 8 Years Of War In Sight; People Cry And Cheer

CHINESE MARK UP BIG GAINS   Lay Siege to Strategic River Port; March on Former U. S. Base

PLANE WITH 23 ABOARD WRECKED   ARMY TRANSPORT CRASHES INTO HILL AND BURNS—®0 TAKEN TO HOSPITAL,

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Wants Pitched Battle Against Yank Troops German Captain Won’t Surrender

AEDS PUT SIEGE ARC ON. DANZIE   Push Spearhead Within Six Miles of City; Other Forces Tighten Vise on East Prussia Pocket

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Danzig Placed In Danger by  Russian Gains  Siege Arc Is Fixed by Red Army South

SIEGE ARG PUT AROUND DANZIG BY RED TROOPS   Vise Is Tightened On Germans Pocketed Southwest Of Koenigsberg   NEW ATTACKS WEST OF ODER REPORTED

15-Mile Siege Arc ls Forged On Two Sides   ed Shock Troops Believ: ed Preparing for Drive to Berlin

STETTIN POUNDED BY RUSSIAN SIEGE ~ GUNS AND PLANES   Germans Report New Soviet Attacks West of Oder River Within 32 Miles of Berlin.   DANUBE STRONGHOLD IN HUNGARY MENACED   Reds Make Gains Between Danzig and Gdynia and in Shell-Torr Pocket in East Prussia.   BULLETIN.

PUTS DANZIG UNDER SIEGt   Coastal Road to Gdy. nia Periled; Shells Batter Stettin

Siege Arc Forged By  Soviets Near Danzig   New Spearhead Pushed to Within Six Miles of Former Free City—New Attacks West of Oder Renarted by Rerlin 

ATTACK OVER ODER   Battles For Northern Baltic Ports Are Raging Around Danzig

Soviels Forge Siege Arc Around Danzic   Tighten Vise Around Nazis Pocketed Near Koenigsberg

Military ‘Title-itis’ Irks Solon Generals Okay, Says Senator, 'But Too Many Stars Are Shining

GOVERNOR ASKS TWO-YEAR BUDGET OF $604,794.80!   INCREASED COST OF OPERATING GOV’T CITED IN REQUEST

Legislature Asked for $604,794,806 to  Finance Government   Gov. Green Submits Bi ennial Budget in Per‘son; Joint Session

ay 7 Plan: Auto lalkout Voted   sident Will Disclose Wage Policy t Tuesday; Strike Call Approvec General Motors, 70,853 to 12.438

Truman Gives Government Wage-Price Plan Tuesday; GM Workers Vote Strike

Senate Passes  OPA Extension   Headed For Turbulent.  House Session Today.

OPA REGULATION MEASURE HEADS FOR NEW FIGHT   Measure Would Allow Profits To Meat Processors, Give Veto Power

HITACHI PLANTS ARE BOMBARDED BY FLEET UNITS   American And British Warships Fire Salvoes Six Miles Off Mainland   SHELLING FOLLOWED CARRIER PLANE RAID

Close Within 6 Miles of Shore To Blast Copper, War Plants af hitachi; Nips Give No Opposition

Dreadnaughts Only 6 Miles  Off Jap Shore   Shelling Follows By Only Few Hours Great Carrier Raid On Tokyo Area

BritishMenO’War In First Shelling Of Jap Homeland   Nipponese Offer No Opposition Te Attack Of Some Of The Most Devastating Guns Afloat

Bombard Hitachi, Near Tokyo   Dreadnaughts Close In To Within Six Miles Off Shore. Japanese Offer No Oppositicn By Sea Or Air

British Ships  Participate In Honshu Raids   Scores of Surface Ships Believed to Have Taken Part —Naval Pounding Follows 1500 Plane  Attack by Carrier Forces 

Eisenhower To Speak At Legion Convention   Army Chief Expected To Advocate Unified Control OF Services At 27th Parley

American Legion To Hear General Eisenhower Talk On Postwar Military Plans

Red Armies Attack Bohemia Reboubt   45,700 More Nazis Captured by Soviets

Reaffirms big 3 Vow to Seek Full Surrender   President Receives Tremendous Ovation as He Promises to Keep Present American Command

Truman’s Fighting Speech Bans Isolationisin’ Urges ‘Unconditional Surrender’

‘Secret Pier’ In Jersey City Used For Shipping Munitions To Europe

Jersey City Was Major Munitions Shipping Center   2,696,811 Tons of Explosives Moved from Secret Pier; One of best Kept Secrets of War

REVEAL USE OF ‘SECRET PIER’ IN JERSEY CITY   Was Major Shipping Point o! World War Two for Munitions

Largest Munitions Pier Revealed In New Jersey As Last Ship Sails

‘Secret Pier’ In Jersey City  Major Munitions Shipping Point Kar Warld War Il

Last Ammunition Ship for Abroad Leaves New York   Jersey City ‘Secret . Pier’ Loading Site of 2. 696.811 Tons Bombs

B-29s Smash Hard At Two Japanese   Aircraft Centers   Tokyo, Kortyama Plane Plants Pht With Eleavys Bomb Loads.

FOR TO REVIEW WORLD AFFAIRS   President Not Expected To Detail Current Problems for Solons

JAPS ADMIT THEY ARE FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE   Bemoan “American Program of Extermination” by Super-Forts.

“Japs Gloomily Admit -B-29s Most Effective Weapon of Pacific War

YAMASHITA AIDE HEARD AT TRIAL   Muto Tries To Shift Blame For Rape Of Manila To “Tiger's” Superiors And Qihardinates

Overwhelming Force to Invade Japan   Admiral Declares Nips Have Chosen Harsh Fate

All 85-Pointers Are Not Slated  To Return Home   Misunderstandings. Over ‘Critical Score’ Causing Heartaches

‘NONPARTISAN’ PROBES VOWED   Freshmen Republicans Say They’ll Speak Own Mind

“Young’ House Republican: Decide To Voice Own View: On Training, Pearl Harbo:

Soft Treatment of Nips Scored  Liberated Fighting  Men Are Bitter

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS  (By International News Service)     ENTIRE FLANK OF NAZIS’ FRONT IN FAST MENACED

BRESLAU IN -PINGERS OF ~NEW THRUST   SOUTHERN FLANK OF GERMAN DEFENSE LINE GUARDING BERLIN 15  MENACED

Steps Taken In Tokyo To Quell ‘End War’ Talk   To Arrest Persons Making Speeches “That Might Cause Disorder In National Unity”?   Economic Affairs Adinittedly Bad   Japs Warned io Turn In Leaflets Dropped By Superlorts Unger Threat of Penalty

Foe » Admits  Peace Move   High Tokyo Official Asks National Unity

YOUTH SLASHED BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANT   Arthur Soullaird, 16, Attacked While Enroute To Colonial Hotel Last Night

DEFERMENT FOR MINERS SOUGHT   ANNOUNCE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO AVERT SHORTAGE OF COAL

PLANS TO EASE COAL SHORTAGE   Favors Granting Deferment: To Coal Miners

AST, TRD     IN BELCIUM      Hodges Attacks Northe Flank as Patton Sm es Into Bourcy, Nor east of Bastogne.             ENEMY REINFORCE       Nazi Casualties in > Rundstedt’s 16 -. Drive Put at 60,00 Yanks Captured 20,000;

Adm. Nimitz Urges Navy Be Separate   Pacific Commander Asserts He Has Changed His Mind On Issue

FEPC Filibuster Suddenly Ended   Secret Strategy Meeting Ends Attempt Monopolize Senate Floor.

Filibuster Against FEPC Ends   Fair Employment Bill Will Face Senate Showdown

QUIT A FILIBUSTER   Senate Approaches Showdown on FEPC Money Question

Bill For Extension Of OPA For One Year Approved By House At Session Today

Alhes Invade Dutch Borneo   Air Field Captured In Okinawa Battle

Peoria Railroad is Returned to Owner; Is Struck at Once   Picket Lines Are Thrown Around Union Station; No Violence Today

BADGER oOLONS OPEN SESSION   GOP Firmly in Control of Both Houses of Wiscon+ sin Leaislature. -

Gov. Goodland Urges Economy But Cites INeed to Modernize State Institution:

WESTERNER MAY BECOME JUDGE   Truman Gives No Hint As Te Successor To Court’s Leading Dissenter

WESTENER MAY GET COURT JOB   ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OWEN J, ROBERTS RETIRES

ROBERTS HAS  RESIGNED FROM SUPREME CQURT   Think Pres, Truman May Name Westerner To Fill Vacancy

ROBERTS’ SUCCESSOR MAY BE A WESTERNER   More Changes in the Cabinet Seen Friday

Roberts’ Post May Go to West  Associate Justice Quits Bench; rN teen os OS a eee A.  PERE ne ane “se oe   Associate Justice Quits Bench; Arnold Mentioned As Successor

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE QUITS   Owen J. Roberts May Be Succeeded by Westerner

HINT ARNOLD MA) GET ROBERTS HIGH COURT POST   Retiring Justice May Go To His Farm Outside Phila.

Court To Rule On WLB Order In Bus Matter   Dover, N. H. Line Gas. Tires Cut

‘Hitler’s Newspaper Says Nazi Forces Must Be Made Stronger To Stem The Reds   If Soviet Offensive Keeps Up At Speed Of Last Few Days, Lodz May Soon Be In Soviet . Hands; Reds Make More Spectacular Gains

Dr. Stewart. Secretary 0! Health. Dies   Heart Attack Is Fatal; Was Key Figure in Fight Against Pollution

SEC. OF HEALTH OF PENNA. DIES THIS MORNING   Heart ‘Attack : ‘Fatal To Dr. Alexander Stewart   WIDELY... KNOWN   Had’ Figured Prominently In Fight Over >) Bfatch. Act... .

AUSSIES MEET STUBBORN REeETETANCE OW ROBNEO   Houston OPA-Grocers Battle Still Raaina

PTEN MILLION TO BE IDLE BY JUNE   OPA MAKES NEW PESSIMISTIC ESTIMATE

10 Million Jobless Predicted by June   Economists Say OPA Estimate Pessimistic

Ten Million Peak In Unemployment By June Forecast   OPA Estimate Called Too Pessimistic By Recon- version Advisors   CONTROL OF FOOD PRICES MAY END   Dec. Ist Listed As Possible Date for Lifting Some Restrictions

After Yanks Planted Old Glory On Volcano They Stayed To Guard It .   Nazi Fighter Jet Planes Difficult To Down, Fast

U.S. Marines Guard Flag Or Mt. Suribachi   Intended For Old Glory To Stay

Cold, Rain y Weather Holds Grip On U. S.   Forecasters Hope For Sunny  Days Over Much Of U. S. By Next Week

WARMER BY SATURDAY   Cold Wet Weather  Has: Prevailed For Six Days of June

ANOTHER COOL NIGHT   Rains and Low Temperatures Continue in Kansas

Hot Weather Is Forecast By Saturday   Mercury Mounts In Some Areas

Warner Walker, Decatur, First V eteran To Receive Loan For Farm Kauinmnt

Bill Cook Of Paradise. First Veteran To Obtain a Farm Loan In Wise County

Postwar Reich Tough Issue   Problems to Be Faced Inside Germany Of Titanic Nature

Difficult Administrative Problem Faces Allies In Postwar Germany

THE WAR TODAY   -BY DeWITT MACKENZIE— Asssociated Press War Analyst

WAR. TODAY   Allies Will, With De feat of Germany, ‘Have Mountain to  Move to Bring Order Gut ef Chaos.

ALLIED PEOPLES MEASURING PROGRESS OF WAR BY DISTANCE OF OUR ARMIES FROM BERLIN

Check On Civilians Back From Orient   Americans and Aliens Included in Arriving Group

Food Shortage To Get Worse, Official Says   Senate Group, Informed Canada Was Not Asked for Meat

BYRNES TO TALK ON RIFT WITH REDS   SECRETARY OF STATE REPORTS TO NATION TONIGHT ON LONDON PARLEY.

Laval Arrives at Austrian Airport  ea, Fe  a   Former Vichy Chief Is Ordered to Leave Spain

'PIERRE LAVAL  SURRENDERS TO  U.S, AUTHORITIES   Ordered Out of Spain After A 90-Day Stay, He Flew ; to Austria.   LANDED BEFORE NOON   Gave Himself Up to Authori ties in American Zone of Occupation.

ANIERICANS SEIZE LAVAL AFTER HIS ~TRPERON SPAIN   Former Chief Of Vichy Government  Surrenders’ Te American Forces After Being Run Out Of Spain.   HAD SAID HE WANTED TO BE CAPTIVE OF ALLIES   Americans Expected To Turn Him Over To French, Who Already Have Sentenced Him To Traitor’s Death.

Takes Wife In German Bomber To Frankfurt   Causes Problem In French-American Relations; Only Solution Seen In Prompt Delivery To France  as ct einai: lili dlink  dialled eas acai

Laval Surrenders To American Force   Forced to Leave Spain, Vichy Premier Gives Self Up to Yanks

LAVAL GIVES UP TO U.S. FORCES   Former Vichy Leader Flies To Occupation Zone

Flies With Family From Spain To U.S. Zone Of Occupation      Creates Big Diplomacy. Problems. Condemned To Death In Paris; Allies Had Refused Sanctuary

VICHY LEADER ORDERED OUT OF SPAIN   Accompanied By Wife, Two German Officers   TOUGH PROBLEM   in American-French Relations Created By Move Of Notorious Chief

 Tos. Former Chief Vichy, France  Now In Austria   Flies With Wife and Two German Air Force Offieevs In Full Liftwaffe Uniform From Spain   Fled From Reich Ninety Days Ago   A Madrid Source Said He Would Avoid Returning To France Where He Faees Death

PIERRE LAVAL SURRENDERS T0 U.S, OFFICIALS   Flies to Linz, Austria to Give Up; Frenchman Remained  in Spain for 3 Months

DANGEROUS HURRICANE DUE TO STRIKE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING   Hurricane Warnings Displayed  Krom Corpus Christi to Galveston

Japs Determined To Carry Fight To the Finish   Nippon’s Government Writes Off Collapse  Of Germany; Prepare Homeland for Invasion

Japs Say V-E Day Brings No Change   Determined To Fight To Finish; Prepare To Meet Invasion.

Declare German Collapse Will Not Alter Plans for  Continuins Pacific War

JAPS SAY THEY WILL FIGHT ON   Surrender of Germany Won't Shake Their Determination, Tokyo Claims

Japanese Will Finish Fight   Tokyo Raid Announces Preparation to Meet Invasion of Home Islands

Japan Reaffirms Determination To  Fight To Finish   Says. Fall -of Germany Will Make no. Change In Japan’s Policy:

CHINESE PEACE PLAN ACCEPTED   Chiang Suggests Marshall Designate Agreement

Leader Submits Counter Plan   Suggests Meeting With Marshall to Determine Best Means of Carrying Out Hostilities End

‘Best Procedure For Carrying Out End of Hostilities Order Planned

‘Cease Fire’ Offer Is Accepted   CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE ANNOUNCED BY KAI-SHEK, WHO PROMISES COALITION GOVERNMENT

China Peace  Step Made by Chiang   Communist Proposal Conditionally Accepted Today

Civil War in ‘China Ends  On New Year   Chiang Accepts Communist ‘Cease Fire’ Terms ,

PROPOSAL 10 CHINA REDS   Is Conditional Acceptance of Peace Offer

Conversion Going Well:  Truman   President Says U. S. Takes Steps to Revise Potsdam Declaration

Truman Says Reconversion  Is Well Started   Swing From Wartime To Peace Ahead Of Schedule

Total Employment Is Rising, Says Truman; Warning Issued on Danger of Intlation

Reconversion Makes Progress   President Declares Shift Near Completion

Reconversion Ahead of Goal  Truman Says   Presents Optimistic Picture on Results Since V-J Day —

Reconversion Is Ahead of Plans, Teouen Declares   Unemployment Far Less Than Expected; Peacetime Production Is Ready to Roll

ReconversionPrograzi  Is Ahead Of Schedule   Truman Declares Employment Rising After Initial Post-War Layolts

Reconversion Progressing, Says Truman   Program Ahead Of Schedule

Job Total On Climb Truman   Reconversion Nearing Completion in Presidents View

RECONVERSION’S MOVING ALONG, CHIEF REPORTS   President Says Administratior Not Napping, Thet Program Is Well Advanced

Reconversion Wel Ahead of Schedule,  Declares Truman   Nearly Complete. Says President, But Inflation Is Sull a Threat

UNEMPLOYMENT IS MUCH LESS THAN EXPECTED   Truman Says Job of  Reconversion Is Far Ahead of Schedule

President Says Reconversion Far Ahead of Schedule   Unemployment Much Less Than Originally Expected

TRUMAN SAYS PRODUCTION IS SATISFACTOR}   Employment Already Back to Level of VJ-Day, President Claims.

FEWER THAN EXPECTED   President Reports Work Stoppage 0.76 Of One Per Cent

Reconversion Far Ahead Of Schedule  Truman Declares      Give €s Data On Change cover To: Peacetiny Production..

Reconversion Is  Well On Its Way   Unemployment Far Less Than Had Been Expected Savs President Truman

Temperatures   Reconversion Is Far Ahead of Schedule, Says Chief Executive

Employment Rise Told by Truman   Reconversion Termed  Exceeding Schedule

AUGUST DRAFT TAKES SEVEN   Hardin Men are Sent To Jefferson Barracks

SELECTEES OFF FOR PHYSICALS   Hardin Sends 31 Men To Fort Snelling

HARDIN C0, MEN ARE SENT FOR PHYSICAL EXAM.   Registrants go to Jefferson Barracks for Pre-induction Routine

COUNTY SENDS FIFTEEN MEN   Selectees Complete Three Week Furlough

THE YAMASHITA WITH MASSAGRE   WITNESS SAYS ORDER CAME FROM HIGHER UP

OPA Assailed for Clothing ‘Mess’   Agency Delays Price Rollback Until 1946

Paratroopers, 24th Division Go Onto Island   Complete Capture Assured, MacArthur Says in Describing Darina Operation

STRIKE PROBE WILL BEGIN AT COMBUSTION C0.      Two-Man Inquiry Committee Named By International Officials

Soviet Armies In Manchuria As Liberators   Russia Hints Acceptance Of Cairo Pledge To Return Manchuria To China.

RED ARMIES 60 INTO MANCHURIA AS LIBERATORS   Hint Russia Has Subscribed To Cairo Pledge, Japs Surrendering

Russia Hints Approval Of Cairo and Potsdam Edicts; Three Major Cities Are Occupied

RUSSIAN REPORTS HINT MANCHURIA WIL BE CHINES   Soviet Broadcast. Calls .Man * churia “Foreign Country”  ~ Whose’ Principal Ci-ti ies Are Now Held. By: Reds.   RED SOLDIERS MOP UP -REST OF -JAP FORCES   Radio Message. Tells Rec ‘Soldiers To Respect .Th independence Of. Countr Being Freed From Japs.

Red Army Enters Manchuria As Liberators Only   Broadcast Hints That Russia Will Return Country To China

Wittenberg Link Traps More Germans; U. S. 7th Army Winning Munich.

German Troops Betweer Berlin and Elbe River Caught in Long Pocket

NINTH AND FIRST  ARMIES ESTABLISH  RUSSIAN CONTACTS HARD BATTLE IS RE PORTED IN PROGRESS IN MUNICH ON MONDAY

CLOSE TRAP FROM BERLIN TO LEIPZIG   Also Virtually Surround All Germans Between Capital and Elbe— Doughboys Two Miles From Heart of Munich.

FIVE AMERICAN DIVISIONS JOIN MUNICH BATTLE   Hard Battle Rages For Birthplace Of Nazism; Ninth Makes Another Contact With Russians Near Wittenberg.

Junction Is Made East Of Dessau   Munich, Birthplace Of Naziism, 1s Captured Today By Troops Of U. S. Seventh Army

ENGAGED DOUGHBOYS STORMED: THROUGH PLACE OF HORRORS WHERE THOUSANDS HAD DIED

Undisclosed Number of Germans Trapped Between Berlin, Leipzig.   HARD BATTLE IN MUNICH

Yankees, Reds Join AtTwo More Places  Nazis Now In Trap Between Berlin And Leipzig; 7th Army

New Pocket  Formed For Nazis   Battle for Munich Rages as German Defender: Put Up Resistance Against Seventh Army; British Forces Are 19 Miles From Hamburg

NINTH AND FIRST ARMIES ESTABLISH RUSSIAN CONTACTS  HARD BATTLE IS RE-

Nazi Resistance Ebbs In Battle For Munich   7th Army Troops Drive Within 20 Mi. Of Brenner Pass

Next Civic Forum Wednesday, Dec.5  Major Hamilton Long  Is Guest Speaker

R LONG 12 ADDRESS FORUM   Returned Army Officer Will Speak In LeMars Next Wednesday

Curtailed Output Of Food Seen Despite Shortage   U. S. Farmers Lack The Means to  Boost Production

‘Spoiled’ War Workers Agitate Labor Dearth  U.S. Industries Begging for Help. As 3 Million Idlers Hunt High Pay-

STEEL MILLS, RAILWAY LINES NEED WORKERS   Many Other Industries Are "Trying To Fill Vacant  Posts In Plants   WAGES HOLD UP HIRING   Strikes And Demands ror Higher Pay Complicate Job Situation

More Stee! Workers Are Needed   Paradox Probably Without Parallel In Industrial Historw

SEEK WORKERS FOR RAILROAD, FACTORY jaBs   Paradox Without Parallel I: Created Within Nation’s Trade History

The Queen and Her Footmen Dance; King Waltzes with Butler's Wife

Waltz Me George!  King Dances With Butler’s Wife; Queen Dances With Butler

ROYAL FAMILY JOINS SERVANTS FOR PART}   King, Queen Dance With Buitler’s WifeFcotman

SENATE 10 GET WALLACE TOPIC   Will Get Job but Expect Lending Agencies to Be: Taken - Fain Department, Rumor

Patton, Hodges Men Race to Split Reich   Germans Report Third Rolling Over Fatherland; First Presses Greatest Tank Assault of Western Fighting

British Reach Edges Of Westphalian Centers While Three Yank Armies Joined Together In Solid Front East Of Rhine.   Seize Great Frankfurt Airport

CHIANG FORCES SUBMIT 4-POINT PROPOSAL TODAY   Red Leader Counters With Demand That All Kuomintang Troops Cease Fighting

War Veterans’ Needs to Cost Nearly 3 Billion, Which Is Just a Beginning

HOOPER CASE WILL REACH JURY TUESDAY      Final Arguments . Slated for _ Monday Afternoon

HOODLUM CASE TAKES RECESS   JURY WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS NEXT TUESDAY

France Approves Big Loan By U.S.   Bretton Woods Plan Is Also Endorsed

bis oe gel ee ee a ee  Propose Tax Concessions, ‘Refunds To Aid Industry

German Civilians Straggle Back to Homes In Cologne, Stricken With Misery of Defeat

Stragaling Lines of Refugees Return To Homes to Bear Misery of Defeat

CHIANG ARMY TAKES CITY IN MANCHURIA   Nationalist Force Advancing 20 Miles a Day

CHINESE PUSH (N MANCHU PORT   COMMUNIST RESISTANCE TO DRIVE CALLED WEAK

Chinese Advance 80  Miles Into Manchuria   Hsieng-Cheng Troops Are Only Thirteen Miles From Coastal Town Of Hulutao In Fight  A wainmet Cammnniate

Chinese Nationalist Forces Advance 80 Miles Into Southeast Manchuria

Nationalists Make Good Gair Into Manchuria   Chiane’s Troops Are Evidently Driving On Port of Hulutao

YANKS BOOST AERIAL DRIVE AGAINST JAPAN   Tekyo Airfield Is Raided; Shipping Is Hit By Army, Navy Pilots

Mustangs Raid Two Airfields In Tokyo Area   Enemy Merchant Fleet Suffers Further Losses

be RAIDERS ba "ENEMY POWE}   SHIPS AND PLANER KNOCKED i OUT AS AMERICAN AERIAL :  ¢: CAMPAION CONTINUES OFER WEEKEND

Aerial Campaign Against Enemy is Highly Intensified  AIRFIELDS ARE RAIDED  53 ‘Jap’ Planes and Possibly 32 Surface Vessels Blasted

FR. Urges All To Aid in Food   President Issues ‘Call to Action’ in Growing, Conserving   Death Marcher’ Rejoins M Arthur.

MEAT RATIONING WILL END SOON   Butter, Margarine and Lard to Stay Under Points © Six Months More

Meat Rationing End Believed N ear   Butter To Continue Into 1946

NON-RATION SHOE & LISTS PLANNEI   Cheaper Grades Of Adult Shoes To Be Free Aug. 27

Some Shoes fo Go Off Points List   Large Selection of Inexpensive Shoes for Adults Go Off August 27

Temperatures   Limited Tax Relief, Jobs for All Listed in Message

Greatest Peacetime Industrial Activity We Have Ever Seen  LIMITED BUSINESS TAX RELIEF IN 746 No Reason To Fear The  Years That Lie Ahead

Warplanes Hit German ~ Oil Plants   Also Bomb Sub Pens and Rail ‘Lines Supplying”   V-Bombh Sites on —  Halland Coast

Soe Committee Members Insinuate That. .  FDR, Churchill Had Sub Rosa Agreement At The Atlantic Charter Meet?

G. O. P. Seeks Charter Talk Commitments   Ferguson Suspecis FDR and Churchill  *Acreed’ on Japan.

GOP Hints Military Alliance Between Roosevelt, Churchill   Hull, Welles Deny Knowledge of Any Agreement, Ferguson Demands Explanation

‘WARSAW BUTCHER’ REPORTED SEIZED   GEBMAN TAKEN FN JAPAN BY VANKS—SAID TO HAVE KILLED 100,000 JEWS.

British Enter Copenhagen; Meet Nazi Fire  2,000 Are Jailed as Danish Patriots Settle Old Grudaes

Cheers, Rifle Fire Greet British In Dane Capital  Danish Nazis Seized In Great Hunt For Pro-Germans

DANISH CAPITAL CHEERS BRITISH   Great Manhunt Staged For Collaborators With Germans

BRITISH SOLDIERS REACH COPENHAGED   Cheerlng Danes Fire Rifles in Cele bration--Action Leads to Skirmish With Germans.

Cheers, Rifle Fire Greet British In Dane Capital  Danish Nazis Seized In Great Hunt  Ease Dea Carmane

Reds Ask Announcement Of Linkup Be Withheld Until Berlin Is Freed

British Brides of Gls Warned to Take American Kind of Humor Calmly

Year of 1945 To Be Tougher On Home Front   British Brides of American GIs Get Advice in Magazine Digest

CANNO ROCK MANILA   Jungle Battles Underway On Bataan; Planes Rip Corregidor

HARD BATTLES AHEAD, STIMSON WARNS U.S,   Manila’s Speedy Liberation Wins Praise In Report

Says Enrope War Clasing, Bat Adds Defeat of Japan Will Require “New  Leap Forward?’

CHURCHILL SAYS MUST BUILD FREE, OPEN ORGANIZATION   BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER DECLARES NATIONS MUST LIVE IN PEACE

Churchill Seeks. Open Group: Fon  Fufure Peace. :         All Nations Include But-Force Must Be Held: = In Organization:

Churchill Firm For Free World   World Organization Must Be Open To All Nations, He Declares.

Chor chill: Visions Or ganization -  ee Open To Nations Of Wor 1d; Big: 4 Seen Planning Change

CHURCHILL IS FOR A LEAGUE OPEN 10 ALL   Prime Minister Declares That a World Organization for Peace Should Include All the Nations of the World.

Churchill Sees Axis League Bic   Ultimate Inclusion Mentioned in Speech; Retirement Hinted

Envisages Ultimate Inclusion of Even Present Enemy Nations In Group.

BRITISH PLEDGE HELP IN PACIFIC   World Peace Organization Open To All Predicted

World Organization Must Be Open  To All Nations, Declares Churchill  

Spine-Tingling Drama Climaxe: Formal Signing  Oriental Slowness Adds Significance To Historic Scene

TINGLING DRAMA IN CEREMONY OF THE SURRENDER   Setting Was Perfect For Historic  8-Minute Ceremony ,In Which Japan Bowed To Dictates Of The Allies.

Surrender Ceremony High Drama   Setting Perfect ' Aboard Missouri

HOUR F OR WHICH MACARTHUR HAD FOUGHT AND WAITED WAS: FILLED WITH MUCH TENSENESS

WEDDING OCCURS AT ST. VINCENT’S CHURCE   Miss Helena Marie Eck Become: Bride Of Charles F. Zeigler In Rites There This Morning

Hungary will Furnish Troops To Aid Allies   Assess $300,000,000 In Commodities © Against Country

LAST GERMAN SATELLITE GIVES UP   Hungary Agrees To Help Allies Finish Up Germany

Gen. Omar Bradley Succeeds Hines As Veterans’ Head  Truman Names General Just Back From Europe: Other Appointments

Shouting Women Stampede Through  Police Lines to Welcome Windsor

Murder Charge Follows Death in Farm Fire   We Want You Back. Shout Women As Duke of Windsor Visits Family   Man Who Quit Throne to Marry Gian, i Love Soundic Welen.)

DEMAND JAPS ACCOUNT FOR ARMS OUTPUT   New Order Issued By MacArthur; Press Attacks Govt.

emand Dismissal! of “Feudalistic Officials” Who Tried to Stop Publication of Emperor’s Visit to MacArthur; Supreme (ommander Goes After ‘iunilions Industry; Demands Complete Renarts«.

Government Of Nippon Scored By Jap Press   May Overhaul Cobinet for Failure to Act in Food Crisis

Jap Press Altacks Rule Of Homeland   Newspapers Use Freedom To Ask Officials To Quit

CARETAKER CABINET IS APPOINTED   Prime Minister Opens Election Campaign; Bracken Named

Says Pacific War May End Sooner Than Some Think   Few Important Policy Changes Anticipated Under New Caibnet

Fierce Fighting Is Reported In Manila   Trapped Japanese Defenders Are Beirg Eliminated in House-to-House Battling, General MacArthur Reporte

JAPS DEFENDING MANILA IN AREA NOT CONQUERED   Observers Look For Long Fanatical Stand In South Section   STREETS ARE MINED, ENEMY GUNS INTACT

FIERCE STREET FIGHTSRAGEIN SOUTH MANILA   Japs in “Final Stand” As Yanks Drive to Docks, Airfield

MANILA JAPS IN “LAST STAND’   Trapped Defenders of City Being Destroyed in Fierce House-to-House Fighting

FIERCE FIGHTING STILL RAGES IN SOUTHERN MANILA   Yanks Are Forced to Fight House-to-House and Street by Street in FireBlackened City.   M’ARTHUR CALLS IT FINAL JAP STAND   Battle Also Bitter on Bataan —U. S. Planes in New Raids on China Coast and Formosa.

Foe Being Eliminated In House-io-House Fights; Counter-Attack Halted

FANATICAL JAPS " REING WIPED OUT   Americans Encounter Mined Streets, Heavily Fortified Positions; Jap Resistance Branded ‘Final Stand’

Tropa Japanese Defenders Are Being Eliminated ii in a * House- to-Houss, Battling, General ‘Mac. Pe dig bie, -Pethur Renorte ;

Blasts Shatter U.S. Police Headquarters i in Bremen, Kill Americans, Germans   Delayed Action Bombs Left by Nazis; War Crimes Board Ends Meet Without Definite Action; Reds Guard Zone Closely

Two Explosion: Wreek U.S. MP  Post in Bremen   At Least 3 Americans, 12 Germans hilled: Time Bombs Believed  To Have Been Cause

WAR FUND DRIVE FORST1,500 OPEN TODAY IN COUNTY.   Servicemen, Ailied Civilians and Scouts to Share in Funds.

WAR FUND DRIVE FOR $11 500 OPEN TODAY IN COUNTY   Servicenien, Allied Civilians and. Scouts  to Share! in Funds.

IA AGENTS INTERESTED iN BEAST FURNACE   Eurveys of $8,000,000 Plant Have Been Made By Industrial In terests In India According To Ronart   NO OFFER HAS BEEN MADE FOR MILL YET

Air Raid Alerts Sounded in Japanese Capital  Superfort Seen Over Tokyo and Yokohama

NIPPON CAPITAL GIVEN POUNDING   Sections Of Tokyo Left Burning After Raid Of Superfortresses

JAPS’ SECONL CITY TODAY   Acrial Photos Reveal Additional Damage in Tokyo

Large Jap City Is Given Big Blasting   Many Tons of Fire Bomb: Unloaded in Raid Like That on Tokyo

Superfort Raids Switch To Osaka   Large Force Strikes Third Japanese City .

Japan's Third City Bombed by Big Planes   War Factories Hit; Raid is Parallel to Tokyo Strike

Hundreds Of B-29s Shower Incendiary Bombs In Attack On Osaka   Attack ¢ sompares  With Tokyo Raid   Offensive Carried Out By Planes From Saipan, Tinian And Guam

Jap Government Has Most War Criminals In Custody It Claims   Senate Picks Up Hot Potato — In Unemployment Pay Measure

Bill Calls For Federal Cash To Aid State Grants   Army Discharges Also Top Subject With Generals Explaining Plan

Jobless Aid Bill Heads For Senate Fight   Republicans Meet To Eye  °46 Pollss-Demobilization  i   Heat TLessense.   ORATORY BEGINS SOON

Senate Cools Off A Bit On Subject Army Discharges   ; 4 as > ‘Marshall Gives Explana tion of Policy. °

Unemployme nt Bill, Dischar "ges FaceCon ogress   Bath Problems Being Met By Legislative Group -Exactly One Month  After Capitulation ~

Senate to Air Jobless Pay   Congress Continues Demobilization Row

Jobless Bill,  Army Release Get Attention   Fight Is Shifted To Senate Floor

Fight On Jobles: Pay Bill Shifts To Senate Floor   Issue Proving Hot Potato For Members

Senate’ Braces For Hot Fight On Jobless Pay   Meanwhile, Heat On Army Demobilization Lessene Slichtlv.

ARMY SATISFIES  CONGRESSIONAL  URGE FOR SPEED LAWMAKERS TURN T(  CONSIDERATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT PAY

Compensation  Fight Looms Jobless Aid Measure Goes To Senate Floo:

Senate Begins Consideration © Jobless Pay Bill Returned ~ From’ Committee

Jobless Pay Bill to Front In Congress   Senate Runs Into Trouble as Discharge Subject Cools Off

WESLEY G. SAIP DIES   Topekan Was ; Kansas Building and Loan Commissioner 

Subic Bay Captured  By American Forces   Series of Significant Successes on Luzon Announced by General MacArthur—Troops 28 Miles From Manila

Americans Get  Subic Bay and Navy Station  : U. S. Seventh Fleet  Takes neveses of  a ene, i’, caease snact

Yanks Take Subic Bay, Speed Drive on Manila   American Troops Smash Across German Border in Four Places

Series. of Significant Successes: on Luzon. ‘Announced vby General MacArthur—Troops 28 Miles From Manila

Olongapo Naval Base Among Added Prizes In Philippines   While Eighth Army Secured Naval Base, Sixth Army Seized Calumpit After 13-Mile Advance, Opening Plains Approach To Manila

Big Olongapo Base Seized   Subic Bay Taken And Fleet Steams In While Sixth Captures Calumpit

Americans Land on Island  In Subic Bay   Eighth Army Troops Capture Olongapo Which Already Is Being Developed as a Naval Base: Calumpit Is Seized

LUZON’S SUBIC BAY SECURED BY 8TH ARMY   U. S. Seventh Fleet Takes Anchorage at Olongapo, Important Naval Center

S. TROOPS TAKE LUZON NAVAL BASE   Seventh Fleet Moves Into Subic Bay— Sixth Army 28 Miles From Manila.

Advancing Yanks Seize Big Naval BaseOn Luzon Island   United States Seventh Fleet Enters Harbor; Sixth Army Advances Rapidly Toward Manila

“Tl Am More Sorry for The People and World Than for Us’”—Eleanor

WORK JUMPERS WARNED OF DRAFT   Hershey Aide Says War Rule Still In Effect

JORUMPERS GAN STILL BE CALLED   End of War Doesn‘t Mean Job-Deferred Men Can Leave Positions.

Selective Service Rules Registrants 18-25 Who Leave Draft-Deferred Jobs are Liable for Induction

MAY STILL CALL PHYSICALLY FIT WEN FOR DRAFT   Rule Against Wartime Work  Shifting Is Still In Effect ;

Senate Speedily Confirms Bymes   New Secretary Wins Unanimous Approval

Headed By Grack U. S. Regiment. .... 10,000 Topflight Allied Troops Ready For Landing

U.S, WITHDRAWS MEN FROM IRAN   WILL HAVE TROOPS OUT BY JANUARY 1 e

IRAN: RUSSIANS TO STAY. THERE   Iranian Ambassador Says Foreign Troops. Are Causing Unrest

U S. To Continue Withdrawal of   Troops In Iran   Action Taken Despite Russian Refusal To Accept Deadline

U.S. Troops Will Quit Iran Jan. 1;  Russians to Sta   Departure Preparations Begun; Soviets to Remain  Until March 2rd

Victory In Europe Brings Restudy Of Lend-Lease Program; Red Shipments Moving

LEND-LEASE IN REVIEW PROCESS   But Shipments Already on Way to Russia Go Through

REVIEWING LEND LEASE PROGRAM   Shipments To Russia Unaffected At Present.

TWO HAGERSTOWN MEN ARE MISSING      Cpl. George Shoemaker and Pyt. Leon Curry Missing

TWO HAGERSTOWN MEN ARE MISSING   Cpl.. George Shoemaker and Pyt. Leon Curry  ' Miceina

BONUS FOR MISSOURI VETERANS PROPOSED   Bills to Be Introduced tn House Calling for Maximum Payment of $400.

Will Offer Bill  To Pay Veterans Maximum of $400 Sample, Norden Mea:  ure Would Give Bonus at $107) Manth

Germans in Panic Abandon Prisoners   4,100 American Airmer Among 21,000 Released

French Commander Gives Cease Firing Orders as British Put on Pressure

No Friction, MacArthur Says   Senator Tydings Says Pearson Column Tissue of Lies

Declares No Truth In Report Of Friction In Tydings Philippine Visit

MW Arthur In Hint Denial   No Truth In Pearson’s Report Of Friction During Tydings’ Visit.

YANKS BREAK DEADLOCK . ON OKINAWA   Tokyo Radio Discloses Huge . Damage by B29s

Jap Radio In Gloomy Broadcast   Say Nation Faces Extermi nation After New Set  back at Okinawa

YANKEES BREAK LINES AT NAHA   SEIZE IMPORTANT HILL NORTH OF CAPITAL

By Jimmy Hatlo   Stafford Bond Reduced To $5,000   Hearnig On Habeas Corpus Petition

Stafford Bond Reduced To $5,000   Hearnig On Habeas Corpus Petition

GOST OF WAR. ~ 395 BILLIONS   PRESENT WAR HAS COST TO DATE NINE TIMES EXPEN.DITURES FOR WORLD. *. >: WARI

9-STORY PLUNGE KILLS JUDSON   DIES AFTER BEING FREED IN LOGAN SLAYING CASE

WPB Asks War Workers to Stay OnJobdJuly4   Signing of Charter Tonight Fulfills Dream OFU S in World Leaqueto Prevent War   United Nations Not Effective Until Ratified, But Acceptance By U.S. Senate Seems Assured; Only Moral Force and World Opinion Control Big Five, But Small Warring Nations  Can Ra Slanned Down: Work Through Four Main Bodies

CALLING OFF OF INDUCTION FACES 3 BARS   Service Reduction  Talk Hinges  Peace

End Of Draft Depends On Many Factors   Calls Probably Will Continue After Japs Quit

AUTO YIELDS — YEGG TOOLS   Guns and Rifles Included; Arrest Four Men In Car

Everybody Is Surprised  Four Holdup Suspects Held; ‘Arsenal’ Found In Auto

FIRE AND RUIN ARE HEAPED ON JAP HOMELAND  Takuan Decerbece Attack      Tokyo Describes Attack As ‘First Step ef Aggression’   Pacific War At Glance :

70,000 RECRUITS ARE SOUGHT IN THIS ARE 4   Army Is After Replacements Before Next Jaly 1; Number of Advantages Offered

MAJOR ATTACK IS SHAPING UP IN AACHEN AREA   Russians Smash Bober Line And Plunge Across Silesia Toward Saxony Capital

«Russians Cross _ Bober River After _Buntzlau Capture  One Russian Column Heads Ea Deacdean Another Rerlin

NORTHERN FLANK OF NAZI WESTERN LINE IS BEING SMASHED   SOVIET TROOPS BATTERING ACROSS SILESIA IN FLANK THREAT TO BERLIN

Red Forces Smash Nazis Bober River Defenses In Silesia   Third Army Mopping Up in Pruem Offers Second Allied Threat To Ruhr Valley

Italian Rail Center Taken In Yank Push   Move Seals Escape Route; Insurrection Reported in North

MAJOR ITALIAN CITIES SEIZED   Milan, Turin, Genoa Declared In Hands Of  Patriots

VERONA TAKEN PASS SEALED BY 5TH ARMY   Italian Patriots Hold Milan, Turin, Genoa  And Other Cities

Fifth Army Seizes Verona; Patriots Take Small Cities   Brenner Pass. Escape Route Practically Sealed—Swiss "Reports Say Mussolini Has. Been Cap- ° .  tured—lItalians'in Revolt

Brenner Pass Escape Route Virtually Cut   Major Cities Seized By ltalian Patriots: Duce Reported Taken

Allies Seal Off Brenner Pass. Capture Verona   Patriots Seizing Control In Northern Italian Cities; Il Duce Said Captured at Pallanza

TROOPS RACE “DEEPER INTO THE REDOUBT   RUNDSTEDT AMONG  PRISONERS TAKEN IN DRIVES IN SOUTH—EISENHOWER  QUOTES HIMMLER’ —

Less Than Half Medical Officers In Service Will Return To Former Stands

Truman Lays Foundation For Spirited Drive To Keep Nation Geared For Japanese Fight

Many Doubt Passing Of Leader And Moscow Sees In Rebort “Fascist Trick”’

Nazis, Proclaiming Hitler's Death, Build Legend for Future; Russians See Fascist Trick in Announcement

\«\Dramatized By Nazi ~ Chiefs   Moscow Doubts Report Is True; Britain Is Skeptical Regarding “Hero’s Death” Story

Elaborate Background Set “Fragic” Statement, As World Questions It

Hitler’s Death Seen by Reds As Nazi Ruse   Britons Accepting Story But Doubt - Manner of Fatalilv

HITLER DRAMATICALLY CONSIGNED TO “THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS” BY NAZI PROPAGANDISTS TODAY

London and Moscow Receive News of Purported Death of Hitler With Much Skepticism   Appecrance of Admiral Doenitz as Fuehrer Indicates Split in Nazi Party and May and May Not Hasten Surrender of German Army

ALLIES TO ASK BODY AS PROOF OF NAZICLAIM   German Propagandists Say Fuehrer Died Fighting At Berlin Chancellery

Stagecraft Adorns Hitler Death Report   German Radio Announcement Made Amid Wognerian Symbolism; British Foreign Office Relieves It To Be True 

ELECTION SUIT “HITS POLL TAX   SUIT: BASED ON NOVEMBER ELECTIONS IN POLL TAX  STATES AFFECTS 79 CONGRESSMEN

Socialists in Belgian Government Resign   Will Stay in Cabinet Until Question Decided

Bismarck Sea Battle Was Shock to Japs  Nip Admiral Says  Between 30 and i cg...

Bismarck Sea Baitle Was Shock to Japs   Nip Admiral Says Between 30 and  40 Ships Were Sunk

CORNING GLASS WORKS IDLE AFTER WALKOUT      Suspension Began Yesterday In No. 1 Finishing Dept. Of Plant

eeenenemases q Snyder Would Support Ceilings Only if Shown It Would Not Delay Construction; Bowles Pleads Against Dang. crous Inflation.

Snyder Would Support Ceilings Only if Shown ‘It: Would Not Delay -Construction; Bowles: Pleads Against Dang“erous Inflation.

HOUSING PRICE LIDS STUDIED   Snyder Says He Would Approve if Ceilings Didn't Stifie Recovery.”

Sheriff Beaten and Robbed as Halloween Prank At Fort Worth Hotel Proves to Be Real Robber

Truman scores major wit as house moves tariff bill   Measure may meet tougher battle in senate: president's appeal is heeded

Reciprocal Trade Bill Passes Test in House  Tre a , =   President Truman Steps Into Fight For Extension Of Trade Treaty Powers

Names of Liberated Americans to Be Given to Newsmen in European Theater

LIST. THE LIBERATED   Names of Freed Prisoners of War to Be Given Newsmen

RUSSIANS SEEK DELAY ON ITALY   Want Three Balkan Nation: Discussed at Same Time

Colmer Threatens Curfew Legislation   Mississippi Democrat In Speeeh Backs Directive

British Hint Meet Delay   Suggest Postponement of World Security Conference At San Francisco Soon

Clo Issues ‘Angry Statement   Believed Attempting To Destroy Labor Union:

SENATE DELAYS O.K. ON ACHESON   WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HIS ATTACK ‘ON MacARTHUR

Row Centers  On Acheson  _ Senate Delays Action  we .* 28... 4% 4 *

Postpone Acheson Confirmation To  State Department   Wherry, Chandler Blast Acheson For Insult  To Gen. M’Arthur

‘Tnsult’ Delays Acheson Vote   Slur to MacArthur Charged by Wherry

Senators Claim Acheson Remark Hits MacArthur   Contend General’s Name Is Blackened

Trial of Nazis Accused of Atrocities At Dachau Concentration Camp Begins

DACHAU WAR # CRIMES TRIAL UNDER WAY   F orty-Two N azis Face Murder and Torture Charges

42 Germans  To Go On Trial   Charged With Murdering  Thousands of Persons

2 Nazis, Accused 0f Dachau Horrers, Co on Trial Today    Arnerieany Military Court Ruled Legal After PreTrial Wrangle

70,000 Americans Reported to Have Been Pressed Into Bridgehead Now Extending 13 Miles Along River; Third Army Reduces German Holdings North of Moselle River

HODGES TWO MILES FROM: G-LANE ROAD   Americans Push East ward From Rhine Bridgehead Against Stiff Enemy Resistance,   THROW PONTOON ©. SPAN ACROSS RIVER   Berlin Says 70,000 Yanks Are Struggling to Erase Barriers to Drive on Berlin,

SUPERHIGHWAY GOAL   Berlin Estimates Force Across Rhine At 70,000 Yank Soldiers

This Country’s Chief Concern  Is Nation’s Oil   Action Taken After Consultations With Other American Republics

U. S. Accepts  Venezuela Rule   American Ambassador In Caracas Informs New Minister Of Action.

RECOGNITION BY U. S. IS GIVEN VENEZUELA   Revolutionary Government Gets American Sanction

New Venezuela Regime Given  U. S. Approval   American ‘Action Is Taken After Consulting Other Neighboring Nations

PUTS APPROVAL ONBETANCOURT AS NEW LEADER   T South American Governments Also Recognize Rule

New Government Of VenezuelaGetsOkav   United States Recognizes Revolutionary Government, After Consulting With Other American Republics

Venezuela Recognized   U. S. Gives Approval To New Government After Consultations

ROSE LANGUISHES   Venezuela Given U. §. Recognition  New Government Held In Democratic Regard

U. S. Recognizes New Government Of Venezuela   Action Taken After Consultations with Other. Republics ‘OF the Amoricec

MacARTHUR ORDERS ARREST OF KOISO   Ex-Premier and 10 Other Jap War Lords Wanted

FARLEY MAY ENTER RAGE   NEW YORK POLITICIANS SPEC. ULATE ON POSSIBILITY HE MAY SEEK VICE PRESI _ DENCK

Great Britain Will Get Loan   Wor-Shaken Nation To Receive $4,400,000,000 Credit, If ‘Congress Is Willing

Huge Credit Agreement Is Negotiated   Arrangement for Big Loan On 55 Year Basis Only Tentative and Requires Approval of Congreca

Congress Asked To Pass 4 Billior Loan to Britain   Terms of Tentative Plan Gives British 55 Years to Repay

U.S; AND BRITAIN TO WORK TOGETHER 10 EXPAND TRADE   Pledge of Co-operation Given in Agreement on $4,400,000,000 Loan to England.   FINAL SETTLEMENT OF LEND-LEASE MADE   Details of Pact Given Out— Calls for Reduction of Tariffs, Cartels and Other Barriers.

HEAT TO STAY AWHILE   Eastern Kansas Broke the 100-De. gree Mark Yesterday

M ARTHUR'S MEN HAMMER JAP SHIPPING   500 Bombers and Fighters Take Part in Raids

PRESIDENT OSMENA ORDERS TWO SONS ARRESTED ON COLLABORATION CHARGE

ergio Osmena, Naw in U.  S.. Says Offsprings Must Stand Trial With Other  Collaborutors

. WARSHIPS APPROACHING CORREGIDOR   ‘Tokyo Broadcasts Report  Cruising of American   Shipping in Bataan   Peninsula  CURIC RAY OCCUPIEN

Report Yank Ships Near Corregidor   Northwest Bataan Peninsula Being Shelled by Warships, Tokyo Says

Japs Say U.S. Ships Shelling Bataan Neck   Manila: Only 28 Miles Away AsLand Forces Meet Little Opposition

¥anks: Beyond Last Défense Before Manila   Reach Calumpit, 28 Road Miles From Luzon Capi“tal; U.S, Warships In Subie Bay

U.S. WARSHIPS 'N SUBIC BAY   Sixth Army Beyond Last Defense Barrier Before Manila

Fleet Anchors In Shelter Of Subie Bay   Naval Base Abandoned by Japs; Suardian Isle Taken

U.S, WARSHIPS AT CORREGIDOR, JAPS DECLARI   ‘Battle Force Reported Near Stronghold During Subic Bay  Bombardment.

Naval Base at Subic Bay Falls To MacArthur   ‘U. S. Warships Near Corregidor’—Tokyo

MINDANAO FIGHT AT MOP-UP STAGE   XANK JUNCTURE BISECTING ISLAND DOOMS REMNANTS OF JAP GARRISON,

Mindanao Battle ‘In Mop-Up Stage   Two American Forces  Reported Linked

YANK FORCES IN JUNCTURE ONMINDANAC   Island Bisection Reduces Campaign to Moppingup Procedures

MOP - UP STAGE REACHED UPON MINDANAO ISLE   Three American Units Join To Split Big Philippine Island

Yank Divisions Form Juncture, Bisect Island   MacArthur Says Move Has — Completed Hold on Central Area

OFFENSIVE ON MINDANAO IS ABOUT FINISHED   Philippine Island Bisected; Remnants Of Jap Force  Tinamad   ENEMY SHIPPING IS GIVEN HARD POUNDING

Fighting on Jap Island Near End   MOPPING UP STAGE ON MINDANAO, SAYS MacARTHUR

BUSINESS.OF ‘NEW YORKERS. "18 HARD HIT   STANDARD OIL OF O10 BUCKING-ON IND U STRY-WIDE :  AGREEMENT WITH Of . WORKERS

Strike Problems Beset Numerous  Areas Of Nation   Chicago Conference May Bring Settlement Of Oil Industry Strike Is Hone   AUTO INDUSTRY TIE UP IS NEARER

STRIKES SPREADING As WORKERS DEMAND 'BIG INCREASE IN PAY   Open Conference Today In Ef fort To Settle Oil Strike

11,000 ELEVATOR OPERATORS OUT IN NEW YORK   Conference to End Oil Strike Opens in Chicago

Strike in N.Y. Prevents Work For 1,500,000   2,015 Buildings Lose ' Elevator Service; Oil Peace Meet Today

11,000 ELEVATOR OPERATORS OUT   Conference to ied Oil Strike Opens . in Chicago — a3

Germans Export Funds, Plan Next War’s Weapons   Nazi. Party Iustigates Both Moves Part of Program to Remain in Power Following Defeat

Satermed Sources Say: Nazis Start To Export Funds, Plan Weapons For Next War

PLANS OF NAZIS FOR NEXT WAR ARE UNCOVERED   Industrialists Exporting Funds For New Start To Make New Weapons

Nazis Build For Future   Exporting of Funds Latest Move in Effort To Stay in Power Secretly After War

 Nazi Industrialists Store Up Funds \to Finance Post-War Planning for War

mY e ; Nazis Prepare  _ For Next War   Order German Industrialists to Export Funds for Safekeeping in Neutral Nations; Arrange New Weapons

Nazis Exporting Funds To Neutral Countries To Rebuild War Machine

FOR ANOTHER WAR   Nazis Said to Be Exporting Funds From Reich for Safekeeping:

Organization of Legislature ‘Virtually Completed for Opening of Session Today

Sharp Slashes In Levies Are Provided   Corporations And Individuals Get Consideration

Tax Cutting. Bill Before ‘House Today   ‘Measure Taken * Upion Take . It or Leave  It Basis

House Begins Consideration Of Five Billion Dollar Tax Lowering Bill On New Basis

Under Plan No Changes Can Be Made From Floo: Without Consent of Ways And Maane Caommittac

SPEEDY VOTE ON TAX BILL IS EXPECTED   House Agrees To Its Ways and Means Committee's Plan and Begins Consideration   HAS AN EARLY SESSION

Soviets Tote [Victory Flags To Fly in City   Flames on Horizon Visible to Soviets Macserl] Along Oder

Russians See Berlin Afire   Have Victory Banners They Mean to Nail to Flagpoles In Reich Capital

Reds Watch Fires Burn In Capital  Of Germans   Armies Are Within Sight Of Big Goal

Java Premier (   Gets Support   Given Vote of Confidence  s Fichtine Continues

(British Ground, Sea and Air Weapons Lash Out at Indonesian Forces as Fighting Intensifies; Armed’ Insurgents in Jran Make Long Advances

JAVA FIGHTING GAINS IN FURY   British Kish -ot Natives With Ground, Air And Sea Weapons

Premier is given vote  of confidence  Fighting mounts in central Java

Hfteen Dead In Plane Crash In Snow Storm   Six Of Men On Plane Escaped Death, All Army Men

Fifteen Army Men Are Among Victims Of Crash Of C-47 During Storm Early Today

Miller FEF xhausted   Fifteen Die in C-47 Crash Near Billings, Mont.

16 ARMY MIEN Di IN AIRPLANE CRASH   Two ‘Airline: Pilots Also Kill ed When Plane Crashes And Burns.

Army Men   Victims  Of Mishap   Transport Plane Bearing 23 Men Clips Tree Top, Crashes in Field Below Rimrocks; Five Survivors Suffer Burns and Injuries

Plane Crash In Montana Kills 17 Men   Fifteen Soldiers, Some Under Discharge Order, Two Pilots Lose Lives In C47 Crack-Up

17 MEET DEAT IN AIR CRASH   15 Vets Among Victims When Airliner Crashes _ In Snow Storm

Seventeen Die  In Plane Crash   Fifteen Army Men And Two Civilian Pilots Die In Fall During Storm

Army Men Are Victims Of Accident   Blinding Snow Causes Plane To Crash-Burn

SIGNALS SIGHTED BY SEARCHERS IN FLORIDA MARSHES   NAVY PRESSES HUNT FOR SURVIVORS OF MISSING CREWS

5 Army. Men Die In Crash of Cj      West” ‘Bound “Ph Ante, Snowstorit

Several Of U.S. Soldiers Bound For Discharges   Eight Men Taken to Bill ings Hospital Where Pilot and Co-Pilot Died; Six Orhers Criticul   ‘Plane’s Wing Hits  Tree In Landing   Meanwhile Flares Seen In Florida Area By Searchars For 27 Naval Airmen

Army Men   rant aily Vito E Victims  Of Mishap   Transport Plane Bearing 23 Men Clips Tre Top, Crashes in Field Below Rimrocks; Five Survivors Suffer Burns and Injuries

15 Army Men Reported Killed In Plane Crash   Two Northwest Airlines Pilots Also Victims In Montana Air Tragedy

17 Dead In C-47 Crash, Seven Killed In Hawaii; Sight Flares In Florida

Seventeen Killed In Montana Airliner Smashup   Six Survivors inCritical Shape; , 15 GPs Among Dead

Child Demonstrates to Baby Brother How They Hanged Bad Men in West: Becomes Victim

Churchill Gains Confidence Vote   Act Denouncing Polish Decision Turned Down

FROM PACIFIC BASES   Nineteen Ships Due to‘ Arrive in } San Francisco Today

Secoud Armored Division Deploys Into Suburbs Former German Canital

U.S. Troops And Envoys Are Pushing  Into Berlin   Soviet-Held Capital Greets Yank Forces

U. S. Delegation Reaches Berlin Headquarters   Indian Soldier First Of Americans to-Enter Center of Capital

NEW OUTBREAK IN JERUSALEM   Holy City Shaken by Series Of Heavy Explosions

SING SING CHAIR MLE   Youth With Rare Illness Hopes For Happy Christmas

First GI Across the Rhine Was Ohio Boy; Astonished Nazis Failed to Blow Bridge

Ohio Sergeant First to Gross To East Bank   Ran Across Shooting— Kept Moving to Avoid Being Hit

Ohio Soldier Actually Was First - American to Step on Eastern Bank

"Firsts" Across Rhine Identified By Commanding Officer of Armored Force

Lt. Emmet Burrows, Jersey  City, Led Platoon in Iniial Fighting on East Bank of Waterway

OHIO SERGEANT IS FIRST YANK ACROSS RHINE   Firing as They Ran, Platoon Chases Germans from Bridge - - and Holds It

OHIOAN FIRST ACROSS RHINE!  Ohio Sergeant Tells Of Dash Over Bridge

Heroes Are Made Crossing Bridge   First Account of Historic Moment

HOUSE:VOTES LIQUOR FAX ©   5 Per Cent Will Go to Municipal Funds

HOUSE PASSES NEW LEVY ON LIQUOR SALES   5 Per Cent Tax to Pay $950,000 Yearly to  Cities and Towns

House Passes Five Per Cent Tax on Liquor   Applies to All Store Sales; Cities, Towns to Share $950, 000 Annually

Davao Freed As Aussies  Forge Ahead   Last Major City In Philippines Retaken From Japs By Americans.  GAIN ON TARAKAN

Oil, Automobile, Dock Workers “Were Scheduled To Return To  Work But Longshoremen Balked At Orders   HUNDREDE OF BOATS TIED UP IN HARBOR

Dock Crews Balk At Union Orders   Back-to-Work Movement Hits Snag; Soft Coal Walkout Most Serious

Temperatures   Harbor Men Defy Union Orders  To End Walkout   Back-to-Work Movement Snagged By Refusal; Fifty Film Workers Injured in Battle as Picket Line Breached By Returning Employes

Defy Union Leaders in Dock Strike   Men Refuse to Go Back tc Work—0Oil, Auto Work ers to Resume Work

Longshoremen Refuse To Go To Work In New York Harbor  "PHONE WORKERS AWAIT DECISION  Most Serious Problem Is In The Nations Soft Coal Fields

Longshoremen In New York Defy  Union Leaders   Refusal To Return To Jobs Snags U. S. Back-To-Work Move

Mother Sees Siamese Twins For First Time   Tears Fill Eyes Of Woman; But ‘They Look Very Pretty’ To Her

ALLIED FLEET READYING NEW BLOW AT JAPS   Honshu Plants Gutted by B-29s

600 Supers Spread Ruin Over Honshu   Drop 4,000 Tons of Fire Bombs On Four Industrial Cities.

TOKYO RADIO WARNS ALLIES WILL HIT SOON   New Blows May Come Any Minute, Nips Are Told By Worried Leaders   600 SUPERFORTS STRIKE   Fires Rage Over Five War Centers Blasted By Record B-29 Force

Senate Confirms Burton Choice   Ohio Senator To Take Supreme Court Post

Nomination Qf Burton ls Confirmed   Republican Senator Is Named to U.S. Supreme Court Bench

Grand Jury Charges Hit New Mayor      William O'Dwyer Failed to Prosecute Murder ~ Case Against Albert  ‘Anastasia   Cites His Record      He Can’t Understand Why Case Was Not Tried During War

Soviet Sweer Threatens 2 Key Cities   Zhukov Hammers Wedge Between Vital Nazi Bases

Red Cross Needs: Comforts for Air Evacuees Stop‘ping Over in Topeka   250 ARRIVE EACH DAY

COUNTY ASKED TO AID IN EMERGENCY   Red Cross Needs Comforts ~ for Air Evacuees Stop: x ping Over in Topeka   250 ARRIVE EACH DAY

British Gain Slight ~ As Fighting Continues   'Disorders Flare Outside Soerabaja; Saturday Talk Unable To — End Dispute

S. Cundy Died January 12th At His Home   Funeral Services Held Sunday in Laurens Methodist Church

Japan Lost 51,109 Planes During War   Has 15,886 Left, Diet Is Informed

Japan Lost 51,109 Airplanes During War   Have 15,886 Left; 648 Naval Vessels Sunk or Damaged

LOST MANY PLANES   Japan Has 15,886 Air planes Left at Close of the War

“BIG o” STUDIES ITALIAN AREAS   Red-Austrian Off Deal Due For Investigation

COMMUNISTS CRITICIZE AMERICA   Paper Says U.S. “Unwelcome in Guise of Policeman”

Reds in China Accuse U.S. Of Meddling   Chiang's Forces Reported Landing From U. 5. Warships

REDS CLAIM © CHIANG GETS. HELP IN WAR   Uv. 8 WARSHIPS & SAID TO HAVE PUT GOVERNMENT TROOPS ASHORE IN MANCHURIA

Poles to Win Backing Soor   Allied Recognition Hinges on Elections

SHAT MOND   President Will Not Attend Conference; Labor Gives Sunnport

President to reveal views  Monday noor Will air military speech Tuesday

Solons Assure Truman of Co-operation  President Goes to Capitol to Talk Over Plans

KIMES STRUCK BY A TRUCK; IN CUSTODY   Oklahoma Desperado Sought Over Four-State Area Is Struck Down While Crossing a Street in North Little Rock.

Kimes Caught After Being Hit By Poultry Truck   Held in Hospital; Stepped into Path Of Vehicle; Gun  ApAEAA Siientetean

Man Sought By Officers is Hit by Truck   Manhunt Ended When he Stepped In Front of Truck

Mat Kimes Is Caught   Notorious Fugi Fugitive. Injured When Struck By Truck in Arkansas

Nab Badman In Hospital   Matt Kimes, Sought In Four States, Struck by Truck

Matt Kimes Struck Down By Truck On Little Rock Street   Steps Into Path of Truck, Is Seriously Injured, Admits Identity When Officers Start to Take Fingerprints

Accident Snares Noforious Kimes   Bandit 1s Nabbed in Freak Car Mishap

VINSON TAKES His PLAGE IN CABINE   Calls on People to Preserve Sound United States Economy

VINSON TAKES OVER AS SEC. OF TREASURY   Sworn in This Morning to Succeed Morgenthau

Toledo Area Faces Gasoline Shortage As Refinery Tie-up Spreads To Six States

THREE KILLED © OW rOLLISiON   BROTHER, SISTER AND GRAND‘MOTHER THE FOLLOWING - SWO-CAR COLLISION  AT COLUMBUS ”

Venezuela Rich In Oil Resources   BY DEWITT MACKENZIE AP BRareion Affaire Analvat

Venezuela, Scene of Bitter Revolution, Ranks Third in ‘World in Production of Oil

aa SV SSS 8 Owe ewe eS OO  Venezuela’s Revolution Claims Success

YOUTHFUL FORMER NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST AND COMMUNIST IS REPORTED NEW HEAD VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s Revolution. Victorious   One-Time Communist,  Leader of New Government, Whips Up Political “Pudding That Appears Filled With Goodness

YANK PACIFIC FORCES FACE FURTHER CUTS   New Social “ Order For Japan Now Demand

1,250,000 Men In Pacific Due To Come Home   New Social Order For Japan Includes Women’s Suffrave

1,250,000 To Come Home From Pacific   MacArthur to Free That Number During Next Six Months: Issues New Order

1,200,000 YANKS TO LEAVE PACIFIC WITHIN 6 MONTHS   MacArthur to Send 250,000 Home Monthly—3 Divisions to Remain in Japan, 2 in Korea,   NEW SOCIAL ORDER IN NIPPON DEMANDED   “General Directs Nation to Grant Woman’s Suffrage and Encourage Labor Unionization.

MacArthur Wants to Get. Troops Home   General Plans to Send 1,250,000 Out  of Pacifie Soon

Gver Million Due In States - By Next Anzil   MacArthur's New Direc. tive Calls for 250,000 Returns Monthly

M Arthur To Cut Size Of  Japan Forces   Supreme Commander Promises 1,250,000 Men To Return Home

Over. Million  Due In States -~By Next April   MacArthur’s' New _Direc_ tive Calls for 250,000 "Returns Monthly

PLAN RETURN OF 1,250,000 FROM PACIFIC   Only 400,000 Troops To Stay in Japan, MacArthur Says

Meats May Virtually Disappear From Civilian Markets by Midsummer, Officials Predict

Meats, May. Almost Vanish. For. Civilian: Consumption. By Middle of the Summer   Government.Sees' Gloomy Pros: pects, Fearing. Lowest Level Since 1935

Nation Face: » Meatless Tables Soon   _ Forecast Accompanies ‘New Steps to Divert Supply to War

SGT  eT eee ee eee me ee  Meats May About Vanish From Our Tables in Summer

CIVILIAN MEAT STOCKS TO FADE BY MID-SUMMER   Supply Expected to Reappear, However, When Fall Marketings of Livestock Begin Normal Increase.   MORE OF CURRENT QUOTA FOR WAR USE   Government Boosts Percentages of Slaughterings to Be Set Aside for Armed Forces and Lend-Lease.

Serious Meat Shortage Seen For Civilians   “Government ‘Food. Officials” Expect «.” Cut ‘by: Mid-Summer

FEDERAL FOOD OFFICIALS SEE NEW SHORTAGE   Fall Marketing to Fill Shelves Again Under Normal Conditions

Civilians Will Get Less Meat In 1945   There May Be Meatless Days Ahead For Nation

The War Today      Home Tables May Be Bare Of Meats By Mid-Summer

Meat May Move Off the Market  Mid-summer Supplies Expected to Be Low .

Civilians Will Be Meatless By  Summer, Claim   Food Officials Say Ho May Virtually Disappear From Markers Dutl Fall Slaughter

FIVE YOUTHS DROWN WHE CKIFE IPSETS   Three Other Boys Riding In Skiff Near Elizabeth Are Pulled From River, Three Bodies Still Missinea   MANY DEATHS IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS

Russo-Jap Pact Deadline Nears   Tokyo Jittery Over Possible Change Of Russian Moeuw’rality .

Eyewitness Describes Tenseness As Nazi General Surrenders to Ike

~.. ~~ VE WOJER Y  [. ‘N. ‘S. ‘Held Kye-Witness Story oi Surrender for Official Release

ELAS Holding Greek: ‘Hostages   Terms of ‘Truce: Become Effective Monduy 

TRUCE:IS REACHED; FIGHTING TO CEASE   British ‘Troops and Ela: -Group in Greece to End Hostilities

Greek Truce . Is To Start Next Monday   ELAS Refuse To Give Up Greek Hostages

Surrender News Comes in Midair  RRR eatery ene en RES Sm NN NNR NT A NS SOR RR a A RIN ee  i i ae  mae ._ 6 2 . , “SVS Meee ! tie Si  ie §8=6— Cin Same: $= ) , =) ) i : nr oN = URN OI «acre  PRN TRPH ld Nine   Pacific-bound Soldier Says It’s Like Going to the Stadium After the Game’s Over

Claims Tojo Covered Up China Failure   Given As Reason For Pacific War

LEGISLATURE QUITS  AT NOON TUESDAY IN  GREAT WORK SPEEDUI SUBMISSION OF AMEND MENT FOR VETERANS LAND CATE APPROVEN

YANKS STIR NAZI COUNTER-BLOWS   Enemy Attacks to Regair Positions in Italy

Objectives Accomplished   Urges U. S. Set Floor For 1946 Milk Prices

GOVENRMENT ACTS TO AVERT THREAT OF ELECTRIC ROW  ’. CONCILIATION SERVICE HEAD ASKS COMPANIES

Warren Calls In Company and Union Leaders   Stresses Importance of Continued Produc. tion

Seaman Returns on Emergency Furlough to Tearful Father's Day Reunion With Dying Daughter

DIANA’S DADDY, RETURNS HOME   Waterloo Sailor Wins Long Race With Death

AUSSIE TROOPS DRIVE CLOSER TO REFINERIES   Two Big Fields Fall In Balikpapan District

WILL BUILD SOON   Plan 4-Lane Construction for Part of U. S. No. 24

DRUNK DRIVER CAUSES CRASH INJURING SIX   Two In Serious Condition After Head-On Traf fic Collision

Police Blame Drunk Driving For Acciden'   Woman Has Fractured Skull, Two Others Broken Leas

American Occupation Of Japan Is Reported To Be Growing Hourly  MACARTHUR I85 PLANNING FOR JAPS’ SURRENDER  American Marines Have Established Strong De. fenses In Tokyo Area

UAW, INDUSTRY RESUME TALKS   General Steel Strike  Predicted Unless Wage Question Settled

DR. CLENDENING, 59 REPORTED SUICIDE      Famous Physician and Writer Found With Throat Cut

Operators and Lewis Agree on All but One Issue   Reports “Tentative Understanding’ Is Reached; Miners in Emergency Meeting

COAL CONTRACT REPORTED NEAR   Split Only on One Issue Operator Reports

Renew Effort To Reach Coal Wage Accord   Conferences Continue As Reports Of Mines Show That More Than 22,000 Miners Are Idle

WLB May Yet tLandle Coal Wage Dispute   Operators Say Hopes For Some Sort Of Agreement Today Dimmed

“Stiffest Rations — Yet” Are Announced   New Food Program to Take Effect Sunday Assigns Higher Values to a Wide Range of Cheaper Beef and Pork Cuts.

Red Points In Shift   “Stiffest” Program  ¥et Hikes Values On "Low. Cost Cuts While Choice Beef Is Lower

TIGHTENING UP ON RATIONING   Higher Values Assigned tv Wide Range of Cheaper Beef, Pork Cuts.   /BUTTER REMAINS SAME

MEAT RATIONING BECOMES ‘TOUGH   Higher Point Values Set For Cheaper Beef, Pork Cuts

RATION POINTS UP ON MEATS   Values on Hamburger, Bacon, Ribs, Pork Cuts Affected, OPA Says 

UN LOW, DOWN IN TOP MEATS   Stiffest Rationing Since It Began ic Be Puli Into Effect Sunday.

Stiffest Meat — Rationing into Effect Sunday   Point Values on Cheaper Beef, Pork Items Raised; Choice Meats Reduced bui Scarce

New Red-Point Ration Program  Is Stiffest Yet   Higher Values On Cheaper Beef And Pork Cuts Effective Sundav.

Stiffest Red Point Rationing Since War Began Goes Into Effect Sunday

Higher Red Point Values   Into Effect Sunday, Raises Point Values On Wide Range of. Cheaper Meat Cuts

Stiffest Red-Point Food Program Since Start Of Rationing Will Go Into Effect On Sunday

Choicer Cuts To Take Fewer Points, But. . Stiff New Rationing Of Red Point Foods Ordered

CPA TIGHTENS MEAT POINTS   Sunday To Bring Stiffest Program, New Shopping Headaches

Meat Scarce and Point Values up  Stiffest Program to Start Sunday

Stiffest Program Of Red Points To Start Sunday  Many Items Return To High-Ration List; Few Go Down

Civitians Meat Supply Gets Big Curtailment Sunday  New Program Assigns Higher Values on   New Program Assigns Higher Values on Cheaper Beef. Pork

Severe Ration   Changes Made   Higher Point Values to Cheaper Beef and Pork Cuts To Be Fffective Sundav

Red Points On Meat To Change First Of Week   Most of Meat Points Will Be Raised While Choice and Scarce Pieces Will Be Lowered.

‘Stiffest? Red.Point Program: Since-Start Of Rationing — Goes Into Effect On Sunday

‘Stiffest’?’ Red Point Food Program Since Rationing Began To Be Effective Sunday

OPA Tightens Meat Rationing Program With Point Boosts   New Values Stiffest Since Ration Lists Became Effective

PEG RED POINT MEAT COSTS AT HIGHEST LEVEL   Cheaper Beef, Pork Cut: To Cost More; Steaks  Roasts Down

Higher Values To Go On Pork And Beet Cuts   “Stiffest Program” Raises Hamburger and Bacon Points, Lowers Choice, Searce Cuts

Food Problem Gets Stiffer  Housewives Will Find Meats Will Take More Read Painte in March

“STIFF RED-POINT PROGRAM ADOPTED   ‘Butter Unchanged but Cheap: er Beef, Pork Values Hikec on Sunday

Acute Shortage Is Predicfed By Head Of OPA   Choice Steaks, Roasts Take Fewer Points— lf There Are Any

MORE POINTS FOR CHEAPER MEAT Choice Cuts Reduced In New OPA Program   Red Point Revision, Effective Sunday, Termed Stiffest Since Rationing Began; Butter Remains: At 24 Points

RED-POINT RATIONING PROGRAM FOR MARCH 1S REALLY TIGHTENFN   NEW FOOD RATIONING PROGRAM DUE TO HEAVY MILITARY REQUIREMENTS

New Red Point Values Confront U. S. With Stiffest Food Program Of War

Announce Stiffest Red-Point Meat Setup Since Rationing Began; Effective Sunday

Cheaper Beef, Pork Cuts Upped   Point Values Increase Sunday; Choice Beef Steaks, Roasts Down.

80 INDONESIANS DIE IN BITTER CLOSE FIGHTING   British Indian Column Suffers 32 Casualties In Hand - ToHand Battle In Java: Indonesians Occupy Ambarawa.

JAP BOMB BALLOONS SENT FROM JAPAN   Travel 125 Miles Up and Trip Takes 80 to 120 Hours

FROM HOME ISLANDS    Pa aoe eee io  Japs Are Launching Bomb-Ferry  ing Balloons Against U. S.

London Press Predicts New Big-3 Meeting   Speculation -Continues Over Whereabouts And Health of Stalin

Stalin Holds Rumor Spotlight   Many Believe Soviet Premier May Join In Parley on Potomac

Hint Meeting of Truman, Stalin, Attlee Is Pending   Comment Big Three Will Confer After Atomic Energy Talks  Khe Qinastivesnking“s

Certain Stalin Not Ill and Not In Moscow; Tie Par“dey With Attlee Wicit

COPS POSTPONE HEARING IN HIGHAM CASE   " (A United Pressman {nterviews the accused slayer on Page Eight).

CONGRESS HEARS IT MAY HAVE BEEN GOOD FLEET IN HARBOR  ADMIRAL WITNESS IN   ADMIRAL WITNESS IN PEARL HARBOR PROBE GIVES INTERESTING ANGLI

Ruby A. Bradley Wed InGeorgia  ‘Akron .Girl Marries  - James D. Davis

AKRON GIRL AND . GEORGIA MAN TAKE MARRIAGE VOWS...   Miss Ruby Bradley And James D, Davis Weddéd At Atlanta December 3

Half of Ultimatum  Obeyed   U. S. Agrees to Role of Mediator in Clash Threatening War

State Assembly Pointing Ahead To Busy Weeks   Indiana’s Republican - Controlled Body Has Many Measures Pending on Important Issues.

Many Issues Hanging Fire In Assembly   Major Questions Unsettled After 4 Weeks of Work

Snyder Asks Speedy End To Strikes.   ‘Serious Block’ To Reconversion In Work Stoppages

National Director Snyder Urges Labor and Management to Prevent "’Setious Block” to Reconversion.

SAYSLABOR ROWS SEROUS BLOCK TO RECONVERSIN   Reconversion Director Says Nation Generally Faces Optimistic Outlook On Reconversion Front,   TAX CUTS AND PRICE CONTROLS PREDICTED   Says Government Must Retain Some Controls To Prevent Wild Inflation That Would Be Disastrous

Snyder Calls on Management and Labor fo Adjust Differences To Prevent Block to Reconversion

SNYDER ASKS  AN END OF LABOR FEUDS   Says Management And Labor Can Adjust Differences

Asks Management, Labor Agreement  +e 2 Ra eee   Snyder Urges Peaceful Reconversion Program

RECONVERSION REPORT URGES a-WAY ACTION   Snyder Asserts Management Labor, Gov’t Must Work Together.

Snyder Calls For Strike Truce to Aid Reconversior   Report to Congress Urges Action to Guard Against Inflation

Cliff-Scaling Yanks Seize Both Anchors of Jap Line; Drawn-Out Battle Nears End

Japs werurn Assault ls Too Late   Cliff-Scaling Infantrymen Hold Fastern Anchor of Enemy Defense Line; New Flame-Throwing Technique Put Into Use

Newly Won Heights Outflank Jap Yaeju Escarpment Defenses In Southern Okinawa

Enemy’s Last Ditch Defense Line Surprised and Island Fortress Is Ready To   Fall to U. S.   ONE MARINE COMPANY OF U.S. HARD HIT

—PACIFIC—   Surprise Attacks On Yaeju Plateau Take Enemy By Surprise   Chiff-Scaling Americans, In Pre-Dawn Assaults, Shatter Last-Ditch Jap Defenses; Tokyo Turns Back On Dying Garrison .

Yanks Scale Cliffs, Dig And Burn ~ Out Japs In Terrific Battle —

TEMPERATURES:   Surprise Blows On Both Flanks Crack Defenses   Liquid Fire ‘Piped’ Up Cliffs; Our Men Take Great Losses

STAGE PRE-DAWN ATTACKS AND CATCH JAPS NAPING; FIERCE FIGHTING RAGES ON ISLAND

Americans Catch JapaneseNapping   Pre-Dawn Attacks Apparently Cracked Last Ditch  Defenses   ON OKINAWA ISLAND   137 Americans Killed or  Wounded in Battle for a Slope

YANKS ATTACK ON BOTH FLANKS OF YAEJU PLATEAU   HOLD EAST ANCHOR OF JAPS’ SUICIDE LINE ON OKINAWA

PRE-DAWN ATTACKS ON BOTH FLANKS OF YAEJU PLATEAU CATCHES JAPANESE NAPPING   Cliff-Scaling Seventh Division Infantrymen Hold ) Eastern Anchor of Suicide Line As Marines Straddle Ridge on West

Japs Crack Under Yank Pressure   Both Flanks of Foe’s Last Defense Line On Okinawa Turned in a Flamethrowing Attack

Yank Pre-Dawi Attacks Craek Jap Defenses   Infantry Holds East Anchor of Nip Line, Marines Take Ridge In West 3 Miles Away

Crack Nip’s Last Ditch Battle Line   American Pre-Dawn Attacks on Plateau Catch Japs Napping; Fighting Is Fierce

Pre-Dawn Attacks On Flanks Of Yaejup Plateau Catch Enemy Napping   Enemy's Counter Blow Is Too Late   Cliff-Sealing Infantrymer Hold Eastern Anchor Of Suicide Line

U. S. Pre-Dawn Attacks Get Napping Japs   Newly-won Heights Out Flank Foe’s Defenses On Southern Okinawa

Jap Last Ditch Defense Line on  Okinawa Cracked   Break Comes as Simultaneous U. S. Pre-Dawn Attacks on Both Flanks of ¥Yaeju Plateau Catch Nips Napping

FIERCE FIGHTING AS JAPS BURNED OUT OF CAVES   Nips Admit Defeat and or Borneo They ‘Scorch Earth’ In Desperation

Nips Surprisec By Offensive On Okinawa   Flame-Spewing 500-Foot Hose Used By Americans

EARLY MORNING ATTACKS CATCH ENEMY NAPPING   aps Wake Up And Attack With Mortars And Machine Guns, But Too Late.

Japanese Okinawa  Defenses Cracked   Novel Flame Throwing Technique, Sudden Night Attack from both Flanke Catchee Enemy Nanning

YANKS STAGE A SURPRISE DAWN ATTACK   Simultaneous Blows on Both Flanks of Final Enemy Line Catches, Nips Napping and They Rally Too Late.

LAST DITCH DEFENSE JAPS ON OKINAWA HAVE BEEN CRACKED  TWHrasgsarBIeart FrAR   REMAINING FORCE ENEMY ON ISLAND REPORTED BE. TWEEN TWO FIRES

Japan's Last Defense Line Being Cracked   Enemy Surprised By Assaults; 137 Men Of One Marine Company Killed In Struggle

Okinawa Battle Nearly Ended, Enemy Admits  Japanese Attack At Daybreak But FE eee: We] cere

MIPS: ASOAULT IS INEFFECTIVE   Hit Apparently Cracks Enemy’s Last Ditch Defense on Okinawa.   IFIGHTING VERY FIERCE

RAID CATCHES / ENEMY UNITS NAPPING   Attack On Both Flanks Of Yaeju Plateau   HEAVIEST BARRAGE   Of Campaign Is Directed Against Nips Dug Into Caves Atop Hill

‘Nipponese Open Up Fierce Attacks But They Come Too Late   Soldiers Use Hose Extension To Get Flame-Throwing Done on Steep Slope

C LIF F-SCALING YANKS GAIN ON YAEJU PLATEAU   U. S. Troops Use Hose Extension on Flame-Throwing Tanks to Oust Nips

Chiff-Sealing Yanks Catch Nips Napping   Pre-Dawn Attacks On Both Flanks Yaeju Plateau Crack Last Ditech Defenses   Japanese Come to Life At Daybreak   Soldiers and Marines Hold Both Ends Enemy Suicide Lines Against  cy pee

Pre-Dawn Assaults Catch Foes Napping At Okinawa Plateau   Machine Guns Carried To Top On Backs Of Men Scaling Ropes, Hand Over Hand; 500-Foot Flame-Spewing Hose Attached To Tanks At Foot Of Cliffs

Pre-Dawn Raids Of Yanks Catch Japs Napping   Japs Come To Life At Daybreak To Attack With Machine Guns, Mortars But Too Late

Enemy Caught Napping   Cliff-Scaling Yanks Hold Anchor Of  Suicide Line.

U. S. Internal Affairs Stand Would Effect Entire World   Principle Applied To China Factions

U.S. May Apply New  Principle to  Argentina, Spain Interest in Internal  Conditions of Other Lands Debated

Truman's Chinese ‘Policy Statement is New Stand   Internal Affairs That Threaten War Become the Business Of United Natiens

INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ANY NATION MAY BE CONCERN OF ALL   PRESIDENT TRUMAN INDICATES BREACH OF PEACE ANYWHERE DANGEROUS

U.S. May Take Hand in Infernal Rows Of Other Nations if Peace Is Menaced

U. S. Threatens Rift With Franco’s Spain And Argentine Regime   Truman Thinks Nation’s Internal Situation May Become Business Of All

U. S. Seen Nearing Action On Spain, Argentina  Truman Seeks Peace Between Chinese Factions

Internal Affairs. Of Any Nation Become, At Times, Business. OF: Others, Claim

STOP FIGHTING, U.S. TELLS CHINA   PRESIDENT’S ORDER TO MARSHALL SHOWS TREND IN POLICIES .

n Policy Embraces New Belie  U. S. May Use New Policy On Argentina And Spain

INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ANY NATION MAY BE CONCERN OF ALL  PRESIDENT TRUMAN IND   PRESIDENT TRUMAN INDI. CATES BREACH OF PEACE ANYWHERE DANGEROUS

Internal Strife ls Held Threat To World Peace   View on China May Be Applied To Any Natton

U. 5. Deciding Some Affairs Are World's Business  Action Seen Soon On Argentina,

TRUMAN REVEALS FOREIGN ATTITUDE   Breach of Peace Anywhere Threatens Peace of Entire World, He Says.

MORE NON-WAF WORK STOPPING   WPH Threatens To Halt Non-Fssential Orders Almost Entirely, Excepting Machine Tools.

Machinery Manufacture  Next To Go   WPB Will Cut Reconversion Program Farther

WPB Order Cuts Building Of Machines   No Equipment to Be Made For Producing Civilian Peacetime Goods

Reconversion to Go Into Discard  Nation's Plants to Continue War Work

Ohio Man Kills Wife, Neighbor Girl and Self As Climax of Dispute

Kills Wife And Neighbor Girl.  Commits Suicide   Double Homicide And Suicide In Mingo Junetion Home  Of Railroader

Many Registered In City Tuesday   Unofficial Figures Indicate 1,000 New Voters Were Enrolled.

Democrats Gain In Registration   Today Is Final Day To Enroll To Vote In City Election.

DR. L. R. SCARBOROUGH DIED TUESDAY IN AMARILLO HOSPITAL  ~ NOTED BAPTIST LEADER . AND EDUCATOR SUCCUMB. -ED TO LONG ILLNESS

GERMANY AS 2 REAL MILITARY 1 DOWER. BEATEN ¢   Final Campaigns in Progress Are More of Occupational Type

No Reason For Rivalry Between U. S. And Britain   _ Seek Frankly To Remove Some Apprehensions About His Labor Party's Program -

SAYS GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY NEEDED   Steers Clear of A-Bomb, Explains Labor Party Stand on England's Troubles.

PRIME MINISTER PLUGS PARTY IN TALK TO SOLONS   AVOIDS REFERENCE TO BRITISH LOAN, ATOMIC CONTROL

Attlee Urges Unity Between Yanks, British   Denies Socialism Is Barrier To Harmony And Objectives

SEES NO REASON FOR RIVALRY OF U.S, AND BRITAIN   British Prime Minister Tells Party Plans; No Mention of Atom Parley

rrosperity, Good Will, Peace Basis   British Labor Parts Not Out to Destroy Freedom, He Tells Congress.

World Prosperity, Good Neighborliness, Basis For Peace, Declares Attlee

SPEAKS AT JOINT SESSION   World Prosperity, Good Neighbors Needed For Peace

Basis Of Peace Must Be Prosperity And Goed Neighborliness-Attlee

Attlee Tells Solons There Is No Excuse For Economic Feud   Prime Minister Only Touches Subject of Atomic Bomb in Address To Congress

Labor Party Program Is  Discussed   Seés No Reason For U. S.-British Rivalry

Attlee Pleads Britain's Cause   Prime Minister Tells Congress World Peace, Progress Need U.5.-Anglo Amity, Defends Aims of His Labor Government

Premier speaks to Congress   To Be Foundation World Prosperity Of World Peace

No Reason for Rivalry Between Britain and  U. S., British Prime  Minister Asserts

ATTLEE SAYS PROSPERITY KEY TO PEACE   Prime Minister, in Talk Before Congress, Declares That U.S.-British Economic Rivalry Need Not Fwist.

‘Speaks to Allay U. §. Suspicions   Attlee Tells Congress His Government: Will Conserve Liberty   BRITAIN 1S HARD HIT   Must Start Anew After War:- Atomic Bomb Is Mentioned Briefly

Good Neighborliness Between U. S., Britain Urged As Peace Move   Premier Describes Post-War Plight In Congress Talk; Outlines Stand Of Labor Party; Fails To Mention Finances

Joint Session Of Congress Hears Speech   British Prime Minister Touches Upon Bomb

Tells Congress Atomic Bomb is Greatest Weapon   Party Not Radical; Pleas For British, . & Friendship,

Premier Sets Co-operation As Chief Goa   Capitol Hill Told Economic Rivalry Should Be Avoided

SEES STRONGER BOND BETWEEN US., ENGLAND   Premier Declares There’s No Need For Economic Rivalry By Powers

Expresses Hope For Continued  U.S. Friendship   Telis Congress There Is ‘No Reason’? For Economic Rivairy Between Amer. jea and Britain   Secks toRemove U.S. Apprehension   Denies Labor Party Gut to Destroy Freedoms; Makes No Reference to Finan: eal Request

"NO REASON" FOR ECONOMIC RIVALRY BETWEEN U. S. AND BRITAIN MINISTER DECLARES   British Leader in 3,000-Word Address Mentions Only Briefly Prime Purpose of His Visit to This Country—Atomic Bomb Discussion  Hee   ANTICIPATES ERA OF INCREASING COOPERATION

America, He Tells Congress, is Greatest Power on Earth, But Threat to None

Briton Sees Increasing Cooperation   Prime Minister Urges Neighborly Spirit in World

NO REASON FOR RIVALRY WITH U. S., ATTLEE SAYS   Prime Minister Tells Joint Session Of Senators And .Congressmen That Foundations Of Peace Must Be “World Prosperity And Good Neighborliness’”— British Leader Looks Forward To “Era Of Increasing Cooperation And Friendship”

World Prosperity Necessary, Says Prime Minister   Asserts No Reason For England, U. S.  Cennamicr Rivalry;

Pleads For Better Inter. ‘national Understanding In Address Before Con fs Sess, °

RED ‘JITTERS’ ATTACK TOKYO   FEAR BAD RESULTS FROM BIG THREE MEETING

Reds Demand Important  Turkish Area   Russian Claims Place Problem  Before Ministers

Full Employment Bill Is. Blocked  Commitee Refuses Continued Study

Stresses Need! OfEducation in Homemaking   Cducuior Says Courses In Tumily, Social Relutionships Nec essary

ALLEGED NAZI SPY CHANGES HIS PLEA   Harpers Ferry Man Pleads Guilty to Espionage

HARPERS FERRY SPY TURNS PLEA TO ADMIT GUILT   Koedel Hears Evidenc And Switches Defense In Brooklyn Court   CO-DEFENDANT SAYS HE OFTEN BEAT HER

JAPANESE FACE A HARD WINTER   MacArthur Asks American Commanders To Give Priority to Coal Mines

Jap Coal Miners To Get Out First   MacArthur Hopes By This Means to Avert Winter Fuel-Famine

FUEL FAMINE IS FACING JAPANESE   MacArthur Requests Repatriation Of Former Miners

General Takes Action To Save Japs  From * uel Fa amine  Evacuatian af Korean. Chinece Miners   Evacuation of Korean, Chinese Miners Creates Difficult Situation With Hard Winter Season Ahead

Erwin Workers Charge Management “Sitdown;” Sale Of Wilson Mill Termed Trick To “Defeat The Union;” Other Troubles.

Labor Disputes Simmer In Ten Carolina Mills   Workers Charge Manage: ment With Acts To Defeat The Unions

STATE FACES HOSPITAL BLDG. PROGRAM   Care of Mentally Afflicted Is Lagging Badly

STATE MUST HAVE MORE HOSPITALS   Kelly Hopes to Spend Twenty Millions In EXpansion

ASSIGNED T0 JOB OF FIGHTING JAPS IN ENEMY WATERS  RELIEVES SPRUANCE WHO WILL PLAN NEW ASSAULTS ON JAPAN

Halsey’s 3rd Fleet Returns To Pacific —   Takes Over Jap Fight Job From Spruance; High Navy Losses

Halsey Goes Back To Pacific Fight   Spruance Returns to Guam to Prepare New Assault Plans   OTHER NAVY CHANGES      “We Can Go Where We Want to,” Halsey Tells Reporters

ADMIRAL SENDS JAPS “GREETING CARD” OF SHELLS   Takes Over Soruance Job After Period of Great Navy Ship Loss

Adm. Nimitz Orders Third Fleet fo Sea   Pacific Commend Shift Hits New Threat to Tokye

Halsey Is Back With Third Fleet      Navy Command Reshuffled  in Plan for Mighty   _ Offensives - ----

RETURN OF ADMIRAL HALSEY TO PACIFIC ACTION ANNOUNCED   THIRD FLEET TAKES OVER ACTION AROUND JAPAN FROM FIFTH FLEET

HALSEY 19 Ih PACIFIC ARES   Returns With Famous Third Fleet Confident {it Can Go Anywhere.

Two More Die of Tornado Injuries   Raises Fatalities at Oklahoma City to Eight

Gen. Brann Is Killed In Fall From Cliff   Deputy Commander of Forces in Austria Fatally Hurt

Power Is Off In  16 Texas Towns   Strikes Stop Generating Units of Lower Colorado Authority   TOTAL ON STRIKE LESS   New Stoppages of Work Threatened; May Tie Up Telephones

Break in Oil Dispute Hinted   Two Detroit Refineries Agree to 20 Per Cent Roost Demanded .

Strike Situation Slightly Better; 352,000 Idle   Walkout Shuts Down Electric Power in Texas Communities

Strike Cuts Off Electricity In 16 Texas Cities   More Back to Jobs Over Nation but. New Strikes Are Threatened

No Electric Power To 16 Texas Towns   Two Oil Strikes At Detroit Settled, But Over. All Picture Drab.

Temperatures   Idle Total Declines But New Disputes Darken Labor Sky

New Trouble Looms on Labor Frent as - Strike Total Drops   Number of Workes Idle Through Strikes Down to About 352,(90

‘16 Large Texas Towns Affected In New Strike   Walkout of Electrical Workers Shuts Off All Power; Dispute Involves 140 Emplove:

Power Supply  Cut In Texas Oil Strikes Settled In Two Small Plants

Strike Shuts Off Electrical Power For Texas Cities   Coal Mining Dispute Sill Deadlocked; General Motors Frinidaire Workers Walk Out

Power Is Shut Off as Electric Workers Strike   In Disputes Over Nation Number Decreases, But  There Are New Threats.   Settlement Reached In 2 Small Strikes

36,000 Return To Their Jobsat Westinghouse   National Total of Idle Declines to About 352,000

THREATS. Of NEW DISPUTES      Strike of Electrical Workers In Texas Shuts Off Power to Many.   ‘TWO ENDED IN DETROIT

Affects 16 Large Towns, 25,000 Rura! Customers   ClO Oil Workers Settle Dispute at 2 Detroit Plants

London Poles Are indignant Over Big Three Plans   To Place Their Case Before the World; Look for Moscow Parley to Boa Dawn

‘Big Three’ PlanAngers Polish Rule Under Exile   Members Reportec Ready To Take Case To All

INDIGNANT OVER BIG THREE PLANS   Reported Planning To Place Case Before The World

rate London Poles Protest Plan for Provisional Rule   Warsaw Delegates Arrive in Moscow, Seek National Unity

POLES IN EXILE HOPING PARLEY WILL BE A FLOP   .ondon Poles _Indignant Over Big Three Plans For Poland's Future; Mikolajczyk May Get Seat.

London Poles May Lay Case Before World   Refuse to Recognize Authority of Sig-3 to Farm Government

Poles Indignant  Over Big 3 Plan   Exiled Government Heads Aroused Over Conference Called in Moscow

London Poles Irked At Big 3 Plans For Nation  Will Place Thei Ags se te Entire rid

Irate Exile Poles Protest Big-3 Plan   Warsaw Group Arrives in Moscow for Meeting   Discuss Plan to Return Tanger tc International Zone

LONDON POLES TO LAY CASE BEFORE WORLD   Indignant Over Big Three Plans for Future of Nation, Leaders Expect te Appeal to Kinsmen in America.

London Poles  Planning Case   t  Cling To Hope Moscow Con  ference Would Bog Down Prahlems.

Partial List Of German Prisoner Of War Camps Containing Americar  Soldiers Overrun By Allied Armies

“ne ANDREW HILL      Couple To Live In Los Angeles; Ceremony Held  In Concord

U.S. FORCES MAY BE NEAR STRONG OKINAWA LINES   Signs Indicate Americans About To Run Up Against Stiffening Jap Resistance; Many Pillboxes Sighted.

Yanks Push Twin Drives  On Okinawa   Move Upon _ Possible Strong Jap Defense Line Near Capital Of Naha.

ARREST JAP OFFICERS   Will Be Questioned About Execution of Doolittle Fliers

ARREST JAPS FOR SLAYING .. YANK AIRMEN   THREE OFFICERS ARE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH EXECU: TION OF DOOLITILE.  RAIDERS - .   By WILLIAM H. BUNTIN International News Service

Former Deputy Chief Of Staff Of Army One Of Trio Arrested For Questioning In Connection With Killing Of Three Doolittle Fliers In 1942—No Specific Charges Filed — Vigilance Against Resurgent Nipponese Emphasized By Authorities

Nip Officers Held for Questioning In Killing of Three Doolittle Fliers

SLAYERS OF DOOLITTLE'S FLIERS HELD   Three Japanese Army Officers, Including Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Arrested

Army Men Arrested As Suspects   Continue Probe In Execution of Tokyo Raiders

To Be Questioned About Slaying Of Doolittle Airmen   _Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Jap Army Is Among Those Arrested; Charges -Against Trio Not Yet Filed

THREE JAPS HELD [V EXECUTION OF DOGLITTLE-FLIERS   MacArthur Freezes’ . Security Transactions of 15 Businesses .

Three Japs Held For  Executions   Doolittle Airmen Slain Near Shanghai

NEEDS HANDS. COMBINES   South Dabeta Is Asking 2,000 Men © Machines

NEEDS HANDS, COMBINES   South Dakota Is Asking 2,000 Men and 225 Machines

Marines Flank Okinawa Japs   Turn Southern Front, Enter Naha, Capital

Allied Bombers Concentrate on Germany's Oil  Refineries, Storage TRanoic Ara

Allied Bombers Concentrate on Germany s Oil   Refineries, Storage Depots Are Heavily Pounded

Allied Air Arm Smites Reich Oil   2,250 Planes Blast German Refineries

Truman Signs Trio of Major Economic Bills   Approves World Bank, Food Organization, Export-Import Fund

U. S. Committed to Help Solve World Problems  President Pens His Name to Three Financial Measures

U.S. Ratifies World Bank   Truman Signs Bill Into Law Aboard Cruiser Augusta Enroute To States.

WORLD BANK BILL SIGNED BY TRUMAN   PRESIDENT ALSO APPROVES 2 OTHER MEASURES TO AID IN RECONSTRUCTION.

TRUMAN APPROVES THREE MEASURES   Bills Provide for U. 8. Co-operation in Postwar Problems

TRUMAN SIGNS ECONOMIC BILLS   Commits U. S. To Aid In Solv ing World Problems

President Signs Breton Woods, Two More Big Bills   Other Documents Include Bank Bills, World Food Structure

U.S. Committed to Help Solve World Problems  President Pens His      President Pens His Name to Three Financial Measures

Three Bills Are Signed   Financial, Feonomic,  Feed Problems Aided

Nazi Defense Fortress Falls to Reds   ‘Second Offensive in Poland Now Under Way

Soviets Smash Forward on  Eastern Front Third Day of Attack  Sees Russians 38 Milas Neanee Rach

Soviet Drive Crashes Into German Line:   Gain of 38 Miles is Reoorted by Stalin

Nazi Defense Fortress Falls to Reds  Second Offensive   Second Offensive in Poland Now Under Way

Federal Aid To Schools Killed By House Group   Bill Rejected By Margin of One Vote. }

Seek To Prevent Black Market   Believed To Be Caused By Supply Shortage

SECOND GIANT RAID MADE ON NIP CAPITAL   Details of Latest Strike On Mikado's Empire To Be Released When Big Bombers Return   500 PLANES INVOLVED

Superfortresses  From Bases in Marianas Roar in to Attack Flaming Tokyo

F.D.R. Reported Going To Europe For Conferences   Secretary Stettinius Also Along, Reports From Switzerland Say

LATE WORLD NEWS AT A GLANCE   As Reported by United Press Wires This Afternoon

LEBANON. MAN FELT LIKE SWOLLEN BALLOON; EUI-1LO- OF ‘STOMACH: GAS

NO FEDERAL AGENTS ON PREMISES HUMBLE INGLESIDE PY ANT   SUPERINTENDENT OF RE FINERY SAYS GOVERNMENT NOT IN CHARCE

Barkley Expects Charter Approval By August 15   Twenty Nations Expected to Ratify Documen! Before End of Year; Truman Lauds Work

ICE FILM GENERAL   Road Conditions Treacherous Over Most of State

Yank Withdrawal Saddens Germans   Russians Prepare  To Take Over Area

More Crimes Fastened On Yamashita   Beheading And Torture Of 3 Airmen, Other Beheadings Are  Related At Trial.

Filipino Tells of Seeing Beheading Of American Airman by Jap Soldiers

Yank Beheaded On Cebu, Charge   Witness Recounts Atrocity At Yamashita Trial

CHAUFFEUR SEES JAPS KILL FLIER   Torture Stories Continue During War Crimes Tria!

PRESIDENT OF F TO 00D START WITH CONGRESS   Republicans P'red ict Era of Good Relations With New  President

TRUMAN SEEN ‘MAKING GOOD’ WITH CONGRESS   ‘Honeymoon’ Seen By Leaders Of Both Major Parties

TRUMAN OFF TO FINE BEGINNING WITH GONGRESS    Republicans Saying Nice Thing: About President As Are  Democrats

Congress Expects Closest Harmony With Mr. Truman   Loyal Opposition Plan of Republicans on Two-Party Plan

Capital Sees Both Dems, Republicans  Backing New Pres   ‘Honeymoon’ Won’t Last Forever . . It’s Still 2-Party System

Truman Off To Great Stari with Conaress   Pres. Welcomes Opposition of 2-Party System

7 Oth Infantry Inside Reich  7th Army Unit Gains Four Miles In Day

U. S. Seventh Arm Pushes Mile Into Saar Region  Seventieth Infantry Advances Four - Miles in New Drive

TEMPERATURES:   Yanks Gain 4 Miles; Tighten Rhine Grip   First Army Takes Honnef, Northern Anchor For Bridgehead; Patton’s Third Army Mopping  bes Dee Stihl Biliwend ha Blanca Becudncs:

YANKS ADVANCE IN SAAR AREA   U, S. 7th Army Doughboys Penetrate Reich’s Industrial Region

ARE LITTLE © MORE THAN A MILE AWAY   Germans, Meanwhile, Declare Patton’s Men Are Attempting to Cross the Moselle River at Several Points. _

Rare Opportunity To Study Brahms. Requiem To Be Presented In Spring Under Trained Leadership

AMERICAN FORCES POURING THROUGH ISLANDS CAPITAL   WHITE CIVILIAN INTERNEES NUMBERING 3700 FREED BY ENTRY

Thousands Of  U.S. Civilians Are Liberated   Jap Snipers Prevent Complete Domination

3,700 W Ze Civilians ‘Freed   Reach Pasic River, Dividing North Part Of City from South.

Infantry Takes Northern Sector  Of Island Capital   Eleventh Airborne Division Races Up From South  Toward Manila.   First Motor Convoy Arrives at Kunming

3,700 Civilians Released From  JapaneseCamp   Motorized First Cavalry Streaks Into Capital First; 37th Infantrymen Win Air Field; 11th Air-Borne Speeds From South; Many Buildings Stand

Americans Smash German Army Staff Barracks  _ Zossen Headquarters Near Berlin Is

Bombers Smash Nazi Army Staff Has. Buildings   650-Plane Attack Made on Zossen, 20 Miles from Berlin

RAID GERMANY HEADQUARTERS   650 U. S. Planes Pound Nazis Staff Barracks

Nazi Army Staff Strafed by Americans   Heavy Bombers Make Surprise Raid on Zossen Headquarters

Aerial Blow Pulverizes German General Staff Headquarters Near Berlin

Headquarters of  Nazi Staff Hit   Allied Bombers Pound Zossen in Surprise Incendiary Bombing

‘Bullseye’ Job On Nazi Quarters  Bombers Smash German Headquarters

Hitler's Staff Headquarters Get lerrific Bombing  Barracks, Offices Visited by 650 Forts Also Liberators

ALLIED AIRMEN SMASH GERMAN GENERAL STAFF HEADQUARTERS   Berlin Gets 24th Successive Night Raid By RAF

SHOWER HEAVY EXPLOSIVES ON KEY BULDINGS   650 U. S. . Planes Attack Hitler’s Command Quarters

BOMBERS BLAST NAZI STAFF BASE   650 Planes Strike Quarters 20 Miles From Berlin

U.S. Planes Hi Hitler's Statf Headquarters   Atteck Reported  As Bullseye Jeb

ABRIAL—  Blast Hitler  Headquarters   Zossen Barracks Are Lashed By 650 U. S. Bombers

HEAVY PLANES  BOMB ZOSSEN   Several Headquarters Buildings of Hitler’s Staff Are Smashed.

Jap Says Nippon Can't Hold Out  But Invasion Needec to End War Quick

DESTROY MANY JAP AIRCRAFT   CLOSE TO 4,000 JAPANESE PLANES HAVE BEEN’ DESTROVED IN OKINAWA "CAMPAIGN

“Cut Everybody’s Committee but Mine” Is Theme Of New Attempted Reorganization bv Congress

SIXTH EX-U,S, FIELD RETAKEN BY CHINESE   Last Of Japs Mopped Up Ir Streets Of Kanhsien

Chinese Mop Up  Japs in Kanhsien   Capture Airfields in South—Close in on Air Base at Kweilin

Chinese MopUp Jap Remnants Kanhsi en City   Sixth Former American Air Base Site Regained; Chinese Closing In On Another

en,  MOPPING UP IN KANHSIEN NOW   Chinese Capture Airfield South of Kiangsi Province City.

INDONESIANS MAKE TERMS   Will Help British Restore Order If No More Dutch Troops Come

INSISTS ARMY . ACT ON FOOD   Congressmen Colls for Figures; Threatens To Ask White House's Help

Aim To Demand Inventory of   Army Food   Rep. Daughton Says He’ll Take It To White House

Warren Submits Budget   $683,710,643 Spending Called for Without Raising State Taxes

12 MARINES MISSING ON FLIGHT IN CHINA   Show of Force Over Strife-Tor Areas May Have Cost Americans Their Lives.

NAZIS EXECUTE MAYOR FLEEING FROM SOVIET:   Germans Take Life of Pomeranian Town Official for *Early Departure’

ANOTHER MAYOR HANGED BY NAZIS   Official Executed For Flight Without Reich Orders

GERMANS HAN MAYOR OF EAST PRUSSIAN CITY   Paris Radio Says Slave Workers Against Nazis

EXECUTED On FLEEING CITY   Germans Announce Officer Was Hanged for Leaving Without Orders.

Mayor Of Koenigsberg Executed For Desertion Report Uprisings As Guerrillas Are Organized

Nazis Execute Otheial For  Leaving City   Germans Announce Hanging Of Mavor Schroeter For Fleeing Koenigsberg.   LEFT WITHOUT ORDER

—EXECUTION—  Mayor, Who Fled City, Is Executed   Third Nazi Civilian Official On Eastern Front To Lose Life

GERMANS HANG THIRD OFFICIAL FOR DESERTION   Nazis Execute Village Mayor for Fleeing City Without Orders

Mayor of German City. Hanged For Desertion: - Freed ‘Slaves’ Problen

7 Koenigsberg Mayor Hung for Leaving; Embattled Berlin Now Like a Madhouse

Iron Fist In Reich   Three Mayors Executed For Fleeing East Front Towns; Foreign Workers Reported Rising

Nazis Execute Another Mayor for Fleeing Post Before Rucsian Army

Germans Announce Another Mayor Hanged for Leaving His Town. Without Orders

Nazis Hang Mayors Whc  Flee Towns   Must Wait for Evacuation Order; Rumor Foreign Slave Workers Grow Restless

FILM SHOWS SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF WORLD WAR   “They Live Forever,’ Full Color Motion Picture With Sound, Will Be Shown At Trinity Church

THEY LIVE FOREVER, AT BAPTIST CHURCH FRIDAY   Col. Geo. S. Clark, Bataan Hero, Featured in Film

) WILL SHOW MOTION PICTURE AT ODIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH prodieere NIGHT, OCTOBER 7

Operator Strike Disrupts Illinois Phone Service   Automobile Workers Meet To Consider Possible Walkout

AUTO WORKERS TO CONSIDER GALl OF FINAL STRIKE   200 Delegates Met To Draw Up Plans For Action   308,000 IDLED WORKERS TODAY   Ford of Canada Agree to Negotiate With UAW For First Time

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Yanks Gain In  Manila Battles MacArthur Still Silent On Mindanao Invasion

First, Sixth Divisions Gain In Philippines  MacArthur Silent On Mindanan A  Mane

Yanks Advance  In Luzon Hill:   MacArthur Remains Siler On Mindungys Landine

YANKS ADVANGE EAST OF MANILE   Drive Into Amtipolo in Hills 14 Miles East of Capital; M’Arthur Ignores Reports Of Invasion

Yankees Drive Into Antipolo Hills On Luzon   Simultaneously Sixth American Division Advances on Montathans Silent on Mindanzo

Yankee Cavalry Hits From Manila  Advances Into Hills East of the Capital

‘AMERICANS FIGHT WAY INTO ILOILO, CAPITAL OF PANAY   Burning City in Grip of Yanks as They Expand Hold on Central Philippine Island— Take Air Field and Bridge on. Quiskirts

YANKS BATTLE INTO ILOILO   Hold Gn Panay Island Is Extended By Americans

Yankees Fi oht Into Burnin g Panay Capital   Doughboys Capiure Hoilo Airdrome and Carpenter’s Bridge. Eastern  Approach to Civ

American Troops Enter Panay Capital City.Of Moilo As. They Expand Grip Upon Island

YANKS FIGHT IN PANAY CAPITAL      Expand Their Hold on 25th Philippine Island They Have Invaded.

YANKS FIGHT IN PANAY CAPITAL   Expand Hold On Central Phitippine Island

Fight Way Into Panay Capital   Iloilo Is Reported  In Flames; Guerillas On Luzon Capture Key Port of San Fernando

Yanks Fight Into lloilo   Expand Hold on Panay, Central Philippine Island

FIGHT INTO ILOILO   Panay Capital Js Burning; Yanks Make Gains on  Luzon

Yanks Fight into Burning Capital OF Panay Island   Hoilo Airdrome Taken By Troops; On Luzon Doughboys Wipe Out San Fernando Garrican

Doughboys Fight Way Into lloilo, Capital Of Panay   Guerrillas Seize Port On Luzon

American Troops Fight Way Into Burning Panay Capital; lloilo Airdrome Captured   Join Up With Guerifla Forces In Expanding Hold On Philippine Island

U.S. Forces Drive North To Overrur inland Plains  maT mnret Cc. tia rw 4  eee   Luzon Guerrillas Wipe Out Japs At San Fernando

Yanks Expanding Hold on Panay   Battle To Lloilo As Guerrillas Wipe Out Japs at San Fernando

Yanks Fight Into Burning Capital Of Panay Island   Airdrome Captured As Troops Enter Histo; Lingayen Gulf Port of  VE ernapdo Won On  Luzon.

YANKS CAPTURE PANAY AIRDROME   INVADERS, GUERRILLAS LINK; ENTER CAPITAL

YANKS PUSHINTO PANAY’S CAPITAL   Heavy Fires Sweep Iloilo; Guerrillas Hit Enemy

-—-PHI. LIPPINES—  Yanks s Fight Into Iloilo   Capital Of Panay Island In Flames; Airdrome  Captured

Carnival Man  Meets Death in Windstorm   “Shirkshire” Hits  Southern Vermont

War Time Will End Sept. 30, Solon Say:   Farm-State Bloc to Ask For Action This Week

PEARL HARBOR REPORT AIRED   MEMBER OF PROBE COMMIT. TEE SAYS HE. LEARNED OF BRITISH-AMERICAN “UNDERSTANDING”

Asserts ‘Understanding’ Existed Prior To War That U.S. Was To Enter

Jap Secret Society Hit By Order   MacArthur Orders Dissolution of Vicious, Terroristic Black Dragon Group

Vast Power In Society.      Black Dragons, Backed By Jap Army and Navy, Fedred Through East

Oil for the machines of  the Chinese  Nothing stops  army encineers

PLEDGE TO JAPS KEEPS MARINES IN NORTH CHINA   Byrnes Reveals Allies Tolc Tokyo They Would See Troops Got Home

U.S. To Relurn Jap Troops Home   Byrnes Discloses Secret Promise Of Allied Assistance

NIP SOLDIERS ASSURED SAFE RETURN HOME   Reveal Agreement As Fighting Mounts In Manchuria

ALLIES TO HELP JAPS GET HOME   Secret Pledge Revealed By Byrnes; Marines To Have Long Job

Pledge to Japar Keeps Marines In North China   Byrnes Says Allies Assur: ed Nippon of Soldiers’ Return

CARRIER PLANES HIT AT FORMOSA   Ryukyu Islands Also Targets Of American Pilots

Attlee, Truman to Confer on Atomics   Prime Minister May Announce Trip Today

ATTLEE EXPECTED TO PAY U. 5. VISIT   LONDON CIRCLES SAY PRIME MINISTER WILL CONFER WITH TRUMAN.

PRIME MINISTER PLANS US, VISI   Attlee To Confer With Truman On Atom Bomb And Other Issues

Truman, Attlee  May Soon Meet   Prime Minister to Visit Sarvs Rune     Wachineto

Churchill Says Charter Still Goal of Allies, But Some Aims Delayed

Churchill Supports Charter Objectives   Tells House He Aarees With U. S.

Churchill Stands — By Atlantic Charter   Prime Minister Tells Commons Objectives Are Same Now as in 1941—Reiterates Allied Goal of Unconditional Surrender:

FDR’S Stand On Charter Is Praised   Churchill Says Britain To Back Uncondition al Surrender Plan

‘Agrees With FD On 41 Charter, Same Objectives   Prime Minister Says Unconditional Demand Not Prolonainag War

Charter Aims Remain Same Says Premier   Churchill in Full Agreement With Rodsevelt

CHURCHILL SAYS CHARTER STANDS   Defends Roosevelt’s Actior In Speech To Commons

ATLANTIC CHARTER  [5 NOT LAW STATES  BRITAIN’S PREMIER CHURCHILL TELLS COM MONS HE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH ROOSEVELT

Churchill Stands Firm For ‘Unconditional Surrender’   Declares Policy Not Prolonging War in Europe

No Changes In Objectives Of Atlantic Pact   —CHU RCHILL. Prime Minister Stands Pat On Unconditional Surrender Ultimatum.

Churchill Backs Charter Views  Upheld By FDR   Objectives Same As 1941 Despite Incapacity To Achieve Aims At Once

CHURCHILL IN PICHTING MOOD   Tells Commons He Agrees With FDR’s Views On Atlantic Charter

Churchill Accepts Roosevelt View of Atlantic Charter   Obectives Same as  In 1941, He Talls Commons; Stands Pat On Total Surrender

Charter Not Law, Churchill Tells House   But Aims Are Unchanged, He Asserts; Surrender Demand Cheered

Churchill In Agreement With FDR On Atlantic Charter And  Unconditional Surrender   Tells Commons All Objectives Of Charter Cannot Be Achieved Immediateh

Atlantic Charter Valid, Churchill Agrees With FDR   War Prolonged Until  Unconditional Surrender

Charter Aims Unchanged Says Churchill   Prime Minister Aarees With FDR

Atlantic Chart Valid-Churchill   Commons Is Informed Unconditional Defeat Is Still Objective

Churchill Agrees With Roosevelt In Views Toward Atlantic Charter

Refers To Charter As Standard   Objectives Are Same As In 1941, Churchill Asserts In Response To Questioning

Charter Views Same. Churchill   Tells House of Total Agreement with FDR’: “Standard of Aims”   Savs Objectives Valid.

Atlantic Charter Again Endorsed By Churchill   Tells Commons He’s In Complete Agreement With Roosevelt

CHURCHILL IN AGREEMENT ON VIEWS OF F. P   Objectives Have Not Been Changed From When They Were De signed at Sea in ‘41

Churchill Tells Commons War Is To Be Pushed Until Unconditional Surrender of Enemy Is Obtainec

Great Charter Will Be Written.  Stettinius Says   French Believed To Haye Few Troops In Homs and Hama

ROLE IS SEEN   Stettinius Holds Nation Leader and Mediator Of Great Powers

WINDUP NEAR FOR PACT 10 INSURE PEACE   GREAT NATION VETO ONE BIG ITEM TO SETTLE

World Peace Depends On Collaboration   Secretary of State Defines Five Point De: elaration of — United States Foreign Policy

SEG. STETTINIUS PREDICTS LEAGUE WILL BE SET UP   ‘Says It Will Eaise Hops of Lasting Peace, but Will Work Only if Nations Collaborate.   LAYS DOWN 5-POINT FOREIGN FOLICY   Puts American Delegation at Conference Behind Broad Veto Powers for Big Five.

Conference Report Given By Stettinius   Secretary of State Calls for Understanding and Lays Down Tenets of Foreign Policy— Argentina Warned

Secretary Drafts Policy ‘to Create Climate for Peace   Asks Agreement On Poles, Like Matters, In Conference Report

Predicts Phartér 3 ing Hone “Of Lasting Peace   Stettinivs Says Will To  Peace Needed To   Make Pact Work

‘DEAD’ SOLDIER ~ 18 RETURNING   WIFE OF MAN BELIEVED DEAD MARRIED HIS UNCLE THIR- ' TEEN DAYS AGO

Wife Of Rescued Jap Prisoner Married Again   Takes Second Husband Believing First Mate Died In Pacific War

Liberation of ‘Dead’ Sergeant Stuns Wife Who Recently Married His Uncle

Fleet Stands Guard in Tokyo Bay   MacArthur Due to Reach Atsugi Airport at 8 p. m.; Ship Landings Begin 8:30

TOP OFFICERS ARE ASSEMBLING FOR PEACE PACT   Japs To Remain in Doors as American Occupational Forces Take Over

NIMITZ, MACARTHUR POISED FOR TAKING CONTROL OF JAPAN   MASS OCCUPATION FORCES DUE TO LAND IN JAPAN ON THURSDAY

Yank Chiefs Move Nearer Jap Palace   Admiral Nimitz Flies To Tokyo Bay; General MacArthur at Okinawa

Edged Up More Phan 1000 Miles Nearer Mikado’s Palace to Supervise Initial Mass Occupation.   ADVANCE ECHELONS PLANTED U. S. FLAG   Admiral Nimitz Flew From Guam to Tokyo Bay, Joining an Allied Fleet Headed  By Four Battleships.

4 Big Warships Ride At Anchor Near Yokosuka   Nips Face Darkest Hour;   Islands Surrettdered:  - Yanks Back From Dead

GEN, MCARTHUR MOVES GROUP TO OKINAWA ISLE   10,000 Japanese Surrender on Three By-Passed Islands

Move Headquarters 1,000 Miles Closer to Tokyo   Surrender to Take Place Sunday; Many Missing Heroes Reported Alive

NEW SEIZURES OF PITS LOOM   Government Ready to Act As 72,000 Anthracite Miners Walk Out

Government Ready To Seize Mines in Coal Dispute  Ickes May Take Over Both Soft and Hard  Coal Mines

German Broadcast Reports Situation   Capitulation of Denmark Agreed After New German Fuehrer Sees Honelessness of Resistance

AP Correspondent Crosses Rhine In British Glider and Encounters A Series of Exciting Adventure

Trip With Airborne Troops Packed With Thrills and Narrow Escapes

Correspondent Runs Gauntlet of Nazi Fire to Save Story After He Bails Out of Burning Yank Plane

LEWIS AUTHORIZED BY COAL MINERS TO GALL STRIKE   Count of Two-Thirds of Ballots Shows Proposal Was Backed by More Than 6 to 1.   UNION-OPERATOR TALKS CONTINUE IN CAPITAL   Owners Up Their Wage Increase Offer to $1 a Day, but It Is Turned Down.

STRIKE VOTED BY MINERS BY BIG MAJORITY   Soft Coal Men 6 to  In Favor of Calling Walkout

STRIKE IS FAVORED BY MINE WORKERS      Overwhelming Vete for Walkout Cast by Miners 

MINE WORKERS SET 10 STRIKE   Men Await Word From John L. Lewis For Walkout Action

Severe Cold Wave to Hit lowa Tonight   May Be 18 Below, Weath. er Bureau Says; High. ways Said Dangerous

German Planes Come Up In Force; 62 Shot Down; 20 Destroyed Aground   ‘LAST STEP’

Babson’s Authentic Statement   Copyright—1945—Publishers Finaneial Bureau, Ine. UNCLE SAM’S POSTWAR PLANS

Japs Will Face Stronger U. S. Force Than Nazis  Did, Truman Declares   President Calls for Great Surge of Arms Production for Pacific Warfare in Special Messace to Congress; New Warning to Mikado

TENTH ARMY TO BE SENT HOME   AMERICAN TROOPS IN, JAPAN BEING SHIFTED

lOTH ARMY IN RYUKYUS CHAIN AS INACTIVATED      13,793 High-Point Personnel Of Army Regrouped For Return

High Point Troops In Japanese Theatre Getting Ready to Come Back Home.

13,000 TROOPS BEING SENT TO UNITED STATES   Regular Army, Low Point Men of 10th Being Reassigned

£ S.ipth Army dt “1 Jap Theater Is Inactivated   13,000 High-Paint Troops To Go Home ‘Starting Next Week

Eden’s Son Missing On Burma Flight      No Report From Plane In Davs

Nazis to Face  Tribunal Again   War Crimes Trial Slated To Resume Wednesday

German Press Paints Dark Picture   Germans Urged by Moscow to Rise Accainst Hitler

German Press Paints Dark Picture  Germans Urged by Moscow to nm  8 am TT

AINS MUCH GROUND IN ARGENTINA   Juan Peron, Former Streng Man, Forced to Resign

Peron Removed From Office by Army Leaders   Government's Status Remains Uncertain

ARMY TAKING “STEPS TO END THE UPRISING   PERON FORCED TO STEP OUT OF GOVERNMENT AS POPU-. LAR DEMONSTRATIONS  CONTINUE -

ANOTHER COLD WAVE MOVES ON MIDWESI   Mercury Expected to Drop This Morning--Lower Temperatures Through Week Forecast,

Date for Invasion of Poland Decided Five Months Ahead   Fixed While Der Fuehrer Was Telling World He Was Non-Aggressive

Britain Delayed Hitler   German Attack On Poland Planned For Five Months

AT POLAND 7 DAYS LATE   Action That Launched the Second World War Held Up While Diplomats Tried to Block British Intervention.

Goering Tells Efforts To Keep Brifish Neutral   ‘Nazis Planned Blow While Proclaiming Peace To World

Britain’s Aid Pledge Held Hitler Back   Goering Reveals Attack On Poland Held Up Seen By Action

Hitler Feared  Great Britain   Evidence at War Crimes Trial Showed Dictater Delayed Invasion of Poland:

BRITISH. PLEDGE TO AID POLAND nN EVENT OF WAR DELAYED START OF WORLD WAR IL FOR SEVEN DAYS

Hitler Planned Poland Invasion 5 Months Ahead   Shouted Peace After Setting Day for War, ‘Records Reveal

Britain's Pledge To Help Poland Delayed War II   Hitler Tried Hard To Keep England Neutral, Goering States

BRITISH PLEDGE TO AID POLAND DELAYED WAR’S START FOR SEVEN DAYS, GOERING SAYS AT NUERNBERG TRIAL

Double-Cross by  ‘Hitler Reviewed   Fuehrer Denied Aims Against Poland, Readied © _- Army for War   ENGLAND DELAYED HIM   Held War Back a Week in ; Effort to Keep Britain Out of It

British Pledge To Poles Upset Start Of War   Outbreak Delayed 7 Days As Hitler Tried To Keep England Neutral

British Promise To Help Poland Delayed Fuehrer  But He Let Only Week Go by Before launchina Attack

British Pledge To Aid Poland Delayed Start of World War ll Seven Days

WAR BEGINNING PUT OFF IN ATTEMPT TO KEEP BRITAIN OUT  HITLER LIED, DENYING INVASION: PLANS WHEN

Nazis Wanted Britain to  Be Neutral   Aid-to-Poland Pledge Delayed Start of \ War, Goering Says

GOERING SAYS WAR'S START WAS DELAYED   Britain's Pledge to Aid Poland In Event of Hostilities Caused Hitler To Hold Up Attack  <TATEMENT IS FILED

Trustees Fight Any Changes In Teacher Schools  Form State Associatior To Oppose Any Shift In Type Of Training

N azi Retreat: Across River:  _ Called Route   Town After Town in Rich Industrial Area Toppled By Americans

American Troops Reach the Rhine, Take Ruhr Cities   Neuss, Krefeld, Trier Fall To Advancing Yanks

Berlin Defenders Made Last Stand From Great Nazi Underground City

Secret Entrances in Stone Guard  Hidden Nazi City Beneath Berlin

FLOOD DANGER IN WISCONSIN   Residents of Chippewa Riv: er Area Preparing For lt.

NATIONAL GRAIN <rANDIL SEEN   LEADER IMPLICATES CAPITOL OFFICIALS

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Death Toll Raised To 33 In Empire Builder Wreck   Bodies of Victims Being Taken From Wreckage In North Dakota Tragedy

Philosophy On Security Laid  Down By Hull   Says World Peace Agency Must Be Buili Upon Law, Justice and Fair Dealings

Law, Justice, Fair Dealing Corner Stone   Hull Expresses Views on Foundation for World Peace Agency

Seaman Peel Starts or, Lost Lap of Trip Home te Dauahter's Bedside

URGES 50 PCT. CUT IN TAXES   Group Proposes Immediate End of Normal Levy on Individual Incomes

20 Pet. Slash In Federal Tay  Recommended   Postwar Tax Policy Committee Submits Results of 16-Months Study on Tax Issue

‘yeht Atomic control Plan   louse Military Committee Members QOWiticize Federal Commission Plan.

Federal Control Of Atomic Energy Under Criticism   Minority Group Report Against Establishment

Opponents Hit Commission Plar  Views on Handling Atomic Eneray Given

ATOMIC ENERGY GROUP WOULD UNDERMINE U. S.   Majority Urae Bill Deal Only With Domestic Control

Shift In Power Adds Weight To Blows In Store   It’s ‘Only Beginning,’ Say Commanders Whe Promise Stepup In Jap Hammerina

5-Way Raid Made  On Cities in Japan   400 or More B-29s Take Part in Attack on Island of Honshu   HIT TARGETS AT NIGHT   Fire and Explosive Bombs Are Dropped by Yank Fliers.

400 B29’s Rain Explosives And Fire on 5 Jap War Plant Cities in Huge New Night Raid

Adding Power To Air Attack   Link Up With Superforts, Fighter Bombers, Marine And Navy Air Blows

B-29s Hit Five More Jap Cities   Fleetof400or . ‘More in New Raid -OnHomelsland

Okinawa-Based Planes Join in Great Attacks’  MacArthur Sends Philippines Force

GEN. MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES SHIFT OF AERIAL POWER  ADD MORE WEIGHT TO BLOWS AT JAPAN BY

Hit Five Centers Of Nip Homeland ndustrial Area  400 Plan nes Are Used In Five-W. aid

NEW AIR POWER 15 BEING TURNED UPON JAP CAPITAL AREA  CONQUEST OF PHILIPDINCC DET CTACENMR wsar   CONQUEST OF PHILIPPINES RELEASED MACARTHUR’S AIRMEN

HOMELAND HIT BY NEW RAIDS, TOKYO ADMITS   Aussies Take Last Jap Area in Balikpapan In 5-Mile Gain

Ernie Pyle With the Navy:  ‘Marines Land on Okinawa Without Battle Casualties  Leathernecks Show Nervous   Leathernecks Show Nervous Tension as Zero Hour Nears

Ernie Fyle With the Navy:  Marines Land on Okinawa Without Battle Casualties   Leathernecks Show Nervous Tension as Zero Hour Nears

LeMay’s Nose-Thumbing Gesture To Japs Violates Security Precepts

ZHUEOV WISHES ALLIES “CONTINUED MILITARY SUC_ CESS" DURING PRESENTATION OF DECOR. ATIONS

Germans Checked On French Soil   Foe Crosses Rhine on Saar Front; Allied Gains Still at Slow Pace

‘Steady Advances Avainst ‘Bulge Are Made Slowly   Report Impetus Of Attack By Germans In Southern France Is Halted   STIFF BATTLING IS CONTINUING

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   ALLIED TROOPS UNDER MONTGOMERY TEAR TWO ~ RREACHES IN CE RMAN SALIENT

Montgomery's Forces Tear Two Breaches in Nazi Flank  Germans Open New Drive in South,

ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCE IN NORTH AREA   In South Enemy Lunges 15 Miles After Crossing Rhine

SUDDEN GERMAN ATTACK IN SAAR VALLEY HALTED   Berlin Admits Breaches Torn By Montgomery’s Armies In North   GEN, PATTON’S ADVANCE IS CHECKED

Ford Workers . Vote for Strike   Last of Big Three To Record Views In Ballot.

BiG THREE MOTOR UNIONS VOTE FOR INDUSTRY STRIKE   leaders Say Every Effort Will Be Made to Avoid Weatkaut

FORGE STRIKE WEAPON INTO WAGE DEMAND   ClO Intends to Settle Labor Dispute Without Calling Walkout

STRIKE THREAT HELD OVER BIG AUTO CONCERNS   Union Uses Vote to Bolste: Demands for 30%  Wage Increase

Auto Workers Union. Forges New Weapon   Authorize Strike If Peaceable Method: Result in Failure

Strike Only If Necessary, Say Auto Unionists   Pledge Every Effort To  Settle Wage Controversy es Be

UMW LEADERS DECLARE, THEY WILL SEEK TO.SETTLE WAGE — DISPUTE WITHOUT STRIKING

Strike Voted At Ford By Margin Of 11 To    Negotiations With G-M Adjourned As No Progress Is Reported; Higgins Gains Support

Unions Complete Strike Weapon   Ford Vote Winds Up ions, If All Else Fails

Hope To Settle Auto Industry Difficulties Without Strike; Higgins Company Liquidated

Strike News Roundup. : a  Auto Workers Say They Will Do All Possible To Avert Strike They Voted

Unions Ready With Strike Weapon for Auto Makers Big :   Unions in Ford, Chrysler and General Motors Authorize a Strike

Unions Forge Strike Weapon For ‘Big Three’   Auto Group Plan to Use It to. Force Through Wage Demands

UNIONS HAVE STRIKE WEAPON   Automotive Workers to Make Efforts to Settle * . Dispute Peaceaily.   MAIORITY FAVOR STRIKE

Rule Opposed.   Union Forges Bargain Tool  Rie Three? Workers   ‘Big Three’? Workers Authorize Walkouts

AUTO WORKERS VOTE. STRIKE IN MANEUVER TO WIN THIRTY PER CENT RAISE IN WAGES

STRIKE FAVORED IN FORD BALLOTS   Automotive Industry Awaits Next Move By Union

FORD EMPLOYES VOTE TO STRIKE OVER PAY ISSUE  AUTOMOTIVE UNIONS  ChHOnC tassCcCaona’ TH   AUTOMOTIVE UNIONS FORGE ‘WEAPON’ T0 BACK UP DEMANDS

(.1.0. Brandishes Strike Weapon In Auto Dispute   Wage Negotiations Adjourn; Neither Side Is Optimistic

Maj. G. E. Preddy Killed In Belgium   Greensboro Ace Holds Record of Downing 6 Enemy Planes In 1 Day.

FDR Nominates Nine To Become Full Generals ©  Army Now Has 11 Of Four Ster Renk

Red Cross Roll Of Honor   Gen. Krueger Is Nominated For Full General

—NEW GENERALS—  F.D.R. PROMOTES 91).5, GENERALS   - Ali To Be Raised To Rank Of Full Generals In Army —

F. D. R. Nominates 9 to Be Full Generals   Promotions Would Give Army 11 Four-Star Chieftains

NINE NOMINATED TO BE GENERALS   Five Now Wear Four Stars And Four Have Five Stars

NINE GENERALS ARE PROMOTED   Four Star Rank Is Sought For U. S. Army Leaders

Nine Officers To Be Generals   Roosevelt) Nominates Lientenant Generals For Full Commanders,

TOJO REPORTED IN JAP CABINET   NEW MINISTRY SAID TO INCLUDE MODERATES AS WELL AS SABRE RATTLERS.

TOU0 REPORTED CABINET MEMBER   Premier at Time of Pear!  ~ Harbor Said Selected by Suzuki; Strange Mingling Of Political Opinion

TOJO RETURNED TO JAP CABINET   Premier Of Pearl Harbor Days Gets Portfolio In Tokyo Shakeup

SAY 10J0 PUT IN JAP CABINET   Germans Report Suzuki Has Picked Ministry Filled With Ex-Ministers

Tojo and Other Ex- Premiers Named On Suzuki's New Japanese Cabinet

Suzuki Includes [ojo in Cabinet   DNB Says Premier Forms New Jap Rule

TOG REPORTER: } IN NEW CABINE]   ONB Quotes Broadcast Saying Former Premiers in New Jen Rody

POOL HALLS IN MATTOON TOLD TO BAR YOUTHS   Police Order Suggest: ed by Kidwell After Gambling Is Halted

ALLIES WANT TO SINK THEM IN ATLANTIC   Atomic Bomb Tests Desired by U.S.

France Demands German Warship:   Allied Plan to Scuttle Nazi Navy Protested

Big Five Meet to Draft Peace Pacts   Italian Treaty First On List of Problems

Millions Are Now Homeless   One of Every 15 Nipponese Homeless; Heavier Attacks Expected

GENERAL HODGES. LANDS   ‘With Him at Atlanta Air Base Is  Brig. Gen. Plank of Lawrence

Nazi Eviction of American Troops From Bridgehead Is Nof Important

TWO MEN FLEE FROM OHIO PEN   Escape in Broad Daylight After Sawing Bars

TWO CONVICTS. ~ MAKE ESCAPE   scars. MADE: BY, SAWING  THROUGH BARS OF: SECOND. STORY WINDOW YES- — TERDAY 

School Survey Based On Future Needs Of System      Eight New Buildings Are Recommended By Firm Of Engineers; Grades Re-Grouped

Separation Of Schools  Recommended By Survey   New Building For Junior College Is Needed Say Engineers In Report To Board

Last Desperate Stand in Leipzig Was at City Hall and Rail Statior

Nelson Reports On Chinese Effort   Activities Now Being Coordinated, Is Advice

FAVORABLE REPORT ON (HINA GIVEN   . Donald Nelson Says War Effort Now Coordinated

House Food Probers to Visit N.Y. and Boston   Also Plan to Make Study In Chicago, Cleveland; May Extend Inquiry to Include Butter Situation

FOOD PROBERS TO VISIT CITIES   Will Investigate Charges of Black Market Sales in Boston, New York

Yanks seize 30 millions  in diamonds  Found stored in  al. ...... 2... Lp wal..

Search Still Continues For Callaway   Hope for Safety Wanes As Snow, Cold Weather Increase

Japs Cancel Train Service In Atomic Bombing Area   Enemy Hints at Huge Damage; Radio - Says Raid Still Under Investigation

Goering Faces Trial  for Life As War Criminal   Luftwaffe Founder Placed On Firs! List Last November; ‘Seventh’ Denies Favoritism

Heads List Of Murderers On Docket   Allies Close Frontier Between Germany and Little Duchy. Search For Tlhnimter

Goering Faces Trial for Life  As Criminal   Allies Expected to Act Soon Upon Doenitz: Himmler Still Sought

QUISLING DENIES RECALLING SHIPS   Says Prosecution Seeks Ti “Besmirch My Character”

SMALL GAINS — BEING MADE _ IN STRUGGLE   RAPID ADVANCE AFTER ‘CAP‘TURE OF HILL FOLLOWED BY DESPERATE NOQUARTER COMBAT

Americans Pustt Snowplow Drive North Of St. Vitk   Face Siegfried’ Defenses; _ Allies Outside Colmar: Planes Blast West Wall

Yanks Hit Siegfried Defenses   Allied Airmen Pound Area Behind West Wall.

YANKS PREPARE FOR NEW BLOW ON WEST FRONT   Deployed Along, Or Beyond 200 Miles Of Germans’ Siegfried Defenses

HITS ENEMY NORTHEAST OF ST. VITH   Other Allied Forces Near Outskirts of Colmar in South and to North British and Yanks Close Up to Roer River.

First Pushes Within Mile Of Border   Yanks-French Make Two Mile Gain Near  Colmar

Hodges Forces Now Northeast  Of Sante Vith   American, French Troops Advance More Than Two “Biles to Within Half Mile of Colmar   Patlon Gains On Eight Mile Front   Third Army Either Near Or Across German Border All the Way to Saarbrucken

U.S. Ist Nears Siegtried Line   Troops Within  Mile Of Germany in Slow  Gain on Western Wall

American and French Troops Advance to Poin On Colmar Canal Near City of Same Name

ATTACK GERMAN pSIEGFRIED LINE   Within One Mile Of Germany On  Western Front

Snowplow Attack Pushes Enemy Back to Germany   First Army Digs Through Snow Toward Si. Vith; Ninth Closes on Roer with British Second

Ist-Reaches Nazi.Forts in ‘Snow Drive   'Hodges’. Veterans Slast “Almost to Reich Line ~ North of Sf. Vith —   OTH- REACHES ROER

First Army’ s Drive Nears Enemy Line In Germany   Allied Planes Hit Behind West Wall

VETERAN DIVISIONS ADVANCE SNOWPLOW DRIVE CLOSE TO FORMIDABLE SIEGFRIED LINE   Gen. Eisenhower's Forces Are Deployed Along or Beyond 200 Miles of Border All Way From Holland to South Part of Saarland   ALLIED PLANES SWEEPING OVER ENEMY AREAS

Drive To Within Mile Of Reich And Westwall   American And French Troops Advance To Within Half Mile Of Colmar Gutskirts

U.S. LAUNCHES DRIVE AGAINST SIEGFRIED LINE   3rd at German-Luxembourt Border on 8-Mile Front Along Our River

16 VILLAGES TAKEN IN GAINS ON WEST FRONT   Allied Planes Disrupting Areas Behind Siegfried Line

Yanks Advance Into Germany In Snow Storms   Buck Waist-Deep Drifts to Attack Enemy Positions

NEAR MAIN NAZI LINE   Patton’s Men Reach Border Of Germany On 8-Mile Front

LOAN 10 BRITAIN STIRS RUMBLINGS INU. S, LONDON   Some Congressmen Skeptical of Repayment and Feel More Will Be Asked   BUT PASSAGE’ IS: LIKELY.   Lord Beaverbrook’s: Paper in England .Demands Outright Gift

Congress Likely To Approve Loar Despite Critics   Britain Would Obtain $3,750,000,000 Cash And Lend-Lease Goods

BRITISH. LOAN IS GRITICIZED IN CONGRESS      Indications. Are It Will Be Giver Approval Eventually By Body

Four Billion Dollar Loan To Britain Faces Some Strong Opposition

3000 U. S. Air Men Saved From Sea During War, By British Services

TOP NAZIS FLEE FROM WRECKED CITY BY PLANE   Chaos And Panic Rampant, Climax Of Rattls Goan Naar

High German Officiats Reported Fleeing By Airplane  TWO THIRDS OF CITY IN RUSSIAN HANDS  Expect Announcement Of Junction With Russians Momentarily

Nazi Leaders Flee As Reds Overrun Most of Berlir   Capita! Reported in Chaos As Climax of Spectacular Battle Nears   2 RUSSIAN ARMIES JOIN IN ONSLAUGHT   Germans Shift Troecps in Subway; Soviets Smash To Center of City

DARK HOURS ARRIVE FOR GERMANY   Populace Reported Panic-Stricken; Fate Soon Decided

German Officials Reported As Fleeing Berlin   Most Of City Is Already Overrun

ted Armies Join Forces Within City  For Cleanup   Chaos And Panic Rampant In Berlin As Russian Troops Grind Down Defens«

TWO RED ARMIES JOIN AND TAKE HALF OF BERLIN   High Officials Reported Fleeing by Air; City in Chaos and Panic; Final End of Berlin Belicved Near

‘Two Red Armies Meet Stiffening  Nazi Resistance   Top Officials Reported Fleeing Doomed City By Plane

High Nazi   LEAVE GERMAN CAPITAL B' AIR; CLIMAX OF BATTLE  FOR CITY BELIEVED NEAR -

PANIC EXISTS IN GERMANY   Berlin Residents In Flight   “Crack” Expected At Any Hour

Chaos Rampant in Berlin As Officials Leave   Nearly All of German Capital Encireled

HIGHEST NAZI OFFICERS FLEE BERLIN BY AIR   Battle Climax for German Capital Not Far Away

HIGH OFFICIALS ARE REPORTED FLEEING BERLIN   Moscow Says Chaos And Panic Are Rampant tn Reich Capital

GERMAN MORALE GRACKING IN FACE OF RED ADVANCE   MOSCOW DECLARES NAZI HIGH COMMAND WILL BE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH NEW  FRO:

Fights Raging In Subways Of Reich Capital   Chaos, Panic Reported Rampant In City As High German Officials Flee By Plane; Soviets Hold Two-Thirds Of Area

BRITAIN SHOWS UNBROKEN UNITY   Churchill's Policies Get Green Light In 413-0 Confidence Vote

Commons Gives Churchill  the Green Light  Prime Minister Gets Unanimous Vote of Confidence

OF CHURCHILI   Commons Unanimous* in Approving Decisions Made at Yalta

Churchill Wins 413 to 0 Vote   House Gives Green Light  On Crimea Policies

Commons Votes Confidence  In Churchill   Endorses Big Three's Decisions at Yalta  By Vote of 413 to 0

CHURCHILL: GIVEN CONFIDENCE VOTE   Commons Unanimously Backs Policies of Prime Minister

ee tear  ' Japs in New Guinea  Eat Indian Prisoners      "Roll Out the Barrel" Is Death Dirge To Prisoners

Fighting Song Funeral Dirge For Prisoners   Japs Rolled Bodies of Dead Allies to Crematorium in Barrels

One Song Nof For Them Now   Prisoners Sang ‘Roll Out The Barrel’ as Dirge When Mates’ Bodies Taken Away

Increase Shown In Construction Here   Valuation of $58 $58, 000 Last Month Highest Since  lune

Increase Shown In Construction Here      Valuation of $58,000 Last Month Highest Since June

NAZIS SUFFER AIR DISASTER   Once - Mighty German Air Force Loses 397 Planes

NEW WARPLANE PACKS WALLOK   Corsair Fighter - Bomber Proves Mettle Against Japanese

IMPROVED NAVY FIGHTER-BOMBER IS ANNOUNCED   Can Exceed 425 Miles. An Hour And Outclimb  Its Predecessors   HUNDREDS ARE NOW FIGHTING IN PACIFIC

NEW NAVY PLANE HAS SPEED, PUNCH   FIGHTER-BOMBER CAN TRAVEL 425 M. Pp. H.-- PROVES METTLE AGAINST JAPS.

Navy's Fastes! Aircraft Now Battles Nips   Corsair, Says Navy. Travels 425 Miles  Per Hour and More

 Navy Reveals New Improved Corsair Fighter-Bomber ‘Can Travel 425 Miles Per Hour: Already In Combat

Tokyo Declares Another  Strike Expectec   American Air Power Holds Supremacy Over Japan, Southwest Pacific and China; No Details of Naval Strike Given

NEW BLOWS MAY FOLLOW TOKYO RAID   Marine Planes From Okinawa Swarm  Over Kyushu

HINT TRUMAN MAY CONFER WITH CHIANG   President’s Visit to Pacific Due, Rumors Say

President Confers On War Progress   Chief Executive May Make Trip to Manila

Military Security Keeps Lend-Lease  To Russia Secret   High Official Reports There’s No Split On Soviet Status

Court Told Role Of Brutal SS   Urged To Beget New Warrior Generation

BARE SS DETAILS AY GRIMES TRIAL   Americans “Push  War Case Aqainst Nazi Oraanizations

N. REYNOLDS WILL PRESIDE   ‘Michigan-Born Officer to Conduct Trial of Yamashita.

OKINAWA YANKS USE PLANE, TANK SUPPORT IN DRIVE   Cagayan Japs Lose Three Miles as Chinese Press Coastal Assault

POLES CAUSE ~~ CRIME WAVE   OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE ALARMS LONDON AS DE. SERTERS FORM TERRORI8T GANGS

Chaplin Ordered to Continue $75 Weekly Payments to Support Child

Chaplin Must Keep Paying   Comedian Worth 3 Millions Ordered To Continue $75 Weekly Payments.

TAX CHEATER HUNT PRESSED   Morgenthau Sets Watch On Cash Deals Through out Country

Japs Left On Guam Face Slow Death  Yanks Hunt Them Out of Caves and Thickets by Day - - Supplies and Arms Running Low

HOUSING PLAN OUTLINED FOR LOW INCOMES   GOVERNMENT’S TOP EXPERT FORSEES BUILDING BOOM

Housing Expert Reviews Situation and Cites Nation’s Greatest Need

PEARL HARB     PROBERS SEEK EXTRA MONTH   Democrats’ Plan to Meet Opposition of. Republicans

SMILE GAIN MADE IN DAY BY INVADERS   North Borneo Capital Is Caught In Vise, MacArthur Says

Australians Seize Airstrip ‘And Press Within Two Miles Of Northwest Borneo Capital

Aussies Take ‘Airstrip Near Brunei   Second Force Lands on Northwest Coast of Borneo

PLYMOUTH COUNTY OVER ITS QUOTA IN SEVENTH WAR LOAN   Purchase Of Series E Bonds Falls Short By Small Margin

Plymouth County Well Over Seventh War Loan Quota  Meet Allotments In Everything — But E Bonds ..

27 ARE BELIEVED SAFE ON RAFTS   Army Transport Plane Forced Down 450 Miles Out At Sea

27 Occupants Of Transport On Life Rafts   Survivors of Big Plane Forced Down at Sea 450 Miles From Honolulu ‘Siahted From the Air

PLANE FORGED DOWN AT SEA   27 Passengers, Crewman on Transport May Be Saved In the Pacific

STRIKES IN TEXAS  REACHED NEW HIGH;  MORE WORKERS QUIT HUGE CONSOLIDATED VULTEE AIRCRAFT PLAN} ET WORTH SHUT NOWN

TWO BIG INDUSTRIES AFFECTED   Fort Worth Plant Shut Down; Texas Pipeline Closed

HEART ATTACK KILLS MATTHEW S. SLOAN   Head of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Succumbs While on Trip to New York

MATTHEW 8. SLOAN DIES IN NEW YORK   HEAD OF KATY RAILROAD SUCCUMBS UNEXPECTEDLY TO HEART ATTACK.

A HOPE FOR ECONOMY   G.0.P: Backed Expression is, V. ‘ed  Into Bill

TODAY'S WAR ANALYSIS  U. S. Invaders On Luzon Must Win 3 Battles

Peace Parley Nearly Set For Serious Business    Russ-Led Movement To Bar Argentina — Crushed In: Assembly

Molotov Soon Will Go Home  From Session   Russian To Be Needed In Moscow Because  Of War’s Turn

Senate Okehs Vinson as Head  Of Loan Groups   Speedy Action Taken By Voice Vote; Bowles Mentioned as New Stabilization Director

Senate Confirms  Vinson Loan Post   Bowles May Be Chosen  Stabilization Director

One Science  Boss Sought   Truman Enters Plan For Atomic Control’

SEE NO BIG HURRY FOR DRAFT ACTION   Civil Liberties Union Asks Postponement Until War Is Over   NO IMMEDIATE DANGER

FDR Armehair Talk Causes Mixed Reaction   Assures Congressmen He’s Fit: Some Think He Appeared Tired

TALK ON FD. R°S HEALTH STIRRED   APPEARANCE CAUSES MIXED REACTION—FUMBLES FOR WORDS AT TIMES.

Yanks’ Fighting Equipment Is Bolstered By Wisecracks And Soldiers’ Grim Humor

STIMSON HITS HINES STORY   General's Testimony About Release of Men Called “Without Foundation”

STIMSON HOLDS HINES IN ERROR   Secretary Says Plan Is Te Hurl Everything At  Japanese

Tripled Induction Calis Before End of Year, Says General Hershey

00D WON'T 60 TO ALL QUICKLY   SUNRRA Says Pockets of Nozi Resistance Would Delay Overseas Shipments

UNRRA Aidto Europeans May Be Delayed   Nazis Pockets Must Be Wiped Out First; . ‘President Comments

Nazi Resistance Will Delay Help For Europeans  Food To Come Afte Armed Forces Get Their Supplies

Nazi Pockets May Hold Up Relief, Help  To Europeans   UNRRA Makes 2nd Quarterly Report

Aid Promised Liberated Areas On Battlefronts   Chief Executive Submits Report On Relief Plans

Meat Hungry Americans Eye Canada. Argentina But Pact Bans Shipments

Agreements Ban Importing Meat  Canada and Argentina Closed to United States

Meat Counters Bare, Americans Wonder About Argentina and Canada as Source

Foreign Meat Purchase Is Denied U.S.   Canada and Argentina ~ Send Most of Extra . — Beef to Europe

Foreign Meat Not Available For U.S. Trade   Canadian And Argentine Beef Goes To England,  Liberated Countries

Meat Hungry Americans Eye Canada, Argentina, But They Cannot Help

Meat Banned From Canada  And Argentina   Imports to Relieve Shortage Prohibited By Allied Propram

Canada, Argentina Can’t Help U. S. Meat. Shortage; United Kingdom Gets It

Prior Commitment: Preclude Import Of Meat Into U. S.  Canada, Argentine, Possible Marts, Are Unable to Deal

Eye Argentina, ‘Canada In Vain ‘For More Meat   American Food Officials

Meat Hungry Americans Look To Canada And Argentina But Agreement Bans Shipments   Supply Of Both Countries Going To Britain And Armed Forces Of Allied Nations

Officials Are Attempting To Tell Of Meat   Those In Charge Of Food Are Swamped with Requests To Import Meat from Canada, Argentina.

Ar gentina And Canadian Meat Barr ed By Pact   Surplus From Both Coun tries Earmarked For European Consumption

Explanation Why Imports Of Meat Held Down Told   Supplies From Canada Argentina Tied Up By Pact With British

All Meat Exports From Canada And Argentina Go To England; U. S., Under Agreement, Can't Have Any Of It.

Admiral’s Views Are Discounted  ~~  srinrt.....   Does Not Expect Bomb Attacks

Navy Displays Doubt About  Prediction   Adm. King Says Such Assaults Possible but Not Probable

Navy Does Not Agree With Admiral’s Views on Possible U. $. Robot Threat

Wallace's Hope: For Cabinet Post Brighten   George Bill Divorcing Lending Agencies From Commerce Department Due Out Wednesday

COMPROMISING HOUSE SPIRIT AIDS WALLACK   Anti Wallace Forces Ir House Mellowing As Senate Presses For Action

SPEEDY ACTION ON GEORGE BILL SEEN   Chances Brightened for ~~~ Confirming Wallace ~ for Post

Compromise on Wallace Issue  Seems Likely   Rules Committee Now Expected to Let George Bill Out

WALLACE JOB CHANCES AIDED   House Compromise Spirit Indicates George Bill To Be Reported Out

House Vote Soon On George Bill  Committee Expected   Committee Expected To Report Measure

American Marines Split Remaining Jap Forces On . Iwo Jima   Nimitz Assures Koiso of More Attacks on Japan Before Yanks Invade Homeland

At Least One Battleship, Two Carriers  Hit by Bomb:   200 Enemy Planes Downed in Battle, Many Installations OnCroundSmashes

MIGHTY TASK FORCE CHOPS UP JAP NAV)   YANK AIRMEN BAG 475 NIPPONESE PLANES

U. S. Carriers Blast Jap Fleet, Damaging 15 to 17 Warships   Also Destroy 475 Enemy Planes in One of Most Daring Exploits of War; Nimitz Says Principal Enemy Naval Units Picked Out for Attack

475 Enemy Planes Are Destroyed on One of Boldest Exploits of War; Battleships and Carriers Among Vessels Damaged

Damage 17 Warships In Daring Raid   Admiral Nimitz Reports 475 Nippanese Planes Destroyed. American Losses Said To Be Extremely Light

NEW STORIES TOLD OF JAP BRUTALITY   ACCUSATIONS AGAINST YAMASHITA’S TROOPS PILE UP AT GENERAL'S TRIAL,

Wanton Shooting Af American Told   Aid Refused Victuum By Yamashita s Men

Turks Vow Fight On Russ Demand:   War Threat Increases Over Territory Rift

TURKFY REANY TO FIGHT REDS   Demand For Land Gift To Russia On Black Sea Branded “Crazy”

AXIS TRIED 10 BRINS IN SPAIN      Captured German Documents Reveal Attempt in Feb.

lavy Revise: ischarge oint Systerr   Fourth of Credit ‘or Each Month  veyseas Service

SENATE TAX BILL HEARINGS OPEN   _ Vinson Advises -Helding Total Cut to Five Billiors

TREASURY SECRETARY URGES CUT IN REVENUE BE HELD TO FIVE BILLION : DOLLARS

Brother of Late pe ata King Bore, ‘9 Other F taine Hald Treasonahle

BULGARIAN PRINCE SENTENCED TO DIE   Cyril, Brother of Late King Boris, and Three Former Premiers Convicted of Treason.

CREATION OF ALLIED NATIONS COUNCIL URGED   Would Function Until Dumbarton Oaks Plan Is Perfected

Fighting Ends In Venezuela After Revolt   Insurgent Leaders Claim Full Control, Pledge Trial of Foes

REBELS CLAIM — FULL CONTROL      INSURGENTS ARE STRENGTH "ENING: HOLD IN VENEZUELA ECUADOR RIOTS FEARED

Lower Grades Of Meat Will Be Point Free Oct. 1   Anderson Also Favors Deferment of Farm Workers

SOME BEEF OFF RATION LIST OCT.    ANDERSON ANNOUNCES LOW_ ER GRADES WILL BE POINT FREE ON DATE.

Compromise Manpower Bill Scored By Sen. O'Mahoney and Rep. Short

Senator Against -Coniprotnise Bill On U.S. Manpowel  ure Is a Repudiation of Democracy

Yanks Advance On Clark Field And Cut Old Burma Road   Planes Make 3rd Attack Upon Iwo   ‘ighting Goes Our Way But Harmon Warns Enemy To Battle Into 1946

AMERICANS DEAL HEAVY NEW BLOWS IN PHILIPPINES, HIT 1WO ISLAND   Harmon Warns Of Long Pacific Fight

His Age No Handicap: Cooper, 101, Chops Down 14 Trees  In Morning, Marries in Evening

White Boy, 10, Who Made Escape  From Japs, Found with Guerrillas

Byrnes Sends Blunt Message To Bulgaria   Red - Dominated Regime ‘Not Representative Enough’

Regime Doesn't Fully Represent People: Byrne:   No Peace Treaty Until Adequate Changes Made, Sofia Is Advised.

U, S. DISPLEASED WITH BULGARIA   Byrnes Tells Sofia Government It Is‘ Not Representative Of All Democratic Elements In The Country.

Bulgarians Told By United States -fo Revamp Setup   This Government Will Withhold Recognition, From Present Regime

WwUyitet:e i5 liu Cte MOrotny 70%:  Love Will Find Way—to Pentagon Building

Reds Drive Along Unter Den Linden   Report Americans And Reds Join Up On the Elbe River

Russ Smash Way to Within 4 Miles of Berlin; Russ Tanks on Unter Den Linden

ONLY 4 MILES FROM HEART OF RUINED BERLIN   Linked with Yanks on Elbe?

TANKo CLANK ALONG UNTER DEN LINDEN   Stalin Anneunces Entry [nto  Reich Capital While  Battle Rages.

NAZIS THROW ALL AVAILABLE MEN INTO LAST FIGHT   Fanatical Defenders, Said to Be Personally Led by Hitler, Constantly Lose Ground to Advancing Russians

PLIGHT OF CITY GROWS GRAVER AS DAY PASSES   Battle Nearly Over, Chaos Expands; Hint Armies Merge

Reds Blast Way Up Unter der Linden; Reports Claim Yanks, Russians Have Met

Hitler Is Reported in Command of Defenses; City in State of Anarchy   Russiah Spcarheads Enter e City from Three Direc. ~  tions, Is Reported

Russ Armies Near Heart Of Capital ©   OUTFLANK CITY ON NORTH): HAVE ALSO CAPTURED 

American And Russian Forces South Of Berlin Have Linked At Torgau; Women Fighting In Front Line Of Berlin   SOVIET TANKS ON UNTER DEN LINDEN

Fanatic Nazis Led By Hitler Defend Capital   Persistent Rumors Report Junction Of American And Russian Forces

Russ Spearheads Probe. On From Three Sectors   - Soviet Tanks Said Clanking Along. ‘Unter Den Linden In Victory Drive

SOVIET FORGES BATTLING IN HEART OF CITY   Hitler Reported Directing German Defenses In Collapsing Capital   JUNCTION IS REPORTED   Russian And American Units Said To Have Met At Torgau On Elbe

Germans Say Hitler I[n Personal Command Of Berlin’s Defense  BERLIN BATTLE IS PRACTICALLY OVER  City In A State OF Chaos And Partial Anarchy

Red Tanks Clank Along  Unter Den Linden; Hitler Reported Leading Defense

Russians Hold One-F ourth Of Reich Capital   Hitler In Personal Command Of Defense, Nazi Radio Claims; Battle ‘Practically Over,’ Report From Switzerland Says

SOVIET FORCES FIGHT IN HEART OF RUINED CITY   Fanatic Defenders of Berlin Fail to Stop Advance

Americans, Reds Mopup in Slovakia   (Third Army In 15 Miles From Prague;  Reda Push in From Enet

V-E Cuthacks in Munitions Have Started  Curtailment in War Industry to Go Faster in Future

V-E Cuthacks in Munitions Have Started  Curtailment in War Indusiry to Go

ARMS PRODUCTION CUTS ARE ORDERED   ADJUSTMENT OF MILITARY PROCUREMENT TO ONEFRONT WAR BASIS BEGINS.

V-E Day Cutbacks In Munitions Already Started  WPR Gave Slackaning   WPB Says Slackening Of War Work to Go  Faster From New On

5 Senators Up In State Probe  First Of 133 Member: On Witness Stand

24 Meet Death When Airliner Hits L. A. Hills   18 Soldiers, 3 Navy Men And 3 of Crew Die; Fog Blamed

Airliner Crash. Kills 24 Service Men at Burbank  21 Army and 3 Navy  Man Die ae Plana

Air Liner Crash Kills 24 Persons   WRECKAGE OF PLANE FOUND IN FOOTHILLS NEAR BURBANK TERMINAL

LONG OCCUPATION PERIOD FAVORED BY GEN, KENNEY   FAR EAST AIR FORCE CHIEF DOESN'T THINK JAPAN WILL : (CHANGE FOR, YEARS.   By RICHARD Y, HALLER International News Service

Attorney Wha Helped to Convict Man Wilt Seek to Gain Citizenship Rights for Him — Leaves Sick Bed to Make Pica.

MISSING COLLEGE GIRL 1S HUNTED   Smith Officials Ask Police Aid In Finding Student

EIGHTH AMERICAN AIR FORCE WILL BE SENT AGAINST JAPANESE  GEN. JIMMIE DOOLITTLE’S COMMAND BEING TRANSEEFRDEN EROM TIipnpr

EIGHTH AMERICAN AIR FORCE WILL BE SENT AGAINST JAPANESE  GEN, JIMMIE DOOLITTLE’S COMMAND BEING TRANS.  ECLCDDEKH rpnAw Crinnonnr

8 U.S. Air Forces Used Against Japs   Doolittle’s Forces Used In Addition to Navy, Marine Aerial Armadas

Build Up Air Power   Eight U.S. Army Air Forces Will Soon Be Fighting in Pacific

8 AIR FORCES  TOFIGHT JAPS   Doolittle’s Command  Shifted to Pacific Theatre

QUISLING TRIAL 4SET AUGUST 20   Commission Refuses Appeal! To Disqualify Judge

Economy Aid For Latin America   U.S. Plans Program For Development

U.S. PLANS AID TO LATIN GROUP   To Propose Economic Pro gram At Conference In Mexico City

Latin-America to Be Helped  United States Plans Ambitious Program

U.S. to Offer  Latin America EKeonomie Aid  Clayton to Explain Proposals at Canference Theedav

TRUMAN ARRIVES IN FRISCO TODAY TO CLOSE PARLEY  MAY REVEAL FUTURE   MAY REVEAL FUTURE STATUS OF SECRETARY EDW. J. STETTINIUS

Taken Down in 1922 With Raymond O. Barton in Command As Occupation Of Germany Ended

Warships at Pearl Harbor LitUp Like Christias Treés Celebrating Peace Where Stab-in-Back Hit First

Nation Reacts Slowly To Broadcast Japs Have Accepted Surrender ‘Terms

 Japanese Surrender News Stirs Snowballing Celebrations in Nation

HOUSING ‘AT K. U   11 Frats and 10 Sororities to Operate Houses This Fall

47th Light Bombardment Group Of 12th Air Force Will Leave For U.S. Soon

ICY CHRISTMAS IS IN PROSPECT      Thirteen Deaths Attributed To Arctic Weather Invading U. S.

Thirteen Dead As Cold Wave Spreads   Little Indication Of Moderation Seen for Nation

Seventh War Loan Oversubscribed; Treasury Urges No Slackening Up

Invasion of Jap Homeland Seen  Nipponese.F earful Moment Is Near

BATTERED JAP POSITIONS   British and Indian Forces Pushing Toward Kyaukse

Moscow Reports Munich Rioting   Swiss Say Reich Has ‘Gas Jitters’ Attack

Lowell Family Loses Second Son in Action   Pvt. G. W. Iversen Killed—Two Sustain Wounde

FDR Determined To Force 4-Ps Into War Work   President Renews His Request for National Service Legislation

URGENT LABOR NEED STRESSED   PRESIDENT ASKS ACTION ON NATIONAL SERVICE

FR. Renews Plea For 4-F Law, National Service  Intensity of War . Hikes Manpower — Needs, Solons Told

F.R. AGAIN ASKS NAT. SERVICE LAW   Calls On Concress For Law Forcing 4-Fs Into Essential Jobs

FR Asks Laws To Draft 4-F’s   Urges Congres To Take Action “Without Delay”’

The Great Game Of  Politics   By FRANK R. KENT   Somebody Owes Money

THE GREAT GAME OF POLITICS  Me KRANEK BR KENT   Somebody Owes Money

ACTRESS PARALYZED BY BULLET IN SPINE   ™  Susan Peters, Accidentally Shot On Hunting Trip, Is Expected To Recover

Gotham’s Crime Wave Continues  Vandergrift Girl Is Latest  Victim

Death Toll Mounts In Jewish Rioting   City Tense; Soldiers, Police Patrol Streets

Nazis Make  Yank Human ‘Booby Trap   Ignore Wounded Man’s Cry For Water, Wire Explosives To Body

The Foe We Fight  Leave Wounded GI Wired with TNT  eee0eaeeeoveeneseeseee @

 Becomes Human Booby Trap  Injured Yank Lies 70 Hours  On Explosive Wired To Body

Soldier Has Harrowing Experience on Patrol Duty While on Western Front

Lay Bleeding On Battlefield 70 Hours... .. Foot Blown Off, Cryin:: For Water, Nazis Tie “Booby Trap” To Yank

Robbed Of Cigarets, Left As Human Booby Trap Nazis Ignore Pleas For Water, Place ‘Explosive Under Badly Wounded Yanke:

Helpless Wounded Yank Made into Booby Trap   Bizarre Story of German Brutality Told in Hospital by Doughboy Who Laid on Dynamite Charge for 70 Hours Before He Was Picked Up

GERMANS WIRED BOOBY TRAP TO WOUNDED YANK   STRANGE STORY IS TOLD BY SOLDIER NOW IN HOSPITAL

GI Waits 70 Hours For. Medical Aid After _ Germans Attached Booby Trap To His Body

‘No Business  Meetings Held ‘By Big Three   Censorship Refuses To Allow Speculation On Reason for Delay

Big 3 Have No Sessions Monday   Foreign Secretaries Meet; Heads May Confer Today

CENSORS PUT CLAMP ON BIG 35 NON-MEET   Speculation Barred On Failure Of Trio To Meet Since Sat.

Big Three Meet Has No Business Since Saturday  Last of Meetings Creates no Serious Delav. However

Big 3 Idle Since Saturday.  It ls Revealed   Censorship Permits No Speculation on Reason for Failure of Big 3 to Get Together

WORK HALTED ATPOTSDAM BY BIG THREE   NO SERIOUS DELAY SEEN IN WINDUP OF CONFERENCE

Big 3 Strive To End Tasks   Seereey (louks Decision Aa to Eurone'’s Future

Republican Leaders Confident Of Victories in 1946 and 1948   Post-War Economic Parley, 10-Year Plan Urged by Stassen

REP. NATIONAL COMMITTEE OPTIMISTIC   Confident It Will Elect Republican Congress in 1946

GOP Committee Gets Ready For Next Elections   Leaders Are Confident Of Success In 1948 Presidential Race

Republicans Lay Plans for 1946 Natienal Drive   Martin and Other Leaders Confident of GOP Con gress Next Year

SMALL NATIONS APPEAL ON EVE OF BIG PARLEY   Polish Problem May Be Settled Before Opening

President Pleads With Senators to Pass Big Charter   Urges Speedy Passage in Brief Speech in Senate Today

Nation’s Chief Lays Document Before Senate   President Tells Senators “Choice Is Between This Charter and No Churter At AH”   Points Toward Enduring Peace   Declares, Jn Urging Prompt Ratifiention, “People OF Earth Are Watching Our Action”?

No Hopes World Security Without Pact, He Asserts   Seeking Prompt Ratification With Rest of Nations

Truman Places  World Charter Before Senate   President Asks Prompt Ratification: No Alternative If Approval Fails

Presents” Charter In Person   Choice is Clear, States Truman, This Charter or No Charter at Al]

Tells Senators Ratification Should Be Prompt; “Choice Now Clear", Truman States

Says World Locks fo U. S. To Take Lead   First Appearance Of President Before Senate Since 1932

Plan is Only Road To Enduring Peace   Senate Faced with Present Charter Or No Document at All, President Savs: Asks Snirit be Considered

Truman Appears Personally At Senate Meeting And Suggests Speedy Action Be Taken On Plan for Peace

PRESIDENT PRESENTS CHARTER   Urges Prompt Ratification; Choice Is Clear

President Truman Asks Senate For Action On Charter   Goes Before Senate In Per son To Urge Ratification Of World Charter   SAYS U. 8S. SHOULD LEAD RATIFICATION

Charter Is Presented By Truman   President Urges Early Rat ification in Appearance  Before Senate

Truman Appears Before Group To Ask Ratification   People of World Look To U. S. To Take Lead, Says Chief Executive -

PRESIDENT GOES BEFORE SENATE WITH HIS PLEA   ~hoice Before The Senators Is Clear, President Says; Charter Points Down Only Road To Peace

Choice Is Between Charter Or No Charter, He Says In Asking Acceptance   Document Points  To World Peace   President Goes To Capital Withing 24 Hours After Return From West

Asks For Prompt Ratification   President Says World Looks To Us For Lead In Approving Charter

TRUMAN ASKS PROMPT ACTION ON CHARTER   Makes Historic Plea in Person

Prompt Action Asked: ‘Choice ls Now Clear’   Pact Points Down Only Road to Peace, President Asserts

Ratily Charter Promptly, Says Truman to Solons  eace Urcanizatio   Peace Organization Of Congress Noted By President

SENATE TOLD CHOICE THIS "OR NOTHING’   President Visits Capital With Ap. peal On Return From Parley

President Makes No Attempt To Go Into Details as He Says Simply: ‘This Charter Points Down Only Road To Enduring Peace - - There Is No Other’

Speedy Passage Is Asked   President Makes Historic Appeal To U. S. Senate

Approve Charter. Or No World Plan Truman Declares   Senate Told Ratification: Early Needed So U.S. Can Take Lead

TRUMAN ASKS RATIFICATION OF CHARTER   Urges Prompt Action in Personal Appearance Before Senate

Solons Told Ratification  Only Choice   Truman Asks Quick Work By Senate and Belief Is That Treaty Will Be Virtually Unopposed

TRUMAN AY CHOICE CLEAR; THIS OF NONE   President Asks Ratification Promptly; Warns World Is Watchina.

TRUMAN URGES  US, TO RATIFY WITH NO DELA\   Tells Senate Charter Points Only Road to Enduring World Peace

President Urges Prompt Approval   Sixty-Five Senators Pledge Support

sad Charter Now, resident Urges In Plea Before Senate   Truman Makes Personal Appearance To Spur Approva Of Action; Executive Says Document Points Down Only Road To Enduring Peace For World

TRUMAN MAKES CHARTER APPEAt BEFORE SENATE   President Appears Personally to Ask For Ratification

No Other Road to Enduring Peace Executive States   President Visits Capitol Less Than 24 Hours After Return From San Francisco Where He Addressed Closing Session   CONGRESSIONAL BACKGROUND IS_ REVIEWED

Truman Gives Charter Today To The Senate   President Appears in Person and in Brief Message Urges Prompt Approval of Document.

Truman Asks In Person For Charter Okay   Choice of This Move For Peace or None At All: He Says

"Frisco Charter Sent to Senate   Truman Presents Pact, Saying: ‘It’ ls This Charter or No Charter at -:All’

_ CHIEF EXECUTIVE PERSONALLY * APPEALS FOR QUICK ACTION ~INMATTER OF RATIFICATION

UNITED NATIONS CHARTER GIVEN TO THE SENATE   Presented by President Truman Who Urged “Prompt Ratification.”   CHOICE BEFORE THE SENATE NOW CLEAR   Not Between This Charter and Something Else, But This Charter and No Charter at All.

CHOICE BEFORE SENATE CLEAR, TRUMAN SAYS   Peace Charter Presented With Plea For Its “Prompt Ratification”

TRUMAN PLACES WORLD CHARTER BEFORE SENATE   Asks For Prompt Ratification Says Choice Is Now Clear

TO DELIVER CHARTER IN PERSON.   To Ask Senate For Quick Approval Of Peace Charter

Truman Urges Early Action on Peace Pact   Appears in Person Before Senate With United Nations Charter

PRESIDENT IN HISTORIC APPEARANCE   People of World Look to America for Leadership, Says Chief Executive.

SENATE HAS 2 ALTERNATIVES, HE DECLARES   Choice Is Between This Charter and No Charter at All

BY PRESIDENT   CHIEF EXECUTIVE TELLS SEN ATORS UNITED (NATHORS _ AGREEMENT. ONLY ROAD TO PEACE

U.S. Warned Statute Only Path to Peace   Course of Action Clear, President Tells Lawmakers

Urges Ratification Of Peace Program In ‘Briefing’ Solons   President Tells Congressmen Pact Only Road To Enduring Peace’; Says World Watching U. S.

Asks For” A Speedy Approval   WARNS THAT THE CHOICE I! BETWEEN ‘THIS CHARTER ~~ AND NO CHARTER AT ALL’

Chief Executive Appears Before Senators Today   Brief Speech Made in Asking Quick Ratification

British Make ‘Progress On “North Front   Blinding Snow Along tire Front Hampers Armies On Both Sides

French Rush to Rescue   French Ist Army Gain Three Miles In Surprise Push

FRENCH Flhal ARMY IN NM BLOW AT NAZIS   Gain Three Miles in Drive to Relieve Pressure on Strasbourg.

Blow Is Aimed At Nazi Drive On Strasbourg   British Second Army Merges Push From Dutch Flank Into Germany

French Power Drive Curbs Alsace Threat   Rolling Shell Barrage Sets Off Afferncive Against Rhine Pocket

Valmore’s Crew All Survive  Four Members Of Crew Of Missing Ship Reach Safety On N. C. Coast

Crew Members Of  Valmore Are Sa fe   Morehead Men Landed At New River Inlet In Small Dinghy, After Riding Qut A Three-Day Storm

Shuri May Be Isolated By Invaders   Japs Driven to Last Ditch Line by the American  Offensive

DEVELOP. OKINAWA OFFENSIVE   Yanks Threaten to Isolate Besieged Shuri, Hit Defense

Developing Offensive That Threatened To leolate Besieged Shuri  SMASH OKINAWA DEFENSE SYSTEM  Yanks May Soon Be Able To Sweep Down Coastal Flanks

Tenth Army  Troops Gain Below Naha   Other Forces Fan Out Past Yonabaru In New Offensive

Marines Drive South and Fast of Naha   Bitter Jap Resistance; Six of Nine Enemy Tanks Knocked Out

CAPTURED IN ATTACK   10th Army Troops Are Southeast Of Naha  In New Advances

Yanks Take Important Hill On Okinawa   Capture of Yonabaru Threatens to Isolate Trapped Nips at Shuri

TRUMAN TO GIVE IDEAS OF PEACE TIME TRAINING   Will Present His Report To Joint Session Of Congress Tomorrow...

Japs Warned To Protect 7 & Fes   Stern Note Follows Enemy Hint Of Reprisals For Attack On Ship

U.S. ISSUES  WARNING’ TO JAPANESE   Japs Had Hinted At Reprisals on ‘Amer. Prisoners

Japs Suggest Reprisals For Shin Sinking   Claim U. S. Sub Sank Safe Conduct Ship

Tokyo Gets U.S. Warning  Mishandling POWs   Mishandling POWs To Bring Retaliation

Prisoner Reprisal Hinted   U. S. Submarine Sinks Protected Supply Ship

Accidental Sinking by Our Sub of Relief Ship Brings Threat From Tokyo

Third Army 14 Miles From Mainz   Yanks Across Rhine Fight On Edge of Ruhr Plain

Yanks Tighten Nazi Trap In Mainz Advance   Bridgehead Expanding, Foe Is Leaving Holland

Higashi-Kuni Says Hirohito Knew in Advance Japs Planned To Raid Pearl Harbor

—KUNI SAYS:— Hirohito Knew of War Plans  Cnand Poeerrink   Signed Rescript Day After Pearl Harbor

HIROHITO KNEW IN ADVANCE OF PLAN TO ATTACK   Imperial Reseript Not Signed Until Day After Pearl Harbor

Says Hirohito © Understood War To Be Declared   Prince Hagashi-Kuni Defends Emperor On Pearl Harbor Attack

Western Union College Opened Tuesday, Sept. ll  ‘Enrollment Is . eee

Western Union  College Opened Tuesday, Sept. 11   Enrollment Is Slightly Higher Than Last Year

WE'LL FIGHT ON, SUZUKI ASSERTS   Premier Says Japanese To Ignore Allied Ultimatum

To Ignore  Ultimatum   In Rejecting Surrender Demand Premier Says Japan Fights On

‘Japs Ignore Surrender Ultimatum, Says Suzuki as Bombs Rock Empire

Japan Officially Rejects Demanc For Surrender   Even As Homeland Rocks-Under.Bombs, Suzuki Voices Defi

NOCHANGE IN - JAPAN'S POLICY   Nation Will ( Continue Her Prosecution of Pacific War   CABINET MEETS SUNDAY,

Japs Ignore  Declaration   Surrender Ultimatum Rejected By Suzuki

Japan Ignores Ultimatum   Jap Spokesman Says There Is No Change in Funnamental Policy

SUZUKI DEFIES ALLIED WARNING   REITERATES INTENT TO PROSECUTE WAR

Japan lonores  Alhed Demand  To Surrender   Emperor Will Continue Policy of War Prosecution

Japan Will Ignore Ultimatum of U.S., Britain, China  Premier Asserts No Changes to Be Made in War Policy

Will Fight On, Nip Premier Says   Japan to Continue Prosecution of War; Ignore Peace Term<

Japs to Ignore Ultimatum Says Premier Suzuki  No Change Made In Policy Claims Lhintd  [re

Japs Persist In Rejection Of Ultimatum   “No Change in Policy” Premier Tells People; Leaves Defense of Isles To “Our Strateaqists”

Snowfall Is Heavy In State   Southern And Central Part Of Wiscansin Affected By Storm — Highways Still Open

Draft Indictments Against Criminals   Will Announce Nazi Leaders To Go On Trial

MINE. RESCUERS AGAIN IMPEDEL   Twenty-First Fire Drives Men Back From Kentucky Tunnel

LITTLE HOPE IS ENTERTAINED FOR RESCUE OF MINERS   Fires and Poor Ventilation Hold Back Rescue  Crews.

RESCUERS HIGHT NEW MINE FIRE   HOPE THAT 31 TRAPPED MEN ARE ALIVE DIMS

New York and San Francisco Go  Wild With Reports of Jap Surrender  Now York San Francisco

ARMY HANDS BACK CLEVELAND PLANTS   Threat to War Production by Strike Is Over

Hitler and Eva Now Reported to Be Enjoying Life on Antarctic Island

HITLER IN ANTARCTIC, FRENCH RADIO CLAIMS   Argentine Minister Denies That Fuhrer’s There

Hitler Back In The News      Report Says Fuehrer. Bride Have Taken Up Residence In Antaretie.

Hitler Hiding in Antarctic, Says Radio   ARGENTINE OFFICIAL DENIES THAT NAZI LEADER IN COUNTRY

HITLER NOW IS REPORTED IN ANTARCTIC      He And Eva Said To Have Landed By Sub. On Island

Hitler, Eva Braun Reported On Island In Antarctic Region   Argentina Denies Rumor That Feuhrer Landed There German Submarine U-530; To Turn Sub Over To Allies

ANTARTIC REFUGE TAKEN BY HITLER   Argentine Minister Says It’s Not True

Hitler Reported To Be Living On  Antarctic Island   French Declare  Bride With Him

REPORT HITLER IN ANTARGTIC   Fuehrer and Bride Eva Braun Also Reported In Argentina

Hitler, Eva Back in News Again; Now Reported on Antarctic Island

ALLIED AIRMEN BOMB BRIDGE ACROSS RHINE   Vital Railway Junctions Behind German Western Front Also Are Blasted,

1,300 Planes Blast Bridge, Supply Lines   Yanks Fly. Through : Bitter Cold, Snow.

LONG MANNHEIM BRIDGE BLASTED   U.S. Planes Battle Snow To Hit Rail Yards Behind Front

U.S. Bombers Hit Bridge, Rail Junctions  Attacks Are Carried Out Through  Cte, we Taka SILTY

U. S. Bombers Hit Bridge,  Rail Junctions Attacks Are Carried Out Through Snow. Bitter Cold

McDowell, Rich, Berger Take Oath Of State Offices   Local and Area Men Sworn in At Ceremonies Tuesday

ROTARY OFFICIAL. DESIRES HSTOR OF ORCANZATION.   Howard Sweetman, District Governor, Is Speaker Here. -

ROTARY OFICIAL DESGRIBES HISTOR OF ORGANIZATION   Howard Sweetman, District Governor, Is Speaker Here.

PLANE, MINUS CREW, COMES DOWN IN OHTO   Crew Had Bailed Out While  Over Nebraska

Adm. Towers To Command Pacifie Fleet.   Spruance, Mitscher And Others Shifted For Peacetime —

Towers Is Named To Command U.S. Fleet in Pacific   Number One Naval Aviator Assumes Important Role In New Program

BRADEN, ACHESON HOLD CONFERENCE   Ambassador and Acting Secretary of State Discuss Argentina. :

AMBASSADOR AND STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CONFER   SEEK TO DETERMINE WHETHER ARGENTINE HAS _ FILLED OBLIGATIONS

U.S. AIDS SIFT ARGENTINE ROW   Braden And Acheson Confer On Current Uprisings

BRADEN HAS CONFERENCE ON ARGENTINA   Retiring U. S. Ambassador to Buenos Aires Confers With Dean Acheson on Situation in Nation.

G roodbye, War- Time  When You Wind Your Clock Tonight, Set It Back an Hour

Turn Back That Clock Tonight   tandard Time Back > After War Chanaed It

Nation Returns To Standard Time On Sunday  Clocks Go Back 1 Hour At2 A. M.

County Men to Attend Meeting   FSA Committee Will Study Veterans’ Agricultural Loans

FOREIGN RELIEF NEEDS DOUBLED   More Than Two Billion In New Funds Needed, Lehman Estimates

EARLY JULY RAINS GIVES MOISTURE TO MOST TEXAS CROPS   COTTON PROGRESS REPORTED WAS VARIED IN DIFFERENT. PARTS STATE

Jap Troops:Continuing. Fight In Buri»; Reply Awaited By Me: entbatten

Japs Keeping Up Fight on  Burma Front   Battle Goes on Despite Mountbatten Order for Enemy to Send Envoys To Negotiate Surrender

Battle Continues On b00-Mile Burma Front      Mountbatten Orders Nipponese Southeast Asia Commander To Send Envoys To Rangoon

Nips Still Fighting  ‘In Burma  , Japs Are Told To  Send Surrender Envoys to Rangoon

Burma Front Active   Jap Prisoners Claim They .Didn’t Know Of Surrender; Order Nip Envoys To Rangoon

Japanese Continue Battle in Burmese Theater  Mountbatten Demands Surrender of All Fiaghtina Units

Japs Continue To Fight Along  Burma Front   Mountbatten Is Awaiting Answer To His Request To Japanese To Send Surrender Envoys

Japs In Burma Still Fighting      Mountbatten Orders Surrender Envoys To Report Thursdav.

JAPS CONTINUE TO RESIST IN BURMA   MOUNTBATTEN GIVES. ENVOY DEADLINE TO ARRIVE IN RANGOON

JAPS STILL FIGHTING ON BURMA FRONT   Mountbatten, Meanwhile Awaits Reply to Message Directing Surrender Envoys to Report in Rangoon.

JAP TROOPS FIGHTING ON ENTIRE FRONI   Mountbatten Orders Surrender Envoys To Rananon

Japanese Troops Continue fo Fight Along 300-Mile ‘Front in Burma; Mounibatien Orders Surrender

Collet Is Named to Stabilization Post   Borrowed From Bench; Starts Oct. 3

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER   Flora Reports Soil in Kansas js Drying Out in Fine Shape

Scientists Say America Unable To Keep Atom Secret; Move To Share Bomb Grows

Atomic Secret  May Be Sharec   Scientists Urge Contra By World Authority

SENTIMENT FOR SHARING ATOM SECRET GROWS   House-Senate Committee May Be Named To Air Question Of New Weapon

Sentiment Grows for U. S. io Share Atomic Bomk Secret; Scientists Say We Can’t Keep It Anyway

Scientists Ask U. S. to Share  Atomic Secret  Truman Also Said to Favor Revealing Data on New Bomb

New Chevrolet Is On Display «      : 1946 Model Shown At _ Ervin Motors

Local Chevrolet Dealer Has 1946 Model On Display   HAILED AS OUTSTANDING IN CHEVROLET’S PROGRESS

Witness Wants To Throw Rocks—  BAYONETING AND BURNING ALIVE OF YANK AIRMEN IN TESTIMONY

YANKS BURNED ALIVE, CRIMES BOARD HEARS   Bayoneting, Firing Of Fliers Added To Jap Atrocities

LIST OF JAP ATROCITIES IS INCREASING   Story of Inhuman Bayonet ing and Burning Alive of  American Airmen Verified by Pictures

TWO U. S, FLIERS BURNED ALIVE   Testimony At Yamashita Trial Brings Out Sickening Japanese Atrocities.

AMERICAN FLYERS BURNED ALIVE 1S NEW TESTIMONY   Story of Bayoneting And Burning of Two American Airmen is Told at Trial of Yamashita.   EVIDENCE OF BRUTAL ATROCITIES GROWING   Procession of Witnesses With Stories of Japanese Horror in Philippines Continues Unabated.

Inhuman Death For Two US. Fliers Is Told at . Trial   Yanks Were . Bayoncted Then Doused ‘With  Gasoline . and Set Afire

BAYONETING AND BURNING OF TWO CAPTURED YANK AIRMEN TOLD YAM ASHITA TRLAL COURT

Say Japs Burned Two Yanks Alive   Bodies of Flyers, Arms Tied Behind Backs, Found by Officer

Heavy Wind Storm Nears South Coast   Hundred-Mile Winds Bore in On Florida; Residents Flee Keys

Disaster Workers Rush to Posts as Wind Starts Rise      Bahamas Battered by Storm That Is Expected To Lash Lowe Part of Peninsula With Destruction Within Few Hours; Homes and Stores Boarded Up

RESIDENTS FLEE HURRIGANE IN SECTOR OF KEYS   Weather Bureau Extends Warning; Will Reach Peak Late Today

Chinese proposals gain support from four power nations   Asks reference to international law, justice included in proposed plans

BRITISH NATIONS WILL BACK RUSSIA      Demand for Three Votes Supported by Commonwealth

SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE T0 GET UNDERWAY   Principles Of Justice And Law To Be Used In Support Of Proposals   3 VOTES FOR RUSSIA FAVORED BY BRITISH

Early Easing Of Meat, Fat Rationing Expected: More Food Anticipated

POLES WILL FACE SOVIET COURTTODAY   Group Charged With Di yersionary Acts Behind Red Army Lines

Petit Jurors Are ~ Drawn for Next. Term of Cour   March Court Term Will Con. vene March 26; Petit Jurors Summoned for April 3

Petit Jurors Are _ Drawn for Next Term of Court   Court Will Conv ene Next Monday, With Judge Harry F. Narey on Bench

290 planes spread destruction across harbor of Nagasaki   Sink 10 ships, damage four others and a submarine: atart huve fires

Nagasaki Harbor Hit in Big Raid   250'U.S. Warplanes Bomb Kyushu; Others Range from Korea to Celebes

Stays 3-Year Sentence By Move To Appeal   Got Fair Trial, B. H. Man Says After Jury's Verdict   ‘No Kick, Says Fitz, Shaking Hands With Kim Sigler

Generals Pause in Battle to Answer Letters of Boys Who Pray for Them:

Superfortresses Deliver Destruction On Japan And Island Bastion Of Formosa   Giants Lash Simultaneously From Bases In Marianas And China

US Planes Hammer Formosa   Coordinate Blasts With Pounding of Luzon; Tokyo Reports Landings

B-29's Range Across Japan   Pour Destruction on Japan, Formosa, Tearing Up Nippon’s War Machine

IN TWIN STRIKES   Formosa and Honshu Are Targets’ of Bombs From B-29s

American Planes x3, Blast Industrial =" Targets on Honshu And Hammar Farmaca

Find Reich  Zone Being Sovietized   Five U. S. Newsmen Tour Russian Area; Reds Hold Key Spots.

RUSSIAN OCCUPATION ZONE OF REICH BEING SOVIETIZED U.S. CORRESPONDENTS LEARN

U.S. Correspondents View Soviet Program In Germany   Tour Conducted Through Occupation Zone to Observe Industry Supported by Russian Military Governmen¢

Russian Occupation Zone in Germany Is Being Sovietized   Veteran Communists Holding Down Key Government Jobs, Scribes Report Following an Extensive Tour of Region

 ‘f itz States _ mobilization  Will Be Rapid   Naval Commander Lands In Tokyo Bay  From Giant Plane

NAVY WILL CUT TO 500,000, NIMITZ SAYS   In Tokyo Bay For Surrender

SUNDAY WEDDING IS FOLLOWED BY DINNER   ‘Miss Jennie DiRenzo Be. comes Wife of William T. Dalinsky   A TRIP TO NEW YORK

Western Union —  Graduate Wed Audrey Oleson Bride Of Lieut. Henley —.

VETERAN OF OVERSEAS WED IN SELLERSVILLE   Miss Shelly Becomes Wife Of Pfc. Elmer Oltman   REV. HORN OFFICIATES

Arlene Madsen, Jack Chism Wed At Pocahontas   Ceremony Performed by Rev. John Kirby

Courteous Drivers Made Possible Saving Child's Life   Patrol Wins Death Race; . Lost Race Monday When Drivers Ignored Sirens

‘Chinese Rangers  Swing in Action -Act Co-ordinates ‘with Reds’ Move

CHIANE'S FORCES DRIVE DEEP INTO EAST MANCHUR   Nationalists Push Toward Mukden After Break Through Great Wall

Nationalist Army Pushes on Mukden   Drives Deeper into Communist - Held Manchuria in Surprise Break

CHIANG FORCES IN SHARP GAIN; COMMIES FLEE   Give Credit ; To U.S. Planes

Gen. Tu Reports Breakthrough At Shanhaikwan   Communists Pull out Of Area To Avoid Being Encircled

Chinese Troops Pour Through Into Manchuria   Government Forces Almost Unopposed In Forward Drive

NO OPPOSITION GIVEN ‘PUSH’ BY COMMUNISTS   urprise Breakthrough Of Great Wall Of China Announced By Tu   CASUALTIES ‘VERY LIGHT’   Marine General Fired Upon By Communist Troops On Rail Journey

Chiang's Men Pouring Into Manchuria   Communist Defense Outflanked by Surprise Move

Chinese Pour Into Manchuria   Government: Troops Go Past Great Wall; Press Toward Mukden

TROOPS POUR INTO EAST MANCHURIA   Chiang's Forces Advance Toward Mukden

THANGES MIND C ON FRINGE PAY Te   CANOL WORK TO BE HALTED   Move Due to Better Tanker Situation, Improved Military Position

Soviet Berlin Commander .  Is Killed   Accident Blamed For Death of Gen*® Berzarin

RED RULER IN BERLIN KILLED   Died in Motorcycle Crash, Radio Report Says

Russian Leader  of Berlin Killed   General Berzarin  Dies In Cycle Mishap

Soviet Army Berlin Ruler Meets Death   Russians Say General Ber. zarin, Who Fought Japs, Killed In Accident

OHIO ARMY PRIVATE CONDEMNED IN CHINA   He’s Sentenced in Death of Of Chinese Woman

RECONVERSION PLANNING FAR BEHIND TEMPO OF JAP WAR   SENATE COMMITTEE CHARGES THAT PLANNING FOR POST WAR PERIOD 18 £00 BLOW _

RECONVERSION PLANS SAID T0 BE LAGGING   Committee Head Fears Large-Scale Unemployment

Halsey Baek To 3rd Fleet   Colorful Admiral Ready To Strike ‘From North Pole To South.’

BULL HALSEY IS !        Reported Already Throwing Planes At Japanese Homeland

FADING FOE IN OKINAWA PUSH   Enemy Claims to Air Success Enlarged, Nimitz Says

ENEMY’S SUICIDE PLANE BASES HIT; TWO SHIPS SUNK   Raids Carried Out as Marines Advance Below Shari Fortress in Fight for Vital Island.   HIGH GROUND SEIZED IN CENTER OF LINE   Disorganized Nipponese Mustering Waning Strength for Defense of Naha Airfield.

10th Army Tears  Into Disintegrating Jap Lines; Sizeable Advances Reportee

Halsey Hits Suicide Bases   Third Fleet Hammers Jap Airfields, Wrecks 36 Planes, Two Ships

Halsey Back Info Action Against Enemy: Tanks and Heavy Artillery Back Up Fighters Below Naha Line   Japanese Planes Shot Down, Destroyed; Rainy Weather Ceases; 96th Takes Village Below Shuri; U.S. Losses Set at 25 Vessels

Tokyo Reports Yank Bombers  Hit Air Bases   Return Of Halsey Brings Hint of Farreaching Blows Against Nip Home Islands

Okinawa Drive Is In Closing Phase   Halsey, Ready To Go Into Tokyo Bay If Necessary, Sends Ship Aircraft Tear ing Into Enemy’s Plane Bases

On Okinawa TOth U. S. Division Makes Gain © Below Collapsed Line With Tanks, Artillery

Halsey’s Fleet Set For Action   Potential Suicide Plane Bases Hit

U.S. Forces on Okinawa Advance asCampaignGoes Into Concluding Phases

Halsey Loose Again With His 3rd Fleet   Yanks On Okinawa Tear Into Fading Jap Defenses As Drive Nears Close

Adm. Halsey Has Charge Of 3rd Fleet  Operations   Tells Of Readiness To Strike Anywhere

Halsey Sends Planes Against Jap Homeland   Indications Point to New Blows in the Pacific Area

Tanks and Big Guns Bark In Okinawa Wai   Help .Yanks to Rip Inte Disintegrating. Jap Forces in Closing Phases - Canipaign

Several Hundred Acres o! Land Burned Over North  of City   HAY STACK DESTROYED

FIRE WARNING IS ISSUED BY CHIEF   Several Hundred Acres of Land Burned Over North of City   HAY STACK DESTROYED

STOCK NUMBERS — RACKET CURBED   Methods Reporting Sales To Put Crimp In Gambling

WARDS PROTEST BMW METHODS   Await Court Action in. Fight ‘to Regain Control of Stores   Taken by Government’ >:

Montgomery Ward Fights Back On Army Seizure; Charges Employes Threatenea

Ward Fights Back in Court Action  o Regain Conical of Fad ilitie

WARD'S FIGHTS GOV'T SELZURE   Says Employes Refusing Orders Threatened With Induction

Boyle Recalls Christmas Of 1944 When Battle Of Bulge Raged;  Tough Talking Supply Sergeant Turns Santa Claus To Save Day 

Lt. Rollo Budde In United States  Has Be een In' Gernian War Prison

,Lee O'Daniel Believes "Texans Sorry They Voted Straight Demo Ticket

Doctor Admitted “A Love Affair”   Close Friend Of Dead Physician Testifies At Trial Of Wife

MAYOR RECEIVES TELEGRAM IN WHICH GENERAL ACCEPTS INVITATION TO LOCAL CELEBRATION

17 DEAD, FIVE ‘ARE HURT IN PLANECRASH   American Airliner Wreck. ed in Blue Ridge Mountains

Crash of Airliner Kills 17 Persons On Mountainside  Five Survivors Are Found by Rescuers After Viroinia Wreck

Airliner Crash Ils Fatal To I7   Big American Airliner Hits Mountains Near Rural Retreat; Five Injured, One - Seriously, In Crash

Hope Expressed Miners Strike Can Be Averted   Contract. Negotiations Make Slight Progress

Bituminous Operators Optimistic Over Outlook for Pact with Lewis

OPERATORS HOP! TO ANSWER. UM ‘DEMANDS  FRIDA   Chances of Eventually Reach: ing Contract Agreement Held Encouraging   ATMOSPHERE SEEMS VERY GOOD, DISCLOSEL   @Royalty Feature and North. South Differential Held Ma jor Obstacles; NLRB Staff: Prepare for Polling Bis  @ Strike Vote

Berlin Declares Patton’s Armor Is Prowling in the Heart of Germany Nazi Armies North of Ruhr Break In Wild Retreat before Allied Midh

NAZI TROOPS ABOVE RUHR IN RETREAT   Scope of Disintegration Increases as Four Powerful Allied Armies Drive as Much as 145 Miles Into the Reich.

Fargo Pilot Saved Crew, Lost Life   Stayed With Flaming Plane So Crew Could Get Out— . Top Medal Awarded

lowan's Near Miracle Gets Bomb and Explosion-Wracked Carrier Back Into Operation

To Ask Army, Navy About Demobilizatior   To Explain Slowness In Giving Discharges

Army-Navy Asket Shoulder Burden Demobilization   Stimson and Forrestal Summoned To Explain  Lack of Discharrve Speed

L. ATRIAL ASKED FOR TOKYO ROSE   CARR SAYS CIVIL TRIAL WOULD BE APPROPRIATE

Fx-Servicemen Want to Know Where “Tokyo Rose” Got Her Information

Berlin May Be Laid Waste   Germans May Seek To Destroy Capital When Fall Is Imminent

SAY FOE READY ~ TORAZE BERLIN   Movement of Strong Forces to Budapest Front Confirms View

REPORT NAZIS HAVE DECIDED ON DESTRUCTION OF BERLIN   CORRESPONDENT SAYS PARTS OF CITY TO BE BLOWN UP WHEN REDS ENTER CAPITAL

Public Works  Board Revises - State Budvei   Teachers’? Raise, New Beer Set Up, Morris Hospital  Seneca: Tescentoak

QUISLING VERDICT SCHEDULED TODAY   Norwegian Law Bars Plea For New Trial if Found Guillé

Laval Imprisoned By Spanish Heads   Former Vichy Leader Un der Sentence Of Death

TIOGA COUNTY POMONA GRANGE   Will Be Held Next Week With Jobs Corners  Grange.

POMONA GRANGI      i Meet With Sabinsville Grange Next Week Thursday And Friday.

YANKS DRIVE 11 MALES IN BATAAN PUSH   Corregidor Bombed; Manila Japs Squeezed

S/S Harold McLaughlin Well, Buddy Informs  Local Youth's Parents

22 Persons Hospitalized By NYC Wreck   Chicago-New York Flyer Crashes into Derailed Freight Car

Central Flyer, Commodore Vanderbilt Sideswipes Freight: 50 Are Injured

Train Wreck Sends 26 to Hospitals  PASSENGER, FREIGHT   PASSENGER, FREIGHT COLLIDE HEAD-ON ON REDLANDS CURVE

TWENTY-TWO HURT IN WRECK   CRACK N. ¥, ©. TRAIM  DERAILED AT SOUTH READ

TRAIN CRASH NEAR SOUTH BEND FRIDAY   22 Hospitalized When Passenger Train Hits Derailed Freight

Many Are Hurt As Crack Train Crashes Freight   Derailed Car Wrecks Fast New York Central

22 HOSPITALIZED IN TRAIN CRASH   ‘Commodore Vander. bilt’? Hits Derailed Freight in Indiana

REDS FIGHT ON IN MANCHURIA   MAY CONTINUE UNTIL JAPS SIGN SURRENDER

Reds Continue F ar East Drive   “Cease Fire’ Order Still Forthcoming

Defense Counsel Takes Ad vantage Of Recess To Frame New Move   PROSECUTION WILL CALL BATAAN MEN

Half a Man’s Life on Board Battleship Spent Standing in Line, It Seems to a Gob

Truman Tackles Problems Posed By Labor Strife  Co nfiden nt OF End

TRUMAN FACES NEW PROBLEMS   Finds Heavy Schedule Af ter Short Vacation Trip

Truman Faces Coal Strikes Upon Return   International Problems Come  ps ‘Few Selfish Men’ Not To Prevail.   GREETS CHILE CHIEF

President Finds Many Problems Upon His Return   Says Few Selfish Men Won’t Prevail

VITAL ISSUES AWAIT RETURN OF EXECUTIVE   Truman Puts Out Welcome Mat for President Juan Antonio Rios of Chile Today   AN OVERNIGHT GUEST

Truman To Greet Chile President  Calls On Nation Tn Get Down To Work

see Taman, oh At His Desk   President Returns From Trip With Coal Strike, International Problems In Forefront; Time  To Cut Out Foolishness, He Says -

Truman Back At Desk Facing Big Problems   Spreading Strikes and Foreign Questions are Confronting President

Mine Strikes Face Truman  Has International © Penhleme Tan Tackle

TRUMAN BACK AT DESK   Many Problems Face President:  After Five-Day Vacation

EE eeeerrE—E——EEE  Truman, Back Home, Optimistic Over Nation's ‘Little Troubles’

TRUMAN HAS BiG ISSUES BEFORE HIM   President Returns From a Five-Day Vacation to Face Spreading Labor Strikes and International Problems.

Truman Confrontec By Strike Spread, World Problems   Welcome Prepared for Chile's President, Juan Antonio Rios, Braden Confirmation Delayed

TRUMAN FINDS WORK APLENTY   President Finds Coal Strike And Other Problems Piled Up On Desk Upon Return From Trip.   _BY ERNEST B. VACCARO—

Chief Faced By Problems   Truman Comes Home  After Lengthy Jaunt,.

ee ae See ee eM eM ae SG  Million Cheer Gens. Patton And Doolittle

Veterans’ Bills Top New Conaress Slate   Many Veterans’ Aid Bills Introduced >

‘Proposals for Veterans’ Assistance  Take Leading Position in Congressional Plans for New Session

FEPC Fight  Nearly Over   Compromise Gives Embattled Ageney $250,000 To Carry On,

Fight Over FEPC Apparently Over But the Shouting   gi" Carries $250,000 for ontinuance of Agency  On Short Rations.

FEPC Deadlock Broken Af Last   Compromise Reached After'Lorig Debate -

FEPC MARATHON FIGHT IS ENDED   All Over But The Shouting: FEPC Gets $250,000 Te Carry On This Year.

Compromise Gives FEC $250,000  For Current Year   WASHINGTON. (AP). — The Heuse voted $250,008 today fer continued eptration ef the Fair Empleymeat Practice Committee,

ENEMY RUSHES DISMISSAL OF ARMED FORCES   Most of U. S. Fleet Ie Permitted to Sail Home

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SLASHES HALF BILLION FROM 1946 REQUEST SUPPEMENTAT FUNDS

Slice of Eastern Germany Claimed   Speculation Raised On Big Three Meeting

Poland Takes Slice of Reich   Pomerania, Silesia  Will Be Annexed

Poland s Claim To Slice of Germany Confronts Big 3   Neutral Sources Say Allied Leaders Hold  2nd Conference

POLES ASK FOR EAST GERMANY   DEMAND SILESIA — FROM THE BIG THREE

Budenz Plans Lecture Tour   Communist Expose Slated by Ex-Editor

WALLACE VOTE. BEING RUSHED   SENATE MAY REACH SHOW DOWN ON APPOINTMENT TODAY—PREDICT WALLACE VICTORY

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY LISTENS TO REPORTS   Decides to Postpone Proposed Thanksgiving Dance to Later Date

VOLUNTEERS HELP THE HOSPITAL IN TIMES OF STRESS      Much Assistance is Given by Women Who Aid

HOLD MONTHLY MEETING FRIDAY   Reports Submitted and Activities Are Planned

CHAIRMEN MEET TO DISCUSS WORK AT THE HOSPITAL   Auxiliary Has Busy Session Friday Morning

HOSPITAL LADIES’ AUXILIARY MEETS IN STAFF ROOM   Plans for Graduation and Old Tyme  Faire

CUBA BATTLES ~ BLACK MARKET   Government Takes Over Sale of Meat in Havana

Four Pounds Per Person oy  Cuba Breaks Black Market On Beef With Meat Trucks

Dallas ‘Boneheads' Try to Send Huge St. Bernard to Roosevelt by Airplane

Dallas Citv Pound's 266 Canines Voted Priority Air Tour of Natior

2 Other Rivers At Reeord J.evel; State’s Crop Damage Heavy, Many Familics Homeless.

2 Other Rivers At Record ‘Level; .. State’s Crop - Damage Heavy, Mary Families Homeless. -

Taft Has Plan to Outlaw Atom Bomb   World Police Would Guard Manufacture

Veto Plan of Powers Said ‘Preposterous   Australian Diplomat Denounces Proposal of Great Nations

Great nation power called preposterous  ‘Dangerous blot on’ world pact’

Evatt Terms Veto Power Dangerous   Believes Majority of Conference Members Favor Lifting Veto.

INVASION REPORTS OF KERAMA GROUP ' ARE CONFLICTING   Contradictory ‘Jap Broadcasts Left a Confused Pic‘ture Today.   THE RAID: UNCONFIRMED   One _ Report Said “Savage Battles Are Raging” . 7 on the Group.

Americans Have Japs In Dither   Exact State of Allied ‘Landings’ On Ryukyus In Doubt As Reports _ Contradict Each Other

Williams Choice Runs Into Trouble   Three-Pronged Attack Made By Republicans

TELEPHONE STRIKE SERVICE RESTORED   Agreement Reached Av. erting Nation Wide Phone Strike

French Seize Saigon Points   Federal Buildings Taken From Natives

Argentina Back In Pan-American Doghouse; Rio Conference Off. Others To Write Treaty

Argentina's Government Is Back in Pan-American Doghouse Again Today

Argentina Is Back In U. S. Doghouse   Twenty American Republics Are About Ready To Hang Up ‘Quarantine’ Sign On Thot Nation

Pan-American States To Dratt Defense Treaty   Argentina Is [n Doghouse Again

Argentina's . Government In Doghouse  - Other Republics -: Losing: Patience

ARGENTINA'S IN DOGHOUSE AGAIN   Buenos Aires Government Back In Dutch Only Four Months After Getting Out,

Argentina in Bad  With Republics   Back in Pan American Doghouse—Countries Write Defense Treaty

PAN-AMERICAN SLAP HANDED ARGENTINA   Army-Dominated Country Tc Be ‘Quarantined’

Claim Chaos Messes U. S. Food Crisis   Disunity Among Higher Ups Charged By Senators in Food Probe.

FACT-FINDERS TACKLE 23-DAY GM. STRIKE   Neither Side Warm to Hearing; Union Rejects Ford Offer

Fact-Finding Board Facing Tough Problem   Both Sides in GA Strike Resent Interference

LATEST NEWS BULLETINS   German Prisoners to Continue Work on U.S. Farms

‘Mechem, Incensed by Sales Tax Bill, May Propose Repeal by Legislature

RUSS MAY FEEL FREE TO ENTER PACIFIC WAR   Japan, However, Insists Pact Still Has Year to Run

SOVIET BLOW AGAINST JAPS ~ 1S: EXPECTEL   Neutrality Treaty I: Already Broken, Observers Say

RUSS MAY RECARD NEUTRALITY ENDED   Possible Shipment of Supplies Across Siberia to East Fronts Seen.

EXPECT REDS . TO ENTER WAR IN FAR EAST   INTERPRET .RUSSIAN . AN NOUNCEMENT TO MEAN SOVIET REGARDS JAPANESE PACT AS ENDED

Two Cadets Die In Night Crash  Student Fliers From   Student Fliers From Blytheville Airfield Killed In Tennessee

Cross Santerno River in Italy  Allied Forces Seize City of Carrara

Bitter Fight For Borneo   Australians Meet Greater Resistance  By Jap Defenders

AUSSIES IN GAINS   Australians Meeting Tough Opposition on Tarakan Island

Australians Push Forward On Oil Island   Aussies Fight With Fixed Bayonets to  High Ground Near Canital of Tarakan

Hope Is Held By Pope Pius   Wants More Dignity For German People

Pope Hopes Germans Rise   Freed Of Evil — Influence. Should Regain Place Among Nations.

Hope For New Germany Told  Pope Says Post-War Europe Ils Menaced

Pope Voices New Hepe for  ‘German People   But Says Post-War Europe Menaced by Another Tyeanuy

POPE RAPS AT GERMAN DEEDS   Pontiff Hopes People Will ‘Rise to New Dignity, New Life’

POPE HOPEFUL FOR GERMANY RID OF NAZIS   PEACE IN EUROPE STILL FRAGILE, SAYS PONTIFF

Pope Declares Europe Facing Revolt Threat   Pontiff Expresses Belief  Gere any Can Rise Again Xe Westie Fife        Veterans Given Priority On Surplus War Propert\

UP-TO-PRESS-TIME WAR BULLETINS   AMERICAN FORCES CROSS THE RHINE

PROCLAIMED BY PARIS .   German Source Says U.S. First Army 114 Miles From Cologne

PASSAGE IS PROCLAIMED BY PARIS   German Source Says U.S. First Army 114 Miles From Cologne

Germans Report First Army at Edge of Cologne   American Siege Guns Pounding At Duesseldorf

Two Are Apprehended In Corn Field Near Wichita and Four Are Arrested in Hideout

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM 4 BUREAU NEWS LETTER   (By County Extension Director)   Trees for Windhbreak Availahia

LETTER TO PARSONS   County Is Congratulated for Reaching Quota in War Fund

Beer on the Brain Doesn't Mean You're a Beer Head: Just Gets in Your Hair

On the Home Front Negroe Unemployment Will ‘Be Great Post-War Problem

POLA IN RESOURCES-LACKS VEHICLES   Potentially the Most Powerful Industrial Nation West of Russia

POLAND LEFT GREAT GIANT IN INDUSTRY   Country Emerges From War With Large System of Plants Intact.

Operators Firm In Stand Against UMW Demands   Film Strike Eases; Bus Drivers Vote 2 to 1 to Stay Idle

BRITAIN BACK TO WORK  A Two-Day V-Jay Holiday Is Ob served in londan .

BRITAIN BACK TO WORK      A Two-Day V-Jay Holiday Is Ob rgerved in TI andon

Steel Labor  Is Balloting For Strike   First Returns Shew Workers Favoring Strike Proposal

Embargo Is Clamped On   Shipments   Labor Seeretary Extends For 24 Hours Deadline n Oil Refinery Strikes

CLAMP EMBARGO ON COAL SHIPMENT   Schwellenbach Extends Deadline For Answering Oil Strike SettlePropose]

Growing Coal Strikes Bring an Embargo on Deliveries in the East   New Disputes and Spreading Oil Walkouts Raise Number of Workers Off the Job to About 415,000

Embargo Hits Four Eastern  Coal Aréas   New Arguments Raise to 415,000 Number of Idle

Mine Production Is Cut in Half As Strike Spreads   Electric Service Restored to Texas as War Vets Hired

SENATE COMMITTEE (5 INVESTIGATING   Smail Business Group Prob ing Contracts for Canadian Aluminum.

Crossing Of Rhine Hailed One Of Greatest Military Strokes Since Invasion Of Normandy: Flanking Of Ruhr Basin Looms.

Polish Priests Of Diocese Warn of Reds   Lublin Government Is Called  “Qinister”?

Native Warfare Adds To Delay In Shangri-La Rescue   Equipment Lack Handicaps Crew

STILL STRANDED   Battle Among Shangri-La Natives Adds Complications to Rescue of Plane Crew

Big 3 To Map Peace  Plans   Impending Parley Will Blueprint Future Plans for Feace in Europe

Big 3 Will Map Europe s future For Years Ahead   Session Probably Will Be Peace Conference of World War

BIG 3 MEETING  § Key Issues Faced   European Parley Will Act Upon Their Decisions

MAP EUROPE ’S FUTURE FOR MANY YEARS 10 COME   Wiil Chart The General Outlines Of European Peace   AT THE BIG THREE MEETING IN JULY   Arrangements Will Be Made With Russia For Feeding Europe

BIG THREE MEET TO PLAN PEACE   Europe’s Future To Be Mapped For Years To Come

Big 3 Meeting Will be Real Peace Parley   Conference Will Map Europe's Future For Years to Come

curope’s Future Will Be Mapped At Big 3 Conf.   Important Meeting Will Be Attempt to Arrange  Kor Paarea Tierneciane

Meeting Tagged As ‘Real Peace Conference’   Optimism High For Settlement Of All Thorny Problems

Leaders May . Meet in Berlin Within Month   Allied Participants Expected to Study Ficht Key Problems

TRUMAN SAYS OBJECTIVE IS PEACE GOAI'   Agenda Covers Deci® sion on Several Territerial Guestions

Big 3 fo Plan Europe s Future   Meeting Due to Be ‘Peace Conference’

Boys Happy Just to Be in States   "Gis Stalled on Coast  te Private Homes

York Beach Man Recommended For Gallantry Award  Roahart W Filic   Robert W. Ellis Hero At Okinawa

Diplomatic Message Sent To Swiss Arouses False  Hope for Surrender Today

150 Superforts Attack Kyushu   Honshu Is Bombed By Smaller Force 

Partisan Fight On FEP Bills   Conflicting House And Senate Bills Released for Action

High in Iran Mountains, a Railroad Cain Bears Name of Colonel Gillies of Amarillo

Army Railroad Camp in Iran Named For U. 8. Colonel Killed in Plane Crash; Search Details Made Public

Reconversion of Washington Itself Appears To Be Among Chief Tasks

7 Reporter Tackles Washington Reconversion Problems. Pentagon Building’s  Future. Government Press Agents, Red T ape, Federal Monkey Business, Etc.

RADIO CHANNEL ASSIGNING BIG JOB FOR FCC   Applications For Television And  FM Stations Big

Radio Boom Seen as FCC Prepares To Issue Postwar Building Grants

RADIO STATION BOOM IS NOW ON   FCC Has Nearly 1,000 Applications On Hand; To Begin Issuing Permits Rapidly Soon.

FCC Processing Initial Radio Applications After Lifting Of Freeze Ordered With War

Ship Repair Labor Causes Navy Concern   ~ Exodus From Yards By Workmen Serious Matter, Say Leaders

SHIP REPAIR SITUATION © CRITICAL   Navy Worrics Open Over Problem Of Restoring Warshins

ARE LEAVING JOBS   Navy Faces: Problem c Repairing Damaged arships

Meat Supplies fo ‘Hit Pre-War Level   Civilian Consumption Heretofore Has Been  Over 1935-39 Peak

Hitler, Japs Plotted War Against U. 5,   Cooperation Discussed 8 Months Prior To Pearl Harbor, Evidence Shows

Mrs. Stevens Turns Jail Into Beauty Shop To. Pretty Un for-Paratroover Husband...

Superforts Blast ~ Jans’ Home Island,  Honshu in Daylight   Results Not Announced; MacArthur Runs Into Resistance

HONSHU ISLE HIT BY 6-298 ATTASK TODAY   Report Of Raid Not Filed By Officials

Honshu Again  Hit By B-29s Daylight Assault On Home Island Revealed

STRIKE NEW AIR BLOW AT HONSHU   INDUSTRIAL TARGETS ON JAPANESE HOME ISLAND HIT BY B29S

BUS STRIKE MAY HALT SATURDAY   Greyhound Officials Say Announcement to Come From Union

Molotov Action Delays Choice of Meet Chairman   Foreign Commissar Refuses To Agree On  Naming Stettinius

Effort Made To Break Deadlock (On World Peace Conference Heat   Russians Win Two Of Their First Three Major Demands At Frisco

REDS HOLD OUT FOR 4 CHAIRMEN   Russians Want Chairmanship to Be Rotated

Conference Seeks To Break  Deadlock On Chairmanship    Russians Already Win Two Points; Three Votes In Assembly, Right Of Major Power To Veto Military Action; Eden U rges Speedy Session

Conference Group Meets On Deadlock   Russians Create Impasse On Issue Of Chairmanships

Special Legislative Committees Are Working Long Hours   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent-

LEGISLATORS ARE WORKING LONG HOURS NOW   : Find Room for ‘Improvement in Hospitals   Special Session?

DAGGER DIVISION CAPTURES MAYOYO. ATIVANTCERY AQTTICN PWC AMATI ARP TER C Beene

FIERCE FIGHT FOR MANDALAY   JAP ESCAPE ROUTE FROM ONE SECTION OF BURMA FRONT CUT BY BRITISH

Warsaw, He Reports Is Most Amazing Of Them All   BY CHARLES ARNOT U. P. NEWS MAN

Rebel Chief To Sea Base  To Intervene   Bloodiest Fighting of Occupation of Java Hits Soerabaia.

Truce Called After Bloody Java Battle   Indonesian President Flies to Confer With Allies

Indonesia Head Arranges Truce At Soerabaja   Troops In Bloodiest FightNationalists, British Indian  . yricye   “RUSHES FROM BATAVIA

Indonesian Head Reports Truce   Arranges Truce Between British Indian Troops And Natives

Indonesian Head Arranges Truee   Intervenes in Serious Clash Between Natives And British Troops

ORDER TRUCE IN JAVA FIGHT   British Lose Several Men When Besieged By Native Army

Indonesians Arrange Truce With British Following Bloody Fighting In Java

TRUCE RUMORED IN EAST INDIES   Reported President Of ‘In donesian Republic’ Has Arranged Respite In Bloody Fighting.   BY RALPH MORTON-

Truce Arranged After Bloodiest Fighting In Java   British, Indian Troops  ~ Wounded, Killed As Natives Man Japs Equipment

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT INTERVENES   Native Nationalists And British Troops Clash In Streets

Arrange Truce, End Indonesian      Outbreak Cause Unknowns. Claim Few. Casualties; . Japanese . Tanks.’ Used.

REPORT TRUCE IN JAVA FIGHTS   Rioting Reaches New Peak Before ‘Armistice’

Truce Secured By Soekarno In Java Warfare   President of Republic Tntervenes In Battle Be-  tween Indonesians “and Bvitish Troops

Bloodiest Java Clash Flares At Big Soerabaja Naval Base   soekarno Reported To Have Arranged For Truce After Indonesians And British Indian Troops Battle

Bitter Fighting Breaks Out After British.Drop Leaflets Ordering Indonesians To Surrender Arms By Wednesday On Penalty of Death. . a

RESTRICT USE OF UNRRA CASH   End To Relief Shipments Before March, 1947,   Recommended

Strings Are Tied. To UNRRA Fund; Amendment Loses   Three Restrictions Entered ‘Into Legislation; ‘Free Preéss’ Section Is* .... Canceled

Tie Strings To New Allotment UNRRA Money   After Hearing Opposition, House Comnnittee Turns -Down “Free Press” Restriction

$990,000,000 MORE POSSIBLE FOR UNRRA   Committee, However, Turns Down ‘Free Press’ Clause

FREE PRESS’ CLAUSE LOST INUNRRA FUND   Approved By ¢ Committee With Legislative Strings Attached

Proposed Fund For UNRRA Has 3 “Strings   Appropriations Group Modifies Rules For Agency—Money To Aid Liberated Countries

OTTAWA U. TO BUILD   Girls’ Dormitory Casting $185,000  to be Started

MORE MINES IN WESTERN PENNA ARE REOPENING   Nearly All 256 Struck Mines To Be Back At Work Monday

Russians Occupy Hsinking, Mukden, Harbin  i  p_ es baoeahbhbathtiabeee-*   Communique States Sakhalin Island Resistance Ceases

Russians Occupy Hsinking, Mukden, Harbin   Communique Siates Sakhalin Island Resistance Ceases

HOOPER TRIAL IS RECESSED   Defense Says Case Is Political Football Game, Linked With McKay

Hooper Murder Trial In Recess:   Defense Raps Case.As ‘Political: Football’

Traffic Is Halted By Bad Truck Fire  Vehicle Crashes Nea Waltersburg

6,000,000 Men to Fight Nips After V-E, Congressmen Say   By DEAN W. DITTVMER

Army Will Use \Six Million Men Against Japan.   Two Million. To Be Released Within Year: -After Europe War Ends

Army Release Of 2.000.000  Men Forecast   Plans Are Made To Hurl Six Million Men At Japs Shortly

Legal Dispute Stirs Booing; Many Ousted   Marshal, in Uniform, Defends Self Against Treason Accusation

DISORDERS BREAK OUT IN COURT TRIAL OF MARSHAL PETAIN  OLD MARSHAL OF FRANCE MAKES LONE STATEMENT IN HIS OWN DEFENSE

Disorder At Petain Trial Breaks Out   Disturbance Begins From Altercation Between Prose: culor, Lawyers.  nena  a™eaw Yr mney A WH ea wre

Altercation Between Prosecutor, Defense Results in Row Which Interrupts Triol

Marshal Says He Acted to. Save France:   Spectators Arrested After Disturbance

RowBreaks Out During Hearing For Aged Petain   Court Is Cleared;  Marshal Claims  Innocence

Disorders Mark  Opening of Petain  Trial in Paris Aaed Hero Savs

Disorder Breaks Out in Court as Petain Makes Plea   Former Vichy Chief - Of Staff Says He Gave Self to France

FORMER HERO OF VERDUN AND VICHY LEADER GOES ON TRIAL; DISORDERS OCCURRED IN COURT

Pacific Boxscore   Petain Faces Death Penalty in French Trial on Charges of Plotting Against Nation

Disorder “At Trial Of Petain   Disturbance Caused From Altercation Between Attorneys; Marshal Gives Defense

OUT IN COURT TRIAL OF MARSHAL PETAIN  OLD MARSHAL OF FRANCE MAKES LONE STATEMENT IN HIS OWN NERENCE  ha BREAK

Petain Trial Marred by  Disorder   ‘Marshal Goes Before Cotirt in © Fight for -His Life

COURT ROOM RIOT AT’ PETAIN TRIAL   Altercation Between At torneys Interrupts  Proceedings - !   \MARSHAL'S STATEMENT

Disturbances Flare In Court Room as Petain Trial Opens   Aging Hero of First World War and Vichy Head of France in Second Accused of Collaboration — Spectators Shout ‘Justice’ When Prosecutor Makes Opening Statement

Wild Scenes Force Recess Petain Trial   Police Clear Court Room and Arrest a Number of Spectator:

DISORDERS MARK OPENING SESSION “OF PETAIN TRIAL   Trial Suspended When Two ' Lawyers Engage In Heated. Argument. Courtroom Cleared of Spectators. ~ =   PETAIN SAYS HE TRIED ONLY TO SERVE: NATION   89-Year. Old “Hero of Verdun’ Asks Who Has Done More For France. Reminds Hearers af Record.

Marshal Petain 89, Goes to Trial for His Life in Paris   Aged “Hero of Verdun” in World War I, Calm as His Trial Begins

Petain Trial Is Marked By Disorder   Aged Marshal Defend Himself as Liberation Leader

Disorders Halt Trial of Petain  Franch Marchal Vaieoe Anna,   French Marshal. Voices Appeal. .Before Special Court in -Paris

Disorders Mark Trial of Petain In French Court   Old Fegime Marshal Declares Innocence Of Acts of Treason

Disorder Breaks Out As Petain Pleads For Life   Spectators Arrested As Police Clear Courtroom

Petain Stands Trial   French Vichyite Chief Accused of Plot with Enemy

Petain Pleads For Life; Court Scene Near Riot   Aged Marshal Speaks Only To French People He Diarlereas.

WILD DISORDER BREARS OUT AT PETAIN TRIAL   Aged Marshal Claims He Prepared Road To  Liberation

Petain Trial Begins   After Brief Disorder Flares in Courtroom ‘Aged Marshal Calmly Defends His Actions

Uproar Halts Petain’s Trial   Old Marshal Makes  Plea, Argues That He

PETAIN BEGINS FIGHT FOR LIFE AMID DISORDER   Prosecutor, Defense Clash As Aged Marshal Calls Himself ‘Liberator’

Cries, Disorder ‘Mark Beginning Of Petain Trial   Aged Marshal Fighting For ‘ a  :        Road To Liberation’”

Death Penalty Is Demanded At Trial Of Petain   Trial Of Aged Marshal, Accused In France’s Downfall, Opens Today.

FIGHTS ENLIVEN PETAIN’S TRIAL   Aged Marshal Led from Court. room—He Claims Loyalty to France

Aged Marshal Appears Before Special Court   Police Are Forced To Clear Room and Arrest Spectators

ATTORNEYS FOR PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAVE A HEATED DEBATE IN CROWDED COURT   Aged Marshal Wearing Medals France Had Given Him Denies Capital Charges of Intelligence With the Enemy   PUBLIC IS ORDERED CLEARED FROM GALLERY

Hint Of Soviet Action In Pacific Seen In Surrender Ultimatum To Japanese   _ Disorder Breaks Out As Marshal Petain Trial Opens; - Claims He Prepared Road To Liberation For France   Sacrifice Prestige

Petain Makes Plea Before  Special Court   Disorder Breaks Out. French Police Make Arrests

PAVED WAY FOR LIBERATION, SAYS PETAIN ON TRIAL   PROSECUTOR TO ASK DEATH PENALTY FOR FRENCH MARSHAL, 89

Courtroom In France Thrown Inio Confusion   Atlorneys Struggle When Gue Charges “Too Many Germans In Room”   Spectators Seized; TriatRoom Cleared   Petain, Charged With Plot. ting Against France, Says He Paved the Way For France’s Liberation

Trial for Life Is Broken up With  ‘German’ Shouts  Crowd Dispersed As Opposing Law Groups Skirmish

WORD BATTLE DEVELOPS IN CHINA'S WAR   Communists Charge Government Troops Used Poison Gas

CHINESE CHARGE POISON GAS USE   Chungking Reports ‘Communists Resorted to Tortures in Refutal

Governor Vefoes Gl Tax Exemption   Uses Theory Measure Violates Several Parts of Constituiton

Stevenson Vetoes Soldier Vote Bill   Measure Violates Constitution, He Points Out

Vets Replace 90 Strikers   Power Service Is Restored to Texas Communitres -

9() Strikers Are Fired in Texas Area   Power Workers Are Replaced on Jobs By War Veterans

Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault and ‘Joe’ Return to Washinaton from China War

OBE OF MARKET LEAKS FROM (Cc   Rep. Taber Charges News Reflected in Grain, Eee Prices

ASKS P MARKET LEAKS FROM CCC   Rep. Taber Charges News Reflected in Grain, Egg Prices

CCC WRANGLE . GROWS BITTER   FIERY DEBATES STAGED OVER ADMINISTRATION OF FARM PRICE SUPPORT AGENCY

COC ‘SCANDAL’ MENACES BILL   Irregularities In Agency Are Charged By Solon

Indonesians Await Reply to 4 Demands   NETHERLANDS TO OFFER SELF-GOVERNMENT  WITHIN COMMONWEALTH

Java Seethes With Political Unrest Today   Laey oe Z $9 National Council Await:  Reply From Allied Con mand On Four Major Demands

REVOLT BRINGS FOUR DEMANDS   Indonesian Council Awaits Answer From Allies

Unrest Seethes In East: Indian Island Of Java;: Nationalist Youth:; Wild

JAVA NATIONALS DEMAND FREEDOM   INDONESIANS TRY TO OUST ALL DUTCH TROOPS, JAPANESE

Unrest Seethes In Java; Allied Reply Awaited   Nationalists Present 4. Point Demand As Basis For Peace.

Political Unrest Seethes Throughout Java         Indonesian Council Waits Allied Command’s Renly

Russians Reach Baltic Entrance  Of Stettin Bay   Soviets Pound Holes In Nazi  Defense Lines   Scout Collection Of Waste Paper  Net for Sunday

Soviets Marching Seven Armies Into Place for Frontal, Flank Aims at Reich Capital, Foe Says

News Behind The News  fleweyrige: Mect‘lure S7WwEDABaY   WASHINGTON  Bee Dee Wasi oe

Proof Is Found Of Jap Atrocity  Ashes OF 11 Stain b.5. Airmen Discovered In Shanghai Morgue

Names o1-<_ 3. Airmen Slain In F ormosa Listed   Grace Period Giver: Nazi Leaders To Prepare Defense

White Tags On Wooden Boxes Give Names Of Executed American Fliers,

Gunters sville Airman Executed By Japanese   J. C. Buchanan One Of 14 American Fliers Put To Death By Enemy Last June At Formosa  After Perfunectory Military Trial Ry WALTER RUNDLE

U.S. Officials In Accord With  Hungary Term   Armistice More Detailed and Closer io Washing: ton’s ¥Yiews Than Other Sneh Agreements ,

HUNGARIAN PEACE TERMS ‘APPROVED   Soviet Command Will Carry Out Allied Stipulations ‘ir the Country

Stiff Terms To Hungary   Nazi Satellite Must Give Up Much Territory, pay $360,000,000

N. H. Voters Favor World  Peace Plan   Approved By 2? To 1 Ratia

SCHOHARIE COUNTY OFFICER INDICTED   Resigned Treasurer Accused of Grand Larceny °

BLACK MARKETEERS. - GIVEN LONG TERMS      Ten More. Enlisted Men : «Get From 20 to 30.  Yeoare

BLACK MARKETEERS GIVEN LONG TERMS   Ten More Enlisted Men Get From 20 to 30 Years

F.D.R. Names Civil Chief For Germany   Moj. Gen, Lucius Clay To Run Reich After Country Is Occupied

NAZI CIVILIAN ~ BOSS IS NAMED   Maj. Gen. Clay Eisen hower Deputy

Name General To Reich Post  Will Handle Civil Affairs In Germany

BOMBERS SMASH. ~ AT BRENNER PASS   SNOW AND FOG ‘PREVENT AIR BLOWS’ AGAINST NAZIS ON: WESTERN FRONT.

Yank Planes Bomb German Rail Yards   1.600 Ships Sow Fire. Ruin On Nazi Party Center

Nuernberg Rail Yards Bombarded   Big Nazi Troop Train Reported Smashed

Russia, Britain Should Clarify Policies, Claim   Nation Should Begin To Take as Well as Give, Solons Assert

Suggests U. S. Retuse Loans   Needs to Be Tougher Until Kus sia and Britain Clarify Their Policeis

U.S. Urged ToBe Tough With Europe   Post-War Policy = Group Recommends Refusal Of Loans

SOLONS FAVOR GETTING ‘TOUGH   U. S$. Is Urged To Do Some ‘Taking’ From As Well As ‘Giving’ To Allies

NAVY DEFENDS YARD RECORD   TELLS OF OUTPUT AT NORFOLK IN REPLY TO CHARGES OF WASTE OF MAN POWER -

NAVY DEFENDS NORFOLK YARD   Senators Assert Manpower Is Wasted At Base

PUSH WO JAPS TO SEA FOOT BY FOOT   ‘Fifth Marine’s Have Enemy Cornered at Kitano Point

Japanese on lwo Are Weakening;  End Now Is Near  Bitter Fighting Still Continues; Foe Holds Only Tiny Area

Marines Push Japs Closer To Disaster   Former-Luzon Prison Town; Los Banos; Also Liberated from Foe .

‘American Marines Pushing Japs Closer To Sea And Destruction On Iwo Jima   Indications Are That Enemy Is Weakening Steadily Though Resistance Remains Stiff

Resistance Remains Stiff Although Indications Are Enemy Is Weakening.

JAP RESISTANCE “S STILL TOUGH   But: Marines Are Closing in For Final Kilt on _ Vital Iwo

Japs Squeezed Tighter On Iwo   «x «KOK O¥ Superforts  Smite Osaka

MARINES PUSH AHEAD FOOT BY FOOT ON IWO   Enemy Has Shown Signs Of Weakening In Hard Fight

JAP - RESISTANCE ON TWO WEAKENS   Bitterly Fighting Enem} Pushed Closer To Sea

 Driving Foot By Foot Against Bitter Resistance Marines Push Japanese Closer To  Sea And Destruction On Iwo Jima

STUBBORN JAPD LINES HACKED      Enemy Throws Everything They Have Into Mindanao Battle.

TIGHT DAVAO JAP LINES HOLL   But Other Yank Units Speed South on Mindanao

AMERICAN INFANTRY  HACKING AWAY AT  MINDANAO JAPANESE ANOTHER U. S. DIVISION  CAPTURES AIR CENTER AND SPEEDS SOUTH

Yanks Hack At Fierce Jap Lines Near Davao City   Enemy Sceking To Pin Down U: S. 24th Div: At Davao Gulf,

Jap Lines Hold Near Davao City   Americans Capture Del Monte Air Base

MINDANAO UNITS AIM AT JUNCTION   Del Monte Air Center Fall To U. S. 40th Division

NFANTRYMEN ACK DAVAO ITY DEFENSES   ixtensive Del Monte Air Center Captured as the Yanks Speed South to Bisect Island   NIPS USE ROCKET FIRE

3 Yank Divisions Drive to Divide Japs on Mindanac   Australians Capture Wewak on New Guinea; Nips Attempt fo Pin Down American Force

Yanks Hacking Away At Japanese Lines   Defense Near Daveo Stubborn; Aussies Capture By- Passed Wewak

40th Aims To Split Mindanao  24th Hitting Stiff Jap Resistance  penny nemeaenwe ion 4 eae aowmasze rae

Yanks Hack Away At Stubborn Jap Lines, Seize Delmonte Air Center  Juncture of 3 U. S. Divisions, 40th, 31st, 24th. Would Cut Mindanao Thru Center

Japanese Resistance Is Stubborn American Forces Speed Ahead In Drive To Cut Mindanao Isle In Half

Gen. Patton Continues To Improve; Regaining Feeling In His Limbs

4 More Cases  In Court Here   Another Entered On Docket For Tria]

UMW Strike Branded Illegal by Producers   Oil Workers Returning in 52 Plants: Phone Walkout Ends on Schedule

Coal Men Put Case To U.S. Labor Head   Charges Are Laid Before Sec. Schwellenbach at Conference He Called After 160.000 Miners Out

Tell Schwellenbach Operators Will Stand Firm Against Demanc   Work Stoppages Continue To Spread In Coal Fields As Operators Join Lewis For  Discussion Of Supervisory Problems.

SOFT COAL PRODUCERS IFILE PROTEST   Charge John L. Lewis With Violating Contract

Charge Laid Before Schwellenbach At Opening Of Conference; Claim Strike Is Megal, Wnwarranted   160,000 MINERS NOW ON STRIKE

Death Of Yamometa Made Possible By Deciphering Of Jap Code By Yankees

Web OP Autobahus, Big Faetev be Kevly — Nazis Gains. Now Proving Theird ndoime

Germany's 6-Lane Highways, Built For War Use, Help Defeat the Nazis

Web OF Autobahns, Big Faetow kw Kavly Nazis Gains. Now Proving Theirl ] ndoiwes

SEVEN GERMAN WAR PRISONERS HANGED BY ARMY   Pound Guilty of Murder of Fel. low Prisoner In Arizona

SEVEN GERMAN PRISONERS DIE   HUNG FOR KILLING FELLOW PRISONER WHO TALKED

Seven German War Prisoners Executed For Murder of Fellow Nazi in Arizona

Hang Seven Nazis At Leavenworth   German Sub Crews Pay For Killing Fellow Prisoners —Makes Fourteen Hanged Thus Far Ry RPORFRT WARNER

ATOMIC BOMB IS DISCUSSED WITH SOVIET RUSSIA      Question Of Control Under Con. sideration, Meet To End Shortly

SUCCESS RESTS ON AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIANS   British and American Delegates Talk Over Topic lst With Russia

BIG THREF ENVOYS TAKE UP CONTROL ‘OF ATOMIC BOMB   “Success of Moscow Confer.  ence Depends on Solution  - af Prahlern

Control of Atom Bomb Studied By Big Three Group   British, American Delegates Take Up Question With Reds

Ministers Study A-Bomb Question   Molotov In Session With Byrnes, Bevin Today At Kremlin

ENVOYS STUDY ATOM CONTROL QUESTION   Much of Moscow Conference’s Success Depends on Aareement

Temperatures   Big 3 Takes Up Question of  Atomic Control   ; Much of Potential Success of Conference © Depends on Reaching Satisfactory Solution of “Bomb” Problem with Russia

U.S. and British Begin Atom Bomb Talks With Russia   Foreign Ministers Meet in Kremlin to Discuss Methods of Control   GUARDED OPTIMISM ON PARLEY RESULTS   Delegates Hurrying to Complete Negotiations Before Christmas

Parley Takes Up Atom Bomb In Air.of Guarded Optimism   IRAN ISSUE RAISED.

Toll of Dead in Rioling In Tripolifania Area Rises to More Than 100

Death Toll Mount: In Tripoli Rioting   100 Casualties Result Of Arab-Jewish Clash

100 JEW DIE DURING RIOTS      Tripoli Mobs Jailed By the British

Over 100 Jews Reported Killed   550 Anti-Zionist Rioters Arrested At Tripoli

Truman To Protect Vets’ Jobs; French-Press Is Called Unfair      President Favors Pre-War Time Again As He Speeds Return To Normal Living   252 Army Plants. Are Declared As Surplus

Truman To Protect. say Jods;      President Favors Pre-War Time Again As He Speeds Return To Normal Living   252 Army Plants Are Declared As Surplus

TEXAS MEMBERS OF  BOTH DIVISION GET  THIRTY-DAY LEAVES BLACK HAWK WARRIORS  TO VISIT HOMES AND THE CO ON TO PACIFIC

Hitler Planned Deception In Assault Against Russia   British Invasion, Gibraltar Attack Abandoned In Favor Of Thrust Into Soviet

Farm Manpower (May Be Reduced Even Further   Increased Draft Calls May Remove Deferments For Some Farm Workers

WAR MAY TAKE MORE WORKERS FROM FARM   Byrnes Sees Possibility of Revision of Deferment Standards Due to Draft Calls.

Blight Threatens Late Potato Cror  Situation Worst Knowa in Years

Iowa State Guard One Of The Best In Entire Nation   State Capitol News Letter As Reviewed by Sentinel’s Special Correspondent

IOWA NATIONAL GUARD IS ONE OF THE BEST   Has 169 Officers and 1,850 Enlisted Men

U. $. Establishes Full Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela Regime

AFL Offers Substitute Draft Plan   Urges Education And Health Service

Labor Against Peacetime Draft  Offers Substitute for Proposed Plan

AFL Opposes Peace Draft   Favors Program of Improved Education And Health Service

AFL, Grange Hit Peacetime Draft  Suggest Delay Until Soldiers Return

AFL Opposed To Postwar Drait   “Offers Program Of Improved Education, Health Service As Substitute.

Churchill Given Confidence Vote      ‘Minor Technical Issue  : Brings About Ballot

Prime Minister Winston Churchill Gets Rousing Vote of Confidence

Churchill Is Give Vote Of Confidence   Test In Commons Comes On Minor Technical Issue

1500 Planes Pour Destruction on Tokyo Throughout Sunday  TY A RBRAY* SRT yur ACTA   SSP RMIVALVELLEN EL YAS aa’ a hn ae ®  High Gov’t Officials Look For Favorable Japannee Waniu

Abdication King Leopold ls Demanded   General Strike ls Threatened

Rural Patrons" Reception Friday  Program Given By Tuition Students

1T. PERSONS DIE IN OHIO MISHAPS   Four Struck Pushing Vehicles, One Has Throat Cut

OHIO ACCIDENT TOLL HITS 17   Pedestrian’s Throat Slashed by Mirror on Side of Hit-Skip Car.

MIRROR ON SIDE OF AUTO CUTS MAN’S THROAT   Three Residents of Sandusky Killed While Pushing Vehicles